goo:Japanese return for much-changed Santos

FIFA.com speaks with Corinthians full-back Fabio Santos about his nomadic career, learning from Roberto Carlos, and his anticipation for a return to Japan and the FIFA Club World Cup.

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news:Manchester City owner will not sell Balotelli

Confirmed Manchester City “Roberto Mancini,” the president of the club, “Sheikh Mansour Al Nahyan” I do not want to sell Italian striker “Mario Balotelli”, to deny health raised about the player in the past few weeks about the possibility of his return to his country again, and specifically for AC Milan who is lookingfor a striker to strengthen his power strike in the second half of the season.

In this regard, he said Mancini told La Gazzetta dello Sport “Sheikh Mansour likes Balotelli because he realizes that a unique talent, and also Sheikh Mansour betting that Balotelli will become of the world’s elite stars in the coming years.”

“And I personally think that Mario will remain with the City for years to come and will not leave, as some think, and we look to Mario on the grounds that a large investment, and tell everyone that the City is not the club, which aims money without the expense.”

Asked whether his strained relationship with Balotelli or not, he replied, “the relationship between me and him always very good, and I love him for several years, and he knows I أتابعه is growing, but the professional relationship is something else.”

Source: goal.com

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nwes:You will end the era of the pilots in the coming days

The end of the fighter pilot, and nearly a century of military fighter planes, is an idea that garners a lot of attention lately and this report out of Nebraska is a prime example why.

Andrew Nelson at the World-Herald writes that all 21 F-16s at the Iowa National Guard’s 132nd Fighter Wing will be replaced with an unnamed type of pilotless drone.

From the World-Herald:

Under a budget deal set for approval this week, the Iowa National Guard’s 132nd Fighter Wing will lose the jets. The decision comes after months of wrangling between Iowa’s congressional delegation and the Air Force. The 132nd has flown F-16s on missions in Afghanistan in recent years.

Now, after 70 years of flying manned aircraft, the wing will fly remote-controlled unmanned planes, according to the proposal. The aircraft will be based elsewhere, possibly overseas. U.S. House and Senate negotiators agreed to a deal this week that will mean the removal of all 21 jets from the Des Moines Air National Guard Base. The House could approve the defense spending bill as soon as today and the Senate on Friday. President Barack Obama is expected to sign it.

The move will be a blow to the local economy and its fighter support jobs, but that’s part of a drone’s appeal, it’s cheaper and easier to maintain than a piloted jet.

The 132nd’s F-16′s were largely scheduled for retirement between 2018 and 2020, but with almost 70 years of fighter piloting tradition behind it, the move appears to be a surprise to legislators and local residents.

The unit’s jets flew more than 800 combat missions, and 3,200 hours since 1992.

Source:businessinsider.com

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(Syria) Origins of the uprising

A bloody internal conflict is threatening to become a full-blown civil war. Syria's government has been trying to suppress a popular uprising since March 2011, employing increasing levels of violence. Now, with a militia mainly drawn from President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect accused of massacres, there are fears the violence could become more sectarian in nature. According to the UN, thousands have so far been killed.

Source:bbc

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