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15 Key Facts About FIFA 15

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<strong>1. Emotional Intelligence</strong></h3>
FIFA 15 features Emotional Intelligence, with each player on the pitch reacting uniquely to the game situation. Your men will be down if they concede a penalty or miss a clear chance, but will be equally chirpy if they net a crucial goal. With 600 emotions possible, FIFA 15 promises a more human side to matches.</div>
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<strong>2. Unique crowds and atmospheres</strong></h3>
In FIFA 15 each crowd will react and sound unique. Chants in Anfield will be different to the ones in the King Power stadium, and the atmosphere will change dynamically depending on what’s happening in the match.</div>
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<strong>3. Team tactics</strong></h3>
As well as more emotion, FIFA 15 sees your opponents givensignificantly improved tactics. If you’re one goal down, you might find your computer controlled opponents time wasting, or even Parking The Bus.</div>
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<strong>4. Increased realism</strong></h3>
Thanks to the graphical power of next generation hardware, FIFA 15 is able to deploy improved lighting, and scanned 3D likenesses look more realistic than ever. Thanks to improved body rigging and character models, players also look more athletic - and move realistically.</div>
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<strong>5. Wear and tear</strong></h3>
FIFA 15 also benefits from persistent damage to the pitch, with the playing surface getting more worn over the 90 minutes. Particularly noticeable in rain, the pitch will start to show boot marks and gouges from slide tackles. The increased detail also extends to shaking corner flags and goal frames - adding an extra later of realism.</div>
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<strong>6. Improved dribbling</strong></h3>
Players like Messi seem to dribble with the ball stuck to their feet, and FIFA 15 makes it easier to do. Run Touch Dribbling means it’s easier to control the ball at slow speed, with more precise, accurate control when sprinting.</div>
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<strong>7. Tougher play</strong></h3>
FIFA 15 shows a renewed focus to the more physical side of the game, with shoulder barges, shirt pulling and push pull mechanics all showing the rough side to football. When it all goes wrong, FIFA 15’s improved 'big fall mechanics' promise stunning fouls.</div>
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<strong>8. Improved ball physics</strong></h3>
EA Sports has revisited the physics of the ball, making it more reliable and realistic than ever. In FIFA 15, each touch of the ball will affect its trajectory, and the game will even take into account how and where the ball was touched. As a result, the ball features more accurate, spin, curl and movement, so it acts more like you’d expect it to.</div>
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<strong>9. Clever goalkeepers</strong></h3>
FIFA 15 features the most advanced goalkeepers yet. Better AI means that your number one will assess the situation before coming out of his box, and react intelligently depending on the threat. Thanks to improved animations, your stopper will also look more realistic when he’s forced into a dramatic save.</div>
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<strong>10. Improved commentating</strong></h3>
Commentators will now describe the events of the game, and will even refer to chants or behaviour of the fans.</div>
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<strong>11. New ways to celebrate</strong></h3>
EA Sports have increased the amount of possible goal actions, so now there’s even more choice when you want to celebrate. As well as popular celebrations such as Eto’o’s Old Man, new bench animations show the emotions of the whole team.</div>
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<strong>12. Better set pieces</strong></h3>
It’s now easier to construct elaborate set pieces. Throw-ins, corners and free kicks can be more precise, and it’s also possible to control team mates off the ball - so they’re in just the right place to slot the ball home.</div>
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<strong>13. Turkish football</strong></h3>
One of the most requested features in previous games, FIFA 15 now allows you to play in the Turkish SüperLig. Featuring all 18, licensed teams, FIFA 15 now allows you to play with the likes of Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş.</div>
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<strong>14. FIFA Ultimate Team</strong></h3>
FIFA 15 sees an improved version of Ultimate Team, one of the most addictive modes in the previous game. Challenging you to assemble the best squad with the best chemistry, FIFA 15’s upgraded Ultimate Team mode promises to keep you coming back.</div>
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<strong>15. Management</strong></h3>
FIFA 15’s career mode allows you to manage your team on an even finer scale. You can preset formations and change them based on your opponents, and if they don’t work it’s also possible to change your tactics during games. If your current squad isn’t cutting it, FIFA 15 makes it even easier to see your team's growth, and makes it simple to scout possible new players.</div>
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11 Facts About Jewish South Carolina

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1. There are 13,570 Jews in South Carolina, representing 0.3% of population.<br />
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2. In 1669, John Locke drafted the constitution for the Carolina Colony. In it, he granted “liberty of conscience to all heathens, Jews and dissenters.”<br />
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3. In 1774, Francis Salvador became the first Jew to hold elected office in the Americas when he joined the South Carolina Provincial Congress.<br />
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4. In 1800, South Carolina had the largest Jewish population of any state, and held approximately one-fifth of the country’s Jews.<br />
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5. Bernard Baruch, the well-known American financier, was born in Camden, South Carolina and spent part of his childhood there.<br />
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6. Franklin I. Moses, Jr., the 75th governor of South Carolina served from 1872 to 1874. His middle initial stood for “Israel.” He was known as the “robber governor” for his misappropriation of state funds.<br />
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7. Solomon Blatt, a South Carolina state legislator served in the state government for 53 years and was a member of the state’s powerful “Barnwell Ring” of politicians.<br />
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8. Isaac Harby, a teacher, playwright, literary critic, and journalist from Charleston, helped lead a movement that many believe to be the beginning of Reform Judaism. In 1824, Harby and his followers requested that English translations and new prayers that reflected on contemporary American life should be added to services. His petition was denied, so he started a new congregation that separated from Charleston’s Beth Elohim synagogue.<br />
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9. Former chairman of the federal reserve Ben Bernanke grew up in the town of Dillon.<br />
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10. Kingstree’s Joseph Goldstein’s research in low-density lipoprotein receptors won him a Nobel Prize in 1985 along with Michael Brown.<br />
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11. All-star baseball player and executive Al Rosen, who was once nicknamed the Hebrew Hammer, was born in Spartanburg.</div>
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10 Interesting Facts About the NFL

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Football season is here and fans are preparing to see if their favorite team makes it to the big stage – the Super Bowl.<br />
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While you’re brushing off your jerseys, making sure your recliner is situated perfectly in front of the TV and stocking up on snacks and drinks, here are a few random football facts for basic knowledge or to impress your friends with your wisdom as your cheer on your team.<br />
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<b>1.</b>Although Vince Lombardi is noted for saying “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing!”, actually College Football Hall of Fame head coach Henry Russell “Red” Sanders coined the expression a few years prior to Lombardi in Sports Illustrated.</div>
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<b>2. </b>The Super Bowl is also the game most commonly coined as “Namath’s Guarantee” where New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, before the game, guaranteed that the Jets would beat the Baltimore Colts.</div>
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<b>3. </b>Deion Sanders is the only person to hit a Major League Baseball home run and an National Football League touchdown in the same week. He’s also the only person to play in the World Series and the Super Bowl.</div>
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<b>4. </b>Charles Follis became the first Black professional football player in 1904. Willie Thrower was the first African-American quarterback in the NFL.</div>
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<b>5. </b>It takes about 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs.</div>
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<b>6. </b>The Vince Lombardi Trophy is made of sterling silver, stands 20.75 inches tall, weighs 107.3 ounces and is valued in excess of $25,000.</div>
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<b>7. </b>The Washington Redskins were the last segregated team in the NFL.</div>
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<b>8. </b>Miami has hosted the most Super Bowls so far at 10 with the most recent between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints in the 2010 Super Bowl.</div>
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<b>9. </b>With almost $1 billion in yearly revenues, the NFL is the world’s richest professional sports league.</div>
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<b>10. </b>The “G” on the Green Bay Packers’ helmet does not stand for “Green Bay.” It stands for “greatness.”</div>
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50 Facts you must know about the 100 title winning Bryan brothers

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Bob and Mike Bryan completed their quest for 100 titles at the 2014 US Open on Sunday. Now that they have a firm place in the history books, here are 50 facts you need to know about the American tennis legends:<br />
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<li>Twins Bob and Mike Bryan were born April 29, 1978.</li>
<li>Mike is two minutes older.</li>
<li>Bob is a lefty.</li>
<li>Mike is a righty.</li>
<li>The brothers started playing tennis at age 2.</li>
<li>Dad Wayne is a revered tennis coach, has been named World TeamTennis Coach of the Year three times and is extremely involved in tennis charity events and clinics across the United States.</li>
<li>Mom Kathy was a former WTA Tour player and reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1965.</li>
<li>In 1989, Kathy made her way into the "Guinness Book of World Records" for playing the longest women's professional match in history, a 62-game match against Elena Subirates.</li>
<li>The twins grew up playing tennis at their parents’ tennis club in Camarillo, Calif.</li>
<li>Their parents did not allow them to face each other competitively until the age of 17. They had to take turns forfeiting matches to each other until then.</li>
<li>In juniors, Bob reached the No. 1 ranking in the U.S. Boys’ 18s in 1996.</li>
<li>Together, Bob and Mike won over 100 junior doubles titles.</li>
<li>They played tennis at Stanford University from 1997-98.</li>
<li>In 1998, Bob won the rare “Triple Crown” for Stanford, capturing the NCAA singles, doubles (with Mike) and team titles.</li>
<li>The twins turned pro in 1998.</li>
<li>In 2003, they guest starred on the family comedy “8 Simple Rules.”</li>
<li>They’ve been coached by former ATP player David Macpherson since August 2005.</li>
<li>In November 2006, they were featured among other twins in the “Doubly Delicious” section of the “Sexiest Man Alive” issue of People Magazine.</li>
<li>Mike was the first of the brothers to win a Grand Slam, the 2002 US Open mixed doubles title with Lisa Raymond. Mike and Raymond also went on to win the mixed doubles titles at the 2003 French Open and 2012 Wimbledon.</li>
<li>Bob has won seven mixed doubles titles (2003 US Open with Katarina Srebotnik, 2004 US Open with Vera Zvonareva, 2006 US Open with Martina Navratilova, 2008 French Open with Victoria Azarenka, 2008 Wimbledon with Sam Stosur, 2009 French Open with Liezel Huber and 2010 US Open with Liezel Huber).</li>
<li>The brothers were members of the winning Davis Cup team in 2007, along with fellow Americans James Blake and Andy Roddick.</li>
<li>The pair won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in men’s doubles and then…</li>
<li>They won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.</li>
<li>Mike also won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in mixed doubles with partner Lisa Raymond.</li>
<li>After the twins won the 2010 US Open men’s doubles title, they were gifted scarves from the United Nations’ Pakistani ambassador in recognition of their generous donation to the relief efforts in his flood-ravaged homeland that year.</li>
<li>The two founded the Bryan Brothers Band, with Bob on keyboards and Mike on drums and guitar.</li>
<li>Their band released an album at the 2009 US Open called "Let It Rip."</li>
<li>Their famous gigs included a performance with the Counting Crows in Tampa in October 2008 and at Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at the 2010 US Open (with a guest appearance from Novak Djokovic).</li>
<li>Their favorite bands are the Counting Crows and Dave Matthews Band.</li>
<li>Both say Edward Norton is their favorite actor.</li>
<li>In 2010, the brothers were featured on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” which captured their whirlwind life on and off court.</li>
<li>They have thrown out the first pitch at New York Yankee games twice and at Los Angeles Dodger games three times.</li>
<li>Despite originally sharing a Twitter account (@BryanBros, which now has over 137k followers), Bob now runs the initial account as his own, and you can follow Mike at @BryanBrothers (which has over 97k followers) for his personal thoughts.</li>
<li>Bob married attorney Michelle Alvarez in 2010 in Miami.</li>
<li>Mike married his Welsh-born wife Lucille in 2012 in California and still resides there.</li>
<li>Bob calls Miami home and recently moved into a new house there.</li>
<li>Bob’s daughter Micaela was born Jan. 31, 2012, and was often photographed posing in their winners' trophies as an infant.</li>
<li>Bob’s son Bobby Jr. was born Dec. 24, 2013.</li>
<li>Micaela Bryan has a very popular Twitter account (@MicaelaBryan) with almost 20k followers.</li>
<li>Younger brother Bobby Jr. is also on Twitter (@BryanbrosJr) with almost 2k followers.</li>
<li>The Bryan Brothers wear apparel by KSWISS on court.</li>
<li>Their racquet of choice is by Prince.</li>
<li>They have been voted ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favorite Team for the past nine years.</li>
<li>Since winning their first ATP World Tour title in Memphis in February 2001, the brothers have won at least five titles each year for 13 consecutive years.</li>
<li>Their 100 ATP World Tour titles, broken down by surface: hard (62), clay (23), grass (12) and carpet (3).</li>
<li>They’ve won their 100 titles in 13 different countries, with the most having been won in the United States (43).</li>
<li>They are great with their fans, often signing many more than the earmarked three tennis balls for the crowd after a win – they sometimes bring their own bag of balls to sign and hand out.</li>
<li>They celebrate big points or match wins with their trademark chest bump until…</li>
<li>They won their 100th title at the US Open and did what Mike called a “dirty dancing swan dive.”</li>
<li>They are the greatest doubles team of all time and are unlikely to ever be surpassed.</li>
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