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Is there anything better than a perfect blue sky with tufts of clouds scattered around? Clouds can be pretty spectacular. We always tend to look up at the sky, and more times than not we will see clouds. Sometimes we will even see shapes and objects in the clouds. They can bring rain, snow, and ferocious storms. They can also bring some beautiful sights.

This week we have 6 HD wallpapers that feature clouds in some capacity. To get one of these wallpapers on your phone, tablet, or even PC, simply tap or click on the image to see it at full resolution. Let us know which one is your favorite, and be sure to share a screenshot if you use one of these wallpapers!

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Your water bottle nominations have hit the max fill line, and now it's time to vote on the five top contenders.

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You know that scene in Goodfellas after the airport heist where Robert DeNiro tells his guys not to buy anything with the money, lest they be discovered, and then one of them runs out and buys a new pink Cadillac for his wife? That just happened in England, except with a Ferrari. And the criminal in question is a police officer.

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LONDON — The M15 director-general gave a rare public speech Thursday evening warning about a group of core al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria planning mass casualty attacks in the West.

“We face a very serious level of threat that is complex to combat and unlikely to abate significantly for some time," he said adding that plots for three UK attacks had been prevented by authorities in recent months that he said would certainly have otherwise resulted in deaths

Parker's speech at the Security Service headquarters on the banks of the River Thames came a day after an attack in Paris at the offices of satirical publication Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead. Intelligence officers are working to establish if there was a link between the attackers and al-Qaeda. Read more...

As French police have the Paris attack suspects cornered near the airport, a second standoff is unfolding at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris. The gunman is suspected to be involved in the shooting of a police officer on Thursday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants publicly funded community college available to all Americans, a sweeping proposal that would make higher education as accessible as a high school diploma to boost weak U.S. wages and skills for the modern workforce.

The initiative's price tag has yet to be revealed, and it faces a Republican Congress averse to big new spending programs. Obama was promoting the idea in a visit Friday to Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee, and in a video message posted to Facebook Thursday evening.

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Step away from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens hype for just a second. What indie films are you going to see this year?

A slew of small films are hitting theaters soon, and we can't wait. From the cross-cultural romance Amira and Sam to the buzzworthy Jennifer Aniston vehicle Cake, it's going to be a busy year for independent cinema.

Weed through the promotional cycles for blockbusters like Avatar 2 and Jurassic Park World to check out these 10 noteworthy indie films of 2015.

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A rare winter storm dumped a heap of snow on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on New Year's Day, turning the desert treasure into a "winter wonderland."

The roads were snow-packed and icy on Thursday, the National Park Service wrote on its Flickr page, reporting that even more snow fell that morning.

"It is a winter wonderland out there," the National Park Service said

The snow was still visible on Friday after snow fell across Flagstaff, Arizona on Wednesday and Thursday.

Happy New Year! Here's a list of storm total snowfall amounts across central and northern AZ#azwx #NewYearsStorm pic.twitter.com/XtXb0YARjr

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Crossy Road is the latest in super-addictive mobile games. iOS users have been playing this game since November, but Android users have been relegated to downloading it from the Amazon Appstore. Today Crossy Road finally made its way into the Google Play Store.

Crossy Road is all about answering simple questions like “why did the chicken cross the road?” You play as a wide variety of animals and people who must cross roads, train tracks, rivers, and more. The goal is to cross as many of these things as possible without getting hit or wet. Simply tap to hop forward and swipe to move sideways. It’s simple and addictive.

Download Crossy Road from the Play Store for free right here. What’s your high score?

When Fuhu announced the 20- and 24-inch Big Tabs, we all kind of chuckled and gave them a pass. Surely kids would like huge tablets, right? I think so. But now things are just getting out of hand - the company just announced 32, 43, 55, and 65-inch Big Tabs. Tablets the size of TVs. It's insanity, I say.

All of the Big Tab XL models are capable of doubling as TVs (thankfully), which makes them a little more justifiable.

Fuhu Just Went Insane And Announced Some TV-Sized Tablets was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

The 64-year-old Vancouver resident was caught on camera.

A Kentucky police officer is on the mend after accidentally shooting himself in the stomach during an incident caught on an elevator camera

Officer Darryl Jouett of the Erlanger Police Department was returning from dinner with his wife when he accidentally fired the gun, according to local news outlet WCPO

A video released by Cincinnati police shows Jouett fumbling with a box in one hand and his gun in the other in the elevator of a Cincinnati parking garage, before he accidentally pulls the trigger and drops to the ground

Jouett, a 25-year veteran of the force, is now recovering at home.

Oregon TrailCommander Keen. Marble MadnessKing's QuestBust-a-Move.

If these names evoke happy memories of your past, then get ready for a nostalgia overload. The Internet Archive released 2,400 games previously locked away on old floppy disks, all of which ran on MS-DOS in the '80s and '90s.

Digging through this treasure trove of classics will easily bring up something from your past, even if you were only raised on educational fair like Number Munchers and Math Blaster. The extensive library was converted to work via Javascript plugin by a team of volunteers, the archive post notes Read more...

Robert Franzese is a real-life episode of Family Guy.

Back in July, the Peter Griffin doppelgänger found Internet fame when a video of him performing stand-up at Comic Con Allentown surfaced.

Franzese's latest video shows Quahog's most destructive resident taking on the New York Comic Con cosplay circuit. He mixes and mingles with fellow cosplayers and convention attendees all with the intention of letting them know, in true Peter Griffin style, that the bird is the word.

True Beyoncé fans recognize Jan. 7 as Princess Blue Ivy Carter’s birthday, but something else happened today. The superstar singer followed exactly one, yes, just one person on Instagram.

The unusual event took place around 3 p.m. ET, when Bey fans across the world noticed something unusual:

Image: Mashable

For those who aren't aware, Queen Bey doesn't follow her sister Solange, hubby Jay-Z, or her girlfriends from Destiny's Child, so for her to follow somebody is kind of a big deal. What made this Instagram user so lucky? Within minutes, thousand of users fled over to @thaisalcosta's account badgering her with questions about her alleged secret connection to Queen Bey and also wondering why it wasn't them instead. Read more...

There's getting dunked on — and then there's this

High school basketball player Haffid Yassin practically floats up to the hoop before absolutely posterizing a defender in the YouTube video above. He's just a teenager, but this is already an early leader for 2015's dunk of the year. An added bonus: the "OOOOOH OOOOOOOH OOOOOOOOH" response from the person filming

Yassin isn't the only one to throw down a head-above-the-rim dunk in recent days, though. College star Jerian Grant of Notre Dame flushed this beauty against Georgia Tech on Saturday

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As good as Android Auto is poised to be for the little bit it’s designed to help you do (control audio playback and help you get to where you need to go), there’s one sad fact: it required you to think about buying a new car. Thankfully there are more Android Auto products being announced that don’t require you to spend thousands of dollars on a brand new car.

Pioneer is bringing the goods in modular fashion with three new in-dash stereo units from their NEX line that can be dropped into a compatible bay. The only problem on your end is making sure your car allows installation of these things. The other? Well, coming up with cash in the range of $700 to $1,400 to buy one of these. Even with that, though, it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than having to buy a brand new car.

Here’s the full suite of features you can look forward to:

• HDMI® Connectivity
• Wideband Speech & A2DP AAC Bluetooth® Connectivity
• Android Auto Compatibility
• Apple CarPlay™ Compatibility
• MirrorLink® Connectivity
• HD Radio™ Technology
• iDataLink® Maestro® Technology
• Dual Zone Audio/Video Playback

The Pioneer AVIC-8100NEX ($1,400), AVIC-7100NEX ($1,200), and AVH-4100NEX ($700) will be available starting in March 2015. Let us know if you’ll be looking to scrape enough cash together to slap one of these inside the ol’ automobile.

[via Pioneer]

Microsoft started a closed beta for Office on Android tablets back in November, but today it's opening things up. Just mosey over to the Play Store, and you can download Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for free, no beta invite required. These are still preview apps, but they seem ready for prime time.

You can install these apps on any Android tablet with a screen between 7 and 10.1-inches that is running Android 4.4 or 5.0.

Microsoft Expands Office For Android Tablet Preview, No Invites Required To Download was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

We’d all rather go out and live the outdoors than watch someone else do it, but there’s nothing wrong with getting a little inspiration every now and then.

With streaming video services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, getting a virtual stoke is just a click away. Here, in random order, are 10 of our favorites, a few of the best outdoor documentaries streaming on Netflix now. (Last updated Feb. 21, 2018.)

Top 10 Outdoor Documentaries on Netflix

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Meru

Get a taste for the training, sacrifice, and suffering inherent in climbing big mountains as elite climbers Jimmy Chin, Conrad Anker, and Renan Ozturk summit one of the world’s most difficult peaks. More than just a climbing movie, it’s a tale of perseverance, friendship, and survival.

The Endless Summer

This quintessential surf documentary shows what sports documentaries were like before GoPros. Roger Ebert called this “90 minutes of wish fulfillment.” Damn straight.

Losing Sight of Shore

The plot is simple: Four brave women set out to row across the Pacific Ocean from America to Australia. The details, however, are anything but ordinary as the crew spends 9 months at sea overcoming extreme challenges. It’s history in the making.

Under an Arctic Sky

Love “180 Degrees South?” Then this is the frigid surf film for you. Come along as six intrepid surfers head to Iceland in search of waves unlike any they’ve seen before.

Higher

Watch snowboarders ride peaks so steep it boggles the mind. Jeremy Jones is at it again with this big mountain snowboarding film, “Higher.” It depicts first descents in Jackson Hole, the Alaska Range, and above 20,000 feet in the Himalayas. Snowboarders Bryan Iguchi, Luca Pandolfi, and Ryland Bell join him for some out-of-this-world footage. Released in 2014, “Higher” completes the trilogy: “Deeper,” “Further,” and “Higher.”

Valley Uprising

An immersive, must-watch film, “Valley Uprising” details decades of Yosemite’s fabled big-wall climbs and climbers. Beginning in the golden age of early rock climbing, the film masterfully shows the rivalry between Royal Robbins and Warren Harding. It progresses to the Stone Masters of the 80s and the present-day Stone Monkeys. Each generation has icons and manages to keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the world of rock climbing.

Jumbo Wild

Jumbo Glacier and the surrounding area in British Columbia is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts and backcountry skiers. Patagonia’s film “Jumbo Wild” explores the fallout from an architect’s desire to build a year-round ski and golf resort within the valley. The project would alter the immense wilderness all the locals enjoy. Watch and contemplate the pros and cons of easily accessible skiing on some of the world’s best powder.

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

With a name as daunting as “The Race That Eat’s Its Young,” the Barkley Marathons is one of the most challenging and curious ultra-distance races in the world. In over 25 years of races, only 10 people have finished. Across 100 miles, the course climbs 54,000 feet through untracked terrain and brambles. Entrants must write an essay on “Why I should be Allowed to Run in the Barkley” and pay the $1.60 application fee. Are you up for the challenge? Watch and find out.

Finding Traction

“Finding Traction” tells of Nikki Kimball’s journey to set the fastest-known time (FKT) on Vermont’s 273-mile Long Trail. From training in the Rockies to her record attempt, the film intimately portrays her journey. Known as America’s oldest trail, the route runs the entire length of Vermont through the Green Mountains. The story encourages people to spend more time outdoors and offers a new perspective on how far the human body and psyche can go.

National Parks Adventure

Originally released in IMAX theaters, this documentary features some truly breathtaking footage of America’s natural wonders. Come along as a trio of adventurers revisits the camping trip that inspired the creation of the National Park system. An enjoyable mix of history and beautiful wild places.

See page 2 for some more of our favorite outdoors trailers (that are no longer streaming on Netflix).

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Seeing which manufacturers will bake Android Auto into their latest models is cool and all, but I'm looking to see which third-party options start appearing on store shelves. After all, I bought my vehicle in 2013, and I'm not looking to replace it in the next couple of years. Fortunately Kenwood has come to CES with one that supports both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, the DDX9902S.

Out of the box, Kenwood's unit has a tacky interface that perhaps only a car enthusiast could love.

Kenwood Debuts The DDX9902S In-Car Multimedia Center With Android Auto And Apple CarPlay was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Unless you’re a shark scientist or monster truck driver, it’s safe to assume that you occasionally feel tired at work

There's nothing to be ashamed of — none of us get enough sleep. How can we be expected to get a healthy 8 hours of sleep a night when all of West Wing is available on Netflix?

It's impossible to be well rested at a 9-to-5 and aside from injecting coffee straight into your arteries, the only way to combat office fatigue is with a good office nap.

Considering a quick snooze at your desk can actually lead to a more productive workday, you might want to start penciling in 10-20 minutes of nap time into your daily planner. Here are 7 tools to help you make it happen. Read more...

Most audiophiles take pride in their ability to notice subtleties in the music they listen to, and often go to great lengths to make sure they can extract as much of those subtleties as they can. Whether that be in the form of accepting nothing but the highest quality audio files or a pair of headphones with a monstrous price tag, they’ll do everything they can.

And now they have another crazy purchase to consider. Sony is bringing the Walkman back in a big way with the introduction of the Walkman ZX2. This thing costs about $1,200, and promises to deliver you the sort of hardware audio processing that your music deserves.

At first glance we can certainly tell you that it looks and feels like a $1,200 device, so if you were worried about getting a child’s toy for the price of a month’s worth of mortgage then don’t fret. That said, we’re not sure its build quality is enough to entice all but the most serious music listeners to drop that much cash on it.

Loaded up software-wise is Android, though nothing terribly recent. In fact, it’s running what could be considered ancient in the technology realm — Android 4.2, which was released at the tail-end of 2012. It’s still modern and contemporary, sure, but still a bit troubling.

But if you like that it supports high-quality audio formats such as DSD, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, Apple Lossless and more, and its ability to connect to wireless headphones and speakers through Bluetooth and NFC — AND you have $1,200 that you just don’t have anything better to do with — then go nuts. Our hands-on time with it is above so hit the play button to see what’s going on with this thing.

This is senior Notre Dame guard Jerian Grant doing one of the meanest things you're going to see in this world or the next against Georgia Tech victim Tadric Jackson. Poor Tadric.

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The uniforms that the Oregon Ducks are going to wear in the national championship are not only bad and boring, they were created by liars.

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You might not think you need a non-contact thermometer in your tool box, but they're a ton of fun to mess around with , and can really come in handy for everything from cooking to home energy savings . If you want one for yourself, or you just want to start your holiday gift shopping,you can order one today for just $12. [Non-contact Infrared Thermometer, $12 with code 83805OFF]

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Governor and underripe tomato Chris Christie was hugging and bouncing and groping in the owner's box throughout Dallas's thrilling win on Sunday. And because he is still technically in charge of the great state of New Jersey, some folks want to know exactly how he got there, and how much public money was involved.

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Forty minutes after a small plane lost contact with air traffic controllers over southwestern Kentucky on Saturday, a bloodied and barefoot 7-year-old girl emerged from the woods and knocked on Larry Wilkins' door.

"I come to the door and there's a little girl, 7 years old, bloody nose, bloody arms, bloody legs, one sock, no shoes, crying," Wilkins, 71, told The Associated Press. "She told me that her mom and dad were dead, and she had been in a plane crash, and the plane was upside down."

Wilkins called 911

When police arrived, Sailor Gutzler, who was "very shaken, but alive," was able to send emergency workers in the direction of the crash, Kentucky State Police Lt. Brent White told NBC News. Read more...

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Roads are everywhere. Just think about that for a second. Really think about roads. When is the last time you needed to get somewhere that wasn’t on a road? Has it ever happened? We have literally been making roads for thousands and thousands of years. It’s crazy.

Why am I waxing poetically about roads? There is something cool about a “road to nowhere,” and I’m not talking about the Talking Heads song. This week we have 6 HD wallpapers that focus on roads. To get one of these wallpapers on your phone, tablet, or even PC, simply tap or click on the image to see it at full resolution. Let us know which one is your favorite, and be sure to share a screenshot if you use one of these wallpapers!

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