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WR Simpson sentenced to 15 days in jail
Bengals free-agent WR Jerome Simpson was sentenced to 15 days in jail and three years' probation on drug-related charges, according to The Associated Press.
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Here are the Cincinnati Bengals top three needs going into the draft, subject to any free-agent signings it may make before then.
AFC North draft needs
No AFC North club has more pressing draft needs than the Browns, whose offense lags behind the rest of the division. As a result, Cleveland could grab rising QB Ryan Tannehill.
Bengals collecting No. 1 picks
The Bengals currently have 12 first-round picks on their roster, and that number is likely to grow.
Report: Bengals have most cap space
Despite a rash of free-agent signings, Cincinnati has the most available room under the salary cap, according to a report by Pro Football Talk.
Bengals re-sign OLB Lawson
The Bengals have kept one of their top defenders, re-signing OLB Manny Lawson on Wednesday. Terms and conditions of the deal were not announced.
Bengals haven't ruled out re-signing Simpson
Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis told reporters on Tuesday that the team would consider re-signing UFA WR Jerome Simpson.
Once again, Bengals fairly active in free agency
As they did last offseason, the Bengals have been able to address multiple needs after the opening of the free-agent market.
Report: Bengals re-sign DT Sims
The Bengals have re-signed free-agent DT Pat Sims, according to Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bengals add depth with four signings
The Bengals have brought back CB Adam Jones and OT Anthony Collins, while also signing free-agent DEs Derrick Harvey and Jamaal Anderson.
Bengals add RB Green-Ellis
The Bengals have added a new piece to their offense, agreeing on Wednesday to a three-year deal with RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis.
Broncos add WR Caldwell
Needing targets for new QB Peyton Manning, the Broncos have signed former Bengals free-agent WR Andre Caldwell to a two-year deal.
Reports: Bengals agree with S Nelson
The Bengals have reached an agreement to re-sign UFA FS Reggie Nelson, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Sunday.
Reports: Bengals agree with CB Allen
The Bengals have agreed to a contract with Texans UFA CB Jason Allen, multiple media outlets have reported.
Bengals sign OG Wharton
The Bengals have finally made a move in free agency, signing former Panthers OG Travelle Wharton.
Whitworth received great news since he is headed to the Pro Bowl for the first time.||||||| Whitworth enjoyed a stellar season with the Bengals and is replacing an injured Ryan Clady of Denver. The seventh-year lineman has started every game for the Bengals since 2009. His streak of 67 straight starts is the longest on the team.
The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to a two-year contract extension with Whitworth on Wednesday, a deal that runs through the 2015 season.||||||| Whitworth was a second-round draft pick in 2006, when he moved into the starting lineup. He emerged as one of the league's most dependable tackles last season. He was a team captain and assumed a leadership role during the NFL lockout, helping to organize workouts in Cincinnati. Whitworth has started every game each of the last two seasons. He's the first player the Bengals have extended since the lockout ended.
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis moved Whitworth to left tackle for the start of the team's voluntary offseason workouts Tuesday. Andre Smith, the team's top draft pick, will line up at right tackle when he reaches a contract agreement. Smith has never played right tackle.||||||| Whitworth has filled in at left tackle for Levi Jones, who has been hurt the last few years and was released in the offseason. The offensive line was the Bengals' biggest problem last season, when they won four games and finished last in the league in total offense.
Cincinnati placed Whitworth on injured reserve Friday.||||||| Whitworth hurt his ankle against Philadelphia on Nov. 16.
Whitworth and Jaguars defensive tackle John Henderson were fined $10,000 apiece for fighting in last week's game.||||||| Henderson and Whitworth exchanged punches after Henderson knocked off Whitworth's helmet, then appeared to try to gouge his eyes. Both players were penalized and ejected Sunday.


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Michele Bachmann Is Back
If she does try to win the Republican nomination in 2016, expect more homophobic comments.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Colo. Marriage Ban
The Advocate's Sunnivie Brydum reports that while the ruling found that Colorado's constitutional amendment prohibiting marriage equality violates the U.S. Constitution, the decision came with a stay until August 25.
Read the full article here.
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On Being a Tired Old Queen
The hookup atmosphere in nightlife may have died off, but now there's room on the dance floor for an older generation. And you don't even have to know who Liza is to have a good time with them. (But look up Liza, by the way.)
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X Factor US May Soon Confirm LA Reid As Judge – Update: FOX Confirms Reid
Simon Cowell has been promising us the names of his X Factor US judges since back in February but we still haven't heard anything official. THR is now claiming that LA Reid will be sitting next to Simon Cowell as one of the four judges:
It was long rumored and now looks like it's come true: Island Def Jam chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid will be a judge on Fox's The X Factor.
Sources tells The Hollywood Reporter "it's a done deal." Reid, whose contract with Universal Music is up in December, will get an early release so that he can take part in Simon Cowell's show, which awards a Sony Music recording contract worth $5 million to the winner. Auditions for The X Factor begin March 27 in Los Angeles.
An announcement regarding Reid is to be made this week, according to an insider.
Sometime this week? We're running out of time so either it's in the next two days, or it's another news tease from Simon as the pressure builds up for X Factor's premiere in 2011 fall.
Update: FOX has confirmed LA Reid as the first official judge, besides Simon, of course.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
X Factor US May Delay X Factor UK This Season
I guess you can't always have your cake and eat it too. ITV, the UK host of Simon Cowell's X Factor television show, is considering options to delay their winter season of the competition now that Simon is taking his show on the road. Cowell's plan for a fall 2011 premiere of X Factor US would make it practically impossible for the master of reality TV to be in two places at once and his bosses are finally starting to realize that.
What makes the situation worse is that Simon is likely planning to drag away his UK co-judge, Cheryl Cole, as we have often reported here on the site. If they lose 2 of their judges would the show press on without them? Possibly. Maybe.
Despite being desperate to hold onto Cowell and Cole for the UK show though – for which auditions kicked off earlier this month- ITV bigwigs fear it will mess up the entire TV schedule.
'ITV is looking at a range of options to keep Cheryl and Simon. But changing dates would play havoc with ITV's schedule and the auditions have already begun.
Plans for both the US and UK shows are still up in the air. Despite promising details by the end of February, music mogul Simon is yet to confirm any judges positions – apart from his own – for either show.
I'd say plans for X Factor 2011 in the US is a lot less up in the air then they're claiming. While the UK flavor might be the original there's a much more massive audience waiting for Cowell on this side of the Atlantic.
Source: Metro.co.uk
X Factor 2011 Auditions Details Released
Think you've got what it takes? Think you've got The X Factor? Then don't miss your chance to audition for Simon Cowell's new reality television talent show when he heads around the country this spring to see the very best of what America has to offer.
This is your opportunity to get the latest audition information for Simon Cowell's brand new talent search with a prize of a $5 million recording contract. The complete Eligibility Requirements will be posted soon but at a minimum you must be at least 12 years of age by March 1, 2011, a legal US citizen or eligible to work full time, and without a current music recording contract.
X Factor 2011 Auditions:
- March 27, 2011 – Los Angeles, California: L.A. Sports Arena
- April 7, 2011 – Miami, Florida: Bank United Center
- April 14, 2011 – Newark, New Jersey: Prudential Center
- April 20, 2011 – Seattle, Washington: Key Arena
- April 27, 2011 – Chicago, Illinois: Sears Centre Arena
- May 26, 2011 – Dallas, Texas: Dallas Convention Center
Important note: wristbands must be picked up the day before auditions!
Right now you can go to FOX's X Factor site and register to audition. First, you'll have to select one of the locations listed above. Second, you have to identify if you're a solo act or part of a group. Last, you have to submit your personal information which I assume is so they can contact you regarding your audition, though it might just you on a mailing list!
Check out Simon Cowell's preview video for X Factor as he discusses just what the show is about and how it will work when it premieres here in September 2011.
Considering there will be four groups (young guys, young girls, older singers, and group performers) with each being mentored by a judge I'm guessing then that we'll have four judges, not three. There have been so many rumors about X Factor judges that I can't wait to have that confirmed soon.
Source: FOX X Factor
Simon Cowell Planning X Factor Voting On Facebook
Simon Cowell is looking to correct an issue that has long frustrated Idol viewers: online voting for X Factor when it premieres this Fall. Even better, it'll be online voting via Facebook, according to the rumors:
According to plans currently being negotiated, voting via Facebook would be reserved for the final rounds of the show, scheduled to launch in the U.S. on Fox this fall, and it would happen alongside a traditional phone voting system.
Details and security issues are still being worked out, and an insider cautions that a deal could fall apart or the system might not be worked out in time for the show's first season. But the plan is for viewers to be able to vote for contestants via their own Facebook page or an X-Factor application.
How awesome is that? It's been a long time coming and should add a lot to the show. Of course you can expect American Idol to quickly try and catch up if Simon beats them to the punch.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
FOX Will Not Hire Lindsay Lohan As X Factor Judge
Sorry, Lindsay, but FOX doesn't want you either. The rumor mill was spinning the possibility of the troubled, former movie star joining Simon Cowell at the judges table for the fall premiere of X Factor, but FOX says that is not going to happen.
Ann-Marie Thomson [X Factor spokeswoman] said Saturday that producers have not talked to Lohan (LOH'-un) about joining the show, despite online speculation that the troubled actress was being courted as a judge.
With so many rumors going around about who might be judging the talent on X Factor it's not really surprising that it eventually pulled in Lohan's name. I do find it funny though that out of all the rumors FOX say it fit to squash this one. They don't even want people to consider X Factor being tied to that name!
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A pedestrian-related incident at the Wilmette Metra station prompted police and fire response Friday evening, according to the village fire department.
A lieutenant at the Wilmette Fire Department confirmed crews "responded to a situation at Central Avenue" at about 8:30 p.m. A fire truck, several police cars and an ambulance were parked at Green Bay Road and Central Avenue, according to a Patch reader.
"The metra train is stopped and there were police officers walking around with yellow tape," the reader said in an email.
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Does your mail frequently include envelopes containing sheets of gummed mailing labels printed with your return address? Theyre always accompanied by letters asking for donations. I think I get three or four every week, sometimes two in one day.
Of course, I also get many other donation solicitations without sheets of gummed labels. I assume that almost all donation requests, with or without gummed labels, are for worthy causes, but they can be annoying.
For all I know, the solicitors may only mail their sheets of gummed labels to old geezers like me. To younger people they probably send e-mail or text messages.
I guess charities send those gummed labels to me with my name and address on them to gain my goodwill, to butter me up in other words.
But they do the opposite. They annoy me. I already have more than enough labels to last a lifetime. So what can I do with these surplus labels that keep pouring in?
Throw them away, you may say, but werent we warned years ago to destroy any waste paper bearing our names and addresses? Of course, that warning may now be obsolete. Cant all our personal information now be learned on the Internet?
But I still dont want kids finding sheets of these labels and sticking my name and address on lampposts, fences and restroom walls. So, you may suggest, just run them through my shredder. But my shredders instructions said, Dont shred gummed labels.
Nonetheless I do shred them, but I take the precaution of sandwiching each sheet of labels between two sheets of paper. Thats a nuisance, and some gummed pieces still do stick to the shredder blades.
Every time I get donation requests that include gummed labels, I get strong negative feelings toward that charity, hospital or whatever sender.
I also cant understand why they still send mailing labels in this electronic age. The Postal Service lost $5 billion last year. Paper first-class mail is rapidly being dragged offstage. So what can we do with these unwanted, unwelcome gummed address labels?
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At USC, Dr. Meyerowitz served as Dean of Faculty in the USC Dana and David Dornsife College from 2000 to 2005. She also served as director of USC's Clinical Psychology graduate program for six years. Dr. Meyerowitz first came to USC as an associate professor of Psychology with a joint appointment in Preventive Medicine. She has received the Raubenheimer Outstanding Faculty Award from the Dornsife College, as well as a faculty mentoring award and the Distinguished Fellow recognition from the USC Center for Excellence in Teaching. She was previously an assistant and associate professor at Vanderbilt University. While there, she was awarded the Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, an award given to one faculty member per year. She received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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US Evacuates Libya Embassy Following Biggest Local Violence Since Gadhafi OusterSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/26/2014 - 10:25
The middle east is burning again: first it was the fascinating ascent of the brutal Al-Qaeda spinoff ISIS, creating its own Caliphate in northern Iraq and in the process taking over a third of Syrian territory as well as all of its oil infrastructure. Then, the latest iteration of the Israel vs Gaza conflict has now claimed over 1000 lives and is dragging virtually all neighboring countries into it as well. And the cherry on top is that the Libyan "liberation" by the US has just gone full circle, as the country is is now witnessing one of its worst spasms of violence since Gadhafi's ouster. End result: nearly two years after the deadly attack on the US embassy in Benghazi, moments ago the US once again shuttered its embassy in Libya, this time in Tripoli, evacuating more than 150 Americans to Tunisia. This is happening just 24 hours after the US Secretary of State was literally next door in Egypt, assuring the region that peace and stability are just around the corner.
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Company In Which Joe Biden's Son Is Director Prepares To Drill Shale Gas In East UkraineSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 23:14
Recall what we said earlier today: the proxy war Ukraine conflict, just like that in Syria preceding it, "is all about energy." Recall also the following chart showing Ukraine's shale gas deposits, keeping in mind that the Dnieper-Donets basin accounts for approximately 90 per cent of Ukrainian production. Finally, recall our story from May that Joe Biden's son, Hunter, just joined the board of the largest Ukraine gas producer Burisma Holdings. Now put it all together and you will like figure out what will happen next.
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ObamaFraud: GAO Study Finds Almost All Fake Applicants Are Approved For Subsidized ObamaCareSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 22:39
Well the hits just keep on coming. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), recently conducted a study in which investigators attempted to use fake identities to sign up for subsidized healthcare under ObamaCare. The results are frightening. All but one phony applicant was successful. Moreover, the GAO more broadly notes that "about 2.6 million 'inconsistencies' existed among applicants who had chosen a health plan."... The GAO's account of fictitious applicants obtaining subsidized coverage goes beyond a related problem that surfaced this spring and that the investigators also cited: The government may be paying incorrect insurance subsidies to a significant share of the 5.4 million Americans who signed up for health plans for this year through the federal marketplace.
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Economic Laws Are Not OptionalSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 21:08
Economic laws are not optional. They are like the laws of physics - inexorable!
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Gold Trends: 2014 & BeyondSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 20:02
Along with Incrementum's 94-page extravaganza on gold, this infographic, the final in our 2014 Gold Series (part 1, part 2, part 3, & part 4 here) looks to the future, covering gold trends that investors should be watching through the rest of the year and beyond. With input from some of the most important names in gold such as Brent Cook, Doug Casey, Frank Holmes, Bob Moriarty, and James Fraser, we aim to cover the broadest and most important signals for investors to watch. Those include Chinese wealth, Indian demographics, money printing, debt, and a lack of significant gold discoveries.
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De-Dollarization Spreads: Swiss & Chinese Central Banks Enter Swap AgreementSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 19:15
The trend of the end of the dollar hegemony continues to slowly creep through the world's financial systems (no matter how many mainstream media 'king dollar' stories we see). The Swiss National Bank and the People's Bank of China reached a currency swap agreement this week. While this is not a huge trend changer in the near-term, it demonstrates the continued rising roled of China as the largest economy and to be the next financial capital of the world when Europe and the USA blow themselves apart with defaulting socialism.
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Ebola Victim On The Run In West Africa CapitalSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 17:45
It's gone from bad (Mapping Africa's "Totally Out Of Control" Ebola Epidemic) to worse, (Head Doctor Fighting Africa's "Out Of Control" Ebola Epidemic Contracts The Virus), to much worse (Liberian Man Tested For Ebola In World's Fourth Most Populous City), to having run out of comparaitves - although we are leery of using a superlative just yet as we have a feeling Africa's Ebola's epidemic will deteriorate before it gets better. But the latest news is bad enough: as Reuters reported moments ago, Sierra Leone officials appealed for help on Friday to trace the first known resident in the capital with Ebola whose family forcibly removed her from a Freetown hospital after testing positive for the deadly disease.
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First Syrian Rebels, Now Hamas: Qatar Once Again Emerges As "Mystery" US-Backed Sponsor Of WarSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 17:36
It was a little over a year ago when the "Mystery Sponsor Of Weapons And Money To Syrian Mercenary "Rebels" Was Revealed" as none other than the uber-wealthy Qatar (also known as the tiny but filthy rich state in the Persian Gulf that hosts the US Fifth fleet, better known as infinite leverage vis-a-vis the United States), which effectively had been pulling the US interventionist strings in hopes of taking out the Assad government and installing a puppet regime, one which would be helpful in facilitating the passage of a natgas pipeline beneath the country, which would then proceed into Turkey and all the way into Europe, as a means of bypassing Europe's reliance on Russia (which as recent events have shown has all the leverage when it comes to Europe). It failed. As a result it had to redirect its puppetmastery skills elsewhere. That "elsewhere" appears to be none other than Hamas,
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Did The "Dash For Trash" Just End?Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 17:22
For almost three years there has been one recurring simple strategy to outperforming the market - find the worst company you can, and buy its stock with both hands and feet... As we have discussed numerous times, the massive outperformance of "weak balance sheet" companies over "strong balance sheet" companies - the absolute sign of a massive mal-investment boom - has been a straight line to profits with hardly a hiccup since the Fed unleashed QE2. However, the last week or so, as geopolitical risks rise and it appears ever more likely that the Fed's free money pipe will dry up, the dash-for-trash has reversed. The last 5 days saw "strong" companies outperform "weak" companies by the most in 3 years... something is changing.
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Please Don't Blame The Fed: Alan Greenspan Says "Bubbles Are A Function Of Human Nature"Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 16:41
After all this time Greenspan still insists on blaming the people for the economic and financial havoc that he engendered from his perch in the Eccles Building. Indeed, posturing himself as some kind of latter day monetary Calvinist, he made it crystal clear in yesterday's interview that the blame cannot be placed at his feet where it belongs:
"I have come to the conclusion that bubbles, as I noted, are a function of human nature."
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Stocks Slide, Gold Soars On Weak Earnings, Geopolitical FearsSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 16:15
Despite an impressive ramp by USDJPY in the last two hours of trading (thank you Nomura and BOJ) whose purpose was to get the DE Shaw and all other correlation algos to push spoos higher, today's trifecta of the ugly guidance by Visa (which dominated the DJIA), very ugly earnings by Amazon (which dominated the Nasdaq) and the CME ES margin hike just proved too much, and while Friday may have been the new Tuesday following 11 "green" DJIA Fridays in a row, today's 123 point drop stopped the trend before lucky 12 out of 12.
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Africa's Largest Refinery Finds 2.7 Tons Of Gold "Missing" After Computer System UpgradeSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 15:38
It's one thing to implicitly admit that there is a physical gold shortage and as a result nations - such as Germany - are unable to repatriate their physical gold held in the safe and trusted confines 90 feet below the NY Fed, gold which may or may not be there and has likely been leased out exponentially to cover paper shorts by virtually every BIS-overseen central bank (and the BIS paper gold selling team itself of course). It is something totally different to corzine, as in vaporize, 87,000 ounces of physical gold, some 2.7 tons, and blame it on a computer upgrade glitch. Which is precisely what Rand, Afrrica's largest refinery and processor of about a third of the world's gold since 1920, has done after it "discovered" that $113 million in precious metal was missing after "adopting a new computer system."
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No Inflation Friday: Dollarized Panama Issues Price Controls For Basic GoodsSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 14:55
Less than four weeks after starting his new job, Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela already has a serious challenge to deal with: empty grocery shelves. This is largely a self-inflicted wound that was bound to happen.
Fresh on the heels of his victory in May, the then President-elect announced that one of his first orders would be to regulate prices for staple food products. He followed through on his promise, establishing price controls on certain brands of roughly two dozen items like chicken, rice, eggs, and bread. And within a matter of weeks, many grocery store shelves are already empty, at least for the regulated items. It's not quite Venezuela or Cuba where it can be downright impossible to buy a roll of toilet paper. But it's more proof that price controls almost always backfire.
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High Yield Credit Market Flashing Red As Outflows SurgeSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 14:22
As we have been highlighting for a few weeks, something is rotten in high-yield credit markets. This week, the mainstream media is starting to catch on as major divergences in performance (high-yield bond spreads are 30-40bps off their cycle tights from just prior to MH17 even as stocks rally to new record highs) and technicals weaken. However, as BofA warns, flows follow returns and this week saw the biggest outflows from high-yield funds in more than a year. Investment grade bonds saw notable inflows as investors chose up-in-quality, rather than reach-for-yield, for the first time in years... equity investors, pay attention.
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Israel Cabinet Unanimously Rejects John Kerry's Gaza Truce ProposalSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2014 - 14:01
Over the past few days, John Kerry flew to Egypt, where among other things, he proposed a weekling Gaza Truce. Alas, that was one taxpayer funded trip for the Secretary of State flushed down the drain:
Or, largely just as was expected (because even Bloomberg is now reporting how the entire middle east is mocking John Kerry).
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I really needed to experience this song today. So often I forget to set time aside to ask of the Lord the things that Donnie McClurkin so eloquently sings about in this selection. Just imagine, if he stopped in the middle of our anger, fear or frustration and asked the Lord to create a in me a clean heart. There would certainly be less strife in the world, less trouble and more peace and more time in worship. Peace & Blessings to all this day.
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Rich Hailey: This evening, the Pigeon Forge police conducted a sting to try and see if they could con bartenders into serving underage undercover officers.
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Judges announced for MerleFest songwriting contest
Distinguished songwriters Matraca Berg, Lynda Dawson and Chris
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Songwriting Contest.
Now in its 21st year, the contest is an opportunity for aspiring writers to have their original songs heard and judged by a panel of music industry professionals, under the direction of this year's volunteer contest chairman, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale. MerleFest takes place from April 25 to 28.
Berg, Dawson and Smither bring an impressive body of critical and chart success to the judges' table for this year's contest.
Renowned singer-songwriter Matraca Berg, inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008, penned her first No. 1 single at age 18 and received her first Grammy nomination at age 22.
Berg has written major hits for Reba McEntire ("The Last One to Know"), Linda Ronstadt ("Walk On"), Trisha Yearwood ("Wrong Side of Memphis," "XXX's and OOO's/An American Girl," "Everybody Knows"), Deana Carter ("Strawberry Wine," "We Danced Anyway"), Martina McBride ("Wild Angels," "Cry on the Shoulder of the Road"), Faith Hill, Patty Loveless, Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Wilson and many others.
"Strawberry Wine," Deana Carter's breakthrough hit, won CMA "Song of the Year" honors. Berg, along with Carter, wrote 2011's platinum-selling "You and Tequila," a duet by Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter that scored two Grammy nominations and was one of the top country songs of that year.
A respected artist in her own right, Berg's critically acclaimed "The Dreaming Fields" was released in 2011; Rolling Stone said of the project that "the melodies and hooks remain as irresistible as ever… This is the sound of a writer who seems more concerned with making tradition her own than with who might follow her."
Lynda Dawson is the lead singer, guitar player and songwriter for Raleigh-based bluegrass and Americana outfit The Kickin Grass Band. Her true-to-life songwriting, distinct vocals and tasteful guitar have been a hallmark of the band's Americana and rootsy sound since their start in 2002.
Dawson has been described by PopMatters as writing "distinctive originals … with an ear for a catchy melody, as well as interesting turns of phrase," and by Nashville Public Radio as a "truly gifted songwriter who writes intelligently crafted lyrics married to unforgettable melodies."
In addition to being a mainstay of the band's four albums, including the 2012 release, "Walk With Me," her songs have been recorded by Valerie Smith and Becky Buller, aired on PBS's nationally syndicated "Song of the Mountains" and NPR's "CarTalk" and licensed for various North Carolina-based projects. She teaches songwriting camps and workshops for kids and adults and was a featured songwriter at the International Bluegrass Music Association Songwriter Showcase in both 2007 and 2012.
Having distilled his own signature sound of blues and folk for more than 40 years, Chris Smither is truly an American original. A profound songwriter, Smither has drawn deeply from such diverse influences as the blues, American folk music, and modern poets and philosophers during his lengthy career.
From his early days as a New Orleans transplant in the Boston folk scene to his reemergence in the 1990s as one of America's most distinctive acoustic performers, Smither continues to hone his characteristic sound. Smither's songs have been covered by artists, such as Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Diana Krall.
Reviewers praise his guitar work, gravelly voice and songwriting, with The New York Times saying, "With a weary, well-traveled voice and a serenely intricate finger-picking style, Mr. Smither turns the blues into songs that accept hard-won lessons and try to make peace with fate.
Rolling Stone writes, "Smither's roots are as blue as they come," and, according to Wired, "The masterful combination of pure folk songwriting and intricate guitar blues are tangible signs of the singer-songwriter's vigorous genius."
His 2012 release, "Hundred Dollar Valentine," is his first recording to feature all Smither-penned, original songs.
Contest entries for the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest are accepted via two methods: U.S. Mail (P.O. Box 121855, Nashville, TN 37212) and Sonicbids ( http://www.sonicbids.com/chrisaustinsongwritingcontest). The deadline for submissions is Feb. 19.
The first round of the CASC competition takes place in Nashville, Tenn., and is narrowed down to 12 finalists representing four categories: bluegrass, country, general and gospel/inspirational. Finalists are then invited to the final round of the competition, which takes place during MerleFest on the campus of Wilkes Community College.
Net proceeds from the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest help support the Wilkes Community College Chris Austin Memorial Scholarship. Since its inception, the scholarship has awarded more than $36,000 to 75 deserving students.
To learn more details about the contest, visit http://www.merlefest.org/chrisaustinsongwritingcontest.
About Chris Austin
Chris Austin, from Boone, worked as a sideman for Ricky Skaggs for three years, singing and playing guitar, banjo, mandolin and fiddle. During that time, he was discovered by executives at Warner Bros. Nashville, who offered him a recording contract.
While releasing singles, including "Blues Stay Away From Me," "I Know There's a Heart in There Somewhere" and "Out of Step," Austin also developed his songwriting skills, as evidenced in "Same Ol' Love," recorded by Skaggs in 1991.
On March 16, 1991, Austin's life was cut tragically short when the private plane carrying him and six other members of Reba McEntire's band, as well as her tour manager, crashed in the mountains near San Diego, Calif.
Pete Fisher, then of Warnersongs and currently general manager of the Grand Ole Opry, and Kari Estrin, then MerleFest consultant and Pickin' for Merle video associate producer, initiated the songwriting contest to honor Austin's memory.
About MerleFest
MerleFest, considered one of the premier music festivals in the country, is an annual homecoming of musicians and music fans held on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro.
MerleFest was founded in 1988 in memory of the late Eddy Merle Watson, son of American music legend Doc Watson, who died May 29, 2012. MerleFest is a celebration of "traditional plus" music, a unique mix of music based on the traditional, roots-oriented sounds of the Appalachian region, including bluegrass and old-time music and expanded to include Americana, country, blues, rock and many other styles.
The festival hosts more than 90 artists, performing on 14 stages during the course of the four-day event. The annual event has become the primary fundraiser for the WCC Endowment Corporation, funding scholarships, capital projects and other educational needs.


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"It's Not Illegal to Punch Your Sister in the Face, Is It?"
Michelle Lee Canfield, 41, of 6101 Post Rd., Unit 15 in North Kingstown was arrested Jan. 23 at 8:49 p.m. on charges of domestic assault and domestic disorderly conduct.
According to the victim (Canfield's sister), Canfield arrived at her home uninvited and under the influence. When Canfield tried to see the woman's infant grandchild (who was asleep at the time), the victim tried to block her, resulting in Canfield allegedly shoving her several times.
Canfield reportedly took her cell phone out and called 911, then put it in her pocket. When police responded, Canfield was standing outside and trying to get back into the house, ignoring officers entirely. According to police, she appeared to be "heavily intoxicated" and her speech was "slurred and laced with belligerence." When officers asked her if there was any physical assault that evening, Canfield allegedly said, "Not yet. It's not illegal to punch your sister in the face, is it?"
According to reports, Canfield owned the home but resides at 6101 Post Road.
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John Patrick Pomeroy, 28, of 91 Oaklawn Ave., Apt. 97 in Cranston was arrested Jan. 23 at 11:30 p.m. on charges of domestic assault, domestic vandalism and domestic disorderly conduct.
According to reports, Pomeroy was under the influence and attempting to leave a family member's home. He allegedly became angered when his car keys were taken away and threatened the family member. He reportedly began banging on the bedroom door where the victim, who had possession of his car keys, was located. Another family member arrived and was able to restrain him until police arrived. According to reports, Pomeroy attempted to attack the victim during the altercation. Officers noted that the bedroom door and a vase sustained damage from the incident.
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Fans of USA's Covert Affairs know that Annie Walker's stomping ground is Washington DC, where she pretends to be a buyer for the Smithsonian. So, there are only two plausible explanations for her iPhone 4 being able to connect to Rogers Wireless Canadian network: Either she's got a nuclear powered antenna on that thing, or the company is running a south-of-the-border service for Government agencies. Some might point out that the show is filmed in Toronto for cost purposes and the art directors aren't too hot at spotting continuity errors, but we'd dismiss that as paranoid fantasy.
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Minnesota's Ryan Todhunter earns his first weekly award of his career after placing first in the 60-meter hurdles last weekend at the Snowshoe Open. Todhunter set a career-best time of 8.00, which matches the third best mark in Golden Gopher history and currently ranks seventh among the conference.
Last Minnesota Track Athlete of the Week: Ibrahim Kabia (Feb. 12, 2009)
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Micah Hegerle earns his second weekly award this season after leading Minnesota at the Snowshoe Open last weekend by posting a new school-record and NCAA provisional mark in the weight throw. The sophomore earned first place with a toss of 71-3 1/2, which set a new school record. The mark also ranks as the second best throw in the country so far this season and currently is the top mark in the conference.
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Favre on Aaron Rodgers taking Packers to Super Bowl win: 'I'm really kind of surprised it took him so long'
Oct 4, 2011, 12:17 PM EDT
He may not have meant to to sound that way, but Brett Favre was kind of a d*** to Aaron Rodgers during a radio interview on Monday. Favre was asked by 790 The Zone (Atlanta) host Mike Hans about Aaron Rodgers leading the Packers to a Super Bowl win last season. Excerpt:
"[Rodgers has] tremendous talent, he's very bright and he got a chance to watch and see successful teams do it right. And so he just kind of fell into a good situation. On top of that, he's a good player. I don't think there's any pressure on him now, the talent around him is even better than when I was there. So I'm really kind of surprised it took him so long. In the early part of last year season, it hadn't quite clicked yet and I didn't know it would. I just kind of figured when they hit their stride, they're going to be hard to beat. And that's what happened."
So, it's my opinion that Favre knew exactly what he was saying. With "fell into a good situation," "[No] pressure on him now" and "surprised it took him so long" being the key phrases. In other words, Brett Favre cannot not be a big d*** when it comes to the guy who replaced him.
Favre doesn't do a lot of radio interviews, but now that he's a big-time college color analyst, maybe that will change.
Brett Favre on Aaron Rodgers Leading Packers to Super Bowl Glory: "I'm really kind of surprised it took him so long." [Sports Radio Interviews]
- Eternal Optimist - Oct 4, 2011 at 4:49 PM
Geez, Brett, didn't it seem to you like the team suffered an inordinate amount of injuries to key personnel early in the season last year? I'm thinking Rodgers deserves every bit of praise that he has received. His accolades are still south of the hero-worship that the press laid on you anyway.
- nesuperfan - Oct 4, 2011 at 4:52 PM
Favre should shut up. He sounds like a whiny little girl.
- johninpa - Oct 4, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Favre's an a$$. He played forever, and what – one Super Bowl win. Sure, he's got a lot of records, but any decent quarterback that hangs around that long should be able to generate those numbers. Not only does he throw Rodgers under the bus with his comments, but indirectly all of his previous team mates as well, as he seems to indicate that he just didn't have the talent around him like Rodgers does now. Go home Brett, polish up that ONE ring, and keep your mouth shut.
- kscogg - Oct 4, 2011 at 6:11 PM
I guess you could slant it that way. Maybe he isn't Dan Patrick-like with his words but it sounds like in his own way he did give Rodgers some praise. Some ppl just love to drag Favre down whenever they can. Leave the man alone, move on to someone else who deserves to get the heat…….like Vick.
- mogogo1 - Oct 4, 2011 at 7:20 PM
Since when did directly quoting somebody become "slanting" what they said? If he meant this to be real praise, he needs to take some language lessons, because he failed miserably.
"He just kind of fell into a good situation." Is just kind of an insult.
"I don't think there's any pressure on him now, the talent around him is even better than when I was there." WTF? They're defending champs with a target on their chest every week. Favre and his Packers went in as favorites and lost to the Broncos in the Super Bowl when they were trying to defend their title. Is he claiming there was no pressure on them back then?
"So I'm really kind of surprised it took him so long." Huh? It took him less years a starter to win a Super Bowl than it took Favre. And Favre played another 14 seasons or so and never got a second SB.
- trbowman - Oct 4, 2011 at 7:46 PM
Well, Rodgers is kind of a d*** himself so I can't really fault Favre.
- gunner1970 - Oct 4, 2011 at 8:03 PM
Rick Chandler…shut up! Even reading your crap article I didn't portray it that way.
- pack12allison - Oct 4, 2011 at 8:37 PM
Haha…Seriously, this is a clear cut case of the Favre-haters making too much out of nothing. Favre has never been the best at "using his words" and everybody knows it. Favre could do an interview and say that Rodgers is the "best quarterback to ever play the game" and there would be people complaining that he used the wrong tone. All the people that say they hate talking about him seem to be the same ones that won't shut up about him. Get over it, so we all can.
- toolkien - Oct 4, 2011 at 10:46 PM
People like you throw around "Favre-haters" like there was nothing to hate. The way he acted the last three years with the team, and the three years after, there's more than plenty to hate.
And Favre has been in the public eye for two decades now. He's not the fresh faced hick he was in 1992. He knows full well how to deliver backhanded compliments, which is what the full text is riddled with. "Favre-haters" aren't making too much out of nothing. Favre is bright. Bright enough to make pointed comments.
Of course the real analysis is this- Rodgers has only started for 3 years. I can't think of many 1st year starters who win Super Bowls. The 2nd year Favre came back with the Vikes to "stick it" to the Pack, and by doing so knocked the Pack from the 2nd seed to the 5th seed. If Favre hadn't come back with the Vikes, Rodgers might have very well won a Super Bowl from the 2nd seed in 2009. Of course, the next year the Pack did. So just when was Rodgers supposed to have won one before 2010? Of course Favre knows full well he is the one who knocked Rodgers down a peg in 2009.
As far as "falling into a good situation", well, Favre had that "situation" but because it was a situation not of his own design (his buddies on the team and as coach) he left. It was the same situation that Favre flushed down the toilet in 2007 with yet another playoff INT that cost his team.
In other words, maybe Favre should comment on how the Packers' "situation" from 1998-2007 involved a team that was the best in the NFC but somehow only managed one NFCCG appearance in that decade? Now that's surprising. But then again with a 63 QB rating in playoff exit games over that time, it's not so surprising.
- pack12allison - Oct 4, 2011 at 11:39 PM
Move on. You obviously care too much about what he thinks. Why? This whole rant proved what I was saying. Everything the guy says turns into the most dramatic thing that has ever happened in the history of the world. Guess what? It isn't.
- packerbacker63 - Oct 4, 2011 at 8:58 PM
Im far from a Favre hater I respect him for all he did for the orginization Ive got hit # tattooed on my arm along with Rogers. But from I take of his comment is he feel into his position ok so did Brett he said it took him along time to get to the SB hmm it took Brett along time too and Rogers is a better QB overall. Brett never did like Rogers thats a fact and to me he's just taking another cheap shot at him. Brett time to worry about your life back in MS and leave Rogers alone He's by far your equal
- imaduffer - Oct 4, 2011 at 9:54 PM
Brett played how many years in the NFL and won how many Super Bowls? What a loser.
- bbk1000 - Oct 5, 2011 at 5:46 AM
In my opinion the statement " the talent around him is even better than when I was there" is as telling a quote than any of the others. Rodgers was nothing but class while backing up Favre, I wish Favre would reciprocate, or better yet, just go away.
- Chris Ross - Oct 6, 2011 at 12:49 AM
Honestly, is anyone really surprised that Brett Favre is doing this or that Aaron Rodgers took the high road? Aaron Rodgers always takes the high road. This is what he does. He was very classy through the whole Brett Favre saga in Green Bay and has stepped up to the plate when he has gotten the opportuntiy. It's just too bad Brett Favre keeps doing this to himself because he is, one quote at a time, giving people more and more reason to forget all the great things he did.
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