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Journal of the Bizarre
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Iowa's Haunted Railroad
In 1877, an apparition of a "woman in white" appeared to several employees of the southwestern division of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, on a lonesome stretch of track between Perlee and Pleasant Plain in southeastern Iowa. This ghost, believed to be the spirit of a woman who was raped and later succumbed to her injuries, was said to appear whenever her tormenters were passengers on the line.
The following is an article which appeared in the August 31, 1877 edition of the Jefferson City (MO.) State Journal:
According to the Fairfield Ledger, the shape, whatever it may be, was seon on Wednesday night, of last week, by Engineer Moore, on train No. 9, between Perlee and Pleasant Plain. It was walking up the track toward the engine and the careful engineer, thinking it a thing of flesh and blood, actually whistled for brakes and almost brought his train to a standstill. Just as the form was within a few feet of him it disappeared.
He saw the face plainly, and supposed it either that of a lunatic or a somnambulist. On Thursday and Friday night it was seen at different places between the two towns by engineers Shaffer and Crw, who agree with Moore as to its description, manner of appearance, etc. Since its first visit the train men have been on the watch, determined to see what it is and how it gets there. They are too brave to be frightened by the apparition, even if it is an inhabitant of the spirit world, but still their curiosity gets away with them, and in their determination to ferret out the mystery they do stand a little in awe of the fragile form that gives them these mysterious visits.
The matter is a common topic of conversation among railroad men on the division. Three years ago a married woman was outraged in a terrible manner near the place where the white specter has been seen, receiving injuries which caused her death some three weeks after. Now there is a suspicion that one or two parties who know more about the affair than they have ever told take occasional business trips on the line, and that it is to trouble their conscience that the form appears.
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Labels: ghosts, haunted places, Iowa
Sunday, August 17, 2014
"Ice Bucket Challenge" death toll climbs to nine
What started as a way to raise money for the ALS Association in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (better known as Lou Gehrig's disease) has turned into a viral phenomenon, resulting in over $2.3 million being raised since late July. Sadly, the "ice bucket challenge" has also turned deadly- on at least nine occasions.
Two of the most recent deaths, which took place on August 15 and August 16 respectively, occurred in central Kansas. The victims, both teenage girls, were rushed to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita but died shortly after arrival. In a statement given earlier this afternoon by Sandra Eberhart, hospital administrator at the Galichia Heart Hospital at Wesley Medical Center, it was announced that the two latest "ice bucket challenge" deaths were the result of heart failure, brought on by sudden immersion in cold water.
Not surprisingly, all nine deaths- claiming victims as young as thirteen and as old as fifty- were due to "cold shock response". According to Dr. Stanley Goss of the Wesley Medical Center:
"Cold shock response is the most common cause of death from sudden immersion in very cold water. Extremely cold water can cause heart attack due to vasoconstriction, as the heart has to work harder to pump the same volume of blood throughout the body. For people with an undiagnosed heart disease, this can cause the heart to go into arrest."
In a public safety statement given to KWCH.com, Dr. Goss warns that heart failure is not the only health danger associated with the Ice Bucket Challenge:
"Inhalation of water and drowning may result from hyperventilation brought on by cold shock response. This is especially true on a hot day. The body's response to sudden exposure to cold water is to gasp, thus increasing the risk of death by drowning. Here in Kansas, the heat index has been above 100 for the past several days for much of the central and western part of the state. Exposure to cold water on an extremely hot day exacerbates the situation, thereby increasing the risk of death."
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Labels: Ice Bucket Challenge
Friday, August 15, 2014
Statue of Jesus contains human teeth, x-rays reveal
Earlier this week, during a restoration of a 300-year-old statue of Jesus in Mexico, researchers discovered that the inside of the statue's mouth contained real human teeth. Researchers at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Mexico made the strange discovery after performing x-rays on the three foot tall statue, known locally as the Lord of Patience.
The small statue, which is less than four feet tall, is from a church in San Bartolo Cuautlalpan, approximately 30 miles north of Mexico City. "It is common for statues to have teeth, but they are normally made of wood or carved individually out of bone," said Fanny Unikel, an expert in Mexican art restorationr. "In this case, he has eight adult teeth. You can even see the roots."
Unikel believes that the teeth were donated to the church out of gratitude. Researchers at INAH believe that the statue dates back to the 18th century.
(more on this story here)
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Labels: religion, Strange News
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Petition to Add Bigfoot to Endangered Species List Gains Momentum
In 2012, Peter Weimer implored the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to provide endangered species protection status to the creature known as Bigfoot. His request, however, was met with ridicule.
"This mythical animal does not exist in nature or otherwise," stated a Nov. 6, 2012 letter from DEC's Chief Wildlife Biologist Gordon R. Batcheller. The letter continued: "...the simple truth of the matter is that there is no such animal anywhere in the world. I am sorry to disappoint you."
The rejection was picked up by newspapers around the country and the story went viral, but even after nearly two years of public derision, Weimer hasn't abandoned his quest to see Bigfoot on the endangered species list. As of right now, Weimer's petition to the New York governor on Change.org to have Bigfoot added to the endangered species list has gained momentum; nearly half of the required signatures are already on the petition, which reads:
I respectfully request that a law be enacted including Sasquatch / Bigfoots on the New York State and National endangered species list.
From creating a Bigfoot convention three years ago as a special event to bring in tourism to Chautauqua County, New York. I have had sixteen eyewitnesses from Chautauqua County contact me resolving themselves in knowing they've seen a Bigfoot but are afraid to tell most anyone for fear of ridicule. Five eyewitnesses from Cattaraugus County to our East and more then six eyewitnesses from Warren County, PA to our South.
The first documented sighting of a Bigfoot was in a newspaper article in Sackets Harbor, New York in 1818 of a large hairy wild man seen in the area. There are more then 100 documented sightings in New York State and more then 200 in Ohio as well as many other States including Hawaii...
I believe Bigfoots are as real as panthers, bear, and deer and are deserving of a endangered / protected species status because they are so rare and more then likely, part humanoid.
We feel it is important that New York State and the United States of America recognizes the danger these creatures are in and helps to do something about it. Without our help to protect them, Sasquatch / Bigfoots will continue to be hunted versus living in peace and harmony as all other endangered species do today in the USA.
Is Peter Weimer sincere in his convictions about Bigfoot? Or is he just one more face in the ever-growing crowd looking to cash in on the cryptid craze by attempting to turn Chautauqua County into the Bigfoot Capital of the East?
The answer is, it doesn't really matter.
Bigfoot deserves to be on every state's endangered species list, even if there never was, or is, a creature known as Bigfoot. Such an action would not only protect a creature which may or may not exist, but it would be in the best interest of public safety. In 2012, for example, Spike TV offered a $10 million "bounty" for proof of the creatures existence. Do you think Spike TV would have paid out that sum to someone with grainy trailcam video footage or a blurry cellphone pic? Of course not. The "proof" is in the corpse.
In today's world, it's not too difficult to image an overzealous Bigfoot hunter roaming the wilderness with a shotgun, hellbent on shooting the first hairy creature he sees in the hopes of gaining fame and fortune. Thanks to mainstream media's recent fascination with cryptozoology in general and Bigfoot in particular, it's only a matter of time before the hunt for Bigfoot ends with tragic consequences. Wait and see-- it's bound to happen sooner or later.
So do the right thing and head over to Change.org to sign this petition. The life of some poor hermit covered in excessive body hair or a lost celebrity stumbling through the woods in a fur coat may depend on it!
Posted by Gus Muldoon at 5:57 PM 0 comments
Labels: Bigfoot, cryptozoology
Sunday, August 3, 2014
The lethal injection conspiracy
In spite of three botched executions this year involving experimental drugs, the Supreme Court has remained mum on the issue- specifically, on the issue of where these drugs are manufactured and which companies are supplying them to the states where execution by lethal injection is legal.
Even after Arizona inmate Joseph Wood took two hours to die, snorting and gasping like a tortured trout, the court rejected Wood's claim that he was entitled to information about Arizona's execution procedures and, more importantly, the source of the deadly "experimental" drugs used in the procedure.
It seems, at least from our perspective, that a sickening conspiracy is taking place within our judicial system.
Now, this isn't a matter of whether the death penalty should be abolished, it is simply a matter of transparency. You can still be in favor of the death penalty while opposing the lethal injection methods used in the United States. Yet, sadly, this discussion is sidelined by ignorant voices that say, "What do I care if it took Joseph Wood two hours to die? He was a cold-blooded killer who deserved to die."
That's not the argument at hand, folks.
What matters isn't the fact that states have the authority to take your life; what truly matters is the astonishing and frightening fact that states can take your life without telling you, your lawyer, or anyone else who, how, and where these lethal drugs are being made. What matters is that the constitutional amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment is being thrown out the window by the highest court in the land. What matters is the trampling of the Constitution and the ever-quickening erosion of rights.
Firing squads, the gallows, and guillotines are one thing, but strapping a human being (guilty as he may be) to a table and pumping him full of experimental drugs is a horse of a different color. Man, even when condemned to death, is not to be treated like laboratory mice. And society, whether it supports or opposes the death penalty, is entitled to know the truth about these drugs.
So why the need for so much secrecy? What is it that the Supreme Court doesn't want the American public to know?
While the majority of Americans support capital punishment (60%, according to the latest Gallup poll), this means that a significant portion of American citizens do not- somewhere in the vicinity of 125 million Americans. Since we are not permitted to know the identities of the pharmaceutical companies involved in manufacturing or supplying the lethal injection drugs, or the identities of the compounding pharmacies which prepare these concoctions, it only stands to reason that there is a far-reaching conspiracy designed to protect the profits and reputations of these drug companies.
Think about it. If a multi-billion dollar corporation like Pfizer or AstraZeneca was revealed to be the source of the drugs used in botched executions, 125 million potential customers might be tempted to take their business elsewhere. That's a big chunk of profits walking out the door. If such is the case, it suggests that Big Pharmaceutical has the entire criminal justice system- and the Supreme Court- in its back pocket. You should be concerned. Very concerned.
When the American system of justice brings to mind the sick experiments of Josef Megele at Auschwitz, it's time to wake up and ask yourself, "Hey, just what the **** is going on here?" And when multi-billion dollar corporations have the ability to buy the Supreme Court, well, it just might be too late to wake up.
Posted by Gus Muldoon at 1:20 PM 0 comments
Labels: conspiracies, government
Friday, August 1, 2014
Dinosaurs roamed the earth during the construction of Stonehenge
What does the construction of Stonehenge, the invention of glass, and the domestication of horses all have in common? The answer, of course, is that all of these things occurred around 4,000 years ago. However, one scientist insists that he has proof that dinosaurs, particularly the triceratops, also roamed the earth during this time.
Rather than being rewarded for this jaw-dropping discovery, however, Mark Armitage- the scientist who made the discovery- was fired from his position at California State University at Northridge.
Is this a case of Creationist zeal run amok, or more proof of the systematic suppression of evidence by mainstream science? It appears that this issue may be resolved in a court of law. Armitage claims that he was fired because of his anti-evolution views, according to the July 22 lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against Cal State Northridge.
This lawsuit comes in the wake of a discovery made by Armitage in 2012 while digging at the world-famous Hell Creek Formation in Glendive, Montana. At Hell Creek, Armitage and his colleagues unearthed the largest triceratops horn ever found. But, even more astonishingly, Armitage examined the horn with a high-powered microscope and found soft tissue inside the triceratops horn with living bone cells, or osteocytes.
While the scientific community insists that triceratops became extinct around 65 million years ago, Armitage believes that the horn he examined came from a triceratops which lived around 4,000 years ago. In other words, the great pyramids of Egypt were already built when triceratops was living in Montana.
Before you dismiss Armitage's claims as a flight of fancy or wishful Creationist thinking, however, bear in mind that Armitage is a renowned microscope expert and a scientist with more than 30 published papers to his name. On Feb. 12, 2013, a scientific journal published Armitage's triceratops soft tissue findings; a few days later, Armitage was conveniently fired from his position. Even more telling is the behavior of one of Armitage's superiors, Ernest Kwok, who reportedly stormed into the lab where Armitage was working and shouted, "We are not going to tolerate your religion in this department!"
Attorneys from the Pacific Justice Institute who represent Armitage claim that Kwok was not among those who hired the scientist and that Kwok came on as his new supervisor when Armitage's old boss retired in June 2012.
Although neither Armitage nor Kwok were able to speak about the matter due to pending litigation, one thing seems certain in light of the scientist's groundbreaking discovery: The paleontology department at California State University at Northridge is a Kwok of shit.
Posted by Gus Muldoon at 8:57 PM 0 comments
Labels: dinosaurs, Mark Armitage, odd discoveries, weird science
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
MH17 Cover-Up: The MH370 Connection Revealed!
Shortly after the mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, WABC Radio host Aaron Klein stated: "Investigators would be wise to thoroughly examine the possibility of a missile attack in light of recent information about the global proliferation of such projectiles capable of downing civilian airliners."
On his website, Klein Online, he cited "unverified claims" that a cache of surface-to-air missile launchers went missing in Ukraine. He made these statements in March-- long before many of the unfortunate passengers of MH17 even bought the tickets that would lead to their tragic demise.
Eerily, a little more than four months after Klein made this statement, MH17 was destroyed over the Ukraine, allegedly by pro-Russian separatists armed with surface-to-air missiles.
Even more astonishing than Klein's connection of the MH370 disappearance to the crisis in the Ukraine is the fact that, back in March, Malaysia's Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein revealed that Malaysian authorities received background checks from every nation which had passengers aboard MH370, except for two: Russia and the Ukraine.
"We have received passengers background checks on individuals from all countries except the Ukraine and Russia, which had nationals on board. So far no information of significance on any passenger has been found," stated Malaysia's Transport Minister at a press conference on the missing aircraft on Wednesday, March 19, 2014.
Russian and Ukrainian nationals on the same flight should raise eyebrows, along with the failure to disclose any background information on these mysterious passengers by Ukrainian and Russian authorities. But who exactly were these mysterious individuals? Victims? Conspirators? Or Both?
According to the Rakyat Post:
Only two countries have yet to provide any details regarding their nationals on board Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370, which went missing on the morning of March 8.
"As of today, no," replied Malaysia's Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein when asked if Russia and Ukraine had provided any information on their nationals.
When asked if he was pursuing the matter, Hishammuddin simply answered "of course" and did not elaborate further.
Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman, who was standing next to Hishammuddin at the press conference, was silent on the issue.
Here's what we do know about these three mysterious passengers:
Nikolai Brodskii- 43, Russia.
Brodskii, an elite scuba diving instructor, was a Jewish Russian national from Irkutsk who was returning from a vacation in Bali. According to Rabbi Aharon Wagner, head of Irkutsk's Jewish community, Brodskii "was close to Judaism". He was also a Russian diplomat attached to the Malaysian embassy.
Sergii Deineka- 45, Ukraine
According to his obituary, Deineka was a Ukrainian executive marketing administrator at the petroleum products industry LADA Ltd. in Odessa, Ukraine. Several sources identify Deineka as a pro-Russian sympathizer.
Oleg Chustrak- 45, Ukraine
It has been reported by several sources that Chustrak was not only a pro-Russian Ukrainian, but a former member of the Russian Secret Service, OGPU.
So there you have it, MH370 disappeared under mysterious circumstances while carrying an elite scuba diving Russian diplomat and two pro-Russian Ukrainians. And just a few months later, another Malaysian jetliner is said to have been blown up by a surface-to-air missile fired by pro-Russia separatists over the Ukraine. Nothing strange about that!
While many in the media are quick to roll their eyes at a possible connection between the two ill-fated Malaysian Airlines flights and those kooky conspiracy theorists who attempt to connect the dots, the mounting evidence seems to suggest that, in the very end, it just may be the conspiracy kooks who have the last laugh.
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Labels: conspiracies, Flight MH370, Malaysia Airlines, MH17, Russian
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As new Texas Longhorns coach Charlie Strong makes his first appearance at the Big 12 Media Days in Dallas, TX,, he found a veteran coach willing to pass on some advice. Kansas State Wildcat head coach Bill Snyder, the veteran of Big 12 coaching (even with a three-year hiatus from coaching) had some well-meaning words of advice for the new face (via Brandon Chatmon of ESPN.com)
"I visited with Charlie just a little bit ago," Snyder said. "I think the important thing is just be who you are. And if you indeed do that, be who you are, care about people, I think things can work out fine for him."
Coach Snyder is well known for his sportsmanship and approach. For instance, sending a note of congratulations to North Dakota State quarterback after beating his own Wildcats in a major upset in 2013. Or sending a note to Texas Tech TE Jace Amaro after an injury. And Strong is likely to listen. In one of the most pressure head coaching positions, if he tries to be someone else, he is certain to fail.
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As I'm sure you've all seen already, the Philadelphia Eagles are postseason bound after winning a "win-and-get-in" NFC East championship game against the Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles went from worst (4-12) to first (10-6) in the division and along the way picked up some pretty fantastic numbers. Especially good seasons were had by QB Nick Foles and RB LeSean "Shady" McCoy.
The official Eagles twitter posted earlier:
#Eagles QB Foles and RB @CutonDime25 are the first duo in @NFL history to lead league in QB rating and rushing yards. #FlyEaglesFly
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 30, 2013
When they mention RB @CutonDime25, that's LeSean McCoy. Foles ended the regular season with a passer rating of 118.8, good for best in the league. He also threw for 25 touchdowns to only 2 interceptions, which is a hell of a ratio. McCoy also won the NFL rushing title this year, running for 1,476 yards on 287 attempts. He added 9 touchdowns to a killer 5.1 yards per carry average. These two are definitely one of the most dangerous 1-2 punch combos on offense in the entire league and should NOT be taken lightly heading into the postseason.
The Eagles begin their postseason quest for supremacy in a matchup against the 6th seeded New Orleans Saints at home on January 4th. Can they continue their forward momentum and take down Drew Brees and the high powered offense of the Saints? Make sure not to miss it next Saturday! The playoffs are going to be intense this year with a serious amount of talent from the 1 seed all the way to the 6 in the NFC and the AFC.
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England has been the home of best and most brilliant soccer leagues in Europe and all over the world. There are over 116 football clubs in England all ranked in various leagues including the Primer League, Champions League, Division League One and Division Two League. The clubs are based in various towns across the United Kingdom. At least each club has a playing ground i.e. stadiums and pitches.
Here are the top five stadiums in England ranked on basis of sitting crowd capacity, tradition, history, atmosphere and locations.
5. Stadium of Light (Sunderland)Photo Credit: premiumtv.co.uk
4. ST`James Park Sports Arena (Newcastle)
3. The Emirates stadium (London)
2. Old Trafford stadium (Great Manchester)
1. Wembley stadium (New Wembley) stadium
By: Alina Jones- Sports-Kings Guest Contributor
Former Atlanta Falcons defensive end Ray Edwards retired from the league (or was forced to, since he couldn't find work) in order to pursue his boxing career back in 2011 during the NFL lockout, and hasn't looked back. Edwards, who played in the NFL from 2006-2010, says that his new sport, boxing, is safer than his former sport, football. On the surface, this may seem like a ridiculous claim, since the premise of boxing is taking direct blows to the face with no helmets, pads, etc. However, Edwards comes at it from a different angle.Here are some details via profootballtalk.com:
"Football is the only sport that is 100-percent injury prone," Edwards tells Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports. "[In football], you don't know what is coming, where you are going to get hit, how you are going to get hit. You play for a long time, chances are you are going to tear your MCL or ACL. You can break your leg, snap your femur, break your arm, break your neck. . . .
"In boxing you know where the hits are coming from – it is the guy stood in front of you. In boxing you might break your hand or break your nose and if you get knocked out you can get a concussion. But also, the referee is right there and you are more protected. In football, you never know. The game moves at such a pace that you might never see it coming. You can get hit when you are completely defenseless."
I tend to agree with Edwards, especially on the specific point of his argument that football can cause you harm to EVERY part of your body potentially, as boxing leaves you limited. Whether that makes boxing "safer" is definitely a matter of opinion, as both sports are extremely dangerous. I could tell you that being a firefighter is more dangerous than being a police officer, or vice-versa, but that doesn't change the fact both risk their lives every day.
Edwards is currently undefeated in his short boxing career with a record of 4-0 with three KO's.
By: Frank Santos
In a business that's all about the Ws, streaks of them can garner attention, respect, and a higher seed. The Los Angeles Clippers' recent win streak, a franchise-record 17 games, had everybody talking. Along with arguably the deepest and most productive bench in the league, loads of athleticism, and one of the NBA's premiere point guards, the streak has helped the Clippers to build their reputation as a legitimate championship contender and a force to be reckoned with. It's amazing what a win streak can do for a team, but sometimes, the streak is the most amazing part. Here are your Top 10 Sports Win Streaks. (Note: These are all straight-up win streaks, not special ones, i.e. home court/field streaks, consecutive wins on clay, etc.)
10. Pittsburgh Penguins (17 Games)
Started: March 9, 1993. Ended: April 14, 1993.
The Penguins, after winning Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992, looked poised to win yet another one in 1993. Although their star, Mario Lemieux, missed a significant amount of time during the season, he returned to lead the Penguins to a 17-game win streak (a mark that still stands as an NHL record) and the league's best record that season. The Penguins carried tremendous momentum into the playoffs but they would not three-peat, losing in game 7 of the Divisional Finals to the New York Islanders on a David Volek goal with 5:16 to go in overtime.
9. San Antonio Spurs (20 Games)
Started: April 12, 2012. Ended: May 31, 2012.
In the 2011-2012 NBA season, the Spurs had simply hovered around the top of the standings before going on a 20-game tear and becoming the clear title favorite. Spanning the last 10 regular season games and the first 10 playoff games, it is the longest NBA win streak that begins in the regular season and carries over to the postseason. The Spurs were balanced, deep, young, experienced, and well-coached. They were catching fire at the right time and some media members even entertained the idea of 4 straight sweeps for an NBA title. After completing 2 convincing sweeps and successfully defending homecourt for 2 games, the Spurs ended their season on a 4-game losing streak to the Oklahoma City Thunder led by its Big Three of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook.
8. Guillermo Vilas (46 Matches)
Started: July 11, 1977. Ended: October 1, 1977.
Vilas, a left-handed Argentinian, holds the longest tennis winning streak in the Open Era at 46 matches, a mark unsurpassed even by legendary players like McEnroe, Federer, and Borg. 1977 was a monster year for the southpaw as he won the French Open and the US Open in addition to his win streak. The streak ended vs. Ilie Năstase in controversial fashion. After dropping the first two sets, Vilas retired in protest of his opponent's spaghetti-strung racquet. Shortly afterwards, the double-stringing technique was banned from tennis but a variation has since been reinstated as a legal option for players.
7. Byron Nelson (11 Tournaments)
Started: March 11, 1945. Ended: August 19, 1945.
Nelson competed in the same era as Ben Hogan and Sam Snead and more than held his own, winning 5 Major Championships throughout his career. However, he is best known for his record-breaking 1945, a year in which he won 11 PGA Tournaments in a row and 18 total. Both of his records still stand today and are especially impressive considering the 2nd best streaks (7 consecutively by Woods and 13 in a year by Hogan) are still quite far behind.
6. New England Patriots (18 Games)
Started: September 9, 2007. Ended: February 3, 2008.
This should probably be ranked higher but is placed here due only to the fact that the remaining win streaks on this list all include a championship at some point. Improved by the offseason acquisitions of Wes Welker and Randy Moss, Tom Brady and the Patriots would ride their lethal passing attack to the only 16-0 regular season record in league history. Brady quickly developed incredible chemistry with his new weapons and passed for an NFL single-season record of 50 TDs. 23 of those went to Randy Moss, which is also an NFL record. The Pats would go on to win 2 more games in the playoffs before losing to the Giants in one of the best Super Bowl games of all time.
5. Connecticut Huskies (90 Games)
Started: November 16, 2008. Ended: December 30, 2010.
Ousted by Stanford in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in the previous year, the UConn Women's Basketball Team entered 2008 unranked. Maya Moore and Tina Charles led the Huskies to an undefeated record that year and got revenge on Stanford in the Final Four on their way to the program's sixth National Championship. The next year was just more of the same for the Huskies as they ran the table, beating their rival Stanford again, but this time in the National Championship game. Spanning over 2 years, their magical run came to an end at a count of 90 games against —who else— Stanford.
4. USC Trojans (34 Games)
Started: October 4, 2003. Ended: January 4, 2006.
This streak and the next are so similar they may as well be tied, but my gut goes with Miami and *technically* a large portion of this streak does not actually count. The '03 season started well with new starting QB Matt Leinart, but the Trojans lost their third game in a triple-overtime thriller to California. They would win the rest of their games, but the loss to Cal kept them from the National Championship Game. The Trojans would not lose in the next season, making sure that a computer could not keep them out of the Championship. With a 55-19 dismantling of Oklahoma in the '04 Championship Game, the Trojans entered the '04-'05 season as #1 and exited in the same manner. The final season of the win streak would culminate in the Trojans' 38-41 loss to Texas in the '05 National Championship Game. It was a star-studded event as Vince Young led his Longhorns to a dramatic upset victory over Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, and the Trojans who had once seemed destined to repeat.
3. Miami Hurricanes (34 Games)
Started: September 23, 2000. Ended: January 3, 2003.
The Miami Hurricanes' win streak started under head coach Butch Davis and would last all the way until the end of Larry Coker's second season. The Hurricanes were nothing short of dominant over this lengthy period of time. In 2000, after an early season loss to Washington (their last one for awhile), the 'Canes won out the rest of their schedule and were snubbed out of the National Championship Game. However, they won the Sugar Bowl that year and carried the momentum into the next. Regarded as one of the best college football teams ever, they tore through every opponent that season and clobbered Nebraska in the '01 National Championship Game with a score of 37-14. The streak would come to an end against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the '02 National Championship, an incredibly exciting and somewhat controversial game which was effectively decided by the (in)famous pass interference call. To give some idea of just how talented both of these teams were: 37 of the starters went on to be drafted, 18 were first-rounders.
2. UCLA Bruins (88 Games)
Started: January 23, 1971. Ended: January 19, 1974.
Simply put, John Wooden is a basketball legend. During this 88-game win streak alone, his team won three National Championships. Led by Bill Walton on the second and third title runs, the UCLA Bruins continued their almost literal decade of dominance, winning 10 titles in 12 years. In 1974, the Bruins lost their first game in nearly 3 years and would fail to win the National Championship for the first time in 6 years…I really wish I could write more but nothing more need be said. John Wooden and his teams were some of the greatest winners in all of sports.
1. Miami Dolphins (17 Games)
Started: September 17, 1972. Ended: January 14, 1973.
I guess '72 was a good year for undefeated teams. While many may view this as the most overrated streak on the list, and everyone's list will differ, it should at least be in the conversation for best streak ever. "Any given Sunday" is more than a saying: it's a fact. With more parity in the NFL than ever before, the prospect of a truly perfect season seems to move farther away with each passing year. The era of dominant squads is fading, but that's not to say it was any easier to be dominant back in 1972. Some people might attribute the Dolphins' perfect season to a soft schedule, but remember that on any given Sunday a team always has a shot. When some people think of the '72 Dolphins, their second thought is a flashback to the miraculous David Tyree Catch that denied the then-perfect Patriots from a fairy tale season. That play is the best example of the week-in, week-out difficulty of the NFL. On any given Sunday an opposing team's prayers might just get answered, and the '72 Dolphins are the only group ever to make sure God didn't listen for an entire season.
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The business of personalized products has grown rapidly in the last few years. Can having so much choice be overwhelming?
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Your new metallic range seems to have a direct relation to current fashion obsessions; do you draw a lot of inspiration from fashion?
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You recently launched an exclusive model for the MoMA store. How did that come about?
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'IB' - Chapter NineChapter NineAfter several minutes of just staring at the computer in complete terror, Dib turned to the platform and headed towards it. He shut off the lights on his way out, the computer's bright monitor illuminating the room now. His head turned to look back at it, nodding once as if to thank it before stepping onto the plate in front of him. The platform rose again for him to take him back upstairs into the wreckage. Now he had an answer as to what happened and why Zim was behaving like he was. The better question was, would he regret seeing that though; seeing the complete self-destruction of his now former worst enemy and now current worst nightmare?The thing that made seeing that video so traumatizing was that he had actually grown to some what care about Zim. Yes, they were enemies both out to stop each other at every turn, but before Zim, he didn't have a reason to get up every day and go to school. Zim was everything he had always wanted; an alien that had found
'IB' - Chapter ElevenChapter ElevenUpon arriving home on that quiet, eerie night, Dib was relieved to find that no insane Irken had followed him. He was alone now, and he had the feeling he would have a peaceful night in contrast to the others he had experienced.As Dib had made his way into the house and up to his room, the lingering smell of day old blood hit him. It wasn't quite as harsh and foul as the pile of junk found in Zim's closet. However, it was enough to make the boy groan in both agony and nausea, but the smell didn't seem to stop him from hobbling to his bed and allowing himself to collapse upon it.At least he was safe for now, and tonight would be one of the only nights open for him to sleep without much worry. Zim was still too weak to come for him, and the computer was keeping him indoors for tonight.As Dib lay on his bed with his eyes pealed wide open, he felt himself almost grow drowsy as time proceeded. He even fell into a deep and much needed sleep within fifteen
'IB' - Chapter TenChapter TenDib walked down the sidewalk appearing more disturbed than he had since this had started. The lingering taste of Zim's blood seemed to keep him in an almost trance like state as he walked almost unnaturally down the sideswalk. Of course, the boy's unsettling demeanor attracted more stares from the people around him.People went from being distasteful and scowling at him, to almost frightened and concerned for the boy. He'd been progressing so quickly to lunacy lately that some people believed it was time he saw someone about it.This thought of going to see someone though seemed to be out of the question in Dib's mind. He knew a doctor would only blame it on schizophrenia or just plain insanity and not even try to believe that something was actually going on. He would only be prescribed some drug to try and rid him of 'the images in his head'.Perhaps that's what he needed to stay sane though; receive some counseling and a bit of medicin
'IB' - Chapter SixChapter SixResolve came in the form of first sunlight beaming through the shattered hole that was at one point a window. It immediately melted away the shadows and extinguished the coolness that the night had brought. Everything was completely visible now and revealed to the paranoid human.However, even after the sun had come up, Dib took a while to convince himself that there wasn't actually anything there, and that it had all just been a crazy delusion in his head. After several more minutes of watching everything around him, he had finally convinced himself that he was alone now, which actually relaxed him and made him realize how tired he actually was. It was too late to try and sleep now though since he had to get ready for another dreadful day of school.He didn't try too hard, though, as he decided to stay in the bloodied and torn cloths from the night before and only ran his hands over his hair in an attempt to smooth it out. He was far too tired and stressed to be concerned
'IB' Chapter 16Chapter SixteenDib bit down firmly on his lip before shakily stepping forward and pulling him slowly up the creaky stairs. Since it was dark, he squinted his eyes in an attempt to see a bit clearer in the small amount of light that he had. As he slowly made his way up the stairs, whispering the Irken's name in an attempt to draw him out from his hiding place. In a situation such as this, Dib preferred to know where Zim was rather than him be out of sight with the possibility of a surprise attack.After a minute of crawling painfully slow up the stairs, he finally made it to the top with the sight of the illuminated room at the end of the hallway; the same room his sister's decomposing body lay on the metal table.That light was still on, but there weren't any sounds. Either the Irken was being especially quiet, or he wasn't there at all.Dib's feet were planted deeply where he stood, hesitating to go any closer to the room. Memories and dreadful images of what l
'IB' - Chapter FiveChapter FiveAs Dib stood outside of his home, he couldn't help the overwhelming loneliness that washed over him. After the neighbours reaction, he highly doubted anyone would take him seriously. Not like they had taken him seriously before anyway.On top of the extreme aloneness, the boy was feeling a massive amount of paranoia. His house had proven to be just as dangerous a place to be now, and after seeing how easily and quickly Zim could infiltrate it, he realized he would never feel at peace inside of it. He would always be looking around himself, checking to make sure he was truly alone.Dib took only small, slow steps towards the house now, his eyes flicking everywhere as he scanned for any threats. He was quite jumpy now though, so when a small leaf flew by him he jumped backwards a step and let out a high pitched scream. He began to breathe rapidly until realizing it was just a leaf before taking a deep breath and staring forward again, his eyes continuing to scan his environm
'IB' - Chapter FourChapter FourSoon all of Zim's tremors just seemed to halt. He pulled himself back up onto all fours, extending his head up with his neck still cocked at an awkward angle so he could see Dib's face. He parted his lips into the grin again, beginning to screech out in a single laughter with that eerie 'e' sound again.The sight of that haunting grin seemed to paralyze the boy as he slowly let himself down to the floor, wrapping himself in a fetal position as he rocked himself very stiffly as if to comfort himself. Violent shivers also shook him as the cackle rung in his ears as they only intensified the dread he was already feeling.Zim slowly began to drag himself over to him, seeing him as wounded prey now. His limbs still had trouble taking turns, looking even more like a creature in dire need of an exorcism.Dib's eyes expanded as the other drew closer to him. He didn't blink now since in his mind, blinking only made him made him more vulnerable than he already was, even though he wo
'IB' - Chapter TwelveChapter TwelveDib remained in an almost trance-like state for a few moments as he recalled a few memories of Zim. He took another deep breath before speaking again in a quiet tone. "Zim... He was pretty interesting.""Yes? What is his personality like?" The doctor questioned, beginning to write again at the others decision to elaborate more on the subject.Dib slowly looked back to the doctor, shifting in his seat as he considered the question. "Well, he was loud and obnoxious and would often insult the human race whenever he had the chance to. But, he was very proud of his race and his leaders. He made every attempt to take over Earth even if he failed every time. But I liked that about him..." Dib's voice trailed off some as his gaze lowered. "I admired that about him actually.."Dr.Gaul hummed and nodded his head a bit. "Well, I can only chalk this up as more schizophrenia from how you say this. You seem very fond of this little delusion as
'IB' - Chapter SevenChapter SevenDib stared at Zim wide-eyed in panic as he approached him slowly, backing up a few clumsy steps before bumping into the fence behind him. He looked over his shoulder and eye it, dreading the fact that he had to climb the damned thing if he wanted to avoid the same fate his teacher had met.After glancing back at Zim another time, seeing that he was getting closer to him quicker than he thought, he turned and faced the fence and backed up a few steps. He drew a shaky breath before running at it and making a leap as he got close to the fence, grunting as he hit it and started his desperate climb.A screech of obvious rage exploded from the hobbling being that was trailing far behind his escaping form. "IB!!!!" The name practically pierced through the air as wild eyes, even through those contacts, locked onto him frighteningly and his arms outstretched in a dire want to rip the other from the rusty chained fence.The screech shook the boy, causing his grip to sli
'IB' - Chapter EightChapter EightDib's hurried pace soon slowed to a steady walk as he got closer to Zim's base. He delayed getting there as he was both afraid and nervous of what he may find here. He actually started to second guess if this was the best thing to do, but he arrived before he knew it. Once it were visible across the road from him, Dib stopped and stared at it for a short time. He drew in a deep breath, whispering unsure words of encouragement before starting closer towards it.Zim's base looked pretty similar on the outside, except for where his gnomes keeping his house protected had been destroyed. Though, it did seem to have an eerie aura around it which was something that hadn't been present in the past.Dib had made it to the front door now, staring upon it as if there were something fairly interesting about it. In reality, he was just preparing himself for what he was sure would be a quite shocking sight. Finally, he pushed the door open and flicked on the lights wi
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A JUDGE has ruled that a man seen discarding a package containing scales and £2,500 worth of crack cocaine played "an active role" in supplying the drug.
William Anthony Greenwood was seen arriving at a house in West Rainton, near Durham, on an off-road motorbike by a police officer in a marked vehicle.
Durham Crown Court was told that when he noticed the police car he was seen to throw something into a neighbouring garden.
He told the officer it was his phone, but on checking a set of scales was found in a plastic bag, and he claimed he was taking them to someone to weigh some gold.
But a further package was found containing a carton bearing 50.3g of cocaine, said to carry a street-sale value of £2,500.
He claimed he was unaware what was in the package, and told the officer he thought it was gold.
But, at a hearing at the court last month, 48-year-old Greenwood, of Wear Street, Chilton Moor, near Houghton-le-Spring, admitted a charge of possessing the class A drug with intent to supply.
His plea was made on the basis that he was pressured to deliver a consignment by men to whom his son had a large drug debt.
The prosecution did not accept that basis and so a trial of issue was staged at the court today (Thursday July 11).
In evidence Greenwood claimed the men turned up at his house and instructed him to deliver the package to a man wearing a blue coat and a hat, in Adventure Lane, West Rainton.
But Judge Christopher Prince rejected his account, and told the court: "When he was arrested he chose to make no comment in his police interview, allowing him time to fabricate a story.
"I infer from his silence he had no answer that would stand up to examination.
"I find he was in possession of those drugs to supply in an active role, and not under duress.
"I will sentence on the basis he was playing 'a significant role' in the supply of drugs at street level."
He adjourned the case to allow for preparation of background Probation Service reports on Greenwood, who was remanded in custody to be brought back for sentence on August 8.
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i love the idea of Crennel or Jauron to replace Del Rio if he leaves.
Lovie is getting a HC gig so discussing him is moot though he would be my #1 with a bullet.
he helped develop the tampa 2 D while with Dungy in Tampa and has ran only that his whole career but even Del Rio tweaked what he normally does to fit the talent of Denver when he came here.
I like Lovie, but I don't think that he fits in with what we are doing defensively. I don't think Von will be used properly under Lovie. Lovie would put Ayers at DE and Wolfe at DT.. I really don't like his principles and our personnel.
Jauron has really improved the Cleveland defense and I think he would be a better fit and would be able to run with what we are doing. I think that Cleveland would have a lot of success running a scheme like ours with their personnel. Sheard, Rubin, Taylor, Winn and maybe a Jarvis Jones coming off the edge. Jauron has also not been fired yet.. Should they get an offensive minded HC, they would be wise to keep Jauron.
I think Horton will be the HC somewhere next year, Arizona would be wise to keep him and go after a OC who was a former HC, Turner/Gailey.
There are plenty of young position coordinators, but I think we need continuity at the position and Crennel is not only beyond qualified, but he will not be called on as to coach somewhere, probably ever again. He would be able to solidify the position and really utilize our personnel.
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Twelve years ago Smilebit, the Sega team set up with the aim of bringing "joy and smile into the whole world", did just that with the all-action Jet Set Radio.
It was a story of youthful rebellion in a near-future Japan, where gangs of spray-can toting teens roam Tokyo-to on magnetically-driven rollerskates, marking their turf while fending off rivals and dodging a police force intent on crushing street culture.
The game was a unique and exciting creation, blending the 3D platform and extreme sports genres with sumptuous cartoon visuals and an eclectic, hardcore soundtrack.
It dropped jaws in 2000 and now - remixed in widescreen HD with dual analogue controls - it does so all over again, proving it can be fun to watch paint dry.
As a member of Shibuya skate gang the GGs, your goal is to traverse the game's lively inner-city worlds collecting spray cans and laying down graffiti within set time limits.
Your troop starts out small with three playable characters - the iconic green-sunglasses and giant headphones clad all-rounder Beat, graffiti expert Gum and boiler suited mechanic Tab, who is the most technically skilled despite wearing a beanie hat that covers most of his face. More gang members can be recruited throughout the game as you dazzle them with tricks and beat them in showdown races.
Characters can skate, hop and rail-grind their way across each feature-packed playground, popping tricks and weaving through lanes of traffic. Tapping the L trigger unleashes your artwork on the fly, while larger jobs will require you to stop for a moment and mash out a button combo. Neat obstacles are conveniently placed close together for the sake of flow and spectacle. You'll leap from a highway under construction - which has been built over a giant sewerage half-pipe - down onto a kiddies elephant slide, skimming along the trunk before circling back round via an overpass and wall-bouncing off a billboard as you spray tag it.
But don't expect to have things all your own way. The Tokyo-to police force, in particular the crazed Captain Onishima (who appears to be designed after TV's detective Columbo), are bent on stamping out renegade street gangs with lethal force.
Every completed tag point attracts more law enforcers and it's not long before riot police are advancing past the shop fronts in scenes oddly familiar to this summer in Northern Ireland. Things soon escalate further with army tanks, helicopters, attack dogs, snipers, bombers and an assassin with a lazer whip all on your tail, sapping that precious life-bar as you go about your cool business. A degree of strategy is needed as you plan your route to the tougher targets - leave it too late and you might find a SWAT van or electrified enemy in the way.
The particulars of the game's rail-grinding system - that is to say, successfully landing on said rails and getting from one to the next - take some getting used to and there's little room for error. Precision is the order of the day - this is not Assassin's Creed, where you just point the character in the right direction and hold the win button in order to effortlessly glide up rock faces, onto buildings and across narrow beams without fear of falls or stumbles. But don't worry if you're not carving up the stages in style at first, it doesn't take long and it's certainly worth the work.
It's also worth cautioning against treating this game as a platformer in the purest sense, because that kind of slow and careful approach doesn't marry well with characters on wheels. Fast and gutsy play - going for that dramatic leap or crane-grind - will generally serve you well, while timidly rolling up to obstacles will lead to frustration. Strangely, this need-for-speed feeling is not enforced by the game's time limits, which are almost always far too generous. Enemies and limited spray can stocks give the game a decent amount of challenge, but a 15 minute countdown - even on late stages where previously visited areas combine together in labyrinthine fashion - will not have you breaking a sweat.
Jet Set Radio's trademark cell-shaded graphics were attention grabbing at release and, with a fresh lick of HD paint, look gorgeous once again. The world of Tokyo-to is designed as dirty and dilapidated yet each of its districts-turned-dance-floors ooze colour, now enhanced by super sharp edges and finer detail. Kogane is particularly pretty, with its pumpkin orange sunset skies fading over a patchwork of red and turquoise-tinged slum roofs, all built atop a shimmering lake.
Many of the technical issues which afflicted the Dreamcast game have also been ironed out. Slowdown is now a thing of the past - even the formerly seizure-inducing slideshow that was Grind Square's skyscraper has become smooth sailing. The draw distance is also vastly improved, so much so that it will be a revelation for old fans in certain stages, while the ability to see far off tag pointers comes as a useful bonus. However a few flickery textures and dated sprites offend the eyes, including some blocky looking character faces. I was also a little annoyed with how the map screen is now hidden an extra button press away on the pause menu.
Perhaps the most major change to the game is free camera control, courtesy of a second analogue stick. It does help in cramped corridors, as well as in those disorienting moments when you crash out during heated tag-chases with enemy gangs, but the old L-centering system got the job done too, and also features here.
Jet Set Radio's energetic soundtrack remains a highlight, fusing everything from J-pop to indie rock, dance to ska and hip hop to dubstep - or should that be 'daub'-step? Players will be humming the basslines for days to tunes like Super Brothers, 'Bout the City, Magical Girl and ... Humming the Bassline. Sega proudly trumpeted the fact it secured rights to the majority of songs, with the only notable skipped record being Yappie Feet. Predictably, some fans are already yapping about it - which is fair enough on the one hand as it was a memorable track, but it's hardly a catastrophe on the scale of Crazy Taxi without The Offspring.
Behind the turntables on the game's titular pirate station Jet Set Radio is the lightning bolt dreadlocked Professor K, who mixes the music into medleys as you mix the paint. It all combines into a game that feels perfectly in tune with its melting pot of cultural influences and somehow still fresh now, even though it pertains to 2000. A nice documentary on exactly that subject rounds off the HD experience, featuring interviews with some of the minds at Smilebit and contributors including graffiti artist Eric Haze. It also features footage of the Dreamcast original, which serves as a timely reminder of just what an overhaul this is.
Before being dissolved in 2004, Smilebit went on to produce a highly-regarded JSR sequel called Jet Set Radio Future, which flipped many aspects of the series with radically different yet still marvellous results. And equally deserving of a re-release, Sega.
But that's enough talk for now - it's time to get back out there and paint the town red, and a whole host of other colours, all over again.
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In his spare time he's a keen gamer, with his all-time favourites including classics such as Shinobi and Strider, and modern titles like Gears of War and Super Mario Galaxy.
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Open letter to my only son
Dear Kellen -
For three years, four months, and eleven days you have been our primary concern, our only child, bringing joy… and sometimes frustration… into our lives in ways we could not have imagined. You have taught me a love that I think only a parent can know, a love that lives deep within our hearts and seems unending, even in the moments where anger or frustration trumps all else.
And in three to six weeks, you will no longer be our only child. We will have to catch ourselves when we say aloud, "You are the best little boy ever." Your needs will still be important, and yet, they will not always be the most important. Patience is not your strongest trait, and yet, with your new baby brother, you will have to learn to wait, learn to put others before yourself. And at three, this is a hard, hard lesson.
As your mother, I worry that you will internalize this time, decide that the divided attention means somehow that mommy and daddy don't love you as much as they once did. I worry that in an attempt to balance the needs of two children, I will overlook the small things that matter most. Will I still notice the owies, the ones you don't point out but that indicate you've learned a lesson somewhere or had an experience outside the realm of my time with you? Will I still have time to sit in your bed at night and talk about the dragon who went to school who cried because he missed his mommy… or will I be distracted by a baby who needs to eat? Will I be as quick to notice the signs of an impending illness in an attempt to subvert it? Will I be able to watch you run through the grass amused by something as little as a floating piece of fuzz and still find as much wonder in those moments? I already miss so much.
I also know that the moment I experience your role as a big brother through your eyes will be one I will never forget. I hope someone takes pictures. There will be brotherly hugs that will turn into competitive brawls, experiences I am all too eager for you to have. There will be a playmate, and even with sibling rivalry, knowing you will have someone closer in age than your parents, gives me great hope that we will not always have to be the ones to entertain you.
It's this tug of emotions that makes me both eager and anxious for your brother's birth. (Mostly eager because I'm just so uncomfortable being pregnant.) These are our last few weeks with you, our first born. I am trying to enjoy them as much as possible because you will not be our only child much longer. It's hard to envision this family of four, a family complete. I feel fortunate to have gotten to spend the last three and a half years with just you, my precious son. And I cannot wait to see you evolve into the brother I know you will become.