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Welcome to the George Strake District
George Strake District; Serving the communities of Bedias, Conroe, Deerwood, Grangerland, Huntsville, Montgomery and Willis.
The George Strake Cub Scout Day will be June 16 through June 20 this year. We will be again holding it at Kuester Lodge. Starting time is 8:15. On June 20 the session will be at night as we have had it in years past. Be sure to get you scouts revved up to come to camp. Our camp keeps getting better each year. The preferred method is to copy the the link below into your internet address line and register online. The cost of day camp this year is $50. Adults who are helping are not charged.
Adult Recognition Awards
"The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. " We all know this to be our mission, why we put in our "one hour per week". How best do we accomplish this goal? The BSA has been around 104 years and knows what works and does not. There is a simple formula: Training = quality program = youth retention. Simply, the Scouts stay if the program keeps their interest. Trained leaders provide the best program. Retain good, trained leaders and there will be more Scouts at your meetings.
A tool for retention of quality leaders is recognition. Says the BSA on the subject- "Quality unit leadership is the key to a quality unit program—and it leads to better Scout retention. Statistics show that if young people stay engaged in the program for at least five years, the BSA's influence likely will stay with them for the rest of their lives. A quality Scouting experience will help keep Scouts in the program, and the Boy Scouts of America created the Unit Leader Awards to recognize the quality Unit Leaders who make that happen."
There are many ways a Leader is recognized. A handshake, a thank you, a coffee cup with "Summer Camp Leader" on it, a simple plaque at a Blue and Gold all work. The BSA also has something more sophisticated, its "Knot" program.
"Knots" are not a "look at me" type of thing. They are a sign that is read along one's Scouting journey about who cares enough to go the extra mile to obtain that training that produces the quality program for our Scouts. They also can tell that the wearer of a "Knot" actually produces that special program.
You may say "Rubbish, who cares?". There was a time I agreed with you, but over the years, I know that when I wanted to know a quality leader, a fast way to do that is to look at their "Knots". You may find a quality leader without "Knots", but almost always find one wearing them. When you arrive at Summer Camp, what does the Camp Director see on your Unit Leaders shirts? It influences the way your Unit is viewed- possible "rookie problems" or "squared away" unit in a glance. In my case, how can a Scout Leader of 31 years, NOT have a "Scouters Key" Knot? Where has he been for 25 years or so? My "knot caring" shows some of my past attitude? Seems so, doesn't it.
The BSA recently changed the "Knot" program for Adult Leaders. Want to know how these changes and how to obtain "Knot" recognition for your Unit Leaders?
Then attend the March Roundtable where this subject will be part of the topic of retaining trained leaders.
Bob Zetelski
UREC Training-Did You Know?
February 13, 2014 Roundtable
What on earth is a UREC!! Unit Religious Emblem Coordinator is the Pack, Troop or Crew Committee position in every unit in the BSA whose responsibility is ensuring the progression of their Scouts through their BSA Religious Emblem Awards. Each Religion has their own Emblem with its own unique requirements that are worn on the Youth and Adult uniforms. Did you know that the ONLY 2 items that a Cub can move to his Scout uniform are his Arrow of Light and Religious Emblem knots? That the ONLY items a Scout can transfer onto his Adult uniform are his Arrow of Light, Eagle Scout and Religious Emblem knots? This is so as the Scouting movement considers them to be equal in importance.
We all know that the 1st Duty of the Scout Oath is Duty to God. The last Point of the Scout Law is a Scout is Reverent. This signifies that a belief in God is the beginning and end of the Scouting movement. Did you also know that 97% of those who earn their Scout Religious Emblem also earn their Eagle Scout Rank? Did you know that each religious faith group has its own Adult Religious Emblem and requirements with its knot for Adult Scouters as well?
Why bring all of this up? National BSA, Sam Houston Area Council, George Strake District all have trained Religious Emblem Coordinators in place. Their job is to ensure that EVERY SCOUT has the opportunity to earn their Religious Emblems. They do this by making the information to obtain the Emblems readily available. The Unit Religious Emblem Coordinator is the "Go To" person within each unit that is trained to distribute this information to their Cubs and Scouts who are under their supervision. 70% of our GSD units are Chartered by Churches. Those Charter Heads have the right and even obligation to insist on it, AS DO YOUR CUBS AND SCOUTS. Committee Chairs, Cub and Scout Leaders, what's your plan if they ask? (Hope they don't does not seem like much of a plan.)
UREC Training will be held at the February 13, 2014 Roundtable for Cub and Scout Leaders who wish to be UREC trained.
EVERY UNIT is asked by BSA to have such a person. Who is yours?
2014 SHAC 100th Celebration Patch
Get your unit involved in the Sam Houston Area Council activities so they can earn this anniversary patch.
Roundtable is a monthly presentation of unit program ideas, inspiration, and additional training for all leaders. Share ideas, learn something new and fellowship with other Scouter's & Scouting parents. All Scouting leaders, parents, and supporters are encouraged to attend. This year's theme is "Year of the Scouter". Participating is worth your time. Our troop participation program is "Traveling Walking Stick"
When: 2nd Thursday of each month starting at 7:00pm.
Where: North Montgomery County Community Center, 600 Gerald, Willis
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Effective January 1, 2012 the new 2011 Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook is required along with new 2011 Eagle Scout Application:
Please take notice that as of January 1, 2012, you must use the 2011 Eagle Scout Service Project 512-927 and the new 2011 Eagle Scout Application. The workbook is a fillable pdf file available on the national website. The link to this workbook is:
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Follow the instructions on the workbook, it is self-explanatory. To help you with this, a new link has been added to our district website. The link is a presentation on the new workbook. It includes suggestions on where to find a project idea.
The link to the new 2011 Eagle Scout Application is http://www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/resources.aspx.
If you are currently working on completing an Eagle Service Project Workbook, you must have the District signature on your Workbook by December 31, 2011, or you have to redo everything using the new 2011 Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook and get signatures again.
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Closely reading the CBA FAQ, I gather that if a player has an Early Termination option in his contract, the value of the ETO year IS counted when adding up the value of his trade bonus, but the value of the bonus IS NOT applied to his ETO year for salary cap purposes.
So here's how to calculate Salmons' cap value.
His current contract calls for him to be paid
08/09: $5.104
09/10: $5.456 (ETO for 2010/11 to be exercised at end of this year)
10/11: $5.808
Now, his season is about 65% over, so his remaining 08/09 salary is only about $1.805M. Thus is total remaining salary for adding up the trade kicker is $13.069M. 15% of this is $1.96M. That's the amount Salmons gets as a bonus for being traded.
He gets paid the $1.96M now, but it's applied over the remainder of his contract, excluding the ETO (if I understand it correctly). This means the trade bonus applies only to this year and next year's cap, in proportion to his salary.
I'm not sure if it applies in proportion to his annual or his remaining salary. Since it's calculated based on his remaining salary, I'm going to assume it's applied to the cap in the same way (if I'm wrong, someone speak up). That means his cap value goes up $487K this year and $1.473M next year, making his total cap hits:
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09/10: $6.929 (ETO for 2010/11 to be exercised at end of this year)
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I know many, if not most, of you are not NASCAR fans, but this post does pertain to Purdue. When we think of people to come out of Purdue that draws attention to their alma mater, who do we almost always think of? Neil Armstrong and Drew Brees are the two I really hear about. As a passionate NASCAR fan (the only sport that Purdue sports plays second fiddle to in my life) I present to you this... Ryan Newman, driver of the #39 US Army Chevrolet for Stewart Haas Racing and a Purdue Boilermaker.
The following is just one small example... http://www.nascar.com/news/120213/rnewman-tricky-chemistry/index.html This article was posted today.
You don't have to read far before you see "Purdue." Almost anytime a story is written about Newman, at some point, his engineering degree from Purdue is mentioned. Many times during races, Newman is referred to as "The Boilermaker." And maybe most notably, Newman is widely known to be the only college graduate in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, which is usually followed with a Purdue mention.
I believe TMill did a Profile in Badassery on Newman a year or two ago. If you are new, maybe TMill could provide a link to that article for you to read about. Love NASCAR or hate it, there is no denying its popularity. With that popularity, Purdue gets quite a bit of air time. I just think that is very cool that in my mind, Ryan Newman brings as much attention to Purdue University as Armstrong and Brees.


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From the Morning Bible Readings
"Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs which God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know--this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. But God raised him up, having loosed the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it...."
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At Lake Loretta, families enjoyed walking or running around the lake, and feeding the ducks.
After the extreme cold weather and rain, people say its nice to be able to go outside, and enjoy nature. They're hoping to see more sunshine.
"Well here lately its been so cold and so rainy we have to take advantage of every nice day and come out. We come out here and let them feed the ducks and let them enjoy nature a little bit," says Albany resident Justin Peterman.
But the sunny weather isn't expected to last long. Watch WALB News at six and eleven for your weather updates.
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Justice Dept To Spend $544,000 On A… What!? You Won't Believe This – Independent Journal Review
According to the government website FedBizOpps.gov, the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division is spending $544,000 on a new LinkedIn profile:
The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division is paying $544,000 for a shiny new LinkedIn profile, in the wake of a partial government shutdown that followed a top Democrat's assurance that 'the cupboard is bare, there's no more cuts to make.'
The LinkedIn contract, first reported in the Washington Free Beacon, includes 'Work With Us' banner ads and 'gold'-level user pages commonly purchased by private companies, all designed to drive job-seekers to Attorney General Eric Holder's law enforcement agency.
The DOJ provided its contractor, the Reston, Virginia-based Carahsoft Technology Corporation, with a not-so-helpful table of prices for LinkedIn's services, in which all the costs were listed as $0. The agency contracting officer responsible for the award did not respond to a request for an explanation.
While LinkedIn is free to use, it also offers paid plans that give organizations the opportunity to spice up their page and access several bells and whistles. However, it's not incredibly extensive or complicated. To justify paying someone $544,000 for this is preposterous.
Suppose it takes Brogan & Partners, the consulting firm the DOJ has hired, 150 hours (and that's a generous estimate) to redesign the profile, create some banner ads and write up some redirect pages. That comes out to $3,626 per hour!
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Suspect in today's incident is the son of CCSU Professor of Geography Peter Kyem. Investigation continues. #CCSU official statement— CCSU (Central) (@CCSU) November 5, 2013
The cleanup has begun in some parts of Long Island while others continue to deal with flooding from heavy rain fall that began late Tuesday and intensified on Wednesday. Cars remain stranded after rain pounded the area. More than 13 inches of rain fell in Islip. The National Weather Service said the rain was the largest event on record for New York State in a 24-hour period.


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The fight to keep the Vought Aircraft facility near Grand Prairie from closing now extends all the way to Washington D.C.
Both senators representing Texas — Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn — are so concerned about the future of the plant and the potential loss of jobs, they are taking their case all the way to the Secretary of Defense.
Over the past two days, we've been telling you about a Dallas investor's bid to buy the huge Vought aircraft manufacturing plant near Grand Prairie. The plant makes wing parts for some of the military's most strategic aircraft.
We've explained how company officials and workers are worried that the new owner will double the rent, forcing them to shut down operations and fire more than 2,000 employees.
It's an allegation that the prospective buyer denies, but it's enough of a threat that senators Cornyn and Hutchison sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta:
"We believe this sale will put at risk a substantial cohort of the 2,800 highly skilled experienced aerospace employees that support the production of these critical weapons systems."
The prospective buyer, American Brownfield, responds with the following statement, which we have elected to publish in its entirety:
"American Brownfield has advised representatives of the Navy that Triumph-Vought is trying to negotiate a new lease in the press by spreading fear among its workers with misinformation that has been transmitted to members of Congress. American Brownfield seeks to create a business environment that continues the long-standing tradition of providing high paying skilled jobs to workers in our community. In this spirit, American Brownfield will propose a continuation of the basic terms of the current Navy lease for a period sufficient to enable the parties to negotiate a new lease.
"Since the start of negotiations earlier this year, Triumph-Vought officials have indicated to American Brownfield's executives that it has plans to cut union jobs by relocating the plant and outsourcing it to lower paid workers in Mexico among other places. "Triumph-Vought's statements had nothing to do with lease negotiations and everything to do with making even higher profits at the expense of its workers. American Brownfield expects the Secretary of Defense response to Members of Congress will make them aware that Triumph is misleading elected representatives as well as its own workers about our purchase of the plant."
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The benches cleared for the second time in this weekend's series between the Orioles and Athletics on Sunday afternoon, and again, third baseman Manny Machado was in the middle of it.
On Friday, Machado took exception to a tag placed on him by A's third baseman Josh Donaldson.
On Sunday, Machado was nearly hit by a pitch from A's lefty Fernando Abad. On the next pitch, Machado's bat went flying down the third base line. Machado appeared to be motioning that it slipped out of his hands when Oakland catcher Stephen Vogt confronted him.
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The benches cleared again after Machado began barking back at Abad, who was also ejected. The typical jogging bullpen pageantry ensued. No punches were thrown, but it doesn't seem likely that either side will forget about these incidents for some time. Luckily, they won't play each other again until July 18, so everyone will have a chance to cool off and realize that punching one another in the head is probably a waste of time.


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The Isaiah Fredericks Community Center in Gulfport was packed with dozens of residents Tuesday night. Each was wanting to hear more about the idea to utilize an inland port property on 33rd Street.
The meeting was a result of a decision made by the Port Authority earlier this month, to move forward with conversations about potential uses of the land.
"We are here because we want to learn. We live in this area and we want to learn as much as we possibly can. We wanted to be here tonight so that we could get an understand of what we may want later," former state representative and North Gulfport Civic Club member Frances Fredericks said as she addressed the crowd.
Howard Page, a member of the Steps Coalition, has been following the port development closely for months now. He, along with many others, expressed concerns that the newest property up for discussion was contaminated with arsenic and lead. It's a dangerous combination that, he said, could have far reaching consequences if not handled the right way.
"As we all heard tonight, there is existing lead, arsenic and radioactive contamination there. It has been there for a very long time, it's well documented. Hancock Bank knew about it when they sold the property. The port knew about it when they bought the property," Page said.
Page went on to say that he asked the Port Authority very direct questions concerning the move.
"Do you have a plan in place to manage that toxic site? Do you have a contractor who is managing that toxic site? Have you done the basic things that were recommended by a study done by Hancock Bank? It's very concerning to me that the port cannot answer some very simple direct questions given to them," Page said.
Interim Port Director Matt Wypyski told WLOX News last week that an environmental consulting firm monitors the contaminated 10 acres on a regular basis. He also said that recent tests show the contaminants have been restricted and are showing no signs of spreading. (Read the full story from the WLOX News Archive: http://www.wlox.com/story/20756634/port-of-gulfport-considering-inland-property-for-evacuation-site)
Many of the audience members' questions that could not be answered were written down and will be given to port officials later.
Though no formal decision has been made, the discussion of the 33rd Street property alone is enough to spark some concerns. Members of the STEPS coalition reminded the audience that their commitment and involvement to those meetings is a great way to change anything they don't like.
Thursday, January 31st the State Port at Gulfport will hold a community meeting at the Courtyard Marriott in Gulfport.
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Jeff Lerner | February 14, 2012 | Comments
Digital marketing is much easier to experiment with, from a budget perspective, if everything is integrated - unlike print, billboard, or TV advertising.
It might not have seemed like it then, but marketing used to be a breeze. Throw up a billboard, write up an ad for the weekly news magazine, and maybe send out a direct mailing when the mood struck. OK, maybe I'm oversimplifying the past a bit, but you understand my point. When the Internet came along, it brought a myriad of new ways to market your product in a somewhat Wild West-ian effort to - hopefully - reach target customers.
With so many digital marketing routes to take, how do you organize your strategies? Whether you keep your digital marketing strategists in-house or outsource the work, you'll face two choices. One, you treat your marketing endeavors as separate worlds. Someone (or some agency) handles your SEM, another your public relations, another your social media, and maybe another your search engine optimization (SEO). Your other option is integration, and this is what most companies should strive for. You should have one digital marketing plan that encompasses all of the marketing tactics (PR, SEO, etc.) that you want to test, and not a different, disconnected plan for each.
Whether you're integrating in-house or hiring an agency that can keep all your digital marketing activities in sync, you'll soon realize there are some major benefits to taking this approach. Here are three:
1. Integrating Can Bring Out Your Core Message
SEO. SEM. PR. Social media. If you're a company that doesn't handle these foundations of digital marketing in-house, it's very possible you've got two or three outside agencies laser-focused on their respective area of expertise. Your SEM agency will do whatever it takes to get you the most whitepaper downloads, for example, while your PR agency fights tooth and nail to get your CEO an interview in Forbes. These two agencies, more often than not, are never in contact and probably don't care what the other is doing (or what messaging conclusions they've learned about your brand along the way).
Often, you'll find what works in one medium can be adapted to your advantage elsewhere. Moreover, integration allows marketing tactics to combine in ways they might not otherwise; for example, using a pay-per-click advertising campaign to help promote a viral video, or using SEO keyword analysis to help craft a press release.
2. Integrating Can Give You Clarity
Not every marketing platform will work for every company, but companies can often stubbornly stick to strategies they think they need to follow (sometimes for no better reason than because that's what their competition is doing). Putting all digital media under the same microscope - so that the return on investments can be evaluated side-by-side and not in a silo - really helps companies better understand what marketing platforms work best for their brand.
If your Google AdWords campaign is attracting new leads for pennies a day while your PR campaign struggles to generate buzz or website visits, companies must re-balance their marketing spend. Too many companies are blindly saying, "We'll spend $10,000 on an SEM agency, $15,000 on a social media agency, and $12,000 for a PR agency." You should not look at these merely as line items. Rather, by integrating these three, and instead saying there is a $37,000 budget for all of marketing, you've made the different marketing strategies more malleable.
Digital marketing isn't like print ads, billboards, or Super Bowl spots where spending is rigid and concrete (and where you generally have a better idea of what you're getting, in terms of penetration volume). Digital marketing is much easier to experiment with, from a budget perspective, if everything is integrated.
3. Integrating Can Save You Money
This mostly applies to companies that outsource their PR, SEO, SEM, and such, but having all of those managed under the same roof, by the same team (assuming the capability of doing so), can drastically cut costs.
So go ahead and connect the dots between your previously disparate digital marketing undertakings - you'll find that the whole will be greater than the sum of the parts.
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This cardigan is one of those items that I threw on in the store because it looked so cozy comfy, and immediately I needed to leave with it. I find myself wearing it all the time this winter, it has a great way of looking casual and chic at the same time. (And I get to stay warm too!)
I'm excited for the weekend already, and it's only Tuesday! That's a problem…
I'll be attending the "Girls Will be Girls" event in Orem with some gorgeous bloggers, it'll definitely be a blast, if you live in the area I'd love to see you!
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text: After the performances that our quarterbacks have put in during the first three preseason games, how do you think the quarterback depth chart is going to look? I think it's safe to say that Sam Bradford has cinched the starting job away from A.J. Feeley and Thaddeus Lewis just might have taken the lead on Keith Null for the third string spot. Even though Null led the drive to win the game at the end, he has looked very inconsistent to me the past couple of games.


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Is Obama really going to attack Assad's regime in Syria, or is he just talking? And if he does attack, how far will he go, and what is his ultimate goal?
There's no dearth of speculation on all those questions. We have Ralph Peters in the NY Post:
Mr. President, do you really think it's wise to send our missiles and aircraft to provide fire support for al Qaeda? That is exactly what you'll be doing, if you hit Assad.
Assad's an odious butcher, filth on two legs. But in the world of serious strategy, you rarely get a choice between black and white. You choose between black and charcoal gray…
For the record, I don't regret getting rid of Saddam or Khadafy. I regret the ineptitude with which we did these things. When you propose a war, don't ever expect a cheap date…
We have a president who thinks that, "Gee, maybe, well, gosh, I said I'd do something, so maybe I should…"
That last sentence I quoted in particular seems to describe Obama's likely state of mind. He drew the line in the sand, and cannot afford to go back on it. And I believe that whatever military response he is contemplating is highly likely to be small and symbolic, in the mold of some of Clinton's efforts (Bill, that is).
Paul Mirengoff of Powerline is also against an inadequate and half-baked response:
…[W]hen our interest in preventing an Assad victory is factored in, I believe the case for military intervention becomes solid.
But that case rests on selecting military action that sets Assad back significantly. Otherwise, our action won't help prevent his victory, won't meaningfully punish him, and will have no hope of deterring him — a difficult task in any case, given that Assad is fighting for survival and his supporters see themselves as fighting to avoid genocide against their minority group.
In other words, if Obama aimlessly launches a cruise missile or two, his action will be a mere gesture — a transparent, and transparently weak, attempt to save face in light of the "red line" remark. It will be deserving of ridicule and contempt, and will be worse, in my view, than no response at all.
Whatever action Obama takes should meaningfully degrade Assad's military capacity. If it doesn't, then Assad will assume that the military benefits of using chemical weapons outweigh any cost Obama is willing to inflict. And the rest of the world will conclude that, to paraphrase Kerry, the international norm against using chemical weapons can be violated without meaningful consequences.
Ah, but Obama's spokesman Jay Carney has gone on record in saying that the goal is not to oust Assad:
I want to make clear that the options that we are considering are not about regime change," said Jay Carney, the president's chief spokesman. "They are about responding to clear violation of an international standard that prohibits the use of chemical weapons."…
"It is our firm belief that Bashar al-Assad has long since forsaken any legitimacy that he might have to lead and that Syria's future must be one that is without Assad in power," Mr. Carney said.
He said it's in the national security interest of the U.S. to make sure the use of chemical weapons "not go unanswered."
So, if one believes the administration (always an iffy proposition), it appears that Obama is contemplating a small action of some sort to show he means what he says, sort of; does not intend to directly overthrow Assad but to somehow weaken him and encourage his overthrow; and has no idea what would happen next except turmoil.
That's the best I can do to understand what's going on, but it makes sense from what I've gleaned about Obama over the years. The whole thing reminds me a bit of the first few lines of one of Macbeth's famous speeches:
If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well
It were done quickly. If the assassination
Could trammel up the consequence, and catch
With his surcease success; that but this blow
Might be the be-all and the end-all here,
But here, upon this bank and shoal of time,
We'd jump the life to come. But in these cases
We still have judgment here, that we but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague th' inventor: this even-handed justice
Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
[ADDENDUM: Here's Richard Fernandez's perspective.
Also this:
Obama is trapped by his own propaganda, the victim of his own myth. He came to power on the strength of his supposed genius; his messianic transcendance. He was destined to make the world America's friend; usher in a world without nuclear weapons; and fundamentally transform the nation. He was even going to make the oceans fall. Why he was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in anticipation of achievements he had not yet even attained.
It is these expectations that weigh down on him like lead. Had Obama not made any of these vaunting boasts he might not look like the fool he is now. But as his speech on "Red Lines" exemplifies the teleprompter can write check[s] his autopen doesn't even know how to sign.
Perhaps the only remaining reason for striking Syria without first deciding policy is simply to demonstrate to low information voters that he's still President; that he can still do something, even if that something is pointless.]


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Hague bemoans lack of arms trade agreement
Foreign Secretary William Hague has said he was "deeply disappointment" after Iran, Syria and North Korea blocked a UN treaty that would for the first time regulate the international arms trade.
The deal had required agreement by all 193 UN member states but all three refused to put their name to it.
Hague said: "I am deeply disappointed that the negotiations on an Arms Trade Treaty closed today without consensus.
"After seven years of intensive work, the international community had never had a better chance to agree a global, legally binding treaty that would make the world a safer place."


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Queen's opens world-class research lab at Hotel Dieu Hospital
The nuts and bolts of how our bodies walk, run, work, and play will be under scrutiny in a new Queen's University research laboratory opened today at Hotel Dieu Hospital.
The Human Mobility Research Lab (HMRL) is a world-class facility, designed to measure the biomechanics of how we move in our more demanding contemporary workplaces and recreational activities—everything from lifting objects and climbing stairs to playing golf and running wind sprints.
"Keeping people mobile is the name of the game," says Kevin Deluzio, the lab's principal investigator and associate professor in the department of mechanical and materials engineering at Queen's.
"One of every three Canadians will be significantly affected by musculoskeletal disease during his or her lifetime. This lab is geared towards developing new treatments for disorders such as arthritis and osteoporosis. Capturing and measuring motion will give us a clearer understanding of how we can help people's bodies function better."
About half of the 3000-square-foot lab is wide open, affording plenty of room for participants to walk or jog. Force plates embedded in the floor will measure impact, wall-mounted cameras will provide motion analysis, and video fluoroscopy—a type of high-speed x-ray—will image the interior workings of the joints.
The $1.5 million facility is supported in part by generous donations from the family of the late Don McGeachy (Science '40)) and by Queen's supporters Betty and Michael Dicketts. Funding is also provided by Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ministry of Research and Innovation, and Queen's University.
The lab creates a unique partnership between the Human Mobility Research Centre, Queen's University, Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital. The close proximity to the specialized orthopaedic clinics at Hotel Dieu creates a strong clinical connection, providing a major advantage for researchers.
"The potential research benefits and results from this lab will be published and disseminated nationally and internationally," says Hotel Dieu CEO David Pichora who is also a professor at Queen's University. "It's very well positioned to be one of the leading gait labs in the world."
The lab will be the meeting point for disciplines such as medicine, engineering, health sciences and information technology. This kind of collaboration is essential to innovation and to translating new knowledge into clinically important applications.
"Queen's is widely recognized for excellence in scholarship, research, social purpose and spirit," says Queen's Vice-Principal (Research) Steven Liss. "This lab is a great example of a learning environment that brings together our research partners and fosters leadership in all these areas."
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Why did Microsoft created (or branded) WP8 and WinRT separately?
I don't really get why MS created a different OS for tablets and another one for phones that both run on ARM. Apple made iOS that is applicable for iPhone and iPad, Google made Android for their tablets and phones, then why did MS made two different OS?
Please enlighten me and if there's anything that is wrong with the statements above, please also tell me.


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You know that horrible feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you know you've bitten off more than you can chew, are in way over your head, have no way out, and have no choice but to muddle through and pray that you somehow catch a break? No, I'm not talking about our offense last season. But imagine the scholastic equivalent of it. That's what I've been doing the last week. Law school sucks. So how was your day?
Let's move along. I don't have the time or patience to do a breakdown of a guy like Justin Houston or Jovan Belcher right now, because they just played too many darn snaps. I don't have the energy to try and write something original about our draft (in case you care what I think: I liked it except for Stephenson. Coulda done way better than that in the 3rd), and I'm way too drained to write something funny. So what to do? I'll tell you what we're gonna do...
(picture tense silence as a large audience waits in anticipation)
Rodney Hudson, come on down! You're the next contestant on "Breaking Down the Chiefs!"
(Rodney squeals with delight and knocks over a child trying to get to the aisle. Once there he runs down high-fiving people acting happy but secretly seething that they weren't picked. Rodney gets to his spot and excitedly performs the "bus-driver" as the audience continues to obey the "CLAP!" sign)
Let's do this, Rodney...
****Usual Note- This is a breakdown of a Chiefs player using ProFootballFocus stats and game tape (or whatever the crap you call it when you re-watch the game). To avoid having to answer later on, here are links to Dorsey and Bailey, T-Jax, Powe, and Dex breakdowns.I'm gonna add a quick disclaimer here (that's right, a disclaimer following a note, with a sidebar in the middle. It just happened): I'm not Bewsaf. I'm no OL guru. All I can do when re-watching the games is tell you what I see. That said, let's start with PFF...
ProFootBall Focus Stats
For those who have been living under a rock, PFF is a nice site for detailed stats and grades on any given player. It is not, repeat NOT infallible, especially when it comes to their at least somewhat subjective grading system. However, it's always a good place to start when trying to formulate an opinion on a player. So what an we learn about our boy Hudson?
First, we learn that he took 136 snaps last season in 5 different games. I'm going to throw out the Vikings and Packers games because he only took 2 and 3 snaps in them, respectively. Instead, I'm going to focus on The Patriots, Steelers, and Bears games (Weeks 11-13). Hudson played 30 snaps against the Pats, every snap against the Steelers (his his lone start), and 38 snaps against the Bears.
So we've got SOME game tape to go off of, which is good. Now, as you all well know, OL don't get stats in the traditional sense, so our search for statistics kind of stops there. So we move on to his "grades" (again keeping in mind that these are not foolproof). PFF has a rating system in which 0.0 is average, with numbers going up or down depending on how you do. Hudson rated at 2.7 as a pass blocker and -2.8 as a run blocker, with no rating as a "screen blocker" (seriously, not one screen in 130+ snaps? I will NOT miss last year's play calling)
So we see with Hudson at least a little bit of a concern, as he rates below average as a run blocker. Now, I don't know about the rest of you, but I saw more than enough poor run blocking by our line last year. On the plus side, he rated as an above average pass blocker, which is pretty impressive for a rook getting thrown out there.
Well, that's about as far as we can go on PFF. Time to watch some games...
On The Field
First and foremost, let me make a controversial statement: Tyler Palko is a terrible, terrible, terrible QB. After watching those three games I have no problem telling you our line isn't NEARLY as bad as he made them look. Just awful stuff. Wow. Seriously. I need a moment to get past the fact that he was actually playing QB for the Chiefs this last year. And to get past just how poorly our offense had to play for us to lose that Steelers game.
(stares into space)
(struggles to contain rage)
(contorts face as rage turns to disgust)
(dry heaves)
(rushes to toilet, retching)
(walks back to computer wiping mouth)
OK, I'm back. Let's talk about what I saw in Hudson those 3 games. I'll discuss what I liked, what I didn't, and my overall impression of our future center.
I was pleasantly surprised at Hudson's power. I think I heard so much talk about him being compared to Wiegmann and Lilja that it colored my expectations of him. Now, let's be clear, he's not a powerhouse. He IS stout, though, and delivers a pretty good pop. During the Patriots and Steelers games it was especially noticeable as he was forced a few times to take on their "big boys" one-on-one and did a and admirable job for the most part. In particular I got a chance to see him stonewall a couple of Vince Wilfork bull rushes. As a guy who believes we NEED to be stronger up front, this was really encouraging. Hudson's got the strength to hold his own one-on-one against bigger guys.
Another thing that I really liked was his (for the most part) understanding of his job. While there were a few rookie lapses, he overall showed good awareness on the field. This is especially true when pass blocking. He does a very good job keeping his head up when he's the free blocker, and makes quick decisions as to what lineman to help. He did a fine job once he arrived to help with double teams, either delivering a punch to help Wiegs halt his backward movement or delivering a shove to help Albert "direct" his guy around the QB. He was considered a very polished lineman coming out and you can see that he understands what he's supposed to do out there.
Still another thing to like about Hudson's game is his ability to move in space. He's got the athleticism to pull and block LB's at the second level. However, it was in space where I saw his biggest current weakness as a run blocker. He seemed to all too often take longer than he should to lock onto a defender. More than a couple times Hudson looked more like a defensive player trying to "flow" through traffic rather than an OL trying to BLAST a hole in traffic. He definitely needs to work on locking getting a hat on someone right away.
Another weakness in his game is that he'll occasionally overcommit to a lunge and end up grasping nothing but air, as pro defensive players earn their paychecks making OL pay for those kinds of mistakes. He needs to find a balance between aggressive and in control when trying to deliver a punch. From what I understand this is a common problem with young OL who are trying to adjust to bigger, faster NFL defenders.
Still another problem I saw out there is a failure to hold his blocks when run-blocking. Now, I'm almost certain that there's a rule against actual holding (someone grab me a rulebook), but great OL are able to stick on their guys and keep driving them back, rather than allowing them to disengage and get back into the play. I'd say of the things I didn't like when I watched Hudson this is the problem that stuck out the most, and I'd bet anything that's the cause of his negative grade on PFF with regards to run blocking. He needs to learn to finish when run blocking.
I gotta say, I'm more excited about Hudson now than I was 130 snaps ago. I've been worried all offseason about him replacing Wiegmann. Not because I think Wiegmann doesn't need to be replaced, but because I've been afraid that Hudson wouldn't help solve our line's biggest weakness: interior power. Given what all the scouting reports said I expected a guy a tad bigger than Wiegs with all the same issues.
That's no the Rodney Hudson I saw. For starters, I saw a guy who is NOTICEABLY bigger than Wiegmann. I suppose when you're only 6'2" that extra 15 pounds can go a long ways. I also saw a guy who went one-on-one against some of the biggest DL in the league (NE and PIT were great litmus tests for his ability to block powerful guys) and held his own. It was actually the quicker interior linemen of CHI that seemed to give him a little more trouble, and that was mostly an issue of Hudson overextending and the DL using that against him. Hudson's got power. This makes me a lot more optimistic that he can actually be an upgrade over Wiegmann against certain lines (like the powerful types that have given us FITS the last few years).
The problems I saw with Hudson were all technical in nature. Learning control when lunging for a block and learning to keep blocks engaged is something that takes a little time (and it's not like he was failing constantly at it as it was. More often than not he did his job well). Now his tendency to flow through traffic? That's a tad more concerning, because it's not a mistake he should be making at this point. But again, that could well be a "speed of the game" issue that will take him a little time to learn.
I'll say this; if Hudson comes in this next season and plays AS WELL as he played last season, he'll be as good as Wiegmann was last year and an upgrade against bigger, stronger defensive lines. That alone gets me excited, as it'd be great to see our interior not constantly overwhelmed by the "big boys" of the NFL. And again, that's if he stays where he was at last year. Given that he'll actually have a real offseason and has gone through the first year baptism by fire, it's tough to not imagine that he'll be at least somewhat improved from a decent rookie year.
(Now I'm off to cry myself to sleep and wonder how in the world we didn't manage to win that Steelers game)


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Colors of VietNam
Images of VietNam
By Tuan Truong
Colors of Vietnam, all images fo VietNam from North to South.
I've dedicate this book to all Orphan Children of VietNam .
The profit of $ 5.00 on each book will all goes to Orphange of VietNam.
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A graduate of King's College London and the Royal Academy of Music (DipRAM), Jonathan McGovern is the recipient of the Second Prize at the 2011 Kathleen Ferrier Awards, the Gold Medal and First Prize at the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition in 2010, the Karaviotis Prize at the 2011 Les Azuriales Competition and the Jean Meikle Duo Prize at the 2011 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition, where he was also a finalist. Jonathan is a former Britten-Pears Young Artist and an Associate Artist with Classical Opera.
Engagements in 2013/14 include his return to ENO as Polynices in Julian Anderson's world premiere The Thebans, the role of Adam in a staged version of Haydn's The Creation for Vocal Futures at the Ambika P3 in London, the St John Passion with Winchester Music Club, a recording of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Le Reniement de Saint Pierre (Jesus) with David Bates and La Nuova Musica for Harmonia Mundi USA, a recital at the Wigmore Hall with the Kirckman Concert Society, the title role in Il ritorno d'Ulisse with Iford Arts under Christian Curnyn and Junior in A Quiet Place with Ensemble Modern under Kent Nagano at the Konzerthaus Berlin, and on tour around Europe in 14/15.
"Jonathan McGovern's burnished baritone embraces both the heroism of Ulysses and the emotional torture of this culminating episode of his odyssey." (Rian Evans, The Guardian, July 2014)
"There are some formidable voices on display… Jonathan McGovern's dynamically sung Ulysses, who offers plenty of presence." (George Hall, The Stage, July 2014)
"Jonathan McGovern as the wandering hero Ulysses who brought a powerful baritone which also could spin a line with ease." (Sue Loder, Opera Today, July 2014)
"The cast was dominated by Chritopher Purves' and Jonathan McGovern's tortured portrayals, respectively, of Sam and Junior." (Carlos Maria Solare, Opera, March 2014)
"… the excellent singers, among them a particularly lovely Adam and Eve from Jonathan McGovern and Charlotte Beament…." (Neil Fisher, The Times, December 2013)
"Claudia Boyle (Dede), Jonathan McGovern (Junior) and Christopher Purves (Sam) sing impressively." (Peter Uehling, Berliner Zeitung, November 2013)
"The Konzerthaus performance shows that the new version for chamber orchestra is an excellent idea, though it has to be said that we were spoilt with a cast, conductor and ensemble which could not have been bettered. Also from a theatrical point of view. Although dressed in concert attire, the soloists left a shattering mark on the audience with their portrayal of a damaged family: above all the young baritone Jonathan McGovern." (Matthias Nöther, Berliner Morgenpost, November 2013)
"Jonathan McGovern delivered an accomplished performance, both vocally and dramatically, of Junior's pathological outbursts." (Ursula Wiegand, Der Neue Merker, November 2013)
"Jonathan McGovern, the ardent-voiced lost IT man, was a real discovery. A sudden change of mood and pace occurred when McGovern's character, Simon, sings a lament for his baby, a cot death victim. This was a powerful aria: one of opera's most traditional ingredients leapt out of all the hypertech and cyberworld frippery and ambushed us completely, no 3D specs required. Yearning and weeping, his suffering was all the more piercing for its control and lyricism." (Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian, April 2013, on English National Opera's production of Sunken Garden)
"The opera's three live singers were superb. Two singers on film, Jonathan McGovern and Kate Miller-Heidke, were equally compelling. Mr. McGovern was a heartbreaking Simon. (Steve Smith, The New York Times, April 2013)
"McGovern brings an earnest beauty to everything he sings." (Roderic Dunnett, The Arts Desk, March 2013)
"Jonathan McGovern sounded superb in the tiny part of Yamadori." (Opera Magazine, July 2012)
"[...] while Jonathan McGovern made much of Prince Yamadori's brief role, offering sincerity and a fine rounded tone." (Opera Britannia, May 2012)
"What makes him special? Not just his beautifully focused and warmly virile voice, matched to great musical sensitivity, but also that rarest of attributes – an instantly winning and communicative personality." (The Telegraph, January 2012)
"Others making their mark included Jonathan McGovern, whose Sid was spledidly sung and acted." (Opera Magazine, January 2012)
"McGovern's baritone rang out strong and clear. . . [In] Dover Beach, McGovern established a more sombre presence now, imbuing the lyrical, unfolding vocal lines with emotional depth and sensitivity. . .McGovern's commitment to the text was sustained and intense, as he sought to do justice to the composer's detailed word painting, without over-emphasis or undue theatricality. . . maintained a quiet intensity throughout. . .[In] 'An die Geliebte'...McGovern achieved a rapt intensity here, the silvery tone of his upper range wonderfully capturing the shimmer of the glistening nocturnal sky." (Opera Today, Dec 2011)
"'...dragging cosy Jubilee Hall kicking and screaming into the new studio space Mears was at once looking to a future exemplified by Jonathan McGovern's slick, vaguely rocker-boy, Sid (quite the star of the show not least from a vocal point of view)." (The Independent, October 2011)
"'Everyone else was barely out of college but delivering some seriously accomplished performances – especially Jonathan McGovern's Sid and Maria Friselier's Nancy.'" (The Telegraph, October 2011)
"'Three baritones were first class:.... Even stronger was the incisive, commanding Jonathan McGovern, 25, who sang Britten's 'Billy in the Darbies' from Billy Budd with blazing sincerity and infused a Rachmaninov song with palpitating passion... I would have plumped for McGovern as winner..." (The Telegraph, May 2011)
"Binding and offsetting this principal group are a pool of smaller roles, from which Jonathan McGovern's chameleon baritone stood out - or rather he didn't, decorously sublimating himself into his functional roles, including the voice of the Chinese father-puppet." (Framescourer, March 2011)
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Albany- It all started Friday morning with the Special Olympics Opening Ceremony. Athletes proudly walked in to the Albany State University Gym with their teams, hoping to set records, hoping to reach their goals.
Then, the games begin. Dougherty County High School and Mitchell-Baker County High School hit the floor to shoot a few hoops. Cynthia Chambers works with the special education program at Mitchell-Baker, and she says these students work hard everyday to rise above the obstacles they face.
And there were winners, like Corey Johnson. He placed first in the Spot Shot competition, and he says he's worked hard to get here.
Several volunteers from area high schools took the time to help the games be a success, and one volunteer says its something she looks forward to each year.
There are no losers at the Special Olympics because just by competing, these athletes are crossing hurdles that some thought they never would.
The winners from Friday's competition will advance to the state competition.
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The OVC consists of a part-time Chair, a part-time Vice-Chair and six part-time members appointed by the government. All of the OVC members have special expertise in the area of victimization.
Ruth Campbell, Chair
Maureen Armstrong
Priscilla de Villiers
Heather Imming
Louise Russo
Audette Shephard
Ruth Campbell is a nationally recognized and award winning author, trainer and expert in victimology, with more than 20 years of counselling, teaching and community service experience with national and international organizations. She is a former Adjudicator with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and at the time of her appointment was a Crisis Counsellor with the Ottawa Police Service. Ms. Campbell is currently the coordinator/professor of the Victimology Graduate Certificate Program at Algonquin College and is a member of the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators and the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
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Maureen Armstrong earned her Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen's University and was called to the Bar in 1995. She has a post-graduate degree in human rights law from Instituto de Derechos Humanos at Complutense University in Madrid, Spain. From 1995-2007, she worked for the Canadian Human Rights Commission addressing the needs of victims of discrimination in a variety of capacities including: Investigator, Conciliator, Director General of Legal Services Branch, and Director General of Corporate Management. In 2007, she joined Legal Aid Ontario where she served as Vice-President of Central and Eastern Region. Ms. Armstrong has been a leader in a number of public service change management initiatives. She is currently Chair of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
In 1992, Priscilla deVilliers and a group of concerned friends founded CAVEAT (Canadians Against Violence) after the 1991 abduction and murder of her daughter Nina. Working on a number of fronts, she campaigned to entrench victims' rights and advocated for positive reforms to the justice system while educating the public on the prevention of violence. In 2001, Ms. deVilliers was appointed Special Advisor to the Ontario Office for Victims of Crime, where her work was highlighted by the completion of a report on the role of victims of crime in restorative justice in Ontario. When her appointment ended in January 2005, she returned in her private capacity to support crime victims and victim organizations. She has received numerous awards, most notably the Meritorious Service Medal, from the Governor-General of Canada (1996) and an LL.D (H.C) from McMaster University.
Heather Imming was a Subcontracts Manager working in the aerospace industry before a series of brutal attacks by her estranged husband changed her life forever. Following a final beating that left her for dead, Ms. Imming worked courageously to assist the Courts in a successful bid to have her abuser declared a Dangerous Offender, the first case in Canada where the Dangerous Offender legislation was applied strictly on the basis of Violence against Women. Today Ms. Imming is an outspoken advocate and educator on issues of Violence against Women. Founder of the consumer group Share Our Strength, she has also served in the community with the Lanark Coalition Against Violence, the Lanark County Domestic Violence Court Advisory Committee, the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Protocol Committee, the Lanark County Interval House and the Domestic Violence Grant Management Team.
Louise Russo had a lengthy career with Bell Canada, working in a wide range of capacities including sales, coaching and liaison with internal engineers, external sales and technical companies. In April 2004, Louise was an innocent victim of gun violence. Caught in a crossfire, her spine was shattered. She remains paralyzed from the chest down.
Today, Louise works diligently at encouraging youths to make our schools and communities safer places to learn, live and play. In November 2005, she founded W.A.V.E. (Working Against Violence Everyday) and hosts an Empowering Youth event to hundreds of students and teachers. She is also an advocate for special needs individuals and presently serves on the accessibility committee with The Hon. David Onley. Louise has been recognized for the following: the YMCA Peace Medallion 2008 Award, 2008 Attorney General's Victim Services Award of Distinction, and 2008 TCDSB TSU Award of Recognition.
Audette Shephard co-founded UMOVE (United Mothers Opposing Violence Everywhere) shortly after the murder of her only child, 19-year old Justin Shephard. She is a volunteer with Seventh Day Adventist Prison Ministry and a strong Advocate for justice and community safety. Ms. Shephard is a former Manager of Client Service with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce where she was employed for 28 years. She is currently Manager, Trade Finance, and Global Transaction Banking at Scotiabank. Ms. Shephard is also a member of Mayor David Miller's Advisory Panel on Making a Safe City Safer.


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Albany-- The $17 million hotel and conference center will go up right across Oglethorpe Boulevard from the Civic Center. Promoters of the project say the conference center will be the key to economic vitality in Albany Tomorrow.
Throwing the ceremonial dirt culminated years of negotiations and deal making that it took to finally start the hotel and conference center.
The Earl Patton Company from Atlanta is the developer, and have gambled heavily on it's success. Patton said "We have never invested as much as we have in this project financially."
The Albany Hilton Garden Inn and conference center will use the Flint River for inspiration. Architect Rick Standard said "A five story property, along Front Street, most rooms looking toward the river. There will be a pavilion out front, and about where we standing a nice entertainment garden, and the other side a dining garden off the restaurant area."
Crestline Hotels will operate the hotel and center, bringing dozens of jobs to the economy, banking on future growth. Crestline Hotels Vice President of Operations Bruce Nelker said "Other cities have done the same thing and found it to be very successful. This is not some pie in the sky. It's going to be very positive for everybody."
The Albany Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center is scheduled to open next summer.
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Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill.
Important reminder: Rumors are just that -- rumors. None of this has been confirmed as legitimate news or fact; so remember to take it all with a grain of salt.
Rumors for the Day:
- I truly hope this rumor isn't true, but it's actually being reported on as legitimate at other, usually reliable outlets: Daniel Bryan, as of right now, is scheduled to work Sheamus at WrestleMania 30. Yes, that would make this three out of the last four years that these two would have a match, each more infamous than the last. The first was a dark match, the second the 18 second debacle that turned out to be the best thing to happen to Bryan. I'm assuming this time, they'll both just spontaneously combust in the middle of the ring.
- WWE is apparently hoping to bring in outspoken Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman for something at WrestleMania this year. Yeah.
- Speaking of WrestleMania, Ultimate Warrior vs. Ryback is now an actual possibility, partially because Goldberg's asking price proved too high. Really, with everything else WWE has going on right now, this would have been the wrong time to bring him in anyway. Save that for next year, maybe.
- It's now being said that Undertaker's match at WrestleMania is booked and won't be changing. It's almost surely Brock Lesnar and it's at least possible they set it up at Royal Rumble.
- Potential Royal Rumble surprise entrants: Sheamus, Rob Van Dam, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Jimmy Wang Yang. That's for the match. It's also possible, although highly unlikely that Sting is an entrant. This could be the show Hulk Hogan debuts, but that would be short-sighted and probably the wrong move in the long run.
- Actually, it's looking more and more likely that Hogan will debut on the Feb. 24 episode of Monday Night Raw that will be used to kick off the WWE Network. What better way to get you to buy than to put "The Hulkster" in front of you and let him sell?
- Kurt Angle is probably going to join most of the rest of TNA's bigger stars and jump ship back to WWE when his contract expires in August. Don't worry, though, he won't be wrestling because he would never pass the physical.
- Guess who is rumored to be working with TNA again? That's right, folks, it's Vince Russo! While the company won't officially acknowledge as much, he was apparently at least involved in some form or another with the creative team recently.
If you have heard of any interesting rumors that you'd like to add, feel free to post them in the comments section below. Please remember, these are merely rumors. Try not to take them too seriously, just have fun with them.


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Doors open at 6.45pm with 'eyes down' at 7.30pm. All money raised at the event will go towards the Wessex group's rally which is being held in May 2014.
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The ex-UFC heavyweight champ, making final preparations for his rematch with Junior dos Santos, admits he didn't make the best decision in fighting JDS on one leg the first time around.
The UFC's injury bug is coming on strong yet again, as middleweight Karlos Vemola is out of his fight with Chris Leben at UFC 155. Replacing him is Strikeforce vet Derek Brunson.
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'Game of Thrones' episode sets stage for second season
After the strong season opening with "The North Remembers," writers continue to bring George R.R. Martin's "Clash Of Kings" to life with episode two, "The Night Lands." Although sounding like the end of something great, "Night" essentially boils down the foundations of what the season has in store for everyone. Who will fight, who will run and, crucially, who will stand to take the crown and throne in King's Landing.
Starting things off, far past the few seconds we saw her at the very end of episode one, Arya is somewhere in the Northern Forest on the run from those who betrayed her family and killed her father. We get a good glimpse of how she was able to escape her estimated fate, as well as see a blossoming relationship with the former blacksmith Gendry (one of King Robert's children) when suddenly guards from King's Landing show up looking for him. After a confrontation, Yoren scares them off. From here on out, Arya is known to be watched, no matter where she goes no longer as a orphan "boy," but as a potential target.
Perhaps the best segment of the episode takes place, once again, at King's Landing. Tyrion chews up the screen both attacking the sanity of Varys (saying " I know how this game is played" and "I'm not Ned Stark") and for ensuring Cersei is cornered in her own fortress of lies and deception.
From every minute on, you firmly believe that Joffrey's rule on the capital is slowly fading away, and here comes the Imp to take the entire spotlight. Before leaving the golden paradise, we're reminded that Cersei's backstabbing ability can cause great distress, as the eventful death of the Lanasters' mother came forward to admit Tyrion was the cause for her death. Dinklage's reaction is just tragic, and for once in a long time, the action of having "actions speak louder then words" truly resonates here.
With so much happening north and south of the wall, the next best sequences took place in The Red Waste, where Daenerys gets the recently severed head of her former trustee in finding a possible way out of the desert. Now stuck, we're transported not too far in the Grand Sea as Theon sails to meet his father of the Iron Islands. For a good solid portion of "Night," Theon is finally given the recognition he so rightfully deserves.
Seeing the relationship with his father, Balon, and confronting his northern dress and style, his sister Pyke isn't any better in letting Theon become more familiar in all the wrong ways. The Iron Islands are far from anything we've seen in the Seven Kingdoms. Ruled with a metal fist like the Lanesters, but have the compassion for forgiveness like the Starks. In the same respect, we saw Stannis with the "red lady" Melisandre back at Dragonstone become more or less the monster that could plague the entire existence of everyone around them. Through "fire," she claims in his ears, is the purist death to purge the world. Man does foreshadowing in this show goes the extra distance.
Other then that, we have a great cliffhanger ending with how John Snow, still at Craster's Keep, is confronted to let a pregnant girl go with him and Sam farther north for the sake of her protection. Having no idea why, as much to the side of the audience, we're left with a distraught Snow that is still lured to battle and wants an escape from this winter hellhole back to his family. Off moment, we get a really sweet scene with Sam helping the same girl from one of the wolves that been known to be hostile. Curiously, I really like how Sam is growing on me to be perhaps the most sane and complete character of this series, even while the factor of the fear of being known as a coward does hurt his stamina just a tad bit.
No matter who I felt got the most scenes in the episode, or who never got the status in which Martin put in certain details the series has at this point in "Clash," what the Iron Island and the continuation of what the Red Waste are turning out to be is by far surpassing my expectations on having "Game of Thrones" season two rivaling the book in almost every sense. Standouts really include more character depth put in, especially for Arya and Sam, and the foreshadowing factor with Stannis and his new wife just brings a joyous smile to my face.
Finally, on Peter Dinklage, need I continue to ask what this man brings to the series? However, this time, I also have to tip my hat to Lena Headey (playing Cersei) in making Tyrion almost a puppet she could just slash the throat of. For the first time, we see Tyrion almost venerable, alone, and transfixed by the mother who has caused so much turmoil on her part. That's really what makes "Thrones" such a great series; you can root for the good or bad guys, no matter in what part of the show or whom we're following.
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Pamela Love's presentation last night was a feast for the ears, as well as the eyes. As she had last season, Love recruited pal Hisham Bharoocha to pound out a psychedelic drumbeat, live; this time, Bharoocha's drumming made for a particularly fitting accompaniment to the new jewelry Love showed. Forgoing last season's exploration of dimension and scale, Love turned her eye to color, working rainbow-hued raw crystals into her pieces. The stalagmite-esque settings were shown with long, featherweight white dresses Love created with Frank Tell—dresses that once again raised the question, when is Pamela Love going to start designing clothes?
Down the hall at MAC & Milk, there was more music, of a very different kind. Eyewear brand Illesteva staged its first-ever presentation this season, and in lieu of models, branch honchos Daniel Silberman and Jus Ske decided to put their new sunglasses on the players in a 17-piece string orchestra. "We like to show our glasses on regular people," Silberman noted. "Just artists, doing their thing." Their "thing," in this case, involved playing a number of classical tunes, as well as one setting—for strings—of a Tupac track. No doubt the party Illesteva is throwing tonight at Milk, to celebrate the launch of its collaboration with André Saraiva and Annabelle Dexter-Jones, will get a slightly more danceable soundtrack.


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