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News: Chris Brown & Drake's Now-Infamous NY Club Catches Huge Break
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 2:45PM
A year after Drake and Chris Brown made headlines for allegedly fighting at New York City's W.i.P Club, new reports claim the nightspot can finally serve liquor again.
According to reports, a judge's previous ban on liquor due to last summer's notorious incident was demolished this week.
An appeals court today overturned a Manhattan judge's decision to revoke the liquor license at the SoHo club that played host to a bottle-service brawl between Chris Brown and Drake over Rihanna last summer. The Appellate Division found that Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Wright's termination of a booze permit for W.i.P Club in November, 2012 because of fights and drug dealing at the hotspot "was not supported by substantial evidence." The judicial panel ruled that the club could not have anticipated the problems because the fights were "sudden or spur of the moment acts of violence committed by club patrons." The decision said nothing about the well publicized feud between Rihanna's lovers or charges that club managers shouldn't have seated the parties next to one another. (New York Post)
The owner claimed a loss of liquor would not only stop the celebrities from coming in but ultimately put him out of business.
The liquor authority had turned off the spigot at W.i.P. shortly after the June booze brawl, only to have that ruling reversed pending appeals. Club owner Barry Mullineaux had complained to the Appellate Court that "he'd be out of business" and his 300 employees out of work if the court didn't return his liquor license. If W.i.P. closed its doors, "New York will lose a bright night light in its entertainment crown," Mullineaux said in court papers at the time. But the liquor authority shot back that the venue was "a drain on police resources and a danger to public health." The Appellate Division sent the case back to the lower court to dole out "an appropriate penalty." But the legal hits will keep coming for W.i.P-- it's battling least a half dozen civil suits in state court by patrons injured in the big-name brawl. (New York Post)
Last year, San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker filed a lawsuit against the club that made nationwide headlines last June.
The club is also facing a $20 million lawsuit from NBA star Tony Parker over injuries he sustained in the fight. The suit centers around many of the same charges the club is facing from the liquor authority: they didn't do enough to stop the fight, they didn't have enough security working when the fight started, and they should have known better than to let two guys who've publicly feuded for the same girl into the club at the same time. Parker was in the V.I.P. section when the fight broke out, and suffered an injury to his cornea in the ensuing melee. An injury to his eye, the suit argues, isn't exactly great for Parker's basketball career. Therefore, $20 million please. (The Atlantic Wire)
The NBA sensation claimed he nearly lost an eye at the hands of Brown and the nightclub's insufficient security.
NBA superstar Tony Parker said Friday he was hit in the eye by shards of glass when bottles started flying and exploding at the W.I.P. club. The 6-foot-2-inch point guard said he was living it up with pals at the SoHo nightspot "when a fight broke out" early Thursday between the posses of rapper Drake and R&B star Chris Brown. Parker, who is supposed to play for France in the Summer Olympics next month, said he could have lost an eye. (New York Daily News)


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Did anyone else see the ending of Cleveland - Orlando... Holy S*** 1 Second left 3 to win it... I don't think he believed it! :o
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Did anyone else see the ending of Cleveland - Orlando... Holy S*** 1 Second left 3 to win it... I don't think he believed it! :o
flat out amazing
1 word: Wow!
Wake me when he has 6 rings
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Look at the team Jordan had... Lebron doesn't have the supporting staff that Jordan did.Quote:
Wake me when he has 6 rings
His shot is just as or more amazing than Jordan's Fadeaway three.
Absolutely amazing!
I loved Kenny's quote after the game.
"I've been an announcer for 11 years.
3 times I have been at a game that has given me chills.
This dude's given me two of them."
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Whether or not he has 6 rings doesn't make him a good or bad player.Quote:
Wake me when he has 6 rings
James is one of the best players (if not the best) in the NBA right now.
Plus he doesn't get the calls Jordan used to get.
As an avid Knick fan I remember those games where it seemed if you came within 3 feet of Jordan it was a foul.
I don't think anyone is trying to compare James to Jordan.
Jordan is the best player I've ever seen play but it seemed like he averaged more points per game because of fictitious fouls called his way.
That's not to say he wouldn't have made the shot anyway because he was that damn good.
Lebron is a beast. He carries his team, and make's the other players around him better. Kobe and James are the franchise guys that drive their respective teams to greatness.

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KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers on Sunday expressed solidarity with their leader Altaf Hussain during a rally to protest "propaganda" against the party chief.
The MQM had announced the rally in the wake of BBC's report about murder of its leader Dr Imran Farooq in London.
Speaking on the occasion, MQM leader Farooq Sattar said that any "propaganda against Altaf Hussain is propaganda against Pakistan".
"BBC documentaries are propaganda aimed at Altaf Hussain's character assassination, and a conspiracy against Pakistan's survival and stability," Sattar alleged.
He reiterated that MQM and Altaf Hussain respect freedom of expression and freedom of press but they reject "media trial". He further said that BBC's "biased" reporting is influencing the ongoing case in the court, adding that the news organisation was trying to be the investigator, the prosecutor and the judiciary.
MQM leader Amir Khan said that no conspiracies could separate public from party chief Altaf Hussain.
Khan said that today is a day to unearth the conspiracies being hatched against the MQM and its chief. Altaf Hussain had raised his voice for the oppressed people against evil forces, he added.
Thousands of MQM workers attended the rally to express solidarity with Altaf Hussain. MQM leader Faisal Sabzwari and others also addressed the rally at Mazar-e-Quaid.
The MQM claims that party chief Altaf Hussain is being subjected to media trial and that "international conspiracies" are being hatched against him.
Meanwhile, Altaf Hussain thanked the MQM leadership, office-bearers, workers and supporters for holding peaceful gatherings in different parts of the world to show solidarity with him.
He said in a statement that he is thankful to workers and supporters of the MQM for showing concerns over the "negative propaganda" against the MQM and him.
He said that his loyal and respected supporters have given him more strength to be firm in his stance of not compromising on principles.
He also thanked members of MQM coordination committee, and said that sincere and loyal supporters are the "real asset" for him and he feels proud to have such people with him. Earlier on Sunday, British authorities formally wrote to Pakistan demanding handing over of two suspects in the murder case.
In a 20-page letter to the Interior Ministry, the London Metropolitan Police claimed that trail of the MQM leader's murder goes to Pakistan.
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You want to know why I thought we were headed for this disaster?
Read this blog entry from Dawgsbynature's Chris Pokorny. This is from after Romeo's final season in Cleveland. After reading this, you simply cannot say that we have not been witness to history repeating itself in KC. Even to the extent that Porkorny (our equivalent of the Thormans, Matt Conner and our contributors) still thinks that their are players who are capable of being the 'heart' of the team in the future. Absolutely dismal outlook for the future.


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3.66/5 rDev -9.2%
Poured into a BB Vanilla Porter snifter from a 32oz growler filled today at Weilands Market (the keg was tapped today).
A - pours a slightly opaque deep brown that builds to black in the glass. A finger and a half tall head builds then quickly falls to a thin skimming of foam huddling at the endges of the glass.
S - roast profiles dominate the aroma. Roasted malts, coffee and dark chocolate all come through. There's an unusual almost peanut butter cup type aroma snuggled down in there. Maybe some Victory or Biscuit malts in there? Slightly smokey/peat.
T - largly follows the nose in that roast is the dominate profile in the taste as well. Very malty once you dig through the roast and bitterness. Bakers chocolate. Espresso. A very firm, fairly clean bitterness builds in the late palate and lingers for a fair amount. Alcohol is well hidden (best info I can find is this comes in around 7%ABV, which is on the light end of a RIS). The peanut butter cup aroma comes through slightly in the taste as malt derived.
M - medium bodied. Carb level is fairly low, which I think is making it feel heavier than it could be.
D - fairly low for me. The bitterness from the roast teams up with the hop bitterness and some unusual flavors, makimg it slightly like work to get through it.
Overall a decent beer with some good qualities. It's trying t be a good beer but falls a little short. The roast and bitterness levels are too unbalanced to make this beer really enjoyable, especially for the low end of style ABV. Some unexpected flavors also appear that prevent this from being a great beer. Looking forward to trying this again down the road to see if they can iron out some issues.
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At first, I thought he needed to go. The notion of Cowher being interested as well as back-to-back home losses to Buffalo and Detroit had me thinking this way. And it makes sense: too many home losses, horrible 4th quarters, an offensive game-plan straight out of the 1950's, crappy time and timeout management, noticeable regression of Henne and the offense. I thought that maybe it is time for a change before things go way downhill.
But it needs to be noted that he's only been a head coach for 3 years and that when you're building a team from nothing (which is what we were when he came in), it does take some time. Consider.....
Chuck Knoll's first three years with the Steelers: 1-13, 5-9, 6-10
Bill Belichick's first three years with the Browns: 6-10, 7-9, 7-9
Tom Landry's first four years with the Cowboys: 0-11-1, 4-9-1, 5-8-1, 4-10
All three of those guys were first-time head coaches with the above-mentioned teams, and all three are now hall of famers. Does Sparano look like he'll ever be a hall of famer? Of course not...but then again I bet they said the same thing after Landry's 3rd year too. Does Sparano make stupid in-game errors? Yes. But so do Andy Reid and Mike Tomlin. Is the offense pathetic? Yes. But Henning is gone and Henne is either gone or gonna be the #2.
Some positives about Sparano:
1) The players love him and they come off more upset for letting him down than letting themselves down.
2) Despite the mixed-results, he seems like he works very hard.
3) We're one of the least penalized teams in the league. I think we're #2 since Sparano's arrival.
4) Our defense is really good and improving with every game.
5) Do we really want to start from scratch again? Now?
Just some things to think about. The offense needs a complete overhaul and he needs to improve his game-management. Do I think Sparano can get us to the playoffs next year? It doesn't matter what I think. It's simply smart team management to keep him on for at least one more year....
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - A Lubbock memorial to fallen first responders seemed to have been forgotten, until Wednesday. There had been talk of putting the First Responders Memorial in Jack Stevens Park. But now the abandoned Godeke Library is likely to be bulldozed because of mold, with the library moving into the Barnes & Noble location at Slide and the South Loop. The old Godeke site at 6601 Quaker already has a parking lot, sidewalks, electric lines, water & sewer lines. So, could the memorial be constructed there? Maybe.
"But prior to all of this happening we must have a lease for the Barnes & Noble property for a branch library. So there are several tumblers that have to fall into place," said Lubbock City Councilman Paul R. Beane.
Councilman Beane says the City Manager came up with the idea and the early reaction from Lubbock first responders has been good.
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U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was indicted today on more than a dozen charges stemming from a bribery probe, Associated Press reports.
Federal officials are organizing a press conference to announce the indictment.
The indictment detailing the evidence is more than an inch thick, a Justice Department official told the AP. Charges against Jefferson include racketeering, soliciting bribes and money-laundering, according to the report.
Federal officials found more than $90,000 in cash stored in a freezer when they raided Jefferson's home in 2005.
Jefferson maintains his innocence in the case. He could not be reached for comment on the indictment.
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Saturday, 08 Dec 2012 11:28 AM
MOSCOW — "Men in Black" agents K and J may be about to recruit a new Russian assistant: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Medvedev has spoken about top-secret files on aliens that may have landed in Russia.
In footage recorded Friday after a television interview, the former president joked that each Russian leader gets two folders with information about extraterrestrials that visited our planet — and stayed here.
Unseen on camera footage, he is heard telling a Ren TV journalist he could not tell "how many of them are among us, because it may cause panic." He said more details could be found in Barry Sonnenfeld's "Men in Black" films.
During his 2008-2012 presidency, Medvedev showed a sense of humor slightly more subtle than current President Vladimir Putin's sometimes brutal jokes.
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I need to be inspired.
Where is my muse?
I wish I could go on a shopping spree so much.
All of my previously skinny-will-fit-into-someday-clothes are all now way too big on me.
I'm not sad about that, I'm just sad over the fact that I'm stuck wearing baggy clothes that fall of my ass because I am a poor, struggling artist.
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I am a freelance Illustrator and Circus Performer. Work comes when it comes.
I'm five foot and I've lost 35 pounds. I began at 155 pounds and I was at 125 pounds last I checked, but that was a while ago.


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Eight Gables planning application successful (From Stroud News and Journal)
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AN appeal against Stroud District Council's decision to refuse planning permission for a house to be built on land at Eight Gables in Cirencester Road, Minchinhampton has been successful. The application, which was refused in January, was for a house to be built on land in the garden of Eight Gables which is opposite Minchinhampton Common. It can now be built subject to conditions.
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SARGODHA: The Annual Parents Day was celebrated at PAF Public School, Sargodha on Saturday. Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Syed Ather Hussain Bukhari, who is a Sargodhian himself, was the chief guest.
Air Vice Marshal (r) Sajid Habib, principal of the PAF Public School, presented annual report. The chief guest gave away prizes to the winning houses and individuals. Cadet Zain Ahmed was given Academic Colour for overall excellence in academics, while Cadet Shehryar Ahmed was declared the best athlete of the Year. Chigwell shield for sports was awarded to Mirage House. Chairmen Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee trophy for co-curricular activities was won by the Attacker House, while Chief of Air Staff trophy for academics was shared by Mirage and Sabre House. Mirage House lifted the coveted Quaid-e-Azam shield for being overall Champion House of the Year.
Later, the students of the school presented an impressive gymnastics and martial arts display and a well-synchronised PT show. The school also put up an attractive aero modelling display in which young boys manoeuvred radio-controlled aircraft models in the air. All the guests and parents applauded the young Sargodians for displaying such an impressive performance in all these fields. A large number of serving and retired defence personnel, senior bureaucrats and parents of these students were present on the occasion.
PAF Public School Sargodha, situated near PAF Base Mushaf, is regarded as one of the best educational institutions of the country. The school inducts young boys of grade 8 and they study there till the completion of their FSc. After graduating from this institution, these students either join PAF Academy, Risalpur, or complete their higher education from different universities and excel in various walks of life.
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Can anyone remember which season was the one where the bachelor was choosing between a 48 yr old and a 25 yr old? I thought it was The Bachelor but I could be wrong. I can't find it in the Season recaps. Confused Newbie
Confused Newbie
The show was NOT the batchelor. A 30 year old tennis has been was set up with 5 older and 5 younger chicks.
I think it was called "Age of Love"
And if you look at the right hand column you'll find Age of Love Forum (it's under the cancelled shows)
what show was that?? Did it star Andy Baldwin by chance??? LMAO


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Watching Yuni Play Everyday: Tango on UZR, Betancourt, and the Fans Scouting Report
Commenting on R. J. Anderson's response to Dayton Moore's comments on Betancourt and defensive metrics, Tango agrees:: "I do NOT believe in UZR trends. I DO believe in Fans' Scouting Report trends. Without the Fans', you look at the +2, +1, -1, -13, and see that someone who was a bit lucky his first three years, and very unlucky last year. With the Fans, that -13 is scary looking." If Tango is so smart, he'd be working for a baseball team! What's that?


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Thousands of people in Johnson County and the state of Kansas may think they are registered to vote, but they're not. It's all tied to a change in Kansas voting law.
"Technically these individuals are registered, but not in our registration totals until we get their proof of citizenship document," said Johnson County Election Commissioner Brian Newby.
Newby said about 2000 people may be in for a surprise next time they try to vote. Their voter registration applications are in a suspended state until proof of citizenship is presented, before they'll be added to the voter rolls.
"Our big concern here is we'd like to not see that number continue to increase. It's 2000 in the first six months, it could be 4,000 by the end of the year. The sooner we get this fixed the better," he said.
The problem started when Kansas law changed Jan. 1. A Department of Revenue spokesperson said the problem happens when a current license or ID holder comes into a license bureau to update information on their license that doesn't require proof of citizenship.
By law the bureau is required to ask them if they'd like to register to vote. If they say yes, but don't have proof of citizenship, the application is incomplete when forwarded on to the Secretary of State, and then to the county election office.
"In the meantime, we are trying to follow up with the voters who registered to say we need this in order for you to be able to vote," Newby said.
State-wide more than 11,000 applications are waiting for proof of citizenship. Wyandotte County said they have 649 applications in suspense from the driver's license bureau, and 64 for other reasons.
The Department of Revenue said the system works as planned when someone new to the state shows proof of citizenship, when registering to vote at a license bureau.
Newby said it's a good thing there's not a county-wide election until next fall.
"They wouldn't be denied the right to vote, but we'd have to work with them to make sure we could count it," he said.
A $40 million upgrade to the Division of Vehicles computer system was supposed to store electronic copies of birth certificates and other proof-of-citizenship documents, and send them to election officials, but Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew says that hasn't happened.
Newby said the easiest way to verify you're registered to vote in Johnson County is to check online. Click here for more information.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled a similar voter registration law in Arizona unconstitutional. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has said the Kansas law is different enough that he is confident it will stand up in court.
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Stories We Like: A Guide to the Comma
"Also þikke as snow þat snew,The figurative sense of "overwhelm" is 1880, Amer.Eng., in phrase to snow (someone) under. Snow job "strong, persistent persuasion in a dubious cause" is World War II armed forces slang, probably from the same metaphoric image.
Or al so hail þat stormes blew."
[Robert Mannyng of Brunne, transl. Wace's "Chronicle," c.1330]
To persuade in a dubious cause, esp by exaggeration, appeals to common sentiment, etc; blow smoke: The electorate will not be snowed into supporting that silly measure (1945+)Related Terms
eyes like pissholes in the snow
[verb sense fr the idea of snowing someone under with articulate reasons]
Common in Palestine in winter (Ps. 147:16). The snow on the tops of the Lebanon range is almost always within view throughout the whole year. The word is frequently used figuratively by the sacred writers (Job 24:19; Ps. 51:7; 68:14; Isa. 1:18). It is mentioned only once in the historical books (2 Sam. 23:20). It was "carried to Tyre, Sidon, and Damascus as a luxury, and labourers sweltering in the hot harvest-fields used it for the purpose of cooling the water which they drank (Prov. 25:13; Jer. 18:14). No doubt Herod Antipas, at his feasts in Tiberias, enjoyed also from this very source the modern luxury of ice-water."


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If you are not familiar with Kiva.org, please familiarize yourself now. It's a vehicle to allow people to request money in a dignified way. By asking for a loan to support their family and entrepreneurial spirit.
For anyone who signs up with this link and makes a $25 loan, Kiva will match it by giving $25 for our Kiva loan candidates. If you've thought about helping Kiva alleviate poverty worldwide, in a "teach a man to fish" way, please do so now. This is a great Win-Win-Win opportunity.
The best thing about Kiva (other than the fact that people are not looking to get something for nothing) is when a loan is paid back, you can pay it forward to your next preferred candidate, and your initial loan/investment just keeps on giving.


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Friday, October 30, 2009
Betsy Nolan Sieg, a 2007 Westminster College graduate and purchasing manager for Metro Bank, earned Westminster's 2009 Outstanding and Dedicated AV Media Support Services Award.
Sieg, a business administration major, worked in Westminster's AV Services Department from 2004-2007. She was honored with the department's annual award for exceptional work on campus two consecutive years.
"Betsy was consistently recognized for her organized, efficient, and competent approach to her work, as well as her rapport with people of all ages when she was in our department," said Gary Swanson, Westminster director of AV services. "It comes as no surprise that she continues to shine professionally. We're very pleased she was selected for this award."
Sieg received two promotions since joining Metro Bank in 2007 and coordinated the successful transition from Commerce Bank to the new Metro Bank brand name.
"Betsy's commitment to quality, dedication, and organizational skills were extraordinary in our very successful rebranding effort," said Julie Wilson, Sieg's supervisor at Metro Bank. "She is a wonderful person with sound decision-making skills, and her coordination efforts made the transition move like clockwork."
"Westminster taught me that you have to work for what you want and great things don't come easily," Sieg said. "My time in the AV office taught me how to handle various situations that truly help me in my current position. Thanks to my family, who has supported me in every step of my life."
Sieg and her husband, William "BJ" Sieg '06, and son, Will, reside in Mechanicsburg.
The award is open to all qualifying Westminster alumni and is an annual presentation that coincides with International Audio Visual Week. Previous honorees include 2007 winner Mark Slezak '87, an elementary teacher from Hermitage, and 2008's Denny Wolfe '97, an Emmy Award-winning ESPN producer.
Contact Swanson for award criteria or information on 2010 nominations at (724) 946-7188 or e -mail email@example.com.
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Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Guide to America's Best Colleges. Westminster ranked third among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 371 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.


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Should Stephen King ever seek a sequel to Christine, perhaps he should look into recent events on the widest bridge in the world, the Vancouver-area Port Mann span. Ever since it opened in September, this inanimate giant of cold steel has been waging bloody war against the puny humans who use it for their daily commute.
Actually, even before it opened the multibillion-dollar Fraser River bridge made a spectacular protest against its flesh-and-blood creators. In February, a building crane suffered a malfunction and, in an accident that shook nearby workspaces, released an immense hunk of concrete into thin air. Said witness Edward Jordan to CTV News, presumably without taking a breath: "It was a very loud and unnatural sort of sound and I looked over at the river and there was water splashing up and I realized something very large must have gone down."
Perhaps sensing that people were now leery of the ground, the sadistic span launched an attack from above. When a major winter storm blew into British Columbia this December, cables high up on the crossing began accumulating thick layers of ice. They suddenly released them on the afternoon of December 19 in the form of auto-body-smashing "slushbombs" that hit hundreds of cars and knocked one person unconscious. Have a look at the incoming ice mortars (commentary provided by an angry pirate):
The bridge hardly waited for the ink on the insurance papers to dry before striving again to unleash hell. It was on a foggy dawn last Thursday when the byway welcomed in dozens of drivers who were quickly surprised to find themselves on what one called a "skating rink." Frictionless ice covering the vapor-cloaked road led to car after car crashing into one another; the resulting pileup involved 40 motorists in a glass-splintered mess.
In a true sign that Port Mann is cursed, the British Columbia transportation minister has vowed that drivers will have to pay for their own damages in this mega-collision, because contractors who applied deicing liquid to the bridge did nothing "that they were negligent in." Perhaps they should've applied holy water, instead. The travesty with this bridge could be just beginning, prophesizes the Daily Brew's Matthew Coutts:
Falling ice, slippery conditions. They say bad things come it threes. Perhaps drivers should take the long route until that third shoe drops.
Or maybe the bridge should only be open in summer.
Top photo courtesy of Torben Hansen on Flickr.


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Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are up to their feuding ways again. Tired of playing second fiddle to Bugs, Daffy has decided to leave the Studio for good. He is aided by Warner Bros.' humor impaired Vice President of Comedy, Kate Houghton, who releases him from his contract and instructs WB security guard/aspiring stunt man DJ Drake to capture and "escort" Daffy off the studio lot.
Alternative titles: Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie; Looney Tunes: The Movie; The Untitled Looney Tunes Project
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One of our highest priorities is player safety. We all know that football is a tough game that includes hard contact. But that carries with it an obligation to do all that we can to protect all players from unnecessary injury caused by dangerous techniques from those who play outside the rules.
The video shown today shows what kind of hits are against the rules, but also makes clear that you can play a hard, physical game within the rules.
Violations of the playing rules that unreasonably put the safety of another player in jeopardy have no place in the game, and that is especially true in the case of hits to the head and neck. Accordingly, from this point forward, you should be clear on the following points:
1. Players are expected to play within the rules. Those who do not will face increased discipline, including suspensions, starting with the first offense.
2. Coaches are expected to teach playing within the rules. Failure to do so will subject both the coach and the employing club to discipline.
3. Game officials have been directed to emphasize protecting players from illegal and dangerous hits, and particularly from hits to the head and neck. In appropriate cases, they have the authority to eject players from a game.
The topic du jour in the National Football League is the announcement of rule changes regarding helmet-to-helmet hits stemming from the rash of concussions sustained this past weekend. One such guy to be knocked out was Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who was unnecessarily lit up by Falcons cornerback Dunta Robinson. Jackson's teammate, cornerback Ellis Hobbs, weighed in on the hit sustained by Jackson as well as the NFL's declaration that it would be taking a tougher stanceon such plays moving forward. Excerpts from Hobb's interview on WIP can be found below (via: SRI)
On whether or not this will change the way the game is played:
"I guess you play the game the same way you have always played it and let the chips fall where they may. I think to go out there and guard yourself and put caution out there may actually get you hurt worse than going out there and playing. It's hard to go out there and play the game when they put such a severe penalty on you. On the other hand, it's a violent sport and we all knew that from a young age. You just have to go out there and play the game."
On what he thought about [the hit on DeSean Jackson]:
"Here's the disadvantage in looking at it like that. You're talking about something that is happening in milliseconds. You're slowing it down, you're replaying it constantly and now you have the aspect of looking at it from all angles. Basically you're telling everyone out there in TV land and reminding everyone of how bad this is. I think any human being and any person out there will tell you, I think (James) Harrison put a good point on it from the Steelers, you want to go out there and punish and hurt your opponent, but to sit there and do any permanent damage, you never want to do that. I don't think Dunta Robinson had it in his mind to sit here and say I'm literally trying to kill this guy or knock him unconscious or something like that. Maybe so, but I personally don't think that. I think he was just playing the game and if it was the other way around and DeSean had to hit him I think it would've been the same thing. We all know what we're signing up for when we're going out there."
On whether or not he will put a knockout hit on a receiver when he comes over the middle despite the new enforcement of the rule:
"Most definitely. My job is to go out there and make sure that guy doesn't catch the ball, make sure I take the ball away, or make the tackle. My coach coaches me in the right direction. He doesn't tell me anything that's within the rule of dirty play, but we are taught to go out there and be a physical defense. The fans, the media, talk about that every day. Are you a physical defense or are you a weak defense? You're only going to get that by going out there and getting the respect. How do you do that? You go out there, you hit hard, and you play the game violent."
The NFL has announced the penalty for Dunta Robinson's hit that concussed DeSean Jackson and put both players of Sunday's game. Robinson will be fined $50k for what the NFL is calling a violation of player safety rules.
In all, the NFL handed down $175k in fines today with $50k each coming from Robinson & Patriots S Brandon Meriweather and a whopping $75k from Steelers LB James Harrison.
It's kind of a double whammy for Robinson who ends up with a $50K and a concussion of his own from the play.
Here is the statement from the NFL on the hit.
In the second quarter of Atlanta's game against Philadelphia, Robinson unnecessarily struck a defenseless receiver. That action violated Rule 12, Section 2, Article 8 (g) of the NFL Official Playing Rules, which states that it is unnecessary roughness if the initial force of the contact by a defender's helmet, forearm, or shoulder is to the head or neck area of a defenseless receiver who is catching or attempting to catch a pass.
NFL VP of operations Ray Anderson was on ESPN's Mike & Mike this morning to talk about the league's new tougher stance on illegal and violent hits. He was asked specifically about Dunta Robinson's hit on DeSean Jackson that knocked both players out of Sunday's Eagles vs Falcons game. Eagletarian had the transcript.
"Technically, by the rules, even if you initiate contact below the neck, but you get up into a players head and neck area for a defenseless receiver, technically under that rule, that was a violation," Anderson said. "That's why it was called (a penalty). And it will be subject to discipline."
Yes, it was a bang-bang play," Anderson said. "You can make the argument that it was different from the others (hits on Sunday). But at the end of the day, it was still illegal under the current rules. And we have to be very vigorous about enforcing and protecting our players against hits like this."
Robinson will certainly be fined for the hit, but I doubt he'll be one of the players suspended if indeed suspensions come down this week. Brandon Merriweather and James Harrison are more likely candidates for suspension because they really seemed to have more intent than Robinson did. While Robinson's hit was clearly illegal under the new hitting a defenseless WR rules, it's hard to say that there was malicious intent there.
Below are Andy Reid's full comments on DeSean Jackson's concussion and timeline for recovery.
"Well, listen, with every concussion when you get hit like that you're not going to remember everything, but it wasn't like amnesia set in. He remembered his touchdowns and all the things that happened. He didn't necessarily remember the hit when it took place. That was a heck of a hit. And listen, it's one of those – it was a rough one on both those guys. But as far as the timing goes, that's not accurate, and the memory loss, I don't know to what extent [because] I didn't hear all these comments, but it was a concussion and these are the things that happen with these concussions. But he got a pretty good jolt, now. That was a big hit. I'm not sure I've seen one here quite like that one in our stadium. That was a big hit for both guys."
On whether he is confident Jackson will have a chance to play against the Colts after the bye week:
"We just have to take it [one step at a time]."
On whether he has any reason to think Jackson would not be ready against the Colts:
"No. I didn't hear any of that. Maybe somebody knows something I don't know, but I doubt it."
On whether Jackson's concussion is the most severe concussion a player on the team has suffered this year:
"Well, I'll tell you that was a violent collision and that's what I'll tell you. We've had a couple others that were pretty good ones, but this was a pretty violent one. And the thing about it is, the next question goes, 'Well, if Riley's been out two weeks, you know, DeSean [should be out longer, too?]' I think they're all different, and so you just have to go on the symptoms and see what happens, and listen to the doctors, and listen to the player and the trainer. So, we'll just see how it all works. But that collision, that was a rough one."
Andy Reid updated DeSean Jackson's condition at his Monday press conference and the news was mixed. First, he said that Jackson had indeed suffered a concussion and did not actually recall the hit. He did however, recall his touchdowns and the rest of the game.
Reid said that while Jackson would be a "real stretch" to play this weekend against the Titans, there was no reason at this point to think he would be out after the bye week following the Titans game.
In addition to the concussion, Jackson is experiencing soreness in the shoulder and neck area but was in "good spirits" today as he came in for treatment.
Andy Reid opened his postgame conference without much news on DeSean Jackson's injury. He said it was obviously a concussion but had no news beyond that. He did say that he didn't think Jackson lost consciousness and that DeSean was awake when he was out there. He was asked whether these violent collisions were becoming more common in the NFL lately.
"I think it's been that way. At that position, you have speed guys, and you have some guys who can whack you when they get to you. I don't think things have changed that way. I think you're seeing some violent collisions throughout the league, but if you look over time, there have been some crazy collisions between safeties and wide receivers, between safeties and tight ends, and between corners and wide receivers on crossing routes. That's what happened in this situation."
On the solid play of the much maligned King Dunlap
"I thought big King did a pretty good job. He had one penalty for hands-in-the-face, but when a guy is trying to bull-rush you and you're 6-9, sometimes that's going to happen. I thought he bent well, and I thought he delivered his hands in tight. He has 35-and-a-half inch arms, so when he extends those, I'm not sure there is anyone in the league that can get into his chest. He battled all the way through. I have to see the film, but I thought for the most part, he did a pretty good job."
Will the good play of Kevin Kolb make it hard to go back to Michael Vick?
"This is a beautiful thing. When you're sitting here as a chubby head coach in the National Football League, and you have two good quarterbacks, you're a happy guy. That's a positive thing."
Finally, does this win over Atlanta solidify the Eagles position in the NFC?
"Every week in this thing is a challenge. This was a challenge this week and I thought the guys were focused and ready to play their hearts out. Next week is another challenge. I still believe that [Atlanta] is a heck of a football team. They are very well-coached and they play hard and aggressive football. We were able to get a few big plays on them and put them in a little bit of a bind, but that's a good football team in all phases of their game. The NFL is crazy right now. Next week is another challenge, and you have to focus in on that, rise to the challenge, and then you're off to the races."
During the first half of the Eagles Vs Falcons game, Atlanta CB Dunta Robinson put a clearly dirty helmet to helmet hit on DeSean Jackson. The hit, for which the Falcons were flagged for 15 yards and Robinson will undoubtedly be fined for, appeared to knock both players out cold. Both were helped off the field looking very woozy and would not return.
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – Kevin Kolb was highly efficient in throwing for 326 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, and the Philadelphia Eagles trounced the visiting Atlanta Falcons, 31-17.
Kolb, who has been mired in a much-publicized quarterback controversy with the injured Michael Vick, completed 23-of-29 passes and was picked off once for the Eagles (4-2), who have won four of their last five games and notched their first home victory in three tries.
Vick (ribs) has missed the last two games after being knocked out of a Week 4 matchup with the Redskins, and Kolb has filled in admirably by winning his past two starts.
The main target of the game was Jeremy Maclin, who caught seven balls for a career-best 159 yards and two touchdowns, including one that went for 83 yards. DeSean Jackson added a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown before being knocked out of the game with a head injury early in the second quarter on a scary hit from Atlanta's Dunta Robinson, who also left the game.
Matt Ryan was largely ineffective in his second homecoming for Atlanta (4-2), connecting on just 23-of-42 throws for 250 yards with two touchdowns to Tony Gonzalez and an interception. The Philadelphia-area native fell to 0-2 in his career at Lincoln Financial Field.
Michael Jenkins led the receiving corps with five catches for 99 yards, while Michael Turner ran for 45 yards on 15 carries for the Falcons, who had their four-game win streak snapped.
The Eagles came out firing on all cylinders to build a big lead.
Atlanta went three-and-out on the game's first series, and Philadelphia gained possession at its own 47. After Kolb hit Maclin on a 22-yard pass play, Jackson got an end around to the left and sprinted his way past the defense before just getting over the goal line for a 31-yard touchdown three minutes into the game.
The Falcons looked to cut into their deficit, as a 42-yard completion from Ryan to Jenkins put them in field goal range. Matt Bryant's 41-yard attempt, however, banged off the left upright and fell to the field.
Kolb made Atlanta pay for its mistake, driving the Eagles downfield 69 yards in just six plays. Jackson finished off the possession by catching a perfect pass over the middle in the end zone from 34 yards out for a 14-0 lead with 6:50 still left in the opening quarter.
The Falcons' offense gained just one first down combined on their next three drives — on an Eagles' defensive penalty — and Philadelphia extended its lead to 21 points midway through the second after a 44-yard punt return by Jorrick Calvin gave the hosts good field position.
The return put the Eagles at the Falcons' 34, and Kolb directed a seven-play drive that ended when Maclin made a diving touchdown grab just over the goal line near the right pylon from eight yards away.
Philadelphia was driving late in the first half until a tipped pass resulted in an interception. Kolb was whistled for a horse-collar tackle, which gave the Falcons the ball on the Eagles' 31 with just under a minute left. After a pass interference call in the end zone, Ryan hit Gonzalez on a one-yard scoring pass with 14 seconds left for a 14-point game.
Bryant drilled a 26-yard field goal with seven minutes left in the third to cut Atlanta's deficit to 10, but the Eagles had an immediate answer, as Kolb found Maclin streaking down the left sideline wide open for an 83-yard touchdown toss less than a minute later.
Ryan's 13-yard touchdown pass to Gonzalez with 5:40 left in the game brought the Falcons to within 11, but Atlanta didn't get the onside kick, and David Akers' 30-yard field goal gave Philadelphia a 31-17 lead with three minutes to play.
Game Notes
Akers went 1-for-4 on field goal attempts, giving him three missed three field goals in the game for the first time in his career…The Eagles, who played without starting left tackle Jason Peters, allowed only one sack while recording three — two from Trent Cole…Philadelphia running back LeSean McCoy had 64 yards rushing on 21 carries and added four catches for 21 yards…Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel had an interception, giving him 31 since 2006, the most in the NFL during that time…The Eagles have won six of the last seven meetings between the teams.
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Michael Vick actually took some reps with the scout team today, it's the first time he's been practiced since his injury against Washington. While he won't be starting this weekend, there's a chance he could dress for the game and either be the emergency 3rd QB or the backup.
Vick himself says he thinks he can dress and that he's getting healthy quick.
Vick said: "I could dress out. We're just going to see how it goes for the next couple of days. I'm making progress each and every day; it's a credit to the training staff. Just feeling good and ready to go."
Vick said he still has pain "in my shoulders, but I can tolerate it; it's not as bad as it was (even) two days ago. Each day I make progress."
Adam Schefter is reporting that Andy Reid has announced that Kevin Kolb will start this Sunday against the Falcons.
Arguably the key matchup of this game is going to be Falcons DE John Abraham vs Eagles LT King Dunlap… It's one that heavily favors the Falcons on paper. Dunlap struggled mightily protecting Kevin Kolb's blind side when he was pressed in to service against the 49ers. This week his job gets even harder going against Abraham, who has 93.5 career sacks.
Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg talked about whether he is concerned about the left tackle position.
"Well Abraham can show up both strong or weak, and right and left. And so, they'll move him around a little bit; not as much as some, but more than just a stagnant right or left player. He's a heck of a player. They have some excellent pass rushers. I think comparing them from last year they're very good inside. They have the man from [the University of] Montana there, [DE Kroy] Biermann, as well, number 71. He's a heck of a player. So their defense is very, very good and it starts up front with them. Our left tackle played well with the exception of a couple, two or three plays there, which he'll get corrected. So, we have great confidence in [T] King [Dunlap] there."
The Falcons move Abraham around to get him the best matchup… He probably won't need to move much to get that this weekend.
Mornhinweg said there were things that team can do to help Dunlap, but he didn't want to go into "too much detail" about how they'll do that.
Three interceptions through five games, and a Defensive Rookie of the Month award for his play in September. Not a bad start to Nate Allen's NFL career. The Philadelphia Eagles safety, drafted in the second round of this past April's draft, has exceeded all expectations through the first five games of the 2010 NFL season. The Eagles' defense has had its struggles early on in the year, but they've looked much improved from a year ago, thanks in part to Allen being ready to play at a high level from the get-go.
Allen, the former University of South Florida star who grew up in the Land of Deion Sanders (Fort Myers), has quickly carved out his own reputation as a playmaker in the Eagles defense. He was named the NFC's Defensive Rookie of the Month for September and he now has three interceptions through only five games. The last Eagles rookie to have three interceptions in a season was none other than Dawkins in 1996. And to thicken the plot, Allen intercepted McNabb in the second half of the Eagles' loss.
"I didn't really think about it when we were on the field," said Allen. "But when I got to the locker room and the media started talking about it, it was pretty cool."
The Eagles coordinators met the media today to talk about this weekend's matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. Eagles defensive coordinator Sean McDermott stressed the importance of stopping Atlanta's run game, which is currently the 2nd ranked in the NFL.
"Well, you've got to stop the run. You have to commit to stopping the run, because if they get those two running backs going, that opens up their passing game, and that's hard to stop. You look at the games where team's have held them in check for three quarters or so, and that's been San Francisco and a little bit of the Saints game. Eventually, their run got on track and they would pop a big run and then things would open up. The two running backs they have with [Michael] Turner and [Jason] Snelling are a legitimate force that we have to deal with."
It was also noted that the Eagles run defense improved dramatically in last week's game. They were gashed by the Redskins on the ground in week 4, but effectively shut down one of the game's best best in Frank Gore last week. McDermott was asked what changed?
"Well, I thought we played better up front. I thought our tackles gave us a point up front, played square in the hole. When you do that, you have a chance to be a good run defense. But when there's push up inside, like there had been in some previous games, it's tough because everything falls back at that point. But last week, I thought out tackles really stepped it up and played well."
The Eagles ability to control Atlanta's run game will likely be what decides this game. Let's hope the Eagles run D who showed up last week is the same one who shows up this week.
If he does indeed start this week, Kevin Kolb will be facing another one of the NFL's young quarterbacks in the Falcons' Matt Ryan. He was asked this week whether Ryan is a guy he looks up to?
"Yeah, he's done a great job, and not only on the field, but off the field. Everything that he does, he does it like a pro. One of the things I really like about him is, I've seen some film where the first couple quarters they're not really grooving yet, and then like against San Francisco, boom, he came back on those last two drives, took them right down the field and won the game. So that's the way it's going to be sometimes, and he's always a fighter, always a battler and finds a way to win."
Kolb was also asked whether his preparation has changed this week since he's not sure yet whether he'll be starting or not?
"No. It's exactly the same. And that's the way you have to approach it. Obviously, we did something somewhat right last week, so that's the way I want to stay, and make sure that I'm totally prepared if something was to happen."
Michael Vick did not participate in Eagles practice today, but he says that doesn't mean he won't be able to take the field this weekend against his former team, the Atlanta Falcons.
"I've got a shot," Vick said at his locker Wednesday. "I can't tell you [how far away I am], the only thing I can tell you is, hey, I'm making progress, and don't count me out. I've made progress every day. Last week I couldn't brush my hair, but now I can brush my hair, so that's a good thing. And [my] breathing is good."
So he can brush his hair… watch out Falcons!
Speaking of the Falcons, Vick told CSNPhilly that there's no extra motivation for him to get back out there against his former team.
"There's no extra motivation because it's Atlanta," Vick said. "I felt like we got over that hurdle last year, so it's just another football game against a tough football team."
Michael Vick did not participate in Eagles practice today, but he says that doesn't mean he won't be able to take the field this weekend against his former team, the Atlanta Falcons.
"I've got a shot," Vick said at his locker Wednesday. "I can't tell you [how far away I am], the only thing I can tell you is, hey, I'm making progress, and don't count me out. I've made progress every day. Last week I couldn't brush my hair, but now I can brush my hair, so that's a good thing. And [my] breathing is good."
So he can brush his hair… watch out Falcons!
Speaking of the Falcons, Vick told CSNPhilly that there's no extra motivation for him to get back out there against his former team.
"There's no extra motivation because it's Atlanta," Vick said. "I felt like we got over that hurdle last year, so it's just another football game against a tough football team."
The Eagles released their Wednesday injury report and Michael Vick was unable to practice due to his injured ribs. This puts his status in doubt for this weekend's game against Atlanta. This really shouldn't come as a surprise after Andy Reid said this week that Vick would be a "long shot" to be ready by this weekend. Reid said that he's started lifting again, but has not resumed throwing.
Also missing practice was DT Brodrick Bunkley who went from headed to IR on Monday to discovering that his injury was not as serious as first thought. Reid did say he thought it would be a stretch for him to be ready to play.
Todd Herremans had some swelling on his knee and sat out practice but is expected to be back out tomorrow. Likewise for LeSean McCoy, who is still nursing a cracked rib.
Jason Peters will undergo surgery tomorrow for a meniscus tear in his knee. He'll miss this week for sure, but the surgery is not season ending and he could be back in a couple weeks. King Dunlap will start in his place.
Asante Samuel has been cleared after suffering a concussion and was a full participant in practice. WR Riley Cooper, who also suffered a concussion last week, was limited today but looks likely to be back by Sunday.
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The Toledo men's tennis team had a strong outing at Shadow Valley Tennis Club, defeating Youngstown State 6-1 for its second win in three matches.
"We're getting better on the big points and I think we're playing better as a team every match," head coach Al Wermer said. "We're learning how to battle together and having some fun fighting together."
The Rockets claimed two of three doubles matches on the day. Juniors Mark Singnil (Samutsakorn, Thailand) and Nicky Wong (Mansfield, OH) scored a 6-4 victory in No. 1 doubles, while sophomore Garrett Cona (Silver Lake, OH) and freshman Stjepan Sisko (Kastel Stari, Croatia) won 6-3 in the No. 2 doubles slot.
Sisko also earned a win in No. 2 singles. It was his third singles victory of the season, improving to 3-1 in the second spot.
Singnil defeated Silviu Mistreanu of Youngstown State 5-4, 6-4, 10-1 in No. 1 singles to bump his record to 3-1 in the first singles spot and 5-3 overall. Wong, junior Roberto Meza (Antofagasta, Chile) and senior Ben Brocker (Poland, OH) all earned singles victories as well, in the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 spots, respectively.
This evening's match against Ferris State was canceled due to inclement weather, but may be rescheduled for later in the spring.
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Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14's fast-talking featherweight Hamid Corassani is getting a second lease on his ZUFFA life.
That's because the Swedes over at MMA NYTT bring word that "Akira" will make his Octagon debut at the UFC on FUEL TV 2 event, booked for April 14, 2012, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Corassani (9-3) is perhaps best known for his phantom tap against Dustin Neace on the former Spike TV reality show. He was able to advance to the semifinals, but got choked out by eventual finalist Dennis Bermudez inside the first round.
He was not invited back to participate in the Dec. 3, 2011, TUF 14 live finale, but alas, he's getting a second shot when the gang heads overseas.
Opposing him is Jason Young (8-5), who's trying desperately to climb out of an 0-2 hole. "Shotgun" has yet to secure a win inside the Octagon, losing back-to-back decisions to Michihiro Omigawa and Dustin Poirier.
Third time's the charm?
UFC on Fuel TV 2 features native son Alexander Gustafsson in the main event taking on longtime veteran and Brazilian banger Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Other bouts booked for the event include Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara and Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada.
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I think the institution brought us this far. So perhaps the problem of reorienting the senate to be less corprate enabling and more countries best interests enabling, is to finally do election funding reform! If they owe their ass to the cporp dopnors they will do their work to save their ass. End of story.
ps- They say we keep Lieberman because of all the votes he casts with us. Like we wouldn't get those from a freshman Dem who replaced him???
And the freshaman wouldn't run to the enemies side and yell back how we are troop hating terrorist loving traitors. While exp[ecting to hold chairs of honor.
comment on a post Is it Time to End the Connecticut Compromise? over 4 years ago
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Jim Tressel has been suspended for the first two games of the Ohio St. Buckeyes 2011 football season and fined $250,000, according to a tweet by Yahoo! Sports' Dan Wetzel. Tressel's press conference is set to begin shortly, during which we'll likely find out further details, but there's that.
That would mean Tressel, along with Terrelle Pryor and four other Buckeyes players, would miss the first two games of the season. Those games are against Akron and Toledo, so Ohio State should be fine without him, but it's still a massive public relations dent for a coach who has held a stately reputation until now.
Tressel is under fire for allegedly being aware of infractions made by Pryor and others. A report by Yahoo! Sports alleged Tressel knew of the tattoos-for-rings scandal eight months longer than he had stated.
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MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV) – From time to time, you hear a story of such amazing timing that it stops you in your tracks. The story of Grace is one of them.
For first responder Marc Hadden, seeing the unusual is all in a day's work but he never expected that taking one call would forever change his life.
It was a cool crisp November night when Marc Hadden and his crew arrived on scene.
"It was just a somewhat normal call," Hadden said. "Very quickly we realized that it was going to be a life changer for us."
There was no time to get to the hospital, and before he knew it, Marc was delivering a baby girl.
"He called me and he was ecstatic," Hadden's wife Beth said. "I mean he delivered a baby, and who in the world gets to deliver a baby in their lifetime that's not a doctor?"
The baby, named Grace, was immediately put up for adoption, an unknown blessing for the Haddens, who always knew they wanted their family of four to grow but couldn't.
"Ever since we had the boys, we knew that we wanted more children, but I was preterm with them so we knew that it wasn't possible to have any more babies," Beth Hadden said. "And we had it in our minds and in our hearts for years to adopt and we just left it in God's hands. We said if it's meant to be, it will be."
In a strange twist of fate, it was as if little Grace picked them.
"I don't know if I have words," Marc said. "I never envisioned that I would have a daughter. We are truly blessed. For sure."
48 hours later, their new bundle of joy, wrapped in pink was coming home.
"As soon as we signed the papers, I looked a Marc and went, Oh my gosh, we have to pay for a wedding. I was like that was my first thought??! I guess just having a girl is so different after having two boys," Beth said.
As for the boys, Will and Parker haven't skipped a beat taking on roles as the protective, older brothers.
They realize they may not share the same DNA, but they light up with pride when they look at her.
"I just love her to pieces," Marc said.
It's been nearly eight months now since little Grace miraculously fell right into her daddy's arms.
The family of five is happy and healthy, and life has proven once again that being in the right place at the right time can change everything.
"I've been telling people that ya know I brought her into this world and I can take her out, and I'll be able to tell her that," said Marc.
Most would say little Grace was saved the night she was born, but the Haddens would argue it was Grace who saved them.
"I don't even think about her being adopted, She's ours and we love her," Marc said.
The Haddens say their family finally feels complete, but they say if fate has it, they might just be ready for another adoption down the road.
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Mountain Project now has an app on Facebook which will show your tick list and your to do list directly on your Facebook profile. It will automatically update when you change them on Mountain Project. You can add it from the About Page on Facebook
Awesome, but what happens if we use a different email address for here and facebook. I can't add the app since on Facebook I had to use a school email address. Can this be remedied?
You can have different email addresses - you just have to be logged in to Mountain Project when you install the app on facebook (logged with the same or different address).
Mine doesn't work then. I tried being logged in here first, logging in through the facebook app, removing and reinstalling, and everything else I could think of. When I try to login there like it asks (even if I'm already logged in here), it just accepts the info and spits me out on the main MP.com page. huh? Thanks for any suggestions
I am having the same issue as Jordan. Mountainproject does not show up in my profile and there is definitely no to do or ticklist. Logging in just brings me to Mountainproject within facebook. I hope we can fix this, because I think it is a great idea!
It doesn't work on the "new" facebook. Switch to the "old" facebook and it should work fine.
Mine doesn't work on either new or old. It just keeps opening up MPs within MPs.
Mine works fine. I'm using Firefox, if that makes a difference for anyone.
Have you tried just logging into facebook and searching the applications for "mountain project" rather than doing the whole logged-into-both-sites deal? You can access it from there without being logged into mountain project, I think.
Hey, it does work in Firefox. Stupid IE.
Finally got to the bottom of the problems with IE, and it should all work correctly now. You will have to log out and log back in to Mountain Project first though.
Heck ya, it works now in IE. Thanks for all the hard work!
Sweet! More ways to attention whore. And to think people just used to put stickers on their cars and use carribiners to clip their keys to their backpacks to scream "I'm a climber!" to the world.
Is there anyway to get the application to show on my Facebook page so when my friends login and view my page they can see what I have been climbing?
This is great. I was just talking about this and it should be able to be done and now it is. Very cool. Have not tried of it in new facebook, but have already switched back to the old with other problems.


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The Cocaine Cowboys I is one of the most interesting crime documentaries ever filmed. And the main reason for this relays on real story behind the scenes and their real protagonists. This is the story of how cocaine first entered the United States in huge amounts, substituted the widely spread consume of pot and became what it is today, a multibillion dollar business, a large scale industry to satisfy the needs of greedy traffickers at both sides of the border and the lust of the consumers. How it eventually became a blood thirsty business, on how this industry kept relocating itself once the heat was too much to handle in some centers, on how smoking guns were the ones settling the terms in this business, on how technology was an organic part of smuggling the substance into USA and on how the traffickers on all parts saw their lives changed at first to become millionaires in months and latter on to see themselves staring the 2 by 2 square meters of a federal penitentiary if they were lucky enough to make it that far and negotiate with the state a deal. (more…)
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White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)
A thrilling documentary with testimonies of the small numbers of survivors from the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Americans in ´45 in which 140,000 victims perished in Hiroshima and 70,000 in Nagasaki. All survivors are now at the last days of their lives, only now have received a sort of indemnification from the Japanese government. As in other societies, those symbol of defeat, are consciously put aside, left behind, not wanting to be remembered. (more…)
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Vietnam Crucible (1968)
Vietnam Crucible is a documentary out from the US Army, totally censored I reckon as a response to the social despair and dis-conform felt in the american streets during this 10.000 days indo china conflict.
The real jewel of this piece of filmography relays on the rich footage of a powerful entity like the us army produced for the Office of the Chief of Information by the Army Pictorial Center, in a documentary called "The Big picture". During my many tours through the Vietnam War films and documentaries, I found it hard to find in one piece a really one of a kind wide angle on many of the US Army activities in South Vietnam. (more…)
January 4, 2010
Touching the Void (2003)
Touching the Void is a 2003 documentary based on the book with the same title (1989 NCR Book Award) written by Joe Simpson.
Both book and documentary narrates the real tribulations of three Brits, two of them mountaineers: Joe Simpson and Simon Yate, and Richard Hawking, during their 1985 attempt on the conquering of an untouched mountain so far then: Peruvian Siula Grande (20,813 ft/ 6344 m.) by its West side. (more…)
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Scared Straight (1978)
"…3 guys will slide into your cell, wrap your ass into that blanket, and I don't care how tough you think you are or how strong you might be, they are gonna kick your ass over the side of that bed and do bounty of your asshole by sticking a dick in it. So what do you do? I am gonna give you five options you can take: One, you go to the cop, you tell the officer three guys just ripped me off and you come back with the cop and say: that white guy, that black guy, that black guy…these three guys are going to the hole for 30-60 days and then the'll be back in population, but the administration won't let you into population for one of these guys associates will cut your ass from A to Z, so they gotta do something to protect you. Right up there on floor 2, there is a place called P.C., Protected Custody, we call it punk city, and there is were you are going to be all your time, and when you are in PC, you are locked 23 of the 24 hrs a day, you got 1 hr for exercise, and that's it. (more…)


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I Gave Birth to Triplets for My Friend
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Frana e-mailed Susan that she and Mike were willing to explore the option of surrogacy with Susan and her husband, Scott. Susan was stunned. "We were still processing our sad news," she says, shaking her head in wonder, "and then we got this amazing offer."
Tentatively, Susan and Scott decided to do some research with Frana. The first step was to meet with a fertility expert to find out what was involved for both the biological parents and the surrogate. Frana would be a gestational surrogate -- only the carrier. The embryos would be created in a lab with Susan's eggs and Scott's sperm and then transferred to Frana's uterus. Next, the two couples consulted a therapist to ensure that there were no psychological obstacles, and then they legally formalized their agreement at a lawyer's office: Under its terms, Susan and Scott would pay for all expenses Frana and her family incurred, but Frana would receive no fee. "This wasn't about money -- it was all about my connection to Susan and her family," she says. "I couldn't be a surrogate for someone I didn't love. It's too emotional."
Once the contract was signed, Frana and Susan both started on hormones -- Susan to produce eggs and Frana to prepare her uterus. Then the project hit a slight bump in the road: The Sadlers moved from Texas to Laguna Beach, California, for Mike's new job in high-tech sales. So in late September, Frana flew back to Texas for the embryo transfer. After some deliberation, she, Susan and Scott decided to improve her chances by implanting two embryos. If both happened to "stick," they figured they could handle twins.
A month later a pregnant Frana returned to Texas for a first look at the fetus. As the fertility doctor listened for a heartbeat, Frana, Susan and Scott braced themselves for the news that there was more than one. But when the doctor announced that there were three heartbeats, they were speechless. The doctor explained that both embryos had taken and one had split into identical twins. And, alarmingly, the doctor couldn't tell if each twin had her own amniotic sac. (Twins sharing an amniotic sac are at a higher risk of being conjoined or getting umbilical cords wrapped around each other.)
"We were all so scared," Susan remembers, "especially when the doctor immediately began to talk about selective reduction." Selective reduction means aborting one (or more) fetus to lessen risks to the remaining ones -- a process that may jeopardize all fetuses. Instead of relishing a joyful event, everyone went away from the doctor's office feeling terror-struck. They were told to return in two weeks so the doctor could check whether separate amniotic sacs had formed.
Frana didn't stop crying during the entire flight back to California. "Believe it or not, I never really worried about myself -- about whether I could do it, or would get huge, or be sick," she says. "I just didn't want to deliver dead babies. I know someone who had that happen. Her twins, who shared an amniotic sac, strangled themselves on their cords at 24 weeks. If it happened to us, I'd have to deliver two dead babies and have the third at risk of dying, too."
Of course, Frana was also aware that carrying three babies increased her chances of severe complications such as preeclampsia, diabetes, and preterm labor . The contract stipulated that they would follow the doctor's advice for any medical decision, but from a legal perspective the choice of whether to proceed was up to Frana, since she was the person who was pregnant. "I thought, 'How can I live with myself if they want me to have all three babies and I say no?'" she recalls.


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As Ranger fans, we all have to endure a long wait for our team to bring a cup to the city. We'll, I think this may be the year. I see something really good about this team that hasn't shown up on a consistent basis this season, but I think the team will be able to tap into it come playoff time. This group has all the pieces: they have decent forward depth, a very strong defensive unit (contrary to what we have seen this season, but we've seen it in the recent past), and elite goaltending from both the starter and the backup. The issue is it has rarely come together during games this season, but the few games which has, this team has been spectacular to watch. Not only that, but the majority of this team has been here the last two seasons and gained valuable playoff experience from it. This team is built for success. They just haven't put it together yet.
My prediction--and I know its too early to even know if they will make the playoffs--is that if the team does make it, they will go all the way. Yeah, win a cup. I know I sound crazy but this team has a lot more to offer that it has shown us. They've got a lot of skill, decent depth, strong defense, and the perfect type of coach who can adjust on the fly. They even have an elite, yes, elite power play this year and that is always an indicator of great things to come.
If everyone on this team ups their games to the high levels they are capable of, come playoff time, they will be absolutely unstoppable. Don't count this team out yet.
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America's Got Talent host will talk teen Internet safety at a congressional briefing on Wednesday.
A pending online privacy bill is set to get the star treatment. America's Got Talent host Nick Cannon is scheduled to discuss teen Internet safety at a congressional briefing on Wednesday.
Also present at the briefing will be co-sponsors of the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, Representatives Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Joe Barton of Texas. The two serve as co-chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucus.
If passed, the Do Not Track Kids Act would prohibit operators of websites, or mobile or web apps aimed at children or minors from compiling or disclosing their personal data to third parties for targeted marketing purposes. It would also establish a Marketing Bill of Rights for Teens to ensure that site and app operators "do not subject minors to unfair and deceptive surveillance, data collection, or behavioral profiling."
The bill gives the FTC the ability to create regulations requiring site and app operators to provide clear and conspicuous explanation of the types of personal data they collect, how it is employed, and if it is disclosed to other parties. It also deals with location data, proposing that site and app operators cannot collect such data from children without parental consent.
At the briefing, Cannon will act as spokesperson for children's online security firm Safe Communications. The popular TV and radio host, who has over 3 million Twitter followers, could help raise awareness of the privacy legislation and related issues. Online privacy is a hot topic, especially after the White House joined with the ad industry's self-regulatory privacy coalition and Federal Trade Commission in February to plan for a browser-based do-not-track standard.
Google's implementation of a controversial privacy policy consolidation, which enables the company to track users across its platforms such as YouTube and Gmail, has also spurred heightened interest in online privacy among the general public.
The congressional briefing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington D.C. American University professor Kathryn Montgomery is also expected to attend.
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After putting together a photography show focused on large-scale architecture, Douglas Friedman was looking for a new subject when about a month ago, an idea dawned on him. Well, maybe not dawned—more like sat on his lap, shimmied, and swung pasties in his face. "After big buildings, I thought I'd do big boobs," said Friedman. And big they were. The pictures of contemporary burlesque stars Bambi the Mermaid, Dirty Martini, Jo Boobs, and Dr. Lucky that are currently lining the walls of Ruffian's Garment District studio were taken at the downtown club Santos Party House at a tribute show to the late legendary dancer Liz Renay. Joining the photographer at last night's opening were Anne McNally, Sophia Hesketh, Poppy Delevingne, and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, the last of whom was a little embarrassed that her own ensemble resembled one of the outfits in the pictures. "Is it weird that I have that outfit?" she asked, pointing to the Dirty Martini series. "I guess what I'm wearing is really appropriate—I love a theme." But the photographs weren't for everyone. "My dad came in and the first thing he said was that all the pictures were out of focus," Friedman laughed.
Sartorially speaking, the thing I've noticed here is how this city's chic set really latches on to a trend: I've seen so many Balmain shoulders I sometimes think I'm in a game of kinky, high-heeled touch football. And don't even get me started about the fur chubbies. I mean, I knew that fur would be big here—but it's, like, really big here. But just when I was convinced that this town took all its cues from Paris, I discovered it might also have the ability to subversively inspire a few trends of its own. Yesterday, a bunch of us piled onto a bus (I totally called the backseat) for a tour of the city, and a very chic thing happened when Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Byrdie Bell, and Sophia Hesketh tried to get into the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Because Restoin-Roitfeld was in a scandalously tight pair of leggings, Bell's long hair was down, and Hesketh dared to expose her legs, all three had to nick their friends' scarves—which naturally happened to be cashmere and from Vuitton or Burberry—and whip their legs and hair into looks that were both orthodox and surprisingly fashion-forward. That's them outside the church in their layered glory. So the question is: After slap bracelets, will these ladies bring back the sarong? The more I think about it, the more I realize how appropriate a multitasking, two-in-one scarf skirt is for times like these. What's more, it being mere days before HBO's Grey Gardens premieres, there couldn't be a better tribute to Little Edie, whose odd circumstances encouraged her to make convertible skirts of her own.
One of the questions people ask when they see the hefty price tags for Balmain's tiny cocktail dresses is who exactly is buying this stuff. Well, I figured out the answer last night: rich Russian ladies. At a dinner for Dasha Zhukova's museum in Moscow, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld thought she would represent the French label in a sparkly pink metal mesh number. (That's her in the picture, though you should ignore the iridescent straps on her legs—those were a regretful late-night styling tip from a friend who found a storage of VIP slap bracelets at the after-party.) Too bad two Russian gals had already beat her to the punch: Aizel Trudel, a businesswoman who opened the Louboutin boutique here, showed up in the sparkly green number most recently seen on Jennifer Connelly; and Liza Molchanova, a housewife who wore a jacket often described as the Michael Jackson (think lots of sparkly bits and epaulets). Apparently, in this part of the world, there are whole factions of housewives who are desperate to get their hands on Balmain. "Like crack," someone put it, which I think is a great analogy. So now that we've answered the question about where one finds all the world's Balmain, it's time for another one: How do I become a Moscow housewife?
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The 2012-2013 NCAA Bowl season continues today with the traditional climax of the year on New Year's Day. Ignore the fact that the season continues for another week, or that games like the GoDaddy.com Bowl and the BBVA Compass Bowl are still to be played. At least we have reached the start of the BCS Bowls today.
There are six bowl games to be played today, ending with the two BCS Bowls. First up, we have the Gator Bowl, which started at noon Eastern Time (ESPN2). The game features Mississippi State and Northwestern. Players like cornerback Johnthan Banks, wide receiver Chad Bumphis, cornerback Darius Slay, running back LaDarius Perkins, and guard Gabe Jackson, all from Mississippi State, should be players to watch and prospects for April's Draft.
Also starting at noon, is the Heart of Dallas Bowl (ESPNU), with Oklahoma State traveling down to Dallas to decimate Purdue. There aren't a lot of prospects for this game, with Purdue defensive tackle Kawann Short probably being the number one guy. There's also Purdue cornerback Josh Johnson and Oklahoma State running back Joseph Randle. And, just in case the Jacksonville Jaguars need to figure out who to take with their third round pick, Oklahoma State's punter, Quinn Sharp, will attend the game - we'll see if he is needed at all.
Games three and four today give us better match ups. At 1pm ET, the Capital One Bowl (ABC) will kickoff, with Georgia facing Nebraska. If you want to find a player to fill a hole on the Miami Dolphins' defense this April, Georgia may be the place to look. They have eight players playing today who should be taken during the draft, and a ninth if you include suspended tackle John Kenkins. Nebraska's defense will provide linebacker Will Compton and safety Daimion Stafford to the NFL as well.
Also at 1pm ET, the Outback Bowl (ESPN) will begin with South Carolina and Michigan. One interesting draft prospect from this game is Michigan tackle Taylor Lewan. While I don't think the Dolphins will actually look to go offensive lineman in the first round, which they would have to do to land Lewan, the irony of replacing Jake Long, who may be allowed to leave this offseason due to the size of his contract, with another tackle from Michigan would just be funny. The game will also feature South Carolina cornerback D.J. Swearinger, linebacker Devonte Holloman, and defensive end Devin Taylor, all of who could be in the NFL next year. Then, there's Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson, who could find himself in the NFL next year playing quarterback, wide receiver, or cornerback.
After those games, the Rose Bowl will start at 5pm ET (ESPN) and the Orange Bowl 8:30pm ET (ESPN). We will post a separate live thread for those games, featuring Wisconsin and Stanford out in California and Northern Illinois against Florida State in Sun Life Stadium.