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David Beckham lost his cool, and now we will find out just how much Major League Soccer is willing to let its biggest star get away with.
In case you missed it, Beckham deliberately kicked not one, but two soccer balls at San Jose's Sam Cronin as Cronin lay on the ground late in Saturday's LA Galaxy-Earthquake match. Beckham was issued a yellow card at the time, but the MLS Disciplinary Committee could add something to the one-game suspension he is set to serve for yellow card accumulation.
The big question now is whether MLS will really do that, or will the league let Beckham off lightly yet again. In my FOX Soccer piece on the incident, I discuss the league's history of letting Beckham off with little or no punishment for offenses that have earned other players fines and suspensions.
Here is video Saturday's incident:
What should happen to Beckham now? Based on precedent, Beckham should at least face an additional three-game suspension along with the one game suspension he is already set serve (FC Dallas' Brek Shea was hit with a three-game suspension for kicking a ball at a match official earlier this season).
A combined four-game suspension would send Beckham the message that he simply can't get away with such behavior. Anything less and MLS will look like it is favoring its biggest star yet again.
What do you think MLS should do? Does Beckham deserve a longer suspension, or is the one-game ban punishment enough for his latest transgression?
Share your thoughts below.
The act was not nearly as bad as what I had read about. To look at it a different way, is the act being over blown because it is Beckham? I also think danger plays a part, and there was no danger from a soft lob 30yds away. Silly
This thread is why the MLS D..C needs rethinking if not disbanding. The LOTG gives the center referee plenty of authority to control bad behavior. Knowing that the D.C. will step in after the game gives a strong incentive for refs to wimp out and abdicate that authority. It shouldn't be the DC's role to ensure Fairness, Justice and Just Plain Goodness. Sometimes life just ain't fair, and trying to make it that way has unintended consequences that the game isn't over until the D.C. says its over.
I'm curious as to the discipline for the referee, Hilario Grajeda, not calling the 3 handball violations he acknowledged….
And yes, Cronin or SJ should get fined for simulation, something MLS had a point of emphasis on this year.
2 games for Becks…and we move on.
This and what Brek Shea did are not the same. Shea kicked the ball directly at the referee in frustration…
Becks kicked the ball in the area to wake up Cronin from his obvious flop/simulation in stoppage time.
The ref should understand it is a MINIMUM of 3 minutes, he blew that one too…
Other than this article campaigning for a lengthy suspension of Becks, the after match exaggerated "melee" was heavily instigated by the San Jose back-up Goalkeeper & a few other San Jose players
…it was funny to see joker Lenhart talk things through with Becks after the game…
All MLS refs are assessed after every game and their schedules adjusted according. If Grajeda continues to get games as a Center Ref, you can assume that, in the eyes of US Soccer, he did nothing wrong. Which would be a travesty; dude blew that game six ways from Sunday.
And as to Beckham's soft punt of the ball, that was actually pretty funny. Nice shot! And since Cronin was obviously near death at that moment, he should be thanking Bex for bringing him back to life!
break shea was a light kick also, beckham was deliberately in anger….i think he deserves at least a 4 game suspension if not maybe 5, with fines, if they dont it will be BS, and the committee has some explaining to do
He kicked a ball twice at a player and he headbutts another. His actions deserve additional time. Cronin was starting to sit up, was down a short period of time and probably just had the wind knocked out of him. As many others have said others have gotten 3-4 games for similar actions (Marques and Shea) and MLS should not treat Beckham any differently. It should have been a straight red but unfortunately USSF refs are not upto the task sometimes. I think that is one of the worst aspects of MLS compared to the top divisions is that the refs are below international standards.
Yes, USSF refs are a joke and can't handle a top division game. They lack the quality and professionalism.
beckham should get an award for this. also, the clock should just stop for "injuries." enough of the nonsense already; it's embarrassing
give him time off to attend the Olympics
joe k
marquez was suspended 3 games last year — for both throwing the ball at donovan and also simulating injury. so an equivalent punishment for beckham would be 2 games.
Becks has better aim…he was able to hit the player from across the field and avoid the ref 😉
Before I write anything on the matter, I will admit I am a Galaxy season ticket holder and supporter. Most likely I would give Becks an addtl. 1 game suspension (since he is already suspended one match for yellow card accumulation). That being said, as a fan, I support him 100% for caring that Cronin was deliberately stalling for time while lying there injured (as you can see he wasn't injured once he felt the ball hit him he quickly got up unfazed). There is my 2 cents on the matter.
What I want to know from the league is when are they going to start policing the piss poor officiating that constantly takes place game in and game out. I have yet to see a match that I could actually walk away from and say that "that was a well officiated match." Sadly, I cannot. From the side officials that can never keep up with last man and miss offsides calls to the inept head official on the field that spends more time in the gym working out there upper body (ala Ed Hockely for you NFL fans) rather than boning up on the actual rules of MLS. One word – PATHETIC! It was my understanding that a new body was formed to manage refs in MLS. I think it is called PRO. So much good that has done thus far.
Without question, his punishment should be to shave off that ugly goatee and mustache
How has no one noticed the fact beckham was kicking the ball at the San Jose player that had punted the ball downfield instead of throwing it over the end line 5 yards away. Cronin was caught by a mis-hit kick. Beckham even starts pointing angrily and yelling at the guy. Rewatch the video just as it switches to the wide angle you can see the guy punt the ball downfield to delay the game.
Beckham's reaction was certainly over the top, uncalled for, and deserving of punishment, but everyone saying he was attacking a referee or an injured player is flat out ignoring the evidence in front of them.
El Camino
Ives, you're overreacting. The yellow was appropriate. Cronin should get a yellow for faking an injury. Look how he pops up after being hit with the ball!
You know what would eliminate the "success" of feigning injury to waste time? Stopping the clock. Saying the ref "should just add more time onto" the stoppage time"… fact is that they DON'T. A whole stadium full of people screaming at you to blow your whistle is very influential. This has been statistically proved- referees stoppage time at home team games are longer when it benefits the home team because of the pressure from the fans.
Eurosnobs- go ahead and bash… but the league WAS onto something with the countdown clock. For all the calls for goaline technology (an obvious good change to the game albeit through a new method) counting down to zero and stopping the clock for injuries, ball out of bounds, etc. would end the "success" of injury faking.
My thought exactly. I've fallen and I can't get up! Except if a ball is kicked at me. Then I am not really hurt. Suspend them both, or none at all.
honestly, I loved it…that guy was flopping' and Becks was fed up. To those who were "appalled" or "shocked"….quit being such a Nancy, seriously! Becks shows some passion and get up in peoples' grills! You keep that attitude up and we see more games like that and you might actually start to see Americans start to care about soccer
Saw what Beckham did and can't believe the "outcry". Damn right he kicked the ball at the "injured" player who was miraculously healed by the incident. It was hardly a cardinal offense..flopping and laying around like babies is probably the single largest criticism of Americans who don't like soccer. Wouldn't hurt them to toughen up a bit…maybe more Americans would watch
A three game ban served during the Olympics, of course so he can be a special ambassador for Team GB.
Mythjen J. Trias
A reprimand from his wife!
Starting Chad Barrett and Adam Christman at forward would be adequate.
They have thought of this. If this rule is implemented, one team could simply rough up the other team so they have to play short handed.
Good in thought, bad in practice.
Alright guys lets give credit where credit is due. That was a great hit by beckham.
The dude was time wasting , so Beckham starts volleying balls at him. Call it what it is: hilarious!
No LA fan here, but Beckham gets my respect for that. Great stuff!
Goran Hunjak
I want MLS to have the countdown clock again. And I like shootouts to be back too. Who say shut up to me?
Brain Guy
MLS will never adopt a "stop the clock for injuries" rule. The folks at FIFA would have a collective meltdown. As an alternative, how about a stadium or TV clock that kept track of the aggregate length of stoppages in a half — sort of like checking on the fourth official's work? Then we could see if the added time really accounted for all of the time-wasting. I also favor automoatically adding an extra minute for any substitution where the departing player walks off the field instead of running.
Even though I was at the game, I don't recall how forcefully Marquez threw the ball at Donovan, but I don't think it was thrown with anywhere near the force of Beckham's kick. Anyone else remember?
haha, oh ok…proceed with the lynching 😉
First of all, they're called "laws", not rules. Secondly, the "rules" say that? Really? I'm a referee, I've read the Laws Of The Game inside and out but I've never seen that (nor the word "gentlemanly") anywhere in the Laws. Law 12 (Fouls and Misconduct) says this act — Unsporting Behavior — is punishable via a caution. It's NOT a red card offense.
There are seven cautionable offenses and SEVEN send-off offenses. This clear offense does not fit any of the send-off offenses. Ergo, the caution was appropriate.
My point is the following: let's not let our emotions takeover and blow things out of proportion simply because of how we feel about his special privileges. The Laws are the Laws and they need to be upheld as written…not just made up on the fly.
Four Cents
I like that Beckham still has fire in his belly, but he went overboard with his actions and should be punished accordingly (three game ban like Shea received). With David's ball kicking skills increasing when he's pissed off- his Galaxy teammates should find a way to do that before every free kick he takes.. 😛 GOOOOOOAL! Also, Cronin's punishment should be that he has to wear hello kitty band aids all over his persons for being such a little whinny girl…
S. Pearce
I blame myself…for making the right decision to not include him in Team GB. Behaving like a 5 yr old lad does not impress me. Maybe he was trying to show he should qualify as a U23 player based on maturity. Act like a professional. The English FA would not put up with this behavior and neither should the MLS. "Ten Brave Lions, One Stupid Boy"
a nice shoe kick in his face..
(eerrrrrmm… a deja vue… it seems)
Well Cheez you have never been a referee for long or are quite young and given the website not British.
I am a referee or was and retired of 30 years and the wording was changed in 1997 as it was felt that non-Brits could not grasp the concept of acting ungentlemanly. That said nor can many players understand unsporting behaviour as most attempt to cheat to some degree or other.
I also disagree with you on hitting another player with the ball. Depending on the how and intent there is violent conduct (with force and intent to hurt) and or not with indent. It is clear that Beckham wanted to put the ball into the group, was it the intent to do with force no. If I see the video correctly he did put his face into another player and although the final whistle gone he is still on the field of play and under the jurisdiction of the Referee and the Laws of the game. That is a red card.
As for Team GB not liking MSL, well as we say in England a load of old cobblers. There are a number of withdrawals due to injury and cover is required, Becks cant provide that cover plus given the Olympic games are for young men and his legs are gone. This is from an admirer. No room for sentiment I am afraid. Look at Spain, same issues many talented players will not be there.
what are you people on about? that was brilliant!
you guys whine about the smallest things hyped up by the media. Put on some glasses!


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Pity the last-minute traveler who needs a weekend hotel room in Henrico County this month.
They're likely all gone – reserved months ahead of time – by players, coaches, parents and fans of the Jefferson Cup soccer tournament, a three-weekend event that began last weekend and will involve 916 teams from 35 states and Canada before wrapping up March 25.
By its conclusion, the 916-team tournament will have brought more than 13,500 athletes and an estimated 20,250 spectators to Henrico and Metro Richmond, filling about 21,000 hotel room nights and contributing more than $15 million to the local economy.
And though the tournament is the most significant recreational sports event in the region, it's not the only one helping to raise Henrico's profile nationally while making a positive impression on its bottom line.
In Fiscal Year 2011 (which concluded June 30, 2011), nine youth and adult sporting events in Henrico County contributed $100,000 or more apiece to the county's economy – including six that generated more than $1 million apiece – by drawing athletes from 1,999 teams, associated spectators and other visitors to the county from outside
the region.
In total, the economic impact felt by Henrico County as the result of recreational sports tourism during that time period totaled nearly $30 million, according to figures provided by county officials.
Factor in the professional sports – in the form of two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series races that take place each May and September at Richmond International Raceway in Henrico, drawing a total of more than 300,000 fans from all 50 states to the county and an estimated regional economic impact of $417 million annually – and
the effects of sports tourism here are clear.
"It means a lot of things," Henrico Recreation and Parks Director Neil Luther said. "It certainly promotes spending in Henrico but it also is a good way to represent the county to these visitors who are coming in."
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When the Richmond Strikers hosted the first Jefferson Cup travel tournament in 1980, it's likely that no one associated with the organization could have known what it would become. In the two decades after that first event with a handful of teams, the tournament steadily expanded and attracted more teams from outside the region and the state.
By 2005, it was drawing nearly 250 boys teams and 250 girls teams. Then the recession hit in late 2007, and participation in the tournament. . . increased. The Jefferson Cup has nearly doubled in size during the past seven years, growing despite the sagging national economy during a time when families are cutting their own budgets and watching every dime.
But perhaps that shouldn't come as a surprise.
"Youth sports is fairly recession-proof," said Scott Turner, the executive director of the Richmond Strikers Soccer Club, which host and organizes the tournament.
Luther agreed.
"Parents are spending a lot of money – maybe a thousand dollars a year to enroll their kids in a travel team," Luther said. "We're seeing the evidence backed up in national trends. People are making choices whether they're just going on a family vacation or combining that with somewhere their children are going to be in a tournament."
Today, the Jefferson Cup has grown into the largest single youth soccer travel tournament in the United States and one of the "big five" tournaments recognized as the best nationally (the others are held in Dallas, Orlando, San Diego and Washington, D.C.). It features competitions in age divisions from Under-10 through Under-19 and is divided into three weekends; March 9-11 for boys, March 16-18 for girls and March 23-25 for teams trying to qualify for next year's event.
"The economic impact is huge for our county," Turner said. "I've lived here for 25 years, and seen the growth."
Though more than 1,400 teams applied for this year's Jefferson Cup, tournament organizers rejected some 500 applications because those teams did not meet their high standards for inclusion. Despite the rejection, this year's field grew by more than 100 teams compared with last year's.
Tournament directors spend weeks reviewing each team's performance during the previous year and running analytical models to ensure only the top teams are included, Turner said.
"We do our homework. Not only do we pick the highest quality games, but we bracket those games so they are very competitive," he said. "Nobody wants to fly into Richmond from California and win every game 5-0."
The steady growth of youth soccer in the United States has caught the attention of localities throughout the nation, many of which are angling to attract visitors and tourism dollars by hosting similar tournaments. But Metro Richmond has a leg up, Turner said.
"We're aware this is a competitive market. Major complexes being built as we speak," he said. "We feel like we've created a first-mover advantage. As long as we can deliver a high quality product, we believe teams will continue to come back."
Impact of other sports
Though soccer clearly is the driving force behind the lion's share of the economic impact felt by recreational sports tourism in Henrico, other sports are doing their part, too.
In recent years, Henrico has hosted a number of state, regional and national Babe Ruth Baseball and Softball tournaments in Varina and Glen Allen, including last year's 14U Babe Ruth Baseball World Series at RF&P Stadium in Glen Allen. With those events under its belt, the county seems to have established itself in the rotation for future events.
Last year's World Series, in which the home team fell one run short against a team from Oregon in the title game, served as a showcase not only to the teams and their supporters who made the trip, but also to those who could not. Henrico officials streamed all games live online for free, something most other host sites offer for a fee, if they offer it at all.
"After the tournament, I got an e-mail from a lady from Texas who was able to stream games," Luther said. "She just said it was wonderful, it was a marvelous experience and that she was able to "be" here. She remembers Henrico County, and her son remembers Henrico County. That's what this emphasis on sports tourism is all about, making
those connections."
The county also is home to the Richmond Volleyball Club, located near Staples Mill Road and I-64, which hosts several large tournaments each year as well as local and regional events for adults, youngsters and high school teams.
In the past 12 months, RVC's two largest tournaments combined to create an estimated economic impact of $3 million for the region, according to officials.
The 2011 South Atlantic Championship/Boys' East Coast Championships last Memorial Day weekend drew 220 teams and more than 6,000 players and spectators to the Greater Richmond Convention Center, while January's 2012 Monument City Classic attracted 280 teams and more than 8,500 players and spectators. In both cases, nearly all the
teams came from outside the region.
Because of its stranglehold on the local hotel market, Henrico benefits from events such as those even when they take place in another locality.
The MRCVB estimates that each out-of-town visitor that comes to the region for a sports tournament spends an average of $208 per day. Hotel operators in the county feel the positive effects of that spending.
"We're booked all weekend," said Dan Rand, sales director at the Comfort Suites hotel in Innsbrook, describing the impact of the Jefferson Cup tournament. "Typically we're booked a couple of months in advance of these tournaments."
Rand estimated that the hotel is completely booked about four to five times a year – and just about each occasion is directly related to a recreational sporting event or a NASCAR race. Recently, the nearby SkateNation Plus facility has helped fill a number of rooms at the hotel through ice hockey tournaments, Rand said.
SkateNation Plus is the only ice skating rink in Henrico and one of two primary facilities in the region and is home to youth and adult ice hockey leagues and tournaments, as well as figure skating competitions. It also attracts recreational ice skaters from the region and state.
Becoming proactive
During the past three fiscal years, sports tourism for recreational sporting events in Henrico has ranged between about $21 million and $33 million, according to county statistics.
While that immediate impact primarily is felt in the hospitality industry – through hotel stays and restaurant visits – and to a lesser extent through retail expenditures, the long-term benefits, though more difficult to measure, may be even greater to Henrico.
Tournaments and other sporting events provide an opportunity for the county to make a name for itself nationally by putting its best foot forward to tens of thousands of new visitors annually.
"Every one of them is potentially a customer, potentially a resident," Luther said. "They may make a lot of decisions based on their first experience, their first experiences here."
Tournaments like the Jefferson Cup present Henrico with a unique opportunity to capture far-away visitors and entice them to stay a few extra nights to enjoy the county's history, shopping, performing arts and other amenities.
In an attempt to become more pro-active, Henrico officials recently created a new position for a tourism supervisor and hired former Henrico County Public Schools Public Information Director Dawn Miller to fill it. Miller is tasked with promoting all aspects of the county – including sports – to potential visitors and organizations.
"Sports tourism is one of the largest parts of travel right now [to Henrico]," said Miller, who has spent two weeks in the new position. "We've got different areas that we can plug other tournaments into. It's an exciting future here for sports tourism."
The climate is right for the county to capitalize on its assets, Luther said.
"We're well positioned because of our facilities, exceptional staff, we have most of the hotel rooms in the area [nearly 54 percent of those in Metro Richmond, or 9,021 total], destination shopping – a lot of things that come together nicely for these people who come to town. Sports tournament venues are things that drive repeat visitation for your locality. They're not just a one-and-done type event."
A study conducted by the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau found that 93 percent of all visitors to the region planned to return – 44 percent within a year, and 61 percent within two years.
When they do come back, Luther wants them to know where they're headed.
"We want them to know and love Henrico," he said.
Free weekly 5k coming to Henrico
The Richmond metro area is no stranger to 5k races and events. To participate in most 5k events, runners must register and pay a fee. But the Parkrun organization will be providing Henrico County with a free 5k every Saturday at Deep Run Park starting June 3.
Parkrun began in England in 2004 and eventually found its way to the U.S.
The Deep Run Parkrun program will be the 10th one in the U.S., said Darrell Stanaford, the country manager for Parkrun USA. > Read more.
Parkrun began in England in 2004 and eventually found its way to the U.S.
The Deep Run Parkrun program will be the 10th one in the U.S., said Darrell Stanaford, the country manager for Parkrun USA. > Read more.
State Police urge motorists to #MoveOver during Memorial Day weekend
Citizen Staff Reports Public Safety
Memorial Day signifies the official start of summer, and Virginia State Police officials are urging motorists to "do what's right when they see lights" and move over.
The "Move Over" law is a lifesaving law intended to protect public safety professionals and highway workers who help to maintain the safety of the Commonwealth's roads. State Police are using the #MoveOver hashtag on social media to promote the law. > Read more.
The "Move Over" law is a lifesaving law intended to protect public safety professionals and highway workers who help to maintain the safety of the Commonwealth's roads. State Police are using the #MoveOver hashtag on social media to promote the law. > Read more.
Henrico to hold June 8 open house on Route 5 Corridor/Marion Hill study
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The Henrico County Planning Department will hold an open house Thursday, June 8 for residents and other members of the public to provide input for a study of the Route 5 Corridor/Marion Hill areas.
The open house will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Varina Area Library, 1875 New Market Road. The meeting's informal structure will allow the public to attend at their convenience and to ask questions and discuss the study one on one with Planning staff. > Read more.
The open house will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Varina Area Library, 1875 New Market Road. The meeting's informal structure will allow the public to attend at their convenience and to ask questions and discuss the study one on one with Planning staff. > Read more.
Henrico real estate staying strong despite low inventory
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The Henrico real estate market has been relatively strong for the past month, despite a lower amount of inventory, according to data from Long and Foster Real Estate.
In the past month, 408 homes have been sold in Henrico, which is 2 percent less than were sold in the same timeframe in 2016.
Last year the median sale prices for Henrico homes was $219,975, whereas this month it's up to $232,500, a 6 percent increase. Which means half of the homes in Henrico are priced above $232,500 and half are priced below. > Read more.
In the past month, 408 homes have been sold in Henrico, which is 2 percent less than were sold in the same timeframe in 2016.
Last year the median sale prices for Henrico homes was $219,975, whereas this month it's up to $232,500, a 6 percent increase. Which means half of the homes in Henrico are priced above $232,500 and half are priced below. > Read more.
Smither named director of Henrico's Department of Finance
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Henrico County Manager John A. Vithoulkas has appointed Edward N. "Ned" Smither Jr. to serve as director of the Department of Finance, effective July 1.
Smither has served Henrico since 2013 as director of the Accounting Division in Finance. He will succeed Eugene H. Walter, who has delayed his retirement until June 30 to ensure an orderly transition within the department.
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Smither has served Henrico since 2013 as director of the Accounting Division in Finance. He will succeed Eugene H. Walter, who has delayed his retirement until June 30 to ensure an orderly transition within the department.
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Upon your arrival in Phuket you will be transferred to the hotel.
This day is free at leisure. You can opt for Phuket Fantasea this evening on extra charges.
Phuket Fantasea Show is inspired by Thailand's rich and exotic heritage. Multitude of activities and entertainment: a Carnival village with games, handicrafts and shopping; a 4,000-seat theme restaurant offering a grand buffet of Thai and international cuisines; and a breathtaking Las Vegas-style theatrical show, where state-of-the-art technology and special effects enhance the grace and beauty of Thailand's myths, mysteries and magic in a wondrous extravaganza certain to delight the whole family.Overnight in the hotel.
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After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport to board your flight to Bangkok.
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Today after breakfast, you will check out from your Pattaya hotel and proceed for Half-day city tour of Bangkok on a coach. Bangkok takes great pride in a large number of fascinating temples around the capital. The major ones normally visited are Golden Buddha temple, Wat Traimit, housing a five-and-half ton of Golden Buddha statue; the Marble Temple, to a Thai traditional massage school, the tour will give you an in-depth understanding of the traditions and culture of Bangkok. After sightseeing you check in to your Bangkok hotel. The evening is free at your own for shopping. Bangkok is famous for electronics and best clothes. Overnight stay at hotel.
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Friends of retail billionaire Sir Philip Green has sought to distance him from a rising scandal about tax avoidance in Switzerland.
Billionaire Richard Caring is alleged to have withdrawn Swfr5 million (£3.5 million) in cash from his HSBC Geneva account.
The money is said to have originated from accounts in Monaco held in Green's wife Tina's name but controlled by Caring.
Sources close to Philip Green, however, said this was "wholly untrue".
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Caring, who has not been accused of any wrongdoing, owns a string of restaurants including The Ivy and nightclub Annabel's and is a close friend of Green. He also supplied clothes to Green's fashion empire as the TopShop tycoon's High-Street dominance has grown.
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Among the names holding HSBC accounts released overnight are rock stars David Bowie and Tina Turner, both of whom are Swiss citizens.
Others are Russian oligarch Gennady Timchenko, King Mohammed VI of Morocco and former Portsmouth FC owner Vladimir Antonov.
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- Japan.
- Japan -- Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands)
- Syria.
- Iraq War, 2003- -- Campaigns -- Iraq.
- Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, -- 1945.


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Ogling opportunities abound at clubs on Halloween
With Halloween coming right up, there are plenty of ogling opportunities around town. Lotus Entertainment has parties at all four of its clubs, which kick off on Thursday, October 28, at Oak Tavern (1414 Market Street) with the Playboy Halloween Party, featuring 2007 Playboy Playmate Sara Jean Underwood. On Friday, October 29, Suite Two Hundred (1427 Larimer Street) will host the Angels & Demons Ball, followed by the Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball on October 30 and the Hollywood Undead Ball on Halloween; all three nights, the club will have costume contests at midnight, with $2,000 going to first prize, $400 to second and $250 to third. On October 30, 24K (1414 Market Street) will feature Haunted Wonderland, while 5 Degrees (1474 Lawrence Street) will have a Sexy Masquerade Party.
The South of Colfax Nightlife District has created a Halloween club crawl for five of its venues: City Hall (1144 Broadway) Vinyl (1082 Broadway), the Living Room (1055 Broadway), Bar Standard and Milk (both at 1037 Broadway). On October 29, City Hall will be the site of Haunted House, with house DJs Miguel Migs, Julius Papp and Lisa Shaw and more; that night, Bar Standard and Vinyl will throw Latin-style Halloween bashes. On October 30, City Hall will offer a tribute-band night with Under a Blood Red Sky, American Idiots and Sunday Girl; hip-hop group the Cool Kids will headline at Bar Standard. Tickets to get you into all five venues each night are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
For a complete list of Halloween events in the area, go to our online calendar.
Oak Tavern
Club scout: Back in the '70s, when Joe Bernstein's dad ran the place, the Madrid Lounge (5127 West 64th Avenue in Arvada) had live bands. "We did very well, and then my dad got tired and just made a restaurant out of it," says Bernstein, who's run the restaurant — despite the name, it serves Chinese and American food — since 1982. But Bernstein recently reintroduced music to the spot. "I think there's a demand for it again," he notes. "I'm going to do it all over again and bring it back to where it was years ago."
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Looks like you'll have to wait a little longer to see what Toby Keith's I Love This Bar (8260 Northfield Boulevard) has on its menu. The club was originally supposed to open this past summer, but it's still a few weeks from opening. Las Vegas-based country act Marshal Reign is scheduled to perform a five-night stand starting Tuesday, November 23, so it should definitely be in business before then.
Chances (1135 Bannock Street) recently launched Twisted Tongue Tuesdays, when DJs spin vinyl classics all night. And after a four-year run, DJ Rockstar Aaron is ending his Cassette Fridays at Rockbar (3015 East Colfax Avenue) on Friday, October 29. On Friday, November 5, he'll kick off Female Trouble, a no-cover Friday-night rock, dance and Top 40 party at Bar Standard (1037 Broadway), where there will be a $10 all-you-can-drink deal as well as $1 drinks for ladies until midnight.
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Brookfield, WI (November 5, 2012) John Shelby Spong, well-known author of "Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism" and other popular titles will preach at Trinity UCC on Sunday, November 18 at 10:00 a.m. Spong is a retired bishop of the Episcopal Church Diocese of Newark, New Jersey and, in addition to being an author, is a liberal Christian theologian and religious commentator known worldwide for his progressive and insightful approach to Christianity.
In addition to preaching at the 10:00 a.m. service, Bishop Spong will also be presenting a lecture entitled "Reclaiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World" at 2:00 p.m. that day at Trinity UCC. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. for registration and check-in, a book and CD sale will take place from 1:00-1:45 p.m. and the lecture will begin at 2:00 p.m. followed by a question and answer period. The lecture fee is $35.00, seating is limited and tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Come and hear Bishop Spong discuss how a more contemporary approach to Scripture can be consistent with both Christian tradition and the contemporary understanding of the universe. For additional information visit trinitybrookfield.com or call 262-781-9378.
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Located at 4435 North Calhoun Road, between Capitol Drive and Lisbon Road in Brookfield, Trinity UCC is an open an affirming church welcomes all. The church is wheelchair accessible with an elevator to all levels including listening devices available for use. Trinity invites you to discover a neighborhood church that cares for the world. Whoever you are, wherever you are on life's journey. Visit www.trinitybrookfield.org for more information or call 262/781-9378.
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As the EU referendum campaign builds towards its climax, both sides are going to some pretty extreme lengths in their bid for votes…
There have been some incredibly bold but definitely not subtle claims from both sides of the camp.
First there was the leave campaign telling us how much more money we would all have in our pockets if we wave goodbye to our European buddies, then there was Mr Cameron telling the older folk they would see a hit to their hard-earned pensions unless we stick with it.
However, when reason, logic, facts (or not) don't seem to be swinging it in either way, it's time to turn to that old maxim 'sex cells'.
So the guys at The IN Crowd have decided to mobilise voters using a slightly different tactic. In their own words:
The EU referendum has been a tad boring in places… The IN Crowd hopes to change that by bringing creative minds together and bringing the IN or OUT debate to everyone.
So here it is, welcome to the sexiest reason to vote we've seen yet…
If that doesn't get you all hot under the collar about the referendum then there's probably nothing that will.
Seriously though, it's such an important decision for our future, and the last thing you want is to have had no effect on what happens.
So however you feel, when the 23rd of June rolls around, just make sure you have your say.


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Skip to comments.Iraqis all vote "yes" to Saddam in warning shot to Bush
Posted on 10/15/2002 5:18:58 PM PDT by HAL9000
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqis voted massively, some with their blood, in a referendum which ushers in seven more years of President Saddam Hussein's rule and keeps Baghdad on a collision course with the United States.
"Turnout was absolute and the yes vote was absolute," the regime's number two Ezzat Ibrahim said.
"The people are voting unanimously for their leader," he told state television as the 1,905 voting centres closed around the country.
Ibrahim, head of the committee supervising the referendum, said the poll was "a unique experience in the world which foreigners cannot explain."
Non-Iraqis "cannot understand how a people, all of them, can vote unanimously for their leader," said Ibrahim, vice chairman of the Revolution Command Council.
"The democratic experience in Iraq is different from all others. It does not exist either in America or Vietnam to take as examples two countries with antagonistic political systems," he said.
In Washington, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer dismissed the presidential referendum.
"Not a very serious vote," Fleischer said. "No one places any credibility on it."
The president garnered 99.96 percent of the vote in the country's first referendum in 1995. Just 3,052 no votes were registered out of a total of more than eight million.
The ruling Baath Party had targeted a 100 percent "yes" vote this time for Saddam and created a party mood in defiance of US plans to topple the regime.
"By voting I've fired my gun at the head of Bush and his gang," said 67-year-old Abdul Majid Janabi, referring to the US president.
Counting the votes
He like many others had queued since dawn at voting centre number 13 in Baghdad's second constituency.
Everyone declared they would vote for Saddam and one ballot box even had his photo stuck on it.
Any noes?
"It's a yes vote. If you want to say no, you stay home," one young man told AFP at a centre in Saddam City, a poor Shiite area where a US flag had been laid out in front of the boxes, obliging voters to trample it.
A young woman voted with her blood after filling a syringe from her arm.
Others followed her example, chanting: "With our soul, with our blood we will sacrifice ourselves for you, Saddam."
In the northern city of Tikrit, near where Saddam was born 65 years ago, people pricked their fingers to vote in blood.
Voter after voter did the same at the village of Alem, just to the north, where a full-scale party was under way, an AFP reporter saw.
Blood votes are counted apart to allow the authorities to "compensate" the people, said a returning officer.
"We are here to say yes to Saddam but above all to send a huge no to George W. Bush," said 26-year-old Iman Faraj in Tikrit, urging the message to be spread around the world.
The vote was officially secret but no one seemed bothered to go into the curtained booths, preferring to vote in open public areas.
Although Tuesday was not a holiday, a party atmosphere engulfed the capital as it did Tikrit.
Singing and dancing was encouraged across the country, coffee was served, and state television broadcast popular music all day long, spliced with interviews and scenes from the polling stations.
Some voters paraded round holding up the voting slips showing the "Naam" or "Yes" for Saddam.
At a polling centre in the modest Salihiya quarter of Baghdad, local Baath Party official Talal Ismael pointed to three private booths in the corner and said proudly: "No one has used them in three hours.
"The people are solidly behind their president as you can see."
Saddam even managed to telephone all Iraqis on Tuesday as they went to vote.
Anyone picking up their telephone found the dialling tone had been replaced by the "Naam, naam Saddam" campaign slogan, followed by "All Iraq sings: 'Saddam is the pride of my country'".
The Iraqi Communication and Post Co. introduced the new dialling tone on Monday. It was due to return to normal after the festivities.
Voting centres shut at 8:00 pm (1700 GMT), 12 hours after they opened for the 11.5 million Iraqis eligible to vote in 15 provinces.
State television showed the start of counting in Baghdad to loud cheers from spectators.
Official results were expected during the night for the referendum in which Saddam was the sole candidate.
An Iraqi official shows a "yes" marked with blood on a ballot at a polling station in Baghdad's Saddam City neighborhood, as Iraqis voted in a referendum for which Iraq's 65-year-old President Saddam Hussein is the sole candidate for seven more years in office
© AFP Patrick Baz
Those who did not support the regime in the past elections also voted "in blood"
Well, won't someone palease...knock me over with a feather?!
The bloody tyrant wins. WHAT a surprise!
What's so hard to understand. Vote aye or die.
They can't. Not ever. If a population of several million votes 99.96% to 0.04% on anything, it's rigged. Period. End of story.
AFP is a joke.
Rock on Saheeb! You may be giving more than that soon enough.
Wow, What a great new product line for 3M - inventors of Post-its.
Peel off a Vote-it, place it over the "no" box, and place your ballot in a rack, like those used at Hallmark Cards.
Place all the voters in a circle at the center of the polling place, allow a "Daisy Cutter to drop on by to place the final vote, amongst the voters.
Guaranteed 100% vote, in blood, for Saddam!
Campaign Odyssey in Baghdad
"Whew! We dodged a bullet," a senior aid to president Saddam Hussein confided to me last night, relieved as election returns, which began pouring in at sundown, showed the Iraqi leader had handily won another 7-year mandate.
He meant 'bullet' literally.
"Not that we expected a cliff-hanger," he quickly added. "Iraq is no Florida", he said, smiling ear-to-ear. "We knew he'd trounce that old tired goat." The aid was referring to Boublous al-Dole, nominee of the hapless opposition party. (A plane carrying all 10 members mysteriously disappeared tonight. No foul play is suspected, despite a hundred witnesses who swear seeing heat-seeking missiles flying towards the plane as it cruised over downtown Baghdad. Iraq Aviation Administrator, Fakih Frank Hull Hussein, dismisses the witnesses as Great Satan Conspirators.)
And what a campaign season it's been. "This one's for the history books," crowed a jubilant staffer, firing several shots in the air in celebration. He recounted the story of how, back in February, president Hussein ordered mortar fire and tank attacks on some fledgling all-news TV station in Basra. "I guess you can say it was the opening salvo of Campaign 2002," the aid fondly recalled.
But the assault wasn't just for fun, either. Hussein strongly suspected the outlet, founded by some right-winger named Abdul-Roger al-Ailes, was working for the opposition.
"Our President hated that station with a passion," one senior aid recalled. "He called it Faux News, mockingly. There was this host who would come on weeknights at 8, griping about all the charity money being siphoned off for nukes and presidential palaces. He really hated that guy." That's Bill al-Din O'Reilly, erstwhile host of what was the highest rated show on prime-time. As punishment for spreading infidel propaganda, he got 30 years in a re-education camp. As part of his sentence, al-Din O'Reilly was ordered to read First Lady Sajida!'s, 'It Takes an A-Bomb To Raze a Village', a runaway best-seller. Her book, in fact, has straddled atop the Anthrax Times best-seller list since its publication 15 years ago, easily outselling No. 2, "Between Smoking Dope And History," by Bill Clinton.
"To President Hussein, all cowards and traitors are beneath contempt," intoned a senior aid. "He has zero-tolerance for 'em. Except for Bill Clinton. Now that's a coward and a traitor our president can live with. Our dear leader has nothing but admiration for Clinton."
No qualms that Monica was Jewish?
Shrugging his shoulders, he sighed, "well, nobody's perfect."
As for the campaign, "there were bumps along the road," said one aid, "don't get me wrong. It wasn't all smooth sailing."
For campaign staffers, the biggest scare came on the closing night of the Baath Party National Convention in Baghdad. A major sex scandal had broke, involving Saddam's senior political strategist, Duqaq Dick Musa Morris. Hussein, forced to par his acceptance speech down to 12 hours, saw his approval ratings take a tumble, plunging down to 99.9%.
"Thanks to that moron, I never got my convention 'bounce!!'," yelled an angry Hussein that night.
"But we didn't flinch," said a staffer, "no-one hit the panic button, despite those tense days."
"Our dear leader, scrappy survivor that he is, stayed focused -- like a laser beam. As punishment, Saddam ordered a sex change for Duqaq Morris, his wayward advisor."
I asked him what Morris was doing for a living now.
"Well, after his sex change, he looked so much like Helen Thomas, he now subs for her in the White House press room."
So, where's Helen, then?
"I was told she went to Pakistan, to enroll in the Madrassas. She mumbled something about wanting to understand 'why they hate us so much', 'to feel the hate', or something like that," he said.
"After graduation, then come the big plans."
Big plans?
"Yeah, she plans to marry Yasser Arafat. Rumor has it his marriage is on the rocks."
Oh, speaking of which, there were two other scarey moments.
Tonight, as official election returns rolled him, some exit polls in the south were showing lower-than-expected returns, some a disappointingly low 99.6%. Oh no, not another Florida. cliff-hanger.
Then, magically, the big board numbers roar back up to 100%.
"You'd be amazed at what a few bullets, parked in the right places, can do," remarked a senior official in the Republican Guard.
I poked my head out the window of my Baghdad hotel, and lo and behold, you could feel the jubilation, the festivity. The victory rallies were huge, the air filled with chants of, 'We love Saddam -- and Hitler, too! Down with the Jews! Up with the Waffen-SS!'
Close your eyes, and you swear you're in Berkley.
The difference here, of course, are all the Soviet tanks lovingly aimed at the "festive" crowd. The place was ringed with military -- everywhere.
"No big deal, just crowd control, that's all that is" one senior Iraqi official insisted. "Everyone here is free to speak his or her mind -- so long as Saddam approves."
Curious, I decided to work my way into the crowd, mixing things up a bit.
One reveler caught my attention. "I love Saddam! I love Saddam! Down with Bush! Up with Daschle and the Democrats!', she screamed.
hmmm...a typical Boston voter, I thought.
I asked her why she loves Saddam so much.
"I'm here because Bush is threatening my job, my livelihood!"
I asked what she did for a living.
"I do nuclear weapons research at a Baby Milk Factory," she told me proudly. "I used to do Anthrax, but Saddam promoted me to nukes. That's why I hate Bush -- he's threatening to diss our doomsday weapons! That means I'll be out of a job!"
Oh, I see.
The other scarey moment, you ask?
Earlier, as we were watching election returns at the presidential palace, suddenly vice president Ramadan bursts into the room, "I have a cheerful announcement: Saddam had just received a call from the U.S. president!", he shouted.
"Yes! President Jimmy Carter called to congratulate Saddam for his victory!"
Anyway, that's...
My two cents...
Sure wish I had the kind of guts that 3052 Iraqis had. Late Iraqis, that is.
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Japanese dot-com United was in trouble. The company, which sells Internet marketing and consulting services, went public in 2006, and over the next three years, the stock price dropped more than 95 percent. United, which operated under a different name at the time, had limped along since then.
Following a merger and a name change in December, United is on a tear. Its shares are up more than 2,300 percent this year. At the heart of the company's recent success is a group of 10 mobile developers, comprised mostly of women.
A team of seven women and three men designed CocoPPa, an application for Apple and Android mobile devices introduced last year. The app's bizarre mission statement: "Let's make the cutest home screen in the world."
The women grew up using emoji (or emoticons) to decorate text messages written on feature phones, making them well-suited to create apps that appeal to the like-minded. United has crowdsourced a catalog of about 200,000 icons and wallpapers, featuring cartoon bunnies and other adorable critters. CocoPPa has been downloaded about 10 million times, up from 530,000 in December.
"I have only female staff handling app content," says Hiroki Teshima, a director at United. "All I do is give outlines of our concept, and they will come up with ideas."
United's smartphone division has grown to 30 people. The group's feminine approach is paying off big time. The global proliferation of smartphones has helped United export Japanese culture abroad, luring users looking for "kawaii," or cute Japanese designs. In fact, 86 percent of CocoPPa's downloads are from outside Japan, says Teshima.
He attributes CocoPPa's rapid growth to positive word-of-mouth. To capitalize on the global success, the company may add Spanish and Portuguese versions to provide instruction on how to use the app, Teshima says. The lack of localized content hasn't seemed to hinder the app's growth so far.
"CocoPPa is visual, so there is no language barrier," says Teshima.


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I guess my suspicions were correct. You are special, and I knew it. I guess I just played along, like I did to my other sad endings. My fate was never intended to end well. I was destined to suffer the worst of all fates.
Terry finished telling his long story. Aaron and Herman were silent. They looked at the grounds confused about all that happened. I supposed they didn't expect that much truth were to be hurled at them all at once.
"So what do you do now 'friends' of Terrence?" Silvia, a horrible girl. Though she learned of the tough times a man went through to get her back, she ignores it, and looks at a man, Raymond, that will never grant her wish.
"I'll come with you Silvia." I gathered up my strength to stand. The wind pushed me up, as to urge me on. "I'll save you and Terrence."
"What are you talking about? I already decided to..." I held up my finger to my mouth. Don't say anything. If they found out that you changed sides, there will be no hope in saving her. Without communicating, Terrence already knew and kept quiet.
"Wow, you're a surprisingly good girl if you want to be one." Silvia was behind me in less than a second.
"I will only go if you let the others go."
"Not a bad deal. I accept." Silvia took me by the hand and dragged me and my sore muscles away.
"Stop right there!" Aaron cried out. "I will not allow Kailyn to be taken away. Terrence, why do you let that happen? I don't know what goes on between the two of you, but shouldn't you be protecting the lady? After hiding this much from me, there is still more to tell. I'm sure of it. At least I can aim towards this goal to get you back."
"Really now?" Silvia rushed by and disarmed Aaron in less than a blink of the eye. "I don't think you can."
Idiot. How many idiots can there be in one world? Grr... and I was thinking about saving this trick for later.
Aiya, Arai. Eve, Era. Come to me in 5... 4... 3... Silvia held Aaron by the neck. 2... 1...
"Release! Double Soul Set!" Please work.
Magical powers flowed into me, and I felt regenerated. It actually worked; I was able to perform a release with two weapons that were not mine.
In my left hand, Arai and Eve combined to form a black sword with a white center. In my right hand, Aiya and Era combined to form a white sword with a black center. The handles were elaborately decorated in gold and silver.
Ready guys?
I was pretty lucky that the weapons were fond of me. Without that connection, I would not have been able to perform this. I dashed forth with great speed and slashed at Silvia.
The guys stared with their eyes wide open. "Double, no Triple Combo right?" Silvia balanced herself. "I didn't think you were able to become so strong."
"I didn't think I will be able to do this in the first place. I suppose you're gonna report this to Raymond too right?"
"Well I suppose, but I'm sure he prefers you telling him instead of me." Silvia and I clashed in battle. She fought barehanded, countering all that I hit her with. I struggled to keep up with the speed. Occasionally she would strike and scrap me.
After a few more minutes of close combat, I broke us apart by releasing an earthquake from Arai and Eve's sword. Then I added a few sparks of lightening with Aiya and Era's sword. I missed Silvia, but I stroke the remaining Er's dead.
"Consider yourself lucky." Silvia went to Terrence and kissed him on the cheek. "You'll never escape your bonds." Then she disappeared.
I looked at the boys and smiled. "Enchanted. This mode of release is called Enchanted."