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Possum, McCready make Billboard's Most Memorable Music Moments list
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The deaths of two country stars are being noted among this year's most memorable moments.
George Jones' passing is paired with the death of rock legend Lou Reed at number seven on Billboard.com's rundown. "Billboard" says both stars were immeasurably important to their respective genres, and left behind tremendous musical catalogs.
Mindy McCready's death in February has the number 18 spot. "Billboard" says her suicide ended "a turbulent decade" for the troubled singer that included arrests and jail time, a brutal attack, other suicide attempts, custody battles over her oldest son, and headline-making allegations of an affair with baseball great Roger Clemens when she was still a teenager.
Billy Ray Cyrus' daughter, Miley, tops the list.
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Rick Perry Selling T-Shirts With His Mugshot
(NEWSER) – Rick Perry not only thinks the abuse-of-power charges against him are a joke, he's reveling in them. His Super PAC, RickPAC, is now selling $25 T-shirts featuring the Texas governor's police mugshot, reports ABC News.
The text reads that he's a "wanted" man "for securing the border and defeating Democrats." On the back of the shirt is the mugshot of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, who is at the center of his legal troubles, notes the Washington Post.
Perry is accused of pressuring her to resign over DWI charges, and then following through on a threat to veto funds for a public-corruption unit she led when she refused. Her caption reads that she's wanted for "driving while intoxicated and perversion of justice." You can order the shirts here. (Even some of Perry's critics agree that the charges are a reach.)
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Pics, flicks and notes about my musical friends and family in and around Old Town Eureka, California.
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My front porch in Old Town Eureka is known as The Sunny Side. Southern exposure, protected from the wind, it is an ideal place to sit and play old timey tunes and watch the parade go by.
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Woman creates Twitter account to help solve brother's murder 34 years ago
Bill Comeans was murdered 34 years ago at the age of 14.
The crime was never solved, but his family has not given up hope of finding justice. In an unusual move intended to reignite interest in the cold case, Bill's sister Kathleen Comeans has created a Twitter accountwritten in the first-person voice of Bill.
Bill died on January 7, 1980, near the family home in West Columbus, Ohio, reports 10TV.com. Comeans, who was 9 at the time of her brother's death, spoke to the station about her late brother.
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"I can remember the night that we found out, the same feelings are there." Her big brother Bill was found a block away from their West Columbus home, strangled with his own scarf. "He's physically not here, but he's still with us," she said. "His memories are still with us."
The Twitter account is both eerie and heartbreaking.
34 years ago today, I was murdered. I was 14 and had my entire life to live. My family is still looking for my killer.
— Bill Comeans (@BillComeans) January 7, 2014
Some tweets are almost "normal," as if Bill is just another good natured teenager playing around on the Web.


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Jon Lester pushes Red Sox within one win of Fenway party
ST. LOUIS – Halfway across the country, the preparations for a party nearly a century in the making started in earnest. Since 1918, when Babe Ruth was a star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and there was no such thing as a curse or Bucky Dent or Sweet Caroline, the city has not seen a baseball championship won in its limits. Even on Sept. 11, 1918, when the Red Sox did shunt aside the Chicago Cubs and capture the World Series, only 15,238 showed up at Fenway Park to bear witness. Something far more important with a capital-W World – a war – was on people's minds.
Today in Boston, all anyone can think about is their Sox. They won again Monday night, a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 of the World Series at Busch Stadium that prefaces the two most diametrically opposed scenarios possible: unbridled, mass joy at getting to celebrate this franchise's third championship in a decade around the Fens and Kenmore Square and telescoping out to all of New England, or the sort of devastation that defined the Red Sox for 86 years, disappointment and anger and regret on par with 1946 and 1967 and 1975 and 1986, all seven-game World Series losses. The Red Sox seem to know no other way.
For now, they hew tightly to the former, full of good vibes and great memories of a team that has two cracks at turning the 69-win calamity of 2012 into the championship run of 2013. The cheapest ticket to Game 6 on StubHub runs $773.65 for standing room only, and if it gets to a Game 7, one particular pair of seats will cost two lucky fans a cool $53,633.40. Call it a century's worth of compound interest on emotion.
And that's how Boston feels about this group that embraced the city – "Our [bleeping] city!" David Ortiz so memorably said – after the horror of the marathon bombing: There is a deep sentimental component, one that with another win could place these Red Sox up there with the beloved '04 team that ended the 86-year drought. This, too, is an easy group to love, larded with personalities, overrun with facial hair, defined by talent and, on Monday, buoyed by one of the only holdovers from Boston's last title in 2007.
Back then, Jon Lester was a 23-year-old who threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings in the World Series-clinching win only nine months after powering through six chemotherapy treatments that eradicated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Now, he is Boston's unquestioned ace, the sort of pitcher who struts into a pivotal World Series game against Cardinals stalwart Adam Wainwright and doesn't just match him pitch for pitch but outduels him – again. For the second straight outing, Lester threw 7 2/3 innings, the final five outs with a lower back that was barking louder and louder, before yielding to Koji Uehara for the last four batters and a three-games-to-two series lead.
The palpable sense of strangeness that permeated Busch Stadium on Saturday and Sunday finally relented Monday. There was no crazy ending. No weird play. Nary an obstruction call. Rarely even a pick-off attempt. The closest thing to chaos materialized out of thin air in the seventh inning, when afan folded a placard into a paper airplane and floated it onto the field near Lester. He picked it up, handed it to a batboy and went back about his business, all fastballs and cutters and curveballs, sharp as a scythe, his pitches boring in on hitters and his countenance uncommonly boring, too, far more subdued than the typically fiery Lester, perhaps because he, as much as any Red Sox, understood the stakes.
"I just really try not to screw it up," Lester said.
Considering who surrounded him on stage – the ebullient David Ross and the damn-I'm-good-and-I-know-it David Ortiz – the self-deprecation played well. By that point, everyone had seen Lester grimace through his final pitches, almost certainly the last ones of his season, his back tightening thanks to 34 2/3 innings of postseason work on top of a career-high 213 1/3 during the regular season. He racked up outs nevertheless, aware that an ice pack awaited him in the clubhouse along with text messages that made him smile as he sat there in shorts and camouflage Crocs.
Around him, Lester's teammates lavished him with praise, making sure to contrast his mess of a 2012 season (9-14, career-worst 4.82 ERA) with the Lester whose 1.56 ERA this postseason would land him atop the MVP conversation if not for Ortiz's all-time incredible, 11-for-14-with-a-2.017-OPS World Series. Without Big Papi, the Red Sox might not be able to score. Then again, without Lester, they're searching for a pair of brilliant 7 2/3-inning starts.
"He's our backbone," Ross said. "He's our horse when he's out there. We expect a lot out of him. He's pitching like the ace he is."
When Lester did give up a run on Matt Holliday's monster fourth-inning home run that tied the game 1-1, it surprised Boston, which had grown so used to Lester filling every inning with zeroes that it started to take for granted the sort of fallibility, oh, pretty much every other pitcher this postseason has shown. Then again, the way he moved his pitches inside and out, up and down, signaled the sort of Lester who could mow through a Cardinals lineup that, minus Holliday, has gone 146 at-bats this series without a home run. In particular, Lester's cutter – a pitch with which he fell in love and lost velocity before minimizing its use as the season wore on – devastated a St. Louis lineup that already needed help from Boston's error-prone fielders to plate the winning runs in Games 2 and 3.


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What Is Tailgate Alaska?
It's sleeping in your van. It's hibernating in a snow cave until the sun comes out. It's fresh coffee from Magpie's makeshift bakery on top of the pass. It's Cajun blackened cod tacos from the Fat Cat's RV restaurant. It's standing by bum barrel fires in anticipation of the northern lights. It's glacier ice in your cocktail. It's a row of port-a-potties and an even bigger one of sleds. It's a whir of helicopter blades, popping two strokes and grumbling truck traffic on top of Thompson Pass. It's riding until nine at night. It's mid-April, when winter is deep and daylight is long, where one big parking lot campout is happening way out in Alaska. See it for yourself in this Tailgate AK In Short video.
TGAK is an awe-inspiring jump-off point for snowboarding in "The Last Frontier." Endless white mountain tops scratch at the sky in every direction. Glacial gouging slits the valley floor, carving massive chutes and shelves into a vast sea of snow-covered rock. In the cradle of all of this sits the TGAK staging ground, a temporary community of snow seekers, resting at the mouth of hip laden lips and gullies, massive glaciers, cliffs, spines, bowls and wide-open faces as far as you can see.
People have stormed in from all over to get here—Norway, NZ, Australia, France, Utah, Canada and beyond. Some by ferry, others by flight or a long haul road trip. A few forged their way by thumb. Aaron Robinson's mom Pam made the trek. She came to see where her son radiated and spread his ashes into a forever winter. This beautifully hostile landscape is a place to celebrate, with a massiveness that's equally and humbly feared.
On top of the RV, sled and tent-packed Thompson Pass, in the heart of all of this, there's a pool of riders, all looking to do the same thing as you—shred. Banding together makes it more doable and the TGAK crew adds beer, Internet, bathrooms, food, music, games, fires, backcountry safety classes and one big freeride contest. It's easy to link up with crews and it seems there's enough terrain to go around. Dipping out on your own adventure sled, cat or heli venture is only a credit card swipe away.
Sledding seems to be the preferred means, but it's aggressive. Big Mountain Taxi or locals can haul you around and you can pay per bump. Rent one or haul yours for you best bet. An RV is the go-to housing situation; most people rent them in Anchorage. A tent or snow cave on the pass is for the hardy, but it's not that bad, and there are plenty of cheap hotels in Valdez if you need a break. Once here, things slow down, they follow the weather and fall into place. Even though Alaska is a distant place, when this event is rolling along it doesn't seem so far away.
Tailgate Alaska runs from April 1-12 at Thompson Pass, Alaska. For more info check out tailgatealaska.com
Stay tuned for more photos, videos, and a full recap from this year's event and the World Freeride Championships.


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I have swollen feet, ankles and caves. This works well in compressing the fluids back into my circulatory system. I put them on at night and sleep in them. Th system has a 15 min cycle so anytime I am watching tv in bed or wake up at night, I cycle it on again. I have seen a major reduction in ankle size and I can get my regular shoes on again. I have seen the system fail because of the plastic fittings. HS has replaced the damaged product, no questions asked.
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I had horrible Neuropathy (numbness, tingling, and pain) in my feet. I started using this everyday, for an hour session, on the highest setting, for a week and now I only have to use it every other day or two. I am so impressed at how well this has given my feeling back in my feet.Would highly recommend this product to anyone in need. The wraps are generous in size, but with the huge Velcro flaps, they can customize to fit most people. It does take a little time getting them on, but once you get use to it, it's not a big deal. If you have someone to help, it goes much quicker. Other than looking for relief of my symptoms, the other reason I bought this is because Hammacher Schlemmer stands by their products for life...can't get much better than that!
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Frustrated over treatment options based on medical insurance and doctors, I had to result to healing myself. I purchased the leg compression device to help with my DVT and Lymphedema. You have no idea how much my legs hurt after work. Though I know they won't cure my ailments they do make my legs feel better. It was worth the cost to me to have them conveniently in my home. I would recommend this product to anyone who has problems with circulation and swelling.
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I purchased this product for myself since I have restless legs and my Mom who is sometimes bedridden . The massaging starts with the feet, stops and moves up the leg to the Calf, stops, then the Thigh and back to the Feet. Great for blood flow. Very easy to use. Never bother with cheaper knock offs as they are worthless. Plus this one has a warranty!
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I suffer from diabetic neuropathy....a very painful condition. My legs and feet constantly ache. I bought this to try to improve my circulation. I've only used it for one week and will continue my routine because my legs feel so much better after using this device. I also feel so relaxed, I often fall asleep while using it. I store it under my side of the bed and hide it with the bed skirt when not using it. I'm SOLD on it!
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This was purchased for my mother who has no problems setting it up and using it. She has poor circulation and she finds the leg wraps excellent.
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I have chronic swelling in my ankles and legs due to heart failure. This product eliminates the swelling and is comfortable.
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Love the item, just have to find one to buy that only sells (one) because for me at my age 70, trying to do both at one time is too much for me. With one, I can do one leg, rest, then do the other. Sorry I had to return them. I pride my purchases shopping with you, on your quality merchandise and integrity. And your quality customer service too, I might add. Thank you so much.
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Computer-Generated Child Nabs 1K Predators
(NEWSER) – Dutch children's rights activists have come up with a novel way to catch online predators: They created a very realistic computer-generated 10-year-old girl. Researchers from the organization, Terre des Hommes, then posed as "Sweetie," who was supposedly from the Philippines, and logged onto Internet chat rooms. During the 10-week sting, 20,000 people contacted Sweetie, theBBC reports; out of those, 1,000 adults solicited her, offering to pay to watch her undress or perform sex acts via webcam. The US was the top country of origin, with 254 solicitors, then Britain with 110. Here's a sample chat that occurred during a demonstration given to the AP:
- Sweetie: "What you want see?"
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There Is No Jack the Ripper: Detective
(NEWSER) – Trevor Marriott, a former Bedfordshire detective, has been investigating the Jack the Ripper murders for 11 years—and he's come to the conclusion that the Ripper doesn't exist, or at least not as he's traditionally portrayed. Though Jack was supposedly responsible for five grisly murders, Marriott has uncovered 17 unsolved murders between 1863 and 1894, all of which bear Ripper-like signs; some of them took place in America and Germany. He believes German sailor Carl Feigenbaum(who was caught fleeing a Ripper-like murder in New York and was executed in 1896) carried out some of those crimes, but he says the murders would never have gotten the attention they did were it not for one booze-loving journalist. Thomas Bulling forged a letter about the murders from "Jack the Ripper" and sent it to Scotland Yard in 1888, hoping for a sensational story, Marriott tells the Express.


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I have an electric kiln in my basement, I am still figuring out electric kiln firing, I usually fire in a gas kiln, so I am not sure how great my ventilation is. I have my kiln in front of a window and have a box fan in front of my kiln pointing twards the window, is this safe enough?
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Posted 02 December 2012 - 01:11 AM
Derek VonDrehle
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Posted 02 December 2012 - 02:58 AM
Ehhhhh, I would say probably not the best set up. I'm sure someone will chime in with facts n figures, but I think you'd be much better off if you set the fan in the window drawing air out of the room, then open another window across the room to set up cross ventilation. Better yet, look into an Envirovent so the fumes for the kiln can be directly vented outside. Even with a strong vent fan in the window setting up a cross ventilation, we used to have pretty noxious smells in other rooms when I fired the kiln at the art center. The place was always empty when I fired, but you could still smell it the next day so I suspect having a living space above would be a bad deal.
Maryjane Carlson
Whistling Fish Pottery
Whistling Fish Pottery
Posted 02 December 2012 - 08:28 AM
I know others will say this is not great -- but it works for me. I had my handyman install a heavy duty exhaust fan, vented properly to the outside, above my electric kiln (which is located in my laundry room in my basement). I leave it on for the entire firing. I have forced air heat in my home and for the first three or four hours of the firing, I turn my heat and furnace fan off, so that air isn't circulating through the house. I close the laundry room door and open a window upstairs. I don't smell a thing in the rest of the house. I live in Toronto -- but even so, turning off my heat for a few hours is no problem in winter. I turn it back on when all the stinky fumes have burned off.
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Posted 02 December 2012 - 05:59 PM
I, too, have industrial exhaust fans above my kilns whiich are in a separate room in my studio which is an outbuilding, so no chance of any fumes in my house. I believe Envirovents are used not only for safety, but also to make the firing cleaner/neater. The industrial fans have a lot more pull, and coupled with an air intake (and a space under the bottom of the kiln room door) keeps any and all fumes from penetrating the rest of my studio. Before this setup, I couldn't work in the studio for all the firing time plus another 24 hours.
If you don't have two windows (one for the exhaust fan and one for fresh air) I think the Envirovent would be the prudent way to go.
If you don't have two windows (one for the exhaust fan and one for fresh air) I think the Envirovent would be the prudent way to go.
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Rock Hall launching week-long Rolling Stones tribute
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The Rolling Stones are getting the spotlight as the subject of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 18th annual Music Masters Series. The week of events begins on Monday with a special program for students that will be streamed live at rockhall.com.
"You Got Me Rocking: The Musical Roots of the Rolling Stones" will explore the band's influences, including Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf, and look at how the group drew from these artists as they developed their own style.
Other presentations, discussions, and lectures are scheduled throughout the week that delve into the Stones' music and longevity, while some of the band's longtime sidemen will share what it's been like to work with the band over the years.
The series will come to a close with the Annual Music Masters Tribute Concert, featuring Stones sidemen Steve Jordan and Bobby Keys, along with the E Street Band's Nils Lofgren, The Faces' Ian McLagan, Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner, and many others.
The show will take place at Cleveland's State Theater on Saturday. Additional details on all the events are available at rockhall.com.
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Feds: Stripper crew drugged rich men
(NEWSER) – A crew of New York City strippers scammed wealthy men by spiking their drinks with "molly" or other drugs, then driving them to strip clubs that ran up tens of thousands of dollars on their credit cards while they were too wasted to stop it, authorities said today. A banker and a real estate attorney were among four unnamed victims who lost at least $200,000. DEA and NYPD investigators arrested four women—all described as professional strippers—earlier this week on charges including grand larceny, assault, and forgery; one of the women is expected to appear in state court in Manhattan later today following appearances yesterday by the other three, including suspected ringleader Samantha Barbash.
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Live in a sex-charged culture, without getting zapped!
Jim is in my office one Saturday morning crying over the lust, guilt and terrible sexual choices that are destroying his life. I don't know whether to empathize with his pain or kick his butt for going to sleep on his watch!
I remind him that the battle for sexual integrity demands constant vigilance. It's a wrestling match with Satan, and any time you let your guard down, you get body-slammed.
Our society so bombards us with sex. With our male fascination for visual stimulation and our often-adolescent mindsets, this is very disconcerting.
It is easy to empathize with the early church father, Origen, who made himself a eunuch in a desperate step to achieve greater purity. But, God has also given us a wonderful gift in being sexually alive with exciting potential for deep, passionate intimacy.
The following are practical skills, actually disciplines, men need to practice as they grow up into sexual maturity and intimacy. "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline" (2 Tim. 1:7, NIV). read more


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Tomorrowland 2013 kicks off!
What is quite possibly the Super Bowl of dance music festivals, Tomorrowland 2013 has kicked off with a boom in (fittingly) Boom, Belgium.
Over 7,000 dance music fans made the global journey to Belgium on Tomorrowland planes, operated by Brussels airlines, flying in from New York, Africa, Europe, Tel Aviv, and Moscow, many of which who have set up camp in Tomorrowland's Dreamville. On the plane ride over, fans showed their excitement watching the Tomorrowland 2012 movie in-flight, dancing in their seats, and blasting music. They also enjoyed some Tomorrowland gifts like glow-in-the-dark watches, Tomorrowland sunglasses, a Tomorrowland tote, and Tomorrowland newspaper, getting a glimpse of the weekend they were about to embark on.
Last night Dreamville residents kicked off their weekend at "The Gathering" party with music provided by several DJs, officially welcoming them to Tomorrowland. Dreamville is no ordinary campsite. The people who are staying there this weekend have access to multiple shops, including a tea house and fresh bakery, and much more.
There are a multitude of stages this year, including a jaw-dropping mainstage equipped with powerful Co2 cannons, waterfalls, a volcano, and more. The festival also includes a Dim Mak stage, a Q-Dance stage for hardstyle fans, B2B stage, JACKED stage, and so much more. Each stage is more stunning than the last, with the most intricate and ornate details, ID&T has truly outdone themselves.
Tomorrowland Main Stage - the "Arising of Life"
Q-Dance Stage
This weekend, fans can expect sets from all of their favorite DJs - there is literally something for everyone. This year the talent includes Tiesto, Carl Cox, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Crookers, Axwell, Headhunterz, Markus Shulz (who has his own stage for a 12 hour set!), Paul van Dyk, Infected Mushroom, Art Department, and a long list more.
You can catch all the action through the festival's livestream on YouTube. Tomorrow is a mystery...
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The Buchtelite's Adam Ferrise wrote excellent stories about how Chase Blackburn and Domenik Hixon's careers took them to the Super Bowl.
Akron almost overlooked Hixon in the recruiting process. Blackburn filled in for the Giants after injuries. Here's another story about their careers in general.
Men's basketball
Coaches might limit Jeremiah Wood's playing time tonight because of a knee sprain, the ABJ's Tom Gaffney reports.
Gaffney goes on to assess the problems the team has faced the past two games.
I think it's time to see more Darryl Roberts and Brett McKnight. McKnight, in particular, could become a bigger contributor with more playing time. Roberts could shore up the point guard position while Steve McNees and Nick Dials struggle.
Despite Akron's recent problems, the Zips are 15.5-point favorites.
Prediction -- Nate Linhart should limit Tyrone Kent's production. Akron can wear out Toledo's six-man rotation by running the break. Look for the Zips to break out of this mini-slump by curb-stomping the hapless Rockets. Without any size, Toledo's front line also will be in trouble if Wood does play.
Akron 76, Toledo 55
I plan to liveblog from the game if you aren't attending and have a computer handy.
Men's basketball
The Rockets have the odd position of featuring the league's highest scorer, yet being the second-lowest scoring team.
Tyrone Kent scores 18.3 points per game -- almost two points more than the MAC's next best. The 6-foot-5 swingman does a lot of it from long range. He leads Nick Dials by one for the league's most frequent 3-point converter.
The team isn't quite so productive, as a whole, because it shoots MAC's worst free throw percentage and second-worst field goal percentage. The Rockets also are dead last in rebounding margin.
When does Toledo actually win? When they force oodles of turnovers. They milked 23 out of Missouri State and 22 out of Drexel. Both were wins.
As it turns out, carelessness with the ball has been Akron's weakness the past three games. That includes the lucky win against Ohio. MAC teams have figured out that if you bother Steve McNees, he's no longer a phenom. Dials shows that he's just a converted shooting guard.
If Akron did not figure it out this week, Toledo can make the game close.
FoxSports.com wrote a great story encapsuling Domenik Hixon's tumultuous season.
Hixon is such a good person, I can't help but root for the Giants on Sunday. Oh yeah, and they're playing the Patriots.
As a local three-star player and son of Akron's defensive coordinator, Will Fleming was one of the most interesting stories of the recruiting season.
The plot thickened when Hawaii and Boise State offered Fleming a scholarship from across the country.
In the end, Fleming chose to stay home and play for his father, Jim Fleming.
"My dad was really excited about the news," Will Fleming told Rivals.com.
Fleming is ranked as the No. 44 player in Ohio. He is Akron's third three-star recruit, according to Rivals.com. Scout.com says Fleming is the No. 122 safety in the country and gives him two stars.
Men's basketball
The Zips dipped to 10th in the Mid-Major Top 25 after peaking at fifth last week.
Kent State climbed from ninth to seventh.
Toledo will visit Rhodes Arena Wednesday. I'll probably break down the Rockets tomorrow.
Women's soccer
Chris Pfau, who resurrected Evansville's program and took Princeton to the Final Four as an assistant, will take over as head coach at Akron.
Mack Rhoades succeeded once again in hiring a man who has been a winner at the same level as a head coach. I'm not sure how he does it.
Men's basketball
I plan to liveblog during the game today, which starts at 2:30 p.m.
The Odd Corner is fighting to keep its heels dug in at the corner of Union and Exchange streets.
Of the original six property owners contesting eminent domain, two have settled. The other three who are still fighting reside on Nash and Exchange streets.
Men's basketball
It should be interesting to watch how Akron responds from the emotional loss at Kent State.
Central Michigan is more than fodder. The Chippewas are a high-scoring, turnover-forcing team.
That's exactly how they blew out Michigan at Ann Arbor -- scoring 78 points and forcing 23 screw-ups.
Giordan Watson was in the middle of that, scoring 22 and grabbing three steals. With stats of 16.5 points, 4.3 assists and 1.76 steals per game, he is one of the MAC's best guards. Watson is in the MAC's top six in each category.
Last year, Akron did a good job defending Watson, who shot a combined 10-for-28 in the Zips' two victories.
Outside of Watson, the Chips' lineup has been in flux. Twelve players have started at least three games. The team also lacks consistency in the front court. Only two players average more than three rebounds per game -- and one is a swingman (Nate Minnoy). Minnoy has been cold since conference play began, shooting only 37 percent.
The game starts at 2:30 p.m. today and will be on Fox Sports Ohio.
Prediction -- After Kent State, Akron should not have a problem with motivation to beat this MAC West opponent. Combine that with the fact that the Zips are good at shutting down a team's star -- especially when that team is one-dimensional, like CMU is. The Zips are 6.5-point favorites, but I think that's five to 10 points off. The Chippewas have a chance to beat the spread (not win) if Steve McNees keeps up his Yinka Dare approach to offense management.
Akron 85, Central Michigan 67
Men's basketball
With such an upstanding basketball program, the naughty characters are usually not as prominent.
Case in point is Haminn Quaintance. Despite Jim Christian's disciplined program, Quaintance's true color showed again last night as he mocked Akron players after the game.
The ABJ's Patrick McManamon wrote about the trashiest player in the MAC.
Since I posted this morning, two more players have committed to Akron.
One is Troy Gilmer, who I mentioned in the post immediately below.
Men's basketball
As the MAC appears to be a two-team race, this game will be an indicator of how the seeding will develop.
Kent State and Akron are similar in many ways. Both rely on defense and have an offense that does not feature any one player.
Point guard Al Fisher gets the most shots. As the Jim Christian tradition goes, Fisher is a transfer from Redlands Community College in Oklahoma. His assist-to-turnover ratio isn't great, but he is scoring more than he did at junior college.
Everyone remembers Haminn Quaintance, the long-armed post player who gets a lot of rebounds and blocks a lot of shots. Although he leads the MAC in field goal percentage, Quaintance does not have the post moves to create his own shot.
Mike Scott leads the Flashes in scoring. He is a versatile offensive player with post moves and shooting ability. The senior forward is a good rebounder, too.
Akron won't have to worry about Kent State shooting many 3s, but the Flashes do run a swift offense that gets easy buckets. While the strength of Akron's defense is on the perimeter, Kent State's length and size makes it excel at interior defense. If there is one game all season that you can guarantee a close, low-scoring matchup, this is it. Tom Gaffney wrote about what the coaches expect of the atmosphere.
Men's basketball
Akron moved to No. 5 in the Mid-Major Top 25 and received two votes in the AP Poll.
Tomorrow, I hope to preview the game at Kent State (No. 9 in the Mid-Major poll). I will liveblog from the M.A.C. Center in case you can't get a ticket.
Men's golf
Akron's top golfer has transferred to Ohio State, according to Amanda Aller, UA's sports information director for men's golf.
Vaughn Snyder has been central to the Zips' rise in the MAC. He will now play at the same school as Jack Nicklaus.
Men's basketball
Under first-year coach Louis Orr, Bowling Green (7-8, 2-1 MAC) has transformed from a 3-point jacking squad to one that clamps down on defense.
The Falcons hold opponents to the lowest field goal and 3-point shooting percentages in the MAC. Give some credit to Otis Polk and Marc Larson, BGSU's sophomore centers who are third and fourth, respectively, in the conference's blocked shots rankings.
With the graduation of 3-point marksman Martin Samarco, Nate Miller is a bigger part of the offense. His numbers (13.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg) have not improved much because he is shooting only 42 percent from the field.
You might remember point guard Joe Jakubowski. Akron recruited the freshman who chose Bowling Green instead.
The teams play tonight at 7 at Rhodes Arena.
Men's basketball
Kent State vs. Ohio is one of ESPN.com's 10 key games of the weekend.
That preview says Ohio lost to an "excellent" Akron team on Thursday. Anyhow, it got me wondering how I would rank the MAC.
Men's basketball
Here is an amateur clip of the final play from last night from YouTube..
I missed SportsCenter today. Does anyone know if Nate Linhart's shot made the Top 10? It really should have.
More on Bubba...
Last night, Bubba Walther would build up confidence for a few minutes, then release it with an adrenaline-filled 3 pointer. To make a long jump shot, you must have your wits about you. In my mind, that defines a good clutch player. It's not who's the best shooter or who practices hardest; it's who can be calmest under intense pressure. I digress.
The fans won the game for Akron last night. Walther is a much better shooter than what he demonstrated under that fan-created pressure. He is simply not a clutch player. Sure, Linhart's tight defense played a role, but Walther usually drills a few wild 3s. The two 3s he hit last night were fairly reasonable shots.
That said, I empathize with Bubba. Did he really deserve such harsh treatment? I don't think so. His crime was leaving town because of a perception of diminished playing time. Of course, he took a parting shot at Nick Dials. He also cost the team money by traveling to Puerto Rico before announcing his transfer -- even though his mind was made up. Watching him warm up and converse with teammates, the guy appears to be introverted. But he's a senior, so he shows some of that forced, unnatural leadership. That is probably why he screamed a few times and jawed with fans.
This is college basketball, where J.J. Redick's mother became the focus of stadiums across the ACC. Akron fans could have been worse than chanting "Bubba sucks." Still, you have to feel bad for an amateur athlete whom fans treat so poorly.
This is not to take away from the AK-Rowdies' accomplishment. They came prepared out with signs and loud voices. I mean it when I say they were the difference in the game. They disgraced Walther and fired up Akron's defense to limit a good Bobcats offense to 54 points. You just have to feel some sympathy for Walther. Don't you?
Men's basketball
By accident, I walked in on the pep rally at the Student Union during lunch.
There were tons of students to hear Keith Dambrot and Jeremiah Wood's pitch.
Men's basketball
The Bobcats' nonconference schedule is full of quality wins: New Mexico State, at Maryland, at St. John's, at Bucknell and Miami.
Ohio has close quality losses, too. The Bobcats fell by a combined four points at Temple and Holy Cross.
Still, I am not impressed. Neither is Kyle Whelliston from ESPN.com, who calls Ohio a "pretender." Tim O'Shea's teams -- or maybe the players who comprise it -- are inconsistent. They don't play a whole lot of defense, either.
Still, you have to respect Leon Williams -- whom Keith Dambrot calls one of the best rebounders in Division I. He reminds me of Romeo Travis in many ways. Jerome Tillman and Bubba Walther can score, but from their play is where much of the inconsistency derives. On a more positive note, point guard Michael Allen has a 1.97 assist-to-turnover ratio in his first year since transferring from junior college.
Walther is the main outside threat, although he's shooting only 32 percent from 3-point land. Tillman gets the most shots, although Williams has a much better field goal percentage.
Overall, the Bobcats' main advantages are rebounding and post play.
The Zips have shown they can defend star guards and small forwards. Williams and Tillman present a problem not seen this season. As a result, I think you will see more Mike Bardo and less Quade Milum, whose blocking ability is better against guard-heavy offense. Bardo, on the other hand, has muscle for rebounding and keeping Williams and Tillman out of the deep paint.
Jabari Arthur caught five passes for 88 yards in Monday's Hula Bowl. That was the top performance for a receiver on either team.
Arthur's team won 38-7.
Men's basketball
Keith Dambrot discussed several issues surrounding the team in his weekly press conference.
Men's basketball
Akron is sixth in this week's Mid-Major Top 25.
Despite a scare against Buffalo, Kent State remains ahead at No. 5.
The Flashes actually added to their lead over Akron in points, despite nearly losing to a team at home (Buffalo) whom the Zips beat on the road. Also, the Zips' first opponent of the week (Miami) is stronger than Kent's (Bowling Green). Maybe you can take that as evidence that the voters aren't paying as close attention as you might like.
Ohio sits at 28th in the poll. Miami fell significantly.
Men's basketball
The Plain Dealer's Elton Alexander praised the Zips in his weekly MAC Insider.
Men's basketball
If you had to pick one game not to witness, this was it.
The Zips won a physical, draining contest 76-68 at Buffalo tonight.
"They don't try to be dirty, but that's what they're taught in practice," said Cedrick Middleton, who scored 15.
Strong free throw shooting carried Akron through the night as the Zips made 28 of 31. Quade Milum especially impressed by drilling eight of nine. On the downside, Buffalo forced 14 turnovers compared to 11 Akron assists.
"Places like Buffalo are places you'll have to win to win a championship," Keith Dambrot said. "You have to win here because we know how hard it is to play at some other places in our league."
From the sounds of it, the Akron fan contingent was strong. That impressed Dambrot after the game, too.
Jeremiah Wood led the Zips with 16 points. Nate Linhart grabbed seven rebounds.
Next up is Ohio, who will visit Thursday at 9 p.m. for a special ESPNU start time.
Men's basketball
The line is Akron minus 6.5.
Prediction -- The Zips should win by more. Tap on timber, but to date, Akron has taken care of the inferior teams. It would take a horrendous shooting night by Akron and a career game for one of Buffalo's guards to give the Bulls a shot.
I will liveblog during the game. You can combine that with watching Buffalo's Webcast for free. ZipsNation.org usually has a good discussion, too, during away games.
Akron 71, Buffalo 55
Men's basketball
Many Zips fans sat in front of their computers Sunday afternoon, hoping Buffalo could sustain a 13-point lead over Kent State at the M.A.C. Center.
The Bulls blew it, but showed the team can compete against the league's best.
Reggie Witherspoon has a balanced 11-man rotation with no player receiving more than 25 minutes per game. You can take that as "balanced" or lacking a good player. Regardless, the Bulls play hard and force a lot of turnovers.
Buffalo doesn't have much shooting talent. Nor is there a consistent post threat. But Buffalo can beat you if one or more of its guards get hot. Against Kent State, it was Andy Robinson who scored 25. Robinson has been the team's leading scorer lately.
For the season, guard Sean Smiley is the leading scorer. Smiley, who comes off the bench, is the team's best 3-point shooter.
Buffalo has some size, but the Bulls are not particularly good at rebounding. They have an atrocious assist-to-turnover ratio of 0.8. Still, as Keith Dambrot said after the Miami game, Buffalo can beat you at their place. The game at Buffalo will be pivotal in determining the MAC East Champion.
Men's basketball
Akron retained its ninth position in the Mid-Major Top 25.
Kent State continues to lead the MAC teams and sits only two voting points ahead of the Zips. Ohio and Miami also received points.
As an aside, this year's Kent State/Akron matchup should be good for the community to see. Many casual basketball fans probably thought the Zips would fade once Romeo Travis and Dru Joyce graduated.
It has only been two games, but the way the Zips have played has me thinking the team might have its easiest path through the conference schedule since Keith Dambrot arrived. The lineup of Nick Dials, Steve McNees, Nate Linhart and Jeremiah Wood makes me all warm inside.
As you can tell, I only listed four players. Cedrick Middleton needs to be more consistent in order to move Linhart to the four. Either that or Chris McKnight and Quade Milum must start earning their minutes.
Speaking of McKnights, what is the point of burning Brett McKnight's redshirt if he's sitting the bench? On Saturday, he entered the game with the reserves at the one-minute mark. I have a hunch that he is one of the best players on the roster once Dambrot commits to giving him solid minutes. I have another hunch that Dambrot is giving him heck about his lack of defense. A third hunch tells me that the positives of playing him outweigh the negatives (see McNees).
In essence, I felt it necessary to ramble about the Zips because so many of you are ready to lynch me for my recent Buckeyes post. (Man, they stunk.) One of my friends said fans might stop following Ohio State after all of these disappointments in national championships. I don't think that's possible, but it's a nice thought.
Most hardcore Zips fans hate Ohio State. They are right to believe the Buckeyes take potential fans away from Akron.
However, I believe all Zips fans should root for Ohio State to win the national championship tonight.
Here are five reasons why...
1) Jim Tressel coached at Akron and went to graduate school here. He has had nothing but good things to say about UA. He is one of the classiest coaches in the country, and you really can't root against him.
2) Akron played Ohio State competitively. The Zips led 2-0 after the first quarter and went into halftime trailing 3-2. If this was 2006, the Zips probably could have scored a couple more touchdowns and won. In basketball, we root for our opponents because it shows our own team's proficiency. Why not in football?
3) Chris Wells is an Akron guy. I remember hearing rumors of him visiting campus after he committed to Ohio State. Did he ever seriously consider Akron? Probably not. But he's still a local guy.
4) If Ohio State fans learn that you're rooting for LSU because you're an Akron fan, that will eliminate any chance of them going to a Zips game with you, or perhaps following Akron as a secondary team.
5) It's LSU. What connection do you have with Louisiana, besides a possible trip to Bourbon Street during college? Ohio State IS Ohio's team, whether we like it or not. We live in Ohio, and spite should not override that.
Men's basketball
Despite thumping Miami and taking No. 20 Dayton to the wire, Akron did not receive a vote in the AP Poll or Coaches Poll.
The Zips' RPI is up to 110, however.
The new Mid-Major Top 25 comes out later today. I'll post it when it comes out.
Men's basketball
Maybe the schedule makers knew the Zips couldn't wait for another shot at Miami.
Maybe that's why these teams will meet in the MAC opener at Rhodes Arena Saturday at 7 p.m.
I never have heard so much hype from fans about a regular season game -- Kent State included. I have received several e-mails from alumni expressing excitement. The AK-Rowdies sent me a Facebook message, urging everyone to attend. The players certainly looked for this game the moment they received the season's schedule. Jeremiah Wood recited January 5 as if it was his birthday when asked about Miami at an early season press conference.
This is big.
Miami and Akron have led different lives this season. The RedHawks have traveled to meet the big boys, and they have enjoyed some success. They beat Xavier, Mississippi State and Illinois. They almost beat USC, Dayton, Cincinnati and Louisville. Kansas, meanwhile, handed Miami its lunch.
Akron, on the other hand, has played cupcakes for the most part and has spanked them. This game could indicate what scheduling method is more effective in preparing a MAC team for an important conference game.
The RedHawks feature a two-prong scoring attack. You will remember Tim Pollitz, who led both teams in the MAC Championship with 19 points. You might call him a redhead version of Wood. He has nifty post moves, isn't as athletic as Wood, but can shoot. Michael Bramos is the shooter/slasher who has struggled in the past two weeks. He is still capable of dropping more than 30 points, like when he scored 36 against Dayton.
Akron has showed it can defend star guards. It helps that Bramos is taller than Brian Roberts and Josh Mayo. That should make it an easier defensive assignment for Nate Linhart. Pollitz is a matchup problem for many teams because of his versatility, but Akron has athletic big men who should make it easier. The problem is keeping him off the offensive glass, where he gets a lot of easy buckets.
On offense, the Zips need to run the floor, get the crowd excited and try to open a giant lead. With Miami's style of play, a 15-point lead can be insurmountable.
The first game of the MAC season always has an unknown factor. Add in the drama because of last year, and this is a game you should not miss.
Mark May's All-May Day team included Akron's John Mackey, who missed only three games after tearing his ACL.
The ESPN personality assembled the team to acknowledge toughness. It also included LSU's Glenn Dorsey.
Other MAC players include Kent State's Fritz Jacquez, Central Michigan's Red Keith and Miami's Joey Hudson.
Jacquez also deserves recognition. He returned to the field four games after tearing his ACL.
Men's basketball
According to Dayton's media guide, ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit said UD Arena is a close second to Cameron Indoor Stadium for the best college atmosphere.
Before you ask what Herbstreit knows about basketball, realize that most of the nation agrees. The Flyers are the best team on Akron's schedule. Their arena is a difficult place to play.
Dayton whipped No. 6 Pittsburgh 80-55 last week by holding the Panthers to 28 percent shooting. Earlier in the year, the Flyers went into Freedom Hall and beat Louisville 70-65.
Senior guard Brian Roberts common denominator in those wins. He scored a total of 59 points against Pitt and Louisville. On the year, he averages 19.3 points per game and 49.3 percent on 3-pointers. Thanks to Roberts, Dayton is the "it" team around college basketball nowadays.
A win would definitely grab the nation's attention.
How good is Dayton? Its only loss was 67-56 at George Mason, when no one but Roberts could make a shot. The Flyers have beaten two MAC teams. Dayton came from behind to nip Miami 63-62 in Oxford on a last-minute 3-pointer from Roberts. Toledo nearly made up a 20-point deficit, but lost at Dayton 76-70.
How do you beat the Flyers? Miami gained a huge first-half lead on seven 3-pointers by Michael Bramos. George Mason won the rebounding battle and smothered everyone but Roberts. Akron has been excellent at limiting the other team's star in recent years. As Toledo learned, however, freshman power forward Chris Wright is pretty good, too. He dropped 26 points and 12 rebounds on the Rockets.
Dayton is only a five-point favorite over Akron, despite the fact the Flyers just beat the nation's No. 6 team by 25.
I will give my prediction tomorrow. I'm wavering between a Dayton tight win and Dayton blow out win.
A seven-foot costume rescued a season of misery for some Akron fans as Zippy won the Capital One 2007 Mascot Challenge.
The results were announced at halftime of the Capital One Bowl.
The kangaroo mascot plowed through the regular season with an undefeated record, then met Goldy Gopher in the finals.
Those fans who voted incessantly should be proud of their accomplishments. Seven of the 12 mascots came from BCS conferences who have thousands more fans than Akron.
The university will receive plenty of publicity and a $10,000 scholarship as a result.


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It's a boy for Prince William and Kate Middleton!
(Yahoo! Shine) It's a prince! On Monday, the world welcomed the newest addition to the royal family and the future heir to England's throne. Palace officials confirmed the arrival of His Royal Highness the Prince of Cambridge, born at St. Mary's Hospital at 4:24 PM BST, weighing 8 lbs 6 oz.
PHOTOS: The Royals Welcome Baby Boy
The birth marks a new era for not only the first-time parents but also the extended royal family. As third in line to succeed the throne after his grandfather Prince Charles and his father, Prince William, he's the first baby born under new succession laws.
The modernized bill amends a centuries-old policy, allowing the royal couple's first-born child the right to inherit the throne regardless of gender.
"Historically, this is huge," Victoria Arbiter, CNN's royal expert, told Yahoo! Shine. "In 60 or 70 years, this baby will be a monarch. It's also the first time since Queen Victoria that four generations of monarchs will be alive together."
It's been a long and sometimes rocky journey to the historic due date. Anticipation about the heir to the throne began well before the frenzy over rumored due dates and even before St. James's Palace officially announced the Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy in December. From the first day of their marriage over two years ago, Price William and Kate Middleton have had an audience of clock-watchers
But they have never let public expectations determine their personal timing. After their 10-year courtship, the couple put off parenthood to enjoy their first year as a married couple. In that time,Middleton flexed her philanthropic muscles and stepped into her late mother-in-law's shoes as an international fashion arbiter. She also weathered a paparazzi scandal, prompting the palace to tighten its reins on the press.
When it came to the big announcement about the couple's first child, there was only so much theroyal family could control. (To quote the Duchess herself, "Babies have their own agenda.") Before the official news broke, Middleton suffered acute morning sickness early in her first trimester. During her treatment at a central London hospital, pregnancy rumors reached a boiling point and the palace was forced to confirm what the public had long hoped.
"As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter," read the official statement from St. James's Palace.
The news rippled immediately through the retail industry. Collectibles marking the anticipated firstborn's arrival began rolling out by early 2013, as maternity designers elbowed for the chance to dress the mom-to-be. All told, economists predict the royal birth could boost the British economy by $400 million.
Tragedy overshadowed the worldwide excitement when two Australian radio hosts pranked Middleton's hospital and the nurse who took the hoax call later committed suicide.
It was a sobering reminder of the impact of royal coverage on human lives. For the future monarch, it's an unfortunate part of the inheritance and part of an unfathomable burden of power.
Perhaps no one better understands this than the new dad, Prince William.
"Royal firstborns may get all the glory, but secondborns enjoy more freedom," Diana, princess of Wales, said after giving birth to her second son, Harry. "My second child will never have quite the same sort of pressure that poor William must face all his life."
That firstborn pressure includes carrying the HRH title and the legacy that goes with it. In the distant future, William and Kate's newborn is poised to be the supreme governor of the Church of England, head of the U.K. armed forces, and the head of state in 16 countries.
"One day, this baby will be an influence across the globe, a leader, and someone millions of people will look up to," said Arbiter. For now, however, he has two main responsibilities: eating and sleeping, just like any other baby.


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Arcadia, CA, July 1, 2014 -- HRTV (R), The Network for Horse Sports, will assist in ushering in a new era for Thoroughbred racing in Southern California when it presents live on-site coverage of the inaugural Los Alamitos Thoroughbred meeting, beginning on Thursday, July 3.
HRTV's Kurt Hoover will be trackside daily at the Orange County facility for the eight-day Summer Thoroughbred Festival, which will conducted over the track's new one-mile surface. Hoover's daily presence will include in-depth race coverage and analysis, the latest up-to-date information, and timely interviews with key connections.
Addtionally, HRTV's Michelle Yu will serve as Los Alamitos' simulcast host.
"We are delighted to be on-site at Los Alamitos for the first time to report on a new chapter in Thoroughbred racing in California," said Scott Daruty, President of HRTV. "We anticipate this meeting to be an exciting new showcase for top-quality racing in Southern California."
Los Alamitos will race on a Thursday-Sunday basis, through Closing Day, July 13, with a daily 2 p.m. PT first post.
Highlighting the compact session is the Grade 2, $500,000 Los Alamitos Derby on July 5. In all, Los Alamitos will offer seven stakes races during the boutique meeting, including the $100,000 Bertrando on Opening Day.
About HRTV
HRTV, The Network for Horse Sports, is a television-based multimedia network dedicated to equine sports. HRTV's programming features horse racing from top U.S. and international racetracks, as well as a wide range of world-class English horse riding and Western horse riding competitions, news, original programming and award-winning documentaries covering the world of horse sports. The live stream of HRTV is available on a subscription basis to high-speed Internet users worldwide at www.tvg2.com. In the U.S., the HRTV television network is available via telco, cable and satellite in over 19 million homes.
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Alan Jackson's daughter arrested in Nashville
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Alan Jackson will be transplanting some bluegrass in New York City this fall.
The country star will present a special showcase of his upcoming studio effort, The Bluegrass Album, at Carnegie Hall. The show is set for October 28th - a month after the disc hits stores.
Jackson debuted The Bluegrass Album with a special concert in Nashville on Tuesday. But the night didn't end on a pleasant note for the singer's family. Nashville's WSMV-TV says Alan's 20-year-old Alexandra Jane was picked up by police early Wednesday morning on charges of underage consumption, assault and resisting arrest. She was released on bail a few hours later. Ali is due to appear in court on September 23rd.
A police affidavit says Ali was a passenger in a car that was pulled over for tailgating and speeding. She reportedly got out of the car during the traffic stop, started making demands, and hit an officer in the chest. She allegedly hit the officer again in an attempt to get away when she learned she was being arrested.
Police determined that Ali had been drinking. They also say she dropped her famous father's name, saying Alan would do anything to get her off the hook.
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Man creates religion about Kanye West
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Kanye West raps about being a god on record, and now the rapper may have a real religious following.
One man has created a website declaring a new "religion" dedicated to the rapper and named after his latest record. Called "Yeezianity," the church of Yeezus declares that they are "an anonymous group who believes that the one who calls himself Yeezus is a divine being."
"Yeezianity" has it's own "Golden Rule" -- "Create for others what you would have created for yourself." The website also includes five basic principles of the movement called the "Five Pillars."
Meantime, the creator of "Yeezianity" tells "Noisey" that "Yeezianity" is not an actual organized religion. He adds that he created the movement after coming up with the idea one month ago. "Yeezianity's" creator also says that his ultimate goal is to "create some controversy."
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Woman Loses Family in Both Malaysia Flights
(NEWSER) – An Australian woman is mourning the loss of loved ones on a Malaysia Airlines flight for the second time this year. Kaylene Mann lost a brother and sister-in-law in the disappearance of Flight 370 in March. Now she's learned that her stepdaughter was aboard the plane that got shot down over Ukraine yesterday, reports the Times of New Zealand and Australia. Stepdaughter Maree Rizk and her husband, Albert, were returning home to Melbourne after a month-long holiday in Europe. "It's just brought everyone, everything back," Mann's brother tells AP. "It's just ... ripped our guts again."
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Kesha & Ludacris join the panel for ABC's 'Rising Star' competition
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Book this under: delightful summer news. Our favorite warrior, otherwise known as Kesha, has joined the judging panel for ABC's upcoming entry into the singing competition landscape, a little show called "Rising Star." The blonde powerhouse joins Ludacris and country superstar Brad Paisley at the table. Josh Groban has been tapped to host the live show.
Set for a June 22nd premiere, "Rising Star" is the network's second attempt at a singing reality show in recent years, following the one season of "Duets" in 2012. That show starred Jennifer Nettles, Kelly Clarkson, Robin Thicke and John Legend at the panel.
Big news coming mañana! Sleep soundly, tweepers
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Unlike most of its major network counterparts, Rising Star is hoping to make a big splash this summer, bolstered (mostly) by its live voting component. It will be taped in Los Angeles and aired on the east coast. As contestants sing behind a electric screen, fans at home will be able to vote yay or nay on each performance. If the voting reaches a pre-determined threshold, the wall will rise, revealing the judging panel and a live studio audience. Only then will the finalist have a chance of moving forward in the competition.
This new show comes at a time when singing shows are losing their foothold in the industry. "American Idol," the grandaddy of 'em all, has plummeted from its perch. Even "The Voice" has dipped to new series lows this season–its sixth installment in three years. Elsewhere, "The X-Factor," helmed by Simon Cowell, was cancelled after only three seasons.
Admittedly, it's great to see Kesha taking on this new role, especially following her stint in a clinic earlier this year. You go, girl!
Don't forget to tune in June 22 on ABC for the series premiere!
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Fuji X100 sensor measured on DxOMark.comThursday April 14 2011
APS-C sensor, 23mm non-movable fixed focal, great "Leica-like" design... here are the measurements for one the most anticipated cameras this spring - the Fuji X100.
Its sensor behaves similarly to the best APS-C sensors (see the comparison: Fuji X100 vs Nikon D7000 vs Sony SLT Alpha 55).
Unsurprisingly, the Fuji X100 outperforms 4/3 sensors (see the comparison: Fuji X100 vs Olympus PEN EP2 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC GH2).
Further readings for the Fuji X100 sensor measured on DxOMark.com
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
With 15 MPix on a 14.0 mm x 18.7 mm sensor in an $800 bridge camera intended for the general public, the appearance of the Canon PowerShot G1X was one of the big events at CES 2012.


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(NEWSER) – A new Miley Cyrus documentary debuted on MTV last night, and in it, Cyrus and Britney Spears had this disturbing conversation about the VMAs, which reveals we all dodged a bullet:
- Britney: "You're not going to be topless onstage, are you?"
- Miley: "I tried but I don't think MTV's going to allow it."
Whew! Close call, human race. In Miley: The Movement, Cyrus also talks about watching her idol Britney's "I'm a Slave 4 U," Us reports. Her dad, Cyrus says, "shook his head and was like 'My 8-year-old is going to turn into a stripper.' But I wanted to be hot like Britney and that's still what girls wanna do in the pop industry."


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Report: Kanye West allegedly goes postal on another photog
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(TMZ) - Kanye West allegedly just attacked another photog at LAX moments ago - and it's so bad ... paramedics are on scene, TMZ reports.
Sources connected with the photog tell TMZ, Kanye was on his way out of the airport when he went ballistic, attacking the paparazzo.
An eyewitness tells TMZ, Kanye was leaving the terminal with a bodyguard and approximately five paparazzi surrounded him, snapping pictures. TMZ reports that one photog was especially aggressive - not a TMZ photog - and probed Kanye with tons of questions.
According to TMZ, Kanye told the man not to ask him questions, but he kept going - and Kanye attacked, attempting several punches, and the man fell down. Paramedics and police are currently on scene.
Kanye has been out of the country since last week ... when he laid down his now-infamous anti-pap rules, telling a TMZ photog NEVER TO TALK TO HIM EVER.
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Man Killed After E-Cig Explodes
(NEWSER) – The debate on whether e-cigarettes are a healthier alternative to regular smokes continues, but the "e" part clearly poses unique risks: A UK man was killed after his device misfired and ignited his oxygen equipment, reports the BBC. Fire officials say David Thomson, 62, was charging his e-cig in his bedroom when it "exploded, caught fire, and ignited the oxygen tube of an oxygen concentrator, which may have been in use by the occupier."
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49ers Bounce Back With Rout Of Rams
(St. Louis, MO) -- Colin Kaepernick threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns as the 49ers bounced back with a 35-11 rout of the Rams in St. Louis. Frank Gore rushed for a season-high 153 yards and a TD, while Anquan Boldin had five catches for 90 yards and a score for the Niners, who snapped a two-game losing streak and evened their record at 2-and-2. Kendall Hunter and Anthony Dixon also had touchdown runs in the win. Sam Bradford finished 19-of-41 for 202 yards with a TD, but threw an interception, lost a fumble and was sacked five times. Daryl Richardson was limited to 16 yards on 12 carries for the Rams, who managed just 188 yards of offense. St. Louis is 1-and-3.


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This is the trestle patio table set with four chairs that stow under the tabletop for unobtrusive storage. Available only at Hammacher Schlemmer, the set has chairs that fold and stack between the two trestle supports, allowing the entire set to be stored within the table's footprint. The weatherproof table and chairs are made from Brazilian eucalyptus that is 30% harder than mahogany and has natural oils and a tight grain that prevent damage from rain, mold, and termites. The 40"-wide octagonal tabletop provides ample room for four adults and each chair has a slightly curved backrest and supports up to 300 lbs., ensuring comfort and stability. Left alone, the wood will develop a unique silvery gray patina, or it may be oiled to retain its original appearance. Minimal assembly. Table: 28" H x 37 3/4" Diam. Chair: 34 3/4" H x 18 1/4" W x 16 1/2" L. (39 lbs.) ($60)
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Ideal set for small areas.
By Trish & Ed
from Reading, PA
Self-storing chairs and a small "footprint" made this set ideal for us since we have a small patio. Durable weather-proof wood was important since we have no shed and it has to be out year 'round. We didn't know anything about eucalyptus wood when we purchased it,and thought the wood would be much heavier, and less splintery. (The wood was actually split in a few places where it was screwed together.)We've been oiling it to maintain the nice reddish color, and hope the oil will swell the wood and give it a little more finished appearance. The chairs were not that comfortable, but nice attractive cushions solved that problem. Overall, we are pleased with our choice; it works for us.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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It's perfect
By Ruby
from Croton-on-Hudson
It's beautiful and easy to assemble and comfortable.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Excellent Quality Patio Set
By Portofino
from Seattle, WA
Beautiful set to look at: I have a smaller sized deck but with the addition of a few tree/planter boxes this table and chair combination looks stunning. Definitely worth the investment of seat cushions and an umbrella to complete the package.
Very Nice Set
By sac
from Chicago, IL
This set was very easy to put together. It took me less than 15 minutes. I think the set is pretty sturdy and hopefully it will last through our hot summers and cold winters (with a cover). For whatever reason though, I thought the wood would have more of a waterproof "finish" to it. It doesn't so I'll need to apply some myself to help the set last longer.
This was a great purchase!
By Beach Lover
from Beaufort, SC
The table and chairs works great in a small space and can be stored very efficiently which was very important. The design and finish are of high quality and will be useful when entertaining outside.
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Don't blow your beach body. Avoid these super-fattening summer foods
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Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney dead at 93
(TMZ) - Mickey Rooney, who spent nearly his entire life in show business, has passed away. He was 93.
Rooney had been in ill health for quite some time. TMZ reports his death is attributed to natural causes.
He was one of the most famous child actors in entertainment history. He played the role of Andy Hardy in The Hardy Boys in 20 films.
Rooney also teamed up with Judy Garland for Babes in Arms which was a huge hit back in 1939.
He was the first teenager ever to be nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in Strike Up the Band in 1940.
Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor starred in one of the biggest movies of the 40s -- National Velvet -- which launched Taylor's career.
Rooney also starred with Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Rooney appeared most recently in The Muppets in 2011 with Amy Adams and Jason Segel and Night at the Museum in 2006 with Ben Stiller.
The 5'2" Rooney was married 8 times. One of his wives -- Ava Gardner.
Rooney's last few years were filled with family strife. He claimed elder abuse at the hands of his step-son Chris Aber and won a $2.8 million judgment against him last year for siphoning money from his accounts.
Rooney testified before the U.S. Senate to discuss his personal story of abuse.
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America's Oldest Unsolved Murder May Be Solved
(NEWSER) – Colonial America's oldest unsolved mystery involved remains that have been known only as "JR102C," or "JR" for short, but their owner's true name may have finally been uncovered. The bones were found, buried in a coffin, under an old roadbed in Jamestown in 1996, WTKR reports. Researchers knew the skeletal remains belonged to a 19-year-old man who may have been from Europe, who had probably been living in Jamestown for a few years, and who likely had the status of a gentleman (because of the coffin). His right leg bones were twisted and broken below the knee, and a lead musket ball and lead shot were found there; researchers determined that's what killed him. (The ammunition would have ruptured a major artery, NPR explains.)