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An official for the L.A. County Coroner's Office just stated ... Whitney Houston used cocaine immediately prior to her death.
Coroner Chief Craig Harvey just held a news conference -- claiming the toxicology results suggested Whitney was a "chronic" cocaine user.
Harvey described the cocaine level in Whitney's system as "acute" -- indicating Whitney used the drug not long before she accidentally drowned in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton hotel last month. "Accidental drowning" is listed as Whitney's official cause of death.
According to Harvey, the autopsy revealed a 60% narrowing of Whitney's arteries -- a direct result of the chronic cocaine use. Harvey claims the artery constriction led to a cardiac event before her death.
As for the other drugs in her system -- marijuana, Benadryl, Flexeril, and Xanax -- which Harvey claims were all at or below therapeutic levels ... and did not significantly contribute to her death.
For Whitney's sake, TMZ should take off all their articles about her because there's no one on here but people who've never suffered from addiction judging her without knowing when she started, why and if she did quit somewhere alone the line. None of these negative comments are going to get you flags flown at half-staff or platinum records, just leave her alone.
Wow. I can't believe some of the comments I'm reading! Really ppl? Come on now, we all knew Cocaine would most likely be involved, at least show some respect.
Wow. I can't believe some of the comments I'm reading! Really ppl? Come on now, we all knew Cocaine would most likely be involved, but at least show some respect.
I, for one, am damn sick and tired of these glorified celebrities killing themselves with drugs. Ooh, poor, poor Whitney... The stupid b-t-h had the world by the -ss, had plenty of money for help/rehab, had an entourage/family that should've intervened and helped her, but of course didn't because then the "tap" might dry up. You can SO TELL when someone is coked-up, everyone around her knew, trust me. Now we'll have to sit through months and months of her family demanding to find out who gave/sold her the coke, like someone else forced it up her nose, made her smoke it, whatever. Anyone with her talent that throws it all away for a messed-up high (trust me again, I've tried it) is an blatant idiot. I don't feel sorry for her AT ALL.
They said she died from a list of drugs and they included pot in that list .Pot had nothing to do with her death .The coke and pharms did her in .Pharms end more peoples lives then illegal drugs .
Didn't coroner say there was no water in her lungs after autopsy and now she had water so drowning.? Which is it?
I remember that the Houston family" went back into her room and said they were removing anything before some looters could profit from anything left in the room" They did this with Police knowledge as well as the Hotels. My question is the same as it was the day I read that, "Why was anyone allowed in that room?" at that time her cause of death was unknown and I believe the Police are suppose to keep everyone OUT of the room (in any of these cases) until they have searched it, processed it or whatever they are to do. Dropped the ball?
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Flexyril is a muscle relaxant use for the treatment of back spasms, much like diazapam (valium)...with that in her system it would have been used to help bring her "down" from the coke high...she fell asleep in the tub.
And this come as a surprise to someone?
Bad title for the story that shows TMZ's ignorance, immaturity and desperation to grab ignorant readers who believe everything reported in this site.
The coroner said that cocaine was a contributing factor. He did not say the Whitney was "coked up."
TMZ obviously doesn't have a clue to what happens in an autopsy and the lack of reporters at TMZ who actually know how to read a medical report, much less have trained, witnessed, performed post mortems is telling.
It is imperative to go over EVERYTHING before giving a final report on cause of death. The medical examiner did know that heart disease and drowning were factors in the death. The medical examiner also knew of Houston's past history of addiction which is a cause of heart disease. In a thorough post mortem, blood and tissue are taken for toxicology and micros--microscopic study of tissue to find things not evident to the naked eye.
Cocaine is well-known to real doctors as causing cardiac events. Cocaine raises the blood pressure, causes constriction of arteries, which causes the heart to beat faster, harder and erratically, loosening plaque, the clots that cause a heart attack. This in turn causes unconsciousness, coma... lack of blood to the brain causes brain functions to fail, eventually to die. A person in such a state is medically unable to come out of such a state, so drowning is possible. The reporters at TMZ would be surprised at how common such a death can be, but they aren't doctors.
Houston did not need to take large amounts of these medications and drugs to be incapacitated. Someone with heart disease just needs a very little cocaine to cause heart failure and arrest.
They ruled this death accidental drowning even though cocaine was found to be the cause,
So if you get killed in a car accident while drunk driving is the cause of death ruled accidental collision?, or if you are shot & killed in an armed robery is the cause of death ruled as heart faliure? Many deaths daily are ruled drug overdose, and not shown as death cased by
heart failure, or suffocation or accidentally fell off a roof top or out a window, I guess you just have to have the right connections with the coroner or enough money to buy the results. It seams obvious to me that the cause of death should have been ruled drug overdose. Also why is there so much secrecy about this case such as who was with her prior to her death, reports say someone was drinking if not her than who was in her room just prior to her death, also who was in the room after her death before police got there and who removed the drugs & tampered with the evidence prior to the crime sceen investigation? Far to many loose ends to called an accident and should be further investigated.
TMZ you are like a weatherman - but just lots more S***MY n SLEAZY - First you LIE and say "Whitney Houston's family was told by L.A. County Coroner officials … the singer did not die from drowning, but rather from what appears to be a combination of Xanax and other prescription drugs mixed with alcohol … this according to family sources. We're told Coroner's officials informed the family there was not enough water in Whitney's lungs to lead to the conclusion that she drowned. "
Then when the Coroner says Whitney's CoD is Drowning you start the even more LIES the cocaine was removed from the scene prior to LAPD coming to the scene.
Don't You THINK is time to just let the poor woman Rest In Peace and her loved ones Heal!!!!!
The toxicology report mentioned her arteries were narrowed but how come her heart didn't give her a sign that something was wrong or maybe it did and she ignored it.
Her mother said they had a relapse due to being afraid of her comeback. Of course she was afraid. She lost her voice years ago. In Europe, audiences were fleeing her concerts in droves, demanding their money back. Her career was trashed and she wasn't coming back.


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text: Deals Circle raises $17M to bring Bitcoin out of the shadows for merchants & consumers Image Credit: BTC Keychain/Flickr March 26, 2014 9:13 AM Harrison Weber 0 Circle just raised a pile of cash to do what every Bitcoin startup out there wants to do: rehabilitate the currency's image and drive mainstream adoption. Launching today in closed beta — with a fresh $17 million in its pocket — Circle claims its first consumer product enables "faster transactions, lower costs, greater privacy safeguards and increased protection against fraud and identity theft." The company plans to provide tools for both consumers and businesses, with the overall goal of reducing "the friction and risk that is currently associated with Bitcoin." In other words, Circle's goals match just about every recently launched Bitcoin startup in existence. It's one of the many startups itching to serve as trustworthy replacements to companies like Mt. Gox, following a series of disastrous shutdowns over the past few months. Despite the risks involved, interest is extremely high among high-profile investors. Circle's fresh round joins GoCoin's $1.5 million round today and Kraken's $5 million round yesterday — among countless other companies which hope to make Bitcoin a truly mainstream currency — although it's technically not considered a currency in the U.S by the IRS. With backers like Breyer Capital, Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners, and Oak Investment Partners, Circle is certainly one of the most newsworthy Bitcoin companies right now, alongside firms like Coinbase and Buttercoin. More information: Accel Partners General Catalyst Partners Circle Founded in 1983, Accel Partners has a long history of partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs and management teams to build world-class businesses. Accel today invests globally using dedicated teams and market-specific strategies for... read more » General Catalyst Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs who are building the technology-based companies that will lead innovation and transform industries. Founded in 2000, General Catalyst Partne... read more » Circle is a digital currency company founded by Internet pioneer and serial entrepreneur Jeremy Allaire, and backed by world-leading venture capital investors Jim Breyer, Accel Partners and General Catalyst Partners. With corporate hea... read more » Powered by VBProfiles


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Keiser Report: Getting Zhoutonged and Paying Salaries In Bitcoin
Episode 272 of the Keiser Report (@KeiserReport) is nearly entirely Bitcoin related. Stacy Herbert (@StacyHerbert) describes points brought up in the recent Reuters article and increases our vocabulary by sharing what is meant by getting "zhoutonged" (wiped out financially). In the second half of the show Max (@MaxKeiser) interviews Michel Bauwens (@MBauwens) of the P2P Foundation (@P2P_Foundation) after the organization started offering to pay salaries to its staff located around the globe using bitcoins. Bauwens describes this action as being something that is pragmatic.
The Reuter's reference to being "Zhou Tonged" is actually a case of the term somewhat being misapplied. Getting Zhoutonged means losing an entire trading position due to forced margin trading. This occurs when trading on Bitcoinica using leverage at levels such that the wild swings in the exchange rate that Bitcoin frequently experiences cause forced automated margin selling to occur. Forex traders are very familiar with this risk but many of those those using Bitcoinica had not previously had the opportunity to trade using margin and are gaining an education the hard way. The default leverage at Bitcoinica is 2.5:1 but the trader has the option to increase that to 10:1 leverage.
Bitcoinica is open to all, has no minimum deposit level and allows bitcoins themselves to be used for funds that can be used to gain leverage so a trader with just 2 bitcoins (worth about $10 USD) can enter either a long or short position that controls BTC/USD contracts worth $100.
Concerns remain regarding Bitcoinica and the service also took nearly a quarter million dollar hit following the Linode hack a few weeks ago, but the service remains in operation and trading continues. The lyrics sung in the music video referenced by Stacy might not be appropriate in some work environments.


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'Controversial shake-up' of ICC governance to benefit game: N.Srinivasan
New ICC chairman and Indian cricket board's president N. Srinivasan said that a 'controversial shake-up' of the governance and structure of cricket's world body will benefit the game and ensure its financial health
The reforms, which will give more power and money to India, Australia and England, were passed by the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Executive Board in Singapore, although Pakistan and Sri Lanka were the only members of the ten Test nations who abstained from voting.
According to Indian media reports, Srinivasan said that he believes that the reforms are
good for cricket overall and also for the financial health of all full, associate and affiliate members, adding that there is meritocracy.
Stating that it is for the entire ICC, and not him alone, to work on convincing Pakistan and Sri Lanka to come on board, Srinivasan, who is the first incumbent of the newly-created post of ICC chairman, defended Cricket South Africa's decision to vote in favour of the revamp despite supporting Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the lead up to the meeting.
Srinivasan, who heads the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), also denied accusations that the cricket boards of India, Australia and England had formed an oligarchy, which could even veto suggestions made by other members.
In the revamped ICC, India - which contributes 80 percent of global revenues - and fellow powerhouses England and Australia will have permanent seats on a new, five-member executive committee, the report added.
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2 October 2014 2:08 PM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
It may not be the Grand Opening celebration that the Academy of Motion Pictures Art & Sciences is going to be throwing when they launch the long-awaited Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures at some point in 2017 as is now planned, but the Los Angeles debut of the much-acclaimed Hollywood Costume exhibit imported by the Academy from the Victoria And Albert Museum in London is really something to see. The Academy's Ellen Harrington told me at Wednesday night's opening event (in the space at Wilshire and Fairfax that will eventually become the Acad's Museum ) that it took them months just to get it in the kind of shape needed to house this remarkable exhibit celebrating the art of costume design and its vital importance, in so many ways, to the art of movies. With over 150 costumes including 40 newly added ones just for the Los Angeles version this is an »
- Pete Hammond
26 September 2014 1:33 AM, PDT | eyeforfilm.co.uk | See recent eyeforfilm.co.uk news »
Endangered African Elephants in Simon Trevor's White Gold at Tsavo National Park: "Since 1970, I've seen 40,000 elephants killed."
White Gold, Sydney's Pollack's Out Of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, and Michael Apted's Gorillas In The Mist starring Sigourney Weaver have one man in common: Simon Trevor, the director of White Gold. His documentary on the organised poaching of elephant tusks, narrated by former Us Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, puts an end to fantasies of glamour and harmless luxury based on ignorance and lies.
Producer Arne Glimcher with White Gold director Simon Trevor on the crisis in elephant poaching: "This time around it's much more serious because there's less elephants and more demand." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The New York Film Festival now takes on the challenge of raising awareness with their newly announced panel The Crisis In Elephant Poaching. The discussion will be moderated by Last Days »
- Anne-Katrin Titze
12 September 2014 3:08 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
On September 19th, 20th Century Fox will unveil the highly anticipated The Maze Runner and according to early numbers, director Wes Ball's movie is on track for a $30 million opening when it bows next weekend.
Based upon the best-selling novel by James Dashner, when Thomas wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape.
One of the most popular soundtracks Sony Music has released this year, the original movie score is from American film composer and conductor John Paesano.
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Paesano initially studied classical music with composition professor Sally Dow Miller of Conservatoire de Paris. »
- Michelle McCue
19 July 2014 5:37 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The knock on the Academy Awards throughout the years always seem to be how certain actors, directors and films are snubbed in favor of other chosen nominations. Sometimes the justification for these overlooked selections in performances and motion pictures are warranted. Many will agree that a lot of injustices have been committed based on how some Oscar-worthy selections were slighted.
Has anyone ever considered the equal possibilities of omission when one Oscar nominee wins the golden statuette over another nominee that one thought was more deserving for the victory? There have been numerous instances when observers who have witnessed an Oscar win thought that their competitor should have received it instead. It is only human nature to have an opinion as to feel who should have claimed Oscar gold as opposed to the fellow nominee that actually accomplished the goal.
Let us look at the top ten instances where it »
- Frank Ochieng
25 June 2014 11:50 AM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
On Tuesday, the academy's Board of Governors brought in a new rule for this year's Oscars that is aimed at preventing another embarassing disqualification. Last year, a brouhaha erupted after Bruce Broughton -- a one-time governor (2003 - 2012) and current executive committee member -- emailed other members of the music branch during the nomination period to bring his title track "Alone Yet Not Alone" to their attention. His lobbying must have worked as this tune, heard in a little-seen film, reaped a Best Song bid. -Break- Join in the fierce debate about the early Oscar contenders going on right now in our red-hot forums Broughton, who lost his 1985 Score bid for "Silverado" to John Barry for "Out of Africa," penned this tune with lyricist Dennis Spiegel for a Christian film that focused on the hardships facing 18th century settlers in the Ohio Valley. Evangelical minister Joni Eareckson Tada, a quadripile »
16 May 2014 12:30 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
L.A.-based Cecchi Gori Pictures is trying to get its long-gestating "Ferrari" biopic on track. The company is in Cannes shopping the biopic on automotive mogul Enzo Ferrari, whose family redefined the concept of the high-powered Italian sports car and almost single-handedly created Formula One racing.
"It's a beautiful tale of the story of Ferrari battling with Maserati for supremacy in speed, yet it's not a racing movie: it's a 'Godfather' movie with racing in it," said Cecchi Gori Pictures CEO Niels Juul.
Juul said he is in advanced talks with a well-known U.S. director who has passion for the project and expects to announce the name shortly.
The script, which has been around for years, is by Troy Kennedy Martin ("The Italian Job") and David Rayfield ("Out of Africa"). Kennedy Martin wrote the original script while David Rayfiel did revises.
Juul said his company »
- Nick Vivarelli
26 March 2014 6:07 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Screwball comedy movies, rare screenings of epic box office disaster: Library of Congress' Packard Theater in April 2014 (photo: Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in 'The Awful Truth') In April 2014, the Library of Congress' Packard Campus Theater in Culpeper, Virginia, will celebrate Hollywood screwball comedy movies, from the Marx Brothers' antics to Peter Bogdanovich's early '70s homage What's Up, Doc?, a box office blockbuster starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal. Additionally, the Packard Theater will present a couple of rarities, including an epoch-making box office disaster that led to the demise of a major studio. Among Packard's April 2014 screwball comedies are the following: Leo McCarey's Duck Soup (Saturday, April 5) — actually more zany, wacky, and totally insane than merely "screwball" — in which Groucho Marx stars as the recently (un)elected dictator of Freedonia, abetted by siblings Harpo Marx and Chico Marx, in addition to Groucho's perennial foil, »
- Andre Soares
22 February 2014 12:19 PM, PST | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »
Our Oscar coverage continues. Here we overview the best acting and best directing award nominees.
Best Actor Nominees
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Age: 40
Previously Best Known For:
Bruce Wayne/Batman – Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy
Patrick Bateman – American Psycho
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Win - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2011 – as Dicky Eklund in The Fighter
Interesting Fact: If he plays an American character, he will use an American accent in all the interviews related to the film. He says he does this so the audience isn't confused
Age: 77
Previously Best Known For:
Freeman Lowell – Silent Running
Asa Watts – The Cowboys
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 1979 – as Captain Bob Hyde in Coming Home
Interesting Fact: One of the few actors to play a character to have killed John Wayne on screen (The Cowboys »
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21 February 2014 8:45 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
a better photo of the Silkwood Oscar dressThis is the last Streep-centric post for this Oscar season (unless she does something crazy at the Oscars), promise!
I used to always make a point of saying that Meryl Streep gets nominated for 39% of her performances, having appeared in 46 features and being nominated 18 times. But in truth her record is better than that. Once you eliminate the performances that couldn't have been nominated her record is an even more incredible 53% (a good example is her leading role in Plenty released in 1985 since she was nominated for her leading role in Out of Africa and an actor may only have one nomination per category unlike behind-the-camera people who are allowed to double up). So, fact: as soon as she reports to work on each new film she is more likely to be nominated than not for whatever it is she is about to do. »
31 January 2014 7:30 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »
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One of the things good Oscar prognosticator will do is work out all of the possible scenarios that could happen before arriving at a sound judgement. However, there seems to be one aspect that many people haven't discussed is the possibility that the queen of Oscar nominations, Meryl Streep, could pull an upset and win her fourth Oscar for her performance in August: Osage County.
Before the season even started, many Oscar watchers had Meryl at or near the top of thier predictions. Her role was an award winner on stage, taking everything from the Tony to the Olivier award, the play won the Pulitzer Prize and the movie was filled with a ton of well regarded actors. Therefore it seemed inevitable that Oscars were sure to follow and even with the less than ecstatic critical response, she managed to make it through to her 18th nomination. »
- Terence Johnson
29 January 2014 5:40 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
After causing a stir as a surprise Best Song nominee, the title track "Alone Yet Not Alone" was disqualified by the academy's Board of Governors on Wednesday. There will be no replacement, leaving just four tunes in the running. (Be sure to vote for which one you think will win at the bottom of this post.) year history of its awards. Broughton, who lost his 1985 Score bid for "Silverado" to John Barry for "Out of Africa," penned this tune with lyricist »
29 January 2014 5:40 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
After causing a stir as a surprise Best Song nominee, the title track "Alone Yet Not Alone" was disqualified by the academy's Board of Governors on Wednesday. There will be no replacement, leaving just four tunes in the running. (Be sure to vote for which one you think will win at the bottom of this post.) year history of its awards. Broughton, who lost his 1985 Score bid for "Silverado" to John Barry for "Out of Africa," penned this tune with lyricist »
26 January 2014 10:54 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Another Oscar pre-cursor award was handed out Saturday night.
Director Alfonso Cuarón won the DGA's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Gravity. This top honor puts him in a good spot to win the Academy Award for Best Director on Oscar Sunday, March 2. The awards for 2013 were announced during the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Other DGA nominees were Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips); Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave); David O. Russell (American Hustle); and Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street).
With just five weeks until the Oscars are announced from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, 12 Years A Slave, which tied with Gravity last Saturday to earn the top award at the Producers Guild, seems to be in a three-way race with American Hustle which took home the Screen Actors Guild award last weekend.
As Oscar pundit »
- Michelle McCue
16 January 2014 3:56 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Meryl Streep breaks Oscar record: Oscar 2014 nominations (photo: Meryl Streep in 'August: Osage County') The 2014 Oscar nominations were announced earlier today at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Thor: The Dark World and Snow White and the Huntsman actor Chris Hemsworth — whose Rush was completely shut out — made the announcements, including that of Best Actress contender Meryl Streep, in the running for her performance in John Wells' August: Osage County. Streep's competitors are her Doubt and Julie & Julia co-star Amy Adams for David O. Russell's American Hustle, Sandra Bullock for Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity, Judi Dench for Stephen Frears' Philomena, and likely winner Cate Blanchett for Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine. (Emma Thompson's absence from the Best Actress roster — for her performance in John Lee Hancock's Saving Mr. Banks — was quite a surprise. »
- Steve Montgomery
16 January 2014 2:50 PM, PST | The Backlot | See recent The Backlot news »
The Oscar nominations are in, and if you haven't glanced at the Best Actress category, you're in for a star-studded explosion. Collectively, the five chosen actresses have been nominated 38 times for Academy Awards, so any member of this esteemed quintet could run off with the gold.
But every great actor is an entitled to a mediocre performance or two. Here are my least favorite performances by the five nominated actresses of 2014.
Amy Adams: Julie and Julia
I actually appreciate that Julia and Julia was half-about the tribulations of a blogger trying to establish herself. Scaring up pageviews in order to sustain a living is an unusual situation, and I haven't seen that explored in many movies. But Amy Adams is a pile of quirks and unfunny dialogue in this movie, and I've never seen her so flatly perky. You miss Meryl when she's not »
- Louis Virtel
13 January 2014 7:30 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
For a second year in a row -- and this is looking like how it's going to be from now on -- the Golden Globe winners have been revealed ahead of the Oscar nominations have not yet been announced. The Oscar nominations come this Thursday morning while Thursday night the Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) will announce the winners of the 2014 Critics Choice Awards on Thursday night followed by the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday. So, yeah, it's time to start looking at these things even closer. As I have done for the last several years, today I offer my eighth installment of my "Globes vs. Oscars" column (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) and we'll take a look at the past 29 years of Golden Globe winner history compared to the Oscars and see where last night's winners may gain an edge and where they most likely won't and we'll begin with the lead acting categories. »
- Brad Brevet
6 January 2014 1:39 AM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Oscar Predictions 2014: Best Actress (photo: Meryl Streep in 'August: Osage County') (See also: "Oscar Predictions 2014: Best Actor.") Compared to the vibrant Best Actor field, the 2014 Academy Awards' Best Actress category looks somewhat anemic. Not in terms of quality, but in terms of quantity. Whereas ten actors could be called strong competitors for the Oscar 2014 shortlist, only five actresses can be considered truly strong candidates for this year's Best Actress shortlist. Besides these five, there are three unlikely runners-up and a handful of long shots — and we mean "long" as in "light-years-away long." Note: Exact SAG Award and Academy Award matches are actually less common than you might think for the reasons mentioned in our previous Oscar 2014 predictions post (see link in the paragraph above). For instance, last year Marion Cotillard and Helen Mirren were both shortlisted for the Best Actress SAG Awards for, respectively, Jacques Audiard's »
- Steve Montgomery
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A ridiculously smart, wealthy crazy man with passion and vision and a mathematical and business acumen that's off the charts, but a man cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, nonetheless.
What other kind of man, other than a complete whack-job, loads up $2 billion for a basketball team like … the Clip Joint? Who does that? That's almost four times more than the previous record for the most cash spent on an NBA team. Donald Sterling bought the Clippers for $12 million and now they're worth in excess of 166 times that? What? Who else would pay more for that historically abysmal dump of a franchise than any other amount paid for any other franchise in any league ever in North America, except for one: the L.A. Dodgers?
The Clippers have never belonged in the same sentence with the Dodgers.
Until now.
If somebody had told me in the 1980s that the Clippers would one day be sold for that kind of cake, I would have guessed that a fool with more money than brains overpaid by about $1.9 billion. In those days, the Clips were a sad group, a club that was a punch line, a team that couldn't win, not because it didn't have decent players, rather because it had no steady competitive commitment.
A comedian once told a joke about the Clippers, noting that the team, in an attempt to get guns off the streets of L.A., was offering tickets in exchange for the guns. "The only problem with that," he said, "is that after you watch the Clippers play, you need a gun to kill yourself."
Not exactly politically correct, but, when we're talking about Donald Sterling and the Clippers, well … you know.
Back then, when it came to the hardwood, the Lakers ruled Southern California. They were Page 1. The Clippers were a skid mark. They were Page 15.
From 1985 to 1990, L.A.'s second NBA team won 143 games and lost 349. Over that same span, the Lakers won 371 and lost 121, not including playoff games. Of course, there were no playoff games for the Clippers.
In the 44-year history of the Clips, stemming back to the old Buffalo Braves, then to the Clippers in San Diego and Los Angeles, their cumulative winning percentage rests at 38 percent. Their overall record is 1,360-2,200. They've made the playoffs just 10 times, three in Buffalo and three over the past three seasons, getting bounced in the first round four times. In between, there was mostly a whole lot of ineptitude. The Clippers have never made it to the Western Conference finals.
Owning the Clippers seemed to be Sterling's foothold/entryway to hosting parties in Beverly Hills that drew in Hollywood's rich and famous. The club made money because of the L.A. market, but it never did anything of note on the court.
A few years ago, when the Jazz were facing the Lakers in the playoffs, they worked out at the Clips' new practice facility on Centinela Avenue in Playa Vista. It was a beautiful structure, with sparkling gyms and posh rooms to train and lounge. Near the entry, there was a huge trophy case built into the wall. It was empty.
That shouts about as loud as anything the legacy of the franchise.
The $2 billion franchise.
When other NBA owners heard that number, they probably did a dance. It's like somebody in your neighborhood selling his house for three or four times what was expected. If the Clippers are worth that, what are the Lakers or the Celtics or the Knicks or the Heat worth? Most teams don't have that enormous L.A. market, but many of them have more storied histories.
What Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft who has tried to buy teams in the past, needs now is a vote of approval from the NBA Board of Governors. If he gets it, which he will, he's in.
"I love basketball and I intend to do everything in my power to ensure that the Clippers continue to win — and win big — in Los Angeles," he said.Next Page >
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FAU fires defensive coordinator Kirk Hoza, replaces him with Kurt Van Valkenburgh
- 8:12 pm Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 by Tom D'Angelo
FAU has fired defensive coordinator Kirk Hoza, replacing him with Kurt Van Valkenburgh.
Hoza, who also coached the secondary, has been the lone defensive coordinator in the school's history. Van Valkenburgh will continue his duties as linebackers coach and the program will look for a secondary coach.
Coach Howard Schnellenberger called it a difficult move but "one that I had to make in looking out for what's best for the football team."
"I think Kirk did a great job over a number of years but in the last several years our ranking nationally has gone down steadily," Schnellenberger said. "You've got make a change at a certain time. It becomes a burden to you that you have these less productive years you have to deal with.
QB coach Jeff Brohm leaves after one season
- 6:37 am Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 by Tom D'Angelo
The first departure from the FAU coaching staff took place late Monday, but it is not on defense.
Quarterback coach Jeff Brohm hardly settled into South Florida before picking up and leaving for Illinois, where he will coach quarterbacks for Ron Zook.
Alfred Morris, Jason Harmon, David Matlock honored by Sun Belt
- 10:55 am Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 by Tom D'Angelo
Running back Alfred Morris and tight end Jason Harmon were voted All-Sun Belt Conference first team, while offensive lineman David Matlock was named to the second team.
Morris led the conference with 1,392 yards, an FAU single season record. His total yards and 116.0 average are fourth best in Sun Belt history. Morris, a redshirt sophomore, moved to running back before the season after spending his first two years as a backup fullback.
Harmon is a repeat first team choice. He was voted the Sun Belt's top tight end in 2007. He returned for a fifth season after sitting out 2008 because [More]
FAU offense in good hands with Van Camp, Morris; but is it time for changes on defense?
- 3:35 pm Monday, December 7th, 2009 by Tom D'Angelo
Howard Schnellenberger calls it the "second phase of the 2009 season" and with no bowl to prepare for FAU's coaches can put their entire energy into recruiting.
The coaches have some work to do coming off five wins. But while they are hitting the road, Schnellenberger will be doing some evaluating behind closed doors.
Florida Atlantic talking points: Van Camp, Morris next season's dynmanic duo
- 11:21 pm Saturday, December 5th, 2009 by Tom D'Angelo
Something to look forward to
The Owls may not have reached their goals this season, but they did have several highlights that could be a starting point for righting the program in 2010.
The most obvious was an offense that averaged 432 yards per game and returns what could be a potent quarterback/running back duo in Jeff Van Camp and Alfred Morris.
Van Camp took over for Rusty Smith and started the final five games. He showed the poise and discipline that should help this offense through a transition year. Morris was a huge find in the spring, going from a backup fullback [More]
SEC, ACC, Big 12 and Shula Bowl titles to be determined on championship Saturday
- 11:43 am Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 by Tom D'Angelo
Big weekend in college football.
Trophies will be handed out for the SEC champion, ACC champion, Big 12 champion and Shula Bowl champion.
Owls to play home game in Detroit next season
- 9:17 am Monday, November 30th, 2009 by Tom D'Angelo
Florida Atlantic will return to Ford Field next season to play Michigan State barring an unexpected breakdown in negotiations.
The Owls' Sept. 11 game against the Spartans that was supposed to christen the new on-campus stadium will be moved to Detroit with FAU the home team. An announcement is expected this week.
Florida Atlantic talking points: Jeff Van Camp gaining valuable experience
- 10:06 pm Saturday, November 28th, 2009 by Tom D'Angelo
Van Camp continues to make progress
Nothing good came from Florida Atlantic losing Rusty Smith with five games remaining in the season, with one exception: Jeff Van Camp got a jump start on his starting career.
Van Camp has made his share of mistakes, and even took the blame Saturday for the offense sputtering, but he has shown that he is very capable of leading this offense next season. He tossed three more touchdown passes Saturday, giving him 10 on the season, with just two interceptions. He has four rushing touchdowns, a school record for a quarterback.
"His first game he was getting [More]
Corso on Schnellenberger: One of the top five coaches in the country
- 7:38 am Thursday, November 26th, 2009 by Tom D'Angelo
To tens of thousands of students on college campuses across America, Lee Corso is known as the guy who puts on the mascot heads when he picks games.
But to those of us who followed college football before ESPN was born, Corso was the former Florida State quarterback/safety/special teams star who turned to coaching and had three stops on the college front and one in the now defunct USFL.
Help out the FAU coaches with your ideas on how to fix defense
- 8:06 am Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 by Tom D'Angelo
Just when we thought it could not get any worse, it did.
Howard Schnellenberger called the UAB performance the worst he's been around. Then DC Kirk Hoza called it his worst coaching job. Then the Owls 'out-worst' themselves, allowing Troy to pile up 651 yards, 29 more than UAB managed.


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Many folks are already in the Halloween spirit. They have their costumes picked out and their homes are decorated, but are they a disaster waiting to happen?
NewsCenter 16 met up with Fire Marshal at Clay Fire Territory, Dave Cherrone, to get some tips on how to make Halloween as safe as possible.
Cherrone says when decorating your home you want to stay away from an open flame. Open flames can cause burns, start fires or even catch a kids costume on fire as they walk by. Instead, use battery operated lights. They look just as real and only cost about two bucks for a pack of six.
And when it comes to your kids costumes, the most important thing is for kids to see and be seen.
"We try to stay away from masks. This is a child's mask but you notice the eyes are very small so it's going to be hard to see out of them. They may find a scarier mask but it might just be an adult size, which again is not going to be a good size for them to try and see out of. So, instead of that for a couple bucks each, find whatever it is you want to be and use makeup," says Cherrone.
Some other safety tips while you are out with the kiddos. Make sure an adult is with them at all times. Stay in neighborhoods that you're familiar with, and only go to homes with the lights on. Make sure you don't eat your candy until you get home.


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Date: May 20, 2009
by: John Vorel
Now that we have experienced a taste of what it's like to have continuous traffic up and down Gulf of Mexico Drive, let's consider for a moment what things might look like if the proposed Longboat Key Club expansion is approved. Based on my understanding, the club-sponsored traffic study submitted to the town predicts that the new development, after build out, will result in 2,479 additional daily trips.
This figure was arrived at by starting with traffic observations completed in October 2007. The results were then adjusted using an FDOT formula to arrive at an estimated seasonal-peak total. Because the actual study was not done at peak time, it is unlikely if it accurately reflects all the unique things that delay traffic on and off this particular Key during our busy peak season (see editor's note).
Traffic studies use a Level of Service (LOS) designation to rate traffic conditions. An "A" rating is very good; an "E" rating is the minimum acceptable level. The present LOS rating between Longboat Club Road and St Armands in peak season is a "D." It is predicted to fall to an "E" in five years. The current traffic study indicates that the rating will remain at an "E" even with additional trips predicted from the development, but the study may not have considered some important inputs.
Traffic studies depend upon the correctness and completeness of the information given to the engineer, because that determines what the study does and does not consider. Let's look at some of the things that probably were not considered. For instance, I understand that the study did not consider special club events such as previous Key club-sponsored events such as Film Festival, real estate auctions, Winefest, etc. All of these events produced traffic delays on Gulf of Mexico Drive.
The reason for this is that the sudden addition of cars from the club to the in season near bumper-to-bumper situation on Gulf of Mexico Drive means that traffic slows to a crawl, then only a car or two from the club can get through the light before it changes to red again. Having personally experienced this, I can tell you that this process adds 15 to 30 minutes to the trip downtown, and I live on the south end of the Key.
There will be many more special events because, according to the Key Club General Manager Michael Welly, the new hotel, with its 62,800-square-foot meetings complex, which includes a 10,300-square-foot ballroom, 8,300-square-foot kitchen and 12,000-square-foot pre-function space, plus a 394-space parking garage, are all specifically designed to attract more meetings and events.
We also understand that the traffic study did not consider the effect of substantial delays that we all know are caused by the New Pass Bridge openings. These and the delays caused by special events are sizable things that cannot be overlooked.
There is also no sign that the study has considered the numerous traffic-delaying events that are always held in season on St. Armands, or the increased traffic effect of the new parking garage being planned there, or, for that matter, the possible new traffic lights on St. Armands Circle to allow pedestrians to cross more easily.
While construction is temporarily delayed due to economic conditions, as the economy recovers, we can expect that two, big hotel-and-shopping complexes and a large condominium project will probably be built on or near U.S. 41 just north of the Ritz-Carlton. All of these projects will produce more traffic congestion that will affect us either directly or indirectly. There is also serious talk of improving the Sarasota downtown pedestrian access to the bay by possibly lowering U.S. 41 traffic to 30 mph. Of course, all of this may or may not happen, but the trend in Florida is for continuous development, and as we learned in the movie, if you build it, they will come!
Even in our busy peak season when we consider traffic unacceptable, my friends from the east coast of Florida all marvel at how well we are able to get around locally, as compared to the continuous and lengthy traffic tie-ups they face in the corridor from Miami to Palm Beach. Traffic studies were undoubtedly used to justify all that east coast development, yet it ultimately led to gridlock much of the year. Did this happen because the decision makers failed to look at other things beyond the specific project being considered?
Are we doing the same thing considering the proposed Key Club expansion?
Please understand that, as a club member, I am in favor of having the club update and improve its existing facilities, but not in the extensive way it is proposing. Proceeding with a plan of this scope, which also changes the club to a meetings-oriented facility, will, in my best judgment, negatively affect everyone who lives on this key.
John Vorel is president of Sanctuary III on Longboat Key.
Editor's note: The Key Club has previously stated that the 2,479 additional car trips will be spread out over a 24-hour period, and that is the projected number for 2014, for all existing and proposed new uses at the club. The Key Club says the proposed plan will produce 79 trips heading to St. Armands Circle and 65 vehicles heading north, per hour.
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