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Liberals split on how to handle red state Dems
With control of the Senate at stake, progressive interest groups are struggling with how to handle a quartet of Red State Democratic senators up for re-election in 2014.
Sens. Mark Begich (AK), Mary Landrieu (LA), Kay Hagan (NC), and Mark Pryor (AR) are considered to be among the most vulnerable lawmakers in the country as incumbent Democrats running in states that voted against President Obama in 2012. But those same senators have also strayed from the party's progressive base on at least one key issue—gun control, oil and gas development, climate change, or Social Security.
The dichotomy is putting left-leaning interest groups in a bind—do they forgive and forget the moderate senators' offending votes in a broader effort to keep the Senate in Democratic hands, or do they hold back their support and risk a Republican-controlled Senate that would make their future agendas DOA?
"It's definitely something we've grappled with and will continue to grapple with as we work in this cycle," said Charles Chamberlain, executive director of Democracy for America, the progressive grassroots organization founded by Howard Dean in 2004.
At least two moderate Democrats won't get DFA's support this year—Mary Landrieu in Louisiana and Mark Pryor in Arkansas.
"DFA is not going to be working for them or trying to save them in their races," Chamberlain said. "I'm confident there will be a certain amount of our membership that will support them directly, but overall as an organization, we find that they've been too close to Wall Street and too poor on our main issue of income inequality."
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Beyonce has added a handful of additional dates to the North American leg of her "Mrs. Carter Show" tour, which kicks off this Friday in Los Angeles. The dates were tacked on to the back end of the tour, starting in late November in Vancouver, after some stops in South America in the fall. Beyonce will be re-visiting cities like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Brooklyn, while bringing the tour to San Jose, Phoenix, Louisville and St. Louis for the first time. Tickets for the newly announced dates go on sale starting on July 1st, but members of her Beyhive blog can get an early start on Wednesday.
As Beyonce preps to bring her show stateside, she's also taking a look back at the early days of her solo career, celebrating the tenth anniversary of her 2003 solo debut "Dangerously In Love." Over the weekend, the star posted some pictures from the time, including ones from the filming of her "Crazy In Love" video with now-husband Jay-Z.
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Dec. 14 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
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The doctor and reality star added, "Everything is moving in the right direction. I am very excited."
Arnold also tweeted out the good news, writing:
It's official- ME 1 vs CANCER 0... I WIN! Thank you for all the prayers, thoughts, & support!
— Jennifer Arnold, MD (@JenArnoldMD) February 4, 2014
What a wonderful way to celebrate #WorldCancerDay! I am done with cancer!
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Her husband Bill Klein wrote:
My wife has confirmed what I knew would happen all along... she beat the ever living shit out of cancer. I love you @JenArnoldMD
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Onscene as Pope Francis makes saints of John Paul II and John XXIII
VATICAN CITY -- Around 800,000 people braved stormy skies and dense crowds today in St. Peter's Square and at piazzas throughout Rome where giant screens were erected to watch Pope Francis create two new saints for the Catholic Church. Many millions more around the world tuned in to watch the grand event, which was broadcast in 3-D for the first time in Vatican history.
The ceremony, mostly in Latin, lasted nearly two hours, but the saint making was done within the first 15 minutes when Pope Francis announced the elevation of Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II to raucous applause in the packed square.
Retired Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, dressed in ceremonial white vestments, had a front row seat among the 150 cardinals in attendance. This is the second Francis and Benedict have appeared together in St. Peter's Square, but the first time in a liturgical mass. The crowd cheered when Pope Francis greeted his predecessor at the beginning and the end of the service and Benedict officially "concelebrated" the mass, as did 7,000 other prelates in attendance. But apart from Benedict's prime seat and frequent close-ups by Catholic TV's exclusive coverage, he didn't participate in the ceremony.
The two new saints were represented on the altar by ornate reliquaries containing a slice of skin from Pope John XXIII, cut from a secret part of his body when he was exhumed in 2000, and a vial of blood from Pope John Paul II, taken from him when he died in 2005.
More than 90 high level delegations, including the Catholic queens of Belgium and Spain dressed in white, and Zimbabwe's controversial President Robert Mugabe, sat under tents erected in the square in case of rain. Pope Francis was uncharacteristically ceremonial, sticking largely to his scripted homily and dressed in the usual papal garb. Several hundred priests and deacons snaked through the packed square to give communion to those in attendance and choirs sang, bells rang and with the exception of a few drops before the ceremony began, the weather held.
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U2 push back album release to summer
It looks like U2 fans will have to wait a little longer for the band's highly-anticipated new album.
The follow-up to 2009's No Line on the Horizon was expected to hit stores this spring, but now the Irish rockers say it will most likely be out in the summer.
Drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. tells "The Hollywood Reporter" they were "on a roll" with the new material when they made the decision to "abandon ship" to focus on the song "Ordinary Love" from the film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
Guitarist The Edge says it was something they "just had to do" because of their history with Nelson Mandela and the late South African president's cause. But the side project has proved to be a rewarding one for U2.
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Nicki Minaj picks up three awards at 2013 Billboard Music Awards
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Nicki Minaj is polishing some new trophies after Sunday's Billboard Music Awards. The Young Money rapper walked away from the ceremony at Las Vegas' MGM Grand with three awards. The "American Idol" judge beat out her all male competition to take home the trophy for Top Rap Artist.
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Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina announces engagement on Facebook
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Twenty-year-old Bobbi Kristina shared via Facebook Wednesday that she and Nick Gordon will tie the knot. Bobbi Kristina also used the announcement to clear up rumors about her familial ties to Gordon who her superstar mom took in as a youngster and raised alongside Bobbi Kristina. She said in her Facebook post that she and Nick are not biologically related, nor did her mom adopt him. Bobbi Kristina says Whitney even said she knew they would start dating someday. She also asked the public to stop judging her relationship.
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(TMZ) - 87-year-old actor Dick Van Dyke narrowly averted disaster moments ago on an L.A. freeway - when his Jaguar burst into flames - but thankfully, he was pulled to safety in the nick of time, reports TMZ.
The hero who rescued him is a guy named Jason Pennington, who tells TMZ, he was driving along the 101 when he saw a car full of smoke on the side of the road ... and an elderly man hunched over at the wheel.
Pennington tells TMZ, he pulled up and ran over to discover Dick Van Dyke struggling inside.
Pennington says he opened the driver door and pulled the actor out of the vehicle as flames tore through the engine.
TMZ reports Dick was slightly disoriented by the experience but did NOT need medical attention. His wife came to pick him up shortly after and brought him home.
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Sheriff: No Criminal Intent in Stewart Crash
(NEWSER) – As of now, the Ontario County sheriff in upstate New York doesn't expect to file charges against NASCAR's Tony Stewart after he struck and killed a fellow driver at a dirt-track event Saturday night, reports the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. The investigation is continuing into the death of 20-year-old Kevin Ward, but the sheriff says he sees nothing to suggest that Stewart acted criminally. However, he's again asking that witnesses send in whatever photos and videos they have, reports the AP. Investigators also are reconstructing the accident, taking into account track conditions and the dim lighting. In the incident, Stewart sent Ward's car spinning into the wall, and Ward then walked onto the track to confront Stewart. Though one car swerved to avoid Ward, Stewart fishtailed into him. Ward's actions may sound nuts to non-racing fans, but as the New York Times reports, it's not that uncommon.
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WATCH: Kendrick Lamar performs with Imagine Dragons on 'SNL'
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Kendrick Lamar is recreating his Grammy night collaboration with rock group Imagine Dragons.
Over the weekend, the rapper made a surprise appearance alongside the group on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" to perform a remixed version of the group's hit "Radioactive."
Kendrick and Imagine Dragons took the stage together at the 56th annual Grammy Awards on January 26th. During the performance, Imagine Dragons performed "Radioactive," while Kendrick took on his track "m.A.A.d. City" from his debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d. city.
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Prosecutors Allege 'Criminal Scheme' Involving Gov. Scott Walker
The cloud that surrounds Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin and a would-be top-tier Republican presidential candidate, got a whole lot darker this afternoon.
Court documents unsealed Thursday showed that prosecutors allege that Walker was at the center of a "criminal scheme" to illegally coordinate with outside groups as he faced a fierce recall campaign in the middle of his first term.
According to the documents, Walker wrote to top Republican strategist Karl Rove laying out how his office was coordinating with the Club for Growth, and one of its chief advisers, R.J. Johnson, who is also an adviser to Walker.
"Bottom-line: R.J. helps keep in place a team that is wildly successful in Wisconsin. We are running 9 recall elections and it will be like 9 congressional markets in every market in the state [and Twin Cities]," Walker wrote to Rove.
Prosecutors allege that Johnson helped coordinate efforts among the Walker campaign, the conservative leaning Club for Growth, and other outside entities like the Republican Governors Association and Americans for Prosperity, a pro-business group backed by the wealthy industrialists Charles and David Koch.
Raising money and coordinating campaign activities with outside groups is a violation of a state law, and, according to prosecutors, "That coordination included a nationwide effort to raise undisclosed funds for an organization which then funded the activities of other organizations supporting or opposing candidates subject to recall."
The revelations come as Walker finds himself in an increasingly tight reelection race against Mary Burke, a Trek bicycle executive and a former state secretary of commerce. A recent Marquette University poll had the race tied.
Democrats seized on the latest revelation.
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Deadmau5 to release new compilation album on Astralwerks
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Astralwerks will now release future deadmau5 releases, and is the exclusive distributor and label partner for mau5trap recordings! And as part of the new partnership, deadmau5 will keep creative control of mau5trap and its roster.
In a press release, deadmau5 says, "So, it's now official... Yep, we've teamed up with our friends at Astralwerks! It's done, and this s**t is happening! Big plans are in motion people. BIG."
Well, the BIG plans have already started. Beginning their new relationship, Astralwerks will release WE ARE FRIENDS VOL. 2 - the new mau5trap compilation album - on November 12th. But mau5 fans can pre-order the compilation beginning October 22nd.
The new compilation includes tracks from artists like James Njie, Aron H, Kairo Kingdom, and a few others, and also includes two brand new deadmau5 tracks - "Suckfest 9001" and "Your Ad Here."
Check out the full track list below:
1. deadmau5 - Your Ad Here
2. deadmau5 - Suckfest9001
3. BSOD - Super Breakfast
4. Aron H - Entrance
5. Eekkoo - Lekture
6. Heat Maxwell - FreakShow
7. James Njie - In Transit
8. James Njie - The Right Time
9. Kairo Kingdom - 3030
10. Kairo Kingdom - Machine Empire
11. Al Bizarre – Crime
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Version 2.0 is a major release, covering more than three years of continuous effort.
Here are listed only the main additions of this release. For a more complete list, please have a look to the release notes.
Major Changes for the Crystal Space SDK
|Advanced Rendering
|Advanced Physical Simulation
| The rendering engine, the lighting and the shader systems have all received many improvements.
A new 'render manager' abstraction has been added, abstracting the rendering method used to display the scenes.
A new post-effects system has been added, as well as support for Pixel Buffer Objects and mesh and mesh factories instancing.
|The physics plugin based on the Bullet library has been completely re-written, and has now became the default physics plugin instead of ODE.
Many new features have been added to this plugin, such as soft bodies, kinematic objects, terrains and hit beam tests, and many external tools have been added to help the creation, manipulation and animation of those objects.
|Deferred Shading
|Advanced Skeletal Animation
|A new 'deferred' render manager has been added, allowing far more dynamic lights in a scene than the traditional 'forward shading" methods.
|The Animesh has received a lot of improvements and new functionalities, starting with many optimizations, animated decals and a physical description of the animesh.
Many new animation blending nodes have been added: ragdoll, LookAt, inverse kinematics, speed warping, animation retargeting, and visual debugging.
Many other tools have been added to help defining and manage the Animeshes, such as a BVH motion capture loader and viewer, and tools to converse from static to dynamic meshes.
|Radiosity Pre-Lighting with Caustics
|New meshes
|The 'lighter2' application, dedicated to the pre-computing of the lighting of a scene, has been extended with a radiosity system with support for caustics, allowing far more realistic lighting.
|New mesh types have been added:
|Visibility Culling and Level Of Detail
|A new culler has been added, 'occluvis', implementing hardware occlusion visibility culling.
Several new solutions for Level Of Detail management have been added, with a new imposter system replacing automatically 3D meshes by 2D images, and a new progressive Level Of Detail system for a continuous transition between the various levels of detail of a mesh.
|A new threaded loader has been added, for the background loading of meshes and other resource files.
A new loader plugin has been added, based on the Assimp library, allowing to load into Crystal Space static and animated meshes from a wide range of different file formats.
A new add-on script has also been added to export data from the Blender 2.6x series and above. The Autodesk 3ds Max export process has been improved, and a new exporter plugin has been added for the PnP TerrainCreator editor.
|Terrain2 and Mesh Generator Improvements
|More Demos and Tutorials
|The multi-splatting shaders of the 'terrain2' plugin have been improved, as well as the mesh generator. This allows for huge, realistic terrains, filled with foliage and rocks. Terrains have also received new tools to modify and edit them.
|A lot of demos, tutorials, tool and test applications have been added.
The 'startme' application has been almost completely re-written for a nicer an a more usable User Interface. Many other applications have been widely improved.
Several tool classes have been added to help the creation of new applications and to give a overall coherence between the demos of Crystal Space.
|Graphical User Interfaces
|Miscelanous Additions
Major Changes for the Crystal Entity Layer (CEL)
|Hierarchical Path Finding
|New Messaging System
|A Hierarchical Path Finding system has been added, integrating the Recast & Detour library, and allowing to navigate in huge scenes split in several sectors.
|A new event messaging system has been added, allowing complex communication mechanisms between the entities and property classes.
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UPDATE: (Washington, DC) -- A Georgia trucker who threatened to lead a shutdown of Washington, DC's Capital Beltway now says it was all a stunt. Fifty-year-old Earl Conlon tells the "Washington Post," he was just trying to bring attention to what he and other independent truckers see as a refusal by Congress to work on behalf of the American people. In a YouTube video, Conlon is seen saying he and up to three-thousand other truckers will clog lanes and take the 64-mile roadway surrounding Washington, DC hostage on Friday. The effort was being dubbed the "Truckers Ride for the Constitution" rally and Conlon tells the newspaper he'll be watching to see if any truckers go ahead with the plan anyway.
(NEWSER) – Protesting truckers are planning a shutdown of their own—on Washington's beltway. Starting on Friday morning, they intend to fill the road "three lanes deep" with tractor-trailers, an organizer of "Truckers Ride for the Constitution" tells US News and World Report. In a demonstration against what they view as violations of the Constitution, planners like Earl Conlon are calling for "the arrest of everyone in government who has violated their oath of office." Their grievances include truckers' wages, industry regulations, and NSA spying, the Hill reports.


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WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel tricks people with questions about fake Oscar movies
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In a special Oscar Night edition of "Lie Witness News" Jimmy Kimmel asked unsuspecting people on the street about fake movies up for Academy Awards year.
[PHOTOS: 2014 Oscar Highlights]
Ever heard of Croque Monsieur: I Made Love To My Sandwich starring Matt Damon? Or maybe Please Let Go, Please Let Go, That's My Donkey featuring Judi Dench? How about The Nicest Prostitute starring Julia Roberts? Well apparently some people have!
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WATCH: High school dance coach fired after 'Blurred Lines' halftime show
Controversy is apparently roiling a tiny Wisconsin town after school district officials sacked a high school dance team coach because her charges performed a football halftime dance routine set to Robin Thicke's chart-topping song "Blurred Lines."
The dance routine — and the football game — occurred on Aug. 23 at Marshfield High School. The coach, Lisa Joling, was fired three days after the incident, reports local ABC affiliate WAOW.
Joling told the local ABC affiliate that she allowed students on the dance team choose the songs for their routines, and this instance was no exception.
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Guy signs for neighbor's package, anti-terror cops pounce
(NEWSER) – This might make people think twice about accepting packages for others: After a diplomat's son in London accepted a parcel addressed for a neighbor who wasn't home, he was arrested and chemical and biological teams spent days tearing his house and garden apart, theTelegraph reports. The package contained a toxin similar to ricin, which police say a friend of the neighbor's planned to use to murder her mother.
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Kim Kardashian & Kanye West ENGAGED!
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(TMZ) - Kim Kardashian is officially on lockdown ... again - Kanye West pulled off a huge birthday surprise by renting out an entire baseball stadium and asking Kim to marry him Monday evening.
Naturally, Kanye went super-baller for the proposal - sources connected to the couple tell TMZ Yeezy flew Kim to San Francisco, blindfolded her, and whisked her off to AT&T Park ... home of the Giants.
Ye secured the ballpark for the event - and TMZ reports he had a full orchestra there playing Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" ... one of Kim's favorite songs.
According to TMZ, Kanye went traditional for one part ... getting on one knee in the middle of the field and popping the question with a 15 CARAT DIAMOND RING!!! (15ct. was not the traditional part).
Shocker ... she said yes. Family and friends then joined the couple on the field to celebrate.
The engagement comes 4 months after Kim and Kanye's daughter North was born - and 18 months after they went public as a couple.
Monday was Kim's 33rd birthday. This will be her third shot at "til death do us part," and Kanye's first.


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Boeing 777 Crashes At San Francisco International Airport
(NEWSER) – Two people have died, and 130 hospitalized in a plane crash at San Francisco Airport today. Additionally, some of the 291 passengers and 16 crew members who were on board Asiana Airlines flight 214 remain unaccounted for, San Francisco's mayor and a spokesperson from the San Francisco Fire Department said at a press conference, reports CBS. The San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center says it is currently treating eight adults and two children in critical condition, reports CNN. Early reports say the tail of the Boeing 777 broke off as the made a hard landing.
"The plane started coming in at an odd angle, there was a huge bang and you could see the cloud of huge black smoke," says a witness, per CBS. A passenger tells CNN that he thought it was coming in a little sharp, "All of a sudden, boom, the back end just hit and flies up into the air and everyone's head goes up the ceiling," he says. The plane came from Seoul, South Korea and had been in the air for 10 hours and 23 minutes. Flights in and out of the airport—California's second busiest—have been stopped, but the airport says it will be opening two runways "shortly," reports CNN.
|An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 is seen on the runway at San Francisco International Airport after crash landing on July 6, 2013. There were no immediate reports of casualties and one apparent survivor tweeted a picture of passengers fleeing the plane. Video footage showed the jet, Flight 214 from Seoul, on its belly surrounded by firefighters. AFP PHOTO/JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
|SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 6: A United Airlines plane (R) taxis on the runway as a Boeing 777 airplane lies burned after it crashed landed at San Francisco International Airport July 6, 2013 in San Francisco, California. A passenger aircraft from Asiana Airlines coming from Seoul, South Korea crashed landed while on it's landing decent. No word so far on injuries or deaths. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Since joining the Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin has played in five Game 7s on home ice. The Capitals have now lost four of them, as the New York Rangers demolished Washington at Verizon Center on Monday night, 5-0, to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals and eliminate the Capitals.
It was the second straight postseason in which the Rangers dropped the Capitals in a Game 7, winning at MSG last year in Dale Hunter's final game as coach.
New York advances to face the Boston Bruins in the semifinals, who won their own Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night in overtime.
"I think it was probably our best game of the series. Henrik [Lundqvist] was really good early to give us a chance and then I thought we played really well in front of him, right on through our lineup," said Coach John Tortorella. "I didn't think it was going to be a 5-0 win, the way this series has gone, but it was our best game of the series."
It was the most dominating effort by the Rangers in the series, and by far their best effort in Washington offensively – New York had scored two goals in three games in D.C. before the scoring explosion in Game 7.
Where that scoring came from is as surprising as any facet of the Rangers' win.
Brawler Arron Asham scored his second of the series at 13:19 of the first period, fooling Braden Holtby both in quality and placement of his shot. Taylor Pyatt made it 2-0 on a rebound from a Derek Dorsett shot at 3:24 of the second. Just 2:10 later, Michael Del Zotto fired a puck off of Mike Green's skate – ironically scoring for the Rangers on an opponent's shot blocking attempt – to make it 3-0. Ryan Callahan and Mats Zuccarello scored in the third period on Capitals defensive breakdowns.
The Rangers won a seven-game series without a single goal from Rick Nash and with one point from Brad Richards.
It was a testament to the Rangers' offensive depth – and Henrik Lundqvist's mastery in goal, as the Rangers netminder followed an MVP-like effort in Game 6, to make a 1-0 lead stand up, with a strong Game 7.
But as good as the Rangers were, it was the Capitals' stunning choke in Game 7 that was the story.
The Capitals are 2-7 on home ice in Game 7s in franchise history. This was the first Rangers win on the road in a Game 7 in franchise history.
The Capitals lost their fourth Game 7 on home ice since the 2008. That year, it was the Philadelphia Flyers and Joffrey Lupul who won in D.C. In 2009, the Capitals defeated the Rangers in Game 7, but then lost in Game 7 to Sidney Crosby and the Penguins. In 2010, they lost to No. 8 seeded Montreal; three years later, it was the Rangers that sent the Capitals home in seven.
What happened in 2013? The Capitals big guns again failed to fire.
Nicklas Backstrom had three points in seven games. Mike Green was a point per game through four games, including an overtime game-winner, and then silent in the last three. Marcus Johansson had two points in seven games. Mike Ribeiro had a goal and an assist in seven games.
And then there was Alex Ovechkin.
He shot. He hit. He back-checked … occasionally.
What he didn't do outside of a Game 1 power play was score goals, finishing with a goal and an assist in seven games for the Capitals. He had 30 shots in the series, but just one in Game 7.
This is as much Ovechkin's legacy as it is the Capitals'. He'll likely win another Hart Trophy next month, adding to MVP awards in 2008 and 2009.
In all three seasons, Ovechkin's team lost in a Game 7 on home ice.
Turns out this was vintage Alex Ovechkin after all…
"I thought he played good hockey," said Coach Adam Oates.
The Capitals deserve credit for bouncing back from a horrendous start under first-year coach Oates to really for the last Southeast Division title.
But in the end, it was a different coach and the same embarrassing story: Star players underperforming in the playoff spotlight, and a home team with fate in its hands unable to close the deal in a do-or-die game.


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Houston, Texas is home to more than two million people, 650 city and county parks, three new, high-tech sports arenas and multiple shopping centers from the pristine Galleria mall to the funky shops in Montrose and the Heights. For these reasons and others such as the Houston, Texas weather, accessible public transportation, and affordable real estate and apartment rentals, Houston a desirable place to live.
Houston consists of nine real estate areas, The Inner Loop, North Houston, Northeast Houston, Northwest Houston, West Houston, South Houston, Southeast Houston and East Houston. Each area has its own distinctive style. The discerning apartment hunter has the flexibility to choose to rent an apartment in one of the many Houston neighborhoods throughout the city.
The Inner Loop, home to historical landmarks, museums, restaurants, shops, the Astrodome, The Medical Center and Compaq Center, is made up of Downtown, The Heights, Montrose, River Oaks, The Medical Center, West University and Bellaire. These neighborhoods are often upscale and trendy with oak trees lining the streets. They exude the charm of the older, restored Houston neighborhoods. Spring, The Woodlands and Conroe, located in North Houston, offer apartment renters a suburban setting and a quick commute downtown.


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US 'Ready to Go': What Syria Strike Could Look Like
(NEWSER) – With John Kerry blasting the "screaming" evidence of a chemical weapons attack in Syria, the Obama administration is moving closer to launching a military strike on the country. On Saturday, President Obama held a three-hour meeting with his national security team on the issue, and CBS News last night shared three notable details by way of sources: There was absolutely no questioning the use of force, Obama wants the public to see a declassified report backing a potential military move before that force is used (CBS says it could be out today or tomorrow), and the president has ordered the presentation of legal justifications for a strike. Chuck Hagel, for his part, tells the BBC that the military is "ready to go" and prepped to "comply with whatever option the president wishes to take."


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This is the freestanding badminton set that instantly creates a court on a lawn, driveway, beach, or any flat surface. Requiring no tools for setup, the PVC net support extends from its carrying case/base and the nylon net simply slips on to create a regulation-height 11 1/2' wide court. The net comes apart as easily as it assembles and all components store neatly in the zippered nylon carrying case. Includes four rackets and two high-visibility shuttlecocks. For up to four players ages 8 and up. Carrying case: 28 1/4" L x 13 1/2" W x 5 1/2" D. (9 lbs.)
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The Instant Badminton Court comes with The Hammacher Schlemmer Lifetime Guarantee. If this product ever disappoints you, for any reason, you may return your Hammacher Schlemmer purchase for exchange, credit, or refund.
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(21 of 21 customers found this review helpful)
Instant Badminton Court
By backyard badminton family
from Prince George, BC
So nice to NOT have to struggle with trying to bury flimsy aluminum poles into the ground for the net. Our old net barely lasted a season. This net is easy to set up and we could adjust the height for my small 7 year old daughter by leaving out one of the extensions. It seems really stable too. We used the shuttlecocks and rackets from our old set as they were heavier gauge and higher quality. Looking forward to having this as a summertime family favourite for a long time!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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(18 of 18 customers found this review helpful)
I would like one improvement
By Bill
from CA
The internal springs are just too hard to use when I want to put it away. I found that I need to use a nail set and three hands to accomplish the project.
(14 of 15 customers found this review helpful)
It works okay but not perfect
By Rob W.
from London, ON Canada
It is a complete and portable badminton set. Great for kids and adults. It has two telescoping poles that stretch up and out and on the end of each of, I think five sections, are spring loaded clips that work in pairs like a vacuum hose snaps into place. However, all but one function as designed. One, near the base, is missing. It still works fine but it isn't as strong at that location. I might put a clamp of some kind on it. Possibly hose clamp might work.
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(12 of 12 customers found this review helpful)
easy, fun for all ages
By gramma water
from alberta canada
the ease of putting this product together and its stability are its best feature. will have to test its endurance?
(11 of 11 customers found this review helpful)
By Robert
from Memphis, TN.
This is the easiest badminton set to set up we have ever come across. The net is extremely good and the racquets and shuttlecocks are great. I would recommend this to any family that likes to paly Badminton!!
(6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)
This set was a HUGE hit!!!
By Granny
from Dunwoody GA
My grandchildren received this as a Christmas gift and immediately put it to use. Took only minutes to assemble and they played with it for hours and have taken it with them when they've gone to friends' houses. A great family gift because the adults like it also. I have been credited with giving the "gift of the year."Definitely worth the price!
(6 of 8 customers found this review helpful)
Great idea - Broke upon setup -
By Ted
from Sacramento Ca
Broke almost immediately
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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(5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
great for a portable unit
By Jim
from Kailua, HI
great unit, but a little light in the wind. Solved by putting weight on the base.
Easy Set-Up and Really Fun
By Kate the Great
from Vermont
I have played badminton with a traditional set on a full court for my whole life; recently played using this set, a gift to my son in LA. He has a narrow courtyard, this fit perfectly and will continue to provide many hours of fun.
(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
My grandchildren loved these.
By Grammy
from El Cajon , CA
My grandchildren in South Carolina and San Diego love it.
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PHOTO: Miley Cyrus' new bowl cut
(Yahoo!) - Miley Cyrus has made another style change and it's … interesting.
The 21-year-old "Wrecking Ball" singer was photographed outside an L.A. recording studio on Tuesday sporting a bleach-blond bowl cut. Her new hairstyle aside, Cyrus's outfit would have been enough to grab our attention: baggy, high-waisted black pants, a midriff-baring tee, and suspenders.
Love it or hate it, you have to agree that Cyrus knows how to keep herself in the news! She often changes up her appearance, whether it's by stepping out in mom jeans, debuting a new tattoo, or shaving the sides of her head.
The pop star has sounded off on style before, noting that she believes she's pretty fashion forward. "I feel like every girl is trying to have a beauty shot and prove that they're 'fashion,'" she told Harper's Bazaar in September 2013. "But I can be in white leggings and a white sports bra and I'm on a whole other level of s--t that those girls don't even get yet because they don't know how to do it."
Will her latest look last? Or will she unveil a new 'do when she heads out on the North American leg of her Bangerz tour on Feb. 14?
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Senate Passes Sweeping Immigration Bill
(Washington, DC) -- A sweeping immigration reform bill is on its way to the House after passage by the Senate. The vote was 68-32. The bipartisan measure provides a pathway to citizenship for more than eleven-million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Critics call it an amnesty bill. The legislation also pumps billions of dollars into increased security measures on the U.S.-Mexican border.
Immigration reform faces a much tougher path in the House amid growing opposition from conservative Republicans. GOP Speaker John Boehner has said the House will not consider the Senate bill. Boehner told reporters that House Republicans will craft their own legislation, grounded in "real border security."


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WATCH: Krewella debuts 'Boston Strong' show recap video
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Krewella believes "love and music have the greatest healing energy." That's why they decided to go through with their show in Boston, only two days after the unimaginable and devastating Boston Marathon bombing.
In a new video, Yasmine explains "I do think that it's right for us not to cancel the show. People need something to look forward to. People need something to bring some light and happiness into a dark time."
So the trio packed out Royale in Boston on April 17th, uniting a heavy-hearted community during a difficult and scary time. Half of the show's proceeds were donated to the ONE FUND to help the victims of the horrific attacks.
Jahan, Yasmine, and Rain Man leave a message for their Boston krew below the video: "The power of music should never be underestimated. Thank you Boston KREW for holding it down for your city in a tough time. MUSIC HEALS."
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Bassett 58ST5S 15X8 D-Hole Lite 4 on 4.5 5 Inch Backspace Silver Wheel
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InfoThe classic Bassett Racing Wheel D-Hole center design is combined with the 15" diameter lightweight spun form rim shells and available in a variety of widths from 7" to 14" wide. Bassett produces the strongest, lightest and truest steel wheel shells on the market using its three in-house CNC metal spinning lathes. Lightweight and low runout (under .030") thanks to spun-form wheel shells produced in-houseReinforced torque ring and forged coining on center increases durabilityThe 5/8" valve stem hole is located behind the center to avoid clippingLarger D-holes are designed to facilitate handling and lower pit stop times NOTE: For easier tire mounting, these wheels do not have a tire safety bead. For dirt applications, make sure you select a wheel with a safety bead at the time of order.
The following must be considered when using Bassett wheels for on highway / street use applications when the wheel/tire assembly is being balanced. Bassett Wheels are lug centric, which means they are built off of and must be balanced using the bolt circle and NOT the wheel center hole. Improper use of a tire balancer that centers the wheel on the hub bore, not the bolt circle will result in an incorrect reading for rim runout, as the center hole is not in the perfect center of the bolt pattern. The only machine capable of performing a lug centric balance is the Hunter GSP 9700 with the flange plate bolt circle adapter and no centering cone.


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WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Scares People With Fake 'Mountain Lion'
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There's a mysterious four-legged creature, possibly a mountain lion, loose in Norwalk, California.
On Thursday, Jimmy Kimmel decided to play a trick on the locals, sending a camera crew to interview them about the animal — while someone in a lion costume crept up and scared them.
It was simple, stupid, and hilarious.
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Katy Perry responds to PETA accusations
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Katy Perry is defending her use of animals in her music video for "Roar."
The singer was criticized by PETA for casting animal actors, telling the "Daily Star" that animals used for entertainment often endure "horrific cruelty" and are kept in "extreme confinement." PETA also claimed that Katy had used animals from the Serengeti Ranch, which it implied was under close watch by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Perry is responding to their accusations by getting a letter of approval issued by the American Humane Association.
Representatives from the organization were present at Katy's three-day video shoot, according to "The Hollywood Reporter."
The statement confirms that the animal handlers followed the proper procedures and that "no animal was harmed in the making of this music video."


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WATCH: Jennifer Lopez releases 'I Luh Ya PaPi' music video
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Jennifer Lopez never fails at is delivering good visuals. At 44-years-old the ageless diva still trumps women two decades younger than her when it comes to glamour, body, and beauty — and if you don't believe it, just check out her "I Luh Ya Papi" music video.
The hilarious clip satirizes hip-hop videos by turning the tables and objectifying hunky half-naked men instead of the usual female video vixens, but J.Lo still steals focus in every scene despite the abundance of buff eye candy around her.
Jenny serves booty like never before and pays homage to a number of her iconic looks - including a jumpsuit that looks suspiciously similar to her legendary Versace Grammy dress.
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Report: Casey Kasem's Body Missing
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(TMZ) - Casey Kasem has been dead for more than a month .... yet he's not been buried and now TMZ has learned his body is missing.
According to TMZ, fingers now point in the direction of Casey's widow, Jean. Family sources tell TMZ Jean took the body from a funeral home the day before a judge ordered her to keep it there so an autopsy could be performed.
The autopsy is crucial to an ongoing criminal investigation targeting Jean. The Santa Monica PD is looking into elder abuse allegations ... that Jean took Casey on a wild, week-long multi-state car ride which caused him to develop bed sores that got infected and contributed to his death.
Jean and Casey's children have been at war for years.
As for where the body is ... no one but Jean seems to know, and no one can find her either. It's interesting ... TMZ reports that Jean listed Jerusalem as her address on Casey's death certificate.
According to TMZ, Casey's daughter Kerri believes Jean is out of the country.
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapters 3 and 4
Chapter 5
Chapters 6 and 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapters 10 to 11:18
Chapters 11:19 to 30
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapters 18:1 to 19:7
Chapters 19: 8 to 41
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
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The three divisions of the book
The Acts of the Apostles are divided essentially into three parts -- Acts 1, Acts 2 to 12; and Acts 13 to the end. Acts 11 and Acts 12 may be termed transitional chapters founded on the event related in Acts 10. Acts 1 gives us that which is connected with the Lord's resurrection; Acts 2-12 that work of the Holy Ghost of which Jerusalem and the Jews were the centre, but which branches out into the free action of the Spirit of God, independent of, but not separated from, the twelve and Jerusalem as the centre; Acts 13, and the succeeding chapters, the work of Paul, flowing from a more distinct mission from Antioch; Acts 15 connecting the two in order to preserve unity in the whole course. We have indeed the admission of Gentiles in the second part, but it is in connection with the work going on among the Jews. These latter had rejected the witness of the Holy Ghost to a glorified Christ, as they had rejected the Son of God in His humiliation; and God prepared a work outside them, in which the apostle of the Gentiles laid foundations that annulled the distinction between Jew and Gentile, and which unite them -- as in themselves equally dead in trespasses and sins -- to Christ, the Head of His body, the assembly, in heaven.*
{*It is a sorrowful but instructive thing to see, in the last division of the book, how the spiritual energy of a Paul closes, as to its effect in work, in the shadow of a prison. Yet we see the wisdom of God in it. The boasted apostolicism of Rome never had an apostle but as a prisoner; and Christianity, as the Epistle to the Romans testifies, was already planted there.}Synopsis by John Darby


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PAWS Pet of the Week: Meet Natalie!
Natalie is the nicest girl you will ever meet...
Natalie is a three-year-old Russian Blue mix. Long haired and slight of build, she was found abandoned, hungry pregnant and scared in someone's back yard. Everyone who has met and cared for Natalie has fallen in love with her. Natalie talks to you, is very smart, knows where her toys are, and will even tell you when she wants to play. We were certain that Natalie would find a forever home very quickly since everything seemed so perfect - she is so gentle and loving.To read more or comment...
SOS Adoptable of the Day: Mrs. Beasley!
Breed: Beagle (mix)
Age: 1-2 yrs
Gender: Female
Weight: 20 lbs
Altered: Yes
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PAWS Pet of the Week: Meet Ziva!
Make Your Days Merry & Bright...
With Ziva. Her name means brilliance, and Ziva has a bright, sparkly personality. This grey & white beauty hails from Slavic Village. Ziva was born in April of 2011 and was found living alone under a tool shed. A nice family rescued her and called the PAWS hotline.To read more or comment...
PAWS Pet of the Week: Meet Huey
Huey & Siblings Will Quack You Up!
Say hello to Huey, a tabby & white short haired male kitten. Huey is part of a family we call the "Donald Duck" litter. Born in early September, Huey and siblings were found motherless, and hand raised by PAWS volunteers. The other babies are: Dewey, a solid black short haired male; Louie, a black and white short haired male, and; Daisy, a black and white short haired female.To read more or comment...
SOS Adoptable of the Day: Chunk-A-Monk!
Breed: Chow Chow - Hound (mix)
Gender: Male
Altered: Yes
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PAWS holding an adopt-a-thon Saturday in Mayfield Heights
The Public Animal Welfare Society of Ohio (PAWS) is hosting an adopt-a-thon Saturday with reduced rates on animal adoptions.
Booths will be up at the Mayfield Heights PetSmart (1521 Golden Gate Plaza) from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. to adopt cats, kittens, dogs and puppies. Adoptions include all shots and spaying/neutering. Adoption screeners will be on hand to approve adoptions so animals can be taken home the same day.To read more or comment...
PAWS Pet of the Week: Meet Elliot & Mickey
Make 2012 The Year Of The Cat!To read more or comment...
PAWS Pet of the Week: Louie & Chu Chu
I see trees of green, kitties of gray...
And I think to myself - Louie & Chu Chu need a purrfect home today! These two beautiful gray tabby boys are young, between 1-1.5 years of age. They are being fostered together and absolutely adore each other. Louie is a tad bit shy but absolutely craves attention. After his initial jumpiness, he just wants to be loved and petted. Louie's very playful and gets along so well with other cats, particularly Chu Chu.To read more or comment...
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WATCH: Jimmy Fallon's barbershop quartet version of R. Kelly's 'Ignition (Remix)'
"Ignition (Remix)" is an R. Kelly classic .. but we bet you've never heard it sung by a barber shop quartet!
As Jimmy Fallon continues to kick off the new "Tonight Show," he performed R. Kelly's smash hit ... along with his barber shop quartet, The Ragtime Gals. And in full barber shop quartet fashion!
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Cruz bill calls out Feds for 'forcing gay marriage'
(NEWSER) – Ted Cruz has introduced legislation in the Senate aimed at stopping the Obama administration "from forcing gay marriage on all 50 states," reports theWashington Post. Cruz and co-sponsor Mike Lee say the White House has gone too far in extending federal benefits to gay couples—like so—since the Supreme Court gutted the Defense of Marriage Act in June, reports the Daily Caller. If a state chooses to recognize same-sex marriages, that's one thing, says Cruz. But if a state chooses not to do so, the feds should butt out.
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WATCH: Kelly Clarkson performs 'Blue Christmas' on 'Today Show'
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Kelly Clarkson made a special appearance on the Christmas edition of the "Today Show."
The singer performed her version of the classic "Blue Christmas."
The track is from Clarkson's holiday album, Wrapped in Red.
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Martin Garrix's Favorite Things
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At only 17 years old, Martin Garrix has made quite the name for himself in the world of dance music. His massive single "Animals" was not only huge at all the major festivals and clubs, but on mainstream radio as well. And he's only getting started.
Martin has just launched his "We Are Animals" North American tour, thriving on the success of his tremendous hit, and his most recent release with Jay Hardway, "Wizard" - which was premiered by Tiesto in the fall. Martin tells us the legendary DJ is a big inspiration to him.
Martin tells us, "Tiesto is the person who got me into electronic music. He played during the Olympics and that was, for me, the moment I got in touch with electronic music. And I started buying CDs and after a few years I started producing my own stuff."
Garrix also tells us he will appear at some "really big festivals" this year, and he's got some more new music on the way!
Martin stopped by iHeartRadio headquarters when he was in New York City, where he let us in on the stuff he loves the most. Get to know Martin Garrix by discovering some of his Favorite Things below.
Favorite animal: I love lions, and if I could be an animal I'd love to be a bird or something, 'cause what I'd really want to do is fly and see the world from above. But I really don't have one favorite animal. I like all animals.
Favorite moment of your career so far: I've had a lot of moments I've really liked, but one of the moments, which was really, really important for me, was definitely the U.K. number 1 entry [for "Animals"]. When we got the news it was really crazy, we were with family and friends, and we celebrated it, and also with the team. Also Tomorrowland - I was there in the crowd and "Animals" was played all the time - it was really, really crazy.
Did people recognize you when you were in the crowd with your friends?
No, I actually had a hoodie on.
Favorite Producer or DJ: Deorro and Jay Hardway. They're really for a specific signature sound. They're refreshing, and their stuff works really great live.
Favorite guilty pleasure song or artist: I don't think I have one, but Justin Bieber had one track recently which I really like – I don't know. It was one Justin Bieber track but it's not a guilty pleasure so people can know (laughs).
Your favorite way to pass the time when you're bored at the airport or the hotel: Sleeping (laughs) – Definitely sleeping.
Favorite thing about your hometown Amsterdam: The vibe. Everybody is one. You can dress how crazy you want to get dressed or you can look as crazy as you want to, and nobody will look differently to you. I think in a lot of countries and cities they can learn from Amsterdam in that way.
Favorite place to go when you're there: I love Club Air. It's like a pretty new club and hosts some really sick parties. Afrojack has his own night there, and it's a beautiful club, great sound system. I've played there a few times and I really like it.
Favorite food to eat while you're on the road: Definitely not food on the plane (laughs). I love to eat steak and sushi and pizza, but it depends what continent or country I'm in. If I'm in Asia I love to eat local food, or if I'm in Italy I love to eat pizza or seafood or, depends.
Favorite gift you received from a fan or your favorite fan moment: I was in India. It was two weeks ago and there was a guy who made like a board with "Martin Garrix For Life" and he made his own shirt with my head on it with #MG4LIFE. And the whole set he was in the front with the board jumping, and at the end I said to security to pick this guy to come backstage and to take a picture. I actually posted a picture as well on Facebook because it's crazy how dedicated somebody can be. That was definitely my favorite fan moment.
Favorite city you've visited: Los Angeles. I really like New York, although I didn't see that much yet, and Paris is really great. The people, the parties are really great. Definitely in L.A. and Paris, I haven't been to parties in New York yet but that will change very soon.
Favorite person to follow on Twitter: It's like a woman who's like anti-smoking weed. Funniest tweets ever. Besides that I really love to follow Dillon Francis because his tweets are really funny.
Favorite perk of being a musician: You make people happy with what you're doing. And what I'm doing makes me happy also. So I'm happy and other people are happy, that's definitely one of the perks of being a musician.
Favorite thing to do with your friends: Just hang out, grab a few drinks and just chill at one of our houses. If I have free time I prefer just to hang out with friends or family or just be in the studio to make music.
Favorite famous wizard: The Wizard Of Oz.
Your favorite "Animals" remix: It's by this guy called Jay Ronkol. I've heard a lot of remixes already, some of them I hear very often, but that's a pretty recent new remix which I really like.
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Where Free Agent LeBron James Will Take His Talents Next
As first reported by ESPN's Chris Broussard, LeBron James has exercised the early termination option in his contract, and as such is a free agent, though, "opting out does not mean James has decided to leave the Heat."
Of course, the mere mention of LeBron James has caused the salivary glands of NBA general managers and fans to start working overdrive.
Should he decide that he's "Taking his Talents to [Insert Team]," there are a number of attractive metropolitan hotspots that would gladly welcome the best basketball player in the world.
Let's take a look at his options and talk a little bit in order of the likelihood that he'll be wearing their jersey during the 2014-15 NBA Season.
The New York Knicks
Well if...okay, all they have to do is...I mean...yeah, they've got zero chance. As a Knicks fan, I feel obliged to mention them, but...this is getting depressing. Let's move on to...
The Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers
You almost have to consider the former because, well, they're the Lakers and NBA stars—from Wilt Chamberlain to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard—inevitably seem to find their way there. They have space under the cap to sign LeBron outright, but the idea of playing in Kobe Byrant's town for Kobe's team, one that's utterly devoid of assets, seems highly unlikely.
The Clippers, on the other hand are loaded. As soon as the courts are through with Donald Sterling, they'll have an owner in former Microsoft head honcho Steve Ballmer that's more than ready to spend whatever it takes to win a title. Oh, and a couple of guys named Chris Paul and Blake Griffin are pretty good too. The problem is, they'd have to trade a lot of guys and get nothing back in return as they're already $10 million over the salary cap. They could certainly try to engage the Heat in a sign and trade, with the aforementioned Griffin being a definite conversation starter, but that's assuming that Miami would be willing to aid LeBron's departure. Were he to say something to the effect of, "I want to be a Clipper. Period," then they become a serious player.
That said, he'd still have to make his way through a brutal Western Conference playoffs and go toe-to-toe with the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, and even lesser contenders like the Warriors, Rockets, Grizzles, and Trail Blazers.
That's a brutal path, even for a player of LeBron's otherworldly gifts. There's a much more friendly road to travail out East, which brings us to...
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Kanye West: 'Kim Kardashian will take my last name when we get married'
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Kanye West revealed on Ryan Seacrest's radio show that Kim Kardashian will take his last name when they get married.
The rapper also opened up about proposing to the reality star, saying he was "nervous" about whether or not Kardashian would say yes.
West told Seacrest, "I was nervous. I was talking to her cousin. I was like, 'I don't know, what do you think she's going to say?'"
The performer further shared, "I just knew I wanted her to be my girl for a long time," noting, "I remember I saw a picture of her and Paris Hilton… and I remember telling my boy, 'Have you seen that girl Kim Kar-dijon?'"
West went on to talk about how he thinks Hollywood is "classist" towards Kardashian, saying, "When I took [Kim] to the Met Ball… they put it up on Vogue.com and tried to say she wasn't there because they didn't want a reality show girl there."
He continued, "Or like with the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It's not the walk of singing, it's the Walk of Fame," referring to how Kardashian won't be considered for a star on the site.
West added, "We're classist. We have our cool table, and there's no way Kim Kardashian shouldn't be on the cover of Vogue. She's like the most intriguing woman right now."


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Congressman aims to protect minors from online commercialization
Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. of Tennessee has introduced legislation that will prevent social media sites from using pictures of minors posted to their sites for commercial purposes, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.
Taking users' page likes and using them for commercial advertisements has become a staple of social media advertising, which further exposes children on the internet, according to Duncan.
"Children spend way too much time attached to their computers and over-share online," Duncan said in a statement. "They need to be protected online, not put in harm's way as a way for a website to make money."
Duncan explained that he heard complaints that social media sites are using people's images without permission after they had 'liked' a particular site or product, and his bill aims to protect underage users' images from being used without their consent.
The Forbidding Advertisement Through Child Exploitation Act, introduced Wednesday, aims to protect underage users from becoming targets of online predators when their information is broadcast commercially without their consent or even knowledge. When a user likes a company's social media page, the company turns around and promotes themselves using that user's like as an endorsement.
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The 9/11 Scam: New York's Disability Disgrace
Dishonor became absolute disgrace with the news that more than half of the 80 retired cops and firefighters arrested in New York for fraudulently seeking Social Security disability benefits had used the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as a pretext.
"These links to 9/11 are not accurate," Police Commissioner William Bratton noted at a big, multiagency press conference that the Manhattan District Attorney's Office held following the Tuesday arrests.
Bratton summarized his reaction in a word.
He reminded everyone of those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center and of those who continue to suffer from life-threatening illnesses related to 9/11. He said of the accused scamsters, "They disgraced themselves and embarrassed their families."
On either side of Bratton and the other officials were two blown-up photos set upon easels. One was of retired cop Glenn Lieberman, who had received $175,758.40 from Social Security in addition to his NYPD pension after allegedly fraudulently attesting that he had been so traumatized by 9/11 that he was barely functional, unable to drive or shop or handle money. The picture shows him on a jet ski, flashing a big smile and giving the finger with both hands.
The other photo is of retired cop Richie Cosentino, who received $207,639.70 from Social Security under the same pretext, using nearly identical language. This picture was posted on his Facebook page and it shows him triumphantly holding a big sailfish fish he has just caught.
"It was an awesome day off the coast of Costa Rica," he wrote.
He had better hope that the prosecutors do not take note of the date of the posting.
"September 11, 2012."
On the 11th anniversary of 9/11, Cosentino clearly did not imagine that this photo would be shown at a press conference with him, not the fish, on display as the captured one.
As Bratton explained it, the investigation had commenced after Social Security investigators noticed that a considerable number of retired cops who had secured psychiatric disability awards had also applied for pistol permits.
"So we had a discrepancy," Bratton said.
As the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau joined the probe, it was determined that many of these folks had used the same psychiatrists to substantiate their claims and described their symptoms as if from a common script:
"I nap on and off during the day… I have the TV on to keep me company… I was a healthy, active, productive person… I'm up and down all night long… My [fill in the family member] is always after me about my grooming…I'm unable to perform any type of work activity in or out of the house."
The investigators also noted that the subjects used the same Long Island lawyer, Raymond Lavalle, a former FBI agent and onetime head of the Nassau County District Attorney's rackets bureau. Some of the subjects were supposedly referred to Lavalle by John Minerva, who serves as a "disability consultant" with the NYPD Detectives Endowment Association. The subjects are said to have been coached by another "disability consultant" named Thomas Hale and by a retired cop named Joseph Esposito.
An intercepted phone conversation on January of last year recorded Esposito telling a subject who is about to be examined by Social Security officials, "When you get there, usually the first question they ask you is, 'How did you get here?' You're gonna say, 'My sister drove me.' The next question they generally ask is 'Who does the cooking, cleaning, shopping in your house?' You're gonna to say, 'My mother.'"
Esposito goes on, "When you get to see the doctor, he's gonna ask you questions. He's not trying to trick you… They just want to see if you can concentrate. They'll say to you, 'But what do you do with yourself all day? How do you spend your day?' You're gonna tell 'em, 'I don't sleep well at night. I'm up three, four times. Usually, I nap on and off during the day. I put the television on, you know, I keep changing channels 'cause I can't concentrate on the television. Just to hear a voice in the house.'"
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PHOTO: Rihanna goes grey!
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At just 25-years-old, it looks like all the partying and wild fun have gone to Rihanna's head. No for real the girl has gone grey!
Okay, okay. So she may not actually be greying, but the star has switched up her look again and unveiled new grey-dyed tresses. It's the latest look in her hair evolution which has seen everything from fire-engine red, to a short pixie, that infamous buzz cut and most recently her honey blonde weave.
The new turn sort of reminds us of Kelly Osbourn and fashion guru Stacey London. And while it seems a bit off season for the summer months, we're digging it. She's even given the color an official Rih-Rih name, it's called "#Brrr".
Rihanna showed off the new look via her Instagram page with 3 posts that read:
"New color ice grey ish, call it #Brrr"
"Grey is the new black! Blondies, it's quiet for y'all! #brrr"
and "Everything feels like touchdown on a rainy day" #brrr"
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Lady Antebellum Give Details On New Album's Name, Release Date
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Lady Antebellum's next album is only about ten weeks away. The group has officially announced that their next studio release will be titled 747, and it'll arrive on September 30th.
It's named for one of the songs on the disc, which Lady A's Hillary Scott says band members "unanimously knew" had to be the title track. She explains that the song "747" has "this pushing, driving spirit about it that sums up" their attitude right now. Scott adds that there's "an urgency and an energy to it" that they've never had before on an album.
Lady A's current single, "Bartender," is the lead-off release from 747.
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WATCH: Man wrongly jailed for 15 months until this video proved cop had lied
A wrongly imprisoned Dallas man, who just won his $1.1 million lawsuit against the city, would still be in jail if not for the discovery of video evidence, which proved that his arresting officer had attacked him and lied about it.
In December of 2009, Dallas police Officer Matthew Antkowiak was dispatched to break up a fight between two white men. But on his way to the scene, he saw a black man, 62-year-old Ronald Jones, crossing the street. Antkowiak claimed that Jones was throwing beer bottles. He stopped his car and approached Jones. According to the officer, Jones tried to choke him, provoking a fight that lasted until other officers arrived.
Jones was arrested on assault charges and spent the next 15 months in prison, according to WFAA News 8.
The only problem? Antkowiak's account was a complete lie — and eventually, footage from police dashboard cameras disproved it.


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Grizzlies grind out win in Oklahoma City
(Oklahoma City, OK) -- After an unlikely sequence sent the game to overtime, the Grizzlies rebounded to grab a 111-105 win against the Thunder in Game Two from Oklahoma City. Down five with under 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Kevin Durant connected for an incredible four-point play and Kendrick Perkins hit a put-back as time expired to extend the game. From there Zach Randolph took over for Memphis scoring eight of his 25 points in overtime to take the series home with everything tied up at one. The Grizz got huge contributions off the bench from Beno Udrih and Tony Allen. Udrih put up 14 points in 14 minutes, while Allen scored eight points with eight rebounds, three assists and four steals. Kevin Durant tallied 36 points with 11 rebounds in the loss. Russell Westbrook put up 29 points, but the Oklahoma City stars combined to shoot 23-of-56. Game Three is Thursday night at the FedExForum.


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Evicted Funeral Home Leaves Bodies Behind
(NEWSER) – Police who found at least seven corpses in a building in Fort Worth, Texas, yesterday quickly determined there was no serial killer at work—but there were funeral directors who had apparently moved out with work unfinished. Police say the building's owner evicted the Johnson Family Mortuary two weeks ago and he discovered the bodies when he went to check on the building, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The unattended bodies ranged in age from infants to adults and police say they were in "varying stages of decomposition, some quite advanced."
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