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Hello to all.
I post this message today to express my great sadness, My Ford model T 1924 was completely destroyed in an accident late Sunday afternoon.
We retrions with my wife Pascale and my son Hugo 9 years of a rally organized by the old car club in my town, when a long straight a car violently crashed into the back of my Ford.
We were mounted and I drove to the first speed remaining well to the right of the road. The sun was in front of us and dazzled. All vehicles had slowed down at this point.
Despite the sun was dazzling, the young driver did not slow down and hit the back of the Ford. It was traveling at 110 km / h and the Ford was traveling at 15 km / h. The shock was terrible, Ford executed a U-turn at the front, we were ejected all three on the edge of the road, Ford and fell and still make a U-turn on its side.
My wife had Easter ankle trapped under the Ford and Hugo had both legs tucked under the body of the Ford. For me, I was ejected 8M further into the ditch.
We were very lucky because my wife only a fracture to the ankle. Hugo has only 2 big bruises on his legs, and I'm a simple back pain (What I had done in lifting the car to get my son).
Pascale is still in the hospital but it certainly leaves Friday or Saturday. Rehabilitation to regain the use of his ankle will be very long but it is relative because we could certainly die all three in a violent accident.
Here are some pictures.
Be very careful with all your Ford model T, and beware of modern cars that run too fast.
(Bonjour ŕ tous.
Je poste ce message aujourd'hui pour dire ma grande tristesse, Ma Ford model T 1924 a été complétement détruite dans un accident dimanche en fin d'aprčs-midi.
Nous retrions avec ma femme Pascale et mon fils Hugo de 9 ans d'un rassemblement organisé par le club de voitures ancienne de ma ville, lorsque dans une longue ligne droite une voiture ŕ trčs violemment percuté l'arričre de ma Ford.
Nous étions en monté et je roulais sur la premičre vitesse en restant bien ŕ droite de la route. Le soleil couchant était en face de nous et nous éblouissait. Tous les véhicules avaient ralenti ŕ cet endroit.
Malgré le soleil qui devait l'éblouir, Le jeune chauffeur n'a pas ralenti et a percuté l'arričre de la Ford. Il roulait ŕ 110 Km/h et la Ford roulait ŕ 15 Km/h. Le choc a était terrible, la Ford a exécuté un demi-tour par l'avant, nous avons été éjecté tous les 3 sur le bord de la route, la Ford et retombé et a encore réaliser un demi-tour sur le côté.
Ma femme pascale avait la cheville coincée sous la Ford et Hugo avait les deux jambes coincé sous la carrosserie de la Ford. Pour moi, j'ai été éjecté 8M plus loin dans le fossé.
Nous avons eu beaucoup de chance car seul ma femme ŕ une fracture ouverte ŕ la cheville. Hugo a seulement 2 gros hématomes sur les jambes, et moi un simple mal au dos (Que j'ai dű me faire en soulevant la voiture pour sortir mon fils).
Pascale est encore ŕ l'hôpital mais elle sort certainement vendredi ou samedi. La rééducation pour retrouver l'usage de sa cheville sera certainement trčs longue mais il faut relativiser car nous aurions pu certainement mourir tous les trois dans un si violent accident.
Soyez tous trčs prudent avec vos Ford model T, et méfiez-vous des voitures modernes qui roulent beaucoup trop vite.)
Olivier (France)
I have never seen a rear axle break in that way.WOW
Hello Oliver,
I am so glad to hear your family is going to be OK!
I'm sad for you and all the work you put in to the Model T. I have followed your posts over the years and enjoyed watching your progress with the T.
Best wishes to you and your family for a speedy recovery!
Floyd Voie
Oliver, I too am happy to learn your whole family is under the circumstances doing well.
Don't give up, I think with good insurance your car is repairable. Make sure the insurance co gives you what you need to fix it. Jerry
Hi Oliver,
I'm am glad to hear that your family will be ok. Carolyn and I wish you all a quick recovery. Sorry about your car, it was so neat and hopefully will be again.
Sorry to see such destruction to your car
But good to hear you and yours made it out with only minor damage.
wishing you well ..Lorenzo
WOW!!! is amazing you all are ok!!!
People need to laern to pay attention of whats in front of them.
Glad to hear everybody survived with only minor damage.
The car can be fixed or replaced.
People can not.
Glad everyone will be OK
what a shame about the car
it was a beauty, anything can be repaired
Oh NO!!! I am glad that you and your family weren't seriously hurt, and my prayers and best wishes for Pascale's quick recovery... As to the car, I am heartbroken, as it was one of the prettiest T's I knew of on your side of the pond... Don't lose faith, it, too, can be "healed" as well... Our prayers and best wishes to you and yours, Olivier... Susanne
Olivier, I am so thankful that you and your family have come through that terrible accident blessed by not having severe injuries. One's own life and health are much more important than a car. Just yesterday I was rereading the article that was published several years ago in the May-June 2009 Model T Times. You had to do a great amount of work to restore your car due to rust and wear. In looking at your pictures of the wreck I believe that maybe you can once again get your beautiful Model T back on the road. Just as you had to replace the engine in your car due to rust, you will certainly have to replace other components on your car again, but with time and hard work I believe it could be done. Thank you for letting us know of your accident along with the pictures. I wish you and your family a complete recovery.
Olivier, je suis tellement reconnaissante que vous et votre famille sont passés par ce terrible accident heureux de ne pas avoir de graves blessures. Sa propre vie et de la santé sont beaucoup plus importants qu'une voiture. Hier, j'ai relu l'article qui a été publié il ya plusieurs années dans l'édition 2009 de mai-juin Times, Modčle T. Il fallait faire une grande quantité de travail pour restaurer votre voiture ŕ cause de la rouille et l'usure. En regardant vos photos de l'accident, je crois que peut-ętre vous pouvez de nouveau obtenir vos Modčle T belles retour sur la route. Tout comme vous avez dű remplacer le moteur de votre voiture ŕ cause de la rouille, vous aurez certainement ŕ remplacer d'autres composants de votre voiture ŕ nouveau, mais avec le temps et le travail acharné, je crois que cela pourrait ętre fait. Merci de nous faire part de votre accident avec les photos. Je vous souhaite ainsi qu'ŕ votre famille un rétablissement complet.
I'm sorry to hear of your accident.
OH MY !!! Glad you and your family are not in real bad shape or worse. As far as the car is concerned, it can still be rebuilt. It will just take time. God Bless you all.
George n L.A.
Hello Oliver, je suis trčs désolé d'entendre parler de votre accident. Je suis heureux que vous et votre famille sera bien. Il est triste de voir votre beau modčle T dans de telles conditions.
Hello Oliver, I am very sorry to hear about your accident. I am glad that you and your family will be well. It is sad to see your beautiful model T in such condition.
How awful yet still so lucky!
You can buy another car but not another family.
It IS a miracle none of you were hurt worse.......or worse........
Best of luck to you!
good news is that alot of the parts look like they coud be reused.
do they still have blacksmiths in France?
With all due respect to the on-line translator that Olivier uses, I have taken the liberty of doing my own translation of his French report on the accident. It has been over 40 years since I lived in France and spoke French every day, but I do still have dictionaries to help with the forgotten words.
"Good day to all,
I am posting this message today to tell you about my great sadness. My 1924 Model T Ford was completely destroyed in an accident last Sunday afternoon.
We were returning with my wife Pascale and my 9-year-old son Hugo from a gathering organized by the antique car club in my city, when in a long line to the right a car very violently struck the rear of my Ford.
We were on a slope and I was driving in low gear, keeping well to the right of the road. The setting sun was facing us and dazzled us. All vehicles were going slowly at this point..
Despite the sun which should have dazzled him, the young driver did not slow down and struck the back of the Ford. He was driving 110 km/h and the Ford was driving 15 km/h. The shock was terrible, the Ford executed an about-face from the front, all three of us were ejected at the side of the road, the Ford fell again and again did an about-face at the side. My wife Pascale had an ankle wedged beneath the Ford and Hugo had both legs wedged under the body of the Ford. I was ejected 8 meters farther away in the ditch.
We were very lucky because only my wife had an open fracture of the ankle. Hugo has only two large bruises on his legs, and I have a simple back pain (which I did to myself in lifting the car to free my son).
Pascale is still in the hospital, but she will certainly be released Friday or Saturday. Rehabilitation for regaining the use of her ankle will certainly be very long, but we have to put things into perspective because we could certainly have all three died in such a violent accident.
Be very careful with your Model T Ford, and don't trust modern cars that drive much too fast."
Olivier, je partage ton tristesse, mais je suis en męme temps trčs heureux que vous trois avez eu autant de chance. Je vous envoie tous les trois mes meilleurs voeux pour une guérison rapide.
Vous et la famille sont tellement chanceux d'avoir survécu. Il ressemble ŕ un accident terrible. Je sais que perdre le Modčle T sera comme perdre un membre de la famille.
John Stokes
I always say "model T drivers have to be the best drivers in the world" unfortunatly it would be very difficult to prevent such an accident.
Bob said it all.
Speedy recovery.
Olivier, so sorry to hear of your accident, and best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Oliver and family...oh so glad the terrible accident caused no great harm to you all. That is so unfortunate and a real loss.
The T you rescued and restored, sharing photos and posting stories to us over the last years was so interesting to see. Now all the damage.
At least your family is alright and can be back enjoying life. That T really did save you if you can think of it that way.
Let's have your family get well very soon!
I am so very, very sad to read about your tragedy, and very happy that you are alive to tell about it, and that your family will be OK after rehabilitation.
If you believe in any thing you owe Him/Her a vote of thanks. Glad you're all relatively OK. That being said: the car that hit you was going what, about 55/60 MPH and you were doing about 7 to 10 MPH? Club or no club what the heck were you all doing on that road? Looking at the pictures I'd estimate that road would have a 45 to 55 MPH speed limit in my area. Aside from the fact that you were rear ended by a negligent driver you were essentially stopped. Sorry Olivier but someone screwed up planning that route. A T has no business on a highway where it not only can't do the limit but slows to a crawl. The other driver was wrong but it does you no good. My 2 cents: stick with local roads their dangerous enough for T drivers.
Hope you and the family heal well, looks to me that your T body came thru well, just need a new chassis to put it on, looks like the modern car went under you to the frame and missed the main body
Sorry for the terrible accident your family suffered. I'm thankful you are all recovering.
Again, sorry,
I'm so sorry to hear about the accident. I'll pray for a fast recovery.
I'm so sad about your accident and injuries to your family, but I am very happy that all survived and will heal up.
Hopefully, you will not get discouraged, but will either be able to salvage your Ford or to buy another one.
That is terrible, Olivier. Speedy recoveries to all of you.
Thanks, Dick, for the translation. Makes a lot more sense.
You're welcome, Ralph. For routine posts, Olivier's on-line translation works okay, but this one was not too clear and I thought it should be. Someone was watching over them, thank goodness.
Everybody has already said just about all there is to say. Glad your family will be all right.
Sorry to hear about your accident and the destruction of the car.
I have many pictures of your car, I liked it very much.
I hope the injuries are no worse than you have reported.
Now you must work faster on the '15 touring.
I am very sorry to learn of your accident. I am very thankful that you and your family will be alright. We will be praying for you and your family's speedy recovery.
Respectfully submitted,
Hap l9l5 cut off
Thank goodness you are all safe. Recovering from the broken ankle won't be much fun.
As John said, your car looks salvageable. I am sure that's not your biggest concern at the moment.
We will be thinking of you all and look for a good outcome on the mended ankle.
Material things can be replaced but your family cannot. Your family was blessed. We will keep you in our prayers.
Cars are replaceable. Your life is the only one you have. I am saddened by your loss of your car, but am grateful that you and your family survived.
Grace and Peace.
Nous vous souhaitons tout le mieux ! La famille contente est bien !
I'm extremely sorry for your accident and your loss.
As William above said, cars are replaceable, but lives are not. I am really happy to hear that you all came out okay, and I wish you the best in your recovery.
Best wishes from all your American friends and other friends around the world who have come to know you and your wonderful car through the forum. You were blessed and lucky to have survived with no worse injuries than you have.
Surely you will rebuild the car, if there is anything we can do to supply parts, let us know. Parts are in abundance here and many of us would be glad to help you with rebuilding as much as we can.
Sorry to hear about your accident. We are all thankful that no one was hurt seriously.
I see you still have 3 good wheels and 4 good tires. It does not appear that your engine was damaged, so you have a good start on rebuilding.
Wish you all the best of luck and a speedy recovery.
Thank god they are all right .... My god , it really destroyed the car ....
Best wishes for recovery of both your son and also your car.
I had a danish T-friend that experinced something similar a your ago. Young girl texting had not seen my buddy had pulled over (correctly) to take a call that came on his mobile. The car came with "just" 70-80 km/h (45 - 50 mph) and did a U-turn as well and he was also thrown out but only got bruces.
I think this is exactly what we all fear...
I am so glad to hear your family will be okay. It saddens me very much to hear of this accident and see pictures of the wreckage. But I would not want to not hear about it. Many of us on this forum consider you and so many others to be our friends, even if we never get to meet face to face. We do care about our friends. We want to know of these things. Thank you for letting us know.
I wish for a speedy recovery for your family and you. Put the car aside for a short while. It can be repaired, almost as well as it was. But consider that later.
Take care of you, and your family.
Wayne Sheldon
Very confident you can repair that.
So sad to hear of the loss of the car, but relieved you're all be okay.
So very sad to see the pictures of your destroyed car. I sincerely hope that this accident will not effect your passion and desire for owning and driving a Model T. I hope your wife and family are ares still keen to continue the hobbie with you. All the best with your recovery.
Olivier,Je suis tellement heureux que vous n'ętes pas blessé !Votre belle voiture peut ętre remplacée.Votre famille est inestimable.Prendre soin de mon ami.
Thank God you and your family are going to be ok. Hopefully they will be able to overcome the fear of getting into another T after that. It'll never be the same for any of you again I'm sure. Sorry to see this happen to you all.
How terrible. I'm so sorry for the injuries you and your family received and for the loss of your beautiful car.
The good news, of course, is that you will all recover from your injuries.
Olivier, Thank God your family is safe! My prayers go out for their speedy recovery.
As I often tell my family never underestimate the stupidity of the other driver! -John
Wow, glad you and your family are still with this Model T family. Hope you all recover quickly.
It looks to me like if you where wearing seat belts this may have turned out for the worse!!
Just an observation. What do the rest of your think.
I agree Andrew but I hope it dont become a hash session regarding that topic,but this is a obvious case that they would do more harm than good.
Olivier it is sad news like this that remind me how small my problems are compared to those of others.
I am glad your injurys can be over come.
You and your family are truly blessed! not to have any more injuries than stated from a rear end collision. Your touring body is most unique from our American perspective and I pray it will be restorable - after your family heals.
Hello everyone .......
I would never have the time to answer you all individually, so thank you very much for your messages of support that we go straight to the heart.
Passion for model T is always present in our family, and I will not give up.
At first, I'll try to work more on what draws Touring 1912 to run at the earliest.
Keep careful with your model T and THANKS again.
Pascale, Hugo & Olivier
So sorry to hear of your misfortune and thank goodness everyone is all right...a T can be fixed too...
To my American colleagues here, Olivier had done the car up over the last few years using machine translation to and from French and the help of the forum. His English above is a machine translation so that is why it jumps a bit...
If I'm reading it right, the French that is...Olivier is saying it was horrible low sun glare facing them, he was in low, and apparently the 'young driver' never saw him until it was well too late.
Hello Olivier and your family,
have received the message from your accident on vacation in sweden via Toon Boer. We are schocked! Thanks god that you all are not more hurt - we hope everything will become best. We think and pray for you.
Petra and Michael
George, I did a human translation about 16 messages down the thread from Olivier's original post. Yes, sun glare, going up hill, hit from behind by a young driver going too fast.
Sorry Dick, I didn't read through the responses first. I'd trust your translation better than mine anyway...
I think we both read it about the same way, George. I remain very thankful that Olivier, Pascale and Hugo came through the experience as well as they did.
Olivier, I also pray that Pascale comes through the injury well and you all recover completely. Our prayers are with you.
Noel and Teresa
Accidents happen so fast and can be so devastating. I'm glad to hear you're alright and We'll all be waiting to hear updates over the next several weeks regarding the health of your family. And I pray you'll be able to salvage your Model T.
YOU WERE ALL VERY LUCKY TO survive so well from this awful incident. God must be smiling down on you all for bringing you through such a terrible experience.
The car will be very easily repairable. You will have to do it quite quickly so that will be able to greet you at Saumur in 2013.
David and Moira Skinner, just a short journey and a little swim North, up in Hampshire, Angleterre.
Olivier and family are such nice people.
They work so hard for their Model T web site and planning the annual model T concentration in France. The French commercial model T body that he restored carefully ten years ago is quite different from American ones : lower on wheels and heavier with stronger wooden bows ... Perhaps these differences saved their lives ... Hi David . We expect that Olivier will come with us to England for the next T Register U K rallye.
Best regards to you David and T people.
Pierre Izaret
Olivier, that was a terrible accident. I wish you and the family a fast and good recovery. Hope to see you in Saumur next year. If you don"t have a T then, you may use one of mine.All the best and good luck. Cees Steeman in Holland.
That makes the argument for no seatbelts in a open car.
The first step to driving again is to turn it back the correct way up. Then repair the broken wheel. It rest will look easy after that.
Rick, I estimate about half the people thrown from cars are fatals. The last one of note was Ken Meeks. The speed of the car when it ejects the passengers - including the driver who is a passenger at that point - is important.
There is an advantage in being strapped behind the wheel where you may be able to affect the outcome.
Ralph, in the case of Ken Meek, he'd have been better off if he had been thrown free right away. Marge was thrown out of the car on the first rollover and survived. Ken was wedged behind the steering wheel and wasn't thrown out until the second rollover (as would more or less have been the case if he had been wearing a seat belt).
Olivier, Thank GOD you are all alive and mostly in one piece. The ford can be fixed of course. So glad you still have each other. Such a thing could happen to any of us and many have had very close calls. May you all heal quickly. Please keep us posted.
Hello friends
Pascale is discharged from hospital with a beautiful resin ankle that will endure for three months. Now, what will he be patient ......... and I also may be .......
Hugo goes well, although it will also be time for him to forget the trauma of the accident.
Kees, your proposal for a model T we are extremely pleased, but I would not accept fear that the same thing happens to him. But thank you for giving us your trust.
Now I'll try to work a bit faster to finish the restoration of 1912 as soon as possible.
I would inform you on what will become the 1924, when insurance companies have given an answer.
See you on the forum
Glad all are recovering from what could have a much worse event.How anybody can say sorry or worry be sick or even mention anything about the car in any form has their priorities out of wack...1 life and ones health are more important than any old machine ...I didn't give a thought about the demise of car.BAffles me anyone would?
Speedy recovery!
Its good to hear of your positive outcome after such a negative event.
Personally I am saddened by the demise of your lovely T. I have always had a soft spot for it because it and my T have something in common.....bodies built in their country of residence. Yours in France, mine in Australia.
However, I do have several images of your car saved on my computer for my future perusal.
Driving my T on single lane highways has always scared the %#!*&^ out of me. Even more so now.
Good luck with your 1912 restoration.


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The above video is a 2011 NBA Finals Remix of the original "LeBrick House" video created in March of 2011, which was dedicated to LeBron James missing clutch shots. The remix contains only NBA Finals game and press footage about LeBron bricking and choking when it counted the most.
Special thanks to wtf, Q.D., and wordaapp for helping to find some of the clips used in this segment.
About Afternoon Delight: Every day at 3 pm Eastern time, celticslife.com posts an original humorous creation for your delight. Check back tomorrow for more!
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(watched it earlier today.lol)
GREAT video, DH!
loll awesome vid dh!! no need to credit me though i really didnt help lol
Well done!!!!
coco says:
LOL!!! Brilliant as usual, DH. Looking forward to the one tomorrow.
Well done DH, once again, I have enjoyed watching LeBrick Shames, choke in critical moments.
I hope Scottie Pippen is hiding somewhere because his comments about LeBrick being like or better than Jordan is going to bite him. The Australian man will come and get you mate LOL
MJ would have NEVER score 2 points in a 4th quarter.
Thank God the Heat Lost. Can't get away with being cocky and arrogant all season. Serves them right.
Jenda says:
true. serves them well after mocking a real superstar like Nowitzki. Pricks. I loved the comment about Pippen. It may be true that Shames (love that as well) is more of a Scottie Pippen than MJ. MJ was THE clutch man, he just won games as he went through them.
yes, i helped with this. i feel important. ;) lol -wtf
you should rename the site to heatlife.com or better bronlife.com
Completely agree with you Jenda, MJ went through all of his games (1998 championship with the flu = epic)
I thought this site was about the Celtics. But its all about Lebron. Remember he who angers you controls you. Also remember that lebron is still very young so dont get your hopes up. He will be champion. A great player to compare him to is MJ. MJ won his first title at 28. Lebron is 26. GG.
MJ lost 2 chances at a title before he turned 28 when they lost the Eastern Conference Finals.
Lol @anon above. This site is about the Celtics (if you have been following this site before today you would know that) hence the name CELTICSlife.com
And PLEASE stop comparing LeBron to Jordan. LeBron is LeBron & Jordan is Jordan. This video was made just for fun. It was OBVIOUS thatt LeBron was the complete opposite of clutch in these Finals - and that's what this video shows.
Just because Jordan turned 28 and then went on to win 6 rings doesn't mean it will happen to James by any means.
If you are an upsett Heat fan, get over it and quit comparing the two, please.
JR says:
Heat Fans don't know where to go now that their bandwagon has broken down.
I know right?
They will LOVE my next Afternoon Delight! LOL
lol look at all these CRYami fans CRYing about us making fun of LeBrick's performance in the finals!
Why do ppl keep using the same regurgitated excuse that MJ was 28 when he won his first title and LBJ is "only" 26.
Is the age of the player when they win a title what we use to measure their "greatness"? Kobe was 21 when he won his first title, does that make him better than Jordan? Age has nothing to do with it. Remember he's the "CHOSEN 1"(note the HUGE tat scrolled across his back), he's the "King". No one ever said that he'll never win a title. But when you celebrate a season that hasn't begun, because you feel like you have a "super-team" you're bound to be scrutinized when you FAIL.
P.S. Great ENTERTAINING vid DH.
Jenda says:
QD has said it perfectly.
Still I maintain that even before his first championship, MJ played basketball every game he played. I'm not willing to say the same about LeBron and his QUITTING.
@Peanut Butter
Yes... you compare Lebron with other players.. its logical... Lebron got the heat for what Scottie Pippen said so its only fair to support the comment of a seasoned player and try to understand why he said it... and yes ! Lebron can be greater than MJ hes got the stats and all the talent in the world. Remember if he wasnt one of the two best basketball players in the league he wouldn't got all the hatred he got for joining wade and bosh. Hes an all star period. Your hate or your videos wont change that. You think hes Lebrick bcz he had 21 pts on game 6 lol. Nice brain you got there. All the miami heat members made mistakes including the coach. And for Lebron... Try to think how would it feel that your dream since a little kid is to be loved by basketball fans and be one of the greatest player in the world and then get to a point where billions of fans are rooting for you to fail just bcz of a decision you had the right to make.No player in basketball history has gone trough that. Its easy to point out his failure but no one gives damn on how that affects a player. No player has been hated in any sport as Lebron James. Not even fucking OJ Simpson. You ppl turn the sport into a circus bcz you have nothing better to do with your lives. Lebron was criticized like a rapist before the party they held in Miami. The media cooked your brains. They threw a rotten banana and you monkeys jumped all over it. Its a shame the basketball community has such a low IQ. How can the Celtics fans be so hypocritical after they had their own "big 3"? It really is amazing how the media can manipulate what you think. You are all just a bunch of tools. Its so crazy that no one even knows how they would've reacted if he would've chosen to go play with Derrick Rose. Or are you guys saying that he was doomed to stay in Cleveland? you don't even know what to think your just a bunch of media puppets! GG.
P.S. I followed you guys on twitter but since its IhateLebronlife.com i went to find my Celtics news elsewhere. Get a brain ASAP. Please note that the Miami fans didn't act like children when the heat melted the Celtics. GG.
There is no question on LeBron's talent. He's extremely athletic and talented, as such the hype that surrounds him.
However, his extreme arrogance and lack of class and character makes people hate him, as such people celebrate on his failure to live up to his claims (Being the "The Chosen One", "The King").
@anonymous above
If you really think Lebron is the only ego maniac basketball star that said he was going to be a champion... You were born yesterday my friend. Shaq calls himself Superman! and Kobe the black mamba! lol. Muhammed Ali was probably the most arrogant egomaniac athlete that ever existed and everyone loved him. why? Bcz of how the media handled him. Why don't you hate them? There are some pretty "arrogant" nicknames in basketball too... By your logic you should hate half the sports superstars that ever existed.
P.S. Why does lebron get along so well with many basketball players? Is it bcz hes an asshole as the media wants you to believe??
Wait a second 'anon' (Heat fan), I didnt call him LeBrick. If you can read - I didnt even create this post. I didnt make this video either.
Now obviously you cant take a little joke. Nobody 'cooked' our brains. And if you watch ESPN or listen to ESPN radio EVERYBODY is dogging LeBron for not being a clutch player - not just us. We are just making a little fun out of it - just a little humor for our CELTICS FAN visitors.
You say we have a 'low IQ' and all of this other shit - for what? Making a compilation of videos that had already been seen by the world!? If you are going to be a blind loyalist to the Heat and not see that LeBron struggles in the clutch - you are a fool.
This is not ihateLeBronlife like you want it to be. We have the freedom to post whatever we want for our viewers. If you dont like - dont watch/view/comment/what ever cause nobody wants to come by and read your whining comments about nonsense.
Afternoon Delight is supposed to make people laugh/smile - but obviously it made you sad and pissy towards everyone. If all you are going to do is come here and ride LeBrons cock - you are in the wrong place. Again - no one wants to come and read your whining comments.
btw - NOBODY HERE said James doesnt have talent or he isnt a great player. Obviously he is.
We are not tools. We are not muppets. We are not fools.
Please move on from the Finals loss and ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT. god damn..
@Peanut butter
Lol. Dude Ive read many posts about lebron on this site. All of them filled with hate. So pls dont try to wash your hands with the old "everyone is doing it" crap and say you are not a pupppet.DH is a puppet too for making or uplaoding the video. Go make an afternoon delight called "the withering three" on how the celtics choked against lebron & Co in the playoffs. That would be funny also no ? Since this site is not hateful and its all in good fun.
As i said your hate is irrational and conducted by the media. You cant even make up good reasons for your hatred... LoL.
I like basketball to be entertaining not stupid hate drama created by the media and fueled by a mindless flock of sheep. Also id like to read about the celtics on a site Called celticslife.com, not about how much you hate lebron.
The media made it possible for a team to be ignored when they win a championship thanks to the mindless fans. No one cares about the mavericks winning the title, they only care lebron lost. LOL! Epic! I hope you get your brains back zombies!
lol - ok dude. you are correct. everything you say is right. we hate lebron. this is now called lebronlife - just for you. and yes, we are tools and zombies or puppets - what ever. lol
quit acting so sensitive, sheesh. cant take a little joke. everybody makes fun of players. laker fans still make fun of the whole paul pierce wheel chair thing. we take our shots at lebron and kobe. please stop acting like making fun of players is something brand new.
you will love my next afternoon delight (tomorrow) - it will be dedicated to you (since this is 'lebron life').
@Peanut Butter
For the record I am a CELTICS FAN! LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your just the childish blog around! I had to educate you.
GG have a nice "life".
Yes of course - I'm the childish one while you call our columnists puppets and tools- & say we dont have our own lives. -__-
You did not educate me in any way (i dont know where you you think you taught some one something).
We will continue to post Afternoon Delights - if you enjoy them, Great! If not, sorry :/
and if you're such a Celtic fan, why are you praising LeBron so much?
I'm done with this conversation.
Thank you for visiting CelticsLife!
So if your a celtics fan you cant praise Lebron!?
I guess im not done w/this conversation...? O_o
I dont see how that makes sense (I'm childish cause i dont praise LeBron), but if you say so. Before, you sounded like an angry Heat fan, then a couple of comments later you say you are a C's fan. I dont know what you are [C's or Heat fan] but you are obviously upset about something we did.
I dont know what to tell you, but this blog will continue to run whether you like what we post or not (and obviously you didnt like this post - according to your previous comments). If you see another LeBron article/photo/video and you dont like it - oh well.
Now can this conversation come to a close w/a civilized ending? Or do we need to continue to be 'childish' about this irrelevant topic?
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Wow, this comment thread has gotten quite a bit out of hand.
To address a few things:
1. There has not been a lot of Celtics news lately since as you probably have noticed, they weren't playing in the finals. So in order to post something daily, new content related to what is currently happening in the NBA is used. And currently, most of that relates to the Mavericks defeating the Heat since draft and free agency signings are all merely speculation at this point.
2. Regarding the contempt for LeBron, people (myself included) dislike him not because he is a good player not because of his decision as you suggested, but because of his inflated ego and arrogance. You don't see us making a lot of fun of Dwight Howard, who calls himself Superman, because Dwight doesn't act in the same manner LeBron does. Self-confidence is one thing and it's great in sports. Being cocky is also tolerable. But LeBron takes the term "inflated ego" to a completely new level that is exhibited by no other players in the league. Other teams that put together 3 great players didn't have a pre-season ceremony where one of their star players proclaimed that they would win multiple championships. How many other players you know had a special on ESPN just to announce what team they would play for during free agency? It's stuff like this that makes people dislike him, not because of his decision.
3. If you don't like the content provided on this site, the answer is simple: Don't read it. You can come to the site and click on links to articles in the "Recent Posts" box on the sidebar that are strictly on topics you enjoy reading, and then avoid clicking upon links that you do not wish to look at. No one is forcing you to visit the website or read the LeBron content.
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I am subscribed to the comment reply notification and got your last reply even though it looks as though you chose to delete it. I wish you had posted it, as it contained some really interesting points.
If you would feel more comfortable discussing this topic on a non-public forum, feel free to email me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com since I actually agree with what you said regarding the media's role in LeBron's image and would love to continue the debate.
It's a sad world that we live in, that people can't have a little fun on a website without people getting their feelings hurt.
The way some people get upset over a little mocking of a player you would think that they were on these players payroll. If the few things on this site can get a rise out of them, then stay away from youtube, ESPeeN, and God forbid they find that pesky little website called iHateLeBronJames.com their heads may explode. It's ENTERTAINMENT!!!!!! Get over it.
anon. if you want celtics news, go to espn boston, celtics.com, etc. you'll get tons of news from them! clearly this site isn't made for people like you. and if you are a celtics fan, you must be like 40+ cause younger people would find stuff like this video quite humorous. you're just stupid and OLD. lol go suck Lebron's cock on Lakernation please.

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The last time I did a survey of "genetic marker" families in search of female Eliasz and was modestly successful. That article on affinity had some data and one approach. This time I want to look at 1878-1884 in Pacanow using another approach I have watched Police use on Mobsters or the military use on terrorists — I call this technique, the "Social Network" (SN). In fact, there is some theory behind this. What I am proposing is called formally, "Social Network Analysis". (SNA)
My goal was to "prove" if some ELIJASZOW in Pacanow were siblings of my great-grandfather or not. My problem is that I have incomplete information so I cannot prove anything conclusively. But I have a few theories that I want to test. Whatever I find, I will use to test against archive data in Poland and see if my theory pans out or not. Can this technique predict familial relationships or not?
Here are the S.N. Experiment Parameters:
- Birth Data in Pacanow parish
- Years: 1878-1884 [that is all I have to work with]. That is seven years.
- Even with ONLY seven years, I cannot read every record. There on average 190 births per year and all records are in Russian (Cyrillic character set), old style (pre-1918 reform) characters in abundance, and there are handwriting/paper/image/mistakes issues in the priest's writings to deal with.
- Index Issues. My favorite is the inaccurate index (missing data or wrong name or wrong record #).
- Select some family names that have an affinity with ELIJASZ and chase just those records.
- Prove a connection to the children of Marcin Elijasz & his wife Anna Zasucha ( at present I KNOW of Jozef, Martin, Katarzyna and Jan).
- My candidates are Ludwik and Franciszek and Petronella Elijasz. Are they siblings of the KNOWN children?
My focus is on ELIJASZ and ZASUCHA, but I decided to include other family names that connect through wives or husbands that marry into ELIJASZ family of this era. As my study proceeded, I added/subtracted some families as I collected data (or didn't as the case may have been). Give me a week to collect data and build a chart showing the social network connections (and re-arrange the chart a time or two).
My data points will be considerably less, but I envision an SNA diagram like this:


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TUSCALOOSA | On a mild afternoon, with the sun shining in on stripped floors, Jeff Wilson paused in labors to bring the new The Globe restaurant back to life to meet with wine distributors, greet friends who wandered in, probably drawn by golden banners fluttering in a slight breeze, and deal with the occasional would-be customer who wasn't yet aware that the former Carmelo's had closed.
TUSCALOOSA | On a mild afternoon, with the sun shining in on stripped floors, Jeff Wilson paused in labors to bring the new The Globe restaurant back to life to meet with wine distributors, greet friends who wandered in, probably drawn by golden banners fluttering in a slight breeze, and deal with the occasional would-be customer who wasn't yet aware that the former Carmelo's had closed.
He takes it as a good sign that, even with weeks to go before the planned opening, there's traffic and growing curiosity. The flames have been fanned by hints and rumors, starting near the beginning of the year, that Wilson was planning to bring back The Globe, which ran for 17 years in downtown Northport.
"Over there we were a destination restaurant," he said. "In downtown Tuscaloosa, we'll be part of a growing scene.
"Weeknights, out there, there are people everywhere. That's what cities should be: People walking around, trying out different things."
In the roughly four years since economic downturns led to the closing of Northport's Globe, reopening in a smaller and more vital location has never been far from Wilson's mind. He's worked as a chef-for-hire at the University Club and other places, seeking a more stable, retirement-based income and fewer long hours. Thus came four years of frustration.
"I was still working 60 or 70 hours a week, and it wasn't mine," he said. "When I went into a place, I tried to make it my own."
Finally it hit him: Make it happen.
"It was kind of the same realization I had in '92," he said. Back then, he partnered with friend, sometime acting partner actor and fellow restaurant veteran Gary Wise to open The Globe, which was named for William Shakespeare's most famous theater, and for a hotel of the same name that had operated in downtown Northport in the 1820s.
It took off quickly, driven by cozy, eclectic decor and Wilson's American-fusion concoctions, many whimsically named with allusions to the Bard, such as Twelfth Night Trout and Salmon Caliban. At the end of the first week, The Globe actually ran out of food and had to stop serving. Good years followed as downtown Northport took steps to renovate and revive; the restaurant grew. Wilson bought out Wise. At its height, The Globe won awards from DiRONa (Distinguished Restaurants of North America) and Wine Spectator magazine. But business began slowing about 2004, and ground to a virtual halt in 2008. Wilson stopped paying himself to try and keep the doors open, but finally called it quits in April 2009.
"A Shakespearean-themed restaurant in Northport," Wilson said with a rueful laugh, on the week it closed. "People said it wouldn't last a week."
While looking for spaces in downtown Tuscaloosa back in January, he saw lights off, at night, in Carmelo's, and talked to the building's owner, Charles Spurlin. Carmelo's shut down near the end of last month, and Wilson moved to take over what he said was "close to a turnkey operation."
"It's got good bones, as they say," Wilson said. "The space seems very manageable. The overhead's low, the roof's good, and it's got a good landlord. It's nice having a landlord that has a vision."
The old Globe aimed for a spot between upscale and down home, with comfortable seating and atmosphere to complement the fine cuisine.
"I hate places where you go in and are afraid to use the napkins or touch anything," Wilson said.
So the new Globe is making use of what's existing, including the church pew-like benches, and solid tables that seem to have been built out of old ceiling joists. Some almost-invisible changes need to be made, such as replacing aluminum cookware with stainless steel, because of the difference Wilson says it makes in the way the food tastes.
Wilson plans to bring back many of the old favorites on the menu, such as the filet, the Thai Emerald Curry, the Shrimp Criollo and the Globe's Special Salad. One adaptation includes a Southern Comfort addition for lunch: Meat and three vegetables, but locally sourced, "classic Southern" food, things his grandmothers cooked. And just as in the former restaurant, each dish will be prepared per order. Wilson expects prices to be in the $12 to $14 range for lunch, what people should expect from quality food, he said.
"It doesn't come in a box. There's not a microwave back there. We're not a chain. We're family owned," he said.
One criticism has been heard: Some patrons, or potential patrons, felt confused by the idea of Shakespeare and food, just as they are sometimes intimidated by Shakespeare's writing. So there'll be less focus on the Bard, and more on a general theatrical feel for the new restaurant.
"This space kind of reminds of me a backstage, with the brick walls and exposed beams," he said.
Fresnel lights (those blocky black lights familiar to theatergoers, donated by local lighting experts Bill Teague and John Hisey) will brighten walls where the prints Wilson hand-drew, of scenes from Shakespeare's plays, will hang. The night the old restaurant closed, friends such as Ava Buchanan and Tina F. Turley, executive director of Theatre Tuscaloosa, took the large posters off Wilson's hands. When it became known The Globe was returning, everyone volunteered to give the prints back.
"They've been in good hands," Wilson said.
Concerned about smoke bleeding in from nearby bars, he's had walls sealed with
expanding-foam insulation, and brought in ozone machines for the mezzanine and main room; they'll run overnight.
The whole Wilson family will be at work: Chef Jeff will oversee eldest son Ian, who'll help out in the kitchen as he did at the earlier Globe. His wife Kathy, daughter Erin and youngest son Morgan will also fill in various roles, from business and bookkeeping to front of house service.
Wilson, who has construction experience, is doing much of the physical renovation himself. He's repainted the walls, added lighting sconces featuring ancient kings of England and begun reworking the floor. An old Globe sign, donated by Andy Fitch, another local theatrical talent, is hanging over the bar. Many of those who mourned the loss of the old place have been offering help, Wilson said. Buchanan and designer Ray Taylor were planning to come in soon and oversee hanging of the prints and other decor.
"There were so many loyal patrons of the old Globe, we want to recall that feel, but also make it fresh and new," Buchanan said. "The space has got a lot of character; it's just cool."
Buchanan and her husband, Bill, joked that they were such frequent visitors to The Globe, they were considered employees; employees who helped pay the light bill. Obviously, she said, the food was terrific, but there was more to the magic.
"The food was the most creative and the freshest; but also because I loved the food, whenever Bill and I were going out to eat, the car just kind of drove itself there," she said. "It was the people; the vibe. Some places I've been in had good food, but all the charm of a bowling alley, just kind of cold and not inviting."
The Globe was a milestone place, she said, where people would celebrate. She held her 25th wedding anniversary and her 50th birthday parties there. When Theatre Tuscaloosa or other shows would close, Wilson would keep the kitchen open late for the actors and others.
"It was kinda like Grandma's house," she said, laughing "Where everybody went to eat."
Although things are never certain in the restaurant business, she has a good feeling about this revival. Clearly, old Globe fans will come in, but Buchanan, thinks the downtown Tuscaloosa location will help to build a new crowd.
"I really think once people taste Jeff's cooking, they're going to love it," she said. "I think if he gets them in the door — and I think he will because of the location — they'll come back."
The current plan is to open the new Globe in March, as soon as licensing paperwork comes through. People interested in applying for jobs should stop by 405 23rd Ave. and talk to Wilson. He's putting in long hours every day, urging it back to life.


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Reb is right, SP stands to make alot of money with this venture.
While we can all say that we will not uphold the electro scene if this goes down, I don't think we can speak for the hardcore tourney players.
They play to win. I can see most of them putting aside company loyalties and such in order to get the winning edge.
Still...this doesn't sit well with me. I can only hope that things go well for the rest of us, and SP loses the lawsuits.
We will just have to wait and see.
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Brands need to be careful about how they target those mobile users and how much knowledge they reveal about them.
**Nine in 10 young adults 18-24 spend between one and five hours on their mobile devices daily.
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One of the most memorable cars in GTA:SA is the SlamVan. I like it so much, I decided to 3D model it. I'd like to thank Vendetta for hooking me up with some screenshots to use as reference.
This is my interpretation of the SlamVan, this is the BASE MODEL.
I plan to make 2 variants of this base model
1 - LowRider Version (Half based on the mods u can do in the game), it will have hydraulics, and I plan to do an animation of it bouncing.
2 - Monster Truck Version
I am also making several different paint-jobs(graphics) for each version.
I've started the LowRider Version by throwing some LowRider Wire wheels onto the Base Model and lowering it. Here's a Render to keep you going until I finish it.
I was making a wallpaper for me to use, but hell, might aswell throw it in with this lot.
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I'm interested to see what people think, did I capture the essence of the SlamVan? I think it's missing something, I can't quite put my finger on it. Anyway, I'll be spending more time on this over the next week or 2 so check back here for updates.
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Patrick Reed's first PGA Tour victory in the Wyndham Championship was interesting because the ancillary stories involved can be traced to the Big 12.
In 2011, Reed led Augusta State to a stunning victory in the NCAA Championship held at Oklahoma State's Karsten Creek Course. In the semifinals, Reed defeated Cowboys' all-American Peter Uihlein to clinch the match and also provided the win in the match that decided the championship.
Reed defeated Jordan Speith on the second playoff hole Sunday. As a freshman, Spieth helped Texas win the 2012 NCAA Championship. The 20-year-old won the John Deere Classic last month and was bidding to become youngest two-time champion in the modern era of the PGA Tour.
History For Hedwall
Former Oklahoma State golfer Caroline Hedwall made history and helped the European team make history in the Solheim Cup. Hedwall clinched the Europeans' victory Sunday with a 1-up victory over Michelle Wie.
The native of Sweden became the first golfer in the 23-year history of the event to go 5-0 as the European team kept the title with an 18-10 victory – the largest margin in Solheim Cup history.
"This is really what you practice for, to be part of this moment," said Hedwall, who has yet to win on the LPGA Tour but has won five titles in Europe and three in Australia. "I can't believe this."
As a sophomore in 2010, Hedwall became the first Oklahoma State women's golfer to capture medalist honors at the NCAA Championship.
The Quarterback Conundrum
Only three Big 12 schools have named a starting quarterback: Texas (David Ash), Kansas (Jake Heaps) and Iowa State (Sam Richardson). The other seven are either still assessing the candidates or are keeping the announcement under wraps.
YHC has a theory on at least a couple of these decisions. TCU and Oklahoma State – both are playing mega-openers against Southeastern Conference foes – each could name a starter but that doesn't mean the other QB won't see playing time.
The Horned Frogs, it would seem, will go with senior Casey Pachall over sophomore Trevone Boykin. But TCU coach Gary Patterson, who came up on the defensive side of the ball, appears intrigued with the idea of using both QBs. He likes the idea of forcing opponents to spend time game planning for both a classic pocket passer (Pachall) and a run-pass threat (Boykin).
Oklahoma State could have a similar option. Junior Clint Chelf is considered a better passer while sophomore J.W. Walsh is considered a better runner. With the Cowboys wanting to play at a faster pace – they averaged 78 plays were game last season – there would appear to be enough offensive snaps to efficiently use two QBs.
Our Tim Allen Is Also Famous
A shout out to Tim Allen (no, not the comedian). The Big 12's Tim Allen is celebrating his 30-year anniversary working in the Big Eight and Big 12 conference offices. A graduate of Kansas State, Allen joined the Big Eight Conference office in 1983 and he was a key player when the Big Eight and four Southwest conference schools morphed into the Big 12.
Tim is the Big 12's scheduling whiz and television liaison. Thanks to a computer software program and parameters that are approved by member schools, Tim puts together the football and men's basketball schedules each year.
It's ironic that YHC is writing about Tim Allen because he's the reason why the Big 12 has resurrected an old Big Eight tradition – the football Skywriters' tour. YHC and digital media assistant Riannon Rowley just completed the sixth Big 12 Skywriters Tour to gather preview information for the upcoming football season.


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Current Standings
Last Week
Now on to Week #11 of the FP Upset Special Challenge. Let's get busy.
You can join us every week. You can join mid-season. If you miss a week, so what? Come back next week. We're just glad you're here and you'll always have me to talk to down at the bottom of the standings.
- One pick per week
- Your chosen team must be at least a (+3) underdog (Only games listed in this column are eligible)
- Your chosen team must win the game outright (no 'pushes' or 'covers')
- Season winner is the one with the most upsets correctly chosen between Week #1 through the Conference Championship Games (20 weeks all together)
- There will be a points system to determine a winner in the event of a tie
- Points will be accumulated by adding the game spreads for your correct picks (if you take Carolina (+4.5) and Carolina wins, you will be awarded a win and 4.5 points). Be careful making picks based on the number of points possible. Points only count if you are tied for the total wins lead when the whole contest is finished.
- The No Upsets Option: Predict correctly that 'No Upsets' will occur in any given week and you will be awarded one win and a point total equal to the sum of all the spreads in that week's Upset Special. If you wish to exercise the 'No Upsets' Option, that prediction is due by 5 minutes prior to kickoff of the first game of the week in question. This includes Thursday Night Football and Saturday Playoff games. The 'No Upsets' option is confined to the Upset Possibilities listed in this article.
- Picks are due no later than 5 minutes before the scheduled start of the broadcast time for your game. The FootballPros.com time stamp on your post is gospel.
- Spread lines will be posted Wednesday and will remain static throughout the week. This isn't The Sports Book at Caesar's Palace, after all.
Prizes to be determined but may include a cool icon denoting your status as *ahem* Upset Special Top Dog, a hat or t-shirt or possibly tickets to the Super Bowl (NOT!!)
Week #11 Upset Special Possibilities (odds by OddsShark). Underdogs in bold.
Thursday Night Football
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Sunday Early Games
- Eagles (+3.5) @ Redskins
- Packers @ Lions (+3)
- Cardinals (+10.5) @ Falcons
- Jets (+3) @ Rams
- Bengals @ Chiefs (+3)
- Jaguars (+16.5) @ Texans
- Browns (+9) @ Cowboys
Sunday Late Games
- Saints @ Raiders (+4.5)
- Chargers (+8) @ Broncos
- Colts (+10) @ Patriots
Sunday Night Football
- Ravens @ Steelers (+3)
Monday Night Football
- Bears (+5) @ 49ers
Dave's Week #11 Upset Special:
I almost picked the Steelers, but that 7.5 point swing has me worried too. I thought about No Upsets, but we're Oh for No thus far, someone always comes through.
I'm going to take the Eagles over the Evaluators and get it over as early as possible.


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TRAINING: I'm working hard every day to win this fight. I'm improving my speed, endurance and working on some secret techniques. I'm wrestling, grappling and striking with bunch of great fighters to make a statement in the Octagon at UFC 157!
When and why did you start training for fighting? I've always done lots of different sports. As a youngster I played ice hockey and soccer on a high level. I got bored with that, and started boxing 2003. I went to the practice and enjoyed it a lot. Then in 2004 I went to watch an MMA event, and watching the fights I felt that I gotta try that sport. Shortly after that I had my first MMA training session at a nearby gym and fell in love with it immediately. I've been training and fighting since.
What ranks and titles have you held? MMA amateur Finnish champion 2006, Cage Promotions lightweight champion since April 2011.
Do you have any heroes? My girlfriend
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It's a long time dream come true, and an opportunity for me to test myself against the best guys.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No.
What was your job before you started fighting? I've had many part time jobs; my last job before becoming a pro was an operator in a laser tag track.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? 8-0 record with 4 KOs
Favorite grappling technique: Flying armbar
Favorite Striking technique: Liver shot
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MTV wants Beyonce -- without Jay Z -- to open its Video Music Awards on Aug. 24.
Are we sure that wasn't Beyonce's idea?
Insiders at a Columbia Records listening event told The New York Daily News that MTV desperately wants Beyonce to perform a medley from her latest record, "Beyonce."
"Bey is going to be all over the show," one source reportedly said. "MTV is still working everything out, but they want her to open the show with a big production, which has still not been announced."
It has now.
Columbia and MTV are supposedly working together to convince the star to make video promos teasing the possible performance.
"It's still being worked out," the source told the Daily News. "Everyone at Columbia is scurrying around to make things happen. But judging by the amount of awards she was nominated for and her past history with the show announcing her pregnancy, it's a pretty safe bet."
Beyonce has been nominated for eight awards, including Video of the Year for "Drunk in Love," her collaboration with husband Jay Z. Rappers Iggy Azalea and Eminem each were nominated for seven awards.
Beyonce announced her pregnancy with daughter Blue Ivy at the 2011 VMAs, by opening her jacket and rubbing her belly, while her husband high-fived Kanye West.
"MTV wants her and they want her solo," the insider said.
The Daily News also reported that Beyonce and Jay Z will soon release a statement addressing the rumors that their marriage is over. A source told the publication it's now strictly a "business relationship."
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The eloquent "All is Lost" is a classic old man in the sea adventure built around a masterful, wise performance by Robert Redford — the only actor in the entire film.
Risk-taking filmmaker J.C. Chandor scrubs the deck of many dramatic devices for his sophomore feature, casting aside much of the dialogue for a story about a solitary character dangerously adrift in the Indian Ocean. We never know this man's name, nor where he's from.
That deficit of intimate background takes some getting used to. And while "All is Lost" isn't a head-scratcher like the impressionist "The Tree of Life," it is hardly a traditional film — and it requires patience and a willingness to surrender to its natural, ebb-and-flow rhythm.
No matter how you feel about it, though, you have to agree it's gutsy.
Chandor made a name for himself — and landed an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay in the process — with his standout 2011 debut "Margin Call," a whip-smart economic thriller set on the eve of Wall Street's financial collapse in 2008.
That drama was hardly mainstream fare, but it did adhere to the staples of moviemaking with its large cast and meaty screenplay. With "All is Lost," Chandor gives us a spartan narrative that evokes the mood and stripped-down style of the Jack London tale "To Build a Fire."
Containing a jarful of words — the most deployed in a stirring monologue written with the reflectiveness of a Walt Whitman poem and delivered with resigned acceptance by Redford — "All is Lost" is not only quiet but quietly shattering. But even though it has none of the razzle-dazzle spectacle of Ang Lee's "Life of Pi," it is stirring and evocative nonetheless.
Redford plays a sailor braving the elements after his 39-foot yacht is struck by a shipping container and starts to take on water. The bare-bones scenario and lack of detail on who this guy truly is likely will induce some into a slumbering state while sending others into rapturous fits of praise over its directness and hidden symbolism.
I belong in the laudatory camp and appreciate "All is Lost" even more as time drifts on.
Redford's performance marks a career milestone. The influential artist and champion of indie films is perfect in every scene, never overreaching nor overemoting as challenges — storms, injuries, sharks — pile up.
In lesser hands, his character's ordeal might have been portrayed with big punctuation marks and dramatic flourishes. Redford's reactions are honest, in tune with a man of the sea. Production designer John Goldsmith creates an experienced sailor's world, fully brought to life on Redford's boat, and the actor benefits from the realistic environment surrounding him.
Since there's not much dialogue, we are left to fill in the blanks and soak up the atmosphere.
The minimalist approach to a story about a man confronting his mortality encourages us to seek out allegory. I view "All is Lost" as a sad commentary on how we pass right by the "nameless" elderly, ignoring them and leaving them to their own dwindling resources.
Others will see something else. Who's right? Who's wrong? That's the beauty of risk-taking filmmaking: It can be any of the above.
Because of that and the more obvious parallels, "All is Lost" will be compared and contrasted to "Gravity," the thinking person's box-office hit. And while both are survival stories that delve into metaphysical musings, each takes us on a different journey and leaves us with distinct impression.
With "Gravity," the audacious image of Sandra Bullock curling up in an embryonic state remains lodged in my head. With "All is Lost," that melodious opening monologue haunts my soul.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced recently that farm payments, which had been temporarily suspended due to sequestration, were scheduled to resume May 8.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced recently that farm payments, which had been temporarily suspended due to sequestration, were scheduled to resume May 8. This includes payments for the 2011 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE), the Noninsured Crop Assistance Program (NAP) and the Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC).
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Obama's Address Casts Harsh Light on Clinton Administration
There were high expectations for former President Bill Clinton when he walked out onto the blue-carpeted stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., in September.
The former president had become a staunch defender of President Barack Obama, leaving behind perceived animosity developed over a long and brutal primary fight between Obama and Hillary Clinton in 2008. With Hillary Clinton serving as secretary of state and Obama in a heated race against Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, all eyes were on the great communicator Sept. 5, with supporters hoping Clinton could lend his charisma and fight to a president sometimes perceived as distant.
''We're here to nominate a president, and I've got one in mind,'' Clinton said to cheers from the packed Time Warner Cable Arena.
For 50 minutes Clinton spoke about the economy in a policy-heavy speech that ran 10 minutes longer than Obama's own speech the following night. Often veering from his prepared remarks, Clinton dissected Romney's plan for the economy in a style that reminded many what made Clinton one of the most successful politicians of the late 20th century. Observers declared Clinton's speech a rousing success, but for LGBT Americans there was no denying what was left unsaid.
Considered a pillar of the modern Democratic Party, two of the most lasting legacies of Bill Clinton's presidency were anti-gay policies that have taken nearly two decades to undo, and whose undoing has been largely assisted by the president Clinton went to Charlotte to help re-elect.
Despite campaigning a year earlier on the promise that gay and lesbian Americans would at last be allowed to serve openly in the American military, Clinton and Congress approved ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' in 1993 as a compromise to the full ban on gay servicemembers that existed when Clinton entered the White House. Gay people would be allowed to serve under Clinton's compromise, but by sharing their sexual orientation they faced discharged. And discharged they were, with more than 14,500 LGB servicemembers fired under the discriminatory ban before its repeal in 2011.
''He probably should have mentioned it,'' gay retired Army Gen. Keith Kerr told Metro Weekly in a phone interview from his California home shortly after Clinton's speech last September.
The 81-year-old Kerr, who worked for years to repeal DADT and was a member of Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign for president, said acknowledgment by Bill Clinton of the policy he signed into law could have sent a strong message more aligned with a party convention that highlighted Obama's repeal of the discriminatory policy multiple times.
Although Kerr said he initially supported DADT as a compromise when it was implemented in 1993, he quickly grew wary of its misuse as it became a ''weapon of vengeance anytime someone had a gripe against a gay servicemember.''
Sue Fulton, an out gay veteran and graduate of West Point, added that Bill Clinton is probably sick of being blamed for DADT and the corner he was pushed into by congressional Republicans.
''Too many people in the gay community blame him for a policy that was in principal a decent compromise. The problem was that the policy wasn't implemented as promised,'' said Fulton. ''Perhaps he's more culpable for DOMA than DADT, but it's hard now to remember the political climate of that time and how much things have changed.''
Indeed, while the political climate of the 1990s has been blamed more than Clinton for the implementation of DADT, it is his signing of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act for which he has faced continued criticism.
It was shortly after midnight, Sept. 21, 1996, when Clinton signed DOMA in what was a highly expansive and intrusive federal ''power grab'' that forbid federal recognition of same-sex marriages in all states.
In a statement released one day before signing DOMA into law, Clinton hinted at his qualms with the bill.
''Throughout my life I have strenuously opposed discrimination of any kind, including discrimination against gay and lesbian Americans,'' Clinton said. ''I have long opposed governmental recognition of same-gender marriages and this legislation is consistent with that position.''
In the same statement, Clinton affirmed his support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and urged Congress to pass that legislation.
''I also want to make clear to all that the enactment of this legislation should not, despite the fierce and at times divisive rhetoric surrounding it, be understood to provide an excuse for discrimination, violence or intimidation against any person on the basis of sexual orientation,'' Clinton said. ''Discrimination, violence and intimidation for that reason, as well as others, violate the principle of equal protection under the law and have no place in American society.''
It was not popular to oppose DOMA in 1996. Congress approved the bill overwhelmingly with only 14 Democrats voting against the bill in the Senate. Although the act was largely meaningless at first, that changed as the fight for marriage equality expanded. When Massachusetts became the first state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2004, those couples were denied more than 1,000 benefits enjoyed by married straight couples because of DOMA.
Interrupted by a question from gay blogger Lane Hudson during a speech at the 2009 Netroots Nation conference, Clinton said signing DOMA was meant to head off an attempt by the Republican-controlled Congress to pass a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
''I didn't like signing DOMA, and I certainly didn't like the constraints it would put on benefits, and I've done everything I could,'' Clinton said, adding public opinion is shifting rapidly on LGBT rights. But for advocates that doesn't make it right.
''He should not have signed it,'' Richard Socarides told Metro Weekly. Socarides, who advised Clinton on gay and lesbian civil rights issues, urged Clinton publicly and privately not to sign the bill, but says those were different times. ''If you look at DOMA with respect to what happened, it was a Republican campaign tactic and there was no opposition to it in the Congress, so had he vetoed it, it would have passed again.''
With more Americans accepting gay and lesbian couples as the norm in modern America, Clinton appears well aware of the stain DOMA has left on his legacy. His decision not to mention DOMA in his convention speech puzzled some and angered others.
''Where's your apology for signing the Defense of Marriage Act?'' asked New York Times columnist Frank Bruni in an open letter to Clinton published in December.
''At the Democratic National Convention, on the campaign trail, in speeches aplenty and during interviews galore, you spoke eloquently about what this country should value, and you spoke unequivocally about where it should head,'' Bruni wrote. ''Such a bounty of convictions, such a harvest of words, except for one that's long overdue: Sorry.''
Writing in New York magazine last February, Frank Rich noted that Clinton made no mention of DOMA in his thousand-page memoir, My Life.
''While 'don't ask, don't tell' can be rationalized (by some) as a bungled rookie effort at compromise during his early months in office, DOMA is indefensible,'' Rich wrote.
Clinton has never ''wholly owned up'' to approving DOMA, as Bruni put it, although he has affirmed his support for marriage equality since then. During an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper in 2009, Clinton admitted that he was wrong about same-sex marriage and he has lent his voice to some marriage-equality efforts in recent years. In a statement released by the Human Rights Campaign in May 2011, Clinton endorsed New York's same-sex marriage bill. The following May, Clinton recorded an audio advertisement opposing North Carolina's proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, which was ultimately approved by voters.
''I think that President Clinton has done a lot and I think he's pretty much done everything anyone has asked him to do,'' said Socarides. ''Considering it's fairly rare for a former president to say that he regrets an official action he took during his presidency, that is a fairly significant concession or admission and has helped affect public opinion in a positive way.''
''For me personally, saying that a law you signed was wrong and should be repealed is enough of an apology for me,'' Socarides added.
Nevertheless, Clinton has largely been in the background of the LGBT-rights movement. And now, with the Supreme Court set to rule on DOMA and California's Proposition 8, questions remain as to why one of the most popular politicians alive today has not played a more visible role in the fight for equality.
"Just as it helped enormously when General Powell finally reversed his position on DADT, it would be very helpful to have President Clinton state his support for the right for civil marriage to be available to same sex couples,'' wrote Elizabeth Birch in an email to Metro Weekly.
Birch, who led HRC during the DOMA fight in the 1990s, said that while DOMA was clearly a ''strategic move by Republicans at the time to drive a wedge between his Administration and LGBT base,'' Clinton's popularity could lend even more momentum to the growing movement for equality.
''Given that President Clinton's voice is so vibrant today on all the critical issues of our time, his support could be a critical element on our path to full marriage equality. And, of course, Secretary Hillary Clinton's voice carries incredible authority on any topic. Her global speech on human rights for LGBT people was breathtaking," said Birch.
Bill Clinton has yet to comment on the Supreme Court's decision to consider the constitutionality of DOMA. Requests for comment from Metro Weekly were not returned, although no one doubts he hopes to see the law bearing his signature struck down.
Socarides speculates that Clinton will weigh in, as will Hillary Clinton - after she leaves her post as secretary of state - as the spotlight on DOMA and marriage equality grows with the Supreme Court's attention. Traditionally, a standing secretary of state does not discuss domestic policy.
''I will guarantee you that in the briefs that the Supreme Court is going to get on our side, including from the Justice Department and from the plaintiffs, they are going to have a section in there that talks about the fact that President Clinton, who signed the law, now thinks it was a mistake,'' said Socarides. ''The fact that he supports repeal of the law will be a significant and important part of the argument to the justices. And I think it will be persuasive.''


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Yoga is for everyone, said Emily Harmon. She offers various types of yoga classes at Twisted Juniper, her studio at 619 Broadway.
Yoga is for everyone, said Emily Harmon. She offers various types of yoga classes at Twisted Juniper, her studio at 619 Broadway.
"If anyone has ever had an interest in yoga, I think those people should definitely come and give it a try," she said.
Harmon has been doing yoga for several years, after becoming enthused about it in college.
"When I was younger my mother did a program on PBS and did kids' yoga with me," Harmon said. "But it wasn't until 2000 when I was in college I really started practicing and getting into it. It helped with fitness and relieving the stress of college."
Each of her classes has room for about 15 students, and new members "can come in at any time they want," Harmon said. "Or stop by the studio. I am usually there from around 10 a.m. to 3 p.m." weekdays.
Her current classes are:
• Roots - Tuesday and Thursday 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. This is a beginners class for "establishing your practice, learning the poses and how to align the body. We go very slow in that class," Harmon said.
• Senior Stretch - Wednesday 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This class "is perfect for seniors or anyone who is unable to get down on the ground or has not exercised for a long time," Harmon said. "We stretch the entire body."
• Power Hour - Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Noon to 1 p.m. "I created that class for people who are working but might be able to get off for 45 minutes or an hour in the middle of the day. It is intense, so I wouldn't recommend that one for beginners."
• Flow All - Monday through Friday: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.. "This class is open to anyone, from beginner to advanced," Harmon said. "I offer modifications for everyone."
• A four-week Guided Meditation series started July 15. It may become a regular series. "We will be sitting in chairs or sitting on the floor," she said. "It is an introduction to meditation. They can start at any time. It is not progressive, just has different techniques."
Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years by millions of people, Harmon said. In 2012, 20.4 million Americans practiced yoga, as reported by Yoga Journal in their latest "Yoga in America" study.
Yoga promotes a healthy lifestyle and has many reported benefits such as; reduced stress levels, improved flexibility and range of motion in joints, increased strength and endurance, better concentration, better posture, increased lung capacity, lowers blood pressure and heart rate and weight loss.
One can achieve many of these benefits by simply practicing the yoga postures, she said. "However, the big deal occurs when we allow ourselves to tune out all the excess chatter in our minds, to turn off all the things that create excess static in our lives and become present, even for just a few moments. Once we begin to feel the new sense of space that comes with tuning in, a sense of freedom and awareness begins to grow. By settling into that space, by taking the time each day to breath, we begin to discover the big deal in all its yogic glory."
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The Rock River Valley may, in time, take up the banner to shut down puppy mills.
Winnebago County's Public Safety Committee gathered Wednesday to explore the possibility of following Chicago's lead and adopting legislation that would prevent pet stores from selling such commercially bred animals.
Committee member Dianne Parvin is a Realtor. She shared with an audience of about 20 that she was doing business in the region last year when she saw a "Puppies for Sale" sign.
After her open house, she returned to the residence. A man hesitantly opened the door, she said, and led her through a house that was extremely warm.
There, she saw dogs stacked in cages.
"It about made me sick," Parvin said. "It was really sad to see, and I didn't know what to do. But I did make a few phone calls."
It could take months to determine whether the county can follow Chicago's lead, a step that activists in the region are pushing for.
"My belief is that we can regulate fines and fees," County Board member John Guevara said. "We can have a regulation over what inspections are going on where and ... be able to determine which breeders are legitimate.
"The rest of it, we have to talk to the state's attorney. It's worth getting this information on the record and getting folks on board with the idea."
Representatives from the Rock River Valley's legal and animal rights community were on Wednesday's panel, which was available for questions from county officials.
Kathy Mehalko, director for Angels 4 Animals, was one of the panelists. She stood with activists in March outside the Boone County Courthouse when they protested puppy mills. Then she told the protesters she was taking the fight to Winnebago County.
She doesn't plan to stop there.
"We can do it," Mehalko said after Wednesday's discussion. "We're going to keep fighting until we do do it. We're not going to stop here. In fact, I'm going to Springfield on May 7 to speak with the representatives up there about the importing of mill dogs and the running of puppy mills here in Winnebago County."
Meanwhile, the Boone County activists have approached the Boone County Board and are gearing up for a presentation with the planning, zoning and building officials.
Brandy Semonich of Poplar Grove plans to present 11 demands, and she won't budge on two of them: prevent the use of stackable cages and breeding more than two types of dogs.
She is not ready to approach state legislators.
"I really want to focus on what my county can do … without having to go through Springfield," she said.
Yet she'd like to see a national stand against the large commercial dog-breeding operations that prevent proper nutrition, socialization and regular exercise for dogs.
Stephenson County hasn't been formally approached.
"I'd be for stopping them, but I don't see a problem," said Kristin Laue, Stephenson County's animal control officer. "I'm not saying (puppy mills) are not here. We just haven't found them."
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Thanks to everyone pitching in, we have a chunk of money left over. Once you say we are done, I will donate it as promised to the Paintball Scholarship Fund. I am open to other suggestions for what to do with the money if everyone agrees.
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