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Living in Wheatley Heights
THE SCOOP When asked to describe Wheatley Heights, longtime resident Sandy Thomas refers to the community as a lovely place to live. "It's a solid, middle-class community that is multicultural. . . . It's a place where families can enjoy parks, friendship and good neighbors," Thomas says. "And [rocker] Gary U.S. Bonds lives here," Thomas notes with a chuckle.
Wheatley Heights is home to two parks, a small commercial center and several civic groups, adds Kathleen Doerrie of Coach Realtors. Hermann Griem Park is between Brown Boulevard and Landscape Drive, while Kevin Ver Pault Memorial Park is off of Little East Neck Road.
Though the community is largely residential, there is access to a small shopping center, the post office and a gas station on Colonial Springs Road. The Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds and the Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts are also on Colonial Springs Road. The community plaza, a beautification effort with decorative fencing and lighting, benches, landscaping and pathways, is there, too. It is a project of the Concerned Taxpayers of Wheatley Heights/Dix Hills Civic Association.
Thomas, who is president of the civic group, notes there are "various organizations doing positive things." She cites in part The Mothers Club of Wheatley Heights, Wheatley Heights Concerned Fathers Association and the Wyandanch Wheatley Heights Ambulance Corp.
As for housing, buyers can find Colonials, Capes and various ranch styles. There's a co-op complex on Main Avenue, too, where units "go quickly," says Doerrie.
CO-OPS Wheatley Gardens on Main Avenue. There aren't any listings on the MLS website.
SALES PRICE From May 1, 2012, to June 1, 2013, there were 20 sales with a median sales price of $325,500, according to Multiple Listing Service of Long Island data. The low price was $74,000, and the high was $390,000. From May 1, 2011, to June 1, 2012, there were 26 sales. The median sales price was $312,000 with a low of $75,000 and a high of $467,000.
ATTRACTIONS To keep an eye on community events, visit the civic's website: wheatleyheightscivic.org; Town of Babylon Summer Concert Series kicks off June 28
Town: Babylon
Area: 1.4 square miles
ZIP code: 11798
Population: 5,523
Median age: 37.7
Median household income: $99,583
Median home value: $365,000
LIRR time to NYC: From Wyandanch, 49 minutes to 64 minutes at peak
Monthly ticket: $325
School districts: Most students attend Half Hollow Hills; others go to Wyandanch
SOURCES: 2010 Census; mlslI.com; LIRR;
*Based on sales in the past six months, per MLSLI
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MCALLEN, Texas, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge said
the government has seized a luxury Texas condominium purportedly
owned by a fugitive former Mexican governor wanted on suspicion
of aiding drug traffickers, the U.S. Attorney's Office said
Federal prosecutors for the southern district of Texas say
the $640,000 condominium on South Padre Island is owned by the
former governor of Tamaulipas state, Tomas Yarrington, also the
former national leader of Mexico's ruling Institutional
Revolutionary Party, or PRI.
Prosecutors allege that the property was purchased with
money that came from Mexican drug traffickers.
Yarrington served as governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 to
2004 and unsuccessfully ran for president in 2005. Before that,
he was mayor of Matamoros, the U.S.-Mexican border hometown of
the Gulf Cartel, once one of that country's dominant
drug-trafficking gangs.
In June, Yarrington denied the allegations against him in
the United States, although he has still not come forward to
face a warrant issued for his arrest in Mexico in August.
Senior PRI politicians say in private Yarrington could end
up behind bars to show the party is serious about fighting
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos granted
the government's motion to take full possession of the condo,
sell it and pay off taxes and homeowners' association fees owed,
the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release.
The government expects to sell the property at a public
auction "in the near future."
A civil forfeiture complaint alleges that Napoleon
Rodriguez, a business associate of Yarrington, made a straw
purchase of the condo in 1998 so the politician would avoid
attention from U.S. authorities.
Court records show Yarrington began investing millions from
drug trafficking kickbacks in various properties in Mexico and
Texas after he left public office, prosecutors said.
Rodriguez is currently in custody in Mexico.
The case against Yarrington, who was suspended in May from
the PRI, emerged ahead of Mexico's presidential election in July
as the centrist party attempted to shed its reputation for
The PRI ruled Mexico from 1929 to 2000, and returned to
power earlier this month after the election of President Enrique
Pena Nieto.
Pena Nieto has vowed to fight organized crime and end the
drug violence that claimed more than 60,000 lives during the
term of former president Felipe Calderon.
(Reporting by Jared Taylor; Editing by David Alire Garcia and
Eric Walsh)

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Lincoln and Lancaster County residents are encouraged to bring their household hazardous waste to a collection event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, September 22 at Lincoln Industries, 600 W. "E" St.
The next collection won't be held until October 13, so the public is encouraged to safely dispose of these unwanted items now:
Residents are reminded to take the steps necessary to safely transport products to the collection event. Products should be in their original containers, protected from potential spills during transport, and placed away from the passenger area of the vehicle. Those attending are urged to ask elderly neighbors or relatives if they have materials needing proper disposal.
Items that can be recycled or safely disposed of will NOT be accepted. This includes latex paint, motor oil, gas grill cylinders, pharmaceutical waste, electronics and batteries.
About 55,000 pounds of hazardous material has been safely recycled or properly disposed of at this year's first five collections.
Business waste will not be accepted at this event. Small businesses, including churches and non-profits, should contact the Health Department at 402-441-8021 for information on hazardous waste disposal options.
Also on September 22, EcoStores Nebraska will host a usable latex paint exchange from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 530 West "P" St. Households and individuals may donate usable latex paint in cans at least three-fourths full. The cans must be without rust or leaks and have intact, readable labels. The paint cannot be lumpy when stirred and should not have been frozen. EcoStores will dispose of unusable paint for $2 per gallon, or will provide instructions about safely drying out and disposing of the paint in the trash. Latex paint can be identified by the "soap and water" cleanup instructions on the label.
Anyone can take free paint from the exchange. Exterior and interior latex paint in a variety of colors is commonly available. Call EcoStores Nebraska at 402-477-3606 for more information, or visit their website at ecostoresne.org.
More information can also be found at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: recycling).


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The nation's largest school system lurched to life Monday, with all but the students most affected by Sandy making their way back to classes on foot, ferry and subway.
Students at Stuyvesant High School swarmed out of Lower Manhattan's subway stations after electricity was restored to the devastated area by the weekend.
"Being cooped up in my house for nine days was not fun!" said sophomore Nathan Mannes. "I did my homework, and when I finished that I played some video games."
Still, about 100 schools throughout the five boroughs remained closed because of storm damage, a lack of power or because the buildings were being used to shelter people left homeless by Sandy. Mayor Bloomberg said 16 schools were still being used as shelters and that most would move by Wednesday. Some, he said, would continue to be used as schools when children return.
Bloomberg said the attendance rate on Monday was 86 percent, about average for the Monday before Election Day.
At least one school with partial utility service persevered.
"We have power but no heat — so bundle up!" read a sign on the door of the Spruce Street School, which opened last year in a downtown high-rise designed by Frank Gehry.
About 73,000 of the city's 1.1 million public school students were told to stay home Monday while education officials scrambled to ready temporary space for them at functioning schools or to ensure power is back on at the schools they usually attend. Most will report to classrooms on Wednesday, after the Election Day holiday.
In hard-hit New Jersey, buses pulled up to Elementary School 14 in Clifton, where Sheila Carrasquillo dropped off her 11-year-old daughter, Layla. The girl is autistic and suffered through the week at home without special services normally provided at school, including occupational and physical therapy.
"I was trying to keep up some of the routine with her at home," Carrasquillo said.
On storm-tattered Long Island, Bethpage School District was among the few to open Monday. Curious students at Kramer Avenue Elementary School in Plainview asked each other if they had heat and electricity at home.
The answer was "no" for Lori Moerler and her fifth-grade daughter, Elizabeth. No heat, no lights and no water.
"You know what? We are very fortunate," Moerler said after bidding goodbye to her daughter. "There's a lot of people who have nothing. We have our house. We have our family. We're OK."
In Westchester County, Ted Johnson dropped off his two sons at Colonial School in Pelham.
"It's a relief, mostly for them," he said. "They get to go someplace where they have electricity."
In some parts of New York City, some displaced families with no Internet connection or phones got no advance word on whether their kids' schools would open Monday morning. Department of Education spokeswoman Marge Feinberg said the department is using robocalls to inform families of closed schools but she conceded some may not have reliable phone service.
Public School 126 in Chinatown was closed because it had no power. A sign on the door directed families to check the school's website to learn where students will report Wednesday. Some families showed up anyway, greeted by an Education Department employee fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese who explained.
At P.S. 2 in Chinatown, laughter and shouting filled the yard as children played basketball before heading into the classroom. Fourth-grader Helen Chen said she was glad to be back at school after her mundane time off. "It was pretty boring," she said.
A couple blocks away, P.S. 1 also was open as Jacqueline Soto dropped off her fifth-grader, Maria Teresa Rivera. Soto said Maria Teresa spent her week at home watching movies on a battery-powered DVD player. "She didn't want to go out," Soto said.
Soto and her family got power back Friday night. Having the school open was another welcomed sign of returning to normalcy.
"It feels good," she said. "It's good to see people again."


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We received a phone call Thursday afternoon from a "15-year veteran" of the Army infantry and "close friend" to Ted Daniels, the actual soldier in the helmet-cam video that's gone viral achieving more than 21 million YouTube hits.
The caller offered Daniels' identity and said if there was anyone Daniels talks to, it should be us.
The infantry soldier said Daniels was part of Ft. Carson's 4th Infantry Division, and that we should call the Public Affairs Officer (PAO) there and try to arrange an interview.
He said Daniels had in fact been hit a total of four times, but that his worst injury came from the fall (recorded early in the video), in which he sustained a severely broken ankle. Daniels has since been awarded the Purple Heart.
He said that Daniels never expected the video to go viral, and that the Army public affairs officers (PAOs) "were quite aware" of the national media interest in Daniels' story. "CNN, NBC, all the big ones" were contacting the Army, requesting the identity and interviews with Daniels.
We called the PAOs on Carson and received no reply, but we did find Daniels' Facebook page. We contacted him via Facebook and he got back to us, saying he hadn't been cleared to talk to the press yet.
We initially didn't publish his name because we first wanted to be able to interview him, but since then other news outlets have published his name and unit.
In the meantime check out the numerous and insightful pictures of Daniels on Facebook. They offer a glimpse into who the man behind the heroic actions truly is.
And take solace in the fact that regardless of how badly injured Daniels was, he's well enough to accept friend requests and respond to Facebook messages.
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Samuel Rutherford
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Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661), Scottish minister and covenanter Rutherford was born about the year 1600 near Nisbet, Scotland. Little is known of his early life. In 1627 he earned a M.A. from Edinburgh College, where he was appointed Professor of Humanity. He became pastor of the church in Anwoth in 1627. was a rural parish, and the people were scattered in farms over the hills. He had a true pastor's heart, and he was ceaseless in his labors for his flock. We are told that men said of Rutherford, "He was always praying, always preaching, always visiting the sick, always catechising, always writing and studying."
His first years in Anwoth, though, were touched with sadness. His wife was ill for a year and a month, before she died in their new home. Two children also died during this period. Nevertheless God used this time of suffering to prepare Rutherford to be God's comforter of suffering people.
In 1636 Rutherford published a book defending the doctrines of grace (Calvinism) against Armininism. This put him in conflict with the Church authorities, which were dominated by the English Episcopacy. He was called before the High Court, deprived of his ministerial office, and exiled to Aberdeen. This exile was a sore trial for the beloved pastor. He felt that being separated from his congregation was unbearable. However, because of his exile, we now have many of the letters he wrote to his flock, and so the evil of his banishment has been turned into a great blessing for the church worldwide.
In 1638 the struggles between Parliament and King in England, and Presbyterianism vs. Episcopacy in Scotland culminated in momentous events for Rutherford. In the confusion of the times, he simply slipped out of Aberdeen and returned to his beloved Anwoth. But it was not for long. The Kirk (Church of Scotland) held a General Assembly that year, restoring full Presbyterianism to the land. In addition, they appointed Rutherford a Professor of Theology of St. Andrews, although he negotiated to be allowed to preach at least once a week.
The Westminster Assembly began their famous meetings in 1643, and Rutherford was one of the five Scottish commissioners invited to attend the proceedings. Although the Scots were not allowed to vote, they had an influence far exceeding their number. Rutherford is thought to have been a major influence on the Shorter Catechism.
During this period in England, Rutherford wrote his best-known work, Lex Rex, or The Law, the King. This book argued for limited government, and limitations on the current idea of the Divine Right of Kings.
When the monarchy was restored in 1660, it was clear that the author of Lex Rex would could expect trouble. When the summons came in 1661, charging him with treason, and demanding his appearance on a certain day, Rutherford refused to go. From his deathbed, he answered, "I must answer my first summons; and before your day arrives, I will be where few kings and great folks come." He died on 30th March 1661.
Works by Samuel Rutherford
This volume features approximately 70 letters written by Samuel Rutherford to members of his church after the English Episcopacy exiled him for his nonconformist beliefs. In many of Rutherford's letters, it is evident by his tone that he was struggling with the deep sorrow of being separated from his church family. Each letter is addressed to its recipient by name. Often, a heading will indicate the particular reason for Rutherford's letter, usually a death or illness in the recipient's family. Having experienced the death of his wife and two children years before his exile, Rutherford was inspired by God to become a comforter to those who suffered personal loss. Sometimes, Rutherford wrote letters to congratulate an individual on his or her conversion to the faith. Other times, Rutherford sent letters of blessing and encouragement. Each letter is unique in style and reflects Rutherford's sincere love for his congregation. The short letters in this volume are wonderful pieces for meditation and reflection.
This collection of twenty-seven sermons examines the story of Jesus' exorcising a demon from a Canaanite woman's daughter (described in Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24- 30). Throughout these sermons, Rutherford explores how God's grace manifests itself in lives of faith. The Canaanite woman's story, Rutherford tells us, shows how God began to reveal his saving grace more explicitly to Gentiles. More important for Rutherford, though, was holding up the Canaanite woman as an example of what true faith in Christ is and does. Additionally, Rutherford's message serves to comfort his Christian readers; the Canaanite woman's story provides an example of God's compassion for all people, even the outcasts and lowliest ones among them.
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After new emails released this morning showed a rather cordial exchange between Bob Woodward and White House adviser Gene Sperling, some conservatives are starting to turn against Woodward.
In The Daily Caller, Matt Lewis writes that Woodward "trolled" America:
[T]oday, things look different. Politico has posted the exclusive email from Gene Sperling to Woodward. It begins, "I apologize for raising my voice in our conversation today."
(Frightening, I know!)
Sperling's email eventually does say, "I know you may not believe this, but as a friend, I think you will regret staking out that claim." But this is clearly not a veiled threat of retaliation, but rather a warning that the reporter was about to get the story wrong.
When Woodward tells of being warned he would "regret" challenging Obama, it sounds ominous. But if Politico's reporting today is correct, it seems much more innocuous than that.
Looks like we were played.
And RedState editor-in-chief Erick Erickson, who wrote yesterday about the conservative media's "failing to advance stories and ideas," is also skeptical:
Ok wow. Finally read the email to Woodward. I must now move to the "not a threat" camp.— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) February 28, 2013
And Fox News host Brit Hume tweeted that he found it "hard to imagine" Woodward felt threatened by Sperling:
On one hand, only Woodward can say if he felt threatened by WH email. On the other, hard to imagine feeling threatened by Gene Sperling.— Brit Hume (@brithume) February 28, 2013
Woodward said last night that he felt "uncomfortable" by the White House's response to a critical piece he published last Friday on the sequester.
"It makes me very uncomfortable to have the White House telling reporters, 'You're going to regret doing something that you believe in,'" he said last night on CNN.


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Heavy fog delays some schools, flights in Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) -- Heavy fog is causing some school and flight delays in parts of southern Michigan.
The National Weather Service issued advisories for Monday warning people around the state to be cautious because of possible fog. Some delays in the start of school were reported in southeastern Michigan communities near the Monroe area, as well as in some areas of southwestern Michigan.
MLive.com reports flight delays of 20 minutes to two hours were reported at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids due to the fog.
Visibility was less than a quarter mile at times. The fog is expected to diminish later in the day, but fog warnings were in effect in places until late Monday afternoon.


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MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA, November 12, 2008 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) and Veoh Networks Inc. (www.veoh.com) today announced the availability of the Veoh™ Web Player for SanDisk, a portable video player that is initially available only on SanDisk® Cruzer® USB flash drives. The Veoh Web Player for SanDisk, allows on-the-go viewers to browse, search, and enjoy millions of videos available through Veoh.com on any computer* at any time - including TV shows, movies, web series and popular independently-produced content from all over the Web.
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As you can see on the profile above by mile 10 we already climbed about 5,000 feet and Timothy commented how we have seen some absolutely amazing vistas together in prior races, etc. This one was intense...bright pink glow of the sunrise....looking down on mountains...seeing volcanoes off in the distance. We were both feeling so good...At this point I already feel that I've experienced the epitome of nature's beauty...another thing I love about trail ultra running.
I didn't mind this part at all especially since it was going to connect me to more of the same trails that I just ran. It was an opportunity to cover some ground, get dialed in nutritionally without having to constantly look down at the trail, and to hopefully close the gap on Olson a bit. I came up next to a house that had a couple of dogs fenced-in barking at me voraciously. All of the sudden one runs all the way to the end of the yard and somehow comes out running towards me barking. I didn't like the way he was looking at me. I open my water bottle in case I need to do a spray/kick combo (which unfortunately I've had to do in the past w/ dogs) but a good hard yell sends him running away w/ his tail between his legs. I smile and keep moving on in pursuit of Timothy. As I approach the aid station at mile 21-ish I see Timothy's long "goldi-locks" about 60-90 seconds ahead on the road. I make a quick transition and keep rolling down the hills toward Seattle Bar aid station.
About a half hour later Hal pulls up next to me in his "Swagger Wagon" and tells me that I'm on 4-hour marathon pace. We chat for a minute or two and he tells me where I'm headed, etc. and what to expect leading up to Seattle Bar. I also knew that I'd see my friend and crew chief Todd Janssen (who just finished Leadville 100 and is an offical "Lead Man") for the first time. When I roll into the aid station I get weighed in, see a bunch of friends including Craig Thornley, Sonya, and Willie's mom....and Todd passes me everything I need for the next section.
I learn that Timothy is now like six minutes ahead (I had to make a quick "pit stop" just before Seattle Bar) but Hal and company remind me that there's still lots of race left. This next section is a big climb...much bigger than I expected...about 2,500 feet but it really zapped me pretty good.
Todd lets me know that Chris Downie came through shortly after me and he was looking strong...and that Timothy was like 20 minutes ahead or so. I was feeling rough but Todd talked me up a bit, told me I'd get through it, and walked w/ me as I ate some chips, a gel, an S-cap, and drank a cup of coke. This combo got me fired up about two minutes later. I started running down a long dirt road at a pretty good clip. I was feeling much stronger at this point and felt confident about the next section of the race. Just when I start getting into some consistent running grooves I start climbing up again towards Kilgore Gulch. I started mixing in some hiking and running and it was just a matter of time before I turned around to see the machine Chris Downie moving towards me w/ a focused look on his face. We chat a bit and work together for maybe ten minutes and he continues on ahead of me.
This is where the race started falling apart for me. I didn't want to lose touch of Chris so I started cranking up the hills despite my fatigue. Then all of the sudden I feel a sharp twinge on the outside/bottom of my foot. It stopped me in my tracks...I re-grouped...walked...pretended it didn't happen...walked some more....tried running again...and felt it again. The more I tried running the worse it got. It didn't take long for me to realize that my race was over. I was so disappointed and depressed out there hobbling down the trails by myself. I had thoughts of how Hal walked/ran his way around Mont Blanc this past August in close to 40 hours...thinking that maybe I could do that too...but then the pain again! I sat down at times and just looked around...tired...bummed...thinking how cool of a section this would be if I were running. Then I started getting angry with myself thinking that I raced too much this year in this first year of parenthood for me. I wasn't in a good space. I picked up some sticks and used them as makeshift hiking poles and was wondering when other runners would start passing me. It took close to an hour before the next runner came and I told them to let my crew know that I was done and that I'm walking my way in to DNF.
As I got about a half mile from the aid station at Hanley Gap I see Todd and Amy Sproston (who just placed 11th at World 100k championships and who was supposed to pace me at mile 80) running toward me. They were great and are awesome friends. They were disappointed for me and concerned and helped me get situated. Jason Hill (another crew member of mine) got me some ice and advil and wrapped me up as Todd put me in the back of my hatchback. I was lucky to have them in my corner and to have my vehicle with everything right there. Rennaker cut my wrist band and Pine to Palm 100 was over for me. Then I blazed a big fatty with the rastafarian aid station workers below (joking!).
In all seriousness I think Pine to Palm 100 is a beautiful and legit course. Last year I heard some negativity regarding the race but I think it was largely due to the weather fluke. There were some amazing views this year on the top of these mountains and magnificent trails. Yes there were some dirt road sections but I feel that it's worth it to have these roads in order to enjoy a point-to-point mountain 100-miler. Obviously I will have to return to get my buckle and see the other half of the course. Thanks Hal-daddy, Carly, Hal's parents, Kelly, all the volunteers and medical help and ham radio operators. This is a race to put on the calendar...(but practice some long downhill running!).
Big congrats to Timothy Olson who shredded the course from start to finish and defended his title. Chris Downie who ran really strong again and Derek Shultz nabbed a podium finish in his first 100...well done man! Willie Mcbride finished strong and ran a solid race...also in his first 100. Shahid Ali nailed it under 24 hours...quite impressive my friend. Everyone else that finished or attempted it...bravo!


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Despite the drama of losing Charlie Sheen and adding Ashton Kutcher this summer, "Two and a Half Men" will return for its ninth season Sept. 19, along with the rest of the CBS Monday night comedy line-up, the network announced Wednesday.
"Two and a Half Men," "How I Met Your Mother" and the new comedy "2 Broke Girls," along with "Hawaii Five-0," will "officially" launch the network's 2011-12 season on Sept 19. "Survivor: South Pacific" debuts Sept. 14. "The Good Wife" will premiere on its new night, Sunday, on Sept. 25.
CBS 2011-2012 Premiere Dates
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Wednesday, Sept. 14
7 p.m.: "Survivor: South Pacific" (23rd edition premiere)
Monday, Sept. 19
7 p.m.: "How I Met Your Mother" (7th season premiere)
7:30 p.m.: "How I Met Your Mother" (S)
8 p.m.: "Two and a Half Men" (9th season premiere)
8:30 p.m.: "2 Broke Girls" (series debut)
9 p.m.: "Hawaii Five-0" (2nd season premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 20
7 p.m.: "NCIS" (9th season premiere)
8 p.m.: "NCIS: Los Angeles" (3rd season premiere)
9 p.m.: "Unforgettable" (series debut)
Wednesday, Sept. 21
8 p.m.: "Criminal Minds" (7th season premiere)
9 p.m.: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (12th season premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 22
7 p.m.: "The Big Bang Theory" (5th season premiere)
7:30 p.m.: "The Big Bang Theory" (S)
8 p.m. "Person of Interest" (series debut)
9 p.m.: "The Mentalist" (4th season premiere)
Friday, Sept. 23
7 p.m.: "A Gifted Man" (series debut)
8 p.m.: "CSI: NY" (8th season premiere)
9 p.m.: "Blue Bloods" (2nd season premiere)
Saturday, Sept. 24
7 p.m.: "Rules Of Engagement" (6th season premiere)
7:30 p.m.: Comedytime Saturday (repeats)
8 p.m.: Crimetime Saturday (repeats)
9 p.m.: "48 Hours Mystery" (season premiere)
Sunday, Sept. 25
6 p.m.: "60 Minutes" (44th season premiere)
7 p.m.: "The Amazing Race" (19th edition premiere)
8 p.m.: "The Good Wife" (3rd season premiere)
9 p.m. "CSI: Miami" (10th season premiere)
Monday, Sept. 26
7:30 p.m.: "2 Broke Girls" (time period premiere)
8:30 p.m. "Mike & Molly" (2nd season premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 29
7:30 p.m. "How to be a Gentleman" (series debut)


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Spot on here, thanks for the comparison vid.
And here I had avoided the game because of the DLC garbage but with this stacked on as well? Pff. Well Aliens: Colonial Marines; be seeing you in the bargain bin and probably a lot sooner than I'd expected.
was this demo alone that sold me on it......so very very lucky i ended up being too broke to buy it day one.
Just found this on Kotaku
To summarize:
Turns out you never go outside in Bioshock Infinite and you can't use anything other than guns until the final boss fight.
People should really stop pre-ordering unless there's some game play available to them. Patience saves you disappointment.
Great stuff Jim, this is a most disturbing turn of events. Could they do this if they had more time or is it like Kinect's Milo and it was never possible?
Also it's interesting that I visited Metacritic earlier today and it had 50/100, now it has 42/1000. The difference is that there was 90/100 Electronic Gaming Monthly review, which is so devoid of content it screams P.R. release ( http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-aliens-colonial-marines/ ) which has now been dropped. So on the bright side, maybe Metacritic is improving its quality control...maybe...possibly...probably not...
Well, to be fair, this completely fake "demo" was a big reason why the game was so highly anticipated. If the game was anything like that... It might actually have been good.
What baffles me is why the demo looks so much better than the PC version? I mean, seriously, it's miles ahead - fog, lighting, weapon particle effects.. nothing looks like the actual game.
Companies should really be burned for bullshit like this.
As someone mentioned above, this should be treated like false advertisement and punished accordingly.
Who cares about the multiplayer? There's enough MP shooter games already we need more single player ones.
Yep, Pre-Ordering games is an inherently rather stupid consumer practice. Can't say I haven't done it myself several times, but usually on stuff I was rather sure of and I never got burned.
There was another long Total Biscuit rant about it on occasion of Aliens: Colonial Marines:
Unfortunately I don't think so. They always put in the safety net of "this video may not be representative of the final product" bullshit. Although I wish someone would take them to task for it.
Personally I found it to be a very generic shooter. The leveling system is cool (as Jim says in his review) but the game is bland and poorly designed/executed at best.
Well...at least the demo looks pretty good? Maybe i'll just download that and enjoy 10 mins of well scripted Aliens stuff.
You forgot to mention the game itself is buggy as all hell
I have pre-ordered 1 game, 1 only and it will be my last. Coincedentally, it was a Gearbox game, Borderlands. Pre-ordered in 2009 (for the cheaper PC price of $50 which I guess helped) and I can't tell you how disappointed I was. I vowed that day to never again pre-order without seeing the game in action first, the final game.
I also saw that video yesterday. Agreed with everything.
Mother of hell is this disappointing. I'm very glad I forgot to pre-order. I don't think I'll be able to buy Gearbox products again. It's a principle thing. Borderlands is great, but jesus man. This is the second time the company has bilked people out of their money based on hype. (In this case, total bullshit.) I remember seeing this demo awhile back, jaw on the floor, the 6 year old in me giddy with anticipation of finally, FINALLY having a proper Colonial Marines game. I used to read the Dark Horse comics back in the day. I love this franchise. I came home from work, fired up the PC looking for early reviews and was absolutely shocked at what I found. What a disa-fucking-ppointment. Damn it Gearbox. You guys said you were Aliens nerds. Goddamn it. You fucked this one up badly. I was never really into Duke Nukem. I could forgive that. I was pissed for people that I felt were tricked into pre-ordering that game, but that was their choice to make. This is/was also a choice people made, but this franchise isn't Duke Nukem. Gearbox, c'mon. Aliens? A "canon" videogame sequel to one of my, and many others, top movies of all time? That demo that strung all of us hopefuls along and eventually got many, many pre-orders sold? Jesus hell man. You all fucked this one up royally.
Oh... and the MP blows too. Its too glitchy and just isn't properly balanced. It feels like a cool idea, but tacked on with the engine of the weak sauce single player game. The maps are quite tiny and when playing a xeno, you don't feel very mobile considering what you are.
Wow...I never cared about this game even when it was still being talked about in a "potential game of the year" light, but if I'd seen this, I probably would have gone out and pre-ordered it. Paying 60 bucks for such a sub-par game, and then seeing what it could have been...That's gotta REALLY hurt.
It's annoying because we get to see what the game would have been like if Gear Box actually created the game. Instead we get to see what we should have had and are stuck with the actual product. How annoying is that. The animations in the demo are really good, that is why i bought the game. The gameplay looked good, there was a lot of high quality stuff going on and it looked like a lot of fun and a worthy canon followup to Aliens. What a mess.
No cause it's a demo they can cover their arse with the fact that it was a demo that it is not representative of the final product.
I wasn't really watching this game, but with it being an FPS and an Aliens title had it been decent I would have bought it. I waited a few hours after release to find out what the opinion was and when I read some of the early reviews I am glad I didn't pre order. The thing is the more I see of the demo and the build up 'gameplay' videos vs the final product the more tragic this gets.
Just remember these are the folk that gave us Borderlands 2... how the hell did they make such a mess of this game?
Other than, WOW I am surprised Gearbox would drop the ball, or the whole F'en pool table, on this one, I want a Space Hulk 40K video game made like that.
Yeah, saw that one on Jim's twitter. Amazing how much content got ripped out of the final game, and Jim didn't even mention the complete lack of dynamic shadows/fog/rain etc... Would have gotten the game if it was like the demo in an instant, now? Not so much.
Capatcha: "never mind" Guess that's what Ill do then.
People are looking at this the wrong way; it's a conspiracy. Gearbox is doing okay, between Borderlands and XCOM they can get away with making a bad game that performs terribly and walk away unscathed. That's not the case with the publisher Sega, and Gearbox developed this game to give them a sucker punch and bring them one step closer to the brink.
That messed that game up bad. Fact it has the Aliens name on it means you can wait a few more months to make it awesome. No need to rush it. It would sell on the name alone. Idiots.
Actually why rush it out? Whats so important that it had to be released now? Not like its christmas or anything. Would have been better to wait 6 months and have an awesome game that makes money. Than rushing it and all reviewers slating it and thus you sell nothing. Or is that to common sense?
I was wondering why the demo looked like it came from some parallel dimension where movie-license games learned how to not entirely suck (Goldeneye excluded).
When you outsource a project, definitely keep quality-control in mind, or you end up with controversy like this that really should not be.
Oh man. That's bloody aweful!
I loved the AVP2 game from ten years ago. Had me jumping out of my fucking skin.
This is almost "Duke 2 1/2 - the search for more money". Cue Kevin Kline's line in Fish Called Wanda right after opening the safe.
"ok. ok..... DISSAPOINTEEEED!!"
And so go my fantasies about buying the Wii U just because the tablet had the motion sensor on it.
No reason to get it at all, anymore.
Have you ever thought that this is a gameplay demo and not a content demo?
I always thought the appeal of the Xenomorphs was in their smartness and subtlety.
Now they're giant lizards that foolishly jump in front of guns and yell "ooga-booga-booh".
Lies and deception are kinda Gearbox's thing now between this, Duke and Borderlands 2. People forget how god damn amazing Borderlands 2 looked in its trailers and while the actual game got closer to its marketing yet again the ads are incredibly over selling what the game is. I'm definitely not giving any of their products a look until they are released and reviewed ever again.
Thank god I held back on CM or I'd have blown another 50 odd dollars on a lie.
I bought the 2010 version of Aliens vs Predator on steam today. Though the campaigns are short, it at least feels like freakin' Aliens. The Xenos slither and retreat, and actually stalk you and don't act like mindless bullet sponges.
I had to check what day it was today, then realised it was indeed Wednesday and proceeded to get excited. Thanks for the love letter Jim :)
(Zero Punctuation and Jimquistion on the same day! Awesome.)
Regards the game, was it rushed out like Sonic 06? Or is it just that Gearbox are bad at making games? (Remember Duke Nukem: Forever?)
Really wish I had seen this before I bought it. The ending, the horror... They Clive Barker's Jericho'd, the ending. I mean, Gearbox really?
Did working on Duke Nukem: Forever kill any creativity you had left? Was it a virus? Do you need to be quarantined? What other games are they working on? I will have to avoid them, I think they are working on the Xcom FPS? Well there goes that, I hope I am wrong.
Wow. I think your rage broke, Jim. You seem so dead-pan and calm, I kept expecting you to explode. Are you able to feel anything after this betrayal, or is something else keeping you sane through all this?
Well my grouchy friend, it's not really so much that they removed the specific part where you "go do whatever", but rather (from what Jim has said in the viedo) it's more about the bigger "long term" things. Like the lack of detail in levels, the aliens not attacking smartly, the aliens not being introduced in such cool ways, and the little things like the facehuggers trying to say ":D HI!" It's more about removing those things, and not so much about just not having the same levels as in the demo.
That's what I think is more of what the issue is.
- The official review of this game on the Escapist talked about the multiplayer I'm pretty sure, saying something along the lines of 'It's slightly better than the campaign, but still ultimately a piece of shit'.
- For someone who wanted a more rounded and official view of the game, I'm surprised you haven't already checked out the official review.
- As someone already said, the campaign was supposed to be the big pull of this game. Gearbox wouldn't have made such a big deal of the campaign's story being official Alien series canon if it wasn't.
- I'd say the biggest and most clear cut example of false advertising in the gaming industry in... well, I don't know how long, but I've been gaming a fair few years and I've never seen anything this horrendous before, is something that well worth "crying about" as you so diplomatically put it.
- The game has been out for only 2 days I think. Maybe it's been 3 or 4, but in any case, how long do you think it's justified for consumers to be angry about blatant fraud? I'd say people are entitled to a fair few weeks more of giving Gearbox the ear-full they deserve for this, at least.
Truly a pathetic display by Gearbox.
It might as well have been one of those useless Final Fantasy per-rendered trailers.
Alien vs Predator 2 is still the best Aliens game.
This was the first game I've ever pre-ordered. I was thinking hmmm £10 less on Steam now or full price after for a game I'll likely get being a fan of the franchise? I was researching the game to decide and saw the "demo" video.
I thought "fuckt it, this is pretty impressive. If my PC can run it even at lowerd settings, it's gonna be great".
My PC is not fantastic. I have to turn the settings down to about medium for many games but can tweak some settings higher.
I can run the actual game of A:CM on highest settings, cos it really is nothing like the demo. I'm never going to pre-order again and I won't be funding any more games by gearbox. Shame cos I was gonna get Borderlands 2, but fuck them. Fuck them right in the ear.
May even reconsider Sega, once it's established how this happened. There needs to be noise about this debacle. A lot of noise. And even the dumbass fanbois who are, even right now, trying to excuse the changes in content and general downgrade that this game comprises, need to stop and thinking about what exactly this means to the gaming indsutry. Cos if they get away with this, then gaming is going to go down hill quickly. Other publishers, will pick up on this tactic if it's successful.
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I started a diet, because I'm so fat
I kept getting weight since I ate too much. And had medication which side effect was getting weight.
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Those are chives. In my garden. Peeking up through the soil and screaming that IT. IS. FINALLY. SPRING
Finding those little green sprouts in my garden is heaven for me. I am so happy that I could...I don't know...sing? dance? pee my pants? Probably. How about if I just show my heavenly happiness by whipping up some of my most favoritest eggs in the whole world? This is a food/recipe/cooking blog, after all.
I love, love, love a good poached egg. Runny yolk is king, but The Original Pancake House (not IHOP; never IHOP; their pancakes are crumbly) won me over with a simple scrambled egg that I now crave. It isn't always on the menu, but sometimes, if you ask the staff nicely (and they have the cream cheese on hand...yes, CREAM CHEESE; doesn't that sound great?), you can still order them. And now, thanks to me sharing my extreme happiness, you won't have to wait until you are at The Original Pancake House and on your best behavior to get some Heavenly Scrambled Eggs.
(inspired by eggs eaten at The Original Pancake House and adapted from Alton Brown's Scrambled Egg technique)
2 eggs
1-2 tablespoons heavy cream (whole milk or half & half will work, but I prefer the cream)
kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon butter (optional...I DON'T use it with a non-stick pan)
1-2 ounces of cream cheese, cut into 1cm cubes
freshly snipped chives
In a small mixing bowl, combine eggs and cream with a fork or whisk.
In a non-stick skillet, melt the butter over medium-low heat until it bubbles OR just heat the non-stick skillet to medium-low without the butter...I seriously never use butter unless the pan isn't non-stick.
You NEED the pan to be hot before you add the eggs.
Add a little salt to the egg mixture, then pour into pan, stirring slowly with a heat resistant rubber spatula.
As soon as curds begin to form, add the cream cheese cubes and sprinkle in the chives.
Increase heat to high and instead of stirring, use the spatula to fold the eggs over themselves.
As soon as the cream cheese begins to melt (it won't all melt...there will be pockets of tangy, creamy goodness) and the eggs aren't liquidy, remove from the heat and serve.
Season with fresh black pepper and garnish with additional fresh chives, if desired.
I do recommend that you heed Alton's warning: "Remember: if they look done in the pan, they'll be over-done on the plate." (Serves 1...or 2, if you are better at sharing than I am)


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An Indian judge yesterday sentenced to death four men convicted of the fatal gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus, fulfilling the dying wish of the 23-year-old victim.
The packed courtroom burst into applause as Judge Yogesh Khanna announced his sentence. The defendants — lowly paid migrants to New Delhi mostly in their 20s — broke down in tears and one of them, gym assistant Vinay Sharma, howled loudly before he was led away by police.
The judge told the fast-track court in the south of the capital that the case, which sparked widespread anger against the treatment of women, fell into the "rarest of rare category" that justified capital punishment.
"In these times when crimes against women are on the rise, courts cannot turn a blind eye to this gruesome act," he said.
The mother of the victim told reporters that she was delighted the judge had ordered their deaths by hanging.
"We are happy that in the end we got justice. My daughter wanted them to be given the death sentence," she told reporters.
There had been a huge clamor for the four — Sharma, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh — to be executed for their attack on the physiotherapy student and her male companion on Dec. 16.
The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, died of grievous internal injuries on Dec. 29 after being lured on to the private bus following a cinema trip with the companion.
After beating up the friend, the gang brutally assaulted her behind tinted windows for 45 minutes before flinging the bloodied and barely conscious couple onto a road leading to New Delhi's international airport.
Her injuries were so severe that she died nearly a fortnight later in a Singapore hospital. She briefly regained consciousness, telling family and friends of her desire to see her attackers burn to death.
"It was an inhuman act which has shamed all humanity. The message is that if you commit such a crime, you will get such punishment," Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told a news conference.
The men will now be taken to the capital's high-security Tihar Jail where they will be placed on death row.
India had an unofficial eight-year moratorium on capital punishment until November last year, when the only surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks was executed. Weeks later, a Kashmiri was hanged over his role in an attack on parliament a decade ago.
Lawyers for the men have already said they will appeal the convictions in the Delhi High Court, which will spell years of argument and delays in India's notoriously slow legal system.
"This is injustice! This is not fair!" defense lawyer A.P. Singh shouted after the sentence was read.
The gang's relatives had also pleaded for their lives to be spared ahead of the sentencing, and Thakur's mother, Malti Devi, broke down in front of reporters at the family's home in the state of Bihar.
"Why is such a young life being snuffed out in this manner," she told reporters, weeping on the floor of the family home.
In appeal, the defense is likely to advocate lesser sentences for some of the gang and argue it was a "spur of the moment" crime and not premeditated.
Police in riot gear maintained a heavy presence outside the court yesterday, with the road leading up to the complex barricaded off.
There was widespread anger after a juvenile who was convicted last month for his role in the attack was sentenced to just three years in a correctional facility — the maximum allowed by law, given his age.


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One love ltd is a wholesale fashion agency. We represent designers of quality fashion products manufactured in Bali, Indonesia. Products we sell include clothing, jewelry and accessories ranging from children to adult from beach/street ware to formal/high end. Our emphasis is on new and unique designers who require assistance with sales and exposure.Our aim is to generate sales from international and local wholesale buyers from the retail fashion industry. We also provide assistance with production and sourcing for designers wishing to have products manufactured in Indonesia. One love ltd will also open a Bali based showroom exclusive to wholesale buyers and a retail factory outlet for designers wishing to sell off excess stock.
Our target audience is two fold .Designers we want to represent and buyers we want appeal to.
1)designers:Bali attracts new and emerging designers from all over the world.Some are young hip and groovy(at least they think so)and want to become the next big thing.Some are brilliant artists just waiting to be recognized.most are just ordinary people with a gift/passion for fashion design.
some of our designers: http://www.claraMia.com http://www.covermecollections.com
.2)buyers:Our primary market are owner/operators of retail fashion outlets.generally they are the type who want to offer there customers something new and unique.Our customer base is very broad. From young cool through to high end boutiques
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In April, you played your first few NHL games; how did that feel?
Matt Donovan: It was unbelievable. As a kid coming from Oklahoma you don't see that at all -- I was the first born and raised kid from Oklahoma to make it to the NHL -- and that was a pretty cool feeling. As any kid knows growing up playing hockey anywhere it's your dream to play in the NHL and I finally made that dream a reality. It was very cool to play in the NHL a couple games and hopefully many more to come.
Growing up in Oklahoma, what's the hockey environment like there? Are there a lot of rinks or are you guys playing more roller hockey? What was that like growing up?
With the recession it's tough, you don't see a lot of kids playing the past couple years. But now it's starting to build up a little more and more kids are starting to play so it's pretty good. There are a couple rinks here in the Oklahoma City area. It's definitely growing... Hopefully more people start realizing now how good hockey actually is and that will hopefully get them more involved in hockey around here.
How did you originally get into hockey?
Well, my dad's from Boston and he moved down here during college. Right before I was born he got into the rink business and started running the rinks here. There was a rink near my house when I was growing up... so he was running that rink when I was born. That's how I got into it, I was a rink rat my whole life pretty much. We moved to Edmond when I was eight or nine and he ran a rink here in Edmond and now he's still running a rink but it's a different rink on the south side of Oklahoma City. My whole life, he's been around the rinks and that's definitely been a huge help in my career, having him at the rink and that lets me be able to get on the ice whenever I want and that's kinda how I grew up. I was on the ice whenever I could be and I was always at the rink either on roller blades off the ice or on the ice with skates.
This summer, you had Matt Donovan Day in Oklahoma City. How did that come about?
Mayor Cornett caught wind that there was the first born and raised Oklahoman to make it to the NHL and I think he wanted to recognize me in being that first born and raised kid to make it to the NHL. Sometimes they recognize guys who make it to the NFL or NBA coming from Oklahoma. I went to the City Council meeting in Oklahoma City and he honored me and had Matt Donovan Day, so it was a pretty good experience.
You went to the City Council, did you do anything else special on that day?
No, not really. Just the city council meeting. I had a bunch of family and friends there that came to support me. It was pretty cool the way they honored me in front of the whole city council meeting. That was pretty much it. I spent the day with my family, we had a great day, but I skated and worked out just like a normal day.
You're one of the more active players on Twitter, what do you enjoy about being on Twitter?
I have a lot of friends on Twitter so I think just messing with friends and saying some stuff that might get some attention from fans is pretty cool. Getting responses from fans saying how much they like you or how much they look up to you is very cool. It's kind of a good way to keep in touch with people and mess around a little bit too.
One of the other things I noticed was 'squatch', your nickname.
[Laughs] Squatch Donovan, yeah that's kind of a joke too. My roommates and I had a big on-going joke about how I was debating with them that I thought sasquatch was real and they didn't think it was real. I took it to the next level, changing my Twitter name to 'squatchdonovan' and my bio says 'semi-professional sasquatch tracker.'
To go back to hockey... In your first couple of NHL games, what did you notice as the biggest difference in the style of play as compared to the AHL?
I think it's a little faster, the guys are a little bigger and a little stronger. The play just happens a little faster and your puck decisions have to be quicker. I think those are the big differences. Obviously there's a ton of good players in the AHL and I think the NHL is just that little step above and everything has to be a little quicker and faster.
Off the ice, did you notice any big differences?
Off the ice, I think it's the same. All the guys are great, all the staff is great. The big difference is that you fly everywhere and you're not driving in a bus but you're getting treated like top-level guys in the NHL. In the AHL, you're kinda on a bus and fending for yourself.
Looking towards next season, there are a lot of young players and young defenders on the team. What do you think are your chances of being on the opening night roster?
Well, I hope they're pretty good. Like you said there are a lot of young guys competing for spots on the team. Hopefully I'm one of those guys that is competing. I'm going to come into camp and battle and try my hardest to beat those guys out of that spot. Hopefully I can beat those guys out of that spot and be the one that makes that roster spot.
What do you think your best on-ice attribute is that can help you grab of those spots?
I think definitely vision on the ice and my offensive skills. I've always been an offensive defenseman so I think getting points and playing on the power play are some of my biggest attributes. Definetly trying to get better and better at playing more defensive and playing better defensively. I think I'm taking the right steps in that direction of getting better in those areas, but I definitely think that my offensive ability and vision on the ice are my best attributes.
As you're training this summer, is there anything specific that you're trying to work on?
Just getting faster and stronger... I'm definitely trying to get stronger and a little bit quicker and hopefully that will translate onto the ice.
Last question. This time last summer we would have been talking about your AHL debut and now we're talking about your NHL debut. Do you feel like things have been moving fast for you the last couple years?
Definitely. Things happen very quickly and this is no exception. Going from college to AHL to NHL, it's been a quick transition. Hopefully I'm making that transition well and the coaches and staff of the Islanders see that. I'm continuing to get better and better and hopefully some day soon -- coming out of training camp hopefully -- I'm able to show them that I've made the steps to become a full-time NHL player.


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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Sly, Bush, and "I Told You So"
There's an inherent inclination for humans to root for the underdog. Something in our wiring creates a need to witness people conquer overwhelming odds and stand on the field of battle victorious. This is true in life, and it particularly manifests itself in sport. Sylvester Stallone is a perfect example of both of these cases; we need the Vietnam Vet-loner and Philly nobody to succeed. For us to sleep soundly at night, Stallone must evade an egomaniacal, small-town sherriff and rescue P.O.W.s from hordes of Viet Cong. It is imperative that he escape his life as a low-rent thug/mob enforcer to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World…and defeat Communism. Actually, Stallone defeats Communism twice, once in Moscow on Christmas and again in the mountains of Afghanistan. Sly is the ultimate underdog. Watch Rocky or Rambo, all nine of them, and try not to root for him. It is impossible, your synapses are wired to scream at the TV "Get 'im, ROCK!" I call this the Sly Stallone Underdog Phenomenon. If you want further evidence of the Sly Stallone Underdog Phenomenon check out: Over the Top (third greatest arm-wrestling movie of all time) and Victory (the greatest movie about Allied P.O.W.s playing soccer against Nazis ever made). You cannot help but root for him!
Being first is pretty self-explanatory. If you get picked first in gym, you're probably good at sports. If you're first in your class, you're probably smart. If you're first in line, you usually get what you're waiting for before everyone else. If you discover something first, you have the satisfaction of knowing that you were on the ground floor of something. Just look at any comment space or message board and you will likely find three people whose post only reads "First"…actually, that's not self-explanatory, that's just stupid. But in most other instances, it's good to be first, and people want to be recognized as first.
This brings me to Jarrett Bush. Some…maybe most, readers just clicked away. To them I say, good riddance! But if you've stuck around to see how these two things relate, you may be rewarded. There is no player on the Packers roster that draws more ire than Bush, and not without some merit. However, since Al Harris' injury, Bush has stepped into the nickel role and played solidly, not great, but not terrible. Aaron over at CheeseheadTV even recognized this.
I am on record as saying I'm leading the Jarrett Bush Bandwagon as far back as here and also here. The reasoning for this is outlined above. 1) There is no bigger underdog than Jarrett Bush. For him to escape his rep as mistake-prone, it will take a Rambo/Rocky-like effort over the course of these next few games, an effort that I think he can give (The nice thing? The bar is set pretty low for success). 2) As tweeted, and to the best of my knowledge, I'm very much the first on board this bandwagon, I just looked in the rearview mirror, and I can't even see anyone for miles. It's a little lonely, but I firmly believe that it will slowly fill up. Just remember I was here first, and you should never underestimate my desire to say, "I told you so!"
There is a final reason that I'm wishing for #24's success. It's just easier and more enjoyable to root for someone to succeed than it is to root against them and hope they fail, unless of course they're this guy. Once I committed myself to rooting for Bush on Sunday, I got incredibly excited for Sunday to arrive. It's a different feeling to not root for the star, but rather the goofy, yep…underdog. It's difficult to explain, but putting faith in someone who is not recognized for much other than failure, is an exciting feeling.
…and this is why am I rooting for Jarrett Bush this weekend, I may the only one, but that makes me first and you can't fight the Sly Stallone Underdog Phenomenon. Climb on the bandwagon.
"Get 'im, BUSH!"
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- PASHAWW!!December 21, 2009 at 9:02 AM
*Scene from St. Mercy's ICU . . . .ReplyDelete
"Damnit Nurse I said PLASMA stat!"
"Here it is Doctor. Oh, my! What are his chances?"
"Pretty slim, But don't let Mr. Hillside hear you say that. He's pretty fragile right now."
"Yes Doctor. What . . what happend to him?"
"Well Nurse, it appears that over the course of three hours he was burned for hundreds and hundreds of yards."
"What kind of animals would do such a thing?"
"He was in Pittsburg."
"I see."
"Nurse, help me peal his jursey off. I'll grab by the BU and you take hold near the SH. . . . . Well, it appears he has ingested an incredible amount of dust."
"Not to mention he seems to have lost his jock-strap. I hope they can recover it for him."
*End scene.
LMAO! Classic. I would watch that movie, it seems like it would be a made for TV special on Lifetime.ReplyDelete
And yes, I really blew this call. It looks as though I might have gotten blackout-wasted and wrapped the Jarrett Bush Bandwagon around a tree. Thanks for all your prayers and well-wishes. I will survive, but it's going to take extensive rehab to get back whatever slim credibility I had.
- for shizzleDecember 21, 2009 at 11:20 AM
In all of this, there is a bright side. You were first - first to hit rock bottom. Congrats.ReplyDelete
And now, there is no where for this bandwagon to go but up, that is, after you put the wheels back on and replace the windshield. (Do bandwagons have windshields? I'm hoping this is a more modern, sport utility-style bandwagon?) I found a pair of pink fuzzy dice on the side of the road that I believe belong to you...
Oh, snap!ReplyDelete
Great little article. We did a few great podcast reviews of Sly movies over at my podcast. The Futile Podcast search Over the Top, Tango and Cash and Rocky IV. http://www.granateseed.com/futilepodcastReplyDelete
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The Senate is still wrangling on the provision, but the defense spending bill passed. Seven senators voted against it, and 93 voted for it. Both Udall and Sen. Michael Bennet voted for it.


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D. Wayne Lukas has had plenty of success with horses running in the second leg of the Triple Crown. His five career wins at Pimlico's featured event speak for themselves.
But this year, Lukas decided to take a slightly different approach. His horse, Optimizer, will be using Saturday's Preakness as an opportunity to prepare for the Belmont Stakes in June, the longest of the Triple Crown races — one Lukas thinks the colt has a better shot at winning.
Lukas made a switch at jockey, giving the mount to Corey Nakatani to get the new rider some experience before the final leg of the Triple Crown three weeks from Saturday. Jon Court guided Optimizer to an 11th place finish at the Kentucky Derby.
"We're thinking the Belmont is going to be our best race," Lukas said. "Most Triple Crowns are blown by misjudgments by the rider, not the horse. We wanted to get him that experience and he seemed like a good fit…we're trying to use the Preakness as a prep for the Belmont."
Lukas and his team arrived in Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon and will begin training Wednesday, when a good portion of Saturday's field will arrive.
"If [Optimizer] gets a chance to run, he usually runs a pretty good race," Lukas said. "We're not gonna overpower anyone. We have to have a horse that's going to run better this week than it did last week. "
I'll Have Another takes day off
With rain soaking Pimlico's track all morning, trainer Doug O'Neill kept Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another under shelter and gave him the day off.
"I have no problem galloping on a wet track. It just seemed right," O'Neill said. "Looking at the weather, we're going to be fine [Wednesday]. Why chance a slip or something silly happening?"
I'll Have Another did walk the shedrow to stretch his legs. O'Neill said the lack of a more strenuous workout would not hurt the colt.
O'Neill threw out the first pitch at Tuesday night's Orioles game against the New York Yankees, as the trainer and his crew continue to experience all that Baltimore has to offer. They ate steamed crabs Monday night — O'Neill called it "a lot of work" but seemed to enjoy using a mallet, if not the meat it yielded — and visited the children's hospital at Johns Hopkins on Tuesday.
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Daddy Nose Best and Pretension will ride in the Preakness on Saturday, their respective teams announced Tuesday.
Pretension, owned by Irving Kidwell, of Annapolis, entered after it was determined that Kidwell would be able to attend the race. The 87-year-old had some health complications earlier in the week and was admitted to a Maryland hospital.
Pretension, based at the Bowie Training Center and trained by Chris Grove, won the Canonero II Stakes at Pimlico on the day of the Kentucky Derby.
Daddy Nose Best finished 10th at the Derby and owner Bob Zollars said he checked out fine after the first leg of the Triple Crown. Ridden by Garrett Gomez in Kentucky, Julien Leparoux will take over the mount.
Leparoux rode Union Rags to a disappointing seventh-place finish at the Kentucky Derby, and has been criticized for not giving the Michael Matz-trained colt — and one-time favorite of many Triple Crown prognosticators — a fair shot to win.
Bodemeister, others set to arrive Wednesday afternoon
Bodemeister galloped a mile and a half over a fast track at Churchill Downs on Tuesday morning and will train again Wednesday before shipping off to Pimlico in preparation for Saturday's Preakness.
Went the Day Well, who galloped a mile and a half at Fair Hills Training Center on Tuesday, will also arrive Wednesday. He was scheduled to arrive Tuesday, but trainer Graham Motion decided to postpone the trip because of the rain.
Creative Cause, the fifth-place finisher at the Derby, and shooter Cozzetti are also set to arrive in Baltimore on Wednesday. Dale Romans, whose Shackleford out-lasted Animal Kingdom in last year's Preakness, will saddle Cozzetti; his third-place Derby finisher Dullahan withdrew from consideration.
The post-position draw for the 137th running of the Preakness is set for 6 p.m.
Female Jockey Challenge returns to Friday card
Friday's 13-race card at Pimlico, which features the Black-Eyed Susan and Pimlico Special, will bring back the Female Jockey Challenge for a second year.
Eight of racing's best female jockeys will earn points for placing in the top four in the second, third, fifth and seventh races of the day.
The challenge will feature Rosie Napravnik, the former Hereford student who leads female jockeys in wins and purse money this year, and Emma-Jayne Wilson, who won the challenge in 2011.
"This is the best female jockey challenge, not only that I've ever been in, but probably one of the best female jockey challenges there's ever been," said Napravnik, who became the first woman ever to win the Kentucky Oaks. "It's fun to get together with the girls that really have been successful, and it's great to be included in what they call the elite riders in the country."
In addition to the challenge, the Lady Legends for the Cure III race will return for its third year.
Mary Wiley-Wagner, a breast cancer survivor, won the race by six and a half lengths riding Mass Destruction a year ago just 18 months after finishing her final chemotherapy treatment.
Friday will be the third "People's Pink Party," a joint effort between Pimlico and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest breast cancer organization.
Seventy five percent of the profits will go to the Komen Maryland affiliate for use in community outreach programs in Maryland, while the remaining quarter will be donated to breast cancer research.
Baltimore Sun staff writers Sandra McKee and Chris Korman contributed to this article.