And now guess what DRB user does not believe in karma.

 

Let's all remember Steve Jobbs for what he did. Ignore his daughter, never pay child support, never donated to charity, and was a huge asshole in general.

 

 

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By Lou Pritchett, Procter & Gamble Lou Pritchett is one of corporate America 's true living legends- an acclaimed author, dynamic teacher and one of the world's highest rated speakers. Successful corporate executives everywhere recognize him as the foremost leader in change management. Lou changed the way America does business by creating an audacious concept that came to be known as "partnering." Pritchett rose from soap salesman to Vice-President, Sales and Customer Development for Procter and Gamble and over the course of 36 years, made corporate history. AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA Dear President Obama: You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me. You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you. You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support. You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American. You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll. You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core. You scare me because you lack humility and 'class', always blaming others. You scare me because for over half of your life you have aligned yourself with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce these radicals who wish to see America fail.. You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the 'blame America ' crowd and deliver this message abroad. You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country where the government sector dominates instead of the private sector. You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a government controlled one. You scare me because you prefer 'wind mills' to responsibly capitalizing on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves. You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that lays the golden egg which provides the highest standard of living in the world. You scare me because you have begun to use 'extortion' tactics against certain banks and corporations. You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals. You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing points of view from intelligent people. You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and omniscient. You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do. You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaugh's, Hannity's, Oreilles and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of view. You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing. Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8 years. Lou Pritchett * * This letter was sent to the NY Times but they never acknowledged it. Big surprise. Since it hit the internet, however, it has had over 500,000 hits. Keep it going. All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing. It's happening right now

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I just saw a pickup truck with two bumper stickers.  One said "Extremely Rightwing"  the other said "Nobama"

 

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Canada unveils new speed bump: optical illusion of a child

Officials in West Vancouver, Canada, apparently aren't satisfied with the driver-slowing properties of traditional speed bumps. On Tuesday, the town unveiled a new way to persuade motorists to ease off the gas pedal in the vicinity of the École Pauline Johnson Elementary School: a 2-D image of a child playing, creating the illusion that the approaching driver will soon blast into a child.

According to Discover magazine, the pavement painting appears to rise up as the driver gets closer to it, reaching full 3-D realism at around 100 feet: "Its designers created the image to give drivers who travel at the street's recommended 18 miles per hour (30 km per hour) enough time to stop before hitting Pavement Patty -- acknowledging the spectacle before they continue to safely roll over her."

You have to wonder if the designers of the "speed bump of the future" considered that drivers might become conditioned to disregard Pavement Patty and her imaginary cohorts, creating something similar to a "boy who cried wolf" effect. Couldn't such conditioning reduce drivers' caution if a real child should cross their path?

Asked whether confusing and/or tricking drivers with such images might create such unintended hazards, David Dunne of the British Columbia Automobile Association Traffic Safety Foundation said that pedestrians need to be just as alert as drivers.

"People tune out. It takes an attitude shift for people to change," Dunne said. "Pedestrians need an attitude shift too. They have to realize that just because they are in a crosswalk doesn't mean they are safe. In fact, most get hit while using crosswalks."

As for drivers who become can't process optical illusions, Dunne argued that they have no business on the road in the first place.

"It's a static image," he said. "If a driver can't respond to this appropriately, that person shouldn't be driving, and that's a whole different problem."

 

Hey Ya'll,  I caught the red-eye out to Seattle last night so I could make it to PUYD's pool party this weekend.  He picked me up at the airport and we had a good converstaion on the way back to his place.  When we got to his house he took time to show me his new swimsuit (he bought it just for the party).  I don't know about ya'll but I really dig it.  What does everyone else think?

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Anyways, party starts at noon so bring your trunks, some soda pop and your latest Apple & ATT gadets, it's gonna be a blast!

 

This is a video of me, TGN1, PoW, Kericr at my house when we found out Deezy was getting the call.

 

 

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New York – Is the Fox News host's event a bold attempt to restore honor to America, a Tea Party-inspired anti-tax event, or merely an orgy of self-promotion? 

Fox News' reliably provocative Glenn Beck is mounting what many consider his boldest move yet: This Saturday's "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington, D.C., which is expected to draw up to 300,000 conservatives. Not only has Beck courted controversy by scheduling this ostensibly "non-political" rally on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have A Dream" speech, he's booked the same location: The Lincoln Memorial. Here's a concise guide to the goings-on:

Why is Beck holding a rally?

Who is speaking?
Sarah Palin is the keynote speaker. Other orators include Beck himself and executives from the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, a charity that provides funds for the surviving children of Special Ops personnel killed in battle. Also featured: Choir performances and "literature distribution."

Wait, Sarah Palin is speaking? I thought this was non-political.
Palin's attendance, and the involvement of Tea Party groups, has prompted suspicions that the event is a conservative anti-tax rally in disguise. Beck insists, however, that the former vice presidential candidate will not be addressing political issues: "Sarah's Palin's role is introducing the heroes of the military, as a mother, not as a candidate." Attendees have been asked not to bring political signs or slogans.

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How many people will be there?
Authorities in the capital say they're prepared for up to 300,000 people. Fellow Fox News host Bill O'Reilly has scoffed at such estimates, promising Beck he'll give up his own show if more than 100,000 people attend. (Some Tea Party groups have distributed a conservative-friendly guide to Washington D.C, warning people to avoid the Green and Yellow subway lines, which cover what the guide's authors suggest are sketchy parts of the city. Alas, says Mike Madden at the Washington City Paper, activists who follow this tip would miss the chance to visit the National Archives, where their "beloved Constitution now resides.")

Are people angry about Beck's choice of date and place?
Civil rights groups have expressed outrage. Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, told CBS News it was "insulting" to King's legacy. Rev. Al Sharpton has also organized a Saturday march through Washington, D.C., to commemorate King's speech, an event supported by the NAACP, the National Urban League, and Martin Luther King III. Sharpton says he began planning his event in April, and that it is "not a countermarch to Beck."  

How does Beck explain the choice of date?
He's shrugged it off as a coincidence, telling Bill O'Reilly that civil-rights critics have nothing to complain about: "Do white people own the legacy of Abraham Lincoln? I don't think they do, and I don't think black people own the legacy of Martin Luther King." Beck has said "divine providence" led him to select the date.

What do pundits make of it?
If this is "divine providence," says Alexander Zaitchik at AlterNet, then clearly God has a "very dark sense of humor." Beck is "the media's boldest manipulator of white racial anxieties, fears and prejudice." Were King alive today, Beck would likely excoriate him for being a "progressive cockroach." But the Fox News firebrand is right that black people don't own MLK's legacy, says Cynthia Tucker at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Dr. King "belongs to America" — and the Bill of Rights he so passionately believed in guarantees Beck the right to his rally, no matter how "odious" civil rights groups think it is. 

According to Beck's website, Restoring Honor is a "non-political event" conceived to pay tribute to our nation's "heroes, our heritage and our future." Attendees will be invited to "pledge to restore honor" to America at the steps of the memorial. Critics have labeled the event "Beckapalooza" and accused the Fox host of trying to pass off a mere self-promotional stunt as a headier endeavor.

 

Sources at the Waffle House -- yeah, we got those too -- tell us Shaq arrived with Hoopz from the VH1 reality show "Flavor of Love" ... and they both saddled up at the counter.

We're told they each ordered scrambled eggs with cheese and a waffle -- and Shaq had an orange juice ... an OJ that would play a key role in the prank when Shaq got up to use the bathroom.

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We're told Hoopz pulled the 'ol "Dump the salt in the OJ" routine -- and when Shaq returned from the can, he took a big, fat sip of the tainted concoction. We're told everybody laughed at the gag ... including the big man.

But the best part of the meal -- when it came time to pay the $20 bill ... Shaq left a $30 tip.

Today is the day I dominate all you fools.  WHY ARE WE DRAFTING DEFENSIVE PLAYERS AND NOT TEAM DEFENSE???

 

 

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In October, it isn't about home run trots. And it isn't about bobblehead days. And it definitely isn't about trade rumors, incentive clauses or your owner's personal psychic.

No sir, in October, it's all about starting pitching, friends.

Dominating starting pitching.

As much of it as possible.

So which teams have that kind of starting pitching as the postseason approaches? That's a question Rumblings aspired to answer this week. So we polled 17 executives of teams around baseball and had them rank the five most October-ready rotations.

Now, not all of these teams will even make it to October. In fact, two of them -- the Phillies and Red Sox -- would be heading for the fishing boats, not Game 1, if the playoffs started tomorrow. But a lot of plotlines can get rewritten in the next seven weeks. So we included all 14 teams that were within five games of a playoff spot, in the loss column, in this poll. And here are the five that made the cut:

 

1. Philadelphia Phillies

Likely October rotation: 1) Roy Halladay, 2) Cole Hamels, 3) Roy Oswalt, 4) Joe Blanton

Amazing how one big trade can change the perception of a group like this. In came Oswalt, and all of a sudden, the Phillies had the rotation that was named by more of our voters (16 of 17 ballots) than any other team in baseball.

Oswalt is 71-25 lifetime after the All-Star break and has never lost a postseason start (4-0, 3.66 ERA). Hamels owns a World Series MVP trophy. And Halladay inspires astonishing big-game faith for a man who has never thrown a postseason pitch. He "makes his team the favorite in almost every game he starts," one AL executive said.

On the other hand, the Phillies still have some scrambling to do just to get to October. And several people we surveyed questioned whether Oswalt was quite the same dominator he was in October 2004 and 2005. Meanwhile, technically speaking, we're not supposed to be discussing bullpens here, but it's tough to overlook the fact that "the Phillies may have the largest gap between quality starting and non-quality relief pitching in baseball," as one scout put it.

Nevertheless, Halladay, Hamels and Oswalt have averaged 6.85 innings per start, more than any other big three in the National League. So at least they're more capable of keeping that bullpen out of the line of fire than just about any other threesome in the game.

 

2. St. Louis Cardinals

Likely October rotation: 1) Chris Carpenter, 2) Adam Wainwright, 3) Jaime Garcia, 4) Jake Westbrook

Is there any one-two tag team you'd rather start a series with than Carpenter and Wainwright -- two guys who have a combined 2.37 postseason ERA?

"Almost all these teams have one dominating guy," one scout said. "This team has two."

But the reason the Cardinals finished just behind the Phillies in this poll is that, beyond those two, there are questions. Garcia has a 4.61 ERA in his past eight starts and has made it beyond the sixth inning only twice in that stretch. And although Westbrook is a representative fourth starter, he also has a 5.60 career postseason ERA.

"Their key," one scout said, "is how well Jaime Garcia finishes the year, and can he be the kind of guy they can slot in between Carpenter and Wainwright in the playoffs. I think they need that third guy."

 

3. Boston Red Sox

Likely October rotation: 1) Jon Lester, 2) Josh Beckett, 3) Clay Buchholz, 4) John Lackey

Like the Phillies, the Red Sox need to figure out a way to get to the postseason or it won't matter a whole lot how October-ready they might be. But if they can sneak in, it's hard not to see the upside in a group that features three men who have started the clinching game of a World Series (Lester, Beckett and Lackey).

The four pitchers in this team's prospective October rotation have pitched in a combined 37 postseason games, have combined for 12 postseason wins and own a spiffy 3.00 October ERA. So they've been there, done this. The question is whether they're as good today as those numbers make them look.

No one doubts Lester anymore. And "Lackey is Lackey," one scout said. But our panel was split on whether Beckett, after all his health issues, can rediscover his big-game magic. And even though one scout said Buchholz "might have the best stuff of all these guys," others had their doubts about his lack of postseason experience and about his readiness for "full exposure" to games like this.

Still, seven voters we surveyed ranked the Red Sox rotation either first or second on this entire list -- and, based on track record alone, with good reason.

 

4. San Francisco Giants

Likely October rotation: 1) Tim Lincecum, 2) Barry Zito, 3) Matt Cain, 4) Jonathan Sanchez

It's always interesting to compile these votes. And one of our biggest surprises was that the Braves' rotation got mentioned by as many of the people we surveyed as the Giants' rotation did.

But we assigned points to each vote based on how high a team was ranked. So the Giants still make our top five because nearly everyone who voted for them placed them in the top three.

The people who love this staff start the lovefest with Lincecum -- a fellow so talented, one AL exec said, that he gives the Giants "a chance to win every game, 1-0." Then there's Cain, "a guy who can get very hot and really pitch great," one NL scout said. And Zito, who has made seven more postseason starts than the rest of this rotation put together (i.e., it's 7-0), "is still capable of dialing up a good game," another scout said.

On the other hand, nearly half our voters left the Giants off their list entirely. "Is Lincecum running out of gas, and can we really trust Zito?" one scout wondered. Another worried about Cain's frustrating habit of running into trouble in his second and third turns through the order -- saying, "It's got to be mental because the stuff coming out of his hand is great."

Nevertheless, the numbers tell us that the Giants have been the most unhittable rotation in baseball (.238 opponent average). And that ought to worry any team that has to visit AT&T Park in October.

 

5. Tampa Bay Rays

Likely October rotation: 1) David Price, 2) Matt Garza, 3) Jeff Niemann (if healthy), 4) James Shields, Wade Davis or Jeremy Hellickson

The Rays just eked by the Yankees in this poll. But we haven't heard this many mentions of the word "health" since the passage of Obama-care.

How are we supposed to know what to make of a rotation that went four months without a missed start -- then dropped two starters (Niemann and Davis) onto the disabled list on the same day? The honest answer is that we might not have any idea how to look at these Rays for weeks. But it tells us something that they still got a ton of top-three votes.

"They've got such a combination of power from both sides," one AL executive said. "They just give you so many different looks."

Price and Garza are turning into "two bona fide No. 1 starters," another AL exec said. Opponents were hitting just .231 off Niemann before his shoulder started throbbing. And if the Rays need to plug in an emergency starter, Hellickson "can fill that void," said one scout who was dazzled by him this month.

But even the panelists who voted for this group admitted they were nervous about it. Several voters made a point of saying they would have ranked the Rays much higher two weeks ago, and not just because Niemann and Davis landed on the DL. Worries ranged from Price's pitch-count issues to the fact the Rays "have worked their starters hard" -- and they have. They've ground far more innings (708) out of their Opening Day five than any other rotation in baseball.

But "I still like this rotation better than the Yankees right now," one scout said. "For reliability, I like this rotation much better."

That's a debate we can easily see raging for the next two months. But the great thing about baseball is that, sooner or later, this will all get settled -- on the diamond, not the debate floor.

Just missed this cut: 6) Yankees, 7) Braves, 8) White Sox, 9) Rangers.

 

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The cast of "Jersey Shore" is said to be close to a deal after going on strike over contract negotiations. While it's unknown whether these increased demands are as high as Snooki's pouf, The Hollywood Reporter says MTV will soon get the gang back for somewhere around $30,000 per episode - a 200 percent increase over last season.

Most of the uber-tan, disgruntled cast reportedly went on strike over the weekend, refusing to shoot new "Jersey Shore" scenes until they got a more lucrative contract deal. MTV was trying to keep most of the "Shore" residents earning $10,000 an episode (i.e., what they made during the already-filmed but yet-to-be-aired second season).

The cast, however, reportedly feels like MTV is tricking them out of money by filming what will essentially be Season 3 and calling it the second half of Season 2. The production company naturally isn't too happy with the strike, and a source close to the show says if push comes to shove, they are willing to dump the cast and start from scratch.

That hard-line approach may not apply to breakout star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, however. MTV has already offered The Sitch a one-time $60,000-$180,000 bonus if he signs on for a possible fourth season. But The Situation, Snooki, and Pauly D are the select few breakout stars MTV is willing to bargain with. As for the rest of the cast, the "Jersey Shore" producers aren't bearing these troubles lightly. "The show is not about famous rich people with managers coming to the Shore," a source told TMZ.

 But "Jersey Shore" does seem to be turning into exactly that, whether the producers like it or not. Even if MTV dumps the cast, whose crazy 'dos and hard-partying ways have become the source of imitation and parody, some "Shore" residents already have other sources of income lined up. More reality show gigs? No, some cast members have turned to a career path that is sure to raise some perfectly plucked eyebrows: writing self-help books.

 The Situation is already set to release a self-improvement (what else?) book called "Here's the Situation." The advice tome will find the muscular "Jersey Shore" star handing down wisdom regarding proper grooming, tanning tips, and hitting the gym to get those ripped abs.

 His fellow "Shore" residents are horning in on the world of letters as well. Jenni "J-Woww" Farley and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro are set to publish "Never Fall in Love at the Jersey Shore" this summer. That self-help book will advise an eager public on how to live "an authentic Jersey Shore" lifestyle, according to Publishers Weekly.

 This move naturally has some critics wondering if "Jersey Shore" fans are interested enough in the inner thoughts of the cast to fork over money for a book. Sure, 4.8 million people tune in to watch the "Shore" stars tan, work, tan some more, and romance strangers, but do those viewers have any interest in taking lifestyle advice from the cast?

 That's an especially hard question for "Never Fall in Love at the Jersey Shore," since it's not even written by the show's most popular members. Then again, the book is set to hit shelves right when new episodes begin to air, so it can piggyback on the publicity for Season 2. Furthermore, according to PopEater's fancy economic calculations, a paperback version would need to entice only 3% of the show's audience into buying the book to break even. And it's fairly conceivable that 3% of "Jersey Shore" devotees do, in fact, read.

MIAMI -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. allowed a deadline for striking a deal on a superfight with Manny Pacquiao to pass without saying anything.

A day later, Mayweather indicated that his stance wouldn't be changing anytime soon.

"I'm not interested in rushing to do anything," Mayweather told The Associated Press.

Appearing in Miami on Sunday as a coach at a charity basketball game hosted by Dwyane Wade and Alonzo Mourning, Mayweather happily fielded questions about the NBA. But when talk turned to boxing -- and Pacquiao in particular -- the fighter known as Money simply wouldn't respond.

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I'm not really thinking about boxing right now. I'm just relaxing. I fought about 60 days ago, so I'm just enjoying myself, enjoying life, enjoying my family and enjoying my vacation.

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Mayweather's camp did not respond to a deadline early Saturday put in place by Pacquiao promoter Top Rank for exclusive negotiations, which has put what could be the richest fight in boxing history in doubt. Mayweather and Pacquiao are clearly the two biggest stars in the sport but have not signed a deal despite months of negotiations.

"I'm not really thinking about boxing right now," Mayweather said. "I'm just relaxing. I fought about 60 days ago, so I'm just enjoying myself, enjoying life, enjoying my family and enjoying my vacation."

Mayweather has appeared at the event Mourning founded known as the Summer Groove in past years, plus has grabbed courtside seats at Heat games during previous trips to Miami. But there was a certain irony to his appearance Sunday: Mayweather was a coach on the bench that the Heat occupy, sitting in the seat that Miami coach Erik Spoelstra uses during games.

Spolestra is of Filipino descent, and is a huge Pacquiao fan.

"I'm supporting all basketball players because I'm a fan of basketball," Mayweather said.

Pacquiao already has agreed to an equitable split of the earnings from the megafight, along with extensive drug testing. The two sides nearly came to terms earlier this year, but the fight didn't happen then because Pacquiao was reticent about blood testing close to a fight.

Pacquiao ended up routing Joshua Clottey before about 50,000 fans at Cowboys Stadium in March, while Mayweather easily defeated Shane Mosley in May.

Although he hasn't spoken directly to Mayweather, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said he believes the former pound-for-pound champion might be reluctant to fight this year because of the legal woes of Roger Mayweather, his uncle and longtime trainer.

Roger Mayweather will go on trial in Las Vegas next month on assault charges stemming from an altercation with a female boxer last year.

If the fight with Mayweather doesn't happen, Pacquiao could fight recently crowned junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, whom he's already defeated, or former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito. Arum said that Pacquiao plans to fight Nov. 13 regardless of the opponent.

As for Mayweather, well, only he seems to know.

"Like I said, I'm just supporting my family and relaxing," Mayweather said. "That's what I'm doing right now."

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UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is ready to retire when he's considered the sport's pound-for-pound best.

Don't worry, though. On a special "Primetime" edition of MMAjunkie Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) this past Friday, St-Pierre said he's not quite there yet.

But the traditional reason for sticking around - fame and money - isn't his primary concern. Doing it his way is.

"People are going to be shocked," St-Pierre said of his tentative retirement plan.

St-Pierre (20-2 MMA, 15-2 UFC) currently is in Las Vegas wrapping up a coaching stint on "The Ultimate Fighter 12" opposite top contender Josh Koscheck (15-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC). The two are expected to meet sometime at the end of the year in a traditional season-ending fight between "TUF" coaches.

Beyond that, he's done some additional planning. In fact, St-Pierre said his potential retirement plan recently came about while he was setting goals for his remaining career.

"Growing up in my career, I always fix my goals very high," he said. "And every time I achieve one of my [goals], I fix another goal to reach. It's important as a martial artist [never to be] satisfied because otherwise there is no point to keep doing what you're doing."

As to what goals remain, there are a few. St-Pierre has achieved what he initially set out to do: become a professional fighter, become a UFC fighter, and finally, become a UFC champion.

Being considered the best overall fighter in the world? That's the one goal he thinks currently is unmet.

That doesn't mean he's complacent, of course. In his second run as welterweight champion, St-Pierre has taken on four consecutive contenders and soundly beaten them all. At the end of the year, he will attempt to tie former champion Matt Hughes' record of five consecutive title defenses when he meets Koscheck.

Still, some fans believe St-Pierre already has cleaned out his division. He's already beaten all the division's top contenders - Koscheck, Jon Fitch, Thiago Alves and Dan Hardy - and some point to a middleweight showdown against current champion Anderson Silva as a final hurdle to the pound-for-pound crown. Silva is still widely considered to be the holder of that unofficial title. St-Pierre knows he could snatch it away by beating him.

But St-Pierre said a move up in weight would likely come near the end of his career, and it won't come anytime soon.

"If I go up in weight, it's going to be hard to go down," he said. "If I put on lean muscle like I already did recently … it's going to be hard to come back down. So it's not like I go up and I go down. I have to be very careful with what I do."

Still, if St-Pierre takes "a couple" of welterweight fights in the next year or two, and if Silva is still the pound-for-pound king at that point, the French-Canadian then would consider moving up to fight him. And if he defeats Silva, that's a win worthy of retirement, he said.

"If one day I fight at 185 pounds for a superfight to know who is the best pound-for-pound in the world, (and) if I reach my goal, then my goal will be reached," St-Pierre said. "There will be no point for me to still compete because I'm not going to have a goal left."

St-Pierre also said he wants to secure his and his family's future before he takes the risk of moving up, though money and fame aren't the driving forces in his career.

"Of course, the money's there," he said. "The difference between me and a lot of fighters … (is that) a lot of fighters fight for the fame. They fight for the money.

"Yeah, the money is there. It's pleasant. The money is there. It's good that I have this security. I have a lot of money now. It's good. But there is a lot of things I can do outside of mixed martial arts … because of the name that I reached with MMA, that the UFC helped me to have.

"The fame is the same thing. I didn't have it in the beginning, and now I have it. But if one day I reach my goal of becoming the best pound-for-pound (fighter) of all-time, it will be time for me to retire. But I don't know right now, at 29 years old, if I want to retire. So it's better I have to stick around."

For more on "The Ultimate Fighter 12," stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

The first wave of the iPhone 4 officially went on sale today and they are flying off store shelves. But some of that first-day fun is being spoiled by reports from frontline customers of issues with the brand new smartphone, including display discoloration and cell reception problems.

 

Users are reporting diminished or lost reception when they touch the stainless steel band around the iPhone 4's middle. This band doubles as the main structural element and the phone's antenna.

 

As evidenced in multiple videos posted to YouTube, when the iPhone 4 is gripped in such a way that skin touches this band, the signal strength bars appearing in the upper left corner of the screen drop within seconds.

 

The phenomenon is similar to that of a person standing near an old-school television antenna. The water-filled human body affects the incoming signal, though in the television's case the signal tends to be improved, Wired reports.

 

On MacRumors, people have reported frequently dropped calls or poor cell reception on their new iPhones. But some reports suggest the latter problem may have more to do with how the signal is displayed on the phone rather than an actual reception flaw.

 

Reception perception

 

The new iPhone is configured to opt for the highest quality signal with the least interference available from a nearby cell phone tower rather than just the strongest signal, Wired reports. The signal strength bar does not reflect the quality aspect, so even if the bar drops to one or zero a call in theory should not be dropped.

 

Multiple reports say Apple is aware of this perceptual bug and plans to have a fix out shortly for it, though no official announcement has been made.

 

Rumors are swirling of a hardware fix involving plastic overlays to prevent skin contact with the steel band, and others say the reception issue is bogus and that Apple just needs to put in place a software fix so the bars "look" higher than they actually are.

Not-so-mellow yellow

 

The other most prominent problem generating reports is yellow spots or lines on the iPhone 4's supposedly super high-quality "retina display" screen. The spots can appear in corners and the thin bands have shown up toward the tops and bottoms of customers' screens.

 

According to reports from users online, people who have called in to Apple about the saffron streaks and spots have been told to swap out their device for a new one next week.

 

Engadget has pointed out a post on AppleInsider that said the yellow discolorations may fade within a couple days, and are a result of a bonding agent drying. Given that Apple has been rushing to fill orders, some iPhones may be fresh off factory assembly lines and the agent has not had time to evaporate properly.

 

Despite these multiple reports of reception and color snafus, tech critics have heaped praise on the iPhone 4. Apple has sold hundreds of thousands already and has had to delay online orders as well as a white version of the phone.

 

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Most sports fans only know one thing about Sam Bowie: He was the NBA draft bust taken one spot ahead of Michael Jordan.

They don't realize that Bowie is proud of the career he had. They don't realize that he's made hundreds of thousands of dollars racing horses after retirement. And they don't realize that there was once a time when the Blazers were more than content with Bowie as a consolation prize after losing a coin toss with Houston for the rights to the 1984 draft's No. 1 pick, Hakeem Olajuwon.

Since Portland already had a backcourt nucleus of Clyde Drexler and Jim Paxson, the team believed Bowie, not Jordan, would be the final piece to winning a championship. The team doctor assured Portland coach Dr. Jack Ramsay that Bowie was sound medically despite missing the entire 1982 and '83 seasons at Kentucky due to a broken left tibia he suffered while — get this — jumping for a photo shoot.

Bowie actually had a solid first season in the NBA, making the All-Rookie Team. But injuries limited the 7-foot-1 center to 38 games the next season. Then it all came crashing down just five games into his third season on Nov. 7, 1986, when Bowie broke his right tibia. The bone broke skin and Bowie himself compared it to someone chopping his leg with an axe.

He missed the rest of the season, and just when he was ready to return the following year, he broke his right leg in the same place during warm-ups of an exhibition game. He missed the entire 1988 season and barely played the following year, after which the Blazers cut their losses and traded him to New Jersey.

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A decent player on some dreadful Nets teams, Bowie continued to be plagued by injuries. Barely anyone noticed when he played his last game in 1995 for the Lakers. But as Jordan continued to collect rings and earn the title of "Greatest Player Ever," Bowie's infamy has grown over the years, and his name is always near the top of lists of the greatest draft busts of all time. 

So just where is Bowie now? He's back in Lexington, Ky., where he's still treated as basketball royalty. And he spends his days following athletes with equally fragile legs as a racehorse owner. He even struck it big by purchasing a harness racehorse named "Before He Cheats" (yes, after the Carrie Underwood song). The horse has won Bowie hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Bowie's reaction to being called the greatest NBA draft bust ever?

"There's a small part of you — and I think it's human nature — that you want to man up, roll your sleeves up, dig your heels in and represent yourself," Bowie said. But, he added, "I personally feel elated that my game was to the point where someone thought of me worthy of the second pick, and I don't feel I need to apologize by any means."

The good news for Kentucky fans is that another Bowie might soon don a Wildcat uniform. His daughter Gabby is already over 6-feet tall and played varsity basketball last season despite being in just the seventh grade. Now, if she can only stay healthy.

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Apple Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) new iPhone might perform a simple task much better than its predecessors: hold a call.

Among the most dramatic design changes in the latest iteration of Apple's smartphone, the iPhone 4, is a stainless-steel antenna that wraps around its sides. The new antenna design constitutes a radical departure from previous iPhone models, which buried the antenna under the phone's shell.

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The new phone, which goes on sale June 24, puts out more radio-frequency radiation than its predecessor, according to Federal Communications Commission documents. That, along with the new antenna, is expected to give the iPhone 4 greater signal strength and reliability.

Apple hopes the new design will counter one of the most common complaints consumers have with the iPhone: dropped calls.

Apple didn't respond to requests for comment.

The elevated radio-frequency radiation meets FCC safety guidelines. Radiation emission from the device is roughly in line with similar smartphones from Palm Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd., according to FCC test results.

Though popular with consumers, the iPhone has been beset with complaints about dropped calls. The problem is so persistent that Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert, an avowed Apple fan, joked recently that the company's new iPad tablet computer was just like an iPhone because "you can't make calls with it."

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At a conference before the announcement of the iPhone 4, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs suggested AT&T Inc., the iPhone's exclusive carrier in the U.S., was to blame for the poor connections. He said the carrier was working to upgrade its network to address the problem.

An AT&T spokesman declined to comment on the iPhone 4's design, but said the company continues to invest in its network.

There is no guarantee that the new design will address the problem. "This is a very difficult thing to do," said Robert Thorpe, an antenna-and-radio-frequency consultant, adding few companies have used such an unorthodox design.

And if AT&T's network remains congested, the new antenna may have minimal impact. Too many customers jockeying for airwaves will inevitably result in some users getting bounced.

Still, Apple's antenna is among the largest available on a cellphone, wireless professionals say, and uses separate parts of the steel band to carry different radio signals. Those include Wi-Fi, GPS and cellular.

Combined with the bigger antenna, the increased energy will likely give the device better signal strength, which should let it hang on to calls better.

"A large antenna has a massive impact on how the device interfaces with the network," said Nielsen telecommunications researcher Roger Entner. Mr. Entner, who has been critical of the iPhone's radio technology in the past, said the new design will be a "massive improvement."

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Per Jayson Stark's Rumblings & Grumblings:

 

From the hilarious parody tweetster @UmpJoeWest, authored by a mystery man who identifies himself only as Not Ump Joe West:

• First prize: "Just had the family over for a cookout. My cousin brought potato salad which we already had, so i tossed him."

• Second prize: "Ken Griffey Jr to announce his retirement. I regret I never got to throw him out of a game."

• Third prize: "If I was calling Galarraga's perfect game bid, I'd change the strike zone to force walks. Too many perfect games. Disgrace."

 

Also, SOMEONE TELL US HOW THE SPICY CHICKEN SANDO IS!?!?!?!?!

Michael Jordan might be retired, but he’s still the most powerful force in the basketball marketing world. He has proved that in the shoe business and now he’ll get his chance on a video game cover.

 

Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports, confirmed to CNBC.com that the Charlotte Bobcats owner will appear on the cover of NBA 2K11, which will hit stores on Oct. 5.

“We’ve made a lot of progress over the past 10 years, but we know we have the best NBA video game ever made here,” Argent said. “So we thought to ourselves how can we embody that and there was only one person on that list who we wanted to have and that was Michael Jordan. Actually getting this done is the most ridiculous win of all-time.”

“Michael’s last appearance in a video game was in 2004 and over that time the video game industry had continued to grow,” said Estee Portnoy, Jordan’s business manager. “We had been hearing that there was demand from the gamers to have him in the game and this came along and made a lot of sense.”

Argent wasn’t ready to talk about specifics of how Jordan would appear in the game other than to say that there will be “some really good surprises.” Argent did however guarantee that the game would be the best selling game in the 10-year history of 2K Sports.

 

That somewhat reminds me of this:

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc will stop offering an unlimited pricing plan for new subscribers to its mobile data services, in a move it says will cut prices for as many as 98 percent of its customers.

The exclusive U.S. provider for Apple Inc's iPhone said the new metered pricing, which takes effect June 7, means the more customers use their phones for web surfing the more they will have to pay.

While pricing for most data users will be $5 to $15 less than the current $30-a-month plan for unlimited usage, prices for AT&T's heaviest will be at least $5 a month higher.

Analysts said the move would likely push bigger rival Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc, to follow suit shortly. Verizon Wireless declined to comment.

Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett said the lower fees for light users was an important step "for public relations" but he noted that this would not help the heaviest users.

"The low end price reduction for light users will reduce - but not eliminate - the inevitable firestorm of criticism from heavy users, who are certain to be the most vocal commentators," Moffett said.

While some web commentators complained loudly about the new pricing, AT&T's mobile chief Ralph de la Vega told Reuters, "It's important we give customers the choice. There are some not signing up for smartphone data plans because they're too expensive," he said.

De la Vega said the new plans would have little impact on its average monthly revenue per user (ARPU), an important measurement for wireless operators.

Current customers can continue to use the company's $29.99-a-month unlimited data plan, but new customers will be shunted to the new plan.

The new plans will start at $15 a month for downloads of 200 megabytes of data. That equals about 400 web pages, 1,000 e-mails with no attachments, posting 50 photos online or 20 minutes of video, according to AT&T.

But if users exceed the 200 megabytes usage they will automatically be charged another $15 for another 200 megabytes. The company said 65 percent of its users use less than 200 megabytes of data per month.

The next tier costs $25 for 2 gigabytes of data, which is ten times more downloads than the 200 megabytes plan. AT&T said 98 percent of its customers use less than 2 gigabytes of data today.

The $25-a-month customers will be charged another $10 for each extra gigabyte of data they download per month.

If the result is fewer downloads from very heavy users, the new pricing plan could potentially also ease capacity constraints that have caused network problems for the company in high usage areas such as New York.

But de la Vega said the new pricing would not change AT&T's efforts to improve its network capacity.

Only a month after its launch the new pricing plans will also impact buyers of Apple's iPad, for which AT&T is also the only U.S. service.

Users of iPad will now be offered $25-a-month plans for 2 gigabytes of data, replacing the current $29.99 unlimited plan for these customers.

AT&T shares were up 18 cents to $24.51 in morning trade on New York Stock Exchange.

(Additional reporting by Ritsuko Ando and Franklin Paul; Editing by Derek Caney)

Jared Allen's trademark mullet is no more ... at least for now.

The Minnesota Vikings' star defensive end, known as much for his hairstyle as well as his ability to get to the opposing team's quarterback, lost his mullet as he gets ready for his upcoming wedding.

"The things men do for love," Allen told Vikings.com.

Allen, who often says his mullet is a "lifestyle," has capitalized on the popularity of his hairdo, selling "Mullet Militia" T-shirts and including a "mullet generator" on his iPhone app, where users can try out the "lifestyle" for themselves.

In a 2009 interview, Allen explained his love and respect for his mullet.

"The mullet isn't just a hairdo. It's definitely a lifestyle. You're carrying on a legacy," he said "If I approach you from the front, it's like, wow, that dude is pretty serious. Then I walk away and you're like, damn, he likes to party. With two Rs."

However, Allen hinted on this Twitter page Wednesday that "The Mullet" might reappear at some point.

"The mullet was trimmed for the wedding but the Moolay is more than just some hair, its a lifestyle! You gotta keep a positive Mullitude..."

Buffeted by privacy snafus and the lingering fallout from a damning, years-old instant messaging thread, Facebook chief exec Mark Zuckerberg switched into full-on damage control Monday, confessing that the sprawling social network had "missed the mark" when it comes to its complex privacy controls — and pledging to do better.

In an open letter published Monday in the Washington Post (whose chairman, Donald E. Graham, just so happens to sit on Facebook's board of directors), Zuckerberg wrote that Facebook has been "growing quickly" and admitted that "sometimes we move too fast."

"Many of you thought our controls were too complex," Zuckerberg's letter reads. "Our intention was to give you lots of granular controls" — uh, you can say that again — "but that may not have been what many of you wanted. We just missed the mark."

Zuckerberg promised, in "coming weeks," privacy controls that will be "much simpler to use" — including an "easy way to turn off all third-party services" that can access your account.

But Zuckerberg wasn't just announcing new privacy features in Monday's open letter; he was also clearly trying to bridge a growing trust gap between Facebook and its increasingly suspicious users, especially in light of reports last week that Facebook (among other social networks) had been passing along user name and IDs to advertisers (including Google's DoubleClick and Yahoo!'s own Right Media) without users' consent. Those privacy loopholes have since been plugged, say Facebook, MySpace and other social networks.

But Zuckerberg is also being dogged by an embarrassing IM thread from when he was a 19-year-old Harvard student, bragging that he'd gathered personal information from thousands of users for the nascent TheFacebook.com. "People just submitted it," Zuckerberg messaged, "I don't know why. They 'trust me.' Dumb [expletive]." (This comes via Silicon Alley Insider.)

 

I get completly paranoid of Papelbon ever since I sat through the Dan Johnson game. Yes, I was at that game sitting next to Dick Vitelle.
Misrable night.

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Sandy's right

This team is herpes. And Im pretty sure I just caught it because Paps just raped my emotions.

I exercise strong self control. I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast

by DocOne on May 17, 2010 8:36 PM PDT reply actions  

 

Every season since Henry & Co took over

I’ve had a moment where I thought “I really, really love this team.” That hasn’t even come close to happening this season. It’s a club of washouts and never-weres with Lester, Drew Pedroia and Youkilis in the middle.

Building Fenway from the ground up - Virtual Fenway

by Sean O on May 17, 2010 9:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Apparently Monday was "Brazen Overtures Towards LeBron James(notes) Day" in New York. That's the only logical explanation for why both the New York Daily News and New York Magazine rolled out their "come to New York, please" packages Monday. I wish someone had told me. I'd have prepared a pot roast.

While the Daily News is offering little more than a Photoshop contest, New York Magazine has a huge feature on why LeBron James should be a New York Knick. Reasons range from LeBron making a billion dollars to the possibility of having a sandwich named after him. It's a fun read, even if some of the basketball talk is a little fishy — for instance, by no measure is Chris Bosh(notes) one of the NBA's top-five rebounders.

But for my money, the best part of the entire package is the revelation that the Knicks hired someone whose entire job is enticing LeBron James to come to New York.

Two summers ago, they hired a guy whose whole job is basically to [get LeBron to New York]. His name is John Gabriel, and he invented the pull-out-all-the-stops, research-intensive approach to free-agent schmoozing when he was general manager in Orlando. Technically, his title is director of pro scouting and free agency, but it really should be "guy in charge of showering love on LeBron James." Gabriel keeps detailed files on your likes, dislikes and habits. He's even been rehearsing for you. Remember last summer, when the Knicks were pursuing free agents Jason Kidd(notes) and Grant Hill(notes)? Those overtures, a Knicks insider told us, were just a recital for the performance you will get. The team never realistically considered signing either of them. When the Knicks dimmed the lights and announced Hill's name on the PA as he came out of the tunnel onto the court during his visit, they were really thinking of you. Gabriel is so good, the plan almost worked too well. Hill's agent told us that Hill gave the offer "very, very serious consideration."

SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was arrested early Thursday after being accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at a Montebello, N.Y., hotel, police said.

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Taylor

 

Taylor, who has a history of drug abuse and runs-in with the law, is being charged with third-degree rape, which involves having intercourse with a minor, the Journal News reported on its website. Ramapo police said Taylor has yet to be formally charged.

Police said they would hold a news conference Thursday afternoon. They did not immediately respond to questions about the circumstances of the arrest and whether Taylor, 51, had a lawyer.

 

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What a shame... 

 

So, this past weekend I went down to Port Charlotte to catch a few games.  Unfortunately, Friday's game was rained out so we were stuck at John Hall's Goal Post Bar watching the Big Ten tourney (Evan Turner is redic, BTW).  Not much happens up to this point, but...

Saturday is a different story.

As everyone knows by now, BJ hit a pair of homers.  One was wind aided but the other, not so much.  What makes the weekend a great story is that his first monster shot landed squarely on my dome.  I was on the phone with my dad when the ball was hit so I was only somewhat paying attention.  I tried to juggle my phone and beer while trying to catch the ball with my left hand.  Bad idea.  As soon as it made contact with my skull I hit the floor like a ton of bricks.

From what I was told the sound of impact was amazing.  The ball shot up over the wall behind me and ended up with some old guy.   After about 10 minutes of my friend begging him for the ball he finally gave in and handed it over.  So then I had to convince the ushers that I did not need medical attention so I could return my seat/table along the OF wall. 

About two innings later, Rick Vaughn (the name alone is sorts of WIN) of the Rays came up to make sure I was okay and asked if I needed anything.  I told him I was fine and there was nothing he needed to do for me.  I told him Stu and I were tight (right, Stu? :-)) so I was not going to ask for anything.  He asked one final time, "Are you sure?" So I gave in and asked if it was possible for Upton to sign the ball.  He said no problem and returned a few innings later with a signed BJ Upton ball.  BJ wrote "Sorry about that" on the ball.

This whole story goes to show that Karma is a bitch.  I'm the guy who usually makes fun of people that get hit with foul/home run balls all the time so I guess it was my turn. Oh well, better me than a kid I guess.

After the game ends we head over to Joe Crakcers for a few tall boys.  My buddy with me is asking everyone if they saw the home runs Upton hit and where the first one landed.  One older guy says "You mean the one that guy wore in the face?"  We all get a laugh out of it then we tell him Upton signed the ball.  He then says "Did you see him sign it?"  We say no.  "Then you have a clubhouse kids autograph because Upton can't read or write." he says.  I'm assuming that he knows this to be fact because of the color of his skin.  FAIL #1.  We also proceed to tell him how the owner of the club was nice enough to donate to my walk for cancer (which you can still donate to...I'm lookin' at you RJ) and he again shows how fantastic of a man he is by asking me "Did he actually give you the check?"  Obviously he did not and after we tell him that he says "Then it wasn't really him.  He pinches every penny he can." FAIL #2.  I assume he knows this to be true because, ya know, he's Jewish.

So that's my wonderful weekend and I hope to be back again this weekend.

Fellow DRB'ers, please join me in the fight against breast cancer!

 

How you ask?  Simple.  I'm walking 60 miles over days in the Susan G. Koman 3-Day Challenge to raise money that will go to breast cancer research.  Please help with a donation!

The 3 Day Challenge will take place over Halloween weekend but the fund raising cut off date is Aug 1.

If you can find it in your heart (and wallet) to donate for the cause it would be greatly appreciated.  Walkers need to raise a min. of $2,300 per person in order to walk so any help would be great.

To donate online please visit my personal page or if you'd rather send a check please let me know and I'll send you my address.  (I need to find out who to make the check out to)

If there are any other questions on how you can help, please let me know.

 

Thank you for your time and let's get back to dick jokes business as usual.  Oh, and feel free to fwd my page to anyone you know that may want to help!

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If you're not familiar with this song, you should be.  It's fantastic.

"Dog Shit"

[*dogs barking*]

[Ol Dirty Bastard]
All y'all bitches put your naps together
And all you niggaz put your dicks together, bitch

[Ol Dirty starts singing]
Hoeeeee! Yah ha heh
De, hayyyy! Ah ha he hay
De, haaaaa! Errr hah hahhhr
Haaaaaaaah He hawww, heahh

She flew in like calm breeze
Tall brown skin her weave like palm trees
I went coconuts
Dipped my Dunkin' between your Donut
Don't want it if it ain't no slut, bitch!
Fathership touch ground, like fly on soup
Don't invite me I tear the fuck down
White ones cut my toupee!
Seventh day rester, or scream play
I slump MC slay, it ain't nuttin to bust ass
Bullet him, get him fast
Bitch I don't break out, blast to the next rash
The dog piss on MC's like trees
Got meals but still grill that old good welfare cheese

[Ol Dirty sings again]
Hoeeeeee!
Yeah, hayyyy! Dedicated to all you bitch ass niggaz
De, haaaaa And you bitch ass niggarettes
Bitch! Hoeeeeee! Motherfuckers!

[RZA] Let that bitch go!

Shame on a nuh, who tried to step TUH
the Ol Dirty Bas, put my foot up your UHH
Bitch, you walk around with your bra too tight
It's alright, you still gon' get fucked tonight
Hoeeeeee!

[Method] Stankin ass hoes!

You're the type of bitch don't appreciate sheeeit
Never had sheeeit, so you won't be sheeeeit
That pussy there, couldn't satisfy a hair
on my body, treat me like a lolli and slob me down
*SLURP, SLURP* I'm Doo Doo Brown! Hehahahaha
Tossed salad, oh you in some shit now
Callin me a dog, well leave a dog alone
Cause nothin can stop me from buryin my bones
in the backyard, of someone else's house
Ol Dirt Dog, but I'm not dog out
Here comes Rover, sniffin at your ass
But pardon me bitch, as I shit on your grass
That means hoe, you been shit-ted on!
I'm not the first dog that's shitted on your lawn

[crazy drunken ass ODB singin again]

Hoeeeee! Yeah, heyyyy, de haaaaa
Hoe, ohhaowwohh!
Hoeeeee, de heyyyy
(This is dedicated to all y'all bitches)
De, haaaahhhh
Hoeeeee! Yeah, heyyyy, de haaaaa
Ahahaahaaah

Fuck y'all

I'm going to go ahead and put the odds on the Bulls laying an egg tonight at 80%.  What say you?