August 7, 2012

A special speaker has been scheduled for the GOP convention:

RT @LOLGOP: BREAKING:
Sheriff of Nottingham to speak at the Republican convention.

http://twitter.com/PaulBegala/statuses/232901021322592257

heh!

August 7, 2012

Abby Wambach's brains provided crucial assist to U.S. women's soccer's comeback against Canada

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On Tuesday, she helped the Americans dramatically defeat Canada 4-3 in an Olympic semifinal with her brains, guile, and gamesmanship by delivering a crucial and controversial refereeing decision that left the Canadians crying.

It was no secret Canada's strategy against the deeper, more talented Americans was to slow the game down. That included, Wambach said, having goalkeeper Erin McLeod hold the ball as long as possible, even over 15 seconds at times during the first half. Soccer rules say the goalkeeper must get rid of the ball within six seconds.

During the second half, with the U.S. frantically trying to speed up the game while attempting multiple comebacks, Wambach began running near referee Christiana Pedersen and counting off the seconds that McLeod held the ball. She said she often got to 10 and into even the teens.
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The last time came in the 78th minute, with Canada trying to milk a 3-2 lead. McLeod made a save, and Wambach began counting again. "I got to 10 seconds right next to the referee, and at 10 seconds she blew the whistle," Wambach said.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--abby-wambach-s-brains-proved-to-be-big-assist-to-u-s--women-s-soccer-s-comeback-against-canada.html

Smart! Either it's a rule or it's not.
The article says that the Canadian goalkeeper was signaled repeatedly by the official to speed it up.
The call was rare, but not out of the blue. Unbeknownest to the fans, Wambach was continually reminding the referee of the delaying tactic.

August 7, 2012

Then and Now: London 1948 and London 2012

Opening Ceremony:


Olympic Village:


More: http://www.london2012.com/photos/galleryid=1366814/#london-1948-opening-ceremony-1369063

Britain hadn't really begun to recover from WWII. It was a miracle they held the Olympics.

August 7, 2012

Comparison: Missy Franklin (swimmer) and Shawn Johnson(gymnastics)

The long and short of it.
I didn't really comprehend the difference in size until I saw this picture. Reading about heights doesn't do justice to the difference.

August 6, 2012

Mars Curiosity tweets first description of landscape:

@whisper1111:
nasa describes mars surface as wyomingesque except more open minded

Heh!

August 6, 2012

Poetic Justice For Man charged in Olympic bottle throwing incident

LONDON (AP) Olympic officials on Monday sharply criticized a man who was arrested for allegedly throwing a plastic bottle onto the Olympic track before the men's 100-meter final, but officials and competitors said the unpleasant incident did not affect the showcase event.

Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London organizing committee, said there would be "zero tolerance" for anti-social behavior.

"Throwing a bottle on to the field of play is unacceptable, it's not just unacceptable at an Olympics Games but at any sporting event and anybody who does that will be removed," he said.

Coe said there was some "poetic justice" involved because the suspect had been sitting next to a judo star who hit him after he allegedly threw the bottle Sunday night. Coe cautioned, however, that he was not supporting a vigilante response.
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http://www.nbcolympics.com/knbc/news-blogs/track-and-field/london-police-arrest-bottle-thrower-at-100m-final.html

Hope she won a medal.
You never know who might be watching besides Santa.

August 6, 2012

For all those shites having the vapors about Serena's C-walk at Wimbledon,

here is Brent Barry doing his version at an NBA 3-Point contest.

I won't judge his efforts, but her critics can STFU! I didn't hear wailing when Barry did it before the youth of our nation.
We will survive and learn some new steps if we are able.

August 6, 2012

Opening scene to 'The Newsroom' (Wow, just wow!)

I don't watch this show, but this is a hell of a statement!

August 4, 2012

Hillary toon:

http://juanitajean.com/

Heh!

August 3, 2012

Parents Accused Of Forcing Kids Into Plastic Boxes

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio couple were charged this week with punishing their three children by forcing them into plastic boxes sealed with duct tape and only a square cut in the top for air.

The children, ages 5, 6 and 8, were crammed into the boxes as punishment June 16 at the family home in Steubenville while the parents went to the grocery store and left two uncles at home with them, a prosecutor said. A friend of the family arrived at the house, got the children out of the boxes and contacted police.

The children "were all basically demonstrating (for authorities) that they were curled up in the fetal position, laying in their backs," prosecutor Jeffrey J. Bruzzese said.

The children were in the boxes for about 15 to 30 minutes, with square holes cut out of the lids to expose the top part of their faces. There was no indication they had been put in the boxes before, but it was part of a cycle of abuse by the parents that included having weights dropped on their feet, Bruzzese said.

The children have been removed from the home and are in good health, the prosecutor said.
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CHILDREN_IN_BOXES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

That should be their punishment.