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Before you send the children off faculty|to high school|to highschool} these days you will need to form certain school is open, notably if you reside within the Northeast. an enormous snowstorm might create for a really happy Halloween indeed for tiny children hankering for a snow day.

Several faculties across the Northeast U.S. closed for a snow day once the record snowstorm hit the region over the Halloween weekend. It’s reported to be one among the earliest and heaviest snow falls In October for a minimum of the past century. And one among the earliest faculty snow days ever recorded.

The storm reportedly dumped the maximum amount as thirty inches in some areas, left over six million while not power however the Associated Press reports that variety dropped to around 3 million these days. The storm is claimed to possess caused the deaths of a minimum of eight individuals.

Massachusetts was hit the worst prompting the governor to issue a state of emergency. elements of latest York, New Jersey and Connecticut were slammed still.

The Epoch Times reports “several public faculties within the Portland and East Hampton areas of Connecticut were reported to be closed for all of Monday. The Worchester Telegraph reported that many faculties districts within the space of Worchester, Massachusetts, were closed for all of Monday still. an outsized variety of colleges in northern New Jersey (particularly within the counties of Essex and Morris) and dozens of colleges in ny town are closed these days still.

Call ahead or log onto your school’s web site or the native news web site to form certain category is in session these days.

School Closings Due To Snowstorm: A Very Happy Halloween!

Some would possibly say that Nick Diaz blew his golden chance for UFC 137 when he did not show up to 2 press conferences and got yanked out of the most event.

In the larger image, Diaz came back to the UFC with simply the maximum amount hearth and vigor as he was expected to own, and ended up with a dominant win over a legend in B.J. Penn, in what is also his final fight within the Octagon.

A assured Diaz virtually caused his fight with B.J. Penn to happen twenty four hours earlier at the weigh-ins when the 2 fighters butted heads and had to be separated. This was when per week where each Diaz and Penn showed the utmost respect for every alternative.

Once it had been fight time but, neither fighter gave the impression to be a devotee of the opposite.

Diaz came out aggressive early, however found himself on his back courtesy of a B.J. Penn takedown. Penn was robust and quick within the early a part of the fight, controlling Diaz along with his boxing and slipping in shots when stuck within the clinch.

Everything modified when spherical 2 began.

In his traditional fight mode, Diaz plodded forward and commenced to throw his signature boxing combos that apparently grasp no finish. The Stockton, Calif. native blasted away at Penn with combos that never extremely over-involved because the Hawaiian began to bleed from his nose and his eye swelled up sort of a balloon.

Penn never fell, however he definitely wasn’t feeling sensible when Diaz simply blitzed him with punches to the top and body.

The final spherical saw a additional active Penn, who tried his best to fireplace back in little bursts whereas it had been obvious that his cardio was failing him. Diaz simply sat back and waited for Penn to slow and then cracked him time and time once more with jabs then unloading the occasional rib shaker body punch.

When the ultimate horn sounded each fighters were bloody, however Diaz held his hands high in victory whereas a broken and overwhelmed B.J. Penn looked dejected in defeat.

The scores all went in Diaz’s favor and also the former Strikeforce champion, who was originally purported to face UFC champion Georges St-Pierre, didn’t waste any time calling him out when the fight.

“Where you at Georges? Where you at mother (expletive)?,” Diaz screamed.

“I don’t assume Georges is hurt, i feel he’s scared. i feel he’s scared to fight everyone immediately. Where you at Georges?”

The cameras at UFC 137 found St-Pierre with a smile on his face and he created a motion as if to mock Diaz that he was truly scared to fight him.

When his attention turned to B.J. Penn, Diaz was terribly respectful and gave credit to a fighter he said he found to and was a devotee of for several years before Saturday night.

“B.J.’s the man, I invariably loved watching him fight,” Diaz said.

The most surprising moment of UFC 137 could have return when Diaz finished talking as a result of as UFC commentator Joe Rogan approached a bloody B.J. Penn, his words were spackled with finality.

“Hats off to Nick Diaz, he’s the person. Joe, this is often in all probability the last time you’re ever planning to see me in here. i need to perform at the highest level. That’s it,” Penn said.

“I’ve got a daughter, another daughter on the manner, I don’t need to travel home trying like this. I’m done.”

The heat of the instant could play a region during this, however if Penn’s resolve stays an equivalent he walks away called one among the best and preferred fighters to ever grace the UFC cage.

Nick Diaz meanwhile can possible continue his verbal assault on UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, however he could ought to expect a jiffy to truly confront him within the cage as a result of Carlos Condit can get following crack at the title within the early a part of 2012.

UFC 137 Results: Diaz Wins with Punishing Performance, Penn Calls it a Career

No, it is not your imagination. you actually have waited longer to urge that further hour of sleep this year.

In fact, Daylight Saving Time (DST) involves an finish on the morning of Sunday, November 6, after you move the clocks back one hour. Or, you forget to maneuver the clocks back one hour and end up at work an hour early before the workplace lights are even turned on.

The extended DST began back in 2007, once the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005 came into impact and also the clocks were set back one hour on the primary Sunday of November rather than the last Sunday of October, reports International Business Times. They conjointly modified the beginning of DST to the second Sunday of March from the primary Sunday of April.

There's been variety of conflicting reports regarding what quantity energy is saved from Daylight Saving Time. Back within the 1970's, studies showed we tend to saved I Chronicles of energy nationally, that was an enormous motivation for adopting DST. On the one hand, states like California argue the energy savings are negligible. however another report printed in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Energy concluded four weeks further of daylight savings time may conserve one.3 trillion watt-hours per day, enough to power one hundred,000 homes for a year, reports Scientific yank.

Though Benjamin Franklin initial came up with the thought in 1784, TimeandDate.com explains, DST wasn't used till World War I to conserve energy. The U.S. observed year-round DST throughout World War II and implemented it throughout the energy crisis within the 1970's, notes the Scientific yank.

Not everybody across the U.S. observes Daylight Saving Time, together with Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, yank Samoa, Guam and also the Northern Marianas.

A post by Chris Kline on ABC15.com discusses why most of Arizona does not observe the time change: "According to an Arizona Republic editorial from 1969, the rationale was the state's extreme heat. If Arizona were to watch Daylight Saving Time, the sun would keep out till nine p.m. within the summer (instead of eight p.m., find it irresistible will currently)."

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I'm terribly happy for Marc Rzepczynski. he is been a favourite of mine for a short time currently, i'm glad he gets a hoop. He pitched in twelve playoff games. In four World Series game, he pitched a pair of.2 inning allowed a pair of hits, no runs and four strikeouts. Octavio Dotel additionally pitched in twelve playoff games, finishing with a a pair of.61 ERA over ten.1 innings. Edwin Jacksonwas 1-1 in four postseason starts, with a 5.60 ERA.

The other former Jay pitcher, Chris Carpenter went 4-0 within the playoffs with a three.25 ERA. He additionally went 2-0 within the World Series and, course, won game 7.

David Freese was voted the globe Series MVP. He additionally won the NLCS MVP and set a post season record with twenty one RBI.

In our World Series contest, the sole ones to guess that the Cards would win in seven were yellowalman, blueandwhite and Carm. sixty eight runs were scored within the series, yellowman guessed sixty seven runs thus he wins the DVD. Congratulations yellowman, you've got three business days to send me an email thus we are able to get you your DVD. Carm was shut too, guessing seventy one runs, simply missing by three runs.

Congratulations St. Louis Cardinals World Series Champs

19 year old Harold Wayne Lovell left his home on South Pulaski Road in Chicago in 1977, 25 years ago to look for work in the construction industy and vanished.

Lovell, tall and thin with long sandy blond hair was thought to have been a victim of the notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy who between the years of 1972 and 1978 who murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young . Tim Lovell, Harold’s brother, theorized that Harold and Gacy crossed paths while Gacy did construction work at a fast-food restaurant in Aurora, Illinois.

But he was wrong.

The Cook County sheriff’s office, had recently reopened the Gacy’s case in an effort to identify eight long-unidentified victims of Gacy’s and the Lovell’s contacted them in hopes of finally being able to put Harold to rest through DNA samples and another shot at investigating what really happened.

According to Sheriff Tom Dart, more than 120 families have emailed the sheriff’s department or called a hotline to learn if they qualify for the testing that could link them to the DNA of one of those unidentified victims.

Approximately 70 of them, Dart said, are “right in our target zone, agewise and locationwise.” That is, their missing family member fits the profile of most of Gacy’s victims: between 14 and 21 or so when last seen, and either living or working where Gacy was known to meet his victims. Harld was thought to be one of them.

After weeks of looking into Harold Lovell’s possible connection to Gacy they stumbled upon a police booking photo online that showed Harold Lovell was alive and well, although sometimes in trouble with police, in South Florida.

Before dawn Tuesday, the family was reunited, with Harold Wayne Lovell getting off a Greyhound bus and stepping into the embrace of his sister and brother, an unexpected yet happy ending to their lengthy quest.

“I never felt wanted at home, so I left,” Harold said. “I’ve gone from having nothing to having all this.”

John Wayne Gacy was convicted of 33 murders and sentenced to death . He was executed in May 1994.

Take notice parents. You never know what you have till you think you lose it.

Supposed Victim Of John Wayne Gacy Found Alive And Well 25 Years Later

It is difficult to estimate how many lives Bernie Madoff ruined. His Ponzi scheme created paper losses of $64.8 billion and cash losses of $18 billion. Those affected included friends, family members, offshore hedge funds, thousands of middle-income investors and university endowments. Charities that Madoff donated to had to close. When he was arrested in December 2008, his sons Mark and Andrew were accused of participating in the scam. Two years later, Mark hanged himself from a pipe by a dog leash in his New York apartment. His two-year-old son was asleep in the next room.

This Wednesday, the Madoff scandal hit the headlines again when his wife, Ruth, told reporters that she and her husband had attempted suicide on Christmas Eve, 2008. Her account is disputed by a security guard who left the couple at seven o’clock that evening and says he can’t remember “anything unusual” in their behaviour. Either way, the suicide attempt failed. Ruth said she was “glad to wake up” from a long sleep the next day. “I’m not sure how I felt about [Bernie] waking up,” she added.

Historians might dub Bernie Madoff “the face” of the Credit Crunch. His private Ponzi scheme was a metaphor for the appalling abuses that the financial institutions carried out before their bubble burst in 2007: lending money to people who couldn’t afford the repayments and burying bad debt in clever accounting. During his career, Madoff helped popularise hedge fund investments, computerise NASDAQ trading and encourage specious derivatives. But Madoff was neither an Ivy League sophisticate nor a gangster. His crimes were committed with a touch of everyday banality. He got away with them for so long because his victims wanted to believe in him and he never failed to deliver a return. His scam was less a damning indictment of the absence of regulation than of a culture obsessed with easy money.

In her excellent book Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, Diana B Henriques dates the Ponzi scheme back to the 1970s. Madoff, the son of a plumber, got himself a law degree and set up a securities firm in 1960. His father-in-law referred wealthy friends to him and, over time, the firm developed an unpublicised “investment management and advisory division”. Madoff promised competitive returns on all investments regardless of market fluctuations. To the non-economist, that’s the equivalent of promising someone that it’ll never rain. Throughout the 1970s, when the stock market crashed and soared, every investor in Madoff’s firm saw a steady, above-average return on the money they put in. Some returns were calculated and promised before the investment was made. What is astonishing is that no one publicly asked how this was possible until 1999, when financial analyst Harry Markopolos informed the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it was mathematically impossible to achieve the gains Madoff claimed to deliver. He said that it took him “five minutes” to work this out.

According to Henriques, Bernie got away with it not because he was a good salesman but because he was a bad salesman. His technique applied the rule of reverse psychology. He never chased clients and never pitched. His manner was quiet and unimpressive. Disappointingly, for one of the greatest thieves in history, Bernie was apparently quite dull. Henriques infers that investors thought Madoff didn’t need their money. He maintained that appearance by swearing them to secrecy and avoiding investments from people who were directly related to one another. No one ever realised how many people were pouring money into Bernie’s big pot. Nor, from his modest style, did they notice how absurdly wealthy he was. The family owned a yacht, four homes and $9.9 million in art.

This is not to deny that Madoff’s victims were victims, or that they were expertly conned. But the con took place in a cultural environment wherein people had come to believe that it was possible to get a never-ending return with no real sweat and effort. That was partly the fault of unfettered capitalism and greedy Republicans. But what is interesting is that Madoff liked the Democrats more. Beneficiaries of his philanthropy included the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Senator Charles E Schumer (Dem) and Senator Chris Dodd (Dem). That’s appropriate considering the Democratic Party’s role in the deregulation of financial industries in the 1990s. It was also the Democrats who blocked attempts to better regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2005. We now know that Obama got more than $125,000 in campaign contributions from Fannie and Freddie employees and political action committees. Dodd, the former Senate Banking Committee chairman, received more than $165,000.

In 1973, the British Prime Minister Edward Heath denounced the tycoon Tiny Rowland as the “unacceptable face of Capitalism”. Rowland’s specific crime was investing in the racist regime in Rhodesia, but the phrase stuck as a description of businessmen who embody the essential amorality of the profit motive gone wild. In the case of Madoff, it is equally apt. He flourished in a culture of fraud, lubricated by self-deception and lavish lobbying. It wasn’t limited to private enterprise, but was inculcated in social programs and corporate welfare. Our tragedy is that this culture is still very much with us. Obama’s bailout and big spending has done nothing to challenge the post-1960s attitude that wealth can be manipulated or redistributed rather than honestly made. That’s what both the Tea Party and the Wall Street protesters are angry about.

Bernie Madoff is the unacceptable face of the way we do capitalism

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Turkey, killing at least 45 people in one town alone as buildings collapsed, Turkish media say.

The quake struck near the city of Van, where Anatolia news agency said at least 50 people were injured.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office said there had been damage and deaths in Van but gave no firm figure.

Turkey is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes because it sits on major geological fault lines.

Two earthquakes in 1999 with a magnitude of more than 7 killed almost 20,000 people in densely populated parts of the north-west of the country.

'We need medics'

The earthquake struck at 10:41 GMT (13:41 local time) with its epicentre 16km (10 miles) north-east of Van, the US Geological Survey said.

It was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, also centred north of Van, including two of magnitude 5.6.

The main quake was at a depth of 20km, the USGS said.

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People are helped from the rubble of collapsed buildings in a village near the city of Van, Turkey - 23 October 2011

In pictures: Turkish earthquake

Turkish television said 45 people had been killed and 150 injured in the town of Ercis - some 60km north of Van.

Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said 25-30 buildings had collapsed in Ercis and 10 had collapsed in Van.

According to the Turkish Red Crescent, 25 buildings containing flats and one housing a dormitory had collapsed in Ercis, AP said.

Zulfikar Arapoglu, the mayor of Ercis, told NTV: "There are so many dead. Several buildings have collapsed, there is too much destruction."

"We need urgent aid, we need medics," he is reported by the Associated Press news agency as saying.

'Voices'

Television pictures from Van showed damaged buildings and vehicles crushed by masonry, with panicked residents spilling into the streets.

Local official Veysel Keser said: "Many multi-floor buildings, hotels and a dormitory were collapsed."

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"We can hear voices from the collapsed buildings," AFP news agency quoted him as saying.

Rescue workers are scrambling to remove people from the rubble, before nightfall brings temperatures down close to 0C.

Initial reports of damage and casualties have been hard to come by, with the earthquake cutting telephone and electricity lines.

The head of Turkey's seismology institute said hundreds of people may have been killed.

"We estimate around 1,000 buildings are damaged and our estimate is for hundreds of lives lost. It could be 500 or 1,000," said Mustafa Erdik, the general manager of the Kandilli Observatory.

The BBC's David O'Byrne, in Istanbul, said more search and rescue teams were being sent from other parts of the country.

Hakki Erskoy, from the Turkish Red Crescent, said aid teams from the north and east of Turkey were being sent to the earthquake-hit area.

He said camps were being set up to shelter people and blankets, food and water were being sent along with mobile kitchens.

Military aircraft were being deployed to help with the rescue and relief efforts, Mr Erskoy told BBC World News.

Magnitude Earthquake 7.2 has hit eastern Turkey

By Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, October 23, 6:05 AM

SEPANG, Malaysia — Italian rider Marco Simoncelli died of chest, head and neck injuries Sunday after crashing and being hit by two other riders at the Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race. He was 24.
Race organizers said Simoncelli was sent to the medical center at the Sepang circuit for treatment but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

“He was already unconscious when the medical team arrived,” said MotoGP medical director Michele Macchiagodena. “We attempted to resuscitate him but failed. He died 45 minutes later.”
The race, the second to last of the season, was canceled.
Simoncelli died a week after Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed in a 15-car accident in the IndyCar finale at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Simoncelli lost control of his Honda at turn 11 four minutes into the race, but his bike regained partial grip and swerved across the track and into the path of American Colin Edwards and Italian Valentino Rossi.
Simoncelli’s helmet was ripped off in the collision and he lay motionless on the track. He had been fourth at the end of the first lap. The other two riders were unhurt.
The Italian’s death was first fatality in MotoGP since Japan’s Daijiro Katoh died from injuries sustained at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix. The number of deaths in MotoGP since it was founded in 1949 is now at 47, MotoGP said.
Last year, Japanese teenager Shoya Tomizawa died after crashing in a Moto2 race at San Marino.
Race director Paul Butler said circumstances surrounding Simoncelli’s accident would be investigated.
Sepang circuit chairman Mokhzani Mahathir voiced his condolences and said it was unfortunate that a death occurred for the first time since the circuit opened in 1999.
“We had our standard operating procedure ... this is one-of-a-kind freak incident where the helmet came off and I am sure (motorcycling body) FIM and MotoGP will be looking into this,” he said.
Newly crowned MotoGP champion Casey Stoner said that he feared for Simoncelli after seeing video of the crash.
“As soon as I saw the footage it just makes you sick inside,” the Australian told the British Broadcasting Corporation. “Whenever the helmet comes off that’s not a good sign.”
The Italian motorcycling federation canceled all events planned for Sunday at the Mugello circuit near Florence.
The Italian Olympic Committee said it would honor Simoncelli by requesting a minute of silence at all Sunday’s soccer matches, with AC Milan, his favorite team, planning to don armbands in his memory.
Italian Olympic Committee President Gianni Petrucci said Sunday marked the saddest day of his presidency.
“Life is sacred; you shouldn’t die at age 24 just for a race,” ANSA news agency quoted him as saying.
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Italian rider Marco Simoncelli killed in Malaysian MotoGP

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The actor who appears as Spock in the new Star Trek movies and who also starred in TV's Heroes, made the revelation in a new interview about his work on Broadway.
Quinto, 34, won raves in Angels in America, a revival of the Pulitizer Prize-winning play set in the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
PHOTOS: Stars Who Have Come Out As Gay
It was “the most challenging thing I’ve ever done as an actor and the most rewarding” he told New York magazine.
"And at the same time, as a gay man, it made me feel like there’s still so much work to be done, and there’s still so many things that need to be looked at and addressed.”
PHOTOS: Hollywood’s Gay & Bisexual Community
Quinto has played numerous gay roles in the past and has been active in gay causes but he's never previously addressed his own sexual orientation.
He played a gay character on Tori Spelling’s TV show So NoTORIous, and another on the new F/X series, American Horror Story.
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In the interview, Quinto took a look at the growing number of states where gay marriage is now legal while at the same time gay teens are being bullied to the point of committing suicide.
"As a gay man I look at that and say there’s a hopelessness that surrounds it, but as a human being I look at it and say ‘Why? Where’s this disparity coming from, and why can’t we as a culture and society dig deeper to examine that?’ We’re terrified of facing ourselves.”
Quinto's next movie is the financial thriller Margin Call, opening Friday.

Zachary Quinto: 'I'm Gay'

The Texas Rangers have reached the World Series for the second straight season. They’re an offensive beast of a team (third in scoring in the AL) with a pitching staff that also ranked among the league’s best in 2011. And they did it with a middle-of-the-pack payroll.
So you’re finally ready to jump on the bandwagon, yes? But just who are these American League champions?
Let’s start with manager Ron Washington. One may question some of his decisions, but there’s a lot more to leading a Major League Baseball team than handling in-game tactics. You’ve got 25 highly paid professional athletes to keep happy and motivated and playing up to their potential for a long season. The Rangers have improved their win-loss record every season during Wash’s tenure, and of course have won two straight AL pennants after having only ever won a single playoff game in their history before last year. The man deserves credit for this success. Read Michael J. Mooney’s article from our April issue for all you need to know about Wash.

Next up, you’ve got Michael Young. He’s basically “Mr. Ranger” — the franchise leader in games played, hits, doubles, and triples. He was upset last winter (demanding he be traded) after the Rangers acquired Adrian Beltre and Mike Napoli because he didn’t see how he was going to fit into the everyday lineup. But he ended up with the second-most plate appearances on the team. Both he and the Rangers seem happy they weren’t able to trade him away.
Josh Hamilton has been the Rangers best player over the last few years, though he broke his arm and was out for a spell this season. He won the American League MVP award in 2010. When an accident claimed the life of a fan at the Ballpark earlier this year, I remember hearing many expressions of sorrow that it was Josh Hamilton, of all people, who tossed the ball into the stands which led to the tragedy. I think that’s because we know how Hamilton has had to overcome serious drug addiction and because he seems truly remorseful about the person he used to be. Can’t help rooting for the guy.
Mitch Moreland — I hope the relatively young first baseman has a long and productive major league career, because he really does need to keep his day job.
Elvis Andrus — The young shortstop is a dynamic force on the bases. He also needs to keep his day job.
Ian Kinsler — The second baseman is one of the few Rangers who rocks the long socks.
Adrian Beltre — He was the Rangers’ big free-agent signing after they failed to land the Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Who Shall Not be Named. He’s been a big defensive upgrade at third base and another great offensive threat in their already packed lineup. He doesn’t like to have his head touched. I mean, really.
Nelson Cruz — You may have heard about the awesome American League Championship Series he had. It’s unbelievable that a hitter so potent would be batting seventh in the lineup, but that’s how good these Rangers have been offensively this season. And if they end up facing off against the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series, remember that Milwaukee could have had him.
Mike Napoli — If the Los Angeles Angels were a team run by rationality rather than the gut instincts of Mike Scioscia, Napoli would have been behind the plate in Anaheim this year. Instead the Angels gave up the best offensive catcher in the baseball this year and kept the worst offensive catcher. Napoli was the best hitter in the American League during the second half of the season. And I still want this T-shirt.
C.J. Wilson — He’s better at life than we are.
Derek Holland — I think it makes him look like Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel, but his mustache has surged in popularity. So maybe he’s hoping to land himself a Taco Bell commercial.
Colby Lewis — Hey, Richie Whitt, look here. The guy was able to take paternity leave to witness the birth of his child in April, and it didn’t cost the Rangers anything really.
Matt Harrison — Let’s take a moment to appreciate this fact: In the middle of 2007, the Rangers traded away star first baseman Mark Teixeira. As only part of the haul they received in return, they got starting pitcher Harrison, closer (and last year’s AL Rookie of the Year) Neftali Feliz, and shortstop Elvis Andrus. All three are key members of the AL champs. Where is Teixeira? Sitting home with the rest of the ousted New York Yankees.
David Murphy — He also rocks the socks.
Craig Gentry — The dude can fly around the bases.
The Bullpen — Feliz, Alexi Ogando (who made the All-Star team as a starter this year and looks like he’s from Easter Island), Scott Feldman (with his impressive playoff beard) and the rest have been generally terrific in the playoffs when the Rangers starters have not been quite as sharp as they were most of the season.
At this writing, we don’t know whether the Rangers will face the St. Louis Cardinals or the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series that starts Wednesday, but they’re bound to be the favorite in either case. Rangers in 5.

Texas Rangers in the 2011 World Series: A Bandwagon-Jumping Fan’s Guide

IndyCar Driver Dan Wheldon died in Las Vegas today after his car crashed during a massive 15-car accident during the Las Vegas Indy 300.

Wheldon's car went airborne after hitting another car during Lap 12, then apparently caught part of the catch fence just outside of Turn 2.
IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard announced Wheldon's passing, saying, "IndyCar is very sad to announce that Dan Wheldon has passed away from unsurvivable injuries. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family today."

Wheldon won the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011.

Dan Wheldon Dead at 33

Move over, Will and Kate! In a dazzling ceremony, which made the Western tradition of white wedding dress look quite boring (I mean, come on, just take a look at those shoes!), the fifth Dragon King of Bhutan, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married his commoner bride Jetsun Pema:

The young monarch was adorned with Bhutan's Raven Crown in 2008, after his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated the throne, inheriting a Himalayan nation of nearly 700,000 that had just made the transition to democracy. In Bhutan, he goes by the affectionate moniker of “The People's King.” In Thailand, he's been dubbed “Prince Charming.”
The king looked pleased at the announcement of his wedding, which, according to media reports, will take place in October. “People might think that my queen should be highly educated, beautiful and the best of the best,” he said, grinning. “Jetsun Pema is a kind-hearted girl who is very supportive and whom I can trust. I cannot say how she might appear to the people, but to me, she is the one.” Not just “the one,” but the only one, it seems. Lucky girl. The king's father was married to four sisters.

Bhutan Royal Wedding

David Ortiz recently hinted that the offseason could get even more tumultuous for the Red Sox. The designated hitter, who will be eligible for free agency after the World Series, suggested to ESPN's Colleen Dominguez that he would fit into the Yankees’ culture.
"It's great from what I hear," he said. "It's a good situation to be involved in. Who doesn't want to be involved in a great situation where everything goes the right way?”
Ortiz says there's "too much drama" in Boston these days and acknowledged that he's thinking about moving on. “I don't know if I want to be part of this drama for next year."
Ortiz projects as a Type A free agent, which means teams will have to surrender a top pick to sign him if he turns down an offer of arbitration from the Red Sox. The 35-year-old completed his ninth season in Boston with 29 home runs and a .309/.398/.554 line.
The Yankees don't need a designated hitter this offseason. Alex Rodriguez and Jesus Montero could DH on a semi-regular basis and manager Joe Girardi could also use the spot to provide tired or banged up players with a partial day off.

David Ortiz Talks Yankees, Red Sox

Comedian Chris Tucker is facing foreclosure on his stunning Florida mansion after the bank filed papers alleging he owes more than $4.4 million on the home he purchased for $6 million in 2007.
Best known for his starring role in the blockbuster hit Rush Hour movies, Tucker co-starred with Jackie Chan in the films, which grossed over $450 million in international sales.
The wise-cracking actor purchased the 10,000 square-foot waterfront home on Lake Apopka, Florida in the high end enclave Bella Collina and it has many high end amenities like a basement designed like a pirate ship with a wooden deck, mast and sail, five bedrooms, a personal spa in the master suite, three fireplaces, and an outdoor kitchen overlooking a pool according to the Orlando Sentinel.
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The IRS imposed an $11.5 million lien on the home in 2010 in an effort to collect federal taxes from Tucker, and the court documents obtained by the Orlando Sentinel showed that his mortgage payment on the mansion was $25,812.50 a month. Tucker’s home is now assessed at a paltry $1.6 million.
According to the Times Union, Tucker’s scheduled comedy show on October 16 in New York has been canceled because of “unforeseen circumstances.”

Chris Tucker May Lose $6 Million Home To Foreclosure

No USC football this weekend. I might cry.
The connection between junior quarterback Matt Barkley and sophomore wide receiver Robert Woods is, in a word, beautiful. But I won’t be able to see these Trojans try to break another offensive record Saturday.
What about the high praise showering freshman wide receiver Marqise Lee? I won’t be able to hear that either from USC coach Lane Kiffin.
But no game Saturday probably also saves me from a heart attack the way these first five games have played out.
Despite the criticism and speculation from lamenting fans and students, USC is 4-1 heading into the bye week. It still has a fair share of problems to correct — namely on defense — but wins are wins, and, at this point, that in many ways is all that matters.
With an extra week of preparation before its bout with the Golden Bears in the Bay Area, there is football outside of USC football.
Not only can USC pay attention to game film, but it can also watch other Pac-12 games that have further implications affecting itself and its possible Heisman candidates in Barkley and Woods.
Here’s a viewer’s guide to this weekend sans USC football:

Conference positioning in Salt Lake City

After disposing of USC and Oregon State at home, Arizona State travels to Salt Lake City for the first time in 34 years and for its first Pac-12 road game.
Picked to finish second behind USC in the South division, the Sun Devils might have their hands full. Their only loss this season came on the road at Illinois and they have lost 10 of their last conference road games. One stat favoring Arizona State, however, is that they have won seven straight meetings against Utah. The two teams, however, have not played each other since 1993. This matchup has conference title implications as well. Though USC cannot compete in the inaugural Pac-12 championship game, it still has a shot at the South division title. The Sun Devils hold the tiebreaker over USC, but a Utah win would give USC an outside shot at taking the division if Arizona State can fall for the first time in Pac-12 play.

Root for UCLA?

With that said, and as weird as it sounds, I might have to root for the powder blue Bruins this weekend. UCLA stands at 1-1 in conference play, good for third place in the South division behind Arizona State and USC. The Bruins take on Washington State at home Saturday. And if the Bruins, favored by 5.5 points, can win, this would set off a frenzy. Yes, UCLA wins but its win complicates matters halfway through the season.
If Arizona State loses, there would be a three-way tie for first place in the South division among the Trojans, Sun Devils and Bruins. Optimistic? Yes, but anything is possible.

Woods’ Heisman watch

What more can be said about Woods? The Serra standout has seemingly done it all this year. He broke a USC game-high record with 17 receptions against Minnesota and he fell five yards short of tying the Trojans’ single-game record for receiving yards against Arizona last weekend. Through just five games, he is 10 receptions and 45 receiving yards shy of tying his totals as a freshman. And he already has tied the number of touchdowns he scored last year.
Still, he has not garnered much attention as a possible Heisman candidate.
Other possible wideout candidates playing this weekend include Oklahoma’s Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon, Notre Dame’s Michael Floyd and Western Michigan’s Jordan White. Woods, however, is outproducing all of them. The only knock against Woods? Broyles and Blackmon play for national title-contending teams. Voters will surely take that into account if a wide receiver were to be invited to New York at the end of the season.

USC might not be playing this weekend, but plenty of storylines are out there affecting the Trojans. If this season were to get any crazier — and it has been quite the ride through five games — Utah and UCLA could make things interesting halfway through the season for USC.
At least I have something to look forward to this weekend.

What to watch for without USC football

Kristin Cavallari was surprisingly eliminated from Dancing With the Stars this week. She's taking it pretty well, but that doesn't mean she's not surprised and upset.

The 24-year-old scored high marks and praise from the judges, tallying 24 out of 30 points Monday. But despite finishing tied for third (out of 10), she's out the door.

"I'm really sad," Kristin Cavallari admitted. "But, I'd rather go out on top and have people be shocked than be like, 'Thank god she's leaving, it's about time.'"

"It was the best experience I've ever had. I could not be happier."

As for why she was voted off? "It is what it is," she laughed. "That's the thing with Dancing with the Stars, you never know. It's clearly not a dance competition!"

Sentimental favorite Chaz Bono, whose mom Cher vowed to cheer him on in person next week if her son made it, survived despite a second straight week in last.

Despite her own elimination, Cavallari is definitely on Team Chaz:

"Chaz is so cute! I think he's great and he tries so hard, and I loved watching him dance every week. It's inspiring, and it's sweet, and I hope he does really well!"

The week was also a net positive for Kristin. Jay Cutler, who cheered her on during Monday's show, has reportedly reconciled with the former star of The Hills.

Kristin Cavallari on Dancing With the Stars Elimination: Clearly It's Not a Dance Competition!

Tributes for Steve Jobs

(Reuters) - The death of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs prompted an outpouring of comments and tributes from political, technology, entertainment and business leaders. A selection:

BILL GATES, MICROSOFT CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN

"Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives. The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor."

MARK ZUCKERBERG, FACEBOOK FOUNDER AND CEO, ON FACEBOOK

"Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you.

BOB IGER, CEO OF WALT DISNEY CO

"Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined. Steve was such an 'original,' with a thoroughly creative, imaginative mind that defined an era. Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started."

MITT ROMNEY, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL, ON TWITTER

"Steve Jobs is an inspiration to American entrepreneurs. He will be missed."

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, FORMER CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, ON

TWITTER

"Steve lived the California Dream every day of his life and he changed the world and inspired all of us."

INVESTOR MARC ANDREESSEN

"Steve was the best of the best. Like Mozart and Picasso, he may never be equaled."

PAUL ALLEN, CO-FOUNDER OF MICROSOFT

"We've lost a unique tech pioneer and auteur who knew how to make amazingly great products. Steve fought a long battle against tough odds in a very brave way. He kept doing amazing things in the face of all that adversity. As someone who has had his own medical challenges, I couldn't help but be encouraged by how he persevered."

MICHAEL DELL, CEO OF DELL INC

"Today the world lost a visionary leader, the technology industry lost an iconic legend and I lost a friend and fellow founder. The legacy of Steve Jobs will be remembered for generations to come."

LARRY PAGE, CEO OF GOOGLE, ON GOOGLE+

"He was a great man with incredible achievements and amazing brilliance. He always seemed to be able to say in very few words what you actually should have been thinking before you thought it. His focus on the user experience above all else has always been an inspiration to me."

STEVE CASE, FOUNDER OF AOL, ON TWITTER

"I feel honored to have known Steve Jobs. He was the most innovative entrepreneur of our generation. His legacy will live on for the ages."

JEFF BEWKES, CEO OF TIME WARNER

"The world is a better place because of Steve, and the stories our company tells have been made richer by the products he created. He was a dynamic and fearless competitor, collaborator, and friend. In a society that has seen incredible technological innovation during our lifetimes, Steve may be the one true icon whose legacy will be remembered for a thousand years."

DICK COSTOLO, CEO OF TWITTER, ON TWITTER

"Once in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesn't just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of measurement. #RIPSteveJobs"

ARTHUR SULZBERGER, CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK TIMES CO

"Steve Jobs was a visionary and a wonderful friend of The New York Times. He pushed the boundaries of how all providers of news and information interact with our users. I am among the many who deeply regret his passing."

JOHN RICCITIELLO, CEO OF ELECTRONIC ARTS

"Steve was one of a kind. For many of us working in technology and entertainment, Steve was a new kind of hero that lead with big, bold moves and would not settle for less than perfection. He is the best role model for a leader that aspires to be great."

SPIKE LEE, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/ACTOR, ON TWITTER

"VISIONARIES are always called CRAZY in the beginning. A VISIONARY sees things that everybody else says is IMPOSSIBLE, sees a World that People can't invision (sic)-MAC, IPOD, IPAD, IPHONE, ITUNES and PIXAR. I have nothing but Love for Mr. Jobs and Apple, they have always given me and my films L-O-V-E. Peace and Blessings to his family."

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