Once upon a time, this Ussuri tiger would have inspired awe and wonder, and now its just fodder for youtube
LAUGH ALL YOU LIKE, IT STILL HAS MORE RAW POWER THAN ANY MAN ALIVE.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Judge rules inmate 'bitten on penis by rodent' may sue
A New York man who says a rat bit his penis during a jail stay may sue county officials, a judge has ruled.
Peter Solomon, who said he later had to endure a course of rabies jabs, says jailers knew the ward in which they placed him was infested with rodents.
He says the jail was negligent and mistreated him because he is black.
Lawyers for Nassau County sought to have the suit dismissed. Among other arguments, its experts said they saw no evidence of serious injury.
Rodent problem disputed
In February 2007, Mr Solomon, a Vietnam veteran who says he has been treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, was jailed in the Nassau County Correctional Center near New York City, pending trial on charges he had menaced his wife.
He was transferred to a medical observation unit amid worries he was mentally ill. In court documents obtained by the BBC, he claims at night a rat "or similar rodent" emerged from a hole in his mattress and bit him on the penis and hand, drawing blood.
Mr Solomon, 54, claimed the county was indifferent to his treatment and failed to protect him from the vermin, and sued for damages.
County officials said they were shielded from lawsuits because they had acted in an official capacity, they were unaware of substantial risks, and they disputed the notion that a rodent problem existed in the jail.
They also noted the wound did not require stitching and argued that his injuries were merely psychological.
"The parties dispute whether the rodent was a mouse or a rat, whether Solomon was bitten or scratched, and the nature and extent of his injuries," US District Judge Arthur Spatt wrote.
He ruled on Thursday the suit may proceed.
Peter Solomon, who said he later had to endure a course of rabies jabs, says jailers knew the ward in which they placed him was infested with rodents.
He says the jail was negligent and mistreated him because he is black.
Lawyers for Nassau County sought to have the suit dismissed. Among other arguments, its experts said they saw no evidence of serious injury.
Rodent problem disputed
In February 2007, Mr Solomon, a Vietnam veteran who says he has been treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, was jailed in the Nassau County Correctional Center near New York City, pending trial on charges he had menaced his wife.He was transferred to a medical observation unit amid worries he was mentally ill. In court documents obtained by the BBC, he claims at night a rat "or similar rodent" emerged from a hole in his mattress and bit him on the penis and hand, drawing blood.
Mr Solomon, 54, claimed the county was indifferent to his treatment and failed to protect him from the vermin, and sued for damages.
County officials said they were shielded from lawsuits because they had acted in an official capacity, they were unaware of substantial risks, and they disputed the notion that a rodent problem existed in the jail.
They also noted the wound did not require stitching and argued that his injuries were merely psychological.
"The parties dispute whether the rodent was a mouse or a rat, whether Solomon was bitten or scratched, and the nature and extent of his injuries," US District Judge Arthur Spatt wrote.
He ruled on Thursday the suit may proceed.
Ricky Gervais digs himself into irreversible hole as 2011 Golden Globes host ?
Never has the concept of "less is more" been more richly illustrated than by host Ricky Gervais' virtual disappearance from the second half of Sunday night's Golden Globes Awards.
Well, I thought it was funny
LIST OF WINNERS:
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Christan Bale for The Fighter.
Actress in a TV Series – Drama: Katey Sagal for Sons of Anarchy.
Supporting Actor in TV Series, Mini-Series or TV movie: Chris Colfer for Glee.
Actor in a TV Series – Drama: Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire.
TV Series – Drama: Boardwalk Empire.
Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3.
Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right.
Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Melissa Leo for The Fighter.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Colin Firth for The King’s Speech.
Motion Picture – Drama: The Social Network.
Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Natalie Portman for Black Swan.
Well, I thought it was funny
LIST OF WINNERS:
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Christan Bale for The Fighter.
Actress in a TV Series – Drama: Katey Sagal for Sons of Anarchy.
Supporting Actor in TV Series, Mini-Series or TV movie: Chris Colfer for Glee.
Actor in a TV Series – Drama: Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire.
TV Series – Drama: Boardwalk Empire.
Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3.
Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right.
Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Melissa Leo for The Fighter.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama: Colin Firth for The King’s Speech.
Motion Picture – Drama: The Social Network.
Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Natalie Portman for Black Swan.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
RUMOUR MILL
Alex Ferguson is set to rest Howard Webb for todays trip to Spurs
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| Webb and his team-mates celebrate together |
Actress Susannah York dies at 72
British film and stage actress Susannah York died on January 15, at the age of 72, after a battle with bone marrow cancer.
She was born Susannah Yolande Fletcher and when she was 13 she was expelled from school for swimming naked in the facility’s pool.
BBC News reported that she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1958, winning the Ronson Award for most promising student.
York won a Bafta and received an Oscar nomination for her role in the 1969 film They Shoot Horses Don’t They. She won the award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in the 1972 film Images.
The Guardian reported that her most memorable performance was when she played a young lesbian in the film adaptation of the hit play The Killing of Sister George (1969). The movie’s extended lovemaking scene was so explicit that it was X-rated and banned in several locations.
She had roles in Tunes Of Glory (1960), Tom Jones (1963), A Man For All Seasons (1966), Battle Of Britain (1969), The Maids (1974) and Zee and Company (1972), as well as a television production of Jane Eyre (1970).
She played Superman’s mother in Superman (1978), Superman II (1980) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987).
She was born Susannah Yolande Fletcher and when she was 13 she was expelled from school for swimming naked in the facility’s pool.
York won a Bafta and received an Oscar nomination for her role in the 1969 film They Shoot Horses Don’t They. She won the award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in the 1972 film Images.
The Guardian reported that her most memorable performance was when she played a young lesbian in the film adaptation of the hit play The Killing of Sister George (1969). The movie’s extended lovemaking scene was so explicit that it was X-rated and banned in several locations.
She had roles in Tunes Of Glory (1960), Tom Jones (1963), A Man For All Seasons (1966), Battle Of Britain (1969), The Maids (1974) and Zee and Company (1972), as well as a television production of Jane Eyre (1970).
She played Superman’s mother in Superman (1978), Superman II (1980) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987).
Friday, January 14, 2011
UNTITLED SPIDER-MAN REBOOT
FIRST PIC
Born in the United States to Anglo-American parents, he moved to England when he was aged four and was brought up in Epsom in Surrey.
Won the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the 2006 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Shared the 2007 London Theatre Critics Circle Most Promising Newcomer Award with Connie Fisher.
Won the 2004 Manchester Evening News Most Promising Newcomer Theatre Award for his performance in "Kes" at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Trained at the Central School of Speech & Drama, graduating in 2004.
2008: Named as one of European films' Shooting Stars by the European Film Promotion Board.
One of Variety Magazine's '10 Actors to Watch' (2007).
Also in the cast are Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy), Martin Sheen (Uncle Ben), Sally Field ( Aunt May), Dennis Leary (George Stacy) and Rhys Ifans (Dr Curt Connors/The Lizard).
Release date - July 2012
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Andrew Garfield |
Won the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the 2006 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Shared the 2007 London Theatre Critics Circle Most Promising Newcomer Award with Connie Fisher.
Won the 2004 Manchester Evening News Most Promising Newcomer Theatre Award for his performance in "Kes" at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Trained at the Central School of Speech & Drama, graduating in 2004.
2008: Named as one of European films' Shooting Stars by the European Film Promotion Board.
One of Variety Magazine's '10 Actors to Watch' (2007).
Also in the cast are Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy), Martin Sheen (Uncle Ben), Sally Field ( Aunt May), Dennis Leary (George Stacy) and Rhys Ifans (Dr Curt Connors/The Lizard).
Release date - July 2012
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Man marries pillow
True love can take many forms. In this case, it has taken the form of a Korean man falling in love with, and eventually marrying, a large pillow with a picture of a woman on it.
Lee Jin-gyu fell for his 'dakimakura' - a kind of large, huggable pillow from Japan, often with a picture of a popular anime character printed on the side.
In Lee's case, his beloved pillow has an image of Fate Testarossa, from the 'magical girl' anime series Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha.
Now the 28-year-old otaku (a Japanese term that roughly translates to somewhere between 'obsessive' and 'nerd') has wed the pillow in a special ceremony, after fitting it out with a wedding dress for the service in front of a local priest. Their nuptials were eagerly chronicled by the local media.
'He is completely obsessed with this pillow and takes it everywhere,' said one friend.
'They go out to the park or the funfair where it will go on all the rides with him. Then when he goes out to eat he takes it with him and it gets its own seat and its own meal,' they added.
The pillow marriage is not the first similarly-themed unusual marriage in recent times - it comes after a Japanese otaku married his virtual girlfriend Nene Anegasaki, a character who only exists in the Nintendo DS game Love Plus, last November.
Lee Jin-gyu fell for his 'dakimakura' - a kind of large, huggable pillow from Japan, often with a picture of a popular anime character printed on the side.
In Lee's case, his beloved pillow has an image of Fate Testarossa, from the 'magical girl' anime series Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha.
Now the 28-year-old otaku (a Japanese term that roughly translates to somewhere between 'obsessive' and 'nerd') has wed the pillow in a special ceremony, after fitting it out with a wedding dress for the service in front of a local priest. Their nuptials were eagerly chronicled by the local media.
'He is completely obsessed with this pillow and takes it everywhere,' said one friend.
'They go out to the park or the funfair where it will go on all the rides with him. Then when he goes out to eat he takes it with him and it gets its own seat and its own meal,' they added.
The pillow marriage is not the first similarly-themed unusual marriage in recent times - it comes after a Japanese otaku married his virtual girlfriend Nene Anegasaki, a character who only exists in the Nintendo DS game Love Plus, last November.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wins the inaugural Fifa Ballon d'Or
Lionel Messi has become the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or at a glittering award ceremony in Zurich.
Argentina star Messi was selected ahead of Barcelona team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta, who both won the World Cup with Spain last summer.
Messi, 23, scored an astonishing 60 goals for club and country in 2010 and is regarded by many as the most gifted player of his generation.
The FIFA Ballon d'Or was created following the merging of France Football magazine's European Footballer of the Year prize with the FIFA World Player of the Year gong.
As such, it is awarded based on votes cast by journalists from around the world and coaches and captains of national teams.
Messi was the holder of both titles and therefore joins former Brazil strikers Ronaldo and Rivaldo and France legend Zinedine Zidane as a multiple winner of the latter accolade.
Alfredo Di Stefano, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Kevin Keegan, Michel Platini, Marco van Basten, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Ronaldo are the only other men to win the Ballon d'Or more than once.
Messi also became the first player to be awarded the prize in a World Cup year without having won the tournament for the first time since 1994 (when non-Europeans were ineligible).
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Jose Mourinho Wins 2010 FIFA Coach Of The Year Award
Jose Mourinho has been named the best manager of 2010 by FIFA after leading Inter Milan to the Scudetto, Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League title last season. The "Special One" beat out Spain manager Vicente del Bosque, who won last summer's World Cup, and Pep Guardiola, Barcelona's boy wonder who took Barca to the Spanish title last season.
Now at Real Madrid in Spain's La Liga, Mourinho left Inter Milan after the club's most successful season in their history. Currently second in La Liga only behind rivals Barcelona, Mourinho has again transformed a side in need of something different, something special.
While over taking Barcelona as Spain's best club looks to be a difficult feat, Mourinho has Madrid qualified for the Champions League round of 16, in striking distance of Barcelona for top spot and has Madrid playing some of the best football in Europe.
A brilliant man manager, tactician and manipulator of the media, Mourinho has succeeded at multiple clubs across Europe in year's past including Portugal's Porto (UEFA Champions League title in 2004, multiple times League and Cup winner), England's Chelsea (winner of the Premier League twice and multiple Cup winner) and recently, last year's Inter success.
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Argentina star Messi was selected ahead of Barcelona team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta, who both won the World Cup with Spain last summer.
Messi, 23, scored an astonishing 60 goals for club and country in 2010 and is regarded by many as the most gifted player of his generation.
The FIFA Ballon d'Or was created following the merging of France Football magazine's European Footballer of the Year prize with the FIFA World Player of the Year gong.
As such, it is awarded based on votes cast by journalists from around the world and coaches and captains of national teams.
Messi was the holder of both titles and therefore joins former Brazil strikers Ronaldo and Rivaldo and France legend Zinedine Zidane as a multiple winner of the latter accolade.
Alfredo Di Stefano, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Kevin Keegan, Michel Platini, Marco van Basten, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Ronaldo are the only other men to win the Ballon d'Or more than once.
Messi also became the first player to be awarded the prize in a World Cup year without having won the tournament for the first time since 1994 (when non-Europeans were ineligible).
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Jose Mourinho Wins 2010 FIFA Coach Of The Year Award
Jose Mourinho has been named the best manager of 2010 by FIFA after leading Inter Milan to the Scudetto, Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League title last season. The "Special One" beat out Spain manager Vicente del Bosque, who won last summer's World Cup, and Pep Guardiola, Barcelona's boy wonder who took Barca to the Spanish title last season.
Now at Real Madrid in Spain's La Liga, Mourinho left Inter Milan after the club's most successful season in their history. Currently second in La Liga only behind rivals Barcelona, Mourinho has again transformed a side in need of something different, something special.While over taking Barcelona as Spain's best club looks to be a difficult feat, Mourinho has Madrid qualified for the Champions League round of 16, in striking distance of Barcelona for top spot and has Madrid playing some of the best football in Europe.
A brilliant man manager, tactician and manipulator of the media, Mourinho has succeeded at multiple clubs across Europe in year's past including Portugal's Porto (UEFA Champions League title in 2004, multiple times League and Cup winner), England's Chelsea (winner of the Premier League twice and multiple Cup winner) and recently, last year's Inter success.
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