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Hopefully will land on his feet, really enjoyed watching him at Fieldhouse.

Officials at Duke University say "security concerns" were part of the reason to reverse plans to allow a Muslim call to prayer to sound from a campus chapel bell tower. Plans changed because the Durham, North Carolina, school's effort to "unify was not having the intended effect," Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, said in a statement Thursday. "Duke remains committed to fostering an inclusive, tolerant and welcoming campus for all of its students," Schoenfeld said. Duke reverses decision to allow Muslim call to prayer - CNN.com

A trip to a Florida gun range left a National Guard soldier in tears when the face of her own brother was found being used as target practice by Miami police. The extremely disturbing sight, showing a then-18-year-old Woody Deant with bullet holes in his eye and forehead, joined several other booking photos entirely of African American men, Deant's outraged family told NBC Miami. Miami police defends use of mug shots in target practice - NY Daily News

This is going to be a tad long, if you need to run errands or use the bathroom, now is the time. :lol2: So I know my review will be in minority, I always seem to be. I know there are plenty of people that may see it this weekend, sometime in future or even wait till DVD, don’t worry, no spoilers from me. First off, I haven’t read his book and honestly if you haven’t, it doesn’t really matter. His life and tragic death do put a face on film, but this could be about anyone going through this experience. We have all seen movies that focus on atrocities of war, seen a movie about what military life, war and long deployment can do to families. We have seen films with cardboard villains, Braddock and Rambo screaming ‘MURICA as they save innocent people from tyranny. We have seen movies that focus on the “enemy” that despite our cultural differences, they too have families and lives that are torn apart by war. We have seen movies that focus on boot camp, seal training and how difficult it can be, we have seen movies that show our characters as young children and what happened to put them on the path they are walking as an adult. We have seen movies about people growing up with those who served or saw those towers fall and drove them to join the military. What I just explained is around 7 different movies and this film tries to cover all the bases and just comes across as disjointed with no clear point of view and suffers because of it. It truly doesn’t know what it wants to be, ends up being a cookie cutter, paint by number, generic film that could have been far more. I’m not saying this is a bad movie and I understand why Eastwood chose this, because if you had primarily spent time on one part of his life, people would be upset they didn’t show more of this or that. That is why I love the movie Unbroken so much, many people were upset that 2nd half of his life was virtually ignored, but that’s a separate movie, it had a clear narrative, know what it wanted to say and went about it. Cooper’s performance is good, there are so many different emotions that must be conveyed, I can only imagine how difficult it was trying to bring to life the many facets that made up Chris Kyle. Alright, this is already too long, but the most powerful scene for me is what others have mentioned, the end credits. This isn’t a Marvel situation, so you won’t have to wait 10 minutes, but stay for the first half of the credits. We have all see how our country comes together in times of despair, the credit scene shows that. Despite what leads most newscasts, I think people in general are good and will genuinely help another if possible. Living in Saginaw, Michigan a city that is routinely listed in top 5 FBI most dangerous cities, I have had random strangers offer me rides in poor weather. For those that don’t know me, I don’t drive and will usually walk where I need to go. On one occasion, I was walking in pouring rain, a lady pulled up and gave me an umbrella. Seeing the credit scene delivers home just how strong we can all be. If anyone has actually taken time to read all this, thank you and I’m sorry, I tend to be chatty.

A heroin-addicted FBI agent ingested the evidence against at least 28 alleged drug dealers, leading the agency to dismiss dozens of charges—and as many as 150 defendants could go free as a result, the Washington Post reports. If someone could fix headline, should read FBI agent. Thank you. http://gawker.com/addicted-fbi-agent-snorts-evidence-against-dozens-of-al-1679871848

That's exactly how it comes across.

Louis Gossett Jr coming off Academy Award performance in Officer and a Gentleman, he follows that up with Jaws 3D. Course you could thrown in all those Iron Eagle sequels.

The San Francisco 49ers will promote defensive line coach Jim Tomsula to head coach, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The 46-year-old Tomsula, who has spent the past eight years as San Francisco's defensive line coach, would replace Jim Harbaugh, who parted ways with the Niners on Dec. 28 to become the new coach at the University of Michigan. The Niners missed the playoffs for the first time under Harbaugh by going 8-8 this season en route to a disappointing third-place finish in the NFC West. Jim Tomsula to be promoted to San Francisco 49ers head coach - ESPN

According to Nichole Andler, chief of Interpretation at Great Basin: The rifle, exposed for all those years to sun, wind, snow and rain, was found leaning against a tree in the park. The cracked wood stock, weathered to grey, and the brown rusted barrel blended into the colors of the old juniper tree in a remote rocky outcrop, keeping the rifle hidden for many years. Engraved on the rifle is “Model 1873,” identifying it distinctly as a Winchester Model 1873 repeating rifle. The serial number on the lower tang corresponds in Winchester records held at the Center for the West at the Cody Firearms Museum in Cody, Wyoming, with a manufacture and shipping date of 1882. But the detailed history of this rifle is as yet unknown. Winchester records do not indicate who purchased the rifle from the warehouse or where it was shipped. Great Basin National Park | National Parks Traveler

Rather fun to search Twitter for Kentucky Virginia and see outcry over situation. Rather amusing and a great way to kill time. :lol2:

I don't get it, only ticket that would ever be worth that much would be World Series. With the secondary market, you can get a ticket to just about anything for well under 1,000. Well, Super Bowl is around 2,000, but that wouldn't be norm of course.

According to realtimerpi.com they will hit it right on the nose before post season. Who knows how they compile these scores, but it can be fun to look at.

That's how Miami got back in game against Virginia. Virginia up near 20 to start 2nd half, Miami starts chucking and making 3's, that lead dwindles to nothing and a dog fight rest of the way.

Jack Del Rio is expected to become the next head coach of the Oakland Raiders. Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that the Raiders are expected to finalize the deal as early as today. Report: Raiders expected to hire Jack Del Rio today | ProFootballTalk

After seeing Miami play Virginia, I figured they would win a big game or two, but never expected this. My goodness.

Just feel they caught lightning in a bottle with Murray. That kept poor defense off the field and Romo from having to do everything himself.

Mason County 15-11 end of 1 Mason County 33-25 halftime Mason County 51-38 end of 3

There has to be some reward for a solid season, but I would be stunned if they don't fall back to 7-9 or 8-8 next year.

For those who have wondered whether Kelvin Cochran, the sacked Atlanta fire chief, would become the face of the fight over religious liberty bills in the state Capitol — we’ve got your answer. Supporters of Cochran argue that the fire chief was sacked last week for writing in a self-published book that homosexuality is a perversion. In a press conference to explain the dismissal, Reed said the fire chief had not gone through the proper channels before publishing his book, and had left the city open to discrimination lawsuits. Religious conservatives to march on Atlanta City Hall | Political Insider blog

You knew someone was going to pay for it, figure that whole staff will end up elsewhere.

An arrest warrant was issued for a 9-year-old boy in Idaho who’s accused of stealing a pack of gum. The child failed to appear in court because relatives had no way of getting him to the courthouse, and so a warrant was issued. Has our “justice” system gone too far? Arrest warrant issued for 9-year-old boy who stole a pack of gum! | EpicTimes

Please, take him, we will thrown in Lance Briggs at no charge. :lol2:

Oh okay, not living in the area, wasn't sure just how many people were/are using that service.

The buses cost about $990,000 each and are being provided by Proterra Inc., of Greenville, S.C. Porterra to date has produced fewer that 40 of the ZeroBuses. Barker said a combination of federal and state grants is covering about 80 percent of the cost of the 10 coaches, with local matching money to cover the rest. Barker said TARC hopes to make up some of the local share through advertising on the ZeroBuses. As was the case with the trolleys, the operation of the ZeroBuses on the trolley circuit will be underwritten by funds from the Louisville Downtown Partnership, the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Kentucky State Fair Board and TARC, officials said. The diesel-fuel-powered trolleys are the highest-polluting vehicles in TARC's fleet. Barker said most of the current 20-passenger trolleys in use are nearly 10 years old and have about 450,000 miles on them. TARC replacing trolleys, going electric While I'm all for helping the environment, do they have ridership that can justify that cost??

No disrespect Guru, but they are 15-0. I think most can agree this isn't the greatest team ever assembled in the history of organized basketball, but they are doing exactly what is expected, winning. They get knocked out in 1st or 2nd round of NCAA, then we can revisit underachieve. I think it was best summed up in the recent final score thread by someone. Kentucky "falls" to 15-0.