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Jails across the country have become vast warehouses made up primarily of people too poor to post bail or too ill with mental health or drug problems to adequately care for themselves, according to a report issued Wednesday. The study, “Incarceration’s Front Door: The Misuse of Jails in America,” found that the majority of those incarcerated in local and county jails are there for minor violations, including driving with suspended licenses, shoplifting or evading subway fares, and have been jailed for longer periods of time over the past 30 years because they are unable to pay court-imposed costs. The report, by the Vera Institute of Justice, comes at a time of increased attention to mass incarceration policies that have swelled prison and jail populations around the country. This week in Missouri, where the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer stirred months of racial tension last year in the town of Ferguson, 15 people sued that city and another suburb, Jennings, alleging that the cities created an unconstitutional modern-day debtors’ prison, putting impoverished people behind bars in overcrowded, unlawful and unsanitary conditions. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/us/jails-have-become-warehouses-for-the-poor-ill-and-addicted-a-report-says.html

Madison police last week roughed up a 57-year-old Indian citizen who was walking on the sidewalk outside his son's home, leaving the older man temporarily paralyzed and hospitalized with fused vertebrae. "He was just walking on the sidewalk as he does all the time," said his son, Chirag Patel, this morning. "They put him to the ground." No crime had been committed. Madison Police on Monday issued a statement saying the department had suspended the officer and were investigating the use of force in this case. The police statement wished the man a "speedy recovery." Grandfather visiting Alabama from India stopped by police while taking walk, left partly paralyzed | AL.com

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - A House subcommittee has approved a measure that would temporarily close South Carolina State University to allow the school to correct its finances. The Higher Education and Technical Colleges subcommittee approved the measure on a 3-1 vote Tuesday afternoon. The bill still must go to the full House Ways and Means committee, and potentially the entire House, for consideration. Another House panel met later in the day to discuss the matter further, but after nearly an hour of conversation, tabled their work until Wednesday. If approved, the school would shut down July 1st, would remain closed for the entire 2015-2016 school year, and would reopen in fall of 2017. All programs, both academic and athletic, would be affected. The school's president and board of trustees would be fired, and faculty and staff would be dismissed. The state would assume all debt and pay off all outstanding debts to vendors and loans made from the Contingency Reserve Fund. Students who have a 2.5 GPA or higher and qualify to transfer to another in-state school would have their tuition paid for up to four years. Subcommittee Votes to Close SC State University

You figure if he does "retire", he will pull a Ricky Williams and come back in a few years when the money dries up.

Yeah, I wasn't sure if I should put Swaggy P in the thread title, put this on the NBA board. A LOT of options with this story :lol2:

Young then proceeded to stand in front of his locker and, with complete seriousness, recount an instance in which, he said, a dolphin tried to kill him. The subject was broached following a tweet Monday by his girlfriend, rapper Iggy Azalea, who proclaimed, "Nick is scared of dolphins." Young said his near-death experience occurred in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, although he didn't specify when. "He was playing with everybody else, doing what dolphins do -- the 'ack ack' and all that," Young said. "It was my time to ride the dolphin. For some reason, he took me all the way to the bottom. He was trying to drown me. But I saw it happening so I jumped out of the water and took off the little life vest and threw off my little water shoes and stayed outside." Young said the dolphin took others around in circles but didn't do the same when it was his turn to interact with it. "He went straight down," Young said. "He was trying to kill me. I think he was trying to get on Iggy. He was a little friendly, kissing her and stuff. He was trying to take my woman." Nick Young of of Los Angeles Lakers recounts near-death dolphin tale - ESPN Los Angeles

I remember when Kilborn was original host, this is his next to last show interviewing new host John Stewart. http://youtu.be/kMjicXtzs5E

Garth Brooks 3x Paul McCartney 3x Converge 3x Jason Mraz 3x Buckethead 3x State Champs, Fiona Apple, Christina Perri 2x Back in the 1990's before he fled to Vegas, I saw David Copperfield several times maybe 3 or 4.

"One of the first times I ever played against him, I went out for the opening tip and I went to shake his hand. He just stood there and looked at me stone-faced with his hands behind his back," Wilkins said recently. "I was like, 'Whoa.' Then we were getting ready for the tip and he says to me, 'You don't belong in this league, Homes.' I couldn't believe it, but it happened so fast, I didn't know what to think. "Then they had the ball and I was on him and he said, 'I don't know why they got you guarding me, Homes. You can't guard me.' Then, whap, he hit a 3. Then he came down again and said, 'They made a mistake putting you on me, Homes,' and he took another 3." Dominique Wilkins values his wars with Larry Bird, Celtics | Boston Herald

The Vatican is finishing renovations on public restrooms just off St. Peter's Square that will include three showers and a barber shop for the homeless. Each "homeless pilgrim," as the Vatican called the clients Friday, will receive a kit including a towel, change of underwear, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, razor and shaving cream. The showers will be open every day but Wednesday, when the piazza is full for the pope's general audience. Haircuts will be available Mondays. Barbers volunteering on their days off — Rome's barber shops are closed Mondays — as well as students from a local beauty school will be donating their time, as well as some sisters from religious orders and other volunteers. The bathrooms were made with high-tech, easy-to-clean materials to ensure proper hygiene, the Vatican said in a statement. Vatican Prepares To Open Showers, Barber Shop For Homeless In Rome

Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon when he traveled 240,000 miles on NASA's Apollo 11 mission in 1969. He passed away in 2012, but left behind a legacy full of space, adventure and scientific inspiration. He also left behind a wealth of physical materials related to his travels. A purse full of rare artifacts is now in the spotlight as the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum shares details of a hidden piece of space history. The contents of the bag are on loan to the Smithsonian. The white cloth container was immediately identifiable as a Temporary Stowage Bag, also called a McDivitt Purse by astronauts. It was designed to attach inside the Lunar Module. It opens at the top like a clutch purse or an old-time doctor's bag. The bag contained useful items including a camera, waist tether, light bulb assembly, helmet tie-down strap, netting, a mirror and an emergency wrench. Forgotten Apollo moon artifacts found in Neil Armstrong's closet - CNET

"Coach Dean Smith passed away peacefully the evening of February 7 at his home in Chapel Hill, and surrounded by his wife and five children," Smith's family said in a statement. "We are grateful for all the thoughts and prayers, and appreciate the continued respect for our privacy as arrangements are made available to the public. Thank you." Smith coached the Tar Heels from 1961 to 1997, going 879-254 and retiring as the winningest coach in college basketball history. North Carolina won NCAA championships in 1982 and 1993 and reached the Final Four 11 times under Smith. Dean Smith, former North Carolina Tar Heels coach, dies at age of 83 - ESPN

Yep, it's a big loss, but will be back for NCAA tourney and their schedule really lightens up after trip to Raleigh this week. Didn't play in 2nd half and they still held off Cards charge to win. With that said, the overreaction on UVA board is hilarious.

Didn't realize how many until looking at their schedule, 5 losses by 4 points or less

20-11 Gators under 12 timeout

The phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance doesn't discriminate against those with atheist beliefs, a New Jersey judge has ruled. State Superior Court Judge David Bauman made the decision Wednesday in dismissing a lawsuit brought by the American Humanist Association against the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District on behalf of a family in the district. Judge Upholds "Under God" in Pledge in School Challenge | NBC Connecticut

This is strange, why was no thread started?? :lol2:

Hoos will make trip to the Ville for rematch in a few weeks.

When Samuel Forrest of Armenia heard a baby crying from outside his wife's hospital room, he knew his life would change forever. Not only had he become a father, but he would soon receive some unexpected news about his newborn son. "This pediatrician walks out of the room with a little bundle -- that was Leo," Forrest said. "She had his face covered up and hospital authorities wouldn't let me see him or my wife. When the doctor came out, he said 'there’s a real problem with your son.' Her reaction was unlike one he ever expected. "I got the ultimatum right then," he said. "She told me if I kept him then we would get a divorce." Attempts to reach the hospital for comment weren't immediately successful. The baby's mother, Ruzan Badalyan, told ABC News that she did have a child with Down syndrome and she has left her husband, who has the child, but she declined to elaborate. Dad Refuses to Give Up Newborn Son With Down Syndrome - ABC News

The tiny creature discovered in a tin of tuna by a Nottingham mother is a tongue-eating louse, scientists believe. Zoe Butler was amazed to find a pair of eyes staring up at her when she opened the can of Princes tuna chunks. The tiny tuna monster has set Twitter abuzz with explanations. The search for answers has been dubbed #tunagate. But the Natural History Museum said that the head probably belonged to a Cymothoa exigua, or tongue-eating louse. The parasite lives inside a fish, entering through its gills and attaching itself to its host’s tongue. Stuart Hine, Identification and Advisory Service manager, from the Natural History Museum, in London, said: “‘From what I can see I would support the head of a Tongue-eating louse, Cymothoa exigua, or similar. Mystery tuna creature is tongue-eating parasite, says expert - Telegraph

Though not the original host of college football’s premier pre-game show – that honor goes to Tim Brando - Fowler is the only host host the vast majority of GameDay‘s audience knows. For 25 full seasons, Fowler was the guy we woke up to on Saturday mornings for three months a year. Fowler held other gigs throughout the years, formerly as the play-by-play man on ESPN’s Thursday Night package and considerable tennis duties during the off-season, but the 2014 season was his first pulling double-duty as GameDay host by morning and ABC’s Saturday Night Football play-by-play man by night. All told, Fowler put in seven-hour on-air days in two high-pressure, highly-visible gigs. Report: Rece Davis to replace Chris Fowler as ?College GameDay? host | CollegeFootballTalk

Oh okay, not in downtown Cincinnati that often and especially not recently since moved out of the area. Sounds like something that can only be a positive.

Bloomberg) -- RadioShack Corp., the 94-year-old consumer-electronics chain, filed for bankruptcy with a plan to turn about half of its 4,000 stores into Sprint Corp. locations and close the rest. The company said Thursday that it has an agreement to sell 1,500 to 2,400 of its locations to a unit of Standard General LP, its biggest shareholder. Standard General has a deal with wireless carrier Sprint to set up stores-within-stores at as many as 1,750 locations. The rest will be shuttered under a deal with a liquidator, Hilco Merchant Resources. The company has reported 11 straight quarterly losses, and its shares dropped 86 percent last year. The bankruptcy represents the endgame for a chain that traces its roots to 1921, when it began as a mail-order retailer for amateur ham-radio operators and maritime communications officers. The company was bought by Tandy Corp. in 1963. RadioShack Files for Bankruptcy Protection - Bloomberg Business

When I was downtown in Cincinnati last summer, I noticed a lot of construction in between Paul Brown and GABP, what are they building? Yeah, I have enjoyed a few games there, so convenient if you want to walk over the bridge to Levee before or after a game.

Detroit Tigers slugger Victor Martinez tore the medial meniscus in his left knee during workouts, the team announced Thursday. Dr. James Andrews is scheduled to perform surgery Tuesday to repair the injury. Detroit has not announced a timetable for Martinez's return. General manager Dave Dombrowski said the injury hasn't altered Detroit's approach to the offseason -- not yet, at least. "There are no changes in our plans at this time,'' Dombrowski said in an email. "We will evaluate that after his surgery.'' Martinez will make $14 million this season after signing a new four-year, $68 million contract this offseason with the Tigers. Victor Martinez of Detroit Tigers has torn medial meniscus - ESPN