Sunday, March 6, 2011

Dog Euthanized Friday, Found Alive Saturday - Irresistible News Story - WXII The Triad

Dog Euthanized Friday, Found Alive Saturday - Irresistible News Story - WXII The Triad

THIS IS A GREAT STORY. POOR LITTLE PUPPY SURVIVES 2 ATTEMPTS TO KILL IT. THIS DOG SHOULD BE DEAD AND HE IS NOT. COULD IT HAVE BEEN A RESURRECTION. IS THIS A SIGN TO US HUMANS? WHAT IS THIS TELLING US?

Tear Gas Fired at Protesters in Tripoli

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Libyan protesters taking to the capital streets after noon prayers today were met with a new crackdown from security forces. In Brega, rebels faced another air raid. View maps of the fighting below plus full coverage of the uprising.
Libyan protesters taking to the streets after noon prayers on Friday were met with tear gas as security forces cracked down on rallies against Muammar Gaddafi. In one district of Tripoli, protesters burned Libyan flags and called for Gaddafi's fall while pro-Gaddafi forces fired tear gas. Authorities had been gearing up for the Friday protest by reportedly closing mosques and detaining people overnight. Residents say pro-Gaddafi militias have been roaming the streets in civilian cars, detaining and killing people and leaving their bodies in the street. Meanwhile Gaddafi forces made their second air raid on the rebel-held harbor of Brega, and rebel forces advanced on the oil port of Ras Lanuf. Plus, more on Libya.

WHY DON'T OUR CIA JUST SEND SOMEBODY IN TO TAKE HIM OUT?

HE KNEW HE COULDN'T HAVE SEX!!!

The Mormon Athlete Sex Scandal

Premarital sex ended Brandon Davies' dream season for BYU, shocking basketball fans. McKay Coppins on why the Mormon honor code outranks March Madness.
Earlier this week, the star forward on Brigham Young University's nationally ranked basketball team was suspended for the season after violating the school's Honor Code. The 6-foot-9 sophomore didn't plagiarize any term papers, nor did he commit any felonies. No, Brandon Davies was booted from the team after admitting to administration officials that he'd had sex with his girlfriend. (Commence the "scoring" jokes now.)
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The news came at the high point of the team's best season in decades. Fresh off a road victory last weekend over No. 6 San Diego State, BYU was being projected as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, and some pundits were talking about them as national-championship contenders. With all eyes already on the BYU Cougars, the suspension has lit up call-in radio shows nationwide and baffled the sports blogosphere. Is getting lucky with your girlfriend really so heinous a crime that the school is willing to blow its team's dream season-and maybe even a student's academic career?
BYU, which is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has mostly tried to stay away from that question. Rather than wade into a philosophical debate about the merits of chastity, officials have simply explained that all BYU students are required to live an Honor Code that requires, among other things, sexual abstinence before marriage. The rules are unambiguous, the argument goes, and to make an exception for an athlete would be an indefensible double standard. As BYU Head Coach Dave Rose put it, "A lot of people try to judge whether this is right or wrong, but it's a commitment they make. It's not about right or wrong, it's about commitment."
But as a former BYU student who isn't beholden to any approved list of talking points, I can answer the question a bit more directly. Does the BYU administration really see premarital sex as such a serious offense that it's worth blowing a national championship over?

Does the BYU administration really see premarital sex as such a serious offense that it's worth blowing a national championship over? Absolutely.

Absolutely.
The thing about BYU's Honor Code is that it isn't treated on campus as some vague set of academic policies that's forgotten after freshman orientation. It's a lifestyle-utterly linked to Mormon theology, and enforced by a mix of peer pressure and personal conscience. It's debated constantly in the pages of the campus newspaper, and local Mormon bishops frequently preach obedience to student congregations.
From BYU's website, here's the basic list of Honor Code principles:

GOOD. THEY SHOULDN'T LET HIM PLAY. MORE SCHOOLS SHOULD HAVE AN HONOR CODE FOR THESE KIDS TO SIGN. THEY NEED TO FOCUS ON THEIR ACADEMICS AND MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF PLAYING DRINKING GAMES, HAVING SEX AND DOING DRUGS. THIS IS THE TIME IN LIFE TO START GROWING UP.

GOOD MORNING FACEBOOK!!!

Well it is a dreary morning with the rain and wind but it is a glorious morning in my house. Alex is in from Appalachian and Gabby is home from her friends sleepover on Friday night. They stayed up until 2am talking in his room. We all miss Alex but I think she misses him the most as she gets older. She learned he weighs 3 pounds less than her but she is taller than him now. I am glad they are getting closer as they get older. So for now in the Adams house things are as they should be.

Now I'm watching Twilight New Moon.

Tar Heels rule ACC with 81-67 win over No. 4 Duke

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina finished off its fiercest rival and the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season race with one strong performance.
Harrison Barnes scored 18 points to help No. 13 North Carolina beat No. 4 Duke 81-67 on Saturday night, clinching the ACC championship and the top seed in next week's league tournament.
Kendall Marshall had 15 points and 11 assists as the Tar Heels (24-6, 14-2) ended a three-game losing streak to their fierce rival and earned the top seed in next week's ACC tournament. North Carolina also avenged last month's loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium in which the Tar Heels blew a 16-point lead in the first half.
Once again, the Tar Heels built a big lead in the first half, this time 14 points. But Barnes and the Tar Heels protected that margin Saturday and stayed in control the entire night in a game that had tension and energy befitting a postseason game.
Nolan Smith scored 30 points for Duke (27-4, 13-3), while Seth Curry had 20 points with six 3-pointers.
In many ways, it was a replay of the first meeting for the Blue Devils. Just as before, Smith and Curry completely carried the offense while Kyle Singler struggled to make much of anything while matching up much of the night against Barnes _ the heralded recruit who picked North Carolina over Duke and other schools to cap a highly publicized recruiting battle.
But Barnes was more aggressive than he was in the first meeting, leading an offense that shot 52 percent _ the highest Duke had allowed in any league game this season. Barnes went just 3 for 8 and had nine points in the first game, but went 7 for 17 to go with five rebounds in this one.
In addition, Marshall was in complete control of North Carolina's offense, repeatedly pushing ahead in transition to set up plenty of good looks that allowed the Tar Heels to maintain a comfortable margin against the cold-shooting Blue Devils.
And when it was over, fans and students rushed onto the court to celebrate a surprisingly dominant victory against the reigning national champions. In fact, North Carolina coach Roy Williams had to address the crowd for them to clear off and allow his players to celebrate with his own tradition _ clipping down the nets after clinching a league title at home.
Duke shot just 36 percent, including 6 for 27 from 3-point range. Singler, who shot just 3 for 17 in the first meeting, went 3 for 14 and missed all five 3-point tries while finishing with just eight points.

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UNC WON THE BIG GAME AGAINST DUKE!!!!!!!