Obama's War

They (The Libtards) called Iraq and Afghanistan Bush's War. I have declared Afghanistan and Syria Obama's War. Why must we go into Syria?  What ever happened to lead from behind that you was so hell bent on in 2008

Hookers have Gone Green

I was on my Front Porch this morning and sure enough there was a Hooker riding down the street on a bicycle. Her Motto must be have bike give head

City of Knoxville could care less about East Knoxville

The City of Knoxville could care less about East Knoxville so, its up to the citizens to make this area thrive so, lets keep the East Knoxville Money in East Knoxville. Let's shop at our Establishments and.let's eat at our local establishments

Larry The Cable Guy now into Beastiality

Well both Larry the Cable Guy and the history channel has finally went to far for my Taste. On lastnights episode of Only in America they started the show with a Disclaimer but it didn't mention how vile, disgusting and perverted it was going to be.

It starts off innocent enough talking about Dog Shows. Then, they went back stage and this woman was Jacking off her Dog! Yes you read it right and it turns out that she was saving the sperm. If that wasn't bad enough she let Larry Jack the Dog. Contract or no damn contract this shit is wrong and disturbing. I don't want my kids seeing this and you'd figure anything with Larry's name attached would be safe for Kids. My family will never watch this show again. I personally have lost my respect for Larry.

Knox County Schools teachers need to proof read notes they send home

My 5th grader at a Knox County School brought home a note and here are some excerpts from it.

"Agendas: They come home each Friday and IT has the same responsibilities as the Behavior Folders"

"Grades: Work comes home as soon as I can grade and record."

"Homework: I send homework home on Mondays and the students have all week to complete. It has to be turned in by Friday! "

"We will also be doing projects during the school year that will need to be completed at home"

"Any unfinished work from school that can be completed at home will be sent home to be completed" (isn't that called homework?)

"We will be switching for whole group reading! This will help students get ready for Middle School!"

This letter contained
24 Exclamation Points
4 periods
308 Words

I wanna see this Teachers Grades for English in her school career wow. People wander what the hell happened to the School System this letter shows. WOW.

Student doctor found dead at UT Medical Center

Courtesy WBIR
(WBIR-Knoxville) Knoxville police are investigating an "unknown" death at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.

Dr. Zackary Rose, 28, was found dead Monday morning. On Sunday, he came to work at 7 a.m. to start a 24-hour shift and was last seen at about 3 p.m.

Rose was paged several times at about 1:45 a.m. Monday. When he didn't answer the page, another student doctor went to look for him and found his body in a second floor call room bed. Hospital workers tried to resuscitate Rose, but they were unsuccessful. They took his body to the emergency room, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 3 a.m.

KPD examined the area where Rose was found, and the medical examiner examined the body before submitting it for autopsy. Authorities said no obvious cause of death could be determined. Officials are conducting tissue and toxicology tests, trying to determine what happened.

Rose was a third year student doctor in anesthesiology.

Cows are attacking

A cow that wandered onto Interstate 40 in West Tennessee may have caused a car crash that killed four people.

Police say the accident happened near Wildersville on Interstate 40 between Nashville and Memphis.

THP says the semi heading east hit a cow, skidded across the median and into the westbound lanes where it hit two more cars.

Police say the driver and passenger in the semi truck that hit the cow died. Two others in a Chevy Trailblazer also died, and a third person in that vehicle was injured.

I want to say a Prayer for everyone involved. Included our Fallen Brother

Knox County Schools allows Sex Offender to work in Schools

Here's the Story from WATE TV-6
"A man has been fired from a teaching assistant job at Knox County Schools after he was arrested for indecent exposure.

Court documents show Shelley Trigg Hedgepeth was arrested last month after the incident on I-40.

Officers say a driver near the Midway Road exit called 911 to say a man was driving close to them while visibly exposing himself. Officers spotted Hedgepeth's car and pulled him over. Inside his car they found binoculars and other items

A criminal history shows he was arrested for indecent exposure two other times in the past 20 years. Both of those cases were dismissed.

Hedgepeth was a teaching assistant at Farragut Intermediate, but county officials say he's been fired"

I am a former Security Officer for Knox County Schools and there was a Principal at Farragut High School by the name of Ed Hedgepeth that was promoted and moved uptown in 2004. If this news crew would of done their research they would of found the family link. He should of been terminated as soon as the first charge was filed. This shows how corrupt Knox County is

Knoxville Center Mall host a Racist Job Fair

The Article from WATE TV-6 States.
" A job fair was held on Tuesday evening in Knoxville for the growing Hispanic population in East Tennessee." This phrase alone shows that this Job Fair gives preference to one Race. It goes on to Say " The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East Tennessee hosted the event at Knoxville Center Mall." What if someone hosted a White Only Job Fair, a Black Only Job Fair, a Japanese Only Job Fair or any other Race or Combination of Races. Would not be allowed and would be deemed as Racist.

If you don't believe me go put Whites only on a Job Fair and see how fast the Homosexual Jesse Jackson and Al the pal Sharpton starts hollaring Racism this is Horseshit and we all Knox it. Shame on Knoxville Center Mall for hosting a Racist Event.

This event will be going to Morristown, TN on September 17

Knoxville Police Department not Enforcing Laws

OK I have received a $145 ticket for this before. As I was traveling West on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue as I do everyday and lo and behold what do I see 2 cars obstructing the sidewalk by parking on it.

There is a city ordinance that states it is a $145 fine. Now my issue is I saw two kids and a mother walk from the bus stop at a bar and have to get into the street to go around these cars. I will have video the next time. The Cars are located between Andes St. And Alice Street on the North Side of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Please call 865-215-7343 to report this

Knox County Student gets the Mark of the Beast on his TCAPS

I have said for years that the Knox County School System has gone to hell and here's the proof.

I want to thank to Contributor for the pic

Knoxville Police Department Corruption

People Traveling through the City of Knoxville might wanna watch out Traveling through Knoxville. I have spoken with a victim of an assault where the Victim detained the assailant uninjured and the Victim of a bite wound from the assailant a Knoxville Police Officer threatened to arrest the victim.

Then there was a group of Officers that beat an unarmed homeless man. These Officers would of never been charged if a witness hadn't came forward and raised all hell. They was convicted in court but serve no jail time! That shows the Judicial System is as corrupt as the Police.

If your a blackman you can't walk down the street without being harrased by the Police. I have witnessed this several times myself. They don't provide equal protection of the law. There's an area in East Knox that might not see a cop for 3 days and again with a corrupt department who would want them anyways

Petition to change the Name of the Detroit Tigers

If you agree to this Petition then put a comment below

We feel that Major League Baseball names should strongly reflect the Particular city or scandal of the Club. So, we would like to Change Detroit Tigers to  Detroit Bankruptcy  and their Mascot be a homeless man

Petition to change the name of the New York Yankees

If you agree to this Petition then put a comment below

We feel that Major League Baseball names should strongly reflect the Particular city or scandal of the Club. So, we would like to Change New York Yankees to New York Steroids and their Mascot be a big syringe

The life of Devil Anse Hatfield

Born in 1839, "Devil Anse" Hatfield grew up in what is now Logan County, West Virginia. He took a leading role in his family's feud with the McCoys. In 1882, Hatfield's brother was murdered and he had the three McCoys responsible killed. He was indicted for his role in these crimes, but never was tried. Hatfield may have also been involved in 1888 attack on Randall McCoy and his family. He died in 1921.

William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, one of the main figures in the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud of the late 1800s, was born and raised in Logan County, West Virginia, in the Tug River Valley. His family had been some of the early settlers in this region, and the river served as the boundary between Kentucky and West Virginia. Most of the Hatfields lived on the West Virginia side.

One of 18 children born to Ephraim and Nancy Hatfield, Devil Anse Hatfield was known to be an excellent marksman and rider. It was said that he was so strong and fierce that he could take on the devil himself, which is supposedly where his nickname came from. In 1861, Hatfield married Levicy Chafin, the daughter of a neighboring farmer. But he spent little time with his new bride, quickly signing up to support the Confederacy during the Civil War. A natural-born leader, he headed up a local militia with his uncle Jim Vance, which was known as the Logan Wildcats.

After the war ended, Hatfield settled down with Levicy and turned to farming, cutting timber and buying real estate. The couple eventually had 13 children together. Ambitious and aggressive, Hatfield had one of the most successful timber businesses in the area. He vigorously defended his interests, even taking a man to court because he reportedly cut timber from Hatfield's lands. Hatfield won his suit against Perry Cline, a friend of and relative-by-marriage to Randolph "Randall" McCoy, his future nemesis. Like the Hatfields, the McCoys had been early settlers in the area, but mostly lived on the Kentucky side of the river.

Most experts agree that the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud began with another court case. In 1878, Hatfield's cousin Floyd was accused of stealing a hog from Randall McCoy. Another cousin, Preacher Anse Hatfield, the local justice of the peace, presided over the trial. In the interest of fairness, he created a jury of six Hatfields and six McCoys. The jury found Floyd Hatfield not guilty, and Randall McCoy and some of his family blamed the Hatfields for this defeat.

Hatfield-McCoy tensions flared again two years later. In an Appalachian version of Romeo and Juliet, Devil Anse's son Johnse became involved with Randall McCoy's daughter Roseanna. The two met on Election Day in 1880 at the Kentucky polling place near Blackberry Creek, and Roseanna ran off with Johnse to live with the Hatfields in West Virginia. She refused to come back for several months, but she finally gave up when she figured out that Johnse was never going to marry her. According to some reports, Devil Anse objected to the couple marrying.

Roseanna went to live with her aunt back in Kentucky. She kept seeing Johnse and gave birth to his baby, who later died. One night, some of the McCoys caught up with Roseanna and Johnse. They said that they were going to take him to jail for moonshining, but she thought that they were going to kill Johnse. Roseanna went off to tell the Hatfields, and Devil Anse organized a rescue party. The Hatfields met up with the McCoys and secured Johnse's release.

The bloodshed associated with the McCoy-Hatfield feud began on another Election Day in Kentucky. On August 7, 1882, Devil Anse's brother Ellison got into a fight with Randall McCoy's son Tolbert. Tolbert repeatedly stabbed Ellison, as did his two brothers, Pharmer and Randolph Jr. Ellison was also shot once in the altercation. The McCoy brothers were arrested, but they never made it to the jail. When Devil Anse heard of his brother's shooting, he rounded up a group of supporters and took the McCoys from the lawmen.

Devil Anse brought the McCoys back to West Virginia and held them prisoner. Their mother, Sally McCoy, came to plead for the Hatfields to spare her sons' lives. But when Devil Anse learned that his brother had died of his injuries, he had no mercy. He and his men tied the three McCoys to some pawpaw bushes and executed them. While Devil Anse and several others were indicted for this episode of vigilantism, the authorities were unwilling to arrest them and bring them to Kentucky for trial.

For five years, Devil Anse and his co-conspirators went about their business unhampered by the charges against them. Perry Cline, however, changed all that in 1887 when he convinced the governor of Kentucky to put up a reward for the capture of Devil Anse and the others. Cline also brought in "Bad" Frank Phillips to help round up these wanted men. Other bounty hunters and detectives also joined in the pursuit, hoping to get that reward money. Phillips was able to capture several of the Hatfields, including Devil Anse's brother Valentine.

The Hatfields—some believe it may have been Devil Anse—came up with a devious plan to end the hunt and prevent the trials of their imprisoned relatives. Believing if the McCoys were dead that the murder case would fall apart, the Hatfields organized a group to attack the McCoys at their home on New Year's Day 1888. Devil Anse's sons, Johnse and Cap, and his uncle Jim Vance, among others, conducted the raid. Some reports state that Devil Anse stayed home because he was ill. Others claim that he didn't know about the plot. The attack proved to be only partly successful. The group killed several members of the McCoy family, but Randall McCoy, his wife and two of their daughters managed to survive.

Reports of this savage assault made national news, and the brutal feud turned into a media frenzy. The ensuing court battles received a lot of press attention as members of Hatfield's family and his supporters were eventually brought to trial. Nine of them, including his brother Valentine, were found guilty in 1889 and given life sentences.

His cousin, Ellison Mounts, was executed in 1890 for the murder of Alifair McCoy, Randall's daughter.

Devil Anse, however, was never tried for his role in the murder of the McCoy brothers or for his possible involvement in the New Year's Day attack. Shortly after that fateful day in 1888, Hatfield bought some land in a more remote location known as Island Creek, and there he took special measures to avoid capture.

Hatfield went through a transformation in the later years of his life. He had once said, "I belong to no Church unless you say that I belong to the one great Church of the world. If you like, you can say it is the devil's Church that I belong to." But he changed his tune, choosing to be baptized in 1911. Hatfield lived peacefully on his farm in Island Creek, where he raised hogs. He remained a crack shot until the end, and he reportedly carried a rifle with him wherever he went.

On January 6, 1921, Hatfield died of pneumonia at his Island Creek home. His family had a life-sized marble statue of him made to honor their fallen leader. That statue still stands today, marking the grave of one of America's most famous feudists. The story of the Hatfield-McCoy feud also lives on as the subject of countless books, documentaries and movies. In 2012, the feud was featured in the television miniseries Hatfields & McCoys, with Kevin Costner playing Devil Anse and Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy.

The article is Courtesy of Biography.com

The Life of Randall McCoy

Born in 1825, Randall McCoy began his bitter feud with the Hatfields in 1878 when he accused Floyd Hatfield of stealing one of his hogs. In 1882, three of McCoy's sons killed a Hatfield in a fight, and they, in turn, were shot to death by some Hatfields in revenge. Randall McCoy nearly died in 1888 when a group of Hatfields attacked his home. In all, he lost five of his children in the feud. McCoy died in 1914.

Randolph "Randall" McCoy grew up in the Tug River Valley, which marked the boundary between Kentucky and West Virginia. He was born on the Kentucky side of the valley, one of 13 children. There he learned to hunt and farm, two main ways people living in this part of Appalachia supported themselves. McCoy grew up in poverty. His father, Daniel, had little interest in work, so his mother, Margaret, had to struggle to care for, feed and clothe the family.

In 1849, McCoy married his first cousin, Sarah "Sally" McCoy. Sally inherited land from her father a few years after they married. They settled on this 300-acre spread in Pike County, Kentucky, where they had 16 children together.

During the Civil War, McCoy served as a soldier for the Confederacy. He may have even been a part of the same local militia as his later nemesis, William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield. While most of the McCoys supported the Confederacy, his brother Asa Harmon McCoy fought for the Union side. When Asa returned home, he hid out in a cave for a time. But he could not avoid his Confederate neighbors forever. In 1865 he was shot and killed by someone who objected to his Union sympathies. It is believed by some that either Devil Anse Hatfield or his fellow Confederate leader Jim Vance murdered Asa.

Initially, some considered Asa Harmon McCoy's death as one of the causes of the Hatfield-McCoy feud. Others have ruled it out, saying that the McCoys were staunch Confederate supporters, too. They probably did not take kindly to Asa's Union activities. The bad blood between the two families did not develop until much later.

In 1878, Randall McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield, a cousin of Devil Anse, of stealing one of his hogs. He took Floyd to court in Kentucky, seeking to recover his lost animal. The McCoys and the Hatfields were both large families in the area, and the local authority brought together a jury that equally represented both sides -- made up of six Hatfields and six McCoys.

Despite these good efforts, the trial ended up creating tensions between the two families. One of McCoy's cousins, Bill Staton, testified in support of Hatfield, a move that was seen as a betrayal. Another family member, Selkirk McCoy, who served as a juror in the case, also sided with the Hatfields. The jury ruled in Floyd Hatfield's favor. This verdict did not sit well with McCoy and other members of his family.

This verdict probably only fed already fraught relations between the Hatfields and the McCoys, at least in Randall McCoy's mind. He reportedly loathed Devil Anse Hatfield, who had won a court battle against McCoy's friend and relative-by-marriage Perry Cline the previous year.

Hatfield and Cline had been fighting over some timber that Cline had reportedly cut from lands belonging to Hatfield. The court ruled in Hatfield's favor, and Cline had to sign over some of his property as a result. Randall McCoy, who had a reputation for being a gossip and a complainer, also may have resented Devil Anse for his success in timber and real estate businesses.

Two of McCoy's nephews, Sam and Paris McCoy, had a deadly encounter with Staton in 1880. Staton saw the two McCoys while out hunting and shot Paris. Sam, in response, shot and killed Staton. Sam McCoy was tried in West Virginia and acquitted in the case.

With his existing resentment of the Hatfields still simmering, McCoy found new reasons to hate Devil Anse and his kin in 1880. McCoy's daughter Roseanna met up with Johnse Hatfield, Devil Anse's son, at that year's Election Day celebration near Blackberry Creek, Kentucky. Election Day was treated as a holiday of sorts, with people gathering together to eat, drink and be merry. Much to Randall's dismay, his daughter Roseanna ran off with Johnse, living with him and his family for some time. She eventually realized that he wasn't going to marry her, and she went to live with an aunt in Kentucky. Roseanna had Johnse's child, but the baby died young.

Some of the McCoys caught Johnse and Roseanna together. They told Roseanna that they were going to take Johnse to jail for moonshine-related crimes, but she believed that they meant to kill him. She rode out to the Hatfields and told them of Johnse's capture. The Hatfields then confronted the McCoys and freed Johnse.

Two years later, tensions between the Hatfields and McCoys again boiled over. Many locals, including McCoys and Hatfields, gathered at the polling place in Pike County, Kentucky, on August 7, 1882. Unfortunately, the joyous festivities of this Election Day soon turned sour. A fight broke out between Randall McCoy's son Tolbert and Devil Anse Hatfield's brother Ellison. Tolbert stabbed Ellison several times, and he also received some help in the assault from two of his brothers, Pharmer and Randolph Jr. Ellison was also shot once in the back during the attack. The three McCoy brothers were arrested.

As they were on their way to jail, the McCoy brothers were taken from the lawmen by Devil Anse Hatfield and his supporters. Hatfield took the boys to West Virginia, where he waited for word about his brother Ellison. Randall's wife Sally traveled to the place where the boys were being held and begged for the lives of her sons, but she could not sway the Hatfields. After learning his brother had died, Devil Anse and his men tied the McCoy boys to some pawpaw bushes and shot them. An indictment was issued against Devil Anse and 19 others for these killings, but no one was willing to arrest the Hatfields and their kin for the crimes.

Oddly enough, Randall McCoy did not immediately strike back at the Hatfields in retaliation for his sons' deaths. It was his friend and relative by marriage Perry Cline who ignited another wave of violence in the Hatfield-McCoy feud.

In 1887, Cline convinced the governor of Kentucky to issue a reward for the capture of Devil Anse and the others indicted in the McCoy murders. He brought in "Bad" Frank Phillips to assist in the capture of the fugitives, and Phillips led raids into West Virginia to get these men. He was able to capture several of them,

including Devil Anse's brother Valentine.

Some of the Hatfields decided that the best way to end the indictments against him and his supporters was to get rid of the witnesses. Experts are divided on whether Devil Anse was the mastermind of this plot. On New Year's Day, 1888, Hatfield supporter Jim Vance led eight other men, including Johnse and Cap Hatfield, to Randall McCoy's home in Kentucky. Johnse accidentally fired at the house before they were ready to attack, giving Randall and his family a warning of what was to come. The two sides exchanged gunfire, and then Vance lit the house on fire. McCoy's daughter Alifair was shot to death as she tried to flee, and his wife Sally was badly injured when she attempted to comfort Alifair. McCoy's son Calvin was also killed, but Randall was able to escape the house and hide in a pigpen. Two of his daughters, Adelaide and Fanny, also survived the attack.

Reports of the attack made newspaper headlines across the country, and the Hatfield-McCoy feud became a subject of great interest to many. Reporters traveled to this remote region to get more on the story, and the press exaggerated the details of the conflict. They also followed the ensuing trials as some of the conspirators in the McCoy brothers' murders and the New Year's Day attack were brought to justice.

Ellison Mounts was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Alifair McCoy in 1889. Valentine Hatfield and eight others were tried that same year for the McCoy brothers' murders. They were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. Randall McCoy was disappointed in the verdict. He reportedly tried to get a group together to enact some vigilante justice of his own, but he failed to garner enough support to pull it off.
After the trials, Randall seemed to live a quiet life in Kentucky. He operated a ferry in Pikeville for some time. He died in 1914 from injuries he suffered after falling into a cooking fire. Once a leading player in one of history's most notorious family feuds, McCoy seemed to slip from this world without much notice. He was buried in the Dils Cemetery in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Since his death, however, McCoy has received some notoriety. The Hatfield-McCoy feud has been the subject of numerous books, documentaries, films and even a musical.

This article is Courtesy of biography.com

Update: Knox County Schools have bus stop at a bar

Update: Knox County Schools has relocated the bus stop one house length but, we want it relocated to a church that already picks up middle school kids. We urge you to help us stay focused

Knox County Schools once again has a bus stop at an institution that serves alcohol and the Owner is a suspected Murderer. The business is owned by Troy Whiteside well, I should say was. He has Transferred Ownership to his wife. Knox County Clerk records show Whiteside's business tax license on The Broker expired in 2004, then was re--established in his wife's name until 2006. The property is currently owned by Whiteside's business, MPi Business Solutions Inc.. Whiteside's wife, Jacqueline Whiteside, is president and CEO of MPi.

Was this a ploy for him to not loose everything for the premeditated murder of another nightclub owner? Mr. Whiteside has used Curtis EK Browns Security Company to perform Security and Curtis EK Brown is the Nephew to City Councilman Brown. Both Curtis Brown and MPI now have city accounts now this bar is a bus stop!

I find it irresponsible to have a bar as a bus stop with Glass from broken bottles, used condoms and at times clothing laying around. We find this to be ridiculous and not a great way to start a child's day. We request that you E-mail Knox County School Superintendent Jim McIntyre and suggest he find a new location for this bus stop.

Here's the News Report on the murderous Mr. Whitehead

Please email Dr. McIntyre at <a href="mailto:superintendent@knoxschools.org "> superintendent@knoxschools.org, </a>

Update 08/14/2013 1:38 A.M. I have Contacted Dr. McIntyres office and school board member Gloria Deathridge about the bus stop in Question Via E-mail lets see if they respond.

State of Tennessee uses facial recognition on everyday citizens

The State of Tennessee is now publicly outsourcing it's drivers license making to Washington and using facial recognition software on YOU. 

“This new system, central issuance, is replacing an outdated system that is more than 30 years old,” Dalya J. Qualls, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security said via email.

“We will begin using facial verification technology to help reduce fraudulent issuance of driver’s licenses and cut down on identity crimes cases.” she wrote.

“The state first purchased three kiosks to use on a pilot basis using federal grant funds for a total of $165,000,” Qualls wrote. “The remaining 37 kiosks were purchased for $45,000 each, a total of $1,665,000, using state system development funds.”

Drivers renewing their licenses, who previously would wait on-site for a permanent license from a driver service center the same day, now will walk out with a 20-day temporary license on paper. Meanwhile the person’s information is logged and a permanent ID is stamped and mailed from a factory in Lacey, Wash.

How is this an improvement?  This is going back 50 yrs. The only reason they are doing this is to put Your face into a database. Yes my friends your photo and I guarandamntee you the price will go up. Do Not Use these machines!

“The person’s driver’s license photo will now be sent to a central state database that contains at least 12 million other photos for a match,” Qualls wrote. Such a database would help make sure the person on your state-issued ID is indeed you, according to Qualls.

They don't state the fact your image will be used to see if you closely resemble a Criminal so, they can see if they can convict you because you resemble a criminal! Don't believe me? Wait till your arrested.

DID YOU CATCH THE PRESIDENT’S U.S. GEOGRAPHY FAIL ON LENO TUESDAY?

By: Mike Opelka

Tuesday night, President Obama made headlines during his appearance on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” one of his numerous appearances over the years (back in 2009, he was the first sitting president to appear on the show). The President talked with Jay about a myriad of topics such as the NSA (he says that we don’t have a domestic spying program), the threat from Al Qaeda, and Trayvon Martin. However, it was when the discussion turned to infrastructure that the president failed on some fairly basic American geography —and it’s not getting much attention.

How did he screw up? A clip from the official transcript of the interview —sent out by the White House* —says it all:

LENO: You mentioned infrastructure. Why is that a partisan issue? I live in a town, the bridge is falling apart, it’s not safe. How does that become Republican or Democrat? How do you not just fix the bridge? (Laughter and applause.)

THE PRESIDENT: I don’t know. As you know, for the last three years, I’ve said, let’s work together. Let’s find a financing mechanism and let’s go ahead and fix our bridges, fix our roads, sewer systems, our ports. [You know], the Panama [Canal] is being widened so that these big supertankers can come in. Now, that will be finished in 2015. If we don’t deepen our ports all along the Gulf —places like Charleston, South Carolina, or Savannah, Georgia, or Jacksonville, Florida —if we don’t do that, those ships are going to go someplace else. And we’ll lose jobs. Businesses won’t locate here.

The president was talking about deepening our ports along the Gulf, and yet he only referenced cities along the Atlantic Ocean coastline.

Eagle-eyed Blaze Radio host Joe Pags caught the screw-up and posted it on Twitter (@JoeTalkShow):

TheBlaze spoke with Joe Pags about the Presidential faux pas, and the affable host wondered what the media reaction would be if President Bush might have made a similar mistake.

*We’ve corrected the official transcript against the video of the interview and updated it. We’ve indicated our additions in brackets

WANT 5% OFF YOUR RESTAURANT BILL? THIS PLACE WILL GIVE IT TO YOU IF YOU LEAVE YOUR PHONE

By: Liz Klimas

Next time you sit down at a restaurant, take a look around you. How many patrons are talking, texting or playing on their phones?

One Los Angeles restaurant is hoping to change this increasing trend by offering customers a discount if they agree to check their phone at the door. Southern California Public Radio reports the owner and chef of Eva Restaurant, Mark Gold, saying that the incentive is not because phones are disruptive in a dining setting but because “Eva is home, and we want to create that environment of home.”

“It’s about two people sitting together and just connecting, without the distraction of a phone, and we’re trying to create an ambiance where you come in and really enjoy the experience and the food and the company.”

How has the deal been received at the restaurant so far? SCPR reports Gold saying a little less than half of customers have parted with their beloved phone.

“I think once the server approaches the table and they’re presented with the offer, they like the idea of actually talking to each other again,” he said to SCPR.

MYSTERY WOMAN PAYS BILL FOR WHOLE RESTAURANT AND LEAVES HEFTY TIP FOR SERVERS

By: Liz Klimas

An unidentified woman surprised 180 diners in a Florida restaurant Sunday by paying for all their meals.

The Tampa Bay Times reported some saying the woman looked like the 84-year-old Gloria C. MacKenzie who recently won the $590 million Powerball jackpot, but the mystery woman claimed she wasn’t a lottery winner.

Stephanie Reaves, the manager of the BuddyFreddy’s in Plant City, gave the Tampa Bay Times more details about the generous gesture:

Reaves said she was accompanied by another woman and a younger man. They ate, left around 4 p.m. and then the woman returned, offering to buy meals for 180 diners.

The tab: close to $2,600. She even gave $50 to each of the five servers.

“Everybody got up and applauded and started hugging her,” Reaves said. “In my 35 years in the restaurant industry, I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Even though the woman denied being MacKenzie, Reaves said she “sure looked like her.”

The restaurant is around 15 miles from Zephyrhills, Florida, where the lottery winning woman is from. Taking her winnings in a lump sum, officials said MacKenzie received $278 million.

Walmart Company Statement Related to Order Denying Class Certification in Dukes, et al., v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Aug. 2, 2013 – Today, Judge Charles R. Breyer, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, ruled in favor of Wal-Mart in the Dukes v. Wal-Mart gender-discrimination class action, denying the plaintiffs' request for certification of a California-based class.

Walmart is pleased that today’s ruling rejects the attempt of a few associates to turn their individual complaints into a sweeping and unwarranted class action. As the U.S. Supreme Court recognized in 2012, these claims are unsuitable for class treatment because each individual’s situation is so different. We’ve said all along that if someone believes they have been treated unfairly, they deserve to have their timely, individual claims heard in court.

Walmart has had a strong policy against discrimination in place for many years and we continue to be a great place for women to work and advance. The allegations from these five plaintiffs are not representative of the positive experiences that hundreds of thousands of women have had working at Walmart.

The district court issued a written opinion finding, upon a detailed analysis of the law and the evidence, that this case was unsuitable for class action treatment. In his ruling, Judge Breyer noted that:

“…though Plaintiffs insist that they have presented an entirely different case from the one the Supreme Court rejected, in fact it is essentially a scaled-down version of the same case with new labels on old arguments.” “Plaintiffs’ proposed class suffers from the same problems identified by the Supreme Court, but on a somewhat smaller scale. Indeed, it is revealing that there is no particular logic to the precise scope of the class Plaintiffs now propose. They picked three corporate regions covering a smaller area than the rejected national class, but nothing in Plaintiffs’ evidence shows that those three regions are actually different from any other Wal-Mart regions along any relevant dimension. Rather than identify an employment practice and define a class around it, Plaintiffs continue to challenge the discretionary decisions of hundreds of decision makers, while arbitrarily confining their proposed class to corporate regions that include stores in California, among other states.” “Moreover, as Plaintiffs themselves recognize, they have not amassed sufficient anecdotal evidence of bias and stereotyped thinking among management to establish significant proof of a general policy of discrimination within any management group, “top” or otherwise. “Ultimately, Plaintiffs' numbers are not much stronger than they were when they failed to carry the day at the Supreme Court. They have not identified statistically significant disparities in even a majority of the relevant decision units in any region across the challenged pay and promotion decisions.”

Walmart Statement on Paula Deen Enterprises

Bentonville, Ark.,
June 26, 2013 -
We are ending our relationship with Paula Deen Enterprises and we will not place new orders beyond those already committed.

We will work with suppliers to address existing inventories and agreements.

The WWE

The WWE thinks of the WWE Universe as of its sheep. You will buy their products just with Simple Subliminal messages. They use their matches as Advertising for Products look at John Cena everything he wears to the ring you can buy online on their store. They have a Product they are not selling good he wears it to the ring.

The wrestling has gotten predictable which makes it boring to watch. I have noticed promising superstars have turned into jobbers. Then, the name changes are rampant whatever help to building that particular wrestlers brand. Anything before 1990 is awesome and it has been steadily declining since. I personally watch TNA on Spike TV

Krogers in Knoxville, TN

There's several factors that keep me from not shopping at Kroger's.

#1: Prices are too high
#2: Employees are Rude
#3: Management covers up
       Employee misconduct and
       Theft

Here's my experience with Kroger's. I moved to this area in 2012 and started using Krogers. That was a major mistake on my behalf. I went to the pharmacy to pick up my then 13 year-olds prescriptions and one medicine was missing and an employee named Allan accused me of stealing it once we contacted Kroger's Corporate they all of a sudden found it.

The 2nd incident was a delivery Guy contracted to Kroger's violated the HIPPA Law. Before we could get to the Door he called out my Minor Child's First and Last Name and said he had her "insert name of medicine".

The 3rd incident was a couple of weeks ago. There was a Larger Lady walking in front of a bunch of Employees and they here comes "Cheddar Cheese body" and one Guy corrects that employee and says "its Cheddar cheese thighs" is this a Grocery Store or a damn construction site?

When contacted about the complaint I spoke to a manager by the name of Mc Donald, MC Loving or something with Mc in it. He stated they was discussing an employees wife. I call bullshit on that and if they was they are still in public and should remember this shit will cost customers.

How to get a free 1 Year SAMS Club membership

othe first thing you do whenyou gotoSAMS Club is head overtothe customerservice counter. After allyou actually NEED a membershiptoget into the store.

They willask you for your ID and credentials, etc…just get the account you want,fill out the paperwork and pay foryourmembership.

Now goabout your business and buy what you want for about 50 weeks (almost anentire year). The SAMS Club membership agreement states that you can return your membership card for afullrefund at any time for any reason.

Now I know what you are thinking… this is shady. I disagree. You see the one problem that I have with the membershipis that I have topaytospend my money in their store. With this policy, they address that issue. (Method #1)I canreturn my membership onweek50 , get afull refund,and purchase another one. I’ve done this three times toget a FREE1 Year SAMS Club Membership. A managerwas called over the second time I did it and I explained that I was very satisfied with the product line, just not with the ideathat I had to pay for the right toshopthere,and noted that their return policy addressed this issue nicely. He agreed, gave the cashier the nod, and said good one.I got my Free1 year Sams Club membership.If this method willcause you tofeel uncomfortable you canemploy method#2 . Method# 2 is simply toreturn the membership at the SAMS club you are at foryour full refund. Gohome, and get your Free 1 year Sams Club membershiponline.

If you doubt my methods for the Free 1 year Sams Club Membershipyou cansee for yourself, read the first paragraph of their policy.

Whena company gives asatisfaction guarantee they doit because theywant you to be fully satisfied. If you can become satisfied by utilizing the membership, and the guarantee thenthey have fulfilled their mission, and sohave you. It is ethical, you are the customer, and the money back guarantee is theiroffer that you will be satisfied.

Sowhen you notice your membershipexpire date is approaching,don’tbe afraid to goupto the customer service desk and get your refund/renewal. Now take the money you just saved and goget a FREE COSTCO membershipthe process is alittle different and we show you how to get TWO memberships! We talked toa SAMS Club PR and they told us the reason they have the returnpolicywide openis to make sure theircustomers are satisfied with the membership. They realize there is a certain portion oftheir membershipbase that does not like the idea ofsupporting the club through apaid for membershipand this return policy is aneffective way toremedy that issue and make those customers happy.

Trucking Lyfe has not tried this nor do we endorse it. We posted this for Educational Purposes only. The info was found on the Review Board.

Ways to fight Obesity on the Road

OK since the DOT and FMCSA want to go after Obese Drivers here's a few ways to help get you into shape.

#1 Park on the back 40 and walk to the Truck Stop

#2 While at a Truck stop use your steps as a step master

#3 Stay away from the Buffet

#4 Go to the Salad Bar

#5 Ask your company for a truck without Power Steering

#6 lump your own loads

#7 Each time you stop walk around your truck

#8 squat and Walk under your trailer

#9 start sitting on bottom bunk and stand

#10 Stay out of the Fast Food Restaurant

Justice for Gary Kirkland

I am asking for your outrage for how the Justice System in Arizona Treats Truck Drivers. I am trying to get Justice. My livelyhood has been stripped away from me for the Past 5 years for a violation that isn't major. It doesn't involve alcohol, drugs or any accidents.

My livelihood was stripped from me because of a series of mistakes on my part and my companies part.
I own up to my mistake of no paying close enough attention to my insurance card and not staying on top of the situation. The Company is at fault for not sending in the proof of insurance. With that being said Arizona has sent me a paper to set aside default Judgement and the paper they require they want the original and I faxed them the paper and they are refusing to accept it. I can't find the Original and feel they should accept the FAX. Lets call them and suggest they take the faxed copy and set me Free

Call Quartzsite Justice Court at 928-927-6313 and tell them to accept the Paperwork on case #TR2008-00723

Geoengineeringwatch.org website was mysteriously taken down. After post regarding UV Levels

Dane Wiggington is calling for an emergency action. On the geoengineeringwatch.org site, Dane had just posted an article on the emergency levels of UV!! Urgent. Please repost!!

1,200 – 1,300 times above what is called, “normal”. An Arctic Ozone Hole, if similar in size to the Antarctic Ozone Hole, could expose over 700+ million people, wildlife and plants to dangerous UV ray levels

It is a fact that the ozone layer in our upper atmosphere protects earth from damaging levels of Ultra Violet radiation. In 1993, scientists at Environment Canada completed the first long-term study showing that increase in UV levels at the earth’s surface are due to thinning of the ozone layer.

Since the early 1970′s chemical reactions in the environment are depleting the ozone, allowing more UV to get through. This increase in UV radiation is causing severe sun burning, eye cataracts, cancer and immune system dysfunction. Science has stepped forward to try to stop earth’s ozone destruction, but new evidence indicates that ozone depletion is getting worse.

Research on depletion of the ozone layer began in earnest when in 1974 two Nobel Prize winners proved that certain chemicals were destroying the ozone in our atmosphere. Since the 1970′s scientists have observed a large seasonal “hole” in the ozone layer in Antarctica. Steps were taken to reduce the use of the chemicals causing this problem, and the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer was originally signed in 1987. Since that time, the ozone hole in the Southern Hemisphere over Antarctica has grown to as large as 25 million square miles.

In 1995, severe depletion was noted in the Northern Hemisphere as well. At that time ozone depletion of 20 to 35% was discovered in middle and high latitudes. In 1997 ozone losses over the Arctic of up to 45% were recorded and in the lower latitudes of Canada where more people live, up to 10%.

Even though steps have been taken by the world community, recent findings show that the ozone layer has not yet recovered. In fact current ozone depletion is greater than expected.Implications are that if this is not remedied right away, a tipping point may be reached in which a rapid, mass chemical reaction in the atmosphere could destroy immense amounts of ozone.

This would cause the sun’s heat to melt two huge continents of ice in the Arctic and Antarctic. As a result, the oceans of the world would rise several feet. Then whole continents of ice could suddenly slip into the ocean causing tsunamis 100′s of feet high to wash several miles inland. It could be the worst disaster the human race has ever known.

For now, we must realize that patches of thin ozone over our houses make it very dangerous to go outside at times. In northern California, in the early spring, we can be exposed to dangerously high UV levels.

One statistic I found stated that, “During the three-day period from March 17 to 19, 2006 the total ozone cover fell below 300 DU over part of the North Atlantic region from Greenland to Scandinavia.” The article warned that 300 DU is a dangerously low total ozone count. DU stands for Dobson Units which measure ozone on a scale of 0 to 500. When the DU’s go as low as 220, it is considered a “hole.”

I have not yet seen warnings to United States citizens about low DU readings or high UV Index readings, but I have read the DU recorded daily over my area by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). I found several days in February and March, 2008 in which the DU’s were under 300. NOAA registered readings under 300 for eleven days in February, and 12 days in March over my house. Interestingly, the days when there were low DU readings were also the days that I saw the real thick contrails from jets. The lowest point of ozone concentrations occur in October over Antarctica and in March over the Antarctic.

People in Shasta County in Northern California took samples from ponds, HVAC filters, tops of sheds and solar panels to see what was falling out of these chemtrails. Solar panel efficiency dropped considerably when the spraying was going on. The professional lab tests showed abnormally high and unacceptable levels of aluminum, barium and strontium. There are no sources for these chemicals in this area except from what is falling out of the sky. Investigations of US patents indicate that these are the chemicals being sprayed to make cloud cover. After the jets spray, the DU’s rise.

Citizens are not being told about these low DU readings, about the spraying nor do we ever get UV alerts like they get in Australia. We are making appeals to our County Air Quality Board and our Senator, Barbara Boxer to investigate the source of these chemicals.

TheOzoneHole.com has charts showing large patches of thinning ozone over the northern hemisphere. Most of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the UK and Europe are right underneath these thinning areas. They say that, “An Arctic Ozone Hole, if similar in size to the Antarctic Ozone Hole, could expose over 700+ million people, wildlife and plants to dangerous UV ray levels. The likely hood of this happening seems inevitable based on the deterioration of ozone layer caused by the effects of global warming on the upper atmosphere.”

I think it is already a dangerous situation. Why aren’t we being alerted to the fact that dangerous levels of UV are penetrating the ozone layer all over the earth?

According to NASA scientist, Jim Hansen, we are dangerously close to a ‘tipping point” in which a warming climate will feed back on itself amplifying the warming effects. In May of 2007, ABC News released a report on this NASA/Columbia study which said we only have 10 more years of “business as usual” creating emission from the burning of cola, oil and gas. The lead author of this paper, Jim Hansen is director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. According to the report, if we do not act in time, “it becomes impractical” to avoid “disastrous effects.”

Website Gets Man 7yrs Jail + 600 Lashes after starting ‘Free Saudi Liberals’ website

Reading daily Alternate News sites, Blogs, Vlogs etc… Call me paranoid, but this is where America is Heading.. FAST!

-Cont The editor of a Saudi Arabian social website has been sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes for founding an Internet forum that violates Islamic values and propagates liberal thought, Saudi media reported on Tuesday.

Raif Badawi, who started the ‘Free Saudi Liberals’ website to discuss the role of religion in Saudi Arabia, has been held since June 2012 on charges of cyber crime and disobeying his father – a crime in the conservative kingdom and top U.S. ally.

Al-Watan newspaper said the judge had also ordered the closure of the website.

France was concerned by the sentence and remained committed to ‘freedom of opinion and of expression’, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Officials from the Saudi National Society for Human Rights could not be reached for comment.

Al-Watan newspaper said the judge had also ordered the closure of the website.

Raising Funds for a New Trucking Company

I am seeking people to Donate to a Trucking Company I am attempting to start I need $30,000 to start this business. I am attempting to start this without taking away from my kids and still being able to provide for their Future no matter how much you donate. My family is very appreciative.

Rangers snap scoreless streak, walk off on Soto's blas

By T.R. Sullivan
MLB.com

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers, trailing, 3-0, after five innings, rallied with two home runs from A.J. Pierzynski and Geovany Soto in the ninth for a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Angels at the Ballpark in Arlington on Monday night.

The Rangers, who snapped their streak of 26 consecutive scoreless innings with a run in the sixth, also snapped their four-game losing streak by getting to Angels closer Ernesto Frieri. Ian Kinsler drove in the Rangers first two runs with a single in the sixth and a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Pierzynski led off the ninth by hitting a 1-2 pitch into the right-field seats for his 11th home run of the season. Nelson Cruz followed with a single to left, but David Murphy grounded into a double play.

But Soto came up and hit a 3-2 pitch high and deep down the left-field line, which just got over the wall for the game-winner. It also set off a big celebration at home plate.

Rangers starter Matt Garza took a no-decision in his second start since being acquired from the Cubs. He allowed three runs -- all in the fifth inning. The Angels had five hits and three walks in seven innings against Garza and he struck out six. Garza had won six straight starts with a 1.23 ERA.

Angels starter Jered Weaver also went seven innings, holding the Rangers to one run on five hits and a walk while striking out six. He is 5-1 with a 1.32 ERA in his last six starts.

Garza had allowed two hits going into the fifth and struck out Hank Conger to start the inning. But J.B. Shuck, hitting at the bottom of the Angels order, hit a 3-1 fastball into the right-field seats for a home run. Garza then got ahead 0-2 on Erick Aybar and ended up walking him.

After Kole Calhoun flied out, Mike Trout doubled to center -- putting runners on second and third -- and Josh Hamilton bounced a single to left to bring home two runs.

The Rangers came through in the sixth and snapped Weaver's own streak of 19 2/3 scoreless innings. Leonys Martin reached on a one-out bunt base hit and went to second when Elvis Andrus was thrown out trying to bunt his way on base. Kinsler followed with a single to center to bring home Martin. Adrian Beltre also singled, his second hit of the night. But Weaver struck out Pierzynski to end the inning.

Texas fell two short of the club record for consecutive innings without scoring a run. The 1972 Rangers still hold that record with 28 consecutive scoreless innings.

T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Twins to unveil 2014 All-Star Game logo Tuesday

Target Field will host its first Midsummer Classic on July 15

By Adam Berry
MLB.com

Major League Baseball, the Twins and the Twin Cities will host a news conference at Target Field on Tuesday to unveil the official logo of the 2014 All-Star Game.

The news conference is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. CT at home plate before the Twins' 7:10 p.m. game against the Royals at Target Field. Next year's Midsummer Classic will be played on July 15.

Among those slated to attend are 2013 All-Stars Joe Mauer and Glen Perkins. They'll be joined by Twins owner and CEO Jim Pohlad, Twins president Dave St. Peter, Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak and St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman. Also scheduled to attend are MLB executive vice president Tim Brosnan, vice chair of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority Board of Commissioners Martin Sabo and chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners Mike Opat.

Next year marks the third time that the All-Star Game will be held in Minnesota. The Twins hosted the 1965 Midsummer Classic at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minn., and the 1985 All-Star Game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. The 2014 game will be the first at Target Field, which opened in 2010.

St. Peter and two dozen other members of Minnesota's front office attended this season's All-Star Game festivities at Citi Field to get a sense of what's in store for them next year.

Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Reports: A-Rod suspension could be imminent

By Adam Berry
MLB.com

TAMPA, Fla. -- It's become increasingly difficult to predict what will happen next in the daily drama surrounding Alex Rodriguez.

Rodriguez finished up his rehab assignment with complaints of a strained left quadriceps, only to say days later that he was ready to play. He sent Dr. Michael Gross on an impromptu media tour to challenge the Yankees' diagnosis, then Gross admitted he's never even met A-Rod. Rodriguez released a statement Thursday saying he didn't want "any more mix-ups" with the Yankees, then called into WFAN radio in New York and said four times that he was "frustrated" with being held back.

Rodriguez has been working out at the Yankees' Minor League complex, hoping to return from his quad injury and get back on the field as soon as possible. Aside from his occasional statements released through a publicist and a few radio interviews, A-Rod has remained silent.

But one thing has become exceedingly clear, based on several published reports this weekend and on Monday: He soon will be disciplined by Major League Baseball.

And Rodriguez's lawyer, David Cornwell, left no doubt Monday afternoon in a radio interview with ESPN New York 98.7 FM: They're not going to accept a suspension.

"All I can tell you is my job is to represent Alex in connection with this inquiry by baseball and to prepare an appeal on behalf of Alex in the event that any discipline is handed down," Cornwell said in an interview with Stephen A. Smith.

"When the time comes, and we haven't gotten there yet, when the time comes and baseball does whatever it is going to do, then I will sit down with Alex and talk to him about the process of the appeal, filing the appeal and going in and presenting our best evidence that we have -- and we think we have good evidence -- to defend his interest, to protect him. That's what I expect to be doing."

The New York Post first reported Sunday that Rodriguez could be suspended this week as part of baseball's investigation into the now-shuttered Biogenesis clinic, a South Florida operation run by Anthony Bosch, who has cooperated with MLB investigators. Last week, Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun accepted a 65-game suspension -- the remainder of the season -- for his reported involvement with Bosch and Biogenesis.

Cornwell told ESPN New York he wouldn't consider that a victory for Rodriguez. Asked by Smith what he would consider a "win" in this case, Cornwell said, "No discipline. ... Obviously. That's easy."

According to the Post, MLB could suspend Rodriguez for the rest of this year and the entirety of the 2014 season. Under baseball's Basic Agreement, first-time offenders who test positive for performing-enhancing drugs are suspended 50 games for a positive test. A second positive test earns a 100-game ban and a third violation results in a lifetime ban.

But those standards might not apply in the case of Rodriguez. The Associated Press reported Monday that MLB could try to suspend Rodriguez under its collective bargaining agreement rather than its drug policy. That would allow MLB to suspend him immediately rather than have the suspension delayed during the appeals process.

The New York Daily News reported that MLB officials believe their evidence against Rodriguez "would warrant lifetime banishment." There has been talk that Braun's quick agreement strengthens Bosch's credibility as it relates to MLB's case against A-Rod, an idea that Cornwell addressed Monday.

"Obviously they believe that he's credible. I have my concerns," said Cornwell, who previously represented Braun, the only Major League player to have a positive drug test overturned. "But what's most important is whether or not arbitrator [Fredric] Horowitz will believe that he's credible. That's something that we will present in the hearing room, not to the media."

Before a suspension is publicly issued, Rodriguez could choose to discuss a plea agreement with MLB, as Braun did. However, Rodriguez told WFAN's Mike Francesa on Thursday that his representatives hadn't had those discussions.

According to the Post, Rodriguez's team "met with MLB officials in the past few days," but not to discuss a settlement. Instead, A-Rod's representatives were just trying to "gain a better understanding of potential penalties."

If MLB is seeking a potential lifetime suspension for Rodriguez, who admitted in 2009 that he took performance-enhancing drugs while playing for the Rangers from 2001-03, then a settlement could result in him sitting out until 2015 without pay, according to the Daily News.

In that scenario, Rodriguez's suspension would be effective immediately. If the 38-year-old third baseman -- fifth on the all-time list with 647 career home runs -- is able to play after two major hip surgeries and two full years out of the game, it would also give him a chance to collect the $61 million the Yankees owe him from 2015-17, the remnants of the 10-year, $275 million deal he signed with New York in '07.

For now, it's uncertain when Rodriguez will get back on the field in a Major League game, if he will at all. But if the reports are true, the next chapter in A-Rod's story should be unfolding soon.

"I can't tell you what he's thinking about or what he says as it relates to the investigation, but I can tell you that in my discussions with him, generally, Alex's primary focus right now is playing baseball," Cornwell said. "That's what Alex's primary focus is right now. We'll have a chance to deal with these other issues as they arrive and as they unfold. ... When that time comes, we will. But until then ... the only thing Alex is focused on right now is trying to get back and play baseball."

Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

JFK SecondShooter? NewDocumentary MakesRadical Claim

A new documentary alleges that a Secret Serviceagent was the second (and accidental) shooter in the assassination of JohnF. Kennedy.

At the TelevisionCriticsAssociation presstour in Los Angeleson Sunday, producersand investigatorsbehind Reelz Channel's new documentary "JFK: TheSmoking Gun" made theclaim that George Hickey, a Secret Service agent riding inthe car behind Kennedy, accidentally shot the president on Nov. 22, 1963. The filmfollowsveteran police detective Colin McLaren in hisfour-year investigation of the assassination and pointsat Hickey, who died two yearsago.

McLaren's research built on the work of Howard Donahue, who spent 20 yearsstudying the assassinationand had hisfindings documented in Bonar Menninger’s book Mortal Error: The Shot That Killed JFK. McLaren and Menninger wereon hand Sunday to take questionsabout their film, which the network billed in pressnotesas a "docudrama."

Addressing thecrowd, McLaren claimed that Hickey and other Secret Serviceagentswere out partying the night beforeKennedy's fatal motorcade drive through Dallas. Based onhis painstaking investigation, McLaren said, evidence suggestsHickey wasnot qualified to use the weapon he was holdingthe morning of the shooting.

"It washisfirst timein thefollow car, his first time holding the assault weapon he was using," McLaren said. Producerssaid the film's theory is that shotsrangout, and Hickey grabbed his weapon to return fire. When hiscar stopped suddenly, Hickey accidentally discharged hisweapon -- making him the second shooter, the film's investigatorsand producers alleged.

McLaren said he believesthat Hickey's weapon had hollow-point rounds -- different fromthe ammunition for the weaponused by Lee Harvey Oswald, whom the Warren Commission declared in 1964 was thelone gunmanin the case. Menninger and McLarensaid that based on their review of the forensicsin the case, they believe that Kennedy was also struck by a hollow-point round.

Oswald waskilled before he could stand trial, but the case has continued to inspirevarious theoriesaround just how the tragedy occurred. Booksand films have advanced different ideas--including a second shooter theory.

"We're not saying thiswas intentional," Menninger said Sunday. "Thiswasa tragic accident in the heat of themoment."

"We don't suggest he was in any way involved in a conspiracy," Menninger added.

Donahuewroteabout his theory decadesago, but McLaren said it's taken decades-- and therelease of thousands of JFK-related documentsduring the Clinton administration -- for a proper review of all the evidence and information related to the case. The authorsacknowledged Sunday that there aremany other booksand filmson theassassination, but said theirsisunique because it is based on a new review of the documents released during the 1990s.

McLaren and Menninger also alleged that the government --including Robert F. Kennedy --covered up the involvement of the Secret Serviceand Hickey.

Theproducerswere pressed on how the alleged involvement of the Secret Servicecould becovered up for 50 years.

"Nobody wasgoing to gain" from having thisout there, Menninger said.

"We're not here to blackenthe name" of Hickey or any other individual, or the modern-day Secret Service, McLaren said.

Menninger discussed the fact that hewassued by Hickey in the1990s, but noted that despitea settlement, his publisher never removed his book from the shelves.

"I'msurethat [Hickey] suffered greatly from this," Menninger said. "The fact that hepassed on--maybe it'stime to talk about it."

"Our documentary isgoing to be the only onethat hasopened the case forensically and looked at the evidence fromthe beginning and examined everything that happened that day in Dealey Plaza," Michael Prupas, thefilm's executive director, said.

Reelz Channel gained notice two yearsago for airing the miniseries "The Kennedys," whichsome historical experts criticized as an unflattering portrayal of thefamily.

"No other network will touch these things," Reelz's CEO Stanley E. Hubbard said Sunday.

Thedocumentary is set to air on Nov. 3, 2013, according to a press release.

Safety board recommends trucks be connected to avoid crashes

On the heels of a report released this week on an investigation into a truck and school bus crash that happened in February of 2012, the National Transportation Safety Board has made several recommendations to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and other groups based on its findings, with the biggest recommendation being that all trucks and cars become equipped with what it calls “connected vehicle technology,” to allow the vehicle to determine if a vehicle is coming in an intersection.

This recommendation was made to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, suggesting that NHTSA develop minimum standards for connected vehicle technology for all highway vehicles.

NTSB recommended to FMCSA that it require all persons applying for inclusion in the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners to have “both a thorough knowledge of pharmacology and current prescribing authority.”

The crash that spurred the recommendations occurred in Chesterfield, N.J. A school bus carrying 25 kindergarten through 6th grade students was turning into an intersection and failed to yield to a truck hauling a dump container. The bus rotated 180 degrees after being hit and hit a pole. One bus passenger was killed, and five sustained serious injuries. The truck driver was uninjured.

NTSB also recommended to NHTSA that it develop standards for and mandate use of onboard vehicle weighing systems for trucks that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more and are used in hauling aggregates, earthen construction materials, raw natural resources, garbage and refuse or used in logging, timber or agricultural operations.

Oral arguments set for CSA suit

The suit brought by the Alliance for Safe and Efficient Truck Transportation (ASECTT), filed last year in federal district court in Washington, D.C., will see first oral arguments made Sept. 10, said Panther Expedited Service’s Government/CSA Qualification Coordinator Irwin Shires. Speaking at the Expedite Expo, Shires described the suit as alleging FMCSA has “abdicated its responsibility” to make safety judgments about interstate carriers by encouraging shippers and brokers to utilize the Compliance Safety Accountability Safety Measurement System’s metrics in business decisions.

FMCSA wins case, pilot program with Mexico to continue

A federal court has ruled against both cases filed by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association over the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico.

On July 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s and the Teamsters Union’s petitions. The organizations requested a rehearing in their consolidated case after the court ruled April 19 to allow FMCSA to continue the program.

Congress decided truckers with Mexican CDLs would be considered equivalent of a state CDL, stated Judge Brett Kavanaugh on behalf of the three-judge panel. “We therefore conclude that the pilot program allows Mexican truck drivers to use their Mexican-issued commercial drivers’ licenses,” Kavanaugh wrote.

The panel also dismissed additional arguments against the program, which includes assertions that Mexico’s drug testing and vision tests are inadequate and that too few carriers are in the pilot program to gauge if Mexican carriers would operate safely beyond the commercial border zone.

The panel also rejected OOIDA’s separate but related case it presented to the court May 6. The 2005 highway reauthorization act stipulates U.S. truckers have medical certificates issued by the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. FMCSA requires Mexican and Canadian drivers meet the medical qualifications of their own countries, but they do not have to have a certificate through the recently established registry.

The 2005 statute does not override the 2011 trucking agreement between Mexico and the United States, said Judge Janice Rogers Brown, in writing the majority opinion.

“The question we must answer is whether a facially unambiguous statute of general application is enough to abrogate an existing international agreement without some further indication Congress intended such repudiation,” Brown stated. “We conclude it is not.”

But this agreement is inconsistent with 2005 registry requirement and earlier international agreements, Senior Judge David Sentelle wrote. “The court’s opinion today departs from the precedents of the Supreme Court and this circuit, and is not founded in the Constitution,” he stated. “I respectfully dissent.”

The court should grant the petition for review and “vacate this unlawful rule,” Sentelle stated.

Additionally, FMCSA would not be prohibited from adding Mexican or Canadian doctors to the registry or the United States from drafting new agreements to address these issues, he wrote.

How long does a 34-hour restart really take?

By James Jaillet

By James Jaillet Published July, 26 2013

Among several other kinks thrown into scheduling for fleets and drivers by the new hours-of-service rules that went into effect earlier this month is the requirement that a driver’s 34-hour break to restart his or her work week include two periods between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.

So how much time exactly will that add to a driver’s restart? It could be as much as 17-hours, if a driver times his or her restart poorly.

Posted this week on the Journal of Commerce is an interactive infographic designed to show just that and to show how minor changes to the end of a driver’s workweek can add nearly an entire day to the time a driver must stay sidelined before starting a new 70-hour workweek.

As noted in the JOC article, for drivers to attain a restart that satisfies the minimum 34 hours and only that, a driver would have to end his work week within a 6-hour window between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. Aiding in the math is a chart that allows drivers to select what time they would go off duty at the end of their week. The chart then shows when a driver would be allowed to resume work and begin his or her next 70-hour week.

For instance, if a driver ended his or her workweek at 3 p.m., he or she would not be able to resume work until 5 a.m. two days later, resulting in a 38-hour restart.

If a driver ended his work week at 2 a.m., however, he also wouldn’t be able to resume work until 5 a.m., resulting in a 51-hour restart period.

Parent Alert: Dad catches 21-year-old photographing boys in mall bathroom

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dad catches 21-year-old photographing boys in mall bathroom Posted: Jul 29, 2013 5:15 AM EDT A 21-year-old was arrested at the Opry Mills Mall after getting caught recording a young boy in the bathroom. Police responded to the food court area of the mall on Sunday in reference to a call about obscene behavior. The victim, a 10-year-old boy, was using a public restroom and needed his father to retrieve some toilet paper. As the boy began to wipe himself, the father observed a hand holding a cell phone over the wall of his son's stall taking photographs. The father confronted the suspect, later identified as Gerrit Greiert, who tried to leave the area. However, as he was leaving, he began accessing the photographs, so the victim's father detained him and confiscated the cell phone until authorities arrived. Once in police custody, Greiert admitted to taking photographs in the restroom and consented to a search of his cell phone. Police found several photos of two male juveniles, in which their private areas were visibly exposed. Greiert was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. His bond was set at $100,000. Greiert is due in court August 1.

Police searching for suspect in Knoxville dollar store robbery

KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Knoxville police are on the lookout for a man suspected of robbing a Knoxville Dollar General store. The assistant manager reportedly told police a man walked into the store on Sutherland Avenue around 8:30 a.m., brandished a handgun, and demanded money from a safe. The manager complied, giving the suspect an unknown amount of cash. The suspect then fled the scene. Police describe the suspect as a white male, wearing a tan, long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans, a red hat, and sunglasses. Anyone with information is urged to call the KPD crime hotline at (865) 215-7212. Dollar General is not a safe place for you to sleep at because of these incidents at least that's the case here in Knoxville. The Dollar General on Asheville Hwy Manager was Terminated when he shot an Armed Robber outside of the Store after the Robber held a gun to an employees head

I-40 Road Closure in Arizona

@ArizonaDOT: More info on I-40: It is closed at milepost 143 for eastbound travelers, milepost 161 for westbound travelers. No estimate on reopening.

We will update when we have more. Plan your routes accordingly

Rest Break Provision Mandated in the New Regs by FMCSA

Written By: Gary Kirkland

For those that don't know an OTR Truck Driver does not get paid by the hour. The Pay is by the miles that's why BS Rules and Regulations like.

"Rest Breaks-May drive only if 8 hours or less have passed since end of driver’s last off-duty or sleeper-berth period of at least 30 minutes. [49 CFR 397.5 mandatory "in attendance" time may be included in break if no other duties performed]"

OK lets do it this way. Lets say you get paid by the Mile. Lets assume you make $0.35 per mile. You got 11 hours you can drive and you can only work 14 hrs. You sat at a shipper getting loaded for 5 hours this gives you 10 hrs. Left to drive.

You go to the nearest cat scales to make sure your weight is legal because if your tractor/trailer is over 80,000 lbs you will get fined. You find out your weight isn't right and the shipper has to get your weight right. You drive back to shipper for them to adjust now the drive to the cat scale took you 30 minutes and the scales took you 15 minutes and the drive back to shipper took you 30 minutes. It takes them 15 minutes to adjust your load and 30 minutes back to the CAT Scales to weigh yourself again and you spend another 15 minutes there. This leaves you 7 hours 45 minutes your not being paid till you start heading to Consignee. You spent $12 for a scale ticket the company might or might not reimburse you for. You drive 7 hrs 45 minutes. You made 143.15 that day. The scale ticket cost you $12, 3 meals cost you $60, your shower cost you $12.00, uncle Sam cost you $21.47. That leaves you $37.68 which equals to $2.69/hr.

You get your Government mandated 10 hour break. You could deliver today because its 11 hrs away and you could break for your mandatory 10 to rest but after 8 hrs of Driving you have to stop for 30 minutes this consignee wont let you park there and its gonna take 3.5 hrs to unload you. You can't deliver this load cause you'd be over your 14 for the day. That 30 minutes didn't only cost you 30 minutes of Drive for that day but cost you an extra 3.5 hours the next day all because the FMCSA a government body that gets a nice fat salary says they know what's good for you and costs the U.S. Taxpayer $80 Billion a year to operate