Spring Breakers Director Labels James Franco a "Maniac"

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2013/03/spring-breakers-director-labels-james-franco-a-maniac/

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Photo op: Gov. Chris Christie meets a bigger man in New Jersey

By Steve Keating ORLANDO, Florida, March 20 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy's decision to skip the Arnold Palmer Invitational surprised the tournament host, who expressed his disappointment on Wednesday that the world number one was not at Bay Hill this week. The 83-year-old Palmer said he had jokingly suggested he might break McIlroy's arm if he did not show up but did not try to force the young Northern Irishman into making an appearance. "Frankly, I thought he was going to play, and I was as surprised as a lot of people when he decided he was not going to play," said Palmer. ...

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/photo-chris-christie-meets-shaq-jersey-183942129--politics.html

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NASA Shuts Down Database During Security Inquiry

[unable to retrieve full-text content]As part of a security investigation, the agency shut down a large public database used by professionals and students, and it restricted foreign nationals? access to its facilities.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/us/nasa-shuts-down-database-during-security-inquiry.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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Dirty dozen: Mick Foley's 12 wildest matches

The Hardcore Legend and a father of four, Mick Foley authored a remarkable career defined by stark dichotomy. Before arriving in WWE, the soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famer competed in some of the most barbaric and gruesome matches ever to take place in a wrestling ring. These grizzly encounters pushed in-ring brutality to unthinkable extremes, yet they endeared Mrs. Foley's Baby Boy to a global audience that recognized his sacrifices.

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But after winning the WWE Title in January 1999, Mick became better known for pulling a sock out of a pair of sweatpants, cracking jokes and living up to his reputation as a beloved family man.

What made such a bright, funny and kind man ? a man so sentimental that he maintains a Christmas Room in his house year-round ? commit such unthinkably brutal acts? In advance of Mick Foley?s upcoming WWE Hall of Fame induction at Madison Square Garden, WWEClassics.com sat down with The Hardcore Legend himself to better understand the 12 wildest bouts of his reckless career ? as Mick put it, a true ?dirty dozen.?

What do you think was Mick's wildest match? Vote now!

Source: http://www.wwe.com/classics/classic-lists/mick-foleys-12-wildest-matches

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Halligan's Withdrawal Is a Victory for GOP and Gridlock

Caitlin Halligan, President Obama?s best hope for a Democratic appointee to the crucial federal appeals court in Washington, withdrew her name from consideration late Friday, handing a victory to Senate Republicans committed to keeping her off the bench.

In the extended, ongoing skirmish over federal judges, the D.C. Circuit, as it is known, is a slice of territory second only to the Supreme Court in terms of its importance to both sides. The court routinely issues rulings that interpret federal regulations and has long been viewed as an on-ramp to the high court. (Chief Justice John Roberts, for one, is an alumnus.)

Indeed, concerns about judges on that court ascending to the next level are what led Democrats a decade ago to filibuster Miguel Estrada, a prominent D.C. lawyer who remains in line to be the nation?s second Latino justice. The filibuster of Halligan at the hands of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his caucus can only be considered payback in a conflict that shows no sign of abating despite talk this year of filibuster reform.

Halligan, who spurned a high-paying corporate-law job in favor of advising the district attorney in Manhattan and who served as a top advocate in New York state government, sent a letter to Obama informing him of her decision to withdraw in the face of GOP opposition.

?I am deeply disappointed that even after nearly two and a half years, a minority of senators continued to block a simple up-or-down vote on her nomination,? Obama said Friday in a statement. ?This unjustified filibuster obstructed the majority of senators from expressing their support.? I am confident that with Caitlin?s impressive qualifications and reputation, she would have served with distinction.?

Halligan joins Goodwin Liu, a rising liberal star in legal ranks, as potential federal judges who were successfully kept from the bench by the GOP. Liu, who was a favorite of liberal interest groups, was viewed by many as potentially the first Asian-American Supreme Court justice. He now serves on the state Supreme Court in California.

The decision by Halligan is sure to revive talk among those same liberal groups that Obama simply does not have the stomach to fight for judicial nominees that his predecessor George W. Bush had. Bush, with the acquiescence of Senate Democrats, was able to land four appointees on the D.C. Circuit: Roberts, who sat on the court briefly; Thomas Griffith; Janice Rogers Brown, a highly controversial nominee from California who recently called for a repudiation of New Deal-era legal precepts; and Brett Kavanaugh, a former prot?g? of Kenneth Starr.?

In his four years plus as president, Obama has been unable to fill any of the four vacancies on the D.C. appeals court. Halligan, 46, was first nominated to the court in 2010 (to replace Roberts five years after his departure), but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been unable to secure 60 votes for her confirmation in a series of cloture votes since, largely because of opposition from the National Rifle Association, which has contended Halligan is hostile to gun rights.

The fate of another Obama nominee to the court, Sri Srinivasan, remains in doubt. Srinivasan, who served in the solicitor general?s office in both the Bush and Obama administrations, has yet to be voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

UPDATE: The office of Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, says Srinivasan will receive a hearing after the upcoming recess.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/halligans-withdrawal-victory-gop-gridlock-171442588--politics.html

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Tourism Northern Territory to Sponsor Melbourne Demons | Sports ...

Tourism NT, the state tourism authority for Australia?s Northern Territory, has become a platinum partner of Australian rules football team the Melbourne Demons.

The partnership will see Tourism NT?s logo appear on Demon?s match apparel, though its exact placement was not announced. Additionally, the tourism authority will receive advertising signage around the Demons? home arena, the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Chief executive of the Melbourne Demons,?Cameron Schwab said: ?The territory loves footy, and it makes sense to partner with the league?s foundation club to create opportunities. This is a tremendous vote of confidence for the Melbourne Football Club, and highlights our approach of building strategic relationships that involve the whole club. We hope, both through this partnership and our ongoing community work, coupled with games in Darwin that we become the territory?s AFL club.?

The Northern Territory?s minister for tourism and major events, Matt Conlan, added: ?We see this as a starting point for a long term partnership between the Melbourne Football Club and the Northern Territory. The club has a strong affinity with the territory, and held their nine-day pre-season training camp in the top end for the very first time in December last year. The Demons are also extremely enthusiastic and proactive, with their coach Mark Neeld contacting me personally to say how excited he was about this new partnership.?

Source: http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/news/tourism-northern-territory-to-sponsor-melbourne-demons/

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Would You Drink a Cup of Death Wish Coffee That Has Twice the ...

Here's something super bitter for you coffee fiends: Death Wish Coffee. It's the world's strongest coffee because it has 200% more caffeine than your normal cup of joe. That's, um, a lot of caffeine in one drink. But then again, for those who pour multiple brews down your throat every morning it shouldn't be a problem.

How does it have twice the caffeine of normal coffee? Death Wish Coffee says that it's because it has found the perfect kick ass, head snapping combination of coffee beans from Indonesia, Ethiopia, and South America. The beans Death Wish uses are Robusta beans which have a harsher taste than the typical Arabica bean. Death Wish promises that its beans don't suffer from that same harsh taste because of the way it grows the beans:

Typically dark roast coffee has less caffeine in comparison to lighter roast coffees due to the caffeine being stricken from the bean during the roasting process. Here at Death Wish Coffee we have found a coffee bean with close to 200% the amount of caffeine as your typical coffee shop coffee; we roast it to a medium-dark for a strong and robust flavor and then we grind it to the proper level for extreme potency.

A 12oz coffee you get from Starbucks has around 260 milligrams of caffeine while a 12oz Death Wish Coffee has 520 (comparatively, a 24oz Monster Energy drink has 480 milligrams). They're not playing around here. You can buy a bag of ground beans on Amazon for 20 bucks if you dare. [Death Wish Coffee via Yahoo]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5991619/would-you-drink-a-cup-of-death-wish-coffee-which-has-twice-the-caffeine-of-a-normal-cup

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