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Monday, August 3, 2015

Jared Fogle: FBI Subpoenas "Lewd Texts"

The FBI has subpoenaed an affidavit containing text messages in which Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle allegedly admits to paying for s*x with a 16-year-old girl, Business Insider reports.The texts are between Fogle and a former Subway franchisee who reported the texts to Subway"s corporate office at the time, the franchisee"s attorney tells Business Insider. Subway says it has no records of her report.The messages, which are from 2008, include Fogle encouraging the woman, with whom he was in a relationship at the time, to advertise herself for s*x with other men on Craigslist and asking her if he can watch, according to Business Insider, which has viewed the messages. He also asks the woman to float the idea of a threesome with her cousin, who was underage at the time, and refers to paying $100 to have s*x with a 16-year-old. (The age of consent in Indiana, where Fogle lives, is 16.)Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle"s home raided by the FBIIn early July, Fogle"s home was raided by federal and state authorities, reportedly in relation to a child p*********y case against a former employee of his charity foundation. Since the raid, Subway has severed all ties with Fogle and removed any mention of him from its website.Fogle, who gained fame after losing more than 200 lbs. on the "Subway diet," has not been charged with any crimes.Other Links From TVGuide.com

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Keeler Show Notes for Monday, August 3rd, 2015

Monday, August 3rd, 2015

Today we will speak with Senator Joe Griffo about Hinckley and two people featured in the Spike television series Bar Rescue: Back to the Bar.

6 AM Hour

- We start the show off by talking about the American dentist who shot Zimbabwes favorite lion.- We continue the lion discussion and take several calls on the issue. Did the dentist know it was a collared animal? Did he use tactics to startle it or draw it out?- We take a few more calls on the lion and discuss all of the possible scenarios that occurred, but ultimately we do not know all the facts.- The Mets had a great sweep against the Nats and are in first place.

7 AM Hour

- Aaron Kromer of the Buffalo Bills has been suspended despite charges being dropped. We continue the discussion of Cecil the Lion.- Commissioner Steven Rodgers is a law enforcement expert and he is on this morning to discuss the topic of body cams on police officers and how its changing the face of police investigations.- We talk with Hoola Hoop Fred on the death of Roddy Rowdy Piper and his love of wrestling. We also speak with Emily Tisch Sussman about the upcoming GOP Presidential Debate.- We play a little trivia contest with Hoola Hoop with Roddy Piper clips and Jeff ruins itagain!

8 AM Hour

- We have Fr. Arthur of Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church in New York Mills and Sharon Jachim is in as well. They are in to promote their big fund-raiser, its annual Polish-American Parish Festival and Flea Market on Friday, August 7th and Saturday, August 8th. Festival Hours Friday and Saturday 5 11PM. Flea Market Hours both days 9 AM 10PM. They also bring in some Pierogi to try.

- Pat calls up to talk about voting demographics for Trump and the GOP. We also speak with Senator Joe Griffo about a number of topics including NANO in Marcy and the Hinckley Reservoir alert system.

Source: http://wibx950.com/keeler-show-notes-for-monday-august-3rd-2015/

HitchBOT thumbs through town

Hitchhiking is illegal on turnpikes and generally frowned upon elsewhere in the commonwealth but one little guy has been making his way around the world doing just that.HitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot, is a seasoned traveler and Internet phenomenon and last Friday many Marblehead residents and visitors had the opportunity meet HitchBOT as it embarked on its cross-country tour of the U.S. en route to San Francisco.The pint size robot has a bucket for a body, foam noodles for its arms and legs and wears yellow rubber gloves and patterned rubber boots.He was created by two Canadian academics, Frauke Zeller, assistant professor of professional communication at Torontos Ryerson University and David Harris Smith, assistant professor in communication studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario as a social experiment.Zeller and Harris Smith met Marblehead resident Rhod Sharp Thursday, July 18, during launch party of sorts at the Peabody Essex Museum. Sharp wanted interview with HitchBOT for his BBC radio program and at this stage Zeller and Harris Smith had not yet made a final decision on the exact spot where HitchBOT would start its next cross-country tour, accept that it needed to be on the coast. Sharp suggested HitchBOT try thumbing for a ride out of Swampscott or Marblehead and the latter was chosen.On Friday morning HitchBOT, Zeller and Harris Smith came to Sharps home on Franklin Street for the interview and chose Front Street for the secret start location. HitchBOT was positioned at the junction of Front and Franklin streets, with its thumb raised skyward and San Francisco or bust written on its head.Last year HitchBOT thumbed its way across Canada, from Halifax Nova Scotia to Victoria, British Columbia covering over 10,000 kilometers in just 26 days and getting a total of 19 lifts. Since then it has visited Germany and taken a vacation in the Netherlands.HitchBOT is equipped with a GPS, which enables its creators to track its progress while artificial intelligence provides it with the ability to carry on limited conversation and tell people where it is. Sitting in Sharps living room HitchBOT said, I am in Marblehead. He also told Sharp he had a very appealing personality and asked him out on a date.Once HitchBOT was put in position on Front Street, it announced to the small crowd that came to see him off, I have changed my mind, however by then the die was truly cast. He was soon to be on his way.Designed as an experiment in social interaction, HitchBOT has a strong social media presence and is followed by over 30,000 people worldwide including the many people who took photographs at the Peabody Essex Museum party.Page 2 of 2 - Despite the local attention, HitchBOT"s first travelling companions out of town were quite slow to materialize. Zeller and Harris Smith were just starting to think about moving HitchBOT to a busier location when a large black SUV drove by and then came back and parked.Out came the Siess family who were visiting from Cologne, Germany. They recognized HitchBOT from an appearance on German TV and had a spare seat in their SUV. A deal was quickly struck and they agreed to give the robot its first ride to Gloucester and possibly on to New York, and off they went.According to HitchBOTs Facebook page, by press time, it reached Gloucester where it was taken out on a boat ride.To follow HitchBOTs adventures check out his website at http://www.hitchbot.me/ or his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hitchbot.

Source: http://marblehead.wickedlocal.com/article/20150723/NEWS/150728162

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Two nights after thinking he was traded, Wilmer Flores puts Mets by..

NEW YORK -- Wilmer Flores gave Mets fans one more reason to fall for him -- this time with his bat as well as his heart.

The new favorite at Citi Field hit a leadoff homer in the 12th inning to lift New York over the Washington Nationals 2-1 Friday night in the opener of a pivotal series between the top teams in the NL East.

Two nights after endearing himself to Mets rooters when they saw him wiping tears away at shortstop after he thought he"d been traded, Flores received four standing ovations on an invigorating day for the Mets.

"New York fans get a lot of criticism for being tough. They take a lot of heat for how hard they are on people. What they did for Wilmer Flores, you"re not going to find in a lot of places," Mets manager Terry Collins said.

Just a few minutes before the 4 p.m. trade deadline, the Mets gave their meager offense a major boost by obtaining slugger Yoenis Cespedes fromDetroitfor two minor league pitchers.

Hours later, Flores drove in both Mets runs and made a spectacular defensive play at second base to back Matt Harvey.

"I"m sitting here looking at some guys who are outstanding writers. Outstanding. You couldn"t write that. You guys couldn"t come up with that. And you"re good. That"s unbelievable,"" Collins said.

Flores sent a 1-1 fastball from Felipe Rivero (1-1) to left-center for his 11th home run and first in 147 at-bats since June 12 against Atlanta. Fans jumped out of their seats and roared in a delighted frenzy as Flores pumped his arm and circled the bases, pointing to the word "Mets" across his chest when he came around third.

"Great feeling," said a grinning Flores, who was asked if he"d ever been cheered that way before. "Yeah. Not that loud."

The 23-year-old infielder tossed aside his helmet and was swarmed by teammates who rushed to home plate to celebrate. New York pulled within two games of first-place Washington and washed away the sour taste of Thursday, when the Mets squandered a six-run lead in a gut-wrenching loss to San Diego.

"Words can"t really describe what has been going through his head and us as a team the last couple days," Harvey said. "For tonight to happen the way it did, it"s pretty unreal.""

Flores has three game-ending RBIs this season. The Mets said that tiesCubsshortstopStarlin Castrofor most in the majors, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

As fans filed out of Citi Field, they chanted "Wil-mer Flores! Wil-mer Flores!"

"Just because the kid showed that players are human beings,"" Collins said, "he"s got them now and it"s really exciting to see."

Carlos Torres (4-4) struck out the side in the top of the 12th.

Nationals slugger Bryce Harper was ejected in the 11th after taking a called third strike and screaming right in the face of plate umpire Jerry Meals.

"Just sticking up for my team, and myself, at the same time. He was bad all night," Harper said.

Harper, now 0-for-17 against Harvey, had reached base safely in a career-best 26 consecutive games before going hitless in five at-bats. The fourth-year outfielder has been tossed six times in his career, three this season.

"He needs to stay in the baseball game,"" manager Matt Williams said. "We talked about it. We"ll talk about it again."

Flores put the Mets ahead in the fourth against Gio Gonzalez with a two-out RBI single off the glove of diving shortstop Ian Desmond.

Yunel Escobar tied it in the eighth with a two-out RBI single on Harvey"s final pitch.

An energetic and vocal crowd of 36,164 turned out for the opener of a three-game set, the most significant series in years for the Mets.

"We"ve got to make up some ground here so we can stay in the hunt,"" Collins said before the game.

Harvey was up to the occasion. He retired his first 16 batters before Jose Lobaton singled in the sixth, prompting a collective groan and then a warm hand from fans who began chanting "Harvey! Harvey!" an inning earlier.

The right-hander, who owns a 0.99 ERA in eight career starts against the Nationals, was backed by a string of exceptional defensive plays. Flores stretched out for a diving stop in the first, earning his initial standing ovation of the night.

"I didn"t anticipate that,"" he said.

KEEP ME, TOO

The other Mets player mentioned in reports Wednesday night of a trade with Milwaukee that ultimately fell through was injured pitcher Zack Wheeler, recovering from Tommy John surgery. General manager Sandy Alderson said he intended to reach out to Wheeler -- but the right-hander called him Friday to express his desire to remain with New York. "Actually had quite an impact,"" Alderson said.

TRAINER"S ROOM

Nationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg (left oblique strain) is slated to throw 80-85 pitches Monday in his second rehab outing for Triple-A Syracuse.

Mets: C Travis d"Arnaud went 0-for-4 with a walk in his return from the disabled list. ... LF Michael Cuddyer (left knee inflammation) is expected to begin playing rehab games in the next few days. "He"s feeling a lot better," Collins said. ... LHP Jerry Blevins (broken left forearm) was finally cleared Thursday to begin a throwing program. He was injured April 19. ... LHP Jack Leathersich, who was at Triple-A Las Vegas, had Tommy John surgery Thursday. Leathersich went 0-1 with a 2.31 ERA in 17 games for the Mets this season.

UP NEXT

Nationals rookie Joe Ross (2-3, 3.03 ERA) starts the middle game of the series against All-Star Jacob deGrom (10-6, 2.05).

Source: http://abc7.com/sports/two-nights-after-thinking-he-was-traded-wilmer-flores-puts-mets-by-nats/896935/

Once in a blue moon

BELLEVUE Cameras and cellphones all over the world took a break on Friday from the usual round of selfies those recorders of life were instead turned around and took aim at the blue moon.

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Ronda Rousey vows to punish Bethe Correia at UFC 190

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Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has vowed to punish Bethe Correia during their main-event bout at UFC 190. USA TODAY Sports

Ronda Rousey puts her unbeaten record and bantamweight title on the line against Bethe Correia in Rio de Janeiro.(Photo: Jae C. Hong, AP)

If you want a clear indicator of just how dominant UFC womens bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is, consider that the big question fans and media are debating ahead of her main-event bout at UFC 190 in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday (10 p.m. ET pay-per-view) isnt whether shell beat challenger Bethe Correia its how quickly.

And, lest you assume that faster is better, at least when it comes to proving ones superiority over an opponent in the cage, you should know that this is the rare situation where you might be wrong.

On paper, theres no good reason to think Correia (9-0 mixed martial arts, 3-0 UFC) stands a chance of beating Rousey (11-0, 5-0). The Brazilian challengers unbeaten record might look like a match for the champions, but not every winning streak is created equal.

For instance, the three opponents Correia has faced in the UFC so far are a combined 1-7. The fact that two of those opponents happened to be Rouseys friends and teammates, whom Correia gleefully picked off as if in a conscious effort to get the champs attention, is at least part of the reason why shes getting this title shot in her home country, despite being an 18-1 underdog according to some oddsmakers.

The other part is theres simply no one else left in the UFC womens bantamweight division. Rousey has demolished the four fighters below her in the UFCs official womens 135-pound rankings.

The only one of those four to make it out of the first round against Rousey is current top contender Miesha Tate, whom Rousey has already beaten twice. Of the three UFC title defenses that followed Rouseys second win against Tate, the longest a TKO victory over Olympic silver medalist wrestler Sara McMann took a little more than a minute. The other two lasted a combined 30 seconds.

This is whatRousey is known for, these quick and easy victories. After winning the bronze medal in judo at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she tried her hand at amateur MMA in 2010 and then went pro in 2011. And it wasnt until her rematch with Tate in 2013 that she needed more than one round to put away any opponent.

Correia would seem to be a prime candidate for another early night. Shes smaller than Rousey, nowhere near as powerful or athletic, and nothing about the grappling prowess shes demonstrated so far in the UFC gives us any reason to think shell be able to avoid Rouseys signature submission, the armbar.

Nothing, that is, except for Rouseys promise to take her time and make Correias punishment last.

After Correia mocked Rouseys teammates in her post-fight celebrations, then appeared to take a jab at the suicide death of Rouseys father in interviews leading up to this fight, Rousey vowed to make Correia suffer, to humiliate her in addition to defeating her.

"Some things take longer,"Rousey said in May. "Like, a choke takes longer than an armbar, and a TKO takes longer than the choke. I might go for the prolonged finishinstead."

You might think that would make her something of a villain in Brazil, where shell be fighting in Correias backyard, but as former UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira pointed out when Rousey was mobbed by adoring Brazilian fans during this weeks open workouts in Rio, Rouseys star power eclipses her country of origin.

"Ronda now looks like the Mike Tyson of the (female fighters),"Nogueira says. "She has no nationality."

WATCH: CORREIA WANTS TO DESTROY THE ROUSEY MYTH

Bethe Correia is a huge underdog against bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey at UFC 190, but she is intent on shocking the world. USA TODAY Sports

That comparison is apt in terms of more than just pure celebrity. Like Tyson, Rouseys penchant for quick finishes makes her fights seem at times like they arent competitive enough to be worth the $59.99 purchase price on PPV. Unlike Tyson, she lives in an age when fights like her last one a 14-second submission win againstCat Zingano show up on the Internet in their entirety mere minutes after the fight is over.

In that sense, Rouseys promise to "drag it out and make the finish more exciting"might be the best possible selling point for what looks like a colossal mismatch. Rousey flipping another over-matched opponent onto her head, then extending her arm until she quits or has her elbow ruined, all in less time than it takes to microwave a cup of soup? Weve seen that. A vengeful Rousey expressing her violent wrath in patient, excruciating strokes? That would be something new.

As the fight draws closer, however, Rousey has begun walking back that promise somewhat. She admits she got "chewed out"by her mother, another former judo champion, for planning to prolong the bout. The longer the fight goes, even against an opponent as out of her depth as Correia seems to be, the more stressful it will be on her mother, Rousey notes.

"But Im going to be so dominant in every single second of it,"Rousey says. "Even though its going to be longer, shes not going to have to see her baby get hit."

Ben Fowlkes writes for MMAjunkie. Follow on Twitter @benfowlkesMMA.

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Lynn Anderson, "Rose Garden" singer, dies

Lynn Anderson, whose version of the song "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" was one of the biggest country hits of the 1970s, has died. She was 67.

Anderson died Thursday of a heart attack at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville after being admitted for pneumonia, publicist Mark Logsdon told CNN.

Anderson was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1947, and grew up in Sacramento, California. Born to the music business -- both her parents were songwriters -- she got her start as a professional singer while still in her teens, releasing her first record, "For Better or for Worse," when she was 19.

Soon Anderson was having major success, with such hits as 1967"s "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)" and 1969"s "That"s a No-No" and appearances on "The Lawrence Welk Show."

She had her biggest hit, the Joe South-penned "Rose Garden," in late 1970 and early 1971. The song was No. 1 on the country charts for five weeks and topped out at No. 3 on Billboard"s pop charts.

"I totally believed in Joe South, and in this song," she told Country Stars Online. A share of the credit, Anderson added, was due to then-Columbia Records head Clive Davis, whom she called "my hero." It was Davis who championed the song as a single and helped promote it.

Her performance netted the singer a Grammy for best country vocal performance (female) and helped her win female vocalist of the year from the Country Music Association in 1971.

All told, Anderson had 18 country Top 10 hits, including five No. 1 songs. Among her other hits: "Rocky Top," the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant tune that"s one of Tennessee"s state songs. Anderson"s version hit No. 17 on the country charts in 1970.

"I am a huge fan of Lynn"s. She was always so nice to me. She did so much for the females in country music," country star Reba McEntire said in a statement.

Anderson"s final album, "Bridges," came out last month.

The singer is survived by her father, Casey Anderson, partner, Mentor Williams, three children and four grandchildren.

Source: http://www.wyff4.com/entertainment/lynn-anderson-rose-garden-singer-dies/34474194