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Musical choice leads to beating

Times Editor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:36:16 +0000

A 14-year-old is accused of beating up a man who was listening to rap music “because he was white,” and “white people shouldn’t listen to rap music,” floridatoday.com reports.

Police say the Palm Bay teen will face a hate-crime enhancement because of the racial aspect of the attack.

Before the beating, the 22-year-old victim “told them that he could listen to any kind of music he liked,” Palm Bay police said.

LakelandLocal.com – Lakeland Rallies for 7-8 Win

Wayne Koehler - LakelandLocal.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:32:16 +0000

Wayne Koehler - LakelandLocal.com

Byran Holaday’s first career grand slam highlighted a six-run seventh inning as Lakeland rallied for a 7-6 win over Bradenton on Wednesday. The Marauders took a 6-0 lead with a four-run third inning on a pair of homers and a two-run fifth inning. The Flying Tigers got one run back in the sixth as Holaday scored on a single by Francisco Martinez. In the big sixth, Lakeland sent 10 men to the plate on just three hits. In addition to the Holaday slam, Jordan Lennerton drove in two runs with a double to center. Jared Gayhart came on in relief in the eighth with the bases loaded and struck out the two batters he faced to record the save. The two teams continue their three-game series on Thursday with a 7 pm game at Joker Marchant Stadium.

Recap – Box	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Bradenton	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	2
Lakeland	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	x	7	10	3

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Restaurant Review: Dakota’s Grill & Bar

MyTampaLife — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:58:55 +0000

Dakota’s Grill and Bar (7924 Ulmerton Road, Largo FL 33771, (727) 536-7380) is far more bar than grill, but the sign claims they do both. If you’re there to watch a game on one of their many televisions, see one of the live bands that play there almost every night or enjoy some beers with [...] Related posts:

From Twitter 07-28-2010

bigpaulyb@gmail.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:22 +0000

08:38:42: Wednesday already? Well here we are, July 28th...82 degrees at 8:38am ET here in Pinellas Park.
11:32:32: RT @Drudge_Report: Blast hits Japanese oil tanker near Iran... http://drudge.tw/c6oKTT
13:27:19: RT @Drudge_Report: AZ LAW BLOCKED http://drudge.tw/ddbOvO
13:27:33: And If Arizona defies the Fed...then what?
13:58:15: RT @ChelsiaHart: What did we do before the internet?
13:58:34: @ChelsiaHart Watched a lot of TV....
17:59:03: RT @CBSNews: Uncle of Lorenzen Wright says police tell family missing ex-NBA player found dead near Memphis.
18:00:41: RT @WTSP10News: news from tampa bay Severe weather rolls through Bay area: There are scattered power outages around the Bay area a... ht ...
18:01:07: Only a few drops here...but could here the rumbles for a few HOURS.
21:58:20: RT @billsoSPORTS: GO LONGO! 2-run HR makes the #Rays lead 7-4. Get your brooms ready! #MLB #tigers
21:58:41: @billsoSPORTS Provided they win the businessperson's special tomorrow at 12:35pm.
21:59:03: RT @realphilhendrie: Bobbie Dooley: "When Jack Tatum was at his best on a football field, you knew someone was getting rolled home later ...
22:05:14: Soriano bringing his A-game tonight...
22:06:04: And that's a wrap...#Rays 7-4 over Detroit...bring your brooms to the Trop tomorrow!
22:07:19: First pitch tomorrow: 12:10pm ET....not 12:35 as my calendar indicated.
22:08:05: @hamsterwatch I wonder if Rachel knows any politicians... =)
22:18:06: http://huff.to/cMut7b Huffpost - Take note of this story, Big Brother fans...
22:22:58: RT @BreakingNews: 3 police officers shot, wounded in south Phoenix, Ariz., home
22:23:13: RT @realphilhendrie: The filthiest ballpark in America as to food safety? Verizon Center, Washington DC. Number two, Tropicana Field, Ta ...
22:24:06: @realphilhendrie Actually Tropicana Field is in St. Pete, but the St. Pete Times Forum (where the NHL Lightning plays) is in Tampa. No joke.
22:25:11: Yeah...the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa....who's brilliant idea was THAT?
22:26:38: RT @GaryJBusey: Between me, you and Twitter, @Nick_Nolte wears a coconut bra everytime he has on a Hawaiian shirt.
22:27:48: As far as the immigration/Arizona debate goes...if the country goes in the crapper in the next 5-10 years, highlight this day...
22:28:05: RT @oilflorida: Oil is going to be in Gulf for DECADES because of dispersants says EPA expert (VIDEO) #oilspill http://bit.ly/cIKyKl
22:29:50: #generaljohnsonjameson
22:30:00: RT @ShaniAnne: RT @johnnybeane: #majorelvisnewton // Yes!
22:43:57: RT @jennifersterger: Finally someone says what we're all thinking about the Mets... http://is.gd/dPQDQ
23:41:20: RT @WhitlockJason: Quicky Ricky Pitino never heard the Wooden motto: Be quick but don't hurry.
23:41:27: RT @bruce_arthur: Stephen Colbert just called Laura Ingraham 'Ichabod Crane's banshee widow.' #slowclap
23:41:55: RT @the506: Letterman opened with the old "A CBS SPECIAL PRESENTATION" intro tonight. Expected Charlie Brown Christmas to come on.

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Mr. Media Radio — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Book Review: The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers an
Pat Brown is not the only criminal profiler, but she is certainly one of the best known. Her book, The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths, is fascinating on several levels.

Restaurant Review: La Isla Bonita

MyTampaLife — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:46:45 +0000

Sandwiched between a tattoo shop and the unforgiving speed and lack of attention of Ulmerton Road, La Isla Bonita (9033 Ulmerton Rd, Largo, FL 33771-5312, (727) 588-0338) is a promising taste of latin flavors at reasonable prices that may soon be gone. Their location, both too expensive and hard to find, keeps the foot traffic [...] Related posts:

Bridezilla Attacks Florida, NOVA535 Hosts

MyTampaLife — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:46:36 +0000

From “American Princess” to “Bridezilla,” native Floridian and local star Kirsten Stiff brings national attention to the Tampa Bay and Sarasota areas with her second WE TV hit reality show. When: Sunday, September 27th from 7:30-11 pm Where: NOVA 535 at 535 Dr. Martin Luther King Street North, St. Petersburg FL 33701 Cost: Admission is [...] Related posts:

dayofgloryandjoy

stogie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:48:00 +0000

The Resurrection of a BlogThe sister blog to the Spencerian, Day of Glory and Joy, is looking alive -- and I'm not even the one doing the blogging. That's right. Duncan has (finally) waded into the world of blogging. And she's going to do quite well.here

More on the filming of Atlas Shrugged.

Bill From Gainesville — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:40:00 +0000

This clip is from the movie set on Atlas Shrugged.
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I like that the director nails down the heart of this book and has my same understanding of what the book is about. It is about exceptional people not steal magnates, or railroad executives. It is ultimately, about being and knowing.
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You can sense the challenge he is facing in trying to make this book into a movie. It is a serious task he is facing, because the book is so detailed. It is serious, because what Rand is writing about is so fundamentally important. People drive everything, and so many people are shitheads, but that doesn't mean that there are not a minority of people who get it. Who take responsibility for their lives and the choices they make and do not try to place blame outside of themselves.
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--- My hope for this movie went up after this brief video but still remains guarded. Also, I did note that they are only trying to do about an 8th of the book and that Galt will not actually be in this first film, This is true to the book. His vision is the set up of the book which does not involve Galt as a character, but only an unknown influence-- Lets face it, when this movie comes out, I am spending my dollars to see it no matter what, but this gives me hope that there is some competence to the people that are making it. They may not be able to pull this movie off, but I have new respect, and believe they truly understand what the task is that they have taken.

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Optimism level on the outcome of this movie is at a 4 on a scale of 1 to 10, I still believe it will leave me disapointed, but not as bad as I had previously thought.
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Here is what I hope for out of this movie: 1) I hope that the scale being the initial setup of the book that the director talks about, is done well. I am okay with it not mirroring the book, nor that it even competes with the book I just hope that it makes me think, that it conveys the point of individualism and that it always remains a story about those that are competent and do things, and those that tag along on the shirt tails of that first group for the ride. The people that are the boils on the asses of those that take responsibility for their lives need to be portrayed along with the Dagny's and Reardons of the world. - Keep that message in the film, and it will be a success.
2) I hope it is successful and that it evolves into a series of movies and that eventually, within that series we meet the character that is John Galt.

The Republican Tea Party

stogie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:25:00 +0000

Death Sentence For St. Pete Gator

stogie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:11:00 +0000

It may be finally be a death sentence for an elusive alligator that's been terrorizing a St. Pete neighborhood for close to two years now.....here

Postgame Shot Of Joe: Championship Swagger

Rays Index — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:36 +0000

When your team’s literally on pace for 100 wins (after 100 games), plus young and relatively healthy, it can be challenging to find fault. That’s where the Rays are. Maddenology is breaking new ground. Joaquin Benoit and MFIKY have found a new level of shutdown nasty. And the Rays have shown major signs of what Joe’s [...] Related posts:

Tebow Signs by Sunday August 1rst

Bill From Gainesville — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:52:00 +0000

Tim Tebow signed a contract the other day. It was with Jockey though, and not the Bronco's. I do believe he will sign with the Broncos soon. I have personally spoken with representatives of his agent (This is true and not me just making stuff up)
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His agent does not ordinarily sign people that are not first round type picks, that is how successful he is as an agent. (Jimmy Sexton) So prior to the draft, when there was a lot of talk about Tim Going as low as the fourth round, I asked a guy on his agency team why they signed him. The response was that regardless of his draft Status, Tim Tebow is a Marketing machine, and the revenue they will earn off his endorsements will more than make up for any draft status that he ends up with. -- It was true then, and just because he ended up going in the first round (like he deserved ) does not mean that the majority of the money he earns this year or in his career will come from the Bronco's. Most of it will come with the off field endorsements. -The numbers being published in the news that is being offered by the Bronco's is 12 million over 5 years. with 8.5 guaranteed. that is about 2.4 million a year. His agent is currently holding out for a QB premium, just to save face, but Tebow knows that 2.4 is only about half the money he can make in his Rookie year when endorsements are considered, and the endorsement money will only go up if he ends up making an impact for the Bronco's as a rookie, and to do that he knows he needs to get in camp.

The QB premium that his agent is looking for, is strictly a principle thing, and thus the Broncos know they don't have to budge. Tebow is already working on securing his SECOND contract by being Awesome in the first one, and will not allow any kind of lengthy hold out to occur.

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The Bronco's Rookies reported today. The full team is due to report this Sunday. I believe Tebow's deal will be done by then and he will be in camp on August 1. It is the smart move and Tebow is certainly smart.

Pastor Wayne Sapp Demonstrates How Christians Should Burn Koran

stogie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:07:00 +0000

On Sept. 11, 2010, members of the Dove World Outreach Center -- a non-denominational Christian church of dubious credibility in Gainesville, Florida -- plan to burn copies of the Koran in a public ceremony billed as a memorial for the 9/11 terrorist at...

Need Money For Weed!

stogie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:03:00 +0000

Honesty Is The Best Policy.

Friends Of Stogie

stogie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:02:00 +0000

Jean And Bobby In Tampa

Catherine Hicks Of Gulfport

stogie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:01:00 +0000

A 10-year-old girl has some serious questions about a clean-up project in her Gulfport neighborhood. At Tuesday's Gulfport City Council meeting, council members listened intently as Catherine Hicks gave a presentation about toxins in Clam Bayou......h...

Fighting Panic

kirsty815 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:30:57 +0000

I wrote this back in May after I had one of the worst panic attacks I’d had in a long time. I was completely embarrassed as it happened at work. “You can do this!” I kept telling myself over and over as I started to feel my breath getting away from me. In my head I was trying to remember [...]

Postive Deviance

dave — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:32:32 +0000

Positive deviance is deviating from the norm, but in a positive way.

The Wikipedia article in the link above really misconstrues the possibilities of positive deviance. It’s not about being “more effective” or finding “superior practices.” It’s about doing good things for your community because it improves your community.

Young Pakistanis Take One Problem Into Their Own [...]

Soft Boys – Kingdom of Love

Pushing Rope — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:32:00 +0000

The bizarre power pop genius of Robyn Hitchcock.

McCollum’s B.S. Answer To Rekers/Rent Boy

Pushing Rope — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:08:00 +0000

Bill McCollum attended the Tiger Bay Club meeting. McCollum gave an implausable answer to why he hired anti-gay social conservative George Rekers to testify against a gay adoption case.

"He was the only available witness that had the credentials, willing to testify, and willing to produce the evidence. What we needed to have done was to put the records in the evidence. He's not a scientist, like somebody who does experiments or issues his own opinions. He's simply a scholar. He was producing the written reports, and the records, and the studies that had been done, and introducing them into evidence."

Openly Gay St. Petersburg City Council Member Steve Kornell did not buy McCollum's answer. Kornell told WMNF that there are no scientific studies to back up McCollum's claim that gays should not adopt.

"There are none. I am a member of the National Association of Social Workers. I'm familiar with that type of research. There are no studies. They had to stretch. That's why he could only find Dr. Rekers. And that's why he paid him $120,000 of our money to prop up an argument that is clearly failing. That's clearly not true. That clearly is not right. And I want people to understand that it's not that you should be able to get a kid if you're gay. It's that me, for example, after twenty years of working in recreation and in the school system. After a master's degree in social work. All this time with working with kid's, would not be allowed to even apply to adopt a kid, because I'm gay, automatically."

Rekers was paid $120,000 by the state of Florida for testimony. Former DCF head Bob Butterworth said the DCF did not want to hire Rekers. Butterworth had good reason not to want to hire Rekers. Judge Lederman found Rekers' testimony lacked credibility.

Judge Cindy Lederman wrote, "The court cannot consider his testimony credible or worthy of forming the basis of public policy."

And then the story of Rekers with Rent Boy broke. We now know what the "long stroke" is.

Rekers allegedly named his favorite maneuver the "long stroke" -- a complicated caress "across his penis, thigh... and his anus over the butt cheeks," as the escort puts it. "Rekers liked to be rubbed down there," he says.

Is it Christian conservative if Rekers said, "Oh, Jesus" after the long stroke?

Mad Hatter Costume Review

Connie Roberts — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:05:57 +0000

I never thought I’d be getting a Mad Hatter costume in July, but I did. Surprisingly, it will be used in the next month. Costumes are not just for Halloween, even for tweens. My daughter Sammi always liked to dress up when we visit Disney World, but in the past few years her interest has [...]

Dear Emma Stone, will you marry me?

Jordi Scrubbings — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:53:12 +0000

Dear Emma, I’ll admit I have no idea who you are. I think you are an actress or something, although I am so far behind in my movies I’m still trying to find time to watch Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and A Beautiful Mind. Anyway, I was at the barber shop today reading the August [...]

Goodbye Alex, Hello Korea

stogie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:44:00 +0000

Friday July 31, at 7:30pm Paddy Burke's Irish Pub100 Fourth St. SSaint Petersburginfo

Where Did the Money to Rebuild Iraq Go?

dave — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:20:15 +0000

Nice graphic from Good clearly demonstrating where the money we spend in Iraq goes.

I’m guessing hookers.

Thank goodness we’re sending more money over there. Maybe they can afford to buy those hookers some blow.