Russell Wilson is dropping weight because the Seahawks O-line is so bad

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Shedding a few pounds and increasing mobility may be the only way for Wilson to survive in the pocket this season.

The Seattle Seahawks offensive line has struggled so much this season thatRussell Wilson may have no choice but to lose weight in order to increase his speed. This is not a joke, but rather the grim reality the defending NFC champions face.

CBS Sports" Jason La Canfora reports that Wilson is focusing on shedding pounds and improving his speed as a way to combat the additional pressure he"s facing in the pocket this season. The Seahawks offensive line has been a much-maligned unit under head coach Pete Carroll for the last several years, but it appears to beworse than ever through the first four weeks of the 2015 campaign.

The low point may have come during Monday night"s win over the Detroit Lions whenWilson was under duress all night long. La Canfora pointed out that center Drew Nowak, a converted defensive lineman, had up to 20 poor snap exchanges with Wilson Monday. Nowak is one of three former defensive linemen who are playing on the interior of Seattle"s O-line.

This offseason, the Seahawks shipped All-Pro center Max Unger to the New Orleans Saints inexchange for tight end Jimmy Graham. Graham has struggled to mesh with Wilson so far this season, catching 18 passes for a paltry 174 yards in four contests. The Seahawks have failed to replace Unger.

It"s been a down year for Wilson on the whole -- he"s only thrown for 979 yards through the first quarter of the schedule. He"s in the first year of an $87.6 million extension he signed over the summer.

If Nowak"s struggles persist in Sunday"s game against the Bengals, Seattle could consider making a personnel change. Though that wouldn"t be a panacea, it could be the first step towards finding a solution that doesn"t include Wilson dropping a significant amount of weight in the middle of the season.

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Source: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/10/11/9497021/russell-wilson-seattle-seahawks-offensive-line-problems

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Nick Chubb: No Workers Comp for Free Football Play

FanDuel Insider 10/10: Nick Chubb suffers apparent knee injury

It is truly disgusting to watch college football. How you all continue to do it is beyond me. I know, I know. You love the game of football.

Me, too. I just happen to have a conscience. And seeing what happened to Nick Chubb online (wasnt watching due to my self-imposed ban on college football) makes me even more determined to stay away from the college game.

At this point I do not know the severity of Chubbs injury, but it looked really freaking nasty. Like 12 months of rehab nasty.

I almost typed, dont know how long Chubb will be out of action. Thats pitiful.

As if the length of time he will be unable to play for Georgia is more important than how badly this young man is hurt. I guarantee that is the prevailing thought of all the Dawg fans though. d**n, I hope he doesnt miss the rest of the season.

Nick Chubb plays for free. Yes, he barters his football abilities for a college scholarship, but he gets no real money. That is a good trade for a guy that never touches the field. But for one of the top ten players in the nation, the deal is clearly unfair.

Seeing Todd Gurley go down last year in similar fashion got my blood boiling since he made the effort to come back after being suspended and was left hung out to dry by his school.

Now here we are again, not even a year later with another Heisman hopeful getting his leg jacked up.

When will these players learn? There is no point in risking injury when you are a top tier player. Nick Chubb would have been a first round draft pick as soon as he declared for the . Now that is up in the air. Im aware the NFL isnt perfect. They certainly arent player friendly, but at least they pay them for services rendered.

The may teach Nick Chubb enough to earn a degree, but he helps them sell thousands of tickets each week, even for meaningless games against Southern and ULM. Not to mention all that TV money that gets raked in because of superstars like Chubb.

As far as Im concerned, Nick Chubb is the most valuable employee at UGA. Yet he will receive no workers compensation for getting hurt on the clock. Fans will leave the game, mostly drunk, worrying about who will step up to take Chubbs place more than they worry about the man himself. Its all about the school and the teamexcept the team forgets about the guy who just got his NFL career put in jeopardy.

The team will suit up next week and keep rolling. will continue to cash huge checks, as will the athletic director at UGA. The TV crew will get paid for their work the rest of the season as they cover the remaining games.

And Nick Chubb will begin the lonely task of rehabbing his knee while cashing no checks.

There is a lesson to be learned here. Actually it should have been learned last year with Todd Gurley being punished by the football gods for his team loyalty.

That lesson? College athletes will continue to be screwed over until they unionizeeither formally or they just all decide to take a week or two off collectively. I would love to see the day ESPN and the like get hammered by advertisers who want a refund after all the college games are cancelled over a weekend.

Until that happens I must make a plea to parents all over the U.S. Do not let your child play running back! At best they get their head turned into a canoe over a long career. At worst they tear their knee up just before being able to enter a league that will actually pay them to work.

Unless little Johnny can play QB, punt, or kick consistently, parents should encourage their kids to play an easier sport. The odds are against the kid making it to the professional level anyway. As a running back, the odds are even whose. Just ask Todd Gurley and now Nick Chubb.

Source: http://movietvtechgeeks.com/nick-chubb-no-workers-comp/

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Amber Alert sent by Waynesboro Police Department

Amber Alert

Deputies confirmed about 10 p.m. Thursday that infant Romain Jamaal Bass and his mother, Adrian Michelle Foreman, were both safe and unharmed. They were found at Foremans sisters house in Waynesboro, according to the Waynesboro Police Department.

The Amber Alert was first issued at 8 p.m. before the incident was resolved about two hours later. No further details were released and it is unclear if charges will be filed.

The vehicle listed in an Amber Alert was described as a 2010 black Dodge Charger and it was located in Girard. Neither Bass nor Foreman, however, were in the Dodge Charger when it was found.

Source: http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2015-10-08/amber-alert-sent-waynesboro-police-department

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Next Pokmon GO news promised in "mid-October"

Discover Pokémon in the Real World with Pokémon GO!

The Pokmon Company International, Nintendo and Niantic raised eyebrows when Pokmon GO was announced. Their joint venture is to produce an augmented reality title for iOS and Android, promising to take your Pokmon journey into the wide world through location-based integration.

That will encourage players to take their adventure outdoors for the first time, but Slate raised concerns about interaction with malicious players, the dangers that Pokmon GO will know your location, and that data gathered could potentially be sold on to third parties.

Those are understandable worries for parents in particular. But, in reaching out to Niantic to comment on how they were being taken into consideration, the company revealed that more information would be shared in mid-October.

Were not quite ready to talk in more depth about Pokmon GO than what was revealed in the announcement press release and assets, Niantics representative Evan Dexter explained. Come mid-October well be able to start going into more depth about our plans for the game, and about our plans for real world gaming overall.

Were also still yet to hear about Nintendos first mobile title that was said to be releasing this year, produced as part of their business and capital alliance with DeNA.

Pokmon GO will be available for download at no charge on the App Store and Google Play in 2016.

Source: http://www.nintendo-insider.com/2015/10/10/next-pokemon-go-news-promised-in-mid-october/

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Cathriona White to be buried in her native Tipperary on Saturday

Jim Carrey carries the coffin at ex-girlfriend Cathriona White"s funeral

Irish beauty therapist Cathriona White is to be buried in her native south Tipperary, on Saturday October 10th.

The 30-year-olds body was found in her LA home on September 28th last. She was the ex-girlfriend of Jim Carrey.

She is to be buried alongside her father Pat, at Cappawhite Cemetery. Mr White died in 2012 after a 20-year battle with brain cancer.

Mr Carrey, who became a box office hit through his movies Dumb and Dumber and The Truman Show, is expected to attend Ms Whites funeral.

The pair had broken up prior to Ms Whites death.

An autopsy has been carried out on her body, however results of toxicology tests will not be known for some weeks.

Ms White was an aspiring actress and was married to cameraman Mark Burton who is also expected to attend her funeral.

A large media presence is expected to be in Cappawhite to report on the funeral.

According to Cappawhite parish priest Fr Tadgh Furlong, Ms White missed her late fathers funeral three years ago as she was living illegally in the US at the time.

Ms Whites sister Lisa, and her stepmother Brd, are believed to have now returned to Cappawhite after they travelled to LA to repatriate her body.

Cathrionas mother Brigid, has also travelled to Cappawhite from England where she had been living for the past number of years.

Cathriona Whites body will be reposing at her grandfathers funeral home, Whites Funeral Home, in Cappawhite on Friday, from 5pm. Her removal will take place at 8pm to Our Lady of Fatima Church, Cappawhite.

Ms Whites requiem mass is to take place on Saturday at 11.30am, with burial afterwards in Cappawhite Cemetery.

Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cathriona-white-to-be-buried-in-her-native-tipperary-on-saturday-1.2383736

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Raven-Symone of "The View": I wouldn"t hire someone named "Watermelondrea"

Raven-Symone says she won"t hire someone with an "Africanized" name

Raven-Symon of The View has come under fire after admitting she discriminates against ghetto names like Watermelondrea.

The host, whos given name is Raven-Symon Christina Pearman, made the comment while discussing a new study about racial bias toward black-sounding names.

She said its not racist to treat people different based on their names, its discriminatory, Mediaite reported.

And I am very discriminatory against words like the ones they were saying in those names, Ms. Symon said, referring to examples of names in the popular YouTube video Top 60 Ghetto Black names.

Im not about to hire you if your name is Watermelondrea. Its just not gonna happen. Im not gonna hire you, she said.

Her co-hosts did little to push back. Co-host Joy Behar added that white people often name their children after food Apple, Honey prompting her to suggest to parents they stop naming their children when theyre hungry, CNN reported.

Ms. Symons comment received backlash on social media and in opinion columns, with many people accusing the her of hypocrisy.

Raven seems to see no irony in supporting discrimination against non-traditional names while having a non traditional name AND appearance, one user wrote on Twitter.

Another tweeted, Raven-Symon name hits for the hood name cycle. It has two capital letters, a hyphen, alternative spelling choice, and an unnecessary accent.

In a column, titled Raven-Symon Rips Black Names, But Forgot About Her Own, EBONY Magazine senior writer Jamilah Lemieux pointed out the negative effects of dehumanizing people based on their names.

The whole world is trying to tear us apart and you want to discount the value of some other black person because she, TOO, has a black name, Raven hyphen alternate spelling of Simone? You got the nerve, Ms. Lemieux wrote.

We cant have a hierarchy of black names. You are either with your family, or you arent. Being named Naima or Aaliyah, Asha, or Imani, doesnt make you better or more sophisticated or more African than someone named Shatasha, and the people who are dumping Shatashas resume in the trash because of her name are happy to throw yours in there too, boo, Ms. Lemieux added.

Ebony.com contributing editor Damon Young said Ms. Symon added insult to injury by using Watermelondrea as her hypothetical name choice.

Only a person who associates blackness with badness would choose to disparage black names and choose to throw a stereotypical reference in there, too. Which, again, is absurd, because neither having a black name or enjoying watermelon while black are bad things! he wrote in his column, Raven-Symon Doesnt Like Black-Sounding Names? How Ironic.

Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/10/raven-symone-of-the-view-i-wouldnt-hire-someone-na/

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Ral de Molina triste por la muerte de su maestro, Enrique Gratas

Entrevistas Exclusivas-Noticiero con Enrique Gratas

8 de Octubre, 2015 - 8:42 PM EDT

| Por Andrs Rubiano Ral de Molina triste por la muerte de su maestro, Enrique Gratas

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Tras conocer la noticia de la muerte del reconocido periodista Enrique Gratas, Ral de Molina nos expres sentirse afligido por la partida de la persona a quien considera su maestro.

Es muy triste para m or que la persona de quin aprend todo de televisin falleci, nos comparti en conversacin la estrella del programa El gordo y la flaca. Aprend de l todo lo que s de televisin, agreg.

FOTOS: Los famosos que han muerto en este 2015

El comunicador argentino, quien se dio a conocer en el programa Ocurri as en los aos noventa, muri este jueves a sus 70 aos edad, por afecciones mdicas que an se desconocen.

Ya saba que estaba enfermo, haba hablado con su exesposa, le mand saludos hace das en m programa, revel Ral. Le doy gracias porque si no fuera por l yo no estara haciendo lo que hago el da de hoy.

FOTOS: Mira en qu andan los famosos

El Gordo, adems aadi que uno de los aspectos que ms resalta del legado que deja su amigo y maestro fue su batalla por los derechos de la comunidad latina. Fue uno de los hombres que ms luch por los derechos de los inmigrantes en los Estados Unidos, porque el viva para eso.

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Source: http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/raul-de-molina-triste-por-muerte-de-amigo-maestro-periodista-enrique-gratas

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