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The ever-growing non-hetero acronym: LBGT…Q?…hmm…did we already say B?…is there a dollar sign in there somewhere? We’re not homophobic—we’re not even sure which letters homophobia applies to—but this acronym is out of hand. A good, memorable abbreviation should have four letters or fewer. How about just “Misc.”?
Grand Central Bowl: Bowling alleys are supposed to be seedy. The rental shoes are supposed to smell weird. You’re supposed to drink rotgut well drinks and eat Tater Tots that went straight from freezer to deep fat fryer. The owners are supposed to be lumpy, middle-aged men named Lenny with hacking coughs. But at Southeast’s new, swankified Grand Central Bowl, meatheads man velvet ropes, sushi shows up on the menu, bartenders muddle, and the crowd has that same desperately cool leather-jacket-and-$100-jeans look native to the Doug Fir. It’s uglier than Lenny ever could be.
Washington drivers on the Fremont Bridge: Anyone who regularly exits the Fremont Bridge to North Kerby Avenue during rush hour knows and despises these invaders from the north. They cruise innocently down the far-right exit-only lane, past the gridlock on their left that waits to merge onto I-5 North. Only pale blue Washington license plates hint at their sinister intent. Just as they reach the exit-ramp junction and you dare to hope they’re actually getting off, these vile Washingtonians slam on their brakes, flip on their turn signals and begin to force their way over a lane, pinning all the actually exiting drivers behind them. Sure, these drivers are mostly from Vancouver, which is probably punishment enough, but then again, why are they in such a hurry to get home?
Christmas at the Zoo: Seriously? Have you seen this place? Sitting on some of the most expensive retail real estate in Portland, between Burnside and Everett on Northwest 23rd Avenue, this store somehow stays in business year-round selling nothing but Christmas ornaments with animal themes. It’s still better than another Pottery Barn.

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May 18: Joe Peroceschi is tossed from his boat, Smokin Joe, during a race in Missouri.
May 18: Joe Peroceschi is tossed from his boat, Smokin Joe, during a race in Missouri.
Windy conditions caused a speedboat to flip during a Budweiser Drag Boat Nationals race, but remarkably, the boat’s driver survived.
Joe Peroceschi, of Muskego, Wis., was thrown from his boat, “Smokin Joe,” during a race Sunday on Wappapello Lake in southeast Missouri.
Windy conditions lifted the boat from behind, at one point making it perpendicular to the lake.
Peroceschi, who reportedly shattered his pelvis, was racing against Rick Conklin of Ottawa, Ill., and his boat, Poppa’s Toy.

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Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith (5) shoots over Boston Celtics guard P.J. Brown (93) during the first quarter of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Saturday, April 26, 2008, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Stanley Leary)
By PAUL NEWBERRY – 1 day ago
ATLANTA (AP) — Led by high-flying Josh Smith, the Atlanta Hawks finally showed they can beat the Boston Celtics. Good timing. Smith scored 27 points — and give him a perfect 10 in his own personal dunking contest — to lead the Hawks to a 102-93 victory Saturday night that breathed life into their long-shot playoff hopes, cutting Boston’s lead in the opening-round series to 2-1.
Atlanta earned its first playoff win since May 16, 1999, a Game 5 clincher over the Detroit Pistons. The Hawks were swept by New York in the next round, then spent nine long years trying to get back to the postseason.
After getting blown out twice in Boston, Smith and the Hawks seemed to take out all their frustrations on a 66-win Celtics team that finished 29 games ahead of eighth-seeded Atlanta during the regular season. When the buzzer sounded, streamers fell from the ceiling of Philips Arena as if the home team had just won a championship.
The Hawks, who went 37-45 during the regular season, are still huge underdogs. But for one night at least, Smith had the rim rockin’ and the sellout crowd of 19,725 on its feet.
Smith, one of the NBA’s most athletic players, showed it off with five dunks — none better than the last one. After a Boston turnover, Joe Johnson took off down the right side of the court and passed off to Smith breaking down the other wing. He took off a good 10 feet from the basket and slammed it through over Ray Allen.

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THE Dragons slipped to yet another frustrating defeat at Rodney Parade yesterday as Glasgow gained revenge for their defeat on home soil at the turn of the year.
Leading for parts of a game that lacked quality throughout, the Gwent region conceded further ground in the Magners League table as the visitors held on for a hard-fought victory.
Despite trailing 10-0 inside the opening 20 minutes, the Dragons were good value for their 14-10 lead at the interval.
Sadly, missed penalties, poor tackling, a lack of discipline and an all-round lack of quality, cost the hosts any chance of at least closing the gap on the Ospreys.
The Dragons suffered early on when Aled Thomas twice failed with penalties, the second strike hitting the upright and bouncing into the grateful arms of Kelly Brown.
In contrast, Glasgow took their first real opportunity when Dan Parks found enough space on the right flank to help send in left wing Max Evans for a try his outside-half duly converted.
It was the same old story for the Dragons, who secured decent first-phase possession and looked capable of scoring at will.
Well, that should have been the case.
Yet, with confidence low after so many near misses this season, opportunities once again went begging with Rhodri Gomer Davies twice dropping the ball at the vital moment.
Full-back Kevin Morgan also had a day to forget.
His charged-down kick ultimately saw Bernardo Stortoni chip ahead, and the full-back collected and easily brushed off the former Wales man.
Thankfully, Morgan redeemed himself three minutes from half-time after the industrious and hugely influential Joe Bearman had turned over Glasgow ball on the Scots 10-metre line.
Ashley Smith and Gomer Davies set up Morgan on the right and the full-back duly sent in former Pontypridd colleague Gareth Wyatt for a try that Thomas was unable to convert from the touchline.

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By HOWARD FENDRICH – 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Whew! After escaping against 15th-seeded Belmont, Duke’s players were pleased to be practicing Friday. Oh, yes, it sure felt good to be preparing to meet No. 7 West Virginia in the NCAA tournament’s second round Saturday instead of packing up bags and traveling to campus.
“We could have been back in Durham today. We could have been back home, watching games,” said forward Lance Thomas, who like his teammates was happier than usual to go through the grind of getting ready to play. “We’re fortunate enough to still be here, playing games.”
Every year for 10 years, Duke notched at least one victory during March Madness, a streak that ended with an opening-round exit against Virginia Commonwealth in 2007.
The thought of that disappointment hasn’t been far from the Blue Devils’ minds.
“It did sting. You carry that on to this year, thinking about it all the time: 366 days ago, that happened,” sophomore guard Gerald Henderson said. “That was tough to swallow.”
It was Henderson’s end-to-end drive and layup with 11.9 seconds left Thursday night that erased Duke’s final deficit and allowed it to eke past Belmont 71-70 in the West Region. Without his basket, the No. 2 Blue Devils might very well have been saddled with a three-game tournament losing streak.
“We all just really breathed a sigh of relief,” center Brian Zoubek said. “It doesn’t matter how you win. It’s just that you win.”
And no one has done more winning at this time of year than Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who hopes to add to his record total of 69 NCAA tournament victories by beating the Mountaineers and their own well-known coach with more than 600 career college wins, Bob Huggins.
Krzyzewski acknowledged the obvious: The most recent editions of his squad have not been as talented as those that reached 10 Final Fours and won three national championships.

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Brian Goldner, chief operating officer at Hasbro, and executive producer on the ‘G.I. Joe’ movie talked to MTV. Who’s in the movie? Who got left out? Goldner dishes:
Goldner confirmed for MTV that Larry Hama, the comic scribe credited largely as the architect of the ‘G.I. Joe’ mythos, is on board as a consultant…and possibly an actor too.
"And you may see him in the movie," Goldner said.
As for the storyline, Goldner promises the movie will delve into the back stories of many of the premises that the comics and cartoons set up.
"In effect, this is all about the rise of Cobra Commander. … For fans, they’re really going to love this, because we take them on a journey. … We have to go through the first chapter and then build from there."
Goldner admits that the Joes will be in international force, but feels that its in keeping with the spirit of the comics.
"…The story, just like in the comic books, was a story that took us all over the world," he told MTV. "That’s all we were really trying to get at. And everything else that fans have heard, about the early ideas or contemplations, that’s really gone. … We’re talking about a story that’s going to take us all over the world, from the desert to under the water, to the mountains to cities. … Clearly, the American military is involved, as are other forces. But at the end of the day, the force that matters is the G.I. Joe force, and the Pit, and all the things that relate to that."
Goldner talks more about director Stephen Sommers and the upcoming toys that tie in with the movie.

comics2film.com

Joseph Lewis Builds 7% Stake in Bookmaker Ladbrokes, Times Says
By Kari Lundgren
Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) — Joe Lewis, a U.K. billionaire, has built a 7 percent stake in U.K. bookmaker Ladbrokes Plc, the London-based Times reported.
Lewis acquired the shares over several months, considers them to be undervalued and might increase his stake, the Times said, without saying where it obtained the information. Lewis's holding is worth about 300 million pounds ($585.1 million), according to the newspaper.
Bahamas-based Lewis also owns a 7 percent stake in Bear Stearns Cos., the Times said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Kari Lundgren in London at klundgren2@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: February 18, 2008 19:48 EST

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