Media Social Gossip, By RUSS BYNUM, The Associated Press
Subtropical storm Beryl crept Sunday toward the
Southeast U.S. coastline,
threatening to churn up dangerous surf and drenching rains for a soggy close to
the long Memorial Day weekend along beaches from northeast Florida
to South Carolina.
Tropical storm warnings were in effect for the entire Georgia coastline, as well as parts of Florida and South Carolina,
according to the NationalHurricaneCenter.
Forecasters at the center in Miami
said the cluster of thunderstorms was predictable to make landfall sometime
Sunday night or Monday in the region. Berylwas technically
considered a "subtropical storm," but
the system of thunderstorms was predictable to bring winds and rain to the area
in spite of of its official classification.
At 2 a.m. EDT Sunday, Beryl was centered about 185
miles (300 kilometers) southeast of Charleston,
S.C. The hurricane center said
the system had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph). It was moving toward
the west-southwest at 7 mph (11 kph) and also was about 230 miles (370 km) east
of Jacksonville, Fla.
Tropical storm conditions - meaning maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72
kph) - were probable to reach the coast later Sunday. Three to six inches of
rain were forecast for the area. Some coastal flooding also was in the
forecast, as the rain could cause high tides.
Dangerous surf conditions are possible from northeast Florida
to North Carolina
over the holiday weekend, forecasters said.
The southeastern coast is popular with tourists who visit the beaches and
wilderness areas.
"A three-day thunderstorm is what it's probably going to be," said
Jay Wiggins, emergency management director for GlynnCounty, which is about 60 miles south
of Savannah and includes Brunswick
and St.SimonsIsland in Georgia. "Unfortunately, it's
going to ruin a lot of Memorial Day plans."
Wiggins said he expects some flooded roadways and scattered power outages,
perhaps some minor flooding in waterfront homes, but otherwise little damage.
However, he urged beachgoers to beware of dangerous rip currents.
On TybeeIsland,
home to Georgia's largest
public beach east of Savannah,
employees at Amy Gaster's home and condo rental business were making sure
arriving guests were aware of the approaching storm during the weekend. Gaster
said her 180 rentals were sold out and nobody was canceling plans or asking to
check out early.
While Georgia
hasn't taken a direct hit from a major hurricane in 114 years, the last time a
tropical storm made landfall here was in August 1988. Tropical Storm Chris hit
near Savannah but did little damage as it pushed
northward into South Carolina.
In South Carolina, Beaufort County
Emergency Management deputy director David Zeoli (zee-oli) said Saturday that
word went out to first-responders along the coast near the Georgia line to pay attention to
the storm's progress. Media Social Gossip
Media Social gossip Associated News INDIANAPOLIS — How hot was it at Sunday's Indianapolis 500? Depends
on whom you ask.
Track officials announced just before 2:30 p.m. that the temperature had hit
93 degrees, which would set a record as the hottest 500 in history. The
previous record was 92 degrees in 1937.
But the National Weather Service in Indianapolis
scheduled the official heat at 90, and The Weather Channel had the mercury at a
balmy 89 degrees.
Official highs and lows for Indianapolis
are recorded at Indianapolis
International Airport. Weather Service meteorologist Marc Dahmer (Day'-mer)
says the temperature at the speedway likely was higher because of the amount of
pavement, the heat generated by the cars and the number of people gathered in
such a small area. Media Social Gossip
The calls for Dan
Hardy to change up his fighting style have been so loud and sustained,
they've been not possible to ignore. He's heard them, too, certainly mulling
them over in his mind, night after night while envisioning his last four fights
under the Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC) banner, all losses.
He went about making a few changes by moving to Las Vegas, Nevada,
and getting more firmly well-established with a solid training camp in advance
of his UFC
146 showdown against Duane Ludwig
on May 26, 2012. That included working more with Frank Mir, who
would be challenging Junior dos Santos
for the heavyweight championship on the same card.
But come fight time, Hardy didn't really look any different. He was still in
perfectly in tune with Bruce Buffer while the veteran Octagon announcer
introduced him to thousands of affectionate fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
And, most importantly, he was still standing with his head held high, ready
to let those British hands fly.
That's what he did once the referee prompted him to at the start of the
contest. Ludwig, his opponent, was eager and willing to exchange with him,
showing a varied offense that staggered "The Outlaw" early.
But whereas Hardy may have folded in times past, he decided to grit his
teeth, bear down and keep on pushing. Not long after, standing as the crow
flies across from his opponent, he unleashed a looping left hook, that same
looping left hook so many pundits blasted him for using far too often.
The fight wasn't over. Not yet, anyway. But the follow up punches were
academic. Hardy was victorious for the first time in nearly three full years.
Not only that, he had justified UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta's decision to
keep him on the roster despite his impressive run of futility.
Maybe he didn't win the welterweight championship, maybe he wasn't in the
main event, maybe he wasn't even on the main card; but he was a winner.
Finally, after all the blood, sweat, and tears, Dan Hardy was a winner once
more. Media Social Gossip
The 76ers and Celtics have faced off in a game seven before – just not in
the last two decades. There have been five previous meetings (Boston has won three of them), but the last
two may ring a bell to anyone who grew up in the 80s: 1982: Andrew Toney scored 34 points, Dr. J added
29 and the 76ers won in the BostonGarden, 120-106. The win
vaulted Philly to the NBA Finals, where it lost to the Lakers in six games. 1981: In an epic series in which five games were decided by
1 or 2 points, Boston
won game seven, 91-90 to advance to the NBA Finals.
Good luck finding anyone picking the 76ers in this one. They’re only in this
round because of the Derrick Rose injury, but they’ve made the most of their
opportunities, winning game two in Boston
(they lost game one in the final minute). Boston’s
core is 3-2 in game sevens. The 76ers? Most of the players on the squad were in
college or high school the last time the franchise was in a game 7 (2001).
I’ll be rooting for Philadelphia,
but I’ve got no confidence in Holiday/Williams/Iguodala pulling this off. I’ll
go with Boston,
94-89.
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Television marks Memorial
Day in memorable ways. A few programs to remember:
1. The National Memorial Day
Concert will feature “American Idol”
runner-up Jessica Sanchez, who will
perform the National Anthem and “The Prayer.” Sanchez’s father has served
several tours of duty in Iraq
and Kuwait
with the Navy, and her grandfather is a retired Navy veteran.
Joe Mantegna (“Criminal Minds”) and Gary Sinise (“CSI: NY”) host the concert
at 8 p.m. Sunday on PBS. (It repeats immediately at 9:30). Taking part will be
former Secretary of State Colin Powell, the
rock band Daughtry, Natalie Cole,
Trace Adkins, Ellen Burstyn, Dennis Franz, Selma Blair, tenor Russell Watson
and the National Symphony Orchestra.
2. CBS’ “60 Minutes Presents: Honoring Our Troops” airs at 7 p.m. Sunday.
The reports are on Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer; Operation Proper
Exit, which returns wounded warriors to the battlefield; and five sets of
brothers in the Marine Reserves.
3. AMC offers its War Heroes Weekend Friday through Monday. Host Tom Brokaw
will introduce “The Dirty Dozen” at 8 p.m. Friday and and “Midway” at 11:30
p.m. Friday; “Flags of Our Fathers” at 8 p.m. Saturday and “Letters from Iwo
Jima” at 11 p.m. Saturday; “Hart’s War” at 5 p.m. Sunday; and encore airings of
“Midway” at 5 p.m. Monday and “Flags of Our Fathers” at 8 p.m. Monday.
4. TCM offers war films on Sunday and Monday. The highlights include
“Sergeant York” at 8 p.m. Sunday, “Tora! Tora! Tora!” at 10:30 p.m. Sunday,
“The Bridge on the River Kwai” at 8 p.m. Monday and “The Great Escape” at 11
p.m. Monday.
5. CNN’s “State of the Union” will have
Memorial Day themes. The guests include Gen. Peter Chiarelli (Ret.),
former vice chief of staff, U.S. Army; Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., chair,
Veterans Affairs Committee; Paul Rieckhoff, founder and executive director,
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America; and Tim Tetz, legislative director,
the American Legion. The program can be seen at 9 a.m. and noon ET.
6.PBS’ “Independent Lens” offers “Hell and Back Again” at 10 p.m. Monday.
The film, an Oscar nominee for best documentary, traces Sgt. Nathan Harris’
struggle, with support from his wife, Ashley, to re-adjust to civilian life. Media Social Gossip
A year after missing the competition for the first time since 1996, the New Jersey Devils are going back to the Stanley
Cup finals, thanks to a rookie, a 40-year-old goaltender and a coach who'd
never been to the postseason in the NHL.
How's that for a turnaround?
Adam Henrique scored off a wild scramble in front at 1:03 into overtime and
the Devils beaten the rival New York Rangers, 3-2, in Game 6 of the Eastern
Conference finals to advance to their first Stanley Cup finals since 2003.
The Devils will face the Los Angeles Kings for
the Cup in a series that will start on Wednesday here.
This series win came against the Devils' most strong rival, and it was that
much sweeter.
"That one was like Christmas," said Henrique, who also scored the
series winner as Devils' first-round win over Florida.
"It didn't matter how it got to overtime, we were in a good
position," Devils captain Zach Parise said. "We were at home. We just
needed one shot."
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Wow! Robin Thicke is just as passionate as ever!! We
need to cool ourselves down here for a bit. Ha!
His Duets partners have to be MELTING after every rehearsal,
performance! How do we know this!?! Because WE'RE melting just watching them!! Olivia Chisholm absolutely sparkled throughout their
rendition of Lost Without You (above). That gurl is a shiny beacon of
inspiration for ANY aspiring singer!!
And don't even get us started on Alexis Foster! With Magic,
she brought the FuNK! If you wanna feel good for the rest of the day, you
better press that PLAY button …AFTER THE JUMP! Media Social Gossip
