Losing $2 million just for not showing up and other eye-catching Friday headlines
(Author's note: Sorry this was delayed)
Imagine finding out on Twitter that you just blew $2 million because you didn't make it to the gym. That's pretty much what happened to San Francisco 49er Tarell Brown. His contract had a clause in it that would have paid him an extra $2.075 million if he'd attended their workout program in Santa Clara. He decided to do his working out at home in Texas and now he's lost that money. He has fired his agent, who apparently didn't bother telling him about this contract clause.
Army Colonel Denise Lind has the fate of Bradley Manning in her hands. The defense has given their closing argument in his court-martial. Manning, on trial for passing on hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, faces up to life in prison if convicted.
The UC Davis police officer who lost his job in July of last year after an investigation determined his pepper-spraying of protestors was unwarranted has filed for worker's compensation, claiming psychiatric injury.
The papers filed with the court by the parents of Amanda Bynes claim she has spent $1.2 million in the past few months. Her parents are seeking conservatorship over her, something that's not easily granted in California. The judge has already extended the 5150 psychiatric hold of 72 hours to a 5250 hold of 14 days.
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is ignoring the increasing calls for her resignation, and says he will spend two weeks in intensive therapy for his "problems." His critics call it a delaying tactic.
Another U.S. Army soldier will be awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during a battle described in a book by CNN anchor Jake Tapper. "The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor" describes a battle in Afghanistan where 53 U.S. troops were attacked by 300 Taliban insurgents. Sergeant Ty Carter risked his own life during the battle to attempt to save two other soldiers.
The SyFy Channel will rebroadcast "Sharknado" a number of times, but in a rare event, a made for TV movie will be moving to the big screen. On August 2nd, Regal Cinemas will host a midnight showing of the film.
A Vietnam veteran whose metal implants set off a courthouse metal detector was cited for disorderly conduct for using the "F-bomb".
The State of Florida will pony up $5 million to help fund a sequel to the film "Dolphin Tale." Governor Rick Scott said "the odds are we will get a great return on our investment."
The announcers apparently weren't paying close enough attention to the man in camouflage uniform and boots in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=67g7cwogMIw That's a member of the Air Force, like it says in the tape over his left breast pocket. Still, making a dunk like that dressed like that is impressive.
There's good news and bad news in this item. The good news is that the owner of a classic Corvette with less than 10,000 miles on it has his stolen car back. The bad news is that the thieves put over 400 miles on it.
Imagine finding out on Twitter that you just blew $2 million because you didn't make it to the gym. That's pretty much what happened to San Francisco 49er Tarell Brown. His contract had a clause in it that would have paid him an extra $2.075 million if he'd attended their workout program in Santa Clara. He decided to do his working out at home in Texas and now he's lost that money. He has fired his agent, who apparently didn't bother telling him about this contract clause.
Army Colonel Denise Lind has the fate of Bradley Manning in her hands. The defense has given their closing argument in his court-martial. Manning, on trial for passing on hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, faces up to life in prison if convicted.
The UC Davis police officer who lost his job in July of last year after an investigation determined his pepper-spraying of protestors was unwarranted has filed for worker's compensation, claiming psychiatric injury.
The papers filed with the court by the parents of Amanda Bynes claim she has spent $1.2 million in the past few months. Her parents are seeking conservatorship over her, something that's not easily granted in California. The judge has already extended the 5150 psychiatric hold of 72 hours to a 5250 hold of 14 days.
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is ignoring the increasing calls for her resignation, and says he will spend two weeks in intensive therapy for his "problems." His critics call it a delaying tactic.
Another U.S. Army soldier will be awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during a battle described in a book by CNN anchor Jake Tapper. "The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor" describes a battle in Afghanistan where 53 U.S. troops were attacked by 300 Taliban insurgents. Sergeant Ty Carter risked his own life during the battle to attempt to save two other soldiers.
The SyFy Channel will rebroadcast "Sharknado" a number of times, but in a rare event, a made for TV movie will be moving to the big screen. On August 2nd, Regal Cinemas will host a midnight showing of the film.
A Vietnam veteran whose metal implants set off a courthouse metal detector was cited for disorderly conduct for using the "F-bomb".
The State of Florida will pony up $5 million to help fund a sequel to the film "Dolphin Tale." Governor Rick Scott said "the odds are we will get a great return on our investment."
The announcers apparently weren't paying close enough attention to the man in camouflage uniform and boots in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=67g7cwogMIw That's a member of the Air Force, like it says in the tape over his left breast pocket. Still, making a dunk like that dressed like that is impressive.
There's good news and bad news in this item. The good news is that the owner of a classic Corvette with less than 10,000 miles on it has his stolen car back. The bad news is that the thieves put over 400 miles on it.
posted by me at 7:33 AM
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