Mike Tyson jokingly threatens to bite TV critics

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Mike Tyson speaks onstage during the "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" panel at the HBO portion of the 2013 summer press tour in Beverly Hills.

Mike Tyson's highly successful Las Vegas and Broadway one-man show, "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth," has been filmed by HBO for an upcoming film directed by Spike Lee. In it, the former heavyweight champion of the world opens up about everything--his troubled youth, his boxing career, his family and other relationships, his time in prison, and key things he's learned about himself throughout his life.

To perform on the stage, Tyson said he gets into the mindset of an actor playing a part because, otherwise, he might not be able to handle it.

"What is reckless on the stage is splendor in the ring. And what is sometimes great in the ring is pretty reckless on stage," said Tyson, who appeared with Lee at the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Thursday.

"I?m a human being," he continued. "There?s no way I can do my show and really be open and emotionally naked and not feel sorry for myself. I might fall apart on stage. So I have to look at it from that objective. I?m not Mike Tyson. I?m an actor playing Mike Tyson. I?m just portraying this gentleman that went through my life."

Lee became involved with the project after a friend saw the show in Las Vegas last summer and recommended it to him. Lee contacted Tyson and helped him take the show to Broadway, and then to HBO. Tyson's wife, Kiki, wrote the script. The film will air on HBO sometime later this year, executives said.

Lee said he was drawn to the show because of Tyson's honesty.

"Most human beings are not going to display dark parts of themselves, the demons they have to the world," Lee said. "That?s just not human instinct. And when you see this and for people who saw the play, he?s out there on this stage naked sharing his experience, his ups and downs to the audience. And it?s traumatic. And to do that, without thinking about whether people are gonna love me or like me or hate me?he doesn't care about that. It?s the most courageous thing I?ve ever seen in my life. I couldn?t do it and most people couldn?t do it."

Tyson, looking a bit embarrassed, implored everyone in the room: "Guys, please don?t get carried away. There?s no way I?m Charles Manson but I?m never gonna be Mother Teresa either. So don?t be so quick to understand. Don?t get too close. And be careful, I will bite you, as you may know."

Lee assured the journalists covering the event that "Iron Mike" was joking.

Tyson said he was inspired to do the stage show after he saw Chazz Palminteri's autobiographical one-man show, "A Bronx Tale." When asked the similarities and differences between boxing and performing on stage, Tyson replied:

"The similarity is I can?t wait to get my hands on the guy, just like I can?t wait to get on stage. The non-similarity is I don?t have to go to the hospital after I perform ... Just like in a fight, I wanted to kill everybody in the room. With my performance, of course."

Source: http://www.today.com/entertainment/mike-tyson-jokingly-threatens-bite-tv-critics-6C10754757

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Annual grades fall sharply for Florida schools

Published: Friday, July 26, 2013 at 11:40 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, July 26, 2013 at 11:40 a.m.

TALLAHASSEE ? The number of top-rated schools in Florida is falling sharply.

The Department of Education on Friday released new A to F grades for many of the state's public schools.

The grades showed that the number of A-rated schools fell nearly 39 percent this year, while the number of F-rated schools more than doubled.

The number of F-rated schools could have been much higher. Earlier this month, the State Board of Education voted by a 4-3 margin to tweak the formula that allowed as many as 150 schools to avoid getting an F grade.

The decision to change the grading standards was done over the protest of some officials who said the move would confuse parents and mask the true performance of many schools.

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Dunham?s Sports coming to Randolph Mall in Asheboro

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Dunham's Sports plans to open a store at the Randolph Mall in Asheboro.

Sporting goods retailer Dunham?s Sports is coming to the former Dillard?s location at Randolph Mall in Asheboro, according to an announcement from mall operator CBL & Associates Properties Inc.

Dunham?s is expected to open sometime before the 2013 holiday season. The retailer operates more than 170 stores offering traditional sporting goods and athletic equipment and a variety of active and casual sports apparel and footwear, including one in Burlington.

The Dillard?s store closed this month, and renovations on the 60,200-square-foot anchor space are expected to begin soon. The announcement did not name a general contractor for the project, and CBL (NYSE: CBL) representatives were not immediately available for comment.

Dillard?s Inc. (NYSE: DDS) confirmed in April that the Randolph Mall store would close. Store closures are determined by a store?s performance, a Dillard?s spokeswoman said at the time.

Catherine Carlock covers commercial and residential real estate, construction, economic development and retailing and restaurants. Contact her at (336) 370-2918.

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Football. CSU football adds pair of televised road games for 2013

July 17, 2013

2013 Football Schedule

DENVER, Colo. -- ROOT SPORTS and the Mountain West announced Wednesday that the network will televise 10 live MW football games in 2013, including two Colorado State road contests. All matchups will be produced in high definition and, in the Rocky Mountain and Northwest territories, will be available exclusively on ROOT SPORTS.?

As part of the agreement, Colorado State's Oct. 19 matchup in the "Border War" vs. rival Wyoming at UW's War Memorial Stadium will kick off at 12 p.m. MT.? CSU's Nov. 16 road game at New Mexico is now set for a 5 p.m. MT kickoff from University Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M.

The addition of two more television games to the Rams' schedule brings the total number of broadcasts for the 2013 campaign to 10.

The three remaining games - vs. Cal Poly (Sept. 14), at Alabama (Sept. 21) and at Hawai'I (Oct. 26) - have yet to be assigned national, regional or local television rights.

Below is the list of 10 CSU games scheduled at this time for television broacasts, on CBSSN, ESPN Networks, or ROOT SPORTS:
? Colorado at Colorado State (Sports Authority Field at Mile High) - Sept. 1, 4 p.m. MT (CBSSN)
? Colorado State at Tulsa - Sept. 7, 5 p.m. MT (CBSSN)
? UTEP at Colorado State - Sept. 28, 1:30 p.m. MT (Ag Day) (CBSSN)
? San Jose State at Colorado State - Oct. 12, 1:30 p.m. MT (Homecoming & Family Weekend) (CBSSN)
? Colorado State at Wyoming - Oct. 19, 12 p.m. MT (ROOT SPORTS)
? Boise State at Colorado State - Nov. 2, 6 p.m. MT (CBSSN)
? Nevada at Colorado State - Nov. 9, Time TBD (ESPN Networks)
? Colorado State at New Mexico - Nov. 16, 5 p.m. MT (ROOT SPORTS)
? Colorado State at Utah State - Nov. 23, 1:30 p.m. MT (CBSSN)
? Air Force at Colorado State - Nov. 30, Time TBD (ESPN Networks)

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Keeping Pets Safe During Heat Wave | WNEP.com

POTTSVILLE ? Veterinarians are urging pet owners to watch for signs that their furry friends may be feeling the effects of the heat wave.? Experts some common sense rules can help prevent problems.

Nadine Witmer of Pottsville recently got a German shepherd pup. She has her hands full but knows part of her responsibility is to make sure her pet doesn?t get sick from the heat wave.

?She can be out for a little while and gets hot and needs to drink, she drinks water like crazy!? Witmer explained.

Witmer has one pet to care for. At the Hillside S.P.C.A. near Pottsville, the staff cares for dozens of dogs and cats. Experts said water and shelter are key to keeping your pets healthy during the heat wave.

S.P.C.A. staffer Donna Martin said the facility uses fans and air conditioners keep the animals cool.

?The cats generate a lot of heat on their own and to keep the temperatures cool in here is a good idea so they?re not overheating and could make them sick.?

S.P.C.A officials said they recently saved two dogs from possible death from the heat.? Janine Choplick said their owners put them in a small room during the heat wave.

?There was no food, no water and fortunately some neighbors heard them barking and gave them food and water and called us, but maybe those dogs would have perished in another day.?

At the Mountain Shadow Veterinary Hospital near Schuylkill Haven, experts warned of the signs from heat stroke in your pet.

Dr. John Broshkevitch explained when to get professional help.

?Their temperatures will be really high. They will feel hot to you when you?re feeling them. Their color in their tongue and gums will become very pale and they may be experiencing diarrhea.?

For more information to keep your pet safe from the heat, click here.

Source: http://wnep.com/2013/07/17/keeping-pets-safe-during-heat-wave/

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Analysis: Ship seizure shows dire straits of Cuban military rather than threat

By David Adams

MIAMI | Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:47pm EDT

MIAMI (Reuters) - The seizure in Panama of a North Korean cargo ship carrying aging Cuban military hardware in need of repair is more a sign of hard times in Havana than of any sinister military threat, analysts say.

Although Cuba may have violated United Nations sanctions barring military trade with North Korea, the infraction could result in little more than a slap on the wrist as the Soviet-era weaponry appears unrelated to international concern over proliferation of nuclear weapons by Pyongyang.

"Based on what we know, the military impact seems to be negligible," said Philip Peters, a Cuba expert at the Virginia-based Cuban Research Center. "This material has nothing to do with the international community's core concern about North Korea, which is nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles."

The shipment included two anti-aircraft missile batteries, nine disassembled missiles, two MiG-21 aircraft, and 15 MiG engines, all Soviet-era military weaponry built in the middle of the last century.

The Cuban military was "using weapons and equipment of staggeringly old vintage" and the Pentagon had long since written off the island as a military threat, said Hal Klepak, professor of History and Strategy at the Royal Military College of Canada and author of a book on the Cuban military.

At the same time, Cuba's military doctrine was designed to deter any attack, and its defensive capacity was badly in need of an upgrade, he said.

"Nothing Cuba has, as the Pentagon has repeatedly made clear in its own analyses, constitutes a threat to the U.S. or other neighbors, but if Cuba cannot keep any limited air-defense capability in being at all, then it cannot convince anyone that its conquest would not be easy to achieve," he said.

In a 1998 report, the Pentagon concluded that the collapse of the Soviet bloc in 1991 had seriously eroded the size and power of Cuba's military, which was left posing "a negligible threat to the U.S. or surrounding countries."

The report said Cuba's army could no longer mount "effective operations" due to mothballed equipment, and it's air force had fewer than two dozen operation MiGs.

Despite the possible violation of U.N. sanctions, the Obama administration has reacted cautiously to the Panama seizure.

It went ahead on Wednesday with scheduled migration talks with Cuba, and rather than lash out at Havana, U.S. officials have taken a wait-and-see approach, saying they plan to speak to the Cubans about the incident once all the facts are known.

"HOPELESSLY OUT OF DATE"

Cuba says the "obsolete" weapons were being sent back to North Korea for repair and has insisted it remains committed to international law and nuclear disarmament.

Klepak termed the MiG-21, which first flew in the 1950s, "hopelessly out of date," as were the anti-aircraft radar systems reportedly on the ship.

"Cuba cannot afford to buy anything newer and does not have repair facilities of its own for such needs. Thus if it is not to scrap, for example, the aircraft entirely, it must repair and potentially update them in some areas," he said.

Cuba's dire financial situation most likely led it to turn to North Korea, allowing Havana to enter a barter arrangement, perhaps for sugar, Klepak added, noting that the North Koreans had repaired similar weaponry in the past in exchange for food.

While Russia and China could repair the systems, or perhaps modernize them, they would only do so for cash, he said.

The surreptitious nature of the cargo, and the ship's route with its transponder switched off when it left the Panama Canal to collect the Cuban weapons, indicated that Cuba knew it was violating the U.N. sanctions, but was willing to take the risk of being caught, according to some analysts.

Despite official U.S. caution so far, the weapons shipment could hurt Havana's efforts to rekindle relations with Washington, given that Cuban-American members of Congress have already called for tougher action from the Obama administration.

"Weapons transfers from one communist regime to another hidden under sacks of sugar are not accidental occurrences, and reinforces the necessity that Cuba remain on the State Department's list of countries that sponsor state terrorism," U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement.

Peters called Cuba's action a political blunder. "Cuba deserves to be criticized for violating a U.N. resolution, but it's a long leap to then take this action and spin it into some big security threat emanating from Cuba because it just doesn't exist," he said.

"The Cuban military has never been an offensive threat to the United States and for the past 20 years it's been a shell of its former self."

(Additional reporting by Marc Frank in Havana; Editing by David Drunnstrom)

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/18/us-panama-northkorea-cuba-weapons-analys-idUSBRE96H01G20130718?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

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