Rodney Dangerfield's Sweat Kept in Refrigerator

He passed away back in 2004 with a legacy of hit films and legions of fans who loved his stand up routine and catchphrase 'I don't get no respect.'
But Rodney Dangerfield's widow Joan has a slightly more unusual way of remembering her late husband.
The 60-year-old keeps a bottle of Rodney's sweat in her refrigerator.
Blood sweat and tears: Rodney Dangerfield's widow Joan revealed she keeps a bottle of her late husband's sweat in her fridge, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Joan reveals that Rodney first got the idea to collect his sweat after leaning that a handkerchief stained with Elvis Presley's perspiration was sold for a lot of money.
'Rodney had a eureka moment,' she recalls. 'He said, "I sweat more than anybody. My sweat has to be as good as Elvis' sweat, right?'" and he would sweat a lot up there on stage. So my job became the sweat collector.'
Joan collected Rodney's sweat through the trusty method of sponge and a spoon. 'I'd collect his sweat - about an inch at a time,' she explains. 'I thought we could water it down but he said, "No, that wouldn't be right.
Working hard for laughter: Rodney got the idea to save his sweat after learning that a handkerchief stained with Elvis;'s perspiration went for a lot of money
According to the website, Joan ordered hundreds of perfume sample bottles and still keeps the 'cloudy fluid' in a tupperware container which she showed off to the website in a video interview.
'It means a lot to me,' she says. 'I do know how hard he worked to make people laugh.'
However, the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, where Rodney performed a lot in his later years, wasn't too keen on the sweat operation. 'They said, "no, we couldn't offer that sweat,"' says Joan. 'They said there was an insurance issue. Rodney was crestfallen.'
New legacy: Joan made the revelation as she launched a new website in Rodney's honour
Rodney died back in 2004 at the age of 82 and Joan launches a new website Rodney.com on Friday November 22 - her late husband's birthday.
The site features the star's handwritten jokes and photos of him with comedians Adam Sandler and Bill Gates and will be the 'one place where you could find everything about Rodney you ever wanted to know or see.'
Born Jacob Rodney Cohen in New York 1921, Rodney became a surprise hit of The Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s and went on to appear in films Caddyshack and Easy Money in the 1980s.

A 14 Year Old Boy Raped and Murdered His Teacher

A 14-year-old boy last month allegedly raped Danvers High School teacher Colleen Ritzer before murdering her and dumping her body in a nearby wooded area, prosecutors said today.
Philip D. Chism was indicted by an Essex County grand jury today on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated rape and armed robbery, according to Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett’s office. Chism allegedly attacked Ritzer when she stayed after school to talk with him about an upcoming exam, according to prosecutors and students who were in the building that day.

“The indictments returned today detail horrific and unspeakable acts,” Blodgett said in a statement. “This is the first step in a long process to secure justice for Ms. Ritzer and her family.”

Chism is facing the murder charge as an adult. He was indicted as a youthful offender on the rape and armed robbery charges. The latter charges will initially be handled in Salem Juvenile Court, but prosecutors said they “would move to join these indictments with the murder indictment in Superior Court.”

Chism allegedly sexually assaulted the victim with an object. The aggravated rape charge is brought when there was serious bodily harm or when the rape was committed during another violent felonious crime or both, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors also allege that Chism, armed with a box cutter, robbed the victim of credit cards, an iPhone, and her underwear.

Denise Regan, Chism’s court-appointed defense attorney, declined comment.

“We are devastated and heartbroken by the details of the horrific circumstances surrounding the death of our beautiful daughter and sister, Colleen,” the Ritzer family said in a statement issued by a spokesman. “As a family, we continue to mourn Colleen’s passing and ask that the media respect our privacy during this very difficult time.”

Students at the high school were shocked by the allegations. Some recalled Chism as a quiet student, who mostly kept to himself but did not show signs that he was capable of violence.

“It’s unreal that [Philip] would do something like that,” said Jessica DiPietro, 14, a freshman who had a math class with Ritzer.

“It’s unbelievable,” she added. “I can not even process into words why he would do something like that. It’s devastating.”

The new charges marked a legal milestone in the prosecution, but prosecutors did not provide any insight into what might have allegedly motivated a teenager who was developing a positive reputation in his new high school to suddenly turn on the 24-year-old Ritzer, a popular and enthusiastic math teacher.

An Essex County prosecutor stressed during a recent court hearing that there was no evidence that Ritzer engaged in any wrongdoing.

Chism, a lanky teen who moved to the North Shore town from Tennessee earlier this year, was a standout on the school’s junior varsity soccer team who was also a student of Ritzer’s. On the day Ritzer died, fellow students have said, both Ritzer and Chism remained after class, apparently so Chism could receive additional instruction.

Chism is currently being held without bail in a Department of Youth Services facility.

According to authorities, Ritzer was reported missing to Danvers police at about 11:20 p.m. Oct. 22 when she did not return home and did not answer her cellphone.

Police went to the high school, where they found blood in a second-floor bathroom, prompting a search of the grounds and the discovery of her body shortly before 3 a.m.

Chism, who was last seen around 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at a movie theater near his house, was found by police in neighboring Topsfield about six hours later, walking north on the southbound side of Route 1. He was arrested on Oct. 23.

An estimated 1,000 mourners attended funeral services for Ritzer held at Andover’s St. Augustine Church Oct. 27. During the service, Ritzer was lauded for seeing “the goodness in other people’’ and as someone who considered teaching not just her job, but her calling in life.

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Minnesota Veterans Day events

MONDAY
APPLE VALLEY: The fourth annual Veterans Day Recognition Assembly to honor local veterans will be held at Apple Valley High School, 14450 Hayes Road, beginning with a social hour at 8:15 a.m.; a recognition assembly begins at 9.
BURNSVILLE: Veterans and parents are invited to a Veterans Day program at 2:15 p.m. at Vista View Elementary School, 13109 County Road 5. The theme is “Freedom is a Treasure,” and students will sing patriotic songs and read poetry.
CHATFIELD: Veterans Day flag presentation by the Veterans of Foreign Wars at 9 a.m. at Chatfield Elementary School, 11555 Hillside Drive SE.
CHISHOLM: A Veterans Day program will be held at 10 a.m. in the Chisholm High School auditorium, 301 4th St. SW.
FERGUS FALLS: “Coffee With A Veteran” program at 10 a.m. at the Fergus Falls Veterans Home, 1821 N. Park St. All veterans are invited to attend. At 2 p.m. there will be a Veterans Day program in the dining room with speaker Eric Marts, a radio host and Iraq veteran.
FOREST LAKE: A Veterans Day program will be held at 6 p.m. at Forest Lake American Legion, 355 W. Broadway Av., with a speaker, rifle salute and taps. A free light supper will follow the service.
GOLDEN VALLEY: General Mills headquarters, 1 General Mills Blvd., will hold a Veterans Day program, “Honoring Our Heroes,” beginning at 3:30 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta, the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, speaking on “Uncommon Valor: The Importance of Teamwork, Sacrifice and Leadership.”
HASTINGS: A Veterans Day program will be held at 10 a.m. in the auditorium at the Minnesota Veterans Home, 1200 18th St. E.
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS: The official state Veterans Day program is at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Community Center, 8055 Barbara Av. It will include Gov. Mark Dayton; Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Larry Shellito; Maj. Gen. Richard Nash, adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard; and other officials. Free community breakfast from 8:30-9:30 a.m.
LUVERNE: A Veterans Day program will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the dining room at the Minnesota Veterans Home, 1300 N. Kniss Av., with message delivered by Chaplain Wendell Brenneman.
MAPLE LAKE: Veterans Day programs will be held at 9 and 10 a.m. at Maple Lake High School auditorium, 200 Hwy. 55 E. Free lunch will be provided for all veterans at the V Restaurant in Maple Lake.
MINNEAPOLIS: The grand opening of the Sheridan Memorial Park Veterans Memorial in northeast Minneapolis is scheduled for 10 a.m. The memorial is at the south end of the park, located at 1300 Water St. NE.
MINNEAPOLIS: A Veterans Day program will be held at 2 p.m. at the Minnesota Veterans Home, in the auditorium of Building 15, 5101 Minnehaha Av. S. Speaker will be Army Maj. Gen. Edward Steiner (retired), with music by the ­Copper Street Quartet.
MINNEAPOLIS: A Veterans Day program commemorating the Armistice will be held at 6 p.m. in the second-floor club room of Brit’s Pub, 1110 Nicollet Mall.
NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA: A Veterans Day program will be held at 10 a.m. at Central High School, 531 Morse St.
PERHAM: Perham VFW, 805 W. Main St., will offer tours of its museum presentation, “In Their Own Words,” and veterans will be honored with a free meal of stew.
ROBBINSDALE: Starting at 8:30 a.m. at 4300 Grimes Av. N., a crew of former military personnel will do light construction work on a Habitat for Humanity home.
ROCHESTER: Rochester Community and Technical College, 851 30th Av. SE., will have a ceremony for Veterans Day at 11 a.m. in the campus atrium.
SILVER BAY: A Veterans Day program will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Minnesota Veterans Home, 45 Banks Blvd.
ST. PAUL: Veterans For Peace will hold its traditional Armistice Day event on the State Capitol grounds at the First Shot Memorial on John Ireland Boulevard. Speakers at 10:30 a.m., followed by bell ringing at 11.
WINONA: A Veterans Day program will be held at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park on Lake Park Drive, plus a 24-hour vigil at the park. Civil War re-enactors will set up for the public to view.
TUESDAY
ONAMIA: A Veterans Day program will be held at 9:15 a.m. in the Onamia High School gymnasium, 35465 125th Av.
LAKE ST. CROIX BEACH: The Yellow Ribbon Alliance of the Lower St. Croix Valley will host a Veterans Recognition Dinner from 5-7 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 16770 13th St. S. Dinner is free and door prizes will be raffled off. Veterans, service members and families are welcome

Daylight saving time 2013 ends early Sunday; don't forget to adjust your clocks

WASHINGTON -- It's time to fall back.

Most Americans will be able to get an extra hour of sleep this weekend thanks to the annual shift back to standard time.

The change officially occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, but most people will set their clocks back before heading to bed Saturday night.

Residents of Hawaii, most of Arizona and some U.S. territories don't have to change since they do not observe daylight saving time.

Public safety officials say this is also a good time to put a new battery in the smoke alarm, no matter where you live.

Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. local time March 9.

LAX Shooting

Wounded LAX shooting suspect gave police crucial information
November 03, 2013

LOS ANGELES The gunman charged in the deadly shooting at Los Angeles International Airport lay bloodied and handcuffed on the floor of Terminal 3 after being gunned down by police, but he replied to critical questions that helped authorities lock down the scene.

Paul Ciancia, 23, was hauled away moments later on a stretcher and later heavily sedated for medical reasons, but not before he told investigators he had acted alone when he opened fire in the terminal, a law enforcement official who has been briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Change in Time

It may be a bit brighter Monday morning than in recent weeks, the result of the change back to Standard Time, but the sunny skies will come with a chill.

Some parts of central North Carolina could see temperatures dip to below the freezing mark in the next two mornings, said WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth. 

"Jackets will be in order," she said. "It will be a pretty day, but it will be a cool day."

With the dew point low, the air will remain very dry. There is the chance for just afew high clouds Monday and temperatures will stay only in the 50s.

"A clockwise flow is bringing those colder temperatures our way from the north," Wilmoth said.

By mid-week, the weather warms back to about 70 degrees, but another cooling trend is on the way for next weekend.

NEW YORK – Just before mile 24, Ethiopian Buzunesh Deba looked over her shoulder as her lead began to vanish. Once Kenya's Priscah Jeptoo, with her knock-kneed stride belying the ease of her pace, pulled ahead, there was no need to look back.

In her New York City Marathon debut, Jeptoo won the women's race on Sunday with a time of 2 hours, 25 minutes, 7 seconds, almost a minute ahead of Deba. As she crossed the finish line, Jeptoo threw her arms in the air, then leaned over for an extended breath. With the victory, she received a $500,000 bonus for also capturing the World Marathon Majors women's title.

Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai, 32, won the men's race in 2:08:24. It's the third time Kenyans swept both the men's and women's titles (2002, 2003). The only other country to sweep was the United States in 1977.

TRIBUTE: New York has Boston feel

Jeptoo entered New York as a favorite in the women's field after winning the London Marathon this year. Deba, who trains in the Bronx, finished runner-up for her second consecutive race in New York.

At mile 14, Jeptoo was trailing by 3 minutes, 29 seconds and didn't know how big the gap was until an official riding a bicycle told her. "I realized that three minutes is almost one kilometer. So I started to push the pace," she said. "I was having confidence that I will make it."

The first American woman to finish was Adriana Nelson, 33, of Fort Collins, Colo., who was 13th. Born in Romania, Nelson became an American citizen in 2011.

Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede finished second in the men's race, almost a minute behind Mutai, and took the World Marathon Majors men's title. The World Marathon Majors series includes five major marathons, the Olympics and world championships. Professional runners accumulate points over a two-season cycle.

Mutai is one of the fastest marathon runners in the world, posting a 2:03:02 on Boston's hilly course in 2011.

In 2011, when Mutai won New York, he shattered the course record by more than two and a half minutes. Given the strong wind on Sunday, no such marks were in reach. "To win is easy, but to defend your title is not easy," Mutai said. "The weather today, it was not easy."

As for the reaction back home after winning two consecutive New York City marathons? "I think I'm more famous now in Kenya," he said.

Ryan Vail, from Portland, Ore., was the first American male finisher in 13th place.

American Tatyana McFadden made historywith her victory in the women's wheelchair race, completing a sweep of the Boston, London, Chicago and New York marathons in a single year.

More than 50,000 runners started the race through the five boroughs. Six months after two explosions near the Boston Marathon finish line killed three people and injured more than 260, security was highly visible along the New York course. Race organizers spent about $1 million on security, double the amount of the previous year. There were more barricades and security checkpoints for spectators and runners were not allowed to carry over the shoulder hydration packs.

All of the runners were given blue ribbons to pay tribute to Boston. A Boston Marathon yellow line was also painted alongside the traditional blue line heading into the homestretch.

The New York City Marathon returned after last year's cancellation due to Superstorm Sandy. About 22,000 runners entered in last year's race returned to the field for Sunday's race, according to the New York Road Runners.

Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's division of the New York City Marathon.  STAN HONDA, AFP/Getty Images

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Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic scores after 13 seconds against Southampton

toke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic netted one of the most remarkable and ridiculous goals of the season against Southampton – scoring a wind-assisted opener after just 13 seconds.

Just moments after kick-off at a blustery Britannia Stadium, Begovic kicked away a pass-back from deep inside his own area, which deceived everyone because of the conditions.

Asmir Begovic is mobbed by team-mate Ryan Shawcross after his bizarre goal (Picture: Chris Brunskill/Getty)

As the ball sailed much further than expected and bounced on the edge of the Saints penalty area, having been left by the away side’s centre-backs, it also cleared the despairing reach of Begovic’s opposite number Artur Boruc to fly into the net.

Begovic and his team-mates’ celebrations were as much disbelief as they were joy – much like the home fans packed into the Britannia.

Talk about home advantage and knowing the conditions…

Asmir Begovic (right) gives a guilty smirk after his kick went directly in (Picture: PA)

After listing Nexus 5 at an outrageous $799, Best Buy settles for $100 markup

Best Buy is going to be expensive. Very expensive. The massive US retail chain has priced off-contract purchases at an eye-popping $799.99 according to a new Sprint listing on its website. That's for the 16GB model, which sells for $349 at Google Play. Even Sprint itself isn't asking for that much; the carrier is charging $449.99 for the device at full cost — $100 more than Google. Best Buy has tacked on an extra $350 to that figure, instantly putting off-contract purchases out of reach for most customers. The company routinely prices "replacement" devices well above their normal suggested retail price, but we've rarely seen a gap as massive as this one.

Best Buy has stayed relatively mum on its Nexus 5 plans since Google's announcement, so the listed replacement price may be some sort of placeholder or error. There's also the possibility that the retailer will offer the Nexus 5 alongside other Google hardware (Chromebooks, Chromecast, etc.) at a lower rate. Many Best Buy locations now feature special Google sections that showcase the company's offerings. After Thursday's announcement, many had hoped that the Nexus 5 would appear there at its more affordable $349.99 price point. We've reached out to both Best Buy and Google for clarification on Nexus 5 pricing and availability.

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Update: Several hours after this story was posted, Best Buy quietly lowered the Nexus 5's off-contract price to $449.99. This matches Sprint's MSRP and is far more reasonable than the original $799.99 pre-order rate.

Only People In Central Africa Saw Total Eclipse Of The Sun

If you got up early enough on Sunday, you might have been treated to a morning surprise in the sky.

A partial solar eclipse — one of only two on Earth this year — was visible in the sky over much of the eastern USA early Sunday morning.

The eclipse, seen for only about 30 minutes after sunrise, appeared throughout the entire East Coast where clouds didn't obscure it. It could only be seen as far west as eastern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee and most of Georgia.

Sunrise on Sunday morning was at roughly 6:30 a.m. or slightly later, so you would have needed to get up early to see it. But it should have seemed easier to get up early this Sunday: Remember, daylight saving time came to an end Sunday morning (officially at 2 a.m.).

This eclipse was a rare "hybrid" eclipse, in which a few parts of the Earth saw an "annular" eclipse (where the moon does not completely block out the sun, leaving just a "ring of fire" around the moon), while other parts saw a "total" eclipse, when the moon completely covers the sun.

The USA, along with parts of Europe and Africa, didn't see the annular or the total variety and were treated instead to a "partial" solar eclipse: The sun appeared as if it has had a big bite taken out of it. Only people in central Africa, in countries such as Gabon, Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, saw the total eclipse of the sun.

The next chance to see a total solar eclipse in the U.S. will be Aug. 21, 2017.

Weather conditions were forecast to be best for eclipse viewing in the southeastern U.S., where clear skies were expected Sunday morning, according to AccuWeather. Skies were predicted to be cloudier in the Mid-Atlantic and along the Northeast coast, while rain and even some snow showers may have obstructed the sky in interior sections of the Northeast and New England

IPad Air Shows Off Apple At Best But If You Want Mini Keep Waiting

With just one iPad to entice customers, Apple again appears to have had a big opening weekend, selling around 3 million of the new tablet. The new iPad Air is the biggest update by far to the original 9.7-inch model that Apple brought to life in 2010. It’s significantly thinner, much lighter and a lot faster. Many reviews even claim that if you were waiting on a Retina iPad Mini for the holidays, you should reconsider and pick up this one instead. For most people, that’s probably not the right choice, even though the iPad Air is fantastic.

Mini for everyone?

Apple brought the Mini to life last year, seemingly against the wishes of Steve Jobs who had lots of nasty words for 7-inch tablets. So Apple took pains to explain the Mini was a 7.85-inch tablet and made it a great one. It was — at the time — remarkable for its thinness and solidity but lacked the razor-sharp display that Apple had made the centerpiece of its marketing. As Idiscussed in a earlier post. for a company like Apple, it wasn’t sufficient that a Retina-class display could be built for the Mini, but rather that Apple would need to acquire tens of millions of them in the first year alone. The company sold 70 million iPads last year and Mini at this point accounts for at least half of them.

Leaving aside the presence in the lineup of the now ancient, by tech standards, iPad 2, Apple offers the original Mini for $299, the Retina Mini (shipping later this month) for $399, and the Air for $499. The latter two can be upgraded with more memory and 4G radios to get online without WiFi for up to hundreds more. Typically, this would imply the company would be pushing people toward the middle model, but that represents a problem for Apple. The Retina Mini isn’t out yet and will likely remain in short supply into 2014. CEO Tim Cook suggested as much on the earnings call last month.

Why? The reason is that display. There is nothing especially unique about packing about 3 million pixels (2048 x 1536) into a screen that size, it just hadn’t been a focal point of the industry until recently. And making LCD screens is all about volume.  The Retina Mini will get there, but in the short run, Apple partner Sharp has struggled to produce panels. The reason is that Sharp is shifting to a new kind of LCD using IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) technology that’s very power efficient and theoretically inexpensive. But here have been growing pains in the transition away from silicon-based LCDs and Apple is rumored to be talking to Samsung again about supplying displays in 2014. Apple hates to do this given the tension between the two, but it may not have a choice.

Lighter than Air?

You do have one, though, which brings us back to the Air alternative. Apple has taken a lot of the best of the Mini and brought it to the Air. Losing nearly 2 mm in the chassis from 9.4 mm in the previous full-size iPad may now sound like much, but at 7.5 mm, the Air feels thin in a way the third and fourth-generations iPads felt a bit porky. The least successful feature of the iPad Mini, the slightly sharp chamfered edge, unfortunately comes along to the Air too. It adds harshness to an otherwise smooth experience. To be clear, holding the Air isn’t as unpleasant as holding a Microsoft Surface, but every time that edge rolls past a finger, you can’t help wonder, “why isn’t this smooth?”

Most everything else about the Air is: buttery smooth. Performance is outstanding. The screen is gorgeous. The thin bezels make it almost all screen without leading to errant presses. And the Air lost enough weight (.44 pounds down to 1 pound even) that holding it for extended periods to read, even one-handed, is now an option. This is where the tradeoffs really start to come into play. The Retina Mini is now a virtual clone of the Air as if it was hit by a shrink ray. The tech specs are nearly identical. (Though it’s likely Apple will make the processor in the Retina Mini very slightly slower to keep the battery life between the two consistent, few will notice).

But three things stand out: The Mini remains 1.5 inches shorter, 1.3 inches narrower and nearly 5 ounces lighter. Some are making noise about the fact the Air is closer in weight to the Mini than to the previous iPad. I’m not sure why this matters. For things like reading a book or just holding onto for extended periods of time, the differences tend to prove dramatic. It’s why lots of book lovers still buy the Kindle Paperwhite from Amazon and why the Mini was so popular in the first place.

The Air is very much the product Apple likely wishes it could have produced as the first Retina iPad. It’s a clear upgrade from the iPad 2 in a way the original Retina tablet wasn’t. But it’s no Mini. That’s not a knock on the Air; I bought one to replace a third-gen iPad. The larger screen is clearly more enjoyable for watching a movie on an airplane or in a hotel room. It’s also better for reading the screen at a distance in the kitchen when using it as a recipe guide. And Air is light enough that when carrying it around in a backpack, the difference between them there is negligible.

For me, the iPad hasn’t yet become a replacement for my laptop, but Apple’s decision to give away its Office-like apps has made me at least consider the possibility of using it that way at times. Again, the Air would work in a way the Mini just wouldn’t. All of this said, there’s a $100 difference and a lot of weight between the two. It’s more mass than a lot of people first realize holding the tablets for just a few seconds. (It took me an instant in the Apple store to decide the Mini remains dramatically lighter the Air, but I’ve been following this technology closely for a long time.) If you wanted a Mini because it’s smaller and lighter, you probably still do. The Mini is, ironically, easier to casually to type on for texting because your thumbs will have less trouble with the smaller screen.

The good news is that unlike with iPhone, Apple gives you a choice with iPad: If you prefer a larger screen, Apple offers it, if you don’t, fine. And truthfully, the decider needs to be the end user. You will have to choose between a bigger, more visible display and a lighter, easier-to-hold iPad (unless, of course, you just get both; they’ll easily synchronize). The Air is so good at being Mini-like, it made the choice much harder. Tracking the Retina Mini’s arrival later this month will be interesting.

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Bucs fear for Doug Martin's Season Over

Fox Sports had earlier reported the feared severity of Martin's injury.

Martin will have an MRI on his shoulder Monday and is unlikely to play Thursday against the Carolina Panthers, a source said.

Buccaneers safety Dashon Goldson also will have an MRI Monday, on his knee. Both players suffered their injuries in Tampa Bay's 31-23 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

Martin said after the game that X-rays "look fine'' and his shoulder was not separated.

"We're still evaluating what it is,'' Martin said Sunday, adding that he wasn't "sure yet'' if he would play in Thursday night's game.

"Just have to hope for the best.''

Martin suffered the injury while attempting to catch a pass in the third quarter. Rookie Mike James replaced Martin and finished with 14 carries for 45 yards.

One of the NFL's top rookies last season, Martin was off to a slow start this year for the winless Buccaneers (0-6). The 24-year-old rushed for 47 yards Sunday on 11 carries.

ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter and ESPN.com Buccaneers reporter Pat Yasinskas contributed to this report.

HealthCare.Org

Washington (CNN) - The government-run health insurance exchanges have been open for business for 20 days. But a host of issues have plagued the highly anticipated launch, making it difficult for both consumers and insurance providers.

"There's no sugarcoating it," President Barack Obama said from the Rose Garden on Monday. "The problem has been that the website that's supposed to make it easy to apply for and purchase the insurance is not working the way it should for everybody."

What's not working

Error messages: HealthCare.gov is plagued with technical problems. The Obama administration hasn't completely released the cause or extent of the problems, likely because they haven't quite figured them out.

But people in all but 14 states and the District of Columbia are having trouble applying for the exchanges because the website isn't allowing them to complete the process.

"I put in my user name and password, it didn't recognize it," CNN's Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen reported Monday, saying that the website gave her error messages or said "page not found" or that the system was down.

Obamacare open enrollment: Here's everything you need to know

The problems appear to have been worse for those who signed up in the first days the exchanges opened.

Spinning icon: For others, the website is extremely slow. The spinning icon that indicates that the website is working, albeit slowly, is a huge frustration in the age of (relatively) fast connection speeds.

Faulty information: It's not only consumers wanting to sign up for health insurance who are having trouble, but the insurance companies that provide coverage are experiencing difficulties with the exchanges, too.

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Peyton Manning on his neck surgeries rehab — and how he almost didn’t make it back

At first, when Peyton Manning woke up from the anesthesia, he was relieved: The pain in the neck that he had lived with for years was gone. As he came to, he stirred in the hospital bed, took stock of his misery-free condition, and started to push himself upright. Then it happened — his right arm buckled beneath him. Surprised, he struggled again to sit up, and at that moment, he understood his career was in jeopardy.

It was May 2011, and Manning had checked into Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago for surgery on a herniated disc, a tear in the protective ring in his neck that had undermined his performance after 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. The procedure was supposed to fix it, but now when he pushed himself up in bed, his right triceps was unable to bear his weight. Trying to contain his alarm, the most eminent quarterback in the NFL asked his surgeon what had happened to his arm. The surgeon explained that the disc had been pressing on a nerve. It would take some time for the irritation to subside, and for the nerve and muscle to come back alive.

But two weeks later, Manning’s arm still felt weak. By this time he noticed that the grip strength in his hand also appeared to be affected. “If any other part of your body has some weakness you go, ‘Well I can probably manage,’” Manning says. “But when you’re a quarterback and it’s your right hand, you’re certainly concerned far as being able to do your job.” His doctors discovered that he had re-herniated the disc, and Manning returned to the hospital for a second surgery, this one in virtual secrecy.

While he waited to heal, Manning largely disappeared from public view, unwilling to let anyone see his arm in such feeble condition. “I wasn’t just going to throw with anybody around watching,” he says. “I was guarded and protective.” The NFL was in the midst of a four-month labor lockout, which meant he couldn’t use the Colts’ facilities or trainers, so he looked for a place to rehab unobserved. His old college friend Todd Helton, then a first baseman with the Colorado Rockies, suggested he come out to Denver where he could work out secretly and get treatment from the Rockies’ trainers, who were accustomed to dealing with arms.

The first pass Manning threw post-surgery was to Helton, and they were so concerned with privacy that they went to an underground batting cage beneath the Rockies’ stadium. Helton took up a position about 10 yards away and held out his hands. Manning reared back, and threw.

“The ball nose-dived after about five yards,” Manning says.

It didn’t even make it halfway to Helton before it hit the ground. Helton burst out laughing — he thought Manning was joking.

“C’mon, quit kidding,” he said.

“Man, I wish I was,” Manning said.

‘I had to relearn’ how to throw

It’s always been an interesting question what Peyton Manning was given and what he acquired for himself. At this point, 37 years old, with a zipper scar on his neck, stoop-shouldered and slack-armed compared to his youth, it’s safe to conclude that his inherited genetic gifts are the least of him. Even in shoulder pads he is lank and relatively unmuscled next to younger specimens, and with his shirt off, well, he’s no Gatorade commercial.

The upper body atrophied after three surgeries cost him the 2011 season and his job with the Colts, leaving him with that strip of stitches as if Zorro tried to cut his shirt off at the collar. Yet somehow a man with two soldered together vertebrae enters Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins playing the best football of his life and maybe of any NFL quarterback ever: He has led the Denver Broncos to a 6-1 record and is on pace to set single-season records for touchdowns, yardage and completion percentage.

All of which makes it difficult to conceive that just 18 months ago Manning wondered whether he would ever play again — the only reminders an occasional pass that shows a telltale wobble, and dies.

“I don’t believe I throw quite the same as before I was injured,” Manning says by phone on his way home from a recent Broncos practic

Kelly Clarkson is a married woman!

The Grammy winner, 31, and Brandon Blackstock, 36, tied the knot Sunday in Tennessee, the singer shared on Twitter.

"I'm officially Mrs. Blackstock :) We got married yesterday at Blackberry Farms in TN, the most beautiful place ever!" she tweeted this afternoon, alongside a wedding photo of Blackstock kissing the bride wearing a white, lace gown.

Clarkson followed up the news by sharing another wedding photo of her and her new husband in the countryside.

Clarkson told ABC earlier in the month that she planned to do something small with just the couple and Blackstock's two children. After getting off tour a few weeks ago, the "Because of You" singer was waiting until the four of them were together, so they could all be there for the small ceremony.

"We are going home tonight right after this concert," she said. "Brandon shares custody with his kids, so we are just waiting till we get them back and then we'll take them and go."

Clarkson and her husband had originally planned a big October wedding, with Kelly even posting beautiful engagement pictures on Twitter.

But the couple announced that something smaller was better suited for them, so they decided to elope.

Kelly Clarkson's Mom Had Surprising Reaction to Her Eloping

Everyone, even Clarkson's mother Jeanne Ann, was supportive as long as the newlyweds were happy.

"I thought my mother was going to be [disappointed] because I'm her baby," Clarkson said of not having a grand wedding. "I thought that was going to be weird but she totally got it. She actually responded, 'I'm just happy I don't have to buy a dress!'"

She added, "We are a very low-key kind of family. She was just so happy it's not a big ordeal."

Clarkson and Blackstock began dating in early 2012; the couple getting engaged in December.

The "Stronger" singer said she loves being a stepmom to her beau's two children and that she's even ready to expand the family very soon with a baby of her own.

"Like soon! Brandon, he's a great dad and we wanted to make sure it's cool with [his kids], but they are really pumped about it," she said. "We actually probably want two more and he's got two, so four total. [The oldest] will be in her teens, so that's kind of like a live-in baby sitter!"

Josh Freeman gamble costs free-falling Vikings in loss

The Minnesota Vikings made a bold organizational decision when they were sitting at 1-3. They decided to bet the rest of their season on Josh Freeman. That decision might wind up costing a lot of people their jobs.

On Monday night, during one of the worst prime time games in memory, the Vikings' offense didn't score a single point against the last-ranked scoring defense in the NFL. The New York Giants are back in the win column for the first time all season after a 23-7 victory.

The relief in New York will be significant, but the Giants showed nothing to indicate they will make a miraculous return to playoff contention. This game was more about the Vikings, Freeman and Minnesota's desperate search for a quarterback.

This was a game that Matt Cassel or Christian Ponder could have won. We believe they would have won. The Giants gave Minnesota numerous opportunities, but the Vikings' passing attack couldn't take advantage. Freeman routinely sailed passes, often missing by five yards or more. ESPN's Jon Gruden pointed out how limited the offense was, which isn't a surprising considering that Freeman joined the team just 13 days ago.

The Vikings had exactly five first downs heading into the fourth quarter, when they started to move the ball. Freeman entered the game completing 45 percent of his passes, which easily was the lowest mark in the NFL. He completed only 20 of 53 passes in this one for 37.7 percent, the lowest mark for any quarterback throwing 40 passes since Eli Manning in 2007.

We can't be sure who wanted to bring Freeman into Minnesota. It could have been the front office, ownership, the coaching staff or some combination of the group above. We don't know whether coach Leslie Frazier and offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave's hands were tied when they chose Freeman to start this game.

We only know that the Vikings prioritized auditioning a quarterback over winning games this season.

I Know That You're Gonna Have It Your Way or Nothing At All

Upon finishing CrazySexyCool, the new biopic about the great ’90s hip-hop/R&B outfit TLC airing on VH1 tonight, I spent an hour or so on YouTube watching the girl group’s videos, many of which had been painstakingly recreated in the film. There are so many: the video for “What About Your Friends,” which opens with a fashion show before “Not!” flashes on screen and T-Boz, Left Eye and Chilli appear in self-appointed opposition to uptight models, wearing oversized clothes and goofy hats, a condom taped to Left Eye’s glasses. There’s “Aint 2 Proud 2 Beg,” “Creep,” “Waterfalls,” Left Eye memorably introducing them on MTV News as “on the TLC tip” and clearly explaining how you can sell 10 million records and go broke. CrazySexyCool is a not a particularly well-constructed biopic, hopping from moment to moment like moviemaking was just a matter of checking scenes off a list, but it does everything that Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, the two surviving members of TLC, could ask for: It will absolutely convince you that TLC was amazing. As art, CrazySexyCool is middling; as propaganda it is very effective. I have been singing “No Scrubs” nonstop since watching it, and unlike in 1999, when that song was earworming its way through the brainpans of most Americas, I’m not even mad about it.

CrazySexyCool tells the story of Watkins, Thomas, and Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes—cool, sexy, and crazy, respectively—from 1990, just before they signed a record deal, to 2002, when Lopes died in a car accident in Honduras. In the decade plus between, the group sold 65 million records and endured (and created) plenty of drama, from Watkins’ battle with sickle-cell anemia to Lopes’ infamous arson of then-boyfriend Andre Rison’s home, not to mention a very public bankruptcy case and legal fight against a restrictive record deal—events that have all been thoroughly chronicled already, most memorably in a very satisfying installment of Behind the Music.

CrazySexyCool hits all the major plot points and many of the minor ones, recreating existing footage of the band whenever it can, which is often. (This can get eerie given that the three actresses who star in the film—Drew Sidora, Lil Mama, and Keke Palmer, in T-L-C order—look a lot like the women they are playing; the resemblance between Lopes and Lil Mama is downright uncanny.) But the movie recreates without prioritizing. Themes are picked up and tossed aside and haphazardly picked up again. Left Eye’s grief about her demanding father’s sudden death is used to explain her reckless behavior, until it’s dropped as motivation. Chilli’s relationship with producer Dallas Austin gets undue screen time, only to end abruptly. Cheesy dramatic parallels are sometimes drawn between life experiences and songs, as when T-Boz suddenly starts to feel bad about her looks and writes “Unpretty,” a moment that feels less like a character beat than a way to shoehorn the song into the film






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Nevada School Shooting

A teacher at a middle school in Nevada was shot and killed while trying to protect children after a student arrived on campus Monday and started opening fire before turning the weapon on himself, police say.

One male student injured in the shooting at Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nev., has gone through surgery, while the other is doing well, Washoe County School District Chief of Police Mike Mieras said during a news conference.

Family members identified the staff member who was killed as math teacher Michael Landsberry, a 45-year-old military veteran who leaves behind a wife and two stepdaughters.

The gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after turning the semi-automatic handgun on himself, authorities said.

A Sparks police dispatcher said reports of the shooting -- which happened on the school's campus, but outside the school building itself -- started coming in at 7:16 a.m. local time.

Police said between 150 and 200 officers responded to the shooting.

Kyle Nucum, a 13-year-old student, told the Reno Gazette-Journal that he saw a classmate shoot a teacher.

“We were at the basketball court and we heard a pop, like a loud pop, and everybody was screaming and the teacher came to investigate – I thought it was a firecracker at first, but the student was pointing a gun at the teacher after the teacher told him to put it down and the student fired a shot at the teacher and the teacher fell and everybody ran away," he said. “And we ran across the field to get somewhere safe and while we were running we heard about four or five more shots and we just got somewhere safe. This lady let us into her house.”

Authorities believe Landsberry was trying to protect students when he was killed. He just celebrated his wedding anniversary on Oct. 18, The Las Vegas-Review Journal reported.

“My estimation is that he is a hero,” said Reno Police Department Deputy Chief Tom Robinson.

Police said there is no apparent motive yet for the shooting and they believe the gunman acted alone.

"To hear that he was trying to stop that is not surprising by any means," said his sister-in-law Chanda Landsberry. She added his life could be summed up by his love of family, his students and his country.

On his school website, Michael Landsberry posted a picture of a brown bear and took on a tough-love tone, telling students, "I have one classroom rule and it is very simple: `Thou Shall Not Annoy Mr. L."'

"The kids loved him," Chanda Landsberry said.

Sparks Middle School will remain closed for the rest of the week.

Washoe County School District spokesman Charles Rahn told the Associated Press that the middle school and the adjacent Agnes Risley Elementary School were evacuated to Sparks High School. Rahn said the elementary school will stay closed Monday.

At the evacuation center, parents walked with their arms around their children, some of whom were in tears.

"We came flying down here to get our kids," said Mike Fiorica, whose nephew attends the school. "... It's really chaotic. You can imagine how parents are feeling. You don't know if your kid's OK."

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said in a statement that he was "deeply saddened to learn of the horrific shooting."

“My administration is receiving regular updates and the Nevada Highway Patrol is assisting at the scene," he added.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., offered his condolences to students, parents and staff who experienced "a traumatic morning."

"No words of condolence could possibly ease the pain, but I hope it is some small comfort that Nevada mourns with them. I stand by to be of any assistance if there is anything that can be done," Reid said in a statement.

The school, which enrolls about 700 students in 7th and 8th grades, has a strict uniform policy that forbids the colors red and blue in students' outfits, colors commonly associated with rival gangs.

Sparks, a city of roughly 90,000, lies just east of Reno.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.