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o-BacklasH-o

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  1. Great group of guys here, you won't be disappointed.
  2. I knew about most of those, but there was a few that I didn't. These in particular: In the first one I can understand the safety issue, but what if the player is facemasked by the last defender, his helmet pops off, and he sheds the tackle? He can't then run it in for the free score, but the ball is spotted where the foul occurred as the whistle blew...that seems silly. Even with the extra 15 yards for the facemask, it's still not the score that should have resulted. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I can see that play getting whistled dead and a bunch of hooplah ensuing.
  3. Imagine if this could be replicated in humans. Scary thought that all the zombie movies and theatrics could be possible after-all.
  4. No, the prosecution didn't present their case at ALL. I think they tried to coast by on the "bare bones." They would have been successful too, had it not been for the holdout on the jury. You are going to see a re-trial in the future with a LOT of new evidence and testimony brought forth. This will be very interesting to see unfold and this trial has only scratched the surface.
  5. Congrats Johnson! Glad to see you back in action as well!
  6. Yeah Blockbuster's demise came when Netflix and ultimately Redbox were introduced. They were especially hurt by Gamefly as both Movies and Games were offered and readily available to consumers in a better fashion, sans the late fees. I haven't seen any of the Blockbuster Kiosks yet, but have read about them. My area had a Blockbuster store in 5 of the 6 outlying towns. It's now down to 2, so I expect to see the Kiosks spring up shortly.
  7. Sounds pretty cool. I love Favreau as an actor and his directing has been solid in the Iron Man films. Daniel Craig is the man!
  8. LOL so I went to my "local" Blockbuster today to return "Brooklyn's Finest" and "Battlefield Bad Company 2." I put quotes around local, because this blockbuster is 2 towns over. I was forced to go there after the one in my town closed 2 years ago. I would have dropped the items in the drop box, but intended on going inside to rent MAG and check it out. I walk in to see the entire store is for sale and there are no more rentals, as the store is closing September 1st.
  9. Good stuff Dub, wish we could have got you into the finals!
  10. Let's just hope that knife doesn't have "commando-like" range.
  11. I can't wait to see Julius Peppers haunt him in a Bears uniform. In Peppers' career he has been a major thorn in the side for Favre.
  12. I'm going to check out the theme right now, thanks for the heads up.
  13. CHICAGO—A federal jury found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty Tuesday of one count of making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation but failed to reach a verdict on 23 other corruption counts. Prosecutors said they would seek a retrial on the remaining counts, but Mr. Blagojevich claimed a victory moments after the verdict was read. "This jury shows you that the government threw everything but the kitchen sink at me," Mr. Blagojevich said. "They could not prove I did anything wrong—except for one nebulous charge from five years ago." A juror reached by telephone Tuesday evening said the jury was split 11-1 in favor of convicting Mr. Blagojevich on the charge of selling the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. Juror Erik Sarnello, 21 years old, of Itasca, Ill., said a female holdout "just didn't see what we all saw." Mr. Sarnello said the counts involving the Senate seat were "the most obvious" and without the holdout, the jury would have likely convicted on six or seven counts. Mr. Blagojevich is the fourth Illinois governor in recent years to be tried for corruption. The political implications of the trial have taken center stage as campaigning for November's midterm elections has heated up this summer. The case was expected to stretch into the autumn and include a slate of high-profile Democrats. But the government rested its case earlier than expected and Mr. Blagojevich didn't present a defense. The prospect of a retrial after 14 days of deliberation raised the possibility that many boldfaced names in political circles could still be called to testify, including Democratic U.S. Rep Jesse Jackson Jr. and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. After the verdict, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald thanked the jury for their service but said little else. "We're about to get ready for a retrial," he said. The verdict was a setback for Mr. Fitzgerald, who said in the hours after Mr. Blagojevich was arrested that he had "interrupted a political corruption crime spree" and that Mr. Blagojevich had "put a for-sale sign on the naming of a United States Senator." "This was a victory for the defense," said Pat Collins, a former assistant U.S. attorney who helped prosecute former Illinois Republican Gov. George Ryan. "There's no way to spin it any other way." Mr. Blagojevich faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the single guilty count. He said he will appeal the guilty verdict. Jurors found that he lied to FBI agents five years ago when he told them that he didn't want to know who had made contributions to his campaign and that there was a firewall between his campaign operation and his administration. Mr. Blagojevich, a twice-elected Democrat, was handcuffed in front of his home at about 6 a.m. on Dec. 9, 2008, and charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery. For the two months prior to his arrest, investigators had bugged phones in his home and campaign office, where they recorded profanity-laced conversations between the governor and his advisers about their alleged plans to profit from his authority. "I want to make money," Mr. Blagojevich said, according to prosecutors. Of his power to appoint someone to fill Mr. Obama's former senate seat, he said: "I've got this thing and it's f—ing golden and I'm not just going to give it up for f—ing nothing." For 10 days, critics called on Mr. Blagojevich to step down as he maintained a public silence. Then he called a press conference and insisted he was innocent. "I intend to stay on the job," he said. "I will fight, I will fight. I will fight—until I take my last breath." The afternoon marked the beginning of a 19-month media campaign in which Mr. Blagojevich published his autobiography, made appearances on a reality TV series with Donald Trump and sat for interviews on shows from "Late Night with David Letterman" to "The View." Mr. Blagojevich wasn't his usual showman self on Tuesday after the jury foreman handed the verdict to Judge James Zagel. He sat with his hands folded on the table and looked down. After the guilty verdict was read, Mr. Blagojevich turned to his wife, sitting a few feet away, and said: "Are you OK?"
  14. Maybe I'll rent MAG. I want to see what the MOVE is all about.
  15. LOL those are great. Pretty much everyone of those apply to daily life.
  16. Good to see it is finally confirmed. Resistance 1 online was a lot of fun. I never played the online on 2, but the campaign was top notch.
  17. Yeah, Episode 1, 2, and 3 don't do much for me like the original trilogy. I liked Episode 2 and Episode 3 was actually really good, but neither come close to 4, 5, and 6.
  18. I will buy this to check it out. Between this and the Hawx 2 demo coming out tomorrow, I will be logging a lot of flight time haha.
  19. No kidding! I'll most likely buy this. It will probably be very pricey, but I don't mind it. I remember being sick when I was younger and just watching the original Star Wars trilogy back-to-back-to-back until I passed out (this was before Episode 1, 2, and 3 came out). I can watch these films over and over again. They will look great in Blu-Ray.
  20. It won't be sold individually, but you could probably get it on Ebay after the game releases.

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