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February 4th, 2012

GRAND CAFÉ ANNOUNCES STEAK AND SHRIMP DEAL

Grand Café locations plan to offer a steak and shrimp deal for a limited time at select Station Casinos, including a choice of 1 pound of fried shrimp served with fries or a T-bone steak and potato, served with soup or salad for $9.99.

Grand Cafés are open 24 hours, and the special is available at any time at Boulder Station, 4111 Boulder Highway; Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave.; Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive; Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road; and Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane.

KHOURY’S OFFERS FOUR-COURSE DINNER

Khoury’s Mediterranean Restaurant, 6115 S. Fort Apache Road, A100, is offering a four-course meal for two for $39.95.

Soup or salad choices (select two) include lentil soup or beef and rice soup and Khoury’s salad or Greek salad.

Appetizer choices (select one) are tabouli, hummus, baba ghanoush, veggie grape leaves, magdoos with labni, falafel and fried haloum (add $2).

Entree choices (select two) are beef or chicken kabob, shawarma lamb or chicken, gyro, kafta, kibbi, sujuk, meat grape leaves, stuffed cabbage, farooj (baked chicken), mousaka, falafel, lamb kabob (add $2), tilapia kabob (add $2), shrimp kabob (add $2), filet of fish (add $2) or lamb chops (add $5).

Dessert choices (select two) are baklava, rice pudding, shabiet (add $2) or kanafi (add $2).

Drinks are not included, and the offer is good for dine in only.

For more information or reservations, call 671-0005.

PASTA CUCINA OFFERS TWO ENTREES FOR $20

Pasta Cucina is offering two entrees for $20 for a limited time.

Choices include lobster ravioli in cream sauce and chicken saltimbocca (sage chicken breast topped with prosciutto and provolone cheese and served with garlic linguini). Dinners come with a choice of house salad, Caesar salad or minestrone soup.

Pasta Cucina is inside Aliante Station, 7300 Aliante Parkway; Boulder Station 4111 Boulder Highway; Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave.; Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road; and Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane.

GET FAJITAS FOR TWO AT CABO

Cabo Mexican Restaurant is offering fajitas for two for $9.99 for pork, $14.99 for chicken, $16.99 for steak and $18.99 for shrimp.

Participating locations include Cabo at Aliante Station, 7300 Aliante Parkway; Boulder Station, 4111 Boulder Highway; Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave.; Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd.; Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive; and Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road, along with Amigo’s at Fiesta Henderson, 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway, and Garduño’s at Fiesta Rancho, 2400 N. Rancho Drive.

PANDA EXPRESS CELEBRATING CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH FIRECRACKER CHICKEN

Panda Express has returned Firecracker Chicken Breast to its menu through Feb. 14 in honor of Chinese new Year.

The dish features chicken breast with yellow and red bell peppers in a spicy black bean sauce.

To kick off the Year of the Dragon, Panda Express is offering Facebook fans a coupon for a free single serving of Firecracker Chicken Breast on Jan. 23, the first day of the 15-day-long celebration.

For more information, visit facebook.com/pandaexpress.

TIVOLI VILLAGE TO HOST WINE AWAY WEDNESDAYS EVENT

Another Wine away Wednesdays event is planned from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Bottles & Burgers by Double Helix at Tivoli Village, 302 S. Rampart Blvd.

The monthly mixer is for people to meet, socialize and pamper themselves. Guests will enjoy wine tasting, two complimentary glasses of wine, light passed appetizers and sample chocolates from Brasado Chocolates & Specialties, as well as meeting other local businesses.

Admission is $13.65 per person if booked in advance at wineawaywednesday.eventbrite.com or $15 (cash only) at the door the day of the event.

CARRABBA’S PLANS WINE DINNER JAN. 24

Carrabba’s Italian Grill, 8771 W. Charleston Blvd., plans to host a Ring in the new Year wine dinner at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24 featuring J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines.

The menu is set to feature antipasti, paired with J. Lohr Vineyards Carols Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2010; champagne chicken, paired with J. Lohr Vineyards October Night Arroyo Seco Chardonnay Monterey, Calif., 2009; rigatoni with rustic red sauce and fennel sausage, paired with J. Lohr Estates Falcon’s Perch Pinot Noir Monterey, Calif., 2010; pork chop Marsala, paired with J. Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles, Calif., 2009; and triple chocolate bread pudding, paired with J. Lohr Tower Road Vineyards Petit Syrah Paso Robles, Calif., 2008.

The cost is $50 per person. for reservations, call 304-2345.

FLEMING’S OFFERS PRIME RIB SPECIAL SUNDAYS

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 8721 W. Charleston Blvd., is offering a prime rib special for $29.95 Sundays through Feb. 5.

The first course is the Wedge, Fleming’s or Caesar salad, followed by prime rib with au jus, creamy horseradish and Dijon sauces, your choice of one Fleming’s side and your choice of dessert.

For more information or to make a reservations, 838-4774.

THE RAMPART ANNOUNCES JANUARY DINING SPECIALS

Restaurants at the Rampart, 221 N. Rampart Blvd., are offering dining specials during January.

The Carmel Room is offering a four-course menu for $44.99 per person that includes soup of the day or prosciutto, melon and asparagus spears, a Summerlin Caesar salad and entree choices of two 3-ounce tenderloin medallions with mushroom Madeira sauce, six shrimp in lemon butter sauce with angel hair pasta or a combination of tenderloin medallions and shrimp. Dessert is a freshly made trio of sorbets.

The Promenade Café is offering $3.99 Early Riser specials from 5 to 9 a.m. daily. they include the Sun City (two eggs, hash browns, two strips of bacon or two sausage links and toast), the Siena (short stack of pancakes with two strips of bacon or two sausage links and toast), the Anthem (two-egg omelet with two items of choice and toast), the Royal Ridge (oatmeal or Cream of Wheat with bananas, raisins, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon), the Spanish Trail (strawberry cream cheese-stuffed French toast) or the Queensridge (three-egg sandwich on kaiser roll with bacon and melted cheese and hash browns).

A prime rib dinner is $9.99 from 3 to 11 p.m. daily in the café and includes 8-ounce prime rib, mashed potatoes or fries, chef’s vegetable of the day, dinner salad and rolls.

The Rampart Buffet is offering a $7.77 senior lunch special Monday through Saturday and a $12.12 Sunday brunch.

LEARN TO ROLL SUSHI AT HACHI

Hachi Modern Japanese, inside Red Rock Resort at 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., offers monthly sushi rolling classes. the next one is set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19.

The two-hour class will offer each participant his own work area with all ingredients at arm’s length. the cost is $85 per person, plus tax.

For more information or to make a reservation, call 797-7054.

THE CANNERY ANNOUNCES JANUARY DINING SPECIALS

Restaurants at the Cannery, 2121 E. Craig Road, are offering dining specials during January.

At Victory’s Cafe, the chicken fried pork loin dinner is $14.99 per person and includes breaded pork loin with jalapeno jack cheese gravy, roasted potatoes, baked apples, salad, rolls and strawberry cheesecake. Bud or Bud Light can be added for $2.

Casa Cocina is offering the carne asada pizza with Loco Taco for dessert for $21.99 per person. Add a signature Casa Rita for $3.99.

Vino’s Ristorante is offering wild mushroom fettucini with salad, bread basket and Lemoncello or tiramisu for dessert for $25 per person. Take 10 percent off any bottle of wine from the signature list with the purchase of this entree.

Waverly’s Steak House is offering herb roasted chicken and pea risotto with chopped salad, bread basket and Lava Cake for $28 per person. also take 10 percent off a signature bottle of wine with purchase.

Vino’s Pizzeria is offering $2 off any large pizza when you present your CAN Club card.

Beverage specials include a shot of liquor for $2 with the purchase of Bud or Bud Light at Booze & Bets, Pin-Ups Bar and the Club, and a $2 shot of tequila with the purchase of a Casa Rita at the Casa Bar.

JAMESON FUSION DINNER SET AT BAR+BISTRO

Bar+Bistro at the Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., is scheduled to host a Jameson Fusion Dinner at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Each course will be paired with varieties of Jameson Irish Whiskey.

The cost is $59 per person. to make a reservation, call 202-6060.

35 STEAKS + MARTINIS TO HONOR ELVIS AT HARD ROCK HOTEL

In honor of what would have been Elvis Presley’s 77th birthday, 35 Steaks + Martinis at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, plans to offer a complimentary dessert amuse, Just because, to guests who dine now through Saturday.

The dessert is honor of Presley’s 1956 single of the same name and features a brioche banana bread pudding, peanut butter mousse and grape jelly sauce.

For more information or reservations, call 693-5585.

THE EASTSIDE CANNERY ANNOUNCES JANUARY DINING SPECIALS

Restaurants at the Eastside Cannery, 5255 Boulder Highway, are offering dining specials during January.

Snaps is offering a breakfast special of three eggs, three sausage or bacon, three slices of toast and hash browns for $3.33 with the purchase of a beverage from 6 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. the Nevada Palace Basket of Fried Chicken is $7.77 with the purchase of a beverage and includes fries and coleslaw. A prime rib dinner is $9.99 from 3 to 11 p.m. daily and includes an 8-ounce prime rib with mashed potatoes of fries and chef’s daily vegetable, along with a house salad and rolls.

Carve is offering a $24.95 Fat Daddy Special with the purchase of a beverage that includes a 20-ounce rib-eye steak, wedge salad, grilled vegetable medley, garlic mashed potatoes.

Casa Cocina is offering a $9.99 fajita and rita combo.

The Deli is offering $5.99 pork sliders with fries and a drink.

The Cannery Row Buffet is offering a $7 buffet all day Saturdays and Sundays.

VEGAS STREATS FESTIVAL RETURNS SATURDAY

The Vegas StrEATs food truck, arts and music festival is scheduled to return to the Jackie Gaughan Parkway near the El Cortez, 600 E. Fremont St., from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday.

Food trucks will be present, along with local art and clothing vendors. A final list of participating food trucks and vendors is available at facebook.com/vegasstreats.

Drink specials are set to include $3 Bud Light, Shock Top and Bud Light Lime, $4 Jameson Irish Whiskey, Jagermeister and 1800 Silver Tequila shots and $2 Pepsi products.

JOE’S SEAFOOD, PRIME STEAK & STONE CRAB TO HOST BENEFIT

Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab at the Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South, plans to host a benefit for the Steven Jackson Foundation from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 17.

The foundation is dedicated to promoting strong educational values among today’s youths. St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson, an Eldorado High School graduate, plans to be on hand at the event, which will feature Joe’s signature menu items, including a seafood station with king crab legs and jumbo shrimp cocktail, passed hors d’oeuvres and signature pie, as well as wine and top-shelf cocktails.

Tickets are $125, and event proceeds directly benefit the foundation. to RSVP, email anna@hensonconsulting.com.

BORDER GRILL PLANS AT MANDALAY BAY PLANS COOKING HEALTHY MEXICAN CLASS

Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, plans to host a Cooking Healthy Mexican cooking class with chef Mike Minor from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 21.

The cost for the demonstration-style class is $75, which includes a multi-course lunch, signature cocktails and a recipe booklet.

For reservations, call 632-7403.

BARLEY’S DEBUTS CHOCOLATE STOUT

Barley’s Casino & Brewing co., 4500 E. Sunset Road, no. 30, recently debuted its chocolate stout, a deep black ale with a foamy cappuccino head and toasty chocolate aroma with hints of roasted malt.

The chocolate stout will be available for a limited time. for more information, 458-2739.

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Manning questions overshadow Colts’ coaching hires

February 3rd, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS –  the Indianapolis Colts just can’t escape the Peyton Manning questions.

Even on a day the team hired four new assistant coaches for Chuck Pagano’s staff, the Manning saga was still causing a stir. With a $28 million decision looming next month, new general manager Ryan Grigson acknowledged that the Colts couldn’t afford to make a mistake based solely on sentimental reasons.

“You can’t do things to where you are going to hurt the whole franchise with other decisions that you know might hurt at the moment, but in the end they help the sum of the parts,” Grigson said. “It is a tough deal in this business, and it happens at every position, it happens with coaching, it happens with people in personnel and it is completely part of the process and the business.”

The next twist came a few hours later when ESPN reported that Manning had been “cleared to play” by the doctor who performed Sept. 8 neck surgery on the quarterback. A team spokesman said the Colts’ own doctors had not yet cleared Manning, though ESPN cited an unidentified source in reporting that Dr. Hank Feuer, one of the team’s neurosurgeons, was one of those checked Manning.

Manning has been throwing since at least early December and told reporters Tuesday that he threw to several receivers that day.

Colts owner Jim Irsay and Manning are scheduled to meet again next week.

It’s been a chaotic four weeks in Indy.

Last month, the Colts fired vice chairman Bill Polian, general manager Chris Polian, coach Jim Caldwell and most of Caldwell’s assistants. they also hired the 39-year-old Grigson and first-time head coach Chuck Pagano.

Now they’re trying to fill the remaining holes. Grigson announced Thursday that the Colts had hired Greg Manusky as defensive coordinator, Roy Anderson as the secondary coach in charge of safeties and Marwan Maalouf as special teams coach Thursday. About an hour later, Pagano told reporters that Brant Boyer will assist Maalouf with the special teams.

That’s not all. Grigson said former Colts offensive coordinator Clyde Christensen would remain on the staff probably as the quarterbacks or receivers coach.

The latest moves came two days after the Colts hired offensive coordinator Bruce Arians and fired two more coaches from Caldwell’s staff.

“I think at the same time it was important to get the coordinators settled,” Pagano said. “It’s all going to come together, and we’re going to take our time. It’s not something we’re going to rush.”

And all this comes during a week in which the city’s first Super Bowl has been upstaged by its most recognizable celebrity.

With speculation swirling about Manning’s future, his presumed successor — Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, expected to be taken by the Colts with the No. 1 pick — came to town and told reporters he wants to start immediately.

A few hours later, Grigson acknowledged that he met with Manning for 20 minutes last week, calling it a straightforward conversation between two regular guys. Pagano said he also spoke with Manning last week. Nobody provided details of the conversation, though.

Manning missed the entire 2011 season after having his third neck surgery in 19 months. the Colts must pay a $28 million roster bonus by March 8 or risk losing him as a free agent.

Grigson acknowledged that decision won’t be made because of sentimentality.

“We’re in a holding pattern in that respect,” he said when asked about the Colts’ quarterback debate. “Until it is (resolved), we’re going to go about our business as usual.”

Pagano said he had spoken briefly with Manning, too, though neither provided details of their chats.

Next up for the Colts: Filling the rest of the staff and figuring out which veterans to re-sign before free agency opens March 13.

Grigson was asked about three key starters — receivers Pierre Garcon and Reggie Wayne and defensive end Robert Mathis — and said he would like all three to return.

“I know there’s tremendous affection for those guys and they are three great guys who have been so productive here,” Grigson said. “There’s such pride here. we would love to have them all back.”

Wayne wants to come back, though he’s heard nothing yet from the Colts.

“But that’s understandable,” the 34-year-old receiver said, referring to all the changes. “I’m sure when my opportunity comes, I’ll hear from them, and if I don’t that’s understandable, too.”

Where the Colts are headed is in a more aggressive direction on defense. Manusky was San Diego’s defensive coordinator last year and the 49ers’ defensive coordinator from 2007-10. It’s not been determined yet whether the Colts will keep their 4-3 defense or switch to a 3-4.

“He’ll bring a great passion and energy to our organization and the defensive side of the ball,” Pagano said.

Anderson and Maalouf served in similar capacities with Baltimore, where Pagano was the defensive coordinator. Later Thursday, the Colts announced they had hired Roger Marandino as strength and conditioning coach and retained David Walker as running backs coach and Richard Howell.

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Brown: Super PAC ads mostly “false and misleading”

February 3rd, 2012

(CBS News) 

The independent political groups known as super PACs have been super busy in Florida. so far, they’ve spent more than $44 million on the presidential race, according to an estimate by the .

That is more than four times as much compared to this point in the 2008 campaign.

Turning the tide on ad spending by these independent political action committees, Massachusetts’ Republican Senator Scott Brown and his leading Democratic challenger, Elizabeth Warren, have agreed to discourage super PACs from taking sides in that state’s Senate campaign, after outside groups backing each candidate had already begun launching seven-figure ad bursts.

When asked on “CBS this Morning” if there is need to control super PACs, Brown replied, “I can only speak to my campaign. I called for this last election, I called for it this election. I’m glad Professor Warren wanted to join with me.”

Brown, explaining how his pact with Warren works, said that if “a super PAC comes in and runs a positive or a negative ad for my benefit, I would then have to pay one-half of that ad buy to the charity of the other person’s choice. so that’s the teeth.

“So these people can certainly come in, but just know they’re going to hurt the individual candidates,” he told Charlie Rose.

And despite their prevalence in the GOP presidential primaries so far, Brown isn’t anxious for them to contribute to his reelection race: “I find mostly they’re false and misleading,” he said. “We can talk about our own records – or lack thereof – on our own.”

And they have plenty of resources to do that. According to the Boston Globe, Warren’s campaign has at least $6 million in her campaign account, while the incumbent Brown has $12.8 million.

When it comes to the use of super PACs in the presidential race, Brown said, “I’ll leave that up to the candidates that are running. I know that in my race, in Massachusetts, I think the voters deserve better. We came up with a plan, I think it’s a good plan, and I’m hopeful that she’ll stick to it, and I’m looking forward to obviously running a very clean campaign like I did last time. But I’m also going to draw a line in the sand and stick up for my record.”

To watch the complete interview with Scott Brown click on the video player above.

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Donald Trump Can’t Build Just Any Old Gravesite

February 3rd, 2012

Like New York Tycoons of the past, the real estate mogul wants to construct memorials — perhaps with the same grandiosity as his other architectural ventures.

Sooner or later, the Grim Reaper says “You’re fired.” if you have the means, you might as well go out in style with a monument that will draw the respectful attention of architectural historians and cemetery buffs for years to come.some overcautious suburban officials are upset about Donald Trump’s plan to include gravesites on one of his golf courses, fearing “garish” monuments that would attract the gawking masses. I urge Mr. Trump to hang tough. what a great opportunity for his favorite architect, Costas Kondylis, to follow in the footsteps of Carrère and Hastings, McKim, Mead & White, John Russell Pope, and James Gamble Rogers, all of whom designed monuments for Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.indeed, some of the wealthiest New York real estate tycoons of the past are known mainly through these structures, their conquests and corporations long forgotten. One of my favorites at Woodlawn is George Ehret. The Museum Planet site on his unbelievably stately mausoleum says it all:

For a time, Ehret was the nation’s largest brewer and the second largest property owner in NYC, after John Jacob Astor. He was said to have never raised the rent or dispossessed a tenant for the inability to pay rent. When Prohibition came, he did not discharge an employee until they had found another job. For those who couldn’t find work, he began to manufacture near beer. He was buried out of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

On his death he left an estate valued at $40,000,000. Prohibition brought an end to his heir’s fortunes however. The brewery moved to Brooklyn, then to Union City, where it lasted until 1948. Like many tombs here, his mausoleum (in French neo-classical style) is all that remains of his empire.

That should be an inspiration for Mr. Trump, who could continue in turn to inspire people for centuries with his elegance, as European dynasties have. In one favorite joke about the Rothschilds, recently retold by Niall Ferguson, a schnorrer (professional moocher) beholds their tomb in Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris and exclaims, “These people know how to live!”

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North Carolina loses starting guard Dexter Strickland for season

February 2nd, 2012

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina junior guard Dexter Strickland will miss the remainder of the season after he suffered a torn ACL in his right knee on Thursday night during the Tar Heels’ 82-68 victory at Virginia Tech.

UNC on Friday night announced that Strickland would miss the rest of the season after he underwent medical tests earlier in the day. Strickland had started all of the Tar Heels’ 19 games.

Strickland suffered the injury early in the second half on Thursday night while driving to the basket. with 16:44 to play, he fell to the court and immediately grabbed the back of his right knee.

While sitting on the court, Strickland appeared to be in obvious pain. Teammates Stilman White and Leslie McDonald helped Strickland walk to the Tar Heels’ bench, where he watched the rest of UNC’s victory.

When the game ended, Strickland walked under his own power to the Tar Heels’ locker room. he said then that his knee felt “sore” but that it didn’t hurt nearly as badly as it did when he sustained the injury.

“I think I was so scared at first,” Strickland said Thursday night. “Me being so frightened about it, it hurt even more.”

Strickland said he would remain optimistic until undergoing tests on Friday. those tests, though, confirmed his fears.

UNC coach Roy Williams was unavailable for comment immediately on Friday night. But after his team’s victory on Thursday night Williams said, “I hate it for Dexter.”

Strickland is regarded as UNC’s best perimeter defender. he also has filled in at point guard at times this season for Kendall Marshall, who was averaging 30.9 minutes of playing time entering Thursday night. Marshall played 37 minutes against Virginia Tech given Strickland’s first-half foul trouble and, later, his injury.

Strickland ends his season tied for the team lead in steals, with 25. he had 39 assists, second-most among the Tar Heels. he averaged 7.5 points per game and shot a team-high 57 percent from the field.

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Protesters urged to occupy Chicago during G8 and Nato summits

January 31st, 2012

Adbusters, the group which helped spark the Occupy movement, has put out a call for tens of thousands of protesters to occupy Chicago during the G8 and Nato summits in may.

Seeking out those it describes as “redeemers, rebels and radicals” all over the world, the Canadian activist group is calling on protesters to bring their tents and peaceful barricades to converge on the city and build a camp on public ground. By making the call international, the group said it is hoping to pull off the “biggest multinational occupation” ever.

It encourages peaceful civil disobedience and invokes the spirit of the “Chigago Seven”, a group of high-profile civil rights leaders including Abbie Hoffman, who were charged with inciting riots in 1968, when the city was host to violent clashes between police and anti-Vietnam activists during the Democratic National Convention.

Protesters flocking on the city in may will face heightened security, when heads of state, Nato generals and other military leaders will be there. They will also face unique rules in the city against erecting tents, which forced Occupy Chicago to become unique in the Occupy movement for not ever setting up a permanent occupation.

Since a wave of evictions in cities and campuses across the US last November, the Occupy movement, which protested against income inequality and corporate greed, has become less visible, aside from a few rallies or demonstrations. but campaigners insist the movement continues to grow and will rise anew in the spring in time for the may offensive.

The month-long protest will focus on demands for “a Robin Hood Tax … a ban on high frequency ‘flash’ trading … a binding climate change accord … a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ law for corporate criminals … an all-out initiative for a nuclear-free Middle East” and whatever it decides on general assemblies and global internet brainstorms, according to Adbusters.

Threatening civil disobedience, it added: “And this time around we’re not going to put up with the kind of police repression that happened during the Democratic National Convention protests in Chicago, 1968 … nor will we abide by any phony restrictions the city of Chicago may want to impose on our first amendment rights. We’ll go there with our heads held high and assemble for a month-long people’s summit … we’ll march and chant and sing and shout and exercise our right to tell our elected representatives what we want … the constitution will be our guide.”

A spokesman for Occupy Chicago welcomed the call, and said it would be publicising it as part of its #ChicagoSpring campaign, which would include protesting at Nato and G8.

Joshua Kaunert of Occupy Chicago said: “Occupy Chicago has a lot of work to do both prior to and after these summits: Mayor 1% has turned peaceful protest and passive resistance in Chicago into a criminal act, violating our first Amendment rights. we are still in the planning stages for all of our spring actions, but we welcome all who want to speak out against the famine and war forced on the world by the G8 and Nato to join us in the streets of Chicago.”

Adbusters have said they hoped 50,000 people would converge on Chicago. however, none of the recent actions by Occupy have mustered the kind of numbers that it has managed in the past.

However, Sebastian, a spokesman for Occupy Wall Street – who was unwilling to give his surname – said the adbusters call was “inspiring” and could be the spark that lights up the movement in the Spring.

“The people base is probably growing faster than we had before, as we have spent a long time in network building and outreach work. A single march in Portland was 6,000 people and we had a union march in New York of 30,000 people. the oppression of a movement makes it stronger. They are calling not just on Occupy, but on people internationally. the appeal is huge.”

He said that Occupy was already planning actions in may, an important month in the civil rights calender, such as a general strike on may 1, but the adbusters call to protest for the whole month was an “inspiration.”

Sam Jewel of Occupy DC said: “Everyone I’ve spoken to form Occupy DC is pretty excited about it. It’s going to be a pretty dramatic few weeks. it will be interesting to see that will happen and whether they will respect for dissent. the mayor of Chicago hasn’t ever allowed tents at Occupy Chicago. there is the whole tradition of ‘68 with all the police brutality there. but we are in a different era of protests now.

“There is a global consensus that wealth is too accumulated by a small percentage, and that our country is not democratic any more.”

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Bucs TE Winslow wanted Chudzinski but fine with Schiano

January 31st, 2012

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Kellen Winslow said Thursday he was disappointed his team didn’t make Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski its new head coach, although he also expressed enthusiasm for the man the Bucs did hire: former Rutgers coach Greg Schiano.

“I was really hoping for coach Chudzinski, who I was with at Miami and Cleveland,” Winslow told Sirius XM NFL Radio. “But, you know, we got another guy in Greg Schiano who I know and heard he’s one of the best coaches people have been around. and he’s got a lot of enthusiasm and is real energetic so I’m excited, man.”

“He’s been top of the league past seasons, Chud I’m talking about,” Winslow said of Chudzinski, who coached him while with the Hurricanes in the early 2000s and as the Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator from 2007-08. “You got Cam Newton going over there, and their offense rolling over there and they’re a much better team for it. Just past connections and I know what offense he runs and love his offense obviously.”

“I’m happy with Greg Schiano,” Winslow stressed. “You know, I was just kinda hoping that it would be Chud. but Greg Schiano is fine with me.”

Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik, also appearing on Sirius XM NFL Radio on Thursday, said Schiano’s record of producing good pro players at Rutgers played a big role in the hire.

“The guys that came out of Rutgers, I think everybody admits in the pro game, those are ‘Rutgers men’ as he calls it, guys who are ready to go play in the National Football League,” Dominik said. “Certainly Ray Rice jumps to mind, that he just jumps in the league and plays good, or the (Jason and Devin) McCourty brothers, they just jump in the league and play good, because they’re ready-made guys. It’s an NFL program at the college level, which is something that was very intriguing to us.”

Schiano’s coaching experience is mostly in college football, including stints at Miami and Penn State, but he did spend time with the Chicago Bears, serving as a defensive assistant from 1996 to 1997 and as a defensive backfield coach in 1998.

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UPI NewsTrack TopNews

January 30th, 2012

17th cruise ship victim found

GIGLIO, Italy, Jan. 28 (UPI) — Divers recovered a woman’s body from the wrecked Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia Saturday, raising the confirmed death toll to 17, officials said.

The recovery of the body leaves 15 people unaccounted for from the Jan. 13 accident off Giglio Island, the BBC and ANSA, the Italian news agency, reported. the woman’s identity was not released.

Meanwhile, bad weather Saturday kept crews from pumping diesel fuel from the liner, which lies on its side off the Tuscany coast.

“We were ready this morning [Saturday] to commence oil pumping in the course of the day,” Martijn Schuttevaer, a spokesman for the Dutch salvage company Smit, told reporters.

“Unfortunately the weather had turned in our disadvantage as it deteriorated and therefore towards the end of the morning we had to demobilize our vessel, the Moloria, back from the side of the ship back into the port here.”

The salvage company is charged with the task of removing about 2,535 tons of fuel from the ill-fated ship before it leaks into the Mediterranean Sea.

The Costa Concordia was carrying about 4,200 passengers when hit rocks while passing close to the island of Giglio. the ship’s owner, Costa Crociere, has offered uninjured passengers about $14,500 each in compensation provided they forgo legal action against the company. Lawyers for six passengers brought a lawsuit in federal court in Miami that seeks $460 million in damages, ANSA said.

Cameron, Karzai in talks in Britain

LONDON, Jan. 28 (UPI) — British Prime Minister David Cameron and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are discussing plans for working together after British troops withdraw from Afghanistan.

The two leaders are expected to sign a deal to ensure an “enduring strategic partnership” after British troops withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014 by renewing a 2005 agreement that detailed the mutual goal of a “secure, stable and prosperous Afghanistan,” the Daily Telegraph reported.

Cameron and Karzai are meeting in Britain Saturday, a day after France announced it’s pulling out its troops in Afghanistan a year earlier than it had planned.

Cameron and Karzai are to discuss progress on the security situation in Afghanistan and the status of peace talks with the Taliban.

The deal between the two countries calls for Britain to build an officer-training college in Afghanistan, based on the British Army’s Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, and to continue providing aid after British troops withdraw from the country.

Britain has already begun opening new police stations in Afghanistan and supporting education for women.

Cameron wants to be sure Afghan forces can maintain security to prevent the country from becoming a haven for international terrorists.

The meeting comes as Britain’s defense ministry confirmed a British soldier from the 1st Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment had been killed in Afghanistan. the soldier on foot patrol was fatally shot, the Telegraph said. That raises the total of British military personnel killed in Afghanistan since October 2001 to 397.

Panetta: Pakistan knew where bin Laden was

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says Pakistani officials knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding before U.S. Navy SEALs found and killed him.

“I don’t have any hard evidence, so I can’t say it for a fact. There’s nothing that proves the case. But as I said, my personal view is that somebody somewhere probably had that knowledge,” Panetta said in an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” to be broadcast Sunday.

Panetta said Pakistani military helicopters were reported to have passed over the compound in Abbottabad where bin Laden was found last year, CBS News reported Friday.

“I personally have always felt that somebody must have had some sense of what — what was happening at this compound. Don’t forget, this compound had 18 foot walls. … it was the largest compound in the area. So you would have thought that somebody would have asked the question, ‘What the hell’s going on there?’” Panetta said.

Panetta also explained why Pakistani officials were not informed when the United States raided the compound.

“We had seen some military helicopters actually going over this compound. and for that reason, it concerned us that, if we, in fact, brought [Pakistan] into it, that — they might … give bin Laden a heads up,” Panetta said.

St. Louis welcoming home Iraq veterans

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 28 (UPI) — St. Louis is welcoming home Iraq war veterans with a parade, with hundreds of soldiers expected to march Saturday, organizers said.

The parade will feature 80 patriotic floats, each honoring a veteran or veteran’s family member, CNN reported.

Kelly Diedring Harris, a spokeswoman for the organizers, said military units, marching bands and Anheuser-Busch’s Clydesdale horse team will also participate in the parade.

The parade begins at noon at Kiener Plaza and will travel west on Market Street to Union Station. inside the station, veterans will be able to connect with service providers including the Red Cross and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

The names of each service member killed in Iraq and Afghanistan will be read during a 12-hour vigil also scheduled for Saturday, KMOV-TV, St. Louis, reported.

Two new York City Council members are urging Mayor Michael Bloomberg to have a parade in that city to welcome home veterans.

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Super Bowl rivalry brewing between New York, Boston bar owners in charity wager

January 28th, 2012

By NewsCore January 28, 2012

BOSTON — a rivalry between bar owners in New York and Boston was brewing Saturday, more than a week before the Giants take on the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.

Shaun Clancy, the owner of Foley’s Pub in Manhattan, and Ken Casey, who owns McGreevy’s bar in Boston, agreed a friendly wager that will see both Irish establishments battle it out to sell the most shepherd’s pies, the Patriot Ledger reported.

The challenge to shift the traditional meat-and-potatoes dish will run from Super Bowl Sunday, which falls Feb. 5, until Major League Baseball’s Opening Day on Mar. 28, with the loser forced to bartend in the victor’s bar while wearing his rival team’s jersey.

“Clancy better add some red and white to all that blue he’s wearing,” Casey said. “He’s going to be making a 200-mile drive north, wearing a Tom Brady jersey and pouring us pints of Sam Adams.”

Clancy stoked the contest further to declare that Foley’s would be banning the sale of the Boston-based lager during the NFL championship game in Indianapolis.

And while the dual may be partly motivated by a push for extra business during a lean stretch in the sporting calendar, both men insist the money raised in the challenge will be for the benefit of local charities.

Read more: patriotledger.com/only-entertainment/x842385977/Shepherd-s-pie-and-pride-on-the-line-for-Dropkick-Murphy-s-frontman-Ken-Casey

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