A business in Oklahoma is accused of taking advantage of victims of Monday’s tornado by jacking up the price of a case of water to $40.

The business is one of many being investigated by the Oklahoma Attorney General for price-gouging in the wake of the tornado that ripped through Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt told ABC News that investigators begun aggressively searching for instances of fraud just hours after the tornado struck. The investigators are citing what is known as the Emergency Price Stabilization Act, which was actually passed after a tornado passed through Moore in 1999.

That tornado was the strongest ever recorded and led to a law that prohibits price increases of more than 10 percent within a month of a disaster.

“This is something we were putting in place and starting in motion as soon as we knew the threat existed,” Pruitt said. “We’re going to places where we think potential harm could occur.”

His team is fielding tips from citizens and others in the area with the hopes that publicizing the efforts will deter others from gouging prices in the wake of the tornado.

Cleanup and recovery efforts are still going on in Moore, days after the tornado struck. The death toll stands at 24, though officials said it could still rise if other victims are found.

Meteorologists said the tornado may have been the worst ever. Though it does not rank as the biggest circumference, wind speed, or duration of all time, its combination of these factors could make the Oklahoma tornado the strongest ever. A meteorologist for the local news station KFOR called it “the worst tornado in the history of the world.”

The store charging $40 for a case of bottled water wasn’t the only case investigators have found, Pruitt said. His team is also looking into a hotel allegedly overcharging for rooms.

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The Vancouver Canucks fired head coach Alain Vigneault after another disappointing first-round exit from the NHL playoffs.

The Canucks were swept by the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference quarterfinals despite holding home ice advantage.

This is the second consecutive year that the team was eliminated in the first round and the front office decided that sweeping changes were necessary.

Vancouver president and general manager Rick Gillis announced that Vigneault had been let go along with two assistant coaches.

“We have made the very difficult decision to relieve Alain Vigneault, Rick Bowness and Newell Brown of their coaching duties,” he said. “Alain, Rick and Newell worked tirelessly to lead this team to great on-ice success.

“I am personally grateful to each of them and their families for their commitment to the Canucks and wish them continued success in future.”

Vigneault led the Canucks to the President’s Trophy two years ago as the top-regular season team and made it all the way to the Stanley Cup playoffs, only to lose in seven games to the Boston Bruins.

He was rewarded with a contract extension in 2012 but was just 1-10 in his last 11 playoff games.

Vigneault thanked his players and the fans and revealed that Vancouver has been good to him during his stay in the city.

“Over the past seven years, I have made many good friends in Vancouver and had the chance to coach quality players who cared deeply about their profession and were committed to winning,” he said.

“To work in a city with such passionate and loyal fans is a privilege and I enjoyed every moment of it.”

Vigneault leaves the Canucks with a 313-170-57 regular-season record and a Coach of the Year award in 2007.

The Vancouver Canucks fired coach Alan Vigneault, but it remains to be seen if the franchise can hire a new coach that matches his hockey pedigree.

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Jennifer Aniston dressed up as a French maid earlier this week, and now she’s getting ready to play a stripper in her new movie.

Aniston will play a stripper in her new movie We’re The Millers. But don’t get too excited, Aniston told Chelsea Handler recently that there was no nudity in the movie.

Aniston said: Do I do full nudity? No. I actually wore three bras over each other.”

The Friends actress does, however, swing from a stripper pole and wear some skimpy underwear in the movie.

A trailer for We’re The Millers hit the web last week. The movie focuses on SNL actor Jason Sudeikis as he tries to smuggle marijuana across the border. Sudeikis believes that his illegal task will be easier if he has a family by his side. So he hires Jennifer Aniston, a stripper, and two kids to accompany him during his drug deal.

And of course, hilarity ensues.

Here’s the synopsis from IMDB: “A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.”

Here’s the trailer for We’re The Millers.

This is probably Aniston’s raciest role to date but it isn’t the first time that she’s showed some skin on the silver screen. Aniston stripped down for the movie Horrible Bosses which also starred Jason Sudeikis.

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Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” just got a new mashup, and this time it isn’t with the screaming goat. It’s been redone with clips from Phineas and Ferb.

For a while it seemed that no popular music video was immune to getting a screaming goat or a lamb saying “yeah” thrown in for some laughs. It happened to Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Adele, Whitney Houston and a plethora of other pop artists. The most popular of them was the one where the goat screamed throughout Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble.” It was hilarious simply because Taylor Swift was becoming sort of a walking punchline due to her dating history, and the goat only made it funnier.

In the new mashup, clips from Phineas and Ferb were edited together to make it look like Dr. Doof is singing Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” to Perry the Platypus. The video is set to premier at 8pm Eastern on the “Gravity Falls” episode, and can also be seen on People.com.

Phineas and Ferb is a popular cartoon about the titular boys who are always out to start some grand new project, much like Warner Bros.’ Pinky and The Brain. The boys’ misadventures constantly annoy their overcontrolling sister Candace, who tries to tell their parents about their ensuing shenanigans. Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher always seem to get in trouble, with running gags throughout.

The B-plot of Phineas and Ferb is where the clips used in the Taylor Swift music video come from. Perry the Platypus is Agent P, a spy complete with the fedora and a grizzled look on his face. In a clear parody on James Bond, Perry the Platypus is always trying to stop the evil machinations of Dr. Doof, or  Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, as he works ever diligently for the OWCA (Organization Without a Cool Acronym).

Clips from this particular portion of the show are cut together and timed to the tune of “I Knew You Were Trouble” by Taylor Swift.

Are you excited to see the Phineas and Ferb mashup of Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” tonight on the Disney Channel?

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Justin Bieber’s “annus horribilis” shows absolutely no signs of slowing down just yet.

The teen star has just been called out by ex-Saturday Night Live castmember, Bill Hader.

Following his exit from SNL last week Hader stopped by Howard Stern’s Xirius XM HQ on Wednesday to talk about the cult show and his plans going forward.

Recalling both Justin Bieber and Justin Timberlake’s SNL hosting stints, Hader had only glowing words for The 20/20 Experience singer.

Of Timberlake, who has hosted the show many times and was recently inducted into the “Five Timers Club,” Hader described him as “great” and “a real class act,” then added:

“Also, the guy doesn’t show up with anybody. It’s just him.”

When it came to Bieber, however, the comedian-producer-writer, was less than impressed:

“Justin Bieber showed up with like 20 guys,” said Hader. “He had a guy holding a slice of pizza. A guy holding a diet coke. Going around stage, you’re trying to fight through all these people to get dressed.”

Coming after uncomplimentary remarks by a CSI producer after the then 17-year-old appeared on the crime drama in 2011, Hader’s comments don’t reflect well on the Biebs.

But to be fair to the teen, tales of him locking a producer in a closet and putting his hand though a cake — while the CSI crew laughed — sounds more like high jinks than anything else.

As for the Canadian’s apparent liking for an entourage, suffice it to say it usually indicates an insecure personality when someone needs a cast of thousands around them, and that isn’t a crime — yet.

Back in February, Bieber’s SNL appearance attracted widely positive reviews, notably the sketch where he addressed the smoking pot furor, so it seems kind of a shame to rewrite that memory.

Seeing as there’s a glaring 14-year age gap between Timberlake and Bieber, isn’t it time we gave 2013′s designated punchbag a break?

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Thank Lord she’s an atheist!

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Such grace and form.

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Pope Francis caused a stir this week, and we’re not just talking about his apparent public exorcism. During Wednesday Mass in Rome, he declared that everyone, including atheists, are redeemed through Jesus.

He placed an emphasis on ”doing good,” and used a story from the Gospel of Mark in which Jesus’ disciples were upset that an outsider to their group was performing good deeds.

“They complain, ‘If he is not one of us, he cannot do good. If he is not of our party, he cannot do good.’ ” Pope Francis said. Jesus corrects them, saying: “Do not hinder him, he says, let him do good.”

Francis explains that the disciples were “a little intolerant,” thinking that “those who do not have the truth, cannot do good.”

But, “This was wrong … Jesus broadens the horizon,” Pope Francis said, continuing, “The root of this possibility of doing good – that we all have – is in creation.”

“The Lord created us in His image and likeness, and we are the image of the Lord, and He does good and all of us have this commandment at heart: do good and do not do evil. All of us. ‘But, Father, this is not Catholic! He cannot do good.’ Yes, he can… “The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! ‘Father, the atheists?’ Even the atheists. Everyone!”.. We must meet one another doing good. ‘But I don’t believe, Father, I am an atheist!’ But do good: we will meet one another there.”

Father James Martin explained Pope Francis’ words in an email to The Huffington Post:

“Pope Francis is saying, more clearly than ever before, that Christ offered himself as a sacrifice for everyone. That’s always been a Christian belief. You can find St. Paul saying in the First Letter to Timothy that Jesus gave himself as a “ransom for all.” But rarely do you hear it said by Catholics so forcefully, and with such evident joy. And in this era of religious controversies, it’s a timely reminder that God cannot be confined to our narrow categories.”

Reddit, a social sharing platform with a vibrant atheist subculture, has seemingly responded to the homily favorably.

An article from The Guardian on the story was posted yesterday, and is today’s second most-shared piece.

“He’s making the humanistic aspect of Christianity more important than the dogma and whatnot though. That’s important,” said one user.

“As in [sic] atheist, I’m starting to kind of like this new Pope,” wrote another.

What do you think of Pope Francis’ homily? Is everyone, including atheists, redeemed through Christ?

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An 80-year-old man scaled Everest, becoming the oldest person to ever reach the peak. Yuichiro Miura climbed the mountain with the assistance of his son. This is the third time Miura has climbed over 29,000 feet to the summit.

Miura climbed Everest the first time when he was 70, and again when he was 75. His dream was to reach the top of the mountain once again, at the age of 80.

As reported by CNN, Miura advises, “if you have a dream, never give up. Dreams come true.” It was not easy for Miura, but he made his dream come true this morning.

The fact that the 80-year-old scaled Everest is even more astonishing considering several recent setbacks with his health. Two years ago, Miura was in an accident that left him with a broken hip. Four months ago Miura had surgery on his heart, to correct an irregular heart rhythm.

Despite the past medical concerns, Miura relates that he is “healthy and strong.” Miura felt confident that his son, who is a doctor, could help if he had any issues during the journey.

As reported by ESPN, Miura became famous in 1970 when he skied down Everest‘s South Col. A film documenting the feat, The Man Who Skied Down Everest, won an Oscar in 1975.

At 80 years old, Miura scaled Everest, making him the oldest to ever reach the peak. However, his record may be broken as early as next week. Min Bahadur Sherchan, age 81, is preparing to climb next week. Sherchan reports that he has experienced issues with his digestion recently, but still plans to “take up the challenge.”

As reported by SnowBrains.com, more than 2,000 climbers have reached Everest’s summit. More than 4,000 have attempted the climb.

Over 235 people have died while hiking either up or down Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. There are an estimated 120 bodies that remain on the mountain.

The youngest person to reach the peak of Everest was 13. Miura is now the oldest.

The 80-year-old scaled Everest, making his dream come true and becoming the oldest to ever reach the top. He will begin his descent this afternoon.

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Glee star Lea Michele has signed a deal with Harmony Books for her debut book, Brunette Ambition.

The book will follow the 26-year-old’s rise to fame from her humble beginnings in the Bronx, to her Broadway debut, to her scoring a lead role on Glee. Brunette Ambition will offer a “personal and intimate, behind-the-scenes perspective” into Michele’s life.

“There wasn’t a guidebook when I was growing up, that detailed everything I needed to do, and know, to get to where I am today,” the actress said. “But I believe I can write one of sorts: not a how-to-make-it-in-show-business book, but a guide to harnessing tenacity, passion, enthusiasm and hard work to make your dreams come true.”

Michele, who has earned two Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy nomination for her role on Glee, got her start as a child actress on Broadway, playing young Cosette in Les Miserables from 1995 to 1996. Two years later, she played the Little Girl in Ragtime, and played Shprintze and Chava in Fiddler on the Roof. In 2006, Michele originated the lead role of Wendla in Spring Awakening. At that time, she was offered the role of Eponine in Les Miserables, but decided to remain with Spring Awakening.

In 2009, Michele landed the lead role of Rachel Berry on Glee. She made her film debut in the 2011 ensemble romantic comedy New Year’s Eve, and scored the lead role as Dorothy Gale in the upcoming film Dorothy of Oz. 

Glee co-stars Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina) and Chris Colfer (Kurt) have also made the leap to publishing. Ushkowitz recently published Choosing Glee: 10 Rules to Finding Inspiration, Happiness and the Real You, and Colfer has written a children’s book, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Well. His second book, The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns, will be released in August.

Brunette Ambition will hit bookshelves in spring 2014.

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The growing number of people who suffer from insufficient sleep is becoming a public health epidemic. Quality, duration, behaviors, and disorders associated with sleep, specifically the lack thereof, is becoming increasingly common.

Lifestyle habits, medications, hormones, illnesses, physical conditions, and daily stresses are catalysts to chronic insomnia – negatively influencing the biological mechanisms meant to put us out and keep us out for the ideal seven to eight hours a night.

Instead individuals suffer from sleeplessness – the inability to fall asleep and stay asleep. Often times a sleeping aid is employed to promote some type of rest, as prolonged periods of disturbed sleep or sleeplessness can have collateral effects on one’s overall well-being.

Federal regulators have recently reviewed an experimental insomnia drug called suvorexant, finding the sleep aid extremely effective in putting patients to sleep – turning off wakefulness by temporarily blocking the actions of orexins rather than just inducing sleep through traditional pharmacological means.

However, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found, when taken in high doses, suvorexant can significantly increase daytime somnolence and suicidal ideation – two things you certainly don’t want.

Therefore, the FDA is urging the distribution of the orexin receptor antagonist drug, manufactured by pharmaceutical powerhouse Merck & Co.,  be at much lower doses than initially formulated.

Orexin (hypocretin) is a neurotransmitter that regulates arousal and appetite, and promotes wakefulness. There is a limited number of neural cells that product orexin.

The neurotransmitter stimulates dopamine, norepinephrine, histamine and acetylcholine systems – playing an important role in stabilizing wakefulness and sleep.

The FDA stated the test trials showed suvorexant was better than a placebo at helping people fall asleep and stay asleep – finding the effectiveness consistent across several tested doses by Merck & Co. Inc. However patients taking higher doses had an eight-fold increase in daytime drowsiness, enough to impair driving.

Test subjects taking 20 milligrams and 40 milligrams of suvorexant had trouble staying in their driving lanes when studied by company researchers.

In addition, an association between suvorexant and suicidal thinking was established – as over a 12 month screening eight cases of suicidal behavior manifested among patients actually on the medication and not on a placebo.

Merck proposed a starting dose of 15 milligrams for seniors and 20 milligrams for non-seniors. Thereafter, doctors would gradually raise these doses to 30 milligrams and 40 milligrams, respectively, or until the patient’s insomnia has been successfully treated.

The FDA suggests, based on the data, that a 10 milligram dosage may be safer, while still being effective, and eliminating the higher dose options as they are not considered safe in their opinion.

“Indeed, if a dosage strength lower than 15 milligrams is unavailable, we would need to consider if the drug could be marketed safely at all, if we believe that a substantial proportion of the indicated population needs a lower dose,” the agency stated in its review.

It could take Merck 18 months to resubmit its drug for review if the FDA requires another study of low-dose suvorexant. The drug, once approved, is projected to generate $650 million by 2018.

Recently the FDA also implored the makers of Ambien to do the same – lessening the intended nighttime doses as it was found remnants of the sedative lingered in the bloodstream for prolonged periods after waking, resulting in drowsy driving.

The FDA recommended doses for women be cut in half, from 10 milligrams to 5 milligrams for immediate-release products (Ambien, Edluar, and Zolpimist) and from 12.5 mg to 6.25 mg for extended-release products (Ambien CR).

For men, the agency has asked manufacturers to change the labeling to recommend that doctors and other health-care professionals consider prescribing lower doses, meaning 5 mg for immediate-release products and 6.25 mg for extended-release products.

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Google has great for many things. It is not, however, a government sanctioned form of identification. Amanda Bynes was reportedly kicked off of a flight this weekend after she tried to use a Google search of her name as proof of her identity.

Bynes recently had her license suspended and apparently doesn’t have a valid government-issued ID to board the plane. In a moment of absolute delusional genius, Bynes got the idea to use a Google search to prove that she was Amanda Bynes.

The actress reportedly showed the pilot a few Google images, mimicked the poses in the photos, and screamed that she was Amanda Bynes.

Surprisingly, the airline did not accept this as a valid form of identification.

TMZ writes: “The pilot called someone from the jet company to see if they could get some kind of exemption for her, but the jet rep was adamant … no ID, no flight … and that was that.”

Bynes has recently complained about the images magazines and websites have been publishing of her. The actress says that the photos do not show what she really looks like and has even threatened to file a lawsuit. Maybe Bynes would have been able to board the plane if her Google search resulted some better images…

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Need for Speed: Rivals is coming to next generation consoles.

If there is one thing you can say for the Need for Speed game series, it’s that it has evolved over the years, adapting to the current state of racing popularity. That’s part of the reason it is one of the most memorable racing series ever made. Let’s ignore the fact that Electronic Arts is the publisher behind it.

It’s been a few years since the Fast and Furious films were neon spectacles filled with CG cars and acting so cheesy that Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn’t top it, so the street racing days are mostly gone. Need for Speed has reflected this in recent titles, the most popular of which so far has been Hot Pursuit.

Need for Speed: Rivals has expanded on the idea of cops vs racers by introducing Speedpoints, a new system where you try to capture your shenanigans on video. You take risks and evade cops, and unlock new cars and such along the way. In a way it’s a lot like Hot Pursuit, but probably with more free-roaming aspects where you have to lose the cops before you can truly enjoy winning the race.

The Ferrari is back in Need for Speed: Rivals, and players will be able to get behind the wheel of the F12 Berlinetta. This one sees the return of customization for your car, so you can upgrade the performance, give it a new paint job, apply decals, and other things we haven’t been able to do since Need for Speed: Carbon. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 owners could be in for a treat.

Need for Speed: Rivals gets a next generation upgrade itself, along with real-time comparison of stats with other players, and the return of race weapons. If Electronic Arts can pull it off, they may just have a serious competitor for Gran Turismo 6 and Forza 5 when the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 hit.

Are you excited about Need for Speed: Rivals coming to next generation consoles?

[Update] It is also coming to current generation consoles.

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Best bus driver. Ever.

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Nashville has been picked up for a second season, and is the only freshman ABC drama to do so. Even though that’s a big win for the series, execs are making a few changes for the next season. Like firing everyone.

According to Deadline, line producer Loucas George and production supervisor Don Bensko, as well as their Nashville-based teams, didn’t get their contracts renewed for a second season. Adding insult to injury, the studio didn’t even notify them.

Bensko’s wife Micaela then penned a stern letter to the entertainment industry as a whole to protest the decision and its execution, arguing that the team was fired because of behind-the scenes friction between Los Angeles-based executives and the Nashville-based creative team.

“You know you’ve made it in Hollywood, when a studio replaces your team, and doesn’t even bother to call …

Nashville was a town unrigged for the immediacy of needs by a television series. Lionsgate had never done a network series. It had a star who worried, and a creator who cared so much it broke his heart, a community that was filled with pride, a small cafe with bluebirds that became famous overnight, and in the midst of it all, a life on the crew was almost lost; It happened during a string of endless and exhausting shoot days. This is not new to production, but a string of delayed scripts and tripping storylines kept everyone on edge. Then one of our crew lost his footing while rigging for a huge arena shoot at The Bridgestone Arena. He fell twenty feet and could have died. So he could make a living …

The studios will argue they must shoot long hours because of their budget, the deadlines, the people that call them at midnight. The reality is, nothing is important when the humanity in the process is lost. When the writers’ hands are tied. And when the very people who broke their backs to create something special were never even told they were being replaced. Like my husband and Loucas George. Not a phone call or a thank you for all they had done. I am so tired of seeing the emotional toll the industry takes on so many in production and on the crew who work so hard all for a paycheck and a wrap party they are too exhausted to attend.”

She did note that creator Callie Khouri reached out to them after hearing of their treatment, and told Bensko that he made a difference and mattered to the show.

The Deadline report also alleges that there are tensions between ABC Studios and Lionsgate, as well as a rumor that series star Connie Britton wasn’t too pleased with her experience on the first season.

Production will remain in Nashville, for now. It all depends on tax incentives and such.

But if you’re a fan of Nashville, don’t you worry. The backstage drama of the show probably won’t be very visible in Season 2, as most of the creative and writing team are still intact.

The show debuted to modest ratings.

Are you a fan of Nashville?

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Jenni Rivera has earned her best ratings to date with the final season of her reality series I Love Jenni. According to a recent press release, the late singer’s third run of shows premiered April 14, and has since reached more than 2.3 million total viewers.

Furthermore, it has managed to beat out popular English-language cable networks, such as Comedy Central, FX, TBS, A&E, Lifetime, and AMC, for the top two demographics among the Hispanic community (18-34, 18-39).

During her career, Jenni Rivera was nominated for multiple Grammy awards, and won multiple Billboard Music and Premios de la Musica awards, selling more than 22 million records worldwide with five certified Double Platinum, 15 Platinum, and 15 Gold by the RIAA.

Her most recent award win came from Billboard, according to a report from The Huffington Post earlier this week. The wins were for Latin Artist of the Year and Latin Album of the Year (for La Misma Gran Senora).

Rivera died in a plane crash in December 2012 shortly before she was to star on an ABC sitcom and launch both fashion and cosmetic lines.

Liane Su, I Love Jenni executive producer, has teamed up with AlphaDogs Post Production to finish a tribute and the last few episodes. The death of Jenni Rivera was detailed in the two-part episode “Mariposa” in which the singer played her final concert in Monterrey, Mexico, the night of the crash.

The second part of the episode aired May 19 and featured news of the crash as well as the family fallout. There are three episodes remaining with the finale planned for June 9 on its home network of mun2.

AlphaDogs president Terence Curren does color grading on the series. His company has been tasked with putting together the final episodes minus the lead star.

“After working on an entire season of I Love Jenni, I felt like I knew her intimately,” Curren said. “Her untimely passing … came as quite a shock. While working on the memorial special, and now on the new season, it feels like we are keeping her with us in some way. Each new episode opens up a whole world of emotions in everyone here at AlphaDogs.”

Rivera’s plane went missing on the night of December 9. Reports that Jenni Rivera had died were confirmed the next day. Here’s the artist at her best:

Have you caught any of the Jenni Rivera series’ third season? Which of the final I Love Jenni episodes have you found the most moving?

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Chuck Norris has penned an ode to quarterback Tim Tebow in hopes of finding the guy a new job.

Apparently the 80s action hero is a pretty big fan of the QB. In fact, he’s such a rabid supporter of Tebow’s abilities that he wrote a 1,500-word ode to the professional football star in hopes that an NFL team discover the young quarterback’s inherent greatness.

Chuck Norris understands that people have criticized Tebow’s technical abilities, though the action hero seems to focus more on the quarterback’s skills as a natural born leader than anything else. Judging from his ode, Norris sees a lot of himself in the young star.

“I’ve heard the so-called critics say Tebow has poor technical skills, but the truth is that Tim is a natural-born leader, an amazingly gifted football player, an inspiration to his team and the possessor of intense determination and strategy to bring any team to victory — no matter what the odds,” Norris explained.

He added, “One can improve technique, but leadership is innate. That is why I believe Tebow could be a super star and legend in the NFL.”

The ode he penned for WND also includes a bit of Chuck Norris lore involving his students. The Invasion USA star said that he and Tebow are not really not all that different from one another.

Norris continued:

“I would spar with my black belts in class, and sometimes they would outscore me. Yet in the tournaments, I would defeat them. My students used to ask me, ‘Why can we contend equally against you in class, but we can’t beat you in the tournaments?’ My answer was always the same, ‘When it counts, I rise to the occasion.’ The same is true of the former Heisman Trophy winner.”

Why does Chuck Norris think a team should sign Tebow as soon as possible? According to the movie star, Tim could essentially transform a ho-hum team into something great.

“Tebow works miracles on the field, and his inclusion would embolden the spirit of the Jaguars among the team and fans. Plus — and this has no reflection on the current quarterbacks — Tim is from Florida, where he bears a victor legacy and an extensive fan base, to boot, from his days with the Gators,” Norris wrote.

Among other things, the action hero attempted to persuade Jaguars owner Shad Khan to sign Tebow by dropping a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right,” Norris wrote.

What do you think about Chuck Norris’ ode to Tim Tebow? Do you agree with the 80s action star’s thoughts on the quarterback?

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The Hangover 3 reviews are in and they aren’t good.

The third installment in the Hangover franchise hits theaters this weekend but critics say that the movie isn’t worth seeing. It only has a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes at the moment with most critics saying that the funny has finally dried up.

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone writes: “The first movie left you with an exhilarating rush. All that Part III leaves is, well, a hangover.”

The Hangover 3 ditches the formula of the first two movies (they get really drunk and forget what happened the night before) and instead takes the Wolfpack on a road trip in order to save their kidnapped fiend.

The synopsis on IMDB writes: “This time, there’s no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.”

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the change of pace is doing any good for the franchise. Here are some of the worst Hangover 3 reviews.

The Chicago Suntimes writes: “I had to wait until halfway through the closing credits for my first, and only, laugh.”

Groucho reviews writes: “Less like a movie and more like a contractual obligation.”

Movies.com writes: “You chase Ken Jeong around and you crash into stuff with your cars and Zach Galifianakis falls off things. All jokes recycled, lifelessly. Radical.”

The Hangover is one of the highest grossing R-rated movies of all-time. The original movie took in $277 million worldwide. The original movie was the only film in the series to get decent reviews but the sequel still managed to gross more than $250 million.

Do you think The Hangover 3 will top the box office despite it’s poor reviews?

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It probably wasn’t the best idea to buy a snow cone from a Houston Astros’ vendor, at least until now. The struggling Astros’ team isn’t the only part of the organization not getting the job done, as a friendly visitor at Minute Maid Park caught a vendor, with his pants down, on camera in a bathroom stall with the snow cones fans regularly purchase throughout a ballgame.

It’s not unusual for an employee to take a restroom break, but this man decided to take his work with him as he brought the rest of his snow cones into the stall and placed them on the floor. The stunned fan immediately reacted by pulling out his cell phone and snapping a quick video of the odd scene.

As the fan walked back and forth in disgust, another employee entered the restroom. After the employee acknowledged that he worked for the team, the fan gave it to him straight, informing the man that a vendor is “taking a s–t” with his “snow cone tray” on the floor.

He went on to make it known that he was getting the whole thing on tape just before the video cuts out.

” I need to speak to your supervisor, that’s real talk,” the man said before he stopped recording.

His plea against the disgusting scene by an Astros’ vendor quickly made its way to the front office, and newly appointed president Reid Ryan had one of the oddest situations he’ll ever encounter, and he hasn’t even been with the team for over a week.

Local 2, a Houston TV station, investigated the incident and even spoke with the new Astros’ president about the gross behavior of his vendor.

“”Well, right away, I just thought, ‘We gotta let this guy go. There is no doubt about it.’ That was my decision,” Reid Ryan told Local 2′s Bill Spencer.

The Astros’ vender was fired for his behavior, and here’s the video that will keep the unknown employee from selling snow cones anytime soon.

[Image via Brian Reading]

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Two donkeys suspected in a mauling death are still awaiting news of their fate. The donkeys are accused of causing the death of a Hungarian man.

Retired firefighter Sandor Horvath,was riding his motorcycle in Magyarszecsod, Hungary, when he was approached by two donkeys. Hungarian police suspect that the donkeys proceeded to grab the man and drag him over 160 feet from his bike.

As reported by the ABC News the two donkeys are suspected of stomping and biting the 65-year-old man until he died. Authorities are still trying to gather details about the incident.

An autopsy was performed to determine the exact cause of death. However, the results have not been released to the public.

The two donkeys suspected of mauling Horvath were isolated, and will be observed for any further aggressive behavior.

In 2012 a donkey was accused of a mauling death in Texas. Mayor William “Bill” Bohlke, of Hollywood Park, Texas, was kicked and bitten by a donkey. The attack was especially brutal, and was blamed for Bohlke’s death.

As reported by MySanAntonio.com, Bohlke’s truck was running and the door was still open when they discovered his body close to 150 feet away.

Donkeys can be very tame and docile. However, male donkeys that have not been castrated, can become very aggressive, often without warning. As reported by PawNation.com, intact male donkeys should never be kept as pets, “at some moment in their life they will think with their hormones and not with their brain.”

Intact male donkeys, or jacks, can become aggressive toward other animals and humans. If kept intact, jacks should be held far away from female donkeys. They should always to be kept in an enclosure with tall and strong fencing. Only those with experience handling the volatile animals, should attempt to interact with them.

It is unknown whether the two donkeys suspected in the mauling death were castrated. However, judging from their aggressive behavior, they were likely intact. Authorities determined that the donkey responsible for the Texas mayor’s death, was not castrated.

[Image via Flickr]

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