Tim Tebow has denied rumors that he’s ready to give up his aspirations of an NFL career, despite a growing number of reports that no teams are interested in the quarterback.

Tebow was released by the New York Jets this offseason after a disappointing year. Though he led the Denver Broncos to the playoffs in 2011, including a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round, Tebow failed to see the field much in New York, and rarely touched the ball on offense.

Though rumors said Tebow could join several teams, he has not seen much interest since being cut. David Fleming of ESPN The Magazine now says many in Tim Tebow’s camp are “privately admitting that his NFL run is probably over.”

Tebow denies the rumors. Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tracked down his dad, Bob Tebow, who said it’s not true that Tim is giving up on the NFL.

If Tebow does continue in the NFL, it will likely not be as a quarterback. Even in his time as signal caller in Denver, Tebow hit fewer than 50 percent of his passes and was far more effective as a bruising runner who wore defenses down over the course of the game.

Several NFL insiders now say that Tim Tebow could have a place as an H-back.

“He’s not a quarterback,” said one NFC scour. “When you look at his run two years ago, when you watch the tape and break it down, he wasn’t really doing anything that impressive. He’s a tough guy, a great leader, a great person. But he isn’t a good enough quarterback to have all the distractions that come with him.”

But it would be difficult for a team to bring in Tebow as a tight end of fullback given the media attention that comes with him. There have even been some rumors that Tebow is being blackballed from the NFL as teams are afraid to invite the round-the-clock press he will get.

“There’s no going halfway with Tebow anymore,” former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy said. “You either gotta sell out and give him the keys to your team or stay away. Because, unfortunately, there’s too much attention for him to be a regular, developing backup like everyone else.”

So while Tim Tebow denies rumors that he’s done with the NFL, he decision may not lay in his hands.

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A missing girl was found hiding under her bed, bringing to end an intensive manhunt for what police feared was an abduction.

The 4-year-old Richmond, California, girl was first reported missing on Friday night when she went missing from a family gathering. Amieya Renee Stewart disappeared close to 5 pm from her home at 4230 Wall Avenue, prompting her family to call police.

Police rushed to the area, conducting a sweep of the neighborhood.

Nearly seven hours after she disappeared, the missing girl was found under her bed.

“She was surrounded by many different items and unfortunately had gone undetected,” Lt. Bisa French said.

Amieya’s mother spoke to reporters after the girl was found under the bed, saying she felt sorry to worry everyone during the search. But it was not as if the family simply failed to look hard enough — police said the little girl was obscured from the view of family and police officers, and even police dogs that swept the house failed to detect her.

This makes the second missing person story in a matter of week to come out with an unexpected happy ending. In Cleveland, a trio of girls who had been missing for a decade or more were found being held captive in a home near where they disappeared.

The three have since recovered and returned to families. Though the victims suffered immensely at the hands of their accused captor, the story has become a point of celebration in Cleveland many believed the three to be long-dead.

In Richmond, family members of Amieya Renee Stewart let out a loud cry of relief when they received word that the girl was found under her bed.

Family members may have suspected that was where Amieya could have turned up, however. Her grandmother said the missing girl found under her bed loved hiding.

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A home linked to JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is up for sale. The boarding house was the location where Oswald stayed for about six weeks before the assassination in 1963.

The home has belonged to Patricia Hall and her family since 1942, but Hall decided it is time to sell — as long as the buyer preserves it and will offer the right price for the onetime home of the man who allegedly killed President John F. Kennedy. She explained:

“I understand the significance of the history of this house. It doesn’t matter if you believe in a conspiracy or the lone gunman. The fact is that Lee Harvey Oswald lived here.”

Oswald rented a five-by-14 foot bedroom in the house, then owned by Hall’s grandmother, Gladys Johnson. The bedroom was really just a small nook off the home’s dining room barely large enough to hold a twin bed.

Lee Harvey Oswald stayed at the home starting on October 14, 1963, while he worked a new job at the Texas School Book Depository. On the weekends, he returned to a suburb of Irving, where his wife lived.

The accused assassin returned briefly to the house on November 22, 1963, roughly 30 minutes after JFK was shot and killed. Johnson’s housekeeper told the Warren Commission at the time that Oswald hurried in, grabbed a jacket, then headed back outside. Soon after that, the man killed Officer J.D. Tippit. He was arrested at the Texas Theatre.

Hall recalled that her grandmother was crushed by the connection her boarding house had with Lee Harvey Oswald. She added:

“My grandmother was very embarrassed and humiliated that her home would be associated with someone that would do something like that. She began receiving death threats. She received a lot of hate mail.”

But despite the opposition she received, Johnson refused to vilify Oswald, who she had known as O.H. Lee. She added that the man kept his room tidy and was even granted access to her refrigerator. Hall explained, “She would only be true to what her observations were.”

Hall began letting people into the house to see Lee Harvey Oswald’s onetime room in 2008, keeping a donation box to help with restorations. And while she has considered selling the house for years, she decided that his year was the best time. The 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination is this year, a fact that is gaining attention in recent months.

With that in mind, Hall decided it was time. The house in Oak Cliff has nine bedrooms and two bedrooms, along with a two story garage apartment that has eight more bedrooms and two bathrooms. The house was built in 1935 and has a list price that will be revealed when it goes on the market on Sunday.

Would you consider buying a house that Lee Harvey Oswald once lived in?

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Roy Hibbert used a gay slur and cursed during a bizarre press conference following the Indiana Pacers win in Game 6.

The Pacers center responded to a question about his defense on LeBron James by saying “no homo,” which some are interpreting as a gay slur. Hibbert also swore when asked by a reporter why he finished so low in the NBA Defensive Player of Year voting.

Hibbert said it was “because y’all (expletive) don’t watch us play throughout the year, to tell you the truth.”

Hibbert was a big factor in the Pacers’ 91-77 win win in Game 6, forcing a pivotal Game 7. With Heat center Chris “Birdman” Andersen suspended by the NBA for shoving Pacers forward Tyler Hansbrough in Game 5, Hibbert dominated as the Pacers beat up the Heat inside. He finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds, also playing stellar defense.

Midway through the fourth quarter, Hibbert contested a shot from LeBron James, drawing an offensive foul. LeBron sprinted to the other end of the court, drawing a technical foul that allowed the Pacers to solidify their lead.

“Myself and David (West), we throw ourselves in the fray, in the paint. We like to muck it up,” Hibbert said. “Paul and myself, we wanted to make sure we got this for him as well. We didn’t want this to be our last game.”.

Without Andersen on the inside, the Pacers out-rebounded the Heat 53-33 and outscored them in the paint 44-22.

Pacers coach Frank Vogel thinks Hibbert has been the difference in the season so far.

“Roy Hibbert is making extraordinary plays in the pocket, poise in the pocket we call it,” Vogel said. “He’s getting paint catches and just having great poise, great reads. He’s not plowing over guys. He had a charge in Game 5, but has been under control.”

During his postgame press conference, Roy Hibbert said he didn’t care if he got fined for his comments.

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The LAPD confused a Call Of Duty mannequin with being an actual armed suspect.

As previously reported by The Inquisitr, Call of Duty: Ghosts will be the next iteration in the popular Call of Duty series on the Xbox One. The long running series has been created by various game developer studios, one of which is Robotoki.

The LAPD confronted the Call of Duty mannequin at the entrance of Robotoki when the office’s panic alarm was triggered. The Call of Duty mannequin happened to be positioned on the second floor like sniper.

Robotoki founder Robert Bowling said he had no time to tell the LAPD the Call of Duty mannequin with the assault rifle was actually Simon “Ghost” Riley from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2:

“As soon as they hit the top of the stairs, you have a direct line of sight to where ‘Ghost’ is standing at the window. You see them pause for a second looking at ‘Ghost.’ And then they go in, check it out, spend a little time in there, and clear the rest of the building. They asked me to come out, put my hands up…they detained me to make sure I’m not what they’re there for.”

Earlier reports of a swatting were apparently incorrect. The LAPD standoff with the Call of Duty mannequin started because the Robotoki employees could not ignore a new shiny red button. Robotoki had just installed a new panic button alarm system and the bored employees apparently thought it’d be fun to push the panic button. Pure accident, of course. When nothing happened immediately, the employees left the building with only Bowling and Ghost left to “guard” it.

So, yeah, not even a bullet hole in the Call of Duty mannequin as a LAPD souvenir. Who do you think “won”?

The LAPD just stormed @robotoki with guns drawn and detained me as they cleared the building. I blame GHOST. pic.twitter.com/AC2PNaK71u

— Robert Bowling (@fourzerotwo) May 31, 2013

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Mookie Blaylock is continuing to improve in a Georgia hospital after reportedly causing a head-on car crash that left a woman dead, and police say that the former NBA player could soon face charges.

On Saturday Blaylock’s status was upgraded from “critical” to “serious,” said Atlanta Medical Center spokeswoman Nicole Gustin. The former Atlanta Hawks player and NBA All-Star was initially placed on life support and was in critical condition when he came to the hospital after the collision on Friday.

Two other people were injured when the Cadillac Escalade that Blaylock was driving crossed over the media and into a southbound lane at 1 pm, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Mookie Blaylock’s crash could soon lead to criminal charges. Jonesboro police chief Franklin Allen told USA Today Sports that police will have a discussion next week on what charges could arise. Blaylock is already set to face charges for driving on a suspended license and failure to maintain control of his vehicle.

Mookie Blaylock had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a DUI and drug charge.

Police said there were no indications of alcohol or speed in the crash caused. Mookie Blaylock has previously been under a doctor’s care for seizures, police noted.

Mookie Blaylock averaged 13.5 points, 6.7 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.3 steals per game over his 12-year NBA career. He spent time with the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and Golden State Warriors, twice leading the league in steals per game. He also was selected to the All-Defensive first or second team six straight seasons between 1994 and 1999.

In his recovery, Mookie Blaylock also got some words of encouragement from members of Pearl Jam, a band which was originally named “Mookie Blaylock.”

“Sending good thoughts to Mookie,” the band wrote on its Instagram account.

The Atlanta Hawks also expressed condolences in a statement released to the Atlanta Journal-Constituion on Friday night:

“We are saddened to hear of the accident today involving Mookie Blaylock and the Murphy family and the ensuing passing of Monica Murphy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all involved.”

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The Beyoncé pregnancy rumor mill got another boost to the “nope, she’s probably not” side after the singer posted that top photograph to her Tumblr account showing her looking pretty toasted in hubby Jay-Z’s lap as she sips on a glass of red wine. The couple were partying at a Berlin restaurant that they apparently had all to themselves and a big ole bottle of Italian red, based on her pictures.

Multiple media sources have weighed in for weeks about whether or not the couple is expecting a second child — and the flames of the fire have often been fueled by Beyoncé herself. For instance, she recently coyly hinted that her daughter Blue Ivy needed a sibling.

Some media sources recently went so far as to go on the record to say that Beyoncé was confirmed to be pregnant. However, the star then reportedly backtracked and told a New York hip-hop radio programmer that it wasn’t true.

So is she or isn’t she? Again, some reporters are jumping the gun to say that the photo of Beyoncé sipping — or, heck, pretending to sip — at a glass of red wine is proof that she isn’t pregnant.

And they may be right, for all I know. She sure as heck didn’t look very pregnant in last night’s Sound for Change performance in London.

During the event, Jay-Z gave Beyoncé a kiss onstage. Check it out in the photo below.

The concert was promoting the Chime for Change initiative meant to raise awareness for women around the globe. I’m not sure if those black leather hot pants will do much to raise anything except some guy’s you-know-what, but hey. That’s just me.

Ahhh amazing haiakdnfidkwnabsjsja #beyonce&jayz twitter.com/HannahFrubes/s…

— Hannah Forbes (@HannahFrubes) June 2, 2013

Honestly, I think the two of them are loving the controversy and that they’re going to milk the Beyoncé pregnancy rumors for every last drop of possible publicity. What do you think?

Is there any serious chance that we’ve heard the last of the Beyoncé pregnancy rumors?

[Beyoncé and Jay-Z photo courtesy Beyoncé via Tumblr]

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Uncharted 3 had a The Last of Us Easter Egg accidentally left in.

You may be asking, “What’s an Easter Egg and why is it relevant in a video game?” An Easter Egg is much like it is in the real world. On Easter Sunday, we hide colored eggs for the kids to find, and it makes the holiday fun for them. In a video game, it’s about the same, in that the developers leave fun little items in the game that really serve no purpose but are interesting nonetheless. In BioShock, there was a place later in the game where you would find a wheel of cheese with drops of something white next to it, and with a wedge cut out of the cheese, it looked like an homage to Pac-Man.

In Uncharted 3, the Easter Egg was left in supposedly by mistake, and almost gave away The Last of Us before it had been announced. The Last of Us had been planned for reveal in June 2011, but was postponed until December 2011, causing it to be announced after the release of Uncharted 3 in November 2011. This means that for a month, early gamers might have seen an ad for a game that hadn’t even been announced yet, and Naughty Dog admits they left it in by mistake.

The Easter Egg was a newspaper called The Overseer, and its headline reads, “Scientists are still struggling to understand deadly fungus.” Below the headline is a picture of Joel from The Last of Us. Even though the game’s title wasn’t mentioned, it was still a teaser of things to come for the month before the game was announced.

Game director Bruce Straley commented on the Easter Egg, “These games are so big, right? They’re several hours long. Every single pixel has to be touched. Every animation is created from hand. It’s overwhelming. You can’t look over every detail. So this one little thing in the background, nobody’s thinking about that.”

Do you think Naughty Dog may have left the The Last of Us Easter Egg in Uncharted 3 on purpose and feigned ignorance? Or did they actually forget to take it out during playtesting?

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When it comes to technology, doctors overwhelmingly choose the Apple iPad over other Android- and Windows 8-based options. A new study known as the Black Book Rankings survey suggested that more doctors have begun to take advantage of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) on mobile devices.

The move towards electronic record keeping is largely due to the Affordable Care Act, which provides incentives for hospitals and doctors who move towards the electronic handling of records.

The survey found that 83 percent of physicians are now taking advantage of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) on mobile devices. Doctors are using tablets to update info and order patient medication and even for analyzing lab results with new apps that continue to quickly arrive on the open market.

As more doctors ditch paper for electronic records, the move is expected to save the United States billions of dollars in annual costs. The real goal however is to create a system in which medical records can be immediately accessed, updated, and consulted on in real-time.

The study has found that 59 percent of office-based physicians have chosen tablets for record keeping while 68 percent of doctors have chosen the iPad over Android- and other OS-based tablets.

EHRs are still very much based around paper kept records. Doctors still enter fields of information as they have in the past. However, experts are working on touch-based systems that they believe will make data entry and customize health fields of data easier to control and access. Ultimately, tablets will create a more interactive format that will create easier to access and analyze data.

The Apple iPad has most definitely been at the forefront of electronic record keeping; for example, the tablet-based devices have recently replaced 40 and 50 pound flight manuals for commercial airliners and US Air Force aircraft.

The Black Book Ranking survey has found that 122 vendors already utilize iPads for their EHRs and that another 135 vendors are preparing to utilize Apple iPad tablets for future medical entry systems.

While tablets are still the most popular method for Electronic Health Record entry, 89 percent of physicians admit to carrying a smartphone, which is often used for quick data look-up. Smartphones are not used as much because of their smaller display sizes, which can interfere with properly reading x-rays and other important image-based data.

Do you think the Apple iPad is the future of medical record keeping?

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Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier are reportedly interested in returned to coach for the team once played on together, the New York Rangers.

After the Rangers fired coach John Tortorella last week, the job opening has generated a lot of interest around NHL circles. Gretzky and Messier have both shown interest in the position, Sportsnet reported.

Messier would seem to have an inside track on Gretzky. He has served as a special assistant to president and general manager Glen Sather since 2009, though he has no head coaching experience in the NHL. Gretzky coached the Phoenix Coyotes from 2005 to 2009, but has been out of hockey since the NHL took over the team that year.

This week the Rangers fired head coach John Tortorella after what was considered a disappointing exit in the Eastern Conference semifinals, losing to the Boston Bruins in five games.

The outspoken 54-year-old coach led the Rangers as far as the Eastern Conference finals in 2012, but the team lost to the New Jersey Devils and never advanced any further under Tortorella.

Tortorella had benched assistant captain  Brad Richards for the last two games against the Bruins, and Richards said  his relationship with the coach had soured.

“Obviously it’s just another thing in a relationship that will never change now,” he said. “But I want to play hockey and that’s all I’m worried about. Relationships come and go.”

Tortorella had said after the season ended that the Rangers didn’t fall short of their goals, but goaltender Henrik Lundqvist disagreed.

“It’s a step back,” he said. “We were in the conference finals last year and we had high expectations of ourselves this season. It didn’t go our way so yeah, it was a step back.”

Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier would try to lead the Rangers back to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1994, when Messier was captain.

Aside from Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, former Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is reportedly a candidate for the New York Rangers job.

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A vinegar cancer test helps with cervical cancer screening according to a study done in India.

As previously reported by The Inquisitr, a woman who was told she was too young for cancer screening died from cervical cancer. The good news is that newer chemotherapy drugs kill cancer better but aren’t as harsh on fertility.

Cervical cancer is a malignant neoplasm arising from the cells and tissue in the cervix. Human papilloma virus (HPV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, smoking, and family history are risk factors.

In wealthier nations the annual pap smear is used to detect signs of cervical cancer in women. The pap smear is a diagnostic procedure and laboratory screening tool specifically performed in order to detect potentially precancerous and cancerous changes in the cells and tissue of the endocervical canal within the female reproductive system. But poor nations like India have been turning to a cheaper method called the vinegar cancer test.

A 12 year study in India found the vinegar cancer test to be effective in reducing the number of of deaths from cervical cancer by 31 percent when compared to women who did not undergo the vinegar cancer test or any other type of screen.

“We now have a method which could, in a very simple way, reduce cervical cancer mortality in low-resource countries like India,” said Surendra S. Shastri, head of preventive oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumba. Shastri believes the vinegar cancer test could prevent 73,000 deaths per year from cervical cancer.

What do you think about the vinegar cancer test?

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Poor Kanye West. With the release of his album cover art for Yeezus, he probably wishes that the conversation would turn to something besides his will-he-or-won’t-he appearance at Kim Kardashian’s baby shower in the season premiere Sunday of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

I mean, he’s a serious artist, don’t ya know? There’s even a vaguely John Lennonish sounding clip included on the official Kanye West website posting where he placed the alleged new cover art for Yeezus. He may feel that he’s a little too deep these days to be God, but maybe he can at least be the guy who was bigger than Jesus.

Heh.

DJ Semtex has also posted the same image on his official blog. Semtex said:

“Forget everything else you have seen, this is the official artwork. No cover, booklet, just a sticker on the reverse side of the package with the track list.”

So maybe you doubters can finally wake up and understand that Kanye West is a serious artist here with a minimalist heart that just wants to be keeping it real.

Oh, and by the way, be sure to tune in and see if he really does appear at his baby mama Kim Kardashian’s baby shower with a couple of other male pals. Besides, they’re going to reveal whether or not the baby is a boy or a girl. So you definitely don’t want to miss that.

What’s that, Kanye? You’re a real artist? Sorry, I’m just an evil witch but for some reason what you do drowns out my ability to hear what you’re trying to say. Anyway, here’s the supposedly official tweet and photo straight from the horse’s mouth:

OFFICIAL COVER @ KANYEWEST.COM

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 31, 2013

So what do you think about all this? With Yeezus set to be released on June 18, will that be Kanye West’s album cover art for real?

[Kanye West album cover art courtesy Kanye West official website]

[Kanye West and Kim Kardashian in her pre-sofa days photo by Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com]

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Sony CEO Kaz Hirai says the PlayStation 4 is “first and foremost … a game console.”

In a hard jab to Microsoft’s soft underbelly, Sony has attacked the Xbox One, if indirectly, for being a universal entertainment console. Sony understands that gamers buy a console for one reason, and it’s not to watch TV.

After the consoles are released and the hype has died down, what sells a console is the games. Even Nintendo had to be reminded of this fact after stating that very same thing years ago, as now the Wii U, as innovative as it appears to be, is starting to get some potentially great games on the horizon.

Kaz Hirai stated at the AllThingsD D11 Conference, “The most important thing we need to make sure we do, at least initially, is that we all agree and understand that the PS4 is a great video game console that appeals to video gamers. If we miss that part than I don’t think we get the initial establishment of the console.”

Sony may have been retooling the PlayStation 4 and its image a bit recently after Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal launched a gaming tirade over pushing concepts we don’t want, such as DRM (digital rights management, AKA used game regulation) and the “always on” internet connection requirement. Gamers took to Twitter to protest both, and Sony listened while Microsoft’s then creative director turned snarky and started making fun of the protesters.

Needless to say, Sony and its PlayStation 4 is looking pretty good right now in the eyes of the gamers.

The PlayStation 4 will still have other uses, but at least Sony’s CEO knows what gaming consoles are supposed to do.

Kaz Hirai added about the PlayStation 4 as a gaming console, “We take a look at this first and foremost as a game console. We don’t want to end there. That’s an area we will obviously reveal and talk about in the coming months.”

What do you think about Sony’s CEO claiming the PlayStation 4 is “first and foremost” a gaming console?

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Discontinued room service at New York City’s largest hotel, the New York Hilton Midtown, has sparked a renewed discussion of just who ever paid those outrageous prices to get bad food delivered to their room in the first place.

Crain’s New York Business said that the 2,000 room hotel will discontinue the room service in August, allowing it to shed 55 jobs. The cost-cutting measure will likely spread citywide, since room service has apparently become a huge loser for hotels.

A Hilton statement said that “most full service hotels…[have] continued to see a decline in traditional room service requests over the last several years.”

They’ll replace the service with a cafeteria, which is not too surprising, since most room service food around the world is of cafeteria quality anyway.  Hotels want you out of the room and drinking in the bar or casino, so they make little effort to disguise the fact that you don’t get the same quality in your room as you get in the restaurants.

John Fox, a consultant, told Crain’s that room service just keeps losing money because of the labor costs:  “I’m sure that all the big hotels will be looking at what Hilton is doing.”

Well, I’m not a big old hotel consultant, but what did hotels think would happen when they charged $100 for a bottle of $15 vodka and $50 for a $12 hamburger? 

And then they tacked on a $10 service charge plus an 18 percent delivery charge plus the guy who delivered the food then has the nerve to ask for an additional gratuity on top? I get tired just typing that sentence and, yes, I’ve actually had that happen. Fortunately, I was on a comp, so I guess my host got hit with all the charges and fees.

But most people are expected to pay. And they might make the mistake of ordering room service once, but they’re not going to make it twice.

It’s 2013.  We all have cell phones, guys. We’ll just call the pizza delivery chain down the street, give the delivery guy five or ten bucks, and pocket the fifty we’ve saved.

So the hotels end up with a room service staff that mostly delivers food to people who don’t pay their own bills.

I think some hotels figured that business travelers on expense accounts would continue to pay anything. However, after the 2007 economic crash, almost every business has taken a hard line on travel expenses.

So who does that leave to order room service?  Kept women?  People staying in the hotel on stolen credit cards?  It doesn’t sound like a business model, folks.

You know what?

Hilton Midtown executives didn’t go to prison for highway robbery, and neither did any of the other thousands of hotel executives who ripped off travelers with ridiculous room service prices and service charges for bad food. They should be happy with that outcome.

As an honest person who pays my bills, I don’t use room service. I’m afraid to. So why not discontinue room service?

[room service breakfast photo by Fotoedu via Shutterstock]

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Need for Speed is getting a movie, and it’s planned to start filming next week in Georgia.

If your daily commute involves the 13th Street bridge spanning the Chattahoochee River, you might want to consider an alternate route next week. The Georgia bridge will be closed off for the filming of a scene for the Need for Speed movie.

No, this isn’t a followup or spin-off to Tom Cruise’s Top Gun film, even though that’s likely where the phrase came from. The Need for Speed movie is based on EA’s popular racing video game series.

The scene being filmed next week will involve a high-end sports car going off the bridge into the river, a stunt that Vin Diesel has done at least twice in his films xXx and Fast Five. Of course the river was dry in xXx, but it was still a river bed.

The bridge will be closed off for four days, and while that may seem excessive, remember that the South tends to have rather turbulent weather, and scenes are rarely shot right the first time. That’s how filming is in the movie industry.

Patrick Mignano of NFS Productions/Dreamworks Studios says, ”When you see the film, it’s going to be a car crash. You’ll see the car spin and flip over the rails. But what it takes to get those 15-20 seconds of film takes four days because everything’s got to be controlled. Everything has to be precise.”

It’s just a fact that when you’re dealing with stunts involving multi-ton vehicles, people can get badly injured if it isn’t controlled.

According to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, “Since 1972, more than 700 feature films, TV movies, TV series, single episodes and pilots have been produced in Georgia, generating over $7 billion dollars in economic impact.”

The plot of the Need for Speed movie will involve a street racer taking part in a cross-country race to get revenge on an ex-business partner. The film will feature Michael Keaton, Aaron Paul and Dominic Cooper.

Will the filming of the Need for Speed movie affect you as it films in Georgia next week? Are you excited to see it when it comes out in theaters?

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Actor Shemar Moore is claiming he was not the attacker of a female caller who placed a 911 which resulted in police officers showing up at his Encino, California home.

Police responded to a 911 call in which a female caller claimed the actor assaulted her. Upon arriving at the home Moore told officers that he was the one assaulted.

A law enforcement officials tells TMZ that the call went down around 3:45 AM. Police say they arrived and both Shemar Moore and the unnamed female accused one another of pushing and shaving.

Police say drinking was involved in the attack. A witness at the scene says someone who wasn’t Moore pushed the unnamed victim into the actors pool.

The female attempted to enter the actor’s home after she was pushed in the pool but was denied access because she was soaking wet. Someone inside the house asked that the female wait until towels were fetched.

When Shemare Moore personally arrived at the door with the towels the female reportedly became more irate. Realizing her escalating behavior Moore asked the lady to leave.

It’s not clear who started the pushing and shoving match first but it was the female who called police.

When police arrived Shemar Moore and the unnamed female both requested that the other be arrested. Police found no visibile injuries and issued a warning before leaving the property.

Encino police are still investigating the possible assault and battery case, however, there will likely be no arrests because of lacking evidence.

Shemar Moore has not issued a public statement regarding the possible assault and battery case at this time.

Do you think it was right for Shemar Moore to keep the soaking wet female waiting outside his house? Do you think she flew a little far off the rails after a rather silly prank gone wrong?

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‘No burp cows’ could become a reality thanks to a group of scientists who are aiming to reduce the methane output produced by an ever-increasing livestock population.

An international team of researchers are currently attempting to create a new type of cattle that doesn’t constantly burp and therefore helps the environment.

Researchers at the University of Aberbeen are leading the way on the $10 million RuminOmics project which aims to increase the efficiency of ruminant farming.

Methane forms in the gut of cows and other ruminants and is then released into the atmosphere as they burp.

Researchers believe that no burp cows would have a major impact on preventing further global warming. Currently the burps of ruminant animals are believed to cause 25 times the global warming impact of similar carbon dioxide levels.

Initial research by scientists point to genetic modifications that would help create no burp cows. According to lead researcher professor John Wallace, of the university’s Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health:

“Methane production is important for cattle and sheep farmers because if the amount of methane produced can be lowered then there are benefits for the environment, production and profitability.”

The group has also been studying 25 different dairy cattle types across a range of diets to determine the best feed and feed schedule possible to lower the burping amounts for cows.

According to Wallace:

“Our work suggests there is considerable variability between individuals, with some producing more than others. The finding has led the team to ask whether animals which are low emitters always emit low levels under all circumstances.”

The study will soon increase to 1,400 dairy cows across various types of cattle.

Methane continues to mount a horrendous attack against the environment and now scientists are fighting back, who would have thought that “no burp cows” might be a potential help.

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Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert issued an apology today for using a gay slur during his post game news conference last night.

Hibbert, who was essential in the Pacers Game 6 win in the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat, used the words “no homo” while answering a question about his defense on LeBron James.

The NBA hasn’t issued any fines against Hibbert yet but the Pacers center has issued an apology.

Hibbert said: “I am apologizing for insensitive remarks made during the post-game press conference after our victory over Miami Saturday night … They were disrespectful and offensive and not a reflection of my personal views. I used a slang term that is not appropriate in any setting, private or public, and the language I used definitely has no place in a public forum, especially over live television. I apologize to those who I have offended, to our fans and to the Pacers’ organization.”

Hibbert also used some colorful language when describing the press. The Pacers center said that he wasn’t voted the Defensive Player Of The Year because “y’all mother f***ckers don’t watch us play.”

The NBA hasn’t issued a penalty for the expletive filled press conference (you can watch the video here) but Hibbert will probably have to fork over a little bit of cash before Game 7.

What did you think about Roy Hibbert’s press conference? What did you think about his apology?

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Fuse was released May 28 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Here is what the critics had to say.

The premise of Fuse is that you play one of four special agents recruited by the CIA, a team called Overstrike 9, sent to stop the evil Raven Corporation from gaining access to an alien substance called Fuse. Fuse is a source of energy used in weaponry, and it’s what powers the equipment used by Overstrike 9.

Your team in Fuse each uses unique equipment. Dalton Brooks is an ex-mercenary with an attitude and an energy shield. Naya Deveraux used to work with her dad for Raven, and uses a black hole gun. Isabelle Sinclair is a young and rebellious scientist with a touch of brilliance and a gun that turns victims to crystal for convenient shattering. Jacob Kimble is a temperamental detective with a crossbow that shoots fire.

The changing environments that the developer touted earlier are one of the highlights, as one minute you’re in this intimidating, futuristic industrial setting and the next, you’re riding a gondola as it winds its way through hills and forests. Unfortunately, the game seems bland on the most part. Nothing really seems to pop out and make you notice.

The single-player aspects of Fuse make you wonder if this game wasn’t made specifically to be played with others, as the combat will more than challenge you without decent backup, and the friendly AI is about as useless as it is in most games. We’ve played BioShock Infinite, and the friendly AI in that game was actually helpful. The horde-like Echelon mode is all but impossible without at least a few leveled-up friends.

Fuse‘s attempt at a story doesn’t feel very fleshed out, as it hints at Fuse being what the terrorists are after, and then just turns into another kill-’em-all shooter. The alien race whose property Fuse is supposed to be are never seen, heard from, or spoken of – so why do they exist in this story at all?

All in all, Fuse is really a great game, but it fails in any way to stand out in the crowd. All this power, and they could have done a lot more with it.

What do you think of Fuse? Do you agree with the critics that it could have been more with all of its promise?

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Tim Samaras, his 24-year-old son Paul, and colleague 45-year-old Carl Young died while chasing the dangerous El Reno, Oklahoma tornado on Friday night. Their previous work was documented by a Discovery Channel series called Storm Chasers that ran for five years until it was cancelled early in 2012. However, their scientific research continued after the series ended.

The 55-year-old Samaras left a final Memorial Day Facebook post:

“Everyone enjoy the chase–and hope that tornadoes wander over open country. Most of all, I reflect and appreciate the freedom this incredible country has to offer, and the ultimate sacrifices so many have made to make it happen. Thank you. You are the true heros.”

The Samaras father/son team and Carl Young didn’t chase to be on TV. They were researchers known for their caution, but they also knew that you have to get out there if you want to do the science.

In a haunting final interview with National Geographic, Tim Samaras explained that we still have a lot to learn about why tornadoes form:

“We still don’t know why some thunderstorms create tornadoes while others don’t. We’re trying to collect as many observations as possible, both from outside and from the inside…”

Tim Samaras and his team were widely respected for their attention to safety. Fans on Twitter and Facebook mentioned his caution, and CNN meteorologist Chad Myers emphasized how careful he was:

“There’s just no one safer than Tim. Tim, he would never put himself in danger. He certainly wouldn’t put his son in danger.”

Other researchers told CNN the same thing, explaining that the entire weather research community has been hard-hit by the deaths. The size, speed, and unpredictable nature of the El Reno tornado was too much even for the most knowledgeable researchers.

Mike Bettes, a National Weather Channel meteorologist, experienced some unwanted fame himself when his truck was tossed 200 yards in a video that quickly went viral.

By a miracle, Bettes and both members of his crew actually stood up and walked away from the disaster.

Sadly, Carl Young and the Samaras men didn’t enjoy the same luck.

Like the service people Samaras saluted in his last Facebook post, these storm-chasers put their lives on the line and ultimately paid the highest price.

Paul Samaras, Tim Samaras, and Carl Young will be missed.

We’re deeply saddened by the loss of @tim_samaras, his son Paul, and their colleague Carl Young. Our thoughts & prayers go to their families

— Discovery Channel US (@Discovery) June 2, 2013

[tornado photo by Daniel Loretto via Shutterstock]

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