Re-posted from CBS Philly.com
Month: July 2015
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Stripped Of World Boxing Organization Welterweight Title After Not Paying Sanction Fee
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. failed to pay the $200,000 sanction fee required by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) for the belt he won on May 2 when he defeated Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, reports Yahoo! Sports.
The deadline was the end of the business day on Friday, and Monday, the Puerto Rico-based organization stripped Mayweather of the title.
It elevated Timothy Bradley, who defeated Jessie Vargas on June 27 for the interim championship, to full champion status, reports Yahoo! Sports.
WBO rules require boxers to pay 3 percent of the purse they win to fight for a world title, and a minimum of $1,000 and a maximum of $200,000 for fighters like Mayweather who earn extraordinary large purses.
Normally, fighters are required to pay the sanction fee on the night of the fight, and it’s deducted from their purse. However, Mayweather, who has had a long history with the WBC, wasn’t sure he wanted the WBO title. As a result, the WBO gave Mayweather time to pay the fee, and it wasn’t paid.
However, Pacquiao paid his sanction fee, and would have kept the belt had he won, so the WBO still made $200,000 on May 2 from that fight, writes Yahoo!
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/13211446/floyd-mayweather-jr-stripped-wbo-welterweight-title
Editorial
This website – OK, Fine – will now write an editorial on the Confederate Battle Flag. OK, fine, has generally refrained from writing about the Confederate Battle flag because for the most part, it has largely disappeared. Below is the state flag of South Carolina.
Note that the Confederate Battle Flag does not appear on the flag.
“Asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety in the fall of 1775 to design a flag for the use of South Carolina troops, Col. William Moultrie chose a blue which matched the color of their uniforms and a crescent which reproduced the silver emblem worn on the front of their caps. The palmetto tree was added later to represent Moultrie’s heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan’s Island against the attack of the British fleet on June 28, 1776,” writes 50states.com.
There is a Confederate Battle Flag used as part of a war memorial to Confederate soldiers on the grounds of the statehouse. The Confederate Battle Flag is not flown above the rooftop of the Capitol building there. This can be seen in the photo above.
According to PBS, the flag used to be flown above the Capitol building, but was removed from that site in the year 2000. PBS reports that the flag at the memorial cannot be lowered to half-mast. It can only be hooked onto or removed from the pole.
As written about before, the only state flag in the U.S. that contains the Confederate Battle Flag as part of its imagery is the Mississippi state flag. All other states have removed that symbol from their flag. The Mississippi flag can be seen below.
So, isn’t the conversation about the Confederate Battle Flag moot or nearly moot? Should the real focus be to have the symbol removed from the Mississippi state flag – the last official state flag that has it?
What about the war memorial flag in South Carolina? Could they perhaps build a “statue flag” or put a “sculpture” of the flag on the memorial, instead of having a real flag? What kind of facsimile could be used instead of a real flag? Is there a compromise?
Those are the thoughts of the Confederate Battle Flag from this website…
Apparent Suicide From Sunset Rock At Lookout Mountain At Chattanooga Tennessee
A woman fell 90 feet from Sunset Rock at Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee last Tuesday. She has been identified as Sarah Hunt of Chattanooga.
Ms. Hunt was a native of Great Lakes, Ill., and was a graduate of Hixson High School and UTC with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design, writes The Chattanoogan.
Park Rangers were able to make contact with Hunt’s family on Wednesday evening.
The family told investigators that Hunt had previously been treated for a mental illness and that a suicide note was found at the home, according to Todd Roeder, chief ranger at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Sunset Rock belongs to that system of parks.
“The investigation is now finished,” Roeder said, according to timesfreepress.com. “The medical examiner did not find any signs of foul play and her injuries seem to be the result of a fall of that kind.”
Hunt’s body was found on a trail at the bottom of Sunset Rock by two hikers, writes timesfreepress.com.
They attempted CPR and called 911 around 5:15 p.m., writes timesfreepress.com. When emergency personnel arrived on scene they determined that Hunt was dead.
Fresh Horror in Nigeria After Bloody Week That Claimed Almost 250 Lives
Re-posted from Time Magazine. Suicide bombings and other violence claims more than 200 dead in Nigeria in the past week.
What Is #LoveThePolice?
Russell Brand
Russell Brand discusses an “anti-austerity” (anti-budget-cut) protest that took place in London recently.
Brand also discusses the #LoveThePolice campaign. Can you protest for the rights of workers and also protest on behalf of the police?
Happy 4th of July!
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Star Trek Actor Lived At Internment Camp As A Child
TYT Network
Some of Star Trek performer George Takei’s family was forced into a Japanese internment camp on the West Coast of the United States during World War II.
In the recent Supreme Court ruling over gay marriage, Supreme Court judge Clarence Thomas, who is black, wrote that “human dignity cannot be taken away by the government…” He added, “Slaves did not lose their dignity (any more than they lost their humanity) because the government allowed them to be enslaved. Those held in internment camps did not lose their dignity because the government confined them.”
After having spent time in a Japanese internment camp as a child, George Takei disagrees.
(Updated article)
Vintage Car And Boat Show In Connecticut July 11
The Southern New England Chapter (SNEC) of The Antique and Classic Boat Society will present the 31st annual “Mahogany Memories” boat and car show on the grounds and docks of the Connecticut River Museum on Saturday, July 11 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.
The show will feature many examples of the finest classic wooden and fiberglass boats commonly seen in the area during the last century. Boats built by Chris Craft, Century, Lyman, Gar Wood, Elco and many more will be showcased.
Boat owners will be on hand to talk about their boats, exchange ideas and share the joys of using and preserving these beautiful “woodies” and other memorable classics. The show will also feature classic cars.
SNEC president David McFarlin said, “The SNEC members are always excited to participate in this show at the Connecticut River Museum. They all work hard at restoring and maintaining these wonderful boats and enjoy showing them to the public.”
It is unclear whether any of the vehicles are for sale.
The Connecticut River Museum is located at 67 Main Street in historic Essex, Connecticut, on the waterfront. For more information on the Mahogany Memories Antique and Classic Boat Show and other Connecticut River Museum events, go to http://www.ctrivermuseum.org or call 860-767-8269.
Police Get Into Scuffle With Man Holding Daughter
TYT Network
A father in the Philadelphia area was “busted” by police after he reportedly didn’t pay a subway fare for his young daughter, according to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Police.
The altercation between him and police is under scrutiny, writes NBC Philadelphia.
SEPTA Police Chief Thomas Nestel said Ellis Smith didn’t pay the $2.25 payment while entering the westbound tracks of SEPTA’s Market-Frankford El at the Margaret-Orthodox station Thursday afternoon. A cashier notified police which dispatched an officer to investigate.
OK, Fine. 