NCAA TOURNAMENT-KEVIN WARE'S GRUESOME BROKEN LEG INSPIRES GRIEF

NCAA TOURNAMENT-KEVIN WARE'S GRUESOME BROKEN LEG INSPIRES GRIEF

As Kevin Ware lay in front of the Louisville bench screaming in anguish after breaking his leg in gruesome fashion during Sunday's game against Duke, one glance at the reaction of his teammates demonstrated how close the Cardinals are.

The four other Louisville players on the court crumpled to the ground and hid their tear-stained eyes in their hands or jerseys to keep from looking at Ware. Players on the Cardinals bench all recoiled in horror and several reportedly even appeared to vomit. And as medical staffers loaded Ware onto a stretcher and prepared to transport him to an Indianapolis hospital, even Louisville coach Rick Pitino had to wipe away tears.

Before Ware left the floor, he called his teammates over to him. CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson said he told the rest of the Louisville players, "Don't worry about me. I'll be OK. You guys go win this thing."

[Slideshow: Players, coaches react to Kevin Ware's gruesome injury]

Ware sustained the injury trying to defend a Tyler Thornton 3-pointer with 6:33 left in the first half Sunday's final Elite Eight game and Louisville leading Duke 21-20. CBS showed the replay twice when it happened, but the network made the appropriate decision not to air a close-up shot or to air it again during its halftime show.

We've included a video of the injury at the bottom of the post for those who want to see it, but frankly I recommend not scrolling down that far. It was horrific enough that one of the few athletes who has suffered a similar injury chose to lend his condolences on Twitter as Ware was being taken off the floor and Louisville fans in the stands were chanting his name.

"Watching Duke/ Louisville my heart goes out to Kevin Ware," tweeted ex-Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann.

The timing of the injury could not be worse for Louisville on multiple levels.

[Also: Sports world reacts to Ware's injury]

Ware, who had played sparingly behind Peyton Siva and Russ Smith during the regular season, has seen his role increase in March. He scored 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting in 25 minutes during Louisville's Sweet 16 win over Oregon on Friday.

It also had to be extremely difficult for Louisville to refocus on the game itself after such a heart-wrenching scene. The Cardinals briefly surrendered the lead to Duke, but they did recover to take a 35-32 edge into the half.

GOOGLE-CONTROVERSY WITH CESAR CHAVEZ DOODLE

GOOGLE-CONTROVERSY WITH CESAR CHAVEZ DOODLE
Google’s decision to mark Easter Sunday with a doodle of leftist icon Cesar Chavez atop its search engine angered some users in what they see as a snub of Jesus on the day Christians mark his resurrection.

Google defended the decision by saying it reserves the spot for historical figures and events, but a review of its past doodles shows it has never honored Jesus on Christmas or Easter, despite his historical and spiritual significance to billions around the world.

“I thought the Chavez-google thing was a hoax or an early April Fool's Day prank,” Fox News contributor Dana Perino tweeted. “ ... are they just going to leave that up there all day?”

The Daily Caller website also chimed in, noting the establishing ties between Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and the Obama administration.

“While Google frequently decorates its logo to celebrate various holidays and special events, it is unclear why the company chose specifically to honor Chavez’s birthday, instead of Easter Sunday,” the website read.

In 2011, President Obama proclaimed each March 31 to be designated Cesar Chavez Day in honor of the co-founder of the United Farm Workers union. The civil rights activist died in 1993 at age 66.

“Through boycotts and fasts, he led others on a path of nonviolence conceived in careful study of the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi and Mahatma Gandhi, and in the powerful example of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” the presidential proclamation said of the Arizona-born civil-rights leader.

Glenn Beck also noted the perceived slight in a message that retweeted at least 360-plus times.

“Cool for Google to not celebrate Easter but really?!!? Go to http://google.com,” Beck wrote. “HAPPY Caesar Chavez day everybody!”

Microsoft’s Bing, in contrast, featured brightly-colored Easter eggs on its main search page on Sunday. But Google, which last illustrated an Easter doodle in 2000, downplayed the controversy.

“We enjoy celebrating holidays at Google but, as you may imagine, it's difficult for us to choose which events to highlight on our site,” a Google spokesperson told the Washington Post on Sunday. “Sometimes for a given date, we feature an historical event or influential figure that we haven't in the past.”

The California-based Mexican Heritage Festival, however, praised the selection.

“Bravo Google for honoring Cesar, a man of faith and peace on this Easter Sunday,” the organization tweeted.

Others, meanwhile, took the opportunity to poke fun at the sometimes-surprising way Google alters its logo on its ubiquitous search engine.

“Google's Cesar Chavez doodle controversy: Much adoodle about nothing?” Karen Lopez asked.

Google has created more than 1,000 doodles since 1998, when the concept was born when company founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin altered the logo to indicate their attendance at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert.

“Doodles are the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists,” a Google website reads.

The ideas for the doodles come from several sources, including Google users.

“The doodle selection process aims to celebrate interesting events and anniversaries that reflect Google's personality and love for innovation,” the website continues.

KATE MIDDLETON FAKE PREGNANT

KATE MIDDLETON FAKE PREGNANT
In order to prove its totality as Kate Middleton replica, Heidi Agan buy fake pregnant belly bulge so that he can be very similar to depict the Duchess of Cambridge are indeed pregnant.

Heidi Agan is a former waitress who often imitate Kate Middleton. She felt the need to adjust to the object copy. "As the growth in her stomach, my stomach will also be greater - because to look the same as the original is a very important thing," said Agan told BBC News.

Although no figures Agan, fake belly bump the price range is made of silicone it can cost up to $ 600 (approximately Rp 5, 8 million), and can be obtained on the black market online retail industry. Agan has had some measure of adjusted so that he could portray the Duchess in any stage of pregnancy. It is not an easy task, because of Kate, who is now five months into her pregnancy, not to make changes in her appearance wearing maternity clothes.

"It's still pretty hard because he's not big enough stomach to change his clothes so it is difficult to know what kind of clothes later," said Agan told the BBC.

Agan accident is similar to the wife of Prince William. After Kate and Will got engaged, Agan decided to make the leap into a career of a waiter celebrity impersonator. He has a remarkable resemblance to the Duchess, with long wavy brown hair, blue eyes and the same smile. Remarkably, both about the same age: 31-year-old Kate, while Agan 32 years.

He began his new career by buying a blue Issa dress worn for her engagement announcement in November 2010 and then spending $ 450 U.S. dollars (about Rp 4, 38 million) to buy duplicate Alexander McQueen evening dress design worn afterwards the Duchess. Agan told the BBC that he routinely monitor information about Kate and tried to imitate every behavior.

Now Agan can finance its expenditures as "Britain's most similar to Kate Middleton," as he put it on his website. He's making more money than U.S. $ 1,000 (about Rp 9, 73 million) per day from the replicate Kate Middleton, to attend a charity event and regularly appears on television and radio.

This is a very serious role acted Agan, not only in the real world but also online. Agan kept informed about the development of her false pregnancy her fans.

"'Baby' and I had a great time filming outside today. But the weather is very cold. Brr, "he wrote on Twitter while uploading photos that fake pregnant belly. On March 5, he's singing about a new fake belly she endured, "Take the 'bump' today.

RIC FLAIR'S SON FOUND DEAD IN CHARLOTTE HOTEL ROOM

Reid Fliehr, 25-year-old son of famed wrestler RIC FLAIR'S SON FOUND DEAD IN CHARLOTTE HOTEL ROOM.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg County police received a call about 10:30 ET Friday morning about an unresponsive man at a Marriott Residence hotel. The current police report indicates that foul play is not believed to be involved in Fliehr's death.

Fliehr, who wrestled under the name "Reid Flair," had been working in Japan and was scheduled to tour with his father this weekend. Ric Flair had recently rejoined the WWE, and Reid was expected to follow in his father's footsteps.

"We are heartbroken to confirm that Ric's son, Reid Fliehr, has passed away today March 29, 2013 in Charlotte, NC," Flair's agent, Melinda Morris Zanoni of Legacy Talent and Entertainment, said in a statement. "The investigation into the cause of death is ongoing. Reid was 25 and an incredible son, brother, friend, and professional wrestler. No words can describe the grief that Ric and his family are experiencing and they do request privacy during this devastating time."

VIDEO-METEORITE RUSSIA

VIDEO-METEORITE RUSSIA. 

Video footage purports to show fragments of a Meteorite coming to Earth over Russia after it explodes in the sky. Videos show trails left by the shards across the sky in the Chelyabinsk region and the destruction left on the area's streets.
 
The meteor that exploded over Russia caused a lot of damage over a wide area. Anthony Mason speaks with the chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia for more insight into the rare occurrence; And, Steve Hartman sits with Bill Sherlach who recently received the Presidential Citizen's Medal on behalf of his wife, Mary Sherlach, who was slain in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.

HITS CAMPUS-TORNADO MISSISSIPPI CAUSES

A tornado hit Mississippi on Sunday, injuring more than a dozen people and causing widespread damage, including on a college campus.Authorities say that there are no deaths reported so far, and they hope this will remain true. Hattiesburg, where the tornado touched down, has seen extensive damage.

CNN reports that Robert Latham, director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, stated:

 “I hope to goodness that when all this is said and done, all we have to do is clean up a mess and that we haven’t lost any lives in this.”
Hattiesburg is home to the University of Southern Mississippi, which suffered to damage to some buildings. There were no reports of injuries on the campus, but university police still declared a state of emergency. They have warned people to stay away from campus until further notice.

United Press International notes that the tornado that hit Mississippi also caused damage to the Oak Grove High School campus. The funnel cloud touched down in northern Lamar County and moved into Forrest County by 5:40 pm EST.

Along with causing damage to buildings, it also took down power lines and flung debris along its path. Forrest County Sheriff Billy McGee stated, “There’s quite a few homes without power at this point. Quite a few trees on houses, on cars, that type of thing.”

Hattiesburg resident Sara Lawrence recalled the tornado, saying:
“Within seconds, everything changed. I didn’t feel like there was much notice. I heard the sirens and everything looked OK outside, so I started making preparations to go into the bathroom. And then, next thing I know, all the lights went out, and it got dark outside.”
The storm that spawned the Mississippi tornado also caused tornado warnings in southeastern Mississippi and southwestern Alabama, though there were no other reports of funnel clouds touching down.

SERVICE-MISSISSIPPI TORNADO WEATHER

Hardy Street in front of the University of Southern Mississippi campus is obstructed by debris blown by an apparent tornado in Hattiesburg, Miss., Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013.  
Mississippi Tornado :
Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up Monday to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival. More than a dozen in the state were injured.

Daylight also offered emergency management officials the chance to get a better handle on the damage that stretched across several counties. Gov. Phil Bryant planned to visit hard-hit Hattiesburg, where a twister moved along one of the city's main streets and damaged buildings at the governor's alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi. Emergency officials said late Sunday that at least 10 people were injured in surrounding Forrest County and three were hurt to the west in Marion County, but they weren't aware of any deaths.

Among those who felt lucky to be alive was 49-year-old Margie Murchison, who was visiting with a friend when her husband started screaming for them to take shelter from the approaching storm in a nearby culvert. They sprinted out of the house as debris flew around them and made it to the conduit that runs under the road. A tree crashed behind them as they made it to their hiding place.

"For a minute there, that wind was so strong I couldn't breathe," Murchison said.

Said Murchison's friend, 55-year-old Wayne Cassell: "If we had wasted any seconds, we wouldn't have made it."
After the storm passed, there were trees down all around the Murchison home. She said there was part of the roof damaged and leaking. Windows were broken out and the detached garage was leaning.

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said it appears a single tornado caused the damage in Forrest, Marion and Lamar counties. Hundreds of homes are damaged in Forrest County, along with a couple dozen in the other two.
Flynn said the sheer scope of the damage was slowing officials' assessment.

"The problem is, it was so strong that there's so much debris that there's a lot of areas they haven't been able to get to yet," he said.

On campus, trees were snapped in half around the heavily damaged Alumni House where part of the roof was ripped away. Windows in a nearby building were blown out, and heavy equipment worked to clear streets nearby in a heavy rain after the worst of the weather had passed.
The university released a statement saying no one was hurt but that it was under a state of emergency, and anyone away from campus should stay away until further notice.

East of campus, 47-year-old Cindy Bullock was at home with her husband and dog, a terrier mix named Vinnie, when she heard the tornado coming. They ran to a hallway and covered their heads. It wasn't long before the windows in the kitchen and bedroom exploded. The storm stripped all the shingles off the roof and left holes in it, while knocking over a large pine tree in the yard.
After dark, the Bullocks were trying to arrange their stuff inside so it wouldn't get wet from the dripping water.

"I just looked out the window and I heard the rumbling. It sounded like a train. We ran to the hall, and the kitchen windows and the windows in the bedroom exploded. It happened pretty fast," she said.

There were large trees blocking the road all through her neighborhood, and several of the houses were hit by falling trees. Her friend was staying with them after the friend's apartment took a direct hit from a falling tree.