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Based in Atlanta, GA - Rick Limpert is an award-winning writer, a best-selling author, and a featured sports travel writer.

Named the No. 1 Sports Technology writer in the U.S. on Oct 1, 2014.

Monday
Nov222010

Play The Packers, Head Coaches Lose Their Jobs

 

NFL coaches, if you like your job, be weary of playing the Green Bay Packers.

The Packers became coach-killers for the second time in three weeks (and second straight game) following a 31-3 defeat of the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday as head coach Brad Childress was terminated.

Before the Packers' bye week, Green Bay defeated the Dallas Cowboys 45-7. One day later, the Cowboys fired head coach Wade Phillips.  I don't think Atlanta Falcon's head coach Mike Smith has anything to worry about if his 8-2 team loses to the Green and Gold, but the Packers right now aren't just winning games, they are embarrassing teams.

Green Bay has won four straight games and boast a defense featuring Clay Matthews and Charles Woodson that are dominating opposing teams each week.

How many more teams will fire their coaches after playing the Pack?  Mike Singletary, Tom Coughlin and Lovie Smith are on notice.

Monday
Nov222010

Kindle Free Pick of the Week: Quiet as They Come

A nice little easy read for a busy Thanksgiving Week.  It's by Angie Chau.

 Quiet As They Come is a beautiful and at times brutal portrait of a people caught between two cultures. Set in San Francisco from the 1980s to the present day, this debut collection explores the lives of several families of Vietnamese immigrants as they struggle to adjust to life in their new country, often haunted by the memories and customs of their old lives in Vietnam. While some are able to survive and assimilate, others are crushed by the promise of the "American Dream." No matter their fate, you will never be able to forget the people you meet in this remarkable collection.

Free right now in the Kindle Store.

 

Monday
Nov222010

Harry Potter's Weekend Take: $330 Million

 "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," cast a spell in more than 50 countries and collected $330 million in global ticket sales.

The tally includes a best-ever U.S. and Canadian debut of $125.1 million in this latest adventure of the teenage sorcerer and his friends at Hogwarts school. Six previous "Potter" films collected $5.4 billion globally for the Warner Bros studio.

In the United States and Canada, last week's champ, comedy "Megamind," came in a distant second with $16.2 million, just ahead of runaway train flick "Unstoppable" with $13.1 million. But given the popularity of the "Potter" movies, the other movies had not been expected to be much competition for No. 1.

The $125.1 million for "Deathly Hallows: Part 1" beat the previous best weekend debut for a "Potter" film in the United States and Canada, which was $102.7 million for "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" in November 2005.

The movie, which is based on the final installment of the series of best-selling books by author J.K. Rowling, collected more than $30,000 per theater in just over 4,100 U.S. and Canadian venues. By contrast, "Megamind" took in $4,300 per location in nearly 3,800 theaters.

The movie played in some 54 overseas countries with highlights being 17.5 million pounds ($28 million) in the United Kingdom and A$15 million ($14 million) in Australia.

 

Sunday
Nov212010

Young Boy Strip Searched at Salt Lake City Airport (Video)

This boy went through a metal detector and didn't set it off but was somehow selected for a pat down. The little boy didn't understand why he was being singled out, so the TSA couldn't complete the full pat on the young boy.

The boy's father tried several times to just hold the boys arms out for the TSA agent but  it didn't end up being enough for the guy.

The enraged father pulled his son shirt off and gave it to the TSA agent to search, thats when this video begins.

What security threat could this little boy pose at the Salt Lake City Airport?  This is a travesty and not necessary.  Hopefully a Utah Congressman or Senator sees this and calls for action. 

Sunday
Nov212010

'The Amazing Race' Heads to Bangladesh

CBS' The Amazing Race travels to Bangladesh this week in their quest to complete the race and win $1,000,000.

The teams leave their pitstop in Oman behind and head for Bangladesh, the most populated city on the planet. Tensions run high when teams discover a new twist: the Double U-Turn.

A U-Turn traditionally comes into play after a Detour has been completed. A team that has been U-Turned must go back and complete the Detour task that they did not complete. In this variation of the U-Turn 2 teams will each be able to force another team to complete the other half of the Detour. Both teams can not U-Turn the same team.  This should add some spice to what is already a spicy race.