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Terrell Brown was signed as an offensive tackle for the Rams in 2013. At his signing he was 403 pounds and one of the heaviest players in NFL history.
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Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jackson led the league in tackles for a loss in 2006. His reported average weight was 345 pounds.
Offensive tackle Aaron Gibson, who played for the Chicago Bears from 2003-04, tipped the scales at 410 pounds.
Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Nate Newton, at his heaviest, weighed a reported 401 pounds.
Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Korey Stringer was productive at 335 pounds. Stringer died in 2001 from complications related to heat during practice.
Defensive tackle William Perry of the Chicago Bears was famously nicknamed "The Fridge." At his heaviest, Perry weighed in at 382 pounds.
Lenovo confirmed to the UK teamsters this morning at 9am that a new boss is set to parachute into the vacant MD’s hot seat locally in a little under six weeks.
Preben Fjeld will take control of ops as GM from 1 November - he quit Acer last week where he was the UK country manager from July 2015.
In a statement to staff, seen by The Reg, EMEA CEO Francois Bornibus, described Fjeld as an “experienced leader with a strong understanding of the dynamics” of the British PC sector, one in which Lenovo has struggled of late.
According to distributor sales data for Q2, Lenovo’s UK shipments crashed 22.6 per cent year-on-year, roughly twice the decline of total sales across the entire market, far cry from the double-digit gains of yesteryear.
The General Election in June and ongoing uncertainty attributed to Brits’ vote to leave the EU shouldered some of the blame for the sales decline, but Lenovo’s local output mirrors that of wider Europe.
Bornibus was plonked into the EMEA exec seat in March following five quarters of declining turnover. His remit was to make Lenovo the biggest shifter of PC tin in the region; consolidate its third spot in servers locally; and import the full Motorola portfolio so that customers can not buy here – similar to its performance in other territories.
Lenovo has been caught out by the return to form of arch rival HP Inc and has spent recent times trying to turn around the costly acquisitions of businesses that have seen better times - IBM's x division and Motorola's handset operation.
'Arrow' Showrunner Talks Oliver Queen Romance in Season 2; Metamorpho to Appear?
As DC and Warner Bros. continue to develop their interconnected Cinematic Universe, they've been folding in their hit CW series Arrow more and more - to the point of announcing that The Flash (or at least human alter ego Barry Allen) will be introduced on the show with an eye toward his own series (rather than the movie adaptation many were expecting).
As far as teasing new characters from the DC Universe goes, executive producer Marc Guggenheim has tweeted a teaser pic of a mock-up for a vehicle with the caption "Coming to Season 2...": a black van with the words "Metamorpho Chemicals" on the side.
This is a reference to the character Rex Mason, A.K.A. Metamorpho/Element Man, who in the comic books is an "adventurer" granted the power to transform his body into different elements by an Egyptian artifact known as the "Orb of Ra." In the New 52 continuity, the character is a member of the superhero group the Outsiders, but has also been associated with the Justice League.
This image could be nothing more than an Easter Egg reference to the show's comic book origins. It could also be a hint that Metamorpho will indeed appear as a character, but with a different origin story. The marked lack of superpowers in the Arrow universe (so far) would indicate that Metamorpho's backstory will be significantly altered, but with the planned introduction of The Flash as a recurring character during Season 2 (possibly without powers), the "no superpowers" approach could be in flux.
As the Season 2 premiere approaches, we've had a rundown of the new gadgets that bow-wielding billionaire-vigilante Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) will have at his disposal, we've learned of several new villains Oliver will have to contend with, and now executive producer Andrew Kreisberg tells Entertainment Weekly that fans can expect several new options for Oliver's romantic life, with the potential for love triangles - or even quadrangles - to appear.
“I think a part of Felicity’s arc this season is realizing that she can enunciate her feelings for Oliver — not necessarily to Oliver, but you know, I think she’s going to be dealing with that."
And that's not all, all of you who need a side of tween-centric relationship drama with your superhero antics. The new season is likely to see even more romantic entanglements for the already-busy Oliver Queen (who was back with his ex, Laurel Lance, by the end of Season 1).
So all this romantic melodrama is really just a way for the CW to expand Arrow's viewer base from comic book superhero-fan boys to a younger, female audience. It's certainly a sound business approach, but will stuffing love triangle subplots into Season 2 really be for the best? The CW may want to mold this into Smallville, (and we're not saying that it does, but it's starting to look that way), but not everyone will stick around to watch it happen.
Season 2 of Arrow premieres Wednesday, October 9th, 2013 @8pm on the CW.
A rail strike has been temporarily averted after the federal labour minister ordered employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. to vote on the company's final offers, just hours before they were set to walk off the job.
Statements from both CP Rail and two unions representing workers say the minister's order to administer a ratification vote on each of the offers follows advice of federal mediators. In a release late Friday, representatives for the unions recommended that their members reject the company's offers.
Earlier this week, the Teamsters, which represent over 3,000 CP Rail conductors and engineers, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, with about 365 signal and communications workers, gave the railway a 72-hour notice of strike action.
CP Rail said in statement that the minister's order means there will be no disruption in commuter or freight service as was previously expected in Ontario and B.C.
But a statement from the unions say the company's offers don't have a "chance in hell of being ratified."
An electronic vote on the offers will be conducted by the Canada Industrial Relations Boards at an undetermined date.
Via Rail Canada warned passengers Friday of possible morning train cancellations on Saturday and Sunday between Sudbury and White River, Ont., if the shutdown of CP Rail services were to go through.
"VIA Rail is following the negotiations closely and is currently analyzing the scenarios and potential effects of the work stoppage on its operations in order to minimize the impact on its passenger services, should it occur," it said in a statement, adding it was in contact with customers who have reservations on affected trains.
Greater Toronto transit operator Metrolinx warned of possible delays for customers on its Milton and Barrie lines if CP Rail managers filling in for union workers would have been unable to address signal or switch issues on CP Rail-owned portions of the corridors.
It added CP also owns a section of corridor leading into the Hamilton GO Centre and train service to and from this station would have not been provided, although regular GO bus service was expected to continue and extra buses would be put into service.
The BC Rapid Transit Company said Friday it would have provided buses if the CP Rail disruption stopped its West Coast Express train service in the Greater Vancouver area.
Canadian Pacific said it was preparing with its customers for a possible strike by executing a "safe and structured shutdown of its train operations in Canada." The strike was to take effect as of midnight on Friday.
In a post on its website on Friday, CEO Bob Masterson of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada said the disruption would have interrupted about $20 million worth of daily shipments by his member companies.
He added that switching cargo to Canada's other major railroad, Canadian National Railway Ltd., wouldn't have been an option even if access to CN lines are possible because his members have been "told clearly that CN's network is not in a position to take on extra capacity."
The critics may be giving Captain Marvel scores in the low 80’th percentile, but if you ask the audience, it’s the worst movie Marvel has ever produced for the MCU.
According to the website Rotten Tomatoes, the audience is finally weighing in on Captain Marvel now that is has released, and the reviews are abysmal. As of this writing, the audience score is at 35 percent, with over 7,000 reviews in, making this the lowest rated Marvel movie ever made.
For comparison, the previously lowest rated Marvel movie was Thor: The Dark World, which was largely considered the worst Marvel film for years, which sits currently at 67 percent.
To be fair, it’s likely that some of the audience went in prepared to hate the movie beforehand thanks to lead actress Brie Larson making this movie political with social justice adherence. Larson made disparaging comments about white men, and made it clear that this movie was a form of feminist activism.
Audience scores aside, even the critic reviews aren’t entirely kind to Captain Marvel despite its 81 percent rating. The overall theme from professional critics seems to be that the movie isn’t groundbreaking in any way, and Larson’s acting isn’t going to win her any awards. Were this a Marvel film without any of the politics attached, one has to wonder what the score would be different.
We’ll soon get to see how the movie did monetarily during its opening weekend, and while the film is mired in controversy and bad reviews, many still expect the movie to do well by virtue of the fact that it’s A: a Marvel movie, and B: the movie leading up to the Russo brother’s finale to the Infinity War saga.
Unconfirmed rumors are already abounding that some in the Avengers cast are displeased Larson and the arrival of Captain Marvel’s character into the MCU, as they feel pushed aside. There are also rumors that Disney CEO Bob Iger is also displeased with the inclusion of social justice messaging into the MCU, and that the Russo brothers would rather not have Danvers in the conclusion to Infinity War, preferring to finish out the saga with the original characters.
Larson has signed a contract for seven films as Captain Marvel, but what her presence will look like within the MCU should Captain Marvel bomb is still up in the air.
Report On Business Whose prices are better? Target or Wal-Mart?
Whose prices are better? Target or Wal-Mart?
Exterior photos of the Target Canada in Guelph Ontario Monday, March 4, 2013.
After an unprecedented 26-month buildup, Target Corp. is finally officially opening its first 24 stores in Canada – after a month of "soft openings" – and inevitably facing customer letdown.
Some of its prices are higher than those in the U.S., and some of its products have been out of stock amid high demand. Not all of its brands are new to this country: Cherokee clothing, for instance, was carried at Zellers stores, whose space it has taken over.
And while Target never promised the same prices as those in its U.S. stores – it said prices would be comparable to its low-cost competitor Wal-Mart Canada Corp. here – a survey commissioned for The Globe and Mail this week shows that Target prices are still more than 1-per-cent higher than Wal-Mart, on a basket of the same household and beauty products, and as much as 8-per-cent higher when one particular item is dropped.
The gap puts pressure on Target executives to draw customers with an edgy offering of fashion and home decor styles while navigating the choppy waters of disillusionment with prices and product availability.
Some customers shopping Target this week noticed the steeper prices – and some empty shelves – although almost all interviewed liked the spacious, clean store and found staff to be friendly.
"I'm a cross-border shopper – and I'll go back to the States to shop," said Camilla Maszkowski, 49, who bought some lemon juice at the Target store at Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga, but found a bottle of Advil too pricey. "Pricing in the States is better."
Carolina Baker, 42, has her eye on a Lego Ninjago set for her son's fifth birthday in June, but it costs $89.99 at Target here and $74.99 (U.S.) at the retailer south of the border, she said. She plans to ask her sister in Florida to buy one for her and bring it on her next visit here.
Target spokeswoman Lisa Gibson said it is committed to being "competitively priced in the market." The retailer shops more than 20,000 items weekly to compare and adjust its prices quickly, she said. It also has a price match guarantee and a rewards card that offers 5 per cent off almost everything.
The survey, by mobile research firm Field Agent Canada, found that 12 of 13 goods were 8-per-cent higher at Target. The 13th item was substantially lower at Target, which resulted in its prices, on average, being 1.16-per-cent higher.
Field Agent did the survey on Tuesday at Square One, where a Target opened last week and Wal-Mart runs a super centre.
Still, Boston-based consultancy Kantar Retail said its price comparison in March showed virtually the same prices overall on a basket of 29 national brands at a Target and a Wal-Mart store in Canada.
"The retailers' baskets were very competitive," said Robin Sherk, director of retail insights at Kantar.
Last January, a Field Agent survey for The Globe on a basket of 16 goods at Wal-Mart in the U.S. and Wal-Mart Canada (the same products as this week but a few less because they weren't available at both retailers) found prices were almost 23-per-cent higher in Canada. But in the U.S., prices at Wal-Mart were just 0.5-per-cent lower than Target.
Target executives have said the prices are higher in Canada because of higher costs and tariffs and fewer economies of scale.
Even so, Ms. White bought about $70 worth of goods, including a blouse and a hair-cutting kit.
Ms. Gibson said Target is preparing for a rush of customers on Friday, trucking in goods to replenish shelves.
Wendy Liebmann, chief executive officer of WSL/Strategic Retail, said some Target customers could be disappointed because their expectations are so high, and the retailer's "soft opening" is aimed at preparing customers for Target.
"You learn as you go and you fix it fast."
Click here to download the Target vs. Wal-Mart price table as a csv file.
Editor's note: An earlier online version of this story left unclear Wendy Liebmann's reasoning about customer response to the retailer's rollout in Canada. This version has been revised.
Apart from a handful of largely euro-zone sovereign bonds, investors are facing miserly returns on just about every class of instrument.
This doesn’t bode well for the future.
“Safe haven” bond market yields have been screwed down to historic lows and, in the case of some short-dated instruments, have even fallen to negative nominal returns–never mind the wholesale negative expected real returns for medium-dated and, in some cases, even longer-dated issues.
This downward pressure on benchmark bonds has caused a collapse in corporate debt, with even high yield issues trading at historically low nominal levels, even if spreads haven’t yet dropped to the unprecedented lows of the go-go pre-crisis years.
Since its inauguration on that chilly January day in 1917, the Marquette men’s basketball program has ascended to national prominence.
The morning of Jan. 13, 1917, started exactly how you would expect in Milwaukee — freezing cold. The temperature dropped to 0 degrees overnight and over the course of the morning slipped even lower to minus 3.
The fire department was called eight times to extinguish blazes as Milwaukeeans tried to keep their homes and businesses warm. The largest was at Rose Casing and Supply at 298 Milwaukee St., where losses were estimated at $450.
“King Winter swayed his ruling scepter Saturday, giving Milwaukee the coldest snap of the year,” read the weather report on the front page of the next day’s Milwaukee Sentinel.
It was on that frigid evening, on a day when the rising tensions that would soon draw the United States into World War I and women picketing outside the White House for the right to vote drew the headlines above the fold, that a small group of local university men from Marquette traveled to Whitewater for a basketball game.
At the time, such an activity was hardly major news. But that game, a 35-26 Marquette victory over Whitewater Normal, represented the nascence of something no one could have seen coming.
Even a month later on Feb. 16, 1917, when Marquette hosted its first basketball game at Lapham Park Social Center in front of about 500 people, it’s likely that few people who took in the team’s 24-21 loss to Carroll could imagine a future in which 18,000-plus spectators would pay to see a Jesuit university play basketball.
What was unfathomable then has become our reality.
Marquette's Bo Ellis celebrates the 1977 NCAA championship victory.
Over the 100 years since its inauguration on that frosty January day, the Marquette men’s basketball program has ascended to national prominence, helped create incalculable growth for the university and became one of the city's top attractions. In its century of existence, Marquette has had hundreds of players filter through its basketball team, resulting in 57 NBA draft picks, 31 NCAA Tournament appearances, 15 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) trips, including the 1970 championship, three Final Fours and one NCAA national championship in 1977.
Marquette’s path from then to now has not been linear, with the program experiencing various highs and lows, but for the most part it has been continuous. There has been only one season in which Marquette did not play basketball, 1918-’19, with the cancellation due in part to World War I as well as the Spanish flu epidemic that cut a deadly swath across the globe, killing upward of 3% of the world’s population.
Over the next decade following the canceled season, Marquette expanded its schedule dramatically both in terms of number of games played as well as taking on more opponents from outside Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
Under head coach Frank Murray, from 1920-’29, Marquette traveled throughout the Midwest and as far as Tennessee for games. The team compiled its best record in that span during the 1922-’23 season, going 19-2. At that time, there was no national tournament or way of measuring a season’s success on a large scale.
Marquette men's basketball poster from 1932.
Like Marquette’s two coaches before him, Ralph Risch and Jack Ryan, Murray also was the head football coach. He held that post for 19 years and compiled a record of 104-55-6, giving him the most wins in school history and a résumé that earned him a place in the College Football Hall of Fame.
The school took a different course in 1929 when it hired Cord Lipe as basketball coach. He lasted one season before giving way to Bill Chandler, who remains Marquette’s longest-tenured coach at 21 seasons.
Chandler, a former basketball player at Wisconsin, experienced his greatest success in his first five seasons, collecting 62 of his 193 victories. Marquette’s later struggles under Chandler came partially from his lack of willingness to seek out recruits, the rise in popularity of the sport and Chandler’s belief in scheduling tough opponents.
“Despite Marquette’s inability to attract more than an occasional top flight player, Chandler insisted on playing the nation’s best season after season,” read Chandler’s obituary in the Chicago Tribune on May 24, 1953.
One of those top talents was Gene Berce, who fell into Chandler’s lap in 1944. Berce had intended to go to UW but was told he would not get a scholarship until he made the team. That didn’t seem like the best deal, so some of Berce’s friends told him to speak with Chandler, who offered him a scholarship at Marquette from Day 1.
“So I left Wisconsin, I was there one day, then we played them a week later and I had 22 points against them,” Berce said. “Bud Foster, who was coach then, said that was the worst mistake he'd ever made in his life."
Berce, like other players including future Marquette athletic director and professor Sam Sauceda, had his college experience interrupted by World War II. Berce went to Cornell in 1945 for officer training, playing basketball there and earning all-East recognition.
A lightly regarded recruit out of high school, Berce was sought by more than a dozen schools after the war ended. He turned them all down, including an offer from Indiana State’s John Wooden, to return to Marquette, where he graduated in 1948 as the program’s leading scorer.
“I decided to go back to Marquette because they were the ones that gave me a shot when I needed it,” Berce said.
Chandler lasted three more seasons after Berce graduated, closing his tenure in 1950-’51 with his fifth consecutive season with a record under .500. He gave way to the youngest head coach in the country, 29-year-old Fred “Tex” Winter, who would go on to a Hall of Fame career and rose to national acclaim for his innovations with the triangle offense that he taught to the likes of Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan.
In Winter’s first of two seasons at Marquette he coached the team to its first postseason championship. The squad included the program’s first African-American player, Ralph Wilson, and was led by brothers Russ and Grant Wittberger, who respectively led the team in points and rebounds. Marquette downed Iona, St. Francis (N.Y.) and St. Francis (Pa.) in a span of four days in Troy, N.Y., to capture the National Catholic Tournament title despite finishing with an overall record of 12-14.
Marquette’s next postseason success belonged to coach Jack Nagle, a former player from 1938-’40. He was an assistant under Chandler and Winter, and became coach in 1953 when Winter took the top job at Kansas State. With Russ Wittberger in his senior season and junior Terry Rand averaging 15.9 points and 14.7 rebounds per game, Nagle guided MU, in its first season bearing the Warriors nickname, to the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1955.
The Warriors defeated Miami (Ohio) and second-ranked Kentucky in the first two rounds before falling to No. 5 Iowa, 86-81, in Evanston, Ill.

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