- Incoming SMU
freshman point guard Emmanuel Mudiay is no longer incoming SMU freshman
point guard Emmanuel Mudiay. He’s new first-year European professional
player Emmanuel Mudiay and his reasons for heading overseas are deliciously
murky at best. Mundiay, who some believe could be a No. 1 overall draft pick in
the near future, had committed to play for Larry Brown over Kentucky and
Kansas. However, his commitment wavered and over the weekend, Mudiay's mother
and two brothers informed Brown and members of his staff in a meeting that he
intends to play overseas. Mudiay himself hasn’t surfaced to explain himself,
further adding to the intrigue, but his brother Stephane passed along quotes
purportedly from his hoop savant sibling in which Emmanuel Mudiay stated that
he was excited to play at SMU, but saw his mother struggling financially and
decided to play for money rather than for free. There are also rumors that he
could already have run afoul of the NCAA for the same reason and now, the athletic
6-foot-5 point guard will chase offers from various European teams and decide
what interesting foreign locale he wants to enjoy for the next year. "He's
the most special point guard I've ever seen at that age," Brown said of
his never-was star guard. "He plays the right way, and God has given him
incredible gifts. We all know [the NBA is] a point guard's league." Along
with a family that is clearly heavily involved in his career, Mudiay will have
plenty of help in his search for a team, as Under Armour, which sponsors his
high school team, Prime Prep, and also Mudiay's summer team, Mo Williams Elite,
is assisting in the quest to find the best temporary landing spot for him………
- College students spend much of their summer doing one of a
few activities….traveling, taking a class they dread and want to be able to
focus all of their energy on as a summer course, working at that killer
internship and…..getting engaged underwater? That last entry on the list isn't
for everyone, but University of Florida student Alex Montgomery, it was all part of the plan.
Montgomery and his lady love, fellow UF student Lauren Schuhle, were scuba
diving in Marathon when the perfect proposal plan came together. Montgomery
went to great lengths to stage the entire event, setting up multiple underwater
cameras to capture all of the action. The couple, who dated for over a year and
a half, have always been a bit unconventional in their relationship and as a
result, an odd proposal made perfect sense for the groom-to-be. “Everything
Lauren and I do is outside, that’s the kind of couple we are. We like to get
out and do adventurous things,” Montgomery said. “I didn’t want to do something
status quo. She was so overwhelmed and everything at once. She didn’t cry right
away, but she grabbed on to my arm, it was pretty cool and exciting.” Of
course, with an underwater proposal, it’s tough to see if a girl is actually
crying, so maybe next time find a drier location. The idea of videotaping the
proposal was part of a social media-centric plan, as the video was quickly
posted online and has drawn plenty of attention on YouTube. The entire family
was in on the plot, as the scuba diving trip was a family outing that included
planning assistance from several family members in Montgomery being able to
bury a treasure chest under the sea containing a laminated flipbook with a
message for the love of his life, along with a proposal banner - talking
underwater can be difficult - and the ring………..
- Who’s ready to down copious amounts of Ecstasy, wear
glowstick jewelry on every possible appendage, cram into some abandoned
warehouse that’s 125 degrees inside and get their rave on “Game of
Thrones”-style? The time has finally arrived for all tweakers who fit that
description thanks to Kristian Nairn, better known as Hodor in
HBO’s hit drama “Game of Thrones.” Nairn, an Irish thespian who clearly likes
to club it up as often as possible, is cashing in on his quasi-fame from the
show by embarking upon a DJ-ing tour that will see him make six stops in a
place that always knows how to party and never turns down a good time -
Australia. Somehow, Nairn is actually basing the name of his tour on the show
that is the sole reason anyone knows his name, calling it the Rave of Thrones
tour. The shows will be built around Nairn playing deep house, with a visual
warm-up set from the fictional kingdom of Ego based on the popular fantasy
show. As with any big event or tour, there needs to be time for a proper
build-up and so this little ego trip won't kick off until Aug. 28 in Sydney,
with dates in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Darwin, and the last set at Zhivago
in Adelaide on Sept. 7. No word yet on which “Thrones” characters could make an
appearance, but nothing goes together quite like fictional medieval characters
and the most unlistenable, quasi-futuristic music imaginable, so this should be
a party no one wants to miss………
- Look at you, Church of England. It’s only taken
several centuries, but modest social progress is yours at last. The church has
finally resolved one of its longest and most divisive disputes with an
overwhelming vote in favor of allowing women to become bishops. The church's
national assembly, anachronistically known as the General Synod, achieved the
required two-thirds majority in each of its three houses and in total, 351
members of the three houses approved of the move, with 72 backwards-thinking
ass hats voting against it and 10 abstaining. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin
Welby hailed the result as the completion of a process that started more than
20 years ago with the ordination of women as priests and called for the entire
church to unite behind the decision. "As delighted as I am for the outcome
of this vote I am also mindful of whose within the church for whom the result
will be difficult and a cause of sorrow," Welby said in a statement. British
Prime Minister David Cameron also sought to attach his name to the occasion by
calling it a "great day for the Church and for equality." Those who
continue to oppose the measure contend that allowing women into such a senior
position in the church goes against the Bible. What made this debate so
contentious is that the Church of England represents diverse religious groups
from conservative evangelicals to supporters of gay marriage and changing the
policies of such a group is a sh*t storm of red tape, outrage and outdated
beliefs. Two years ago, opposition from lay members torpedoed the same change
that just passed and yet, women’s rights groups kept fighting. Back in 1975, the
General Synod ruled that there was no fundamental objection to women becoming
priests, but it took nearly two decades for the first women to officially be
ordained. Now, Welby says he expects the first woman bishop in the Church of
England by next year. Score one for long overdue progress……….
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