Rams bash St. Louis in Los Angeles relocation bid

The St. Louis Rams want to move back to Los Angeles because the St. Louis market is a dud and because attendance is bad despite "significant" investments in the team by Rams owner Stan Kroenke, according to the team's relocation filing obtained Tuesday night by USA TODAY Sports.

Stadium officials in St. Louis also failed to keep a big promise they made to lure the team from Los Angeles in 1995 – to provide the Rams with a "first-tier" stadium in St. Louis, according to the Rams' filing.

So now they want to move back to L.A., where Rams ownership believes its stadium plan near the L.A. airport is "superior" to the one being jointly proposed by the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders in nearby Carson, Calif. All three teams filed applications Monday to relocate to Los Angeles County in 2016, subject to a vote by NFL owners that could happen as soon as next week in Houston.



The NFL has said it will support only one new stadium in Los Angeles capable of housing two NFL teams -- giving all three teams motive to argue why their plan in L.A. is better than the other and why their current city is no longer viable. Only the Rams' application was obtained by USA TODAY Sports Tuesday night.

FILING: Rams' owner states case for relocation (PDF)

Sometimes the Rams' application language is stark about the team's current home. "St. Louis is not a three professional team market," the application states in a bold heading, referring to the city's baseball Cardinals, hockey Blues and NFL Rams.

The Rams' application argues that trading small-market St. Louis for big-market Los Angeles would strengthen the league.

"Compared to all other U.S. cities, St. Louis is struggling," the team states in its application.

It cites studies that demonstrate that "Los Angeles is a strong market with great opportunity, while St. Louis is a market that will in all likelihood be unable to sustain three professional sports teams."

The Rams have not had a winning season since 2003 after finishing this past season with a 7-9 record. Even so, the Rams' application boasts about ownership's investment in the on-the-field product and implies that ownership is not getting a good return on this investment from the St. Louis fan base.

"The current Rams ownership's investment in the on-the-field Rams team has been significant," the Rams' application states.

"The Rams have consistently spent to the salary cap in each year under Stan Kroenke and have significantly increased the coaching and scouting budgets…Despite these investments and engagements, Rams attendance since 2010 has been well below the league's average. The combination of low attendance and the lack of pricing power… has consistently placed the Rams in the low fourth quartile in gross ticketing receipts generally between 60% and 70% of the NFL average per game for the regular season."

Comparing the three cities and teams, the Rams' application cites the team's popularity in L.A., saying that surveys show "greater demand for the return of the Rams than any NFL team." The Rams also cite studies that show that "San Diego and Oakland are significantly more attractive markets than St. Louis, which is projected to be 26th in growth among NFL markets moving forward."

"St. Louis is already the smallest market of the three in both population and gross domestic product ("GDP") before factoring in future growth," the team's application states.

H-bombs vs. A-bombs explained

The hydrogen bomb and the atom bomb are very different. This video gives a simple explaination of both boms and their differences. USA TODAY

TOKYO — How powerful are hydrogen bombs? Think of it this way: They use atomic bombs just as a trigger.

Atomic weapons like those previously tested by North Korea rely on nuclear fission to release energy — basically splitting atoms. The bombs dropped by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II used this technology to release explosive power equivalent to about 15 and 20 kilotons (1,000 metric tons) of TNT, respectively.

Hydrogen bombs use nuclear fusion, in which atoms fuse together, to release even greater amounts of energy. The two-stage process is often referred to as a thermonuclear reaction. The first hydrogen bomb tested by the United States in November 1952 released the equivalent energy of 10,000 kilotons (or 10 megatons) of TNT.

If North Korea really has tested a hydrogen bomb, as it claims — and that remains a big “if” — it has joined a select group.

According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, the United States, Russia, Britain, France and China have nuclear arsenals composed of hydrogen weapons; Israel, India, and Pakistan are generally believed to have nuclear weapons that use only nuclear fission.

White House skeptical of North Korea's hydrogen bomb claims Gregory Korte,

WASHINGTON — The White House expressed skepticism of North Korea's claims to have successfully detonated a hydrogren bomb Wednesday.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the initial analysis by U.S. intelligence agencies is “not consistent with North Korean claims of a successful hydrogen bomb test.”

Intelligence agencies were continuing to examine new evidence, Earnest said, and he acknowledged that seismic activity was consistent with some kind of atomic detonation. But he noted that independent analysts around the world had expressed “significant and understandable skepticism of the claims of the North Korean regime” that it had a more advanced hydrogen bomb.

                                                               

North Korea's nuclear claims prompted a flurry of diplomatic activity Wednesday. President Obama is expected to speak to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye. Also, National Security Adviser Susan Rice met with the Chinese Ambassador to the United States at the White House Wednesday, and Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken will travel to the region next week.

The message, Earnest said, is to reassure regional allies that the United States remains committed to their security. But he also observed that the condemnation of North Korea was coming not only from U.S. allies like Japan and South Korea, but also rivals like China and Russia.

“What is true is that North Korea continues to be one of the most isolated nations in the world, and their isolation has only deepened as they’ve sought to engage in increasingly provocative acts,” Earnest said.

Powerball jackpot spikes to $500 million

Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot has increased to a half BILLION dollars, as Dr. Evil might say.

That's a cool $306 million before taxes if a lucky winner opts to take the money in one lump sum instead of as an annuity over 30 years.

"It's all based on sales. It's growing exponentially right now because the sales are just through the roof right now," said Kelly Tabor, Colorado Lottery spokeswoman.

Multi-State Lottery Association officials added $50 million Tuesday and $50 million again Wednesday to the Powerball grand prize as buyers flocked to stores to buy not one, but multiple $2 tickets.

Because the odds of matching every number are 1 in 292 million, the jackpot, potentially the fourth largest in Powerball history, has rolled over 17 times without a winner.
"We have jackpot chasers who specifically wait for it to get really big and then they jump in because, you know, when the Powerball starts at $40 million, that's not quite enough for them to buy a ticket. But at $450 million, that's a little more enticing," she said before the pot spiked another $50 million. "So we get these people who wait for it to get really big, and then they jump in."

A Florida woman won the largest Powerball pot, $590.5 million with a cash value of $370.9 million, in May 2013. The second- and third-largest prizes, awarded in November 2012 and February 2015, were split among two and three people.

The largest U.S. lottery prize ever was for a Mega Millions game, a $656 million jackpot split among three winning tickets in March 2012. Back then, the odds of picking the correct numbers were more than 1 in 175 million.

So, how do you pick your numbers? Your birthday? Your family's birthdays?

Do you have a set of numbers that you ALWAYS play?

You might want to rethink that.

Here are the main draw numbers that came up the most in Powerball drawings in the past 15 years, according to Powerball.com records.

#26 (drawn 266 times)

#41 (drawn 255 times)

#22 (drawn 254 times)

#16 (drawn 254 times)

#42 (drawn 253 times)

#35 (drawn 251 times)

#39 (drawn 250 times)

Are those your numbers?

Just looking at the Powerball itself, here are the most frequent draws:

#20 (drawn 75 times)

#6 drawn 74 times)

#29 (drawn 72 times)

#2 (drawn 69 times)

#18 (drawn 68 times)

#9 (drawn 68 times)

#1 (drawn 68 times)

Are those good odds? A person has better odds of playing in the NBA (1 in 6,864,000), being a movie star (1 in 1,505,000) or becoming the president of the United States (1 in 10,000,000).

Pentagon may upgrade hundreds of troops to possible Medals of Honor

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is poised to order the military services to review more than 1,100 medals issued since the 9/11 terror attacks for possible upgrade to the Medal of Honor, the country's highest award issued for valor in combat, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.

If approved by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, the sweeping review would represent one of the most significant steps in decades to honor troops who have displayed extraordinary courage in combat. The review stems from a study of military decorations and awards that was ordered in March 2014 by then Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel "to ensure that after 13 years of combat the awards system appropriately recognizes the service, sacrifices and action of our service members."

Should even a fraction of the medals under review be upgraded, it's possible that dozens more troops would receive the Medal of Honor for their bravery in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Pentagon had no immediate comment on the documents.

Rep. Duncan Hunter, a California Republican, Marine veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, saluted the Pentagon's review but called it overdue. He blamed military red tape and too many layers of approval required for all the medals it awards for valor.

"It's a systemic problem," Hunter said. "I'm glad they're finally getting around to fixing it. This is military bureaucracy at its worst."

Among the other recommendations forwarded for Carter's approval:

• A new award for troops who have directed drones over battlefields in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The "R" device would be awarded to "recognize remote impacts on combat operations."

• Establishing a standard definition for meritorious service that limits combat awards to those exposed to hostile action or at "significant risk" of exposure.

• Setting goals and guidelines to ensure Medal of Honor and other awards are made in a timely way.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars, the service organization that represents 1.7 million members, supports the review and the recognition for drone operators, said Joe Davis, a spokesman.

"For those too few who survived, and to the memories of those who did not, the VFW welcomes Secretary Carter’s decision and that of his predecessor to make sure that whenever we finally exit these wars that it is with the full confidence that we properly took care of those who took care of the mission," Davis said. "They, their families and our nation deserve nothing less."

The proposal for potential upgrades to Medal of Honor has the potential to be the most controversial. Of the 37 recommendations, it was the only one not reached by consensus, records show. It would require the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to re-examine each of the Service Cross and Silver Star nominations they have awarded since Sept. 11, 2001. The Army alone awarded 718 Silver Stars.

The Army and Air Force plan to review the Service Crosses and Silver Stars each branch has awarded. But the Navy and Marine Corps oppose such a review, according to a briefing paper, because top officials there "believe reviewing prior decisions undermines the integrity of commanders' decisions." The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy.

A memo from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus added that such a review "may have long-term detrimental impact on our service culture and our awards program."

Mabus' memo goes on to note that the Pentagon certified in 2010 that the services' Medal of Honor "processes and standards were sound."

"Much of the prestige of our valor decorations stems from confidence in the process before awarding them," the memo says. "Reconsidering all previous valor award decisions without an evidentiary basis would reverse the longstanding policy that protects the integrity of the process by which we award our highest decorations."

Part of the rationale for the recommendation to review the Service Crosses and Silver Stars, according to another briefing paper, is that prior from 2001 to 2010, all the Medals of Honor were bestowed posthumously. After this Pentagon guidance was issued, "there is no requirement to meet the 'risk of life' portion of the (Medal of Honor) award criteria all recipients have been living."

In addition, the paper notes, "Combat experience of commanders differed early in the conflict and this lack of combat experience may have led to an initial reluctance to recommend members for the (Medal of Honor)."

The review included input from more than 1,000 combat-experienced troops at 13 posts, according to another paper.

Monitors will determine whether N. Korea's nuke blast is a hydrogen bomb

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un personally signed the order three weeks ago authorising Pyongyang's latest nuclear test, calling for 2016 to kick off with the "thrilling sound" of a hydrogen bomb explosion. Video provided by AFP Newslook

The United States and its allies should be able to determine within weeks whether North Korea’s nuclear test involved a hydrogen bomb — as it claimed — through a network of seismic and other devices that detect and measure nuclear explosions.

“They have pretty much surrounded North Korea” with such devices, said Greg Thielmann, an analyst at the Arms Control Association and former State Department intelligence analyst. “My guess is within a couple weeks the U.S. will have reached some conclusions.”

Experts will analyze both the size of the explosion and the radioactive particles emitted by the detonation, Thielmann and other analysts said.

Hydrogen bombs are far more powerful and complex than atomic bombs and difficult to make because they require fusion, or the fusing of atoms, rather than fission, the splitting of atoms that creates the power of atomic bombs.

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Terminator Genisys is a 2015 American science fiction action film, directed by Alan Taylor and written by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier. The fifth installment in the Terminator franchise, the film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, reprising his role as the eponymous character, along with Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, and Jai Courtney. The film's plot follows soldier Kyle Reese (Courtney) in the war against Skynet, an artificial general intelligence seeking to destroy the human race. In a sequence of events similar to 1984's The Terminator, John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the Resistance, sends Reese back in time from 2029 to 1984 to protect Connor's mother, Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke), who is being targeted by Skynet. However, once Reese arrives in the past he discovers the timeline has been altered, and Sarah has been raised by a reprogrammed Terminator, known as the Guardian (Schwarzenegger), since her childhood.
Megan Ellison and her production company Annapurna Pictures acquired the Terminator rights in May 2011, and the following year the project of another installment of the series was set up in collaboration with Skydance Productions, owned by her brother David Ellison. The Ellisons made sure to ask for the input of Terminator creator James Cameron, hoping to create something that would get closer to the spirit of the original film and sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Principal photography occurred mostly in New Orleans, while also taking place in the on-screen setting of San Francisco. Six companies handled the film's visual effects, while the prostethic make-up and animatronics were done by Legacy Effects, a studio founded by the alumni of Terminator veteran Stan Winston.
The film was released by Paramount Pictures on July 1, 2015, in the standard digital format, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D. Terminator Genisys received negative reviews finding the film confusing and unoriginal, and grossed over $279 million worldwide. It is set to become the first of a trilogy, with follow-ups in 2017 and 2018.

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Directed by	Alan Taylor
Produced by	David Ellison Dana Goldberg
Written by	Laeta Kalogridis Patrick Lussier
Based on	Characters by James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd
Starring	Arnold Schwarzenegger Jason Clarke Emilia Clarke Jai Courtney J. K. Simmons Dayo Okeniyi Matt Smith Courtney B. Vance Lee Byung-hun
Music by	Lorne Balfe
Cinematography	Kramer Morgenthau
Edited by	Roger Barton
Production company	Skydance Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	June 22, 2015 (Berlin premiere) July 1, 2015 (United States)
Running time	126 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Sex discrimination and same-sex marriage in USA

Northwestern University law professor Andrew Koppelman and I have published an op ed in USA Today explaining why the Supreme court should strike down laws banning same-sex marriage because they discriminate on the basis of sex. The op ed is based on an amicus brief we coauthored on behalf of ourselves and an ideologically diverse group of legal scholars.

Here is an excerpt:

As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of laws banning same-sex marriage later this month, few have noticed that the case can easily be resolved under existing precedent.

Laws banning gay marriage are unconstitutional because they discriminate on the basis of gender. If same-sex marriage is forbidden, Anne is allowed to marry Bob, but Charles can’t. Charles is denied the right to marry Bob, solely because Charles is a man. Denial of a legal right solely because of gender is the very essence of sex discrimination.

Laws banning gay marriage discriminate on the basis of gender even more clearly than on the basis of sexual orientation. Anne is still allowed to marry Charles, even if one of them happens to be gay or lesbian. Bob is denied that right whether he is gay or not. The Supreme Court has long held that laws discriminating based on gender must be presumed unconstitutional and invalidated unless the government can prove that they can pass rigorous, heightened judicial scrutiny.

The op ed also rebuts two standard objections to the sex discrimination argument: the argument that laws banning same-sex marriage do not discriminate on the basis of gender because they impose symmetrical burdens
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on both men and women, and claims that these laws do not constitute gender discrimination because they are not motivated by sexism.

As sometimes happens, the headline (which, per usual practice in newspapers, was not drafted by us) does not fully reflect our argument [but see UPDATE below]. Our position is not that sexual orientation is completely irrelevant to the case, but that the sex discrimination rationale for striking down laws banning same-sex marriage is stronger than arguments that focus on sexual orientation discrimination alone.

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Terminator Genisys is an  2015 American science fiction action film directed by Alan Taylor and written byLaeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier. It is the fifth theatrical film in the Terminator series and acts as both a sequel andreboot of the series. Arnold Schwarzenegger reprises his role as the titular character, along with newcomers Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Matt Smith, Lee Byung-hun and J. K. Simmons. The film is scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures on July 1, 2015. In addition to opening in regular theatres, it will also be shown in IMAX.

In 2029, John Connor, leader of the Resistance, continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angelesoffensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when John is notified by his army unit, Tech-Com, thatSkynet will attack him from two fronts, past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.

On the verge of winning the war against Skynet, Connor sends his trusted lieutenant Kyle Reese back through time to save his mother's life and ensure his own existence. However, Kyle finds the original past changed. In this timeline, a Terminator was sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor as a child and so the Resistance sent their own cyborg back in time to protect her. After the assassin killed her parents, the reprogrammed T-800 raised and trained her to face her destiny which she adamantly tries to reject.

Now, faced with a new mission, Kyle, Sarah and the old ally Terminator, have to escape the T-800 and the recent T-1000 sent by Skynet to kill them, as well as a new and horrific enemy: Kyle and Sarah's own future son, who has been converted into a nanotechnological human-cyborg hybrid. With John Connor finally compromised by Skynet, they must find a way to stop Judgment Day from ever happening; while at the same time trying to stop the sinister GENISYSprogram from going online.

While Terminator Salvation was initially intended to begin a new trilogy, production of a fifth film was halted by legal trouble, as well as The Halcyon Company filing for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. By late September 2009, the rights to the franchise were once again up for sale as The Halcyon Company tried to emerge from bankruptcy. Late the following month, Halcyon announced it would auction off the rights to future Terminator material and was seeking $60 million to $70 million, although the only offer was made by filmmaker Joss Whedon for $10,000. In December 2009, Halcyon issued a statement saying that it was looking at various options, including sale and refinancing of the rights, with an announcement on the outcome no later than February 1, 2010. On February 8, 2010, an auction was held for the Terminator rights. After studios Sony Pictures and Lions Gate Entertainment bid separately, Pacificor, the hedge fund that pushed Halcyon into bankruptcy, made a deal for $29.5 million. In May 2010, Pacificor hired an agency to sell off the rights to the franchise.^[25]

By August 2010, a new Terminator film was being developed. It was not to be a direct sequel to Salvation, but rather a 3D animated reboot of the series, titledTerminator 3000 and to be shot by Hannover House. However, Pacificor had not given any official license to Hannover House to develop a film.^[26] In February 2011, Universal Studios was considering a fifth Terminator film, with Arnold Schwarzenegger returning in the title role, Justin Lin directing, and Chris Morgan as screenwriter. Within two months, a Terminator project with Schwarzenegger, Lin and producer Robert W. Cort attached, but no screenwriter, was circulating among studios including Universal, Sony, Lions Gate Entertainment, and CBS Films.

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