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Today's Tids Issue 3,196

Opening Stuff:

What happens to frogs who park illegally? They get towed.

 

While eyes were refocused on ISIS and Ebola, 3,400 in the Ukraine have been killed in fighting – during the “Cease Fire”! Just because “news-ertainment” stops reporting, it doesn’t mean nothing is happening. I guess ratings were down for the Ukraine stuff – the first case of a war between nations “jumping the shark”. What a great world in which we live.

 

Pat on the Local Back, Department:

In case you missed it, Travel + Leisure mag has named Providence RI as the favorite city fro Travelers. Zowie! The rest of the top 5 were Houston, Kansas City, Minneapolis and LA. The capital of the most beautiful little state with the biggest joke of a General Assembly was considered best for dining, architecture, the arts, theater, history, bakeries, dinners and youthful exuberance. A tip-o-The-Tids Cap. To ya.

 

The Question:

Name all of the Judges on The Voice since it first debuted.

 

The Headlines:

--US Ups Airport Screening For Ebola.

--Fed News About Global Concerns And Rising Dollar that will keep Interest Rates Lower Spurs Stock Market to Biggest Day Of The Year.

--New Police Shooting Of Youth In Ferguson Leads To New Riots; Teen Had Opened Fire During Chase.

--Senate Races In Key States Trending Republican.

--Russia Parliament Votes To Provide Assistance To Country’s Elite Harmed By Sanctions.

--Hezbollah Accuses Israel Of Supporting Al-Nusra Jihadists.

 

Rejuvenation! A good 13-2 Pick-em week has us back up to 43-32 (57.3%), approaching credibility, but far below Tids SD standards. Keeping the Mo going isn’t going to be easy as I see only four so-called easier picks – Denver over J-e-t-s, San Diego over Oakland, SF over St. Louis and if they have a QB – Arizona over Washington.  So tonight begins the new week with a real pick-em match up between the 3 and 2 leaders of AFC Notth Indy and Houston. Luck has been playing great, but there are some holes in Indy, so I’m picking home team Houston. You keep waiting for Jax to spring an upset, but I like Tenn. In the battle of the question marks, it’s Det over Minn. TB looks better but Balt should win. Carolina played tough last week, but Cinn should rebound at home. I have lived in Pittsburgh and in Cleveland and I know that those two cities see this game as a war – It’s the Browns for me. Miami is due and GB is has been iffy, but the Pack should win in the heat. Romo will miss the count and make a key mistake in the Seattle noise. Which Falcons or Bears team will show? I’m picking the home team Atlanta. Another traditional war is Giants and Eagles. The G-men have been improving weekly, but I’ll go again with the home team. And that leaves the Pats with just one good game for the year under there shoulder pads. Buff “D” is powerful and they are at home. I’m going with my heart, which could be a bad idea this week.

 

Every once in a while everybody needs a good dangling proposition.

 

Next week The Voice goes into the Knockout rounds which are always exciting. There are so many now, 48, that it’s tough to put a finger on many, although I remember enjoying a few  like Matt McAndrew, Damian, Fernanda Bosch and Luke Wade. At least I think I remember enjoying that foursome. Next week we get down to the action. Stay tuned, your Tids Entertainment editor will be there.

 

Glen Beck wove some interesting conspiracies over the years. They always had a ring of truth to them to me, but he was lambasted by another set of extremists, the USA left. Among his well documented tales I remember him detailing the growth of extreme Jihadist groups and their quest for an Islamic state. You have to wonder if the US Intelligence agencies are going back into old Beck programs to see what else he may have uncovered through rational objectivity. Maybe Obama should be tuning in.

 

The nation’s leading ambulance chaser, Jesssie Jackson, ran down to Dallas to make sure that Ebola patient Duncan was receiving good medical care. Let’s see, weeks ago Duncan was in Liberia and now he was in one of the best hospitals in the nation with the best medical care…! Why again is JJ news at all?

 

Buddy Cianci running for Mayor of Providence has been promising to restore the city to its past glory days. Oops. See above – Providence named Favorite American City. His new campaign – “I made Prov what it is today.”

 

The Answer:

Blake Shelton and Adam Levine are the stalwarts. The rest are Christine Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Shakira, Usher, Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams. The only one I found disagreeable was Christina Aguilaera.

 

So that’s it.

 

Oh, Cartoons produced by the Japanese government are animes of the state!

 

Look it up.