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Philip Rivers (born December 8, 1981, in Decatur, Alabama) is a professional American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. [1]

Young was named the Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year and finished third in AP voting for Comeback Player of the Year behind Patriots QB Tom Brady and Buccaneers RB Cadillac Williams. [...] He also rushed 55 times for 281 yards and two touchdowns, setting or tying many career-bests, including a career-high quarterback rating of 82.8. [2]

ProFootballTalk.com -… the first seven weeks of the season, Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young hadn’t even completed a pass. [...] ‘ Titans quarterback Vince Young was named to his second Pro Bowl, replacing San Diego’s Philip Rivers. [3]

During that stretch, Young completed 59.8 percent of his passes and improved his passer rating to 86.1, more than 15 points greater than any previous season career-high he had posted. [2]

NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. [4]

Rivers finished his career with 13,484 passing yards, 4th all-time among Division 1-A quarterbacks (he was 2nd at the end of his collegiate career). [...] In 2007, he helped the Chargers win their first playoff game since 1994 after beating the Tennessee Titans in the divisional round of the 2007 playoffs and eventually leading them to the AFC Championship game. [1]

That drive not only brought back confidence in Young’s game, but the respect from everyone in attendance that night at LP Field. [2]

Music City Miracles - Vince Young added to Pro Bowl roster VY replaces Philip Rivers. [...] He replaces Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who pulled out, citing an injury. [3]

During his collegiate career, Rivers shattered almost every NC State and Atlantic Coast Conference passing record. [...] On the poster, he pasted his face over that of a Minnesota Vikings player who had appeared on a cover of Sports Illustrated. [...] He was drafted in the 1st round of the 2004 NFL Draft as one half of the Manning-Rivers draft trade which sent him to San Diego and the 1st overall pick, Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning, to the New York Giants. [1]

Sources:
[1] Philip Rivers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Young Replacing Chargers QB Philip Rivers at Pro Bowl
[3] Young Replacing Chargers QB Philip Rivers at Pro Bowl - NFL
[4] Philip Rivers

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Sources:
[1] WWE Royal Rumble 2009 Live Stream on Justin.tv
[2] Watch WWE Royal Rumble 2010 Live Streaming Online

After the vampirish Tommyknockers in the spaceship have wrought their evil magic upon the inhabitants of Haven (Tommyknockers live on the blood of comatose humans circulated through mind-reading PCs connected to VCRs), the unfortunate townspeople have, it seems, “become” (the word, over-used and never explained, is King’s) “something else” (the vague words are also the author’s). [1]

The Tommyknockers is a 1987 horror novel by Stephen King. [2]

To some of the miners, the knockers were malevolent spirits and the knocking was the sound of them hammering at walls and supports to cause the cave-in. [...] The Knocker, Knacker, Bwca (Welsh), Bucca (Cornish) or Tommyknocker (US) is the Welsh and Cornish equivalent of Irish leprechauns and English and Scottish brownies. [3]

Taking a whole town as his canvas, King uses too-broad strokes, adding cartoonlike characters and unlikely catastrophes like so many logs on a fire; ultimately he loses all semblance of style, carefully structured plot or resonant meaning, the hallmarks of his best writing. [1]

According to some Cornish folklore however, the Knockers were the helpful spirits of people who had died in previous accidents in the many tin mines in the county, warning the miners of impending danger. [3]

Start reading The Tommyknockers on your Kindle in under a minute. [4]

When asked if they had relatives back in Cornwall who would come to work the mines, the Cornish miners always said something along the lines of “Well, me cousin Jack over in Cornwall wouldst come, could ye pay’is boat ride”, and so came to be called Cousin Jacks. [3]

While walking in the woods near the small town of Haven, Maine, Roberta (Bobbi) Anderson, a writer of Wild West -based fiction, stumbles upon a metal object which turns out to be the slightest portion of a long-buried alien spacecraft. [...] The term Tommyknockers is not the true name of the aliens who originally crash landed on earth eons ago, but rather a title bestowed on them subconsciously by Jim Gardener which was adopted by the people of Haven (Bobbi herself admitted that the alien race had no name to call their own and simply accepted whatever title was given to them on the planets they landed on). [2]

To others, who saw them as essentially well-meaning practical jokers, the knocking was their way of warning the miners that a life-threatening collapse was imminent. [3]

Once exposed, the spacecraft begins releasing an invisible, odorless gas into the atmosphere which gradually transforms people into beings similar to the aliens who populated the spacecraft. [2]

However that is the gift Stephen brings us with his style of writing; The ability to make something ordinary extraordinary. [1]

Seeing the transformation of the townspeople worsen, the torture and manipulation of Bobbi’s dog Peter, and people being killed or worse when they pry too deeply into the strange events, Gardener eventually manipulates Bobbi into allowing him into the ship. [2]

Despite all of the evil the characters in his novels have faced (indeed, Pennywise the clown makes a brief appearance in a city sewer, which is odd as this tale is to have taken place 3 years after the events in IT… one thinks King’s editors add the dates of the events of his novels to coincide with the publication dates and not to correspond with when the novels were actually written. [4]

Sources:
[1] Amazon.com: The Tommyknockers eBook: Stephen King: Kindle Store
[2] The Tommyknockers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Knocker (folklore) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Amazon.com: The Tommyknockers (9780606041133): Stephen King …

Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and the Jonas Brothers are named among those presenting awards at this year’s ceremony. [1]

It’s one of the best awards shows of the year, and there will be plenty of red carpet excitement, fun performances, memorable speeches and more. [2]

Despite being nominated for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Miley was pulled out of the Grammy race after this announcement was made. [3]

Taylor Swift and Beyonce are both up for multiple awards. [1]

Vote on all my Grammy Award red carpet polls here! [4]

The Grammys are set to run on January 31, 2010 and it will definitely be a star studded event. [1]

Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” may be the song we can’t get out of our heads, but it did get out of one place — the Grammy Awards ! [3]

Miley Cyrus arrived at the Grammys in a lwd and a heck of a lot of hair that didn’t originally belong to her. [4]

Indeed she does look pretty and age appropriate. [5]

Overall the makeup is relatively neutral, less the severe eyeliner of course. [4]

I am not a Miley Cyrus fan, but after they announce a grammy nomination they shouldn’t be allowed to change/disqualify peope. [...] “The Climb” was disqualified because the song was not written specifically for Hannah Montana: The Movie. [...] Even though I hate Miley Cyrus I don’t think it was fair to disqualify her. [3]

Let’s just hope that Kanye West isn’t around to either rub Beyonce’s win in Taylor’s face or embarrass both Swift and Beyonce if his favorite lady (Beyonce) doesn’t win. [1]

Most of you weren’t feeling her non-apology from last week, and maybe that’s why we’re seeing a more subtle Miley tonight. [5]

Sources:
[1] Grammys 2010: Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and Jonas Brothers …
[2] Grammys 2010: Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and Jonas Brothers …
[3] Miley Cyrus disqualified from the Grammys! - J-14 Magazine
[4] Miley Cyrus‘ Hair and Makeup at the 2008 Grammys
[5] Miley Cyrus at 2009 Grammys

Grammy season officially gets underway this week, as Tuesday is the final day to release an album in time for Grammy consideration. [1]

- Posted by Bossip Staff Kanye West is the top earner in the nominations department for the upcoming Grammy Awards with eight nods, and Graduation is in the race for “Album of the Year”. [2]

Several other things worth noting about this year’s Grammy nominees: The proliferation of connections to everybody’s favorite Chicago dive, the Hideout. [3]

What follows is a look at some of the more notable releases of late 2007 and the first half of 2008, and how they may fare come Grammy time. [1]

Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Grammy Time on Sunday… and the Hideout connection. [3]

It might be a long shot to put “Death Magnetic” in contention for album of the year, even though it comes with the magic touch of producer Rick Rubin (six Grammy wins). [1]

Show organizers for the 52nd annual Grammy event anticipate that other celebrity artists will soon be confirming their attendance. [...] At the top of the list with an astounding 10 nominations is Beyonc?, who has already confirmed her attendance on stage. [4]

Granted, not all of the artists in the above paragraph are Grammy-worthy, but it’s time the Recording Academy extended the deadline from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31. [1]

The Recording Academy honors a select group of timeless innovators and legends with its coveted Special Merit Awards at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. [5]

To nurture unknown artists, to employ them, to help them pay their rent, and provide them with practice and performance space, so they could develop their art. [...] I think the Hideout has a great Grammy story this year. [3]

This year’s telecast, which featured performances from Alicia Keys, Kanye West and Amy Winehouse, scored 17.5 million total viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research, about a 12% dip from the 2007 broadcast. [...] But new albums from Kanye West and Taylor Swift will have to wait until 2010 to get Grammy consideration. [...] The Grammy Awards, as noted last week, are ending the year a little early, with the eligibility period for next year’s awards coming to a close Sept. 30. [1]

Sources:
[1] Extended Play | Grammy | Los Angeles Times
[2] Grammy Time - Kanye West, Celebrity Gossip
[3] Jim DeRogatis
[4] Grammy Time Once Again
[5] Grammy Awards