Zach Galifianakis

A reading at a North Carolina library was intended for young people, but the person behind the book attracted plenty of adults as well.

That's because the reader Tuesday was Zach Galifianakis, a comedian, movie star and Wilkes County, N.C., native. The Winston-Salem Journal reported Galifianakis was at the Wilkes County Public Library for a children's reading that drew hundreds.

Galifianakis joked that he would read from his movie, "The Hangover," but then read three children's books, one of which his father wrote.

He stayed afterward for nearly two hours, posing for photos and signing almost anything brought to him including old Wilkes Central High School yearbooks and a GQ magazine with his face on the cover.

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Kj Noons

KJ Noons was able to keep his roll in MMA going with a dominant win over Jorge Gurgel. The two men met in the cage ready to exchange strikes and the much more technical Noons got the better of the first round by using a variety of strikes from leg kicks to body shots to jabs to powerful hooks.

The two were exchanging strikes as the first round ended and Noons landed a hard hook just after the bell. It wasn't an illegal punch as it came "in the action" meaning it was during the exchange, not a malicious post-round punch. Gurgel was badly hurt by the punch though and in the second round he was quickly dropped again. Noons followed up with some punches and as the ref moved in to end the fight Noons landed an illegal knee. The knee came after the stoppage though so the TKO holds up.

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Adamek vs Grant

Adamek vs. Grant
Round 1: Grant threw a grazing right hand. He looks so much bigger than Adamek, who is circling. Adamek throws a three-punch combination that is short. Adamek lands a left hook to the body. Grant begins to retreat. Little action. A long jab lands for Grant. Two, light jabs land for Grant. Adamek lands a big left hook to the jaw. Three more jabs for Grant. Another left hook to the body for Adamek, a right to the head. Adamek falls forward into Grant around his legs, and they go to the canvas as the bell rings. Adamek's round, 10-9

Round 2: Adamek lands a ligth jab to the body, but largely continues to circle. Nice jab that is going for Grant. Adamek's left hook finds the mark again. Grant is retreating. Adamek starts to jab his way in to look for the big punch. Big left hook again from Adamek. And another left hook. Two more left hooks from Adamek and a clinch. A left hook to the body by Adamek. Jab to the head by Grant. Another jab by Grant. A third left hook by Grant. Adamek clubs with a left hook and they clinch along the ropes as the bell rings. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 20-18.

Round 3: Grant starts out with his pawing jab again. A left-right and out for Adamek. Two nice up-jabs by Adamek. Jab to the body for Adamek. Right-left to the body and left to the head for Adamek. Right hand to the chest by Adamek that followed a left. Right-left to the head by Adamek who then cances out. Right-left to the body by Adamek. Adamek gets off a five-punch combination that ends at the head and starts with a right to the body. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek 30-27.

Round 4: Left-right to the head for Adamek. Right to the body by Adamek and a clinch. He's boxing well. Grant is a step slow and somewhat lethargic. Right to the body and left to the head for Adamek. Right to the body and left to the head for Adamek again. Two nice jabs by Adamek. Right to the chest, left to the head by Adamek. Grant lands a right uppercut. Left hook for Adamek. Big punch. Two jabs by Grant .Grant covers up each time Adamek attacks. Left-right-left to the head by Adamek, who then dances away. Right to the body. Bell rings. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 40-36.


Round 5: Trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad screams for Grant to let his hands go. Grant starts with an urgent jab. Grant is trying to close the gap. But Adamek slips and gets in a double-jab. Head-snapping jabs from Adamek counter. Left hook by Adamek. Double-jab by Adamek, but Grant got in one of his own. Right to the body, left to the head for Adamek. Nice head-snapping jab for Adamek. Good right hand to the head for Grant. They trade left hooks. Adamek closes with a left-right to the body and head. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 50-45.

Round 6: Right to the body for Adamek. Clinch. Double-left hook to the body and head by Adamek. Left to the body by Adamek. Jab by Grant. Left hook to the head by Adamek. Jab by Grant. Double-jab by Adamek. They trade jabs. They do so again. Adamek's jab is harder. A head-snapping jab by Adamek. Jab by Adamek and clinch. Jab by Adamek to the face. Right to the head and left to the head by Adamek. Adamek seems to have hurt his right leg as the round ends. Sort of limps back to his corner. Clash of heads caused a cut over Adamek's right eye. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 60-54.

Round 7: Grant wins the first third of the round behind his jab. Adamek lands a big left hand. Double jab by Adamek. Left hook by Adamek. Grant won't close the gap. They trade jabs. Long right hand by Grant lands, but it's grazing. Blood streaming from Adamek's right eye. Three-punch combination by Adamek. Double-left hook by Adamek. Right-left by Adamek. Right uppercut by Adamek. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 70-63.

Round 8: Left hook inside by Adamek. Nice jabs from Grant. Three-punch combination by Adamek. Grant setting behind his jab. Double-jab by Adamek. Nice jab by Adamek. Adamek is cut over his left eye as well. The jab is working for Grant. Grant lands two right hands and a right uppercut. Grant lands a three-punch combination along the ropes. Grant's round, 10-9; Adamek, 79-73.

Round 9: Fighting with cuts over both eyes, Adamek bravely fights his way in and lands a right and a left. Grant is pumping the jab more. Adamek doubles and lands both jabs. Grant's pressuring more. Grant's jab is landing. Adamek lands a counter jab. Adamek lands a hard left and a right to the head. Grant lands a hard right. Adamek lands a nice left hook, but takes three jabs. Grant is bleeding from the mouth. Two big right hands by Grant, but Adamek lands a left-right. Grant's round, 10-9; Adamek, 88-83.

Round 10: Grant's jab is dictating the action. Grant is looking to land the big right hand. Adamek misses with a wild left hook. Stiff jabs by Grant. Grant misses with a wild right. Jab to the body by Adamek. They clinch. Grant jabs to the face and then forearms to the face. Big right hand by Adamek. Left hook by Adamek. Grant still dictating with the jab. Adamek steals the round with a four-punch combination. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 98-92.

Round 11: Nice jab by Grant. Double-left hook by Adamek. Left hook by Adamek, nice jab by Grant. Right hand by Grant. Left hook by Adamek. Right hand to the jaw by Adamek. Three-punch combination by Adamek. Adamek winning round by being busier, getting in and out, and Grant isn't making him pay. Three-punch combination by Adamek, right, left, right, all to the head. Adamek's round, 10-9; Adamek, 108-101.

Round 12: Adamek starts the way he finished the last round, landing and getting out of harm's way. Grant misses with a right. Grant hurts Adamek with a right hand, Adamek is wobbling around the ring. Adamek tries to hang on, but Grant can't land the finishing blow. Adamek's regained his wits and is back to boxing. Grant lands a three-punch combination to the body. Grant misses with a wild right. Adamek survives. Grant's round, 10-8; Adamek, 116-111.

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Bobby Lashley

Bobby Lashley was stretched out of the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas shortly after his fight against Chad Griggs as seen in the Youtube video that you can watch by CLICKING HERE. A source close to PWSpoilers.com notes that that Lashley – a former WWE Champion and TNA Wrestling star – was so dehydrated that multiple IV bags were used to pump fluids into his system at a hospital in the Houston area.

In a press conference following the broadcast live on Showtime, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker noted, “Bobby Lashley actually went to the hospital and I think he went to get his eye stitched up.”

Further, he went on to mention that Lashley’s future in MMA could be called in question following his surprising loss to Griggs – a loss that Griggs even mentioned in his post-fight interview that no one gave him a shot against Lashley.

“We’re going to talk to Lashley later and he’ll have to do some soul-searching to really decide what he wants to do,” Coker said. “If he decides to fight, we’d like to have him back.”

VIEWERS: We’d love to have your opinion on Bobby Lashley’s future in MMA. Is he coming back? Will he “soul-search” and decide that MMA is not his true calling? Please let us know by leaving a comment below for thousands of fans to read!

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Crosby Beach

News from the Crosby beach is that people are very worried about the sand on the beach after the incident of a teenage couple; they sank into the sinking sand. The tourists and locals are trying to avoid most parts of the beach and now the tourists are getting a very small area to chill. This is a very bad news for the local government as a big amount of income of the government was due to the tourist that came there to enjoy the sea and the sun. The management of the beach had not put any danger sign on the beach about the sinking sand that was present on the Crosby beach. It is very dangerous when there are no danger signs on the beach and the people get into danger due to no boards etc. The concerns of the people are arising due to the incident that happened about four days ago.

A teenage couple was enjoying at the beach when suddenly they go stuck in the sinking sand and they sank up to their knees, the couple was able to save their lives but they lost their shoes in doing so. Fifteen years old Emma Beatham said that she got stuck in the sand with her boyfriend and they were stuck up to their knees. She said that she lost her shoes in the struggle of getting out of the sinking sand. There were no sign boards at that part of the Crosby beach but there are danger signs on other places. The locals hope that the management will do something for these sign boards problems and seal the sinking sand area.

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Google Gravity

Google Gravity by Hi-ReS is a fun Chrome experiment that lets you play around with the search engine page's elements. According to the developer, "type 'google gravity' then click 'I'm Feeling Lucky' -- this should come up." You may have heard or seen of this project before, but now the page is actually live for you to experiment with. Video demonstration after the break.

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Gladiator Movie

Gladiator movie was shown on the TV tonight. The Gladiator movie was shown on the TNT channel at eight p.m. TNT has always been entertaining their viewers in the best manner. The viewers of TNT were delighted to see the Gladiator. The movie was released in the year two thousand and it is one of the biggest hits of all time. The acting of Russell Crowe was just amazing and he really looked like a Roman.
The movie is worth watching and it earned millions of dollars in revenues. The movie was able to win a number of prestigious awards in different categories. The movie was criticized on the fact that it lacks historical accuracy and one of the persons who were hired to guide the makers of the movie in writing the story left the job as he did not feel that the changes made in the story are good. Another one demanded that his name should not be shown in the credits that roll in the end of the movie.

Though the movie was not hundred percent accurate in terms of historical background but it did get a great response from the critics. The people who like to watch historical movies really liked it. After the success of the movie there have been certain reports which state that the prequel and sequel of the movie shall be made. There have not been any kind of confirmed reports and no production process on a sequel or prequel has been started. Overall the Gladiator movie is really great and a number of people have saved it in their video libraries.

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Shashi Tharoor

India — Former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor married girlfriend Sunanda Pushkar Sunday, months after the couple were the focus of a cricket team ownership scandal that saw him quit the Indian government.

The couple were married in the presence of close relatives in Tharoor's ancestral home in the southern state of Kerala, a witness said.

The suave, debonair Tharoor, who spent almost three decades in the United Nations before quitting in 2007, was elected to the Indian parliament in 2009.

He was made junior foreign minister but had served barely a year before he was forced to resign over revelations that Pushkar had been given a free stake in a new Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise.

Tharoor helped put together the consortium that bought the team in Kerala, and opposition politicians suggested the free stake was a kickback for his "services".
Tharoor staunchly denied any wrongdoing and said he was stepping down with a "clear conscience" to avoid any embarrassment for the government.

The revelation of Pushkar's free stake was leaked on the microblogging site Twitter by the then IPL chief Lalit Modi.

The move backfired, with the finance ministry launching a wide-ranging tax probe into the IPL and its franchise owners.

Modi was suspended and is now the focus of an inquiry into allegations of corruption, indiscipline and money-laundering in the IPL.

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