Reading Issue #89 - Select Another

By the People for the People

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Times for a change



Hi to all readers

I Would like to do something a little different with the Times and give you the opportunity to be a part of it.

I have sent a message to all boss,s of the familys asking if they would like there own section, to use as they like.

If anyone would like to have there own section then please send it to me as you would like to see it, and as long as its clean i will edit into the times and publish your work.

So coming next is a sample of your work mixed in with mine to give you inspiration to do something of your own.

Erby's Page

I wish my African Grey was this talented.



SonOfMurderMalc page

MurderMalc Sports Corner


As you all know my name is SOnofMurderMalc I am opening a Betting Ring and i am taking bets for these sports games.Message Me if you wanna Bet

NFL


Washington at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX Tickets | Travel Ford Field
Green Bay at St. Louis 1:00 PM FOX Tickets | Travel Edward Jones Dome
San Francisco at Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX Tickets | Travel Metrodome
Atlanta at New England 1:00 PM FOX Tickets | Travel Gillette Stadium
Tennessee at NY Jets 1:00 PM CBS Tickets | Travel Giants Stadium
Kansas City at Philadelphia 1:00 PM CBS Tickets | Travel Lincoln Financial Field
NY Giants at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM FOX Tickets | Travel Raymond James Stadium
Cleveland at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS Tickets | Travel M&T Bank Stadium
Jacksonville at Houston 1:00 PM CBS Tickets | Travel Reliant Stadium
New Orleans at Buffalo 4:05 PM FOX Tickets | Travel Ralph Wilson Stadium
Chicago at Seattle 4:05 PM FOX Tickets | Travel Qwest Field
Miami at San Diego 4:15 PM CBS Tickets | Travel Qualcomm Stadium
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 4:15 PM CBS Tickets | Travel Paul Brown Stadium
Denver at Oakland 4:15 PM CBS Tickets | Travel Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indianapolis at Arizona 8:20 PM NBC Tickets | Travel U of Phoenix Stadium
MON, SEP 28 TIME (ET) TV RESOURCES LOCATION
Carolina at Dallas

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Why do NFL Players GO Bankrupt?

Within two years of retirement, 78 percent of NFL players are bankrupt or in severe financial distress. Unlike Rocket Ismail, most of those players can't blame it on the negative karma associated with getting a bear hug from Michael Irvin.

How is this possible? The minimum salary for rookies in 2009 is $310,000. That jumps to $460,000 for two year veterans. How can men who earn so much have so little after retirement?

The Business Insider looked at that question today and listed 10 ways that sports stars destroy their finances.

Most of the reasons fall under the umbrella of one of the ways, "Act Dumb". (These include "Do Drugs", "Fight Dogs" and "Have Too Many Children". Two outta three ain't bad, Michael Vick(notes).)

Other paths to financial ruin like "Put Money in a Ponzi Scheme" or "Invest Too Much In Real Estate" can be more about bad luck than anything, but never underestimate the power of habitually poor judgment. (Or stupidity. Tomato/Tomahto.) Case in point, here's a blurb from the "Making Bad Investments" entry:

Rocket Ismail also squandered a fortune funding an inspirational movie; the music label COZ Records; a cosmetics procedure whereby oxygen was absorbed into the skin; a plan to create nationwide phone-card dispensers; a Rock N' Roll Caf������©, a theme restaurant in New England; and recently, three shops dubbed It's in the Name, where tourists could buy framed calligraphy of names or proverbs of their choice.

That sounds like the business plan of Kramerica Industries. Any one (or two) of those things by themselves would qualify as bad investments. Put them all together and you can understand how Ismail blew through $20 million in salary. (Of the calligraphy store, Ismail says its failure can be blamed on Hurricane Katrina. The cosmetics procedure: "sharks in the beauty industry". The Rock N' Roll Cafe: It being a Rock N' Roll Cafe.)

Ismail's case is more the exception than the rule though. The 78 percent number is buoyed by the fact that the average NFL career lasts just three years. So, figure a player gets drafted in 2009, signs for the minimum and lasts three years in the league: He will have earned about $1.2 million in salary. Factor in taxes, cost of living and the misguided belief that there will be more years and bigger paydays down the road, and it becomes a lot easier to see how so many players struggle with money after their careers end. Nobody plans on playing just three years in the NFL, you know?

JoeyJay's Joke of the Day

Two Gangster Thugs Tbag and Nomak walk into a restaurant. While having a bite to eat, they talk about their Drug smuggling operation.

Suddenly, a woman at a nearby table, who is eating a sandwich, begins to cough. And, after a minute or so, it becomes apparent that she is in real distress. Tbag looks at her and says, 'Can you swallow?'

The woman shakes her head no.

Then Tbag asks, 'can you breathe?'

The woman begins to turn blue and shakes her head no.

Tbag get up from his chair, walks over to the woman, lifts up her dress, yanks down her drawers and quickly gives her right butt cheek a lick with his tongue. The woman is so shocked that she has a violent spasm and the obstruction flies out of her mouth. As she begins to breathe again, the Gangster walks slowly back to his table.

NomaK says, 'you know, I'd heard of that there 'Hind Lick Maneuver' but I ain't niver seed nobody do it!' .

Exodus Family Page

By Kane

New round! New Rules! New Species!

"Exodus is Genesis" "Exodus is Genesis" no your wrong, very wrong! As you may have heard, Genesis was just the Beginning. Exodus is a new family with a very different game plan, stock high lie low . . . . . . . for now :p. all ready the threats of taking us out has started the arguments and the jealousy. But as always we are still here waiting in the dark for that perfect flawless moment, when it will be only time will tell but be sure people, we are no longer Genesis, we are Exodus a new breed a new mentality :p.

A fekete kez Family page

by Greed

Erm i been loyal to lafamilgia/afeketekez from last round and since joining the family i have found a few people who are decent and we are always having a laugh we always seem close and are always there to help each other!

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Sporting Times



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F1 Grand Prix

Renault have been given a two-year suspended ban from Formula 1 for their role in fixing last year's Singapore Grand Prix.
The team were called before governing body the FIA to answer charges they had asked driver Nelson Piquet Jr to crash to help team-mate Fernando Alonso win.


Football greats honour Sir Bobby

Some of the biggest names in football have paid their respects to former England manager Sir Bobby Robson at a service at Durham Cathedral.
Sir Bobby died on 31 July aged 76 following a long battle against cancer.
The service was live on TV and was also beamed to thousands in Ipswich town centre and at St James' Park in Newcastle.
Gary Lineker said Sir Bobby was "gentlemanly, dignified and diplomatic, he never let his country down."

Thanks to the editors of this issue:
Joey