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Didn't see it coming ...

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Most national champions are pretty much on the radar for a long time - from youth wrestling on.

One guy I coached against at the junior high level who I didn't see coming was Indiana's Joe Dubuque, a champ in 2005 and 2006. He was a really good wrestler, but unlike some other kids who we all thought would become state contenders, he didn't hit me that way. He won two NJ titles and I was a little surprised.

But a two-time NCAA champion? I never would have predicted that.

Anyone else have a similar experience?
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New rules for Fraternities announced just before the start of Thon

PSU Soupy
Hearing that new rules for Fraternities have been announced in the past hour and some/many of the fraternity members are going to limit participation or even boycott Thon this weekend.

From a family member so there could be some errors:
1) All spring pledging is discontinued...no one to become a brother in spring semester
2) Any parties must be registered with IFC (Professional Bartenders must be the servers of drinks)
IFC to be on site at parties
3) Beta to not be recognized for at least 5 years......
4) Not so much greek related, but a Beta member has been charged with distribution of weed and has been held on a $250 K bail.
5) Hard Alcohol Banned / If there is alcohol on site, must be poured by registered bartender.
6) Parents weekend to be cancelled


I am sure that I am missing other aspects of the changes enacted due to the death at Beta last week. Sure to put a damper on the excitement level at Thon.

It does appear that the timing of this was scheduled to occur just before Thon to get washed out by the positive press of the Dance Marathon.

I am sure that there are details that I have gotten wrong, or have left out of the email......I have a sophomore daughter reporting this to me as she is setting up the Bryce Jordan Center for the Thon.

More news to come.
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Conspiracy charge added against Penn State ex-administrators

step.eng69
More charges reintroduced to throw against the wall.

Conspiracy charge added against Penn State ex-administrators
MARK SCOLFORO, The Associated Press Published: February 23, 2017, 4:03 pm Updated: February 23, 2017, 4:12 pm


HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday allowed prosecutors to add a conspiracy charge against three former Penn State administrators, increasing their possible penalty if convicted of crimes for their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.

Judge John Boccabella granted a request by the attorney general’s office to tack on a related conspiracy count to the charges of endangering the welfare of children.

Prosecutors said each felony count carries up to 7 years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

Jury selection is scheduled for March 20 in Harrisburg in the case of former university president Graham Spanier, former vice president Gary Schultz and former athletic director Tim Curley.

The defendants sought permission last week from Boccabella for an appeal that could delay the trial. The judge has not ruled on that request.

They argue Boccabella erred when he declined to dismiss the child-welfare charges, arguing the statute of limitations expired, the defendants did not provide direct care for children and they are charged with actions that occurred before the law was revised.

Earlier this month, the judge dismissed charges of failing to properly report suspected abuse, and last year the Superior Court threw out perjury, obstruction and conspiracy charges.

The three administrators fielded a complaint in 2001 from a graduate assistant who said he saw Sandusky, then retired as an assistant football coach, sexually abusing a boy in a team shower.

They did not report the matter to police or child welfare authorities, but did tell Sandusky he could no longer bring children to the campus and they notified his charity for children, The Second Mile.

Sandusky currently is serving a lengthy state prison term after being convicted in 2012 of 45 counts of sexual abuse of 10 boys.

Last week, a new judge appointed to preside over his appeals under the state’s Post-Conviction Relief Act scheduled a March 24 hearing at the courthouse near State College to “present and finalize the evidentiary portion” of the hearing.
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Famous German actress in WW2 was a Soviet spy

Obliviax
Wow, very interesting stuff here. What a mess the world was (and is).
One of Germany’s best-loved postwar actors has been exposed as a Soviet agent following the declassification of top secret intelligence documents.

Marika Rökk, who was banned from acting for two years for her apparent closeness to the Nazi regime, had in fact been working from the 1940s onwards for a reconnaissance network passing Third Reich secrets to Moscow.
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I see a movie deal!!!

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Freeh "exposed" Fina's OTHER email problem.

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When then-Governor Tom Corbett recommended Louis Freeh to conduct the investigation at Penn State, little did he know that the Freeh Report would provide key evidence that helped unveil Fina's email deception.
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Ray Blehar

Parts 1 and 2 of the series identified critical facts and evidence (indicating misconduct) that surfaced after Frank Fina's "flip" strategy failed. Part 3 identifies the information contained in the Freeh Report that revealed Fina and Baldwin misrepresented evidence before the court.



CORBETT ENDORSED FREEH

Shortly after Penn State announced that it hired Louis Freeh, then-Governor Tom Corbett opined that Freeh was the right man for the job.

"And I think one of the reasons that someone like Mr. Freeh was appointed is because he understands the role of a grand jury investigation, the role of the prosecutors and will work well with the attorney general's office and Attorney General Linda Kelly so that [obstruction of the attorney general's investigation] does not happen."


Emails obtained by PSU alumnus Ryan Bagwell clearly show that Freeh's team and the prosecution worked together....but to say that Freeh and AG partnership would "work well" turned out to be wishful thinking.

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