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  • Miley Cyrus Fined For Degrading The Mexican Flag

    Miley Cyrus is being fined for her degrading performance in Mexico.

    On Tuesday, September 16, Cyrus performed at the Arena Monterey in Mexico as a part of her Bangerz tour. Fans expected Miley’s usual tactics of performing including the constant twerking and simulated sex acts. However, they did not expect her to degrade their national symbol … their flag.

    Miley reportedly took to the stage with a fake butt and proceeded to floss the butt with the Mexican flag shocking thousands and infuriating others.

    After reviewing the performances, the Nuevo León state legislature agreed unanimously to require the Secretary of the Interior to fine Cyrus for her lack of respect. Cyrus’ fine is expected to be 16,000 pesos (about $1,200).

    “In the first of two concerts of Miley Cyrus in Monterrey (Nuevo León’s capital), an act of disrespect to our national symbols took place during her show, when one of the dancers hit her on her backside with a Mexican flag,” the lawmakers said.

    Miley is known for her shock factor, but what makes this even worse is that she decided to pull this stunt during the month of September – the month that celebrates Mexico’s independence.

    “It is offensive that this young girl disrespected our flag and that we promote this type of entertainment, on which we lose something that is so engrained in ourselves, our sense of patriotism, respect, what unites us and characterizes us,” the National Union of Parents’ president Consuelo Mendoza Garcia said. “Especially on this month of September,”

    “It is very sad that an artist comes from another country to disrespect our patriotic symbols now that we are so in need of living in a civilized way and take that to the schools,” Mendoza García added.

  • Steeler’s Coach Mike Tomlin Pays More for Misstep

    They are laying some more on Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.

    Tomlin already has to pay a $100,000 fine for a sideline misstep against that adventure-packed Thanksgiving game against the Ravens, and now NBC Sports informs us that the team will also lose a draft pick because of it.

    On the November 28th game against the Ravens, Mike Tomlin wandered onto the field as Baltimore’s Jacoby Jones charged down the field during a long kickoff return. In Tomlin’s defense, his back was turned, so it probably wasn’t a diabolical plot to stop a touchdown. Rules are rules though, and a hefty fine was handed to him on Wednesday of this week.

    Although Mike Tomlin has convincingly apologized (and they still lost the game anyway), the NFL has decreed that Tomlin’s actions prevented points and that he has to pay big for it. The reasoning behind their further action is that a team’s accumulated score can determine if they make the playoffs, and the missed touchdown could be big deal if the Ravens needed those points to break a tie. The Steelers are definitely losing a draft pick, but which one depends on how the Ravens get into the playoffs.

    Tough luck for Mike Tomlin and the Steelers; when it rains it pours– and after today’s game it looks like it’ll snow too. Let’s hope that the Steelers can regain their footing (and watch their feet) and get back on the winning track soon.

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  • Woman Receives $3,500 Fine for Negative Review

    The next time you place an order online, make sure you read the fine print. According to KUTV.com, a woman from Utah left a negative review for a business online and was later told she would have to pay a $3,500 fine for posting the review. Otherwise, the company threatened to report a delinquency to the credit bureaus, which would negatively impact her credit score. Well, she didn’t pay up and the company did report the delinquency, which caused Jen Palmer and her husband to have trouble when applying for a car loan.

    Back in 2008, Palmer’s husband purchased some items for her from Kleargear.com. The Palmers never received the items, nor did they ever hear anything from the company, so they had PayPal cancel the transaction and refund their money. Considering that the items were purchased as Christmas gifts, the Palmers were a little ticked off, understandably. Jen Palmer decided to leave a negative review on RipoffReport.com to make other consumers aware of her experience.

    “There is absolutely no way to get in touch with a physical human being,” Palmer’s review said. There are also some other reviews on RipoffReport.com that complain of not receiving items, so the Palmers weren’t the only ones to have such issues with the company. Fast forward three years–Palmer’s husband received an email from Kleargear.com telling him to remove the review or face a fine. According to Kleargear, the Palmers violated a clause in the sale agreement by posting the review:

    In an effort to ensure fair and honest public feedback, and to prevent the publishing of libelous content in any form, your acceptance of this sales contract prohibits you from taking any action that negatively impacts KlearGear.com, its reputation, products, services, management or employees.

    Should you violate this clause, as determined by KlearGear.com in its sole discretion, you will be provided a seventy-two (72) hour opportunity to retract the content in question. If the content remains, in whole or in part, you will immediately be billed $3,500.00 USD for legal fees and court costs until such complete costs are determined in litigation. Should these charges remain unpaid for 30 calendar days from the billing date, your unpaid invoice will be forwarded to our third party collection firm and will be reported to consumer credit reporting agencies until paid.

    Wow. So basically, it doesn’t matter how terrible the company’s service or product is or whether you even receive the items you purchase–you can’t say one negative word about it, or you’ll owe the company a pile of money.

    The Palmers say they never saw the clause. “This is fraud,” Jen Palmer said. “They’re blackmailing us for telling the truth.”

    So, what’s next for the Palmers? Now that their credit score is messed up, they’re hoping to appeal the delinquency with the credit bureaus. As ludicrous as the delinquency is, they’re hoping that they can get it removed, but that isn’t guaranteed. Since the Palmers don’t have money for a lawyer, they’re pretty much on their own unless someone steps up to help them now that their story is out there.

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  • Ndamukong Suh Fined For Hit On Brandon Weeden

    As if he hasn’t been hit with enough fines already in his career, Ndamukong Suh has been fined again for a hit that he delivered to Brandon Weeden. He just can’t seem to catch a break, as he has easily become the most notorious player in the NFL, in terms of toughness and being aggressive.

    The defensive tackle for the Lions has been attacking players throughout his career, and has received several fines and suspensions.

    With all of the consequences that he has received, one would think that he would learn somehow, but it does not seem to be working. Brandon Weeden, quarterback of the Cleveland Browns was his latest victim, hitting him hard in their 6th game of the season.

    The fine was announced the NFL on Wednesday and was first reported on the Detroit Lions website. Although the fines continue to pile up and not have an effect on the aggressive tackle, this time around, Suh will be forced to pay a fine of $31,500. This time though, it seems that his reputation has gotten the best of him, and the hit is not looked at as very aggressive by the coaches and analysts.


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    Before he was assigned the most recent fines, Suh reportedly told reporters that he is always being scrutinized for the way that he plays. While it is clearly true, it seems that the way that his career has played out, he needs extra attention shown to his performance. He recently said “There’s always going to be a microscope on me, no matter where it is, from outside media, from the NFL to little kids to everybody.”

    The Lions won their game against the Browns last Sunday with a final score of 31-17, and are currently 3-2, while maintaining the top spot in the NFC North division. This week, they will face off against the Cincinnati Bengals.

    Suh’s last fine, a hit on Vikings center John Sullivan, which was issued in week 1, cost him $100,000 dollars. The hit in week 1 also negated a Lions touchdown that was scored off of an interception from DeAndre Levy.

    Ndamukong Suh’s aggressive play continues to cost him large sums of money and in many cases, important errors made for his team. The question still remains, why is he still on the team? Does anyone think he should be cut because of his play? Ironically enough, he was not penalized during the game for his hit on Weeden.

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  • Marshawn Lynch Fined By NFL For Wearing Green Cleats

    Marshawn Lynch has become the latest victim in the targeting of the NFL’s uniform police, and was fined for his attire. Yes, you read that right, and the funny part is, this is not the first time that this has happened to the star running back. Lynch has been fined $5,250 for wearing green cleats in their win against the Houston Texans last Sunday. Marshawn Lynch is the running back for the Seattle Seahawks, and one of the best in the league, earning himself the nickname of “Beast Mode.”

    The NFL has certainly not held back in terms of assigning fines to players this year especially. It seems that every week, fans hear about at least a few players being fined for something. Usually, those fines involves someone delivering a dirty hit to another player though, Clay Matthews and Dashon Goldson are great examples of this. Ironically, Lynch is not the first player to be fined for uniform violations during the 2013 season. Lions safety Louis Delmas was fined $5,000 for wearing the wrong color socks in week 1 and Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was fined $10,000 for wearing Under Armour visor clips.

    The fine for wearing the wrong colored cleats is a fine rarely issued, although somehow it is not the first time that it has happened to Lynch and in fact, he was fined $10,000 in Week 17 of the 2011 season for wearing Skittles-colored cleats during a game, according to the New England Sports Network. It may seem silly to pay such an amount of money for this kind of an issue, but in this case, the special cleats allowed him to carry the ball 17 times for 98 yards.

    In the week 4 game against the Houston Texans, Lynch played in a pair of neon green cleats, that were apparently enough to stir up controversy within the NFL. While it is something that people normally do not pay any attention to or care about, wearing the same color cleats as their teammates seems to be a big deal for the NFL uniform police. Wearing outrageous cleats and having some fun with his uniform seems to be an interest of Lynch’s and that does not seem to affect other players or fans, so why should the NFL care? Sports Illustrated jokes about the fine saying that this is just an example of Roger Goodell and the NFL simply delivering a weekly reminder that the NFL stands for the No Fun League.

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  • 4G iPad Claims Cost Apple $2.3 Million In Australia

    Earlier this month we brought you news that Apple had agreed to pay a AU$2.25 million (US$2.28 million) fine for its marketing of the new iPad as a 4G capable device in Australia. The fine was part of a settlement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Various Australian news sources are reporting today that the Australian courts have approved the deal.

    According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Apple will pay the AU$2.25 million plus an additional AU$300,000 in court costs, bringing the total payment to AU$2.55 million (US$2.59 million). ACCC Chairman Rod Sims praised the decision and said that he was “delighted” with the fine and with how quickly his agency moved against Apple following the release of the new iPad. In the ruling that approved the settlement and ordered the fine, presiding judge Mordecai Bromberg said that Apple’s transgressions in this case were “not trivial” and that “Apple’s desire for global uniformity was given a greater priority than the need to ensure compliance with the Australian Consumer Law.”

    One of the central features of the new iPad, which came out in March, is its 4G LTE connectivity. As such, that feature was one of the main focuses of Apple’s early marketing of the device. Unfortunately for Apple, though, the new iPad only works on a handful of carriers’ 4G networks, all of which are in North America (the U.S. and Canada, specifically). Though two of Australia’s carriers have 4G LTE networks in place, the new iPad is not compatible with it.

    When the iPad launched, the 4G marketing was retained in many countries where there were no compatible 4G networks – including Australia, the UK, Sweden, and others. The ACCC took issue with the iPad’s marketing in Australia, calling it “misleading.” In response, Apple agreed to refund Australian customers who felt they’d been misled and rebranded the 4G-capable iPad as the “iPad WiFi + Celluar” worldwide. Nevertheless, mediation talks between Apple and the ACCC broke down, sending the case on to the courts. Though Apple initially tried to argue its case – claiming that some of Australia’s iPad-compatible cellular networks were 4G even though they weren’t marketed as such – they ultimately agreed to settle.

    The judgment is embedded below:

    ACCC v Apple Judgment

  • Arguing Against NFL In Game Tweets

    Arguing Against NFL In Game Tweets

    I am a pretty big NFL fan. Have been all of my life. Why? Because the product is fun for me. The product of football that is. Anything else about the drama and the thoughts of players is something I see little to no value in unless there is a personal interest in the player. Personal opinion I know but hey I think we can still have those in the US for at least today.

    I read a post last week over at MediaPost where the author wondered out loud why NFL players aren’t allowed to tweet during games and how terrible that is. I let it go as just being dumb (though I did comment on the post) but with the NFL season just around the corner I needed to say something more. Just what you needed, right? ;-)

     

    Professional sports leagues focus on the weirdest things when they start cracking down on misbehavior. For example, the NFL doesn’t seem to particularly mind players abusing steroids (the punishment for failing a steroid drug test is a four-game suspension — basically a slap on the wrist)… but NFL players who use social media during a game are liable for a $25,000 fine. This is part of a communications blackout which decrees players may not use cell phones, electronic devices, or social media including Twitter or Facebook within 90 minutes of kickoff.

    While I am not going to get into the whole steroids thing (personally, though, I feel that if a guy wants to shorten his life to play football a little longer and make more money than he could even come close to in the real world then so be it) I do have something to say about people who feel the need to know everything at every moment and then want to monetize it all.

    How about this. When I watch football, I watch the game. Part of the fun is NOT knowing exactly what is going on in between plays. These guys do something different than the rest of the world and I like the fact that some of it remains unknown. I think that not knowing is often better than knowing. Maybe that’s just me.

    As for this next statement, this person obviously has never played a down of organized football in his life because if he did he would know just how ignorant this sounds.

    Maybe someone can explain this policy to me. I can understand banning some kinds of communication during the time around games — specifically, anything which could be used to receive last-minute tips about the opposing team’s plays. But I can’t guess what the NFL hopes to accomplish by preventing players from disseminating their own content, provided of course it doesn’t fall in the category of game-sensitive information.

    Huh? Look I know football is not rocket science. During a game however you need to concentrate and understand what is happening so you can make adjustments on the fly. if your offense can’t meet because the QB has to tweet then the game is compromised. It’s just a bad idea.

    Then there is this one

    The policy strikes me as counter-productive because allowing players to use social media during games could be a potential gold mine in terms of driving and tracking viewer engagement. Frankly, the only time athletes really have anything interesting to say is probably during the game, when they’re sitting on the sidelines talking amongst themselves — but the viewer at home usually isn’t privy to their bench chatter (unless they happen to read lips).

    Listen people of the social media industry. STOP TRYING TO MONETIZE EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY! Please stop! It’s just annoying.

    So there isn’t much else to say. I am a big fan of the NFL and if there was ever a business that has little trouble making money it’s this one. The last thing we need to do is hear from more guys like Chad Ochocinco who are as enamored with themselves as many in the social media industry are. Ol’ Chad is just that…..old. His routine is old and played out. He is a caricature of a celebrity because he has nothing of value to add to anything so why would we need to hear MORE of his like?

    So let’s leave the tweets and the like to the in between game realm. There is plenty of opportunity for something stupid to happen then. Let’s keep the game as the game for the time it is played. It’s nice to actually step away from all the social media stuff and just have fun. Oh that’s right, I forgot, it’s not fun these days unless you “share” it in some way. Please! No one cares about you or me that much either.

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