England hooker Dylan Hartley suspended for eight weeks for biting Irleand's Stephen Ferris.

Dylan Hartley will be available for England's summer tour to South Africa after a disciplinary hearing suspended him for eight weeks.

artley will be available for the summer tour to South Africa but will only play for Northampton again this season if they reach the Aviva Premiership final on May 26.

The 26-year-old was punished by an independent Six Nationscommittee for biting the finger of Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris during the 30-9 Six Nations victory over Ireland on March 17.

It had been speculated that he would face a lengthy spell on the sidelines having served a 26-week ban for gouging in 2007.

But it is understood that due the length of time that has passed since the incident, the hearing decided a four-week reduction to eight weeks was appropriate.

"I am disappointed by the result and I will wait for the written judgment as to how the panel came to their conclusion," Hartley said.

"I now have to put it behind me and focus on supporting Saints in training and off the field."

The written judgment is expected to be published by Friday.

Hartley was accompanied to the hearing by Graham Rowntree, theEngland forwards coach who is pleased that the Saints will skipper will be able to participate in the summer tour to South Africa.

"It's unfortunate for Dylan and Northampton, especially as he was in good form during the Six Nations and he has developed as a player and a leader," Rowntree said.

"However, we are looking forward to him being available for the tour to South Africa."

The offence was found to have contravened IRB Law 10.4(m) "acts contrary to good sportsmanship".

The hearing examined the evidence and listened to Hartley, his legal representative, Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder, Rowntree and Ferris via a video link.

It was decided that the offence merited a low entry point in the International Rugby Board's table of sanctions and allowed mitigation of four weeks. The 26-year-old can resume playing from May 14.

Biting carries a low-end entry point of a 12-week suspension, while the mid-range punishment is 18 weeks and there is a ban of 24-plus weeks at the top end. The maximum sanction is a four-year punishment.

The incident with Ferris occurred during the 28th minute of England's comfortable win at Twickenham, which saw them secure second place in the Six Nations table after an encouraging campaign under interim coach Stuart Lancaster.

Television footage did not capture the bite, but Ferris and some of his team-mates complained to Welsh referee Nigel Owens in the immediate aftermath.

Telegraph.

Вот так зовется и мой Чайный Гриб - Мама.

Someday Caterpillars Will Turn Into Butterflies Too.

KIM KARDASHIAN Mexican Plastic Surgery Days ... are Finally OVER!!!

 

Kim Kardashian ... ESTA VICTORIOSA!!! TMZ has learned the Mexican doctor who bootlegged her image for a plastic surgery ad has finally agreed to take down his billboard ... after admitting he never got her permission in the first place. 


We broke the story ... Dr. Victor Ramirez unlawfully used Kim K’s image to up-sell his plastic slice-and-dice biz in the boarder town of Mexicali ... even though he's never met the reality star and didn't pay her a dime. 


When Kim’s lawyers found out about the ad ... they threatened the living crap out of Senor Ramirez ... and apparently, threats aren't taken lightly in Mexico ... because the sign came down over the weekend. 




So far no comment from Dr. Ramirez himself ... because he won't return our phone calls.   


El fin. 

http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/20/kim-kardashian-plastic-surgery-billboard/#.T2v2SxGPV_d

STYLE JURY: ADRIENNE BAILON’S PEEK-A-BOO BOX.

I couldn’t describe Adrienne Bailon’s singing voice if my life depended on it (that’s not even shade, just cold, hard facts), but following her appearance on the red carpet at the ‘Escape To Total Rewards At Gotham Hall’ event on Thursday night (March 1) I am however one step closer to being able to provide full details for a composite sketch of the chocita between her legs.

This is one way to end up on the blogs the following day without the assistance of Fabolous or Rob Kardashian. Go and sell that ass, girl. What’s your verdict on Adrienne’s style?

You in our circle would make the cypher complete. Follow C+D on FACEBOOK and TWITTER for more crunky goodness. (You can also find us on TUMBLR.)

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Horsegate: David Cameron 'not straight' over links with News International.

The Prime Minister apologised for three days of “confusion” about the affair.
The embarrassing admission raises questions about the closeness between Mr Cameron and Mrs Brooks, the former tabloid editor who quit as chief executive of News International at the height of the phone hacking scandal last summer.
Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman said: "People will be dismayed that while News International was busy hacking phones, David Cameron was out hacking with Rebekah Brooks's husband.
"David Cameron has not been straight about just how close he was to senior executives at News International and it's time for him come clean about the extent of this relationship."
It emerged on Tuesday that Mrs Brooks was lent a retired police horse by the Metropolitan Police for two years.
The horse, called Raisa, was stabled at Mrs Brooks's farm in the Cotswolds from 2008 to 2010, before she was handed back to Scotland Yard.
Despite sustained questioning from The Daily Telegraph since Tuesday, Downing Street had refused to say whether Mr Cameron had ridden the horse.
At a press conference in Brussels, Mr Cameron finally made clear that he had ridden the horse with Charlie Brooks, Mrs Brooks’s race horse trainer husband, before the 2010 election.
Mr Brooks, a columnist with The Sunday Telegraph, is an old friend from when the pair attended Eton public school.
Mr Cameron said: “Let me shed some light on it. I have known Charlie Brooks, the husband of Rebekah Brooks for over 30 years, and he is a good friend.
“He is a neighbour in the constituency, we live a few miles apart. I have not been riding with him since the election.
“Before the election I did go riding with him. He has a number of different horses and yes one of them was this former police horse Raisa, which I did ride.”
Mr Cameron apologised for failing to come clean earlier, when The Daily Telegraph first started asking questions.
He added: “If a confusing picture has emerged over the last few days, I am very sorry about that. I think my staff have had to answer a lot of questions about horses.”
The Prime Minister added that he was sad to learn that Raisa, who was given back to Scotland Yard in 2010, had since died.
He said: “I am very sorry to hear that Raisa is no longer with us and I think I should conclude that I won't be getting back into the saddle any time soon.”

^{Rebekah Brooks, the former Sun editor, was one of the only 12 people allowed to adopt a horse from Metroplitan Police Mounted Branch}

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, a member of the so-called Chipping Norton set, had claimed that Mr Cameron had never ridden the horse in question.

Contradicting Downing Street's confirmation that the Prime Minister did ride Raisa, Mr Clarkson told Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2: "I can categorically state that he never rode that horse. I do actually live there. It's all rubbish."

Mr Clarkson, who writes newspaper columns for News International titles The Sun and The Sunday Times, was speaking before Mr Cameron himself admitted that he had ridden Raisa.

"I saw that horse and it wasn't badly treated as some people were saying, it was beautifully treated, it was only there for a very short time and David Cameron never rode it," Mr Clarkson said.

He added that he himself had never ridden it but Mrs Brooks "probably did and her husband did".

After three days of refusing to say whether Mr Cameron had ridden the horse, aides disclosed on Thursday night that in all probability he did, although he could not be sure as he rode several of Mr Brooks' horses.

One of the Prime Minister’s aides said: “It is highly possible that he was on that horse. It is likely that he rode that horse. He used a number of Charlie’s horses.”

She also confirmed that it was possible Mr Cameron had also gone riding with Mrs Brooks, because he could not be “100 per cent sure” that he had not. The aide said: “He has no recollection of ever going riding with Rebekah Brooks.”

The Daily Telegraph has established that the horse was lent to Mrs Brooks in 2008 following discussions with Dick Fedorcio, the Met Police’s director of public affairs.

Raisa was returned to the care of Scotland Yard in early 2010, before the general election, and put out to pasture in Norfolk. She died a few months later.

Labour MP Tom Watson said Raisa threatened to symbolise the cosy friendship between the key players embroiled in the phone hacking scandal.

He told The Daily Telegraph: “This horse is becoming the symbol of this scandal. It shows how powerful media players and politicians got too close.”

Telegraph.