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What a gritty bunch. If a couple more guys go down, I bet they go on a 12 game win streak!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2011 at 5:35 PM
I know money is money, but is anyone else bothered by the fact that for the past season and a half, the Mets' broadcasts have featured commercials showing endorsements by Jeter? I find it a little insulting and even though he's not a bad guy as members of that other NY go, it gives me no good feeling toward any sponsor who would use him, especially for a Mets telecast.ReplyDelete
It doesn't bother me because it's Jeter. I know that during Yankee broadcasts I've seen David Wright's Lincoln MRX commercial.ReplyDelete
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Minnesota Wild sign John Madden
No, not the NFL Legend. The Minnesota Wild signed veteran forward John Madden to a 1 year $1 million contract. He is 37 and had played for the New Jersey Devils for 9 seasons until playing with the Chicago Blackhawks last season. Madden is considered a defensive specialist and a great locker room guy. He's also been a great penalty killer and has the ability to score shorthanded goals. Last season he played in 79 games and recorded 23 points with the Stanley Cup winning Blackhawks. Welcome aboard John Madden!
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i heard hes a good football commentator...
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Apparently, things are worse than we thought: We have run out of rock 'n' roll musicians.
How else to explain the latest cover of Rolling Stone, which features not the Rolling Stones -- or even Captain Hook -- but accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?
And not only that: Many have noticed and commented on -- unfavorably -- that the magazine's cover photo "casts the bombing suspect in an inappropriately flattering light," as my colleague Mikael Wood reported.
Well, gee, folks, welcome to 21st century America.
In today's world, looks do matter; after all, it's apparently one of the factors that led to Trayvon Martin being shot and killed -- and his killer, George Zimmerman, being acquitted.
Plus, in Tsarnaev's case, his looks have been as much a part of the story for some people as his alleged crime. From Charlotte Allen's op-ed article in The Times, "Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his fangirls," to Alexandra Le Tellier's Opinion L.A. blog post on the subject, "Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his disgusting fangirls," we've gotten a glimpse into the dark side of Americans' obsession with celebrity-hood.
Let's just say it's not a pretty picture.
But trashing Rolling Stone for its cover photo? C'mon. Magazine covers are meant to be provocative; they're meant to sell magazines. (Who can forget the infamous Time magazine cover featuring a darkened photo of O.J. Simpson?) In Rolling Stone's case, it's mission accomplished.
Personally, I think the juxtaposition of the photo with the headline, "The Bomber: How a Popular, Promising Student Was Failed by His Family, Fell Into Radical Islam and Became a Monster," is perfect. Doesn't it capture what we all want to know: How did this angelic-looking young man morph into an (alleged) terrorist?
George W. Bush had his "axis of evil." And periodically, Americans obsess over the latest "face of evil." Once it was Charles Manson. After Sept. 11, it was Osama bin Laden.
And you may recoil at his face, but now it's Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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Tax Break for IRA Conversion Lured 10% of Millionaires
Congress dangled an incentive for high-income Americans to convert their tax-deferred individual retirement accounts into post-tax plans. Their response was overwhelming.
Conversions from regular IRAs to Roth retirement accounts increased more than nine times in 2010, rising to $64.8 billion from $6.8 billion in 2009, according to data released Friday by the Internal Revenue Service.
That marked the first time Roth conversions were greater than contributions. Conversions were especially common among IRA holders with annual incomes exceeding $1 million. More than 10% of them converted to a Roth account, the IRS said.
The increase in conversions stemmed from a 2006 law that set 2010 for ending a $100,000 income limit on Roth conversions. There's no ceiling on conversions if an investor has multiple IRAs and no cap on the amount that can be shifted.
"There was a rush of interest in 2010," when the restrictions on conversions were lifted, said Thomas Rowley, director of retirement business strategies for Atlanta-based Invesco Ltd. Wealthy investors could better manage their tax liability in retirement and pass the Roth accounts to heirs free of income tax, he said.
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Taxpayers also could split the taxes owed because of the conversions between their 2011 and 2012 returns, giving them until early 2013 before they had to pay the full balance. Wealth advisers pitched Roth conversions to their clients as a pay-now, save-later strategy.
Taxpayers with incomes exceeding $1 million made up 4% of the 869,400 Roth conversions in 2010; they moved $14.4 billion, or 22% of the money.
When Congress passed the law, the Joint Committee on Taxation estimated that it would raise $6.4 billion for the U.S. government over 10 years. Because Congress looks only at the revenue effects for the first decade, changes that make retirement tax breaks more generous in the long run can be used to offset tax cuts.
At the time, the Tax Policy Center estimated that the break would cost the government the net present value of $15 billion in revenue over the long run.
Congress passed a similar law in 2013 allowing for easier conversions into Roth 401(k) accounts.
Both changes to Roth plan rules were a "classic budget timing gimmick," said Ed Lorenzen, senior policy adviser at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and a former House Democratic aide.
"You know by its very design it's going to be raising revenues now and losing revenues later," Mr. Lorenzen said. "It's usually done purely for the purposes of meeting budget rules to appear to be generating revenues."
Contributions to a regular IRA are tax-deferred, with up-front deductions and taxes owed when the money is withdrawn from the account.
In contrast, Roth accounts are built with post-tax money. Account holders owe no taxes when they withdraw the money and don't have to make withdrawals once they reach age 70 1/2.
Assets in individual retirement accounts, known as IRAs, totaled $6 trillion as of Sept. 30, according to the Investment Company Institute. Almost 4 out of 10 U.S. households owned IRAs in 2013, ICI data show.
About 16% of U.S. households, or 19 million, have Roth IRAs compared with about 36 million owners of traditional IRAs in 2013, according to ICI. Roth IRAs, named for former Senate Finance Committee Chairman William Roth of Delaware, were first available in 1998, ICI said.


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Cote de Pablo announced Wednesday she is leaving the long-running U.S. TV hit "NCIS" after eight years playing Israeli-born agent Ziva David.
She will appear in the CBS series' 11th season long enough to wrap up her character's story, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"I've had 8 great years with NCIS and Ziva David," de Pablo said. "I look forward to finishing Ziva's story."
Born in Chile and raised in Miami, de Pablo joined the show for its third season. "NCIS" was the most-watched series on television last year.
Mark Harmon, who has played Leroy Jethro Gibbs, leader of a team of Navy investigators, since the series began, has reportedly signed on for two more seasons.
In her statement, de Pablo said she has "huge respect and affection" for the NCIS cast and crew.
"We respect Cote's decision, thank her for being an important part of the 'NCIS' team, and for eight terrific years playing Ziva David," the network and studio wrote in a joint statement. "Cote and CBS share a great respect for the 'NCIS' audience, and we look forward to working with her and the producers on appropriate closure in this chapter of Ziva's story."


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The holiday season in Boston – and the 'burbs – is a time of tradition, and in few areas more so than in our live performances. Some of the most popular of our holiday entertainment choices are also the longest-running, and many of them look back to distant, simpler eras. And, in this polarizing political climate, we definitely need a little Christmas. So, haul out the holly, deck the halls, put up the tree. Let's get this party started.
For more than 50 years, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" has been among the most beloved of TV traditions, and this holiday season theatergoers will have the chance to catch up with Chuck, Snoopy, Lucy and Linus when the Boston Children's Theatre presents a stage production of the Christmas classic. Nov. 25 - Dec. 10, The Larcom Theatre, Beverly; Dec. 7- 24 at Regent Theatre, Arlington; Dec. 20-23, The Roberts Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, Boston.
"Elf: The Musical" is based on the 2003 hit holiday comedy starring Will Ferrell as a human raised by elves in the North Pole. If you're familiar with the movie – and who's not, considering it's on a constant loop in December? – then you'll be pleased the musical sticks closely to the plot, hitting all the high notes (literally; this is a musical). George Wendt, of "Cheers" fame stars as Santa Claus. Nov. 28 to Dec. 10 at the Boch Center Wang Theatre.
Leave it to Ryan Landry's lauded fringe troupe, the Gold Dust Orphans, to upend the holiday season in all the right ways with his irreverent Christmas musical, "Whatever Happened to Baby Jesus?" The usual madness and mirth goes down Nov. 30 to Dec. 23, " at Machine Nightclub, Boston.
At 47 years and counting, Boston's production of "Black Nativity" is the longest running performance of Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes' song-play in the world. A cast of 75 tells the Nativity story through singing, dancing, the Gospel of St. Luke and the poetry of Hughes. The emotionally stirring performance delivers a powerful message of joy, hope, victory and liberation. Dec. 1-17 at Paramount Theater, Boston.
The Reagle Music Theatre's 35th annual "ChristmasTime" is a musical spectacle with a full orchestra, a cast of 200, Santa's workshop, Victorian carolers, elves, a parade of wooden soldiers and a living nativity pageant. Dec. 2-10, Robinson Theater, Waltham.
In "The Velveteen Rabbit," see the classic children's book by Margery Williams performed by the Boston Children's Theatre, Dec. 2-17 at the Calderwood Pavilion, Boston.
Fire up the Feast of the Seven Fishes and celebrate Christmas in Italy with "The Christmas Revels: A Venetian Celebration of the Winter Solstice," featuring 18 performances. A holiday tradition for 47 years, "The Christmas Revels" is a joyful theatrical celebration of the winter solstice that travels the world each year showcasing cultural traditions including music, dance, folk tales and rituals. Versatile Boston theater veteran Richard Snee leads the production's 100-member ensemble as the Doge of Venice, Dec. 8-27, Sanders Theatre, Cambridge.
About a spunky little girl, an elf and a mouse who must work together to save Christmas, playwright Ken Ludwig's "Twas the Night Before Christmas," is aimed squarely at kids, with goofy humor and dancing reindeer. Presented Dec. 9-23 by the Greater Boston Stage Company (formerly Stoneham Theater).
Ireland and Christmas seem to go together – maybe it's all the green – in "A Christmas Celtic Sojourn." In its 15th season, the show is a local crowd-pleaser with its dynamic musical and dance performances. Hosted with easy charm by WGBH's Brian O'Donovan, the show also features 15-year-old fiddle phenom Haley Richardson and the steppers from the Harney Academy of Irish Dance in Walpole. Dec. 12-Dec. 22 at Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston; Hanover Theatre, Worcester; Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport; The Zeiterion Theatre, New Bedford; and Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence.
Soaring off the screen and onto the stage is the beloved chestnut "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical." The musical version of the classic TV special brings to life favorite characters: Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, Bumble, the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius, and, of course, Rudolph. Dec. 14-17 at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre.
This year, you can get your fill of sugar plum fairies and magical princes with several productions of "The Nutcracker."
From artistic director Mikko Nissinen, Boston Ballet's "The Nutcracker" is the region's most popular holiday entertainment, bar none. Nissinen and theatrical wizard Robert Perdziola spiffed up the show five years ago with lavish new sets, costumes and a streamlined story. In its 52nd season, the ballet remains a magical humdinger, and worth all the attention it gets. About 90,000 patrons will see the production between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Among its familiar attractions are an onstage "snowfall" and a Christmas tree that soars 45 feet. With a full orchestra and more than 250 performers, including members of Boston Ballet, Boston Ballet II and Boston Ballet School students, the production boasts tons of action, bright colors, exciting special effects and a lively pace. And in the opulent Opera House, it's hard to decide who is more dazzled, the hundreds of kids in the audience or the dozens of young students onstage. Dancing in the main children's role of Clara this year are three girls: Elise Beauchemin, of Londonderry, N.H., Ani Kassian-Howard, of Belmont and Sarah Connolly of Boston. Nov. 24-Dec. 31, Boston Opera House.
Just up the street, the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre celebrates the 30th anniversary of its version of "The Nutcracker." As choreographer, Mateo has always put the focus squarely on the dancing. The story of the young heroine Clara's dream journey through a holiday-season fairyland, guided by the mysterious and charming Nutcracker Prince, is pared to its essentials, yet this efficient version tells the story very effectively and accessibly. With more than 30 local children in the cast, this unpretentious production is a perfect example of what a community cultural event should be. Dancing in the plum role of Clara on a rotating basis are: Shaye Child, 13, of East Bridgewater; Alexandra Kellie, 13, of Arlington; Amy Chan, 17, and Safiyya O'Connor, 16, both of Cambridge; and Ashley Watts, 18, of Wellesley. Plymouth resident Louis Pizano also makes his debut as Mother Ginger, alternating the role with four others. The ballet runs Nov 25-Dec. 10 at Cutler Majestic Theater, Boston; Dec. 15-24 at Strand Theatre, Dorchester.
The students from Ballet Arts in Worcester present a "Nutcracker" with professional production values. Joining them are Boston Ballet alums, Ashley Ellis and Yury Yanowsky, who will grace the stage as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her dashing Cavalier. Nov. 24-26, Hanover Theatre, Worcester.
Russian artists bring charm, athletic prowess and Old World flair to Tchaikovsky's timeless score in Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker." Expect a visual tapestry rich in detail and whimsy and bejeweled, sumptuous costumes. Dec. 3, two performances, Orpheum Theater, Boston.
The Festival Ballet Providence stages a classic telling of Clara and her prince on a magical journey with beautiful sets, elegant choreography and world class dancers. Dec. 15-17 at Providence Performing Arts Center.
A totally original take on this perennial holiday extravaganza is the "Urban Nutcracker" where Clara is Clarice and Tchaikovsky meets Duke Ellington, tap and hip-hop in an urban-inspired mash-up presented by the Tony Williams Dance Center. For this 17th season of the production, the show features Clarice and her Nutcracker guide exploring iconic Boston scenes, such as Make Way for Ducklings, Top of the Hub, Chinatown, and the Boston Public Garden. Officers from the Boston Police Department will alternate the role of "Officer Michael," who leads the ducks, dancers ages 7 to 10, in their procession across the stage at each production. Weymouth's Natalie Luosey, a student at Abigail Adams Middle School, is cast as one of the ducks. Natalie is 10 years old and this is her first year dancing in the show. Boston sculptor Nancy Schon, who created the "Make Way for Ducklings" sculptures in Boston Common, will also participate in performances. Russian ballerina Kseniya Melyukhina will dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and former Boston Ballet and Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer, Erika Lambe, will play Clarice's mother. Dorchester native Sean Fiedler of Broadway's "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk," will return to the "Urban Nutcracker," his first performance with the company since 2012. Dec. 15-27 at Back Bay Events Center, John Hancock Hall, Boston.
The national touring production of the acclaimed "The Hip Hop Nutcracker" dances into town for four performances that merge modern dance moves with Tchaikovsky's whimsical score. Dec. 21-23 at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre, Boston
What's Christmas without Charles Dickens' seasonal favorite "A Christmas Carol"? Shed your inner Scrooge and see the classic story of greed and redemption performed by a handful of regional troupes.
Like the ghosts of Christmases past, the Dickens classic is a timeless tale that never loses its meaning, especially in the hands of the Providence-based Trinity Repertory Company, celebrating the 40th anniversary of its annual holiday production. Resident Acting Company member Joe Wilson, Jr. plays the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Through Dec. 31.
There's a good reason to drive to Beverly: the 27th annual production of "A Christmas Carol" at the North Shore Music Theater. The troupe has found the perfect balance of music, special effects and good old-fashioned storytelling. David Coffee returns yet again as Scrooge in a production that's become a true, enduring holiday tradition that runs from Dec. 9 to 23.
Quincy resident and Broadway vet Leslie Woodies directs the Cambridge Youth Dance Program in its ninth annual "What the Dickens!" – an urban contemporary dance twist on a classic holiday tale, mixing classical ballet with tap, hip-hop and more surprises. Boston Ballet alum Clyde Nantais makes his debut as Ebenezer Scrooge and Boston sportswriter Steve Buckley narrates. Dec. 14-17, at Boston University Dance Theater, Boston.
Go for tradition when Troy Siebels and his troupe present the 10th anniversary of their lavish and innovative adaptation of the Dickens classic, but stay for the music, namely the Mighty Wurlitzer organ, New England's largest theater pipe organ containing more than 2,400 pipes. Dec. 15-23, Hanover Theatre, Worcester.
Celebrate the holiday season with fiddler, performance artist, and comic Lindsey Stirling at her "Warmer in the Winter Christmas Tour," Nov. 17 at the Orpheum Theater, Boston.
The Tedeschi-Trucks Band, featuring the most famous Norwell Clipper, Susan Tedeschi, and her husband, Derek Trucks, and their dozen-piece band, takes over Boston's Orpheum Theater for three nights, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.
The Handel and Haydn Society's Harry Christophers continues a 164-year tradition with "Handel's Messiah." Dec. 1-3 at Symphony Hall, Boston.
A brass ensemble, the Back Bay Ringers handbell choir, performs at 2 p.m. Dec. 3 at First Parish Church in Bedford. The choir performs twice Dec. 10: at Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham (2 p.m.) and then at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Hanover (7:30 p.m.) Other performances are at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 at First Church in Boston and 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
For the "Holiday Pops," maestro Keith Lockhart wears a stocking cap, Symphony Hall is decorated in festive finery, a different guest each night narrates "A Visit from St. Nicholas," and everyone joins a sing-along at the finale of a great party. After waving the baton for 40 evening and matinee concerts – including six special Kids Matinee concerts – Lockhart will probably be the most exhausted man in Boston come the New Year. Dec. 5-Dec. 31 at Symphony Hall, Boston.
Spend A Fine Winter's Night with the Irish stylings of Boston-based Matt and Shannon Heaton, Dec. 8 at Club Passim, Cambridge.
Boston Baroque sings its own "Messiah" as always, staging Handel's great oratorio, Dec. 8-9 at Jordan Hall, Boston. Mezzo-soprano Paula Murrihy makes her debut.
Chart-toppers Kelly Clarkson, Halsey, Fall Out Boy, Fifth Harmony, Charlie Puth, among others, do their Fa La La's at KISS-108's Jingle Ball, Dec. 10 at the TD Garden.
Take a ride on Horton's Holiday Hayride with the Reverend Horton Heat & Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy Dec. 10 at Sinclair in Cambridge.
The Boston Gay Men's Chorus celebrates the season with traditional favorites, such as "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," and modern classics, such as "North Pole Rock 'n' Roll" in its annual holiday recital, "Believe," Dec. 10 and Dec. 15-17 at Jordan Hall in Boston.
Grammy Award-winning a capella vocal artists Pentatonix will return to Boston for four performances Dec. 12-16 at the Boch Center Wang Theatre.
Singalong with folk music stars Robinson and Rohe on their "The Longest Winter: A Christmas Concert and Singalong," Dec. 13 at Club Passim Cambridge.
If you've never seen Handel and Haydn Society perform live, then Christmas is the time to do so. The orchestra performs a sparkling Baroque "Bach Christmas" Dec. 14 and 17 at Symphony Hall, Boston.
It's a country music Christmas in the Country 102.5 Holiday Jam with LOCASH, Dec. 14 at the House of Blues.
Celebrate Christmas in Medieval England with the Blue Heron Choir, Dec. 22-23 at First Church in Cambridge.
Stoughton Grammy Award-winning songwriter Lori McKenna's ("Girl Crush," "Humble and Kind") annual concerts, four shows in all, Dec. 16-17 at Club Passim.
It's rock and pop for an all-ages show Dec. 19 when One Tree Holiday rolls into Brighton Music Hall, Allston.
The eighth annual Celebration of Wintery Songs in Eleventy Part Harmony with Jennifer Kimball and friends is Dec. 19 at Club Passim, Cambridge and Dec. 21 at the Natick Center for the Arts.
"Jewmongous" is a raucous concert (leave the kids at home) of songs about "the Christian Hanukkah" by Sean Altman, at Passim in Cambridge, Dec. 24.
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Ryan: Michael Waltrip in his biggest fight for survival
NASCAR's greatest escape artist is facing the ultimate test of his — and his team's — existence.
Michael Waltrip has survived more withering adversity than virtually anyone in the Sprint Cup Series, but the impending loss of NAPA from Martin Truex Jr.'s No. 56 Toyota after this season is easily the worst predicament.
PR EXPERT:MWR staring at possible extinction
Worse than the 0-for-462 losing streak that started his career in NASCAR's premier series.
Worse than the rocket fuel scandal in 2007 Daytona 500 qualifying that left Michael Waltrip Racing on the brink of bankruptcy in its first season before being rescued by millionaire Rob Kauffman.
Worse than when Waltrip failed to qualify for 19 races that same season and managed only four top 10s over his final two full seasons before yielding to Truex.
All of the past strife pales in comparison with how Waltrip, 50, will survive Thursday's news that NAPA will withdraw a reported sponsorship of $18 million annually. That's the staggering price of the scandal from Richmond International Raceway that already cost Truex a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup amidst unprecedented penalties to teammates Clint Bowyer and Brian Vickers because of insidious team orders and race manipulation.
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So what's at stake for Waltrip?
His career. His reputation. His team.
Waltrip's life is centered squarely on stock-car racing, and he literally has mortgaged everything — this is a car owner who admittedly lives in an apartment above a pizza joint instead of a palatial estate — for a coveted spot as a championship contender at the sport's most high-stakes poker table.
Unlike diversified peers such as Rick Hendrick, Roger Penske and Jack Roush who have other businesses to fall back on (and bridge cash shortfalls for their teams), Waltrip is all in on NASCAR, and NAPA might be the tipping point that completely wipes out his bankroll with no hope of recovering.
An industry expert said Thursday the team faces the "possibility of extinction," and it isn't hyperbole.
NASCAR is a sport in which teams are fueled by massive injections of corporate largesse, and it's hard to envision a scenario in which Waltrip emerges with his three-car organization intact in its current form.
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Never mind that it's virtually impossible to land a multimillion-dollar sponsor in a cutthroat sponsor environment where powerhouse teams still are sewing up operating budgets for 2014 and the companies being pursued remain extremely stingy with their marketing budgets.
Toss in the taint of being front and center for among the most unpleasant episodes in NASCAR history, and Truex's ride will be far from an easy sell even for Waltrip, whose goofball persona belies his boardroom savvy.
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Besides there already might be a need to prioritize damage control on the home front with MWR's other major backers.
While Aaron's — which announced a multiyear extension last month as Vickers' sponsor — tweeted its support and loyalty to MWR on Thursday, 5 Hour Energy — which sponsors Bowyer — has stated they are evaluating their ongoing participation with NASCAR and don't expect to make a decision until the season is over.
It's stunning how quickly a seeming V Day — for roughly 48 hours, MWR had two cars in the Chase for the second consecutive season — turned into D Day. After standing to pad its bank account with a few million in bonuses from Truex's Chase spot, MWR now has lost that and at least 10 times as much — NAPA will yank more than $30 million off the table by vacating the final two years of its deal — with the possibility still more could vanish. Kauffman might be able to keep the team afloat in the interim, but he already was subsidizing some of Bowyer's season, and there are limits to which a good businessman will spend money with little hope of recouping it.
This isn't intended as a sympathy note for Waltrip. If there's a tragic figure in this scandal, it's Martin Truex Jr. The 33-year-old driver who was the least complicit in the wrongdoing at Richmond has suffered the most harm, first by an unceremonious disqualification from the Chase and now with his team's long-term stability teetering barely a year after its future seemed secure.
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It's hard to muster such empathy for Waltrip. His team has been linked to major allegations of foul play twice in six years, and it again will fall on him to resurrect a damaged brand. He has managed it before, sometimes against long odds, but this is the most gargantuan challenge yet — it will require months of incessant assuaging, convincing and placating to prove his team worthy in the eyes of NASCAR fans, executives and sponsors.
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Beta-blockers are a class of drugs used
to control symptoms of
heart failure that are made worse by certain hormones
catecholamines. The body releases these hormones as
part of its
response to heart failure. For this and other reasons,
beta-blockers have been shown to be effective for treating most people who have
heart failure.
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the body. They are used to treat heart disease that causes chest pain, high
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Beta-blockers may be used to treat diastolic heart failure too. With diastolic heart failure, the heart does not have enough time to relax and
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Check your pulse. Your doctor may ask you to take your pulse regularly to make sure your heart rate is not too slow. To learn how to take your pulse, see the topic Taking a Pulse (Heart Rate).
Diabetes. If you have diabetes, beta-blockers may cause higher blood sugar levels. Watch closely for symptoms of low blood sugar, because beta-blockers can hide your symptoms.
Grapefruit juice. Grapefruit juice may affect how beta-blockers work. Ask your doctor if you need to make any changes to avoid problems.
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Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
For tips on taking medicine for heart failure, see:
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsHunt SA, et al. (2009). 2009 focused update
incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the diagnosis and management
of heart failure in adults. A report of the American College of Cardiology
Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.
Circulation, 119(14): e391–e479.
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Native Irish Presbyterians
In the early decades of the seventeenth century, intermarriage of the Ulster Irish with the newly arriving Scots, and conversion of the Irish of Ulster to Presbyterianism, seem to have been common. In her book, The Catholics of Ulster (Basic Books 2001), Professor Marianne Elliot implies that much of the Catholic gentry disappeared from Ulster, not because they were exiled and dispossessed by their Protestant neighbors, but because they were converted.
A study by G. B. Adams concludes that a significant number of the native Irish population of east Ulster converted to Presbyterianism shortly after the early infiltration by the Scots—even before the plantation of Scots. Adams, in his article Aspects of monoglotism, at page 84, says:
"a considerable part of the old irish population [in east Ulster] seems to have been absorbed into one or other of the reformed churches, usually into presbyterianism, which in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century must have had a considerable Irish-speaking membership. The association of Irish language survival with strongly Roman Catholic area belongs to a later period and to central and west Ulster."
Aodh de Blacan, in The other hidden Ireland, in Irish Studies, xxiii (1934), pages 439–454, supports the same conclusion:
"The schism of the sixteenth century cut geographically across the Gaelic world, Scotland and that part of Ulster which was infiltrated, not planted, became Protestant even before the plantation of Ulster."
The last two citations and quotations are from The Irish Language in County Down, by Ciaran Devine (Ciaran O Duibhinn), which is chapter 17 of Down—History & Society edited by Lindsay Proudfoot (Geography Publications 1997) (page 438).
Charter schools are an example of efforts made at converting Catholics to Presbyterianism in Ulster. The schools were entirely Protestant in management, and the children were reared as Protestants. History of the Catholic Church: From the Renaissance to the French Revolution by Rev. James MacCaffrey, S.J., 1914 (volume II, chapter X, The Penal Laws). In 1734, The Incorporated Society in Dublin for Promoting English Protestant Schools in Ireland was established by a charter of George II.
Other sources indicate that a substantial number of native Irish Catholics in Ulster converted to Presbyterianism. For example, see Ower the Sheugh:
"There is evidence however that a number of 17th century Scots settlers took the Gaelic language with them to Ulster. In his book 'Presbyterians and the Irish Language', Roger Blaney quotes evidence supplied by various historians and states that many of the lowland Scots settlers in Ulster were probably bi-lingual in both Scots and Gaelic.
"The Reverend James Stothers in his unpublished work, 'The Use of the Irish Language by Irish Presbyterians' comments that a significant number of the Presbyterians who settled in Ulster, spoke Gaelic. These Presbyterian immigrants to Ulster would have continued to use their Gaelic language at least for the first generation and possibly longer.
"There was a policy of recruitment and encouragement by the Synod of Ulster of Irish speaking Presbyterian ministers of both native Irish and Scots origin, e.g. Jeremiah O'Quinn and James Wallace. Stothers comments that with the presence of such Ministers and a large number of Gaelic speaking Scots settlers present, the conversion of many Irish Catholics to Presbyterianism is easier to understand.
"There would not have been the same cultural disparity felt between the native Irish and the Scots settlers as there would have been between the native Irish and the English settlers.
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Europe Sardinian 5.65% ±7.99%
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