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WASHINGTON — Leaders of the NATO nations will meet in Chicago on Sunday to set in motion the massive machinery necessary to wind down the war in Afghanistan.
But even as American officials prepare a list of benchmarks they can cite as achieved in the war effort — expect to hear much about strategic partnership agreements and assurances that the Afghan people have not been abandoned — they acknowledge privately that the bar has been significantly lowered on how success in Afghanistan is defined after 11 years of combat.
"Look, this is Afghanistan," one administration official said in an interview. "Is it going to be Switzerland? No. But is good enough for Afghanistan? That's where we need to get to."
In fact, the phrase "Afghan good enough" has been making the rounds at the White House, State Department, the Pentagon and inside the many research organizations scattered around Washington. Gone is the much greater expectation that NATO will leave behind a cohesive central government with real influence beyond Kabul and a handful of other population centers. Gone is the assumption that Helmand Province, Kandahar and the rest of the heavily contested south — where the bulk of the 2010 influx of troops was sent — will remain entirely in the control of the central government once that area is transferred to Afghanistan's fledgling national security forces.
In previewing the meeting for reporters on Thursday, President Obama's national security adviser, Thomas E. Donilon, described a hoped-for outcome in Afghanistan that was far less ambitious than what American officials once envisioned.Continue reading the main story
"The goal is to have an Afghanistan again that has a degree of stability such that forces like Al Qaeda and associated groups cannot have safe haven unimpeded, which could threaten the region and threaten U.S. and other interests in the world," Mr. Donilon said.
With Afghan forces assuming the lead role in 2013 for protecting the country and its government, Mr. Donilon said the NATO allies hoped to leave behind "a set of security assets that allow it to provide for that modicum of stability" that will allow Afghanistan to protect itself against Al Qaeda and ensure that the United States' core goal — making sure that Al Qaeda cannot again use Afghanistan as a base from which to target the West — is met.
While Kandahar and other population centers in the south have seen a decrease in Taliban attacks since the surge forces arrived, insurgent attacks have increased in less populated southern areas, military officials report. The heads of the Senate and House intelligence committees, appearing on CNN's "State of the Union" program two weeks ago, and reporting on a recent trip to Afghanistan, said the Taliban were gaining ground, something that is bound to accelerate once the NATO troops give way to Afghan-led forces.
"I think we'd both say that what we found is that the Taliban is stronger," Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, said, seated next to Representative Mike Rogers, Republican of Michigan.
Anthony H. Cordesman, a longtime military analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, wrote a paper three weeks ago called "Time to Focus on 'Afghan Good Enough.' "
"Is progress sustainable?" Mr. Cordesman wrote. "Almost certainly no.
"The real question for everybody now is, can you hold this thing together to the point where, yes, the Pakistanis will have some influence, and Iran will have major influence in the northwest, and we'll lose influence in the south and the east but we might be able to hold onto Kandahar."
Mr. Cordesman added: "That would be Afghan good enough."
Senior NATO military commanders in Afghanistan say they are well aware of the narrowing goals for their effort in Afghanistan. "We trained for a number of lines of operation in addition to the security line, whether education, civil society, economic development, you know, the whole government-in-a-box thing," said one NATO military commander in Afghanistan. "Now, it's only security. How much security can we bring before we go home? And how quickly we can train up Afghan forces to take over the security mission?"
And, for their part, senior Afghan government officials are aware that the ambitions of the Obama administration — and, in fact, the agenda for the NATO summit — are narrowly focused on security.
Eklil Hakimi, Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States, said in an interview that President Hamid Karzai and the presidents and prime ministers of NATO countries will arrive in Chicago not to discuss nation-building in Afghanistan, but only securing the nation of Afghanistan.
"This particular summit, the Chicago summit, within the context of NATO, is focusing on the Afghan security forces and their support for the years to come," Mr. Hakimi said.
In his official remarks to the summit leaders, Mr. Karzai will describe the increasing competence of Afghan security forces and the need for the international community to provide long-term support, both with personnel for training and advising, but also with money for equipping and logistical needs, the ambassador said.
There will be little if any discussion in Chicago of governance or financial development, he said. Those themes of development and economic strategy will await an international conference in Tokyo in July.
Pressed to describe the view of Afghan officials of the American phrase "Afghan good enough," Mr. Hakimi cited advances made in women's rights and education in the decade since American forces and Afghan fighters toppled the Taliban government and drove Al Qaeda from the country. Afghan women have leading roles in Parliament, in business and in medicine. Before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, only 900,000 Afghan boys were in school. Today, the number is eight million, and 40 percent of the students are female.
Asked whether that was sustainable with the lowered expectations of the United States and NATO for Afghanistan, the ambassador spoke forcefully.
"I leave that question to our partners," Mr. Hakimi said. "That much we have achieved up to now — with you, together."
"So it's up to you," he added. "Do you want to leave all this behind, or do you want to continue with us the journey that we have started together? With the support of our own people and also with the support of our international partners, we have laid a strong foundation for Afghanistan's future. So, politically, we are moving in the right direction. In order to further strengthen that, we need support from our international partners for years to come."Continue reading the main story


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He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1978 from San Francisco State University, where he was also the captain of the debate team. After graduation, he attended Golden Gate University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. He earned his Juris Doctor with honors in 1982 and became a member of the State Bar the same year. In 1989, Mr. Fanucci was awarded a Graduate Law Degree in Taxation (LL.M.) from New York University.
Mr. Fanucci has authored several tax articles and has lectured extensively. Between 1986 and 1990, he taught Income Tax and Financial Planning for the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
He is a member of the American Bar Association, the California State Bar Association, and the Napa County Bar Association. Mr. Fanucci served on the Board of Directors of Napa Valley Family Homes in St. Helena and was a member of the St. Helena Planning Commission. Mr. Fanucci is also active with the Napa Valley Farm Bureau and is a member of the Napa Valley Grape Growers Association.
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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — It wasn't the horror show Canada endured the last time it played in Honduras. But once again, the men's national team is leaving the Central American country empty-handed.
Romell Quioto's goal in the 50th minute was the difference as Honduras beat Canada 2-1 on Friday afternoon in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Defender Manjrekar James had given Canada a 1-0 lead before Mario Martinez tied the game right before halftime.
"If we go in (to halftime) one-nil up it's a different game," said David Edgar. "I thought everyone gave it their all today, we just fell short. Still all to play for now."
The result puts Canada's hopes of advancing to the final round of qualifying in the CONCACAF region almost out of reach. Honduras now has seven points and has a zero goal difference while Canada is on four points and has a minus-5 goal difference. Both teams trail group leaders Mexico, which has already qualified.
The Canadians return to Vancouver on Tuesday for a game against El Salvador at B.C. Place Stadium needing a victory and Honduras to lose in Mexico by enough goals for Canada to move ahead on goal difference.
"We came here to win the game and if you don't win it then try to draw but we were disappointed with that (result), but it was the best worst-case scenario for us," said midfielder Scott Arfield. "We're looking forward to Tuesday night and we'll have our fans behind us and anything can happen."
The last time Canada played in Honduras four years ago, its World Cup qualifying hopes were crushed with an infamous 8-1 loss.
Canada hasn't qualified for the final round of World Cup qualifying since the cycle for the 1998 World Cup.
James gave Canada a stunning lead when he headed in a corner kick delivered by Arfield in the 35th minute.
The goal came after Canada had absorbed a great deal of Honduran pressure which fit the Canadian tactics perfectly by frustrating the hosts, taking up space and generally making it difficult for them to create chances.
So often the victims of time-wasting tactics, the frenzied Honduran crowd grew restless in the first half when Canada turned the trick by taking every possible second afforded during stoppages.
"We had a good game plan and for the first 15 to 20 minutes we stuck to it," said midfielder Atiba Hutchinson. "We really didn't give up too much in the beginning and we got our chance and we took our chance and got our goal but as the game went on, we lost our shape."
Honduras had a number of opportunities to get things level but Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan made a number of stunning saves including two off Antony Lozano in the 26th and 45th minutes.
But Canada gave Honduras one too many chances after being unable to clear a corner kick and Martinez struck from long range through traffic to tie the game seconds before halftime.
As structured as Canada was in the first half, it was gone early in the second. Alberth Elis crossed in from the right hand side and Quioto was all alone with Canadian defender Doneil Henry a step behind and Quioto knocked it in from close range.
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So – it's over and and young Tai is Britain's only three-time World Champion.
Well done the kid.
He had to work for his title, and once again a refereeing decision caused some harrumphing in several quarters.
When Tai's nearest, and indeed by then only, challenger Bartosz Zmarzlik – handed a lifeline by the Brit having turned his bike inside-out while chasing Jason Doyle in Heat 11 – seemed to throw it all away by wiping Pawlicki out while battling from the back in Heat 15, it looked as though the game was over.
But no.
Referee Jesper Steentoft – normally a firm-but-fair official – saw things differently and surprisingly allowed Bartosz to go again, a chance he gratefully accepted to win the re-run of a race he was looking to be scoring a point at best from in the original staging.
Not the first time in the series that Zmarzlik had benefitted from a referee's decision in recent weeks, either……
Remember the ridiculous decision by a Polish, er, gentleman called Artur Kusmierz at the Slovenian GP last month when he excluded Woffinden at the start of Heat 16 at the Matije Gubea, as he was lining up for what would be the race of the night against Bartosz (and it isn't the Polish rider's fault these decisions came down in his favour) which restricted Tai to just 5 points from the round and re-opened the door to the title race?
That caused me to harrumph a bit, too.
Mind you, Artur wasn't even the worst referee the FIM sat at the controls for a Grand Prix this season – remember the incompetent German, Christian Froschauer at Cardiff?
He made such a poor fist of his night – usually when a totally-innocent Robert Lambert dared to venture on to the track – I'm surprised he didn't just goose-step back home and do the decent thing in a bunker in Berlin.
There ARE good referees on the FIM panel – I just wish they'd let more of them them officiate at the really-important meetings!
Back home, we seem to pick on our referees for small things and make a big fuss over virtually nowt.
Here's a true story. From this past term of trading.
One UK official ran a match superbly. No dodgy starts, no exclusions and a slick meeting which earned praise from all sides for the handling of the racing – but was discovered to have made a slip, an honest error in reading an elegibility regulation as to whether a rider could contest a heat.
The referee – no name, no gender -- realised their error after the event, and apologised to the manager of the side who hadn't been able to use a particular rider in a particular race.
As the match had been decided by over twenty points, there was no suggestion the result would have been altered had the slip been noted and endorsed at the time – with that score, you could have slipped both Tai and Bartosz into the race and the difference wouldn't have mattered a hill of beans in the end result.
Error noted, apologies offered, done and dusted?
You'd think so – if it were not for the petty, bitter and twisted attitudes of some who purport to endorse our sport in this fine nation.
FIM headbangers such as Herr Froschauer and Mr Kusmierz – even the normally-excellent Jesper Steentoft tonight – make enormous decisions at FIM events, where riders are seeking the very pinnacle of our sport and the huge financial rewards which go with being a World Champion, yet we hear of no knuckle-wrapping being effected.
In this country, a referee who make a small clerical error while controlling a high-tension meeting out on the track before them has the case dragged before who some (not me) would describe as a kangaroo court, and is actually disciplined, suspended by our powers-that-want-to-be-seen-to be.
But well done Tai.
Not just because your dad was a Bandit.
See you soon, kid…………..
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I have heard on many occasions people state that God has created us inferior. Fine. I'm assuming that if God was to exist, that would indeed be the case. We still have a long way to go before unlocking many mysteries of the universe, many natural phenomena on our own planet still leave us scratching our heads.
There are additionally some believers, depressingly, that accept the idea that God created us inferior and we should pay the price for not believing in him. Punishment despite the lack of evidence (which is apparently intentional) and despite the inevitable confusion and violence this creates between religions as a result.
A typical quote goes like this:
'God lives outside of the realms that we understand, free of time and space. We cannot comprehend such a being as we do not have access to the conditions in which God lives.'
In that case, how the hell do you come to the conclusion he exists?!
If we cannot comprehend God, then we cannot come to the conclusion he exists. A lack of evidence should not point to the idea that something exists, and created us to not understand. If you use this argument, you must accept the argument from countless other religions stating the same thing. Evidence does not point to one religion considerably more that any other with this logic. My belief in the magic monkey now has as much credibility as any other.
As I have said before, God would be a terrible businessman. If a business was to expect people to find the brand or product instead of advertising and putting a voice out there, the business would fail. This is the exact trend we are seeing with religion, Christianity at least. I am expected to find God? I do not need to. If believing in him is so important, I'm sure he has the capabilities to find me. None of this 'God had already spoken to you/you have already found God' bullshit… Actual definitive, conclusive communication.
Similar to other paranormal phenomena, isn't it funny how there is never any mass observations or true recorded footage of anything spiritual? There is one huge reason why many are skeptical, the reason being that for millennia there has not been any conclusive proof(s). If you feel God has spoken to you, you are lying to yourself, or extremely susceptible to accepting something to be true that simply isn't. I have talked of the simple images and patterns that emerge on a daily basis that some may be lead to believe are spiritual experiences, but burnt toast? A metal cross in amongst thousands of tons of debris? Come on now, I really do hope that isn't the work of an intelligent designer.
I'm sure I had seen a Pokemon today. The size of a cat, it jumped into the bushes before my eyes could adjust to the blur. I loved Pokemon as a child, it was indeed the size of a Pokemon… Yes, I'm pretty sure it was a Pokemon.
Wouldn't that be a nice thought?!
It would be, but that doesn't mean I should convince myself that it was what I desire it to be. It is not healthy. I would rather be disappointed by the truth than satisfied with a lie. There are so many amazing truths out there that we do not have to resort to kidding ourselves. If you do like to do so, fine, but as this is a personal preference please do not use it in a debate with genuine truth seekers.


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Fondue Week Giveaway & Link Up!
I am so excited to share the amazing giveaways we have in store for everyone today! First off a big thank you to The Melting Pot, Swissmar, and Scharffen Berger Chocolate for contributing amazing prizes.
Now, lets talk about these prizes.
$100 Gift Card to The Melting Pot
First up, one lucky reader will win a $100 gift card to The Melting Pot! Whether you decide to take the family to The Melting Pot for an appetizers and dessert or if you decide to treat a special person in your life to a 4 Course Experience. I know your gonna love this prize!
Swissmar Mont Blanc 15-PC Meat Fondue Set
Yesterday, I introduced you to Buffalo Chicken Fondue that was cooked in this gorgeous fondue pot. Bring the fondue party home. Cook up your own fondue using some of the recipes that Christine and I created for Fondue Week and entertain in style. This cast iron pot can be used on all heat sources. The ceramic dipping dishes and fondue forks are great for entertaining. Everyone will fall in love with this gorgeous fondue set.
SCHARFFEN BERGER® Chocolate Bar Sampler Gift Box
You can't make fondue without chocolate! We have got the most decadent chocolate ready for you to win! You will get eight 3 oz. bars in a beautiful gift box! Wonder what kind of chocolate you'll win? 41% Cacao Extra Rich Milk Chocolate, 41% Cacao Milk Chocolate Nibby, 41% Cacao Milk Chocolate & Almonds, 62% Cacao Dark Chocolate Mocha, 62% Cacao Dark Chocolate Nibby, 62% Cacao Semisweet Chocolate, 70% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate and 82% Cacao Extra Dark Chocolate.
Please wait for the Rafflecopter widget to load (if it does not load please click on the link below). In order to be eligible for all three prizes you must answer the mandatory question. Giveaway will close on Saturday, February 9 at 6:00 am. Must be 18 years of age or older and a United States Resident to win.
Now, on to the link party. If you've blogged about a fondue recipe, well you are in luck! You have the opportunity to get an extra 5 entries just for linking up your fondue recipe (1 entry per day). And on Saturday when we announce the winners we will also feature our favorite fondue recipes.
Disclaimer: All prizes were donated by companies mentioned in the post. I was not compensated to write this post. As always all opinions are my own.
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11 Responses to "Fondue Week Giveaway & Link Up!"
I Would Love To Win The Melting Pot Gift Card! I Have Never Been There And This Would Be Great !:)
I would love to win either the chocolate sampler (love to bake!) or the gift card to The Melting Pot. I have heard such great things about that place. Would love to try it.
I adore the Melting Pot–this would be great!
We have a new Melting Pot in our area, so winning the gift card would give me a great excuse to head to Syracuse. Unless I'm missing something – or the widget will open once this comment is posted (?), there is no Rafflecopter widget in this post.
I would love to win the chocolate because I LOVE chocolate!!
Hoping to win the Melting Pot gift card! 🙂
Great giveaway!! I submitted my fondue link, btw. I'd love to win that red fondue pot! 🙂
I submitted my fondue recipe. I'm new to this linky thing and I don't know if I did it right. My link to recipe:
Whoops, I entered wrong where it says to link a fondue recipe. I didn't realize it meant one of mine. Just delete that entry :}


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Small booklet 'Reichsbund Der Kriegs- und Zivilbeschädigten, Sozialrenter und Hinterbliebenen e.V.' issued to Lenzgen Heinz.
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Belgian military pocket book was issued to Janssens Joséphus - 1921. Dimensions: 17,5 cm x 11 cm. Fair to good condition.
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German driver's license issued on 16.10.1930 to 'Erwin Schäfer'.
Fair condition.
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Identity card issued to Karl Palzer by the 'Technische Nothilfe' (abbreviated as TN, TeNo, TENO; literally: Technical Emergency Help) was a German organisation. It was established by members of Technische Abteilung (technical unit) of the paramilitary Freikorps Garde-Kavallerie-Schützen-Division. Card was issued on the 1.11.1927.
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Post-war german identity card for the 'Britische Zone'. The identity card was issued to 'Palzer Karl'.
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Post-war inter-zonal travel permit issued on 30.8.1950 to 'Palzer Karl'. Stamped by the 'Control Commission for Germany'.
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Transfer paper for the german prisoner of war 'Karl Nied °21.9.20' who was captured in Africa, date of capture 21.11.41.
Nicely stamped.
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Issued to 'Frau Gertrud Schlag' with stamps from 1957 up to 1960.
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Issued to 'Karl Rausch', dated 27.12.46.
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'Verplichtungsschein' signed by 'Adolf Rettinghaus' who commits himself to 12 years of service to the army. Document was signed on 16.10.1927.
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Civil document dated 18.1.1911. Good condition.
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Issued to 'Obergefreiter' 'Buchwald Hans' by his unit 'DAZL II/30' (Disarmament Labour Corps Royal Air Force). He is allowed to go on leave from 5.7.47 5.00 hrs to 15.7.47 22.30 hrs. Stamped and signed.
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Irvine Valley's women's volleyball team lost six players, including five that earned four-year scholarships, from its 2017 team that went 27-0 and won the second state championship in program history.
Gone are standouts Megan Ramseyer (Butler), Oliva Aguilar (Cal State San Marcos), Taira Ka'awaloa (Hawaii-Hilo), Gabi Lau (Western New Mexico) and Diamond Brogan (Cumberland).
But there didn't look to be much of a drop off with the 2018 Lasers on Tuesday night in their home opener at home.
IVC played tough and focused from start to finish in sweeping a strong Long Beach City squad, 25-21, 25-20, 25-20.
"We had some phenomenal kids last year and two huge arms (in Aguilar and Ka'awaloa)," IVC coach Tom Pestolesi said. "The difference from last year to this year is I think we have better balance hitting and really good depth."
That was evident on Tuesday as freshman outside hitter Lea Kruse had 28 hitting attempts, freshman outside hitter Gabriela Griego finished with 23 attempts, sophomore outside hitter Alyssa Vortouni had 20 attempts and sophomore middle blocker Kylie Miller swung 16 times.
Griego led the way with 11 kills with Kruse adding nine kills, Vortouni finishing with eight kills and Miller contributing six kills. Miller also had five blocks, Kruse chipped in 10 digs and three aces and sophomore libero Renata Bath had 12 digs and four aces.
Freshman setter Truth Hafey did a nice job of spreading the ball around to her teammates and ended with 31 assists on the night.
"We served great tonight, as good as I've seen from one of our teams in years," Pestolesi said. "The players really believed in what they were doing out there against a very good team that is well coached.
"It was nice to see that confidence. This was a solid start to the season. Now it is important that we keep building on it."
Irvine valley jumped out to early leads in each set. The closest of the three was the first where the Lasers led, 19-18. But IVC went on a 4-1 run capped by a kill by Miller and an ace by freshman outside hitter Alaina Gendale to take control at 23-19.
Four points later IVC earned the set after Long Beach City served out.
The Lasers raced out to a 10-2 and then 14-4 lead in the second set. Long Beach City climbed back to within 20-18 late after a kill by Isabella Alvarez. But Irvine Valley won five of the next seven points to take a 2-0 lead in sets.
Kruse finished the set off with a kill off the block and Bath had two aces and freshman middle blocker Kristin Austin and Hafey combined for a block for a point during the closing run.
In the third and final set, IVC took a 5-0 lead only to see Long Beach City battle back to within 8-7.
But the Lasers led, 17-11, after an ace by sophomore defensive specialist Jade Parham and never looked back.
A kill by Kruse gave Irvine Valley a 22-17 advantage and later a kill by Vortouni set up match point at 24-19.
Griego ended the match two points later with a kill.
The Lasers will take the rest of the week off, but travel to College of the Canyons next Wednesday for a 5 p.m. contest. IVC defeated Canyons in five sets in last year's state semifinals.


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Posted: Feb 18, 2018
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara baseball lost the rubber match of the series to Boston College, 3-1, in a pitcher's dual on Sunday afternoon at Stephen Schott Stadium.
Alex Waldsmith made his first career Bronco start, pitching five strong innings allowing one unearned run on two hits and two walks.
Boston College (2-1) starter Brian Rapp was equal to the task pitching six frames of no hit ball while striking out 10 Bronco hitters. Rapp was pulled after throwing 93 pitches and holding onto a 1-0 lead.
The Eagles scored in the fourth inning when Jake Alu came home from third on a ground out. Alu led off the inning with a walk and stole second before advancing to third on a throwing error by Bronco catcher Jake MacNichols.
The Broncos (1-2) got its first hit of the game in the seventh inning, off the bat of hot hitting Jake Brodt. With one out, Brodt smoked a double over the center fielder Dante Baldelli's head for his sixth hit of the series.
However, Brodt was stranded at second after cleanup hitter John Cresto struck out swinging and Niko Holm grounded out to short.
Boston College added to its lead in the eighth, scoring a pair of runs off of Santa Clara's Travis Howard on a Baldelli double and Alu's sacrifice fly.
Down 3-0 in the home half of the eighth, the Broncos attempted to mount a comeback, loading the bases on three consecutive singles by Grant Meylan, Jake MacNichols and pinch-hitter Austin Fisher. With one out, Joe Becht delivered an RBI single to left, scoring Meylan. Dicochea flied out to shallow center field before Brodt came to at-bat, once again with the bases loaded.
In Saturday's game, Brodt hit two grand slams in one inning, becoming just the seventh Division I player to do so since NCAA began keeping records in 1957.
This time around, Brodt struck out swinging to end the inning.
Rapp (1-0) picked up the win for the Eagles while Waldsmith (0-1) took the loss for the Broncos. Five Bronco pitchers combined to hold the Eagles to four hits.
Santa Clara next plays at San Jose State on Tuesday, Feb. 20. First pitch is at 5 p.m. PT.
HIGHLIGHT | Joe Becht takes a low and away pitch the opposite way for an RBI single in today's series finale! #StampedeTogether #SCUBroncos pic.twitter.com/XwM8q9K47k— Santa Clara Baseball (@SCU_Baseball) February 18, 2018


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Photographer: Madame Kate
Taken for The San Diego Photography Collective's review on a "glass" challenge, inspired by my photographer friend Miguel's photo's of "sugar through a microscope", while my dad was in town (another photographer). Deciding to have a day of lighthouses, we thought there would be more than two in San Diego. Cabrillo National Monument (The Old Point Loma Lighthouse) and Tom Ham's (a Restaurant) are all to be had. Unable to see the light at Tom Ham's, Cabrillo National Monument speaks volumes on glass. The science of light reflecting in lead glass to lead boats has been replaced by acrylic. The old lighthouse light preserved, photographed on a overcast day, makes rainbows. I played hooky.
The review of these photos at the MOPA meeting was solely to work on my clarity. Cohorts advised that clarity may not be needed in abstract works of art. The old lighthouse light is encased with acrylic so they can preserve the history longer. So, to achieve these photos I had to use a telephoto lens like it was a microscope.


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New home near my Kinnies!
I sent the money from my not-much-used toons to my main toon. She is still low level (18) but I've been having a lot of fun. The Kinship I am with, The Golden Mallorn is really great. Wonderful group of people – we have Kin houses in each land, Thorin's Hall (Dwarven), the Shire (Hobbit), Bree (Human), and in Falathlorn (Elven) – so I was able to use my gold n silver for a Deluxe home in Falathlorn, right down the way from the main Kinship building 😀 woot #lotro (Yes, I am an admitted Lord of the Rings Online fan)


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OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue mostly lower, according to retailers tracked by DTN for the fourth week of November 2019.
Seven of the eight major fertilizers were lower in price from a month earlier, although once again none were noticeably lower. DAP had an average price of $456/ton, MAP $465/ton, potash $381/ton, urea $386/ton, anhydrous $497/ton, UAN28 $245/ton and UAN32 $277/ton.
The remaining fertilizer was slightly higher than last month. 10-34-0 had an average price of $472/ton.
On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was at $0.42/lb.N, anhydrous $0.30/lb.N, UAN28 $0.44/lb.N and UAN32 $0.43/lb.N.
Harvest occurred on many wet soils this fall across a good portion of the Corn Belt and this could affect how farmers apply fertilizer. In a post titled "How Soil Compaction Impacts Fertilizer Decisions" University of Minnesota Extension specialist Dan Kaiser, Extension educator Brad Carlson and soil scientist Jeff Vetsch tackled this subject.
Compaction creates barriers that limit root growth, impacting the uptake of nutrients and thus limiting yields. Most nutrients with limited mobility in the soil move via diffusion through soil water and compaction makes the soil less porous, which could affect the movement of some nutrients.
"Data from Wisconsin has shown adding potassium to the soil increases alfalfa yield," the report stated. "Other data has shown a similar link between increased yield and higher levels of magnesium (Mg) in compacted situations."
The University of Minnesota does not have specific research-based recommendations for compacted soils, according to the report.
One method of avoiding fertilizer loss due to compaction issues is to delay fertilizer application until the field is in better condition. Applying fertilizer in the spring instead of in the fall will likely decrease the likelihood of nitrogen losses.
The report said research has shown severe compaction can affect yield for many years and the best plan is to try to avoid severe compaction at all costs. This may test your patience at the moment but longer term your crops will thank you for years to come, the report concludes.
The entire University of Minnesota Extension report can be viewed at https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/….
Retail fertilizers are mixed in price from a year ago. MAP is now 12% less expensive, DAP is 9% lower, urea is 6% less expensive, anhydrous is 4% lower, UAN32 is 3% less expensive and UAN28 is 1% lower from last year at this time. In addition, both potash and 10-34-0 are 3% more expensive compared to last year.
DTN collects roughly 1,700 retail fertilizer bids from 310 retailer locations weekly. Not all fertilizer prices change each week. Prices are subject to change at any time.
DTN Pro Grains subscribers can find current retail fertilizer price in the DTN Fertilizer Index on the Fertilizer page under Farm Business.
Retail fertilizer charts dating back to 2010 are available in the DTN fertilizer segment. The charts included cost of N/lb., DAP, MAP, potash, urea, 10-34-0, anhydrous, UAN28 and UAN32.
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Topic Page: Media bias
By definition, the word bias refers to showing an unjustified favoritism toward something or someone. Thus, on a very simplistic level, media bias refers to the media exhibiting an unjustifiable favoritism as they cover the news. When the media transmit biased news reports, those reports present viewers with an inaccurate, unbalanced, and/or unfair view of the world around them.
Political communication scholars have identified and examined two main types of bias in media reporting. The first type, commonly referred to as "partisan bias," involves media reports that are slanted in favor of a particular political party. The second type of media bias is known as "structural bias." This type of bias stems from certain "structures" (customs, reporting routines, commercial pressures, etc.) that operate within the news industry. As a result of the highly commercial and purportedly nonpartisan nature of the mainstream U.S. media, the issue of media bias surfaces in a unique way in American democracy.
News that exhibits a partisan bias favors one political party at the expense of other political parties. In the U.S. political system, partisan bias generally alludes to reporting that unfairly favors one of the major political parties, either Democrats or Republicans. In general, when individuals accuse the media of "biased" coverage, they are usually referring to a partisan bias in political reporting.
Through much of American history, accusations of a partisan bias in the media would have made little sense, because American democracy originally rested upon an explicitly partisan press. In early American journalistic history, papers such as the Gazette of the United States openly promoted the political positions of the Federalist Party. Competitor papers, such as the National Gazette, advanced the views of the Republican Party.
However, from the 1830s to the 1870s the media began adopting nonpartisan, objective news standards. Economic reasons brought on this shift from a partisan to a nonpartisan (objective, nonbiased) style of reporting. Prior to the 1830s, most American newspapers catered to a small, elite audience. Individuals falling below the level of high society could simply not afford these expensive publications; these elite daily newspapers commonly cost 6 cents per issue. In the decade of the 1830s, the penny press arrived in the media marketplace. Penny press papers, such as the New York Herald or the Philadelphia Public Ledger, were inexpensive (a penny per issue) news dailies designed to attract a mass audience. If a newspaper's goal was to attract the largest possible audience, then that paper could not afford to engage in biased, partisan reporting. Such partisan news coverage would ultimately turn away certain readers. Just as a paper favoring the Democratic Party would repel Republican readers, a paper showing undue favoritism toward Republicans would discourage Democratic readers. A nonpartisan newspaper, on the other hand, could attract a larger audience comprised of citizens belonging to both political parties. The highly profitable penny presses soon discovered that less partisanship in a paper's reporting resulted in more revenues for that paper.
While the press initially pursued objectivity for economic reasons, it eventually came to view objectivity as a core journalistic value. As the news media progressed through the 20th century, objective reporting became equated with good reporting. When journalism schools today train future reporters, they place great emphasis on news reports that are objective and free of any partisan bias.
While today's journalism profession stresses the importance of objectivity, the very concept of "objectivity" is very elusive and difficult to define. In defining this elusive concept, journalists have come to equate "objective" reporting with "balanced" reporting. For example, a reporter preparing a news story on a Republican administration's budget proposal would probably turn to key administration officials (e.g., the director of the Office of Management and Budget) for comments supporting this Republican budget. In all likelihood, that reporter would then turn to key Democratic lawmakers to obtain arguments against this budget plan. This media format, which juxtaposes the views of Republican politicians with those of Democratic politicians, has grown extremely prevalent in political reporting. This format's popularity has much to do with the fact that it allows reporters to fulfill their professional obligation to objectivity. This format is "objective" because it is "balanced." Democratic views are balanced against Republican views.
While the mainstream news media in the United States have come to place great value on objective, nonpartisan reporting, that value is not universally shared throughout advanced democracies. In fact, many advanced democracies disseminate news through an explicitly partisan press. In such media systems, news sources are commonly connected to particular political parties. For example, in the British press some newspapers, such as the Daily Mirror, promote the political agenda of the Labour Party. Other papers, such as the Daily Mail, attempt to advance the causes of the Conservative Party. When a nation's political communication revolves around a partisan press, much like the early days of American journalistic history, charges of partisan bias in the media make little sense. Such charges amount to little more than stating the obvious.
The best evidence supporting the existence of a partisan bias in the U.S. media can be found in data on the individuals who make their living as journalists. Surveys have consistently shown that journalists tend to be more liberal and more favorably disposed to the Democratic Party than is the general public. For example, after the 1992 election, one survey revealed that nearly 90% of the Washington press corps voted for the Democratic candidate, Bill Clinton. A mere 7% voted for the incumbent Republican candidate in the race, George H. W. Bush. These voting percentages from Washington journalists stand in sharp contrast to the overall electorate. In the 1992 presidential race, 43% of the overall electorate cast ballots for Bill Clinton and 37% voted for George Bush (the remaining votes went to the Independent candidate, Ross Perot). Paralleling the results in the 1992 presidential race, surveys have repeatedly shown that the vast majority of journalists cast their votes for Democratic candidates.
Not only do reporters consistently vote for Democratic politicians, but they also tend to possess liberal viewpoints on most political issues, falling on the liberal side of the value divide that separates liberals and conservatives. Demonstrating reporters' liberal values, surveys have shown that a substantial majority of journalists fall into the pro-choice camp on the issue of abortion. Most journalists report that they do not attend any type of religious service on a regular basis. Regular attendance at religious services is one of the best indicators of a culturally conservative viewpoint.
However, the mere fact that most members of the press possess liberal or Democratic political views does not clearly establish a partisan bias in media reporting. A reporter's personal political biases need not necessarily appear in his or her news stories. Most reporters work in a profession that stresses objectivity and nonpartisanship in political reporting. Media sociologists have pointed out that news reporters who desire career advancement must establish their journalistic credibility. Such credibility comes through objective (nonbiased/nonpartisan) reporting. Hence, reporters face strong incentives to keep their political views in check and out of their reporting.
Discovering whether the personal political biases of reporters shape news reports requires examining the content of news stories. For several decades, political communication scholars have been doing just that; they have been systematically scrutinizing news stories in an effort to uncover partisan bias. In these systematic examinations, researchers have primarily relied upon a research method known as "content analysis." This method involves coding and counting segments of text, such as paragraphs in newspaper articles or news segments on broadcast news programs.
In their attempts to code and classify news content as biased or unbiased, researchers have struggled to find a workable definition for media bias (i.e., a definition that is clear enough to use in coding content). What appears as biased reporting to one individual may very well appear to be a factual, objective news report to someone else. For example, consider a campaign involving two candidates (Candidate A and Candidate B). In this political race, Candidate A is prone to making misstatements. Unlike Candidate A, Candidate B's political speeches are generally free of such verbal mistakes. Given Candidate A's propensity for verbal errors, Candidate A is likely to receive less favorable treatment in campaign news coverage than will Candidate B. In this case, does Candidate A's higher level of negative news coverage reflect a partisan media bias (the fact that reporters dislike Candidate A's political party), or does it merely reflect the objective reality of the campaign (the fact that Candidate A makes far more misstatements)? Political communication scholars have struggled with such questions in their ongoing effort to analyze the content news stories and uncover partisan bias.
In light of the difficulty in coming up with a clear definition of partisan bias, researchers have employed a host of definitions in their content analysis studies. For example, some research has attempted to uncover partisan bias by comparing the number of campaign news stories on Democrat-owned issues against the number of stories on Republican-owned issues. (When a political party has developed a better reputation for handling certain political issues, that party is said to "own" those issues.) Others have made an effort to find partisan media bias by contrasting media references to liberal think tanks against the number of references to conservative think tanks. While content analysis studies have incorporated many different definitions of partisan media bias, most have adopted the "50–50 rule" when coding news content for partisanship. This rule suggests that on any given political issue or in any political campaign the media should give roughly equal (50%) voice to the views of both major political parties. This 50–50 rule accords with journalists' value and view of objectivity. As discussed previously, journalists value objectivity in news reporting, and in the eyes of the press an "objective" story is a "balanced" story.
In addition to counting and coding the sheer amount of press coverage received by each party, many of these content analysis studies have also examined the tone (either positive or negative) of this coverage. In a typical content analysis study, researchers count how many paragraphs in major newspapers are devoted to the Republican candidate or to the Democratic candidate in a particular presidential race (such as the race between Republican candidate George Bush and Democratic candidate John Kerry in the 2004 presidential campaign). A typical content analysis study would also involve coding the tone (as either positive or negative) of each paragraph. This coding process would reveal the total amount of positive and negative news coverage received by each candidate. If the Republican candidate (George Bush) received more positive news coverage than his Democratic opponent, the content analysis would reveal a conservative bias in the media. On the other hand, if a study showed that the Democratic candidate (John Kerry) received more positive news coverage than his Republican opponent, the research could claim to have uncovered a liberal media bias. In fact, content analysis studies conducted by both the Project for Excellence in Journalism and by the Center for Media and Public Affairs found that Kerry received far more favorable press treatment than George Bush over the course of the 2004 presidential race.
Such content analysis studies have been commonplace in the field of political communication since the 1970s. Most of this research has failed to find any partisan bias in political news stories. Certainly, some studies have uncovered partisan bias on particular issues or in particular campaigns. However, these cases of partisan bias do not appear to consistently favor one party over another. While news reports may favor Republicans on a particular political issue at a specific point in time (e.g., press coverage in the early stages of the Iraq War was favorable to the Republican Bush administration), news reports will favor Democrats on other issues or at other points in time (e.g., over time press coverage on the Iraq War became unfavorable to the Bush administration). Moreover, just as media coverage may favor a Democratic candidate in a particular political race (e.g., in the 1992 presidential campaign, the Democratic candidate Bill Clinton received more positive press coverage than the Republican candidate, George Bush), other studies looking at other campaigns have found media coverage slanted in favor of Republican candidates (e.g., the Republican candidate, Ronald Reagan, received more positive news treatment than his Democratic rival, Walter Mondale, during the 1984 presidential race). Thus, while many conservative commentators charge that press reports are hopelessly biased in favor of Democratic politicians and liberal causes, decades of research examining actual news content have been unable to find any systemic partisan bias in the U.S. media.
While media content studies have failed to find any consistent partisan bias in the news, some members of the public consistently see such bias. A 2005 public opinion poll conducted by the Pew Research Center found that 60% of respondents believed that news organizations are politically biased. Political communication research would caution against drawing any conclusions about partisan bias in the media by relying upon public perceptions of such bias. This caution is warranted because studies have often found a disconnect between perceptions of partisan bias in the news and the actual content of news stories. Bias appears to have more to do with the perception of the person reading a news story than with anything said in the story itself.
The disconnect between perceptions of media bias and actual media content is perhaps best illustrated in work on the "hostile media effect" (sometimes also referred to as the "hostile media phenomenon"). Research into the hostile media effect has found that when individuals see bias in the news, they see a bias that runs against their political views rather than a bias that favors their political positions. When people perceive a biased media, they see a media that is hostile to their political causes or to their preferred candidates.
Research into the hostile media effect has clearly demonstrated that people's perceptions of a hostile (biased) media have little to do with the actual content of news stories. Many of the hostile media effect studies have exposed audiences with different political perspectives to the exact same news story. For example, some of the research in this area has examined audience reactions to media messages on animal experimentation. When audiences with divergent political views on this issue (such as animal rights activists and scientists who use animals in their research) read a seemingly neutral (objective/nonbiased) news report on this subject, both audiences perceive a biased news story. However, they see that bias running in opposite directions. When animal rights activists read the news story, they see a biased report that unfairly favors animal experimentation. On the other hand, when the scientific researchers read this exact same news story, they perceive a report that unfairly opposes animal experimentation. After reading the same article, both audiences perceive a media bias that is hostile to their perspective on this issue. Since both audiences form very different perceptions of media bias based on the same news content, their perceptions appear to have little to do with the actual content conveyed in the story.
This hostile media effect does not emerge in all news consumers. Most individuals reading through the aforementioned article on animal experimentation would see a story that is fair, unbiased, and nonpartisan. Most news consumers simply do not succumb to the hostile media effect. This effect, however, does influence a number of individuals, and these individuals share certain traits. For instance, individuals who have strong political views on a subject are particularly susceptible to the hostile media effect. With regard to a news story on animal experimentation, anyone with strong views on this topic (such as animal rights activists or scientists who conduct animal research) is likely to perceive a hostile bias in this news story. In addition, individuals with strong partisan attachments are prone to the hostile media effect. When highly partisan Democrats or Republicans read or watch the news, they tend to perceive media hostility toward their political party. While partisans from both major parties are predisposed to the hostile media effect, this effect appears to be stronger with Republicans than with Democrats.
As scholars have engaged in an ongoing search through media content for bias, they have observed several trends in news reports that have no apparent connection to partisanship; these patterns do not favor either political party. However, these trends do constitute a form of bias because they provide the media audience with an inaccurate and distorted view of the world around them. This form of media bias is commonly known as "structural bias," because it stems from certain "structural" features of the news industry. Such structures include everything from reporting routines to newsroom practices to industry incentives. Within any given industry, individuals face certain pressures and incentives. As individuals within the news industry act on these pressures and incentives, they develop a particular way of doing things, such as a way of writing political news stories. When reporters put a certain slant on their stories to adhere to industry pressures and incentives, these stories reflect the industry's structural bias.
In terms of industry pressures, the structural bias in the U.S. media has primarily been associated with the strong profit motive that drives commercial media organizations. In the United States, the news primarily comes from profit-driven media corporations. In contrast to other advanced democracies, the United States has a far more competitive and far more commercial media marketplace. Hence, the structural bias that emerges in the U.S. media market is unique in comparison to other modern democratic nations.
Since the late 1970s, the profit motive has become increasingly important in newsrooms throughout the U.S. media marketplace. Over the past several decades, this marketplace has experienced an increasing number of news sources fighting over an everdecreasing news audience. These market trends have resulted in fierce competition in the news industry, and in this intensely competitive environment news organizations have had to focus more and more on producing profits. As media corporations place greater emphasis on profits, the media's structural bias, which emerges from the industry's profit motive, has played an increasingly important role in shaping news coverage.
Political communication scholars have identified a myriad of elements that make up the media's structural bias. The sections following discuss some of the more significant aspects of this structural bias. The elements have been divided into the two central components (revenues and costs) involved in turning a profit.
As commercial enterprises, media companies can increase profits by lowering the costs involved in news production. Such cost-cutting decisions generate certain similarities across news stories.
For example, reporters can lower costs (the time and effort involved in news gathering) by developing relationships with and by relying upon individuals in positions of authority. This helps to explain why government officials serve as the primary sources in most political news stories. For instance, when reporters cover a story on U.S. defense policy, they are likely to contact Defense Department officials or members of Congress serving on defense-related committees. Over time, political reporters build and maintain relationships with politicians and government administrators. Contacting such individuals then becomes an efficient and inexpensive way to obtain content for a news story. As news reporters rely heavily on official government sources, their news stories create a biased (i.e., skewed) picture of the political environment. By depending so heavily on official government sources, news stories become slanted in the direction of the dominant political parties. Most government officials are either Democrats or Republicans. News stories built on commentary from such sources favor the views of the dominant political parties at the expense of less prominent political organizations, such as the Green Party or the Libertarian Party.
Reporters can also lower the cost of news gathering by relying on "news subsidies" (also referred to as "news handouts"). A news subsidy refers to materials that essentially subsidize or economically assist a reporter's effort in putting together a news story. Such subsidies often come from government authorities or public relations practitioners who send out press releases, hold press conferences, or often simply make phone calls in order to provide reporters with story ideas and content. As the news industry has become increasingly focused on profits, its newsrooms have grown increasingly reliant on news subsidies. Recent research suggests that such subsidies account for more than half of all of the content contained in both print and electronic news stories. With their heavy reliance on news subsidies, the media provide news consumers with a biased depiction of the world around them. Many media critics have argued that the press favors the voices of the powerful over the powerless. News subsidies play an important role in this pattern of favoritism because such subsidies are likely to come from individuals and organizations in positions of power. An affluent corporation with highly paid public relations professionals is better able to provide news subsidies than organizations without such financial resources.
Another way for news organizations to increase profits is by raising the revenues that flow from advertisers. Advertisers are willing to pay more for a larger audience. Thus, news organizations face strong structural pressures to increase the size of their reading/viewing/listening audience. As newsrooms produce stories designed to attract a larger audience, the stories they air and print come to exhibit several tendencies.
In one such tendency, news stories often emphasize negative news. Psychologists have long recognized that human attention favors negative information over positive information. Taking advantage of this pattern in human attention, the press gravitates toward negative news and away from positive news. A news story about a failed government program is likely to receive more media attention than a news piece on a government program that has achieved great success. The media also devote excessive attention to negative events such as disasters and crimes. This trend in negative news reporting has been steadily on the rise. Content analysis studies of news stories (generally from the 1980s through to the present day) have found that press coverage of the president, Congress, and even government agencies has taken on an increasingly negative tone. By favoring negative news over positive news, the media present the news audience with a distorted image of political reality. For instance, as a result of all of the media attention given to negative crime stories, individuals tend to overestimate the level of crime in their communities; they perceive that crime is more prevalent than it actually is.
The media's structural bias not only favors negative news, it also favors conflict. Just as human attention is naturally drawn toward negative information, it also naturally turns toward conflict. Consequently, the media are partial to stories that portray individuals in a state of conflict. Illustrating the media's fondness for featuring conflict, political news stories often follow a "Democrat said/Republican said" pattern. In this pattern, the news story presents an argument from a member of one major political party followed by a counterargument offered by a member of the opposing party. The media's bias toward highlighting conflict is also evident in coverage of political campaigns. On the campaign trail, candidates spend far more time promoting their political views than on attacking the views of their opponents. However, candidate attacks disproportionately find their way into campaign coverage. By favoring areas of conflict over areas of agreement, the press again provides its audience with a biased (distorted) representation of politics. In this representation, politics becomes an arena for battle rather than a domain for moderation and compromise.
The media's structural bias also favors known political personalities. Humans tend to pay more interest to information about known personalities than to information about unknown individuals. Capitalizing on this pattern of human interest, political news coverage is skewed toward known political personalities. In U.S. politics, the public is more familiar with the president than with any other politician. In part, the president has attained such familiarity because the president receives far more news coverage than any other politician. When the news media turn their attention to members of Congress, they tend to focus on a handful of prominent leaders or personalities, such as the Senate majority leader or the speaker of the House. By focusing in on these well-known politicians, the media produce a self-reinforcing cycle of political prominence; as prominent politicians receive an undue amount of press coverage, they become even more prominent. By highlighting the voices of well-known politicians, the press provides its audience with a partial picture of politics. In this partial view of the political environment, the audience is exposed to the views of the few (prominent politicians) but does not see the views of the many (the multitude of less prominent political actors).
In terms of its structural bias, the media are also partial to new and novel topics. Since new information attracts more attention than old information, today's newsrooms tend to operate on the belief that only new news counts as news at all. As a result of their continual search for novel news subjects, media coverage typically ebbs and flows in waves. Like an ocean wave, media coverage on any given subject rapidly forms, builds, reaches a peak, and then quickly dissipates. Usually, media coverage begins and builds on a particular subject (such as the subject of Social Security reform) based on some key event (such as a president proposing a major change to the Social Security program). This media coverage rapidly builds to a peak. At this peak point, story after story on Social Security reform appear in newspapers and on news programs throughout the nation. When coverage on the topic of Social Security reform reaches this peak saturation point, news directors and assignment editors start to fear that any additional airtime or print space devoted to this subject will bore the news audience. Consequently, news stories on the subject of Social Security reform rapidly disappear. When acting on this bias favoring new and novel topics, the media once again create a skewed image of politics. This skewed image tends to underrepresent long-running political issues and debates. Many media scholars have argued that this aspect of the media's structural bias (a preference for new and novel subjects) makes it difficult for American democracy to grapple with long-lasting political problems.
As a final element in its structural bias, the media gravitate toward stories with dramatic elements. A dramatic narrative features interesting characters engaged in intriguing actions (usually actions that center on struggle or conflict) that rise to a climax point. A news story on the ramifications of a proposed modification to tax policy does not have the components to build a dramatic narrative. On the other hand, a story about a president having a secretive, ongoing affair with a much younger White House intern, such as the scandal involving President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky, has all of the elements of good drama. This helps to explain why the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal received more news coverage than any other story in 1998. By highlighting such dramatic stories, the media once again construct a skewed image of political reality. Social psychologists have recognized that individuals often assign too much weight to vivid narratives. That is, when individuals view a compelling dramatic story, they often assume that this unrepresentative story accurately represents the world around them.
The various elements that make up the media's structural bias, ranging from the media's fondness for negative news to their preference for good drama, push media coverage in an increasingly sensationalized direction. This shift in press coverage to more sensational news content has often been described as the shift from "hard news" (stories about key political events and issues) to "soft news" (dramatic human interest stories that generally lack any public policy component). Political communication studies over the past few decades have consistently charted the growth of soft news and the coinciding decline of hard news. For example, a report issued by the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that the number of news stories about foreign affairs dropped by 25% between 1977 and 1997. During that same time period, the number of entertainment or celebrity stories nearly tripled. Such findings show that hard news topics, such as foreign affairs stories, are being driven out by soft news subjects, such as stories about Hollywood movie stars.
This growth in soft news has fueled an active debate among political communication scholars over how this softening of news coverage impacts American democracy. On one side of this debate, most scholars view this growth of soft news as a damaging media trend. Such scholars have connected this growth in soft news to everything from an uninformed electorate to a cynical citizenry to a politically apathetic public. On the other side of this debate, some political communication authorities view the rise of soft news as a helpful media trend. Such authorities argue that citizens today have more hard news options than ever before. Through the virtual explosion of news content on cable television and on the Internet, citizens who want hard news can get hard news. As the reasoning on this side of the debate continues, the growth of soft news helps to satisfy the needs of news consumers who prefer softer news products. In short, soft news helps to diversify the media marketplace by providing a broader range of news products to satisfy the needs of various news consumers.
See also
Hard News; Hostile Media Effect; Party Press; Soft News
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Thomas Mark Bradley is an American football coach and former collegiate player. He currently serves as the defensive backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Before joining the Steelers, he was the defensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins football team.[1]
Previously, Bradley was the Senior Associate Head Coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers football team.[2] He is best known for his four-decade association with Penn State Nittany Lions football as a player and coach. Bradley served as the interim head coach of Penn State following Joe Paterno's dismissal nine games into his 46th season as head coach and left the Penn State program in 2012.
Bradley has been recognized for his defense's outstanding performances. He was named the Associated Press Defensive Coordinator of the Year in 2005[3] and was named Rivals.Com Defensive Coordinator of the Year in 2008.[4] Additionally Rivals.com had Bradley ranked as the 2nd best defensive coordinator in the nation before he was named interim head coach in 2011.
From 2004 to 2011 Penn State's defense ranked 3rd in the nation in scoring defense (16.4 ppg) and was 5th in total defense (298.7 ypg). In 2009, the Nittany Lions ranked in the top 15 nationally in the six primary defensive categories. Additionally, from 2004 to 2009 Penn State finished in the top 15 in total and scoring defense. From 2004 through most of the 2011 season, Penn State held 53 of its 88 opponents to 17 points or fewer. 10 of those 53 came in Penn State's illustrious 2009 campaign.
Bradley was inducted into the Cambria County Hall of Fame in 1998,[5] and served as the honorary chair of the Special Olympics in 2006. He was inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in May 2014. Inducted classmates included longtime Steeler Charlie Batch and former Nike employee Sonny Vaccaro.[6] He was also inducted into the Pittsburgh Athletic Association Hall of Fame in January 2015, where he is one of only four collegiate football coaches to receive this honor.[7]
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Coaching career
Bradley was named a graduate assistant for the 1979 season immediately following his graduation from Penn State in 1978. He became a full-time assistant midway through the 1979 season. Over the next 20 years, he coached running backs, wide receivers, defensive backs, linebackers, and special teams. In 1999 Bradley was named defensive coordinator at Penn State.
Bradley was a highly successful recruiter in addition to his role defensively. He served as lead recruiter for Nittany Lions such as Shane Conlan, Lavar Arrington, Paul Posluszny, Sean Lee, Brandon Short, and Justin King. Bradley has coached many All-American and all Big Ten standouts including Lavar Arrington, Paul Posluszny, Dan Connor, Devon Still, Shane Conlan, and David Macklin.[8] Bradley was a part of 33 Bowl Games at Penn State.
Through the years Bradley remained loyal to Penn State and Paterno, and it was widely rumored that Paterno was preparing him to be his successor. Bradley's feelings about coaching at Penn State or another school have been quoted, "there's a lot of loyalty that has been built up over the years. There's a family atmosphere between the staff, the players, and the community. It's a place that means a lot to my family. I don't want to go be a head coach just to say I've been a head coach. That's never been part of it. If I find something better, I'll go. But I haven't found it. It's that simple."[9]
In January, 2011, Bradley was reported to have been interviewed as a candidate for the head coaching openings at the University of Pittsburgh, and Temple University, but Bradley ultimately remained on Penn State's staff for 2011.[10] On November 9, 2011, Bradley was named Penn State's interim head coach after the university's board of trustees fired Paterno. He coached Penn State for the final four games of the season, including the 2012 TicketCity Bowl.
On January 7, 2012, Bradley resigned from the Penn State coaching staff after not being named head coach, having spent 37 years at Penn State as a player, graduate assistant and full-time assistant.[11]
Bradley spent two years as the football color analyst for CBS Sports before being hired by West Virginia University's Dana Holgorsen as Senior Associate Head Coach on February 21, 2014. Bradley coached the defensive line, specifically.[12]
On February 23, 2015, Bradley was hired to be the defensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins.[13]
On February 8, 2018, Bradley was hired to be the defensive backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Personal life
Bradley is the second-oldest of seven children. He graduated from Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, PA in 1974, where he played basketball and football. Tom was a three-year letterman in football and a captain his senior year.[14] His father, Sam, played basketball for the University of Pittsburgh.[15] His older brother Jim was a captain and standout linebacker at Penn State from 1973 to 1974, played for the Cincinnati Bengals, and is the long-time team surgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers. His younger brother Matt played for the Nittany Lions from 1979 to 1981. Bradley's nephew, Jim Kanuch, also played receiver at Penn State. His two sisters Patty and Cassy were All-American track athletes at Villanova.[16]
Bradley is a graduate of Penn State and played for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 1975 to 1978 as a defensive back. Undersized, but tenacious, Bradley was given the nickname "Scrap" by teammate John "Mother" Dunn. In 1978 the Nittany Lions special teams adopted the name, calling themselves the "Scrap Pack." Fans printed t-shirts and bumper stickers honoring them.[16] Bradley helped lead the Lions to 38-10 record during his playing career, including two Sugar Bowls, a Fiesta Bowl and a Gator Bowl. He received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and completed a master's in Sports Administration, later becoming a full-time coach after graduation.[17]
Head coaching record
|Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (2011)
|Penn State
|1–3[n 1]
|1–2[n 1]
|T–1st (Leaders)
|L TicketCity
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|National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
- ^ a b Joe Paterno coached the first nine games of the season before he was fired on November 9.
- ^ Matt Fitzgerald (2015-02-23). "Tom Bradley Hired as UCLA DC: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Tom Bradley Coaching Profile". West Virginia University. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ^ Foster, Chris (February 19, 2015). "UCLA looks to hire former Penn State assistant coach Tom Bradley". LA Times. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Same (February 19, 2015). "Report: Tom Bradley 'close to being hired' as UCLA coordinator". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ "Tom Bradley Football, Class of 1998". Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ "Tom Bradley, Charlie Batch headline newest Hall of Famers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ^ "Gorman: Pittsburgh Athletic Association awards a great event". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ^ "Tom Bradley Profile". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ Mark Schlabach. "Bradley's roots run deep at Penn State". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ Zeise, Paul (2011-01-06). "Penn State's Bradley likely to get Pitt job". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ Zeise, Paul (2011-01-06). "Outgoing coach Tom Bradley's full statement: "Penn State will always have my support"". Centre Daily Times. State College, PA. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ Jake Trotter; Dana O'Neil (2014-02-21). "Tom Bradley takes West Virginia job". ESPN.
- ^ "UCLA hires Tom Bradley as DC". espn.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
- ^ "Alumni Notes". Bishop McCort High School.
- ^ "Penn State's next coach?". San Francisco Chronicle. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ a b Frank Bodani. "Lions can count on "Scrap"". York Daily Record. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
External links
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Traditional skill/art/craft: Charrería, Cowboy Rope Work
Ethnic Background: Mexican
2013-2014 Apprentice: Israel Cortes
2016-2017 Apprentice: Miguel Angel Ruiz Rangel
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Charrería is a skill and art form that involves horsemanship, cattle work and sophisticated use of the rope that dates back to the 1500s during the Spanish colonization when horses and cattle were introduced to the Americas. The sport has been known as the national sport of Mexico since 1933. Charrería is showcased at carnivals, festivals, public and private events in big and small towns across Mexico where people gather to witness and practice this art form. I grew up unofficially practicing Charrería as part of our daily lives farming to make a living. When I came to the United States, I looked for an instructor to improve my roping skills and I have been performing for the last 10 years or so.
I learned the basic skills of Charrería from my father and grandfather. They were both talented working with horses, cattle and using the rope. They taught me how to ride horses, how to work with cattle and my early steps using the rope not so much as an art form, but more as a way of life. Our farming activities involved riding horses as means of transportation, cattle work as means of obtaining milk for food and the use of the rope came as a result of our need to rope the horses and cattle in our daily activities.
When I came to the United States I realized there were not many Latino events that brought the community together as Charrería does in Mexico, particularly in a way that showcased our heritage as Latino. I longed for those gatherings where families and communities came together to appreciate Charrería. Practicing Charrería in the United States has made me feel connected to my people, my culture, and my homeland. The added benefit of practicing Charrería in the United States is the feeling of bringing a part of the Latino cultural history to Mexican Americans, especially to our youth, who might otherwise miss out on learning about this part of their heritage.
I started visiting Oregon in early 2007 when I met my wife who is from Corvallis. Having grown up in a small village in Mexico, both my wife and I agreed that we wanted to start a family in a small town so our children could experience nature and the outdoors as much as possible. For that reason, Oregon was the natural place we both thought of when we were ready to start our family. In late 2010, we settled in Springfield and it has been a real joy to showcase Charrería with this great community we call home.
Birthplace: Jalisca, Mexico
Birthdate: 9/20/73
I grew up in a rural village in Jalisco, Mexico. My family made a living farming. We raised cattle, horses, donkeys, pigs, and chickens and I was tasked with the cattle and the horse work. As a result, I developed a passion for Charrería. My father and grandparents were excellent horsemen and talented in the use of the rope and always strived to pass on those talents to us. During our vilalge and township's celebrations I got to admire the artistry of Charrería and spectacular performances, and also to experience Mexican culture at it's finest. Those events showcased the lifestyle of old Mexico. It was like being part of a living history. There was also the community aspect, where everyone from the village and surrounding areas came together to enjoy a shared experience. This was also reflected in the solidarity the Charros showed towards one another in the arena during their performances. From a very early age I was intrigued by how Charrería brought people together. I excelled in school and at age 14 I moved away to attend a boarding school and I did not ride or practice while I was there. After finishing with school I moved to the United States and started riding horses again. This time I took on Charrería more seriously under the guidance of an instructor and I have now been performing for over 10 years.
In November 2012 and in June 2013, I was awarded the Champion title for Heeling in the Team Roping event by the Oregon Charro Association. Prior to that, I have received several honors, awards and acknowledgments by government and school staff for my participation at community and school events, most in California and some in the state of Oregon.
Performed in the University of Oregon parade at Fiesta Mexicana in Woodburn (2011-2012)
Performed at Mexican Independence Day celebration in Eugene (2011)
Performed at Fiesta Latina in Springfield (2012)
Led a workshop for Latino students in the Migrant Education Program through Lane Education Service District in Springfield (2012)
Led a workshop at an art summer camp for Latino families through Eugene Arte Latino and Downtown Languages (2012)
Performed at outreach events at the University of Oregon for minority students in Eugene (2012)
Performed at fundraising event for Organizations in Eugene (2012)
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