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Monday, October 3, 2011
What Billick said on Shockey's push
Shockey, who undoubtedly will be fined after his tirade, seemed incensed that game officials offered him no explanation for what he did. Fox-TV analyst and former Super Bowl-winning coach Brian Billick did offer an explanation while doing game analysis on TV, however, and it follows later in this blog.
First, the setup: Carolina had a first-and-10 from the Chicago 22. Shockey went in motion to the right and was guarded 1-on-1 by Bears cornerback Charles Tillman. Shockey cut inside of Tillman, who was caught off guard and started to lose his balance.
Shockey then reached out his right hand, creating a bit more separation between him and Tillman. Tillman fell, but Shockey's hand hardly made contact with Tillman at all. He then ran about 10 more yards and caught Newton's perfect throw in the end zone, aggravating a finger injury in the process.
Said Billick while Fox showed several replays of the call: "That last little push. You know the sad thing there? I don't think that he needed it... Anytime you hold your hand out away from your body, whether it's the impetus [for the defensive back falling] or not, it's going to get called. You can lift the elbow, you can lift the forehand [Billick probably mean to say forearm there]. But if you show the open hand, it's typically going to get called.... He barely touches him. i don't know if it was a factor (in Tillman falling), but it was an open-hand push."
My take: Shockey never gets called for that "push" except for the fact that Tillman falls down, which makes it look far worse than it actually was.
26 comments:
"a bit more separation between he and Tillman."
That should read between HIM and Tillman.
- October 3, 2011 at 9:37 AM
- LangstonGarvey said...
Killa Cam is doing better than anyone expected, including myself one of his biggest fans! Every game at least 1 or 2 touchdowns get called back for some reason or another! Refs, drop balls, misfires etc... the defense has to help!! Shockey is a major addition to our team and I love the fire he brings, bad call by the ref! Is this football, I know they wore pink but give me a break!! The call was lame, late, and had no bearing on the outcome of the play! He was beat regardless!!
- October 3, 2011 at 10:02 AM
The call was a travesty. The NFL is fast approaching NASCAR in the way officials manipulate the outcome of games.
The NFL can now count me out of buying any tickets to such rigged events. If I want to be entertained and the script is already written, I'll follow the WWF.
- October 3, 2011 at 10:18 AM
ENOUGH of the pink gear - ONE WEEK is more than I can take -
It does NOTHING for a cause. Just a publicity stunt and looks stupid
- October 3, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Two things... You can debate all you want about whether he pushed off or not, but it is only pass interference if the ball is in the air, which is was clearly not considering he ran 15 yards after the contact to the end zone. Also, you can clearly see on the replay of him catching the ball in the end zone that the official throws the flag as he is going up for the catch - again, in the end zone 15 yards after he supposedly pushed off. This sort of thing happens on literally every single pass play (nearly every route).
- October 3, 2011 at 10:34 AM
I can't believe no one has mentioned the most telling sign relating to the call. After Shockey makes the catch, the defender isn't calling for interference. He lowers and shakes his head because he knows he was beaten with no interference. No one knows better than him that he got beaten, and all you have to do is watch his body language. Just sayin'.
- October 3, 2011 at 11:05 AM
Horrible call and as usual, made by a ref nowhere near the play and well after the result. Its as if the ref doesn't make the call unless it's a score. He blew it plain and simple and after reviewing the film, will know it. His excuse will be he saw the hand and the player fall so naturally threw the flag. NFL is getting pretty close to soccer with the acting to get the call. They want to review every TD then why wouldn't you want to review something like this which resulted in a TD? Overturn it after review if it warrants it. It was a blown call and cost us dearly.
- October 3, 2011 at 11:23 AM
You are absolutely right, Scott. Never would have been called if Tillman did not fall down. That only happened because he was off balance when it occured. What a shame? or sham
- October 3, 2011 at 11:28 AM
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- October 3, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Completely changed the game. Its bush league by the officials it seems like half of the Panthers TD are called back. The NFL needs to redefine offensive pass interference. Terrible call with mimimal contact to help decide a game.
- October 3, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Excellent call by the ref on the pass interference.
Refs are only doing their jobs. Stop 2nd guessing. Thats poor sportsmanship.
Its only a kids game played by adults anyway
They are neutral.
- October 3, 2011 at 1:50 PM
Anonymous 1:50pm are you the nerd correcting the english also. "Neutral" obvioulsy no idea what your talking about.
Bottom line is this, Shockey would never have gotten that call in NY or NO. That is not the only bogus calls, Olsen supposed holding where the guy fell down, "illegal formations". The past 4 weeks everytime we have gotten in the red zone, EVERYTIME! the flags start flying. All of us are not stupid naive fans.
It is bad enough deal with this in Bobcats games... someone said above, it makes you want to say what is the point in watching the Ref.s try to manipulate outcomes.
I'm glad Shockey said something and the panthers should pay his fines for bringing attention to it, lord knows if foxy was still here nothing would have been said.
- October 3, 2011 at 2:27 PM
I don't believe in structured bias but I do believe in personal bias and nobody can say without certainty that certain refs may or may not have personal beliefs on who they want to win in a certain game. It's professional sports at the highest level with a lot of money inivolved. There are bad calls out there and the league is trying to protect TDs with reviews so when a "questionable" call negates a TD, why shouldn't that call be reviewed? It's time for this in my opinion. For integrity, you cannot let a questionable intereference call negate a TD without a review for accuracy.
- October 3, 2011 at 2:44 PM
October 3, 2011 2:27 PM
Shut up whiny crybaby. Losers always whine and invent excuses. Winners never make excuses.
Fact is the Bears were the better team. Forget the stats. Stats mean nothing. Football is a team sport not one mule show.
The refs were on the field watching the play as it happened. Shockey was just mad because he screwed up and he knows it.
He is a tattoed rebellious punk anyway and lucky to be playing for all his injuries. Time for him to hang it up.
Whining and 2nd guessing is for sorryass know nothing feminine loser bitchers.
Deal with it. Move on to the next loss. Cant stand the kitchen get out of the heat.
- October 3, 2011 at 3:08 PM
We killed your ass all day. If you are excited about that win, get ready son cause you gonna be home watching the playoffs with us. We'll take stats out... take away those 14 points Hester and the int. and what did you do??? We were in the red zone all day!!!!!!!
Also mind your own business and if you live here and are a Bears fan your an idiot anyway.
And I can show you a femanine loser bitch.
- October 3, 2011 at 3:29 PM
- October 3, 2011 at 3:36 PM
I can think of at least 10 different plays why we lost before I would blame the referees. The impartial announcer said the ref was right in calling pass interference. Why did Shockey push the defender giving the ref a chance to make the call? He already had him beat as the defender was stumbling. Shockey is the newest member of the Michael Vick Whine Club. Let's show some class, say congratulations to Chicago and move on to kicking the Saints' butt this weekend.
- October 3, 2011 at 3:43 PM
OK ,Mr. Highroad
Just keep this in mind when we get in the redzone this weekend and the flags start falling. Flags for things they(ref.s) could call on any given play, but don't. 4 weeks of the same thing.
Congratulations Chicago
- October 3, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Now, don't you feel better?
Besides, if this continues, we will have one helluva draft pick to pair with Cam.
- October 3, 2011 at 3:57 PM
No but you have a point.
I just want to get beat fairly,
that is all.
On to the saints.
- October 3, 2011 at 4:20 PM
Whiny ass losers. Chicago Bears won fair and square. Deal with it. They proved you dont need some over hyped shyster QB to win.
Newton only padding his own stats so he can be traded under the new rules for the union swine that Richardson approved secretly negotiating with other teams and will stab CP fans in the back. He is using your loser team as a stepping stone to get to NYC Miami Chicago.
Meanwhile the NFL union slime gets billions more as big banks like BOA ready to fail as tv cable is headed to 200 bucks a month to pay for the shysters like Newton and the union scum.
Of course most web fans are bums on welfare so they care less.
Saints will destroy Newton.
- October 4, 2011 at 7:07 AM
- dcboy60 said...
One thing is for sure, if Shockey had not put his hand out he would not have been called for pass interference. He didn't need it to get separation. Both receivers and defensive backs are using their hands and arms all the time. I would like a better explanation of what is acceptable under the rules and what isn't. Billick gave a pretty good explanation of what his understanding of what is acceptable when he made the statement referred to in the article. In another part of the game they showed a replay of a long pass to Smith that was incomplete, but you clearly see Smith holding off the defender with his left hand. Billick stated then that Smith was one of the best at getting separation at the last second. So apparently what Smith did was acceptable under the rules. That is where I lack clarity as to why what Shockey did was illegal. I just don't see much of a difference between what Smith did, which was not called, and what Shockey did, which was called.
- October 4, 2011 at 8:10 AM
anonymous 10/4 7:07am
You got it all figured out don't you! How bout STFU!!
And the clarity in the calls are, the Ref.s could make those calss on any play they wanted Holding,D-holding, illegal formation,lined up in the neutral zone,hands to the face, etc. etc.. That is what is B.S.. They could throw a flag on every play if wanted.
- October 4, 2011 at 9:12 AM
STFU is only applicable for those who can handle the job. Otherwise ditto STFUPOS.
- October 4, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Shockey was "jockeying" for position, jeez this isnt basketball or lacrosse, you CAN "ward off" a defender to gain position.
- October 4, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- Michael Ryan said...
There is something to be said about the rash of penalties within the NFL these days...more games are coming down to the officials instead of athletic skill.
- October 11, 2011 at 11:45 AM


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Monday, September 5, 2011
NASCAR Says Tuesday For Atlanta Race
It's been a weather weekend to remember. Lots of sports have been affected by rain and lightning, including NASCAR.
Despite waiting for hours, a final shower put the wraps on efforts to dry the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night. Due to weather concerns about flooding from Tropical Storm Lee on Monday, NASCAR will postpone the race until 11AM on Tuesday.
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14 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Definitely bummed about tonight...good thing I am on leave this week, I'll be ready Tuesday morning! As usual, without all the extra crap with Rusty and Brad gone...this broadcast just might be the best yet..well if they can get the race shots right and show more of the field instead of close-ups all the time...should be interesting to say the least...
- September 4, 2011 at 11:14 PM
- pixarfan9099 said...
TBH, I'm not 100% sure they'll get it in on Tuesday. If they push it to Wednesday, what will they do to the Richmond race? My prediction is they push it back to Wednesday and push the Richmond race to Sunday afternoon.
- September 5, 2011 at 12:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
Happy Labor Day Planeteers <3
A shame there's 100% rain forecast for today & a high percent for Tuesday. I hope the window is long enough to get the race in.
I feel bad for the teams. I know some went back to the CLT area others stayed. At least they'll be able to spend the holiday with their family. Of course there's no rest for the weary so I'm sure they'll be working on things for Richmond as well.
pixar--Richmond *might* be pushed back regardless, saw some tweets that there maybe rain in the area.
- September 5, 2011 at 5:35 AM
- GinaV24 said...
I'm really disappointed that I won't get to watch the race. I'll be at work on Tuesday, but at least I didn't buy a ticket, fly to Atlanta and have all the costs involved in that to have to come home without having seen the race.
I do like that "less is more" when the networks don't get a chance to use EVERYTHING like they do on race day. It's usually a better broadcast.
- September 5, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Bill said...
I live in the Richmond area, and as Gymmie said, there is rain predicted from the same tropical storm, as it edges onto the mainland.
Some folks around have yet to get their power restored after Irene!
Is this the first time NASCAR actually skipped over a day? I know there have been a couple of Tuesday races, but they've been run after first trying to run to race on Monday. Not that I disagree with their decision at all, but I was wondering if it a first.
And looking back, Watkins Glen was the finest Cup coverages I've seen in a long time, and the race was excellent to boot.
Figures. The Glen was raced on a Monday. No one wanted to be there, and they wanted to get it over as quickly as possible, hence the absence of network fluff, the reluctance of NASCAR to throw cautions unless absolutely necessary (They probably should have thrown one during that period of thick fog, as it can sometimes make asphalt as slick as ice, and while TV reported that the drivers could see things in their immediate vicinity, they were also barreling towards things at 150 mph that they wouldn't be able to see until it was too late), and, the wonderfully simplistic yet informative coverage from both the excellent team in the booth, and the, uh, competent crew on pit road.
Let's hope the race can be run Tuesday, and perhaps we'll see a bit more of that back-to-basics race coverage.
- September 5, 2011 at 12:37 PM
- Roland said...
@Bill In Richmond in 2008 Nascar postponed the Nationwide and Cup races from Friday and Saturday to a doubleheader on Sunday due to a tropical storm. They announced it on that Friday. Its not unprecedented.
Best thing for Nascar would be race is rain delayed to Tuesday night. Higher ratings. Always wanted to see midweek primetime Nascar.
- September 5, 2011 at 1:10 PM
- Andrew S. said...
I'm still looking for confirmation the race will air on one of the TSN channels on Tuesday so I can DVR it to watch when I get home from work
- September 5, 2011 at 1:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD, for those of us having to DVR, and getting home later in the evening from work, how likely is it that the TV coverage will be a moving target should further rain delays intervene on tuesday. Weather reports suggest it could very well be a late afternoon/evening race. Anything on espn that could relegate to espn2 past some point, any chnace you can get insight from ESPN folks on this and post back?
- September 5, 2011 at 2:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
Sure would be nice to watch the race on line tomorrow since most people HAVE TO WORK!!!!!!!!!!!
- September 5, 2011 at 3:14 PM
- glenc1 said...
just an FYI...after the Glen they said the make up date (after Tuesday) is Nov 26. We thought that pretty funny. Snow at the Glen. But Atlanta might be okay.
- September 5, 2011 at 10:33 PM
- Roadgeek Adam said...
I would be happy to join the list of those who wouldn't mind it in the late afternoon/evening, considering I will be on campus for classes.
- September 6, 2011 at 1:56 AM
- GinaV24 said...
Glen, I don't know, I remember some Novembers in Atlanta being really rainy and cold.
that would be the day after Thanksgiving if I'm looking at the calendar correctly.
- September 6, 2011 at 9:54 AM
- glenc1 said...
That would be two days after, Gina, on Saturday. I remember they mentioned it after the Glen because someone--I think it was Regan Smith--is supposed to get married that day. Now that would be a problem.
This from Raceweather: '...some wrap around moisture could impact the race. This will be monitored though we are currently all clear for the 11 AM start.'
- September 6, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- Anonymous said...
does anyone have that radio link in Ohio? Shhhhhhhhhhh.....
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Mets ace Matt Harvey's ailing elbow is feeling better, and the right-hander said Tuesday he is still optimistic he can avoid reconstructive surgery that would likely sideline him for all of next season.
Harvey will visit Dr. James Andrews on Monday before deciding whether he will undergo Tommy John surgery.
"Everything feels fine, my arm feels great," the 24-year-old right-hander said. "I am still very optimistic about everything, but I am not a doctor so we will see what happens."
In his first public comments since Aug. 26, when the Mets said he had a partial ligament tear, Harvey said he hasn't yet had a second MRI to determine the best course of action going forward.
He has been icing his elbow and riding a stationary bike since he was shut down for the season last month. Harvey said the swelling is down and that pain subsided two days after he put a ball down.
"We wanted to get the second opinion, let the swelling settle down before we went in and started any rehab or anything like that," he said. "We're going to wait to see how Monday goes with Dr. Andrews.
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Harvey, the All-Star game starter for the National League, joined Mets teammates David Wright and Zack Wheeler, along with Jeff Wilpon -- the team's chief operating officer -- at a Manhattan firehouse in advance of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York.
Harvey was in middle school in Connecticut on the day the World Trade Center was struck by hijacked airliners.
"I still remember hearing about it," he said. "It was a scary time. We didn't know what was going on. We were so young and so close. I had spent a lot of time in New York City, and realizing what was really going on was a scary moment.
"The way that America bounced back and handled everything, it was something really special to see."
Wright, who is also sidelined by injury, has been a regular visitor to firehouses as the anniversary of the attacks approaches each year.
Photos and memorials to the 16 firefighters from Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, who were killed that day adorn the walls at the station. The players posed for photos with current firefighters, adorning helmets and coats, before signing hats and baseballs.
Wright remembers fondly the home run hit by Mets catcher Mike Piazza, the club's star of that time, in their first home game after the attacks.
"That is probably my favorite baseball moment of all time, watching Mike Piazza hit that home run, and the USA chants, and the American flags," Wright said. "Just for that split-second, the city of New York got distracted a little bit from that tremendous tragedy.
"As I've said a million times, it's a shame we only get to celebrate these men and women once a year, and it has to be under these circumstances. I couldn't be more appreciative, and I look forward to this trip every year."
Harvey expressed similar thoughts on his first visit to the firehouse. He could very well be back there again next year. Whether he will be back on the mound is a much bigger question mark.
"I am going to get as many opinions as I can," Harvey said. "Which way I decide to go, I am going to go 150 percent. You have to weigh the risk of having surgery. In my mind, if I can rehab and throw for 10-plus years like (Phillies pitcher) Roy Halladay has then ... but everyone is different.
"I can go off how I feel and what I believe in, but when it's a doctor's decision and he's throwing issues out there that are not going to be able to help from rehab, then obviously decisions will have to be made."
If Harvey faces a long recovery period, the Mets would like for him to get started on it as soon as possible.
"I know Matt and the organization don't want to lose two years," Wilpon said. "If it's got to be a year, and that's what it ends up being, then we're prepared for that and we'll deal with it. I don't think anybody wants it to be longer than that."
NOTES: Mets left-handed reliever Scott Rice underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair bilateral sports hernias. ... SS Ruben Tejada was recalled from Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League. He had been optioned to Las Vegas on July 7. ... The Mets' 2014 schedule was released Tuesday. New York will open the season at home on March 31 against Washington. The Mets will play exhibition games against Toronto at Montreal's Olympic Stadium on March 28-29, the first major league games there since the Expos' final game on Sept. 29, 2004, before the franchise moved to Washington. ... Wilpon said a report that the Mets would be leaving WFAN radio was "fairly accurate" and added "we are still negotiating with numerous parties about what we are going to do with our radio rights."


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Describing the role as "torture" at times, victorious Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal ruled out the possibility of staying on for the 2014 competition at Gleneagles.
The Spaniard returned to Europe on Monday night, cradling the gleaming golden trophy and still reveling in Europe's stirring rally over the United States at Medinah on Sunday.
Spain's King Juan Carlos and tennis star Rafael Nadal were among those who sent Olazabal messages of congratulations after the 14�-13� win that kept the cup in European hands.
But after seven matches as a player — during which he teamed up so effectively with the late Seve Ballesteros — and now another as a winning captain, he has come to the end of his 25-year Ryder Cup career.
"I can assure you it will be a no, period," Olazabal said Tuesday, when asked if he would stay on. "It's a lot of work ... it takes a lot out of you for a stretch of time. It is difficult. In a way, it's torture.
"On top of that, there are a lot of players who should have the opportunity to be in my spot. The Ryder Cup is only played once every two years and there are a big number of players that have the chance to be in my position. I won't do it again."
Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley, two of Olazabal's four assistants in Medinah, are early favorites to take over. A decision will be made in January by the European Tour's tournament committee, headed by Thomas Bjorn, another of Olazabal's assistants.
"I think these two (Clarke and McGinley) deserve a chance but I think Thomas deserves a chance and also Paul Lawrie," Olazabal said. "Once those guys do it, we have Lee (Westwood), Padraig (Harrington).
"We have at least eight or nine guys that have the chance and there only a certain number of Ryder Cups. It would be hard to name just one or two."
And what about Ian Poulter? The Englishman won a match-high four points in Medinah, including one in Saturday's fourballs that Olazabal considers the most important of them all. The win brought Europe within 10-6 and gave the team crucial momentum heading into Sunday.
Poulter now has the best winning record of any European who has played more than two Ryder Cups and his passion for the event has seen him described as the "modern-day Seve."
"He will be a wonderful captain for sure," Olazabal said. "But he will need another 12 players just like him."
Olazabal, who has been surviving on "two or three hours" of sleep a night, will return to Spain and start answering some of the 100-plus messages left on his phone following his flight back from the U.S.
"The phone has been really hot — out of all the messages, there is one that stunned me a bit," he said. "The King of Spain just rang me a few minutes ago. He was pretty much like me, over the moon. That was a nice one.
"But there have been sports guys like Nadal and others from Spain. Everyone from all over the world."
The memory of Ballesteros inspired the team in Sunday's dramatic singles, which Europe won 8�-3� to engineer Europe's biggest turnaround in the event's history, matching that of the U.S at Brookline in 1999.
Honoring the memory of Ballesteros was a motivating factor behind Europe's recovery. But Olazabal's influence was also crucial.
"Jose Maria has lived for this game all his life and more than anything this competition," said Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium, who flanked Olazabal at a news conference at Heathrow airport, with the Ryder Cup placed in front of them. "He made it clear to us this thing here is very, very special.
"Everyone looked at each other and understood the importance of this cup in this man's life. At some stage during the week, you looked at this guy's eyes, and they were just how they were when he played. Every time he went out with Seve into the storm, everybody saw these two men were very special and how big a deal this cup was."
Colsaerts was one of four players in their 20s in Europe's team, along with Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari. With the likes of Luke Donald and Graeme McDowell still having plenty of Ryder Cups left in them and young players such as Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark and Matteo Manassero of Italy considered stars of the future, Europe looks well stocked.
"You don't know what the future will bring — who would have thought we would have players like Rory or Nicolas seven years ago?" Olazabal said. "That's the beauty of the European Tour. It always produces great players."
Olazabal won't return as 2014 Ryder Cup captain
Describing the role as "torture" at times, victorious Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal ruled out the possibility of staying on for the 2014 competition at Gleneagles.


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Rashad Evans calls on UFC to give him Anderson Silva
Rashad Evans has put himself forward as the next man to fight Anderson Silva, after watching the Brazilian beat Chael Sonnen at UFC 148.
Silva remained unbeaten in the UFC as he defended his middleweight title against Sonnen, stopping the American via TKO in the second round. Victory on Saturday, more than ever, proved Silva to be the greatest of all time.
The question will now become: who challenges the champion next? Mark Munoz, Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort are all positioning themselves near the top of the 185lb queue, but none have really made an outstanding claim.
Evans himself is coming off a loss, but that came against light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones. It seems the former 205lb champ would be happy to drop a weight class in order to use his athleticism and wrestling to test Silva.
Evans tweeted: "@lorenzofertitta I want to pick a fight with the middleweight champion! Make it happen!! Please!"


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Monthly Forecast for July 2020
Ivars Godmanis is a Politician.
He was born on Tuesday November 27th 1951, in Unknown.
July 2020 is a 4 Personal Month in a 6 Personal Year for Ivars Godmanis, and it is a time to seriously apply himself to his duties and responsibilities. Ivars has to take charge in home, career, and community affairs, but he also has to be patient and apply himself to routine and details diligently. Godmanis needs to organize his personal life and his career, tie up lose ends, and start projects that will improve his living situation such as repairing the house or starting a garden.
Someone in Ivars Godmanis' circle of friends and relatives needs his help. Usually, this is a younger person who has not yet found stability or purpose in life.
July 2020 may well bring an excellent opportunity in Ivars' own career. Godmanis should focus on legal affairs. Discipline and effort are the key-words for this month.
Romance takes a more serious turn for Ivars Godmanis. Expectations are expressed and commitments made.
Let's see now what Monday, July 13th 2020 has in-stored for Ivars.
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Just as Ivars Godmanis evolves through a nine-year cycle, he also experiences nine-month cycles, even though their impact is subtle compared to the Personal Year cycle. The Personal Month cycles proceed according to the same pattern - 1 through 9 - that the Personal Year cycle does. The numbers within the monthly cycles have a similar, though less pronounced, impact on Ivars than the yearly cycle has.
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For a very modest price ($6 or $12) you can see outstanding theatrical productions performed by students of the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Acting and Directing Programs. Their latest production is Sophie …
For a very modest price ($6 or $12) you can see outstanding theatrical productions performed by students of the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Acting and Directing Programs. Their latest production is Sophie Treadwell's expressionistic "Machinal," which premiered in 1928 and was revived in 1994, winning the Laurence Oliver Award for Best Revival.
Tilly Grimes has created a most unusual environment for the 90-minute, one-act play, confining the audience inside a small movie-theatre-like space surrounded by sheets of plastic, looking into a "screen" that gives the effects of a 3D movie. Another plastic sheet covers the stage and is slowly cut away as the plot develops.
The plot, based on a true story about the first woman convicted of murder to be executed in the electric chair, unfolds in layers, with the writer using repetitious chanting and short sentences, which at times seems a bit overdone, but sets the tone for the expressionistic atmosphere of the production.
Jaime Rosenstein is excellent as the "young woman" who has been held down by her mother and threatened by her boss (Drew Ledbetter) to the breaking point. All she wants is a little freedom, but she succumbs to marrying her repulsive boss, having his baby, and then having an affair with a man (Alston Brown) who resists any commitment. She eventually takes matters into her own hands. Her fate finally frees her from her mother and her husband.
The somber allegory about a woman's quest to be free is a bit dated but still packs a wallop. The basic story is unfurled in an original esoteric style that speaks well for director Aubrey Snowden and the fine cast. Once again, the students of the MFA program tackle a difficult play, showing their skills on and in back of the stage.
"Machinal" is presented in the Pell/Chafee Performance Center's Citizens Bank Theatre on Empire St., around the corner from Trinity Rep. It runs through December 16. For reservations call 351-4242.


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Until now, the Alaskan oil industry and polar bears have coexisted peacefully, but proposals by the U.S. government to list polar bears as endangered by global warming have cast a shadow on oil development on Alaska's North Slope.
ANCHORAGE -- Until now, the Alaskan oil industry and polar bears have coexisted peacefully, but proposals by the U.S. government to list polar bears as endangered by global warming have cast a shadow on oil development on Alaska's North Slope.
A "threatened" listing for the struggling bears, proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, could bring new regulatory hurdles for future exploration and drilling, industry advocates say.
Listing the bears as threatened "has the potential to damage Alaska's and the nation's economy without any benefit to polar bear numbers or their habitat," Gov. Sarah Palin wrote in a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne that argued against the listing and its protections.
But polar bears, with their icy habitat melting, are more vulnerable than in the past to the oil industry activities, including seismic testing, according to environmentalists.
"The bears' behavior is changing so much that we need to put the brakes on full-bore oil and gas development," said Brendan Cummings, a staff attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group that sued to force a listing consideration.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed "threatened" listing is the first Endangered Species Act initiative taken by the U.S. government on behalf of an animal because of global warming.
Government scientists say polar bears are imperiled because of a warming Arctic climate. Studies have documented plunging survival rates for cubs, falling body weights for adults, strandings on land for bears that are used to hunting for prey on vast expanses of ice, and even drowning cases.
Traditionally, the oil industry has contributed to scientific knowledge about the animals, said Marilyn Crockett, deputy director of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association. The companies help wildlife agencies track bears and, through infrared technology employed on aircraft, pinpoint locations of the snowy dens where bears give birth and raise their young cubs, she said.
"There is, quite frankly, more information known about polar bears on the North Slope because of oil and gas development than there would be otherwise," Crockett said.
Companies take care to avoid disturbing the bears for obvious safety reasons, she said. "Interactions between humans and polar bears don't work out well for either species," Crockett said.
But if past oil activities left polar bears alone, the rapidly changing climate alters that balance, environmentalists say.
They point to a new study by U.S. Geological Survey scientists that found a majority of pregnant bears are now denning on land instead of on the ice pack, as had been the previous practice for the animals.
"When you get polar bears on land and you have polar bears in jeopardy from global warming, clearly there is a greater chance of having conflicts," Cummings said.
The coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- long eyed for its potential oil and gas riches -- is one of the places that should be off-limits to development because it holds a particularly high concentration of polar bear dens, according to environmentalists.
Environmentalists are particularly concerned about the seismic tests employed by oil companies to evaluate geology. Those tests, used in the early stages of exploration, expose denning bears to disruptive noise, they say. "Any disturbance can cause the mother bears to abandon their cubs," Cummings said.
Industry representatives believe seismic tests can be conducted safely in polar bear habitats.
"There's been no documentation -- absolutely no documentation -- that any polar bears have been impacted by seismic testing," Crockett said.
The Fish and Wildlife Service has until late December to decide whether to list the polar bears as threatened.
A 90-day public-comment period that opened on Jan. 9 has already drawn more than 100,000 comments, said Bruce Woods, a spokesman for the agency's Alaska regional office.
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text: 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Jan 2, 2012 10:14:16 GMT -8 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by CALL OR TEXT 778-712-3135 on Jan 2, 2012 10:14:16 GMT -8 2012 Volkswagen JettaSince last year's introduction of the new Jetta, Volkswagen has been touting the fact that it is less expensive than the previous generation. That's because it has fewer standard features and older technology. Not only does it revert to a twist-beam rear suspension like the car from two generations prior, but the old 2.0-liter four-cylinder from that car reappears, too. Most buyers will opt for the 2.5-liter five-cylinder, which is a far better match for the rather sizable Jetta. The back seat is enormous, and visibility is great. The navigation system, however, isn't as good as the unit it replaces. VW has dialed back the Jetta's materials quality, but the interior is still competitive with the best cars in the class. All the decontenting doesn't apply to the Jetta Sportwagen, which is still based on the previous car, or the performance-minded GLI sedan. Both of those models retain the multilink rear suspension, the sharper steering, and the higher-quality interior that the Jetta's reputation was built on. Both the sedan and the wagon are available with a frugal, spirited, and quiet diesel engine that can be mated to a six-speed manual or a six-speed dual-clutch automatic. The diesel returns hybridlike fuel economy. The Jetta looks more expensive than it is, and its build quality is impressive. It doesn't drive as well as the previous car, but it is still a comfortable cruiser.www.automobilemag.com/capsule_review/volkswagen/jetta/2012/capsule_review_2012_volkswagen_jetta


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Join us in our Folsom Family Room for a FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT! PLEASE NOTE: This class is for ages 7 and up ~ This is a non-alcoholic event ONLY $30 ~ Regular price $35! All art supplies included! Guests may bring in any food or non-alcoholic beverages to enjoy throughout the class! ADULTS AND TEENS ARE WELCOME ~ This class is open to anyone ages 7 and up so please feel free to sign up for this class and enjoy the experience of painting with your child. You may leave the studio to let them paint if you wish, however you must leave all contact information at our front desk in case of an emergency. If you are not painting with your child and you want to stay in the studio, please help us by keeping the talking to a minimum during class instruction so that our painters can hear the instruction. Also please note that there may not be room to stay in the Family Room studio if the class sells out. Feel free to go shopping on Sutter Street or relax at our cafe tables in the other studio.
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Finding Success In A Wasteland By Being Open, Human And Awesome
from the kick-it-forward deptIf there is one sure way to succeed in the modern age, it is by being open, human and awesome. This is something that we are learning over and over again in the entertainment world, and it is especially true for those running successful Kickstarter campaigns. What started with the success of Double Fine's adventure game campaign has lead to the success of a number of other games. One of those games is inXile's Wasteland 2 project. This project is on track to raise over $1.5 million and as Brian Fargo has learned, this is all because the people behind the project have been open, human and awesome with their fans.
In the opening statement of the latest project update, Brian expresses his gratitude for the outpouring of support the project has received.
I continue to be overwhelmed by the positive feedback and enthusiasm from the support I have gotten from Kickstarter. The groundswell of people cheering us on and the evangelism - people spreading the word - is unlike anything I have experienced. In fact, I would say the last week was the high water mark of my career.This is one of the best statements of gratitude I have ever read from an artist. Brian recognizes that this success is due completely to those who have shown support by donating and sharing the project with others. Without those two actions, there would be no Wasteland 2. As Brian further notes, all this came from being open and human. He shares the story of two people in particular that show the power of that philosophy.
On the next day I get a short tweet from an individual that confesses he pirated Wasteland as a kid and was donating to help make up for it. I of course forgave not knowing he had donated $10,000 dollars. An incredible gesture... now if we could get every pirate of Wasteland 1 to donate we could really beat the Kickstarter all time record.This is the true power of openness and humanity. The power to turn a pirate into a paying customer. While not all pirates will turn around and pay $10,000, many will turn around and pay full price for later content made by an artist they love as well.
In the next story, Brian notes just how long lasting this openness and humanity lasts in the hearts and minds of fans.
And just today I got an email along with a donation from a kid who lived down the street from me when he was a teenager. His note was as follows:If that kind of attitude toward his fans created a lasting effect of 20 years, just imagine how much more goodwill he has built up during that time and what he will now build up. This is not some get rich quick scheme but a way to find lasting success. Success that will last 20 years and beyond.
"This message is intended for Brian Fargo. Brian, I was your next door neighbor when you used to live in Laguna. I was a pesky 15 or 16 year old kid that would come around and ask you about games. You would sit down and take time to talk to me about games, and the industry, and I just wanted you to know how cool it was that you didn't blow me off. It meant a lot to me. Recently, I found out about your Kickstarter movement for Wasteland 2, and I contributed to it because I believe in you and your ability to resurrect the glory of the franchise. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors, and thank you again for creating some memorable memories for me during my teenage years. Take care!"
It shows that being nice creates goodwill 20 years later.
All of this success has led Brian to further express his humanity and gratitude. Rather than hold to this success and keep it all for himself, he has decided to help fund future Kickstarter projects. In a plan he calls "Kick It Forward", he will donate 5% of the profits made from Wasteland 2 toward other Kickstarter projects and asks that all other successful projects do the same. While the money he pledges won't come until after the completion of Wasteland 2, there are many other Kickstarter projects already making money that can really get this campaign rolling. What a wonderful way for artists to further express their humanity and awesomeness.
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NYPD Now Preventing Journalists From Accessing Police Blotters
from the forms-own-Ministry-of-Information;-immediately-burns-it-to-the-ground dept
AP investigative journalists Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman memorably proclaimed the NYPD to be "less transparent than CIA, FBI and NSA" when it came to responding to FOI requests. Apparently, the NYPD finds this assessment of its obfuscation skills to be underwhelming, as other notable entities like "the Kremlin in its Cold War prime" and "the North Korean Ministry of People's Security 1948-present" were not included in the journalists' depiction of the department.
DNAinfo reports that the NYPD is now shutting down local journalist's access to police blotters.
The NYPD has ordered the city's 77 police precincts to stop giving out any information to the media about crimes taking place in their neighborhoods, cutting off a long-standing source of information for New Yorkers.This was first reported by Amanda Woods at The Nabe, who discovered this while attempting to do the site's weekly rundown of the 88th Precinct's police blotter.
According to a terse NYPD edict transmitted citywide, precinct commanders were instructed: "Any requests by media to view complaint reports be referred to the office of the Deputy Commissioner For Public Information."
Every Wednesday morning, a reporter from The Nabe visits the 88th Precinct and is handed forms outlining the previous week's felony crime reports, which includes information on all murder, rape, assault, robbery, burglary or theft or property in the precinct. The reporter copies down the information, asks the officers lingering questions from the reports and writes up the crime blotter post. This will no longer be allowed. Reporters must now contact the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information (DCPI) for all crime inquiries, according to the officer.Funneling everything through the DCPI creates an info bottleneck, as is surely the intention of this new policy. A source inside the police department said the DCPI is a "small unit" and would most likely be unable to cope with the influx of information requests.
Not only that, but the DCPI has already been pushed by Chief Ray Kelly to clamp down on the amount of information it releases to the public.
Under his stewardship, DCPI has systematically diminished the type of information it provides as well as overall access to department personnel. The clampdown evolved even though Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a media mogul, pledged that his administration would be a beacon of open government and transparency.This leaves journalists with two options: queueing up for whatever scraps the DPCI might throw in its direction or filing FOIL requests. The latter is even less likely to result in any response, much less a timely one. The NYPD's antagonistic attitude toward public information requests is well-documented. As Salon noted earlier this year, the NYPD stalls or denies a majority of requests, only begrudgingly parting with information when civil liberties groups (like the New York Civil Liberties Union) get involved.
So, unless journalists have an infinite amount of time and the willingness to go to court to battle for information they're rightfully entitled to have, the NYPD will simply be able to play a waiting game, hoping those looking for info simply give up once the info requested loses its timeliness.
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Like Ali, I spent the weekend blissfully avoiding the protestors. My favorite moment was when I spotted two of them on my run, laying at Ohio Street beach with their big protestor boots next to them, obligatory black pants rolled up and their creepy V for Vendetta masks pushed back on their heads, just getting some sun. Unreal and hilarious. For more on the amazingness that is anti-war protestor fashion, check out Molly's hilarious post – I snorted out my coffee on the bus laughing.
Here's what I was up to instead:
1. Cubbies! The lovable los… I can't even type it 2. My new favorite drink, the Moscow Mule 3. My handsome date and I at Luxbar 4. Murals at Oak Street for the summer's first beach day with Ali on Saturday! 🙂 5. More shrimp than I've ever seen on one platter; don't worry, they did not go to waste 6. Frozen yogurt concoction to battle the 90 degree + heat 7. This beautiful city from Navy Pier on a Sunday morning run 8. Inspired by Ali's um, inspiration? 9. Counteracting shrimp + froyo + Moscow Mules with a healthy Sunday night dinner
This is going to be a super busy week with work and its a short one at that – heeeere we go! 🙂