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Internship in Tropical Agroforestry
Advanced Study Internship in Regenerative Agroforestry at Permanent Agriculture Resources, Holualoa, North Kona, Hawai'i Island
Next opening is anticipated June–July 2021
This program is for those on a career path to teaching, extension, or facilitation for the betterment of communities and human-managed environments. We offer qualified applicants a unique opportunity to work within a professional environment on projects related to agroforestry and ecological design and to carry out an extension-level project.
Interns work closely with Craig Elevitch, PhD, Director of Agroforestry Net, who has focused on regenerative agroforestry systems in Hawai'i and Oceania since 1991. Craig's internationally recognized publications have guided thousands of readers in becoming more proficient in ecological food production, agroforestry, and reforestation. Craig's books include Agroforestry Guides for Pacific Islands (2000), The Overstory Book: Cultivating Connections with Trees (2004), Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use (2006), Specialty Crops of Pacific Islands (2011), and Agroforestry Landscapes for Pacific Islands: Creating abundand and resilient food systems (2015)
Next opening is anticipated June–July 2021
We have a wide range of on-going activities and special projects that interns will have opportunities to participate in consistent with their skills, knowledge, and abilities. Interns work in our agroforestry environment as well as participate in other facets of our activities, such as educational events and research projects. Interns commit to working a minimum of 30 hrs/week on field and other on-going projects. Additionally, each intern undertakes a special study project developed collaboratively during the first week of the internship.
These are some of the projects we are currently working on:
Hawaii Community-Based Food Security: This project educates Hawaii residents about food security and how to grow food at home in perennial gardens with reduced imported inputs of fertilizers, fuel, and chemicals. Interns will have an opportunity to participate in this project consistent with their writing, editing, and research skills.
Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu—Revitalizing Breadfruit, a project to promote breadfruit as a nutritious, abundant, affordable, and culturally appropriate food which addresses Hawai'i's food security issues. Interns will have an opportunity to participate in this project consistent with their abilities.
Hawai'iki Agroforestry Project: Interns will be involved in developing and maintaining our research and demonstration agroforestry environment, which currently includes planting a new 1/3 acre tropical multistory perennial homegarden. Our farm is located in Holualoa, Hawaii, in the heart of the upland Kona agricultural belt, with a tropical climate and average annual rainfall of 2,000 mm (80 inches). We planted our farm in 1995, and much of it is currently being redesigned and renovated for additional food production. Craig is currently spending much of his time on educational and research projects, which means interns work long hours in the field independently.
Agroforestry education: We take part in various educational activities such as workshop presentations, talks for community groups and school classes, and farm tours. We also publish a wide variety of educational materials, including the popular Agroforestry Net web site and The Overstory e-Journal. Interns can assist with educational activities at a level consistent with their knowledge and skills.
This internship works best for those who have a deep passion for serving others. We are looking for candidates who are on a demonstrated path to a teaching, extension, or community development career related to agroforestry, sustainable development, organic agriculture, local food production and food security, resource conservation, community forestry, and environmental education.
Applicants are required to have completed an undergraduate degree at an accredited university or have minimum five years professional work experience in fields related to agroforestry (e.g., horticulture, agriculture, ecosystem conservation, etc.). Ecological design, wilderness awareness, rite of passage, or on-farm experience are all pluses. On-the-ground experience in community service roles—especially in collaboration with indigenous communities—weighs heavily in our decision to accept candidates into our program. We are looking for interns who both work well autonomously and thrive as a team member. Field skills in farming and gardening, construction, and field research activities are highly valued, as are writing, communication, and computer skills. Knowledge of tropical plants, animals, and soils is highly desirable prior to applying. Command of spoken and written English is required.
This is 8-week experience includes a minimum of 30 hours/week of fieldwork on our site plus many hours per week of study and research on an intensive study project. There is a $250 reservation fee to be paid in advance to hold your space. The program includes daily interactions with Craig Elevitch regarding fieldwork and coaching to achieve a valuable experience for everyone. There is usually only one intern at a time participating in the program. There are simple intern living accommodations available. Interns are responsible for your their food and other personal items. Upon successful completion of the internship, the $250 reservation fee is refunded.
Interns must be willing to dedicate themselves entirely to the internship experience during the 8-week period. They must have their own cell phone, laptop computer, and health insurance, and agree to be tobacco, alcohol, and drug-free during the entire internship period. Interns are responsible for their transportation to/from Kona and are required to show us documented legal residency status in the U.S. Due to staff time constraints, we cannot help non-U.S. citizens with immigration documents (please do not ask us for immigration assistance).
Study project
An intensive study project complements the field work and is an integral part of the internship. During the first week of the internship, we will collaboratively develop a project involving research, design, education and possibly field study. The project is intended to produce an extension-level educational product of lasting value (e.g., a how-to guide, research data, workshop curriculum, visual documentation, etc.) that will benefit growers and communities in Hawai'i. The most successful interns dedicate most of their free time to their study project.
How to apply
Prospective interns are required to complete our application (Word file). If you have any questions, send an e-mail to email@example.com. Brief, specific questions are most likely to be answered quickly. We receive lots of e-mail, so we usually do not have time to answer general questions. Make sure that you have thoroughly read the website and supporting materials before you contact us or apply.
Download the application (Word file)
Can I start at any time of the year?
Our internship program is ongoing. We usually have only one intern at any given time, and at certain times of year we cannot accommodate any interns. If you feel this program is right for you, it is best to apply well in advance of your desired time period to ensure that there is an opening for you.
Are there any fees?
There is a $250 reservation fee to be paid in advance in order to hold your place. Once your place is reserved, cancellations up to 60 days before your internship start date and receive a refund minus a $100 cancellation fee. For cancellations within 60 days of your internship start date, there is no reservation fee refund. Upon successful completion of the internship, the $250 reservation fee is refunded. Interns cover the costs of their food (aside from what is available from our farm), personal items, and all travel costs to/from Kona. There is no cost for staying on our farm during your internship.
Is this program only for U.S. citizens and permanent residents?
We welcome program participants from anywhere in the world. However, upon arrival you must show us your legal U.S. immigration documentation valid for the entire 8-week period of your internship.
Who will supervise me?
You will work closely with Craig Elevitch, PhD, Director of Agroforestry Net, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to education and research in agroforestry and ecological resource management. The organization's internationally recognized publications have guided thousands of readers in becoming more proficient in ecological food production, agroforestry, and reforestation. Craig edits The Overstory E-journal, a monthly agroforestry journal with 8,700 subscribers in over 185 countries. He has coordinated numerous workshops and field days for Pacific island agroforestry, with over 4,000 farmers and resource professionals participating since 1993. Craig completed the permaculture certified basic and advanced training taught by Max Lindegger and Lea Harrison in 1990-91, and has authored many agroforestry books as well as over 75 permaculture and forest stewardship management plans throughout Hawai'i. You can expect an hour or two a day working and/or meeting with Craig.
How much of my time will the internship take?
We expect you to devote yourself entirely to the internship, which includes farm and garden work, the study project, educational activities, and other related work and projects. You are also expected to participate in general household activities such as food harvesting, preparation, clean-up, etc. This is not a "9-to-5" experience, rather, it requires flexibility and willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done. We are looking for people who will make the most out of their experience.
Can I complete an internship in less than 8 weeks?
Only in special cases (extensive tropical agroforestry experience and ample experience producing extension-level educational materials) would we consider an internship period of less than 8 weeks.
Will there be an orientation?
There is a two week no-fault trial period during which time you will be able to get a feeling for our farm, projects, and working environment and we will get a sense for how well we work together.
How long will it take for you to respond to e-mail questions?
Before writing us, please read this web page and scan the contents of our web site to learn more about our activities. Questions that are specific and require brief answers are more likely to be answered quickly.
How to Apply
Prospective advance study interns are required to complete our application [Word format]. If you have any questions, send an e-mail to email@example.com. Brief, specific questions are most likely to be answered quickly. We receive lots of e-mail, so we usually do not have time to answer general questions. Make sure that you have thoroughly read the website and supporting materials before you contact us or apply.
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Recent interns
"I felt that Craig's content expertise, writing experience, and editing commentary really helped me hone in on some key ideas that guided me to create a good product and will improve my writing abilities for the future. The educational experience I gained through actually working with and researching agroforestry systems cannot be monetized. It was a priceless experience."
"Craig provided a window into a small corner of the world where I observed the cooperation of many living things thriving without a lot of human intervention. I came away from the experience validating some instincts while also acquiring new agroforestry skills."
Read Donna's: "Hey, Who Are You Calling a Weed?: Conversations with the Most Poisonous Plant in the World"
"The immersive experience working in tropical agroforestry helped me rapidly grow my skills set, and build up my strength. I appreciate how Craig values the cultural heritage in Hawaii, and also requires a research project that is of educational benefit here. Living in a context that was environmentally conscientious and sustainable was invaluable."
Read Lauren's study project created during her internship:
"Illustrated Homegardens for living light in the Tropics"
"When I arrived I expected to learn and practice skills in agroforestry, particularly those with roots in Polynesian traditions. What I got was this and much more, a deepening of my connections to nature, community and myself. Even more awesome, I have a renewed and strengthened commitment to be of service to my community."
Watch Kaleo's:
"Discovering 'Ulu with Hua o Ke Ao students", filmed and edited during his internship
for the Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu—Revitalizing Breadfruit project.
"The guidance was invaluable. Craig's advice was (and remains) incredibly important to my total experience. I valued his open communication and professional approach to problem solving and advice giving. In the spirit of 'See one, do one, teach one', I thrive when shown tasks and then am able to work through them on my own. Thus, I thought that the internship had a perfect balance of guided and independent work—the best of both worlds!"
Watch Niki's video produced during her internship.:
"Introduction to tropical homegardens"
Contact information
Craig Elevitch, PhD
Permanent Agriculture Resources
PO Box 428
Holualoa, Hawaii 96725 USA
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kevin2012,I guess the question is whether you mean "the greatest male/male team" ever in all Amazing Races or just in AR20. I am going to assume that you mean the former.Here are some male/male teams that are superior in my opinion:1. Rob/Brennan2. BJ/Tyler3. Eric/Jeremy4. Andy/Tommy (even though they did not make the F3 they were truly a great team)I feel that from after AR4 a bias to tilt the casting in favor of strong female teams and couples took over, so there have been only 3 teams I rate as great since then. There were some male/male teams that won (Tyler/James, Dan/Jordan) but I don't rate as great.
Oh yea, did I mention a Mike and Louie vibe?I don't think they will make the F6. They seemed to be an early boot for me. (F7 - F8)
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There are some things that annoy me about them. All this stuff about setting an example for their children, same stuff we heard from the cousins I think, please shut up about it. You are on an entertainment show which is supposed to reflect what you think and feel and it isn't about who wants to appear the nicest. Forget about projecting an image, just be yourselves. And finally they speak out about Vanessa. Why couldn't they have done this on the show? Oh because they just wanted to get along with everyone, in other words appear as the good guys who love everybody. Well I suppose they never had a chance of winning (physically they couldn't compete) so being the 'nice guys' was their role (could even get them on All Stars). Even now they are trying to be nice about Art and JJ.
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Attorneys for the former Eau Claire man filed the lawsuit Wednesday. It alleges that Dr. David Van de Loo sexually abused the man while he was a patient at the clinic from 2004 to 2011.
The man is now 21 and living in Minnesota. He is identified as John Doe 24 to protect his identity.
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If Nancy Lanza left a will, it's up to a Stamford attorney who once worked for the Office of the Inspector General to find it.
The Northern Fairfield County District Probate Court has appointed Samuel J. Starks as a temporary administrator of Lanza's estate to "marshal and secure the assets of the estate."
Nancy Lanza was the first victim of her younger son Adam's shooting rampage Dec. 14. She was shot "multiple times in the head" with one of her own firearms, police said.
After shooting her, Adam Lanza headed to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, a short distance from their home, and killed 20 children and six educators.
Nancy Lanza's older son, Ryan, petitioned the court to designate Starks as the temporary administrator.
"I am going to do what I'm directed to do by the court," Starks said Tuesday when reached at his office.
Starks declined to say whether he had drafted a will for Nancy Lanza or whether he has any leads from family or friends of the slain Newtown woman as to where a signed original document might be found.
"One of my jobs is to attempt to locate the will," Starks said. "And whatever further comments I have to make, I will make in court."
Starks has practiced law for more than 25 years, and specializes in elder law and estate planning. He has also been an adjunct health law professor at Pace University Law School.
Before entering private practice, Starks was employed in the Office of the Inspector General, the federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid.
The order from Probate Court Judge Joseph A. Egan Jr. directs Starks to take "reasonable steps" to determine whether an original last will and testament of Lanza's exists and to locate it wherever it may be, including opening any safety deposit box of Lanza's.
In court documents filed by another attorney, Stephen Keogh of Keogh, Burkhart & Vetter in Norwalk, Ryan Lanza is listed as Lanza's only heir. The filings also identify Nancy Lanza as domiciled in the Northern Fairfield County District Probate Court, which includes Newtown, Bethel and Ridgefield.
Besides finding and producing Lanza's will, Starks is also responsible for determining what real and personal property Lanza had, to safeguard it and to pay whatever bills the estate has, as well as contact any insurer or other entity that has any obligation to Lanza's estate or to her creditors.
The value of Lanza's estate is listed by her son Ryan Lanza in his probate petition as "undetermined at present."
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, May 15, 2006
A Visit with Al Parker
It was a sunny Sunday morning in New York City in 1953. Will Davies was living alone in the city, far from family and friends back in Canada and was feeling bored. "You could have shot a cannonball down 5th Avenue on a Sunday and not hit anything," says Will, "frankly I was just sick of it." On the spur of the moment he decided to undertake a small adventure: he had heard that the famous Al Parker lived in Westport, Connecticut, just a short train-ride away, and determined to go meet him.
Arriving around mid-day in Westport, Will found a nearby grocery store open and went in to inquire of the owner if he knew where Al Parker lived. By an amazing coincidence a women who was a neighbour of Parker's happened to be shopping in the store and overheard the question. She offered to drive the young illustrator to Al Parker's house. Soon after, Will found himself speaking with Al Parker's wife, who had answered his knock.
"My name is Will Davies, I'm an illustrator visiting from Toronto, in Canada, and I was wondering if I might speak with Mr. Parker."
The gracious lady went to see if her husband could spare the time and in short order Will found himself shaking hands with the most famous and respected illustrator in America. "Fifty years later, I don't remember the details of the conversation," says Will, " but I spent most of the afternoon there in his studio. He was a real gentleman."
The life of a freelancer is such that Sundays are not necessarily a day of rest so it comes as no surprise that Parker was in the middle of a job. "Something with a bride," remembers Will, "for Cosmopolitan, I think - and I felt bad for keeping him from finishing it, because, you know, he was clearly on a deadline."
Finally, the afternoon waning, Parker offered to have his son, Jay, give Will a lift back to the train station. At the door, he pointed across the way and said, "That's where Austin Briggs lives." Will hadn't realized that Westport was home to many of the most famous illustrators in America.
During the drive to the train station, Will said to Al Parker's son, "You must be very proud of your father." He remembers Jay's quizzical expression. "Oh?" said the 22 year old, "why's that?"
Will still chuckles when he remembers that conversation.
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Ahh... the remnants of clue and/or tape. The glory of paste-up. You just don't see stuff like that any more.ReplyDelete
Bill Angus
I did a lecture last month to a group of first year graphic design students and explained the whole process of an art studio circa 80's / 90's. About hot wax paste-up and stat cameras and so on... you woulda thought I was telling them about how we used to spend a lifetime copying illuminated manuscripts back in the middle ages.ReplyDelete
Oi! - where'd I leave my walker? ;-)
Don't worry stan, I'm sure the Smithsonian will be calling any day now! ;-)ReplyDelete
Very nice drawing of the plump woman at the top of this posting, Leif-- extremely well rendered. It's so hard to reconcile the care and sensitivity of the drawing with the cold blooded way those register marks were slapped on there. I guess you had to have a split personality to survive in this business.ReplyDelete
As for those hot waxers, I was an apprentice in a commercial art studio just around the time they began phasing those things out but I still remember the smell to this day. Hot wax and coffee cups. Lordy.
David; I'm so glad you're enjoying Will's work - he was wowed by your Berie Fuchs feature in Illustration.ReplyDelete
Fuchs' work had a huge influence on Will, as it did for so many others.
These have been great leif. Glad I've taken the time to check in.ReplyDelete
Always a pleasure.
thanks skinshark! I appreciate everyone's comments, and I know Will will enjoy reading everyone's reaction to his work.ReplyDelete
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Yup - I was just starting out when waxers & stat camera's were being phased out.ReplyDelete
A few years ago (I'm thinking 2000?) I tried to get my hands on one & the last of the wax before they went to the trash... but sadly I was about a week too late.
I was part of the final class at Sheridan to train with a stat camera - sadly, our instructor passed away before the semester was over. Most people were happy to just switch over to scanning... but I stubbornly clung to the stat for quite a while (of course, scanning wasn't particlarely good back then - at least not at the college - scans of my work always needed a tonne of clean-up, where scans were usually perfect).


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WASHINGTON (March 30, 2012) – An Albanian couple, a banker, nine Hmong children and a meteorologist are among the thousands of new Catholics joining the U.S. Church at Easter.
All have participated in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), a process of conversion and study in the Catholic faith for catechumens and candidates coming into full Communion with the Church. Catechumens, who have never been baptized, will receive baptism, confirmation and First Eucharist at the Holy Saturday Easter Vigil. Candidates, who are already baptized in another Christian tradition whose baptism is recognized by the Catholic Church, will enter the Church through a profession of faith and reception of Confirmation and Eucharist.
Lule Prebibaj and her husband Ndoke are two of the 1,470 candidates and catechumens in the Archdiocese of New York. Their story differs from most. As youth baptized in Albania when the country was under Communist rule, their baptisms were literally life-threatening. After coming to America the couple raised their children in the faith, even though they themselves were never confirmed or received First Communion. That's all about to change.
"It's a wonderful feeling to openly say who we are, and it's absolutely wonderful to be able to receive these sacraments. Better late than never, right?" said Prebibaj.
Another New Yorker, Tony Luu, was raised an atheist. As a child he often passed Transfiguration Church in Chinatown, but it wasn't until he met his fiancée and her family that he realized the power of religion and what the Church had to offer.
"Catholicism has changed my life in providing a different view and perspective on my everyday living," he says. "I feel that the religion has calmed me down … and that is a lot for someone who is from New York."
For some families it's "the more the merrier." This is true in St. Agnes Parish in St. Paul, Minnesota, where a family of nine Hmong children will be baptized on Holy Saturday. Livia, Cesea, Vancelee and Teedo Vang approached their school's pastor with a simple request, "Father, we would like to be baptized." They came to know him after the death of their mother, when the siblings were sent to live with their uncle, who wanted to ensure their solid upbringing and enrolled them in the parish school. The children spoke of the kindness of the St. Agnes community, their engaging religion classes and powerful experiences at Mass as reasons for wanting baptism. They and five other siblings will be baptized at the Easter Vigil.
For one catechumen at San Rafael Parish in San Diego, the driving force behind conversion was life experience. Married to a cradle Catholic, Andrea O'Hara never felt the need to convert. However, with age and experience, she realized that the challenges and accomplishments she's faced in life weren't by chance, but were presented to her by God.
"Being a mother and a wife gives me a greater purpose to lead a life filled with kindness, patience, honesty, responsibility and love," said O'Hara. "These character traits are hard to maintain by oneself, so I now look to my God and to my parish to help me lead the life that I was born to live."
O'Hara is among 1,278 new Catholics in the San Diego diocese.
As a meteorologist, Houston resident Randall Wilson has earned a living predicting things. One thing he never saw coming: his conversion to Catholicism. Born and raised a Baptist, Wilson first experienced Mass while on a date and found himself called back for more. To understand the faith better, he read books on Catholicism and found himself drawn to its deep traditions.
"The richness and fullness of the Catholic Church isn't found anywhere else. Looking back, I see how much was missing. I'm not even 100 percent Catholic yet, but I can't imagine my life without the holy Sacraments, without praying the holy rosary, without confessions and without the holy Eucharist," said Wilson.
FelichiaLaws, a 30-year-old new mother and fellow Lone Star State resident, grew up knowing about God, but it wasn't until her daughter's baptism shortly after she began the RCIA process that she discovered her own personal thirst for Christ.
"During my daughter's baptism, my body was overcome by so much joy and fulfillment that it is very hard to put into words," said Laws. "I realized then that though I had started the process for her, I also wanted the same baptism for me. The different rites of the RCIA helped me realize that I was really meant to be part of the RCIA process and become one with God and the Catholic community."
This Easter Randall, Felichia and 2,391 others from the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will join the Church.
Galveston-Houston isn't only Texas diocese to welcome an impressive number of converts this year. The Archdiocese of San Antonio has 1,165 new Catholics, and the Diocese of Fort Worth has 1,121 new members.
With 1,166 new members, the Archdiocese of Washington is welcoming its second largest number of converts in a decade. For the past nine years more than 1,000 people in the archdiocese have become full members of the Church at Easter. Other large dioceses boast similarly high numbers: St. Petersburg, Florida (963), St. Louis, Missouri (846), Portland, Oregon (783), and Rockville Centre, New York (689).
Smaller dioceses also showcase the vitality of the Catholic Church with significant numbers: Rockford, Illinois (685), Palm Beach, Florida (607), Salt Lake City, Utah (487), Grand Rapids, Michigan (475), Savannah, Georgia (444), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (443), Reno, Nevada (319), Providence, Rhode Island (250), Buffalo, New York (237), Dubuque, Iowa (231), Knoxville, Tennessee (229), Metuchen, New Jersey (228) and Lafayette, Louisiana (213).
These numbers are based on participation in the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, the final phase of the RCIA process celebrated at the beginning of Lent. Infant baptisms, which according to the 2011 Official Catholic Directory (OCD) totaled 830,673, are not included. The 2011 OCD also reported that there were 43,335 adult baptisms and 72,859 people received into full communion.
Starting Monday, April 2, USCCB will blog conversion stories from around the country at: http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com.
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Salitang Batangas recognizes that Tagalog, the original language of the migrating Taga-ilogs of ancient Philippine History, has evolved into many versions depending on the locality where it continues to be spoken. It is widely spoken in a region called the Southern Tagalog Region and was the basis for the national language of the country, Filipino.
Batangas, one of the Southern Tagalog provinces, is a place where the version of Tagalog appears to be more colorful than those spoken elsewhere. Certain words are unique to the province; i.e., they are not even recognizable in other supposedly Tagalog-speaking places. Or, words as they are known to other provinces may carry a totally different meaning in Batangas.
Within Batangas itself, there are even words that mean one thing in one town and another thing altogether in the next. Sometimes, word usage is even family influenced, such as when it becomes traditional to refer to one's grand parents as "inay" or "itay."
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True Blood premieres on HBO tonight.
Will you be watching?
Make a big bowl of popcorn, a tall pitcher of your favorite drink, and disconnect the phone and all should go well...it should, but there'll probably be interruptions...that's what usually happens to me...enjoy!
LOVE LOVE LOVE him. I'm not usually one to go crazy over hot guys on tv but woa. He is amazing.
So yes, I'll be watching with my husband who thinks I like True Blood for the story line. ;)
I am so excited!! Can't wait!!
I will SO be watching. Can't wait!!!
I wish I had HBO because I know I would watch! I have begged my husband so I can please have at least Showtime because I love watching Nurse Jackie, US of Tara, Californication, and Weeds!
i haven't seen an episode of true blood, but love the vampy thing {still upset over Buffy ending} and plan to watch the previous seasons next weekend in a marathon on demand, and will watch tomorrow's premiere next week. i'm so excited. i love skarsgard. he's super-hot and a fellow swede. i even think his pops is hot, well, maybe 10 years ago. take care and enjoy tonight!
Oh geez! I just read the second to the last book in the Sookie series...Eric - YUM. :)
I can't watch tonight, but will eventually. We just bought Season 2 to catch up on. My only complaint though is why do they have to say the F word so much, and REALLY is the nudity necessary :) I think the show would be even better without all of that.
Missed it, but he is hot!!! Can live without the vampires, though.
I have never watched True Blood...its on here but just havent gotten around to it.
Started watching Heroes this weekend. That is pretty dang cool. But think I need to download Dexter and True Blood aswell...particularly as I may well be stuck in bed *recovering* within a few weeks!
Last night's epi was great. Looking forward to this season and next - Books 3 and 4 were my favorite in the series.
Best line of the night? "I'm sorry you fell in love with a serial killer, but really, who here hasn't?" lolcopters abound...
Did you LOVE it??
OMG Eric is so hot I can't even stand it.
I watched... I loved... I had to write a big post about it, of course!!!
I did watch and loved ever bit of it!
I'm peeved I didn't get to see it last night.. I'm for sure going over to my SIL's house this week to watch! NO SPOILERS!
I watched it!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE True Blood and so glad it's back on! I can't wait until next Sunday, I swear those episodes are too short!
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Mergers back on the agenda
Mergers are really difficult transactions to bring about and even more difficult to make work post-merger.
The rewards for doing so properly and well can be significant.
In these times, we are likely to see a number of mergers taking place between companies which will find it really hard on their own to raise cash to lengthen their runways or for those for whom the commercial logic is overwhelming.
Looking back, one can see some mergers which had they not happened may well have led to the demise of both companies (or at least a protrated and far more capital intensive journey) whilst what emerged was a real powerhouse.
I'm thinking particularly of the Betfair and Flutter.com (remember them?)merger in December 2001. Current Betfair revenues in the order of £250m and PBT over £40m.
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I'm also not forgetting the LoveFilm and VideoIsland merger of April 2006, creating Europe's dominant on-line DVD rental service now turning over some £70m profitably.
We will be encouraging TAG companies to look at their markets carefully and consider whether getting together creates more value for everyone in the long run.
The difficulties are - fairly obviously - a) arriving at relative values and
b) resolving the question of who runs the combined entity and how.
It takes some skill, no little suppression of ego, sensitivity and far sightedness to achieve a good result.
The benefits can be huge. Aside from rationalisation of overheads, marketing can be made so much more efficient and effective (less competition for those keywords, greater clickthrough rates from natural and paid search)and its far easier to do those all important business development partnerships.
Commentators need to focus more on what value has been created, rather than on who 'won' and who 'lost'. In the case of the great mergers, everyone's a winner.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Happy Holidays and a very good 2009!
In the coming days we will all be reflecting on a pretty crazy year and most will be fearful, uncertain or excited by the coming one.
I think we are all agreed that 2009 offers significant opportunities and challenges.
We are in for some very tough times. The funding climate has changed radically and the chill wind is blowing.
All sensible companies are focusing on their cash. Getting themselves to break even as quickly as possible and focusing more intently on what makes a difference than ever before.
TAG companies are all looking closely at their costs, their revenue generation and their cash runways. They have been for some time now.
The opportunities are still there - but may be found in different places from the pre CC (Credit Crunch) era.
Certainly, competitors may be hurting and this will represent opportunities for some. Businesses that genuinely remove cost, save money and increase efficiency will be attractive as will those with well proven business models and with revenues continuing to rise.
Interesting to look at what date defined the start of the credit crunch.
For the tech community at large, it seems that Sequoia Capital's publication of their 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom - October 7th,2008 - marked the date.
It was much earlier for most others.
On 22 February 2008 Northern Rock was taken into state ownership. On September 15, 2008, Lehman Bros. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the filing marked the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. On September 16th AIG suffered a liquidity crisis following the downgrade of its credit rating - it had been the 18th-largest public company in the world! And so it went ...
Certainly, if one was looking for signs (and who was?) we could go back to March 2007, when the United States' subprime mortgage industry collapsed due to "higher-than-expected" home foreclosure rates.
However for the tech start-up scene, the fundamentals are still strong. Technology is likely to lead the way out of recession for many economies. Better application of technology leads to lower costs and greater productivity. Broadband penetration continues to increase, eCommerce is holding up. December numbers are not out yet but November continued to show on-line gaining share from off-line. So it is with advertising. Whilst there is an overall slump, on-line continues to win share from off-line.
Of course, what has changed is that it is much more difficult to get ideas funded, values are not what they were and exits are very hard to achieve.
The idea that the funding community is closed for business is, however, not entirely correct.
The big brand Venture Capital Funds still have money to invest and in our view most will be successful in raising new funds - as Accel have recently.
Angels will return to the funding scene seeking capital efficiency and opportunity.
Since October 7th, 9 of TAG's companies have received follow-on funding (or have term sheets leading to that end).
As regular readers know, this blog essentially showcases the TAG portfolio. Since the portfolio is pretty well representative of the tech start-up scene, I hope that it of wider interest than just to friends of TAG.
Good luck in all your 2009 endevours!
To finish off this serious post, I share with you the movie that our friends at First Round Capital produced for the season of goodwill.
First Round are a special kind of firm with whom we share many common values - some of which are reflected in this video.
Friday, December 12, 2008
TAG invests in Amee
One of the precepts we believe in at TAG is the one that goes "what you can measure, you can improve". Hence our 'obsession' with selecting the right KPIs and monitoring them so closely.
Amee's idea is a simple but important one.
Their mission is to measure the "Carbon Footprint" of everything on Earth.
This goal requires a neutral aggregation platform. AMEE is that platform.
The AMEE platform is being used internationally by many organisations including Defra (DECC), The Irish Government, The Welsh Assembly, Google, Morgan Stanley, Nesta, the Energy Saving Trust, BRE, Radiohead, Sun Microsystems, plus numerous other IT, business services and software companies.
AMEE has been designed to deliver a new standard in functionality, transparency and interoperability. AMEE's aim is to map, measure and track all the energy data on Earth. This includes aggregating every emission factor and methodology related to CO2 and Energy Assessments (individuals, businesses, buildings, products, supply chains, countries, etc.), and all the consumption data (fuel, water, waste, quantitative and qualitative factors).
It is a web-service (API) that combines measurement, calculation, profiling and transactional systems. Its algorithmic engine applies conversion factors from energy into CO2 emissions, and represents data from 150 countries.
The company has just announced that it has secured substantial Series A funding from leading VC funds in the USA and UK.
The collaboration between O'Reilly Alphatech Ventures (OATV), Union Square Ventures (USV) and TAG enables AMEE to enhance its data and to extend its international reach.
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Dopplr is strengthened ...
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Image via WikipediaDopplr has appointed Marko Ahtisaari as CEO. Dopplr, the online service for smarter travel, today announced it has appointed Marko Ahtisaari as CEO, effective January 1st 2009. This is great news for the company as it prepares to take its next steps.
Marko was a founding investor in Dopplr and has been active in guiding the company. Co-founder and founding CEO Lisa Sounio will become Chairman, alongside fellow board members Tyler Brûlé and Saul Klein.
Since launching to a select group of global companies last fall, Dopplr has attracted an international following of smart travellers. Lisa and the team have done a super job of launching the brand and building a strong following. As a founding investor Marko knows the team well and with his background in mobile services and media is an excellent fit to grow the business.
Today, Dopplr is an important 'intention sharing service online', akin to social platforms like Twitter and Facebook, but with a tight focus. When people share their travel plans and tips through Dopplr their mind is already set on the travel experience: on where their colleagues and friends are going, how they're getting there and what hotels they're staying at.
Marko Ahtisaari has worked previously as Director of Design Strategy at Nokia and serves on the board of directors of F-Secure and Artek. Most recently Ahtisaari has been Head of Brand & Design at Blyk, the free mobile network for young people funded by advertising, and will continue in a role supporting Blyk in its partnering and expansion strategy. In September 2008 Dopplr announced its second financing round from a group of prominent international investors — all users of the service.
The investors include Esther Dyson, Tyler Brûlé, Thomas Glocer, Yat Siu, Aditya dev Sood, Lars Hinrichs, Joshua Schachter, Brian Behlendorf, Daniel Sachs, Joshua Cooper Ramo, and Azeem Azhar. Saul Klein, whose Accelerator Group, invested in this round, also invested in the previous round together with Martin Varsavsky, Reid Hoffman and Joichi Ito. www.dopplr.com
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Monday, December 08, 2008
A good reading list.....
They can found here.
Doug tells me he'll be adding to the list regularly.
There is some good Xmas reading in amongst his recommendations.


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Congress green lights domestic deployment of surveillance drones- 30,000 could haunt skies by 2020
February 8, 2012
WASHINGTON – Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope, it's an unmanned drone! Congress today approved a bill that allows unmanned aircraft to fly in the same airspace as commercial airliners, private planes, and cargo jets. The legislation allocates $63.4 billion over the next three and a half years to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), $11 billion of which will be used to update air traffic control systems at 35 U.S. airports to handle the remote-controlled aircrafts. The deadline for the systems update is June 2015. The change to flight regulations will allow military, commercial, and private drones to fly over U.S. territory. Currently, drones are only allowed over certain military airspace, along U.S. borders for surveillance purposes, and to about 300 public agencies, according to the Associated Press. The FAA must submit its plan for how to safely allow wide-spread drone flight within nine months of the bill's passage. According to the Washington Post, the agency projects 30,000 could be roaming U.S. airways by 2020. In addition to the bit about drones — which we find both awesome and horrifying — the FAA will also update to a more precise GPS system, known as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B. Once ADS-B is in place, aircraft fitted with the new tech will have their locations updated every second, as opposed to the six to 12 second intervals allowed by the current system. This will allow planes to come into runways at a steeper decent, fly closer together, and land and take off more quickly. The addition of ADS-B is part of a massive FAA endeavor known as NextGen. According to the FAA, the roll out of NexGen will allow for fewer delays, fewer accidents, a lower environmental impact, and stronger national security, among a slew of other benefits. –Yahoo News
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Elevator-stabbing suspect eyed in 3rd attack
NEW YORK — A recently released convict suspected of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy and injuring a 7-year-old girl in a Brooklyn elevator is also being eyed in the stabbing of a homeless man days later at a Manhattan subway platform, a police official said Thursday.
Daniel St. Hubert, who was arrested Wednesday night shortly after he was publicly identified as a suspect in Sunday's gruesome attack in a public housing building, appears on surveillance video near the subway stop where a man was stabbed on a platform, said Stephen Davis, the police department's top spokesman.
Witnesses to Wednesday morning's seemingly random stabbing also described a man resembling the 27-year-old suspect using an 8-to-10-inch knife with a brown handle similar to one recovered on St. Hubert when he was arrested, Davis said. The 52-year-old homeless man is recovering in a hospital and is likely to survive his injuries.
St. Hubert is also suspected of stabbing to death 18-year-old Tanaya Copeland on Friday four blocks from where Sunday's attack happened, though more forensic testing at that scene needs to be conducted, Davis said. A similar knife was recovered at the scene of Copeland's slaying.
Investigators are now reviewing all stabbings citywide that have occurred since St. Hubert was released from prison on May 23, following a five-year sentence for attempted murder and assault, police said.
St. Hubert was being held in a Williamsburg, Brooklyn precinct Thursday and unavailable for comment. It wasn't immediately clear if he had made any statements or had asked for an attorney. Davis said it appeared St. Hubert was issued a summons for public urination in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, before he was identified as a suspect in Sunday's attack.
Meanwhile, the father of Prince Joshua Avitto, the 6-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed, said Thursday that if he saw the suspect, he'd ask him, "What made you do this to a little baby?"
"I'm at a loss for words," Prince's father, Nicholas Avitto, told Fox 5 News. "The bottom line is he got out and this tragedy took place after he was released from jail."
"What compelled you to do this? It's unfathomable," added Avitto, who had his son's initials freshly shaved into his hair. The boy's friend, 7-year-old Mikayla Capers, was also critically injured in the attack.
St. Hubert was picked up Wednesday night just after 8 p.m. by detectives who had been tracking him and were patrolling the area around his mother's Queens home, police said. He was identified by forensic evidence recovered on the knife at the scene of Sunday's elevator stabbing, police said.
At a Wednesday evening press conference attended by the mayor, officials said investigators believed St. Hubert had no car and may have been riding the subways. Davis said St. Hubert, who has an extensive criminal history, had previously been arrested on disorderly conduct charges for taking up two seats on the subway and other infractions.
St. Hubert hasn't yet been officially charged but murder and assault charges are likely coming, said Davis.
St. Hubert didn't put up any resistance during his arrest, though he has a record of assaulting both a police and correction officer, and was angrily ranting to himself in a holding cell late Wednesday night, Davis said.
It wasn't immediately clear what he was ranting about or if he has a history of mental illness, Davis said.


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Samir Nasri admits wounded pride was the chief motivation for Manchester City's successful FA Cup revenge mission against Chelsea.
City turned the tables on Chelsea, 12 days after losing to them in the Barclays Premier League, with a 2-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium that secured a cup quarter-final place.
Nasri himself got on the scoresheet, marking his return from injury off the bench with the second goal after Stevan Jovetic had struck in the first half.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini played down talk of revenge after the potentially damaging league loss to title rivals Chelsea, which had also ended a 100 per cent home record in that competition.
But Nasri admits it was uppermost in players' thoughts.
The France international said: "After the Premier League game, I wasn't really there, but in training you saw everyone was a little bit down because we thought we were the best team and we were unlucky.
"Fair play to Chelsea, they played the perfect game to counter us.
"But we knew in two weeks' time we would have to play them again and then we would show them our real faces. We did that.
"We want to win everything and they touched us inside when we lost the game at home because we wanted the perfect record.
"When we had to play them again we showed them how good we are and we don't accept a defeat, especially against a team like this.
"We wanted to get revenge and that is what we did, in the perfect way."
Pellegrini was criticised following the league encounter for his tactical approach, as Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho successfully adapted his midfield to counter the previously free-scoring hosts.
Yet instead of making changes to his system, Pellegrini vowed to stick to default tactics and it paid off with a dominant performance.
City were always on the front foot and Chelsea struggled to make inroads.
Jovetic, moments after hitting the bar, opened the scoring after 16 minutes and Nasri, five minutes after coming on, combined well with David Silva to double the lead with 67 gone.
That marked a personal triumph for Nasri, who feared he had suffered a season-ending knee injury when he was carried off on a stretcher at Newcastle five weeks ago.
He said: "I am really happy. When I had the injury I thought my season was over.
"Then they told me I could come back after five weeks. All the staff did a great job with me.
"Then when I came back, the manager, after two training sessions with the team, gave me 30 minutes to play, to get back fitness.
"Then I played a one-two with David (Silva) and I scored. Of course it is something special because it was a 2-0 (win) as well."
City were perhaps helped by the postponement of their midweek clash against Sunderland as they fielded a strong side.
Yet they still held little back ahead of first leg of their Champions League glamour tie against Barcelona with Silva and Yaya Toure particularly outstanding.
Pellegrini did make some changes with Costel Pantilimon back in goal and Joleon Lescott returning in central defence, but his determination to prolong the challenge in four competitions was evident.
Lescott, who is in the final year of his contract - and was linked with a January move - enjoyed the run out alongside Vincent Kompany but accepts his time at the club is coming to an end.
The 31-year-old, a £22million signing in 2009, told City TV: "It is always nice to play.
"They are not coming as frequently as I would like but when I called upon I like to think I can do a job.
"Vinny is a massive player, a massive part of the club. He has got a massive future ahead of him at the club.
"It has been great playing alongside him for the past five years and it is a shame it is going to come to an end this season."
City's attention now turns to Tuesday's much-anticipated visit of Barcelona.
Nasri said: "It is a massive game. Every player wants to play those kind of games - Champions League, last 16, against Barcelona.
"The good thing is we are really strong. We have our confidence back.
"I think they are weaker than they were two years ago.
"I think it is going to be a tight game and an interesting game for everyone."
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Ready your man-melters and infallible aether oscillators! It's time to crush the Venusian heathens once and for all. Weta Workshop released a new animated promo for Dr. Grordbort's amazing steampunk rayguns and other super-advanced tools of space Empire.
We already loved Greg Broadmore's bizarre worldbuilding and fantastic toys, but after watching this video we're now convinced that the saga of Dr. Grordbort and Lord Cockswain needs to be a full-length movie, or maybe an animated TV series. The amount of wrongness that could ensue would be mind-boggling. And lovely. [Thanks Jeffrey!]


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Discover it Chrome Review - Best Gas Rewards Program?
After its great success with the Discover it card, Discover has now introduced a new version called the Discover it chrome. Like the original, the chrome card has no annual fee, although it replaces the rotating 5% categories with something that may better match your spending. Not sure if the new Discover it card is right for you? Here's what you need to know.
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The main difference between the Discover it chrome card and its predecessor is the rewards program. For the chrome, Discover ditches the 5% cash-back categories that rotate quarterly in favor of a permanent 2% cash back on gasoline and restaurants and 1% back on everything else. You can earn 2% back on the first combined $1,000 in gas and restaurant spending each quarter, with any amount over $1,000 earning 1% for the rest of the quarter.
You can still boost rewards using the ShopDiscover.com portal, however, with an unlimited 5% to 20% cash back when you use your Discover it chrome card at Discover partners like Target, Expedia and Kmart.
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- Purchase protection reimburses you the difference if you buy something with your Discover card and find a lower price within 90 days
Discover it versus Discover it chrome: Which is better?
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You can also choose to have both the Discover it and Discover it chrome, which means you can use your chrome card when the 5% category for your it card is not gasoline or restaurants to maximize your cash back.
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If you are trying to choose between the two, you will probably earn more cash back if you spend $1,000 or less on restaurants and gasoline per quarter and you don't use the other categories very often. If you spend a lot with your card, even if you do not necessarily use the quarterly categories very often, you will probably do better with the regular it card.
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You can always earn 1% back on everything and 2% back on restaurants and gasoline, up to $1,000 every quarter, as well as the other perks that come with Discover cards. The chrome is especially great if you want to combine it with your regular it card to fill in reward gaps.
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Mindy McCready's brethren within country music and beyond it mourned the star's Sunday suicide, paying tribute to the late country singer's talents as well as her battles with addiction.
Former baseball great Roger Clemens — with whom McCready said she had a relationship, despite his denial — responded with a statement Monday.
"Yes, this is sad news. I had heard over time that she was trying to get peace and direction in her life. The few times that I had met her and her manager/agent, they were extremely nice," Clemens said.
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Billy McKnight, McCready's ex-boyfriend who was charged with attempted murder for allegedly beating her up and choking her back in 2005, told the "Today" show Monday that he was sadly not shocked by her death.
"As sad as it is, it didn't come as a major shock," he said.
Some of Nashville's biggest hitmakers du jour and its chart-toppers of yesteryear alike reacted to McCready's death on Twitter.
Wynonna Judd: "Oh my! Mindy. Dear sweet girl. This is so sad. It just breaks my heart what addiction continues to take from this life. Addiction is a dis EASE & not a character flaw. When the pain becomes too much, it causes people to want that pain to stop. This is just so unbelievable & so sad. God be with the family & those babies. Surround them with your grace & mercy. Sleep in Heavenly peace Mindy."
John Rich: "Very sad to hear about Mindy McCready. When I was in Lonestar she was our label mate and we were friends. A tragic end to a talented life."
Jason Aldean: "Just heard about Mindy McCready. My thoughts and prayers are with her 2 boys and her family."
Martina McBride: "So sad."
Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks: "Too much tragedy to overcome. R.I.P Mindy McCready."
Carrie Underwood: "I grew up listening to Mindy McCready...so sad for her family tonight. Many prayers are going out to them..."
Chely Wright: "Really really sad to learn the news about Mindy McCready. I will pray for her children and I hope that people are gentle with her memory."
Gretchen Peters: "So sad to hear about Mindy McCready. I met her in the first flush of her early career. This is a hard business. Sometimes success is poison."


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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Wednesday NASCAR TV/Media Notes
As we move closer to the actual start of the season, the TV and media news is starting to heat up a bit. Here are some items from this week.
Bob Pockrass from Scenedaily.com said on Twitter that he recently talked to Carl Edwards and was told that Edwards has not yet made up his mind about working for ESPN on the Nationwide Series telecasts. I find that hard to believe, but there continues to be no comment from ESPN on the issue. Edwards recently confirmed he will not be driving in any Nationwide Series races in 2012.
A media favorite, Monica Palumbo, left her Miss Sprint Cup duties at the end of 2011. Sprint dropped a hint this week about who is replacing her. The hint was that the new Miss Sprint Cup team member had interviewed every 2011 X-Games gold medalist. Pretty good hint and I bet it starts some folks on a mission. Let me know if you think you have the answer.
Kind of a bombshell here. Apparently, Showtime is scaling back the Inside NASCAR show this season in a big way. As some of you might remember, this started out as a very expensive weekly hour show produced by the NASCAR Media Group from Charlotte, NC. It was cut to 30 minutes last year and now it is being slashed. I'm hearing only 11 episodes, one for the Daytona 500 and then none until the Chase begins. Still waiting for Showtime contacts to return emails to confirm.
Pete Pistone from SiriusXM radio mentioned earlier this week that he was told this season NASCAR on FOX will be using a side by side commercial format. This is a tough sell, as FOX is a broadcast network and has a totally different logistical method of running commercials. It is certainly possible for those truly national spots, but it cannot work for local station breaks. The FOX guys are working on a statement that should be coming Wednesday or Thursday on the topic.
Let's address some Hall of Fame issues. The actual dinner and induction ceremonies are going to take place on Friday night in Charlotte. The NASCAR Media Group is going to record the festivities and will edit the jacket ceremony, dinner and induction speeches into a show for SPEED that will air Sunday at 6PM ET.
The entire concept of the January induction was meant to hype Daytona and the start of the season. Instead, it happens at the height of the NFL mania currently engulfing American sports fans. There is no doubt that NMG will do a solid job, but there has to be a better way of handling this in the future.
I'm not a Barrett-Jackson fan, but this media release from Penske Racing got my attention:
"Tune into the Barrett-Jackson auction Thursday, January 19th at 8 pm ET on SPEED as NASCAR's Roger Penske and Brad Keselowski along with Bruce Halle and Michael Zuieback from Discount Tire and members from Paralyzed Veterans of America will be in attendance to auction off the car Keselowski drove to his first win at Penske Racing. The auction of the 2010 No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Charger, which won the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway, will benefit Paralyzed Veterans."
Stewart-Haas Racing sent along a note that Tony Stewart will appear on an episode of Last Man Standing with Tim Allen scheduled to air in February. Click here to see some behind the scenes pictures of the shoot. I am certain we will hear more about this over the next several weeks.
Ben Grossman at Broadcasting & Cable just interviewed NASCAR Chairman Brian France. While much of the conversation was things we have heard before, France did point a finger at ESPN and talk about future TV negotiations. Here are those two questions.
B&C: You say you're pretty aggressive about what your TV partners need to do for NASCAR. What do you want from them?
France: We are always the sport that is under-covered given the ratings and size of the events. In particular, ESPN. They just have so many platforms. So we are pushing real hard with them to have a more integrated approach. We have hired people to service them better, so we can help them accomplish that. They have the most assets to be deployed; it doesn't mean everyone else doesn't have some big ones and good ones. We are going to work to make them a better partner.
B&C: Your TV deals are up in 2014, but when do your negotiating windows open with your current partners?
France: Not for a little while, but we are having conversations, because a lot of our partners have been clear they would prefer to renew. All things being equal, our first hope is that the incumbents do renew. . . I think [talks] could heat up at any time, that's my sense. It's not cold now, we are having conversations, my sense is things will happen sooner rather than later, and sooner than they normally would in a cycle of renewals.
This week marks five years since Benny Parsons was taken from us by lung cancer. Younger viewers may not have known this wonderful man, but veteran NASCAR fans certainly did. His knowledge about the sport and pleasant nature on the air helped to form an image of the sport that helped it to travel outside of the southeast and become truly national.
Former NBC and TNT announcer Bill Weber is a tremendous writer. He scripted a tribute to BP that aired during the TNT coverage. Click here to see it. You can also use the YouTube index to the right to locate other BP material, including the famous Buffet Benny segments on ESPN.
Please feel free to comment on the above topics. If any additional news rolls in, it will be posted right here. Thanks again for stopping by.
25 comments:
- jerry said...
Wow, BF with a dig at the four letter. I like what he's saying but, it's not gonna happen.
There's a ESPN backlash coming(subscriber rates) if I'm NASCAR I'd rather not be there when it comes.
- January 17, 2012 at 8:10 PM
- Vince said...
Ya know JD, I'm just not feeling it this year. The only good racing I saw last season was the last race of the year by Tony and Cousin Carl. I'm having a hard time generating any excitement about the coming year. Another words, in my current state of mind I don't give a rats a**. The current NASCAR is a complete 180 from the NASCAR I fell in love with back in the mid 1960s. I'm finding myself caring less and less about the sport as the years go on. Right now I'm thinking about hitting my local tracks and taking a year off from NASCAR.
I feel sorry for the newer fans that didn't get a chance to see the way NASCAR was back in the 60s-80s. It was nothing like todays NASCAR and that's sad.
- January 17, 2012 at 9:24 PM
- Dot said...
I'm with Jerry, "Wow, BF with a dig at the four letter." I can't believe he noticed the poor coverage BSPN gives us, on or off the track.
Inside nascar scaling back doesn't surprise me. It's way too glitzy imo, not race fan friendly at all. I do like the race segments on IN though.
I bet if 3 drivers (not in suits) and a host sat and dissected races, it would be a ratings hit. Oh wait....
The HoF banquet is how the Cup banquet should be shown on TV. Edit the boring stuff, condense it to 2 hours and show it later.
JD, do you know why local commls can't be shown side by side? I don't get it.
I miss BP too. We shared the same birth date.
- January 17, 2012 at 9:32 PM
- Buschseries61 said...
Something is not right about the Edwards situation. He said he was not running the Nationwide series in 2012, but he sounded very antsy to race in the PR release. Roush really needs sponsorship, and Edwards has the best image for sponsors. Clearly ESPN is in the way or else Roush would have to be insane to park Carl in the series, money-wise.
The NASCAR program on Showtime was traveling a downward path since it's beginning. I never saw the show since I don't have Showtime. SPEED does a great job covering the weekend activity at the track & RaceHub / NASCAR Now has fans covered during the week. There never was the desperate need for fans to spend extra for Showtime for one more NASCAR show. The panel was made up of NASCAR TV people seen all season long - no exclusive viewpoints. The show may have been fantastic, but a number of variables doomed the show.
BP gone five years...wow. He had a comfortable way of transmitting his warmth and knowledge to all the fans watching at home. His work and relationships on ESPN in the 90's are still recognized and honored by the fans over a decade later. In the early 2000's, he was the glue that held together the two polar opposite personalities that shared the booth with him on NBC. He set a very high standard as a tv analyst that few have ever come close to. What a guy...
- January 17, 2012 at 10:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
Brian has got to hearing drumbeats about ESPN NOT bidding for the next round of rights......so he will make it appear that NASCAR actually didnt want them back........right
- January 18, 2012 at 7:09 AM
- AncientRacer said...
It is hard to believe Benny has been dead 5 years. I remember how when going to races we would sometimes try to hunt up the places he went to eat.
About ESPN. I follow this stuff, but right now the only "backlash" I see would be directed at the cable/satellite companies (and/or the government if they attempt mandate it) if ESPN or the Deuce are moved to a sports only or some mixed higher tier. People by and large out there in TV land neither know nor care about carriage fees etc.. They know about their bill, but there is a disconnect between its size and why it is so large.
What people know is what is on the TV when they turn it on and The Worldwide Leader has positioned itself so as to be all but indespensible to sports fans. Especially with its NFL package. Once Monday Night Football moved there and off-broadcast The Mouse had a stranglehold.
But there is always the potential of a silver lining for someone and here is something to think about in connection with ESPN. Something I have heard mumbled about in meetings. Let's say ESPN and ESPN2 do move to another tier and it is a mixed tier, not soley a sports tier. Well, that's like putting George Clooney in a movie when my character was supposed to be the star. Nobody much is going to come see me, but they will come for Clooney. It is box office. ESPN headlining a tier and you could pack a number of minor, sub-minor and sub-sub minor cable nets around it.
Just another way to look at it.
As for Cousin Carl. I would not be surprised to see him in a Nationwide car at some point(s) this year. As a "replacement" or for a "special reason". Cha-ching, cha-ching, etc.
- January 18, 2012 at 8:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
Vince,i have to agree with you.The King coming out of turn four in a Roadrunner,that was stockcar racing!These iroc cars with stickers are what has contributed to fan loss.
- January 18, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- MRM4 said...
I don't understand why the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction is this Sunday going against two NFL conference championship games. Seems like it would be better to show it on Saturday night or have the whole ceremony moved to next week with little competition. Same with the Barrett Jackson auction. It has typically been shown the week before the Super Bowl when there was little competition.
- January 18, 2012 at 8:59 AM
- w17scott said...
Mr Editor -
Ditto to previous comments ...as for the current state of the sport, I'll paraphrase one of Benny Parsons' favorite quotes, "That's what I call an accident looking for a place to happen" ...let's see if BZF can set NASCAR back on course ...veri-word is snersiv ...as if broadcast partners sneer at the sport which is on an IV
- January 18, 2012 at 9:20 AM
- GinaV24 said...
Very interesting news on all this, JD. thanks for keeping us updated.
It would be good if BZF could actually effect some change in the way ESPN covers NASCAR, but I won't hold my breath. NASCAR has a long history of taking the $ and running and leaving the fans to deal with the aftermath.
I won't be watching the HoF induction stuff and if Cuzin Carl is in the booth for the N'wide series, well, that will just add to my dislike of watching it on TV.
Usually by this time of the year, I'm very excited about NASCAR starting up, but I just don't feel much interest. Once things get started, I know that I'll be tuning in - even with the sound down - so more likely I'll use trackpass to follow my guy on the track. That's less stressful than listening to the Motormouth boys in the booth - that goes for Fox and ESPN.
So Showtime is cutting back on its only NASCAR show? Not surprised in particular - you've pointed out before that Showtime has a smaller viewer pool to draw from and I'll say again that personally I won't pay extra $ for it to my cable provider. I'm giving a lot of thought to cutting back as prices continue to rise.
- January 18, 2012 at 9:21 AM
- DaveM4210 said...
FYI, SiriusXM NASCAR (and possibly MRN) will broadcast the Hall Of Fame Ceremony live at 7:30pm ET. I dug out an old Cassette recorder so that I can listen to it after Barrett Jackson...IF I can find a new 2-hour tape somewhere!
Vince, I started watching NASCAR in the early 1980s and have been watchig ever since. It is definitely different, but I still enjoy the H E Double Toothpicks out of it. Some of the TV announcers, not so much.
Dot, I can explain the issue with local broadcast TV commercials not being shown in the side-by-side format. The TNT, ESPN, Fox, etc., control booth at the track sets their side-by-side commercials up to broadcast that way. Very few local stations, and probably all of the cable and satellite providers do not have the equipment to do that, and even if they did, it likely would be difficult to impossible to get local advertisers to go along with their ads being shown on just a small part of the screen.
And I agre with MRM4! Who forgot to check the NFL calendar with the schedule was set up for the Hall of Fame AND Barrett Jackson? With January 1 being Sunday this year, Barrett Jackson should have been one week later. And I totally fail to understand why the Hall of Fame Ceremony was moved to January. Keep in in May when there are thousands of race fans in Charlotte! The NASCAR non HOF events this weekend are mostly for the media.
And in my not so humble way of saying things, let's just hope that BZF scares ESPN into NOT bidding for the next round of contracts!
- January 18, 2012 at 11:21 AM
- DaveM4210 said...
For the people that are saying NASCAR racing is not as good as it used to be...consider this...
I just heard a comment from a caller on SiriusXM NASCAR that caught my attention. Every race this year COULD be as good as the 2011 Homestead race. Remember that Carl Edwards lost by just one point, considering that he tied with Tony Stewart and the Championship was determined by tie-breaking rules. If Carl has passed ONE more car, he would have won. EVERYONE in NASCAR is now very aware that every car/truck they pass could be the one that wins the championship. I think we will see much more aggressive racing from a lot of drivers each time they remember what a difference that one point would have made. This year could be the best racing in many years for NASCAR. So don't give up on it now!
- January 18, 2012 at 12:05 PM
- Dot said...
Thank you SD80MAC for the answer. I had no idea it was that complicated.
Funny veri-word: juspark
- January 18, 2012 at 1:13 PM
- GinaV24 said...
SD80MAC, but if only the people AT the track see that good racing, it is still a problem. The TV broadcasts need to be better, plain and simple. They used to follow the racing action, now they follow either the cult of personality (Fox) or "the script" (ESPN). TNT does their own completely different thing and except for the commercial overload is my favorite any more - even though they have the worst races of the season to broadcast.
Show me that good racing and I'll continue to be a fan - if all NASCAR and the rest do is give me stats, it bores the bazinga out of me.
- January 18, 2012 at 1:17 PM
- James said...
You have to wonder, does DW make a better canadate for the Hall of Fame than Benny Parsons, for all he gave back to the sport compared to all DW has taken from the sport?
As for BZF, who "really" listens to him?
- January 18, 2012 at 1:21 PM
- DaveM4210 said...
Just heard on Tradin' Paint that SiriusXM NASCAR channel 90 will have live coverage from the Hall of Fame almost all day Friday starting early and going until midnight.
- January 18, 2012 at 2:30 PM
- Vicky D said...
Maybe Cousin Carl likes the idea of folks begging him for interviews regarding whether he'll do any of the NW telecasts or even race in that series this year. And I really don't care where Miss Sprint Cup ends up those Tuesdays on Hub were terribly boring with her reading tweets from the drivers???? Word Verification is joining - wonder what they want me to join????
- January 18, 2012 at 3:13 PM
- AveryNH said...
I'm actually happy Edwards isn't returning to the nationwide series this year. I want more regulars like Aligier Bayne or Stenhouse winning. As for France and the negationsits about damn time he demand something from ESPN and put a halt to them ruining the sport i love. I was born in the early nineties and fell in love with it as a toddler. BP was my absolute favorite. I used to look forward back then to ESPN's coverage. And in the new age, him, Wally , and Allen. Nobody could beat that. All of them were such a riot every weekend. I still to this day remember the '06 Ford 400 and BP filling us in all day on the race to be in the top 35. He was pulling for Kyle Petty to pull it off and be able to clinch a spot in the 500. Kinda ironic.
- January 18, 2012 at 4:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
Lets see, BZF is going to "make" ESPN a better partner. Hum, wonder which one needs the other one more?
Seems a trifle arrogant to me, but what do I know.
- January 18, 2012 at 5:18 PM
- Garry said...
Miss BP as well. Does anyone know where we all can see the last sign off from him on telecast? I think France's statement was a clear shot actross the bow at ESPN.I agree with Vince. It's hard to get jacked up about something that is already scripted, and we pretty much know who is taking home the hardware at the end of the year.
- January 18, 2012 at 5:34 PM
- Garry said...
Remember, folks, a Daly Planet article awhile back: NBC Universal Sports. Another shot across the bow of Disney's sports channel. I don't think it's just NASCAR getting miffed. Look at all of the colleges that get overlapped coverage, because of overtime games, etc. They have their plate too full...
- January 18, 2012 at 6:03 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
End of the day summary:
No response yet from FOX on the side by side commercials mentioned on SiriusXM radio.
Two new Miss Sprint Cup members revealed on Saturday during the NASCAR function in Charlotte at 10:30AM.
No response from Showtime on the limited production schedule for the "Inside NASCAR" show.
MRN and SirusXM both told me that they will carry the Friday night Hall of Fame ceremony live. As you know, TV will edit a show for airing on SPEED 6PM ET on Sunday.
No update from ESPN on Carl Edwards and his status as a 2012 Nationwide Series TV announcer.
We will keep on top of these stories and include them in new posts as the week goes on.
Thanks for all the great comments!
- January 18, 2012 at 6:19 PM
- Jonathan said...
I dont know how you cant be excitied for the 2012 Nascar season?!?! I dont know but I sure am so much going on this off season its going to be a very very interesting year! I like Brian going after ESPN its bout time! I for one am sick of the way ESPN treats us and it needs to change
Thanks for the updates JD will be tuning into Speed for all the HOF stuff
- January 18, 2012 at 7:37 PM
- Anonymous said...
Any time we hear Benny's name mentioned we realize just how much of an asset he was to this sport.Especially when we hear the type of garbage out of the likes of DW.There has to be good people out there on the racing scene just as there is in other sports who can at least tell it like it is and show some knowledge of their sport.Can't help but wonder if there are really very many people out there who really give a darn about the racing hall of fame.When we were in Charlotte last summer it sure looked pretty dead around there.
- January 18, 2012 at 8:40 PM
- jerry said...
Wish I could say nice things about Benny like the rest of you all. I saw him be absolutely rude as you can be to my father. Not to mention what was written about him in American Zoom.
Benny took just as much from the sport as DW.
The HoF was moved to January to try and increase visitors. They figure everyone coming in May to the races is coming to the HoF anyway. Doubt it will work but we will see.
- January 18, 2012 at 10:07 PM


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Tennessee State University's men's and women's cross country teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championship this Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Arlington Club in Richmond, Ky.
The men will compete in the 8K course at 8:30 a.m. (CT), followed by the women's 5K at 9:30 a.m. (CT). Admission to Saturday's championship meet is free.
Senior Chris Hobbs finished as the Flying Tigers' top-finisher in four-of-five meets this season. His best time in the 8K came at the Commodore Classic, where he posted a mark of 29.03.30. The Athens, Ala., native placed a season-best fourth in the 8K (31:44.70) at the Kentucky State Thorobred Stampede on Oct. 7.
Jonathan Owens and Desmond Trice will provide solid depth for the Flying Tigers. Owens earned a top-finish in the 8K at the TTU Invitational with a time of 29:41.39 to earn 11th overall. He later placed seventh overall at the Thorobred Stampede, posting a time of 32:42.70.
Trice, a freshman from Memphis, earned the second best finish for the Flying Tigers in two meets. He ran the 8K in a season-best 29:49.00 at the Commodore Classic, before closing out the season with a run of 18 minutes at the Chattanooga Front Runner Invitational 5K.
Three Tigerbelles claimed top-finishes for Tennessee State this season.
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Sophomore Tiffany Harris set the pace in two consecutive meets, posting times of 20:44.55 and 22:29.11 in the 5K.
Charita Harris also claimed a top-finish with her pace of 13:14 in the Chattanooga Front Runner Invitational two-mile on Oct. 15.
A recap and results of Saturday's OVC Championship will be available online at TSUTigers.com.
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The walking shark, Hemiscyllium halamhera, was first seen walking along the sea floor by divers in 2008. Only recently has it been officially recognized as a new species.
This is the third walking shark species found in Indonesia in the past six years! Walking sharks use their fins to navigate along the sea floor in search of small fish and crustaceans. Watch a walking shark do its thing:
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There are nine known species of walking shark in the world, all of which inhabit the shallow waters of very restricted ranges.
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