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Age: 26
4th season in pro football & with Colts
Height: 6'1" Weight: 190
Unitas was chosen in the 9th round of the 1955 NFL draft by the Steelers, but failed to make the team in the preseason. After playing semi-pro football, he was signed by the Colts to back up starting QB George Shaw. When Shaw went down with a broken kneecap four games into the '56 season, Unitas got his chance, showed potential, and held onto the job. He broke out in 1957, leading the league in pass attempts (301), yards (2550), TD passes (24), and yards per attempt (8.5). The Colts contended and Unitas was selected to the Pro Bowl and received MVP consideration. It set the stage for a championship season in '58, with Unitas leading the NFL with 19 TD passes despite missing two games due to injury and then leading the Colts to a title with a memorable overtime win over the Giants. Unitas was chosen to a second Pro Bowl and was a consensus first-team All-Pro for the first time.
1959 Season Summary
Appeared in all 12 games
[Bracketed numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Attempts – 367 [1]
Most attempts, game – 41 vs.
11/1 Cleveland
Completions – 193 [1]
Most completions, game – 23 vs.
11/1 Cleveland
Yards – 2899 [1]
Most yards, game – 397 vs.
11/1 Cleveland
Completion percentage – 52.6 [5]
Yards per attempt – 7.9 [3]
TD passes – 32 [1]
Most TD passes, game – 4 vs.
11/1 Cleveland
Interceptions – 14 [5, tied with Norm Van Brocklin]
Most interceptions, game – 3 vs. Chi. Bears 10/3, vs.
11/1 Cleveland
Passer rating – 92.0 [2]
300-yard passing games – 2
200-yard passing games – 10
Attempts – 29
Yards – 145
Yards per attempt – 5.0
TDs – 2
TDs – 2
Points – 12
Postseason: 1 G (NFL Championship vs. NY Giants)
Pass attempts – 29
Pass completions – 18
Passing yardage – 264
TD passes – 2
Interceptions – 0
Rushing attempts – 2
Rushing yards – 6
Average gain rushing – 3.0
Rushing TDs – 1
Awards & Honors:
NFL MVP: AP, UPI, Bert Bell Award, Sporting News
1st team All-NFL: AP, NEA, UPI, NY Daily News, Sporting News
Pro Bowl
The Colts went 9-3 to finish first in the Western Conference while leading the league in total yards (4458), passing yards (2753), scoring (374 points), and touchdowns (51). Won NFL Championship over
Giants (31-16). New York
Unitas continued to excel, although the Colts went into a brief decline. An outstanding play-caller as well as passer with a quick release, he was adept at throwing long, short, or in between. The 1959 season was part of a record 47-straight-game TD passing streak that ended in 1960. Unitas set then-NFL standards for pass attempts (5186), completions (2830), yards (40,239) and touchdowns (290) in a career that extended until 1973. He was an MVP twice more, was named to 10 Pro Bowls, and selected to the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time team. Unitas had his #19 retired by the Colts and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 1979.
MVP Profiles feature players who were named MVP or Player of the Year in the NFL, AAFC (1946-49), AFL (1960-69), WFL (1974), or USFL (1983-85) by a recognized organization (Associated Press, Pro Football Writers Association, Newspaper Enterprise Association, United Press International, The Sporting News, Maxwell Club – Bert Bell Award, or the league itself). Also includes Associated Press NFL Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year.
[Updated 2/7/14]
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Do you require a Chartered Building Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor, Cost Consultant, Architect or Project Manager? We aim to provide the very best in customer care. We treat each commission, from the smallest to the largest, with equal attention and professionalism.
As Structural Surveyors Banstead we offer Full Structural Surveys and Building Condition Surveys. As detailed reports on the condition of a property, they are designed to provide the purchaser of a building with an in depth knowledge of their new home.
We carry out surveys in Banstead all parts of Surrey, London and the South East. We have a thorough understanding of all contract types; from single flat units through to complex and new buildings and Victorian and Edwardian residencies.
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Internet users who illegally share music, movies or TV shows online may soon get warning notices from their service providers that they are violating copyright law. Ignore the notices, and violators could face an Internet slow-down for 48 hours. Those who claim they're innocent can protest — for a fee.
For the first time since a spate of aggressive and unpopular lawsuits almost a decade ago, the music and movie industries are going after Internet users they accuse of swapping copyrighted files online. But unlike the lawsuits from the mid-2000s — which swept up everyone from young kids to the elderly with sometimes ruinous financial penalties and court costs — the latest effort is aimed at educating casual Internet pirates and convincing them to stop. There are multiple chances to make amends and no immediate legal consequences under the program if they don't.
"There's a bunch of questions that need to be answered because there are ways that this could end up causing problems for Internet users," such as the bureaucratic headache of being falsely accused, said David Sohn, general counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington-based civil liberties group. But he added: "There's also the potential for this to have an impact in reducing piracy in ways that don't carry a lot of collateral damage."
The Copyright Alert System was put into effect this week by the nation's five biggest Internet service providers — Verizon, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Comcast and Cablevision — and the two major associations representing industry — the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America.
Under the new program, the industry will monitor "peer-to-peer" software services for evidence of copyrighted files being shared. Each complaint will prompt a customer's Internet provider to notify the customer that their Internet address has been detected sharing files illegally. Depending on the service provider, the first couple of alerts will likely be an email warning. Subsequent alerts might require a person to acknowledge receipt or review educational materials. If a final warning is ignored, a person could be subject to speed-throttling for 48 hours or another similar "mitigation measure."
After five or six "strikes," however, the person won't face any repercussions under the program and is likely to be ignored. It's unclear whether such repeat offenders would be more likely at that point to face an expensive lawsuit. While proponents say it's not the intention of the program, it's possible the alert system will be used to initiate lawsuits.
The number of Internet users subject to the new system is a sizable chunk of the U.S. population. Verizon and AT&T alone supply more than 23 million customers.
For the recording industry, which blames online piracy for contributing to a dramatic drop in profits and sales during the past decade, the new alert system is a better alternative than lawsuits. In December 2008, the Recording Industry Association of America announced it had discontinued that practice — which had been deeply unpopular with the American public — and would begin working with the Internet providers on the alert system instead.
"We think there is a positive impact of (alert) programs like this, and that they can put money in the pocket of artists and labels," said Jonathan Lamy, a spokesman for the trade group.
The Motion Picture Association of America estimates some 29 million people have downloaded or watched unauthorized movies or TV shows online, mostly using technology such as BitTorrent, a popular peer-to-peer protocol. Like its counterparts in the music industry, the MPAA says it believes people will stop when they understand it's illegal and are redirected to legal ways of paying for downloads.
The alert system "will help ensure an Internet that works for everyone by alerting families of illegal activity that has occurred over peer-to-peer networks using their Internet accounts and educate them on how they can prevent such activity from happening again," Michael O'Leary, an executive for the MPAA, said in a statement Tuesday.
A primary question is whether the system will generate a significant number of "false positives," or cases in which people are accused of sharing illegal content but aren't. One scenario is if a person doesn't encrypt their wireless connection, leaving it open to a neighbor or malicious hacker that swaps illegal files. Another example might be if a person uploads a "mashup" of songs or brief scenes from a movie — content that wouldn't necessarily violate the law but could get flagged by the system.


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Paul M. Banks a.k.a. The Sports Bank, NBC Chicago Street Team Last season, the Chicago Bulls experienced a dramatically positive growth spurt. A team that actually lost at home to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the early part of the season grew together and gelled enough to qualify for the postseason. And in those playoffs, they gave the defending World Champion Boston Celtics all they could handle in a physical seven-game series that featured more overtime sessions than any other series in NBA history. It was probably the most exciting playoff series that the professional hardwood has ever seen, but a first round exit is still a first round exit, so 2008-09 was not exactly the most memorable season in Bulls history. But after building some positive momentum last season, what will the Bulls do with it now?
Their sophomore Head Coach Vinny Del Negro is as good a clue as any. Here are some of the highlights of what he's told the media this preseason
About taking it to the next level…
"The 2nd half of last year I think we started to come into our own a little bit, kind of me feeling the guys out, them feeling me out how we're gonna play. Now there's a familiarity…now we just have to improve, you have to put the work in on the practice court and hopefully execute in games."
On how little you can read into the Bulls 5-2 preseason record…
"Every time you're keeping score, you always want to win, but sometimes there's a lot of young players out there and that usually dictates some mistakes and the flow of the game can get changed a little bit when you're trying to conserve some guys' minutes, so the rotations aren't down and that throws guys into different positions sometimes."
On Tyrus Thomas, and his convalescence…
"He needs to get back in shape, he's been out a little bit, and get the flow back offensively, defensively, be our shot blocker back there, and make open 15 footers. If he runs the court with his athleticism and gets after it defensively, it'll give us a big boost. He knows what he needs to do, he just needs to go out and do it consistently."
On improving the team's much maligned defense…
"We have to find a way to get stops at key times, but also we need to rebound better defensively. Some times we're getting key stops, but not getting that basketball, hopefully with a little more size the rebounding numbers will get better."
The subject on everyone's mind, the health of Derrick Rose…
"He needs to get back. It is a day-to-day thing. He's been doing some running and he's been on the bike. We may have him in shooting drills, but not full-contact drills…It is possible he will not be ready for the opener against San Antonio. I hope he practices tomorrow but it is really day-to-day.
Season tips off October 29th.
See more of Paul M. Banks' sports-writing at:
-the site he founded The Sports Bank.net
-NBA analysis at Walter Football.com
-"Patrick Kane Chronicles" at Buffalo Sports Daily


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Around Easter, A. and I took a long weekend in Wilson's Prom. The Prom, as it's known here, is one of Victoria's little secrets. Well known in Melbourne as a getaway and a gorgeous spot for camping, quiet beaches and rugged hikes, it's little heard-of outside of Australia- and I'm okay with that.
We were blessed with beautiful weather- neither too hot nor too cold, and (a rarity in Victoria) no rain to speak of. Patches of cloud made photography a little more interesting, and we spent several days exploring beaches, cliffs and walking trails up and down the coastline. We also got to know the local wildlife a little better- here, A. made friends with a Crimson Rosella, but the campground at Tidal River is also known for its population of semi-tame wombats, and there are roos and wallabies up and down the length of the trail. Not to mention Tiger Snakes. Oddly enough I didn't pause to take a photo of the one I nearly stepped on, as I was busy scooting back down the track in a hurry, looking for a large stick.
Wilson's Prom has been struck with a series of natural disasters over the last few years, including devastating bushfires that damaged much of the park and made many tracks unsafe to walk on. Flashfloods more recently have equally left much of the park's infrastructure in disarray, and when we were there, many walks were still closed to the public and under repair. It was somewhat disappointing, and we were unable to walk some of the trails we'd been hoping to, but we still found some gorgeous scenery and some great hikes, so we can't complain. Really, it just gives us something else to go back for. Not that we need the excuse.
I have to confess, we were a little cheeky. Some opportunities were too good to miss, and we ended up scrambling up a couple of closed tracks to find ourselves on secluded beaches and little coves that we had entirely to ourselves. The Prom isn't exactly crawling with people outside of peak season, but it's still a popular destination. However, being the only people in some of these spectacular spots was really quite special, and we relished it.
The coastline at the Prom is rugged- rocky and wild, with coves and beaches interspersed by tall cliffheads and rocky outcrops. It's a dramatic landscape, and one of the most beautiful along Victoria's southern ocean shore. The Prom juts out into the Bass Straits, a long and jagged peninsula that is one of the most exposed parts of the state. Once upon a time, a land-bridge joined Tasmania to the rest of Australia, and the Prom is its last vestige. When you look at some of the rocks around the Prom and compare them to, say, the rocks of northern Tasmania, you can see the similarities.
Our favourite walk was the one that led from Darby Saddle to Tongue Point. It's listed as a moderate hike, which is a fair assessment- lots of ups and downs. Starting well inland at the high point of Darby Saddle (always ominous, because it means you need to end the walk with a climb back to the car), it took us a good chunk of the day to complete- five or six hours, when we factored in the exploring. The views along the way were magnificent, however, and it was well worth the effort.
Towards the end of the walk, the path splits and there's a little scramble down to Fairy Cove. We were pretty much the only people on the track that day, so we had the spot to ourselves, and it was magnificent- a glorious and footprint-free beach where we could scramble onto the rocks and watch the breakers dash themselves against the headlands, and even a little tidal pool we were able to take a little swim in- still freezing cold, but not as hostile as the ocean itself.
One of the loveliest things about the Prom is the constant drama. With the winds coming off the straits, the clouds are ever moving and shifting the light on the scenery. The sea is restless, and you can sit for hours just watching the waves pound the base of cliffs or swash up around fallen rocks in great foamy charges.
Three things I'm keen to capture on my next trip to the Prom. First off, the night skies are magical out there, so taking a tripod to do some starlight photography is a must. Second, a spot of time-lapse to catch the movement of waves and clouds would be magical. And third, I am busting to get myself a nice telephoto lens and do some nice wave photography. The above shot is about the best of the bunch I was able to get, but I'm only shooting on an 85mm, which doesn't really have the reach necessary to get those lovely creamy breakers at their best.
Next time.
Seriously, it's a spectacular spot, and I can't recommend Wilson's Prom enough. If you're coming through Victoria as a tourist, or if you're just a local Melbournian with a weekend to spare, make sure you get down there.


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The Fayette park board was named one of three in a state district to win a Healthy Ohioans Park and Recreation Community Award.
Representatives from the village and its partner, the Fulton County Heart Health Coalition, will be honored at an award luncheon.
Fayette's park program finished third with a bronze award behind Fremont and Miami County.
The village and the county heart group have worked together to bring physical fitness and nutrition programs to Fayette, said Rachel Kinsman of the Fulton County Health Department, and the efforts are paying off.
Kinsman said candidates for the award complete a self-assessment tool that enables a review of programs and policies. The top three point-winners earn the awards.
The assessment form covers topics such as physical activities geared to specific age groups; youth athletic activities that provide financial assistance for low-come participants; collaborative programs with the school; and collaboration with health agencies and service organizations.
Special projects in Fayette include the community garden, Moving Mondays walking program, a monthly health message on the Village Green signboard, and the Fayette Focus monthly informational brochure.


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Old Senate Chamber
Old Senate Chamber
Located north of the Capitol Rotunda is the richly decorated Old Senate Chamber. Designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, this room was home to the U.S. Senate from 1819 until 1859 and later to the U.S. Supreme Court from 1860-1935. Today the restored Chamber is used primarily as a museum, recreating the scene of many significant moments in the evolution of the United States Senate and the legislative history of the nation.
Located in the eastern half of the old north wing in the U.S. Capitol, the Old Senate Chamber is a semicircular room 75 feet in diameter covered by a half dome. It was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe and constructed by him and his successor, Charles Bulfinch, in 1815-1819. Latrobe modeled the chamber after similar rooms he had seen in Paris, which he considered ideally suited for hearing, speaking and seeing. He employed marble columns based on Grecian examples to support the visitor's gallery along the eastern wall. In 1828 Charles Bulfinch added a second gallery supported by slender cast-iron columns along the curving western wall.
The Senate met in this room from 1819 until its new chamber was ready in 1859. The next year the Supreme Court took over and remained here until moving across the street in 1935. For the next 40 years the room was used as a meeting or entertainment room. It was restored in 1976 to commemorate the history of the Senate. (Read more about the history of the Old Senate Chamber.)
Modeled after the amphitheaters of antiquity, the two-story Chamber is semicircular in shape and measures 75 feet long and 50 feet wide. The ceiling is a half dome. Two visitors' galleries overlook the Chamber. The gallery on the east wall is supported by eight Ionic columns of variegated marble quarried along the Potomac River; they were inspired by the columns of the Erechtheion in Athens. A second and much larger "Ladies' Gallery" follows the curved western wall. It is carried on 12 steel columns encased in cast-iron forms with Corinthian capitals, which were designed to simulate the cast-iron originals. A wrought-iron balcony railing follows the contour of the gallery and is backed by crimson fabric that accentuates the decorative metalwork.
Directly above the east gallery hangs an 1823 "porthole" portrait of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale, who had painted Washington from life. This portrait was purchased in 1832, the centennial of Washington's birth, for display in the Chamber.
A curved table with richly turned and carved legs and a crimson modesty screen sits on a raised platform in the center of the room. This is the desk of the Vice President of the United States, who serves as President of the Senate. The desk is crowned as a place of importance by an elaborate canopy with a mahogany valence from which crimson fabric is hung. A carved gilt eagle and shield stand above the valence. Directly in front of the Vice President's desk, but one tier down, is a larger desk of similar design; this was occupied by the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk.
A glass screen separates the Vice President's dais from a small lobby where Senators could go to relax yet still listen to floor proceedings. Two fireplace mantels are located on the east wall behind the screen; both are original to the Chamber. Two additional mantels on the north and south ends of the lobby are reproductions; the originals were replaced with stoves when the Chamber was converted for the use of the Supreme Court.
Radiating from the Vice President's dais on four semicircular, graduated platforms are 64 Senator's desks and chairs. Reproduced from a circa 1819 design by the New York cabinetmaker Thomas Constantine, these desks and chairs are mahogany. (The original furniture was moved into the present Senate Chamber when the Senate first occupied it in 1859; much of it is still in use there.)
Immediately behind the last row of desks is a low paneled wall that separates the Senators' space from a third visitors' area. Furnished with red-upholstered sofas, this area was reserved for privileged visitors who gained admittance to the Chamber through the special invitation of a Senator. Niches, one on either side of the main doorway, house reproductions of stoves that were capable of burning wood or coal.
The crimson and gold color scheme seen in the canopy and modesty screens is repeated throughout the Chamber. Crimson drapery swags secured with gilt stars adorn the visitors' galleries. Window treatments use the same crimson material. The Chamber floor is covered with a carpet woven from long-staple, 100% virgin wool. It features a gold star pattern on a red background.
The domed, white-painted ceiling of the Chamber is elaborately coffered and enriched by decorative moldings. A central, semicircular skylight is bordered by five smaller circular skylights; they originally provided the Chamber with natural light but are now artificially lit. Additional light was provided by a large brass chandelier made by Cornelius and Company, a prestigious Philadelphia firm, similar to the one now hanging above the Vice President's desk.


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At first, Dan Patrick commended Cody Parkey for what transpired below. He handled it in the best way by facing the media, taking responsibility for it even when it was later ruled a block.
THEN Cody Parkey decided to make an appearance on The Today Show to speak about this loss. Parkey has definitely taken a ton of heat for missing this field goal but he really needs to get a handle on how to handle a failure like this.
Dan Patrick is floored Parkey did The Today Show and if he had a say, he'd fire the Chicago Bears kicker.
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Political Science defines, describes, explains, and evaluates phenomena such as war and peace, revolution and reform, stability and instability, voting and office holding, and crime and punishment.
However, because many things apparently outside of "politics" can be made quite relevant to politics, political science also covers many other subjects, employs diverse methods, and interests a broad range of students. As a result, political science is one of the most popular majors at Middlebury College. Some students come to political science because they seek careers in politics or academics; others study political science to gain a greater knowledge of this central human concern. Consequently, the curriculum is designed to train students in a discipline, reveal the possibilities of politics, meet the demands of thoughtful citizenship, and prepare those students who intend to pursue further work in either graduate or professional school.
The Department strongly emphasizes teaching excellence and the acquisition of analytic skills. Among its seventeen faculty the Department has a generous contingent of scholars across the comparative, international relations, and political economy fields, and is well represented in American politics and political theory. The faculty's research interests are diverse, and include such topics as ethnic identity and conflict, state responses to racial, ethnic, and religious violence, democratic transitions, political Islam, rules and compliance, ethics and war, local and international environmental policy, the presidency, American power and foreign policy, international conflict and intervention, constitutional law and American political thought, regional integration, media and democratization, the legal, ethical, and political implications of private military corporations, and political dynamics in many regions of the world.
Given the range of subject matter and the variety of approaches to the study of politics, the Department's faculty are also involved, formally and informally, in a number of related majors and programs: Classical Studies, Environmental Studies, International Politics and Economics, and International and Global Studies (African Studies, East Asian Studies, European Studies, Latin American Studies, Middle East Studies, Russian and East European Studies, South Asian Studies). We encourage our students to study abroad, especially in a foreign language. Students planning to spend all or part of their junior year abroad should consult with their Department advisor before the second semester of their sophomore year.
Our students also participate in American University's Washington Semester (refer to the Study Abroad Office's domestic off-campus study page), in the activities of the Pre-Law Club (consult with Professor Murray Dry, Pre-Law Advisor), the Middlebury Model United Nations Club (consult with Professor Mark Williams, Faculty Liaison), and the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs. Political science majors who are interested in obtaining teaching licensure must notify the Education Studies Program by the middle of their sophomore year.


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Peaceful Action, Open Heart
Lessons from the Lotus Sutra
Thich Nhat Hanh
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Peaceful Action, Open Heart shines 60 years of study and practice upon one of the crowning scriptures of the path of the Buddha, and is destined to be known as one of the most significant writings by Thich Nhat Hanh.
The Lotus Sutra is one of the most revered of Mahayana sacred texts and is sometimes called "the king of sutras." Despite this fact, there are very few commentaries in English available today. Thich Nhat Hanh explores the Sutra's main theme– that everyone has the capacity to become a Buddha, and that Buddha-nature is inherent in everything–but he also uniquely emphasizes the sutra's insight that Buddha-nature is the basis for peaceful action. Since we all will one day become a Buddha, he says, we can use mindfulness practices right now to understand and find solutions to current world challenges. In his interpretation of the sutra, he suggests that if the practices, views, and insights of the Lotus Sutra would find application not only by individuals but also by nations, it would offer concrete solutions to transform individual suffering and the global challenges facing the world today.
Stamped with his signature depth of vision, lucidity, and clarity, Thich Nhat Hanh's insights based on the wisdom of the Lotus Sutra invoke a wide range of contemporary topics and concerns, such as the Palestinian-Israeli war, the threat of terrorism, and the degradation of our environment. In proposing radical new ways of finding peaceful solutions to universal, contemporary conflicts, he not only challenges the U.N to change from an organization to a real organism working for peace and harmony in the world, but also encourages all branches of all governments to act as Sangha. In so doing, he demonstrates the practical and direct applicability of this sacred text to today's concerns.
This book has been re-released with a new title. The earlier hardcover edition was entitled Opening the Heart of the Cosmos.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Born in Hue, Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh is a Buddhist monk, poet, scholar, and human rights activist. In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is author of more than one hundred books, and is one of the best known Buddhist teachers in the world today. Previous best-selling books include Being Peace and Buddha Mind Buddha Body. He lives at Plum Village, his meditation center in France, and travels worldwide, leading retreats on the art of mindful living.


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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
US Open Pushes "NASCAR Now" To Midnight Shift
ESPN is now carrying a major portion of the US Open Tennis Championships. No sport on TV is tougher to televise than tennis. In fact, it may be one of the sports that drives TV networks crazier than NASCAR.
Tennis has no time limit, stops at the first drops of rain and is sometimes notoriously slow. Add-in caution flags and NASCAR and tennis have a lot in common.
Because of the live tennis coverage, ESPN2's daily show NASCAR Now is losing its first airing every day this week. Instead of appearing at 5PM ET, the show will air after midnight on the East Coast.
With the Chase for the Championship approaching, it is a shame that perhaps NASCAR Now could not be afforded the same courtesy as the new Sports Nation program series which was moved to the ESPNEWS Network and kept in its 4PM timeslot. NASCAR Now normally follows that show.
The Sunday race preview edition of NASCAR Now will air at its regular time of 10AM. The outstanding wrap-up show will air live at 11:30PM. Nicole Manske will anchor the Sunday shows while Mike Massaro will handle the weekday programs.
Complete TV listings for this week are located on the right side of the main page. Change the settings on those recording devices to catch NASCAR Now this week.
TDP welcomes your comments on this topic. Just click the comments button below to add your opinion. This is a family-friendly website, please keep that in mind when posting. Thanks for stopping by.
26 comments:
- majorshouse said...
This really stinks and it just goes to show how little ESPN cares about NASCAR and wish that we had been given the same consideration at the Sports Nation show which to me seems more fluff than real substance, but I guess when the first letter of your network stands for entertainment, what can we say.
- August 31, 2009 at 6:19 PM
- glenc1 said...
I found Sports nation to be completely worthless. That said, I was never home in time for NN anyways and I just don't bother to tape unless there was breaking news. Why can't they put some of this content (after its original airing) on ESPN360?
- August 31, 2009 at 6:30 PM
- cvrt said...
The difference between a network,whether ESPN or CBS, covering tennis (compared to NASCAR)is that it is socially acceptable for most of the "suits",their families, and their cronies to trek to the USTA Open, whereas the NASCAR crowd is, well...you know
- August 31, 2009 at 6:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
Got to wonder how many folks in USA home at 5pm est to watch the show? I think it is right for a sports nework to show a live event over a taped talk show on any sport.
- August 31, 2009 at 6:40 PM
- Dot said...
We feel so loved, don't we?
- August 31, 2009 at 7:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
So when will some company finally go head-to-head with ESPN?
- August 31, 2009 at 7:04 PM
- Charlie said...
Nascar Now gets moved and no play by play announcer for the Atlanta race.
Go Nascar go.
- August 31, 2009 at 7:22 PM
- Newracefan said...
Thank goodness for a DVR. To make matters worse there isn't a Monday show at all, guess the NW race isn't good enough to have them keep the round table show. I knoww where I stand and yes Dot I'm really feeling the love
- August 31, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- SER said...
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- August 31, 2009 at 8:57 PM
- PammH said...
So the Sports Nation sucky show gets more profile than NN??? Not a huge surprise to me. Why in the world did BSPN take on Nascar anyway? It's obvious they don't care for us country bumpkins. I basically give up...
- August 31, 2009 at 9:17 PM
- Anonymous said...
crybabies. would you like some cheese with your whine? get over it. you really think espn is deliberatly targeting nascar fans for torment? if nascar now pulled in more ad revenue than sports nation, guess which one would end up on espn news?
- August 31, 2009 at 10:09 PM
- Hotaru1787 said...
No big deal, as I am usually up to watch something on at 2 AM (if it's an episode I have not seen).
It's what I have to do when it's a show I've always liked, but missed the initial run (not talking 'bout NN, of course ;)
- August 31, 2009 at 10:09 PM
- Farfel said...
The LaFrance/Helton Monolith needs to use sponsor recruitment for the teams as a metric for assessing the broadcast partners. There's a lot of empty sponsor-logo-area sheet metal on the NW cars, and bad coverage might be a significant factor. I'm sure sponsors are pleased to see their cars splashed across the airwaves all week as well as on race weekends.
- August 31, 2009 at 10:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
"no sport is tougher on tv to cover then tennis"
once again you expose yourself as a complete bias blogger with a single agenda - bash your former employer
guess you spent years and years producing tennis and thus know it all
- August 31, 2009 at 10:57 PM
- Hotaru1787 said...
anon 10:57- I sensed sarcasm in that, lighten up! :)
May I raise my hand as another person who thinks SportsNation as a complete waste of air time?! Ick, I had to sit through it while waiting for NN to come on (it turned out to be the day NN got bumped to 5 AM). Total garbage.
Small heads up- There's college football on before the NW race on Sat. Don't be suprised if a change of network for the pre-race 'show'
- August 31, 2009 at 11:31 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
Since I understand that the notorious Call-in Cowherd is on it, I have never watched Sportsnotion.
I am surprised that EESPN would assume that tennis is a big deal with its target demographic - males age 21 to 29. It does seem that EESPN's strategy is to lock up as much noteworthy content as possible in order to make it difficult for a significant competitor to be created - that way quality is an irrelevant concern.
- September 1, 2009 at 12:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
anon wrote:
So when will some company finally go head-to-head with ESPN?
well, Comcast has been trying and trying and trying to do just that with Versus.
The silence is deafening,,,,,,,,,,
just shows you that incompetent management of sports tv franchises extends far beyond ESPN
- September 1, 2009 at 7:07 AM
- Anonymous said...
some smarty pants wrote:
"once again you expose yourself as a complete bias blogger with a single agenda - bash your former employer"
Hey, Einstein!! If you don't like the opinion of Mr Daly, don't come to this site! Stay in Bristol, Connecticut, take your first cousin on a hot date to the local square dance and keep drinking the "ESPN is invinceable" kool-aid.
- September 1, 2009 at 7:12 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 10:57PM,
Doesn't that act ever get tired? I have over twenty years or live tennis experience including French Open, Davis Cup and both the ATP and WTA tours.
Tennis on TV was one of my favorite sports to do because of the great locations.
While I think it is great that ESPN has added the US Open, I do wish they had moved a ninety minute block over to ESPNEWS that included NASCAR Now.
Sometime, we sure would appreciate your opinion on the topic we are discussing.
- September 1, 2009 at 7:19 AM
- Donna DeBoer said...
To answer, no I'm not home at 5pm to catch NN. That's what the DVR is for, I watch it 1.5 hrs later. The DVR is set to capture all "new" NNs and as long as ESPN doesn't move things around too badly, I get them regularly. It's when things go overtime that the recording messes up, I try to look the night before at the schedule and anticipate any overage problems then. As for any breaking news, I get that from the internet and then look to shows like NN to expand on the story.
- September 1, 2009 at 9:00 AM
- glenc1 said...
Count me as one who doesn't get why they repeat the same news over and over (kinda like...um...Sportscenter...) on ESPN news when they could easily show some of the news shows for specific sports, like NN. I will be watching a lot of the tennis, mind you...and live sports should always come first (with the possible exception of bowling or poker, lol...)
- September 1, 2009 at 9:01 AM
- 50 yr. fan said...
I don't need BSPN and all their
slick down suits for news. I'll keep up to date with The Daly Planet and a few other reputable websites.
Love your Kool Aid JD.
- September 1, 2009 at 9:13 AM
- glenc1 said...
Kez just signed with the 12 for 2010, not a big surprise, but...those of you inclined to record NN might want to tonight.
- September 1, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
I actually don't mind that tennis is moving NASCAR Now for the week. We often complain about Billiards or World Series of Poker being on instead of live racing so I would rather see live sports than a taped show.
- September 1, 2009 at 10:34 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
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- September 2, 2009 at 1:21 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
NASCAR Now's overnight airing was pushed back 25 minutes by live tennis and the Sports Nation re-air being carried for a full hour.
Most DVR's, mine included, got the first couple of sentences from Brad K about his new deal.
Welcome to ESPN..dude.
- September 2, 2009 at 1:22 PM


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in this tutorial we'll use a simple rule to check for missing opening/closing BBCodes or improperly closed ones in non recursive way, this rule can be used to check for similar kinds of errors and it says (Last Opened First Closed).
of course we're talking here about Bulletin Board codes but you can adjusted to work with any basic markup languages.
the concept I'll be using here depends on a Regular Expression that looks for tags and not their contents, the most important thing about this RegExp is that it must be able to provide us with BBCode tags in supplied string in the same order they found regardless of the tag name or the if it's an opening or closing tag.
the work flow can be summarized in these steps:
- build one RegExp that matches opening / closing tags and use the replace method to process matched strings.
- check if the match is one of tag set we want to check for. otherwise return it intact.
- when an opening tag is found, we surround it with a temporary marker tag of our choice which has a fixed pattern and can uniquely identify the tag (using incremental counter), push the tag name and its identifier to an array (bbc_openedArr).
- when a closing tag is found we test it against last opening tag in the bbc_openedArr:
- if the current closing tag matches the last opened one we then remove it from bbc_openedArr and continue with no error.
- if the current closing tag doesn't matches the last opened tag in bbc_openedArr, we either:
- didn't open this tag.
- we are improperly closing it.
- didn't open this tag.
this can be determined by searching bbc_openedArr for last tag that matches the current closing one, finding it means that the current tag is closed improperly, otherwise, the current tag wasn't opened at all.
in both cases we'll return the tag surrounded by span for highlighting purposes.
- if the current closing tag matches the last opened one we then remove it from bbc_openedArr and continue with no error.
- having some items in bbc_openedArr after the RegExp replacing is done means there are some tags did not closed yet and we need to highlight them as well, this can be simply done by looping the bbc_openedArr and surrounding all opening tags with highlighting spans using the marker tags we added before and its identifier.
- clean up unnecessary marker tags as we don't need them anymore.
- convert spaces and line breaks to something readable.
- return the new string.
Open up your favorite text editor, create a new file and save it as bbc_check.js for example.
Code walk through:
first, we create the main function BBC_Check that accepts 2 arguments:
str the string to be checked for errors.
bbc_tags the BBCodes set we want to check for, a string contains BBCodes separated by a pipe ( | ).
inside it we initiate some variables:
error_count: object holds the count of found errors in 3 properties, mo: Missing Opening, mc: Missing Closing, ic: Improperly Closed.
bbc_openedArr: Array to store opened tag name and its identification number.
bb_id: incremental number to uniquely identify an opening tag
re: the RegExp object to match opening / closing tags, you can use your own RegExp as long as it can capture the opening/closing tag name.
also we lowe-case the bbc_tags to make comparison easier.
function BBC_Check(str,bbc_tags){ var error_count={"mo":0,"mc":0,"ic":0}; var bbc_openedArr=[]; var bb_id=0; bbc_tags=bbc_tags.toLowerCase(); var re=new RegExp("(?:\\[(\\/?(?:"+bbc_tags+"))\\s*(?:\\s*=\\s*(?:.*?))*\\s*\\])","gi"); // the rest of code goes here }
you have to know that we chose the pipe character to separate bbc_tags codes for one reason which is the pipe ( | ) is the way to say ( OR ) when dealing with RegExp.
I'll quickly explain what this RegExp is trying to match:
- any sub string starts with an opening square bracket.
- optionally followed by a forward slash ( as in closing tag ).
- must followed by any of passed tag names.
- followed by zero or more white spaces.
- optionally followed by an equal sign and a value of any characters (value and equal sign could be surrounded by zero or more white spaces).
- ends with a closing square bracket.
braces start with ?: mean the pattern group inside will not be captured. for more information about RegExp you can refer to http://www.regular-expressions.info/
the second argument gi in the RegExp object re means the search will be Global (doesn't stop on first occurrence) and case Insensitive (it doesn't matter if you used a capital or small letters in the BBCodes)
now, it's important to replace the grater than > and less than < symbols with their html entities for 3 reasons:
- as everyone knows those symbols are used to construct html tags and we simply don't want the browser to render them when appeared within user input.
- this will prevent executing scripts user may add to the content.
- we'll use those symbols in the marker tags for potential error in opening tags, so it doesn't conflict with users input even if he used the same pattern we use (since user input we'll be using the entity equivalents of <,>).
so, let's deactivate some symbols.
we'll use the RegExp in cooperation with the replace method, so we can surround problematic BBCode tags with highlighting html spans.
and an anonymous function will be used to process matching strings, and since we have one group only to capture in the RegExp string, this function will accept 2 arguments:
a: the matched string (opening tag with its optional value or closing tag, including surrounding square brackets).
b: the captured pattern group (opening or closing tag name).
this anonymous function checks for argument (b) and return argument (a) surrounded with some tags.
first we lower-case the tag name to make it easier to check if it's one of passed BBCodes tag names.
after that we need to know (due to the RegExp I'm using) if found tag is representing an opening or closing tag, closing tag here starts with a forward slash ( / ) in this case we remove it to get the tag name only,
str=str.replace(re,function(a,b ){ b=b.toLowerCase(); var isClosingTag=(b.substr(0,1)=="/"); if(isClosingTag)b=b.substr(1); // to be continue
we then check if captured tag name b belongs to the passed BBCodes tag names, if not, we don't have to do anything with it and we return matched string (a) as is (everything inside and including the square brackets).
and here is a simple way to do that.
if(("|"+bbc_tags+"|").indexOf("|"+b+"|")==-1) return a;
the script will continue if tag name belongs to the BBCode tag names we passed to the main function.
and here we're facing 2 possibilities:
1- b represents an opening tag, so we push it with the current bb_id into the temporary array bbc_openedArr, increment the bb_id and return matching string surrounded by our special marker tag in order to be able to refer to it later using the bb_id in the bbc_openedArr.
if(!isClosingTag){ bbc_openedArr.push([b,bb_id]); var id=bb_id++; return "<BB_OPEN_ID="+id+">"+a+"</BB_OPEN_ID="+id+">"; } // to be continue
2- b represents a closing tag, and here we need to check for 3 things:
- the tag is closed properly.
- the tag is improperly closed
- the opening tag is missing
so how to do that?
it's time to use the bbc_openedArr where all opening tags are stored in so far.
considering the simple rule mentioned at the beginning of this tutorial "Last Opened tag must be First Closed", we'll take a look at last element in bbc_openedArr which tells us what is the last opened tag and then we try to see:
if the name of the current closing tag matches the last element in the array, that means the tag is closed properly, so we remove the opening tag from the array and return the matching string as is.
var lastOpened=bbc_openedArr[bbc_openedArr.length-1]||""; if(lastOpened[0]==B)/>{ bbc_openedArr.pop() return a; } // to be continue
if there is no match, we are in troubles right? well, there are two possibilities here:
- we forgot to close a child BBCode tag, so last opening element in the array still waiting to be closed.
- or we forgot to add the opening tag we're trying close and it's not in the bbc_openedArr at all.
to check which case we're encountering here we'll need to search the bbc_openedArr for an opening tag has the same name of the current closing one, if we were able to find it we store its index in a temporary variable ndx.
we search the array looking for the last matching opening tag so will do it in revers order.
you may want to change the code a little bit and use the lastIndexOf method and get ride of the for-loop I'm using here, but you have to consider that this method is not supported by all browser (or at least IE).
anyways, this loop shouldn't be very long unless you have a lot of nested opening tags (or you keep forgetting to close them).
var ndx=-1; for(i=bbc_openedArr.length-1;i>=0;i--){ if(bbc_openedArr[i][0]==B)/>{ ndx=i; break; } } // to be continue
finding the opening tag inside above loop means we certainly messed up codes nesting and we improperly closed this tag.
so, we highlight the current closing tag as "Improperly Closed" by surrounding matching string with a span and return it, we then remove opening tag we found from bbc_openedArr since this problem is settled now.
if we couldn't find the opening tag we highlight the current closing tag as it misses an opening tag, surround it with corresponding span and return it.
in both cases we increase corresponding error counter.
if(ndx>-1){ error_count["ic"]++; bbc_openedArr.splice(ndx,1); return " "+a+" "; }else{ error_count["mo"]++; return " "+a+" "; } });
now we have our replace method process done, but that's doesn't mean we highlighted all of the errors, we still need to find opened and never closed tags.
once again we'll use bbc_openedArr since it stores all opened tags, and because we were popping up all tags reference each time we found its closing tag, we can say that all remained items in this array (if any) have not been closed.
now, how can we refer and highlight those tags?
as you may still remember the bbc_openedArr stores the tag name in addition to its identification number, and we have been surrounding all opening tags with a marker tag of our own choice and this tag uses the same identification number in the bbc_openedArr.
so, we know the tag pattern, we know its ID, it will be easy for us now to replace those marker tags (surrounding opening tags) with necessary highlighting spans, also we'll increase the error counter.
var ot_length=bbc_openedArr.length; for(i=0;i<ot_length;i++){ error_count["mc"]++; var ot=bbc_openedArr.pop(); str=str.replace("<BB_OPEN_ID="+ot[1]+">"," ").replace("</BB_OPEN_ID="+ot[1]+">"," "); }
are we ready yet, not exactly, we still need to do some clean up by removing unused marker tags that still surrounding opening tags that do not have any problems.
last step is to display error summary, make the code more readable by replacing spaces and line breaks with HTML equivalent codes and finally return the modified input string.
we are ready now to pinpoint errors we found to the user.
var error_total=error_count["mo"]+error_count["mc"]+error_count["ic"]; if(error_total>0)str="
"+error_total+" Error"+(error_total>1?"s were":" was")+" detected "+error_count["mo"]+" "+error_count["mc"]+" "+error_count["ic"]+"
"+str; str=str.replace(/\r\n|\r|\n/g,"
").replace(/ /g," "); return str; }
as you may notice we added some class attributes to spans surrounding found errors, so we need to add some styling properties to these spans in order to see the result.
it's up to you whether to put the styling properties inside your html document or use a separate file styles.css for example, here I'm using the second option which requires us to link it to our document.
inside the document header section add this:
<link rel="StyleSheet" href="styles.css" />
and here is the styles.css contents: (modify them as needed)
.bb_error_summary{ padding:10px; margin:0px; color:#FF0000; font-size:18px; font-family:monospace; font-weight:bold; font-style:normal; text-align:center; } .bb_err_mo{ padding:0px 4px; letter-spacing:2px; color:#990000; background-color:#F4CCCC; border:1px dashed #990000; border-left:2px solid #990000; } .bb_err_mc{ padding:0px 4px; letter-spacing:2px; color:#38761D; background-color:#D9EAD3; border:1px dashed #38761D; border-left:2px solid #38761D; } .bb_err_ic{ padding:0px 4px; letter-spacing:2px; color:#0B5394; background-color:#CFE2F3; border:1px dashed #0B5394; border-left:2px solid #0B5394; }
now load the bbc_check.js code file.

Now, let's create a function check that calls BBC_Check function:

in the document's body I'll add an empty text area tar1 for user input, a button to start the checking process by calling the check function and an empty div checkResult to display the result.
<textarea id="tar1" cols="50" rows="15"></textarea>
 <input type="button" onclick="check()" value="Check" />

Ok, maybe it's unusual to hear this but try to type in some messy codes please
Hope it helps.
all files can be downloaded here bbc_check.zip (2.55K)
Number of downloads: 511
a live test can be found here BBCodes Tags Check


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A Vidor family is suing popular children's birthday destination Chuck E. Cheese's for not supplying a manual or adult supervision for an arcade game that they allege injured their daughter, according to a lawsuit filed last week.
Glenn McWherter and Melinda McWherter say their then-8-year-old daughter was hurt in November 2011 when she pulled a helmet and gun mechanism from the Vortex V3 arcade game down onto her head. The family was attending a birthday party at the Beaumont Chuck E. Cheese's location at the time.
The family said in their lawsuit that the child still suffers from migraine headaches and was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome at the time of the incident. The injury and symptoms still persist two years later, they say in the suit.
The family said they should have been able to read a 34-page owner's manual that comes with the game before using it. The manual states it should be near the game for reference at all times. You can read the manual here.
The McWherters are seeking monetary relief of over $1 million in the suit, which would be held for their daughter until the age of 18.
The lawyer for the McWherters, Darrell Minton, claims the pizza place doesn't offer adequate adult supervision in their gaming areas. The content of the Vortex V3 game isn't exactly kid-friendly either, Minton said.
"We still have young children who believe in animatronic bears and mice. These kids are being exposed to violent war video games with blood, guts, and gore," said Minton from his law office in Vidor.
The suit states that Chuck E. Cheese's should have had age restrictions on violent games like Vortex V3 and should have an attendant on hand to enforce those restrictions.
Chuck E. Cheese's declined to comment on the suit.
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I encountered a problem recently which requires me to implement a function with such signature:
int remove_consecutive_duplicates( linknode*& list );
The linknode here refers to a predefined structure:
struct linknode{
char data;
linknode* next;
Well, my question is, what does the notation - linknode*& list - stand for?
I got confused with *& being used together, my initial guess will be it is a pointer of type linknode, and it points to the address of object linknode, but not quite sure whether the understanding is correct.
If the above assumption is correct, what is the difference with - linknode* list ?
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Barack Obama is being politically crushed in a vise. From above, by elite opinion about his competence. From below, by mass anger and anxiety over unemployment. And it is too late for him to do anything about this predicament until after November's elections.
With the exception of core Obama Administration loyalists, most politically engaged elites have reached the same conclusions: the White House is in over its head, isolated, insular, arrogant and clueless about how to get along with or persuade members of Congress, the media, the business community or working-class voters. This view is held by Fox News pundits, executives and anchors at the major old-media outlets, reporters who cover the White House, Democratic and Republican congressional leaders and governors, many Democratic business people and lawyers who raised big money for Obama in 2008, and even some members of the Administration just beyond the inner circle.
On Friday, after the release of the latest bleak unemployment data the last major jobs figures before the midterms Obama said, "Putting the American people back to work, expanding opportunity, rebuilding the economic security of the middle class is the moral and national challenge of our time." But elites feel the President has failed to meet that challenge and are convinced he will be unable to do so in the remainder of his term. Moreover, there is a growing perception that Obama's decisions are causing harm that businesses are being hurt by the Administration's legislation and that economic recovery is stalling because of the uncertainty surrounding energy policy, health care, deficits, housing, immigration and spending.
And that sentiment is spreading. Many members of the general public appear deeply skeptical of Obama's capacity to turn things around, especially, but not exclusively, those inclined to dislike him Tea Partyers and John McCain voters, but also tens of millions of middle-class Americans, including quite a few who turned out for Obama in 2008.
The misery afflicting the country has no political affiliation. Listen to the voices from this striking TV ad for Rob Portman, the Republican former Congressman and Bush budget director who is running for Senate from Ohio. One woman at a Dayton career fair says starkly, "There are no jobs." A man announces plaintively and with obvious frustration, "I've been looking for a job now for 13 months." Events like this job fair are becoming the grim iconic gatherings of our time, the breadlines for the Obama years.
Most of Obama's private (and sometimes public) rebuttals to the voices slamming him on all sides are justified or spot on. He did inherit a lot of problems from the Bush Administration. He did act quickly in the initial weeks of his Administration to stave off a worldwide depression. His efforts at job creation have been obstructed by Republicans (even the proposals based on policies supported by the GOP in the past). His opponents haven't put forth specifics of their own, nor offered genuine compromise, while the media have allowed the right's activists and gabbers to run wild with criticism without furnishing legitimate alternative solutions.
But Obama has exacerbated his political problems not just by failing to enact policies that would have actually turned the economy around, but also by authorizing a series of tactical moves intended to demonize Republicans and distract from the problems at hand. He has wasted time lambasting his foes when he should have been putting forth his agenda in a clear, optimistic fashion, defending the benefits of his key decisions during the past two years (health care and the Troubled Asset Relief Program, for example) and explaining what he would do with a re-elected Democratic majority to spur growth.
Throughout the year, we have been treated to Obama-led attacks on George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh, Congressman Joe Barton (for his odd apology to BP), John Boehner (for seeking the speakership or was it something about an ant?) and Fox News (for everything). Suitable Democratic targets in some cases, perhaps, but not worth the time of a busy Commander in Chief. In the past few days, we have witnessed the spectacle of the President himself and his top advisers wading into allegations that Republicans are attempting to buy the election using foreign money laundered through the Chamber of Commerce, combining with Karl Rove and his wealthy backers to fund a flood of negative television commercials. Not only is this issue convoluted and far-fetched, but it also distracts from the issues voters care about, frustrating political insiders and alienating struggling citizens (not that many are following such an offbeat story line). Feinting and gibing can't obscure those job numbers.
The President and Democrats have passed many significant measures (the stimulus spending, the auto-company rescue, the health care law and the financial regulation effort) that someday may be seen as brave and bold, the foundation for a better economy. Obama and his closest aides certainly think that will happen. But the President was correct when he said Friday, "the only piece of economic news that folks still looking for work want to hear is, 'You're hired,'" and that's still not occurring for too many Americans.
The politically good news for Obama is that no matter what the outcome of the midterm elections, everything changes in January. Republicans will have a greater obligation, politically and morally, to help govern, rather than thwart and badger. The President will get a chance, in his State of the Union address and in his budget proposal, to show he is turning the page on the political horrors of 2010 for his party and the nation. But before then, Republicans are almost certainly going to demonstrate that you can beat something with nothing, especially when Americans seem to think that the Obama Administration hasn't much to offer either, except more of the same that isn't working.
One Nation, Halperin's politics column for TIME.com, appears every Monday.


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Adams, Gerry
Gerry Adams (Gerard Adams), 1948–, Northern Irish political leader. Born into an Irish nationalist family, Adams became politically active during the Catholic civil rights demonstrations of the 1960s, joining Sinn Féin and most probably (despite Adams's denials) the Irish Republican Army (IRA). He spent most of years between 1972 and 1983 interned as a suspected IRA member; at the same time he became vice president (1979–83) and president (1983–2018) of Sinn Féin and was regarded as increasingly influential in the IRA. In 1984 he survived an assassination attempt by Protestant extremists.
In the late 1980s, Adams was prominent among those Irish republicans who begin to abandon violence in favor of political power, a process that resulted in 1994–6 to an 18-month IRA cease-fire. In 1998 Adams and Sinn Féin participated in peace negotiations that subsequently brought about (albeit with difficulty) the reestablishment of Northern Irish home rule and the disarming of the IRA. The peace process also transformed the once-outlawed Sinn Féin into the largest Northern Irish Catholic political party and a participant in Northern Ireland's government. Adams was elected to the Northern Irish assembly (1998–2010) and to the British parliament (1983–92, 1997–2011), but he refused to pledge allegiance to the British monarch and take his seat in the latter body. In 2011 he was elected to the Irish Republic's parliament. He is also a prolific writer on Irish politics and history.
See his memoirs (1982, 2001, and 2003); biography by C. Keena (1990).


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Faith & Community
While known for high quality programs and one- of-a-kind opportunities, VCJH places a high value on fostering a personal relationship with Christ. We recognize that this relationship is one that not only transforms our world but also makes a difference for eternity.
o Weekly chapels and biannual spiritual emphasis weeks
o Operation Christmas Child
o Community Outreach Programs
o Student-led initiatives involving worship, prayer, and service on the campus
o Christian Ministry Training
o Raising funds for New Delhi School
o Jr. WALK (Warriors Advancing the Lord's Kingdom)
VCJH is a thriving student body. Whether they're cheering on their fellow Warriors in class competitions, dressing up in crazy costumes for spirit week, or giving it their all at the annual jog- a-thon, it's easy to see that our students are excited and proud to be Warriors.
The Where Everybody Belongs (WEB) Program exists to make sure no student goes through junior high alone. Part of a national organization, WEB offers leadership classes and training for 7th and 8th grade students to help sixth graders and other new students achieve success in their first year at VCJH. From encouraging notes in lockers to lunch-time socials, student leaders take initiative to help create a community where everybody really does belong.


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While many celebrities tossed their 140 characters of nonsense into the realm of Twitter, rapper Lupe Fiasco revealed the truth regarding how the media used the Trayvon Martin case to further 'antagonize US race relations'.
Going on to talk about why the case should have never been televised and turned into a media sensation that is now causing so-called 'protesters' to go out and destroy private property, Lupe Fiasco is right on point with this one. As a major black artist, Lupe is obviously not 'racist' for calling out the mainstream media on their blatant race baiting and spin of the Trayvon Martin case, and neither am I when I point out this same fact. It simply comes down to looking at the way the media spun the entire case, let alone the ruling, in a way that has justifiably led to concerns that public backlash could result in riots or homicides.
And after seeing the slew of Twitter threats from users who said they'd hunt down and kill Zimmerman and others if he was not found guilty, it's obvious the media has turned this case into a race-driven war.
As I've discussed earlier, there is a real level of corruption that threatens black individuals, Hispanic individuals, and white individuals. In fact, it's the biggest threat we face today: corrupt government that has zero regard for our rights in any capacity. So why are we being tricked into fighting each other based on skin color under the guise of stopping the very same racism? It's simple, and it comes down to political brainwashing 101.
If we were all to come together, regardless of skin color, regardless of our so-called 'political affiliations', and stand up for our rights and the Constitution — we would assuredly achieve victory against all forms of civil liberties abuse. Against the Patriot Act which allows warrantless wiretapping of US citizens, against the NDAA which allows the indefinite detainment of US citizens, against the DHS-enacted 100 mile 'border' where the Constitution does not exist. Against all these real issues.
I agree with Lupe Fiasco, it's time to reclaim our rights together — don't let the media divide and conquer us in such a simple manner.
– Zimmerman verdict: NOT GUILTY – case used as a distraction from major issues
– Rapper Lupe Fiasco thrown offstage during pre-inauguration event after anti-Obama rant
Source: http://www.infowars.com/rapper-lupe-fiasco-calls-out-race-baiting-media-on-trayvon-martin-case/


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(Bloomberg ) Adults going blind because of a rare eye disease may regain the ability to do daily tasks, such as navigating a sidewalk or detecting sunlight, from the first implanted artificial retina to win U.S. regulatory approval.
Closely held Second Sight Medical Products Inc., whose chairman is the billionaire inventor Alfred E. Mann, received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, the agency said yesterday in a statement. Argus II helps adults with advanced retinitis pigmentosa, which damages light-sensitive cells that line the retina, causing a gradual loss of vision that may lead to blindness.
While the $100,000-plus system won't restore sight, it gives patients the ability to perceive the difference between light and dark. The device consists of a video camera, a transmitter mounted on a pair of eyeglasses and a processing unit that transforms images into electronic data sent to an implanted retinal prosthesis, the FDA said.
"I became completely blind and I didn't have nothing to lose," Elias Konstantopoulos, 74, who volunteered to have Argus II implanted in 2009 as part of Second Sight's clinical trial, said in a telephone interview. Now, he said, "there's a lot of hope."
Konstantopoulos, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, said he was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa when he was in his early 40s and became completely blind about six months ago. He can see shadows now with the device and tell if the sun is behind a tree. Argus II is comfortable and the surgery was painless, he said.
Game Changer
A clinical study of 30 people showed the eye device helped patients recognize large letters or words, detect street curbs, walk on a sidewalk without falling and match black, gray and white socks.
"This is a game changer," Robert Greenberg, president and chief executive officer of Sylmar, California-based Second Sight, said in a statement. The product "represents a huge step forward for the field and for these patients who were without any available treatment options until now,"
Retinitis pigmentosa affects about 100,000 people in the U.S., according to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Argus II will be available at the Keck Medical Center of USC, according to a statement from the university.
The device will cost more than $100,000, Allison Potter, a spokeswoman for Second Sight, said in an e-mail. The company is working with insurers to cover the system to limit the patient copayment, she said.
USC Hospital
Approval by the FDA allows Second Sight to begin to recruit hospitals that will offer the device, Greenberg said. The system was approved in Europe in 2011.
As the device is refined, researchers want to treat a similar but more common disease called age-related macular degeneration, according to USC. The Doheny Eye Institute at USC helped fund research on Argus II and further study will take place at USC's Institute of Biomedical Therapeutics.
Of the 30 patients in the study who were followed for two years, 19 experienced no side effects, while others experienced adverse events such as retinal detachment, surgical wounds that split open and erosion of the clear covering of their eyeballs.
The Department of Energy, the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation provided $100 million to support the development of the Argus system, the FDA said.


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Aitutaki atoll lies 225km to the north of Rarotonga, the capital of the Cook Islands. The Aitutaki lagoon is without a doubt one of the Cook Islands most stunning assets and a 'must visit' when holidaying in the Cooks.
The brilliant blue water hosts abundant marine life as well as romantic 'motu', tiny uninhabited islands of white sandy beaches and gleaming coconut palms.
Aretai Beach Villas are located on the white sandy beach on the sunset side of the island in Amuri village, between the airport and Arutanga. It is a short walk to local restaurants, shops and the island's newest international hotel, Pacific Resort Aitutaki.


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Katharine L. Shester Associate Professor of Economics
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Curriculum Vitae
Katie Shester became an Assistant Professor of Economics at Washington and Lee University in 2011, after receiving her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. At Vanderbilt, she worked as a teaching assistant for Principles of Microeconomics, Economic History, Labor Economics, Urban Economics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, and Money and Banking. At Washington and Lee, she teaches Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 101), U.S. Economic History (ECON 224), and the Economics Senior Seminar (ECON 398).
Shester's dissertation focused on the diffusion and effects of public housing in the U.S. between 1940 and 1970, for which she received the Allan Nevins Prize from the Economic History Association. This award is given annually for the best economic history dissertation on a North American topic. Her research exploring the effects of Urban Renewal on city-level outcomes has recently been accepted for publication at the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
Ph.D. in Economics, Vanderbilt University (2011)
M.A. in Economics, Vanderbilt University (2008)
B.A. in Economics, Wake Forest University (2005)
Professor Shester's research interests combine economic history, urban economics, and labor economics. Her research thus far has focused on the effects of public housing and urban renewal in the United States in the mid- to late-twentieth century.
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I've been wanting to do a Stupid Murilee Junkyard Project™ with a Dodge Conquest TURBO seat belt for quite some time, and now I've found a junked Conquest! Combine the TURBO belt with a Cadillac Cimarron seat emblem and… win!
Last fall, the captain of the Texas-based TnT Racing VW GTI 24 Hours of LeMons team ensured judicial impartiality by bribing me with a genuine Resistol 5X beaver cowboy hat. It was a little beat up from being in storage for 25 years, but who the hell cares? Judges should wear fuzzy cowboy hats adorned with Communist medals! Still, something was lacking. It needed a Junkyard Find hatband, of course.
A little knife work and the patch of (very thin, low-quality) leather bearing this Cimarron emblem was mine for the taking.
To make the band, I needed the right seat belt. I grabbed one of the rear belts from this Conquest, leaving the more useful fronts for future junkyard shoppers.
A little work with needle and thread and there we have it: Turbo Cimarron Judgewear!


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Jerry Sandusky's wife Dottie came out in defense of her husband today.
Dottie Sandusky said her husband is innocent of all of the child molestation charges and that he would never hurt a child, according to the AP.
In a statement she said:
"We don't know why these young men have made these false accusations, but we want everyone to know they are untrue."
Dottie Sandusky's first statement about her husband's charges comes a day after another grand jury report came out saying one victim screamed for help when he was being raped, and knew she was home upstairs.
UPDATE: Here is Dottie's full statement:
I want to thank our children, our family, our extended family of former Second Mile participants, and all our friends for standing by us through these difficult times. Jerry and I want to express our sorrow for all the hurt that has come to those who have supported us and our beloved Penn State and State College Communities.
I have been shocked and dismayed by the allegations made against Jerry, particularly the most recent one that a now young man has said he was kept in our basement during visits and screamed for help as Jerry assaulted him while I was in our home and didn't respond to his cries for help.
As the mother of six children, I have been devastated by these accusations. I am also angry about these false accusations that such a terrible incident ever occurred in my home. No child who ever visited our home was ever forced to stay in our basement and fed there. All the kids who visited us ate with us and our kids and other guests when they were at our home. Our children, our extended family and friends know how much Jerry and I love kids and have always tried to help and care for them. We would never do anything to hurt them. I am so sad anyone would make such a terrible accusation which is absolutely untrue. We don't know why these young men have made these false accusations, but we want everyone to know they are untrue.
I continue to believe in Jerry's innocence and all the good things he has done. Jerry's many success stories with his Second Mile kids and positive memories of those kids keep me going. I am asking everyone to please be reasonable and open-minded until both sides of this case are heard, and Jerry has the opportunity to prove his innocence.
I would like to thank all those individuals who continue to support Jerry and hope they will continue to support us through the conclusion of this very sad time in our lives.
Dottie Sandusky


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Arrested Development probably won't end with the upcoming fifth season on Netflix.
Although no deal is in place just yet, the show's creator said he's sure they will be able to bring the comedy to the big screen.
Why House of Cards and Arrested Development are so important to Netflix
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"I'm confident that we will succeed at that," show creator Mitch Hurwitz said during a SXSW Q&A with Will Arnett and Jeffrey Tambor at the Samsung Galaxy Experience Lounge.
Arnett said the 14 episodes on Netflix set things up for a big screen treatment.
"There is a bigger story out there that does exist," he teased.
Speaking of a bigger story, Hurwitz showed two never-before-seen clips from season five during the Q&A.
Arrested Development revival only getting one season? maybe not!
The first featured Lucille Bluth (Jessica Walter) smoking a cigarette and blowing the smoke into Buster's (Tony Hale) mouth because she's not allowed to light up in the apartment or go outside on the terrace. It's both hysterical and grotesque.
A second clip featured Michael (Jason Bateman) with a black eye, with him explaining to Gob (Arnett) that something horrible happened to him.
Hurwitz said he originally planned a movie first but went with a new season because he had so much story to tell.


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To Update:John Vernon, dead at the age of 72...will always be Dean Wormer to us all.
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One-pan baked chicken with squash, sage & walnuts
A one-pan supper full of soft and sticky vegetables and tender golden chicken
Nutrition and extra info
- kcal573
- fat42g
- saturates8g
- carbs23g
- sugars13g
- fibre5g
- protein27g
- salt0.27g
- 1kg mixed chicken thigh and drumstick pieces
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- 3 tbsp olive oil
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- 3 red onions, peeled, cut into large wedges
- 1 butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into wedges
- bunch sage, leaves picked
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- 100g walnut halves, very roughly chopped
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- good splash sherry vinegar
Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Tip the chicken pieces into a largish roasting tin and toss with the oil, onions and squash. Season with salt and pepper and arrange chicken so it's all skin-side up.
Roast in oven for about 25 mins, remove, toss through sage, walnuts, then drizzle over vinegar. Using tongs, again arrange chicken so it's all skin-side up. Roast for another 25-30 mins until chicken is golden brown and the veg soft and sticky. Serve straight from the tin with some mashed potato.
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Try using a whole chickenPlace whole chicken, about 1.5kg, in roasting tin. Drizzle with oil, then season. Roast for 30 mins, then remove from oven. Scatter squash and onion around the chicken, drizzle with more oil and toss through pan juices. Return to oven for 45 mins, then remove again, scatter over walnuts and sage, then drizzle sherry vinegar over. Return to oven for 15 mins until chicken is cooked. Remove chicken and leave to rest, keeping veg warm in low oven.


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Hitch the camp trailer, cue the road-trip playlist and enjoy the landscapes of Mackay's Sarina and Issac Region. Follow the journey of coal and sugar cane production in Queensland's heartland in Sarina.
Located south of Mackay City, Sarina is a blend of natural country charm and a thriving business area.
Take a stroll along one of Sarina's golden beaches, including Sarina Beach, Grasstree Beach, Salonika Beach and Freshwater Point. Keep an eye out for nesting turtles in season, who lay their eggs among the grassy dunes. Sarina Beach provides a range of accommodation and dining options. Lake Barfield, which adjoins Salonika Beach, is a thriving beach sanctuary.
Keep an eye out for Buffy, a large Cane Toad statue placed in the middle of the Sarina township, in-between the north and south-bound lanes of the Bruce Highway.


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Posted: Jul 05, 2012
Defensive end Chris Williams is serving a summer internship in the CCSU Athletics Department, helping to raise attendance in the newly renovated Arute Field. The new capacity of the stadium is 5,500, and Williams and his co-workers are working hard trying to spread the word this summer.
The home opener is September 8 vs. Lehigh, and Williams and company are looking for a packed house as the Blue Devils play their first of five home games this season.
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Conn-Selmer would like to congratulate Tom "Bones" Malone on his recent induction into the Mississippi Musician's Hall of Fame. Tom will join the list of 12 other individuals inducted in the Jazz Caption since its inception in 1995.
Tom's career performing jazz trombone on film and television dates back to 1970 with privileges of performing for the Saturday Night Live show, the CBS Orchestra, the David Letterman Show, and The Blues Brothers. The list of legends he has performed alongside is lengthy and it is because of his accomplishments that he has been awarded this great honor.
As a valued member of the Conn-Selmer family of artists and clinicians, Tom performs on Bach trombones exclusively. For more information about Tom "Bones" Malone visit his artist page at centerstage.conn-selmer.com
About Conn-Selmer
Conn-Selmer, under a portfolio of brands, is the leading manufacturer and distributor of musical instruments for student, amateur, and professional use. With a tradition of innovation, and superior musical performance, brands such as Vincent Bach, CG Conn, King, Holton, Selmer, Armstrong, Leblanc, Ludwig, Musser, Scherl & Roth, Glaesel, and William Lewis have earned a legacy of respect unparalleled by any other builders. Conn-Selmer is also the North American distributor of Selmer Paris woodwinds, the US distributor of Yanagisawa saxophones, and the global distributor of the Jiggs pBone (the world's only plastic trombone). With a focus on quality craftsmanship, Conn-Selmer operates US production facilities in Elkhart, IN, Cleveland, OH, Eastlake, OH, Lagrange, IL, and Monroe, NC. Through its educational outreach team, led by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Conn-Selmer is the industry leader in providing support and advocacy tools specifically tailored to music education. For more information on the complete line of instruments, services, and support available from Conn-Selmer, visit www.conn-selmer.com.