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A blindside block on an interception return cost Vikings defensive end Jared Allen a $21,000 NFL fine and cost Bears guard Lance Louis the rest of his season when he hurt his knee on the play. Now Allen is saying he's sorry.
"I feel bad he got hurt," Allen told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "They viewed it illegal. You move on from it. There was no intent in it. My condolences to him and his family. You never want to injure anyone."
Allen's hit on Louis was a textbook example of the kind of hit the NFL is trying to crack down on: Allen launched himself directly at Louis's head, and Louis didn't see it coming and didn't have an opportunity to protect himself. But while Allen does say he's sorry Louis was hurt, he also used the incident as an occasion to repeat his previous claims that the NFL cracks down on defensive players while letting offensive players get away with cheap shots.
"My opinion is, if it was a defensive player and an offensive player blocking for a running back coming up the sidelines, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation," Allen said.
On that score, Allen is incorrect: An offensive player, Seahawks receiver Golden Tate, laid a very similar block on a defensive player, Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee, previously this season. And that block did generate plenty of conversation, and a $21,000 fine for Tate. The NFL isn't always consistent in the way it administers justice, but the league has consistently made clear that coming back toward an opposing player to deliver a block to the head or neck area is going to result in a fine.


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HOUSTON – Fresh off quite possibly their most disappointing performance of the year, the Houston Dynamo returned to practice this week trying once again to salvage their season.
A week after defeating the Chicago Fire for their first victory in several months, the Dynamo found themselves down a goal and a man within 10 minutes against the Colorado Rapids last Saturday en route to 3-0 road loss which stunted any momentum the team seemed to be building.
"It is just the way the season's going and we have to try and get some momentum back," Geoff Cameron said. "It was a disappointing result, especially with us thinking we could go down there and get three points."
Added veteran Brian Ching: "It is disheartening. We didn't come out particularly well or sharp and the first goal we get caught sleeping and it is disappointing. We need to demand more and hold ourselves accountable."
[inline_node:316552]Ching left the match early with an injury, compounding the troubles for a Houston squad that has already dealt with its fair share of injuries in 2010. Ching worked on the side at practice on Monday and hopes to be available for the team's next match on Sunday against San Jose.
"My calf started tightening up where it hurt to walk and at halftime, I wanted to fight it out, but the smartest thing was to step off the field," noted Ching. "It was a little sore yesterday, but it felt better today. Hopefully it will be better by the weekend."
While Houston head coach Dominic Kinnear thought that forward Cam Weaver came on and played well in Ching's absence, there seemed to be very few other positives from the Rapids match.
"At halftime, Dom came in and gave us a lift," said Pat Onstad. "We performed well [in the second half], but there is not much to take from that game."
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Since earning her doctorate at UCLA in 1980, Nancy J. Adler has become a leading authority on global leadership and cross-cultural management. She holds the S. Bronfman Chair in Management at McGill University in Montreal. The author of ten books and more than 125 articles, Professor Adler received McGill's first Distinguished Teaching Award in Management -- and was one of only a few professors to receive it a second time.
Professor Adler has drawn on her passion for painting to explore new approaches to management and leadership. She writes that leaders and managers can achieve their aspirations and begin to address corporate and global issues through reflection and artistry. She explains that art offers a rich vocabulary that helps people move beyond the limiting conventional language of management.
"I finally realized that creating the type of world we want to live in," she explains, "will remain impossible if we continue to use our normal management vocabulary. Accounting, economics, and finance cannot express our yearnings for the world. So, little by little, I've begun to introduce managers to artistic language and processes to support their global conversations and leadership."
Bringing management and the arts together comes from Professor Adler's personal experience as an artist, management professor and consultant who has guided business leaders through reflective and creative processes. It is rooted in her appreciation that the best leadership is ultimately a highly creative, artistic practice.
Professor Adler began painting, literally, by accident when a skiing injury in the early '90s interrupted her busy travel schedule and provided time for her first art workshop. In contrast to her analytical life as a management professor, she instinctively chose to work with the unpredictability and spontaneity of watercolors and other water-based media.
At first, Professor Adler kept her life as an artist completely apart from her life as a management scholar and consultant. Fellow artists only knew that she was a teacher. But her two worlds came together when she took a workshop on "Tai Chi and Watercolors." The accomplished artist and internationally recognized Tai Chi Master leading the workshop shared his Chinese wisdom stories with the assembled artists. Adler instantly recognized that the stories were filled with wisdom for leaders.
"At the end of the workshop," she recalls, "I invited Yung to lunch and only then discovered that, in addition to being a world renowned artist who was born in Asia and had studied in Paris, he was the founder and CEO of a global communication firm. Yung had bridged the gap between art and management, and he had done so in a way that made huge sense to me. That was the moment I began to realize how insights could be gleaned about management by going beyond the dehydrated language commonly used by managers and MBA programs."
Since then, Professor Adler has written academic articles and been featured multiple times in the popular press about the connections between art and leadership. Last year, an exhibition of her paintings in Montreal was a centerpiece accompanying the Academy of Management's Annual Meeting. "When art and leadership come together," she says, "it helps leaders remember that beauty is still possible in the world, and worth aspiring to -- even in a world where we increasingly question if anything more than 'less ugly' is possible." The exhibition featured many lectures and workshops on art and leadership.
"The best leadership can be seen as a dance," Professor Adler explains. "Most of the time you partner with clients and colleagues who offer opportunities and potential support. But to truly lead, to get out ahead of the competition, you cannot always remain in the dance. You have to regularly take a step back and ask yourself, 'What does all this mean? Does our strategy make sense? Are we going where we want to be going? Do I like who I have become and what I'm contributing?'"
Professor Adler notes that most managers are far more focused on action than reflection. "The incessant demands of managerial culture fail to support reflection, often undermining the very quiet, reflective time that is most important for success," she says. "Managers understand how important it is to remove themselves from the fray and get some perspective. The problem is making time to actually slow down and reflect."
Over the years, Professor Adler has encouraged many corporate clients to reflect on paintings and poems. Reflection is now a core aspect of the orientation program for all MBA students at McGill University. To deepen the reflection, and leverage it into the type of creativity that leaders most need, she often immerses managers in the art at galleries and museums.
Adler described one "aha" that occurred when she took senior executives from a Norwegian-based global firm to Oslo's contemporary art museum. The group included the firm's 100 most senior executives from around the world, many of whom had only recently joined the company as a part of a series of major acquisitions.
"We had talked for hours about the approaches to cross-cultural management that were needed to build a strong global company," she says. "Yet, only at the close of the second day, when the executives entered the museum's Cubist exhibition, did the CFO publicly exclaim, 'Nancy, this is exactly what you've been trying to tell us for the past two days.'"
Cubism, she explains, is about seeing something from multiple points of view at the same time. The Cubist paintings conveyed the reality of multiple perspectives in a much more compelling way than had all the talking of the prior two days. "Executives viscerally understand that they need multiple perspectives, but many of them haven't let go of the belief that their own point of view is the right one. Without accepting others' perspectives as equally valid, it is impossible to succeed as a global company. To grasp the simultaneity of multiple perspectives, you need something more powerful than just a concept. Cubism was exactly what these executives needed to transform their company from a dominant regional player into one of the most successful firms in their industry worldwide."
Another approach Professor Adler uses is to ask her clients and MBA students to draw portraits of themselves as leaders. "If I simply asked them to describe themselves verbally, they would know how to stay 'safe' by remaining slightly superficial and politically correct. But, when asked to draw a portrait, they don't know how to hide and they frequently express profound truths about themselves. When asked why they portrayed themselves as they did, out pours their real story. Many times, the exact image is less important than the personal story it triggers, leading to extremely honest descriptions of who they are as leaders as well as who they aspire to be."
Some of Professor Adler's approaches are captured in her new, highly innovative book, Leadership Insight, published by Routledge (2010). The book, which is a journal for leaders, features her paintings as well as wisdom statements from world leaders, questions for reflection, and blank pages for people to express their own insights, both verbally and visually. Leadership Insight invites people to take time for reflection. "All true leadership starts with coming home to oneself," she writes.
Professor Adler sees the ability to look at things from ones own unique perspective as an essential complement to the more established MBA competencies. "I consider the whole set of skills taught in traditional MBA programs to be necessary but not sufficient," she says. "Perhaps more important than all the conventional skills, it is crucial to recognize that, as leaders, we are the ones shaping society and the planet -- for better or worse."
She points out that the balance of power between governments and the private sector has shifted. More than half of the largest economies in the world are now multinational companies, not countries. If global problems are to be solved, companies will have to play a significant role. This additional challenge calls for hope, aspiration, wisdom and innovation -- all based in fiscal pragmatism.
"A couple decades ago, many people considered the idea that a company could do well by doing good laughable," she says. "Corporate responsibility was seen as diametrically opposed to profitability. Then, business leaders began to realize that they had fallen into the great trade-off fallacy. Green industries have proven that doing good is one of the most effective ways to do well financially. This dramatic shift in thinking required reflection. It required unhooking from the old paradigm in order to see the economy anew. Regular reflection allows managers to think the unthinkable - and to profit by it."
Professor Adler says that business tends to be far ahead of government in knowing how to succeed at global strategies. "However, for years, business thought that the overall condition of society and the planet were not their concern. But business leaders today understand how central their role is. Increasingly, they are asking, 'How can we solve society's most pressing problems? What kinds of partnerships will be needed if we are to build the kind of world and economy we most want? How can we outperform our competitors while doing good?' Those are the 21st century's new and most urgent questions."
The answers, she explains, will come from combining the global influence and entrepreneurial skills of the private sector with the inspirational creativity of the artist community. Professor Adler notes that we need look no further than financial icon Warren Buffett who asserts, "I am not a businessman, I am an artist." She contends that, "If you just look, you will find lots of common ground between creating societal benefit and leading successful businesses."


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Java portal company eXo has announced a new Java-compliant web-based IDE for deployment of applications directly to several major Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings including CloudBees, Heroku, and Red Hat OpenShift.
eXo defines social coding as the collaborative development of applications, gadgets, and mashups that can be deployed directly to a PaaS. eXo Cloud IDE is described as an easy "on-ramp" to PaaS deployments with a simplified drop-down menu control for deploying apps to Heroku and Red Hat OpenShift PaaS.
By leveraging Git repositories, the product allows developers to manage, edit, and redeploy changes from the PaaS menu. To deploy Java applications to CloudBees, developers build the apps using the CloudBees [email protected] service and deploy via the CloudBees [email protected] service.
"The primary goal of eXo Cloud IDE is to provide a cloud service where teams of developers can collaborate and build applications in the language they prefer, while also giving them the freedom and flexibility to deploy their applications to the different cloud platforms available in the market," said Benjamin Mestrallet, eXo founder and CEO. "With this announcement, we now support three different PaaS offerings and their distinct deployment models."
Java/JSP support has been enhanced to include support for standard Java classes (Servlets or POJOs) and Java Server Pages (JSP). Developers can create standard Java projects in the cloud and also test and deploy those projects directly to the cloud using Maven and Jenkins via CloudBees [email protected] capabilities. eXo Cloud IDE also allows developers write REST APIs in Groovy using the JAX-RS specification and store-structured data inside a Java Content Repository.
Additional PHP support also gives developers another option for writing applications. As with other languages supported by eXo Cloud IDE — including Ruby — every file has color syntaxing, outline, and auto code completion.


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November 2015
Check out a partial listing of the stories featured in this months exciting issue of Woods 'n Water. From new rules to news, photos and stories, along with current tide tables and feed times, look to WNW as a one stop location for all your outdoor information... (Read more)
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Fun Shooting
November 2015
This past year when a member left our hunt club, I ended up with one of his former stand locations. Lucky me!... (Read more)
The Hunter Conservationist Paradox
November 2015
This past week was Theodore Roosevelt's 157th birthday, and never has a former president looked so good. The occasion serves as a great reminder... (Read more)
The Everglades
November 2015
Thousands of years ago the Everglades in southern Florida consisted of over four million acres of shallow sawgrass marsh, wet prairies and aquatic sloughs interspersed with tree islands... (Read more)
Tips for hunting season
November 2015
November means the 2015-16 huntin' season is in full swing. In this month's column, I cover the high points of what you need to know... (Read more)
Kids' Saltwater Fishing Clinic
November 2015
Free Kids' Fishing Clinic in Steinhatchee on November 7 promises a day of learning and fun... (Read more)
FWC investigating bear attack in Eastpoint
November 2015
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating an incident where a bear attacked a man in Eastpoint in Franklin County... (Read more)
TrophyCatch reports 3,000 bass recycled
October 2015
Since inception of this innovative citizen-science, conservation rewards program in October 2012, nearly 3,000 trophy largemouth bass heavier than 8 pounds have been caught... (Read more)
7 essential points for bear hunting in Florida
October 2015
Florida will be having its first bear hunt in two decades. The black bear is a conservation success story in the Sunshine State, and because of the species' population growth, hunting will be used... (Read more)
Hunter safety courses (October)
October 2015
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering the following free hunter safety courses in October... (Read more)
Snapper season reopens!
September 2015
The recreational red snapper season for Gulf state waters reopens to harvest Labor Day weekend, Sept. 5-7, and will continue to be open... (Read more)
Fun Shooting
September 2015
How many of you carry a handgun while hunting? I bet most of us do, and few of us shoot the same caliber rifle as the handgun we carry... (Read more)
Hunting Hot Sheet
September 2015
Your source for the information and resources needed to take part in Florida's hunting seasons... (Read more)
Hunter safety courses (September)
August 2015
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering the following free hunter safety courses in September... (Read more)
Florida Deer Management Units
August 2015
Deer hunters, please remember that 10 new Deer Management Units (DMUs) were established in hunting zones A, B and C, each with their own unique set of antler regulations... (Read more)
Storms impacting sea turtles
August 2015
Heavy rain and rough weather along southwest Florida's Gulf Coast are impacting sea turtle nests along the beaches, jeopardizing the eggs and hatchlings emerging from the nests... (Read more)
Orlando woman injured by alligator
August 2015
An Orlando woman was injured Aug. 8 when an alligator bit her while she was swimming in the Wekiva River just west of the Wekiva Island Marina... (Read more)
2015-16 Hunting Season Dates/Zones
August 2015
Check out the new 2015-2016 Florida Hunting Season Dates and Zones. *(Seasons and dates are not applicable to WMAs and other lands managed by the Commission)... (Read more)
2015 Florida Fishing Regulations (Salt/Fresh)
August 2015
Check out the new 2015-2016 Florida Fishing Rules and Regulations. *(Freshwater and Saltwater)... (Read more)
Fun Shooting
August 2015
Do you hunt? Do you have a buddy that may want to hunt? Would you like to take him/her hunting? If you answered yes to these questions, you might want to continue reading... (Read more)
Tree Stand Safety Awareness Month
August 2015
Tree Stand Safety Awareness (TSSA) is excited to announce that August is officially Tree Stand Safety Awareness month... (Read more)
Bowhunter Education courses
August 2015
Florida bowhunters will have three opportunities to attend a National Bowhunter Education Foundation certified bowhunter education course this fall... (Read more)
FWC to score antlers in Alachua
August 2015
FWC officers are scoring deer antlers Aug. 8 in Alachua. People can bring their bucks to Alachua Farm & Lumber Inc... (Read more)
Big Bend Florida blue crab trap closure starts
July 2015
Crab traps in state waters from the Pasco-Hernando county line to the Wakulla-Franklin county line, including all waters of the Ochlockonee River and Bay, must be removed from the water before July 20... (Read more)
Man cited for keeping Loggerhead sea turtles
July 2015
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers cited a man for keeping two Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings in his household aquarium.... (Read more)
Bass management is evolving
July 2015
Bass anglers may wonder why the Sunshine State supports some of the best bass fishing in the world... (Read more)
Rare white-faced deer rejected by mom
June 2015
The peculiar-looking fawn has the cutest coloration: a white face, pink nose, and a beautiful coat that's a mixture of brown and pure white... (Read more)
Man catches state-record blue catfish!
June 2015
Bill Stewart, 66, of Weeki Wachee, caught a 69-pound, 8-ounce blue catfish on the Choctawhatchee River... (Read more)
Summer camp means the livin' and fishin' are easy!
June 2015
Are you looking for something fun to fill the long summer days? Why not try a Kids' Saltwater Fishing Camp this summer!... (Read more)
License-Free Fishing Weekends!
June 2015
Governor Rick Scott announced four license-free fishing days in June for Florida residents and visitors. The license-free fishing weekends are... (Read more)
Apply for fall quota hunt permits now!
May 2015
You can now apply for fall quota hunt permits from May 15 to June 15!... (Read more)
Red grouper bag limit changes to 2
May 2015
The red grouper recreational bag limit will change from four to two fish per person in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters, excluding Monroe County, on May 7... (Read more)
Help plan the future of Aucilla WMA
May 2015
A 10-year plan for the Aucilla WMA will be presented at a public hearing beginning at 7 p.m. May 12 at the Jefferson County Courthouse Annex, 435 W. Walnut Street, Monticello... (Read more)
Grouper fishing reopens May 1
May 2015
Anglers targeting grouper in Florida state waters of the Atlantic, including Monroe County, will be able to take home some of their catch starting May 1, when the season for several species reopens... (Read more)
FWC drafts bear management rules
May 2015
FWC continues to build on its long-standing, proactive approach to bear management. At its April 15 meeting in Tallahassee, FWC Commissioners approved several proposed bear-related rules... (Read more)
70 Day Red Snapper Season
May 2015
FWC approved a 70-day recreational red snapper season for Gulf state waters at the April 16 meeting in Tallahassee. Red snapper is a popular species... (Read more)
Spring Fishing Edition
April 2015
April brings our highly anticipated annual "Spring Fishing Edition" to a news stand near you! This month we feature a complete list of Florida's wrecks and reefs, regulations for both fresh and saltwater anglers, as well as a ton of other helpful resources! ... (Read more)
Who do you trust?
April 2015
Field & Stream just released the results of a new survey revealing who hunters trust the most for information. The results are pretty surprising!... (Read more)
Great white shark caught from Florida beach!
March 2015
Extremely rare catch is made in the surf near Panama City, Florida; shark is tagged and released in 'excellent' condition, but club is still being criticized... (Read more)
The Magnificent Seven - Top 7 Bass caught in Florida!
March 2015
If recent Hall of Fame submissions to TrophyCatch are an indicator, this spring is going to set records for bass fishing in Florida!... (Read more)
Obama Waives White Flag on Proposed Ammo Ban
March 2015
The NRA was instrumental in stalling the Obama Administration's initial attempt to ban commonly used ammunition for the most popular rifle in America, the AR-15... (Read more)
The United States of Turkey Hunting
March 2015
Want a variety of fan mounts on your wall? Make sure you know where to go to harvest every subspecies of wild turkey in the United States... (Read more)
Florida Officials Revive Bear Hunting
March 2015
After more than 20 years, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is bringing back bear hunting to the Sunshine State... (Read more)
BATFE To Ban Common AR-15 Ammo
February 2015
In a move clearly intended by the Obama Administration to suppress the acquisition, ownership and use of AR-15s and other .223 caliber general purpose rifles... (Read more)
FWC Commission Bear Season Decision
February 2015
MyFWC tweeted the following Twitter exchange this morning during the meeting: "Responding to our questions #FWCbear"... (Read more)
Hall of Fame Bass Caught!
February 2015
Dewight "Richie" Whitmore, 27, from Ringgold, Georgia, caught, documented and released a 14-pound, 1-ounce Florida largemouth bass at Rodman Reservoir... (Read more)
Snook reopens in Atlantic
February 2015
The recreational harvest season for snook reopens on Feb. 1 in Florida's Atlantic coastal and inland waters (from the Miami-Dade/Monroe county line north), including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River... (Read more)
BPS – Spring Fishing Classic 2015
February 2015
Experience the World's Greatest Fishing event and sale! Bass Pro Shops event offers new features and an earlier date in addition to free family-friendly activities, seminars, and Bassmaster University... (Read more)
300 Manatees Invade Three Sisters Springs
February 2015
"More than 300 manatees moved into Three Sisters Springs, which is why the US Fish and Wildlife Service issued another temporary closure of the waterway."... (Read more)
FWC returns Fla. panther to the wild
January 2014
Today the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) released a rehabilitated Florida panther at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in Okeechobee County... (Read more)
The Ultimate Luxury Grill!
January 2014
This is the grandaddy of all grills! Designed to accommodate a group experience… and still facilitate the need of every guy in the group to control the flame!... (Read more)
Bear bites girl in Eastpoint!
January 2014
The FWC is responding to an incident where a bear bit a 15-year-old girl in Eastpoint, Franklin County on Dec. 21... (Read more)
TrophyCatch championship ring awarded!
January 2014
The FWC's TrophyCatch program awarded the Season 2 Hall of Fame winner, Joseph "Brooks" Morrell from Hampton, with the TrophyCatch championship ring from the American Outdoors Fund... (Read more)
ALERT: FWC Removes Ban on Suppressors for Hunting!
December 2014
At their meeting in Key Largo, Florida, today, the FWC voted to remove the ban on using silencers/suppressors on pistols and rifles for hunting... (Read more)
Bowhunter education course scheduled
December 2014
Now you can take the Florida Bowhunter Education Course by completing an online, distance-learning component, followed by attending a field class in Columbia County... (Read more)
Fun Shooting
December 2014
In my search for a back-up handgun to carry on my adventure to Kodiak Island, Alaska, I searched for a revolver that would have the punch needed to stop the Kodiak brown bear... (Read more)
January hunter safety courses offered
December 2014
The FWC is offering free hunter safety Internet-completion courses in three counties in January. (List follows.)... (Read more)
Anglers Catch Monster Alligator Gar in Texas
November 2014
In September, Jakob Hals and two friends made a 3,000-mile round trip from Minnesota to Texas just for a chance at Trinity River's legendary alligator gar... (Read more)
Fanged Deer Spotted in Afghanistan
November 2014
The WCS announced last Friday that Kashmir musk deer (known for their strange, vampire-like fangs) have been spotted for the first time in 60 years in Afghanistan... (Read more)
Diva of the Year
November 2014
Ashley is the winner of the "Outdoor Diva of the Year" contest... (Read more)
FWC unlocks mysteries behind red tide
November 2014
Last month, researchers at the FWC published new findings on Florida's red tide organism, Karenia brevis, in a special issue of the scientific journal... (Read more)
Fun Shooting
November 2014
About a month ago, I was walking aimlessly down the aisles at a gun show, going from one table to the next, looking for something neat... (Read more)
Buck of the Year
November 2014
Check out the "Buck of the Year" contest results right here! The list includes the top bucks killed in the state of Florida last season, complete with stats and bios... (Read more)
October 2014
Tom Herron boated a monster 221-pound albino catfish that measured over 8 feet long!Details here... (Read more)
TrophyCatch Gears Up To Launch Season 3
October 2014
Season two of TrophyCatch was a huge success! For the second season, which just ended, more than $200,000 worth of individual prizes will be awarded!... (Read more)
FWC Survey (Deer Hunters in Zones A, B and C)
October 2014
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The Texas Tech-Mike Leach-Adam James saga is a confusing he said/he said drama of bizarre accusations and hurt feelings. I just wish someone would re-write the lyrics to an Eminem song, explaining what happened and whose side I should take.
Oh, good. Someone did that. "Singers" "KaiN" & "RyZe" (there aren't enough ironic quotes to adequately express my feelings here) have recorded their Team Leach version of "Cleaning Out My Closet," which makes it pretty clear that Craig James and his son are whiny sissy boys. A lot of it even rhymes!
If this remarkable track was not enough to convince you that Adam James is totally gay, CBS Sports has a whole bunch of emails from people who have actually met him and they make a pretty persuasive argument that James is a Grade-A Jerk. They are written by ex-teammates and Texas Tech coaches and contain liberal usage of words like "lazy," "selfish," "entitled," "attitude" (as is "bad"), and oh, look ... "jerk."
So that's a lot of folks on Team Leach, I guess. Meanwhile, the actual Mike Leach is fighting for his job and the $800,000 bonus he gets if he can hold on to it until Thursday. Leach—whose attorneys have asked for a temporary restraining order that would allow him to coach the Alamo Bowl on Saturday—apparently believes that athletic director Gerald Myers is desperate to fire him and James has conveniently handed him the means to do so. Given their heated contract negotiations last winter, Myers probably would have preferred that Leach had left a long time ago, but an 11-2 season made it difficult for the AD to push him out the door.
So is Leach being railroaded by an angry AD and a spoiled rich kid or is he really a megalomaniac who has brainwashed enough sycophants to fool the public? More crucially, does either answer result in Michigan State not getting blown out this weekend? (At least you know who the villains are on that team.)
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MiscarriageAbortion - spontaneous; Spontaneous abortion; Abortion - missed; Abortion - incomplete; Abortion - complete; Abortion - inevitable; Abortion - infected; Missed abortion; Incomplete abortion; Complete abortion; Inevitable abortion; Infected abortion
A miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy. (Pregnancy losses after the 20th week are called stillbirths.)
A miscarriage may also be called a "spontaneous abortion." This refers to naturally occurring events, not to medical abortions or surgical abortions.
Other terms for the early loss of pregnancy include:
- Complete abortion: All of the products (tissue) of conception leave the body.
- Incomplete abortion: Only some of the products of conception leave the body.
- Inevitable abortion: Symptoms cannot be stopped and a miscarriage will happen.
- Infected (septic) abortion: The lining of the womb (uterus) and any remaining products of conception become infected.
- Missed abortion: The pregnancy is lost and the products of conception do not leave the body.
Your health care provider may also use the term "threatened miscarriage." The symptoms of this condition are abdominal cramps with or without vaginal bleeding. They are a sign that a miscarriage may occur.
Most miscarriages are caused by chromosome problems that make it impossible for the baby to develop. Usually, these problems are not related to the mother's or father's genes.
Other possible causes of miscarriage include:
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Exposure to environmental toxins
- Hormone problems
- Infection
- Obesity
- Physical problems with the mother's reproductive organs
- Problem with the body's immune response
- Serious body-wide (systemic) diseases in the mother (such as uncontrolled diabetes)
- Smoking
Around half of all fertilized eggs die and are lost (aborted) spontaneously, usually before the woman knows she is pregnant. Among women who know they are pregnant, 15 to 20 out of every 100 will have a miscarriage. Most miscarriages occur during the first 7 weeks of pregnancy. The rate of miscarriage drops after the baby's heartbeat is detected.
The risk of miscarriage is higher in women:
- Who are older. The risk increases after age 30, becomes even greater between 35 and 40, and is highest after 40.
- Who have had previous miscarriages.
Possible symptoms include:
- Low back pain or abdominal pain that is dull, sharp, or cramping
- Tissue or clot-like material that passes from the vagina
- Vaginal bleeding, with or without abdominal cramps
Exams and Tests
During a pelvic exam, your health care provider may see that your cervix has opened (dilated) or thinned out (effacement).
Abdominal or vaginal ultrasound may be done to check the baby's development and heartbeat, and the amount of your bleeding.
The following blood tests may be performed:
- Blood type (if you have an Rh-negative blood type, you would require a treatment with Rh-immune globulin. See: Rh incompatibility)
- Complete blood count (CBC) to determine how much blood has been lost
- HCG (qualitative) to confirm pregnancy
- HCG (quantitative) done every several days or weeks
- White blood count (WBC) and differential to rule out infection
When a miscarriage occurs, the tissue passed from the vagina should be examined. This is done to determine if it was a normal placenta or a hydatidiform mole (a rare growth that forms inside the womb early in pregnancy). It is also important to determine whether any pregnancy tissue remains in the uterus.
If the pregnancy tissue does not naturally leave the body, you may be closely watched for up to 2 weeks. Surgery (suction curettage, D and C) or medicine may be needed to remove the remaining contents from your womb.
After treatment, women usually resume their normal menstrual cycle within 4 to 6 weeks. Any further vaginal bleeding should be carefully monitored. It is often possible to become pregnant immediately. It is recommended that you wait one normal menstrual cycle before trying to become pregnant again.
Possible Complications
Complications of a complete miscarriage are rare.
An infected abortion may occur if any tissue from the placenta or fetus remains in the uterus after the miscarriage. Symptoms of an infection include fever, vaginal bleeding that does not stop, cramping, and a foul-smelling vaginal discharge. Infections can be serious and require immediate medical attention.
Women who lose a baby after 20 weeks of pregnancy receive different medical care. This is called premature delivery or fetal demise and requires immediate medical attention.
After a miscarriage, women and their partners may feel sad. This is normal. If your feelings of sadness do not go away or get worse, seek advice from family and friends as well as your health care provider.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if vaginal bleeding with or without cramping occurs during pregnancy.
Call your health care provider if you are pregnant and notice tissue or clot-like material that passes through your vagina. Collect the material and bring it to your health care provider for examination.
Early, comprehensive prenatal care is the best prevention for complications of pregnancy, such as miscarriage.
Miscarriages that are caused by systemic diseases can be prevented by detecting and treating the disease before pregnancy occurs.
Miscarriages are also less likely if you avoid things that are harmful to your pregnancy. These include x-rays, recreational drugs, alcohol, high caffeine intake, and infectious diseases.
When a mother's body has difficulty keeping a pregnancy, signs such as slight vaginal bleeding may occur. This means there is a possibility of miscarriage. But it does not mean one will definitely occur. A pregnant woman who develops any signs or symptoms of threatened miscarriage should contact her prenatal provider immediately.
Taking a prenatal vitamin or folic acid supplement before you become pregnant can greatly lower the chances of miscarriage and certain birth defects.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG Committee opinion no. 462: Moderate caffeine consumption during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116(2 Pt 1):467-8. PMID: 20664420 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20664420.
Katz VL. Spontaneous and recurrent abortion: etiology, diagnosis, treatment. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2012:chap 16.
Laurino MY, Bennett RL, Saraiya DS, et al. Genetic evaluation and counseling of couples with recurrent miscarriage: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors. J Genet Couns. June 2005;14(3):165-81. Reaffirmed April 2010. PMID: 15959648 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15959648.
Simpson JL, Jauniaux ERM. Pregnancy loss. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 26.
Review Date: 11/16/2014
Reviewed By: Cynthia D. White, MD, Fellow American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Group Health Cooperative, Bellevue, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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Aaron Garza paid attention to the stories. On most mornings before class, the Galveston Ball pitcher would listen to baseball coach Steve Hecker recount tales from his pitching days in the majors, specifically with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Those anecdotes about Toronto should serve Garza well now. During the second day of the Major League Baseball draft, the Blue Jays selected the 6-4, 160-pounder in the 10th round with the 319th overall pick.
Although Garza, who fanned 94 batters in 65 innings and sported a 2.45 ERA this season, is committed to the University of Houston, the senior hinted he'd rather start his professional career in the Blue Jays' farm system.
"The factors are if it's really the right fit for me," Garza said. "And I do really think I want to play professional baseball, so it just kind of boils down to that. There's not a day that goes by that I don't pick up a baseball."
Garza was the third Houston-area high school pitcher selected Tuesday, with Crosby's Jeremy Gabryszwski (second round, Blue Jays) and The Woodlands' Bryan Brickhouse (third round, Royals) preceding him.
If contract negotiations are successful, Garza will already have an ally in the organization — Toronto pitching coach Bruce Walton. Walton advised Hecker during his stint in the Blue Jays' system, and the Ball coach believes he will be a resource for Garza.
"Bruce is an excellent guy to have around the clubhouse as a mentor," said Hecker, who pitched in Toronto for two years from 2001-02. "So (Garza) is in really good hands, and his work ethic will carry him where he goes."
But Garza isn't the only commit the Cougars may lose. Clear Creek product C.J. McElroy, who was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round with the 109th overall pick, is leaning toward bypassing a baseball and football career at UH to turn pro.
"I love baseball, and it's been my first sport since I was little," said the outfielder, the son of former Chicago Cubs pitcher Chuck McElroy. "It's a great opportunity for me to play at the next level, and I can do it."
TCU pitcher Matt Purke's decision isn't quite that simple. Once considered a surefire first-round pick this year, the sophomore tumbled to the third round, where the Washington Nationals selected him with the 96th overall pick.
But Rice reliever Tony Cingrani's stock soared when the Cincinnati Reds picked him in the third round.
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"I kept working hard and it paid off for me," Cingrani said.
Chronicle writer Joseph Duarte contributed to this report.
Day 2 Local Draft List
High Schools: Jeremy Gabryszwski, RHP, Crosby, Blue Jays (2nd); Bryan Brickhouse, RHP, The Woodlands, Royals (3rd); C.J. McElroy, CF, Clear Creek, Cardinals (4th); Dillon Thomas, OF, Westbury Christian, Rockies (4th); Patrick Leonard, SS, St. Thomas, Royals (5th); Aaron Garza, RHP, Ball, Blue Jays (10th); Gandy Stubblefield, RHP, Lufkin, Astros (14th); Wayne Taylor, C, Memorial, Angels (14th); Cody Glenn, Westbury Christian, LHP, Blue Jays; Chris McFarland, SS, Lufkin, Brewers (18th)
Angelina College: Luis DeJesus, RHP, Indians (11th)
Baylor: Logan Verrett, RHP, Mets (3rd); Ronald Pinckard, RHP, Reds (10th)
Blinn CC: Nick DeSantiago, C, Braves (5th)
Houston: Caleb Ramsey, OF, Nationals (11th)
Sam Houston: David Powers, LHP, Athletics (18th), Matthew Shelton, RHP, Dodgers (24th)
San Jacinto: Miguel Pena, LHP, Red Sox (6th); Tommy Collier, RHP, Tigers (22nd); David Rollins, LHP, Blue Jays (24th); Ryan Hornback, C, Pirates (27th)
Stephen F. Austin: Bryson Myles, OF, Indians (6th); Charles Wier, RHP, Marlins (21st)
TCU: Matt Purke, LHP, Nationals (3rd); Taylor Featherston, SS, Rockies (5th); Kyle Winkler, RHP, Diamondbacks (10th); Jason Coats, OF, Orioles (12th)
Texas: Sam Stafford, RHP, Yankees (2nd); Brandon Loy, SS, Tigers (5th); Cole Green, RHP, Reds (9th); Andrew McKirahan, LHP, Cubs (21st); William Shepherd, 1B, Mets (24th)
Texas A&M: John Stilson, RHP, Blue Jays (3rd); Thomas Stripling, RHP, Rockies (9th); Nickolas Fleece, RHP, Reds (13th); Adam Smith, RHP, Yankees (25th)
Texas Tech: Kelby Tomlinson, SS, Giants (12th)
Texas State: Kyle Kubitza, 3B, Braves (3rd); Carson Smith, RHP, Mariners (8th); Casey Kalenkosky, 1B, Nationals (13th)
Rice: Anthony Cingrani, LHP, Reds (3rd); Matthew Reckling, RHP, Indians (22nd)
Area high school products from out-of-state colleges: Kyle Roliard, LHP, Louisiana Tech/Klein, Rockies (13th); Corey Maines, RHP, Illinois State/Langham Creek H.S., Yankees (23rd)


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Operation Babylift [Still Images]
These photographs were taken on April 5, 1975 on one of the Pan Am passenger planes that airlifted Vietnamese orphans and Amerasian children of American servicemen and Vietnamese women for Operation Babylift. In the final weeks before the fall of Saigon in April 1975, President Gerald Ford authorized the operation as a gesture to repatriate children who would be American citizens if recognized by their American fathers, ultimately allocating two million dollars to airlift 2,700 orphans to the United States. Children were also airlifted to Australia, Europe, and Canada in separate efforts. Volunteers, soldiers and military nurses accompanied the children on the flights. The first flight, a cargo plane carrying 330 adults and children, crashed shortly after take-off, killing 154 passengers, including 87 of the children. President Ford himself met the first flight that landed safely and carried an infant onto U.S. soil. Accommodations also included cargo planes with rows of cradle boxes strapped to the floors, children arrayed on benches meant to transport goods or soldiers, and harried adults who made do with too little food and supplies for the trip. Some of the participants went on to adopt children from the group. Operation Babylift children, some of whom were disabled, and many of whom suffered from malnutrition, were adopted by American families. When they grew to adulthood, many of the orphans visited Vietnam and sought information about their birth parents, experienced reunions, and learned more about the land and culture of their birth. Today there are support groups both online and in person for the parents and children who shared this experience. These organizations still support individuals seeking knowledge and contact with their birth parents and siblings. The cross-cultural experience of these children both as orphans and as reminders of a foreign war can be compared with the wartime experiences of children in other places. In the case of the Amerasian children, there is significant longitudinal research material from the time of their childhood to their current adulthood, including accounts of their journey's home, and their efforts to connect with others who share this heritage.
Photographs by Joyce Harrington and Edwina Aki Lee, "Operation Babylift Photographs from Pan Am Airlift April 5, 1975," Adopt Vietnam, http://www.adoptvietnam.org/adoption/babylift-photos0.html (accessed October 13, 2009). Annotated by Susan Douglass.
How to Cite This Source
"Operation Babylift [Still Images]," in Children and Youth in History, Item #344, http://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/items/show/344 (accessed July 16, 2019).


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Saturday, April 5, 2008
"Tradin' Paint" On SPEED: The Petty Edition
Fans of Tradin' Paint knew this was going to be an interesting show.
Since the departure of Michael Waltrip in the Spring of 2007, Kyle Petty has been a regular on this TV series. Along with host John Roberts, Petty and company welcome a different media guest to each program. The results often make for good TV.
Over the course of the 2007 season, Petty had many memorable differences of opinion with several of the biggest journalists in the sport. While notable names like Liz Clarke from the Washington Post and David Poole from the Charlotte Observer negotiated their way through the show with success, that was not always the case.
Both Jenna Fryer from the Associated Press and Bob Pockrass from scenedaily.com proved to be journalists that were not interested in negotiating. They had their views, stated them clearly, and they were not going to give any ground. That simply did not work well for Kyle Petty.
Often, it seemed that Petty was trying his best to talk about another time in NASCAR without facing the grim reality of the superteams and the superdollars involved in the sport today.
Petty stood-up for truth, for personal relationships among drivers and for a sport where any team could make the field and contend for the win. In Petty's mind, his views were right and he was not going to give any ground to "the media."
On this Saturday, it was a very different Kyle Petty that sat on the set of Tradin' Paint. Across from Petty was Richard Durrett of The Dallas Morning News. In the middle was Roberts and the first words out of his mouth sent the show in the very direction that many thought SPEED would not go. It was time to talk about the troubled Petty Enterprises on national TV.
We all know the story. The sponsorship of the 43 car will move to Childress for 2009, the 45 car failed to make the field at Martinsville and even after Petty stepped aside, the car failed to qualify for Texas. This weekend, rumors of driver Bobby Labonte leaving the 43 car for Childress Racing after the season is over are rampant.
Petty did his best to explain that stepping-out of the 45 car was a group decision. Earlier that weekend, he told Mark Zeske of the very same Dallas Morning News that vacating the car was not his decision. Even as Petty talked about the team and evoked memories of his late son Adam, the reality still had not sunk-in.
John Roberts has seen a whole lot of Kyle Petty and his temper on this show, especially in 2007. After allowing Petty to explain his views on the situation at Petty Enterprises unchallenged, Roberts soft-peddled a question to Richard Durrett about teams and sponsorships. Durrett was having none of it, and began to ask Petty his own questions directly.
Durrett asked how Petty felt stepping out of the car. He asked about the very future of the Petty Enterprises organization. He quietly took the host role and left Roberts in the dust watching from the sidelines. It was a good idea.
Petty did a good job of recapping the concerns of the company as they continue through this season and head into 2009. He mentioned the need for an investor and was honest in bringing up the Bobby Labonte issue. Petty once again used his new favorite term in saying Petty Enterprises has "a lot of balls in the air."
Roberts brought-up the BAM issue with Kenny Schrader being absent from Texas, and Durrett immediately pointed the topic right back at Petty for comment. Citing the "new world order" in NASCAR, Durrett asked if there was any option to the superteams. Despite the political talk from Petty, the answer seemed to be "no."
It was Michael McDowell's accident that quickly changed the tone of the show. Petty talked firmly about the safety components of both the track and the COT from a perspective few share. Durrett challenged NASCAR to mandate the SAFER Barrier all the way around the track at high-speed ovals like Texas. Both men made great points.
For some reason, John Roberts was off-balance in this program from the start. Perhaps, he was surprised that Durrett took the ball and asked his own questions to Petty. For whatever reason, his casual approach to the McDowell accident and his extended comments on several topics were just not fitting for the host role on a program structured to feature the other two panelists.
While Petty worked his way through this program with a very cooperative media partner, things are going to get interesting as the saga of Petty Enterprises continues to unfold. This is the risk that active drivers and team owners take when they commit to TV series. They are instantly put on-the-spot for issues that may not be very pleasant. On this day, much like Michael McDowell, Petty made it through unscathed.
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21 comments:
- John B said...
Maybe now that he isn't driving anymore Speed will get a real race car driver to be on this show. It is time for Kyle to get on his motorcycle and ride into the sunset.
- April 6, 2008 at 7:32 AM
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- April 6, 2008 at 10:36 AM
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- April 6, 2008 at 10:40 AM
- Anonymous said...
OK, now we got it . The delay was on purpose so those who missed the show last night, will not see the issue of Kyle and the 45 issue. That is not good NASCAR TV coverage. Shame on SPEED if this is true.
Kingston, NY
- April 6, 2008 at 10:43 AM
- Anonymous said...
I missed the deleted comments, so I'm not sure if they're related to anon's comments, but anon 10:43 very interesting.
I let the DVR record and saw that TP wasn't on yet and didn't think much of it so flipped it back to NN. I saw it Saturday and erased it, but I let it re-record because I was going to re-watch in light of a few things JD said that I apparently didn't see in the same light.
But yes now I can see the conspiracy theories going on after that.
- April 6, 2008 at 11:22 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I will ask SPEED about that issue on Monday.
- April 6, 2008 at 11:29 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thank you JD! It'll be interesting to hear what they say.
- April 6, 2008 at 11:53 AM
- Anonymous said...
Yes JD, Your follow up on this may be important as far as the type of NASCAR TV coverage is concerned. As we all know that is why you started this blog. Even though at times we get carried away.
Kingston, NY
- April 6, 2008 at 12:09 PM
- Tom said...
What happened here? I missed both deleted comments.
Inverness, FL
- April 6, 2008 at 12:16 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
I always DVR re-air the Sunday morning airing of Tradin' Paint since the Saturday air time is never constant and tends to be delayed when live Saturday racing runs long.
So I fire up the DVR and they cut out the first segment of the show on the re-air. I got 5 minutes of some other show and then the "regularly scheduled programming", Tradin' Paint, was joined in progress. And now reading this blog they obviously took out the most compelling of the show - the discussion of Kyle and the 45 car!
What the hell was that all about?????? I'm assuming that's what you guys are talking about as well and I really hope JD gets to the bottom of this because that is absolutely total BS!
I am totally disgusted by this, and from my perspective this certainly smells fishy. I guess it's possible this morning's live F1 race ended late but if that's the case why wouldn't the program immediately following that race have been "joined-in-progress"? I clearly saw 5 minutes of some other show before Tradin' Paint started so there was obviously at least one other show that aired between the F1 race and Tradin' Paint, and to air that program in its entirety on a 5 minute delay and conveniently save the joined-in-progress designation to the controversial opening segment of Tradin' Paint was completely inexcusable.
As I said JD, I'm anxiously awaiting an explanation if Speed updates you on this situation.... I'm certainly hoping for more than "This happens all the time and was a complete coincidence, wink wink."
- April 6, 2008 at 12:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yes strklnfan, I was the one who was deleted in the begining of this blog. JD did explain to me why they were deleted. And I understood that. But yes my intent was as you and others have found. And I hope JD can give us an answer. I feel this is important in NASCAR TV coverage.
- April 6, 2008 at 12:46 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
We have to give them the benefit of the doubt until we get things straightened out.
The program previous to Tradin' Paint could well have been delayed by F-1 and contractually obligated to be carried in its entirety.
This was the morning re-air of Tradin' Paint that originally aired on Saturday night.
I dropped a line to SPEED, let's see what they say before we start the conspiracy theory ball rolling.
- April 6, 2008 at 12:50 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
Fair point on the contractually obligated stuff. I don't know how many shows aired between the F1 race and Tradin' Paint but if ALL of them were contractually obligated to be aired in their entirety I guess that would be understandable.
I've been DVR'ing this show on Sunday mornings for at least a year now and I personally can't remember having this program "joined in progress". I've seen it start 2 or 3 minutes late but they always just delayed the start of NASCAR Raceday in those instances as a recall.
So you can probably forgive me for being a little suspicious when the first occurence of this to my knowledge conveniently ommitted a controversial opening to the program, where as you described the other panelist sort of "went against the script".
- April 6, 2008 at 1:03 PM
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- April 6, 2008 at 1:11 PM
- Ritchie said...
I also was surprised by the segment you described being cut out of the Sunday show. However, you recapped the show well and brought up a good point about John Roberts throwing softball questions at Kyle.
This seems to be a problem at SPEED. For all of the great inside information that should come from the on air talent being freinds with the drivers, it seems that they tend to protect the drivers (even when the drivers subject themselves to a show like Tradin Paint). This happens on many of their shows. The only exception that I can think of is the always candid Jimmy Spencer.
This is becoming an issue with me. SPEED is on the air for the enjoyment of the viewers, not for the promotion of drivers.
I may be the only one that cares about this, but I do have to pay a premium for SPEED so I deserve to have a voice.
- April 6, 2008 at 3:41 PM
- Tracy said...
I wondered why no one called KP on his earlier statement that it wasn't his decision to put Chad in the car at Texas. The quote I read had him calling Robby Loomis a liar, in essence. Guess it's not good form to add fuel to the fire at Petty Enterprises, at least not on Speed TV.
- April 6, 2008 at 4:14 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Well, the conspiracy theory is dead. SPEED was obligated to carry the previous programming in full length, and joined TP in progress.
The Sunday morning version of Tradin' Paint was a re-air, so it became the point where the network got back on time for the remainder of the day.
JIP stands for joined-in-progress and that is what happened. Shame folks who missed the re-air also missed Kyle, it was certainly an interesting first segement to the show.
- April 6, 2008 at 4:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
Thank you JD for the update
- April 6, 2008 at 4:49 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
Thanks for the update JD. I guess that was just an extremely inconvenient time to have the first "joined-in-progress" re-air of Tradin' Paint in the many months I've been watching this particular airing.
Based on your description of how "against the script" the opening segment was and how bad John Roberts was apparently made to look I guess the pre-emption of that segment in question seemed like more than a very convenient "coincidence" to many of us, myself included.
- April 6, 2008 at 8:11 PM
- Coffee said...
JD, I know this is regarded as a news program, but is it really? I have always seen it as an insight into the NASCAR family of drivers and media people. In this light, we get what we would from friends or the glossed over "our-side" version of events as we see it.
- April 6, 2008 at 8:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
Darn! I was hoping to continue the conspiracy theory! j/k
Thanks JD for the update! Like Stricklanfan I've watched/recorded all these shows and can't recall them being JIP. All the "controversy" over whose idea was it and Kyle being "heated" with Bobby on Friday's interview. But yes you did describe it well :)
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