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This trade depends on National Electrical Code compliance, especially where it involves device placement and connectivity. Knowing how to install initiation and notification appliance devices is integral to the fire safety mission, and electrical contractors (ECs) who routinely work in this low-voltage segment know all about this.
One question that arises among apprentices and entry-level journeymen is, "How high off the floor and how close to the door do I install these devices?" Knowing the correct answer can mean the difference between a green or red sticker on final inspection.
Although installing to Code is important, the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) must also be on board with whatever the EC does. This is why fire alarm technicians must turn in a submittal package to the local building department for examination and approval. This package usually consists of one or more blueprints that show the position of every device, in addition to product specification sheets, voltage drop and current calculations and other information.
The bottom line is, before the job can commence, the plans examiner must approve the submittal package that the EC or subcontractor provides. Only then is work legally allowed to start.
In order to have reliable, dependable fire alarm operation—whether the building occupants are in California or Florida—standardization using NFPA 72, 101 and 70 is a must. The code not only describes where to install these devices, but also how high and how close to known building features they need to be.
In the remainder of this story we'll discuss code-compliant device placement in an effort to illustrate the most common practices used in the fire alarm industry. But remember, installing to the code is only part of the magic. The other part is getting the AHJ to approve it.
Initiating device placement
There are essentially two types of initiating devices used in a typical fire alarm system: automatic and manual.
Typical automatic devices include spot-type smoke detectors, rate-of-rise heat sensors, fixed-temperature sensors, photoelectric smoke detectors, sprinkler heads and duct-type smoke detectors.
Manual activation is commonly accomplished using a manual fire pull, and automatic detection happens without human intervention. NFPA 72, also called the National Fire Alarm Code (NFAC), is the primary document used when an engineer designs, and an EC or fire alarm technician installs, a fire alarm system.
The other code that ECs and low-voltage installation firms have to deal with is that of NFPA 101, also known as Life Safety Code. This code deals with the issue of where and when to install fire protection, whereas 72 deals with how it is done. NFPA 70, or the NEC, provides direction when it comes to the installation of the cable, such as the voltage rating of the insulation or how that cable is hung in specific types of environments.
Placement of manual pulls
The manual fire pull is one of the most commonly required fire actuation devices found on any job you perform. Whether the facility is classified as industrial (F), business (B), institutional (I), mercantile (M), educational (E) or something else other than residential, there's almost always going to be at least one manual pull on the job.
According to Section 126.96.36.199.2, NFPA 72, 2007 Edition, there must be at least one manual pull in a protected-premises fire alarm system. Section 5.13.5, NFPA 72, also requires that manual pulls be easily seen and readily available for use. The physical path to each one also must be kept clear of obstructions so that anyone, disabled or not, has ready access at a moment's notice.
Manual pulls are to be installed at each point of exit discharge so that someone who witnesses a fire in progress can warn others still inside the building as they exit. The distance from an exit door to a manual pull must not exceed 5 feet. In addition, manual pulls often will be placed on each floor near each stairway exit (see section 5.13.6, NFPA 72, 2007, "Manual fire alarm boxes shall be located within 5 feet of the exit doorway opening at each exit on each floor.") And when there's a group of doors that span a distance of 40 feet or more, the code calls for a manual pull on each side of the grouping.
Section 5.13.8, NFPA 72, 2007 Edition, also stipulates that, in larger buildings, manual pulls must be positioned so there is one within every 200 feet: "Additional manual fire alarm boxes shall be provided so that the travel distance to the nearest fire alarm box will not be in excess of 200 feet measured horizontally on the same floor."
Manual pull mounting height
Another important aspect associated with device placement involves the height at which it must be mounted. In this case, height is measured from the floor to the "operable part of each manual fire alarm box." According to Section 5.13.4 of NFPA 72, 2007 Edition, mounting height must be between 3½ and 4½ feet from floor to handle.
Since the advent of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the National Fire Protection Association, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and other codes- and standards-making bodies have harmonized their guidelines with federal ADA rules.
Section 4.2.5 of the ADA states, "If the clear floor space only allows forward approach to an object, the maximum high forward reach allowed shall be 48 inches. The minimum low forward reach is 15 inches."
When considering side reach, the mounting height can be up to 54 inches to the handle.
Section 4.2.6 of the ADA states, "If the clear floor space allows parallel approach by a person in a wheelchair, the maximum high side reach allowed shall be 54 inches and the low side reach shall be no less than 9 inches above the floor."
Audible and visual notification
There are two operating modes on which NFPA 72 provides direction: public and private.
According to 184.108.40.206, NFPA 72, 2007 Edition, Private Operating Mode is "[a]udible or visual signaling only to those persons directly concerned with the implementation and direction of emergency action initiation and procedure in the area protected by the fire alarm system."
Section 220.127.116.11 defines Public Operating Mode as "[a]udible or visible signaling to occupants or inhabitants of the area protected by the fire alarm system."
The first consideration is how loud the audible portion of a notification appliance circuit (NAC) device should be and the point at which it is either too soft or too loud. The other issue pertains to the visual aspects of signaling devices. This portion of the equation deals with the candela rating of the visual portion of the NAC device.
The output of the audible portion is mandated by Section 188.8.131.52 to be at least 105 decibels (dB). The maximum sound pressure level allowable at the minimum distance when combining ambient noise with that of the notification appliance devices should not exceed 110 dB. Sections 220.127.116.11 through 220.127.116.11 provide additional direction on the how and why of audibility.
When used in public mode, NAC devices should be rated 15 dB above the average ambient noise level, 5 dB above the maximum sound level with duration of 60 seconds or whichever is greater.
Section 188.8.131.52, NFPA 72, 2007 Edition, says private-mode NAC devices should be rated 10 dB over "the average ambient sound level or 5 dB above the maximum sound level having a duration of at least 60 seconds, whichever is greater."
Wall-mounted NAC devices should be placed no less than 80 inches and no more than 96 inches above floor level. However, when the height of a ceiling prevents this, Section 126.96.36.199, NFPA 72, 2007, says to mount them within 6 inches of the ceiling.
When it becomes necessary to mount your NAC devices below 80 inches, the code says you must reduce the room size by twice the difference between the code-specified 80 inches and the actual distance used in your calculations.
NFPA 72 also offers an alternate method of determining mounting height using a performance-based method.
For information on this aspect of the job, see Section 22.214.171.124, NFPA 72, 2007.
Smoke detector placement
Automatic smoke detector placement is another important aspect of a fire alarm installation. Unless every smoke detector is placed properly, false alarm, or even no alarms, can occur. Either way, the client suffers, and the low-voltage contractor looks bad in the process.
The most common type of smoke detector used in residential and commercial settings is the spot-type detector. According to Section 18.104.22.168, NFPA 72, 2007 Edition, spot-type smoke detectors can be mounted either on the side wall or ceiling. When using the side wall, mount the device no closer than 4 inches from the ceiling.
The maximum distance is 12 inches. The distance from detector to side wall when mounting the same smoke detector on a ceiling is the same 4 inches. Ceiling-mounted units also must be placed no closer than 4 inches from a side wall.
Spacing between smoke detectors is likewise important. On a smooth ceiling, the common distance between each smoke detector is 30 feet. According to Section 184.108.40.206.3.5, all points on a smooth ceiling should have a smoke detector within 0.7 times the selected spacing or 21 feet.
Not all ceilings are smooth; thus, the spacing between smoke detectors will vary. To ensure optimum performance and compliance, refer to Chapter 5 of NFPA 72, 2007 Edition, for a specific situation. Read also Codes & Standards, page 140.
Space and placement both matter when planning your fire alarm package. Thorough preparation often leads to a successful installation.
COLOMBO is a 32-year veteran in the security and life safety markets. He currently is director with FireNetOnline.com and a nationally recognized trade journalist located in East Canton, Ohio.


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I told my sister-in-law about how active my baby has been lately and she looked at me with wide eyes.
"Uh oh," she said. "That's exactly how Elizabeth was." And with that, we both turned to watch my niece try to catapult herself off yet another piece of furniture.
I can't help but wonder, seeing my super-active niece and knowing how active she was before she hit life outside of the womb: Do my baby's in utero gymnastics mean anything? Does fetal activity predict a child's personality? Am I in for a super-active baby instead of a relaxed child that will be content to sit in her carseat as we speed along to all her sibling's activities?
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Dr. Max J. Laurore, from Geisinger Health System, a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Medical Association and recipient of the 2009 Synergy Medical Customer Service Award, says that put bluntly, there's no connection between how active a baby is in utero and his or her activity level after birth. Furthermore, he notes that a perceived lack of activity isn't necessarily a concern, either.
"A 32-week fetus sleeps 90% to 95% of the day, so if there is minimal activity, it's traditionally not a cause for concern," he explains. Although, if you are concerned, he reminds pregnant patients to speak with their doctors about "kick counts" and what numbers they should be expecting during their pregnancies.
Fetal factors
Do you ever notice how your baby seems to move more some days or even at certain times of the day? Eating and drinking fluids can increase movement, says Dr. Laurore. While the baby doesn't directly consume what you eat, it shares your blood sugar, which is affected when you eat a meal or drink a glass of juice. "When you eat or drink, and your blood sugar is affected, you may feel the baby move and kick in response," he says.
While most women are able to feel the baby's movements by the fifth month of their pregnancy, that movement isn't exactly consistent throughout the pregnancy. "As the baby grows, you may feel less movement because of its decreased space in utero," explains Dr. Laurore. Other things that can affect how soon or how often you feel the baby move can include your weight, the location of the placenta and whether or not you've had babies before. For instance, a placenta that attaches at the front of your uterus as opposed to the back can "block" some of your baby's movements so you feel movement later on in the pregnancy. And contrary to popular belief, you don't always feel your baby move earlier with more pregnancies; with my fourth pregnancy, I actually didn't feel the baby move as early as my second or third pregnancies — I was almost all the way up until my 20-week ultrasound before I felt my baby move, and even then, they were very light movements.
Movement matters
The position of the baby can also affect how a mother perceives his or her movements. "Moms will feel more movement where the extremities are," says Dr. Laurore. For instance, he explains that if the baby is head down, movements will be felt at the top of the belly, while mothers with breech babies may feel less movement as the feet will be pointing down. Additionally, If the baby is facing your back (anterior babies), moms may feel less movement than moms with babies that are facing forward (posterior babies). Moms whose babies are in the anterior position may also feel the most movement in the upper right or upper left quadrants of the belly, while moms whose babies are in the posterior position typically feel a lot of movement, consistently and strongly. And let's not forget twins, whose mothers will feel movements on both sides of their belly at the same time. (In fact, that's often an early sign of twins — movement felt on both sides simultaneously.)
For me, however, with twins safely ruled out, it would appear that there's no easy way to predict if my baby is going to come out ready to run at full-speed ahead, or be the calm, relaxed baby that a mom of four might just hope for. (What? I didn't say that was me... )
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HANG TIME, Texas — Officially, the NBA has not recognized a Comeback Player of the Year since the 1984-85 season.
But these are the dog days of August, this is just an exercise in summer daydreaming and that means, well, we can pretty much do whatever we want.
Besides, it's so rare that we have so many big name players on the mend, several with a chip on their shoulder and something to prove.
So grab a seat in the shade and let's run my top candidates for a make-believer honor — the 2013-14 Comeback Player of the Year:
Kobe Bryant, Lakers — Yes, it's still all speculation at this point, and even Bryant has said that he's not sure he'll be ready yet for opening night. But if, at 35, he somehow gets back onto the court less than a year after tearing his Achilles' tendon and manages to come close to being the beast of his former self, Kobe will have eclipsed Adrian Peterson as a modern medical marvel and raised his already considerable legacy way past Michael Jordan's "flu game."
Dwight Howard, Rockets — Can a guy who averaged 17.1 points and led the league in rebounding (12.4 rpg) last season really be considered a comeback candidate? He can if he's this guy, who could only have taken more abuse if he'd played every game with a "Kick Me" sign taped to the back of his jersey. A return from back surgery and an in-season shoulder injury contributed to Howard's lost season in L.A. A healthy and happy season in Houston could produce fireworks.
Derrick Rose, Bulls — He hasn't played in an NBA game since April 28, 2012 and he may not return immediately to his old MVP form on opening night. But there are reasons to expect that Rose will want to use this season to make a loud statement about himself as a competitor and warrior. First of all, he is both of those things. Second, he heard all the sideline critics complain that he was soft or afraid or something less than a team player by not returning at the end of last season. If anyone has a point to prove about who he is, it's Rose.
Kevin Love, Timberwolves — Flip the calendar back 12 months and there was so much for Love to anticipate in the year ahead, especially coming off his success at the World Championship. Not the broken right hand in training camp. Not breaking it again in January. Not the surgery on his left knee that ended any chance of a late return. Love averaged 18.3 points and 14 rebounds in the 18 games he played. Teammates Ricky Rubio, Nikola Pekovic, Andrei Kirilenko, Brandon Roy and Chase Budinger all suffered injuries in a lost season for the Wolves. Now it's Love who's champing at the bit to lead the comeback that could get Minnesota into the playoffs for the first time since 2004.
Rajon Rondo, Celtics — When he gets back out onto the court, should we start calling him "Domino?" After all, think of all the dominoes that fell after he tore his ACL and had to be shut down for the season in January? That's the way former teammate Paul Pierce views it. Rondo's injury ended the Celtics' real hopes of being playoff contenders or at least spoilers. Rondo's injury likely led to the trading of Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry to the Nets. Rondo's injury led to coach Doc Rivers wanting out of a rebuilding project. Rondo's injury brought rookie coach Brad Stevens to Boston. Now Rondo gets to be the big dog who runs his own show and there's no doubt he'll bark loud.
Danny Granger, Pacers — On a team that already pushed the Heat to a seventh game in the Eastern Conference finals and is feeling more confident from the experience, how much of a boost could they get if the former All-Star forward can return to form? Granger played only five games last season after having surgery for patellar tendinosis. He said he expects to be back in the starting lineup. But even if he winds up coming off the bench, a Pacers team that sometimes had trouble putting points on the board will welcome the help.
Russell Westbrook, Thunder — Sure, it happened in the playoffs. Sure, he had never missed a single game in his NBA career until that night when he had the run-in with the Rockets' Patrick Beverley. That doesn't make it any less significant. The loss of Westbrook ended any real hope of the Thunder getting back to The Finals and maybe it quieted some of the carping complainers who love nothing more than to pick at the flaws in his game. Will the torn meniscus slow down any of his freakishly physical play or seemingly superhuman sorties to the rim? Doubt it.
Anderson Varejao, Cavaliers — With all the attention focused on free agent Andrew Bynum and No. 1 draft pick Anthony Bennett, the return of Varejao to the Cleveland lineup could be just as critical at making a run at the playoffs. The 30-year-old was averaging career highs of 14.1 points and 14.4 rebounds in 25 games last season before tearing a quadriceps muscle in January and then requiring further surgery when a blood clot developed in his lung. Coach Mike Brown says the perpetual motion machine might start at power forward and that could get him back to making a run at his first All-Star berth.
Andrew Bynum, Cavaliers — If any player ever needed a comeback, it's the big man who was a key part in the four-team trade between the Lakers, Magic, Nuggets and Sixers in the summer of 2012. Those chronic knee problems that had always made his future a big question mark in L.A. kept him on the sidelines but not out of the limelight all last season in Philly. He showed off flashy hairstyles. He went bowling. He just didn't play. Now that Jan. 7 cutoff date to be on the Cavs roster that guarantees the other half of this season's $12.25 million contract should be some real motivation.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 119 diseños de 49 diseñadores freelance.
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For our customers we provide nearly anything from application development, IT infrastructure planning to project management.
Our theme for the new identity is based on the idea of expeditions as a metaphor for project management and working with a team to solve a problem. We also try to communicate our independence and sense of duty.
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At double the size and exhibitors as last year, Art Southampton is back in its second edition at the Elks Lodge in a tent about the size of Ira Rennert's main house in Sagaponack (63,000 square feet) that boasts 100,000 running feet of exhibition space.
There will be 88 galleries exhibiting this year, up from 48 in 2012. Nick Korniloff, a partner and director of the fair and its mothership, Art Miami, has been called an art czar in that city and has been building a mini empire that has extended to a number of fairs in Miami, including two devoted to emerging and cutting-edge artists and Art Wynwood, held on President's Day weekend. And the Southampton fair. He has also recently launched Art Silicon Valley and San Francisco and last year purchased the Aqua Art Fair in Miami. The fair of emerging artists and galleries takes place in a motel each year during Miami art week and will continue to do so under Art Miami.
Mr. Korniloff, who has Long Island roots, and his fiancée, Pamela Cohen, who is in charge of V.I.P. relations, marketing, and sponsors, were on hand on Friday while the interior of the football field-size tent was being carpeted and painted in preparation for this weekend.
With more than two decades of experience in art fair production and management, Mr. Korniloff said he had a successful formula for these fairs. "The ambience and amenities reflect the audience and those who vacation out here."
As the director of Art Miami since 2008, he moved the fair to midtown and aligned its dates to Art Basel Miami Beach, the mega-international fair in December that launched a score of satellites. While more and more people are coming to the South Fork fairs each summer, he said it is not likely that anything similar to the Miami art week will happen here. Still, the South Fork art fairs have taken root and are growing.
This year, he said, 125 galleries applied for the 88 booths available and 60 percent of the galleries from last year will return. "We were able to pick and choose this year," among dealers such as James Goodman, a former Art Dealers Association of America president and current member, and three other association members. Their participation can give a fair an imprimatur of curatorial excellence by dint of their choosing to associate with the fair's other galleries.
There will be galleries from Latin American, Asia, and Europe as well as a handful of South Fork dealers such as Birnam Wood and Gallery Valentine from East Hampton, Keszler Gallery and McNeill Art Group from Southampton, and Kathryn Markel and Peter Marcelle from Bridgehampton.
Works at the fair will include a $10 million Andy Warhol painting and a piece by Auguste Renoir. Work by several artists with South Fork associations, among them Norman Bluhm, Adolph Gottlieb, Franz Kline, Cindy Sherman, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, James Rosenquist, and Willem de Kooning, will be on view. Gallery Valentine will bring a Warhol show to the fair and Eric Fischl is serving as curator of an exhibit featuring artists from the New York Academy of Art.
Rather than a niche-focused presentation, the fair with have a more rounded approach with something for everyone including some classical pieces, 19th-century art, and 20th-century Modernism up to contemporary selections. "The variety will keep it interesting," Mr. Korniloff said.
He works with the dealers to help them consider what to take to the fair. A Robert Indiana retrospective exhibition due to open in September at the Whitney shaped one gallery's decision to take one of Mr. Indiana's sculptures to Southampton, for instance. "We try to align ourselves with galleries who have artists represented in museum shows and high-profile private collections."
LaGuardia Design in Water Mill will be in charge of the entry's sculpture garden, which will have work by Albert Paley and Alexandre Arrechea, recognizable from recent installations on Park Avenue.
Southampton Hospital will be the main beneficiary of the fair, with proceeds from the preview and a portion of sales going to the institution, as well as the use of the air-conditioned structure after the fair for the hospital's annual gala fund-raiser the following weekend. Dealers have been encouraged to put up works for the hospital's benefit. Some will donate entire sales proceeds of individual works and others have pledged to donate percentages of sales from their entire stand, as Pace Prints is doing with its show of work by John Alexander.
The New York Academy artists will donate portions of their sales back to the academy. Others benefiting from aspects of the fair will include the Ross School, the Watermill Center, and the Southampton Fresh Air Home. Sponsors include Maserati, Perrier-Jouet, and Graff Diamonds, which lends a high-end luxury air to the event. The fair's association with the young-collector groups of several New York museums will give the proceedings an air of curatorial accomplishment.
"We do things our way. We're not cocky but we came in with our heads held high, knowing we had the experience and the name association to guarantee a good experience for the galleries and attendees, and it's only gotten better this year," Mr. Korniloff said.
The fair will be open to the public beginning Friday and will run through the weekend from noon to 7 p.m. each day. On Monday it will be open from noon to 5 p.m. A one-day pass costs $15 with discounts for those over age 65 and children.


text: Hi Robert, Robert G. Brown wrote: > Sure. We can start with the fact that the Top 500 list is irrelevant. > It is a hardware vendor pissing contest. No, it's a statistical study. The Top500 list is relevant for what it was designed for: tracking the evolution of the HPC market, ie where people put their money. Don't look at the top 10, don't look at the order, look at the 500 entries as a snapshot of the known 500 biggest machines. In this context, you are looking for the trends: vector vs scalar, SMP versus MPP, industry vs academia, etc. Sure the vendors pay attention to it, and it's certainly a marketing fight for the top10, but they cannot really influence the whole list, IMHO. > a) It lists identical hardware configurations as many times as they > are submitted. Thus "Geotrace" lists positions 109 through 114 with > identical hardware. If one ran uniq on the list, it would probably end > up being the top 200. At most. Arguably 100, since some clusters > differ at most by the number of processors. What's the point, if the > site's purpose is to encourage and display alternative engineering? > None at all. When you take a snapshot, you take everybody on the picture, even the N-tuples. If "Geotrace" has indeed 15 identical clusters (it is quite frequent in industry to have several identical clusters BTW), they should be on the list, otherwise your snapshot of the market is wrong. Why would you expect *all* of the entries to be different ? > b) It focusses on a single benchmark useful only to a (small) fraction > of all HPC applications. I mean, c'mon. Linpack? Have we learned > >>nothing<< from the last twenty years of developing benchmarks? Don't Haven't you learn the rule #1 of benchmarking ? Rule #1: There is no set of benchmarks that is representative enough. Linpack is a yard stick, that measures 3 things: 1) the system compute mostly right. 2) the system stays up long enough to be useful. 3) the system is big enough to be in the snapshot. For these requirements, Linpack is just fine. > get me wrong -- linpack is doubtless a useful measure to at least some > folks. However, why not actually present a full suite of tests instead > of just one? Vendors would hate this, just like they hate Larry Mcvoy's > benchmark suite, because it makes it so difficult to cook up a cluster > that does just one thing (runs Linpack) well... I will tell you why the vendors would hate this: it takes a lot of time, and they are not paid for this. Tuning Linpack on large machine is already very time consuming. You want 10 more benchmarks to run ? Sure, who will run them ? BTW, how do you cook up a cluster to run Linpack well ? > c) It totally neglects the cost of the clusters. If you have to ask, What is the price of a machine ? List price ? Including software ? machine room ? service ? support ? how long the support ? You would need to define a benchmark to get comparable prices, and trust the vendors to comply with it. > best the cost after the vendor discounted the system heavily for the > advertising benefit of getting a system into the top whatever. You mean I cannot really buy the VT cluster for $5M dollars ? What a pity :-) > I could go on. I mean, look at the banner ads on the site. Vendors > love this site. If it didn't exist, they'd go and invent it. Who is paying for the website, the bandwidth, the booth at SC, the operational expenses ? The banner ads... > If they want me to take the top500 list seriously, they could start by > de-commercializing it, running a pretty stringent unique-ing process on Maybe you mean they should commercializing it ? In which way is it commercialized today ? It's based on trust, voluntary submissions, from anyone. Commercializing it would mean paying for submitting an entry. That would take care of the 15 identical entries from Geocache, but then only big rich vendors would be in the list. > the submissions and accepting only the first of a given design or > architecture, especially for clusters that are more or less turnkey and > mass produced. There are no such things as "turnkey and mass produced" clusters, except when a customer buy several instances of the same configuration. Most configs are different. > Then they could run a SERIOUS suite of benchmarkS (note > plural) on the clusters, one which (like SPEC) attempts to provide Let me say it again: the Top 500 is not designed to find the best machine for your needs ! That the job of a RFP and the associated suite of acceptance tests !!! when you want to spend enough dollars to buy you a 1 TFlops machine, you do your homework: you identify the set of benchmarks that you have confidence in, you ask vendors to bid, you choose one and you test it for acceptance. You don't tape the Top500 list to the wall and throw a needle. If you do, I have this nice bridge to sell :-) > useful information about things like latency, bandwidth, interconnect > saturation for various communications patterns, speed for a variety of > actual applications including several with very different > computation/communication patterns (ranging from embarrassingly parallel > to fine grained synchronous). Scaling CURVES (rather than a single > silly number) would be really useful. Sure, and you do it all again every 6 months. Seriously, take something like bandwidth: it is pipelined or not ? cold-start or not ? Back-to-back or through a switch ? how many stages in the switch ? do you count a megabits as 1000000 bits or 1048576 bits ? Let's imagine the mess when we talk about communication patterns... > I mean, this site is "sponsored" by some presumably serious computer > science and research groups (although you'd never know it to look at all The Top500 team is 4 people, with the same guy doing most of the work since the list was created. There is no "groups" behind it. > sponsoring institutions are listed). If they want to do us a real > public service, they could do some actual computer science and see if > they couldn't come up with some measure a bit richer than just R_max and > R_peak.... BTW, the 4 people aforementioned know quite a bit of computer science... The fact is that the Top500 is a statistical study, not a public service. You can use it as it is or not, but it does not really matter. > AMD has more or less "owned" the price/performance sweet spot for the > last two years. If you have LIMITED money to spend and want to get the What is the "price/performance sweet spot" ? How do you measure it ? How do you know that AMD owned it ? The Top500 list tells you that people put their money on Intel more than on AMD. If you assume that people do they homework when they buy such machines, you may deduct that Intel was more attractive in the bidding process. I can understand how the Top500 is not matching your expectations, but the truth is that it was designed to match them. What you are looking for just does not exist. It's not utopia, you could really imagine a company following the SPEC model: vendors pay for submitting (a lot of) results and results are reviewed seriously. All you need is to convince vendors to spend a lot of money on it. Is the HPC market big enough for that ? I doubt it. Patrick -- Patrick Geoffray Myricom, Inc. http://www.myri.com


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There's something about Dustin Penner and the playoffs.
They go together like butter on his famous pancakes.
Penner was maligned and benched early in the season as the Kings struggled in defense of their Stanley Cup, but he has worked his way back and found his magic touch in the postseason.
The guy who won a Stanley Cup championship with the Ducks and Kings was critical again.
With .2 seconds left in the second period of a tie game against the Blues, Penner scored from just inside the blue line to give the Kings a one-goal lead in Game 6 of the first round of the playoffs.
The Kings never lost that lead as they won 2-1 Friday in Game 6 to win the first round of the playoffs over the Blues.
Penner also scored in Game 4 here at Staples Center to tie that game at 2.
Eventually, the Kings would win that game to tie the series at 2.
Penner's goal ensured the sellout crowd of 18,346 – the 62 nd consecutive sellout – would win free McFlurries, a promotion that should be changed when Penner's stick is responsible for the goal. Free pancakes.
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What a series for the Kings, who were down 0-2 after two road games in St.
Louis and couldn't buy a goal.
Things turned around in Los Angeles, and the Kings never lost their newfound swagger in winning four consecutive games.
What a series for the Kings defensemen, too.
Defenseman Drew Doughty scored from the faceoff circle to put the Kings up 1-0 at 12:37 in the first period on assists from Colin Fraser and Dwight King. It was his first goal of the playoffs, but when trying to win a fourth game of a best-of-seven series, the first goal is instrumental.
This after defenseman Slava Voynov scored the game-winners for the Kings in Game 3 and Game 5, and Doughty scored the first goal of Game 6.
The Kings have had much luck in Game 6 s when leading a series 3-2. They were 6-1 in that scenario before Friday's game.
Then the Blues tied the game early in the second period. Jonathan Quick had several scares in the first period, including a Chris Stewart shot that went off the post, and Chris Porter scored to tie the game at 4:39. Roman Polak shot from long-range, and the puck was re-directd off Porter's jersey.
But Quick was huge for the Kings. Again.
The Kings are used to his stingy performances in net.
In the first period, Quick was peppered by eight shots on goal. In the second period, with the score tied at 1 he made a sprawling foot save from his stomach. It was so typical of the postseason goaltending of the Kings' reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner.
The Kings' captain will be kicking himself over a grand missed opportunity.
Dustin Brown had a one-on-one breakaway after he stole the puck from Roman Polak late in the second period. He was wide on a backhanded shot and then he sailed into the net, stopping play.
But Penner had a last-second goal in store that same period. Later as in with two-seconds left.
The Kings even went on a power play midway through the third period, with a chance to build on that one-goal lead. But you know what happened next.
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by Linda Ehrhardt, U.S. Southern Plains Area Manager
Over the course of January's 31 days, we're making a blog stop in each country where we serve children, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and donors. So whether you're helping ChildFund build playgrounds in Afghanistan, provide drought aid in Kenya and Ethiopia or sponsoring a child in the United States, we hope you'll make new discoveries about our work around the globe.
Most people think of Christmas as a time to spend with family. Unfortunately, children who reside in foster homes do not have that luxury. To brighten the holidays for the foster-care children who reside in Adair County, Okla., ChildFund's Southern Plains Area Office partnered with several local civic organizations to host a Christmas party in the children's honor.
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As families gathered in the Westville Pentecostal Church meeting hall, there were bright smiles as far as you could see. Foster parents and the children sat and visited before lining up to fill their plates. The delicious meal was donated and prepared by Matthew 25 House, Adair County Foster Care Association, Little Debbie's Corp. and Harps Grocery. Adair County Child Welfare staff members served the families.
While the foster parents enjoyed a meal that they, for once, did not have to cook, the children squirmed and wiggled in their seats. They would take bites here and there, but it was hard to think about eating with all the excitement and buzz that a special guest was expected to soon arrive. Community members and a few of the older foster children attempted to keep the younger ones entertained by painting characters on faces and hands.
A noise was heard outside…. What was that? A fire engine? Surely not a fire on this special evening! The children raced to the door just in time to see – to their surprise – Santa and Mrs. Claus climbing down from the big Westville Fire Department fire engine.
The noise level went high, with shrill giggles and laughter. "It's Santa Claus…it really is him!" With awe on his face, one little blond boy walked right up to Santa, reached out and touched his ample belly. He turned back to his friends, grinning from ear to ear. Apparently, a belly that shook like jelly was confirmation that Santa really was real.
We managed to get the children seated on the carpet and Santa in his chair. The Jolly Elf then called the children up one by one to receive gifts and a stocking filled with goodies. The local Vo-Tech center's Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) nursing group donated the presents. The student group hosted fundraisers throughout the year so they could buy gifts for the children. ChildFund's Southern Plains Area Office provided the stockings and goodies.
Everyone went home happy that December night. I left humbled by the magic of the evening. Our community had come together to honor the dedicated foster parents in our area and to celebrate children who are too often overlooked.
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Another Long Day's Journey Into Night For ABC/ESPN
The opportunity for the Nationwide Series to be featured on the ABC broadcast network is exactly what this series needs to help raise its profile.
Unfortunately, once again a combination of Mother Nature and the dynamics of broadcast network TV served to spoil the Nationwide Series day in the spotlight.
The new NASCAR on ESPN crew led by Allen Bestwick made the commitment to stay live until the rain stopped from the moment they came on the air. Bestwick's enthusiasm for racing sets the tone for the remainder of the ESPN personalities involved in the telecasts.
After a rain delay, the Nationwide race got underway and the ESPN crew made it clear that the drivers were racing for the halfway point. The weather radar showed a line of rain heading toward the speedway, and the racing got fast and furious.
Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree have combined in the booth to present an entirely new spirit to the broadcasts. Even Rusty Wallace, who has shifted to the Infield Studio, has found new life and excitement after these changes. In terms of analysts, this new configuration has certainly paid-off for ESPN.
What has not paid-off for ESPN or NASCAR is the distribution pathway of the local ABC television stations. Originally, the idea of using the "bigger" availability of broadcast TV was a positive. Now, ESPN has finished one year of significant problems where ABC is concerned and they seem to be heading into another.
Many things have changed in NASCAR, including the fact that most of the tracks that host national events now have lights. Racing at night is not an issue for the drivers or the fans, but it certainly is for the broadcast television networks.
Even before the Saturday race started, several local ABC stations had already decided not to carry the coverage. Storms in Atlanta and Charlotte motivated affiliates to prioritize news instead of sports, and basketball coverage on local stations in the Midwest pre-empted the live race in several other markets.
The scenario of local ABC stations making independent decisions is not new to NASCAR. In 2007, the friction between ESPN and ABC was first revealed when stations covered the pre-race show of the night races with local news, and then left immediately after the green flag to begin their late news. There were many columns on The Daly Planet which can be found in the archives about these incidents.
ESPN told us they were only responsible for the production of the races, and the ABC representative told us that the ABC stations were independent business that make decisions based on their own priorities. So, even "must carry" NASCAR races can be tape delayed for several types of reasons.
On this Saturday, the 6PM Eastern Time "window" had arrived where the live NASCAR coverage had now gone thirty minutes over the scheduled "off time." The March Madness college basketball show scheduled for 5:30PM had already been pre-empted on the East Coast. Many local TV station anchors were sitting in their studios waiting to do the news. It was decision time.
As the ABC/ESPN executives looked to ESPN, they found live college basketball. When they looked at ESPN2, they found the same thing. Suddenly, the huge ESPN media company found itself in the same situation it first experienced in 2007. The only place to move the live NASCAR telecast was the much smaller ESPN Classic cable TV network.
Even as the promos called the Nationwide Series on ESPN "classic racing," the series once again found itself moving to the real "Classic Network." NASCAR interrupted a trick shot billiards show that had probably aired hundreds of times. The original programming budget for ESPN Classic had been cancelled years ago, so the network only replays "free" programs from the ESPN Library.
The exception to this rule is when ESPN Classic has to act as an overflow network for college sports. As luck may have it, when the Bristol Nationwide race was moved to ESPN Classic at 6PM, there was a live college basketball game scheduled for 8PM that night.
If the rain had stopped, and the race had re-started, both ABC and all the ESPN Networks would have been in contractually obligated programming. Live basketball for ESPN, and primetime programming for ABC. As Nationwide Series fans experienced last season with the race at Memphis, NASCAR would have been the odd man out.
As it happened, NASCAR called the event at 6:30PM and the ESPN crew had escaped the "danger zone" by ninety minutes. While only four of the Nationwide Series events are carried on ABC, the Sprint Cup portion of the ABC schedule begins in September. ABC will carry the final eleven races live.
What ESPN and ABC can do to minimize these issues and create a cohesive communications system for affiliate problems between now and September is going to be very important. Perhaps, if key local affiliates are forced or choose to pre-empt coverage then ESPN might consider offering an alternative pathway for viewing in that area.
The good news is that the NASCAR on ESPN crew was solid for the entire Saturday telecast. Even Brad Daugherty pitched-in on a fascinating conversation about Goodyear and their tires during the rain delay. With a production group that worked to solve the problems of 2007 and succeeded, perhaps the ABC and ESPN executives can work to solve the local station issues before September.
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26 comments:
- Anonymous said...
JD: may I ask how do you feel about ESPN Classic being used as the catchall network for NASCAR, if they do have this problem when ABC takes over the coverage? I recall you saying in columns that Classic (ESPN 3) would be a good source for NASCAR coverage despite its smaller audience, but I don't know if you meant race overflow included or only practice and qualifying.
- March 15, 2008 at 7:45 PM
- Newracefan said...
I agree they need to plan for the future but Classic is a hugh problem for me. If they add a stream on the net it would help but I still prefer to watch my Nascar on the TV. Up until the switch to Classic AB and friends where having a great day.
- March 15, 2008 at 7:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
For those who think NASCAR should still be trying to get the race in, got a text that says it's pouring in Bristol. No letup and hasn't been since they went off the air.
- March 15, 2008 at 7:54 PM
- SallyB said...
I'm grateful the race was called early, since my cable carrier dumped ESPN Classic last year. If they have to resort tothis too often when ABC carries the races, it's going to leave a bad taste in many viewer's mouths...mine being one of them. I thought the pre race (and rain delay) show was exceptional...especially the interview with the Goodyear rep. While keeping things cordial, DJ, Rusty, nad Andy Petree made excellent points aot concerns with the tires for the new COT with it's totally different downforce and COG than the Bus...oops, er 'Nationwide' cars. It sounds as if Nascar hadn't given much thought to needung a different tire for the COT. Very interesting.
- March 15, 2008 at 8:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
This comment is ignoring the current weather situation in Bristol.
ABC may have been "committed" to primetime programming, but commitment is a strong word. Over the past few years Saturday night has become a dumping ground for networks. They usually show re-runs, especially re-runs of shows that they are trying to build an audience for. Tonight ABC is showing re-runs of some show that originally aired on Sundays (and was probably pulled after the 2 showings that they are showing tonight.)
That whole paragraph was to say, that IF the weather had cleared (which I understand it won't), there would have been a network that could show the conclusion of the race.
- March 15, 2008 at 8:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
anonymous 7:45 said...
JD: may I ask how do you feel about ESPN Classic being used as the catchall network for NASCAR, if they do have this problem when ABC takes over the coverage?
I'm not JD as you can tell, but earlier blog he said:
"When we wrote about it a while back, there was little doubt in our minds that one big "NASCAR on ESPN" problem already existed. The scheduling commitments of both ESPN and ESPN2 were already huge, and we felt that live NASCAR programming was simply not going to fit on-the-air when it was supposed to be shown.
We suggested being proactive, changing the name of ESPN Classic to ESPN3 and making a commitment to NASCAR programming whenever it needed to be shown live. This would include pre-race shows and races scheduled to air when ESPN2 had live events running long.
It would also include post-race broadcasts that would allow live coverage and interviews when ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC had other programming commitments. In other words, when the "big boys" had to leave by contractual obligation, the NASCAR fans would still have a place to go for the stories of the race to be told."
I think it's a great suggestion but IIRC less than 60 percent of the country has ESPN Classic on a cable system, so they'd need to boost that up or a lot of fans will be angry.
- March 15, 2008 at 8:19 PM
- Anonymous said...
I've noticed ABC the primetime network doesn't have issues with NASCAR carryover (after 8PM or after 7PM on Sundays). They did really well when races ran over during The Chase.
It's the local affiliates dealing with racing in the mornings/afternoons/early evening (depending on the coasts) - and before ABC network primetime kicks in - who cause the problems with NASCAR.
- March 15, 2008 at 8:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
I was wondering if local ABC stations can actually replay nascar races over night ... last week when KLKN TV in Nebraska told us they would not air the race due to college basketball, several race fans emailed them asking them to tape delay the race overnight so us fans could atleast tape it. The response we got was that local ABC stations can not replay NASCAR races on a tape delay basis because the ABC/NASCAR contract forbids it. Is that true?
- March 15, 2008 at 8:52 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Great comments, it certainly is an interesting issue.
I am lucky in that I have ESPN Classic as well as ESPNEWS and SPEED.
I understand since the lack of original programming, some systems have moved or dropped ESPN Classic.
What this all comes down to is that ESPN needs three channels of cable sports distribution just like SPEED could use two channels.
It should be interesting to see what ESPN ultimately decides to do with the "pathway" now called ESPN Classic.
- March 15, 2008 at 8:53 PM
- PammH said...
I feel lucky that I have Classic, but I need an edge-I'm on dial-up, so I can't watch a ton of stuff other folks can. As we know, this situation can change anytime, on Dish's whim..sigh.
But I have to say, I was thrilled my local ABC folks stayed w/coverage until it switched! And the grilling of the Goodyear guy-FABULOUS!!! This is a new ESPN @ it's best...and why??? AB, that's why!!
- March 15, 2008 at 9:21 PM
- Matt said...
ABC seems to have the biggest of problems of any network when it comes to local affiliates showing the NASCAR races. I don't remember problems like this on NBC and only a few times for FOX. John, why does this seem to be the case? I would assume local NBC and Fox affiliates would have the same committments.
On a related note, we here in NYC did not see the end of ABC's coverage and almost missed the start due to Breaking News in NYC.
- March 15, 2008 at 10:37 PM
- Anonymous said...
Isn't it wonderful to realize that ABC has a strong commitment to such fantastic and intellectual shows like "Here Come the Newlyweds". Not one, but two episodes of that breakthrough show were more important than keeping with the race. If the Nationwide race had been restarted, those of us who's cable networks don't carry Classic would not have been able to see the end of the race. But we would have the amazing privilege of seeing another idiotic reality show. Way to go ABC. You're prejudice is showing, as usual
- March 15, 2008 at 10:38 PM
- Tripp said...
What ESPN put on the ABC network today was terrific. Arguably, it was the best rain delay coverage offered on any network in recent memory. I've always liked having the drivers in the infield studios when the wet stuff falls and Clint, as usual, was informative and relaxed in this setting. Major props for addressing the tire issue with the Goodyear official. Situation met opportunity and ESPN grabbed it with both hands and made the most of it.
The broadcast crews in the booth, infield studio and the pits all put up great work today. My only criticism is that Dave Burns needs to loosen up a bit. His coach-side interview with "Happy" Harvick left some bits on the table as Kevin can serve up some interesting and fun responses when asked the right questions.
I want to repeat my appreciation for what Brad Daugherty brings to each broadcast. He might not have the knowledge or experience of Rusty, DJ or Andy, but his enthusiasm, unique perspective and easy manner add to my enjoyment of each broadcast.
Finally, the network vs. affiliate issue is troubling. Since affiliates not owned by the network are effectively franchises, they will always retain autonomy in preempting programming. As such, affiliates in so-called non-NASCAR markets (such as Los Angeles, where KABC is an O&O) will prioritize NASCAR below regional sports and local programming which (I believe) generate more revenue for the local stations.
Cable outlets, by definition, have complete control over what their viewers see. There's no pre-empting nor local programming to shuffle races off the screen. Sure, ESPN has a myriad of commitments to other live events and NASCAR might be moved to another outlet such as Classic. But fans know that both ESPN and Speed will do everything possible to cover a race from start to finish.
This is one reason why it makes sense to cover NASCAR only on cable outlets. However, the big four networks reach more viewers over the air than basic cable and audience "reach" is one of the keys to maximizing the advertising dollar. These are just two of the complex issues that challenge NASCAR and the broadcast partners to come up with the best package for the fans.
I don't claim to be smart enough to have an solution. I've lived too long in the box factory to be able to think on the other side of the corrugated cardboard. In the world of compromise in which we live, things could be a lot worse.
- March 15, 2008 at 11:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
Situations such as the one created today because of the rain are exactly why we need a 24/7/365 NASCAR only channel.
I'm lucky enough to have digital cable and therefore can switch to ESPN Classic but I know there lots of people across the country who can't. The shoddy coverage is leaving lots of fans out in the cold. Fans who attend races and spend money on NASCAR gear. Getting shut out time and time again may prompt them to spend their money on other things in the future.
On a good note, I was quite relieved to not hear one single mention of the 99 car and the fiasco from the Vegas race. IF it was mentioned, I was either out of the room or had momentarily tuned the coverage out. Perhaps that dead horse has been put to rest. Finally.
- March 15, 2008 at 11:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
Once again, the talking heads forgot that prior to this year, the series was sponsored by Busch. They popped up some drivers who had previously won races at Bristol and had 'NNS' above the date of the wins. I really doubt that Nationwide and its employees were at all responsible for the success of the BUSCH series all these years. Shame on you, broadcasters.
- March 15, 2008 at 11:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
It definitely would have been interesting if they were able to get the race going again. We had a few close calls last season on OT races. But it definitely will be interesting to see how ESPN works on getting everyone to get along and not manage to step on each others' toes.
We've talked on various boards about having a NA$CAR channel, but those who don't have cable always complain about that idea. But of course the DREAM would be able to have it how ABC/ESPN is able to with the Indy Car series and have the side by side.
@anon 8:06--I've never watched it but it would be interesting if Oprah's viewers leave. I've watched Oprah's show and I think it's interesting!
@matt--someone on one of my groups posted about that, very sad :(
@tripp--agreed! He needs to watch some film of my Matt Yumyum on how to interview Happy :).
- March 16, 2008 at 12:15 AM
- SonicAD said...
I got rather lucky tonight... I had to work, but I recently found out that my DVR could be programmed via a website. So, I talked to someone in a NASCAR chatroom I run, and gave him instructions on what to do if the race got bumped off of ABC (which I set to record into the evening, since I had no clue what they'd do if it rained again). As it turned out, it did indeed get bumped to ESPN Classic, and he was able to switch it over there, so if the race resumed I wouldn't have had to miss the end (which would've happened if I didn't have anyone to change it, because I had to record the ALMS race on my DVR's other tuner, and since ESPN Classic moved to digital last year I wasn't able to leave a tape running on it.) I hope the situation doesn't happen again later this year, but if it does I think I can at least be safe from a channel switch like what screwed me with the Kansas race last year in the Chase.
- March 16, 2008 at 2:27 AM
- spring rubber said...
@ anon 8:52
ESPN2 is rebroadcasting the Nationwide race right now as I type this. I wonder if we'll see this with all ABC races this season.
- March 16, 2008 at 3:08 AM
- Anonymous said...
I missed all of this because I have a TiVo season pass for the Nationwide series on ESPN. Why not jsut leave the races on one station and be done with this mess?
- March 16, 2008 at 9:20 AM
- Anonymous said...
One comment and one question about the actual coverage of the race.
First of all.. the Martin Truex wreck once again proves why the producer should NEVER SWITCH TO AN IN-CAR CAMERA during a wreck. We the fans had absolutely no idea that Kyle Busch was involved until after the accident. If they would have used a nice, WIDE ANGLE shot the fans could have been emotionally involved either rooting for Busch to make it by the accident or get tied up into it. Instead... we didn't even know what happened until a replay.
Now my question for John... why does it seem like it takes so much longer for the networks to find the accident with their cameras then it used to. It seemed like in the old days as soon as Ned Jarrett would say "trouble in turn 4" the camera were right on it.
Am I imagining things?
- March 16, 2008 at 9:31 AM
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There is a new post up about the Sunday NASCAR Now.
- March 16, 2008 at 11:13 AM
- stricklinfan82 said...
ABC television is the worst thing that has happened to this sport in a long time. It is a joke that all of these ABC affiliates constantly pre-empt pre-race shows, post-race shows, and sometimes the races themselves. It is also a joke that ABC will NEVER pre-empt prime-time programming for a race that is delayed by rain. I knew they had next to no commitment to this sport in the "old era" of TV contracts, baed on debacles like running away from the 1995 Brickyard 400 and 2000 Las Vegas Cup race during rain delays and leaving them with no live TV coverage on any other network, and the Busch race sometime in the late 90's (Pikes Peak maybe?) when they moved the finish to ESPN2 with less than 10 laps to go because the race simply "ran long".
I did expect that this would change though with the modern-era NASCAR TV contract. Since 2001 Fox and NBC set great examples of ALWAYS sticking with both the Cup and Nationwide/Busch races until the bitter end during same-day rain delays, no matter how much prime-time programming had to be pre-empted. Hell, even this year at California Fox stuck around and was prepared to televise the conclusion of the race in its entirety... starting at 2 AM! Unfortunately ABC couldn't care less about NASCAR and its fans. The Kansas Cup race, a CHASE race nonetheless, that was rain-delayed last year finished at 8:15 PM EST... and ABC was already LONG gone and only viewers that were lucky enough to be watching the rain delay coverage when the directive to switch to ESPN2 was given were able to see the finish. 8:15! It's not like the race ended at 3 AM (like the '05 Pepsi 400 that NBC stuck with through the end, as another point of comparison by the way). The race ended a little more than 2 hours after ABC's off-time and they ran away. Saturday's Nationwide race ended at 6:45 PM I believe. 1 hour and 15 minutes after the scheduled off-air time and ABC was again long gone!
You have no business televising NASCAR races if you can't allow for a weather delay as small as 1 or 2 hours! ABC can go to hell as far as I'm concerned. I hope NASCAR is paying attention and ABC is long gone once the new TV contract is negotiated, if not sooner (like say, tomorrow). Boy wouldn't it be nice if NASCAR would move to all Saturday night races in a few years so Fox would be able to televise the entire season?
- March 16, 2008 at 11:16 AM
- alex said...
It's too bad living in Atlanta. I wanted to watch the race, but I couldn't have unless I knew to watch at 3am on ESPN 2. The station had constant weather updates all day and didn't bother to mention if they were tape-delaying the race, or if it could be found on another channel. Right at 2:00 or during the rest of afternoon, the local affiliate failed to mention that a race was even part of the programming schedule, or what they were going to do to reschedule it. You'd think that in a large market like Atlanta that they'd try to find someway to tape-delay it, apparently they just have no interest in the race.
- March 16, 2008 at 11:28 AM
- ri88girl said...
I thought the Goodyear interview was a great 'get' for ESPN, like having Mike Helton show up in the booth on FOX, it really stamps credability on the ESPN team. I think it AB, but maybe that's just me.
I am not a KK fan, but even I know who his brother is, Dave Burns needs to get involved more if he expects us to take him seriously.
- March 16, 2008 at 11:41 AM
- Brett Baldeck said...
Here my opinion. Let's say that the rain was light at Bristol, and we knew for a fact the race would be restarted.
In this instince I think they would have kept the coverage on ABC. But what happend was the rain began to pour and things did not look good. I think it was obvious the the folks at the track that NASCAR would call the race since they were past halfway.
I think they moved coverage to ESPN Classic since they pretty much knew it was over. They would have stayed on ABC if it was light rain and they didn't lose the track. But the track was lost.
There is no reason to delay programming on a major network then you know the race will not be restarted.
- March 16, 2008 at 11:46 AM
- Anonymous said...
My local ABC station cut into the broadcast twice (Once after the ceremonies, which ended before the green flag, and during the rain delay, meanwhile taking up all remaining coverage) to cover the Crane Collapse in East Manhattan. Apparently my station forgot that not all of us live there! Ah well, at least they were quick about it the first time.
But regardless, it seems that ESPN and ABC, while having the same production team, have a different agenda...Which won't be promising come their Chase coverage.
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