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That's unpleasant for Obama supporters, but is it unfair? Is it racist? From the SF Chronicle:
While Obama's campaign has fended off racially rooted attacks since its inception, analysts say the ones surfacing in the past few days have been more overt, arriving as many undecided voters are making their final decision. They are part of a recent stream of attacks on his background, including his religion and his connections to a former '60s radical.Why is it racial to stir up doubt about whether Obama is a mainstream Democrat? Most of the argument seems to be that because he is black, any doubts about him have a synergistic effect with any racism that happens to be out there.
"It is the Willie Hortonization of Obama," said University of San Francisco associate professor of political science James Taylor....
Instead of using a grainy photo of a grizzled convict [like the Willie Horton ad used against Dukakis], the current attacks, analysts say, are embedded in "coded" language. They cite as examples Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin portraying Obama as a cultural outsider and friend to terrorists and the dismissive way his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, referred to Obama at their Tuesday night debate as "that one."...
Regardless, some attending McCain-Palin rallies are responding to this kind of incitement. The Secret Service is investigating press reports that someone might have said "kill him" after Palin tried to connect Obama to former Weather Underground leader Bill Ayers. Some attending McCain's rally Wednesday in Pennsylvania interrupted him with shouts of "socialist," "terrorist" and "liar."
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By the way, there is a new Gallup poll in which the vast majority of voters say race has no effect on their decisions. Yes, of course, people often won't admit it or don't realize it. But the few who do say it will affect them report positive and negative effects that are close to balanced, and yet the positive effect in favor of Obama seems to have the edge. That said, the unadmitted effects are probably much more likely to be negatives against Obama.
Pushing back, we've got James Carville trying to guilt-trip or scare white people into voting for Obama:
Now let me be clear here, if Obama goes in this race with a 5- point lead and losing this election, the consequences are -- bull, man. I mean I don't think that's going to happen, but I think David it's a point to bring up.Some -- e.g., Rush Limbaugh -- think Carville was envisioning riots. Limbaugh observes:
But you stop and contemplate this country if Obama goes in and he has a consistent five point lead and loses the election, it would be very, very, very dramatic out there.
Now, I want you to imagine if, say, I said something like this or some other conservative anywhere, said, "Yeah, if Obama, if he loses, you know, there's going to be riots out there. The blacks are going to riot." This is what James Carville said. You tell me where the racism is in this country. It is on the left. Here's Carville trying to scare America. He's doing two things. He didn't accidentally come up with that 5% figure. These guys are worried to death about the Wilder Effect. They are worried about the Bradley Effect, meaning they are worried that people are lying to the pollsters, saying they will vote for Obama.
But because they are really racists and don't want to admit that to a pollster, that they get to the voting booth in private, will vote for the white guy, Yosemite Sam instead of The Messiah. So that selection of five points, that's key. I've told you if Obama is not up by ten or so, it's going to be a much closer race than everybody thinks. But for James Carville to suggest that the political immaturity of the majority of the black population of this country is such that they will take to the streets and riot, I hope all of you African-Americans listening to this program understand how that means the Democrat Party sees you.
In fact, I might go so far as to say -- not about Carville, I don't know -- but there might be some of the Democrats that wouldn't mind seeing some riots if Obama loses. Nevertheless that's what they think of you. You are going to take to the streets, going to be Rodney King and South Central Los Angeles all over the country. So there's a fright factor here. There is a bigotry factor here, and of course there is racism on parade all over the place. And once again the racism originates and comes from the Democrat Party.


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Thursday, February 22, 2007
No, give us a break, Bill
Yost, let me start by thanking you for taking time out of your day to talk with me abo--
Hey, asswipe, you're me. This interview is like the cyber version of FIGHT CLUB that bloggers always do, where the guy running the site asks himself questions instead of writing an article or regular post. It's a lot easier. No structure problems to worry about. So just start with the questions already.
Oh, right, my bad. So, what do you think of Michigan playing Appalachian State in the season opener?
I think it's bullshit. Complete bullshit.
You hate Appalachian State that much?
No, that's not it at all. In fact, let me start by saying please save the emails if you go to/went to/root for ASU. This isn't a slam on them. Honest. Hell, I know nothing about the school except that it's located in North Carolina, they are the 1-AA champs and have that "hot" promotional video. My beef isn't with Appalachian State, it's with scheduling 1-AA teams to begin with. Any 1-AA team.
But they're probably better than Eastern.
Maybe, maybe not. Either way, that argument - put forth by those defending the game - is not relevant. Eastern is a 1-A team. Division 1-A teams should play Division 1-A teams. Period. If not, what's the point of making the distinction? Why not schedule Grand Valley State...or Hillsdale...or maybe even a JuCo.
That's different.
Why? How? GVSU is the top team in Division III...or IV...or whatever. I'm sure they could beat a couple 1-AA squads, which seems to be big "argument" for those who advocate the U-M/ASU match-up using the "But they're better than Eastern" defense. So to say it would be different to play GVSU because they're in a lesser division, cuts against the argument of playing any school not in 1-A. Once you do it, the slippery slope has begun.
And what about the 1-A powers playing 1-AA schools that aren't the top team in that division, that are the 1-AA equivalent of Eastern Michigan. Like WVU playing Eastern Washington last season. Is that ok? And once a 1-A teams plays one 1-AA team in a season, what about scheduling a second? Or third?
I hadn't thought--
I mean, what is the fucking point of adding a twelfth game if this is what fans get?! At least be honest and call such mismatches and scrimmages preseason games like pros. Or charge half price for them. Why on earth should a Michigan fan pay $50 or more for a ticket plus the "seat licensing fee" for a game against a 1-AA team? Is that fair?
But according to AD Bill Martin, Michigan had to scramble to find a 12th opponent. Most schools already had their schedules filled.
Bullshit, part 2. Why is that Michigan is waiting until February to find its 12th game? It's not like everybody just found out about the extra game last week. I didn't read about USC scrambling to round out its schedule.
Deep breath.
I'm pissed. I'm even more pissed when Michigan's athletic director, Bill Martin, defends this game. First he said that several BCS teams wanted to fill the gap but "due to scheduling constraints," Michigan couldn't return the game." Basically, that means we only wanted to play a team in A2 this fall that Michigan then didn't have to play on the road in the future. It's about only adding a home game for money. Period. It's not about the fans. Or what's good for the game.
But Martin also told U-M fans to - and I quote - "take a look at (Michigan's) schedule overall first and foremost and see it's one of the toughest and best they'll have had in a few years. They have (at home) Oregon, Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State. Give me a break."
So what he's saying is, with all these good games, shut your pie hole if we throw in one really shit game?! That's the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time. Give you a break? Ha! Give us a break, Bill!
But Oregon and Notre Dame will both probably be ranked in the preseason. Those are top notch out of conference games. That's a tough schedule.
Indeed it is. And I don't think anybody was saying schedule another ranked team. That's suicide in the BCS era where one loss can kill your title shot. But what about a Stanford? Or Kansas? Or NC State? A real team from a 1-A conference. Something that has at least some value.
Good point.
And didn't you just love how he announced the Appalachian State game on the 15th, after Michigan fans' preferred seating donations were due. So nobody could change their mind and say, "Screw it. I'm not paying that much money for a schedule with this game." As I said before, what bullshit.
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Collegefootballnews.com said Hawaii wanted to play us which would have been a fun game with a ton of points. I don't like this decision either but unfortunately there is no incentive for this 12th game to be anything but a tuneup against a AA squad. Not a knock against App. State either who kicked ass last year. I think the NCAA needs to step in and find a way to reward teams that avoid scheduling these type of games.
- February 21, 2007 6:26 AM
Well done my friend! I was born and raised in the great state of Michigan, dedicated an enitre room in my home to Michigan (http://gamedayisnow.com/michiganroom) and have had it with Billy M. I've been banging for three years now, this program was going in the crapper, mainly becuase of Billy boy!
Thanks for bringing this to light!
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- February 21, 2007 7:01 AM
my guess is that pie whole is really spelled pie-hole
- February 21, 2007 7:25 AM
and another one bites the dust...with OSU scheduling a 1AA, I think there are only a few....(I think only ND and Pac10 schools).....left!
- February 21, 2007 7:30 AM
- Out of Conference said...
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- February 21, 2007 7:55 AM
- Out of Conference said...
Billy M cannot be pointing to home games with Oregon and ND as bragging spots of a "tough" schedule. Is he serious? Does he think that little of his own team? ND got exposed for what they truly are last year, yet again, but I'm guessing that N(D)BC will once again hype them, and every other media excuse of an outlet will follow, again, so Billy M might as well claim accolades that are free for the taking.
I don't know Billy M's legacy for you guys, but if this is typical of it, you deserve much better.
- February 21, 2007 7:57 AM
- Nicole said...
I live across the country and only come back to attend one game a year. Up until this weekend it was a debate as to which home game to go back for...that is until my significant other (an ASU alum) found out about this....sigh....
- February 21, 2007 8:06 AM
- beast in 'bama said...
From the desk of SEC Commissioner Mike Slive:
Welcome to the SEC, Yost! We're glad you boys finally made it. It took a long time to break you down, but you've finally come around to OUR way of seeing things.
Let's see, now that we've got Michigan in the fold, who's left? USC? That's where we'll focus our attention next. You know, we won't stop until ALL of college football is doing things OUR way.
Again, welcome aboard!
- February 21, 2007 8:41 AM
Great post. Many of your comments are exactly what I wrote in a letter to Mr. Martin to express my anger as soon as the schedule was released - f*** you to the paying customer, NFL exhibition quality and GVSU has more NCs than ASU, so why not play them. He had said previously that UM would not play a 1-AA opponent, so I called him a liar (I also had a version where I called him an a**hole, but my wife edited that out). His justifications are buls***. It is all about the dollar. I also compared our lack of road OOC games to the worst SEC offenders. Sept 1, 2007 will be a truly sad day in Michigan Stadium. My seat license is going for this? I am very disappointed in my University. No longer "the Leaders and the Best", we're just like all the rest.
- February 21, 2007 8:54 AM
- kwajtiger said...
Why we never can get a Auburn-Michigan home and home is beyond me. UM always needs a OOC game and so does Auburn and we always get some lower division team.
Maybe I just want an excuse to go to the Big House. :-)
- February 21, 2007 10:03 AM
- MGoBlue93 said...
If Michigan scheduled Auburn as kwajtiger suggests, I'd guaran-damn-tee you if the loser of that game, went undefeated the rest of the way, they'd be in the BCS hunt.
If not for Texas tubing their game against A & M last year, they we're knocking on Glendale's door.
Q. How can you tell if Bill Martin is lying?
A. His lips are moving.
The reason why Billy has to scramble to fill games is because he won't let Michigan go on the road. Which as Yost says is complete fucking bullshit.
Bill, could you imagine the national hype if the first game of the season, coming off a long dry spell of no football and lots of figure skating, gymnastics, and poker tournaments on TV, was Auburn v. Michigan? Regardless of the game's score, how could that possibly be bad for Michigan??????????
Bill, you need to turn in your "Michigan Man" card. You've lost the right to carry the title.
- February 21, 2007 10:22 AM
- Jeff said...
Hawaii would have been an excellent choice, since even a home-and-home series wouldn't have F'ed the ridiculous "We must have 8 home games/year" mentality; Schools who play at Hawaii get to hold an extra home game to make up for costs of traveling to Hawaii. WOULDA been cool. Oh well.
- February 21, 2007 10:46 AM
- The King said...
I think Nike forced us to schedule this game to make us look bad.
- February 21, 2007 11:32 AM
After the last time Michigan played Hawaii they said it was fun but they wouldn't do it again(time, money, etc.).
BTW, I'm looking forward to watching ASU. I find it intriguing to see how the best from 1aa matches up with us. I'm sorry if I don't want to see us lose another road game in September.
- February 21, 2007 12:05 PM
- dgarr22 said...
While I agree totally with your comments what are you going to say if happy appy actually beats UM.
- February 21, 2007 12:32 PM
- Yost said...
Anon 4:25,
Good catch, my bad. It was late when I was ranting.
- February 21, 2007 1:10 PM
- Yost said...
If Happy Appy beats us, I'm gathering my belongings, food and other essentials and heading to a secure location as I'm pretty sure that would be one of the first signs of the Apocalypse.
- February 21, 2007 1:12 PM
- The King said...
dgarr, we could play App St 100 times and would win every time. Which is precisely why we shouldn't be playing them.
- February 21, 2007 1:13 PM
Hey, king,
since you insist on carrying this on. Do you take every commercial at face value, or just the ones that make people you don't like look bad?
You people are entitled to your opinion, but if you think that Nike sent a camera crew out to C-bus "just in case" that statue was going to be destroyed, then you're very naive my friends.
- February 21, 2007 1:17 PM
- The King said...
Anon, my favorite part about your utterly incoherent post was how you started off referring to me as a singular entity and then switched to the plural.
We think you must have gone to Ohio State.
- February 21, 2007 1:33 PM
thanks for proving my point, king
- February 21, 2007 1:36 PM
kwajtiger and mgoblue93,
Michigan and Auburn did talk this past year about playing this next season but both teams wanted the home game for this coming up season and neither team would budge. My thoughts would have been to just find a field in the middle between both teams and do a 50/50 split for tickets. The hype would be huge for this game.
- February 21, 2007 3:20 PM
- Wolf Blitzer said...
so you're telling me that when it's cold outside, it's still hot hot hot? That's pretty incredible if you ask me
- February 21, 2007 3:21 PM
- Out of Conference said...
Hey King - Let me tell you something. When ya'll make a funny post- it's pretty damn funny. All your peoples make funny posts all the time. You billions of billions people make me laugh. Just wanted to let you know that I laugh immensely at many of you infinity's posts.
- February 21, 2007 4:39 PM
- Go Blue Gabe said...
I don't know man, you might want to wait until after the APP ST. game to finish your top ten victories.
Anon 10:17 and 10:36,
- February 21, 2007 8:05 PM
- kwajtiger said...
Regarding the MNC, you can recover from a loss to a "Name" school, UM almost did it this year, Florida did do it, but there is just no winning in playing a lower division school.
I mean no disrespect to lower division schools. But is kind of like being the high school stud and picking a fight with the high school sissy. It's a lose-lose-lose.
Win the fight: "Big deal! You beat up a sissy!"
Lose the fight: "You got your ass kicked by a sissy!"
And good Lord what the ESPN analysts could do if it was a close fight! "Well, the Bully won because he was so supposed to win, but the Sissy put up a great fight. The Bully might be half-a- Sissy in my opinion. I'm gonna to wait on deciding how to cast my vote until after next week's game against the ¾ Pansy."
The damn AD's make me sick! They have us by the balls. In order to get the Michigan State/OSU or Alabama/LSU tickets we have to pay to go watch the glorified practices.
I'm pissed. I'm about to go kick my damn dog!
- February 21, 2007 9:33 PM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
Ugh. As if the loss to Ohio State and the embarrassment at the hands of Southern Call weren't bad enough. Let's just make sure this offseason really sucks.
Michigan currently has the longest streak for not playing a non IA opponent, 74 years. That was a streak we could be proud of, unlike the current Ohio State and Rose Bowl streaks.
Nothing good at all can come from this. Michigan needs to look long and hard at its out of conference scheduling and make some adjustments that will make the team more competitive nationally instead of looking for guaranteed wins. A loss to a quality team early on doesn't ruin a chance at a mythical national championship, it simply points out that you weren't really deserving of a shot a little earlier. And, a win against a quality team that plays with a different style than that usually seen in the Big Ten sets Michigan up for success in a bowl game.
I'd rather Michigan just took a bye week and work on defending against five receivers.
- February 22, 2007 10:22 AM
i think it's fair to say that, as the AD, Martin has concerns to deal with that none here have to worry about. and, mgoblogs points are true: it's a trickle up effect that leads to the Vandys of CFB scheduling other crappy IAA teams. then there are no Vandys for M to schedule....and they have to go to IAA too.
- February 22, 2007 11:43 AM
- MGoBlue93 said...
Dan... see your point. Nobody here has the athletic department's budget information here. And since football finances many other sports, ADs all over the land have many many concerns.
But with regard to AD Martin in particular, I'm NOT buying any of it. Other schools try to negotiate in good faith with regard to schedules and Martin tells them his way or the highway.
No cogent nor compelling reason has ever been given why Michigan cannot travel to Auburn or Georgia for a season and Auburn or Georgia comes to A2 for a season.
And if one cannot find a school that will kiss Martin's ass, then schedule a Big 10 team and get off that ridiculous rotating schedule.
- February 22, 2007 2:14 PM
- Mathew said...
Hard though it is to say, I think playing ASU should take us out of the running for the MNC game. I've long been oppossed to scheduling down at all and feel that it should be automatic grounds for disqualification for a BCS bowl. Would I love for UM to play in and win the MNC this year? Absofuckinglutely. But I don't think we deserve to go for playing a DIAA school (or whatever the hell they are these days).
- February 22, 2007 11:20 PM
Michigan has no business playing a school like Allegany A&M. Who's next, Concordia University?
- February 23, 2007 7:47 AM
As an ASU alumnus, I am saddened to see the lack of sportsmanship and the poor repuation that these Michigan fans are leaving for themselves; a reputation associated with one of the best football programs I have ever seen and been a fan of.
What is the big issue about playing a 1-AA team? Are you seriously worried about losing or are you feeling bad for ASU? Are you concerned it is a waste of time or an insult to Michigan? Put your egos aside seriously. If you don't like the match up then there is a knob on the radio and tv marked "off". Practice with it.
In defense of ASU, it is a great honor to play a team that has a tradition of great football, great players, great sportsmanship, and respect for the game. For ASU it is a great opportunity to play an amazing team and learn from players and coaches whose talents exceed our own. It will help us strengthen our skills for the 2007 season. For Michigan fans, what have you got to lose by playing or attending? ASU is coming into this match up with good sportsmanship having nothing short of the greatest respect for your team. Is it possible to recieve the same or is that also ridiculous (as I have heard the term used so much already to describe this game).
- February 26, 2007 3:11 AM
- Yost said...
Trust me when I say this has nothing to do with ASU. Period. It could be any 1-AA school.
As stated in the post, ASU might well be better than EMU on Michigan's schedule. But if we're going to differentiate between the divisions, then teams should play inside their divisions. Or, what's the point?
Furthermore, to be blunt, Michigan gains nothing playing this game. We win big, so what, we're supposed to. We win by a hair and we drop like a rock in the polls. And if we somehow lose, well, you get the idea.
How many D-III schools is ASU playing? Zero, I bet. And if you were, how would you feel about paying over $50 a ticket if you're a season ticket holder? That's another factor for M fans. It's not about changing the channel.
- February 26, 2007 4:16 AM
- Yost said...
PS Anger at the AD for scheduling this game has nothing to do w/ a lack of respect for ASU. As stated in the post, I'm not very familiar w/ the school.
I'll keep saying it again and again - this isn't about ASU. It's about the slippery slope of D-1 schools padding their schedules w/ 1-AA schools and doing it just to make a buck w/ another home game instead of playing another appropriate 1-A school
- February 26, 2007 4:21 AM
- MGoBlue93 said...
Anon 12:11...
Absolutely amazing!!! How many times in the original thread and subsequent posts did people say:
This is not about ASU
No disrespect to ASU
This is not a knock against ASU???
But somehow, this thread still struck a nerve for you. Where's the lack of class and sportsmanship you allege? Please point it out to me... I can't speak for others, but if you find it, I'll offer you an apology.
The overwhelmingly majority of the board went OUT OF THEIR WAY not to make this a UM against ASU thing!
I hope ASU travels well. You'll enjoy your time in A2. Good luck!
- February 26, 2007 1:04 PM


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Thursday, December 07, 2006
Two-Minute Drill
And - surprise, surprise - in an update on his site, Sean reports Rainey is now under investigation by the Florida High School Athletic Association. Enjoy the jerseys, Chris.
* Brian at MGoBlog puts up two audio clips of interviews a Detroit radio station did with Gary Danielson and Kirk Herbstreit. M fans will hate Danielson even more as well as gain that much more respect for Herbstreit. At least I did.
* BR at Artificial Turf puts up a scathing article about Jim Tressel and the graduation rate of his players. (Memo to Buck fans: I'm just passing on the link, leave your vitriol over at AT).
* Check out the jacket this prostitute is wearing in this NY Times article that JV sent us. Ok, ok, leave us your smart ass comments.
* And in case you doubted Drew Sharp was a complete assclown (and shitty writer), check out this article where he compares the BCS voting to voting in elections. Uh...huh?
* Colt McCommercial - The Texas QB does a local commercial at 16. (HT: DW)
* You knew this was coming - MD sends us a link to SackTheBCS.org.
* Finally, in another example of why sometimes YouTube is a dangerous, dangerous thing, RB sends us this truly horrifying video of an Arkansas fan, uh...cheering in the stands. We're not sure if his excitement is for the 'Hogs or that he won the Billy Ray Cyrus Look-A-Like contest.
On second thought, maybe that is Billy Ray Cyrus.
31 comments:
The Chris Rainey interview is priceless. Well, actually, it does have a price: all the free clothes, cash and jewelry Chris admits to taking.
- December 07, 2006 1:19 AM
- Yost said...
Yeah, how dumbu can one be, eh, SoS?
- December 07, 2006 1:49 AM
If you didn't hear Danielson on Stoney & Wojo yesterday hopefully somebody will post a link. He's even a bigger penis with ears after this interview.
- December 07, 2006 7:21 AM
I predict Rainey will be playing for a much smaller school than Florida when he is thru with HS.
IIRC, the grad rates were from like 1996-2000 which would cover the last glorious years of one John Cooper, UM's favorite coach. I noticed he left out the years in the blog, but why let facts get in the way of a good rant.
You guys are getting an LSUlike obsession over Gary D. I am starting to get concerned. OSU will handle UF, you guys take care of USC, and we'll meet again in November.
The hooker picked the UM jacket since it was endorsed as the "jacket of choice for crack addicts the world over". High praise and well deserved. Also, since it is cold in Michigan, the jacket probably has more insulation, which she could smoke in an emergency.
- December 07, 2006 8:29 AM
The jacket just means that there was a generous Michigan fan who looked to drastically improve the downtrodden's warmth and fashion.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
- December 07, 2006 8:42 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
the coat isn't to attract visiting tosu fans, who for $15, could actually fulfill a life time dream and literally F--- Michigan?
or do you pay extra for that?
- December 07, 2006 9:14 AM
rainey. you dunce. its almost as if bowden planted that stuff on him.
was he at gunpoint making that statement? i can feel the stupidity right through my cpu screen.
- December 07, 2006 9:38 AM
- srudoff said...
With the games on ABC, we really haven't had to pay anything to see Michigan get F*d 5 of the last 6 years : )
- December 07, 2006 10:29 AM
John Belushi is alive and living in Arkansas.
- December 07, 2006 10:31 AM
Bubba Hog is hilarious!! Gary Danielson now has zero credibility, even down here in Georgia I have heard people complain about his nonsense at the Ark-Fl game, after that interview he is out of his mind
- December 07, 2006 10:35 AM
- Can't spell Lloyd without 2 "L's" said...
Yeah, Danielson is a grade A douche.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely despise the BCS. HOWEVER, it is designed to pit the 2 best teams in the BCS Championship game, and Danielson keeps spewing about "no rematch" and "2nd place team". I have no problem with people that thought Florida was the 2nd best team and voted as such, but any other reasoning is shit, pure and simple.
As for Herbstreit, I've always felt he is the most knowledgable and neutral college football guy out there.
- December 07, 2006 11:14 AM
Damnit, even Michigan hookers dress like soccer moms!
- December 07, 2006 11:25 AM
- Scott said...
I hate how Gary Danielson backs the hosts into a defensive position from the start with using a straw man argument.
'So I don't know how the Michigan argument goes that, we're the only team capable of coming within 3 points of Ohio State. I don't know how you can justify that argument."
I don't remember anyone ever making that argument?!?!? But Danielson knocks that argument down and gets the host to sound like he's back-peddling.
"I don't think you can, but I, but does it really, there, there's..."
Danielson then cuts him off:
"You KNOW you can't."
That set the tone for the rest of the interview. He doesn't even pause to acknowledge when he's wrong about Michigan being 2nd or 3rd after losing. He rolls on through to the next point.
- December 07, 2006 12:23 PM
- Andy said...
crabapple buck:
I am confused. Where do you get this data is from 96-00?
I read the article and went to the source press release from the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport.
From the press release: NCAA statistics were used in this study. The Institute reviewed data collected from member
institutions for the academic years of 2004-05 and 2005-06.
Look at it this way, the Bucks are once again better than Texas (who graduates a whopping 40% of their football players).
- December 07, 2006 12:44 PM
- 1201 S. Main St. said...
"I'm like, damn, I'm glad I'm Chris Rainey. It's real nice to be me.'' that's classic. As for the Wolverine hooker...at least she's getting paid to masturbate in libraries
- December 07, 2006 12:47 PM
- srudoff said...
I saw that too , then wondered why they put this
The Institute reviewed 1999-00 graduation (six-year)
rates, with a four-class average (freshmen classes of 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-00).
in there. I thought it was clear cut recent data only til I saw that.
Regardless, both schools should be embarassed at their % of African American football players they graduate. 32% sucks, 50% is nothing to write home about either.
One thing they don't mention - players that leave early for the pros - we've seemed to have a lot of these lately- I'm guessing they count against your stats. Um's had a few too if I recall.
- December 07, 2006 2:41 PM
Herbstreit really isn't that bad. All these weeks he's been the most reasonable. (goes without saying that Kornheiser and Wilbon are awesome) A friend of mine here at U of M grew up in Columbus and always enjoyed listening to him on the radio. Calling Breaston "worthless" and being a Buckeye with Buckeye kids are two problems with him, but otherwise he's been really great.
This year, Big Ten has got to rep hard and show those SEC scumbags how truly classless and overrated they are. This year the Midwest is going to show how it's really done.
And BTW, we beat the Gators the only time we ever played them, which was at the Outback Bowl at the end of the 2002 season. Kind of cool: we have some sort of hand in college football destiny. That Outback Bowl was on New Year's Day, same day as the Rose Bowl. Also that year OSU won the natl championship. There may be some pattern as with the Rose Bowl thing. Oh, and last year we were shafted from the Outback Bowl, which Iowa got instead.
- December 07, 2006 4:01 PM
I live in C-bus and heard Herby's remark about Breaston. He only called Steve's production and his utilization within the UM system "worthless", not Breaston himself. When Detroit Free Press reported it, they "edited" the comments to make them more juicy. Just wanted to make you guys aware of that, since the way it was reported it offended a lot of you UM fans.
- December 07, 2006 5:32 PM
- 1201 S. Main St. said...
How do the graduation rates compare to the non-student athletes in the same racial groups? That's the real measure. I'm guessing it's higher than 50% at OSU, but who knows. Did a quick check for UM and depending on the year the overall grad rate ranges from 60% to 80% (we seem to be graduating a higher percent every year. So then you compare that to UM's football rate of 70% from that study and it doesn't look so bad. Same can probably be said of many of the other schools
- December 07, 2006 7:27 PM
I read somewhere, sorry no source, but IIRC it was some official from some (not B10) university complaining, that the Grad Rate Study represents students graduating in four years, period.
- December 07, 2006 7:51 PM
- TitleIX said...
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- December 07, 2006 9:15 PM
- TitleIX said...
here's all the data for you math whizzes (of which I am not one).....
Apparently the Div I-A women bowlers have a 56% graduation rate.....which is dangerouly close to the men's basketball aggregate rate of 57% for Div I-A.
However, Moo U, has a men's basketball graduation rate of 91%!
Fun with numbers....
Happy computing!
- December 07, 2006 9:26 PM
- Andy said...
Boston Globe editorial regarding CFB bowl team grad rates.
DERRICK Z. JACKSON wrote: The worst offender is top-ranked Ohio State. It graduated only 32 percent of its black football players. Its racial gap is the worst of all 64 bowl teams: an astounding 53 percentage points behind the 85 percent for white players.
Go Bucks !!!!
- December 08, 2006 10:34 AM
- srudoff said...
hahahaha Andy - did you fail to notice that Michigan was a 41 point gap between white and black players? is that something to brag about? OSU was 53 pts, Michigan was 41 pts. GO WOLVERINES!!!
Both numbers are terrible - you should probably wait til your numbers are closer before you start ripping on other schools. This is like Indiana fans telling Illinois fans that their football team sucks.
- December 08, 2006 10:43 AM
Guys, please don't listen to anything Derrick Z. Jackson writes. I'm from Boston and he's an idiot. i mean, the fact that this is an article on college football in The Boston Globe should make one suspect! To clarify, Boston knows shit about college football. I know, I'm from there. Not necessarily their fault, they have the Sox and the Pats. But they don't know much beyond that.
That douchebag Jackson wrote a "tribute" to Ronald Reagan the day after he died in which he said that Reagan was a racist because he was once in a city with a history of racism. I'm no Republican, but that article was tasteless and stupid. and don't get me started on Jackson's opinions on Israel
- December 08, 2006 12:30 PM
- Andy said...
FYI, I was just passing another link I found regarding this discussion.
While I understand how my Go Bucks!!!! comment could be seen as a "rip". It was not intended as such. It was more of a sarcastic jeer to most major college football teams. Ohio State is just leading a RACE OF PIGS in this category.
For the first time in my life -- I am actually rooting for the Bucks in Glendale against the gators.
- December 08, 2006 12:48 PM
Somewhere above, someone asked if the graduation rates considered players leaving early for the pro's. Not to "he said, she said", but I saw posted on a Gamecock board that the rankings they were looking at (not sure if it was the NCAA's or not), did not count those leaving early against the school's rate. I'm honestly not sure how they would handle it though (like a walk in babseball???, doesn't count as an at-bat beats me?!?).
- December 08, 2006 6:36 PM
O Mattathias, you stole my thunder,
you deleted your comment, before I could plunder.
Oh why did thouest delete what thou spate, were thou forgetting, OSU against SEC in bowl games is oh and 8?
- December 08, 2006 6:44 PM
- Jim said...
Here's the list I was talking about - not NCAA's, looks like some guy at Boston Globe
click my name above
- December 08, 2006 7:03 PM
sorry, it now requires a username, try this, but connect the lines before you link to it
- December 08, 2006 7:04 PM
Here's the list
Top 25 Graduation Rates
Team Players' graduation %
1. Navy 98
2. Boston College 96
3. Notre Dame 95
4. Wake Forest 93
5. Nebraska 88
6. Florida 80
7. Penn State 80
8. Texas Christian 78
9. Virginia Tech 74
10. Michigan 71
11. South Florida 66
12. Boise State 65
13. Maryland 64
14. South Carolina 64
15. Auburn 63
16. Texas A&M 63
17. West Virginia 63
18. Wisconsin 62
19. Oregon State 60
21. Rutgers 58
22. Tennessee 58
23. Arkansas 55
24. Georgia Tech 55
25. OSU and USC 55
Barely passing graduation rates in the AP rankings: Brigham Young 53, Louisville 53, Oklahoma 52, Houston 51.
Teams that should be dropped from bowls on overall graduation success rates: Hawaii 49, LSU 49, California 44, Georgia 41, Texas 40.
I don't know how they calculated them, because they differ from NCAA's.. maybe different years or most recent year. I can;t get back tothe site without getting a username. There was a link to a transcript of the guy explaining the process.
- December 08, 2006 7:07 PM


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Thanks to everyone who has made a gift to KLRU during our drive so far! We're at $107,000 as of this morning and getting closer to our goal of $240,000. If you haven't made your gift yet, then tonight is the night for you: we'll be live in the studio with an encore presentation of Ken Burns' Prohibition and we'll be offering tickets to the first ever KLRU Drink Up, a tour of local distilleries and breweries for KLRU donors!
The tour is a great representation of what Austin has to offer! We'll board a bus at KLRU then head out for tours (and tastings!) at Live Oak Brewery, Tito's Vodka, Treaty Oak Rum, and wrap up the afternoon with food and drink at BlackStar Co-op – a great selection of local business, innovation, and delicious beverages. The Drink Up is Saturday, February 4.
For your gift of $150, you'll receive two (2) tickets to the Drink Up (which includes the price of the tastings and food), plus the Prohibition DVD set and the book, Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent. The Drink Up would make a fantastic gift or a great outing for a group of friends – be sure to tune in tonight at 7pm for all the details.
Bonus: We'll also have the Tipsy Texan, David Alan, live in the KLRU Studios tonight mixing up the best holiday cocktails and giving away tickets to tomorrow night's Drink Local Austin event! Tell your friends and be sure to watch!


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A Texas man is facing third-degree felony charges of making a terroristic threat after he allegedly told elementary school staffers he brought a gun to the building, NBCDFW.com reported.
Officials say Ronald Miller was unarmed Wednesday when he told a school greeter outside Celina Elementary School that he had a gun, according to NBCDFW.com. The town of Celina is just north of Dallas.
The greeter froze in panic when Miller said he was a gunman and his target was inside, Celina Independent School District Superintendent Donny O'Dell told NBCDFW.com. Miller was then able to walk into the school and entered the office.
"He told them that he is a shooter and 'you're dead, and you're dead,'" O'Dell told NBCDFW.com. Never showing a weapon, Miller then reportedly revealed his stunt was a test of school safety and he wanted to talk to the principal.
School staffers knew Miller, who was a father of a student, and police were not called until he left the school, The Dallas Morning News reported. He was arrested Wednesday evening and is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail, the newspaper added. Read More


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abdominal bracing - technique of tensing the stomach muscles to support the spine.
acromion - the roof, or highest point, of the shoulder that is formed by a part of the scapula, or shoulder blade.
adhesions - abnormal bands of tissue that grow between the joint surfaces, restricting motion.
allodynia - pain due to a stimulus that does not normally provoke pain.
analgesia - absence of pain in response to stimulation that would normally be painful.
ankylosing spondylitis - a disease that affects the spine, causing the bones of the spine to grow together.
antibody - special protein produced by the body's immune system that recognizes and helps fight infectious agents and other foreign substances that invade the body.
artery - any tubular, branching vessel that carries blood from the heart throughout the body.
arthralgia - pain in a joint, usually due to arthritis or arthropathy.
arthritis - inflammation of a joint, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and sometimes change in structure.
arthrogram - an x-ray to view bone structures following an injection of a contrast fluid into a joint area. When the fluid leaks into an area that it does not belong, disease or injury may be considered, as a leak would provide evidence of a tear, opening, or blockage.
arthroscopy - a minimally-invasive diagnostic and treatment procedure used for conditions of a joint. This procedure uses a small, lighted, optic tube (arthroscope) which is inserted into the joint through a small incision in the joint. Images of the inside of the joint are projected onto a screen; used to evaluate any degenerative and/or arthritic changes in the joint; to detect bone diseases and tumors; to determine the cause of bone pain and inflammation.
atrophy - wasting away of a body part or tissue.
benign - non-cancerous.
bursa - a sac filled with fluid located between a bone and a tendon or muscle.
bursitis - repeated small stresses and overuse that cause the bursa to swell and become irritated.
cartilage - a smooth material that covers bone ends of a joint to cushion the bone and allow the joint to move easily without pain.
computed tomography scan (Also called a CT or CAT scan.) - a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of x-rays and computer technology to produce cross-sectional images (often called slices), both horizontally and vertically, of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general x-rays.
congenital - present at birth.
contusion - bruise.
corticosteroids (Also called glucocorticoids.) - potent anti-inflammatory hormones that are made naturally in the body or synthetically for use as drugs; most commonly prescribed drug of this type is prednisone.
dislocation - a dislocation occurs when extreme force is put on a ligament causing the two bone ends to separate. Dislocations can also affect a joint, the point where two or more bones come together. The joint is created as a "ball-and-socket" joint. A dislocated joint causes the head of the bone (ball) to partially or completely come out of the socket.
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (Also called ESR or sed rate.) - a measurement of how quickly red blood cells fall to the bottom of a test tube. When swelling and inflammation are present, the blood's proteins clump together and become heavier than normal. Thus, when measured, they fall and settle faster at the bottom of the test tube. Generally, the faster the blood cells fall, the more severe the inflammation.
femur - thighbone.
fibromyalgia (Also called fibrositis.) - a chronic, widespread pain in muscles and soft tissues surrounding the joints throughout the body.
fracture - a break in a bone.
giant cell arteritis (Also called cranial arteritis, temporal arteritis, or Horton's disease.) - disease causing inflammation of the temporal arteries and other arteries in the head and neck, causing the arteries to narrow, reducing blood flow in the affected areas; may cause persistent headaches and vision loss;
hip - the region on each side of the pelvis; made up of three sections: ilium, ischium, and pubis; the upper part of the femur (upper leg bone) fits into the hip via a ball-and-socket joint; the socket is a cup-shaped bone of the pelvis, called the acetabulum, and the ball is the head of the femur.
humerus - the bone of the upper arm.
immune system - complex network of specialized cells and organs that work together to defend the body against attacks by "foreign" invaders such as bacteria and viruses; in some rheumatic conditions, it appears that the immune system does not function properly and may even work against the body.
incidence - statistic that equals the number of new cases of a particular disease that occur in a population during a defined period of time, usually one year.
inflammation - a normal reaction to injury or disease, which results in swelling, pain, and stiffness.
joint - where the ends of two or more bones meet.
kyphosis - a forward curvature of the back bones (vertebrae) in the upper back area, giving a "humpback" appearance.
ligaments - a white, shiny, flexible band of fibrous tissue that binds joints together and connects various bones and cartilage.
lower back (Also called lumbar spine.) - a complex structure that connects the upper body to the lower body; consists of vertebrae, disks, spinal cord, and nerves.
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - a diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of large magnets, radiofrequencies, and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body.
musculoskeletal system - the complex system involving the body's muscles and skeleton, and including the joints, ligaments, tendons, and nerves.
myelogram - involves the injection of a dye or contrast material into the spinal canal; a specific x-ray study that also allows careful evaluation of the spinal canal and nerve roots.
neuralgia - pain in distribution of nerve or nerves.
neuritis - inflammation of a nerve or nerves.
NSAID - abbreviation for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which do not contain corticosteroids and are used to reduce pain and inflammation; aspirin and ibuprofen are two types of NSAIDs.
occult - disease or symptoms that are not readily detectable by physical examination or laboratory tests.
orthopedic surgeon (Also called an orthopedist.) - a physician who diagnoses, treats, manages the rehabilitation process, and provides prevention protocols for patients who suffer from injury or disease in any of the components of the musculoskeletal system.
orthopedic surgery (Also called orthopedics.) - the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of injuries and diseases of the body's musculoskeletal system.
osteitis pubis - an inflammation of the pubic symphysis, the bone to which the two hip bones connect in front of the body.
osteoporosis - a condition that develops when bone is no longer replaced as quickly as it is removed.
overuse conditions - injuries due to minor trauma involving soft-tissue injuries - injuries that affect the bone, muscles, ligaments, and/or tendons.
pain - an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.
pain threshold - the least experience of pain that a person can recognize.
pain tolerance level - the greatest level of pain that a person is prepared to tolerate.
pelvis - a basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column containing the sacrum, coccyx, and hip bones (ilium, pubis, and ischium).
polymyalgia rheumatica - condition of unknown cause that affects the lining of joints, particularly in the shoulders and hips.
predisposition - tendency to develop a certain disease.
prevalence - statistic that equals the total number of people in a population with a certain disease at a given time.
prosthesis - an artificial body part replacement.
radionuclide bone scan - a nuclear imaging technique that uses a very small amount of radioactive material, which is injected into the patient's bloodstream to be detected by a scanner. This test shows blood flow to the bone and cell activity within the bone.
range of motion - measurement of the extent to which a joint can go through all its normal spectrum of movements.
rheumatoid factor - special kind of antibody often found in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
R.I.C.E. - Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.
rotator cuff - consists of muscles and tendons that hold the shoulder in place.
scapula - shoulder blade.
sciatica (Also called lumbar radiculopathy.) - a pain that originates along the sciatic nerve.
scoliosis - a lateral, or sideways, curvature and rotation of the back bones (vertebrae), giving the appearance that the person is leaning to one side.
soft tissues - the ligaments, tendons, and muscles in the musculoskeletal system.
somatosensory - refers to sensory signals from all tissues of the body including skin, viscera, muscles, and joints.
spine - a column in the body consisting of 33 vertebrae.
spondylosis - a degenerative process of the cervical spine that causes narrowing of the spinal canal and neural foramina, and produces compression of the spinal cord and nerve roots.
sprain - a partial or complete tear of a ligament.
strain - a partial or complete tear of a muscle or tendon.
stress fracture - a bone injury caused by overuse.
synovial fluid - a clear, sticky fluid that is released by the synovial membrane and acts as a lubricant for joints and tendons.
systemic - disease or symptoms that affect many different parts of the body.
temporal arteries - vessels located over the temples on each side of the head, that supply blood to part of the head.
tendon - the tough cords of tissue that connect muscles to bones.
tendonitis - an inflammation in a tendon or the tendon covering.
torticollis (Also called wryneck.) - a twisting of the neck that causes the head to rotate and tilt on an angle.
trigger point - hypersensitive area or site in muscle or connective tissue, usually associated with myofascial pain syndromes.
ultrasound - a diagnostic technique which uses high-frequency sound waves to create an image of the internal organs.
x-ray - a diagnostic test which uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs onto film.
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PJ Hough, Corporate Vice President of Program Management, Microsoft Office Division
Welcome to the Office Next blog. I'm really excited to kick off this conversation and connect you with the engineers who are building future releases of Office—here, they'll discuss the improvements we make, the designs we choose and the data and feedback that inform our decisions.
Back in January, I announced the technical preview of the next generation of all our Microsoft Office products and services. As we work to bring these new products to you, we do extensive testing within Microsoft and with customers. This testing helps us find and fix problems, and feedback from customers helps us fine tune our products to their work styles. When they use early versions of our products and services on their turf, we learn a ton about how to evolve them to best support the ways people work. This input helps us continue to deliver the best Office experience.
Of course, while I love feedback that lets us improve something, it's fantastic to hear feedback about things that are already working great. Throughout our technical preview program, I got some comments from our customers worth sharing:
"You guys have made some amazing, amazing changes in this round of Office"
-Susan Driever, mother and PTA board member
"The look and the style of the apps is just so fluid"
-Mike Riess, student
"I love how well it integrates with Windows 8"
-Aaress Lawless, small business owner
I can't wait to share more about the new Office. In my 18 years at Microsoft, I think this is the most transformational release I've worked on!
Stay tuned for more early comments from customers who have enjoyed a sneak peak of some of our new products and services- you'll be seeing what they have to say on Twitter at @office and via #officepreview. Add this blog to your RSS feeds and be sure to check back here.


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Just when you thought that Alex Jones and Infowars website was all the stupid stuff in the internet, along comes Assange and Wikileaks. I copied this text a long time ago to research the UFO sightings they may have come up with. Well, What the Fuck!?! These 2 sites are way worse than Jones. Didn't that TV show with Rod Serling go off the air like back in the '60s?
I submit for your viewing.
Right before everyones favorite person Julian Assange was arrested as part of the CIA Honey Pot that has him ensnared, he did an interview with the Guardian in the UK where he says that some of the leaked cables that he has mention UFOs. Now, a European site claims to have details that these leaked cables deal with the long-rumored war that the US has been waging against UFOs that originate near the Antarctic.
According to this report, the United States went to its highest alert level on June 10, 2004 after a massive fleet of UFOs suddenly emerged from the Southern Ocean and approached Guadalajara, Mexico barely 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) from the American border. Prior to reaching the US border, however, this massive UFO fleet is said in this report to have dimensionally returned to their Southern Ocean home base.


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The National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle training curriculum is based on the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). The lifestyle program is divided into two components: Core Curriculum & Post-Core Curriculum.
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This website makes publicly available materials that were used in the HEALTHY intervention program, which was designed to moderate risk factors for type 2 diabetes in adolescents including nutrition, physical education, behavior, and communications and social marketing. En español
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This toolkit provides materials to begin a community outreach program with African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos at risk for type 2 diabetes, reinforcing the message that type 2 diabetes can be delayed or prevented. CME credit available. En español
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The Baja SAE team from Lawrence Tech finished 31st in a field of 100 in the regional competition at Tennessee Tech University April18-21.
LTU scored in the top half of the field in almost all of the categories, and finished 37th in the biggest event, the four-hour endurance race.
Accomplishments of this year's team include:
• Lightest Baja car in LTU history, 420 lbs.
• First belt-driven transmission (belt-driven final reduction) in LTU history.
• Thermoformed ABS plastic body.
• Carbon fiber belly pan, and body components.
• Completed car for earliest competition possible (10-month build).
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Old-school MMO players from before the days of World of Warcraft remember how the genre used to be. Games like the original EverQuest or Ultima Online took forever to go up a single level. Players would wander looking for quest givers without exclamation marks over the heads, and could struggle just as mightily when looking for the place to turn them in. But in the end, a level felt like an accomplishment, a completed quest was a job well done.
Then came the dreaded word: Accessibility. Where did the MMO go wrong?
"We labored over the user interface for [World of Warcraft], going through many iterations, to find one that would be easy and intuitive for players new to the genre," said former Blizzard dev Mark Kern in a blog post on MMORPG.com. He now works with developer Red 5 creating Firefall. "We created a massive number of quests to lead the player through the world, making sure that they never had to think about what to do next."
He said the plan worked, and people came into the game by the millions, making World of Warcraft the most popular MMO ever. Then came quest trackers, more XP, and leveling so fast that gear you got earlier in the day was obsolete by the time you logged off.
"But at what cost? Sometimes I look at WoW and think "what have we done?" Kern said. "I think I know. I think we killed a genre. ... It's not the end game that we should be worried about, it's the journey. An MMO should be savored, a lifetime of experiences contained within a single, beautifully crafted world. The moment to moment gameplay should be its own reward. You should feel like you could live your whole life there,"
Of course, Kern's current title will look to carve its niche in the MMO space, so it is logical for him to find flaws with the competition. But he is speaking to what many fans of the old-school MMO scene--and even vanilla WoW--have lamented for some time, that there is no challenge any more.
World of Warcraft may very well be feeling the effects of stagnation, as the subscriber base is down to its lowest point in years, although still the 800-pound gorilla with more than 8.3 million subscribers. Blizzard has promised for frequent updates to keep the user base more "engaged."


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WaPo columnist Michelle Singletary says:
Ironically, Jackson and his father in 1999 co-authored a book on personal finance, "It's About the Money!: How You Can Get Out of Debt, Build Wealth, and Achieve Your Financial Dreams." The Jacksons wrote: "Many of our churches breed material needs, as do many of our public schools, with peer pressure to buy expensive clothing."Hmm. Using debt to buy stuff is hugely different from diverting money that isn't yours to spend that way. But I guess we can look at Jackson's list of items and use it as an occasion to reflect on the idiotic crap we've felt tempted to buy. Get some distance. What if the newspapers published a list of the 100 stupidest things you've thrown your money away on over the course of a lifetime?
I was critical of the portions of the book in which the Jacksons found it necessary to chide blacks for what they characterize as shameless spending....
At least the Jacksons are showing remorse....
Before you pass judgment on the Jacksons, think about the mess you might have made of your finances or the financial follies of people you know. It might not be a crime to get what you want (not what you need), but acting as if you are rich without being able to afford it can ruin your life.
Look around. If you could snap your fingers and cause any item in your house to transform into the cash you spent on it (or even only half of what you spent), what percentage of your possessions would be left? The items suddenly turn into piles of dollar bills. Better gather them up quickly. How much have you got there? Now, bills disappear to eradicate your debts. What do you have left now in your hands and in your house? How do you feel?
And by the way, Singletary said she chided the Jesse Jacksons, Sr. and Jr., for chiding black people for spending too much money on stuff, but then she turned around and chided her readers for spending too much money on stuff. Isn't that a contradiction? Or is it a problem to speak specifically to black people? The Jacksons shouldn't write a book talking specifically to black people? What are the rules here?


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This section of track just north of Peekskill is prone to rock slides and washouts and the tracks are monitored by a pair of thin wires that measure geologic shifts. When the rock under the tracks falls away into the river, little by little, as it occasionally does, an alarm sounds and track gangs are quickly dispatched to shore up the rails.
The work was planned long before Super Storm Sandy, which caused erosion to the track bed and damage to the tracks and signal systems. The project design by Geo Design was completed last year.
"This is Metro-North's first major bank stabilization project along the Hudson River and has been in the planning stages for several years," said Metro-North President Howard Permut. "You might think that it is a result of Superstorm Sandy, which flooded 30 miles of track, but it's not. However, the type of work we are doing here is similar to several projects soon to be undertaken elsewhere along the right-of-way. This kind of reinforcement is critical to protect the tracks from future storm-related erosion."
Metro-North is drilling a row of four-foot diameter, 45-foot-deep shafts into the ground just above the high tide line. Then in the center of each, a smaller drill will anchor an even deeper core beam in bedrock. Then, each ring will be filled with concrete. The row of rings will be linked together with concrete panels for a total length of 114 feet.
Due to challenging terrain, all the work is being done from barges in the river and all tailings from the huge drills are being removed by barge. To minimize impact on train operations, the work is taking place on weekdays in the off-peak hours when the track closest to the river is taken out of service.
A $6-million contract was awarded to Kiewit Infrastructure Co. for the project, which is expected to be completed in the fall.


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In addition to supporting ongoing post-storm recovery work, nearly one-third of the money, made available through the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Emergency Relief Program, is set aside to help the agencies begin investing in resiliency projects to help ensure that their transit assets, from trains and buses to stations and subway tunnels, are better able to withstand future disasters, such as major floods.
"We continue to work closely with the transit agencies hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy to ensure they can recover from this terrible disaster and emerge stronger than before," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "The millions of riders in New York and New Jersey deserve a robust public transportation network that can deliver the service they depend on every day."
A notice published in the Federal Register next week will provide a breakdown of how the funds are allocated to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, the New York City Department of Transportation, New Jersey Transit and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Of the $3.7 billion in disaster relief funds, $2.4 billion is allocated for recovery and rebuilding projects, while $1.3 billion is dedicated to increasing the transit systems' resiliency in the face of future disasters.
This $3.7 billion in disaster assistance brings the total dollars allocated by FTA so far for all Sandy recovery activities to $5.7 billion and is just the latest step by the administration to support the ongoing recovery of the communities impacted. Beyond the funds provided by FTA, the administration has provided more than $5.4 billion in community development block grants and more than $1.3 billion in FEMA assistance provided directly to impacted families, covering eligible repair costs and meeting temporary housing needs, as well as more than $1 billion in FEMA funds to support state and local rebuilding efforts.
Before submitting grant applications for the newly announced funds, the transit agencies are required to develop a list of eligible projects and work with FTA to meet eligibility requirements.
"We have learned from the back-to-back impacts of Hurricanes Irene and Sandy that it is vitally important to prepare for the future," said FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff. "Investing in the strength of the region's transit infrastructure now will help reduce the impact of travel delays, disruptions and economic losses when the next big storm hits."
Examples of resiliency projects may include elevating storm drains to reduce the volume of water that pours into stations below street level, installing higher capacity water pumps and installing back-up sources of power for lighting, flood pumps and other necessities. Because a significant portion of the seriously-damaged transit infrastructure was already aging, FTA will fund repair and replacement projects that bring transit assets up to a state of good repair.
FTA will continue to work with the affected transit agencies and will make additional Disaster Relief Act funds available for additional recovery and resiliency projects on a competitive basis in the future.


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