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Phase I Overview
Applications for time on Gemini are made through National Time Allocation Committees (NTACs) which are individually responsible for scientific and technical assessment and for making recommendations to the Gemini Observatory that time be awarded. Proposals will be solicited by Gemini every 6 months in early March and September; details of the submission and review process vary from Participant to Participant. Proposals for Large and Long Programs are accepted annually and assessed through a separate LP Time Allocation Committee. Proposals for Director's Discretionary Time can be submitted throughout the semester, and this time is open to all astronomers, independent of nationality. Poor weather proposals can also be submitted throughout the semester, and this time is open to users based in participating countries, the host institutions and Gemini staff. International collaborations ("joint proposals"), where time is being sought from several participating countries, must be submitted using the Gemini Phase I Tool (PIT) even if the proposal involves Participants that offer other submission mechanisms. The PIT supports automatic submission to multiple Participants at once. See the joint proposal instructions for more details.
Proposals from outside of the Gemini community must be submitted
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Links to Participant- and host-specific information are contained in the
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In normal operations, application may be made for classical or queue mode observations. Successful queue and classical applications are defined in advance using the Phase II Observing Tool. Classical mode observations are scheduled on specific dates and are carried out by the investigators visiting the telescopes. Queue mode observations are executed by the Gemini staff. This mode offers the potential of better matching observations to the prevailing conditions (e.g. image quality, sky background, cloud cover) and execution of Target of Opportunity observations for classes of targets whose coordinates are not known at the time of proposal submission. Gemini Observatory welcomes a variety of visiting scientists, including classical observers, queue investigators, students, and members of the National Gemini Offices.
The Phase I proposal submission process
is supported by staff in the National Gemini Offices (NGOs).
The Gemini Help Desk should be used to
contact NGO staff regarding proposal submission.
Technical instrument-specific advice is given
in the "Observation Preparation" section of each of the Gemini
instrument web pages.
The worst possible
weather conditions must be specified for each program. The Integration Time Calculators should be used to optimize your exposure time, conditions and signal to noise.
The NTAC results, comprising rank and recommended time awards, are sent electronically to Gemini Observatory. Each proposal is sent as an XML document consisting of attribute/value pairs that encode the proposal information together with a separate PDF file containing the science and technical case. The Gemini Phase I Tool (PIT) automatically generates the XML file. Participants who have chosen to use their own proposal system must translate their internal formats into the correct XML structures in order for the files to be ingested into the observing database. The NTAC and Staff forwarded proposals are merged together to produce a draft program queue at each telescope. For the merging to work effectively, the group of top-rated proposals that would fill that Participants share of the time available should contain a reasonable balance in terms of the observing constraints requested. The NTAC evaluations page lists various considerations for maximizing each Participant's use of their allocated time.
The International Time Allocation Committee (ITAC) consists of representatives from each NTAC and from Gemini Observatory. The merged queue and list of classical programs are considered by the ITAC, and duplications and conflicts are resolved. Observatory operations staff are consulted to ensure that programs can be scheduled; changes may be made to individual programs for schedulability. The recommended programs are forwarded to the Gemini Director for final approval. Approved programs are published on the Gemini public web pages, including: PI name, Participant country, proposal title and abstract, instrument.
Queue programs assigned by the ITAC into queue Science Ranking Band 1 are eligible for rollover into the next semester, for no more than two consecutive semesters, in order to increase the likelihood of program completion. Rollover will apply to queue programs only, and not to Targets of Opportunity programs. The relevant ITAC representatives have the right to recommend withdrawal of execution (and rollover) status.
Scientific and technical feedback to the investigators about their proposal is generated by each NGO/NTAC. Notification of the award of time is generated by Gemini Observatory and sent to each investigator. NGOs then iterate with successful PI's to specify the Phase II observations. The formal handover of responsibility for supporting the investigators, from the NGO to Gemini Observatory, takes place upon transmission to Gemini of the final detailed Phase II program.


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Just wondering if I'm the only one who's ever gone from boxers back to briefs
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I go between briefs and comando !!
I went back from boxers to briefs. God what a great switch back it's been
I went from boxers to briefs... and never looked back! I like my briefs!
Also... Just something I noticed...the last few posts... Panda, Tiger, and HowlinAtcha... were all a bunch of animals!
I wear boxers, boxer-briefs, and briefs. I find AE Boxer-Breifs the most comfortable.
Neither! Trunks are becoming the only thing I wear. Although if I had to choose, it'd be briefs. I used to wear them a lot (look to the left of the post), but I prefer trunks a lot more.
Like you I have gone back to Briefs
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Never boxers..yeah to b/briefs and briefs....but now totally into trunks...like everything about 'em
trunks? Are they Boxer briefs? If so, I admit I have broken my briefs only rule and bought some Sonic ones XD
i have lots of different undies love them all lol but i have gotten inot breifs in this last year i find them very hot
Yes i have gone from boxers to briefs
i have boxers , but also do trunks. the ones i like have a pouch and are very comfortable
Boxers or Briefs?
I went from decades of wearing briefs only to boxers 6 years ago. Yesterday I wore a pair of navy blue FTL briefs to work just to switch it up. They felt good, yet when I got home, I changed into boxer with gym shorts. I love feeling my dick loose instead of it being supported and held in place. Briefs look sexier by far; boxers feel sexy.
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if the pants are tighter I tend to favor briefs
I switched from boxers to briefs and boxer briefs.
I alternate between boxers and boxer briefs. I could never go back to regular briefs.
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BTW briefs guy here... I find them very sexy, specially CK's... have some boxers briefs too... and definitively no way for boxers...
Just briefs for me, i hate boxers
Like most other guys in their 50's I wear briefs.
I love both! A tight fitting pair of hipster trunk boxers are hot but briefs are really cute and sexy too.
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Boxers mostly, but briefs make an appearance once in a blue moon
boxer briefs , well thats what I prefer on my men and myself whenever I do wear underwear lol. But I do have to say, briefs can make an ass and bulge look Really nice .
I go commando.
Briefs when necessary rest of the time its Jockstraps.
Briefs and sometimes boxer briefs. I like the support...
Hockey players butts drive me nuts!
Boxer briefs or boxers. It depends what I am doing.
Yep. Love my briefs!
Briefs and boxer briefs mostly some times boxers.
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Briefs and boxer briefs. I will only wear boxers around the house...as shorts.
boxer briefs for me. love them ^^
Boxers as shorts around the house too.
Trunks if I'm going to the gym or wearing slacks that are tailored. Boxers the rest of the time.
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The final announced piece of downloadable content for Battlefield 3 is coming up, and DICE has detailed what we can expect to see from it. The "End Game" DLC will bring back the Capture the Flag mode, and add a host of new maps and vehicles to keep you occupied.
The official Battlefield site (via CVG) reveals that the DLC will add a new dropship to provide "rapid deployment" of troop transports, air drops, and vehicle drop capabilities, plus three new vehicles including dirt bikes. It will also pack four maps to test out all the new toys on.
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Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly, Wave IV, 2000-2001 [Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas] (ICPSR 4314)
Published: Nov 25, 2009
Principal Investigator(s):
Kyriakos S. Markides, University of Texas-Medical Branch; Laura A. Ray, University of Texas-Medical Branch
- Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (Hispanic EPESE) Series
Version V2
Alternate Title
Hispanic EPESE, 2000-2001
This dataset comprises the third follow-up of the baseline Hispanic EPESE, HISPANIC ESTABLISHED POPULATIONS FOR THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE ELDERLY, 1993-1994: [ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS] (ICPSR 2851), and provides information on 1,682 of the original respondents. The Hispanic EPESE collected data on a representative sample of community-dwelling Mexican-American elderly, aged 65 years and older, residing in the five southwestern states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The primary purpose of the series was to provide estimates of the prevalence of key physical health conditions, mental health conditions, and functional impairments in older Mexican Americans and to compare these estimates with those for other populations. The Hispanic EPESE attempted to determine whether certain risk factors for mortality and morbidity operate differently in Mexican Americans than in non-Hispanic White Americans, African Americans, and other major ethnic groups. The public-use data cover background characteristics (age, sex, type of Hispanic race, income, education, marital status, number of children, employment, and religion), height, weight, social and physical functioning, chronic conditions, related health problems, health habits, self-reported use of dental, hospital, and nursing home services, and depression. The follow-ups provide a cross-sectional examination of the predictors of mortality, changes in health outcomes, and institutionalization and other changes in living arrangements, as well as changes in life situations and quality of life issues. The vital status of respondents from baseline to this round of the survey may be determined using the Vital Status file (Part 2). This file contains interview dates from the baseline as well as vital status at Wave IV (respondent survived, date of death if deceased, proxy-assisted, proxy-reported cause of death, proxy-true). The first follow-up of the baseline data (Hispanic EPESE Wave II, 1995-1996 [ICPSR 3385]) followed 2,438 of the original 3,050 respondents, and the second follow-up (Hispanic EPESE Wave III, 1998-1999 [ICPSR 4102]) followed 1,980 of these respondents. Hispanic EPESE, 1993-1994 (ICPSR 2851), was modeled after the design of ESTABLISHED POPULATIONS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE ELDERLY, 1981-1993: [EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, IOWA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, IOWA, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA] (ICPSR 9915) and ESTABLISHED POPULATIONS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE ELDERLY, 1996-1997: PIEDMONT HEALTH SURVEY OF THE ELDERLY, FOURTH IN-PERSON SURVEY [DURHAM, WARREN, VANCE, GRANVILLE, AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA] (ICPSR 2744).
Export Citation:
United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (RO1 AG10939, RO3 AG026106)
Subject Terms
Geographic Coverage
Time Period(s)
2000 -- 2001
Date of Collection
2000-09 -- 2001-07
Data Collection Notes
Grant RO3 AG026106 is the "Archive Plan for the Longitudinal Study of Mexican American Elderly Health."
The Resource Book of the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly is provided with this collection.
Multistage, stratified probability sample.
The southwestern United States.
Data Source
personal interviews with subject or proxy
physical assessments
survey data
Response Rates
79.7 percent
Presence of Common Scales
Mini Mental Status Exam Scoring (MMSE), Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), ZARIT Caregiver Burden Scale, Performance Oriented Mobility Assessments (POMAs)
Original Release Date
Version Date
Version History
2009-11-25 The data have been updated.
2006-10-03 The setup files have been updated.
2005-11-04 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Created variable labels and/or value labels.
- Created online analysis version with question text.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
This study is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), the aging program within ICPSR. NACDA is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Heath (NIH).


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DECEMBER 4--In the wake of prisoner claims of mistreatment and humiliation at the hands of guards, a North Carolina warden has been suspended while state officials investigate the troubling allegations.
Lafayette Hall, who runs the Sampson Correctional Institution, has been placed on paid administrative leave while the State Bureau of Investigation probes the prisoner accusations, which are contained in a "To whom it may concern" letter sent several months ago to a federal magistrate judge in Greensboro. A second corrections worker has been reassigned.
The July 23 letter carries the name of six inmates at Sampson, a medium security facility. The missive carried the return address of Gary Parker, a 34-year-old habitual felon who is serving a 105-month sentence (and is due for release in August 2015). The inmate letter sought help in finding a lawyer to help file a class action lawsuit against the state prison system.


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Thursday, September 28, 2006
Move Over Beano--There's a New Intolerable Prick in Town
I heard venerable ABC college football announcer, 1966 Heisman Trophy runner-up, quarterback of the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins, and NFL Hall of Famer Bob Griese, struggling to make a point about how teams seek to establish a successful rhythm and identity early in the season. Unable to grasp the right word to make his point, Griese jokingly reached out to his broadcast "partner" Paul Maguire, asking the walrus-faced former Buffalo Bills punter and booth blowhard, "What's the word I'm looking for Paul?" With all the clever sensitivity of the Ralph Fiennes character in "Schindler's List" Maguire snapped, "I don't know, it's in your mouth. Get it out!"
Though I couldn't see Griese, his subdued reaction made me think that he was embarassed. Embarassed by Maguire, a man who is clearly among the worst announcers in all of sports. He adds nothing--no insight, no humor, nothing. He does not even have a good voice or a pedigree as one of the sports' greats. He was a freaking punter! For the Buffalo Bills!
As far as I can tell, Maguire has his job because he was already signed for this season to announce NFL Sunday Night games, which were formerly broadcast by ESPN. Rather than jettison this useless gasbag the network decided to stuff his flabby ass into a college booth, where he takes away air time from two consummate pros, the aforementioned Griese and the vastly unheralded Brad Nessler.
My contempt for Maguire was accelerated by his dissing of Griese, but it has its firm roots in his abysmal performance as part of the three-schmuck booth that ESPN foisted on the viewing public over the past several years. When you can stand out as the most obnoxious man on a broadcast team that also includes Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann, that's saying something. Patrick's repressed hostitlity makes him term most everything "wonderful, wonderful" and Theismann's relentless verbal diarrhea forces his mouth to do a Joe Pa Dash to the Can whenever he opens it.
Paul Maguire, don't you dare insult Bob Griese. And don't try to be funny. Better yet, do us all a favor and just shut your worthless yapper until your contract runs out. In the words of Seinfeld's postman neighbor Newman, "I loathe you!"
31 comments:
- Sports on a Schtick said...
I think all football fans can unite and agree that Maguire is terrible.
- September 28, 2006 3:10 AM
This is why I love the Internet -- For years I thought it was just me that found Maguire absolutely horrible.
I figured if ESPN kept him, he must be pretty good.
- September 28, 2006 4:04 AM
Actually he's much better than Michigan's own Dan Deirdorf who has called approximately 7,500 QB's "one of the best if not the best ever." And by the way when did Bob Griese become the consumate pro?
- September 28, 2006 7:55 AM
- Chris of Dangerous Logic said...
Theisman I get, but what's your beef with Mike Patrick?
- September 28, 2006 8:02 AM
- TitleIX said...
better yet....
who do you actually like????
cuz, it seems we all dislike just about all of them!?
- September 28, 2006 8:10 AM
- Andy said...
I like Erin Andrews....
- September 28, 2006 9:04 AM
- Mike said...
I can't stand McGuire. And when he was teamed with Theisman it was like fingernails on a chalk board.
- September 28, 2006 9:10 AM
Maguire is just awful. He was trying way, way too hard in the booth in last week's game. Note to broadcasters: Let the game be the entertainment. Sprinkle in some useful info (stats, etc.) and then shut your g.d. cakeholes.
O.K. I feel much better now.
By the way, I cannot stand Dan Fouts either.
- September 28, 2006 10:00 AM
- WhiteDawg said...
I know it might not be the same for michigan fans but Brent Musburger has something against Ohio State. I can't stand to listen to him when he is calling a OSU game. Last year against Michigan he literally said, "It's a good thing he slipped." Talking about Santonio Holmes when he was about to break away after making a catch.
- September 28, 2006 10:24 AM
- IC said...
Schtick: Not only can we unite in hating Maguire, we must unite in hating Maguire.
Ryan: Yes, the Internets is a great thing. But don't think so highly of ESPN--they have been employing Stuart Scott and Chris Berman for many years, and God knows those guys are brutal as well.
Anon: I agree that Dierdorf isn't much of an announcer, but he at least seems like a good guy (I met him once on an airplane and he was very nice.)
Chris of DL: I don't hate Mike Patrick and he does have a good voice, but his constant praise of everything and everyone (as well as his many mistakes) lead me to think he's a big phony. I do enjoy hearing him announce Duke-NC basketball games, however.
titleix: It's funny that you asked who I actually like, because early yesterday I was explaining to Benny that I like college football announcers more than those in any other sport. I praised Griese and Nessler in the original post, but I also think very highly of Bob Davie, Brent Musberger, Ron Franklin, Mike Tirico, and Kirk Herbstreit. Hell, I'll toss in Gary Danielson and Verne Lundquist as well, though it's always a bit disorienting to hear Lundquist's voice during a game that is not the Sun Bowl. Nothing goes together better than that man's voice and the mountainous view where El Paso meets Juarez.
Andy: How could anyone not like Erin Andrews?
Mike: You insult both fingernails and chalkboards when you compare Theismann and Maguire to them.
anon 7:00: I disagree with you about Fouts, though I think he has suffered from spending about 70% of the telecast covering for the mistakes made by former broadcast partner (and formerly great announcer) Keith Jackson.
whitedawg: Though I typically reject the idea that announcers favor certain teams, I must admit Brent does seem to like Michigan or at least really enjoy broadcasting our games.
- September 28, 2006 10:28 AM
- harry hasselhoff said...
Whoa, I'm no Maguire fan but I think this is a bit of an over reaction - I mean, move over Beano??
NO WAY is Maguire worse that Beano Cook, he of multiple chins; the Irish-fellating windbag that is ALWAYS WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING and to this day is lobbying for Ron Powlus to be retroactively awarded those four Heismans he was robbed of. No way.
At least I can agree with you that Nessler and Griese are the best combo in any college football broadcast booth this side of Beckmann and Brandstatter.
- September 28, 2006 10:35 AM
Bill Curry blows as an announcer but I think he gets a lot of the SEC not-so-games-of-the-week. He is getting better though, I'll give him that.
- September 28, 2006 10:38 AM
- Cool Hand Mike said...
I was wondering what kind of qualifications Maguire had.
Punter? PUNTER?
May I serve you a glass of Shut The Fuck Up?
- September 28, 2006 10:46 AM
ic: That wasn't the only tense moment between Maguire and Grease (I knew his son Scott when he went to UVa, he was a Sigma Chi with my brother - we called him "Grease", so I'm calling his dad "Grease"). I've already deleted the PSU game from my DVR, but I remember after one of Maguire's fatuous observations, Griese said, "How do YOU know?", and Maguire said, all pissy, "I watched the play on the field." They also just flat out disagreed about something, I can't remember what, later in the game, and not in an agreeable fashion either. It would have been much better with just Nessler and Griese, Maguire's always an indisputably annoying prick.
On the subject of Musberger's perceived bias against OSU: I got over that one a long time ago. Brent's been doing an outstanding job on OSU games in recent years.
Here's a question for you UMers: did it ever strike you as unseemly that ABC allowed Griese to call games in which his son was playing? And that he called him "Brian" on the air? (Although, now that I think about it, calling him "Griese" would've been even more unseemly) I don't think, of course, that it somehow gave UM an advantage, and Griese never said anything blatantly pro-UM, but still...it was just salt in our Cooper-era wounds, I guess.
- September 28, 2006 11:29 AM
- D. King said...
Very well said.
- September 28, 2006 11:39 AM
There was definitely some tension in the booth between Griese and Maguire. I'm not sure what happened first, but I recall Griese cutting Maguire off with a pretty condescending "you're wrong". Awkward silence ensued.
- September 28, 2006 11:48 AM
Is it just me, or does Maguire looked stuffed (i.e., by a taxidermist) in that photo?
- September 28, 2006 12:13 PM
I've always hated having to listen to him doing nfl. I was also disappointed to read he'd be doing cfb, but I have to admit that I really like the team. That said, I'd prefer a number of others over him, but he brings a decent pace to the game. Sorry, don't agree. Now Muffburger, that's a different story. He'd call his unit "one of the best ever" with John Holmes laying wood across the room.
- September 28, 2006 12:22 PM
- Reed4AU said...
JC said "...another Michigan pounding of a team that beat us last year." Correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't Michigan win that game last year?
Anyway, as bad as Maguire is, he's not even close to the level of Beano. To find an announcer or even just a person as bad as Beano you would have to let Michael Irvin announce a game.
- September 28, 2006 1:05 PM
reed4au, if you are a Michigan fan you must live a happy life. The ability to forget horrible losses is one I've not yet mastered.
Wisconsin won, 23-20. You can Google for the gruesome details.
- September 28, 2006 1:57 PM
- WhiteDawg said...
I can't stand Brent Musburger for the simple fact that he called the Horse Shoe, the Big House, last year on national tv against Texas. Which is no offense to Michigan b/c I do love the Big House, but come on.
- September 28, 2006 2:23 PM
reed4au: very funny. a couple of weeks ago michael irvin struggled to find the elusive city that is home to the ravens, while on air. dont they prep before they go on? shouldnt he know this?
he mentioned two teams in order by city "new orleans, washington, and... uhhh.... uhhh.... uhhh....."
followed by a brief silence. an awkward pause and stare. and then finally, without an article preceding it:
pretty funny, im sure you all saw it.
- September 28, 2006 2:58 PM
Maguire is terrible. That is a separate issue from this comical diatribe.
What a hilarious overreaction over some playful banter... it was clearly lighthearted. There were a lot of jokes being thrown around that day (many at the expense of Joe). I would have believed it if someone reported they were tipping back a few during commercials.
As for griese, he's solid... but I've never seen him heralded as anything special outside of Michigan boards.
Nessler is excellent. I always wished he would replace Musberger, and team with THE best analyst out there:
Gary Danielson.
Sadly CBS killed that dream. ABC/ESPN/Disney pays Kornheiser & Theisman big bucks, but can't manage to retain their best analyst.
Business as usual for a cheapening empire known as ESPN. Fire quality (Aldridge), retain stupidity (Steven A Smith).
- September 28, 2006 3:52 PM
Agreed. The two best teams used to be Keith Jackson and Bob Griese, and Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson. ABC managed to screw that up a few years back by splitting them up in connection with Jackson's 1st retirement (or was it his 2nd, 3rd, or 4th?).
Anything with Mushmouth is bad. Maguire makes it incredibly worse, as does that three men in the booth bullshit.
As for Griese calling his son Brian, what did you want him to call him - Griese? How stupid would that have been? The reality is that Griese did a pretty good job when his son was playing - can you imagine the stress of calling the game with your son playing quarterback for a national championship team? I think I would have crapped my pants with nervousness.
Also, do you notice, a lot of the announcers call these kids by their first names now? (i.e., Mushmouth calls Troy Smith "Troy" like they drink beers together) Now that is annoying!
- September 28, 2006 5:06 PM
i no this isent about commentators but does any one else just watn to pich there tv when lou holtz wont shut the fuck up about notre dame having the inside track to the bcs title game after they got a game against msu haneded to them. He has to be the most biast analyst out there
- September 28, 2006 5:07 PM
- TitleIX said...
Mike Tirico
Kirk Herbstreit (sigh)
Keith Jackson
Bob Davie
John Saunders
Lou Holtz
ALL of the Bowdens
and now, Paul Macquire: he says nothing relevant to the game, and he dissed Griese. What a jerk.
ps--and for Andy, hearts to Erin
- September 28, 2006 6:10 PM
- Zach Landres-Schnur said...
yeah, maguire blows goats. but just about everybody is better than mark may. yeah. mark may.
- September 28, 2006 6:46 PM
I'm surprised by these comments.
I've watched the game three times now and I have to say Bob Griese was clearly the worst announcer in the booth.
He was so bad that I started to feel sorry for him. I actually thought he was in the early stages of Alzheimer's.
I'm not a Maguire fan but the shot that Magurie took at Griese was warranted he was totally lost during the game.
- September 28, 2006 7:22 PM
anyone notice that kornheiser and theismann absolutely hate eachother? you can cut the tension with a knife. i feel bad for mike turico
- September 29, 2006 12:05 AM
another thing, why was trev alberts fired when lou holtz picks ND and SC to win every week? I mean, he picked SC over auburn.
- September 29, 2006 12:06 AM
Griese was fucking drunk during the game. Either that, or he's getting JoePa quality dimentia.
Maguire may be a dick, but that doesn't give Griese a free ride for sucking.
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The day after Barack Obama's Wednesday night debate with Mitt Romney, he'll seek to show an image of strength by leading a rally on the university campus here - long a bastion of his support.Here's the University of Wisconsin's own "Guidance on Political Campaign Activities at University of Wisconsin System Institutions."
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Membership of the forum will enable Network Rail Consulting to share best practices internationally and collaborate on areas of interest, including high-speed rail development, railway operations, system integration and other objectives established by the forum for the purpose of improving the NEC. The mix of services, age of infrastructure and high levels of capacity utilization on the NEC are similar in many ways to Britain's busy intercity mainlines.
Simon Kirby, chairman of Network Rail Consulting, said, "We believe we have much to offer other railways around the world and we are eager to support Amtrak on this key initiative. We look forward to helping further develop rail in the United States, sharing the best of British engineering and ingenuity. The NEC Partner Forum is a good fit for our business and will allow us to share valuable experience in developing pioneering approaches in asset management and the successful delivery of large and complex capital projects."
Stephen Gardner, Amtrak vice president of NEC infrastructure and investment development, said, "I am delighted that Network Rail has joined the NEC Forum, formed of respected international railway operators and infrastructure owners. I expect that they will bring valuable experience to the group and make a significant contribution as Amtrak sets out on its vision for high-speed rail."


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Belfast's Welcome Homeless Shelter fundraiser
Start:9 February 2013
LocationSt Peter's Cathedral, Falls Road
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Following the fire that burnt down the homeless shelter in St Divis's Square on the Falls Road, local opera singers will perform a concert to raise funds.
Entry is free including cupcakes courtesy of the Lily Pink Bakery. DONATIONS ENCOURAGED!