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Besides going to doctor and getting their OK, the most important part about learning how to start exercising again is "why." The "why" or the reason behind starting has to come from the person, not a family member, doctor or spouse.
After the "why" is determined, goal(s) would be the next step. Too often people look at simply "losing weight" or "getting back into shape" as the goal. This is not a goal but a vague hope. When a person establishes a S.M.A.R.T.E.R goal they are more likely to not only hit it, but exceed it. This applies to all areas of a person life, not just learning how to start exercising.
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As a real estate agent with a passion for historic properties in Central Phoenix, Ken Clark has long been an advocate for all things Phoenician.
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From 2002-04, Ken Clark served District 15 in the State House, during which time he was chosen by the Democratic Leadership Council as one of the "100 to Watch." Rather than seek reelection, he spent the following few years growing his business and becoming a leader of distinction on key issues in Arizona.
Ken served as the state Energy Office Director after completing his term at the legislature, then went on to form the Arizona Clean Power Alliance, which advocated for and ensured the passage of legislation that made major renewable energy projects possible in Arizona.
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Earlier this week, we mocked the ridiculousness of the Strasburg Shutdown debate by asking readers to submit fake opinions on the matter from real famous people.
We got quite a response, as you can see here and by checking out the #StrasburgOpinions hashtag. Some people even misunderstood and just shared their own opinions on the Nats pitcher's looming shutdown — which is good, because we didn't have quite everybody on the face of the earth yet.
The Bog crew then put our heads together and picked out a bunch of our favorites, which included fake opinions from Mel Brooks, Alex Semin and Winston Churchill. After the jump, check out the "winners" (if you're a millennial like me, we're all winners anyway):
"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when Strasburg blows his arm out before being shut down." - Mel Brooks— JapersRink (@JapersRink) August 28, 2012
"He shall go on to the end ... whatever the cost may be." --Churchill— Samuel Chamberlain (@SChamberlainSBN) August 28, 2012
"Everybody has a innings limit till they get punched in the mouth." - Mike Tyson— Philip Senerchia (@pbsenerchia) August 28, 2012
"Shut down in playoffs? I don't see problem." -- Alex Semin— Josh C. (@joshcvt) August 28, 2012
K Cobain: With Stras pitching, they're more dangerous. Shut him down now? That's outrageous!— BallWonk (@ballwonk) August 28, 2012
"I would not pitch him when it's cold.I would not pitch him 'til he's old." Dr. Seuss— Chris Needham (@needham_chris) August 28, 2012
"I believe the Nats should shut down Strasburg." - Bob Dylan (as told to Jonah Lehrer)— David Malitz (@malitzd) August 28, 2012
"Strasburg really tied the room together." -The Dude— Jack O'Beam (@JackoBeam) August 28, 2012
"I was against shutting him down before I was for shutting him down." — John Kerry (submitted by zmunchkin)
"There are known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns, and I just don't know the known and unknown knowns and unknowns that Mike Rizzo knows or doesn't know, but I say we just send him out there because we'll be greeted as liberators of all bandwagon Nats fans." — Donald Rumsfeld (submitted by darkduc_900)
"I've never even heard of Tommy John Surgery and a man" — Joe Paterno (submitted by GFisher1)
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Detained U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning's supporters went public with their concerns about the harsh conditions of his imprisonment — he has no access to exercise or even a pillow and bedsheets during his solitary confinement — only after their complaints to the military over several months went unheeded.
As Salon's Glenn Greenwald reported on Wednesday, Manning, who has been accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, has never been convicted of any crime but has been detained at the U.S. Marine brig in Quantico "under conditions that constitute cruel and inhumane treatment and, by the standards of many nations, even torture."
"We were aware of those situations and we were hoping that they would improve without applying public pressure through the media," Jeff Paterson, who runs Manning's legal defense fund, told The Huffington Post. "His attorney and supporters were hoping that this could be taken care of through the appropriate channels."
Paterson says that Manning is "very annoyed" at the conditions of his confinement, adding that he is primarily upset at his inability to exercise. "He sits in this small box, for the most part only to take a shower – he just sits and eats and four months have gone by."
According to Paterson, Manning has been examined by Quantico's mental health officials, who declared that he is not a suicide risk — yet he continues to be held in solitary confinement which is consistent with a suicide watch. His overall mental health evaluation, which was begun in September, is still ongoing and should be wrapped up in a few weeks, says Paterson. Manning's attorney, David Coombs did not return calls for comment. A spokesperson for the Pentagon did not return calls for comment.
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Seemingly our now terminally corrupt government wants to make both Pvt Manning and Julian Assange "unpersons" in the tradition of Orwell's 1984.
Of the two Pvt Manning finds himself in the worst of circumstances due to the fact his case is adjudicated under the UCMJ which for all practical purpose is tantamount to a "kangaroo court" regardless of what military lawyers and scholars in that field might say. Needless to say his case is headed for a court martial proceeding unless they ship him off to GITMO labeling him as a terrorist in order to set an example and instill further fear into the citizenry at large. Although a U.S. Army private he's found himself thrown in the Marine brig at Quantico, VA which is operated at an entirely different level of discipline and for lack of a better word brutality than the other branches of the service. They like man-handling the prisoners leaving no sign of their activities. If you are a problem case prior to being sentenced for a term in the brig, you'll definitely be 'straight' upon exiting. / : |
Carl Nemo **==
The situation Manning and ssane face is a clear indication the US has finally become what it said despises – a totalitarian Banana Republic – desperately in need of a force to impose 'Demoracy' from the outside in. More pointedly, this nation has finally begun to distrust, abuse and mercilessly punish those who habitually speak the ruth – their children.
In my lifetime (I'm 54) I will see he US Military implode and finally break down under the weight of its corruption of Leadership, Ethics, Morality and Integrity.
What Manning did is what any true, rational patriot would do. He spoke out against purposeful, conrived dishonesty, arrogance, egotism and deceit. For that, he will suffer eggregiously a his fellows and his nation sit as quietly as lapdogs. This nation has become a bottomless pit of sham. And like the Evil Mother in Snow White, it's trying to destroy all the mirrors in the land…
How strange that Pvt. Manning would be put in solitary incarceration when the criminal George Bush (Pick either, but I refer to the son ) is ensconced in Texas. While some, myself included, might consider having to live in Texas a punishment worse than a solitary confinement cell in a prison, Bush accused like Manning but as yet un-convicted just like Manning is left to wander freely around the world while Manning's movements are obviously quite restricted.
I must disagree with Mr. Nemo when he calls this a "Banana Republic." If this were a "Banana Republic." George W Bush would have been executed long ago, as well he should have been.
"I must disagree with Mr. Nemo when he calls this a "Banana Republic." If this were a "Banana Republic." George W Bush would have been executed long ago, as well he should have been." …extract from post
Although I've used the term "banana republic" in some of my writings I didn't do so in this case Bill. It was the preceding poster, Joseph Conrad, that did so.
I also must inform you that since our nation is devolving into a "banana republic", the likes of G.W. Bush, Dick Cheney et al. all corpo-fascists to the core would be up on the podium watching a pass and review of their polizei and troops all doing an eyes right as they march by. It's people like these that run said 'republics' maintain their office by force and chicanery; then are held in 'esteem' post holding office by a totally compromised press.
George W. Bush happens to be on the cover of the recent edition of AARP magazine which needless to say hit my trashcan upon delivery. Waves of nausea hit me when I gazed upon his empty countenance and goofy grin, me knowing all the grief he and his PNAC neocon 'planners' have caused this nation. Arggggh…! X – (
Carl Nemo **==
I put the picture on my dartboard along with a few Sharpie expletives for extra bonus points.
Too bad the nice shiny paper is bust for medicinal purposes.
The soldier in question is a traitor and doing time in a USMC Red Line Brig is much deserved punishment.
Semper Fi,
Doc Roach
Yo Doc Roach…
I can't find any reference that the 'traitor's' case as having been adjudicated under a UCMJ proceeding or a General Court Martial as no doubt this would be due to the gravity of the situation, but you seem to gloat he is 'doing time' in the brig under solitary confinement conditions for 7 months. Supposedly we live in a nation where one is innocent until proven guilty…no?
What happened to an American citizen even those serving in the military's right to a speedy trial?
You seem to have a hard-on for GITMO style justice…no? Since you are into military prisons and hard downtime, here's one who's history should get your rocks off; ie., "Portsmouth Naval Prison" closed in 1974 once known as the "Alcatraz of the East". Screw up there and the guards would work you over with "sapper gloves" just for giggles.
When they frog marched you down the hall your head was forcibly turned a way from the other cells as in the style of the infamous "Lubyanka" KGB prison in Mother Russia. No eye contact even with fellow prisoners. Or how about "the silence" as maintained on "Devil's Island" off the coast of French Guiana while doing possibly a year or more at a time in the "tiger cages".
No doubt too, you'd ascribe to the moronic saw…"my country right or wrong" euphemism, therefore making solid material for our emerging police state paradigm. The FDA is soon to hire 5000 "enforcement goons". Possibly there's job there for you in the event you aren't already an M.P., S.P., city cop, state bull, or a prison guard…? / : |
…"He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone" …John: 8-7
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I think what many people are missing is why in the hell was such "sensitive" and "crucial" documentation left within the access of a PVT.
It['s odd that no one has mentioned his chain of command, why he was allowed such "high level" clearance and the idea that he's the ONLY soldier hanging on this one.
Let's say he did it and it was his idea alone to hand over the documentation, well sorry, the fact of the matter being there's no way in hell that he should have been able to lay hands on certain kinds of documents he did without access even with Mil clearance.
Then take into consideration what other manner of documentation is in the wrong hands if all it takes is to be a PVT and have some clearance.
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In a season where their promising point guard Ricky Rubio missed a significant chunk of the season while rehabilitating a knee injury, their all-star power forward Kevin Love had two separate stints on the inactive list, the gamble on Brandon Roy's ability to stay healthy failed to pay off and the draft lottery looming, Minnesota Timberwolves' owner Glen Taylor may be reaching for the reset button. Sid Hartman, of the Star Tribune is reporting that the the Wolves could replace president of basketball operations David Kahn with their former coach Flip Saunders. There are several indications pointing to the likelihood of former Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders replacing David Kahn as president of basketball operations for the team before the 2013-14 season. Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor wasn't available for comment on the subject Saturday, but he hasn't kept it a secret that Saunders has served as a consultant for him on the basketball team during this season. And then some time ago Taylor talked about how he was in contact with Saunders for information on how to handle the many injuries the Wolves have suffered this season. Unless Saunders is offered a coaching job that would pay him a lot more money than he would get being the Wolves' president of basketball operations, I think it's a strong possibility that Saunders will replace Kahn before next season. The fact that the owner is going outside of the organization for advice on the issues surrounding the team, has to be some sort of indictment against Kahn. It's an unfortunate situation for him because I think that a healthy Timberwolves team would've been competitive in the Western Conference. Flip Saunders on the other hand was fired from the Washington Wizards last season after the team started 2-15, but surely we can't hold that against him, its the Wizards.
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Does anyone else use Comcast for email and know how to get the settings to set it up on the iPhone?
i do....
go to settings then mail then add account form there select other
Your name
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Host Name:mail.comcast.net
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Worked out perfectly, just forgot to set it to POP the first time I tried. Thanks!
with Comcast, you might have to use port 25 on the smtp to get your emails through both wifi and edge. If you use just wifi, you don't need port 25. But to access Comcast's email server through edge it has to use port 25.
smtp.comcast.net:25 is the correct setting.
It's what I use and have used since day one.
I have comcast email and I didn't set any port numbers and I've been receiving my email since day one perfectly.
Ya, some people have luck with standards. I didn't. It may have to do with locale, and the server settings for different customers.
That's good to know though!
can't send mail
can receive mail on my new iPhone, but get msg: "cannot send mail; sender's address is invalid." think using this Port 25 would fix that ... or?
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here is some more work
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here are some drawings from one of my sketch books
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Off to a good start. Nice to see someone study the human form. Be carefull with drawing from photo's tough. And watch your head size too! I guess those last pages are actually from life? some good gestures there.
Keep it up
edit : i replied to the life drawings only on the first 3 posts. Didn't saw the animals. Some nice ones there too. are they from life?
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drawing, and ugly, and nothing else." JAD Ingres, Ecrits sur l'art
your figures are done very well.. especially the first ones... your faces need a little bit of concentrating though.. i have the same problem... I think we have an idea a very good idea but, the fundamentals still are a bit lacking... the animals are very nice as well.. keep up the good work.. i look foward to seeing more!
Mainloop- man i must be dyslexic.. cuz i thought you asked how many people are on lsd
Art addict: Thanks some of the animals are from life some are from national geographic and some from books
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yea have some more drawings here
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hi here with a few more drawings
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These are from reference most come from a series of pose file books and then there are some that come from just sitting in book stores and drawing the people just milling around. I still have plenty to post, and right now with along with my sketching I am working on trying to finish pieces without killing all the movement and energy of the piece so hopefully I will have some of those up soon .
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A long-running rumor became sobering reality Thursday: Atlanta Motor Speedway has lost one of its Sprint Cup events for 2011. The track that has played host to two NASCAR events for half a century — NASCAR itself is only 63 years old — has seen its allotment halved. This is not good news.
To his credit, AMS president Ed Clark didn't try to pretend it was. "It's got a little sting to it," he said. "The tough part was telling the staff. They deserved to be the first to know. But every one of them said they have a commitment to building the Labor Day weekend race into the biggest event in the state."
The cold reality is that the Speedway has no choice. No longer does it have two races to market, two sets of tickets to sell. It's down to one.
"I wouldn't say it's a great thing," said Clark, meaning losing one race. "But there's opportunity in it."
And there is. The Labor Day weekend Sunday night race came into being last year and will be known as the Emory Healthcare 500 this September. AMS was so hot to have the night race that it ceded its place in the season-ending Chase for the Sprint Cup, and the first go-round left Clark and his folks hugely encouraged.
Even when the track was playing host to two events, it was clear AMS saw Labor Day as the greater of the two. "No doubt about it," Clark said. "It's a holiday weekend at a more favorable time of the year … It's tough to do an outdoor event here in March. Even if it's 60 degrees for the race, it's cold for the [overnight] campers."
That said … no speedway wants to see one of its races go elsewhere. (Speculation is that the Atlanta spring race will fall to the Kentucky Speedway, which is a corporate brother of AMS. Small world.) There's a stigma to losing anything, and AMS has long seen itself as one of the pillars of NASCAR.
Atlanta wasn't quite Daytona or Talladega or Charlotte on the circuit, but it was a big Southern city with two annual races, and the fall event was the prestigious season-ender. But then NASCAR sought to get bigger and wider, and tracks outside the deep South were handed Cup events and AMS was dislodged by Homestead, Fla., as the site of the season's final race, and soon Atlanta was fighting to keep up.
The loss of the spring race marks another annual sporting event gone from the local calendar, taking its place on the dusty shelf of golf tournaments and tennis events — though the Atlanta Tennis Championships made a reappearance last month — and the Tour de Georgia. It's a reflection of a crowded marketplace and shrinking pocketbooks and sponsorships, sure, but the absence of any event marks another rip in the fabric of civic life.
This doesn't, however, mean that Atlanta has become a NASCAR ghost town. The Labor Day race has real potential, and it falls at a sweet spot in the sporting schedule: On a holiday weekend, flush with the beginning of college football, a week before the NFL commences.
"We're going to maximize the opportunity," said Clark, who's a salesman of the first rank. "We've expanded our [Labor Day] schedule from two days to four." There'll be a Drivin' N Cryin' concert on Friday night, and the morning after the race the speedway will serve free breakfast to its campers.
"That's our focus," Clark said. "We're throwing every effort toward that one weekend."
Moral of our story: When NASCAR hands you a lemon, you make lemonade. You sell the heck out of the one race you have left.
August 5th, 2010
4:07 pm
first, or should I say pole position?
August 5th, 2010
4:20 pm
I wish they had taken away a race from Martinsville or Pocono…those 2 races suck…
August 5th, 2010
4:21 pm
August 5th, 2010
4:26 pm
Mark, why do you think they chose to take a date from Atlanta as opposed to California or Pocono?
August 5th, 2010
4:26 pm
Hasnt attendance dropped off quite a bit in the last few years?
August 5th, 2010
4:27 pm
Bradley going all Omar Infante on us… showing his versatility w/ a Nascar/ AMS blog.
nice job Mark – wonder if you are going to add NHL hockey back up on that shelf soon?
August 5th, 2010
4:29 pm
Well at least I got a Top 5. Good points day for the RDUCK Cheverolet,,
August 5th, 2010
4:30 pm
NASCAR lost it's appeal to me when it added the "Chase," obviously to help someone, anyone keep Jeff Gordon from breaking the all time record of championships. He would already be one away from that under the old format.
August 5th, 2010
4:31 pm
They should've dropped one of the Pocono races. Bob Horner is right, that race sucks. Or………they could've dropped one of those stupid road courses.
August 5th, 2010
4:34 pm
NASCAR is a sport? I guess NASA is a sport, too…
August 5th, 2010
4:35 pm
giving up the chase race for Labor Day was AMS' idea? I'd been to almost every AMS race since fall '03 (my 1st live one) but Labor Day killed the fall one for me. sorry, but I did well to get home by midnight w/the old start time – w/a night race I'd be a True Blood character trying to beat the sunrise… BTW – I agree about Pocono but more from a safety (or lack there of) standpoint – that place is going to get a driver killed even w/SAFER, COT, etc…
August 5th, 2010
4:36 pm
The reality is they could take away a race from every track except Daytona, Talladega and Bristol and then they might be able to fill up the seats at the tracks. Look at how many empty seats The Brickyard had and tell me Nascar doesnt have more of a problem than two races at Atlanta.
One is the cost of the "good" seats. Over $120 dollars for a front stretch just at Darlington. Go take a family of four with 8-10 year old kids and have front stretch seats and by the end of the day its a $600- $700 trip. Not to many takers on that front. Nascar needs to reduce costs accross the board. It begins with tickets and then it continues into how Owners operate. Cant fins a sponser? Well stop asking primary ones for $20 million dollars to operate, and you may see Nascar have a rebirth.
August 5th, 2010
4:39 pm
Maybe if folks had actually come to both races they wouldn't be taking one away. Just sayin'. AMS hasn't been the same since they made it a clone tri-oval to fit more seats in. It was the 3rd fastest track on the circuit and suddenly it was just like a dozen other tracks. NASCAR has become a spec series anyway; you can only tell the cars apart by the stickers and I have trouble telling the pretty boy corporate shill drivers apart too.
August 5th, 2010
4:39 pm
Clete is right about the road course races…I can watch people doing 90mph on I-285….(for free)
August 5th, 2010
4:41 pm
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August 5th, 2010
4:41 pm
Major economic hit to the southside (Hampton, Griffin, McDonough).
Ed is good at his job and will find ways to fill the schedule.
Perhaps more IRL?
August 5th, 2010
4:42 pm
I've been going to AMS since I was 4 (1985). Still have every ticket stub. I fear that that I will not re-new my tickets for next years race. The sport has gotten away from its roots. Why does New Hampshire have two races. Pocono, Michigan, Fontana and several more tracks do not deserve two races. Fuel mileage races are boring. Two of the closest races in NASCAR history were in the Atlanta spring race by my favorite racers, Earnhardt and Harvick (hence the 29 in Buzz).
So long NASCAR and the $4000 my family spent during the two Atlanta races every year. I guess I can finally upgrade my season tickets at Bobby Dodd.
Go to hell Bruton Smith and Brian France. And take Jimmie Johnson with you.
August 5th, 2010
4:42 pm
The problem is NASCAR grew too big to quick and they allowed all these 1.5 cookie tracks to be built. Not to mention how the sport has priced itself out the their core fan base by trying to appeal to the Hollywood types and go after TV deals. Yes, I understand TV deals pay the bills and it's good to attract new fans, but not at the expense of alienating the fans that put them in that position to begin with. Really what needs to happen is that Winston Cup needs to split into two divisions like some of the smaller touring series do. Call it Winston Cup East/West. Both divisions start the season in February at Daytona then break out into their own regional schedules coming together at certain tracks, then end the "regular" season in August. Take the top 10 drivers from each division and run 10 races from August till November at tracks across the country, ending the chase in a traditional market like Charlotte or Darlington. But I digress. I haven't watched one all the way through or attended a race in years as I already know who will win. And I'd rather spend my $100 at a tracks like Dixie, Lanier, Rome, or Senoia.
August 5th, 2010
4:44 pm
Not smart on nascars part..labor day is football and pennant RACES!
August 5th, 2010
4:44 pm
Dear NASCAR,
Well, I can see the beginning of the end for NASCAR.
First you dropped Rockingham…..OK, couldn't sell enough tickets. The track is in the middle of nowhere, and you can't get there from anywhere. It was always a good race and an awful lot of people would still watch it on TV. I'd rather watch a race at The Rock than one of those boring new cookie cutter tracks.
Next you dropped one of the races at Darlington, and moved the other race to Mother's Day weekend. Really? One of the oldest and most unique tracks on the circuit – the very essence of stock car racing…..it's still a great race, but the area from which you can draw butts for the seats has been reduced due to the date.
Now, you've dropped a race at Atlanta Motor Speedway….the fastest, most exciting track on the circuit. Not enough ticket sales? Early spring and November were not good weather dates – too cold and windy in early March, and too cold and often rainy in November. OK, so you recently moved one date to September – the beginning of Football Season. Who made this decision? One of your staff Northerners or Westerners? Stupid. Atlanta, Georgia happens to be smack dab in the middle of Football-is-a-Religion country. Still not selling enough tickets? How many people are watching the damn race on TV? A bunch…both races!
How many butts have been in the seats in California? Unless everyone is wearing aluminum foil clothing, you could throw a hand grenade into the stands without injuring anything but the seats. How about Kansas City…or Chicago?….and they all have 2 races. They haven't earned 2 races! And you're still running 2 races at that POS track in New Hampshire. Really? New Hampshire? Yeah, Yeah, I know it's for New York City….where they all think we're a bunch of beer swilling boobs in wife-beater t-shirts, chewing tobacco, and wearing over-alls. They damn sure haven't earned 2 races!
I don't know how one organization can be so smart for so long and then go brain dead within a few years…….
Makes me think that we have different people running things now…..not just different people, different kinds of people…..certainly no history majors. The kind of people who would dump their wife of 20 years for a pretty young girl who'll lift her skirt for you to have a free look…..only to steal your wallet when you get to the hotel room.
August 5th, 2010
4:44 pm
In the last 15 years, NASCAR has done away with Rockingham and North Wilksboro completely, cut Darlington and Atlanta in half while taking the Southern 500 away from Labor Day, all in the name of progress I suppose…
As far as attendance goes, without looking at anything specific I wouldn't say that it has fallen off more than any other track over the last 2 years as the recession has just killed ticket sales pretty much everywhere. Atlanta is generally considered the fastest track and had some of the most memorable finishes ever- and that's just within the past 10 years.
August 5th, 2010
4:45 pm
So what
August 5th, 2010
4:46 pm
Right on, Lowcountry. Brian France has GOT to go. He is running this ship into the ground.
August 5th, 2010
4:48 pm
Not that I care all that much about NASCAR anyway, but this is just one more reason not to waste my time with it. Just like the NBA's efforts to market it's product to the gangster rap culture is driving away many of it's old suburban fans, NASCAR's efforts to attract a new audience will erode it's traditional fan base and leave executives wondering what went wrong.
August 5th, 2010
4:49 pm
Nascar fan since 1958. The name Nascar is nolonger true. Now it is just a dollar machine for the France family and the Smith family. The name was for stock cars. Now nothing is stock about them. 3/4 size, you can't buy the car or the parts at the dealership.. Nascar has become a joke and it makes me sad to watch. Show me the love of the sport like Dale Sr, Richard, Cale, David, Bobby, Junior Johnson. The drivers of those days loved the sport, not the dollar. Now its just the almghty dollar. I will start going back to the local Saturday night dirt track. Those guys still love the sport. Hopefully that will continue.
August 5th, 2010
4:49 pm
The problem is nascar is catering to all these high falutin, maladjusted fancy pants. Nascar will face dire circumstances in about 5 years if they keep racing down the track they are on.
August 5th, 2010
4:50 pm
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August 5th, 2010
4:55 pm
P Bull,
Could not have said it better myself.
Atlanta will be fine with only one race. There are so many sporting options in this city. I'll just save my money for Braves tickets and Falcon tickets in the fall. Plus let's be honest NASCAR has become awful with the restrictive plates that makes every car exactly the same. If NASCAR wants to expand fine just take away all of the stupid things that have made the sport generic the last few years.
August 5th, 2010
4:57 pm
Well NASCAR let Charlotte steal the NASCAR H.O.F. from the ATL. Why not take one of our 2 races too!?
NASCAR sucks now anyway. I used to watch every race and go to BOTH Atlanta races every year. Since they went to the C.O.T. the racing has sucked. I stopped going to races. Now, if I remember, I'll set the DVR for the race so that I can watch the wrecks and last 5 laps–That is a big if too because they split the schedule up amongst what 4 different channels?
NASCAR took something great and fun and ruined it. They deserve half empty tracks every Sunday the greedy b*****ds.
August 5th, 2010
4:59 pm
Too dang many yankee drivers now.
August 5th, 2010
5:00 pm
Lowcountry Bulldawg and a couple of others make a good point about the cost of tickets. While almost everyone else in the country has cut back spending due to the recession, those who run pro sports leagues and teams are completely unaware that things have changed since the good old days. Instead of dropping ticket prices to keep to keep the fans coming, they continue to raise prices and complain that the fans aren't supporting the local team/league/event like they should. Pretty soon Sports will just be another branch of Government.
August 5th, 2010
5:02 pm
Like everything else in America that's popular and successful, when the SUITS begin to take over, things tend to get effed up…..money, money, money…….money.
The suits have tried to make NASCAR a sport for the rich and famous at the expense of the loyal fan base. The rich and famous are fickle……and the long time loyal fan feels cheated…and cheated on.
August 5th, 2010
5:03 pm
Lowcountry at 4:36 stole my thunder…. he made some GREAT points. To elaborate a little bit:
NASCAR has gotten "too big for its britches" as the saying goes… trying to appeal to everyone and be everything to everybody. What it has wound up doing is alienating many of its true, core fans… and let's just say who those people are: good, blue-collar, hard-working Southerners.
As a result, the powers that be at NASCAR have strewn races from New Hampshire to Las Vegas to Sonoma… and in the process, the sport has abandoned many fans in NASCAR hotbeds like Charlotte, Atlanta, Darlington, etc.
The sport can repair the damage by doing several things:
1. As Lowcountry said, lower ticket prices ACROSS THE BOARD. A person should be able to buy tickets for a family of four for less than $100 (and I don't mean last row, 10,000-feet-from-the-track seats… I mean good seats).
2. The sport needs to be more fan friendly… have more chances for the general public to interact with drivers, crew chiefs, etc. Maybe make almost every Friday feature some things to draw fans in, ESPECIALLY kids, at every race at every track. Quit making the sport only appeal to million-dollar-income corporate presidents.
3. Take a hard look at the schedule — the current format makes no sense. Criss-crossing the nation, races during bad weather, races at non-traditional tracks, etc. The heart of the schedule should be at least two races each at the sport's traditional locations — Daytona, Talladega, Atlanta, Charlotte, Bristol, Darlington, Richmond, Martinsville, Texas etc. The second tier of races should be places like Dover, Michigan, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Vegas, Homestead, New Hampshire, Pocono, etc. IF THERE IS ROOM, THEN you add road courses in Watkins Glen or races for the avacado-and-sprouts-and-sushi crowd in California. This way, NASCAR could EASILY cater to its strongest base of fans (Southerners) while reducing the least-popular races.
4. FINALLY: If you DO take a race from a popular track (Atlanta, Darlington, etc.), then do a rotation basis: one year, Atlanta and Darlington and places like that get one race while California or Kentucky or Fontana or New Hampshire get two. Then the NEXT year, you give a race BACK to a traditional Southern market and you tell the Yankees and California people "tough luck, this year you only get one." It would NOT be that hard to do that and appease all your markets.
However, if NASCAR keeps on its current course, it is going to alienate a lot of its core fanbase… remember, boys, NEVER bite the hand that feeds you, and right now, you're chewing it off.
August 5th, 2010
5:05 pm
I think the NASCAR HOF but belongs in Charlotte…JMO….my problem is why does Virginia get 4 races/yr…and we get screwed..??? I hate that Martinsville race I know the winning driver gets a grandfather clock and it's an old short track..(tradition)…but if it's all about TV numbers that race can't do that well….
August 5th, 2010
5:11 pm
I really don't get this move. One reason I always like watching the races at Atlanta is because it's a track with two or three lanes for racing, meaning we don't watch some parade of cars. I don't watch NASCAR as much as I used to, but there are plenty of tracks that should be ditched before Atlanta.
I think NASCAR should consider going a little crazy. I don't know how, but I have thoughts of the Sprint Cup Series being broken into two and reduced to about 30 races. You could have two 20-25 car race series that are still top flight with drivers split up somehow. But everybody could still race together at Daytona and maybe somewhere else. Basically it would allow more tracks to get races, more TV money for NASCAR, and more opportunities for fans to see races. The downside is the same as in MLB and the NFL, where some of the best players don't always play each other, but think of the upside.
August 5th, 2010
5:12 pm
The teams are hurting for sponsors and this just increases their travel schedule and COSTS!..Just further elevates the big money teams..I live in the same neighborhood as alot of drivers and the chatter isn't pleased!
August 5th, 2010
5:13 pm
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August 5th, 2010
5:14 pm
With all the FORTUNE 500 Companies that are NASCAR primary and associate sponsors based here in Atlanta that pump Million$$$ into that sport and use those races as opportunities for employee perks, executive pampering, cooperative marketing and chance to gloat to the rest of the corporate world, how the [ EXPLETIVE DELETED ] did AMS manage to lose one of its Sprint Cup races?
August 5th, 2010
5:15 pm
The reason they are taking a race away from Atlanta is the reasoning that the race never sells out in the Spring. They have been watching this trend for years and finally a move was made…The Kentucky track will be a pretty good show, BTW…
Atlanta is NOT the fastest track…Talladega is…In fact, it is the fastest closed course track in the world, and it's ease of entry/exit make it a great place to see a race. I much prefer going there over Daytona and Atlanta….
100.00 tickets and boorish drivers are the main problem with NASCAR…..
August 5th, 2010
5:17 pm
Used to go to the two races a year plus one race a year at a track if it was within driving distance. Got tired of the boring, rigged races and the extremely high ticket prices. Dont even watch it on TV anymore , got better things to watch. When we did go ( our last race was Oct.2004) there were empty seats galore and i about fell asleep at the race. Then when we were leaving , we saw a drunk guy punch his wife/girlfriend in the mouth because she wasnt moving when traffic was backed up. Give me a Braves/Falcons/Hawks game anyday over that mess.
August 5th, 2010
5:18 pm
"….and CHANCES to gloat to the rest of the corporate world…"
August 5th, 2010
5:18 pm
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August 5th, 2010
5:20 pm
@Pat's Rockett The guy probably had to pee…and his wife balked at him peeing in an emplty beer can….leaving the Atlanta race is a nightmare…you're the only one to bring that up….nice post…
August 5th, 2010
5:20 pm
To piggy back on P. Bull Terrier's ticketing point. That is right. The whole country, save crooked Wall Street and Banking executives are taking pay cuts. Where do professional sport's team's owners think the money to buy tickets comes from? People have less money to spend and entertainment prices go up. Doesn't work that way.
Furthermore what about the athletes? Their salaries are skyrocketing and frankly I am not willing to save up the little extra money I do have on tickets to see grossly over paid athletes.
As far as the NASCAR Drivers go…they are awful now. Not the driving…the personalities. The corporate sponsors have created a situation where the most recognisable and marketable person on the team sounds exactly like the othe 40 someodd drivers.
Here is the standard post race interview–win, lose or wreck mind you: "Well I am just proud of my team. They really got this [Corporate Sponsor's Name, Corporate Sponsor's Name] [Car Manufacturer's Name] Running great. Blah Blah…Something not offensive…Something Not offensive. Blah Blah [Corporat Sponsor's Name] Blah Blah. [Crew Chief's Name] Blah blah blah [Owner's Name] Blah.
Then (and this is my favorite) the interviewer says "Thanks [Driver's Name]"
Thanks for WHAT!? I had 500 miles to read the sponsor on that clown's car…and the announcers tell me what Car Manufacturer "Pretends" to make the car every other lap!
Maybe…just Maybe the fall of NASCAR can be traced back to the very first time the following was uttered on Television:
"Boogity, Boogity, Boogity, Let's go racing boys."
That's right DW…you are horrible. You need to go along with France and the cartoon beaver or whatever the hell that thing is.
August 5th, 2010
5:26 pm
Who cares! Watching a Nascar race is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
August 5th, 2010
5:28 pm
Been to a race before Chef?
August 5th, 2010
5:29 pm
Petty Dick…….Earnhart Jr. accidentally said the s-word on air, a few years back and got penalized 25 points.
August 5th, 2010
5:31 pm
Plan to be with my friends of 94,000 in the Classic City for Southern Football…even my ticket is cheaper than NASCAR…now I for sure will not have to worry about traffic, and will already be in Athens…enjoy…
August 5th, 2010
5:32 pm
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Q: PennDOT repaved Shankweiler Road between Route 309 and Cedar Crest Boulevard in mid-August. On Shankweiler just west of Cedar Crest, there is a deep ditch adjacent to the south side of the road. This drop-off, without any guardrail, is extremely unsafe. Each day I watch as eastbound motorists drive dangerously close to it. It worries me that this is an accident waiting to happen. Can PennDOT install just a short section of guardrail there to improve safety?
— Joanne Giovannucci, North Whitehall Township
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Q: When I go to visit the family cemetery to pay my respects, my car has often had to negotiate a ditch that has gotten progressively worse. In fact, last winter, I had quite a difficult time in getting 'unstuck' from the depths of that ditch when trying to leave the grounds. This traffic hazard is located at the intersection of Mundy Lane and Catasauqua Road in Whitehall. My question: Who is responsible for repairing the ditch? Where should I direct my inquiries and concerns?
— Olga Saccani, South Whitehall Township
A: PennDOT's maintenance people and engineers agreed to take a look at the roughly 4-foot drop-off from the eastbound lane of Shankweiler Road, approaching the Cedar Crest Boulevard intersection, according to spokesman Ron Young.
In their judgment, a section of guiderail, as PennDOT calls it, isn't needed to adequately improve safety at the ditch, which was created by a drainage pipe that runs beneath Shankweiler.
To be fair, it's not that deep a ditch, and if this relatively modest drop would qualify for safety fencing, many requests for similar improvements would follow. That could get pretty expensive.
The ditch lies not on a hairpin turn, or even a soft curve, but on a dead straightaway, and reflective yellow markers or "delineators" warn of its location. Motorists bear significant responsibility to stay off the phone, off the text keys, off the sauce and on the road in situations such as this one.
But you're right, Joanne, it's somewhat unsafe, particularly on this dark road at night, and the risk could rise significantly in rain, fog or other low-visibility conditions, and certainly on a snowy or icy road surface.
PennDOT officials offered an effective, less-costly solution: They agreed to extend the length of the drainage pipe on the south side of the road, which will allow workers to fill in the ditch. As it is now, the pipe's opening is almost directly below the edge of the asphalt road surface, so that filling the ditch would block the opening, and along with it, the flow of water beneath the road.
PennDOT's proposal seems a reasonable compromise, in effect replacing a ditch with, at worst, a low shoulder — a cost-effective approach to mitigating a safety threat.
The considerations on this matter are similar to those related to large tree limbs hanging precariously over busy roadways: Examples of this condition are as common as Corollas, particularly on some of the Lehigh Valley's most scenic rural roads, and state or municipal officials try to prioritize the removal choices while keeping within budgetary boundaries.
En route to a site on Werleys Corner Road in Lowhill Township in March, while investigating a downed tree on the road, I remember thinking that so many trees leaned at least slightly toward the winding, heavily wooded back roads of northwestern Lehigh County that I'd be loath even to contemplate removing them all.
There's no more important roadway issue than safety, but absolute safety can't be guaranteed, so public officials make a series of priority choices: What can we afford to do to protect motorists and pedestrians as much as possible at a cost acceptable to most of them?
When PennDOT officials remove trees aggressively, they take heat for overshooting the roadway (including from me, on occasion). They get the same treatment if they fail to remove trees that could cause or contribute to accidents, and PennDOT could be held liable (it enjoys some legal protection, but it's not absolute). In most close decisions, I'd lean in favor of the trees; only the worst of the leaners toward the roadway would get the ax.
Regarding your question, Olga, as you know, Whitehall Township maintenance people took care of the ditch at Mundy Lane and Catasauqua Road before I got a chance to visit. Your question pulled onto my email parking deck on Aug. 9; when I arrived at the site Aug. 25, I found a nice, smooth, new patch of asphalt covering what appears to have been a wide expanse of ditch, which you described as being nearly a foot deep, and in which you got stuck last winter.
Nice work on the part of the township, and it appears they'll have to keep after it: The Google Maps view from July 2011 reveals a smaller asphalt patch at the spot that must have failed in the interim, likely damaged by runoff from the steep grade of Mundy Lane. That's a condition only curbing will prevent, and it's unlikely the township would spring for that.
State or municipal officials generally should, at the very least, be receptive to complaints or concerns from the motoring public regarding deep drop-offs on or near public roads, and objectively consider making necessary repairs. Certainly any real threat to public safety should be addressed, though again, that's not necessarily an issue everyone can agree on.
If you feel your request for consideration on dangerous drop-offs or other road-related problems isn't getting a fair hearing, it should be possible to appeal to a supervisor of the person you're dealing with. Near the top of the heap are the mayor, executive or other highest administrator, sometimes elected, sometimes appointed, and if an appointed administrator treats you unfairly, your last stop is with elected officials.
Or you can always email the Road Warrior, and let him do the driving for you.
Road Warrior appears Mondays and Fridays, and the Warrior blogs at mcall.com. Email questions about roadways, traffic and transportation, with your name and the municipality where you live, to firstname.lastname@example.com, or write to Road Warrior, Box 1260, Allentown, PA 18105-1260.


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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights have enjoyed a fantastic season under new head coach Kyle Flood after Greg Schiano bolted for greener pastures in Tampa Bay as the Buccaneers head coach. Boasting a 9-2 record heading into their Thursday Night primetime matchup with the Louisville Cardinals (who are also 9-2), Rutgers has a distinct advantage in their defense.
Ranked fourth in the country in points against (13.7) the Khaseem Green led defense has been the model of consistency throughout the season. As the Knights offense has sputtered along this year, their defense has carried them every week. Greene will almost certainly become a first round pick as he is a top five linebacker entering the NFL Draft this upcoming year.
The problem for Rutgers will lie on offense. Inconsistency hasn't allowed them to use their talent to the level they might have hoped, but they do have an opportunity to shine on a national stage and set a date with the SEC representative in their bowl game if they can muster a win tomorrow night. The Knights have only 1 Big East loss compared to Louisville's 2 entering this matchup and they would like nothing more than to deliver the knockout punch at home.
Louisville on the other hand has impressed all season long before losing consecutive games to Syracuse and Connecticut to drop from 9-0 to 9-2 on the year. Luckily for them, Rutgers lost to Pittsburgh last weekend as well, setting up a chance for Louisville to win at least a share of the Big East title. Teddy Bridgewater, the Cardinals QB, fractured his non-throwing arm last week, but will still play tomorrow.
You'd have to assume the Rutgers defense will be after him from the start, trying to knock him or take him to the ground as often as possible.
This game will be entertaining from the start with so much on the line for both schools. Be sure to tune in while NFL football is on commercials.
Rutgers vs. Louisville: Scarlet Knights Itching For BCS Bid
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Mining the archives: Kaksitwå
Finnish designer duo, Piia Keto and Marjo Kuusinen, fooling around at their office. Photographed for Kouvolan Sanomat in autumn 2012.
More about Piia. Works like this.
Marjo has an Instagramm.
Sneak peak: Untitled - work name: Ravikansa (Track nation)
Simo and Tiina drove five hours and over 400 kilometers from ostrbothnia region (pohjanmaa) to see their horse race. Their horse Mega Mania was in a good shape and took part in race with a big payoff. Having a hard time on the first lap and after nearly being disqualified for galloping it finished fourth and payed off the trip. To celebrate it Simo and Tiina downed a few cold ones at the racing track bar. "It doesn't come more typical than this" they said when i told them i was trying to catch the true spirit of the finnish track nation. At first i didn't get it. That two finns beered up has someting to do with this sport. Some might say the essense is more on the track. But outside it, is this type of easygoing and extremely friendly people are what make the sport a whole nations activity. So if you want to meet a real finn, go to a race track and talk to anyone. You won't have a bad time.
I'm working on a documentary photography project at the moment. Horse racing is followed by 800 000 finns yearly at the race tracks. It doesn't include tv- and remote gaming like kiosk and the internet, making us fifth biggest horse racing country in Europe. A race is held every day of the year except Christmas eve
Copyright// Lukas Pearsall
Folkdräkt från min, och min familjs hemstad… Årstad härad, Falkenberg (Hallands län).
Folk Costume from me, and my family's home town… Årstad hundred, Falkenberg (Halland county).
Barbara Boitumelo Aersoe better known as Barbara Moleko (born in 1986) is a Danish singer and songwriter.
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I have to say, I really like her songs and singing. She sings in Danish and not English, which is always a huge plus for me, but just the music itself and her voice would be selling points for me.
Here is another song of hers, called "Dum for dig". Definitely check her out.
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Dagmar Johanne Amalie Overbye (April 23, 1887 – May 6, 1929) was a Danish serial killer. She murdered 25 children – of which one was her own – during a seven-year period from 1913 to 1920. On March 3, 1921, she was sentenced to death in one of the most talked about trials in Danish history, that changed legislation on childcare. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison.
Overbye was working as a professional child caretaker, caring for babies born outside of marriage, murdering her own charges. She strangled them, drowned them or burned them to death in her masonry heater. The corpses were either cremated, buried or hidden in the loft.
Edit (added from the Swedish wikipedia): Overbye actually made money from this. She adopted children from mothers who either couldn't or didn't want to care for their children, and took money for those illegal adoptions. Usually, she killed the children on the same day as they were given to her.
The only Danish serial killer, Dagmar Overbye.
Correction: Only female Danish serial killer (from what I could find)
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Hannele Norrström was a Swedish children's book author. Her first and only book was "The golden girl". She wrote it while already in hospital with the cancer that would kill her before her eleventh birthday. I was illustrated by Sven Nordqvist (Pettson series) and came out in 1995, two years later.
Christina was born in Stockholm on December 8, 1626 to Maria Eleanor of Brandenburg and King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, the "Lion of the North", who ordered that she be raised as a boy. When her father was killed at the battle of Lützen she became Queen of Sweden at only six years old. As she grew up she quickly displayed an independent streak and a very active mind. Educated as a boy and taking her coronation oath as a king rather than a queen, as per the wishes of her father, Christina was often referred to at court as the Girl King. She had an interest in a variety of subjects and loved long discussions with educated people on any subject which caught her interest. She also loved ballet, opera, theater and riding horses which necessitated wearing more masculine styles of clothing.
Christina's gender ambiguity did not end with her style of dress. Some historians assert she maintained both heterosexual and homosexual relationships during the course of her life or was asexual depending on which source is consulted. According to Veronica Buckley, Christina was a "dabbler" who was, "…painted a lesbian, a prostitute, a hermaphrodite, and an atheist" by her contemporaries, though "in that tumultuous age, it is hard to determine which was the most damning label." Christina declared at the end of her life she was, "neither Male nor Hermaphrodite, as some People in the World have pass'd me for". Regardless of labels, it seems clear Christina did at least challenge traditional ideas of gender and sexuality.
In 1649 Queen Christina had named her cousin, Charles X Gustav, as her heir though he had no role in government at all so long as she was on the throne before abdicating her throne and converted to Roman Catholicism, against the laws of her country, in 1654. She spent her later years in Rome, becoming a leader of the theatrical and musical life there. As a queen without a country, she protected many artists and projects. She is one of the few women buried in the Vatican grotto.
history meme - [8/9 kings or queens] - Queen Christina of Sweden
She is only one of only two women that have their pictures up in the main church of St Peter and Paul in the Vatican.
I think more people should appreciate…
…how Christina of Denmark sassed her way out of an arranged marriage with Henry VIII of England, whose marital resume is notorious for sucking.
After the death of Henry's third wife Jane Seymour in 1537, Henry was on the prowl for another woman who was programmed to be as obedient as a dog and only produce children with penises (good luck with that, buddy). Operating under the delusion that no one outside of England would take into consideration that none of his past three wives had died peacefully of old age, Henry thought he could have his pick of the royal babes. A certain wealthy Danish princess caught his interest, so he sent the German Painter Hans Holbein to paint her likeness to see if she would make a suitable Queen of England. Because, you know, she must be so desperate to marry a crippled, old, psychotic man-child, and he has to decide if he wants her.
Sixteen-years-old at the time, and a princess, you wouldn't expect that she would have much of a say in who she married. But Christina did have something to say about the proposed match with Henry, and it was awesome.
"If I had two heads, one should be at the King of England's disposal."
Christina of Denmark had no extra
fucksheads to give.
The marriage didn't happen (praise the Lord) and Christina ironically married that Duke who was supposed to marry the woman who became Henry's fourth wife instead, Anne of Cleves. It's like a really bad shipping fanfic where the author randomly decides to change all the couples at the end. And Christina of Denmark went down in history as a teenager who mastered snark and then grew up to be a European politician.
Sophia Brahe (1556-1643)
Art by Carolyn Bernhard (website, tumblr)
Tycho Brahe was one of the most important astronomers of the sixteenth century. The last major astronomer to work without the aid of a telescope, Tycho built his own instruments to track the movements of celestial bodies. His work paved the way for Johannes Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
Tycho's younger sister Sophia assisted him in his scientific observations. Their family was part of Denmark's high nobility and although the Brahe children were well educated, their parents did not consider science an appropriate field for people of rank. Nevertheless, Sophia taught herself astronomy and as a teenager helped her brother observe a lunar eclipse. Throughout their lives, Tycho and Sophia maintained a close correspondence.
Sophia also studied alchemy, horticulture, and chemistry, but her most lasting individual work is her genealogy of Danish noble families. Published in 1626, it remains an important source for Danish historians today.
Sophie Brahe, or Sophia, (24 August 1556 – 1643) was a Danish horticulturalist and student of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine, best known for assisting her brother Tycho Brahe with his astronomical observations.
John Bauer's Illustration for the book "Svanhamnen" (The Swan Suit) by Helena Nyblom.
Helena Nyblom was a Danish author as well as a poet who lived from 1843-1926 and was married to a Swede, thuse spending her adult life mostly there though at least her first published works were originally written in Danish and then translated by her husband. She's most well known for her fairytales, of which The Swan Suit is one.
[note: The English article is rather misleading, I recommend checking out the Swedish version.]
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It's an annual day after Thanksgiving tradition: Black Friday shopping. But what about Black Thursday?
"Yes, that's way too early," said shoppers Amanda McAdams and Meghan Howard when they learned some stores will open at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Toys R Us will open at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving and Walmart will start the sales an hour later. Target, Macy's and Kohls plan to open at midnight.
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"I guess it'll maybe cut down on congestion on Black Friday, so that'll be good," said Andrew Grzybowski, who said he's found good deals on electronics on Black Friday in past years.
The National Retail Federation predicts holiday shopping spending will increase by 2.8 percent this year compared to last year, calling it an "average" increase. However, a survey by Consumersearch.com found 87 percent of shoppers do not plan to shop on Thanksgiving.
"I just think Thanksgiving day should be a time to be with family, not for shopping," Howard said.
Other shoppers plan to steer clear of the mall all together.
"I'll probably do the Amazon.com thing and order and get it delivered. It's easier," said Scott Bueller.
Online sales are also expected to increase for the second straight year.


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Jets fire coach Claude Noel, hire Paul Maurice as new mentor
Winnipeg, MB, Canada (4E Sports) – After losing five straight games, the Winnipeg Jets have dismissed coach Claude Noel and hired Paul Maurice as their new mentor.
Aside from Noel, the Jets fired assistant coach Perry Pearn was also let go. The Jets are currently last in the Central Division with a 19-23-5 record.
Noel was named coach of the Jets when the organization moved to Winnipeg from Atlanta despite having just 24 games of NHL head coaching experience under his belt as an interim boss for the Columbus Blue Jackets at the end of the 2009-10 campaign.
Despite missing the playoffs in Noel's first two season, general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff continued to lock up the core of the team this past summer.
The Jets have eight players signed through at least the 2015-16 season that count at least $3.9 million against the salary cap but they hovered near the .500 mark until the recent skid.
The Jets had their best record at 10-9-2 in Nov. 15 after clinching their third straight shootout win.
Goal prevention has long been an issue for the Jets, who are tied for 25th in the League in goals against at 3.00 per contest this season. The franchise hasn't finished above tied for 24th in that category since its only playoff appearance in 2006-07.
Maurice has more than 1,000 games of NHL coaching experience with Hartford/Carolina and Toronto, and most recently coached Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.
He led the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup Final in 2002 and then to the Eastern Conference Final in 2009 during a second stint with the organization.
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Extended bridge night work to impact Medina
Additional night work will begin near the shoreline in Medina beginning April 9 and continuing for up to five weeks.
Crews will work Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. the following day. to fabricate, set and strip forms for concrete walls for a new bridge maintenance facility. Nearby residents may see and hear forklifts, cranes, back up alarms, temporary lighting, and other general construction noise. The noisiest work should be done during the day to minimize disruption.
Also, storm drain installation work will continue near the construction access road in Medina through April 21. Crews will work Monday through Friday, from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day.
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