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PackPal Barcode Genetator can make professional ready-to-print barcode graphics easily and quickly.It creates high resolution barcodes, suited for layout and design purposes.
It creates high resolution barcodes, suited for layout and design purposes. The powerful preview function helps you output barcodes to a printer easily.
Print directly to a printer or typesetter or export the barcodes to the clipboard or into a file.It supports almost all types in common usage.PackPal Barcode Generator also supports 90-degree rotate.
t will give you more help and decrease a lot of time for you. Another feature is its directly appearance, you don?t have to pay a lot of time to make it familiar.And it can be copied and pasted. At the same time, you can save it in many popular graphic formats, and import into almost any desktop publishing or word processing software.
The main feature of PackPal Barcode Generator :
It is a easy-to-use barcode generator software;
It can be use on more operating system, for instance, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 2000;
The quickly work speed will improve your work efficiency;
It occupies very little memory space, you don?t worry it will impact your other work;
You can directly copy barcode image to word processing software or image editing software;
This software supports the most popular code style, for example, code 39, EAN-13,EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, and so on;
It have flexible page and font settings, it can make your barcode abundance;
It support 90-degree rotate of the barcode image, you can adjust it to appropriate format;
The shortcut key make your work more direct;
It has prime compatibility with other software, and it affords perfect interface to printer and other peripheral equipment.
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Additional Requirements: 128MB RAM
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The Book Arrives!
Posted by Dawn at 12:24 AM
32 comments:
- Sandy in Illinois said...
Great second video blog. I'm still your no. 1 fan! See you at the BOOK Launch on Saturday.
- April 1, 2009 at 12:32 AM
- Lynn said...
My son was dancing to the intro music. =D
I've never heard your voice before but you sound just like I expected. (In a completely good way, of course.)
- April 1, 2009 at 12:43 AM
- Lynn said...
*cough* Don't you mean pokemon cards? *cough*
- April 1, 2009 at 12:44 AM
- Lynn said...
Okay, it's 2 AM. Ignore me. =P
- April 1, 2009 at 12:45 AM
Congratulations on your Big Day Dawn! I am actually off to the store today to buy your book. I haven't been to a baby shower in years and just got invited to one, so I am giving your book as one of my gifts ;)
I have been reading your blog since July 2007 and you still make me laugh with each post you write.
Best wishes at your Book Launch Party on Saturday...wish I could be there....come to western NY sometime!!
Donna in NY
- April 1, 2009 at 5:24 AM
- Rana said...
I just bought your book. I'm halfway through it and, since I keep laughing, my kids want me to read it aloud! I love, love, love it. I can soooo relate, even though I only have two kids. Great job, way to go, kuddos to the best mommy blogger and great book writer ever!
- April 1, 2009 at 7:03 AM
- Sandra said...
Awesome video blog :-) FYI, I tried leaving your a comment on the guidposts website but I never got the confirmation email that would verify my email address. Does that make sense? I'll try again today and maybe I'll be able to post. BTW, I'm buying several copies to give away for Mother's Day. So, I guess your editors knew what they were doing all along, huh? ;-)
- April 1, 2009 at 8:21 AM
- Kaitlin said...
I have the exact same type of laptop. What is it with me and your purchases? First, Savannah and I have the same Old Navy PJ pants, and now the laptop. Yay for book!
- April 1, 2009 at 8:47 AM
- Amy said...
Wow. Congratulations. How fun to watch you open that box of books. I can only imagine that feeling right now but hope I'm imitating you someday soon! Best of luck!
- April 1, 2009 at 8:52 AM
This is the first time I've ever heard your voice and seen your hubby. You guys are too cute. I'm going to buy my copy this weekend. God bless you, Dawn. You are a real inspiration (even though you are a Cubs fan) :)
- April 1, 2009 at 9:04 AM
- Laura said...
Did you realize that your video blog about your first book on e-bay ran for 3 minutes and 05 seconds?? Or the same price as your book sold for ($305)?? Just thought it was funny :)
Thanks for your site and can't wait to get my copy!!
- April 1, 2009 at 10:13 AM
- Money Saving Army Family said...
Congratulations on your book release!!! I can't wait to go out and buy it! You are such an inspiration to all of us moms out here. We appreciate you so much!
- April 1, 2009 at 10:34 AM
i just drove 40 minutes to get your book at barnes and noble and i cannot wait to read it! hopefully my son gives me the time to!
- April 1, 2009 at 10:58 AM
What fun it was to see your excitment. The thing that impresses me the most is how real you are...instead of pretending to be perfect.
Knot Mom
- April 1, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Congrats Dawn, I can't wait to buy the book. See you Saturday at the book launch, I will come even though you are a Cubs fan ;)
- April 1, 2009 at 12:52 PM
- Jennifer said...
Dawn, I am so lame. I totally teared up when you were opening the package of your books. I could never imagine. I can't believe you were able to contain yourself. Sincere, heartfelt congratulations, from me to you. And of course I'm buying my copies today from Amazon!
So Proud...
Jennifer W.
Houston, TX
- April 1, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- MommyChris said...
Wait! You are the baseball mom?!?!?! I had no idea! That's too funny! Congratulations on your success and for sharing with us that kids are kids and mine are not an anomaly!
- April 1, 2009 at 1:21 PM
- Tammy said...
How exciting! I'm glad to know that other kids make loud (I almost typed atrocious, lol) noises while I'm trying to act professional.
- April 1, 2009 at 3:59 PM
- noexcuses said...
Congrats Dawn! You are a natural when it comes to making videos. It must be all that acting experience!
I'm so happy for you! I still can't find a @#*& bookstore in St. Louis that has your book today. I'll get it this weekend!
Best Wishes for an awesome book signing this weekend!
- April 1, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- musing said...
Congratulations! That's a huge accomplishment.
- April 1, 2009 at 7:23 PM
YEA! Your house looks like fun chaos all the time! No wonder you were able to write a book! I can't wait to read it. It sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun.
- April 1, 2009 at 7:50 PM
- Lindsay said...
Yipeee! Congrats to you!
- April 1, 2009 at 11:57 PM
congratulations, dawn! i'm so happy & excited for you. you're a fairy tale come true!!! ;-)
- April 2, 2009 at 2:32 AM
Your video blog was great! I am hoping to get your book for Mother's Day. You are an inspiration! Sometimes I write down the crazy things my 5 kids do and maybe someday I can write a book about it like you have. I'll always know it's possible because of you!
- April 2, 2009 at 9:34 AM
I'm picking up my copy that Barnes & Noble ordered for me, hopefully tomorrow (my birthday.) It was supposed to be last year's present, but I held onto the gift card just for YOUR BOOK! Can't wait to pick it up. I think I will be buying extra gift copies, too.
Congrats to you. And great video blog, btw.
Happy day to you, Dawn.
- April 2, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- HuNnY aNd PoPpA LeWiS said...
Woo-hoo, you go girl and keep pursuing those dreams. Isn't it amazing how God lets things fall together for wonderful purposes! Hope your book becomes a #1 bestseller and can't wait to get my hands on a copy. Have a blessed day!!!
- April 2, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- Laura said...
I love your video blog, you are so cute!! I have to wait awhile to get your book. Don't want to scare my boyfriend too much.
- April 2, 2009 at 1:29 PM
- Lois said...
I have been on the road for 3 weeks. I was so excited to come home to my copy of Guideposts and find your story in there. It was like seeing an old friend suddenly get national exposure!
Can't wait to read your book. Keep on writing. All mom's love you!
- April 2, 2009 at 3:13 PM
Great video blog, Dawn! Thanks for sharing your exciting moment when you opened that box of books. LOVE that!
I'm halfway through reading it and I have to tell you, I haven't laughed this hard in a looong time! It's awesome and I'm now looking forward to reading book #2!
Congratulations and much success to you!!!!
Donna in PA :)
- April 2, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- Michelle said...
I agree -- love the music. And congrats of course (albeit late -- this is one of those weeks). I have to admit that I had to put the book back in the envelope to keep me from reading it, BUT I will be getting my book from you tomorrow... add another sale to that cash register :)
It's been a big week for you, Dawn!
- April 3, 2009 at 7:08 PM
LOL! I love the video! Where is the first one, I missed it. I read your twitter while at the signing and getting ready to go. Typical, huh?
Oh! I have to admit I was calling you a liar about the baseball auction, but then you came clean on the pokemon auction. I have never read the baseball auction. Do you have that on your blog somewhere?
Hubbie is getting me your book for Mother's Day. :)
Congrats, Dawn! :) You deserve it!
- April 6, 2009 at 9:44 PM
- MaNiC MoMMy™ said...
I just love these videos--they are so cute!
- April 6, 2009 at 11:50 PM


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Turing machine
From HaskellWiki
1 Introduction
An article on Turing machines, maybe growing to a project to specify (and implement) a general purpose (toy or educational) programming language, that can describe each concrete Turing machine directly: a Turing machine definition language.
This article wants also to show an example how Haskell (and in general: functional programming) can have an impact on or suggest ideas even in (seemingly) entirely distant, remote areas.
The impact of Haskell to this Turing machine definition language is more than simply using Haskell as an implementation language for this project. The very syntax of this Turing machine definition language (and its main feature, its tagging structure) comes directly from functional programming languages (Haskell and combinatory logic).
2 Links
- Wikipedia article
- Turing machines page of the American Mathematical Society
3 Implementations
- Found following links from the previously mentioned AMS site:
- Virtual Turing Machine (VTM)
- Paul R. C. Ming's Virtual Turing Machine 2 (VTM2)
- David S. Woodruff's Turing machine interpreter TM
4 Variants
There are several variants of defining the concept of a Turing machine. These variants can be classified across several aspects. I shall classify possible variants in terms of two questions:
- how the machine behaves at transitions
- how the the running of the machine terminates
4.1 A classifying aspect
4.1.1 Transition
I make a distinction between sum-like and product-like transition behavior:
- product-like transition
- means that the head moves and writes at each transition (this may have a funny consequence: sometimes, we have to undo the last moving step of the head at the end of running -- i.e. there may remain a superfluous last moving that has to be undone). Maybe that is why some of these variants extend the moving possibilities: besides left, right there is also an idle move.
- sum-like transition
- means that the head moves or writes at each transition (never both). [Mon:MathLog] describes this approach. I like this approach better, because it looks more economical conceptually (we do not have to undo any superfluous final movings, nor do we need to introduce idle moves) and because it looks nicer for me even conceptually.
4.1.2 Halting
Halting can be done in several ways -- a (second) special state (final state), or a special action (termination action) etc... Here, I avoid the concept of halting state. The only special state is the starting state, but I do not overload the concept of state in any other way -- halting is achieved in another way
4.2 A construct called Maybe2
Sum-like transition and avoiding the concept halting state -- they look like two independent, orthogonal aspects. But a construct (called
data Maybe2 a b = Nothing2 | Just2 a b
4.3 Moves
There are variants of the Turing machine concept also across other problems, e.g. how the head and the tape moves related from each other: which is regarded as moving, which is immobile.
Using the facts that
- the head is
- finite (even if the states are included)
- and even limited, even constant (having fixed a concrete Turing machine): it does not grow during a run
- the tape is infinite, or (in some approaches to Turing machine concept) finite but unlimited, maintaining dynamically its appropriate size
I prefer a convention taken from a physical view: I regard the head as being mobile even if it is made from the heaviest transuranium metal or a black hole, and tape being (or growing) immobile even if it is made of the finest membrane.
5 Turing machine definition language as a programming language
I use term Turing machine definition language for what we generally mean when talking on the language of Turing simulator softwares: a language which can represent infinite -- even all possible -- concrete Turing machines, so it is able to serve as an (of course Turing complete, in the most literal meaning) programming language
5.1 SyntaxI was dreaming of a syntax reflecting the conceptual structure of the main concepts -- maybe reflecting even the logic of the Haskell implementation! In general, I do not like special names (like
start is for starting state, everything else...) -- I like the concept of tags much better -- I mean the concept of tags as shown in classical examples -- e.g. direct sum or
5.1.1 Verbose syntax
188.8.131.52 Example
Incrementing a number represented in the tally (in other words, unary) notation:
starting : blank : Move right WITH starting; starting : Letter * : Write Letter * WITH Becoming processing; Becoming processing : blank : Write Letter * WITH Becoming extended; Becoming processing : Letter * : Move right WITH Becoming processing; Becoming extended : blank : stop; Becoming extended : Letter * : stop;
5.1.2 Tagging structureAs we can see, this Turing machine definition language has an algebraically motivated tagging structure. I have taken the idea from Haskell's sum-like datatypes (
This tagging structure makes such programs (i.e Turing machine definitions) more readable, that make use of different namespaces for symbols and states.
As symbols and states are different concept, most Turing machine definition languages allow us to use the same symbol for a state and a symbol -- they are simply in different namespaces. This is a natural consequence of the essential concept of Turing machine. [Mon:MathLog] leverages namespaces in an extreme way: everything -- states, symbols, even actions -- are coded as natural numbers.
The tagging structure enables us also to define the set of states and symbols in an easy way: no burnt-in presupposition is required (e.g. restricting the set of symbols for characters). Special keyword for declaring sets of states and sets of symbols are also superfluous.
5.1.3 Algebraic background of the tagging structure
Keywords can be classified according their corresponding type and tag coordinates, and coloring scheme can reflect this.
126.96.36.199 Types (represented with colors)
- Special keywords
- are common in all Turing machines. They are colored.
- user-given names
- are specific for a concrete Turing machine. They are colorless, more exactly, black in case of light background, and white in case of dark background.
22.214.171.124.1 States, symbolsStates and symbols are rather different concepts in the theory of Turing machines, but they both have (maybe incidentally) a common feature. It is worth of distinguishing a special state (the starting state) -- and the same is true at symbols (blank symbol). This has a consequence: the tagging structure is the same for these two rather different concepts, and this common tagging structure can be covered by
| Tag
|Concept (type)
184.108.40.206.2 Result of transitionRepresentation of halting, and in non-halting cases maintaining new state and action -- this has also a tagging structure. It is
| Tag
|Concept (type)
|Result of transition
22.214.171.124 Arity (represented with font)
The keywords have different arities, and it can be represented with syntax highlighting (by mapping a font type to each arity). But also pure ASCII text can contain this information by appropriate capitalization rules.
- Constant keywords
- are either -like things for special cases (symbolNothing
blank, state
starting), the-like solution for halting (stop), or direction constants like left, right, or user-named things (state or symbol names, varying in each concrete Turing machine). They are typeset with normal font, and it is recommended to type them without any capitals (of course, user-given state and symbol names can ignore this, because state and symbol names are part of the specific Turing machine, so the Turing machine definition language does not restrict their use).Nothing2
- Unary keywords
- are one-parameter commands like Write, Move, or one-parameter state/symbol constructors like
Letter. They are typeset with italic, and just the beginning letter is capitalized.
- Binary keywords
- like
WITH, but considering the idea of currying, the colon sign : is also typeset the same way: they are typeset with bold, and they are either typed with all capitals (
WITH), or they consist of a symbol (:)
5.1.4 Concise syntax
18.104.22.168 Example
0 : _ : -> / 0 0 : '* : !'* / @processing @processing : _ : !'* / @extended @processing : '* : -> / @processing @extended : _ : . @extended : '* : .
220.127.116.11 Motivation of signs
- 0 signing starting state comes from David S. Woodruff's Turing machine interpreter TM
- Exclamation mark signing the concept of writing comes from the Z model-based formal specification language, where exclamation mark is used to mark output variables
- Repeated colons signing compound cases come from the concept of currying.
- At-character signing state comes from its literal meaning in natural languages (in everyday English language, as a preposition for expressing being at places times or states) -- also reflected in its use in e-mail addresses
- Apostrophe signing a (non-blank) letter comes from using apostrophes in programming languages for character literals and from using apostrophes (or upper corners) for quotations in mathematical logic
- Slash-character signing the concept of compound action (allowing the possibility of halting instead) comes from the theory of automata
- Dot signing termination is hard to explain. In Prolog, dot is a terminating symbol, but in another sense: it terminates syntactical units (rules and facts), not processes!
5.2 Examples
Let us see some "source code" examples, mainly from [Mon:MathLog].
5.2.1 Simple moves
moves head one cell to the left and stops. It is identical to Definition 1.3. of [Mon:MathLog], only the notation is changed:
starting : blank : Move left WITH Becoming ready; starting : Letter * : Move left WITH Becoming ready; Becoming ready : blank : stop; Becoming ready : Letter * : stop;
moves head one cell to the right and stops. It is identical to Definition 1.5. of [Mon:MathLog], only the notation is changed:
starting : blank : Move right WITH Becoming ready; starting : Letter * : Move right WITH Becoming ready; Becoming ready : blank : stop; Becoming ready : Letter * : stop;
5.2.2 Simple rewritings
rewrites the actual cell into
blank and stops. Its definition contains a nice trick, that is why it can be more concise than those of and . It is identical to Definition 1.7. of [Mon:MathLog], only the notation is changed:
starting : blank : stop; starting : Letter * : Write blank WITH starting;
rewrites the actual cell into non-blank and stops. Its definition is now straightforward (Definition 1.9. of [Mon:MathLog]):
starting : blank : Write Letter * WITH starting; starting : Letter * : stop;
5.2.3 Search
Let us modularize, decompose the Definition 1.12. of [Mon:MathLog]: let us separate a more simple version!
seeks the first
blank to the left, and it stops if it finds the
blank. We inlude the starting in the process of search (i.e. it can stop immediatelly):
starting : blank : stop; starting : Letter * : Move left WITH starting;
is more complicated. It exludes starting from the process of search: it begins with a left move unconditionally. Its definition is identical to Definition 1.12. of [Mon:MathLog] (with changed notation, talky names):
starting : blank : Move left WITH Becoming searching; starting : Letter * : Move left WITH Becoming searching; Becoming searching : blank : stop; Becoming searching : Letter * : Move left WITH Becoming searching;
5.3 Implementation
5.3.1 Representations of main concepts
18.104.22.168 Language
module Language where import Util (Maybe2 (Nothing2, Just2)) type Turing becoming letter = UnsafeTuring (Maybe becoming) (Maybe letter) type UnsafeTuring state symbol = state -> symbol -> Maybe2 (Action symbol) state data Action symbol = Write symbol | Move Bool
126.96.36.199.1 Observable non-emptiness: special state, special symbolMost conceptual frameworks of Turing machine concept allow us a big liberty at choosing the set of states and symbols -- but empty set is not allowed. Of course Haskell types are never empty, but non-emptiness provided by
blank and special state is called
starting. The presence of special symbol, special state is reflected directly in the representation of language concepts -- and both are represented by
This way allows us a big liberty at choosing the set of states and symbols -- we do not have to restrict the user's freedom to use any types for both symbols and states. Strings, integers, enumerations, characters, booleans...
188.8.131.52.2 Halting
Another -- maybe analogous -- problem is the representation of halting.There may be alternative solutions: introduction of concepts like halting state or halting action, etc... I felt that
188.8.131.52 Tape
At first I wrote a circular program to make double linked list to implement a Bi-directionally infinite tape. It is superfluous, there is a more simple solution:
module Tape where import Util (Stream (Cons)) data Tape a = Tp {left, right :: Stream a, cell :: a} move :: Bool -> Tape a -> Tape a put :: a -> Tape a -> Tape a get :: Tape a -> a
18.104.22.168 Utility module
module Util where data Maybe2 a b = Nothing2 | Just2 a b data Stream a = Cons a (Stream a)
5.4 Extending language
A pattern language, or some other extending possibilities, to avoid redundancies. Maybe a macro language as at David S. Woodruff's Turing machine interpreter TM. Other syntactic sugar.
6 Bibliography
- [Mon:MathLog]
- Monk, J. Donald: Mathematical Logic. Springer-Verlag, New York * Heidelberg * Berlin, 1976.


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Thursday, June 17, 2010
How Am I Doing?
But being a single mom to six kids is no big deal. Things haven't changed too much around here, other than the fact that I only get a little break from the kids once a month or so. Still, I'd much rather have it this way than the way Joe has chosen which is to not see the kids at all. It's hard when the kids all need to be someplace at the same time, but we've learned to relax a little. If one kid is late for baseball, the earth won't stop revolving. It's okay. If we miss one activity, it's not a big deal. Life goes on. And I have the most awesome group of friends! I know my friends would help me out anytime they possibly could and I can't thank them enough!
Honestly, when you're in a crappy marriage for more years than you can count, divorce isn't such a horrible alternative. I feel good about myself and my kids. I know I can do this on my own. Or well, notsomuch on my own, but with the help of God who I wholeheartedly believe is looking out for us, and with the help of my friends. I can't imagine ever having a healthy relationship and loving someone enough to be willing to change and compromise in order to make a new, blended family. But it happens every day. I know people do it. And although I can't quite imagine it now, I do have hope for the future. My kids are amazing (you know, when they're not beating each other over the head with pool noodles, or covering every conceivable surface with colored chalk), and they motivate me to be a better person. I want to show them that they can always, always, always count on me and that I'll never leave. I want them to see the glass as half-full because no matter what you're going through, there is always someone in much worse circumstances.
So, to answer your questions, I'm doing well. The kids and I are doing really well. And we have hope for good things to come. :)
Posted by Dawn at 10:54 AM
43 comments:
- Hannah said...
Glad to hear it! You're one strong mama!
- June 17, 2010 at 11:28 AM
- Tricia Freeman said...
(tear) I'm so sad for your family. I wish things were different for you. I have heard of a syndrome called "fleeing syndrome" where a spouse or person drops everything -like family- and just leaves. There is something wrong with chemicals in the head and stuff like that. I hope that Joe can figure out whatever is wrong with him and be apart of your children's lives. Again (tear) so sad for you.
- June 17, 2010 at 11:40 AM
I am glad you are doing well. I know first hand how difficult divorce can be but a relief to have hopes of sanity again. (whatever that is.)
Child support. Once my ex called me and told me he was very sorry he wasn't paying. He then elaborated that a "friend" of his needed some help because her ex wasn't paying. His "help" was paying her for sex so she had income. His logic was he wasn't just giving it to her. I was stunned.
Another time I was in the hospital after a serious accident. The jerk (aka ex) called to tell me he got into MY house "just to watch a game." The milk was sour and I really should clean my fridge more. I was in the hospital and had been for weeks. My mother finally made it to clean the fridge. The ex went to jail for trespass.
Trust me, in a few years it will all be funny with just a tinge of hurt. Now I am sure it is more hurt with some numor. Divorce stories could be your new book. :)
Good luck
- June 17, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- Mama On The Move said...
Good for you Dawn! Stand strong in the Lord and trust in HIM!
- June 17, 2010 at 11:56 AM
- Sarah said...
Thanks for the update. You are a wonderfully strong woman and Mom and you are to be admired. I'm very sorry you're having to go through this, but you're handling it really well. I'm glad God has provided a good network of friends to help you!
There is always hope, and I'm glad you're holding onto that. May God bless you and the kids and knit you closer together than ever before! :)
- June 17, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- misssrobin said...
Doing well and inspiring others -- continued power to ya.
- June 17, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Lisa said...
You mentioned you were house hunting. Are you planning on moving?
- June 17, 2010 at 1:01 PM
- Kristin said...
You are such an inspiration. I love your outlook on life. When I divorced my ex MANY MANY MANY years ago it was the best thing for all of us. My boys and myself. My feeling was it was better my kids have a happy mom and be raised by a single happy mom then be raised two miserable people who fought all the time. I can't tell you the number of times we had to go back to court for Child Support issues. Until he got stupid one day and told the judge he didn't feel he had to pay child support. The judge told him what she felt like and followed through, never had a problem after that. I love reading your blog and I love your optimistic spirit and humor that comes through. I have since remarried and have been happily so for 10 years. When I first got married and was treated like a queen it was a new and unfamiliar feeling for me. It was so weird. My husband went from being a bachelor to being a dad of three small children at the time OVERNIGHT. But we made it work and the boys love him like he's their real dad and things have leveled out over the years. Now if you have any suggestions to get rid of my ex's psycho mother who feels the need to drive us all up the wall that would be great. I think you're AWESOME, keep up the great work.
- June 17, 2010 at 1:10 PM
- Nina said...
good. I hope you continue to feel powerful and strong and beautiful because you are. congrats on making a very difficult decision but what seems to be best for you and your kids. I think that is an excellent lesson for kids to learn.
- June 17, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Jennie said...
I'm glad to hear that although things are rough with the Joe situation, you and kids are looking at life with a positive outlook. Just remember that you need rain to make a rainbow!
- June 17, 2010 at 2:00 PM
- Jennie said...
I glad to hear that although things are rough with the whole Joe situation, you and the kids are keeping such a positive outlook. When I'm going through rough times, it helps me to think that it takes rain to make a rainbow.
- June 17, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Holly C. said...
You rock! and so do your wonderful kids!:)
- June 17, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Diana said...
Great attitude. I'm glad your family is doing well. Keep the faith gal!
- June 17, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- The Last Girl Standing said...
Good for you, Dawn. I grew up in a household where my parents stayed together "for the sake of the children". Trust me, growing up in an unloving home full of tension and contempt was NOT best for us. I would gladly have had any number of seperate, but loving, homes instead of 1 miserable one. I grew up seeing my mom feel she was trapped and doomed... feeling it was us kids' fault because, if it weren't for us, they'd have split, moved on and been happy. I think, partly because of that, is why my brother and I have so many relationship issues and will probably be single, divorced, etc for the rest of our lives. You have done your children a huge, huge favor. Kudos to you, my friend!
- June 17, 2010 at 3:16 PM
Love, love, love you Dawn! I am so glad to hear you and the kids are doing so well! You are a saint. I really look up to you. I have been reading your blog for over a year now! You are such a fun mom. And I've said this before but I'll say it again, I just love Clay. He reminds me so much of my 4 1/2 year old! Gotta love boys!
- June 17, 2010 at 3:19 PM
- Shannon said...
I am so glad I found your blog. A friend recommended it to me. I am also going through a divorce and am a single mom to 3 kids now. I totally agree with you as far as the divorce not being a horrible alternative to staying in a bad marriage. I am so much happier now and I feel free. I'm not excited about the number of court hearings to come and lawyer fees to incur, but my family has the right to experience happiness....rather than chaos, fighting, and overall stress.
Hang in there. I'll be following your blog more now. It will give me inspiration.
- June 17, 2010 at 4:22 PM
Dawn, you rock. Great, positive post. Sharon
- June 17, 2010 at 4:51 PM
- Michelle Faith said...
no one would blame you if you just wanted to crawl in a hole for a few days. But I'm glad you're not.
- June 17, 2010 at 5:11 PM
- Jennifer said...
It's good to have a good foundation and support network while you go through this. I just went through a divorce about 3 years ago & have 1 child, and my sister with 3 kids did divorced over a year ago. Sadly it seemed that the almost-ex-husbands all pulled some shady financial stuff that you would've never thought they would do because, you think "hey what about your kids?"
I'm so glad to read that you're doing ok. Being a single mom is hard enough, but once the legal stuff is over it's so much better. And you never know what God has in store for you. My sister just became a blended family of 5 while I haven't even even considered dating! :-D
- June 17, 2010 at 5:16 PM
- Que said...
You keep on keepin on'. Or as Dory would say, "Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming."
I guess a lot of people expect others to just crumble in life when it hands you crap. But most survive and some excel. It sounds like you are in that "some" category.
No one is a fan of divorce but I love your line, "Honestly, when you're in a crappy marriage for more years than you can count, divorce isn't such a horrible alternative." That pretty much sums it up right there.
- June 17, 2010 at 5:21 PM
- msprimadonna67 said...
Way to go, Dawn! As long as you keep taking care of yourself and bein' there for your kids, everything will work out well. Life can sometimes be a bit messy, especially when you're a single mom, but messy is not always a bad thing--it teaches creativity and flexibility: )
- June 17, 2010 at 5:49 PM
- Christy said...
I'm coming out of lurkdom to say "Go Dawn!" You are a fantastic mom. :)
- June 17, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Courage allows the successful woman to fail-
and learn powerful lessons-
from the failure-
so that in the end,
she didn't fail at all.
-- Maya Angelou
Keep on being strong!
- June 17, 2010 at 6:17 PM
- Que said...
So Jennifer quotes Maya Angelou and I quote Dory from Finding Nemo.
I pretty sure you should probably listen to her.
- June 17, 2010 at 6:49 PM
- faithlessone said...
You're going to be fine. You're an awesome person, and a fantastic mother. Go you!
- June 17, 2010 at 7:02 PM
Thank you for keeping us updated on your situation, Dawn. You and the kids are on my mind and in my prayers. Keep your faith in God, you are where you are right now for a reason. You're doing an awesome job!!
Donna in PA :)
- June 17, 2010 at 9:19 PM
- JennyF said...
Thanks, Dawn, for letting us know. I wonder myself how you hold it all together.
If you haven't yet read "Eat Love Play" by Elizabeth Gilbert, please do. It was for me an eye-opening chronicle of a woman's life after divorce, and the happiness she found within herself.
I have a friend who is recently divorced -- she finally came to the conclusion that it was better for her daughters if she showed them that "men can't treat you that way" than to continue to be a doormat for her husband and let them think that that was a woman's role in the world. So remember that you are doing a FANTASTIC thing for your daughters by standing up for your own emotional well-being.
Best wishes for you and your family throug this journey.
- June 17, 2010 at 10:15 PM
- Jennifer Strauss-Myers said...
I've been there, and remember all to well the challenges you face. I prayed that soemday I would find a man who would love me & my children after my divorce. Months and years passed and I had told a sister in Christ about my prayer. She said, "Oh honey, you're missing the most important part. He has to love Christ first". We prayed that prayer together, and 2 weeks later, God brought him to me. We married 6 months later. I can't imagine what life would have been like had I not prayed that prayer.
I'm so glad I stumbled across your blog & I look forward to reading future posts.
- June 17, 2010 at 10:20 PM
- Jessi said...
It's great to hear you're managing just fine then. :)
- June 17, 2010 at 10:31 PM
- Holly at Tropic of Mom said...
Just found your site and want to say I hope better days are ahead for your family. :)
- June 17, 2010 at 11:22 PM
- Tammy said...
Thank you for updating us. "We" worry about you. :0)
God has you in His hands, and He's watching over you.
And you have a huge group of friends here who support you. :0)
- June 18, 2010 at 7:51 AM
Glad to hear your doing well, OK, so did Spuds just call you a "hottie" in the comments of his last post. I think so . . .
- June 18, 2010 at 7:58 AM
Dawn, you are so strong! I lift you up daily. I think of you a lot and hope all is well. Joe doesn't even know what he is doing right now. Sounds like an addiction to me, his personality screams addict! or Asshole! Hugs!
- June 18, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- Robin said...
That is so good to hear! Being a single mom is NEVER easy no matter how many kids you have but it's especially hard when you are grossly outnumbered! :) I'm glad you're all finding your rhythm and making it work - with the help of God and friends!
You are Superwoman!
- June 18, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- Susan said...
Hey Dawn, ditto everyone above...I'm still belly laughing over your storytelling abilities. Amputated arm indeed...and I never would have picked up on the see-through shirt. You need to interpret art for a living.
- June 18, 2010 at 9:18 AM
- Tinagsmarykay said...
I am so glad to hear you are being strong for you & the kids, although I'm sure it's much harder than you let on. Just know that there are so many of us out here who are proud of you for continuing on without missing a beat!
How are the kids handling dad not being around or wanting to be there for them?
- June 18, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- Jen said...
I was just going to ask how you've all been doing as of late. (hugs) I'm glad to read that you all are okay. <3
- June 18, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Someone in an earlier comment said that they were sad for you...I agree that's it too bad that it had to come to this, but I can't say that I am sad for you. I'm glad that you found the strength to do what you had to do to protect your family. I'm glad that everyone seems to be adjusting so well. I am sad that your ex has chosen to avoid contact with the kids. I hope that changes eventually. Best of everything to you & your "6-pack"!!
- June 18, 2010 at 10:35 AM
Some call it divorce - i call it deliverance. It's always the last consideration after all else has failed. But you give it your best and wake up to realize one morning that no matter how hard you work at it, you can't make another adult do anything they're determined not to do, even if it is socially, legally, and morally correct. Everybody loses something, but at the same time, everybody gains something. The trick is, waiting to make the decision till you are sure that it is the best choice for all the people involved so that everyone involved walks away with more than they leave behind. Believing that you have done exactly that, the only thing left is to go through the tunnel of uncertainty (sort of where you are right now, i'm guessing)until you reach the new life at the other end. Each individual chooses whether they come out a victim or a victor. Of course, you already know all this, but even the most secure person in your situation needs encouragement and support. My prayers are with all of you, as they have been from the beginning of my getting to know the Meehan clan. You have the tenacity to be the glue that enables your chidren to be Victors! Part of my prayer is that when the darkness tries to feed you the lie that this is all on you, don't remind him who you are - stand firm and tell him Whose you are. You and yours are in my heart, every day. Love in Christ, Candi
- June 18, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Dawn, you are a very strong lady and I admire you. It sounds like a little peace and harmony has been brought to your home through this ... amidst the chaos of course :).
- June 18, 2010 at 1:55 PM
God Bless You, Sweetie!! You are one awesome inspiration.
Much Love,
Robin E. from Mississippi
- June 18, 2010 at 4:12 PM
It sometimes really sucks to be an inspiration - but hang in there, you are doing a great job and helping more people then you can imagine!
- June 18, 2010 at 4:58 PM
Don't you hate it when people call you strong? I always feel they say that so they don't have to worry about you. I'm not worried about you because you seem to be handling things and are self reliant. My daughter, a mother herself of 6, told me about you. She is lucky because her husband is so helpful and loving. I wish that for you.
- June 18, 2010 at 8:13 PM


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Saturday, August 9, 2008
TV Build-Up For Sunday Not About That Race
Several months ago, the focus of the NASCAR media was drawn to events away from the track. Text and video content from the Internet mixed with reporting on ESPN's NASCAR Now and other TV shows to give fans the first glimpse into the Mauricia Grant lawsuit.
Now, this (click here) long and diverse article from new ESPN.com writer Ed Hinton sets a very firm foundation for that focus to return to Ms. Grant.
Friday afternoon, NASCAR itself finally came out publicly with a reaction to the Grant lawsuit. NASCAR's legal response is (click here) contained in this ESPN.com story. Apparently, the time had come for NASCAR to begin this potentially long and costly legal fight.
All of this media attention will come to a head on Sunday at 9:30AM ET when Bob Ley will host a special ESPN edition of Outside The Lines. Ley and his team of journalists will focus on what ESPN is calling "the work culture inside the NASCAR community."
This is not a program from The NASCAR Media Group or the people who produce the races on TV. It is, however, a program from NASCAR's largest TV partner. That already has some fans speaking out about its potential objectivity.
OTL is an ESPN news franchise. Ley has over twenty-five years at the network and is the only original ESPN anchor still appearing on a regular ESPN TV series. His Lead Reporter is an ESPN veteran named Kelly Naqi. She has been involved in a number of controversial interviews for OTL on a variety of subjects. Sunday, she tackles NASCAR.
In the most recent (click here) promo page on ESPN.com for OTL, there is a statement that may well get the attention of NASCAR very quickly. In describing the upcoming Sunday episode, ESPN.com says the following:
"In light of Grant's allegations, Outside the Lines' Kelly Naqi spoke with other minorities and women, some of whom expressed similar experiences of racial discrimination and sexual harassment in NASCAR circles."
While the video clip linked at the bottom of the page contains only a small taste of this episode, it certainly does serve the purpose of painting a broader picture of issues in NASCAR relating to race and gender. That is exactly what NASCAR does not want to happen.
Recently, one feature on OTL about the criminal records and behavioral problems of players on the Penn State University football team changed the reputation of that university in many minds and resulted in a slew of national publicity. None of it was good.
This is a critical time for NASCAR. Only 34 Craftsman Trucks will start the Saturday night race in Nashville, TN. Many of those teams are searching for sponsorship and some are clearly funded privately. How many more races those teams can run is anyone's guess.
In the Nationwide Series last week, 11 cars that started the Montreal race ended that effort with less than 20 laps gone in the event. A total of 9 cars had parked before lap 10. One of those was Stan Barrett. He is best known for being the first man to reach the speed of sound in a ground vehicle. That feat was accomplished in 1979. Mr. Barrett is now 65 years old and wanted to drive in a NASCAR race.
While the Sprint Cup Series continues to attract a full field of 43, names like The Wood Brothers, Yates Racing and even Petty Enterprises are beginning to fade from the limelight. With tough economic times affecting the auto industry, NASCAR's highest level of national racing is facing a litmus test like none before. That test can only yield two results.
Often lost in the treatment of Grant's lawsuit on TV is that only the Nationwide Series has been the focus of these allegations. Should ESPN lose sight of this during OTL, fans will be less likely to give credibility to the TV program. On the other hand, if the resulting interviews hint at a broader problem, ESPN may be paving the way for additional legal actions from others.
Sunday morning at 9:30AM ET on ESPN may well be a moment in time that brings change to the sport. The current NASCAR minority and female professionals interviewed on OTL will have their opinions shared nationwide. That may change some current workplace relationships in a hurry.
The OTL content will also live for a long time on the ESPN.com website in both text and video form for worldwide access anytime.
How and where NASCAR chooses to respond to OTL will be of interest. It may well come on the Sunday NASCAR Now program on ESPN2 at 10AM or the Sprint Cup Series pre-race show called NASCAR Countdown at 1PM ET.
If rain comes to Watkins Glen on Sunday, infield host Allen Bestwick and his panel may have one new topic to discuss. While it may not be pleasant, one thing is now certain. It is not going away.
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33 comments:
- Tracy said...
I doubt Bestwick et al will discuss the discrimination allegation before the Glen. I didn't see any evidence before when the suit arose that any of the ESPN talent were willing to discuss any issues that didn't pertain directly to the day's race in the prerace shows.
I'd like to be proven wrong.
- August 8, 2008 at 11:45 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
ESPN has been the one network to handle the issue head-on. That has included NASCAR Now, ESPNEWS and even a tightly-scripted story on a pre-race show.
Your point is well-taken. It should be very interesting to see how and when NASCAR responds if the OTL show paints a bad picture of workplace tolerance.
What may be even more interesting is to see how and when SPEED steps into the issue. Shows like Tradin' Paint and Trackside have avoided it like the plague.
- August 8, 2008 at 11:50 PM
- Dmo said...
I have the DVR set for it. Fwiw, NASCAR's response to lawsuit was expected (standard, check-mate legal tactics 101). I believe that NASCAR's response to the OTL report, and producer ESPN, will be the more fascinating story when Monday rolls around. The American stock car racing enthusiasts await with collective baited breath...
- August 8, 2008 at 11:55 PM
- Dot said...
Will they report that it's the NW series involved in this, or all levels? Today during NW practice, Jamie Little was talking about KyB's problem with his car. She was referring to him as the series point leader. True, if it were Cup practice.
When the non race fan thinks of racing, it's only Cup. This story is going to taint all NASCARs' series. Sad.
What will make this worse is on Monday when Brian F makes a statement while wearing a rumpled shirt. That, or he sends one of his minions to respond.
I am really surprised that ESPN can do this show. Seems kind of weird to me. You show my product and then air my dirty laundry?
- August 9, 2008 at 1:06 AM
- Karen said...
Ed Hinton's article pulled no punches. I expect OTL to do the same. If NASCAR had any sense, it would pay up and be done with it.
- August 9, 2008 at 2:10 AM
- Anonymous said...
I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of Hinton's article. I hope that OTL does equal justice to the subject.
I would have hoped that the media who regularly cover NASCAR would have contributed more stories of substance on the Grant story and the culture and diversity issues in general. It seems that they prefer to chase silly season rumors or whine about COT issues or tires.
The vast majority of media covering NASCAR seems to have an incestuous relationhip with NASCAR. They behave as if what is good for NASCAR is also good for the media. You can criticize small parts of the NASCAR scene as long as it is trivial, but no serious criticism is tolerated. They are great at ignoring the elephant in the room.
Michigan fan
- August 9, 2008 at 3:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
Despite your hype JD, I predict it won't ruin the sport at all.
Yes, it will once again show how USA white folk are the most horrible people in the world and every other group and country never ever engage in this kind of behavior, but it won't harm the sport. After all, we are all like the folks in NASCAR. That's what I always here on the news. I know you will delete this post even though I'm just being real here.
But I'm going against the hype so it won't be tolerated.
- August 9, 2008 at 4:50 AM
- Tracy said...
Anon at 4:50a.m. - I agree with you that this lawsuit won't ruin the sport. It will make the France family business look bad, however. I'm separating the sport itself - the racing - from the business practices tolerated by the corporate head honchos. Therefore, if there's a problem with the implementation of a stated corporate policy on discrimination of any type, it needs exposure so it can be corrected. I certainly hope the ESPN piece on Sunday presents an accurate and balanced report on the situation.
ESPN has said more than Speed about this lawsuit, that's for sure. The fact that Trading Paint has avoided it so assiduously is sad, very sad. But I still don't think prerace shows will tackle it. And why should they? They should be about the racing that's about to happen. Hopefully, if it doesn't rain . . .
- August 9, 2008 at 7:02 AM
- Tracy said...
Just read Ed Hinton's article. Spot on, as the Brits say.
BTW, what is Hinton's professional background? His name is so familiar -
- August 9, 2008 at 7:25 AM
- Anonymous said...
Sadly Ms Grant does not have her own corporate PR army to spread stories about NASCAR . Sure would be entertaining if she had the resources to dig into Brians' background . I imagine she could find much more than drunk driving in Daytona . ESPN needs to be very carefull to avoid smearing this woman by accepting the " facts " NASCAR gives them as being the truth . As we have seen many times , NASCAR will use any means deemed necessary ethical or not , to crush opposition .
- August 9, 2008 at 8:31 AM
- Anonymous said...
The NASCAR Drive For Diversity consists of an ad campaign , a logo ( can't have a cause without a logo ) and a very small , very quiet group of employees who are mostly unpaid interns . NASCAR has no intention of actually achieving anything with this program , but just in case anyone questions them on diversity in the sport , they have something to point to .
- August 9, 2008 at 8:43 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 4:50AM,
"Hype" and "ruin" are nowhere in my column. The results of this TV program will not be known until the show is over.
Why you continually choose to address me instead of the topic being discussed like our other posters continues to be confusing.
Anon 8:31AM,
Here is a quote from a recent news article on that topic:
"A spokesman for the public relations firm representing Morelli and Grant in this suit said the case was never settled because Grant began working for NASCAR and was busy traveling for her new job. It was unclear Thursday if the issue had been resolved, and Morelli did not make Grant available to the AP."
Ms. Grant has a PR firm working with her and her attorney.
- August 9, 2008 at 8:52 AM
- Rockin Rich said...
Re – Tracy @7:25 AM today:
Ed Hinton's used to write until recently for a big Florida paper, can't remember its name at the moment. His name became well known to everyone, (NASCAR fans anyway), when he got involved in a lawsuit against Teresa Earnhardt, (and I think DEI), over the state of Fla. refusing to release the autopsy photos of Dale's body after his fatal crash at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500. The recriminations got pretty ugly.
- August 9, 2008 at 9:45 AM
- Rockin Rich said...
Correction to my post, (wish we could edit these things):
The lawsuit was against the state of Fla., not Teresa. Teresa was deeply, and publicly involved in not wanting the photos made available. It really got very ugly.
- August 9, 2008 at 9:49 AM
- Tracy said...
Rockin Rich - that must be where I've heard the name before. Thanks.
- August 9, 2008 at 10:02 AM
- red said...
some thoughts in re: the coverage of the lawsuit:
hinton's article is a "must read" for those who wish to be informed in their commentary about this lawsuit. great historical perspective balanced with the contemporary drivers, a clear effort made to be fair to both sides, didn't back off the hard questions. thanks, mr hinton. (and, for some reason, i have a vague recollection that hinton and earnhardt sr had a falling out before earnhardt died? i might be confusing him with another reporter of that generation and i apologize if i am.)
fox has 2 men commenting on the lawsuit and its ramifications and don't believe i've seen either of them do nascar columns on that site before: jason whitlock and kevin hench. even more fascinating, both are taking a strongly-worded anti-nascar stance. hmmm.
speed doesn't seem to have anything at all -- but then again, that site is so difficult to navigate that i may have missed it.
it seems to me that the story has clearly moved out of the normal boundaries of nascar coverage and is now setting up to mainstream in a BIG way. in that case, it would be extremely intelligent of nascar to keep france out of the media and use only professionals in the role of spokesmen for the governing body. france has already committed some major pr blunders and nascar might want to muzzle him immediately.
right now, we're heading into pr full court press mode: if you think it was tough going to this point, look out! and i believe that nascar has made a very big mistake in commenting on the personal history of the plaintiff. a smarter move would have been to say nothing, allow (or facilitate behind the scenes) the revelations to become out in the press and thus be perceived as being above the muck that's being slung.
again, i have to ask as i did when this first hit the media: is there no one in nascar headquarters who is a professional in media management?!? i see little sign of it at this point, although the law firm they've hired should be able to help them with it.
and jd, yes, ms grant does have a pr firm engaged. but that pales in comparison with the resources that nascar has at its disposal, including reporters and commentators who are friendly to the point of fawning and many, many tv shows which can conveniently ignore the issue all togther. an individual pr firm, no matter how efficient, against nascar's media machine equals "no contest" in my mind.
- August 9, 2008 at 10:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
Ed Hinton is a 1970 graduate of the University of Mississippi. He began working for the Orlando Sentinel covering NASCAR. He later moved to Atlanta to work for the National - a sports daily newspaper which folded after a few years. In 1993, Hinton wrote a book with Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson. He was then hired by Sports Illustrated as a senior writer. In May 1999 he was involved in a controversy when he wrote an article about a fatal accident at an IRL race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte. A tire went into the grandstands and killed three spectators. The IRL was critical of the article and revoked Hinton's credentials for the INDY 500 later that same month. Several newspapers announced they would boycott the race, and Hinton's credentials were restored prior to the race. In 2000 Hinton returned to write for the Orlando Sentinel and Chicago Tribune newspaper chain. His periodic articles on motorsports were run in a variety of U.S. newspapers which were members of the chain. Dale Earnhardt (senior) was a long-time friend of Hinton, and Hinton suspected that he had died of a basilar skull fracture as had Kenny Irwin and Adam Petty. Hinton had recently written a series of articles on safety in NASCAR. There was a concern by some that the circumstances surrounding Earnhardt's death would not be fully investigated or revealed to the public because of NASCAR's influence. In January 2008, Hinton left the Sentinel/Tribune chain, and ESPN announced hiring him in July 2008.
The above information is primarily taken from Wikipedia.
I followed Hinton's writing on-line while he was writing for the Sentinel/Tribune. He was the only writer I routinely followed. In my opinion, he is one of the few people covering NASCAR who is worthy of the description "journalist". I don't always agree with him, but he is a serious writer willing to deal with serious subjects in depth.
Michigan fan
- August 9, 2008 at 11:37 AM
- Newracefan said...
This entire issue has troubled me greatly, I actually find myself looking for minorities (both by gender and race) when looking at those working on the cars or fans at the track which is something I did not do last year. I will DVR the OTL show but I will most likely look at posts here before I actually make myself watch it. I agree NASCAR needs to stay out of the direct mud slinging in the media and Brian France needs to keep his face out of this mess unless he gets some big time coaching.
- August 9, 2008 at 12:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
John john john.....you seem to be like everyother media outlet and blowing this whole thing out of proportion. I am really sick of hearing about the lawsuit. I think most fans are past it now. I don't think this will be the top story of NADCAR countdown. Its old news now.
- August 9, 2008 at 12:13 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
You seem to be like every other complainer who wants to blame a real life event on the media.
This has not even started, and it has nothing to do with the media. If you want to find someone to blame, try the suspended NASCAR officials who exposed themselves to a single female employee and thought it was funny.
That happen in your workplace?
- August 9, 2008 at 12:19 PM
- Lisa Hogan said...
A lawsuit against NASCAR has been filed with the court. NASCAR has filed a reply to this lawsuit with the court. What else is there to be said on the weekend racing shows?
NASCAR racing and the weekend support programs are my entertainment and escape from my real-world problems.
If the support shows on any TV network suddenly turn into Nancy Grace or Dr. Phil and the panelists on Tradin Paint decide to play legal scholars and discuss the merits of a lawsuit, I will not be watching.
- August 9, 2008 at 12:23 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
ESPN's show Outside The Lines has been interviewing the other female and minority professionals who work in NASCAR.
The goal was to try and get a snapshot of whether there was a true culture of trouble or Grant's allegations were just trumped-up by an emloyee struggling in her job.
Like it or not, the results of this one TV program will be all over the place on Sunday.
Might be interesting if things turn in NASCAR's favor after the results of the iterviews are aired.
- August 9, 2008 at 12:43 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
- August 9, 2008 at 12:44 PM
- Lisa Hogan said...
JD, I understand that.
Outside the Lines is not a NASCAR racing weekend support show, which is what I was addressing.
As I said in the comment section of the Outside the Lines column,"If I remember that it is on, I will probably watch.
- August 9, 2008 at 1:20 PM
- GinaV24 said...
I plan to DVR the OTL show because I won't be around to watch it live. I will be interested to see how the issue is addressed on this show. Being a female, and having experienced some harassment in the past at work myself, I have been following this story with interest. I've been a race fan for a long time and I have no problem with diversity and I sure am in favor of equality in the sport-- but I want it to be the real thing, not some trumped up corporate policy or overhyped driver. I'm sure that NASCAR would much prefer to be able to bully everyone into seeing it all their way since that is their usual method of operation. I don't think covering this issue correctly (and I don't mean in the shouting head media like Nancy Grace) will ruin the sport, I think that having an IROC car out there and bad racing will ruin it.
- August 9, 2008 at 4:29 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
From seeing Ed Hinton on Wind Tunnel in the past I was impressed with the detail and evenhandedness of his article. I may be wrong, but my impression is that he lost his job with the Orlando paper as a result of downsizing. The one thing I am sure of is that no matter what OTL shows, Jason Whitlock will write a hatchet job on both NASCAR and ESPN.
- August 9, 2008 at 6:21 PM
- Anonymous said...
I will watch OTL I have the DVR setup.
As far as Mr. Hintons article it was very well written, very in depth.
- August 9, 2008 at 7:18 PM
- Bill H said...
Looking at the guide I see that the reair of Tradin Paint is on at the same time. After reading yesterdays comments on Trading Paint, I am going to watch it.
I really don't care for ESPN trying to inject tabloid journalism into NASCAR. I don't understand why they are willing to "waste" a 1/2 hour of broadcast time on their flagship station discussing allegations, but can't even broadcast a 1/2 hour of a scheduled program (Friday's rained out qualifying set to end at 5:30, they left at 5) on their 2nd channel.
- August 10, 2008 at 8:13 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
There is a new post up about the Outside The Lines program on ESPN Sunday morning. Thanks.
- August 10, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- darbar said...
Wow, this is one amazing show. One question that popped into my mind is, what will sponsors such as Hefty and Kingsford do once they see this program? No matter what, these allegations, if true, reflects poorly on these sponsors and could appear to the general public that there is some kind of tacit approval of discrimination.
But, as a woman who worked in one of the most macho environments, a trucking company, I really have to shake my head at the woman who said she was called a whore because she was pregnant. A fellow co-worker of mine at the trucking company was pregnant out of wedlock, and the men from all generations treated her with respect. While I don't doubt that comments are made by overly testerone-filled Neaderthals, I just have a hard time believing that a pregnant woman would be called a whore, unless there was some kind of knowledge of her behavior that these men were aware of. But to ridicule a woman just because she is expecting, I just don't bite on that one.
One interesting thing I noticed, why didn't the woman reporter verbalize the team name when speaking of the individuals who experienced harassement? Yes, the crawl on the screen said what team, but all she would say is "the 57 team or the whatever number team".
Another thing. Isn't it up to each individual team owner to take care of such harassment issues? Nascar can't police each team and their issues, so this is a team problem if the issue involves team members. But did you notice, the two team members who reported no problems were from very high profile teams, Hendrick and JR Motorsports? Does that say anything?
- August 10, 2008 at 10:19 AM
- Anonymous said...
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- August 10, 2008 at 10:32 AM
- Anonymous said...
The OTL segment just aired.
The most puzzling part is the fact that Mark Scwartz & Kelli Naqi do not realize(or care)that NA$CAR does not "own" the teams unlike the NFL. They definately used the "stick & ball" model of sports. That showed a lack of complete preparation. And they made it sound as if everyone works in 1 giant garage every day.
That said was there racism at the different independetly owned teams, yes undoubtedly.I noticed each of the men dealt with it in a different way, yet got the same results, respect & long term employment.
Is it worse than other workplaces? Mostly. Auto industry & other blue collar workplaces can be just as bad. (I use auto & factories as my reference because thats where I worked. I am a woman) It was like that in the late 70's & early 80's when I worked there. I would hope that would have been a thing of the past by now.
2 women NASCAR employees claim to have had a very rough time, 2 women at SEPERATELY OWNED TEAMS not NASCAR had & have an easier time of it.
I liked what Lisa Smokstad ( sp?)said she "demanded respect".
As far as NA$CAR, the common thread is they worked DIRECTLY for NA$CAR, and both women dealt with Starr in HR. Both times she screwed up, and if she is in charge of "diversity training" that explains how it got to this point.
Mr. Jadotte was fairly well spoken, I wish Mr. Schwartz would have not tried to talk over him, just let him finish a sentence & ask the next question, then edit it.
Sometimes this type of lawsuit is whats needed to drag an employer to the right way of doing things.
Basically it was a balanced report,but, not earth shaking.
- August 10, 2008 at 11:05 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Just a reminder, there is a new post up about the Outside The Lines episode on ESPN Sunday morning.
- August 10, 2008 at 11:38 AM


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With motion capture, motion exists in the real world. It gets sampled and then applied to a computer character. With animation, the motion does not exist in the real world. It is constructed and only exists when the images are rapidly displayed, creating the illusion of motion. That describes the process.
There are several differences philosophically, however. Motion capture seeks to convince an audience through the accumulation of detail. When it falls short -- when it is criticized for looking like a waxworks -- it is due to insufficient detail in the motion. Therefore, the goal of motion capture is to increase detail to the point where it is indistinguishable from live action. As Ken Ralston says,
Trust me, when you're sitting in dailies talking about Anthony Hopkins's armpit hair for an hour, you know there's a lot of effort that goes into every pore of the skin, into every eye and eyebrow. It's a massive puzzle that has to be broken apart and then put back together again.By contrast, good animation seeks to eliminate unnecessary detail in order to arrive at the expressive essence of a motion. Motion capture concerns itself with addition; animation with subtraction.
If animators look down on motion capture technicians, it is because of the relationship that these two groups have with essence. If there is an essence in a motion captured performance, it comes from the actor. The job of the motion capture technicians is to accurately reproduce it. Any animated additions they make are a result of the technology's shortcomings or the director's change of heart. By contrast, an animator, if successful, creates the essence of the motion. This is no small distinction. There is a world of difference between reproduction and creation.
By the time Beowulf kills Grendel, we know that lust leads him to lie. His account of the swimming race is verbally different from the evidence offered on screen. He claims to have lost due to sea monsters, but the visuals indicate that he lost due to a sexual dalliance with a mermaid. It is clear that Beowulf also lusts after the queen. Based on what the audience has already seen, it isn't necessary for Grendel's mother to promise Beowulf a crown. He would have sex with her for no other reason than her beauty.
When Beowulf returns from the cave, claiming to have killed Grendel's mother, he learns the truth from the king before the king commits suicide. Now Beowulf should understand that his lust has led him and his kingdom towards further disaster. Does Beowulf agonize over this? No. He doesn't return to Grendel's mother until after the kingdom is attacked. Does he rein in his lust as a result? No, he takes a mistress. There is no self-awareness in Beowulf's actions, only in his dreams of more monsters.
When Anthony Hopkins' king confronts Grendel, neither can kill the other. While they are enemies, their blood relationship complicates their situation and renders action impossible. When Beowulf confronts the dragon who is his son, he has no emotional conflict as to what he must do. The only emotion between Beowulf and the dragon is hatred.
Beowulf's lack of self-knowledge (not realizing how lust overwhelms his best interests and destroys his integrity) and lack of complexity (no qualms over the need to kill his only son) are what make him, and the resulting film, so empty-headed. The question is not whether Beowulf is successful as an example of motion capture; the question is whether he is a fully realized character. The answer to this question is not the level of detail reproduced; it is the nature of the character's essence.
Some may be tempted to blame the script by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, but I blame Robert Zemeckis. Any director who understands a scene can add subtext to it by directing the performances, choosing who the camera should be looking at and how a character should be reacting at any given moment. Beowulf is a character with little self-knowledge, even as he dies. The other characters in the film are cut from the same cloth. This is why the technique, even if flawless, is worthless in this case. Ultimately, the detail must lead us to some essence, but Beowulf hasn't any.


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Sue Goldman was born December 2, 1934 in Rock Island, Ill., to Ruth and Elmo Schmacht, the first of five children. She was physically active throughout her life, perhaps the fastest runner in her elementary school, then skiing, water skiing, especially hiking, and backpacking. Sue had a lovely voice and was a member of the award-winning Augustana College Choir and performed on the Ed Sullivan Show and in many concert halls. She earned a BA degree from Wichita State University, married Bill Broughton, a classmate, and raised three children Stacy, Tim, and Jay. The marriage ended in divorce and in 1987 she married Lou Goldman, a WSU professor.
Sue was an interior designer, then antique dealer, and then she established a gift shop, The Haymaker. This led to creating mail order catalogs The Best of Kansas and The Best of Oz.
After retirement in 2000, the Goldman's relocated to Ashland where she was active with hiking groups, book clubs, and OLLI.
Sue is survived by her husband, Lou; her three children; siblings, Sandra, Sally, Sharon, and John; and niece, Monica, an Ashland resident.
Sue suffered a stroke on September 4th and passed away Friday, September 6, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at the Havurah, 185 North Mountain, Ashland, Ore.


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4th of July Celebrations
"The glorious fourth will be celebrated as it never was before at Pine River. There are to be horse races, pitching the weight and climbing the greasy pole and a match game of baseball between Pine River nine and the Big Bend nine in the afternoon. The day's pleasure will wind up with a grand dance in the bowery kindly lent by G. A. Barclay. The Pine River Cornet band, under the leadership of Prof. Sam McConnell will be in attendance all day. The chief orator of the day will be George Barclay.
The glorious Fourth passed off at Pine River in fine shape. It commenced at sunrise with a salute of one hundred guns. At ten o'clock a grand street parade took place, headed by the city band under the leadership of Prof. Sam McConnell. All the various trades of our city were well represented and the mayor and city council rode in carriages. After parading the principal streets the procession made it s way to the city park, where all kinds of games were indulged in and a patriotic speech was delivered by the mayor. In the evening the day's fun wound up by a grand bowery dance in the park."
Source: The Brainerd Tribune, Local News, Pine River, July 7 and 14th, 1894, from the newspaper collection at the Minnesota Historical Society.
It is too bad that George's speech was not published in the newspaper! It does sound like it was a wonderful celebration.


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Anyway, I've had a terrific time here in Georgia! I still can't get over how warm and friendly people are! It's really nice. :) I fly back home in the morning and I'm looking forward to seeing my kiddies. I miss them!
Here are a few pics from my trip...
my cute little rental car (still don't know what it is)
pretty covered bridge at Stone Mountain Park
It was so windy on top of Stone Mountain - you can see the ripples in the puddles
view from mountain
downtown Atlanta in the distance
carving in Stone Mountain
Slaw dogs from The Varsity
COLE SLAW on a HOT DOG!


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The Sports Xchange
Broncos' Fox on Super Bowl: 'We were just awful'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Sure, Denver Broncos coach John Fox is dealing with the expected frustration after his team lost the Super Bowl by a lopsided margin.
The Sports Xchange
Broncos' Fox on Super Bowl: 'We were just awful'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Sure, Denver Broncos coach John Fox is dealing with the expected frustration after his team lost the Super Bowl by a lopsided margin.
However, 18 days after the humbling 43-8 shellacking against the Seattle Seahawks, he wasn't moping about what contributed to the result.
"As you look back, get a chance to look at the tape and expound on that, I think we're capable of playing better," Fox said. "Not taking anything away from them, they had a lot to do with it. It was disappointing that we didn't play better. ...
"It's a team thing, and they had something to do with it. Give them credit. We were just awful. I think we could have executed better. But (the Seahawks) had a little to do with that. And they did that against New Orleans twice. That's a pretty good outfit."
One area of internal consternation revolved around the Broncos' short kickoff to Percy Harvin to open the second half, which the Seahawks speedster fielded on the bounce and returned 87 yards for the touchdown that effectively ended Denver's hopes of a comeback.
Fox said the kickoff was intentionally pooched. The ball bounced at the 13-yard line but went straight up, allowing Harvin to get under the football and immediately sprint forward.
"It was an aggressive call, but it was a great call. It was a great kick," Fox said. "Just a (bad) bounce for the good guys. If the ball bounces anywhere other than how it did, we've got a 90 percent chance of getting it, so that would have been a nice way to start the third quarter ... by recovering a muffed pooch kick, which it was perfect, but the ball bounced straight up to him."
Once Harvin took off, the Broncos' wave of injuries exacted another toll: A chain reaction of personnel shifts that began with the loss of several key starters ended with shuffled special teams that resulted in three kickoff returns of at least 88 yards allowed by the Broncos from December onward.
"And then we missed five tackles," Fox said. "That (the personnel shuffling) is not an excuse. It's just what happened.
"But we didn't play well."
They didn't, but there is no cause for panic, even though the roster undoubtedly will change in the coming weeks. With pending unrestricted free agents such as running back Knowshon Moreno, wide receiver Eric Decker, guard Zane Beadles and linebacker Wesley Woodyard, the Broncos will absorb a personnel hit.
However, with players such as left tackle Ryan Clady, linebacker Von Miller, defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson, defensive end Derek Wolfe, cornerback Chris Harris Jr. and safety Rahim Moore expected to return from injuries, the Broncos will get an upgrade from their Super Bowl roster even if they don't add an unrestricted free agent.
"You know, I don't know if I'd say we have a lot of high needs, but obviously every team has needs. We will get some guys back, which should help," Fox said. "I feel good about where we are and the way John (Elway, the team's general manager,) has maneuvered it moving forward. Now it's just a matter of time."


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Today's BBSP teaser
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