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Round 9 of Three-Minute Fiction has closed and the judging process is now under way. Susan Stamberg reads an excerpt from one standout story, Butterflies, written by Jennifer Dupree. You can read the full story below along with other stories at www.npr.org/threeminutefiction.
Close to 4,000 stories - that's how many pieces of original fiction you submitted to us for this latest round of our Three-Minute Fiction contest. Now, if you missed the deadline this time, don't worry. We're gonna launch a new round right after this one. But in the meantime, we're going to start poring through those stories that did come in with help from graduate students at more than a dozen schools, including NYU, the University of Alabama and Wash U in St. Louis.
Every story will be read. The best ones will be passed on to our judge this round, the novelist Brad Meltzer. Now, the challenge was to write a story - under 600 words, as always - but this time, it had to revolve around a U.S. president, fictional or real. And over the next few weeks, we're going to read excerpts from some of the standouts, including this one. It's called "Butterflies."
SUSAN STAMBERG, BYLINE: (Reading) He finishes knotting his American-flagged tie and steps back, assessing. The office has taken its toll. He looks older, more jowly, slackened. His hair is grayer than it was four years, seven years ago? Some days he thinks it's his father looking back at him, and he waves, two-fingered. His wife is in the kitchen, sipping a cup of coffee, the rest of the pot keeping warm. He crosses the room to pour himself a cup but stops midway, thinking of something else. Is today my speech? Avis smiles. It could be.
He takes a piece of bread from the bag and plate from the cabinet, and then he stands, the bread limp and pliable in his hand, wondering what he meant to do with it. These days, thoughts slip in and out like butterflies. If he tries too hard to capture one, it slaps against his skull, escapes beneath his eyelids. It's the speech on the deficit, isn't it? Maybe.
There's a wrongness to the kitchen, the way the light falls unfamiliar, overly white. Avis is still wearing her blue-daisied housedress. There should be a cluster of people. He shouldn't be the only one dressed. He pauses, listening for the expedient footsteps of his chief of staff. And then, a fluttering in his throat, nerves like he used to get before big crowds. We're still in Washington, aren't we? Once president, always president, right? Not strictly speaking. No.
Avis pours him a cup of coffee, sugar and cream. At least he still remembers what he likes. And there, the butterfly alights, its wings still, and Alan Prestwick knows they are not in the White House any longer.
RAZ: That was NPR's Susan Stamberg reading an excerpt from the story "Butterflies" written by Jennifer Dupree of Harrison, Maine. You can read the entire story and others we'll be posting at our website, npr.org/threeminutefiction. Three-Minute Fiction is all spelled out with no spaces. And be sure to tune in tomorrow to hear another excerpt from another story. And in the coming weeks, we're going to pick the winner, and that story will be published in the Paris Review.
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For many years, iKeepSafe has cautioned that the internet is a public forum and never truly private, and this statement is more true now than ever with the announcement that all Tweets since Twitter's inception in 2006 will be stored in the Library of Congress. 1
Twitter said 55 million tweets are generated per day, and the total since 2006 is somewhere in the billions.2 The Library of Congress will store all Twitter updates that have been posted for six months for all to see for many years to come.
Additionally, Google announced a new feature that allows you to search the public archive of Tweets.3 Google said this feature is currently in its beginning stages, but will eventually encompass all public Tweets since 2006. To use this feature, click on "Show options" on the search results page, and then click on "Updates."
If these announcements worry you, remember that you can always make your Twitter account private by clicking on "Settings" and then the "Protect my tweets" box at the bottom of the page.
Nobody wants an embarrassing moment archived in the Library of Congress. We encourage you to use these Twitter announcements to teach your children the importance of creating a positive online reputation and remember that the internet is a public place.
1Raymond, Matt. "How Tweet It Is!: Library Acquires Entire Twitter Archive." (14 April, 2010). Library of Congress Blog. Retrieved from http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/04/how-tweet-it-is-library-acquires-entire-twitter-archive/
2"Tweet Preservation." (14 April, 2010). Twitter Blog. Retrieved from http://blog.twitter.com/2010/04/tweet-preservation.html
3"Replay it: Google Search Across the Twitter Archive." (14 April, 2010). The Official Google Blog. Retrieved from http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/replay-it-google-search-across-twitter.html


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The Zine Mobile will be trekkin to Madison, Wisconsin next weekend (September 28-30th) for UW's Protest on the Page Conference, hosting two events in support/conjunction—
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6:30-7:30 zine readings! anyone/everyone is encouraged to come read from their zine — protest theme encouraged; please limit reading to 5 minutes!
PROTEST KARAOKE at MOTHER FOOL'S COFFEEHOUSE, 1101 Williamson Street, 8-11
Come sing protest (*in Opposition to Almost Anything) songs at Protest Karaoke! All ages and free!! Signup beginning at 7:30. Costumes are encouraged. (Mother Fool's is a costume safe space.)
The Zine Mobile will be outside with open library hours from 8 – 10:30 — so if you're not into karaoke, you can hang out there!


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July 26, 1948: President Harry Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States.
Number to Know
3,522: Number of executive orders issued by President Franklin Roosevelt, most in American history.
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Telling Your Story: Tips for Writing Your Memoir
Writing your memoir is a great way to preserve family history. Many people think their life is too mundane to share. You don't have to have lived a miserable childhood, suffered some tragic fate or hobnobbed with the rich and famous to write your memoir. Everyone has a story to tell. Telling your story is a great way to preserve your legacy and show others how you came to be the person you are today. In addition others will learn valuable life lessons from your experiences.
It does not have to be a Pulitzer Prize novel like Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes or a great family saga like Alex Haley's Roots that is published for the world to see. Just write down your recollections of people, places and events in your life and share it with your family and friends.
My mother wrote her memoir in which she described her life growing up and living in Washington, DC from the 1920's forward. She wrote it out in long-hand on notebook paper. We typed the information, supplemented it with pictures and other memorabilia and had it copied and bound at the local copy store. My mother's memoir is truly a family treasure that can be passed on to future generations.
In addition to preserving family history, writing your memoir is also a great way to preserve local history. Florence Coleman Bryant wrote her memoir titled Memoirs of Country Girl which contains her recollections of growing up in a farming community in Caroline County, Virginia during the Depression. I used the book as a resource when researching Union High School in Caroline County, Virginia in preparation for writing a book. Ms. Bryant's memories of Caroline County and Union High were a value asset to preserving the history of the county and school.
Here are a few tips for writing your memoir:
- Pick an area of focus. It is not necessary tell your life story in chronological order starting at birth. You can write about a particular time period in your life, a particular event, or a person who influenced you. Your memoir can be a collection of unrelated stories about your life.
- Just write. Your first objective is to get your memories on paper. You can either type or write them, whichever you find easiest. Make a list of memories as they occur to you. Don't worry about the details, spelling, grammar, punctuation. You can make changes later. Just let your thoughts flow and write.
- Be Yourself. Write in the first person in your natural voice.
- Take Your Time. Don't' try to write everything at once. Write for awhile, put it down and come back to it later. Some people find it useful to write every day for at a certain time in a special place. Others write whenever a thought comes to them. Keep a pen and paper or digital recorder with you at all times so you can record your memories when they occur.
- Be truthful but tactful. You want to be truthful but it is not necessary to write a tell-all novel that spills the family secrets or divulges all your personal business. Some information may be too personal or painful to share.
- Be gracious. Refrain from make disparaging remarks about others. Be aware that the statements you make will impact their life. Be sure you are able to support what you say.
- Use photographs and memorabilia to jog your memory. Look through photo albums, scrapbooks and memorabilia and write down what you remember.
- Use periodicals to jog your memory. Browse magazines and newspapers and make a list of national, state and local events. Write down your memories of these events and the impact they had on your life.
- Listen to music. Listen to old songs and write your memories as they come to you.
- Fill in the details. After your finish the draft add some background to put your story in the proper context. Searching the internet is a good place to find information. Search for events, people and places you mentioned in your story. Do research to confirm your recollection of historical facts or well-known events is accurate. For each story you have written, ask yourself: What was the occasion? Who was involved? When did the event occur? Where did it take place? How was my life impacted by the event?
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Dear Marion,
Thank you for an excellent and practical post on memoir writing. Your tips are a great guide for memoir writers and are right on target. I have bookmarked your post!
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Mashed potato brownies
A while ago my neighbour brought me a nice almond cake. I love almond anything so I started eating it right away. It was very moist and soft and I told her:
"This is so moist I bet it has no flour, I bet there's only almond meal in there"
She started smiling and said:
"Well, you got the no flour part right. But there's not only almond, there's a secret ingredient. They have mashed potato!"
Over the weekend I had leftover mashed potato and decided to tweak her almond cake recipe to make brownies. Because the cake itself had a brownie like texture, I though it would make a nice brownie, plus it would be gluten-free!
You can have your meal and dessert at the same time with these! Talk about convinience!
MASHED POTATO BROWNIES (gluten-free)
- 120 gr (4.3 oz) almond meal
- 165 gr (5.9 oz) mashed potato
- 225 gr (8 oz) sugar
- 45 gr (1.6 oz) butter
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 90 gr (3.2 oz) dark chocolate
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
Melt the chocolate with the butter in the microwave, add the sugar and mix well, reserve. On another bowl mix the almond meal and mashed potatoes with a spoon, add the eggs, one by one, the vanilla and the cocoa powder. Add the reserved chocolate mixture and combine both, without overmixing it. Bake at 180º C (350ºF) in a buttered pan. I can't really tell you how much mine took, beacuse I forgot to look at the time when I put them in the oven, but I'm guessing about 20-25m. Just make sure to check it after 15m or so and don't overbake them.
I have used mashed potatoes to make sandwich bread before, I like using it because it gives the bread a soft crumb. I also liked what it did for these brownies, I liked their density and their intense "chocolanitess". I don't know if I would do mashed potato on purpose, but whenever I have it leftover I will sure repeat these!
I know the Evil Chef Mom Krista will like a sweet treat to go with all the other potato dishes. She's hosting Potato Ho Down this month.
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Every year since Frog Prince and I have gotten married, we've made "year-in-review" photo books to highlight and capture our year together. Over the past week I've been putting the finishing touches on our 4th year together book!! I am so excited to share it with Frog Prince next Thursday for our anniversary.
Making this book, I had a chance to try out Shutterfly's new custom path books! I've made many photo books with Shutterfly before, and while I've always loved how our books turn out, some of the layout pages were challenging to work with because I wanted to tweak this or that.
With the new custom path books, I could do all the tweaking I wanted. While this is certainly more time consuming, the things you can do to make the photo book what you want are incredible. You can resize photos, add text boxes where ever you wish, and they have fun new "stickers" that allow you to add a little something extra to your photo book.
We've used Shutterfly products time and time again – from Christmas cards to invitations and have always been happy with the final product. In fact, we even made a photo book as our guest book for our wedding and folks could sign it "yearbook style". I also love that they are constantly responding to consumer feedback and trying to improve their products.
The folks at Shutterfly have contacted me about giving 10 of you free 8x8 inch, 20-page hardcover photo books! I absolutely love this size book – it's perfect for a gift, for a shelf or a coffee table. Now you have the chance to try out their new custom path photo book and make your own book of memories.
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Cougars lose by 65 points
Fresno City College, the state's No. 3 women's basketball team, has done it again.
The Rams have completed another undefeated Central Valley Conference campaign and will be one of the favorites in the state basketball tournament.
The Rams finished off a 12-0 CVC season (27-3 overall) Saturday by demolishing Taft College 103-38.
The Rams raced out to a 50-25 halftime lead and outscored the Cougars in the second half by 40 points (53-13) with their patented swarming defense that forced 32 turnovers in the game. Fresno had 26 steals with 11 of the team's 13 players getting at least one.
Fresno shot 55 percent from the floor (43-of-78) while limiting the Cougars to 31 percent (16-of-51).
Sophomore center Bezait Anbesse led the Cougars with 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Shelly Gill had 8 points and 4 rebounds, and Evans 8 points and 4 steals.
Freshman center Crystallyn Faletoi had 9 rebounds and 2 points. Ramonique Redding had 6 points, and Echols and Mylasia Smith 2 each.
The Cougars finished in fourth place in the conference with a 5-7 record and 10-17 overall.
Freshman guard Erica Evans, who averaged 17.9 points per game, was named first team all-conference. She led the conference in scoring and was second in three-point shooting average at 34.1.
Sophomore guard/forward Zanoria Echols was a second team selection. She averaged 11.1 points per game.
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NU Represented in 20 Straight Super Bowls
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Nebraska fans who like to use the word relevant should love this statistic: Because Seward (Neb.) native Sam Koch (pronounced Cook) is the Baltimore Ravens' ultra-dependable punter, Nebraska now can claim an active NFL roster representative in 20 consecutive Super Bowls - the longest such streak of any national college football program. Somehow, in my mind, that's an interesting fact to communicate with the recruiting season beginning its stretch run to signing day.
According to Nebraska media relations assistant AD Keith Mann, the Huskers' 20 consecutive years with at least one former player on a Super Bowl roster is six years ahead of No. 2 Purdue. Ohio State, LSU, Georgia and Illinois have reached 12 consecutive years with that statistical status, followed by Florida with 11, Iowa with 10 and Texas with eight. Mann said the statistics were compiled by Dan Apple, assistant communications director for the University of Florida. There is one caveat to Nebraska's list. Technically, the Chicago Bears placed Husker All-America safety Mike Brown on injured reserve during the 2007 regular season, but he received his full Super Bowl share based on his official roster spot.
Former Husker wingback and Buffalo Bill running back Nate Turner started Nebraska's streak in 1993. Even though he did not play in that Super Bowl, he was on the Bills' official roster. The streak has continued with San Diego's and Oakland's John Parrella (two Super Bowls), Pittsburgh's Brenden Stai and Donta Jones, Green Bay's Calvin Jones and Tyrone Williams (two Super Bowls), Denver's Neil Smith (two Super Bowls) and Tony Veland, Atlanta's Michael Booker, Tennessee's Doug Colman, St. Louis'/Seattle's Grant Wistrom (three Super Bowls), New York Giants' Christian Peter, Oakland's Eric Johnson and Adam Treu, New England's Russ Hochstein (three Super Bowls), Carolina's Mike Minter and Mike Rucker, Seattle's Josh Brown, Chicago's Mike Brown, New England's Le Kevin Smith, Arizona's Ralph Brown, Indianapolis' Cody Glenn, New Orleans' Carl Nicks and Scott Shanle, Green Bay's Brandon Jackson and the New York Giants' Prince Amukamara last year.
It's nostalgic when names pop up in championship games that determine Super Bowl qualifiers. When 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick's name rolled through my high-def screen on Sunday, he was mentioned with two other Super Bowl starting quarterbacks with the least number of previous starts. Nebraska's own Vince Ferragamo (who started with the LA Rams in the 1979 Super Bowl with fellow Husker George Andrews on that same team) was one name. The other Super Bowl quarterback with the fewest starts was Jeff Hostetler (NY Giants).
Who were the first two Huskers ever to play in a Super Bowl? That would be Oakland cornerback Kent McCloughan and Raider safety Warren Powers in Super Bowl ll. They were followed by Minnesota's Mick Tingelhoff (four Super Bowls) and three Huskers who played for the Washington Redskins in the 1972 Super Bowl - Pat Fischer, Ron McDole and Ted Vactor.
Following those trailblazers were Minnesota's Joe Blahak (on the official roster but did not play) and Oakland's Monte Johnson, Rick Bonness and David Humm (two Super Bowls). Next came Philadelphia's Raymond Phillips, the LA Raiders' Bob Nelson (two Super Bowls), San Francisco's Willie Harper, Cincinnati's Rod Horn and Miami's Andra Franklin.
Who can forget Nebraska's ever-popular Roger Craig, who played and starred in Super Bowl Nos. 19, 23 and 24 for the 49ers? He was followed by Miami's Bill Barnett, New England's Irving Fryar, Chicago's Mitch Krenk and Henry Waechter, Washington's Brian Davis, San Francisco's Tom Rathman (two Super Bowls), Cincinnati's Jim Skow, San Francisco's Jamie Williams and Denver's Marc Munford.
Koch becomes Husker No. 54 to make a Super Bowl, dating back to that second world title game following the 1967 season. Overall, Koch will enable a Husker to be represented in 34 of the first 47 Super Bowls ... an impressive feat indeed and especially for those who dream about that experience growing up and think about the best programs that can make that dream come true.
We end this blog with an interesting study. An NFL sponsor published research entitled A Look at the winningest college football programs based on NFL draftee numbers from 1992-2011. Nebraska ranks No. 5 on that list, followed by Notre Dame, Georgia, Penn State, Michigan, Alabama and Oklahoma (Texas ranks No. 15). As a conference, the Big Ten is a solid No. 2 overall with 146 more NFL draft choices during that period than the No. 3-ranked Pac-12 and 172 more NFL draft choices than the No. 4-ranked Big 12.
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Anyway, as I was saying, we cruised to a suburb of Chicago to go to this landmark restaurant, The Choo Choo. The Choo Choo has been around for more than 50 years and has an actual working train that delivers your food. I thought my kids would have fun riding on the choo choo and eating at The Choo Choo. So, we walked over to The Choo Choo from the train station and the whole time, my mom is saying, "It's going to be so crowded. I should've suggested we go later in the day. Getting there at noon is probably a bad idea." I rolled my eyes and said something like,
So we get there and there's a line long enough to circle the equator 4 1/2 times outside the door of this tiny restaurant. (Thank you, Mom, for not doing the I-Told-You-So song and dance.) The adults didn't mind waiting, but it was really hot out there on the sidewalk for the kids and after taking a peek through the window at the little train running around the counter, they were completely unimpressed. The kids were starved half-to-death because it had been almost an hour since they'd last eaten. They flopped on the ground and writhed in pain, stopping passersby and begging with outstretched hands, "Please sir, can I have a little morsel, something, anything?"
I looked across the street and a light shone down from heaven illuminating the Cheeseburger in Paradise sign. Cheeseburgers, paradise, Jimmy Buffet, less than a 2 year wait? Count me in! We all decided to head over there for lunch. I was happy they had coconut iced tea, the kids were happy there were fried pickles, the little ones were thrilled with their standard restaurant fare (mac-n-cheese), Jackson was happy because it's a very tropical restaurant, Austin was happy because he had a little paper umbrella which he inverted into a "broomstick" which "Harry Potter" (his fingers) rode through Savannah's hair. Savannah was less than thrilled with this. My parents were
I love this picture of Brooklyn with my dad :)
Ahh yeah, this one's pretty self-explanatory
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Five nutrients can help older adults live independently longer and folic acid can reduce birth defects, in a new study by The Lewin Group (an independent healthcare cost-analysis firm in Falls Church, Virginia, serving the U.S. government and industry).
Researchers reviewed the scientific literature on six nutrients—calcium with vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, lutein with zeaxanthin, and folic acid—and concluded that many high-quality studies show clear relationships between the supplements and better health. Study authors stated, "A growing body of scientific research is beginning to provide important clues about how diet choices affect health."
Doctors cited evidence that 1,200 mg of calcium with vitamin D per day reduced bone loss and hip fractures in the elderly, cut hospital trips to repair the hip and reduced stays at skilled nursing care facilities.
Focusing on heart studies, researchers found that 1,800 mg of omega-3s per day effectively cut the risk of coronary events including heart attack, restricted heart blood flow, fat and calcium deposits on blood-vessel walls, inflammation and blockages.
Lutein and zeaxanthin—the yellow-colored antioxidants that collect in the eye and protect vision—are essential nutrients that must come from the diet. Researchers determined that taking 6-10 mg of lutein with zeaxanthin per day significantly reduced the risk of going blind in the center of the field of vision (age-related macular degeneration or AMD), a major cause of older adults losing the ability to live independently. Doctors believe poor vision causes 18% of all hip fractures.
If one-quarter of the 44 million U.S. women of child-bearing age who do not take folic acid began taking 400 mcg of folic acid per day, 600 babies could be born without neural tube defects, researchers stated.
If those at risk for bone, heart, eye and birth diseases took these supplements during the five years from 2008 to 2012, researchers project $24 billion in health savings to Medicare and other insurers.


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Luke: Anthony Geary
Laura: Genie Francis
Nurse Bobbie Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman) was determined to split up Laura and Scotty Baldwin (Kin Shriner). Since everyone knew Bobbie hated Laura, she enlisted the help of her brother, Luke. Luke and Laura had instant chemistry, and Bobbie continued her manipulations, but eventually Laura and Scotty were married anyway. When Laura needed money to help pay for Scotty's law books, she borrowed it from Luke. To pay the money back, she began working at the Campus Disco he managed. The two had an attraction and grew closer, but one night Luke forced himself on Laura, raping her. The aftermath was messy and complicated (obviously) but eventually the feelings shared between Luke and Laura turned into love. As Laura moved away from Scotty, Luke and Laura's lives turned into a series of love on the run adventures.
After surviving mobster Frank Smith, Luke marrying Frank's daughter (Jennifer), Laura's divorce from Scotty, Mikkos Cassadine, the Ice Princess and much more, Luke and Laura were finally married. Unfortunately, Mikkos' widow, Helena (Elizabeth Taylor), placed a curse on the couple and it wasn't long before Laura disappeared. Luke became Mayor, had more adventures with Robert, Holly, Jackie and others, then Laura returned alive (having been kidnapped) and, in 1984, Luke and Laura left town. In 1993 they returned to Port Charles with their son, Lucky, in tow. Over the next several years, they dealt with the Smith and Cassidine families, including Jennifer Smith (now Roseanne Barr), had another child (daughter Lulu), found out about Laura's son, Nikolas, and faced a crisis in their family when Lucky learned about the rape. Sadly, in 2002, Laura began to lose touch with reality and slipped into a catatonic state. Luke married Tracy Quartermaine. Laura came out of it briefly in 2006 then relapsed, again again in 2008 when Lulu joined her at Shadybrook. Luke is currently pursuing a potential relationship with Anna Devane while fans wait, and wonder, if Laura will ever return.
Luke and the Laura captured the imagination of the audience and helped GENERAL HOSPITAL achieve new heights in the ratings, not only in total viewers, but in young, passionate viewers. The show had been increasing in the Nielsen ratings thanks to some other unforgettable couples (Rick and Lesley, Alan and Monica) so the foundation was there. But Gloria Monty used Luke and Laura and their growing popularity to put GENERAL HOSPITAL and Daytime Television in a whole new stratosphere. They were one of Douglas Marland's many creations in this countdown, taken over by new head writer (Pat Falken-Smith) in 1979.
Luke and Laura (and Geary and Francis) were everywhere in the early 1980s. In a 1981 cover story, Newsweek called GENERAL HOSPITAL "TV's Hottest Show". Their impact went well beyond the Daytime press, and even beyond the typical Primetime press. GENERAL HOSPITAL was a pop culture phenomenon celebrated across the country on college campuses, in music on the radio ("General Hospi-tale" anyone?), and in merchandise. Luke and Laura covered TV Guide, Us, Star, People; made television appearances on MERV GRIFFITH, JOHN DAVIDSON, FRIDAYS, etc.; and were talked about at water coolers in offices, on the street, in the classroom, and by the media around the world.
Luke and Laura's 1981 wedding was watched by nearly 30 million viewers, a record for Daytime TV that still stands to this day.
For his work, Anthony Geary is the most awarded actor in Daytime Emmy history, winning seven times. Genie Francis was finally honored with a win for her work during the 2006 return appearance. They share seven Soapy/Soap Opera Digest Awards between them, and have wins and nominations from many other magazines and media outlets from Afternoon TV to the TV Land Awards.
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So why #2? Because there's a #1! CLICK HERE for Mermaid Look #1...
So here is a look I did on Saturday, I actually liked it and I personally think this is one of the best looks i've done...my best friend loved it too when we had lunch on Saturday because she said it's not too crazy and definitely wearable.
I came up with this look because I really wanted to use "Sour Apple" as it has been sitting in my sample drawer for quite some time, and as soon as I started I just knew what colors I wanted to use.
*ALL COLORS APPLIED WET (Except for UD "Ransom")
I used Pure Luxe e/s in "Sour Apple", UD "Ransom" on Outer-V, and MAC "Violet" Pigment on contour.
I look fat and weird...lol.
What I used:
- Pure Luxe Eraser (as primer)
- MAC StudioFinish Concealer NC 30
- Silk Naturals Foundation
- MAC Fafi Blush "Fashion Frenzy"
- MAC MSF in "Global Glow" as highlight
- MAC PP in "Soft Ochre" all over the lid up to brow bone
- Pure Luxe e/s in "Sour Apple" applied WET on lower half of the lid just above the crease and lower lashline
- MAC "Violet" Pigment applied slightly wet on contour and lower lashline
- Urban Decay e/s in "Ransom" on Outer-V only
- MAC "Vanilla" Pigment as highlight
- MAC Fluidline in "Nightfish"
- L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara
- MAC Mattene l/s in "Immodest"
- MAC "Negligee" Lipglass
Should look like this:
***Don't worry if eyeshadow gets in your eyelashes, a few coats of mascara on the top and bottom of your lashes should fix this.
Should look like this by now...
Apply highlight of your choice and BLEND that sucker to soften harsh lines, mesh the colors, whichever you want...
You can use black eyeliner for the lower lashline, I personally hate lining the lower lashline with black eyeliner because it's too dark for my light skin and it gets in my eyes, so I usually opt for a slate/charcoal grey...
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FOTD & Tutorial: Mermaid Look #2- Sour Apple, Ransom, and Violet
So why #2? Because there's a #1! CLICK HERE for Mermaid Look #1...
53 comments
- Charlene said...
OMG! this is REALLY pretty! very creative!
- March 3, 2008 at 10:52 AM
- maryse said...
this looks AMAZING! i might just be ordering that pure luxe colour if only for this look!!! :D
- March 3, 2008 at 11:05 AM
- Divine Blackness said...
That Sour Apple is so rich and beautiful. I love it! Giiiiirl, you definitely pulled this off! Fab, I tell ya!
- March 3, 2008 at 11:25 AM
- Anonymous said...
Simply amazing! Just amazing. I love the first look as well. You truly are talented! And so inspiring too.
You should do peacock next with rich purple, green, and blue.
- March 3, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- ilurvemakeup said...
Oi! Me likey!!! You pull off bright colors so well :D
- March 3, 2008 at 12:10 PM
- ilurvemakeup said...
Btw you don't look fat and weird, you crazy :P
- March 3, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- Shop With A Vengeance! said...
Beautiful Vanessa! I love love love that lip color on you!
I actually prefer the shadows to Mermaid #1, but both are gorgeous looks :)
You have some excellent color choices!
- March 3, 2008 at 12:15 PM
- Shop With A Vengeance! said...
Beautiful Vanessa! I love love love that lip color on you!
I actually prefer the shadows to Mermaid #1, but both are gorgeous looks :)
You have some excellent color choices!
- March 3, 2008 at 12:15 PM
- Mandie said...
WOW you look so amazing i think this is my favourite look that you have done, and i love all of your looks. :-)
- March 3, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- Anna said...
so beautiful! your lucky you have big lids =P i'm not good at applying eyeshadows at all so thanks for the tut =) oh and your shirt looks cute with the color =D
- March 3, 2008 at 12:40 PM
- Seymone said...
I love this look on you.. So hot.
- March 3, 2008 at 12:44 PM
- Nic Nic said...
Vanessa you make it look easy when doing this look! Takes talent to have blending like yours! The colors are simply beautiful :)
- March 3, 2008 at 12:53 PM
- christianadivine said...
i LOVE this look! it's so vibrant and HOTTT! :D
- March 3, 2008 at 12:57 PM
- kat said...
one of your best nessa! i absolutely love it. you look stunning!
- March 3, 2008 at 1:03 PM
- Candice said...
I just found your blog a few days ago, and have become more obsessed with makeup since than I ever have before! LOL! I am not bold enough to wear some of the looks you do because I don't think I could pull them off. You look awesome though, and I am in awe of how easy you make it all look. :)
- March 3, 2008 at 1:04 PM
- standupforme said...
it looks so cute, it's really bright, it;ll work well on spring or summer days. thanks for the turorial!
- March 3, 2008 at 1:09 PM
- brittni said...
I love it!! Gorgeous. You totally could've wore your I love Makeup shirt and it would've matched perfectly lol!
- March 3, 2008 at 1:19 PM
- soFresh & soPink said...
Wow, that's gorgeous! I love it, and will definitely need to try this look. Thanks for sharing!
- March 3, 2008 at 1:34 PM
- Xuanie said...
i like the look, mostly when you took the picture outside i believe the light just hits it very nicely!
- March 3, 2008 at 2:25 PM
- Thushaa said...
Oh my gosh. I almost fell off my chair. This look is so gorgeous! I'm in love.
- March 3, 2008 at 2:25 PM
- Distinque said...
Pretty! I really like how the sour apple looks on you. You and your bright pink lipsticks:P I can never pull that off on my lips
- March 3, 2008 at 2:34 PM
- Sheila Ferrari said...
sour apple is amazing!
- March 3, 2008 at 2:36 PM
- shades of hue said...
Woman, this looks stunning!
- March 3, 2008 at 3:02 PM
- slvrlips said...
Very Pretty & bright!! i love it!!
- March 3, 2008 at 3:19 PM
- (g)ezebel said...
OH.MY.GOD. this is GORGEOUS!!! the colors go so well together. i'm definitely gonna try this one. hopefully, i'll make up for my shitty EOTD this morning. gah.
- March 3, 2008 at 3:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
I want to thank you for the link to madminerals.org that you posted. Their eye shadows are amazing and affordable too.
- March 3, 2008 at 3:40 PM
- Fei said...
Wow, this has got to be my fave look on you too. Sour Apple just pops!
- March 3, 2008 at 4:21 PM
- Share said...
I love your looks, however I have one request, can you post which brushes you use for your looks?
- March 3, 2008 at 4:28 PM
- Vanessa said...
- March 3, 2008 at 4:32 PM
- Liz said...
Wow. This is so lovely, Nessa. :-)
- March 3, 2008 at 4:59 PM
- Linda said...
this is really really pretty!
- March 3, 2008 at 5:28 PM
- Mandy from BC said...
Hey Vanessa,
Just wanna say THANkS!!! i got the pigment samples and i'm loving the colors!!! thanks alot
P.S. this look is gorgeous on you!!
- March 3, 2008 at 5:28 PM
- the Muse said...
gorgeous as always my friend ;)
Love it!
Very mermaid-like!
Look out Ariel ;)
- March 3, 2008 at 5:33 PM
- Lani said...
omg vanessa i LOVE this! it really is a mermaid look! and how dare you say you look fat and weird! lol. you are so beautiful!! and hot pink l/s looks so good on you. i don't think i could wear pink l/s in public yet. lol.
- March 3, 2008 at 7:04 PM
- vernon g. said...
i like the colorz yo. tight. me and feifei miss you
- March 3, 2008 at 7:20 PM
- Jenny said...
LOVE this look!! I love how the blending! Sour Apple looks awesome.
- March 3, 2008 at 8:15 PM
- e said...
OOooooh! Sour Apple is so pretty! Did you get any of the other gumball pigments? I want them all but I'm sort of afraid of how bright they are, but they look totally wearable on you. Hmmm, I might have to pick them up.
- March 3, 2008 at 8:18 PM
- krstylkleer said...
Beautiful! I wish I had the guts to wear something like this! Kudos! :]
- March 3, 2008 at 8:21 PM
- Piece of Cake said...
Gosh! Those colors are totally amazing. I always love green and purple combo. I love both of those color separately, but never have the guts to actually apply/wear them together. Love your blog btw. Great tuts.
- March 3, 2008 at 9:19 PM
- alien man?! said...
You put the colors together so beautifully. Try as I might, I can't seem to pull off such bright and vivid colors as well as you do!
- March 3, 2008 at 10:27 PM
- christy. said...
Oh mama, this look is fab! :) Really matches your skin tone. You really are the makeup queen <3 haha
- March 3, 2008 at 11:12 PM
- ladystarr said...
wow! sooo pretty! the sour apple matches ur top so well =)
- March 3, 2008 at 11:52 PM
- Emilee @ GMM said...
I love this color combo! Great job, Nessa! It looks beautiful on you. :)
- March 4, 2008 at 3:25 AM
- Beauty Review said...
Thank you so much about the brushes. I love my EoB brushes, but they are so hard to store.
You look gorgeous my dear. I love that UD pallet. I bought it right when I saw it. I am a sucker for bright colored things.
- March 4, 2008 at 4:23 AM
- Bliss said...
This is such a gorgeous look on you,the colour combo is fabulous, just beautiful :)
- March 4, 2008 at 7:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
Love this look! Wish I was ballsy enough to wear it! lol
- March 4, 2008 at 7:48 AM
- serenity. said...
very gorgeous! i want to try emulating that look sometime soon. i need to use my pure luxe products soon. they've just been sitting in my drawer. :)
- March 4, 2008 at 9:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
i love look #1 better (only because i love brighter makeup) but both are sooo fab! and you're right, look #2 is actually wearable even though they are bright colors. yey, you used pure luxe eraser! you are convincing me to order this one too!!! LOL.
- March 4, 2008 at 10:03 AM
- Mulzanza said...
Oooh love those colors! and I love how that green matches your shirt perfectly!
- March 4, 2008 at 10:21 AM
- D said...
Hey Vanessa...I always struggle with blending b/c i feel I either muddy up the colors or end up with 2 out of the 3 or 4 colors I used in my look that actually show threw!?? Can you please do a tutorial/video on how to properly blend? for example: do you put a highlighter color over the entire lid to brow bone then blend? do you only blend out harsh lines? do you blend all the eye shadows together then highlight? basically what is the proper way to blend into a beautiful gradient without muddying up the colors as you do so well in all your FOTD's? Thanks a mill!
- March 5, 2008 at 7:53 AM
- Anonymous said...
Wow, it looks awesome. I agree with you that it's one of your best looks so far. Your blog has become my favorite makeup blog, better than asianbeautyblog and makeupforlife!
- March 5, 2008 at 8:25 AM
- Mrs. Lynne, MakeupFix.net said...
I love it! And it does remind me of a mermaid.
- March 6, 2008 at 1:19 AM
- Izar said...
Oooh, you're so color co-ordinated here! Everything matches! Your makeup is stunning as usual and that rich green top is beautiful!
- March 7, 2008 at 1:30 PM


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LABOR MIGRANT GULF March 13 - April 10 Currated by Doris Bittar
Opening Receptions: Thursday, March 13, 11am & 6 pm, SWC Art Gallery
Artist Talk: Thursday, March 13, 12 pm, SWC Art Gallery
"Labor Migrant Gulf" is a group art exhibit co produced by Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California and Protea Gallery in San Diego. This exhibit coordinates with Gulf Labor Coalition based in New York City whose commitment is to bring awareness to the migrant working poor in the Persian/Arabian Gulf and throughout the world.
Gulf Labor – based in New York City is a coalition of artists and activists who have been working since 2011 to highlight the coercive recruitment, and deplorable living and working conditions of migrant laborers in Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island (Island of Happiness). Our campaign focuses on the workers who are building the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Louvre Abu Dhabi, and the Sheikh Zayed National Museum (in collaboration with the British Museum).
"52 Weeks" is a one-year campaign that started in October 2013. Artists, writers, and activists from different cities and countries are invited to contribute a work, a text, or action each week that relates to or highlights the unjust living and working conditions of migrant laborers building cultural institutions in Abu Dhabi. The group exhibit, based in Southern California - San Diego County, "Labor Migrant Gulf" is part of the "52 Weeks" campaign assigned to weeks 21 – 25.
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"Labor Migrant Gulf" explores migrant workers struggles throughout the world with pointed emphasis on workers from Central and Southeast Asia who work in the Arabian/Persian Gulf, Mexican workers on the US-Mexican border, and California's migrant history. The exhibit at Southwestern College in Southern California joins artists from around the world to bring awareness to the human struggles of the world's poorest laborers. A sub-theme is the artist's identification with migrant laborers. Perhaps the artist may be one or two rung above the world's poorest labor pools. "Labor Migrant Gulf" at Southwestern College will be organized in two parts: One part is a traditional group exhibit of about a dozen artists. The other part is collective wall of pieces made up of art from about 50 artists to form the shape of large boteh or paisley designs. The boteh/paisley is a significant ornamental design that has religious, historical, colonial, counter culture, and labor meaning and inferences. With the boteh/paisley designs we honor Asian migrants that precipitated and inspired this art exhibit.
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Extended school day long overdue
This is our reaction to word that New London will be part of a pilot program to determine if longer learning time in public schools can improve student performance - wonderful and about time.
Mid-afternoon dismissals are a relic of bygone time in America, as is extended summer vacation. Long ago students left school early because they were needed back at the farm to help with chores. A once agrarian nation likewise required children home in summer because they were a labor source. As the nation industrialized, most students came home to a stay-at-home mom during a time when one blue-collar salary could support a family and women had fewer career options.
Today keeping kids in school a couple of more hours will often only mean two less hours of them sitting in front of the TV watching any number of mindless programs available on hundreds of channels.
Yet tradition proves resistant to change. Even as academic challenges increase because there is more to learn, global competition grows, and traditional school hours fail to match well with an age of two working parents, still school systems continue do it the way it's always been done.
In addition to overcoming inertia, there are practical challenges to extending the school day. It must be kept interesting. Two more hours of traditional classroom teaching will leave many kids bored or mentally tired.
On the teaching side of the equation educators recognize that while teaching is rewarding, it is also challenging and exhausting, and adding a couple of hours of instruction to a school day is daunting. Teachers want to know how added hours will be structured so as not to burn them out. There are issues of compensation to resolve. The seven-day strike by Chicago teachers in September focused in large part on longer school days.
The opportunities and challenges are why this national pilot program makes sense. The goal is to add at least 300 hours of learning time to the calendar in about 40 schools across the country, affecting around 20,000 students, including 3,100 in Connecticut. Participation of schools in low-income, academically underperforming communities is a priority. Schools partaking in the experiment will have flexibility in how they approach the expanded school day. Educators hope to demonstrate that increasing lesson time will improve academic performance and, in the process, learn which approaches for boosting that academic performance work best.
Five states are participating in the program, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado and Tennessee. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who pushed a public education reform package through the legislature in the last session, joined U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in announcing the program in Washington Monday.
The Ford Foundation and the National Center on Time and Learning will help underwrite the pilot program. The U.S. Department of Education is also shifting money to states, like Connecticut, that received waivers from No Child Left Behind requirements after demonstrating evidence of education reform and innovation.
New London, in turn, became one of three Connecticut communities whose application to participate in the extended day experiment won approval, the other two being East Hartford and Meriden. An excited New London Superintendent Nicholas A. Fischer said the program will begin at the Winthrop Magnet and Jennings elementary schools this spring, with expansion to Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School likely next fall.
Dr. Fischer said the additional school programming will focus on academic enrichment and encourage development of high-level education skills. But these extended-school-day programs need to be engaging and interesting for students, not simply an extension of classroom instruction, he told us. Dr. Fischer pointed to drama instruction, science experiments and interaction with guest speakers as examples.
Like Secretary Duncan, we are excited about the prospects of this experiment being the kernel that gives growth to a national movement.
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His professional career has taken him from teacher to executive vice-president and member of the board of directors of Arthur Murray International. As president of American Ballroom Company from 1992 to 2004, John has organized many outstanding national and world championships. He has served on the National Dance Council of America since 1978 and on the executive board of the World Dance Council from 1984 to 2003. His leadership and ambassadorial skills coupled with his commitment to excellence have inspired the ballroom dance community to greater heights.
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Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a disorder of the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve 5) that causes severe, shooting pain along one side of the face. The trigeminal nerve senses touch, pain, pressure, and temperature. It also helps make saliva and tears.
In TN, pain usually lasts for less than a second to a few seconds and may come and go for days, weeks, months, or years. It may go into remission or stop completely for months or years between attacks. Over time, the attacks may become more frequent and more severe.
In most cases, the cause is unknown. In some, it may be caused by an abnormally formed artery or vein near the nerve. The blood vessel can compress the nerve and cause problems. Rarely, TN may occur as a symptom of another underlying disorder, such as:
- Tumor in the brain or head
- Multiple sclerosis
- Shingles
Risk Factors
TN is more common in women aged 50 years or older. Having certain medical conditions, such as multiple sclerosis or high blood pressure may increase your risk of TN.
The main symptom is searing pain on one side of the face. The pain may be felt inside the mouth or in the lips, cheek, chin, nostril, ear, or near the eye. Rarely, pain may occur in the eye or forehead. Twitching or wincing sometimes accompanies the pain.
The pain is typically sudden, severe, and stabbing. Even though the pain is brief, usually less than 2 minutes, it can reoccur hundreds of times a day. Attacks can become totally disabling. They may seem to occur at random or be triggered by extremes of temperature, washing, shaving, touching, or tickling the face. There are usually no symptoms between attacks, except perhaps a dull ache.
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. You may have an electrophysiologic test called a trigeminal reflex test. Other tests, such as a CT scan or MRI scan can take evaluate the head and surrounding structures.
You may be given antiseizure medication to help diagnose the disorder.
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Your doctor may recommend:
- Antiseizure medications
- Antidepressants
- Muscle relaxers
- Nasal sprays
- Injections
Surgery may be an option if medications fail to relieve symptoms. Microvascular decompression removes an artery or tumor that is pressing on the nerve. Other procedures may be used to cut the trigeminal nerve.
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Now I'm going to be honest: I can't tell exactly what's happening here. Is that the same ghost getting reflected back and forth? Is it lots of different ghosts from lots of different mirrors flying out at once? Why is she flying at all? I kind of figured she would just sort of appear there, or maybe appear in the mirror or something.
I think it's tricky to make a joke like this off of a childhood urban myth: everyone knows a different version of the story, and unless you are thinking of the same one as Randall, it might not make sense.
Honestly the biggest problem I see is that it feels too damn much like comic 537, in that a character goes and tries to set up a needless loop by exploiting some property of the thing in question. They just felt similar to me.
Lastly, no, you're not the only one who was reminded of it, I was reminded of it, too.


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Friday, September 18, 2009
One Eye On Qualifying And The Other On Danica
It should be a very interesting motorsports Friday on TV for several reasons. One involves a track fans either love or hate. The second involves a driver that fans either love or hate. New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Danica Patrick take center stage.
While SPEED will start the day off at 12PM ET with Sprint Cup Series practice, the big moments will happen when ESPN2 hosts qualifying at 3PM. Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree will be calling the action for this very important session.
Passing has been tough with the new Sprint Cup cars at NHMS. Two key ingredients that have played important roles in the outcome of the race are qualifying and pit stops. Now that the Chase is underway, there will be the drivers with everything to gain and those with nothing to lose both seeking to start at the front of the grid.
After qualifying, Mike Massaro comes along with a thirty minute edition of NASCAR Now scheduled for 5PM. SPEED is next as Mike Skinner and Denny Hamlin guest on Trackside at 7PM. That show has Steve Byrnes hosting with Jeff Hammond, Elliott Sadler and Larry McReynolds on the panel. This weekend, McReynolds will stick around and substitute for Kenny Wallace on Sunday's Victory Lane. Wallace returns to the program next week.
The other big Friday attraction is the IRL race from Motegi, Japan on the Versus TV Network live at 10:30PM ET. Stories are now beginning to creep into the mainstream NASCAR media that fans may well see Patrick in NASCAR next season. Could that start in Daytona next February with Patrick running both the Camping World Truck and Nationwide Series races?
With the IRL not opening their 2010 season until March 14 in Brazil, there is an opportunity for her to attempt three Nationwide and two Camping World Truck Series races before that weekend. Click here for a recent article quoting Tony Stewart as confirming that Patrick is determined to make the transition to NASCAR.
Motegi was the scene of a hotly debated win for Patrick last season. It has been her only win on the IRL trail since she joined the sport in 2005. She has 79 IRL starts in her career and has finished 67 of those races. While not at the top of the heap, she continues to just hang-in there this season, currently 5th in points.
It will be the familiar voice of Bob Jenkins that welcomes curious NASCAR fans to Versus. Jenkins anchors the coverage with Jon Beekhuis and Robbie Buhl as the analysts. On pit road will be the veteran Jack Arute along with reporters Lindy Thackston and Robbie Floyd.
Ironically, the IRL coverage on Versus is produced by Lingner Group Productions based in Indianapolis, IN. The head of that company is Terry Lingner, the original producer of NASCAR on ESPN back in the 1980's. His director back then was Mike Wells, who many of you enjoyed as he directed the TNT NASCAR coverage this season. It's a small world in motorsports TV land.
Believe it or not, the IRL only has one other race remaining. The series comes to Homestead and races on October 10 with that telecast also on Versus. Should Danica give a good accounting of herself in these two final events, it may go a long way toward helping current NASCAR fans figure out if she is the real deal or just another open-wheeler with big dreams.
So, Friday will answer two questions. Number one, will a racer or a Chaser get the pole in New Hampshire? The second is can Patrick can turn up the wick and get back-to-back wins in Japan? That would launch her part-time NASCAR career in style. Both programs should be interesting to watch for very different reasons. Will you be watching one, none or both?
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31 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I dont get it - no new info in this column at all.
And why is Danica's win a "hotly debated win"? She won on fuel mileage. Just like has happened in the Cup series nearly a half-dozen times this year.
- September 17, 2009 at 10:16 PM
- Karen said...
I'll be watching both. I think it would be very exciting for Danica to come to NASCAR. Sure would help the ratings.
- September 17, 2009 at 10:27 PM
- Sophia said...
WOW! TOTALLY Forgot Japan is Friday night!?
Folks with no Versus and broadband, recommend Indycar.com website for free streaming.
Great radio voices too when I listend from IMS guys. :)
- September 17, 2009 at 10:35 PM
- Haus14 said...
Well, for the first time I can remember, I will not be able to watch the IRL race because I do not have versus. When is the last time you heard of a DirecTv customer not having a channel. Unheard of! Fortunately, the IRL has a REAL web site with REAL race coverage for free. Are you listening Nascar and Turner???
- September 17, 2009 at 10:57 PM
- NorCalFan said...
I'm in the same boat as Haus--a DirectTV customer missing a channel so I'll try indycar.com for the first time.
As for qualifying, being on the West Coast I'll need to DVR it and watch it at dinnertime.
- September 18, 2009 at 1:51 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 10:16PM,
What new info are you talking about? Pie fight play-by-play? Go to YouTube.
The highlights of Friday are the quals in New Hampshire and Danica on late night in Japan.
It's hotly debated whether her teammate who pulled over knew he was being passed for the win. He'll never tell. Try some IRL boards for more info.
Always nice to hear from you and your positive attitude.
- September 18, 2009 at 7:19 AM
- RobFromToronto said...
I personally have always enjoyed the NH track..the racing isnt as boring as some make out..sure it isnt award winning seat of your pants..but there are worse..as for the IRL..a couple times i've tried to get into it..but nothing in it really compells me ..the racing isnt of very high quality as the field is way too strung out among the top 3-4 cars that could win..and the 15 that dont stand a chance....but..if nascar fans need to see how good race coverage is..versus has it over espn/fox/tnt in spades..its very polished and professional..and they use the sidebyside to good effect..versus coverage of nascar would be heaven to me..i can only wish :P
- September 18, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- Anonymous said...
Check out Robin Miller's story about IRL ratings....nobody is watching....this reason would be the biggest for Danica's switch to NASCAR..you need somebody to be watching to get paying sponsors and not rely on the league coffers to keep the talent
- September 18, 2009 at 8:48 AM
- DL said...
NH is one of my fave tracks in person because of the location, TV not so much. But I'll be watching. I'm only interested in Danica because most open wheelers think they are the big stuff (to say it politely) and I enjoy the hefty dose of humility they get when they come to NASCAR, or any stock car league, and try to drive the same way. If she can take the taste of humble pie, and seriously adapt her driving style, she will have a chance. Wins? no. Watch the Japan race? if I have time. The biggest credit I'll give to Danica right now is that she has had lengthy talks with Tony Stewart, who was able to give her good advice and she may have actually listened. But can't do anything about talent... Tony has much more than she does, which played a huge part in his successful conversion. I hope she'll talk to Montoya and Hornish Jr, too.
- September 18, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- Anonymous said...
>It's hotly debated whether her
> teammate who pulled over knew he
>was being passed for the win.
Unsubstantiated rumors from Danica-haters who don't believe a woman can win. Simply ridiculous. For you to even mention that stuff as if it is true is beneath you.
- September 18, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
The racing at NHI is typical of the F1 get out in front stay out in front style too many tracks now have. The big winner in NH, the Bahre family who unloaded this turkey on Bruton Smith. For huge money that likely was more ego driven than anything else. Its a tape and watch when there aren't any CSI reruns on.
Danica is 5th in the IRL points and leads her male teammates. So that is good I guess. I think she will be great for NW and CWT's. What racing fan won't watch her. What sponsor won't want her. One poster says she only won once and that a fuel mileage deal. Recall, Robby Gordon only won once in Indy Cars on fuel mileage in Phoenix 1994. I get Versus so I'll tape it just in case I don't have any Cash Cab's in inventory.
What I don't get is why the best play by play guy in auto racing is doing the IRL on Versus at 10:30 pm? My all time favorite crew was Jenkins/Jarrett/Parsons. Obviously there is a problem with that renunion but why Dr. Punch when you could have Bob Jenkins. Must have done something to chap somebody's can at ESPN.
- September 18, 2009 at 12:04 PM
- OSBORNK said...
I'll doubt I will watch either one. The top 35 rule has made qualifying meaningless except for pit selection and for the backmarkers who might miss the race. Danica is simply a media made celebrity that is famous for her looks and her moderate success in racing. If she were male or ordinary looking, we would have never heard of her. She should be able to race NA$CAR Nationwide and Truck series about mid-pack because she will race only with the best equipment and team (who can blame her?).
- September 18, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Damon said...
Helio Castroneves is not an AGR driver, he's a Penske driver, so there were no team orders in play last year, she simply drove smarter than he did that final stint a la Mark Martin at Michigan this year when Biffle/JJ raced each other, Mark sat back, saved enough fuel and capitalized at the end.
- September 18, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- Kenn Fong said...
Speaking of Danica, Mark Martin extended his contract with Hendrick through 2011, and added GoDaddy as a sponsor. Wonder how this affects Danica coming to NASCAR.
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- September 18, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I am still trying to figure out how the Go Daddy thing is working out for Martin.
Just don't see him associating himself with that kind of commercial.
Should be interesting to say the least. Keep an eye on SPEED to see if this topic is discussed.
Hey Anon, no Danica hating on this board. Just putting that topic in play and you should get used to it.
Trucks and Nationwide schedules for Danica should be coming soon.
That is why I am amazed that Go Daddy used their money to go with Martin.
- September 18, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- Bobby said...
The big reason the IRL has problems is the number of homes with Comcast's Versus, especially with DirecTV's move on Comcast (Comcast has feuded with DTV in the past over many issues). The PBR just moved the broadcast of the GoDaddy.com Invitational presented by Cooper Tires final round (Portland,OR) from VS to CBS because of this problem.
The IRL noted that next year's Japan 300 on the track Honda admitted was designed like our Florentine egg will move to Sunday (Saturday night US time) because of a national holiday.
Bob Jenkins was very loyal to his open-wheel roots, as I can see.
- September 18, 2009 at 1:23 PM
- Kenn Fong said...
Remember the commercials that Jr. did with GoDaddy?They were fairly conventional celebrity athlete straight endorsements. I wonder why they were dropped.
- September 18, 2009 at 1:34 PM
- David said...
Maybe Mark doesn't do any commercial spots for them.
Perhaps IndyCar ratings are down because of the network they are on. Just a thought. Id catch a few more if it was more available to me than trying to track down a stream online.
Loudon gets a bad rap, its a pretty competitive track now and remember folks 2000 with the restrictor plates? Burton leading every lap...that was tough to watch.
Just not looking forward to "CHASE CHASE CHASE CHASEEEEEEE!!!!" the next 3 months.
Sure, its compelling stuff but its not the only race on the track.
Not one bit concerned with Danica-mania part II. =)
- September 18, 2009 at 3:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'd wager my first born son (if I had one) that Go Daddy has an out in the Hendrick deal if Danica comes to NASCAR. They won't be a full time primary on the 5 anyway. Kesselowski/JRM has run their logo in the NW. Count on Go Daddy and Boost to join the petticoat parade. If I was a sponsor with some racing cash to spend, I'd have her agent on my speed dial. Number 1 and his fax on number 2. Be a Facebook buddy and a twitter friend.
- September 18, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- David said...
Go Daddy = primary for 20 races in 2010.
Random tidbit. Listening to PRN today, Mark Garrow stated he did an experiment on his facebook page and asked fans how much they wanted to hear about the race, and get this!
They said they want to hear a bit about it, but FIRST and FOREMOST hear about the story of the RACE and how the race unfolds!
Imagine that...
- September 18, 2009 at 3:46 PM
- dsorter said...
"...Mark Martin extended his contract with Hendrick through 2011, and added GoDaddy as a sponsor. Wonder how this affects Danica coming to NASCAR."
This sets it up very well, actually...GoDaddy strengthens ties with Hendrick; Danica has 2010 and 2011 as apprentice with Stewart-Haas; goes into GoDaddy #5 in 2012.
- September 18, 2009 at 4:19 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Danica is coming to Trucks and Nationwide next season. Tony's team does not run in either of those series.
The scoop was that JR Motorsports was in play for N'wide and KHI was in play because the run both trucks and N'wide.
I honestly thought she would come to KHI and run with Go Daddy as a sponsor in 2010 and then see if she could move up.
Not so sure we have seen all the cards in this scenario. Hope they talk about it on Trackside tonight.
- September 18, 2009 at 4:34 PM
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- September 18, 2009 at 4:50 PM
- David said...
dsorter, she could wind up in the #5 partially in 2011. Mark has only stated full time next year I believe, 2011 may be a partial schedule.
Man, I hope Bobby Labonte can get a sponsor.
- September 18, 2009 at 4:51 PM
- Martin Vincent said...
@David - Per a Hendrick Motorsports press release.
Driving the #5 GoDaddy.com Chevys will be current Sprint Cup Series championship points leader Mark Martin, who has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with Hendrick Motorsports fulltime through the 2011 NASCAR season.
- September 18, 2009 at 5:28 PM
- David said...
Thanks MV.
IMO, mistake by Mark to commit this early but who knows, a championship or two and I could look dumb lol.
- September 18, 2009 at 5:34 PM
- Dennis said...
What I don't get is why the best play by play guy in auto racing is doing the IRL on Versus at 10:30 pm? My all time favorite crew was Jenkins/Jarrett/Parsons. Obviously there is a problem with that renunion but why Dr. Punch when you could have Bob Jenkins.
Amen brother. I'd place Alan Bestwick as a close second.
Regarding Danica, it will be very interesting to see if she can adjust to stock cars. I think it will give the Truck racing a ratings boost. I think the Nationwide ratings are already ok.
I watch a few of the Indy races. The best race I ever saw was several years ago at Michigan where they were using the Handford Device, I believe it was called. Basically, it was a big spoiler that punched a huge hole in the air and the drafting passes were awesome. Multiple passes PER lap. Paul Tracy was passing and getting passed for the lead lap after lap.
- September 18, 2009 at 7:15 PM
- Bobby said...
Boost Mobile bought co-branding with Motorola starting at Indy. Remember that is a pre-paid wireless service of Sprint's Nextel Network, which is Motorola-only.
- September 18, 2009 at 8:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
GoDaddy and the 5-car don't matter. When Danica comes to NASCAR she comes with a free slate marketing-wise, as all her current deals are tied to IRL. Frankly, she can pull any sponsor she wants, including some that pay more than GoDaddy might. The sponsors will be lining up and outbidding each other to get on her car if she races Cup.
- September 18, 2009 at 9:39 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 9:39PM,
I would disagree. Next year, she is still tied to her IRL sponsors and must find NASCAR sponsors that fit those brands without conflict.
That is why we thought Go Daddy would step up with her into the Nationwide Series, where they already had a nice relationship with Dale Junior and Brad K over at JR Motorsports.
It certainly should be interesting to see what kind of deals "her people" work out because she is going to either be paying KHI or JR Motorsports for a part time ride.
- September 19, 2009 at 12:42 AM
- wickedj said...
Re: Danica. shes just another Casey Mears, David Stremme, etc etc. *MIGHT* win if its fuel mileage or a plate track where the wreck takes out the good cars but she wont come in and run any better than 20th at any given time. besides...people tune in now to see Kyle Busch's epic meltdowns...whew the fun will begin when Danica gets the bump and run at a short track
Re: NHMS..TEAR IT DOWN...Irwindale anybody? Iowa perhaps? boring track needs some banking. im sure the mods put on a GREAT show there (BTW, JD you forgot to mention the mods will be on SPEED tommorow at 1pm..that or i missed it in your article)
Oh and re: Mark and GoDaddy. i think it might be a two sided thing #1 maybe having an older guy associated with them he can bring in some of our(im 28 so i say our..) parents who are looking to do a website maybe they see ole Mark saying "Hey, i can do this and im old like you" and they call up Godaddy and say "Yeah. i want BobJimjoeJacksflowers.com" and the second side could be setting the stage for Danica next year/2011. she runs a few races in the 25 or for SHR w/ GD.com then full time in '11 with GD.com
Atleast it makes sense to me..but then again its neigh 3am
- September 19, 2009 at 2:50 AM


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