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GS: Where are you from?
ID: I am a proud New Yorker! I was born in New York City and raised between New York City and New Jersey. Upon meeting and marrying my wife, a Birmingham native, I relocated to Birmingham in 2006.
GS: What degree will you receive and when?
ID: I have a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Economics from Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. I hope to receive my Master of Accounting (M.Ac.) degree in December of 2010.
GS: How long have you been at UAB?
ID: I have been at UAB since 2006. As a previous Economics major, I spent my first three semesters at UAB working towards an accounting equivalency. I am currently in my second semester of the M.Ac. program.
GS: What is your research?
ID: Currently, I am not conducting any type of research. However, I appreciate the scholarly contributions my professors are making to the accounting field. I believe that having professors actively involved in research significantly enhances the program and student's experiences. As I progress in my studies, I would like to probe how changes in accounting standards influence firm behavior.
GS: What made you choose UAB for your graduate studies?
ID: I thoroughly enjoyed taking undergraduate accounting classes at UAB. Both my professors and classmates were and continue to be exceptional. Dr. Richard Turpen, Director of the M.Ac. program, worked with me, a nontraditional accounting student, to ensure that I was transiting from the undergraduate accounting program to the graduate program at the right time. Dr. Turpen advised me not only on the courses I needed to take, but he also advised me on when to begin taking the CPA exam. Other factors that influenced my decision were the program's accreditation and the program's first time CPA pass rates.
GS: Have you received any awards or honors?
ID: I am a member of Beta Gamma Sigma (Business Honor Society), Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics Honor Society), and Golden Key International Honor Society.
GS: What has been your most rewarding experience at UAB?
ID: Personally, the most rewarding experience I have had is transiting from undergraduate course work to graduate course work. As the subject matter has elevated so have conversations with my professors and fellow classmates.
GS: Who has been your greatest influence here at UAB and why?
ID: Dr. Frank Messina, Chair of the Accounting program, has had the greatest influence on me. When I met Dr. Messina I had just relocated to Birmingham. Upon relocating, I knew that I wanted to further my education. Having an undergraduate degree in economics, I wasn't quite sure how I was going to become an accountant. On a Friday afternoon with no appointment, an economics degree and 5 years of accounting experience, Dr. Messina spent over an hour letting me know that sometimes the best accountants didn't have an undergraduate degree in accounting. He reassured me that the UAB School of Business was committed to helping nontraditional students achieve their goal of becoming accountants. He talked me through the journey I would need to take to become an accountant and today I am journeying toward my goal of becoming a CPA. Meeting Dr. Messina changed the course of my professional life. The help, encouragement and guidance did not stop with Dr. Messina. Each and every professor has had a profound impact in shaping me as an accountant. The amount of encouragement they give and energy in which they convey the material is outstanding.
GS: What is your motivation in your academics/research?
ID: I find the material to be very enjoyable. Virtually every facet of society is impacted in some way by accounting.
GS: What are your plans after graduating and for the future?
ID: I plan on starting the CPA examination process later this year, and I am interested in obtaining a PhD in accounting.
GS: Is there anything else you would like to say?
ID: "Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes."
- Peter Drucker
Ian's advice for other graduate students:
Keep it simple and have fun!


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An 11-year-old girl reported being chased to school in Merino this morning, according to a Logan County Sheriff's Office release.
She said she was walking to school when she heard footsteps behind her. When she looked back, she saw a white male, who was about 40-50 years old and bald, with a grey beard and a medium build, that appeared to be running toward her. The male was dressed in a blue T-shirt and blue jean shorts. He didn't say or yell anything at her.
Deputies checked the area after she reported the incident at the school and didn't find anyone who matched that description. A neighborhood canvas was also completed in regards to the incident.
The sheriff's office is asking for any information that the public may have concerning the male or other suspicious incidents in the Merino area. Contact Investigator Mike Archer or Deputy Matt Williams at (970) 522-2578.

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Sixers mascot Hip-Hop, the Sixers Dancers, Hare Raisers and the 'Sixth Man Squad,' made up of volunteers from the team's front office staff, will make 26 total stops throughout the Philadelphia region, with many in the same day. As students arrive at their school, the Sixth Man Squad forms a high-five tunnel and give away Sixers prizes.
One of the most popular athletes in Philadelphia sports history, Julius Erving played 11 seasons as member of the Sixers after being acquired from the New York Nets of the ABA in 1976. 'Dr. J' was selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game in each of his 11 season and the league and helped lead the Sixers to the championship in 1983. We sat down with the good doctor to chat about what's been keeping him busy in "retirement" as well as some memories of his playing days and of his brief stint as an actor.


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Gwyneth Paltrow is dating "Glee" co-creator Brad Falchuk, according to Us Weekly.
I bet they're totally going to the prom.
Paltrow, who split from husband Chris Martin in March, appeared on five episodes of the FOX show since 2010 as character Holly Holliday. A source from the show reportedly told Us Weekly "things started off professionally" between the pair.
The relationship apparently evolved and the pair was recently spotted on a dinner date at East Borough in Los Angeles.
"It was flirty," an eyewitness told Us Weekly, of the two-hour meal.
The magazine also reported the new couple took off for a romantic getaway in Utah in late July.
I wonder if she put him through some sort of interview process, security check, sanitizing, and medical tests beforehand.
The "Mortdecai" actress and Coldplay singer Martin announced their "conscious uncoupling" in April, after more than 10 years of marriage. They have two children, 10-year-old daughter Apple and 8-year-old son Moses. The former couple have said they remain close friends.
Tony Hicks provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/tonyhicks67.


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text: This past weekend, Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, hosted the Sprint Cup Subway Fresh Fit 500(k) and the Nationwide Series Dollar General 200. The Camping World Truck Series will return to action on Saturday, April 6, at Martinsville Speedway.NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTime Trials: Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 9th Annual Subway Fresh Fit 500 with a lap of 26.073 seconds, 138.074 mph. This is the No. 55 Toyota driver's 56th pole in 856 NSCS races. It is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2013. This is Martin's third pole in 33 races at Phoenix. His last Phoenix pole came in last year's spring race. He led 75 laps in today's race and finished in 21st place.Did Not Qualify: No one, only 43 teams entered.Race Winner: Carl Edwards won the 9th Annual Subway Fresh Fit 500, his 20th victory in 303 NSCS races. This is the No. 99 Subway Ford driver's first victory and first top-10 finish in 2013. He breaks a 70-race winless streak that matched the longest of his career - 70 races that ended in November 2010 at Phoenix. This is his second victory and 11th top-10 finish in 18 races at PIR.Rookie of the Race: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the No. 17 Ford driver, started 12th and finished 16th. He was named the "Rookie of the Race". The only other ROTY contender in the event was Danica Patrick (finished 39th).Contingency Awards:- Carl Edwards won the 3M Lap Leader Award for leading the most laps (122 of 316). The No. 99 Ford driver started 15th in the lineup and won the race.- Roush-Yates Engines won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They supplied the engine in Edwards' race-winning Ford.- Jimmie Johnson won the American Ethanol Green Flag Restart award for recording the fastest average speed on restarts and finishing the race on the lead lap. The No. 48 Chevrolet driver started third in the lineup and finished second.- Steve Letarte, crew chief on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 88 Chevrolet, won the Moog Problem Solver of the Race award. The award goes to the crew chief that improves the most (0.117 seconds) from first half of the race to the second half utilizing the 40 best lap times.- Denny Hamlin won the Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal. The No. 11 Toyota driver earned the award for his third place finish.Points Leader: Jimmie Johnson leads the point standings by 8 points over Dale Earnhardt Jr.NSCS Top 12 (G/L):1. Jimmie Johnson (0)2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (0)3. Brad Keselowski (+1)4. Denny Hamlin (+9)5. Clint Bowyer (+5)6. Greg Biffle (0)7. Mark Martin (-4)8. Jeff Gordon (+11)9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (+2)10. Aric Almirola (+2)11. Carl Edwards (+19)12. Marcos Ambrose (+5)Next NSCS Race: Kobalt Tools 400, March 10 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NASCAR Nationwide SeriesTime Trials: Sprint Cup regular Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the NNS Dollar General 200 with a lap of 27.056 seconds, 133.057 mph. This is the No. 54 Toyota driver's 27th pole in 246 NNS races. It is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2013. This is Busch's fifth pole in 15 NNS races at Phoenix.Did Not Qualify: None, only 40 cars entered for the 40-car lineup.Race Winner: Sprint Cup regular Kyle Busch won the Dollar General 200, his 52nd victory in 246 NNS races. Today's victory breaks a 24-race winless streak in the NNS. This is the No. 54 Toyota driver's first top-10 finish in 2013. It is Busch's fifth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 15 NNS races at Phoenix. He is ineligible for driver points in this series. Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson started 14th and finished 13th. This was ahead of the rest of the 2013 Rookie of the Year contenders and earned the No. 32 Chevrolet driver the Sunoco Rookie of the Race award. Contingency Awards:- Justin Allgaier won the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal. The No. 31 Chevrolet driver won the award for his third place finish.- Kyle Busch led the most laps earning the 3M Lap Leader award. He started on the pole; led 142 of the 200 laps run and won the event.- Joe Gibbs Engines won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They built the engine in Busch's No. 54 Toyota.Points Leader: Sam Hornish Jr. leads the point standings over Justin Allgaier.NNS Top 10 (G/L):1. Sam Hornish Jr. (0)2. Justin Allgaier (+3)3. Brian Scott (+1)4. Elliott Sadler (+8)5. Parker Kligerman (-2)6. Regan Smith (+5)7. Kyle Larson (+3)8. Nelson Piquet Jr. (+1)9. Austin Dillon (+710. Alex Bowman (-8)Next NNS Race: Sam's Town 300, Saturday, March 9 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:Points Leader: Johnny Sauter leads the standings by 6 points over Ron Hornaday.Next NCWTS Race: Kroger 250, Saturday, April 6, at Martinsville Speedway.


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That's one of the early takeaways from studies of the attack techniques and malware used in the South Korean cyber attacks, which began Wednesday at about 2:20 p.m. local time. South Korean broadcasters KBS, MBC and YTN, as well as the Jeju, Nonghyup and Shinhan banks, saw their computer networks get knocked offline after their PCs were infected with data-deleting malware.
Here's what's currently known about the attacks:
1. DarkSeoul Malware: No Awards For Sophistication
Sophos, has analyzed the malware -- which it dubbed "DarkSeoul" -- used in the attack, and found that the malicious code attempted to deactivate two antivirus products that are popular in South Korea: AhnLab and Hauri AV. Despite that, however, the malware hardly qualifies some advanced persistent threat.
[ Were known security flaws an issue in this attack? Read HTTPS Security Encryption Flaws Found. ]
"What's curious is that the malware is not particularly sophisticated. Sophos products have been able to detect the malware for nearly a year, and the various commands embedded in the malicious code have not been obfuscated," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, in a blog post. "For this reason, it's hard to jump to the immediate conclusion that this was necessarily evidence of a 'cyberwarfare' attack coming from North Korea."
Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure, likewise noted that the malware was relatively unsophisticated. "Out of all the possible things you could do with a compromised machine, wiping it empty is the least useful thing for an advanced attacker," he said on Twitter.
2. Targeted Organizations Still Struggling To Recover
Whether or not the malware rates as highly advanced, the targeted organizations' networks were paralyzed after the Wednesday attacks, leading to disruptions that disabled ATMs and smartphone banking websites for the financial firms. Targeted television stations, however, were able to continue broadcasting.
By Thursday, many of the affected organizations reported that they'd restored their networks, but had yet to fully recover all of their wiped PCs. "We successfully recovered our mainstay network related to programming and advertising this morning, and normalized our service," an official at Korea's largest television station, KBS, told South Korea's Yonhap News Agency. "But we are still working to recover around 5,000 personal computers that came under the attack, and our website is still inaccessible."
3. Malware Included Linux Wiping Capability
As that suggests, the malware used in the attacks was quite effective at deleting data. According to research published by Symantec, the malware -- which it dubbed Trojan.Jokra -- "is a Trojan horse that attempts to wipe the hard disk of the compromised computer" and can infect numerous versions of Windows (Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista and Windows XP) as well as Linux systems.
The malware wiped Windows computers by overwriting their master boot record (MBR) and any data stored on the PC, then instructed the PC to shut down, "which renders the computer unusable as the MBR and the content of the drive are now missing," according to Symantec's analysis.
The malware also includes a module designed to remotely wipe any Linux machines that are connected to the same network as the infected PC. "We do not normally see components that work on multiple operating systems, so it is interesting to discover that the attackers included a component to wipe Linux machines inside a Windows threat," Symantec said. "The included module checks Windows 7 and Windows XP computers for an application called mRemote, an open source, multi-protocol remote connections manager."
An XML file maintained by mRemote lists saved connections with remote systems, and the malware "parses this XML file for any connection with root privileges using the SSH protocol," said Symantec. The malware then uses a bash script to upload and execute a temporary file on the Linux system. "The bash script is a wiper designed to work with any Linux distribution, with specific commands for SunOS, AIX, HP-UX distributions," according to Symantec. "It wipes out the /kernel, /usr, /etc, and /home directories."


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All indications continue to suggest that Colorado is emerging from the recession ahead of the rest of the country. In just one day last week, the state's economists reported that revenue estimates were almost a quarter of a billion dollars ahead of earlier projections; it was revealed that our share of national tourism spending had gone up for the first time in 20 years; and the value of oil produced in Colorado charged past natural gas revenues.
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Amy Schreier!!! The Angel of Aruba holding our very own SFL!
Here is the deal, if you ALL email her and we get over a hundred reqests, she promised to come to our next internet party. She will be our guest star and we will have a bunch of small contests to giveaway....
signed 8x10 photos of Amy!! WOOOT!!
I want this party to be the biggest and bestest party the internet has ever SEEN!!
If we get over 100 in chat and 200 in the forum I'll giveaway an Emag!!!
A= If you all email Amy
B= Amy Schreier will come to the party
C= We will give away an Emag if everyone shows up!
Tom gets the Worlds Largest Internet Paintball Party!!
I'm happy, YOUR happy! Amy gets a fan club!
Stay tuned, I'll have the email addy setup this weekend (you guys figured it out faster than I thought!)
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The HSC-4 signals for snow and ice melting at pavement temperatures below 38° F (3.3° C) while moisture in any form - including water, snow, sleet or ice - is present. Once the moisture element has dried, the built-in, one hour hold-on timer keeps heaters operating to help ensure complete snow and ice melting.
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TRAINING: I'm training very hard for this fight. I'm in very good shape, my trainers and my sparring partners are pushing me to my limits and I'm very confident for this bout.
When and why did you start training to become a fighter? In 1996, because I wanted to compete in martial arts.
What ranks and titles have you held? I was ranked as #1 in the Brazilian MMA rankings when I went to TUF
Do you have any heroes? God
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It is a dream coming true.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No.
What was your job before you started fighting? I was a motoboy (deliveryman).
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? I won many Jiu Jitsu tournaments
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu
Favorite grappling technique: Triangle
Favorite Striking technique: Knee
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A handful of published reports this spring and summer have indicated the University of Colorado athletic department is facing a December deadline under the terms of football coach Mike MacIntyre's contract to raise $50 million for facilities upgrades.
Those reports are inaccurate.
MacIntyre's contract does include deadlines related to facilities upgrades, but those clauses do not include any mention of funding, let alone specific amounts or deadlines for raising them.
There are two clauses that require the school to meet deadlines. The first calls for a program plan for a Football/Athletics Operations Center to be submitted to the Board of Regents by Dec. 1 of this year. It simply needs to be submitted by that date and not approved.
The second clause requires of the school: "If the award of the design contract has not been made or the design bid build contract has not been executed, depending on he method of project delivery, for the Football/Athletics Operation Center on or before Dec. 1, 2014 no liquidated damages shall be due for termination of the contract from that date forward."
The clauses were put in place when MacIntyre was hired in December to serve as motivation for the school to begin planning for facilities upgrades in and around Folsom Field. If the school does not meet the deadlines, MacIntyre would not have to pay a buyout if he chose to take another job at any point during the life of his contract.
So basically, CU has to simply submit some paperwork to the regents by Dec. 1 this year to fulfill the first clause and has to hire an architect by December 2014 to meet the second clause.
So even though new athletic director Rick George said at his introductory press conference that he believes he can raise the $50 million quickly, he is under no obligation to raise that money by any specific date.
Former athletic director Mike Bohn's plan was to begin construction first on a new student-athlete academic center under the club level on the east side of Folsom Field as soon as the department raised the first $8 million of the $50 million in private funding the school has targeted. Remember the school also intends to finance $120 million of the $170 million project that would enclose the north end of the stadium, expand the Dal Ward Center and build a new permanent indoor practice facility.
It remains to be seen if George will take a different approach or if he will also make the academic center the top priority.
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Right of way: Crosswalks can't stop carsBy SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News
April 28. 2013 12:17AM
Crosswalks are supposed to provide a safe place for pedestrians to cross the street. But they may also give some people a false sense of safety.
Police say you can't just step out and assume that traffic will stop for you - especially with today's distracted drivers. In fact, while state law requires a driver to yield the right of way when a pedestrian is within a crosswalk, the law puts an equal burden on pedestrians to avoid an accident.
RSA 265:35 (click for link) states: "No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard."
"Just because you have a crosswalk doesn't necessarily mean you have the right of way," said Manchester Police Sgt. Andrew Vincent.
Pedestrians by law have to obey traffic-control signals. And if there is no marked crosswalk, it's the pedestrian who has to yield the right of way (RSA 265:36).
According to Manchester police, there have been 26 vehicle-pedestrian accidents in the city since Jan. 1; pedestrian error was noted as a contributing factor in seven of those.
Safety is a two-way street, Vincent said. "Obviously, the driver needs to be aware of where they are and what's going on around them," he said. "The pedestrian at the same time needs to be aware when they cross the roadway into oncoming traffic.
"If the car is in a position where if you stepped out into the roadway, you're clearly going to get hit, you don't have the right of way," Vincent said.
And a pedestrian has to signal an intent to cross the road, he said. "The safest thing to do is make eye contact with the motorist to make sure they see you before stepping out."
State law also bars drivers from passing another vehicle that is stopped at a crosswalk to allow a pedestrian to cross the street.
But that may have been what happened in Laconia on April 19, when two 14-year-old girls standing on a sidewalk were hit by a Jeep that police say "suddenly veered" around another vehicle that had stopped at a crosswalk on Messer Street.
Both girls were flown by medical helicopter to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where Lilyanna Johnson died later that night. The second victim, 14-year-old Alyssa Miner, remains hospitalized, according to police.
Capt. Matthew Canfield, operations division commander for Laconia police, said the nearby middle school had just let out and there were a lot of students in the area. The driver of the first car thought some students were about to cross the street and had stopped at the crosswalk at the Opechee Street intersection, he said.
The Jeep came up behind the stopped car and veered around it on the left, crossing over the southbound lane and striking the two girls on the sidewalk, Canfield said. The Jeep then hit a guardrail, veered back over the two lanes and landed on the curb on the northbound side of the road.
No charges have been filed against the Jeep's driver, Amy Lafond, 51, of Laconia. Canfield said police are still investigating what caused the crash, including a possible mechanical problem with the vehicle, driver distraction such as cellphone use, drugs or alcohol, or speeding. "We are looking into all those and we haven't ruled anything out," he said.
The tragedy prompted the Laconia City Council last week to approve installation of flashing lights at that intersection, warning drivers it's a school zone.
And Canfield said police will also ask the Department of Public Works to place crosswalk signs in the middle of busy intersections, as other cities have done, including Nashua and Concord.
Meanwhile, Nashua is taking steps to make some of its most dangerous crossings safer for pedestrians, according to Capt. Bruce Hansen, bureau commander of uniform field operations for Nashua police.
One of the most dangerous spots, Hansen said, is the corner of East Hollis and C streets. The city recently installed flashing LED lights that a pedestrian can activate when he or she wants to cross the street.
And the Department of Public Works is installing state-of-the-art technology at four "mid-block" crosswalks along Main Street that don't have traffic signals.
Andy Patrician, operations manager for the DPW, said sensors will activate LED lights embedded in the roadways as a pedestrian approaches. And new medians will be constructed, with staggered lanes to improve visibility and safety.
"Not only are the cars seeing the lights come on, the pedestrian is also seeing the traffic as it approaches," Patrician said.
"I think it's going to be a huge improvement," he said. "People are going to see it."
Hansen estimates that "better than half" of vehicle-pedestrian crashes in Nashua happen within crosswalks. And he said, "I would say that more often than not, there are pedestrians that step off a curb and create a hazard rather than a motor vehicle not yielding to a pedestrian in a crosswalk."
At intersections without traffic signals, pedestrians have to yield to motor vehicles "until it's safe for them to step out," Hansen said. "You've got to be prudent."
Sgt. Matthew Shapiro of New Hampshire State Police's special services, highway safety unit, said most pedestrian-involved accidents are caused by the same "big three" risk factors as other crashes: impairment (either the driver or pedestrian), distracted driving and speed. With that in mind, he advises pedestrians to "proceed defensively."
"I'm not blaming the victim," he said. "I'm just saying be well-aware of this to protect yourself."
Canfield agreed that distracted driving is increasingly playing a role in crashes. "Life today is very hurried. Everybody's trying to do a couple things at once."
But he said, "There's no text message or phone call that's worth killing somebody for," he said. "Either wait to do it, or pull over."


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ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College faced the brink of elimination against the College of DuPage in a battle of nationally ranked teams in the Region IV championship softball game Saturday.
RVC lost the first game of the finals to DuPage 8-0 in the double-elimination tournament, and trailed 7-6 going into the bottom of the seventh in the if-necessary game. But the Golden Eagles rallied to win the title, 8-7, and earned their second straight trip to the NJCAA Division III national tournament.
"The fans got exactly what they were hoping to see," RVC softball coach Darin Monroe said. "It was exciting."
RVC (38-9), ranked fourth in the nation, came back from a one-run deficit with a leadoff double by Katie Meyer before an RBI hit by Kaytee Keefe tie the game and an error brought in the winning run as the Golden Eagles defeat fifth-ranked DuPage.
Monroe said the Golden Eagles' second national tournament bid is just as sweet as the first one.
"You have different kids year in and year out getting the opportunity to experience playing at the national level," Monroe said. "You're playing the best level of competition that you can and each year is unique and are just as sweet."
Rock Valley College will travel to Rochester, Minnesota, for the national championship May 15-17. The Golden Eagles finished sixth last year.


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Monday Night FootballPhiladelphia @ New OrleansUnsurprisingly considering each team's defensive state, Philly-Saints had the highest over-under of Week 9 at 52 points. Todd Bowles' first game as Eagles defensive coordinator was a complete flop. The Eagles let the Falcons score on each of their first six possessions, and the ball barely hit the ground in Atlanta's passing attack until Matt Ryan mercifully took the pedal off the gas late in the game. Philadelphia is not generating pressure (31st in sacks), and the secondary isn't playing well, either. "(Nnamdi) Asomugha in three games this year has given up a perfect quarterback rating on plays in which he's been targeted," NFL Films' Greg Cosell revealed on Adam Caplan's Week 9 preview podcast. "So every time he's been targeted, the ball's been caught. Asomugha, at this moment in time, is a below-average NFL corner. (Dominique) Rodgers-Cromartie is also an average player at this point." Cosell said he'd be "very surprised" if the Saints didn't drop 30-plus points on the Eagles. Start Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham, and Marques Colston, and Lance Moore is squarely on the WR3 radar. ... Arguably the NFL's hottest receiver entering Week 8, Colston was limited to 63 yards on five catches because the Broncos shadowed him with Champ Bailey all over the field. Bailey doesn't typically play in the slot -- where most of Colston's pass routes are run -- so the strategy wasn't especially predictable. Colston should draw Asomugha Monday night in what will be a far more fantasy-friendly matchup.Graham returned from his ankle injury in Week 8 to play 41-of-62 downs (66.1 percent) and catch 5-of-10 targets for 63 yards and a touchdown. He's typically a 75-80 percent player, so look for a healthier, more involved Graham with an extra day between games. ... Moore played the same number of Week 8 snaps as Graham, but his targets (6) and production (3-25) took a hit. Moore is a WR2/3 when Colston or Graham sits out. When they both play, Moore is a matchup-dependent WR3. This is a favorable matchup. ... After consecutive 75-plus-yard efforts, Devery Henderson went catch-less in last week's loss to Denver. It's a reminder that he's one of fantasy's least consistent receivers and not worth the headache. ... Darren Sproles' fractured hand will sideline him for Week 9, although there is optimism he'll return in Week 10. Temporarily, at least, Sproles' absence will likely catapult Pierre Thomas from a ten touch-per-game player into the 14-20 range, dramatically increasing Thomas' fantasy value. He is a high-upside RB2/flex on Monday Night Football. ... The impact on Ingram's role remains to be seen. He may handle a few more carries with Thomas' receiving work increasing, but ultimately we're in wait-and-see mode. Keep in mind the majority of Sproles' touches have come as a receiver. He's averaging four carries per game, compared to six catches. And since Ingram is not a passing-game contributor, most of those receptions project to go to Thomas. ... Chris Ivory figures to be active Monday night and third in line for rushing attempts. ... Travaris Cadet is a rookie to monitor. He'll replace Sproles on returns, and could also see some snaps in Sproles' "satellite" back role on offense. Cadet was Sproles' direct backup on the Chase Daniel-engineered Saints second-team offense in preseason games.In his first game back from the Week 7 bye, Michael Vick played tentatively in a dumbed-down offense ostensibly designed to limit turnovers. Vick was takeaway-free against the Falcons, but the conservative plan of "attack" was thoroughly ineffective, and an obvious recipe for failure when Philly's defense collapsed, forcing Vick into comeback mode. By all accounts, Monday night's game will serve as Vick's audition for the season's remainder. He'll be benched for Nick Foles if he doesn't deliver. If he does and leads Philly to victory against the league's worst defense, the Eagles will be back to .500, squarely reentering the NFC East hunt. Due to the matchup, there is no question that Vick should be started in fantasy leagues. ... Jeremy Maclin has been an utter disappointment this season, and suffered two killer, late-game drops against Atlanta that could have turned his game around. All that said, Maclin has a highly favorable Week 9 matchup against Saints RCB Patrick Robinson. Maclin runs the majority of his pass routes against right cornerbacks, and Robinson was lit up so badly last week that New Orleans benched him in-game for reserve slot corner Johnny Patrick. Robinson got smoked by Demaryius Thomas (7-137-1).LCB Jabari Greer remains the Saints' top cover corner, but Eric Decker (4-43-2) got the better of him in the red zone last week. Greer will match up with DeSean Jackson for most of this week's Monday nighter. Jackson is a borderline WR2/3 play. ... Brent Celek is averaging just 33.4 receiving yards over his past five games, but he's on the bye-week TE1 replacement radar this week simply because Eagles-Saints projects as high scoring. Both offenses should move the ball offensively, and feed off each other in terms of filling up the box score. ... LeSean McCoy has been the only guy scoring touchdowns in Philadelphia of late. McCoy has four TDs in his last three games despite disappointing rushing-yard stats. Those yardage numbers should come up on Monday Night Football. New Orleans ranks 31st in the league in run defense and is silver-plattering 5.03 yards per carry. Only the Bills have allowed more rushing touchdowns this year.Score Prediction: Eagles 34, Saints 30
Start or Sit: Philadelphia at New Orleans Kay Adams (@heykayadams) breaks down tonight's Eagles - Saints matchup, including whether Michael Vick is truly a great start and what to expect from Pierre Thomas. Kay also looks at the other key fantasy options for Monday night.
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Melancholy MondayFebruary 28, 2011 at 19:43 | Posted in Amore di Italia | Leave a comment
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I am feeling a bit melancholy today. I worked my usual long week and did not rest enough so it is easy to blame it on lack of sleep but that wouldn't be totally honest. Rather, truthfully I have been thinking a great deal about my childhood and my folks. Somehow someway they always managed to instill in me a sense of peace, contentment, and trust that everything would be fine. My parents did not have perfect childhoods or live in the lap of luxury but they were secure in the love of their families who then along with my parents showered my sister and me with that same love unending and unwavering. As we grew up, we understood each family faced problems but they faced them together with love and concern and respect.
My parents knew the pain of The Depression, WWII, and the fear of my father being called back for the Korean War (thankfully he wasn't). Then came the fear of the Cold War, or Nuclear Holocaust! That shared the stage and news along with Segregation and race riots. Then came peace riots as a result of the Vietnam War. Even then through all of the upheavals and traumas, my dad remained calm and stable. We went to church on Sundays, school Monday to Friday, and knew my parents would sit down to dinner with us every night. At one point my father wrote a long letter to Senator Barry Goldwater. This quiet man who rarely raised his voice – and I am not sure I ever heard him pray out loud in public – warned that refusing children the right to pray at least in silence to themselves in school would herald a sad slide downward for our country. He felt that no matter what church one attended, if the children did not remember to start their day with a prayer and The Pledge of Allegiance, The USA would regret that fall someday. After all, these were his reasons for spending time in the Pacific Theatre in WWII – to assure his daughters would never face a US without freedom and liberty! What a blessed heritage he left us.
With all the turmoil and distrust and political upheaval in this land of ours along with all across the world, I often wonder how he would react. Even as he watched the Chicago Riots with me and scenes from Vietnam, he would always speak softly telling me America was better than that. He would remind me that I went to church so why would I doubt what the outcome would eventually be. Even when we faced a serious health threat with an infant son, my dad spoke softly and reminded me that God already knew the end of the Book!
I happened upon this video clip today of another man from that same era and he too spoke softly – he would more often use humor to make his point – but this clip reminds me of the strong quiet men who knew what being an American stood for.
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There's no bigger sports story in the nation this week than what Florida Gulf Coast University's team did during the first weekend of the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship.
A No. 15 seed in the tournament's South region, the team shocked No. 2 seed Georgetown on Friday — beating the Hoyas by 10 points; 78-68. Then on Sunday night, FGCU beat No. 7 seed San Diego State — also by 10 points; 81-71. This is the first time a No. 15 seed (there are 16 teams in each region, so FGCU was just one away from the bottom of the group) has gotten to the "Sweet 16" round of the tournament, which begins Thursday. Games will be broadcast by CBS and TBS.
Now, be honest, had you heard of Florida Gulf Coast before last week?
Well, now you have. But most of us don't know much about FGCU. So here are 10 things to know about these bracket busting hoopsters:
10. As you would expect, FGCU on the Gulf Coast; in Fort Myers, Fla. Some dorm rooms look out on a small lake.
9. The school is part of the State University System of Florida.
8. Classes were first held in 1997 (so the players are older than the school).
7. There are about 11,300 undergraduate and 1,400 graduate students; 92 percent of the students are from Florida.
6. The FGCU first men's basketball team hit the court in 2002. The team's nickname: the Eagles. They play in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
5. Superstar LeBron James gave the team a shout out on Twitter. Well, he congratulated "Fla Golf Coast."
4. Coach Andy Enfield got rich from co-founding a tech company and is married to former Maxim model Amanda Marcum.
3. The Eagles are an exuberant bunch and like to go hard to the hoop, which is why they've inspired a "Dunk City" rap.
2. If you didn't pick Florida Gulf Coast to win it all, you're in good company: Yahoo says that of the more than 3 million brackets filled out on the Yahoo! Fantasy Sports' Tourney Pick'Em contest, just 337 had the Eagles winning the championship. The only team to be chosen by fewer people to go all the way: Iona (the choice of 322 folks). Iona was bounced out in its first game, losing 95-70 to Ohio State.
1. By getting to the Sweet 16, FGCU has obviously increased its odds of winning the championship — but not by much. Nate Silver, The New York Times wizard of prognostication, says the chances of the Eagles cutting down the nets at the end are now 0.02 percent, vs. 0.001 percent before the tournament began.
Among the other places we pulled those facts from:
-- The school's "FGCU Fast Facts" webpage
-- NESN.com
-- Forbes
Florida Gulf Coast's next game is Friday night against the University of Florida. Tip-off is tentatively set for 10:07 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on TBS.
Update at 5:14 p.m. ET. Not A Basketball School:
All Things Considered's Audie Cornish spoke to John Woodrow Cox, a writer with the Tampa Bay Times. He added one more interesting tid-bit about the university: It's not a basketball school. Their arena sits 4,500 and has two concession stands. During the games this season, said Cox, it wasn't packed.
He also said the weekend wins took students by surprise, so they did what they'd seen other schools do.
"They ran out in the streets and they yelled and they got in their cars and drove around and honked horns and hugged each other," Cox says. "But they really didn't know what to do."
The overnight note from the local police summed up the celebrations: noise for about an hour, no damage reported.
We'll add audio of Audie's conversation with Cox a little later today.
Now, in Florida, at least one group of people is hoping to eat gator for Lent. The Florida Gulf Coast University basketball team.
CORNISH: As that rap by an FGCU student said, the whole world thought we were going to lose. But so far, only victories for this 15th seed in the NCAA tournament. And next up, the Cinderella team that has slam-dunked into the Sweet 16 is now gearing up to meet Florida basketball royalty, the University of Florida Gators. So who, what, is Florida Gulf Coast University?
Joining us now is John Woodrow Cox with the Tampa Bay Times to tell us more about the school. And to start, where exactly is FGCU? How big or, I guess I should say, how small is it?
JOHN WOODROW COX: Now, that's a good question. I didn't know the answers to any of those questions until Friday. It's about two hours south of Tampa in a place called Fort Myers and there's about 12 to 13,000 students there. It's kind of in a remote area of sort of swamp land. So it's a school that's very new. It's opened its doors in the mid 1990s and it's just suddenly become a household name.
CORNISH: So in its very short life, has it been a basketball school or is it known for its academics in some way?
COX: You know, it's certainly not been a basketball school. The stadium there seats 4,500. The students there tell me it was about half full for most games this season. They only have two concession stands in their stadium. You know, it's a beautiful campus. It's surrounded on all sides by pines and wire grass as far as you can see. They have beaches on campus.
So it's a place that most students who go there live within a couple of hours and maybe they heard about it through a recruiter or a friend who goes there. But, yeah, certainly not a basketball school.
CORNISH: It almost sounds like they've been going around stealth recruiting amazing high schoolers or something around Florida.
COX: Well, it seems, I guess, they have, unbeknownst to everybody else. But, you know, because it seems like they have some great athletes there. But, yeah, they were completely off everyone's radar until Friday.
CORNISH: So coming in as number 15 seed, I think it's fair to say that no one saw them beating Georgetown in the first round, let alone San Diego State last night. What was it like on campus? How did students react?
COX: They really didn't know what to do. There was no precedent for this. They'd never won some big game like this before. So they kind of did what they'd seen other schools do. They ran out in the streets and they yelled and they got in their cars and drove around and honked horns and hugged each other. But they really didn't know what to do.
I got a copy of the overnight note from the police and they said basically that there was noise for about an hour. There was no damage reported and then it sort of ended.
CORNISH: Now, full disclosure, you are a graduate of the University of Florida, right?
COX: I am. I am.
CORNISH: So you've got to be nervous about this matchup on Friday, right?
COX: You know, it's an unfortunate position to be in because I would really like to be among the rest of the country rooting for this team. I don't think I'll be able to. But I'll certainly be in the minority. You know, it's interesting because, you know, Florida's the traditional basketball powerhouse in the state, but I think some Florida fans are nervous. I can say that.
CORNISH: John Woodrow Cox, he's with the Tampa Bay Times. John, thank you so much for speaking with us.
COX: Thank you.
CORNISH: You're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Baltimore, Md. – Under Armour hosted an exclusive pregame celebration unveiling Maryland Pride 2.0 uniforms on Thursday evening at the Under Armour Brand House in Baltimore.
Maryland will showcase the Maryland Pride 2.0 on Saturday, when the Terrapins host the West Virginia Mountaineers at MT&T Bank Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Maryland Pride 2.0 features custom uniforms and hand-painted helmets. The uniforms feature the four quadrants of the Maryland flag in motion giving these uniforms a faster look. The new uniform and helmet design were inspired by characteristics specific to the iconic Maryland state flag. Included were aspects of the black, red and gold state colors and distinct, segmented design patterns found on the Maryland flag as it waves.
This will also mark the first-time a college football team will feature hand-painted helmets. They are one-of-a-kind and individually artist numbered 1 through 200.
"The uniform and hand-painted helmets are visual representation of the love for our state and the heritage of the Terps football program," said Matt Mirchin, Under Armour. senior vice president of global sports marketing.
"We started working with Under Armour in our Labor Day game against Miami and they continue to come up with innovative concepts for our program," said Maryland Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson. "We are off to a great start and appreciate all of the support in Baltimore."
A special guest also participated in the unveiling as former Terp standout and reigning Super Bowl champion Torrey Smith of the Baltimore Ravens shared and displayed his 'Maryland Pride.'
"It makes me wish I was still at Maryland when I see this uniforms," said Smith. "It is really special to be a part of this great University. As for the uniforms, when you look good and you feel good then you play good,"
In addition, Maryland will also become the only college football team to wear the ArmourGrid jerseys (no grab technology).
The Terps will auction 40 individually numbered custom hand-painted helmets on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. For more details, please head to umterps.com.


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Justin Bieber has answered Seth Rogen's less than flattering comments about him to Howard Stern earlier this week.
"Seth Rogen (sic) sorry I didnt bow down when I asked 2 meet u was probably a bit shy and didn't want to be over the top but still. love ur movies," the 20-year-old singer tweeted Thursday.
Earlier this week, Rogen appeared on Stern's XM radio show and said of Bieber, "I've met him a few times. He's a good example of someone who you meet who you think you are going to hate and then you get to hate him as much as you (thought) ...You meet him and he lives up to every one of your expectations of how you hope he'll be."
Rogen said he first met Bieber backstage at a German talk show after Bieber requested to meet him. When it happened, Rogen said Bieber was acting a bit too cool.
"'What the (expletive), I don't want to meet you,'" Rogen recalled thinking. '"Don't act all nonplussed to meet me. I didn't want to meet you. I was totally cool with not meeting you.'"
"I was like 'He's a little bit of a mother (expletive). Whatever. He's a bit of a (expletive)."
Maybe he's just jealous because Bieber is so tough.
It wasn't the only time they met. "I saw him again at like an MTV awards show, he literally had a snake wrapped around his (expletive) wrist that he was wearing," Rogen said. "Like a live snake as an accouterment. I was like, 'What the (expletive)?' I talked to him for like five minutes. I just remember thinking '(expletive) this kid'... I remember thinking, 'He's a piece of (expletive).'"
Just FYI -- Rogen didn't say piece of pizza.
While promoting his new movie "Neighbors" on Wednesday on NBC's "Today," Rogen had some fun defending his comments.
"To me, the idea that, like, a grown man doesn't like Justin Bieber is not a controversial thought," the 32-year-old actor told Matt Lauer. "Why would I (like him)? It would be much weirder if I did like Justin Bieber. "I don't know anyone who likes Justin Bieber."
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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Radio veterans including Berry Kroeger, Frank Readick, Maurice Tarplin, George Petrie, Elspeth Eric, Mandel Kramer, and Luis van Rooten give voice to the desperate and the deranged in these murderous forays into suspicion, science fiction and the supernatural.
Includes rare episodes and a Program Guide by radio historian and voice recognition expert William Nadel.
Episodes Include: The Dead Hand, Death Across the Board, Terror Out of Space, The Dark Chamber, The Creeper, Nightmare, Till Death Do Us Part, Death Tolls a Requiem, The Secret of XR3, Trigger Man, The House That Time Forgot, Murder Out of Mind, The Man Who Died Yesterday, Death's Worshipper, The Thirteenth Floor, Death is No End


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Whether you're chasing down the next hot band, an old favorite song or an interesting twist on a musical genre, you can find it on Tumblr. The microblogging platform has become a beacon of creatively curated sites covering every angle of finding, enjoying and dissecting songs and artists.
But with so much good stuff to choose from, how can you find the best Tumblr music sites for your specific sonic fix? We put our ears to the ground and came back with this guide of the top 10 Tumblr music sites for diehard fans.
Out of the top 10 Tumblr music sites listed, Copycats provides one of the most interesting paths to discovering "new" music. The site's content consists exclusively of artists covering other artists, remixes and mash-ups. Recent posts included Gotye and The Little Stevies covering Paul Simon's "Graceland" and an inspired mash-up of Outkast/White Stripes' "Blue Orchid."
Every few days, FreeIndie posts three perfectly legal downloads from an independent artist they think might interest their readers. These guilt-free pleasures are just the thing to jazz up the soundtrack of your life. (Recently featured band Tiger Waves would be perfect for your "lying out by the pool" mix.)
Pronounced "tune," this site isn't quite as prolific as FreeIndie (only one song posted per week), and the focus is more about simple exposure rather than providing a free download. But 2N consistently posts deserving songs. It may be something new or old, highly regarded or completely under the radar; the only rule is that it's a song worth listening to. Even accounting for subjective tastes, 2N nearly always hits the mark. If you're looking to get hooked on 2N, recent postings from Grimes, LCD Soundsystem, Sharon Van Etten, College and Phantogram should do the trick.
One Week One Band
2N and FreeIndie can get you started with a few new tracks, but if you want the full backstory on a band or artist you've just discovered, One Week One Band is the Tumblr for you. Each week, a trusted music aficionado will showcase an artist or musician that she or he feels is important for you to discover. It may be someone you've never heard of, or it could be an eye-opening history lesson involving a musician that you've known and loved for years.
Private Noise
Tumblr is as much about social networking as it is about blogging, and Private Noise is the perfect example of that. This site features "person on the street" photos of people listening to music, followed by a short interview with the subject of the photo explaining what they're listening to and why, along with a link to the song they named.
Rock & Roll Tedium
This site collects normal people's tales of banal, asinine run-ins with famous rock stars. Don't worry; it's funnier than it sounds. And, it totally disproves the notion that rock starts are doing crazy, wild things every second of the day. Sometimes, Thom Yorke just goes for a jog.
Break Up Your Band
Shockingly for those of us who grew up in the era, the 90s are back in style; and, writer John Frusciante (The Onion News Network, Cracked.com) does a fine job with this Tumblr dedicated to highlighting the best, worst and weirdest moments in 90s music history. Oh, and for all you Red Hot Chili Peppers fans out there: No, it's not that John Frusciante.
Lastly, for top genre-specific music Tumblr sites, give these a spin:
Hip-Hop Cassette: Great hip-hop tracks, new and old, to keep your head ringin'.
Both Kinds of Music: "Both kinds" refers to Country & Western, and as this site likes to point out, "This ain't your Dad's country music. It's your Granddad's!" Think Waylon, Willie, Hank and Johnny.
Holy Soul: The name says it all: a digital bible of the greatest soul music ever recorded. If you visit one Tumblr-music site today, make it this one.
The best thing about all the new music you'll discover through these Tumblrs is that you can load it all on your favorite mobile device and take it anywhere you go. Just make sure your mobile security is up to date so that malware and viruses don't bring your Tumblr-inspired dance party to a screeching halt.
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OKLAHOMA CITY ‹ Two people targeted in a human trafficking case have been arrested for the September murder of an Oklahoma City man.
Mark Woodward, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics spokesperson, said Curtis Southerland and Gilberto Paz were arrested on warrants Wednesday.
"OBN's Human Trafficking Unit has been in Weatherford, Oklahoma for the past several weeks investigating the October 15th disappearance of Jaray Mickell Wilson. While following up on leads in the case, our agents, along with the Custer County Sheriff's Department, Weatherford Police Department, and Oklahoma City Police Department, developed information leading to two suspects in the September 10th, 2012 homicide of Jonathon Kyle Patton in far southeast Oklahoma County," Woodward said, adding the pair have not been ruled out as suspects in Wilson's disappearance.
OBN Director Darrell Weaver said the agency's Human Trafficking Unit continues to work aggressively to find answers in Wilson's disappearance.
"It's amazing the tireless, relentless and focused work of the OBN Human Trafficking Unit in trying to locate missing Jaray Wilson. I commend this elite group of crime fighters and investigators who have teamed with the Custer County Sheriff's office, Weatherford Police Department and the OCPD to pursue justice. We will continue to work tirelessly to find Jaray or other human trafficking victims in our state. Frankly, losing one of our young people to such a horrific crime is simply unacceptable. We will never retreat or concede to those that want to do harm to our citizens," Weaver
Investigation into Weatherford girl's disappearance leads to homicide arrests
OKLAHOMA CITY ‹ Two people targeted in a human trafficking case have been arrested for the September murder of an Oklahoma City man.


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This week Jason gave members the oath of office and passed a special elections bill out of committee.
This week Jason gave members the oath of office and passed a special elections bill out of committee.
Re-Affirming support of our State and National Constitution
It was my immense honor to administer the Oath of Office to the members of the Missouri House this week. We originally recited the oath last week during our opening day ceremonies, but the judge who led us in swearing the oath made a small, but very important, mistake in the words he asked us to recite.
Rather than making a pledge to support our Missouri and United States Constitutions, members were asked to support and uphold government. It's a mistake that my colleagues and I were eager to correct as we want to make it clear – we are here to serve the will of the people and the Constitution –not to cater to the whims of a bloated governmental bureaucracy.
While the oath was ceremonial in nature only, that doesn't diminish the importance of publicly declaring our support for this vital document that has served as the foundation of this great nation. Too often we see a federal government that has forgotten the importance of our Constitution. That's not an oversight we will make in the state legislature.
This week also marked the inaugural ceremonies for our statewide officers. Despite the frigid temperatures, a large number of residents from the district made the trip to Jefferson City to participate in the festivities. Thank you to everyone who stopped by my office to offer their support and encouragement. It was a welcome sight to have so many folks from home at the state Capitol.
Reining in the power of the governor to make appointments to Statewide Office
We also took a significant step forward this week with the passage of HB 110 out of committee. This bill reforms gubernatorial appointments so that the people have the power when it comes to deciding who will fill a vacancy in our statewide offices.
Our current system is one that excludes regular people from the process. Based on precedent and not law, the governor has been allowed to appoint individuals to fill vacancies when state statute seems to call for a special election. My legislation simply clarifies our law to say the governor can appoint statewide vacancies on a temporary basis only. His appointment would serve as a placeholder until a general election is held to allow the people to elect the new statewide officeholder.
My legislation will make it crystal clear that the voice of the people will be heard when filling a vacancy for statewide offices such as secretary of state, attorney general, lieutenant governor, state auditor, state treasurer and United States Senator. It's also important to point out that any special election called to fill a statewide vacancy would have to coincide with a scheduled general election. It's a change that would give the people a say in the process without creating a financial burden for Missouri taxpayers.
HB 110 received strong bipartisan approval in the House Elections Committee. This support is an encouraging sign for how the bill will fare in the weeks to come.
We expect to take the bill up and pass it out of the House next week. From there it will start the process over in the Senate. We hope to have the bill through the General Assembly and to the governor's desk to be signed into law in the coming weeks.
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The Ionia boys basketball team cut its 22-point halftime deficit down to six in the fourth quarter Tuesday night, but the Bulldogs were unable to complete the comeback as they fell to Corunna 62-54.
Ionia coach Scott Swinehart said he was happy with his players' effort to fight back in the second half, but Corunna's defensive play set the tone early.
"Their pressure defense caused us problems early," he said. "We lost our composure. We weren't able to get into our offense and they were able to score off of their pressure.
"In the second half they took the press off and we hit some shots. Our effort was good and the guys didn't quit. The team fought to get back into it."
Part of the Cavaliers' success on Tuesday was their ability to make baskets from the free-throw line. Although Ionia was solid, making 11 of 12 from the stripe, Corunna was able to get to the line more often and finished with 25 makes.
With the score 45-23 at the break, Ionia came out and got hot from behind the arc, making five 3-pointers as part of a 17-point third quarter. Heading into the fourth, Corunna held a 54-40 lead.
The Bulldogs continued to rally in the final stanza and cut the Cavalier lead to six with about 3 minutes left. However, Corunna was able to force a few key turnovers and hit some free throws down the stretch to hold off Ionia.
Austin Wolcott led the Bulldogs with 15 points. Colin Prominski finished with 11 points and five rebounds, while Austin Gregory and Bryce Cashner scored nine points each.
Jordan Miller also pulled down four boards for Ionia as well.
The Dawgs (2-13) will return to action on Friday night when they play host to the rival Redwings of St. Johns.


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LANARK — Forreston, trailing by a touchdown, needed to score on a long drive in the third quarter to tie the game.
Donny Groezinger knew his teammate, Mike Harrington, had other ideas.
An interception by the Eastland-Pearl City defensive back picked off Forreston quarterback Robert DeVries near the end zone.
The Cardinals wouldn't score the entire second half, and E-PC clinched its second straight NUIC Northwest championship with a 26-7 win on the road.
"Mike's been doing great," Groezinger said. "Every time they tried to run and sneak, he was able to get to the outside.
"He's on his keys and he's telling us what to do in practice and is probably the best corner that we have."
Forreston's (7-2, 5-2) 20-play drive in the third quarter allowed the team to burn clock and drive down to E-PC's (9-0, 7-0) 16-yard line. Penalties hurt E-PC, as a defensive holding call and a 12-man on the field call kept the Cardinals drive alive.
But a fumble on an option play, followed by an interception, ended the drive just before the end of the third.
"That play was huge," E-PC coach Randy Asche said. "But as team, we knew that helped keep them on the field.
"They did some good things, but those penalties hurt us. I think the kids didn't think we were in situation we couldn't handle. So I was really impressed with how well our defense played tonight."
E-PC's defense stood firm throughout the game, only giving up a score in the first quarter on a DeVries one-yard TD with 1:28 left before the second.
That drive was set up on a fake-punt pass to Breyden Wierzycki on fourth and 9 at the Cardinals own 46.
Beyond that drive, the Wildcats prevented the big play for scores.
E-PC tied the game on a Shawn Larak short TD run and took the lead with a 61-yard TD pass from quarterback Deven Heeren to Groezinger under duress.
Heeren finished a perfect 9-for-9 for 134 yards.
"He did great," Groezinger said. "He trusts the receivers so well that he'll put the ball up and let us just go get it.
"Even when he doesn't have time to set up, he has trust in us. He did great."


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Less than a month remains until those glorious three days in April, when teams can considerably impact their roster for the next five or so years. It is so difficult to discern actual team interest from smokescreens that the best approach might be to focus on individual rankings at this time.In the meantime, Kay Adams (@heykayadams) and I (@JoshNorris) ran through my top interior defensive linemen and edge pass rushers in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Rankings: Top Five Interior Defensive Linemen and Edge Pass Rushers
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Interior Defensive Linemen:
1. Star Lotulelei, Utah
Where he wins: Pegged as a pure nose tackle, but that would be a disservice to his versatility. Can play along the front and shows agile feet for someone his size. Can be dominant for a stretch of plays and rarely took a seat on the bench at Utah.
2. Sharrif Floyd, Florida
Where he wins: Experience inside at defensive tackle or on the edge in multiple fronts. Strong at the point of attack to put his opposition on skates but displays enough foot quickness to win off the snap as well. Flashes violent hands to disengage.
3. Sheldon Richardson, Missouri
Where he wins: Great at splitting blocks, winning off the snap, or beating reach blocks. Very quick for his size and can really make his presence felt in the backfield as a three technique tackle or five technique end. Has been asked to drop back into short zones.
4. Jesse Williams, Alabama
Where he wins: Experience at nose tackle and as a five technique end. Strong upper body to absorb and hold an anchor. Shows power in hands to shed or extend and press the pocket from the interior at times.
5. Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
Where he wins: Flashes winning in a variety of ways, specifically with strength to shed, power to drive, or quickness to shoot gaps. Runs the line well for his size and could see snaps all along the defensive line.
Edge Pass Rushers:
1. Dion Jordan, Oregon
Where he wins: A personal favorite. Extremely fluid and agile from his linebacker spot. Could see him thriving as a strong side linebacker who moves into a pass rushing role when called upon. Strong hands and flashes persistence around the corner.
2. Ezekiel Ansah, BYU
Where he wins: After generating separation or finding himself in space, his closing speed is the best in this draft. Plenty of motor to chase. Already a solid run defender and saw snaps at rush linebacker, end in a three man or four man, and inside at tackle. Strong on first contact.
3. Cornellius Carradine, FSU
Where he wins: Explosive off the snap and follows it up with strong hand use to keep separation or disengage. Plays with leverage to drive opposition back if need be or keep his position to set the edge as a run defender.
4. Barkevious Mingo, LSU
Where he wins: Tall, long, and explosive off the edge. Puts the opposition behind with his first step and although lean, shows a good amount of strength when engaging. Works down the line well in the running game.
5. Datone Jones, UCLA
Where he wins: Shows disruption from defensive end or tackle. Outside, his initial strength on contact puts offensive linemen on skates. Inside, has burst and quickness to win off the snap. Length and pad level (when asked to pass rush) helps.


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Friday, June 27, 2008
ABC's West Coast TV Mess: NASCAR vs. Kid's Shows
It is always interesting when the ESPN gang produces a NASCAR race and sends it out to the fans through the ABC Television Network.
In theory, the broader reach of over-the-air broadcast TV gives greater exposure to events like the Nationwide Series race on Saturday afternoon from Loudon, NH. In reality, maybe not so much.
Now in the second year of the current NASCAR TV contract, the apparent disconnect between the ESPN-produced NASCAR events and the ABC local TV stations could not be greater. Where NASCAR is concerned, this situation is poised to throw a wrench into what is shaping-up as a critical season for the sport.
One good case in point is the situation with ABC's West Coast affiliates. TDP readers have already alerted us that the ABC stations in Seattle, WA and Portland, OR will be pre-empting the first thirty minutes of the Saturday Nationwide Series telecast.
This continues a long history of ignoring ABC "must carry" sports events by KOMO-tv in Seattle. This was the story about the Talladega race earlier this season that was joined-in-progress. KOMO-tv decided not to move thirty minutes of children's programming to carry the ABC Sports telecast of NASCAR.
Other ABC stations from San Diego to Sacramento and from Los Angeles to San Francisco have no problem adjusting their TV line-ups to catch the NASCAR telecasts that begin at 11:30AM Pacific Time. Why then, would other ABC stations in the same time zone be unable to do exactly the same thing?
The Nationwide Series is struggling, and ESPN has a big investment in this series in a very direct way. The company has many years left on its NASCAR TV contract and the promotion of the Nationwide Series by ESPN is one big reason they landed the final seventeen Sprint Cup races.
Last year, the wheels fell-off the ABC train when the Sprint Cup portion of the season rolled around. This is one TDP story about the mess caused by just a single night race. Many ABC affiliates decided their own local station agenda was bigger than that of either NASCAR or the ABC Television Network. Know what has changed since then? Nothing.
Last season we suggested that all three parties, NASCAR, ESPN and ABC sit down and review these issues. This sport is very different because of the problems associated with rain, red flags and numerous cautions. Veteran fans know a race running an hour longer than scheduled is not uncommon. In the broadcast TV world, an hour is an eternity.
While the problems on Saturday may be limited to some West Coast stations, ESPN is only a couple of weeks away from beginning their coverage of the Sprint Cup Series. Ultimately, the final ten races on ABC will be key to whether NASCAR ends another season on a high or low note where this new TV contract is concerned.
The ultimate reminder for the ESPN and ABC team of just how bad it got last season is this blurb from a TDP column after the final race in Homestead:
Sometimes, the poor ESPN guys just cannot buy a break as they try to navigate their way through the twisted world of the ABC local stations. On this Sunday, KABC in Los Angeles the number two TV market in the country somehow forgot to show the first thirty minutes of the live NASCAR Countdown pre-race show.
Can you believe it? Even with thousands of angry calls pouring into the KABC switchboard, the fans could not convince the Master Control Operator at the station that he probably should switch to the live final NEXTEL Cup race instead of running the children's show the station was airing.
Someone at ESPN is in charge of "clearing" these ABC stations for the NASCAR races. Someone at NASCAR is in charge of making sure that ABC carries the NASCAR events as scheduled in the TV contract. Somehow, it just does not seem all that hard to do correctly.
It is the NASCAR fan who is directly affected by these ABC local station problems. Last season, many fans reported to TDP about their efforts to call and email the stations involved only to be met by a wall of silence.
When we tried to pursue the matter, ESPN told us it was an ABC issue. ABC told us it was a local station issue. Several local stations happily told us they were independent businesses and would continue to do exactly as they pleased.
On Saturday afternoon, the cycle will being again.
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29 comments:
- glenc1 said...
guess I'm early on here...but a few things occur to me. Does it matter whether it's a kid's show (who have a lack of good programming period) or something else, say, a local real estate show? When I was young, I learned early on the difference between local and syndicated and network programming. As far as I can see, it's up to the local station to show what they think *viewers* want in a particular time slot. Yes, I think ABC should pressure them for live sports, but it's really up to the viewers to convince them that if they were *showing* NASCAR that enough of them would be watching to combat whatever ad dollars they're getting. Back to the money trail again. And I believe there's an issue of advertising revenue of national vs. local shows, but I don't know how that works nowadays (and I get confused on how west coast programming works). But essentially--the stations are right--their agenda IS bigger than anything else they decide isn't in their interests, since they have the power to choose. How ABC can control that--not really sure what kind of leverage they have.
I think there are requirements for children's and community service programs--they must be fit in somewhere, although I don't see why some shifts can't be made. I feel for the left coasters, mind you, but I just don't know what can be done if the stations are determined to be contrary.
- June 27, 2008 at 11:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
I can't say I'm surprised. I can't remember the last time a minor league baseball game, or a CFL football, or IHL hockey game was shown on network television, but I'm guessing those weren't given a big priority, either.
At the end of the day, the Nationwide series - even with a lineup of Buschwhackers - is still the minor leagues. So it shouldn't expect major league treatment from the national broadcast networks.
- June 28, 2008 at 1:14 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Thanks for the comments. Local stations sign affiliate agreements with ABC. Some stations are actually owned by ABC itself.
Sports programs are easy to handle. The events are scheduled well in advance and in this case most of the ABC West Coast affiliates handled this race with no problem.
KOMO-tv would have to decrease their 8AM Saturday newscast from one hour to thirty minutes in order to air three hours of children's programming and then the race telecast. They chose not to do that.
Since KOMO-tv is not owned by ABC, they are betting that the ABC Network will not make this an issue, and just swallow the fact that a "must carry" ABC sports telecast is going to be joined-in-progress.
The irony of it all is that this issue has been in play since 2007, when the new NASCAR TV contract began and these problems began to appear.
All three parties, ESPN, ABC and NASCAR have done nothing to solve this issue since last season. That is the real slap in the fact to fans.
It makes a statement when other Pacific Time Zone ABC affiliates are able to handle this program with no problem, but KOMO-tv cannot.
Anon 1:14AM,
Comparisons to stick-and-ball sports do not work with this program. Local stations do not judge content for the network.
This is a "must carry" telecast for ABC affiliates that has been on the NASCAR and ABC schedule since January of 2008.
This is simply a rogue ABC affiliate who is saying to ESPN, NASCAR and the ABC TV Network that they are powerless where Seattle, WA is concerned.
Needless to say from my email, area fans are not pleased and are not looking forward to this continuing as the NASCAR season moves over to ABC down the road.
- June 28, 2008 at 9:07 AM
- Ken said...
I think the station is following the money. I have heard that the local news is the most profitable telecast a station has and they apparently make more money with the local news than with NA$CAR programing. The number of NA$CAR fans is apparently small enough or silent enough that the station feels it can get by with what they are doing.
- June 28, 2008 at 9:47 AM
- Anonymous said...
Someone at ESPN is in charge of "clearing" these ABC stations for the NASCAR races. Someone at NASCAR is in charge of making sure that ABC carries the NASCAR events as scheduled in the TV contract. Somehow, it just does not seem all that hard to do correctly.
I'm surprised that NASCAR allowed a network that wouldn't guarantee it would clear all of its programming to bid on the package in the first place.
And if ABC did guarantee carriage, then NASCAR needs to seek legal relief.
- June 28, 2008 at 10:38 AM
- Anonymous said...
JD - You should post the list of the West Coast stations that ARE airing the pre-race show & race as a way to congratulate them ...
It's not just Portland and Seattle, but also Spokane that are pulling this stunt ... Seattle & Portland are owned by a West Coast conglomerate (Fisher Communications) whereas Spokane's owned by Morgan Murphy Media company ...
On today's tv schedule for Seattle ... The big 3 affiliates have different MOs ... KIRO-tv (CBS) picks up "The Early Show" from 5am to 7am & then goes to local news from 7-8:30am, then kiddie programs from 8:30am to 10am, 10-10:30am is paid programming, with golf at 11am ...
KING-5 (NBC) picks up "The Today Show" from 5-6am & local news from 6-9am & then Wimbledon til noon & Golf at noon ...
KOMO-tv (ABC) has paid programming from 5-6am, local news from 6-7am, "Good Morning America" from 7-8am, local news from 8-9am, then the infamous kiddie patrol from 9am-noon ... They pick up the Natiowide race at Noon (just in time for the pre-race ceremonies) ...
I'm actually surprised that KXLY in Spokane is showing the race ... I thought they'd airing "Hoopfest" but they're showing it on their HD channels ...
- June 28, 2008 at 11:36 AM
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- June 28, 2008 at 11:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
I don't understand what the big problem is. Isn't the TV station showing the race in its entirety? Last time I checked, most people complain about the prerace shows (no matter which entity is broadcasting) - so why all the controversy?
A station wants to make money before showing a complete race. I don't have an issue with this at all.
- June 28, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 12:12PM,
As you can see from the story, the issue is not the ability of the station to somehow "judge" the content of the program.
There are a lot of NASCAR fans in the Pacific Northwest who deserve to see the exact same ABC Network program that the rest of the nation will be viewing.
To believe that KOMO-tv can simply somehow "snip off" the NASCAR Countdown show is incorrect. There are many Pacific Time Zone ABC stations that are having no problem handling this 11:30AM Pacific start time.
It should be interesting to see how ABC and NASCAR react to this major market stepping aside for a contractually obligated network TV program.
- June 28, 2008 at 12:21 PM
- Anonymous said...
"NASCAR react to this major market stepping aside for a contractually obligated network TV program."
Isn't the race the contractually obligated TV program? I don't think a prerace show is part of the deal (or is it?)
- June 28, 2008 at 1:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
Most of the "West Coast" still thinks NASCAR is a redneck sport watched by uneducated people and that's the problem!!!
- June 28, 2008 at 1:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
They could care less about a "Southern" Sport?
- June 28, 2008 at 1:13 PM
- Anonymous said...
There is TOO MUCH "prerace" programing and not enough "postrace"!!!
- June 28, 2008 at 1:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
ABC affiliates can "snip off" weekday PRIMETIME programming for local special interest telecasts. Network primetime programming is far more important to ABC than a Nationwide race.
- June 28, 2008 at 1:33 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 1:33PM,
Not quite sure what you are trying to say. If there is a local disaster or something that falls within the guidelines for not carrying network programming as intended, the local station usually delays the program and airs it later that same day.
My understanding is that KOMO-tv, who has a long history of stormy relations with ABC, actually tape-delayed Monday Night Football for some time a while back because it did not fit their agenda.
Anon 1:02PM,
That contractual obligation is between NASCAR and ABC/ESPN. They must show the green flag to the chekered flag. This was set-up basically to allow the NASCAR TV partners to be flexible in their pre and post-race shows.
The relationship in this story is not about NASCAR, but a continuing problem between the ABC Television Network and several West Coast ABC affiliates.
It is ABC itself that provides the "kid's program feed" that is in direct conflict with the NASCAR race. Figure that one out!
My point was to try and push this agenda to the front burner before the big Cup races started to once again have problems with the ABC affiliates as they did last season.
Just imagine, the Los Angeles ABC station did not even know that the final 2007 Cup race from Homestead was on-the-air until viewers started to call the station.
The best part about that item is that the station is actually owned by ABC itself...wow.
- June 28, 2008 at 1:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
I've seen an ABC affiliate pre-empt network primetime programming for a Billy Gramm crusade. It wasn't a local disaster or severe weather.
- June 28, 2008 at 2:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
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- June 28, 2008 at 2:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
Add insult to injury ...
Espn360.com does NOT have the Countdown on their site ... Most of the time they do ...
- June 28, 2008 at 2:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
Due to the cluster-chuck of a mess the networks made of the races last year, I'll do what I've been doing each weekend-keep track of the Cup races with TrackPass (and Race Buddy.) In all honestly, I rarely watch the Nationwide races anymore. Partly because of the inconsistency with the coverage but mostly because my favorite #1 Cup driver is not in them.
Regarding the Cup races....I have gotten so used to TrackPass that I rarely look at them on the t.v. I do record the races, too, but unless my favorite driver has a good race, I never watch it.
My attitude is that if the networks obviously don't give a rats-a** about the fans, why should we care about them and their advertisers? To heck with 'em.
- June 28, 2008 at 4:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
You said it JD. The requirement is from green to checkered. As far as it sounded like, those stations airing kids programs or whatever are still carrying green to checkered. And how many people actually watch pre-race as compared to the race itself?
Here in Hawaii, our FOX affiliate decided to show Saturday baseball on a tape delay basis because they were showing coverage of a parade. They could've put it on CW, which the affiliate also owns and is on a digital tier, but because of the lack of reach, they put it on the FOX affiliate. But they aired it tape delayed basis.
To me, it isn't a big deal until they decide to cut actual "racing" coverage from their program lineups.
- June 28, 2008 at 4:23 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I hear what you are saying but I would suggest that we should all make it a big deal.
NASCAR has been doing fine with the TV coverage until the ABC stations came along. You did not hear any complaints this season with the Fox stations.
ABC has a contract with their affiliates to carry programming designated as "must carry."
Comments to the contrary on this site are misinformed. When many West Coast affiliates have no problem dealing with this issue, there is no reason people in the greater Seattle area should bear the brunt of this ego-driven behavior.
- June 28, 2008 at 4:52 PM
- Dot said...
Fortunately, I am not affected by the ABC programming prior to the Countdown.
The kid programming issue needs to be addressed. Back in the olden days when there were about 10 channels to watch, this made sense. Now with kid only channels all over cable, any program should be aired in its entirety. They aren't missing out on anything if KOMO doesn't show 30 minutes of kid programming.
- June 28, 2008 at 5:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Everyone has had their problems. The first year FOX had NASCAR, Boston station WFXT, TAPE DELAYED, yes I said tape delayed, almost every race because of Red Sox conflicts. That was a huge area that had no live coverage and tape delay on any event was a slap in the face for someone who pursued NASCAR so aggressively. I'll take the TNT, ESPN, ABC issues as it is better than listening to the CIRCUS attitude FOX gives us. SPEED, which used to be good, has been ruined by the FOX approach
- June 28, 2008 at 6:20 PM
- Anonymous said...
KRKO-AM is the affililate for MRN / PRN / Indy Racing radio in the Seattle market & it doesn't always air the races ... They're also an ESPN affiliate ...
Last week's Nationwide race was pre-empted for some stick & ball sport (I think it was the Everett Aquasox minor league baseball) ...
They've even tape delayed the racecasts til the next day ... One of them was a race at Daytona (Pepsi 400) & they played it the next day ... What's the point?? People already know who won & who wrecked ... The excitement is gone ...
When the races do get pre-empted on KRKO, it's usually for the Silvertips minor league hockey, Aquasox minor league baseball, or WSU football / basketball ...
The sad thing is ... KRKO was all gungho when Marysville/Arlington was the preferred site for ISC's racetrack ... and then when it was Bremerton ... But, since the idiot politicians put the kabosh on the track, KRKO's dumped NASCAR to the curb in favor of stick & ball sports ...
KRKO's owners/mgmt doesn't understand that the radio broadcasts DO indeed serve a valuable purpose ... and not just for people who aren't near a tv ... With the 2006 Daytona 500, MRN told listeners what was going on between Smoke & Kenseth throughout the race (prior to the infamous "wrecking" incident) when NBC was avoiding it ...
- June 28, 2008 at 6:37 PM
- Anonymous said...
I watched the race on KOMO 4 today and a very lengthy post-race show. However, the kid's programs were on during the normal "pre-race" stuff. I emailed KOMO 4, reminding them that kids don't buy stuff - their parents do, and I would no longer be purchasing anything from their sponsors. I also won't be watching their channel for news, etc. - if they can ignore me, then I can follow suit with them.
Thanks so much for the Daly Planet - you're the greatest!
- June 28, 2008 at 9:12 PM
- NASCAR Oldie said...
ABC statins in the midwest aren't immune. WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin, ran a thunderstorm warning scroll across the top of the screen during the entire Nationwide race this week. It was impossible to monitor the race order and, of course, the commentary pretty much ignored the race except for the leaders and accidents. Sigh. I sent comments to ABC and the station asking why they didn't run the thunderstorm warning across the bottom of the screen. No response so far.
- June 29, 2008 at 1:09 AM
- Ann_Ominous said...
I would think that the real way to get the local networks attention is to write/call/email the advertisers on the program that is being aired instead of NASCAR and tell those companies that you will not be buying their products until you get your network scheduled coverage.
- June 29, 2008 at 8:04 PM
- Desmond said...
Thanks for the interesting comments. ABC7 here in Los Angeles did air NASCAR Countdown, but remember that it was on Sunday afternoon instead of Saturday night. We don't know if ABC7 will air the pre-race show on Saturday nights this year.
I remember reading about the WFXT tape delays. Unfortunately, an idiot went to federal prison due to threats made against the station. WFXT no longer airs Red Sox games, all games not on national TV are now on NESN.
- June 30, 2008 at 2:16 PM
- Desmond said...
Sorry, I meant Saturday afternoon.
- June 30, 2008 at 2:17 PM


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According to the website surnamedb ( http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Musgrove) Musgrove is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and a locational name deriving from a pair of villages near Kirkby Stephen in Westmorland, called Great and Little Musgrave. The early settlement is recorded as "Musegrave" around 1215, and as "Magna" and "Parva Musegrave" (Great and Little) in the "Records of Pleas" of 1292.
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My post last week (St Catherine's House) explained about my early difficulty finding the birth certificate for Florrie Musgrove which was in fact recorded as Mosgrove.
I have traced my two Musgrove lines back to Kendal in Westmorland. On my granfather's side I can go back to my 3xgreat grandfather, Joseph Musgrove who was born c1791 in Kendal. He was a blacksmith and at some point moved south to the Clitheroe / Whalley area of Lancashire where he met and married Jane Dewhurst.
On my grandmother's side I go back to my 3xgreat grandfather, William Musgrove who was born about 1795 and married Harriot Francis on 30 October 1815 in Kendal. My 2xgreat grandfather, Harrison Musgrove (1834-1868) and my great grandfather, Joseph Musgrove (1866-1933) were also born in the Kendal / Kirkland area of Westmorland. This Joseph moved south to Clitheroe via Settle and Horton in Ribblesdale.
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