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Fashion Forward...Natali G's Editorial Debut!
Within the warm, rustic setting of Joanne's Trattoria in New York City's Upper West Side, resides the bustling electricity of one of the fashion industry's aspiring talents. Natali Germanotta may be more familiar to "little monsters" the world over as the younger sister to pop icon Lady Gaga, but the fashion student currently enrolled at Parsons School of Design is carving her own path - appropriately stitching her own way to success.
On this particular winter's eve, Natali Germanotta is celebrating with family and friends the recent editorial spread featured in the online magazine Viral Fashion (www.viralfashion.com) spotlighting Joanne's Trattoria, the Italian restaurant owned by her parents Joseph and Cynthia near Lincoln Center. "I should be doing my homework," she blushingly admits. "It's due tomorrow!"
But with the attention being given to the restaurant tonight and especially to her star-turn in the editorial piece, Natali comfortably meets and greets, alongside her parents, the guests into Joanne's for the special occasion, though clearly passionate about her immersive studies in creative design.
"You're always given a theme or genre," she begins describing her current assignment for a fashion line she is conceiving inspired by twisted fairy tales - that inspiration alone can lead you to think that the apple didn't fall far from the tree - "but that narrative could include a story from your past. You go with it...creating something that has a deep feeling." Inspired by big shapes and lush textures. Natali draws from references as classic as Givenchy or as contemporary as Issey Miyake. "I've been looking at a lot of his work from the 80's."
Born This Way
The structure and discipline of her fashion curriculum at Parsons are a welcome practice for Germanotta. "I like structure," she says. "I grew up that way." Having graduated from the prestigious Convent of the Sacred Heart Catholic School where she dutifully attended her studies, she found there wasn't much room for art in those formative years. Natali would go home and was encouraged to be creative. "I grew up in a really warm and comforting environment. My parents and my sister are the world to me."
Still wide-eyed and excitable, the youngest of the two Germanotta's is bustling with a drive that we've all come to recognize from the musically-inclined one of the two siblings; the one everyone else calls "Gaga" but who is big-sister "Stefani." It seems that this bristling ambition to create and be relevant is a familial trait...a genetic component and drive to be successful. "You have to take risks," Natali says with conviction. "It's a human behavior."
Natali is attacking her designs with an intensity not unlike her sister's own dominance of the music charts. "Who wouldn't want to wear a piece of clothing that expressed how they felt." The signature appeal of conveying a narrative through fashion is a concept that she is always exploring, and although she hasn't released her own fashion line at present, she envisions every step leading her towards full realization. "You can take your inspiration [in fashion] anyway that feels organic and comfortable to you."
Passion Forward
Admittedly, she says her own style is edgy - "I wear black." - and she's moved by techno music, which she listens to often while working on her projects. Sensibilities perhaps derived from her connectivity to her native New York City. "It's my home town and I'll always have a comfort and love for New York," she says. "It has an eclectic versatility of people; there's so many different kinds of cultures and not just because of fashion - but because of life, and economics and social and political standards." But she is well aware of the bigger world within reach, and having taken a bite of the big apple, Natali is hungry for more.
Vibrantly welcoming and attractive, but unaware of her sharply intelligent beauty - "Unless I'm smiling!" she says - Natali regards herself a "thinker" and is inspired by the quick escape and walks around the block that help to inspire her creativity. She envisions a boundless career for herself, and her art.
"I love costume design." Natali has been exposed to the famous theatrics of Lady Gaga currently on tour and on the Red Carpet, and could see herself designing to enhance a musical or Broadway experience, but doesn't differentiate that approach from the worlds of haute couture fashion. "That's what runway shows are for," she says. "It's the opportunity to build this huge image. It's always about building."
The idea of creating for the sake of controversy is also something that the young designer is not hesitant to court, but certainly won't be the motivation for her design aesthetic or choices. "I think creating things that can be seen as controversial is important," she says. "I design without limitations. If it adds to my concept and theme it will be that way." Authenticity is at the forefront of her aspirations, and like her sister before her, she'll have an audience waiting for every new reveal.
Certainly with every one of the changing seasons and weaving trends, we'll be closely watching as a new Natali Germanotta emerges from sketch, to concept, to masterpiece.
See the full editorial story in Viral Fashion set in Joanne's Trattoria (located at 70 West 68th Street, New York City) and featuring Natali Germanotta at www.viralfashion.com.


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Luther placed fifth of six teams at the two-day St. Cloud State University Mid-Season Invite held in Rochester, Minn.
Eight members of the squad qualified for the B-Finals led by Justin Yuan and Branch Johnson who both advanced to the B-Finals in three events. Yuan qualified in the 200 IM (12th), 100 breaststroke (13th) and 200 breaststroke (16th), while Johnson qualified in the 200 backstroke (11th), 100 backstroke (13th) and 400 IM (12th).
Advancing to two B-Finals included Ryley Kramka the 50 freestyle (16th) and 100 freestyle (16th); Jason Orvis in the 200 backstroke (14th) and 100 backstroke (10th); Steve Sorenson in the 200 butterfly (14th) and 400 IM (14th).
Kellen Glynn, David Carius and Raymond Dulaney all qualified for one B-Final. Glynn was 15th in the 200 butterfly, Carius finished 14th in the 500 freestyle, and Dulaney placed 15th in the 200 breaststroke.
Posting a top-16 finish in the 1650 freestyle was Gunnar Swanson (10th) and Roy Barnett (13th).
St. Cloud State University Rochester Mid-Season Invite Results
The Norse will be off until Jan. 4 when they will travel to Loras College for a dual that will begin at 1:00 p.m.
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Digital First Media, the second-largest newspaper company in the United States, is adopting an all-access subscription model for its newspapers, including the Daily Camera in Boulder, the Longmont Times-Call and the Loveland Reporter-Herald.
CEO John Paton announced the transition in a blog post Monday.
"We need more gas in the tank if we are going to complete this journey of print-to-digital transformation," he wrote.
The Pioneer Press in St. Paul, Minn., will become the first Digital First property to transition to the new model this week. With the exception of The Salt Lake Tribune, the remainder of the chain's 75 daily newspapers will roll out subscription packages through January 2014.
The Camera, Times-Call, Reporter-Herald and Prairie Mountain Publishing's other paid daily newspapers, including the Canon City Daily Record, the Fort Morgan Times and the Sterling Journal-Advocate, will implement the all-access plan on Dec. 2.
The plan will not apply to the company's Colorado Daily, Broomfield Enterprise or Colorado Hometown Weekly newspapers.
The all-access metered model allows non-subscribers a set number of free articles per month. Print subscribers receive access to print, the digital replica edition, digital and mobile content on all devices. For $10 a month, digital-only subscribers will have access to unlimited digital and mobile content.
"This is really an exciting change in our business model," said Al Manzi, CEO, president and publisher of Prairie Mountain Publishing. "We have always given away our content on digital platforms. Now that will change with our all access program, all of our readers, not just our print readers will be asked to pay for the valuable local content that we produce.
"Our combined print and digital audience is larger than ever, but using our print model on the digital side of our business has not worked well enough to allow us to rely solely on print and digital advertising revenue," he said. "We are asking the communities and readers that we serve to support this effort to further strengthen this company, allow us to continue to contribute to its success and invest in its future."
Manzi added that the paywall threshold has not yet been established for the Camera and other PMP sites, but will be announced prior to Dec. 2 when they are activated.
Previously, content on most Digital First sites was available for free. Individual papers within the company had experimented with paywalls and other revenue generators, such as asking consumers to fill out surveys before accessing content, but neither approach had the desired results.
Surveys trimmed online traffic while traditional paywalls failed to generate significant revenue, Paton wrote.
Paton has been a vocal critic of paywalls in the past, calling them "a stack of pennies" in an industry swapping print dollars for digital dimes. He said he still doesn't think subscription models hold all of the answers to the news industry's financial woes.
"I do think long-term they can restrict audience growth, and that's something we'll have to be careful about," he said in an interview. Still, he sees them as "a good, strong business initiative" in the short-term.
Paton said one of the reasons he held out for so long was that paywalls seemed too easy a solution to the digital media problem and one that could stymie innovation.
Digital First Media is among the last of the major U.S. newspaper companies to shift to a subscription strategy. Gannett Co., the largest local news chain in the country, already has implemented a subscription model at all of its newspapers except for USA Today.
"Paywalls are becoming the default for American newspapers," said Ken Doctor, a consultant whose work focuses on the transformation of the consumer media industry.
Publishers find paywalls allow them to increase prices for print consumers, providing a revenue bump without significantly cutting subscription volume. "If you execute well, you can usually keep 85 percent plus of those readers in that new program and get a bump in new revenue," Doctor said.
About 40 percent of American newspapers will require some type of payment for online content when the Digital First Media transition is complete, Doctor said.
Though he did hold out longer than many of his peers, Paton said the power of subscription models can be hard to deny. "There are widgets to be sold, so I'm going to go sell them," he said.


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As some of you know, we will be forgoing our annual Tunaball event in 2014 in favor of trying to organize a big AO all-mags team for Living Legends 7 (May 2014??)
Although it is just under a year away, we really need to get this started as soon as possible. If we are going to go as an organized group, the logistics need to be figured out, and if we are going to play as an organized team on the field, we are going to need people to orchestrate that as well.
Some of the things to think about;
- Lodging � where will we be sleeping? Is camping an option?
- Jerseys/Tee shirts - We will need someone to handle this
- Staging at the field � Where do we set up? Can we all be together? Will we have access to our vehicles or do we have to lug our gear and stage somewhere else?
- After party � Do we want to have our own party after the game? Where? Who lives locally that can set that up?
- Game play � Can we get 2 or 3 people to act as the AO �Commander� and Lieutenants to help make sure we move as a team?
There are probably 100 more question I can come up with and I have answers to none, so we are going to need some help.
To get this all going, I propose that we set up an EVENT COMMITTEE. I would like to get a handful of people to help out and take responsibility for a piece of organizing this. It would be ideal if we had some people who played this event already but who are also LOCAL to it and are familiar with the area.
I spoke with TK and he approved a separate sub forum for us in the Meet and Greet section where we can keep this all together.
Please post up if you would like to volunteer to help out on this. The more the merrier.


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I'm posting this because I need to get some feedback on this situation. I'm not out, so I have no one else to discuss his with.
For the past 3 months, I have been letting this guy stay at my place because he just moved here to this city to get away from some problems in his hometown. I met him through one of my other friends. He was staying there when I first met him. We started hanging out and he eventually told me that he no longer wanted to live with my other friend. I told him that he could stay at my place until he gets himself together. The first night I asked if he wanted to sleep on the sofa and said that he didn't mind sleeping in my bed. So, for the past 3 months, every night, we have been sharing the same bed.
I know that this guy is str8 because when we go out places he talks to girls, gets their numbers and eventually smashes them. He even has a 1 yr old kid from his ex-girl. He has no problem getting females wherever he goes because he's a good looking guy. He asked about my sexual preference a few weeks after we started living together and I told him that I'm bi but not out. He also admitted to doing some things with guys, but its always only for the money because he didn't have a job.
Last night we were in my room hanging out drinking Heineken and smoking a little. We had a deep conversation about his troubled past and his ex-girl. After about two hours, we were getting kinda drunk and high from smoking. He then asked me if I am bi. I said yeah. He then says that he wanted me to show him my ass and told me that he wants to "do it all". I thought he was joking around at first because he always told me that he was completely str8. He then says that he loves girls and pussy, but wants to know if he'll like having sex with a guy. He also said he wanted to know for sure if he's really bi or gay.
At first I kept telling him that i didn't wanna do anything sexual with him. In reality, I've been wanting to mess around with him ever since I first saw him at my friend's house. He's extremely attractive and sexy. He has that street thug swag but is also a pretty boy at the same time. I'm definetly attracted to him but I didn't want to damage our friendship by having sex, so I kept saying "no".
So, he keeps begging to see my ass and says that he wants to fuck and maybe let me fuck him too. I finally agreed to do it, so he goes and takes a quick shower and comes back to the room naked. We turn out he lights and started by touching each other. By this time, I'm fully hard and I noticed that he was hard too. He asks he if I ever kissed a guy before and I say "no" but I tell him that I wanna try. He grabs my hard dick while we're rubing our bodies together. Then he asked me to give him some head, which I did. Btw...his dick is huge. While I'm giving head, he asked if "this is what I wanted when I first saw him, and I said "yeah". After this, he put on some lube and I let him fuck me. He didn't want me to try to fuck him though, eventhough he said he would try it if i let him fuck me. After we finished, we both go to sleep.
I wanted to know what you guys think about this situation. I haven't really spoke with him since this happened because he's always asleep when I leave in the mornings to go to work. I hope that this won't affect our friendship and I now wonder if he really liked it and has been wanting to do this for awhile. Or, it could be possible that he just wanted to experiment while kinda drunk to see if he likes sex with guys or not. I kinda don't want to mention to him what happened. I guess later today when I get home from work, I'll find out if any damage has been done to our friendship.
Thanks guys for reading this long post. Any comments and advice are appreciated.


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wow, no way. have a geat retirement, nuff said
wow, no way. have a geat retirement, nuff said
"Dimebag" Darrell Lance Abbott
August 20th, 1966--December 8th, 2004
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Tom , you have been like my idol and creator of my emag, We will never forget you
ah shucks
you should start a paypall donation thingy
Well, the other 1% will never forget what you did for this game. You have changed this sport in a way that no one can and ever will say is bad. Good luck with the rest of your business ventures. I will never forget what you have done for this game.Originally Posted by AGD
Hey, look at that! It's Santa!
I think you underestimate you contributions. I think many, many people will know who you are.Originally Posted by AGD
Are you not going to play paintball (save Shatner ball) anymore? I always got the impression that you liked to play. Maybe it will be more enjoyable now that the pressure is off.
Good luck. I hate to see you go. This place had come to feel like home.
P.S. Am I the only one not surprised?
Hey Hitech your starting to sound like me! - AGD
Hitech is the man.... - Blennidae
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o crap this sucks i love you
Thanks for all youve done for the sport and i wish you the best luck with your new endevers
The Titans are gone. Long live the Titans!
With the recent acquisition of Worr Games Product by K2, Bud Orr is slowly but surely easing into retirement from the game. With Tom�s announcement, the Paintball Community has lost its last Titan.
Many of the younger players now will probably not remember who these two men were and what it was that they did for the sport. Many of us are too busy tweedling with our guns trying to make them bounce and make them perform in ways that a lot of people use to say only a few years back to be impossible.
What Bob Gurnsey and Hayes Noel started, Tom and Bud took to the next level. In the hay days of these men, paintball wasn�t so much an industry as much as it was a community. To those that followed them then, all the things made and actions taken were for the love of the game. With the recent environment that has befallen paintball, men concerned with the community are now replaced by those whose only concern is the bottomline. In a capitalist society, there�s nothing wrong with that. But capitalism wasn�t the motivation or the catalyst for the explosive growth of the sport. It was the players, the people who led the community and their collective love of the game.
Let�s face it, if Tom was all about greed, he would have been in the position to greatly capitalize on many of the things that he created. From the first recorded use of an electronic trigger on a paintball gun to the introduction of the use of compressed air, he was in the thick of things. He knew that if he was to fully exploit the commercial potential of his work, he would stifle the growth of his community. He chose instead to do what was best for all.
Today, I express my sadness because one of the game�s last remaining titans is departing. It is with a great deal of fondness that I say Thanks and Farewell to Tom. Whatever heights we reach as an industry is only possible because you allowed us to stand on top of your shoulders for a very long time.
Best regards,
/s/ Mel C. Maravilla
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Well, my world is turned upside down as I know it.
Good luck, Tom. Best Wishes in all your endeavours. And most importantly, Thank you, for making paintball what it is. Thank you so much.
I havnt even bought one of your guns before you quit...well...does the new owner have any plans for new guns ect? If you dont mind me asking...what buisnes endevor are you going for now?
Just WOW!!!!
I hate to see you go , but all good things come to an end. I really hope that the new owner continues down the path you have blazed. I would hate to see mags fade into oblivion.
I wonder what is to happen with this new mystery line that was to be rolled out? Is this actually part of that? Silent partner in a "sellout" , change names , get away from the old perceptions?
I hate to see the site go as well.....
It was really great to get to meet you at the last AOSE. Best wishes for your future and for the future of paintball.
Thanks for everything Tom.
My words when I saw this thread:
"What? WHAT? WHAT?!>!?!?!?"
Tom, it's going to be a completely different sport without you
I just hope this dave guy has half the innovation you have
Tom, you know you'll be missed. I was first introduced (back) into painball with a mag, and had lots of fun, and met many great friends, because of it. No one here begrudges your retirement; guess we should've seen this coming. You are one of the great pioneers of the sport. I know that, 20 years from now, when this sport may be big enough, people will look back on the beginnings of it, and your name will be amongst the few that advanced this sport. Good luck to you and your family, take care, and I hope we will meet again one day soon. Best of luck to you.
X-mag #10. Nuff said.
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Its sad to hear that you're going, but I'm sure AGD is in good hands. What are you planning on focusing now that you are out of the paintball industry? Whatever it is I wish you the best of luck, its been a blast. You've been a great role model and friend to us all, i mean what other president would take the time to answer questions for a kids school project. Only you.
Don't forget about us, keep us posted on your digs
Azaam is my god.~Automaggot68
Logic isn't allowed in this thread, go away.~LittlePaintballBoy
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Wow, good luck Tom. You were an industry leader.
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Tom you will be missed. I loved shooting mags for so long, You have made a huge impact on the game. I couldnt believe what i seen, when i saw tom kaye retires.... on the last post when i logged on.
Just make as big of an impact in your new place. Keep in touch, you will not be forgotten here.
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Originally Posted by WARPED1
Ahhh....why does it have to be the "were" word...why cant it stay "is"?
Farewell Tom. When I see that pic from 1991 I will laugh, but not because you guys look a little goofy (sorry), but because I will think of the man who stuck his tongue in the breech of a mag, and shoot it, to prove that AGD is awesome. Thanks for my markers, and good luck with whatever you do.
While I can't say I'm surprised, it still is a bit of shock to see it happen. Good luck in your future endeavors, and know that you had a major impact on the game, and many people, for the better.
so whos doing the military stuff now? no one? or did he take that too?
please dont leave the boards
does this also eman we may be facing even more changes with agd?
did agd drop the hair(in favor of ptp) or what?
soo many questions..but they dont need to be answered right know...
except this one..WHERES THE WARP SLUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hope you enjoy your retirement. i was hoping you were going to pcik the new owner like willy wonka and the chocalate factory style. o well
You could EASILY run AO with a donate button. We all love it THAT much.
Good luck, praying for ya man.
On another note, who wants to start the tomsotherbusinees.org forum that we can all troll around in?
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I used to be bertmcmahan, that I did.
Tom i never you personlly, but its sad to see you go, even we do share one big moment in each others life, for me it was calling game over on top of The Temple of Doom when you claimed the flag to defeat Shatner, knowing i'm seeing one of the great minds of paintball and of course for you to win that. all in all good luck and thanks for everything
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I thank you for contributing as much as you have to the paintball community. I recently purchased a few automags (used, from makeshift @ mcarterbrown.com) and have been pouring through the online manual for the level 7 while waiting for them to arrive. I am very impressed, the manuals read exactly like they should and are the best I've seen in paintball related fields. I'm sure your VP will put as much effort as you have into AGD,s fine product. In closing I would like to invite you to visit www.mcarterbrown.com, Im sure myself and the other members would be more than happy to chat with you from time to time. Once again thank you Tom.
Al Ray
It's hard to be an innovator in a stagnant industry. The top of the line hasn't been raised at all in 2 years.
Can you fill us in on Dave Zupan? Perhaps he can answer a few questions?
Does he own AGD now witht he inventory he bought? Partner, and TK as a now silent partner?
What is his history with AGD and paintball in general. Is he an engineer?
And most importantly, does Dave Zupan love paintball? Does he have a passion for it, or is it just a job. This concerns me most. What I loved so much about certain companies was the fact that the man in charge had a love for paintball.
Tippmann, WGP, were once owned and run by men who loved paintball. Will AGD continue on with someone who cares not only about making a living, but loving what they are doing?
Good luck tom. You made paintball what it is today for me. Your product brought me into the sport and in business. I hate to see this happen but you have to do what you have to do. Like I said good luck and april and I give our best wishes for you.
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Godspeed and Goodluck, Tom.
You're a man of unequalled patience to have stayed in as long as you have under the circumstances. You've done alot of good for the paintball community and I pray it comes back around to you in some form.
Tom you will be greatly missed. Once again we loos another class act in the sport of paintball. Damn.. now I have to get me another mag.. hmmmm.
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Dover Police have arrested a local man on drug possession charges after he allegedly tried to run away from officers.
Dover Police have arrested a local man on drug possession charges.
Officers made the arrest at approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday, said police spokesman Capt. Tim Stump.
According to documents released by Justice of the Peace Court 7, the suspect, later identified as Henry J. Fordham Jr., 34, of the unit block of New Street, was spotted on North Bradford Street by a Dover police officer. Fordham got out of a car and went into a nearby building, the officer said.
Knowing that Fordham was a fugitive out of Kent County Superior Court, the officer requested backup and set up a surveillance.
When Fordham came out of the building, he spotted the waiting police officers and fled on foot, taking the police on a several-block chase until he was taken into custody on North New Street. A search of his person turned up 0.4 grams of crack cocaine, according to the court documents.
Officers also recovered several additional pieces of evidence, including more crack cocaine, in a yard approximately 10 feet from where Fordham was arrested.
The total quantity of crack recovered in this arrest was 8.8 grams. Officers also recovered two digital scales and some cash, Stump said.
Fordham was charged with possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest.
He was ordered held at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, Smyrna, in default of a $12,000 cash bond.


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Insurance commissioner creates new Advisory board for anti-fraud unit.
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has created an Advisory Board to increase the effectiveness of the Oklahoma Insurance Department's Anti-Fraud Unit. The board includes four legislators, a county undersheriff, a police chief and two professors of criminal justice.
"The advisory board will serve a significant purpose in our fight against insurance fraud," said Doak. "The board's extensive knowledge and experience will be another valuable tool at our investigators' disposal. I look forward to the tremendous work they will do together."
The board includes: Sen. Bill Brown, R – Broken Arrow, Rep. Dan Kirby, R – Tulsa, Rep. Mike Christian, R – Oklahoma City, Rep. John Bennett, R – Sallisaw, Thom Parr, Criminal Justice Professor at East Central University and CLEET instructor, Dr. Robert Scott, Dean of College of Education and Technology at Fort Hays State University, Tulsa County Undersheriff Tim Albin and Miami Chief of Police George Haralson. The advisory board, along with OID Anti-Fraud Director Michael Copeland and Deputy Commissioner Owen Laughlin, will meet twice a year to discuss Oklahoma Insurance Department investigations that resulted in criminal charges, offer suggestions and collaborate on statewide efforts.
"My hope and goal is to assist the Commissioner in what he has been tasked to do in our state, which includes identifying insurance fraud and catching the perpetrators," said Rep. Kirby. "Our purpose will be to use our collected years of experience to advise Commissioner Doak and the Anti-Fraud Unit on fraud issues and investigations throughout Oklahoma."
The Anti-Fraud Advisory Board will hold its first meeting later this year.


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Gagnon blazes to win in Manchester Mile; Sandown's Saviano first in 5KBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 03. 2013 10:53PM
One of the first things Brian Gagnon did after he won Wednesday night's third annual Hinckley Allen Manchester Mile was take off his shoes and search for a patch of grass. Gagnon's 3 minutes, 42.97 seconds was faster than the world record for the mile, but because the race is run at a downhill grade, it doesn't qualify for a world record.
"My feet are on fire," Gagnon said after prevailing in 3 minutes, 42.97 seconds.
Gagnon's time not only set a record for the downhill course, it was also faster than the world record for the mile (3:43.13) set by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999.
The Manchester Mile is not eligible for world or national records because of the course's slope.
Gagnon, an All-American when he ran for the University of Connecticut, set the previous record for the Manchester Mile when he won the inaugural race in 3:43.99. He did not compete in last year's race
"This is one of those one-of-a-kind things," Gagnon said. "It's downhill and it's fast. People won't look down on the time, but they'll push it to the side because it was downhill."
Gagnon, 26, was born and raised in Lowell, Mass., but currently lives in New Jersey. He said his best mile time on a track is 3:57:00.
Nicol Traynor, 24, a former All-American at the University of Richmond, was the top female finisher, She completed the mile in 4:20:40 and finished 12th overall.
Like Gagnon, Traynor is a member of the New Jersey/New York Track Club.
"Brian and I train together down in New Jersey and he recommended this race," Traynor said. "A downhill mile? I had never heard of that before.
"To run under 4:30 was my goal. I wasn't sure what a reasonable goal was, but I had that in my mind. I'm definitely happy with my time. It's nice to have the guys to run behind."
The University of New Hampshire was well represented in the 5K race that preceded the Manchester Mile.
Sandown's Louis Saviano, who is one semester shy of graduating from UNH, finished first in the 5K. He completed the course in 15:48.
Saviano attended Timberlane Regional High School in Plaistow before he enrolled at UNH. After winning the 5K Saviano finished 18th in the Manchester Mile.
"Anytime you win a race it's pretty awesome," Saviano said. "I wanted to win this and then see what I could do in the mile."
Goffstown's Stephanie Burnham was the top female finisher. Burnham, who graduated from UNH in 2003, ran 17th overall in 19:19. She finished second in the 5K last year.
"Since graduating from UNH I've continued to run — mostly marathons," Burnham said. "I'm not very fast.
"Every day I run I'm thankful for. It's just fun to be out here running. It's fun to break the tape."
For expanded coverage and additional photos of the Manchester Mile, see Friday's print editions of the New Hampshire Union Leader.
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Monday, September 17, 2007
The Kinder And Gentler Chase Edition Of "Inside NEXTEL Cup"
Something was different right from the start. Dave Despain's nervous laugh was gone. Michael Waltrip was quiet and low-key. Kenny Schrader was having fun. Greg Biffle was talking about his race. The Monday "Chase" edition of Inside NEXTEL Cup was on the air at SPEED, in a much kinder and gentler version.
It may have been a stern lecture by a network executive. It might have been because it was a beautiful day in New Hampshire and almost everybody raced. It also might have had something to do with the fact that around ten shows remained in the season, and perhaps in the future, of this venerable series.
Inside NEXTEL Cup was on the air and there was no sniping. There was no ignoring the host, badgering the guest driver, or ego trips. Three drivers and a moderator sat down and talked racing for one hour. They even had some fun and some laughs along the way.
This leads to one very simple question. What took SPEED so long to sort this out? Over the course of the season, The Daly Planet and many SPEED viewers have voiced their concerns about this series on this site and on the SPEEDtv.com message boards.
Fans wanted this show to get better. Fans wanted this show to sort itself out. What they did not want was for Michael Waltrip to continue his antics. What they did not want was an angry and tired Kenny Schrader who was not even at the racetrack "phoning it in." What they did not want was Brian Vickers trying to play with the big boys like he had knowledge beyond his years.
Other than the one hour NASCAR Now on ESPN2, this is it for NASCAR TV programming on the Monday night after the race. That is what made this show so powerful over time, even when SpeedVision was a tiny cable network just in its infancy. The word spread by Internet message board and word of mouth about a show "you just have to see."
There was a time when the water cooler talk for racing fans was "did you hear what Mikey said last night?" It was always funny, sometimes crazy, and always entertaining semi-chaos that showed off another side of the drivers that the fans loved. That feeling has been gone since Allen Bestwick and Johnny Benson were dismissed by a new SPEED VP who himself is now gone.
The new show, hosted by Dave Despain, struggled to get an identity in the shadow of the old classic program. While fans wanted the old style fun, things had changed. The format of the show was altered and the guest and the fun features eliminated. There were also a lot of changes taking place with the panelists.
This season, the "regulars" Waltrip and Schrader find themselves in very new positions. The strain of this year's disappointments resulted in a stretch where a very angry and arrogant Michael Waltrip showing up with an agenda.
He only liked Goodyear and NASCAR, everything else was awful. Of course, Toyota was above all this and Waltrip was given free reign to interject Toyota references, which he did frequently. Big hair, tired eyes, and an ego set on high defined him at that time.
Schrader suffered the same fate as Benson, but was not dismissed from the show. Benson lost his Cup ride, and even though he was a veteran and driving in the Truck Series, that did not matter. Schrader drove in the New Hampshire Cup race, but was replaced earlier this season for a wide variety of logistical and performance reasons as a fulltime driver. His weeks on the show during that down time were tough.
As the elder statesman of the show, Schrader epitomizes a type and style of driver that we do not see very much in the Cup ranks these days. Long past his heyday, Schrader is funding a wide variety of other racing activities from his continuing Cup rides. He is possibly the most versatile base of knowledge about auto racing currently appearing on any TV show.
What his future plans are in terms of TV or racing are never discussed on this series. Even as Waltrip continues as an analyst on SPEED's Truck Series races, Schrader is conspicuously absent from the SPEED airwaves. We have not seen him welcomed on Trackside, NASCAR Live, or RaceDay. He is a mystery man.
Now, on this "Chase" Monday Schrader was at attention, well rested, and back in good spirits. Waltrip was shaven, his hair was combed, and nothing on his person was wrinkled. Whether forced or voluntary, for this one night the boys were back in town.
Despain and Biffle made the most of this opportunity. Between the four panelists, the show was the smoothest flowing it had been all season. When Despain talked, everyone stopped. That is the role of the host. In return, Despain allowed continued talk on a wide variety of subjects once the "leash law" had been established.
Biffle is more of a veteran than many people give him credit for, and on this show he asked a lot of questions in addition to offering his opinion. While his TV skills might be lacking, the potential for a strong and well-spoken NASCAR TV personality is there. This program may have been his best in a long while. His opinion was respected, and often sparked other discussions.
Even out of his element, Despain kept the program flowing right up until the end. In every show, there has to be an "alpha male." Someone has to be the person to lead the parade, set the tone, and take the heat. Despain seems to have suddenly discovered he can do that without getting angry or flustered. WindTunnel, this is not.
As this string of final shows winds down, let's hope that SPEED announces soon if this will be the final season of this series. If so, it would be nice to see some of the memories of the past during the final shows, and maybe even a special aired in the off-season. If the series continues, let's hope the network makes some changes in both the format and personnel for next season to liven-up this franchise.
Ten years is a long time for one show to be on the air in today's cable network environment. SpeedVision Executive Producer Bob Scanlon's simple idea of one driver from each manufacturer, one host that knows the sport, and a bunch of video highlights sure did stand the test of time.
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35 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I hope this is not the last season of the show. It has had its rough points. I look forward to it on Monday nite, much more than I look forward to NascarNow. --janel
- September 18, 2007 at 10:27 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
I second your post, Jane!
and I love the panel AS IS!! They just need to add the hot seat with Spencer or the driver of the week.
Bring back JB!!!
It's that STUPID CHRIS LONG that wanted INC to be a "serious, detailed review of the race". Remember when the boys had clip boards and those stupid things to point at the videos.
If it were not for ******** Chris Long, INC would have been left the way it was...As it is, most like it as Mikey is rained in more and many of us LOVE Despain and do not see him as the social nascar malcontent others 'see him to be.' Seems some in NASCAR detest him.
- September 18, 2007 at 10:41 PM
- jfs-va said...
I started watching the show this year and while it's not perfect, I like it. I always learn some little tidbit or two. Fortunately I'm not bright enough to pick up on Schrader being angry and phoning it in up until the other night.
I also can't tell when Despain is happy, mad, forcing laughter, etc. Anyway, keep it on the air.
- September 19, 2007 at 6:46 AM
- Anonymous said...
Any solution that keeps Despain in the mix will prevent me from watching it. He is the fly in the soup and no matter what else you add it will be inedible. His niche is open wheel and he can not hide his disdain for NASCAR. Alan Bestwick and Jimmy Spencer were the most credible ingredients.
- September 19, 2007 at 7:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
I look forward to that show every Monday night, not sure about Despain. I would no longer watch it if MW was not there, he adds that much needed humor. I did kinda like the interviews they did of the race winners last year which they no longer do.
- September 19, 2007 at 7:45 AM
- w.g.gruner said...
keep the show,dump mikey,a little of him goes a very long way,a very long way! dave is fine,biff is good,when kenny is on his game he's funny and informative. mikey adds little other than hucksterizm for mikey.
- September 19, 2007 at 8:12 AM
- Anonymous said...
I've been watching for years, I love the show, it's like hanging out with the guys after the race. I've learned alot different things from a driver's outlook and I hope the show continues for next year and beyond. Michael and Kenny are an added plus!
- September 19, 2007 at 8:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
Nice article and spot on!
I watched the show last night and you're right. You could tell right away that 'something' was different. Mikey made it clear during one exchange with Dave that some kind of "meeting of the minds" took place.
Good. It was a show I enjoyed and makes me want to watch it next week.
- September 19, 2007 at 8:50 AM
- Anonymous said...
I hope INC does not get the axe. I've been watching this program for years and love the guys. Dave is growing on me as I've seen him lighten up this season, but still miss Alan Bestwick. After all the weekend shows, it's fun on Monday nights to just have some laughs with them all. Greg is starting to relax and enjoy the format.....as for Kenny & Mikey, they have been doing this for the past ten years and just have fun with it all.
I totally look forward to Monday nights as I'm a fan of Mikey's & Kenny's and love their inter-action with the years of inside jokes.
- September 19, 2007 at 9:07 AM
- Anonymous said...
I love the show as is... I don't think there needs to be a change in personnel... Mikey and Schrader have made the show what it is for 10 years... without them I'd have a free hour on Monday evenings because I'd no longer tune in to SPEED. I sincerely hope that SPEED doesn't decide to end the show... it's the best NASCAR show out there....very entertaining every week..... Bring back the HOT SEAT! leave Vickers out of the mix....
- September 19, 2007 at 10:12 AM
- Anonymous said...
I have been watching this show for the past few years and I, like most others, enjoy my Monday nights with the INC gang. This past Monday it was clear from the start there was something different about this show. It was definitely calmer. It flowed and it worked. It was good to see Greg and Kenny be able to discuss the racing without all of the snipes and interruption. Dave seemed more comfortable and I don't think I heard him say "...the voices in my ear..." Dave was in control of this show.
There have been times over this past year where I have felt for Greg. It is obvious that he has the knowlegde and ability to do this show, but frustrating to watch him get run over by Mikey. And yes, Kenny did seem just plain worn out almost like he just didn't want to be there.
I was also glad not to see an angry monologue by Mikey. He did talk about the hat sale and the VJG for a few minutes, but it was appropriate. Mikey is entertaining when he wants to be. This year, he has shown his arrogance and anger more often than not. I enjoy watching Mikey and Kenny cut up and joke around, but it has been uncormfortable to watch at times this year. Monday was a refreshing change.
Kudos to the folks at SPEED for listening and acting. I don't want INC to go anywhere! It is a good show and better than ANYTHING that ESPN is putting out. Hopefully the folks at SPEED will sort it all out and we can keep our little show.
- September 19, 2007 at 10:17 AM
- Steve L said...
I haven't been able to enjoy much of the show since Dave came on the show. On Wind Tunnel he openly admits he's not a fan of NASCAR so why in the world is he on INC?
His faky 'radio voice' and his favorite line, "on the other side", to always use going to commercial, just rubs me the wrong way.
I used to like Mikey but his pompous ass disposition from not being able to handle ownership pressures have made him a jerk. On more than one occasion he told fans to "get over it", the fact they did not like the COT. Instead of saying 'give it a try, some time to get used to it', he looked at the camera and said "get over it". At that point I lost all respect for him. And yes he did say it on the INC program.
If Speed decides to keep the show I hope they clean house and start all over again, new host, pannel, guests and set. It's a new era of NASCAR, why not a new era of Inside Sprint Cup.
- September 19, 2007 at 10:49 AM
- Anonymous said...
Mikey & Kenny are like an old married couple. That's great, but it means you need a strong third "guest" or he'll get run over. Biffle's pretty good in that role.
- September 19, 2007 at 11:03 AM
- Anonymous said...
The show is not as good as it was with Bestwick and that is due to executives meddling. I know and understand NASCAR and I see all sorts of techncical shows. I watch INC for the humor. Without Kenny and Mike there is no humor. The sniping and etc is all on purpose and calculated. You want seriousness, watch Wind Tunnel but leave my show alone or you can kiss me goodbye.
- September 19, 2007 at 12:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
watched my recording last night and felt like it was an entirely different program than last week--perhaps, John, *someone* in charge is actually reading your blog!!! If they are, we want more of that...and I agree, the hot seat was kind of fun--I sorta miss having different people on. And of course, I miss Alan Bestwick.
- September 19, 2007 at 12:17 PM
- Prospector said...
In reading these comments it seems that if someone likes Michael they like INC.
There are many who cannot comment because we don't watch INC because of Michael.
I watched for several years -- liked Alan -- Dave is ok. But it got to the point that I could not stomach Michael any longer. I havn't seen INC in probably over 2 years.
In fact due to Michael in the booth and Toyota winning everything I don't watch truck races either. At least it is starting to look like one of my objections is being overcome, now if only they would get Michael out of the booth.
- September 19, 2007 at 1:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
I haven't watched INC in a couple years mostly because I just overdosed on Mikey. I'd really liked the show, 'though, and hope they don't drop it.
Despain's not the right host for this show. Ideally they'd bring back Bestwick.
Mikey.... I've just never understood what he brings to the table.
- September 19, 2007 at 1:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
No Mikey.......No Kenny....No
grani girl
- September 19, 2007 at 1:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
I don't want for the show to end. I find it to be one of the most enjoyable, informative NASCAR shows out there. Mikey, Kenny and guests have made me laugh a lot over the years. While I haven't watched it religiously this year (it cuts into my Monday evening workout time with the 7 p.m. CST airing), the few episodes I've seen have been fine.
Dave Despain does a really good job. If anything, I'd like to see different drivers guest on here. The ones who DON'T get all of the media attention-no Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson or Junior. What about Jeff Burton? Or D.J.? Let's see some of these guys on the air since they always get the shaft from the networks during race weekend.
- September 19, 2007 at 2:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
I have watched this show for a long time and love it. It has its rough spots but that is what makes the show. My wife even says it is the one show that makes our sport understandable to the layman. I hope it comes back.
- September 19, 2007 at 2:53 PM
- Dot said...
I love INC. I upgraded my cable to get SPEED channel especially for this show a few years ago. I used to have to look for it when it was shown on FSN.
I agree with Grani Girl.
- September 19, 2007 at 3:39 PM
- GinaV24 said...
I used to NEVER miss this show. It was a highlight of the NASCAR programming on Speed, but Mikey and his constant self-promotion, plus the loss of Allen Bestwick, made me tune in only casually. This year with the level of anger and bitterness got to be too much for me. I agree with the poster who said that Mikey's "get over it" comment was terrible. Saying that sort of things to the fans was a big factor in turning me off. I didn't LIKE Mikey before, but after that, well, I wasn't even interested in tolerating him to see Schrader. I think I e-mailed the show once and asked if Mikey found it hard to breathe with his nose so far up NASCAR's netherparts! So, it sounds like this show was a good one, sorry I didn't see it, but like NASCAR Now, they need to have a run of "good" shows before I'll spend time tuning back in.
- September 19, 2007 at 4:23 PM
- Lisa Hogan said...
I have been a regular viewer of INC almost since the beginning. Didn't have SPEED on my cable when the show started. My favorites have been Schrader, Bestwick, Benson, Waltrip, in that order. When the infamous Chris Long decided to get rid of Bestwick and Benson and bring in the dreaded Mr. Despain, it changed the show and my enjoyment.
I still enjoy Schrader and Waltrip and their byplay. Biffle is fine on the show. He also has a dry wit that fits with Schrader. I actually laugh out loud at the glances and half-smiles exchanged between those two.
I enjoy nothing about Mr. Despain. His mentioning Wind Tunnel and what those viewers care about really makes me come close to throwing objects at my TV. If I cared about Wind Tunnel, I would watch that show. I don't and I don't.
SPEED has a wide range of NASCAR programming. I think they have something for every fan. If you want technical, there's NASCAR Performance. I have never watched INC for a lap-by-lap race review. I've always felt that the race was a good excuse to sit down for an hour with old friends and get a little information and a lot of laughs. I don't really want a calm and smooth show.
I would like Mr. Despain gone. As far as a replacement amongst current SPEED personalities, John Roberts is the only one that I would welcome. Steve or Wendy would be very wrong, in my opinion. I want a host that steers the show, not one whose personality would compete with the current panelists.
I am still confused by the treatment of Schrader in the first review of INC. I'm sure that you now know that Schrader is a NASCAR driver, both in Trucks and Cup. I have never thought that Schrader was bitter or angry on the show. I suppose new viewers might not understand his usual low-key humor. For the new NASCAR fans: Schrader is one of a small list of drivers who have wins in all three series. Before the All-Star race fan vote got weird, Schrader was voted into the race and with no national campaign. Schrader has a lot of fans.
If INC is on next season, I hope it will be the same panelists. A redo of the entire cast will make it "just another talk show" and I will be gone as a viewer.
Lisa Hogan
- September 19, 2007 at 5:03 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
During the down days of this program, both Michael and Kenny had problems at the same time.
When Mikey shuts down, it is tough because he sets the tone. Kenny had to deal with not racing for the first time in the history of the show.
It was not easy to have two of the three panelists not racing, and in the case of Schrader, he did not even attend most of the race weekends. As you know, he has other racing interests.
During this time, both he and Waltrip were openly hostile to both Despain and the driver guest. You can refer back to my archives for one memorable show that I still get email about.
Whatever happened last week, it resulted in a solid, professional, and informative program.
The reason we think this show might not return is because SPEED has not spent any additional money on production elements.
They used to have an edited feature that Waltrip did, they used to have a guest either live or by satellite, and they used to invest in additional time for viewer questions.
As you may remember from my recent article, I said Kenny may have the biggest base of general racing knowledge on TV. Hopefully, we will get to enjoy that beyond the next nine weeks.
Thanks again for your comments,
- September 19, 2007 at 5:24 PM
- Lisa Hogan said...
Thanks for the reply. I have only been reading your columns for a few months. I found you through jayski. I will admit that I have missed a few of INC this season. Why, oh why, does real life get in the way of our entertainment????
I do enjoy reading your thoughts and in almost all of your columns I agree with your opinion 99% of the time.
Thanks again for taking the time to reply.
- September 19, 2007 at 5:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
Kenny often is the color man on ARCA broadcasts. He is good.
- September 19, 2007 at 6:03 PM
- Mary said...
Remember how Rusty Wallace criticized the show for not being serious enough. That was a running joke with Michael and the guys a year or so ago. Wonder if Chris long is buddies with Rusty?
Anyway, I miss Alan Bestwick as host. Biffle does a good job. I love Kenny and Michael's interplay. Kenny comes up line some great one-liners too.
I truly hope this isn't the end of INC. I Tivo the show every Monday and watch it when I get home from work. It would leave a major hole in my Mondays if it were cancelled.
- September 19, 2007 at 6:19 PM
- James said...
It really doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why the program isn't getting the numbers that it used to. Like others have commented before, Chris Long had a brilliant idea(ha ha) to mix up a perfectly good show and change it to what HIS vision of the program would be for the future. Well you know what, myself and many others that e-mailed SPEED saying that they had better leave the show alone and leave Allen where he is or your ratings will suffer, were right. IF IT AINT BROKE DON"T FIX IT!!! Why would you replace AB with someone that doesn't even like NASCAR(duh). And it wasn't just replacing Allen with Dave that sent the program down the river... It was the whole chemistry that was forcibly changed. I remember one of the first changed INC shows(one of the only few i've watched since). They changed the living room style chairs the panel and host would usually sit in, to these tall bar stool type things that you could tell made everyone feel uncomfortable. That and not allowing spontaneous comments and humor signaled an end to what made the show great to begin with. It's funny, but since the original format was changed, you can tell that over time SPEED started to see the writing on the wall and let the panelists loosen up a little bit like the old show as well as making changes to the set for a more comfortable and laid back environment(like the old show). I'm pretty sure no one at SPEED will swallow their pride and bring back Allen and everything else that made the original INC such a great program to watch, but we can all hope.
- September 19, 2007 at 6:51 PM
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- September 19, 2007 at 6:55 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I enjoyed the suttle comments last Monday that things had changed.
Schrader has been great on the ARCA races, it would be nice to see him alongside Parsons on a Truck race before the season is out.
Lisa...99%? Hey, that gives me incentive to come back for next year!
- September 19, 2007 at 7:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
I have never missed an episode since I first found this show.... it was during Michael's Citgo years.... quite a while ago. I love the show, I tivo it when I can't tune in, (Before tivo I stayed up for the second airing) I'm not sure I agree with you that this weeks show was so much different... I rewatched it after reading your column and looked for it and still found the same Michael and Kenny as usual.... I think Dave is finally relaxing somen, he'll never be Alan. Biffle's fitting in, he doesn't seem as nervous as he was at first. The worst thing that ever happened to the show was Chris Long and his long arm of control. Brian Vickers was a huge mistake too..... it took a really dedicated fan to watch during the Vickers era..... I for one think its getting back to its once "entertaining" format... if we get a little information...that's an added bonus....like Biffle having to give Edwards his spot....If you do have the SPEED exec's ear..... encourage them to keep it alive and NOT to redo the cast....
- September 19, 2007 at 9:18 PM
- Chris said...
Not having heard how despain felt towards NASCAR before has not tainted me either way, so I give him a pretty good job.
A.B- I know he is good and worked well on INC, but when he went to do the races he just gets on my nerve.
Schrader/Benson both good, kinda hard without a good/any ride.
I don't care if they went to the race as long as they WATCHED it. (do they get re-imbursed for the jet fuel they have to burn going to each race they will not be in?)
Mikey...Love him..Hate him..Lo.. Heck this year is his year of hell
bad cars,bad fuel,slow engines missing by "this" much everyweek
I hat to say it but if the team was 1sec off in qualifying he would not have been so "off" this year.
being so close week in/out is something that the sponsors don't like either, same thing if they were really off it would let them know what to to, but this leaves it all up in the air which is just killing him.
I thought he would have talked to Darrell about owning a team, to prepare him but it looks like he can't pull himself back a little more so we get his full frustration .
- September 19, 2007 at 10:22 PM
- dc said...
Please bring Allen Bestwick back!
Have Johnny B. drive by to show what a winner is doing, nowadays!
- September 20, 2007 at 1:11 PM
- Deborah said...
I must be watching a completely different show. Schrader "phoning it in?" Brian Vickers talking like he has intelligence beyond his years? Michael hating everything other than Nascar and Goodyear? The panelists being angry? Hostile towards guests? I've seen very little of this and I haven't missed a show all season. It seems to me that once someone's mind is made up to see things a certain way they do.
I agree with the person who wants to be entertained. I could watch a thousand other shows for a straight-forward race review. Let he drivers be who they are and let them show some personality. And no more changes to the panel - without Michael I won't be watching.
- September 20, 2007 at 2:16 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
With all due respect, who are you kidding? This show has been the topic of message boards all over the internet this season.
If you look back through my archives and read the comments of the NASCAR fans writing in, it was clear to see that things were a mess. One show was so strange, clips of it were posted on the web.
I certainly respect your right to free speech, but to say that problems and issues have not plagued this program makes one wonder...what program have you been watching?
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The principle objective of this course is for students to develop an understanding of the classification, structure, biology and diversity of living organisms, focusing of vertebrate animals, but also covering some groups of invertebrates. We will explore the form, function, and life history of organisms, focusing on the evolutionary relationships among major taxonomic groups. The focus of the course will be on understanding how species live, and how species traits allow them to survive.
Prerequisites: BIOL2570 and BIOL2580
3 Credits
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I have been "doing family history" for about 25 years now. I like solving puzzles and learning or trying out different methodologies; in fact, I would even go so far as to say that I crave the challenges presented by a new brick wall.
The problem being, of course, that I've been stuck on the same set of brick walls in my own ancestry for quite a while now. (Sound familiar?) Even though I've made some headway recently, the fact remains that the names are all the same; after a while, and almost inevitably, boredom and frustration set in.
One way I counter this is by turning to other family histories; not by pursuing new lines of research, but by reading published histories compiled by other genealogists. There are a number of incredibly reputable journals that have been published over the past few decades, and some much longer: The American Genealogist, The Genealogist, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, and The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, to name a few.
My favorite, though, is The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, aka the NGSQ. Part of the reason why it's my favorite is purely practical: I'm a member of the NGS, and so have ready, online access to all issues of the NGSQ from 1988 to the present. But there are other reasons as well. The NGSQ covers a wider variety of eras and problems than the other named journals, and many of the more recent articles over the past twenty-odd years are "teaching" articles; that is, they were written with the student genealogist in mind, logically ordered so that the whole method behind the madness is explained. This allows others, those who are stuck behind a stubbornly resistant brick wall, to take that methodology and apply it to their own problems.
Each time I read an NGSQ article, I find my mind turning to a similar problem I've faced in finding my own ancestors. The Eureka! moment hits (Aha, here's what I can do to solve that problem), and my fingers itch for pen and paper so I can capture the ideas as they flower. My thirst for the chase is renewed, and I am ready once again to continue the ceaseless battering against the never-ending supply of brick walls my ancestors have thrown up.


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Luther and Buena Vista are tied for the conference lead at 9-3 with two games remaining on the regular season schedule, after the Beavers defeated the Norse 70-41 in Siebens Fieldhouse.
Luther had a difficult night shooting the basketball connecting on 27 percent (17-62) that included a 1-for-12 effort from three-point land.
Tyler Wedemeier and Buena Vista's Wes Nordquist proved why they are considered the best big men in the league, as both produced double-doubles. Wedemeier tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Nordquist scored a game high 21 and collected 10 boards.
Next week will be an interesting final week of Iowa Conference action as both Luther and Buena Vista will face Coe and Wartburg. The Kohawks and Knights are a half game behind the league leaders at 8-4. Luther hosts Coe on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 8:00 p.m. and then hosts Wartburg on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 4:00 p.m. Buena Vista travels to Wartburg Wednesday and hosts Coe on Saturday.
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Real Housewives of Vancouver sweetheart Mary Zilba has a new asset to brag about. Besides her legendarily prominent cheekbones and alleged pop star past, she's also bagged herself a billionaire date: former Dragon's Den panelist and Canadian entrepreneur W. Brett Wilson.
The pair was brought together by matchmaker Jane Carstens, and their first date at Seasons in the Park was featured on the Real Housewives season finale on Tuesday.
Wilson took the TV appearance as a chance to promote his new book as well as hype up a jewelry company he invests in, bragging about his high rate of return as he gave Zilba a necklace to celebrate their date.
"It's a little bit of a Brett-fomercial," Zilba told the camera.
But despite his obvious attempts at self-promotion and a few gratuitous gapes at her cleavage, Zilba admitted she was starting to like Wilson and the two shared a kiss as they exchanged phone numbers.
Earlier in the episode, Zilba and buddy Robin Reichman met up with Carstens to look over four potential mates, and the matchmaker singled out Wilson, part owner of the Nashville Predators and a National Post columnist, as her top pick.
"He's the whole package," Carstens said. "This one's a billionaire, the other ones are millionaires."
Rumours of Zilba and Wilson's blossoming relationship have been circulating on Canadian gossip blogs since the fall. They've been sighted at a charity fundraising cruise, a Calgary fashion show and a Canucks game.
Despite going on several dates with the Real Housewife, however, Wilson told the Calgary Herald this week that he is still "happily single."
In a cover story published March 6, Zilba told the West Ender newspaper that she's ready to settle down. "I'm not really interested in dating. I just want to find a partner. I don't know, I'm a better girlfriend than a date," she said.
This week, Wilson tweeted out a few teasers for the season finale, and coyly suggested he planned to tune in for the big reveal.
"I am going to watch #RHOV tomorrow night - just to see if anything interesting happens - that doesn't involve drama or purses. #LongShot," he wrote.
In case it isn't obvious, Wilson doesn't seem to be a fan of Zilba's show and might not be the most supportive potential partner on the planet. On Saturday he tweeted, "Just watching #RHOV for the first time - sorta - actually fell asleep the first time I tried a month or so ago ;)"


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Songs Hannibal native Corey B. Clay wrote for his new CD were heard in downtown Hannibal Friday, Sept. 13, when his band, Corey B. Clay and The Twains, presented a Down By the River concert at the Y Men's Club pavilion.
Songs Hannibal native Corey B. Clay wrote for his new CD were heard in downtown Hannibal Friday, Sept. 13, when his band, Corey B. Clay and The Twains, presented a Down By the River concert at the Y Men's Club pavilion.
Clay explained he wrote all the songs on his new CD, Corey B. Clay and The Twains, "The Kind of Man I Am."
The title song, along with "Ol' Huck Finn" and "Dew Drop Inn," are the three featured tracts on the CD, Clay said.
He co-wrote "Ol Huck Finn" with Shooter Jennings, son of the late Waylon Jennings, noting that Shooter is "a well-known songwriter, who is a big influence on The Twains.
"I came to know Shooter and write with Shooter as a result of producing his music videos, particularly for his latest album, 'The Other Life.'"
The new CD will be available online later but is currently only being sold on his tour. "I am touring with the CD so have not released it" for sale on the internet, he explained. However, the songs soon will be available on iTunes.
Today, Sept. 14, Clay and his band will play from 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Schlafly Hop in the City festival at the Schlafly Tap Room in St. Louis.
Clay's parents, Tim and Judy Clay, came to Hannibal from their home in Winfield, Mo., for the Hannibal concert Friday, along with family members and friends from Iowa and St. Louis.
Hannibal audiences may have remembered Clay's September 2011 performance in the Music Under the Stars series. His band now has some new members. Members of The Twains are Clay; Ross Bell, lead guitar; Mark Hochberg, bass; Cannon DeWeese, drums; Jonathan Brown, keys; and Matt Hughes, pedal steel.
Clay's family moved from Hannibal to Rolla, Mo., when he was a high school sophomore, but he returned for one more summer to work at Old Planters restaurant, where he began washing dishes at age 15.
Clay credits the Ole Planters owners, Jack and Joe Noonan, for his musical background. Through them, he learned to enjoy the blues, roots music and also progressive rock. Once they took him to hear the Marshall Tucker Band play southern rock, which left a lasting impression on Clay.
Clay, who now splits his time between Nashville and Los Angeles, invited the public to contact him as The Twains on facebook or on the internet.


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How could it have happened? As the election returns showed a Barack Obama victory, my husband and I struggled to comprehend it. How could our fellow Americans re-elect a president whose policies made our country worse? Trillion-dollar deficits, weakness abroad, apologizing for America instead of promoting our ideals, class warfare, racial demagoguery, trampling religious liberty, federal control over one-seventh of our economy, pandering to women . . . the list goes on and on.
We listened to the pundits and the politicos debate how Obama managed to win: Obama ran a better campaign; Romney was too conservative; Romney was too liberal; Obama defined Romney as heartless and Romney didn't respond early enough; Romney played it too safe after the first debate. There is some truth to all of it.
But only Fox News' Brit Hume got to the root of it: Our country has fundamentally changed in the past few decades. Too many people are dependent on a government. I don't just mean welfare recipients. How many career government employees vote for the candidate who promises to reduce the size and spending of government?
Go to the suburbs of Washington, D.C., and you'd never know we were in an economic downturn. Shockingly, those counties overwhelmingly voted for Obama.
People look to government as the solution to myriad problems. Local governments want more money from the "state"; state governments want more money from the "feds."
Does anyone remember that the money all comes from the same place — us? How can people think that sending our money through more and more layers of government bureaucracy will help anything?
As America is heading down the same path that has had disastrous results in Europe, 55 percent of women voted to re-elect the president who nearly doubled our federal debt in just four years.
When I heard the Obama campaign repeatedly pander to and insult the intelligence of women by focusing on birth control, I was certain women would reject him. Boy was I wrong. Frankly, just hearing the president talk about contraception from behind the presidential podium was horrifying to me. We've come a long way since George Washington.
As dangerous as Obama's plans for our country are, the scariest part of this election is that we have an electorate that is so far removed from our founding that they would vote to re-elect him.
I am terrified of what the future holds for my children.


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Political Science Professor Phil Saenz will host the candidate forum for the special election for the vacant seat in the 80th Assembly District.
The two candidates—former Chula Vista City Councilman Steve Castaneda and labor leader Lorena Gonzales—have confirmed their attendance.
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Latest update : 2012-09-21
The World This Week - 21 September (part 2)
Cyril Vanier is joined by four Paris-based correspondents who confront opinions on the week's major stories: riots across the muslim world; the latest Romney gaffe; and the privacy of royal couple Prince William and Kate Middleton.
- Craig Copetas. Correspondent-at-large, Quartz/The Atlantic Group;
- Régis Le Sommier. Deputy Editorial Director, Paris Match;
- Toni Cruanyes. Paris Correspondent, TV3;
- Anne-Elisabeth Moutet. Columnist, The Sunday Telegraph.
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The 2013 Get Fit Challenge kicked off Saturday at the Doyle Community Center with about 230 people signing up.
Doyle trainers offered an aerobithon from 8 a.m. - noon which allowed Get Fit participants to join in or at least see what they would be in for by signing up for an exercise class.
Among the opportunities was cycling with Ron Abbs. Anthony Moreno, Doyle recreation leader, called Abbs a cycling enthusiast whose class is typically well attended.
From the looks of it, the participants would be ready for some rugged outdoor cycling when the weather turns warmer.
Pennie Spence had a large group doing a Bender Ball workout. Participants joined in at their own level of fitness.
Throughout the day, other class demonstrations included Tabata, 360 Balance Training, Zumba, Extreme Boot Camp, strength training and Yoga.
The aerobithon played a dual role. It was a showcase of opportunities for both Get Fit participants and Doyle members.
Starting Jan. 15, the weight loss percentages of Get Fit participants will be published in the Sturgis Journal.
The Get Fit Challenge is sponsored by the Doyle Community Center and the Sturgis Journal.
More than 200 register at annual Get-Fit kickoff
The 2013 Get Fit Challenge kicked off Saturday at the Doyle Community Center with about 230 people signing up.


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Hologram USA Inc. and Musion Das Hologram Ltd. sued Jackson's estate and producers of the awards show Thursday in a Nevada federal court in an attempt to block any appearance of a Jackson hologram at Sunday's ceremony.
A hearing on their emergency restraining order request has been scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in a Las Vegas court.
Show producers have not confirmed that a Jackson hologram will appear at the show, but they have promised a history-making performance by Jackson. The segment at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena will be used to promote the singer's latest posthumous album, "Xscape."
Representatives of Jackson's estate and show producers dick clark productions did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
Hologram USA and Musion own patents to technology that creates three-dimensional images and projects them on stage to appear as if they're alongside live performers.
The digital Shakur hologram was a sensation when it was shown at 2012 Coachella music festival and according to the lawsuit it was created using a product called Musion Eyeliner that generates the lifelike images.
The companies claim Musion Eyeliner has been used without authorization by a competitor to create a segment that depicts Jackson performing a new song, "Slave to the Rhythm" at Sunday's awards show.
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Event dedicated to Freberg has activities for the whole family on Saturday.
A campus legacy continues with hosting of the 38th annual Ag Arama at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. The weekend of events, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, January 25-26 is hosted by the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department and includes activities for the entire family. The theme for this year's event is "Where I Come From," and the event is dedicated in honor of Kent Freberg, a long time faculty member in agriculture.
Most of the Ag Arama activities take place on Saturday in the University Teaching and Outreach Center (UTOC) located on the north edge of the campus. New this year will be a petting zoo to be held at the same time as the games.
Contests in agronomy, animal science, horticulture, and natural resources highlight Ag Arama weekend. They serve as an opportunity for students to showcase their knowledge and skills and have a chance to interact with alumni and faculty members. Ag Arama is planned and operated by a committee of students advised by Terrill Bradford and Brenda Miller, who both teach in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department.
On Friday evening, the Animal Science Association sponsors a chili feed from 5 to 7 p.m. in UTOC for $5 per person.
On Saturday morning from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., the animal showmanship contests begin and the public is welcome to watch the competition as it unfolds in both novice and experienced categories. Students compete in western and English horse showmanship, lamb lead, and dairy, beef, sheep, and swine showing. The novices are paired with experienced students prior to the contests to prepare for the day. Alumni showmanship will take place at 12:30 p.m.
From 9 a.m. to noon, an agricultural industries show features some of the latest in agricultural equipment. At noon, the Round Robin Showmanship will begin. Coronation of the Ag Arama royalty takes place at 1 p.m. followed by the presentation of specialty awards and the sweepstakes presentation.
Royalty candidates
Queen candidates are Katie Hagen, a junior agricultural business major from Epping, N.D.; Sam Zuck-Roscoe, a senior animal science major from Jamestown, N.D.; Sara Scott, a senior animal science major from Spiritwood, N.D.; Sarah Morris, a senior animal science major from Ramsey, Minn.; and Victoria Martin, a senior animal science major from Worland, Wyo.
Princess candidates are Amanda Guimont, a freshman, agricultural business major from Anoka, Minn.; Chloe Nelson, a freshman biology major from Little Falls, Minn.; Dacia Eberle, a freshman animal science major from Dazey, N.D.; Molly Justison, a senior Equine Science major from Minneapolis, Minn.; and Olivia Fischer, a sophomore animal science major from Kimball, Minn.
King candidates are Alex Cull, a senior double major in agricultural business and agricultural systems management from Cavalier, N.D.; Ben Wuebkers, a senior animal science major from Freeport, Minn.; Donovan Rupprecht, a junior animal science major from Thief River Falls, Minn.; Dustin Wiese, a senior animal science major from Pequot Lakes, Minn.; and Leonard Will, a senior agricultural systems management major from Thief River Falls, Minn.
Prince candidates are Brady Breitenfeldt, a sophomore animal science major from Frazee, Minn.; Mike Dodes, a sophomore agricultural systems management major from Ada, Minn.; Paul Kartak, a sophomore animal science major from Monticello, Minn.; Sam Haugen, a sophomore agronomy major from Fertile, Minn.; and Dylan Sather, a freshman agricultural business major from Gary, Minn.
Games and activities for the family
Several games and competitions, including men's and women's crosscut saw contests and log splitting, begin at 2:30 p.m. Other games include bean bag toss, three and five legged races, roping game, grain race, egg toss, buffalo rope game, rope jumping, along with the petting zoo.
Alumni social and dance
In the evening, a dinner will be served at the Crookston Eagles Club from 6 to 7 p.m., along with an alumni social from 6 to 8 p.m. also at the Eagles. Cost of the dinner is Swiss steak $9 and walleye $11.
Capping off the weekend will be dancing to "Silverado" from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Eagles. Admission is $8.


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An Arts and Crafts era lantern in its original verdigris copper. Glazed with amber pebble glass panels.
Current height: 31-3/4"
Minimum height: 12-3/4"
Overall: 5-1/2" w. x 4-3/4" d.
Can be UL listed for use in dry or damp environments.
Single Edison socket, maximum 75 watts
1 fixture total available.
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I like Hell-ena or De-Monica. Kind of like Evil-lyn (Evelyn).
The former Glass Shrimp also known as See-Shell
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Check out my customs. Go on, treat yerself!
New life into old playsets!
I like it when characters are inspired by things from the "real world".
Well, we've had Circe. So why not try something from ancient Greece?
He-Cate? (hm, perhaps too obvious and lame...)
Or maybe something with Demeter or Persephone - both represented aspects of nature if memory serves?
Anyone know about Celtic mythology? There should be names there to draw inspiration from.
Cool concept and well done on the figure.
whoa! this is one of the coolest things I have seen in a custom.
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Diamaestra the White
Since she has a color associated with her name it lends an oppening for more members of her witch tribe to have different colors.
Awesome custom, BTW. Thank you for sharing. She looks incredible.
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A journey that began long ago in a place neither near nor far
A story of heroes, passed down through the ages
Until now.
This is our story. These are our heroes
I don't have a name suggestion but that's a GREAT figure! Freakin hot, too! I also like what you did with BG Teela's metal bra--great work!
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Very awesome custom. Kaldronna is a fantastic name. I could even see a card saying Kaldronna: Evil priestess of wicked magic!
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That's a great custom! I wanna swipe that recipe, but I don think I have the skills.
How about Exorsa, or Encantra, or Ensorcera?
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The performance is open to the public with no charge for admission and is sponsored by the Lecture and Fine Arts committee.
The program includes music inspired by American and Chilean folk traditions with traditional South American songs, and her own compositions of North and South American sounds on both banjo and guitar. Pinkerton's songwriting heavily reflects her inspirations of Chilean songwriters from the 60s and 70s.
Pinkerton was born in the heart of the Midwest and has crafted her style to portray roots that range from Appalachia to the Andes.
Her latest project titled, "Ends of the Earth," is a collection of her powerful folk songs that are tributes to her teachers and musicians who have shaped her style. These pieces portray reflections of her travels between her hometown in Indiana and her second home in Chile.
Through her travels, Pinkerton learned fiddle traditions and studied with folk musicians.
She studied ethnomusicology for four years at the University of Texas at Austin where she was a part of the award-winning band, Divahn.
Pinkerton has generated a still-growing audience for her music. She won the City Paper readers' poll as one of the top acoustic acts in Pittsburgh, where she currently resides. She has toured both North and South America, sharing the stage with artists such as Stacy Phillips, Glen Velez, the Chieftains and Alejandro Escovedo.
Questions? Contact Michael O'Brien