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Dear Editor:
Hudson County's unique geography makes for an easy commute into New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal via the Lincoln Tunnel. Numerous New Jersey Transit bus lines are routed directly through Hudson County's local roadways daily. Hudson County's Boulevard East is one of the main corridors in which many of these northern bus lines combine prior to entering (or waiting) at the entrance of the Lincoln tunnel. For many suburban commuters this is the last leg of their respective journeys.
Many of these New Jersey Transits northern bus lines which transverse Hudson County are already packed full of suburban commuter passengers leaving 'Standing room only' accommodations for many if not all of Hudson County residents. As New Jersey Transit northern bus lines extend further through Hudson County's local streets they are routed by Port Authority officials into the local car/truck lanes at the Lincoln Tunnel. Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. till 10:00 a.m. the Lincoln Tunnel experiences a complete traffic bottleneck leaving many of these New Jersey Transits northern bus lines fighting with single occupant cars for position as they edge closer to the tunnels entrance. While many of the New Jersey Transit western/southern suburban buses are routed off the Turnpike through express lanes and into their own tunnel portal.
As you can imagine standing at 7:00 a.m. in a stop and go tunnel traffic scenario for an hour or more in the morning can be a complete commuter's nightmare. Recent cold weather highlights the extreme disregard for local Hudson County commuters by New Jersey Transit bus schedulers and drivers. Hudson County commuters are often left to wait and freeze on the side of the road as many suburbanites breeze pass on to their destination.
The return commute to New Jersey may even be worse, if possible! The Boulevard East bus line (Gate 212) at the New York City Port Authority extends far beyond any similar route within New Jersey Transits system. The waiting times on many nights extend for more than an hour or more. Regional Transportation Planners need to take into account the extended wait times for local commuters and the penalties we pay for being close. I know the state has enacted many 'Smart growth polices to promote reinvestment in urban areas. New Jersey Transit Polices seem counter to this strategy??
I respectively call on local officials to champion Hudson County commuters who are often left on the side of the road as these New Jersey Transits northern bus lines pass weary Hudson County residents indiscriminately.
I call on local officials to champion rental home owners whose rental income is proportional to the ease of the local commute. Please call NJ Transits complaint line at the following number: NJ TRANSIT 24 Hour Access (Operator-assisted 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.) 1-973-275-5555 Hearing Impaired (TTY 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.) 1-800-772-2287 Please let NJ Transit know how their complete disregard for Hudson County residents is unacceptable!
John Hubbard


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Our Youth and Our PlanetQ&A With Berkeley Highs Green Academy
Hello readers! My Name is Toni White. I came to Home Energy magazine a little over a year ago as an office assistant intern. My home city is Berkeley, California (which is also where HE Mag is located). Berkeley is a small city that neighbors San Francisco and Oakland, and has a population of about 112,000. I call Berkeley the "Hippie City" as it's very open-minded, liberal, has a mixture of different people, and a sense of calm. We are also home to one of the best schools, the University of California, Berkeley, and one public high school, which yours truly attended, Berkeley High.
I used the city's local youth program to find a part-time job, and sure enough it lead me to Home Energy in 2011. The magazine's publisher, Tom White (not related) asked me if I would be interested in doing an article; of course I accepted. We talked about youth and energy, which lead me back to my old high school—a school that has recently developed its very own Green Academy.
I had the chance to speak with one of Berkeley High School's Green Academy co-leaders and science teacher Glenn Wolkenfeld. He has been involved with Green Academy ever since it first began and helped move it forward to what it is today.
Q&A With Glenn Wolkenfeld, Green Academy
Toni White: How did the Green Academy come to be and why?
Glenn Wolkenfeld: Berkeley High School's Green Academy came to be 2 years ago, in Fall 2010. The BHS Green Academy is one of six small schools program we have within the school. The Green Academy was sponsored by PG&E who partnered with the California Department of Education. PG&E helped with the curriculum and also provided funds for the program. PG&E wanted to fund money to a whole new small school, not give it to one already existing. Berkeley High's Green Academy also took over a small school, the school for Social Justice and Ecology (SSJE), because the curriculum was the same as the Sustainability, Ecology, and Environmental Design (SEED) program.
TW: What does the Green Academy do?
GW: It prepares students for college and green-based jobs. The Academy provides education in environmental science, sustainability, English, history and math. In 9th grade, students learn the foundation of environmental sustainability and social justice. They take advanced biology, geometry, English and history. In 10th grade they are working on the career path they might want to take. There are two programs they can choose from: SEED (Sustainability, Ecology, and Environmental Design), which deals with renewable energy, green building, waste management, and transportation, and HEAT (Human Energy and Appropriate Technology), which deals with the physics of energy, including the study of energy conservation, electricity, and solar energy. In their 12th grade year, students have related internships in the community.
TW: Who can be a part of the Green Academy? Are there certain requirements to get into the program?
GW: Anyone who has an interest in the ecology and the green movement, goes to Berkeley High or wants to go to Berkeley High, and is ready to start their 9th grade year can be apart of the academy.
TW: What's a typical class size and what topics are covered within classes?
GW: BHS Green Academy will have anywhere from 290 students to 400 students, and the typical class size is just like any other—28 to 30 kids. In the classes, students learn English, history, science, and math. They do homework and get reading and writing assignments as well.
TW: Do classes have discussions and lectures or is it more hands-on?
GW: There are project-based classes. In the past some of the projects included testing hydrogen fuel cells and evaluating the hydrogen economy, designing small-scale wind and solar generators, and restoring wetlands. Students learn about climate change, and the history about international agreements on climate change. Much of the learning is hands-on and includes field trips. The classes still include discussions and lectures but we like it to be more hands-on.
TW: After a student graduates from the Green Academy, where do they go? What opportunities are available for them?
GW: Green Academy hopes to help students get jobs in sustainability. BHS is trying to basically do the articulation agreement. For those who don't know, the articulation agreement is what makes specific courses and letter grades completed in community college transferable to a university. The courses taught at the high school would be worth college credit. We want them to have the knowledge and experience they need to move forward in college or with a green-based job. Seniors have internship experience, so they can use that to move on to a job as well.
TW: Do you think that "green" programs will continue to gain momentum and popularity over the next 5 years?
GW: Yes, if we cannot become more eco-friendly, there will be no future. Every year our class size joining the BHS Green Academy gets bigger, so I think people, even youth, understand how important it is for us to change.
TW: Do you see a large interest with students/youth that you work with to better the environment?
GW: Yes, all the kids entering the program seem very eager to learn, complete the projects, and get out there and work with the community. We need to get the youth on the right track to help our environment. They know the future is at stake, and they know that we can do better.
TW: These types of youth programs, for the future of our environment, are relatively new. As a program administrator, how have you seen the response to the program change?
GW: These programs are still in the building blocks, especially in high school. BHS Green Academy is only 2 years old. The youth is what will build our future, so we leave it up to them to help make the changes we need to help our environment. We need them to understand and actively engage in creating an environmentally sustainable world.
Final Thoughts
When I was going to Berkeley High School, there was no Green Academy. There may have been a small school with some of the same ideas, but nothing like the Green Academy. I didn't have any real knowledge about sustainable energy, green jobs, or just how to live and be more energy efficient.
Even though environmental issues are becoming more and more emphasized in the government and politics, it's important that we move forward on our own and make the changes. It is great to see how Berkeley High and our city are growing and accepting environmental sustainability into its community and education. I myself have learned a lot while working at Home Energy and I'm grateful for that. I hope that in the future we learn more ways to help our environment, and ourselves, and live within our means. I think building a Green Academy inside a high school is a great step in the right direction.
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Report: Growing chasm between state's richest, poorest
Connecticut, the Land of Steady Habits, has been steadily experiencing a widening chasm between rich and poor, a report released Thursday suggests.
"A state whose middle and working classes once stood closer to prosperity than almost anywhere in America has become one of its most unequal places," according to the report issued by the Connecticut Association for Human Services and Connecticut Voices for Children.
The report, "Pulling Apart: Connecticut Income Inequality 1977 to Present," noted that the state, once among the top five nationally in terms of having small income gaps between the richest fifth and poorest fifth of residents, now ranks as the third worst. On another inequality scale cited in the report, Connecticut ranks behind only New York state in income disparity.
"While Connecticut's richest have grown richer, many of their fellow residents are barely treading water," according to the report, based on a state-by-state analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute. "Connecticut has seen working-class wages stagnate, and more of its residents live in poverty today than 50 years ago."
At the same time, the report said, the very wealthy are pulling away from the merely well-off. According to the report's analysis of tax return data from the Internal Revenue Service and the state Department of Revenue Services, income among the top 1 percent of Connecticut earners has soared to account for 28 percent of all individual income in the state, up from 17 percent two decades ago.
The top 1 percent earn about $766,000 a year, well above the the top 5 percent's average income of $225,000.
"The income of the near-rich is actually closer to that of the poorest fifth of households, who earn $17,000, than it is to the ... wealthiest Connecticut residents," according to a summary of the report.
The report doesn't spend much time analyzing why the income gap has widened, mentioning only "runaway growth in the financial sector" as one factor.
But economist Peter Gioia, vice president of the 10,000-member Connecticut Business and Industry Association, pointed to three factors: problems in the state's education system, a decline in the number of manufacturing jobs, and a propensity for the state to attract "some incredibly high-end jobs."
Gioia said he doesn't believe adding high earners to the state's employment base is anything but a net plus for Connecticut, opening up jobs in such areas as landscaping and limousine services, among many others.
"You want wealthy people. They pay a lot of taxes," he said.
Gioia said a better way to tackle the income gap is to improve the state's educational system so people on the lower rungs of the wage gap can employ increased skills to attain higher pay. Yet, he charged that Connecticut Voices for Children, a New Haven-based policy think tank, had not thrown its weight behind Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's plan to remake the state's educational system, something he says is critical to helping close the wage gap.
Another important consideration in analyzing why the wage gap exists, according to Gioia, is the disintegration of the state's manufacturing base, as many of these jobs have shifted overseas. Restoring good-paying manufacturing jobs that don't require a four-year education is part of what needs to happen to close gaps between upper-income residents and others, he said.
The report, released Thursday, however, offers other solutions, including raising and indexing the minimum wage, strengthening the state's unemployment system and reducing reliance on sales and property taxes, shifting the burden to income and estate levies.
Gioia challenged many of these recommendations, saying that increasing the minimum wage could have the unintended consequence of reducing the number of entry-level job opportunities because employers would no longer be able to invest in training workers that don't come with the necessary skills. He added that the state's unemployment insurance system needs to be bolstered, but that is hardly a solution to the wage gap.
"How do you create wealth by increasing unemployment (payouts)?" Gioia said. "You need to increase job opportunities."
He also disagreed with relying more on income taxes that can hit small business owners hard and have a negative effect on job creation.
Steve Lanza, an economist at the University of Connecticut and executive editor of The Connecticut Economy, agreed that minimum wage laws can throw up barriers for unskilled workers.
"It's not a real solution," Lanza said.
He also said large wage gaps may be one indicator of a stagnating economy, but he questioned whether statistics cited in the report are a true barometer of Connecticut income inequality.
The report apparently didn't take into account demographic changes, such as an aging population, as well as factors such as the number of exceptionally wealthy people in the state who skew numbers related to wage disparity.
"Connecticut's rate has historically been high not because poor folks are exceptionally worse off here in Connecticut than in other parts of the country — in fact, they're better off," Lanza said. "What the problem is, really, is that you have a few at the top that are just incredibly rich."
While Lanza sees the latest income gap report as taking a narrow view of the state's economy, policy analysts for the two groups that released the study see the growing disparity between rich and poor as a key barometer.
"Growing inequality is bad for families and our economic future," said Wade Gibson, senior policy fellow at Connecticut Voices for Children. The policy think tank has been fighting for expanded opportunities for the middle class.
"Our economy won't truly rebound without shared prosperity," added James Horan, executive director of the Hartford-based advocacy group Connecticut Association for Human Services, in a statement.
Closing the gap
The report recommends several solutions to close Connecticut's income gap:
• Raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation.
• Strengthening the state's depleted unemployment insurance compensation trust fund.
• Relying less on property and sales taxes while increasing income and estate taxation.
• Supporting higher education and strengthening the state's earned income tax credit for the working poor.
Source: "Pulling Apart: Connecticut Income Inequality 1977 to Present"
For the national report, visit www.cbpp.org.
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Dick Pinney's Guidelines: Getting ready for opening dayDICK PINNEY March 30. 2013 7:51PM
Well here it is, with tomorrow opening day of the landlocked salmon fishery in our big lakes. Along with the salmon, there are also rainbow, brown trout and lake trout to be caught in our big lakes. Do not confuse this with the opening day fishing for "trout," which happens on the last Saturday of April. This can get you in big trouble.
In our humble estimation, the area around Laconia, if the ice isn't out completely by this opening, is the place to be. At Winnisquam Lake there will be open water at the outlet of the Winnipesaukee River. This is one of the first places you can troll with any amount of open water for salmon and lakers. In the unusual year, trolling water could be available at both Alton Bay and Wolfeboro Bay, but we doubt that will happen.
The other Laconia option, a place that has been red hot on the opening of the April 1 fishing, would be Lake Opechee at Lakeport. This place has been on fire in the early season, but funny thing, you can get on this open water and fish well before April 1, but the problem is that legally you can't target or possess landlocked salmon, but this lake is well stocked with rainbow trout. In my own personal experiences, you'll catch about 10 salmon for each rainbow trout if you are trolling flies or artificials. If you are anchored and fishing live bait at the inlet below the dam or the outlet, you have a little bit larger chance of hooking into a salmon than a rainbow.
Don't be afraid to troll or cast streamer flies in either spot. We've done really well casting streamers into the current and also have had some great luck trolling streamer flies.
One of our favorite places to be is to anchor in the lake in the current stream below the Lakeport Dam, using live shiners or if you can get them, live smelt. Hooking them with a single hook in the jaw, all you have to do is to sit there and wait for a fish to hit, let them take the bait for a minute or two and then gently set the hook and hold on.
Longtime Boston TV newscaster and anchor Peter Mehegan will be the guest speaker at the Merrimack River Valley Trout Unlimted Chapter's annual Conservation Fundraising Banquet to be held on Saturday, April 6, from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at the Londonderry Country Club in Londonderry. Mehegan retired in 2005 from WCVB-TV after 23 years as co-anchor of Chronicle news magazine. His best known Chronicle feature was "On the Road Again," where he traveled the back roads of Maine in his restored 1969 Chevy Impala. He traveled to every county in the state of Maine profiling colorful rural personalities rarely seen on TV - lobsterman, loggers, farmers or "anyone with a story to tell". He is a longtime member of the Cape Cod Trout Unlimited Chapter and has also helped with the development of the Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum in Rangeley, Maine. He enjoys fly fishing in both eastern and western Maine and most of all being a grandfather to six children.
Trout Unlimited is a 501(c)3 National Organization with more than 150,000 members and more than 500 chapters nationwide. There are seven chapters throughout New Hampshire, and the Merrimack River Valley Chapter covers the Southern part of New Hampshire and is based out of Manchester. In conjunction with many area conservation commissions and the New Hampshire Fish and Game, Trout Unlimited works to restore, protect and conserve cold water fisheries and their watersheds. Through education we also sponsor introductory fly fishing classes and fly tying classes where our volunteers introduce both adults and youth to the sport with the intent of having them become stewards in preserving the valuable resources we have in New Hampshire and surrounding states. We also donate equipment to local schools that participate in "Adopt-a-Salmon" and "Trout in the Class" programs run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The New Hampshire Fish and Game.
In addition to our guest speaker, the luau-themed evening will feature a buffet dinner, door prizes, raffles and auctions, with all proceeds to benefit chapter projects and programs. Ticket prices are $30 per person and the event is open to Trout Unlimited members and the public. Groups, businesses and corporations are eligible for discounts by purchasing a table of eight or more for $25 per ticket. For more information about this event or to purchase tickets visit the website at www.merrimacktu.org or contact Ron Hamel @ (978) 835-8857 or via e-mail @ firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dick Pinney's column appears weekly in the New Hampshire Sunday News. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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When you have a dream, the only way to fulfill it is to be presistent. Harold McNeil knows all what it takes, and then some, to get what you want.
He's tried a little of it all: stand-up comic, playwrite, rapper and actor.
"I've always wanted to be on stage. it's just something in me that makes me want to entertain. I've been at it a long time but I'm not about to give up. My idol is Will Smith who has done many great things in the industry," said the 40-year-old McNeil.
For the past year McNeil has paid his dues as a stand-up comedian. He has been on large stages and small stages and places that hardly had stages. But, he said, it takes time and patience to work on your craft. McNeil wasn't alone on the road trips. A local rap group named "Collage" was his opening act. All seasoned singers and rappers, "Collage" warned up the stage for McNeil and earned a following of their own.
The group has been at entertaining for about 15 years mostly in north and west Florida. The members are: Keith "6-4" Kirkland, Veno Holloman, 37, Julius "Daddy Slim" Taylor, 32, and 32-year-old Jeff Austin. Before they were "Collage" they performer under the moniker of "GCB" or Gadsden County Boyz.
Keeping focused on the outcome isn't always easy. They remembered how, when traveling to difference performances, they pooled their nickels and dimes to get enough money for a meal. They were hungrier for the stage than they were for food many nights.
"A lot of people think success is over night. By the time you hear a person's record or see them in movies or on television, they have put in years of work and sacrifice. Most successful people today are multi-talented like Jamie Fox who sings, acts and is a comic," McNeil said.
The Quincy native thinks his big break came last October when he was driving down Lake Bradford Road, near the Florida A&M University campus, and spotted a sign for tryouts for a movie. He went to the audition and won a part in the movie.
"The name of the movie is 'My Crackhead Uncle' which will be officially released Oct, 1. P play the part of Slim, a man who tries to influence the main character, Deno, to choose the right path when he and a nephew move from Cleveland to Miami. The name is kind of misleading and the crackhead isn't what the movie is all about. It's really a very funny movie, I want people to see it. The lead character is Steve Turner who wrote "Friday" that starred Ice Cube," McNeil said.
When the producers were looking for someone to work on the soundtrack, they didn't look any further than "College." The group performed the title song and another called "To Young To Die." Kirkland has a cameo scene as a gang member in the movie.
Most of the feature length film, 88 minutes, was shot in Miami with a small portion in Tallahassee.
The film is released by Universal Studios and can be ordered on line at www.mycrackheaduncle.com
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Out Character Gets Animated in 'ParaNorman'
With a slew of award nominations including an Academy Award for Best Animated Film and a GLAAD Media Award nomination, Focus Features' "ParaNorman," a 3D stop-motion animated comedy/horror film, is going places animated films haven't gone before.
Besides confronting such topics as death and bullying, the Focus Features' film also has an animated gay character that is handled with a subtle touch that keeps it from becoming a "message movie."
"ParaNorman," which played in theaters last summer and was released on home video in November, features the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Elaine Stritch, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck (as Mitch, the character we learn is gay), Leslie Mann and John Goodman. The main character, Norman (Smit-McPhee) has the ability to talk with the dead, but it is a power that keeps him feeling isolated and alone.
Screenwriter Chris Butler (who also co-directed the film with Sam Fell), sat down with EDGE recently to talk about the accolades the film is receiving as well as the creative choices of having a gay character in a film geared to a young audience.
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EDGE: Congratulations on the movie and the nominations. Does that (the prospect of winning an award) enter your head at all when you're in the early process of writing the script?
Chris Butler: No. Not even slightly. I don't think anyone would do these things if that's the reason to do it. These projects just take so long. There is so much blood, sweat, and tears that go into it. I love writing and I love animation, so they are my passions and, you know, I just wanted to have this idea of mine be realized.
EDGE: Besides the Oscar nomination, which is huge, you also have a GLAAD Media Award nomination!
Chris Butler: I'm really thrilled by that. To be honest, all the awards are a thrill because what I wanted was to make a movie that people would respond to and we definitely did that. You are always looking for rotten tomatoes; but, critically speaking, most of the reviews were good. You've always got your eye on what the critics think regardless of the box office. I think that's what you look for.
You just want to know that people agree with you, that it is a good movie. Because it's a vindication. It's not so much an ego thing; it's more like, 'Am I insane?' Because I was writing this thing for so many years. I thought, 'Okay this is fun. This is funny. This is worth saying.' Then when other people say they like it, you're like, 'Okay, I'm not insane. I can do this again.'
A message movie?
EDGE: What were the challenges in making sure those messages were in the movie without making it a message movie?
Chris Butler: I think that's partly the approach. The kinds of movies, the kinds of books, the comics that I like do have something to say. I can happily go sit and watch some brainless, in-your-face blockbuster and just enjoy it for the spectacle. And I can do that. But what really resonates is the stuff that leaves me thinking. And I don't think that family movies should be exempted from that. They certainly never used to be. The stuff that I remember from my childhood had a lot to say.
Certainly, the influences were movies like 'ET,' 'The Goonies,' and certainly horror movies. The John Hughes movies were also a big influence, actually. But all these films used humor and spectacle, but they all also really did have heart.
EDGE: Was making one of the characters - Mitch - gay something that you wanted to be a part of the film early on?
Chris Butler: I wanted to present these stereotypes that we've all seen before. In many ways, the characters represent the stereotypes that you see in horror movies. Every horror movie has them. And I wanted to present them, and then turn them on their head a little.
Again, it's those certain stereotypes. It's those characters that we see. We see the bullied fat kid, we see the bully, we see the vacuous cheerleader; but I wanted each of them to have something else going on. And the character of Mitch is a stereotypical jock. Honestly, that partly came about because of Scooby-Doo. Because I always used to think of Fred as the kind of guy who wears white cashmere sweaters and...
EDGE: A scarf, yes.
Chris Butler: And a hat and scarf. He's definitely not as interested in Daphne as she thinks he is. So that was the idea like if you took Scooby-Doo characters to their logical conclusion, Fred would be gay.
Talk of mortality
EDGE: For a kid's movie, there's a lot about death in 'ParaNorman.'
Chris Butler: Yeah, I think something that's always interested me as long as I've been working are those kinds of stories. Certainly as a kid it was the darker stuff that compelled me more. Like the Grandma/Norman relationship. That comes from my relationship with my Grandma (voiced by Elaine Stritch). Because when I was a kid my Nana used to say to me that when she died she was going to stick around to watch over me to make sure I was okay.
Now, I because she was old and going to die, I personally think that is such a great way of introducing the concept of death to a small child. But rather than making it some taboo scary subject, it was actually quite heartwarming. She expressed something that didn't have this uncomfortable finality that should never be discussed.
EDGE: I like the big climax with Agatha and the fact that Norman does call her a bully. And I thought 'Wow, this is a great scene where a kid has been kind of beaten up through this whole movie is finally facing up to his bully.' And I'm guessing that was very intentional.
Chris Butler: Yeah. And I think that meant a lot to me. In a lot of the preview screenings that we had even the really young kids got that. They got that Aggie and Norman were flip sides of the same coin. You know, that one is bullied but knows that the answer is not to do it to someone else. I even heard that from kids younger than five who got it.
Push back?
EDGE: That's great. Was there ever any push back about Mitch announcing that he has a boyfriend at the end?
Chris Butler: No. We discussed it, I guess, but not real length. I mean everyone, everyone was on board. The studio supported it wholeheartedly. At no point, and I'm not just saying this, at no point was there ever, was I ever forced to compromise in what the movie should be.
EDGE: As a gay filmmaker do you feel like you need to put something gay-themed in every project?
Chris Butler: No. And I would never call myself a gay filmmaker. Because it (being gay) does not define who I am. We were making a movie about tolerance and acceptance and I thought in doing that we should have the strength of our convictions and really say something. I don't necessarily think that needs to be said again by me. If (a gay character) is important to the story fine. But I don't have a burning ambition to do that.
For information on "ParaNorman" or to buy the Blu-Ray/DVD, visit http://paranorman.com.
Watch Casey Affleck talk about playing the character of Mitch in "ParaNorman":


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Thursday, December 27, 2007
SPEED Channel Answers Back
One day after the Homestead Championship Weekend, something changed in "NASCAR TV Land."
Suddenly, after a year of high-profile network TV coverage of NASCAR's three major racing series, there was silence.
Fans that got into the habit of tuning-into or recording some sort of NASCAR-related TV program every single day for the previous ten months didn't know what to do. When the year-in-review programs from NASCAR Images were duds, and the three series banquets were lackluster, it finally sank in...it was really over.
No matter how many times fans checked SPEED Channel, it was still PINKS, Redline TV, and Super Bikes. One spin of the dial to ESPN Classic yielded no better results. One thing was certain, there was no NASCAR TV to be found.
So, we promptly reminded everyone that lots of NASCAR video was to be found on the good old "still wild and untamed" Internet. That part of our December 18th column was accurate, but we were in for a big surprise.
The Public Relations folks at SPEED sent me a quick note that I had jumped the gun with my complaints. They told me that the network would prove me wrong very soon. Well, here we are in late December and sure enough, SPEED has just made a bold move that took us by surprise.
The bottom line is, January for NASCAR fans will never be the same again. SPEED President Hunter Nickell unveiled a completely new schedule of NASCAR pre-season programming that signals an unprecedented commitment of the network to the sport.
"There will be a lot of interest in seeing NASCAR back on the track in '08," said Nickell. "SPEED will be there from the very beginning, we'll be there all season and we'll be there at the end."
NASCAR puts the first tires back on the track with Sprint Cup testing from Daytona beginning on January 7th. What Nickell released was a mind-altering schedule that shows SPEED originating a daily NASCAR program of some type from that first day all the way through Daytona SpeedWeeks in mid-February. Here is a slice of the content:
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Testing from Daytona – Jan. 7-10 (7 p.m.)
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Testing from Daytona – Jan. 11 (7 p.m.)
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Testing from Daytona – Jan. 14-17 (6:30 p.m.)
• NASCAR Nationwide Series Testing from Daytona – Jan. 21-22 (7 p.m.)
• 2008 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour – Jan. 23-25 (7 p.m.)
• NASCAR Testing from Las Vegas – Jan. 28-30 (7 p.m.)
• NASCAR Testing from Fontana – Jan. 31-Feb. 1 (7 p.m.)
• NASCAR 2008 Team Previews – Feb. 4-6 (7 p.m.)
Filling-in the dates not listed above will be NASCAR coverage on The SPEED Report, as well as new Charlotte-based live programs from the SPEED studios.
Popular host John Roberts will anchor the Sprint Cup coverage, joined by Larry McReynolds, Jeff Hammond and Bob Dillner. On both the Truck and Nationwide Series, Roberts will be working with Ray Dunlap and Phil Parsons.
This entire line-up is being billed as NASCAR Pre-Season Thunder. It is exactly the kind of coverage that The Daly Planet and fans have been asking for of this sport all season long. The timing is perfect.
Just like the NFL Network coverage of events and personalities away from the playing field, this commitment by SPEED is going to open-up a huge window into the sport that fans have never seen before.
The impact of the NFL Network on ratings for the games has been amazing. Does anyone believe that the game itself has changed? No, what has changed is that the sport now has a designated TV network "supporting" it.
In our earlier column, we accused SPEED of being "in denial" that fans wanted NASCAR TV in the off-season, and that the network was "hiding behind" endless re-runs of PINKS to fill their air time. This is certainly more of an answer to that than we ever expected.
In a November interview, Brian France mentioned specifically that he wanted more TV shows about the sport and more original TV programming from his NASCAR partners. In that same interview he made a point of reinforcing his commitment to SPEED and the fact that this network dedicated to motorsports was his business partner in expanding the NASCAR TV universe. Now, we know what he meant.
So, dust off those DVR's, TiVo's and VCR's because original NASCAR programming will be returning on January 7th to SPEED and running almost every single day through the middle of February.
Who says it too late for one more Christmas present?
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30 comments:
- David said...
It seems that Speed understands what NASCAR fans want. Does anyone think that ESPN cares as much as SPEED does.. I honestly don't think the PH.D's that run Bristol U get the NASCAR fan anymore.. Thank you Speed... I can't believe I am saying this Thank you FOX... Will Bristol U be in there soon... Let's hope!!
- December 27, 2007 at 9:57 PM
- Matt said...
I've gotta disagree with you John. While I'm thrilled with all the coverage SPEED is giving NASCAR in Jan, it doesn't make up for the complete avoidance of NASCAR and all motorsports in Dec. There's no reason we couldn't have a mini-marathon of 07 races or something. NASCAR fans need something to watch during December.
- December 27, 2007 at 10:00 PM
- Karen said...
JD, if I'm not mistaken when I read this schedule last night, these times were listed as CT, not ET.
- December 27, 2007 at 10:01 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I agree with you 100%. My hope is that this signals a commitment to recognize that end-of-season programming for 2008 needs to be put in place for ad sales now.
One issue was the fact that NASCAR race footage is owned by NASCAR Images, not SPEED. This impass on creating new shows to replace NBS 24/7 and others that fans enjoyed as well as historical programs has to be solved soon.
I will double check with SPEED, but their program schedules are always done in Eastern Time, so I will update that item on Friday.
- December 27, 2007 at 10:07 PM
- Karen said...
JD, no need to check. The times that you've listed are correct per Nascar.com. Sorry. Guess I had a turkey hangover and it affected my eyes.
- December 27, 2007 at 10:59 PM
- Tripp said...
Something new for SPEED.
For a few years now, after the curtain came down at Homestead, I was adrift until things ramped up again in Daytona. There used to be some old NASCAR races on Classic before ESPN took over. Fortunately, home made DVDs of old races like the '99 Bristol and '01 Daytona races would tide me over. Unfortunately, all my DVDs went over the transom so pickings are thin until things go live in Daytona again.
So... SPEED's announcement is welcome new for this race starved fan. John Roberts was on Sirius today talking about the planned coverage. This is all good.
Save racing, the only other sport I follow is baseball... specifically the Red Sox. With the World Series in the bag this year, coverage of the Sox did not disappear in a wisp of smoke on the final out. Coverage continues even now, in the midst of the Holidays, on NESN.
NESN is the network of the Red Sox. If SPEED intends on being the network of NASCAR, they need to up the ante and be as closely aligned with NASCAR as NESN is with the Sox. This announcement is a step in the right direction and SPEED should be applauded for it.
Now, what else can you do for this displaced NASCAR junkie like me?
- December 27, 2007 at 11:22 PM
- darbar said...
Finally, someone is listening. For those of us, mostly women, who don't relish the T&A of Nopi and other similar Speed shows, I cannot wait for their series of race-related programming. Perhaps Speed can show ESPN how it's done, and done right.
- December 28, 2007 at 12:32 AM
- Anonymous said...
Nice to see SPEED step up and offer more testing coverage than they usually do, and I am interested to see these new programs and what they have to offer. My only problem is, will NASCAR be the only thing SPEED will have left to offer, other than ALMS, Grand-Am, and F1? I mean, the NFL Network focuses on one aspect of football, and hurts because of it.
- December 28, 2007 at 1:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
If ESPN understood NASCAR fans as well as SPEED does, things would be very different in the second half of the season.
Looking forward to my new favorite network's coverage.
- December 28, 2007 at 6:26 AM
- jfs-va said...
JD, I just have one question. What's a VCR? :>)
Seriously though, this and SPEED going HD is great news. I hope Comcast here in my area will carry their HD channel.
- December 28, 2007 at 7:44 AM
- JHD said...
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
I usually find testing or practice to be one step up from watching paint dry.
But I'm actually looking forward to this just so I can get my mid-offseason fix until Speedweek!
- December 28, 2007 at 9:28 AM
- earl06 said...
Other than the media tour and the unspecified "live shows from the Charlotte studio" there isn't anything new here. SPEED has had half-hour test wrap-ups going back several years. The other 23 1/2 hours of the day will still show the same dreck.
Yes, I am looking forward to the test shows, as i have every year. Passing this off as "unprecedented" coverage is pretty lame.
- December 28, 2007 at 9:57 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I would beg to differ. This is not Bob Dillner with a camera crew, but a full scale TV program like RaceDay or NASCAR Live. That is the point of the article.
What fans asked for was to have SPEED put the TV resources on the pre-season coverage of the sport that have been lacking. Having Larry Mac, Jeff Hammond, and John Roberts on-scene at both testing and during the Media Tour is going to be a completely new wrinkle in the January TV coverage of the sport.
- December 28, 2007 at 10:25 AM
- Anonymous said...
JD, speaking of SPEED, my cable company has said nothing about carrying SPEED HD. Do you know anything about which companies will carry SPEED HD at its launch?
- December 28, 2007 at 11:25 AM
- Bobby said...
This off-season is also the one where Speed is finishing the transition into HD, so there is more to worry than in the past. I do agree that there are too many airings of Super Bikes!, NOPI (which could be lost to ESPN2 because of the new deal with the NHRA and NOPI), Unique Whips, and the Pinks series (a show which I've mocked; after my alma mater lost five consecutive games and lost a shot at postseason, I angrily said I deserved to lose my car!).
Some of the Aussie and German racing on television does make sense, since the drivers do admit they are big fans (did anyone read Junior's comments to the Aussie media during his trip to the V8 Supercar Dunlop Grand Finale) that we could see what Junior was discussing.
Sometimes, a nice respite is a good thing to let everyone recharge their batteries after nine long months.
Coverage of the Race of Champions and other events where the stars are doing off-season races would make sense.
- December 28, 2007 at 12:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
SPEED is doing a great thing for NASCAR fans. Now if they would just admit they made a HUGE mistake with Dave Despain and fix it before 2008 they would be GODS.
- December 28, 2007 at 12:40 PM
- GinaV24 said...
Good news! I'm looking forward to seeing the programming on speed, especially if, as you said John, this will not just be recapping of the practices and such, but real programming for the pre-season stuff. I do think that Speed and Fox understand the NASCAR fan better than ESPN. As a matter of fact, ESPN had better seriously get their act together early on this season or I won't even bother to tune into any of the races they broadcast. I can live without the NOPI junk or Pinks over and over -- actually I do because I never tune into any of those shows. I'd love to see them show the Rally car races (Speed used to do this on New Year's day as a marathon and I really enjoyed it). thanks for keeping us posted on this news, John.
- December 28, 2007 at 12:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
What earl06 said is correct...labeling this as unprecedented is specious at best. Even if they are trotting out more cameras, talking heads and stages, the preseason nightly programs still won't be any longer or offer much more content than they have in the past seasons. If they were covering full days of testing, that would be newsworthy.
- December 28, 2007 at 1:02 PM
- Nascar Momma said...
To Tripp...
I subscribe to DirecTV and had to buy an upgrade, but MASN does have old races. They show every two weeks, and I'm very happy with the channel. They show the WHOLE race with minimum commercials. I'll keep the sports package until February, then go back to the normal programming. One of the other channels also carries RaceLine Direct, which is a weekly news program that updates me on what is going on in the off season. They had DEI's Max Siegel last week. Check it out...it is worth the extra 12 bucks a month to me!
Nascar Momma
- December 28, 2007 at 1:42 PM
- earl06 said...
"What fans asked for was to have SPEED put the TV resources on the pre-season coverage of the sport that have been lacking. Having Larry Mac, Jeff Hammond, and John Roberts on-scene at both testing and during the Media Tour is going to be a completely new wrinkle in the January TV coverage of the sport." -JD
John, I'll give you the fact that the previous years' shows were lacking polish, and having the first team coming in will be a welcome change. The fact of the matter is that all of this adds up to less than 2% of SPEED's programming.
I know that the offseason is tough for programming. (Have you listened to Moody's show lately? 50 people call up every day to complain about the same two issues.) What would be nice is a couple hours, one night a week, during the offseason that gives folks their fix. Anything SPEED shows is going to be a rerun anyway, why not some NASCAR reruns?
- December 28, 2007 at 3:26 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Frankly, I think SPEED's primetime shows STINK year round.
The soft porn NOPI junk, Unique Whips?? Pinks, the horrendous and dangerous jackass motorcyle stunt shows?? WTH?
I almost wish I could disconnect digital cable for a few months and turn it back on in early Februrary.
SPEED has nothing to offer in the ON season, let along the OFF season.
They need to FOCUS monday nights on NASCAR again...they used to REPLAY VL and have some video taped show about NASCAR tucked around INC.
Now it's pinks and other rubbish.
So, once again, FRANCE can pontificate all he wants about the TERRIFIC NASCAR Partners..you go on other boards and they think SPEED is already too much NASCAR? I take it those folks think drag racing is NASCAR thus they hate pinks??
I don't get it. NASCAR NOT is not going to get my attention this season.
If SPEED wants to make some waves they better have at least a WEEKLY SHOW ON NASCAR. Again, why couldn't they offer one up on Monday or Tuesday nights...maybe TUesday to tell us the latest Fine du jours of teams and such,
But aside from the gang I enjoy on SPEED, the LACK of coverage on the weekends due to the ARROGANCE of PeeSPN (No practice, no qualifying ALLOWED on SPEED)
(Then again if ESPU covers it, STILL NO REAL PRACTICE or quals shown since they yap Over everything or crowd the picture with graphics and pretaped video.
So, SPEED has a long way to go to IMPROVE their schedule 7 days a week. Aside from Sundays shows and Monday's INC, I NEVER watch SPEED anymore unless they are "allowed" to show PRACTICE and quals.
just my two cents but I know I am not alone here.
- December 28, 2007 at 4:16 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
On that point I agree totally. We have been bugging SPEED to have a designated night of NASCAR re-runs, but to no avail.
We hoped that since ESPN was on-board again for both the Busch and Cup Series in 2007, they would use ESPN Classic to re-air those shows.
The unofficial explanation is that NASCAR Images owns that footage, and it would cost a lot to re-air the races. I find it hard to believe that an agreement could not be reached for the good of the fans and the sport.
Maybe SPEED will step-up and bring back that nice Monday night of NASCAR programming that so many of us really enjoyed.
- December 28, 2007 at 7:05 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
JD- Hope you had a very Merry Christmas. Do you think there could be any chance that SPEED's Jan.-Feb. daily NASCAR program might get continued as a daily NASCAR or racing program like the old RPM2NIGHT? Once SPEED "grabs" the NASCAR fans with its Jan.-Feb. programming, why would they just want to turn them over to EXPN for NASCAR-NOW (assuming it is coming back) unless they don't want to risk angering EXPN by going head-to-head with them more than just with RACEDAY?
Do you happen to know whether or not this "new" thinking at SPEED might mean that WIND TUNNEL might be back before Feb.?
- December 28, 2007 at 7:33 PM
- Newracefan said...
It's great to see Speed isn't leaving me high and dry until Feb and a more professional show about practice is a start. I'll be interested to see what other programming they are going to add and hopefully it includes a daily or at least weekly show to join INC.
- December 28, 2007 at 8:38 PM
- Erik said...
I'm puzzled. Do you actually think the NFL Network, which can only be seen in about 40% of all households, has an effect on the TV ratings of the NFL games? Folks that actually can see and watch the NFL Network are already diehard NFL fans. They'll watch NFL games no matter what, and now have more NFL content in the offseason. Good for them, but that isn't affecting the ratings.
What is bringing in the viewers is a historic run at an undefeated season by the New England Patriots, the resurgance of "America's Team" with the Dallas Cowboys, and a return to greatness of an NFL fan favorite, Bret Favre with the Green Bay Packers challanging for a Super Bowl.
NASCAR can start up their own network, or SPEED can become the de facto NASCAR network and bring in all the extra non race content such as off season coverage, testing, practice, and qualifying session. Though, even with all that, I can promise the ratings won't go up because the folks that want to watch that stuff are already tuned into the races anyway.
- December 29, 2007 at 1:51 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
While those may be compelling NFL stories for this season, the reason for the change is very clear. All year long, NFL fans have been able to follow the off-season activities and progress of their local teams like never before.
The focus of the NFL Network in the off-season is to continue to "build their brand" in the local marketplace, and they have done it.
Teams and games other than the Pats, the Cowboys, and the Packers are finding new fans who have followed their progress and built up their interest during the normally empty off-season.
While those high-profile stories are skimmed by the national media, there is now a new foundation of NFL fans who turn to the NFL Network when the game is over to get a better perspective of the league that includes more than flashy highlights and cute nicknames.
While the effect of this limited amount of additional programming to SPEED is only a start, it is the first time that there has been a coordinated effort between the sanctioning body and a TV network to put out first-rate programs during the pre-season.
It will be interesting to see what ESPN decides to do with the start date for NASCAR Now and the coverage on ESPN News. Nothing could be better than to have two TV networks on the ground and chasing stories at testing and the Media Tour.
- December 29, 2007 at 4:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
Earl06 said: "What would be nice is a couple hours, one night a week, during the offseason that gives folks their fix. Anything SPEED shows is going to be a rerun anyway, why not some NASCAR reruns?"
It's sad that SPEED has so much in its library and won't use it. Last week we watched the Trading Paint special from 2003 where Jeff Gordon and Juan Pablo Montoya switched rides for a day. We hadn't seen the original in 2003, but SPEED broadcasted it - once -last year the week Ganassi announced the Montoya signing.
It would be a great idea for people to be able to watch it now that Montoya really is in NASCAR -it's fun to watch it in hindsight since at the time no one ever figured an F1 driver would be in Cup. I didn't know much about him last year. It was enjoyable to see how much Montoya loved driving a stock car that day, even though Jeff Gordon didn't think it would be exciting for Montoya to drive his car (whereas he was totally excited about driving Montoya's car).
AND I just read on Jayski that SPEED is broadcasting all six events of a GOLF tournament this coming summer. Why? I can only assume because their employees, the Sadler brothers, are two of the three announced drivers who are participating, and Jeff Hammond is the spokesman for the tournament.
Power Golf. That's just ridiculous; what a waste of SPEED's airtime, in my opinion. Can we please get six behind the scenes shows about racing or race teams instead?
- December 30, 2007 at 12:28 PM
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I'm looking forward to seeing SPEED's coverage of the pre-season happenings. One hope I have is that they interview ALL of the drivers, not just JJ, JG, DE Jr., JPM, TS and CE over and over again. The near-constant media coverage of these select few drivers throughout the entire season has gone past the point of ad nauseum.
- December 30, 2007 at 2:04 PM
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Tomorrow and Tuesday SPEED is showing Barrett Jackson reruns for 48 hours straight. New Barrett Jackson starts mid month.
No NASCAR-related marathon, like Beyond the Wheel, or even some of the best episodes of NBS 24/7. Since the Busch Series name is going away, showing a compilation of NBS 24/7 one more time would be a good sendoff and a reminder of what the Nationwide series is supposed to be about, small teams with drivers/crews trying to work up to Nextel/Sprint Cup level someday.
If SPEED had some NASCAR reruns, I'd watch SPEED over the next two days while I'm off, since there's not, I'll be switching back between bowl games and the Planet of the Apes movie marathon on AMC.
- December 30, 2007 at 4:33 PM
- Alex said...
I wouldn't have a problem normally with Speed since I know that off-season programming is difficult. However, I am livid about how ARCA is being shafted. Why is the amount of races on TV for the RE/Max series getting reduced if Speed is committed to NASCAR as ever? The stars in tomorrow's NASCAR make their first starts in stock cars usually in ARCA. I would assume it would be inexpensive enough for a network such as Speed to have more ARCA races, either live or in tape delay. There's no good reason why the current 10-11 (out of 21) races they cover should be that few.
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Lincoln, Neb. - The Nebraska bowling team will open up its 2012-13 season this weekend at the Crusader Classic in Valparaiso, Ind. The Huskers hope to start the season off strong in hopes of winning its ninth national championship.
Head Coach Bill Straub really likes the youthful talent the Huskers squad has this year during preseason training and is excited to see how they compete against a talent-rich 10-team field at the Crusader Classic.
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"The field at this year's Valparaiso Invitation includes most of the best teams in the country." Straub said, "Considering the youthful makeup of our Husker squad, this event promises to be a fine test to start the season."
Senior Kristi Mickelson returns from a minor injury suffered in a preseason car crash, and will likely lead the Huskers throughout the season. Mickelson scored the second-highest season pinfall average (203.3 in 43 games) on the team last season.
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Bucks top Lakers as Kobe & Nash limp off
The Bucks stopped the Lakers as Brandon Jennings got back into the swing of things and helped restore my faith in humanity. Jennings was benched on Wednesday, failed to score and played just 17 minutes in a loss, but had 20 points, seven assists and three 3-pointers in last night's tough win against a hungry Lakers team. Monta Ellis had 18 points, seven boards and nine assists in 36 minutes, although his owners probably wish that Jennings were still in the doghouse. Larry Sanders had a career-high 21 points to go along with 13 rebounds and two blocks in the win, and played a great game against Dwight Howard. Sanders is one of those guys you have to love having on your fantasy team, even when he's not feeling it.
Steve Nash hurt his knee and didn't return after hobbling around for most of the night, reportedly shut down by back and "hip spasms." He finished with 16 points, six assists and a 3-pointer. I'm guessing he's OK, but the reality is that he will be listed as questionable for Saturday's game against the Kings. With the Lakers fighting for their playoff lives, I'm expecting him to play. Kobe Bryant was also limping around due to a bone spur in his left foot and hit just 6-of-17 shots for 16 points, but also hit 18-of-20 shots from the line. His ankle is far from healthy and the newly discovered bone spur is now a huge concern, especially since he left the arena with the help of a crutch last night. He'll see a foot specialist prior to Saturday's game, but as long as the Lakers are in a playoff fight for their lives, I assume he's going to play on most nights. But owners will want to follow his progress with the injury closely between now and Saturday's tip off. Kobe's reputation for playing through injuries is unbelievable, as nearly any other player in the league with his injuries would be a major concern. But with Bryant, we simply assume he'll keep playing, regardless of what the problem is. The Lakers sit just a half-game ahead of the Jazz for the final playoff spot in the West.
Dwight Howard had 15 points, 15 boards and three blocks in the loss, and appeared to take his matchup against block-master Sanders as a personal challenge. I don't think he won, especially when you consider he hit 3-of-10 free throws and the Lakers lost. Pau Gasol had 12 points, nine boards and a block, and while he's not yet at full speed, he's getting there. Antawn Jamison had 13 points, seven boards and a 3-pointer in 23 minutes, as he continues to fight through a wrist injury that is clearly bothering him. He might be worth adding to your team now that Metta World Peace's season is over. Jodie Meeks started at shooting guard again and had 11 points and a 3-pointer on 4-of-12 shooting. As we've seen all season, the big names are the ones who produce in L.A., meaning Meeks is a marginal add, at best.
Kings trounce Suns as Thomas stays hot
The Kings crushed the tanking Suns last night as Isaiah Thomas went off again for 23 points, eight assists and three more 3-pointers. Maybe you grew tired of our constant Keith Smart bashing earlier in the season, but the simple fact is that we knew Thomas was a very good player, and Smart wasn't using him properly. Had Smart bought into IT2 back in November, his 29-point game tonight probably wouldn't even qualify as news, as he would have had a big year. He had seven 3-pointers in his last game and is now one of the best point guard options in the league. DeMarcus Cousins torched the Suns with a season-high 34 points to go along with 14 rebounds and a block, and hit 12-of-16 shots.
While Suns' coach Lindsey Hunter does his best to ruin the fantasy lives of Goran Dragic owners everywhere, he's also helping the owners of any players that happen to be facing the dysfunctional, tanking Suns from night to night. Dragic was in street clothes again, despite yesterday's quotes about being fully healthy and simply wanting to play. Hunter had a two-game plan to sit Dragic, and we can only hope that he's completed his sentence in solitary confinement. You can't cut him right now, but if Hunter continues to bench him going forward, that will change. Kendall Marshall started and had nine points, 10 assists, two steals and a 3-pointer. He's shooting just 38 percent on the season, but as long as Dragic is sitting, Marshall is worth using in fantasy. Luis Scola went off for 25 points and seven boards on 10-of-13 shooting, and has been Hunter's center of choice lately. If he's available in your league, pick him up. P.J. Tucker had a career-high 18 points with three steals, while Wes Johnson cooled off with 14 points and three 3-pointers. But if you're looking to pick up a Sun, Johnson and Scola look like a good place to start.
Pacers crush Mavericks as West returns
David West returned from his back injury and started, and had seven points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes as the Pacers crushed the Mavericks 103-78. Tyler Hansbrough came through for those of you (us) who had him stuck in a weekly lineup with 13 points and nine boards in just 20 minutes. Once this week is over, Hansbrough should probably not be in fantasy lineups as long as West is playing. Roy Hibbert double-doubled, Paul George had 24 points and a full stat line, and Danny Granger's season is officially over. Granger will have another knee surgery, and this is why you don't go out of your way to hold injured players all season. It will be interesting to see how the Pacers mix him and Paul George together next season.
The Mavericks were out of synch for this one, but Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points and seven boards, and his knee injury is no longer an issue. Mike James, who was a very hot pickup after his strong play recently, didn't score a single point in 20 minutes last night, while Darren Collison came off the bench for 10 points and eight assists in 29 minutes. Collison has been worth owning despite playing in James' shadow, and James has been a serviceable point guard for the last 10 days, until last night's dud. He was a popular pickup due to his Thursday game this week, and while he let owners down, my guess is he'll bounce back against the Bulls on Saturday. O.J. Mayo hit just 3-of-10 shots for seven points and a 3-pointer, as he continues to struggle now that Dirk is back at full strength. I benched him this week, which actually wasn't a bad move in hindsight.
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Ty Lawson is dealing with a lingering heel injury and "couldn't move" during Wednesday's game. Denver coach George Karl called him doubtful for Friday due to his injury, which means that Andre Miller is a solid start on Friday night.
Tyson Chandler is iffy for the Knicks on Friday with his neck (read: knee) injury, but may not be ready to play again before the regular season is over. I'm guessing that his knee is a bigger problem than his neck, but who knows? The fact that the Knicks can't come up with a return date for Chandler is a concern, and he's a drop candidate in daily lineup leagues, regardless of what his injury might be.
X-rays on the ankle of LaMarcus Aldridge were negative and he missed Thursday's practice for the Blazers, so he's still iffy for Friday's game against the Jazz. If he can't go, Meyers Leonard could be worth a spot start. Aldridge and the Blazers play back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday, and it's possible he misses both games with his injury. J.J. Hickson is iffy for Friday after missing Thursday's practice with an illness, but my guess is he'll play on Friday.
Andre Drummond is expected to play on Friday after missing the past month with a back injury. I still don't see the Pistons running him crazy minutes, but I've been wrong before. If you have someone to cut and want to pick up Drummond, go for it.
Tony Parker is expected to play through his finger injury for the Spurs on Friday, but we'll have to see if Gregg Popovich agrees with that assessment.
Amir Johnson is traveling with the Raptors despite his left leg contusion, but is far from a guarantee to play against the Pistons on Friday. Traveling is a good sign, and the latest indications are that he plans on playing tonight. With or without Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas should be locked and loaded into fantasy lineups right now.
Paul Millsap is expected to play through his stomach issues on Friday, but that doesn't mean he'll be able to outplay Derrick Favors, or any other Jazz players tonight. However, it sounds like Enes Kanter's season is over due to his dislocated shoulder, which should end up being good news for all three Jazz big men (Al Jefferson, Millsap and Favors). Kanter suffered a left shoulder dislocation on Wednesday and will likely miss the rest of the season. This is great news for Jefferson's fantasy owners, and bad news for those random Kanter owners. We wish him well, but it would be shocking to see Kanter again this season, with or without surgery.
Zach Randolph said Thursday that he doesn't have a problem with coach Lionel Hollins. "Our relationship is fine, I respect my coach," he said after Wednesday's disappearing act. Randolph has scored a total of 13 points with 11 rebounds and nine turnovers in his last two games, so something is not right here. And Randolph's funk hasn't helped Ed Davis, as he didn't even get off the bench on Wednesday. Maybe Hollins and Hunter have been playing cards with Don Nelson in Maui lately, as their moves and protocol are a bit baffling.
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Today I got my excellent and informative copy of the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society magazine. In it is a very short piece about a very small piece of Norwegian research showing something that will come as no surprise to many RA sufferers: levels of RA pain may be affected by the weather.
I can't tell you who the researchers were, what research they did or how they reached their conclusions because NRAS, for all the magazine is interesting and informative, haven't seen fit to share any of that information with us. However, they said that 61% of the people they studied were affected by the weather (although they only studied 36 people), and that different people were affected by different weather conditions.
Well, I've noticed in the past that I certainly feel it before a storm, and I'm wondering if my coming and going fizzle (it's fizzing away merrily again today after a 'day off' yesterday) is related to the fact that we're having lovely, sunny days followed by very wet, rainy nights. Then again perhaps it was the lack of chocolate pizza last night?
I'm afraid I'm too lazy to keep a weather/RA diary and try to work it out, and anyway there are so many weather-related factors that it might be hard to do that without a mini weather station in the garden!
I hope I've spelled weather and whether correctly throughout – I'm very tired, so not promising anything on that front!
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Single European Sky: Europeans commit to a greener, safer and more performant aviation in the Madrid Declaration
In a high-level Conference held in Madrid yesterday and today under the auspices of the European Commission and the Spanish Presidency, all stakeholders of the European aviation community agreed to give the necessary impetus to a timely implementation of the Single European Sky. The Single European Sky is of utmost importance for the future of European aviation. It will cut the cost of flying in half, decrease the environmental impact of flights by 10%, and improve capacity and the already very high safety record of European airspace. Vice-President Siim Kallas, in charge of transport policy, highlighted: "Time for reflection is over. Europe is paying dearly the costs of fragmentation. We now need to act and deliver a seamless, safer, more performant and sustainable single sky for Europe by 2012. I welcome today's results".
Following the adoption by the European Parliament and the Council of the 'Single Sky Package (SES) II' in record time in November 2009, the high-level conference held in Madrid on 25 and 26 February gave the necessary impetus to its concrete and full implementation by 2012. The Single European Sky reform was initially launched in 2004 to redesign the European sky according to traffic flows rather than national borders.
The conference was widely attended by representatives of the institutions and Member States of the European Union, third countries associated to the Single European Sky projects, military authorities, the European Civil Aviation Conference, Eurocontrol, the European Aviation Safety Agency, the SESAR joint undertaking, the professional staff representative bodies, the European air navigation service providers, the European manufacturing industry, the airspace user associations, the airports operators, and other representatives of the European aviation community.
Through the adoption of the Madrid Declaration, the participants in the conference agreed that delivering the Single European Sky is of utmost importance for the future of European aviation. The Madrid Declaration translates the 5 priorities of the Single European Sky into concrete actions on:
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