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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The eighth-ranked Duke women's lacrosse team held top-seeded and top-ranked Maryland to five goals in the first 25 minutes of play but ultimately fell by a score of 14-9 in the NCAA quarterfinals Saturday afternoon at the Terrapins' Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex.
Trailing 14-5 midway through the second half, the Blue Devils closed the contest with four answered scores, but were unable to erase the earlier deficit, finishing the season with a 14-6 ledger (2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
"I was really proud of our kids, how hard we fought," said head coach Kerstin Kimel. "We got the looks that we wanted to get. I think the thing that hurt us was our turnovers. Last weekend we did an exceptional job taking care of the ball and that's something we pride ourselves in, and I think today, if you look at our clearing, we were 9-for-13 … Maryland plays a great scrambled game, and if you allow too much of that, then I think you can dig yourself into a hole really quickly and I think we did that unfortunately."
Freshman goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea matched a career-high with 15 saves in the loss, while juniors Maddy Morrissey and Molly Quirke led the Duke attack with three goals apiece and sophomore Kerrin Maurer added four assists.
Senior defender Mie Graham won the opening draw for Duke but the Terrapins were the first to put a shot on goal, jumping out to a 2-0 advantage. Propelled by Duryea's four early saves, the Blue Devil defense held Maryland scoreless over the next four and a half minutes of play, with a caused turnover by junior Tara Stokes setting up an unassisted tally by Morrissey at the 20:25 mark.
Alex Aust provided a spark for the Terrapin attack over the remainder of the opening period, registering three goals and assisting teammate Kristen Lamon on another. The Duke defense kept the squad within striking distance, however, with Duryea totaling nine saves in the first half. Maurer capitalized, finding sophomore Taylor Trimble once and Quirke twice, but Maryland maintained a four-goal advantage at 8-4 heading into the locker room.
The Terrapins continued their scoring burst after the intermission, as Aust powered the squad to a 3-0 run to open the half. Morrissey converted a free position opportunity at the 21:55 mark to pull the Blue Devils within six, but Maryland did not let up, continuing to create turnovers and taking advantage on the offensive end for a 14-5 lead with 15 minutes to go.
Following a couple of key wins at the draw, Duke rattled off a pair of quick goals, with freshman attacker Kelci Smesko netting her 30th of the year and Morrissey completing a hat trick on a Quirke assist. The Blue Devils then extended the late rally as Quirke recorded a free position goal and senior Alyssa Ogle added a score on Maurer's fourth assist of the afternoon, but the Terrapins held on for the 14-9 victory.
Aust led all scorers with seven points on five goals and two assists and Griffin contributed four points (3g, 1a). Kasey Howard posted seven saves in the net for Maryland. For the game, the Terrapins outshot Duke, 34-18, and won the ground ball battle by a 19-8 margin. The Blue Devils held the advantage at the draw, notching 16 draw controls to Maryland's 10.
Stokes set a career-high with three caused turnovers and Maurer led the Blue Devils at the draw, registering four on the day. The defense also limited Tewaaraton Award finalist Katie Schwarzmann to two goals.
Duke concludes the 2013 season with a final ledger of 14-6 after making the program's ninth consecutive appearance in the tournament quarterfinals. The Blue Devils are now 19-16 all-time in NCAA Tournament games and hold a 6-7 record in quarterfinal contests. Maryland improves to 21-0 on the season and moves on to the NCAA semifinals.


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See what was happening in Redwood Falls 50, 25, and 10 years ago this week.
1963—50 years ago
• A study by the school district showed Redwood County had 109 sets of twins, a two percent higher average than the national.
• The Redwood Falls airport got its first female flight specialist when Naemi Bergstrom asked the FFA if she could be transfered here from Milwaukee because she had relatives in the area.
• In other airport news, flight specialist A.D. Gardner, working the night shift, saw two exploding flares — one red, one green — detonate in the sky north of Redwood Falls. Redwood and Renville County law enforcement investigated, but were unable to find a cause.
• Sgt. Leeun Werner, supply sergeant at the Redwood Falls National Guard Armory, spent a week in Kodiak, Alaska, learning winter combat and survival skills. His first morning there the temperature was 26 degrees below zero, which dropped to 49 below in following days.
• Richard Cook, Redwood County Highway Engineer from 1931-59 (with time off to fight in World War II and Korea) was elected to life membership in the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers.
1988—25 years ago
• After several restaurants wanted to set up food stands on residential property across from the high school, the city set up an experimental licensing program for them.
The program fell apart after not one business could meet the city's requirements to sell food across from the school.
• The Redwood Falls-Morton High School gymnastics team won its 10th straight Section 3 title.
• The RFHS class of 1943 wasn't stupid. They planned their 40th reunion for Doheny Beach, California, while a blizzard was going on in their hometown.
• The city-owned liquor store posted a $9,177 loss for 1987, but that was in part due to an expensive remodeling project. City officials were confident the store would show a profit in 1988.
• Jolene Bunting won the Peoples' Choice Award in the Pretty Pig contest for her entry, which featured a baby pig in a Wheaties "Breakfast of Champions" themed display.
2003—10 years ago
• Shannon Hansen drove 14 hours straight to get to Fort Carson, Colorado to marry her fiance, Cpl. Bon Hill-Simmons.
The couple planned on getting married later in the summer, but news of Hill-Simmons' unexpected deployment inspired him to move the date up to approximately immediately.
After a 10 minute ceremony in a motor maintenance facility, they had the next 40 hours free for a honeymoon.
• The Redwood Area Hospital collected over 250 mercury thermometers from the public in a month, replacing them with free non-mercury thermometers.
• After a cancer patient got cold during treatment at the Redwood Area Hospital, volunteer quilters brought in over 50 quilts for patients to use.
• The public library created a special space, "Teen Territory", for young people to just come and hang out.
• The city condemned a house in town after the owner had what neighbors referred to as "a sledgehammer party" in it, then drove away, never to be seen again.


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The Colorado Muslim Society of Denver on Monday night denied widespread reports that the organization is connected to Sheikh Abu-Omar Almubarac, the octogenarian who has offered to bury Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a local Muslim cemetery.
As the body of Tsarnaev, one of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, lay in a Worcester, Mass., funeral home for a fourth day, the controversy surrounding his final resting place has touched a leading local Muslim group and its mosque, the largest in the Denver area.
"It has recently been reported that the Colorado Muslim Society has offered to provide burial services for Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the individuals who perpetrated the grave and destructive bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon. This report is absolutely untrue," the society's board of directors said in a statement issued late Monday. "The individual who has reportedly made this offer does not speak on behalf of the Colorado Muslim Society."
In Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick said Monday that it was up to the family, not the state, to resolve where the burial would take place.
"First of all, this isn't a state or a federal issue — it's the family's issue," he told reporters in New Bedford, Mass. "And the family has some options. I assume they will make a decision soon. I hope they do."
Patrick declined to answer when asked if he would oppose Tsarnaev's burial in Massachusetts. But Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Democratic candidate for the Senate seat that John Kerry vacated when he became secretary of state, said he would oppose such a burial.
"I think that the body should be controlled by the federal government," Markey said. "But if the people of Massachusetts do not want that terrorist to be buried on our soil, then it should not be."
Meanwhile, Newsday reported that Tsarnaev's mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, had called the director of a Worcester, Mass., funeral home where Tsarnaev's body awaits burial — and asked him to do what he can to get the body back to Russia.
Almubarac reportedly is offering to bury Tsarnaev in a Denver-area Muslim cemetery. He told The Associated Press he'll bury Tsarnaev as long as his family can get the body to Denver. Almubarac says only God can judge Tsarnaev.
Almubarac said he would pay for a traditional Muslim burial — no headstone, monument or casket — at a plot at a Muslim cemetery in Denver or Bennett. Almubarac refused to say which one out of concern for "undue publicity." The report also said Almubarac incorporated the Colorado Muslim Society in the late 1960s, which later built the mosque on Parker Road in Denver.
"It's incredibly upsetting and destructive to us," Colorado Muslim Society's general counsel, Qusair Mohamedbhai, told The Denver Post on Monday night.
"(Almubarac) is not part of the mosque at all," Mohamedbhai said. "We would never, ever do something like that — offer to bury someone who has committed an extreme act of violence against this country."
Mohamedbhai said the society has worked very hard in recent years to build ties to the larger community. And the board immediately drafted this statement in response to the reports:
"The Colorado Muslim Society strongly condemns all acts of violence and grieves with all of America after the attacks in Boston. The conduct of Tamerlan Tsarnaev is abhorrent and contrary to every principle and belief that underlies the purpose of the Colorado Muslim Society."
No Massachusetts cemetery has offered space for Tsarnaev, who with his younger brother has been accused of planning and carrying out the bombings, which killed three people and injured more than 260 others on April 15. His brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, has been charged with the bombings and is being held in a federal medical detention facility outside Boston.
Federal officials said they had no jurisdiction or interest in getting involved in the burial controversy.
As the stalemate continued, one of three men facing charges related to the bombings was released from federal custody.
At a detention hearing Monday afternoon, Robel K. Phillipos, a former college student who is accused of lying to investigators, was released to his mother's custody while he awaits trial.
In a joint motion, lawyers for the defense and prosecution asked Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler of U.S. District Court in Massachusetts to release Phillipos, 19, on $100,000 bond on the condition that he stay under house arrest and wear an electronic tracking bracelet.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Other burials
Here's a look at how some of history's most well-known criminals have been buried over the years.
OSAMA BIN LADEN: Bin Laden, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks was buried at sea after Navy SEALs killed him in a 2011 raid on his compound in Pakistan.
TED BUNDY: Bundy was convicted of three Florida slayings and confessed to more than 30 before he was executed in 1989. His body was cremated. Bundy requested in his will that his ashes be scattered over Washington state's Cascade Mountains, where the remains of at least four of his victims were found.
ADAM LANZA:Lanza shot and killed his mother and then 20 first-graders and six school employees at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. He committed suicide as police arrived. Lanza's father, Peter Lanza, of Stamford, Conn., claimed his son's body. There were "private arrangements," according to a family spokesman, who did not elaborate.The Associated Press


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Community invited to join annual Davis School District Read-A-Thon
02/23/2013 8:49amDavis School District's second annual Read-A-Thon will involve the entire Davis County community.
Senate passes bill requiring school seminars on bullying
02/23/2013 10:10amUtah school districts soon may be hosting annual parent seminars on substance abuse, bullying, mental health and Internet safety.
Rock climbing cliffs closed in Zion National Park for peregrine falcons
02/23/2013 11:37amClimbing routes on cliffs used by nesting peregrine falcons in Zion National Park will be temporarily closed beginning March 1 in order to protect the nesting success of this bird which is in recovery from "endangered species" status.
'We do not tolerate this kind of behavior,' says U. coach of player's assault charge
02/23/2013 12:54pmA University of Utah football player has been dismissed from the team after police say he attacked his wife and threatened to kill her in front of their 2-year-old child.
Man who allegedly robbed same bank twice indicted
02/23/2013 2:20pmA federal grand jury indicted Mark Allen Call Wednesday after he allegedly robbed the same Zions Bank on consecutive days earlier this month.
Utah businesses display high-tech designs
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Fans In A Lurch With No NASCAR TV News
Last December, TDP talked about the role of the various NASCAR-related Internet websites when it came to keeping fans up to date during the off-season.
This December, with the issues confronting the sport and the nation, this high-tech supply-line of information has become vital to communicating the top NASCAR stories as the sport struggles to survive the troubling economy.
The real problem for fans is that NASCAR news coverage on TV comes to a grinding halt after the last wheel is turned at Homestead. Despite the coverage of the three national touring series banquets, the NASCAR TV partners are long gone as Christmas approaches.
A quick search of ESPN and SPEED reveals just how barren the landscape has become. There is no NASCAR-related TV programming scheduled and the 2009 schedules are not yet formulated because of the changes in the testing rules.
Last year, fans enjoyed several weeks of SPEED offering a January testing recap show that featured interviews and testing footage. This season, with no testing allowed, the first cars on the track at Daytona will be in February as Speedweek starts for the Daytona 500 build-up.
Both during this off-season and the last, there has been a constant stream of news and information coming out of the sport in general. Unfortunately, ESPN has packed up NASCAR Now and does not even offer a once-a-week thirty minute show. SPEED has no regular NASCAR news show and puts everything from the SPEED Report to Wind Tunnel on hiatus for the winter.
It certainly would be nice to see reporters like Marty Smith and Wendy Venturini talk about the news from Mooresville, NC. Even nicer would be personalities like Ed Hinton, Darrell Waltrip and Dale Jarrett talking about the wild changes in the sport right now and what it will mean for the future.
While the Sirius NASCAR Channel does a great job of involving the fans and hosting various NASCAR personalities, there is something very different involved in seeing a panel of experts rather than just hearing them.
No matter how much print and Internet content is created, there is a notable absence of personalities from ESPN, SPEED and Fox on TV during this time of the year. The only way to combat this in the future is to allow a news-oriented NASCAR TV series to continue through the off-season. Lack of racing on the track certainly does not equal a lack of NASCAR news being generated by the industry.
Click here to see the 2009 "silly season" team chart from Jayski that will at least give fans a thumbnail view of what the Sprint Cup Series will be putting on the track next season. This is exactly the type of information that should have a place on TV right now.
Perhaps, with the Grand-Am Series testing and racing in Daytona on SPEED in January, that network might revitalize a weekly show like The SPEED Report. Right now, the TV listings for SPEED in January have not yet been made public.
Over at ESPN, NASCAR is non-existent on that family of TV networks. This is the stick-and-ball time of the season and racing is nothing until Daytona in February.
ESPN.com has done a very good job of keeping on top of the NASCAR stories with a combination of writers, but none of them have turned their stories into video segments or aired them on shows like SportsCenter or even ESPNEWS.
This is only the second off-season of the new TV contract. It might be time for both SPEED and ESPN to take a long hard look at how NASCAR fans are being left out in the cold where news, information and discussion of important topics on television are concerned.
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30 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Couldn't agree more. There is a missed opportunity here. Even the Speed Report is gone. Just don't understand .....
- December 15, 2008 at 8:44 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
It seems to me that reporting on NASCAR, in particular, and racing in general is down across the board this year. Maybe the reporting is not down- it's just that there is more going on now than at this time last year. I really don't recall The Speed Report going into hibernation at the end of 2007. If it exists, the programming logic at SPEED remains a mystery to me. I do believe MRN's RACELINE is still on, but I missed it this past week. All this makes TDP's soldiering on even more appreciated. Thank you JD.
- December 15, 2008 at 9:41 PM
- Dot said...
I looked at the Silly Season chart. Now I have a headache. Someone needs to go on TV before the season gets started and sort out who's who in the zoo. A perfect job for Larry Mac.
- December 15, 2008 at 9:48 PM
- majorshouse said...
I definitely would love to see some sort of television if it is only 30 minutes once a week and not even Speed has had the decency of running the Speed Report to keep us abreast of what is going on and if it were not for things like the blog here, we would be totally in the dark until February.
- December 15, 2008 at 10:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
There's more off-track news going on right now than there is in a typical week during the season!
Seems like this would be a good time to make some money covering it...
- December 16, 2008 at 12:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
A repeat of the plate and short tracks on SPEED would be a great addition to the offseason. They could do a 30min Speed Report at the end. Sure would make Sunday alot more enjoyable.
- December 16, 2008 at 2:11 AM
- SallyB said...
Interesting how you can hear news about baseball during the off season, or any of the 'real' (according to ESPN) sports, but Nascar disappears? With ESPN investing so much financially into racing, it's inconceiveable to me that they virtually ignore racing and it's fans. There's even less excuse for SPEED and Fox to participate in this phenomenon. But then, since the they take their cue from the front office at Daytona, as far as attitude about the fans, should we be surprised?
- December 16, 2008 at 5:54 AM
- JT said...
I would speculate that after Homestead, many of the guys and gals just want a break until after the holidays and I don't blame them. Most of us couldn't tolerate the travel and work schedule that they endure from February through November. By January, maybe they would be recharged and ready to start looking to Speed Weeks and giving the junkies a fix to hold them over to February.
- December 16, 2008 at 7:23 AM
- Bobby said...
Not just off-track stuff, but there has been plenty of storylines already developing:
1. The Kyle Busch team disqualified from the Snowball Derby. Camping World East driver Brian Ickler drove the #15 KBM Toyota across the line first in Pensacola but was disqualified because of a brake cooler.
2. Race of Champions - Cousin Carl KO's Schumi in the first round, only to fall to Coulthard in the semis.
3. Who's going where? The Bobby Labonte saga is developing as is acquisition talk.
4. The 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series Toyota All-Star Showdown on January 23-24, 2009. This is for the 2008 NASCAR CWS season.
So many storylines, and nobody's discussing them.
- December 16, 2008 at 7:39 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm surprised that SPEED has not done more. They seem to understand the loyalty and dedication of the NASCAR fan better than the others, it would seem a golden opportunity to boost ratings and show advertisers that they can deliver, because if they air it 'we will come'.
- December 16, 2008 at 8:18 AM
- Ken said...
As has been said, there is much going on that is not being followed. This is especially true regarding manufacturer participatation in racing. Honda is dropping our of F1 and both Subaru and Suzuki have now dropped out of the 2009 World Rally Championship. With the Big 3 Auto Bailout on the horizion, the conditions could easily stipulate that the automakers not spend any money on race related activities. Most politicians are not racing fans and they only pretend to be fans for votes. The people in charge of the bailout as it is now structured are not running for any office.
- December 16, 2008 at 8:18 AM
- earl06 said...
"So many storylines, and nobody's discussing them."
These topics and more are being beaten to death on a regular basis on Sirius.
SPEED is several years removed from having much to do with racing. There is no financial motivation for ESPN to cover the sport other than what they are obligated to.
The problem with dwindling TV coverage lies with the fans. It seems that TV networks have pegged racing fans as:
1) mostly loyal diehards that don't have to be catered to. This is especially true with non-NASCAR racing like F1, Indycars, dirt racing, etc.
2) people who generally don't crossover to stick-and-ball sports. If ESPN knows race fans aren't going to watch basketball or tennis or whatever after the race, they have little reason to max out the coverage. If race fans were easily indoctrinated into the Sportcenter addict culture, there would be a whole lot more time spent on NASCAR.
3) hard to develop as new fans. Most people get into the sport via friends and family rather than crossing over from other sports. Why bother advertising race coverage during a basketball game to folks who think NASCAR sucks because Tony Kornheiser said so?
- December 16, 2008 at 8:46 AM
- glenc1 said...
Seems to me it's always been this way--I know RPM 2nite used to go off its daily run during the off season--I'm thinking *maybe* they did a once a week? That doesn't mean, of course, that a change wouldn't be good. I think since they dished out all that money for NASCAR (which isn't worth that much now, in advertising terms) Speed & ESPN might be thinking about stepping it up to at least get their money's worth. Speed Report back on Sunday night to fill everybody in on the news--I think that would be sufficient. Most of us who care have already read it on the Internet anyways. Frankly, this is football season for me and I kind of welcome the break (even though I keep up.) I don't think (once again) that comparing to stick and ball sports is fair. They have hundreds, thousands of players and coaches with news, not a few hundred (because no one is going to care if tire changer A goes to team B.) It's simply a matter of volume of news, I think. Just wondering if 'Baseball Tonight' and those type shows run in their offseason, or if it's just 'Sportscenter' coverage. To be fair, I don't think/pay attention much to football in the offseason either; I have the NFL Network, but I don't watch it much til summer/training camp.
- December 16, 2008 at 8:50 AM
- Anonymous said...
I think the old rpm2night show kept its weekend version on the air during the off season, but the weeknight show went on hiatus during the off season because there's not enough news to fill a daily 30-minute show.
Have a good holiday season!
- December 16, 2008 at 9:33 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
We have seen both SPEED and ESPN create special shows for events or news items in NASCAR that needed special attention.
From Junior switching teams to Mo Grant's lawsuit and even Ron Hornaday's steroid "scandal," the NASCAR TV partners have covered the various NASCAR news this season.
To see reporters on ESPN like Ed Werder waste literally hours of national TV time reporting anonymous rumors about various Dallas Cowboy players while NASCAR twists silently in the wind is amazing.
Even more so is to watch SPEED completely ignore NASCAR both on the air and on the SPEEDtv.com website. Between the open wheel bias of the website and the on-air silence while the motorsports world turns upside-down, it really shows where SPEED's priorities lie.
$400 thousand is spent on each new episode of PINKS All Out. Makes one wonder how many real races and other NASCAR review programs could be funded for that much money.
Thanks for all the great comments on this topic, it is a hot one right now behind the scenes.
- December 16, 2008 at 10:37 AM
- Photojosh said...
It's always been weird to me that Wind Tunnel or Speed Report aren't year-round programs. They can't cost much to produce and this time of year, they would have the whole audience to themselves.
- December 16, 2008 at 11:40 AM
- Anonymous said...
$400 thousand is spent on each new episode of PINKS All Out. Makes one wonder how many real races and other NASCAR review programs could be funded for that much money.
An All Out event gets that in ticket sales for a 2 day event, plus 400+ cars pay registration and then the advertising on the show. I'm not sure how all this gets divided, but seems they take in a good amount of money.
- December 16, 2008 at 12:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
Ummm ... Last time I checked, FOXSports.com had columns from all their TV guys all winter long and they have been on top of all the news all offseason long --- including the various firings throughout the industry.
- December 16, 2008 at 12:22 PM
- Steve said...
The ON PIT ROW radio show, while not on TV, is heard on radio station and at onpitrow.com, 50 weeks per year. One of tonight's (12-16-08) guests is Dr. Dick Berggren from SPEED. The show is heard live from 5-7pm ET every Tuesday.
The show regularly has media guests; including Jeff Hammond, David Poole, Dave Despain, Wendy Venturinni, Dustin Long and Larry McReynolds along with drivers, crew chiefs and other NASCAR and ARCA notibles.
- December 16, 2008 at 12:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
The problem is there hasn't been any real news. Brian France needs to get out of his guilded office in NASCAR's ivory tower and come out and make some news. Tell us what is going on. I'm sure he has a good idea on how many cars he expects to show up after Daytona.
If he keeps silent, there really isn't much to report other than rumors. And fair or not, NASCAR isn't at a level where it will grab headlines over the drama underway in Dallas. The NFL still rules this time of year, especially with the playoffs coming up.
Though, I really wonder what the cost/profit analysis is of producing a weekly 1 hour (or I'll be even thrilled with 30 minutes) NASCAR news studio show versus yet another Texas Hold 'Em poker show.
How much does producing an additional episode of NASCAR Now really cost? The studio sets, and production equipment are all probably bought and paid for. Other than labor costs (which probably gets spread across all of ESPN's studio show productions), and possibly flying people into Bristol or satellite time for remote feeds, what else is there?
- December 16, 2008 at 12:38 PM
- Kevin in SoCal said...
John said: "$400 thousand is spent on each new episode of PINKS All Out. Makes one wonder how many real races and other NASCAR review programs could be funded for that much money."
I realize this is a NASCAR blog, but the NHRA and drag racing in general could use the good publicity from shows such as Pinks All Out. Here in SoCal alone, over a dozen drag strips have closed and there are only two 1/4 mile tracks left open to the public: Fontana (which is why I dislike the "California Speedway sucks" bandwagon) and Famoso. Pomona closed to us amateurs in 2000; only the pros race there now. Carlsbad closed in 2005 and LA County Raceway closed in 2007.
I'm guessing that the Pinks franchise makes a lot of money and has high ratings, which explains why its on SPEED so much, and why a NASCAR show is not. Ratings equal money, and we all know that is what makes the TV world work.
- December 16, 2008 at 1:04 PM
- GinaV24 said...
Wow, Speed spends $400K on that show? Amazing, since I don't think its worth $.02. I'd like to at least see the speed report once a week -- that doesn't seem too much to ask.
there is a lot of news to be talked about -- its a shame that no one is covering it.
- December 16, 2008 at 1:27 PM
- glenc1 said...
thanks, JK, that's sort of what I was thinking.
JD, what I see (and I think you alluded to this as well) as rather shortsighted on the networks' part is that they have an opportunity to build excitement, or at least to keep interest going. I know fans who've had their favorites leave the sport (all too often lately), and thus they lose interest, especially if they already didn't like the coverage or the COT or some other aspect. I think if you had a weekly show that spent some time focusing on the news, and then a 'personality' feature and some techno stuff (actually, Inside NASCAR was kinda like that, now that I'm thinking about it) maybe we wouldn't lose some of those people; they might see someone else with whom they find interesting, *including* the Nationwide, truck & CW series. I guess ESPN has so much to cover that they feel they don't want to take the time on lesser-watched sports, but that's kind of 'cutting off your nose...' when they have already paid for this deal; even if it tanks on them. Seems like a small effort & not a lot of expense.
I was looking for some VCR space a few weeks ago, and found an old Inside NASCAR with Ned & Stephanie...what a blast from the past that was!
- December 16, 2008 at 1:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
I think the old rpm2night show kept its weekend version on the air during the off season, but the weeknight show went on hiatus during the off season because there's not enough news to fill a daily 30-minute show.
Maybe, but SIRIUS NASCAR doesn't seem to have much trouble filling a whole day, so seems like a 30-minute show ought to be possible.
- December 16, 2008 at 2:11 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
I believe it is fair to say that both EESPN & SPEED take racing fans for granted. I also believe it is fair to expect more regular coverage of racing news from SPEED than from EESPN - but then I'm only a fan/consumer/customer so what do I know.
In fairness I do believe NHRA gets more of the shaft from EESPN than NASCAR does since SportsCenter almost never carries any NHRA news unless there is a picture of a wreck or explosion to show.
I guess maybe Dave Despain, or the producer, is just too old to do WindTunnel more than about 40 weeks per year. I note that Jay Leno's new primetime agreement with NBC calls for him to do new shows only 46 weeks per year.
- December 16, 2008 at 6:42 PM
- Newracefan said...
Do we need a 5 day per week NN or a 60 minute Speed Report probably not but NOTHING is ridiculous. There is at least 30 minutes of news each week. Between closing of teams, moving round of team members, drivers looking for work, Snow Ball Derby, etc it would be wonderful to see some video or at least a talking head like Marty Smith or Wendy, thank goodness for Jayski or Feb would be a shock for us all.
- December 16, 2008 at 6:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
I was also thinking a half hour Speed Report would be welcome. They could rotate their hosts/hostesses and have guest commentators from various segments of the racing world; F1, I read that even Ferrari is laying people off, Honda has pulled back, Hobbes is always a treat. Audi is pulling back except for Le Mans. And not restrict the guests to just their field but open to comment on other types of racing also. The economic situation crosses all forms of racing and countries.
It would have to be doing Dave Despain and Robin Miller a favor. Can you imagine them not having any place to vent their spleen until February...! Holding their opinions and ideas in that long must be bad for their health! :) Marybeth
- December 16, 2008 at 7:27 PM
- PammH said...
Richard-I just gotta ask. You use EESPN ALL the time & I have NO idea why the extra E! Can you enlighten me (us) please?? Sorry this is kinda off-topic, JD.
- December 16, 2008 at 7:42 PM
- Dot said...
Unless drivers start shooting themselves at night clubs, we will never see or hear about them in the off season.
If Jayski can report items everyday, I can't see why BSPN or SPEED can't have a NASCAR hour at least once a week. They could start off with the crappy new rules of the Bud Shootout 2009, aka BS 2009.
- December 16, 2008 at 8:52 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
Pamm, I sort of stole the extra E from a recent column by a well-known sports commentator. In my view it should now be known as the Evil Empire Sports Program Network.
- December 16, 2008 at 10:24 PM


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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Yvonne Nwosu and Ice Prince Pictured in Bed Together
54 comments:
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 21:34
I ruff dis couple soo mach. #gurls rock#ReplyDelete
Abeg who is older? Yvonne or IceprinceReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 21:51
Oya ask IfaDelete
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 22:29
Ofcourse yvonne is older. But does it really matter. Love has nothing to do wid ageDelete
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 21:46
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 21:51
I hope to heaven its not yvonne nelsonReplyDeleteReplies
Oh pls.....every Yvonne doesn't have a Nelson surname. Y☺u need to go read d caption again.Delete
Ice Prince dey do 'shabba' 4 im head.I like d fact dey stated dat it aint nobody's biz cos try as much as I want,I just can't bring myself 2 give a hoot.ReplyDelete
They shld holler at us wen dey finally get married,if they do,and then,I myt say congratsReplies
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 22:20
Right back at you. Shame a whore birthed you. In your rubbish English, here goes.Delete
Yes,your father treated your mum wrong,yeah,you were sexually abused by your neighbour's dog and yeah,U neva had a toy when U were young..but all dat shit aint my fault and has nufn to do wt me..go and confront your father,take him 2 c a shrink and maybe,just maybe,ur life myt b set straight...I don't need 2 show off 2 d less privileged like U so dat U don't try 2 jump off a bridge..bastard!!giv urself a name and let's bash each oda..stupid goat...d only love u get is from d cock dat crows outsyd ur window,beta get married 2 it cos I don't think U hav anyoda chance at happiness...vagabond!!
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 23:18
I couldn't help but comment here. Who dey attack Neks like this? What has she said to deserve the insult na? Or is that y☺u yvonne? Do y☺u two know eachoda personally? Hian! Over to y☺u Neks.Delete
Why so touchy Ice prince.Delete
On a second thought I think this is Yvonne cos guys don't write with so much venom like chicks except for one Faggot Lucabree.Delete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 00:22
runs girl is back leema. it's a new year leave luca alone.Delete
@NEKS I swear you will soon need "online bodyguards" at this rate *rme*. The venom from awon anon 23:18 is melting my screen sef.Delete
@Anon22:20,my bashing must have cut yu so deep u had 2 reply on d don jazzy post and copy my words verbatim on ds post..OUCH!!!Herez a mopstick 2 wipe ur tears,..I really find amusing d way u asked me,"what has my dad got 2 do wit this?'I could imagine d flood of tears running down ur face.Delete
Awwwww,poor you.
Do try 2 b original dear,this is 2013,U won't always get by relying on oda pplez intellect.."Rubbish english ba,..buh at least U get my point,and oh,here's d LOL u asked 4..LOL!!
And oh,22:20..being on a bus doesn't mean I don't own a vehicle,duh..U hav no idea where I reside so puhlease hon,talk smart.Delete
Poor little rich kid like U..and dat was sarcasm,replace d 'rich' with 'poor'
@Anonymous 22:20...I don't know you, buh I'm sure u just dint choose to talk that way, something must have triggered it. Anyways I hope all is well now.Delete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 13:59
Florence she used that on me on another post and i have decreed all her words will go back to her. I wouldn't type in rubbish and gutter English like that. She's a bastard.Delete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 14:29
Oh Neks, our bad. We know where u live, of cos. D South of France. St Tropez, 2 be precise. Weren't u on d Obalende- St tropez bus headed home dt day. And we also know ur parents Pres Obama and d Queen of England incase u ve 2 remind us!!!! Pls 4give us o, poor bloglings who r so privileged 2 share ds Ladun's blog wt u. We r stuttering as we write so we don't unleash ur vitriol on us. Ms "u don't know where I live" aka Madam Neks aka ms cataract eyes!!!Delete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 22:30
Big thanks to @ Anonymous 09 January, 2013 14:29Delete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 23:06
An on 20:20 and 14: 29', why the messed up beef tho? It's obvious neks has a thing on u oda wise u wouldn't even be bothered ... At least she's put her pictures nd uses her name, u hide behind the anonymous and abuse her. I see nothing wrong wd her comment.. It's her opinion and here is mine... Stop with all the wild ranting, ur nt even the Yvonne or ice prince soo please let's hear word.. Stop being bitter.. #drops the micDelete
- Anonymous10 January, 2013 07:41
@ Anon. 22:30 Ur welcome dear.Delete
- Anonymous10 January, 2013 09:39
@ Anon 14:29 hehehehehehhe. Lol. That's a good one. Obalende- St Tropez bus!!! LWTMBDelete
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 21:55
lol and u expect it to last....lolReplyDelete
It shouldn't be anybodys business but y☺u just made it our business by showing us that pics. so we would keep our eyes opened and our fingers crossed,....let's see what the story would be.ReplyDelete
- princessa08 January, 2013 22:06
Nobody's busineSs n she put it on instagram. OdeReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous10 January, 2013 08:52
Just what I was thinking.Delete
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 22:06
Good to know its aint our business.ReplyDelete
Just don't disturb us on twitter when he dumps your arse
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 22:09
This girl that's on drugs. God have mercy on you, Ice PrinceReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 15:58
druggie oooo... she can spend all his money but hopes she leaves the poor boy clean of drugs. he choose the wrongest kind of girl to hook up with.Delete
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 22:10
Good to know its aint our business.ReplyDelete
Just don't disturb us on twitter when he dumps your arse
- Niniola08 January, 2013 22:14
Ofcourse its not, stop making it ours!. Not lyk paps posted d picReplyDelete
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 22:43
Okay not our business,but beautiful people,lets make money this year our business then. Pls sign up below,it just takes a minute. Thanks for signing up n for ur time. Pls clickReplyDelete
- Anonymous08 January, 2013 22:51
Zugly coupleReplyDelete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 01:16
This babe don old ooooooooooooo,ice prince u dey chop old meatReplyDelete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 04:40
Yvonne the cokehead. Good for Ice Prince!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 13:31
Birds of the same featherDelete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 07:09
Iceprince, go pay ur pikin child support! Pls take care of that child! He didn't beg to be brought into this world!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 09:41
Same advise goes to YvonneDelete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 07:35
Abeg don't hate they are cute togetherReplyDelete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 07:42
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 07:47
Ladun I hope say u know say u dey fine Newyear wahalaReplyDelete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 08:06
Good together we shall see the endReplyDelete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 09:20
Ladun don't try this again!ReplyDelete
Nwosu day carefull of ice prince oo, cos that guy na apio chopperReplyDelete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 09:48
U dye find vonne trouble abiReplyDelete
- Anonymous09 January, 2013 18:12
I wonder why M.I. is not helping this Zamani boy. Dude seems to be bend on self destructing himself. How did he end up with this girl?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10 January, 2013 00:48
Go back to school anon 18.12 u should go and ask your father that questionReplyDelete


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Temple honors longtime resident for volunteer workBy BENJAMIN C. KLEIN
Sunday News Correspondent March 16. 2013 10:24PM
NASHUA - Temple Beth Abraham will be taking time Sunday to honor 55-year resident Earl Prolman with a Community Service Award for the volunteer work he has contributed over the last half-century.
After growing up all over the Northeast, Prolman has lived in Nashua since 1958, working as an insurance agent for New York Life, raising a family and spending endless amounts of time volunteering and stumping for worthy causes.
Over the last 10 years, Prolman introduced anti-bullying programs to more than 2,000 kids in the district, helped raise the millions of dollars needed for a new YMCA building, helped Russian Jews emigrate and settle in America, and helped his temple renovate and expand.
"Earl has been a leader in both the Nashua community and Temple Beth Abraham for over 50 years," Temple Board Vice-president Bill Barry said. "He has been generous with his time, wisdom, and resources in so many ways to so many people and so many organizations. He is an invaluable resource, cherished by all in Nashua."
Prolman said all of his good deeds stem from a childhood dream of being a benevolent stranger, a man you don't have to know who somehow makes everything better.
"It didn't take me long to realize that I wanted to be that stranger, someone who can do something for someone else and not even have them know. One of the great things about being a part of New York Life is I could manage my time in a unique way to do the things I wanted to do," Prolman said.
He added, "It has been the thrill of my life to do that, I've been rewarded more than anyone I've helped because it just feels right."
Temple Rabbi Jonathan Spira-Savett called Prolman "a man who does everything. He can sit on board but can also work as a volunteer. He has a compassion for people with all different kinds of needs."
Spira-Savett said Prolman, who has been a member of the temple since he moved to Nashua, has also counseled as a wise person of the temple, "someone we turn to for advice."
The rabbi went on to explain that the Community Service Award, which is now in its sixth year, is not designed to recognize members of the synagogue or those of the Jewish faith only, but anyone in the community who makes a concerted effort to make the world around them a better place.
"Earl does that," he said.
Prolman, who said he primarily works in business and insurance planning, said his job with New York Life, which he has had for 51 years, has also aided him in helping people as the benevolent stranger he strives to be.
"Wouldn't it be nice if tomorrow you could wake up and do exactly what you want to do? That is what I have, that is what I do, and that is what I work for people to have," he said. "I want a meaningful life."
The impetus for wanting that meaningful life might have been growing up without roots.
"When we were kids, we moved all over the place. We were innkeepers in Maine, so if you ever saw "Dirty Dancing," that was a pretty good example of my life as a kid. If my father didn't make enough money by Labor Day we moved to make more."
As part of his tour of New England as a child, Prolman said he spent some time in Nashua. "Nashua became a great place to establish roots and bring a family up. I owe a lot to it. My brother followed me here, came in 1964, and I had three kids with my wife, Marilyn, two boys and a girl. They all graduated high school here."
Prolman said the feeling he gets from helping people is where his motivation comes from, not to be acknowledged for his work.
"It always felt good to help people. It is the right thing to do, I never wanted to want the glory of it, and I only took on one mission at a time. For many years, 30 years or more, I helped fill the pantry up for the local soup kitchen," he said.
Despite not wanting attention for his work, for many in the community it has been hard to miss.
"He was a key leader for us in the fundraising for the new Y. We raised about $2 million for the building, and Earl was a key leader and helped connect us to the community," Joe Manzoli of the Nashua YMCA said. "He is passionate for the work the Y does, and we couldn't have gotten the building built without Earl's leadership. The Y wouldn't be the same right now without Earl."
Temple member Donna Rosenstock said Prolman gets "such joy and pleasure knowing that he helps people. He is very unassuming and does not ask for publicity. It's humbling to know how honored he feels that we are doing this on his behalf."
Rosenstock added that as a surprise during Earl's award ceremony, the temple, which has about 300 members, will make a gift in Earl's name to a surprise recipient.
"It just feels good giving back. It is the right thing to do," Prolman said. "My life has been very blessed. Nice things constantly happen to me. That's how I live my life."


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Changes in The Frozen Throne version 1.12
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Comic 809: Atomically Lame
[ALT: The test didn't (spoiler alert) destroy the world, but the fact that they were even doing those calculations makes theirs the coolest jobs ever.]
I'm sure every one of you who doesn't suck has watched Dr. Strangelove. The premise of the movie runs something like this: what if everyone who was supposed to prevent disaster from happening in the Cold War were crazies and incompetents? The result is one of the best absurdist comedies out there.
Much like Dr. Strangelove, this comic has a premise: what if one of the researchers on the bomb didn't know math very well? The result of this one, unfortunately, is incredibly boring. Nothing wacky happens at all! It turns out, in Randy's hypothetical scenario, that if someone researching the bomb didn't know math very well, someone else would just redo his work, and disaster would be averted.
I don't need to tell you how boring this is, but I do want to draw attention to something here: this is a hypothetical scenario. An alternate history, if you will. Randy came up with something he thought was hilariously wacky--one of the scientists sucks at math! HILARIOUS! And maybe this could be a great story. An absurdist comedy about the scientific elite.
Except even when Randy is coming up with wacky hypothetical scenarios, it's still fucking boring. Randy is unable to conceive of something amusing happening. His mind is so incredibly boring that his wacky hypotheticals end exactly the way the real world events happened: without mishap.
There's so many ways this could have been funny. Funny characters, a funny story, something funny happening. Anything. Anything besides "oh no we have to recheck our work!" Anything besides someone saying "hey I don't remember the mnemonic we were taught in high school, which one is it" and someone else saying "OMG YOU DON'T REMEMBER THE MNEMONIC YOU SUCK AT MATH LET'S REDO ALL YOUR WORK."
In conclusion, Randy sucks and I hate you.
63 comments:
Are you sure Randnificient doesn't hate all of us too? Surely this comic is the greatest feat of misanthropy since Hitler invaded Poland.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2010 at 5:01 PM
No, this is bullshit. The written joke itself would be decent enough if it was visually interesting. It builds up an exaggerated scenario and then deflates it with an anti-climactic twist. It's not the greatest joke ever, but it's definite humour. The only actual problem with the comic (apart perhaps from the superfluous final line) is that the artwork can't back the joke up at all, and though that recurring problem with XKCD remains as significant as ever the emphasis you chose is that of a cuntfaced shitbrain who likes to pretend he knows what he's talking about but is really just latching on to the first thing resembling criticism that his decayed little mind can find.ReplyDelete
boring is not the same thing as funny. sorry, but your sense of humor is worse than Randy's.ReplyDelete
- RandallgasmOctober 23, 2010 at 5:42 PM
OMG I LEARNED SOH CAH TOA IN HIGH SCHOOL GOOMHR!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2010 at 5:58 PM
So how long to plan to keep updating this silly and pathetic blog?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2010 at 6:22 PM
I can't believe no one has yet to mention that a line is missing for Steve's text in the last panel. Nor has Randall Orwellianroe changed it despite it nearly being two days.ReplyDelete
- QuixoticOctober 23, 2010 at 7:25 PM
So how long do you plan to keep commenting on this silly and pathetic blog?ReplyDelete
@Anonymous 5:01PMReplyDelete
And whose fault is it that the artwork can't be used to make a joke? This is like saying that the fat kid in high school isn't to blame for running a mile so slowly. After all, he'd run faster if he weren't so fat.
- René MoreauOctober 23, 2010 at 9:23 PM
"There's so many ways this could have been funny. Funny characters, a funny story, something funny happening."ReplyDelete
... a funny joke, characters saying something funny, a funny plot, a funny situation, a funny picture, characters doing something funny...
one of the reasons I don't usually comment on the art is it's pretty much a given that the art sucks. I only comment on it if it's bad in a new, spectacular sort of way--like if it's trying to tell a visual joke (which this one isn't).ReplyDelete
I'm not a visual artist, so that is not something I focus on.
but in the event anyone was doubting it: yes, the art is always shitty, and my previously stated position that the comic would improve drastically if Randy got a real artist still stands.
Ever since Rob took over this place has been one of the few things on the web worse than XKCD itself. :(ReplyDelete
Unimaginitive tripe, talking about other unimaginitive tripe. And now this comment is unimaginitive tripe talking about unimaginitive trip talking about other unimaginitive tripe.
Also, I think this comic would've worked better like this:ReplyDelete
They're sitting in a bunker, all wearing goggles, while someone is counting down in the background. The caption identifies this is the trinity test. And then they have this conversation, with the count reaching zero just as Steve remarks about not being sure about his math.
For bonus points, Randall could've made the final panel a drawing of the explosion with some dashes of colour thrown in which would've had the forums gushing over what a great artist he is again.
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 6:00 AM
"I don't need to tell you how boring this is, but I do want to draw attention to something here: this is a hypothetical scenario. An alternate history, if you will."ReplyDelete
An alternate story that will just return to the usual story. Which means it's pointless.
I seriously hate the last panel of this. It could work very well if it wasn't for that huge PPD. It doesn't add anything, it kills any premise of humor in the punchline, it drags the scene longer than it needed. It's the epitome of PPD. Congratulations, Randall, you managed to unlock a new achievement in sucking!
rob didn't you say all cakes are like your children and you love them all unconditionallyReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 9:10 AM
We hate you too, RobReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Is the guy on the right meant to be Elvis? I can't think of any other reason Randal would have drawn hair like that on him.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Guys, it is actually true that the inventors of the bomb considered it very likely the atmosphere of the entire planet would be ignited. Still a bad comic though.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 11:15 AM
how often did this happen at NASA, where they were like "whoa guys Randy doesn't even have a master's, someone check that work"ReplyDelete
probably for good reason, see floating heads and a seeming inability to proofread or put effort into anything he's not directly getting money fromReplyDelete
might also be why he refuses to get an editor
"how often did this happen at NASA, where they were like "whoa guys Randy doesn't even have a master's, someone check that work" "ReplyDelete
oh I get it, this is an autobiography! Randy is Steve.
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 6:17 PM
Rob, you are too good at this, clearly. I read "Automatically lame" the first time, and "Anatomically lame" the second. One could argue that this just means I haven't been sleeping enough, but alternately your titles are filled with meanings. Or typos. Either wayReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 7:05 PM
It doesn't actually even matter if you confuse "soh-cah-toa" with "cah-soh-toa"ReplyDelete
think about it
hence, Randy is a boring dumbass
he did get that one right actually--I checked. steve confuses "soh-cah-toa" with "coh-sah-toa."ReplyDelete
i confess i was surprised randy got his high school math right
"Anatomically lame" would apply to comic 799.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 9:02 PM
I'm pretty sure the new xkcd doesn't actually make sense. But it probably made sense in Randall's head, so I guess that's close enough.ReplyDelete
- CuddleToadOctober 24, 2010 at 9:57 PM
810 makes perfect sense. Stickman wants to design a system that will create helpful spambots and ban stupid people.ReplyDelete
Well, it makes sense in theory, at least. In reality, once the spambots get up to the level of stupid people, the stupid people mistake the spambots for their own and let them stay around, therefore keeping the level of annoyance constant.
So the biggest problem with this comic is that Randall is once again horribly behind the times. Also, dear God, look how horrible those heads are in panels 2 and 4. They're not even close to round.
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 10:01 PM
I actually like the new one. Not really that funny or clever, but there's something sweet about it, and the punchline is decent. PPD is in the alt-text where it should be. The girl is not smarter than the guy, and yet neither is depicted as particularly stupid.ReplyDelete
However, I can't help but shake the feeling that Randall wants to prevent people from posting negative things about his comic.
- qwantzuxOctober 24, 2010 at 10:35 PM
I think the new one would be better if it was Mr. hat making an SEO scheme. However, I scrapped it and replaced it with an actual joke. Enjoy.ReplyDelete
- Nobody in particularOctober 24, 2010 at 10:43 PM
Quick answer to why Randall's idea for 810 doesn't work: People would not want to waste that much time.ReplyDelete
Slightly longer answer: Because a lot of comments require context to understand, which the users rating them would not have. Hence, good comments wouldn't necessarily be obvious. Furthermore, at what point do the comments just show up where intended? After they're been reviewed? Wouldn't that mean that all the bad comments would be seen by other people posting anyways?
Or are they posted just after the poster rates a slate of comments? In that case, it doesn't do anything at all to stop stupid comments. It wouldn't be a captcha. It wouldn't do anything.
Oh, and isn't this great idea pretty much basically "Have a voting system for comments"? Don't people already have those?
God dammit the more I think about it the more I realize that it isn't even an idea. It's just a...a travesty all around. It wouldn't work.
- Nobody in particularOctober 24, 2010 at 10:47 PM
Interestingly, I screwed up the captcha on that comment. I...I don't know what that means.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 11:47 PM
Oh man, it's been so long since I learned sine and cos that I completely forgot what SOH CAH TOA meant - I had to google it XD (ironically, I use them every day at uni...)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 12:52 AM
810 is actually the worst xkcd I've seen this year.ReplyDelete
xkcd's been sort of okay lately too! Guess it figures that wouldn't last.
- spunklordOctober 25, 2010 at 1:14 AM
You know, the new comic is one of these ones which consistently reinforces my belive that XKCD needs faces.ReplyDelete
I mean the only way randall shows what emotion these freakish faceless abominations are expressing is by stating it
"you look upset"
or by doing this horrible jaggedy cursive writing.
I mean really, look at the last panel, look at the featureless ovoid, then look at the text, back and fourth.
It doesn't mesh, and makes my head ache
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 1:48 AM
I'm not native English speaker, so I didn't get what "soh cah toa" meant at first, and thought that was a name of some evil deity. Sounds Indonesian or something (Krakatau volcano and all that). So I thought that those guys at Los Alamos didn't make a nuclear bomb but a weapon based on something "from the other side". That seemed kinda funny. I also thought that adding to "the ignorant" person some ritual accessoires would be a nice touch. And everything is really much more boring. Bleh.ReplyDelete
810: joke not disastrous, so best in a while. Heads in panels 2 and 4 are abominations unto the Lord. Maybe if they had faces, see, they'd not look terrible.ReplyDelete
@Anon1035: "Guys, it is actually true that the inventors of the bomb considered it very likely the atmosphere of the entire planet would be ignited."ReplyDelete
That's a bit of an overstatement. There was some concern that this might happen, but someone (Konopinski, I think) proved it couldn't happen even before the Trinity test. That didn't stop Fermi from jokingly taking bets about it moments before the test, though.
This might be the first time I've seen swearing in XKCD :oReplyDelete
fucking is a funny word but i don't think randall used it right here (it's more than just adding it to anything, same with bitches) but i am probably guilty of this myself soReplyDelete
so, does randy want people to actually make this?
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 5:02 AM
Actually smiled at the last one. Marginally funny idea, but the art is traditionally meaningless of course.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 5:17 AM
my problem with 810 is, surely it wouldnt actually work?ReplyDelete
ok, so first new person joins the forum. they rate a few standard ones, get it right. (note that a bot could do this too, either from some form of heuristics, or just by pure chance - if its a reasonable number of questions, it's only a matter of time before a bot guesses right) they get told to enter some new sample ones, they think 'wtf, i'm not wasting my time on that' and type in some gibberish (or they're a bot, and they put in some coded-questions for their bot-brethren to pick up on). they dont get blocked, because they've already passed the up/downrating test.
unless, of course, their samples are first up/downrated by the existing members of the forum. which, and forgive me if i'm wrong here, defeats the whole purpose. if existing people are having to read and interpret those messages, it renders the whole excercise pointless.
it makes no sense.
randy has provided a solution that doesnt work to a problem that doesnt exist.
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 5:24 AM
Honestly? I think 809 would be all right if the "Someone redo Steve's work!" line were taken out. The queasy mathematician who doesn't want to run the test anymore is fine with me.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 6:20 AM
Randall is a dumbass, for two reasons.ReplyDelete
1) StickRandall fails to clarify how the comments are posted anyway. One can suppose they'll only be posted after they're rated constructive, but that means all the spammers need are several spambots rating each other's comments are constructive. The worst case scenario is that(as I thought at first), they only need to make a constructive comment to enter the system, and from there they'd be free to be spammy.
2) Look at that last panel! LOOK AT THAT! Randall still didn't realize that those bothersome things that he refuses to draw(faces) actually serve a function: to give expression to his characters. How can a punchline like that have any effect when the character is litteraly blank faced?
Summarizing: Randall was a dumbass, is still a dumbass, and will always be a dumbass.
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 6:28 AM
Just for the lulz:ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 7:27 AM
I like the new comic. The alt text made me smileReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 7:28 AM
I thought the latest one was kinda cute; I smiled and might've even laughed if I felt any sort of sympathy for these void-creatures.ReplyDelete
Captcha: pinodous. Something containing elements of whiny emo kids.
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 7:54 AM
I'm a bit confused; does the paradigm in 810 actually force the eventual development of only helpful comments by spambots? it doesn't suggest that comments with a negative "constructivity" rating get purged or anything; why would anyone care that their comment was rated poorly?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 8:38 AM
810 just screams "potentially a funny FFFFUUUU-esque comic" to me. Randy seems like that kind of person too. If he had done some ridiculously over-the-top face in the last panel, then it would have at least gotten the cuddlefish to force it as a meme.ReplyDelete
why am I better at being randall than randall is
So apparently Randall has never heard of "trolls". And he lives in a universe where nobody would ever spitefully vote down a constructive comment solely because they disagree with the content of the comment.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 9:01 AM
Sepia -1. Pointing out the flaws of Randall the God-Man. Come on, guys, let's vote this crap down until it's labelled as spam!ReplyDelete
- UndercoverCuddlefishOctober 25, 2010 at 9:44 AM
fuck randall in the assReplyDelete
just the way he likes it
The last panel looks a bit like an orange balancing on a banana.ReplyDelete
- Andrew R.October 25, 2010 at 10:34 AMReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 11:39 AM
To be more interesting, why not take the latest xkcd from another angle? How could one MAKE that work?ReplyDelete
Obviously, basing the entrance test entirely on a values question is pretty much establishing yourself as an elitist group with no interest in non-conforming ideas (something Randall would probably be wanting to make) but since we are relatively sane and not anti-social individuals how would you make a series of comments appear "constructive" in an objective way? Or is "constructive" as a quality strictly a subjective concept?
Maybe something like an advanced captcha where there's a slate of comments, some of them that read like something a normal human being would write like "Hah I think that would be cool" and then others that are pure buzzwords like "social media youtube oil crisis middle east" and the test is you have to pick the one that isn't normal sounding. To make it even more difficult for bots you could add random misspellings that make sense to a human but wouldn't respond to a dictionary attack.
Weeds out spambots, and maybe the people who speak mostly in buzzwords?
As I said on xkcdsuxredux, the plan outlined in #810 simply wouldn't work. The "constructive" nature of a particular comment is far too subjective, even for a person, to judge another poster by their appraisal of it. If you're only letting comments get posted that have received that sort of approval, then you're essentially letting the hoards of bots be your moderating team, an awful idea if there ever was one. (And as a one-time forum owner, I can promise you that bots are FAR more numerous than legitimate posters).ReplyDelete
So, we have three possible outcomes:
1) Bots rate all comments as constructive. Posts continue through as though unmoderated, and significantly more spam makes it through than a captcha would allow.
2) Bots rate all comments as not constructive. The board grinds to a halt as all comments, regardless of their quality, are discarded before making it to the message board.
3) Bots rate roughly half of the comments as constructive, and half as not constructive. The rating system fails, as all comments receive roughly the same rating (the hundreds of bots outweigh the few real users and render their ratings essentially meaningless). Comments are either posted or blocked as a fluke, and enough spam gets through to make it worthwhile. Again, a captcha would be more effective.
Randall, you suck again. See why you need an editor? If you'd have bounced this idea off of ONE PERSON you'd have seen how worthless it was!
@Andrew R.: I lol'd. Good job.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 27, 2010 at 12:06 PM
I think the guy with hair is supposed to be Feynman, who must be distinguished from the other xkcd character because he has had several healthy long term relationships with women, and while not in said relationships was a total pimp.ReplyDelete
HEY you know what all these edits remind me of?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 1, 2010 at 6:46 AM
what are you talking about, none of them have rape or lame 4chan humorReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 12, 2010 at 12:58 PM
What bothered me most is that getting SOH CAH TOA confused with CAH SOH TOA would have no effect on the maths.ReplyDelete
The CAH is just there to remind you that cosx = a/h, it's placing in the mnemonic has no effect on this.


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Annual choir show to performs holiday classics, tunes
There's no season quite like Christmas, and no music quite like the holiday tunes that touch the hearts of young and old.
Rich McKinney, director of the Kirksville Community Chorus for the last nine years, knows that well as he prepares to lead his group of 55 local singers into their annual fall/Christmas performance Monday at the First Christian Church at 7:30 p.m.
"Most people have some connection to various Christmas songs from their childhood," McKinney said. "Either they sang it with their third grade class, or substituted as a soloist when someone else got sick, or maybe a particular song was one their mother always loved."
"It's the season that repeats year after year almost entirely built on traditions that spark memories. It as largely to do with family gatherings and church attendance for special services, often late night services on Christmas Eve."
McKinney, who also pens the Daily Express Community Blog "McKnotes," recently wrote of the upcoming performance that will also feature songs from the 11-member "Grace Notes" group, accompaniment by Sara Beth Fouch, as well as appearances from other musicians and special surprises.
Dr. Jesse Krebs and his wife, Katherine, play "flawless" clarinet and flute, respectively, and will accompany a few selections. McKinney's octogenarian Aunt Vee will also make the trip and add her "amazing ability to reach an audience."
The chorus members rehearse every Monday night throughout the year, with the members of "Grace Notes" also meeting every Sunday.
It's a labor of love for them, and for McKinney, who has no intention of slowing down anytime soon.
"In the spring we'll try some spirituals that people seem to really love, and some tunes that are just a little jazzier than our usual," he said. "It's a big enough assignment just to keep my singers interested year after year. We have a larger group of younger people now than ever before. That indicates that the chorus still has life. It's a little like seeing an offshoot of a favorite old tree in the spring. The old tree may die, but it's going to leave a new tree behind, and maybe more than one."
McKinney didn't want to divulge all the surprises for Monday's show, but did say the group will sing "Just a Closer Walk with Tee" that will feature some improvisation from Krebs on clarinet. A special soprano soloist who makes McKinney "smile every time I hear her sing" is also on the program.
As always, the event is free of charge and normally packs the room, making it sound advice to show up early.
Both the chorus and "Grace Notes" will also perform at the Church of Latter Day Saints Friday at 6:30 p.m., along with several other choirs and musical ensembles from local churches.


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Source: [ al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Kanz al-`ummal fi sunan al-aqwal wa'l af`al, Halab: Maktabah al-turath al-'Islami (18 vols), , 1969-84 CE, Volume 13 Page 175 ]
The Ahlul Bayt DILP team does not necessarily agree with all of the statements and opinions expressed by the authors of these texts including the content of the biographies. These are presented for the purposes of private research only.
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Created: October 1999


text: NEW LOWER PRICE! This stunning limited-edition Louis Vuitton handbag is in a class all its own. Multicolored details set off the monogram canvas exterior, and natural leather trims the body. Golden brass hardware, signature red edge dyeing and yellow topstitching add colorful accents. Soft, comfortable leather handles with links and brown cross-grain leather lining complete this amazing bag. Dimensions: 12"L x 6"W x 6"H; 7" drop handle.


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I have an opportunity to purchase some AM/MM rail extrusion that was made to AGD spec.
So would there be any interest in a RTPro length rail of this type?
I don't have any specific styles in mind but I'm completely open to a new rail design or perhaps a few.
Of course current designs can be incorporated into the longer length.
I would really like to do a preorder in a large enough number that I could pass a good deal to those willing to prepay.
I want to finish the LPRFG before we start any machining on these but I wanted to get a discussion started now so we can knock these out when the time comes.
LMK what you would like to see.
Here is a concept drawing of an AM Rail at about 9.1" long.
(Stock rails are 8.0" long)


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Valentine's Day—a day to celebrate love in its many forms and the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline is offering Free Quit Coaching, free patches, free gum or free lozenges. And the Centers For Disease Control is offering free e-card Valentines promoting "smokefree" healthy hearts.
During February, the Carter County Turning Point Tobacco Coalition is raising awareness about tobacco use and the risks for heart disease as well as healthy lifestyle changes that can reduce cardiovascular risks and promote healthy hearts.
"Given that February is dedicated to celebrating love, caring, and heart health, it's a great time to improve your own heart health or encourage loved ones to improve theirs by quitting smoking," said Joan White, coalition chairperson.
In Oklahoma about 2,200 cardiovascular disease deaths per year are attributable to smoking according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Oklahoma has a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease than most states because we have higher smoking rates with a ranking of 47th in the U.S. The Surgeon General has concluded that cigarette smoking greatly increases one's risk for heart disease. Being smoke-free and eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke is important to heart health.
"Quitting smoking could be the best Valentine's Day present you can give to your family or your loved ones," said White.
Send a Smoke-Free Valentine by logging onto www.cdc.gov and clicking on a link to send an e-card that promotes a smokefree, healthy heart.


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Maine Voters Legalize Marriage Equality; Baldwin Takes Wisconsin
AP has reported that Maine has approved same-sex marriage. The Portland, Maine Press Herald is reporting the vote as very close, with the few cities in the state probably making up the margin of difference. In 2009, only 44.3 percent voted in favor of marriage equality.
A poll in early October showed the pro marriage-equality forces with a commanding 21-point lead. Today's vote represents a major defeat for the National Organization for Marriage, which poured money and resources into the state.
In Wisconsin, outgoing U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin decisively defeated former Gov. Tommy Thompson to win the open Senate seat. The victory makes her the first out-gay United States senator.
In another first, her successor in Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district is a gay man, Mark Pocan.
As of this writing, Richard Tisei is in a tight race to win election as a congressman from Massachusetts. If he defeats Rep. John Tierney, he will be the first out-gay Republican elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.


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Kandy Carper and Erik Rivera, Turon, announce the birth of their son, Gideon Leigh James, at 5:12 a.m. Oct. 14, 2013, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long.
Grandparents are Tabatha Carper, Osawatomie, Elizabeth Osenbaugh, Turon, and David Rivera, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Great-grandparents are Brenda and Eddie Carper, Barbara Church, Gail Croley and Maylon Mosher.


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Hello friend,
So last night I shared a wonderful bond with my bro over a tattoo gun on my
forearm. The tattoo took as long as one SNFU album (something green and
leafy this way comes) and two Minor Threat albums. Quality time with family… there is nothing better.
Nick and Dustin were both quite happy with my
little knitted tokens of thanks, if I am lead to believe correctly. The guys at Five Fathoms are solid and Ben stayed late to allow Nicko to finish up on me. Nice guys.
Lastly, I positively love love LOVE my new tattoo. It's just so… ME! My favourite part is the simple addition of the little sparkles that Nick added. They really make it, and also tie it to the four point stars that surround the Nuu Chah Nulth moon a bit further up on my arm.
knitified, out.


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When Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon outlines a budget on Monday, he will be banking on federal Medicaid money to help bolster the state revenues available to spend on education and other government services.
When Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon outlines a budget on Monday, he will be banking on federal Medicaid money to help bolster the state revenues available to spend on education and other government services.
Nixon' proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year also is likely to propose more spending than in years past, a reflection of the state's gradually improving tax collections after several lean years of cuts.
"It's nice to be beyond that — talking about beginning to invest dollars in things that will make a long-term difference to the state," Nixon said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
Missouri currently is operating on a $24 billion budget that expires June 30. That bottom line is likely to increase when Nixon, a Democrat, presents his budget plan for the next fiscal year as part of his State of the State address. It will be up to the Republican-led Legislature to either accept or reject Nixon's recommendations and send a budget back to the governor by early May.
Here are a few things to watch for in Nixon's budget plan:
Nixon already has said his budget will include a Medicaid expansion — as allowed under President Barack Obama's health care law — that could cover an additional 259,000 people during the next fiscal year. That expansion could bring an additional $907 million of federal money to Missouri doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies and other medical providers.
Nixon's budget plan will assume that the recipients of that federal Medicaid money will pay an additional $15.5 million in Missouri income and sales taxes. His budget also will assume $31 million in savings stemming from the Medicaid expansion, because the federal money would decrease the amount the state must pay to cover some mental health services and programs for disabled residents and pregnant women.
All told, that's more than $46 million resulting from the Medicaid expansion that Nixon plans to use for other purposes in state government, said Nixon's budget director, Linda Luebbering.
Republican lawmakers generally have expressed opposition to the proposed Medicaid expansion and skepticism that an influx of federal money will result in a surge in state tax revenues. That could create an immediate budget conflict between Nixon and lawmakers.
"If the General Assembly decides that we don't agree that the Medicaid expansion is prudent — or we don't agree that it creates the jobs or increased revenue that they say it will — that means he's going to spend money on things that we have to go in and remove" from the budget, said Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City, a former House Budget Committee chairman who now serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Nixon already has said that he will seek more spending for early childhood education programs, which took a cut in the current budget. He also has expressed support for performance-based funding for higher education institutions and an expansion of the A-plus community college scholarship program to more high school graduates.
Although Nixon has not revealed the specific spending proposals, the Coordinating Board for Higher Education has given him a potential blueprint.
The board recommended a $25.5 million funding increase for public colleges and universities, about 3 percent more than they currently receive. The board's plan calls for that money to be distributed to institutions only if they meet specific performance measures, such as student retention and graduation rates.
The higher education board also recommended a $3 million increase in A-plus scholarship funding, an $8 million increase in Bright Flight scholarships for students who score well on standardized tests and a $25 million funding increase for Access Missouri scholarships that are based both on financial need and academic merit.
Nixon has said little about how much additional money his budget will include for K-12 education. But it's virtually guaranteed it will fall short of full funding. Missouri would need an additional $686 million of basic aid next academic year — on top of the current $3 billion — to meet the full amount called for under the state's school funding formula. That would be almost three times the projected increase in Missouri's net general revenues for the next fiscal year.
Nixon also could use his State of the State address to lend support to a bond issuance for building projects.
Some lawmakers are working on a plan that could authorize around $1 billion of bonds to finance construction at college campuses, repairs at state buildings and perhaps even new road work. They contend the timing is right to take on more debt, citing low interest rates and the fact that Missouri recently made the final payment on a $600 million bond plan authorized by voters in 1982.
Nixon has not yet joined the bandwagon for a new bonding proposal. But history suggests that he might be inclined to do so.
During his first year in office, in 2009, Nixon expressed support for a bonding plan and raised the possibility of calling a special session if lawmakers could reach a consensus on a specific plan. That consensus is closer to reality now than at any point in recent years.