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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Sprint Cup Qualifying A Tough Start For ESPN
NASCAR fans have been watching practice and qualifying sessions for the Sprint Cup Series since the kick-off of the season in February. These sessions have been presented on SPEED and hosted by the likes of Mike Joy, Steve Byrnes and Bill Weber.
SPEED treats qualifying like gold. Each car is shown taking the full qualifying attempt and each story is told from the warm-up lap through the checkered flag. One TV twist that SPEED has worked to perfect is the "time shifting" of qualifying.
The cars are all continually recorded and the program itself continues to be recorded even as the TV network is in commercial break. Coming back from commercial, the network changes from being live to being "time shifted" as the program is picked-up right where it left off. This allows each team to have their moment in the national TV spotlight and all the stories to unfold as they actually happened.
Saturday morning, it was the time of the year when qualifying shifts over to ESPN. It was clear from the start that ESPN was going to be using a very different philosophy for qualifying than fans had seen this season. Unfortunately, many fans remember this same approach from last year. The on-track action quickly became a sideshow as ESPN once again decided that the network's agenda would come first.
It was Dr. Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree calling the qualifying session. Just like last year, ESPN has made the very strange decision to put the on-air announcers in the Infield Pit Center for this live action. Essentially, this forces Jarrett and Petree to watch TV and comment on the picture instead of watching the track and commenting on the car from a better perspective. The results were not good.
Mike Massaro, Jamie Little and Shannon Spake were the ESPN reporters from the garage area. It did not take long to have them begin talking about stories and news items that had nothing to do with qualifying. The reality was about to set-in that ESPN was back and the NASCAR TV world was going to be different.
There had only been three cars on the track, but that was enough for the network. ESPN2 was off to commercial break and several minutes later fans of Dave Blaney only saw him coasting back toward the garage with his time posted on a graphic. There would be no replays of cars that were missed during the commercials.
David Ragan may have been actually on the track, but it was Kurt Busch being interviewed and the tone of this coverage was clear. ESPN was in-charge and what was happening on the track was just going to be observed, not the focus of the program. Off to commercial again for two minutes of X Games, World Series of Poker and Brickyard 400 promos.
As Reed Sorenson slowed down and his crew looked at the clock, the ESPN cameras caught an orange glow coming fast around the corner. Fans knew instantly that it was "Tony time" at Indy. Stewart continued to build his speed and headed for the green flag. With all the pressure around him, it was going to be fascinating to see how Stewart and his team responded at Indy. Would this be a pole run or would he simply be going through the motions?
It was suddenly very clear that Dr. Punch had begun reading something. What he was reading was "intro copy" to a pre-recorded feature on Stewart winning the Brickyard 400 in 2005. As the orange glow hit full-speed and history was about to be made, ESPN played-back a 37 second feature as Stewart took the green flag.
Petree and Jarrett picked-up the end of Stewart's run and never mentioned the fact this was his final time in the Home Depot car with Greg Zipadelli and Joe Gibbs Racing. Moments after flashing across the start-finish line, the network was gone off to other interviews. ESPN refuses to tell the stories behind the qualifying attempts.
ESPN was now gushing about Dale Earnhardt Jr. going through tech and Tim Brewer was talking about fitting the NASCAR inspection templates. The network missed the entire run of Martin Truex Jr. and his DEI team. Another key story of the week, another struggling Cup team and another bad TV production decision to ignore this entire qualifying effort.
The cars that were lucky enough to get featured in the live telecast got generic graphics and one video box in the upper corner that contained a crew chief or owner. The moment the car posted a time ESPN was off to other interview, feature or promo. It was a disjointed TV mess for fans who had been watching this same activity covered in a very different way over the last six months.
Maybe things were a little off-balance for the NASCAR on ESPN gang as they had not done a Cup qualifying session in 2008. It was unfortunate that they chose not to recover during this session, but to continue over-laying an entirely different stream of programming that contained features, interviews and promos while live qualifying was in-progress.
One very interesting aspect of this year's ESPN coverage was drivers being escorted to the Infield Pit Center to appear as guests. They were actually interviewed on-camera by Punch, Jarrett and Petree while other cars were on the track. There could be no bigger insult to the teams trying to qualify then having sweaty drivers in the shiny ESPN mobile studio talking about their own sponsors while cars roared by in the background.
This seemingly arrogant behavior was never more clear than during AJ Allmendinger's time on the track. ESPN's coverage of the go-or-go-home cars was lackluster and Allmendinger's entire run was completely covered by a video recap of the earlier cars in the session. It was another strange TV production decision during an important moment on the track for a big team. Perhaps, some folks at the multi-million dollar Red Bull Racing team were not very happy with ESPN.
The challenge of TV qualifying is sometimes harder to deal with than the race itself. Imagine going to commercial and missing the run of the polesitter? That is exactly what will eventually happen using this format. The random cars that were shown made no sense. The on-going stories could not be updated and the network acted like only the Top 35 cars had value.
ESPN faces the challenge of seven Cup races and then the big move over to ABC for The Chase for the Cup. All of these races will have critical qualifying sessions for many teams that are barely hanging-on and others that want the pole for a variety of reasons. Coverage of this "race" should be just as important as the event itself.
This was a tough start on the Cup side to what has been a very solid year of Nationwide and studio coverage for the ESPN family of networks. From ESPNEWS to NASCAR Now, the change in priorities and the attention to detail where NASCAR is concerned has been nothing short of fantastic.
Hopefully, the positive changes that ESPN has made to the other NASCAR programs can migrate over to qualifying and the teams on the track can once again have their stories told and become the center of attention as NASCAR heads down the stretch.
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16 comments:
- Sophia said...
Glad I missed most of this mess. Thanks for the detailed column.
I do think we have found ESPN's reality show version of Qualifying: "NASCAR Wrecked"
as in ruined.
- July 26, 2008 at 10:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD that was a very nice way of detailing the screwed up arrogant, screw the fans we want you to see something else cuz we don't like NASCAR or its fans or quals attitude we got this afternoon.
Contrast that with the Nwide race we just watched.
I just do not get it - if ESPeeN doesn't want practices & quals - let Speed do them.
It was glaringly apparent this afternoon that we are not going to get good coverage of the Cup races from this network. period. They (behind the scenes) are not fans,unlike the team that covered tonights race.
If you don't like your job it shows and this afternoons mess proves they don't want to please the fans.
They hold us in contempt.
- July 26, 2008 at 10:17 PM
- Anonymous said...
ESPN: the Gump Group.
- July 26, 2008 at 10:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
ESPN: Blue-staters covering a red state sport.
- July 26, 2008 at 10:30 PM
- Newracefan said...
IMO DJ and AP tried but the ESPN agenda beat them. Unfortunately we lost because of it.
- July 26, 2008 at 10:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD you say: ...the network acted like only the Top 35 cars had value.
I say that not even all of the top 35 had value to them.
- July 26, 2008 at 10:37 PM
- TexasRaceLady said...
An absolute travesty. I guess we fans found out very quickly where we stand.
I hope the commercial sponsors and NASCAR remember, we fans are the ones that spend money on their products. By shafting us, they may well wind up shafting themselves.
sophiaz said I do think we have found ESPN's reality show version of Qualifying: "NASCAR Wrecked"
sophia, you get a gold star for this. ROTFL
- July 26, 2008 at 10:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
I just deleted it...I'm not going to worry about watching this mess.
IIRC, the format TNT had years ago would miss pole sitters because they weren't a "star" so they'd be at commercial. But at least they'd "replay" it. But still we'd miss other drivers because they weren't a "star".
Missing any driver whether he's a "mid packer" or "lucky to make the race" is unacceptable! All of these drivers have fans.
I like drivers all over the board and I want to see my guy attempt his run.
I don't want to see fluff pieces and interviews when I can see the car I *should* be watching qualifying/practicing going around behind them. There is a time and a place for that. I swear the Texas practice, we were lucky to see 10 minutes of actual practice. The rest was fluff pieces and interviews from the infield as we saw the cars going around BEHIND them.
- July 26, 2008 at 10:47 PM
- Sophia said...
Thanks for the gold star!:)
Gymmie, I refreshed my browser 3 times to see what you 'deleted'.
Then my low tech brain realized you must have meant qualifying on your DVR, lol.
But yea, I only caught bits and pieces but the over abundance of graphics made me feel like I was on a moving boat. And the pre canned video..sigh.
Glad JD gave the details. Those were all reasons I turned off the show.
I did keep practice on as background noise ONLY due to the tire issue and I was not in the room all the time with that.
Jo, you worded things in a way I wish I had the guts to do but I have decided ESPeeN is bigger than city hall. No, I have fought city hall and won once years ago.
But ESPN is so blinded by their own agenda, they don't see or feel the love of the sport from many of us.
But you know, with the cost of sponsorship falling by the wayside, the economy, NASCAR's ratings and car manufacturer issues, isn't it a NO BRAINER that the cars QUALIFYING DESERVE TO BE SEEN!! As do the major sponsors.
THAT is what continues to be lost on me.
Same thing as during the race. SHOW WIDE ANGLES AND THE ENTIRE PACK.
Whether it's a start and park struggler, who's driver might deserve a better ride, a mid packer or the top 10, without ALL kinds of drivers, there would be no race.
I continue to be ASTOUNDED none of these IDEAS were written in stone in the NASCAR Partners contracts?! I didn't think one needed an MBA for common sense business practices but like Dangerfield, NASCAR gets no respect from ESPN.
After I saw how good CAMERA WORK COULD BE (with Mike Wells directing on TNT) and how we could choose, for FREE, great video to watch during commercials (Race Buddy) since NASCAR won't do the side by side or OPEN WIDE coverage more often, I told myself to be weaning myself off NASCAR shows on TV.
So far, I am reading LOTS less online....and did not see much today at all.
And I doubt I will watch much pre race on Sunday.
And the tracks that leave me cold will probably be taped and fforwarde through for the rest of the season after reading all details here and realizing, "Still the same old ESPN."
- July 26, 2008 at 11:31 PM
- alex said...
I don't watch qualifying as much as I used to, but I made an exception today. Big mistake. If I was a big fan of one of the drivers ignored for a studio interview with Kurt Busch, I'd be pretty upset. The only excuse for that kind of interview is during the down time between one car taking the checkers and the next one taking the green flag... which lasts about 10 seconds.
Next time I think of watching qualifying, I'll check to make sure it's on SPEED first.
- July 26, 2008 at 11:37 PM
- Anonymous said...
Sorry ESPN, but I'm going to have to go with the crowd on this one.
The coverage for qualifying was hit and mostly miss.
I sure hope this isn't what were going to see Sunday afternoon and the preceding weeks ahead to Homestead.
You got the personalities right (Punch needs to be in the pits), now you just need wide camera angles, and NO gimmicks.
- July 27, 2008 at 12:20 AM
- Anonymous said...
What's amazing to me is how well ESPN covered Nationwide qualifying today compared to how they covered Cup qualifying. It's like ESPN has a whole set of "special" rules for the big show and just give regular plain coverage to the feeder series. Guess what ESPN? We'd actually like the regular coverage for the big event too. No need to add more interviews, features, etc just because it's Cup.
- July 27, 2008 at 12:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
LOL Sophia! Yes sorry! I deleted the DVR recordings of qualifying.
- July 27, 2008 at 1:51 AM
- Anonymous said...
I think ESPN's approach to qualifying will only give sponsors another excuse to leave the sport. The sponsors on midpack or lower cars will never be shown on TV unless they wreck (still not always shown) or they are shown qualifying. We need every car highlighted in qualifying so the sponsors can get some exposure.
Why would a sponsor spend their money on a car if their product is never shown?
- July 27, 2008 at 9:58 AM
- Sophia said...
Glad somebody else sees the value of sponsors on cars even on practice and qualifying. Thus ESPN (and NASCAR since they are a partners) being too STUPID to make tv coverage rules in their $$$$ contract.
If I sponsored a car that never won, it would be nice to see him on the tv screen in prac/quals and during the race.
Simple solution realy. Take camera lessons from Mr. Wells.
Everybody is happy..fans, owners, sponsors.
- July 27, 2008 at 12:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
The only thing that is going to fix this mess are the sponsors complaining, especially those sponsors that are on cars outside the top 35 or those on cars whose qualifying runs are continually missed (which I am sure that you will see the same cars skipped week after week).
- July 28, 2008 at 11:36 AM


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In the Girls Inter-Ac League dual meet opener for both teams, host Penn Charter's superiority in the field events could not overcome Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's advantage on the track. In the six footraces, two hurdling events, and two relays the visiting Blue Devils built up more than a 30-point margin, and won last Thursday's meet by a score of 77-49.
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SCORPIO: The dreams for success of Scorpio natives are kindled during the month from August 23, particularly those related to career. However, you will need to work your way around challenges on September 7-9. Focus your energies on these interests during August 25-27, September 10-13, 20-22: you are more likely to meet with success.
SAGITTARIUS: Legal, academic matters, advertising and travel are all areas for potential success during the month-long period from August 23, especially on August 25-27, September 10-13, 20-22. Utilise other times to further your ambitions and these interests. Unfortunately, circumstances tend to work against you during September 7-9.
CAPRICORN: You need to look at the financial aspects of a legal or educational matter during the month-long period from August 23; or examine problems around some sort of professional or travel issue then. August 25-27, September 7-13, 20-22 accentuate these matters. August 25-27, September 10-13, 20-22 produce the best results.
AQUARIUS: Your eyes will be focussed on a joint financial matter during the coming month, especially on August 25-27, September 7-13, 20-22 when these trends are at their most active. You will also need to look to other financial issues such as taxation, insurance, loans and legacies. Exercise caution on September 7-9 when problems are most likely to emerge.
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It will soon be time to go sailing again and anyone wanting to have a go at IRC racing, whilst also benefitting from some personal and practical coaching, can count on the RORC Easter Challenge to deliver the goods over the Easter Bank Holiday (29th-31st March).
In addition to offering a unique training ground for owners and crews, the RORC Easter Challenge is the first Solent regatta in 2013 where owners who only compete occasionally can race under IRC at a reduced cost. British owners will be able to enter this event with the new Spinlock IRC Limited Validity (LV) TCC which is valid for the full three days of the regatta. There's more on this here: www.rorcrating.com/lv-tcc
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In a unique initiative, and as the first event in the RORC racing calendar, the RORC Easter Challenge offers on-the-water coaching, comprising immediate and hands-on advice from coaches and sail makers to climb aboard during racing at the request of crews wanting some tuition.
Each day's racing is followed by expert post-race video debriefs in the Events Centre in Cowes Yacht Haven by coaching legend Jim Saltonstall, supported by past Olympian Barry Dunning and America's Cup coach, RORC's CEO Eddie Warden Owen.
There will be a separate race course for J80's and Class 4 IRC, also supported by coaches and sail makers.
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The Spinlock IRC Limited Validity (LV) TCC has been launched for 2013 by the Rating Office, the technical centre of the RORC in Lymington. It is aimed at British owners who only plan to enter one or two IRC events a year, or who would like to compete in an IRC event for the first time without committing to a full certificate.
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Spinlock IRC LV TCCs are issued by the Rating Office and are compatible with full Spinlock IRC ratings. However, the LV TCC application cost for a 33 ft boat is just £30 for a 3-day event such as the RORC Easter Challenge, a saving of 70% on the fee for a full IRC certificate.
A growing list of regattas around the UK will accept LV TCCs during 2013, in regions ranging from Cornwall to Scotland and including many of the Spinlock IRC Regional Championships. The RORC Rating Office website http://www.rorcrating.com/lv-tcc offers advice for owners contemplating their rating options and clubs wishing to increase participation, and it also provides details of all approved events.
Entries close for the RORC Easter Challenge on 14th March, and interested owners can find the details and enter online at www.rorc.org.


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Complaint: Incident is part of a history of abuse
Concerns about Haines Borough Police chief Gary Lowe include a Feb. 15 incident in which he allegedly screamed obscenities at an employee during a discussion about leave, and allegations that Lowe trained a Taser beam on officers' chests on two separate occasions.
Further, a letter the employee sent to assembly members March 13 alleges Lowe has a five-year history of abusive behavior toward employees including verbal abuse of police officers and incidents of "intimidation, bullying, sarcasm and (use of) sexual innuendos" toward dispatchers.
"All of this, taken into consideration, has created a hostile work environment. This pattern of behavior is disturbing and I feel that it merits serious investigation," according to the complainant.
Lowe said this week he received a copy of the complaint Wednesday and needed time to read and digest it.
The police employee who brought the complaint has declined to speak on the record about it, but four of the eight other police employees who work under Lowe this week told the Chilkat Valley News they believed the complaint and follow-up letter were generally true. A former department employee who lives in Haines and who worked under Lowe also said the allegations in the documents were true.
Two police employees declined to provide even an anonymous opinion on the matter and two others said they had not witnessed the alleged behaviors.
The Haines Borough Assembly has talked about Lowe at three recent meetings since the complaint was filed, but has addressed Lowe's behavior only in general terms.
The initial complaint stems from an incident that occurred at the police station Feb. 15 and was reported to the borough by the complainant on the same day. The incident was witnessed by another police employee, according to the complainant.
"While attempting to reason with Chief Lowe to clarify the usage of sick leave, I pointed out to him the Haines Borough code (2.990.10) that defined immediate family and 2nd-degree kindred. At no point did I raise my voice or conduct myself insubordinately," the complainant wrote to borough manager Mark Earnest in a letter dated Feb. 16 and received at the borough Feb. 19. "However, Chief Lowe suddenly yelled at me. Using obscenities and in a booming voice he screamed, 'Are you f--king going to argue with me about this?... I don't f--king want to debate you about this!'"
The complainant goes on to say, "As Lowe towers above me at over six feet tall, and his face, just inches from mine, was red and contorted while confronting me and knowing that he was armed, I was momentarily in fear of imminent physical injury."
(The wording in the letter coincides with Alaska statute's definition of assault in the fourth degree, which a person commits when "by words or other conduct that person recklessly places another person in fear of imminent physical injury." Assault in the fourth degree is a Class A misdemeanor.)
In the Feb. 16 written account of the initial complaint, the employee said Lowe apologized on the day of the incident, by phone message and email. "I do not believe he is sincere. The outburst is not an isolated incident within the Haines Borough Police Department. Many officers have stated they have been 'at the receiving end' of this very same behavior and many of us have witnessed or been victim to his sarcasm and demeaning comments and sexual innuendos."
The complainant said Lowe has belittled multiple dispatchers about their jobs and personalities. "One dispatcher quit due to ongoing attacks on her abilities as a dispatcher and on her personal characteristics, and specifically due to (Lowe's) unwillingness to accept her concerns over a disturbed officer (Cassandra McEwen)," the complainant wrote.
The complainant claims to have witnessed Lowe joking about a prisoner "with sexual undertones" regarding an employee who was handling a prisoner at the time. "(The employee) asked (Lowe) to cease, but (Lowe) continued on," the complainant wrote.
According to the letter, police staff members are concerned about their job security, "and have expressed trepidation at putting any of these incidents in writing. No one is confident that there will not be repercussions, even if promised there will not be, by those in authority or the union."
By hiring Lowe as police chief, assembly members have given Lowe the power of lethal force over lives in the community, the complainant wrote. "This man should be held accountable and should be held to the highest standard of ethics and trust. I do not believe that these disturbing behaviors, which he has exhibited over the term of employment, have earned him such trust or proven such a high standard of ethics."
Borough manager Mark Earnest in late February conducted an investigation into the original complaint by interviewing four police officers and two dispatchers, but did not release the results of his investigation to the assembly or the public. Earnest also has declined to provide a copy of a job evaluation of Lowe he recently conducted. Earnest first responded to the complainant March 19, a month after its initial filing.
Assembly members will convene in a quasi-judicial hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4 to evaluate Lowe's ability "to perform duties and supervise the police department." The meeting is closed to the public.


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The following list is not in my order of preference because I love each one for what it brings to me – life lessons and marketing ideas.
- Goodfellas: Loyalty
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- The Shawshank Redemption: Perseverance
- Do The Right Thing: Diversity
- The Godfather II: Betrayal
- Tootsie: Surprise
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- Pulp Fiction: Sphere of influence
- Reservoir Dogs: Trust
- The English Patient: Beauty
- Star Wars: Endless possibilities
- Varsity Blues: Coming of age
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Just a day after the discovery of DJ AM's body in New York City, the late musician's friends in Blink-182 took the stage at the Comcast Theater in Hartford, Conn., and honored their former colleague.
"We lost a really dear friend yesterday," guitarist Mark Hoppus told the crowd in footage available on YouTube as he began to tear up on Saturday night. "His name was Adam Goldstein, you probably know him as DJ AM.
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"He was an innovator and he was a genius and he loved music more than any other person on this planet and above all, he was an amazing friend," Mark continued. "We're doing the best we can to get through tonight, but now we'd like to take down the lights and have a moment of silence for our friend Adam."
Earlier in the day, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker – who had collaborated with the late DJ and famously survived a fatal plane crash with him last September – took to his Twitter page to pay homage to the DJ.
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"I'll never forget everything we've been thru and every time i play the drums i'll think of you. U were an amazing friend/DJ/human being," he Tweeted.
Blink-182 weren't the only ones to dim the lights for DJ AM, who was a mainstay in the club scene across the country. He frequently performed in Las Vegas, and on Friday, the Palms Resort Casino and Rain Nightclub – where he had been the resident DJ on Fridays – held a special tribute to him that included the darkening of letters in the club's neon sign, so only the A and M were left bright.
The night included a moment of silence for the DJ, as well as a photo montage soundtracked by Diddy's "I'll Be Missing You."
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DJ AM, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, was found dead in New York City on Friday. He was 36. Results from an autopsy conducted on Saturday are due in several weeks pending further tests, including toxicology.
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When Clifford was here!
ST. PETERSBURG — Part of me felt extremely lame for doing this, but the man was practically myth at my high school, Thornwood. Prior to Saturday's game, I went into the Rays' clubhouse and introduced myself to Cliff Floyd.
He's one of a few pro ballplayers that my high school has churned out — Steve Trout, Mark Mudler, and in basketball, Eddy Curry — and when I played there, my coach used to always begin his motivational speeches with, "When Clifford was here!…"
Beyond the fact that he's a legend in the halls of T-Wood, where my favorite framed picture along the Wall of Fame is of his state title-winning team (all short dudes like me with Cliff towering over everyone from the second row), I wanted to say Hey to Floyd because my sister had a locker next to him in school.
She graduated the same year as he did and used to carry all her books around school with her because she could never get to her locker — Cliff was a popular dude. Turns out he did remember her, much to her delight when I called her today, and us fellow South Siders enjoyed a nice brief chat.
The Globe's Jeff Blair knows Floyd from their days in Montreal and Blair said he was the first reporter to call Floyd after the Expos picked him up with the 14th overall pick in 1991. Legend has it that Floyd launched a homer for Thornwood that traveled over the right-field fence, over the tall football bleachers and on to the 50-yeard line. If he did, that was about 500 feet.
JAYS LOSE, 5-2: Oh yeah, there was a game of Rounders that occured on the grassy lot here at Al Lang Field today, too. Toronto remains winless, but impressive showings for both Dustin McGowan and Casey Janssen.
Play of the game came in the sixth, though, when John Rodriguez singled to right field for the Rays. Ben Zobrist tried to score on the play, but Marco Scutato — playing right — gloved the ball and fired a bullet to catching prospect Robinzon Diaz.
Diaz kept his left leg blocking the plate while stretching for the ball, and then swept around to collide and tag Zobrist for the inning's final out. My description does it no justice. It was downright sick. The Jays coaches all jogged over to give Diaz his props as he entered the dugout.
With that, I'm heading out. Game tomorrow is on CityTV at 12:30. Tune in for Kathryn Humphrey's in-depth interviews. "If you woke up and saw that your wife had the beginnings of a moustache, how would you react?" Man, I can't wait to hear Scott Rolen's answer…
HEY GLOBE AND STAR: I know I haven't been around in this world as long as you guys have, but if you ever can't locate the ballpark (or the freakin' Gulf of Mexico, for that matter) feel free to give me a ring. Lords knows we can't have Kelly and MacLeod wandering aimlessly around Florida.


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Palestinian activist describes "fiction of peace process"
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In a visit to Princeton Thursday, Edward W. Said, the most high-profile spokesman for the Palestinian cause in the United States, called for a global campaign to pressure Israel into granting Palestinian autonomy and self-determination.
Addressing a capacity crowd in Wood Auditorium in McCosh Hall, Said, an author and professor at Columbia University, compared Palestinians' lot in Israel with that of black South Africans under apartheid.
"What we need to develop is a strategy of liberation like the African National Congress did," spurring international diplomatic and economic pressure as well as local resistance against Israeli rule, Said added. "Out of that struggle, I think new forms of political life will emerge."
A consistent critic of "the fiction of a peace process" that started in 1993 with the Oslo agreements, Said spent an hour describing his view of the process to date and its effects on daily life for Palestinians.
"The Palestinian people are undergoing collective punishment of the cruelest sort," Said said, adding that he would "make no pretense at evenhandedness, because to do so is to ignore the facts and distort the truth."
Using a series of maps to chart the shifting lines of Israeli and Palestinian rule over pockets of land in Israel, Said discussed the difficulties of travel and obtaining vital resources for Palestinians.
Still, he said, "the overwhelming impression that you get" from U.S. news media "is that Israel is under siege."
Taking questions from the audience after his talk, Said engaged in a brief shouting match with a listener who took issue with his characterization of the recent violence. Several other audience members tried to shout additional opposing views, but they were not called upon.
The author of more than 20 books, including the seminal work "Orientalism" and the critically-acclaimed "Culture and Imperialism," Said is a professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University.
A controversial figure, Said was compelled to correct his 1999 autobiography, "Out of Place: A Memoir" as it was about to hit bookstore shelves when inconsistencies were revealed in the story of his upbringing and the ownership history of a family home in Jerusalem.
And last month, the Freud Society of Vienna canceled a lecture Said was scheduled to deliver after he was photographed poised to throw a stone at an Israeli guardhouse on the Lebanese border.
Said's book "The End of the Peace Process: Oslo and After," published last fall, formed the basis of his talk. Most of the essays in the book were first published in the English-language supplement of Egypt's leading newspaper, Al-Hayam, and in the London-based, Arabic newspaper Al-Hayat.
His lecture was sponsored by the Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.
CORRECTION: This Web report referred incorrectly to Edward Said's response to allegations that there were inconsistencies in his account of his background. Said has maintained that his account is accurate, and he made no changes to his autobiography, "Out of Place." The allegations, made in the media by Said's critics, appeared around the time his book was published in 1999.
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Have A Blessed Day.
Most times, I can ignore this. I just go my own way, don't acknowledge it. Occasionally, I kinda shake my head as I walk away. However, last week at Mickey D's, the cashier told me to " Have a blessed day". I looked the cashier straight in the eye and said, " And you have a good day ".
Like I said, most times I ignore this, as I mostly understand it is kind of generic saying, like saying bless you when someone sneezes. However this time, it irritated me, like sand in my swim trunks or a rock in my shoe. I thought it was kind of innocuous, not acknowledging any dieties or gods, but still hoping the person to have a good day.
The cashier said " I will with god", to which I said " I will without god". Got a stunned look, needless to say. I was with a friend who is a lukewarm christian at best. She knows I'm an atheist, always said she didn't care. She actually comes to me on occasion to ask about biblical passages. Go figure. Anyway, she accused me of attacking this girl specifically and christianity in general.
As I tried to explain this to her, I could see her eyes kinda loose focus. Her mind was made up. Nothing I could say or do would change this, so I stopped. Still friends, really hasn't changed our relationship.
Still, this got me to thinking. I know I wasn't out of line, just gave back what I was given. But did I accomplish anything? No. Will it change anything? Again, no. Am I also closed minded about some things, tune out some things, take umbrage when it is not meant that way? Sometimes, yes. Probably less than the religious people I know, but it is still within me, this capacity to snark, put down, feel superior just because I find no convincing evidence that I can accept for a divine prescence in the universe, not to mention in my own life.
So, what to do? Logic and reason seem lacking to most people, hell, to all of us about something. I've met a scientist at the balloon facility here, who is thoughtful, logical, rational, doesn't accept things without good evidence, who believes in UFO's, as in them having visited and continuing to visit us. I don't see it.
I think it's an emotional thing. As much as most of want to think we are rational, and we probably are moreso than most, we still react emotionally. Which is probably a good thing, mostly. What I mean by that is, anything taken to the extreme, pure logic or pure emotion, would not be optimal for the continued survival of our species, or our own psychological health. We would not be able to function either way, caught like the proverbial deer in the headlights. These two sides of us, when in some semblance of balance, are an asset. They allow us to function daily, to make decisions that require thought and reason, but to also look at a rainbow and go " Wow".
Well, this is getting kinda long, so I'm gonna wrap it up. Just some thoughts I wanted to get down that I have been ruminating on, and felt like sharing with you guys. No definitive answers, but that's the way it mostly goes. Will give me time for continued reflection. Who knows, I might get an answer I can get behind someday. Probably not, but here's hoping. Be well.
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Hey Diane, and all you guys. I want to say thanks for posting your responses. I've been kinda busy, this is the first chance I've had to respond.
Like I said, this just got me to thinking. Why? Why is it ok for others to espouse platitudes that will be accepted without a second thought even by those who, to be generous, are minimal christians at best? Why the deference and acceptence when things like this are said, yet my very minor statement got a response (albiet from one person only who happened to be with me). I did not raise my voice, pontificate, pound the counter, foam at the mouth, or grab the nearest baby and chow down singing the baby back ribs song from Chili's. I'm a laid back kind of person (only eat babies on special occasions. lol!!!)
I think christian privilege might be part of the answer, as you have stated. Also, I've noticed an emotional response to most things. Once you get the old limbic up and running, it's Katie bar the door, run for the hills! Everything is an attack, even if you say to someone " Those are really nice shoes you have " you get attacked. This really causes a wall to communication, to understanding to be raised that can't easily be breached. So mostly, I'm left with the politics of compromise. One way, of course. You say what you want, and I keep my mouth shut. Works for them.
I'm not trying to be confrontational, not really my style. I'd rather deflect with a joke, or even change topic, particularily if I genuinely like the person. There is more to them than an irrational belief, more that I am drawn to, than that. Most of my friends know where I stand, and it's ok most of the time. Cathy and I are still friends, hasn't changed our friendship as far as I can tell. It's just sometimes, I get frustrated beyond my high tolerance for BS, so I speak up. Anyway my friends, thanks for all the responses. Peace to all, and be well.
Tony I think you were spot on with your response, you offered a cordial, warm, well meaning response to her and she became defensive, it's ridiculous of her and your friend to take offense. If after all she is so 'secure' in her faith, why would she be 'offended' by your lack of faith? For instance a few years ago, a cashier at Pier One told me Merry Christmas as I was checking out, I pointed out that my last name was Jewish and she turned red and apologized. She was very sweet about it and absolutely mortified that she might have insulted me, she was simply saying Merry Christmas to patrons out of habit, there was no moral judgment attached to it. That's the proper way for the cashier to handle themselves, after all rule number one is, "The customer is always right" even when they're completely wrong.... Your cashier should have responded with a "Thank you" and should have simply moved on to the next customer.
Knowing how many Christians feel about Muslims I think the best reply is "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great). That's friendly enough, while still being off-putting to Christians so it gives them a dose of their own medicine.
I don't have a problem with your reply to the cashier. Businesses are in business to serve the public and not convert people. I think you should have asked to speak to the manager. The customer is always right, you know. The manager, if a christian may have become angry, but he also may have asked his workers to leave off the bless yous. Otherwise, you can frequent another establishment. Thank you for your post. And as others have said, you can come here for the support you deserve.
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While the majority of Chrysler's senior creditors sacrificed their fiduciary duties and caved into political pressure in accepting the Obama Administration's pre‐packaged bankruptcy of Chrysler, a small group of state pension funds in Indiana has challenged the Obama plan and is asking the Supreme Court to review said plan. As in the 1930s, the protection of contractual rights, one of the most basic pillars of a free society, along with the rule of law, is now in the hands of the Supreme Court.
As discussed in today's Washington Post, these pension funds believe their rights were infringed by the Administration's placing of junior creditors in a preferred situation to senior creditors. It doesn't take Ms. Manners to remind us that cutting in line, whether in traffic, at the grocery store, or in a bankruptcy, is plain rude. To have the government re‐order the line for you is even worse.
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I recently bought the drawing program Manga Studio and wanted to try my hand at sketching, penciling, and inking 100% digitally. So, I created my own interpretation of Superman #32 (which I colored and finished in Photoshop). Click to enlarge.
You can see it today on Covered Blog, or merely gazed at it above. Below is the original 1945 cover.
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Those serial self-immolations have provoked horror and wonder, with some Arab commentators hailing the men as heroic martyrs of a new Middle Eastern revolution, even as others denounce them under headlines like "Do Not Burn Your Bodies!"
Yet burning oneself as political protest is not new. Many Americans remember the gruesome images of Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk, burning himself to death in Saigon during the Vietnam War in 1963, his body eerily still and composed amid the flames. Many other monks followed his example as the war intensified. In Europe, Jan Palach, a 20-year-old Czech who burned himself to death in Prague in 1969 a few months after the Soviet invasion of his country, is remembered as a martyr of the struggle against Communism. Less well-known protesters have died in flames in Tibet, India, Turkey and elsewhere. In China, Buddhists have set themselves alight for at least 1,600 years.
Perhaps what is new about the latest self-immolations is their effectiveness. Mr. Bouazizi, a fruit vendor, set himself on fire in front of the local governor's office after the authorities confiscated his fruit, beat him and refused to return his property. He is now seen as the instigator of a revolution that forced out President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali after 23 years of authoritarian rule. Mr. Bouazizi's imitators hope to generate similar revolts in other Arab countries, where corruption and stifling autocracy have led to a similarly vast gulf between rulers and the ruled.
In the past, many people recoiled from such protesters as attention-seeking lunatics. Or the authorities were too powerful. Few people today remember Homa Darabi, the Iranian child psychiatrist who set herself on fire in a crowded Tehran square in 1994. A month earlier, a 16-year-old girl had been shot to death for wearing lipstick, and Darabi — who had lived in the United States and refused to wear the veil — had seen enough. "Death to tyranny, long live liberty, long live Iran!" she shouted, as flames engulfed her. Iran's official attitudes toward women's rights have scarcely changed.
One striking feature of the passionate discussion about Mr. Bouazizi and his imitators — at least for Westerners — is the relative absence of religion. Most Americans are used to hearing about Muslim suicide bombers who are impelled in part by the promise of salvation. The recent Arab self-immolators appear to have been motivated more by anger and despair at their social and economic plight.
Even some clerics have kept the debate on a secular level. Yousef al-Qaradawi, for instance, a prominent and influential Egyptian cleric who lives in Qatar and has a TV show on Al Jazeera, spoke sympathetically about Mr. Bouazizi and others who attempted suicide, saying that they were driven to it by social injustice and that the responsibility for their deaths lay with the rulers of their countries.
"People call these men brave, and mostly they don't use the word 'suicide' in describing them," said Tarik Tlaty, a Moroccan political analyst. "They don't use the word 'martyrs' either. They call them 'sacrificers,' and they speak of an 'uprising.' It is not a religious language."
Others, including many clerics, disagree. Al Azhar, the Cairo university that is the oldest and most prestigious center of learning in the Sunni Muslim world, issued a fatwa last week reaffirming that suicide violates Islam even when it is carried out as a social or political protest.
A similar debate has often taken place among Buddhists over self-immolation. Many Buddhist authorities say suicide cannot be reconciled with their religious tradition. But an ascetic strain among Chinese and Korean Buddhists includes gestures of painful self-sacrifice, from the burning of fingers to self-immolation, said Robert Sharf, chairman of the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. The practice is rooted in the Lotus Sutra, a relatively late Buddhist text that speaks of a magic king who douses himself with fragrant oil and allows his body to be burned as a sacrifice.
"Full-body immolation is rarely done solely as a religious practice," Dr. Sharf said. "It is more typically a form of political protest at the same time. For instance, it has been used repeatedly in Chinese history to protest anti-Buddhist state policies, such as the mass defrocking of priests."
In Afghanistan, some women burn themselves to death to escape abusive marriages, a practice that seems to be on the rise recently. Although these deaths are not intended as social protests, they are often seen in the West as implicit critiques of Afghan society.
It is often impossible to be sure what really motivates those who burn themselves to death. There is debate, for instance, about how Thich Quang Duc viewed his self-immolation in 1963, a protest that was related to the South Vietnamese government's treatment of Buddhist monks and may have been at least partly religious in nature. In other cases, politics may be a cover for personal despair or rage against a loved one.
Whatever the motive, suicide sometimes spreads like a disease, especially when heavily covered in the media. David P. Phillips, a sociologist at the University of California at of San Diego, published a 1974 study documenting spikes in the number of suicides after well-publicized cases. He called it "the Werther effect," after the rash of suicides that followed the 1774 publication of "The Sorrows of Young Werther," the novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe whose romantic hero kills himself.
"One thing is strongly suggested by the academic studies: People are more likely to copy suicides if they see that they have results, or get wide attention," Dr. Phillips said.
Tunisia has provided grim evidence for that. And Mr. Bouazizi may yet provoke more fiery deaths across the Middle East if the revolution he helped spark is seen as successful.


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what is the victim knew that if this became public she would become a public figure. maybe she felt she'd lived though enough?
Veitch gets the Tui treatment.
I understand that Sue, I really do. But the man gave her money to shut her up - and she accepted. How does that conversation go, anyway?
I'm not so sure he should be prosecuted. Isn't it up to the victim whether to make a complaint? She chose not to, and I think we should respect her choice.
The reason the ancient Athenians moved to public prosecution for crimes was precisely because private prosecution allowed the rich and powerful to victimise the poor and weak with impunity. And I don't think anyone in New Zealand (other than perhaps certain select members of our rich and powerful) would be happy with that.
what is the victim knew that if this became public she would become a public figure. maybe she felt she'd lived though enough?
and maybe she didn't want it to become public because of the way media treats victims of domestic violence and all the nasty comments that pop up on talkback/blogs etc. shouldn't we be working on changing that rather than allowing it to occur by letting the victims contract out of prosecution?
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what is the victim knew that if this became public she would become a public figure. maybe she felt she'd lived though enough?
Maybe that's what she was thinking, and that's entirely her prerogative. But the fact of the matter is that it _is_ public now (and didn't have to be - in fact, couldn't have been made public if it had gone to court and name suppression had been given). And, frankly, it's surprising it stayed quiet this long. Given how badly injured she was and how long she had to take off work, it was incredibly unlikely it was never going to come to light.
No matter how much Veitch goes on about counselling and being a better person, the fact of the matter is that he committed a very serious crime and then used money to hush it up and escape legal consequences. If he's really rehabilitated or rehabilitatable, if convicted, he would get parole pretty quickly. But that doesn't excuse what he did, or mean he doesn't deserve to be charged - and the way that he presented lots of "explanations" for his behaviour says that he's not exactly taking full responsibility even now.
On that Stuff site, the wording of the online poll shows the "It's not OK" line is getting traction.
(putting aside the merits of these polls, which sadly are here to stay)
I kind of don't understand TVNZ and the Radio station's (Radio Works?) logic here. the goofy affable sports presenter has got to be the easiest type of job to fill in the world.
So why spend time worrying about whether you can replace him? Just that one night after this all came out and he was still reporting sports was enough to make me change the channel.
Also i think the link between Vietch and sportspeople is tenuous at best. Hanging out with Marc Ellis and Matthew Ridge doesn't make you a sportsman. It makes you something*, but not a sportsman.
Ane when, oh when, will such such stories not be sorted into the Entertainment section of the paper/web site/Google news..?
surely the police can get access to her medical records from the hospital
Surely not! Seriously, if that's possible in the absence of a complaint I'm disturbed beyond words. Medical records are private! As an example, a friend used to be an Army medic. Access to medical records in the military is treated as a matter of minor classification, major need-to-know, and not even the base commander can get access to the records of anyone other than themselves without permission or a court order. The whole doctor-patient privilege is sacrosanct for a reason.
This is where a potential prosecution will fall down. Without a complaint, unless the police can convince a court that there's a very good reason to be given access to her records they will remain properly confidential. In the absence of those records, the police have an inadequate confession and nothing more.
am i a total Pollyanna for hoping that people are able to be rehabilitated?
I certainly hope so, and I support that. After they've been punished.
Veitch gets the Tui treatment.
WTF? The first thing that billboard said to me was that the person paid to be quiet had cheated. It is at minimum badly worded but it actually reads like an attack on the victim for not keeping mum.
Hadyn, an easy job to fill? Not according to Veitch:
I was working seven days a week and two stressful jobs
But of course, he wasn't making an excuse. No, sir.
I too am bothered about the way the media have gone about their work here. Their exposure of Ms Dunn-Powell's plight leaves her vulnerable and in the public gaze.
Yes T.V is in the industry and his actions both then and now are appalling, but there is a pack mentality working here which has focussed on him which does not operate on most of all the other perpetrators. A few high profile offenders outed will not expose the scourge of domestic assault. Name and shame will only force the issue behind the closed doors of our already closed front doors and make it more difficult for the victims of the abuse to come out.
The first thing that billboard said to me was that the person paid to be quiet had cheated.
I agree entirely...it's really f*cking poor from Tui and suggests that the victim was the one who disclosed the information.
But then this sort of behaviour and Tui.....
The other thing that I find interesting, is that the news story should be taking a tack towards the "this sort of thing is incredibly widespread in NZ, it's not just South Auckland where this sort of shit goes down".
And while I've seen it touched upon, noone's really asked "does this mean wealthy people can get away with this sort of thing?"
Surely not! Seriously, if that's possible in the absence of a complaint I'm disturbed beyond words. Medical records are private!
then what would be the point of allowing a case to go ahead without a formal complaint, not just in this case but in any case? that law becomes pointless without the medical evidence being able to be accessed. to me there's a public interest argument in a case like this, where the violence is so severe. that doesn't mean that those records have to become public documents - surely the rules around suppression can be used to protect the privacy of the victim?
And, finally, a fascinating essay on the Pew website about the changing face of evangelical Christianity in America, in a year when the decisions of people of faith may have great political bearing.
There's an interesting article on this in the June 30 issue of the New Yorker (not online as far as I can tell): Frances Fitzgerald, 'The New Evangelicals: A growing challenge to the religious right'.
But the man gave her money to shut her up
Who was it that said "blood money" upstream? I think that's an accurate & sobering description.
You'll have to excuse my French, but I feel it is warranted here: what a cunt. Veitch has cultivated an image of cocksure, blokey machismo which I'm sure many Kiwi men identify with. To be guilty of an act of such craven cowardice and viciousness shows he is just typical of the streak of bastards amongst us at whom the 'It's Not Ok' campaign is squarely aimed, weak pricks who think beating seven shades out of a woman in some way attests to their masculinity.
On has to feel for Ms Dunne-Powell. She will be reliving the trauma of an awful incident she would have hoped was behind her. Payoff or not, I'm sure she would far rather this was not being dredged up. Then again, would love to know what instigated the anonymous tip off to the Dom...
i'd also be interested in the code of ethics for lawyers, as paul pointed out in the fundy post do they have absolutely no responsibility to report the crime, even as they draw up the settlement agreement around it?
No, is the short version. The long version is found at Rule 1.08 of the NZ Law Society's code of ethics. Disclosure relating to a planned crime is permitted, and mandatory where the planned crime relates to harm of a person. Other than that the exceptions are around mandated disclosure or disclosure necessary for the carrying on of the legal practice (such as determining applicable fees).
So not only do they have no "responsibility" to do so, they have an absolute obligation not to do so unless ordered by a court. Being disbarred is the standard punishment for a breach of client confidentiality.
How did the Dominion Post access this story? Why has it taken so long? How could medical people have believed that she had an accident? Are there things we don't know that might count as mitigating circumstances?
Last night TV One made one of the best local Dramas I have seen. Using the best spinners they had, they tried to make us feel sorry for a man who badly injured a woman. I was taught that to hit a woman was absolutely forbidden. I still think so and I teach and model that to my kids. Tony had many years of frustration leading to this and needed help. Now it's too late. He needs to take his medicine and that may be jail. I find it interesting though, because usually the media try to make us feel sorry for the victim, but that's usually in the case of abused animals. Kinda cock-eyed really, the whole slant by TV One.
I would suggest that the absence of a pack mentality is what brought this story to light. Would it have been exposed by a reporter on Newstalk ZB? One News? Would it have got to air?
Which do modern media organisations value more, truth or their corporate celebs on the posters?
but I feel it is warranted here: what a cunt.
My wife (out of the country & oblivious to this - I doubt the story has legs in Oz) would disagree, she'd say he was not worthy enough to be a cunt.
she'd say he was not worthy enough to be a cunt
indeed. 'cunt' is a dirty word for a beautiful thing.
veitch is just a dirty word.
The first thing that billboard said to me was that the person paid to be quiet had cheated.
I agree entirely...it's really f*cking poor from Tui
Yeah, that's what I thought too. I thought I was reading it wrong. But it appears not. Awesome.
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WORCESTER readers expressed vitriol for a mother who's claims her ex partner had raped her whilst she was on her way back from a pub turned out to be lies.
This time six years ago Lisa Yapp was on the front page after being jailed for three years for falsely accusing a man of rape.
Lisa Yapp , mother of a five-year-old son, at the time, named her ex-boyfriend Gavin Hockey as the culprit and he was arrested.
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