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The Premier League's significant contribution to British tourism was celebrated as part of a series of events marking the London 2012 Olympics.
The media briefing was organised by VisitBritain for the 7,000 non-accredited journalists from around the world who are in London covering the Games to highlight the factors that make Britain great.
Former footballers Andy Townsend and Gareth Southgate, who now work on Premier League TV's overseas coverage, were in attendance to discuss the League's worldwide appeal with reporters from the likes of South Africa, China and Nigeria.
"Every now and again we have to stop and count ourselves very, very lucky that we have such an amazing product right in front of our noses every week," Townsend told premierleague.com.
"Every now and again we have to stop and count ourselves very, very lucky that we have such an amazing product"
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"It is a great advert for Britain. If you speak to anyone around the world about the UK I bet you the Barclays Premier League will come up in conversation.
"The Barclays Premier League is as tough as any international competition and is blessed with so many great players.
"The way it's supported plays a key part is why it is so popular but also we do have a very competitive league, fans recognise that and they like that.
"When you are a player it is not so easy to enjoy but doing what I do now, watching the matches, talking to fans around the world and seeing how much it means to them, it is something now that I appreciate a lot more."
The Barclays Premier League is the world's most watched league with matches broadcast to 720m homes in 212 territories worldwide.
The universal appeal of the competition can also be measured by the fact that 935m across the globe follow the Barclays Premier League, with 615m supporting a club.
Southgate, who played for Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, believes the Barclays Premier League is a hugely positive tool for promoting Britain.
"You only have to be involved in some of the phone-ins to see for yourself the worldwide interest," he said. "And off course when you go to matches you see supporters from all around the world that come and watch.
"The atmosphere in the stadiums is fantastic and the quality of the matches has improved massively"
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"That's enormous in terms of bringing people and tourism into the country and ultimately making the Barclays Premier League the global product that it is.
"It is something that puts our country on the map. When you travel around the world, everyone is aware of it. That is important and it does make you proud to be involved in it."
Southgate believes the competitive and unpredictable nature of the League is an important factor in attracting and maintaining global interest.
"It's a very well-run competition," added Southgate. "And also the excitement of the matches is unique, the amount of goalmouth action, the style of the game, the fact that every team is competitive.
"If you are 3-0 ahead in a game, nobody gives up. Teams keep going right until the end no matter where they are in the table.
"The atmosphere in the stadiums is fantastic and the quality of the matches has improved massively since I started playing with Crystal Palace.
"If I look at the standard of the League then compared to now, you just can't compare it really in terms of the quality of the football, the stadiums, the attendances, the atmosphere, the players and coaches from around the world, so it's been a massive progression."
VisitBritain, the British Tourist Authority, and the Premier League and have been in partnership for the last four years to help promote Britain overseas using links to the League's clubs and players.
The VisitBritain website even has a Premier League section where players such as Clint Dempsey, Sandro, Ali Al Habsi and Ahmed Elmohamady talk about the areas where they live and work.
"It's a perfect partnership," said VisitBritain chief executive Sandie Dawe. "It's one where each of the organisations has something that the other can borrow from.
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War Of 1812 Hero Lieutenant Colonel Charles-Michel De Salaberry Commemorated On Royal Canadian Mint 25-cent Circulation Coin
MONTREAL, March 15, 2013 /CNW/ - The Royal Canadian Mint is pleased to honour the Hero of Châteauguay; Lieutenant Colonel Charles-Michel de Salaberry on its newest 25-cent circulation coin commemorating the heroes of the War of 1812, unveiled today by Mr. Guy Dancosse of the Royal Canadian Mint Board of Directors and Mr. Guy Vadeboncoeur, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Stewart Museum at the Stewart Museum in Montreal, Quebec. It is the third of four circulation coins which commemorate key historical figures which influenced the fight for Canada from 1812 to 1814.
"The Royal Canadian Mint is committed to preserving memories of the people, places and events which tell the story of the Canadian experience and the remembrance of the heroes of the War of 1812 is a wonderful way to celebrate our proud values," said Ian E. Bennett, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. "Lieutenant Colonel de Salaberry and his Voltigeurs militia loom large among the many heroes who valiantly defended Canada 200 years ago and the Mint is delighted to have issued a special 25-cent circulation coin which allows Canadians to learn more about their importance to our history as they discover and collect this new coin."
The War of 1812 paved the way for Confederation. It was the fight for Canada and a defining moment in our country's history that saw British regular forces, English and French-speaking militia, First Nations and Métis 1 allies join together to defend our borders 2. Without their courage and sacrifice, Canada as we know it would not exist.
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''Project Runway'' recap: Going to prom
One of these days on Project Runway, Heidi is going to walk out onto the runway, do her smiley-wave-happy-hello! thing, and chirp, ''Are you guys ready for your next challenge?'' The designers will scream, ''No, we ain't, beeyotch!'' and then start busting up the place, smashing chairs and shouting nonsensically about the injustice of zigzag stitches.
Okay, fine, so the chances of that actually happening are about as good as Tim Gunn showing up to work in the geisha outfit from Chris' portfolio, but it'd be a fun change and inject some needed energy into the opening proceedings. I can't be the only one who noticed how dreadfully lackluster the group sounded last night, responding to Heidi's (rhetorical) question with a muffled chorus of ''Mmm-hmm...yes...sure.''
However blasé the contestants appeared, they snapped to it once Heidi announced the task: design a prom dress for one of the New Jersey high schoolers standing in front of them. Most of the designers seemed to think the challenge was funny, except Christian, who called prom ''horrible and tacky and gross.'' Victorya apparently agreed, seeing as she struggled to mask her pained, ''this is beneath me'' look. Which is kind of ironic, considering she ended up winning. Doubly so since her model, Jessica, didn't even seek Victorya out; the poor teen got stuck with her when she was the last to choose her designer. But that was ''fine,'' Jessica very sweetly assured the Vickster. ''I liked your portfolio.'' Aww, a teenager with manners!
Maybe it's because when I hear the words ''prom dress,'' I suddenly find myself in a cold-sweat panic, fearful that I'll somehow have to jump back 15 years and return to the fiery pits of hell known as South Hadley High School, but the fruits of last night's challenge failed to wow me. Kit's dress looked like a Smurf had mated with the electronic memory game Simon; Jillian's was a sea foam yawner seemingly inspired by The Little Mermaid; and Kevin's could have been a leftover from the bargain bin at Forever 21. Or, according to the girl's mother, A Pea in the Pod. (Way to instill self-esteem in your daughter, lady.)
Then there was Christian. It didn't take long to figure out that his being coupled with an opinionated young gal — one who, calling herself a designer, quickly snatched the pencil from his hand to show him exactly what she wanted — was gonna be bad news. And it was. Suddenly stripped of his typically cocksure, ''I'm awesome and know better than all of you!'' attitude once he was face to face with a determined little 17-year-old named Maddie, Christian floundered from the beginning. Not only was he not ''feeling very fierce'' (total season count: 10), but for the first time, he failed to inject his own much-bragged-about vision into what turned out to be an unflattering brown pouf covered in black lace and shiny things. (In Christian parlance, ''tickety-tackery.'') Ultimately, the dress wasn't much chicer than the off-the-rack frocks worn by the two gals standing next to the teenage Christian in his prom snapshot. (Kudos to the high school that crowned a boy sporting a sparkly vest and spiked hair best dressed. Honestly, those flashback pictures were so genius I could write a whole TV Watch on them alone: Kevin loved mousse, Kit was once a demure brunette prom princess, and Sweet P went to the dance with Jeff Spicoli!)
It was odd to see Christian so uncharacteristically thrown last night. He couldn't even bring himself to tell his model she looked ''very cute'' without looking like he was about to lose his lunch. And so, Mr. Mega-Ego found himself in the bottom two this week, after his eagerness to blame Maddie rubbed Nina the wrong way. The one-two punch of Christian's chastised expression and Nina's angry, furrowed brow was genius.
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The voice of plutocrats yearning for dominance and control
Summary: The concentration of wealth and power during the past forty years continues, even accellerates. Anyone familiar with history can see how this will change America. Now we enter the next stage. Like the plutocrats of the gilded age, they claim virtue and efficiency in addition to wealth. Such as Peter Thiel, speaking as a voice of the New America. Money always finds its spokesman.
(1) "Talking tech with Peter Thiel, investor and philanthropist", CNet, 3 October 2011 — "CNET chats with Peter Thiel, billionaire tech investor and philanthropist, on startups, the state of the tech economy, and what he's interested in now."
Question: You once told The Wall Street Journal, referring to President Obama: "I'm not sure I'd describe him as a socialist. I might even say he has a naive and touching faith in capitalism. He believes you can impose all sorts of burdens on the system and it will still work." Is that still true?
Thiel: Yes. I think there is an incredible faith in capitalism — that you can put any burdens on business, and people will just work. It's like people are hardwired to make money and there's nothing you can do to change that, irrespective of politics. In that sense it is an incredible faith in capitalism that I don't quite share.
Theil seems delusionally unaware of US history. The excesses of the Gilded Age that prompted the regulations of the Progressive Era and New Deal. And that the US has experienced 30 years of tax-cutting and deregulation, taking both taxes and regulations now at levels far below those during the post-WWII years of rapid growth. His belief that Obama has imposed unusual burdens is equally absurd (Obama's a laisze-fair conservative by comparison with Nixon's regulatory surge).
(2) The unhinged whining of a plutocrat: "The Education of a Libertarian", Peter Thiel, Cato Unbound, 13 April 2009
(3) An alternative to reading this fascinating and self-revealing essay: "Libertarian inadvertently argues for 90% marginal tax rate", Amanda Marcottte, Pandagon, 23 April 2012.
(4) And for entertainment we have some articles about the whining of the rich. These describe only a small fraction of whining by the rich during the past few years:
- A pity party for America's rich and powerful, 8 September 2010 — Daniel S. Loeb, Third Point Partners
- "The whining of the rich", Michael O'Hare, 18 September 2010
- "Why The Whining Rich Whine", Dave Johnson, 19 September 2010
- "The whining rich", Felix Salmon, Reuters, 20 September 2010
For more information
The rich always find courtiers to justify their wealth and power: "The Creative Monopoly", David Brooks, op-ed in the New York Times, 23 April 2012 — A giddy Brooks describes Thiel's love of monopoly, dressed in tinsel for gullible Americans. Anyone familiar with real monopolies and near-monopolies, from Standard Oil to Microsoft, will laugh at this.
A dose of reality: "Poor little rich minds: The price of wealth", Michael Bond, New Scientist, 18 April 2012 — "Psychologists now have evidence that money breeds greed and kills empathy. Knowing how could help solve social ills."
Other posts about inequality
- A sad picture of America, but important for us to understand, 3 November 2008 — Our low social mobility.
- America's elites reluctantly impose a client-patron system, 5 November 2008
- Inequality in the USA, 7 January 2009
- A great, brief analysis of problem with America's society – a model to follow when looking at other problems, 4 June 2009
- The latest figures on income inequality in the USA, 9 October 2009
- An opportunity to look in the mirror, to more clearly see America, 10 November 2009
- Graph of the decade, a hidden fracture in the American political regime, 7 March 2010
- America, the land of limited opportunity. We must open our eyes to the truth., 31 March 2010
- Modern America seen in pictures. Graphs, not photos. Facts, not impressions., 13 June 2010
- A pity party for America's rich and powerful, 8 September 2010
- News You Can Use to understand the New America, 14 March 2012 — Articles about rising inequality
- The new American economy: concentrating business power to suit an unequal society, 27 April 2012
- Should we despair, giving up on America?, 5 May 2012
Thomas More permalink16 September 2012 4:36 am
Peter Thiel is a certifiable wack job. He pays young people to drop out of college. He donated 2.5 million dollars to Ron Paul's presidential campaign — Ron Paul is a guy who thinks we should shut down the IRS and let individual citizens print their own money, Ron Paul is a doctor who's a creationist…how he reconciles that with prescribing vaccines, I'd really like to know.
My favorite moment in the debate twixt Peter Thiel and Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, was when the moderator said: "Crazy is a term of art, you understand, right?"
So Thiel might not be the best representative for the billionaire class. Somebody more stable and reality-based, like Bloomberg or Bill Gates, might better represent that group.
16 September 2012 7:17 pm
My question is this: Where can a recovering plutocrat go for an education in civics?
Should there be an AA for plutocrats?
Bluestocking permalink16 September 2012 8:51 pm
Actually — if it weren't for the fact that the nationalists, Dominionists, plutocrats, self-appointed Pharisees, etc. have in many respects already succeeded in hijacking it for their own purposes — I might be inclined to recommended Christianity with its repeated emphasis on concern for the less fortunate and cautionary statements regarding preoccupation with the material world.
Bluestocking permalink16 September 2012 9:39 pm
If we wanted to try something really crazy, we might read about the Jesus guy. He said some interesting things. Someday we might try some of his ideas. Perhaps even create an organization focused on spreading his ideas, and helping people live by them.
Yeah…what a concept, eh?
17 September 2012 12:28 am
"Perhaps even create an organization focused on spreading his ideas, and helping people live by them."
This was not unknown in South America. What was the quote? Ah yes,
"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist."
— Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Olinda and Recife.
Of course, under some circumstances this could lead to death by murder of the Catholic clergy espousing such beliefs. I need not list examples, I think. Brave men and women who gave their lives fighting against truly wretched poverty. The name Oscar Romero comes to mind here, but sadly he's not the only example.
Here is the US, however, the brilliant, transcendent and glorious teachings of Ayn Rand are considered to be entirely compatible with Roman Catholicism, as long as you pay lip service to a few pet Catholic issues. Just ask Paul Ryan, who gloriously unites Rand and Jesus Christ in his person. Truly, we live in glorious times!
In the words of Yakov Smirnoff, "What a country!"
OldSkeptic permalink17 September 2012 9:12 am
People don't seem to get the simplicity of how the higher personal/corporate/capital gains taxes worked in creating higher growth levels in the post WW2 to about 1970..
It was 'use it or lose it'. Say if you were a corporation and you made a great profit. Then you had to spend it or the Govt took it .. and then it would spend it. So you paid higher wages , thanks to that people bought more, so you also spent on capital investment. The Govt had lots of money and it spent on people and infrastructure, which lowered your costs and increased demand. So you made larger profits .. and so on.
It ended with the 72 oil crisis. And all those, waiting in the wings, 'neo-liberals' seized their moment. Just like their later, much more violent cousins, the 'neo-cons' did after 9/11.
It was all nonsense of course. We, much oil dependent societies at the the time, took a major hit which created a wave of inflation. It was dealable with. Some countries, like Japan and France dealt with it quite easily. The real issue was to reduce oil dependence and improve energy efficiency.
The way the 'Anglo-Saxon' countries did it was to smash unions, living standards and their economies while exploiting new oil finds like Mexico and the North Sea. The damage done by people like Thatcher to their economies was papered over by the subsequent lower oil prices and/or oil income .. for a while.
Note that what is known as 'neo-liberal' economics, or the 'Washington consensus' was purely a political ideology, which had about as much relationship with reality as communism or national socialism. And will go the same way into history as both those did. Any system based on systemic, organised looting is not going to survive.
I mean, most of it didn't even pass the 'laugh test' … like the efficient markets theorem (EMT) where everyone in the market has perfect information and perfect knowledge of the future. I mean who took this seriously? Or Greenspan or Bernanke, who say that 'financial crime cannot happen' (because of the EMT, you like the circular logic?)). Bit like Hoover saying 'organised crime does not exist'. But therefore no one gets prosecuted, since their crimes are impossible.
Sadly too many did drink the 'cool aid', including nearly all the suckers who got screwed by it.
Now we are in the end game. Their nonsense has so impoverished their overall societies, made them so incapable of building for the future or even dealing with relatively straightforward issues.
But as their societies get poorer, they have to loot more, just to maintain their position. Which means the society gets even poorer, which means they have to loot more .. and so on … the classic 'downward spiral'..
Like Zimbabwe.
Meanwhile the US Fed is now printing unlimited money, not one single cent of which an ordinary person will ever see. Like pay off their mortgage, pay their student loan, pay for an infrastructure project, pay for R&D, pay for a whole new transport system … and so on.
But asset values will be inflated and the speculators can have unlimited money at no cost .. to them.
Hmmm, what can possibly go wrong with this scenario?
18 September 2012 3:05 am
I always said that we had Reagan in the actual government, but we also had a shadow government of folks like "Neutron Jack" Welch and Al "Chainsaw" Dunlap. Ridiculous men with ridiculous gangster nicknames who did as much damage to this country by starting business trends and corporate policies as some of the more boneheaded government policies did through the law. It's not just that they damaged the companies they themselves mismanaged, they did so to such personal financial success (never mind what they did to actual American wealth) that there destructive ideas were replicated throughout the corporate sector.
Dunlap was influential in his day, but was ultimately to openly crooked to survive. Other, more careful men (Mitt Romney, for instance) were able to prosper using the business model that Dunlap pioneered.
- "HOW AL DUNLAP SELF-DESTRUCTED", BusinessWeek
- "Teamsters' Report Exposes Sunbeam's Return to 'Dunlap' Days", 28 June 2000
"Neutron Jack" is still revered by many in the business world. And concepts he pioneered like Stack Ranking are still creating rack and ruin throughout society.
"Microsoft's Downfall: Inside the Executive E-mails and Cannibalistic Culture That Felled a Tech Giant", Vanity Fair, 23 July 2012


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I like Matt Painter, so I'm going to offer some free advice. Advice I'd never just give away to Tom Crean 'cause everyone around knows Indiana isn't really serious about recruiting this corner of the state.
When is the last time they were really interested in a Region kid? Matt Nover back in 1988. Dan Dakich before that 1981. Those were just a couple of phone calls. They weren't must gets. They were players that fit Bobby Knight's system. He didn't have to leave his office to recruit them.
Here is what I have to say to you, Matt.
Spend as much as time as possible at East Chicago next year. Follow Hyron Edwards around like a puppy dog. Confess your love unconditionally to the dynamic point guard. Save your best stuff for the phone calls and texts. He's a game changer.
Do the same with Davon Dillard at Bowman. Sit in the stands where people can see you. We appreciate that kind of attention. Dillard possesses the kind of athleticism and potential that can help Purdue get back to where it once was. Remember the class of 2007, Matt? Those were good times. They were good because of Robbie Hummel, E'Twuan Moore and Scott Martin.
All top 100 kids — two in the NBA and one playing overseas. So Martin didn't work out. It was still a team infused with the indomitable spirit of Northwest Indiana kids. They were tough. And they won. It's no coincidence Purdue was good then. It's not accidental that you were able to avoid a season ending conversation like the one you had Sunday, after an embarrassing loss to Northwestern at home on Senior Day, when those guys were playing.
This is what you said, "First of all, it's my fault. It's my job to get guys to play together, it's my job to get guys to play, it's my job to get guys to play smart, and we don't do any of those. And so that is my fault. When you start off, people will always give you a break. But when you're somewhere for nine years, they shouldn't. They absolutely shouldn't, because it is my fault we are in this position."
"We have to a recruit a more unselfish player, we have to recruit a tougher player. We have some of those guys in our program, some guys who don't.
"And that's my fault. This isn't a school district, I recruited these guys."
We appreciate your honesty. We like that about you. You aren't afraid to take responsibility.
You've had one good run in nine years Matt. That came after Hummel, Martin and Moore played.
We know you are trying to shore things up around here. That's part of the reason why you hired Kenny Lowe (West Side) and Brandon Brantley (Andrean and East Chicago) as assistants. I know recruiting is a funny business, Matt, and you never can tell with kids what they are going to do. I know it's not really all your fault.
But you gotta admit that not going after Glenn Robinson III was a big mistake. Pretty sure, had you shown him just a little love, he'd be a Boilermaker today. No player around here typifies Region toughness like Robinson.
I know you were furious when Tom Izzo stole Branden Dawson away from you, like it was a nighttime bank heist.
I know some fences need to be mended with some of the AAU coaches around here who influence these kids.
I know you are a coach of principal and integrity, Matt, and that ultimately, you will do it your way.
I know you are trying because I saw you at the Bowman-East Chicago game.
Here is the thing, Matt. I'm worried. I look around the Big Ten and I see old, young coaches like John Beilein at Michigan and young, hip coaches like Chris Collins at Northwestern and Tim Miles at Nebraska and they are going to pass you by if you don't figure it out. I don't need to tell you how Beilein has turned Indiana into his own recruiting play ground.
Deep down you know that should've never happened, Matt. But it did and now you have to figure it out.
We both know you can't back to where you were unless you get the players. I'm afraid it won't end well for you if you aren't able to find guys like Moore and Hummel. I think you need to start here, right now, before it's too late. I think there is time but you have to hurry.
That's all Matt. I hope it works out for you.


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Sioux Falls, SD – U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that the Rosebud Sioux Tribe will receive a $6.8 million grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Sicangu Akicita Owicahe Veterans Cemetery in Mellete County. This will be the first cemetery in the nation established jointly by the VA and a federally recognized tribe.
"The VA has never before provided a tribe with funding to establish a cemetery for Native veterans," said Johnson. "I'm glad that this first-in-the-nation cemetery will be built right here in South Dakota. This joint effort between the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the VA should serve as a model for similar cemeteries in our state and across the nation."
According to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, the cemetery will be built upon 80 acres located approximately 10 miles from the junction of Highway 18 and 83 Highway. When completed, the cemetery will include a public information center, offices and maintenance yard. Rosebud Sioux Tribe enrolled veterans, eligible spouses, and dependants will be eligible for burial in the cemetery.
The grant will fund all standard cemetery construction, with the tribe responsible for the operations thereafter. Native Americans have the highest per-capita rate of military service of any ethnic group in the nation.


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Budget cuts mean fewer children at Head StartAugust 19, 2013 @ 2:34 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Automatic federal spending cuts will reduce the number of low-income children in Head Start's preschool programs by more than 57,000 during the next school year, the Office of Head Start said Monday.
More than a million children are served each year by the programs, which are a legacy of President Lyndon B. Johnson 1960s war on poverty. The programs help prepare children for elementary school and also provide them with meals and health care. Twenty-nine percent of the participating children are black, 37 percent are Latino and 41 percent are white.
The total reduction of 57,265 in the number of children who will be served by Head Start next year results from the automatic spending cuts that were put in place after Congress and the White House failed to reach agreement two years ago on a plan to cut the federal deficit. The Head Start Office said it surveyed each of its programs across the country to determine the total number of reductions.
California has the largest reduction, serving 5,611 fewer children, followed by Texas, 4,410; New York, 3,847; Pennsylvania, 2,812; and Ohio, 2,782.
In addition, Head Start officials said 18,000 staff member will see their pay cut or will lose their jobs. Head Start centers also will be reducing their hours and the number of days they are open.
President Barack Obama returned to Washington from vacation Monday, and Congress returns after Labor Day. A top item on both their agendas is the federal budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, along with negotiations to reduce the federal deficit.
Online: State-by-state breakdown of Head Start reductions: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/ohs_sequestration_by_state.pdf
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Why you should watch… Nurburgring 24 Hours
Why you should watch...
If this year's thrilling Le Mans whetted your appetite for endurance racing, there's another 24 Hour race to enjoy this weekend.
The Nurburgring 24 Hours takes place on the fearsome Nordschleife: the 20.8km, 170-turn beast of a track which last held an F1 race 35 years ago.
It boasts an entry list to match with over 200 cars taking part. Guest writer Christian Zorner is your guide to this massive race.
Unlike the high?����ǣtech cars seen in Le Mans' LMP1 class, most of the cars on the Nurburgring are much closer to ordinary production cars.
At the Nurburgring 24 Hours you can see a proper international race with factory-backed efforts at the top of the grid – and amateur drivers who work as pit crew members when they're not driving at the other end of the grid.
The Nurburgring 24 Hours has been an institution in German motorsport for decades.
Its first running was in 1970 and it has been held ever since with three exceptions – twice during the oil crisis and when the modern Grand Prix circuit was bring built. International interest has increased in recent years as the Nurburgring's fame has grown via its inclusion in games such as the Gran Turismo series.
The track
A combination of the modern Grand Prix circuit and the famous Nordschleife is used for the race. During one lap a car goes through inclines of up to 18% and drops of up to 11%. The difference between the highest and lowest point of the track is 290 meters.
While the long and narrow race track is difficult to drive on during the day, it becomes even harder during the night. Only the Grand Prix circuit has artificial lightning, leaving the drivers to rely solely on their headlights for most of the Nordschleife.
The twisty layout of the course, the lack of artificial lightning, the huge grid and the inevitable hazards of the weather make for a uniquely challenging event. Here's a video lap of the track:
The cars
The great difference in performance between the cars has always been part of the race's appeal.
Many fans were disappointed in 2009 when the race organisers excluded some of the slower cars and slowed down the front running cars to reduce the gap in speeds. Before that it was possible to see Mini Coopers and even estate cars in the race.
But there remains great diversity in the field. Naturally, the pack is well-populated by German car models such as the Mercedes SLS AMG, Audi R8, Porsche 911 and BMW M3 and Z4.
Among the foreign supercar entries are the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, Lexus LF-A and a Holden Commodore.
And keep an eye out for the Ferrari P4/5 entered by N. Technology and piloted by former F1 racers Mika Salo and Nicola Larini along with touring car champion Fabrizio Giovanardi and Luca Cappellari.
The first VLN races of 2011 (also run on the Nurburgring, to similar rules) were won by a factory-entered BMW, a GT3-class Mercedes SLS, a Ferrari 458, the Porsche GT3 hybrid and an Audi R8 LMS.
This makes predicting the outcome of the 24 Hours very difficult – at least five different car manufacturers are capable of winning this race overall.
You can view a full list of entrants (in PDF form) on the German Automobile Club's website.
The drivers
There are many familiar names on the grid as well: Stuck, Winkelhock and Abt are well-known outside of Germany.
Touring car drivers like Dirk and J?�?�rg M?�??ller, Augusto Farfus, Tom Coronel and DTM drivers like Mattias Eckstr?�?�m and Timo Scheider will all start the race.
Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer will swap his Audi R18 for a Lexus LF-A.
Multiple World Rally champion Tommi M?�?�kinen will drive a Subaru Imprea WRX STi. Top Gear fans will recognise Sabine Schmitz at the wheel of a Porsche 997 GT3.
It might surprise some people to learn that F1 circuit designer Hermann Tilke is a big fan of the Nurburgring and finished the 2007 race in eighth place.
F1 technology on the Nordschleife
It's been a while since the last F1 car run on the Nordschleife, but fans of F1 technology still should be able to enjoy this year's race.
One of the talking points of last year's race was the impressive drive of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. This car uses a flywheel Kinetic Energy Recovery System developed by Williams Hybrid Power for use on Williams' F1 cars.
The Porsche led the race with two hours to go but then suffered a mechanical failure.
Another familiar name for Formula 1 fans continues its involvement in endurance racing: Pirelli will equip several teams with tyres – though of course not the high-wearing kind we are used to seeing in F1.
Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery said: "Cars competing in endurance racing need to be equipped with a consistent product with strong durability features, whereas our Formula 1, GP2 and GP3 tyres have been designed to have variable durability features, as requested by the organisers to spice-up on-track action."
The oddities
Three cars sharing the same garage and no safety car interruptions are just two ways the Nurburgring 24 Hours is unlike other races.
The garage sharing arrangement is simply by force of necessity with a field of 200 entrants. Among other things, they have to share a fuel pump with other pit garages as well.
Due to the large grid, the field is divided into different starting groups. This prevents big turn one crashes but also means some cars go a lap down before even competing their first lap.
Although closing speeds are not as high as they were in the past, the leaders are still faster by minutes rather than seconds.
Instead of the safety car, Intervention Vehicles are driven onto the course to collect crashed cars and pull them off the circuit.
The teams are allowed to work on their cars or haul them back to the pits. When there is fluid on the track, the marshals may close half of the road – this on a circuit which is already very narrow. You can see examples of the track closure and Intervention Vehicle at 2:37 and 5:00 respectively in this video:
During the last few years, there were up to 200,000 spectators at the race, making it one of the biggest motorsport events in the world.
At night you can see camp fires, barbecues and even light shows around the track. Some drivers even claim to be able to smell what's cooking as they fly past.
Porsche has invited teams from various international Porsche Cups to enter a supporting race on the track before the main event. Over 200 911 GT3 Cup cars will participate in a six-lap, 152km race.
As a result, there is no Porsche Supercup race supporting this weekend's Grand Prix. Given the choice between Valencia's concrete barriers and angular turns and the Nordschleife, would anyone choose not to race in Germany?
The coverage
In Germany, parts of the race are broadcasted by Sport1. Live streams can be found on the official website or on the sportauto website.
Audi also provide a live stream. Since 2007, the guys at Radio Le Mans provide their knowledgeable, passionate and entertaining commentary online.
Some cars also have GPS trackers you can follow.
Practice for the race begins this afternoon, followed by the first qualifying session which runs into the night.
The second qualifying session is on Friday and the race gets started at 4pm local time (3pm in the UK) on Saturday.
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Health Net Federal Services Sponsors Annual Army Ten-Miler
Health Net Federal Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), today announced its sponsorship of the 28th annual Army Ten-Miler (ATM) on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012.
"Health Net Federal Services is honored to again support the Army Ten-Miler. We are committed to health and physical fitness activities that help improve the quality of life for U.S. military service members and their families. This event also is an excellent opportunity to educate people face-to-face on the importance of preventive screenings," said Thomas Carrato, president, Health Net Federal Services.
To raise awareness of breast cancer screenings among women in the military and spouses of service members, Health Net Federal Services developed a unique camouflage and pink ribbon pin that will be distributed at Health Net's booth at the ATM Health and Fitness Expo, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19 and 20, 2012. Additionally, runners can stop by the Health Net booth on race day and pick up a free pin to wear as a symbol of a united front in the fight against breast cancer within the military community and serve as a reminder that screening saves lives.
At the booth, Health Net's goal is to educate TRICARE beneficiaries on preventive screening eligibility and guidelines and, highlight the free annual breast cancer screenings available to eligible TRICARE beneficiaries. All attendees are welcome to come by the Health Net booth on Friday and Saturday to learn tips to stay healthy and to enter the hourly raffle for an iPod Shuffle. Winners must be present to claim their prize.On race day, kids can participate in the Health Net and Blue Star Families co-sponsored 100- and 200-meter Youth Runs and enjoy the ATM Youth Activities Zone, where they can meet and have their picture taken with Champ the Cheetah, the Activity Zone's official mascot.
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New England Archivists Spring Meeting
posted March 23, 2014 12:14 PM by Gemma Doyle
This week the New England Archivists held their spring meeting in Portsmouth, NH, and I (and a good portion of my archives classmates) were in attendance. This was actually my first professional conference, and I went to see and hear professionals in the archives community talk about their jobs, the current state of the archives field, and of course, a decent dose of networking, networking, and more networking. (I am terrible at networking, and would generally rather rip out my own tongue than talk to a complete stranger, but I went into the conference knowing that I would have to do exactly that at least once because it was an assignment for my LIS440 class. Let the record show that I did manage to talk to one stranger and did not die as a result, so I think I may be a better person for the experience.) (Let the record also show that one stranger was exactly how many I talked to, so... baby steps.)
The thing about the archives field is that it is incredibly diverse in terms of both the types of archives institutions that exist and the types of archiving jobs within those institutions. The two internships that archives concentrators take in GSLIS give us a taste of that diversity, but professional organizations and conferences like the NEA really drive the point home. The highest points of the conference for me were presentations that helped me see sides of archiving I'd never considered before: a talk by international archivists about how archives work in their countries on Saturday and a talk about using a buttonmaker to do outreach on campus and in the community for a college archive on Friday. (The picture is of the buttonmaker, which they pulled out after the talk to let people play with - I need to learn how to take decent photos with my phone.) As someone who used to work with teens in a public library, I'm very familiar with the idea of outreach, but I'd never really thought about outreach and advocacy for archives - and how similar creative and fun tactics could be used, far beyond the usual flyer and poster distribution. I'd definitely never known that Outreach Archivist was an actual job, but the more I learn about it, the more intrigued with the idea I get.
When I entered the GSLIS program I was certain I knew what sort of job I'd want when I graduated, but the longer I spend in the program the more opportunities I see that interest me. This is how things should work, I think, but I really wish I had some sort of time machine that could let me take a peek at my life a year from now, because at this point I'm leaning in a lot of directions at once.


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'If I can't do that, then I'm worthless'
Editor's note: This week, Reuters Opinion is going to be publishing five excerpts – one each day – from D.W. Gibson's new book, Not Working, an oral history of the recession. Gibson spent months traveling across America talking to people who had been laid off.
Today's entry is Heather Dupree's. Heather is a 38-year-old who lives in Marietta, Georgia. She grew up in Miami and went to Florida International University. Her dad worked for Pan Am, and her parents relocated to Atlanta when the company was acquired by Delta. After college, Heather followed her parents to Georgia. She shares a home in a wooded neighborhood with her partner, Leslie, and Leslie's sixth-grade daughter, Gabby, from a previous relationship.
This is Heather's story.
I actually went to school for a couple different things; I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do. Originally, I wanted to teach, so I have a minor in education. And then I decided late that I wanted to get into computers. So I got my bachelor's in communications with a bunch of computer classes underneath it, and I started doing websites when I was in college.
I got on with a healthcare company. They brought me on as a contractor to rebuild their website. I was with C. for seven years, and in March of 2010 they laid me off. My boss walked back into my office with me and shut the door, and he just started crying. And then I just lost it. I tried to be strong, but I can't actually sit there and watch a man cry without crying. So I was pretty upset. And then I just called Leslie and said, "You've gotta come pick me up."
And she's like, "What's going on?"
I'm like, "You really just need to come pick me up."
She got there, and she thought that they had let my boss go, and that's why I was upset. And I was like, "Nope. That's not really it…" So that's kind of how that went down. And I really didn't even have a chance to, you know, say goodbye to anybody really at that time. They were kind of just, like, "Hey, get your stuff and pack it up."
What I found out later was, that same morning they had called him in and said, "Hey, listen. We're going to demote you." They said to him, "We're going to demote you, and we're going to need to let a couple people from the department go, but you have to agree to this demotion." I guess they gave him a 10 percent salary cut or something like that, and what he had told me a couple months later was that if he would have said, "No, I'm not going to take the demotion, I'll just walk," they would've kept me instead. So I guess he wasn't thinking about that at the time obviously, right? Because he's got his own mortgage and kids and everything else, but we had had that talk a couple weeks later, and he was like, "I just feel like I'm responsible."
And I'm like, "Listen. What's the difference, really?"
And honestly, eventually everybody from that department was let go. So it's not like he saved me. It's like, you gotta do what you've gotta do for yourself and your family. I mean, I don't expect you to throw yourself on the sword for me by any stretch.
So it was the first time I got laid off in the last two years. And then I would say it was about eight weeks before I found another job, and it was a contract position. It was a 90-day contract position. It could have turned into permanent. It did not.
So then I started looking for another job. I think about 30 days afterwards I found a job with a startup. They were sort of in IT, but they built software for mobile devices.
And I was with them for almost a year. And then they could not get funding anymore. So they laid off myself and probably half of my department, and then eventually they sold the business and now everybody's been laid off.
I've got to start from scratch, and thinking about, "God, how's that going to look on my resume?" I worked for someplace for seven years, and then now I've only been here 11 months. You know, all those types of things, and you still go back to that place of panic, of here-we-go-again. So we've had basically almost a year to build up our savings, and obviously we're not at where I'd like us to be at for me to be looking for a job again and all those type of things.
That whole optimism in the beginning? You're like, woo-hoo, it's fine, I'll be good, don't worry about it, and you're trying to be strong.
It's just a lot of self-convincing. It'll be fine. Just take a breath. It'll be fine. Don't panic. That type of thing. I'm telling Leslie, "Oh, don't worry. It's fine, honey. I'll find something. Don't worry. How much do we have in savings? O.K., it's cool." And then, you know, when you get to that point of four weeks and you haven't heard anything, you start to get defeated, like: What is it going to take? What am I doing wrong?
I would get up the same time every morning. I didn't want to do the whole stay-in-bed-till-noon type of thing, so I would get up every morning at the same time. I would get on the computer, go to all the job sites, check my email, see if I heard from anybody, and then, you know, you can only do that for so long, right? So then it's about 10 o'clock, and there's really nothing to do for the rest of the day. So what did I do? I did a bunch of house projects. We had just moved in here not that long before, about six months before that, so you know, started fixing stuff that needed fixing, just trying to keep myself busy. Did a lot of yard work, 'cause I just couldn't fill the day. It's really hard to fill the day. And you're here by yourself.
Gabby's in school, Leslie's at work, and you're just here by yourself. And I used to tell Leslie that I talked to my three friends today: Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray and Ellen. 'Cause those are like the three highlights of my day. Ridiculous. Daytime TV is horrible, by the way.
Obviously, when you get laid off, the roller coaster of navigating your way through, like I said, trying to be optimistic and then inevitably going, "Oh, God. I'm never going to get a job, and I'm not going to be able to support my family, and this is going to be horrible." And, you know, I think I took that part the hardest. Like, I look at my role as a provider, and when I couldn't do that, I felt like, O.K., if I can't do that, then I'm worthless. So as much as I can clean the floors and make dinner, that's really not providing.
So probably another eight, nine weeks before I found something else. It's a company called M. I've been with them for just a couple months now.
It's actually going really well. I really like the company. They're part of CC., but they actually operate like a startup. So they're really laid back and have a pretty good attitude. So far, so good. I'm still a little gun-shy. Nervous, you know? Twice in two years. You never know what could happen. It's hard to get comfortable. You're like, hmm…I wonder if I'll be here for a while.
Seven years, and then I worked for one place for 90 days, and the next place I worked was, like, 11 months, and you know, a lot of what I was looking for when I was interviewing this last time was longevity, like "How long have you been here?" and asking people those type of questions. But then again, at the end of the day, you don't know. You have no sense of how long something's going to last. Four or five years? I mean, I would be surprised. I would love it, obviously. You want to stay someplace where you feel comfortable and build relationships with people, but I just don't think corporate America's like that anymore.
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Heather (and anyone else out there looking for a job): when you're looking for a job, you CANNOT rely on the computer. A tiny percentage of jobs are found online. The NUMBER ONE way to find a job is still personal contact. Yes, you should certainly spend some time searching and applying online, but that is NOT the best way to find a job. Once you're done with the computer search and it's only 10AM, GET YOURSELF OUT OF THE HOUSE and meet people. How? Join a club, go for a walk, play a sport, volunteer — do anything to get in contact with other people. In particular, try to interact with other people in such a manner that they can form valid opinions about your character and qualities. THAT's what gets you a job — when a decision-maker, or someone who knows the decision-maker — can honestly say "yeah, I know Heather, I worked with her on a volunteer project and she was able to manage the entire project on her own and got it done on time and in great shape." Just playing sports is a great technique — people get to see how you act in a competitive situation or a team situation and get to form opinions about how you might be to work with. One of the big advantages of these situations is that you don't have to self-identify as "unemployed" — maybe you are, maybe you aren't. DO NOT immediately let everyone know you're unemployed and need a job. Rather, just engage in the activity and then, at some point — probably if you're asked what you do — THEN you tell people that you're unemployed. Now you have a group of people who like you and personally know you're qualities ready and willing to consider you or recommend you to others for a job. Yes, playing sports while you are unemployed is more likely to get you a job than spending all day on the computer. Employment is still primarily driven by personal connections and the computer will never replace that reality. Try it — get out there and let people get to know you. This works. Good luck.