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"Very thorough history."
I am not the target audience for this book. Evans says, in the preface, that his target are those who know little or nothing of this period and I have been reading about the lead-up to World War II for most of my adult life starting with Shirer's The Rise And Fall of the Third Reich (a book Evans does not think much of).
I had not expected to learn very much new, but found how wrong I was about that. The first 1/3 of the book involves the period from the start of the Bismarck period through the end of World War I and does not involve any of the familiar names (Hitler, Goering, Gobbles, Hess, Himmler, etc). It does give the background that provided the fertile ground that allowed the Nazi movement to find purchase. In doing so the author shows that the Nazi beliefs in anti-Semitism, anti-Marxism, anti-socialism, their disdain for democracy, their belief in pan-Germanism and their desire to find extra living space in the East were not new to German culture or beliefs, but had been around for a long time. And this foundation does much to explain the speed with which the Nazi movement gained ground and grew. The remainder of this volume deals with the Nazis themselves, their allies, their opponents, their climb to power and the individuals involved.
I have only two complaints about this book. The first concerns the author's decision to make no moral judgments about the morality of the Nazi actions. While I understand the desire to create a history that deals with facts rather than emotions, this decision seems to me to often ignore how basically evil the events being described were. The second complaint is with the uninspired reading by Sean Pratt. Most of the reading is monotone and, even more annoying, his reading contains pauses in the middle of sentences which have no contextual meaning and serve only to break-up the logical flow of thought.
But these are minor concerns. I am waiting for Audible to add the next volume of this history.
"A lot of fun!"
This book is one of a specific genre - aliens come to earth, humans are in great danger, a group of humans work with an existing (but often old) space ship and go out to battle the galaxy, or at least those aliens that they find. The genre is currently so popular that there are probably at least a dozen such books, or close variations, available on Audible right now and it is easy to assume that this is just one more book, indistinguishable from many others. Fortunately this book has a lot going for it.
First Mr Kennedy has created interesting characters and assembled a varied group of "soldiers" to crew this ship. They are an international group, some very quirky indeed, and the mix makes for good reading. Second the "good" aliens, and their society, are interesting and their interaction with the humans often generates into considerable humor as they don't always understand each other. Third, there are interesting societies that we meet along the way and, lastly, there is some, but not too much, military action but that action does not get in the way of the story line. On top of all of that there are a couple of mysteries - what is the spy doing there and what are her plans? Why is the project leader so important that he was specifically chosen by the aliens to lead the mission in spite of his low military rank? And why is there an avowed CIA agent on board?
There are some drawbacks - some of the aliens are just too good (or bad) to believe. Aliens that roam the galaxy looking for a race to eat for dinner? You would think that farming might be a less expensive and dangerous way to get food. Some of the battle scenes just work out too easily, some of the aliens just have far too primitive a society to believe that they could accept the existence of other inter-planetary races so simply (try to image that happening to humans during the 1500s). And the character development that would make them more like "real people" is just missing.
Still the story is interesting enough that I decided to buy the next book in the series and this book was interesting enough that I decided to listen to it immediately rather than switch to something else first as is my usual practice. The narration is adequate, but not inspired and, if I could, I would give it 3.5 stars. Since I can not, and since I think it is better than 3 stars, I have given it 4.
"Hard to put down"
Occasionally I come across a book that is so interesting that I am torn between not wanting to stop listening and not wanting to finish and, in spite of the lackluster narration, this is such a book.
Mr Bunker has given us a book that, for the first time in my reading experience, describes how the American Revolution got started, but from the British perspective. Here we are told what motivated the British to take the stands that they did, the effect of speculation on both the East India Company and the price of tea, the rampant smuggling of tea in both the UK and the colonies, why the Tea Party was such an important event to the British, the internal divisions within all of the factions on the British side, the effect, or lack thereof, of such prominent people as William Pitt The Elder, Lord North, Edmund Burke, King George III and others and much else. While the cast of this book is mostly British it also covers the actions of some Americans who were central to the formation of both British and American policies - John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Hutchinson and others. All of this takes place before the The Declaration of Independence and the start of the actual fighting, so much of it is not covered in any detail in both US History classes and in many books about the revolution.
There are some omissions. One thing that is not discussed is why the British Government never offered the colonies representation in Parliament since that was one of the main complaints within the colonies and the source of their resistance to the taxation and since it partly led to the revolution. Some books I have read of this period said that some of the leading revolutionary figures did not really want representation since it removed one of their main complaints, but I have never read anything in detail about why the British Government did not make the offer so as to remove that complaint. And, as the author points out, the idea of taxing the colonies without giving them representation was understood by the British Government and King George III to be a legitimate source of grievance.
What stands out most clearly in this book is the amount of ignorance both sides had of the other. The Americans petitioned King George III for a relief of actions which they saw as intolerable not realizing that even the King had no power to overturn these actions had he wanted to, and the British did not seem to understand how strongly the colonials felt that British action was destroying their freedoms. One of the appendices of this book describes the British Law concerning treason and why the British felt they had both a clear case of repeated treasonous acts by the colonials and no choice in what actions they had to take, even if they did not wish to do so.
All in all a very interesting and informative book. I found the narration by Robert Mackenzie to be both hesitant and uninspired. There are long pauses in the narration but parts are sufficiently fast that I found I could not speed it up to 1.25x without losing the ability to digest what is being said. The events being described were literally world-shaking, but Mr Mackenzie's voice never seems to convey just how important the things being described are. So, excellent book, fair narration.
"The Whys of D-Day"
This is not another book on the D-Day landings or on the war in Western Europe. Instead it is largely a book on the planning that went into the D-Day landings. Neptune was the part of the concerted effort that included making sure the effort could deliver the troops to the beaches while Overlord was the part of the effort involved once the troops were ashore and this book spends the majority of its time discussing how the plans were drawn up, why specific decisions were made and how the plans expected the effort to be made. As such it covers a part of the war in Western Europe that I have never seen covered in any real detail in any other book.
Mr Symonds has written a fascinating account of what happened during this planning and covered material that is generally not even mentioned in other books. For example in this book you will find out about how competition for raw materials had an impact on decisions that were made concerning what was to be built, in what order and in what quantities, the source of the friction between the British and US army soldiers stationed in the UK during the troop buildup, some hardly ever seen information about the African-American soldiers station in the UK, a detailed explanation on landing craft and why they were the determining factor in when and how the landings were made, information on the mine sweeping operations preceding the invasion, an explanation of what went wrong with the Mulberry Harbors and much else rarely covered. While the topics may seem boring, the presentation is wonderfully done and there was not a moment in this book when I was not interested in what was being presented. While there is information concerning the war effort after the invasion began, and a detailed description of why the Omaha Beach landings were so difficult, most of this book covers the period from the US entry into the war up until D-Day and that information is full of interesting information and items I have never seen anyplace else.
While most of the book covers the planning and the discussions between the various military and political officials there is also coverage of those items of the landings that were classified as part of Neptune, not Overlord, so there is detailed coverage of the Allied effort to provide battleship and cruiser support for the troops on land at all of the landing beaches and during the attempt to take the harbor at Cherbourg.
As with most books there are some annoying items which should at least be mentioned. In the case of this book they are relatively minor but I feel compelled to at least mention one. Mr Symonds seems to have some difficulty in computing percentages and those incorrect figures are given in this book. For example, an increase from 4 million to 13 million is an increase of 225%, not "more than 300%" as described in the book and there are other similar small mistakes. But the book is so wonderfully written and the material so interesting as background to the better known story of the landings themselves that they should be regarded as barely worth mentioning. Mr Symonds has given the texture of the story that serves to hold the story of the D-Day landings together and make the long lead-up to the invasion more understandable.
Mr Symonds narrates the book and while is delivery is acceptable it is not riveting and I think this book may have been better had a more professional narrator been used. Nevertheless the material in the book is so unique and so interesting that it is easy to ignore that small shortcoming. Highly recommended for those interested in that part of World War II centered on Western Europe.
"The return of the Saga."
Kevin J Anderson has returned with an extension to the Saga Of The Seven Suns. This book, which takes place about 20 years after the end of the previous Saga, involves many of the same people, adds new characters and picks up in the worlds left at the end of the previous book sequence. The known worlds have settled back into normalcy. King Peter is head of the confederation, the Hanza is gone and things are pretty much at peace.
As with the previous Saga this book's main thrust is on character development and things happen slowly. The story introduces both the previous and the new characters with events that seem both familiar (to those who read the Saga Of The Seven Suns) and a bit mundane - a father kidnapping his son to keep him safe from great danger, a hate-filled wife out to destroy her husband, Roamer clans seeking independence in a life "on the edge" and other major and minor characters. The story builds from the mundane to the serious to the critical in an expected fashion with a sudden new and terrible enemy showing up and threatening the existing peace and, of course, ends in a decent cliff-hanger. It is worth mentioning to those who have not read the previous set of books that the story will make good sense even if someone has not read The Saga Of The Seven Suns. Mr Anderson gives enough background so that the reader will not feel at a loss in understanding what is happening and why.
I was a bit reluctant to buy this book since it took Audible three years to make the remaining books of the previous Saga available even though the books had been written and published in print form. I started reading the previous Saga expecting that it would be a trilogy and that the books would be available and was a bit put off finding that only the first 3 books were actually available on Audible. After waiting 3 years for the remaining books to be made available I told myself (after finally finishing the remaining books) that I would not buy into another sequence until and unless all of the books were actually published and available on Audible, but relented because I did enjoy most of Mr Anderson's previous books and was intrigued by a continuation of the story.
There is much to recommend this book - the familiar characters, the continuing universe of the previous story and the appearance of a great new danger, but there are also some drawbacks for me. I have no wish to wait another 3 or 4 or 5 years after print publication of these books to be able to buy the rest of this series, much of the time in the book is taken up with not much happening and there is always the fear that the resolution, when it comes, will be a bit unbelievable as it was for me in The Sage Of The Seven Suns.
The narration is done quite well although Mark Boyett has a tendency to pronounce some things slightly differently than the previous narrator David Colacci who, in turn, pronounced some things slightly differently than the previous narrator, George Guidall. Still, the book is interestingly done and, if you enjoyed The Sage Of The Seven Suns, you will probably enjoy this book as well.
"You are going to need a map."
This book is not a retelling of the Battle of the Bulge and many of the most famous participants are not even mentioned here. As examples (on the German side), Sepp Dietrich and Joachim Peiper and (on the Allied Side) Bernard Montgomery are not even mentioned and others like General Hasso von Manteuffel and Field Marshall Walter Model are only mentioned briefly. Nor is this book about the fight of the 102 Airborne Division in Bastogne and their actions are only covered briefly. Rather this book is very detailed description of the drive of Patton's 3rd Army from around Saarbrucken and Luxembourg up to Bastogne to break through to those trapped there and to cut off the German forces in the south of the Bulge and, as such, it describes in great detail each battle that the 3rd Army engaged in during their drive through Belgium.
As a book about the battles it succeeds very well. It is clear that soldiers from both sides of the fights in all of the small towns along the way were interviewed by the author and their stories are told very well and I certainly came away more fully understanding both the sacrifices of those involved and the intensity of the fighting during the drive north. While I have read many books that covered the war on the Western Front, all of those covered the Battle of the Bulge by covering the actions taken by the German forces trying to fight their way to Antwerp and the Allied forces trying to stop them and none of those books gave the details of Patton's attempt to relive those at Bastogne. Here we find the stories of the individual soldiers, both officers and enlisted men, of both armies, their attempts to both follow their orders and to stay alive and the fighting tactics of both sides are examined in detail.
The print version of this book contains maps and the prime disadvantage of the Audible version is that it does not. Much of the fighting takes place in small, out of the way, towns in Belgium and I found it very difficult to follow where the individual fighting groups were and how their positions and the terrain affected their decisions. Most online maps cover the larger thrusts and counter-thrusts of the major efforts north of the actions in this book and more modern maps are likely to contain both misleading information (they are 70 years too new and small towns may now be relatively large cities) and routes that did not exist at the time of the fighting. Some Audible history books do very well because they are overviews of what is happening but this book is very detailed in its descriptions and I found it hard to find many of the roads and towns mentioned on maps of the Battle of the Bulge.
On the other hand the stories of those involved are clear, very interesting and encapsulate the larger struggle, and the relative merits of the individual weapons was a big help. Here we find a description of both the advantages and disadvantages of the Sherman tank, why the Stuart tanks were still in use this late in the war, the various different configurations of the tanks and, perhaps in too much detail, the physical weapon makeup of both the US and German divisions. In addition, although much of the book is about how the various weapons affected the battle, the book never loses sight of the people involved, civilians and soldiers.
It is difficult for me to adequately rate this book since I am torn between rating the content of the book itself and the failings of the Audible version because it does not contain any maps or photos. Without maps the timeline and sequence was difficult for me to follow. The book was also a bit of a disappointment because it concentrates on the front line soldiers and there is little of what was happening at a higher level. I personally would have liked to have learned more about what was going on at the headquarters of both sides during this part of the battle and also about how the effort to break through to those at Bastogne affected the strategy of others involved in the fighting in the Bulge. It is easy to get the feeling that Patton just turned his 3rd Army to the north and then let them work it all out on their own since nothing in the book says otherwise. Patton, being who he was, certainly was more involved, but any such involvement does not appear in this book.
Tom Weiner's narration is very well done. If allowed I would give this book 3 1/2 stars because of the limitations of the Audible version but, since I cannot and since 3 stars seems too low a rating, I have given it 4 stars. For what it is, the book is very well done. I just would have liked a larger picture.
"The Irreplaceable Man"
I have read three biographies of Winston Churchill, one of them (by William Manchester) was itself three volumes, so I was not sure there was much about his life that was there to be learned and had some hesitation about buying this book. But Boris Johnson, who is himself an interesting politician with an even more interesting background, has written a book which is not a biography but a book about what made Churchill capable of being the one man who saved Western Civilization from the horrors of Nazi Germany. Thus Mr Johnson looks at the things that made Churchill who he was and how those characteristics contributed to the one person who was essential at a truly pivotal moment.
But Mr Johnson has created a canvas of more than just World War II and looked at Churchill's contributions in The Boer War, World War I, World War II and the period leading up to the start of the European Union and shown how, at each point, Churchill's contributions were essential to Britain's victories or were ignored by those in power resulting in decisions that left Britain far worse off than it could have been. Indeed, while Churchill and World War II are at the core of how people remember Churchill Mr Johnson spends a great deal of time covering Churchill's work on behalf of the working poor in the UK, his efforts to improve the living conditions of the poor throughout the British Empire, his efforts to secure a united and peaceful Europe after the war and much, more more. As part of this we are treated to many stories and anecdotes, both true and false, about Churchill's life, we look at what helped make him the person he became and how the world we are living in today is largely his legacy. The book is amusing at times, sorrowful at others but always interesting.
The book is not an academic approach but is clearly a work of admiration for a truly great man and Mr Johnson makes the case that there was no one else who could have taken Churchill's place, at least during World War II, and that had he not been who he was the world we live in today would be very, very different. The book is narrated by Simon Shepherd who does a very good job. Highly recommended for those with an interest in recent British history.
"Why am I cheering for a mafia killer?"
Frankie Machine is a mafia killer and he is called "The Machine" because, when given an order to kill someone, he just does it like a machine. No questions. No excuses. He just does the job. So why am I cheering for this thoroughly bad guy to get out of this mess alive?
Well, I suppose it helps that he has only been asked to kill other mafia types. And I suppose it helps that he has a normal sort of family. And I suppose it helps that he has retired and is trying to live a normal life. But, most of all, I suppose it helps because Don Winslow has written a thoroughly enjoyable edge of your seat sort of book where Frankie, who has become a target for other mafia killers, is trying to stay alive long enough to find out why they are out after him. He is retired. He is out of the business and trying to live a normal life. Frankie, The Bait Guy, is on the run and, with his ex-wife, his daughter, his girl friend and his acquaintance in the FBI he might just have a chance.
Mr Winslow has given us an excellent book that is part mystery (why are they out after him), part thriller and part love story, all in just the right amounts and Dennis Boutsikaris does just as good a job at narrating as Mr Winslow did in writing. I will certainly be looking for more of Mr Winslow's books in the future.
"Disquieting and riveting"
Jo Walton has given us a brilliantly thought out alternative to the existing post World War II world that we know. England has replaced Churchill with an appeasement minded Prime Minister, has struck a deal with Hitler, the war in western Europe has ended and 8 years later Hitler is still fighting in Russia. England, like all independent powers on the periphery of the Third Reich, has slid into a milder form of fascism and is trying to accommodate itself to the new reality. It is both horrifying and easily believable.
This volume, the second in the series, involves the police, under an independently minded, but politically compromised, inspector trying to determine what was behind the explosion of a bomb in a London area residence. This book, like the first, tackles the story through the eyes of two separate individuals whose fate are eventually intertwined. In this case we have the story through Inspector Carmichael's eyes and those of the lead actress in a new version of Hamlet that is to be staged. How the two tales come together and how the mystery is solved constitutes this book.
As with the first book in this series the characters seem real, the story progresses logically and nothing that takes place seems unreasonable. The chain of evidence from the bomb to the plot that drives the book is forged one link at a time and it is all so real that this could have been a history rather than a novel. All of the participants are inevitably drawn into their actions by small incremental choices and nothing seems like an unreasonable stretch. The reader is left with both the horror of the created world and the feeling that, without someone like Churchill, all of this could have happened. I was drained at the end of the book by the horror of a world that could easily have been and by the fates of those involved in this book and I needed to keep telling myself that this was a novel and not real.
I did not review the first book in this series because I was also left horrified by the world presented by the story and did not know how to properly explain how both wonderful the book was and how horrible the created world felt but, with the second book, I felt I needed to put something down on paper. Both of these books are simply wonderful, splendidly narrated and will leave you disquieted and uneasy. They certainly did leave me that way. I will buy and read the third volume but I must give myself some time first.
"A big disappointment"
I have read many of Mr Forstchen's books and generally enjoyed them so, when I saw this book, I naturally added it to my wish list and, when I wanted something light to read, I bought it. The book purports to be a novel about the building of a space based platform allowing humans to both inexpensively bring objects into space and to collect unlimited solar power for distribution on earth, both worthy goals, but the story was a considerable disappointment to me.
First of all the book does not feel like a novel, but rather like a sales brochure for a set of ideas. The characters are comic book simple and one dimensional - either completely selfless, generous and kind or selfish, undeserving and evil hearted. It feels as though there are no real people in this book. Second, the situations in the book also do not feel real. While the underlying concept is probably scientifically sound and within reach of people in the next 20 or so years, the idea that a couple of people could produce the core functionality with the funds generated mostly by one individual seems wishful thinking at best and the idea that the hidden "lie" behind the first effort would not raise a legal ruckus and shut down the project just feels unreasonable. But, of course, the investors, all very wealthy people, are all selfless and willing to give and give and give, even when lied to. It is all a very pretty concept, but I would like to know what planet Mr Forstchen thought he was writing about.
There is more. There seems to be very little of the tension that often makes books interesting. There is virtually no question about what is going to happen, when it is going to happen and how it will be resolved. If this book had been included between the covers of a glossy brochure as a sales promotion for the idea of limitless power from solar cells, the elimination of Global Warming and the end of having to boost rockets into orbit I would understand how simplistic it felt. As it is I do not.
Grover Gardner does the narration and I believe it is impossible for him to do anything other than an outstanding job narrating anything, including this book, but I have always felt that his narration is best suited for books involving historic events - The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Civil War and so on. Wasting his talent on a book like this felt like having James Earl Jones do the voice-over for a cartoon - just a waste of his time and talent. So, in spite of his wonderful narration I cannot recommend this book.
"The Vengeance Of The King"
It is easiest to think of this book as containing two parts. The first part, an overview of the English Civil War, covers the period from just before the start of the First English Civil War through the Restoration of Charles II and, of necessity, mentions some Royalist and some Parliamentarian victories, the capture, incarceration and trial of the King, the seizure of power by the Army, the formation of the Rump Parliament, the Commonwealth and the Restoration of Charles II after the death of Cromwell. All of this is necessary so as to set the stage for the real tale of this book - the fate of those who most involved with the trial and death of Charles I and especially those whose names were on the King's Death Warrant and those directly involved with his beheading. Thus this book becomes very personal in regards to what happened to the people referred to as the "Regicides".
All Civil Wars are full of tragedies but in this book we see those tragedies through the fates of those most heavily involved in the events, both Royalist and Parliamentarian as well as by those scrambling to save their lives by betraying their friends, colleagues and acquaintances. As an American I was not familiar with most of the names of those involved and worried that I would lose track of who was who, who did what and who fought for which side but Mr Spencer was always prepared to let the reader know who each person was whenever it was necessary. While the book is wonderfully written and filled in a large blank space in my knowledge of English history, some parts of it were difficult to listen to. Many of those involved were Hung, Drawn and Quartered and Mr Spencer is, at times I believe, a bit too complete in his descriptions.
Some things shine clearly in this book. One was the perfidy of some of the Parliamentarians who backed the war against the King and, when the Commonwealth became unpopular, not only agitated for the Restoration of Charles II, but sat in judgement of those who did their bidding during the war. Another was the willingness of the Army to decide for itself who should and who should not sit in Parliament. And still others were the thirst for revenge by Charles II and the Royalists upon those who they said "murdered" the King, even to the point of tracking them down both in Europe and in the Colonies, the willingness of those in power to violate the law and their promised word concerning amnesty as well as to browbeat those who sat in the Juries judging the defendants and, of course, the shameful tale of Cromwell's corpse. In the end what sticks in my mind are the small victories of some of the "Regicides" who managed, in the end, to escape the hunters and assassins and those in Switzerland and the American Colonies who ignored the large promised rewards and helped to protect the fugitives, many of whom were, after all, only guilty of following Parliament's orders. If you are a fan of Oliver Cromwell this book may not be to your liking.
Mr Spencer has written a very good book which will stick with me for a long time and my view of the entire English Civil War, Commonwealth and Restoration has changed due to the excellent writing and splendid narration of Tim Bruce. If you are interested in British history this book is a welcome addition to that subject.


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Zupponn wrote:This must be what happens when a IVhorseman evolves.
BFenix wrote:Silent-sigfig wrote:
Coolest 1000th post ever
Silent-sigfig wrote:Zupponn wrote:This must be what happens when a IVhorseman evolves.
The current one is also in a wheelchair
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That's what Hitler said,
in 1938.
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Richard Childress Racing
Recent News
June 29, 2013
Nationwide Post Race Report for Kentucky Speedway
Rain cuts race short, Austin makes points and Matt has great debut
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Feed the Children 300
Kentucky Speedway
June 28, 2013
Race Highlights:
•Richard Childress Racing teammates finished third (Matt Crafton), sixth (Austin Dillon) and 17th (Brian Scott).
•Dillon is fifth in the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, trailing leader Regan Smith by 20 markers, while Scott is ninth in the standings, 55 points behind Smith.
•The No. 3 Chevrolet team ranks seventh in the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, with the No. 33 team eighth in the standings and the No. 2 team 13th.
•According to NASCAR's Post Race Loop Data Statistics, Crafton scored a Driver Rating of 114.2 ranking him fourth overall, ranked third in Fastest Laps Run and spent 100 percent of laps In the Top15.
•Dillon was the Fastest on Restarts (165.866 mph), third-Fastest Driver Early in a Run (171.370 mph) and ranked fourth in Fastest Laps Run.
•Scott ranked third in the Closers category.
•Brad Keselowski earned his second victory of the 2013 Nationwide Series season and was followed to the finish line by Elliott Sadler, Matt Crafton, Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch.
•The next Nationwide Series race is the Daytona 250 at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, July 5. The 16th race of the 2013 season is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Satellite Radio.
Brian Scott Battles Handling Condition to Finish 17th at Kentucky Speedway
Brian Scott and the No. 2 Shore Lodge Chevrolet team qualified 15th for Friday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Once the initial green flag waved over the 1.5-mile track, it quickly became apparent Scott and the Phil Gould-led team were going to have a long scheduled 200-lap race. For the early going, the car was loose through all the turns. After a pit stop on lap 50 under green, Scott told Gould to "throw the kitchen sink at this thing" to help the handling. One lap later, the caution came out and the Shore Lodge Camaro team was trapped one circuit down to the leaders. Through three other cautions and pit stops, the team kept making adjustments and the car started to respond to the loose condition. However, the front end was now tight exiting the corners, preventing Scott from getting back to the gas as aggressively as desired. By lap 133, he was one of only four drivers on their lap and used cautions to pit for additional chassis adjustments. The final yellow flag waved on lap 164 for rain, which turned into a red flag on lap 170. After trying to wait it out, Mother Nature prevailed and the race was called with the team being credited with a 17th-place finish.
Start - 15th Finish - 17th Laps Led - 0 Points - 9th
Brian Scott Quote: "This was not our night here at Kentucky Speedway. We were loose, then we got that squared away and went to tight. Phil (Gould, crew chief) and the Shore Lodge guys did all they could to make our Chevrolet better. We'll take what we ended up with here and head to the next race in Daytona."
Austin Dillon Drives No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet to Sixth-Place Finish
Driving Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet, Austin Dillon earned his fifth pole award in the last six NASCAR Nationwide Series races and led 18 laps in the Feed the Children 300 before placing sixth in Friday evening's rain-shortened event. The Welcome, N.C., driver started from the point position and drove to a commanding lead in the early laps of the race before succumbing to a loose-handling condition on his Chevrolet Camaro, causing him to fall to the fourth position. Crew Chief Danny Stockman directed Dillon down pit road for four Goodyear tires, Sunoco Green E15 Fuel and a round of chassis adjustments to combat the handling issues the driver was facing. The caution flag was displayed on lap 53, as Dillon exited pit road, and the team opted to take the "wave around" to remain on the lead lap. Restarting from the 11th spot on lap 59, Dillon immediately increased his position on the racetrack making it up to seventh before the next round of green-flag pit stops on lap 112. Dillon raced his way up to second and was scored in the sixth position when NASCAR officials slowed the field on lap 164 for rain showers, later stopping the field on pit road and shortening the event 40 laps shy of its advertised distance as the rain increased. Dillon was credited with a sixth-place finish and qualifies for the Nationwide Insurance Dash 4 Cash program, and a possible $100,000 bonus, at Daytona International Speedway next week
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AUSTIN DILLON QUOTE: "I think if we could have gotten into clean air, we could have picked up a few additional spots at the end of the race but, overall, it was a great day for our AdvoCare Chevrolet team. It was a really good points day. Who can complain about leaving Kentucky Speedway knowing we are qualified for the Nationwide Insurance Dash 4 Cash bonus at Daytona International Speedway next weekend. That's pretty cool to have a chance to win a $100,000 bonus. It's a really great program that Nationwide Insurance has put together."
Matt Crafton Finishes Third at Kentucky Speedway in Nationwide Debut
Making his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut, Matt Crafton finished third in the rain-shortened event at Kentucky Speedway on Friday night. Starting eighth, Crafton had one of the fastest cars on the track and quickly drove his No. 33 Rheem/Menards machine to fifth on lap one. Crafton remained inside the top five until lap 54, where he took the lead as the caution was displayed for the first time during the scheduled 200-lap event. Restarting in second on lap 59, Crafton began to battle a tight condition in the middle of the corners and slipped back to third at the halfway mark. On lap 113, Crafton was making a scheduled green-flag pit stop when the No. 33 machine ran out of fuel coming to pit road. A lengthy pit stop to refuel and re-fire the engine caused Crafton to be scored 12th after the rest of the field had cycled through pit stops. On a mission to make his way back toward the front of the field, Crafton was seventh when he pitted for the final time on lap 142 for fuel only. Restarting first with 55 laps remaining, Crafton fought a loose condition on entry and a tight-handling car on exit, causing him to slip back to third at lap 148. Shortly after, the California native relayed to the crew that the car's handling was improving as was clicking off lap times comparative to the leader. Just as he began to make up ground, the caution flag flew on lap 164 for rain showers. Ultimately, the scheduled 300-mile race was called on lap 170 for persistent rain and Crafton was credited with a third-place finish.
Start - 8 Finish - 3 Laps Led - 8 Owners Points - 8th
MATT CRAFTON QUOTE: "We had an awesome car tonight at Kentucky Speedway. I can't thank Menards, Rheem and Richard Childress Racing enough for this opportunity. Ernie Cope (crew chief) and the guys did a great job preparing the car. It was fast right off the truck Thursday and continued to be fast tonight. I had a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to my next Nationwide Series race with the No 33 crew at Chicagoland Speedway in a few weeks."


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FORMAT Festival are delighted to announce two 5 day workshops with acclaimed Magnum photographers, Olivia Arthur and Mark Power.
The workshop will provide photographers with an opportunity to develop a new body of work and improve visual, conceptual and editing skills.
Participants will spend 5 days alongside their chosen photographer, shooting projects on location in Derby and the surrounding areas. Photographers will be encouraged to make the next logical step in their photographic development, with an emphasis on visual storytelling and narration. In between self-directed shooting periods, participants will work with their Magnum tutor in a series of group critiques and one-to-one sessions, focusing on successful editing techniques. At the end of the week, both groups will produce collaborative projections, screened as part of FORMAT's official program, in front of the festival's extensive public and professional audience.
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Well worth a visit during your stay at the Beech Hill, is the Lakes Aquarium on the shores of Lake Windermere. Situated on the southern shore of Lake Windermere at Lakeside, Newby Bridge, Cumbria, the premises are easy to find. Just follow the quirky fish symbols along the A590 to Newby Bridge, which are clearly signposted from junction 36, off the M6.
You can buy tickets online up to 30 days in advance, adult tickets are only £5.95 and children (aged 3-15yrs) pay £3.95, plus there are further discounts on family tickets. There is the option of buying tickets on the day.
The aquarium is a great place for kids and adults alike. The children can get up close and personal with all manner of bugs, reptiles and other amazing creatures. As you wonder through the oceanic rooms, you can see all kinds of creature features, such as the the daily otter talk and feed. Watch as the trainers interact with these fascinating sea creatures, that love to perform. Head on over to the duck displays and watch them dive into the lake tunnels, from 11am daily.
Right next to the aquarium are some great spots to grab a bite to eat. 1872 is an exciting shopping and eating experience, right next to the pier. Not only is there the chance to grab a tasty spot of lunch, you can also browse the well stocked gift shop! The gift shop is great place for picking up a bespoke ornament, with many of the gifts made by local artists with materials sourced from the nearby area.
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Step back in time to the 1770s with a visit to William Wordsworth's childhood home. William Wordsworth's House and Garden, in the Cumbrian town of Cockermouth, is the birthplace of the great 19th century English poet William Wordsworth.
Preserved in its original form, the house is a living and breathing time capsule of 19th century rural England. It invites visitors to gaze into a window of what life was like for Wordsworth and his family, in their small cottage home.
The beautiful Georgian home is these days populated by waves of tourists, being shown around the building by guides in authentic period costumes.
Further to the historic touches, the house includes a real log fire, traditional furniture and even the sorts of food William and his wife would have consumed, laid out on a large oak dining table. Ink and quills are laid out in the reception area, should you be inspired to write your own legendary prose and poems. There are parlour games and instruments from Wordsworth's time, for you to inspect and also try.
Good news if you are coming with kids, the children's bedroom is full of toys and dressing up clothes and in the Wordsworth's bedroom there are books and games to enjoy. For all you fans of the occult, there is even a ghost that haunts the cellar if legend proves to be true.
A man so renowned for his love of nature would understandably have kept a spotless and beautiful garden, two centuries later in the yard out yonder nothing much has changed.
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The Lake District is steeped in myths and legends. Its hallowed grounds are littered with notorious characters.
The Caveman of Borrowdale
Millican Dalton, known as the Caveman of Borrowdale, was originally a London stockbroker but traded in his life in the Big Smoke for a quieter rural existence. When he first arrived in the Lake District in the early 20th century, he lived off the land, dwelling in a small tent. He later moved to a more permanent address inside a cave near Castle Crag in Borrowdale. He became one of the area's most well-known mountain guides, until he passed away at the age of 79.
Fair Maid of Buttermere
Known to some as Mary Robinson, the Fair Maid of Buttermere was in fact the innkeeper's daughter at The Fish Hotel in Buttermere. Joseph Palmer famously wrote a poem about her that brought hoards of young men to the area, seeking to catch a glimpse of the notorious beauty. She was even mentioned in Wordsworth's poem "The Prelude".
A few years later, a hotel guest introduced himself to Mary as Colonel Alexander Hope, an MP and brother to an Earl. They married later that year. Mary's husband turned out to a debt-riddled bigamist liar and he was promptly charged with fraud. His punishment was a public execution.
St Bega
St Bega was the daughter of a seventh century Irish chieftain. She fled Ireland to avoid marrying a Norse prince chosen by her father, as she had her heart set on devoting her life to God. Legend is that when she landed on these shores, she brought with her a healing bracelet that could cure a multitude of diseases.
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Warner Bros. Animation has released the first clip from the animated adaptation of Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli's iconic Batman story "Batman: Year One"
Screenwriter William Monahan will write a new draft of the "Sin City" sequel. The writer has plenty of experience adapting work like "The Departed" into films, but can he adapt Miller's distinctive style?
Joe Keatinge and Frank Cho ink three-book deal with Delcourt! comiXology rolls out 100 online storefronts! Cover prices vs. minimum wage! How Frank Miller built a better Batman! Plus more!
Legendary Entertainment has premiered the poster and print ad for "Holy Terror," the long-awaited graphic novel by Frank Miller. ROBOT 6 has the image and details.
WB Games has announced a half-dozen new skins for the upcoming "Batman: Arkham City" release, allowing gamers to play as Frank Miller's Dark Knight, Bruce Timm's animated Batman and more.
At the Legendary Comics panel, EIC Bob Schreck welcomed Frank Miller to discuss "Holy Terror" while Paul Pope and Matt Wagner also announced new projects for the publisher.
Legendary Entertainment has released a 5-page preview of Frank Miller's highly anticipated graphic novel "Holy Terror."
Legendary Comics has premiered a trailer for Frank Miller's long-awaited graphic novel "Holy Terror," set to be released in September to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11. ROBOT 6 has details.
Warner Animation and DC Entertainment have announced plans to debut the animated adaptation of Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's "Batman: Year One" with a screening at Comic-Con International.
Warner Bros. has released the official trailer for "Batman: Year One," the animated adaptation of the acclaimed 1987 storyline by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli.
Frank Miller provides more details on "Holy Terror"! U.K. newspaper targets "CLiNT" magazine comic! Friends of Lulu is "pretty much dead"! Warren Ellis on Marvel's digital strategy! Plus more!
Frank Miller's long-gestating superhero vs. al-Qaeda comic will finish its march from Batman book to graphic novel as Legendary Pictures gives "Holy Terror" an official release date three days after the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
A behind-the-scenes featurette, providing a first look at the next direct-to-video project from the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series, "Batman: Year One," has made its way online. SPINOFF has the video.
Fox has hired "Fringe" writer-producer Brad Caleb Kane to pen the David Slade-directed "Daredevil" movie, based on the "Born Again" story by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli. SPINOFF has details.
In the wake of death of Al Quaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, ROBOT 6 wonders what effect the news will have on Frank Miller's long-gestating graphic novel "Holy Terror?"
ROBOT 6's Chris Mautner looks back at the career and works of Frank Miller, offering guidance on why he's important to comics and showing new comics fans where to start reading.
Learn whether the Monkees were offered "Sugar, Sugar" before the Archies! Did Frank Miller break into comics drawing Hostess fruit pie ads?! Plus, discover the strange origins of Dominic Fortune and Devil-Slayer!
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Warner Bros. has reportedly offered "Xerxes," the follow-up to Zack Snyder's 2007 hit "300," to "Sherlock Holmes" director Guy Ritchie. SPINOFF looks into the reasons Warners may be turning to RItchie over Snyder.
Tim begins a lengthy look at Daredevil with the help of CBR reviewer Ryan K. Lindsay. From Stan Lee to Ann Nocenti and Ed Brubaker, they discuss the essentials of the Man Without Fear in "The Daredevil Dialogues."
ROBOT 6's newest contributor Chris Arrant looks at the influence Frank Miller's comics have had on films and lists six of his comics that should be movies.
Dark Horse Publisher Mike Richardson spoke with CBR News about the flagship anthology's April relaunch for #1 with names like Miller, Adams and Chadwick and shares the exclusive full lineup and art.
Dark Horse has announced Howard Chaykin will join the list of A-list creators involved with the relaunch of "Dark Horse Presents" with "Marked Man," a story the acclaimed creator will write and illustrate.
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DC Comics Co-publisher Jim Lee was the focus of a special NYCC spotlight panel on Saturday where the creator discussed his work and career, offered advice and presented his new book "ICONS" to attending fans.
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Nordic Ware Buttercup Cakelet Pan
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In Victorian England, blooming buttercups were symbols of happiness and good fortune. Our innovative pan makes it easy to bake six cakelets in the delicate shape of these cheerful blossoms for a beautiful seasonal dessert presentation.
- Bakes six festive mini cakes with delicate floral details.
- Embellish cakes with colored icings, glazes or a dusting of confectioners' sugar.
- For a variation, fill the cupped tops with whipped cream, ice cream, custard or fruit.
- Durable cast-aluminum construction ensures sharp detail and uniform baking.
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- Made in the USA by Nordic Ware, a family-owned company famous for its fine bakeware since 1946.
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- After baking, cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Tap pan firmly a few times, then invert, lift pan away and let the cake continue to cool on rack.
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Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are the two most common types of arthritis, a condition that damages joints and affects their function.
The most common type of arthritis, osteoarthritis involves wear-and-tear damage to the cartilage that caps the bones in your joints. Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of your joints, causing a painful swelling that can eventually result in joint deformity.
While both rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis can affect the small joints of the hand, there are differences. Rheumatoid arthritis tends to affect the middle joints of the fingers and the joints where the fingers attach to the hand. Osteoarthritis more commonly affects the joints at the ends of the fingers and at the base of the thumb.
In rheumatoid arthritis, the same joints usually are affected on both sides of the body. This symmetry doesn't typically occur in osteoarthritis, so it's common for only one hand or knee to be painful.
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Álex Márquez of Spain emerged the winner in the final meters of the Moto3 Grand Prix of Japan at the Motegi circuit to give KTM its 20th consecutive victory. But the penultimate round of the 2013 season saw more drama than any other race this season and shook up the championship standings not once but several times. At the end of one of the most action packed races of the season, Spain's Maverick Viñales was second and Jonas Folger of Germany was third on the KALEX-KTM.
While the younger Márquez brother celebrated his first Moto3 victory it had also been a heart stopping race for the three title contenders and KTM riders Luis Salom, Alex Rins and Maverick Viñales. Most of all, however for the Red Bull KTM Ajo factory team. First they saw Zulfahmi Khairuddin of Malaysia crash in the opening corner then the race had barely got underway when Isaac Viñales took out championship leader Salom. Having started with a lead of just five points in the championship Salom then went into damage control. He scrambled back into the race at dead last and was setting fastest lap times from the back of the pack in a valiant attempt to get back in the points. Then in lap seven of the 20-lap race he pushed too hard, high-sided and ended in gravel. Certain that this was gong to ruin his chance at the title, he returned to the pits to an equally dejected team while his arch rivals Rins, Viñales and Márquez battled it out at the front.
Then, three laps before the end of the race, Rins also high-sided and was out of the points, temporarily setting up Viñales as a potential points leader going into the final round in Valencia. Viñales and a very ambitious Álex Márquez then fought they way to the finish, exchanging the lead back and forth in a battle that saw Márquez squeeze out the victory in the final meters.
The championship now goes to the final round in Valencia on a knife's edge with Salom still in the lead by two points from Viñales with Rins five points behind the leader. Everything points to a great race for the sport, the Spanish fans and for KTM, who are in line to take their second World Championship title after Sandro Cortese of Red Bull KTM Ajo won the first ever Moto3 title in 2012.
Motegi 2013 will go down as one of the most dramatic Moto3 races to date. As a typhoon passed across southern Japan on Friday and Saturday, the circuit was either shrouded in fog or deluged in rain forcing all free practices on both days to be cancelled. Teams had only a slightly extended and still partly wet qualifying session and Sunday's warm-up to set up the bikes only to be greeted with clear blue sky on Sunday for the race.
Results Moto3 Motegi
1. Álex Márquez (E), KTM, 39:45.953 min (20th consecutive victory for KTM)
2. Maverick Viñales (E), KTM, +0.027 sec
3. Jonas Folger (D), KALEX-KTM, +7.750
4. Miguel Oliveira (P), Mahindra, +15.889
5. Romano Fenati (I), FTR Honda, +18.323
6. Jack Miller (AUS), FTR Honda, +18.432
7. John McPhee (UK), FTR Honda, +18.439
8. Niklas Ajo (FIN), KTM, +25.608
9. Niccolo Antonelli (I), FTR Honda, +25.950
10. Brad Binder (RSA), Mahindra, +32.933
Other KTM
11. Jakub Kornfeil (CZ), KALEX-KTM, +33.067
12. Livio Loi (B), KALEX-KTM, +33.231
13. Philipp Öttl (D), KALEX-KTM, +33.668
16. Arthur Sissis (AUS), KTM, +42.159
18. Ana Carrasco (E), KTM, +46.487
19. Eric Granado (BR), KALEX-KTM, +47.005
21. Toni Finsterbusch (D), KALEX-KTM, +48.496
24. Alex Rins (E), KTM, +1:06.878 min
25. Jasper Iwema (NL), KALEX-KTM, +1:10.254
DNF Luis Salom (E), KTM
DNF Zulfahmi Khairuddin (MAL), KTM
DNF Luca Grünwald (D), KALEX-KTM
Standings Moto3 after 16 of 17 rounds
1. Salom, 300 points
2. Viñales, 298
3. Rins, 295
4. Márquez, 200
5. Folger, 163
6. Oliveira, 144
7. Miller, 110
8. Alexis Masbou (F), FTR Honda, 84
9. Efren Vazquez (E), Mahindra, 71
10. Kornfeil, 68
Other KTM
12. Khairuddin, 65
14. Ajo, 62
15. Sissis, 59
18. Öttl, 27
21. Loi, 8
23. Iwema, 8
24. Granado, 7
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Pedro Martinez rejoins Sox as special assistant
A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Martinez spent seven seasons with Boston and helped lead the Red Sox to the 2004 World Series title. In his final game with Boston, he worked seven scoreless innings to defeat the Cardinals in Game 3 of the 2004 World Series.
"We are very excited to have Pedro on board with us and back in the Red Sox organization," Cherington said. "He was one of the game's most dominant pitchers and without a doubt a beloved figure in Red Sox history. Similar to former teammate Jason Varitek, who joined the baseball operations staff in September, Pedro will be involved in several areas, including the evaluation, mentorship, and instruction of young players in spring training and throughout the season."
Martinez, eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2014, played for 18 seasons in the majors, posting a record of 219-100 with a 2.93 ERA. The 5-foot-10 righty from the Dominican Republic racked up 3,154 strikeouts in 2,827.1 career innings. Among pitchers with at least 2,500 career innings in the majors, only Nolan Ryan (.204) has a lower opponent batting average than Martinez (.214).
"I am thrilled to be returning to this organization and to the city I love," Martinez said. "Ben Cherington's meetings this week have been outstanding. It is an honor to be back with the Red Sox and help in any way I can."
As a member of the Red Sox, Martinez went 117-37 with a 2.52 ERA and posted the best winning percentage (.760) in franchise history. Among all Dominican-born pitchers, Martinez has the highest winning percentage, most strikeouts, and ranks second only to Hall of Famer Juan Marichal in both wins and ERA.


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There were no flood warnings issued Tuesday because of an excess of tears.
The news that Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema was leaving for Arkansas came from left of left field, but once the surprise subsided, there were more folks running toward the Don't Let The Door Hit You In The Backside On Your Way Out bandwagon than any other.
In some ways, this is not surprising, because Badgers fans never found Bielema the cuddly type. In other ways, it's shocking, when you consider Bielema just left one of the two best programs in the Big Ten for, at best, the seventh-best program in the SEC.
That doesn't say much for your school, your reputation, your program or your conference.
Of course, this is all about money. Reports are Bielema will be paid anywhere between $700,000 to $1.5 million more annually than the $2.6 million he made at Wisconsin.
But this was not about salary alone. This was about real money.
A new 80,000-square-foot football operations center at Arkansas is expected to be completed early next year at a cost of roughly $35 million. This is a facility that will have dental, eye, cardiology and hydrotherapy rooms, among many other goodies, updates and improvements.
Upgrades to outdoor practice fields were completed this year at a cost of $40 million. The university just recently announced it will perform a cost analysis to expand its football stadium with a project that could run $95 million.
Arkansas is a football program that Forbes magazine rated as the eighth-most-profitable in 2011 with a value of more than $89 million.
This is a program that apparently grows money, and thus will be able to pay Bielema's assistant coaches top dollar. That will leave him in a much stronger position to keep his top assistants together and never have to replace six coaches as he did this past offseason.
This is a better job. It's better because it will soon have the facilities in place to help draw the kind of talent that can compete for a national championship in the best conference in America.
The Big Ten, or Wisconsin, just doesn't stack up compared to what Arkansas has to offer.
Whether or not Bielema is the right man to make that happen is open to debate, and only the calendar will determine if he is.
At Wisconsin, he has already proven he can find enough diamonds in the rough, develop them and compete at the national level. He will have to work that much harder to do the same in the SEC, but if can replicate that formula he will surprise more than a few who have severe doubts that a Midwest guy can parachute into the toughest, most fiercely competitive football region in America and succeed.
Bielema has never shied away from talk of winning a national championship, and clearly he feels he is now better equipped to potentially realize that goal now that he is heading south.
And that is where the concern lies for Wisconsin. Heading south. Say what you will about Bielema and whether you believe his 68-24 record was built on a steady diet of nonconference cupcakes and Big Ten bottom feeders or not, he kept Wisconsin among the best teams in the Big Ten and the nation over seven years.
In that respect, he more than did his job. And while many fans are happy he's packing his bags, this clearly falls into the careful what you wish for category.
Because Wisconsin is like so many other schools that depends on a successful program to keep everything afloat, you can't overstate how important the next hire will be. And the timing is not great.
Would Paul Chryst walk away from Pittsburgh after just one year to return? Would Dave Doeren have the audacity to leave N.C. State after one week for the chance to come back to Madison? Would Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, the quarterback of athletic director and former coach Barry Alvarez's first Rose Bowl team, have any interest, and vice versa? Same for Browns offensive coordinator Brad Childress, who was Bevell's offensive coordinator at Wisconsin.
Or does Alvarez go outside the family? And with recruiting zealot Urban Meyer and Ohio State sitting in the same division, just how attractive a job is Wisconsin today?
Bret Bielema may not have been an overly popular leader. But he won, and at a school like Wisconsin the alternative is not an option.
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The Velvet Teddy Bear couldn't cut the mustard.On Tuesday's The Biggest Loser, fan-favorite Ruben Studdard was eliminated from the reality weight-loss show. Unfortunately, during his weigh-in this week, it turned out he only lost 5 pounds, not the 11 that his team needed to stay safe. "I worked really, really hard this week," he said. "I swam extra. I walked extra." Unfortunately, the American Idol champ's efforts weren't enough, and he had to bid adieu to the ranch. 25 unnecessary spin-offsWatch the emotional weigh-in ceremony below: Will you miss Ruben? The Biggest Loser airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on NBC.
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