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North County Times reports: "The perception of Buffalo from the outside world is not real strong. You think of a bunch of snow, nasty weather, New York people and all that stuff. But it's really been great. This area is a very family-oriented place; people are friendly and they kind of leave you alone. It's almost like playing ball in a college town. They support the team. They're not fair-weather fans.'''
A Visit With John Butler [10:47 AM]
Chargers.com reports: Chargers.com: What is you fondest memory of your time in Buffalo? John Butler: �Maybe hand in hand, the four straight Super Bowls was just a fond time and the people that I had a chance to work with in the organization. The players, the coaches, and the people in that town were just amazing in how much they loved football and how much they embraced that football team. That will always be something that sticks with me.�
Week 15 Injury Report [10:00 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Kendrick Office has been added (questionable)
Bills need to take fun out of opponents' runs [8:58 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"Tomlinson is a quick, explosive back. He's deceptive. You watch him on film and you see he has power. He also has breakaway speed. We've faced good backs this year. This is another back on a long list of good backs we've faced."'
St. Joe's grad Parker may be back in time for Sunday [8:57 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Parker, the starting right tackle for the San Diego Chargers, has missed the past four games after having surgery to repair a triceps injury. He is listed as questionable for Sunday but was able to practice Wednesday.'
Frustrated Conway cautiously optimistic about ailing shoulder [8:57 AM]
San Diego Union Tribune reports: 'Conway missed all or part of the next three games with nerve damage in the shoulder. He returned to practice yesterday for the first time since Nov. 27 and said afterward he's cautiously optimistic about playing Sunday in Buffalo.'
Don't tell Tomlinson Buffalo's defense is soft [8:56 AM]
San Diego Union Tribune reports: '"Last year, I used to get excited about playing teams that are ranked in the lower half in rushing (defense). But it seemed like every time we played those teams things didn't go the way we wanted them to go."'
Tomlinson, Brees making Chargers brass look good [5:36 AM]
D and C reports: 'Flutie is 40 years old now, his days as a starter are over. The Chargers needed to put in place their quarterback of the future, and they have with Brees.'
Chargers devise plays for Flutie at WR [5:35 AM]
D and C reports: ' If No. 7 enters the game, he won�t go unnoticed, Bills coach Gregg Williams assured.'
Flutie on other end of ball? [5:34 AM]
Toronto Sun reports: 'Receiver Eric Moulds said he still talks to Flutie weekly.'
Slim hope for playoff in Buffalo [5:33 AM]
Toronto Star reports: 'Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe isn't about to concede, but he admitted the mood on the practice field and in the locker room has changed dramatically. "Obviously, guys aren't laughing and joking as much as we were a week ago. The mood isn't as light," Bledsoe said, referring last Sunday's crushing 27-17 defeat at New England, Buffalo's fourth loss in its last five games. "When you get in a situation like this, you find out a lot about the guys on your team," Bledsoe said. "So far, I can say everyone on the team has responded the right way."'
Dangerous and Snowy [5:31 AM]
ChargersUpdate.com reports: 'Snow is the forecast for Sunday. Temperatures in the low 30's. Football weather. The Chargers are not used to football weather playing in the plush confines of sunny San Diego. This is the test of their meddle, the test of their will, the stumbling block that could dim their playoff hopes or help then take the next step towards success.'
Len Pasquarelli: Billick, Gruden in secure positions [10:52 PM]
ESPN reports: Gregg Williams, Buffalo: There continues to be rumbling that he might be in trouble if the Bills don't finish at .500. Those rumors are unsubstantiated, and while some of his decision-making can be scrutinized, he figures to have a playoff contender by 2003. Of course, if he doesn't then he might have some concerns.
Security level: 3 (Secure ... for now)
First came Priest, then came Ricky, now Bills face Tomlinson [9:38 PM]
AP reports: 'It doesn't get any easier for the Bills, two weeks after giving up 228 yards rushing to Williams in a win over Miami, and four weeks after allowing Holmes 104 yards in a loss to Kansas City.'
Conway, Parker practice, still questionable [9:37 PM]
Chargers.com reports: 'Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer said that wide receiver Curtis Conway, who has missed the last two and a half games with a shoulder injury, and starting right tackle Vaughn Parker, who has been out for four games with an elbow injury, both returned to practice on Wednesday. Conway and Parker were both listed as questionable on the Chargers� official injury report.'
Gilbride's Offense a Challenge For Chargers [7:23 PM]
NFL.com reports: "We're still a work in progress," Gilbride cautioned last week when asked if the 3-13 Bad News Bills of a year ago were on the verge of becoming the NFL's next Greatest Show on Turf. "We have a lot of young, talented guys, and if this unit stays together, it could become something really special. But we're not there yet. We still have a ways to go."
'Second String' scores a few TDs [4:09 PM]
Ventura County Star reports: 'At first, there are no real surprises about these characters. But as Bellows tackles the game, "Second String" quickly makes one touchdown after another in writing and acting.'
Bills Add One To Practice Squad [3:27 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Orchard Park, NY - The Bills today announced that the team has added offensive lineman Joey Hollenbeck to the team's practice squad. A native of Enumclaw, WA, Hollenbeck played collegiately at Washington State. He signed as a rookie free agent with the St. Louis Rams last spring but was released prior to the start of training camp. Hollenbeck replaces offensive lineman Michael Early, who was claimed off the Bills practice squad by Minnesota.
Week 15 Injury Report [3:26 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Jennings, Jonas T Leg Questionable Stevenson, Dominique LB Head Questionable
Ask Brian Moorman [3:26 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: For the season, Brian Moorman is averaging 43.82 yards per punt (ranks 3rd in team history). In 19 of 29 career contests, he has at least one 50-yard kick and 30 of his 130 career punts (23.1%) have forced opponents inside the 20 (8th all-time in Bills history).
Bills sign OL Hollenbeck to practice squad [1:12 PM]
AP reports: 'Hollenbeck, released by the St. Louis Rams prior to training camp last summer, fills the spot vacated by center Michael Early, who was signed by the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday.'
Funke on the Bills [11:43 AM]
WHEC-TV reports: '...Peerless has been a heck of a receiver for this team this year. He's over a thousand yards. Will he be too expensive to keep? Probably, although the Bills salary cap circumstance isn�t as bad next year. Still, Josh Reed has proven that he can be a nice compliment to Eric Moulds and the Bills need money to improve their defense. It'll be a tough call for Tom Donahoe, I'm sure he doesn�t want to bust up what could be a very good thing, but Reed is ready.'
Chargers scouting report [9:50 AM]
North County Times reports: 'So Buffalo has learned that Bledsoe isn't perfect. Then again, he isn't Rob Johnson, either.'
Parity means playoffs still open [9:00 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Fourteen of the AFC's 16 teams are still mathematically alive for the playoffs. That includes the Buffalo Bills, who need a lot of help.'
Scouting Report [9:00 AM]
San Diego Union Tribune reports: 'The Bills have allowed fewer than 17 points only once this season and more than 20 points in all but three games. Only the Bengals are allowing more points per game.'
5th Down: Where Now? Some FAQ's [12:05 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Does that mean this season is not a success? A: That completely depends on your expectations� And admit it, they've changed three or four times already this season. Over the summer, most people outside the team would have been happy with a .500 record by year's end. When the team stumbled off to a haphazard 2-3 start, those expectations lowered a bit. Then the team surged to 5-3, and people suddenly started talking Super Bowl.
Q&A: Monday With Gregg Williams [12:03 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Final Three Games "Stranger things have happened. We're not out of it until someone says we're out of it. We've got to control what we do and that's winning this weekend."
Game Photos [12:03 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Photos from Sunday's Bills/Patriots game.
On Any Given Tuesday: Dec. 10, 2002 [12:02 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Quarterback Drew Bledsoe, punter Brian Moorman, and safety Tony Driver will attend the Rush for Reading party at the stadium with 125 kids from the Buffalo Public Schools. The kids earned the visit to the stadium by participating and excelling in the Bills literacy program.
Bills Help Youngsters Manage Cap [12:01 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: $100 and two hours to shop at Dick's Sporting Goods. That was the dilemma 50 underprivileged kids from the Salvation Army had at Dick's Sporting Goods near the McKinley Mall in Hamburg on Monday night.
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Stanley Shoemaker watched the Bourbeuse River cut about 50 feet into the lower field of his Gasconade County farm during the 20 years that he has owned the farm. The streambank erosion bothered him, but he didn't know how to affordably stop it.
Then a couple years ago he read an article in his local newspaper about a program administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) that offered some promise. The Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) is available to assist landowners with natural resource problems if their property is located within an approved project area with a local sponsor.
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Diana Mayfield, Gasconade County SWCD manager, says the CCPI has $200,000 available over five years to address streambank erosion issues in Gasconade County. She says the Shoemaker project utilized $40,000 from CCPI. The SWCD provided another $5,000, and Shoemaker provided the remaining $16,000 of the $61,000 project, primarily by quarrying rock from his land and hauling the rock to the river. That satisfied the federal requirement for landowners to provide 25 percent of the funding through cash or in-kind services.
Mark Brandt, NRCS resource conservationist, says the project stabilized a 400-foot curve in the river by creating four weirs, installing geotextile fabric and covering it with the rock that Shoemaker provided. In addition, Shoemaker has planted trees along the river that should grow into a riparian corridor that will aid in stabilizing the soil along the river.
"The river was trying to cut through his bottom field," Brandt says. "He was proactive in trying trees first. We think these solutions will take care of the problem along this stretch of the river."
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Why trade the farm for 2 players anyway? Upton has attitude problems, and apparently so does Bauer, who wasn't impressive at all in his time in the majors. I'd pass on this trade.
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Granderson, Nunez, Phelps/Nova, mid levels for Upton is plausible to I think.
Not sure why the word to is in there...
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http://riveraveblues.com/2012/11/she...-hunter-78925/Via Joel Sherman: The Yankees are not in on the Justin Upton trade talks and they also wouldn't do a two-year contract for Torii Hunter with the 2014 payroll plan looming. They are fixated on one-year commitments this offseason.
It's always tough to gauge what exactly the team's true intentions are with reports like this. Are they not in on Upton because they don't want other teams to know they're in on Upton, or because they legitimately don't like him as a player? Would they do two years for Hunter but don't want to come out and say it? Who knows. The Yankees haven't exactly been a team that telegraphs their intentions under Cashman.
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Wow, thats a bit much for one player. Granderson, Nunez and mid level is enough to me. Especially one that is overrated in my opinion.
Why are people so willing to give up on Phelps? I see his name in alot of trades. I think he has shown the capacity to pitch in NY. I like his mettle. With all the talk about our rotation and the unknown about getting Kuroda or Andy back, dont you want to keep pitchers around? Worse case you head into the season with a rotation of CC, Hughes, Nova, Phelps and someone else. If you trade Phelps and Nova before securing the services of Kuroda and Andy means huge problems to the rotation.
Plus, doesnt that help met the budget number for 2014? Cant have all stars in every positions. We need young guns to step up and hold the fort.
Honestly, I think a Hunter/Ichiro platoon would be awesome and the best value for RF next season. They are both pretty much role players at the moment but can play regular minutes if need be.
one guy i just realized that is a free agent that the Yankees should go after is Nate Mcclouth. Even if its for a platoon role it would be good for the Yankees to sign him. Maybe with Jason Bay we could have a good platoon for a year. While Austin can get a full year at triple a so he can become the everyday RF in 2014
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Although Honolulu's new sidewalk nuisance law is more than two months old, enforcement won't begin until next Monday, after the city was forced to delay implementation of Bill 7 until new administrative rules could be written.
Mayor Kirk Caldwell said workers with the Department of Facility Maintenance used the time from when the law was enacted on April 19 to inform the homeless population in various areas that enforcement would begin July 1.
"We're giving them a heads up, so they will not be surprised when we show up and say, 'We're taking your tent,'" said Caldwell. "There are shelter spaces open, (and) we're not taking away all of your possessions and letting you just lie here in the open."
Unlike a previous law that dealt with stored property on city sidewalks (Bill 54), the new ordinance allows DFM to confiscate personal belongings without 24-hour notice. However, the city is still required to post a written notice that items have been removed for three consecutive days.
"We call this compassionate disruption," the mayor told KITV4. "Providers have told us if we allow it to be convenient for people to take over our sidewalks to camp on, that they're going to continue to do that."
Any person who has their property removed from a sidewalk has 30 days to get it back, or risk its destruction by the city. Still, violators are forced to pay a $200 fee, something the ACLU of Hawaii said is a breach of the equal protection clause in written testimony sent to the City Council Feb. 25
"Bill 7 is particularly problematic in its breadth: enforcement will likely result in violations of the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment," wrote ACLU of Hawaii senior staff attorney Dan Gluck.
Four city agencies, including the Honolulu Police Department, will be involved in sweeps of city sidewalks. The effort will include homeless advocates who can help find temporary shelter for those who want it.
"The problem is they do not want to enter these facilities because they do not want to conform to some of the rules," said Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock, president of the Chinatown Business Community Association, a strong proponent of Bill 7.
Councilman Ikaika Anderson, one of three Bill 7 sponsors, says he has an abundance of compassion for the homeless, but everyone in society is required to obey the rule of law.
"Unless they can find a private piece of property to house themselves in, unfortunately that's the way it works, and they are going to have to abide by some sort of rules in order to be a part of society," said Anderson. What about the compassion to our kupuna? What about the compassion for our children, and what about the compassion for our physically challenged who need to access our sidewalks?"
Caldwell says the city plans to follow Bill 7 exactly as written to avoid any pitfalls should a legal challenge against the new ordinance be mounted by the ACLU or any other group or individual.
"We're trying to follow the proper procedure and protocol every step of the way, so that if there is a challenge, at least we've done everything right," said the mayor. "We're going to go to the places where we've received a lot of complaints, (and) no one area is going to be targeted."
The (de)Occupy movement at Thomas Square is what motivated the City Council to pass Bill 7 more than two months ago. However, illegal camping on sidewalks has grown in recent months to include Kalakaua Avenue by the Hawaii Convention Center, Ilalo Street by the John A. Burns School of Medicine and North Beretania Street by Aala Park.
"These sidewalks are designed for one thing and one thing only – for people to walk on, not to camp on or to takeover in any other way," said Caldwell.
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Although Honolulu's new sidewalk nuisance law is more than two months old, enforcement won't begin until next Monday, after the city was forced to delay implementation of Bill 7 until new administrative rules could be written.
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Date: Sunday, September 7, 2013
Location: Richmond International Raceway
RCR in Richmond ... Richard Childress has nine NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories as a car owner at Richmond International Raceway - five with Dale Earnhardt, three with Kevin Harvick and one with Clint Bowyer. Most recently, Harvick took the No. 29 Richard Childress Racing entry to Victory Lane in April at the 0.75-mile race track. Additionally, in 138 starts at the Richmond, Va.-based track, RCR drivers have claimed 35 top-five and 64 top-10 finishes. Childress, a former driver on NASCAR's senior circuit, contributed three of those top-10 finishes from 1976-1978. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization holds a 17.3 average starting position, a 14.7 average finishing position, has completed 52,106 of the 55,122 contested laps (94.5 percent) and collectively led 3,249 laps.
RCR in the NSCS ... In 2,348 Sprint Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 103 wins, 42 pole awards, 444 top-five finishes and 934 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.9 and an average finishing position of 15.8. RCR has earned 14 total championships (six Sprint Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, '87, '90,'91, '93 and '94, five NASCAR Nationwide Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR's three national series.
RCR Atlanta Rewind ... Last weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Harvick notched his 13th top-10 finish of the season (ninth-place) while Austin Dillon finished 19th, Paul Menard 24th and Jeff Burton 34th after being involved in multiple accidents.
The Collective RCR ... Throughout the season's first 25 races, RCR's Sprint Cup Series entries have earned two wins with Harvick at Richmond International Raceway in April and in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, notched nine top-five and 24 top-10 finishes with drivers Burton, Dillon, Harvick and Menard. RCR's three full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers rank third (Harvick), 17th (Menard) and 22nd (Burton) in the driver championship point standings.
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This Week's Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevrolet ... Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 419 at Richmond International Raceway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS was previously run this season at Martinsville Speedway, Richmond International Raceway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Richmond Stats ... Menard has 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Richmond International Raceway. His best start of seventh came in 2010 and best finish of 13th came in both 2012 and earlier this season. The Wisconsin native has completed 5,095 of 5,216 laps attempted (97.7 percent) at the Virginia track, leading one of them.
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Race Rewind ... Starting 25th, Menard fought handling issues throughout last year's 400-lap event to finish 23rd under the lights at Richmond International Raceway.
Menard's thoughts on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
"Richmond (International Raceway) is a three-quarter mile short track that is uniquely shaped. It races like a track much bigger than that, so as a driver, I've got to approach the track differently. It is shaped like a 'D' and there is a really big arch going into turn one, but you carry a lot of speed into turn one, you get hard on the brakes and then the groove opens up as you exit turn two and you can run where your car wants to run. You don't have to stick to the bottom of the race track, you can run the middle and three-quarters of the way up the track. Turn three is almost like a Martinsville (Speedway) turn. It has a really sharp entrance and it's not very open. On exit, it opens back up with the 'D' shape. We had a decent finish earlier this year at Richmond and we are hoping to build on that this weekend. We've had a top-10 streak going the past two weeks, and we are hoping to keep that alive on Saturday night."
Kevin Harvick
No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS
Event Preview Fact Sheet
This Week's Budweiser Chevrolet SS at Richmond International Raceway ... Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 420 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the Federated Auto Parts 400. Harvick most recently drove this Chevrolet to a seventh-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July.
Old Dominion State Stats ... Since the 2001 season, Harvick has made 25 Sprint Cup Series starts at the 0.75-mile D-shaped oval. In those previous appearances, the California native has collected one pole award (September 2005), three victories (September 2006 and 2011, April 2013), seven top-five and 16 top-10 finishes. The RCR driver holds an average starting position of 16.5, an 11.3 average finishing position, has completed 98.8 percent (9,892 of 10,009) of the laps contested and has 945 laps led to his credit.
Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup ... Following a ninth-place finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Harvick secured a position in the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The RCR driver currently sits third in the Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings on the strength of two wins, six top-five and 13 top-10 finishes in 25 starts. The complete 12-driver field will be determined following this weekend's event at Richmond International Raceway and each driver's point total will be reset to 2,000. For those in the top 10, three bonus points are added to that total for each victory scored during the first 26 races of the season.
Here's Harvick ... Prior to the night race at Richmond International Raceway, Harvick is scheduled to visit the Team Chevy Stage for a fan question-and-answer session on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 4:30 to 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time.
Race Rewind ... Starting from the 13th position, Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser team brought home a 10th-place finish in last year's rain-delayed Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
You won the last race at Richmond International Raceway earlier this season, are you excited to head back there before the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup begins?
"This little stretch leading up to the Chase (for the NASCAR Sprint Cup) for us is kind of a trial-and-error period as we go to different styles of race tracks and try different things. Obviously, we won the race at Richmond (International Raceway) earlier in the year on a crazy restart. We ran okay during the first half of the race and ran fairly good toward the end of the night, and one thing we have learned and try to remember about Richmond is that tires are king at that track. I'm hoping we can repeat the outcome we had there in the spring, but the big thing is making sure we can continue to learn things that will help us in the Chase."
Even though you have secured a position for yourself in The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup going into the race at Richmond International Raceway, do you feel the pressure of others who are hoping to race their way into the Chase?
"We've been on that side of the fence as far as being in the position of trying to race your way into the Chase (for the NASCAR Sprint Cup), or racing to hold onto our position to get into the Chase. It's an intense race and portion of the season for sure. It's tough on your body, mind, team and everyone involved. You try to stay aware of what everyone else is doing, and you don't want to interfere with what others have going on because you don't want to be the one to change the outcome of things, but you always want to do the best for your team and make sure you're in the best position for yourself. It's definitely an interesting balance from a driver standpoint."
Jeff Burton
No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS
Event Preview Fact Sheet
This week's No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS at Richmond International Raceway ... Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 421 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable this weekend at Richmond International Raceway. This No. 31 Chevrolet was utilized earlier this season at Martinsville Speedway in March and New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July.
Career Richmond Stats ... Burton grew up two hours away from the Richmond, Va.-based facility in South Boston, Va. Saturday's event marks Burton's 39th start at the 0.75-mile facility and 681st-career NSCS start. He has amassed one win (1998), one pole award (2000), 10 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes at the historic track.
No Stranger to Victory Lane ... Burton has made three trips to Victory Lane at Richmond International Raceway, winning the Sprint Cup Series event in September 1998 and NASCAR Nationwide Series races in June 1998 and September 2000.
Featured Cat Dealer ... Based in Salem, Va., Carter Machinery will be featured on the deck lid of the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet for Richmond International Raceway's weekend event. Established in 1952, Carter Machinery has a clear vision: enable every customer to achieve their highest level of success. They demonstrate this commitment every day through the support of people and equipment working in diverse industries ranging from construction and mining to trucking and power generation. Their network of 21 locations across Virginia and southern West Virginia is staffed by over 1,100 unrelenting, top-notch professionals. As a result, they've grown to be one of the leading Caterpillar dealers in the U.S. More information is available at: http://www.cartermachinery.com.
Team Chevy ... Burton is scheduled to participate in a question-and-answer session at the Team Chevy Stage at Richmond International Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 7at 3:20 p.m. Eastern Time.
Race Rewind 2012 ... After a rain shower postponed the start of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series event at Richmond International Raceway, Burton started the race from the 20th position and the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet team persevered to finish sixth under the lights in the Federated Auto Parts 400.
Describe the characteristics of Richmond International Raceway.
"Richmond International Raceway has these big, wide sweeping corners in turns three and four while turns one and two are much tighter. The track also has enough width to put on good side-by-side racing. I think it is the perfect-sized race track. I wish we had more 0.75-mile race tracks on the schedule. We always have good racing at Richmond. Over the last few years, the track hasn't developed a second groove and we're used to having two or three grooves at Richmond in the past. We don't have that anymore and it has been disappointing because the racing is so much better with multiple grooves. The racing is still great at Richmond and it is a fun place to visit too."


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|Release Date: 07/01/13
BLM Seeks Public Input on Planned Analysis for Utility Corridor Project
Vernal, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office today announced that it will begin an environmental impact statement (EIS) for right-of-way applications to construct and operate natural gas, electricity, and water utilities on federal lands southeast of Vernal. Today's announcement initiates a public scoping period in which members of the public have an opportunity to identify issues and provide input on potential alternatives.
Enefit American Oil has applied for five rights-of-way crossing BLM-administered lands in the Vernal Field Office. If approved, Enefit would use these rights-of-way to construct 19 miles of water supply pipeline, eight miles of natural gas supply pipeline, 10 miles of oil product line, and 29 miles of overhead power lines, and to upgrade approximately five miles of Dragon Road.
The proposed utility corridor project would provide access, natural gas, electricity, and the water required to process and move oil from Enefit's South Project, which is planned for privately owned lands and minerals. The South Project is a non-federal, connected action that is outside of the BLM's authority for approval but will include development of a commercial oil shale mining, retorting, and upgrading operation. Additional information about the Enefit Utility Corridor Project is available in the project newsletter, which can be found on the Vernal Field Office website:
Publication of the announcement in the Federal Register on July 1, 2013, initiates a 30-day public scoping period. During this scoping period, interested members of the public can provide comments that the BLM will use to determine the range of issues and alternatives analyzed in the EIS. Substantive public input helps the BLM identify relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis.
To provide the public with an opportunity to review the proposed project and submit comments, the BLM will host open-house meetings in Vernal and Salt Lake City, Utah. People attending the meetings will be able to ask questions and speak with BLM staff and representatives of Enefit American Oil. The public meetings are scheduled as follows:
July 16, 2013, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Vernal City Hall, Community Room
374 East Main
Vernal, UT 84078
July 17, 2013, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Salt Lake City Public Library, Level 4 Conference Room
210 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Written comments will be accepted by letter or email through Aug. 1, 2013. Please reference "Enefit Utility Corridor EIS" when submitting comments. Written comments may be mailed or emailed using the following addresses:
Mailing Address
Bureau of Land Management
Vernal Field Office
170 South 500 East
Vernal, UT 84078
Email Address
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in comments, be aware that the entire comment—including personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. Requests to withhold personal identifying information from public review can be submitted, but the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
For further information, please contact Stephanie Howard at (435)781-4469. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of Americas public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2015, the BLM generated $4.1 billion in receipts from activities occurring on public lands.
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Big Idea 2: Measuring Academic Achievement of All Students
One of the ways NCLB and IDEA work to ensure that the best education possible is provided to every student is by holding schools accountable for educational results. Schools must show adequate yearly progress (AYP) in student academic achievement, as determined by the achievement of all students and all student subgroups. One way for parents to think about high expectations and related requirements in NCLB and IDEA is by thinking of them as a set of action steps for the state:
Action Steps
- First, as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, states defined ambitious academic standards for what all children must know and do in mathematics, reading and language arts, and science at each grade-level.
- Next, state assessments began to measure the achievement of all students in learning the content defined by the academic content standards.
- As a result, states decided what level of achievement students must show to be considered proficient in math, reading and language arts, and science. This is the academic achievement standard that shows how well students have been taught.
The tool to measure whether students have been well taught is called a state assessment. Results from state assessments help parents know whether schools have been successful in teaching students the knowledge and skills contained in the state's academic content standards. That is why it is so important to include all students in statewide assessments—so that the public can hold schools accountable for all students' learning.
You and your child's individualized education program (IEP) team will decide which assessment option is right for your child. IEP teams decide how each student will participate in assessments, not whether students will participate. An alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards is an assessment designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities that will measure achievement separately in reading and language arts, math and science.
These alternate assessments make it possible for your child to show what he or she has learned—and for the school to be held accountable for that achievement.
... [A]cademic opportunities increase my child's life opportunities.
— Mary Calie, parent


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Sony Alpha 7R (A7R) Review - The Sony Alpha 7R joins the Alpha 7 as the first CSC to feature a full frame sensor, differing from its sister camera through a higher resolution. Does it impress as much as its partner? Read the full WDC review to find out
Sony Alpha 7R (A7R) Review
A prime example of this is the recent Sony RX1 – a camera notable insofar as it is the first compact to feature a full frame sensor
At the time of the RX1's launch it was mooted that Sony were now working on a CSC which also incorporated a full frame sensor. As it turned out, when this came to pass Sony ended up releasing a pair of new models in the shape of the recently reviewed Sony Alpha 7 and the Sony Alpha 7R.
The pair of models are very similar, albeit with a few vital differences. While they both feature full frame sensors, the Sony Alpha 7R boasts a higher 36.4MP resolution in comparison to the 24.3MP sensor found in the A7.
There are other differences, including a slightly different focusing system, and the Alpha 7R will set you back an extra few hundred pounds.
So, is the increased resolution worth the extra cash alone, or are there other factors to sweeten the mix?
Sony Alpha 7R (A7R) Review – Features
The Sony Alpha 7R's main selling point is its sensor. Much the same as the Sony Alpha 7 with which it was released at the same time, the Alpha 7R features a full frame CMOS sensor similar to what you would find on a pro-level DSLR.
The main difference between the sensor found in the Alpha 7 and that in the Alpha 7R is with regards to its resolution. While the Alpha 7 boasts a resolution of 24.3MP, the Alpha 7R sees a big jump right up to 36.4MP, almost half again in terms of a megapixel count.
The sensor also does away with its anti-aliasing filter, with a view towards making the very most out of its resolution.
Much like in the case of the Alpha 7, the Alpha 7R sports Sony's new BIONZ X, a processor which Sony claims will deliver processing speeds of up to three times that of the previous generation chip.
It's safe to say that the processor will be put under some extra strain in the Alpha 7R than the Alpha 7, owing to the larger file size that the higher resolution sensor will produce. One particular sign of this extra strain is a dip in the top-end continuous shooting speed, which is down to 2.5fps.
Focus changes
Outside of the change in the resolution of the camera's sensor the other major difference between the Alpha 7 and the Alpha 7R concerns the camera's focus system, although this is also in some part attributable to the change in sensor.
The system found in the Alpha 7R relies solely upon a contrast-detect AF system, unlike that in the Alpha 7 which also benefitted from on-sensor phase detection auto focus technology.
With regards to the rest of the camera's feature set, there's a host of similar functionality to the Sony Alpha 7. The rear LCD screen is a 3in unit with a resolution of 921k-dots, and it's accompanied by a 2.4m-dot electronic viewfinder that's one of the highest specified on the market.
The Alpha 7R also supports video capture at full 1080p resolution, and at a frame rate of either 60 or 24p. As well as HD video capture, the Alpha 7R includes support for an external microphone, as well as a socket for headphones for audio monitoring.
As you'd expect from a newly released Sony camera, the Alpha 7R arrives fully equipped with both Wi-fi and NFC technology. Thanks to the Sony Play Memories app – which is available for both Android and iOS devices – photographers can transfer their images wirelessly from the camera to their smartphone or tablet.
Sony Alpha 7R (A7R) Review – Design
In terms of the camera's physical dimensions and design, there's virtually no difference between the Alpha 7 and the Alpha 7R, bar the red 'R' on the front if the camera and the small matter of it being around 10g lighter.>
With that in mind, a lot of the same observations ring true as were noted with the Alpha 7.
The body of the camera is probably best described as functional or utilitarian, although that's not to say that it's not an attractive camera. Despite it being a CSC, the Alpha 7R has several elements that give it the feel of a DSLR.
For example it features a reasonably large hand grip, while it also benefits from having front and rear command dials for altering the basic shooting settings.
The rest of the controls are arranged logically, with the camera's top plate playing host to a mode dial, exposure compensation dial and shutter release, as well as a programmable custom button.
The rear of the camera, meanwhile, features a standard button arrangement, while a host of other customisable buttons are located around the camera's body.
The general build quality of the camera supports the functionality design, with the main body of the camera formed of a magnesium-alloy shell that certainly feels up to the rigours of regular shooting. In fact, the body itself is both weather and dust sealed, meaning you can feel confident shooting in adverse weather conditions.
Thanks to the relatively compact body, and the fact that the 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens is hardly bulky, the combination makes the Alpha 7R one of the most portable full frame camera on the market and certainly a capable travel companion.
Sony Alpha 7R (A7R) Review – Performance
As mentioned previously, one of the major differences between the Alpha 7 and the Alpha 7R is with regards to the camera's AF performance. Where the Alpha 7 utilises on sensor phase-detection technology, the Alpha 7R instead relies upon a contrast-detection system.
This contrast-detection system has been utilises in previous Sony cameras – most notably in the Sony Alpha 3000, and in general it's certainly fast enough. It is noticeable that in lower light the AF system does begin to slow a little, although it remains perfectly useable.
While the kit lens that ships with the camera is perfectly functional, if you want to unlock the best in terms of the camera's AF performance then you'll have to turn towards Sony's range of SSM lenses which can be used with the aid of a LA-EA4 adapter.
Lens choice
On the subject of lenses, the Sony Alpha 7R ships with a 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS optic, with Sony launching three other optics with the camera – the 35mm f/2.8, 55mm f/1.8 and 24-70mm f/4 OSS. A 70-200mm f/4 that should join the range before the end of 2014, while Sony states that it hopes to have at least 10 dedicated lenses in the range in the future.
The reason for the dedicated optics is clear. Although the Alpha 7R is compatible with the NEX series lenses, all of these are designed for use with an APS-C sensor and as such won't deliver the best performance with the 7R's impressive sensor. The same is true with the 28-70mm kit lens, an optic that shows worrying drop-off in sharpness towards the frame edges at 28mm.
The Alpha 7R boasts the same metering system as that found in the Alpha 7, and on the whole it delivers a similarly reliable performance. The camera can be relied upon in evaluative metering mode to deliver even exposures and print-ready images straight out of the camera.
A welcome feature when it comes to metering is the curiously named 'Zebra' mode. In this setting the Alpha 7R displays black and white stripes across over-exposed areas to help the spotting of blown out highlights on the fly.
This 'Zebra' mode, along with a useful focus peaking tool and dedicated microphone and headphone sockets all mean that the Alpha 7R delivers a comprehensive video capture experience. It's also welcome that you can attach almost any lens to the camera thanks to a variety of adapters made available at launch.
The model's LCD screen benefits from being of the vari-angle variety, and as such can be pulled away from the camera's body and angled on a hinge. The one thing lacking with the LCD is the fact that it doesn't feature touchscreen technology, and when it comes to controlling the AF system there are few better ways to do so.
Sony Alpha 7R (A7R) Review – Image Quality
Colour and White Balance
The Sony Alpha 7R delivers a reliable colour palette that's very similar to recent Sony cameras. There are a range of preset colour modes that deliver pleasing results, with the 'vivid' setting not proving too garish and the 'black and white' mode also producing good monochrome images.
The camera's auto white balance setting is also reliable, producing pleasingly neutral images in a range of different lighting conditions.
The Sony Alpha 7R was released at the same time as the Sony Alpha 7, and despite featuring the same sensor the higher megapixel count places an extra demand on its light gathering capabilities.
As a result the dynamic range is more limited that its counterpart, although the performance is still reasonable.
One of the areas at which you would expect a 36.4MP to really excel is with regards to its resolution, and the Alpha 7R certainly delivers in this regard. In fact, at the lower ISO settings the 7R manages to resolve every single line in our chart – a performance in keeping with the Nikon D800 and D800E.
It must be noted that such high resolution necessitates precise focusing and the elimination of camera shake as any error in this area are accentuated. It's also the case that the very best lenses are needed, as once again any flaws in optical performance are highlighted by the high resolution.
Image Noise
With the Alpha 7R boasting a considerably higher resolution than its stablemate – the Alpha 7 – there were always going to be concerns that the jump might cause issues with noise at higher ISO settings.
The good news is that the Alpha 7R still performs well in this area. There are some signs of luminance noise at ISO 800, although these aren't to the detriment of overall image quality. At ISO 1600 colour noise makes a slight appearance, although once again this isn't a major issue, with the higher ISO settings also proving eminently usable.
Raw vs. JPEG
As ever it's far more preferable to shoot Raw than it is JPEG, as Raw files not only deliver a better level of image quality straight out of the camera, but also allow for more manoeuvre in post production.
JPEG files suffer somewhat from intelligent noise reduction and sharpening at when viewed at 100% in comparison to Raw files, and although this isn't to the extent at which it ruins images on the whole it is far from ideal.
The same is true with regards to dynamic range, with Raw files allowing for editing around + / – 2EV of shadow and highlight detail.
Sony Alpha 7R (A7R) Review – Verdict
In terms of its raw feature set, there's no arguing that the Alpha 7R pretty much outstrips every single other CSC on the market. The 36.4MP full frame sensor is more in keeping with a high-end DSLR than a CSC and it delivers resolution performance akin to the Nikon D800 rather than its direct competitors.
Although the Alpha 7R is a touch more expensive than the Alpha 7 that was announced at the same time, if you're a landscape photographer that really needs the extra resolution it's a worthy investment.
The only major issue is with regards to the lens line up. There's the promise of a further selection of lenses launching next year, although the current range is somewhat limited. You're better off investing in one of the available adapters and utilising third-party lenses in conjunction with the body.
While there are also some reservations about the camera's focusing performance in comparison to the Alpha 7, on the whole the Alpha 7R is a seriously impressive camera that joins the Alpha 7 as one of the very best CSCs on the market.
Sony Alpha 7R (A7R) Review – Sample Image Gallery
These are just a small selection of images captured with the Sony Alpha 7R. For a wider range of images, including a full range of ISO shots of the WDC diorama, visit the Sony Alpha 7R review sample image gallery.


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- Perl 6 Hackathon in Oslo: Be Prepared!
- Localization for Exception Messages
- News in the Rakudo 2012.05 release
- News in the Rakudo 2012.06 release
- Perl 6 Hackathon in Oslo: Report From The First Day
- Perl 6 Hackathon in Oslo: Report From The Second Day
- Quo Vadis Perl?
- Rakudo Hack: Dynamic Export Lists
- SQLite support for DBIish
- Stop The Rewrites!
- Upcoming Perl 6 Hackathon in Oslo, Norway
- A small regex optimization for NQP and Rakudo
- Pattern Matching and Unpacking
- Rakudo's Abstract Syntax Tree
- The REPL trick
- First day at YAPC::Europe 2013 in Kiev
- YAPC Europe 2013 Day 2
- YAPC Europe 2013 Day 3
- A new Perl 6 community server - call for funding
- New Perl 6 community server now live, accepting signups
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- Perl 6 Advent Calendar 2016 -- Call for Authors
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- How fast is Rakudo's "nom" branch?
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- Is Perl 6 really Perl?
- Mini-Challenge: Write Your Prisoner's Dilemma Strategy
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- Perl 6: Lost in Wonderland
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Tue, 28 Feb 2012
Current State of Exceptions in Rakudo and Perl 6
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It's been a while since my last update on my grant work on exceptions for Perl 6 and Rakudo, and I can report lots of progress.
The work on Rakudo's exception system made me realize that we conflated two concepts in the base exception type: on the one hand the infrastructure for reporting errors and backtraces, and on the other hand holding some sort of error message as an attribute.
As a result, we now have a base class called
Exception from
which all exception types must inherit. When a non-
object is passed to
die(), it is wrapped in an object of class
X::AdHoc. Other error classes can decide to generate the error
message without having an attribute for it (for example hard-coded in a
Typed exceptions are now thrown not only from the setting, but also from the compiler itself, namely the grammar and the action methods. In fact the majority of errors from these two parts of the compiler are now handled with dedicated exception types.
The most user-visible change is a new and improved backtrace printer, which produces usually much shorter and more readable backtraces. The old one is still available on demand. Consider the program
sub f { g() for 1..10; } sub g { die 'OH NOEZ' } f;
The old backtrace printer produced:
OH NOEZ in sub g at /home/moritz/p6/rakudo/ex.pl:4 in block <anon> at /home/moritz/p6/rakudo/ex.pl:2 in method reify at src/gen/CORE.setting:4471 in method reify at src/gen/CORE.setting:4376 in method reify at src/gen/CORE.setting:4376 in method gimme at src/gen/CORE.setting:4740 in method eager at src/gen/CORE.setting:4715 in method eager at src/gen/CORE.setting:1028 in sub eager at src/gen/CORE.setting:5000 in sub f at /home/moritz/p6/rakudo/ex.pl:2 in block <anon> at /home/moritz/p6/rakudo/ex.pl:5 in <anon> at /home/moritz/p6/rakudo/ex.pl:1
Where the eager, gimme and reify methods come from the 'for' lop, which is
compiled to the equivalent of
eager (1..10).map: { g() }.
The new backtrace printer produces
OH NOEZ in sub g at ex.pl:4 in sub f at ex.pl:2 in block <anon> at ex.pl:5
It is also a special pleasure to report that after a walk through a change to throw a typed exception, we've received a pull request by a new developer which also changes an exception from X::AdHoc to a dedicated type.


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A recent report shows how the ultra-high-net-worth folks have accomplished that financial feat. And then there are the numbers of food-stamp poor. Between the two there's no way to find any balance.
Re the rich: Once upon a time the thinking was that the wealthy grew in numbers because they inherited their wealth. But that was once upon a time. According to Barclay's Wealth Insights report, today 67 percent of the ultra-high-net-worth individuals in the U.S. made their fortunes through earnings; 16 percent from profits from property; 21 percent from the sale of a business and/or profits from one; and only [More]


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Ian Truscott, vice president of product marketing for SDL and former Gilbane analyst, is an experienced and passionate advocate of web engagement, web experience, content management and digital marketing. He has spent more than a decade working in the content management software industry and has taken various enterprise software solutions to market, including supply chain optimization, enterprise integration and content management solutions.
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A bill making its way through the House ought to help save high school athletes from long-lasting injury and save the sport of football from self-destruction.
The bill lays out procedures and standards for the treatment of concussions suffered by athletes in what are called collision sports football, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls hockey and wrestling. The bill makes explicit the need for attention by a health care provider who has received recent training in the diagnosis and treatment of concussions and requires that a qualified provider must be present at sporting events.
Football has received the most attention because of the high-profile cases of former NFL players who have suffered serious physical deterioration because of brain injury, sometimes leading to suicide. Also, football is a game that celebrates violence and encourages aggressive, hard-hitting, potentially dangerous contact.
The damage done by concussions has persuaded some people that the days are numbered for football altogether, despite the preeminent place in our culture that the sport occupies. The Super Bowl, after all, is one of the most watched TV events in the world. Concussions or not, football is woven into the fabric of American life from the Friday night lights of Texas to ice-bound Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
To point out the danger inherent in football is to point out the obvious. In the first part of the 20th century boys died by the dozens, raising concerns nationally. But the danger has always been part of the appeal. Millions of boys over the years have seen football as a rite of passage. They learn lessons about pain, effort, strength, courage, stamina and teamwork. A good football coach, in the corniest sense, helps usher boys to manhood.
Other sports teach similar lessons, but the military precision and discipline of football, its grace and its brutality, make it unique. Challenging the physicality of football is to go to its essence.
Yet it is impossible to look away from the fact of concussions and the serious, long-lasting damage they can cause. Concussions are especially insidious because their effects are usually hidden and are easy to laugh off. How many players have had their bell rung? More than a few.
Establishing procedures that bring to bear the knowledge and experience of trainers, nurses or doctors who know about concussions and requiring coaches and players to heed their words these are major steps forward. Coaches are not always in a position to give a player the attention needed to ascertain symptoms. Players are usually loathe to take themselves off the field, even if their bell has been rung.
Football skeptics will say that if such close medical scrutiny is required to protect players, then maybe they should be playing other sports. But there is no way football is not going be part of American life for the foreseeable future, and so its best to take responsible steps to limit injuries. After coaches and players become accustomed to taking concussions seriously, then the style of play may evolve so that players tackle and block in ways that avoid head injuries. Already players are learning not to lead with their heads or to use their heads as weapons.
Paradoxically, helmets protect players heads to a degree that they are persuaded they can use their heads in ways heads are not made for. Rugby players dont wear helmets, and they manage to tackle effectively while protecting their heads.
By taking concussions into account, the schools of Vermont can continue to field football teams, letting their boys bash each other without doing lasting harm. Hockey, lacrosse and wrestling would also benefit. The point is not to take the fun out of these sports.
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I've been EBM my daughter for the past 12 weeks, and have been struggling with oversupply & OALD since her 3rd week. I feel as if I'm constantly engorged and am always uncomfortable, and so I rarely leave the house. It doesn't help that my LO doesn't have a regular feeding pattern (some days she eats more than others). I've tried block feeding (4 hrs) and catching the spray after the initial letdown, so that helps a bit. But lately, she's been really fussy at the breast b/c of the OALD, and doesn't want to continue to feed after the initial letdown, so I have to keep trying again for the next hour.
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