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The Top 10 Most Aggressive (and Often Hilarious) Corporate Ad Wars
By Anthony Shields Nov 29, 2012 3:12 pm
Our favorite heated exchanges between rival companies.
MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The corporate world is a competitive place where you make plenty of enemies for being good at what you do. When rivalries get heated, sometimes companies forget to focus on business and start making personal attacks on their competitors. Lucky for consumers, watching companies take stabs at each other is usually entertaining -- the best advertising creatives know that humor is a good way into our wallets. The following is a list of the most aggressive and hilarious ad wars in corporate history, because you deserve the last laugh.
For years now, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has stood with no equal as the most used search engine. However, that hasn't stopped challengers from trying to dethrone it. With its Bing engine, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) tried to find success in the market, but found itself stymied by slow consumer adoption. To appeal to consumers, Microsoft launched a website featuring a double-blind side-by-side comparison of the two engines, reminiscent of Pepsi's (NYSE:PEP) Pepsi Challenge. "Bing It On," which weny live in September, allowed people to enter search terms into a bar and compare which results they found most useful. The folks at Bing claimed that people prefer Bing to Google 2 to 1, but it's hard to verify those statistics. For now, this feud is one-sided as Google has yet to acknowledge the challenge, but it doesn't really have a reason to. People aren't saying "Bing that" yet.
German luxury car makers Audi (ETR:NSU) and BMW (BIT:BMW) have been rivals for a long time, though they mostly preferred to duke it out on race tracks and auto-awards magazines. This changed in 2009, when in a Los Angeles billboard advertisement for its A4, Audi called out BMW by simply stating the words, "Your move, BMW." BMW quickly responded to the challenge by posting an ad on an adjacent billboard for its M3 with the word, "Checkmate." Ironically, things didn't end there. Audi would later retaliate with a billboard for its exotic R8 which stated "Your pawn is no match for our king." However, BMW determined to get the last word, tethered a zeppelin featuring an ad for their F1 sports car to Audi's R8 billboard declaring "Game over." Perhaps for good reason, Audi has since reduced the aggression of its advertisements, though BMW has yet to be as gracious. Recently, the company posted a billboard for its cars over an Audi dealership in Hong Kong, letting Audi know that this war is very much still on.
Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) and DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) are the two biggest providers of satellite TV, so it should be no surprise that they are close rivals. However, some serious animosity started to flare up in the summer of 2009 when Dish started an ad campaign comparing its price and services to those of DirecTV and cable networks. Dish and DirecTV got into some serious lawsuits over Dish Networks' allegations, but when the judge threw their cases out, DirecTV decided to fight fire with fire: It released a series of ads that accused Dish Network of lying and offering an inferior service. The two have since moved away from fighting each other and focused their efforts on combating their common enemy, cable.
This year, the tech world has been abuzz with patent wars, with the battle between Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung (PINK:SSNLF) at the forefront. Samsung lost big to Apple in a number of intellectual property cases, which soured the firms' relationship as partners. Samsung could have taken it in stride, but when its marketing team noticed that Apple's iPhone 5, released in September, barely improved on previous iPhone models, it decided to take swipes at Apple by comparing the newest Cupertino release to Samsung's Galaxy SIII. Declaring that "The Next Big Thing is Already Here," Samsung released several print and commercial ads poking fun at Apple's products and over-dedicated fan base. The ads were a big success and may have played a role in Apple's recent downturn in stock price and consumer appeal. Despite their renowned wit, Apple's marketing team has yet to fire back at Samsung, but with the possibility of an Apple Samsung break-up soon, retaliation may be in the works.
When the game-changing iPhone hit the mobile phone industry in 2007, Verizon (NYSE:VZ) was more than a little bitter that AT&T (NYSE:T) had the exclusive honor of carrying it. The company vented its frustration by increasing the aggression of its ads, and claiming that it had much better 3G coverage than its competitor. Most of these ads were just as focused on the iPhone as they were on AT&T. In one Verizon commercial, the iPhone's popular slogan "There's an app for that" was modified into "There's a map for that," wherein the company described the superiority of its map services. During the 2009 holiday season, Verizon even went so far as to compare AT&T's iPhone to a broken toy. Verizon would eventually secure a deal to get its own iPhone, but both companies are still going at it.
To this day, the video game industry has been largely characterized by its sense of competition and divisiveness, but what's largely celebrated as its best rivalry was the early 1990s feud between Sega (PINK:SGAMY) and Nintendo (PINK:NTDOY). When Sega beat Nintendo to the punch with its release of its 16-bit console Genesis, the company loudly exclaimed its superiority over the then market-dominating Nintendo Entertainment System with the slogan "Genesis does what Nintendon't". The verdict is still out on whether the catchphrase was clever or corny, but when Nintendo released its own 16-bit console the Super Nintendo, Sega abandoned the slogan, instead coining the term "Blast Processing" to highlight its system's more advanced processor. Although Nintendo would never fire back at its rival, it would eventually win the war, as Sega was forced out of the console market by 2003.
Believe it or not, Burger King's (NYSE:BKC) first campaign against McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) in 1982, started with a commercial starring the young Sarah Michelle Gellar, claiming that McDonald's gave smaller burgers to kids. McDonald's sued both Gellar and Burger King over the ad, but refused to stoop to the level of making similar ads against Burger King. That didn't stop the Whopper makers from making more commercials, and if anything their ads have gotten even more aggressive over the years. Despite the onslaught, McDonald's has remained America's No. 1 fast food restaurant, with Burger King recently sliding into third place behind Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN). Really makes you wonder: Who's the king and who's the clown?
The beer industry has a longstanding reputation of having some of the most entertaining commericials on television -- often even better than the shows they're interrupting. With that in mind, it should be no surprise that when two of the industry's biggest companies, the Miller Brewing Company (LON:SAB) and Anheuser Busch (NYSE:BUD), crossed swords over the title of best light beer, the results would be sidesplittingly funny. The two had been taking jabs at each other for years, but things got a little more serious in 2004 when Miller introduced a ref character that gave out penalties for serving up Budweiser's inferior beer. Bud's clever marketing team was quick to embrace the premise, creating commercials that explained that the refs were actually hoarding the beer for themselves, and later one that featured a ref tackling a quarterback just to get a Bud Light. Nothing was off limits as the two even managed to cash in on the 2004 election.
Microsoft and Apple have been at each other's throats for nearly four decades, but for many years Microsoft's utter domination of the market kept things from getting too ugly. However, in the early 2000s when Apple came roaring back, the company's marketing team made it known that there was no love lost between the two. To great success, Apple launched its widely famous "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" ads in the US and UK, to showcase Apple's creative functionality and strengths of its software. Unwilling to take this lying down, Microsoft released an ad claiming that Apple was unfairly stereotyping its customers, and later created an ad focused on the steep prices of Apple's hardware through its "Laptop Hunters" commercials. The two haven't attacked each other in a little while, but things between them are as tense as ever. As the current market leader with more enemies than it can count, Apple is probably thankful for the slight reprieve.
Pepsi and Coke (NYSE:KO) have been going at it for almost a century, but things didn't really start getting nasty until Pepsi launched its Pepsi Challenge campaign in 1975. It's rumored that the allegations of the challenge later inspired Coke to develop the disastrous "New Coke" brand in 1986 to change its image, but quickly changed back after public backlash. This was for the best -- Coke remains one of the world's most recognized brands, and still stands ahead of Pepsi despite their tireless rivalry. The two have fought in commercials, loyalty programs, and even social media, though the fueding hasn't soured either company's ethics: In 2006, Pepsi was offered Coke's secret formula by a group of Coke's employees but was quick to notify its rival of the attempted trade, proving that there is still honor in war.
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(Welcome to IndyCar Advocate's week-long INDYCAR Kickoff! Each day, we'll be featuring a different big article in anticipation of this weekend's big IZOD IndyCar Series opener at St. Pete).
This season, along with our Engine Power Rankings, IndyCar Advocate will be hosting an inter-blog contest called Last Driver Standing. Basically, it's going to pit many bloggers against one another, in a no-holds-barred quest for glory.
How does one win? Simple. Each race week, each participating blogger selects one driver they predict will finish in the Top 10 of that race. If your driver misses out on the Top 10, for whatever reason, you are considered eliminated from the contest. The blogger who has the longest uninterrupted streak of Top 10 finishers is the winner! And yes, they can only use each driver in the field once—and if they don't submit a pick before the deadline (usually the Thursday/Friday before a race), they're out of the running.
Now, if you want to play along, feel free to do so in the comments section. In the meantime, here are our featured contestants, along with their picks for Week 1:
Last Driver Standing Week 1 Picks
Chris Estrada, Indy Racing Revolution: Tony Kanaan
Chris Sheridan, IndySoup: Will Power
Eric Hall, anotherindycarblog: Will Power
George Phillips, Oilpressure.com: Ryan Briscoe
Jerry Cruz, IndyCar Puerto Rico: Helio Castroneves
Kent M., Racing Mania: Ryan Briscoe
Mark Wilkinson, New Track Record: Tony Kanaan
Matthew Hickey, IndyCar Minnesota: Tony Kanaan
Mike Knapp, 15 Days In May: Will Power
Paul Dalbey, MoreFront Wing: Ryan Hunter-Reay
Paul Henry, WideOpenWheel.com: Graham Rahal
Steph Wallcraft, Co-Editor, MoreFrontWing: Mike Conway
Tony Johns, PopOff Valve: Marco Andretti
Zachary Houghton, IndyCar Advocate: Will Power
If you're following along, feel free to check out these bloggers' sites. After all, they're putting their reputation on the line for your amusement. Good luck to all the contestants and their drivers!
(Check back tomorrow where we cap off a great week with our Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg preview, where we'll discuss some of the big storylines leading into the opening race weekend!)
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Presenting: Last Driver Standing
Posted by Zachary Houghton at 8:03 AM
Labels: contests, IndyCar, IZOD IndyCar, Last Driver Standing
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- David BoltonMarch 22, 2012 at 9:22 AM
Wow, no one picked a Ganassi driver. Afraid of a blown engine?ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm picking Ryan Briscoe.ReplyDelete
Cool--let's see who gets it done this weekend, and who is all finished after the first race.ReplyDelete
DZ - Grounded Effects - Marco AndrettiReplyDelete
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Suddenly, Pennsylvania's sleepy U.S. Senate race is getting a buzz. And like the snooze button on an alarm clock, the buzz reveals just how long incumbent Bob Casey's campaign team has overslept, allowing unknown Republican Tom Smith to draw closer.
Suddenly, Pennsylvania's sleepy U.S. Senate race is getting a buzz.
And like the snooze button on an alarm clock, the buzz reveals just how long incumbent Bob Casey's campaign team has overslept, allowing unknown Republican Tom Smith to draw closer.
Until the past few days, Smith has controlled the narrative: He's the farm-boy-turned-coal-miner with a large family who mocks Casey (nicknamed Senator Zero in Smith ads) as an ineffective lawmaker.
Smith's a businessman who until last week was airing two and a half times more commercials statewide, and was running them unchallenged in the Philadelphia media market.
Smith could spend upwards of $15 million of his own fortune in the general election. Casey didn't begin buying time on the Philly-area airwaves until the last Friday in September.
That a political neophyte like Smith could force the hand of an incumbent with a golden political name is getting national attention less than five weeks before Election Day. The respected Cook Political Report re-ranked the race to "lean Democrat" from "likely." The Washington Post moved the race as well.
Still, most political experts say Casey can halt the advance in the time left.
Polls indicate that Smith has done a good enough job attacking Casey to make voters hesitate and to slice into Casey's lead. But voters still don't know Smith well enough, leaving an opening for Casey to define him.
Although Smith has outspent Casey on television, one-fifth of the Pennsylvania electorate have never heard of him, according to a recent Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll.
"The good news for Casey is that Smith has tried to build his own case but he's been much more successful damaging Casey and for Casey that is an opportunity," said Chris Borick, Muhlenberg College pollster. "There's a lot of room for Casey as voters just start to tune in in October. You're going to see Casey hitting pretty hard in the next couple of weeks: Here's what you're getting with Tom Smith, to answer, 'Who is this guy?'"
In most races, with just under five weeks left, it might be too late to just begin characterizing your opponent. But this Senate campaign has run at a snail-like pace. The teams haven't even scheduled a debate yet, though both sides claim at least one will take place before Election Day.
Casey's latest attack hits Smith on tax policy that the incumbent says will benefit only the richest Americans. A tea cup with Republican Tom Smith's face on it spins on a saucer. It's the second commercial from Casey using the image so simple a child could understand the context.
Neil Oxman, a Democratic media consultant in Philadelphia, said Casey will easily match Smith dollar-for-dollar in the final stretch. Casey is raising money, he said, and Smith is not. The summer fundraising numbers will be released soon, but in the last disclosure Casey had collected close to $2 million and Smith had raised just over $700,000 in the spring.
"Smith is doing nothing but consolidating the Republican vote; of course the gap was going to narrow," Oxman said. "Smith is not (Rick) Santorum in terms of his negatives." Casey easily trumped Santorum in 2006 by 18 points.
Chris Nicholas, a Republican consultant who ran former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's campaigns in 2004 and 2010, contended that going negative in the race isn't as effective as it is in some campaigns.
"(Smith) does not come across as threatening, just as Casey doesn't come across as threatening," he said. "Their demeanor and looks will make it harder for the (one) side to demonize the other."
But unlike Oxman, Nicholas isn't convinced that Casey isn't vulnerable. In most of Casey's political life he's never had extremely competitive general elections, Nicholas said. And in the one race that was competitive, the 2002 Democratic gubernatorial primary against Ed Rendell, he lost.
Smith and Casey have had the mixed blessing of not being drowned out on television by an inundation of political ads. None of the millions from outside groups is being spent on their U.S. Senate race. There are few competitive U.S congressional races in the state. And the presidential race isn't playing on Pennsylvania television at all.
Larry Smar, Casey's campaign manager, said his team will continue to hammer Smith, particularly on his tea party alliances, something Smar said Smith is trying to hide from the electorate.
Smith's campaign manager, Jim Conroy, countered that they've done more to talk about their vision than Casey has, and they'll "continue talking about Smith's positive vision."
Jennifer Duffy, senior editor of the Cook Political Report, who described the race as "newly on my radar," said Casey should never have gotten to the point where he seemed vulnerable, but that he's lucky he still has time to shut Smith down.
"Better a wakeup call now than in two weeks, but I was surprised Casey needed one," she said. A veteran handicapper of Senate campaigns, Duffy moved the race because the trend shows Smith is gaining ground.
"I think it's a little premature to discuss an upset, but the fact that Smith got as close as he has is interesting and should give the (Casey) campaign pause," Duffy said. "I think the odds are more likely than not that (Casey) holds him back, but I'm going to raise the question (of) why did he get to this point? That surprised me more than anything."
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Stuffed: a familiar condition at the holiday table shared among vegetables and turkeys and the people who eat lots of those.
Pumpkins are subjected to such treatment. Scrape out the seedy innards of a 16-pounder and you've got a vessel for cooking a bready, cheesy goulash. The exterior will suffer a bit in the oven, though, darkening and softening on at least one side in a way that often suggests imminent cave-in.
Leave it to a resourceful cook to improve on tradition. For the past eight to 10 years, Lisa Jorgenson of Washington, D.C., has taken a layered approach to stuffing a big squash for Thanksgiving. No sugar pumpkin or cheese pumpkin will do. She tracks down a big-bellied Hubbard, whose lovely blue-green color deepens after hours of low heat. Here's her recipe:
Squash can be assembled and baked several hours in advance. Recipe adapted from Lisa Jorgenson of Washington, D.C., who based it on a recipe from Lydia Adelfio of Chevy Chase, Md.
Makes 20 to 24 servings.
9 garlic cloves, crushed then finely chopped, divided use
4 cups olive oil
2 to 3 medium eggplants (about 1 1/2 pounds total), cut lengthwise into 1/4- to 1/2-inch slices
Small handful thyme leaves
4 to 6 zucchini (about 1 pound total) and/or golden squash, cut lengthwise into 1/4- to 1/2-inch slices
Small handful fresh oregano leaves
Freshly ground black pepper
1 Hubbard squash, 20 to 23 pounds, preferably with rounded middle
3 teaspoons ground white pepper
3 teaspoons garlic salt
6 to 8 cups cooked (in vegetable or chicken broth) risotto, with 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese mixed in
1 large sweet onion, cut into thin slices
3 or 4 tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch slices
To infuse oil: Stir 6 garlic cloves into oil. Set aside to infuse oil.
To prepare oven, baking sheets: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line several rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
To roast eggplant: Arrange eggplant slices in single layer on baking sheets. Brush with some garlic oil. Sprinkle lightly with thyme. Roast for 20 minutes or until slices have softened and just begun to brown. Transfer to plate. Repeat with remaining eggplant.
To roast zucchini and/or squash: Arrange zucchini and/or squash slices in single layer on baking sheets. Brush with some garlic oil. Sprinkle lightly with oregano and black pepper. Roast for 10 to 12 minutes or until slices have softened and just begun to brown. Transfer to plate. Repeat with remaining zucchini and/or squash. (Note: Discard any unused garlic-infused oil or refrigerate and use within 2 days.)
To cut Hubbard squash: Meanwhile, cut access hole 5 inches wide at center top of 1 of squash's rounded sides. Using large metal spoon, extract seeds and interior matter of squash, leaving walls -3/4- to 1-inch thick. (Note: Reserve cutout piece to use as lid.) Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. (Note: Adjust or remove oven rack, if necessary, to allow room for stuffed squash.) Bring kettle of water to a boil. Place squash in its baking dish. Place baking dish inside larger roasting pan. Season interior of squash evenly with white pepper and garlic salt.
To make risotto layer: Fill squash with risotto, spreading it evenly into corners and edges of interior. (Note: Level of risotto should be slightly less than half interior depth.) Using spatula, gently compact risotto layer.
To make eggplant layer: Cover risotto with eggplant slices, sprinkling each with thyme and overlapping when necessary.
To make zucchini and/or squash layer: Cover eggplant slices with zucchini and/or squash slices, sprinkling each with oregano and black pepper. Using spatula, press layers.
To make onion and tomato layers: Using majority of onion slices, cover zucchini layer. Cover onion slices with tomato slices. Sprinkle remaining third of garlic over tomatoes. Cover with remaining onions. (Note: Squash should be as full as possible.) Seal with reserved lid.
To bake squash: Transfer squash to oven, leaving oven door open. Pour enough just-boiled water into larger roasting pan to come halfway up sides of squash's baking dish. (Note: This will create hot-water bath.) Bake for 2-3/4 hours. (Note: Squash should feel firm.)
To remove squash: Using turkey baster or heatproof measuring cup, carefully remove as much hot water as possible from roasting pan. (Note: This will make it easier to transfer pan to stove top, off heat). Using chopsticks, line bottom of wide shallow basket or bowl that is large enough to hold squash. (Note: It's important to keep squash from direct contact with bottom surface.) Let stand for 20 minutes.
To keep warm for up to 2 hours: Cover squash with clean dish towels, tucking them in around bottom of squash.
To serve: Cut squash into wedges to show off layers. (Note: Keeping lid on helps maintain integrity of shape.)


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Calling All Artists, Poets and Photographers!
December 12, 2017
AFP invites all members everywhere to submit their art and poetry to exhibit at the Diversity Art Showcase at the 55th International Conference on Fundraising, April 15- 17, 2018, in New Orleans, La.
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned artist or poet, you are warmly invited to participate. Fundraisers are a diverse group – their diversity unites them, making the art showcase even more beautiful and meaningful!
The IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) Committee again will be sponsoring the Diversity Art Showcase, sponsored by The Alford Group and located in the conference Marketplace, that spotlights youth art, a local professional artist and the artwork of AFP members. The showcase strives to portray the uniqueness, value and diversity of people through art, photos and poetry.
Submissions of all types of art are encouraged, including painting, photography, drawing, sketches, collage, quilting, computer art, mixed media and sculpture. Also, poetry submissions can include rhymed poetry, free verse, experimental and Haiku.
Take the challenge—be creative and display your art in New Orleans! Use your artistic talents to show that philanthropy is truly the "love of humanity."
AFP's got talent, so please let us know if you want to display your artwork! Members interested in submitting artwork should complete this online form. Email Victor Mitre, CFRE at firstname.lastname@example.com or call (209) 609-3937. He will be happy to provide you with additional information and answer any questions you have.
The deadline to submit is March 16, 2018.
AFP offers its thanks and deep appreciation to The Alford Group for sponsoring the AFP Diversity Art Showcase this year.
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Ron Robinson is Perkins-Prothro Chaplain and
Professor of Religion at Wofford College. Previously, he served Myers Park
United Methodist Church in Charlotte for 15 years. He has also been a
campus minister at Duke University. His writings include two books that connect
servant leadership with the spiritual life.
A 1978 Wofford graduate, Robinson earned two
postgraduate degrees from Duke University, an M.Div. and Th.M. He earned
the doctor of ministry degree (D.Min.) at Southern Methodist University and
also received a certificate in church management from the Babcock School of
Management at Wake Forest University. He has done graduate study in folklore at UNC-CH, and spent a summer in an Oxbridge program (Oxford and Cambridge Universities) studying theology, fiction and physics. He received Charlotte's Keeper of the Dream Award for his
leadership in race relations. He
was a recipient of the Communicator of The
Year Award in Western North Carolina.
His interests include popular film and music, sports, travel,
fly-fishing, and swapping stories.
As chaplain, Robinson, known to many as "Rev. Ron," leads several types of
religious services, including services that utilize music, film and art. He presents weekly homilies and offers pastoral care, spiritual direction, service opportunities and
vocational exploration for the Wofford community. In addition to offering a pastoral presence to the campus, Dr. Robinson directs the Center for Global and Community Engagement, teaches classes, and is a member of the President's Cabinet.
Dr. Robinson's research interests include religion in the American South and spirituality in higher education. He received a Templeton Foundation Grant enabling Wofford to
participate in UCLA Study on Spirituality in Higher Education. He has
participated in the Conference on College Student Values at Florida State
University and is the College's representative to the Lilly Fellows. He serves on
the Ministry Fellows National Selection Committee for the Fund for Theological
Education. He has reviewed A Way of
Life in the World: Spiritual Practices for United Methodists for Abingdon
Press, Sermons from A Great Towering
Church for Duke University Press, and Touchdown
Jesus: The Mixing of Sacred and Secular in American History, Blood Done Sign My
Name and Credo, all for Circuit Rider. He is the organizer of South Carolina Interfaith Power and Light, an inter-faith group that addresses environmental issues. He recently led the college's participation in the Teagle Foundation's Reconceiving the Secular program sessions at Wofford and Vassar, and is currently involved in a Teagle Foundation assessment grant in which Wofford College and Elon University are partnering. He directs the college's work with the President's Interfaith Service Challenge and Interfaith Youth Core's Better Together program.
Robinson delivered the keynote address, "Four
Factors Influencing Faith Formation on Campus: Cohorts, Religious Preferences,
Spiritual Sensibilities and Marketing" for the United Methodist gathering of
the National Association of College and University Chaplains. He delivered a lecture on
"Positive Psychology and Spiritual Formation" at the International Association
of Chaplains in Higher Education in Tampere, Finland. He presented "Social Service or Social Change?" at the National Association of College and University Chaplains 2011 conference. He will keynote the United Methodist Higher Education Institute in Santa Fe, and will speak on "Church, Campus and Community: Partners in Sustainability." He has recently lectured, preached and led events in
South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arizona and New York. He was the Staley Distinguished
Christian Lecturer at Union College in Kentucky. He is the annual baccalaureate speaker at Wofford, and recently delivered the baccalaureate address at Huntingdon College.
Robinson has led students on trips to China,
Botswana and Namibia, Mexico, the Bahamas, and England as well as to numerous domestic
locations. An activist who is involved with issues related to poverty, the
environment and justice, he annually leads students on the Alternative Spring
Break, and recently participated in a Borderlinks Project on the US-Mexico
border. Following his own expedition to Antarctica, he was the faculty sponsor of two students who completed an Antarctic expedition with National Geographic.
Robinson says his greatest joy in life is helping
students discover their talents and strengths. He is known throughout the
Wofford community for his ability to connect students with meaningful
experiences that help them discover their calling in life. He articulates the Christian faith in a welcoming and credible manner within an increasingly diverse environment. He offers
counseling and coaching for individual students and faculty and leads workshops for small
Chaplain Robinson's personal website: http://sites.wofford.edu/robinsonrr/


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This site is the PyEphem home page
Simply scroll down to find:
Installation Guide
Download PyEphem for Windows, Linux, or as source code, directly from the Python Package Index.
PyPI PyEphem page
Ask questions on Stack Overflow, or use our community support tools on GitHub!
PyEphem Q&A
>>> import ephem
>>> mars = ephem.Mars()
>>> mars.compute()
>>> print mars.ra, mars.dec
6:05:56.34 23:23:40.0
>>> ephem.constellation(mars)
('Gem', 'Gemini')
>>> boston = ephem.Observer()
>>> boston.lat = '42.37'
>>> boston.lon = '-71.03'
>>> mars.compute(boston)
>>> print mars.az, mars.alt
37:55:48.9 -14:23:11.8
>>> boston.next_rising(mars)
2007/10/2 02:31:51
>>> print mars.az
>>> boston.next_transit(mars)
2007/10/2 10:07:47
>>> print mars.alt
PyEphem provides basic astronomical computations for the Python programming language. Given a date and location on the Earth's surface, it can compute the positions of the Sun and Moon, of the planets and their moons, and of any asteroids, comets, or earth satellites whose orbital elements the user can provide. Additional functions are provided to compute the angular separation between two objects in the sky, to determine the constellation in which an object lies, and to find the times at which an object rises, transits, and sets on a particular day.
The numerical routines that lie behind PyEphem are those from the wonderful XEphem astronomy application, whose author, Elwood Downey, generously gave permission for us to use them as the basis for PyEphem.
Version 220.127.116.11 is the most recent release of PyEphem. Consult the change log to see the new features!
The easiest way to install PyEphem on a Linux or Mac OS machine, after making sure that "Python.h" and the other Python header files are installed (which on Ubuntu requires the "python-dev" package), is to use the pip command, like this:
$ pip install pyephem
Better yet,
you can use virtualenv to create a virtual environment,
and then run its
If instead you want to download the Windows installer or even the raw PyEphem source code, you should visit the PyEphem entry at the Python Package Index, or use the links at the top of this page.


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Probe focuses on propane tank in deadly Ohio home explosion
STONY RIDGE, Ohio – An explosion leveled a home in northwest Ohio Tuesday morning, killing two people, injuring three and scattering debris up to a quarter-mile.
Investigators were looking into whether a leaking liquid propane tank near the home's attached garage sparked the blast, said Troy Township Fire Chief Randy Woodruff.
The tank was toppled over, and Woodruff said it was too soon to pinpoint the cause of the explosion.
Neighbors said the explosion woke them up around 5 a.m. and they saw flames at the ranch-style home near the village of Stony Ridge, about 15 miles south of Toledo.
One man died after being taken to a hospital, and the body of a woman was found in the rubble about six hours after the explosion.
When emergency responders arrived, four people were found outside the house, the Wood County Sheriff's Office said. Five people -- all of them adults -- lived in the home. Neighbors said they were a man, his wife, their two sons and a fiance.
Names of the victims were not released.
The explosion flattened the home and scattered pieces of it throughout the yard and across farm fields. Piles of insulation, mattresses, window screens and a door littered the yard. All that was left standing was a basketball hoop along the driveway.
Bob Lahey told The Blade newspaper in Toledo that he heard a loud boom and thought a plane had crashed. He said he helped carry one person out of the debris, which smoldered for a couple hours.
Lahey said the family had lived in the house for quite a while and well before he moved in 13 years ago.
Jan Irsak, who lives across the street, said the explosion knocked items off the walls of her home.
"I just sat up in bed and thought `What was that?"' she told The Sentinel-Tribune in Bowling Green.
Another house explosion in Stamford, Conn., destroyed a six-bedroom home Tuesday afternoon. Authorities there said the homeowner was outside at the time and not seriously injured. The cause was under investigation.


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MIAMI (AP) — U.S. authorities say the remains of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who died in September have been returned to his native Yemen.
A spokesman for the military's Miami-based Southern Command said Saturday that the medical examiner ruled Adnan Latif's Sept. 8 death a suicide.
Col. Greg Julian said Latif died of a self-induced overdose of prescription medication. He says acute pneumonia also contributed to the 32-year-old's death.
Latif was held at Guantanamo for more than a decade. The U.S. accused him of training with the Taliban to fight in Afghanistan. He was never charged but could not be returned to Yemen because of instability there. He challenged his confinement all the way to the Supreme Court.
Officials say the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is still investigating Latif's death.


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SportsNation Blog Archives New Jersey Devils
Rank 'Em: NHL's best uniforms
Why did the Kings beat the Devils?
Kings fans must be feeling pretty good Tuesday, as their team won its first Stanley Cup on Monday night. The Devils made a good effort to come back from a 3-0 hole, but putting yourself in that hole to begin with leads to things like losing 6-1 in Game 6. Eight-seeds don't usually win the Stanley Cup, but the Kings had a couple of aces in the hole -- perhaps most notably Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Quick, who shut down the Devils in grand fashion.
Reason for triumph?
A lot of things went right for the Kings this season, as they were definitely not a favorite going into the playoffs.
Repeat performance?
Both teams seem poised to make repeat runs in next season's playoffs, but the Cup has gone to nine different teams in the past nine seasons.
Should Brodeur return?
Martin Brodeur is getting up there in years, but he performed well in the playoffs (save for Game 6).
2013 favorite?
An awful lot of high seeds experienced disappointing results in the 2012 playoffs.
ESPN The Magazine's Franchise Rankings
We can understand if you don't want to take the time to grade your tech-support help on the other end of the telephone, but when we're talking about the dollars and emotion you've invested in sports, we think it's worth the effort. It's time for ESPN The Magazine's Ultimate Standings, in which SportsNation grades organizations on everything from ticket prices and stadium experience to the talent on the field, court or rink. Which team will end up on top this year? It depends on what you say.
Take part in the 2011 MLB survey
2010 MLB Ultimate Standings
1. Los Angeles Angels (Overall: No. 3)
2. Tampa Bay Rays (Overall: No. 6)
3. Colorado Rockies (Overall: No. 13)
4. Minnesota Twins (Overall: No. 14)
5. Atlanta Braves (Overall: No. 15)
Take part in the 2011 NFL survey
2010 NFL Ultimate Standings
1. New Orleans Saints (Overall: No. 1)
2. Indianapolis Colts (Overall: No. 4)
3. Green Bay Packers (Overall: No. 9)
4. Arizona Cardinals (Overall: No. 19)
5. Baltimore Ravens (Overall: No. 20)
Take part in the 2011 NBA survey
2010 NBA Ultimate Standings
1. Orlando Magic (Overall: No. 2)
2. San Antonio Spurs (Overall: No. 7)
3. Cleveland Cavaliers (Overall: No. 10)
4. Dallas Mavericks (Overall: No. 24)
5. Oklahoma City Thunder (Overall: No. 25)
Take part in the 2011 NHL survey
2010 NHL Ultimate Standings
1. Pittsburgh Penguins (Overall: No. 5)
2. Detroit Red Wings (Overall: No. 8)
3. Washington Capitals (Overall: No. 11)
4. San Jose Sharks (Overall: No. 12)
5. Chicago Blackhawks (Overall: No. 16)
ESPN The Magazine's Franchise Rankings
It's just like the census, only this one is fun and doesn't come in the mail. And nobody from FOX News or MSNBC will yell at you about it. It's time for ESPN The Magazine's Ultimate Standings, in which SportsNation grades organizations on everything from ticket prices and stadium experience to the talent on the field, court or rink. Which team will end up on top this year? It depends on what you say.
Take part in the 2010 MLB survey
2009 MLB Ultimate Standings
1. Los Angeles Angels (Overall: No. 1)
2. Milwaukee Brewers (Overall: No. 7)
3. Tampa Bay Rays (Overall: No. 16)
4. Minnesota Twins (Overall: No. 23)
5. Philadelphia Phillies (Overall: No. 24)
Take part in the 2010 NFL survey
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1. Pittsburgh Steelers (Overall: No. 3)
2. Green Bay Packers (Overall: No. 13)
3. Indianapolis Colts (Overall: No. 14)
4. Tennessee Titans (Overall: No. 15)
5. New England Patriots (Overall: No. 19)
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1. Cleveland Cavaliers (Overall: No. 5)
2. San Antonio Spurs (Overall: No. 9)
3. New Orleans Hornets (Overall: No. 12)
4. Houston Rockets (Overall: No. 17)
5. Orlando Magic (Overall: No. 18)
Take part in the 2010 NHL survey
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1. Carolina Hurricanes (Overall: No. 2)
2. Detroit Red Wings (Overall: No. 4)
3. Washington Capitals (Overall: No. 6)
4. Pittsburgh Penguins (Overall: No. 8)
5. St. Louis Blues (Overall: No. 10)
SportsNation Guide: NHL Preview
- Vote: Pick the Hart, Vezina, Norris, Calder and Jack Adams winners.
- Vote: Pick the division, conference and Stanley Cup winners.
- Your Power Rankings: Do the Penguins open the season No. 1?
Believe it or not, the start of the NHL regular season is just about a week away. No, seriously, we're not kidding. We know the leaves haven't turned and summer doesn't actually end until today, but what the heck, it's been, what, at least three or four weeks since the Penguins won the Stanley Cup, right?
Then again, maybe that short offseason helps keep the NHL fresh in SportsNation's mind. A year ago, voters correctly predicted the Red Wings to win the Western Conference and made the Penguins their second choice, behind the Red Wings, to win it all.
Blackhawks star Patrick Kane and ESPN.com writer Scott Burnside stopped by chat Monday to help SportsNation get its ice legs before jetting off to Europe (Burnside to Stockholm for the Red Wings and Blues and Kane to Helsinki for the Blackhawks and Panthers).
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You are only rated an 86 in NHL. What is up with that?
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I think an 86 is pretty good to be honest with you. I think the highest are Crosby and 94 and Ovechkin at 92. I thought I'd be better than Teows, but I am still on the cover. I got him by that. Full transcript
AJ (Champaign, Ill.)
How do the Blackhawks avoid a lull in their performance after they return from Finland?
Scott Burnside
AJ; Good question. The European experiment has been decidedly mixed in terms of how it affects teams. All four coaches who went last year got fired although the Pens did end up winning a Cup. I think the 'Hawks' youth and the nice steady hand of head coach Joel Quenneville will keep them from going off the rails when they get back from Finland. Full transcript


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"Today, KDE has released a series of updates to the Plasma Desktop and Netbook workspaces, the KDE Applications and the KDE Platform. This update is the third in a series of monthly stabilization updates to the 4.5 series. 4.5.3 brings bugfixes and translation updates on top of KDE SC 4.5 series and is a recommended update for everyone running 4.5.2 or earlier versions. As the release only contains bugfixes and translation updates, it will be a safe and pleasant update for everyone. KDE SC 4 is already translated into more than 55 languages, with more to come."


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Now that the 2012 primaries and presidential race are heating up, we thought we would share some impartial facts and observations on where the candidates stand regarding natural gas development.
The Common Ground
All of the candidates agree that there is a vast amount of natural gas supply. They also agree that, if used appropriately, it could create thousands of jobs and lower gas and energy costs. And all candidates say strict regulations and forbidden drilling areas prevent us from using natural gas to our advantage.
Here is a brief overview on the 2012 presidential candidates' opinions:
- Gingrich on drilling: "We now have technology that lets us go down as far as 8,000 feet, reach out as far as four miles horizontally. We can now produce commercially available natural gas from shale. We have a 1,100-year supply," said Gingrich. While the 1,100-year supply statistic is incorrect, Gingrich appears enthusiastic about the abundant natural gas supply and opposes restrictions on development.
- Gingrich would like to increase shale production in the western American states.
- The former Speaker of the House supports drilling offshore reserves to increase natural gas production.
- Gingrich feels we should do whatever we can to take advantage of the vast supply.
Rick Santorum
- Direct quote on regulations: "No new natural gas regulations, such as those being debated by Congress, should be enacted. The states are regulating the natural gas industry and there is no reason for the federal government to get involved."
- Santorum is a firm believer in natural gas exploration and increased drilling. He also favors drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
- The Republican candidate would like to phase out energy subsidies and opposes new incentives for various forms of energy.
- He has spoken very little on energy production and natural gas. However, he believes if heavy regulations were removed, increased competition would lower gas prices.
- He supports the exploration of drilling for natural gas both on and offshore.
- As a Libertarian, he generally supports states making individual laws and regulations on energy, and he opposes subsidies.
- Romney on the benefits of natural gas: "Tapping the Marcellus shale deposits promises not only to supply clean and inexpensive energy to our country for the next century but also to create hundreds and thousands of new jobs."
- Romney fully supports the use of renewable resources such as nuclear, solar and coal.
- The energy industry appears to be choosing Romney as their candidate of choice.
- Romney believes that shale gas production provides tremendous benefits to our country and is in favor of offshore drilling.
- President Obama at the State of the Union address: "We have a supply of natural gas that can last America nearly 100 years, and my administration will do everything it can to safely develop this energy."
- Obama's administration has openly encouraged the development of natural gas.
- Most recently, in his State of the Union address, the President said he will direct his administration to open potential gas resources for development offshore.
- Obama has said that natural gas development will create approximately 600,000 jobs which will in turn, stimulate economic growth.
All the candidates see opportunities and benefits in natural gas exploration and development. Who do you agree with most? How do you feel about natural gas exploration?


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This Week In Island History
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Journal, May 24, 1912
The ferry company is installing a turnstile at the Newport landing. This new method of collecting fares will probably go into effect June 1.
Mr. J. Bristo of the state board of good roads was in town Tuesday in conference with Mr. Alton Head, who has commenced the work of macadamizing the last mile and a half of the shore road. With this section done, the road will be complete from the ferry to Conanicut Park.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 24, 1937
Box 24 was struck Sunday evening for a fire at the Howard Ellis restaurant on Ferry Wharf. Frank J. O'Connor saw smoke issuing from the building and turned in the alarm. Mr. Ellis' stock was badly damaged by the heat, smoke and water. The building is owned by D.D. Sheehan, who carried insurance. Mr. Ellis had no insurance on his fixtures. The recall was sounded an hour later. Defective wiring was believed the cause.
From the Newport Daily News, May 27, 1937
Superintendent C.E. Bradley spoke at the School Com- mittee meeting of a different type of graduation exercise, that was being planned for this year, and possible speakers were mentioned.
The Conanicut Grange weekly whist party was held at the grange hall Wednesday evening. Military whist was played.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 22, 1962
That Fort Wetherill in Jamestown should be returned to the tax roll for residential purposes seemed to be the general opinion of some 35 taxpayers last night in a hearing called by the Jamestown Council. The hearing was for the purpose of hearing views on the 59 acres of Navy-owned property, in the event that it is declared surplus.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
May 26, 1987
Sen. John H. Chafee, the first Rhode Island official to propose keeping a portion of the Jamestown Bridge for a fishing pier, today reiterated his support for that plan.
Sen. John H. Chafee announced today that the state Department of Transportation has agreed on a railing design for the new Jamestown Bridge, which will provide motorists with an unobstructed view of Narragansett Bay. From the Newport Daily News,
May 27, 1987
The "big one" that almost got away from Rhode Island fishermen didn't. Bowing to substantial and increasing pressure, state offi cials announced Tuesday that 2,000 feet of the western end of the Jamestown Bridge will be retained for use as a fishing pier when the old bridge is razed.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
May 22, 1997
Sitting as the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners Monday, newly sworn Town Council members received a proposed budget for this year that could increase water rates by 7.5 percent and sewer rates by 5 percent.
A new record number of bird species was seen on the annual Conanicut Island Spring Bird Count held Sunday, May 18. Onehundred twelve were spotted, second only to the all-time high of 114 seen in 1995. Notable were two osprey at the Fox Hill Farm nesting pole, two monk parakeets who have been observed building a nest at the north end, a blue grosbeak at Beavertail, many Baltimore orioles all over the island, an American woodcock and Indigo buntings at Hodgkiss farm, bobolinks, six species of sparrows, and 15 species of warblers.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
May 23, 2002
Rehabilitation of the town's sewer treatment system will cost $1.73 million more than budgeted, the Town Council, sitting as the Board of Sewer and Water Commissioners, was told Monday by Siegmund and Associates of Providence, consultants for updating the 24-year-old plant and 50-year-old pipe network.
The Town Council, sitting as the Board of Sewer and Water Commissioners, Monday killed, by tabling "for a year or two," its proposal to expand sewer connections after protests from several town officials and some citizens during a 20-minute hearing.


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Before the Eagles game I decided to take a look at the Philadelphia papers to see what they were saying about the game. I almost never do this. We did win that game. That was the only game this season I did this.
Yesterday I got the idea to take a look at some Cincinnati papers to see how they were looking at this game.
In the Enquirer there was a very good article on Antonio Brown. There were also a couple articles on their injuries.
One article was about Collinsworth. It figured. He lives there but this is the 1st time he will be in the booth for one of their games. I really don't care for him for many reasons but the article was a good one and his analysis of the game made sense. He said:
These are two playoff teams (from a year ago) who need to show something and win this game, Collinsworth said. Take either side. You have the Bengals in a position after losing two in a row that if you marked up the schedule at the beginning of which ones they were going to win you wouldve marked Miami at home and Cleveland there. Coming off of those two now you are playing the Steelers but you are catching them at a time when they have a lot of people injured as well a couple of offensive linemen dinged up, a couple running backs still hurting. If you are going to catch them this is one you would have to put down as a win.
From the Steelers standpoint, they are 2-3 and havent won one on the road, they have injuries they are going to have to deal with but they are going to have to piece it together enough to get a win. Otherwise they are 2-4 and in a tough spot. In many ways this game is more interesting because they arent sitting there unbeaten or with one loss. Its not an elimination game by any means but its a game of significance for both teams.
In the A.Brown article he mentioned how much he learned from his college coach Butch Jones, who is now the Cincinnati Bearcats coach.
The article used the word "dangerous" in describing AB. This I liked. When AB was first being noticed here and almost every fan was excited by him I remember posting that it would not be long before he would become one of the most "dangerous" receivers in the NFL.
Their injury list was not real bad. But one player who will probably be out is Brian Leonard. Very doubtful he will play. He has been a solid player for them against us in the past and it will not help Cinci if he does not play. I won't miss him either.
To tell the truth there did not seem to be a heck of lot of interest in this game. One paper, the Cinci Herald only had one story and it was about the Reds. I could not access the rest of the sports if there was any. Another paper and this is the truth only had info and stories on their 1st 4 games. ??
I got the impression that they are not quite as fanatical about their team as the Pittsburgh fans are.


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- Time to put on our 'A' game (7/26/17)
- Annual Idaho State Police report offers some mixed news for county (7/19/17)
- Community Canvas effort made significant difference (7/12/17)
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Overall, County did a good job
It will be impossible for the proposed new county zoning ordinances to satisfy everyone.
But I have to admit, after reading through them, that it is a much better toolkit for the county to have available in dealing with the increasingly complex growth issues the county is facing.
Will the proposal be modified? Of course. In some cases, the modifications may occur directly as a result of the Jan. 26 hearing. In other cases it will happen when, what looked like a clear definition or policy, turns out to have problems no one ever expected. It is in the nature of any set of laws that people always will try and find the loopholes, ways to "push the envelope" that force additional layers of law to be added. That almost certainly will happen here.
The new ordinances are much better organized than the old ordinances, which had sort of been cobbled together. There are still places where you may have to flip back and forth, to find a definition in one section that you need to understand a policy in another section, but overall it's easier to find things.
When I was going over this with the county staff, I wanted to see how the new ordinances affected the nuclear power plant proposal. There actually were two sections, one on power generation facilities and the other on electrical power generation facilities and neither was clear if they would allow a nuclear plant until you went to the section that defined what those two categories meant (nuclear power would be included under "any other form of power production").
I found it interesting that the current nuclear plant proposal requires both a rezone, and a conditional use (CU) permit, while under the new ordinances they would merely have to seek a CU for the proposal. The developer knew this change was going to be made, and elected to proceed under the old ordinance instead of waiting for the new ordinance. His rezone was denied, however, and he has appealed to the county commissioners. Originally, they set a hearing for February to hear the appeal, but at the developer's request that has now been moved to April 22. By then, the new ordinance is likely to be in place, so that hearing may be moot. Expect to see the next step be the formal application for a CU. Right now, the county only had to decide (and P&Z said "no") as to whether or not it was appropriate to rezone land in the Indian Cove area to heavy industrial use. Technically, it had nothing to do with the nuclear plant. The CU application will force the county to have to actually make a general policy decision on whether or not they want to see a nuclear plant built in Elmore County (and whether or not they like this specific proposal).
But back to the zoning ordinances....
Some elements of the new ordinances actually have been approved in the last couple of years, such as the rules for planned communities, the new towns being proposed in the Mayfield area.
Others are new because things are now much better defined, which is a virtue all in itself.
Like I said before, not everyone is going to like everything in it. Developers aren't going to like some of the extra conditions being imposed on them. Some ag users aren't going to like the fact that there is even a possibility of certain uses being allowed next to them, even if the county would have better control over those uses through the CU or PUD processes.
But, after having read the darn thing, I think it clearly is a better set of laws to deal with the growth issues the county is facing than the old set. It reflects the transitional nature of this country.
At the same time, don't hesitate to let the county know what you like or don't like, or offer any other suggestions for things that should be added or removed. And if they don't make the change right away, stick with it. This isn't going to be written in stone. The county will be making a number of changes over the next year, so you've got a genuine chance to make your case and see it adopted, if not right away, at least eventually.
It's an impressive document, and the members of the planning and zoning commission who worked to develop it deserve high praise.
This stuff is not easy. Putting together a document like this is a massive undertaking and requires a great deal of crystal ball "what ifs." Nobody is ever going to come up with all the "what ifs" that will actually show up, but they've done a good job, especially in expanding the definitions of land uses. This will help with consistency.
Overall, it's a good move forward for the county.
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While the calendar may show Father's Day as June 15, it will be celebrated a week early Saturday night at Irwindale Speedway, and ol' Dad will get a good view of competition with five divisions featured in six races.
The Lucas Oil Late Models will be the featured class, with two 40-laps races scheduled. Also on the card will be Irwindale Race Trucks, Super Stocks, Legends and Bandoleros. Additionally, there will be many giveaways throughout the night.
One of the busiest drivers that night will be Ryan Partridge of Rancho Cucamonga. He'll compete in both Late Model races, in which he is the points leader, and in the truck event, in which he's undefeated after the first five events. Three races is a task, but not a record for the 25-year-old Partridge.
He competed in four events in one night twice last summer.
"The hardest part for a driver is the hurry up and wait," said Partridge, whos has been racing since he was four years old. "I mean, we get to the track early in the morning and wait around until they call you. There's a lot of time, but not when you're racing. You're constantly thinking."
Partridge has plenty of experience. He estimates he's driven more than 20 different race cars, starting with quarter-midgets up to the K&N West Series stock cars. Furthermore, he's the chief driving instructor for the L.A. Driving Experience, basesd at Irwindale.
"I enjoy racing," he said. "It's different teaching drivers, but I have to say I have thousands and thousands of laps at the track."
He'll need that in his points battle with Cole Custer and Toni McCray in Late Models. Partridge has a 10-point edge on Custer, who also competes in the K&N East Series and NASCAR trucks, thanks to three wins and a fourth-place finish in the first four races of the division.
"It's a tough class," said Partridge, "Cole and Toni are really good racers, getting better."
He's been with car owner Steve Latina since 2008, winning a trophy dash race in his first effort for the Burbank businessman.
Partridge has a slightly larger lead in the truck series, 34 points ahead of La Verne's Christian McGhee and 36 in front of Todd Cameron of Monrovia. In the last race, Partridge started 10th after the field was inverted, but charged quickly to the lead, taking first place on the seventh lap.
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It's a new open-wheel championship using fully-electric race cars capable of speeds in excess of 150 mph, and the Long Beach ePrix is set for April 4. It'll be one of the 10 series races worldwide and one of two in this country, along with Miami.
Ten teams are confirmed for the series, including two from the U.S.: Michael Andretti's Andretti Autosport and Dragon Racing, run by Jay Penske. Andretti Autosport recently announced Frenchman Franck Montagny as one of the drivers for its two-car effort. Montagny has a history with Andretti, having run in the ALMS, 2009 IndyCar Series and last month's Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
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A pair of U.S. Marines aren't letting the loss of their legs stop them from competing in motorsports.
On May 24 in Lime Rock, Conn., three years after losing his left leg in Afghanistan after stepping on an improvised explosive device (IED), Staff Sgt. Liam Dwyer teamed with Tom Long to win a two-hour, 3—minute IMSA Sports Car race.
"Home track, Memorial Day, my Alive Day … surreal does not describe the jubilation I'm feeling right now," Dwyer said after the race. The Alive Day reference is when a military member narrowly escapes a fatal injury.
Last Sunday, Dwyer was honored at the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Dover and was recognized by several drivers who saw him at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., where he undergoes five hours of rehab a day.
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The 24-year-old Williamson is still adapting to the rigors of the sport. For the race, he will be deploying specially made racing prosthetics and a motocross bike adapted to his needs.
It's been a struggle for Williamson. In addition to losing his legs and injuring his back, he's endured 60 surgerical procedures and has battled drug addiction and PTSD.
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Auto Club Dragway in Fontana hosts the PSCA Summer Nationals starting today. There will be 11 classes competing along with NHRA Jr. Dragsters. … Pirate Speedway on the National Orange Show grounds in San Bernardino will host BennyMears Night, complete with speedway and sidecar action. The green flag drops at 8 p.m. Max Ruml was last week's scratch main winner … Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian is offering bonus money for Saturday's Night of Destruction. First, there's a $500 bonus to any driver who wins the regular Figure 8 main and the Democross main in the same car. Additionally, there's a $250 bonus for the driver that can beat Figure 8 racing star Earl Cox Jr. inthe main event. … Ventura Raceway will have a Saturday night card with VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Mod Lites, Focus Midgets and Go Karts. Luke Boles scored his first-ever VRA Sprint Car win days after his high school graduation. Racing starts at 5:30 p.m.


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DR, Why must you make a bad thing worse?
Hell, i know it's fun to say "shit" evry other word, but please, leave it at that.
It also suprises me greatly that you, a moderator on this forum, seem to condone this briliant defaceing of the forums image!
And then to bring religion into it!
I think that we all sometimes fail to see the long term outcome of our actions, and that this thread is a perfect example of that.
Please remove your post, before it spurs more disruption and disorder.
This topic should have been locked a long time ago, i sugest it gets locked now.

What I fail to realize is how you can preach to "me", when in a recent thread ( Emo Kids Beware ) you bypassed the censor by inserting < !-- -- > in between the letters of a word, so that it appeared in full...
Then, the administrator of these forums posts yet another deragotory picture in a reply right beneath yours, before locking the thread?
In other words, you're either full of shit, or have shit-for-brains!
I happen to think the "this" topic is mildly funny, but if the majority of you, or even another moderator objects, then it can be deleted for all I care!


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Carrying the Pine Tree to the Village | Photo: Miquel Badia
A festival in which men carry a huge pine tree on their shoulders, hang a cured pig's leg (jamon) from the top and try to climb up 27 meters/ 88 feet to get it. That is what sold me on moving to the small mountainside village of Matadepera outside Barcelona. I am not joking. I am a sucker for cultural festivals. I couldn't pass up the chance to live in a place with such a unique and strong (in more than one way!) tradition. And it happens tonight.
Climbing for Jamon | Photo: Miquel Badia
The Festa de Sant Sebastian. A 113 year-old tradition in Matadepera, Catalunya. The men of Matadepera hike up a mountain and hike down with a 27 meter (88 feet) long and 1900 kilos (4188 pounds) pine tree on their shoulders. Last night, villagers carrying torches marched and drummed through the village with a bonfire grand finale. No, not the British word for flashlight. Real, flaming torches. I told you the Catalans like to play with fire, right?! (seach my blog for diablos and correfoc)
After the tree arrives to the main plaza of the village, there will be music and dancing until 5 AM. During the following week, men will work with axes to remove the tree's bark resulting in a splinter-free climbing surface. Next, the tree will be planted with the aid of a crane. In the past, the tree has been manually lifted and planted. We've got some strong men here! But due to an accident a crane is now used. I have heard that the group who organizes this event plans to return to an improved manual planting method next year.
Preparing the Pine Tree | Photo: Miquel Badia
Watch this great video that shows the tree being brought down to the village, preparing to plant it, planting it and, of course, climbing it.
The people of my village stretch this festival to 10 days with a 76 page program agenda! I've told you that Catalans take their festivals seriously! On agenda is a medieval fair, a farmer's market, a gastronomic fair, concerts and dances. Of course, there will be gegants and a xocolatada (delicious hot chocolate and cake - free!) . The climbing contest to reach the jamon will be on Saturday, 19 January 2013. Jamon is quite expensive, might be worth having a go at a climb.
Reaching the Jamon | Photo: Miquel Badia
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