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2003 NASCAR Busch Series
Champions | Seasons
The 2003 NASCAR Busch Series began February 15 and ended November 15. Brian Vickers of Hendrick Motorsports won the championship.
Brian Vickers won the Busch Series championship at the age of 20.
1 2003 teams and drivers
1.1 Full schedule
1.2 Limited schedule
2 Races
2.1 Koolerz 300
2.2 Rockingham 200
2.3 Sam's Town 300
2.4 darlingtonraceway.com 200
2.5 Channellock 250
2.6 O'Reilly 300
2.7 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
2.8 Pepsi 300
2.9 1–800–Pitshop.com 300
2.10 Hardee's 250
2.11 Charter Pipeline 250
2.12 Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200
2.13 Carquest Auto Parts 300
2.14 MBNA Armed Forces Family 200
2.15 Trace Adkins Chrome 300
2.16 Meijer 300 presented by Oreo Happy
2.17 GNC Live Well 250
2.18 Winn-Dixie 250
2.19 Tropicana Twister 300
2.20 New England 200
2.21 TrimSpa Dream Body 250
2.22 Kroger 200
2.23 Cabela's 250
2.24 Food City 250
2.25 Winn-Dixie 200 presented by PepsiCo
2.26 Funai 250
2.27 Stacker 200 presented by YJ Stinger
2.28 Mr. Goodcents 300
2.29 Little Trees 300
2.30 Sam's Town 250
2.31 Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)
2.32 Bashas' Supermarkets 200
2.33 Target House 200
2.34 Ford 300
3 Final points standings
4 Full Drivers' Championship
5 Rookie of the Year
2003 teams and driversEdit
Full scheduleEdit
Biagi Brothers Racing 4 Mike Wallace 32
Rick Carelli 1
Bill Davis Racing 23 Scott Wimmer
Bost Motorsports 22 Jeff Fuller 1
Regan Smith (R) 16
Tina Gordon 1
Wayne Edwards 1
Brian Tyler 1
Justin Ashburn 1
Dana White 2
Phil Bonifield 1
Bill Hoff 1
Blake Mallory 1
Jeff Streeter 1
Jerry Reary 3
Kevin Conway 1
Davis Motorsports 0 Morgan Shepherd 9
Jason White (R) 15
J. R. Robbs 3
Dude Teate 1
Jay Sommers 1
Gus Wasson 4
Day Enterprises Racing 16 Larry Gunselman
Evans Motorsports 7 Randy LaJoie 17
Greg Biffle 13
Todd Bodine 1
Joe Nemechek 1
Hank Parker Jr. 1
Mike Skinner 1
FitzBradshaw Racing 12 Kerry Earnhardt 19
Tim Fedewa 15
GIC-Mixon Motorsports 44 Mike Harmon
Hendrick Motorsports 5 Brian Vickers
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Coy Gibbs (R)
20 Mike Bliss
Innovative Motorsports 48 Shane Hmiel 26
Jeff Green 2
Randy LaJoie 1
Kerry Earnhardt 1
Carlos Contreras 1
Lewis Motorsports 46 Ashton Lewis Jr.
Richard Childress Racing 2 Ron Hornaday Jr.
21 Kevin Harvick 18
Johnny Sauter 16
ST Motorsports 59 Stacy Compton
Carroll Motorsports 26 Kevin Grubb 23
Lance Norick 4
Chad Blount 7
Phoenix Racing 1 Jamie McMurray 18
David Stremme (R) 16
Akins Motorsports 38 Kasey Kahne
Havill-Spoerl Racing 73 Jason Schuler 31
Ron Barfield 2
Alfredo Tame Jr. 1
Jay Robinson Racing 39 Mike McLaughlin 1
Joe Buford 1
Clint Vahsholtz 2
Jason White (R) 4
Shane Hall 1
Chris Bingham 3
Brad Baker 1
Jamie Mosley 11
Dan Pardus 1
Derrike Cope 1
Mark Green 1
49 Derrike Cope 6
Chris Bingham (R) 8
Jason White 2
Tammy Jo Kirk 15
Means Racing 52 Brad Teague 12
Mike Potter 12
Wayne Jacks 1
Donnie Neuenberger 2
Ryck Sanders 1
Bruce Bechtel 1
Moy Racing 77 Donnie Neuenberger 4
Brad Teague 16
Jimmy Kitchens 1
Jason Rudd 1
Derek Hayes 3
ppc Racing 10 Scott Riggs
57 Jason Keller
Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr.
Brewco Motorsports 27 Chase Montgomery (R) 14
Joey Clanton 18
37 David Green
Stanton Barrett Racing 91 Ron Barfield 6
Eddy McKean 1
Andy Belmont 1
Jeff Fuller 2
Jason Hedlesky 2
Kenny Hendrick 5
Stanton Barrett 8
Martin Truex Jr. 1
Limited scheduleEdit
Aramendia Motorsports 79 Joe Aramendia 5
Troy Cline 1
BACE Motorsports 33 Tony Raines 12
Damon Lusk (R) 1
Brian Weber Racing 84 Joe Buford 1
Brian Weber 7
Greg Pursley 1
Chance 2 Motorsports 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3
Steve Park 1
Tony Stewart 1
Craig Motorsports 86 Jeff Fultz 4
FitzBradshaw Racing 14 Casey Atwood 12
Jimmy Spencer 1
Frank Cicci Racing 34 Mike McLaughlin 6
Haas CNC Racing 00 Troy Cline 3
Jason Leffler 6
Henderson Motorsports 75 Jay Sauter 11
Hendrick Motorsports 87 Kyle Busch 7
NEMCO Motorsports Jeff Green 1
Joe Nemechek 12
David Reutimann 5
Michael Waltrip Racing Michael Waltrip 20
Kenny Wallace 1
Herzog-Jackson Motorsports 92 Todd Bodine 18
Ken Alexander Racing 70 Robby Benton 3
MacDonald Motorsports 72 Randy MacDonald 7
Michael Dokken 1
Stan Boyd 2
Mac Hill Motorsports 56 Tim Sauter 12
Jeff Spraker 1
Regan Smith 1
Norm Benning Racing 84 Norm Benning 6
Premier Motorsports 85 John Hayden 17
Robby Benton 1
RB1 Motorsports 71 Ron Young 14
Jeremy Clements 1
Shane Wallace 1
Smith Brothers Motorsports 67 C. W. Smith 1
Team Bristol Motorsports 54 Hermie Sadler 10
White Knight Motorsports 28 Drew White 1
Braun Racing 19 Chad Blount 11
Casey Mears 14
30 Jimmy Vasser 2
Steadman Marlin 8
Billy Boat 1
David Stremme (R) 2
Carroll Motorsports 90 Lance Norick 2
Kevin Grubb 1
Tommy Baldwin Racing 6 Damon Lusk (R) 10
Ted Musgrave 1
Paul Wolfe 2
Glidden Motorsports 04 Dion Ciccarelli 3
Reiser Enterprises 17 Matt Kenseth 14
Wally Dallenbach Jr. 1
Jeff Burton 1
Roush Racing 9 3
Greg Biffle 1
60 Stanton Barrett 15
Schuler Racing 67 Josh Richeson 9
Brad Mueller 1
Jason Schuler 1
Great Lakes Motorsports 61 Toby Porter 1
Steve Grissom 3
Curb Agajanian Motorsports 43 Johnny Sauter 17
Shelby Howard 1
Justin Hobgood 1
Gary Baker Racing 28 Brad Baker 10
SCORE Motorsports 02 Hermie Sadler 4
Day Enterprise Racing 61 Justin Ashburn 24
Ortec Racing 96 Brad Baker 1
Tim Edwards 1
Josh Richeson 1
Brent Moore 2
Brad Loney 2
S.W.A.T. Racing 62 Larry Hollenbeck 3
Tennessee Mountain Boys Racing 53 Joe Buford 2
Brad Teague 2
Gene Albert 1
Butch Jarvis 2
RacesEdit
Koolerz 300Edit
The Koolerz 300 was held on February 15 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Green won the pole.
Top ten results
8–Dale Earnhardt Jr.
17–Matt Kenseth
21–Kevin Harvick
4–Mike Wallace
1–Jamie McMurray
92–Todd Bodine
25–Bobby Hamilton Jr.
38–Kasey Kahne
43–Johnny Sauter
27–Chase Montgomery
Failed to qualify: Mark Day (#81), Jay Sauter (#75), C. W. Smith (#67), Joe Buford (#84), Brad Teague (#52), Larry Hollenbeck (#82), Ron Barfield (#91)
Rockingham 200Edit
The Rockingham 200 was scheduled for February 22, but rain pushed it back to February 24 at North Carolina Speedway. David Green won the pole.
37–David Green
7–Randy LaJoie
57–Jason Keller
20–Mike Bliss
26–Kevin Grubb
5–Brian Vickers
Failed to qualify: Justin Ashburn (#61), Michael Dokken (#72), Jeff Fultz (#86)
Sam's Town 300Edit
The Sam's Town 300 was held on March 1 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stanton Barrett won the pole.
87–Joe Nemechek
8–Steve Park
99–Michael Waltrip
60–Stanton Barrett
2–Ron Hornaday Jr.
23–Scott Wimmer
Failed to qualify: Steadman Marlin (#30), Wayne Jacks (#52), Troy Cline (#0), Mike McLaughlin (#01), Morgan Shepherd (#00), Scott Lynch (#08)
darlingtonraceway.com 200Edit
The darlingtonraceway.com 200 was scheduled for March 15 but instead held on March 17 at Darlington Raceway due to rain. Stanton Barrett won the pole as the field was set by 2002 Busch Series owner points due to said rain.
10–Scott Riggs
59–Stacy Compton
27–Hank Parker Jr.
Failed to qualify: none
Final Busch Series win for Todd Bodine
The end of the race was wild as Jamie McMurray slipped past Todd Bodine for the top spot on the last turn of the last lap, the two banged fenders and McMurray was spun as Bodine took the checkers. The day before, the closest finish in NASCAR Winston Cup Series history happened.
Channellock 250Edit
The Channellock 250 was held on March 22 at Bristol Motor Speedway. David Green won the pole.
33–Tony Raines
48–Shane Hmiel
O'Reilly 300Edit
The O'Reilly 300 was held on March 29 at Texas Motor Speedway. Jason Keller won the pole.
19–Chad Blount
82–Jimmy Spencer
10–Coy Gibbs
Failed to qualify: Troy Cline (#00), Robby Benton (#85)
Chad Blount received a 25–point penalty for illegal modifications to his car's rear hubs found after the race.
Aaron's 312 (Talladega)Edit
The Aaron's 312 was held on April 5 at Talladega Superspeedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole.
22–Tina Gordon
Failed to qualify: Bobby Gerhart (#55), Kevin Ray (#95), Gus Wasson (#84)
This race was Lyndon Amick's last career start.
Pepsi 300Edit
The Pepsi 300 was held on April 12 at Nashville Superspeedway. Randy LaJoie won the pole.
46–Ashton Lewis
87–David Reutimann
1–David Stremme
Failed to qualify: John Hayden (#85), Jeff Streeter (#83), Joe Buford (#8), Dion Ciccarelli (#04), Norm Benning (#84), Gus Wasson (#96)
1–800–Pitshop.com 300Edit
The 1–800–Pitshop.com 300 was held on April 26 at California Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
Failed to qualify: Jason Hedlesky (#91), Brad Teague (#52), Greg Pursley (#84)
Hardee's 250Edit
The Hardee's 250 was held on May 2 at Richmond International Raceway. Michael Waltrip won the pole.
Failed to qualify: Brad Baker (#28), Kenny Hendrick (#91), Justin Ashburn (#61), Randy MacDonald (#72), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Jason Rudd (#01)
Charter Pipeline 250Edit
The Charter Pipeline 250 was held on May 10 at Gateway International Raceway. Ashton Lewis won the pole.
99–Kenny Wallace
Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200Edit
The Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200 was held on May 18 at Nazareth Speedway. Randy LaJoie won the pole.
Failed to qualify: Brian Conz (#70)
Carquest Auto Parts 300Edit
The Carquest Auto Parts 300 was held on May 24 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
87–Kyle Busch
8–Hank Parker Jr.
Failed to qualify: Casey Atwood (#82), Morgan Shepherd (#0), Lance Norick (#90), Brad Baker(#39), Jason Schuler (#73), Kenny Hendrick (#91)
Kyle Busch made his first Busch series start, and surprised many by finishing 2nd to race winner Matt Kenseth.
MBNA Armed Forces Family 200Edit
The MBNA Armed Forces Family 200 was held on May 31 at Dover International Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole.
Failed to qualify: Gus Wasson (#96), Brian Weber (#84)
Trace Adkins Chrome 300Edit
The Trace Adkins Chrome 300 was held on June 7 at Nashville Superspeedway. Johnny Sauter won the pole.
75–Jay Sauter
Failed to qualify: Brian Weber (#84)
This was Scott Riggs' final Busch Series win.
Meijer 300 presented by Oreo HappyEdit
The Meijer 300 presented by Oreo Happy was held on June 14 at Kentucky Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole.
14–Casey Atwood
Failed to qualify: Jason Rudd (#01), Rick Markle (#68), Jamie Mosley (#39), Justin Ashburn (#61), Stan Boyd (#72), Mike Potter (#52), John Hayden (#85)
GNC Live Well 250Edit
The GNC Live Well 250 was held on June 29 at The Milwaukee Mile. Johnny Sauter won the pole.
This was Jason Keller's last career NASCAR victory.
Winn-Dixie 250Edit
The Winn-Dixie 250 was held on July 4 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole.
34–Mike McLaughlin
Failed to qualify: Jason Schuler (#73), Joe Aramendia (#79), Dan Pardus (#39), Jimmy Kitchens (#70), Jason Hedlesky (#91)
In addition to winning the pole, Earnhardt Jr would lead all 100 laps to win his third superspeedway race of the season.
Earnhardt Jr's win marked a season sweep for DEI in the Busch Series restrictor plate races as well as DEI's 5th straight restrictor plate win across NASCAR as a whole.
Tropicana Twister 300Edit
The Tropicana Twister 300 was held on July 12 at Chicagoland Speedway. Casey Mears won the pole.
19–Casey Mears
New England 200Edit
The New England 200 was held on July 19 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
TrimSpa Dream Body 250Edit
The TrimSpa Dream Body 250 was held on July 26 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Bobby Hamilton Jr. won the pole.
27–Joey Clanton
Failed to qualify: Drew White (#28)
Kroger 200Edit
The Kroger 200 was held on August 2 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Shane Hmiel won the pole.
7–Mike Skinner
55–Paul Menard
Failed to qualify: Norm Benning (#84), Brett Oakley (#07), Bill Hoff (#93)
Cabela's 250Edit
The Cabela's 250 was held on August 16 at Michigan International Speedway. Kasey Kahne won the pole. The race was shortened to 110 laps due to rain.
31–Dave Blaney
Failed to qualify: Rick Markle (#68), Justin Ashburn (#61), Larry Hollenbeck (#62), Mike Potter (#52)
Food City 250Edit
The Food City 250 was held on August 22 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Jason Keller won the pole.
6–Ted Musgrave
81–Martin Truex Jr.
Failed to qualify: Caleb Holman (#78), Justin Ashburn (#60), John Hayden (#85), Jason White (#70), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Butch Jarvis (#53), Brett Oakley (#07), Norm Benning (#8), Daniel Johnson (#94)
Winn-Dixie 200 presented by PepsiCoEdit
The Winn-Dixie 200 presented by PepsiCo was held on August 30 at Darlington Raceway. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
Failed to qualify: (#94)Kenny Hendrick (#97)Jimmy Kitchens(#91)Dan Pardus
Funai 250Edit
The Funai 250 was held on September 5 at Richmond International Raceway. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
Failed to qualify: Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Jimmy Kitchens (#91), Paul Menard (#55), Kenny Hendrick (#94), Franklin Butler (#13), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Hermie Sadler (#02), Jimmy Henderson (#63)
Stacker 200 presented by YJ StingerEdit
The Stacker 200 presented by YJ Stinger was held on September 20 at Dover International Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
Failed to qualify: Kenny Hendrick (#94), Jeff Streeter (#83), Martin Truex Jr. (#81), Jason Rudd (#01), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Jimmy Henderson (#63), Jimmy Kitchens (#41)
Mr. Goodcents 300Edit
The Mr. Goodcents 300 was held on October 4 at Kansas Speedway. Michael Waltrip won the pole.
7–Greg Biffle
Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#9), Ron Young (#71), Jeff Streeter (#83), John Hayden (#85), Stanton Barrett (#91), Justin Ashburn (#61), Jamie Mosley (#39)
This race was the last win for Pontiac in the Busch Series, and in any of the top two divisions of NASCAR altogether.
Little Trees 300Edit
The Little Trees 300 was held on October 11 after rain postponed it from October 10th at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
Failed to qualify: Jeff Streeter (#22), Shane Hall (#15), Wayne Anderson (#35), Justin Ashburn (#61), Mike Harmon (#44), Jamie Mosley (#39), Brad Teague (#52), Gus Wasson (#70)
The Sam's Town 250 was held on October 18 at Memphis Motorsports Park. David Reutimann won the pole.
Failed to qualify: John Hayden (#85), Justin Ashburn (#61), Brent Moore (#96), Jason Hedlesky (#72), Butch Jarvis (#53), Dana White (#39), Dude Teate (#70)
Aaron's 312 (Atlanta)Edit
The Aaron's 312 was held on October 25 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Failed to qualify: John Hayden (#85), Jimmy Henderson (#63), Justin Ashburn (#61), Dwayne Leik (#81), Wayne Anderson (#35), Jeff Fuller (#91)
Bashas' Supermarkets 200Edit
The Bashas' Supermarkets 200 was held on November 1 at Phoenix International Raceway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. The race was shortened to 181 laps due to rain.
Failed to qualify: Stan Boyd (#51), Blake Mallory (#39), Josh Richeson (#67), Jeff Fuller (#97), Randy MacDonald (#72), John Hayden (#85), Alfredo Tarne Jr. (#73), Jeff Streeter (#83), Clint Vahsholtz (#90)
This would be Hamilton's 5th and final Busch Series win as well as his fourth of the season.
Target House 200Edit
The Target House 200 was held on November 8 at North Carolina Speedway. Brian Vickers won the pole.
8–Martin Truex Jr.
79–Jeremy Mayfield
30–David Stremme
43–-Johnny Sauter
Failed to qualify: Josh Richeson (#67), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Rich Bickle (#94), Brad Teague (#52), Jason Schuler (#73), Justin Ashburn (#61), Caleb Holman (#78), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Norm Benning (#81), Jerry Reary (#22), Justin Hobgood (#80)
Ford 300Edit
The Ford 300 was held on November 15 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
00–Jason Leffler
This was Kahne's first Busch series victory.
Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#9), Jason Schuler (#73), Clint Vahsholtz (#39), Justin Ashburn (#61), Mike Harmon (#44), Stan Boyd (#51), Joe Aramendia (#79), Brad Baker (#28)
Final points standingsEdit
Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems
Brian Vickers – 4637
David Green – 4623
Ron Hornaday Jr. – 4591
Bobby Hamilton Jr. – 4588
Jason Keller – 4528
Scott Riggs – 4462
Kasey Kahne – 4104
Johnny Sauter – 4098
Scott Wimmer – 4059
Mike Bliss – 3932
Stacy Compton – 3893
Ashton Lewis – 3801
Mike Wallace – 3489
Coy Gibbs – 3213
Shane Hmiel – 3160
Kevin Harvick – 3077
Todd Bodine – 2763
Michael Waltrip – 2637
Kevin Grubb – 2498
Jamie McMurray – 2478
Larry Gunselman – 2371
David Stremme – 2354
Mike Harmon – 2207
Matt Kenseth – 1925
Stanton Barrett – 1877
Randy LaJoie – 1863
Kerry Earnhardt – 1767
Jason Schuler – 1765
Jason White – 1754
Joey Clanton – 1716
Joe Nemechek – 1704
Brad Teague – 1647
Chad Blount – 1581
Casey Mears – 1525
Greg Biffle – 1502
Tim Fedewa – 1491
Casey Atwood – 1422
Regan Smith – 1313
Tony Raines – 1230
Martin Truex Jr. – 1228
Chase Montgomery – 1219
Ron Young – 1201
Dave Blaney – 1133
Hermie Sadler – 1066
Tammy Jo Kirk – 1062
Tim Sauter – 1028
Damon Lusk – 950
Kyle Busch – 827
Jay Sauter – 818
David Reutimann – 805
Full Drivers' ChampionshipEdit
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. ** - All laps led.
GTY
Brian Vickers 42 8 13 7 14 25* 23 9 19 16 4 2 14 5 10 6 2 7 3 4 29 1 19 7 1 4 1* 32 4 5* 31 3 6 11
David Green 14 2 6 31 4 29 16 1 9 9 2 4 37 3 2 8 6 20 11 1 12 6 4 17 14 5 31 1 6 19 8 16 10 9
Ron Hornaday Jr. 16 12 9 9 12 17 4 16 10 15 28 1* 21 10 16 3 4 4 12 8 7* 8 28 2 11 7 6 14 12 4 13 5 17 15
Bobby Hamilton Jr. 7 13 34 12 6 40 35 10* 18 10 5 9 13 6 5 1* 10 22 1* 6 25 35 3 34 4 3 2 19 7 1 3 1* 3 3
Jason Keller 27 5 5 10 3 18 28 27 7 21 3 11 17 11 14 2 1 14 6 7 2 2 23 11 7 21 8 4 10 2 15 17 13 24
Scott Riggs 31 17 20 3 23 2 24 11 20 2* 1 15 3 2 1* 30 7* 6 7 14 3 5 5 9 17 29 3 13 13 12 6 6 38 41
Kasey Kahne 8 26 11 8 13 9 37 29 4 18 31 12 6 8 25 11 16 38 28 9 10 14 2 14 6 12 4 30 8 15 7 27 18 1
Johnny Sauter 9 9 31 5 10 37 26 2 23 6 7 10 25 21 11 17 13 5 27 25 4 11 22 19 16 1 29 34 21 3 16 9 9 12
Scott Wimmer 12 11 10 28 25 8 38 36 14 5 8 13 19 15 8 5 14 16 15 5 1 12 26 32 18 16 14 7 20 6 14 7 8 39
Mike Bliss 33 6 3 32 5 22 5 4 17 28 12* 3 5 9 33 31 21 39 10 33 16 10 16 30 12 27 5 31 3 8 21 20 15 7
Stacy Compton 38 22 15 4 15 16 32 31 21 7 6 8 18 29 28 4 9 19 19 10 6 3 17 29 8 15 12 8 23 11 23 35 16 21
Ashton Lewis 25 16 27 25 18 27 20 3 12 30 33 35 8 22 6 7 12 12 42 11 9 34 36 10 20 19 7 6 16 10 11 12 12 5
Mike Wallace 4 36 18 16 11 30 8 28 16 12 16 17 20 17 24 13 22 13 17 19 27 16 15 17 10 15 19 17 17 18 29 23
Coy Gibbs (R) 39 14 16 14 27 10 9 30 13 24 36 21 24 25 31 15 24 17 20 19 17 25 37 22 23 20 18 21 26 25 25 28 33 31
Shane Hmiel 17 35 12 13 7 3 3 14 8 8 13 19 38 13 34 19 18 10 16 15 14 4* 9 4 28 10
Kevin Harvick 3 10 2* 1* 3* 1 9 2* 1 5* 5* 2* 9 2 9 9 2 14 6
Todd Bodine 6 3 19 1* 9 4 27 13 5 29 11 5 4 7 26 29 8 8 31 29 18 19
Michael Waltrip 34 18 7 36 33 11 7 2 4* 10* 2 5 8 1 3 24* 2 4 41 10
Kevin Grubb 30 7 17 11 26 13 25 12 22 33 32 31 34 35 35 15 18 29 8 15 13 13 19 15 20
Jamie McMurray 5 1* 33 2 17 14 6 6 23 3 9 23 14 12 41 10 5 1* 20*
Larry Gunselman 35 33 28 37 28 39 18 34 30 26 22 23 42 32 32 23 34 32 38 20 30 32 38 39 26 23 32 23 33 22 39 32 42 40
David Stremme (R) 7 14 14 6 31 3 10 3 11 17 13 21 14 9 12 13 5 14
Mike Harmon 23 30 43 35 40 23 34 22 39 43 30 28 41 33 38 35 33 25 22 28 22 20 31 23 27 32 33 28 DNQ 36 30 39 37 DNQ
Matt Kenseth 2 42 7 1 1 4* 2 3 18 25 6 QL 2* 19 38
Stanton Barrett 41 19 8 15 16 19 40 6 34 41 9 20 22 12 7 34 42 QL 38 DNQ 30 42 41 40
Randy LaJoie 15 4 32 17 8 34 29 32 32 27 35 7 28 26 4 38 11 30 14 Wth
Kerry Earnhardt 14 15 14 33 34 31 17 26 40 19 17 14 35 14 30 34 15 33 41 25 23
Jason Schuler 43 39 25 22 42 38 19 35 42 20 41 DNQ 40 13 36 26 DNQ 39 38 28 39 34 33 34 34 22 39 23 38 DNQ DNQ
Jason White (R) 40 32 31 21 42 23 26 34 17 25 27 26 23 22 20 30 32 DNQ 30 30 23 35 35 41
Joey Clanton (R) 22 15 18 26 27 27 16 20 11 14 27 5 41 24 31 22 37 27
Joe Nemechek QL 1 34 1 2 43 36 QL 1 18 43 31 13 40 9 36 4 19
Brad Teague DNQ 29 23 30 33 23 DNQ 23 37 25 39 36 37 33 Wth 42 35 39 34 40 33 20 24 41 30 41 DNQ 37 27 34 DNQ
Chad Blount (R) 11 32 29 18 31 5 41 8 33 17 29 40 15 35 36 27 21 37 37
Casey Mears 15 28 4 7 41 9 31 28 12 15 20 21 21 8
Greg Biffle 12 23 QL 21 38 29 28 11 3 1* 39 1 10 11 13
Tim Fedewa QL 12 13 13 25 24 19 18 17 18 25 20 24 24 24 42
Casey Atwood DNQ 9 19 27 21 32 18 10 11 25 32 7 28 8 43
Regan Smith (R) 31 41 19 38 15 33 36 25 19 22 31 16 29 32 37 34 40 28
Tony Raines 38 2 36 31 3 36 8 8 8 22 38 23
Martin Truex Jr. 15 31 18 21 21 6 13 2 2
Chase Montgomery (R) 10 36 22 12 13 39 25 37 27 34 26 34 30 31 33
Ron Young 21 30 20 20 20 18 33 22 20 21 DNQ 14 32 35
Dave Blaney 37 11 30 13 13 10 9 18 10 16
Hermie Sadler 32 20 21 29 29 21 22 19 37 11 DNQ 42 39 29
Tammy Jo Kirk 34 21 29 39 37 25 22 24 33 37 28 35 33 32 32
Tim Sauter 27 30 20 27 39 23 17 21 33 18 26 30
Damon Lusk (R) 21 22 43 24 29 31 21 18 12 42 18
Kyle Busch 2 33 2 15 16 43 7
Jay Sauter DNQ 36 24 40 9 40 17 40 26 13 28
David Reutimann 24 5 11 QL 37 5 32 6 QL
Hank Parker Jr. 38 6 7 15 5 5
Jason Leffler 16 11 22 11 22 4
Morgan Shepherd 40 DNQ 27 39 33 11 41 35 DNQ 38 42 Wth 37 42 DNQ DNQ DNQ 40 41 40 DNQ DNQ
Jeff Fuller 24 43 18 43 43 43 38 15 41 43 43 40 DNQ DNQ 43
Chris Bingham (R) 34 37 26 37 26 42 38 34 34 30 33
Gus Wasson 19 DNQ DNQ DNQ 19 22 37 40 DNQ 29 31 34 34
John Hayden 21 DNQ 24 18 DNQ 36 18 42 DNQ 36 43 35 DNQ 31 DNQ DNQ DNQ
Justin Ashburn DNQ 42 37 DNQ 26 37 20 DNQ 43 43 35 43 41 38 42 43 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 43 DNQ DNQ
Brad Baker 40 24 30 41 DNQ DNQ 19 15 36 42 29 DNQ
Paul Menard 12 14 37 23 9 DNQ 22
Mike McLaughlin 29 DNQ 39 QL 13 QL 30 9 30 26
Derrike Cope 13 14 20 30 35 33 35
Steadman Marlin DNQ 28 25 15 39 24 32 24
Lance Norick 35 17 35 DNQ 23 18 31 29
Jamie Mosley 21 DNQ 26 26 40 36 33 39 26 DNQ DNQ
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1* 1* 1**
Steve Grissom 40 29 26 14 28 30
Mike Potter 42 41 41 43 40 38 43 41 DNQ 36 32 DNQ 43
Ron Barfield Jr. Wth 21 32 39 41 30 35 25
Mark Green 16 27 20 27 26
Dana White 36 21 24 28 35 40 41 DNQ
Jeff Green 36 40 39 11 24 27
Wally Dallenbach Jr. 12 17 36 37 25
Donnie Neuenberger 20 41 21 42 30 36
Rick Markle 12 39 DNQ 42 27 DNQ 31
Jeff Burton 35 16 20 38
Jeff Fultz 19 DNQ 16 22
Jimmy Kitchens 40 43 DNQ 24 33 37 43 43 DNQ DNQ DNQ
Josh Richeson 41 40 40 37 42 39 35 42 DNQ DNQ
Dion Ciccarelli 24 DNQ DNQ 24 26 DNQ DNQ 42 DNQ
Randy MacDonald 22 39 42 DNQ 39 34 DNQ
Joe Aramendia 25 23 20 DNQ DNQ
Kenny Hendrick DNQ 21 42 DNQ 41 35 27 Wth DNQ DNQ DNQ
Bruce Bechtel 24 32 28 42
Shane Hall 38 43 39 28 DNQ 31
Jimmy Spencer 24 6
Jeff Streeter DNQ 29 38 29 41 DNQ DNQ DNQ 29 DNQ
Dwayne Leik 26 25 35 DNQ
Paul Wolfe 16 19
Derek Hayes 24 36 35
Bill Hoff 34 24 DNQ 38
Carlos Conteras 26 17
Robby Benton 37 37 26 DNQ
J. R. Robbs 27 36 37
Jerry Reary 31 38 36 DNQ
Lowell Bennett 28 24
Jimmy Vasser 28 25
Jeremy Mayfield 4
Blake Mallory 32 37 40 DNQ
Larry Hollenbeck Wth 17 40 DNQ
Brad Loney 32 25
Joe Buford DNQ 41 35 DNQ Wth 35
Clint Vahsholtz 40 18 DNQ DNQ
Jason Rudd DNQ DNQ 24 37
Caleb Holman 32 29 DNQ Wth DNQ
Tony Stewart 11*
Tina Gordon 10
Ryck Sanders 39 26
Troy Cline DNQ DNQ 27 38
Brian Tyler 23 43
Carl Long 28 39
Jeff Spraker 28 41
Brian Weber 43 38 43 25 27 DNQ DNQ
Mardy Lindley 16
David Keith 41 32
Rick Carelli 19
Shelby Howard 20
Norm Benning DNQ 40 36 DNQ DNQ DNQ
Dude Teate 22
Jon Wood 22
Jody Lavender 23
Stan Boyd 23 DNQ QL DNQ DNQ
Bobby Gerhart DNQ 24
Anthony Lazzaro 25
Toby Porter 26
Mike Garvey 26
Eric McClure 26
Brent Moore 27 DNQ
Justin Hobgood 27 DNQ
Jay Sommers 28
Justin Labonte 29
Billy Boat 29
Vern Slagh 30
Jeremy Clements 31 DNQ
Jimmy Henderson DNQ DNQ 33 DNQ
Kevin Conway 33
Michael Lewis 34
Lyndon Amick 36
Gene Albert 36
Shane Wallace 36
Elliott Sadler 36
Brett Oakley 38 DNQ DNQ
Jamie Aube 38
Rich Bickle 38 DNQ
Eddy McKean 39
Tim Edwards 39
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St Jude Re:Wired
Courteeners quest for world domination continues with the 10th anniversary version of their debut album. It's been fully re-recorded and they've announced two massive shows in London and Manchester to support it. St Jude Re:Wired is due for release on 6th April 2018 via Ignition Records. It was produced by Liam and Joe Cross. The tracklisting is:
1. Aftershow (Re:Wired)
2. Cavorting (Re:Wired)
3. Bide Your Time (Re:Wired)
4. What Took You So Long? (Re:Wired)
5. Please Don't (Re:Wired)
6. If It Wasn't For Me (Re:Wired)
7. No You Didn't, No You Don't (Re:Wired)
8. How Come (Re:Wired)
9. Kings Of The New Road (Re:Wired)
10. Not Nineteen Forever (Re:Wired)
11. Fallowfield Hillbilly (Re:Wired)
12. Yesterday, Today & Probably Tomorrow (Re:Wired)
Liam Fray: "We were looking for a way to mark the 10 year anniversary of the release of St. Jude… we thought it might be worth at least raising a little glass to celebrate the fact that we're still here. I'd been out on an acoustic tour this autumn, re-working and revisiting tunes from the back catalogue, stripping them back, bigging them up and experimenting with some different interpretations. The string section were incredible and unknowingly nudged me into unlocking something special. I loved revisiting all the old songs and putting a new twist on them. So, the day after the final date of the tour, I gingerly prised myself out of bed, booked a studio, rang the band, brought in some string-players and we 're-did' St. Jude in a few days. And it sounds fucking brilliant."
Originally released in April 2008, St. Jude charted at no 4 in its first week and went on to win the inaugural Guardian First British Album award, beating albums by Duffy, Adele and Glasvegas. The record saw Courteeners present to the world outside a first set of songs that perfectly soundtracked modern life in the UK. Lead track Not Nineteen Forever has amassed over 20 million streams on Spotify alone.
The band will play two very special St. Jude shows in 2018: a Teenage Cancer Trust show at London's iconic Royal Albert Hall (23rd March) and Manchester Arena (7th April). Tickets are on sale Friday 15th December at 9am.
Courteeners most recent album – Mapping The Rendezvous – was certified silver shortly after release; their most recent Manchester headline was to a sold out 50000 crowd at the Emirates Old Trafford. A headline show at the inaugural Neighbourhood Weekender in Warrington (26thMay) sold out the day it went on sale. The band also play Glasgow's TRNSMT on Sat 30th June.

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The 2020 World Watch List was released, and China: The 'Rise of the Surveillance State' was a focal point. China is also rolling out a country-wide Social Credit System (SCS) by which authorities plan to reward "good" citizenship and punish…
Six Democrats will go into the Iowa caucuses Feb. 3 to kick off the 2020 election. Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and businessman Tom Steyer all…
Lionsgate released a new trailer from directors Andrew and Jon Erwin's biographical drama "I Still Believe" which stars Riverdale's KJ Apa as Christian music star Jeremy Camp alongside Britt Robertson, Gary Sinise and Shania Twain. The movie is about how…
Lois Evans Witnessed Heaven and Seeing Parents Before Passing
Pastor Tony Evans said during his wife Lois' last minutes on earth, she experienced heaven and seeing loved ones, who passed years earlier, CBN reported. Dr. Lois Evans, 70, succumbed to biliary cancer on December 30, 2019 after a brave…
Facebook Suspends Washington State Pastor Over Post Criticizing Iran's Treatment of LGBTQ People
Pastor Ken Peters of Covenant Church in Spokane, Washington, was suspended for three days by Facebook for the following post: "The LGBTQ supporting Iran is like chickens supporting KFC" — suggested those in the LGBTQ community are "less than human." He later…
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Just because you're elected to Congress doesn't mean you understand the Constitution. Back in 2011, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute was shocked to find out that less than half of America's elected officials could name the three branches of government. Nine…
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Nebraska's Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts officially declared this year's Roe v. Wade anniversary a "Statewide Day of Prayer" on Jan. 22. The proclamation said: "… It seems right and fitting that the citizens of the State of Nebraska are urged…
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I was recently interviewed on a radio show where I was asked: "Why do more and more people say they love Jesus, but not the church?" That is one of those questions I would've loved to get ahead of time.…
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Translink must make most of opportunity to increase public transport numbers
Sinn Féin Regional Development spokesperson Raymond McCartney commenting on the publication of the Translink revised timetables, which are due to take effect from Monday 13th February, has urged Translink to ensure that the revised timetable meets the needs of those transport consumers, particularly those using the Larne Line service.
Mr McCartney said:
"Despite the best efforts of Translink to implement its 5 year modernisation programme, it is clear that the number of drivers required to meet the commitments in the revised timetables remains a key priority to be resolved.
"This is against the backdrop of the M1 / Westlink widening scheme where there is a very good opportunity to increase numbers using public transport."
The Sinn Féin Assembly member is acutely aware of the import of the needs of rail users using the Larne line.
"The Departmental budget allocation for the next three years is nowhere near the levels of investment required to overhaul the rail network to meet the needs of 21st Century transport users. This will only make potential disruption a far bigger headache." ENDS


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Mission Possible makes crayons for INOVA
Mission Possible made crayons with a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors.
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Mission Possible, a club in its second year at AHS has consistently focused on giving back to the community through various service activities. This includes having different donation drives such as for children's books or participating in food drives for underprivileged communities.
As the club launched again for the school year, their first project was to make crayons to be donated to patients at INOVA Children's Hospital.
Approximately 15 Mission Possible club members gathered over the weekend to take part in the process of making the crayons. The process consisted of peeling and breaking the crayons followed by melting them down. Afterwards, club members used silicone molds to create crayons of various shapes, sizes and color combinations.
"My favorite part of the process was breaking the crayons because it was easier then peeling the labels off of them," senior Ruth Seyoum said.
After four hours of melting and awaiting for the crayon molds to set into their colorful and creative shapes including heart and animal-shaped designs, Mission Possible members organized and prepared the crayons for delivery.
The crayons will be delivered to children at INOVA Children's Hospital as club members hope to provide patients with more comfort and happiness.
"I am excited to donate the crayons that we made to our local children's hospital," Mission Possible President Maisha Maliha said. "I hope it will brighten someone's day."
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Mallards Snap Four Game Losing Streak
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MOLINE, IL – The Quad City Mallards used a burst of offense to defeat the Evansville Icemen on New Year's Eve and snap a four game losing streak.
Five different Mallards scored goals as the team scored more than two goals for the first time since December 19 in a win over the Wheeling Nailers. Anthony Collins opened the scoring seven minutes into the game when he put a perfect pass from Austin Coldwell into the net from just outside the crease. Late in the period Matt Carey scored a power play goal to give the Mallards a 2-0 lead. Coldwell also had the primary assist on Carey's goal.
This power play was set up by a stoppage in which 26 minutes worth of penalties were called. The trouble started when Nathan Moon interfered with goaltender Steve Michalek. Michalek made a glove save then immediately started shoving Moon after the whistle. This drew all the players down by the goal and lots of shoving ensued. Finally some of the shoving boiled over into a fight between Raphael Bussieres and Andrew Himelson. Bussieres had a clear size advantage and used it to win the fight easily. Moon ended up getting penalties for goaltender interference, roughing and a 10 minute misconduct. Here is a video of what happened:
To start the second period the Mallards seemed to let up in a similar fashion as to when they got the lead the night before against the Icemen. The Icemen once again took advantage and came out hard after every goal. They scored three goals in the first eight minutes of the second period to take a 3-2 lead. Alex Wideman, Alex Guptill, and Vincent Dunn scored the goals for the Icemen.
This time the Mallards were able to recover. Three minutes after falling behind, Ryan Tesink scored to tie the game at 3-3. Once again, Coldwell had the primary assist. With 5:43 to play in the period, Vladimir Nikiforov scored on a semi-breakaway to give the lead back to the Mallards. The score would remain 4-3 until the second intermission.
To start the third the Icemen got a few close-range shots but Michalek made a couple good saves. Play evened up before Brady Brassart scored his first goal as a Mallard to make the score 5-3. This goal came at even strength but was only a few seconds after an Icemen penalty expired.
The Mallards then seemed to play a more defensive game to try to kill some time on the clock. The score stayed 5-3 until the Icemen pulled goaltender Matt Zenzola for an extra attacker with a little over two minutes left. Matt Carey got free and scored an empty net goal to put the Mallards up 6-3. The Icemen did add an extra attacker goal just 13 seconds after Carey's goal. The Mallards seemed to forget how hard the Icemen come out after every goal even after getting burned by it several times in the last two games. That would close out the scoring though and the Mallards won 6-4.
Alex Gudbranson quietly had a good game. He provided some stable defense that had been missing during this losing streak. He had an assist and was +3. Tesink added an assist to his goal and was +3. This was a nice rebound game for him. Nikiforov also had a strong game, adding two assists to go with his goal.
The Icemen seemed to be a much improved team from earlier in the season. These two games against them were a good test for the Mallards now that they have a full roster again. Next, the Mallards have to face the Allen Americans on Saturday at the i wireless Center. According to this article, Kevin Henderson may return from injured reserve on Saturday.
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Brady Brassart
Matt Carey
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Watching Sunday Night Football last night, I was as surprised as anyone to see the Verizon Wireless (s vz) "teaser" ads for the December launch of its initial LTE markets. I lived (painfully) through the launch of the initial 2G services in the mid-'90s, and the launch of the initial 3G services of the early '00s as the SVP of global marketing for Qualcomm (s qcom), which provides the chips in the handsets for Verizon's CDMA network. I've been involved with the planned LTE roll outs since 2008, and was eagerly awaiting the marketing and consumer communication to see what the wireless industry would promise with Long Term Evolution 4G networks.
Oh, Verizon, why? Why set yourself up for over-promising? Being able to launch LTE in 38 markets and cover 110 million people by the end of 2010 is an amazing technical achievement, and took a mind-boggling effort. In one swoop, Verizon's LTE Network will match and maybe even surpass Clearwire's (s clwr) WiMAX network, and Clearwire has been building its network for years. And Verizon, you're using a technology, LTE, which has global scope, is great for mobility from day one, and has an ongoing roadmap to LTE-Advanced, whereas the Clearwire folks, for all their protestations, could be dead meat unless they switch to the TDD version of LTE to compete.
So, Verizon, why are you predicating your LTE offer on Streaming HD video over LTE? Wide area wireless of any 3G or 4G variety is not Fiber FiOS. It's wireless spectrum; it's ether; and it's not conducive to massive amounts of streamed HD content. Sure, your LTE network should support great streaming in the early days, when it is unloaded, and your primary users are laptop-based with big batteries. But by the second quarter, rumors say you'll be launching LTE handsets, with tiny batteries that will get sucked dry from the data rates, big screens and processor usage of HD streaming.
And that's if the handsets have the radio side of things nailed, and unfortunately, as much as Verizon has tested its networks, as much as the handsets will be lab-tested, there will be issues. Network issues, handset issues, coverage issues … these are all issues Verizon will solve to excellence over time, but issues it will be raked over the coals for in the interim thanks to the promise of using LTE for HD video streaming. Plus, this is being pitched three days after Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix (s nflx), discussed at Web 2.0 that consumers just aren't all that interested in long-form video content on small screen devices.
So Verizon, stop it. Stop it now. Give us what we want. The speed of LTE on top of your robust EV-DO Rev A network. Low-latency browsers that work better thanks to LTE. Robust VoIP for our Skype mobile. Apps that download and update quickly over the air, instead of telling us to go find a Wi-Fi connection. LTE coverage at 700MHz that works in our homes and offices. Devices that actually have performance and battery life to make it through a day of the type of usage being promised. Initial launch handsets that are not mocked as battery-sucking hand-warmers like the first 2G and 3G handsets were.
Don't promise to be a Netflix of the air and over promise tens of gigabytes a month; give us 5-10 GB per month of LTE, 3G and Wi-Fi access in a way that has consumers saying, "Wow!" And do it in a way that pushes Clearwire and Sprint (s S) to build out faster networks, T-Mobile to accelerate its HSPA+ network, and AT&T (s t) to move quicker. Do it. Do it now.
Jeff Belk is Managing Director of ICT168 Capital, LLC, investing and working with wireless firms globally. He spent almost 14 years at Qualcomm, in roles including SVP, Global Marketing, and SVP, Strategy and Market Development. He was a vocal participant in the 3G / WiMax holy wars of the mid-'00s and owns shares of Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T. And excited as he is about 4G/LTE launching, he wishes folks would learn a bit from the past.
I don't understand the point—not yours, but Verizon's and everyone else's. I'm a stickler for the technical definition of 4G that the ITU put out and would like to see the market stick to it. Furthermore, it seems completely unimportant to the consumer. The idea that calling it 4G was necessary to somehow distinguish itself from 3G is nonsense. The only thing anyone cares about is faster speeds and better performance. Most laypeople I know even now are only vaguely familiar with the term 3G and none of them have any idea what it's supposed to signify. You could call LTE "1G" or "0G" or "deadbabyG" and people would buy it so long as it's good.
Watching these commercials is embarrassing. I was in Germany to observe a trial LTE network from Ericsson. Behold, they said, 150 Mbps! You can stream all your favorite videos! Of course you can, it's ONE CELL. Show me 150 Mbps on a nationwide network without 4×4 MIMO and then maybe I'll be impressed.
Verizon is the master of empty promises and I can assure you that the thier LTE 4G practical experiences will be no where near the hype they have created. At best we will most probably experience speeds much closer to Sprint's Wimax, around 5 Mbps with bursts occasionally over 10 mbps. Remember, Wimax and Lte are essentially similar technologies. If Metro PCS is any indication of what a LTE platform is capable of then I wouldn't keep my hopes too high with regard to Verizon's LTE. Aren't they using the same technolgy? So why is Metro only capable of 3G speeds on their LTE network?
Lets get the facts straight. HSPA+ is under no circumstances a 4G technology! Its download speeds are no doubt better than most existing 3G speeds, however in practice they are only marginally better. On the other hand Sprint's Wimax has far more reason to the claim of 4G when you understand its underlying technology and the same would be true to Verizon's Lte. The ITU requires anyone using the 4G nomenclature to meet the following requirements, the network has to be all IP, use OFDM technology and be capable of minimum download speeds of 100 Mbps. Well Sprint's Wimax is all IP and uses OFDM, however they are nowhere close to the threshold of 100 Mbps. However, what Sprint has done is laid the infrastructure to facilitate a future Wimax 2 platform that meets the ITU's 4G standard, all this without disruption of thier legacy Wimax platform and at little cost. It is my understanding that this will be done with a software upgrade and use of extra spectrum, which in the case of Sprint and Clearwire is abundant.
Caveat – Without sufficient spectrum (capacity) all these networks are constrained. Wireless spectrum is a finite resource and that is why Sprint and Clearwire are ensconced pretty well, esp. when you consider they have 150 Mhz of spectrum available to them in the 100 most populated cities in America. Now compare that to Verizon's 20 Mhz max in a few cities and TMo empty portfolio.
Good to see you up an posting Jeff.
ps. For those of you do not know Jeff, he was the brillance behind the "wi-fi dead zone' marketing strategy in the last decade.
day, they will be back on their wired or Wi-Fi networks. And we probably won't have "desktop" computers anywhere.
Keep in mind that everything I have been describing above is applicable for laptops and PDAs connected to wide area wireless networks and Wi-Fi networks. Yet, by any metric, the global volume of these devices is very small when compared to the volumes of wireless handsets sold globally. And very few folks have looked at what is REALLY happening in the handset world. They are getting smarter, getting better screens, getting massive amounts of memory, and are capable of amazing applications. You don't need a big box on your desk or a laptop to lug around to have Moore's Law in effect. But I think that's the topic of my sequel.
Verizon cannot even solved their 1X to EVDO handover and now they're introducing another technology that is not their arena (they're CDMA EVDO -3GPP2, only one in the world) and now migrating to GSM technology – 3GPP. They're fooling people!!! Actually even if AT&T or T-mobile doesnt migrate to LTE, they can always beat the crap of Verizon.
You're ignoring the economy of scale at which Verizon is running.
Actually there are over 500,000,000 subscribers in 120 countries on the technology path that Verizon has chosen prior to LTE, and LTE has been chosen by basically everybody for their Next Gen services with the exception of the WiMax guys.
any marketing department that made a general web page for consumers solely on the above should be fired ..
Eric, I disagree. This has more to do with AT&T over promising network speed and availability for the iPhone than the speed of the chip in the iPad.
We have watched as they tried to sell WiMAX as the competitor to fiber speeds on wireless, and Jeff is right Verizon is trying to make promises that the technology can not keep. This will lead to consumer backlash when they can not watch HDTV on their mobile phones because of drop outs, slow network, or congestion.
It is all well and good to market a new service, but to say that it "slices, dices, and will play HDTV" when every tech knows that it will not is just setting yourself up for another Apple/AT&T class action lawsuit.
I agree and disagree with the comment above…Verizon is making promises that the technology will be able to keep…as long as a specific region/area/cell site does not have very much traffic. Once there is alot of 'traffic load' on the network, my conjecture is that Verizon will still be able to keep it's promise, a fine print in their service agreement (like the fine print in pretty much all carriers service agreements) will give them wiggle room (i.e. phrases like all services might not be available during peak periods, or you may experience degradation of service speeds during busy times).
The notion that VZW's LTE rollout hasn't taken years is simply implausible. Yet people talk about it as if it is some instantaneous feat. Clearwire proper didn't form until 2008 (see also Xohm+Sprint merger) so the technical progress made by Clear seems a bit more interesting IMHO.
Now, I work for Sprint, and thus have followed our WiMax buildout a bit more closely than VZW's LTE, and I've actually used Sprint's 4G. I hope my employer takes your advice regarding over-promising to heart.
I do have a hard time selling long-form HD content on a device with a 1400mAh battery :/ …but after using and Epic 4G it's a fairly compelling experience if not for the battery life.
Doh, fact-checking edit. Clearwire and Sprint started working together in 2007.
In the interest of keeping the piece short, I did not detail my background, but I started working in wireless in 1993, and was involved in the rollouts of lots of networks in my time in Qualcomm, including the initial Sprint PCS Nettwork (I actually was running the proposal team for the first PCS handset Sprint ended up purchasing). Qualcomm purchased Flarion in 2005 to augment Qualcomm's 4G developments in both LTE and the next stage, LTE Advanced.
You (and others) might want to Google my name and WHYMAX, which is a piece I wrote (it is very long, and yes, I did write it) during the WiMax / 3G holy wars. My sections explaining wireless, wireless standards, and what it takes to make a product could be "search and replace" for some of the issues LTE (or wimax) has faced and will be facing as the rollout continues and the technology scales volumes.
Thanks for the additional insight on your background. Downloading your paper now and looking forward to reading it. Really appreciate the perspective.
Great comments and I fully agree. Replicating the TV and DVR on a phone or tablet for long form HD content is not the answer. We will have new forms of UGC and Short Form video content that will make more sense for these networks and devices. As for me, the only time I've used my Ipad (purchased day of intro) for Video is to watch Amazon Unbox movies on Cross Country flights on the six hour slog from New York to San Diego…and don't need LTE for that!
You make some interesting points, although I think happen to think that Verizon has the right idea in principal. I happen to think that Verizon should emphasize video which is being consumed as part of the shifting consumption patterns. Specifically, Verizon should emphasize short form video, user video capture & sharing, and sports scores with video highlights and live box scores.
I would also change the overall positioning to attack fixed broadband internet usage as it is well know that many american's aren't satisfied overall with their cable broadband bundles. This positioning would not only highlight in home (and in building) capabilities for LTE, but it would also open up data bundle opportunities for cell phones, laptops, and tablet computers. Clearly these bundles would ultimately make it easier for Verizon (as well as the other wireless carriers for that matter) to transition consumers to tiered pricing buckets.
Sorry about that…LTE is Long Term Evolution…the next step in the wireless networks that Verizon has deployed today, which are based on the equally arcanely named EV-DO Revision A…The wireless industry has probably the worst naming nomenclature after the food preservative industry..
As a marketing professional, you're probably familiar with the section of the United States' FTC Act criminalizing false advertising. It BOTHERS me when people try to get over, especially telcos. Sprint subscribers caught by WiMax on the promise that it was "4G" should file a class action for damages against Sprint due to their false advertising on grounds that WiMax is not 4G and only a change of improvement in 3G tech. Verizon's and other carriers' use of "4G" in identifying the upgrading of their 3G capabilities is a promise to deliver "4G" performance to the consumer. At this time, NO carrier is at all equipped to deliver 4G, and thus we have this 4G "promise" already overpromised, as it doesn't exist yet in commercial form here in the US. 802.16m (WiMax 2) and LTE Advanced may meet the minimum requirements for 4G, but even when the preliminary and finalized specs of 4G were clear, the carriers still took the "4G" nomenclature to apply to their barely 3.5G tech that won't reach full deployment until 2013 or 2014. The carriers aren't just "labeling" their services as 4G. They are assimilating WiMax and LTE as 4G, which is claiming specs that do not represent the truth. Not only are the carriers in general overpromising, they are committing a crime of falsely advertising 4G service performance, enticing unknowledgeable (MOST) consumers to ante up based on that "promise." My post isn't intended to troll on the very welcome increase in bandwidth speeds. It's intended to point out a crime – that carriers are knowingly exploiting a term inaccurately to benefit themselves, by which Sprint and T-Mobile have already experienced growth because of the 4G speeds claim. "4G" looks a lot better on papers than "3G," but that'd only be fair if, in terms of the carriers claimed 4G networks that are running now, that's what it truly does. You're right in another response to a comment you made that the naming convention of the different network types is nuts, but that does not mean the overspecification of these different techs should be generalized by summing them up as "4G" to "simplify" their natures' presentation to the consumer. It's boolshyt. In this scenario, it's a federal and international crime to commit and, in the FTC's case, allow (The US is a member of the UN, of which the ITU (ITU-R) is an agency that determines IMT Advanced.).
My other wish, one that you would probably agree with, is that vendors and carriers would shy away from claims of pie in the sky unloaded network peak rates, and focus on the types of performance a real human being would get on a fairly well loaded network at peak times, and with LTE, some description on latency. In Verizon's favor, they have been MUCH more realistic than most operators, as their claims and delivery of CDMA2000 1x and EV-DO services have pretty much matche, especially when contrasted to the launch of alot of folks of 3G WCDMA in the early 2000's, when folks claimed 2mbps and delivered 150 to 200kbps at best…but my guess from your post that you lived through those days as well…but by the same token, I wonder how many people in new york in January 2014 are going to be getting 10mbps "REAL" bandwidth over the air on either LTE or WiMax…gonna be a challenge for the network engineers given constrained capex budgets!


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GLOBAL YOUNG TALENT 2020: CHIA HUNG SU | EXPLORING TAIWANESE IDENTITY THROUGH VINTAGE KIMONO AND NATURAL DYEING
After mastering the art of tailoring in Taiwan, menswear designer Chia Hung Su schooled himself in the natural dyeing techniques of Wu Su Chen. When graduating from London College of Fashion earlier this year, his main focus was on craftsmanship and bringing the complex and inspiring history of Taiwan to life. Chia says, "Nothing is permanent, except history and memory", and it might have been for this reason, that Chia Hung Su's sustainable designs have been featured in the September print issue of Harper's Bazaar UK. We explored the beauty of natural dyes and the importance of history, read to be transported to the world of vintage fabrics.
Your collection strongly revolves around the culture and history, what inspired you to work within these fundaments?
I can mainly ascribe this to my own background and Taiwanese history. Taiwan has been colonised by Japan, China and even some Western countries. We don't really have a typical culture, that can be easily distinguished or recognised. The first time a true cultural development took place was under Japanese rule from 1880-1945, we started combining and merging Taiwanese aboriginal culture with traditional Japanese culture, which helped find our own identity. The main message I want to express with my garments is this new Asian culture, of a small country yet with a very rich history.
"The first time a true cultural development took place was under Japanese rule from 1880-1945, we started combining and merging Taiwanese aboriginal culture with traditional Japanese culture, which helped find our own identity"
You applied a more organic and sustainable approach, for instance by using natural dying methods, how did this impact your design process?
It definitely takes up more of your time, as it requires significantly more experimentation. The weather is different each season, and no year bears the same weather conditions, this all influences the colour of the expression. Even the origin of the fabric or dye can affect the same material differently. Additionally, you need to ensure that the supply can be maintained, each material has very limited use, the time you take to prepare it to then actually start crafting the garment could be weeks apart, which is radically different from buying store-bought fabric.
Do you have a favourite piece that has the bears a more significant value to you?
Every piece is one of the kind, as I source and use fabrics from the 40s up until the 70s. If I would have to pick one, it would be the shirt, adorned with hand-embroidered flower patches. The fabric itself dates all the way back to the 1880s, the Meiji Period, in Nara Japan. This is one of the older fabrics I've managed to source so far. After I obtained it, I manipulated the fabric with natural dye, transforming it into a light grey and adding more texture to the textile.
"Every piece is one of the kind, as I source and use fabrics from the 40s up until the 70s"
Your collection relies on a more muted colour palette while focusing on detailing, what colours and texture inspired you the most?
There's no particular colour that inspires me more than others. I believe, as long as the colour has been obtained through natural dyeing processes, making it the ultimate natural colour, that is a colour I aspire to obtain.
Do you believe history and culture will be a part of your future collections? Is it innate to the brand?
Yes, I do. It will continue to play a very important part in my collection, as it is my main concept, the thread if you will, that links it all together. Throughout the further collection, I do however wish to explore different parts and stories of East Asian processes and history and express a slightly more different spirit every season.
"I do however wish to explore different parts and stories of East Asian processes and history and express a slightly more different spirit every season."
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Q: How to connect functions to dynamically created QPushButtons in PyQt5 I am adding QPushButtons to every row in a QTableWidget dynamically.
When I click a button I want it to open a link based on data in the same row.
I can only get it to work if I first select the row, then click the button.
I want to be able to click the button without having to click the row first.
This is a snippet of what I have:
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    table = self.ui.ESC_tableWidget
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        esc_table.setCellWidget(rowPosition, 5 , button_dict[esc_inst.esc_id] )

    for button in button_dict.values():
        button.clicked.connect(self.open_link)

def open_link(self):
    selected_esc_id = table.item(table.currentRow(), 0).text()

So I need to bypass the table.currentRow() function, because that returns the correct row number if a row IS selected. If I directly click a button without selecting the row first, the previously selected row number is returned.
I can only think of hacky solutions like creating an orderedDict or such, but it seems like such a trivial thing that I am sure I am missing something.
Any ideas how to overcome this?

A: You can have your button click callback receive some arguments that define what button it is. When attaching the callback to the buttons, create a separate lambda function for each button that calls your callback, but with an index:
for i, button in enumerate(button_dict.values()):
        button.clicked.connect(lambda checked, i=i: self.open_link(i))

And then, in your callback:
def open_link(self, i):
    selected_esc_id = table.item(i, 0).text()

You need the i=i-part in the lambda because, otherwise, it will just pass the last value of i to your callback. With that part included, every button will pass a different i to your callback method.

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One of the first points Rinpoche discussed was the importance of not being attached to your own views, and disparaging the views of others. This kind of thinking leads to judging and fixation, which is directly at odds with cultivating a liberated mind and manifesting liberated activity. Eliminating attachment to your own views and eliminating rejection of other views makes you a yogi, he said.
Rinpoche then spoke about how to take ordinary activities into the path through undistracted meditation. Specifically, he said that if we are able to remain in undistracted awareness, and self-liberate our thoughts at all times, it doesn't matter if we are in a cave or the city. Going into solitude can help us to tame the mind, but ultimately we need to maintain the view and the meditation in all activities, in any circumstance. Rinpoche quoted a line from the text which he had also discussed in the morning session: "the luminous essence of your mind; Can't be obscured by aeons of samsara." In this case, he emphasized that the luminous essence of the mind exists in all activities and situations; the key point is to not be distracted from it.
To illustrate what is meant by non-distraction, Rinpoche gave the example of a herdsman and his sheep. A herdsman is always checking to make sure the sheep are there. Similarly, we should always be checking whether we recognize the luminous essence of our mind. We can do this while we are eating, in conversation, doing any work, or even sleeping.
While we are doing this practice, Rinpoche said it is important that you never show others that you are a great meditator. Your conduct needs to be in accord with society and ordinary people. Then, Rinpoche said, "When you are on our own, you are like a tiger leaping." This is the way of the Kadampas. He summarized by saying the key to conduct is to be unattached. The view and meditation on non-fixation and non-attachment are the aids to our conduct, and help us to not have outrageous conduct.
Again, Rinpoche emphasized that it is not important what other people see and view, and what matters is our own experience. During all activities, whether alone or in a crowd, we should practice the meditation and conduct. No one should know we're doing it.
Next, Rinpoche spoke about the importance of being able to check our own experiences with a realized guru. He advised that when problems arise, we should consult a realized guru to check whether our experiences were good or bad. In that way we would develop. Otherwise, we could lose our way. He said this kind of advice is impossible to get from books; it must come from a guru who has realization.
Rinpoche concluded the afternoon session by reiterating the key points of how to realize mahāmudrā conduct. First, he said, the guru needs to point out the nature of your mind. Next, we have to cultivate the mind that has no aim. We need to understand this view and cut through our projections. Then we need to become habituated to this view. Rinpoche said, "nirvana means to be unstained." Being habituated in "no aim" is what is meant by unstained, he explained. In other words, recognizing that relative phenomena are interdependent and do not exist inherently. Understanding this view, meditation and conduct, it is possible to become fully liberated from samsara.


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Q: Convert Binary QString to QPixmap I'm receiving a binary thru FTP and storing it as a QString. The original image was BMP but to pass through FTP I converted it to QPixmap. I'm able to successfully receive this binary but I can't convert back to a QPixmap or some sort of format to display that image.
Does anyone have any suggestion?

A: 1) Convert QString to  QByteArray data with QString::toLatin1(), QString::toLocal8Bit(). Think work only one of methods
2) Read QByteArray with
bool QPixmap::loadFromData(const QByteArray & data, ...

Possibly functions in point one will encode data to another(text) encoding. Then try to convert QChar* from QString::data to QByteArray. Or write that QChar's into file and read QPixmap from file.


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It won�t even matter that what you have to say is important. Be clear and let your speech flow. The best way to do this is by practicing your speech at home or thinking for a second before speaking. 8. Do something for them. As a kid, you probably said something nice to your parents before asking them for something. Even at a young age, we realize that people are more likely to help us out... 12/10/2010�� There is no point they will not let you go, my parents were the same and I have the same rule on my daughter too, your parents are just trying to protect you, there is so much wrong in this world that it would devastate them if something happened to you.
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HALL PASS Review
I have never been the biggest fan of the Farrelly brothers and their distinct brand of pure gross out humor, but I have enjoyed enough of their work to know what to expect from a raunchy R-rated flick like "Hall Pass". It also doesn't hurt that they seem to like working with members of my favorite comedy troupe. After success with Ben Stiller and Jack Black it is nice to see the Farrelly's team up with Owen Wilson and give "SNL" player Jason Sudeikis a major role. Wilson returns to the raunchy material that his surfer drawl is best suited to, but uses this film as a stepping stone into a more mature role than the ones he played in movies like "Wedding Crashers". All of this led me to have great expectations for the film and though it isn't as consistently funny all the way through it's nearly two-hour run time, it has some big laugh out loud moments and weighs it's raunch out with some enough sentimental moments to easily recommend it.
I always enjoy a high concept comedy and "Hall Pass" is exactly that. Taking the idea of the ongoing battle between men and women and putting it on front street so that something is forced to be done is nothing if not engaging. The fact that the women in the film result to giving their husbands a free week to do whatever they please, to let them go and get out of their system what they seem to be missing out on by being married to them, is a great set-up, my only worry was that the movie wouldn't be able to deliver on that premise. And the verdict? It does, well, most of the time. Wilson and Sudeikis make an good comedic pair, Sudeikis playing Fred, an insurance salesman who thinks he gets away with checking other girls out without his wife (Christina Applegate) noticing and Wilson as Rick, a family man that from the beginning we know loves his wife and children too much to learn any hard lessons from his week off. What he does learn may come as a surprise though. You expect the Farrelly's to ditch the sentimental crap and go all out with the vulgarity and farcical elements of their story. In some sense you expected them to kind of slander marriage and tell you that it really is better to be single and free to do whatever you please, instead we are served a story of what is sex without love? What is life without meaningful relationships? It's nice to see the directors go for this, and though it isn't up to Apatow standards yet, they're getting better at it.
What I found most intriguing and funny about the film though is they guys whole mind set on everything. It is as if they know how out of the loop they are when it comes to picking up ladies these days, yet they still try and they do fail horribly. But that is of course what makes this so much fun to watch and in that is where the film really capitalizes on its humor. From watching Rick and Fred go to Applebee's as a hotspot to hook up or eat brownies with a special ingredient only leading to a round of unforgettable golf, the film does in fact follow through on how big of goobers they make these guys out to be from the beginning. Because, let's face it, being married to women who look like Applegate and Jenna Fischer is nothing to complain about (it is also a nice touch that their wives get prettier as the film progresses) and it is nice to see the women be challenged as well, that this wasn't only a test of marriage for the men, but for the other half of these relationships as well.
Though the film may never reach the mature level it seems to be reaching for in its last fifteen or so minutes, it still contains enough laughs and good comedic performances to be one of the comedy highlights so far this year (again, not that this is saying much seeing as we are at the end of February) but none the less, it deserves a passing grade. Let's hope this only leads to more starring roles for Sudeikis who plays the square/doucher stereotype to a T as well as letting comedy directors know to cast Richard Jenkins in more stuff. After this and "Step Brothers" I'm convinced I want to see this guy in everything. We all know he can do drama and is an incredible character actor, but the guy is also funny as hell and in his too brief role here, he steals every scene. Hey. Farrelly brothers, want to really return to your "Something About Mary" glory days? Then cast Jenkins in the lead for your next film.
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A long-running family dispute over a classic gospel song won't just fly away.
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered more hearings in the fight over who owns the rights and royalties to Albert Brumley Sr.'s classic "I'll Fly Away."
Three of Brumley's children, four grandchildren and a daughter-in-law filed a lawsuit against one of Brumley's sons, arguing that they should be able to get a share of the royalties from the song. They asked the court to terminate the copyrights to the song, which was being held by a company owned by son Robert Brumley.
Judge Boyce Martin wrote that a trial judge erred in excluding two articles quoting Brumley about where he worked when the song was written and ordered further proceedings in the case.


Dubai-UAE: 12 September 2013 – Clarion Events Middle East, today announced, the first seven artists in the line-up for Gulf Bike Week 2013 taking place at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre from October 24 to 26.
Bands playing include: Maplejacks, Boxtones, Juliana Down, Sandwash, Salha & The Million Dollar Band, Riff Raff, and Screemin Egulz. Complementing the bands will also be DJ's spinning the latest tracks to keep crowds going all day long.
In addition the winner of the 'Rolling Stone Middle East Street to Stage' competition – developed to help Rolling Stone and Sony Music find the best unsigned artist in the Middle East – will perform for the crowds at Gulf Bike Week.
Pauline Ryan, Marketing Manager, Clarion Events Middle East, said: "This year's show has a new all-day festival format, and has returned to Dubai Media City Amphitheatre, where the event was born back in 2007. Gulf Bike Week 2013 presents a fantastic line-up of the best regional and local bands playing across the three days in an open air festival, right at the start of Dubai's outdoor season.
Drew Jones, Singer and Guitarist with The Maplejacks, said: "We are thrilled to be performing for the first time at Gulf Bike Week, especially with its new format, and all the other local bands performing. It's only at events like these where we really get to enjoy other local bands as we're crazy busy at this time of year. We have a couple of new songs to try out, so we're looking forward to giving them an airing – you never really know what the mood is going to be in Dubai. So sometimes we end up building the setlist from pop songs from the last couple of years; other nights everyone wants more of the classic sing-alongs, and on a good night, the crowd lets us dust of some almighty rock and indie songs!
Visitors will be entertained from early afternoon till the end of the show across all three days. Day one of the Gulf Bike Week music festival commences at 04:00pm and concludes for the day at 11:00pm. Day two and three begin at 02:00pm and conclude at 11:00pm and 09:30pm respectively.
Organised by Clarion Events Middle East and brought to you by Dubai Calendar, Gulf Bike Week has established itself as one of the most popular bike festivals in the Gulf; the festival has been consistently successful since its initiation in 2009. It's one of the few festivals that has been able to draw not just increased visitors from across the region, but also VIP's, royalty and international celebrities.


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Jonathan wanting to participate in an overnight hiking trip this summer does not sound like a big deal. But, if you knew him, you'd understand why this was cause for celebration.
Jonathan is a seventh grader who lives in Cleveland's sister community of Beit Shean/Valley of Springs, Israel with his parents and three brothers. His family was struggling financially before the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting country-wide shut down only made matters worse. This led to increased fighting and tension in the home. For a sensitive child like Jonathan, it all quickly became overwhelming.
Over the months of isolation at home, Jonathan became increasingly shy and introverted. He rarely left the house due to his growing fear of the outside world. Instead, he hid in the virtual world of television and videos games, spending hours and hours in front of a screen each day. His parents helplessly watched as their son's self-esteem and his physical condition rapidly declined.
So, for Jonathan to want to be outside with his peers and engaging in long days of physical activity was a monumental step forward! And it was made possible by Youth Futures, a program funded by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.
Through Youth Futures, at-risk children and their families receive one-on-one counseling and support from trained mentors. The program serves 12,000 elementary and junior high school students and their parents across Israel. Rivi Gadish Saar started working with Jonathan and his family at the height of the nation's COVID-19 shutdown.
Rivi started by reaching out to Jonathan to invite him to meet outside or in small groups with other teens his age. Sometimes Jonathan showed up and sometimes he didn't. Nevertheless, Rivi kept reaching out to him, if only to make sure he knew she was there for him. Rivi tried to meet with him every week in person individually or in small groups. If in person wasn't an option, she tried to reach him on the phone. Her initial goal was to simply to get Jonathan outside and away from the tensions in the house. By helping him catch his breath, she could then turn her attention towards reconnecting him with healthy hobbies like playing the guitar.
At the same time, she also spoke regularly to Jonathan's parents to help guide them through their struggles and connect them to other helpful resources in the community that could help the family with their economic issues.
Over some time, Rivi could see Jonathan's confidence was growing as his friendships deepened and his resiliency strengthened.
"For children like Jonathan, small successes that can be built upon are so important," said Rivi. "With each success comes more confidence; with confidence comes self-esteem, which is the key to ingredient to personal growth."
Jonathan's growth was on full display when he was allowed to participate in his kibbutz's (community) camping trip with a group of boys. Although it was a physically challenging trip for him, his friends from Youth Futures were with him for the entire three-day journey, helping and encouraging him along the way.
Jonathan said, "I felt tremendous pride that I could complete the journey and was amazed by my friends and how they stood by me during the whole trip. I couldn't have done it without them. I couldn't have done it without all of Rivi's help. She's an amazing person who believed in me and helped me believe in myself."
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85 Debunk of "Deniers have $Billions"
1. "Fossil fuels are subsidised cos energy is taxed at 5% VAT"
2. This "temperature hiatus doesn't matter cos it's the whole energy of the climate system that CO2 increases". Yes I agree with them. But it's a typical example of why popular climate science isn't proper science; they are content to oversimplify and see the world in black/white instead of full colour when temperature trend was going with their dogma. When in fact a one directional temperature trend is an indication of the state of the system rather than absolute precision, as yes at any time varying amounts of climate energy is held in the form of winds & ocean currents & maybe some other stuff like storms & clouds.
3. Tidal friction ? I'm not sure that in that oversimplification of the climate system they are including all of the energy inputs of the climate system rather than just sun & CO2 effect, recently I heard there can be large friction in water tides on other planets due to gravity from nearby moons etc. And then when I think about it there must be other inputs like radiation decay energy and magma and earthquake energy.
- Are in the right place here on BH ? We could go in every detail of climate science BUT Stories like the Brulle $1bn story provides a good test. If Anthony or Andrew make a mistake we quickly point it out and they issue a correction straight away.
- When I googled that story it was easy to sort the pseudo science alarmist sites from proper science ones. Useful suspects masquerating as pro-science and proper skepticsm like DoubtfulNews *, phys.org & other usual suspects in their confirmation bias way churned the article and their fanboys laid into skeptics. Now they won't print any proper corrections. So if they are underhand, and don't care about facts in such SMALL stories how can we trust them on the BIG climate story ?
Yes I am in the right place here in skepticland. If I were to engage trolls here I woukd ask them how they feel about disingenuity.
Forgot to say Tim Hartford had a recent prog about the decline of the booming German forestry industry 150 years ago. Why ? cos they had started to rely on maps of the forest rather than reality.. yes basically the prog was about believing models over reality ... also same on recession time plan to save US homeowners from repossesion.
Far from being sa hinderance the 97% is a great stick to beat the greens with. "97% of scientists say ..."
-stop right there ? Is this your level of understanding of science.. it's expletive Pathetic !
Hundreds of millions of pounds are spent everyday on climate mitigation and ghat is the level of you argument !
#1. It's the fallacy of appeal to authority.
#2. There never has been a proper survey of scientists.
Cos you don't have any proper science like VALIDATED models you have to come out with PR rubbish like this.
Tell the world how many of the world's climate scientists your survey is based on ! go on tell them !
"You know that there is a consensus of all the worlds (west) Climate institutions that we are headed for catastrophe, Name one that contradicts. that"
- Now you know that is not how science work : yes there are green activist scientists who will shout the hardest, while proper scientists get on with the hard job of trying to make climate models that WORK that make VALIDATED predictions ..so far they haven't been able to do that so they remain pretty quiet. For one thing if the shout about that failure they risk having their funding cut off.
"There are models that replicate"
Ridiculous, the real world is far from Al Gore and his dodgy graph you know damm well for 17 years CO2 has gone up and temperature stayed the same.
The 97% argument is a perfect example that the greens are wrong.
Like many of their claims it just doesn't stand up to close examination.
- There never has been a proper survey, and anyway it's the fallacy of appeal to authority. But they parrot dodgy straw PR like this, cos their dogma is not backed by VALIDATED science.
If they really had facts on their side they wouldn't have all these straw arguments that don't they'd have proper evidence.
The way green-left use "the right is anti-science" is a straight SMEAR, to poison the wells and simply disarm their opponents. It's just bullying.
- It arises out of another logical fallacy of non-sequiteur extrapolation "creationism is unscientific", "many right-wingers are creationists", "so ALL they say is unscientific"
2. or if measured evidence shows it is the characteristic of a group.
- I sincerely observe that of all groups greens are the most dreamy and unscientific. Being unscientific is a characteristic to many greens, on many issues. However that fact cannot be used to kill each green arguments, rather it's just a key thing we look out for.


As my artist book unfolds a story begins to climb high, it focuses on belonging somewhere; of leaving and returning, and how that process may be seen, felt and then imagined. This work contains an allegory, a symbolic narrative about the hopscotch image, a childhood game but more than a game; throughout history it has symbolized the search for a higher place or power. Combining these prints into an artist book enabled me to expand my story within a single structure of multiple prints.


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Neymar is like Ronaldinho, his attitude will stop him reaching his potential – Giuly
April 4, 2021 17:46
Neymar has been compared to fellow Brazilian Ronaldinho, with Ludovic Giuly believing the Paris Saint-Germain star will never reach his potential.
Like the great Ronaldinho, Neymar has played for both Barcelona and PSG, albeit he moved from Catalonia to Paris, rather than the other way around.
One of the main motives behind Neymar's switch to PSG was reportedly his desire to win the Ballon d'Or, which has been dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo and his former Barca team-mate Lionel Messi.
Yet despite helping to secure three straight Ligue 1 titles, Neymar has been unable to propel PSG to Champions League glory – coming closest when the Parisians reached the final last season – and at 29, his chances of winning football's most coveted personal prize look to be getting slimmer.
He has also suffered several lengthy injury lay offs during his time at the Parc des Princes, while Kylian Mbappe has perhaps overtaken him as PSG's standout superstar.
Having returned from the groin strain that saw him miss PSG's Champions League last-16 tie victory over his former club Barca, Neymar saw red in a 1-0 defeat to title rivals Lille on Saturday.
Giuly, a former France international who also played for both PSG and Barca – where he was a team-mate of Ronaldinho – suggested Neymar's application is the reason why he will perhaps never hit the full heights that he has the talent for.
"I'm going to compare Ronaldinho and Neymar on a career level. They have everything, but they don't give everything to be even higher," Giuly told Telefoot.
Despite his concerns over Neymar's work ethic, however, Giuly is hopeful the forward will agree to extend his PSG contract.
Giuly added: "Of course that is an important message for us, for his team-mates and for the supporters. [That] he shows his love and commitment to the club, it is something very important."
NEYMAR'S 2020-21 CAMPAIGN
In what has been another stop-start season, Neymar has managed only 20 appearances across all competitions for PSG, starting on 16 occasions, with his overall game time 1,142 minutes.
He has netted 13 goals, averaging a strike every 111 minutes, while five of those have come from the penalty spot. These goals have come from 73 attempts – the second-most in PSG's team behind Mbappe (114).
Creatively, Neymar also ranks highly. He has crafted 44 chances, including four assists, with 35 of them coming from open play.
This tally puts him second in PSG's squad, behind Angel Di Maria, who has registered 10 assists from 69 chances created, while Mbappe has teed up an impressive nine goals from 43 opportunities, again indicating that the youngster is perhaps overshadowing the world's most expensive footballer.
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Self-produced and funded by Campbell, Amorino was originally released on 7th October 2003 and is the third solo album from the former Belle and Sebastian member. Obsessed with French New Wave, chanson, vintage European cinema, the beat girls and boys of the 1960's, White Horses by Jacky, Peter Sellers and the bossa nova of Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto, Campbell, alongside fellow maverick composer and Scottish national treasure Bill Wells set about making their homage to such things. They had a lot of fun, hired a lot of jazzers and still remain the closest of friends to this day.
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