Michael John Trgovac (/ˈtɜːrɡəvæk/ TUR-gə-vak; born February 27, 1959) is an American football coach and a former player who has served as a defensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, and Philadelphia Eagles. Trgovac was a member of the Packers' coaching staff that led the team to the NFL championship in Super Bowl XLV in 2011. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Trgovac played college football as a middle guard for the University of Michigan from 1977 to 1980. He received All-Big Ten Conference honors in both 1979 and 1980. After graduating from Michigan, Trgovac held various college coaching positions from 1984 to 1994.
Trgovac was born in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1958. He became an all-state defensive lineman at Fitch High School in Austintown, Ohio. He was named defensive lineman of the year in 1976 and also won the state wrestling title. He is of Croatian ancestry and his surname means "Trader" in the Croatian language.
Trgovac enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1977 and played college football at the middle guard position for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1977 to 1980. As a sophomore in 1978, he started six games for the Wolverines and received the John F. Maulbetsch Award (presented to a football underclassman for desire, character, capacity for leadership and future success both on and off the football field).
As a junior, Trgovac started 11 games at middle guard for the 1979 Michigan team, won the Frederick Matthei Award, and was selected as a first-team player on the 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
As a senior, Trgovac again started 11 of 12 games at middle guard for the 1980 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 10-2 record, finished #4 in the AP and UPI polls, and outscored opponents 322 to 129. Trgovac was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player for the second consecutive year.
Following his graduation from Michigan, Trgovac became a graduate assistant under Schembechler in the 1984 and 1985 seasons with fellow GAs Cam Cameron and Bill Sheridan. From 1986 to 1988 he coached the defensive line at Ball State. Following a one-year stint with Navy, he joined former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce's staff at Colorado State as defensive line coach. He ended his college coaching career with three seasons on Lou Holtz's staff at Notre Dame.
Trgovac served as the defensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1995–1998. In 1998, the Eagles finished third in the NFL in sack percentage and first overall against the pass. Trgovac's 1995 line recorded an NFL-best 42.5 sacks.
Trgovac was hired as a defensive line coach by the Green Bay Packers. He only spent one season with them.
In 2000, Trgovac was hired by the Washington Redskins. He served as their defensive line coach for two seasons. He helped guide a Redskins defense that ranked fourth in the NFL and first in the NFC in 2000.
Following the 2001 season, Trgovac joined the Carolina Panthers. He was promoted to defensive coordinator for the 2003 season. Since Trgovac joined Carolina in 2002, the Panthers rank fifth in total yards allowed, trailing only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos. They were also sixth in first downs allowed and rushing yards allowed per attempt, ninth in rushing yards allowed per game and 10th in third down efficiency. After turning down a contract offer from the Panthers, Trgovac informed Head Coach John Fox and General Manager Marty Hurney that he was leaving the team.
In 2009, Trgovac returned to the Green Bay Packers as their defensive line coach. He was let go along with several other Green Bay defensive assistants following the 2017 season.
On January 18, 2018, Trgovac was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their defensive line coach. In January 2019, it was announced that he had resigned and been replaced by Brentson Buckner.
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^ "1978 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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^ Panthers defensive boss bolts team. Retrieved on January 22, 2009.
^ Packers gave coach Mike McCarthy 1-year extension during the season. ESPN. Retrieved on January 2, 2018.
The 1977 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. In their ninth year under head coach Bo Schembechler, the Wolverines finished the regular season with a 10–1 record, won the Big Ten Conference championship, and lost to Washington in the 1978 Rose Bowl. In the final AP and UPI Polls, Michigan was ranked #9 and #8, respectively.On offense, quarterback Rick Leach totaled 1,109 passing yards and 370 rushing yards. Russell Davis led the team with 1,013 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns and was selected as the team's most valuable player. Harlan Huckleby added 743 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.
Three Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1977 College Football All-America Team: (1) offensive guard Mark Donahue (consensus); (2) center Walt Downing; and (3) linebacker John Anderson.
The 1978 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.
The 1979 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.
The 1980 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1980 college football season.
The 1980 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. Coached by Bo Schembechler, Michigan won the Big Ten Conference championship with a record of 10–2 (8–0 in conference) and defeated the Washington Huskies in the 1981 Rose Bowl game, 23–6. After starting the season 1–2 with a narrow victory over Northwestern and losses to Notre Dame and South Carolina, the 1980 season looked like it would be disappointment. A quarterback controversy concerning the choice of Rich Hewlett to start the season over the popular John Wangler added to the early-season turmoil. However, the defense gathered strength over the course of the season, scored three consecutive shutouts, and did not allow a touchdown in the final 22 quarters of the season. The offense was led by All-Americans Anthony Carter at wide receiver and George Lilja at center. The Rose Bowl victory over Washington was Schembechler's first win in a bowl game, following seven bowl games losses. After falling out of the rankings for four weeks in the middle of the season, the 1980 Wolverines ended up being ranked #4 in both the AP and Coaches polls.
The 1981 Rose Bowl was the 67th Rose Bowl game and was played on January 1, 1981, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. The game featured the Michigan Wolverines beating the Washington Huskies by a score of 23–6. The game marked the first time Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler won a bowl game after seven prior bowl game losses.
The 1998 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 66th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–9–1, winning only three games. Head coach Ray Rhodes was fired at end of season, finishing his four-year tenure with a record of 29–34–1.
The Eagles' 161 points-scored (10.06 per game) is tied for the third-lowest total in a 16-game schedule. Philadelphia's three quarterbacks—Bobby Hoying, Koy Detmer, and Rodney Peete—each won one game, and threw for only seven total touchdowns combined.
The 2001 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 70th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 65th representing Washington, D.C.
Despite a very poor start to the season at 0–5, with some speculation that they might win as few as two games, the Redskins began a 5-game winnings streak, and by week 14 were 6–6 and in the midst in the NFC playoff hunt. However, despite outplaying their next two opponents, the Redskins dropped two critical games to the Eagles and Bears, eliminating them from playoff contention, though they would finish the season on a high note at 8–8.
This was also the season the Redskins debut the stitch up authentic name and numbers on the jerseys.
Austintown Fitch High School is a public high school in Austintown, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Austintown Local School District. Athletic teams compete as the Austintown Fitch Falcons in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the All-American Conference.
Elliot Uzelac (born July 24, 1941) is an American football coach. Currently he is the head coach at Benton Harbor High School in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Uzelac was the head coach at Western Michigan University from 1975 to 1981 and at the United States Naval Academy from 1987 to 1989. He compiled a 38–39 record at Western Michigan and an 8–25 record with Navy. In June 2018, Elliot Uzelac resigned as Benton Harbor football coach.


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Airlines Are Testing an App to Help Verify Passengers' COVID-19 Test Results
The hope is the app will make pandemic travel easier.
By Meena Thiruvengadam
Credit: The Commons Project
United Airlines and Cathay Pacific are testing an app to make global travel a little smoother as the pandemic persists.
The app, called CommonPass, verifies that passengers have tested negative for COVID-19 and are in compliance with entry requirements at their destination. Once a passenger uploads negative test results from an approved lab to their phone, they'll receive a QR code that can be scanned during travel to ensure compliance with evolving local regulations.
United is testing the system with passengers traveling between London and New York, and Cathay Pacific is testing it with passengers traveling between Hong Kong and Singapore. Should the tests go well, it's likely the app will be deployed across additional airlines and routes.
"Without the ability to trust COVID-19 tests – and eventually vaccine records – across international borders, many countries will feel compelled to retain full travel bans and mandatory quarantines for as long as the pandemic persists," Dr. Brad Perkins, chief medical officer of The Commons Project said in an announcement.
Several countries and U.S. states have instituted COVID-19 testing requirements as they've begun reopening to visitors. Uganda, Belize, Dubai, and Alaska are among the places requiring all visitors to arrive within 72 hours of testing negative for coronavirus. Hawaii is planning to reopen this month to passengers with negative test results, and several airlines — including United — are planning to offer testing services to passengers headed to the state.
The CommonPass can be programmed to meet the specific restrictions a municipality has enacted to stem the spread of coronavirus, and it should make it easier for travelers to keep up with what can be rapidly changing travel restrictions.
The CommonPass was created by the World Economic Forum and the Commons Project Foundation, a Swiss nonprofit, and eventually plans to include vaccination records.
Meena Thiruvengadam is a Travel + Leisure contributor who has visited 50 countries on six continents and 47 U.S. states. She loves historic plaques, wandering new streets, and walking on beaches. Find her on Twitter and Instagram.

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SEALs don't fly these, they ride in them. Blowing it in place rather than attempting to recover it seemed odd to me when they were telling me it was a Blackhawk.


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Shelvin Mack outperformed D.J. Augustin for the second straight game, notching 13 points, three rebounds, nine assists and a triple in 27 minutes on Wednesday night.
Mack was 5-of-7 from the field but an ugly 2-of-6 from the line. Augustin played just 18 minutes tonight, scoring eight points with two triples and one assist. DJA has been a solid play since the trade deadline but owners are probably mulling a cut at this point in the year. Mack should be available in most formats and looks like he might take the lion's share of minutes and production going forward, so consider a straight swap if you're worried about Augustin's workload over the final few games.


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With US border work on track, rural towns fear virus spread
Major construction projects are moving forward along both U.S. borders and raising fears that the influx of workers could spread the coronavirus
By MATTHEW BROWN, STEPHEN GROVES and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press
Hospitals buckle under coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted officials to transform Central Park in New York City into a mobile hospital to treat patients with COVID-19.
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Major construction projects moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico are raising fears the coronavirus could race through temporary work camps and spread to nearby rural communities unable to handle an outbreak.
Despite a clampdown on people's movements in much of the country, groups of workers travel every day from camps in New Mexico to build President Donald Trump's border wall.
Along the northern border, a Canadian company says it will start work this month on the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline, another Trump-supported project that could bring thousands of workers to rural communities in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska.
Residents, tribal leaders and state officials have warned that the influx of outsiders could make problems worse in rural areas with little or no medical infrastructure capable of dealing with a surge of infections. The border wall and pipeline are exempt from stay-at-home restrictions intended to reduce the virus's spread.
Faith Spotted Eagle, an environmental activist and member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, said she's reminded of her grandmother's stories about the tribe's struggles to survive small pox and the Spanish flu.
"It's the 1800s again, the cavalry is coming in and they're going to set up their fort, whether it's justified or not," she said.
Cities have borne the brunt of the virus so far in the U.S., but rural areas are expected to be hit, too.
That's a fear in tiny Columbus, New Mexico, where residents worry about border wall workers who often gather outside the town's few restaurants despite an order to stay home and keep away from others.
In the town of less than 1,500 people, about 30 construction workers are living in tightly packed trailers, residents say. Others are staying at two small hotels while they put up bollard-style fencing along the scrub desert — a small piece of about 200 miles (320 kilometers) of barrier being built at the U.S.-Mexico border.
"My bottom line is nothing is worth thousands or hundreds or tens of people getting COVID," said July McClure, who manages a local RV park and volunteers with the fire department.
About 100 miles (160 kilometers) west, Diana Hadley said construction has been "going on like mad" along the border in Arizona. Hadley, whose family owns a nearby cattle ranch, says workers carpooling and staying together in hotels makes it more likely the virus will spread.
"It would be safer if they just shut down the work — safer for them and for everyone else," she said.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees contractors working on the southern border, said it follows federal health guidelines but declined to share specifics on how it's protecting public health during construction.
Just south of the Canadian border, workers began arriving last month in the small Montana town of Glasgow where they'll stay during the 1,200-mile (1,930-kilometer) pipeline project. Keystone would carry up to 830,000 barrels (35 million gallons) of crude daily to a Nebraska terminal for refining or export through the Gulf of Mexico.
First proposed in 2008, the pipeline was stalled for years by legal challenges and objections from the Obama administration. Trump revived it and approved a border crossing permit. Alberta's government is investing more than $1 billion to get work going quickly, Premier Jason Kenney said this week.
Calgary-based TC Energy, the project's sponsor, negotiated with health officials in Montana on a plan to minimize risks, including checking everyone entering work sites for fever and ensuring workers practice social distancing.
"Is it a perfect system? No. It's the best we can do to protect the county and our workers from them and them from us," said Anne Millard, health officer for Valley County, where the workers are staying.
The company had planned to build 11 camps housing up to 1,000 workers each along the pipeline's route — six in Montana, four in South Dakota and one in Nebraska. Those plans are now under review, and Millard and other officials say they don't expect camps to be built until after the immediate threat of the virus has passed.
"We're very cognizant of what's going on," TC Energy spokesman Terry Cunha said. "We're talking about thousands of jobs. ... We want to make sure what they do will ensure the safety of everybody."
The company says the $8 billion project would create more than 10,000 construction jobs, with about 100 workers initially at the border crossing.
That crossing is in the cattle and wheat country of Montana's remote Phillips County, nearly the size of Connecticut but with less than 5,000 people. An elected county commissioner, Richard Dunbar, said said he thinks college students coming home early pose a greater threat than visiting construction workers.
Several tribes whose land is skirted by the proposed pipeline route in South Dakota and Montana have enacted stricter coronavirus measures than the states. Tribal members worry what a widespread outbreak would do to people already at risk because many have diabetes and high blood pressure.
Spotted Eagle said she did not believe quarantining workers and regular screenings would be enough to keep communities safe. Many health clinics have just a few beds and even fewer ventilators.
Floyd Azure, chairman of the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes on Montana's Fort Peck Reservation, said an influx of pipeline workers to northeastern Montana could accelerate the spread of the virus that has so far spared the reservation. He worries about a repeat of the problems that accompanied an oil boom in the region last decade — from drugs to sex trafficking — now exacerbated by the virus.
Azure said he had no authority to stop work on the pipeline, which would run just outside the reservation's boundaries.
"We have enough problems on this reservation without someone creating more for us," he said.
Groves reported from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Attanasio reported from El Paso, Texas. Follow Brown at https://twitter.com/matthewbrownap, Groves at https://twitter.com/stephengroves and Attanasio at https://twitter.com/viaCedar.


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Polish Nobel winner Walesa campaigns for Tea Party candidate in Illinois governor's race
Aleksandra Kulczuga Contributor
As the Scott Brown effect reverberates across the country, a little-known Tea Party candidate enlisted the help of Poland's Lech Walesa to come from behind in a bid for the Illinois governor's seat. Adam Andrzejewski, a 40-year-old businessman and third-generation Pole welcomed the Nobel Prize winner's endorsement on Friday during a luncheon in Chicago.
In almost 30 years on the international political stage, Walesa has campaigned for only one other American candidate — Ronald Reagan.
"There are many similarities between the Tea Party movement and Solidarity," said Bruno Behrend, the campaign's policy director. "Obviously we are not dealing with Soviet Russia, but there are lessons to be learned on how to deal with a corrupt government."
The GOP primary is on Tuesday and in addition to Andrzejewski includes four establishment Republicans, among them two state senators and a former Republican party state chairman. Andrzejewski gained attention two weeks ago when 93 percent of respondents in a straw poll of Illinois Tea Party organizations endorsed him. Both Rasmussen and Public Policy polling show Andrzejewski within 8 points of the front-runner with 20 percent of the voters still undecided.
Walesa issued a statement about Andrzejewski and his experience in business, saying, "I still remember when some 30 years ago, my opponents were similarly critical of my lack of political background. History has shown, however, that in order to create real change, new factors are sometimes necessary."
Walesa was an electrician who led labor strikes in opposition to the communist Polish government starting in 1980, considered the beginning of the fall of the Iron Curtain. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and became Poland's first democratically elected president in 1990.
Andrzejewski first connected with Walesa on a fact-finding mission to Poland in November, and later enlisted his help in an effort to strengthen the Polish-American business alliance while also looking for lessons in political maneuvering.
At the luncheon on Friday about 400 people heard Walesa speak for 20 minutes about the ills of government bureaucracy and the importance of transparency. Andrzejewski has promised to put all state spending online in real time and fully audit all state finances. In the wake of impeached former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Walesa said Andrzejewski's political inexperience is an asset.
Of his partnership with Walesa the candidate told The Daily Caller he felt, "humbled and privileged to have put together a campaign that resonated with Lech Walesa — friend of Reagan, of Thatcher, of Pope John Paul II and founder of Solidarity — who ended communism without firing a shot."
"We're seeing a Scott Brown surge — volunteers are pouring in to work the phones and knock on doors" during the final days before the primary vote, said Brian McDaniel, the campaign's communication director.
Andrzejewski made his fortune in a phone-book publishing business he started in 1997, and seeded his campaign with $700,000 out of his own pocket in his first run for office.
The other candidates in the race are:
Kirk Dillard, state senator
Andy McKenna, former Republican State Party chairman
Bill Brady, state senator
Jim Ryan, former Illinois attorney general
Dan Proft, political consultant
Tags : chicago governor lech walesa poland rod blagojevich ronald reagan
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Affordable Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti leaks and tackles the speed of RTX 3070
When it comes to this Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti, this flexed its muscles in the leak. After listening to it, it seems that this graphics card is extremely reliable and delivers a very affordable ampere GPU. So after knowing this thing, it is natural to keep in mind that this graphics card is just a rumor.
So despite all these vast rumors coming out, we need to take the benchmark leak. But on the other hand, when it comes to 3D mark results, they are incredibly eye-opening. Let's talk about some points:
Especially when it comes to Nvidia RTX XX60 Ti, it is considered one of the best graphics cards for competitive gaming of all time.
You can play all the best AAA PC games on an optimum resolution of 1440p
The RTX 3060 Ti will be an ideal choice for mid-tier gaming.
As shown by the video card, the 3060 Ti has a score of 30,706 in the 3D Mark Fire Strike, which is an excellent score. On the other hand, within Time Spy, he got a result of 12175. Surprisingly when compared to this graphics card, it is considered closer to RTX 3070. When it comes to RTX 3070, it has been 11 percent and 13 percent better, respectively. As the tech site has said about it, the 3060 Ti edition, which is a little unwieldy, can close the gap even more in this news.
Therefore, it has been reported that this graphic card, which is RTX 3070 TI, can be expected to launch in retail at a lower price in early December, following the rumors. On the other hand, the graphics card used, which is RTX 3070, was priced at 499$. So despite all the rumors, it can be expected that the release RTX 3060 Ti graphic card will launch in early December for 400$.
When it comes to Nvidia's, its perceived internal standards have already shown the upcoming RTX 3060 Ti to be the last generation RTX 2080 Super. Furthermore, these 3D Marks scores are more vital than that, after which the standards are 5% lower. Within the RTX 3060 Ti graphics card competition, you also have to keep in mind that when launching the RTX 2080 Super, you were demanding 699$ out of your wallet. The graphics card of the first series has taken more charge than you, but you will have to spend less than that with this latest card.
Making a Circumstance
As you know, after getting an RTX 3060 Ti graphic card, which comes in under 400$, you will feel that it is a cheap graphic card. So you don't have to worry about it as it is included in the list of modern graphic cards, and in terms of price and performance, it looks like RTX 3060 TI graphic card can make a serious case for itself. So many of these issues seem to be in serious competition.
More news is coming out: it is holding stock issues, and no new or graphic card, including AMD card or NVidia, can be bought. Therefore, according to various rumors and predictions, this graphics card's launch has been predicted, so the second question is whether it will launch on December 2 and whether it is? And another question arises as to whether its stock is going to be washed out.
Nvidia says its inventory problems, in particular, will continue until at least 2021, and that may be true. And more predictions are being made that this will not be possible until February, when it will be easier to deliver this RTX 3060 Ti graphics card.
Meanwhile, Everyone is pursuing the latest entries in RTX series, The stock is limited or somewhere expensive to avail. In the end, keeping in mind all these expectations and predictions, the RTX 3060 Ti graphics card will be launched in December. It plays a role in making you the best and beating your old series in every way in price and performance. But despite launching in December, they say that due to some stock issues, it will not be possible to make it readily available in the market until February.


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Operating in Cannon Hill, The café has become incredibly popular for its great food and atmosphere, and is known amongst regular diners for supporting locals throughout Brisbane through different ventures.
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Le Miroir des sports est un hebdomadaire français d'illustrations photographiques consacré au sport. Créé en 1920 et faisant suite au Miroir, le titre a eu plusieurs vies. Il a cessé de paraître en 1968.

Première période : 1920-1944
Lorsqu'il est créé le , Le Miroir des sports, publication hebdomadaire illustrée est en fait le successeur du Miroir, créé en 1910 par Félix Juven et Paul Dupuy, au sein du groupe de presse Le Petit Parisien dirigé par le père de ce dernier, Jean Dupuy. Au départ simple supplément dominical illustré, Le Miroir  suivait l'actualité des « têtes couronnées » et des spectacles, entre autres. Avec la déclaration de guerre, en , il se met à suivre le conflit dans toutes ses phases, l'illustrant exclusivement de reproductions de photographies instantanées qui sont devenues une source iconographique importante sur la Première Guerre mondiale. La paix revenue, Dupuy se tourne vers le sport devenu un phénomène de société plus rentable que la politique. Il est lancé pour un prix de  de francs (à cause de l'inflation, un peu moins de  d'avant guerre) pour seize pages en noir et blanc.

Du  () au  () Le Miroir comporte une double numérotation : c'est l'édition du  qui comporte pour la première fois un numéro de nouvelle série : ici le .

Le Miroir des sports est un peu le reflet de l'engouement du public pour les compétitions : en , le championnat du monde de boxe disputé entre le Français Georges Carpentier et l'Américain Jack Dempsey en est un exemple. De plus dans sa pratique le sport se démocratise et la presse sportive ne s'adresse plus à une élite, mais à un large lectorat. La photographie de l'instant de l'exploit ou de la compétition prend le pas sur les articles techniques. Le Miroir des sports répond à ces attentes et complète le reportage radiophonique, lui aussi émergeant au début des années 1920. Ainsi, plus tard, il restitue les Tours de France cyclistes des années 1930.

La Seconde Guerre mondiale interrompt la parution du titre le  au . Mais le , il reparaît : 158 numéros sont publiés jusqu'au . À la Libération de la France, il est interdit pour fait de collaboration.

1951-1968, But et Club et Le Miroir des sports
Après sept années de purgatoire, Le Miroir des sports réapparaît le . D'abord en sous-titre d'un hebdomadaire sportif But et Club au , puis en plein titre à partir du  (). Des numéros 1101 (14/10/1965) à 1156 (02/11/1966) il est associé au magazine Sport et vie. La société éditrice est adossée au Parisien libéré. La création ou la renaissance de cette revue répond au besoin de certains milieux sportifs, pour contrer l'hégémonie de Miroir Sprint dans le créneau de la presse hebdomadaire sportive. Il y parvient. Aux alentours de 1960, le tirage du Miroir des Sports est supérieur à celui de son rival, mais dans un contexte de déclin des deux titres, mais cesse pourtant le premier sa parution le  (au ).

Le journal de Félix Lévitan
Né le  avec le , But et Club, issu de la fusion de But (68 numéros du  au ) et de Club (47 numéros du  au ) avait pour directeur Gaston Bénac, issu de Paris-Soir. À ses côtés, le rédacteur en chef, Félix Lévitan montait en puissance. La réapparition en 1951 du titre Miroir des Sports correspond à la prise du pouvoir, à la direction de l'hebdomadaire, de Félix Lévitan, qui va devenir un des personnages clé du cyclisme pendant plus de trente années. Journaliste sportif, certes il l'est. Il est d'ailleurs un des animateurs de l'Union syndicale des journalistes sportifs de France. Mais il est aussi, avec son journal Le Parisien libéré, coorganisateur du Tour de France. Le Miroir des sports lui permet une certaine liberté d'expression, que ne peuvent lui accorder les colonnes du Parisien libéré, dont il est rédacteur en chef.

Les journalistes
Les collaborateurs de son hebdomadaire, selon la même formule que Miroir Sprint, écrivent en général dans d'autres journaux, mais pour la plupart, il s'agit du Parisien libéré.
 Georges Duthen, le rédacteur en chef adjoint du Miroir des sports, est spécialiste du rugby au Parisien. Par ailleurs, il est coauteur de la Marche des sports et enseigne l'EPS au lycée Jules-Ferry de Versailles.
 Roger Frankeur, René de Latour (cyclisme), Renaud de Laborderie (tennis, rugby), Henri Chapuis (basket), Roger Debaye (athlétisme), Georges Franchard (automobilisme), sont tous de la rubrique sportive du Parisien libéré.
 Roger Bastide (cyclisme) est à L'Équipe.

Et puis, comme Miroir Sprint possède son dessinateur-illustrateur, Le Miroir des sports a le sien : il s'agit de Déro (Robert Décremps, 1920-2000), qui travaille à L'Équipe depuis 1948.

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Édouard Seidler, Le Sport et la presse, Paris, Armand Colin, collection « Kiosque », 1964.

 Bernard Déon, Jacques Seray, Les Revues cyclistes, des origines à nos jours (« complétées des revues omnisports traitant de cyclisme »), Musée d'art et d'industrie de Saint-Étienne, 1996.

Presse sportive en France
Presse hebdomadaire sportive en France
Presse hebdomadaire disparue en France
Titre de presse créé en 1920
Titre de presse disparu en 1968

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Jerry finds his wife unconcious on the floor and a man running out the back door of his home with a jewelry box. After days of the police dragging their feet to find the attacker, Jerry decides it's time to send the detective on the case a message.
Jonathan Riley	from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland June 3, 2014 - 7:11pm
Jesus, this was brutal. The pace was a little slow at first. Alot of scenes seem to drag on a little bit longer than they need to but I couldn't stop reading because once he got going I had no idea what he was up to and I had to find out. Nice tension building and suspense there. I was a little confused at first because (believe it or not) I had to look up what dykes were. So at first at the ending I was like what the hell just happened? But then I found out what they were and read the last few scenes again and it was kind of touching. I mean really sad.
I'm not sure how believable I find it that he would go to that extreme. Normally I'd be like, no way he'd do that. But I was able to kind of let that go and just enjoy the ride.
You did have some really nice slice of life stuff going on as well. The stuff with him carresing his wife and wanting to touch the nurse are splendid. You really tap into the emotions well, and once again that ending made me go "Holy Shit" and I didn't expect it at all so Bravo there.
Overall really good story. Keep it up.
--JR--
Grant Williams	from Wichita, KS is reading Friday June 4, 2014 - 3:56am
Thanks for the read and comments. I suppose I could have used a different word for dykes (dikes?), such as wire cutters, but I grew up in the country and that's what I knew the old men to call them. I probably should have been clearer there. Glad I could gice you a holy shit moment.
madsmaddox	from Berkshire is reading Fated June 4, 2014 - 1:55am
Thanks for writing, I found your story a little slow burning to my tastes, there is a lot of painstaking detail in there which at times I didn't feel was needed (the camera sequence seemed very extraneous and really slowed the pace), but underneath it all there is a creative idea I do genuinely like.
But there are a few things, the humanity of the protagonist seemed a little confused by the lack of emotion in places but acts of kindness in others, he doesn't seem to be that bothered his wife has been hospitalised (he doesn't really comment on it, more interested in getting the attacker, this kind of contributes to the ending), seems more interested in the nurse (and at the same time he wouldn't do anything about it even if he could?) but he does little details (the wig / taste of the kiss etc) and then the ending, which works in a very cruel way to prove a point, but is the old man a sociopath that was unhappy in his marriage? He slept well the night his wife is in hospital. Then goes out on a crime spree to prove a point (this I thought was fun) and then we get to the ending which left me a little confused by his motive.
I think if you cleaned up the motive (is it just to prove a point?) and readdressed his relationship with his wife, you would have a much stronger story. This tale hinges on reaction and emotion, you've got the reaction, but it lacks emotion.
One thing, the word dyke, did you mean the cutting tool? As in dike? It could be that you use a different spelling in your part of world but I had to check.
Obviously take my comments with a grain of salt, I didn't hate this piece at all and I do see merit in the concept. It just isn't there yet for me.
All the best and happy writing!
Thanks Mads.
I can see that it would come off a bit slow. There isn't a ton of action, but for me it was important to keep it that way. He's an old man and everything moves slow for him. And as for the motive I may have failed on this, but it wasn't so much about getting the bad guy as being noticed. I'll have to take a look and see where I cold have tightened that up and maybe tighten the story up, making it move a bit faster. As for the dykes (dikes) thing, thats how it was used when I was a kid, but I don't come from a long line of good spellers, so there's a damn good chance I got it wrong. No grain of salt necessary, you've given me good food for thought. Thanks.
Robert VanCleave	from The Land of Ice And Snow is reading "Sex Lives of Siamese Twins" by Irving Welsh June 4, 2014 - 1:13pm
Personally found this story's pacing to be very fitting. The complete unpredictabilty of the protagonist, at least for me, kept me interested through the detail of a routine. The whole time something feels off and this keeps it from feeling "slow" and gives it an aura of building up to something big.
What has been described as "emotionlessness" I didn't see it that way at all. I seen it as a character reaching their breaking point. Alot of men don't understand how to express such extreme emotion. I feel this character naturally wouldn't describe his feelings for his wife, he'd want to avoid the topic as much as possible. He'd probably carry around this emotional shock with him quite a bit. Use anger as a coping mechanism to avoid the vulnerability of self-pity.
It did feel a little odd that, in the middle of his describing his affection for his wife he starts eyeing the nurse and whatnot. I didn't feel the behavior is odd for an old man whose experiencing internal trauma, I just felt the time and place was odd.
I liked the term "dikes" being used, knowing what was being referred to, because it kept a certain openness to what they were going to be used for. "Wire cutters", "Diagonal cutting pliers", or "bolt cutters" would have spelled out his intentions to "cut" something before the big reveal - and even though I knew dikes were used for cutting the vague term kept it from being obvious.
Robert, I'm glad you liked it.In retrospect, the eyeing the nurse might be a bit creepier than I intended. Perhaps I'll have to go back and tone it down a bit so that it's feels like more of an admiration than a lust situation. And good point with the dikes. Thanks for the read.
Jonathan Riley	from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland June 5, 2014 - 7:12am
Honestly I loved the bit about the nurse. For me it didn't come off creepy or lustful at all. The way I took it is that she reminded him of his wife when she were younger. His wanting to touch her skin in his mind is really about wanting to be closer to his wife who he knows is dying and the he can't save her.
big_old_dave	from Watford, about 20 miles outside London, Uk June 5, 2014 - 11:30am
Hi Grant, returning the favour of reviewing my story,
Really liked the details in this one, the mention of the canadian online pharmaceuticals, the main character attempting to deal with his new phone, I was intrigued all the way to see how the plan would pay off and it didn't disappoint.
A thumbs up from me mate, great work
Grant Williams	from Wichita, KS is reading Friday June 5, 2014 - 12:06pm
Thanks for the read and rate Dave. I really appreciate it.
Joe P	from Brainerd, MN is reading Wheel of Time June 6, 2014 - 8:52am
Solid work man! I was interested throughout and the ending paid off. Although the pace is nice and slow, I think if fits with the character and the feel of the story. Rushed wouldn't work. Some of the slower attention to detail passages are what really gives the story its strength. I especially enjoyed the line about him rubbing the back of her hand and how the skin is looser than it had been in the past. You have a nice way of telling us about the characters without being blunt.
Reading through other comments, I had no issue with his relationship with the nurse. I felt he was being honest and realistic.
"Dykes" is a bit of an uncommon term and I suppose it could throw off some readers, but I didn't have an issue with it. By the end of the story, his intentions were clear.
Overall, a good read. Nice job.
Grant Williams	from Wichita, KS is reading Friday June 9, 2014 - 10:25am
Thanks for the read and comments Joe.
W.a. Warner	June 9, 2014 - 9:36am
I enjoyed the story. The pacing was slow but I felt that you wove in plenty of curious behavior that it upped the tension. I like to use this technique too. The protag toying with the detective was intriguing and fun. I like the theme, "the importance of being noticed," and how that can trump even love (at least, this is how I interpreted it). I started to think that Martha was actually clubbed by the husband...
W.a, thanks for the feedback. I can't say I didn't toy with the idea of him being the clubber...
Adam Jenkins	from Bracknell, England is reading RCX Magazine (Issue 1 coming soon) June 10, 2014 - 4:46am
There are some parts of this I really liked. The protagonist is almost perfect, and the pace of the piece matches the character well. I love that while you present him at times as a doddery old man, he has a wonderfully understated sense of humour that really shines through. Describing the life leaving the eyes of the phone salesman, and the bit about imagining the impossible being his pastime (not past time) both made me chuckle. This isn't a clichéd character. He has levels to him, and I really liked that.
The moment I started getting into this story was the line "Hope is horseshit". It's a slow build, well written, but that's the moment I started to realise I was going to like Jerry. It also provides a neat foreshadowing of the ending… "Action gets things done".
Strictly speaking getting the phone and learning to use the camera facility adds nothing to the story, though I quite liked that section. This is someone who is tackling his plan methodically, and there is a good level of detail here to show that. There are some really nice humanising moments for Jerry too, whether worrying constantly over the wig, or in being drawn to the nurse.
What weakens the story for me though is his motives. Jerry shows tenderness towards his wife, yet he is quite willing to disconnect her life support and terminate her (I had to look up dykes too, perhaps when he's taking the photo, change it to wire-cutters?). Maybe it's just me, but I really don't understand why he's doing that, or why he's targeting Milton (is the name a nod to Paradise Lost by the way?). I do love a bit of ambiguity in stories, but I also like to understand motive, and I just don't here.
Is Jerry really upset by the crime at the start? This doesn't ever explore the emotions he feels towards his wife's situation. I'm guessing he's only looking to kill her (if he does kill her) because he firmly believes she isn't going to pull through. I don't know what he hopes to achieve. Jerry is an intelligent man, so he must know that ultimately his actions are going to make no difference either to solving this crime, or to the conscience of Detective Milton.
You have a wonderful character and you are great slowly increasing the tension. For me though, and this is all just my opinion of course, if you were to sort out the motives and expectations it would make for a greatly improved story.
Jonathan Riley	from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland June 10, 2014 - 6:11am
Maybe I got it wrong but I assumed when he cuts the wires at the end while the machine is still plugged in the wall that he would die of electrocution. I suppose the handles are rubber so maybe not but he could remove the rubber or maybe he didn't think about that. But to me he decided she's not going to make it so he doesn't want to go on without her. So he decides to take her with him and teaching the cop a lesson is an added bonus for him. Maybe I'm way off but that's how I read it.
Grant Williams	from Wichita, KS is reading Friday June 10, 2014 - 6:25am
Thanks for the read and review Adam. I'm glad you like the character. To answer you question about being upset about the crime, I tried to set it far enough away from the moment, giving a few days to come to terms with it before starting the story. Perhaps four days wasn't long enough to show that the police weren't getting things done and that things weren't necessarily going to improve. I did have a line in there originally about him making a statement, knowing that it wouldn't change anything, but at least he would know he did something. I ended up taking it out because I felt it was too telling, perhaps not. That is a good idea about changing dykes to wire cutters for the last scene.
Matt A.	June 10, 2014 - 5:43am
There's been a lot of mention of the stories pacing from previous reviews and I can see your point in pacing matching character. The problem for me, then, if I eschew the word "pacing" is the fact that the story opens four days after a traumatic event. That's not always a showstopper, but it did two things: It took me out of the immediacy, where I needed more of an answer to the "so what?" as to why I should keep reading, and second, it takes away from the man's motive. What I mean by that is, because he decides to put his wife out of her misery, I think we should see the attack in all its immediate horror. Home invasion and violence against my family is one of my personal big fears, and I'm guessing many others share that. So, I think you should tap into that horror and get a little more into the present on the attack, that way we see the man's real pain other than as a recap four days later. Make sense? For me, this took a lot of the urgency and "so what" from the story. I didn't feel a real connection between the two of them. His need for her to keep the wig on and his presence by her bedside helped, but it feels lacking as far as sympathy to the protagonist.
Because you've decieded to maintain a slower pacing to fit characterization, I would suggest cutting out as much fluff as possible to keep people reading. One example is where you say that the fact that he used Jerry's name at the end of each sentence stood out. It wasn't a necessary sentence because that fact already stood out for me, so saying it in the story is redundant. Also, the scene where he's at home taking test pictures really slowed things down and I found myself skimming over a lot of it. Summarize and cut down where you can.
Motive also hurts as far as him targeting the detective. I know cops can be frustrating, but the way you painted the detective wasn't apathetic enough to justify, IMO at least, the protag's quest to teach him a lesson. I'd say the detective needs to come off a little more callous for this to be believable. As I read this I felt a little worse about the cop than the protag, which I don't think you were aiming for (it might not help that I was a cop for 8 years. lol).
Dykes--I've been around the old work bench many a time, but I have no idea what these are. If you want to keep the name, that's cool. I'd suggest just some kind of description to make it clear that they are a cutting tool.
I see there was also discussion about his borderline lustiness toward the nurse. Don't change it just because it reflects badly on the protag. White Knight protag's are boring. We're only human. What married guy hasn't thought of another woman like that before in real life?
Well, hope this stuff helps. Good luck.
Thanks for the read and review Doug.
I can see your point about making the initial crime more powerful. I'll have to try to spice that up a bit, but without making it the central focus of the story. As I addressed in a response to a comment above, I wonder if my choice to only go 4 days from the event hurt the sense that nothing was being done. If it were 2 weeks or a month out maybe the apathy of the department would have stood out more. It's a small thing (a number or the use of the word dykes) that could make a huge difference. And I never intended for the reader to dislike the detective in any way. He's just a guy doing his job. It's almost like with a person's family doctor, to the patient the doctor is the one and only family doctor, but to the doctor the patient is just one of many patients. Thanks again.
Geert Mostrey	from Belgium is reading Gone Girl June 10, 2014 - 11:25am
With so many comments already written it becomes dificult to find anything useful to add. First of the story in itself is chilling, so me too I wanted to read on to find out what was going to happen. The pace didn't bother me, I actually found it to go quite well with your main character.
If I could give 2 very subjective inputs (to be thrown away and disregarded if they are of no use of course), the first would be to intensify the story by giving your main character more emotion. There is a lot of telling going on, but a bit more showing would be great to grab your reader's emotional attention. Let us feel what he feels (when he talks about his wife, quite often he feels almost distant. Which of course he is not, seeing how the story ends). The second input would be to up the ante with regard to motive. Your main character clearly must be desperate to go to such extremes. It would be good to make that come out more, so that we feel his pain, his despair, his frustration and his lack of hope that anything will ever be ok again. Maybe you can have him conflict more with the detective and the hospital staff ?
All in all a really good story that in my opinion doesn't need much to become a great story. So a thumbs up from me !
Grant Williams	from Wichita, KS is reading Friday June 10, 2014 - 12:12pm
Thanks Geert. I'm running into the same issue with the stories I've been reading. There's a ton of great reviewers out there so by the time I get to them I tend to say a lot of 'me too's', so I appreciate you finding input. It seems I need to drive the motive a bit harder and I've got some thoughts on how to do it. I'm glad that the input I'm getting seems to be relatively consistent so I have a decent barometer of how to gauge the things that need work.
Liam Sweeny	from Albany, NY is reading Country Hardball June 12, 2014 - 8:23am
Great Story, Grant. Yeah, the dykes was awierd word, but at the end, I knew what you were talking about. I enjoyed it.
Thanks Liam. I appreciate the read.
Seb	from Thanet, Kent, UK June 17, 2014 - 4:23am
There's a great story in here, but too many spelling and grammar errors that it becomes distracting, for example:
Either Kayla didn't tell the new nurse about Martha's wig, so it's still on her head when I step out.
I did enjoy the idea, and the character is well established, so with a quick revision to correct mistakes and avoid repetition (study...study...house...house...) this will be a really good story. Also, what are dykes? A brief explanation would be handy for us non-US folk who probably call them something completely different. Good story though.
Thanks for the read Seb. I'll have to go back and take a look.
Todd Morr	from Colorado Springs CO is reading Notes From the Internet Apocalypse June 18, 2014 - 1:15pm
I feel it could have been tightened up some, there were some things that did not really add to the story, and made it a bit slow. This is a good story, with a solid lead character and a good payoff at the end, but with better pacing could have been great.
Thanks for the read and rate Todd.
GG_Silverman	from Seattle June 24, 2014 - 1:43pm
Hi Grant!
Very fun story and unusual concept. I loved the voice of the character. Since everyone gave you tons of feedback already, I'll just quickly second what folks said about motivation & emotion. Otherwise, thumbs up to a very creative piece. :)
warrenpawlowski	from Connecticut is reading The Dark Tower series June 30, 2014 - 9:58am
With some further development and insight into the protagonist to offset the at-times plodding pace, and some fine-tuned editing to correct the typographical and formatting errors that could (and should) be easily fixed, this could be a great short story. The former is most important, I think, as it would also help the ending from feeling less "out of left field."
Liam Hogan	from Earth is reading Hugo Nominations July 3, 2014 - 12:01pm
You could do with a trick I try - reading your piece aloud. This allows you to capture less than elegant repetition. "Study" for example, in the first paragraph.
The tone this story starts with, doesn't quite click. "Martha's not doing so hot." - it's a downplaying you might get in a Noir from a jaded thug, but not this elderly man. Who also wouldn't try and chase - so don't have him trying. (You're allowed to have him think about it, though!). It's making it difficult for me to picture this narrator - who admits to being physically a nothing, who has a study, but then comes out with "hope is horseshit". The sentiment I understand, but I'm not sure you've nailed his voice.
You spend, I think, too long on inconsequentials. What he has for breakfast, the way he practices on the phone. These really slow the pace down.
Who is Lewis?
Even when you begin to descibe him breaking the law (speeding) it is done longwinded with "Once I establish my presence in the merging lane" being an example.
Dykes or dikes? I'm guessing the latter : "Dikes, diagonal or side-cutting pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and others".
Ultimately, you don't convey the emotions Jerry must feel to do these actions, and the actions themselves don't make a heck of a lot of sense. You leave the ending ambiguous, does he or doesn't he, but you don't set it up strongly enough that the "does he" is all that plausible Perhaps if there is more conflict - perhaps if you point out that of the two of you, it was Martha who was the strong one, who looked after you, and without her - or even with her but less able, you're both doomed?
Sorry, but for all these reasons, it just wasn't that much fun to read.
Cmangano	from Maine July 3, 2014 - 8:13pm
I thought this was a great piece. I personally found that having seemingly irrelevant pieces, like what he was having for breakfast or taking a shower after a phone tech lesson made him more believable,similarly having him notice that Kayla the night nurse is attractive makes him seem like an actual person. Just because he's in love doesn't mean that he's blind.
I like that you go into detail about him trying to figure out the cell phone like it's a major piece of machinery, making it a point that he has to figure out, not just how to take a picture but how the camera (along with the rest of the phone) functions. This idea seems somehow old fashioned and, once again, reminds us that he is an elderly man.
While this story didn't hit me hard with a lot of action it still kept me on the edge. I understood how the character was feeling, even when his attitudes seemed to contradict each other. People are not purely sweet and sincere or pessimistic and apathetic. In my opinion you did a nice job not making a character a caricature. Well done.
I take the ending to mean either that he knows that his wife isn't going to make it and wants to end things for her, seeing that he is old and possibly dying himself, or he expects the detective to witness a murder attempt and give his case more priority. Either way I am a little confused as to where this leaves Jerry in end.
(sorry, my review posted twice for some reason)
Juice Ica	from Rhode Island is reading The Twelve by Justin Cronin & Beautiful Creatures July 10, 2014 - 11:34am
I liked this - I was also confused by the term dykes but figured it out at the end (which was...whoa! Unexpected). Other folks have said they found the story slow, I didn't - I found it be be paced well and I spent a lot of time just wondering what the HECK he was up to!
I loved the detail you put into his day-to-day doings, that really struck me as authentic and it was really well detailed and written so bravo to that - not everyone can do that without boring the every loving holy hell out of the reader. You did not bore me one bit, I was reading as fast as I could to see what this old man was up to. Well done.
Hector Acosta	from Dallas is reading Fletch July 11, 2014 - 7:50am
I was kind of split on this story to be honest. At the end, I enjoyed it enough to give you a thumbs up, but I do have a lot of the reservations that have already been mention.
I think you have a good opening line, though maybe change it to "Martha's not doing so well", as that seems to jive a little bit better with Jerry's character.
I personally didn't have an issue with you starting the story after the assault. The assault itself really isn't important to the story, more the after effects of it and how Jerry doesn't feel like the police is doing a good enough job. I do agree that four days is maybe too soon, so pushing the dates back could help.
The beginning did seem a bit too slow, and I'm worried that people won't stick with the story-unfortunately, if I was reading this for pleasure, I'm not sure I would have. I did fine that as the story went out, I started to enjoy the pace. Even the scenes when he's buying the camera worked for me, and I especially like his own acknowledgment that the clerk was rushing him off so as to have to show him how the phone worked.
As the story went on, I was actually really interested to find out what his plan was, as I really couldn't figure it out. I was so interest in fact that the ending kind of deflated me. I just didn't buy it (and agree that the word dyke needs to be changed). Part of it is due to the detached POV that you give us, in that we're not so deep inside Jerry's head that we feel his frustration at what he feels is a poor job from the police, and partly because we only really get one scene with him and Milton interacting. It leaves me wondering if this was in Jerry's head, or was the police truly not capable of finding the murder-a question that I think you need to answer clearly, as it'll paint the ending in two different ways.
If you're looking to stick to the word limit, I would suggest cutting down a lot of the beginning (him making breakfast, buying the camera phone, etc) and focusing on his interaction with Detective Milton-both face to face and through texts.
Overall I found the writing to be strong, but there were a couple of lines that stood out or confused me:
'He couldn't have seen me, because if he had, my stature wouldn't have been enough to scare him off."
What's the point of this line? If Jerry's stature wouldn't have made a difference, what does it matter if the thief saw him or not?
"...I'm capable of walking an eighteen minute mile if I take a break"
This sounds like walking an eighteen minute mile is a good thing, where I feel like it's a negative.
At one point you mention someone named Lewis, but I don't know who that's suppose to be. The guy that sold him the phone?
This story has a lot of potential. I wouldn't necessarily change the pace of it, just work to tying the ending together in a stronger way. Hope this helped.
Grant Williams	from Wichita, KS is reading Friday July 11, 2014 - 8:09am
I'm a little behind on responding to the comments, but thanks everyone for the reads and rates. I'm feeling very fortunate that enough readers have read it that I'm getting consistent feedback. There are some things that work for some and not for others and there's not much I can do about that, but the issues that seem to be brought up consistently give me good direction for editing this story and things to consider in future writing. Thanks again for your time.
mattymillard	from Wolverhampton, England is reading Curse of the Wolf Girl - Martin Millar July 13, 2014 - 9:06am
Hey Grant,
I'm probably going to echo comments which you've had from everyone else I'm afraid! I did really enjoy this though, the man character was excellent, very likeable and the pacy of the story and the detail really suited him.
I'm another one who had to google the word "dykes" so I'd agree that something else shoudl be used. Even when I read it I wasn't sure what the ending was though. I'm hoping that he didn't kill her, and it was just a plea for help and to get the detectives attention. If he did, I'm not sure what this means - whether he was the guy who hit her with the bat, whether he is going to kill himself too (was this why he checked how many pills there were in the house at the start?) or whether it was just not thought through at all and his 'statement' is going to send him to jail.
Anyway - I was hooked into this by trying to figure out exactly what his plan was so a little more clarity at the end would be great! Overall a very enjoyable piece though!
SamaLamaWama	from Dallas is reading Something Wicked This Way Comes July 15, 2014 - 7:23am
Hi Grant, Point and Shoot was a very touching story. In the beginning it moved slow and there was lots of telling, but after awhile it started to feel like that's how Jerry internalized things, kinda the way an old man tells a story. Great job. The ending was brutal, but I could see it happening. Thanks for sharing. ~Sam
kevymetal	from Halifax, NS July 18, 2014 - 1:26pm
The continual fussing with the wig and the refusal to wipe his lips (twice) showed both how much the old man cared for his wife and how humiliating he must've found the whole ordeal, for himself and for her. That wasn't a question for me at all. I might make the detective more unsympathetic, just to make the ending more of a triumph. Regardless, this is a thumbs up for me.
Bob Pastorella	from Groves, Texas is reading murder books trying to stay hip, I'm thinking of you, and you're out there so Say your prayers, Say your prayers, Say your prayers July 29, 2014 - 12:15pm
Nice little slow burner that packs a punch at the end. Sorry to come to it so late, afraid there's not much more I can add that's not already been said. I agree with making the detective even more unsympathetic. It's just a job for the burn outs, and those are the ones that really don't care about people.
Thumbs up, man, good job.


Immigration Tango is a comedy film, set for release in the US on February 18, 2011. The film is directed by David Burton Morris and written by Martin L. Kelley and stars Elika Portnoy as Elena Dubrovnik, McCaleb Burnett as Mike White, Carlos Leon as Carlos Sanchez, Ashley Wolfe as Betty Bristol, Avery Sommers as Ms. Ravencourt, Beth Glover as Jill White, Steve DuMouchel as Harold White, Kristen Dawn McCorkell as Sarah White, Brett Golov as Mr. Geneva, Dannie-Raye Lilley as Receptionist (as Danielle Lilley), Noelle Conners as Female Supervisor, Bruce Linser as Pool Buddy, Claudia Buckley as Law Professor, Matt Levine as INS Agent #1 and Larry Zience as INS Agent #2.
Movie synopsis: When Elena, a Russian immigrant studying in Miami and Carlos her Columbian boyfriend run out of legal options for staying in the U.S. the couple switch partners with Betty and Mike, an American couple who are also their best friends. All is well until the stress of keeping up appearances to their family members and a savvy immigration enforcement agent eventually begins to take its toll.


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Raja miraletus es una especie de peces de la familia de los Rajidae en el orden de los Rajiformes.

Morfología

Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 63 cm de longitud total y las hembras 59,7

Reproducción
Es ovíparo y las hembras ponen huevos envueltos en una cápsula córnea.

Alimentación
Come animales bentónicos.

Hábitat
Es un pez de mar y Clima subtropical (44 ° N-35 ° S) y demersal que vive entre 17–462 m de profundidad.

Distribución geográfica
Se encuentra en el Atlántico oriental (desde el norte de Portugal hasta Sudáfrica, incluyendo Madeira), el Mediterráneo y el suroeste del Índico.

Observaciones
Es inofensivo para los humanos.

Referencias

Bibliografía
 Compagno, L.J.V., 1999. Checklist of living elasmobranchs. p. 471-498. A W.C. Hamlett (ed.) Sharks, skates, and rays: the biology of elasmobranch fishes. Johns Hopkins University Press, Maryland, Estados Unidos.
 Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao i C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwán.
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In 2017, our tolerance for the callous wrongdoings of technology and its industry leaders reached a boiling point. The prevalence of fake news became increasingly clear, but more worryingly, the sites that facilitated this rise of fake news demonstrated a complete lack of interests in the issue.
Mark Zuckerberg's apology for "ridiculing fears over Facebook's effect on the election" came too late and now the company must work to repair its tarnished image. It is no wonder that Facebook has drastically changed its approach, amending its News Feed algorithm to prioritize content in favor of 'meaningful social interactions' instead of content shared by media and businesses.
It appears members of the tech community are growing tired of the industry leaders' lack of concern regarding technology's negative impact on certain areas of society. In reaction to this, numerous ex-Google and Facebook employees have banded together to produce The Centre for Humane Technology, to protect children and society from the negative impact technology can have on society and our psychology.
These ex-Silicon Valley employees are not the only ones to take a stand. MIT's director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT and an associate professor at the MIT Media Lab, Ethan Zuckerman, believes that in order to create change we must bringing it upon ourselves using modern tools at our disposal as the traditional methods of government are no longer efficient.
In a recent interview with MIT Zuckerman states that "We used to make change mostly using law as our primary lever. Now we use the legal lever less; we use the levers of norms of markets and technology more often." This point was made abundantly clear with the recent controversy surrounding the abolishment of Net Neutrality, calling into question technology and the political processes in place within the US.
These ambitions are impressive, to say the least. However, the title of the most impressive project for global social good in 2018 might be the work of 27 year-old Jonathan Calmus. Calmus is the visionary pioneer of EDEN (Engineering, Design and Entrepreneurship in Nature), an exclusive community for the world's most innovative minds, currently being built in the Colombian region of Antioquia. Residents of the city will aim to solve major social issues together using technology. The city's launch coincides with the token sale of its very own cryptocurrency, the EDEN Distributed Network (EDN).
Spanning 10 hectares in the hills outside of the Colombian capital, the City of Eden will become home to hundreds of entrepreneurs, engineers, coders and thinkers who dream big and aim to solve some of the world's biggest social issues using aerospace, medtech, blockchain, and renewable technologies. Once fully operational, the city will boast a complete infrastructure, which will include free housing, medical centers, a k-12 public school, an auditorium, and cafes and restaurants for its more than 500 residents and guests to enjoy.
Using the city's underlying blockchain platform, the EDEN Distributed Network, problem solvers from across the globe can contribute open source solutions to earn EDN tokens. Top performers will then be invited to live free of charge in the all-inclusive city, surrounded by nature and modern luxuries, and among its community of other highly accomplished and imaginative residents. In addition to living for free, selected residents will be paid competitive salaries by the project's brainchild, Calmus, who dreamt up the idea of creating an "island" of engineers at the young age of 11.
EDEN has already seen success with its up-and-running pilot program launched in 2017, which built three blockchain startups: Cosmic IIoT, a modular IoT for government, medical and industrial use; Gravitas, a surgical tool loss and theft prevention system; and Neon Air, a heavy lift drone company aiming to save lives in the aftermaths of natural disasters. Since the launch of the pilot program, the team has already built solutions to issues such as doctor negligence, which leads to over 250,000 deaths in the US each year alone.
Across industries, researchers and engineers have realized that complex social and scientific problems can be better solved using this type of collaboration. In the startup world, accelerators, incubators and coworking spaces are increasingly bringing people together around shared projects with the same goal. The City of Eden aims to be on the front line of entrepreneurial collaboration, but with a particular focus on solving a number of social issues.
Clearly 2018 is shaping up to be a very different year for technology. Thanks to the lofty goals of these tech pioneers we might be closing the year on a more positive note, with a brighter future for technology in 2019. Fingers crossed!


Oren Rose stopped by this afternoon (11/24/02) with a few more pictures. Here's a shot of Kingfisher #2. Anybody recognize the pilot?
My Dad, Lt. Theodore (Ted) Buzanoski, was a pilot aboard the Santa Fe – flying the Kingfishers, and while I've not yet been through all the photos, I did spot Dad in "Aviators 1." He's the second man from the left. It also very much looks like him in the gunner's seat in "Aviators 3," but it's hard to tell. I know he didn't fly in that seat, but this might've been a photo op. Unfortunately, Dad passed away back in 1990.
When I received that note from Dave, I asked him whether he'd ever heard this story from Chapter 4 of Steve Jackson's book, "Lucky Lady:"
"Berkey brought the Santa Fe as close as he could to the shore to blast away at the Japanese, risking return fire from well-entrenched shore batteries, including eight-inch coastal defense guns brought from the fall of Singapore. Even one of the cruiser's Kingfisher pilots got into the act. Lt. (jg) Theodore Buzanoski was flying low over the island relaying target locations to the ship when he spotted an ammunition dump. He took a run at the dump and released a bomb he carried, scoring a direct hit that sent the ammunition skyrocketing in massive detonations."
"Thanks for the Chapter 4 text. This was one of the war stories that Dad used to tell. The little twist from my recollection of the story was that either he wasn't sure it was an ammunition dump, or perhaps underestimated its size. In any case, I recall him saying that he was flying so low the size of the explosion almost took him out of the sky. I'm not sure if that was the same run, but on returning to the Santa Fe, in checking his parachute (which the pilots sat on) he discovered a small-arms round had pierced the plane and lodged in his parachute a few nylon layers from his backside. Sure glad they made it home. Otherwise you and I wouldn't be exchanging E-mails.
Regarding the photos "Aviators 1-2-3," I think you're right. I was a little surprised to see him in the gunner's seat, but again, might have been just a photo-op. I have seen photo 1 somewhere before, but not 2 or 3."
Also, from Don Jackson: Aviators #1: Aviator on left I believe is Buzanoski. I believe he was an Ensign or Lieutenant Junior Grade. Also believe he was the Kingfisher pilot when his Radioman/Gunner shot down a Japanese fighter aircraft.
And that's a discrepancy. Buzanoski's son says his Dad is SECOND from left. So who is the fellow on the left? Is he the pilot of the plane that shot down a Japanese fighter aircraft?
My Dad, Lt. (jg) Ted Buzanoski was not the pilot of the Kingfisher that shot down the Japanese fighter; it was Lt. (jg) Robert Henderschott whose personal account of the encounter is attached to the Action Report mentioned above. The radioman/gunner was Hickman, A.E., ARM2c USNR. Lt. Buzanoski had been sent out earlier that day to pick up a downed aviator (Lt. William Knox Blair) from the water near Haha Jima.
Lt. Henderschott's plane was attacked by three Zero's while spotting for the Iwo Jima bombardment. Hickman shot down one of them while the Kingfisher was "completely riddled by machine gun fire". Lt. Henderschott made it back to the "destroyer screen" where the plane's engine froze, and he made a "fairly normal full stall landing" on the water within sight of the Santa Fe. The plane flipped over within 20 seconds of landing but remained afloat until the destroyer Burns picked up Henderschott and Hickman. The Burns then rammed the plane to sink the wreckage.
You will notice at the bottom of the first photo of the Operation Charts section ("Actions Against the Enemy") the figure of a seaplane appears with the date July 4, 1944. I believe this figure represents Lt. Henderschott's plane that was shot down that day.
Still another note -- this from Jerry Buzanoski on November 22, 2002: It was good to see Al Mancini's positive identification of four of the flyers in Aviators 1. Could the uncertain ID (man second from right) be Woody Voss? (Al seems to think his name began with V.) Voss appears on my Dad's list of "companions" along with Tunnell, Zamucen, Hendershott, Jim Simpson, and Fred Mears. Reid Price and Jack Kenney appear to be added to the list at a later date since the ink is of a different color.
As it might help to associate names with faces in other photos, Ted Buzanoski, Art Hickman, and Bob Henderschott appear in the photos on the bottom of pages 52 and 53 of the Santa Fe Cruise Record. Ted is standing in Kingfisher 2, and I assume Art Hickman is standing on the wing, since my Dad's personnal log states that Hickman flew that rescue mission with him. Bob Henderschott flew alone in Kingfisher 1, so he must be the man on the left shaking hands with the rescued pilot (Swenson) in the bottom right photo on page 53. Do you see a resemblance between Hickman (the man on the wing in the photo on page 52) and the unidentified man in Aviators 1?
For the record, the rescued aviator sitting in the rear cockpit of #2 is Radio-Gunner K.E. Quinn of Monessen, PA. (This information from a Connecticut newpaper clipping.) The third rescued aviator was a man named Witzke. He may be the man in the background of the picture of Henderschott and Swenson.
I hope this helps someone to find the last piece of the puzzle.
I told Dave that if his Dad was second from left in Aviators 1, then this has to be a picture of his Dad too.
My father is the Arthur Edward Hickman in some of your pics on the net. There is one unknown one taken from above that I cannot tell if its him or not (labeled "New Aviators Picture"). The ones labeled "Aviators 2" and "Aviators 3" are my father. I've sent the link to my sisters to see what they have to say. I have one picture of him (just out of the Navy then) when he was young that I could scan to send to you. I also have a Xerox of an ad from a magazine that my dad had gotten from Hendershott that details the aerial fight. The last I knew, Henderschott lived in/near the Seattle area. My dad lives in Pueblo, CO presently.
"I remember my Dad being an avid reader and it wasn't until years later that he actually read what it was that he had blown up. He said from the air it looked like a giant, perfectly round hole so he decided to see how good he was and dropped the bomb down the hole. He remembered the plane being pushed up from the blast."
Jerry Buzanoski and I have been having a few email conversations since you forwarded the picture I had sent to you. He also has some additional pictures. One of his pictures is of a Kingfisher with pilot and radio operator. I noticed a Zero painted on the side, and Aviators 3 has a Zero painted on the side of the Kingfisher. Seems that the Zero would only be on the side of the Kingfisher of Henderschott and Hickman's plane. (Obviously the replacement airplane.) Jerry said he is going to send Henderschott the pictures and see what he has to say. That probably tosses more confusion about the pictures.
I believe photos Aviators 4, and 9 through 12 are consecutive photos on a roll of film, the subject being the return of the second of the two rescue flights to the Camotes Islands in mid-September 1944. These flights were mentioned on page 67 of the USS Santa Fe Cruise Record. A picture of the first flight to return (Kingfisher 2, as marked on the wing) also appears on page 67. I'm sure Aviators 5 was snapped just previous to the photo at the middle of page 67. The Cruise Record notes that the rescued pilots were dressed in Filipino" civvies".
Photos 4, 9 and 10 are of Kingfisher 1 and show another man in what appears to be Filipino attire. The series of photos appears to show a somewhat unconventional recovery. Lines from ship to plane are clearly visible. In Aviators 4, the pilot appears to be attaching one of the lines to the plane. I believe my Dad, Lt. (jg) Ted Buzanoski is the pilot in this series of photos. At the date of these rescues he was Senior Aviator of the Santa Fe, having relieved Lt. Henderschott of this duty in mid-August. Also, the haircut and color look very much like another picture of my Dad standing in Kingfisher 2 on page 52 of the Cruise Record.
My Dad told me a story of having picked up a downed pilot who had pleaded with him to make a swing over an area of ocean where a buddy in another plane had been shot down. My Dad initially declined, citing a low level of fuel in the aircraft. He finally agreed to take a quick look (which was unsuccessful) but ran out of fuel on the return to the Santa Fe. The photos referenced above may show the recovery of the pilots from a plane with no fuel. A different method of recovery of Kingfisher 2 is under way in the photo on page 67 of the Cruise Record.
You will notice that Aviators 10 shows the pilot bending over what appears to be gear on the wing of the plane. It looks like he is packing gear into a bag for hauling onto the ship. This would seem unusual for a plane that was to be hoisted momentarily back onto the ship. Aviators 11 and 12 show the pilot and passenger climbing the ladder up onto the ship. The plane seems to be drifting away from the ship in Aviators 12 as a line falls slack. The only sad part to the story my Dad told me was that, because of the dangerous location, the ship could not linger long enough to recover the plane with its crane. The plane was sunk with the ships guns.
I hope that your Dad or someone visiting your website can confirm the connection of the story to these photos.
Al Mancini says: Picture #5--Kline, but I haven't a clue which man he's talking about.
I finally made my long-anticipated trip to the National Archives to review the Santa Fe Deck Logs. Thank you for alerting me to their whereabouts. It was a worthwhile trip.
Combining information from the Santa Fe "Cruise Record" and the Deck Logs I am confident that I have identified the individuals in a few more of the "Aviators" photos.
The "New Aviators Picture" and one similar to Aviators #5 both appear in the Cruise Record with narrative about a rescue of two downed pilots near the Camotes Islands in mid-September 1944. The Deck Log indicates that T.T. Buzanoski and R.M. Buddington flew that rescue mission (in separate planes) on 9/14/44. The pilot of Kingfisher #2 in "New Aviators Picture" is not Buzanoski (my dad), so it must be Buddington. The Cruise record explains that the two rescued airmen wore Filipino civvies as they were hidden from the Japanese by Filipinos. Because the "passenger" in Aviators Nos. 4 and 9 is wearing attire similar to that worn by the rescued airman in "New Aviators Picture", it's likely that the subject of these photos is also the Camotes Islands rescue. If that is the case, the pilot of Kingfisher #1 in Aviators Nos. 4, 9, 10, and 11 is Buzanoski as I had suggested in my letter to you last fall.
The Deck Log for that date also confirms that the ship was unable to retrieve Kingfisher #1 as it was "dead in the water" and the ship's crane had failed. After ordering the men off of the plane the Captain ordered the destroyer Cassin Young to sink it.
The Deck Log indicates that, within an hour of recovering the Pilot of Kingfisher #1 and the rescued airman, passengers J. Henry AOM2/c USNR and R.G. Hassong USNR were transferred to the destroyer Callaghan. This transfer is likely the subject of Aviators #5.
This from Don Jackson: In the picture where Andy sits in background, I believe Chief Boatswain Allord is in the foreground. He was a Chief Warrant Officer.
Al Mancini says: Picture #6--"Tiny" Schmitt (Concord, Ca.) But who is he talking about? The guy sitting on the airplane's cockpit?
Picture #9-10-11-12--Rescued pilot (another Ship)??? LT.Blair ??
Hi Jerry. Looks like I finally figured out your email address. The hotmail acct I used for you back in 2002(?) no longer works. I thought you'd like to see this message I recently received. I'm trying to put the pictures on my website http://usssantafe.net but I'm not sure where it all belongs. I have info on an incident from July 4 that year, but this is May 4. A different incident? Do you know anything about it? Thanks.
Great to hear from you. Sorry for the trouble locating my current email address.
My dad noted the Wakde rescues as occurring on April 21-22, 1944.. He flew scout plane #2 with Art Hickman and picked up radioman, Quinn. Bob Hendershott flew scout plane #1 alone and picked up pilot, Swenson, and gunner, Witzke. Other photos after their return to the ship are on pages 52 and 53 of the USS Santa Fe Cruise Record.
My dad flew another rescue mission on July 4, 1944 at Haha Jima and picked up an aviator named Bill Knox Blair. That was the same day that Bob Hendershott and Art Hickman were shot down while spotting for the bombardment of Iwo Jima, but not before Hickman shot down one of the three Zeroes that had attacked them.
I believe I have the action report of the Iwo Jima incident if you would be interested in having a copy.


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