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La stagione di college football NCAA Division I FBS 2022 negli Stati Uniti organizzata dalla National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) per la Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), il livello più elevato del football universitario, è iniziata il 27 agosto e la sua stagione regolare si è conclusa il 10 dicembre 2022. La finale si è disputata il 9 gennaio 2023 e ha visto la vittoria per il secondo anno consecutivo dei Georgia Bulldogs.

Questa è stata la nona stagione in cui si è adottato il sistema chiamato College Football Playoff (CFP), che ha sostituito il precedente Bowl Championship Series (BCS).

Bowl game e College Football Playoff
A partire dai playoff 2014–15, sei Bowl CFP ospitano le semifinali di playoff su rotazione. Per questa stagione, il Peach Bowl e il Fiesta Bowl hanno ospitato le semifinali, con le vincenti che si sono affrontate nella finale del campionato NCAA al SoFi Stadium di Inglewood, California.

Premi e onori

Heisman Trophy
L'Heisman Trophy è assegnato ogni anno al miglior giocatore.

 Caleb Williams, QB, USC
 Max Duggan, QB, TCU
 C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State
 Stetson Bennett, QB, Georgia

Altri premi al miglior giocatore
 Giocatore dell'anno dell'Associated Press: Caleb Williams, QB, USC
 Lombardi Award (miglior giocatore): Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama
 Maxwell Award (miglior giocatore): Caleb Williams, QB, USC
 SN Player of the Year: Caleb Williams, QB, USC
 Walter Camp Award (miglior giocatore): Caleb Williams, QB, USC

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Q: Python, Len not counting rows correctly I have a loop that counts the rows in each sheet of an xls. When i open the xls itself the count is not exactly aligning with what python is returning me.
row_counts = []
for sheet in list(data_mapping.keys()):
    row_counts.append(len(data_mapping.get(sheet)))
    print(len(data_mapping.get(sheet)))

my counts printed are:
65521
65519
65519
65519
65519
65519
65519
65519
65519
65519
65519
25426

However when I open up my excel and count my sheet I am getting
   65520 , this has a header and data starts on row 3
65520 , no header data starts on row 1
65520 , no header data starts on row 1
65520 , no header data starts on row 1
65520 , no header data starts on row 1
65520, no header data starts on row 1
65520, no header data starts on row 1
65520, no header data starts on row 1
65520, no header data starts on row 1
65520, no header data starts on row 1
65520, no header data starts on row 1
25427, no header data starts on row 1

my full code:
from io import BytesIO
from pathlib import Path
from zipfile import ZipFile
import os
import pandas as pd
from os import walk

def process_files(files: list) -> pd.DataFrame:
    file_mapping = {}
    for file in files:
        #data_mapping = pd.read_excel(BytesIO(ZipFile(file).read(Path(file).stem)), sheet_name=None)

        archive = ZipFile(file)

        # find file names in the archive which end in `.xls`, `.xlsx`, `.xlsb`, ...
        files_in_archive = archive.namelist()
        excel_files_in_archive = [
            f for f in files_in_archive if Path(f).suffix[:4] == ".xls"
        ]
        # ensure we only have one file (otherwise, loop or choose one somehow)
        assert len(excel_files_in_archive) == 1

        # read in data
        data_mapping = pd.read_excel(
            BytesIO(archive.read(excel_files_in_archive[0])),
            sheet_name=None,
        )

        row_counts = []
        for sheet in list(data_mapping.keys()):
            row_counts.append(len(data_mapping.get(sheet)))
            print(len(data_mapping.get(sheet)))

        file_mapping.update({file: sum(row_counts)})

    frame = pd.DataFrame([file_mapping]).transpose().reset_index()
    frame.columns = ["file_name", "row_counts"]

    return frame

zip_files = []
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(dir_path):
    for file in files:
        if file.endswith('.zip'):
            zip_files.append(os.path.join(root, file))
df = process_files(zip_files)

does anyone have an idea on what im doing wrong?

A: If there are no headers in the Excel sheets, then the issue might be that the sheets contain an extra row of data that is not being counted by len(data_mapping.get(sheet)). One possibility is that the sheets contain an extra empty row at the end, which is not being counted because it doesn't contain any data.
To account for this, you can check if the last row of the dataframe is empty and subtract 1 from the row count if it is. Here's how you can modify the code to do this:
row_counts = []
for sheet in list(data_mapping.keys()):
    df = data_mapping.get(sheet)
    # check if the last row is empty
    if df.iloc[-1].isnull().all():
        # subtract 1 from the row count if the last row is empty
        row_counts.append(len(df) - 1)
    else:
        # use the full row count if the last row is not empty
        row_counts.append(len(df))
    print(row_counts[-1])

This should give you the correct row count for each sheet.

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A Trifecta of Illegitimacy
By: Edward A. FallonePosted on January 28, 2017 January 28, 2017 Categories Federal Law & Legal System, Human Rights, Immigration Law, President & Executive Branch, Public, Religion & Law
Let's review a few basics about the Rule of Law in the United States of America. First of all, the Executive Branch (in the form of the President) is given the power to enforce federal law by our United States Constitution. In contrast, the Legislative Branch (in the form of the Congress) is given the power to make the law. So, for example, if the Legislative Branch has passed a statute that grants all refugees seeking political asylum the absolute right to file such a claim when they reach our nation's borders (which it has, in the Refugee Act of 1980), then the President cannot simply declare that right to be "suspended" and instruct officers with the Customs and Border Protection office to turn such refugees away when they arrive at U.S. airports or other ports of entry.
As a side note, none of the Executive Orders or Presidential Directives issued by President Obama relating to the enforcement of the immigration laws directly contravened explicit language contained in a statute passed by Congress. The legal debate over the unilateral actions taken by President Obama concerned the scope of the President's discretion to choose how to enforce the law and how to prioritize deportations. They did not concern whether the President had the authority to order government officials to ignore explicit commands contained in the law. The Order by President Trump to "suspend" the entry of refugees from specified countries without complying with the provisions required under the Refugee Act of 1980 is in direct conflict with an Act of Congress.
Second, the United States has signed treaties that obligate us to treat persons who are "refugees" in certain ways. In particular, our nation has signed the U.N. Convention on Refugees, which forbids nations to return refugees to countries where it is more likely than not that their lives would be in danger on account of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group (a mandatory form of relief technically known as "withholding of removal"). In addition, the United States has signed the U.N. Convention Against Torture, which forbids nations to return any person arriving at their border to a country where they will be tortured. There are no exceptions to these obligations. And while international law is not self-executing, meaning that international law does not automatically become part of U.S. law, in both instances Congress has passed legislation making these obligations a part of domestic U.S. Law.
Third, the United States Constitution, in its 14th Amendment, commands that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws. This command applies to both the governments of the 50 states and to the federal government. There is no doubt that lawful permanent residents of the United States — persons legally entitled to reside in the United States but who have not become citizens — enjoy the same right of Equal Protection under the law as Citizens. Supreme Court precedent has recognized that there may be times when the federal government may take account of the fact of alienage and adopt a uniform rule for all aliens that is different from the rule adopted for all citizens. But it is a different matter for the federal government to adopt the discriminatory treatment of one group of permanent resident aliens versus another group of permanent resident aliens on the basis of race, nationality or religion. For the federal government to treat some legal permanent residents differently than other legal permanent residents solely on the basis of their religion would be a clear denial of equal protection under the law.
President Trump issued an Executive Order yesterday which purports to bar Syrian refugees from Syria from entering the United States indefinitely and which also suspends all refugee resettlement in the U.S. for 120 days as the administration reviews its vetting process. It also imposes a 90-day ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Sudan and Somalia. This order does not permit the affected refugees to request asylum when they arrive at the U.S. port of entry and there are news reports of people being forced to return to the country from whence they came. Spokespersons for the Trump Administration have also stated that the 90 day ban on entry applies to permanent resident aliens from the identified countries.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging this Executive Order. The swift condemnation of the Order is unsurprising, and a judicial injunction partially halting the implementation of the Executive Order was issued mere moments ago. After all, President Trump's Executive Order is contrary to congressional statutes, international law and the United States Constitution. As such, it achieves a rare trifecta of illegitimacy.
37 thoughts on "A Trifecta of Illegitimacy"
genevieve schwandt says:
With the pen Trump put in motion he unleashed something that will devastate our country, other countries will turn their backs to us, this has to stop NOW!
Ellen Reynolds says:
Why hasn't anyone stopped him yet??? I don't get how he does these things that are illegal, and they continue! Whose role is it to charge him?
Edward A. Fallone says:
"Before the President issued the order, the White House did not seek the legal guidance of the Office of Legal Counsel, the Justice Department office that interprets the law for the executive branch."
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/28/politics/donald-trump-travel-ban/index.html
Gretchen Harris says:
Jeff Nielsen says:
Because Trump alone has a brilliant mind. He is smarter than all the generals. Has a plan, a secret plan, the BEST plan, but no one can know what the plan is. He ALONE can make America great again… This one I agree with! He needs to go live in Russia with his hero, putin….
Patricia Sadowski says:
Somewhere in the recesses of my mind I expected that this Democracy was more powerful than any one person or any ONE of the three branches of government, alone. I was not completely confident, just had a feeling, but I am feeling more optimistic now. I will continue to pay close attention. Our American system of Democracy rocks! The rule of law in this country gives us a stability that is comforting. Happy day! I do know it is not over but, still, a wonderful first response to a terrible move by this President.
David Mader says:
Thank you. That was highly informative. We need you. And your voice of reason.
Rachel Rogstad says:
Thanks for sharing and making this clear to me, it needs to be shared to my family and friends.
Zoe Brain says:
You seem to be under the misapprehension that just because some presidential action is illegal and unconstitutional, it won't be enforced anyway.
Who will enforce a federal court's order for an immediate halt to the ban?
The only sanction available against lawless presidential action is impeachment, and that ain't gonna happen.
I'm Australian. The view from the outside is that the facade has just cracked, and laws that can't be enforced are de facto nullities. The assumption that "he couldn't do that…," has been shown to be false. He has enough support to disregard oaths, conventions and polite agreements to uphold the law, and enough sycophants in his entourage to ensure he gets away with it.
Your system was broken long ago, and only held together by tradition. Trump ignores tradition. You're up the creek without a paddle, I'm afraid, and so to varying extents are the rest of us.
Ann Schmidt says:
Thanks so much for your nihilistic response. Do you think we are happy with this? Our country worked just fine until January 20th, while our wonderful President Obama was in charge. We now have a madman making insane decisions that put our country at serious risk. So please keep your mean comments about our country being broken to yourself. Oh yes, and stay in Australia. We don't want you if that's the way you feel about America.
David Bier writes in the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/trumps-immigration-ban-is-illegal.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
Mike Thomas says:
Your trifecta falls apart at the statement: "For the federal government to treat some legal permanent residents differently than other legal permanent residents solely on the basis of their religion would be a clear denial of equal protection under the law."
Islam is not a religion, it is a political ideology that along with Sharia Law defines how one should look, act and function with a society. Islam is not consistent with freedom and liberty, rather, it commands submission (the definition of Islam). Islam does not advocate for equal protection under our (American) laws or ideals. Islam is a cancer and should be prevented from entering our borders.
Emmanuel L Muwonge says:
Please tell me you are saying all this in jest, had no intention of challenging the underlying premise on the basis of merit and, if I may add, you wanted to instill a sense of ease and relaxation so other blog readers take a pause and step back. If I am in error, you won't have been the first to issue such fallacies but hopefully and prayerfully anxious you confirm I am not in error.
Lisa A. Mazzie says:
The ban also excludes majority-Muslim nations where Trump has business interests (e.g., Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia). In fact, it is from those places that known terrorists–like the 9/11 terrorists–have come.
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/28/512199324/countries-listed-on-trumps-refugee-ban-dont-include-those-he-has-business-with
Rose Caruso says:
Go get him, ACLU!!
LeAnne Howe says:
Thank you, this is very helpful.
Patricia J Anderson says:
Thank God Trump is finally being challenged. It seems to me that most of his executive orders are illegal. The President cannot just change the law because he doesn't agree with it. He is to enforce the law, not make it. He must learn the US is a democracy, not a dictatorship. Perhaps he ran for the wrong office in the wrong country.
Charlie Westin says:
Where does the Obama administration fit into this, with the 6-month ban on Iraqi refugees announced in 2011?
Julie mitchell says:
Don't you think the ban in2011 was because of 9 11 for our protection I think this is different its a little strange he doesn't ban the countries he has business. He is out for himself it will all come out in the wash.
Zachary J. Baeseman says:
The problem is all the republicans are bought and paid for by special interests (democrats too). They will not stand up to trump because their eyes are too big for all the things they could deliver to those special interests during this administration. Our government is corrupt and completely broken on federal and state levels.
Judy Darst says:
What about Obama's NUMEROUS Executive Orders, many of them against the law. He got away with murder!
I expand on my arguments in a January 29 blog post:
http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2017/01/29/president-trumps-executive-order-is-still-unlawful/
As I predicted…
As the night wore on, it became increasingly clear that CBP was defying Brinkema's ruling. Lawyers concluded that that meant someone was in contempt of court. The judge could theoretically send in federal law enforcement officers to force CBP to let the lawyers meet with the detainees. But sending in the U.S. Marshals—who are part of the Department of Justice—to take on Customs and Border Patrol—which is part of the Department of Homeland Security—would have been a bureaucratic clash of the titans. And, like everything else that night, it would have been unprecedented. It didn't happen.
Asked by The Daily Beast what CBP officers had told him about why they wouldn't let detainees see their lawyers.
"They told me nothing, and it was unacceptable," he said. "I believe it's a Constitutional crisis, where the executive branch is not abiding by the law."
A source familiar with Booker's exchange with CBP officials told The Daily Beast that officials with the agency refused to see him face to face. Instead, Booker wrote questions on a piece of paper which he handed to police officers, and those officers gave the paper—along with a copy of Brinkema's ruling—to CBP officials. Those CBP officials then wrote out their answers to the senator's questions, according to the source. The source described it as a half-written, half-spoken game of telephone.
An executive agency defying the ruling of a federal judge, and a U.S. senator trying—unsuccessfully—to make that agency comply.
— http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/29/trump-s-border-patrol-defies-judge-u-s-senator-at-dulles-airport-at-his-first-constitutional-crisis-unfolds.html
YMMV, and some Border Patrol offices appear to be slowly complying with the court order.
David Renaud says:
The President is not violating the law he is mearly protecting us from terror if the refugees are not vetted , he is not keeping anybody out unless they are not fit , I don't know about your platform but are you for life , don't you read about suscide bomer blowing up Weddings and just killing people just for the killing so the bommer can get to heave with 70 virgins also do you know the women have no rights it thoise countries and they have all the freedoms here in the USA , I say let them come if they respect our freedoms – love our country -and become a citizen and work hard for the dream . as for the NY times it has published fake news all during the campaign so what kind of paper is that.
Raymond Peltier says:
Trump has created a constitutional crisis, which he defends, not with reason or legal argument, bbut with bravado. This the act of an ignoramus.
Sarah Gordee says:
Thank you – this is wonderful. Clear, succinct summaries of the issues from obviously credible sources are a great way to transmit the facts to the masses with tweet-length educational attention spans. Perhaps an idea to continue?
Vicky Jones says:
Can you please help me understand how T's executive orders can be instantly enacted as if they were decrees? As Commander in Chief, does he have executive authority over the NSA? Has the chain of command been accelerated or bypassed or something else?
Joyce Major says:
Okay, so you are saying that his order is invalid but it didn't stop him from doing it, setting everything in motion, which means the checks and balances don't work if the president goes against them. My question………what happens after he crosses the line? I can't break laws. But can he and won't he continue to issue orders if there is no repercussions?
William Lee says:
The spin on Obama is disingenuous. Choosing to not enforce the law is, in essence, directly changing it. Let's b honest for a change. It would be refreshing.
I had an entertaining exchange concerning the Executive Order with Rick Esenberg this morning on the Joy Cardin Show on Wisconsin Public Radio. Rick stated his opinion that President Trump's Order was "probably constitutional" although he was unclear in his comments whether his conclusion was based on some sort of inherent presidential power in national security affairs or on the argument that the Order fell within the scope of authority delegated to the President under Section 212(f). He also stated his opinion that the Order was "probably unconstitutional at the margins" without managing to identify what those margins are. In any event, this statement is a bit like asserting that your wife is "a little bit pregnant." In my view, as the debate over the Executive Order's legality continues to rage, the main legal issue increasingly seems to come down to one question: whether the language of the Executive Order can be interpreted in such a way that its effect is limited to areas within the statutory delegation of authority under Section 212(f), or, alternatively, whether the Order's language is so vague and far-reaching that the entire Order must be struck down as unconstitutional. I predict that most federal judges will arrive at the latter conclusion.
For more detail please see my subsequent post "President Trump's Executive Order is Still Unlawful":
Hezakiah Levinson says:
There are no international laws that say a country can't say who can or can't enter their borders. They should try walking across the border on Canada without a passport LOL.As far as the Trump EO,it is according to US law;a law passed by Congress and signed by Obama.The Refugee Act of 1980 is not about stopping possible terrorists or enemies entering the country and is modified as to what is to be done about "refugees" from terror supporting countries by Section 217(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
"(12) NOT PRESENT IN IRAQ, SYRIA, OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY OR AREA OF CONCERN.—
"(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C)—
"(i) the alien has not been present, at any time on or after March 1, 2011—
"(I) in Iraq or Syria;
"(II) in a country that is designated by the Secretary of State under section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 2405) (as continued in effect under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), or any other provision of law, as a country, the government of which has repeatedly provided support of acts of international terrorism; orH.R.158 – Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015…..https://www.congress.gov/…/114th…/house-bill/158/text
Hezakiah S Levinson says:
There should be no argument at all calling the restriction a ban.people in seven Muslim dominated countries can not come into the US under the EO signed by Trump.It is not a Muslim ban as the Liberal paranoid press and others are claiming.The NY Times is even claiming that Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Turkey, the UAE, Egypt and Indonesia are not on the list because Trump's companies do business within their borders.If this was a "Muslim ban", then there would be a lot more countries listed than the seven.There are between 49 and 51 Muslim-majority countries in the world, according to estimates from 2010 where Muslims comprise around 50 percent of the population.Since 50.01 percent is a majority but 49.99 is not, a slight discrepancy in population estimates can result in a country not being counted as Muslim-majority. Population percentages are frequently estimates, and different organizations can produce slightly different estimates. According to Pew Research in 2010, Nigeria has a Muslim population of 47.9 percent. However, others consider Nigeria a Muslim-majority country.If it was a Muslim ban with seven banned and there are six Trump does business in,why aren't the other thirty-six Muslim majority countries banned?https://www.reference.com/world-view/many-muslim-countries-world-dd8fd01a7181d54#
Gary Plato says:
There was a question above about how this relates to the Obama administration's ban on Iraqi refugees in 2011. The link below will clarify what that was about and how it is different from this EO
http://www.vox.com/world/2017/1/31/14444862/obama-refugee-ban-2011
Mac Swimfan says:
Federal immigration law also includes Section 1182(f), which states: "Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate" (emphasis added).
William Galston, writing in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, shares my views under the headline "Nothing Redeems Trump's Travel Ban." The pull-out quote states "[i]t probably violates the Constitution and statutes, and it's bad public policy." The full article is linked below (behind a subscribers only firewall):
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nothing-redeems-trumps-travel-ban-1485907087
Ed Fallone says:
Today a federal judge in Washington State issued a nationwide injunction halting Trump's Executive Order:
"In his ruling, [Judge] Robart said Washington had met the high burden to justify a restraining order by showing that Trump's order was causing 'immediate and irreparable injury,' and that the state had a substantial likelihood of winning its underlying lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the travel ban."
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/federal-judge-in-seattle-halts-trumps-immigration-order/
Bill Tangradi says:
Wonderful picture..
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Valdemar Rautio (Finlandia, 4 de enero de 1921-5 de septiembre de 1973) fue un atleta finlandés especializado en la prueba de triple salto, en la que consiguió ser campeón europeo en 1946.

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En el Campeonato Europeo de Atletismo de 1946 ganó la medalla de oro en el triple salto, con un salto de 15.17 metros, superando a los suecos Bertil Johnsson (plata con 15.15 metros) y Arne Åhman (bronce con 14.96 metros).

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How Presidential Ambitions Could Kill the Iran Bill
In the race for president, the Senate's carefully negotiated Iran bill could be a political casualty.
By Lauren Fox and National Journal
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker ushered his Iran-nuclear-approval bill through the tumultuous hearing process. He managed to hold together a fragile coalition of Republicans and Democrats to pass it out of committee. But now Corker and his Democratic counterpart Ben Cardin are attempting their most difficult feat yet: guiding the Iran bill on Senate floor as it weathers presidential politics.
In the Senate, the tension between 2016 hopefuls, such as Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, and the chamber's pragmatists has finally come to a head.
On Wednesday, Rubio delivered an impassioned speech on the floor of the Senate, defending a handful of amendments he has proposed that other senators have accused of being "poison pills" with the potential to kill the delicately-worded Iran bill. One such amendment would require that the Iranians "publicly accept Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state." Another would hold the White House to the framework it initially laid out as it seeks to negotiate with Iran.
But while Rubio has been accused by fellow senators of grandstanding at an inopportune time, he had a message for senators like Corker and Cardin who have appealed to their colleagues in conference meetings, on the floor, and privately.
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"If you don't want to vote on things, don't run for the Senate," Rubio said on the floor Wednesday afternoon. "Everyone who runs for office knows that what we are called to do is vote on issues that sometimes we're uncomfortable on. There is a microphone here on your desk. Come here and explain to the world why you are voting against a deal that requires Israel to have a right to exist."
What makes Rubio's amendments so contentious for rank-and-file members is not their substance. Many senators on Capitol Hill agree with the policies he's pushing. Most senators want Israel to be recognized. But many elder senators have reminded their junior, ambitious colleagues that this is the body's only chance to weigh in on a deal cut between President Obama and Iran's leaders. It is for that reason that interest groups such as AIPAC have called on senators to back off on efforts to push for tough amendments.
After Rubio spoke, Cardin took to the floor and gave his own fiery defense of the committee's bill as it stood. He said Rubio's amendment would have "unintended consequences" that would make it "virtually impossible" for the president to sign the bill. Without a White House signature, Cardin argued that Congress would likely lose its power to disapprove of a bad nuclear deal.
"It is clear that if that amendment got on the bill it would mean one of three things," Cardin told reporters earlier in the day. "It will either mean the bill will fail and not get to the finish line; it means that we cannot negotiate an agreement with Iran so we become isolated in America in our efforts to get a negotiated settlement; or at a minimum it puts Iran in a stronger position in the negotiations."
(RELATED: Tom Cotton Started a Twitter Spat With Iran's Foreign Minister)
Senators on both side of the aisle are fuming at the prospects of losing their opportunity to weigh in on a nuclear deal because of their colleagues' presidential prospects.
During a Republican lunch Wednesday, a senator recounted that Corker and Cruz engaged in a spirited back and forth on Cruz's own amendment, which would require Congress to approve of any nuclear deal sent over from the White House with a majority. Cruz's amendment would allow a straight party vote on an Iran nuclear deal in Congress, which Obama is sure to not sign.
"This is playing out the way I thought it would," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, who also is considering a White House run. "You got people who don't know what they are doing, very immature, very focused on themselves, coming to the floor and coming up with legislative proposals that are just pie in the sky."
Graham added that he supports Rubio's proposals in principle, but will not vote for anything he thinks could stand in the way of a bill to get a vote on an Iranian nuclear deal.
(RELATED: A Test for the Iran Deal -- And the 2016 Contenders)
"Any amendment that doesn't advance that cause or can break apart that bipartisan coalition and take us down a sidetrack is a blessing to the Ayatollahs," Graham said.
In both cases, Rubio and Cruz have an opportunity to use the amendment process to boost their support in conservative circles. But that political gain may come at a cost for the rest of the Senate. The instance serves as yet another reminder how the campaign trail is manifesting itself on the floor of the Senate.
Even Corker acknowledged the senators' split priorities on the floor Tuesday, alluding to the fact that many of the 2016 contenders were "traveling around the country, focused on other things at present."
There is a deep concern among many senators that too many amendments could undercut the Senate's ability to have any say at all over the Iran negotiation.
"This is our only option for the Senate to exercise what I believe is our constitutional duty to review and vote on this likely agreement," said GOP Sen. Susan Collins, who said she agrees that the bill could be stronger.
The reality is that in order to pass the Iran bill and in order for it to maintain broad political support without undermining nuclear negotiations, senators will be forced to chose between blowing up this carefully crafted bill or voting on principle. Being on record against freeing U.S. prisoners or denying Israel the recognition senators believe it deserves is an uncomfortable place to be.


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Sony, Isaac Yowman Developing a DJ Screw Biopic
3:24 PM PST 12/18/2020 by Mia Galuppo
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The project is a part of The Incubation Lab, which is headed by Jeron Smith, the CEO of Steph Curry's Unanimous Media, and is a joint venture with Sony.
Sony is developing a biopic of musician and producer DJ Screw.
Veteran commercial director Isaac Yowman developed the project and is set to executive produce.
DJ Screw, a Texas native, worked as a DJ in the '90s and gained regional acclaim for his remix technique, know as chopped and screwed, which has gone on to influence many artists in Houston's hip hop community. He was 29 when he died in 2000.
The project, which the working title All Screwed Up, will be made in participation with DJ Screw's family.
All Screwed Up was a part of The Incubation Lab, which is headed by Jeron Smith, as a joint venture with Sony. The program is meant to identify and develop feature projects from nontraditional storytellers and underrepresented talent. All Screwed Up will be the first film to come out of the program and is eyeing a 2021 production start.
"Jeron and Maia have been extremely helpful and transparent in navigating me through this process," offered Yowman. "They've committed to making sure my voice as a black filmmaker is heard and the team we're building is super solid. I can tell Sony genuinely wants to see me grow as a creative, and that means a lot. The family is happy and so am I."
Maia Eyre will oversee on behalf of the studio, along with Smith for The Incubation Lab.
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USGA MEN'S STATE TEAM
Defending Champion Pennsylvania, Alabama Lurk One Shot Back September 14, 2010 By David Shefter, USGA
Santa Rosa, Calif. – As a warm-weather locale with year-round golf and a deep talent pool of outstanding amateurs, one would expect Florida to be a constant contender at the USGA Men's State Team Championship.
And in some years, Florida has acquitted itself nicely, finishing second in the inaugural competition in 1995, tying for fourth in 1999 and getting a share of ninth in 1997.
But it never has claimed the trophy. That might change in 2010 at Mayacama Golf Club, where Florida garnered the early 36-hole clubhouse lead on Wednesday at 2-over 286 after posting a 3-over 145.
Doug Snoap, 51, of Apopka, Fla., matched the morning's best round with a 1-under 70 over the 6,726-yard Jack Nicklaus design, while 39-year-old Jon Veneziano of Eustis, coming off a brilliant 67 on Tuesday, added a 4-over 75. Don Bell of Port Orange had a non-scoring 80 in the three-count-two format.
Florida held a one-stroke edge over Alabama and defending champion Pennsylvania, which shot 143 behind an even-par 71 from Sean Knapp and a 72 by two-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Nathan Smith.
Alabama received a 72 and 74 from Glenn Northcutt and Steve Hudson, respectively. Robert Nelson, who threatened the championship and course scoring record on Tuesday before settling for a 68, struggled to a non-scoring 83.
Washington and Kansas, the 18-hole leaders at 2-under 140, had afternoon starting times, as did Georgia, which stood at even-par 142 after day one of the 54-hole biennial competition.
Play was suspended for 45 minutes early Wednesday for fog. It was the second consecutive day that fog forced a brief suspension. Because of Tuesday's conditions, the first round did not finish until Wednesday morning.
We have a mature team, said Florida captain Jack Pultorak, who has been the director of Rules and Competitions for the Florida State Golf Association the past 12 years. All these guys have played golf professionally before … and are reinstated amateurs. We just need somebody to break par each day and somebody else to hang around.
That formula has worked through 36 holes. On Tuesday, it was Veneziano, a semifinalist at the 1988 U.S. Junior Amateur who is competing in his 13th USGA championship, shooting a 67. On Wednesday, Snoap stepped up with a three-birdie, two-bogey effort. His 70 was only matched by California's Harry Rudolph III and Todd Mitchell of Illinois.
I just didn't make any mistakes, said Snoap, adding that a key to the round was rebounding from a bogey at the par-3 fifth with a 52-degree wedge approach to 3 feet at the par-4 sixth for a birdie. It was nothing spectacular today; just solid.
Jon was our horse yesterday and today it was my turn. And tomorrow it will be Don's turn. We really would love to win, especially for Jack. We haven't been showing well lately [at the Men's State Team Championship] and they are doing so much for us in the state. We need to reward them.
Snoap has had a lot more time to play golf this year since being laid off in December. The computer programmer has used the free time to compete more and the results are showing up. He was third in the Florida State Amateur, fifth in the Florida Mid-Senior and qualified for the Florida Open. He also was co-medalist at his U.S. Senior Open sectional qualifier with five other players and wound up as an alternate. He was an alternate for the U.S. Amateur Public Links and recently qualified for the U.S. Mid-Amateur that begins Sept. 25 at Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, N.Y.
It's helped to play this much, said Snoap. You can correct your mistakes quicker. You have a better feel with your short game. You definitely notice the difference.
Pennsylvania is looking to join Texas and Minnesota as multiple winners of the Men's State Team Championship. Once again on Wednesday, it was the Pittsburgh duo of Knapp and Smith leading the way. The 84 by Artie Fink was discarded.
Said Knapp of the team's chances of a comeback win, We need to shoot like four under tomorrow. A lot will depend on how the other teams do this afternoon.
David Shefter is a USGA communications staff writer. E-mail him with questions or comments at dshefter@usga.org.


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