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'Friday Night Lights' with the Family
While last week's Emmy Awards lavished honors on Veep and The Handmaid's Tale, I want to direct Commonweal readers to a show that ran a decade ago. In today's artisanal entertainment system you can pretty much watch what you want, when you want, and Friday Night Lights is streamable on Netflix. But hurry: Netflix is taking the show down come October. If you watch the first episode, you'll likely be scrambling to get as many in as you can, because this may well be the best drama ever produced by network TV.
In the past, when I've written in this space about football (here and here, for instance), I've warned off those readers unlikely to be interested. Friday Night Lights requires the opposite caveat. Though its portrayal of football in America's heartland provided just enough gridiron action to lure male viewers, FNL was really about other things: the temptations and corruptions of winning; the daily challenges of marriage; the wild ups and downs of raising children; the ever-present specter of human fallibility; and the redemptive power of love.
Yes, OK, and a few Hail-Mary pass plays as well.
The show grew from a 1990 nonfiction book by Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Buzz Bissinger, who spent a year in the small Texas city of Odessa, researching the culture of high-school football. His book offered a clear-eyed view of racism, economic distress, and the burdens that a community's obsession with the game places on its teens. As a review in the Times noted, Bissinger set down "a biting indictment of the sports craziness that grips not only Odessa but most of American society, while at the same time providing a moving evocation of its powerful allure." Odessa residents, who thought Bissinger had come not to bury them but to praise them, were outraged, and the journalist received death threats.
The book led to a 2004 movie, whose writer-director, Peter Berg, subsequently pitched it as a series to NBC. The series format allowed Berg to minimize the gridiron action and zero in on characters. The result was quietly spectacular. If you like shows that offer sympathetic portrayals of characters steeped in ambiguity, FNL is for you. Its scrutiny of errant humans coping under pressure repeatedly presents good people doing bad things—succumbing to various forms of temptation, anger or duress – along with the obverse example of deeply compromised characters managing, through an unexpected grace, to transcend their flaws. Thus we have Buddy Garrity, a car dealer and head of a powerful faction of football boosters, who is equal parts blowhard, conniver, and philanderer, undertaking to help a troubled teenaged boy his daughter befriends on a Christian visit to a youth correctional facility—and sticking by him, even when the young man relapses.
There's also Brian "Smash" Williams, a star running back being raised by a single mom and desperate to get a college football scholarship; when the congregation at his church scrapes together a collection to help him pay for an SAT prep course, he uses it instead on performance-enhancing drugs. And among the female characters, a blonde bombshell named Tyra Collette struggles to avoid the fate of her older sister, a strip-club dancer, and her mother, perpetually dependent on men who treat her badly; but Tyra herself half relishes her own bad-girl reputation, and rejects a smart but nerdy boy who loves her in favor of a handsome rogue who comes to town with the rodeo. Religion plays a role in the show, in the form of an evangelical Christianity whose enthusiastic services, in a large exurban church, distinctly resemble the football team's pep rallies; and, on the other side of town, a black congregation struggling to pay the pastor. But the show itself is essentially Christian in the cycles of spiritual experience it puts its characters through: error and discovery; confession; punishment and shame; and finally the chance for redemption.
FNL was not about football so much as the temptations of winning; the challenges of marriage; and the redemptive power of love
It also offers, via Coach Eric Taylor and his wife Tami—a counselor at the same high school—one of the most nuanced portrayals of marriage and family you'll find anywhere. Any parent will smile to see how Eric and Tami, who in their jobs routinely dispense thoughtful counsel to young people, so often lose their perspective when dealing with their own teenaged daughter, Julie. In the episode we watched last night, Eric and Tammy discover that Julie, who is fifteen, has gotten a tattoo on her ankle. The pitch-perfect blowup that follows later on begins with Tami tersely informing her daughter that "I found a place in San Antonio, it's very reputable, and we are going to go and have that tattoo removed."
Julie gives her parents the teenage death-ray stare. "You two have fun, because I'm not going."
"Don't be a smart-ass," snaps Coach.
"This is not your decision to make," says Tami.
"Really? Last time I looked, it was on my ankle," Julie shoots back.
At which point Tami explodes. "No, honey, it's not. Until you're eighteen years old, it's my ankle, OK? It's my ankle! And we are going to go down there tomorrow and get that tattoo removed! End of conversation!"
My wife and I were watching with our sixth-grade daughter, and—as we so often do with this show—we paused it to discuss the scene, beginning with the daughter's insistence that "it doesn't mean anything—it's just a tattoo!" We asked our daughter: why did she think the mom and dad were so upset?
She thought about it. "Because they love her and they're worried they'll lose control over her. They think it does mean something. They're afraid she'll end up being like Tyra."
If you have a middle-school-or-older child with whom you want to jump-start a conversation about fundamental and knotty American realities, I can't imagine a better text to use than this show, with its trenchant look at class and race, ambition and education, and the pleasures and pitfalls of family life. The show also portrays serious life setbacks. Early in Season 1, the starting quarterback and town hero, Jason Street, suffers a severe spinal injury and has to restart his life as a paraplegic. Then there are the toils of the quarterback who replaces him, Matt Saracen, a dutiful sixteen-year-old who lives alone with his grandmother—his mother abandoned the family, and his father is in Iraq—and must care for her in the early stages of dementia. Saracen is hard-working but no star athlete, and in one episode, Coach Taylor agonizes about whether to replace him at quarterback with a new and more talented kid. The prospect of piling this demotion atop Saracen's already considerable burden appalls the coach. "If I take him out in the middle of the season, it'll kill him," he says to Tami. And then the next day he does it anyway. His job, as he reminds Matt when delivering the bad news, is to win games.
The novelist Vladimir Nabokov once observed that "all reading is re-reading"—by which he meant that a truly great novel only begins to disclose its depths upon a second or even third reading. Friday Night Lights is like that. Hardly an episode concludes without either my wife or me commenting, "I knew this show was good, but I hadn't realized it was this good." Episode after episode reminds viewers that Americans too often fixated on success at all costs—both individuals and communities—also possess deep reservoirs of resilience to rely on when those costs pile up. The show delivers complicated realities and important truths. I'm a football fan, but it's as a father and husband that watching it has elevated my game.
Rand Richards Cooper is a contributing editor to Commonweal.
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My research focuses on subnational economic and political governance in Latin America. One aspect of my research focuses on how political factors affect subnational fiscal policy. I have examined the impact of rational partisan ideology, vertical partisan effects, and election cycles on municipal debt policy in Mexico. I have also studied how municipal administrative capacity and violent crime affect subnational debt portfolios as well. My current research investigates how debt policy diffuses (both horizontally and vertically) among subnational governments, leading some localities toward certain types of debt over others. Another aspect of my research examines how political institutions affect the survival of subnational authoritarian enclaves. I have examined the adoption of participatory institutions in electoral authoritarian Oaxaca, Mexico and their impact on subnational political dynamics under national authoritarian and national democratic rule. My current research examines how national authoritarian political decentralization facilitates the survival of subnational authoritarian enclaves after national democratization. Although most of my research addresses topics in subnational governance, I have also examined national level political and economic trends. I have published research on how national economic conditions affect voting behavior, inter-governmental relations, and inter- and intra-party dynamics, as well as on how national political conditions affect stock markets. In an extension of my research on politics and markets, I am examining the impact of international and domestic politics on currency markets.
Some scholars argue that party leader considerations drive governors copartisan with presidents toward fiscal discipline, while others argue that party reputation concerns guide their behavior. To demonstrate how to assess whether either of these mechanisms is at work, I extend them to the municipal level. If mayors aligned with both governors and presidents are more disciplined than mayors aligned with only presidents, copartisan governors affect mayoral fiscal behavior through party leader considerations. If mayors aligned with both governors and presidents are just as fiscally disciplined as those aligned with only presidents, party reputation concerns drive mayoral fiscal behavior. Cross-sectional time-series analysis of debt used to finance fiscal excess in municipal Mexico reveals support for the party leader concern logic in this nation, but the party reputation logic (or both logics, or neither logic) may be at work in others.
Research shows that violent and organized crime reduces foreign direct investment and that armed conflict lowers sovereign credit ratings. Building on these insights, I argue that violent crime reduces financial institutions' confidence in the capacity of governments to repay loans, raising the costs attached to loans, and reducing government debt through a "supply-side" logic. Yet, this logic is difficult to test. Governments can render lenders indifferent to violent crime by accepting higher borrowing costs, resulting in no observed relationship between them. It is for this reason that analysis of the effect of violent crime on government credit ratings alone cannot tell us much about its effect on actual government debt. In this study, I explain how analysis of subnational debt from welfare-minded public banks and profit-minded private lenders can distinguish the supply-side logic from the null hypothesis. Cross-sectional time-series analysis of homicide rates and municipal debt in Mexico demonstrates support for the supply-side logic. Evidence of the supply-side logic reveals that those governments most in need of cost-efficient financing are most likely to be charged higher prices for it or priced out of capital markets altogether, signaling the need for market intervention in these cases.
How do electoral authoritarian autocrats choose strategies for manipulating elections? Most scholars assume that autocrats strategize all electoral manipulation from above, with local regime agents charged with carrying out these top-down strategies. In contrast, a few assume that local regime agents strategize all electoral manipulation from the bottom up. More likely, reality lies in between. To make this point, I build an argument for how autocrats might configure the distribution of decisions over electoral manipulation among regime agents. I argue that autocrats delegate decisions about electoral manipulation to local regime agents in core regime districts – to ensure aggregate support – and to regime agents in recently marginal regime districts – to ensure territorial control. In contrast, autocrats determine strategies in long-time marginal districts and in those turned adverse to the regime. Statistical analysis of a unique political reform in one state in electoral authoritarian Mexico – where autocrats transferred the authority to restrict political rights and the secret ballot to some regime agents but not to all – supports the argument. It also reinforces the proposition that wholly centralized/decentralized decision-making about electoral manipulation only occurs under specific political conditions, raising questions about the empirical validity of these assumptions in current research.


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A History of Veganism - Part 3 of 4: Modern Era
In part two of our series, we saw that vegetarianism enjoyed resurgence in Europe during the Renaissance period, an influential time for the arts, culture and intellectual thought. Closely following the Renaissance, the Age of Enlightenment from the 17th to the 18th century, was a time in Europe marked by an emphasis on empiricism, which is to say, reason and scientific methods as a way to true knowledge. It was a new era in Western thought that saw significant advances in such ideals as individual liberty, democracy, women's rights, and the separation of church and state. Eminent Enlightenment philosophers such as Voltaire of France and Genevan Jean-Jacques Rousseau, spoke about the sentience of animals.
Delightful Treats for Mother's Day - Vegan Strawberry Cream Cake, Mochi and Limeade
Refreshing and fragrant strawberries are one of the typical fruits that ripen in the springtime here in Korea. A favorite fruit that can be enjoyed on its own, used in salads or made into a wide range of desserts. Strawberries are rich in anti-oxidants, packed with vitamins C and K, fiber, folic acid, manganese and potassium that are all highly beneficial for our health and well-being. In addition, the heart-shape and attractive, bright red appearance make the strawberry a popular choice in food decorations and in desserts. Today, to celebrate Mother's Day in honor of mothers all over the world, we are pleased to prepare some special desserts using strawberries.
A History of Veganism – Part 2 of 4: From the Ancient Period to the Early Modern Era
In part one, we saw that vegetarianism has its roots in the world's ancient spiritual traditions. It should be of no surprise that vegetarianism and religion are so closely associated, considering that the cornerstone of virtually all major faiths and philosophies in the world is the universally recognized golden rule, to treat others kindly, which is the underlying tenet of vegetarianism and veganism." Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."-Lord Jesus Christ. This perhaps is the most famous principle that Lord Jesus Christ conveyed during His Sermon on the Mount. We would like to honor Christianity, the world's largest religion, by exploring the various existing written records and other information that suggest Lord Jesus and the early Christians were vegetarians or vegans.
Vegan Kaiaroha Baked Cheesecake with a Shortbread Base and Blueberry Sauce
Chef Alara was involved in the food business in London, United Kingdom, in the 1990s and early 2000s, before moving back to New Zealand where she ran a vegetarian market stall for several years before becoming vegan in 2011. She started making nut cheeses to sell, and today the artisan vegan cheeses are aged in a purpose-built two-story high glass cheese cave on site at her cafe, Kaiaroha Organic Vegan Cafe &Deli, which opened in October 2017. Today we are delighted to have Chef Alara, and her daughter Elyse, to show us how to make a healthy, delicious, and beautiful vegan cheesecake, which also happens to be Alara's own recipe.
Plant Based News - The Go-To Source For all Things Vegan
With a pure heart, Robbie Lockie like many others dreamed of a world reflecting the Garden of Eden where all humans and animals coexist in peace and harmony. With a dream fueled by positive fervor, Robbie joined forces with other like-minded individuals wanting a compassionate world. Klaus Mitchell was one of these people already on the path spreading the vegan message. Living on a dream and a prayer, Robbie and Klaus set up the Plant Based News website. As they developed their vegan news site, they began gaining more and more followers but had no idea their humble site caught the attention of an influential investor, also with the goal of creating a kinder world.
A History of Veganism - Part 1 of 4: Ancient Period
Far from being a new phenomenon, vegetarianism and veganism have enjoyed a long and diverse history since the beginning of our sojourn on Earth. The term vegetarian was not coined until the 1800s, and the term vegan not until 1944.Before these words were invented and popularized, a vegetarian diet was referred to as the "vegetable diet," or the "Pythagorean diet," after the preeminent Greek philosopher Pythagoras. Generally, the further back in time, the less certain it is whether a particular historical figure was vegetarian, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, or vegan. For the purpose of this show, we will use the term vegetarian to represent all these different types of vegetarianism where there is no certainty.
The Stanford Inn by the Sea - Vegan Cooking at The Ravens: Roasted Cauliflower Napoleon Garnished with Green Sauce & Shiitake Bacon, Part 2 of 2
As an executive chef,Jeff Stanford is very passionate about using plant-based whole foods to create nourishing and delicious dishes. Together with his wife Joan and their team, they have made the resort's restaurant," The Ravens," one of "The Top Ten Inn Restaurants in the U.S,"and nationally acclaimed for its exceptional vegan cuisine. Last week, we were honored to have Chef Sadhana Berkow from The Ravens restaurant show us how to prepare and roast vegetables for the colorful vegan dish, Roasted Cauliflower Napoleon. Today, she continues demonstrating this creative recipe with the green garden sauce and shares the art of plant this beautiful dish.
FRUITARIANISM - The Natural Way of Eating and Living, Part 2 of 2
Various reasons inspire people to switch from cooked food to the fruitarian diet. The transition one goes through to attain it can be a gradual process depending on the individual. Some fruitarians will eat only what falls naturally from a plant, and fruits, nuts and seeds that can be harvested without killing or harming the plant. Others prefer not to eat seeds as they contain future plants. While others believe they should only consume plants able to produce seeds for propagation.
FRUITARIANISM: The Natural Way of Eating and Living, Part 1 of 2
This program introduces you to fruitarians and raw vegans such as Anne Osborne, Professor Arnold Ehret, Herbert M. Shelton, and Mango Wodzak, sharing their philosophy and experiences on Fruitarianism. Fruitarianism is a diet which consists of only fruits or it can be mostly fruits in the botanical sense, as well as possibly nuts and seeds. The diet can be regarded as a subset of veganism, strictly without animal products. It may be adopted for a variety of reasons such as ethical, environmental, health, cultural, religious, and even economic.
Founded by Jeff and Joan Stanford in 1980, the Stanford Inn by the Sea is a 100% vegan, eco-organic and pet-friendly resort located by the sea in Mendocino, California, USA, and sets a good example for a sustainable and compassionate lifestyle, for both its customers and the local community. Today, we are privileged to have Chef Sadhana Berkow from The Ravens to show us how to make the colorful, delectable, and nutritious Roasted Cauliflower Napoleon - one of the most popular vegan meals in the restaurant.
Vegan Eats Series: Miracle Green House – Spreading Love and Compassion from Organic Farm to Vegan Table
The vegan lifestyle has come a long way since its humble beginnings, and even more so, it has grown from a social trend into a mainstream movement over the past five years or so. Although the vegan lifestyle encompasses many areas, it all starts with food. Come with us today, to visit Mircle Green House, situated in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, also known as Formosa. This state-of-the-art European style vegan restaurant is well known for bringing organic food straight to the vegan table.
Celebrating International Artist Day – Learning the Basic Art of Traditional Thai Fruit and Vegetable Carving
Our Beloved Supreme Master Ching Hai proclaimed April 3rd as International Artist Day in honor of all the artists throughout the world.To celebrate this special occasion, members of our Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association in Thailand are delighted to share with you the Art of Traditional Thai Fruit and Vegetable Carving, which is an ancient art form that has been practiced in the Royal Palaces of Thai Kingdoms for many centuries. Tao Sri Chulalk from the Thai Royal Palace created intricately carved fruits and vegetables to beautify and adorn floats offered to the Water Goddess during the twelfth month of the Thai lunar calendar.
Lively Raw Vegan Hungarian Cuisines with Chef István, Part 2 of 2 - Beetroot Cream with Horseradish and Fruity Rice Pudding
Today, we are honored to have Chef István back to showcase some more delightful Raw Vegan Cuisine from Hungary. István is a passionate advocate of the raw vegan lifestyle. He started on a plant-based twenty years ago and has been a Raw Vegan Food Chef for the past seven years. In his commitment to promote the raw vegan lifestyle, István has for many years been actively participating in various events through workshops and lectures. In addition, he also organizes events such as vegan month, vegan weekends and vegan vacations. He has held over 100 events throughout Europe. Through his travels, István gains inspiration for his recipes and is able to keep up to date with the raw vegan lifestyle trends. He shares these with his guests and through social media via his website and Youtube channel.
Vegan World Series: Ahimsa Paramo Dharma - Veganism in Nepal
In today's modern world, Ahimsa Paramo Dharma, or non-violence is the ultimate virtue,has gained more respect and is considered the noblest principle by the people of Nepal. Furthermore, with the non-violence and compassion movement gaining momentum, the realization of the importance of kindness has risen significantly in Nepal. Within the past two years, many Nepalese have become vegetarian or vegan, as a result of growing empathy for the cows.
Lively Raw Vegan Hungarian Cuisines with Chef István, Part 1 of 2 - Stuffed Cabbage
Veganism, including raw vegan food,is well established in Hungary because of the great work from raw food pioneer Bela Bicserdy.He started the raw vegan and vegetarian movement based on raw nutrition in the 1920's.Nowadays more and more people have realized there are much better food choices, so healthy vegan foods have become a trend in Hungary. Today we are honored to have the well-known Hungarian Raw Vegan Food Chef, Istvan Varga on our show. Now, Chef Istvan is going to teach how to make the delectable raw vegan Hungarian stuffed cabbage.
Welcome Aboard! An All-Vegan Cruise of Patagonia, Part 2 of 2
In part 1 ,we met Dirj Bocklage, founder of Vegan Travel, a German-based company which organizes completely plant-based cruises. He explained how he meticulously plans the voyages, ensuring that everything onboard, from food, to toiletries, and even your pillow, is purely vegan. In Today's episode, we meet some of the passengers and staff on Vegan Travel's cruise of Patagonia, on the southern tip of South America to discover what they most enjoy about their expedition.
In the past, vegans often faced challenges when vacationing. Perhaps they could not speak the local language to explain their dietary preferences. Perhaps restaurant owners did not offer purely plant-based options. This could create anxiety; with some even feeling it was unsafe to travel. But now, we can relax and enjoy, because vegan tour companies are springing up around globe. One such business, Vegan Travel, a German-based company founded in 2013, specializes in river and ocean cruises, we join them in Patagonia, on the southernmost tip of South America, on one of their fascinating, friendly, and delicious plant-based cruises.
Nutritious Meal of Five Colors and Six Plant Parts, Part 2 of 2 - Fragrant Jeera Pulao & Aloo Gobi
Last Sunday's cooking show, featured Mr.Wong Kee Yew who demonstrated two delightful cuisines from Malaysia, using the five colors concept from the Traditional Chinese Medicine theory. Today we are very happy to have him back to demonstrate two cuisines using the six plant parts concept, namely Jeera Pulao,or Cumin Rice and Aloo Gobi, which is stewed potatoes and cauliflower.
Perfect Day - A Dairy Reinvented
As many of our Earth-loving viewers may know, raising cows for their milk is very unsustainable and requires vast amounts of resources such as water, land and food. The worst aspect of the entire dairy industry is that hundreds of millions of cows are kept in a repetitive cycle of abuse, being forcibly impregnated, giving birth, then suffering the loss of their babies. One pioneering start-up is Perfect Day, a San Francisco-based company in California, USA, that is developing a yeast-derived milk. Started in 2014,Perfect Day, which was originally called Muufri, is now led by Mr. Ryan Pandya and Mr. Perumal Gandhi, who have assembled a team to create milk, exactly as many people have known it, but without a cow.
Nutritious Meal of Five Colors and Six Plant Parts, Part 1 of 2 - Grandma's Vegan Soup & Black Sesame Kolo Mee
Mr. Wong is a Bachelor of Biotechnology graduate with honors from Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, and has worked in the life science research sector for more than ten years. Given his background, Mr. Wong pays particular interest in preventive medicine and health science, and has been collecting data and researching vegan nutrition in his personal capacity. In 2002,he became vegan, incorporating organic plant foods in his diet. An advocate of consuming five colors and six plant parts in our daily meals, Mr. Wong believes this supplies us with comprehensive nourishment.

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Professor Jas Pal Badyal, FRS, in Durham University's Department of Chemistry, is the first UK-born scientist to receive the Chemical Research Society of India's (CRSI) International Medal.
The award recognises the pioneering work of Professor Badyal's research group at Durham in developing waterproof nanocoatings for technological and societal applications.
Professor Badyal is particularly interested in the application of his research for both the commercial market and to help those living in poverty.
Professor Badyal's waterproof coatings technology was commercialised by British firm P2i Ltd and has gone on to protect over three million pairs of footwear, 100 million smartphones, and over 75 per cent of the world's hearing aids.
Speaking about being the recipient of the CRSI International Medal 2018, Professor Badyal said: "I am extremely proud to receive this award and honoured that the work of my research group has been recognised by the Chemical Research Society of India.
Professor Badyal was presented with his award after his lecture to the 22nd National Symposium of the Chemical Research Society of India, at Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur. The conference, which ran from 2 to 4 February, was a joint event between the CRSI and the UK's Royal Society of Chemistry.
Professor Narayanasami Sathyamurthy, President ofThe Chemical Research Society of India, said: "The CRSI has a tradition of honouring some of the outstanding chemists of Indian origin working outside India by awarding the CRSI Medal each year.
In 2016 Professor Badyal was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his pioneering research on the functionalisation of solid surfaces and use of nanolayers.
Chemistry at Durham University is ranked in the top 100 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017.


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Peyton Manning has a routine that some people might consider old-fashioned.
Every time a great NFL player retires, the Denver Broncos quarterback sends a handwritten note thanking him for his contribution to the game.
As for Manning, who turns 40 in March, he's not done penning his own football script.
He threw two touchdown passes Sunday to help the Broncos to a 20-18 victory over New England that secured a spot in Super Bowl 50, surpassing Denver great John Elway as the NFL's oldest starting quarterback to get that far.
"There's no question this was a sweet day, a sweet victory," Manning said.
In a game that was showcased as the 17th showdown between future Hall of Famers Manning and Tom Brady, it was Denver's defense that made the difference.
Despite Brady's directing a dramatic comeback down the stretch — throwing a four-yard touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski on fourth down with 12 seconds left, and putting the Patriots in position to tie — Denver's defense made a pivotal play that sent the orange-clad crowd into the emotional stratosphere.
Needing a two-point conversion — and harassed by a relentless pass rush — Brady took the shotgun snap, rolled a few steps to his right, then tried to throw across his body to Julian Edelman. Denver's Aqib Talib got a hand on the ball, however, and teammate Bradley Roby picked it off.
"It was just tough for us to ever get into a rhythm and finally to score some points here at the end," said Brady, who threw a whopping 56 passes but completed only 27, for 310 yards. "And then for it to come down to a two-point conversion is a tough way, obviously, to end the season."
The Broncos recovered the ensuing onside kick by New England, Manning took one knee to bleed the final seconds off the clock, and Denver was heading to the eighth Super Bowl in its history and the second in three years. Two years ago, Seattle posted a 43-8 victory over Manning and Co. on the game's biggest stage.
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Denver improved to 8-2 in AFC title games, and 4-0 in home games against the Patriots in the postseason. The Broncos are exceptional in close games, too, going 11-3 this season in contests decided by a touchdown or less.
Sunday's game was a tour de force for Broncos linebacker Von Miller, whose 2 1/2 sacks set a club record for a postseason game. In the week leading up to the game, a reporter reminded Miller that, on average, Brady got the ball out in about two seconds.
"Sometimes, I only need like one," Miller said at the time.
He wasn't kidding. At times, the New England linemen barely slowed him, let alone neutralized him.
"Being an Aggie, I'm really proud of him," Denver Coach Gary Kubiak said of Miller, the No. 2 overall pick out of Texas A&M in 2011. "He's a special young man. I've known him since he was a kid. How far he's come, the man he's become, the player he's become . . . today, along with the defense, he was big time."
While the Broncos have had one turnover in 10 quarters — a backward pass Sunday that they mistakenly treated like an incompletion — giveaways were New England's undoing Sunday. Brady was picked off twice, not counting the conversion pass, and had a cellar-dwelling passer rating of 18.1 after the first two quarters.
Still, for Brady to keep the Patriots in the game, often with a defender twisting him to the ground as he threw, was remarkable.
Neither team could get its running game going, either. In fact, through three quarters, the two longest runs in the game were by the plodding Manning (12 yards) and Brady (11). The Broncos stuck with the run, and C.J. Anderson broke loose for a 30-yard gain in the fourth.
"We knew it was going to be a challenge running the ball," said Manning, whose 4-year-old son Marshall was with him at the podium during his postgame news conference. "But we felt like we had to stay committed to it just to create some balance and not become one-dimensional when we're throwing every time.
"We played these guys last year [a 43-21 loss at New England] and that's what happened. We got behind, we threw it every time, and they can force you to do that."
Manning, who missed the final seven starts of the season with a plantar-fascia injury in his left foot (but replaced an inefficient Brock Osweiler in the finale), was sharper Sunday than in an uneven divisional victory over Pittsburgh a week earlier. He hit on a deep ball to Emmanuel Sanders, and connected with tight end Owen Daniels on two touchdowns in the first half. He was 17 for 32 for 176 yards.
"Owen wanted this game as much as anybody; his season ended last year in New England," said Manning, referring to the 2014 Baltimore Ravens, then Daniels' employers, losing to the Patriots in the divisional round. "For him to get two touchdowns was awesome."
This season, the Broncos pulled off a rare regular-season/postseason sweep of the Patriots, having beaten them in overtime in late November when Osweiler was playing in place of the injured Manning.
He said he got through the hardest times this season by staying focused on the moment, instead of trying to look too far into the future.
"I stayed patient," Manning said. "I think it served me well, and staying patient in these past two playoff games definitely served our team well."
Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski made two field goals, matching Denver counterpart Brandon McManus, but got off to a bad start by missing an extra point in the first quarter. The 10-year veteran hadn't done that since his rookie year. In the end, the miss forced the Patriots to go for two after their late touchdown.
"I feel like I lost the game," Gostkowski said afterward. "I feel sorry for myself, but I don't expect people to feel sorry for me."
In the Mile High City, where the field was littered with confetti long after most everyone had left the stadium, the prevailing feeling was not one of regret but of the chance for Super Bowl redemption.


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Firstly, although it may seem like an obvious point, it's really important to begin Erasmus with an open mindset. If I had known this before, I would have prepared my meetings well in advance before the deadlines to submit the Learning Agreement etc. Universities, especially in France, will not tell you everything, so make sure you go and see the relevant people as soon as you arrive. Check all the emails you have received from them before you depart, as they will not necessarily remind you again in September. I forgot to check one that I had received in July and they almost refused to sign my papers. I strongly advise that you get your attendance letter signed the day you arrive if you can.
Secondly, look for accommodation online before you go there. Look out for Erasmus groups in your region on Facebook or for Spanish Erasmus check erasmus.su. Another option, especially if you want to live with native speakers, is to stay at a hostel for a few nights at least a week before your placement starts and have a look around. Make sure you inspect everything as not all landlords will show you everything.
In terms of choosing courses, my suggestion is to try out as many lessons as you can for a week and see what you enjoy. That way you don't miss out on anything, and will learn as much of the Target Language as possible after having chosen something you like and feel you would understand. It is ill advised to choose another language unless it is one of the languages you already study at Durham, hereby teaching you how to switch between them. However, if you are studying in Spain, make sure to take an advanced French class in order to really target your learning in both languages and NO English classes (except translation). See if anything is related to your Target Language Research Project (TLRP).
Lastly, definitely sign up to any 'buddy' programmes. Go out alone asking for directions instead of using Google Maps so you can talk to people in the Target Language. If you have English-speaking Erasmus friends, suggest you meet other native speakers as a group through a Tandem Programme. Attend as many social and cultural events as you can to start speaking straight away!


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Please keep in mind the Freestyles Monday thru Friday at 9:45 AM are for skaters that have passed FS 6. This level also applies for the Sunday 6:45 AM and 8:00 AM session.
You will now be able to sign up for Freestyle on-line and have the flexibility you have requested. All Freestyle sessions for the coming month will be posted on-line by the 25th of the month prior. Preferred Pricing (monthly fee) will be in effect from the 25th- 1st. After the 1st of each month the price will change to the drop-in rate. On the 2nd you will be able to sign up for the sessions you would like at the drop-in rate. There will be no credits, changes or refunds. Once you have selected your sessions they are yours.
NEW Pre-Juvenile Free Skate or Junior Moves and above. (Competition level) Freestyle Sundays 6:45-7:45am and all 9:45am weekday sessions are for skaters who have PASSED Pre-Juv FS and/or Junior Moves.
Move your cursor over the REGISTRATION tab and click on which drop down menu best suits your desired purchase needs.
On the left hand sign, please click on the program specifically in which you would like to sign your child up for.
Click the check boxes on the programs you wish to sign up for.
Parents must view freestyle sessions from the bleacher area, lobby area, or from Stanley's.
Refrain from comments or actions that are disruptive, offensive, abusive, or racist. Behavior that constitutes harassment or abuse will not be tolerated by Solar4America Ice.
As a private facility, Solar4America Ice and its Skating Department reserves the right to approve or deny any guest coach who seeks the opportunity to coach/instruct at a Solar4America Ice facility. Allowances for guest coaches applies primarily to local competition weeks and/or test schedules. However, some exceptions* and special circumstances may be granted by the Solar4America Ice Skating Director.
Any coach not affiliated with the Solar4America Ice Skating Department, seeking the opportunity to guest coach/instruct within a Solar4America Ice facility must contact the Skating Director at least seven (7) days in advance at [email protected] Upon approval and prior to their first ice session, a guest coach must stop at the Solar4America Ice Administration Office and submit: 1) a current copy of their liability insurance and 2) $65 per day coaching fee. The guest coach will then receive a "guest coach" sticker that is to be worn on their jacket as proof they are compliant with all guest coach policies. Once in the facility, the guest coach agrees to follow the Solar4America Ice freestyle rules and regulations. Failure to comply will result in the loss of guest coach privileges. *The Guest Coach protocol does not apply to coaches who are invited by the Skating Director to work special skating camps, academies, and related special appearances.
All customers/participant who enter the ice surface and participate must pay a fee. This includes private lesson participants (both hockey and skating). Proof of purchase can be either a computer generated receipt or a Solar4America Ice sticker. Payment shall be made BEFORE each session has started.
FIRST OFFENSE: If a customer is caught participating without paying, he or she will be banned/bared/expelled from the building for a period of 60 days for the first offense. The 60 day ban will begin on the day of the offense. The offending customer will then be placed on the "Banned List" which will be posted at all 2 Solar4America Ice and Oakland Ice locations.
Solar4America Ice is teamed up with Rink Music Inc. to make playing your music while skating easier than ever!
How it works: Each skater will purchase a key tag from their "Home Rink" at the front desk. Visit www.rinkmusic.com and click the membership button to set up an account (see below for details) Once a subscriber, you will load your desired skating program music onto your account to be played at your "Home Rink".
When participating in a skating session, simply find the touch screen located at center ice of each ice surface, swipe you key tag and your music will be placed into a Queue. Once your turn has come, your name will be announced followed by your music. (Usage on public sessions is prohibited when 25 or more skaters are present.) Please note, as of July 1st all CD players in scorers boxes will be removed from use.


After giving an overview regarding the discrimination and persecution of LGBT people worldwide, the publication deals with the topic of LGBT criminalization and persecution, providing both objective and subjective insights from countries such as Honduras, Nicaragua, Russia, Iran, Morocco, Ethiopia or Cameroon. Even though LGBT refugees don't have to be afraid of comparable legal persecution within the hosting country Spain, they still have to experience discrimination and hate crimes both coming from Spanish citizens and from fellow refugees.
Yet CEAR does not only depict the graveness of LGBT refugee discrimination, but also offers mechanisms and policy recommendations in order to deal with acts of discrimination, ranging from individual strategies to collective action, from legislative action to news coverage reform.
This study was published first on the CEAR website.


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CUBAN-AMERICAN SEES AMERICA MOVING TOWARDS COMMUNISM
Gini Thomas of the Daily Caller reports:
Filmmaker and American citizen Agustin Blazquez never thought his native Cuba would become a communist country, but now he sees the same radical shift happening in America.
In a video, Agustin Blazquez says The left has been clever by using "very non-threatening words," like liberal, progressive and concerned citizens, for advancing government control of American lives. The truth about Cuban politics is hard to find because of media spin and propaganda dominating American discourse.
For Blazquez, watching American youth embrace avowed socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, strikes him as "absurd." It is the end result, he says, of the cultural marxist education and media propaganda that has anesthetized too many Americans who do not defend the values that made America exceptional.
Watching President Barack Obama travel to Cuba, he says, made him "want to throw up." This was a "betrayal to victims of communism," the filmmaker of "Covering Cuba" says. Blazquez adds there are "so many [Nelson] Mandelas" in Cuban prisons, who are tortured, denied medical attention and abused. Yet, prominent black elites from America, including most incredibly to him, the Congressional Black Caucus, are wined and dined by the political elites but are blind to their "betrayal of blacks in Cuba."
Monday, 02 May 2016 in Communism, Cuba, Leftists & Liberals | Permalink | Comments (0)
CUBA ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
This is sick. One looks for an exit from the current mad house. Except it's for real. Our president is part of the cast of characters making it all possible. From Jay Nordlinger:
Have you heard the latest news from the U.N. Human Rights Council — the most exalted body within the most exalted body in all the world? Cuba, as a nation — as a government, rather — has been elected vice president of the council. In celebration, the Cuban government put out a statement:
"The election of Cuba to this important post recognizes the exemplary work of the Cuban Revolution in favor of the human rights of its people and the world. It also shows respect for Cuba's active and committed work as a founding member of the U.N. Human Rights Council in defense of truth and justice and for its leadership in favor of the noblest causes."
Bear in mind that Cuba is a one-party dictatorship with a gulag. (Therefore, it's perfect for the U.N. Human Rights Council.)
Can you stand a little more news? Miguel d'Escoto, the old Sandinista foreign minister, and a classic anti-American and anti-Semite, has just been appointed to the council's advisory panel. Of course.
And, in this article, Anne Bayefsky tells us this: "With the adoption of yet another resolution critical of Israel, the Council has adopted more resolutions and decisions condemning Israel than all other 191 UN member states combined."
Our previous president, George W. Bush, thought that the United States should have nothing to do with this council — that it was too disgraceful to join. Too contrary to the U.N.'s founding principles to dignify. His successor, President Obama, immediately had the U.S. join the council. The argument of Team Obama was that the U.S., by its presence, would improve the council.
Sure! Nice going, guys.
Monday, 28 June 2010 in Cuba, Freedom, Obama foreign relations, United Nations | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
WHY DO WE HEAR SO LITTLE ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF DISSIDENTS IN CUBA?
Jay Nordlinger writes:
On the House floor last night, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R., Fla.) gave a speech. His subject was the persecution of Cuban democrats, and the general ignoring of this persecution by the American press. This has been a longstanding grievance of Cubans and Cuban Americans, and their supporters: Horrible things take place on that island, 90 miles from our shore; and yet we tend to look away (and wear our Che Guevara T-shirts). If a Palestinian kid skins his knee in Ramallah, we hear about it. But what about torture in
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 in Cuba, Free Speech, Freedom | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)


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