Politics can be a Contact Thing……(Cartoon)

from Daily Kos……

Jeremy Lin will rock his OWN signature Linsanity Nike Hypefuse….

 

From quora.com….

There will be a “Linsanity” version of the Hyperfuse.

Jeremy Lin is getting his own shoe. Nike is reportedly planning to cash in on the Linsanity that is sweeping the basketball nation by releasing a Jeremy Lin “Linsanity” edition Zoom Hyperfuse 2011 shoe.

Global CP reports that Lin is currently sponsored by Nike and typically wears plain white, blue, or black editions of the Hyperfuse 2011.

The Linsanity edition will bear his name and will feature Knicks’ colors.

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From Politicaldog101.Com

NFL owners approve deal with players union for 10 years…Play Football!

Not a bad deal on missing training camp, eh?

The Players get to vote on the agreement shortly…

Owners, meeting in Atlanta, in a 31-0 vote agreed to end the current lockout. Team facilities could be open by Saturday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, if players approve the deal.

Player representatives scheduled an 8 p.m. conference call in which they were expected to discuss the proposal and the recertification of the NFL Players Association, which dissolved after the lockout began in March.

The proposed collective-bargaining agreement would last through the 2020 season.

The proposed agreement includes a new rookie compensation system, a salary cap of $142.4 million per club in 2011 and additional retirement benefits, according to the NFL.

“I do feel good” about the prospects of resolving the situation, Falcons player representative Coy Wire told CNN.

The first preseason game — the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, between the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams — has been canceled because of the delay in opening camps, Goodell said. It had been scheduled for August 7.

The regular season is set to open on September 8……

More….. from CNN….

From Politicaldog101.Com….

Nate Silver joins the Ohio State NCAA win crowd….

How We Made Our N.C.A.A. Picks

By NATE SILVER

I participated in my first N.C.A.A. tournament pool in 1992 when, as a 14-year-old, I correctly predicted sixth-seeded Michigan to reach the Final Four.

I don’t particularly remember what went into the prediction, other than that the pool offered some ridiculous bonus for picking lower seeds — and also, since I grew up in East Lansing, Mich., I could be pretty sure that nobody else would be willing to go all-in on the team from Ann Arbor. I’ve never been asked to return the 75 “units” I took in for finishing first, despite the fact that Michigan’s Fab Five had to forfeit its wins for recruiting violations.

This year, we’ve decided to do something a bit more scientific, analyzing the results for all tournament games since 2003 (a total of 512 games) and evaluating which factors best predicted success. Our forecast is here.

The goal is to have a system that makes good statistical sense and also makes decent basketball sense, as opposed to identifying a bunch of spurious correlations. There’s no Da Vinci code for winning the tournament; it’s just a matter of playing good basketball.

Let me give you an overview of the system; there’s more elaboration down below for those interested in the gory details.

The Simple Version

– First, we create a power rating for each team. The power rating is an aggregation of four computer ratings and two human ratings, all of which have performed well at predicting tournament games in the past:

Objective (computer) ratings:

a) Jeff Sagarin “predictor” ratings;
b) Ken Pomeroy Pythagorean ratings;
c) Joel Sokol LRMC rankings;
d) Sonny Moore power ratings.

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This From Polticaldog101…

 

Women’s Fitness Magazines Are Bullshit….

From Jezebel…..

They promise to tone, transform, fix, and whittle your body, but all women’s fitness magazines really do is help you lose all that flabby self-esteem you’ve spent years accumulating. How are they bullshit? Let us count the ways.

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This from Politicaldog101….

Greenbay Packers……For the Super Bowl Game….

Yep……

That’s this Dog’s pick as the Superbowl winner this Sunday….

I’m not going to be analytical…..

I’m just going to say this…..

The Steelers JUST got away with a win over the NY Jets two weeks ago…

If the game had lasted 10 minutes longer …..

The Steelers would have lost….

The Greenbay  Packers on the other hand…. Won big over the Chicago Bears…..

and they’ll win big on Sunday…..

Politicaldog101.Com

 

Sailing: San Francisco has been selected to host the 34th America’s Cup Matches….Daniel

Official Press Release:

San Francisco has been selected as the host venue for the 34^th America’s Cup. An official celebration event will be hosted in San Francisco on January 5th, event location details to be announced.

“We sought a venue that fulfills our promise – to showcase the best sailors in the world competing on the fastest boats,” said Richard Worth, Chairman, America’s Cup Event Authority.  “And hosting the America’s Cup in San Francisco will realize that promise.“

“We thank Mayor Newsom, Board President Chiu, Supervisor Mirkarimi and all of the Board of Supervisors, the staff at City Hall and the Port Authority, Mark Buell and San Francisco America’s Cup Organizing Committee, and all who have worked so diligently on securing the bid,” Worth continued. “We look forward to working closely with City of San Francisco over the coming months to create a world-class America’s Cup event, and a large and lasting beneficial impact on the City.”

The world-famous San Francisco Bay will be home to the 2013 America’s Cup Finals and the Challenger Selection Series for the Louis Vuitton Cup, as well as an America’s Cup World Series event in 2012. This will be the first time the America’s Cup has been hosted in the United States since 1995.

“Today is one of great celebration, with San Francisco winning the right to host the America’s Cup, and all of the economic benefit, jobs and excitement that comes with it,” said Mayor Gavin Newsom. “San Francisco is the best place on Earth to host an event of this stature, and we could not be more proud to be the city that brings the America’s Cup back home to the United States.”

Independent studies show that the America’s Cup delivers the third largest economic impact in sport to host countries, behind the Olympic Games and soccer’s World Cup. The 34^th America’s Cup is projected to pump an estimated $1.4 billion dollars into the San Francisco region.

“As a native San Franciscan, I grew up sailing in front of the City. Racing for the America’s Cup in San Francisco is something I have dreamt of my whole life,” said Paul Cayard, CEO of Sweden’s Artemis Racing, a challenger for the 34th America’s Cup. ”By hosting sailing’s most important event in the Bay, the world will see sailing as it never has before.  As a team, Artemis Racing is particularly looking forward to competing in San Francisco.”

Racing will be held on the iconic San Francisco Cityfront and be visible from world-renown tourist destinations such as the Golden Gate Bridge, the Marin Headlands, Crissy Field, the Embarcadero and Fisherman’s Wharf. An influx of millions of tourists is expected for the Challenger Series for the Louis Vuitton Cup and the America’s Cup Finals in late 2013.

“My support for San Francisco hosting the America’s Cup goes beyond the opportunity to see our team competing on home waters,” said Russell Coutts, CEO, ORACLE Racing, the current America’s Cup defending team. “We are excited to sail for our sport’s greatest trophy, on a stretch of water legendary among sailors worldwide.”

The Race Village will be constructed on Piers 19 and 29, with the team bases at and around Pier 30/32.  As part of the plan, the America’s Cup Event Authority will redevelop these piers as well as the surrounding infrastructure to support the racing, while rehabilitating the piers for the enjoyment of generations of San Franciscans to come.

With a goal of creating the most dynamic America’s Cup in history for fans and participants, changes have been introduced to the 34^th edition. Enhancements include the introduction of groundbreaking new 72’ wing-sailed catamarans capable of speeds in excess of 40 miles per hour, new race formats and rules, and a transformed media and online broadcasting approach to enable an interactive viewer experience.

In the summer of 2011, America’s Cup teams will commence racing in the new America’s Cup World Series in the new wing-sailed AC45 catamaran. The America’s Cup World Series calendar of events will be published in early 2011.

 

 

Daniel G.

 

Here’s The Most Awkward Moment From Last Night’s Brett Favre Press Conference ….

One thing is clear: Brett Favre is just not having fun in there……

Link for the video…..

 

Trouble with women and cell phone Pictures…

And losing to the Jets….

Kim Kardashian Bowls In Strapless Dress, Platform Shoes ….

She probably doesn’t travel with flats….

 

Kim Kardashian hosted and then bowled at the grand opening of a new bowling alley at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut Saturday night.

She wore the bowling impractical ensemble of platform heels and a strapless minidress for the occasion.

Men and Women Behaving Badly….The Duke F*#k thesis and Bret Farve and the 23 year old….

The Duke Story…..

This folks…. has gone viral…….

Just a research paper made up that has grown and GROWN!

The topic was the performace of the subjects in bed… in the college study… done by a female at Duke University…

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The Bret Frave Story….

I just got finished talking my middle son about Bret Farve….

He was amazed at the Vikings QB absence of common sense in sending a 23 year female alleged naked pictures of himself….

Amazed I kept asking my son….

Amazed?

Men….especially men in celebrity or powerful positions attract women…

And go after young women….

These men, who are ALL married get in trouble because men are…..

Men….

The list is long…..

And ageless…..

And Oh, yea…He’s a GOOD, COOL guy….

A Grandfather….

So what?

He’s a man… ain’t he?

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