09 November 2011
joe pa's statement
“I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case. I grieve for the children and their families, and I pray for their comfort and relief.
I have come to work every day for the last 61 years with one clear goal in mind: To serve the best interests of this university and the young men who have been entrusted to my care. I have the same goal today.
That’s why I have decided to announce my retirement effective at the end of this season. At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status. They have far more important matters to address. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can.
This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.
My goals now are to keep my commitments to my players and staff and finish the season with dignity and determination. And then I will spend the rest of my life doing everything I can to help this University.” (via)oh, my two cents? well, it seems a bit presumptuous of him to release a statement, without facing the press, students, or alumni in person, in which he determines his own fate. he is basically instructing the board to let him finish up his season, and not to fire him. and i'm not certain that he's deserving of that level of control over the situation that he directly or indirectly enabled.
what do y'all think?
after we ride the fun slide, lets go see a movie
If you’ve seen the OWS protest signs that read I’LL BELIEVE THAT CORPORATIONS ARE INDIVIDUALS WHEN TEXAS EXECUTES ONE—and nodded approvingly—there’s an excellent chance that you’ll also love Werner Herzog’s bracing new documentary, Into the Abyss.
Herzog structures his true-crime story around jailhouse interviews with a killer named Michael Perry—who was executed just eight days after his last meeting with the director. But the film is also a portrait of a Texas town that’s so weird, in so many messed-up ways, that it might as well have come from one of Herzog’s whacked-out feature films (or, better yet, one of David Lynch’s). This time out, Herzog lets his subjects, and his camera, do most of the talking; as a result, Into the Abyss is one of his plainest-looking films. But it’s also full of ironies, revelations, jaw-dropping bits, and terribly sad moments—so many of them that, for once, Herzog’s ultra-impassioned narration doesn’t seem overwrought. Into the Abyss ends up being one of his best films, and one of the year’s best documentaries. via
Herzog structures his true-crime story around jailhouse interviews with a killer named Michael Perry—who was executed just eight days after his last meeting with the director. But the film is also a portrait of a Texas town that’s so weird, in so many messed-up ways, that it might as well have come from one of Herzog’s whacked-out feature films (or, better yet, one of David Lynch’s). This time out, Herzog lets his subjects, and his camera, do most of the talking; as a result, Into the Abyss is one of his plainest-looking films. But it’s also full of ironies, revelations, jaw-dropping bits, and terribly sad moments—so many of them that, for once, Herzog’s ultra-impassioned narration doesn’t seem overwrought. Into the Abyss ends up being one of his best films, and one of the year’s best documentaries. via
nyc marathon in 5 minutes.
this is mesmerizing. i love the explosions of green cups every mile or so. looks like she might've done a battery change as she ran past dave and liz in greenpoint.
I ran my 3rd New York City Marathon for Team Fox on November 6th, 2011 with a GoPro Hero 2 camera strapped to my head. The camera took a photo every second to create this time lapse video, which was edited with Quicktime 7 and Final Cut Pro. (via)here's the course map, jicyww.
oooh, has anyone seen my taaacooos?!
this deer came crashing into a taco mac in alpharetta. you'll never believe this, but i've actually eaten at this taco mac. i bet erin baker has, too. that guy at least could've held the door for him.
08 November 2011
what's for lunch: dessert?
what's better than a brownie? a browning with a whole fucking oreo shoved right in there. you should have heard the rationalizing that my co-workers were doing to justify eating one of these. #youknowyouaregoingtoeaton #justenjoyit
how do you fire someone who's already dead?
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno’s tenure as coach of the Penn State football team will soon be over, perhaps within days or weeks, in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal that has implicated university officials, according to two people briefed on conversations among the university’s top officials.
The board of trustees has yet to determine the precise timing of Paterno’s exit, but it is clear that the man who has more victories than any other coach at college football’s top level and who made Penn State a prestigious national brand will not survive to coach another season. (via)thx libby!
here's an interview with a sports journalist lady from YES who attended penn state and has covered their football program. interesting insight.
sounds like they might have figured it out : WTC1
The architect of 1 World Trade Center has finally devised a way to clad the concrete base of the tower in shimmery glass. The breakthrough comes after technical problems forced designers to abandon an earlier glass-sheathing plan last spring, sources said.Architect David Childs had wanted to encase the 185-foot-tall base in prismatic glass panels to disguise the thick, windowless fortified concrete that is one of the tower's signature safety elements. The idea was to have it not look like a bunker. The massive concrete base means that office space in the 1,776-foot tower doesn't start until the 20th floor. The challenge then was to create a facade that suggested movement, life and light where none existed. However, the panels of prismatic glass, which were designed to reflect light, were not only difficult to make: As it turned out, they also shattered easily.
Now, sources said the base will be covered with glass louvers that are set at different angles on the base and lit from behind, creating an inviting atmosphere that would also reflect the nearby memorial honoring the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. The glass is treated so it would pebble instead of shatter in case of an explosion, much like a car windshield does in a severe accident.
best. title. ever.
how nice. thanks for decorating the current shit-hole with pictures of what it used to look like. oldest trick in the book, am i right, penn station?
NERD ALERT: christo and jeanne claude(rip)
OVER THE RIVER WAS APPROVED!
"DENVER — Federal regulators on Monday approved a $50 million
installation of anchored fabric over the Arkansas River in southern
Colorado by the artist Christo, whose larger-than-life vision has
divided environmentalists, residents and politicians for years over
questions of aesthetics, nature and economic impact.
The project, “Over the River,” will include eight suspended panel segments totaling 5.9 miles along a 42-mile stretch of the river, about three hours southwest of Denver. Construction could begin next year, pending final local approvals, with the goal being a two-week display of the work as early as August 2014." from nyt
You better believe I will be there.
The project, “Over the River,” will include eight suspended panel segments totaling 5.9 miles along a 42-mile stretch of the river, about three hours southwest of Denver. Construction could begin next year, pending final local approvals, with the goal being a two-week display of the work as early as August 2014." from nyt
You better believe I will be there.
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