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However not all pride in these two books is bad. In The Crucible, John Proctor has so much pride that not only did it cost the life of others but it also cost him his own and in The Scarlet Letter the minister, Arthur Dimmesdale’s pride also caused him to perish. On the other hand, Hester Prynne’s pride in the book made her a hero and a strong character to admired by readers. In The Crucible, John Proctor is
After his return, Hosseini described the country as “overpopulated, destroyed, neglected, and run by guns”, and called it an “unimaginable tragedy” (“Khaled Hosseini”). Not only have his visits to Afghanistan influenced his novels, but they also led to the start up of his foundation. The poverty, inequality and destruction Hosseini has encountered in war torn countries has affected him in a way that initiated the creation of three worldwide bestselling novels (“The Art of
Big Brothers dictatorship made people think that this type of change is good and there should only be one type of person to hate, the ones part of The Brotherhood. In the back of Winstons head he knew that there was something completely wrong with the way things worked in the world around him, but since being a different individual is frowned upon he could not let it show. His rebellious thoughts and ideas turn into words and from words rose actions. Through out the novel Orwell’s understandings about totalitarianism and democratic socialism are shown.
In retaliation to Jews for killing a German policeman in self defense on July 31, 1940 the nazis carried out a public mass execution(“Holocaust”). This day was later named “Bloody Wednesday”. They were tortured by anxiety, were insecure of the present, torn between hope and despair, and felt helpless. There were many people who were persecuted during the Holocaust that weren’t Jewish: spouses of Jews, Roma Gypsies, resisters, priests and pastor, Jehovah Witnesses, political enemies, homosexuals, the disabled, and African-German descent. Spouses of Jews had to choose between getting a divorce or being sent to concentration camps along with their Jewish Spouse.
This sin is used in order to show how pride in one's own self may lead to unwanted repercussions. Because this tale was written in this time period, boasts and pridefulness were common. The use of pride develops the characters from being a band of brothers to becoming each other's murderer.
Furthermore some great things that I like about the novel are the people that played a big part in this novel. Starting off with Tico, he is a funny character i could picture him in my head just by the way he expresses himself. Tico for me was a very sufhiscated person that
It is usually used to make a taboo or morbid subject matter lighter and easier to talk about. As a society, we have many faults and shortcomings that exemplify us as flawed human beings. That is why dark humor is an integral part of American humor. Through the use of both comedy and tragedy being portrayed through morbid satire, dark humor allows us as a nation to observe our flaws and understand the mistakes we make, in order to not make the same ones again, or change the way society deals with them.
History… Complex…Distasteful are all words that would describe the terrifying phenomenon known as slavery. While we as a country would like to believe that America was built on the concept of “freedom for all”; the early 1600’s would prove to a completely different notion for many of our country’s men, woman, and children. Encyclopedia Britannica defines slavery as a “sociology condition in which one human being was owned by another” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2015).
The risen soldiers, just as most Americans would agree, find their achievement in fulfilling personal dreams and enjoying life. The dichotomy of this relationship is the main theme upon what Irwin Shaw builds Bury the Dead on. The final third of Shaw’s agitprop is devoted to diving into these lost ambitions of the dead soldiers. This is possibly the most disturbing portion of the play as the reader begins to realize the human nature of these corpses and the pressures that put them in the grave. It also shows the passive cruelty of the living towards the dead.
Who, truly, was F. Scott Fitzgerald? Although some scholars persist that he was a sinful, evil drunkard who did not deserve his fame and others argue that he was a great American writer, but what anyone can see is that his life is talked about time and time again. One person discussing Fitzgerald is Scott Donaldson, who, in his writing of “A Few Words about F. Scott Fitzgerald”, used the methods of real life situations and evidence, Fitzgerald’s works and intelligent language to effectively convince his audience that Fitzgerald was a tragic American hero. Firstly, Donaldson builds up his argument by giving background on Fitzgerald’s tragic life and encounters.
People are more likely to be interested in comedy than hard-pressing issues, but they are not mutually exclusive. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is very comedic book but hidden behind the jokes Adams uses the book to discuss serious issues. This hooks the reader in as they expect to have a good time while subtly making the reader aware of the problems society has and in many ways Adams uses the satire make the problems relatable and fun. Douglas Adams critique of society is demonstrated through the satire of the Vogons unnecessary violence and destruction, the incompetence of Zaphod Beeblebrox, and the luxury of Magrathea. The Vogon's exaggerated need for destruction and paperwork pokes fun at the power and selfishness of companies and
Some cartoons are for entertainment and others try to evoke emotions connecting you to the illustrator. The cartoon tackles both of these at once, taking a sensible and serious concern in society and making it seem ridiculous. This satirical cartoon criticizes the serious concern in today’s society – obesity. The view taken from the illustrator is that it is a ridiculous problem made famous by the obese populations’ stubborn attitudes, and their complete reluctance to make a change in their lives for better health. The further you dig into this satirical cartoon, the more you understand the effort that was put into making this an extremely sophisticated illustration.
Satire can have many serious repercussions, including public backlash. Though satire can come off offensive, it is paramount to not censor who we are as people. Many comedies have and can cross the line of what people find acceptable in modern day America. Albeit our constitution guarantees the right to liberation of speech, it is often challenged by the public who find some satirical comedy to be morally disputable. As our society grows, so does our consciousness on what is politically correct and falls under our moral values.
Comedy is something that can be expressed or acted out in a number of different ways. It can be stand-up comedy or a comedic television show. Comedy can be a romantic comedy movie or it could be a clever joke someone thought of and uses it whenever possible. Comedy typically has little to no boundaries in what is said or done during the half an hour to an hour long presentation. At the Comedy Attic in Bloomington the comedic that our class went to see was Jon Dore.
I stole a box of chocolate from one of my friends at school. In the college my handbag gets filled with many things of my colleagues, Pens, Makeup tools, mirrors, Sanitary napkins, etc More than 25 years I practice my hobby, stealing without no one can reveal the secret. Now I'm 37 years old, I started at age 12. As for the strangest things I stole, I can remember


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While using and running a pellet grill is child’s play, catching the right offer on pellet grills can be a hassle for consumers who have little to know clue about it can prove a costly bargain. Knowing your facts prior to buying one is always a good a smart idea. My pellet grill review will do the best it can to educate you on the things you need to look out for when purchasing your perfect grill. Here are a few heads-up:
The major issue is the size. It’s the smallest smoker at this price range, and barely bigger than the Junior Elite. Considering the price difference in the two, it’s hard to justify the extra expense, and when you compare it to the other smokers at this level, the Lil Tex seems more than a little lackluster. There’s less cleaning options, less automation, less cooking space. Just less of everything.
I have used this cooker at least once a week for two years. I recently had a couple of issues with it going out and was thinking it was having a serious issue. Quite frankly as much as I use it it should be worn out by now. Here is what I discovered. Carbon had built up on the tempeture probe and the grill wasn't getting accurate readings. Suspecting the temp probe I checked it with an external one and it was off 50 degrees or more. I am assuming that the readings were off enough that the grill controller just shut it off kind of a fail safe? 30 seconds with steel wool and we are back in business.
Pellet smokers heats up faster than charcoal grills, but slower than gas grills. It reaches satisfying temperatures of up to 500 degrees F ( with more expensive models it’s even up to 600 degrees F ), of course it’s much less than gas grills. But the upside is that pellet smoker can maintain low temperatures even at 160 degrees F for many hours. Some of the models are equipped with a gas powered sear box that heats up even up to 900 degrees F.
As the launcher of the pellet smoker trend, it’s only natural that the innovative Traeger Pellet Grill Company would perfect its pellet grill technology and come up with some of the most affordably priced smokers around costing $300 upwards. It’s the Ford Motors of the pellet grilling world and many a pellet griller on the market to date owes the existence of their industry to this one company.
PG24 by Camp Chef Pellet Grill also brings along a digital controller which you could use to set your desired temperature and at one point the heat in the chamber will be automatically adjusted. It allows meat to be smoked for hours at a temperature of 150 degrees F. You could increase temperature to 500 degrees F for searing and grilling. With convection, the cold and hot areas of the grill can be replaced with even heat.
At present, pellet grills are mainstream products, with pellet refills filling the market versus having to find timber, sticks, and charcoal to start a fire (since these pellets are made of sawdust, it’s easier for them to cast fire and completely combust into smoke with minimal residue). Old school pit masters dislike this product mostly because it’s too easy to use, like a microwave versus an oven.
Z GRILLS or Z Grills is a maker of smokers, grillers, and stainless steel prep work tables galore. It entered the world of pellet grills recently and launched an IndieGoGo campaign in order to fund its “affordable wood pellet grill” for $500,000 and currently gives even Traeger’s economical offerings a run for their money with its ability to accept all types of pellets and do all sorts of cooking styles.
Wood pellets that are tailored for pellet stoves or fireplaces usually contain tree barks and binding agents such as glue. When used in pellet smokers, these wood chips can expel some harmful chemical substances infused with the food. But since the dawn of Traeger pellet smokers, different manufacturers have been producing food-grade wood pellets to be used in pellet smokers.
I've been BBQing and pit smoking for many years. About 4 yrs ago I tried out pellet grilling with an import brand, and had to rebuild and replace parts for 3 yrs until it was no longer worth it! I started looking at the YS640 about a year ago, and finally pulled the trigger on buying one. No gimmicks, No hype, this is the finest backyard pellet grill/smoker and wood fired sear machine on the market. The YS640 would also be right at home on the competition circuit as well. As many other reviews have stated, if your thinking about buying one, just do it. You will not be disappointed. Shes built like a tank and holds temp very consistently. From start to finish the staff at ATBBQ has been outstanding and professional, the unit arrived in only 1-1/2 weeks and was packaged securely on a pallet. Great American made product, and great customer service have made this one of the best purchases we've made in years, Thank you.
This unit will not let even a single pellet go to waste. No need of worrying whether you’re out of pellets or not. You can carry pellets at a maximum of 20 pounds, with the digital thermostat ensuring the pellets are being used properly. This saves you loads of cash and gives you smoking food simultaneously without wasting time in refilling pellets.
Now, what that means is that if you have a lower hopper capacity, your pellet smoker will run for a smaller period of time. It also depends on the cooking temperature you have selected for your cooking purposes. However, at higher temperatures, they will provide less smoke; thus would be more suitable for grilling and barbecuing, but not so much for smoking.
If you’re one of the serious barbecue enthusiasts, you would not want to leave any stone unturned to get your hands on the best of the best pellet smoker the market has to offer, in that case, you need the REC TEC Wood Pellet Smoker. The REC TEC has a large surface which takes care of all sizes of cuts, the thermostat maintains the temperature and ranges all the way from 180 F to 500 F. It has been leading the market for so long that the company now provides warranty for 6 years.
Through the years, pellet smokers have gained popularity. The fact that they give you the convenience of being able to hold a barbecue from the comfort of your home is what makes them ideal. However, not all of them will match up to the needs that you have and this is why I put together this guide with reviews. Following this guide, you should be in a position to make a comprehensive decision on the specific model to buy.
Product is decent but customer service really didn't help me out when they sent me a wrong accessory part that was ordered by their customer service department. Explained that the representative misunderstood my request for an inside shelf but I was sent outer shelf which I have already . Tried to be fair and asked them to pay for the return shipping so I could return it back. They said we will gladly return your $ . Well till this day after numerous calls and false promises for the credit return .. there still is no refund. They seem to care but actually they did nothing. It's been 3 months of calling. Sorry to say we are Done with this company. If they can't settle a small concern and have A + service then don't bother! Good thing they are not the only smoker on the market. Shop around folks.
Pit Boss have made this heavy duty beast as a semi-professional pellet based smoker, and it shows. It’s absolutely massive, with a colossal amount of cooking space and a lot of tech that makes using it a serious pleasure. It’s actually probably too big for most households, but if you need the most cooking space possible, this is the biggest on our list.
The Sense-Mate feature is another one of the best additions to this smoker: it is a thermal sensor system that monitors and reads the internal temperature of the grill within 5ºF of the actual temperature! Once you set your desired temperature using its digital controls, the Sense-Mate technology reads and monitors the temperature, while displaying it on the LCD display. Sense-Mate makes sure that heat is kept at a constant temperature, so whether you are cooking at 150ºF or 550ºF, you can rest assured that your meats will be evenly cooked.
In 2010, I sprung for a discounted Rainer with $80 in tip money and a pro deal through the whitewater rafting company I worked for. It was an expensive purchase for me at a time when my monthly food budget was around $60. But hey, along with a Roll-a-Table, two chairs I “borrowed” from the rafting company, and my cooler, I had almost a full kitchen that I could deploy from the back of my truck. And the Rainier quickly proved a wise investment.
Hey Brad, you’ve got 3 great grills there. Rec Tec has the edge on Pellet quantity. I like the build quality and support on the Grilla a bit better, especially with the extra insulation and updated comp wheel set up. Figure 10 min or so to get to top temps. Just remember to drop to around 300 F temp setting before going into the shut down cycle on any pellet grill if you’re cranking it up to the highest setting.
Set it and forget it. It does not require you to stay while the food is being cooked as you can set a timer and temperature so you can do other things, like prepare the side dishes or drink beer with friends while the grill is doing its job. Most pellet grills use electronic controls to regulate the grilling according to your preferences. You have a choice to choose the level of smoke aside from choosing your desired temperature.
Today, all serious players in the pellet smoker market have switched to digital thermostatic controllers that dictate pellet-feed commands based on a temperature sensor inside the cooking box. Just like with the oven in your kitchen, you set the desired cooking temperature, and the heating system kicks on and off to maintain that set point. An LED display shows your set temp, and most models allow you to toggle between set temp and actual temp readings from the internal thermostat. Actual temperatures will fluctuate a bit as the controller switches on and off to hover around your set temp, but many sophisticated touch-pad controllers can maintain tighter tolerances than your indoor oven. Some pellet controllers also have integrated probes that let you monitor the internal temperature of whatever you're smoking. Wireless remote control and monitoring from your smartphone or tablet are also increasingly common. (You can learn more about pellet smokers on AmazingRibs.com.)
If you live in an area where wood furnaces are used (not like down here in FL where a few heat strips will do the trick), you may also be familiar with pellet furnaces. In short, pellets compressed from sawdust and wood shavings fill a hopper and are then fed into a burn pot using an electric auger system. The auger, which is basically a long screw, delivers pellets to the burn pot based on the speed dictated by the unit’s thermostat. As the burn pot ignites, the pellets burn. Heat then carries through the home via convection (air driven) means, thus allowing air flow and a blend of warm and cool air to maintain steady, even burn temperatures. A heat exchanger separates the smoke fumes from the warm air, thereby warming the room without smoking everyone out.
Versus other hardwood pellet grills, Traeger represents a good value whether for a gift or for general use, although if you’re looking for a fully Made in America grill, you’ll want to consider other options. If you decide to go with Traeger, be certain you’ve thought about how much grilling area for food you’ll need and pick an adequate model, as the various Traeger grill price points depend heavily on available grilling area.
I use to have a charcoal/wood fired smoker and it was a nightmare maintaining temperature especially on a long brisket cook. Instantly I've fallen in love my YS640 coupled with a fireboard. You literally set the temp load it up and walk away with no stress or worries about maintain temperature. It provides great smoke flavor too. Yes it is an expensive purchase but that is because this thing is built like a tank and will last for decades.
You visited your friend’s house and saw his amazing pellet smoker. Now you want one. But you don’t want just any pellet smoker. You want the best pellet smoker that you can afford. Now, you could spend a lot of time reading hundreds of pellet smoker reviews, or you could spend a few minutes going over this comprehensive guide that we have prepared.
Most pellet smokers have a flat drip plate under the cooking grate that diffuses heat and catches grease and gunk. Louisiana uses a curved "Arched Flavor Guard" that mirrors the shape of the lid. The company claims that this design presents a larger surface for meat drippings to sizzle and enhance flavor. The Flavor Guard also has a section over the fire pot that can slide out of the way to expose large, slotted openings, which allow meats to sear over open flame.
With a large cooking space and the most advanced cooking techniques, this is easily one of our favorite products among our top ten. While it lacks some of the features that the other grills and smokers in this review have (such as an ash and grease cleanup systems), it does deliver fine-dining quality foods, which is the ultimate goal of every grilling enthusiast. For its price, it offers some of the best features you can find in high-end products.
Most grills feature a primary cooking area (the main grate) and a secondary cooking area (additional racks). In a pellet grill, there’s less difference between the two grilling areas because it mainly cooks by indirect heat, so the temperature is the same throughout the grill. It’s best to pay attention to a pellet grill’s total cooking area because it is the sum of the primary and secondary cooking areas.

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Together In A Crisis – Recruiting 2 new Peer Support Workers!
Due to the continued success of Together in a Crisis service, they are recruiting two new Peer Support Workers to join their team working across Northumberland. There is two part-time (18.5 hrs a week) roles available, previous work experience is not essential.
This service provides a rapid response to people who, following contact with the NHS, are assessed as not in need of an urgent statutory response but who nevertheless are in emotional and psychological distress and may require an immediate response to their personally defined need. You will be partnered with a Case Worker, working with individuals who are often facing several social/practical/emotional challenges and will support them in their recovery. You will be giving in-the-moment support to de-escalate feelings of crisis as well as case work.
This vacancy closes on Friday the 18th of August, click here for further information.

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Much like 80% of the adult population, if Netflix has given me a show with which to escape the drudgery of my life via a binge-watch, I will hop on that faster that a cat on a laser pointer (hello, Narcos season three). So imagine my surprise when studio guest Travis Dorward told me about 13 Reasons Why, a Netflix show released in March (March!) that somehow got past me. And the plot he described had me riveted: A beautiful high school girl (sold right there), Hannah Baker, kills herself, leaving 13 sides of audio tape describing how 13 different people helped contribute to her decision.
If you didn’t wet dream about killing yourself in high school and then getting to watch as everyone mourned you (and every girl you had a crush on confessed to the heavens how badly she wanted you), then I probably can’t relate to you on a single level. The beauty of 13 Reasons Why is that it does exactly that: An entire school copes with how they screwed Hannah over, and Hannah watches from beyond, laughing maniacally (okay, that part is false). But it’s a great show and, if you don’t want to watch it after hearing this lovely podcast about it, then I’m going to kill myself. But not before recording 13 podcasts about how you drove me to it.
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Our study reveals that there is promising seasonal predictability of the Atlantic Warm Pool (AWP; defined as the area enclosed by the 28.5°C isotherm in tropical western Atlantic) and its associated teleconnections of late summer-early fall seasonal rainfall anomalies over the continental US displayed by a subset of the North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME). We find that of the four NMME models at least two models (CFSv2 and GFDL) exhibit consistently useful deterministic and probabilistic skill in predicting the July-October (JASO) seasonal anomalies of the area of the AWP at lead times of up to four months. These two models shown are shown to beat the observed persistence skill by a significant margin at all lead times with the exception of lead time zero. The two NMME models also skillfully predict the teleconnections of the JASO AWP anomalies with the corresponding seasonal JASO rainfall anomalies in the eastern Mississippi valley. These prediction skills are significant improvement in warm season rainfall predictability over the continental US.
The Atlantic Warm Pool (AWP) has received considerable attention in the recent past with its influence on the North American climate anomalies and weather extremes [Wang et al., 2006; Wang and Lee, 2007; Misra et al., 2011]. The area of the 28.5°C isotherm in the north western tropical Atlantic Ocean defines the AWP. The area of this specific isotherm displayed the most interannual variability in the region [Misra et al., 2012]. Although there is evidence to indicate that AWP is modulated at intraseasonal [Higgins and Shi, 2001] and decadal [Wang et al., 2008] time scales as well. At the interannual scales, Wang et al.  have shown that large (small) areas of AWP are associated with less (higher) rainfall in the mid-west region of the US and higher (lower) seasonal Atlantic tropical cyclone activity. This raises considerable interest in the prediction of the AWP at the seasonal time scales. However, our prior studies of evaluating the global coupled ocean-atmosphere models have indicated sobering results [Misra and Chan, 2009; Kozar and Misra, 2012; Liu et al., 2012, 2013]. For example, Kozar and Misra  find that in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) suite of models there is a pathological cold bias in the AWP region with the exception of very few models, which exhibit unrealistic eastward extension of the AWP. Similarly Misra and Chan  showed that the seasonal prediction skill of the AWP in the Climate Forecast System version 1 [CFSv1; Saha et al., 2006; the operational seasonal forecast model of the National Center for Environmental Prediction] was rather poor although seasonal cycle of the AWP was reasonably simulated by CFSv1.
The North American Multi-Model Ensemble [NMME; Kirtman et al., 2013] offers a new opportunity to examine the seasonal predictability of the AWP from a new generation of global coupled ocean-atmosphere models. The NMME was motivated by a growing number of studies, which indicated that multi-model strategy was a practical approach to resolve forecast uncertainty [Palmer et al., 2004, 2008; Hagedorn et al., 2005]. Furthermore, the multi-institutional effort of the NMME also offers far more realizations (ensemble members) of the seasonal forecast than from a single model, which allows for robust quantitative estimates of the forecast uncertainty. The phase-I of the NMME as Kirtman et al.  claim, is an “NMME of opportunity,” as in, the contributing modeling groups used their independently developed initialization and prediction protocols for their respective hindcasts, to encourage a wider participation of the climate modeling centers. NMME was therefore considered as an “opportunity” to further seasonal predictability through multi-model approaches. Therefore, it should be remembered that differences in the seasonal hindcasts across models in phase-I of the NMME could be realized both from model differences and the initial condition differences. The NMME retrospective seasonal forecasts cover the period of 1982–2012. At the time of the beginning of this analysis there were four NMME models whose monthly mean forecast fields were made available from http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/NMME/, which are identified by their acronyms in this paper: Community Climate System Model version 3 (CCSM3), Climate Forecast System version 2 (CFSv2), Goddard Earth Observing System Model version 5 (GEOS5), and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Coupled Model version 2.2 (GFDL). Note that these models are currently in operational use. Since then two more from the Canadian Modeling Center have been added to the repository, which we have not analyzed in this paper. They had varying number of ensemble members but for purposes of being consistent we used six members from each as that was the least used in one of the model hindcasts. Each of these models in addition had their own methodology of generating the ensemble members, which is described in Kirtman et al. .
In this study we will examine the climatology and the anomalies of the area of the 28.5C isotherm anomalies in the northwest tropical Atlantic Ocean predicted by the four NMME models at different lead times. In addition, we will also examine the associated teleconnection of rainfall over the continental US.
We shall largely focus on the July–August–September–October (JASO) seasonal mean anomalies (except in Figure 1), which coincides with the seasonal peak of the AWP area. Therefore, lead 0 for JASO average would mean a start time of early July or late June, lead 1 would mean a start time of early June or late May, and so on. The most advance lead time for JASO offered by the NMME hindcast data across all models is a lead time of 4 months, which corresponds to a start time of early March or late February.
For validation of the seasonal hindcasts, we use Optimally Interpolated SST version 2 [OISSTv2; Reynolds et al., 2002] for SST and Climate Prediction Center Merged Analysis of Precipitation [CMAP; Xie and Arkin, 1997] for rainfall. OISSTv2 and CMAP are available at 1° and 2.5° grid resolution, respectively, for the period 1982–2010 that coincides with the analysis of the NMME hindcasts in this paper.
As mentioned earlier, the AWP has a distinct seasonal cycle with the area of the 28.5°C being climatologically largest in September (Figure 1). In Figure 1, the lead time is calculated with respect to the month in question. For example, leads 0 and 7 for month of January correspond to start times of January and June (of the previous year) of the seasonal hindcast, respectively. The GFDL model reproduces the observed seasonal cycle of the area of the AWP reasonably well. The CFSv2 exhibits a negative bias throughout the year but maintains the observed seasonal peak of the area of AWP being largest in September. However, CCSM3 and GEOS5 have a significant cold bias with the latter also exhibiting an unrealistic bi-annual peak in the seasonal cycle of the area of the AWP. In addition, we find that there is a distinct drift towards cold bias in all models, with the cold bias becoming more severe with increasing lead time. The seasonal mean errors of the area of the AWP for the JASO season (Figure 2a) of the ensemble mean clearly reiterate the negative bias. In Figure 2a, CCSM3 and GEOS5 display the most significant negative bias and GFDL model the least at all lead times.
2.2 Deterministic Skill
The correlations of the forecasted JASO seasonal mean AWP area are shown in Figure 2b from the four NMME models along with the corresponding correlations of the observed persistence of using the AWP area at the time of the start of the seasonal hindcast for a given lead time. For example, persistence with observed AWP area anomalies in March, April, May, June, and July as a forecast for the JASO seasonal mean anomalies of AWP has a correlation of 0.53, 0.49, 0.60, 0.72, and 0.80, respectively. It is quite interesting to note that the correlations of the model forecasts exceed the skill of the observed persistence at all lead times for only one model (CFSv2). In contrast, CCSM3 is poorer than observed persistence at all lead times (Figure 2b). On the other hand, GFDL performs better than observed persistence at all lead times except at lead 0, where it is marginally below the observed persistence. Similarly, GEOS5 is superior (inferior) to the correlations displayed by the observed persistence at leads 2, 3, and 4 (leads 1 and 0). It may also be noted that the degradation in the correlation with the lead time is modest in all four models relative to the skill of the observed persistence.
If we examine the ratio of the ensemble mean to the ensemble spread as a measure of signal-to-noise ratio as a function of lead time (Figure 2c), we observe that the CCSM3 has the least signal-to-noise ratio component at all lead times followed by GEOS5 (Figure 2c). GFDL and CFSv2 show a consistent decline of the signal-to-noise ratio with lead time unlike GEOS5 and CCSM3 (Figure 2c). This behavior is consistent with the increase (decrease) in ensemble spread in GFDL and CFSv2 (GEOS5 and CCSM3) in Figure 2d. The diagnosis in Figures 2c and 2d show a clear divide between the two pairs of models CFSv2 and GFDL from CCSM3 and GEOS5. It is apparent from the given significant negative bias in the AWP area in CCSM3 and GEOS5 (Figure 1) that the signal-to-noise ratio is comparatively small as the anomalies are small. Furthermore, the climate drift in these two models is so severe that the ensemble spread reduces with increasing lead time of the seasonal hindcast. Figure 2d shows that at a lead of 1 month the ensemble spread is the least in the GFDL and in the CFSv2 models. Thereafter, there is a general tendency for the spread to increase with lead time in both these models. This is likely reflective of the fact that NMME protocol did not call for using initial conditions for all models. As a result, the spread is slightly higher at initial time, which subsides after some adjustment within a month and then begins to increase again owing to chaotic nature of the non-linear system.
2.3 Probabilistic Skill
In Figure 3, we show the Area under the Relative Operating characteristic Curve (AROC) as a measure of the probabilistic skill score for high, medium, and low tercile anomalies of the area of the AWP. Owing to significant negative bias in CCSM3, it displays some useful skill (that exceeds climatology) (In order for AROC to be skillful in a model, it should exceed a value of 0.5. Otherwise, it is considered to be on par or below the value of climatology.) only for high tercile events while there is no useful skill for the low and middle tercile events of anomalous area of the AWP (Figure 3a). In all the other models there is significant probabilistic skill to be harvested at all lead times for the high and medium terciles. However, for the low tercile AWP events the models are not consistent in showing a superior skill than climatology. For example, CFSv2 (Figure 3b) and GFDL (Figure 3d) display AROC dropping below 0.5 at 4 month and 3 month leads. While GEOS5 intriguingly has AROC above 0.5 at all leads for all tercile events of the area of the AWP. To examine if this was a reflection of the limited number of ensemble members, we compared the AROC values from all available 24 members (Figure 3f) of the CFSv2 hindcasts with using only 10 ensemble members (Figure 3e). The figure clearly shows that the changes in the AROC are rather insignificant for all terciles. In other words, Figures 3e and 3f suggest that the limitation of a small number of ensemble members in the NMME may not necessarily reflect a bias in the skill scores in regard to the AWP area anomalies.
The reason the AWP anomalies are of interest is because it forces a contemporaneous seasonal rainfall anomaly over a significant area of North America besides influencing Atlantic seasonal tropical cyclone activity [Wang et al., 2006]. In Figure 4a, we show the contemporaneous correlation of the observed JASO seasonal anomalies area of the AWP with the corresponding seasonal precipitation anomaly. It is seen in Figure 4a, consistent with previous studies, that the weaker (stronger) JASO seasonal precipitation anomalies in eastern Mississippi valley are associated with large (small) AWP. It is noteworthy that with the exception of the GEOS5, all other models are able to pick this teleconnection reasonably well. However, CCSM3 unlike observations show nearly the entire continental US JASO mean precipitation anomalies showing a strong relationship with AWP anomalies. Similarly, CFSv2 and GFDL show erroneously significant modulation of precipitation in southwestern United States in addition to that over eastern Mississippi valley. Furthermore, unlike observations the rainfall anomalies do not extend to the northeast part of the Mississippi valley in the GFDL hindcasts.
In this paper we have examined the seasonal predictability of the AWP seasonal anomalies of its area on the sea surface and its associated teleconnection with the late summer-early fall rainfall over the continental US from the NMME models. The NMME models are a co-ordinated set of dynamical seasonal predictions involving six different coupled ocean-atmosphere models, which have been initialized independent of each other. The NMME presents an exhaustive set of retrospective seasonal hindcasts that covers the period from 1982 to present, with a minimum of six ensemble members per model and initialized at the beginning of every month of the year and integrated out to a minimum of 9 months. NMME represents the state of the art in global seasonal prediction.
We show that there is promising seasonal prediction skill in predicting JASO seasonal mean AWP area anomalies at all leads ranging from zero month to four month lead in at least CFSv2 and GFDL models. CCSM3 and GEOS5 exhibit a grave negative bias in the seasonal cycle of the AWP area, which reflects quite clearly in the deterministic skill of the model. However, the probabilistic skill analysis of the AWP area seems to obfuscate this systematic error especially in GEOS5. In addition, these models (e.g., CFSv2 and GFDL) also display useful skill in the associated teleconnections of the JASO area anomalies of the AWP with JASO seasonal rainfall anomaly over the eastern Mississippi valley. These results displayed by the two NMME models mark a significant progress from our earlier study on seasonal predictability of the AWP [Misra and Chan, 2009], which disappointingly did not exhibit any useful probabilistic skill at any lead time of the seasonal forecast from CFSv1. However, these set of hindcasts seem to set a high standard in terms of AWP predictions and warm season rainfall predictability over the continental US for future improvements.
This work was supported by grants from NOAA (NA12OAR4310078, NA10OAR4310215, NA11OAR4310110), and USDA (2010-38890-20734).
The Editor thanks two anonymous reviewers for assistance evaluating this manuscript.

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The Mudgeeraba Soccer Club, located at the corner of Tallai and Old Coach Roads Mudgeeraba operates under the umbrella of the Mudgeeraba Sports Club.
The inaugural meeting of the Mudgeeraba Sports Club was held on the 22nd May 1979. With the fostering of junior sport as its mission, the club applied for and secured lease of Sid Bigg Park. Tennis, Table Tennis and Cricket were the sports played by foundation members.
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Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. (Washington Irving)
Before the birthrate started declining, competition was fierce because of the large number of students in the same grade. Now, competition is not as fierce as before, so it has become easier to enter the former imperial universities. Some universities have begun to lose capacity and cannot sustain their operations, and consolidation is underway.
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Largest GT contingent of all time
The hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who will flock to the high-speed extravaganza of Le Mans at the Circuit des 24 Heures on June 16 and 17 of this year can look forward to a special auditory experience. Ten 911 RSRs seek to turn the highlight of the endurance year into a festival of speed. Four Porsche factory cars will face five other manufacturer teams—Ferrari, BMW, Ford, Corvette, and Aston Martin—in the GTE Pro class. This explosive lineup promises exciting action at the classic twenty-four-hour contest. In addition, six professional customer teams will each enter an RSR in the GTE Am class, most with a Porsche factory driver at the wheel. This is the Swabian carmaker's largest-ever GT contingent in Le Mans.
Porsche first entered the famous long-distance race at the Sarthe in 1951. The 356 SL with starting number 46, driven by Frenchmen Auguste Veuillet and Edmond Mouche, promptly won its class. Since then the company has posted another 136 class wins plus nineteen overall victories. Most of these triumphs were achieved by the Porsche 911, the backbone of the brand, then as now. Its history is inextricably linked to racing. The continuous and ambitious development work for Le Mans has also helped shape the character of Porsche’s standard series cars—to this day.
Exploiting the tiniest of liberties
The current RSR, which is based on the 911 GT3 RS, stands at the cutting edge of this evolutionary process. The core element of its steel chassis rolled off the production line in Zuffenhausen—standard series production. Specialists at Porsche’s racing center then devoted painstaking manual labor to its superstructure. They exploited any liberties left by the GTE regulations down to the tiniest detail.
For example, many parts of the aerodynamically sophisticated body are made of lightweight carbon fiber, while a steel safety cell welded onto the body gives the race car greater stability and the driver the best possible protection.
Nothing was sacred to the designers, including the placement of the approximately 510 hp naturally aspirated engine. The assembly is no longer in the rear of the car but in front of the rear axle. This creates space for the larger diffusor, which generates downforce without any significant impairment of the aerodynamics. The RSR can therefore take fast curves even faster while the all-important drag at top speeds remains essentially constant—a particularly important advantage on the long full-speed stretches in Le Mans. Additional downforce on the rear axle is generated by the top-mounted rear wing. This also notably improves the aerodynamic efficiency.
In 2018 the 911 RSR is already entering its second season, which will be an extraordinary one as far as the FIA World Endurance Championship is concerned. The first race will take place in May of 2018 and the last in June of 2019. That means the season will feature two twenty-four-hour races in Le Mans, in addition to the twelve-hour race in Sebring, Florida, plus five six-hour contests. Aside from their guest appearance in Le Mans, two of the four factory RSRs will enter all twelve races in the IMSA WeatherTech series in North America instead of the World Endurance Championship.
Improvements for standard series models
Given this marathon program, Porsche’s traditional strengths of efficiency and endurance are more crucial than ever. Its top GT athlete is starting its second season in even more reliable condition. The engineers compiled large amounts of data last year, giving them a baseline setup for all the courses. This also benefits the customer teams.
No matter how the current season turns out for the 911 RSR, one thing is already clear: the insights that Porsche gains under the heightened conditions of tough races will soon be channeled into improving the carmaker’s standard series models—and will therefore also benefit its customers. The latest example is the new 911 GT3 RS, which celebrated its premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in March. A lot of expertise from the 911 RSR has flowed into its same-sized (four-liter), 520 hp naturally aspirated engine with rpm levels of up to 9,000.
May 5: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps – BEL
June 16–17: 24 Hours of Le Mans – FRA
August 19: 6 Hours of Silverstone– GBR
October 14: 6 Hours of Fuji – JPN
November 18: 6 Hours of Shanghai – CHN
March 16–17: 12 Hours of Sebring– USA
May 4: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps– BEL
June 15–16: 24 Hours of Le Mans– FRA
356 SL: Porsche’s first class winner in Le Mans
In 1951 a 356 SL with starting number 46 was the first Porsche to enter Le Mans—and it promptly drove to a class victory. This aerodynamically optimized Gmünd Coupé weighed just 640 kilograms, in contrast to today's 780, could hold sixty-eight liters of fuel rather than fifty, and was accelerated up to 160 kmh by a 1.1-liter four-cylinder engine with 46 hp instead of 40. The average lap time for a modern 911 RSR is around 70 kmh faster.
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Crag Cave – this cave is made of limestone and is located 2 kilometers north of Castleisland in County Kerry, in the Glannarudders mountains, and is over one million years old.
The cave was once filled with water, which caused its erosion and sculpted tunnels and chambers in limestone rock, it’s a land of stalactites and stalagmites, and the first time it was found its presence in 1859 by the Geolohical Survey of Ireland, but it was not until 1981 that any steps were made towards its exploration, these were taken by the cave diver Martyna Farra, he examined the reservoir and initially discovered that it is only 2 meters deep and 8 lengths, but after another dive he described it as “caves of immensity”.
Shortly after, John Cooper joined him and they both started exploring the cave. In two days, they examined 1670 meters, and the band christened the newly discovered passageways and chambers with names taken from the Lord of the Rings Tolken.
In the years 1981 – 1983, the more accurate search and measurements brought its total length to 3.81 km, which makes the 7 longest systems in Ireland out of the cave networks surveyed so far, although work is still ongoing and it is estimated that it may be 4 or more kilometers.
Thanks to the exploration of the cave in 1987-1989 undertaken by a local family with the help of speleologists and speleological engineers, it was opened to the public in 1989.
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Description: How about a tutorial that can show you guys how to draw a easy bunny, step by step? I was trying to think of an animal that almost everyone loved, and after careful thought, I felt that a bunny, would be a perfect choice. There is so many different types of rabbit, and bunny drawings on the site, which means adding another is going to be a nice treat. The best part about tackling a lesson that will enable you to "draw easy animals", is that the tutorial is easy to follow and replicate. Remember when I said that breaking down animals or any subject for that matter, is hard to do when trying to do it in a easy or simple fashion? Well, for some reason the rabbit wasn't that hard. Since I'm a girl I colored in the bunny a nice pink shade. But, you can choose to color in your drawing anything you want. You can even have a rainbow combination going on too, the choice is yours. Anyways, I think that will do it for this tutorial description. Meet me back here in a few to join me for another fun filled project that you will enjoy. In the mean time, have fun learning "how to draw a easy bunny", using the step by step instructions. Also, don't forget to join me for another live session today at 8pm eastern standard time. Peace people and have a fun day!


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Ireland claimed back to back Six Nations titles yesterday.
The Munster man lead his side to another Six Nations championship thanks to a 4 point win over Scotland at the Aviva Stadium.
The 34 year old has won 4 titles and 2 Grand Slams with his country during his 12 years in international rugby.
He says he will now take time to decide if it's time to hang up his boots:
Italy recorded two wins in the tournament for just the third time in their history with a 3 point victory over Wales yesterday.
Kildare will play Division 3 League football next season following yesterday’s defeat to Donegal.
Alex Beirne's goal 14 minutes into the second half closed the gap to just two points between the sides.
But that was Kildare's final score of the game as Donegal ran out 0-17 to 1-8 winners and confirmed relegation for The Lilies.
Here's Kildare manager Glenn Ryan:
Kildare have one game left to play in Division 2 against Louth on Saturday night.
Both sides have already been promoted to Division 1 and will meet in the league final in a couple of weeks time.
Kfm will have live updates with Paddy Hunter.
The old rivals do battle in the quarter finals of the FA Cup this afternoon.
Quadruple chasing Liverpool come up against Manchester United from 3:30pm.
Before that, Chelsea play host to Leicester City at 12:45pm.
There's just one game in the Premier League this afternoon.
Aston Villa travel to West Ham looking to strengthen their grip on fourth place.
Kick off at the London Stadium is at 2pm.
Rory McIlroy is looking for a top ten finish at the Players Championship on the PGA Tour this afternoon.
He lies on 9 under par after shooting three birdies back to back on his back nine yesterday.
The Northern Irishman is in a tie for 9th and best of the Irish ahead of the final round.
Shane Lowry is 3 under par with Seamus Power on 3 over.
There's racing at both Down Royal and Wexford this afternoon.
The first of the 8 racecard at Down Royal is off just after 1:05pm.
The traditional St Patrick's Day card in Wexford kicks off just before 2pm.


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Six characters feel enormous tension one Saturday evening between shortly after nine o’clock and midnight in a somber sitting room of an old château surrounded by gardens and a lake. Together with their father, uncle, and grandfather, three young women hopefully await the visit of the father’s and the uncle’s eldest sister, a nun who is the mother superior of her convent, and of the doctor who is to check on their sickly mother in the room on the left and the silent baby in the room on the right.
The family enters the sitting room, disagreeing. The father and the daughters want to sit outside while the uncle, because it rained for one week, prefers to remain inside. The grandfather resolves the dispute by saying that it is better to stay in since one never knows what might happen. The father declares that his wife, who was sick for several weeks, is out of danger from her illness. The grandfather disagrees, since he heard her voice. The uncle supports his brother and recommends that they all relax and enjoy the first pleasant evening they have had in a long time.
The uncle remarks that sickness is like a stranger in the family, and the father notes that one can count only on family members, not outsiders, for help. The men ask Ursula, the eldest daughter, if she can see anyone in the avenue. She sees no one yet, but reports that the avenue is moonlit and the weather fine, that the nightingales can be heard, and that the trees stir a little in the wind.
The mood changes when the grandfather announces that he no longer hears the nightingales. Ursula believes that someone has entered the garden, although she sees no one. The men disbelieve her, but she persists, since the nightingales suddenly fell silent and the swans became frightened. The father agrees that “there is a stillness of death,” but the mood changes again when the uncle asks disgustedly if they are going to discuss nightingales all night.
The conversation turns to the cold room. Ursula and her sisters try to obey their father by shutting the door, but it will not close entirely. The father promises to have the carpenter fix it the next day. The family is then disturbed by the sound of the sharpening of a scythe outside, although the gardener should not be working on a Saturday evening. Ursula again tries to soothe fears by suggesting that perhaps the gardener is occupied in the shadow of...
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Why Swiss cheese has holes?
No, the little holes in Swiss cheese are not the product mischievous mice. The reason for the holes in Swiss cheese, called eyes in the world of cheese, is more scientific.
The proper name is Emmentaler Swiss cheese and this gets its distinctive appearance and flavor thanks to the bacteria that turns milk into cheese. All cheeses contain bacteria that help them develop into edible products, but the bacteria is not the same for all classes.
To make Swiss cheese, cultures of the bacterium S. thermophilus, Lactobacillus and P. shermani. shermani are mixed with cow's milk. The bacteria helps create cheese curds, which are soaked in brine and pressed into cheese molds. The cheese is then stored in 72 to 80 degrees F and left to mature.
At this point is when the bacteria really works. Their job is to free lactic acid and other bacteria, a gas-consuming. This bacterium, P. shermani, releases carbon dioxide when consumed lactic acid and forms bubbles. The bubbles do not disappear, pockets are formed in air resulting in the hole in the Swiss cheese.
The size of the holes can be controlled by the creators of cheese through the acidity, temperature and time of maturity, making it possible to have Swiss cheese "Baby" option and regular.

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Centrifuges are a critical component of most laboratories across the world, essential for basic molecular cloning workflows to performing medical diagnostics. However, due to the cost of centrifuges, the need for electricity, and difficulty to transport have limited their incorporation into labs across the world. Continuing in the spirit of the Paperfuge, the 3D-Fuge represents the next frugal science innovation enabling centrifugation of samples at higher quantities, all through the usage of 3D-printing technology.
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ESPN is in 96.994 million homes, the channel’s smallest footprint since 2008, according to the latest cable distribution figures from Nielsen.
In fact, ESPN has lost 3.183 million homes from its footprint over the past two years, since reaching nearly 100.2 million homes on Nielsen’s chart as of July 2011.
But ESPN executives say the drop has more to do with the way Nielsen counts homes, than as evidence of cord cutting, which is one of the industry’s biggest fears.
“It’s like a Swiss watch here, with a lot of wheels turning to create this number,” said Glenn Enoch, vice president of integrated media research at ESPN. “You need to have a very large grain of salt to take them with. But it doesn’t necessarily reflect what’s going on with our real count, which, of course, we can’t share with you.”
Instead of counting only homes that have TV sets connected to antennas or to multichannel providers, Nielsen recently started counting broadband-only homes that have a TV connected to a game console or an over-the-top provider. The inclusion of broadband-only homes resulted in a December Nielsen report that shows big losses for all the top networks, Enoch said.
“We will never be back to that 2011 number,” Enoch said. “It’s kind of a weird benchmark for us. It affected everybody.”
For example, TBS has the third-biggest distribution footprint of all cable networks in the newest Nielsen report. But its 98.567 million homes is the network’s lowest figure since September 2008 and a drop of 2.66 million since its high mark in July 2011.
ESPN executives say they still see no evidence of cord cutting, adding that any cord-cutting losses have been offset by new subscribers.
“Cord cutting has nothing to do with what I see in the November and December counts,” Enoch said. “There’s churn within the cable universe at all times. There are people who are dropping and adding cable constantly.”
The PGA Merchandise Show each January represents one of those rare occasions when the global golf community gathers in a single locale.
Next month, for the first time, Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive” will be broadcasting from the merchandise show, giving outsiders a glimpse inside one of golf’s greatest spectacles.
Golf Channel has reserved a space right in the middle of the Orlando Convention Center, site of the merchandise show, to serve as a remote studio for “Morning Drive.” Hosts Gary Williams, Holly Sonders and the crew will greet viewers the week of Jan. 21-24 with an inside look at the equipment trends, gadgets, personalities and apparel that made the merchandise show a must-visit for those in the industry.
“We really like the visual of being right in the middle of the activity,” said Tom Knapp, Golf Channel’s senior vice president of programming. “The merchandise show is the heartbeat of golf for a week and ‘Morning Drive’ is our signature show for the golfer. That’s what our show is all about.”
It’s rare for “Morning Drive” to venture away from Golf Channel’s studios in Orlando, just a few miles north of where the merchandise show is held.
But given NBC/Golf Channel’s recent agreement with the PGA of America to broadcast the Ryder Cup and associated programming, Knapp said, “It’s a natural for the additional coverage and to go live from the merchandise show.”
The merchandise show is a property of the PGA of America.
The importance of the week extends well beyond “Morning Drive.” The week of the show is a time when Golf Channel meets with advertisers and other business partners to plan for the year.
“It’s an opportunity for us to host the global influencers of the game,” Knapp said of the merchandise show week. “It’s a great time to spend with our partners to get to know them better. It’s a very important week for us.”
Editor’s note: This story is revised from the print edition.
Kids’ programming has dominated Saturday morning TV for decades.
But sports networks are finding out that they can carve out audiences of their own on Saturday mornings with demographics that are among the strongest they see all week.
Make no mistake: Saturday morning TV still is children’s paradise, as Disney Channel and Nickelodeon have brought in the second biggest TV audiences this fall. ESPN, though, is nipping at their heels with its popular “College GameDay,” and NBC Sports Network is bringing in some of its strongest audiences of the week with its English Premier League soccer programming.
ESPN’s Nov. 30 “College GameDay” from Auburn, Ala., drew more than 2 million viewers.
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John Ourand & Austin Karp on some of the reasons behind the growing audiences for sports programming on Saturday mornings.
“Having the EPL in this window is great,” said Jon Miller, president of programming for NBCSN. “You’re not competing against SEC football, you’re not competing against NASCAR, you’re not competing against the PGA Tour, you’re not competing against the NFL, you’re not competing against the really established, high-end brands at that time as you would be at 3 p.m.”
This is the first year that NBCSN has held EPL rights. Miller pointed to the EPL audience as a significant upgrade for the network over last year, when NBCSN generally sold Saturday morning time to outdoors producers for a variety of field sports. “EPL is a far different audience and a far different product,” he said. “Field sports has an audience that actually did OK in those time periods. EPL is obviously performing considerably better.”
That performance has allowed NBCSN to sell national advertising around the early morning windows, with weekend morning viewer numbers easily supporting the sales effort.
ESPN has reached the same conclusions around its “College GameDay” franchise. The show generally lands as one of ESPN’s top 20 shows for the week and typically is ESPN’s most watched non-NFL studio show.
“We’ve always seen Saturday morning as an important time period,” said John Papa, ESPN’s vice president of programming, content strategy and acquisitions. “The viewership is there.”
Viewership around “College GameDay” is down 10 percent so far this season. Through Nov. 30, it has averaged 1.831 million viewers, down from last year’s average of 2.033 million viewers.
ESPN executives attribute the drop to the fact that they lengthened the show from two to three hours on ESPN this season.
Last year, the 9-10 a.m. hour for “College GameDay” was on ESPNU. The ESPNU viewership was not included in last year’s average. If it were, viewership for three hours of “College GameDay” would be up around 8 percent, ESPN executives said.
“Whenever you expand something, the chances are that the overall rating and overall viewership might be down. We knew that going in,” Papa said.
It’s not just about audience size for these networks. Both ESPN and NBC executives said the demographics of the people tuning in to Saturday morning sports are overwhelmingly young and male. The average age of the EPL audience is 39, which is trending far younger than the average age of the overall NBC Sports Network audience, which is 46, Miller said.
“EPL viewers are considerably younger than the average viewer watching sports on television,” Miller said. “This skews a lot younger than anything we have. Young people will find it.”
Papa says “GameDay’s” demographics are similar.
“‘GameDay,’ like all of our studio programming, is much younger than college football games themselves,” he said. “Games are an older demo. It always has been. It’s a trend we’ve seen in other sports. Studio typically has a younger demo than live events.”
With ESPN and NBCSN finding Saturday morning success with sports programming, their executives are expecting to see more sports networks devote their resources to build up weekend morning programming blocks.
“Guys aren’t out playing golf right now. People are at home watching,” Miller said. “We think it’s the same thing with some of the other product that’s out there. If you put on good content, people will find it.”


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Immigrants, their children, and theories of assimilation: family structure in the United States, 1880-1970.
This research employs United States census data from 1880 to 1970 to assess the influence of ethnicity and generation on the family structure of Mexican, Irish, Swedish, Italian, Polish, and native white children. Using evidence for three generations, it tests two theories, linear assimilation and segmented assimilation. Assimilation theory makes no special claims for ethnic effects, but segmented assimilation proposes that ethnicity influences the incorporation of immigrant-origin children into American society. We find few consistent ethnic effects on the probability of family type. Our principal finding is that migration itself, common to all groups, has similar consequences for all; these are revealed in generational changes in family structure. The historical periods of open immigration do differ from the contemporary period, which implies that immigration policy affects family structure. The results disconfirm segmented assimilation theory's emphasis on ethnicity in family structure, and confirm aspects of linear assimilation theory. They point to the salience of structural factors resulting from migration experience and policy, rather than ethnicity, in the evolution of family form among immigrant-origin persons.