Here's the first part of the video:
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Sunday, August 06, 2006
Al Davis - Al Davis Presents John Madden At The NFL Hall Of Fame
This is a series of videos where Al Davis presents John Madden into the NFL Hall Of Fame. If transcripts of these great speeches become available, we'll post them for you. Visit NFL.com for more information.
Here's the first part of the video:
Here's the second part of the video:
Here's the first part of the video:
Here's the second part of the video:
NFL Hall Of Fame - John Madden Intro At Friday Night Party
This video -- without sound -- shows Oakland Raiders Former Head Coach and now NFL Hall Of Famer John Madden being introduced at the Friday night party before the Saturday induction ceremonies.
Here's John Madden
Here's John Madden
2006 NFL Schedule From The NFL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE CALENDAR
2006
Late July -- Training camps open.
July 24 -- Signing period ends at 4:00 PM ET for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender.
August 6 -- Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio -- Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles
(NBC).
August 10-14 -- First full preseason weekend.
August 29 -- Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players.
September 2 -- Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players.
September 3 -- Clubs may establish practice squad of eight players.
September 7-11 -- Kickoff 2006.
October 17 -- Trading deadline.
October 23-25 -- NFL Fall Meeting (New Orleans, Louisiana).
December 30-31 -- Regular season ends.
2007
January 6-7 -- Wild Card Playoffs.
January 13-14 -- Divisional Playoffs.
January 21 -- Conference Championships.
February 4 -- Super Bowl XLI, South Florida (CBS).
February 10 -- AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii (CBS).
February 21-27 -- NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
March 25-28 -- NFL Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.
April 28-29 -- NFL Draft, New York City.
Late May -- NFL Spring Meeting (Site TBD).
2006
Late July -- Training camps open.
July 24 -- Signing period ends at 4:00 PM ET for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender.
August 6 -- Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio -- Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles
(NBC).
August 10-14 -- First full preseason weekend.
August 29 -- Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players.
September 2 -- Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players.
September 3 -- Clubs may establish practice squad of eight players.
September 7-11 -- Kickoff 2006.
October 17 -- Trading deadline.
October 23-25 -- NFL Fall Meeting (New Orleans, Louisiana).
December 30-31 -- Regular season ends.
2007
January 6-7 -- Wild Card Playoffs.
January 13-14 -- Divisional Playoffs.
January 21 -- Conference Championships.
February 4 -- Super Bowl XLI, South Florida (CBS).
February 10 -- AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii (CBS).
February 21-27 -- NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
March 25-28 -- NFL Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.
April 28-29 -- NFL Draft, New York City.
Late May -- NFL Spring Meeting (Site TBD).
Technorati - Does It's Tagging System Allow Bloggers To Shut Out Voices?
Masood Mortazavi says this:
...Apparently, Jon had the good fortune of attending Peter Hirshberg's birthday party during which Peter showed off some of the new cool things about Technorati, but what grabbed my attention was Peter's discussion of the way Technorati is constraining its tag system.
For some reason, I never read about these constraints anywhere else when I first started using the tags. Here's a quote from Jon's article:
Lest omnivorous bloggers try to game the system and claim they cover subjects they rarely write about, they can declare expertise in only 20 subjects, and a feedback mechanism lets users suggest that blogs be removed from certain categories. Because Technorati scans 16.4 million blogs, all it takes is those bloggers spending a few minutes with the database "for the entire system [to] get smart and correct itself very quickly," says Hirshberg.
What this means is that if there are enough users organized to remove someone from a particular topic, they'll be able to do it. This is rule of the masses, not the rule of the free expression of ideas, and while I don't have anything against the masses, I have always found suppression of ideas quite reprehensible. What is even worse in my case is my prolific use of the tags, which have taken me to several dozen different topics. I find it ridiculous that the writer is limited to the use of only 20 tags. That might work for an advertising agency working for a corporation but it doesn't quite work for the free-wheeling blogger. As a lite-relativist, I've always had trouble with expertise being defined in such narrow ways. I spent my graduate years trying to escape it and now here we have a system that can do quite a bit of good in bringing you to greater number of readers but that puts restraints on how you stream your thoughts and what you write about. So, I'm out.
At least for right now, I have to say: Goodbye To Technoratic Tags!!!
No longer, will I bother and waste time with them. They may be good for category writers but not for me unless policies such as those above change.
Jon Fine's column is available online for free. By the way, in it, Fine mentions some Technorati competitors.
This is very disturbing news given Technorati's size. Dave Sifry should alter this ASAP!
...Apparently, Jon had the good fortune of attending Peter Hirshberg's birthday party during which Peter showed off some of the new cool things about Technorati, but what grabbed my attention was Peter's discussion of the way Technorati is constraining its tag system.
For some reason, I never read about these constraints anywhere else when I first started using the tags. Here's a quote from Jon's article:
Lest omnivorous bloggers try to game the system and claim they cover subjects they rarely write about, they can declare expertise in only 20 subjects, and a feedback mechanism lets users suggest that blogs be removed from certain categories. Because Technorati scans 16.4 million blogs, all it takes is those bloggers spending a few minutes with the database "for the entire system [to] get smart and correct itself very quickly," says Hirshberg.
What this means is that if there are enough users organized to remove someone from a particular topic, they'll be able to do it. This is rule of the masses, not the rule of the free expression of ideas, and while I don't have anything against the masses, I have always found suppression of ideas quite reprehensible. What is even worse in my case is my prolific use of the tags, which have taken me to several dozen different topics. I find it ridiculous that the writer is limited to the use of only 20 tags. That might work for an advertising agency working for a corporation but it doesn't quite work for the free-wheeling blogger. As a lite-relativist, I've always had trouble with expertise being defined in such narrow ways. I spent my graduate years trying to escape it and now here we have a system that can do quite a bit of good in bringing you to greater number of readers but that puts restraints on how you stream your thoughts and what you write about. So, I'm out.
At least for right now, I have to say: Goodbye To Technoratic Tags!!!
No longer, will I bother and waste time with them. They may be good for category writers but not for me unless policies such as those above change.
Jon Fine's column is available online for free. By the way, in it, Fine mentions some Technorati competitors.
This is very disturbing news given Technorati's size. Dave Sifry should alter this ASAP!
Alien Behind Post Grabs Boy - Fake Video Looks Real
I read this video was made in Mexico and the producers admitted it was fake. Either that or the producers are lying and they are aliens. You never know.
But check this out:
But check this out:
Wall Street Journal Names Moguls Of New Media, Gets It Wrong
The Wall Street Jounal, looking to get a lot of links, asked John Jurgensen to pen an article pointing to the "Moguls of New Media."
Give me a break.
Hey, I'm glad they gave Amanda Congdon some more exposure-- too much is not enough in this case -- but John forgets her ex-partner Andrew Baron. Big mistake.
But it underscores what a joke of an article this is. The definitions of Mogul are:
-a bump on a ski slope
-a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857
-baron: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
None of which is listed in the Wall Street Journal's "mogul" list. But considering the WSJ and its author think New Media's just a terms for kids on MySpace -- which is featured in his article and prominently -- it's no wonder this pap was released. It does no one any good at all.
This video asking real New Media players -- people a bit more on the Mogul level -- what New Media is, has the definition in it and does a better job than the WSJ.
...But hey, it's expressed in a new media way, so what should I expect!
Give me a break.
Hey, I'm glad they gave Amanda Congdon some more exposure-- too much is not enough in this case -- but John forgets her ex-partner Andrew Baron. Big mistake.
But it underscores what a joke of an article this is. The definitions of Mogul are:
-a bump on a ski slope
-a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857
-baron: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
None of which is listed in the Wall Street Journal's "mogul" list. But considering the WSJ and its author think New Media's just a terms for kids on MySpace -- which is featured in his article and prominently -- it's no wonder this pap was released. It does no one any good at all.
This video asking real New Media players -- people a bit more on the Mogul level -- what New Media is, has the definition in it and does a better job than the WSJ.
...But hey, it's expressed in a new media way, so what should I expect!
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Marlin Jackson - Colts Corner May Get Starting Job
This shows that the Colts' 2005 draft effort's paying off. Jackson's the first round pick; the Michigan DB was selected to challenge his secondary mates and improve the defense.
Rather than move to safety, Colts' top 2005 draft pick might supplant David
By Mike Chappell
mike.chappell@indystar.com
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Marlin Jackson appears to be on the move, but not from cornerback to safety. Instead, his next stop could be in the starting lineup, at right corner.
Rather than switching positions, as was contemplated earlier this year, the Indianapolis Colts' 2005 first-round draft pick is working his way up the depth chart during training camp at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
A nickel back throughout his rookie season, starting just one game, Jackson has been getting more work as the right cornerback with the No. 1 unit.
He and incumbent Jason David have been splitting repetitions. Jackson was the starter during 11-on-11 work at the end of Friday morning's practice; in the afternoon they were back to alternating.
Jackson declined to predict he'll supplant David for the Sept. 10 regular-season opener. But it's clear that's his goal.
"In my mind, yeah, it can happen," Jackson said.
"I'll just say I want to be on the field. I'm champing at the bit to be on the field so much more."
Jackson appeared in 15 regular-season games as a rookie, with 52 tackles and one interception. David, a fourth-round draft pick in 2004, has started the past two seasons. He drew criticism for giving up some long receptions as a rookie but was solid last year with 41 tackles and two interceptions.
Coach Tony Dungy downplayed Jackson's increased work with the No. 1 unit.
"Marlin's doing fine," he said. "He obviously knows a lot more about our defense this year. That's going to help him.
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