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And the season wouldn't be complete without the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors. Fan favorites such as Eric 'Pork' Chase, 'Flyin'' Fred Fleury, Brodie Frazier, and Todd Raymo are set for another year of racing. New names are also signing up for the division that puts fun first. |
The 60th season of Thunder Road racing begins on Sunday, April 28 at 1:30pm with the Community Bank N.A. 150. The ACT Late Model Tour event pits top touring stars against the Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model standouts. The Lenny's Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers and Allen Lumber Street Stocks begin their title chases while... |
Admission for the Community Bank N.A. 150 is $25 for adults and free for kids ages 12 and under. The weekend begins with the Downtown Barre Car Show on Saturday, April 27 from 9 am-12 pm. Open practice is scheduled from 1-5 pm and is open to the public. |
Sentiment revealed through Israeli social media website Seeking Alpha has a larger and longer-lasting impact on stock returns than views expressed in the Wall Street Journal, a new study by Purdue University researchers has found. |
The study, which was based on textual analysis of articles published in the two media outlets from 2006 to 2010 and which compared their respective impacts on the returns of over 2,800 US stocks, found that social media sentiment extracted from Seeking Alpha articles had a stronger association with contemporaneous and ... |
Doctoral student Hailiang Chen, together with the three Purdue professors with whom he conducted the study, also found that a trading strategy that opts for long stocks with the most positive sentiment and short stocks with the most negative sentiment on Seeking Alpha would have generated returns of 0.40 percent a day ... |
In contrast, the corresponding strategy utilizing the Wall Street Journal would only have yielded a return of 0.29% a day or 5.96% a month, they found. |
Seeking Alpha editor-in-chief Eli Hoffmann said that the Purdue researchers’ findings did not surprise him, as it would be expected that social media website would perform better in any study that focuses on investment decisions. |
“[Whereas] the Wall Street Journal is a media outlet focused on finance, Seeking Alpha is a very targeted and specific website which is principally and almost exclusively about the investment decision,” he said. |
Established in 2004 by English oleh David Jackson as a means of aggregating online content about stocks by fund managers, analysts, traders and amateur investors, the Herzliya Pituah-based startup now has around 4,000 contributors and is ranked in the top 350 websites in the United States, with around 4 million visitor... |
Title IX has been a legislative weapon used to cut inequities between female and male athletic programs in colleges. But the track program at the University of Central Florida is one example of how it can be a two-edged sword. |
Thanks to Title IX, improvements in the women's track and field program at UCF have been dramatic. |
But also thanks to Title IX, the men's program no longer exists. |
"Taking away the men's program is a financial and numbers decision," UCF track and cross-country coach Marcia Mansur-Wentworth said. "I understand it, but I don't like it." |
Lou Snelling, 20, a junior at UCF, likes it even less. |
Snelling is captain of the men's cross-country team, which is a varsity sport. In fact, the Golden Knights were second in Trans America Athletic Conference competition. |
"Title IX is good legislation, but the implementation is wrong," Snelling said. "Taking away opportunities for men does not help women. They took the easy way out." |
Like many schools, UCF reached compliance in part by cutting men's sports. Others have managed to add women's sports or cut a few spots from all men's programs. |
The Office of Civil Rights judges gender equity in athletic programs in part by comparing the percentage of male and female students with the percentage of athletes. |
UCF's most recently released numbers were for 1995-96, when 53 percent of the students and 47 percent of the athletes were female - a 6 percent difference in proportionality. The civil-rights office wants a difference of no more than 5 percent but gave UCF a passing grade because it was showing improvement. |
That improvement came primarily in two ways - converting women's crew into a varsity sport and eliminating men's track. The track program was disbanded four years ago. |
Male athletes at UCF, mostly distance runners on the cross-country team, compete in track events as individuals even though the school does not enter a team. |
They know the loneliness of the long-distance runner. |
"Doing away with the varsity team didn't make a profound difference in our lives, but it made a difference," Snelling said. |
Could UCF have an official men's track team again? |
"Yes, when the time is right," Associate Athletic Director Mary Kaufman said. |
The problem is knowing when the time will be right. |
"I would love to see the men's track team brought back when we can do it without upsetting the equality in numbers that we are striving to reach," Kaufman said. "Even though we are now in compliance with the governmental guidelines, we will continue to have gender-equity goals." |
As for Title IX, Mansur-Wentworth said it is a worthwhile program but not perfect. |
"A lot of schools still comply with Title IX because they have to comply, not because it's the right thing," she said. "Title IX should do two things for women's athletics - increase opportunities and increase commitment." |
Meghan McCain, a co-host on "The View" and daughter to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), was none too happy when 1) President Trump again mocked her dad during his speech at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference last weekend, 2) that attendees played along and booed her dad, and 3) that the conference did nothing to... |
"The View" anchor confronted ACU Chair Matt Schlapp on Friday about the moment her dad got booed. |
How could Schlapp allow this behavior to go unaddressed, she wondered, especially considering her dad is currently undergoing treatment for brain cancer? Why can't there be a "modicum of respect" for her family? |
Schlapp said it was "a very good point" and he began by noting that McCain is "a national hero." The disagreements with the senator, he said, had to do with policy. |
"Let's keep it to policy," Schlapp said. |
"I think it's okay to disagree with someone's votes in the Senate," he later added. |
The panel seemed to accept his explanation, yet wondered why he didn't offer it on the CPAC stage? |
Ana Navarro, a fellow panelist, Republican strategist, and frequent Trump critic, wondered where the president got the audacity to attack McCain, considering he himself was a "draft dodger." Trump, it's been reported, avoided the Vietnam War draft due to medical reasons. |
Still, conservatives would agree with Schlapp in noting that McCain misled them on Obamacare. Although he once purported to be "leading the charge" against Obama's health care legislation, he ended up derailing last year's repeal and replace effort. |
McCain admitted her father is not a "conservative darling," but still doesn't understand all the "vitriol" toward him. |
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it was deeply disappointed by Honda’s decision to close its only British car plant. |
“The UK is one of the leaders in the development of these technologies and so it is deeply disappointing that this decision has been taken now,” Business Secretary Greg Clark said. |
Honda said it had informed employees about what it called its “proposal” to close the Swindon plant. |
“Honda of the UK Manufacturing has today informed associates (employees) of the proposal to close its Swindon vehicle manufacturing plant, at the end of the current model’s production lifecycle, in 2021,” Honda said in a statement. |
Bhubaneswar: For any BCACian Sunday Rides are rituals. We use to explore new trails, take cyclists to historic places, visit places of cultural importance and places imbibed with nature and greenery. Every BCACian present in the city never like to miss a Sunday Ride as it’s always full of fun, excitement and moreover a... |
This Sunday Ride on 16th of September was a little more exciting as we were to explore the nature trails around Chudanga Garh (a 9th Century AD ruins of a fort) on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The total ride distance was around 55KMs from the Clubhouse and back. As planned riders started exactly at 6:15AM from the Clu... |
From Nuagaon crossing we took the concrete roads on the banks of river Kuakhai and rode amidst tree-canopy, villages and lush green vegetation. We rode by the side of beautiful Ganesha Pandals decorated with various concepts. Riding through this route was a feeling of bliss as you have the river on one side and wonderf... |
After the breakfast we rode on the Baranga-Munduli Road for some distance. We tool the dirt-roads towards Chudanga Garh ruins through Chudanga village. As we have informed every rider about the off-roads and jungle-trails of this ride, all riders were well-prepared with their MTBs and gears along with hydration. We rod... |
As per the available sources, the Madalapanji, the fort was constructed by Lalatendu Kesari of Kesari dynasty (otherwise known as Somavamsis) when it was known as Sarangagarh, because the area had large number of water-bodies filled with lotus and in Sanskrit, Saranga means lotus. Later on, Baraha Kesari renovated the ... |
As the time passing and the cloud on the sky was getting darker, we expected rain on the return route. Hence we have to leave two other major areas of the fort (the Granary – Chaula Ghara and the palace – Sola Uasa), which we planned to explore sometime in near future. The return route to the Baranga-Pitapali Highway w... |
The two newest members of the Big 12 will square off in their biggest matchup since joining the conference in 2012. TCU has played itself into playoff contention despite losing to Baylor a couple of weeks ago. The Horned Frogs broke the conference record for points scored in a conference game, hanging 82 on Texas Tech ... |
After Ole Miss’ loss to LSU last weekend, neither Auburn nor the Rebels come into this game undefeated, but the intrigue still remains. The winner of this game will remain in the conversation for a spot in the inaugural College Football Playoff, but the loser will essentially be eliminated. The Tigers just survived ano... |
Because of the great play in the SEC and Big 12, the Pac-12 has largely flown under the radar this season. Arizona is the perfect example of this, as the Wildcats have put together a pretty strong season but have yet to really garner any national attention. The Wildcats’ lone blemish is a two-point loss to USC on Oct. ... |
This is a matchup that has typically decided who represents the Pac-12 North in the conference title game, and, even with Stanford not being ranked, that will likely be the case again this season. Stanford has had a down year by its standards, having lost three games already this season — all of which came against rank... |
After three concussions in the past year, senior quarterback David Ash has decided to end his football career at Texas. |
Texas head coach Charlie Strong announced Wednesday evening that junior quarterback David Ash will no longer play football after suffering his third concussion earlier this season. |
Ash, who earned a medical redshirt in 2013 after missing 10 games because of concussions, returned this summer to his team and was named the starter for the 2014 season. In the season opener against North Texas, he completed 19-of-34 passes for 190 yards. He recorded both a passing and rushing touchdown, playing the en... |
Though few believed Ash would return, his decision was not official until Wednesday. Strong said there was “no way” they were going to let Ash back on the field after his history of injuries, but he thinks it’s important Ash remains a part of the team. |
Ash finishes his career with 22 starts, 385 completions and a 62.8 percent completion rate. He threw for 31 touchdowns, tallying 18 interceptions, finishing with a quarterback rating of 138.41. Now, Ash will continue to attend practices, team meetings and potentially travel, Strong said. He will help younger quarterbac... |
Sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes took the starting job after Ash’s injury and will continue to start for the Longhorns, with redshirt quarterback Jerrod Heard assuming the backup position. Strong said he has not decided whether they will burn Heard’s redshirt — guessing it will be a game-time decision. |
Senior defensive tackle Desmond Jackson will also undergo possibly season-ending foot surgery and could potentially apply for a medical redshirt at the end of the season. |
After his defense was torched against BYU last weekend for 429 yards at home, defensive coordinator Vance Bedford told the team to “look in the mirror” and face reality. |
Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford has some advice for the Longhorns: Take a look in the mirror. |
If the players don’t see reality now — BYU’s 41-7 destruction last week certainly looked like reality — it will hit them full force in Arlington on Saturday. Reality will take the form of Brett Hundley, Heisman candidate UCLA junior quarterback; Myles Jack, sophomore two-way linebacker and running back; and the remaind... |
The squad found the “little things” that they say prevented their efficiency, as well as the more glaring problems, such as last week’s six missed sacks. |
Although Bedford, head coach Charlie Strong and the rest of the coaching staff seek to give the Longhorns as many opportunities as possible once they’re on the field, the road to playing time is longer than it once was. Suspensions abound when players don’t follow the rules, which will leave Texas with a compromised li... |
As the Longhorn line-up seems to shift by the week — junior quarterback David Ash, senior center Dominic Espinosa and senior receiver Jaxon Shipley have all sustained injuries in recent games — and inexperienced players step up, the parent-child metaphor becomes increasingly apt. The coaching staff seeks to transition ... |
Heading into Arlington, the Longhorns have a chance to prove they’ve hit that development and can handle their first away game, albeit at a neutral venue. The first family vacation isn’t always smooth, but, if Bedford and the “parents” have trained their children well, they should like what they see in the mirror. |
Redshirt junior David Ash suffered concussion symptoms after the North Texas game which will force him to sit out the Longhorns' next game against BYU. |
It took just one game, and possibly just one hit, for Texas junior quarterback David Ash’s concussion symptoms to return in 2014. |
Longhorn head coach Charlie Strong announced Monday that Ash, who missed 10 games because of multiple concussions last season, will have to sit out this weekend’s game against BYU after he experienced concussion-like symptoms yet again after last Saturday’s 38-7 victory over North Texas. |
Strong and his staff believe the injury occurred when Ash fumbled a snap on Texas’ second drive of the game and was hit by North Texas defensive end Jarrian Roberts as he jumped on the loose ball. Strong said the coaches and medical staff did not know of any issues with their starting quarterback until after the game, ... |
While Ash told the staff that he believes the injury occurred early in the first quarter, he took several hits throughout the game that may have caused the symptoms to return. |
No further details were provided about the extent of Ash’s head injury or how much time he might miss, as Strong indicated they will wait for the medical staff to do more evaluating before they determine whether Ash will be able to return this season. |
In Ash’s absence, sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes is expected to get the start this weekend while true freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard will be the backup. |
Swoopes has limited experience, having played sparingly at the end of last season. The 6-foot-4-inch, 245-pound dual-threat quarterback was six for 13 for 26 yards and rushed for 79 yards and one touchdown as a freshman. |
Heard just arrived on campus this fall after an illustrious high school career at Guyer High in Denton. He threw for 2,148 yards and 22 touchdowns and ran for another 2,172 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior last year. |
Given the lack of experience for both Swoopes and Heard, Strong emphasized the importance of the two signal callers acting as game managers and allowing the rest of the team to step up and fill the void left by Ash’s absence. |
As for the rest of the team, the players are confident that no matter who is at quarterback, they can still win games as a team. |
Just last season, this matchup proved to be the beginning of the end for Mack Brown. In order to avoid a similar beat down, the Longhorns are going to have to contain junior quarterback Taysom Hill and junior running back Jamaal Williams, who both rushed for over 1,000 yards last year. This will be a good indicator of ... |
The Longhorns will be tested for a second-straight week with a game against PAC 12 contender UCLA. The Bruins are a serious contender for the inaugural College Football Playoff with junior quarterback Brett Hundley returning after throwing for over 3,000 yards a year ago. The UCLA defense will also be dangerous, despit... |
This has to be the most anticipated game in the Big 12 this year. Everyone will be watching to see how Charlie Strong’s defense does against the high-powered, up-tempo Baylor offense. Last year, the Longhorns managed to hold the Bears to 23 points before a late touchdown to ice the game. That won’t be an easy task to r... |
Last year, Texas won this game thanks in large part to an Oklahoma quarterback controversy between Blake Bell and Trevor Knight. After a huge win over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, the Sooners are serious contenders for the Big 12 title with Knight entrenched at the helm. And the defense, led by linebacker Erik Striker, c... |
The win over the Wildcats last year was one of two big upsets for the Longhorns, but a repeat of that feat will be tough in a place where Texas hasn’t won since 2002. Head coach Bill Snyder will likely field a strong team again with a number of JuCo transfers and senior quarterback Jake Waters getting the ball to his p... |
After opening up Big 12 play undefeated last year, the Longhorns struggled mightily against the Cowboys in a blowout loss. Texas can expect more of the same this year with junior quarterback J.W. Walsh taking over after Clint Chelf graduated. As usual, Oklahoma State has solid depth at the receiving position but the to... |
The training staff was unsure of the exact nature of the injury; the official injury report following the next week’s game against Ole Miss phrased his injury as head/right shoulder. |
After sitting out a blowout loss to the Rebels, Texas brought him back in for the first conference game against Kansas State just two weeks after the original injury. |
He didn’t make it past halftime and hasn’t played a snap since. More than two months and seven games later, the Texas medical staff declared him finished for the season on Nov. 25. |
The last few years have seen momentum in concussion awareness, ranging from high-profile documentaries such as “League of Denial” to rule changes implemented by the NFL and FBS that have attempted to curtail concussions. Ash’s injury is far from the only example in sports of career-threatening concussions: The NCAA est... |
The NCAA mandates four steps in its handbook on how to deal with concussions. The process is outlined in a way to leave the bulk of the plans up to the discretion of each university. |
The ability to return to play doesn’t require passing a standardized, nationally accepted test. It’s left to the discretion of the professionals on the sideline, most of whom are employed by the University. Ambiguity surrounds this injury, which is inherently difficult to diagnose on the sideline. |
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