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Good Morning, it’s Friday, 16 February 2018, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift.
The women’s slalom was staged yesterday at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and if anything was a sure thing going into the contest–Mikeala Shiffrin would take the Gold–it was not at the end. Mikaela Shiffrin, currently the world’s very best slalom skier, had an uncharacteristic tentative first run and a not quite-fast-or-precise-enough second run and did not win a Gold Medal. She did not, in fact, even make the podium, finishing fourth. As one old basketball coach used to say–that’s why they play the game. Shiffrin owned it and said later that she was just too cautious on the first run. but that’s the way sports go…sometimes you have it, you feel it, and you play like a champion, and, 24 hours later, same sport, it’s not there and you don’t play up to your potential. Nathan Chen, touted as America’s next big thing in ice skating due to his pre-Olympic skating skills and mastery of the quad jump, fell and stumbled his way through the men’s short program last night and skated his way out of medal (and endorsement) contention. Adam Rippon, also on the U.S. Olympic Skating team and a bit unpublicized prior to the Olympics, put in a flawless short program and is in medal contention. The Lesson: pressure can upset the best in the sport and bring out amazing performances in those who might have been overlooked.That’s why they play the games……
Mitt Romney hopes to be back: he has announced he is running for the Senate from Utah, seeking Orin Hatch’s seat. Hatch has gone past his sell-by date and clearly lost his fastball in the last couple of years. Much better for everyone: trade a wallowing party-line hack for a real leader who can get good stuff done and hopefully stop bad stuff from gaining traction.
You can see the running medal count with this direct link.
After the Parkland, Florida high school shootings, President Trump said that more efforts should be made to help those who have mental issues, but did not mention gun control as part of the solution to stopping mass shootings. The statement must have brought lots of comfort to gun owners.
Today is National Do A Grouch A Favor Day. We all know them, they need a favor (and probably a hug) today. It’s one way we can help.
What we’re listening to in The Media Bunker: The Valentines 2018 playlist, compiled by our music editor/producer/DJ Tschugge.
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below. The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below. As always, thanks for dropping by.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Boston Globe (Boston)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Local (Oslo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Ars Technica
The Fine Print: Embed image courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21s century on file and online. If you need an image, they are your source. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. This post is number 1621 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications and is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.
The Winter Olympics: 15 February 2018 Schedule
Nightshift Sports:
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The following events are scheduled for today. Television coverage in the United States is via NBC and NBCSN; there is also coverage on the Olympic Channel, CNBC, and USA network (well done to NBC for putting all of this on air). U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin ran and won the Giant Slalom last night and is scheduled to run in the Slalom tonight, but remember that high winds that have hampered the entire Alpine skiing program. We’re also waiting for the debut of Lindsey Vonn in this Olympics, in the Women’s Downhill. The Men’s Downhill was run last night with Gold and Silver medals won by members of the Norwegian Team. Check your local listings as programming can vary due weather conditions and programming considerations.
Alpine Skiing (scheduled but always tentative due to wind)
Biathlon
Bobsled
Cross Country
Curling
Figure Skating
Freestyle Skiing
Ice Hockey
Luge
Nordic Combined (don’t miss this one)
Skeleton
Ski Jumping (another one not to miss)
Snowboarding
Speed Skating
Remember: The nightly prime-time telecasts will feature the most popular events; if you want to see some of the more unique/esoteric events, check out NBCSN, which is available all day on air, online, and streaming. Some events at this Olympics have been delayed or postponed, especially the Alpine Skiing events, due to high winds, so NBC’s programming will shift accordingly. We follow everything via NBCSN since they tend to show it all.
The Fine Print: Photo embed courtesy of our friends at GettyImages.com who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift news site and Nightshift Sports are continually evolving experiments in news communications and are productions of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading.
The Nightshift: 15 February 2018
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Good Morning, it’s Thursday, 15 February 2018, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift.
Finally. The Winter Olympics managed to stage some alpine contests yesterday. Mikaela Shriffin, America’s young skiing star, lived up to her advance billing and won the Gold Medal in Giant Slalom. Her first of two runs was smooth and perfectly judged, as she took second place after the first round. Her final run was typical Mikaela, pushing out the boundaries and taking chances, to deliver the fastest run and take home the gold medal. Shiffrin is scheduled to run in the slalom–her specialty–tonight.
Aksel Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud of Norway’s “attacking Vikings” downhill team, won gold and silver, respectively, in the Men’s Downhill, which was finally staged after days of postponement.
You can see the running medal count with this direct link.
Again. Nicholas Cruz, a 19 year from Parkland, Florida, returned to the high school from which he was expelled for “disciplinary reasons” last year, and shot and killed 17 people, three adults and fourteen students, some as young as 14 years old. Cruz has been arrested and charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. When are these types of uniquely-American events going to stop?
Today is National Gumdrop Day. Eat as many as you want; just don’t drop them on the floor.
What we’re listening to in The Media Bunker: The Valentines 2018 playlist, compiled by our music editor/producer/DJ Tschugge.
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below. The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below. As always, thanks for dropping by.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Boston Globe (Boston)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Local (Oslo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Ars Technica
The Fine Print: Embed image courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21s century on file and online. If you need an image, they are your source. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. This post is number 1618 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications and is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.
The Winter Olympics: New York Times Coverage 14 February 2018
Nightshift Sports:
Our daily feed from the New York Times on the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Direct Link: New York Times Olympics Special Coverage.
The New York Times has been at this for quite some time and their coverage is always great and often brilliant.
We’ll be putting up a link to their summary of coverage and news every day, to make it oh-so-easy for you to stay in touch with the games, the events, the winners and the losers.
To see just how good “old media” can be, we recommend that you read this article from the Times about augmented reality coverage and follow along.
The Times posted a perma link to their AR site (use an iPhone, please )…. here it is: https://nyti.ms/2FN3peS
The Games are on. Get all the way into them.
The Fine Print: The Nightshift news site and Nightshift Sports are continually evolving experiments in news communications. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading.
The Winter Olympics: 14 February 2018 Schedule
Nightshift Sports:
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The following events are scheduled for today. Television coverage in the United States is via NBC and NBCSN. U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin is scheduled to run in the giant slalom sometime this week, but a firm schedule has not been confirmed due to high winds that have hampered the entire Alpine skiing program. We’re also waiting for the debut of Lindsey Vonn in this Olympics, in the downhill. Also on hold. Check your local listings.
Alpine Skiing (scheduled but tentative)
Biathlon
Cross Country
Curling
Figure Skating
Ice Hockey
Luge
Nordic Combined (don’t miss this one)
Skeleton
Snowboarding
Speed Skating
Remember: The nightly prime-time telecasts will feature the most popular events; if you want to see some of the more unique/esoteric events, check out NBCSN, which is available all day on air, online, and streaming. Some events at this Olympics have been delayed or postponed, especially the Alpine Skiing events, due to high winds, so NBC’s programming will shift accordingly. We follow everything via NBCSN since they tend to show it all.
The Fine Print: Photo embed courtesy of our friends at GettyImages.com who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift news site and Nightshift Sports are continually evolving experiments in news communications and are productions of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading.
The Nightshift: 14 February 2018
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Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, 14 February 2018, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift.
Once again–no slalom or downhill for the men or women at the Winter Olympics. We still have not seen Mikaela Shiffrin or Lindsey Vonn run. The alpine competitions were rescheduled again due to high winds; next projected run days for Alpine skiing are Thursday and Friday.
There was great news for America in snowboarding however, as Shaun White, who had previously won two gold medals in the sport, picked up his third with a dazzling, high-risk, dangerous final run that scored a jaw-dropping 97.75. With this Olympic gold, White has crossed the line from top competitor to legend. He has hinted that he might show at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where………skateboarding will be a medal sport for the first time. The New York Times did a massively terrific piece on White’s half-pipe run; you should read it. Use our direct link: Shaun White in the Times.
You can see the running medal count with this direct link.
Those guys in Washington are just that–those guys in Washington. Out-of-balance economic programs, poorly vetted employees, avoidance of responsibility and prone to inaction. The best of America is at the Winter Olympics. You can draw your own conclusions about what’s in Washington.
Today is Valentine’s Day. You know what to do: flowers, maybe some candy (or power bars for the athletically inclined) and certainly a nice dinner. Hop to it….you do not want to mess this one up.
What we’re listening to in The Media Bunker: The Valentines 2018 playlist, compiled by our music editor/producer/DJ Tschugge.
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below. The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below. As always, thanks for dropping by.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Boston Globe (Boston)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Local (Oslo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Ars Technica
The Fine Print: Embed image courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21s century on file and online. If you need an image, they are your source. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. This post is number 1615 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications and is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.
The Metrics
Point of Information
For those who keep track of such things–and that’s one of the things we do in The Media Bunker–the metrics behind a blog like this one can get very interesting. Here’s a breakdown of what’s been published and what’s in the pipeline to this point in time:
Articles Published: 1613
Drafts: 310
Private Articles: 25
Total Articles: 1948
That’ s over 1600 articles published and another 310 in the pipeline, ready to go up on the site or in progress for publishing.
Twenty-Five articles have “private” status, which means they’ve been published and then retired from view.
Interesting, if you’re a blog metrics type of person.
The Winter Olympics: New York Times Coverage 13 February 2018
Nightshift Sports:
Our daily feed from the New York Times on the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Direct Link: New York Times Olympic Coverage
The New York Times has been at this for quite some time and their coverage is always great and often brilliant.
We’ll be putting up a link to their summary of coverage and news every day, to make it oh-so-easy for you to stay in touch with the games, the events, the winners and the losers.
To see just how good “old media” can be, we recommend that you read this article from the Times about augmented reality coverage and follow along.
The Times posted a perma link to their AR site (use an iPhone, please )…. here it is: https://nyti.ms/2FN3peS
The Games are on. Get all the way into them.
The Fine Print: The Nightshift news site and Nightshift Sports are continually evolving experiments in news communications. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading.
The Winter Olympics: 13 February 2018 Schedule
Nightshift Sports:
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The following events are scheduled for today. Television coverage in the United States is via NBC and NBCSN. U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin is scheduled to run in the slalom today if conditions allow for the event to be staged.
Alpine Skiing
Biathlon
Cross Country
Curling
Figure Skating
Freestyle Skiing
Ice Hockey
Luge
Short Track
Ski Jumping
Snowboarding
Speed Skating
Remember: The nightly prime-time telecasts will feature the most popular events; if you want to see some of the more unique/esoteric events, check out NBCSN, which is available all day on air, online, and streaming. Some events at this Olympics have been delayed or postponed, especially the Alpine Skiing events, due to high winds, so NBC’s programming will shift accordingly. We follow everything via NBCSN since they tend to show it all.
The Fine Print: Photo embed courtesy of our friends at GettyImages.com who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift news site and Nightshift Sports are continually evolving experiments in news communications and are productions of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading.
The Nightshift: 13 February 2018
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Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, 13 February 2018, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift.
Weather continues to be a factor at the Winter Olympics as winter storms and high winds hamper Alpine events. Yesterday, the action centered around qualifying for the men’s half-pipe, where veteran Shaun White put on a show with huge air and signature tricks. Also yesterday, the men’s Alpine combined (downhill and slalom) was staged despite difficult conditions. Marcel Hirscher of Austria won Gold in the event. Curling continues to rack up a lot of network coverage as more and more people get the “I can do that” feeling” while watching. You can see the running medal count with this direct link.
The Rob Porter alleged domestic abuse mess (what did they know, when did they know it) continues in Washington.
Overseas, a Russian Airliner crashed after takeoff in Moscow, killing all on board.
Today is Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (and Valentines Day). Eat what you want and enjoy it.
What we’re listening to in The Media Bunker: The Valentines 2018 playlist, compiled by our music editor/producer/DJ Tschugge.
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below. The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below. As always, thanks for dropping by.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Boston Globe (Boston)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Local (Oslo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Ars Technica
The Fine Print: Embed image courtesy of our friends at Getty Images, who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21s century on file and online. If you need an image, they are your source. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. This post is number 1611 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications and is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.