DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Joey Logano, the driver who seemed washed up at 22 years old, has won his first career Daytona 500.
Logano took the lead in the white-knuckle race following a restart with 19 laps remaining on Sunday. Once out front, his Ford was stout and he seemed to have the race in control until a caution with three to go at Daytona International Speedway stopped the race.
NASCAR needed nearly seven minutes to clean the track, which gave Logano a two-lap sprint to the finish. He got a terrific jump on the field, and as Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. mounted a push for the lead, a wreck further back brought out the yellow flag.
It froze the field and Logano won under caution.
Logano was looking for work near the end of 2012 when Joe Gibbs Racing decided to cut him loose. He was snatched up by Roger Penske, and rewarded "The Captain" with owner's second Daytona 500 title.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
羽田空港への行き帰りはUberで! キャンペーン期間中、片道2,000円割引を10回プレゼント
本年度もあとちょっと。出張や春休みの旅行、卒業旅行で羽田空港を利用する機会も増えそうですね。そこでスペシャルキャンペーンのお知らせです！
2015年2月23日（月）10:00〜3月31日（火）23:59の期間中、羽田空港へのご移動、また羽田空港からのご乗車に限り、ハイヤーの乗車料金が2,000円引きとなります（注：タクシー、プレミアムタクシーには適用されません）。期間中の乗車は、10回まで割引が適用されます。出張やご旅行の際に、スマートにスタイリッシュにUberをご利用ください！
Denver, Let's Do Lunch
It’s a big week for Denver foodies with Restaurant Week and we know you’re passionate about the thriving culinary scene, so we’re teaming up with some local favorites to bring you lunch on-demand. You might have dinner covered but the real question is, what’s for lunch!?
Norwegians Plan Human 'Peace Circle' Around Oslo Mosque
One peace ring begets another.
A group of Norwegians plans to link hands and encircle a mosque in Oslo, Norway, next Saturday, offering the symbolic peace gesture as a "thank you" to the city's Muslim population, more than 1,000 of whom formed their own "peace circle" around Oslo's synagogue this weekend.
Organizers of the event say they want the human shield to be a seen as an endorsement of peace, tolerance and respect for Muslims, who they say are "a vulnerable minority in Norwegian society."
"We want to stand shoulder to shoulder with our Muslim fellow citizens to show disgust towards increasing Muslim hate and xenophobia in society," the organizers say, according to a translation of the event's Facebook page.
"In this time of fear and polarization we feel it is more important than ever to stand together and show solidarity," the organizers continue. "We believe in and will highlight [the] human will to live together in peace and in [respect] for each other regardless of religion [and] ethnicity."
This past Saturday, members of Oslo's Muslim population encircled a synagogue there. The gesture came a week after a Danish-born man, reportedly of Arab origins, killed two people at a free speech event and a synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark.
"Humanity is one and we are here to demonstrate that," Zeeshan Abdullah, one of the organizers of the synagogue event, told Reuters. "There are many more peace mongers than warmongers ... There's still hope for humanity, for peace and love, across religious differences and backgrounds."
A group of Norwegians plans to link hands and encircle a mosque in Oslo, Norway, next Saturday, offering the symbolic peace gesture as a "thank you" to the city's Muslim population, more than 1,000 of whom formed their own "peace circle" around Oslo's synagogue this weekend.
Tonight Norwegian muslims formed a human shield in front of the Oslo synagogue. Historic. #ringOfPeaceOslo #Norway pic.twitter.com/iCQxJrQSrt
— Oda Leraan Skjetne (@oSkjetne) February 21, 20151300 Muslims link hands in a Ring of Peace around Jewish synagogue in Oslo. Best news from Europe all year. pic.twitter.com/CnsrbC3o1c
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) February 21, 2015Organizers of the event say they want the human shield to be a seen as an endorsement of peace, tolerance and respect for Muslims, who they say are "a vulnerable minority in Norwegian society."
"We want to stand shoulder to shoulder with our Muslim fellow citizens to show disgust towards increasing Muslim hate and xenophobia in society," the organizers say, according to a translation of the event's Facebook page.
"In this time of fear and polarization we feel it is more important than ever to stand together and show solidarity," the organizers continue. "We believe in and will highlight [the] human will to live together in peace and in [respect] for each other regardless of religion [and] ethnicity."
This past Saturday, members of Oslo's Muslim population encircled a synagogue there. The gesture came a week after a Danish-born man, reportedly of Arab origins, killed two people at a free speech event and a synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark.
"Humanity is one and we are here to demonstrate that," Zeeshan Abdullah, one of the organizers of the synagogue event, told Reuters. "There are many more peace mongers than warmongers ... There's still hope for humanity, for peace and love, across religious differences and backgrounds."
New ISIS Video Allegedly Shows Peshmerga Fighters In Cages
In a disturbing propaganda video released online Saturday, footage purports to show Islamic State militants holding 21 peshmerga fighters prisoner in metal cages.
In the slow-motion opening shots of the video, armed militants lead the captives towards the camera through an empty concrete lot and around what appears to be a Chevrolet Suburban SUV. The prisoners are then forced into cages similar to the one in which Jordanian fighter pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh was murdered, as depicted in a previous video released by the extremist group. A split-second cut uses footage from al-Kaseasbeh's killing, showing him engulfed in flames.
A presenter then addresses the camera before the video cuts to interviews with some of the captives, who, in keeping with other IS propaganda, are clad in orange jumpsuits. In the interviews, prisoners warn peshmerga forces to give up the fight against IS, reports CNN. The footage then shows the prisoners standing in the same cages, which have now been placed onto the backs of pickup trucks. A convoy of these trucks parades the caged prisoners through a street as chanting crowds line the way.
It is unclear when this video was filmed, and the images depicting street scenes were allegedly seen online earlier this month, Mashable reports.
A final scene of the video shows the captives kneeling in a row, and the camera pauses on the faces of each before focusing in on one man's eyes and cutting to black. Much of the style of the music, editing and imagery is similar to that of other propaganda footage released by IS militants. The footage could not be independently verified by The WorldPost.
This particular video was allegedly released by the Kirkuk provincial division of IS, according to jihadist monitoring service Site Intel Group. The Kirkuk province in northern Iraq has seen numerous battles between Kurdish peshmerga forces and Islamic State militants in recent months.
In the slow-motion opening shots of the video, armed militants lead the captives towards the camera through an empty concrete lot and around what appears to be a Chevrolet Suburban SUV. The prisoners are then forced into cages similar to the one in which Jordanian fighter pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh was murdered, as depicted in a previous video released by the extremist group. A split-second cut uses footage from al-Kaseasbeh's killing, showing him engulfed in flames.
A presenter then addresses the camera before the video cuts to interviews with some of the captives, who, in keeping with other IS propaganda, are clad in orange jumpsuits. In the interviews, prisoners warn peshmerga forces to give up the fight against IS, reports CNN. The footage then shows the prisoners standing in the same cages, which have now been placed onto the backs of pickup trucks. A convoy of these trucks parades the caged prisoners through a street as chanting crowds line the way.
It is unclear when this video was filmed, and the images depicting street scenes were allegedly seen online earlier this month, Mashable reports.
A final scene of the video shows the captives kneeling in a row, and the camera pauses on the faces of each before focusing in on one man's eyes and cutting to black. Much of the style of the music, editing and imagery is similar to that of other propaganda footage released by IS militants. The footage could not be independently verified by The WorldPost.
This particular video was allegedly released by the Kirkuk provincial division of IS, according to jihadist monitoring service Site Intel Group. The Kirkuk province in northern Iraq has seen numerous battles between Kurdish peshmerga forces and Islamic State militants in recent months.
Must see video: Man won’t leave burning car that sets home on fire
Very interesting pre-arrival video from West Hanover Township, PA
Aziz Ansari Remembers 'Parks & Rec' Producer Harris Wittels In Heartfelt Letter
After Amy Poehler paid tribute to "Parks and Rec" producer, writer and guest star Harris Wittels on Thursday night, her co-star Aziz Ansari took to Tumblr to pen a heartfelt letter to the 30-year-old co-executive producer. Wittels, who "Parks" fans will also recognize as the animal control guy, was found dead at his home on Thursday.
Ansari opened his letter by saying how "devastated" he felt over Wittel's death. "There are so few people that you meet in life that give you that feeling that you’ve found a real unique, original person," Ansari wrote. "Harris Wittels was one of those and we lost him yesterday. I’m still waiting for the other phone call to let me know that Harris is okay and this was all a horrible misunderstanding."
The "Parks" star looked back on his favorite memories and jokes with Wittels, who he was collaborating with on two unfinished film scripts. Ansari wrote that he always insisted on working with Wittels for things outside of "Parks," including the time he hosted the 2010 MTV Movie Awards.
"His jokes were so weird, unexpected, often brilliantly dumb that they were in that ultra-exclusive club of ones that made comedy people laugh -- and laugh hard. This was why Harris was such a go-to for everyone. Anyone that was ever in a writers room with him knew he was probably the funniest comedy writer out there. He was just a machine."
The emotional letter shares a handful of touching anecdotes about Wittels' bold and hilarious emails, his characteristic eating habits on set and Ansari's last memory of working with him the day before his death. The actor also wrote about Wittels' known struggle with addiction: "We knew Harris had issues with addiction but things were pointing in the right direction. He was getting treatment and focused on his career and the opportunities ahead. It all seemed to point in the right direction."
Ansari closed the tribute with saying how much of a "brutal loss" Wittels' death is. "You are far too special to sum up in any kind of piece like this. You were one of the best and we all will miss you."
Read Ansari's full letter here.
Ansari opened his letter by saying how "devastated" he felt over Wittel's death. "There are so few people that you meet in life that give you that feeling that you’ve found a real unique, original person," Ansari wrote. "Harris Wittels was one of those and we lost him yesterday. I’m still waiting for the other phone call to let me know that Harris is okay and this was all a horrible misunderstanding."
The "Parks" star looked back on his favorite memories and jokes with Wittels, who he was collaborating with on two unfinished film scripts. Ansari wrote that he always insisted on working with Wittels for things outside of "Parks," including the time he hosted the 2010 MTV Movie Awards.
"His jokes were so weird, unexpected, often brilliantly dumb that they were in that ultra-exclusive club of ones that made comedy people laugh -- and laugh hard. This was why Harris was such a go-to for everyone. Anyone that was ever in a writers room with him knew he was probably the funniest comedy writer out there. He was just a machine."
The emotional letter shares a handful of touching anecdotes about Wittels' bold and hilarious emails, his characteristic eating habits on set and Ansari's last memory of working with him the day before his death. The actor also wrote about Wittels' known struggle with addiction: "We knew Harris had issues with addiction but things were pointing in the right direction. He was getting treatment and focused on his career and the opportunities ahead. It all seemed to point in the right direction."
Ansari closed the tribute with saying how much of a "brutal loss" Wittels' death is. "You are far too special to sum up in any kind of piece like this. You were one of the best and we all will miss you."
Read Ansari's full letter here.
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