Introduced Reprint

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

2005 SESSION INTRODUCED REPRINT 058403222 INTRODUCED 1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 827 2 Offered January 21, 2005 3 Commending Aaron Brooks. 4 ±±±±±±±±±± Patrons±±BaCote, Albo, Alexander, Armstrong, Barlow, Black, Brink, Carrico, Cosgrove, Ebbin, Eisenberg, Hamilton, Hull, Joannou, Melvin, Moran, Oder, Orrock, Phillips, Rust and Stump; Senator: Williams 5 ±±±±±±±±±± 6 WHEREAS, Aaron Brooks, a native of Newport News and a graduate of the University of Virginia, 7 has emerged over the past few seasons as one of the brightest young stars in the National Football 8 League (NFL); and 9 WHEREAS, drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1999, Aaron Brooks was traded to the New 10 Orleans Saints in 2000, and by late in the 2000 NFL season, had taken over the starting quarterback 11 position for the Saints; and 12 WHEREAS, Aaron Brooks has started more than 50 regular season games for the New Orleans 13 Saints and already ranks among the top three in team history in numerous offensive categories; and 14 WHEREAS, from the beginning of his professional football career, Aaron Brooks has shown a 15 determination to contribute to his community and has consistently demonstrated leadership and 16 generosity; and 17 WHEREAS, Aaron Brooks, a mentor with the Hometown Huddle-Big Brother/Little Brother program 18 for several years, participated in events to benefit Children©s Hospital of Louisiana, held a summer 19 football clinic in 2003, and participated in the team©s Taste of the Saints fund-raiser for Second 20 Harvesters Food Bank; and HJ827 21 WHEREAS, Aaron Brooks also created the Aaron Brooks Family Foundation, which supports 22 literacy and the arts through its Read to Pass summer reading program, the Waldo Burton Boys Home, 23 and Brooks Outreach Libraries; and 24 WHEREAS, the New Orleans Read to Pass program inspired 10,000 local youths to read 80,000 25 books over the summer months, and in 2004 Aaron Brooks expanded the program to Virginia in a joint 26 partnership with the Cities of Hampton and Newport News; and 27 WHEREAS, in late 2004, Aaron Brooks published his children©s book, Rise Above, and is sponsoring 28 an essay contest in collaboration with Reading is Fundamental, which annually provides more than 16 29 million books to some five million young people; and 30 WHEREAS, in recognition of his outstanding community service activities, Aaron Brooks received 31 the National Quarterback Club©s Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2004 and was recently named the 32 New Orleans Saints Man of the Year; now, therefore, be it 33 RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby 1:17 34 commend Aaron Brooks on his outstanding National Football League career and on his numerous and 35 ongoing community service activities; and, be it 36 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution 3/25/10 37 for presentation to Aaron Brooks as an expression of the General Assembly©s admiration and best 38 wishes..

Copy Link

Recommended publications

Print Profile
Kurt Warner finished the 1999-2000 NFL season with a 414-yard performance in Super Bowl XXXIV, shattering Joe Montana's Super Bowl-record 357 passing yards. Kurt Warner Not only did that performance lead the St. Louis Rams past the Tennessee Titans, it earned him Super Bowl MVP honors as well. During the regular 1999-2000 season, Kurt amassed 4,353 yards, 41 touchdowns, and a 109.1 passer rating - quite a feat Speech Topics for a guy who was bagging groceries a few years ago. Along with success came the inevitable media coverage. Cameras and microphones were in Kurt's face more than ever before. But what do you say with all the new attention? Some Youth professional athletes use the publicity for self glory, but Kurt Warner has a Sports different topic on his mind. It's the message of Jesus Christ. Kurt is a Christian who Motivation jumps at the chance to give God the credit for his ability to play football. He was Life Balance proclaiming the Good News in his first words after victory in the Super Bowl and Inspiration he continues to this day, shouting, Thank you, Jesus! It's a refreshing thing to hear a pro player speak the name of Christ instead of his own. Celebrity "Looking at the big picture, I know my role in this is to help share my faith, and to share my relationship with the Lord in this capacity. The funny thing is my wife, when I tell her about some interviews that I've done, she's always asking me, 'Don't talk about the Lord in every answer that you give.' I come back and tell her, 'Hey, they try to cut out as much of those (religious comments) as they can.
[Show full text]
NFL Betting: Is the Market Efficient?
Skidmore College Creative Matter Economics Student Theses and Capstone Projects Economics 2017 NFL Betting: Is the Market Efficient? Mathew Marino Skidmore College Follow this and additional works at: https://creativematter.skidmore.edu/econ_studt_schol Part of the Other Economics Commons Recommended Citation Marino, Mathew, "NFL Betting: Is the Market Efficient?" (2017). Economics Student Theses and Capstone Projects. 27. https://creativematter.skidmore.edu/econ_studt_schol/27 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Economics at Creative Matter. It has been accepted for inclusion in Economics Student Theses and Capstone Projects by an authorized administrator of Creative Matter. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NFL Betting: Is the Market Efficient? By Mathew Marino A Thesis Submitted to Department of Economics Skidmore College In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the B.A Degree Thesis Advisor: Qi Ge May 2, 2017 1 Abstract The Purpose of this research paper is to analyze the NFL point spread and Over/Under betting market and determine if it follows the efficient market hypothesis. This research paper uses data from armchairanalysis.com for the 2000 NFL season through the 2015 NFL season including playoffs. I use OLS and probit regressions in order to determine NFL betting market efficiency for the point spread betting market and the Over/Under betting market. The results indicate, that as a whole, the NFL betting market appears to be efficient. However, there may be behavioral tendencies that can be taken advantage of in order to make consistent betting profits. 2 I. Introduction According to Statista.com (2015), the sports gambling market has been estimated to be worth between $700 billion and $1 trillion, but the exact size is difficult to measure because it is not legal everywhere.
[Show full text]
NFL Contract Negotiations in the Aftermath of White V. National Football League
DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law Volume 8 Issue 1 Fall 1997 Article 6 NFL Contract Negotiations in the Aftermath of White v. National Football League Joseph D. Wright Follow this and additional works at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/jatip Recommended Citation Joseph D. Wright, NFL Contract Negotiations in the Aftermath of White v. National Football League, 8 DePaul J. Art, Tech. & Intell. Prop. L. 115 (1997) Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/jatip/vol8/iss1/6 This Case Notes and Comments is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Law at Via Sapientiae. It has been accepted for inclusion in DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law by an authorized editor of Via Sapientiae. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Wright: NFL Contract Negotiations in the Aftermath of White v. National F NFL CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IN THE AFTERMATH OF WHITE v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE' INTRODUCTION The 1990's has been a decade of labor strife between ownership and players in professional football, basketball and baseball. Television revenues, advertising dollars and licensing agreements now have enormous ramifications as the popularity of professional sports has reached an all-time high worldwide. This rise in popularity in the United States and abroad has brought with it a substantial increase in the amount of money earned by professional sports franchises, and subsequently, the money paid to the professional athletes who play for them. Numerous strikes, lockouts and court battles have been waged as the parties jockey for control of those dollars.
[Show full text]
Estimating the Strength of the Impact of Rushing Attempt in NFL Game Outcomes Abstract
British Journal of Mathematics & Computer Science 22(4): 1-12, 2017; Article no.BJMCS.31565 ISSN: 2231-0851 Estimating the Strength of the Impact of Rushing Attempt in NFL Game Outcomes ∗ Xupin Zhang1 , Benjamin Rollins2, Necla Gunduz3 ∗ and Ernest Fokoué2 1University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14620, USA. 2Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA. 3Department of Statistics, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. Authors' contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Author BR found and downloaded the first portion of the data. Author XZ, the corresponding author, obtained the second portion of the data, then she coordinated the thorough process of analysis. Author XZ also did the literature search, review and coordinated the write-up of the manuscript. Authors NG and EF helped with the analysis and the write-up of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/BJMCS/2017/31565 Editor(s): (1) Qiankun Song, Department of Mathematics, Chongqing Jiaotong University, China. (2) Tian-Xiao He, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Illinois Wesleyan University, USA. Reviewers: (1) Paul Shea, Bates College, USA. (2) Eduardo Cabral Balreira, Trinity University, USA. (3) Marcos Grilo, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil. (4) P. Wijekoon, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. (5) Julyan Arbel, Inria Grenoble Rhone-Alpes, France. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/19299 Received: 14th January 2017 Accepted: 2nd May 2017 Original Research Article Published: 2nd June 2017 Abstract In this paper, we use estimators of variable importance from the ensemble learning technique of random forest to consistently discover and extract the knowledge that Rush Attempt is strongly related with winning football games in the NFL.
[Show full text]
Meeting No. 17 Erie County Legislature Erie County
MEETING NO. 17 1 September 10, 1997 ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE SPECIAL SESSION MEETING NO. 17 September 10, 1997 The Legislature was called to order by Chairman SWANICK. All Members Present. A Moment of Silence was held. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Marshall. The Minutes of the previous meeting were TABLED. LEGISLATORS RESOLUTIONS: ITEM 1 - Ms. PEOPLES presented the following resolution and moved for immediate consideration. Mr. HOLT seconded. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. RESOLUTION NO. 359 Re: Authorizing the County Executive to Sign Bills Lease M.O.U. (Int. 17-1) WHEREAS, On August 13, 1997, County Executive Dennis T. Gorski filed with the County Legislature the final Term Sheet outlining the major provisions of a preliminary lease agreement between the Buffalo Bills, Erie County and the State of New York, and MEETING NO. 17 2 September 10, 1997 ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE WHEREAS, The final Term Sheet is the basis from which a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) is being developed with the concurrence of the three aforementioned parties, and WHEREAS, Upon its completion, the MOU will be filed with the County Legislature, representing a preliminary agreement allowing for the development of the formal lease language between the Buffalo Bills, Erie County and the State of New York, and WHEREAS, Once the County Legislature authorizes the County Executive to sign the MOU, the final lease language will be developed jointly by the three aforementioned parties and will be subsequently filed with this Honorable Body for review and final action, and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Erie County Legislature does hereby authorize the County Executive to sign the MOU on behalf of Erie County, thereby affirming the County's commitment to meet its annual funding obligation under a new fifteen year lease with the Buffalo Bills, and be it further RESOLVED, That certified copies of this resolution be forwarded to County Executive Dennis T.
[Show full text]
The Spartan Daily
SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 SPARTANSPARTAN DAILYDAILY WWW.THESPARTANDAILY.COM VOLUME 122, NUMBER 55 TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2004 Panel weighs in on God, science Looming many more questions than answers. philosophy and religion at the Claremont “I will stake my house on science never By Dan King All three panelists argued to varying Graduate University, was the fi rst panelist truly discovering the link between the brain Daily Staff Writer degrees that there is a place for religion in and argued in favor of God’s acts in the and thought,” he said. physical world. He argued religion can take Mike Newkirk, a lecturer in philosophy cuts spur the physical world. Two of the panelists A panel of three university professors called this place “God within the gaps,” the place of scientifi c questions that cannot at San Jose State University and the panel’s confronted the weighty question, “Does referring to places where science has not yet and never will be answered by science. lone atheist, told Clayton to be careful God act in the physical world?” in the con- discovered the answers. Rather than calling those places “gaps,” with that challenge. New discoveries about ference room of the Engineering building Philip Clayton, a professor at the Clare- his argument was that religion can answer rally in SF on Monday. As expected, they fi nished with mont School of Theology and professor of science’s unanswerable questions. see RELIGION, page 6 English department: Writing Center vital By Theresa Smith and Maria Villalobos Daily Staff Writers Teaching clear writing should not be sacrifi ced to save money, according to members of the English department who fear budget cuts might put an Carien Veldpape / Daily Staff end to a tutorial service available to Associated Students president-elect Rachel students at San Jose State University.
[Show full text]
The Southerner
INTRODUCING NEXUS, EARTHWIND MORELAND: A magazine of culture From Knight moves to Patriot games see inside this issue see p. 10 Rookie Robotics S I N C E 1 9 4 7 The Real World Grady Squad Gears Up Black History play p. 15 for Nationals explores media images p. 12 THE OUTHERNER An upbeatS paper for a downtown school HENRY W. GRADY HIGH SCHOOL, ATLANTA VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 6, March 14, 2005 CRIM REFORM TO SEND STUDENTS TO GRADY BY NICK STEPHENS he rezoning of Crim High School students is a touchy subject, and it’s Tsparked a wide range of opinions, ranging from support to concern about how the new students will affect the Grady campus to some Crim students’ reluctance to attend Grady in the first place. Crim administrators declined to comment on the proposed rezoning, and they emphatically stressed that the opinions of Crim students on this issue S N E did not represent those of the school or its H P E T administration. S K C At a public meeting at Crim High I School March 3, Joyce McCloud, director N of School Reform Team 5, explained the Q & A: Ms. Valerie Thomas, facilites director, fields decision to close Crim as a comprehensive questions at a public meeting about Crim’s future. high school. The board decided to close the school because of its declining enrollment The closing of Crim will add an and in order to fulfill requirements of estimated 256 new students to Grady for K Atlanta Public School’s new BuildSmart the 2005-2006 school year.
[Show full text]
Amended Complaint and In
1 William N. Sinclair (SBN 222502) ([email protected]) 2 Steven D. Silverman (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) ([email protected]) 3 Stephen G. Grygiel (sgrygiel@ mdattorney.com) 4 Phillip J. Closius (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) (pclosius@ mdattorney.com) 5 Alexander Williams (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) [email protected] 6 SILVERMANǀTHOMPSONǀSLUTKINǀWHITEǀLLC 201 N. Charles Street, Suite 2600 7 Baltimore, MD 21201 Telephone: (410) 385-2225 Stuart A. Davidson (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 8 Facsimile: (410) 547-2432 ([email protected]) Mark J. Dearman (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 9 Thomas J. Byrne (SBN 179984) ([email protected]) ([email protected] Janine D. Arno (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 10 Mel T. Owens (SBN 226146) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN 11 NAMANNY BYRNE & OWENS, P.C. & DOWD LLP 2 South Pointe Drive, Suite 245 120 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 500 12 Lake Forest, CA 92630 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Telephone: (949) 452-0700 Telephone: (561) 750-3000 13 Facsimile: (949) 452-0707 Facsimile: (561) 750-3364 14 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 15 [Additional counsel appear on signature page.] 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 17 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 18 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 19 ETOPIA EVANS, as the Representative of the ) Case No. 3:16-cv-01030-WHA Estate of Charles Evans, et al., ) 20 ) PLANTIFFS’ SECOND AMENDED Plaintiffs, ) COMPLAINT 21 ) vs. ) 22 ) ARIZONA CARDINALS FOOTBALL CLUB, ) 23 LLC, et al., ) ) 24 Defendants. ) ) 25 26 27 28 1 Plaintiffs, by and through undersigned counsel, file this Second Amended Complaint and in 2 support thereof allege as follows: 3 NATURE OF THE ACTION 4 1.
[Show full text]
Pipeline to the Pro's
Pipeline to the Pro’s by M. J. Duberstein NFLPA Director of Research April 2001 Pipeline to the Pro’s offers prospective NFL players a head start as they seek to make the transition from the college to the professional ranks and is directed at them. You should have three main objectives during college: * Stay in school and get a degree, an accomplishment that pays dividends both in and after an NFL career; * Don’t make a foolish move and declare too early for the NFL Draft; * Select the right agent, a procedure that should and can be postponed as long as possible. It’s vital you have some background about the NFL itself and why it’s a mega-entertainment business: * The NFL remains the most popular team sport; * That popularity translated into a broadcasting rights contract for the 1998 through 2005 seasons worth over $2,200,000,000 a season--more than $17,600,000,000 overall; * And that TV revenue is only part of league income that should top $4,500,000,000 in the 2001 season--of which the players’ share will be over $3,100,000,000 for salaries and benefits. The average NFL salary is over $1,000,000. (For detailed information about NFL salaries and salary trends, see the Economics Primer in the Research Documents pages of nflpa.org.) Based on (1) those huge TV rights fees, (2) league expansion to 32 clubs for the 2002 season, and (3) new and larger stadiums coming on-line, the players’ guaranteed share of league revenues should expand rapidly enough that the average salary could double by as soon as 2005 and the average starter would then be making more than an estimated $2,300,000 a season.
[Show full text]
With Many African American Quarterbacks Achieving Success In
FULL TEXT DOCUMENT PHILADELPHIA, PA.-----With many African American Quarterbacks achieving success in the Pee Wee, Scholastic, College, and Professional ranks and with the retirements of the first wave of prominent African American Quarterbacks (James Harris, Doug Williams, Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham, and others), I felt that reviewing the history of these men and the pioneers before them was needed. History has shown that the journey of the African American QB was not an easy one, but when given the opportunity these men thrived in a system that was sometimes stacked against them. African American Quarterbacks are now in 2005, no longer an anomaly and are thriving. There has even been debate that Warren Moon with his gaudy statistics and winning ways in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL) has the credentials to be the first Full Time African American Quarterback inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which I know will create an interest in this topic. If Moon is fortunate enough to make it into the Hall of Fame, this would be a testament to himself and his predecessors at the position. African American Quarterbacks in their history have been shunned, converted to other positions, fought for inclusion, stereotyped (Drastic Misconceptions about the Leadership and Intelligence of African American Quarterbacks) and chased opportunities in other leagues, but they have persevered to go from an Unwanted Oddity to Flourishing leaders. Their extensive history is documented below: Early Years (1890’s – 1946) The first mention of African Americans playing football was in a College Football game played on November 23, 1892 (Thanksgiving) between historically black colleges Biddle (Later Johnson C.
[Show full text]
North Carolina Vs Clemson (10/20/2001) Clemson University
Clemson University TigerPrints Football Programs Programs 2001 North Carolina vs Clemson (10/20/2001) Clemson University Follow this and additional works at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_prgms Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. code). Use of these materials beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. For additional rights information, please contact Kirstin O'Keefe (kokeefe [at] clemson [dot] edu) For additional information about the collections, please contact the Special Collections and Archives by phone at 864.656.3031 or via email at cuscl [at] clemson [dot] edu Recommended Citation University, Clemson, "North Carolina vs Clemson (10/20/2001)" (2001). Football Programs. 274. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_prgms/274 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Programs at TigerPrints. It has been accepted for inclusion in Football Programs by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vinning Tradition from xtiles... to Plastics... to Innovative Solutions for All Industries 41# Plastics Processing Machinery Textiles Injection Molding Capital Equipment Blow Molding Mill Supplies & Spare Parts Thermoforming Technical Service % Plastics Machinery Auxiliaries Industry Solutions Pad Printing Lubrication Control Systems Robotics Motion Control Systems Granulators Noise Control Systems Ultrasonic Welding Water Treatment & Control Systems Mold Temperature Controllers Moisture Control Systems Portable Chillers Dryers Loading Equipment Drying Control Systems Conveyors Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser Circular Knife Grinders Automated Material Handling Systems Hiouis TP. Baitson. Incorporated 1 Club Road • P.O.
[Show full text]
PFRA-Ternizing
THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 28, No. 1 (2006) PFRA-ternizing HAY AND ROSS AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED John Gunn and Chris Willis have been named winners of PFRA’s annual achievement awards. John Gunn is the foremost historian on armed service teams and has written two books on U.S. Marine football. He has been named the 2005 winner of PFRA’s Ralph Hay Award, given for lifetime achievement in pro football research and historiography. Past Hay Award Winners 2004 Jeff Miller 2003 John Hogrogian 2002 Ken Pullis 2001 Tod Maher 2000 Mel “Buck” Bashore 1999 Dr. Stan Grosshandler 1998 Seymour Siwoff 1997 Total Sports 1996 Don Smith 1995 John Hogrogian 1994 Jim Campbell 1993 Robert Van Atta 1992 Richard Cohen 1991 Joe Horrigan 1990 Bob Gill 1989 Joe Plack 1988 David Neft For his Old Leather: An Oral History Of Early Pro Football in Ohio, 1920-1935, Chris Willis is the recipient of the 2005 Nelson Ross Award given to a PFRA member for recent achievement in pro football research and historiography. Past Ross Award Winners 2004 Michael MacCambridge 2003 Mark Ford 2002 Bob Gill, Steve Brainerd, Tod Maher 2001 Bill Ryczek 2000 Paul Reeths 1999 Joe Ziemba 1998 Keith McClellan 1997 Tod Maher & Bob Gill 1996 John Hogrogian 1995 Phil Dietrich 1994 Rick Korch 1993 Jack Smith 1992 John M. Carroll 1991 Tod Maher 1990 Pearce Johnson 1989 Bob Gill 1988 Bob Braunwart 1 THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 28, No. 1 (2006) COMMITTEES Tim Brulia is interested in forming two PFRA research committees: 1. A committee dedicated to radio and tv commentators.
[Show full text]