8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ shares black eyed peas — Speaker will i am recalls Nancy Pelosi held aphoto opportunity this afternoon following the Electoral College vote countthat made the election of President-elect Barack Obama official.As youngpeople were so pivotal in this year’s election, the Speaker was joined by herguests from the joint session, 26 youth activists from across the nation:”Good afternoon.It is with great excitement that we come by and say howhonored we all were to be part of history this afternoon.The House ofRepresentatives and the Senate meeting together witnessed the count of theElectoral College, making Barack Obama and Joe Biden the next President andVice President of the United States.The outcome was not surprising, but it’swonderful to have it official.”A particular pleasure for me, officially and personally, was to have so manyyoung guests in the gallery today: students from universities who worked onthe election, young people across the country who are not necessarilypolitically-oriented, but issue-oriented.Whether it’s aboutnon-discrimination, about protecting the environment, whether it’s aboutvoting rights, or about protecting rights of people with disabilities, all ofthese people are engaged in making the future better for America.And withthe official election of Barack Obama and Joe Biden today, we took a giantstep in that direction. “And so I thank them for livening the proceedings by being with us in theSpeaker’s Box and throughout the gallery as Members of Congress came together. I think this is the largest number of students for such an occasion.Anyelection of a President is historic; the election of Barack Obama is trulyhistoric.We all are honored to be part of it. Thank you all very much.”SOURCEOffice of the Speaker of the HouseBrendan Daly, Nadeam Elshami, or Drew Hammill, +1-202-226-7616, all of theOffice of the Speaker of the House. While the rest of the country finished up its regular season slate with a host of traditional rivalries this weekend, in keeping with tradition, the Big Ten?s stadiums sat dark and quiet.  What a shame. The college football weekend began on Thanksgiving night with a spirited No. 3 Texas-Texas A&M clash, continued with a full schedule of games on Friday that included a historic Iron Bowl between No.

2 Alabama and Auburn, and concluded late Saturday night with an epic back and fourth battle between Stanford and Notre Dame in what is almost certain to be Charlie Weis? last game as head coach for the Irish. Precious few things in this country are a more perfect fit than football and Thanksgiving and the Big Ten should strongly consider getting in on the action during this long holiday weekend. The Big Ten is missing out on major publicity by not playing this weekend.  Think of enjoying your turkey and/or leftovers while Michigan battles Ohio State, Penn State fights Michigan St. for the Land Grant Trophy, Iowa tangles with Minnesota for Floyd of Rosedale, or the Old Oaken Bucket battle between Purdue and Indiana is waged. Extending the season through Thanksgiving would also allow for at least one off week during the regular season black eyed peas the end .   This is something that would be very valuable, given the bumps and bruises tend to pile up as the grind of the season wears on. It would also provide a break in the mental grind related to playing 12 consecutive weeks, something most Big Ten teams endured this season. I know the arguments against playing on Thanksgiving.  They include tradition and the fact that the players and coaches get to spend the holiday with their families.  Well, the Big Ten has broken with tradition before.  Penn State was added to the league as the 11th member in the early 1990s.  The Big Ten was the first to add instant replay review to their games. And while spending Thanksgiving with your family is a nice draw for recruits and current players, during the football season, a football player?s family is his football team and what better way to spend that holiday than gutting it out on the football field against a bitter rival? There is no denying that the Big Ten?s bowl record has been abysmal of late.  I?m not going to sit here and say that extending the Big Ten?s season by another week or two will be the cure-all and suddenly the Big Ten will dominate again in the post season.  It isn?t. But, in addition to the benefits mentioned above, I think this would be one step the conference could take to help level the playing field come bowl time. With the exception of Illinois and Wisconsin, the rest of the league finished up November 21…the week before Thanksgiving. The majority of the BCS games these days are played after New Year?s Day.  If a team like Iowa this year makes it to a BCS bowl game that is played after New Year?s Day, the bowl game will come more than six weeks after the last regular season game.  If Iowa happens to play a team that participated in a conference championship game, then their bowl opponent will only end up having four weeks off and likely to have less rust to kick off in the bowl game. Having six weeks off is more like starting the regular season over again than it is extending into a post-season game. In 2010, the league is scheduled to begin playing a full slate of games on Thanksgiving weekend.  It has been a long time coming.  There are just too many benefits to be gained that have been ignored for too long.  I’m anxious to see how things work out with this new scheudule. black eyed peas imma . SAN FRANCISCO–(Business Wire)–The following release focuses on the topic Sports & Hobbies I, Super Bowl ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME, UNLESS NOTED STORIES MOVED AT 4:35 AM ET ONJANUARY 8, 2009 blackeyedpeas . LOUISVILLE, Ky.–One Thing No One`s Resolving to Give up This Year: Pizza andFootball! Source: Papa John’s International, Inc elephunk .

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