NASCAR CHANGES POINTS SYSTEM

After floating the idea of changing the points system for about the last two weeks Nascar pulled the trigger yesterday and made the change.  The new simple points goes as follows: the winner gets 43 points for coming in 1st place plus an additional 3 points for winning and additional 1 point for leading the race and if you lead the most laps you get another point.  The driver who finishes last just gets 1 point and the maximum # of points a driver can collect in 1 race is 48 and if they went by the new system last year Jimmie Johnson still would have won the championship.  Tonight in the CAA the VCU Rams have 1st place showdown with Hofstra with the winner being in 1st place by themselves atop the CAA, GO RAMS.  Also in college basketball action tonight the Virginia Cavaliers will be at home against the Maryland Terrapins and I think the Cavs will come away with another ACC win tonight.  I liked the snow we got last night, it looked pretty falling and there wasn't any on the ground when I got up this morning however the National Weather Service is already talking about a couple of systems that could bring us snow next week.  Although he is not a member of the blog today is Scottie's birthday Scottie.  MICKEY

Carbs curb your hunger
According to researchers, when dieters are taken off a low-carb diet and shifted them to an approach that includes generous amounts of fiber and Resistant Starch foods, something wonderful happens: Within two days, the dieters' cravings go away.
The fiber and Resistant Starch fills them up and satisfies them while allowing them to eat the foods they crave. These good-news carbs also raise levels of satiety hormones that tell the brain to flip a switch that stifles hunger and turns up metabolism.

Today's Birthdays: Singer Bobby "Blue" Bland is 81. Actor James Cromwell is 71. Actor John Witherspoon is 69. Rock musician Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) is 66. Rhythm-and-blues singer Nedra Talley (The Ronettes) is 65. Ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov is 63. Chief U.S. Justice John Roberts is 56. Country singer Cheryl White is 56. Country singer-musician Richard Young (The Kentucky Headhunters) is 56. Actress Mimi Rogers is 55. Rock musician Janick Gers (Iron Maiden) is 54. Commentator Keith Olbermann is 52. Rock singer Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) is 50. Rock musician Gillian Gilbert is 50. Actress Bridget Fonda is 47. Actor Alan Cumming is 46. Country singer Tracy Lawrence is 43. Rock singer Mike Patton is 43. Rapper Tricky is 43. Rock musician Michael Kulas (James) is 42. Actor-comedian Patton Oswalt is 42. Actor Josh Randall is 39. Country singer Kevin Denney is 35. Tennis player Marat Safin is 31.