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Auletta
—  Comune  —
Comune di Auletta
Auletta within the Province of Salerno
Auletta Location of Auletta in Italy
Coordinates: 40°33′40″N 15°25′28″E / 40.56111°N 15.42444°E / 40.56111; 15.42444Coordinates: 40°33′40″N 15°25′28″E / 40.56111°N 15.42444°E / 40.56111; 15.42444
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Battaglione, Cerreta, Mattina, Ponte, Tempe di Lizzi
Government
• Mayor	Carmine Cocozza (since June 2009)
Area
• Total	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	2,456
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym	Aulettesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84031
Dialing code	0975
Patron saint	St. Donato
Saint day	August 17
Website	Official website

Auletta is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History[link]

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Geography[link]

The bordering municipalities are Buccino, Caggiano, Corleto Monforte, Pertosa, Petina, Polla, Salvitelle and Sicignano degli Alburni.

See also[link]

• Pertosa Caves
• Alburni
• Cilento
• Vallo di Diano

References[link]

External links[link]

Media related to Auletta at Wikimedia Commons

• (Italian) Municipal site of Auletta

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Ken Auletta, centre, in conversation with Amanda Urban and Nick Denton

Ken Auletta (born April 23, 1942) is an American writer, journalist and media critic for The New Yorker.

Early life and education[link]

Auletta, the son of an Italian-American father and a Jewish-American mother, grew up in Brooklyn, where he attended Abraham Lincoln High School.^[1]

Auletta is a graduate of State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego) where he was a member of Sigma Tau Chi fraternity.

Writing career[link]

Auletta worked in government and on several political campaigns, and taught and trained Peace Corps volunteers. He was also the first executive director of the New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation. In 1974, Auletta became the chief political correspondent for the New York Post. Following that, he was a staff writer and weekly columnist for the Village Voice, and then a contributing editor at New York magazine. He started contributing to The New Yorker in 1977. Between 1977 and 1993, he wrote a weekly political column for the New York Daily News. He was the guest editor of the 2002 edition of The Best Business Stories of the Year.

Auletta has written the "Annals of Communications" column for The New Yorker since 1992. He is the author of ten books, including Greed and Glory on Wall Street: The Fall of The House of Lehman (1986), Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way (1991), The Highwaymen: Warriors of the Information Superhighway (1997), and World War 3.0: Microsoft and Its Enemies (2001). His book Backstory: Inside the Business of News (2003) is a collection of his columns from The New Yorker. His book, Media Man: Ted Turner’s Improbable Empire, was published in the fall of 2004. His most recent book, "Googled: The End of the World As We Know It," was published in November 2009 and will be released in paperback in October 2010.

Auletta was among the first to popularize the idea of the so-called "information superhighway" with his February 22, 1993, New Yorker profile of Barry Diller, in which he described how Diller used his Apple PowerBook to anticipate the digital future. He has profiled the leading figures and companies of the Information Age, including Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, AOL Time Warner, John Malone, and the New York Times. His 2001 profile of Ted Turner won a National Magazine Award.

Auletta has been named a Literary Lion by the New York Public Library. He has won numerous journalism awards, and was selected as one of the twentieth century’s top one hundred business journalists. He has served as a Pulitzer Prize juror, and for nearly two decades has been a judge of the annual Livingston Award for Young Journalists, one of the National Journalism Awards. He has twice served as a board member of International PEN, and is a trustee of The Public Theatre/New York Shakespeare Festival.

Personal life[link]

Auletta lives in Manhattan with his wife Amanda Urban, a literary agent.

Parodies[link]

In 1995, The New Republic spoofed Auletta's style in a satire titled "Annals of Communication: Awestruck," written by "Ken Fellata". ^[2]

Publications[link]

• Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way
• Greed and Glory on Wall Street: The Fall of the House of Lehman
• The Highwaymen: Warriors of the Information Superhighway
• World War 3.0: Microsoft and Its Enemies
• Media Man: Ted Turner's Improbable Empire
• The Art of Corporate Success: The Story of Schlumberger
• The Streets Were Paved with Gold
• Hard Feelings: Reporting on Pols, the Press, People, and the City
• Backstory: Inside the Business of News
• The Best Business Stories of the Year, 2002 edition (with Andrew Leckey)
• Googled: The End of the World As We Know It (2009) ISBN 1-59420-235-4

References[link]

External links[link]

• Booknotes interview with Auletta on Three Blind Mice, October 6, 1991.
• In Depth interview with Auletta, February 1, 2004
• C-SPAN Q&A interview with Auletta, November 1, 2009

David Carr

Carr at 49ers training camp in August 2010
No. 8     New York Giants
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1979-07-21) July 21, 1979 (age 32)
Place of birth: Bakersfield, California
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College: Fresno State
NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Debuted in 2002 for the Houston Texans
Career history
Houston Texans (2002–2006) Carolina Panthers (2007) New York Giants (2008–2009) San Francisco 49ers (2010) New York Giants (2011–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Johnny Unitas Award (2001) Sammy Baugh Trophy (2001) Fresno State Bulldogs Retired Number (No. 8) Lead NFL in Pass Completion % (2006) Super Bowl champion (XLVI)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2010
TD–INT 65–71 Passing yards 14,433 QB Rating 74.9 Stats at NFL.com

David Duke Carr (born July 21, 1979) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans first overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.

Carr has also played for the Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers.

Early years[link]

Carr attended Stockdale High School in Bakersfield.

College career[link]

Carr began as the starting quarterback at Fresno State during the 2000 and 2001 seasons after redshirting in 1999. While he was quarterback, the Bulldogs went 7-5 and 11-3. In his senior season the team beat Colorado, Oregon State, and Wisconsin, all members of BCS conferences. There was speculation about whether the Bulldogs would qualify for a BCS bid, something then unprecedented for a 'Mid Major' conference team. They climbed to as high as number 8 in the polls, and Carr was on the cover of Sports Illustrated. During his collegiate career Carr completed 587 of 934 passes for 7,849 yards. He threw 70 touchdowns versus 23 interceptions. Carr collected the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award during his senior year.

On September 1, 2007, the Fresno State Bulldogs retired Carr's #8 jersey in his honor. Current Fresno State football player Robbie Rouse, a Junior in 2011, is the last player who will be allowed to wear the number.

Statistics[link]

Professional career[link]

Houston Texans[link]

With the first overall pick of 2002 NFL Draft, the expansion Houston Texans selected Carr. He would go on to start all but 4 games for the team in its first five years. Carr's professional career began on a productive note. The Texans played their first regular season game on September 8, 2002, defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 19-10 at Houston's Reliant Stadium. Houston became just the second expansion team to win their first game. The Texans won four games that season. Due to having a patchwork offensive line in front of him, Carr also became the most sacked quarterback in a single season of the NFL, being sacked 76 times. He also set the NFL record for fumble recoveries in a single season (recovering 12 of his own). With Carr under center the Texans improved in each of the next two years, finishing 5-11 in 2003 and 7-9 in 2004. Carr's 2004 season was his best statistically, as he finished with his highest career passer rating and threw for over 3,500 yards.

In 2005, the Texans won only one of their first ten games, finishing the season with a 2-14 record. Plagued by injuries and an ineffective offensive line that limited both the running and passing games, Carr still managed to throw for over 2,500 yards while being sacked 68 times. Despite the dropoff, the Texans exercised an option in Carr's contract that extended him for three years.

The Texans finished the 2006 season at 6-10. For the season, Carr posted a completion percentage of 68.9% (a career high) and tied the single game NFL record of 22 consecutive pass completions (against the Buffalo Bills). However, new Texans general manager Rick Smith decided to go in a different direction at quarterback. Thus, the Texans acquired Matt Schaub from the Atlanta Falcons and decided to part ways with Carr.

Carr is considered to be one of the biggest quarterback busts in NFL history since 1980.^[1][2]

Carr was ranked 10th on Fox Sports' list of worst No. 1 overall picks in NFL Draft history.^[3]

Carolina Panthers[link]

Carr agreed to terms with the Carolina Panthers on April 6, 2007. Following an injury to starting quarterback Jake Delhomme, Carr was named the starter. He played in six games (started four games) and had three touchdowns and five interceptions, with a 53.7 completion percentage and a passer rating of 58.3. Carr suffered a back injury during the fifth game of the season (a victory vs. the New Orleans Saints) on a sack by Will Smith, and saw limited action during the remainder of the 2007 season, being replaced by Vinny Testaverde and Matt Moore. He was released on February 27, 2008.^[4]

New York Giants[link]

On March 12, 2008, Carr signed a one-year contract with the New York Giants, reuniting with former Houston offensive coordinator Chris Palmer. Subsequently, the Giants released former backup quarterback Jared Lorenzen. Carr backed up Eli Manning for two seasons. In the 2009 offseason, Carr was re-signed to a one-year, $2 million contract on February 9, 2009.^[5] In his two years with the Giants, Carr saw action in seven games and threw three total touchdown passes.

San Francisco 49ers[link]

On March 7, 2010, Carr agreed to terms with the San Francisco 49ers, he served as a back-up to Alex Smith.^[6]

Carr was put into the 49ers Week 7 game against the Carolina Panthers after Smith suffered a shoulder injury. Carr struggled completing only 5 of 13 passes for 67 yards and throwing a crucial interception late in the 4th quarter.^[7]

He was released by the 49ers on July 28, 2011.

Return to Giants[link]

Carr re-signed with the New York Giants on July 31, 2011. He won a Super Bowl ring as a backup despite not taking a snap. He re-signed with the Giants on March 14, 2012 to a one-year contract.^[8]

Statistics[link]

Personal[link]

Carr is the son of Rodger and Sheryl Carr. He has two brothers, one of whom (Derek) is a quarterback at Fresno State, as Carr was. Lon Boyett, his uncle, played in the NFL with the Raiders and 49ers in the early 1980s.

Carr and his wife Melody have three sons and one daughter.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: David Carr

• David Carr on Twitter
• Fresno State Bulldogs bio
• New York Giants bio
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