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CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy's reported pursuit of Mexican international Giovani Dos Santos has taken another turn.
According to the Spanish daily Marca, an 8 million euro transfer bid to Dos Santos' current club, Mallorca as well as a 2 million euro contract offer were rejected by the 24-year-old. LA's offer wasn't the only one to be reportedly rejected as Marca reports that Mallorca rejected a significantly smaller bid from Spanish giants Valencia.
That's not all, however, as the Spanish newspaper goes on to state that a bidding "war" could be brewing for Dos Santos between the Galaxy and Valencia.
When reached for comment, the Galaxy declined comment on the report.
Thoughts on Dos Santos rumors? Could the Galaxy win a bidding war with a Spanish side?
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To advance from the Development Academy "Group of Death," the LA Galaxy Under-18's were going to need a massive performance from forward Justin Dhillon, and in the first game of the tournament, he delivered.
Dhillon scored a hat trick while Sebastian Velasquez added a fourth goal as the Galaxy U-18's crushed the San Jose Earthquakes U-18 side 4-1 in their first match of the tournament. The Cal Poly commit has now scored 20 goals in U-18 Development Academy games this season after scoring 17 times during the regular season. Sebastian Velasquez scored the fourth and final goal for LA.
In the other action from group eight, Dallas Texans drew the New England Revolution 1-1. A full recap of LA's match and the rest of the games can be found at Top Drawer Soccer.
The Galaxy U-18's are back in action on Tuesday night against the Texans. Their match against the club that produced the likes of Omar Gonzalez and Clint Dempsey kicks off at 7:15 p.m. PT.
CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy Under-18's return to Texas this week for the Development Academy Playoffs and will be eager to apply the lessons of their last trip to the Lone Star State.
In March, the Galaxy went 1-2-0 during their participation in Dallas Cup, finishing third in the group. Although the Galaxy were unable to advance to the knockout stages, they were competitive in their two defeats to eventual tournament champions Fulham and Brazilian power Coritiba.
As they look to this week's Development Academy Playoffs in Frisco, Texas, which begin with a match against the San Jose Earthquakes on Monday, the Galaxy look to show off what they learned at Dallas Cup.
"I think that we got a good experience off of that," said midfielder Jaime Villarreal. "We played lots of good teams from across the country and it helped us more when we came back because we saw their high expectations. It was good for us and made us a better team."
Galaxy Under-18 head coach Alex Yi believes that having played against some of the top teams in the world will aid his team as they look to advance from a tricky group 8 that includes San Jose Earthquakes, Dallas Texans, and the New England Revolution.
"I think it'll help a lot," said Yi. "For kids who aren't professionals and aren't used to having to bring that type of focus and competitiveness to every game, having been to those types of games gives you calm and confidence.
"They can think that 'I've been here before; I've been in these types of situations or I've played against a Fulham who won at Dallas Cup and we could have gotten something out of that game,'" Yi added. "It lets you know how fine a line it is between success and failure. It helps them know what it takes to succeed in those types of environments."
A late equalizer by Daniel Cuevas gave the U.S. a 1-1 draw with France at the U-20 World Cup to preserve the Americans hopes of qualifying for the knockout rounds.
Cuevas came into the match in the 77th minute replacing Jose Villarreal and eight minutes later, he notched the equalizer with a goal off a free kick by Luis Gil. Although the U.S. earned their first point of tournament, they had numerous opportunities to beat the French as Mario Rodriguez earned a penalty in the 64th minute, but Luis Gil was unable to convert.
All four Galaxy Academy graduates saw time against France as Villarreal went 77 minutes in a start while Oscar Sorto made his tournament debut by going a solid 45 minutes after coming on at the half. Sorto was particularly impressive as he was placed at his natural right back spot, which allowed head coach Tab Ramos to push explosive DeAndre Yeldin into the attack more. Meanwhile, Rodriguez and Javan Torre each went a full 90 minutes.
The U.S. will need a win in their final group match against Ghana on July 27 to have any hopes of qualifying for the Round of 16
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CARSON, Calif. –LA Galaxy's Bruce Arena's has voiced his concerns over the MLS schedule before and following Sunday's SuperClasico, the LA boss took aim at the schedule's incapability with the FIFA calendar.
During his postgame press conference for LA's 1-0 victory over Chivas USA, the discussion turned from LA's win to the possibility of Landon Donovan joining up with a U.S. B squad for the 2013 World Cup.
Let's just say that the Galaxy boss was less than supportive of the schedule conflict.
"That's what this league is. This is the way the league operates. When you can't be in sync with an international calendar, that's the reality of things," said Arena. "We've been well aware of [the Gold Cup] before the year started. It's crazy. It skews the competition in the league, but it is what it is. What are you going to do?"
Following Arena's response, a reporter chimed in that Arena could attempt to hold Donovan out of the squad and the Galaxy head coach was quick to mention that "no decision's been made yet" about the midfielder. But it will be difficult for Arena to hold Donovan out of the competition as it offers the veteran a chance to rejoin the U.S. for the first time since their 1-0 win over at Mexico last August.
However, after losing defender Omar Gonzalez for three matches due to friendlies and World Cup qualifiers, Arena is not a fan of the situation.
"I think the whole thing is foolish, to be honest with you, coming off the players disappearing for a month with the World Cup qualifying as well," said Arena. "It's a major problem we have with scheduling in the league, and it damages the competition. We have to find other ways to fit the schedule in where teams are not impacted due to the FIFA calendar."
CARSON, Calif. -- It was the Gyasi Zardes show on Sunday as the forward was dynamic and scored the lone goal in the LA Galaxy's 1-0 victory over Chivas USA.
I spoke to Zardes and some of his teammates about his performance in this piece for LAGalaxy.com.
It is clear based on his performance as of late that Zardes has grown considerably since the preseason, but why and how has he matured?
"You get more comfortable as you play more; little things are starting to happen a little more slowly for him. He's not as hectic and rushed as he had been," said midfielder Landon Donovan. "His passing has gotten better. Initially, he was just focused on making some space for himself and getting a shot, but now his passing has gotten better. He's a little better holding the ball and we just have to keep moving him along."
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CARSON, Calif. -- The LA Galaxy snapped their four game winless streak on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over Chivas USA.
My Three Points to the match can be found here.
A few notes below...
*Gyasi Zardes' goal was the Galaxy's first since June 8, ending a 179 minute goal drought. The goal was the second of his career.
*The Galaxy earned their first win since May 26.
*Chivas USA is winless in their last ten games.
*The attendance for the game was 14,575.
*In 27 regular season meetings between the two teams, the Galaxy is 17-4-6 and have scored 43 goals on their bitter rivals.
CARSON, Calif. - Below is the highlight of Gyasi Zardes' game winning strike in the 44th minute of the LA Galaxy's 1-0 victory over Chivas USA.
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CARSON, Calif. – Ahead of their SuperClasico clash against Chivas USA, the LA Galaxy will welcome back midfield staple Marcelo Sarvas back from suspension.
Sarvas missed LA's scoreless draw with the Portland Timbers due to yellow card accumulation after picking up a controversial fifth yellow card in LA's 3-1 defeat to Real Salt Lake on June 8. The Brazilian was impressed with the job that second year midfielder Rafael Garcia did while filling in for him on Wednesday, but after sitting out his first league match of the season, he's eager to return to the fold against Chivas.
"It's nice to train and know that you have the chance to play in the next game," said Sarvas. "I think that it's a moment that we need everyone healthy and ready to play."
But what type of challenge that Chivas USA presents remains to be seen.
"Every time that you change coaches it is different because it's a new system and a new philosophy," said Sarvas. "They will come flying and will come 100 percent to fight for every ball. It's a derby and we have to play in the same way."
In the latest edition of View from the Booth, Joe Tutino and Cobi Jones analyze the SuperClasico between Chivas USA and the LA Galaxy
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This one is a classic:
"Ron Paul will take money from Nazis. But he won't take telephone calls from Jews."
No, I'm not making this up. The title of the post is "Ron Paul's Nazi Supporters."
This one is a classic:
"Ron Paul will take money from Nazis. But he won't take telephone calls from Jews."
No, I'm not making this up. The title of the post is "Ron Paul's Nazi Supporters."
The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here's what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.
What is the Islamic State?
Where did it come from, and what are its intentions? The simplicity of these questions can be deceiving, and few Western leaders seem to know the answers. In December, The New York Times published confidential comments by Major General Michael K. Nagata, the Special Operations commander for the United States in the Middle East, admitting that he had hardly begun figuring out the Islamic State's appeal. "We have not defeated the idea," he said. "We do not even understand the idea." In the past year, President Obama has referred to the Islamic State, variously, as "not Islamic" and as al-Qaeda's "jayvee team," statements that reflected confusion about the group, and may have contributed to significant strategic errors.
For centuries, experts have predicted that machines would make workers obsolete. That moment may finally be arriving. Could that be a good thing?
1. Youngstown, U.S.A.
The end of work is still just a futuristic concept for most of the United States, but it is something like a moment in history for Youngstown, Ohio, one its residents can cite with precision: September 19, 1977.
For much of the 20th century, Youngstown's steel mills delivered such great prosperity that the city was a model of the American dream, boasting a median income and a homeownership rate that were among the nation's highest. But as manufacturing shifted abroad after World War II, Youngstown steel suffered, and on that gray September afternoon in 1977, Youngstown Sheet and Tube announced the shuttering of its Campbell Works mill. Within five years, the city lost 50,000 jobs and $1.3 billion in manufacturing wages. The effect was so severe that a term was coined to describe the fallout: regional depression.
Former Senator Jim Webb is the fifth Democrat to enter the race—and by far the most conservative one.
In a different era's Democratic Party, Jim Webb might be a serious contender for the presidential nomination. He's a war hero and former Navy secretary, but he has been an outspoken opponent of recent military interventions. He's a former senator from Virginia, a purple state. He has a strong populist streak, could appeal to working-class white voters, and might even have crossover appeal from his days as a member of the Reagan administration.
In today's leftward drifting Democratic Party, however, it's hard to see Webb—who declared his candidacy Thursday—getting very far. As surprising as Bernie Sanders's rise in the polls has been, he looks more like the Democratic base than Webb does. The Virginian is progressive on a few major issues, including the military and campaign spending, but he's far to the center or even right on others: He's against affirmative action, supports gun rights, and is a defender of coal. During the George W. Bush administration, Democrats loved to have him as a foil to the White House. It's hard to imagine the national electorate will cotton to him in the same way. Webb's statement essentially saying he had no problem with the Confederate battle flag flying in places like the grounds of the South Carolina capitol may have been the final straw. (At 69, he's also older than Hillary Clinton, whose age has been a topic of debate, though still younger than Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden.)
I spent a year in Tromsø, Norway, where the "Polar Night" lasts all winter—and where rates of seasonal depression are remarkably low. Here's what I learned about happiness and the wintertime blues.
Located over 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Tromsø, Norway, is home to extreme light variation between seasons. During the Polar Night, which lasts from November to January, the sun doesn't rise at all. Then the days get progressively longer until the Midnight Sun period, from May to July, when it never sets. After the midnight sun, the days get shorter and shorter again until the Polar Night, and the yearly cycle repeats.
So, perhaps understandably, many people had a hard time relating when I told them I was moving there.
"I could never live there," was the most common response I heard. "That winter would make me so depressed," many added, or "I just get so tired when it's dark out."
But the Polar Night was what drew me to Tromsø in the first place.
It wasn't that bad. But it did help me understand why it made people so angry.
From the Gray Lady, a Modest Dip Proposal. On Microblogging Platform, a Furor. For Peas, a New Use. There are times when The Times out-Timeses itself, and then there was Wednesday. The country's largest newspaper smugly tweeted a link to a recipe for guacamole. One made with peas. "Trust us," it read.
Most assuredly, America did not.
You don't put peas in guacamole https://t.co/kG3ewrVv6f
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) July 1, 2015
.@nytimes put Miracle Whip on your New York pretzel, trust me https://t.co/uu0gkoMSrr
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 1, 2015
.@nytimes rot in hell you bastards
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) July 1, 2015
As a journalist, I knew I had to investigate for myself, and as a Texan, I knew my findings were fixin' to rile me up.
The Republican hopeful's comments about Hispanics have been disastrous for his brand and reputation, which he values at an outlandish $3.3 billion.
Donald Trump's run for the presidency is premised on one fact above all: He's a fabulously successful businessman. And yet, paradoxically, running for president may be the most disastrous business decision he's made—or, at the very least, his worst in a while.
The trouble started with Trump's rambling announcement speech on June 16. "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending the best," Trump said of immigrants to the United States. "They're sending people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. They're rapists and some, I assume, are good people, but I speak to border guards and they're telling us what we're getting."
The last time the labor-participation rate was as low as June 2015 was almost 40 years ago. Who was working and where back then?
As long as you don't look too far into it, Thursday's June jobs report looks like good news: The economy added 223,000 jobs, close to expectations, and the unemployment rate fell again, to 5.3 percent. So far, so good—still a slower recovery than anyone might like, but a recovery nonetheless.
The more concerning signs are hidden beneath the surface. Some people have been sounding the alarm about labor-participation rates for years now—Republicans tried, mostly unsuccessfully, to make them an issue in the 2012 election. But as several analysts have pointed out, the June rate of 62.6 percent is the lowest since October of 1977. The decline is part of a long-term trend, as this graph shows:
Workforce Participation, 1945-Present
The meaning of the Confederate flag is best discerned in the words of those who bore it.
This afternoon, in announcing her support for removing the Confederate flag from the capitol grounds, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley asserted that killer Dylann Roof had "a sick and twisted view of the flag" which did not reflect "the people in our state who respect and in many ways revere it." If the governor meant that very few of the flag's supporters believe in mass murder, she is surely right. But on the question of whose view of the Confederate Flag is more twisted, she is almost certainly wrong.
Roof's belief that black life had no purpose beyond subjugation is "sick and twisted" in the exact same manner as the beliefs of those who created the Confederate flag were "sick and twisted." The Confederate flag is directly tied to the Confederate cause, and the Confederate cause was white supremacy. This claim is not the result of revisionism. It does not require reading between the lines. It is the plain meaning of the words of those who bore the Confederate flag across history. These words must never be forgotten. Over the next few months the word "heritage" will be repeatedly invoked. It would be derelict to not examine the exact contents of that heritage.
Why is one of them Bhutan?
On Wednesday, the United States and Cuba announced that they would reopen embassies in each other's capitals, thus restoring diplomatic relations for the first time since 1961. The agreement doesn't mean that Washington-Havana ties will go back to where they were before Fidel Castro's revolution: Congress still maintains an economic embargo on the island, a policy that's unlikely to change anytime soon. But the re-establishment of embassies, scheduled to occur on July 20, is nonetheless a major breakthrough in the long-acrimonious relationship between the two countries.
According to The New York Times, the overture to Cuba leaves just three countries with which the United States has no diplomatic relations. Two of these are easy enough to guess: Iran and North Korea. Washington severed ties with Tehran in 1980, months after Iranian students seized the U.S. embassy there and took 52 Americans hostage. U.S. ties with North Korea, meanwhile, have been fraught throughout the latter country's existence, and have only grown worse since Kim Jong Un assumed control of the country in 2011.
Can a movie about male strippers be a loud affirmation of feminism? Three Atlantic writers discuss.
Spencer Kornhaber: Magic Mike XXL offers a hint about its politics—yes, it has politics—during the first and perhaps only real moment of conflict in the entire film. It happens when Channing Tatum's Mike suggests to his roadstripping buddies that they retire their sexy-fireman routine and come up with something new. After some resistance, and under the influence of drugs, Joe Manganiello's Big Dick Richie relents, and starts babbling out a grand plan for a bold, fresh set piece.
His idea: a striptease … as a wedding ceremony.
Before proceeding, a word about looking for deeper meaning here. Yes, XXL is a skintastic sequel with a plot as slight as Donald Glover in a Hugh Hefner robe, designed to cool down 4th of July audiences just like ice-cream toppings do to Adam Rodriguez's abs at the film's climax. But it's also groundbreaking. Between the Mike franchise and 50 Shades of Grey, we're watching the formation of a would-be-blockbuster genre, one that celebrates and profits from the sexual appetites of people other than straight men. XXL's big male-entertainer convention may well turn into a source of storytelling conventions once Hollywood's imitation machine revs all the way up.
Ryan Carson, the CEO of Treehouse, discusses the benefits of a four-day workweek and why more companies can, and should, do it.
It's quite possible to live and date in New York without a smartphone.
Every Saturday, Goad Gatsby loads up his tricycle and Kanye West tunes for a one-man protest against the Confederate flag.


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Patrick Bishop, ('10 John Cook School of Business), co-founder and director of the non-profit Cleats4Kids, will be collecting new or used soccer balls, cleats and other soccer equipment from now until Tuesday, Nov.15.
Cleats4Kids serves to spread the game of soccer and all of the skills, values and entertainment that it provides through the collection and distribution of soccer cleats, balls and other equipment to the youth of Senegal. Bishop started the program after a visit to Senegal to see a friend who was doing a year of service in the country.
A donation bin will be set up in the lobby of Tegeler Hall. Donations may also be given directly to the organization.
For more information, visit the Cleats4Kids website or contact Patrick Bishop at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Injury prevention guideHow can injuries be prevented? The following are recommendations for lowering the risk of injury to the young athlete.
Heat-induced injury preventionAthletes in the North Texas region are challenged with excessive heat, humidity and ozone fluctuations.
Strength training injury preventionIt is imperative that a trained adult in pediatric strength training be available to supervise.
Baseball injury preventionAlthough the overall rate of high school baseball-related injuries has decreased, the severity of injuries has increased.
Basketball injury preventionInjuries are usually minor, including sprains and strains, with the knee and the ankle most susceptible.
Cheerleading injury preventionCheerleading injuries range from mild conditions, such as sprains and strains, to very serious conditions.
Dance injury preventionDancers typically dance year-round with minimal rest or cross-training.
Football injury preventionA leading cause of sports-related injuries; with an injury rate almost twice that of basketball.
Gymnastic injury preventionGymnasts may prevent injuries by cross-training with appropriate conditioning programs.
Hockey injury preventionIce hockey has one of the highest sports injury rates for children. However, many injuries can be prevented by increasing the level of awareness and knowledge.
Soccer injury preventionApproximately 40 percent of all soccer players between 5 to 14 years of age will sustain an injury.
Softball injury preventionResearch shows that one out of every 10 softball injuries result in medical disqualification for the season.
Swimming injury preventionIt is possible to swim too much, leading to overuse injuries.
Tee-ball injury preventionEven in tee-ball, injury is a possibility.
Tennis injury preventionWays to prevent tennis injuries include selecting the right equipment and stretching before and after.
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Ten exercises to help prevent throwing injuries
Track injury preventionMuscle strains and sprains are the most common track and field injuries.
Volleyball injury preventionVolleyball does require high energy and repetitive movements that can place an athlete at risk for injury.
Shoulder dislocationA dislocation injury occurs when the ball (the head of the humerus) is forced out of the socket, usually resulting from a traumatic event such as falling on an outstretched arm, a direct blow to the shoulder or an overstretch injury associated with overhead hanging.
Shoulder instability/subluxationShoulder instability/subluxation occurs when the head of the humerus (the ball) does not move properly against the surface of the scapula called the glenoid fossa (socket).
Point of no return: the importance of proper leg alignmentIn combination with the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), the ACL makes a diagonal "X" through the center of the knee joint and provides stability to the knee and allows it to twist/rotate and move side-to-side. The ligament becomes injured or torn when it is stretched beyond its normal range of movement.
Rotator cuff injury of the shoulderThe rotator cuff muscles provide stability to the shoulder joint and perform specific movements at the joint. Injuries can occur as a result of traumatic injury, overuse, incorrect movement patterns involving the arm.
Back muscle strainA strain typically occurs when a muscle is placed in a stretched position and then contracted forcefully in the opposite direction, resulting in a possible pull or tear in the muscle.
Braces for scoliosisFor scoliosis patients, braces are primarily used for treating spinal curves that are more than 25 degrees or curves less than 25 degrees increasing in size.
Idiopathic scoliosisScoliosis is a curve of the spine measuring more than 10 degrees. Idiopathic means the cause is unknown.
Spondylolysis/spondylolisthesisSpondylolysis in athletes is typically an overuse stress reaction on the bone. This leads to a crack in the back (posterior elements) of the spine called the pars interarticularis.
Adductor/groin strainThe adductor/groin muscles are located on the inside of the thigh. Adductor/groin strains can happen during vigorous directional changes, while running, sprinting and jumping.
Hamstring strainThe hamstring muscles are located on the back of the thigh. Hamstring strains can happen during vigorous running, sprinting and jumping activities.
Hip flexor strainThe hip flexor muscles are located on the front of the hip. Hip flexor strains can happen during vigorous sprinting and kicking activities.
Quadricep strainThe quadriceps muscle is located on the front of the thigh. Quadricep strains can happen during vigorous running, sprinting, jumping and kicking activities.
Anterior knee painAnterior knee pain is pain around the front part of the knee and/or under the kneecap (patella).
Chondromalacia patellaChondromalacia patella is the softening of the cartilage on the underneath surface of the patella (kneecap).
Fat pad impingement/irritationFat pad impingement occurs when the fat pad becomes irritated and swollen from repetitive tissue pinching by the structures within the knee joint.
Gastrocnemius/soleus strainThe gastrocnemius/soleus are located on the back of the calf. Astrocnemius/soleus strains can happen during vigorous running, sprinting, jumping activities or repetitive heel raises (i.e. relevé in dance and gymnastics).
Ankle sprainsAn ankle sprain is the overstretching of the ligaments (structures that connect bone to bone) during a traumatic fall or twisting of the ankle.
Sever's siseaseSever's disease is an overuse syndrome found in child/adolescent athletes and is characterized by infl ammation and pain around a growth plate on the back of the heel bone (calcaneus).
Shin splintsShin splints can be defi ned as a pain response between the knee and ankle on the inside of the tibia (shinbone).
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Chapters Make Strides Towards Resilient Communities
The Reconstruction & Resiliency Studio caught up with the Baltimore and Washington D.C. Chapters of Architecture for Humanity to talk about their resiliency work since completing the AIA / Architecture for Humanity 2012 Disaster Plan Grant.
In September 2012, five chapters (Seattle, Chicago, New York City, D.C. and Baltimore) were awarded the AIA / Architecture for Humanity 2012 Disaster Plan Grant in order to coordinate advocacy, education and training programs to prepare communities and architects to respond and rebuild post-disaster.
Read about how our Chapters are bringing resiliency to their communities.
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Architecture for Humanity's D.C. chapter led a collaborative initiative with disaster response entities in Washington, D.C., Engaging D.C. Architects: Resilience By Design, to integrate design professionals in the D.C. metro area to promote resiliency in the disaster response framework.
This robust program helped establish a project to encompass all disaster response phases and provide educational materials to design professionals. AfH-D.C.'s holistic plan falls into four phases of disaster management, addressed with the following:
- Preparedness
Collaborated with established organizations to work on projects such as the Architect's Guide to Emergency Response, a handbook to form a culture of sustainability and recruitment of architects, to create a D.C. shelter informative map, helping shape local laws, to provide outreach to local architects, and to design and create signage for shelters.
- Response
Provided training for damage assessments and recognition of the safety level of structures, creation of the D.C. Architect's Disaster Response Team, and coordination of classes with Red Cross, HSEMA, and Neighborhood Core/ Serve D.C.
- Recovery
Facilitated community meetings to discuss creative design opportunities that arise post-disaster, involving residents to city officials. This phase included a research component to establish organizations beneficial in the recovery process, and to discover the most efficient way to establish volunteer networks and training.
- Mitigation
Provided measures that communicated lessons learned from past disasters in hopes of learning from mistakes. This included advisement through policy recommendations.
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The Chapter's growing program also includes several new projects and initiatives:
- Members of the Resilient D.C. Initiative, and the Washington D.C. VOAD.
- Hosted two Disaster Response lecture events. Trained 4 design professionals in CERT and FEMA standards. And established a roster of 40 design professionals in the D.C. area interested in disaster management, and a team of 12 dedicated design professionals from the Washington, D.C. area.
- Created the National Treasures Project, to investigate disaster response plans and protective measures for D.C.'s monuments and historic structures. The program was inspired by a historic structure in Haiti that was damaged by the 2010 earthquake and later demolished. An analysis of this site was conducted by an AFH-D.C. member and her team, who advocated that if there had been a post-disaster and resiliency plan established, the building would still be standing today.
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Architecture for Humanity Baltimore Chapter along with Baltimore AIA established a Disaster Assistance Program and Committee, with the help of Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). This collaboration serves as a liaison between the AIA, emergency management professionals, and the State of Maryland to establish and promote plans to address disaster preparedness and recovery.
This committee was broken down into three sub-committees established amongst 8 permanent members, including Communications and Fundraising, Education, and Outreach and Advocacy.
In February of 2013, the committee hosted a Safety Assessment Program Training, which certified 20 registered professionals and 9 unregistered professionals in the CAL EMA program, mostly from the Baltimore area. With a mixture of small group activities and lectures, each participant was educated on how to be a Safety Assessment Building Evaluator. Due to the success of the program, several participants showed interest in getting involved in the committee.
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Some of the long-term goals that the committee wishes to accomplish are establishing placards to be used by local jurisdiction, connecting with organizations like ASCE and Red Cross, and implementing stronger advocacy for resilience issues. The committee is also preparing for Baltimore Architecture Week in October when AIA Baltimore is hosting a talk on rising waters and resiliency.
We thank the hard work and dedication from all awarded chapters in establishing resiliency and disaster awareness in their respective communities, and applaud the work being done that goes beyond the initial grant agreement as team members continue their impactful presence.


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I started going to Blue Jackets games with regularity in 2008. At the time, I lived about 220 miles away in Louisville, KY, but I still made twelve trips up I-71 that year in my beat up little blue car. In 2009, I moved back to Cincinnati, and they became 100 mile trips up I-71, so I upped it to twenty five. I had a partial season package, and so did one of my good friends. I didn't really know anybody in Columbus, but that didn't stop us from having a good time.
Then this Twitter thing happened. Around that same time, people started using it more commonly, and the most amazing thing happened. Teams started using it, journalists started using it, and suddenly, everything was there at my fingertips, when I wanted it: information, stories, and photos. With that, slowly this sense of Twitter-community formed. I wasn't just chattering about the Blue Jackets to an empty auditorium anymore (or maybe I was); there were other people on this new stage who loved them just as much as I did, and now I had an outlet to connect with them:
Post-game at RBar! Dinner at Boston's! Meet me at the glass for warm-ups!
I didn't make it to the first CannonFest, but I've been to all the rest. It feels like a family reunion without all the baby photos and familial awkwardness. You get to say hey to the Twitter pals and the blogger buddies you probably haven't seen since April. It brings together everybody you haven't seen beyond the @-symbol in months, but somehow it's like you never left. There are new faces in Tom's videos (like every year it seems), and someone new to hang our hope on. We reel together, just like we celebrate together.
I love being a Blue Jackets fan. For most of the last thirteen years, we've been the butt of a lot of stupid, unfunny jokes. We've been through a lot of heartbreak. We've watched a lot of losing games. But we've done it all together. Together. How many times have we gotten together at the cannon in the first intermission and lamented about some terrible goal they gave up after scoring first? How many times have we jumped out of our seats in unison and exchanged high fives after Cam, or Matty, or Arty, or LeBESTu lit the red light? After Bob stopped every single shot? After the defenseman du jour clobbered the other team's superstar against the boards?
CannonFest is just a one-day, three hour display of what happens 365 days a year for a Blue Jackets fan. Being a Blue Jackets fan is being part of a community. Everybody wants to feel like they're part of something, especially something that they're so passionate about. I've never felt that in other sports: there is something so insanely intimate about hockey that sets it apart. Thank you, Twitter, for making it so easy, and thank you CannonFest, for making it so fun.


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Fifth in a series of collectible porcelain dolls commemorating one of the most beloved films of all time, "The Wizard of Oz™". This authentic Nikko is sculpted in a likeness of the evil monkey who captured Toto in a basket. Intricately detailed, Nikko has feathered wings and even comes with a basket for Toto. He wears a blue jacket with red and white embroidered trim. His sculpted hair is even re-created as it appeared in the film and is topped with his signature blue cap.
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Last weekend, Jeroen P. (see picture) asked me if I could do a demonstration and workshop for his group of boy scouts. I said sure and packed 3 boxes for the kids to build with.
Then on Friday evening Jeroen and I repaired the workshop by creating 4 Tribots.
We took the grippers and sensors of and kept them aside then we created 3 boxes each containing all the parts needed to build 1 base Tribot.
Saturday 13 January 2007 I started with a demo of my new NXT model that I build for our NXTSTEP book and with the remote controlled NXT truck. The kids loved it.
Then it was time for them to build and program. I setup 3 laptops and divided the group of 12 in smaller groups of 2 kids. 6 of them started to build the model and 6 others started to learn NXT-G and program the base steps. After half an hour I switched the groups.
I was amazed by the speed. Within my two hour time frame the kids managed to build and program all the Tribot steps (even the last locate the ball).
The kids did not want to go home anymore.
see this link for the other pictures.
Jan 18, 2007
Boy Scouts NXT Workshop
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4 comments:
- Jim German said...
On the picture link "This folder is not yet public. "
- Jan 18, 2007, 11:19:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
Thanks for sharing, Martijn. I love watching kids interact with the new kit.
This Saturday I get to participate as a judge at the FLL State competition at Georgia Tech here in Atlanta... I'll try to take plenty of pictures.
- Jan 19, 2007, 12:10:00 AM
- Robotica said...
The reviewer of Brickshelf needed to authorize the folder.
Now it is public.
regards martyn
- Jan 19, 2007, 4:20:00 AM
- David Levy said...
It sounds like you got a lot done in such a short period of time.
Good work and nice pics!
- Jan 19, 2007, 10:01:00 AM
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When the doorbell rings and you jump out of bed, throw clothes on, and sprint to the front door anticipating the mailman with a box of tea! (not that that happened to me today)
When 95% of your incoming emails are from steepster :-\
I would go as far as to say 99% of my emails are from steepster…
When you get excited that you have 50 new emails…. Only to find out they're from steepster. Lol.
Babble-I get excited knowing they are from steepster. :D
when you're at the tea store you work at, on your day off, buying tea. your boss asks what you're doing for the rest of the day. you immediately reply "drinking tea"
you are it!
you make a facebook group of your campus's tea lovers to make bulk orders of tea, which involves coordinating everyone's schedule to have an ordering meeting, and totally ignore your Bio homework…
LOL! I made a FB group page and YouTube page that keeps me from doing my lit. homework! LOL!!!
ooooh, good idea
you build a google docs spreadsheet to track swaps between you and 3 other torontoish area people… a spreadsheet which has a tab for swaps, combined purchases, and potential places to have future joint orders together…
…followed by one of those people adding multiple other tabs to track other things like money owed between us, tea we're looking to give away…
Haha funny things is I don't have a tea spreadsheet though others do. I just have it all in my head…until it comes to swaps with the ladies and apparently we went a bit crazy with orders recently haha
I have most of mine in my head too.
I'm very jealous that you all are in the Toronto area.
I'm just jealous that you have tealoving and coopratitive friends to do this with…my one local tea buddy is not anywhere close to this kind of comunicitative…
What gets confusing is he has the interest and tastes as steepster folks, just…I guess not the vocab and willingness to place orders.
btw loving the madhat sample right now!
you know you shouldnt drink tea at night….but cant wait til tomorrow to try at least 1 new tea that had just arrived
ah but i wanted harney's soho blend :s
I try to only drink rooibos after dinner.
When even your dog knows what a good herbal tastes like.
When everyone at your local DT greets you by name.
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I'm also well-known at two smaller local tea shops. I think I have a problem…
LOL! We only have 3 shops here. 1 is a DT, 2 are locally owned. 1 of the locally owned ones knows very little about their products and is just a mess, the other I have tried 3 teas from (all different types) and they all gave me horrendous headaches. So, DT it is!
I'm like this with my local one. They even have customers ask me what I would recommend.
When you have a special email account on your iphone just for steepster… And it's the first one you check!
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All but 2 of your purchases on ebay in the last 3 months have been teaware…when you find teas to order/sample on ebay while checking teaware you are bidding on…


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I've heard quite a few people mention that the 360 isn't 1080p, and that games aren't either.
I know my 360 is set on 1080p and my TV is, and the majority of my games are 1080p.
Posted 24 November 2012 - 14:43
Posted 24 November 2012 - 14:58
True, but they knew they would be. It was a cost saving measure.
Well a console that would have cost 800-100 dollars, with DUAL SLI setups and 1000W power consumption and the cooling system from hell wouldn't have been very popular
Posted 24 November 2012 - 17:55
Both PS3 and 360 have a very limited number of native 1080p games. I haven't actually read any details as to why, but I can guarantee it's to use higher quality graphics while keeping the frame rate up. The 360 and PS3 don't have the power to run these games the way they want them at 1080p. Next gen will jump to native 1080p (and possibly support output to 4k, while they probably won't have power to run games at 4k). You have to remember when these systems came out, 1080p screens weren't in every room of every house like they are now.
Posted 24 November 2012 - 23:59
For real. Companies *finally* really showing off what the current generation is/was always capable of. In my mind BF3, Halo 4. Anyways, imagine at the end of next generation (ahem, current/soon PC graphics - saving many of you time on that comment) what games will look like. Sadly we have to start with crap, even from first party, like Perfect Dark Zero and finally be impressed at the end of a cycle... /rant
Xbox 360 is already a 7 year old console but I think games look pretty nice still. Wonder how significant the next gen will be...
Posted 25 November 2012 - 00:08
Xbox 360 is already a 7 year old console but I think games look pretty nice still. Wonder how significant the next gen will be...
Posted 25 November 2012 - 00:16
The 360 does not support native 1080p correct? Only 720p?
I recently went from a 32 inch 720p HDTV to a 40 inch 1080p HDTV. The games look far worse then ever. It seems like the game upscale, and there isnt anything to do to correct it.
Anyone else have this problem? On the back of games, it says 1080p. It supports it, or is it native 1080p?


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I'd suspect one of the two of them will change to match the other in the coming hours/over night. Hopefully Amazon is right though!
I would figure Play would have the same shipping time.
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Hmm interesting. I might cancel my order with Play and go Amazon instead.
Edit: Nvm, looks like it won't let me cancel. Oh well.
Actually it looks like you can. Go to Your orders then click on the info link on the status column of the chromecast, and you should be able to cancel.
Edit: D'oh, it wouldn't let me cancel either. Sorry for the confusion! I also wanted to order through Amazon and have it here quicker and pay less, but I guess not!
Posted 24 July 2013 - 21:32
Actually it looks like you can. Go to Your orders then click on the info link on the status column of the chromecast, and you should be able to cancel.
Edit: D'oh, it wouldn't let me cancel either. Sorry for the confusion! I also wanted to order through Amazon and have it here quicker and pay less, but I guess not!
Haha! Damn Google trapped us!
Posted 24 July 2013 - 22:01
Go ahead and load up the extension!
From the sounds of it, on a computer it's going to be limited to the Chrome browser, but it does have the ability to send the entire tab you're currently viewing. This would allow it to play content on non-"optimized" sites. With the open API I suspect we'll see extensions that let you send about any flash video to it though, and probably apps outside of Chrome as well (hopefully!)
Posted 25 July 2013 - 12:16
For those looking to still order, or want to get it faster...
I called Google. Their shipping is August 2nd. That is when the device will ship. It is back ordered. Amazon is sold out but Best Buy still has them. I am going to refuse the package from Google and I ordered one from Best Buy. Should be here hopefully tomorrow but the latest, July 29th.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 20:41
Been doing some reading. Users are reporting Hulu and other video streams are working when displaying a Chrome TAB. And can cast local files by navigating to the file in chrome. like avi, mp3, mp4....no mkv tho...yet
Few folks on reddit (/chromecast) have stated that if you have a codec that can play MKV files installed on your computer then you can stream MKV files as well. just open them in Chrome and they will stream.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 22:12
Okay, I've got it here! Any questions about it?
One thing I can answer is that it has an HDMI extension, short, just 3" long or so, but enough to make sure it doesn't interfere with anything else. I saw that was a concern some had.
Box contains: Chromecast dongle, micro usb power block, microusb cable, and an HDMI extender.
Setting it up on Chrome in Linux (Mint 15) gives you this warning. Trying it still obviously.
Okay, slight change of plans. Not setting up with Linux because it needs to be set up from a devices with wifi, so I used my work laptop with Windows 7. The setup page downloaded a small app that set up the Chromecast within 2 minutes (after I got my wifi password right, hah). In Linux it was going to try to use the browser to set up the Chromecast. Setup is done by connecting to a generic wifi network that the Chromecast is broadcasting, then setting it up to use your wifi, then it jumps onto your network and you're ready to go. Delay is about 3 seconds between my laptop and my TV which really isn't too bad. I'm typing all this while casting this tab to my TV:
Seems to work as advertised. Not a whole lot to it. If anyone has any specific questions I can answer, let me know. I was going to test Linux a little, but it doesn't seem to cast from wired connections, which seems a little weird since they are still on the same network. Perhaps it's an issue because of Linux after all. I'll mess around and see what I can find out. Update: After a YouTube video ended it says "Choose a YouTube video on your mobile device or laptop, then watch it here", so maybe anything without a wireless connection is out. Still not exactly sure why if it's using your existing network and not doing a direct connection.
Oh, and just a couple of more things. There's nothing from Netflix in the box. I wonder if they'll email you a code once you do the setup. Nothing yet but I'll keep an eye out. Oh, and it also is happily powered by one of the two useless USB ports on my TV, so no need to use the power block if you have USB ports on your TV (assuming they send the same power mine does).
Playing Youtube from your phone is a matter of searching in the Youtube app, clicking the cast icon, then you can do whatever with your phone. Close the app, let it go into standby, etc. One nice thing is that it has a lockscreen preview of what's playing as well as a pause button. At least it does for me on Android 4.2.2 AOSP (One GE).
I've just read, apparently if you ordered from Amazon, they'll email you your Netflix code in about a week. If you got it from BB, it should be on your receipt.
Posted 26 July 2013 - 12:08
I've just read, apparently if you ordered from Amazon, they'll email you your Netflix code in about a week. If you got it from BB, it should be on your receipt.
I got Netflix info in an email right after it shipped from BB. I just got notification my Play order shipped as well but nothing about Netflix there. I am sending back the order from Play anyway.
Was looking on EBAY..Chromecasts are going from 80 - 100 bucks or so. Demand was high and they appear to be sold out everywhere.


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Land Rover 'safe inside' by Y&R New York
Land Rover is promoting the safety of its vehicles through tongue-in-cheek TV spots.
The first execution sees a corrupt cop facing his colleagues from the safety of his Landrover.
The second shows a man confronting his girlfriend from his car to tell her he is a pathological liar.


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It's going to be like a family reunion tonight at Humphrey Coliseum.
When the women's basketball coaching staffs of Mississippi State and Texas A&M get together for tonight's Southeastern Conference matchup, it will be a chance to renew acquaintances and compete against each other at the same time.
Starting at the top, Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair and MSU's Vic Schaefer coached together on the bench for 15 years. The two also coached together at Arkansas.
Blair and Schaefer helped the Aggies and Razorbacks to 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, while Texas A&M claimed two Big 12 Tournament championships (2008 and 2011), the Big 12 regular season title in 2007 and the NCAA national crown in the school's first-ever appearance in the Women's Final Four in 2011.
Schaefer values the knowledge he's gained from Blair.
"You don't work for a Hall of Fame coach 15 years and not learn something," Schaefer said. "It's different when you've been with someone 15 years. We won 333 games together in those 15 years. We had a lot of success. We won some championships and won one real big one (national championship in 2011). We've had some good times together both on and off the court."
Blair said he is looking forward to the opportunity to see how his former coaches and players are doing surrounding the 7 p.m. tipoff in Starkville.
When it comes to coaching against Schaefer, Blair wants it to be known that it will be easier than meeting him on the golf course.
"I'd rather play him on the basketball court than the golf course," Blair said of Schaefer. "He's better than I am on the golf course."
Not only will Blair see Schaefer again, but also Aqua Franklin, Johnnie Harris and Maryann Baker. They are former players and coaches who have joined Schaefer's staff with the Bulldogs.
"You are not usually going to a place and see four of them all sitting on the bench down the way," Blair said. "The biggest thing a head coach can have is a family tree of former players and former coaches, who are head coaches, or former players, who are in coaching.
"(Baker and Franklin) are there and they meant a whole lot to our program. You sit here and look at Johnnie Harris and the great job she did for us here as one of the best recruiters in the country, one of the best coaches and one of the best momma figures to all of the players. She helped me solves problems over the years. It's invaluable what they've been able to do for this program.
"Eventually, you've got to say thank you and it's time for you to go on to your next job, the next place and try to move up that ladder. That's what all of them are trying to do."
It's not the first time Blair and Schaefer have coached against each other.
Blair remembers the time when his Stephen F. Austin team was almost beaten at home by Schaefer's Sam Houston State squad.
With that to consider, Blair won't be entering Humphrey Coliseum with the thought it's going to be easy for the Aggies, who enter the matchup with records of 14-5 overall and 4-1 in the league.
"On paper, I've got the better team, but paper doesn't win games," Blair said. "The difference for this game is our kids will be fired up out of respect for that coaching staff and for what they did. We're going to come in there and play Mississippi State like we would play a Kentucky or Tennessee. That's respect."
Schaefer is familiar with the Texas A&M personnel, including junior Kelsey Bone, who averages a double-double with 17.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.
"It will certainly be a little different (tonight), but we'll be playing against A&M and those kids," Schaefer said. "Obviously, I know those kids well and helped recruit them, Johnnie and I both, so it's going to be a unique deal."
Mississippi State may have records of 8-10 overall and 1-5 in the SEC, but Blair expects the Bulldogs to play much better than their record.
"We're going to get their best game," Blair said. "They've been off a week before playing us. I'm sure they are getting healthier and the (Kendra) Grant kid is having a great year and (Martha) Alwal is one of the best post players in the league."
Grant leads MSU by scoring 12.7 points per game, while Alwal is averaging 11.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per outing.
Even though the Bulldogs have yet to win in the SEC, Schaefer said the goal is to become better each day and that Wednesday was one of those days where they did improve.
"We had a real good day and you continue to lay the wood so to speak," Schaefer said. "We are laying a foundation and we won't be finished laying a foundation around here for a few years. It's just teaching kids how to play hard and how to compete. These young ladies are wonderful. We just continue to teach them on and off the court."View more articles in:


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Suppose Bob and Alice marry, have a daughter Eve, and some years later Alice dies.
Suppose Chris and Diana marry, have a son Frank, and some years later Chris dies.
Now, suppose Bob and Diana marry -- that would make Eve and Frank step siblings with no shared biological heritage.
Does the Bible, in this case, prohibit Eve and Frank's marriage? In particular, this question drives at: the prohibition of marriage between siblings -- is it due to genetic or emotional reasons?


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Originally Posted by B-MCINTYRE
DRG hates everyone
"Batista just got knocked, sshhlapped the hell out!!!!"
I'd rather have nothing than have a lie.
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That's Awesome...I think you just stomped the nuts of the entire IWC with this comment. A thing of beauty.
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I hardly ever forget to blog about a quilt….but in all of the craziness last month I completely forgot about the Off Track quilt I made for the Robert Kaufman booth at market. I have NO pictures of it finished (or the quilt itself)…so luckily this one popped up on the Swatch and Stitch blog:
(thank you whoever took that picture!)
The fabric is The Good Life collection and it was so much fun to work with…definitely a much needed jump out of my normal color scheme.
Between this and the last quilt, I hereby promise to take better pictures of my quilts. Unless I completely forget…which is likely.