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Pac-12: Dimitri Nance
Preseason position reviews: running back
While Pac-10 quarterbacks will grab most of the preseason headlines -- that's what happens when the two best NFL prospects at the position play in the same conference -- the class of running backs is nearly as strong.
Three 1,00o-yard rushers are back, and that doesn't include California's Shane Vereen, who piled up 952 yards as a backup, nor does it including Arizona's Nic Grigsby, who rushed for 1,153 yards in 2008. Six of the top-nine running backs will return this fall, and more than a few teams are decidedly deep at the position.
By the way, you might note there is more mention of incoming freshman at this position than others. Two reasons: 1. The Pac-1o had a strong haul of RBs in recruiting; and, 2. RB is often the easiest place for a young player to break into the lineup.
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- Oregon: While the Pac-10 blog rates Oregon State's Jacquizz Rodgers ahead of LaMichael James as an individual player, the Ducks have a decided edge in depth, and not only because James' backup, Kenjon Barner, is one of the conference's most explosive players. The incoming recruiting class also features Lache Seastrunk and Dontae Williams, the No. 6 and No. 13 prep running backs in the nation in 2009.
- Oregon State: Jacquizz Rodgers is a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate as the most complete back in the conference. Depth behind him is a little iffy, though Ryan McCants turned in some of his best work during spring practices.
- Washington: Washington fans often note that Chris Polk gained most of his 1,113 yards last year after contact because he was running behind a young offensive line. That line, with four starters back, should be better in 2010. Good depth with Johri Fogerson and freshmen Deontae Cooper and Jesse Callier, who both participated in spring drills.
- California: As noted above, Vereen put up impressive numbers as a backup and then starter over the final four games after Best got hurt. 12 TDs on 183 carries shows he has a nose for the endzone. Depth behind him is uncertain. Trajuan Briggs, Covaughn DeBoskie-Johnson, Isi Sofele and Dasarte Yarnway are competing for backup touches.
- USC: Allen Bradford, a neglected talent under Pete Carroll, who was oddly in love with the mercurial Joe McKnight, could end up being a first-team All-Pac-10 back. C.J. Gable also will have a chance to emerge from Carroll's doghouse. True freshman Dillon Baxter was the star of spring practices, while Curtis McNeal and Marc Tyler are major talents who just need to stay healthy.
- Arizona: The Wildcats welcome back their top three running backs: Grigsby, Keola Antolin and Greg Nwoko. But Grigsby, who averaged 7.2 yards per carry last year when he wasn't hurt, needs to find a way to stay healthy.
- UCLA: It's possible that Johnathan Franklin, Derrick Coleman and Damien Thigpen are first-rate running backs trapped playing behind a struggling offensive line. But the biggest reason that Bruins fans aren't likely fretting this position is the arrival of freshmen Jordon James and Malcolm Jones, the Nos. 5 and 8 running backs in the nation last year.
- Stanford: The Cardinal doesn't have one guy who can replace Gerhart. But who does? The good news for a backfield-by-committee approach with Jeremy Stewart, Tyler Gaffney, Stepfan Taylor and freshman Usua Amanam in the mix is the offensive line in front of them should be outstanding.
- Arizona State: The Sun Devils must replace leading rusher Dimitri Nance, who didn't exactly scare opposing defenses in 2009. Cameron Marshall is the leading returning rusher with 280 yards. James Morrison and Jamal Miles will provide depth, though an incoming freshman might get into the mix. As has been the case for a while with the Sun Devils, the first order is improving the offensive line.
- Washington State: Leading 2009 rusher Dwight Tardy is gone. If James Montgomery is healthy -- and stays that way -- he gives the Cougars a quality runner. He was clearly the best guy last preseason before he got hurt. Logwone Mitz, Chantz Staden, Carl Winston and Marcus Richmond will compete for touches during fall camp. Whatever the pecking order, the offensive line is the biggest issue.
Arizona State spring wrap
2009 overall record: 4-8
2009 conference record: 2-7 (ninth)
Returning starters
Offense: 3, Defense: 4, punter/kicker: 2
Top returners: K Thomas Weber, DT Lawrence Guy, LB Vontaze Burfict, DE James Brooks
Key losses: WR Kyle Williams, WR Chris McGaha, RB Dimitri Nance, OT Shawn Lauvao, DE Dexter Davis, LB Travis Goethel, LB Mike Nixon
2009 statistical leaders (*returning starter)
Rushing: Dimitri Nance (795)
Passing: Danny Sullivan (1,939)
Receiving: Kyle Williams (815)
Tackles: Mike Nixon (73)
Sacks: Lawrence Guy* (4.5)
Interceptions: Mike Nixon, Jarrell Holman, Ryan McFoy (3)
Spring Answers
1. Help at receiver: Even though the Sun Devils lost their top two receivers, Kyle Williams and Chris McGaha, the position appears fairly solid, particularly with Oregon transfer Aaron Pflugrad, who would have started for the Ducks in 2009, and JC transfer George Bell performing well this spring.
2. Em-Bolden: Cornerback Omar Bolden looked like the budding star he was supposed to be as a true freshman, but he struggled mightily as a sophomore and then missed 2009 with a knee injury. Entering spring, there were questions about whether he could regain a starting spot. No longer. Bolden may have turned in his best work yet this spring and should be a leader in the secondary.
3. For the defense: The Sun Devils lost seven starters from their outstanding 2009 defense, but they may be even better this fall. There's lots of speed and young players who excelled in 2009, most particularly linebacker Vontaze Burfict, had a year of seasoning in which to mature and refine their game.
Fall questions
1. Who's the QB? Before spring, many expected Michigan transfer Steven Threet to win the job. At the end of spring, sophomore Brock Osweiler instead emerged as the leader. In the fall, Samson Szakacsy rejoins the competition after sitting out spring drills, hopefully with a healthy arm. All three are capable, so there may be a few more plot twists before this one is resolved.
2. What about the O-line (again!)? The Sun Devils were already replacing two starters on the O-line when veteran guard Jon Hargis injured his knee, ending his 2010 season before it began, so there are lots of questions. For instance, will Zach Schlink and Matt Hustad be available? Both are talented but have been riddled with knee problems. And: Are JC transfer Brice Schwab and redshirt freshman Evan Finkenberg ready for Pac-10 play? Both are slated to start at tackle. It doesn't matter who plays QB if the O-line can't get the job done.
3. What about maturity? Sure, there's loads of talent on defense, but look at the sorts of guys who graduated: end Dexter Davis and linebackers Mike Nixon and Travis Goethel. Each were smart, savvy players and strong locker room guys. In other words, leaders. It's unclear who will fill their shoes. Even with those guys, the Sun Devils had over 1,000 yards in penalties last year -- 200 more than any other conference team. Smarter, more disciplined play might make a difference in close games.
Strong & weak: Arizona State
Arizona State
Strong: Defensive front seven
Why it's a strength: The Sun Devils take some significant hits on defense, losing seven starters, including five of their top six tacklers, but the young talent coming back is impressive, particularly up front. Start with the defensive line. Sure, end Dexter Davis is gone, but he's the only departure on the three-deep. And here's a guess that tackles Lawrence Guy, William Sutton and Corey Adams take a step forward in 2010. Linebackers Mike Nixon and Travis Goethel must be replaced, but rising star Vontaze Burfict returns inside and Gerald Munns, Brandon McGee and Shelly Lyons have experience. Count on this: The Sun Devils, owners of the conference's No. 1 rush defense in 2009, won't be easy to run against again next fall.
Weak: Offense
Why it's a weakness: It will not be a pattern of this feature to indict an entire side of the ball, but the Sun Devils have huge issues on offense for a third consecutive season. Last year, they ranked eighth in the Pac-10 in scoring and ninth in total offense. And only four starters are back this spring. Ouch. Skill positions? There's uncertainty at quarterback. The top two receivers are gone, as is starting tailback Dimitri Nance. The line? Three starters need to be replaced, including the unit's leader in 2009, tackle Shawn Lauvao. Answers may be found this spring. Steven Threet and Brock Osweiler will battle at quarterback, while Oregon transfer Aaron Pflugrad will immediately bolster the receiving corps. Injuries the past two seasons mean lots of returning guys on the line have experience. And there are plenty of choices at tailback. Still, there's a lot of uncertainty here.
Arizona State is fighting back
Do the Sun Devils have 12 points in them? Based on what we've seen thus far, the answer is no.
But running back Dimitri Nance found some holes in the Wildcats defense in the third -- 50 of his 72 yards came in the quarter.
Arizona led Oregon by 10 in the fourth and lost in double overtime, but that was a completely different offense. The Sun Devils will be forced to throw in the fourth, and that raises a question that has riddled them all season: Can they get good quarterback play?
It appears this is senior Danny Sullivan's game to win or lose. He entered in the second quarter and will be the quarterback of record in the final football game of his career.
Sullivan is a stand-up guy. He got his big moment this season when a late bomb beat Washington.
Does he have some magic left?
Halftime: Arizona 14, Arizona State 0
Arizona, which seems to have bounced back well from last week's double-overtime loss to Oregon, leads 14-0 at the break, and 14 points feels like a huge lead in this one.
The Sun Devils have 78 total yards, and 44 of that came on a single pass play on their opening drive.
Samson Szakacsy started at quarterback, but Dennis Erickson inserted senior Danny Sullivan in the middle of the second quarter. It didn't help.
How are things going for the Sun Devils?
Erickson, trying to spark his team, went for a fourth-and-1 from his own 29-yard line. Wow.
And his anemic offense converted with a Dimitri Nance run.
And then they didn't do anything. On fourth-and-6, they tried to punt, but Arizona's Orlando Vargas blocked the punt and returned it 23 yards for a TD and a 14-0 lead.
Meanwhile, Arizona's defense is in complete control, which is making it easy for an uneven offense.
If the Wildcats hold on, this will be a big win for the program, which was in the dumps last week. It proves Mike Stoops' program is resilient, and it also keeps hopes alive for a second-place finish in the Pac-10.
Szakacsy bounces back for ASU after slow start
His second pass against UCLA went for a 68-yard pick-six to Alterraun Verner and he was sacked by Brian Price during a three-and-out possession on his second go-round.
But, instead of wilting on the road, the sophomore then led an 80-yard touchdown drive -- with an assist from tailback Dimitri Nance -- which he capped with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Williams.
Still, the Bruins finally got their offense on track with a 73-yard field goal drive and they lead the Sun Devils 10-7 in a huge game for both teams' bowl hopes.
Pac-10 lunch links: Cal still figuring out where it stands
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- Top five reasons Arizona is ranked. Quarterback Nick Foles is still sick. Sick-sick, not, "Dude! Foles is sick, man!"
- With Arizona State's leading rusher Dimitri Nance nursing a bum shoulder, Ryan Bass might get his shot at running back. Danny Sullivan will start at quarterback against California.
- Will California's run game continue to roll at Arizona State? Cal still doesn't know where it stands in the Pac-10 pecking order.
- Didn't Oregon and USC do this in 2007? It's deja vu for the Ducks and Trojans.
- Oregon State is happy with the Pac-10 taking swift action against a bad call. Jacquizz Rodgers is the best player in the Pac-10.
- Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh likes his quarterback, Andrew Luck. Some bad news for hard-luck lineman Allen Smith.
- UCLA will use two QBs against Oregon State.
- USC freshman QB Matt Barkley claims he doesn't spook easily, even on Halloween night amid a "blackout" at Autzen Stadium. USC thrives in big games.
- Washington linebacker E.J. Savannah can't catch a break -- or, at least, one that doesn't happen inside his hand.
- Washington State is rarely on TV, and that costs the Cougars. That's a big reason playing Notre Dame in San Antonio is necessary.
- Interesting note from Chris Dufresne: "The Pac-10 and Southeastern conferences are battling for the title of nation's top conference. The SEC is No. 1 in four of the six Bowl Championship Series computers: Billingsley, Colley, Massey and Wolfe, and No. 2 in Sagarin and Anderson/Hester. The Pac-10 is No. 1 in Sagarin and Anderson/Hester and No. 2 in the other four."
Pac-10 players of the week
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
Oregon senior tight end Ed Dickson, Arizona senior cornerback Devin Ross and Stanford sophomore kick returner Chris Owusu are the Pac-10 Players of the Week.
Dickson caught a career-high 11 receptions for 148 yards and three touchdowns, which covered 26, 9 and 36 yards in Oregon's 42-3 win over sixth-ranked California. He also was named National Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Ross had a game-high 12 tackles -- seven solo -- and picked off a pass in the waning moments to seal the Wildcats' 37-32 win at Oregon State.
Owusu returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown in Stanford's 34-14 win against Washington. It marked the second week in a row Owusu returned the game's opening kickoff for a touchdown. In just four games, Owusu has returned three kickoffs for touchdowns, which ties the Pac-10 single season record (Anthony Davis, USC, 1974, and Matthew Slater, UCLA, 2007). Owusu leads the nation in kickoff returns with a flashy 59.2-yard average.
Also nominated for offensive player of the week honors were quarterback Nick Foles of Arizona, wide receiver Damian Williams of USC and running backs Toby Gerhart of Stanford and Dimitri Nance of Arizona State. Also nominated on defense were linebackers Clinton Snyder of Stanford and Michael Morgan of USC, safety Jarrell Holman of Arizona State and end Kenny Rowe of Oregon. Also nominated for special teams play were punters Keenyn Crier of Arizona and Jacob Harfman of USC and kicker Morgan Flint of Oregon.
A look back at 2006 recruiting classes
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
The 2006 recruiting class members are either seniors or redshirt juniors this fall, so they should be the backbones of most Pac-10 team's starting lineups.
Therefore, it seems like a reasonable moment to look back and review some recruiting hits and misses.
In the big picture, USC ranked No. 2 in the nation, according to ESPN.com's Scouts Inc., behind No. 1 Florida (sorta makes sense, eh?). UCLA, at No. 19, was the only other Pac-10 team in the Scouts Inc., top-25.
Scout.com ranked USC No. 1 in the nation, Arizona 19th, UCLA 20th and California 23rd. The rest of the Pac-10 went, in order, Arizona State (32nd in nation), Washington (35th), Stanford (38), Oregon State (41), Washington State (45) and Oregon (52).
Oregon last? Hmm.
Anyway... here's an overview
Class: 24
How many are expected to start in 2009: Nine (CB Devin Ross, DT Earl Mitchell, FS Cam Nelson, WR Terrell Turner, DE Brooks Reed, DE Ricky Elmore, WR Delashaun Dean, OG Conan Amituanai, C Colin Baxter)
Misses: QB Tyler Lyon, RB Derke Robinson
Verdict: This is an underrated class -- even guys who aren't listed as starters are projected to contribute in 2009. It's also notable that the few who didn't pan out -- or were problems, such as DE Louis Holmes -- were the big names.
Arizona State
Class: 24
How many are expected to start in 2009: Seven (SS Ryan McFoy, RB Dimitri Nance, OG Jon Hargis, WR Kyle Williams, DT Saia Falahola, QB Danny Sullivan, LB Travis Goethel OR LB Gerald Munns)
Misses: DE Jermaine Williams, RB Rodney Glass
Verdict: A solid class when you consider that nine of the 24 signees were JC players who have already moved on -- a group that included RB Ryan Torain and S Troy Nolan, who were the class's most elite performers.
Class: 20
How many are expected to start in 2009: Six (CB Darian Hagan, DT Derrick Hill, QB Kevin Riley, C Chris Guarnero, DE Tyson Alualu, LB Mike Mohamed)
Misses: RB James Montgomery, RB Tracy Slocum, DT Justin Prueitt
Verdict: Ratings, smatings. Montgomery, Slocum and Prueitt were highly rated, Alualu and Mohamed barely registered. Overall, a solid class.
Class: 20
How many are expected to start in 2009: Five (C Jordan Holmes, LT Bo Thran, RT C.E. Kaiser, DT Brandon Bair, LB Spenser Paysinger)
Misses: The class included three quarterbacks: Cody Kempt, Justin Roper and Nate Costa. Kempt and Roper have transferred, Costa has been riddled by injuries.
Verdict: Decidedly mixed. One thing is for sure: This class bolstered the Ducks offensive line. Also interesting, Bair and Paysinger transitioned to their current positions from tight end and receiver, respectively.
Arizona State spring wrap-up
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
ASU notes: Sullivan steps up
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson began spring practices speaking highly of senior quarterback Danny Sullivan, and it now appears he wasn't just trying to buck up the three-year backup.
Sullivan is the clear No. 1 on the depth chart, with sophomores Samson Szakacsy and Chasen Stangel and true freshman Brock Osweiler battling for positioning in the overall pecking order behind him.
Sullivan's superior knowledge of the offense has helped, but he's also made plays, even with his feet, something the 6-foot-4, 242 pounder hasn't previously shown an ability to do.
"He's not the most mobile guy who's ever walked but he can run when he has to," Erickson said. "And he's got a gun. And he's been very accurate, which, to me, that's what it's all about."
While the defense has dominated spring practices, Sullivan appears to have earned team-wide respect.
"He'll be fine," linebacker Mike Nixon said. "He's a big guy with a strong arm who's smart. He knows the system. They're going to use him the right way and keep him within the system."
- Sophomore Garth Gerhart, brother to Stanford running back Toby Gerhart, has passed returning senior starter Thomas Altieri at center.
- Injuries have been a big issue. At least seven potential starters -- including three offensive lineman -- are sitting out.
- Senior Dimitri Nance earned praise from Erickson for a good spring and is No. 1 at tailback.
- With cornerback Omar Bolden sitting out while recovering from shoulder surgery Terell Carr, Pierre Singfield and LeQuan Lewis have played well, suggesting there's good depth at the position.
- Linebacker prospect Jordan Zumwalt of Edison High School in Huntington Beach, Calif., watched practice Wednesday. Arizona State, Washington State and Boise State have already offered him, but he's expected to draw more attention in the Pac-10 over the coming months.
USC 21, ASU 0: First-half reflections
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
It doesn't feel like USC played all that well or Arizona State all that badly, but the Trojans are up big, 21-0, at the break.
Obvious bottom line: You can't make mistakes and hang with USC.
Critical moment of the half: A play after the Sun Devils got lucky, winning a wild scramble and getting a first down following a Dimitri Nance fumble, Rudy Carpenter felt heat from a blitz and tried to use an outside route for his hot read. But he floated the ball -- perhaps his velocity was hurt by his bum ankle -- and Kevin Thomas broke on the ball and got a 46-yard pick-six.
Of course, the Trojans wasted the Sun Devils fumbled shotgun snap, failing to score after getting a first down on the ASU 15. But still those were plays when the Sun Devils should have been trying to chip into a 21-zip lead, not making a defensive stand.
The margin for error against USC is small, and losing the turnover battle makes it microscopic.
The biggest surprise is Arizona State is running fairly well: Nance has 49 yards on 11 carries. But how much can a team that trails USC by 21 at half continue to run the ball?
Second-quarter reflections on Georgia-ASU
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Whichever team you are rooting for, you've got to appreciate that Knowshon Moreno "Desert Dive" that capped the Bulldogs 91-yard touchdown drive in the second quarter. He left the ground at the 4-yard line and flew into the endzone. Spectacular and Reggie Bush-esque.
It also seems like the ASU defense is vulnerable on the perimeter -- those UGA sweeps are consistently getting yards.
It's not good when you respond to a 91-yard drive with a three and out and gain zero yards on three incompletions. Nor is it good to follow by getting a punt blocked. Georgia is not a team to make things easy for.
That's why Dimitri Nance's non-contact fumble was so damaging.
The defense stopped Georgia after the blocked punt and gave it's offense good field position, only to return to the field two plays later.
It's got to be demoralizing. You could also sense the resignation in the stadium that the Bulldogs were about to go up 14-0, which they promptly did.
Remember what I said about A.J. Green? He's really good.
ASU closed the gap to 14-3 and the Bulldogs go ping-ping-ping --- 23, 31 and 14 yards to Green, the final toss for a TD.
Green has six catches for 139 yards heading into halftime.
Yowza, 21-3.
Will ASU have any answers or is this going to get ugly?
Stanford-Arizona State: Third-quarter reflections
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
TEMPE, Ariz. -- From the Sun Devil Stadium press box:
It's 101 degrees at the start of the third quarter.
Someone is blowing a whistle in the stands... ref just announced that if the whistle is blown again there will be... "consequences!"
Press box erupted in laughter.
Tavita Pritchard is Stanford's QB.
And, on a first-and-15 from the Stanford 37, he tosses an interception to LB Gerald Munns. It's the Sun Devils' first forced turnover of the year, and they take over on the Cardinal 34.
Four plays later, Dimitri Nance bounces off the pile and takes it outside for a 1-yard TD run. Key play of the drive -- a 22-yard completion to TE Jovon Williams, who makes an athletic catch along the sideline.
Jason Forcier is back at QB for Stanford. It seems like Pritchard doesn't have much room for error with coach Jim Harbaugh.
Stanford seemed like it was doing some nice things on offense in the first half, when Pritchard was 8 for 11 for 89 yards. Seems like things have been flat since they started rotating QBs.
Stanford may be taking the "blue collar" thing too far -- or least trying to act like street fighters or something.
The D just got rung up for its second roughing the passer penalty. Remember LB Pat Maynor's cheap shot on Oregon State QB Lyle Moevao? And, the play before that cheap shot, Maynor had unnecessarily decked Beavers receiver Sammie Stroughter with a blow to the back well behind the play.
Of course, sometimes tough-guy stuff works. A Clinton Snyder sack forced a Carpenter fumble, killing a drive that might have put the game away for the Sun Devils.
Pritchard back in at QB for Stanford.
Three pass interference calls against the Sun Devils -- all fairly obvious -- and a sneaky 21-yard bootleg from Pritchard key the Cardinal's ensuing TD drive (6 plays, 63 yards, Toby Gerhart 1-yard burst).
27-17. Still a game with 3:07 left in the third. How will Carpenter and company answer?
Man... if this O-line gives Carpenter any time, he can just pick a defense apart -- a second-and-19 due to a holding penalty on Adam Tello?
Two Carpenter completions later, and it's first-and-10 on the Stanford 49.
Stanford-Arizona State: First-quarter reflections
Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller
TEMPE, Ariz. -- From the Sun Devil Stadium press box:
- Dimitri Nance starts at TB instead of Keegan Herring, who's nursing a hamstring injury.
- WR Michael Jones is in -- his first reception went for 9 yards and a first down.
- Sun Devils can't be too happy that a 15-play drive only yields a field goal, but a drive that kills 7:15 off the clock can't be easy on the Stanford D in this heat.
- The Cardinal offense needs a few first downs to let the D rest -- which it promptly does. QB Tavita Pritchard looks sharp -- completely different than he did vs. Oregon State. Wow! Nice drive to answer.
- Pritchard is 5-for-5 for 68 yards on a nine-play 80-yard TD drive to take a 7-3 lead.
- Bam. ASU bounces back with a 46-yard completion, Carpenter to Chris McGaha. But the Cardinal pressure is getting through the Sun Devil OL. He's getting hit after almost every pass, though only one sack so far.
- It's second-and-goal on the 4 (after a loss of 2) as the quarter ends.
- Stanford is winning in the trenches so far, thwarting the ASU running game and getting after Carpenter.
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Hunico and Camacho returned to WWE and taped a match for the Main Event.
The widely held belief is that Brock Lesnar would be immediately booked into a rematch against Alistair Overeem if he decides to return to UFC. Overeem was the person that defeated him for the heavyweight championship before he decided to retire from MMA and return to WWE.
The Rock called in a favor from a famous friend to help out with his new show, Wake Up Call, which will be airing on TNT soon. Dana White, who is the president of UFC, made a guest appearance on one of the early episodes. Rock post a picture of the two of them together on the set via Twitter.
In a move that might have been encouraged by Dana White to promote the potential return, Alistair Overeem called out Brock Lesnar after defeating Frank Mir at a UFC event this past weekend. Lesnar is attempting to work with WWE on making his MMA return possible.
Dana White recently revealed that Brock Lesnar definitely does want to fight in the UFC again, and the former heavyweight champion even wants to do it while he is under contract to WWE, which means that he is trying to convince Vince McMahon to modify his contract to let that happen.
"He quit [the WWE]? Really? No, he hasn't said a word to me [about fighting in the UFC]. He hasn't reached out to me. I was with him all night in Chicago, he never said a word about it. He just showed up. We talked about a lot of things, fighting was not one of them. I like him, he's a great guy. It's a little late to get into the game, but who knows if he can fight? I don't know. We'll see what happens, but I like him a lot. He's a nice guy."
- Dana White on CM Punk quitting WWE and possibly joining UFC
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Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne will be a game-time decision for the team's third preseason game on Saturday, head coach Chuck Pagano told reporters on Tuesday.
Nine months ago, Wayne tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the Colts' Week 7 victory against the Denver Broncos.
The 35-year-old had 38 catches for 503 yards and two touchdowns before sustaining the injury.
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Nick Lanouette is a happily married, successful journalist whose investigative prowess leads him to question the tactics of San Diego's police department as they seek the identity of a serial killer who is killing and dumping the bodies of prostitutes. In this new novel, the negative attention cast upon the department stirs the ire of Lieutenant Robert Acevedo, a man with secrets and a directive to keep attention from the group of civic "leaders" who have a propensity for wild parties hosted by beautiful women paid for their services. In his eagerness to protect these leaders, Acevedo has pinned the crimes on lowlife Ricci Penn, a drug addict with a rap sheet and no defense.
While Nick is a great journalist, his personal life is becoming more complicated. Nick's deeply in love with his wife, but he has a craving for sex that goes beyond his marriage vows, a craving that borders on addiction. This lust leads him to become entangled with beautiful stripper Holly Damkot, The Common-law wife of Ricci Penn. Nick's deepening affection for Holly causes him to risk his career as well as his marriage, and when Holly is brutally murdered, Nick becomes a suspect in the very case he's been working. Can Nick exonerate himself and ensure that the real culprits are caught? Will Nick's career and marriage ever recover?
"Falling Down" is a thrill ride, with twists and turns as Nick finds himself drowning in his own passions and the ugly underworld of the powerful and elite. Nick Lanouette is a deeply flawed, utterly human character, and readers will find themselves pulling for his redemption as the story barrels to its riveting conclusion. Author F. James Greco has been a resident of southern California for more than four decades, and his personal knowledge of the city of San Diego lends a layer of authenticity to this gritty tale. This is Greco's first novel.
For additional information, please visit http://www.fjamesgreco.com.
Falling Down
F. James Greco
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ISBN: 978-1-4575-1454-8 296 pages $15.00 US
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Even a cursory glance at the goings-on around the Hamilton Bulldogs this offseason might be enough to convince some people that the never-ending rumours are true and the American Hockey League team is preparing to bolt for somewhere in Quebec.
The front office was reshuffled in a big way starting right at the top with the president and trickling down through almost every level. The team held its training camp in Sherbrooke. The club signed a TV deal with the French-language network TVA — ironically the channel that reported back in January that the Dogs were moving to Laval — to show games in Quebec.
Add to that an expiring lease deal with Copps Coliseum and the expiring affiliation deal with the Montreal Canadiens and you suddenly get a sense of an organization in transition.
Yet, as he's repeated so many times before, the club's owner says his team isn't going anywhere.
"The Bulldogs will stay in Hamilton," Michael Andlauer insists.
In fact, he says negotiations with HECFI are down to the short strokes and a deal is very close to keeping the team in town.
"It's pretty much fait accompli as far as I'm concerned," he says.
So why does it look so much like there's upheaval and like there's so much new Quebec-centric emphasis?
Andlauer says training camp was supposed to be in Germany but, with the NHL lockout looming, he thought it was better form to remain in North America. Sherbrooke was available and there's plenty of interest there in the Habs' prospects.
The TV deal follows that interest level, too. With no Canadiens games available, there's intense focus on the franchise's young players. Since Sportsnet struck a deal to show AHL games and TVA has an affiliation deal with Sportsnet, it had the right of first refusal to the Bulldogs.
And the front office shakeup — the president, vice-president, travel co-ordinator, head of the foundation and a number of other people are no longer with the team — was partially the result of people choosing to leave and partially to undo some hires he made that he didn't think were working out.
The primary reason was to bolster the business side of the operation, which took a bit of a pounding last year. Andlauer acknowledges the team lost a fair bit of money, particularly through the outdoor game.
"We're starting all over again, but I feel good about where we're going," he says.
Of course, there are two rather-gigantic complications in the a-deal-is-almost-done theory.
First, Andlauer has been negotiating with HECFI, but Copps will soon be managed by Global Spectrum. HECFI interim boss John Hertel has previously acknowledged he's not in a position to sign any lease extensions before the new guys take over. So this near deal could presumably amount to nothing if the new managers don't like it.
Andlauer says he expects the negotiation file to be passed to Global Spectrum where it will continue to be hashed out. Last month, the company's senior vice-president publicly said signing the Bulldogs to a long-term lease was a high priority.
And if that comment was offered simply for public consumption?
"If Global Spectrum turns around and says: 'We really don't want you,' then …"
Andlauer doesn't finish the sentence.
He doesn't expect that outcome, though. Not only does he have a relationship with Peter Luukko, Global Spectrum president at COO, through the NHL board of governors — Andlauer is an alternate governor for the Canadiens and Global Spectrum is part of the umbrella company that owns the Philadelphia Flyers — and senior VP Frank Russo from other dealings, but he expects the organization will want a smooth transition that will mean keeping a good tenant on board.
The second complication involves extending his affiliation deal. This is even less predictable because it's out of his hands almost entirely. Andlauer is a part-owner of the Canadiens but he says "good corporate governance" requires him to recuse himself from the discussions on this issue. So it'll be up to the Habs' board to decide if it wants Hamilton to remain home to its farm team or whether it wants the team closer to home.
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I am young - only 23, just got married! Had DS when we had JUST turned 20.. so I know the panic of being young and just getting your feet planted in the ground.. but seriously, there are so many resources if you look! It might be best to work this pregnancy where you can (even if you don't plan to go back.) I was always a SAHM and now I'm working to get a paid mat leave (in Canada its a year) then Im not going back. But, you can live off of DF's $ like you are, and use yours for things that will help - a double/triple stroller.. the car seat (hand me down from your DS.. so at least you'll have one ;) Etc.. and maybe even look into cloth diapering. I cant beleive the difference.. the start up cost seems large (anywhere from $300 or more) but in the long run its MUCH MUCH cheaper.. you can get all in one sizes that you can use on ALL three kids.. Granted, you might need to wash a load everyday.. but it'd still be cheaper in the long run to use those then 3 kids in disposables.
Take advantage of sales, and places in your area that offer groups, recycled kiddie clothes, mat clothes... etc.. find the resources and that will make a big difference. And when you need hlep, don't be afraid to ask! :)
Keep your chin up.. and remember, the beauty part for us is when we're in our young-40's we'll have adult children and we'll still be young enough to enjoy travelling etc. ;) (That wasn't meant as an insult to older Moms.. but just a pick me up for the younger ones. I think Moms of all ages are awesome!! :)!!)
|Fri, 06-11-2010 - 2:59am
thank you ladies so much!
My immediate family was suprised when I told them and of course they are happy but couldnt belive I would have twins. My Grandpa was a twin and my Great Uncle was a twin as well. both fraternal. from what we could see the sacs looked right next to each other. Again, I am not completely sure it was twins but I saw it first and my midwife saw it as well. twins run in DF family too. his sister has fraternal daughters and I cant remember but I know both his mom and dad both have twins on their sides of the family as well. I really love Ivillage and all the supportive moms. It really gives you someone to talk to in time of need when no one else can really help. thanks again!!!
|Sat, 06-12-2010 - 11:11am
If this helps any at all, as recently as the 70's, you wouldn't have been considered "too young" at all, twins or not. In fact, when my mother was an Army wife in 1970-75, she was a real oddity, because she was 25 when she had her first, and 27 when she had me, and all the other wives thought she was practically ancient, because many of them were getting hysterectomies at 20 and 21, because they had married at 17 or 18, (some younger!) and had "completed their families" by that age. And, back then, they didn't realize that there could be health consequences to hysterectomy that young.
Anyway, attitudes about maternal age have very little to do with biological reality, and you are in your reproductive prime, so good for you! I wish I had met my DH younger. We still struggled, and we were both over 30 with our first, so being older doesn't necessarily mean financial stability, especially these days. What it does mean, usually, is more likelihood of impaired fertility, and/or complications. I intend to tell my daughter, that if she has Mr. Right, don't wait til 30 to start, just because. I'm 37 and wishing ardently I were 10 years younger, because I am feeling the difference.
Hugs to you, and try to keep the perspective, that in recent times here, and in other cultures now, women your age have several children and no one, including themselves, thinks they are not up to the task. You were built for this, and your energy levels and ability to handle it physically, will never be better than they are now! You CAN do it! :)


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Built by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing Defence UK Limited, the ScanEagle is the first maritime-specific unmanned air system capability to be delivered in support of naval operations.
It will complement the existing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets used on operations such as helicopters and long-range radar.
The unarmed aircraft, which has a wingspan of just over 3 metres and weighs 22 kilograms, is launched from ships into the sky by a pneumatic catapult.
Flying at about 60 knots, it is commanded by a specialist team on board the ship who will plan the ScanEagle's missions, control its flights and monitor and analyse the information it gathers using its state-of-the-art sensors.
At the end of its flight, the ScanEagle is recovered back to the ship.
Royal Navy Captain Ian Annett, who's been involved with the project, said:
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Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Philip Dunne said:
"ScanEagle provides the Royal Navy with proven surveillance capability that has already been used on operations by other nations, so we know we are getting top quality equipment. The technology is off-the-shelf and will be available to the Royal Navy as soon as possible.
"Our continued investment in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems is essential to keeping our Armed Forces up-to-date with the latest capabilities and this will be a central part of MOD's investment in new equipment over the next 10 years."
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Predictions from the Past: New York 2012 and LA 2013
Throughout history, people have spent a great deal of time pondering what the future holds. Scientific discovery and technological innovation – along with rebellious androids, zombies, flying cars, hover crafts, visiting aliens – have been consistently used as stereotypes that emerge in predictions for our imagined future. And while Hollywood was busy exploring dystopian scenarios of this near-future, architects were composing utopian images of an optimistic vision for cities.
Architects have built careers upon predicting what cities can potentially become – developing forms, functions, plans and visions of possibilities in the social, political, economic and cultural realms through architecture. In 1962, Mayor Robert Wagner of NYC predicted a culturally diverse, economically viable, global city for New York in 2012. In 1988, Los Angeles Times Magazine gave its 25-year forecast for Los Angeles in 2013, predicting what a life for a family would be like, filled with robots, electric cars, smart houses and an abundance of video-conferencing. Find out how their predictions fared after the break.
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"There's a price on everything in New York, and the air is no exception." - Ross F. Moskowitz, Strock & Strock & Lavan
All of us are familiar with the practice of buying and selling property in the form of land, residential and commercial space, but the buying and selling of the air surrounding these spaces is a concept well-understood by few. With the recovery of the condominium market in New York City, residential development is at an all-time high, and this means taller and even more luxurious towers are fighting each other tooth and nail for the best possible views of the city. Because of this, the price of air above and around these potential developments is becoming more and more expensive, since a room with a view is worth a whole lot more than one without. Is it possible that these empty, vertical pockets are now worth more than the ground below them?
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Postcard from Roosevelt Island, New York
This text was provided by San Francisco-based writer Kenneth Caldwell. Photos by Hassan Bagheri.
One friend said, "It looks a bit austere." At first glance, it probably is. But like so many great minimal environments, it asks for patience and generosity. You give, and in turn it gives back.
This is also what the artists Mark Rothko, Richard Serra, Donald Judd, and, more recently, Olafur Eliasson ask. Trust them with your time and you may be rewarded with a small measure of serenity—perhaps even with the connection between art and the divine that Dominique de Menil was so focused on.
Designed by Louis Kahn, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park is an outdoor sanctuary at the southern tip of what is now called Roosevelt Island, created as a memorial to FDR. The park opened last fall. Kahn's gift took 40 years to be realized, but it presents a path for human beings to treat each other to peace.
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'Frank Gehry At Work' Exhibition
On display at Leslie Feely Fine Art in New York from April 11 to June 30, 2013, the Frank Gehry At Work exhibition features a selection of over 30 diverse process models by Gehry, which are drawn from significant constructions and concepts of the architect's prolific career. These organic forms, which consist of a wide array of materials, stand as testament to Gehry's tactile approach, enhancing our perception of this sculptural architect and his work, illuminating the subtleties of Gehry's thought—and working—process. More images and information on the exhibition after the break.
Beyond New York: Organic vs Geometrical Context Lecture
Coming up this Friday, March 8th, at the Center for Architecture in New York, the 'Beyond New York: Organic vs Geometrical Context' lecture is part of the Architecture Dialogue Committee's on-going series to introduce the next generation of architects not practicing in New York City. For this event, they have invited Spela Videcnik from OFIS arhitekti of Ljubljana, Slovenia to share insights about architectural and urban design from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Videcnik, who is currently teaching Architectural Design at Harvard's GSD, will present OFIS's design approach through their most recently built projects, such as the Basket Apartments (Paris) and The Cultural Centre for Space Technologies (Slovenia), and how these different geometries inform their current work. For more information, please visit here.
Queens Museum of Art Expansion / Grimshaw Architects
Originally constructed for the 1939 World's Fair, the resilient structure of New York's Queens Museum of Art has been undergoing its fourth and most ambitious renovation since April 2011. This $68 million renovation, designed by Grimshaw Architects, will double the institution's size, expanding the museum to a total of 105,000 square feet upon its completion in October 2013.
Landfill Reclamation: Fresh Kills Park Develops as a Natural Coastal Buffer and Parkland for Staten Island
Every natural disaster has an "aftershock" in which we realize the fragility of our planet and the vulnerability of what we have built and created. We realize the threat to our lifestyles and the flaws in our design choices. The response to Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 was no different than the response to every other hurricane, earthquake, tornado , tsunami or monsoon that has wrought devastation in different parts of the world. We recognize our impact on the climate and promise to address how our development has caused severe disruptions in the planet's self-regulating processes. We acknowledge how outdated our systems of design have become in light of these damaging weather patterns and promise to change the way we design cities, coastlines and parks. We gradually learn from our mistakes and attempt to redress them with smarter choices for more sustainable and resilient design. Most importantly, we realize that we must learn from how natural processes self-regulate and apply these conditions to the way in which we design and build our urban spaces.
Since Hurricane Sandy, early considerations of environmentalists, planners and designers have entered the colloquial vocabulary of politicians in addressing the issues of the United States' North Atlantic Coast. There are many issues that need to be tackled in regards to environmental development and urban design. One of the most prominent forces of Hurricane Sandy was the storm surge that pushed an enormous amount of ocean salt water far inland, flooding whole neighborhoods in New Jersey, submerging most of Manhattan's southern half, destroying coastal homes along Long Island and the Rockaways, and sweeping away parts of Staten Island. Yet, despite the tremendous damage, there was a lot that we learned from the areas that resisted the hurricane's forces and within those areas are the applications that we must address for the rehabilitation and future development of these vulnerable conditions. Ironically, one of the answers lies within Fresh Kills – Staten Island's out-of-commission landfill, which was the largest landfill in the United States until it was shutdown in 2001. Find out how after the break.
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Designs Telescopic 'Culture Shed' for New York
The expandable multi-use cultural venue dubbed 'Culture Shed' is one of the most radical proposals to come out of New York's Hudson Yards Development Project. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro - the New York-based interdisciplinary practice that played a major role in designing the High Line - in collaboration with the Rockwell Group, this 170,000 square foot cultural center will be located at the south end of the Hudson Yards, with the main entrance located near the conclusion of the High Line at West 30th Street.
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Where Does Zoning Fit Into Our Future City Planning?
"Let's dump the word "zoning," as in zoning ordinances that govern how land is developed and how buildings often are designed. Land-use regulation is still needed, but zoning increasingly has become a conceptually inappropriate term, an obsolete characterization of how we plan and shape growth." - Roger K. Lewis
Zoning, a concept just over a century old, is already becoming an outdated system by which the government regulates development and growth. Exceptions and loopholes within current zoning legislation prove that city planning is pushing a zoning transformation that reflects the current and future goals and needs of city building. To determine how zoning and land use needs to evolve we must first assess the intentions of future city building.
Planners, architects, legislators and community activists have already begun establishing guidelines and ordinances that approach the goals of sustainability and livability. For example, the AIA has established Local Leaders: Healthier Communities through Design and has made a commitment to the Decade of Design: Global Solutions Challenge. New York City has come up with Active Design Guidelines: Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Design and its Zone Green initiative in regards to updating its zoning resolution. In addition, Philadelphia has augmented its zoning to include urban farms and community gardens and it is safe to assume that many other cities will follow this precedent.
So what is it about current zoning codes that makes it so outdated? Follow us after the break for more.
NYC's Union Square in 1828
Can you imagine the intersection of Broadway and the Bowery in lower Manhattan as sparsely populated "Uptown" used as a burial ground for indigent people? Well, according to the the book Painting the Town by The Museum of the City of New York (via Ephemeral New York), this scene painted from memory by Albertis Del Orient Browere in 1885 depicts what Union Square used to look like back in 1828 – just 20 years before this area started to transform into the bustling, concrete jungle we know today.
Compare it to an updated photo of Union Square after the break.
'White Noise' YAP MoMA PS1 Proposal / French 2Design
White Noise (or The Buzz) reveals the latent potential of the community. It is the sound of the talent and value around us. The installation harnesses this latent value with an interactive sound environment (a collaboration with ARUP Acoustics) embedded in a playful series of figural abstractions, clad with white synthetic turf. The foregrounded backdrop of the architecture highlights the project's main event, sharing and exchange among the people in the space, and manipulates readings of scale.
100 Norfolk Street / ODA
Designed by ODA, 100 Norfolk Street expresses the unlimited potential and ambition hidden in the New York Block as it stands significantly taller than its neighbors. Located within the Lower east side Manhattan, the design creates a rather unusual condition, a mid-block – freestanding building overlooking the area, offering strong light exposure for the interior residential spaces and direct views of Downtown, Midtown and the Williamsburg Bridge. More images and architects' description after the break.
East River Blueway Plan / WXY Studio: New York City's Plan for Flood Barrier Along East River
The City of New York has long awaited renovations to the East River Greenway. Squeezed between the FDR Drive to the west and the river to East, there are a few scattered public parks connected by a path that has been weathered and torn apart over the years. The proposed "Blueway" is a coordinated collaboration – between Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Community Boards 3 and 6, State Assembly Member Brian Kavanaugh, and New York's WXY architecture and urban design - that takes suggestions from the general public to develop a scheme that works within the framework of the existing Greenway and provides specific sites waterfront access, development of wetlands and greater connectivity to the city and its waterways.
The stretch along the Greenway, which is the focus of WXY's scheme, runs from Midtown East at 38th street to the Brooklyn Bridge. Running along the FDR, this area expands towards the river and finds its way under the highway's overpass. Unlike the Hudson River Parkway along the West Side Highway, the East River Greenway has meager waterfront access and few piers to facilitate its development. A study, executed by several city departments in 2011, determined ways to improve amenities along the Greenway and proposed incorporating elements such as ambient lighting and street furniture. Now the focus has shifted to the river itself to determine ways in which to increase its usability and accessibility After Hurricane Sandy revealed the vulnerability of the hard edge of the East River, these same design considerations are now being used to create a resistant and effective buffer against future storm surges.
See what's happening at the East River Blueway Plan after the break.
Situ Studio's 'Heartwalk' Opens in Times Square
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Situ Studio has unveiled the fifth edition of Times Square's annual Heartwalk installation – a heart-shaped "room within the city" made of salvaged Sandy debris. Inspired by the "collective experience of Hurricane Sandy and the love that binds people together during trying times," Heartwalk begins as two weathered ribbons of wooden planks that gradually lift to form an illuminated heart enclosure in the middle of Duffy Square.
People are already falling in love, as you can see Instagram's #heartwalktsq is filling up with images of elated New Yorkers standing within the "heart of New York City".
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Governor Cuomo's Solution for Ravaged Homes in NYC's Coastal Region
After months of debate, the United States Congress has passed a bill that will allocate $51 billion to Hurricane Sandy relief helping the thousands who lost their homes and businesses to the devastating storm last October. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that $400 million of the aid will be used to fund New York's buyout program, an initiative to help address the damaged homes and coastline. The program is two-fold; in part it will help reimburse the property damage caused by the storm, but the initiative has a larger goal, which is to address the nature of coastal flooding and create a barrier that would mitigate the damage created to the coast by storm surges in the future. Since the storm, there have been many suggestions as to how to prepare for the type of damage brought on by Hurricane Sandy of 2012 and Hurricane Irene of 2011. These suggestions range from flood gates to barrier reefs. Cuomo's buyout program, as reported by the Architect's Newspaper Blog, hopes to encourage residents along vulnerable flood zones to sell their land to the city for the development of a natural coast that would absorb the impact of strong winds and storm surges.
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BIG's West 57th "Pyramid" Wins Final Approval
After an "arduous" public review and a heated debate over affordable housing, New York's City Council has unanimously awarded final approval to BIG's tetrahedral-shaped West 57th apartment building in Manhattan. As reported by Crain's New York Business, a compromise has been made to include 173 affordable housing units within the 32-story, 750-unit residential building and the neighboring industrial building that will be converted into 100 additional rental apartments. As you may recall, the community board and Councilwoman Gail Brewer initially threatened to "torpedo the project" if the apartments were only made affordable for a 35 year period. However, Durst apparently won them over by contributing one million dollars into an affordable housing fund.
"The good news, which is the mantra of my office and community board No. 4, is there will be, yes, by law, 35 years of income-restricted affordable housing," stated City Councilwoman Brewer, who represents the area.
Foster Responds to Kimmelman's "Offensive" Diatribe Regarding the New York Public Library
When applying "major surgery" to a beloved, 20th century "masterpiece", you're going to face some harsh criticism. Such is the case for Norman Foster, as the legendary British architect has been receiving intense backlash from New York's toughest critics for his proposed renovation to the New York Public Library. First, the late Ada Louise Huxtable exclaimed, "You don't "update" a masterpiece." Now, the New York Time's architecture critic Michael Kimmelman claims the design is "not worthy" of Foster and believes the rising budget to be suspect.
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Her description of that method succinctly describes how most child prodigies do what they do: "I memorize them [the notes] pretty quickly. Then it's all about polishing the details." Photo: Adrees Latif/Reuters Francis Tiafoe, Tennis Prodigy Sixteen-year-old Francis Tiafoe, who's achieved more at a younger age than Agassi, Borg, and other teen tennis prodigies, may be America's next homegrown star. Born in suburban Washington, D.C., he frequently stayed with his dad, who emigrated to the U.S. from Sierra Leone, took a maintenance job at a nearby country club, and lived in a spare room at the facility. Taking tennis lessons while his dad worked, Francis, who lives in College Park, Md., immersed himself in the sport so passionately that he'd eavesdrop on classes for elite players when his lesson ended and would practice alone for hours on end. In the cutthroat world of tennis, he's defeated seasoned professionals en route to being ranked among the world's top junior players, and he quips that only the net posts have been on the court longer than him. Photo: Rick Wilson/Getty Images Jack Andraka, Cancer Breakthrough Developer Moved by the death of a family friend, Jack Andraka wondered if there was a better way to detect biological indicators of pancreatic cancer, a devastating form of the disease that metastasizes quickly and is difficult to control. Working in his parents' basement, in Crownsville, Md., he was just 15 when he developed a low-cost test, made of paper, that could revolutionize cancer detection and treatment, an accomplishment that earned him science awards, hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes and scholarships, and speaking engagements at colleges, medical schools, and the TED conference. Despite having an amazing achievement under his belt before being old enough to shave, Jack, now 17, never wanted to be a prodigy, someone "who is, like, six and in a college class." He is an accomplished white-water kayaker who simply likes "being a kid." Photo: TedTalks/Facebook Jacob Barnett, Mathematician and Physicist Early in Jacob Barnett's life, it seemed as though hewould be anything but a child prodigy: He was diagnosed at age two with Asperger's syndrome, and his parents feared their son would never lead an independent life, let alone excel. But a trip to a planetarium—where Jake, who devoured astronomy books as a toddler, blurted out the correct answer to a question about the shape of Jupiter's moons—helped convince them their son might be a genius. By his eighth birthday, Jacob showed a profound aptitude for math and science, particularly physics, and began auditing classes at Indiana University–Purdue University at Indianapolis. He mastered algebra and calculus by middle school and enrolled in advanced physics classes at IUPUI, where he helps tutor students 10 years older than he is. Photo: Jacob Barnett/Facebook Jaylen Bledsoe, Computer Engineer and CEO By any measure, Jaylen Bledsoe is a business titan, shepherding a $3.5 million Internet technology company while doling out tips for success as a motivational speaker. As a high school sophomore, however, he's still too young to drive himself to speaking events. Inspired by a high school Web design class, the Hazelton, Mo., teenager started his business at 13; over two years, he grew the venture into a full-grown business in between activities more typical for his age range: running for student council president, handling technology operations for a volunteer organization, and encouraging the school kitchen to include vegan options on the lunch menu. His advice for budding entrepreneurs: Don't be afraid to take risks, work hard, and never give up. Photo: Jaylen Bledsoe/Facebook Lucy Li, Pro Golfer At 11 years old and just over five feet tall, Lucy Li looks as though she'd be more comfortable at a children's event than on the LPGA pro golf tour. But last week she qualified for the U.S. Women's Open, dominating a qualifying tournament against some of the nation's best teenage and young-adult players. The Redwood Shores, Calif., sixth grader won't be the youngest girl to compete against women on the pro tour—the age record, set in 1967, is 10—but Lucy's accomplishments are impressive. Last month she became the youngest player to qualify for the USGA Women's Amateur Championship, just weeks after eclipsing her peers at a youth golf skills competition, a testament to her focus. "Lucy has the perfect personality for golf," her coach says, noting her knack for staying cool under pressure, something many adults can't do. "She can keep it together better than any kid I've ever seen." 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The Sea Inside Movie Review
Ramón's outspokenness wins the interest -- and the affections -- of a pair of women: Julia (Belén Rueda), the terminally ill lawyer who helps Ramón build his case, and Rosa (Lola Dueñas), a single mother drawn to Ramón out of loneliness and her admiration for his strength. But while the sensuous Julia, herself coping with illness, fully sympathizes with Ramón 's cause, the feisty Rosa sulks and frets whenever Ramón so much as breathes a word of his intentions.
Julia and Ramón 's efforts are aided by a lawyer-activist pair, Gené (Clara Segura) and Marc (Francesc Garrido), both exuding the tireless, unflappable gravitas we all associate with those lawyer-activist types. Meanwhile, on Rosa's side is the curmudgeonly Jose. But, being a boorish farmer, he can only express his moral chagrin through snarls and half-uttered denunciations. More eloquent are the rantings of a paralyzed priest who demands that Ramón drop his case on grounds that his appeal for death oversteps his religious bounds. That particular scene in which Ramón and the priest holler at each other -- Ramón from his bed and the priest from his wheelchair downstairs -- as they debate the Meaning of Life strains for seriocomic poignancy. But the strain is too great for Amenábar and Gil's prosaic, largely by-the-numbers script, and the scene falls flat.
Indeed, The Sea Inside is a not-so-subtle polemic on the subject of one's moral right to die. Amenábar and Gil's script is content with tracing Ramón's ordeal and his personal relationships in monochromatic shades. Ramón, for example, mentions how humiliating and degrading it is to be living in his condition, but Amenábar never ventures into those dark and private corners of his existence -- the lack of personal control and dignity, the yearning for sex and physical adventure, and the very terror of immobility -- to show us why his struggle is so crucial to him. The movie, instead, relies on dialogue littered with moral and religious bric-a-brac. But these are just words, after all, batted back and forth between characters, never managing the emotional resonance that a more sensitive, imaginative approach could've yielded.
As a director, Amenábar verges awfully close to the sappy, stilted tactics of any Hollywood hack. His soaring aerial shots, meant to convey Ramón's dreams of flying out his window to freedom (smacking of the cinema of Penny Marshall), his glib handling of Ramón's tender, profound relationship with Julia, and his deploying of his frequently saccharine score all collude to keep this material tediously superficial.
At every turn, the movie wants to wring heartache and tears, but its too contrived to elicit anything like real feelings. The sense of presumptuousness that steeps the movie's script and direction also infects its cast. There is an earnestness in the movie's performances, an over-eagerness to shine in the spotlight, orchestrated from a desire to win acting awards. To be fair, Bardem and the rest of his cast are generally fine, but they're far too comfortable in this material, never giving it the immediacy and edge that it deserves. Bardem is eminently watchable, but the best actor alive might've heard that label once too often. One wonders if he's taking the hype to heart.
In his past projects, Amenábar has proven himself a talented and capable filmmaker. But that's little consolation here. The Sea Inside is but a vanity project that, from top to bottom, proves unequal to the task of unlocking the existential truths at the heart of Ramón Sampedro's story.
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Though the Nationals are involved in serious discussions with Chien-Ming Wang, they're not yet close to finalizing a deal with the free-agent right-hander.
Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reported on Twitter this morning that the two sides were "close" to an agreement, but a club source said that report was premature. The Nats remain a strong contender to land Wang, but hurdles still remain before a deal would be completed, and it may be days before anything gets done.
Wang, 29, is coming off two injury-plagued seasons with the Yankees and may not be ready to pitch in the majors until May.
The Taiwanese pitcher was a key cog in New York's rotation in 2006-07, winning 19 games each season. But injuries limited him to only 24 combined starts the last two seasons, and he underwent shoulder surgery in July after going 1-6 with a 9.64 ERA. The Yankees nontendered him in December.
Washington general manager Mike Rizzo has been pursuing a veteran starter all winter, seeking to bolster a rotation that currently features only two known quantities in John Lannan and Jason Marquis (who signed a two-year, $15 million contract in December). Even though Wang (who turns 30 on March 31) is unlikely to be ready to the start the season, the Nationals see him as a potential piece in their long-term rebuilding plan.
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Mark,To add to your potential, have you thought about getting on to the list of Kindle Blogs. There is a monthly subscription fee, and I assume that the blogger gets a piec.
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That's what she said.
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Premise: No party has all the smarts, therefore no one party should have all the power! Look at it this way:
There are three groups running this country: the Supreme Court, Congress and White House gangs.
Congress makes the rules, the White House enforces the rules and the Supreme Court gang tells everyone to play nice and lets everyone know if the rules are fair and implemented fairly.
If you don't like the Supreme Court decisions, then make new rules. If the president doesn't like the rules, he vetoes them. If Congress doesn't like the veto, they can override the veto.
There is a reason for three gangs, because no one gang has all the smarts.
The Congress gang has several factions led by the speaker of the House and leader of the Senate gang. They are supposed to talk nice and agree to work for all the villagers who put them into their respective gangs.
When Congress can't agree on the rules, the White House gang, run by the president, takes the initiative to say that since the Congress gang continues to act like children, he's being the adult and will take charge to make some of those decisions--because the villagers can't wait forever for the Congress gang.
So, if the Congress gang was doing its job, the White House gang wouldn't have to make some executive decisions, which some may think are overstepping his/her bounds.
We have illegal immigration issues, health insurance issues, fiscal issues, etc., that need to be addressed. These issues have been lingering for a long time, and the Congress gang needs to grow up and sit down together with one another, debate, discuss, compromise, or whatever it takes to come to a mutual agreement for the betterment of all the villagers, and that's us.
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