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SYDNEY — Tens of thousands of tourists, scientists and amateur astronomers who traveled from around the world to see a total solar eclipse in northern Australia may be getting shortchanged by the weather.
Forecasters were predicting cloudy skies and a 20 percent chance of rain around dawn Wednesday, when the moon will pass between the sun and Earth and plunge a slice of Australia's northeast into darkness. Many worried that they will miss a rare chance to view the celestial phenomenon.
"There will be breaks in (the clouds), but it's just a matter of the luck of the draw whether you get a break at the right time," said Queensland state Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Andrew Mostyn. "It's a bit of bad luck."
The eclipse will cast its 95-mile wide shadow starting at dawn in Australia's Northern Territory and then cross the northeast tip of the country before swooping east across the South Pacific. No islands are in its direct path, so northern Australia is the only land where there's even a chance of seeing the full eclipse, said Geoff Wyatt, an astronomer with Sydney Observatory.
A partial eclipse will be visible from east Indonesia, the eastern half of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and southern parts of Chile and Argentina. Totality — the darkness that happens at the peak of the eclipse — will last just over two minutes.
Among those sweating out the forecast was U.S. astronomer Jay Pasachoff, who traveled to Australia in hopes of viewing his 56th solar eclipse. Pasachoff, an astronomy professor at Williams College in Massachusetts, and a team of about 50 scientists and students have fanned out across the region to improve the odds that at least some of them will see the eclipse. The group is planning to study the sun's corona, the glowing white ring around the sun that is visible only during an eclipse.


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Mitt Romney's Character Problem
"Character" is a word that Republicans used a lot in the 1990s, by which they meant President Bill Clinton's sexual behavior. "At least," my Republican mother said pointedly upon the election of George W. Bush, "he's a man of character," unlike the previous guy getting blow jobs from interns in the Oval Office. If their candidate for president this year should lose in November, it will be interesting to see to what extent Republicans understand that character is one of the reasons. As Governor Mitt Romney's prospects grow more daunting, a view has emerged from the right that the problem is the political flaws and tactical missteps of the candidate and his campaign, in what Republicans insist to themselves should otherwise be a "gimme" election (to quote radio talk-show host Laura Ingraham). But the Romney Problem is more profound, and it's one of character, not tactics.
Republicans believe they hold the patent on character. I have a friend who, discussing the rightward trajectory of his parents' politics, related their view that at least Romney and running mate Congressman Paul Ryan are "decent" men while the incumbent president is a "liar." Among other, less exuberant factions of the electorate, the perception is growing that the opposite is true. Whatever are the deficiencies of the president having to do with competence or communication or ideology or raw skill as it has to do with the levers of power, rank dishonesty of the sort that distinguishes most pols isn't among them. The conspicuous case of Guantánamo aside, the president has set about fulfilling most of his campaign pledges over the past four years: If you didn't hear him state fairly explicitly in 2008 his intent to up the ante in Afghanistan as well as to pursue al-Qaeda into Pakistan, then you weren't really paying attention, or you duped yourself into believing otherwise as, in fact, many on both right and left did. In the '08 Democratic primary, Barack Obama got a fair amount of grief from Senator Hillary Clinton on one or both of these points. Obama also said he would wind down the Iraq War, which he did; reform health care, which he did; sign equal-pay-for-equal-work, which he did; support cap-and-trade legislation to curb carbon emissions, which he did; and pursue the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," which he did. It can reasonably be argued that some or all of these things might have been accomplished more completely or punctually or artfully, but it can't be argued that any constitutes a betrayal of anything proposed in Obama's campaign.
To the "liar" Obama, the more eminently decent Romney and Ryan present themselves as a Trojan-horse alternative—wheel them into the gates of the city and see what emerges under cover of darkness—having been persuaded by the knuckle-headed dialectic of campaign professionals and political commentators alike that an election is either a referendum or a choice. Elections are both. A 14-year-old (one lives in my house) could tell you this. In the referendum race, the president is at a tipping point; a majority of Americans don't believe he's handling the struggling recovery well. By a greater margin—20 points—a majority of Americans believe the recent recession was the fault of not the incumbent but his predecessor and, more pointedly, Republican economic policies as they were practiced and implemented for the first eight years of this century. One of the virtues of character is holding oneself to account, and when right-wing mouthpieces claim this is a "gimme" election, it's tantamount to self-deception at best and at worst a failure to account for what brought the country to the financial precipice at the end of '08, a precipice from which objective economists agree that Obama pulled the country in '09—without, it might be noted, any assistance whatsoever from the culpable opposition.
Romney's current troubles don't stem from miscalculation or even a duff convention in Tampa but are manifestations of his own political character as heard and witnessed over the past half-decade. This is a man who has altered his positions—not modified, not tailored, not hedged, but utterly transformed—on every single issue from abortion to climate change to the health-care reform that he signed as governor in Massachusetts. Now he runs a campaign that doesn't want to talk about his record as governor or as a financier and that refuses to put forth an economic alternative of any detail beyond building the Alaska pipeline and lowering taxes for people like himself, even as at the same time he won't show us what he pays in taxes now or whether he pays taxes at all. His adamant hostility to revealing anything that resembles an authentic belief or credible strategy for accelerating the recovery is not only losing Romney the choice part of the election but the referendum part as well, as the Democrats succeed in making this a referendum on Romney, not Obama. Romney's selection of Ryan was meant both to reassure the party's base and bathe the presidential candidate in the glow of the vice-presidential candidate's reputation as a man of integrity and candor. As evinced by the ticket's appearances on this past Sunday morning's news programs and Ryan's speech at the Republican Convention, when he blamed Obama for a plant that closed during his predecessor's term and for a Medicare cut that Ryan himself supports and for not embracing a debt-commission report that Ryan himself opposed and for the country's credit downgrading that Ryan himself brought about as much as any single individual, it is truth-teller Ryan who bathes in the glow of Romney's irrefutable standing as the phoniest nominee of our lifetime.
It quickly became clear following the Democratic Convention of last week, marked by the first lady's passion, President Clinton's persuasion, and President Obama's acceptance address (savvier than credited by a typically whipped media that's been frantic for years to call an Obama speech a failure), that barring something unforeseen, the evening of October 3 is now the single most important hour of the rest of this campaign. Of course that will be when the president and his challenger—the liar and the decent man—stand side by side in the first televised debate and Americans assess not only the talking but the walking, which is to say whom they trust, for which the whole much-blathered matter of "likability" is really code. Americans won't decide whom they would rather have a beer with or whom they would rather have dinner with but whom they could count on to help change their flat tire when the car is stranded by the roadside and they're standing in the middle of the highway waving their arms for help. Here comes Barack in his hybrid Fusion. He stops and tries to fix the tire, and pretty soon it's obvious maybe he's not that great at fixing tires, so while he fusses they try to wave down someone else. Here comes Mitt in his Cadillac. He's great at fixing tires … on Cadillacs. He claims he's great at fixing other tires too but gives no indication of such, and in fact gives no indication that he would know another other tire if he saw it. It doesn't matter anyway because not only isn't Mitt going to stop, it's not certain he even sees anyone in the middle of the highway waving their arms or that he won't run them over if he does.
If Romney loses, Republicans and the political right will act as if Romney was something that happened to them, when the truth is that Romney is something the Republicans did to themselves. Romney is the final outcome of a party that subjects its prospective nominees to one increasingly unhinged litmus test after another, that will not abide anyone who would accept a single dollar of raised tax revenue for ten dollars of spending cuts, anyone who would acknowledge that deporting twelve million Latinos is impractical if not wrong, anyone who would recognize that the weather has gotten just a bit peculiar lately if not freakish, anyone who would condemn the furor over the president's birthplace as racist at its sanest and insane at its insanest, anyone who would concede that God really might have taken longer than seven days to create the world. A Jeb Bush—the closest thing to a slam-dunk candidate that the GOP could have nominated this year—declined to offer himself not only because of his last name but because he didn't want to run that gauntlet, and may never want to. The first test of character, and the one that counts most, is taking responsibility not only for what one says and does but who and what one is.
Wed, 2012-09-12 21:18
Damn straight article. When he first debated as a Republican candidate, I thought Romney was the moderate of the bunch and the one I would be most able to live with should Obama lose the election. What I have seen and learned since is far different. Romney will wear any costume as long as he is elected but also possibly because the Mormon church would be able to thus claim mainstream American status. He displays a stunning lack of character, that is, the ends justify the means whatever the cost. His nomination for the Republican party's next president reveals the shocking truth of what the Republican party has become.
Fri, 2012-09-14 14:30
In Mitt Romney's mind, the Mormon Church would not only become mainstream American, there is a Mormon prophesy about the first Mormon president. The meaning is much deeper for Mitt. He would become the fulfillment of prophesy for his church. Nevermind that he is an empty suit.
Ralph Averill
Wed, 2012-09-12 21:19
Wed, 2012-09-12 23:34
I, also, was lulled into believing that should Romney be elected, it wouldn't be as bad as one of the rest of the line-up - - excluding Huntsman -- being elected. My thoughts were somewhat influenced by the fact of Romney having been elected Governor in a state like Massachusetts. Now, I am totally mystified with regard to that election. He is, at least, all of the things mentioned above, and probably many more would come to light were he to be elected come November. And that is now a very frightening thought.
John P.
Thu, 2012-09-13 20:45
You say: "Romney is the final outcome of a party that subjects its prospective nominees to one increasingly unhinged litmus test after another."
Romney is not the final outcome of this GOP trend. There will be another in 2016 and again in 2020. My suspicion is that Hilary Clinton will run and will reduce the candidate fielded by the GOP to tatters. The GOP may think that they have a decent bench for 2016, including Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Tim Pawlenty (maybe) and several other candidates with the good sense not to run in 2012. Whatever appeal they may seem to have at the outset, they will be a quivering mess by the time they get through the crazy-making nomination process and won't look a lot different from Romney in their flip-flopping and bizarre pronouncements.
The GOP is a religious cult, operating from the fundamental approach of a cult: Our received wisdom is infallible. If it isn't working, we need to do more of it.
As a result, the GOP will continue to lose presidential elections until they break out of the fundamentalist mindset and reclaim the party from the wing nuts who demand unbending ideological purity. Your statement implied that could happen after 2012. But given the tone of the panicking conservative establishment, they are already settling in for a round of "Republican ideas always work, so it must have been a crappy candidate." That says they're not likely to be able to admit their policies and ideas are really at the root of why they keep losing.
Wed, 2012-09-26 21:25
A homogenizing global population won't be tolerant of exclusionary and discriminatory policies. The global social trend is towards progress and equality for citizens of all countries. As borders cease to contain this human trend, ideas that seek to hem this evolution will be superceded by a political mood devoid of strident isolationism and classism. The idealism of the type fostered by right-wing conservatives is, like their name G 'old' P.
Sat, 2012-10-13 14:02
What I learned from the V.P. debate if Romney/Ryan get elected:
If you are under 55, Ryan & Romney want you to forfeit your lifetime of social security contributions and do battle with for-profit insurance companies throughout your golden years. If you support a woman's right to make decisions about her reproductive life, including abortion and birth control, you will be at the mercy of the states in which you live (i.e. Mississippi). People like Sheldon Adelson, Rupert Murdoch, and Donald Trump will have their taxes lowered by 20% while the rest of America has to guess as to which one of their itemized deductions will be eliminated (mortgage interest?).
Vote Straight Democratic Tickets Please. For our families, and our children's future. Thank you!
Mon, 2012-10-15 15:35
October 15, 2012
Hello, my fellow American voters!
I watched the Oct. 3rd presidential and Oct. 11th vice-presidential debates.
Romney-Obama debate covered 7 topics: jobs; budget deficit/debt; social security/entitlements; federal regulation of economy; healthcare; federal government role in economy; partisan gridlock.
Ryan-Biden debate covered 10 topics: Libya; Iran; economy; medicare/social security/entitlements; taxes/tax reform/spending/budget cuts; military policy; Afghanistan; Syria; abortion; negative campaign tactics.
As an INDEPENDENT, I support the Romney/Ryan ticket.
Romney and Ryan won both debates.
Ryan won despite Biden's consistently rude/disrespectful behavior during the debate.
Biden's tactics to evade issues/truth were disrespectful to Americans interested in facts, figures, forecasts, and solutions for real people with real problems.
Biden interrupted Ryan often, laughed often while Ryan was talking, and pointed his finger often.
Romney and Ryan won with substance, integrity, respect, clarity, facts, commitment, inspiration, and leadership. But these debates are NOT about who wins but rather about who is the best person in terms of qualifications/character to lead our country to solve problems and make life better for all Americans.
I am inspired by Romney/Ryan, and I hope that you are too!
Best regards,
Cas Lee
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Tonyblack wrote:Today is a great day for the United States and a hopeful one for the world. President-elect Barack Obama is an extraordinary man, a new face with new ideas--not bound by the old prejudices and givens about this country or it's place in the world.
I ask for your prayers, good thoughts and help for my would-be adopted country and Barack Obama's and for our chance, together, to improve the world.
Catch-up wrote:Let them crawl out of the woodwork. Better that we can see them and know them for what they are.
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"Bob the builder, CAN WE FIX IT?
Bob the builder, YES WE CAN!
Barack Obama, CAN WE FIX IT?
Barack Obama, YES WE CAN!!!!!
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I want you to know that this wasn't fate, and it wasn't an accident. You made this happen.
You organized yourselves block by block. You took ownership of this campaign five and ten dollars at a time. And when it wasn't easy, you pressed forward.
I will spend the rest of my presidency honoring your support, and doing what I can to finish what we started.
But I want you to take real pride, as I do, in how we got the chance in the first place.
Today is the clearest proof yet that, against the odds, ordinary Americans can overcome powerful interests.
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Odeon Consulting Group is a company I started some time in 2004 - as a part-time hobby experimenting with various open source software.
At the end of 2006, after I left my role as product lead in an ultra-low temperature freezer team in a scientific instruments company based in Singapore, I began building this software consulting business, shaping this full-time endeavour into Odeon Consulting Group. It has been a challenging and wonderful 8 years since then, working with my colleagues who are just as passionate as I am learning the art of software development and helping various customers - big and small - build their custom software and their software business.
All good things must come to an end. It's time for me to close down my consulting business officially and focus my time and energy building my very own software products.
Much thanks to Stefan Talpalaru, Tudor Munteanu, Liviu Chiributa, Chng Naiyun, Horia Dragomir, Kaung Htet Zaw, Michelle Chan, Bogdan Nistor, Koh Chuan Yeong, Ciprian Dulca, Andrei Bereczki, Vlad Golcea and all the wonderful co-workers and customers who worked me at different parts of my 8-years journey.
I thank you for all the great experiences we have shared together and I wish each of you great success in your career.
In the mean time, I can always be found at my blog http://calvinx.com.
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- Uplink: MIMO single channel analysis and in-band emissions for carrier aggregation
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For the most and only part it was the graphical enhancements (higher res and AA/AF) along with mods and Steam deals that kept me a PC gamer. The current gen consoles was a mistake with little ram and difficult for devs and made me a PC focused gamer for this gen, however during this time, I just don't have the overall fun that I always had with consoles and do miss being console focused and have for some time. At the cost of a tongue lashing, Now that the new consoles are arriving with a hardware focus more for developers than previous, I actually plan to sell off my gaming rig and go back to less elite team. Probably also get a laptop for general computer stuff, either OSX or get Linux as I was never too fond of Windows in some aspects and 8 didn't help either. So that would free up my OS preferences.
It's a number of things really. I could make a huge list of why I have grown tired of PC gaming over the last several years but to keep it short, with consoles I don't get sidetracked with doing other things and I miss the streamlined experience vs doing so many things manually all the time. I love how I can just plug in my G27 wheel and put on a racing game and it works perfectly and feels amazing vs PC where I always had to set it up manually, from sensitivity to calibrating and the experience between racer's varied greatly. Then of course I have to physically make room at my desk for it where on console I just prop the wheelstand pro up on the floor, plug it in and relax with room in front of me. Just the general manual configuration and options to everything, from audio drivers and various software to .ini files, dpi settings, adjust sensitivities for everything, . I used to like tinkering but now I find it a horrible experience especially if I want/need to refresh Windows
I'm isolated at my desk. With kb/mouse I can't move around as much or lay down, slouch too much..etc. Most games are so similar that the only differences is your options of graphical enhancements and possible cheaper Steam deal for those that wait or pre purchase and those things will never change. I miss the social aspect that consoles have. I don't know anyone who is geek enough to use PC games and no one ever VOIP's and few ever type so even MP feels lonely in some ways. Everyone on PC has so many different brands and qualities of hardware and peripherals but on console I know most all are using the gamepad even if it's not super fast n accurate, we are all handicapped to the same general level playing field.
I miss borrowing games with friends, renting a game for the weekend, selling my freaking games or just oogling stuff at Gamestop and having something physical if that's not weird. Digital is great in many ways as we all know but I collect things and physical packages can have it's own rewards for some people like me.
On PC, most of my old games don't work too well, really old titles I can emulate but many others just flat out will not run in Windows 8 forcing my options to a second oldschool rig or special configs when I could just plug in an old console and be playing within minutes. Devs cater to the console version and that won't change, we all know of the port syndrome but no one is exactly pushing A.I. with all this epic hardware power nor will they ever, rather we just get options to optimize it for all of the other options we had when building the rig, it's like game options for the hardware we had options for, then there is driver options for game options...err..ahhhh.
I'm not belittling PC gaming at all. I wanted to afford all the higher end goodies for higher FPS and enjoyed hardware and tweaking but keeping up to the great 60FPS god for every game is like hunting for Atlantis (I'd hate to mention how many titles dip below console frame rates with an OC 680gtx) and the streamlined experience of consoles actually keeps me more focused on what it is that makes any particular game fun.
So that's why I'm leaving PC gaming. It was a good ride, rough and educational but good, especially since this gen of consoles kinda sucked in comparison. This gen looks brighter and PC's will always have that next step visual as the console ages but even those seem to be drawing closer each gen and it shouldn't be too hard to understand why so many people lean on the console side when it comes down to it.
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Today's modding is nowhere near as good as it was in the old days. I'd say things started going bad after 2005. For some reason, developers created games that were modder-unfriendly. They didn't release the necessary tools to help modders and in some cases, made their games so "closed" that you couldn't even play custom maps or use custom weapons (e.g. Call of Duty 4 -> Modern Warfare 2).
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Since sometimes reading "lol" doesn't deliver the same punch as actually hearing your friend laugh at your jokes, you can now use voice and video chat capabilities in your Google Chat properties (i.e Gmail, Google+). From within these services, you can have an actual conversation with someone (seriously, out loud), or even chat face to face over video chat.
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'A Semester of Service' will provide students the opportunity to serve their community through group involvement that builds relationships, expands the mind and enriches the spirit.
Each month the volunteer coordinator will coordinate one or two service project events, taking a small group of students to volunteer at the designated organization. Service projects will typically be held on a weekday afternoon for one to three hours. We will take a school vehicle and leave from campus.
February Service Projects:
After school programs provide a positive place for kids throughout Roanoke. Make a difference in your community by Participating in after school programs.
Help a child read at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Roanoke!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
We will leave VWCC around 2:30 and return around 5:30.
Nursing home residents often look forward to scheduled activities including card games, crafts and musical performances. When volunteers visit, the residents receive extra one-on-one attention which can be rewarding for everyone involved.
Spend time with residents at the South Roanoke Nursing Home playing Uno!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
We will leave VWCC around 1:30 p.m. and return around 3:15.
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CARSON, Calif. -- A red card suspension will prevent LA Galaxy center back Leonardo from suiting up in this Saturday's match against Sporting Kansas City, but the Brazilian defender remains in high spirits despite being forced to the sidelines.
Leonardo picked up a costly red card for a foul on FC Dallas forward Blas Perez in the 60th minute of LA's 1-0 defeat to FCD last Saturday. The suspension will cost Leonardo his unblemished streak of appearances in all nine games this season across all competitions and allow either A.J. DeLaGarza or Tommy Meyer to slide into central defense.
The Brazilian may have lost his starting role for one match, but he's simply targeting regaining that spot against Real Salt Lake on April 27.
"I'm taking this week very calm. I can't be worrying about things like that," Leonardo told reporters. "[Galaxy head coach] Bruce [Arena] is the one who has to worry about things like that. He has the options and he knows the players that he has and he'll make the call as to who plays and he who doesn't. I can't go into the week worrying about it, I just have to be respectful and work in training."
During the first nine games this season, LA has developed a nasty habit of conceding goals late as seven of the club's eight goals that they've conceded in 2013 have come in the last 12 minutes of matches. For Leonardo, solving this problem comes down to concentration.
"We need to keep our concentration for 90 minutes to make sure those things that doesn't happen. We also need to work at training and as games go on," said Leonardo. "Right now, we're only on our fifth game of the [regular] season and while it's never okay to lose points, it is okay to drop points early in the season, but as the season continues, we need to sharpen those things and not lose points."
CARSON, Calif. – Sean Franklin has been LA Galaxy's rock along the right flank (either at right back or at right midfield) for many years, but a recurring tightness in his right hamstring prevented him from appearing in last Saturday's defeat to FC Dallas.
This week represents a new opportunity, however, and Franklin seems poised to contend for a spot in LA's starting XI.
Franklin trained with the Galaxy on Wednesday and Thursday and was noticeably confident about his condition even admitted that he could go 90 minutes if asked.
"It was my first full training and I felt pretty good. A little bit tired towards the end, but it's all about recovering and doing the right things to be ready to go on Saturday," he said. "I've done as much as I can as far as seeing the trainers and taking care of my body and getting as much treatment as I can so they're moving me along in the right way. My body has been feeling better each day and I'm looking forward to playing this weekend."
Training was not the only exciting portion of Franklin's day as he also met up with Venezuelan Indy Car driver E.J. Viso, who visited Galaxy practice ahead of Sunday's Long Beach Grand Prix. Viso, whose Andretti Autosport ride dons the number five was presented with his own Galaxy uniform in the exchange.
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LA Galaxy midfielder Marcelo Sarvas spoke to LAGalaxy.com's Joe Tutino in this week's segment of the Galaxy All-Access Podcast.
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CARSON, Calif. – Former Columbus Crew midfielder and Southern California native Robbie Rogers retired from the game of soccer after coming out as gay in February, but has left the door open to a possible return.
In multiple interviews since his announcement, Rogers has stated that he may like to train with an MLS club and has identified the LA Galaxy as a place of interest. Rogers trained with LA during the summer of 2012 while on the books at English outfit Leeds United.
On Wednesday, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena, who coached against Rogers when the Rancho Palos Verdes-native played for the Columbus Crew said that he would be welcomed on the training field with open arms. However, the Galaxy boss did not divulge if he has had any conversations with Rogers.
"He'd always be welcome to train with us. He hasn't talked to me about it," Arena told reporters. "I'm in contact with players and people all the time in the game and I don't make my conversations or communications public if they don't need to be, but he's always welcome to train with us."
But when asked if the Galaxy would be interested in the player, if Rogers does decide to return to MLS, he was quick to mention that his rights are owned by the Chicago Fire, who acquired his rights in a deal that sent Dominic Oduro to Columbus and Dilly Duka to Chicago.
CARSON, Calif. – A knock to Jose Villarreal's left shoulder forced the LA Galaxy forward from Monday's 1-1 Reserve League draw with Seattle Sounders FC, but the forward insists that he will healthy for Saturday's clash against Sporting Kansas City.
Villarreal was removed in the 40th minute after what he described as a bad landing on his left shoulder, which has absorbed several knocks in recent weeks. The 19-year-old has logged plenty of minutes early this season with seven appearances across all competitions as well as a stint with the U.S. Under-20's earlier this year.
On Wednesday, in the club's first full training session of the week, the 19-year-old was upbeat about his fitness level.
"I feel good. Today, I had a good fitness session aside from the team, but it's all good," Villarreal told reporters. "I took a little knock in the game, but the trainers are looking at it and I feel good."
Galaxy Bruce Arena echoed Villarreal's optimism, not just for the forward, but for Robbie Keane (left ankle), Sean Franklin (right knee), and Todd Dunivant (left thigh), who each missed out on last Saturday's match against FC Dallas.
"All the players are out today [at training] and we're confident that they'll all be available for Saturday," said Arena. "Everyone should be available; I don't think that there are any issues."
CARSON, Calif. -- The LA Galaxy announced on Wednesday that the club will participate in the inaugural Guinness International Champions Cup, an eight-team competition that will take place across the United States and Europe this summer from July 27 to Aug. 7.
Following training on Wednesday, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena discussed the club's participation in the tournament.
"We've been involved each and every summer in international matches. It's more of the same. I didn't read the press release in its entirety, but it certainly, seems like a great collection of international teams, I recall Madrid...Juventus, Inter Milan. Those are great teams for the fans to see in this country," said Arena, who also mentioned the possibility of Tottenham Hotspur participating. "I think the fans always enjoy even if it's just preseason exhibitions, they're the greatest players in the world so it's a fabulous opportunity for not only our players to get on the field with the likes of those players , but for the fans it's also exciting."
The tournament will fall in the club's normally hectic summer schedule, though the Galaxy have no league matches scheduled between July 27 and August 11, but Arena believes that there is plenty for the Galaxy to gain against top-tier competition.
"It's always good to see those players. Sometimes those games don't come at a perfect time, but I think overall, there's a clearly a benefit for our club in terms of recognition playing against some of the great clubs in the world," said Arena. "Obviously, for our players to be up close and personal with great players in the world and see how they conduct themselves on and off the field. That's always a great learning experience especially for our younger players."
CARSON, Calif. -- The LA Galaxy confirmed on Wednesday that they will participate in the eight-team Guinness International Champions Cup this summer.
The tournament will open on July 27 in Europe at a venue to be determined before heading to the United States where the rest of the tournament will be contested over the course of six days in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Indianapolis. The tournament will wrap up at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL on August 6-7. LA will be joined in the tournament by Real Madrid, Juventus and Inter Milan and the remaining four clubs will be announced on May 7. The tournament's schedule will be announced at a later date.
"It is an honor for the Galaxy to be able to represent Major League Soccer against some of the world's top clubs in the inaugural Guinness International Champions Cup," Galaxy President Chris Klein said in a club release, "Our fans are accustomed to seeing their team take on the world's elite club teams in summer friendlies and we are excited to be able to continue that tradition here in the Southern California as well as in other cities throughout the United States."
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CARSON, Calif. – The attention and acclaim for LA Galaxy Homegrown forward Gyasi Zardes was completely understandable once the flashy 21-year-old striker signed with LA in January. Now nearing a full recovery after a crack in the fifth metatarsal of his left foot cut him down in preseason, Zardes is ready to turn some of that potential into production.
Zardes went 17 minutes in the Galaxy's 1-1 Reserve League draw with Seattle Sounders FC on Monday in his first action since starting a 3-0 preseason victory over USL Pro side Los Angeles Blues on Feb. 5. The attacker's speed and nose for goal was clearly unmistakable in two preseason appearances, but on Feb. 11, Zardes was forced to the sidelines after undergoing surgery to foot surgery after a freak incident with a pair of running shoes.
Since the injury, Zardes has drawn positive reviews for his recovery and after training with the team during their six day, two-country road trip last week and an appearance in a reserve match; he is feeling more positive than ever.
"I'm feeling pretty good. I haven't played a game in so long, but it felt good to be out there again. I felt fatigued after a couple of sprints, but that's normal coming back from injury," said Zardes. "For me coming in, I definitely need to work on my fitness. It's a practice game and that's how they told me to consider it so I did."
Immediately after coming on, Zardes wasted no time creating a chance against Seattle, but despite receiving a pass inside the penalty area, he was unable to find a waiting teammate to create a chance on goal. Zardes made several more dangerous runs during his brief shift, but was unable to fire a shot on frame. After the match, Galaxy assistant coach and Reserve League head coach Curt Onalfo took note of Zardes' performance.
"Gyasi brought some good energy when he came on, he had a chance," Onalfo said. "He did well and it would have been nice to sneak in a goal there."
Key to Zardes' recovery was that trip to Monterrey and Dallas where he was able to experience life on the road with his team for the first time in his young career. During that sojourn, LA head coach Bruce Arena allowed the youngster to train briefly with the team, leading to Zardes' Reserve League appearance.
"The coaches have been utilizing me and helping me get in slowly," said Zardes. "[Monday], they gave me the last 10 to 15 minutes, which I'm thankful of to get back in the swing of things."
Zardes' recovery will undergo another benchmark on Wednesday as the rookie forward will train with the club fully for the first. Hungry to finally make his mark with his hometown club, Zardes can't wait to make his debut.
"I'm so excited and I've been out for so long," said Zardes. "I've been anxiously waiting and it's going to feel great coming back."
CARSON, Calif. -- Tommy Meyer was hindered by left hamstring strain for much of the preseason, but fully fit yet again, the defender has made a pair of appearances over the last three days that may have him in contention for a starting spot yet again.
The second year center back went 90 minutes in the Galaxy's 1-1 Reserve League draw with Seattle Sounders just two days after putting in a 26 minute shift in LA's 1-0 defeat to FC Dallas. Meyer is expected to be an option -- along with A.J. DeLaGarza -- for head coach Bruce Arena to place in central defense next to Omar Gonzalez with Leonardo suspended for the April 20 match against Sporting KC.
I had a lively debate on this subject with a pair of other writers during Monday's Reserve League game, but now I want your opinion: If the Galaxy had all of their players available, who should start alongside Omar Gonzalez in central defense?
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Reports in the Miami Herald, Sports Illustrated and Sports Business Journal state that the LA Galaxy will play in the first International Champions Cup. An annual knockout round tournament that will include several top clubs from across the world.
The Miami Herald reported that an announcement was expected to take place on Tuesday, but and further details will be released on Thursday. According to Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl, Real Madrid and Juventus will be among the teams to participating.
According to the Miami Herald, the event would begin in late July in Europe before moving on to the U.S. for seven days of matches on both coasts. The tournament would then end on Aug. 6-7 with all eight clubs playing at Sun Life Stadium in Miami with the winner receiving a $1-million dollar prize.
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Let's face it, cauliflower is easy to overlook. It's just so darned...white. And yet this is not a case where blanc and bland go hand in hand. Nor is the cauliflower simply, as Mark Twain stated, "a cabbage with a college education." Cauliflower is in fact the most versatile member of a distinguished vegetal family and all it needs is some savvy handling to turn it into a delicious recipe.
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Grease an 11 by 7-inch glass baking dish with the butter and set aside.
Position 1 oven rack in the middle position and 1 in the top position and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Place the cauliflower in a small glass bowl, stalk end up. Use a paring knife to remove the lower leaves. Trim the curds off of the stem, keeping them as intact as possible. Try to keep the size uniformly large and make as few cuts as possible. Discard the leaves and stem. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 4 minutes. Rest, still covered in plastic, for another 4 minutes. Uncover and rest for 4 to 5 more minutes while preparing the rest of the dish.
Combine 4 ounces of the cheese, the bread crumbs, egg, salt, mustard, paprika, black pepper, and cayenne in a large mixing bowl. When 1 minute remains on the cauliflower rest period, microwave the cream on high for 30 seconds. Add the cream to the bowl with the cheese mixture and stir to combine.
Using your hands and a tea towel if the cauliflower is still hot, rub the large florets between your hands to break up the curds. Add the curds to the cream mixture and stir until the cheese is thoroughly melted and combined.
Spread the cauliflower mixture in the prepared baking dish, place on the middle rack, and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the baking dish and turn the broiler to high. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 ounce cheese atop the cauliflower. Place on the top rack and broil until the top is bubbly and appropriately brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Rest 10 minutes before serving.
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Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Recipes: Side Dishes, Vegetable, Cauliflower, Dairy, Kosher


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|Elsie A. Cooper, age 77, of Lore City, Ohio, formerly of Pleasant City, died Monday, September 16, 2013, at Country View Assisted Living in Lore City. She was born May 12, 1936, in Gilbert, West Virginia, daughter of the late Miles Harvey and Letty Lora Simpson Rife, Sr. She was employed from 1968-1978 by NCR in Cambridge, and she was also employed by the Shenandoah Egg Farm. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church of God. Mrs. Cooper enjoyed gardening, singing gospel music, playing cards, cooking, and attending auctions and family gatherings. She also loved working the land with her husband, Burton.
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These days, it's not uncommon to see V-6 equipped LLT/LFX fifth-gen Camaros hitting the track and that's because drivers, tuners, and builders alike see just how much potential GM's little V-6 really has. With aftermarket forced induction offerings aplenty, including turbochargers, superchargers, and nitrous oxide induction enthusiasts all over the country are putting down big dyno numbers, backed by low E.T.'s at the track, without even cracking open the potent V-6 mill. But with big power comes big responsibility (who are we kidding, it's impossible to be entirely responsible behind the wheel of a 414rwhp blown Camaro!) and big support. You see, once you start doubling power numbers, you simply can't expect the factory V-6 drivetrain to keep up.
In fact, Ram Clutches knows all too well how easy it is to make big power with the new V-6 platform and has worked hard to create a dual disc clutch for V-6 enthusiasts that will take a ton of abuse without ruining the driveability of a well-appointed Camaro. The new clutch system, a 9.5-inch dual disc, features two organic or metallic sprung hub discs for the smoothest possible engagement and a "drastic" reduction in gear rattle, along with a billet aluminum flywheel, a ground steel flywheel insert, and a unique input shaft support system for a smooth, rattle free, low pedal pressure solution for up to 900 lb-ft of torque. At just over 1100-dollars (P/N 75-2015), the Ram dual disc comes with everything you need for the installation and bolts right up to any existing Camaro LLT or LFX engine without any further modifications.
Well, that is unless you would like to perform further modifications, like the ones Clint Symons chose to do along with our Ram Clutch installation at Florida Speed and Power in Bradenton, FL. You see, GM decided that it would be cost effective to share the clutch and brake fluid on the new Camaro platform, which is probably okay if you're a grandma driving to the grocery store on the weekends. But if you're a maniac driving on the track on the weekends, sharing hot clutch fluid with a heat producing monster like a Brembo brake system isn't exactly the best choice. But, where the OEM took a trade off, the aftermarket saw an opportunity, and JDP Motorsports stepped up big with the company's individual clutch and brake reservoir system. While we were in there, Clint also chose to upgrade to a new high-flow master cylinder from Ideal Garage to ensure trouble free clutch operation. Follow along as Matt Sorian and Rodney Whittaker of Florida Speed and Power walk us through the installation and start saving your pennies, you're going to want a tough clutch like this soon if you're making big power!
1. These days, it's easy to make big power out of a V-6 fifth-gen Camaro and our test car was delivered to Florida Speed and Power (FSP) with over 414-rwhp on tap thanks to an IPF supercharger system, a free-flowing exhaust, and several other bolt-on modifications. For a car making this kind out power over stock, an upgraded clutch is a must!
2. Capable of handling up to 900 ft-lbs of torque, the all-new Ram Force 9.5-inch Dual Disc clutch system is a perfect compliment to any big power V-6 (LLT or LFX) build. With twin sprung hub discs, a billet aluminum flywheel, and a unique input shaft bearing system, the Ram dual disc clutch offers smooth pedal effort (comparable to stock) with reduced gear rattle and noise, along with increased torque loads and smooth engagement.
3. Ram's billet aluminum flywheel features a surface ground steel insert for optimum mating and smooth engagement (not shown) and an innovative input shaft support system (the bearing, shown here) which allows the input shaft to "spin true without runout" in order to reduce excessive noise and vibration.
4. Clint's V6 arrived at FSP with several go-fast modifications, including an IPF supercharger system, a ported throttle body, and a complete SOLO exhaust system. Thanks to the increased power, the stock clutch was slipping under heavy acceleration and just couldn't keep up on the track or street.
5. Rodney Whittaker, co-owner of FSP, wasted no time getting to work on Clint's V-6. Removing the SOLO exhaust was the first step, which meant unbolting both the front and rear clamps, supporting the crossover piping by the muffler, and finally lowering the entire system out of the way.
6. Using a T60 Torx bit, Rodney detached the 2-piece driveshaft from the rear of the transmission, as well as from the rear end, and then removed the 2 bolts that hold the center of the driveshaft to the Camaro body. You may want a buddy to help with this job, unless you're a pro like the FSP staff.
7. Although the driver operates the factory 6-speed manual transmission, it is still monitored rather closely by the factory ECM and contains several electronic items that must be unplugged before you can remove it.
8. With the wiring harness out of the way, Rodney removed the factory slave cylinder connection, which is found on the driver's side of the transmission. It's not uncommon for this to leak some hydraulic fluid once removed, so make sure you have a pan or rag handy, unless you want to be swimming in clutch hydraulics for the rest of the project.
9. It's critical to support the transmission properly before loosening the bell housing bolts and we recommend using a quality transmission jack, along with a ratchet strap, to keep everything safe. Transmissions are heavy, and heavy unbalanced things aren't safe, even if you consider yourself a tough guy…
10. Once supported (properly!) Rodney was able to remove the rear transmission cross-member from the chassis (4 bolts), which allowed the engine and transmission to tilt downwards, away from the chassis. This allowed enough room to remove the shifter mechanism from the transmission, which attaches with 3 rods to the tail shaft assembly.


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Gran Sport Scooters - SX200 Update
Thursday, 22nd Nov 2012
You may remember from our earlier chat with Gran Sport Scooters, that the team are currently working on a very special restoration project. After sourcing an SX200 Lambretta, we asked Fred Perry collaborator Bradley Wiggins to choose his own spec for the scooter to be refurbished to.
The scooter has had its original paintwork completely stripped, followed by soft blasting of the metal to create a smooth surface. Each part has then been carefully repainted, before the scooter is finished with specially designed decal stickers. Stay tuned to see the finished scooter, coming soon.
Click HERE to read our chat with Gran Sports team member and mechanic Danny Turner.
A Chat with Gran Sport Scooters
Thursday, 4th Oct 2012
Based in Birmingham, Gran Sport Scooters started life in 1995, founded by the combined knowledge of a rich wealth of passionate individuals and talented mechanics from the midlands and beyond. We met with current team member and talented mechanic Danny Turner to discuss the history of the business, the scooter scene today and a very special restoration project.
I was 10 in 1982 when my skinhead uncle came home with a Betamax copy of Quadrophenia, it blew me away - that was it really - within a week I had a parka, a white Fred Perry and a pair of brown desert boots, job done! When the clock struck midnight on my 16th birthday I got on my Vespa to take it for its 1st ride out, mum and dad were outside to wave me off and then I heard this rumble of scooters coming down my street and I was greeted by 15 other Mods on scooters. Dezl (Derek Askill) had secretly organised his mates to surprise me and take me on my own first ride out and that was the best ride out I've ever had; amazing feeling, I had waited 6 years for that day. I was a tad emotional. Most of the ride outs in the 80s early 90s were my favourite times as well there would be some times between 20 to 40 scooters all going to the Isle of Wight, Hastings, Great Yarmouth, Scarborough, Blackpool etc. The Tony Class CCI rallies were the rallies to do back then, these were all long journeys when riding a 60s scooter that didn't do more than 55 miles an hour - but looking good was most important.
The Modernist and Scooter scene at the moment has a healthy and dedicated following, and is now starting to draw in the younger generation; which can only be a good thing, as new blood to the scene means that this passion for all things Mod and scooterist will go on for years to come. There is still a strong movement of diehard Mods, I know this being one myself, but in general the whole scooterist scene has a blend of everything in the mix these days, if you ever go to a scooter rally there is a whole cross section of fashions there.
Many of our customers use their 60s scooters for work and play, and most of them can use a spanner and don't mind keeping them up to scratch if they break down. A lot of our friends and customers have two scooters or more, usually a classic Vespa or Lambretta and then they have the good old classic PX/T5 as these are tried and tested reliable scooters for everyday use. The most popular Lambretta models are the TV 200, SX 200, GP 200 and TV 2 and 1 being as popular as ever but almost any unrestored Lambretta's in original paint are becoming increasingly desirable. The Vespa models that we are most often asked for are SS180, GS160, SS90 and GS150 - all of these models are very sought after and are at the top of everyone's wish list at the moment. Original 60s accessories, rare or otherwise, seem to be the most popular way of adding that 'individual' element to their pride and joy at the moment, I know of lots of people who have paid hundreds of pounds for one little item just so they can have that finishing touch to the their scooter. Vigano and Ulma accessories being most sought after.All our restorations are memorable because each customer wants something a little different (and better than the one before), it's a bit like the mod ethos of wanting to be an individual I suppose.
We pride ourselves on being precise and trying to be a little more patient with the scooters we build, it takes a long time to build a restoration as some of our customers will happily tell you, but it's the finished item that counts, we use as many original parts as possible and only use the best remade parts available (Casa Lambretta being the best) after all, you are advertising your restoration and word of mouth on the streets is a great tool to have on your side! At some point in the 80s everyone who worked at Gran Sport has been a Mod at one point so yes we are all into the scene, some in a small way and some still in a big way giving us the ability to advise our customers from personal experience. Many of the original members of the Gran Sports team have gone on to specialise and continue to be major players in the classic scooter business. Derek Askill is a legend on the Mod scene and the major contributor to our reputation for the highest quality restorations and iconic Gran Sport specials. Other original members include Jason White, ex of Classically Italian, Nathan Warriner, ex of Rimini Lambretta. Not forgetting the long standing and current line-up: Jason White, Jon Sillitoe, Ashley Phipps, Danny Turner (myself) and Gary who juggles the numbers.
Quite a few costumers let us have a free rein on their restoration, as they want a bit of a Gran Sport touch and want to make sure they're not making the wrong suggestions. We always question SOME of their ideas if we think that something wouldn't look right and try and give them our honest opinion. Nine times out of ten they go with what we think is best - and this seems to work! As a company, we have sponsored many events including Midlandscooters.com and a variety of local scooter club do's, the most recent being for a Mod friend of ours who lives in Vietnam that contracted a paralysing illness. A friend and I organised a fund raising night for him and raised over £3,000 to help with his medical bills, this was helped by friends, many customer donations and from friends and Gran Sport itself.
There's a big Mod movement in Tokyo and we have sent many scooters over there, and we have also sent restored scooters to Spain, America and Australia. We've supplied scooters to a few famous faces; top Mod Steve Cradock of Ocean Colour Scene has purchased many Lambrettas from us (Lambretta series 2, LD, Special, TV175 and a PX 200) so has Simon (Lambretta Silver Special) and Damien (Vespa PX 200). We supplied two Lambrettas for a Paul Weller competition, one was done with the Wild Wood theme and one with the Stanley Road theme, and we've also hired scooters out to Goodwood Revival and even some film and advertising work, including a few music videos from Ocean Colour Scene to UB40. Over the years we have had the likes of Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream and Mani from the Stone Roses pop in, who are both big fans of the scooter world.
The 'lights and mirrors' scooter fashion for Mods came about by the late 50s early 60s by scooter enthusiasts of the day. There would be meetings and scooter rallies held for an older and younger generation of scooter owners, that would enter their scooters into custom shows and put accessories on them to make them more interesting and to individualize their model. When the Mods then started to appear on the streets, a lot of them were purchasing second hand Lambretta's and Vespa's with all these little shiny accessories on, and so to make them their own they then added to them again by borrowing spot lights off cars and the odd mirror, then I guess it escalated from there with other things they could lay their hands on!
The inspiration for my own lights and mirrors Lambretta was the front cover of the book Mods! by Richard Barnes. I was also influenced by two local Birmingham Mods, Philip Ford and Colin Bunn. They had scooters to die for being a young Mod - they were covered in lights mirrors and chrome accessories and I wanted to beat them and wanted a more 60's feel to mine but still over the top. I still own the Lambretta but I have de-modded it, as I think the Mod movement is a youth movement and as time goes on I feel you have to tame it down a bit if you're going to carry on with the style, I feel this also goes with Mod clothes element too, you can spot an old Mod miles away, they have still got that cool style but less over the top should I say!
The SX200 is a classic model with fine slim line detail, this is the model to have if you want a Lambretta, they are extremely sought after and will not or should not come cheap, (unless you find one in a old fella's back garden) as some of us have been lucky enough to do in the past! When purchasing a Lambretta SX or any classic scooter it's good to have as much history for the scooter as possible, do your homework, there is a huge amount of info on the LCGB website and if you're not sure consult your local, or a reputable scooter shop they will be happy to advise.
Gran Sport Scooters are currently restoring the SX200 shown above to a custom spec chosen by Bradley Wiggins. Over the next few months, we'll be showing the scooter in its various stages of refurbishment before it's presented to Bradley on completion. Stay tuned for further updates.
On Tour: Scott Mitchell Photography
Thursday, 23rd Aug 2012
Photographer Scott Mitchell met Bradley Wiggins back in 2010, with the pair hitting it off pretty much instantly due to their shared passion for scooters, Northern soul and a very particular style of haircut. Just six weeks before the start of the Tour de France, Scott received a Tweet from Bradley asking for his mobile number. His request? "As it turned out, he wanted me to go along to the Tour and photograph what he goes through at the biggest cycling race in the world". The much-photographed Bradley chose Scott as he wasn't a sports photographer, and he wanted a new and fresh approach.
Scott has chosen a selection of shots from the past few months that capture some key moments from behind the scenes. His distinctive style has proved so popular that he's now the official Team Sky photographer and his work can be seen through a series of galleries on their site, as well as on his own blog.
Scott's photographs following Bradley and the team's historic success at this year's Tour de France are still available to view on Team Sky's official site, with a possible book in the pipeline for later this year. In the meantime, he continues to shadow the team across various trips including the current Vuelta a Espana.
See more of Scott's work on his blog: ontourbradleywiggins.blogspot.co.uk and keep up to date with his latest galleries on the official Team Sky website.
All images © Scott Mitchell for Team Sky