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Aug. 31, 2009
Alabama Football Game Notes vs. Virginia Tech
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CHICK-FIL-A COLLEGE KICKOFFALABAMA (0-0) VS. VIRGINIA TECH (0-0)SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 7 P.M. ABC SPORTSGEORGIA DOME (71,500) ATLANTA, GA.GAME INFORMATIONOpponent: Virginia Tech HokiesSite: Georgia Dome (71,500)Series: UA leads, 10-1Tickets: Sold OutTV: ABCBrent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Lisa SaltersRadio: Crimson Tide Sports NetworkWFFN-FM (95.3) - TuscaloosaEli Gold, Phil Savage & Barry KraussSatellite Radio: Channels: XM - 201; SIRIUS - 218National Radio: Westwood OneInternet: www.RollTide.comUp Next: Florida InternationalSept. 12 - 6 p.m. - Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138)THE GAME: The University of Alabama football team opens the 2009 season on Saturday, September 5, when the Crimson Tide travels to Atlanta, Ga., to face the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Chick-fil-A College Kickoff. The neutral-site game marks the beginning of the 115th season of Alabama football. The Alabama-Virginia Tech game will be televised nationally by ABC Sports with kickoff set for 7 p.m. (CDT). Brent Musburger will call the action with Kirk Herbstreit as the color analyst and Lisa Salters on the sidelines.HEAD COACH Nick Saban: Alabama head coach Nick Saban (Kent State, 1973) begins his third season with the Crimson Tide. He was named the school's 27th head coach on Jan. 3, 2007. Saban has compiled a 110-50-1 (.686) record as a collegiate head coach with a 19-8 (.704) mark at Alabama that includes a 12-2 record last year. He captured his 100th career win and coached his 150th game as a collegiate head coach during the 2008 campaign. Saban led LSU to a 13-1 record and the BCS National Championship in 2003. Overall, Saban has coached three conference championship teams (1990 Mid-American, 2001 SEC and 2003 SEC) and nine of his 12 teams have played in post-season bowl games with Tide appearing in the 2009 Sugar Bowl. Saban is the only current Football Bowl Subdivision coach to coach for at least 10 years and not suffer a losing season.RANKINGS: Alabama opens the 2009 season ranked fifth in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' preseason polls. It is highest preseason ranking for the Tide since the 2000 season when they opened at No. 3, and just the third time UA has been ranked in the preseason poll since the 2000 season. Virginia Tech is ranked seventh in both the preseason AP Top 25 and the coaches' poll.VIRGINIA TECH SERIES: Alabama holds a commanding 10-1 edge in the all-time series with Virginia Tech, but it has been 30 years since the Crimson Tide's last victory in 1979. The most recent meeting between the two schools was a Hokies' 38-7 win in the 1998 Music City Bowl in Nashville. The Tide's last win was a 31-7 conquest in Tuscaloosa in 1979. Alabama won the first 10 games in the series that began with a 9-6 Tide win in 1932. Alabama then posted shutouts over Tech in 1933 (27-0) and 1952 (33-0). Alabama and Virginia Tech met six times from 1968 to 1979 with two games in Birmingham, one in Blacksburg and four in Tuscaloosa. The largest margin of victory of the Crimson Tide came in 1973 when UA posted a 77-6 win in Tuscaloosa. Several of the Tide's all-time single-game that were set that day still stand, including 833 total yards, 11.9 yards per play, 748 rushing yards and 11.9 yards per rush.NEXT GAME: Alabama opens the home portion of its 2009 football schedule on Saturday, Sept. 12, against the Florida International Panthers at Bryant-Denny Stadium. It will be the second time FIU and Alabama have met on the football field, with the Tide claiming a 38-3 win at home in 2006. The game is slated for a 6 p.m. kickoff and will be televised on a pay-per-view basis.ALABAMA DEGREES: Alabama's success on the field over the past two seasons under the direction of head coach Nick Saban has also coincided with the Crimson Tide's success in the classroom. An impressive 12 Crimson Tide players will take the field in 2009 with degrees already in hand, including Eryk Anders (Health Studies), Drew Davis (marketing), P.J. Fitzgerald (management), Mike Johnson (consumer affairs), Tyrone King (Health Studies), Greg McElroy (business marketing), Cory Reamer (finance), Chris Rogers (consumer affairs), Ali Sharrief (human environmental science), Travis Sikes (consumer affairs), Heath Thomas and Lorenzo Washington (human environmental science). McElroy finished his undergraduate degree in just three years with a 3.86 grade point average while graduating magna cum laude. On top of that, another 10 players are on track to graduate in December of 2009. In 2008, Alabama had six players with degrees already in hand.TIDE LEADS NATION IN GRADUATES: Alabama's 12 graduates on the 2009 roster are the most of any school in the Bowl Championship Subdivision. The Crimson Tide is four graduates ahead of any other SEC school with Auburn checking in fifth with eight graduates. Boston College and the Tide season-opening opponent Virginia Tech are tied for second with 10 graduates while Miami and Penn State are fourth with nine. (see sidebar for complete list)LINEBACKERS NATION'S ELITE: Alabama entered the season a year ago with a lot of questions and no depth at linebacker. In 2009, one of the few questions is how will the Tide get all of their talented young linebackers playing time. Leading that group of is junior Rolando McClain and sophomore Dont'a Hightower. McClain was a Butkus Award finalist a year ago and a preseason Playboy All-American in 2009. Hightower was a Freshman All-American a year ago and will be looking for even more as a sophomore. ESPN.com SEC beat writer Chris Low recently took a look at the SEC linebacking corps and ranked them from 1-12. The Crimson Tide came out on top in a league filled with outstanding linebackers. Sporting News also tabbed the Alabama linebackers the best in the nation. Below is a look at what Low had to say about the Tide."1. Alabama: The one-two punch of Rolando McClain and Dont'a Hightower is as good as there is anywhere in the country. Watch some of the younger guys take off at linebacker this season, too, like Courtney Upshaw and Jerrell Harris. The Crimson Tide have depth, talent and smarts to go around at linebacker."PRESEASON RANKINGS: Alabama is ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll for the 42nd time in school history with its No. 5 ranking this season. The Crimson Tide is ranked in the AP preseason poll for the second time since 2001. From 1961-84, Alabama was ranked in 24 consecutive preseason polls. Overall, the Tide is 30-10-1 in season openers when ranked in the preseason top 25.PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: The Crimson Tide has had five players earn preseason first-team All-America honors leading up to the start of the 2009 campaign. Javier Arenas, Terrence Cody, Mike Johnson, Julio Jones and Rolando McClain have garnered at least one first-team designation. McClain leads the way with six first-team honors. (complete list of preseason All-American in the sidebar)VIRGINIA TECH UNDER FRANK BEAMER: The success of Virginia Tech football under coach Frank Beamer stems from a stingy defense and outstanding special teams play over his lengthy stay in Blacksburg. In 2008, a young Tech squad finished seventh nationally in total defense (279.43), ninth in scoring defense (16.71), 14th in rushing defense (104.43) and 16th in passing defense (175.0). During the `Beamer Era' at Virginia Tech, putting points on the scoreboard has become an entire team effort - on offense, defense and special teams. Virginia Tech's knack for scoring non-offensive touchdowns, playing tough defense and having great special teams has earned them the moniker of Beamerball. Since Beamer's first season in 1987, a player at every position on the defensive unit has scored at least one touchdown. And at least 25 different players have scored touchdowns while on VT's special teams.ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY: For the second straight year, ESPN's College GameDay will be in attendance for the University of Alabama football team's season opener in Atlanta. No. 5 Alabama will meet preseason No. 7 Virginia Tech in the second annual Chick-fil-a College Kickoff. The show was also in attendance last year for Alabama's 34-10 win over Clemson in the inaugural game. Alabama will be making its 15th all-time appearance on ESPN College GameDay and its sixth appearance under head coach Nick Saban. The six appearances in the Saban era tie Oklahoma for the most GameDay appearances since the 2007 season. The Crimson Tide was on four times last season against Clemson, Georgia, LSU and Florida. The Tide also appeared on national television 10 times last season, including five games on CBS, three games on ESPN and one game on ABC and FOX.ALABAMA'S ALL-TIME COLLEGE GAMEDAY APPEARANCESNov. 19, 1994 #6 Auburn at #4 Alabama (Birmingham)Oct. 14, 1995 #6 Tennessee at #12 Alabama (Birmingham)Nov. 9, 1996 #10 Alabama at #11 LSUNov. 23, 1996 Auburn at #15 Alabama (Birmingham)Sept. 1, 2001 #17 UCLA at #25 AlabamaOct. 5, 2002 #6 Georgia at AlabamaSept. 6, 2003 #1 Oklahoma at AlabamaNov. 12, 2005 #5 LSU at #3 AlabamaSept. 22, 2007 #22 Georgia at #16 AlabamaAug. 30, 2008 #24 Alabama vs. #9 Clemson (Atlanta, Ga.)Sept. 27, 2008 #8 Alabama at #3 GeorgiaNov. 8, 2008 #1 Alabama at #16 LSUDec. 6, 2008 #1 Alabama vs. #4 Florida (Atlanta, Ga.)Sept. 5, 2009 #5 Alabama vs. #7 Virginia Tech (Atlanta, Ga.)SABAN AMONG THE BEST: Head coach Nick Saban's arrival in Tuscaloosa has seen his Crimson Tide vault up the national rankings. His success in such a short period of time has quickly impacted the Tide's record book. Saban produced the largest win increase from year one to year two in school history as Alabama went from seven wins in 2007 to 12 wins in 2008. He is the only coach in Bowl Championship Subdivision football to have coached 10 years and never suffered through a losing season. He also ranks fourth in winning percentage (68.6 percent) among active coaches who have coached at least 10 years of Division I-A football.COACH OF THE YEAR: Saban's success and quick turnaround in 2008 was not lost on the nation. He garnered six national coach of the year awards, including the Home Depot Coach of the year, the FWAA/Eddie Robinson, Associated Press, Sporting News, Walter Camp and Liberty Mutual. In 2003, Saban was also selected National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and captured the Paul W. "Bear" Bryant National Coach of the Year Award.LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Coach Saban also spent a little time behind the camera during the offseason. He flew out to Los Angeles to film an ESPN College GameDay commercial with Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler. Saban also filmed scenes for the movie Blindside, which chronicles the life of former Mississippi offensive tackle Michael Oher.STADIUM RENOVATION: The newest expansion project for Bryant-Denny Stadium will see an increase in seating capacity to approximately 101,000, keeping it among the largest on-campus football stadiums in the nation. The expansion, which is expected to be complete for the beginning of the 2010 season, will be the fourth expansion of this magnificent edifice since 1988 and the seventh expansion in the stadium's history. This renovation will mirror north end zone project that was completed in 2006. It will consist of roughly 8,500 additional seats, 1,700 South Zone Club seats, two corner video boards, an upper concourse with concessions and restrooms, 36 skyboxes, offices Donors Hall of Fame and an outdoor market for food and merchandise.DOMINANT "D": One of the positives for the Crimson Tide in 2009 is the wealth of talent and experience they return on the defensive side of the football. Alabama returns eight starters to a defense that finished third nationally in total defense, allowing just 263.5 yards per game. They also finished second in rush defense, surrendering just 74.14 ypg. The Tide's scoring defense was seventh (14.29) while the pass efficiency defense was 14th (106.68). The Crimson Tide defense returns 84 percent of the tackles (728 of 866) from last season.BURNS AND COCHRAN HONORED: Associate head coach and running backs coach Burton Burns along with head strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran were named the nation's best at their respective fields in 2008. Burns was named college football's 2008 FootballScoop Running Backs Coach of the Year, while Cochran was tabbed as the 2008 Samson Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year for his work with the Crimson Tide in the weight room.TOUGH SLATE: Alabama will once again have one of the most difficult schedules in the nation with three games against teams ranked in the USA Today Coaches' Poll top 10. The Tide will face No. 7 Virginia Tech in the opener and then travel to No. 10 Mississippi on Oct. 10. The final preseason top-10 foe is LSU, who will visit Tuscaloosa on Nov 7.ARENAS A COMMUNITY SERVICE LEADER: Senior cornerback and return specialist Javier Arenas is a nominee for the 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which recognizes college football players who make outstanding contributions in the area of volunteerism and civic involvement. Arenas, a native of Tampa, Fla., is one of 52 Division I-A student-athletes across college football nominated for their efforts away from the gridiron. These athletes are being honored for their selfless efforts in the surrounding communities. Arenas has volunteered more than 50 hours of community service throughout the Tuscaloosa community. He has spent time in the local school systems, speaking to children about the dangers of bullying and the positive effects of team work. He has also attended birthday parties of physically challenged children and reached out with phone calls to children battling cancer.SPORTING NEWS CHRONICLES Mike Johnson: Like his fellow offensive lineman Antoine Caldwell did a season ago, Alabama senior left guard Mike Johnson will write a regular diary for the Sporting News in 2009. Johnson will take a look at all aspects of life when you are a college football player at one of the most storied programs.SOPHOMORE SENSATIONS: Julio Jones and Mark Ingram return for their sophomore season and give the Alabama offense a big-play threat both inside and outside. The duo turned in some of the best rookie seasons in school history in 2008. Jones set school freshman marks for receptions (58), yards (924) and touchdowns (4), while Ingram rushed for 728 yards and a UA rookie record 12 scores.ARENAS BREAKING SPECIAL TEAMS RECORDS: Javier Arenas enters his senior season near or at the top of almost all of the Crimson Tide's punt return records. He is a preseason Playboy All-American as a return specialist and a first-team All-SEC selection at cornerback. He is one of the most dangerous return men in the country and Alabama's career leader in punt returns yards in a game, season and career as well as touchdowns. He is the active NCAA leader in career punt returns for touchdowns and punt return yards in a game. Arenas' 13.54 career yards per punt return also ranks first on the Alabama career chart, just ahead of Harry Gilmer. His six career punt returns for touchdowns also ties the SEC record.NFL DRAFT: The Crimson Tide saw four players selected in the 2009 NFL Draft, including first-round pick Andre Smith, who went to the Cincinnati Bengals with the No. 6 overall pick. Glen Coffee (San Francisco), Antoine Caldwell (Houston) and Rashad Johnson (Arizona) all went off the board in the third round. The four picks are the most for the Tide since five players were taken in 2005.RETURNING SUCCESS: Much of the talk in the preseason has been about Alabama`s vaunted defense, and the defensive side of the football is where the Crimson Tide returns the biggest portion of its players from last year's Sugar Bowl team. UA features 14 total returning starters and 55 lettermen this season, but eight of those returning starters are on the defensive side of the football with four on offense and both specialists. The Tide returns 90 percent of its lettermen on defense and 73 percent on offense. The defense returns 84 percent of the tackles (728 of 866) from last season. The special teams returns almost completely intact with place-kicker Leigh Tiffin, punter P.J. Fitzgerald, snapper Brian Selman and return specialist Javier Arenas.NICK'S KIDS: At Michigan State, head coach Nick Saban and his wife Terry started the "Nick's Kids" Foundation, which the Sabans have continued in Tuscaloosa. Since their arrival at the University of Alabama, the Sabans have helped raise over $1 million - including over $300,000 this year - for "Nick's Kids" and made a total of more than 160 donations to children's charities throughout the state of Alabama.TIDE PLAYERS EARN EARLY ACCOLADES: Eight Alabama players have been named to 11 different preseason awards watch lists heading into the 2009 season. The players have been recognized before the start of the 2009 season as potentially the top players at their position nationally.Both Rolando McClain and Terrence Cody appear on five watch lists. McClain is on the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award (best defensive player), Dick Butkus Award (top linebacker), Lombardi Trophy (top lineman or linebacker), Lott Trophy (best defensive player) and Nagurski Trophy (defensive player of the year). As a sophomore, McClain led the Tide with 95 tackles and 12 tackles for loss. Cody is also up for the Bednarik Award, Lombardi Trophy, Lott Trophy, Nagurski Award and Outland Trophy. Last year as a junior, Cody recorded 24 tackles, 4 ½ tackles for loss and recovered two fumbles for the Tide. Other defensive players on the various preseason awards list included Arenas (Nagurski and Thorpe) and Hightower (Butkus and Lombardi).The Crimson Tide offense is represented by Mark Ingram, Mike Johnson and Julio Jones. Jones appears on the Biletnikoff Award (best receiver) and Maxwell Trophy (player of the year), while Johnson is on both the Lombardi and Outland watch lists for outstanding linemen. Ingram appears on the Doak Walker Award list, presented the nation's top running back. Last year as a freshman, Ingram ran for 712 yards and freshman record 12 touchdowns. Senior Leigh Tiffin was named to the Lou Groza Award list, which is given to the nation's top place kicker.THREE TIDE PLAYERS NAMED PLAYBOY ALL-AMERICANS: Alabama landed three players on the 2009 Playboy Magazine annual preseason College Football All-America Team. Rolando McClain was selected as a linebacker while Julio Jones was picked at wide receiver and Javier Arenas was the return specialist. Alabama has now had four Playboy All-Americans in the last two years after Andre Smith was chosen in 2008.TRUE FRESHMEN START SEASON OPENER: Alabama has had 11 true freshmen start the season opener since freshmen regained their eligibility from the NCAA in 1973. In each of the past two years, a pair of true freshmen have started the season opener. In 2007, Rolando McClain (LB) and Kareem Jackson (CB) started against Western Carolina. Last season, both Dont'a Hightower (LB) and Julio Jones (WR) got the nod against Clemson. The 2008 season opener marked the third time in school history the Crimson Tide has started a pair of true freshmen in the its opener. In 1999, Alabama started freshman left tackle Dante Ellington and linebacker Saleem Rasheed in its 28-17 win at Vanderbilt. Alabama has started at least one true freshman in the season opener in each of the last three seasons as left tackle Andre Smith started his first game at Alabama in the 2006 season opener against Hawaii.FRESHMAN ACADEMICS: Alabama's heralded 2008 freshman class did more than just excel on the football field, the Crimson Tide placed 12 rookies on the 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll, by far the highest total in the SEC with Georgia coming in second with seven honorees ... the Tide's freshmen academic honorees were Undra Billingsley, John Michael Boswell, Jerrell Harris, Mark Ingram, Barrett Jones, Chris Jordan, Tyler Love, Wesley Neighbors, Brad Smelley, Corey Smith, Damion Square and Michael Williams. Each student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above and be on scholarship or a letter winner. They also must completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution and have been a member of the varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.SEASON OPENERS: Alabama has compiled a 90-21-3 all-time record in season openers, including a seven-game winning streak. Dating back to the 1977 season, Alabama is 28-4 in its last 32 season openers and the Tide has posted a 16-2 opening day record since 1991. The 2009 season marks the 10th consecutive year the Tide has opened the season with a non-conference opponent. The Tide is opening the season away from home for the second straight time and the time since the 2000 season when they opened with UCLA in the Rose Bowl. UA opened at the Georgia Dome last season against Clemson. Alabama is opening the season with a BCS opponent for the second time since facing UCLA in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Sept. 1, 2001.COACH SABAN IN SEASON OPENERS: Coach Saban is 10-3 in his collegiate season openers. He led Alabama to a 52-6 win over Western Carolina on Sept. 1, 2007, in his inaugural game with the Crimson Tide and a 34-10 win over Clemson in 2008. Saban won his very first collegiate game on Sept. 8, 1990, as he led Toledo to a 20-14 win over Miami (Ohio). He was 3-2 in season openers at Michigan State and 4-1 in season openers at LSU.SEASON OPENERS BY SITE: Alabama has played its season opener in 18 different cities in its 115-year history of football. The 2009 season opener with Virginia Tech at the Georgia Dome marks the second time since the 1982 season that UA has opened the season in Atlanta. Alabama is 3-0 in season openers in Atlanta, beating Georgia Tech at Grant Field in 1979 (30-6) and 1982 (45-7) and Clemson (34-10) in 2008. The 2009 season also marks the Tide's 10th season opener in the state of Georgia. The Tide is 6-3 in the previous nine openers, including a 3-2 mark in Athens and a 0-1 mark in Columbus. The most common venue for an Alabama season opener is on the UA campus in Tuscaloosa, where the Tide has opened the season 50 times and compiled a 47-2-1 record. The Tide is 17-1-1 in season openers at Bryant-Denny Stadium (circa 1929) following 2007's win over Western Carolina. The Tide has also opened the season 29 times in Birmingham and has posted a 24-4-1 record in those games.SEASON OPENERS BY HEAD COACH: Coach Nick Saban 2-0 in season openers at the Capstone. Coach Frank Thomas (1931-46) is the school's most successful coach on opening day, compiling a 13-0-2 record in his 15 season openers with the Crimson Tide. Legendary coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant (1958-82) is the school's winningest coach, logging 18 opening day wins in his 25-year career. Bryant's record in Alabama season openers was 18-6-1 (.740), including a six-game winning streak to close out his successful career.SEASON OPENERS BY OPPONENTS: The Crimson Tide will open with Virginia Tech for the third time in school history after beginning the 1968 and 1969 seasons with wins over the Hokies. UA has opened the season with 54 different opening day opponents with the Crimson Tide's most common opening day opponent being Howard (now Samford). Alabama has also played five current SEC teams on opening day, compiling a 14-8-1 (.630) record against Ole Miss, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Florida and LSU. The Tide has not opened the season with an SEC opponent since a 28-17 win at Vanderbilt in 1999.ALABAMA VS. ACC: Alabama has compiled a 77-33-1 (.698) against the current ACC field. Virginia Tech marks Alabama's fourth ACC opponent in the last four years, joining Duke (2006), Florida State (2007) and Clemson (2008). The Crimson Tide's record against the ACC field includes Boston College (1-3), Clemson (12-3), Duke (2-1), Florida State (2-1-1), Georgia Tech (28-21-3), Maryland (2-1), Miami, Fla. (14-3), North Carolina (1-0), North Carolina State (5-0) and Virginia Tech (10-1). Alabama has never faced Virginia or Wake Forest in football.SABAN VS. ACC: Alabama head coach Nick Saban is 3-2 (.600) in his career against ACC teams. He has posted wins against Boston College (1995), Georgia Tech (2000) and Clemson (2008) while suffering losses to Virginia Tech (2002) and Florida State (2007). He is 1-1 against ACC teams at Alabama, including a 34-10 win over Clemson in the 2008 Chick-fil-a College Kickoff.OPENING-DAY SCORING SPREE: Alabama has scored 268 points in its last seven season openers, an average of 38.3 points per game in wins over Middle Tennessee (39-34), South Florida (40-17), Utah State (48-17), Middle Tennessee (26-7), Hawaii (25-17), Western Carolina (52-6) and Clemson (34-10). Alabama's 52-6 win over Western Carolina in 2007 were the most points scored by the Tide in a season opener since a 66-0 win over California at Legion Field to open the 1973 season. The Tide scored 40 points in back-to-back openers in 2003 and 2004, marking the first time since 1941-42 the Crimson Tide had hung 40 points on the board on opening night. Alabama has scored 40 or more points in its season opener 26 times, but only eight times since the World War II. The record for most points in a season opener was an 89-0 win over Delta State in 1951.OPENING-DAY TRIVIA: Alabama has posted 49 opening day shutouts in its football history, including 16 consecutive opening-day shutouts from 1904-20 ... From 1904-34, Alabama posted 29 opening-day shutouts in a 30-year period. The lone exception was a 34-14 win over Howard (now Samford) in 1921 ... On the flip side, Alabama has been shutout on opening day just five times, with the last coming in 1957 ... Alabama's longest opening day winning streak came from 1904-34, when the Crimson Tide posted 31 consecutive wins in season openers ... From 1904-47, Alabama was an incredible 40-0-2 in season openers, which included a pair of ties, against Howard (7-7, 1925) and LSU (27-27, 1944) ... Alabama's 42-game unbeaten streak in season openers ended with a 21-14 loss at Tulane on Sept. 25, 1948 ... The Crimson Tide had a seven-game losing streak in season openers from 1953-59, the longest in school history ... The Crimson Tide also suffered back-to-back opening day losses in 1975 (Missouri, 20-7) and 1976 (Mississippi, 10-7), and 2000 (UCLA, 35-24) and 2001 (UCLA, 20-17) ... Prior to the loss to UCLA in 2000, Alabama had reeled off nine straight opening day wins, the longest winning streak in the modern era of UA football.NEW HIRES: The Alabama football staff features two new faces in 2009, including linebackers' coaches Sal Sunseri and James Willis. Sunseri joins the staff spending the last seven seasons as the defensive line coach for the NFL's Carolina Panthers where he coached the likes of Pro Bowl players Julius Peppers, Mike Rucker and Kris Jenkins. Willis joined Saban's staff after spending three years with Auburn where he worked with former Saban assistant Will Muschamp. He spent seven seasons in the NFL prior to beginning his coaching career.TOP AIDES: Alabama's coaching staff has a wealth of knowledge across all levels of football. The nine-man Crimson Tide staff features a former head coaches at the Bowl Subdivision level in Bobby Williams (Michigan State). The staff also has six coaches that have spent time as assistant coaches in the NFL in Bo Davis (Dolphins), Jim McElwain (Raiders), Joe Pendry (19 years with multiple teams), Kirby Smart (Dolphins), Sal Sunseri (Panthers) and Bobby Williams (Lions and Dolphins). Alabama's coaching staff boasts 40-plus years of combined NFL coaching experience.GEORGIA ON MY MIND: Alabama is 29-28-3 (.508) all-time in games played in the state of Georgia. The Crimson Tide owns a 16-16-3 (.500) record in the city of Atlanta, site of the 2009 season opener, and has won six of its last nine games in Atlanta. The Tide owns a 12-10 record in games played in Athens. Alabama is 0-2 in games played in Columbus.NEUTRAL SITES: Alabama is 63-46-4 (.575) in neutral site games. The list includes all Alabama-Auburn games not played on campus, including Legion Field from 1948-88. The 2009 season marks the third straight year the Crimson Tide has played a neutral site regular-season game. Last year, Alabama and Clemson met at the Chick-fil-a College Kickoff Classic at the Georgia Dome and the Tide and Florida State met at Jacksonville (Fla.) Municipal Stadium in 2007. Prior to the 2007 FSU game, Alabama had not played a regular season neutral site game since beating No. 9 Ohio State 16-10 in the 1986 Kickoff Classic on Aug. 27 at the Meadowlands.DOME SWEET DOME: Alabama is 8-5-1 (.607) all-time in domed stadiums after a 1-2 record in 2008. The Crimson Tide is making its fourth appearance in a dome in its last 15 games. Prior to that, the last time UA played in a dome was when they beat No. 5 Florida a 34-7 loss in the 1999 SEC Championship Game on Dec. 4 at the Georgia Dome. UA is 1-3 (.250) in its four SEC Championship game appearances at the Georgia Dome. In addition, UA is 6-2 (.750) in games played at the Louisiana Superdome, including a 5-2 (.714) mark in Sugar Bowl games. Alabama beat Penn State, 13-6, in the first Sugar Bowl game played in the Superdome on Dec. 31, 1975. The Crimson Tide also tied Oklahoma in the 1970 Bluebonnett Bowl inside the Astrodome in Houston. The Tide fell to Utah in the 2009 Sugar Bowl.ALABAMA'S TV RECORD: Alabama has compiled a 177-115-5 (.607) all-time record in 297 televised games. This does not include pay-per-view, tape-delayed or closed circuit telecasts. The Crimson Tide owns a 152-96-3 (.612) record in 251 regular-season televised games.OVERTIME RECORD: Alabama is 4-7 (.364) all-time in overtime games. In its last overtime game, the Crimson Tide defeated LSU 27-21 at Tiger Stadium on Nov. 8, 2008. Alabama has lost six of its last nine overtime games. The Crimson Tide is 4-6 (.400) in overtime games against SEC teams. Alabama is 2-4 (.333) in overtime home games. The Crimson Tide is 3-4 (.429) in single-overtime games.MEMORABLE SEASON OPENERS: Here is a look at some of the memorable season openers for the Crimson Tide since World War II.1938 -- Alabama 19, Southern California 7 (Sept. 24, 1938, Los Angeles)In front of 65,000 fans, Hershel Moseley threw two touchdown passes to lead Alabama to a win over Southern California.1940 -- Alabama 26, Spring Hill 0 (Sept. 27, 1940, Mobile)In the first night game in Alabama football history, the Tide beat Spring Hill College, 26-0, in front of 7,500 fans at Murphy High School in Mobile.1958 -- LSU 13, Alabama 3 (Sept. 27, Mobile, Ala.)The Alabama head coaching debut of Paul "Bear " Bryant took place at Ladd Stadium in Mobile ... Bryant inherited a team that posted a 2-7-1 record in 1957 and took that team to a 5-4-1 mark in his first season.1960 -- Alabama 21, Georgia 6 (Sept. 17, 1960, Birmingham)Alabama defeated Georgia 21-6 in the first college football game to be televised by ABC Sports.1971 -- Alabama 17, USC 10 (Sept. 10, Los Angeles)Perhaps the most significant season opener in Alabama football annals was the Tide's win at USC ... UA had installed the wishbone offense and kept it a secret throughout the summer and fall camp ... The Tide unleashed its attack against the Trojans and built a 17-0 lead .1978 -- Alabama 20, Nebraska 3 (Sept. 2, Birmingham)No. 1 ranked Alabama dominated No. 10 Nebraska before a capacity crowd at Birmingham's Legion Field ... The Crimson Tide avenged a 31-24 loss to the Cornhuskers a year earlier ... Alabama dominated the game on offense as evidenced by a 16-play, 99-yard touchdown drive engineered by quarterback Jeff Rutledge ... The 1978 season opener marked the only time in school history Alabama has been ranked No. 1 in the preseason polls.1985 -- Alabama 20, Georgia 16 (Sept. 2, Athens)Junior quarterback Mike Shula fired a 17-yard TD pass to Al Bell with 15 seconds remaining to cap a thrilling game-winning drive in the final minute to beat Georgia between the hedges ... A Labor Day night crowd burst into excitement as Georgia blocked an Alabama punt and covered it in the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown in the final minute of play ... The calm and confident Shula directed the Crimson Tide down the field for the game-winner, giving ABC Sports a thrilling season opener in 1985.1986 -- Alabama 16, Ohio State 10 (Aug. 27, Meadowlands)Fifth-ranked Alabama defeated No. 9 Ohio State in the Kickoff Classic at East Rutherford, N.J. ... The game marked the last time Alabama opened the season against a team ranked in the Top 25 until 2001 when meeting UCLA in Tuscaloosa.1998 -- Alabama 38, BYU 31 (Sept. 5, Tuscaloosa)Shaun Alexander rushed for an Alabama single-game record five touchdowns, leading the Crimson Tide to a 38-31 win over BYU in the newly expanded Bryant-Denny Stadium ... A record crowd of 83,318 fans watched as Alexander scored on runs of 5, 37, 1, 28 and 2 yards to lead the Crimson Tide to victory.2008 -- Alabama 34, Clemson 10 (Aug. 30, Atlanta, Ga.)Nick Saban's team dominated the No. 9 Clemson Tigers from start to finish in a 34-10 win on national TV. The Crimson Tide rushed for 239 yards while limiting Clemson to 0 rushing yards. The Alabama defense did not allow a touchdown quarterback John Parker Wilson found the end zone twice while throwing for 189 yards and no interceptions.A-DAY SUCCESS: Alabama has led the SEC in spring football game attendance each of the last three seasons, averaging 84,769 fans for Coach Nick Saban's three A-Day football games at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama dew a then-NCAA record 92,138 fans for Saban's first spring football game on April 21, 2007. In 2008, Alabama led the SEC again with 78,200 fans for it's A-Day game on April 12. The Tide again set the pace in the SEC with 84,050 fans on April 17, 2009.


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By 2060 "the U.S. will become a plurality nation, where the non-Hispanic white population remains the largest single group, but no group is in the majority," the U.S. Census Bureau predicts. With beautiful photography, "The Changing Face of America" in the 125th anniversary issue of National Geographic illustrates how multiracial people will be contributing to this change.
36 years ago my high school sociology teacher proposed interracial families as way to eliminate racial tension and prejudice. People tend to fear and hate those who look different from themselves. As more multiracial children are born, grow up, and have their own children, he reasoned, over a few decades Americans would look more and more alike — removing at least one of the ways that racism is manifested.
In 1978 this solution sounded far-fetched. The teacher admitted that it would take a lot of work to overcome attitudes against interracial marriage that were so prevalent at the time. If he's still alive, he's probably gratified by the National Geographic article.
But in two important ways, my sociology teacher got it wrong. What's most striking about Martin Schoeller's photo array is not the similarity of the faces, but their uniqueness. Genetic diversity doesn't make people more the same; it generates human beauty in an ever-expanding array of forms.
Secondly, racism isn't caused by differences in skin tone, hair, or contours of the face and body. Racism is caused by how we are taught to think and feel about those differences.
The storm of outrage over the interracial family in Cheerios commercials shows that we still have a long way to go in overcoming racism and the injustices that it generates. But it's important to know that racism in its current form hasn't been around since the dawn of humanity.
The whole concept of "race" as we understand it today was first formulated in the 18th century by Immanuel Kant, David Hume, and others who separated humanity into neat categories, with whites at the top. "Race has no definition, no basis in biology, yet its constructions, functions, and mythologies irrevocably shape the world as we know it," writes Amanda Froelich on True Activist.
Racism is learned, so it can be unlearned. National Geographic noted that since the Census Bureau started allowing people to check off more than one race on the 2000 census form, the number of people identifying themselves as multiracial has become "one of the fastest growing categories."
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How would you rank Piers Morgan?
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Why is Piers Morgan influential?
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan's influence continues to flourish as host of the flagship current affairs show on America's most respectable news network, Piers Morgan Live. Despite some rocky ratings, the CNN show remains a staple primetime slot across the pond and has enabled the former Daily Mirror editor to firmly establish himself as a broadcasting force. Particularly for being brave enough to stand up to American's gun-toting Right.
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I've got an Android P690. When I go to compose text in a text message I would like to input it via the microphone by using Google's networked speech recognition engine. However when I hold down the search hardware button and speak, and finish speaking, Android opens up a web browser and performs a web search with the spoken text instead of inserting the text in the SMS text box. And when I press the back button the text I spoke is not in the text box either. So my question is, how do I use the microphone to compose an SMS's body?
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Sorry, now I see the small microphone icon and globe icon for setting the speech language (keeping the globe pressed allows you to choose which languages to toggle back and forth between) on the soft keyboard that comes up.


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So we've finally moved our servers and host. This means our site has completely changed and the framework has changed to suit the new hosting environment.
So what does this mean for www.latesttechsite.com?
- We've temporarily lost links to our social sites
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|Pretending she's biting him, I think?
|My mom, loving on her newest granddaughter
|Taken seconds before the cat noticed her and shadowboxed her head. Neither one woke up, but I admit to flinging the cat across the room to make the point that you don't whack the baby. I think he got the message.
|Her pacifier providers
|Admiring the perfection of every bit of her
|Slumber party! (For a few minutes, anyway)
|Grayson literally cannot keep his hands--lips--off her. I have to ward him off many times daily, to keep her asleep. He's addicted.
|Entertaining SG while I was having my quiet time. Which was not very quiet.
|Oh, this makes me sad! She's already bigger than she was in this photo :(
|Grammy and Sarah Grace
|His first time feeding her a bottle!
|Reading lessons already
|This is how Daddy and Sarah Grace watched the election results
|Initiating her into the princess club--Addie with Beaux and Eden, Bridget's daughters
|Clearly out of order, but that's okay--his first time holding her.
|Last but not least, my dad, who was a CHAMP and kept the big kids for me when I was in the hospital. My mom was in Idaho helping my sister move, so my poor dad got the call and had to jump into Super Papa mode. He did great, and everybody survived!
It may appear from these pictures that I'm never actually holding the baby! Everybody loves her so much, and someday when she's two and tearing up Lego magazines and eating lip gloss and getting into everything, I'm going to show the kids these and remind them that they worshiped the ground she walked on. (If she ever walks, which will only happen if they ever put her down.) I don't think she ever has to wonder if she's loved!


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Lydia Roundtree excelled in many areas during her time at East Carolina. She participated in softball for one season compiling a.425 batting average and a 1.000 fielding percentage over 28 games and also ran track for a season.
But these are not the things that Pirate fans recall when thinking back to the late 1970s and early '80s. Roundtree is noted for her outstanding play on the hardwood.
As a member of the Lady Pirates, she was a two-time NCAIAW All-State team member and led her team to an 81-39 record over her four year career. She helped the Lady Pirates to a No. 17 ranking in the Associated Press Top 20 Poll during the 1980-81 season.
With her great speed and leaping ability, the Elm City, N.C., native took control of scoring for the Lady Pirates and tallied 1,262 points during her career. She finished her career as the school's all-time leader in steals with 178.


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"Business and Leisure" line by Allison Bielke for Modern Yardage. Allison is a friend from the Milwaukee Modern Quilt Guild, not to mention a very talented designer who takes a lot of her inspiration from mid-century modern design. I'm so excited to work with her fabric on this next project!
Paris , Chicago, and (of course) Milwaukee. Love! And you can buy them all right here, from Modern Yardage, an exciting new kind of fabric company that I hope to devote an entire post to in the future.
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Calabash Cottages specializes in Coral Bay Cottage Rentals offering romantic, charming, private Coral Bay villas and cottage vacation rentals in Coral Bay, each with hot tubs. Providing lovely Caribbean accommodations for secluded holidays, honeymoons and destination wedding with beautiful ocean views, tropical gardens and a relaxing spa. Located near beaches offering snorkeling, sailing and hiking.
Calabash Cottages offers charming and private cottages and villas in quiet secluded locations. Our main focus is to provide an assortment of options for couples in a tranquil setting. Our three homes on St. John each accommodate two people but we do have options for larger groups. Windwardside Main House and Guest Cottage can be rented together to accommodate 4 persons in two bedrooms. When rented separately the homes do not share any facilities other than a parking area. Sago Cottage is about 1/4 mile distant from Windwardside. Our St. John homes each feature a beautiful ocean view and a private hot tub. Our villa in Belize is located along a pristine river on 14 acres of land. It is a one bedroom home but we can add an additional bed. It is an extremely isolated home but services and a restaurant are available at the adjacent lodge. All of our homes are perfect choices for a honeymoon guests.
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Beautifully furnished one bedroom home. Detached bedroom is located across the courtyard from living area. Tucked away on a lush hillside.
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Lovely cottage with a beautiful view and private hot tub. Delightful honeymoon cottage in a very peaceful setting.
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Coral Bay, St. John
Quaint, charming and romantic. The perfect cottage for a relaxing getaway for two. Captivating view and wonderful breezes throughout the cottage and from the covered porch.
- $1575 to $2135 per week
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Belize, Central America
River front villa on 14 acres with all services available at neighboring lodge. On the corner of two ecosystems so you can enjoy pine forest as well as jungle right outside of your door.
- $295 to $395 per night; two people
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- Remote and private
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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Alexian Lien, Rosalyn Ng, and their young child (Facebook photos below) flee as bikers attack their SUV, shocking YouTube / LiveLeak video reveals. Alexian Lien is a 33 year old graduate of Columbia and director of the e-commerce firm Skrill.com. He was pulled from his SUV, beaten, and had his face slashed with a knife by a gang of New York bikers. And it all happened in front of his wife and their two year old daughter.
Alexian Lien and Rosalyn Ng had to flee in their SUV Range Rover last weekend as a gang of bikers chased them. The facts of the case are highly disputed between the parties. But the final moments of the attack against Alexian Lien is clear and shocking.
After miles of attempting to flee from the bikers, Lien gets stuck in New York traffic. A biker pulls alongside his SUV. He jumps off his bike, takes his helmet, smashes Lien's driver's window to grab him, and yanks the 33 year old to the ground. He then proceeds to allegedly punch Lien and slash his face with a knife.
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The entire encounter happened in front of other bikers, witnesses, Lien's wife and their daughter. By Monday afternoon few details about Lien's condition remains unknown. "Lien could not be reached for comment Monday, and his wife, Rosalyn Ng, was too distraught to speak when reached by phone", reported the Daily News.
Many of the bikers have been speaking to the news media. But the Lien family has not. It is expected that Lien's side of the story will be revealed by midweek. A 911 tape is expected to be released.
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Lien's 911 tape reportedly has him stating that he "feared for his safety" and stopped during the matter but thereafter sought police help. ""He's surrounded by about 20 to 30 motorcyclists," NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. "They take their helmets and they start to dent his car and apparently his tires are slashed there with a knife. He's in the car with his wife. He continues to drive", Kelly told news this week.
In the final moments, Lien is dragged from his SUV. But witnesses report that the bikers tried to do that earlier when he approached near W. 125th St. He reportedly then tried to head to W. 178th St., only to get his tire(s) slashed by the bikers.
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USA: USSSP (U.S. Science Support Program)
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John Joseph Tracey
Position: LB-E-DE
Height: 6-3 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: June 27, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA
Died: September 18, 1978 in Medford Lakes, NJ
High School: Northeast
College: Texas A&M (school history) (Tracey college stats)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 4th round (44th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 50 (1463rd overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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In this complex, globalized, post 9/11 world, our operational partnerships have never been more important to our efforts to protect your communities.
Today, we work with colleagues at every level of government—local, state, federal, even international—across the law enforcement, intelligence, and first responder communities. We lead and take part in multi-agency task forces, intelligence groups and fusion centers, and public and private sector alliances. A number of our partners literally sit shoulder-to-shoulder with us in FBI space, just as we share our agents and analysts with other agencies. We work closely on joint investigations—sometimes taking the lead, sometimes taking a back seat to others, sometimes contributing equally among many agencies.
In Houston, our major partnerships include:
- The Houston Police Department;
- The Harris County Sheriff's Office;
- The Texas Department of Public Safety;
- The U.S. Army Counterintelligence Field Activity;
- The Texas National Guard (Army and Air Force); and
- To battle cyber crime, we have a number of key partnerships:
- Our Houston Area Cyber Crime Task Force brings together local, state, and federal experts to combat computer intrusions, viruses, and other cyber threats.
- Pre-seizure consultation and onsite seizure collection;
- Duplication, storage, and preservation of computers and computer-related evidence;
- Prompt, accurate, and impartial forensic examinations of digitally stored media;
- Consultation on digital forensic matters; and
- Courtroom testimony.
- The GHRCFL's highly trained examiners can address most types of digital evidence—including computers, cellular telephones, tablets, global positioning system (GPS) devices, and loose media—and their work is performed at the highest level of quality. The GHRCFL is one of 13 RCFLs accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB).
- The Houston InfraGard Chapter is the local arm of a national information-sharing alliance between private industry, academia, and government focused on protecting critical national infrastructures in both the online and offline worlds.
- The Mortgage Fraud Task Force was established in May 2006, bringing together 14 agencies to detect, investigate, and prevent mortgage fraud in the Houston area. The task force specifically works to educate consumers and industry professionals and to initiate a comprehensive law enforcement effort against mortgage fraud. The agencies on the task force include the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Harris County District Attorney, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Bankruptcy Trustees Office, the Texas Real Estate Commission, the Harris County Fire Marshal, the Texas Appraisal Licensing Certification Board, the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Harris County Appraisal District, and the Houston Police Department. Regular meetings are held and information is shared seamlessly with the participating entities.
- To coordinate and implement a comprehensive investigative strategy, the Houston Public Corruption squad has established partnerships with the Offices of the Inspector General in the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the CIA, and NASA. We also work closely with the Public Integrity Section in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, which oversees the federal effort to combat corruption through the prosecution of elected and appointed public officials at all levels of the government.
- The Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance works in conjunction with law enforcement agencies and social service organizations to locate and liberate individuals trafficked into the U.S. across international borders and held against their will or forced to work for the financial gain of others. The task force consists of FBI special agents, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents, officers from the Houston Police Department, deputies from the Harris County Sheriff's Office, and members of other state and federal law enforcement agencies.
- The Houston Innocence Lost Task Force was originally formed as an informal working group composed of FBI agents and officers from the Houston Police Department Vice Division to investigate domestic human trafficking. A formal task force was created in 2007 and added deputies from the Harris County Sheriff's Department. The HILTF proactively locates and rescues U.S. children who are trafficked throughout the country for purposes of commercialized sex.
- The Houston Asian Organized Crime Task Force brings together representatives of the FBI and the Houston Police Department to address the burgeoning Asian organized crime problem in the Houston metropolitan area, which has significant South Asian and Vietnamese populations. Our cases involve not only drug trafficking, but also bribery, alien smuggling, money laundering, and murder for hire. The ultimate goal of the task force is to disrupt and dismantle the most significant Asian crime enterprises.
- We also lead or take part in several major partnerships targeting violent crime and major thefts:
- The Major Theft Task Force works to identify and conduct prioritized investigations of major theft criminal enterprises operating within or through the greater Houston metropolitan area, optimizing the effectiveness and efficiency of federal, state, and local law enforcement resources. Through coordinated investigations, the task force pursues prosecutions that will most effectively disrupt and eventually dismantle major theft groups.
- The Multi-Agency Gang Task Force identifies and targets for prosecution the leaders and members of violent street gangs operating in the greater Houston metropolitan area. These gangs commit a vast array of criminal activity, such as drug trafficking, money laundering, alien smuggling, murder, robbery/aggravated assault, and car jacking.
- The Houston Violent Crime Task Force conducts prioritized investigations of bank robberies, focusing on the most violent acts as well as those indicative of a pattern of criminal offenses (e.g., serial robberies); aggressively investigates crimes against children and crimes aboard aircraft or at sea; locates and apprehends major violent fugitives; and investigates criminality at federal penal institutions within the division's territory .


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Watch Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer 2014 Australian Open semifinal free live stream match here!
According to a Jan. 20, 2014 ESPN report, the third Australian Open 2014 quarterfinal match features a (ESPN2) live stream and TV scheduled showdown between Rafael Nadal (Spain) and Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, will be the site for what should be a highly entertaining affair between Aussie Open 2014 top-seed Rafael Nadal and the No.22 player in the tournament, Grigor Dimitrov.
ESPN2's TV schedule broadcast gets underway around 11 p.m. EST (10 p.m. CST/9 p.m. MST/8 p.m. PST) following the conclusion of the women's singles quarterfinal between Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Victoria Azarenka.
Tennis fans around the world can also watch Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov go to war for a spot in the semifinals on a desktop or other internet-operated mobile devices (i.e. tablet or smartphone) via Watch-ESPN's live stream online feed.
There are two ways to watch the Australian Open 2014 live streaming quarterfinal action: A. Customers of TV and cable providers that offer Watch-ESPN can simply click here to verify access, or B. Watch ESPN3's free live stream feed of this and other quarterfinal matches in Spanish by clicking here (En Español).
Tonight's men's singles clash will be a battle of two determined athletes trying to achieve their respective goals and fulfill their destinies. For 27-year-old, Nadal, the 13-time Grand Slam champion is in search of his second Aussie Open title and keep the streak going after capturing the 2013 U.S. Open.
For 22-year-old, Dimitrov, the man they call "Baby Federer" is looking to keep the breakthrough momentum going, as he plays in the first Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career.
Who will prevail in this battle of wills? For starters, this will be the fourth meeting between the top-seeded Spaniard and the 22nd ranked Bulgarian. Although Nadal comes in undefeated in their head-to-heads, Dimitrov has gone the distance in all of them.
It is going to be very interesting to see how the dynamic of a five-set match plays out, considering this will be the first time they meet in a Grand Slam. Rafael Nadal comes into this match as a huge -900 favorite, while Grigor Dimitrov's odds of an upset stand at +650.
Tonight's OVER/UNDER is set at a combined total of 35, game-spreads have Rafa at -6½ against Maria Sharapova's boyfriend [+6½], and alternate-set betting stands at -2½ for the Spaniard and +2½ for the young Bulgarian.
Throughout their short history, Nadal has defeated Dimitrov twice on hard courts and once on clay. They met twice last season (Cincy and Monaco) and their first encounter dates back to the 2009 campaign in Rotterdam (The Netherlands).
Can Grigor Dimitrov continue his long awaited ascend towards the top of the ATP world rankings by stunning one of the greatest of all time in Rafael Nadal? Don't miss tonight's Australian Open 2014 quarterfinal match on ESPN2 (TV schedule) or ESPN3 (free live stream online).
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On most Sundays, waking up with a pimple isn't the end of the world—dab a little zit cream on it, throw on a pair of sunglasses, and you're good to go. But when you're a celebrity, a morning breakout on the day of the Oscars isn't an option. That's why celebrities trust their skin to Faith Tatro, a Los Angeles-based medical aesthetician and owner of Touch of Faith Aesthetics. "My busiest season is January through March," Tatro says. Although she won't divulge the names of her clients, Kate Bosworth and Drew Barrymore are rumored to be among her A-list fans.Read more >
Acne, Skin
The Lengths Women Go to For Clear Skin
When it comes to our appearance, we all want something we don't have—you know, sculpted abs, thighs that don't touch. For me, it's flawless skin. When I see a model or celebrity with clear, beautiful skin, I turn green with envy. My skin is decent (I even get compliments on it sometimes), but I still battle with mild acne here and there. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, I'm not the only one—nearly 85 percent of Americans are affected by acne at some point in their life. But we're not going down without a fight! Take me for example: I recently stopped taking birth control pills, but after an increase in breakouts, I'm ready to refill my prescription (like yesterday). I took a stroll around the Allure office to see if my coworkers were also taking measures in the name of pretty, spot-free skin. Here's what I found:
"Even though I get bottles of free moisturizer at work, I pay $50 for Vivité Replenish Hydrating Cream—a rich, but oil-free moisturizer I discovered at my derm's office. It's the only thing that fixes my dry and breakout-prone skin. I'll never use anything else," says assistant editor Daisy Shaw, whose teenage brother also swears by the stuff.
"I was so desperate for clear skin that I let Allure post pictures of my pimples in the magazine in an acne makeover story. It was so embarrassing! But I was hooked up with a dermatologist and put on Differin lotion and Clindagel, prescribed antibiotics that have really helped my skin," says editorial assistant Sophia Panych.
"I walk around my apartment with chalky pink dots on my face thanks to Mario Badescu Drying Lotion and white Biore strips across my nose in front of my roommate," confesses editorial assistant Alison Caporimo.
"I once faked an injury and put a Band-Aid over a zit to cover it up!" says web editor Fiona Gibb.
"I banned myself from shopping for skin-care products in the drugstore and can only use the prescription-strength stuff. And it's not for a pimple here and there, I do it all of the time to maintain clear skin," says associate editor Kate Sullivan.
How important is clear skin to you? And what do you do to get it?
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Has a Guy Ever Made You Feel Bad About Your Body?
Last week the third season of Jersey Shore premiered, bringing with it news that Jenny "J Woww" Farley's ex-boyfriend Tom Lippolis is threatening to sell naked pictures of the reality star from before her second round of plastic surgeries (a second breast augmentation and cellulite treatments). Lippolis is acting like this is all business, telling Radar Online that he's only holding the photos over her head until she pays his management fees. But in describing the images, he says her breasts are "deformed" and that she has "tons" of cellulite. As we reported in 2009, the then-23-year-old J Woww had cellulite treatments before taping the show, so clearly that was something she was self-conscious about, and probably before her relationship with Lippolis. But while Lippolis might not have spawned her negative feelings about her body at that time, it was disturbing to read his cruel comments. All this coming from a man who supposedly used to care about her. One hopes that at the very least, he did not say these things to J Woww during their relationship.
Even when it's not mean-spirited, commenting on (while not complimenting) a significant other's looks is complicated. Telling someone you care about that maybe they should hit the gym more often, or cut their long hair (or their goddamn toenails!), or that they've lost too much weight on a new diet—will sound harsh, even if it's done with love. But comments that go beyond that—statements like "You're fat" or "You're gross" or "You're deformed" are simply abusive. (To find out more about verbal abuse, check out these articles from Psychology Today. If you or someone you know is an abusive relationship, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE or visit their website thehotline.org. If your computer use might be monitored, call the number.)
Has your partner ever made you feel bad about your body, even to a lesser degree?
Daily Beauty Reporter: Do You Love or Hate Your Nose?
Daily Beauty Reporter: Have You Ever Had a Beauty Reaction to a Breakup?
Daily Beauty Reporter: Are You Cool With Grooming In Front of Your Significant Other?
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Alluring Links: Oprah and Dr. Oz Pop Zits and Coco Rocha's Insane Beauty Closet Revealed!
This week, we updated our skin-care routine and dished on the cheap makeup that we love. Be sure to check out those beauty stories and these ones from around the web.
The Grey Lady has discovered Minx, and because of that, we now know that Beyoncé has worn an artistic rendering of Jay-Z's face on her nails. Intimacy! (P.S. We're certain she did this before Katy Perry sported Russell Brand's face on her nails. Beyoncé is a trendsetter.) [The New York Times]
Speaking of Minx, they'll have 40 new designs available on November 1. You can sneak a peak at half of them now. (We like the metallic dots.) [Beauty Counter]
Remember when we told you about model Coco Rocha's beauty closet? See it in all its glory. [Vogue]
In this video, Oprah and Dr. Oz demonstrate the best way to pop a pimple with a pin using a giant model of a zit. Gross, and informative. [Glamour's The Girls in the Beauty Dept.]
Which beauty look makes no sense to you? BellaSugar is puzzled by the French pedicure. We've long been confused by red eyeliner. (It makes you look like you have hay fever.) [BellaSugar]
Acne, Skin, health
The Emotional Effects of Acne
We just read some sad—and frightening—news about how acne can affect one's emotional state. A recent study funded by the Norwegian Institute for Public Health and posted on the Journal of Investigative Dermatology this week, has found that teenagers who suffer from severe acne are two or three times as likely (girls and boys respectively) to have thoughts of suicide and experience depression than those with clear complexions. The study involved teenagers in the general population, which the experts think makes the results more realistic: Most studies only focus on teens who are under doctor's care for their acne, but the reality is that most cases of severe teen acne are left untreated. Nearly 25 percent of the teens who had "very much" acne said they'd had thoughts of suicide, compared with 11 percent of the study participants overall.
It may seem obvious that something like cystic acne, a condition that is visible and embarrassing, can cause low-self esteem, in turn bringing about some form of depression. But the study does highlight an important and serious issue that needs to be addressed. "Health care systems and schools should be aware of problem," said researcher Jon Halvorsen, professor of dermatology at the University of Oslo, adding that teens suffering from severe acne should be encouraged to seek treatment.
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Skin Embarrassments: How to Treat Bacne
We used to think big red zits on our nose were bad—that is, until we started getting them on our back and shoulders, too. The solution?
1. The salicylic acid treatments and wipes you use on your face work well on the body. As for those with benzoyl peroxide, they help dry out bacne, but unfortunately can bleach your clothes and sheets, too.
2. Showering with a medicated body wash containing salicylic acid is a big help, says dermatologist Alexa Boer Kimball, since "the back can be difficult to treat, simply because it's hard to reach." We've found that Neutrogena Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Body Wash helps keep our skin clear.
3. If you don't see an improvement after a couple of weeks, consider a series of acne-laser treatments. "We have seen wonderful success with the Isolaz laser," says dermatologist Jeannette Graf. "In a split second, it expands the pore, vacuums out gunk, and kills bacteria." Expect to pay $300 to $600 per treatment.
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Fixed Income Global Structured Covered Obligation. Say that three times fast.
According to yesterday's Wall Street Journal, the bailed out financial criminals at Goldman Sachs are set to launch the latest and greatest toxic derivative product directly into the portfolios of willing muppets the world over. It all starts this September, so public pension funds may as well just start taking out stacks of hundreds and torching them at Burning Man while they still have a chance.
Yes, it's called the "Fixed Income Global Structured Covered Obligation," and no, you will not have a clue what's in it. No seriously, you won't have a clue.
The Wall Street Journal describes the "final frontier in the search for yield:"
Ultra-loose monetary policy has prompted investors to take more risk in exchange for yield. For some, that means buying lower-rated bonds or debt with longer maturities. Another route is to invest in more complex deals. All this creates incentives for financial engineering. In credit derivatives markets, there are signs investors are delving back into esoteric structures.
Citigroup reports a "large increase" in trading of products that slice and dice exposure to defaults in credit-default-swap indexes. The bank says this is mostly driven by hedge funds, but that other investors who may struggle to meet return targets could be drawn in.
Another example: Goldman Sachs has been marketing a new structure: a so-called Fixed Income Global Structured Covered Obligation that may come to market in September. It borrows elements of covered bonds, a structure with a long history in Europe. Investors will have a claim on a pool of dedicated assets and against two guarantors, Goldman and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance.
But in many ways, the deal isn't a covered bond. Instead of funding mortgages or public-sector loans, it will provide funding for a portfolio of fixed-income securities sourced from Goldman. The deal is structured via a derivative, a total-return swap entered into by Goldman Sachs Mitsui Marine Derivative Products.
And investors won't know what exactly is in the pool. They will get a breakdown of the kinds of assets included, but not the exact composition. And what is in the structure can change. Crédit Agricole notes the pool could be predominantly residential-mortgage backed securities at one point, sovereign debt at another and corporate bonds at yet another.
But here's the best part…
S&P has rated the deal triple-A.
Not to worry. As Paul Butnik informed us earlier today:
In Holland we now have the 'banker's oath' in which they swear they'll focus on the client. Just allow real competition instead of this joke — Paul Buitink (@paulbuitink) August 11, 2014
So there's that.
Of course, this is just the latest iteration of the current credit bubble, which I've covered extensively this year. Some additional recent articles on the topic can be found below:
UltraLong Bond Madness – Issuance of Debt with 30 Year+ Maturity Soars 22% in 2014
Credit Bubble Update – Issuance of CLOs Expected to Hit Record in 2014
Junk Borrowers Are Increasingly "Adjusting Earnings" to More Easily Sell Debt
Credit Mania Update – The Chase for CCC-Rated Bonds Is the Credit Bubble Popping?
Carlyle Group Warns on Frothiness and Junk Bond Deals Get Pulled
Guest Post: Is There a Massive High Yield Credit Bubble?
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Hidden Financial Bombs: Margin Calls Hit Hedge Funds Speculating in Freddie/Fannie Bonds With High Repo Leverage
In short, Wall Street prime brokers looking for trades and spreads offered cheap carry trade financing to the "credit" oriented hedge funds so that they could arb the GSE risk-sharing RMBS bonds based on money market interest rates that are pegged and controlled by the Fed. Needless to say, were the Fed to actually begin normalizing short-term money market rates, the recent disorder and margin calls in this market would amount to a mere Sunday School picnic. And if the current already 61 month long business cycle expansion should meet its inexorable end and roll-over into another recession, the watchword would be "look-out below!"
Yet here's the thing. The structured finance product calls STACRs issued by the GSEs are just a tony microcosm, and a tepid one at that, of the trillions in structured finance products that have been issued by Wall Street dealers and their counterparts around the world.
Overwhelmingly, these products are not backed by real collateral or cash flows, but instead, are the embodiment of computerized algorithms based on reference pools of other securities—-some of these being synthetics, too.
So the central banks have unleashed a devils work shop.
The story below provides but a glimpse of their handiwork. When the massive tide of central bank liquidity and cheap debt finally begins to recede, there will be margin calls everywhere. And the list of exploding acronyms like STACRS will stretch on as far as the eye can see.


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What is your favorite name?
i like the name Nevaeh.. it's my dughters name i like it because it's heaven spelt backwards and as a christian that means something to me. I like the name Landon for a boy. there was a guy in my class in highschool named landon and he was the sweetest guy anyone would meet and the name stuck. Name associtaion i guess
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I like names that you can both say in english and french..Like Jeremy
or Nadia or Kelly-Ann or Marius or Caleb or Chanelle...I
could go on and on..lol...i love names,,,It took us for ever too
choose our 2 kids names...but in the end I'm gladd i chosse the ones i
I just had to reply - Kate is a great name! I wanted to call my daughter Katherine (possible Kate as a nn) but we named her Laura Katherine. I get so many compliments on her name. Laura is pretty and classic but not trendy. She just turned 6 and she loves her name because nobody else has it.
I like Gabriel for a boy and Lucy for a girl. I thought Lucy wasn't very common anymore, but when my daughter was born and we named her that the nurse said that there were 3 Lucy's born in that hospital in the last few days.
There is a girl in my town named Brett which is a fine name for a boy, but I'd hate to do that to a girl. My name is Jo, and it's been hard enough for me with all the phone calls and letters for "Mr. Jo ......"
When I was young I thought if I ever had a girl I would name her Hope. I always loved that name and thought it was beautiful and uncommon. Unfortunately, my now ex disagreed and we settled on Taylor (with my last name as her middle, at least). Now there are "Taylors" everywhere! I also like the classic name Lisa. How can you be ugly when you're named Lisa? Last two are a little exotic: Petra and Brisa. Now that I am divorced, I wish I could have chosen another name. Oh well, she looks like a Taylor. Thanks. I think boy's names are more difficult, so I'm glad I had a girl (at 43!). Kind of like Alec.


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Heroin Happy Meal updates have come in, with Shantia Dennis being officially charged with several crimes. The heroin Happy Meal scheme at McDonald's involved Dennis selling drugs through the drive-thru window when customers ordered specific menu items. According to a report from CNN late Thursday (Jan. 30) the charges that she faces have now been revealed following her arrest.
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Dennis has been charged with two counts of possession, one count of criminal use of a communication facility, one count of prohibited acts of delivery and one count of possession with intent to deliver. Those are some pretty stiff accusations, but they stem from a succinct sting perpetrated by undercover police officers in Pittsburgh. They conducted a drug buy at the McDonald's restaurant, gave Dennis money, and received drugs in return. It seems like a case that the courts should have an easy time deciding upon when she receives her day in court.
No statement from her attorney or from the McDonald's restaurant where this all occurred has been made yet. It certainly doesn't shed good light on the restaurant chain that a heroin Happy Meal was being sold, but it is definitely creating a lot of free publicity around the country. News stories about this case have been on local stations all across the United States, confirming the old adage that "no publicity is bad publicity." In this case being associated with the drugs might be seen as a negative, but it shouldn't keep customers from shopping there.
The scheme at the center of this story almost seems like something out of a television show or movie and it will be interesting to see how long the local authorities claim it had been taking place before she was caught. Shantia Dennis will eventually get her day in court and that might be the perfect case for television cameras to be in attendance.
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On Feb. 25, 2014, the recent deposition in the Zenaida Gonzalez vs. Casey Anthony case was publicly released. Casey Anthony was acquitted on first-degree murder charges in the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee in July 2011, but has been embroiled in legal battles since. She has spent several years in bankruptcy court and faces two civil lawsuits, one from the meter reader who discovered Caylee Anthony's remains on December 11, 2008, Roy Kronk; the second from a woman with the same name as the babysitter Casey Anthony accused of kidnapping her daughter, Zenaida Gonzalez. In the deposition, Anthony denied that the nanny actually kidnapped Caylee, though this is contrary to statements made during the state of Florida's investigation and search for her missing child.
During Anthony's murder trial, her attorney Jose Baez stated that Caylee had never been kidnapped and her mother fabricated the story to cover up her own sexual abuse and neglect at the hands of her father, George Anthony. He stated that Caylee Anthony drowned in the family's swimming pool and out of panic, they covered up the death and pointed blame on the nanny. Zenaida Gonzalez says that Anthony's lie destroyed her life, caused her and her children emotional harm and suffering and resulted in financial loss. In the newly released documents and sworn deposition, Anthony states that the nanny "Zenaida Goznalez" was real and not fictitious. This is contrary to what Jose Baez stated during the trial.
When an attorney asked Anthony if she could prove that a nanny named Zenaida Gonzalez really existed, Anthony replied she couldn't. Attorney Keith Mitnik inquired, "Now, is there any way in the world that you could suggest to me that I might find this person to see if she ever existed?"
Case Anthony answered, "I don't know if you could or not, sir."
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"It became routine under Obama..."
In excerpts of former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Bob Gates' memoir "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War," the former Sec Def doesn't quite hold back exactly he perceived the Obama White House's treatment of military leaders, as reported by both The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and The Washington Post (WaPo) on Jan. 7, 2014.
What should have come as the first overt sign, one of the few times Barack Obama spoke off the cuff, sans teleprompter, he quipped during a slight rain exactly how he feels of those who serve our nation in the Uniformed Services.
During a joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Obama summoned two Leathernecks to protect the heads of the heads of state, saying of the Marines:
Why don't we get a couple of Marines — they're gonna look good next to us.
In and of itself, the implication that a United States Marine, especially a Non-Commissioned Officer donning Dress Blues, would require Barack Obama to stand next to him in order to "look good" could be open to interpretation.
Gates, however, left little to the imagination when he related the Obama Administration's micro-management and questionable treatment of rather high ranking Flag Officers:
Most of my conflicts with the Obama administration during the first two years weren't over policy initiatives from the White House but rather the NSS's [National Security Staff] micromanagement and operational meddling, which I routinely resisted. For an NSS staff member to call a four-star combatant commander or field commander would have been unthinkable when I worked at the White House—and probably cause for dismissal.
It became routine under Obama. I directed commanders to refer such calls to my office.
The controlling nature of the Obama White House, and its determination to take credit for every good thing that happened while giving none to the career folks in the trenches...
For those on the National Security team, they can rest easy in the knowledge they weren't the only ones Gates took note of. As the WaPo cited:
Biden is accused of 'poisoning the well' against the military leadership.
Thomas Donilon, initially Obama's deputy national security adviser, and then-Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute, the White House coordinator for the wars, are described as regularly engaged in 'aggressive, suspicious, and sometimes condescending and insulting questioning of our military leaders.'
The WaPo also cited:
All too early in the [Obama] administration, suspicion and distrust of senior military officers by senior White House officials — including the president and vice president — became a big problem for me as I tried to manage the relationship between the commander in chief and his military leaders.


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Many people have adapted to an American style of eating. Food has to be made fast & quick to keep up with the busy lifestyles of many people. Career driven people, stay at home moms/dads, event the disciplined athlete or fitness model have resorted to getting foods robbed of healthy nutrient in their daily diet regimen.
With the time of processed foods and fast food restaurants on the rise, we begin to struggle with certain ailments in our bodies. The majority of these issues stem from what we are putting in our brains and how our brain processes theses foods and how it sends its signals to the rest of the body.
In an ideal world, with a body that is rich of vitamins & nutrients, and also foods that provide natural sugars, your brain will be able to function properly and be able to help the body receive signals it needs to survive. Without these vitamins and natural sugars, the brain will fail at giving the body its necessary signals will cause the body to fail over time.
In our fast paced world, a body that takes in artificial sugars, processed foods full of salts and preservatives will have a brain that will short circuit on giving the body the proper signals it needs. The end result will be a person who is suffering from many different health defects that will have to be diagnosed by MRIs, CAT scans, stress tests, and many blood test that will have to be done to make sure that a person is not in any dangerous levels and/or have to be put on medicine to help level out the bad levels. Causes of strokes, heart attacks, organ failure and all neurological disorders come from a poor staple of food intake and how the brain can process the sugar its getting from foods.
Your brain is the command center for your "Temple" (your body). The brain talks to the body to perform all necessary functions to keep it alive. In order to maintain a healthy functioning command center, the brain must feed off of what the body gives it. These natural nutrients can be found in fruits and vegetables. Depriving the brain on this will cause your metabolism to slow down, thoughts/focus to not be clear. These are just some of the things that can happen when the brain is not being fed the right things and is giving the body improper instructions. Malnutrition of the brain can also lead to depression, constant fatigue, aches/pains in the body, and ultimately failing health.
To reverse this process, your mindset of your diet will have to change. Once you change that, you will find that your body will start to feel better, your thoughts will be better, and you will begin to start having a piece of mind.


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Heeton unveils Grange Road designer condo
The 16-storey iLiv@Grange draws inspiration from the calla lily.
The Straits Times - June 10, 2010
By: Joyce Teo
SINGAPORE'S first apartments conceived by well-known design firm yoo were unveiled yesterday to upmarket buyers at possible prices of between $4 million and $10 million.
Three years after it bought the Grange Road site, developer Heeton Holdings showed off its innovative concept for the 30-unit designer condo iLiv@Grange. Most of the units are expected to command a price of more than $3,000 per sq ft.
It invited 160 potential buyers to the condo's show gallery yesterday evening, and is open to one-on-one price discussions with them.
Heeton chief operating officer Danny Low said most of the apartments would sell for more than $3,000 psf, in contrast to the surrounding projects' $2,700 to $3,500 psf going rate.
The firm is prepared to hold the project if need be, and will start construction soon, he said.
Former wet market operator Heeton bought the plot at around $1,706 psf per plot ratio - excluding development charges - back in the boom days of 2007.
And, like many other developers, it decided to delay the launch because of the global financial crisis.
In a bid to come up with a striking design and appeal to the high-end crowd, it has in the meantime switched the condo's architect from well-known local architect Timothy Seow and CPG Consultants to Italy's Mercurio Design Lab (MDL).
The result is that the 16-storey iLiv@Grange has morphed from the predictable rectangular-shaped condo that was originally planned, into a curvaceous facade that draws inspiration from the calla lily. Designer Massimo Mercurio told reporters yesterday that 'buildings need to be sexy'.
The landscaping and apartment interiors of iLiv@Grange are designed by yoo, founded by celebrated designer Philippe Starck and British developer John Hitchcox - who flew in for the media and potential buyers' session.
iLiv@Grange's one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments range from about 1,100 sq ft to 3,000 sq ft.
There are two double-storey penthouses at some 3,300 sq ft and 3,500 sq ft which come with three bedrooms, a private roof terrace and pool. Heeton is inviting price offers for the penthouses.
Each apartment is served by a private lift.
Mr Low said Heeton is considering holding a roadshow in Shanghai to showcase the development and will put a showflat at the site by the third quarter of next year.
Heeton's next project will be on the former Mitre Hotel site in Killiney Road. Designed by an unnamed British architect, it may be released for sale in the first half of next year.
And it is looking to relaunch The Lumos in Leonie Hill in July or August at $3,000 psf and upwards. The project was first released for sale in 2007.
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Doris McIlvaine Frazier of Magnolia passed away Tuesday April 16, 2013 at Kent General Hospital. She was 90.
Doris was born August 29, 1922 to the late J. Ralph and Elva G. McIlvaine of Magnolia.
She was valedictorian of the class of 1939 at Caesar Rodney High School and a graduate of the University of Delaware, where she was a member of Pi Mu Epsilon, an Honorary Mathematics sorority/fraternity. Doris taught high school math at Caesar Rodney High School; third, fourth and fifth grades at Magnolia Elementary School; and math at Dover Country Day School. She was secretary of the Club 55 and Modern Maturity Center bowling leagues for 20 years. Doris was a lifetime member of the Magnolia United Methodist Church, including United Methodist Women.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Bruce G. Frazier, sons and daughters-in-law B. Gerald and Christina Frazier of Summerville SC and James and Victoria Frazier of Magnolia DE; granddaughters Laura Frazier and her husband Andrew Hynes of Martinsville VA and Susan Burgess and her husband Lester Burgess of Greer SC; and her great-grandson Parker Hynes of Martinsville VA.
Extended family include the caregivers who cared for her in recent years – Sally and Ted Robbins, Sarah Russell, Susie Perry, Robin Perry, Tiffany Lewis, Kim Jara, Lisa Pippin, and the staff of Christiana Care and Delaware Hospice.
Services will be held at Torbert Funeral Chapel, 1145 East Lebanon Road, Dover, DE on April 21, 2013 at 2:00 p.m, where friends may call one hour earlier. Burial will be in Barratt's Chapel Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Delaware Hospice, 911 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901.
Letters of condolence may be sent and guestbook signed at http://www.torb ertfuneral.com/.
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