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At least four publications rate the Cougar class among the top 30 nationally.
February 3, 1999
PULLMAN, Wash. - "Excellent" was Mike Price's first comment when asked Wednesday to assess the quality of Washington State University's latest football recruiting class. "Looking at it on paper right now this is the best we have ever had," he said, adding substance to several national recruiting services who have lauded WSU's signees.
At least four publications rate the Cougar recruits among the top 30 in the country. Prep Star Magazine ranked WSU's recruiting class 24th nationally and fourth among Pac-10 teams before signing day, while Super Prep Magazine also viewed WSU's class as one of the best on the West Coast. Insiders Report assesses WSU's class as the 29th best in the country, while RivalNet ranks WSU 22nd nationally. In addition, the Tacoma News Tribune rated WSU's group fifth in the Pac-10.
"I didn't believe in those recruiting services in the past, but if we are in the top 20 they are doing a great job," Price quipped late Wednesday during his press conference.
WSU's recruiting class, which totaled 23 Wednesday with at least three additional letters expected later in the week, included four players who earned prep All-American honors. Super Prep Magazine rated Josh Shavies as the number eight tight end, Isaac Brown the number 14 linebacker, Matt Kegel the number 21 quarterback, and Leon Burnett the number 36 running back. One of the recruits who had not sent his letter of intent to WSU Wednesday was also singled out by Super Prep on their national team.
Both Shavies and Spokane's Jeremey Williams were ranked among the top 100 players in the nation by several services, including The Sporting News and the National Recruiting Center.
Four recruits were picked to Washington All-State first teams by the Associated Press: Al Genatone, Marcus Trufant, Josh Parrish and Rian Long. Trufant was named the 4A player of the year by the Tacoma News Tribune while Williams was named by the Seattle Times as one of the top six high school players in Washington.
"I think a lot of it (recruiting success) had to do with the feeling the Cougars can go to the Rose Bowl, the Cougars can win the Pac-10 championship," Price answered when quizzed about the success coming off a poor showing in league play. "I think the new weight room helped and the positive attitude of our players who are on campus."
The list of players WSU released Wednesday included four who are already in school, freshman Kjell (pronounced Shell) Nesen and junior college transfers Melvin Camarena, Curtis Holden and Milton Wynn. Wynn is a 6-3 receiver from Los Angeles Valley CC, while Holden, a linebacker, transferred from San Francisco CC along with Camarena, a defensive lineman. Three WSU starters last fall also attended San Francisco CC, Kevin Brown, Jerry Roquemore and Chris Martin. Nesen is a quarterback out of Westlake Village, Calif., and St. Francis High.
Of the 19 fall recruits announced Wednesday, four are out of the junior college ranks. Three are defensive players: end Anthony Adedipe from Chabot JC, Mory Banks out of LA Southwest College, and John Williams, a defensive back from Long Beach CC. The fourth is Marcus Williams, a 6-5 receiver from Laney JC. Marcus Williams was a highly sought high school receiver who originally signed with Colorado two years ago. As a senior in high school he was listed by several publications as one of the top players on the coast.
Five of the eight junior college players are on the defensive side of the ball and three, including two receivers, are on offense. The list includes a pair of defensive linemen and two defensive backs. From the high school ranks, the Cougs picked up nine players expected to play on the offensive side of the ball and six on defense. Included are three projected tight ends and three offensive linemen, plus three linebackers.
"I am real pleased with this recruiting class. We had a great recruiting class when Jack Thompson was among the signees and that was an excellent class with Drew Bledsoe.
"A lot of times we say, gee we didn't get any running backs or some other position, but I don't think we have any holes in this class. I was a little worried about running backs because we have Kevin Brown coming back as a junior, but we got Deon Burnett. He was our number one pick at running back.
"Jeremey Williams is the class of the class. He has tremendous character and has tremendous potential. He is a little thin right now at 250 or 255 because of basketball. Jeremey took us down to the wire and made me work pretty hard and I had some worrisome nights over where he was going to school. But guys like Al Genatone, Josh Parrish and Matt Kegel committed early to WSU and turned down away lot of visits to other schools. They turned down scholarship offers and stayed loyal to me and Washington State.
"We got two junior college wide receivers as big as anyone has in the conference in Milton Wynn at 6-4 and Marcus Williams at 6-5. These are big, solid guys who can jump up and take the ball away. These two guys, even though we have three starters returning, will play next year. We have two defensive backs, John Williams, a safety, and Mory Banks, a corner. They are fine athletes and will play next year. The list also includes Anthony Adedipe and Melvin Camarena. Both can play. The two players we have in now from San Francisco City College, Camarena and Curtis Holden, are every bit as good as the guys we had last year from the same school.
"Holden is going to be good. Everything they say about him is true. Several of our returnees will miss some of the spring drills because they are playing another sport or recovering from injuries, so Holden will get a great opportunity to learn the defense.
"It is hard to say if any of the freshmen will play next year. It will depend on how we are doing. I think most of them will redshirt. Maybe one of the tight ends might play because we are so young there and Deon Burnett might be a guy who can step in. He is capable of playing tomorrow. There may be one or two guys who will not enroll in the fall and come in January instead. Sam Lightbody is one of those. He is a light body, even at 270 he looks thin. A lot of people recruiting him for a defensive end or tight end but he wants to play on the offensive line. He will be a great player someday.
"We got two outstanding tight ends in Josh Shavies and Josh Parrish. I could almost complete a pass throwing it over the middle to those two guys. They go 6-7 and 6-6. Shavies is a great athlete and could play for the Cougar basketball team someday. I wouldn't mind that at all.
"This is a real good academic class. There are only a couple who don't have their test scores.
"I think Kegel is better than Ryan Leaf coming out of high school. I think he throws a better ball and has better fundamental quarterback technique, probably because of Ryan helping him. He ran a little more of a passing offense like we run than Ryan did in high school. Ryan improved so much when he was here. If Kegel can improve like Leaf did it is going to be lights out."
|CAMARENA, Melvin
|East Palo Alto, Calif.(Carlmont/San Francisco CC)
|HOLDEN, Curtis
|San Francisco, Calif. (McAteer/San Francisco CC)
|NESEN, Kjell
|Westlake Village, Calif. (St. Francis)
|WYNN, Milton
|Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope/Los Angeles Valley CC)
|ADEDIPE, Anthony
|Newark, Calif. (Washington/Chabot JC)
|BANKS, Mory
|Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw/LA Southwest CC)
|WILLIAMS, John
|West Aurora, Ill. (W. Aurora/Long Beach CC)
|WILLIAMS, Marcus
|Oakland, Calif. (Berkeley/Laney JC)
|BROWN, Isaac
|Upland, Calif. (Claremont)
|BURNETT, Deon
|Upland, Calif. (Claremont)
|DAVIS, Ira
|Seattle, Wash. (Garfield)
|GENATONE, Al
|Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin)
|HENDERSON, Collin
|Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup)
|KEGEL, Matt
|Havre, Mont. (Havre)
|KNOTTS, Billy
|Vancouver, Wash. (Columbia River)
|LAWSON, Forrest
|Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers)
|LIGHTBODY, Sam
|Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach)
|LONG, Rien
|Anacortes, Wash. (Anacortes)
|PARRISH, Josh
|Chewelah, Wash. (Jenkins)
|SHAVIES, Josh
|Fremont, Calif. (Fremont)
|SIMMONS, Melvin
|Compton, Calif. (Dominguez)
|TRUFANT, Marcus
|Tacoma, Wash. (Wilson)
|WILLIAMS, Jeremey
|Spokane, Wash. (Ferris)
3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3 - The above list of 23 student-athletes completes WSU's announcements for today. Two additional high school athletes and one from junior college are expected to sign late Wednesday (after release time) or Thursday. The above list includes 19 students who will enroll in August, 1999, and four who are already in school. The final three recruits all will be fall enrollees.
Long Beach P-T Best In the West (5)
TNT Western 100 (RB-13)
National Recruiting Center (other Prep AA)
Super Prep Magazine Prep AA (RB-36)
Super Prep Magazine All-Far West (33)
Seattle Times White Chip
AP All-State First Team;
Seattle Times Red Chip
Seattle PI All-State First Team
Washington Prep Report All-State First Team
Seattle Times Red Chip
Seattle PI All-State First Team
TNT NW Nugget Second Team
Washington Prep Report All-State Second Team
Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (34)
TNT Western 100 (QB-8)
National Recruiting Center (other Prep AA)
Super Prep Magazine Prep AA (QB-21)
Super Prep Magazine All-Midlands (13)
Seattle Times Red Chip
Washington Prep Report All-State Second Team
Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (36)
Seattle Times Red Chip
TNT NW Nugget Second Team
Washington Prep Report All-State Second Team
Super Prep Magazine All-Far West (100)
AP All-State First Team;
Seattle Times Red Chip
TNT NW Nugget Second Team
Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (24)
AP All-State First Team;
Seattle Times Red Chip
TNT Western 100 (TE-2)
TNT NW Nugget Second Team
Washington Prep Report All-State First Team
Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (21)
TNT Western 100 (TE-3)
The Sporting News Top 101 (92)
National Recruiting Center National 100 (63)
Super Prep Magazine Prep AA (TE-8)
Super Prep Magazine All-Far West (18)
Super Prep Magazine All-Far West (92)
AP All-State First Team;
Seattle Times Red Chip
Seattle PI All-State First Team
TNT Western 100 (DB-8)
TNT NW Nugget Second Team
Washington Prep Report All-State First Team
Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (17)
Seattle Times Blue Chip
Long Beach P-T Best In the West (5)
TNT NW Nugget Second Team
Washington Prep Report All-State Second Team
Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (10)
The Sporting News Top 101 (81)
National Recruiting Center National 100 (51)
Super Prep Magazine JC All-American Top 100 (70)
TNT Western 100 (LB-11)
National Recruiting Center (other Prep AA)
Super Prep Magazine Prep AA (LB-14)
Super Prep Magazine All-Far West (30)
DEON BURNETT Long Beach P-T Best In the West (5) TNT Western 100 (RB-13) National Recruiting Center (other Prep AA) Super Prep Magazine Prep AA (RB-36) Super Prep Magazine All-Far West (33)
IRA DAVIS Seattle Times White Chip
AL GENATONE AP All-State First Team; Seattle Times Red Chip Seattle PI All-State First Team Washington Prep Report All-State First Team
COLLIN HENDERSON Seattle Times Red Chip Seattle PI All-State First Team TNT NW Nugget Second Team Washington Prep Report All-State Second Team Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (34)
MATT KEGEL TNT Western 100 (QB-8) National Recruiting Center (other Prep AA) Super Prep Magazine Prep AA (QB-21) Super Prep Magazine All-Midlands (13)
BILLY KNOTTS Seattle Times Red Chip Washington Prep Report All-State Second Team Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (36)
FORREST LAWSON Seattle Times Red Chip TNT NW Nugget Second Team Washington Prep Report All-State Second Team
SAM LIGHTBODY Super Prep Magazine All-Far West (100)
RIEN LONG AP All-State First Team; Seattle Times Red Chip TNT NW Nugget Second Team Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (24)
JOSH PARRISH AP All-State First Team; Seattle Times Red Chip TNT Western 100 (TE-2) TNT NW Nugget Second Team Washington Prep Report All-State First Team Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (21)
JOSH SHAVIES TNT Western 100 (TE-3) The Sporting News Top 101 (92) National Recruiting Center National 100 (63) Super Prep Magazine Prep AA (TE-8) Super Prep Magazine All-Far West (18)
MELVIN SIMMONS Super Prep Magazine All-Far West (92)
MARCUS TRUFANT AP All-State First Team; Seattle Times Red Chip Seattle PI All-State First Team TNT Western 100 (DB-8) TNT NW Nugget Second Team Washington Prep Report All-State First Team Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (17)
JEREMEY WILLIAMS Seattle Times Blue Chip Long Beach P-T Best In the West (5) TNT NW Nugget Second Team Washington Prep Report All-State Second Team Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (10) The Sporting News Top 101 (81) National Recruiting Center National 100 (51)
JOHN WILLIAMS Super Prep Magazine JC All-American Top 100 (70)
The following players enrolled at WSU in January, 1999, and will participate in spring drills.
1. CAMARENA, Melvin DL 6-2 265 Jr. E. Palo Alto, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Carlmont Highearned three varsity letters for coach Rich Motylewesky as a defensive and offensive linemanalso lettered twice in track as a shot and discus thrower and earned one varsity letter in socceras a SOPHOMORE started all football games and made eight sacksgoalkeeper and captain of the soccer teamJUNIOR year was an all-league second team selection while collecting 10 sacks and 70 tacklestrack team captainthrew 53 feet in the shot putduring SENIOR football season was an all-league first team selectionteam MVP and team captainmade 10 sacks and 60 tacklesmember of all-academic region team with a 3.0 grade point average.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Coached by George Rush for two seasons at San Francisco City CollegeFRESHMAN year made 13 sacks as a defensive tackle on national championship teamas a SOPHOMORE was an All-Golden Gate Conference first team selectioncollected 20 sacks.
PERSONAL: Melvin Camarenaborn 6-21-77 at Panama...mother Mercedes Jimenezthree sisters, Katia, Kaila and Franciscaenjoys weight training, reading Flex Magazine and watching moviesis bilingualmember of the United Latin Clubstudying sociology, psychology and social work.
2. HOLDEN, Curtis LB 6-3 240 Jr. San Francisco, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended J. Eugene McAteer High, earning three varsity letters as a running back and outside linebacker for coach Mike Denatalealso lettered twice in basketball as a forward for coaches Bobby Miles and Kevin Allenearned one letter in track for coach Mark Christiansen, running the 4x100 relay and throwing the shot and discusJUNIOR year football and basketball MVP and team captainas a SENIOR, football and basketball team captain and MVP.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two years at San Francisco City College for coach George Rushas a JUNIOR (1997-98) played mostly on special teamsteam finished with 11-1 recordduring SENIOR (1998) season named to first team All-Golden Gate Conferencefirst team and JC All-American selectioncollected 115 tackles, five sacks and two interceptions for 11-1 teamcaptain and team MVPdefensive player of the year.
PERSONAL: Curtis Holdenborn 3-17-79 in San Franciscoparents Curtis Holden, Sr. and Shelby Hammonsthree brothers Curtis Jr., Robert and Princetwo sisters Lashaun and Courtneyuncle Charles Hammons played football at San Francisco Stateenjoys lifting weightsinterested in psychology degree.
3. NESEN, Kjell QB 6-2 193 Fr. Westlake Village, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Bill Redell at St. Francis High, earning two varsity letters as a quarterback, free safety, and handled kicking and punting duties as well...earned two varsity letters in track..competed in the 100 meters, triple jump and long jump JUNIOR year named to all-league football teamtrack team captainduring SENIOR year shared Co-MVP Mission League honors with Justin Fargas, now a running back at Michiganfirst team Div. III All-CIF selection...captained both football and track squads...named All-L.A. Times and All-Daily News, and received recognition as a Prep Star Honorable Mention All-American...1998 Powerade Scholar Athlete of the Year.
PERSONAL: Kjell (pronounced Shell) Nesen...born 12-9-79 in Thousand Oaks, Calif...parents Gary and Karla Nesen...sister Kameronuncle Bob Seagran, a USC grad, who won gold and silver Olympic medals in the pole vaultenjoys playing video gamespursuing a business major.
4. WYNN, Milton WR 6-4 205 Jr. Lancaster, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Antelope Valley High, where he was coached by Brent Newcomb, earning two varsity letters at wide receiveralso earned two letters in basketball for coach Tom Mahan and four in trackduring JUNIOR season team claimed CIF Div. II football title, defeating Hart High 35-15, and finished with a 12-2 recordas a SENIOR was an All-Golden League selection, making 19 catches for 312 yards and seven touchdownsteam lost in Div. II championship gamefootball and basketball team captainalso an All-Golden League pick in basketballaveraged 13.3 points per game, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists as a guard.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: FRESHMAN (1996-97) Attended Bakersfield Junior College, playing wide receiver for one season before transferring to LA Valley College in the spring of 1997SOPHOMORE (1997-98)redshirted during football but played basketball and ran trackas a guard for the basketball team averaged 7.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per gamein track ran 10.7 in the 100 meters, 21.6 in the 200 meters and 48.3 in the 400 metersas a RS-SOPHOMORE (1998) played football for coach Gary Barlow and was an All-Western State Conference pickcollected 44 receptions for 751 yards and seven touchdowns while averaging 17.3 yards per carryteam captainbest performances include seven catches for 164 yards and four touchdowns against Compton College and nine catches for 182 yards and one touchdown against L.A. Southwestran a 4.45 40-yard dash.
PERSONAL: Milton Wynnborn 9-21-78 at Mission Hills, Califparents James Wynn and Joyce Piercetwo sisters Jackie Wynn and Joi Collinsbrother Tyrone Pierce played tight end for 1997 UCLA team that shared Pac-10 title with WSUpursuing a degree in psychology.
The following junior college and high school recruits signed letters of intent Feb. 3 and will enroll at WSU next fall (unless otherwise noted).
5. KEGEL, Matt QB 6-5 205 Fr. Havre, Mont.
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the top quarterbacks ever out of Havre High, where he was coached by Dan Olson...team captain senior year...three letters in football and also varsity letters in basketball (3) and track (4)...as a JUNIOR completed 78 of 161 passes for 1,077 yards and 12 touchdowns...seven interceptions...named Central A Conference's top quarterback, punter and kicker...team reached State finals with 8-3 record...finished second at the State track championships in the triple jump (44 feet)...during basketball season averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds...SENIOR year the number eight quarterback in Tacoma News Tribune's Western 100 team...Super Prep Magazine named him to their All-America team (number 21 QB) and to their All-Midlands (13) team...also a prep All-America pick by the National Recruiting Center...passed for 2,004 yards, connecting on 130 of 257 passes...threw for 22 touchdowns and had just nine interceptions...led team to State championship game before losing 14-7 to Hamilton...all-conference quarterback and punter and the Montana Class A All-State quarterback...named Super State QB, which includes all four classifications in Montana...selected to play in the State East-West Shrine Game and the Montana-North Dakota All-Star Game...team finished 8-2 and won conference title.
PERSONAL: Matthew (Matt) Kegel...born 8-1-80 at Havre...parents Sherry and Greg Kegel...one younger brother Justin...his cousin is former Cougar great Ryan Leaf, now with the San Diego Charters.
6. LIGHTBODY, Sam OL 6-8 270 Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Huntington Beach High, where he was coached by Tony Ciarelli..earned three varsity letters each in football and track (shot, discus)...captained football team senior year...during SOPHOMORE year won league shot put title for freshmen/sophomores...as a JUNIOR named most improved football player...MVP of track team and won league and district titles in the shot and discus...best marks 56-1 and 174-10...second in both events at the CIF championships...SENIOR year Super Prep Magazine named him to their All-Far West team (100)...earned All-Sunset League and All-CIF first team honors.
PERSONAL: Samuel (Sam) Lightbody...born 4-22-81 at Manila, Philippines...parents Kathleen and Art Lightbody...twin brothers, Jake and Titus...expected to delay enrollment until January, 2000...interested in a fine arts major.
7. KNOTTS, Billy OL 6-6 240 Fr. Vancouver, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Columbia River High...coached by John O'Rourke...three-year letterwinner in three sports, football, basketball and track (discus)...as a JUNIOR named the All-Greater St. Helens League second team...team won league title at 7-0 and finished 9-2 overall...team's most improved defensive lineman...SENIOR year named to the Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (36) team...a Seattle Times Red Chip honoree and an All-State second team pick by Washington Prep Report...Columbian Dream team pick...earned all-league honors on offense...selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game...team again won league title at 7-0 and ended the season 10-1...selected team's most inspirational player and top defensive lineman...an All-GSHL academic pick..
PERSONAL: Williams (Billy) Knotts...born 5-17-81 at Vancouver...parents Patty and Lonnie Knotts are both WSU graduates...one sister, Angela...attended WSU's football camp and was named the top defensive lineman...also attended the UPS football camp and was named the top offensive lineman...enjoys golf...CRHS's school activities coordinator, 1998-99...State DECA qualifier...prep gpa of 3.30...interested in a business major at WSU.
8. SIMMONS, Melvin LB 6-2 205 Fr. Compton, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Dominguez High, where he was coached by Willie Donerson...three varsity letters each in football and track (400m/800m) and one in baseball...football captain as a senior and baseball captain junior year...twice track captain, including senior year..as a JUNIOR made 138 tackles, including six sacks...an All-San Gabriel Valley League first team pick and named to the Cal High Sports Top 100...SENIOR year named the All-Far West team (92) by Super Prep Magazine...Blue Chip Magazine All-American honoree...made 142 tackles with five sacks...league MVP and named to All-CIF and league first teams...in final two seasons, made 280 tackles, including 11 sacks.
PERSONAL: Melvin Simmons...born 3-20-81 at Berkeley, Calif...parents Kathleen and Melvin Simmons....four sisters, Marguita, Katina, Kolena and Kamela, and six brothers, twins Marcel and Marcello, Marvin, Marlin, Maurice and Marquis...likes to jet ski, fish, go to the movies and watch his sister play basketball...prep gpa 3.3...honor roll student every semester in high school...ranked 28th in his class...interested in a business and education major at WSU.
9. PARRISH, Josh TE 6-6 245 Fr. Chewelah, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL: An outstanding multiple-sport athlete at Jenkins High (also known a Chewelah High)...coached by Roy Albertson in football...also one of the top basketball players in the state and competed in track...three football letters and two in basketball...as a JUNIOR named to the All-State team as well as an All-Great Northern League pick...made 15 receptions and averaged 15.1 yards per catch...SENIOR year named to the All-State first team by Associated Press and Washington Prep Report and a Seattle Times Red Chip pick...also named to the Western 100 (number two TE) by the Tacoma News Tribune and to their Northwest Nugget second team...also an All-Northwest (21) pick by Super Prep Magazine...an all-league pick for the second year in a row...most of his playing time came at offensive tackle, but also had 12 sacks on defense....selected to play in the East-West Shrine game.
PERSONAL: Joshua (Josh) Parrish...born 4-25-80 at Chewelah...parents Diana and Brad Parrish...two brothers, Casey and Richard...likes to hunt and fish and play basketball...two cousins, Joey and Cody McKenna, played football at Whitworth College...interested in a criminal justice major at WSU.
10. DAVIS, Ira DB 6-1 185 Fr. Seattle, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL: A standout on offense and defense in football and one of Garfield High's top basketball and track athletes...coached by Luther Carr in football, earning three letters...football and basketball captain senior year...four varsity letters each in basketball and track...high jump and long jump specialist...during SOPHOMORE year (96-97) hoop team's most improved player...team won Metro City championship...as a JUNIOR (1997-98) basketball team won Metro City title and State Championship...SENIOR (98-99) year picked by the Seattle Times to their White Chip list...All-KingCo wide receiver and honorable mention linebacker...All-State honorable mention.
PERSONAL: Ira Davis...born 4-27-81 at Seattle...mother Portia Carter...one sister Portina Alexander...an uncle Mike Carter earned football letters at WSU in 1972-73-74...cousin Anthony Davis played with the Kansas City Chiefs...enjoys surfing the internet...honor student with a 3.1 gpa...earned minority outreach program certificate of merit, 1995...Seattle Urban League Youth Access Computer Training Program, 1998...Renaissance Honor Roll award 1998...a member of Natural Helpers, 1999...City of Seattle Webmaster and Graphics Art intern, 1997-99...participated in numerous community programs...National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete honoree, 1999...high school's Senior Prince,1999...looking at a computer science and advertising major at WSU.
11. WILLIAMS, Jeremey DL 6-5 255 Fr. Spokane, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-sport standout at Ferris High with varsity letters in football and basketball...coached by Clarence Hough...football captain senior year...as a JUNIOR, recorded 100 tackles, including 36 for losses and 11 sacks,...named to the All-Greater Spokane League first team...All-State pick...team's outstanding lineman...had 15 tackles against Rogers and 12 in a game against Mesa...SENIOR year honored with selection to the National Recruiting Center National 100 (51) and to The Sporting News' Top 101 (81) team...ESPN top 100...received five votes in the Best in the West poll by the Long Beach P-T...a Seattle Times Red Chip pick and named to the Northwest Nugget second team by the Tacoma News Tribune...National Football Hall of Fame lineman of the year...an All-State second team pick by the Washington Prep Report...made 83 tackles, including 21 for losses and four sacks...All-GSL selection for the second straight year.
PERSONAL: Jeremy Williams...born 12-20-80 at Spokane, Wash...parents Adrian and Wallace Williams...father an offensive lineman at WSU 1970-71...one sister Stephanie...likes to swim and lift weights...prep gpa 3.7...honor roll student...member of DECA...interested in communications major at WSU.
12. GENATONE, Al LB/RB 6-0 210 Fr. Kennewick, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Kamiakin High, where he was coached by Craig Beverlin...lettered in football (3), wrestling (3) and track (4)...as a JUNIOR recorded 16 sacks, which tied a school record...named to the All-Big 9 Conference team...placed third in the State wrestling meet at 190 pounds...during the spring, member of school record (42.1) 400m relay team that finished fourth in the State meet...SENIOR year named to the Associated Press, Washington Prep Report and Seattle PI All-State first teams...a Red Chip pick by the Seattle Times...named the Big 9's defensive player of the year...a two-way all-league pick as a linebacker and running back...rushed for 934 yards...set school's career sack record with 32...made a school record 149 tackles...finished career first in tackles and third in rushing...selected to play in the East-West Shrine game.
PERSONAL: Al Genatone...born 9-13-80 at Hardin, Mont...parents Kathy and Jim Genatone...one brother Nick and one sister Tessa...enjoys hunting and fishing...prep gpa 3.2 and an honor roll honoree...interested in a business major at WSU
13. HENDERSON, Collin WR 6-2 185 Fr. Puyallup, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Jeff Gardner at Puyallup High, earning three varsity football letters....also a three-year letterwinner in basketball and baseball (outfielder)...three-time baseball captain and also captain of football and basketball teams as a senior...as a SOPHOMORE earned All-South Puget Sound League honors in baseball and a second team receiver...team reached State quarterfinals...during JUNIOR year named to the All-South Puget Sound League second team for a second straight season...team reached State semifinals...All-SPSL MVP in baseball...area baseball player of the year by TNT...participated in the Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif...SENIOR year earned first team All-State honors by the Seattle PI...a Seattle Times Red Chip pick and a Northwest Nugget second team honoree by the Tacoma News Tribune and an All-State second team pick by Washington Prep Report...all-area first team receiver by TNT...named to the Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest team (34)...All-SPSL first team pick as both a receiver and safety...league MVP on offense...caught 38 passes for 768 yards and eight scores...selected to play in the State East-West Shrine Game...in his career caught 117 passes for 2,168 yards and 24 touchdowns...team 32-5 in his three varsity seasons.
PERSONAL: Collin Henderson...born 11-4-79 at Lakewood, Wash....parents Susan and Jerry Henderson, both WSU graduates...so are his grandparents and a couple of aunts and uncles...father was a Cougar quarterback, 1965-68, and the school record holder with 3,411 career passing yards...father earned his undergraduate, MS and Ph.D degrees from WSU...older brother Pat a walkon wide receiver with the Cougars...enjoys music and reading...prep GPA of 3.85 and member of Honor Society...member of Student Counsel, Viking Nights, Big Brothers-Big Sisters, Homecoming King, Tacoma Athletic Commission...National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete honoree...will play both football and baseball at WSU.
14. LAWSON, Forrest DB/WR 6-3 190 Fr. Puyallup, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Bill Wernofsky at Puyallup's Rogers High, where he was a standout in both football and baseball...captain of football team senior year and baseball captain as a junior...during SOPHOMORE year an All-South Puget Sound League South first team defensive back and honorable mention at receiver...also all-league outfielder in baseball...as a JUNIOR named to the all-league team as a receiver and defensive back...South Puget Sound League's defensive back of the year...all-league first team outfielder and second team pitcher...SENIOR year Seattle Times honoree as a Red Chip pick and a Northwest Nugget second team pick by the Tacoma News Tribune...also a second team All-State honoree by Washington Prep Report...averaged nearly 20 yards per catch as a receiver...all-league pick for the second time...
PERSONAL: Forrest Lawson...born 11-9-80...mother Ronda Lawson a WSU graduate, as is an uncle, Randy Lawson.
15. BANKS, Mory DB 6-0 190 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Crenshaw High, where he was coached by Robert Garnett...participated in both football and track...SENIOR year received All-City and All-Pacific League honors. LA SOUTHWEST JC: Coached by Henry Washington...SOPHOMORE year made 52 tackles, including 27 solo, and had 18 pass deflections...blocked two punts, picked off four interceptions and recovered three fumbles.
PERSONAL: Mory Ralpheal Banks...born 11-8-79 at Los Angeles, Calif...parents Mary and Clarence Hamilton...five brothers and sisters...interested in a marketing major.
16. TRUFANT, Marcus DB 6-0 175 Fr. Tacoma, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Don Clegg at Wilson High, earning three varsity letters...earned two letters each in basketball and track...team captain for all three sports senior year...as a JUNIOR named top offensive player on team, while in basketball was Mr. Defense...triple jumped 47-6 to capture ninth at the State track meet...SENIOR year earned All-State first team honors by Associated Press, the Seattle PI and Washington Prep Report...a Seattle Times Red Chip honoree and named to the Western 100 (number eight DB) by the Tacoma News Tribune, as well as their Northwest Nugget second team...a Super Prep Magazine All-Northwest (17) pick...named Washington's AAAA player of the year by TNT...team won State 4-A title with a win in the Kingdome...scored 30 touchdowns and rushed for over 1,800 yards
PERSONAL: Marcus Trufant...born 12-25-80 at Tacoma...parents Constance and Lloyd Trufant...two brothers, Isiah and Desmond...enjoys working with youth groups and church activities..an uncle Grady Maxwell played football at UCLA...will look at communications and business degree, or enginering.
17. LONG, Rien OL 6-7 260 Fr. Anacortes, Wash. v HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two varsity letters in football for coach Ted Beyer at Anacortes High...a late-comer to the sport of football, playing just two years in high school...earned four varsity letters in basketball and two in track, throwing the shot and discus...as a JUNIOR named to the all-league second team in basketball...during track season finished seventh in the state in the shot put...SENIOR year named to the Associated Press All-State first team...a Seattle Times Red Chip pick...chosen to the Tacoma News Tribune's Northwest Nugget second team and an All-Northwest (24) pick by Super Prep Magazine...All-Northwest League first team pick on defense and a second team offensive lineman...team 5-4 and finished third in league play.
PERSONAL: Rien Long...born 8-7-81 at Los Angeles, Calif...parents Bailey and David Cunningham...one younger brother Devan.
18. WILLIAMS, Marcus WR 6-5 220 Jr. Oakland, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Berkeley High, where he was coached by Mike Tuiasosopo...earned one varsity letter in football, two in basketball and one in track (sprints, hurdles, long jump)...as a JUNIOR named basketball team's MVP winner and served as team captain...won NorCal 100m high hurdle title...SENIOR year received all-league honorable mention as a tight end...also a "cream of the crop" pick in football...named to Super Prep Magazine's Far West team (#18)...Blue Chip Magazine named him to their Western Regional team (#6 receiver)...basketball captain.
LANEY JC: Coached by Stan Peters...FRESHMAN (1997) season caught seven passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns...as a SOPHOMORE (1998) caught 31 passes in seven games for 767 yards and eight touchdowns...averaged 109.6 receiving yards per game...selected by Super Prep Magazine one of the Top 100 All-American's in the nation.
PERSONAL: Marcus Williams...born 12-12-77 at Oakland, Calif...parents Beverly and Marcus Williams...one brother Erik...enjoys playing video games...interested in a computer major at WSU.
19. ADEDIPE, Anthony DE 6-5 260 Jr. Newark, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Washington High in Fremont...earned one varsity letter for coach Jim Ingram...captain senior year...as a SENIOR named to the All-Mission Valley Athletic League and All-East Bay teams...played in the Alameda-Contra Costa All-Star game...recorded 15 sacks.
CHABOT JC: Coached by Tony Cavigilia...during FRESHMAN season recorded 10 sacks for 8-3 team that lost to Las Madanas in the East County Bowl...in SOPHOMORE year earned all-conference and regional All-State honors after a 15-sack season...team finished 9-2 and beat Sacramento CC in the Merced Elks Bowl 41-31.
PERSONAL: Anthony Adedipe...born 12-14-77 at East Palo Alto, Calif...parents Cindy and Tony Adedipe...
20. WILLIAMS, John DB 6-3 225 Jr. West Aurora, Ill
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended West Aurora High, where he earned four varsity football letters and three in basketball.
LONG BEACH CC: Coached by Larry Reisbig...as a FRESHMAN made 46 tackles and had one interception...named to the all-conference first team...SOPHOMORE year had 44 tackles and picked off two passes...first team defensive pick on the All-Mission Conference North Division team...All-America honorable mention pick.
PERSONAL: John Williams...born 4-16-77 at Chicago, Ill...parents Leroy Patton and Pandora Williams...enjoys listening to music
21. BROWN, Isaac TE/DE 6-3 230 Fr. Upland, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Claremont High...coached by Mike Collins, earning three varsity letters...played with WSU signee Deon Burnett...as a JUNIOR made 77 tackles with 17 sacks...All-Baseline League first team pick as well as All-Southern Cal...area leader in sacks...SENIOR year named to the Western 100 (number 11 LB) by the Tacoma News Tribune...a prep All-American pick by the National Recruiting Center and named by Super Prep Magazine to their prep All-American team (number 14 LB) and to their All-Far West squad (30)...Student Sports Magazine named him to their All-Southern California team...a Prep Star Magazine West Region Super 30 pick...made 89 tackles, including 16 sacks and 24 tackles for losses...also picked off three passes and forced four fumbles...caught 11 passes for 350 yards and three touchdowns...All-CIF and all-valley honoree.
PERSONAL: Isaac Brown...born 10-13-81 at Tallahasee, Florida...mother Fena Butts...enjoys weight lifting and listening to music...member of several prep organizations, including Young Life, Christians on Campus, Renaissance Club and Black Student Union...will look at a communications major at WSU.
22. BURNETT, Deon RB 6-0 205 Fr. Upland, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Mike Collins at Claremont High, where he was a teammate of Isaac Brown, who also signed with WSU...during SOPHOMORE year named to the All-Baseline League second team, rushing for 610 yards in just three games...scored seven touchdowns...as a JUNIOR rushed for 2,010 yards and scored 29 touchdowns while earning all-league, All-CIF and All-State first team honors...prep All-American for underclassmen...team's MVP and offensive player of the year...SENIOR year received five votes in the Long Beach P-T's Best in the West poll...picked by the Tacoma News Tribune to their Western 100 team (number 13 RB)...a prep All-American pick by the National Recruiting Center...named to Super Prep Magazine's All-American (number 36 RB) and All-Far West (33) teams...all-league first team and league MVP...All-CIF, Inland Valley and LA Times first team pick...Cal Hi Sports All-American first team...Prep Star Magaizine All-American...racked up 2,616 yards rushing and rushed for 27 touchdowns for 9-3 Claremont...top prep rushing total in California...also caught 33 passes, including six for touchdowns...averaged 10.7 yards per carry...rushed for more than 5,000 yards in his career (including three varsity games as a sophomore)...set every school rushing and receiving record.
PERSONAL: Deon Burnett...born 5-15-81 at Los Angeles...parents Carmen and Marvin Burnett...one brother Anthony...likes to lift weights...participated in several high school and community programs, including Young Life, Christians on Campus, Black Student Union and Renaissance.
23. SHAVIES, Josh TE 6-6 250 Fr. Fremont, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Fremont High and was coached by Matthew Walker...earned three varsity letters in football and four in basketball...an outstanding athlete who received Div. I scholarship offers in both sports...FRESHMAN basketball season named defensive player of the year and freshman of the year...during SOPHOMORE year named to the All-Oakland Athletic League team...selected to the All-California sophomore team...as a JUNIOR named to the All-State Junior team...also earned all-league honors in basketball...SENIOR year a Super Prep Magazine All-American and a member of their All-Far West (18) team...also a National Recruiting Center National 100 honoree (63) and a The Sporting News Top 101 pick (92)...the number three TE on the Tacoma News Tribune's Western 100 team.
PERSONAL: Josh Shavies...born 1-17-81 at Kaiser, Calif....parents Lorice and Frederick (deceased) Shavies...one sister Olivia...older brother Fred also a member of the Cougar football team....enjoys playing basketball, Rap and R&B music and watching movies...interested in a communications major at WSU.
The following football recruit signed a letter of intent Feb. 4 and will enroll at Washington State next fall.
TUPAI, Faafetai DL 6-4 298 Monterey, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Ted Robinson at Monterey High, where he earned three varsity letters...a standout two-way player earning honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman...as a SOPHOMORE finished second at the Monterey Bay League wrestling tourney...football team's most improved player...during JUNIOR season named the league's best defensive player and named to the All-MBL team on both offense and defense...also All-Monterey County and an All-State pick...SENIOR year received seven votes in the Long Beach P-T's Best in the West voting...also a Western 100 pick (number 10 OL) by the Tacoma News Tribune...one the National Recruiting Center's National 100 pick (84) and named to Super Prep Magazine's All-American team (number 17 DL) and to their All-Far West team (25)...ESPN Top 100 All-America pick...team finished 11-2 and won Div III sectional title...named MBL's lineman of the year and picked to both the offensive and defensive teams...won team's Golden Helmet Award.
PERSONAL: Faafetai Tupai...born 5-24-81 at Seatle, Wash...parents Tina and Seaula Tupai...father is a pastor...one sister Helen...two brothers, George and Junior...attended same school as former Cougar running back Shaumbe Wright-Fair...a member of the Key Club for two years and the Block "M" Club for one year.
The following football recruit signed a letter of intent Feb. 5 and will enroll at Washington State next fall.
LOVE,Kason LB 6-4 260 Riverside, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Notre Dame High, where he was coached by Hal Pfeiffer as a senior...attended Perris High before transferring to NDHS for senior year...earned three varsity letters in football, two in basketball...as a SOPHOMORE named basketball team's most improved player...during JUNIOR year earned MVP honors for both his basketball and baseball teams...SENIOR year earned DeAnza League's MVP honors on defense...named to the All-CIF first team and was second in the balloting for defensive player of the year honors...team MVP.
PERSONAL: Kason Love...born 3-21-82 at Riverside, Calif...parents Barbara and Nathan Love...two brothers, Nathan, Harvey, and two sisters, Josephine and Shavon.


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It's that time when I write my annual "launch" article. As I state every year, we should have been launching the next year in late October because that is the right time but too many people wait until now or even January to launch the new year so here we go.
If you haven't started to launch 2011 yet, today is the day. I will cover three steps in three articles: Appreciation, Focus, and Risk.
First, start with your list of every customer you sold in 2010. Did you finally get that CRM in 2010? If so, this is an easy beginning—just pull the report off the CRM. If you don't have one yet, contact Denise Speer at C3 and ask about AddressTwo CRM right now—everyone in sales today needs a CRM and the cost is ridiculously low.
As you see each name on the list, pick up the telephone and call them to say thank you. Don't ask them about 2011, don't ask them for referrals, just tell them how much you appreciated the opportunity to serve them in 2010. Did this advice change from last year? No, and trust me, it will be the same in December 2011.
As you check that client off the list, make a note by their name about how you acquired them as a client—referral by whom, a business group, cold calling, email marketing, web inquiry, social media, prior client, etc. Also, write down exactly what you sold them and why they bought from you. If you don't know why they bought from you, add that to your call. A simple, "Jeff, I really appreciate the chance to work with you this year and I'm curious…so I know what I am doing right, what is the one reason you have allowed me to serve you?" The answers will be part of the second step, so for now, thank them for helping you and just make notes.
If anyone mentions working together in 2011, go ahead and have the conversation and log it your CRM (there's why you need one…again) and set the appropriate date for a follow through telephone call (in your CRM, again). If you don't have a CRM, get one by Dec 31 (full write off of the free to $20 to $100 start up cost!) and make a big red star on your printed list next to that customer's name about calling them back. Repeat the process until you are all the way through the list.
If you think you have too many customers to call, just consider that if you don't call, next December the project might be much easier—you may have half the calls to make. That thought ought to make your calls a little more of a priority. Since many of your calls will result in you leaving a voice mail, you should be able to make 30-100 calls a day so this is a pretty short project. It's a fairly quick touch, but incredibly valuable and gains more points than even a personally signed Christmas card.
In a few days, we'll work on part two which is "focus." Until then, start dialing and saying "thank you!"
Jeff Bowe is Principal and Chief Sales Strategist for ACTUM Group, a sales consultancy providing outsourced sales management to business owners and sales teams that need training, tactics, strategies, and processes for success...and who need to like each other again.

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text: The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office is investigating two separate incidents of vandalism at the same store in Templeton. In both cases someone threw a rock through the exterior windows on the South side of Templeton Market and Deli. The first incident took place March 30 at approximately 1:35 AM and caused about $750 in damage. The second incident occurred on June 25 at about 12:20 AM and caused $1,500 in damage. During both incidents no one appeared to have entered the business. Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those individuals responsible for the vandalism. Anyone with information about these two acts of vandalism, or the suspect(s) involved, is urged to call the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office at 781-4500, or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 549-STOP (549-7867).


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Burmese Photojournalist Sentenced to 10 More Years
Burmese photographjournalist Sithu Zeya, who was sentenced last year to 8 years in prison for violating Burma's immigration laws and "Unlawful Associations Act," was sentenced yesterday to an additional 10 years for violating the country's "Electronics Act," the Burmese magazine-in-exile Irrawaddy has reported.
Zeya was originally sentenced for photographing the aftermath of the April 15, 2010 bomb blast in Rangoon that reportedly killed 10 people and injured 70 others. Under interrogation after his arrest, he reportedly admitted to attending a media training session in Thailand, and to having a relationship with an official from the Norway-based exile media organization, Democratic Voice of Burma, according to Irrawaddy, which is based in Thailand.
Irrawaddy does not give details about what Zeya did that was allegedly in violation of the country's "Electronics Act," but Mizzima, another news organization operated by Burmese exiles in India, says Burma's military regime uses the law "to punish pro-democracy opposition members who disseminate information by electronic communication."
Mizzima also reports that Zeya's family had told exile media that he was tortured during his initial interrogation. The Committee to Protect Journalists says Zeya confessed under torture that his father led a team of journalists inside Burma for the Democratic Voice of Burma. Zeya's father was subsequently arrested and sentenced to 13 years in jail.


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I doubt there are many Star wars fans out there who haven't, at one time or another, fantasized about owning a lightsaber. These are the weapons favored by Jedi and Sith, resembling a sword but with a blade formed of colored light. To have one at your disposal is the dream of geeks everywhere; a dream that has edged closer to becoming reality with the LaserSaber.Read More
Patrick Priebe, the German laser weapons hobbyist who previously brought us such creations as the Iron Man Gauntlet and the Plasma Cutter, has gone and made something else. This time around, he's built a proof-of-concept Laser Gatling Gun. Read More
Perhaps you were one of the first people to buy a standard red laser pointer when they first came out. Then, you jumped on the bandwagon when the more powerful green laser pointers showed up. Now, you're just willing to admit it: you want the most powerful handheld laser that it is legally possible to own. Well, according to the folks at Wicked Lasers, that would be their Spyder 3 Krypton. Just how powerful is it? Let's put it this way, the website warns users not to point it at aircraft or satellites.Read More
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With a wealth of class-building options, exploration opportunities, economic openings, and more expected from XL Games' ArcheAge, interested players should be happy to know that the game is entering closed beta soon. Although it has been in alpha, the beta will cater to many more people this time around. On July 10, the Western publisher, Trion Worlds, announced that ArcheAge will officially enter closed beta on July 17.
The beta kicks off the game's first event called "A Brighter Age" which will persist through the duration of the test. A new test server will open to accommodate new and old players alike. The beta will start on July 17 at 10 a.m. PDT and it will end on July 21 at 10 a.m. PDT. Progress will be retained and saved, up to level 50, for use in the next beta test. Not to mention, there is no Non-Disclosure Agreement for the closed beta test letting players post screenshots, videos, and more publicly.
Players that purchase a Founder's Pack are guaranteed a spot in the upcoming closed beta tests. Founder's Packs start at $50 and include other bonuses like special titles, gliders, launch head-starts, and Patron status. Patron status is the optional subscription for ArcheAge. This optional subscription is currently required to experience some features of the game like owning a house or running a farm.
Those lucky enough to be chosen can also randomly be selected to try the ArcheAge beta by signing up at the official site. Either way, players that are able to enter the beta will receive an email with download and installation instructions before the event begins.
ArcheAge has no release date yet. Several closed beta tests are expected; each with a three to five day duration. The open-world sandbox MMO will be free-to-play with an optional subscription. This subscription will be comparable to Trion Worlds' RIFT MMO, and the subscription will be tradable within the game letting players buy their subscription with in-game money.


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Honour from all anglesMovies Entertainment
Death before dishonour ... Koyata (Yusuke Iseya) and Shinrouko (Takayuki Yamada) battle.
- Name
- 13 Assassins
- Genre
- Indie/Foreign
- Director
- Takashi Miike
- OFLC rating
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- Japanese
The bad boy of Japanese cinema must be losing his edge, thought I, in the opening scene of 13 Assassins, as a young samurai prepared to disembowel himself in a ritual act of hara-kiri. As the man plunges the knife, director Takashi Miike cuts from a high shot to a low angle at the side, so we don't see the knife go in. We certainly hear it, but as the man slumps forward after an agonising 30 seconds of self-mutilation, Miike cuts again to the high angle, lodoking down as the dead warrior slumps forward in a satisfyingly large pool of blood.
Miike is notorious for the violence of some of his earlier films. Patrons at the Toronto International Film Festival were famously given barf bags for the premiere of Ichi the Killer in 2001. His films Audition and Dead or Alive, both prodigiously harrowing, have a cult following, but 13 Assassins, made last year, is more mellow. It finishes with an extraordinarily long battle scene, in which hundreds die, but most of the death is implied, rather than shown.
There are a million sword strokes, some big explosions, whole buildings collapsing, many painful deaths - but only a few lopped heads and no purple gushers of movie blood.
There are a million sword strokes, some big explosions, whole buildings collapsing, many painful deaths - but only a few lopped heads and no purple gushers of movie blood. The battle is epic, one of the most amazing finales I've seen in years, but the violence is stylised. Clearly, Miike is selling something different in this movie.
He turned 50 last year. In recent times, he has usually made two films a year, where once he would have made five or six. Since he moved from television in the early '90s, he has been extraordinarily prolific. Part of that was an apprenticeship. He worked in Japan's ''V cinema'' sector on low-budget straight-to-video quickies, where directors have more freedom from the censorship rules that apply to theatrical features. Many of his earlier efforts were horror, fantasy or gangster flicks, sometimes all three, but Miike has also made children's films and musicals.
13 Assassins was in competition at the Venice Film Festival last year. His most recent film Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, was in competition at Cannes this year, where I saw it (in 3D). What's clear from these two films, and the respect given them in the most important festivals, is that Miike is a gifted filmmaker. Both films are beautifully crafted, artistically ambitious and remarkably old-fashioned for a man who is supposed to be an enfant terrible. 13 Assassins looks like a Japanese film from the late '50s or early '60s; Hara-Kiri is even more formally rigid and stylised. That makes sense, as both are remakes. Hara-Kiri is based on Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri from 1962; 13 Assassins is a remake of a 1963 Eiichi Kudo film.
The new film nods to Seven Samurai (1954) as well, in that it's the story of a ragtag bunch of samurai assembled to do a dirty job. In the Akira Kurosawa film, they defend poor rice farmers against bandits; here, they must kill a tyrant called Naritsugu, a very bad man indeed. Naritsugu (Goro Inagaki) is the Shogun's half-brother, a psychopathic nihilist. He kills and rapes and no one dares stop him as his power in the court is rising. It is the end of the Tokugawa period, the mid-19th century. Samurai have become either bureaucrats or masterless ronin. Sir Doi (Mikijiro Hira), a high official, recruits semi-retired swordsman Shinzaemon (Koji Yakusho) to kill the madman. The old samurai selects a few good men - old hands like Kuranaga (Hiroki Matsukata), young ones like his dissolute nephew, Shinrouko (Takayuki Yamada). Some join out of righteous anger at the man's crimes; others want to prove themselves as men; a few just want a job. Almost every scene raises questions of honour and duty, as a samurai movie should.
Shinzaemon plans to take over a mountain town and ambush Naritsugu's party on his annual journey home. In the mountains, the samurai meet a filthy, skinny, somewhat gabby man who calls himself Koyata (Yusuke Iseya). Koyata dislikes samurai arrogance, but he relishes a fight. He's the story's wise fool, a relative of the one played by Toshiro Mifune in Seven Samurai.
The second half of the film will become famous among aficionados, and rightly so. It is a beautiful spectacle, a fight such as no one makes any more, full of tactical flourishes and set-pieces. Miike puts as much energy into character as action, employing computer-generated effects sparingly.
The Japanese still look for honour in warfare; that's part of the reason for the samurai genre. 13 Assassins looks at honour from many angles, without becoming simplistic. Ichii hasn't lost his edge after all.
Directed by Takashi Miike
Rated MA, 126 minutes
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Cutting carbs from your diet may be easier than you think. Whether you are looking to lose weight, improve your diet or you need to make dietary changes due to diabetes, hypertension or other chronic health condition, you can make essential changes to eating habits to get results.
Carbohydrates can help or hurt your nutritional goals. Because they affect how the body creates natural energy (glucose or sugar), they greatly affect one's ability to burn fat and calories. Learning the basics about carbs before making dietary changes can encourage favorable weight loss results.
Understanding how to avoid or limit carbs depends on your personal habits and goals. While it is important to review your options you should discuss dietary changes with your doctor or dietitian. The following 6 tips can help you get started on what actions you need to take in reducing carbs in diet to get the results you want.
1. Learn which foods to limit and avoid. Baked goods and sugary drinks are common culprits that make people gain weight. Other foods to omit from your diet include candies, cereals high in carbs and even certain dried fruits. Avoiding such foods can help your body process necessary nutrients efficiently and help you to see results sooner. Plus, researching your options can make things easier for you when deciding healthy eating options to avoid starving yourself.
2. Plan your diet accordingly and stick to it. Create a schedule to help you stick to your healthier options. Decide ahead of time what to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Make reasonable changes to snacking habits.
3. Drink more water. This cleanses the body of unnecessary toxins contributing to weight gain. Some say it helps them feel fuller longer especially between meals.
4. Know mistakes to avoid when considering low-carb diets. There are low-carb dieters with promising results, but you should still do your homework. Some make the mistake of consuming too many carbs and high amounts of protein. Then they get confused as to why they are not seeing favorable results.
5. Keep a food log to track your progress. You get a vital look at what foods you are eating. You can also track the number of carbs you eat and consider where to decrease your intake.
6. Be patient! Focus on yourself and your goals. You have your own reasons for wanting to cut carbs and this will vary from person to person. Everyone has different dietary needs. It is a matter of understanding what your body needs and how to help yourself reach your goal.


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The Blackstar ID:Core 40 is everything you love about Blackstar amps in a portable package!
With six on board sounds: Warm Clean, Bright Clean, Crunch, Super Crunch, OD 1 and OD 2, which can then be further tailored with on board controls (including the patented ISF control which takes you from British to American sounds) and the ability to deep edit patches via USB!
At the centre of the ID series is the authentic recreation of valve amp dynamics and the ID Core amps are no exception: get all the expression and three dimensional tone that you would from a true valve amp but without the unmanageable volume! The 40w of Power is perfect for use at home and even small coffeeshop/pub gigs!
What's more the stereo speaker configuation make it perfect for playing back music via the line-in, which you can jam along to simultaneously!
Here's what Blackstar say about the ID Core Series Guitar Amps
Blackstar Amplification announces the affordable ID:Core Amplifier Series, which feature the core attributes of Blackstar's original award-winning ID:Series. These programmable, super wide stereo guitar combo amps are small in size, but deliver huge tone. They're perfect for personal practice or bedroom jamming along with a CD or MP3 player. The compact ID:Core amplifiers are available in 10, 20 and 40 Watt stereo configurations.
All ID:Core models provide high-quality sound performance and take advantage of Blackstar's patented ISF control that lets users go from USA to UK tones in seconds. There are six classic onboard voices: Warm Clean, Bright Clean, Crunch, Super Crunch, OD 1 and OD 2. Each includes the feel and response of a valve power amplifier, a staple in the Blackstar ID:Series family. The effects section delivers studio quality modulation, delay and reverb effects simultaneously that can be stored along with user-created sounds.
Taking advantage of the built-in USB functionality, all ID:Core amps are compatible with Blackstar's INSIDER GUI software, so guitarists can deep edit and store their patches in their amp. The INSIDER software also enables users to exchange patches with others around the globe across the Blackstar online community and download unique artist patches. Free access to Blackstar's online Potential lesson programme allows new players to unlock their potential, learn to play and get access to exclusive artist content.
- 6 Blackstar voices
- Patented ISF control takes you from British to American sounds
- 12 vintage style effects in massive SUPER WIDE STEREO
- Store up to 6 CORE ID sounds internally or more via INSIDER software
- INSIDER software for deep editing and sharing your sounds with the Blackstar Online Community
- USB audio for pro recording capability
- Stereo MP3/Line In for great sounding jamming or listening to music
- Speaker Emulated Line Out for silent practice or recording
- Stereo speaker configuration - 2x61/2" speakers producing true stereo Blackstar tones
- Mains powered via a separate PSU (included with product)
Anonymous review via Feefo | Purchase date: 16 January 2016
Great little amp, has a very wide range of sounds and the stereo effect is great.
Anonymous review via Feefo | Purchase date: 23 September 2014
Output is far superior to the practice amp, plenty of settings, loads of features and it can even be controlled through the computer with a program downloaded from the Blackstar site
Anonymous review via Feefo | Purchase date: 15 August 2014
Very impressed with this piece of kit. The music lecturer specified that he wanted three amps which could be used for a variety of styles of music and the Blackstar Core 40 suits the job very well. I saw the Youtube video first and was pleased to see a mate of mine demonstrating the amps (Aziz Ibrahim), so I was sold on them straight away. In use they are a superb piece of kit, more versatile than I first thought, I`d recommend these amps purely for their creamy blues sounds (my personal favourite), but they do so much more and very well too!
Anonymous review via Feefo | Purchase date: 06 August 2014
For the money, it is really good fun. Ideal for just plug and play. Small enough to be used anywhere in the house. The build quality is not as good as my other amps, butt I would not expect that for the money.
Anonymous review via Feefo | Purchase date: 20 June 2014
Very good service and follow up. Impressive
Anonymous review via Feefo | Purchase date: 15 May 2014
Great little amp, but I think it would be better though if it had external speaker outputs so you could rig it up with bigger cabinets and speakers if you wanted. Like the rest of the Blackstar range. Also metal corners would be better the corners are easily broken. But all I'm all very good for the money.


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Since the AMD/ATI merger, Driver Heaven have managed to organise a brief interview with ATI's Jon Carvill regarding the takeover.
Yesterday the big news was that AMD bought ATI for $5.4 billion, and there have been many rumours and speculation regarding future development and changes with company practices. Last night I had a chance to speak with one of ATI's (now AMD's) most senior and respected staff members, Jon Carvill on the phone and I asked him some questions regarding the AMD takeover.


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SYDNEY co-captain Adam Goodes is set to be sidelined for Sunday's match against North Melbourne after being charged with rough conduct for the second time this year.
Goodes has been offered a one-match ban for rough conduct, for sliding in knees-first on Port Adelaide's Jacob Surjan last weekend.
Struggling teams Melbourne and Western Bulldogs and set to each lose an important defender for their twilight match on Sunday.
Brian Lake has been offered a one-match ban for striking St Kilda's Tom Simpkin — he jabbed the young Saint in the jaw — while Demons co-captain Jack Grimes has been offered the same penalty for rough conduct, for a sling tackle on Richmond's Daniel Jackson.
Grimes risks being banned for an additional match if he challenges the charge tomorrow at the tribunal and loses, but Goodes and Lake will face only additional carry-over points if they go to the tribunal and lose.
Carlton midfielder Marc Murphy can accept a $900 fine for an obscene gesture. Melbourne's Nathan Jones was offered the same penalty for negligent umpire contact.
Collingwood's Dale Thomas, Richmond's Ivan Maric and Gold Coast's Karmichael Hunt were among the players scrutinised for potential breaches who were ultimately exonerated.
Goodes, Grimes, Lake offered one match
SYDNEY co-captain Adam Goodes is set to be sidelined for Sunday's match against North Melbourne after being charged with rough conduct for the second time this year.
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I get that the MRP are not consistent they have made an artform of it so perhaps they were the judges for last years Logies is an explanation.
But really how can having a brain snap and punching someone be the same as tackling someone or sliding into someone on the ground?
Perhaps the MRP should turn on the lights and show that they all have their hands above the table!
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Lake's punch on Tommy Simpkin was deemed low impact???
On that logic, to register medium impact it must have had to knock him out and to be high impact it would have to had to kill him.
Come off it!
These MRP clowns have no idea.
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I can't follow it. Buddy Franklin blatantly trips Johncock but the MRP doesn't mention it. Yet Dustin Fletcher scores a one week ban for tripping in Round 10 2010. And who else featured with the MRP that weekend? Buddy Franklin. I suppose it gives new meaning to what goes around comes around.
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a silicon anode that would allow us to charge lithium-ion batteries up to 16 times faster than is currently possible. The new design relies on a three-dimensional, cone-shaped cluster of carbon nanotubes that could also result in batteries that hold about 60 percent more charge while being 40 percent lighter. Read More
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Warner Bros. Pictures has announced a May 26th 2017 release date for "The LEGO Movie 2", meaning the film will hit a little over three years after the first.
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Jared Stern ("The Internship," "The Watch") and Michelle Morgan ("Nancy Drew") are penning the screenplay, while Roy Lee and Dan Lin are producing. No word as yet if directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller will return to the helm.
There's still no word on whether Warners will continue forward with a stand-alone animated "LEGO Ninjago" adventure.
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Super Bowl XLVIII Recap -- Vegas style
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Denver officially closed as a 2.5 point favorite over Seattle.
68 percent of bets were on Denver. 32 percent of bets on Seattle.
Underdog has covered six of last seven Super Bowls.
Most points any Super Bowl underdog has ever won the game by (Seattle by 35)
Covered by most points of any Super Bowl team ever (Seattle covered spread by 37.5 points, and Washington +3 winning by 32 points in Super Bowl XXII had held both records)
Seattle winning by between 34 and 38 points paid 100 to 1
Denver scoring exactly eight points paid 225 to 1
First Score Safety paid 50 to 1. Sportsbooks lost big on this prop.
Malcolm Smith was such a big long shot to win MVP he did not have individual odds listed at sportsbooks (like all unlisted players, he was included in the "field" - which paid out 20 to 1 on average)
Coin Flip was tails. After 48 Super Bowls: 24 Heads; 24 Tails
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Heidi - Director / Instructor
Heidi has been a baton twirler since age four and a dancer since age six. As a child, Heidi modeled for local Chicago stores, K-Mart, and Sears and appeared in several stage productions. As twirler she trained with coaches in Long Beach, Ca and Chicago, IL. She won numerous state, regional, and national titles. At age 15, Heidi toured Europe with other twirlers performing in Italy, Germany, France, Austria, and Switzerland. She was member of the United States Twirling Team from 1976 through 1982. Heidi taught summer twirling camps in Ohio for several years. She has also taught in Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois. She has coached state, regional, and national individual and team champions since 1977. Heidi was a Park Hill High School cheerleader and feature twirler for the Trojan Marching Band. While at Park Hill, she performed for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals including a performance at the World Series. Heidi attended Missouri Western State College on full scholarship and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. She was the feature twirler for the M.W.S.C. Golden Griffin Marching Band and a Golden Girl for the Kansas City Kings basketball team. Heidi was one of five women from the United States and Canada to be invited to Peru, South America as a Good Will Ambassador. Heidi has performed in Hawaii and Australia. As a dancer she won a national scholarship to attend the Tremaine Dance Center in Hollywood, California. She continues to study and maintain her skills in current dance styles and instruction techniques. She has trained State, Regional, National and World twirling and dance champions. Heidi is proud to say that she has alumni working in the entertainment industry. She feels that her greatest accomplishment is the adoption of her daughter, Holly Grace. In the spring of 2014, Heidi was hired as the director and coach of Missouri Western University's Mystics Dance Team. Her love of baton twirling and dance is something she wants to pass on to her students.
Emily - Instructor
Emily has been dancing since age 2. After high school, Emily traveled to Los Angeles, CA to further her dance education. She had the privilege attending classes at the Millennium Dance Complex, which led to greater opportunities. She received a role as a principal dancer with the North Hollywood Jazz Ensemble under the direction of world renowned teacher/choreographer Michael Menna. Emily has also appeared in many print ads, commercials, ABC family show "Switched" and CBS mini-series "Gone in the Night. HDC is glad to have her back as an instructor. As a former Hero she uses her experiences to teach the Hero dance team. Emily also teaches combo, ballet, hip hop, technique, dance line and leaps & turns classes. She also lends her expertise to choreographing and teaching dances to wedding parties in the metro area. In addition to her dance talents, Emily is a make-up artist who provides her services for weddings, proms and other special occasions. Emily is excited to have her daughter, Ella, become a second generation HDC student.
Jake - Guest Instructor / Choreographer
Jake is currently attending college at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, CA , where he is pursuing a BFA in Dance Theater. Jake will serve as a guest teacher/choreographer to HDC as often as possible. He has assisted choreographer/master teacher, Caleb Brauner, at the Edge Intensive and is now teaching his own master classes. He began his dance career as a student & dance Hero at HDC at the age of 7. As a competitive dancer, Jake has won numerous awards and scholarships. Jake has appeared in "Anything Goes" and "Footloose" at Starlight Theater and Kidz Rock in Branson. Jake's technical abilities, work ethic, and passion for the art of dance is something we believe will be an asset to our staff. Jake looks forward to sharing his knowledge, passion and choreography skills with all HDC students.
Veronica - Guest Instructor
Veronica Mosier has been involved with baton twirling most of her life. She started twirling when she was 2 and became a member of her aunt's twirling team when she was 4. Veronica has traveled both as an individual and with a team to compete and perform. She was a member of a group invited to perform twice at Disney World and Universal Studios and three times on board Carnival Cruise Lines. The national twirling team Veronica twirled with won many National Open World Championships in halftime show teams. Individually, Veronica earned multiple state, regional, and national championships. Some of her best events included 2 baton, 3 baton, and show twirl. She also attended 3 AAU Junior Olympics and won gold medals in 3 baton, duet, and freestyle. Veronica is a graduate of the KU School of Medicine. She is currently doing her residency in Indiana. We look forward to having her back with us as often as she can.
Amy - Guest Instructor
Amy began dancing at age four and is proud to say she was one if the first HDC students when the studio opened in 1988. She competed dance and twirling on Heidi's Heroes competitive teams as well as assisted classes before attending a college preparatory high school out of state. Amy holds a B.A. degree in Psychology from the University of Missouri. She works full time as a pre-school teacher at Pembroke Hill. Her passion for Tap is something she enjoys sharing with her HDC students and the Heroes Dance Team. Amy has experience in teaching other forms of dance as well. Although Amy has taken a break from teaching classes at HDC to raise her two sons, Preston and Oliver, we are glad to have her back in the studio as a guest teacher. She is proud to have both of her sons as second generation HDC students.
Lindsay - Guest Instructor
Lindsay began her dance education at the age of four. As a student in Michigan she studied tap, jazz, ballet, and acro. She trained in gymnastics with Michigan State University coaching staff competing four seasons, three seasons going to regional competition. She taught for three years in Michigan to various age groups. She has a BA in Sociology from Michigan State and holds M.A. Counseling. Lindsay is a counselor at Pembroke Hill. Lindsay has taught tumbling and conditioning classes at HDC. We are excited to have her share her talents as a guest teacher.


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Elevation: 2244 ft.; 1485 ft., The Little Stony National Recreation Trail is a 2.8-mile trail with an upper trailhead at Falls of Little Stony Creek, and a lower trailhead at Hanging Rock Picnic Area (see directions above). It should also be noted that another trail, the Chief Benge Scout Trail originates at Hanging Rock as well. Chief Benge Scout Trail is an 18.7-mile trail that travels northwest to Bark Camp Lake, Edith Gap, and to the High Knob Tower and Recreation Area. The Little Stony National Recreation Trail follows Little Stony Creek through a 400-ft deep and 1700-ft wide gorge. Large outcrops, rock ledges, and boulders form the scenic edges along Stony Creek. In some areas of the trail, hikers will need to climb around/over boulders and large rocks to remain on the trail. A scenic 24-foot waterfall, along with two smaller waterfalls, gives this site its name. Though much of this region was logged during the early part of the twentieth century, cove hardwoods and hemlock forest cover much of this area. Mountain laurel and rhododendron thickets lace the edges of these trails in various areas, as well. This rock-bedded drainage of Little Stony Creek is excellent for finding Louisiana waterthrush in the summer. Blue-headed vireo and Swainson's warbler may also be spied along the trail. Several species of wood warblers and songbirds are common during the breeding season. In spring and fall, look for migrant thrushes, warblers, and tanagers.
From Guest River Gorge Trail, return to SR 72 South and turn left, traveling south 0.8 miles to Rt. 664. Turn right on Rt. 664 and follow it for 1.1 miles to FR 700 (this road is not labeled, so mark mileage!). Turn left on FR 700 and go 1.3 miles to FR 701. Turn left on FR 701; travel for 0.8 miles to Falls of Little Stony. To access the lower trailhead at Hanging Rock Picnic Area: From Rt. 664 and SR 72, continue on SR 72 South for 5.7 miles, towards the Town of Dungannon. Hanging Rock is on the right, at a sharp curve on SR 72. Turn right and travel 0.2 miles to parking area.


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While we have lots of visual cues for the word "romantic" (roses, hearts, anything red), it's harder to pinpoint what makes a scent fit the bill. So we asked those with trained noses. According to perfumers, such a fragrance contains lush flowers; powdery notes; comforting, sweet aromas like vanilla and amber; and/or warm balsam elements. Here is our list of the ten most romantic fragrances.
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I have a laptop that has USB 3.0 ports only and my portable HD doesn't work on it. I have a desktop that runs the same version of Kubuntu and same kernel version but has USB 2.0 ports, the portable drive works fine there.
Portable Drive: Western Digital My Passport 1.0 TB
Kubuntu Version: quantal 12.10
Kernel Version: 3.5.0-17-generic
When I use
lsusb right after connecting the portable drive, it is read. After 10 seconds it disappears.
fdisk -l doesn't see the drive at all.
Please note that I have installed
ntfs-config and blacklisted
UPDATE: I plugged a USB 1.0 hub into the laptop and connected the Portable HDD through it, it worked. But the Portable HDD still doesn't work when connected to the laptop USB 3.0 port directly.


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HaRav Shmuel Brazil, Rosh HaYeshiva
Rav Shmuel Brazil, the Rosh HaYeshiva, currently gives the first Seder Intermediate Gemara Shiur which focuses on the student's building of basic skills which will enable him to ultimately learn on his own. This includes reading, grammar, vocabulary, a clear understanding of the back and forth of the Gemara dialogue, and insights of and on the commentaries of the Rishonim, primarily Rashi and Tosfos and selected Acharonim to better elucidate the subject material.
The excitement and enthusiasm of Rav Brazil's delivery and content ignites the attention of every talmid to become actively involved and to participate.
His unique method of allowing the talmidim to chazer with a Chavrusa each segment of the shiur as it progresses, results with every talmid feeling self-esteem and accomplishment.
Rav Brazil lives in the Machal neighborhood of Yerushalayim with his wife.
Rabbi Binyomin Feldman, Maggid Shiur
Rav Binyomin Feldman studied in Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak for a number of years, after which he spent several years in the yeshivah and then kollel of Rav Shmuel Auerbach in Jerusalem. He then learned in the kollel of Rav Yitzchak Berkowitz, from whom he received Semicha.
Rav Feldman has taught and mentored in a number of Yeshivas in Yerushalyim, including Ohr Somayach, Aish HaTorah and Shappels.
Rav Feldman is now the Maggid Shiur for the higher level in Zeev HaTorah. The goal of his shiur is to build and sharpen iyun skills as well as to accustom students to getting a comprehensive view of the material they are studying. The sources which he dispenses to his talmidim prior to the shiur, begin from the relevant pesukim, and then proceed to their interpretation in Halachic midrashim, then relevant background Gemaros, and finally the sugya being learned. Rabbi Feldman's lively Shiurim, which encourage talmid participation, alternate between rigorous analysis of the blatt Gemara with Rashi and Tosafos, and a survey of some of the Acharonim and Roshei Yeshivos.
Rav Feldman lives in the Ramat Eshkol neighborhood of Yerushalayim with his wife and children.
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Yellin, Maggid Shiur
Rav Yehuda Leib Yellin learned under Rav Binyomin Moskowitz at Medrash Shmuel and later by Rav Kushelevsky.
Before coming to Yeshiva Zeev HaTorah he was a Maggid Shiur at Yeshivas Lev Aryeh for over ten years. He is currently teaching in the mornings at Yeshivas Yesod HaTorah.
Rav Yellin gives the afternoon Bekius shiur in which he focuses on finishing the Mesechta. He also gives both a Halacha and Mussar Vaad at the end of the afternoon Seder. He always embellishes his shiurim with inspirational stories of Gedolim, personal interchanges with them and their Hashkafas, and Yesodos of Yiddishkeit.
Rav Yellin lives in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood of Yerushalayim with his wife and children.
Rabbi Leiby Ritholtz, Mashgiach
Rav Leiby Ritholtz was born in Central Queens, New York, and at a young age moved to Far Rockaway where he became close to the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Brazil.
Upon coming to Eretz Yisroel he first learned in the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak for two years, followed by the Mirer Yeshiva for another five years. During that time, he received Smicha from Rav Moshe Halbershtam zt"l and from Rav Yosef Yitzchok Lerner Shlita. Afterwards, he continued for another two years in Aish HaTorah. Later he joined Rav Yitzchok Berkowitz's Kollel for three and a half years which included courses in chinuch, and then went on to become a full time Rebbi at Yeshiva Ohr Dovid.
As Mashgiach at Yeshiva Zeev HaTorah he involves and concerns himself in the daily lives of the bochurim. Whether it is finding Chavrusas and roomates, helping them prepare for shiur, or giving advice and chizuk in their personal issues and challenges, he is committed to the task with all his heart and devotion.
Rav Ritholtz lives in the Ramat Eshkol neighborhood of Yerushalayim with his wife and daughter.


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1 Jul 01:03 2010
Re: [PATCH] spi: davinci: Added support for chip select using gpio
Grant Likely <grant.likely <at> secretlab.ca>
On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 12:47 AM, Raffaele Recalcati <lamiaposta71 <at> gmail.com> wrote: > From: Raffaele Recalcati <raffaele.recalcati <at> bticino.it> > > It is not everytime possible, due to hardware constraints, > to use the hw chip select available on spi port. > So I add this possibility using a gpio as chip select. > If controller_data variable is not null it is > the gpio to be used as chip select. > The default case is compatible with evmdm365. > This patch has been developed against the > http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/khilman/linux-davinci.git > git tree and has been tested on bmx board (similar to dm365 evm but with > gpio as spi chip select). > > Signed-off-by: Raffaele Recalcati <raffaele.recalcati <at> bticino.it> > Signed-off-by: Davide Bonfanti <davide.bonfanti <at> bticino.it> The davinci SPI driver is getting completely replaced (as soon as I receive the respun patches), and I assume this patch will no longer apply after the fact, so I'm not going to pick this patch up. You should coordinate with Brian Niebuhr to get this feature into his new driver. Cheers, g. > --- > arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c | 10 ++++++---- > drivers/spi/davinci_spi.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++---------(Continue reading)


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