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Monday July 23rd, 2012 4:25pm
It is a shame that just over 1,000 people managed to come out and see Team USA battle with Harvard. If Team USA expected an easy victory lap at Harvard Stadium they were wrong. Through three quarters of play the Harvard Crimson gave the world champions everything they could handle and more. Although, with only six players from the FIL gold medal team suiting up, and one on the sideline, this incarnation of Team USA could hardly be called full strength.
Sure, Paul Rabil, Max Seibald, Matt Striebel, Shawn Nadelen, Ryan McClay and Brian Dougherty were all there to take part in the game. However, there were no attackmen from Team USA on the field. Instead, 2010 MLL rookies Max Quinzani and Steven Boyle partnered with Craig Dowd to form the starting USA attack. Stephen Peyser and Kyle Dixon did not make the trip, despite being on the initial roster for this game and they were replaced by Chesapeake Bayhawks duo Michael Kimmel and Peet Poillon. Alex Smith, also on the initial roster, did not play leaving Chris Eck with the face-off duties.
Harvard may not have had international stars on their roster, but they did have a new coach in Chris Wojcik after John Tillman went south to take over Maryland's program. The Crimson featured returning attackmen Dean Gibbons (27g, 14a) and Jeff Cohen (29g, 18a) as well as sophomore keeper Harry Krieger (10.75 Goals Against Average, 49.5 Save Percentage).
To be honest, it hardly seemed fair. The first play of the game only reinforced the idea that Harvard was horribly outmatched when Team USA midfielders Max Seibald and Matt Striebel pulled off a fairly innocuous hidden ball trick for the first goal. However, both teams then entered into a turnover contest that resulted in just three more goals in the first quarter. In a turnover contest, no one wins.
Both teams ran a 2-2-2 offense throughout the game, but Team USA only moved the ball through their midfielders. With a first line of Rabil, Seibald and Striebel one would be insane NOT to key the offense through the midfield, but in doing so, the USA attack stagnated. Conversely, Harvard's 2-2-2 ran everything through its attackmen from behind the cage. Backside switches and sweeps resulted in quality looks in front of the cage, but Harvard's finishing just wasn't on point enough to take the lead at any point.
The turnover contest turned into a track meet in the second and third quarters, as each team had great looks on fast breaks and unsettled situations. Team USA's attack only came to life when Chazz Woodson came onto the field from the injured reserve list to take an unbelievable top corner rip in the mid-way point of the second quarter.
The Chazz is back. Siebald had five goals and Rabil had four, but Chazz had three of his own AND made plays at key points in the game. He showed off some serious vision making three cross-field diagonal passes, two of which resulted in goals that tied the game. Everyone knows that Chazz can shake his defender and go to cage, but clearly no one expected him to step back and toss great feeds or hit midrange shots. After the game Chazz attributed his success to "shooting off of the move and getting the ball around rather than just making the first dodge and letting it go."
A series of Team USA penalties late in the second quarter kept Harvard in the game and allowed them to tie the score at four each when Senior Matt hull slammed home an easy goal on the crease midway through the second quarter. Both teams would trade goals until Paul Rabil put the US up by two with just over a minute left in the half. Harvard's Daniel DiMaria cut the lead back to one goal with a spectacular individual effort. After corralling a loose ball at the restraining line, Di Maria spun twice to avoid sliding defensemen and managed to dunk the ball on Brian Dougherty with authority. After the game, Chris Wojcik said "Dan DiMaria showed that he's an exceptional player and showed that, athletically, he can match up with almost anyone." The almost likely applying to Max Seibald and Paul Rabil, but for a junior in college DiMaria definitely showed his potential.
DiMaria's teammate Dean Gibbons was the offensive star of the day for the Crimson. the Senior from Garden City, NY poured in four goals and notched two assists, prompting Coach Wojcik to heap praise on his captain, "Dean showed he can play anywhere today. He was able to do a lot of great things for our team and scored big goals when momentum was slipping away a bit." Gibbons himself was humbled by the experience, remarking that "the experience was pretty exciting. All of these guys are great players…we thought we might have had them in the fourth quarter, but they pulled away. It's a great story to tell."
The story of the game lies not in the fourth quarter, but the tempo of the game from start to finish. One of Team USA's strengths is its ability to switch speeds on teams. They can play slow down, run and gun, possession – you name it. Their victory in the gold medal game against Canada was due just as much to its game management as it was to its timely goal scoring. Against Harvard, Team USA let the tempo be dictated by the opposition.
The US played to their strengths in this game and tried to just ram the ball down the middle through its midfield. Harvard was the team that switched things up for the first three quarters of this game. Harvard ran with Team USA when they had the openings and held on to the ball for three and four shot possessions regularly. Team USA spent most of their time dodging in front of the cage looking for their own shots, and their attackmen just sort of played along until Chazz came in. In fact, not one USA attackman went to net until the end of the second quarter. If the US had an alpha dog that demanded touches they would have won the game a lot sooner than the fourth quarter. A final score of 17-12 may look fine on paper, but a full strength team could have hit upwards of 20-25 goals and allowed less than 10.
The goals that won the game for Team USA in the fourth came from Paul Rabil and Max Seibald. Even with limited shifts (Poillon and Kimmel received an inordinate amount of touches for USA rooks) Rabil and Seibald managed to make something happen every time they touched the ball. Unfortunately a few times that something was a turnover from an unnecessary behind the back, but more often than not it was a goal or a pass that led to a great look for someone else. They're vying for the title of best midfielder in the world – with each other.
Poillon and Kimmel were given a LOT to do and produced mixed results. Both players had some MLL cup winning rust, but ultimately came through with four points between the two of them. Is that enough for second line USA middies? It was in Manchester. They will get the call back.
This might have been the final FINAL curtain call for Ryan McClay, Shawn Nadelen and Brian Dougherty. When I asked coach Kevin Cassese about their impending retirement he said "Well two of them are daddies, but they can all play at a very high level and I'm sure they will get a lot of support if they decide to continue."
Coach Cassese also let slip that "Coach Pressler's tenure is done with US Lacrosse, he's gone out with his gold medal" and there is "a changing of the guard" that he would like to be "involved with in some capacity". So Team USA is looking for a head coach. Send applications to US Lacrosse at your leisure.
Matt Striebel is no longer a gunslinger. He has made the transition to feeding midfielder. Striebel had four assists in the game and forced several unnecessary doubles that he would have shot through last season in the MLL. His time with Team USA has allowed him to adapt to a more creative role.
A lot of people have asked me why I went to this game and why I actually cared about the result. The bottom line is this: Team USA is important to the growth of lacrosse. The goals that were scored in this game were incredible. The paint on the crossbar of both goals will need to be re-applied before the 2011 season begins. This may have been an exhibition game on a lazy Sunday for the majority of the lacrosse world, but for people that couldn't afford to go to England or see Team USA take on the MLL All-Stars this past July - this was their chance to go see the best players in the world.
More people should have seen it and appreciated it.


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Baidu: Q1 Rev May Beat, Watch Mobile Rev, Says Maxim
Ahead of Baidu's (BIDU) earnings release tomorrow, Maxim Group analyst Echo He said Baidu's first quarter revenue may beat street consensus:
Baidu will likely report revenues that top the consensus of $1,577.5M, which is higher than the high end of the guided range ($1,526M-$1,573M), representing more than 60% y/y growth.
Maxim believes Baidu's revenue growth will be driven by price increases:
We expect revenue per advertiser to increase 35%-40% y/y in 1Q14, vs. a 10%-15% increase in the number of advertisers. The price increase is likely driven by the overall increase of the internet ad budget and market inflation. Price increases should benefit BIDU's margins, partially offsetting the negative margin impact from investment in the mobile market and new products.
Maxim likes Baidu because of its above-industry-average revenue growth rates. In the previous three quarters, Baidu's year-on-year growth rates have accelerated, registering 39%, 42%, and 50% respectively.
The analyst also likes Baidu because of its strong presence in mobile:
Analysys International recently reported that BIDU accounted for 72% of mobile search queries in 4Q13. We expect a material increase of mobile revenue contribution in 2014, up from the 20% reported in 4Q13.
Baidu is reporting tomorrow after the market closes with a conference call at 8PM. The dial-in number is 845-675-0437 and the passcode is 28733029.


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Robotics: Low Cost LIDAR and Laser Range Finders: Where Are They?
Posted on 2012-08-07 @ 21:20:18 by r00t
The truth is, there aren't many options out there for low-cost 2D LIDAR systems. You basically have high-end sensor systems, like ones from the SICK Group and Hokuyo:
...which can easily run into the several thousand (USD) range (if you want to see real expense, check out the laser system the Google Self Driving Car uses). Or, you have lower-end sensors, like the Parallax Laser Range Finder, at about $130.00 (USD), or you have homebrew DIY options. Where's the middle?
There really isn't one. The cost difference is mainly due to a number of reasons. For instance, the expensive sensors you see out there can scan very quickly, spit the data out quickly, work well in a variety of lighting conditions (up to and including daylight), use high-quality optics and lasers (plus IR filters and other systems to remove noise caused by other IR sources that can drown out the laser light), and they also generally use a form of interferometry to calc the distance (basically, you modulate the beam with a wave in the GHz range, and compare the outgoing beam with the reflected version - the difference between the waves is proportional to the distance measured - but you need really high speed timer circuitry for this). Some high-end sensors (so called LIDAR cameras) use time-of-flight and special high-speed optical sensors and timers to measure the time it takes from laser emission to reception of the reflected beam.
All other low-cost methods I've seen use triangulation (parallax) to measure the distance - because it is fairly easy and low-cost to implement (more on this later). The breakdown in costs on these methods, along with the high-end method, are summarized below (from greatest to least costly); What kind of LIDAR sensors can you buy with your hard-earned cash?
SICK 2D Laser Scanner
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HOKUYO 2D Laser Scanner
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- A SICK, Hokuyo (or other expensive vendor) 2D LIDAR (~ $1000.00+ USD, depending on how you source it)
- Ripping the sensor out of a Neato XV-11 vacuum cleaner robot and "hacking it" (~$400.00 USD)
- The Parallax 1D LIDAR sensor (~$130.00 USD) - mount on a servo to pan it, for 2D sensing
- Homebrew (??? USD)
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Is the shelf life for passion in a marriage only two years?
According to recent research by psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky at UC Riverside, married couples tend to experience something called the "two-year passion bump." Also known as the "honeymoon phase," this is usually a time when attraction peaks. During this time, people in couples can't seem to get enough of each another. But only two years?!
Lyubomirsky's research found that after the passion bump, red-hot love morphs into something a little bit different. It can turn into a deepening sense of affection and compassion but lacks that more primal feeling of sexual attraction and connection.
There is a lot of value in having plenty of love, affection and compassion in your relationship. In fact, without these things, passion cannot thrive. There's no doubt that a healthy sense of passion is also a must. Unfortunately, too many couples have relationship problems because they don't have much passion left.
Resentment can build from dissatisfying or infrequent sex, and boredom can set in; irritation and annoyance crop up easily; connection between the couple can become strained or shallow; one (or both) might look outside of the marriage for passion and intimacy. In other words, when passion dies, the very heart of the relationship dies right along with it.
We don't doubt that the two-year passion bump is the trend for many, many married couples and those who are in long-term love relationships together. But, we believe that passion doesn't have to taper off or die after two years, twelve years or even twenty years. It is possible to keep the passion and spark stoked in your relationship. Here's how:
1. Question your beliefs. Just because it's the trend, doesn't mean it's going to be the reality in your relationship. Many couples go into their relationship or marriage with the expectation that passion will die — it seems inevitable.


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Scott's New York City Sports Trip [PHOTOS]
If you noticed that Ol' Scottie B wasn't on the air at all last week that is because I took my first vacation in over three years. My buddy Monte, who works on our sister station Q103, and I decided to have what we called a "ManTrip". We hit the New York City Area to check out some baseball and football action.
Day one we headed to Coney Island to check out the beach, the boardwalk and a Brooklyn Cyclones game. The home of the Cyclones, MCU Park, is located right on the boardwalk. It's a great place to check out a ball game. They just so happen to be playing our hometown Tri-City Valleycats. Rains came in and washed out most of the game, but it was great to check out this great stadium. I at least got to spend a few hours on the beach and have a hot dog at the original Nathan's. When ya go to Coney Island, that's a must.
Day two we headed to East Rutherford, New Jersey to check out the New MetLife stadium for a preseason New York Giants game. I am not a Giants fan, but I love football and this is such a beautiful stadium. I even had the chance to meet former player and two time Super Bowl Champion Sean Landeta. The weather was absolutely perfect for football and I would love to go back soon, especially if the Giants or Jets play my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Final day of the trip was the one I was looking forward to the most. The New Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. I had the chance to go last year, but it was a rainy dreadful day and didn't get to check out any of the stadium. This time around we got to the stadium early to check out one of the hourly tours that they give. We experienced the museum and Monument Park without having to wait in line and got to sit in the dugout. I can't begin to tell you as a Yankee fan how cool that is!
After the tour, we had plenty of time to kill so we went to the Hard Rock Cafe in the stadium for lunch. I would suggest to anyone who is planning a trip to the Stadium to go there for a meal. It will probably cost you alot less than getting food at the stadium itself. I got a burger and fries and Monte got a Chicken and Pasta dish and the bill came out to less than $30. That's more than reasonably priced. I would also suggest if you plan on buying any merchandise to check out the stores around the stadium before buying something at the stadium stores. Many of the stores have the same things for a much cheaper price.
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Chiggers are a bug that get under your skin and itch; let's get that out of the way right off the bat. In this book, they're the plot device that gets one girl out of Abby's cabin at camp, and a new girl, Shasta, in. Shasta claims to have been struck by lightning, to have a much older internet boyfriend, to be one-eighth Cherokee. Almost everyone finds her incredibly annoying, but Abby is intrigued.
This is sort of a story about Abby and Shasta, but it's mostly a story about camp — how friendships shift from one summer to the next and even one day to the next; how camp is this crucible for adolescent self-discovery. I didn't go to your standard summer camp with cabins and swimming and macrame; I went to CTY (Carlisle session 2 '91-'94, baby!), nerd camp on a college campus. But I recognized Chiggers all the same (boy, did I ever). I'm pretty sure people who didn't do the camp thing will love this — it's about friendships, after all, and everyone has those — but it gave me a special kick in the nostalgia-pants. Every scene had an analog in my own camp memories.
For example, Abby and her friends are discussing the girl who went home with chiggers:
Zoe: And she got them in the worst place, too!
Abby: Where?
Beth: … There?! That's disgusting!
Abby: Where?
Beth or Zoe (we just see a hand tousling Abby's hair): Aw, you're so innocent, Abby.
Abby: You guys suck.
Ouch. That scene totally never happened to me.
I don't mean to make this review all about psychoanalyzing my inner 13-year-old. I'm just amazed at how well Hope Larson captured adolescent girl silliness, introspection, and insecurities. It's a little unsettling.
The art is pretty much perfect — high-contrast, no shading, but with wonderfully expressive faces. In one of my favorite moments, Shasta has just casually mentioned to Abby that she broke up with her boyfriend and now likes the same boy Abby likes. Half of the page is a tall panel of Shasta looking in the mirror, brushing her long black hair, which cascades down to fill the bottom of the panel. Abby is crouched in a corner of Shasta's all-encompassing hair, shivering, diminished in the face of Shasta's gorgeousness and (Abby assumes) obvious power to have any boy she wants. Shasta is blissfully unaware of Abby's reaction.
In summary: love, love, love. I can't wait to make all my kids read this. Maybe this will be the book that will convert them to graphic novels!
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This course is designed for students who can already read ancient Greek at an advanced level. Students will read extensively from Greek lyric poetry, with special attention paid to the choral lyric of Pindar and Bacchylides. Among the other works to be studied are poems that have been discovered and published only in the last few years, including works by Archilochus, Simonides, and Sappho. Although the focus will be on the archaic period, students will also consider the afterlife of archaic lyric in the poetry of the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods. Special attention will be paid to issues of genre, meter, and performance context.
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Man Walks in on Burglar
Terrance Jones, 46, of Alachua went shopping, inside a home on south west 2nd avenue in Gainesville.
According to police, John Kabboord came home for lunch when he saw a car in his driveway, just blocks away from the University of Florida campus.
"After he blocked the car in, the suspicious car in the driveway, he saw there was damage to his front door and he actually saw the burglar inside his house, at that point he immediately backed away and called police," said Sgt. Greg Armagost, with the Gainesville Police Department.
Police say Jones did not see Kabboord and it wasn't until police arrived three minutes later, that Jones ran out of the house through the back door, empty handed.
After a short chase, police arrested Jones and booked him at the Alachua county jail.
According to records, Jones was released from prison in April, after doing eight years for a home burglary he committed in 2001.
Police say with UF students away for the holiday break, "kick-in-the-door" burglaries are common in the area around campus.
"If there's no cars in the house, make sure it looks as lived in as possible... that there is somebody there; either lights on, TV on, stereo on," said Sgt. Armagost.
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Expressing concern about a Google online venture to store people's medical data, a leader comment said that the company had "done deals to get access to the detailed prescription records of 100 million American patients" (Dr Google will see you now, 28 July, page 26). In fact, Google has reached agreements with some US pharmacy chains under which these groups are encouraging their 100 million customers to lodge their prescription records with Google Health.
Some of our stories about the trial of the Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have referred to the man who swam across a lake to her home, John Yettaw, as a US veteran of the Vietnam war – as widely reported in the United States. We should have made clear that this is a claim, so far unverified by the US military (Aung San Suu Kyi 'prepares for worst' as trial nears end, 28 July, page 14; Aung San Suu Kyi verdict due on Friday, 28 July, theguardian.com; and elsewhere).
A column used a description that could be read two ways when it mentioned "Yorkshire off-spin bowler Jim Laker" (Weatherwatch, 27 July, page 33). Laker was from Bradford, but played most of his domestic cricket for Surrey.
An article yesterday referred to a report by the Commons "public affairs committee" about mismanagement of college refurbishment by the Learning and Skills Council. That should have been the public accounts committee (Reckless plans by quango left colleges in deep debt, MPs say, page 4).


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By Paul Gardner
I would rate it as one of the major conundrums of world soccer -- but it's a pretty obvious one, with an even more obvious answer. So ...
Question: Why are there so few British players with foreign clubs?
Answer: Because the Brit players are not good enough.
Quite probably that is the correct answer, though it would be difficult to prove it. The money motive cuts across any attempt to explain matters: If English players can haul in excellent salaries by staying home and playing in the EPL why should they even think of going overseas?
So maybe it has nothing to do with the caliber of the players. But one wonders. As it happens, British players have never been in demand. Back in the early 1960s, when English salaries were pathetically low compared to those in Italy or Spain, there was no mass immigration of players to those countries. The Italians did come calling, and walked away with some top stars, notably Denis Law and Jimmy Greaves. Both were back in Britain after just one season. Only one player reached unquestioned stardom in Italy, the Welshman John Charles, who scored 93 goals during five seasons with Juventus.
Englishman Gerry Hitchens stayed the longest, playing with four different clubs over nine years.
Otherwise the record of British players in foreign climes is one of brevity and mediocrity. It is said, without explanation, that British players do not adapt well. And left at that.
Which raises another question: Is British soccer somehow different, then, from that played everywhere else? After all, there are oodles of Brazilians and Argentines playing in foreign countries, plus plenty of French, Germans, Africans, Dutch, Italians and Spanish. But virtually no Brits. What is the problem here?
The question was buzzing around in my head this past weekend as the menu of weekend games served up side-by-side games from England and Spain.
I found the Spanish games -- Racing Santander 0 Barcelona 3, and Real Mallorca 0 Real Madrid 0 -- the pick of the crop, their soccer more skillful, more intelligent, easier on the eye. The Real Madrid game even managed to be one of those rare 0-0 ties that presented plenty of goalmouth action at both ends of the field.
The EPL games -- Blackburn 1 Arsenal 2, and Aston Villa 1 Everton 0 were, definitely, different. Defining that difference is not so easy. Evidently, it is not a matter of excitement -- the Arsenal game had plenty of that. I'd venture that the EPL games featured more overtly physical play. I don't mean dirty play or fouling, I mean merely that the impression is of players constantly performing at or near the limits of their physical powers, whether that means running or jumping or kicking or heading or tackling. If that impression is correct, then it seems likely that I found more subtlety in the Spanish game.
I think that was so, especially from Barcelona, which won 3-0, comfortably enough. But while watching that game, I couldn't help thinking -- still in the context of the peculiarities of the British game -- of Javier Mascherano.
An Argentine midfielder who has been playing for Liverpool for three seasons. And now Barcelona wants him. Why? He does not strike me as a Barcelona-type player. When have they ever needed a midfield pit bull? As it happens, I see Mascherano much more suited to the British game. So it will be revealing to see if he undergoes a transformation in the Barcelona shirt.
Were Mascherano a British born-and-bred player, I feel sure he would not be able to adapt. But he is a player with an Argentine pedigree and I think that will make a difference.
Indeed, that may be the answer the question posed above -- Is British soccer different?
An Argentine pedigree means a solid, unshakeable grounding in the fundamentals of ball control and technical skills. Whereas my observations over many decades have convinced me that the English pedigree is something very different. My feeling is that the fundamentals of the British soccer player are not skill-based at all. They are, rather, a collection of attitudes, which can be summed up in the phrase "getting stuck in." A rather crude-sounding phrase that I'll define with an emphasis on its more positive qualities -- namely, commitment and a devotion to a hard running, hard tackling, no-nonsense game.
No, there is not much room within those boundaries for artistry and subtlety. And it is the lack of those qualities -- those soccer qualities -- that makes the British game different ... and, I think, inflexible. British players do not adapt well to playing in foreign leagues because their fundamentals do not allow them to. Their gung-ho attitude may have to be tempered, but that can probably be achieved. But the sudden need to upgrade their skills, to find a more sophisticated, more skillful way of playing the game, that is not so easy, probably not possible, beyond the formative early teen years, or even earlier.
While English players do not adapt to foreign leagues, it is also true that some foreigners have trouble adapting to the English game. The chief culprits, it seems, are Brazilians who -- or so we are told -- find the English game too rough, or too fast, or don't like the English winter. Or maybe it's the cooking.
Odd that Brazilians have flourished in Germany so well, isn't it? Or almost every other country you can think of. Again, the British game proves to be the odd man out.
Perhaps the most puzzling aspect of this Brit difference is that it ought not to exist at all anymore, certainly not in the EPL where over 50 percent of the players and a quarter of the coaches are foreigners. But the EPL is different. Something in the British soccer atmosphere makes it fundamentally different.


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First, let's get this out of the way: "Maitreya" is the fifth coming of Buddha. Maitreya in Ktown is a Korean fusion restaurant. Horrible name? Not so fast. "Maitreya" is Sanskrit for "friendly", "benevolent". A friendly and benevolent Korean restaurant? Why not.
Second, Koreans are almost as good as ripping off each other as the Chinese and Vietnamese. Almost. Kogi came, and then there was Calbi, BOOL, and Bap Bul (essentially the same as BOOL! Egads). The Chinese are freakin' shameless: Boba Truck? No, MIGHTY Boba Truck. And the Vietnamese… Well, they like to open up 4 exact pho restaurants on 2 kitty corners. After a little civil war, a 4 country pho battle scares them not.
Maitreya decided to be "inspired" by Kogi's menu and put K-fusion into a B&M operation inside LA's very own City Center. Spicy Korean wings? Check. 2 kinds fusion tacos? Check. Cajun fries, calamari, quesadillas, check, check, tripled checked. The thing is… in that vicinity, there's nothing "nice". Gaam is inedible, one can only take so much AYCE from YSHR, and sometimes, you just don't want another bowl of yook geh jiang from the omma jip on every corner. (Yes, I'm convinced every corner restaurant in Ktown is run by a mom & pop pair). So instead of defaulting to Yard House, all the Latinos in Ktown can hit Maitreya for that M-Thurs date night — they speak perfect English here. Your wallet will thank you as well, because happy hour here, just like much of K-town, runs until 8pm, and starts up again at 10pm.
Why bother covering this place now? Maitreya is about to celebrate its third birthday. A clubby loungey restaurant in Ktown is like a 20 week preemie — the chance of survival is low. After three years, Maitreya should be able to hang out around the block a bit longer, and it must be doing something right. Just don't expect any craft beer, or even craft food. Take it for what it is, love it for what it is.
Maitreya, a Ktown Cowboy sponsor.
3500 W 6th St # 101
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Of note: Maitreya shares a lobby with Zion Market, known for its weekend bargains. If you're still hungry and sober after Maitreya, 99% chance there'll be soju on sale for $1.99 at Zion. Just don't rock the glow, cuz the ajumas will straight cut you off at the point of sales.
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Dec. 26, 2013
Morris to Start at Quarterback | Practice Report | Bowl Game Media Day
Bowl Central
Head coach Brady Hoke joined OL Taylor Lewan, WR Jeremy Gallon and QB Shane Morris for Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl media day on Thursday (Dec. 26), and Hoke announced that Morris will start at quarterback against Kansas State.
Michigan Head Coach Brady Hoke
Opening statement ... "Number one, it's really a privilege to be here. It's a privilege for us to represent the University of Michigan. We're two days away from playing in a football game that's very important to us as a team, a university, and for our seniors. We've had a great week. The hospitality from the Buffalo Wild Wings (Bowl), all the people that are involved, the committee members, the volunteers, have been first class. We've had tremendous practices. I think the way our guys have come out every day to prepare for a great game with Kansas State, we're very excited about that. We look forward to the football game. We had a great Christmas last night. We'll have a great practice today. So we're excited about it. Really a pleasure to be here."
On whether Shane Morris will start at quarterback ... "Yes, he will start the football game. He's had a really good preparation. We tried to see if Devin (Gardner) could go, and it just wasn't possible."On how prepared he thinks Shane Morris is ... "I think he's had some great preparation. Obviously we were trying to figure out if Devin was going to be able to go. Snap-wise Shane has taken a lot of the snaps between him and Russell Bellomy. He's done a tremendous job. I know his teammates have supported him. So we're excited about that." On Kansas State and what changes have been made to Michigan's offensive and defensive plans ... "When you look at Kansas State from an offensive perspective, they have a lot of good weapons. They have guys who, when they get the ball in their hands, they're very good. There's some similarities to Ohio (State), our last game, when you look at some of the spread things they do. I think the two-quarterback system they'll use at times is similar to Northwestern in some ways. There's some differences. There's a few different plays they'll run that we haven't seen as much of. But from the concept itself, we've seen it about three or four times in our league." On Devin Gardner's health and long-term prognosis ... "I think he's improving. That's just the way it has to heal up. He should be ready when we get to spring. But I'm not a doctor. We'll find out." On Kansas State running a different defense than Northwestern and Ohio State ... "Yeah, they do. They're a quarters team with a cover six background to them. I think the interesting thing will be how much pressure, especially on those third downs, those early downs, with the new quarterback being in."
On close losses and emphasizing finishing games ... "No question, this football team is 11 points away from being 11-1. We haven't finished games and executed the way we needed to at the end of the games. If you look at Kansas State, they've been a dominant fourth-quarter team the last six football games. That's something that we've talked about. Our players understand that we need to do a better job of finishing football games. Also educating them about the success that Kansas State has had in the fourth quarter. They've scored 72 points and given up 31 in those last six games."
On whether he has scaled back the offense much for Shane Morris ... "On both sides of the ball, you could say that. You start off with a pretty good package. But then you also want to emphasize and do things that your kids can be successful with. We've scaled some things back. But there's a lot of offense in there still."
On the biggest development in Shane Morris from the times he played earlier in the year until now ... "I think his poise, I think his fundamentals with his feet. I think the play-action game with ball fakes and all that. He's always had a pretty good arm. Accuracy has been very good."
On Taylor Lewan's experience and growth ... "He's had a better year in football than he's ever had. He's played his best football. He took on a lot of responsibility as a captain and as a guy who felt entitled to help young offensive linemen grow. I think he did that in a very positive way. I think his maturity, all those things that go along with being a year older, really has helped."
On who will play at running back ... "De'Veon (Smith), Derrick (Green), then Fitz (Toussaint). There's a good place in there for him also."
On whether Devin Gardner is out totally for the game ... "He won't play."
On Gardner's injury being turf toe or possibly broken bones ... "I think that's what they're worried about, the slight fractures, that kind of stuff. I don't know. They've X-rayed it a couple different times. They MRI'ed it. It's probably just a little more than just the turf toe."
On the quarterback situation ... "Shane is our starter. Then Russell Bellomy, who was our second quarterback a year ago when Devin took over, is cleared to play. He hurt his knee in spring, got rehabbed back together. He'll be the second guy in."
On what makes Shane Morris so good ... "Number one, he's very athletic. He's a guy that can move around well in the pocket, can move up in the pocket. He's a guy who has a very strong arm. He can make all the throws. Obviously we recruited him at Michigan to be the quarterback at Michigan. This is a great opportunity. We have a lot of faith in how he goes about his business getting ready to play."
On what makes wide receiver Jeremy Gallon such a standout ... "I think instinct. He's a guy who works awfully hard, very tough as an individual, has great instinct when catching the ball, catching it with his hands. Has an innate ability to go up for balls over guys that are much taller than he is. He's probably one of the toughest guys on the football team. You watch him block and it's amazing to watch him get down the field and block."
On Kansas State receiver Tyler Lockett ... We have great respect for Tyler Lockett. He's a guy who gets behind people in a lot of cases. Runs good routes. The comebacks they like, does a nice job of that. The timing between the quarterbacks and him, you can tell there's been a lot of work in it is off-season done."
On the Kansas State quarterbacks' styles presenting a challenge ... "It does. It does. (Jake) Waters is a guy who probably gets short-selled a little bit on the athlete that he is. He's a good athlete who can run with the football also. But he's a guy they seem to be more comfortable with throwing the football. And (Daniel) Sams is a guy who is very athletic. He's like a tailback in there and will throw the ball, but most of the time they like to run it with him."
U-M Fifth-Year Senior Offensive Lineman Taylor Lewan
On Kansas State's defense ... "Their tendencies are pretty consistent. As a team, the most dangerous part about them is how they always work as a team. If they're going to be in the B gap, they're going to be in the B gap. If they're going to be in the C gap, they're going to be in the C gap."
On if Kansas State's defense is underrated ... "I don't know their exact rankings. I know the Big 12 has a lot of high-powered offenses. They might be a little bit. I know when this offense is playing well, they're playing on all cylinders, it's tough to beat us."
On if he expected Devin Gardner to have to miss the bowl game due to injury ... "No, I didn't. Shane (Morris) has been part of Michigan tradition for a while. He's a hard-working guy. I think you put him in a position to be successful, he'll do his job just fine."
On if he thinks Morris is ready ... "Absolutely."
On Morris' maturation and growth ... "It's almost been day and night. Since I was a freshman, he's been committed to the University. I've gotten the opportunity to be around him, and been like this guy that's worried about Twitter followers, to a guy who could truly care less."
On how he thinks Morris will handle the first time he gets sacked or pressured ... "I don't know. It's rough. But it's part of the job. Shane, when he gets hit, man, it comes with the territory. He's got to understand that. If it doesn't feel good, you have to move on. You have to understand you have the whole team counting on you. It's not just about Shane, it's about 11 guys. I know there's going to be a lot of scrutiny, a lot of pressure that the media puts on him. If he doesn't focus on that, focuses on what he needs to focus on, he'll be fine."
On the team's performance against Ohio State and telling the team it can do that again ... "That's exactly what it was. You're playing a team that at the time was ranked No. 3 in the nation. All of a sudden we come in and play the way we did. It shows a lot about the fight in this team. I said it after the Northwestern game, this team is always going to fight. We'll get hit in the face and hit right back."
On it being a different unit with a new quarterback ... "I think we're going to be successful. I think this team is probably more consistent, like you said. We'll definitely see on Saturday. I'm excited for that whole song and dance. It's going to be awesome. It's great. It's my last game."
On how much a win would mean for the senior class ... "It would be huge. It would be awesome. You want to win every game. Obviously that didn't happen. You want to be successful, do all these things. Going out with a win would feel phenomenal."
On Frank Clark's ability to be a leader ... "I think he's a great leader. He's done a lot of things that have really helped this team. I think one thing that this team has done, it's started from ground zero as far as leadership goes. I feel the next team can build off of what we started building. This class started from ground zero."
On the one message he wants people to remember about this team ... "It's been fun. No matter what the circumstance, what the game, whether it was a blowout or win, we fought till the end. It's tough to go out 7-5. My voice is hoarse from just yelling."
On his impressions of K-State defensive end Ryan Mueller ... "He's a great player. He works hard. That's his best quality. He consistently works till the whistle. You can't say enough good things about him because he doesn't do a lot of things wrong. If I get the opportunity to go up against him a bunch, I'd love that. I'm sure he'll have a good game, but my job is to make sure he doesn't have a good game."
On Kansas State's defensive front ... "They're extremely consistent, hard-working, fighting guys. That's what makes a great defensive line. They may not be the most athletic guys at the end of the day, but they work as hard as they can. They'll keep coming over and over and beat you into the ground."
On if he has seen improvement from K-State's defense ... "You can see in the last six games. Their turnover ratio is plus nine. They've scored 72 points in the fourth quarter and their opponents have only scored 31. Those things are through improvement. They have a defensive lineman Player of the Year, and all that stuff is improving week in, week out. We might have improved throughout the season till our last game, so we'll try to be as successful as possible on Saturday."
On Michigan's offense changing at all with Shane Morris at quarterback ... "Just because he's a lefthanded quarterback, we might run things a little bit different about how he feels it. Other than that, we're confident in him running the same offense that Devin ran, try to put him into a position to be successful."
On which Wolverine would win a wing-eating competition ... "Graham Glasgow. He can eat boneless wings. He's a thick man, a thick boy over there, he's No. 61, the center. There are a couple guys that are smaller than him that can probably put it down. But Graham is probably my choice if I was putting money on somebody."
On the importantance of finishing games in the fourth quarter ... "It's huge. This is a team that plays extremely well in the fourth quarter, Kansas State. We've done a good job throughout the year of getting consistently better. But we've fallen short a couple times."
On how big it would be to pick up a win ... "It's very important. It's not everything in the world. Obviously, you want to go out with a win. It's not detrimental to your program. But it's great for the seniors and putting the next team in position."
U-M Fifth-Year Senior Wide Receiver Jeremy Gallon
On whether the offense has changed much ... "I don't think so. Everything has been the same. Just because he's (Shane Morris) a younger quarterback doesn't mean he doesn't know his material. I feel like he's on point with his material. He knows what he has to do. He's good at reading the defense, checking out of things if he have to. He's a smart kid. So I don't feel like anything has changed."
On what Shane Morris' strengths are compared to Devin Gardner ... "I really haven't focused on it. I mean, just during this week I haven't focused on anything but my craft, just doing whatever I can for the team, helping this team to win this game. So I really haven't focused on his strengths or weaknesses. I can tell you he's been on point with everything so far."
On if he expects Morris to be a little nervous ... "Of course he will. But it's our job as a team, as seniors, to calm him down, to let him know that we got his back. I know everything is going to be all right. It's a football game. He's been doing it since he was young. It's nothing new. Faster tempo."
On working with Morris the last couple weeks ... "Yeah. He's been good. Everything has been great with him. He's been connecting with the receivers, the running backs, building a stronger chemistry with the O-line. There's nothing new about him. I feel like he's been here forever. He's built that kind of chemistry with us, so ..."
On having a little extra time with the bowl prep to get Morris ready ... "As a backup quarterback, your only chance is working with the twos. I never got a chance to work with him, like, with the team. The only time you'd get to work with him was outside football, your own time, putting in extra work. Now that I've had him working with the ones, the whole offense, he's been amazing. He's been great with everything. He's showing us that he's ready for this game. So I feel comfortable with him."
On Kansas State wide receiver Tyler Lockett ... "I haven't watched that much film, but I've studied him. He's an explosive player. To me, he's a lot like (Darren) Sproles when he was there. He's quick. He's something our defense have to contain."
On whether he studies other receivers like Lockett ... "I watched him a little bit. I don't keep up with everybody. I don't study receivers as much as I do DBs. From what I do know, I know he's an explosive player, really quick, something our defense have to contain, like I said. You can expect him to give everything for his team. He's real quick and knows his routine. He's an offensive weapon for them, too."
On his impressions of Kansas State's secondary ... "They're tough. Ty Zimmerman is a guy that keeps them in line. He calls all the calls. He's their go-to guy to bring the energy. They're tough, always moving to the ball, not letting anything get past them."
On K-State's cornerbacks ... "Like I said, making the tackles, moving to the ball. They're tough and smart. ... Like I said, they're not going to get beat deep. They don't want to get beat deep. Trying to keep everything in front of them. Just trying to contain everything."
On Kansas State's similarities to anybody in the Big Ten ... "As far as the defense, they remind me of Nebraska, trying to keep everything in front of them, very physical, expecting 11 hands on the ball. Very smart, well-coached."
On his motivation for this week ... "Winning. It's our last game together as seniors. Winning to us is our motivation, is what drives us every day to come out and work hard and practice the way we do, give everything we got for each other. So I would say winning."
U-M Freshman Quarterback Shane Morris
On the challenges of preparing to start this weekend and going from high school to college ... "Biggest difference from high school to college is you got bigger guys, the game is faster. It's, how do you say, a lot different. Coach Hoke, all the coaches, the team has helped me prepare for this opportunity. I feel like I'm ready for it."
On whether he is running the same plays that in practice that Devin Gardner ran or if he will do different things ... "No, I mean, I'm getting the full game plan that Coach (Al) Borges gives. Coach Borges is preparing me for that. I prepared all year to be the starting quarterback this year, so ..."
On how much he has grown with his teammates through these last couple weeks of bowl practice ... "Last couple weeks of bowl practice I've grown because of my teammates and they've helped me a lot with this situation. They've helped me with everything, from film work to just playing with the ones. It's a lot different. They've done a great job helping me prepare for that."
On not playing much as a senior as a senior in high school ... "I got mono. I was out for pretty much the whole season except for four games."
On playing four games as a high school senior and a few games at Michigan ... "It's not really a big difference for me. I don't feel it's going to hurt my playing at all. I got a great team around me that's going to help me a lot. I have to get the ball in the play-makers' hands."
On when he found out he would be playing ... "Late last week Coach Hoke let me know I might be playing. I've been playing with the ones since about a week ago."
On starting the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl ... "It's been my dream since I was a little kid to start as quarterback for the University of Michigan. It's a huge bowl game. I'm excited. I grew up in Michigan. My family surrounded me in Michigan. I have baby pictures of me in Michigan jerseys. It's really cool."
On how different is it running with the first string ... "I've been with the twos most of the season. Obviously we have a great two line, great skill players. It's the stars. It's a lot more serious, a lot more reps. That's the biggest difference, yeah. Graham (Glasgow) and I work well together, the whole line."
On any words of encouragement or advice for the game from the coaches ... "Not really. Just to be myself, be a leader. Don't put a lot of pressure on myself because I have a great team surrounding me."
On preparing for this moment maybe longer than some of the media wants to believe or think ... "Definitely. Since the day I came in, I've been preparing to be a starting quarterback at the University of Michigan. That's been my goal. Having the opportunity now, it's surreal. But I've prepared for that."
On differences between him and Devin Gardner ... "We both play quarterback. With the team I have surrounding me, receivers, running backs, it's not going to be difficult for me. It's getting the ball in their hands."
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IFA Hotels & Resorts acquires additional stake in Boschendal South Africa
IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) recently strengthened its interests in South Africa by acquiring a further 5.25% in Boschendal Limited, increasing its stake to 37.33%.
This acquisition is part of a set strategy by IFA HR to strengthen its geographic reach as a global developer of mixed-use integrated resorts. It also aligns with its subsidiary's strategy in South Africa (IFA Hotels & Resorts Limited) to deliver new premier resort and residential projects in South Africa.
Werner Burger, President and COO of IFA HR, said: "With our ability to introduce international investors, partners and hotel operators, we are able to explore real value creation by promoting new asset classes of property ownership. The internationally recognised Boschendal brand will be further elevated through our international network located in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, North America and Africa."
IFA HR is committed to creating a development that will complement its internationally recognised portfolio of top quality integrated resorts. IFA HR is now also responsible for all the sales and marketing of Boschendal Limited, allowing the company to utilise all its international offices and network across the world. Likewise, Boschendal welcomes approximately 200,000 guests per year, a vast audience for IFA HR to cross sell and promote its existing international portfolio of residences, resorts, private residence clubs and experiences.
"Our strong international strategic partnerships and relationships with partners such as Nakheel, Kingdom Hotel Investments, JCI, Tongaat Hulett Developments, United Investments Portugal and Raimon Land provides an outstanding synergy of skills adding significant value to our developments," added Burger.
The first phase of the development, the Boschendal Founder's Estates located among the vineyards on the slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain, will now be further improved with all related infrastructure. Current development plans for the second phase, the proposed mixed-use development on Boschendal's 2,240 hectare estate, includes residential homes set within villages of varying size, an upmarket retirement village, a boutique hotel and a mixed-use precinct combining shopping, offices and apartments. Ultimately only 7% of the 2,240 hectares will be covered by buildings and gardens.
In South Africa, IFA HR owns the Fairmont Zimbali Lodge and holds a 50% stake in the joint venture that is developing Zimbali Coastal Resort and is putting the finishing touches to the new Fairmont Zimbali Resort, expected to open in August 2009. IFA HR also holds a 50% stake in the Legend Golf & Safari Resort located in the Waterberg, close to Johannesburg, which recently received an award for being "Africa's Leading Tourism Development Project". The company also received "Africa's Leading Sport Resort" award for the Fairmont Zimbali Lodge.
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A story in the July 3 issue of The Blood-Horse on the resignation of William S. Farish as the U.S. ambassador to the Court of St. James took an unfair and undeserving shot at the master of Lane's End Farm, a longtime friend of the Bush family whose three-year tenure as ambassador came at one of the most trying times for America since World War II. The news article was hastily and sloppily put together on the day The Blood-Horse went to press June 28 and was based on wire reports that included critical quotes from a newspaper in London that has had little if anything good to say about the U.S. since the beginning of the war in Iraq. The quotes were not appropriate and should not have appeared in this publication, which covers international breeding and racing--not international politics. The Blood-Horse sincerely apologizes to Farish and to our readers. Farish, it should be remembered, had been at his diplomatic post in London only two months when the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks occurred. It was a difficult time for all Americans, but Farish had to keep his emotions in check as he directed a staff of 800, worked tirelessly on national security issues, and served as a liaison between Washington and the British government, particularly Prime Minister Tony Blair. Much of the British press turned on the U.S. when the war with Iraq began, but Blair remained our strongest ally, something that speaks well of Farish's relationship with him. This could have been a time when the traditional bond between the U.S. and Great Britain weakened. Instead, as Farish leaves the embassy, the relationship is as strong as it's ever been. Ambassador Farish deserves our thanks and recognition for an extremely challenging job well done.
Pennsylvania, birthplace of Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Preakness (gr. I) winner Smarty Jones, is moving uptown. Slot machine legislation that was passed and signed by Gov. Ed Rendell during the Fourth of July holiday weekend promises to take racing in the Keystone State to heights never before envisioned. It's an odd law, because tracks that have yet to be built will benefit from the slots windfall, as will existing tracks like Philadelphia Park and Penn National. When the state announced it would be awarding additional racetrack licenses there was a "gold rush"-like descent on the state capitol in Harrisburg. Everybody wanted in on the action, which is probably a good thing for state politicians who don't mind having their hands out for campaign funds. The big question is how much racing these yet-to-be-built tracks will offer. According to estimates provided by slots proponents in Pennsylvania, purses at Philadelphia Park eventually are going to nearly triple from the present $140,000 per day to more than $400,000. What will be most interesting to follow is whether the Pennsylvania foal crop will grow significantly. Over the last 10 years, the number of Pennsylvania-breds has scarcely changed. In 1992, there were 871 Thoroughbred foals born in Pennsylvania. In 2002, the most recent year for which numbers are available, the crop stood at 856. Pennsylvania ranked 10th nationally in foal production for 2002. Slots have done wonders for New Mexico's breeding industry, and there is every reason to believe that Louisiana breeders will soon begin to prosper from the machines at racetracks there. But Pennsylvania, which boasts the sixth-highest population among the 50 states, with 12.3 million residents, has a lot more to gain because of its size. Keep in mind, however, that as Pennsylvania grows, slots operations in neighboring states may suffer. But suffering even more are the states currently without slots. Passage of the Pennsylvania law may push them along.
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well keneil is 7 months now and he crwaling yay! and he babbled mama and dada it was so awesome to hear i cant stop smiling and he holding on and walking arouind and pulling down any thing he sees and get his hand on but still so teeth yet am so happy these milestones are so great hes growing too fast for me lol :lol:
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Tue, 2007-01-23 19:59#1
7 months
Tue, 2007-01-23 20:25#2
7 months
i have baby lust.
thats awesome that hes crawling everywhere.
*sigh* anyone want to be my babydaddy?
Wed, 2007-01-24 13:01#3
7 months
Aww, how cute. Congrats mama. I agree, they do grow too fast!!!
Wed, 2007-01-24 19:39#4
7 months
awe! i know its too fun watching them grow up! i remember when joshua started crawling it was so cool. everyone always tells me to enjoy these baby years while i can, and its so true its already going way way too fast!
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It looks like Gossip Girl's Vanessa Abrams ("Jessica Szohr") has finally come around to Chuck Bass ("Ed Westwick")—the two were spotted "stealing" kisses at La Guardia Airport. [P6]
Meanwhile, Chuck may soon have a new half-brother—Lily van Der Woodsen ("Kelly Rutherford") is pregnant! [Us Weekly]
Ivana Trump is divorcing Rossano Rubicondi, her 36-year-old husband of seven months. Apparently, the couple has been broken up for a while, but Ms. Trump kept quiet because she didn't want to spoil his chances of winning I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! [R&M]
Kate Moss was overheard at a party explaining that the recently noted scratches on her face were not, as she had claimed, injuries sustained in a Christmas ornament accident, but the result of a "scuffle" with boyfriend Jamie Hince involving her "chunky ring." [P6]
At his false imprisonment trial, Boy George admitted that, while he "absolutely" handcuffed a male prostitute to his bed, he "certainly wasn't going to kill him." [NYDN]
In her newest Myspace update, Lindsay Lohan assures the world that she and Samantha Ronson are not breaking up. [Us Weekly]


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Congressman Jim Matheson has re-introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the use of life-saving carbon monoxide alarms. The Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act is cosponsored by two Democrats and three Republicans in the House. The same legislation was approved by the House of Representatives in the last session of Congress, but the Senate did not vote on the bill.
"Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in this country," said Matheson. "There's a simple way to lower that number--installation of carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in homes and residences."
Matheson's bill sets up a grant program--administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)--for the states, if they enact a rule or law requiring all dwelling units and apartment buildings to have carbon monoxide alarms. States with greater than average fatalities from CO poisoning and those serving vulnerable populations, such as children or seniors, would be given priority.
At an earlier Congressional hearing on the issue, an official with CPSC testified that only 35 to 50 percent of U.S. households have CO alarms. He said that working with state and local authorities is critical to amplifying the message on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, CO poisoning kills 500 people annually in the U.S. and sends an additional 20,000 to the hospital. The University of Utah recently reported that Utah experienced 273 cases of CO poisoning and 22 deaths.
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Think Like A Man Too – Meet The Stars at Macy's
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Join me this Wednesday at Macy's in the Lenox Square Mall of Atlanta for this summer's highly anticipated sequel Think Like A Man Too! starring Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, Regina Hall and more great stars. Be sure to come out early for your chance to meet a Think Like A Man Too cast member!
Macy's Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta
Wednesday, June 11th, at 5:00pm
Kevin Hart, from Ride Along and Laugh at My Pain, and Romany Malco, from the 40yr Old Virgin, will be in the store!
It's going to be a great event so don't miss out!
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The 180 members of the Manteca Dolphins Recreation Swim Team have to drive to Lathrop for their swim events.
In a period of 19 months, the Manteca Unified School District has saved more than $2,202,592 by religiously implementing an energy conservation program.
RIPON – The Ripon Unified school board paved the way last Monday for a brick fundraiser at Stouffer Field.
RIPON - Trustees of the Ripon Unified School District could have a new place to call home.
It doesn't take up much space but what is in the small room tucked inside the health services office at the Manteca Unified district office complex makes a big difference in the lives of 700 students.
RIPON – No schools are closing in Ripon Unified.
As the voting reaches a crescendo in First Lady Michelle Obama's healthy recipe contest, members of her advance team from the White House will be visiting Joshua Cowell School for a first-hand look at how the Cougars' submitted recipe is prepared.
One of St. Anthony of Padua School's major benefactors is holding its 17th annual dinner fund-raiser on Thursday, May 5, at Chez Shari restaurant in the Manteca Golf Course.
WESTON RANCH – For the second straight year, Laray Dacus posted a perfect score in the California Standards Test.
LATHROP – West Side Story isn't an uplifting tale with a happy ending.
RIPON – Trustees of the Ripon Unified School District could soon have a new place to conduct their meetings.
Priscyla Sotelo was inspired by an old work boot belonging to her father.
Stella Brockman School's staff vs. students will be playing basketball today from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for a good cause. All proceeds from the game will benefit the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.
They walked the red carpet on Wednesday past the walls lined with pictures of paparazzi taking photos as they inched closer to the decorated gym where music was pumping through loudspeakers.
All systems are go for the Manteca Great Valley Academy after its charter application was unanimously approved by the New Jerusalem School District board.
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STOCKTON - Originally known as "The Junior College of the College of the Pacific" in 1935, San Joaquin Delta College will hold its 82nd Annual Commencement ...
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Much of the funding for California's pro-school choice groups and candidates comes from a handful of very wealthy donors, including the founders ...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A 14-year-old physics major has become the youngest person ever to graduate from Texas Christian University.
STOCKTON - The Delta College Fashion Department's annual "A Story of Fashion - 2017 - Designers Collection Show" fashion extravaganza runway celebrates its 10th year on Friday ...
BERKELEY (AP) - The University of California at Berkeley students who invited Ann Coulter to speak on campus are threatening to sue the university if it ...
Entries are now being accepted for the San Joaquin AgFest Junior Livestock and Auction that will take place June 11-17, 2017 at the San Joaquin ...
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Luke Bryan wowed the audience with his performance at the 2013 CMA Awards on Wednesday evening, opening the show and declaring emphatically that it was "his kind of night."
While Taylor Swift, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw cheered from the front row, Bryan wriggled his hips for the audience.
Luke Bryan hits the stage and panties across Merica hit TV screens
— John David Castillo™ (@JohnDavidBaby) November 7, 2013
Florida Georgia Line came onstage to perform their hit "Cruise" before teaming back up to finish things off with Bryan.
Watch Bryan's opening performance above.
Toward the end of the evening, Luke Bryan paid tribute to his family by singing a ballad in their memory. Watch that performance below.
Luke Bryan is going to make me cry. Drink A Beer gets me every single time.
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Here's to Chris and Kelly Bryan …
Click below to check out Bryan performing on Good Morning America earlier on Wednesday as a pre-show for the Country Music Association Awards.
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WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - Despite junior Phil Wait's career-high 14 points and 14 rebounds, the Monmouth University men's basketball team fell 66-47 to Central Connecticut State in Northeast Conference action on Thursday night, in the Multipurpose Activity Center.
Wait, who was perfect from the floor (6-for-6) and the free throw line (2-2), registered his second career double-double for the Hawks.
After Nick DelTufo netted the first five points for the Hawks, consecutive three-pointers from R.J. Rutledge gave Monmouth an 11-2 lead just 3:20 into the contest.
The game see-sawed between a seven, and nine-point advantage for the Hawks over the next 9:22 minutes of action, until the Blue Devils climbed within 19-18 on Robby Ptacek's three-pointer with 7:18 remaining, which capped an 8-0 run for CCSU.
Following Ed Waite's lay-in, CC upped its run to 13-2 to coral a 23-21 edge on Ptacek's pull-up jumper in transition with 6:00 remaining.
DelTufo's lay-up, off a feed from Waite, knotted the score at 23-23 with 3:57 showing, but the Blue Devils dropped in three baskets in the paint over the final 3:27 of the half, to take a 29-23 lead at the break.
CC, which outscored Monmouth 19-4 over the final 8:29 of the first half, opened the second stanza on a 13-3 streak, to grab a 41-26 cushion with 16:10 on the clock.
Wait's offensive putback pulled Monmouth within 42-28, but the Blue Devils answered with six of the game's next eight points to haul in a 48-30 advantage with 13:31 remaining.
A pair of Wait foul shots, coupled with his own offensive putback, allowed the Hawks to climb within 48-34 with 11:38 left, but Ken Horton drilled a wing three-pointer to put CCSU back in front 51-34, with 10:11 showing.
Jesee Steele's pull-up jumper pulled Monmouth within 55-42 with 7:13 left, but the Blue Devils outscored the Hawks 9-0 over the next 4:36 to take a 64-42 lead.
Steele added eight points off the bench for the Hawks, who hit 3-of-20 from beyond the arc, while DelTufo added seven points.
Horton, who netted a game-best 28 points on 10-of-14 from the field, added 14 rebounds, to lead three Blue Devils in double-figures. CCSU, which outscored 56-28 over the final 28:29, connected on 44.3% from the field overall.
Monmouth returns to action on Saturday, when the Hawks travel to Bryant University for a Northeast Conference contest at 4:00 p.m., in Smithfield, Rhode Island.


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For a bright, shining moment, it seemed that the abiding spirit among conservative Protestants was one of hospitality and compassion toward the "stranger." But that turned out to be an illusion. Despite signs that Southern Baptists and other evangelicals might finally embrace the unauthorized immigrants living among us, many conservative churchgoers remain ambivalent or outright hostile to any plans to provide a path toward citizenship.
That helps explain why House Speaker John Boehner and his rebellious caucus have denounced a comprehensive immigration reform proposal recently passed by the U.S. Senate. House Republicans believe their constituents, who include most conservative evangelicals, find comprehensive immigration reform a bit of heresy -- amnesty granted to lawbreakers and grifters. There is research to back that conclusion: 55 percent of white evangelical Protestants view immigrants as a "burden," while 58 percent believe they "threaten" traditional American values, according to the Pew Research Center.
Optimists had concentrated on a less antagonistic -- and slightly contradictory -- finding from that Pew survey, conducted in March: An overwhelming majority of white evangelicals, 62 percent, said that undocumented workers should be allowed to stay in the country legally. While other religious groups showed greater support, even evangelicals appeared solidly behind the biblical imperative to treat the "stranger" with charity and acceptance.
And there were other signs that conservative evangelicals might have experienced a road-to-Damascus epiphany, a realization that their belligerence toward undocumented newcomers borders on persecution. Two years ago, the Southern Baptist Convention -- the largest and most influential denomination of conservative Protestants -- called for "a just and compassionate path to legal status."
Sure, the language was vague enough to give skeptics room for cover. Still, it denounced bigotry and harassment of the undocumented, which seemed a big step down the path of righteousness for a denomination that didn't get around to apologizing for endorsing slavery until 1995.
More recently, several prominent evangelicals organized a group called the Evangelical Immigration Table to push to legalize undocumented workers. Prominent SBC pastors -- including Richard Land and the organization's current president, Bryant Wright -- have endorsed the Table's principles.
That led some observers to hope they'd bring the same passion to fighting for undocumented workers that they've brought to fighting against, say, gay marriage or abortion clinics. Perhaps there would be fiery sermons denouncing the unfairness of keeping undocumented workers in the shadows, telephone banks set up to call members of Congress, and massive political demonstrations demanding legislation granting a path to citizenship.
But, alas, that was not to be. Instead, evangelical leaders are themselves divided: A counter group called Evangelicals for Biblical Immigration (whatever that may be) opposes the Senate's call for a path toward citizenship. Among that group's most active supporters are several leaders of the tea party movement, whose pronouncements provoke more fear in Republican politicians than any tent-revival preacher ever could.
Meanwhile, few evangelical flocks have taken up the cause of their undocumented brothers and sisters with any passion or urgency. Here and there, a few have protested the meanest restrictions, such as those passed by the Alabama Legislature in 2011. Some Alabama churches, for example, actively opposed provisions that could have penalized a motorist who drove an undocumented newcomer to church.
Still, there has been nothing resembling the outrage over gay marriage, which evangelical preachers continue to attack with relish. There haven't been the sustained protests that still inspire Republican state legislatures to curb reproductive freedoms. So it's no surprise that GOP lawmakers have gotten the message: No matter what a few evangelical leaders have said, most of their members don't want undocumented immigrants given the full rights of U.S. citizenship.
Later this month, the Evangelical Immigration Table will convene a day of "prayer and action" in Washington, but leaders have already signaled their willingness to accept a deal with the devil, refusing to pressure GOP lawmakers to keep a path toward citizenship as part of any bill. At this stage, it seems only heavenly intervention can resurrect comprehensive immigration reform.
(Cynthia Tucker, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, is a visiting professor at the University of Georgia. She can be reached at email@example.com.)


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Oakfield Township house destroyed by fire
OAKFIELD TOWNSHIP — Multiple fire departments responded to a devastating Monday morning house fire in Oakfield Township.
At about 6:30 a.m., the Oakfield Township Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 11380 Stultz Road.
"No one was hurt," said Fire Chief Don Riker. "Everyone made it out of the house OK."
Riker said firefighters determined the fire started in the basement, but the cause of the fire is yet to be determined. Although the structure of the house is still standing, Riker said the house is was a total loss.
"It's a total loss because of how much smoke and fire damage is done to the inside," he said.
Multiple departments were called in to assist, including Spencer Township, Courtland Township, Montcalm Township and Grattan Township. Riker said the reason so many departments were called in to battle the blaze was because there were not many firefighters available.
"We are all on-call paid firefighters," he said, noting each department only had a couple of firefighters. "Because of the time and day, we didn't have very much manpower."
Also assisting at the scene was Rockford Ambulance.
The homeowner was not available for comment.


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Greetings all,
As those of you involved with CAPE are aware, the final deadline for the final mixes to be provided to Bob Olhsson for mastering is 23:59 on May 10th. Once Bob has done the master, he will give it back to the team, who will then in turn give it to me a.s.a.p. (either via email or a link in a PM). If all goes according to plan, the fruits of CAPE V will be revealed on May 20th, though in deference to Bob's workload, the "revelation" date may have to be bumped a day or two until all teams have their projects mastered.
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At Graham McGarva's architecture firm, only five of the 20 employees commute to work by car. And that's a high ratio compared with other workplaces nearby.
So he knew already that office parking downtown was becoming less of an essential item.
But the point was really driven home when his firm, VIA Architecture, went to work on a new office tower that will face the city's former train station, now its top transportation hub for commuter rail and buses.
The owner of the site, at 320 Granville, is tearing down a 50-year-old parking garage that is becoming less profitable every year. And, in the new 32-storey office tower that will be built in its place and likely house as many as 1,800 people, Mr. McGarva is including only 133 parking spots – less than half of what would have been required two decades ago and a quarter of the norm in the 1960s.
He's not the only one – other office builders in Vancouver are doing the same. "We're all seeing different aspects of that trend," Mr. McGarva says.
"In the old days," says Vancouver's planning director, Brent Toderian, "they would have had to not only build the parking required for the new construction" – about 300 stalls – "but you would have had to replace the parking of the old garage." In this case, the parkade that will be torn down has about 500 spaces.
Vancouver's 1997 transportation plan capped downtown parking and banned new roads. Since then, the number of car trips and parking spots has gradually declined, even while the number of jobs and overall trips in the central city have increased.
Back then, the parking standard was one stall for every 1,000 to 1,500 square feet. Today the figure is far less – and negotiable for every building. That's in spite of the fact that today's buildings hold twice as many people in these open-plan, cost-cutting times.
Last year marked a big change in parking behaviour as commuters responded to a new 35-per-cent tax on parking stalls in commercial lots, higher on-street parking costs, and the new Richmond-to-Vancouver rapid-transit line built for the Olympics that has proven to be a huge hit with the downtown crowd.
Parking revenue collected at city-owned garages dropped by 9 per cent, while funds from on-street parking, traditionally an ever-increasing moneymaker, did not rise as much as the city's finance department had been counting on.
The trend is also showing up in the underground lots of commercial buildings, both in the downtown peninsula and the city's second downtown along Broadway. The city's transportation engineer, Jerry Dobrovolny, commissions a usage survey every two years.
"There's a high vacancy rate in the majority of those buildings. And the studies show the vacancies are rising. At the peak – noon to 2 p.m. – some are only half full," Mr. Dobrovolny says.
For proposed office buildings, predicting what's needed is a tricky business. Put in too many spaces and you've added a big expense that makes no money. Put in too little and you may have trouble leasing the building.
"Notwithstanding what developers want to do, I have to build something I can lease," says Tony Astles, an executive vice-president at Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP, which has been building and leasing office buildings in Vancouver for decades. "Parking is a negative drag on your pro forma, yes. But tenants are slow to respond to the evolution that's been occurring. And that evolution is only two years old."
Mr. Astles says the toughest part of his leasing job at Bentall's Broadway Tech Centre is convincing prospective tenants that they really don't need the same number of spaces they had in suburban business parks far from transit.
To convince the doubters, Mr. Astles introduces them to other tenants who believed they needed a high level of parking and then found that more employees commuted by bus than by car once they had better transit options.
Sometimes prospective customers can't be convinced. Corporate real-estate broker Glenn Gardner has had tenants reject downtown buildings where they couldn't secure the standard amount of parking.
"Law firms, large mining companies, accountants – they want the convenience of parking in their building," said Mr. Gardner, who is with Avison Young's Vancouver office.
Sometimes they just want the convenience of having a 24-hour downtown spot. Former B.C. attorney-general Geoff Plant, now back at his practice at the blue-chip law firm Heenan Blaikie LLP, rides his bicycle to work three or four times a week from the west side of Vancouver.
He still has a parking spot, however, which he uses when he and his wife attend evening theatre events.
But, he says, "I do wonder how much longer that will make sense." Every year, he commutes more often by cycling, walking or jogging and uses his spot less.
Vanishing spots
Vancouver developers are being required to provide fewer parking spots for new office buildings compared with those built 40 or 50 years ago.
Old builds
Building: 777 Hornby, formerly First City Trust building, a 20-storey tower built in 1969
Size: 138,585 square feet
Parking: 457 stalls
New builds
Building: Credit Suisse tower, a proposed 30-storey building at 800 West Pender
Size: 320,000 square feet
Parking: 164 stalls planned
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