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|Greg Cuccinello
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|Ben Mccarty
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|Chris Vetter
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|Joe Seider
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|Mike Lynch
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|Ryan Drenner
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|Brian Bolewicki
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|Justin Mabus
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|Max Siskind
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|Devin Grimaldi
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|Tyler White
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|Tj Hanzsche
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|Gabe Voumard
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|Tucker Hull
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|Jack Hinderland
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|Erik Hoffstadt
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|Sam Jones
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|Patrick Keena
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|The Game Story:
|TOWSON, Md. - Nine different Tigers scored at least one goal in Towson's (5-2) 14-9 victory over Navy (3-3) Tuesday evening at Unitas Stadium. The Tigers held a 9-1 lead at the half after holding the Mids scoreless in the second quarter. Navy came out of the break recharged and fought back, outscoring the Tigers 8-5 and holding them scoreless for over 11 minutes between the third and fourth quarters. Junior Greg Cuccinello led the Tigers with three goals. Senior Thomas DeNapoli added four points on two goals and two assists. Freshman Joe Seider was the third Tiger to have a multi-goal game (two goals). "Very excited by our team's effort the past two days," said Head Coach Shawn Nadelen. "Our scout team did a great job preparing us for what we knew Navy would bring in regards to their energy, their hustle, their toughness. I think that prepared us a great deal for us to come out and defend against it." The Tigers had another hot start to the game, similar to the 12-9 win over Marist just four days prior. Towson scored the game's first three goals, one of which was freshman Mike Lynch's first career goal. The Tigers seemed to have free reign to shoot and score from all over the field. Tucker Hull's goal at 2:29 in the first quarter was Navy's only tally in the first half, and the Mids actually scored an own goal at 12:57 in the second frame after the Tigers committed a turnover to keep Towson's scoring rally going. Senior Max Siskind scored on a very pretty fake at 10:27 in the second before Cuccinello scored his first EMO goal of the year at 6:00 and sophomore Brian Bolewicki posted his first goal (4:22, second quarter) since missing three games with an injury. It was a different story in the second half, as Navy came out and scored five of the next seven goals to cut Towson's lead to 11-6 at 13:47 in the fourth quarter. Cuccinello snapped Navy's run with Towson's first goal in 11:11 with his diving unassisted goal at 11:23. Navy outshot the Tigers 31-28 and won the face-off battle 17-10. The ground balls were equal (29-29), but Towson was 2-3 on EMO chances, while the Mids were just 1-6. Towson returns to action on Tuesday, March 18 when the Tigers host UMBC at Unitas Stadium at 7 p.m.


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There's simply no denying that Cara Delevingne is one of the industry's hottest commodities — so hot, in fact, that you've probably already forgotten all about that alleged cocaine scandal she was involved in this past May. While such wrongdoing could be considered career suicide for most burgeoning models, if you've got starpower like Delevingne, it's no biggie. Well, to most at least.
Despite starring in fall campaigns for Saint Laurent, DKNY, Mulberry, and more, it seems that H&M — the same high street giant that famously dropped Kate Moss after her own drug scandal — is doing what it can to distance itself from the 20-year-old.
According to The Sun on Sunday, a spokeswoman for H&M confirmed,
"She is not a model with us and I think there was a misunderstanding that she was the face of H&M. We just used her for the show."
We imagine that many fashion brands would do some unspeakable things just to have the bold-browed model smizing for one of their campaigns, and with that said, we think that H&M is making another major statement on behalf of its 'zero tolerance' drug policy.
We have to say, while Delevingne has charmed us many times over and is always full of surprises, we can't help but be a little perplexed that cutting ties with H&M is the only fallout from the scandal. Moss was dropped by the Swedish retailer, Burberry, and Chanel, and she's Kate Moss. At the rate she's Cara's going, she could flash one of her signature smirks, and get away with murder.
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- April 18, 2014
A $200 MILLION wind farm proposed for Granville Harbour on the West Coast is a step closer after being approved by the Environment Protection Authority.
Chairman John Ramsay said the EPA board had decided the proposed 99 megawatt facility could be developed and managed in an environmentally sustainable and acceptable manner with certain conditions.
The approval is another big boost for the region after news this week that the Avebury nickel mine in nearby Zeehan would reopen after being bought by QCG Resources for $40 million.
Under the Westcoast Wind proposal, the 33-tower wind farm would connect to the state's electricity grid at the Reece Dam.
It comes as the Federal Government reviews the renewable energy target and seeks to repeal the carbon tax in the Senate after July 1.
Westcoast Wind director Royce Smith, of Zeehan, was unable to be contacted.
"Westcoast Wind Pty Ltd submitted a proposal to build and operate the wind farm to be located on the Granville Farm, 1.5 kilometres north of Granville Harbour and 25 kilometres northwest of Zeehan," Mr Ramsay said.
He said the only representation received had been supportive.
Mr Ramsay said the EPA board gave consideration to potential impacts on threatened bird and mammal species, and potential for noise impacts on nearby residents.
"The board has recommended site-specific conditions relating to submission of final wind farm and transmission line design, monitoring of birds and mammals on site during the construction and operational phases, and monitoring of noise impacts, so that any adjustments required during the 25-year operation of the wind farm can be adequately addressed," he said.
The EPA board's environmental assessment, including the environmental conditions that must be included in any permit, has been forwarded to West Coast Council for review of planning issues prior to making a decision as to whether a permit is to be granted.
Granville Farm comprises about 840ha of private land and 960ha of public land.
It would continue to operate as a cattle farm if the wind farm goes ahead.
The project is expected to create 200 jobs during the construction phase and several permanent jobs when it is operational.
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Hudson River Almanac December 16 - December 24, 2011
The winter solstice arrived early in the morning on December 22. While the upper Hudson watershed in the High Peaks has seen some winter weather - including a modest amount of snow - the lower, tidewater Hudson stills seems stuck in autumn. While short-term weather is not the same as long-term climate, there does seem to be some change, or shifting of the seasons, afoot.
12/21 - Furnace Woods, HRM 38.5: For all my life, it seems, winter was underway before it was winter. For decades we spotted the snow shovels, scrapers, brooms and sand where they would be needed. We positioned vehicles where they couldn't be buried by the plows. We made sure the feeders were filled, summer furniture and tools put away; leave something out and you could count on it being buried until April. Not anymore. Yes, there will be colder weather, and snow, and - unhappily - ice on the roads, but it will arrive later, depart earlier. Three decades ago I spread my ice fishing gear on the dining room table as the last of the Thanksgiving feast was being cleared. There was always someplace that first weekend in December where the ice would bear your weight and you could indulge in the low-tech magic of ice fishing. Not anymore. What will this bring to our children and grandchildren, three decades from now?
- Christopher Letts
12/16 - Cornwall Bay, HRM 58: Low tide in Cornwall Bay, in the winter late-morning shadow of Storm King Mountain, had been blown out even more by strong northwest winds (gusts to 40 mph). Much of the bay, with its sandbars and deadfalls, was exposed. In addition to hundreds of gulls, the bay held ruddy ducks, buffleheads, common mergansers, and a small group of black ducks.
- Tom Lake
[This graph from the U.S. Geological Survey's gauge at West Point a few miles south of Cornwall Bay displays the average river levels each day from December 12 to December 18. Notice that they peak on December 15 and drop sharply on December 16 to the "blowout" levels described above.
December 15's high water levels and December 16's low water levels are explained in the graph below from the HRECOS (Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System) weather station at Piermont (HRM 25). It displays wind speed and direction over this period. The vertical placement of the arrows shows speed; the direction of the arrows indicates wind direction (north at the top, south at the bottom, east on the right, and west on the left). As a storm entered the region on December 15, winds from the south-southwest increased in speed, pushing sea level higher along the coast and up the Hudson. As the storm passed, the wind shifted direction, blowing strongly out of the north. This pushed ocean water away from the coast and lowered water levels along the shore and in the estuary, causing blowout low tides. URLs for the HRECOS and USGS websites are listed near the end of this Almanac. Steve Stanne.]
12/16 - Manhattan, HRM 12.5: The woods at Inwood Hill were sparse and still, reduced to their most basic elements: trees, rocks, terrain. The scene was a frugal study in browns and grays against a big blue sky. The low-angled sun cast sharp light and extended shadows. It felt like December. There were no leaves underfoot. This season's have been wind-swept into the hollows, some of which are knee-deep with leaves. The bare ground showcased a mosaic of once-hidden flotsam: broken glass, bottle caps, flinty rocks, small twigs, discarded cigarettes.
Mosses crept up the trunks of trees, spread along the surface of stones, and blanketed the flat distances in between. These primal plants have been here all along - Inwood Park has the largest expanse of mosses in Manhattan - but we were busy charting changes in more recently evolved flora. Emerald carpets of fire moss rolled out in all directions. A dislodged clump pushed into the soil will root and grow; that's one reason why it is the most common species here. Silver ball moss grows in a velvety pincushion at the base of a rock. When dried, it develops a whitish cast. Callicladium moss on the lower trunk of a white oak looks like an old shaggy rug. Haircap mosses resemble miniature conifer trees. The beds support seedlings of larger woody species, especially blueberry and black cherry that will eventually overshadow and out-compete the moss.
The same environments that harbor moss also support lichens. Lichens are two organisms in one, a shared existence between alga and fungus. These work in unison to survive in exposed environments like the sides of trees and surfaces of rocks. Lichens are sensitive to air pollution, especially sulfur and nitrogen. Their presence signifies clean air. Lichens parade in an array of curious shapes and colors. The crustose types appear as a skin on a rock or tree. The edges of foliose lichen rise up from the surfaces they grow on like the margins of curling paper. There are sea foam green swirls, chalky gray dust and cubed, salt-like deposits. Lichens do not harm the trees that support them. In fact, they return the favor by altering atmospheric nitrogen to a form that plants can use.
More color was provided by large swathes of paint on trees and rocks to mask graffiti. One trunk was brushed in a minty green that I first thought was lichen. But nothing grows on these painted strips.
At the bottom of a set of stairs I stood in the intense light for a minute to warm up. The cold should be a fixture now. Winter begins in a few days.
- Marielle Anzelone
12/17 - Cornwall Bay, HRM 58: The midday low tide had set up perfectly for resting waterfowl. A flock of Canada geese, perhaps 75-100, had come down in the shallows and found a pocket in the bay, surrounded by sand bars, where the lack of current helped the birds stay put. A half-dozen ruddy ducks and three common mergansers shared another small tidal enclosure a hundred yards away. Several hundred feet upwind an adult bald eagle perched on a deadfall, a dead tree that was probably swept out of nearby Moodna Creek by tropical storm Irene.
- Tom Lake
12/18 - Poughkeepsie, HRM 75: In late afternoon, just before sundown, they begin to arrive from all points. Scores and more move across the river from Blue Point in Ulster County. The river shoreline begins to fill up as every available limb of cottonwood and sycamore becomes occupied. This is a winter crow roost and by last light the scene is surreal.
- Tom Lake
[One of the more well-known and noticeable communal night roosts for crows along the Hudson is at Poughkeepsie. From late November through much of the winter, great numbers of crows, beginning in the hundreds, growing to the thousands, collect along the river from the Mid-Hudson Bridge south for well over a mile. This winter roosting behavior may serve several social functions for crows. Tom Lake.]
12/19 - Minerva, HRM 284: In late afternoon with darkness falling, the dogs and I left the house for our hike to the swamp in the back forty. We had just stepped out the door when a large bird silently flew away from a butternut tree 25 feet away. The dogs were oblivious. The bird flew up to another tree, perched, and looked "balefully" at us. Darkness was setting in, but in my binoculars I could see that it was a barred owl. Those big dark eyes watched us for another five minutes before it flew off. The bird never made a sound.
- Mike Corey
12/19 - Cold Spring, HRM 54: If its shadow had not swept across the dock, we might never have noticed the immature bald eagle as it cruised overhead and out across the river toward Crow's Nest. We quickly found it in our binoculars as it banked against Storm King, its back cloaked in white - a "white extreme."
- TR Jackson, Christopher Letts, Tom Lake
[White extreme is a color phase described for some three-year-old bald eagles. As immature eagles approach adulthood, their plumage eclipses from mostly brown, to mottled brown-and-white, to a showy-white display with some brown (white extreme), to the final white head and tail of the adult. Peter Dunne.]
12/20 - Manitou, HRM 47.5: One of my favorite winter activities is feeding the birds. Feeders usually go up sometime in September - the titmice and chickadees always tell me when it is time. They come to where the feeders should be and scold me until I put them up. Over the years, I have often wondered how many birds are repeat customers. This is the third year we have had a tufted titmouse that has a deformed beak (avian keratin disorder). The top beak is very long, shaped correctly but long. The bird doesn't seem to have any problem eating the seeds, so I am pretty sure it is the same one. There are many studies going on in the Northwest and Alaska because of the number of birds there with the disorder. On a lighter note, night brings a couple of northern flying squirrels to the feeders.
- Zshawn Sullivan
12/20 - Croton-on-Hudson, HRM 35: A plump red-shouldered hawk landed on an oak branch close enough so that I could see its lovely rusty plumage and its glittering eyes. The bird preened and fluffed out its red belly, causing a flutter among the chickadees that had gathered to annoy it, circling at a bit of a distance. The hawk seemed unperturbed by the chickadees and the lone robin (me) as it scanned the woods. In a blink, it was gone from the branch. There was a scuffling in the leaves under the tree; then the hawk lifted off, flapping hard with something dangling in its beak.
- Robin Fox
12/21 - Newcomb, HRM 302: On the eve of the winter solstice it barely looked like winter here. Lakes were frozen but it was stretching it to say that there is an inch of snow at the snow stake, and rain is forecast for today. I'm thinking of buying a snow machine and making my own.
- Charlotte Demers
12/21 - Milan, HRM 90: For a few days now I have been watching several brown creepers on the big oak by my back door. This is a first for me. I thought they were mice when I first saw them.
- Marty Otter
12/22 - Selkirk, HRM 135: Out to the woodshed last night and it was as quiet and peaceful as could be. There were clouds and a light mist. The magic of the winter solstice was in the air or was it in my heart, probably both. Early this morning, there were stars in the sky and still that calm peaceful feeling all about. Winter was here with an incredibly warm start.
- Roberta S. Jeracka
12/22 - Town of Poughkeepsie, HRM 75: On the first day of winter, the air temperature reached 55 degrees Fahrenheit. In Manhattan (HRM 5), it was 58 degrees.
- National Weather Service
12/22 - Town of Wappinger, HRM 67: Just before the winter solstice arrived, we had an incredible midsummer-like thunder and lightning storm with wind gusts over 30 mph.
- Tom Lake
12/22 - Denning's Point, HRM 60: We spotted three immature bald eagles spread out along the tree tops on Denning's Point. It was a pretty good guess that these were migrants looking for suitable winter habitat.
- TR Jackson, Susanne Lake, Phyllis Lake, Tom Lake
[Denning's Point, part of the Hudson Highlands State Park, has long been recognized as prime wintering habitat for bald eagles. This northeast-southwest trending peninsula affords a point of land from which eagles can hunt deeper open water, use feeding perches in huge sycamores and cottonwoods, and find out-of-the-wind night roosts in the lee of the point. Tom Lake.]
12/22 - Furnace Woods, HRM 38.5: The warm autumn has saved many of us money on heating bills, but we know that it is not supposed to be this way. Some flowering shrubs have tentatively begun to bloom. As I did yard patrol today, I saw with dismay that many daffodils have thrust green tips up an inch and more. We need a cold snap and some degree of normalcy, or I fear many plantings are in danger.
- Christopher Letts
12/22 - Croton Point, HRM 35-34: The word was "balmy," on a dry and calm morning. Lightly dressed when I left the house, I shed another layer and began my morning walk in a t-shirt and shorts. "Pay attention," I admonished myself. This was a morning when anything at all might be seen or heard. A big black coyote was the first coup. A tight knot of cedar waxwings shot past, closely observed by a Cooper's hawk. "Dearly, dearly, dearly" sounded and there were bluebirds to be marveled at, tame and not noticeably afraid. I enjoyed them for long minutes. A single robin was "tut-tutting" in the green briars. At the end of the walk, as I started down the slope toward the parking lot, a tiny bird dove into the undergrowth, flashing white patches on its tail. It took a few minutes, but I was able to determine that it was a magnolia warbler. Nice start to the day.
- Christopher Letts
12/22 - Queens, New York City: There is no accounting for these warm winter days, particularly after there was no accounting for the late October snowstorm we experienced in New York City. But somehow, despite this season's history, a garter snake slithered by John Zuzworsky and I as we hiked to the east garden of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. One last spring peeper did its best to cheer up a leafless scene at the east pond as we arrived. Warm, but not that warm, I hoped these two would display better common sense in the next few days.
- Dave Taft
12/23 - Croton River, HRM 34: Three times in the past week, I have enjoyed the largest flock of fish crows I have ever seen. I counted 55 birds on one occasion, spread out over a mile and loudly conversing as they passed overhead. Three bald eagles were present this morning, but I am sure they were not wintering birds from points north. I did a check of all the usual winter roosts, and found nothing from China Pier to Verplanck to Georges Island and points in between (HRM 44-39). One little treat was a single common grackle that landed nearby and took its time preening. I always wonder about these singletons, what the story might be, why are flocking birds all by their lonesome?
- Christopher Letts
12/23 - Queens, New York City: Traveling slowly along the Long Island Expressway as it bisects Queens near Forest Hills, I had time to examine an unfortunate Cooper's hawk that was dead along the central barrier of the eastbound lanes. Who knows what temptation caused the bird to fly low enough over the highway to find itself anonymous road kill in Queens, but its tail was fanned out, and pointing up, and there was no doubt as to its identification.
- Dave Taft
12/24 - Chatham, Columbia County, HRM 125: I spotted a lone robin last week and this morning a pair of bluebirds - a beautiful gift for Christmas.
- Nancy Castaldo
12/24 - Town of Wappinger, HRM 67: The sky was crystal clear late on Christmas Eve. Orion the Hunter, a winter constellation, was directly overhead. To the west, near the river, I could hear two barred owls conversing. To the east, near a highway (route 9D) I could hear a lone coyote. I silently wished him care since drivers frequently discount the pathways of wildlife. In thinking it, however, I realized that I rarely ever see a road-killed coyote. They are as wily as we make them out to be.
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The Ellipse
A Historical and Mathematical Journey
The Ellipse features a unique, narrative approach when presenting the development of this mathematical fixture, revealing its parallels to mankind's advancement from the Counter-Reformation to the Enlightenment. Incorporating illuminating historical background and examples, the author brings together basic concepts from geometry, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus to uncover the ellipse as the shape of a planet's orbit around the sun.
The book begins with a discussion that tells the story of man's pursuit of the ellipse, from Aristarchus to Newton's successful unveiling nearly two millenniums later. The narrative draws insightful similarities between mathematical developments and the advancement of the Greeks, Romans, Medieval Europe, and Renaissance Europe. The author begins each chapter by setting the historical backdrop that is pertinent to the mathematical material that is discussed, equipping readers with the knowledge to fully grasp the presented examples and derive the ellipse as the planetary pathway. All topics are presented in both historical and mathematical contexts, and additional mathematical excursions are clearly marked so that readers have a guidepost for the materials' relevance to the development of the ellipse.
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Hundreds of volunteers and professional staff worked thousands of hours to coordinate last October's Reunion and Homecoming Weekend, which drew nearly 7,000 alumni, family members and friends to campus. Topping off the festivities were Reunion gifts from alumni totaling more than $41 million, with the Class of 1958 leading the way in class participation at nearly 44 percent.
Barely had the tents been torn down when planning began for the 2009 event. The date has been set for Oct. 16–17, and you're invited to start making your own plans to be there.
Reunion/Homecoming 2009 will celebrate the reuniting undergraduate classes of 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004, along with all Vanderbilt Quinqs. The schools of law, divinity, nursing and medicine also are planning events. Class parties, the Homecoming Tailgate, a full schedule of educational events, and the football game against Georgia will round out the festivities.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014
THE Private Schools Athletic Association Prisaa 7 is gunning for a four-peat in the National Prisaa this April in Tagum City.
To make it happen, they will make sure that they will be able to gather the best athletes in the PRISAA 7 Regional Meet that will open at 8 a.m. this Saturday at the University of San Carlos Gym.
It will be participated by more than 100 athletes coming from Cebu, Bohol and Dumaguete.
Prisaa 7 dominated the National Prisaa for three years and hopes to keep the supremacy even if most parts of the region were devastated by calamities late last year.
Bohol is expected to send the best teams in baseball, softball and women's basketball.
"Although Prisaa-Bohol was heavily devastated by the earthquake, Fr. Vic Uy said they will still be sending athletes in the three sporting events that Cebu is not known for," said Prisaa Cebu official Danilo Villadolid during yesterday's press conference together with the University of San Carlos's new athletic director Fr. Andring Ocariza, Southwestern University's (SWU) Ryan Aznar, University of Cebu's Bernard Ricablanca, Cebu Doctors' University's Cathy Vestil and University of the Visayas's Cris Mejarito.
This year, the national Prisaa will include the high school division to give athletes more exposure aside from the Palarong Pambansa.
The multi-event meet will feature athletics, swimming, volleyball girls, beach volleyball girls and chess.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on February 12, 2014.
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I love the comfort in this picture. You can tell that I wasn't trying for sexy, but yet still has this we just woke up next to each other feel.
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I just love Christmas don't you? But, now that the New Year is upon us, I'm ready to start it off right – in a new home with you!! I'm only three years old, am a confident and outgoing guy and, as soon as my bag is packed, will be ready to move right in. Don't get me wrong, the people here are very nice but I'm ready for a home of my own! I am very outgoing and affectionate and can't get enough love (that's when I'm not busy exploring everything in sight!). Come visit me at the Humane Society today. Just ask for Pharaoh… they'll know where to find me. The Humane Society's adoption centre is open 11am to 3pm New Year's Eve and then closed January 1 for the holiday.
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Cafe Society: Name may change but Philly cheesesteak stays the same at Santa Paula sandwich shop
The former Great Central Santa Paula Steak & Hoagie is that rarest of restaurants: It closed. Then it answered locals' not-so-silent prayers by reopening six months later under a similar name and with the same Philly cheesesteak-centric menu.
But the owner at the redubbed Santa Paula Steak & Hoagie is new, sort of. Joining proprietor Liberato Jimenez behind the counter lined with bags of rolls from Mama's Bakery & Deli in Goleta are George and Musia McMaster, who held the lease several owners ago.
"We sold it to a guy who sold it to his brother who sold it to the cook who sold it to the produce guy who sold it to his brother. And then it closed. It was like a soap opera," George McMaster said. "We're here to help get things going again."
Back in the day, George and Musia, who speaks Russian and Mongolian and is in charge of making borscht and other soups for the order-at-the-counter restaurant, owned or helped open 13 hoagie-themed spots, he said. They started with the Great Western Steak & Hoagie in Venice in 1975 and gradually added Great Central Steak & Hoagie sites in Camarillo (235 Arneill Road, 987-6902), Port Hueneme (370 E. Pleasant Valley Road, 488-0111), Simi Valley (2718 E. Los Angeles Ave., 577-6680) and Ventura (410 E. Thompson Blvd., 643-6871), none of which they now oversee.
The McMasters closed their McMaster's Steak & Hoagie in Isla Vista last summer to focus on helping Jimenez at the Santa Paula location, which is less than two miles from their house. It was no easy task, since the lengthy closure meant the space needed fixes to meet updated code requirements, George McMaster said.
"I used to have five sinks back there. Now I have seven," he added with a laugh.
They also scraped the "Great Central" part of the restaurant's name from the sign for the Harvard Square strip mall. But the menu still focuses on hot or cold sandwiches, the former made with white American cheese, grilled onions and "gravy," also known as marinara sauce.
"All the sandwich places now talk about foot-longs. We're still using the same 8-inch rolls we always have; we just really pack everything in there," McMaster said.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays (110 W. Harvard Square, Suite K, 525-4090).
OPEN, SHUT AND IN BETWEEN: Now open in the former Lazerstar space next to Hobby People in the Camarillo Plaza is Camarillo Supermarket, a sprawling grocery store with a restaurant located just inside the sliding glass doors.
In addition to the usual items in the meat case, bakery section and toiletries aisle, the market features ingredients found in Middle Eastern and Mexican cuisines. Shelves are lined with bottles of rose water and bags of dried lemons. Sliced basturma, a heavily seasoned cured beef, is available in the deli case, while quinces and cactus pears are plentiful in the produce section. Wander over to the bakery and you'll see bags of sangak, an enormous oval of whole wheat flatbread, draped over a shelving unit.
You'll also find the restaurant, which is strictly Middle Eastern. The menu focuses on koobideh, or meat cooked on skewers, served with salad, a roasted chili, a whole blanched tomato and a choice of rice or lavash ($9.99-$12.99). Day-of-the-week specials include adas polo (green lentils with basmati rice, saffron, raisins and dates) on Mondays and ghormeh sabzi (a beef stew with herbs, red beans and dried lime) on Thursdays. Food may be ordered to go or to eat at one of the oilcloth-covered tables (1775 E. Daily Drive, 987-6666).
But a different Hobby People neighbor is no longer with us. A little more than a year after opening next door, Off the Hook Mexican Seafood Grill has left the plaza, taking its exterior sign and its marine-life mural with it. On Thursday the restaurant's Facebook page posted a message announcing that the closure was because of "certain circumstances."
It also thanked friends and customers for their support and offered a contact email, firstname.lastname@example.com, for those wishing to be "informed of any new developments."
Developers of The Collection at RiverPark, a new shopping center located just off the Oxnard Boulevard exit from Highway 101 in Oxnard, on Monday announced that three additional restaurants plan to open there "later in 2013."
Making it official after months of rumors and a community workshop is Yard House, the "American fusion cuisine" chain known for its craft-brew beer list. Also on the list is Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana, a chain that specializes in soft-crust, wood-fired pies. The Collection will be Settebello's fifth location to date. And a guitar-shaped bar with "live music, whiskey girls, and beer in Mason jars" is in the offing courtesy of Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill, a concept connected to the country music singer and songwriter whose tunes include "I Love This Bar."
Already open at The Collection are Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Kabuki Japanese Restaurant and Panera Bread. Construction is well under way at Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen, slated to open in the spring.
SABOTAGE: The local observance of California Restaurant Month continues, using the promise of discounted meals to torpedo all those New Year's resolutions to lose weight.
The inaugural Moorpark Restaurant Week ends its run tonight; for details, click on http://bit.ly/U6nO3l. But the first Simi Valley Restaurant Week is just getting started; for information about the event, which continues through Thursday at nearly 20 locations, go to http://bit.ly/UECMho. The third annual Oxnard International Restaurant Week also continues through Thursday, focusing on two-for-$20 and $20-per-person menus at more than 15 sites. New this year are "premier" dinners for $30-$50 per person, depending on location.
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WALK THIS WAY: A year and a half after she launched Ventura Food Tours (and its follow-up, Eating Ojai) as a way to offer guided, behind-the-scenes visits to area cafes, bakeries and other food businesses, Allison Costa is adding a new itinerary to the mix. Debuting on Feb. 9, A Taste of Ventura History will pair Costa with Cindy Liu, chef and owner of LooHoo's Asian Comfort Food, for a walking tour that includes tastes at the Saturday-morning Ventura County Certified Farmers' Market and stops at the nearby China Alley and San Buenaventura Mission. Participants also will walk to Spice-Topia, a Main Street shop that sells teas, spices and infused sugars along with truffles made on site. There, Liu will demonstrate how to turn ingredients purchased at the farmers market into a dish; a truffle-making session and sampling will follow. Tickets for the tour, which will run from 8:45-11:45 a.m., are $49 per person. Call 295-8687 or click on http://www.venturafoodtours.com.
SAVE THE DATES: Beer tasting, coffee brewing, pickle making and a rustic-Italian cooking class with Evan Kleiman of KCRW"Good Food" fame are on the schedule for Craftcation, the indie business/do-it-yourself conference taking place March 21-24 at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel. Thursday is the deadline to book tickets ($335 for all four days or $165 for March 22 or 23) without incurring late-registration fees. Information: http://www.craftcationconference.com.
The L.A. Bacon Festival will feature tastings from dozens of restaurants, bakeries and caterers when it takes place from 2-6 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Petersen Auto Museum. On tap to wash it all down: 20 beers. Tickets, $40-$60, are available at http://www.labaconfest.com.
While we're on the subject, the "It's Bacon" class set for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Let's Get Cookin' in Westlake Village will include recipes for, and tastes of, everything from hoisin-braised pork belly to candied bacon pistachio brittle ice cream. For reservations, $85 per person, call 818-991-3940 or click on http://www.letsgetcookin.com.
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– Duke's defense kept harassing North Carolina State's ball handlers, forcing the Wolfpack into an endless series of turnovers that helped the 23rd-ranked Blue Devils cruise to a dominating home win.
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With former President George H.W. Bush in attendance in Duke's famed home arena, Duke shot 50 percent and went 11 for 24 from 3-point range to earn its most lopsided win against its Triangle rival in a dozen years.
"Actually everything today was really good," Krzyzewski said. "Our team was outstanding."
NC State (11-7, 1-4) shot 48 percent but committed 21 turnovers to undermine any chance at building momentum.
Fifteen of those turnovers came by halftime, with Duke taking a 23-2 edge in points off turnovers to build a 45-32 lead. Things only got worse from there for NC State, which hasn't beaten Krzyzewski at Cameron -- the 1995 win came while Krzyzewski was on medical leave -- since February 1988.
It was Krzyzewski's 200th career ACC win at Cameron and his 898th overall at Duke, putting the NCAA men's career coaching wins leader two shy of joining Syracuse's Jim Boeheim with at least 900 wins at one school.
Bush sat in the second row of seats along the baseline nearest the Duke bench. The Bush-founded CEO Roundtable on Cancer saying Bush was on hand to recognize Krzyzewski for his "personal commitment and leadership" in work to fight cancer.
Bush met with Krzyzewski and his team in the locker room afterward.
"I didn't know Coach K and him were great friends," point guard
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said. "They talked about their relationship and stuff. You don't sign up for stuff like this. You meet the president, it's just a blessing, man."
Duke started the week by falling to its lowest ranking since the last time it fell out of the AP Top 25 in February 2007, then needed Sulaimon to make a 3 that bounced high off the rim and dropped through the net in the final minute to hold off Virginia 69-65 here Monday night.
The Blue Devils had no such drama Saturday, easily handling an NC State team that didn't have any player reach double figures to support T.J. Warren -- the ACC's leading scorer at 22 points per game.
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each scoring 11 and Cook with 10.
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scoring a three-point play then Dawkins burying a 3 following a turnover to make it 62-41 with 12 1/2 minutes left.
"We get going in Cameron and the crowd's behind us, we just feel like everything is going to go in," Dawkins said. "And it eliminates tired for us on defense. Tired goes out the window because the fans and your teammates are giving you all that extra energy. So it's fun when we can do that."
It was NC State's worst loss to Duke since a 108-71 loss here in February 2002, according to STATS.
Warren finished with 23 points on 9-for-19 shooting with eight rebounds. But the Wolfpack's 21 turnovers were a season-high, easily surpassing the previous total of 16.
"The pressure was pretty hard," Warren said. "Our guards couldn't get into a rhythm. That's the main thing. Our guards have got to take care of the basketball, and our wings have got to do a better job of getting open, including myself."
NC State has followed its win at Notre Dame with three straight losses, including a 31-point home loss to Virginia last weekend and a 70-69 loss at Wake Forest on a last-second basket Wednesday night.
"It ain't fun," NC State coach Mark Gottfried said. "But our group of guys -- regardless of if we're young, old, all those things -- we've got to figure it out."
The Wolfpack played without freshman forward Lennard Freeman, who sprained his left ankle in Friday's practice.
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PROVIDENCE – When push came to shove, most of the House of Representatives fell in line to elect Cranston Rep. Nicholas Mattiello as speaker by a landslide; only six stood by challenger Rep. Michael Marcello of Scituate, while six others abstained.
Mattiello garnered 63 votes, many more than the 38 he needed to win, and well over the 50 he will need to pass a budget later this year. The vote caps a breakneck five-day period that saw state and federal agents raid the Statehouse office of former Speaker Gordon Fox on Friday, Fox's resignation on Saturday and a succession of closed-door caucuses over the weekend in which Mattiello and Marcello each tried to build winning leadership coalitions. Marcello took the suspense from the vote earlier in the day, conceding to Mattiello and announcing on Facebook that he did not have the votes to win the Speakership. After that, the vote on the House floor was a mere formality.
Once Mattiello was ensconced on the rostrum, the House adjourned for a Democratic caucus that unanimously elected a Mattiello-picked leadership team that includes Providence Rep. John DeSimone as majority leader, Tiverton Rep. Jay Edwards as majority whip and Providence Rep. Joseph Almeida as deputy whip.
Once the gavel was in his hand, Mattiello pledged that "jobs and the economy" will be his "No. 1 issue.
"Having the highest unemployment rate in the nation is truly unacceptable," Mattiello declared. "Business can not – and will not – continue as usual." Mattiello acknowledged that "I hoped some day to be the Speaker of this House. But I never expected such a stunning and rapid turn of events.
There is no time for transition. To say that I am hitting the ground running is an understatement."
The new Speaker thanked his predecessor, saying that Fox "put the best interest of this House first and foremost by stepping aside after the events of last Friday." Fox did not attend Tuesday's session and did not vote on his successor. Fox has announced he will serve out his term but will not seek re-election. Helping Mattiello pad his vote tally were five of the chamber's six Republican members.
After the vote, House Minority Leader Brian Newberry of North Smithfield told Mattiello, "There was a time that predates both your time in the chamber and mine, when Republicans and Democrats were able to work together on things – not just at social occasions – but to substantively work on things with mutual respect.
"We're not always going to agree on issues -- if we did that would be kind of strange, frankly -- but to the extent that we Republicans can work with you to do things for the betterment of the state, which is indeed in economic trouble, we will do that."
Added North Kingstown Republican Doreen Costa, "let's all work together – forget about the D's and forget about the R's and come together for the people we represent."
West Warwick Republican Patricia Morgan abstained after she was gaveled to silence and told to sit down by Pawtucket Rep. Elaine Coderre, the president pro-tem of the chamber, for trying to make a statement during the roll call vote. After two nominations for each candidate, there was no discussion and an immediate vote was called for. Morgan had issued a release challenging both candidates to commit to issues such as eliminating the so-called "master lever" that allows single-party voting, eliminating taxation on Social Security benefits and granting a charter for a new Central Coventry Fire District.
Marcello confessed after the vote that he was "a little bit disappointed," that colleagues who were in his camp deserted him when the time came to vote. As of Monday, Marcello said he had 33 votes; only six actually voted for him when the roll was called.
The election of Mattiello, Marcello said, "really means more of the same. The fact that he won't bring up an ethics vote (bringing the General Assembly back under the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission), payday lending (barring high-interest rate short-term loans and the master lever is a sign we are going to get more of the same.
"We had the FBI up on the third floor (in Fox's office)," he said, "People are really sick and tired of the same thing. We need to make a change. We had the opportunity to make real dramatic change, change the leadership, change the leadership, change the way the House is governed and the fact of the matter is that we didn't. We stuck with the status quo. It has nothing to do with Nick Mattiello, he is an honorable person. It has everything to do with the inertia of the chamber. We have to stand up and say enough is enough, let's do things a different way."
Marcello told reporters this would be his last bid to become Speaker. He said he expects to be ousted as chairman of the House Oversight Committee.
After the vote, Gov. Lincoln Chafee offered congratulations to Mattiello, and told him, "I look forward to working with him, the new Majority Leader, the leadership team as well as the General Assembly on initiatives and issues that are important to Rhode Islanders. I commend the Rhode Island House of Representatives for ensuring that government continues to move forward and remains focused on key issues Attorney Gen. Peter Kilmartin, a Pawtucket representative for decades before being elected to his current post, added, "I congratulate Speaker
Mattiello on his election and wish him well as he professionally guides the House during these difficult times."
Somewhat ironically, as the House was voting to replace Fox, who left under the cloud of a criminal investigation, the Senate Judiciary Committee was talking testimony on a Kilmartin bill that would increase the penalties under state law for "violating the public trust." Crimes such as bribery and theft of honest services would become felonies punishable by imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine of $150,000, under the bill. It was held for further study.
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Remarks by Ambassador Carol Rodley at the Tenth Anniversary Memorial of the September 11th Attacks
September 11, 2011 | U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh
Good morning, Embassy colleagues and fellow Americans. Thank you all for getting up early on a Sunday morning to be here to commemorate an important day in American and world history. It's important also to remember other people who died in extraordinary acts of courage trying to save other victims.
Last year, on the anniversary of the attacks, President Obama encouraged us to "take inspiration from the victims and survivors of terrorism in every nation around the world, for their stories are more powerful and more enduring than that of terrorists."
As we honor victims of terrorism, in nations around the world, we honor the resilience of the survivors and the families and the communities affected as well, on every continent. We will never, must never forget those lost, but we must sustain our resilience and remain united to prevent new attacks and further victims. And I think talking about and reflecting on resilience has a particular poignancy here in Cambodia, because Cambodians themselves know suffering and loss and have demonstrated great resilience. I think many of us who live here are impressed on a regular basis by the resilience that our Cambodian friends, colleagues and counterparts demonstrate on a regular basis.
Worldwide, terrorists have failed to achieve their goals. Individuals, communities, and nations have shown they are stronger than fear. We see abundant evidence of resilience. Far from being paralyzed by the violent actions of a few, the vast majority of people around the world are focused on pursuing better futures for themselves and their children: achieving greater levels of education, creating new economic opportunities, and improving the systems that govern them.
The tenth anniversary of September 11th is a moment when all societies can reflect on the enduring strength of the human spirit. In doing so, we send a unified message: Terrorism has not prevailed and will not prevail. It has no religion. It has no country. It has no justification. It has no future. We will be vigilant, but around the world we will pursue our lives with confidence and optimism, not fear.
Now, I would like to read President Obama's proclamation on this occasion of the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks:
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In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the American people demonstrated that in times of hardship, the values that define us do not simply endure – they are stronger than ever. As a Nation, we responded to unthinkable tragedy with an outpouring of service and goodwill. On that dark day, first responders rushed into a burning Pentagon and climbed the stairs of smoking towers on the verge of collapse, while citizens risked their own health and safety to prevent further heartbreak and destruction. As Americans, we came together to help our country recover and rebuild.
Today, we pay tribute to the selfless heroes and innocent victims of September 11, 2001, and we reaffirm the spirit of patriotism, service, and unity that we felt on that day and the months that followed. By volunteering our time and unique skills, we can enrich communities across our country, and together, we can strengthen our Nation to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
In the days to come, I ask all Americans to join together in serving their communities and neighborhoods in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks. Today and throughout the year, scores of Americans answer the call to make service a way of life – from helping the homeless to teaching underserved students to bringing relief to disaster zones. I encourage all Americans to visit Serve.gov, or Servir.gov for Spanish speakers, to learn more about service opportunities across our country.
As we join in serving causes greater than ourselves and honoring those we lost, we are reminded of the ways that the victims of 9/11 live on – in the people they loved, the lives they touched, and the courageous acts they inspired. On Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, we pledge to carry on their legacy of courage and compassion, and to move forward together as one people.
By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001, the Congress has designated September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day," and by Public Law 111-13, approved April 21, 2009, the Congress has requested the observance of September 11 as an annually recognized "National Day of Service and Remembrance."
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2011, as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance. I call upon all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States to display the flag of the United States at half-staff on Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. I invite the Governors of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and interested organizations and individuals to join in this observance. I call upon the people of the United States to participate in community service in honor of those our Nation lost, to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, including remembrance services, and to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to honor the innocent victims who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.
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Light therapy, also known as photodynamic light therapy, is performed by exposing the skin to specific wavelengths of light using lasers or light emitting diodes (light source). Light and laser based therapy now encompass a broad varieth of equipment and techniques for hair removal, anti-aging, the elimination of skin spots and broken capillaries. Light therapy can be used to treat disorders such as acne vulgaris, eczema, psoriasis, abnormal pigmentation, and pigment loss (vitiligo).
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Used to treat cosmetic skin issues on the face, including broken blood vessels and age spots. The 532 nm laser emits an intense beam of laser light on the targeted area, dissolving the blood vessels or blemished area and eliminating the discoloration on the surface of the skin. Procedures utilizing the Diolite 532 laser do not require anesthesia. Side effects include temporary redness and swelling in treated areas, which typically dissipates within a couple of hours.
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Used in hair removal and anti-aging procedures, and to treat multiple skin diseases, such as acne and rosacea. The machine's broad array of wavelengths allows for its use to treat multiple medical and cosmetic conditions on various parts of the body including the face, neck, hands and arms. Procedures utilizing the BBL broadband light laser do not require anesthesia. The devise contains a thermo-electric cooler that reduces discomfort during and after the procedure.
Intense Pulse Light (Fotofacial-RF) Therapy:
Used to treat unwanted skin blemishes, fine wrinkles, and textural irregularities on the face and neck. This form of facial light therapy utilizes multiple wavelengths in each pulse of light, allowing multiple skin conditions to be targeted within the same treatment. As light penetrates the skin, it stimulates collagen production and selectively destroys sun-damaged discoloration of pigmentation abnormalities and vascular blemishes, like spider veins and rosacea. Post treatment side effects include redness and flaking of the damaged skin.
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Worlds collided in Seattle on Friday when rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot joined the Seattle Symphony onstage at Benarova Hall to collaborate on his iconic song "Baby Got Back." Yup, this really happened. Watch it all go down in the video above.
Calling the performance "orchestral movements from the hood night," Sir Mix-A-Lot invited women from the audience to join him onstage to dance during the song, and dozens of well dressed ladies took him up on it during what the Los Angeles Times called a "highbrow take on his lascivious single."
The rapper is from Seattle, and according to the Los Angeles Times, "The show was part of the symphony's 'Sonic Evolution' series, which rewrote hometown singles for classical settings" under the direction of arranger Gabriel Prokofiev
The program's goal, Prokofiev told the Times, was to "really get inside the musical mind of Sir Mix-A-Lot; to understand how his rhythms, textures, sounds and harmonies work, and then to create a contemporary orchestral composition that is true to the music of Sir Mix-A-Lot ... A recurring four-note motive, for instance, traces the rhythm of the opening phrase from 'Baby Got Back': I like big butts.'"
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Medical and disability insurance are core offerings that
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High School Baseball: Agoura beats Thousand Oaks 4-2 to remain perfect in Marmonte League
Weiss hits two HRs in win over T.O.
The battery provided the juice. Throw in a defensive gem plus a shutdown performance by their closer, and the Agoura High baseball team stayed undefeated in the Marmonte League with a 4-2 victory over visiting Thousand Oaks on Wednesday.
Henry Baker, a senior left-hander, struck out the side in the top of the first inning. Then Albee Weiss, the Agoura catcher, smacked a two-run home run to give the Chargers a 2-0 lead. Shortstop Tyler Cohen had tripled and scored on the homer.
"I knew I was going to get a lot of off-speed pitches, I had studied the scouting report," Weiss said about Thousand Oaks starter Jackson Simonsgaard. "He threw me a curveball and I was able to get around on it."
Agoura (14-5, 7-0) made it 3-0 on an RBI single by Shawn Kagan in the second.
Baker (5-2) was perfect for 3.1 innings before Garrett Serino singled for the first base runner for Thousand Oaks (11-6-1, 4-3).
Baker got the next Thousand Oaks batter to hit into a double play, and when he retired the Lancers in order in the fifth, he had faced the minimum of 15 batters.
Thousand Oaks finally rallied in the sixth. AJ Sheehan got on when Cohen, Agoura's usually sure-handed shortstop, misplayed a grounder.
A single by Max Player and a walk — the first issued by Baker — filled the bases with one out. Serino singled again to narrow Agoura's lead to 3-1.
Brayden Hubert hit a hard grounder that seemed destined to go through the middle and drive home two runs to tie the score. But Agoura second baseman Bryce Fehmel dove toward his right, snagged the ball and threw to Cohen to get the force at second base. .
Baker induced another grounder to short. Cohen made the play to keep Agoura in the lead 3-2.
"I was getting a little tired," Baker said. "I knew I had to keep the ball down and get ground balls because we have one of the best defenses in Southern California."
Weiss homered again in bottom of the inning to give the Chargers an insurance run.
"I got the pitch that I like," said Weiss, who was given the green light on a 3-0 pitch. "It was in a good location. I like the ball low and I got around on it."
Weiss, a junior, is now batting .453 with an. 869 slugging percentage, six homers, 30 RBIs and eight doubles.
"Albee told me before the game he was feeling good," said Baker, who finished with seven strikeouts. "The second one was just a moon shot. He's got so much power, it's scary."
The prodigious home run was the only blemish for Thousand Oaks' Griffin Lucht, who had relieved Simonsgaard to begin the third inning. Lucht pitched four otherwise spotless innings.
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Cohen, Agoura's closer, preserved the win for Baker by retiring Thousand Oaks in order in the seventh.
"They beat us on two pitches, really," Thousand Oaks coach Ryan Geisler said about Weiss' homers. "Spotting them runs and waiting until the sixth inning to show some life is a tall order against a good team like Agoura."
Agoura coach Mike Cordero said the play Fehmel made is what he's come to expect from his team.
"If he doesn't make that play up the middle, they take the lead," Cordero said. "I have trust and faith in our kids. They're going to make the big plays."
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The cross is elaborately decorated with gold filigree, gilding, silver sheeting, niello and silver inlay, and glass and enamel settings. At its centre is a large piece of rock crystal. The fragment of the True Cross would have been housed under this, and it would have been visible through it. The fragment has long been lost.
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