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Target: Fresno County District Attorney, Lisa A. Smittcamp
Goal: Seek maximum punishment for MMA fighter Fidel Manzano Jr. for allegedly beating his puppy for two hours.
Kingsburg MMA fighter, Fidel Manzano Jr. was arrested for allegedly going into a violent, two-hour-long rampage on his puppy named Chokaly when he arrived home to find it crying. Manzano allegedly threw the dog repeatedly into a washing machine and family members were allegedly too afraid of him to report the abuse when it happened, but took it to the veterinarian to find the dog had a broken jaw, brain swelling, severe damage to the hind legs, and numerous abrasions and contusions.
This man appears to have a severe anger and violence problem and if the allegations are true, then he's dangerous. A man who viciously abuses innocent animals like this is a disgrace and should be fully punished for his disgusting alleged animal cruelty.
Dear Fresno County District Attorney, Lisa A. Smittcamp,
It's come to our attention that MMA fighter Fidel Manzano allegedly beat his puppy for two hours, breaking the innocent animal's jaw and causing her to have brain swelling and severe leg damage.
His own family was reportedly too fearful of him to even report the abuse. It seems this is a very violent, dangerous man and anyone who abuses innocent animals like this should not walk free. We urge you to vigorously prosecute this allegedly violent animal abuser.
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Bahraich: Opposed to the idea of his 20-year-old sister marrying a 50-year-old, a man in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district first killed the girl and then walked into a police station with her severed head, police said today.
"Mahroon, who wanted to marry a 50-year-old person of Tajpur village in Rabipur area of the district, was beheaded by her brother Nanke," Superintendent of Police Vinay Kumar Yadav said.
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Ang Lee Set to Direct 3D Boxing Legend Film
Life of Pi director Ang Lee has signed on to direct a new 3D boxing film. The movie is described as giving us an "epic look at the boxing world of the 1960s and 1970s, as seen through the prism of its biggest rivalries and greatest fights. That will include the showdown between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali that was called the Thrilla In Manila." The film will also focus on other boxers from the era, such as George Foreman, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Robert Duran, and Sugar Ray Leonard.
This could be an amazing film! I enjoy watching Boxing, and I love the history of the sport. All of these boxers are badass legends, and I'm excited to see them brought to life in this movie.
Lee is a great director, and I'm curious to see how he ends up using the 3D in the film, because that could end up looking great, especially inside the ring while the fights are going on. Hopefully he does some cool stuff with it.
The movie is set up at Universal Pictures and the script will be written by Peter Morgan.
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Retired Army Lt. Gen. John S. Caldwell Jr., a Tuscaloosa native, will be the featured speaker at the event.
The Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center's annual Memorial Day service will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the sports atrium of the center's Building 137.
The program will include a wreath ceremony by members of local veterans service organizations, and the Holt High School JROTC will perform a special ceremony for the fallen as well as present, post and retire the colors.
Lt. Col. James G. Lake, vice president for enrollment management at Marion Military Institute, will deliver the keynote address.
Refreshments will be served following the VA program.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6022 will host a barbecue starting at noon at the post's headquarters at 7001 University Boulevard East in Cottondale. The group will also sponsor an open house and membership drive beginning at 10 a.m.


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SLEMON PARK – The Summerside Capitals' novice AA hockey team went undefeated in capturing The Edd Cup.
The 15th annual Edd McNeill Memorial hockey tournament, which attracted large and loud appreciative crowds to The Plex in Slemon Park, was held recently.
The Capitals, led by Rankin Noye's two goals, defeated West Prince 4-1 in the championship game to complete tournament play 5-0-1 (won-lost-tied).
In the first semifinal game, the Western Warriors got some revenge on the Kings County Kings with a 5-2 victory to advance to the final game. The Kings had defeated the Warriors 4-1 earlier in the tournament.
In the other semifinal game, the Capitals beat the Gulf Storm 5-2 in a well-played contest that was tied 2-2 at the halfway point.
Sid McNeill, grandson of the late Edd McNeill, led the Capitals' charge with three goals and two assists versus the Gulf Storm.
In the championship game, the Capitals jumped out to an early lead from a top-corner shot off the stick of Ethan Gallant. Zach Phillips and Will Smith set up the goal.
Sid McNeill gave the home team a two-goal lead as his hard wrist shot from the blue-line eluded screened Western goaltender Jarvis MacRae. Cade Butler made a nice pass to McNeill for the lone assist.
Marshall Gallant pulled the Warriors to within a goal at the start of the third period as his nice shot beat the Capitals' Riley Molyneaux, who was named the top goaltender of the tournament. Colby Perry picked up the lone helper on Gallant's goal.
That was as close as the Warriors would come as Noye scored on a great wrist shot midway through the third period off a nice pass from Cody McCormack. A few minutes later, Cade Butler earned his second assist of the game as he set up Noye for his second goal to round out the scoring.
The Capitals were presented with Edd McNeill championship rings, along with The Edd Cup.
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I'm giving away a free ESV Study Bible (this one).
If it would serve you, or there is someone you would like to give it to, send me your name and address through the contact form on this site. I'll send it to the first person who responds. (I won't do anything with the other addresses but delete them — I'm just having you include your address to cut out a step.)
I won't be able to respond to everyone to say whether you were the first person or not. So, if you don't hear from me today, that means it wasn't you. To the person who is first, I'll shoot you a note and let you know it's on its way.
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Houston, TX (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Coastal Energy Company (the "Company" or "Coastal Energy") (TSX:CEN) (AIM:CEO), an independent exploration and production company with assets in Thailand, announces an update of its offshore operations and the successful discovery and production testing results from the sidetrack of the Dong Mun 3 onshore gas well and acquisition of increased working interest there.
Coastal Energy has drilled two additional producing wells and one water injection well at Bua Ban North. One of the producing wells was drilled horizontally, has been tied in and is currently producing. The Company has two more wells to bring online at Bua Ban North. Current offshore production is averaging 26,000 bopd, bringing total company production to 28,000 boepd. The rig is now being mobilized to Bua Ban South and is expected to spud the first well there by the end of February.
The sidetrack of the Dong Mun 3 well, located on Block L27/43 onshore Thailand, reached a total depth of 2,539 meters TVDSS on the sidetrack of the Dong Mun 3 well. The well encountered a vertical gas column of approximately 113 meters with porosity of up to 6 percent. The well was flow tested for 24 hours and produced at an average rate of 15 mmcfd with flowing pressure of 1,950 psi through a 32/64" choke. Further testing, appraisal and commercialization options for the Dong Mun are being reviewed by the partners. APICO is a joint venture and the operator of the L27/43 concession. Coastal currently owns 36.1% of APICO, making it the largest stakeholder in the joint venture.
Coastal has entered into an agreement to acquire an additional 2.9% stake in APICO, which is currently held by a minority partner, for US$9.25 million in cash, bringing Coastal's interest in APICO to 39%. This transaction is expected to close on or about February 23, 2012. APICO also holds a 35% interest in the nearby Sinphuhorm Gas Field, thus increasing Coastal's net interest in the field to 13.65%.
Randy Bartley, President and CEO of Coastal Energy, commented:
"Our offshore operations continue to progress as planned. The recent wells at Bua Ban North showed results consistent with our prognoses. Most importantly, the horizontal well at Bua Ban North B is performing similarly to the horizontal well which was drilled at Bua Ban North A in 2011. This further confirms our thesis that horizontal wells will be a significant tool in the development of this field.
"The test results of the Dong Mun 3 sidetrack are extremely encouraging. Testing is ongoing to determine the maximum deliverability of the well and evaluate additional stimulation, which could lead to a significant increase in flow rates. The location of this sidetrack was determined using recently acquired 3D seismic. The drilling results combined with the new 3D seismic strongly indicate that this gas structure has an areal extent of over 5,000 acres, giving this resource tremendous potential. Now that the commercial viability of the field has been determined, we have begun the process of applying for a production license.
"We are also pleased with our acquisition of a further stake in APICO. This transaction is accretive to our 1P and 2P NAVs using only Sinphuhorm valuations. The discovery being announced today makes it an even more exciting transaction for us."
Particulars of the Transaction
Coastal acquired the additional 2.9% stake in APICO from Roil Production Thailand, LLC. APICO holds a 35% working interest in the Sinphuhorm natural gas field onshore Thailand, as well as 100% working interests in concessions L27/43 and L15/43 onshore Thailand. APICO had USD33.4MM of net income in 2010.
Randy Bartley, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineering and Jerry Moon, Vice President, Technical & Business Development, a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, a Certified Petroleum Geologist and a Licensed Professional Geoscientist in the state of Texas, have reviewed the contents of this announcement.
Additional information, including the Company's complete competent person's report may be found on the Company's website at www.CoastalEnergy.comor may be found in documents filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
This statement contains 'forward-looking statements' as defined by the applicable securities legislation. Statements relating to current and future drilling results, existence and recoverability of potential hydrocarbon reserves, production amounts or revenues, forward capital expenditures, operation costs, oil and gas price forecasts and similar matters are based on current data and information and should be viewed as forward-looking statements. Such statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks and uncertainties beyond Coastal Energy's control. Actual results may differ substantially from the forward-looking statements.
These securities have not been registered under United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "US Securities Act") or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to US persons (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) unless an exemption from registration is available.
SOURCE: Coastal Energy Company
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Not yet, I'll have to wait until tax refund time. I figured since we were currently in cyclocross season this forum would have more traffic. I guess Ritchey might be sending some demo's to my LBS so I will get to try it before I buy it.
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I recently acquired a SwissCross frame, so thought I would share my first impressions. Not many miles on it yet, but enough to know I'm into it. I'll try to be comprehensive and concise to the best of my ability.
SwissCross 2.0 2012 51cm
3t Arx II pro + Rotundo Pro + Lizard skins
Campy Record 10s Rt shifter + Record Lft brake lever
Centaur RD
Avid Shorty Ultimate
Sram Force Crankset now with ti c-ring bolts + Ceramic GXP + Eggbeaters
Campy Protons + Resist Nomad 35c's (ti skewers in the mail)
Thomson post (soon to be 3t team carbon)
Specialized Romin ti (now changed to Fizik Antares kium)
Gearing needs work: 44t was striking the stay so has a 39 for no. Bash guard is sufficient for me. Not dropping any chains with my application.
~17lbs or so
The construction is very nice, solid and feels efficient under power. Much thought went into the design. No complaints there. The headtube is sweet, the lugged dropouts, the finish.
If you're buying at msrp you might look at other alternatives cause seems to me TR has got some balls charging what they are for a tig-welded chinese manufactured product. At that price you're expecting a filleted-personally-by-the-man-himself, right? Well they pulled a fast one when they debuted that particular frame, sorry guys. That aside, it's still a great frame. Not hand-tooled by the master but well-made nonetheless. I got mine used for a much better price, but it was still a lot. Sold my 2001 Bianchi mega-L Pro/Ultegra 6503 to fund it, and I had all the campy parts from previous builds. Threw down for the frame and calipers and that's it, so that's my justification to myself or whatever.
Now, the OP is looking to replace his Doublecross and that's not a bad plan. It'll be lighter, zippier, better suited to cx racing. Personally, I am not racing but wanted a light, modern fat-tire road bike for wider applications than my road bikes can handle. Eyelets would have been great to have. Why only on the Breakaway? That ****'s even more $$. Anyway..
The frameset is reasonably light, possibly the lightest, among production steel frames. Little tricks here and there keep the weight down, like the rear brake "stop" and integrated headtube/headset. The tubing is TR double(?) butted special tubing or some such. Pretty certain it's just Tange, but double or triple-butted, can't remember which.
If the image worked, you can see I set up a 1x10 campy drive. Mainly cause I already had the parts and they were already being used on a 1x10 cross build, so it was an easy swap and works nicely, looks sharp too imo. The seat tube takes a 28.6 front der. clamp FYI. I was nervous about that rear brake "stop" at first but turns out it's no big deal. I'm looking for a longer piece of tubing to match the other side but for now got a hose bit from a sram derailleur ferrule and it works just fine. The front mech routes along the downtube instead of the TT, by the way, so that's another factor which naturally led me to the 1x10 setup. The front brake cable noodle is integrated into the headset so the cup needs to be very tight (how, else?). It may go out of alignment from time to time but it's a minor annoyance and I have not noticed it significantly impact function.
If you're planning on making the plunge on one of these, you won't be disappointed, just study the sizing chart very carefully. Compact geometry on this. Works very well for this type of bike and gives it even more of a leg up over crosschecks et al. (which are touring bikes anyways). I ride custom geometries. 55x53.5 is my preferred size. If it's not custom sizes its 54cm standard. So I got this in a 51cm cause 53cm would have been too long. Just be careful and match up the effective tt size. As always, it is best to test ride, if possible. I am super glad i got this frame. Fits very well and compact geo allows the use of a smaller frame while keeping the saddle-to-bar drop manageable. If I was racing pro I might forgo steel in favor of a lighter bike to stay competitive but for any other application it's plenty light, rugged and efficient. The Ritchey fork is fantastic, and goes a long way in keeping the grams down.
If you want a fun project and a bit of an upgrade over the soma at a comparable price, I couldn't recommend the SwissCross 2.0 more. Go for it.
Thanks for the reply :beer: I should be ordering it some time in February.
So I ordered the frame today. Here is the build (using some spare parts to save a bit of money right now)
55 cm frame
wcs wet red seatpost
wcs c269 wet white stem
3t ergonova pro handlebar - I had it on hand and may switch to a wcs or thomson later in the year
sram force shifters and derailluers
dura ace 7800 crank with sram 46/38 rings - might change it up later but it's what I had
trp euro x magnesium white and red
105 hubs laced to h+son archetype rims - everyday wheelset for races I'll be going tubular either hed c2's or lightbike carbon
xtr pedals
jagwire road pro cables with white housing
selle italia prolink saddle
esi rct black bar tape - I highly recommend this stuff, I got to beta test it last year and have it on most of my drop bar bikes. I had black on hand but will probably switch to white at some point.
White tape , for racing CX, ? guess you will replace it often ..
Lizard Skins tape is pricy but grippy when wet.. check it out . think they have a CX version for adverse conditions.
I've thought about using lizard skins but I really like the ESI bar tape and they are a team sponsor so...
Good man! I looked up the esi, it looks good, gotta feel and see in person. I might give it a try next time i'm in the market for tape. Right now my fav is probably the thick Prologo stuff. Don't recall the series name but it looks like leather and feels incredibly kush. Those TRP's are gonna look sick on the Swiss!! I swapped my (black) set for the Avids just cause I found them for a great price and they are supposed to be tops, plus I went with the black/red theme.
Anyway, keep us updated with that build. I'm particularly interested in the rear brake setup. I figure it's not gonna be a problem for you on your 55, but on my 51 the studs seem a touch high up on the seatstay, so my rear pads only contact about 60% of the rim sidewall. I've heard the issue come up before and the only solution seems to be contact Ritchey for a replacement. Before I resort to that I'm gonna fiddle with the calipers a bit and try to work it out. Maybe a different caliper would work. Not sure. Anyway, this probably won't apply to your sich so whatever, nevermind. Have fun with the build!
A bunch of stuff came in for the build! A local wheel builder has the front done and will do the rear tomorrow or Friday, it's looking like it will be @1800g which isn't too bad for a bulletproof trail/training wheelset. The frame should be in Friday, I guess I'm getting the last 55 QBP had. My lbs was going to go through Ritchey but they are out until April (and I guess they laughed at my suggestion of having Tom whip one up for me).
I suspect they come off a container ship too .. taipei .
TR subs out Manufacturing there for the other stuff .
Well the bike is in and mostly built up. I need to swap the brakes from my soma over and I'll be doing a bike fit Wednesday on my day off so I'll have pictures then. This bike looks great and should weigh in at @19# with my everyday wheelset and probably close to 18# in race trim.
Here it is. I dropped off my soma to have the brakes swapped over and got the spacers figured out to get the steerer tube cut.
I'm really liking how this looks.
I really like how this rides. I didn't have a lot of time to ride it today just a quick 20 miles. I was hoping the seat post would have matched a little better but I'm still happy with the purchase.
nice looking build! glad to see you were able to get one. i hope it's an awesome bike for you.
Looking good man. I also really love how the ride feel. And it's a pretty light frame for a 3xbutted tubeset, no? How's the fit?
FD cable stop on the DT right side seems the right spot , given dominance of bottom pull FD's ..
& the running with the bike shouldered, from the left, , its out of the way.
my CX Pinnarello has the RD and brake on the TT and used a shift lever boss on the left side of the DT
wish they hadn't , but the Italians were not asking me first.
The fit is pretty good though I still need to have a few things fine-tuned. I couldn't make the fitting I was supposed to have so I'm trying to find a day that will work for me to one. I think I'll lower the bars a bit and the saddle needs to go back a few mm's. Now to save up for a nice tubular wheelset with some fmb's.
After putting a few hundred miles I can say I love this bike. I did change out the front brake for a mini v since I was getting a lot of chatter and that has made a world of difference, though I still need to get a different top for my headset. I'm actually planning on doing some short track xc races on this bike.
Here it is with some new bar tape, mini v's and some challenge strada bianca
What did you use to cover the rear brake cable where it runs through the little eyelet near the seat post? Thx!
It's a cable liner. Mostly used for internal routing but for canti's and u brakes it helps reduce friction in setups like this.
I had the bike in the stand so I snapped a picture of the challenge tires I've been using lately. They are great on both gravel and paved roads, they have also seen some easy single track.
I put together one of these last month, built it up with a mix of parts I had on my old cyclocross bike and a few new-to-me ones. 105 5600 derailleurs, old SRAM Rival crank, Ultegra 6600-SL shifters. Running a mini-v on the front seems to be the thing to do - that's my setup as well, with a TRP CX 8.4 in front and a Tektro Oryx cantilever in back. My original plan was to run the CX 8.4s front and rear, but the cable guide on the Swiss Cross means a cantilever in back is the only really sensible option. I'm using the liner from a v-brake noodle to protect the frame and reduce friction through the cable guide.
Unlike a couple of you, this is actually my cyclocross racing bike. I haven't got a lot of off-road riding in with it just yet, but my initial impressions are good; it's a cross bike, after all. Nothing complicated there. The bottom bracket it just a touch higher than I'm used to, but not Euro-high, so I figure I'll adapt pretty quickly. The ride of this frame is really nice, very supple. On single track, I don't know that the benefits of that are super noticeable, it's either nice and smooth no matter what, or bouncy enough that only a suspension fork would noticeably soften things up. On a bumpy grass field on a cyclocross course, though, it should help to smooth things out a bit. We will see. I'm looking forward to starting my cyclocross base training next month, as I'll be able to switch over to riding this bike full-time and really get a feel for it.
Mine will definitely be a race bike but since I have a few more months until race time might as well enjoy it. I'm actually thinking about doing some short track xc races on this month. I agree on the ride quality, this is a comfortable bike.
so, how is this swisscross on the road, ie, have you used it as well on any extensive road runs? or is this really a nearly exclusive off road ride? the high BB is the issue for me, if I want to use for both. love the look, always have, and the disc version is out now.
anyone use theirs as their road ride as well?
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Gillett reveals Hicks partnership is 'unworkable'
Liverpool owner George Gillett Jr, has revealed that his partnership with co-owner Tom Hicks has become 'unworkable'.
The American claims that the partnership has been under strain 'for some time' in an interview given to ESPN affiliate radio station The Fan 590 in Canada and that Hicks' refusal to sell his stake in the club led to the Gillett family receiving death threats.
Gillett also revealed that he made an offer to sell his own stake to DIC, but the deal fell through.
'This partnership [with Hicks] has been unworkable for some time,' he said.
'We gave our partner a long period of time to try to make arrangements to buy us out. We didn't put pressure on him but he ultimately did not get to the finishing line.
'Because of the things he said, the fans' reaction has been so negative to him that if we sold to him it has been made untenable for us.
'He threatened to block me selling to Dubai - that was certainly one of the things that made the fans upset.'
'Lord knows DIC have the means with the oil prices going up every day that money was not even an issue,' he said. 'I think they would have been very responsible owners. But making that not possible or difficult didn't endear [Hicks] to the fans.'
Listen to the full interview with George Gillett here.
Gillett also revealed how the number of e-mails he has received, have been directed mainly at Hicks. 'We get as many as 2,000 emails a week,' he said. 'Ninety five per cent of them have been directed at some of the comments made by my partner.'
'The fans don't want him to have even one share of my stake in the club, based on what they are sending to me. As a result of that we have received many phone calls in the middle of the night threatening our lives, death threats. A number came to the office and my son, Foster, and daughter-in-law, Lauren, have received them.'
Gillett did not reveal what he planned to do with his half share of Liverpool now, but said there were 'pieces on the chess board moving'.
'What I do know is that the fans and the fabled history of this club deserves better, and we are going to do whatever we can to prove that,' he said.


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Game 50: Nuggets at Celtics preview
Greetings and salutations, faithful Internet traveler, from TD Garden, where the Celtics and the Denver Nuggets are scheduled to throw down, basketball style, at 6 p.m. Sunday.
These are the two hottest teams in the NBA. The Nuggets (33-18) have won a league-best nine straight games, the Celtics (26-23) have won a season-high-tying six straight.
Denver, which has won 15 of 17, is also coming on off a back-to-back; the Nuggets played in Cleveland Saturday night and arrived early Sunday morning in Boston. A Nuggets official messaged me when the team arrived, and that was around 1:30 a.m.
Because of Milwaukee's loss Saturday night against Detroit, the Celtics have moved up one spot to 7th in the Eastern Conference standings; as of this post, the C's are one game back of Atlanta, which plays at Dallas Monday, for the 6th spot.
And yes, Sunday's game is taking place as scheduled, despite the historic blizzard that just smashed this burg.
A reminder: There is still no street parking in the city of Boston. Limited subway service begins in the city at 2 p.m. The Red and Orange lines will make all stops. The Green Line will run from Lechmere to Kenmore, and the Blue Line from Orient Heights to Government Center.
PG Avery Bradley
SG Courtney Lee
SF Paul Pierce
PF Brandon Bass
C Kevin Garnett
PG Ty Lawson
SG Andre Iguodala
SF Danilo Gallinari
PF Kenneth Faried
C Kosta Koufos
TV/Radio: CSN, WEEI (93.7)
Pregame notes:
- Denver is the third-highest scoring team in the NBA (104.7 points per game) and they have six players averaging double figures: Danilo Gallinari (17.1), Ty Lawson (15.1), Andre Iguodala (13.5), Kenneth Faried (12.3), Corey Brewer (11.3), and JaVale McGee (10.1).
- During Denver's winning streak, they're averaging 114.6 points a game.
- Boston's defense ranks ninth in the NBA in points allowed (96 points a game).
- Denver is 31-1 in games in which it scores 100 or more points. It also ranks first in the NBA in fast-break points (19.4).
- Six of Denver's nine straight wins came against teams that currently have a winning record.
- Denver has lost 18 of its last 21 games in Boston.
- This is the first of two meetings; the rematch is Feb. 19 in Denver.


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Mary Ann Holland Still, age 67, of Pulaski, passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 at LewisGale Hospital-Salem.
Born Nov. 27, 1946 in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late James Elwood Holland and Geraldine Lewis Holland. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Still; one sister, Margaret Roberta Holland, and one brother, Brownie Holland.
She leaves to cherish her memory children, James F. Smith and wife, Sherry Smith, of Waldolf, Md. and Jerry E. Smith Sr. and wife, Lola Smith, of Pulaski; grandchildren, Latasha Smith, Jerry Smith Jr., Breauna Smith and Tasia Smith; sisters, Rosa Sharon Smith and husband, James Smith, of Pulaski, Janet Scott of Pulaski and Dianne Leigh Holland of Pulaski; half-brothers, Lawrence Calloway and James Calloway; half-sister, Katherine Calloway; aunts, Margaret Lewis of Washington, D.C. and Ethel Bell Dillon of Reidsville, N.C.; uncle, Andrew Holland of Georgia, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Monday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m., at First Baptist Church, Magazine Street, Pulaski, with the Rev. Douglas Patterson officiating. Interment will follow at Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. The family will receive friends Monday from 1 p.m. until service time at the church.
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LAKEPORT -- A somber piano melody played out of the tiny phone speakers, and Versailee, 4, raised her head, dropped the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle she was working on, got up, stretched her arms and gave her father a hug. The music provided a tone for a video collage Denny Salisbury was playing on his phone, with photos of some of his late Marine buddies and an explanation of a project he is involved with to honor them.
Salisbury, of Kelseyville, is planning to ride from Boston to Seattle as part of the Pax2Pax charity ride from April 11 to Aug. 30.
The ride was put together by Jay Knight, who served in the Marines with Salisbury in Fallujah during the Iraq war. The charity ride aims to honor Johnny Strong, who served with the two men as a mortarman with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines.
Strong was a video game enthusiast and aspired to become a videogame programmer. For that reason, the two Marines plan to ride from the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Boston to the PAX in Seattle.
In addition to Strong, Salisbury is also riding to honor First Lt. Shaun Blue and Lance Cpl. Jesse Delatorre.
The path that is leading to the long journey across the country was a long journey itself, and it started with shock, chaos and tragedy in April 2007.
Troops were walking on foot in a V shape, leading the Humvee Salisbury was riding on, in order to detect improvised explosive devise (IED) triggers, Salisbury said.
"This time they had watched us so much that they knew what we were going to do," he said.
Suddenly a vehicle ambushed them, simulating an attack, and forced troops on foot to run back and take cover. Salisbury and several others, including Blue and Delatorre, hopped on the Humvee and took-off in pursuit of the enemy vehicle, setting the enemy's plan into motion.
In the trajectory of the pursuit, an IED was activated and the Humvee was blown up, Salisbury said.
"It hit the front right, underneath the passenger seat. It just blew the truck in half. It tore the right side off, we flipped and were on fire."
Blue, who was sitting on the front passenger seat, died instantly. Delatorre died later in a hospital.
Salisbury suffered a traumatic brain injury, shrapnel injuries, burn injuries and a broken ankle.
"My truck got blown up and I got shrapnel in my legs, in my neck and in my face and was knocked unconscious," he said.
Following the explosion, Salisbury was transferred to Qatar, where he received medical attention.
After being discharged and earning a Purple Heart, Salisbury came home to a reality that was difficult to adapt to, and it took him a long time to figure out that he suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
For his recovery, he was prescribed an ample amount of medication, mainly painkillers, to which he developed an addiction.
He eventually joined a program that helps people dealing with PTSD, and in that program he was introduced to cycling and to Ride 2 Recovery, an organization that helps wounded veterans overcome their problems through cycling.
Within a month, he was riding a challenge from Palo Alto to Santa Monica.
"I was not in any shape to ride 477 miles up and down Highway 1 on the coast of California," he said.
Salisbury said that having people riding next to him who had no legs or no arms really pushed him to finish the challenge.
After that, he began riding his bike regularly and quickly gained stamina and fitness.
He then went on to ride challenges from Chicago to Detroit, from Boston to Philadelphia and again from Palo Alto to Santa Monica.
The experience of the first challenge changed his life, he said.
"A life-changing experience doesn't have to be traumatic. You can do something positive that can be a life changing experience."
"Just like me going to the PTSD program was a life-changing experience because it introduced me to bicycling. And cycling was a life-changing experience because, it introduced me to Ride 2 Recovery, and then, ?whoa,' Ride 2 Recovery motivated me so much that now, bam! ?I can ride across country.' Now riding across country can introduce me to other programs ? the possibilities are endless."
Salisbury will begin his new Challenge on April 11. During the trip, he and Knight will make stops at 24 children's hospitals across the country.
The project goal is to raise $100,000 for Child's Play, a charity that provides children with toys and games in our network of more than 70 hospitals worldwide.
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Christmas often tend to be regarded with a possesion for people who are healthly, rich, and have enough.
We otten neglect people who disabled, handicapped, sicked, don't have enogh so far. Also, we are busy to enjoy our owns. Thus, I suggest a method of sharing through special blood packs. and people readily would get a pleasure and be warm as sharing thier own belonging.
"In generally, people tend to show a stiff motivation and response to donation, This phenomenon has caused passive dedication to society and human being lives. Naturally, it has weaken a bond between mankind as a I suggest new blood bag design and hope to inspire active blood donating boom or event across the world and dedicate to improve a quality of our lives. By donating warmness with pleasure, People would feel being a "Santa-claus" alike . Also, the socks shape welfare and sharing love. "
"The richest countries in the world suffer from overproduction and goods bulimia. The biggest problem is no longer a lack of possessions, but homes changed
to warehouses for them. The question from the beginning of the 1970s, "Necessary or not?", is more timely than ever. What do we really need?
Goods and product design have developed through different eras and isms, but we people, whether we are millionaires or not, always and forever have but one heart.
Neither has the number or shape of our hands changed over the millennia. Whether we want to be or not, we are all anatomically ancient in the midst of all these novelty products.
The act of being brings inevitable vulnerability and uncertainty. Our only certainty is our daily trade in dreams and lies.
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Whenever you get a car repair for more than $25, the mechanic owes you something: an estimate.
State law also requires the car repair shop to give you an estimate every time the price increases more than $25 above the last quote it gave you. If the mechanic acts without your permission, you can deposit your money with the court, get your car back and make the shop prove you owe what it charged.
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It all gets glossed over sometimes, but know that you aren't just at the mercy of auto repair shops.
"If you bring a car in and say, 'I don't know what's wrong with my car,' they can't come back and give you a $1,000 bill," said Terry McElroy, spokesman for the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which licenses auto repair shops and keeps consumer reports about problems. "It's their obligation to give you an estimate."
Walter Blenner, a Palm Harbor lawyer, says a client was overcharged and the repair shop hasn't been following legal steps in handling the situation. The repair shop wants to put a lien on the rebuilt 1987 IROC Z Camaro and sell it.
In a letter to the repair shop, Blenner challenges the legality of the shop's actions. His client is being charged about $2,300 for repairs — a total cost he did not expect.
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The aging 2009 Chevy Equinox shares its platform with the Pontiac Torrent, both of which offer a spacious interior and excellent safety ratings.
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Hollow Hull. Is this normal?
Today I made two hole on my Centurion Avalanche 2004 in the V-drive Area. One 2inch for the Depth finder and another for the ballast intake.
I was sure hulls were one solid piece of fiberglass, but apparently it's not the case on my boat. It's the first time I'm piercing a hull so I really didn't know what to expect.
From the outside, there is the gelcoat, 1/2 inch fiberglass, then hollow for maybe 1/4 inch , and then 1/3 inch fiberglass. Is this normal?
Also, on the side where i made a one inch hole for the ballast intake, everything was dry. This was not the case for the hole I made on the bottom besides the speed sensor. It used to be the bottom drain plug which i removed to replace it by the thru hull depth finder. It kept pouring water and it's all wet.
Again, should i be worried?
Best ask over at Centurion forums, I know they claim to use a little different build technique, but don't know if that would explain the gap or not.
This does not sound right, but I don't know this stuff either... I am sure someone will pipe up. Do you have pics?
Sounds like a liner boat. I have never been on that brand of boat so i don't know for sure. In a two piece boat they will use a molded structural liner for interior support instead of traditional stringers and bulkheads. This liner is placed in the empty hull and adhered with a Plexus type putty. It gives designers more leeway for non geometric storage areas as well as fast and cheep assembly with good repeat ability. It would be common for a gap to be found in the hull flat area. The water would depend on if there are designed secondary bilges. Are their two drain plugs in back of the boat? If yes, then the water is no issue. If not? I would get on the phone to the builder to get the right answer.
i just drilled a 1 3/8 hole in my 05' centurion enzo and it was definitely solid all the way through. i put my hole across from the raw water intake.
Ohhh bad news then. I was trying to be optimistic... :(
Call the builder asap.
How thick was your boat hull on your Enzo?
On mine, there are two areas, one with the dual layer, under the Vdrive, and another area, under the engine, where there is only one layer of fiberglass. That first layer seems to be 1/2 inch thick...
Could it be 2 seperate layers of woven roven delaminating from each other?
Actually, now that I said that doesn't/didn't Centurion use strictly chopper guns or do they use rolls of woven roven on the flatter surfaces and a chopper gun in the corners?
That is not right - there cannot be any void spaces in a hull. There are ways to fix it, but it is very difficult and expensive. Most likely there was a time-gap in the layup and the waxes in the resins skinned on top and the layer did make full adhesion. This may not be a big issue if your boat never gets into freezing conditions, but if it does, the problem may spread.
I suggest you contact the dealer and manufacturer for an appropriate fix. Centurion has a decent reputation for taking care of their hulls.
I dont know anything about hull, but I had on 08 Avy/have a 2012 244 and have seen a lot of DYI projects on Centurion Crew and have never heard of this. Start a thread on CenturionCrew.Com and I bet someone will chime in.
I would also shoot Duffy a PM (he is in Surf forum a lot). He cut a ton of holes in a 03 Avy. Like I said, Centurion is generally know for a very solid/thick hull. So that does not sound right to me.
If you throw up a pic or two, more than likely someone can answer your question. Without visually seeing it I could not tell you for sure.
I found the core from the hole i drilled and it is 5/8 thick.
IMO if there is space and water it = serious future problems.
Sounds bad, especially if there's water in there. When I drilled a 2" hole in my Supra for the paddlewheel is was solid and very thick, like 3/4" - 1" or maybe thicker. I'll have to dig out the plug and measure. My major concern would be water getting in that void and freezing, causing further damage. Your boat is practically brand new, call Centurion and see about a fix. They seem to advertise a 3 yr boat warranty and a lifetime hull warranty which I think is transferable for a fee. Let us know how it goes!
"My guess is that the Hull Warranty was voided the second he drilled a hole in it."
If they want to be *******s maybe. Social media is a power thing. It'll make companies think about doing the right thing.
Anyway, when I drilled for my perfect pass install on my 2001 Malibu, the hull was definitely a solid 3/4" at at least.
drilling holes through your hulls.....for ballast. YIKES!
ill just hang the pump over the edge of the boat. that some scarry stuff right there boy.
Not really. The factory does it, so why can't the owner? Pumps over the side just suck.
Centurions name will be crap if this in fact a defect and they won't stand behind the practically brand new hull this guy has.
Cory and CIE: I am just telling Jonathan B that my guess is that will be Centurion's stance when he calls them and he needs to be prepared to respond to that. I am not at all saying Centurion should not work to help Jonathan if the hull really has issued caused by problems during the build process.
I posted this thread on centurionforum.com
Apparently, there is a fiberglass liner inside the boat, and others had this issue (if really this is an issue) and everything seems to be normal according to them.
As far as the first layer of fiberglass is concerned (the first 1/2 inch) it is solid and dry, so I think I should be okay. I will post pics ASAP.
Same thing happened to me on a Malibu Sprotster, when I was drilling for a Perfect Pass. It's a liner, a non-issue.
The fit and finish of a Centurion may not be spectacular, but their hulls and gelcoat are second to none.
Pic from the inside of boat. You can see both layers.
This is the hull. 1/2inch thick.
This is the second layer of fiberglass. In between the is some kind of blue epoxy...
Doesn't seem right if there was water in there, that's just a recipe for disaster.
Truthfully if it is an all composite boat, IE no wood. the water wont hurt it. looka like it was a liner that was dropped in. Nothing to worry about.
There is nothing wrong Looks just like is should
The Hull 1/2 inch thick then the green stuff is plexus a chemical bond that bonds the hull to the liner
Since you have drilled a hole in a place that one does not normally exsist I would fill the gap
between the hull an liner with LIfe Caulk or even 5200
Might not be a bad idea to fill the gap around the perimeter of your thru hull. That way if any water leaks past your seal from inside or outside of the hull it won't be able to go between the layers.
"Truthfully if it is an all composite boat, IE no wood. the water wont hurt it. looka like it was a liner that was dropped in. Nothing to worry about. "
Except for the fact that you can't easily drain the water out, and if it freezes it will cause major problems, right? Water in places it shouldn't be can cause more problems other than just rot.
If water isn't supposed to be there then its a terrible design on their part. It looks to me that is is open on one end and comes to a point at the other. Therefore if it freezes it shouldn't cause any problem. If it were mine, I'd take and grind out at least a half inch bigger than the hole on the liner part and make sure your thru hull fitting is 100% on the actual hull and not the liner.
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Zoe wrote on Instagram: "Beyonce dance break…Sky is teaching everyone his new moves #RZFW #NYFW"
The celebrity stylist and fashion designer has been in New York City for Fashion Week. In addition to attending shows she presented her own Rachel Zoe Collection this past Saturday.
She told Popsugar, "I'm gonna say, when I started reading Vogue, and I looked at the work of Grace Coddington. And I thought, 'I want to do that.'"
The 41-year-old is also launching DreamDry – a blowout and hairstyle salon on February 14.
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By Diane M. Byrne
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In June Palmer Johnson sold its Savannah shipyard to a group of local investors. The yard's new name is Global Ship Systems. As Palmer Johnson's management did, the new team intends to perform refit and service work on yachts, but Global Ship Systems also intends to compete for military contracts. Global Ship Systems is also letting Palmer Johnson remain as a tenant until it finishes the 120-foot-series fiberglass yachts it has under construction in the Georgia yard. ...Oceanfast delivered its second yacht of the year, Sea Bowld, in June. Measuring nearly 174 feet overall, the all-aluminum yacht (right) features exterior styling and interior design by Sam Sorgiovanni. ...A small group of VIPs saw a 155-footer hit the water at Christensen Shipyards in July. She features mahogany paneling and an elevator servicing all decks. While the yard has kept mum on the owner's identity, it's widely held in yachting circles that he's none other than Tiger Woods.
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Congressman Christopher Cox would have been delighted had he been inside the Barnes & Noble at the Irvine Spectrum one night last June. Days before, at a carefully staged Capitol Hill press conference, Cox had donned a black suit, solid red tie and somber face to claim that critical U.S. nuclear-weapons secrets had been stolen by Chinese spies. Though remarkably short on supporting evidence, the allegations produced sensational international headlines and once again transformed the congressman into a political star whose machinations could dominate a conversation between five middle-aged women in a bookstore. Never mind that Cox later admitted to a reporter, "We're having a great deal of difficulty in finding suspects. We don't even have any real open cases." People love spy tales. "Thank God for Chris Cox," said one of the women. "If he had been president, the Chinese would have never stolen our secrets."
For the Newport Beach millionaire, who has made no secret of his desire for higher public office, Hollywood could not have scripted a better role: national-security hero. The best heroes are, of course, the reluctant ones, a point the shrewd Cox surely understands. Bob Schieffer, the host of CBS's Face the Nation, ended an interview with the six-term congressman by saying, "I know you've had a long row with [your investigation], and I'm sure you're glad it's over." With all the sincerity he could muster, Cox responded solemnly, "Amen."
Our reluctant hero was so glad it was over that he proceeded to mass-produce press releases touting his allegations, write editorials for several newspapers, book himself speaking engagements, and appear on just about every television network-news show in the country. Not even a Washington Post report that the congressman had leaked details of his secret investigation to favored reporters curtailed the adulation. On the McLaughlin Group talk show, one guest boldly called Cox "a Cool Hand Luke" who is "smart, analytical" and should be Speaker of the House.
For six months, Cox basked in near-blemish-free media glory, haughtily dismissing critical reports (which appeared mostly in the alternative press, including the Weekly). But last month, the congressman's allegations of Chinese espionage suffered a near-fatal blow. Stanford University's respected Center for International Security, which is headed by the man who directed this country's nuclear-weapons programs for 36 years, issued a blistering rebuke to what has come to be known as the "Cox Report." Though Cox oddly didn't bother to include one nuclear-weapons expert on his investigation's staff, the university hired five world-renowned experts. They concluded, "There is no credible evidence presented or instances described of actual theft of U.S. missile technology." That may explain why the FBI has been unable to arrest a single person in what Cox would have us believe is the most damaging espionage scheme in U.S. history.
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In their 100-page detailed review, the center's experts found Cox's allegations "inflammatory," "misleading," "extremely vague" and "implausible." The Cox Report, they determined, "lacks scholarly rigor and exhibits too many examples of sloppy research, factual errors and weakly justified inferences." (And to think: Cox's claims prompted conservative newspaper columnist Debra J. Sanders to call for public hangings; another columnist floated the idea that all Chinese-American scientists should be investigated as potential spies.)
Cox—who has always maintained that his report "did not engage in opinion" even though phrases such as "appear to be" pepper the document—tried at first to ignore the university's review. Later, he placed on his office Web site a link to a government press release that slammed the center. According to the defensive statement issued by a Republican staff member, the university's critique "represents the personal conclusions and opinions of the authors and those opinions might be right or wrong" and is a "disservice" to this country by "biased" men who sympathize with the communists. The congressman let others do the dirty work; he did not issue retaliatory press releases or grant a series of high-profile interviews. Better to let that specific story die quickly.
There were clues from the beginning that the Cox Report was nothing more than cheap—if entertaining—political theater. CNN's Reliable Sources noted the report's unusual Hollywood-like "high production values." Strangely enough, those production values worked best at supposedly liberal Newsweek. In a June cover story, the magazine's reporters unquestioningly swallowed Cox's tale. "There is no doubt that Beijing has been adept at pilfering U.S. nuclear secrets," they wrote, without attribution to a single source—much less an expert.
But in trying to pump up Cox's stature, Newsweek may have inadvertently handed his critics a noose. (Some media analysts speculate that Cox leaked information to the magazine to secure favorable coverage.) "Late last fall, the Cox Committee investigation seemed at a dead end. For months the House panel had slogged through arcane documents and endured hours of technical testimony —searching for proof that China had illegally obtained American satellite technology. . . . Then, last November, came a breakthrough," the magazine reported excitedly. "Notra Trulock, a top intelligence officer at the Energy Department, appeared before the panel. In a dry, monotone drawl, he told the secret meeting that over the years, Beijing had stolen some of America's most sensitive nuclear-weapons secrets from the nation's labs. As Trulock spoke, committee members began to stiffen in their chairs. Christopher Cox, the committee's chairman, looked at his colleagues and their eyes bugged out, remembers one participant [the source was likely the congressman]. For the committee, bad news never looked so good."
More accurately: for the ultra-ambitious Cox—a corporate lawyer who jealously protects and promotes his own reputation as a rising political star in Republican circles—bad news (as flimsy as it has proved) certainly never looked so good.
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Jewel thief Doris Payne, 80, jailed
An 80-year-old woman has been sentenced to five years in prison after stealing a £5,500 ring from Macy's in San Diego, US.
Doris Payne has a decades-long criminal past, which has seen her amassing several convictions for theft and spending two spells in prison.
She generally focused on stealing jewellery, using her natural charm to con shop assistants into showing her lots of items, which she would then pocket a few of.
Retired Denver Police Detective Gail Riddell said: 'She is very good at what she does. She has the style.'
However, the pensioner's luck has run out and she was convicted of burglary and grand theft and sentenced to five years behind bars.
Judge Frank Brown said she deserved the maximum sentence due to her criminal past.
Payne, whose life story is being made into a movie starring Halle Berry, denied boasting about her previous thefts, saying: 'To say I have no remorse, that's people who don't know me or people who think remorse is tears and lies.
'I have never gloated about stealing. I never saw anything to gloat about,' reports the San Diego Tribune.
Payne also faces being extradited to Michigan, where she is accused of stealing a three diamond ring in 1998.
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Templeton Passes AwayPosted by Greg at 06:07, 15 Jul 2008
Sir John Templeton, founder of the eponymous Templeton Foundation, has passed away aged 95. He created his Foundation partially in an attempt to bridge the divide between science and religion:
His Foundation serves as a philanthropic catalyst for research and discoveries relating to what scientists and philosophers call the Big Questions. We support work at the world's top universities in such fields as theoretical physics, cosmology, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and social science relating to love, forgiveness, creativity, purpose, and the nature and origin of religious belief.
The Templeton Prize (for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities) is awarded each year to "a living person who, in the estimation of the judges, best exemplifies "trying various ways for discoveries and breakthroughs to expand human perceptions of divinity and to help in the acceleration of divine creativity."
Beyond the Prize, some controversy has surrounded the awarding of 'Fellowships' and grants to institutions, researchers and journalists. Author John Horgan has written of his guilt in accepting money and travel, due to his "misgivings about the foundation's agenda of reconciling religion and science", and perhaps also due to the fact that the Foundation is now run by John Templeton Jr, "an evangelical Christian [who] is the chairman of Let Freedom Ring Inc., which raises funds for conservative causes.". Though Horgan and many others ended up accepting the grants/fellowships, some have not:
At least one scientist has publicly refused to accept money from the foundation. Sean M. Carroll, a physicist at the University of Chicago, declined an invitation to speak at a Templeton-sponsored conference held last fall, which featured 16 Nobel laureates and was endorsed by the American Physical Society. Carroll explained in his blog that "the entire purpose of the Templeton Foundation is to blur the line between straightforward science and explicitly religious activity, making it seem like the two enterprises are part of one big undertaking." An atheist, Carroll did not want his name to be "implicitly associated with an effort I find to be woefully misguided." Yet Carroll admitted that he had been tempted by the foundation's offer of a $2,000 honorarium.
Personally, I think the aims of the Templeton Foundation are laudable. Hopefully, in the wake of Sir John Templeton's death, no ideologies will be imposed upon either the Foundation, or those whom it supports.
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first thing I thought of was Charlottes Web...
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Personally, I think the aims of the Templeton Foundation are laudable. Hopefully, in the wake of Sir John Templeton's death, no ideologies will be imposed upon either the Foundation, or those whom it supports.
Now, whether they can accomplish that is another thing.
Sometimes I wonder if either side in the science vs. religion debate wants reconciliation. All too often, it appears each side is searching for confirmation of their particular position, while reconciling the two will almost certainly require that both sides revisit core assumptions.
Which is not something most people are comfortable doing. It will be interesting to see if Templeton, Jr. will be able to maintain objectivity within the foundation in light of his personal convictions.
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The United States Men's Under 20 side will begin play tonight in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 tournament. Mikey Lopez, Sporting KC's 2013 SuperDraft pick, is one of 20 players called up by coach Tab Ramos. The top four finishers from this tournament will qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, set to take place in Turkey on June 21st through July 13th. The USA have never won the tournament but have placed second five different times.
The tournament starts with four groups of three with the top two finishers from each group advancing into the knockout stage. The knockout stage starts with the quarterfinal matches which decide the teams who make the U-20 World Cup. All USA matches will be televised on Fox Soccer.
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GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Cody Cropper (Southampton; Maple Grove, Minn.), 12-Kendall McIntosh (Santa Clara; Santa Rosa, Calif.), 22-Zack Steffen (FC DELCO Academy; Downington, Pa.)
DEFENDERS (6): 18-Eric Miller (Creighton; Woodbury, Minn.), 3-Juan Pablo Ocegueda (C.D. Guadalajara; Riverside, Calif.), 2-Boyd Okwuonu (North Carolina; Edmund, Okla.), 5-Shane O'Neill (Colorado Rapids; Boulder, Colo.), 4-Caleb Stanko (Freiburg; Holly, Mich.), 14-Javan Torre (UCLA; Santa Monica, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (5): 10-Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake; Garden Grove, Calif.), 8-Benji Joya (Santos Laguna; San Jose, Calif.), 15-Mikey Lopez (Sporting Kansas City; Mission, Texas), 16-Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids; Brighton, Colo.), 6-Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew; Gahanna, Ohio)
FORWARDS (6): 19-Brandon Allen (Georgetown; Old Bridge, N.J.), 20-Daniel Cuevas (Santos Laguna; Sacramento, Calif.), 17-Danny Garcia (North Carolina; Dallas, Texas), 11-Jerome Kiesewetter (Stuttgart; Berlin, Germany), 9-Mario Rodriguez (Kaiserslautern; North Hollywood, Calif.) 7-Jose Villarreal (LA Galaxy; Inglewood, Calif.)