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Ryan Hunter-Reay
Fresh off his first test with his new
team, Rocketsports, we caught up with Ryan Hunter-Reay in California where he was
getting ready to return to his home in Boca Raton, Florida.
AutoRacing1: Congratulations on
your new team.
Ryan Hunter-Reay: Thanks
AutoRacing1: It came together
kind of late. Were you worried it might not happen?
Hunter-Reay: Yes, I was worried as to the specifics -
where I was going to be and everything else. But I had a pretty good idea that I would be in Champ
Car again this year and that side of it was okay but once again it was a
long off-season and you know I'm kind of getting used to landing my
rides last-minute. But it's a big lift off my shoulders to finally have
a good home and be with a good racing team. So we're mobilized and getting to work.
AutoRacing1: Is that exciting
to a new team and with new people? Or would you have preferred to have stayed with
the same guys?
Hunter-Reay: Well continuity is a good thing in racing as it is in any team sport.
But it wasn't necessarily the best for me in my position to continue, basically
it came down to what fits best for the future. And this is what is best for the
future for all parties involved. And I'm really looking forward to it. The team
has got major potential. We do have a lot of work to do because we're starting so
late and getting everything going. I'm going to work really hard with the team.
I'm going back up to Michigan again and I'm going to work really hard to be
involved in the program and have my hands in it, like a true veteran
would. I'm looking forward to that and I'm looking forward to the
challenge ahead. There are a lot of teams now that have stepped up the program. RuSPORT
looks like another Newman/Hass now. And PKV and of course Forsythe and Newman/Hass are already there. They are two powerhouse teams and are already
established. Everyone has just got a lot of work to do.
AutoRacing1: How did the tests go this week?
Hunter-Reay: The tests were good in
the fact that we got to work together with everybody. It's a new program in
several aspects. But you know some new people are on board and I'm new there and we just
needed the time to work together and we needed a lot of time to work certain
issues out. Despite only getting half of the miles that we wanted to get done,
we're glad
to get those issues out of the way. We had some braking issues that we needed to
get done and we had some other issues with the car, but once we actually got to our
testing program the second half of the second day which was Tuesday, we were fine.
We were somewhat quick and by the end of the day, considering what we
were up against on Monday and Tuesday, we had a good time. We were happy with that
and we were happy to move forward to Sebring with what we've learned from
AutoRacing1: When is your next test?
Sebring you said?
Hunter-Reay: Yes, March 23rd and 24th
AutoRacing1: Is that going to
be your last test before Long Beach?
Hunter-Reay: Yes, it will be.
AutoRacing1: What about a sponsor
for your car?
Hunter-Reay: I can't speak on the sponsor right now because it's all being worked
out within the next couple days. We'll see what happens. I really can't speak on
it. I'd really love to but…
AutoRacing1: Timo Glock tested with you in
Fontana. How did you get along with him?
Hunter-Reay: We got along great! And he is a very quick driver, he is very
mature for his age, and he has been in F1 and he knows how to deal with
the high pressure situation. He has got a lot of experience in high horsepower
cars, and he did just about double the amount of miles that we did. We're taking a
lot of his information from the Fontana tests. So it was good to have him there
and he's great to work with. I hope he's in Champ Car for the season.
AutoRacing1: Do you think he
could bring anything to the team if he were to come - info to the team from Formula
Hunter-Reay: Yes, absolutely. He's got great feedback. And like I said,
he has been in Formula One. He's been in the highest form of racing in the world.
So he knows the deal and how to deal with it.
AutoRacing1: We're all still kind of wondering because it's
getting close to the first race and there is still a lot of unanswered questions.
Hunter-Reay: Champ Car teams are getting pretty good at dealing with things at the
last minute.
AutoRacing1: As far as the Rocketsports team,
the second car struggled the last couple years. Has there been changes over the winter to
improve that program?
Hunter-Reay: Oh yeah, sure. You won't see a struggling Rocketsports car again
this year.
AutoRacing1: Now that everybody is
in a Lola, does everybody have the same shock program or is everybody allowed to
do their own shock program?
Hunter-Reay: No, everybody has got a very different
shock program. The only thing with this season is it has to be available to
everyone. Each different shock package cost a different amount of money. So some
teams are able to get different packages. But in the past Newman/Haas was able to get a
shock package for any amount of money that was not available to anyone for any
mount of money. That is now changed. If you do want that program then you can
spend the money and you can get it. So it all depends on how much money you have
to spend, but it finally has been made a rule that all shocks must be available to anyone who
wants to spend the money.
AutoRacing1: Is Rocketsports
focused in
that area?
Hunter-Reay: Well we have to move down there really soon. I don't really have any
real answers to it. I wish I did. We need to have that done pretty soon so. It's
something we're working on.
AutoRacing1: As far as this coming
season goes with Champ Car, there has been some speculation that there might be a
race in
Argentina. Kevin Kalkhoven is talking about China
and Japan now. How do you feel about those venues?
Hunter-Reay: That would be great. I would love to go to Argentina. I
don't know what the track layout is going to be like, I have no idea. I think new
overseas venues are good for Champ Car.
AutoRacing1: Last year you dominated
on the Milwaukee Mile which is an oval. Do you prefer oval tracks or do you prefer
road courses?
Hunter-Reay: No I prefer road courses. I enjoy the Milwaukee Mile more so than any
other oval course because I won there. But I've had success there in Atlantics too.
You can go to Vegas your first time and, never being on an oval, never seeing
it, and you can be quick before lunch. You're not going to do that at Milwaukee
and that's the difference between a 100% throttle tack and one like Milwaukee.
Milwaukee takes much more driver skill.
It takes some time to get used to. It takes some major trust in your car to hang
it out at Milwaukee. It's a very tight oval and you have to use up every inch of
the race track. It's quite a big difference from a lot of the ovals. I forget who
it is, but one of the big ones, perhaps Nigel Mansell or somebody said that it's the
closest oval to a road course out there. That's why I like it. It still is an oval
but it's a hard one to master.
AutoRacing1: As far as the sport in
general, just a philosophical question I guess, we continue to have the situation
of Champ Car being separate from the IRL, no signs at all of any merger. Do you
feel the two series can make it on their own? What do you think is best for the sport? Do you feel that
there is no hope for reconciliation and they're better off going their own
separate ways. What would you like to see in the future?
Hunter-Reay: Well you never know with these guys anymore. I really don't
know. The one thing I do know is that the predominantly oval series needs to be left to
NASCAR. They've mastered that. They're good at being in that side of it. They just
need to go ahead and have that. I think that open wheel racing needs to leave that alone
and work the road courses, street circuits and some oval
courses. I think we do need the Indy 500. I think the Indy 500 is something that
people who don't even watch racing, they watch it because it is the Indy 500. People who don't watch football watch the
Super Bowl. And
although we may pull in bigger attendance figures over weekends, we don't have
that race that pulls in the big numbers on TV and gets worldwide attention. To make an all-around racing series
successful you need that. So, I think that Champ Car is very successful in
pulling in the weekend attendance figures at the race track. We have that far more
than the IRL does, but we do need a marquee event.
AutoRacing1: As far as
you in the future, you have expressed an interest to go into Formula One. Is that
still your ultimate goal? How about NASCAR? Is there anything else you'd like to
drive besides Champ Car at some point?
Hunter-Reay: I want to try everything at some point, but you
know, right now I'm an open wheel road course racer, and the pinnacle of open wheel
road course racing is Formula One. I'm happy with Champ Car right now and I
wouldn't jump ship on Champ Car just to drive any F1 car, it would have to be the
right deal and if that deal was attractive then yes, I would definitely consider
it for obvious reasons. But I'm happy with Champ Car. It's at the front,
it's had the best racing, I think, from a driver's standpoint. But yeah, I'm open
to trying things later on if I could.
AutoRacing1: Thank you
very much Ryan.
Hunter-Reay: Alright, thank you very much, Mark.
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"Nice to have a rich daughter," he'd sniff, in tones suggesting that the beverage would one day prove the root of our family's ruin and, at the very least, was something I should mention at confession.
As longtime beneficiaries of Dad's frugality, our family encourages him to indulge now that he's retired. A few years back, my husband and I gave him a bottle of Citadelle gin: elegant, French, triple the price of his usual brand. It sat untouched in a cabinet for months. The turpentine beneath the sink continued to disappear.
"I'm a simple man," my father said when I inquired. "I'm not worthy of that gin."
It reminded me of when I first got hold of saffron, before I really knew how to cook. I knew it was expensive. I knew I shouldn't just throw it on some noodles, but I didn't know what to do with it, so I just stored it indefinitely. My parents aren't martini people, and they knew they shouldn't be topping Citadelle with Safeway tonic and a lime harvested during the Bush administration.
This Father's Day, I decided to find the perfect tonic to pair with the Citadelle, the perfect flotilla of herbs and citrus to drift upon its surface. This Father's Day, I would pimp my dad's G&T.
When you have thousands of dollars with which to explore gin and tonic, travel to Spain, where they've turned the drink into an art form. I had about $20, so I went to Adam Bernbach, the bar manager at Estadio in Washington, who has chiseled down the Spanish inspiration to a manageable roster.
As bartenders revived various classic cocktails over the past several years, highballs "took longer than the Manhattan to kind of get that re-look," Bernbach says, "maybe because they were seen as the kind of quick drink you could get at any old bar. Like vodka-sodas, the classic cop-out drink. Unfortunately, I think gin and tonics got wrapped into that reputation."
The rickey may be D.C.'s official cocktail, but Washingtonians have reason to embrace the G&T, a quaff born of the British military's efforts to keep troops serving in India from dropping dead of malaria. The bitter medicine quinine -- like many of life's little insults -- became more tolerable when mixed with gin. It's a good summer drink for a city whose malaria rate was once so terrifying that, in 1882, a local physician proposed dealing with mosquitoes by encircling the District of Columbia in a screen as tall as the Washington Monument.
Looking at Bernbach's gussied-up beauty, I have a hard time seeing the resemblance to my parents' G&T -- or to the slovenly understudies served at middling bars, where I've occasionally gotten soda water subbed for tonic. The green wing of basil, the ringlet of grapefruit, the pale citrus tonic tinting the Tanqueray 10 around its single clear rectangle of ice -- I can no more picture my father making it than putting on bloomers and yodeling in the street.
To be fair, it's not like Bernbach is whipping up this G&T at home. But, he says, a good G&T should be bright and have a hook to it, and one thing the Spanish have gotten right in their G&T culture is the necessity of the right coupling: "You don't pair just any gin with any tonic."
Indeed, Nicole Hassoun at the Gin Joint in Washington was stocking nine tonics of her own creation (her tonic line, Chronic Tonic, will be available at the Gin Joint and several D.C. stores in July). When it comes to tonics, you want something that "pulls out the flavors of the gin without covering anything up," she says. Sometimes her tonic concepts start with a particular gin, but other times, "I'm just at the farmers market and get ideas based on what's fresh."
I picked up ready-mades like Fever Tree and Q and artisanal tonic syrups like Jack Rudy, Tomr's and Liber & Co., to play mix-and-match. On its own, D.C.'s Green Hat spring/summer batch was floral, buttery and appealing, a good gateway gin for those who might fear the more juniper-forward editions. But paired with Liber, they became one of those couples I hate being around, the tonic dominating the conversation and the gin timidly trying to interrupt. But mixed with apple-sage tonic at Red Apron in D.C., the gin chimed charmingly.
It reminded me of times I'd developed an impression of someone based on having known them in a bad relationship. That Green Hat's not a nervous little mouse at all, I realized. It just didn't belong with Liber. Liber needs to date someone who can handle him without disappearing. Maybe he could date that citrusy Tanqueray 10 chick. Or maybe a strong, juniper-forward guy like the Beefeater. I mean, why am I assuming that Liber is straight?
I should mention I had tried several G&Ts by this point.
When I finally presented my father with his drink -- Citadelle paired with Tomr's, adorned with a curl of lemon, a sprig of tarragon and honeysuckle -- he inhaled the aroma and drank. He admitted it was good.
"Would you make it for yourself?"
He hesitated before confessing that no, he probably wouldn't, that he liked the easy prep of his usual routine. He looked at me with sheepish amusement. "I'm sorry you have a father with such unsophisticated tastes," he said.
He thought he had disappointed me, but I was secretly a little pleased. A beautiful, sexy, floral gin and tonic cannot sway my father into being someone he is not. My dad is a creature of habit, and when it comes to the "finer things" in life, I know where he stands: Inexplicably, he thinks they're us.
Dad's Pimped-Out Gin & Tonic
1 serving
A deceptively simple drink, good old gin and tonic can be raised to an art form when you consider the drink as a blended harmony of gin, tonic, ice and garnish, with each ingredient playing off the others.
While self-sacrificing dads may content themselves with bottom-shelf gin and off-brand tonic, this version pairs spicy Tomr's tonic syrup with Citadelle gin. Aromatic garnishes of tarragon and honeysuckle from the back yard make the drinker's nose happy.
Citadelle gin is widely available. Tomr's can be ordered online at the Boston Shaker and Cocktail Kingdom. We found trays that create large ice cubes at Sur la Table. Adapted by M. Carrie Allan.
1 lemon
1 1/2 ounces Citadelle gin
1/3 ounce Tomr's Tonic (see headnote)
Large cubes of ice (see headnote)
Fresh bottle or can of club soda
2 honeysuckle blossoms, for garnish
1 sprig tarragon, for garnish
Chill a highball glass.
Roll the lemon firmly against a countertop or cutting board for 5 seconds or so, releasing its oils, then cut a thin wedge out of it. Squeeze the wedge over the chilled glass, then drop it in.
Fill the glass two-thirds full with large ice cubes. Pour the gin over the ice, then add the tonic syrup. Measure out 3 1/2 ounces of the club soda and pour it into the glass, using a bar spoon to stir in it in.
Gently roll the honeysuckle flowers between your fingers. Rap the tarragon sprig firmly once or twice against your palm to release the leaves' aroma. Drop the flowers and sprig into the glass.
NUTRITION Per serving: 130 calories, 0 g protein, 4 g carbohydrates, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 20 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber, 4 g sugar
Allan is The Washington Post's new Spirits columnist; her column appears monthly. She is a Maryland writer and editor. On Twitter: @Carrie_the_Red.


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Actor Terrence Howard has been accused of attacking his ex-wife Michelle Ghent during an argument in Costa Rica.
The "Hustle & Flow" star and Ghent divorced in May, but reunited to take a vacation with family members last week.
Howard claims Michelle maced him, his adult daughter and another family member and police were called to the scene, where reports were filed, according to TMZ.com.
Both sides claim the other is lying about the events leading up to the altercation, with sources claiming the actor made up the mace claim as an excuse for lashing out, while he insists he never became violent.
Ghent is reportedly planning to file a restraining order against her ex.
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NEW YORK - Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night.
Boston leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 and can advance to the conference finals as early as Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Only three teams in NHL history have rallied from an 0-3 hole to advance.
The Bruins trailed 1-0 heading into the third, but defenseman Johnny Boychuk tied it at 3:10 of the period with his fourth of the playoffs. The Rangers hadn't lost in regulation when leading after two periods since Feb. 4, 2010.
Boston thought it had grabbed the lead seconds before Paille actually scored when a shot deflected off the mask of Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, popped up in the air and landed on the goal line. Lundqvist couldn't find it before Paille swooped in from behind the net and poked in the puck.
Taylor Pyatt had made it 1-0 in the second period for the Rangers, who were outscored 8-4 in two losses at Boston to begin the series. New York had won nine straight games at home, including three in the playoffs against Washington in the first round.
Lundqvist was sharp until the third period and finished with 32 saves. Tuukka Rask stopped 23 shots in the win.
The Rangers again failed to get their power play untracked, failing in both of their chances and dropping to 0-for-10 in the series. New York has only two power-play goals in 38 opportunities during these playoffs.
Despite being outshot 14-5 in the second period, the Rangers carried a 1-0 lead into the third.
Boychuk was credited with the tying goal after the puck appeared to deflect into the net off Rangers defenseman John Moore.
The game turned rougher moments later when New York forward Chris Kreider was struck under his visor by the stick of Boston's Tyler Seguin, who was following through on a shot just inside the blue line. Seguin was then clipped in the exchange by the stick of Rangers defenseman Steve Eminger.
Shortly after, Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron had a cut over his eye that left his white jersey bloodstained.


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House Democratic leader and San Francisco representative Nancy Pelosi played a key and forceful role in Congressman's Anthony Weiner's decision to step down.
Weiner announced his resignation from Congress midday Thursday amidst an intense sex scandal that started with accidental posting of a twitpic on Twitter.
He has since admitted that he has sent lots of Twitter messages to women he doesn't know and that some of the photos were sexually graphic.
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Pelosi was among the high ranking members of the party who pressured Weiner to resign both privately and publicly.
Early on it was Pelosi who called for a House ethics committee investigation.
She then ramped it up a notch over the weekend by publicly calling on him to step down. Within hours of that call, Weiner disclosed his plans to enter a treatment center. According to AP, Pelosi's aides made it clear to Weiner that going into treatment would not not negate her demand for a resignation.
Weiner also reportedly had Pelosi at the top of his call list of people to tell that he was going to resign. That phone conversation happeneed Wednesday night ahead of the official resignation.
Following Weiner's announcement Thursday Pelosi issued the following statements. First came a sentence of subtle support, followed by a subtle slam.
"Today, with the love of his family, the confidence of his constituents and the recognition of his need for help, Congressman Weiner has announced that he will resign from Congress."
"Congressman Weiner exercised poor judgment in his actions and poor judgment in his reaction to the revelations. Today, he made the right judgment in resigning."
She also said she would pray for his family and she wished him well.
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I'm actually semi-blogging from it right now! Semi-blogging because...I need help. I don't know how to import photos in this version, create, teach or share with this thing. And while I am getting awesome at Angry Birds, I'd like to actually utilize this in my classroom.
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Who Wears Short Shorts?
It is oppressively hot right now. I'm okay with the smoldering and the sweating and the sunburn - but not the shorts. There are just some people better off wearing pants.
I'm one of them. I fully understand the harm of exposing other people to my legs. My legs are so pale and skinny it looks like I'm using toothpicks to serve my feet as hors d'oeuvres. Yet I sometimes still wear shorts. Frankly, I'm sorry.
I try to wear pants as often as possible. I even own a pair of really long shorts so that I can pretend they're pants. Really, it's so other people can pretend they're pants. I don't have to pretend - I know what my legs look like already, and I don't mind them so much. Mainly because I don't have to look at them head on. If I did, I'd probably need to buy a visor.
My problem is accentuated by the naiveté I had as a 15-year-old. When I started working out, I just wanted to look buff - in other words, I spent a lot of time working on my chest and arms without touching my legs. So now I have a regular-sized torso on top of my super-skinny legs. From a certain distance, I look like a midget on stilts. Picture the top-half of a He-Man figure on the bottom of a GI-Joe and you're starting to get the idea.
I know I'm not suited for shorts, and I can joke about it. If someone came up to me and asked for an hors d'oeuvre, I'd probably laugh. Even more that I cut-and-pasted the word hors d'oeuvre from the first time I looked it up in the dictionary. And when I cut-and-pasted it a second time to point out that I cut-and-pasted it. I'm not risking typing that thing again. Spelling, like wearing shorts, is another thing I just shouldn't do.
My point is that people need to have a sense of humor about their deficiencies. You will rarely find me in shorts - but more rarely you will find me with a short fuse. I admit my flaws - I'm proud that I'm honest enough with myself to recognize them. And one of them is legs better suited for a runway model than a grown man.
I was recently introduced to someone who learned I was a comedian. "Watch out," she said. "I've also been known to crack a few jokes." What she should have said was that over the course of her entire life, she'd told three jokes, all of which were so galactically appalling that they raised her to infamy. By telling me she's known for cracking jokes, she called attention to her poor sense of humor. Then while I waited for her to be funny, her quality jokes were in short (badum!) supply. I swear she told a joke just like that.
I know people who claim to be excellent listeners and monopolize the conversation. I've met people who talk about how great they are at poker and then leave the table in three hands. I've even come across someone who complained about how bored she was in class due to her vast intellectual superiority, which is obviously why she failed out of her junior college.
No one can be good at everything - we all have faults. But some of us accentuate them through a process of ignoring. Even those perfect people that you know--and we all know a few--have their flaws. Sure, they may be attractive, athletic, brilliant, and look good in shorts, but can they play the beat to Wipeout on their desk with their eyes closed? I think not!
I am good at enough things that I don't mind getting the short (badum!) end of the stick at others. I used to want to be the best at everything - I just had to be funniest, smartest, cutest, most athletic, and able to play the beat to Wipeout on my desk with my eyes closed. And the only two things I was actually the best at were over-promising and under-delivering. I couldn't even do that Wipeout thing so well. I always got the first few seconds okay, but then there were those three hard beats in a row that totally threw me.
I am much happier now that I've begun to admit what I can't do. And when the weather calls for it, I still wear shorts on occasion. But I am also fine with wearing pants when I need to.
And yes, that last sentence was a metaphor. Which is a much easier word to spell than hors d'oeuvre.


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Remembering the Cy Young Winners 2012 Face-to-Face Meeting
Does it really feel like it has only been just over 5 months since the Rays Republic got to witness something that doesn't happen very often. Even more precious than a cycle, more compelling than a walk-off victory, on that June 13,2012 night all 18,496 of the Rays faithful and a huge television audience got to see the 2012 Cy Young winners do their stuff under the Teflon roof of Tropicana Field.
That's right, in a Inter-League middle of a three-fer mid-week series Rays starter and now 2012 American League Cy Young winner David Price went up against New York Mets starter R A Dickey, the 2012 National League Cy Young winner. Who could have known history would again assemble their names together and my mind instantly goes to this past game with such fond memories. I remember it like it was just yesterday as Dickey brought a 9-1 record into the Trop while Price stood at 8-3 and wanted to check another notch in his "win" column.
Each hurler got to toss over 100 pitches( Dickey 106, Price 109) in this contest, as each took the hill wanting a piece of this moment not knowing it would or even could turn into a historic event so many months later. As we now know, it pitted right-handed Cy (Dickey) versus Southpaw Cy (Price) with the Rays (35-27) and Mets (34-29) both sitting with about the same record at the time. On this night it was not the slicing fastball or shifty change-up of Price that glided a path for victory, but instead it was the fierce high velocity butterfly pitch from Dickey that made 12 Rays leave the Batter's Box wondering how to get to Dickey's dancing knuckler.
Only one Rays got to put solid wood upon a Dickey offering, with B J Upton finally stroking a soft ground ball to Third Baseman David Wright and beating the throw by no more than a gnat's eyelash. Immediately whispers and shouts came out with different opinions from either side of the field. Rays fans cheering for Upton hustling down the line and beating the throw from a fellow North Virgina baseball teammate. Met's faithful in the stands wanted a review, but the play did not call for one, and their moans and groans could be heard loud and clear all over the blue-hued Trop.
How could we have know that ticket stub would be a slice of awesome baseball history. A moment when 2 Cy Young players took to the hill threw their arms out and the visitor got the final cap nod and victory. Upton's hit came in the Rays first chance in the bottom of the 1st inning against Dickey, but no other Rays hitter from that moment on seemed to have a viable way to beat Dickey. Even Rays INF Elliot Johnson turning around and hitting right-handed against Dickey did not produce a cure or show a hint of damage.
On the night Dickey set a new Met's scoreless streak of 32 2/3 innings just pushing past former P Jerry Koosman's old mark of 31 2/3rds innings did Dickey show a sign of mortality in the bottom of the 9th watching Johnson reach on a throwing error by Wright, then Dickey showed his human side by helping produce 2-straight pass balls that got Johnson to Third Base and finally on a ground out by Desmond Jennings the lone Rays run on the board.
So here we are Nov 14, 2012 and I'm about to hit MLB.com and pull up this contests again and watch these two artists paint their pitching portraits again on the big screen. Sure Price did not come out on the winning side that night, but this contest showed us the resolve and composure of the guy who would end up with his own piece of Cy Young hardware.
Congrats again to Dickey who fought long ans hard to perfect that knuckleball and to our own Astro's Dad, Price on an Cy Young award that possibly began on that June 13th evening, under the Teflon roof of the Trop. This just goes to prove, special moments can and do happen in the Rays hamlet of St. Petersburg, Florida under that tilted cap we call Tropicana Field.
A link if you might want to venture back to my original MLBlogs posts for June 13th when I had a special feeling about this contest, and my June 14th game result posting.


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Cycling Athlete Commits Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Press release CCES
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that a BMX cycling athlete has committed an anti-doping rule violation. The violation occurred during in-competition doping control on June 30, 2007.
The anti-doping rule violation is a result of the athletes urine sample returning an adverse analytical finding for cannabis, a prohibited substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List. Cannabinoids are classified as specified substances on the Prohibited List. Specified substances are those substances which are generally available in medicinal products or are less likely to be abused as doping agents.
Under the rules of the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), when an athlete can establish that a first anti-doping rule violation involving a specified substance was not intended to enhance his / her sport performance, the sanction may range from a reprimand and warning to a one-year period of ineligibility.
In response to the CCES notification of the adverse analytical finding, the athlete exercised the right to a hearing under the rules of the CADP. The independent arbitrator determined that the athletes adverse analytical finding constitutes an anti-doping rule violation, and imposed a sanction of a warning and reprimand and no period of ineligibility.
Rule 7.15 of the CADP requires the CCES to publicly report the final decision on all anti-doping rule violations. In accordance with the CCES Policy on Public Disclosure of Anti-Doping Rule Violations, since this violation has resulted in a warning and reprimand and no period of ineligibility, the CCES will not disclose the athletes name.
The CCES is an independent, national, non-profit organization. Our mission, to foster ethical sport for all Canadians, is carried out through research, promotion, education, detection and deterrence, as well as through programs and partnerships with other organizations.
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Toulouse 18-12 Toulon, Top 14 Final, June 9
McAlister boots Toulouse to Top 14 glory
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June 9, 2012
Toulouse's William Servat leads his side's celebrations following their victory over Toulon in the season finale
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Toulouse made it back-to-back Top 14 titles with a 18-12 victory over Toulon in the season finale at the Stade de France in Paris.
Kiwi playmaker Luke McAlister got the better of a kicking duel with Toulon's Jonny Wilkinson with his six penalties propelling Toulouse to the Bouclier de Brennus and an incredible 19th French title.
The day did not begin well for the European giants with coach Guy Noves forced to make three late changes to his line-up due to injuries with prop Jean-Baptiste Poux, winger Yves Donguy and replacement lock Romain Millo-Chluski all scratched from the team. As a result McAlister, who was due to start in midfield, was switched to fly-half to make with Yann David taking his spot at outside centre and Lionel Beauxis dropping to the bench. Elsewhere, Timoci Matanavou stepped into the void left by Donguy and Gurthro Steenkamp was drafted into the front row.
Toulon opened the scoring in the first minutes of the clash with Wilkinson stepping up to punish some indiscipline from Toulouse but McAlister levelled the scores soon after following a blatant infringement from lock Simon Shaw. McAlister was then wide with a drop goal attempt midway through the half but was on target a couple of minutes later from the kicking tee after his pack had earned a penalty at scrum time.
But back came Toulon with their pack upping the ante to earn two penalties of their own that Wilkinson slotted to give his side a 9-6 lead. But McAlister would level the scores once again before the break.
The tit-for-tat exchange continued after the break with first McAlister and then Wilkinson splitting the uprights. The intensity of the clash saw tempers flare early in the second half with Toulouse hooker William Servat, in his last appearance for the club, and his Toulon counterpart Sebastian Bruno both sin-binned.
Toulon's hopes were then dealt a significant blow when prop Davit Kubriashvili was sin-binned just past the hour mark for repeated scrum infringements. McAlister wasted little time in hammering home his side's advantage and his latest success was swiftly followed by his sixth penalty.
Wilkinson failed to drag his side back into the contest but there was still time for Toulon to carve a golden opportunity for winger David Smith only for the ball to go to ground. A knock on from Beauxis handed Toulon one final chance to turn the game on its head and notch their first title since 1992 but Toulouse fronted up once more to snuff out the danger and spark delight among their fans.
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/ Saturday, January 16, 2010 / 17 Comments / Appetizers and Snacks , Dessert , Malaysian
Fried Sweet Potato Balls
Up to making some snacks or "kuih" with sweet potatoes? This is a Fried Sweet Potato Balls recipe. They're made of deep orange color sweet potato together with glutinous rice flour, sugar, and some grated coconut. Gently roll the mixture and fry until golden brown. They'll be crunchy on the outside whilst remaining soft and chewy on the inside. Do try this easy recipe and if deep fry is not for you, do come back tomorrow for another interesting recipe with sweet potatoes.
Fried Sweet Potato Balls
450 g Orange Color Sweet Potato Flesh (from 2 Medium, about 520g)
250 g Glutinous Rice Flour
30 g Corn Flour
120-150 g Sugar
100 g Grated Coconut
¼ tsp Sea Salt
Oil for deep-frying
Boil the sweet potatoes in a medium pot until tender, 20 to 30 minutes, depending on size of potatoes.
When cool enough to handle, mash the potatoes in a potato riser or masher. (If you are using a masher, you will have to peel the potatoes first)
Place the sweet potatoes in a large bowl and add in the glutinous rice flour, corn flour, sugar, grated coconut, and sea salt. Mix with your hand to get soft dough. Knead lightly to form a smooth dough.
Pinch a small piece of dough (about 15 g each) roll them in your palm to form a smooth ball.
Heat the oil in a deep fryer or heavy pan over low to moderate heat. Put in a cube of potato – when potato is nicely colored, the oil is hot enough to fry the sweet potato balls. Fry until golden, remove and drain on a paper towel. Serve immediately.
Makes about 50 balls.
17 comments:
wow these look yum! i so wanna taste themReplyDelete
Do you think this recipe would work with regular flour? They look really delicious!ReplyDelete
Corn Flour or Corn Starch?ReplyDelete
@Amanda: Regular flour will produce heavier dough. If you have to decrease the flour, then increase the sugar slightly. Do let me know the results. Thanks!ReplyDelete
@Molly: It's actually corn starch, but over here some packages label it as corn flour.
Haven't had these for ages.Love them when its still hot.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2010 at 8:43 PM
these look so good! i've never seen them before, I might have to have a go at this myself :)ReplyDelete
They look beautiful and so perfect!ReplyDelete
They also remind me of the "Johnnycakes" from The Reef restaurants. Thanks for the recipe!
These look really good and I haven't had it for ages. Love these kuih especially when they have just been fried. Yum!ReplyDelete
i just love sweet patato...and i have had some what like these at one of my friends place...its just delicious with sweet patato...but her's is usually sliced.. :)ReplyDelete
They are beautiful. The right size and nicely brown. Wish I can sink my teeth into one :) The last time I had this was in Cameron Highlands and that was ages ago. Carlos is not a fan of sweet potato so if I make this I will be the only one eating it :(ReplyDelete
Its like a sweet potato Aranchini. Any dipping sauce?ReplyDelete
I had these in KL, at a restaurant, and they were really well done. Yours looks exactly like theirs. Am so glad you shared this. My family asked if I could replicate this dish for them, since we all enjoyed it so much. I'll look to your blog. :)ReplyDelete
I was going to sly say that these would be great with ketchup. Hey, everyone's a kid at heart, right? But then I saw the coconut, and paused. Hmm, me thinks ketchup still would go well. ;)ReplyDelete
Those look really good! Great photos!ReplyDelete
I wanted to make this, can i skip the grated coconut?ReplyDelete
i tried making these and they are delicious! thanks for the recipe!ReplyDelete
This recipe it's really good, love it so much. Almost a decade for not eating eversince I moved to UK. Thks for de recipeReplyDelete


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Guide to a death-defying summer o' 2012
Skinny dipping at Mint Springs
Oh, wait– that's not allowed. But even with a swimsuits-not-optional policy, Albemarle County has three excellent lakes for swimming, fishing, and picnicking, with beaches, shelters, grills, hiking trails– and bathrooms. To the south is Walnut Creek, which has 15 miles of trails, canoe rentals for $5 an hour, and an 18-hole disc golf course. To the north, Chris Greene Lake offers a fenced, one-acre off-leash dog park, a wheelchair-accessible fishing pier, and canoe rentals. And west of Crozet, Mint Springs is stocked with trout and is home to the memorial for Piedmont Flight 349, which crashed into Bucks Elbow Mountain above the lake. And you might see a bear.
–>Swimming 11am to 7pm, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, $3 Albemarle residents, $4.50 others
Sunset on the Blue Ridge
It's easy to forget just how close the Blue Ridge Parkway is, and what a spectacular place it is to watch the sunset with a bottle of wine, although that would be illegal. We meant to say, how spectacular it is to watch the sunset with a nonalcoholic beverage. This excursion works best spur of the moment on a long summer evening. From downtown Charlottesville, it's about 50 minutes to our favorite spot, Ravens Roost, which is about 11 miles south along the Parkway. And if you'd like a cold beer to go with your sunset, the deck at Blue Mountain Brewery down Route 151 is pretty amazing, too. Just get there before the sun drops behind the mountains.
–>30 minutes before sunset, any nice day, Blue Ridge Parkway, free
Fridays after Five
This quintessential Charlottesville favorite, now in its 25th year, combines the best of summertime when the living is easy: music and cold beer. What better way to celebrate the end of the week than to stroll down the Mall to the nTelos Pavilion and catch a live band. Tout le monde comes out on a warm evening, and upcoming local favorites include the Chicken Head Blues Band May 25, Baaba Seth June 8, and Indecision June 15. Did we mention that it's free– and that your beer purchases help support local charities?
–>Fridays, 5:30pm, nTelos Pavilion, free
Monticello on the 4th
There really isn't a more meaningful way to celebrate the 4th of July than at the home of the guy who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and it's something you can't do anywhere but Charlottesville. New American citizens are sworn in in front of the World Heritage Site; a naturalized American citizen like I.M Pei, Sam Waterston or Tracey Ullman speaks. This year it's Olympic gold-medalist Nadia Comaneci. There's lots of flag-waving in the best possible way– without politics. The event starts early, leaving plenty of time to cook burgers on the grill and catch fireworks later in the day. Fans are provided; sunscreen and hats are recommended.
–>July 4, 9am, Monticello, free
Wine tasting at Barboursville
While there are plenty of wineries around, we like this one because its wines are some of the best in Virginia– and it has ruins. Founded in 1976, Barboursville is one of the oldest wineries in Central Virginia. The ruins date back to Christmas Day in 1884, when the house designed by Thomas Jefferson for Governor James Barbour burned. The haunting brick structure still stands with its octagonal room in the center of the house. Barboursville Vineyards has a wine museum, the highly-regarded Palladio restaurant, and a tasting room where just $5 gets you a glass and samplings of 16 to 20 wines. Buy a bottle of your favorite and picnic like it's 1829.
–>Monday-Saturday, 10am to 5pm, Sunday 11am to 5pm.
Leg up
If you're looking for a pleasant place to walk, run or ride a bike, it's hard to beat the Thomas Jefferson Parkway. Although the path goes up the side of Carter Mountain, the gentle five-degree incline means you can jog or bike the two miles from Route 53 to Monticello without gasping too hard for air. The ride down, of course, will be a breeze. For those who prefer to leave the beaten track, trails crisscrossing the adjacent 100-acre Secluded Farm are open to the public and offer a chance to frolic in fields and scramble up and down steeper slopes. Dogs on leash are welcome.
–>daily, sun-up to sundown, Route 53, free
Bend it like Satchidananda
There's no shortage of yoga studios in Charlottesville, but anyone looking for something a little more intensive– oh, say, an entire weekend of nothing but asanas and meditation– might enjoy a weekend getaway to Yogaville. Forty-five minutes from Charlottesville on 600 acres in Buckingham County, Yogaville was founded by the late Sri Swami Satchidananda in 1980. The centerpiece of the ashram is the Light of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS), which is shaped like the flower for which it's named, and which features altars for all of the world's major faiths. Private or shared accommodations are available, or pitch a tent to save some cash.
–>Single or multi-day stays available, $20-$140 per night
Driven crazy?
Kids driving you crazy? Let them drive! A quick trip over Afton Mountain to Waynesboro– exit 94 off I-64– and your teens and pre-teens can be behind the wheel of a Go-Kart at Fastrax. Kids at least 56 inches can drive the standard karts, and a junior version might appease younger, shorter siblings. Those over 16 can get behind the wheel of a faster "sprint kart." Also on site: batting cages, miniature golf, and an arcade.
–>Daily hours vary, $4-7 per go-kart ride; batting, arcade extra
Reading happens year round, but it's hard to deny that summer affords extra opportunities for kicking back with a good book. And there may be no better place to get a big pile of them than the Green Valley Book Fair in Mount Crawford, at exit 240 off I-81 near Harrisonburg. With half a million books at discount prices, the Fair is fantastic for stocking up on gifts for the rest of the year. And for those rainy summer days when you're wondering what the heck to do, grab the kids and hit the road for some reading.
–>May 12-28; June 30-July 15; August 18-September 3, 9am-7pm daily
Berry fun
Picking berries is fun; eating them is even better, and summer's the time to do both. While there's strawberry picking aplenty at various local orchards, you can go slightly more exotic at Grelen Nursery in Orange County, less than an hour away, where blueberries, raspberries and blackberries are ripening and ready to be plucked. Get ready for stained fingers!
–>Mon-Sat: 8am-3pm, Sunday: 11am-3pm; 15111 Yager Road, Somerset
Go to war
About an hour up Route 20 North, you can go to war this summer. According to local paintballers, WarPlay Paintball in Rhoadesville has some of the best real-to-life scenario set up fields, making you feel like you're in a real battle. And in the summer, when you can't wear layers of thick clothing, the sting of those paintball pellets tend to be more deadly. Of course, the folks at WarPlay will set you up with the right safety equipment, and the refs will keep things under control, but are you ready to risk that shot to the arm or thigh? Indeed, WarPlay was founded by two U.S. Marine vets, and they've designed fields that make for chaotic firefights, where contact with the enemy takes only about 50 seconds. –>Saturday & Sunday, 9am-4:30pm, WarPlay Paintball, $35
Quarry diving
The Hook had an additional nugget listed here, but removed it from this online archive because it improperly directed readers enter to private property.–editor
Ride the James
Head down Scottsville way and ride the last existing poled ferry still operating in America. Things like timber and farm produce were carried across the James by the Hatton Ferry over 100 years ago, then loaded on to freight trains. At a nearby store, people picked up mail and items shipped into Hatton, and the ferry was an important transportation link between Buckingham and Albemarle counties. In 2009, the ferry was nearly shut down by the state highway department, but a nonprofit was formed in 2010 that saved it. Today, it's a living bit of American history, and a lovely way to experience the waters of the James River. It operates on Saturday from 9am to 5pm, and on Sunday from noon to 5pm between April and October.
–>May-October weekends, Hatton Ferry, times above, $2 per person and $5 per vehicle
Fair game
Looking for thrills and spills? Attend one or more of the county fairs in the area. We're talking demolition derbies, motocross races, tractor pulls, fireworks, bear shows, camel rides, and even pig racing. The first one kicks off in Orange County on Thursday, July 26, where, in addition to a watermelon eating contest, and a frog jumping contest (okay, not so dangerous), you can try your luck on the "raging bull" mechanical heifer. Next up, the Greene County Fair beginning on July 31. See beauty queens kissing hogs, a smash up derby (watch out for flying car parts!) and even watch your kid in a tug of war contest. Then, of course, there's the Albemarle County Fair starting on August 2, to be held this year at Ash Lawn-Highland, the home of James Monroe. At the Augusta County Fair August 7 you'll get to see bull riding and rodeo events, plus motocross. Finally, there's the Rockingham County Fair over in Harrisonburg beginning on August 13, where you'll see screaming tractors pulls and even a wild lawn mower race.
–>July 26 thru August 15, various county fairgrounds, $2-$4
Ride into the sunset
Hiking in the mountains is fun, but what about making a horse do it for you? Located about an hour north in Syria, Graves Mountain Lodge offers one-hour, half-day, and full-day horseback rides that take you through the lovely mountains and orchards of Graves Mountain and the valley of Syria. Former rodeo rider, horse trainer, and skilled guide Eddie Birckhead runs the show, offering expert advise on matching riders with horses, calming and coaching first timers and children, and making sure your guided trail ride is safe and fun. Hour-long rides are $40 per person, and half-day and full-day rides, which require a 4-person minimum, will run you between $115 and $220 per person. Kids eight years and older can ride, as long as they are at least 54 inches tall, and the rides are "walk only." Sorry, no galloping off into the sunset. For more information, call Graves Mountain Lodge at 540-923-4231.
–>By reservation, Graves Mountain Lodge, $40-$220
Walk into Swannanoa
It doesn't get much grander– or much quirkier– than Swannanoa. Suppose you owned a turn-of-the-century palace made of carrera marble in a Renaissance style. And suppose it were located atop Afton Mountain with views of both the Shenandoah and Rockfish Valleys. You'd open it for a sum so small that it would be hard to say no. And that's happening again this summer. The 2012 dates (as told to us by phone, 540-942-5201, since there's no website): May 26-27, June 2-3 and 23-24, July 7-8, August 4-5 and 11-12, September 1-2 and 29-30, October 6-7, 13-14, and 20-21, November 3-4.
–>11:30am to 5:30pm, atop Afton Mountain, $6 but kids 12 and under free
Get sprayed
Not near a pool or a lake? Don't have time to go to the ocean? Between May 12 and October 7, Charlottesville Parks & Recreation offers a great way to cool off for free– three spray grounds throughout the city at Forest Hill Park, Green Leaf Park, and Belmont Park. The newest, at Forest Hill Park, includes a variety of fun features, like a hoop squirting water you can run through, a trough high above your head that drops water, and even a fake fire hydrant that spews water. Over at Greenleaf Park, the spray ground is touch sensitive and features a mushroom fountain and other interactive features. At Belmont Park, there's probably the biggest "water faucet" you'll ever see. There's also a lot of shade at the three parks; forest Hills with its huge oaks and views of Carter's Mountain, Greenleaf with its whopping 14 acres of hardwoods and evergreens, and Belmont Park with its big oaks and new large shelter. The spray parks are open daily from 10am to 8pm.
–>May 12-October 7, city parks, free
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Kind of weird that the title of this article mentions "Death Defying.." when item #2 on the list, sunset viewing on the Blue Ridge Parkway, resulted in somebody dying a couple of years ago and another getting shot up at the hands of a crazed mad man in an incident that's now known as the "Blue Ridge Parkway Shooter." And on a lesser note, item #1, swimming in a body of fresh water, is also kind of odd in lieu of the recent Hook coverage of the poor child who came down with some horrible brain eating bacteria after swimming in the James River.
Was there a reason "death defying" was chosen for the title? Or was that just somebody not thinking and making a faux pas?
We used to swim those quarries. Until we went to the upper quarries - that drain to the lower ones - and found they were filled with garbage. That was back in the mid 80's though. I'm sure it's been cleaned up (haha, prolly not).
boooo! - agreed. People have also recently died from falling off of horses, drowning while swimming, and overindulging in wine and beer. Books give people paper cuts which could lead to serious infection and Monticello was home to the evil institution of slavery...and all of these places require driving on roads where there have been fatalities. Clearly, more sensitivity is needed.
Awesome Hook Staff ,
thanks for so many fantastic ideas!
@ Zeke
While I get your snarky sarcastic humor, I don't think you're getting my point. Calling sunset viewing on the Blue Ridge Parkway "death defying"....after people were shot up (and one died) for doing exactly that, only about 2 years ago? And which was amply covered in the Hook?
I don't know, just seemed a little weird to use that word choice. I'm not part of the PC "everybody be sensitive to everybody else" brigade, in fact I'm usually the loudmouth going "If it rubs you the wrong way, tough!' But even I had to go "huh?" when I saw that. Comparing paper cuts to the Blue Ridge Parkway shooter means you're obviously not the type who's going to get it, but I'll just put it out there anyway.


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- Newaukum River near Chehalis (reaching flood stage this evening, continuing through Weds night or Thursday)
- Chehalis River near Doty (this evening)
- Chehalis River at Centralia (late tonight)
- and the Chehalis River near Grand Mound. (late tonight)
In addition, a flood watch remains in effect for the lower reach of the Chehalis River in Grays Harbor County, where the NWS says flooding is possible starting late Wednesday.
Up to 4 inches of rain has fallen in the Chehalis River Basin during the past 24 hours. Another 2-5 inches is expected from now through Wednesday night. For more details, including specific roads and areas likely to flood, click the link above.
Here's the critical part, from our perspective: Flood damage is not covered under a standard homeowners insurance policy. If you want coverage against flooding -- and your lender may require it if you live in a flood-prone area -- you'll need to buy extra coverage.
For most homeowners, that means going to the National Flood Insurance Program, a federally run insurance plan that's sold by local agents. But the coverage takes 30 days before it goes into effect. Flood season is long in the Pacific Northwest. If you think you're at risk -- and see the red "One-stop flood risk profile" box check your flood risk and get an estimate of premiums -- definitely consider flood insurance. And don't delay.
Update: (12:02 p.m.) A new alert has been issued for minor flooding along the Puyallup River near Orting and the Deschutes River near Rainier.


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Miranda Lambert to Open Ladysmith Bed and Breakfast
Miranda Lambert really is an inspiration. She's a successful country artist. She runs a popular store, the Pink Pistol. And now, she's confirmed that she's opening a bed and breakfast called Ladysmith.
Last spring, Lambert and her husband, Blake Shelton, purchased the bed and breakfast, but many of the details have stayed 'hush hush' since then. The bed and breakfast is situated across the street from the Pink Pistol in Tishomingo, Okla.
"I bought the building across the street from the Pink Pistol in Tishomingo, Oklahoma," Lambert says. "It was built in 1901, so it's been over a year of renovations. It is a bed and breakfast but it's also an events center, so you can rent it for weddings and showers and private parties and all kinds of stuff. But it does have eight rooms."
Although the 'Automatic' singer is funding the new project, she will likely have other people running the venue. She admits that it's definitely a new experience for herself, saying, "I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't know how to run a bed and breakfast or anything about it. But it's too beautiful of a building not to restore."
Adds Lambert, "I'm not setting a date because I don't want to set myself up for failure, but it's really beautiful and I think it's going to be so much fun for people."
The next time you're searching for a B&B, consider going to Lambert's sweet bed and breakfast. Although it probably won't be painted platinum, it will certainly be a treasure for country music fans.
The country star's newest album, 'Platinum,' is making waves in country music, and it most recently topped the Billboard 200, giving her a first No. 1 on that chart. She's only the 11th female since 1956 to top Billboard 200.
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Described as the "crown jewel" of the Crew Youth Academy by Columbus Crew Technical Director, Brian Bliss, Homegrown Player Wil Trapp has been the subject of some high praise recently.
Following his MLS debut, where he started and played the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 victory over Portland, Crew Head Coach Robert Warzycha had equally high plaudits for the 20-year-old.
"We knew that when it was time he could step on the field and do a good job. He's a good player," said Warzycha postgame last Sunday. "He played for the Academy and we signed him because we knew what he could do and what kind of player he is.
"He grew up here, in Columbus, so we knew when it was time he could step on the field and do a good job. He's a good player."
Playing as the lone holding midfielder, in a slightly altered Crew formation, Trapp impressed in his MLS debut. He completed the highest percentage of passes of any player on the pitch (86.0%) and won the ball back for the Crew twice as many times as conceded possession (17 wins to 8 losses). The new formation perhaps suited Trapp, who had a similar role while Portland's Head Coach, Caleb Porter, while at the University of Akron.
Porter is not surprised that Trapp has continued to impress in his young career since leaving Akron. "He's got a bright future. Obviously I had him on my radar, recruitment wise, for a long time, being at Akron, and being that he was an Ohio guy. I knew he would do well at the professional level."
"He's a very technical player. He's a player that tactically gets it," said Porter of his former midfielder postgame. "He's a smart player. Technically and tactically he's one of the most talented players I've ever been with.
Trapp demonstrated his tactical awareness and that despite his age, the Gahanna product is able to perform on the big stage. In two seasons at Akron, Trapp started all 55 matches, tallying one goal and eight assists from his deep-lying midfield role. Perhaps his greatest attribute, however, is his ability to control the midfield. His strength and positioning on and off the ball allows for his teammates in the midfield more freedom to operate.
In his two seasons at Akron, midfielders scored almost half of the team's goals as the Zips found 40 of a total 94 goals (42.6%) from midfielder contributions. So it should come as no surprise to Crew fans that in Trapp's first MLS start, a midfielder scored as winger Bernardo Anor netted his second tally in as many contests.
Trapp's return to Columbus comes on the heels of U-20 World Cup experience in Turkey, where he started all three matches and captained the United States in the clash against France. While on international duty, Trapp has made a strong impression on U.S. Soccer, as he is the only U-20 men's player to make an appearance in every match in 2013.
Time will tell how Trapp is utilized in Warzycha's lineup, but Sunday was a strong demonstration as his debut in front of the Black & Gold fans earned the rookie "Barbasol Man of the Match" honors.


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Defenders of the Innocent Second Annual Awards Reception: Tribute to Metnick
Tribute to Michael B. Metnick
On May 18, Springfield attorney Michael B. Metnick received the Defenders of the Innocent award from the Downstate Illinois Innocence Project (DIIP) for his tireless commitment to justice.
Below you can read some of the tributes given to him during the awards reception.
Randy Steidl
Exonerated in 2004
speaking in tribute to Michael B. Metnick
Defender of the Innocent, May 18, 2009
I am here to speak for one particular person who met me at one of my lowest points: Mike Metnick.
In 1992, just after I had lost my direct appeal, Mike and Bill Clutter, his investigator, came to see me. I told him my story, looked him right in the eye, and he looked me in the eye back and said, "I like the case." He patted me on the back.
I didn't think much of that until our first appearance in court. Through our post conviction proceedings, many, many years of post-conviction proceedings, Mike Metnick laid the foundation for over nine years of state post-conviction.
He is still after 18 years, my attorney. He told me he would be my attorney for life, and I believe that.
Mike Metnick is a true crusader for justice and the innocent. He is THE defender of the innocent. My family considers him family. Mike, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Larry Marshall
Stanford Law Professor and Co-Founder of the
Center on Wrongful Convictions
speaking in tribute to Michael B. Metnick
Defender of the Innocent, May 18, 2009
The moment I recall when I think about Mike and all these years of relationship happened in Rock Island, Illinois.
A jury had convicted [Alejandro Hernandez], and then they tried the case to a hung jury, and then they came back again and tried it a third time.
And I remember, this man, somewhat small in stature–but only in the most physical way, because that day the space that he occupied in the courtroom was the stature of a prophet, the stature of a Biblical figure. He stood up there, his voice cracking with passion, talking about the dearth of evidence against this man, against his friend.
Mike went through that evidence methodically as a good lawyer would do, but then Mike recognized that this wasn't about technicalities of law.
This was, in fact, about morality. It was about justice.
Mike begged the jury to understand that we are in this common circle of life, that we are within each other's circle of empathy, and that if we don't cry out, then ultimately the world ends up being one mired by injustice. And not only is that immoral from a deep perspective, but it is obviously dangerous as well.
Tragically, the jury came back with that word guilty, the crush that Mike felt was as crushing as if this had been his own child because that is the extent to which this circle of empathy, so clearly, so centrally included this defendant and so many other defendants.
I tell my students, "This is what lawyers can do. This is how much you can care, and this is how much you can accomplish." Look at Metnick. Look at the Dominican Sisters. Look at the power that individuals have and recognize that the only obstacle to progress is a misperceived sense of impotence. We all have an opportunity to be partners in this effort.


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Mark16 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de camiseta y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 28 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Drop Zone
Drop Zone is a newer hunting program on the Outdoor channel. We are looking for a current shirt desgin to sell on the website. We have a current design which is not bad but it is kind of plain and we believe there could be more done with it. We will need several more shirt designs so we would like to find a designer that we could work with in the future.
We will mainly be selling to the hunting community and we are trying to attract a younger group with the all over/grunge/affliction style design that we are looking for.
The design must have the Drop Zone logo somewhere. We have attached the logo but it does not have to be arranged that way. As long as it has the skull, the word Drop, and the word Zone on the shirt somewhere. Also needs to have the TC logo and TKO on the back. We have attached some inspiration designs that we like but don't want a copy. This to give you an idea of the style we are looking for.


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Stocks are edging mostly higher in midday trading following mixed earnings reports from companies including Avon, Goodyear and Coca-Cola.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 31 points to 14,003 as of noon Tuesday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up one point at 1,518. The Nasdaq was down six at 3,185.
Avon, a direct seller of beauty products, jumped 17 percent after the company posted a fourth-quarter loss that wasn't as bad as analysts had expected.
Michael Kors, a luxury clothing and accessories seller, rose 11 percent after reporting earnings that beat analysts' predictions.
Coca-Cola fell 3 percent reporting revenue that fell short of analysts' forecasts. Goodyear sank 2 percent after cutting its forecast for full-year earnings, blaming weakness in Europe.