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Nov. 15, 2007
We ended the season in a great way with senior day last Saturday at home. Five girls were honored for their hard work and dedication to the program including Brit, Kendall, Snelly, Tina, and Chioma. This was a really hard day because those were the girls I came into school with four years ago, and I'm so proud of what they have done and wish I could of been out there celebrating and playing with them. The team played well for them on their day, but it ended up that two of the seniors made the biggest impact in the game. First, my roomie Kendall was on fire. I don't think the girl stopped running to catch her breath all game. She played so well and worked so hard making her deserve the two amazing goals she scored about 30 seconds apart. Not only did she break a school record for quickest consecutive goals by a single player, but Snelly decided to join in on the fun and score our third goal of the game just 8 seconds after Kendall's second. I really thought everything was in fast forward because it happened so quickly! It was a really exciting 38 seconds and game which is what my senior girls all deserved...love you chicas!
I always think the season goes by fast, but this year really seemed to fly by. Now is the really exciting part...playoffs! The Monday after our last regular season game is always the tournament selection show. This year the show was much later in the day, moving from around lunchtime to 5 o'clock made for a lot of sitting around for us all day. I was so antsy to know who we were playing and watched the clock all day just wishing it was 5 p.m. already. Our whole team, members of the athletic department, and some of our guys soccer team all met in The Bronco to watch the unveiling of the brackets. It is always exciting to sit their in anticipation of what's to come the next weekend...this year was no different. Everyone was making predictions about who we were going to play and when...and most were correct as it was revealed shortly after 5 p.m. that we would be facing Cal at Stanford on Friday. What an exciting match-up! After that we headed over to Buckshaw to start preparing for the game and we could all just feel it in the air...it's playoff time!
So lastly, I have to tell everyone to come out and watch your Broncos take on the Bears Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Stanford...Go Broncos!
Posted: Nov. 7, 2007
Our team is always up to having a good time. So, halloween last week was a good opportunity for us to dress-up and be silly. We pre-celebrated the holiday on Monday with Brittany's 21st birthday party at Chuck-E-Cheese. We all got dressed up in various costumes including a cowgirl, baseball player, gymnists, ninja's, nun's, inmates and many more. We dominated the dance dance revolution stations and skee ball machines to win some pretty awesome prizes for the birthday girl (a.k.a. a scorpion ring!). Two days later we were ready to dress up again for Halloween night. We had an early practice the next morning, so some of us went out for a little to make our rounds and show off our costumes. It is one of my favorite nights of the year because you can really see how creative everyone is. Since freshman year, Brit, Kendall and I have teamed up in the invention of our halloween costumes. This year was no different. The three of us and our roommate Frankie were American Gladiators! Storm, Zap, Ice and Siren to be exact! We had so much fun impersonating them all night and Zap even got into a funny jousting battle with Kevin Madden (a male American Gladiator and memer of the baseball team), where she won...of course! Now I can't wait for Halloween next year to see what we will come up with next!
On a different note, it's hard to believe we only have one game left in our regular season! Senior day is on Saturday and we are all getting ready to make it amazing for our five seniors (Brit, Kendall, Snelly, Tina and Chioma). After our 1-0 victory at USF on Sunday, we were rewarded with two days off to rest not only our bodies, but our minds. Today we are heading back onto the field to get some work in and prepare ourselves for our last game against Saint Mary's on Saturday. Today is a special day for me because I got cleared on Monday to start working my way back into training. So at practice, I get to warm-up and play some possession with the team, which I so excited about! Since it is our last game on Saturday we would really appreciate all the support from our fans. Our seniors have given so much to the program over their four years here and deserve all the appreciation they can get! So, come on out to Buck Shaw on Saturday at 1 p.m. to see your Broncos play the last game of the regular season!
Posted: Oct. 27, 2007
Brrrrrr! Standing through yesterday's game was an extra chilly experience. Although it was better then some previous years at Gonzaga (Tina was talking about a snow-lined field her freshman year), the wind was chilling me to the bone. In the first half, we played well, dominating possession but unable to score a goal. The beginning of the second half didn't go so well as we let in a goal in the first couple minutes off a corner kick. After that, we had countless opportunities but it just wasn't our day. Kiki scored another great goal for us to tie it up, but unfortunately Gonzaga ended up scoring another goal a few minutes later and winning the game 2-1. A disappointing result for us, but we are going to work for redemption later on this weekend.
Even though we all weren't really in the mood to do anything, especially act like we were happy, we decided we had to be good friends and go support our volleyball girls in their game against Gonzaga. We took the short walk over to their high-school-like-gym and cheered our girls on! I like to think we were a big reason why they won...but let's be real, they are really good! The team won in three games and played really well. It was fun to get to see them play and cheer them on while they are on the road. We had a great time and even made it back just in time for our favorite show...Grey's Anatomy.
Today we hit the sky again and flew to Portland to get ready for our Sunday game. The team did a recovery practice including lots of jogging, stretching, and passing. After practice, we took a walk around on the game field and started to prepare for the amazing atmosphere that it is going to produce on Sunday (a sold out crowd of 5,000! So exciting!).
Once again, it seems like where ever we go one of our families are nice enough to have us over for a delicious dinner. Tonight we are heading over to Kendall's Aunt's house in Portland to have an amazing Salmon and Filet Mignon dinner (doesn't get much better then that!). On that note, I think it's almost time to leave so I better get going but just wanted to remind everyone to watch our game Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. on ESPNU! Go Broncos!!!
Posted: Oct. 17, 2007
We have been traveling out of our minds the last few weeks, so I haven't gotten a chance to update everyone about what is going on. So here is a quick briefing:
We traveled down to Cal Poly, playing one of our best games of the year and winning 4-0. Tina scored twice, while Court and Lexi both found the back of the net once. That Sunday we played Cal at home losing 2-0. The following weekend we faced the two highest ranked teams in the country Stanford and UCLA. The funny thing was we only had 12 healthy field players. I guess it's not really that funny but our team worked together and got a good result against Stanford on Friday tying them at their home. The game was so fun to watch because it was two of the best soccer teams in the country and also the atmosphere was amazing with fans packed in the stands and squeezing in on the end lines. The amount of work the girls put into that game plus a trip down to LA the next day and only having two field subs made our game against UCLA on Sunday pretty difficult. Enough said.
Last weekend, we traveled once again to southern California to face Fullerton and USD. Lexi's family was nice enough to have us over for a home-cooked pre-game meal when we arrived on Thursday night. Her mom made us all Lexi's favorite dishes including some of the best fried rice ever! I think we all go a little carried away and ended up with some pretty full bellies afterward. But luckily they had a ping-pong table so we could work some of our dinner off. For at least an hour straight, about ten of us played a really intense game of around the world ping-pong. Of course, being the athletes that we are, we all got really competitive wanting to win and ended up sweating more then we did at practice that day! A few of us learned we should stick to soccer (Jessie and Lisa) and others found a secret talent (as Brittany brags to me about how she did pretty good!).
The next day we played Fullerton at 7 p.m. so we did a walk through earlier in the morning. The highlight, or lowlight, for everyone is when Snelly decided it was a good idea to accept a dare and eat the worm we found on the field. We were all cracking up making our walk through a little more fun then normal. That night we took the field at 7 and played a good game against Fullerton. Kiki started us off in the second half with a goal which was quickly followed by Chioma's first goal of the season off a corner kick. I'm just gonna say it got a little crazy after that and they ended up tying the game back up with three minutes left. But once regulation was over, I just knew we were going to win because the team was in the zone. Everyone had their game faces on and looked like they wanted to score a goal and get the game over with. Katherine was the lucky one who scored not even three minutes into overtime. It was a really exciting game.
The next morning we traveled down to San Diego to play USD. We played a tough game there, losing 1-0 but playing pretty well overall. It was a good weekend, not the start to conference we had hoped for, but we have seven more game to make up for it. On that note, we are finally back at home this weekend so we hope to see everyone out at our games. Our schedule this week at Buckshaw is:
Wednesday: UCSB @ 7 p.m. (Kendall's birthday...Happy Birthday!!)
Friday: Pepperdine @ 5 p.m.
Sunday: LMU @ 12 p.m.
See you all out there!
Posted: Sept. 27, 2007
Sorry about the delay, but I'm back with another blog! We played in the Stanford Tourney two weekends ago where we faced Rutgers and Missouri. Both games were a battle and we came from behind to win both 2-1 (Rutgers in overtime). The games were good because the girls never gave up and battled back from behind to win both games.
After a tough weekend, it finally happened...school started! It's always nice to be at school at the beginning of September because we get to play and relax the rest of the day, it almost feels like we are pro soccer players! But now that school started, it will be nice to have a set schedule and get back into the swing of things. Four days after we went back to school, the team took off for our first away trip. We got to go to beautiful Arizona! Ok, that was a little sarcastic, but we did get to see some really pretty sunsets (that was about it). The day we arrived was rather hectic as we flew to Phoenix, straight to practice, and finally made it to dinner at former Bronco Tiffany Roberts' house. And what a feast we had! Tiff's family was kind enough to have us over to their house and cook us a yummy spaghetti dinner. We all took advantage of the cooler night weather and hung outside on the hammock and around the table for some good eating and lots of laughing. The next day was game time versus Arizona State and we had another great meal, this time at Lindsey Johnson's family's Italian restaurant. All I have to say is it was delicious! Once game time rolled around, we were pleased to see the quality of their field and the great atmosphere it created. The first half we were on our heels and didn't create very many chances. After halftime, Kiki turned it up a notch and was determined to score a goal. About thirty seconds into the half, Kiki found the back of the net with a great finish to the far post. The girls battled through the rest of the game and were able to add another win to our record.
Saturday morning a few of us got up at 2 am to watch the women's national team take on England in the quarterfinals of the women's World Cup. We had to support our former teammate Leslie Osborne because she was starting the game. After an early morning, it made the two-hour drive to Tucson look like a good opportunity for a quick nap. Once we arrived there we laid low the rest of the night, which included a team meal, a Cold Stone ice cream run, and watching game tracker to get updates on the boy's game against UCLA. We were bummed we couldn't make it to the game so we watched in on the computer and we were so happy for the boys when we saw them pull off a big win like that! I think we were all happy when Sunday rolled around so we could get back on the field. The team came out strong and pumped against Arizona. We created a lot of good opportunities but never really anything on goal. The team kept trying though and it wasn't till the second overtime when we got a good scoring opportunity. I can always tell when Tina is going to score a free kick, and her body language was telling me to get ready to celebrate. She struck a driven ball into the far side of the box from the right side about forty yards out. Lexi got her hip on it and popped it back into the mix where Brittany was ready to score her forth goal of the season. We were all really happy to come out of a tough weekend like that, where we play two good teams, with two wins under our belt.
This weekend we once again face two good teams. We will travel to Cal Poly on Friday and play at 7 p.m. Then Sunday, we are back home to take on the Cal Bears at 1 p.m. on good old Buck Shaw. After the game there will be an autograph session with the team, so be sure to stick around to meet your 2007 Broncos! Hope to see you all out there!
Posted: Sept. 13, 2007
After a strong start to the season two weeks ago, we came out of our second weekend with two solid performances. We played in our Santa Clara Classic last weekend where we faced two top 10 schools. Our first match was Friday night under the lights against No. 2 Notre Dame. They are always a very solid team with many talented players who year after year prove to give us a good game. However, this time around things went a little bit differently for us. The game wasn't a pretty soccer game by any means (although it did have it's moments). I would call it more of a battle. Bodies flying, tackles being thrown, but there were a lot of beautiful goals being scored.
Kiki started us off in the first ten minutes as she threw one of her infamous flip-throw-in's into the net. A few minutes later Kiki created a dangerous opportunity in the box, which put the ball on Courtney Lewis' foot with nothing left but to put it into the net. Just like that we were up 2-0 against a very good Notre Dame team. However, less then five minutes later they finished a good goal to bring the game within one goal. But that was the closest they would get for the rest of the night as the girls refused to backdown. Before halftime, Snell finished a solid shot to increase our lead back to two. At halftime I was so pumped. My veins were pumping full of adreniline because I couldn't believe the effort and heart my teammates were laying out there on the field.
As the second half started, the positive vibe the team was giving off just continued to increase. Our fourth goal was my favorite, probably because I have never seen a girl strike the ball with as much power as Snelly did. After she beat her defender on the right side of the box, she cut back to her left foot where she let go of a rocket shot that hit the upper 90 far post. It was amazing! I still get the chills thinking about it today because it's one of the best goals I have ever witnessed in person. One of my favorite parts of the game came next as Courtney gave us all a little laugh. After a good tackle, she was fixing her hair when we got control of the ball and started counter attacking. Court saw something open up and couldn't pass up the opportunity to go forward. So, she was sprinting down the field with the ball as her glamorous hair swayed in the wind! It was definatly a Michelle Akers flashback. But it seemed to work as she got the second assist on Brittany's clever goal when she chipped the keeper from 20 yards out. Brit struck again a few minutes later with a rumble in the box that she bumped in with her belly. Lastly, Kiki struck for the second time with a well placed finish to top the night off 7-1.
Overall, the score of the game couldn't describe the feeling I got from my teammates. We have had a pretty rough start to our season with five injured players out for the season, and many people playing in different positions. But on Friday night, my girls truly united and proved how far heart and determination can get you. They left everything out on the field and were willing to go the extra mile for their teammate standing next to them. I have never been so content on just watching a game in my life because they all made it feel like I was back on the field with them. Each and every one of my teammates made me very proud to say I am a part of this Bronco team.
Sunday we faced off against a very good Virginia team. We put in a good fight ending up in a 0-0 tie. We created some good opportunities in the game but couldn't quite finish one off. But our back line really kept us in the game and proved to be our best line this past weekend (great job girls!!). On top of our two big games, we also had what seemed a gazillion recruits including five commited seniors and about 20 juniors just visiting the school. It was a good weekend for them to all come in and watch us perform in two good games. But I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one to say that it was a pretty tiring weekend.
During our day off on Monday, we spent the evening enjoying the beautiful view from the house of some of our greatest fans, Bill and Susan Carter. They were generous enough to invite the team over for swimming, some Wii playing (Linds and Jessie can tell you all about that!), and a delicious dinner. The rest of the week has been spent in practice and doing some film sessions in preperation for the Stanford Tournament this weekend where we face Rutgers and Missouri. So if you can come and watch us Friday night, 5 o'clock at Stanford we would love to see all you Bronco fans out there!!
Posted: September 7, 2007
I've got good news and bad news. Definatly more good news then bad, so I'll get the bad out of the way. We had our first game last week against San Jose State at Buckshaw and played a pretty good home opener. Unfortunatly, we lost another teammate and friend to the dreaded knee injury. Hayley Siegel, one of our veteran center midfielders, tore her ACL in the last few minutes of our game. Just wanted to let everyone know so we can all, as a Bronco community, can keep her in our thoughts and prayers as she progresses through her recovery and rehab.
On a lighter note, we won our first game 3-2! It was an interesting game to say the least but was filled with a lot of potential. We had a few sequences during the game where our team looked in-sync and produced some good opportunities. Tina scored the first goal off a free kick in the 5th minute to start off her "second senior year" with a bang! Brit added with an awesome diving header (and almost bicycle kick!) in the second half and freshman Jessie Baddley scored the winning goal for us! The game was a good starting point and the girls were ready to improve on some things throughout the week in preparation for our tournament. The week was filled with some tough practices and video sessions in order to work out some kinks from our first game. With that said, we are all ready for our tourny where we will face Notre Dame and Virginia, both top ten teams, at home this weekend. We had our pregame dinner of Maggianno's at my house last night which means only one thing...its game time! See you out there friday night, 7:30 at Buckshaw!
Posted: August 31, 2007
Hey Broncos Fans! Women's soccer's Jordan Angeli here to keep you all updated with what's going on with our team this year. First, I just wanted to tell you a little about myself. I am a senior, but I will be redshirting this year because I tore my ACL during our spring season. I have played forward for the past couple of years but recently moved back to center back. Enough about me, let's get to the team...
Fall is here...finally! I know this is how a lot of us felt coming into the season after a long and hard winter/spring training. We reported back to school three weeks ago to start our preseason training. It involved some intense double day practices, lots of sore muscles and a lot of bonding. We always go on a preseason trip in order to come together as a new team and this year we decided to do something different. The coaches surprised us with a trip to Lake Berryessa. So, we showed up like zombies at 5 o'clock in the morning last Wednesday to leave for our fun two day adventure.
The coaches rented a big house boat, equipped with a slide and a fun ledge to jump/flip off of, and a speed boat, for waterskiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, and tubing. If we weren't spending time on the speed boat, we passed the time lounging on our floaties (Sammie the shark, Crusty the crab, and Larry the lobster), trying to stump a "20 Questions" gadget that Kendall brought along with her, and, of course, eating. Jerry pulled everyone along on the tubes at least once, even us gimps, and even got tossed off the tube by Curtis once. But the best spill of the day would have to go to Lindsey Johnson with her three kartwheels on top of the water before finally sinking in.
That night we set up camp along the water and had dinner while Tina, Poach, and Snell shared with us their amazing voices and guitar playing skills around the "camp fire" (it was too dry to actually make a fire so we all sat around a lantern!). After a few scary stories, the noises of the night definitely got to some of us (a.k.a. me). But I later learned that I had a right to be scared (those of you who know who the Zodiac killer is, know what I'm saying). Also, Jerry forgot to tell us until yesterday that there were five mountain lions killed on our campgrounds the week before we arrived! Yikes! After our preseason camping trip, we only had a week left until our first game. Now, a few practices and days later, we are here on a Thursday night getting ready for our first game tomorrow night against San Jose State. Come out and support us at 5:30 p.m. at Buckshaw!!
Go Broncos!


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Nothing says summer like…
Sidewalk chalk
Pedicures and sparkly sandals
Popsicles after dinner
Sundresses of seersucker and eyelet
A sheepdog with a buzz cut
Summer makes me want to drink smoothies every morning.
Here's my favorite:
A handful of frozen fruit
A freshly sliced pear (peels and all)
A handful of blueberries.
A few strawberries.
A splash of orange juice.
And, the piece de resistance:
Yep, collard greens. Don't be scared. You honestly can't taste them. You can use any dark green leafy veggie, but I found these guys to be my favorite. They're very mild and packed with Vitamins A, C and K, and contain superstar amounts of antioxidants. It's like health in a glass, really.
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Software update brings S3 and Note 2 features to original Galaxy Note
The launch of the Galaxy Note 2 might be imminent, but it seems Samsung hasn't forgotten owners of the original Note. A new over-the-air update is going out today for the international Galaxy Note (GT-N7000), adding a whole host of new features from the Galaxy S3 and Note 2. The update, which is still based upon Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, introduces Note owners to features like Pop-up Play, a new Note 2-style 3D gallery app, lock screen and home screen enhancements and 'S Cloud' contact back-up, to name but a few. Overall, there are some pretty sweeping changes to the phone's UI. The inclusion of S Cloud in particular is interesting, as this has yet to be officially unveiled, but was spotted on some of the Galaxy Note 2 demo units at IFA last week.
The update to version XXLRQ is curretly pushing out over-the-air and through Kies to unlocked Galaxy Note devices in Germany, and we'd expect other territories and networks to follow in the weeks ahead. Some, like the U.S. LTE models, may have a little longer to wait.
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There has been a great deal of action on the new federal mandate that all health insurance policies cover contraceptives (including drugs that cause early abortions) and sterilizations. There is also a great deal of misinformation, political spin, and outright deception going around about what is actually at stake, and what has happened. Here are a few key points to keep in mind:
The Web of Mandates in the Health Care Law
Remember the background for this situation — it comes from the health care reform law, which is a comprehensive regulation that impacts everyone in the United States. That law imposes three levels of mandates: (1) all individuals will be required to have a health insurance policy, or pay a fine to the government; (2) all employers (with a few exceptions for small businesses) will have to provide their employees with an insurance plan or pay a fine to the government; and (3) all insurance companies will have to cover a variety of things, including "preventive services". We must understand these legal requirements, if we're going to understand the significance of this new mandate.
The Contraceptive/Abortion Mandate
Last summer, the Department of Health and Human Services, acting under the authority given to them by the health care reform law, announced regulations to define what had to be covered by health insurance policies under the rubric "preventive services". These regulations would require all employers and health insurance policies to cover contraceptives (including drugs that cause early abortions) and sterilizations. There was an extremely narrow exemption for religious employers, but no exemption for religious individuals or insurance companies with objections.
There was considerable public furor in response, and thousands of people — including the U.S. Bishops and many other religious groups — filed comments with HHS, asking for the rejection of the regulation or the granting of a broader religious exemption. Nevertheless, on January 20, 2012, HHS announced that they were going to implement those regulations without any modification whatsoever.
There is No "Compromise"
In response to the renewed public furor that followed the issuance of the final regulations, the President announced on February 10 that there would be a "compromise" to address the religious liberty objections of churches and other faith-based institutions.
But here's the key thing to remember: no details about this "compromise" have been announced. The Administration has made clear that they are not open to any further concessions on religious liberty. The original regulations have become law — there is absolutely no substance whatsoever to the "compromise", beyond promises of something at some undefined time in the future after the next election. It's all smoke and mirrors and political spin.
The net result is that there is virtually no way out of this mandate — it is very, very broad, and the "religious liberty" exemption is very, very narrow. Very few employers — and no individuals or insurance companies — will be able to claim conscientious objector status. There is no "compromise" in this regulation — nothing.
It's Not About Banning Contraceptives — It's About Religious Liberty
Sadly, access to contraceptives, at low or no cost, is virtually universal in the United States. Nobody is calling for them to be outlawed, and nobody is giving employers the power to ban their employees from buying them. That's all media and political spin — it's an outright lie. This is not about contraceptives. If people want to use them, that's between them and God.
This is about government coercion against churches. It's about the fundamental human right to tell the government to "leave us alone" — don't make us cooperate with practices that we find immoral. As the U.S. Bishops' Conference has said:
"Under the mandate, the government forces religious insurers to write policies that violate their beliefs; forces religious employers and schools to sponsor and subsidize coverage that violates their beliefs; and forces religious employees and students to purchase coverage that violates their beliefs."
That's contrary to the basic principles of American democracy, and that's why we're opposed to it.
What is Being Done to Fight This?
The U.S. Bishops have been very outspoken in opposition to the mandate, and in defense of our religious liberty. Every bishop in the United States has condemned this mandate. Leaders of many religious communities have condemned it. Leaders of other faiths — Orthodox, Protestant, and Jewish — have joined in opposing it.
Just last week, an attempt was made in the U.S. Senate to add an amendment to a spending bill, to provide protection for religious individuals and institutions. This particular tactic was chosen because the rules of the Senate require a super-majority of 60 votes before a bill can be brought to the floor for a vote — this is a legacy of the old days of filibustering. But the rules permit an amendment to be approved by a simple majority — 51 votes. It was hoped that this amendment would pass both the House and the Senate, and that the President would not veto a large and important spending bill, just for the sake of this provision. Unfortunately, the Senate did not approve the amendment — it only got 48 votes, just shy of the number needed for passage.
This leaves the Church with several options at this point:
This is just one stage of a long, ongoing battle to defend religious freedom in our nation. This liberty is under continual attack from our own government. Our Lord promised that the gates of hell would never prevail against the Church. We must be fervent in our prayers, and steadfast and vigilant in our defense of the Church, and the rights of individuals to live according to their faith.


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The Walter P. Chrysler Technology Award went to the four engineers behind the four-wheel-drive system on the '14 Jeep Cherokee.
The '15 Ford Super Duty with the next-gen Power Stroke makes 440 horses and 860 lb-ft of torque, up from 400 and 800.
AutoMD.com sorted out the most common repair jobs in 2013. If you're thinking brake pads, followed by alternator, water pump, timing belt, and spark plugs, you're thinking.
Three days and more than 8,000 orders for the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel truck. Dealerships are ready.
Jeep Cherokee diesel in Europe. It has a 2.0L wedged in there, mated to the nine-speed auto trans. Actually, Jeep is a giver when it comes to this Jeep elsewhere: it has two choices of diesel -- 170hp and 140hp versions.
More diesel: DMAX is putting $60 million into design changes to its Ohio Diesel Engine Plant related to emissions. It makes the Duramax for HD trucks and is a joint venture between GM and Isuzu.
Ford is marking the 80th anniversary of the Australian ute, which it says led to the F-series and Ranger.
GM says that retail deliveries of Chevy and GM fullsize SUVs were up 14 percent from January to February. Of course, that's less impressive when you hear that Corvette deliveries were up 149 percent.
If you're in the mood to price a '15 Tahoe or Suburban, know that the 4x4 starts at $48,890 and $51,590, respectively.
And on that subject, the new models see 16 mpg city, 23 mpg highway in 5.3L form (and ditto the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL).
Interesting tip from the mechanics at Valley narpro.com shops: People who own a midsize sedan and drive 10,000-15,000 miles per year should plan for about $100-$200 per month for repairs during the year. And that's for regular maintenance. So, save more for an SUV or truck.
A backhoe that CASE Construction Equipment created is an only-one-made Ram Laramie Longhorn 580 Super N Wide Track, inspired by said Ram.
Did you know Ivan Stewart started driving for the Mickey Thompson Stadium Off-Road Series in 1983? Just a fun fact to go along with the ongoing festivities related to TRD's 35th anniversary the U.S.
Cummins and Ram have been a diesel team for 25 years now.
The '15 Ford Expedition 3.5L EcoBoost. Same as the F-series.
What's Happening In The Industry
Rancho is now sponsoring the Off-Road Business Association. ORBA is a nonprofit org of motorized off-road–related businesses that promote and preserve off-road rec.
The Spirit of Goodyear blimp is retiring after 14 years. It's going into the record books (the Guinness one) for Longest Continuous Operating Airship.
Royal Purple has a chance for you to attend this year's SEMA Show. Enter at any of the shows where the Royal Purple truck will be. You can find out the locations and all the rules at royalpurpleconsumer.com/2014-sema-sweepstakes-rules/.
The fuel of the TORC Off-Road Championship season? VP Racing Fuels.
Bully Dog and SCT have merged.
Other Than TTC, Which Race Would You Compete In?
Top Truck Challenge season is upon us! If you couldn't compete in TTC, which race would you most like to compete in, off-road or otherwise? Come on over to Four Wheeler's Facebook page (facebook.com/fourwheelermag) and tell us your thoughts! Here's our picks:
Brubaker: Monster truck racing. I have no idea how good I'd be at it, but I'd have fun doing it! I drove a blown monster truck a few years ago and it was a rush. I hit my helmet on the rollcage during a hard landing, and tweaked my neck. It hurt for a month. Totally worth it and I'm ready to go pro.
Cappa: As much as I think it would be fun (and a challenge) to drive anything in the entire Baja 1000, I think I would be perfectly happy behind the wheel racing in the Mint 400 or other U.S. desert race. Heck, even a single heat behind the wheel of a short-course Pro 4 Unlimited truck would be absolutely awesome!
Mansour: I would like to drive in a Rally America race. It looks like a blast. I owned a modified '04 Subaru WRX wagon a few years ago and always wanted to see how far I could really push it off-road. There's just something about thrashing a car off-road that is very appealing to me!
Is It True?
Jeep is temporarily holding off on a launch of its brand in India?
And Jeep wants to put a power top on the Wrangler?
Will Carroll Shelby Cal Baseball Day become an annual event starting next year in California?
Are you in love with them? Among those making the list of Strategic Vision's "Most Loved Vehicles in America" were the Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500?
Nissan has been in the vehicle business for 80 years now?
With the Toyota 4Runner hitting the big 3-0, serious anniversary discounts on all models?
Four Wheeler App
A Four Wheeler app? There's an app for that. Go to the iTunes store and you'll get all sorts of Four Wheeler-y stuff for on-the-go reading, from tech and vehicle info to news and more.
2015 Jeep Renegade
Meet Jeep's first attempt at a small SUV. It's been known as the "baby" Jeep as well as the Jeepster, but its official name is '15 Renegade. We're not going to elaborate on the "small-wide 4x4 architecture" because we refuse to help that phrase go viral. What we will comment on is the Jeep Active Drive and Jeep Active Drive Low. Both are full-time 4x4 systems, but the low version has a 20:1 crawl ratio. The systems feature Selec-Terrain for multiple driving modes -- auto, mud, sand, snow -- although the Trailhawk adds Rock mode. The Renegade also has a disconnecting rear axle and PTU.
If you've got to get a Renegade, the Trailhawk is really the way to go. It has skidplates and tow hooks, fasciae designed with approach and departure angles in mind, an increase in ride height (0.8-inch), hill-descent control, and even 19 inches of water fording.
Let's talk engines: The 1.4L Multiair Turbo makes 160 horses and 170 lb-ft of torque, while the 2.4L Multiair2 Tigershark takes it up to 184 and 177, respectively. Both engines see a 948TE nine-speed automatic transmission.
OK, for precisely 30 seconds we will humor the "small-wide 4x4 architecture" and mention the Renegade is 166.6 inches long, 71 inches wide, and 66.5 inches tall.
And as a heads-up, Mopar already has more than 100 accessories available.
Your Government At Work
Remember: July 12, 2014, is the government-approved Collector Car Appreciation Day.
Maryland has a proposed bill that would give OBD-fail vehicles a chance for an immediate redo emissions test at no cost to the owner.
Gee, That Press Release Sounds Naughty:
"Ram Truck Brand Partners with National Cattlemen's Beef Association"
Random Photo We Dug
William Clay Ford, the Blue Oval's director emeritus, died at age 88 in March 2014, so we're going with a throwback pic -- September 19, 1934 to be exact. It's the then-wee Ford getting a baseball from Mickey Cochrane at a Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees game. The other guys are Edsel Ford and Henry Ford. Question: Why doesn't anyone wear a suit to a sporting event anymore?


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Linda Robertson: Miami Marlins could not prevent Jose Fernandez's injury
The Marlins took every precautionary measure they could to protect Jose Fernandez's golden arm short of storing his elbow in a safe or hiring a bodyguard to lift his fork to his lips at mealtimes.
They counted his pitches the way a miser counts coins. They gave him the kind of rest even a baby would envy. They put him on early vacation three weeks before the season ended in 2013.
Didn't matter. The one thing the Marlins could not do — nor could Fernandez — was force him to ease up on his pitches. Throw with less velocity. Take a little off the fastball that gives hitters whiplash. Reduce power on the slider that makes wicked detours at the plate.
Fernandez didn't win National League Rookie of the Year or toss more strikeouts than any other pitcher so far this season (70) by being conservative on the mound.
But his right elbow couldn't take it anymore. Fernandez fears an awful diagnosis: A tear in the ulnar collateral ligament that will require Tommy John surgery, 12-18 months of rehabilitation, the end of this season and erasure of half the next.
Just when the Marlins were winning games and creating a buzz, down goes their dynamic ace. Just when Fernandez was proving to be a must-see magnet at Marlins Park, where he is 12-0 and drew more than 30,000 for his last start, and nationwide, where he leads the majors in limiting opponents to a .183 batting average, his career goes on hiatus.
Bad karma for a franchise burdened by so much ill will, not to mention the 100 losses last season? Bad luck for Fernandez? Or simply inevitable, given the epidemic in baseball these days? If Fernandez, 21, opts for Tommy John surgery, he will be the 33rd player to undergo the procedure in the past year. Since January, 22 pitchers have had the operation. Two of the top draft prospects have had the surgery in the past week.
Football players blow out knees, which is not surprising given the collision of a violent game with bigger, stronger athletes. Pitchers, even coddled ones, are blowing out elbows at an alarming rate. They, too, are bigger and stronger than they used to be, and they are subjecting the human anatomy to forces it was not designed to withstand.
Tommy John was 31 and a 12-year veteran when he became the first pitcher to undergo the ligament replacement surgery in 1974, performed by orthopedic pioneer Dr. Frank Jobe. In recent years, the average age of pitchers requiring the surgery has plunged. They are feeling the effects of throwing too hard, too often from a young age. Go watch a high school game. Top teens are throwing 95 mph pitches. They are also playing year-round.
Fernandez will join a list that includes Matt Harvey, Matt Moore, Kris Medlen, Patrick Corbin and Brandon Beachy. Former Marlins ace Josh Johnson, who had the surgery in 2007, had it for a second time this spring. So did Jarrod Parker, five years after he had his first elbow reconstruction.
Baseball has a problem. Its young pitchers throw so hard that strikeouts are up for the ninth season in a row, with the concurrent trend that those pitchers break down. Pitch and six-inning limits can't go much lower lest teams have to add more relievers to the roster and resort to more tiresome pitching changes in games. Youth-league coaches and parents must be vigilant about controlling pitchers' workload, and baseball at all levels, including MLB, should consider the suggestion to lower the pitcher's mound, which would reduce arm strain and pitch speed.
Like Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man, Fernandez can be rebuilt to come back better than he was before — although Jobe said pitchers came back as good as they were before, but with more attention to fitness. John pitched another 14 years post-rehab, and the success rate of the surgery has climbed to better than 85 percent since then.
But the Marlins still lose a year of Fernandez's career. They have won 64 percent of his starts compared to 36 percent with their other starters. Even if they weren't expected to have a stellar season, they have been a pleasant surprise, even flirting with first place, and his absence early next season will truly hurt their progress. Hear the clock ticking on Giancarlo Stanton's days as a Marlin? He has to be very disappointed in this turn of events.
Fernandez was placed on the disabled list three days after his pitch speed dropped to 90.7 mph in the last two innings of a poor outing in San Diego.
His dramatic escape from Cuba, unabashed devotion to his grandmother and exuberant nature make him the perfect star for Miami's much-maligned baseball team. He will return, but it could be a long wait to see the 97-mph fastball that was his asset, and his undoing.


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Suns win rights to Scola
The Phoenix Suns were awarded the rights to Luis Scola on Sunday by submitting the highest bid for the free agent forward, according to multiple reports.
Scola was waived by the Rockets on Friday via the amnesty provision, and several teams, including Dallas and Cleveland, submitted bids for Scola, according to NBA.com.
The Suns had to submit a bid of at least $3.3 million per year for Scola, and commit $10 million over three years.
Scola, 32, averaged 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds with Houston last season.
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The result of the first of three games in four nights was about as uneven as a game can get as the Hawks fell 9-2 to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night before 16,916 at the Staples Center for their second loss in a row, both to the Kings.
As if the result wasn't bad enough, rookie Jonathan Toews suffered a knee injury during the first period. The standout center will return to Chicago to have the injury evaluated further, but head coach Denis Savard believes it's a second degree strain to Toews' MCL, saying he could be out "two to four weeks, but we'll find out a little more this week."
Things got off to a promising beginning as veteran winger Martin Lapointe scored his third goal of the season 2:54 into the game. Lapointe banged home a rebound of a Rene Bourque wrap-around attempt past Kings goaltender Jason LaBarbera to make it 1-0.
Los Angeles wasted little time tying it 1-1 on a power-play goal by Tom Preissing at the 4:02 mark but the Hawks took a 2-1 lead as Patrick Sharp scored off a pass from rookie Patrick Kane while on the power play at 11:01. Kane slid a pass along the goal line and Sharp scored on a one-timer for his 20th goal of the season.
After that it was all Los Angeles as the Kings reeled off eight unanswered goals.
Ladislav Nagy scored three of them and had two assists for a five-point night and Alexander Frolov matched him with two goals and three assists. Patrick O'Sullivan, Dustin Brown and Lubomir Visnovsky also added goals.
"It was just an off night for everybody," Savard said. "We had lots of guys not playing to their potential. We had a pretty good start, a good first period. The fifth goal we just gave up and didn't battle as hard as we can and we should and the result was pretty simple."
The Hawks yielded nine goals in a game for the first time since losing 9-1 to the Dallas Stars on Nov. 4, 2005 and face having to play two games in the next three nights without Toews.
"I was chasing the puck around in a couple of different directions and I think I just tried to change directions too quick and my leg kind of gave in a little bit," Toews said.
Medical reportIn addition to Toews' injury, defenseman Cam Barker missed the game with the flu and was replaced in the lineup by Andrei Zyuzin, who took a stick to the face late in the game. ... Savard doesn't believe injured winger Martin Havlat (groin) will be able to join the team in Phoenix for Thursday's game against the Coyotes. Savard also said veteran winger Jason Williams might play when the Hawks return home for Sunday night's game against the Detroit Red Wings at the United Center. Williams has missed 17 of the last 18 games with a groin injury. ...
Defenseman Brent Sopel, out with a broken finger suffered Dec. 26, skated with Havlat and Williams in Chicago on Tuesday but is unlikely to play until at least next week. ...
Ben Eager, who played in three games after being acquired in a trade with Philadelphia before suffering a concussion Dec. 23, is feeling better and should begin riding the bike in the next day or two.


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Nicola Bianchi (CSCS) presents the last supercomputer arrival at CSCS: The Cray XK6 supercomputer which is a trifecta of scalar, network and many-core innovation. It combines Cray's proven Gemini interconnect, AMD's leading multi-core scalar processors and NVIDIA's powerful many-core GPU processors to create a true, productive hybrid supercomputer. Download the slides of the presentation (PDF) […]
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CSCS has experience of operating multi-purpose GPU clusters for a diverse project and service portfolio. Vincenzo Annaloro (CSCS) presents details on system installation and operation for two clusters: a production and experimental testbed that serves as HP2C prototype system and a multi-purpose visualization and GPU development cluster. Download the slides of the presentation (PDF) »
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While the peak performance and energy efficiency of computing hardware are constantly growing, the development of fast scientific software is experiencing an important paradigm shift. Efficient algorithm implementations face rigid constraints about memory layouts, access patterns and FLOP/Byte ratios. Diego Rossinelli (ETH Zurich) discusses the design of wavelet-based adaptive solvers for compressible flow simulations that […]


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I have been reading about shift register based keystream generators in cryptography. One usual method of generating keystream sequences is feeding the output of several Linear Feedback Shift Registers to a "memoryless nonlinear Boolean fuction". I googled around about memoryless functions but I haven't found much about Boolean ones.
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JACKSON, Mississippi -- Two inmates pleaded guilty today to kidnapping in connection with a crime spree through four states that began with an escape from a Louisiana jail and included the death of an Ohio man they took captive.
Darian Pierce and Ricky Wedgeworth entered the pleas in federal court in Jackson. U.S. District Judge David Bramlette set sentencing for May 30. Prosecutors recommended each man be sentenced to the maximum of life in prison.
Both were shackled at the ankles, waist and hands. Both were wearing a red prison jumpsuit from the Madison County jail where they have been held since their arrest. They were turned over to federal marshals after the hearing.
According to federal prosecutors, Pierce and Wedgeworth escaped from the Louisiana State Police compound in Baton Rouge on March 4, 2011, and kidnapped Ohio businessman David Cupps from a hotel in Vicksburg, Miss., a few days later.
Cupps' beaten and strangled body was found in Bessemer.
The two drove into Georgia and then into Tennessee.
Pierce and Wedgeworth were caught on March 14, 2011, after crashing a truck in Memphis, Tenn. Police say they had tied up a county worker and stolen a truck in Madison County, Tenn.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Helen Wall said both men confessed to the crime.
Cupps, a 53-year-old man from Sunbury, Ohio, was attacked for his rental car, authorities said. He was in Mississippi to inspect the Grand Gulf nuclear power plant south of Vicksburg.
Cupps' daughters Valerie Click, Amy Blair, April Gruber and Heather Ross said in a statement: "Our family is still trying to come to terms with our loss. He was such a wonderful man, an integral part of this family, and so very loved. Words cannot express how much we miss him and wish he was still here with us now."
The inmates had been working as groundskeepers at the Louisiana State Police compound when authorities said they stole a van and drove off.
Both men were serving long prison sentences at the time. Wedgeworth was serving time for armed robbery and was set to be released in 2023. Pierce was locked up for attempted second-degree murder and was scheduled for release in 2024.
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Let Con(PA) be the sentence of arithmetic which translates as "Peano Arithmetic is consistent." Then according to Godel's 2nd incompleteness theorem, assuming PA is consistent then PA can neither prove Con(PA) nor its negation. And in fact, if T contains PA and T is (omega-) consistent, then T can neither prove Con(T) nor its negation. In particular, if PA+Con(PA) is consistent then PA+Con(PA) can neither prove Con(PA+Con(PA)) nor its negation.
But consider the following piece of reasoning: if PA is consistent, then Con(PA) is true, so PA+Con(PA) is consistent, so Con(PA+Con(PA)) is true. My question is, why can't this reasoning by formalized in PA, so that within PA you can prove Con(PA) implies Con(PA+Con(PA))? If you could prove that, then since you can obviously prove Con(PA) within PA+Con(PA), you would be able to prove Con(PA+Con(PA)) within PA+Con(PA), which is a contradiction. So where am I going wrong?
We can even talk about this in terms of model theory. There are nonstandard models of PA in which Con(PA) does not hold: basically, you have infinitely large natural numbers, and infinitely long proofs of a contradiction in PA. This does not mean that PA is inconsistent, because there are no proofs of finite length of this contradiction. So are there also nonstandard models of PA+Con(PA) in which Con(PA+Con(PA)) does not hold? (That's a rhetorical question; clearly there must be, but what do they look like?)
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Wednesday 30th April
Today we visited La Source, Kristin's sister school for the French Dovetail Exchange students. We had a warm reception at the railway station with Caroline and a large group of past and...Read More About La Source and Printemps. Almost Home >
Tuesday 29th April
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Monday 28th April
Today we went to the Louvre. Picture some of the world's greatest pieces of artwork under a single roof. Art such as the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo are some of the famous pieces that...Read More About The Louvre >
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Monday 28th April
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Saturday 26th April
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Friday 25th April
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Thursday 24th April
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Wednesday 23rd April
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Vaison la Romaine to Fontaine de Vaucluse
Tuesday 22nd April
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Chang Kwung Recalls Lightning Rod Capsules Due to Undeclared Ingredient
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information regarding a recall of dietary supplements sold under the brand name Lightning Rod 500 mg per capsule packaged in 3-count, UPC 6 89076 20257 2 and 12-count bottles, UPC 6 89076 20297 8.Testing found the Lightning Rod Capsules to contain an analogue of Sildenafil, an active ingredient for the treatment of male Erectile Dysfunction.
Lightning Rod capsules are sold over the counter as a dietary supplement marketed for male sexual enhancement. It is sold nationwide via internet in 3 capsule count and 12 capsule count bottles between August 2012 and May 3, 2013.
The full recall can be found at www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm351058.htm.


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Opinion: Tehran's Tweet Heard 'Round the World
Assistant books editor Sohrab Ahmari on how the media was hoodwinked by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's fake Rosh Hashanah tweet.
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I ... the world celebrated Rajesh ANA earlier this week the Jewish New year ... and one suites ... not created what we can call a worldwide star from Iran of all places ... assistant books editor so ever Mari is here to explain so on ... Eastleigh up on the screen ... Sir viewers can have a look at is from the president says ... as the sun is about to send here in Tehran a wish on to use ... especially Iranian Jews a blessing that Russia China ... it is still run into has Iran had a change of heart ... you we thought so Ryan and mean ... but unfortunately I'm in in in in the Middle East anything that is good is probably too good to be true and in this case ... it was aam ... that he really done ... what that ... that the treaty attributes and said he did then it would be a big move forward ... but in fact a day later the Iranian state media said that he doesn't even have a Twitter account okay so it's a complete but the media reaction to this tweet ... was really revealing one in a teaching ... it's amazing a mean that people are so desperate for on news ... that suggested the Iranian regime is ... moderating and and ready to engage positively and ... file a somatic in this case um ... and that they don't do that the basic things that you have to do like a verified Twitter account or ... try to see if it's the fact that St originated from Iran whether the Iranian president's office stands by it ... which they didn't they the median be denied even adding some thought that the so ... the assist them that the journalists are so desperate Italy for a lot in this country about former President Ahmed image on its remarks about Israel a oneness to to wipe Israel ... off the face of the earth we don't hear a lot ... about the plight of Jews with in the Iranian can speak to them ... and in fact that's and that's the more important point ... to be ... thinking about ... has the look of the tree is whether or not he sent out the tree ... aam MENA Persian Jews aren't allowed to ALM join the officer corps and in Iran ... they aam until very recently had to identify their businesses as being minority owned ... instead in favor merchants ... aam ... in the eighty GB and is also some other pressures that the face sometimes there is ... state sanctioned attacks like mob attacks on their son and eyes ... on it's it's a very declining community in fact ... the numbers use to be about twenty thousand and then more recently that for the numbered down to about nine to ten thousand ... this use to be a very vibrant Jewish community aam the end of ... two hundred thousand aam and of course when the state of Israel was founded ... it it diminished but then after the revolution and for the past thirty years the numbers of kept going down in McD's or fax it you can read pre much everywhere particularly in your ratings he ran a lot about Iran ... on why is it that the world is so destinations demeaning to the world they need the media can be so desperate to try to find a good story to tell ... about what you Chronicle this a very very repressive regime ... it's amazing I think a lot of people ... who lead in the journalism world who tend to come from a ... non left-wing mindset ... see it as their mission to try to prevent a collision between the U S and Iraq ... and if that means having to bury me the obvious things ... about the that the character of the Iranian regime ... beat the fact that the Supreme leader ... um ... if you look on as but say right now he says the Holocaust is a mess he says ... the massacre of the Jews known as the Holocaust as the main stats on subpoena of economies what's a break now ... and the state media has not Rupert retracted that statement ... they ignore that because he just goes against the narrative that China builder of ... a nude and in you Iran they can be dealt with and and that is eager to being gauge positively ... about thirty seconds left and we've also seen Iran stand in Syria ... is the White House waking up ... given all this information Syria ... the state of play didn't use within Iran ... PC a new attitude beer for president on me he in there there's much to talk about Syria but what amazes me is that ... it isn't then connected to the Iranian regime ... if the Iranian regime that is in part underwriting the massacres on the chemical attacks in Syria ... we can then Syria but we we so somehow neglect to remember ... that the Iranian regime in Syria's biggest supporter and has a really big direct military and in what goes on there ... direct military hand in Syria these are not nice people you know a bit of political diary and Avista dot com ... assistant books editor so ever Mari and Saturday on the show ...


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Cedar Rapids and Youth in Revolt director Miguel Arteta has officially begun production on his live-action adaptation of the beloved children's novel Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day in Los Angeles, and to mark the event the full cast he has recruited for this 2014 release has been announced.
As we previously reported, relative newcomer Ed Oxenbould – a 12-year-old Australian native who's primarily known for the television program Puberty Blues -- will be playing Alexander. His parents will be played by Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner. Their children, Alexander's siblings, will be played by 16-year-old Dylan Minnette (Lost, the upcoming Prisoners) as Alexander's older brother Anthony, and 15-year-old Kerris Dorsey (Moneyball) as the titular character's sister Emily.
The official synopsis has also been revealed by the studio, reads as such:
Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life -- a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he's not alone when his brother, sister, mom and dad all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn't had one.
On the surface, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day sounds like it is going after the Wimpy Kid audience - which is fine. Those movies are solid adaptations of a winning kid-lit series, and when those kinds of movies are done properly they can lead to entertaining movies that the whole family can enjoy.
When done horribly, we get Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer. Egad.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day will have a great support cast to back up Carell and Garner as well. They will be joined by Megan Mullally (Will & Grace), Jennifer Coolidge (the American Pie movies) and Disney Channel sensation Bella Thorne (Shake It Up!). Carell's Date Night director Shawn Levy will produce, while newcomer Rob Lieber is handling screenwriting duties.
Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz's book was published back in 1972, winning multiple awards while publishing more than 2 million copies over the years. Viorst wrote two sequels, which could end up being used as source material for additional movies: Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday (1978) and Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move (1995).
This actually won't be the first adaptation of the children's book either. In 1990, it was produced as an animated short film for HBO, and in 1998 it was made into a stage musical at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. You can watch the HBO show below, and the new movie will be in theaters on October 10, 2014.


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Players of the Week - No. 7
Palomarez, a 5-foot-9, junior goalkeeper played a vital role during a 2-0 week for Menlo. The Fremont, Calif., native stopped four shots in the 2-0 win against Cal Maritime on Oct. 11. His biggest effort came in his second shutout, a 1-0 victory over Holy Names (Calif.) on Oct. 15. Palomarez totaled 11 saves in 90 minutes to help lead the Oaks to a first-place spot in the California Pacific Conference standings. Menlo halted a lengthy successive Holy Names streak as the Hawks had been 59-2-1 in the conference entering the match. In the NAIA rankings, Palomarez is listed 37th in goals allowed average (1.01).
Polak, a 6-foot, senior forward helped Hastings continue its NAIA-record 39-game winning streak with three goals and five assists last week. In the 4-0 victory against Doane (Neb.) on Oct. 12, he recorded a goal and an assist. Three days later, the native of Lincoln, Neb., notched seven points (2 goals, 3 assists) in the 6-2 decision over Briar Cliff (Iowa). Polak ranks sixth in the NAIA in assists (10) and 16th in points (32).
Offensive Nominees: Nathan Chestnut, Cincinnati Christian (Ohio); Rafael Bustos, St. Thomas (Texas); Matt Annecchiarico, Point Park (Pa.); Rolando Cruz, Robert Morris (Ill.); Joel Pelton, Northwest (Wash.); Eduardo Da Silva, Missouri Valley; Alex Chavez, Kansas Wesleyan; Kenniel Hyde, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.); Javier Aguado, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Dominic O'Connor, Jamestown (N.D.); Luis Heitor-Piffer, Grand View (Iowa); Adam Black, Oklahoma City; Deshorn Brown, Mobile (Ala.); Isaac Grotenhuis, Cornerstone (Mich.); Chris Ochieng, Milligan (Tenn.); Ally MacDonald, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Ryan Needs, Bethel (Ind.); Chris Galindo, Southwestern Christian (Okla.); Oliver Gore, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Richard Isberner, Rio Grande (Ohio); Matthew Howard, Hope International (Calif.); Alex Vukic, Menlo (Calif.).
Defensive Nominees: Thayer Wallace, Cincinnati Christian (Ohio); Miguel Valadez, Bethany (Kan.); Marcos Sanchez, Huston-Tillotson (Texas); Greg Hartley, Belhaven (Miss.); Cole Dahle, Concordia (Ore.); David Flores, Missouri Valley; Daniel James, Ashford (Iowa); Mica Scaramelli, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Stephen Lunney, Martin Methodist (Tenn.); Kevin Fischer, Shawnee State (Ohio); Mark Bloxam, Oklahoma Wesleyan; Kyle Breckan, Cornerstone (Mich.); Nils Carlson, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Mitchell Kelman, Point Park (Pa.); John Gardner, Science & Arts (Okla.); Juan Guzman, Great Falls (Mont.); Luis Hernandez, Northwestern (Iowa); Zack Schultze, Reinhardt (Ga.); Matt Poland, Taylor (Ind.); Neil Thompson, Judson (Ill.); Lucas Young, Azusa Pacific (Calif.).
2011 Men's Soccer Players of the Week (Offensive; Defensive)
Week 1: Billy Forbes, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Zack Schultze, Reinhardt (Ga.)
Week 2: Trent Remmich, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Sam Winstanley, Illinois Tech
Week 3: Lebogang Moloto, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Cody Poteat, Hastings (Neb.)
Week 4: Veit Couturier, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Will Akers, Cal Maritime
Week 5: Eddy Campbell, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Collin Cone, Grace (Ind.)
Week 6: Paul Islas, Fresno Pacific (Calif.); Steven Waite, Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
Week 7: Nate Polak, Hastings (Neb.); Alex Palomarez, Menlo (Calif.)


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