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Mar. 3, 1997
USC Hosts Washington St., Washington in Final Pac-10 Weekend of Season
LOS ANGELES - The USC women's basketball team (18-7 overall, 12-4 in the Pac-10, in third place, a half game out of second), under the direction of second-year coach Fred Williams and paced by Naismith Player of the Year candidate Tina Thompson, concludes the Pac-10 season as it plays host to Washington State (10-15, 4-12) on Thursday (March 6) at 7:30 p.m. and Washington (15-10, 10-6) on Saturday at 3 p.m. Both games are at the Lyon Center. The Women of Troy have won 9 of their last 12 games and have surpassed both their overall and conference win totals of last season when the Women of Troy went 13-14, 8-10. Thompson recently has become only the fifth player in Pac-10 history to reach the 2,000-point plateau for her career and now stands at 2,148.
TELEVISION - The Washington game will be televised live on Saturday (March 8) at 3 p.m. by Fox Sports Net. Paul Sunderland and Heather Cox will call the action.
RANKINGS - USC, Washington State and Washington are not ranked.
Vs. Washington State - USC leads the series, 15-7, including a 70-63 win earlier this season on Jan. 4 in Pullman. USC split with the Cougars each of the last 2 years and has not swept them since 1994. In the Women of Troy's win this season, senior forward Tina Thompson led all scorers and rebounders with 23 points and 10 boards. Sophomore forward Jodi Parriott and sophomore guard Kristin Clark had 13 points apiece and sophomore forward Adrain Williams added 12 off the bench. In a close contest, neither team led by more than 5 in the first half and Washington State took a 38-36 lead into halftime. Down 44-38 with 18:25 to play in the second half, USC went on a 13-0 run to take a 51-44 lead at 13:48. USC never relinquished the lead and led by at least 3 points the rest of the game.
Vs. Washington - USC trails Washington in the overall series, 12-9. USC had lost 5 in a row to the Huskies prior to its win earlier this year when the Women of Troy defeated Washington in Seattle on Jan. 2, 69-68. Against the Huskies the first time around, Jodi Parriott sank 3 free throws with no time remaining on the clock to earn the victory. The Women of Troy trailed the Huskies, 68-66, with 2.3 seconds remaining when Washington's Elise Niemela went to the stripe in a one-and-one situation. She missed the front end and the rebound caromed to Parriott. From the key, Parriott, who scored a team-high 22 points, took 2 dribbles and heaved a shot from near halfcourt. The shot was off, but Niemela was called for a foul, sending Parriott to the line. In front of a screaming crowd almost 4,000-strong, Parriott, who made her first career start in the game, calmly sank all 3 shots, starting a wild USC celebration. Early in the game, it didn't look like USC would need such a stunning comeback. The Women of Troy, behind 13 first-half points from Thompson and 10 from Parriott, led by as much as 15 in the first half and took a 34-21 lead into halftime. But Washington, sparked by the return of guard Savasta in her first game of the season, mounted a comeback. USC held a 10-point lead as late as 8:50 to go, but a 13-2 run that covered almost 7 minutes gave Washington the lead at 62-61. A 3-pointer from senior guard Erica Jackson gave USC the lead at 64-62 and a Parriott putback tied the game at 66-66 with 36 seconds to go. A Laure Savasta layup with 19 seconds remaining gave the Huskies the lead and, after failing to tie the game, USC fouled Niemela to set the scene for Parriott.
LAST TWO GAMES - The Women of Troy split its road trip in Oregon, losing at Oregon on Feb. 27, 70-53, and defeating Oregon State on March 1, 86-60. Nothing went right in the loss to the Ducks as USC trailed at halftime, 42-17, after shooting just 28.6 percent in the first half. Tina Thompson led USC with 14 points (all in the second half) and 9 rebounds, but Oregon's Renae Fegent had 15 points and 11 boards. USC turned the tables on Oregon State, leading from wire to wire. Thompson led all scorers and rebounders with 25 and 9, respectively. USC also got 15 points apiece from senior center Michelle Campbell and sophomore guard Kristin Clark, who also had 6 steals. USC opened an 11-1 lead and never looked back. USC led 44-28 at halftime and never led by less than 14 points again. Sophomore forward Adrain Williams added 14 points off the bench.
RECORDS - Senior forward Tina Thompson surpassed the 2,000-point mark for her career against Stanford on Feb. 6 and now stands at 2,148, good for third place on the Pac-10's all-time scoring list. She recently passed Stanford's Val Whiting, who scored 2,077 points from 1989-93. In second is Oregon State's Tanja Kostic, who's at 2,349. Thompson has also moved into second place on the Pac-10's all-time list for free throws made and attempted and stands at 525-for-722 for her career. Thompson has 1,124 rebounds for her career, good for fourth place on the Pac-10 career rebounding chart. Next up is Whiting (1,134). Thompson has also cracked the Pac-10's Top 5 chart in field goals made and attempted . . . USC's 12 3-pointers at Arizona set a school record for most 3-pointers in a game. The previous record was 11, set against Arizona State on Feb. 15, 1996. Kristin Clark's 5-of-6 performance on 3-pointers in the Arizona game tied her for the second-most made in a game with Erica Mashia's performance last year against California. Clark's 3-point percentage against the Wildcats is also good for second all-time on the single game chart . . . The Women of Troy tied a school record at Washington when they made 19-of-20 free throws for a clip of 95 percent. The Women of Troy did the same in 1993.
TROY NOTES - USC (12-4 in the Pac-10) is assured of its best conference record since the 1993-94 season when the Women of Troy won their first 10 Pac-10 games and won the conference with a 16-2 record . . . Three of USC's 7 losses have been by 3 points or less and 4 of USC's 7 losses have come at the hands of teams that were ranked in the AP Top 10 at the time of the game . . . USC topped the 90-point mark in 3 consecutive games (UC Santa Barbara, Long Beach State, New Orleans) for the first time since the 1986-87 season. The last time USC did it 4 times in a row was in the 1982-83 season when the Women of Troy surpassed 90 points 5 consecutive times . . . USC has outblocked its opponents at a wild pace, 116-39, or an average of 4.7-1.6 . . . USC has had 2 overtime games this season (UC Santa Barbara and Western Kentucky, double overtime) and is 1-1 in those games, beating the Gauchos and falling to the Lady Toppers . . . USC is holding opponents to a .383 field goal percentage and is outscoring opponents, 76.2-68.2 . . . USC has had 6 players set or tie career scoring highs this season (Michelle Campbell, Kim and Kristin Clark, Erica Jackson, Jodi Parriott, Adrain Williams) . . . In the double-overtime Western Kentucky game, USC had 5 players play more than 40 minutes, including Kristin Clark, who played all 50 minutes . . . USC has played 3 Sun Belt Conference schools, beating New Orleans and falling to Louisiana Tech and Western Kentucky . . . USC swept the Washington schools on the road this year for the first time since the 1992-93 season.COACH FRED WILLIAMS - USC women's basketball coach Fred Williams is in his second year as head coach and is in his 12th season with the program in some
TINA THOMPSON - A Naismith Player of the Year Top 10 candidate for the 1996-97 season, 6-3 forward Tina Thompson is in the midst of an All-American senior season, averaging 22.1 points and 10.5 rebounds, shooting 50.1 percent from the field and 35.6 from 3-point land. She is also averaging 1.1 blocks and 1.9 steals per game, scoring at least 20 points in 18 of 25 contests, including 11 efforts of 25 or more. She surpassed the 2,000-point mark for her career against Stanford on Feb. 6. Thompson, who has 14 double-doubles this season and 56 in her career, has been named Pac-10 Player of the Week 3 times this season for the weeks ending Dec. 8, Dec. 22 and Jan. 19. They were her third, fourth and fifth such honors in her career with one each coming as a sophomore and junior. Thompson, who has also been named to 2 all-tournament teams this season in addition to being selected as MVP of the Pac-10/Sun Belt Challenge, posted a season-high 31 points vs. UC Santa Barbara (12/19) to go along with 14 rebounds. She had 30 points against New Orleans (12/28) in the first day of the Pac-10/Sun Belt Challenge and she scored 26 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, blocked 3 shots and had 5 steals vs. Long Beach State (12/21). Thompson hit 26 again at Arizona (1/16) to go with 14 rebounds. She began this season with a 25-point, 11-rebound effort against San Diego State (12/1). She put up 22 points and a career-high 6 blocks against Western Illinois (12/6) in the first round of the Dial Soap Classic at Louisiana Tech and came back with a game-high 25 points (including 2 3-pointers) in the title game against the Lady Techsters (12/7), helping her earn All-Tournament honors. Thompson posted a 25-point, 17-rebound showing against Utah (12/14) in the UC Irvine Tournament, where she also earned All-Tournament honors.
She opened the Pac-10 with a double-double at Washington (1/2) and followed that up with a 23-point, 10-rebound, 4-steal outing against Washington State (1/4). She had 19 points against California (1/10), 25 vs. Stanford (1/12) and 22 vs. Arizona State (1/18). She had 14 points and 15 rebounds at UCLA (1/24), had 21 points and 12 rebounds vs. Oregon State (1/31) and 20 points and 13 rebounds against Oregon (2/2). She scored 29 points and had 7 rebounds against Stanford (2/6) and had 17 points at Cal (2/8), including the go-ahead layup with less than a minute to play. On the latest homestand, Thompson had 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting against Arizona State (2/14), followed that with 26 points and 12 rebounds against Arizona (2/16) and had 19 points and 14 rebounds against UCLA (2/22). She had 14 points and 9 rebounds in the loss to Oregon (2/27) but came back with 25 points and 10 rebounds at Oregon State (3/1). Thompson is the active leading scorer and rebounder in the Pac-10 with 2,148 points and 1,124 boards to her credit, good for third and fourth place, respectively, on the all-time lists. Thompson's junior season was highlighted by a 49-point effort against UCLA, which is second all-time among Pac-10 and USC performers, just 1 point shy of former Trojan standout Cherie Nelson's 50 against Cal in 1989.MICHELLE CAMPBELL - The top shot blocker in the Pac-10, 6-5 center Michelle Campbell has proven to be a big factor in the fortunes of the Women of Troy in 1996-97. She put in another summer in which she worked hard on her game and USC has relied on her for inside scoring support as well as strong defense in the post. A reserve last season, she is again a starter and is flourishing as the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and a Pac-10 high 2.0 blocks per game. Campbell, who has 5 double-doubles and has scored in double figures in 12 of her last 13 games, put forth an excellent performance in the Pac-10/Sun Belt Challenge, earning All-Tournament honors. She scored 25 points, blocked 7 shots, both career highs, and had 12 rebounds against Western Kentucky (12/29) and had 16 points against New Orleans (12/28) to go along with 4 blocks and a career-high 5 assists. She had 23 points and 9 rebounds vs. Oregon State (1/31), 18 points and 9 rebounds at Arizona State (1/18), 17 points and 3 blocks at Cal (2/8) and had 15 points, 4 blocks and tied a season high with 13 rebounds vs. Long Beach State (12/21). Campbell had 15 points at Oregon State (3/1), had 14 points and 13 rebounds vs. UC Santa Barbara (12/19), 14 points vs. Arizona (2/16), 13 points and 10 rebounds at Arizona (1/16), 13 points and 3 blocks against Oregon (2/2), 13 points vs. UCLA (2/22), 12 points vs. Stanford (1/10), 11 points at UCLA (1/24) and at Oregon (2/27), 10 points and 11 rebounds against Arizona State (2/14), 10 points against Utah (12/14) and 11 rebounds and 3 blocks vs. Colorado State (12/13). Campbell, who has at least 1 block in 20 of 24 games, increased her scoring in 7 consecutive games in one early stretch, going from 4 points against Louisiana Tech to 25 against Western Kentucky. One of only 2 fifth-year seniors on the team (Rashida Jeffery is the other), Campbell was second on the Pac-10's active career leader board in blocked shots entering her senior season and now has 150. Campbell was a key reserve off the bench in 1995-96 as a junior, averaging 4.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in just 13.4 minutes.
KRISTIN CLARK - A feisty guard with a do-all attitude, sophomore Kristin Clark (identical twin of USC guard Kim Clark) figured to serve mainly as a backup guard in 1996-97, but has moved into the starting role as a result of Erica Mashia's hip injury. Clark has been sharp all season as the team's third-leading scorer (11.6) and possibly the Pac-10's most improved player. Clark scored a career-high 25 points at Arizona (1/16), making 5-of-6 3-pointers in the process. She followed that up 2 games later with 23 points and 4 key steals at UCLA (1/24) and she had 20 points (including 3 3-pointers) against Oregon (2/2). In USC's overtime win over UC Santa Barbara (12/19), Clark hit the game-tying shot, a 12-footer with 14 seconds to go, that sent the game into the extra period. She finished with 11 points and 6 steals in the win and has had at least 2 steals in 19 of 25 games this season. At Cal (2/8), her 3-pointer with 1:24 left in the game got USC to within 1 point, kickstarting a Women of Troy game-winning rally. She has scored 19 points 3 times, in wins over Utah (12/14) and New Orleans (12/28) and in a loss at Stanford (2/6). She had 17 points and 5 steals in the win over UCLA (2/22), 15 points and 6 steals at Oregon State (3/1), 13 points and 7 rebounds at Washington State (1/4) and, in the second game of the Pac-10/Sun Belt Challenge vs. Western Kentucky (12/29), Clark played all 50 minutes of the double-overtime affair, scoring 12 points and dishing out 8 assists. She opened the season with 12 points and 6 rebounds against San Diego State (12/1), had 11 points, 2 assists and 3 steals vs. Washington (1/2), 12 points and 4 assists at Arizona State (1/18) and had 10 points and 4 steals vs. Stanford (1/10). A solid ball-handler, the 5-7 Clark is equally deft at penetrating and dishing or pulling up for a 3-pointer. She is also valuable defensively as she is one of the quickest players on the team and is first in steals (2.6) and floor burns. Playing in all 27 games as a freshman, Clark came on at the end of the 1995-96 season, starting 3 times.
ERICA JACKSON - Coach Williams is looking for a solid leadership figure as well as a veteran guard in 1996-97 and has both in 5-8 senior Erica Jackson. With 50 career starts to her credit entering this season, Jackson is a starter for her third consecutive year. Jackson is averaging a team-high 4.2 assists. She tied her career high in scoring against California (1/10) with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, which included 2-of-3 on 3-pointers. She followed that with an 11-point effort, including 2 more 3-pointers, against Stanford (1/12) and had 10 points, 9 assists and another 2 3-pointers at Arizona (1/16). She scored 11 points and had 8 assists in the win over Oregon State (1/31), scored 11 points and had 5 assists vs. UCLA (2/22), scored 10 points vs. Arizona State (2/14), scored 9 points and dished out 6 assists in USC's opener vs. San Diego State (12/1) and had 9 points again vs. Utah (12/14) and New Orleans (12/28). Jackson, who had a career-high 10 assists vs. Western Kentucky (12/29), once made a stretch of 17 free throws in a row this season, which ended against the Gauchos. She is set at point guard, but, as she did for much of last season, she is able to slide over and play the 2-guard as well. Jackson started all but 1 game as a junior in 1995-96, sharing the backcourt with Erica Mashia.
ADRAIN WILLIAMS - A 6-4 sophomore forward, Adrain Williams has started 9 games for the Women of Troy this season after starting most of the season as a freshman. An athletic player, she is quick and agile for her size, a good rebounder and she can get out on the break or pull up for a jumper. She is fifth in scoring (7.9) and third in rebounding (5.6) and posted the best game of her USC career against Colorado State (12/13) with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Williams, who has come off the bench since the Pac-10 season started, had 14 points at Oregon State (3/1) and 13 points and 13 rebounds at California (2/8), hitting 2 clutch free throws in a one-and-one situation with 21.8 seconds left to give USC a 3-point cushion, which the Women of Troy held on to. Williams put together a double-double in the win over Long Beach State (12/21) with 13 points and 11 rebounds and repeated the feat vs. California (1/10) with 12 points and 13 rebounds off the bench. She scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Washington State (1/4) off the bench, posted 11 points and 4 steals against Western Illinois (12/6), had 11 points vs. New Orleans (12/28), Oregon State (1/31) and Oregon (2/27). A frontcourt starter in 20 of 27 games as a freshman in 1995-96, Williams averaged 9.6 points per game (third on the team) and was second in rebounding (5.8).
JODI PARRIOTT - A versatile forward, 6-2 sophomore Jodi Parriott has seen her role increase in 1996-97 as she provides Coach Williams with options at both the 3 and 4 positions. Parriott, USC's fourth-leading scorer (8.3) who has started at small forward since the Pac-10 season started, has become a valuable contributor offensively and defensively for USC. She scored a career-high 22 points vs. Western Kentucky (12/29) on 9-of-16 shooting and then matching that on 9-of-15 shooting at Washington (1/2) in her first career start. In the win over the Huskies, Parriott sank 3 free throws with no time on the clock to give USC a 1-point win. She followed that up with a 13-point effort on 6-of-8 shooting at Washington State (1/4). Parriott posted 20 points (including 7 in overtime) and 8 rebounds against UC Santa Barbara (12/19), had 16 points and 8 rebounds vs. California (1/10) and scored 11 points and made a career-high 5 steals against Oregon State (1/31). Playing in all but 1 game, all off the bench, as a 1995-96 freshman, Parriott averaged 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in an average of 9.6 minutes per outing.
KIM CLARK - After missing most of last season with a right shoulder injury, Kim Clark (identical twin of USC guard Kristin Clark) has added speed and depth to USC's perimeter game in 1996-97. The 5-7 redshirt freshman, an aggressive player with an eye for loose balls, has come on recently as a defensive catalyst and as a back-up ball-handler. A lower back injury kept her out of early action this season, but Clark, now averaging 8.9 minutes per game, made her season debut against Long Beach State (12/21). She has played in 15 games this season, setting a career high with 11 points vs. California (1/10) on 5-of-6 shooting in 8 minutes. She played 17 minutes at UCLA (1/24), and was on the floor in the game's final minutes, and then played 18 minutes at Stanford (2/6). At Arizona State (1/18), Clark had 3 points, 2 assists and 2 steals in 11 minutes. She is one of 2 2-sport athletes on the team (true freshman Antoinette Polk is the other) and was a starting midfielder on the USC soccer team this fall. Clark scored 6 goals this year and had 3 assists.
RASHIDA JEFFERY - Counted on for important minutes inside the key, 6-2 fifth-year senior forward/center Rashida Jeffery saw her season, and USC career, end on Jan. 21 with knee surgery. Jeffery hadn't played since USC's second game of the season when she suffered a sprained knee. Jeffery was expected to play a valuable role for the Women of Troy in 1996-97 as the top post player off the bench. Jeffery, plagued by knee problems throughout her career, got a chance to start in USC's opener and came up big, grabbing a career-high 17 rebounds in 31 minutes to go along with 10 points against San Diego State (12/1). She was 3-of-3 against Western Illinois when she suffered the knee injury that ended her season. When healthy, Jeffery was one of the most athletic players in the conference and routinely played at the rim, making her one of the most fierce rebounders in the Pac-10. USC's most productive frontcourt player off the bench as a junior in 1995-96, Jeffery averaged 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds (third best on the team) in only 15.2 minutes per game.
ERICA MASHIA - A Pac-10 All-Freshman team selection as a freshman guard in 1995-96, Erica Mashia was slated as USC's starting shooting guard this season. However, after finishing second on the team in scoring as a freshman and setting school season free throw and 3-point percentage records, Mashia reaggravated a hip injury suffered last season (in the preseason) and will be forced to redshirt.
FANTASTIC FRESHMEN - Williams added 4 freshmen to his roster this season, including 2 who are seeing opportunities right away. Guard Kiyoko Miller (5-8), from Valley Christian High (Brea, Calif.), comes to USC as a USA Today All-USA Honorable Mention and Southern Section Division IV Co-Player of the Year. Forward Tiffany Washington (6-2), from Bishop Montgomery High (Torrance, Calif.), was the Southern Section Division III Player of the Year. Miller, who made her first career start at Arizona (1/16), scored a season-high 7 points vs. Utah (12/14), had a season-high 5 rebounds vs. New Orleans (12/28), had 6 points, 3 assists and 2 steals vs. Long Beach State (12/21), 6 points on 3-of-4 shooting vs. California (1/10) and had a combined 10 points in USC's 2 games in the Dial Soap Classic (12/6-7). Washington posted a double-double in only her second game, scoring 12 points and getting 11 rebounds against Western Illinois (12/6) and then scored 11 points (on 5-of-5 shooting) with 7 rebounds vs. Colorado State (12/13). Washington matched that with 11 points and 5 rebounds vs. Arizona State (2/14). She had 8 points and 7 rebounds (5 offensive) at Arizona State (1/18), had 8 points and 5 rebounds (all offensive) at Oregon State (3/1) and had 7 points and 6 rebounds vs. UCLA (2/22). She has made 29-of-54 shots on the season (53.7 percent) and is averaging 3.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game.
Coach Williams has welcomed to the squad Antoinette Polk, a 5-10 guard who recently finished her first season with the volleyball team. Polk spent the volleyball season as a redshirt, but began basketball practice Dec. 16 and made her USC debut in the final 3 minutes of the Long Beach State game. She made 1 of 2 shots in her first appearance and is 6-of-12 on the season in 7 games, setting a career high with 6 points at Arizona State (1/18) on 3-of-3 shooting. The Sacramento Player of the Year, Polk, from El Camino High (Sacramento, Calif.), is an excellent athlete with great speed, quickness and leaping abilities. Also new is walk-on Robyn Lewis, a 5-7 guard from Gahr High (Cerritos, Calif.), who earned All-San Gabriel Valley League honors as a senior last year. She has played in 9 games this season, making 4-of-12 shots to go with 5 steals.
USC IN THE PAC-10 (as of 3/3) - Tina Thompson is tied for the Pac-10 scoring lead at (22.1) and is the second-leading rebounder (10.5). She is fifth in free throw percentage (.775), tied for sixth in blocked shots (1.1) and eighth in 3-point percentage (.356). Michelle Campbell leads the Pac-10 in blocked shots (2.0), is third in field goal percentage (.530) and eighth in rebounding (7.5). Erica Jackson is tied for fifth in assists (4.2) and Kristin Clark is tied for fourth in steals (2.6) and is 10th in 3-point percentage (.344). As a team, USC is second in the Pac-10 in rebounding (43.1) and is third in scoring offense (76.2) and field goal percentage (.446). USC's 45 free throws vs. UC Santa Barbara (12/19), its .950 free throw percentage at Washington and its .800 3-point percentage vs. Arizona State on 4-of-5 shooting are Pac-10 highs and its 59 rebounds against Colorado State (12/13) is tied for a high. Campbell's 7 blocks vs. Western Kentucky (12/29) are a Pac-10 high.
SCHEDULE - The Women of Troy have faced 3 teams currently in the AP Top 25 this season: Louisiana Tech, Stanford (twice) and Western Kentucky. USC fell to then-No. 3 Louisiana Tech in the Dial Soap Classic, 66-47, lost to then-No. 9 Western Kentucky, 85-82, in double overtime, and lost to No. 3 Stanford twice: 77-76 at the Lyon Center and 103-69 in Palo Alto.WASHINGTON STATE - The Cougars, directed by 15th-year coach Harold Rhodes, are in the midst of their first sub-.500 season since 1994 and have lost 6 of 8. Washington State, coming off of an 84-70 win against Arizona State in its last outing, is led by junior center Yvonne Kunze who is averaging team highs in points (12.6) and rebounds (6.1). Junior forward Amy Saneholtz (12.0) and freshman guard Joanna Smith (10.3) are also scoring in double figures.
WASHINGTON - Playing under first-year coach June Daugherty, the Huskies are led by sophomore guard Jamie Redd, who is averaging a team-high 21.0 points and 4.2 assists as well as 5.7 rebounds. Senior guard Laure Savasta is averaging 13.4 points and is shooting 41.8 percent from 3-point range, making 38-of-91. The Huskies recently lost the services of starting sophomore forward Amber Hall (13.2 points), who is out for the year after suffering an ankle injury.
PAC-10 PRESEASON COACHES POLL 1. Stanford 2. Oregon 3. USC 4. Arizona 5. UCLA 6. Washington 7. Washington State 8. California 9. Oregon State 10. Arizona State
EARLY SIGNING - USC signed one player in the early signing period, Tashara Carter, a 6-0 forward from Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.). Carter averaged 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a junior last season when she teamed with current Trojan freshman forward Tiffany Washington. Carter was recently tabbed a 1996-97 Street & Smith All-American honorable mention. Other honors include: All-State Division III as a junior in 1996, All-CIF Division III in 1995 and 1996, 1995 Los Angeles Times All-South Bay, 1995 and 1996 Daily Breeze All-South Bay, 1995 Del Rey League MVP and 2-time All-Del Rey League selection. Carter, who averaged 15.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore, helped lead Bishop Montgomery to the Division III-AA state championship in 1995.
SHORTHANDED - USC Coach Fred Williams has been without his full complement of players so far this season. It starts with the likely season-long loss of starting sophomore guard Erica Mashia because of a hip injury. He had been without the services of both redshirt freshman guard Kim Clark (because of a nagging back injury) and freshman guard Antoinette Polk, who has been with the volleyball team. Both made their debut in USC's game against Long Beach State (12/21). Williams also has had to do without senior forward Rashida Jeffery since the second game of the season. Jeffery had season-ending knee surgery on Jan. 21.
WILLIAMS SAYS - "Losing like we did at Oregon was disappointing, but I liked the way we regrouped and put together a solid effort in the win over Oregon State. Washington State and Washington were both hard-fought battles when we beat them earlier in the season and I expect nothing less this time around."


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… or perhaps, the much maligned "crabcore"…
Aesthetic differences between these variants of metal indicate clear and distinct differences between each sub-genre, in which the first instance features young angry men with long greasy hair and black T-shirts, while the next sub-genre are quite uniquely clad in black T-shirts with long greasy…
Yes. It is ALL metal. People need to stop over sub-genrelizing (#MadeANewWord) before we end up with guys at gigs going, "Bro, have you heard the latest from this awesome post-mathcrabdeathapplecore band?!". /minirant
Okay, let's be serious now
The Godin Core series is about new beginnings – about stripping things back to the core so that you get the specifications, quality, and playability that you need, without superfluous trimmings, and most importantly, without the huge price tag.
Let's talk about that briefly. In case you didn't know, ALL Godin guitars are handmade in Canada – there is no import line (at this time). Now, I don't know much about labour costs in Canada but it seems amazing to me that a guitar that is "essentially" equal to a USA handmade guitar can be sold for a very, very affordable $1500ish. Either we're getting our chains yanked by Gibson (but let's face it, we will still buy Les Pauls), or Godin is a dark horse that few know about because they don't spend a heap of money on endorsements and marketing, but rather prefer to pass the cost savings onto the customers. I don't know for sure, and I'm happy for anyone in the know to chime in. All I know is, it's pretty freaking affordable.
I wanted to review the Core P90 (model designation self explanatory) because my previous dalliances with P90s have always been interesting new experiences for someone who has essentially always been a humbucker guy.
Specifications at a glance:
- Mahogany set-neck.
- Rosewood fingerboard.
- 12″ fingerboard radius.
- 24 3/4 " scale.
- 1 11/16″ nut width.
- Chambered solid mahogany body with maple top.
- 2x Seymour Duncan P90 pickups (neck: Vintage SP90-1/ bridge: Custom SP90-3).
- 3-way toggle switch, 2x volume and 2x tone.
- Graphtech Resomax NW1 wraparound bridge.
- Colors: Lightburst SG, Sunburst SG and Denim Flame SG.
At the… uh… core of things (couldn't resist, sorry), the Core P90 is a singlecut style guitar loaded with two Seymour Duncan P90s.
An important distinction though, is the satin finish all over, and the fact that the mahogany body is chambered. This does make a big difference to the tone, as we'll see shortly.
Fit and finish
Satin. Give me satin finished anything and chances are I'll love it. Sure, it may not "pop" as much as a nice gloss finish, but it's just so nice and smooth on the hands, and makes for a classy, understated look overall.
Construction quality is generally impeccable, though with one minor design choice which just a little puzzling to me, and I can't quite decide whether it's a flaw or not. I would have liked the inner edge of the neck to sit flush with the body, but instead the body juts out just a little, which makes for a slightly jarring visual, as well as a minor interruption to the playing experience when you slide up to the high frets.
I did have a little trouble keeping the usual problem strings in tune on this guitar – even without a huge amount of bending or abuse the D and G would slip out of tune every so often, though I suspect it would be a problem easily solved with a setup and a bit of attention to the nut…
Under the hood
The Duncan P90s in this guitar were quite a bit different from the Wilkinson set in the Fret-King Esprit 3 I reviewed last year, so I'm going to copy in the specs for a little bit of context to start off with.
Vintage Soapbar SP90-1:
The short, wide bobbins account for higher output and more powerful mid-range than Strat® or Tele® single-coils. To be vintage correct, the SP90-1 is wound with plain enamel wire on the same Leesona winder that wound the 1950s versions. The tone is sweet and smooth. Comes with single-conductor hookup cable.
Custom Soapbar SP90-3:
Unlike the SP90-2 Hot, the Custom uses two large ceramic magnets for extra output, more compressed dynamics and sharper attack. The result is a full frequency response with extra punch. Comes with single-conductor hookup cable. Slightly shorter .585″ height profile.
So basically, in the neck you get a slightly more vintage inspired P90, while in the bridge you get a more modern P90 for a bit of rocking out!
Let's dive in
Upon picking the guitar up I found it to be a nice weight – heavy enough that you know it means business (as all good LP-type things should be) but not heavy enough to break your back. The neck is a nice medium C shape with no stickiness due to the lovely satin finish. Control layout is pure classic Les Paul, so no surprises there.
Okay… so it's basically a chambered, P90 LP. I wanted MARSHALL tones, because obviously LP–> Marshall is where it's at. The AFD is a bit overkill so I hit up the JTM45 and JCM800 models on my Line 6 DT25.
Plugging in, I was immediately surprised – the P90s in my Fret-King were jangly and very much like a fat single coil, as per conventional wisdom. The Core P90 was worlds away – it was woody, warm and vibrant. I think this is both a function of the pickups and the chambered mahogany body. In fact, many of the warm tones felt reminiscent of a 335-style semi-hollow to me. Very nice, just completely not what I was expecting!
Like it says on the box, the Duncan P90 in the bridge is a modern take on things, so it's a little less chimey than you might expect from a vintage-styled P90, but a little hotter and more raunchy – I found it quite similar to the modern Gibson P90 that was in the LP Studio Tribute I had a few years back. It was better for overdrive, and a little less so for clean on its own. However, blended with the neck pickup, you get a wonderful, warm tone that's almost acoustic sounding. Very cool.
Okay, so here's the video with the toneclips so you can hear for yourself. It's mostly stuff that sits in the clean to drive region, because that's where I like P90s, where it's dynamic enough that you can crunch it up with some aggressive attack, and pull it right back to get some cleanish tones.
Cool things:
- Great quality and workmanship.
- Great satin finish.
- Versatile pickup combination to cover modern and classic sounds.
- Finally, a winner on the aesthetic side of things for Godin!
Slightly less cool things:
- Neck joint wasn't designed to sit quite flush, slightly intrusive up high.
- Some problems keeping in tune – probably needed a better setup.
Final score?
3.75 F*ck Yeahs!
PS – for our new readers, that's out of a total of 5 available F*ck Yeahs.
PPS – I have this cool little symbol (see below) which is for the rating system but as yet I've been too lazy to create one that shows a 0.75 Fuck Yeah rating… so… everyone, squint a little and use your imagination for now please.
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We've got an exciting look at a few of the Mooer Micro Series of pedals which we just got from our friends at www.guitareffects.co.nz!
I've already assembled a mini-board from these pedals and used them to great effect (puns, hilarity) at two gigs – check it out! Can't wait to review them properly for you folks.


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In 2010 Allure of the Seas was launched as the world's largest cruise ship—just slightly bigger than sister ship Oasis of the Seas. A near twin of her fleetmate, some of Allure's innovative features and amenities are making their way to other
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The world's largest cruise ships are so massive that each is divided into seven neighborhoods—distinguished by purpose (spa and fitness, pool and sports), age (youth zone), design (Central Park and the Boardwalk), or function (entertainment). At the heart of the ships are the indoor Royal Promenade, lined with café-style eateries and lounges. Outdoors, Central Park's pathways meander through the ships' "town square," which evolves from a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere during the day to a gathering space for alfresco dining and entertainment in the evening. Connecting the two is an open-air elevator that doubles as a bar where patrons can order drinks during the ride.
Royal Caribbean hits all the marks with nearly two-dozen bars and lounges and a wide variety of restaurants to choose from. There are many open spaces to play in—including two surfing simulators, two rock-climbing walls, and the first zip line on a cruise ship that stretches across the Boardwalk neighborhood. The Boardwalk itself features a carousel in a setting that evokes the nostalgia of seaside piers of yesteryear. The centerpiece of the AquaTheater is the largest and deepest freshwater pool found on a ship where you can swim by day and watch a water show after the sun goes down.
Big, bigger, biggest! In the early 1990s, Royal Caribbean launched Sovereign-class ships, the first of the modern megacruise liners, which continue to be the all-around favorite of passengers who enjoy traditional cruising ambience with a touch of daring and whimsy. Plunging into the 21st century, each ship in the current fleet carries more passengers than the entire Royal Caribbean fleet of the 1970s, and has amenities—such as new surfing pools—that were unheard of in the past.
All Royal Caribbean ships are topped by the company's signature Viking Crown Lounge, a place to watch the seascape by day and dance at night. Expansive multideck atriums and promenades, as well as the generous use of brass and floor-to-ceiling glass windows, give each vessel a sense of spaciousness and style. The action is nonstop in casinos and dance clubs after dark, while daytime hours are filled with poolside games and traditional cruise activities. Port talks tend to lean heavily on shopping recommendations and the sale of shore excursions.
What You Should Know
- Reservations for specialty dining and most shows can be made prior to sailing
- The adults-only solarium has cabanas for rent that afford extra privacy
- To keep in touch with family members, you can rent a "Wow Phone," essentially an iPhone that only works on board
- You might want to pack an umbrella—the sprawling Central Park is open to the elements
- On ships this large, lines are inevitable
- Hold onto your wallet—there are extra charges at every turn, even for cupcakes
Ship Stats
- Crew Members 2,394
- Entered Service 2010
- Gross Tons 225,282
- Length 1,187 Feet
- Number of Cabins 2,706
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Former Nickelodeon star Lucas Cruikshank has revealed that he's gay.
The 19-year-old actor, who shot to global fame with his hyper "Fred" persona, announced his sexual preference in a video he posted to YouTube on Wednesday.
In the video, Cruikshank hops into bed with his friend Jennifer Veal, a 20-year-old actress and semi-regular on the Disney Channel series Jessie, to answer questions submitted to him by fans.
Reading queries from her iPhone, Veal asks Cruikshank pointedly: "Are you gay?" before answering the question herself, "He's gay!" At that point, Cruikshank himself throws up his hands and announces joyfully, "I'm gay!"
Cruikshank also reveals that his announcement will come as no surprise to those closest to him. "My family and friends have known for, like, three years," he says in the video. "I just haven't felt the need to announce it on the Internet."
Born and raised in Columbus, Neb., Cruikshank created the tightly wound Fred character for a Halloween video in 2006. Two years later he created the Fred Channel, which became the first personalized YouTube channel to garner one-million subscribers.
Nickelodeon repurposed Cruikshank and the Fred character into four top-rated TV movies. Cruikshank also played the title character of an erratic alien in the Nickelodeon series Marvin Marvin, which aired last year. Cruikshank announced he was officially leaving Nickelodeon in June, 2013.
It's interesting to ponder whether Cruikshank would have come out of the closet if he had spent his career as a Disney child star. The Mouse Network is famously intolerant of what they deem aberrant lifestyle choices or bad decisions.
Consider the cautionary tale of former kid star Mitchel Musso, who spent virtually his entire adolescence toiling on Disney Channel shows like Hannah Montana, Phineas and Ferb and Pair of Kings. Then Musso was arrested on an impaired-driving charge in late 2011. Today it's like he disappeared off the face of the earth.
And remember the English actor Rupert Everett's claim that admitting he was gay ruined his career?
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It would help to know what your budget is, otherwise knowing what to strip out to get into your budget is impossible. What monthly payment are you comfortable with? I would figure that out, and then remove whatever options get you into that range. Also, if a well equipped 3-series is out of your budget, then perhaps consider getting a 1-series instead. A fully loaded 128i comes it quite a bit lower, and you can get a well optioned 135i, or even a 135is under 50k.
I would keep the highlighted ones. Also, as someone else stated, you can get into a nicely equipped 335 for a price close to this, and some of these options are standard (ex. lighting) on a 335. If there are any additional keeps, I would go with the parking. I have the DA package instead of the Parking, and I would have preferred to have the PDC and RVC.
For the tranny, skip the AT, and go with the 6MT. You're getting a sport line. drive it like a sports car. Also, remove the X-drive and go with RWD. Save 2K right there.
Its nice to get back to the OP's subject matter instead of all this talk about money BS, who's got what. Who really cares what anybodies financial status is I know I don't its not doing me any good one way or another.
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10 Weird Foods You Should Actually Try
Taking a look at this list, you'd probably never, ever want to eat any of these foods. However, if you read between the
eyes lines, most of them are popular in their respective regions for pretty good reasons. To see how three fearless chefs use local specialties like these to create culturally-inspired dishes in the most remote and exotic locations in the world, tune into the premiere of NO KITCHEN REQUIRED, on Tuesday, April 3 at 10/9c only on BBC AMERICA.
1. Tuna eyes
If you can get over the whole your-dinner-is-staring-you-right-in-the-face thing, then supposedly these eyes are among the finest tasting in the world, with their "fatty, jelly-like tissues." In Japan, the dish is served fried with garlic and soya sauce, and honestly, at that point, you can eat basically anything.
2. Balut
One of the most popular dishes in the Philippines, balut is either duck or chicken eggs, but always half-fertilized. As unappealing as half-developed ducklings are, balut is high in protein and also, an aphrodisiac. It's up to you to decide if that's all worth it, but if it's any consolation, the people who've tried balut say it tastes much better than it looks.
3. Ox penis
While in Western nations ox penis is dried and sold as dog treats, in the Far East it is a common snack and noted to taste—quite inexplicably—as seafood left a bit too long in the pan. Ox penis can be consumed raw, but it's generally cooked by steaming or deep-frying. So if you've got a taste for overcooked squid, then ox penis is definitely the dish for you!
4. Rocky Mountain oysters
These look like some delicious calamari, right? Well, close. Kind of. Actually, no, "prairie oysters" are made up of buffalo or bull testicles. First they're flattened and then deep-fried and immediately served. In the areas where they're common—wherever farming and ranching is prevalent—there are often even festivals commemorating them, like the "World's Largest Rocky Mountain Oyster Feed" in June, in Eagle, Idaho.
5. Durian
Most popular in Southeast Asia, the durian is supposedly the "King of Fruits." It's worth trying not because it's necessarily going to be great—most people either love it or hate it—but because it's rare and its "aroma" can be detected from thousands of miles away. And that's not a good thing in this case. But hey, you can't turn down something that's the bloody king, right?
6. Fried bat
Most common in Thailand, fried bat is also particularly popular in Laos and throughout Southeast Asia. Though often served with Thai dipping sauce, the bats are crisp and crunchy, and many people "just rip into the bat and eat it." Naturally, it tastes pretty much just like chicken.
7. Fried tarantulas
In Cambodia, fried spiders are a popular snack, found most everywhere by women peddling them around on large trays. You can eat them with or without the legs, and even buy them by the "sack," which, naturally, contains the heart and eggs as well. But it's all fried, right? Can't be that bad.
8. Raw herring
Although raw herring isn't, strictly speaking, "raw," most people outside of the Netherlands would consider it so. Once caught, the herring is frozen, then laid in salt for a couple days in order to ripen it up. Generally, herring ends up having a smooth texture with a very salty taste. It's also famous for being a hangover cure, so next time you throw a party, make sure to keep a jar of 'em stocked for the morning after.
9. Horseshoe crab
Baked horseshoe crab is mostly popular in China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, but at certain shops in Alaska and Cape Cod (and surely others), you can find it as well. The female horseshoe crab is regarded in the East as a delicacy because of the high-protein meat and eggs. The eggs, though similar in appearance to salmon roe, are actually harder and much saltier—not to mention that the whole thing looks eerily similar to the alien in Alien.
10. Kopi luwak
Kopi luwak is one of the world's most expensive and exclusive types of coffee. Produced predominantly in Indonesia, "civet coffee" is made from the beans of coffee berries consumed by the Asian Palm Civet. Meaning, yes, they pass through the civet's digestive track before making it into a £50 ($79) cup of coffee. The coffee itself is renowned for its intense, pleasing aroma and flavor as well as a distinct lack of bitterness; so if you can get past that whole this-was-pooped-out-of-an-animal thing, it's worth trying.


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I was visiting a client/friend in Houston a few years back. He was looking for help setting up his non-profit foundation, and I was in need of a vacation, so I combined business with pleasure with a tax write-off trip to Houston for three or four days. The consultation was completed in a day, so I had a couple of days to relax. I was staying at a hotel near the Galleria conveniently across from Truluck's, an awesome steak & seafood restaurant, by the way.
At home, I'm always on the road between clients, the office and the courthouses, so I took this opportunity to just stay at the hotel and chill. After dinner the first evening, I was hanging out in the hotel's hot tub reading. An older couple was there, very friendly. We began to talking about life, career, family. When I mentioned my hometown, a small town in California between LA and Las Vegas, they stopped talking and started sizing me up, scrutinizing my facial features. The old lady asked "Are you TJ and Deena's kid?". I was shocked! What are the chances that I'd be sitting in a hot tub in Texas and meet someone who knew my parents? In a small town, everyone knows everyone else, and it turns out they lived outside of my hometown, and were friends of my parents. Apparently, I had even met them as a child. I didn't remember that, but they sure did.
We reminisced about the folks back home, my dad's passing, and other idle gossip. I mean, there isn't much else to talk about when you're from a podunk town like mine anyway. The night had far exceeded my expectations, and I was thoroughly satisfied and ready to take in the news and hit the sack early. As I was reaching for my towel, I accidentally knocked my cell phone into the hot tub. Couldn't I have one freaking vacation without incident? Fortunately there was a cell phone repair shop nearby that knew exactly what to do. I was sure I'd lose all my contacts, text messages, etc. I was relieved to find out that this happens fairly often, and reassured that everything would be intact. It was, thankfully.
So, what's the moral of the story? Well, there are two. First of all, it's a small world, so always be networking. You never know who you'll bump into, regardless of where you go. Also, you don't know what those people you bump into might be able to do for you someday. So as you go about your day, every day, network yourself. Make acquaintances with folks, exchange business cards.
Secondly, do something to help your new friends. Give them a call a day or so after you've met to let them know that you have someone that might be interested in their services. Believe me, if you do that for the people you meet, you'll ALWAYS be remembered and many will repay your kindness one day. You never know, you might end up in a hot tub with someone you've met in a city far far away. So with repaying in mind, I have to thank the folks who fixed my phone, Cell Phone Repair Houston, who certainly saved me from a sleepless night and hours of trying to put the jigsaw puzzle I call my life back together if I had to buy a new cell phone.


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Critical reading comprehension in an era of accountability
Comber, Barbara & Nixon, Helen (2011) Critical reading comprehension in an era of accountability. Australian Educational Researcher, 38(2), pp. 167-179.
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This paper argues for the need for critical reading comprehension in an era of accountability that often promotes reading comprehension as readily assessable through students answering multiple choice questions of unseen texts. Based upon a 1 year study investigating literacy in Years 4–9 the ways strong-performing primary schools develop serious and in-depth reading for learning are explored. School and teacher features which allow for the development of sophisticated pedagogical repertoires and space for critical reading comprehension, without losing the complexity of curriculum offerings, are outlined. How one experienced middle primary teacher operates strategically, ethically and critically in supporting her ESL students to learn to read is illustrated. The teacher's work is situated within the complex accountability demands faced by classroom teachers. This was accomplished by a teacher whose pedagogical repertoire has been assembled across a career teaching in low-SES high ESL communities in a school with a balanced literacy program and high level of collegial support. Risks for schools and teachers whose circumstances work against their capacities for prioritisation and strategic decision-making are identified and discussed.
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Police in Detroit announced the discovery of an arms cache of 200 semi-automatic rifles with 25,000 rounds of ammunition, 200 pounds of heroin, 5 million in forged US banknotes and 25 trafficked Latino prostitutes -- all in a semi-detached house behind the Public Library on Woodward Ave. Local residents were stunned, and a community spokesman said: "We're all shocked; we never knew we had a library." :-D
:lau:a friend of mine told me that there are so many empty buildings that parts are like something out of a disaster movie. guess it's a good place to conduct illegal business!
Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who didn't. — Ben Franklin
Except for the heroin, prostitutes and forged notes it could be any old house on the predominantly conservative western side on of MI. Also western MI has very few areas as discribed in this article. By the way blueboy what would the food bank do with 5,000,000.00 in forged bills? Maybe buy fake food?
Go visit Detroit, Pontiac, Flint, or Saginaw and you'll see what Reaganomics does to America. These were once shiny cities on the hill. We're just the canary in the coal mine here.
Mulesil, you haven't been here long enough to know, but Bluebee is never serious. He just posts what will cause a reaction and sits back and laughs.
.... Go visit Detroit, Pontiac, Flint, or Saginaw and you'll see what Reaganomics does to America....


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Whatever you call it--an online auction house, the world's largest flea market, or a vast social experiment--no metaphor completely describes the huge trading community that is eBay. Underneath it all, eBay is also a computer program and a complex socio-economic system, requiring experience, finesse, and the right tools to master.
eBay Hacks, 2nd Edition has been completely revised and updated to make use of an array of new tools and features, as well as to reflect the changes in the eBay API, eBay's policies, and general practices of its increasingly sophisticated users. In all, the new edition of eBay Hacks sports 30 brand-new hacks plus dozens of hacks that have been expanded, deepened, or otherwise completely rewritten.
eBay Hacks shows you how to become a more efficient buyer and seller with clever tricks and shortcuts that will surprise even the most experienced eBayers. The book's wide range of topics covers all aspects of using eBay, such as advanced searching techniques, sniping tools, selling strategies, photography tips, and even research techniques for PowerSellers. But eBay Hacks doesn't just cover the basics; you willl learn how to write scripts to automate tedious tasks, take better photos, and tap into the eBay API to develop your own custom tools. Unlike any other book, eBay Hacks, 2nd Edition also provides insight into the social aspects of the eBay community, with diplomatic tools to help to get what you want with the least hassle and risk of negative feedback.
This bestseller supplies you with the tools you need to master eBay, whether as a buyer or seller, casual surfer or serious collector, novice or seasoned expert. With this guide, you will become a savvy power user who trades smarter and safer, makes more money, enjoys successes, and has fun doing it.
David A. Karp, the author of the first edition of eBay Hacks, is also the author of eight other O Reilly books, including the Windows Annoyances series, Windows XP in a Nutshell, and Windows XP Pocket Reference. He also served as the editor for PayPal Hacks. He frequently writes for PC Magazine, in which he never forgets to plug his latest O Reilly book.
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The tool on the cover of eBay Hacks, Second Edition is a corkscrew. The exact time origin of the corkscrew is not really known, but corkscrews descended from bulletscrews (also called gun worms)-a tool used for cleaning jammed bullets or unspent powder out of musket barrels, which shared a similar spiral tip. By the 17th century, the corkscrew was fairly common, as cork stoppers were now well-established throughout Europe, not only for wine, but for beer, medicine, and cosmetics.Corkscrews come in a variety of styles, including direct-pull (the simplest), assisted-pull, single-lever, double- (or wing-) lever, and torsional. The corkscrew pictured on the cover is a concertina corkscrew, sometimes called a compound-lever corkscrew. Concertina corkscrews date back to the late 1800s, and many fine examples can be found on eBay.Jamie Peppard was the production editor and copyeditor for eBay Hacks, Second Edition . Matt Hutchinson, Lydia Onofrei, Claire Cloutier, and Darren Kelly provided quality control. John Bickelhaupt wrote the index.Emma Colby designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is a photograph taken from the Stockbyte Work Tools CD. Karen Montgomery produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe's Helvetica Neue and ITC Garamond fonts.David Futato designed the interior layout. This book was converted by Keith Fahlgren to FrameMaker 5.5.6 with a format conversion tool created by Erik Ray, Jason McIntosh, Neil Walls, and Mike Sierra that uses Perl and XML technologies. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Helvetica Neue Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia FreeHand MX and Adobe Photoshop CS. This colophon was written by David Futato.
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