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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake (6-2-7, 25 Points, West #2) lost its second match of 2014 on Saturday, falling 3-1 to Portland Timbers (4-4-7, 19 points, West #6) in front of a sold-out Rio Tinto Stadium.
Tonight's loss ends the Claret-and-Cobalt's 11-game unbeaten run against the Cascadia side. RSL now posts an 8-2-3 all-time record across all competitions and a 5-2-3 all-time regular season record against the Timbers.
Real Salt Lake scored the opening goal in the 23rd minute, when RSL MF Luke Mulholland took down DF Chris Schuler's flick-on header inside the box and half-volleyed a shot past Portland GK Donovan Ricketts. Things didn't go RSL's way after taking the lead, with Portland finding the equalizer in the 36th minute through FW Fanendo Adi who headed home MF Diego Valeri's corner kick. Adi struck again right before halftime, cleaning up the rebound off a save from RSL GK Jeff Attinella. RSL went down a man in the 54th minute after RSL DF Tony Beltran picked up a second yellow card, and the Timbers went on to put the match away with a penalty kick goal in the 73rd minute, taken by former RSL MF Will Johnson.
Real Salt Lake controlled the early stages, and had the first chance of the match in the 5th minute. The play started with RSL MF Javier Morales' corner kick, which was cleared out of the box to Mulholland on the left side who switched play back to Morales on the right. The Argentine sent a cross into the box that found an open DF Nat Borchers in front of goal, but the center back was unable to keep his diving header on target, sending the shot just wide of the net.
Portland registered the next chance in the 11th minute. Portland Timbers DF Jorge Villafana found room to maneuver down the left flank and sent a cross into the box which found the head of Portland's Adi. Attinella found himself in the right place though, and easily took care of the shot.
Real Salt Lake went on to record a pair of chances in the 16th and 22nd minutes. Morales had the first chance, collecting a pass from Beltran on the left side. Morales cut into the box and fired a right-footed shot narrowly missing the far post. RSL MF Luis Gil created the next chance, flicking on a Portland clearance at the top of the box to set himself up for a half-volley attempt. Portland GK Donovan Ricketts came up big, getting one hand to the shot to push it out of play.
Mulholland went on to give RSL the lead in the 23rd minute. The play started with a Claret-and-Cobalt corner taken by Morales that Schuler flicked on to the middle of the box. Mulholland took down the pass and half-volleyed a right-footed rocket from 15 yards out, beating Ricketts to the near post, for his fourth goal of the season.
Gil almost doubled the lead in the 28th minute. RSL MF Ned Grabavoy found Gil just inside the 18 yard box on the right side. The U.S. international managed to work his way around two Portland defenders and lay off a pass to RSL FW Olmes Garcia at the top of the box, who sent a beautiful curling shot right at Ricketts.
Portland was able to find the equalizer in the 36th minute. Portland MF Diego Valeri earned the assist, taking a pin-point corner kick that found the head of Portland's Adi, who was able to send his shot to the far post, beating a helpless Attinella.
Portland kept piling on the pressure, forcing Attinella to produce a pair of big saves in the 40th and 41st minutes. Portland's Adi threatened again, blasting a shot from 20 yards out that forced a diving one-handed save by the Claret-and-Cobalt 'keeper. Portland's Valeri got the next chance a minute later, picking up a turnover in RSL's final third. The Argentine sprinted into the box and sent a powerful close-range shot right at Attinella, who managed to push the strike over the crossbar.
Mulholland had an opportunity to make it two on the night in the 45th minute. The Englishman picked up the ball 20 yards out and curled an attractive shot towards goal that Ricketts had to one-hand over the bar.
Portland got the last word before the half though, taking the lead in the 45th minute through Adi again. Portland caught the Claret-and-Cobalt on the counter, springing Portland FW Darlington Nagbe who sped into the box and tried to beat Attinella to the far post. Attinella made a great diving one-handed save that unfortunately deflected off of RSL DF Chris Wingert right into the path of Adi, who easily finished from inside the penalty box.
Real Salt Lake opened the second half aggressively, desperately searching for an equalizer. Grabavoy almost worked some magic to tie things up in the 57th minute. The veteran midfielder superbly chested down a Portland clearance at the top of the box, which he then volleyed straight to Ricketts who had to juggle the powerful attempt.
Real Salt Lake was dealt a blow in the 54th minute when RSL DF Tony Beltran was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Portland's Nagbe. Despite being down a man, the Claret-and-Cobalt continued to stay on the front foot but suffered another blow in the 73rd minute when Portland was awarded a penalty kick. RSL center back Chris Schuler was called for the foul after he appeared to take down the ball with his arm during a slide tackle in the box. Former RSL MF Will Johnson stepped up to the spot and coolly slotted the ball into the left corner to put Portland up by two.
Portland continued to put its attacking speed on show, almost scoring a fourth goal in the 81st minute. Nagbe made a quick run down the right flank, cutting into the box and fired a right-footed shot, but Attinella came up big, stoning the speedy youngster from close-range.
Real Salt Lake continued to push forward in the final 10 minutes, but was unable to register any clear-cut chances in front of net. The Claret-and-Cobalt had a half-chance in the 91st minute with a free kick awarded 25 yards out in the center of the field. RSL Substitute DF Abdoulie Mansally was the one to take but his shot attempt flew high over the bar.
Real Salt Lake now enters its MLS World Cup break, not returning to MLS play until June 28 when it takes on Chivas USA at StubHub center. The Claret-and-Cobalt begins U.S. Open Cup play next Saturday, June 14, facing NASL's Atlanta Silverbacks on the road. The RSL-Atlanta contest will be streamed live on RealSaltLake.com and kicks at 6:00 p.m. MT.
Real Salt Lake Match Notes – RSL 1–3 POR
Box Score Notes:
- Tonight's attendance of 20,480 marks Real Salt Lake's fifth sell-out this year. RSL was at capacity for the March 22 season opening 1-1 draw against LA, the April 19 1-0 win against Portland, the May 17 2-1 victory over Colorado, and May 24 scoreless draw with FC Dallas. Tonight's sell-out marks the club's 34th sell-out across all competitions since Rio Tinto Stadium's 2008 opening.
- Tonight's loss moves RSL to a 6-2-7 record through its first 15 matches of the season. RSL remains second in the league and Western Conference with 25 points, now seven points behind leaders Seattle Sounders FC.
- Tonight's loss officially ends RSL's unbeaten streak against the Timbers at 11 games. RSL now posts an 8-2-3 all-time record across all competitions against the Cascadia side and a 5-2-3 all-time regular season record against the Timbers.
- Tonight marked the return to RSL's signature diamond midfield formation. RSL MF Ned Grabavoy played at the bottom of the diamond in place of MF Cole Grossman who remained on the bench tonight.
- RSL FW Joao Plata returned to the lineup tonight after missing RSL's last two matches. The speedy Ecuadorian suffered a hamstring injury during the Claret-and-Cobalt's scoreless draw against FC Dallas on May 24. The dynamic striker has found the back of the net six times this year in now ten appearances, tying him for the team lead with Saborio.
- RSL MF Luis Gil was in the starting eleven, his second start this year since RSL's scoreless draw against Sporting Kansas City on April 5, 2014.
- RSL backup GK Jeff Attinella earned his fifth start of the 2014 season Wednesday, filling in for veteran GK Nick Rimando. Attinella now posts a 1-2-4 record in 2014 and a 2-4-5 regular season record in his RSL career.
- Missing from today's lineup were U.S. internationals Captain Kyle Beckerman and GK Nick Rimando and Costa Rican international FW Alvaro Saborio. All three players left the club on May 14 for pre-World Cup training camps with their respective national teams. Beckerman and Rimando were named to the U.S.'s final 23-man World Cup roster on Thursday. Saborio suffered a fifth metatarsal fracture while training with the Costa Rican national team last week and will miss the World Cup and is scheduled to be out 3-4 months. RSL is now 1-2-2 without all three of Beckerman, Rimando and Saborio this year. The Claret-and-Cobalt is now 3-4-4 in MLS play when missing all three players since the start of 2013.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 1 0 1
Portland Timbers 2 1 3
Scoring Summary:
RSL – Luke Mulholland – 23'
POR- Fanendo Adi (Diego Valeri) – 36'
POR – Fanendo Adi – 45'
POR – Will Johnson – 73'
Misconduct Summary:
RSL – Tony Beltran (Yellow; Foul) – 53'
RSL – Tony Beltran (Yellow; Foul) – 54'
RSL – Olmes Garcia (Yellow; Foul) – 70'
RSL – Luke Mulholland (Yellow; Foul) – 84'
POR – Diego Chara (Yellow; Foul) – 90+
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1): Jeff Attinella; Chris Wingert, Chris Schuler, Nat Borchers, Tony Beltran; Ned Grabavoy (Cole Grossman, 63'), Luis Gil (Devon Sandoval, 77'), Luke Mulholland, Javier Morales (C); Olmes Garcia, Joao Plata (Abdoulie Mansally, 58')
Substitutes not used: Lalo Fernandez; Carlos Salcedo, Rich Balchan, John Stertzer
Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1): Donovan Ricketts; Jorje Villafana, Norberto Paparatto (Danny O'Rourke, 60'), Rauwshan McKenzie, Jack Jewsbury; Diego Valeri, Will Johnson, Diego Chara; Fanendo Adi, Darlington Nagbe (Kalif Alhassan, 88'), Gaston Fernandez (Steve Zakuani, 68')
Substitutes not used: Andrew Weber; Michael Nanchoff, Alvas Powell, Maximiliano Urruti,
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant Referees: Kermit Quisenberry, Paul Scott
4th Official: Daniel Radford
Attendance: 20,480
Weather: Clear and 80 degrees


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NIT title up for grabs, as Hawkeyes clash with Bears
New York, NY – Two teams on an obvious roll collide at Madison Square Garden on Thursday evening, as the Iowa Hawkeyes and Baylor Bears square off with the 2013 National Invitation Tournament title on the line.
This will be just the second meeting in history between these schools. Iowa defeated the Bears, 67-44, on Dec. 2, 1983, in the first round of the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City.
Iowa has won seven of its last eight games heading into the championship round. Coach Fran McCaffery's squad downed Indiana State, Stony Brook and Virginia by double-digit margins in its first three games of the NIT. Iowa then coasted to a 71-60 victory over Maryland in the semifinals on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes' last loss was a hard-fought, 59-56 battle with Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament. Iowa's win over the Terps improved them to 3-2 all- time at Madison Square Garden.
Roy Devyn Marble has been the go-to-guy for Iowa down the stretch. The junior swingman is averaging 24.3 points and 4.9 assists per contest so far during the NIT. He has hit on 50 percent of his field goal tries in each of his last three games and is coming off a 21-point, nine-rebound performance in the semifinal win over Maryland. Eric May contributed 12 points and five assists, while Aaron White made 8-of-10 from the foul line for 10 points. The Hawkeyes were very controlled offensively as they committed just eight turnovers in the victory. White is the second leading scorer (13.2) and top rebounder (5.9) on the season. Iowa has just one scholarship senior on its roster, so its late- season surge is building some optimism for the future.
Baylor has made its journey to the championship game behind the strong play of senior point guard Pierre Jackson. The floor general has scored in double figures in 42 of his last 43 games and led the Big 12 in scoring (19.8) and assists (6.5) this year. No player from a power six conference has led their league in points and assists since Arizona's Jason Terry led the Pac-12 in both in the 1998-99 campaign. Scott Drew's Bears have beaten Long Beach State (112-66), Arizona State (89-86), Providence (79-68) and BYU (76-70) during their NIT run.
Against the Cougars, Jackson produced a double-double with 24 points and 10 assists to keep Baylor's season alive. Cory Jefferson tallied 21 points for the Bears, who have averaged 89 points per game in four tournament wins thus far. Isaiah Austin registered a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while A.J. Walton added 10 points. Austin is an NBA prospect due to his rare combination of shooting touch and 7-foot frame. Jefferson has scored 21 points or more in each of his last three games. He has shown tremendous improvement this season, raising his scoring average from 3.6 ppg as a sophomore to 13.0 ppg. Walton is a strong on-ball defender who will be given the task of slowing down Marble.


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Who Would Be On An All-Sports Mount Rushmore?
Yesterday was President's Day, and to celebrate, let's see what Mount Rushmore would look like if one icon from each of the four major sports was chosen.
Here's the list, and reasons below for why we selected each athlete to be on the all-sports Mount Rushmore:
NFL: Joe Montana
NBA: Michael Jordan
MLB: Babe Ruth
NHL: Wayne Gretzky
Now, here are some of their personal and career achievements that make them great:
Jordan turned 51 yesterday, and over his career, he won six titles, six NBA Finals MVP's, six NBA MVP's, Naismith College Player of Year, NBA Rookie of the Year, and All-Defensive NBA nine times.
While playing for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards, Jordan amassed 32,292 total points.
His "Airness," left a mark on the game offensively, defensively, and off the court through endorsements. To name a few of his career highlights, he never disappointed with his high-flying dunks, his memorable 'Flu Game,', his shot over Craig Ehlo, or his game-winning shot in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals.
Montana is a four-time Super Bowl winner, three-time Super Bowl MVP winner, two-time NFL MVP, and may be one of football's most clutch quarterbacks. The 15-year veteran quarterback has five total playoff game-winning drives and comebacks. Overall, he has 33 game-winning drives, and 31 comebacks.
In his career, Montana threw for over 40,000 yards, 273 touchdowns, and 139 interceptions.
Ruth played both pitcher, first base, and outfield for 22 years in the Major Leagues. That itself is remarkable.
Over 2,500 games, the 'Great Bambino' hit .342/.474/.690 with 714 home runs, 2,220 RBIs. He ranks third in home runs behind Barry Bonds, and Hank Aaron.
On the mound, he was a pitcher early in his career, and then, again in his late-30's. He was 94-46 with a 2.28 ERA. He struck out 488 batters in over 1,200 innings pitched.
He received 95% of the votes to get into the Hall of Fame, and helped the Yankees win seven World Series titles.
Gretzky earned his nickname, the "Great One." He retired in 1999, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame that same year. He played in the NHL for 20 years, and in over 1,400 games, he scored 894 goals, and had 1,963 assists.
He holds or shares 61 NHL records. 40 records in the regular season, 15 in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and six for the NHL All-Star game. Some of his records include: most points, goals and assists in a season, most consecutive 40, 50, and 60 or more goal seasons, most three or more goal games, most points, goals, and assists in a season, and the longest consecutive point-scoring streak.
All of these four athletes are some of the greatest athletes in their respective sports, and will be always be remembered.
If you think a different athlete in each sport belongs in the all-sports Mount Rushmore, feel free to comment or email Sam below!
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(CNN) -- Two planes made emergency landings at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport at almost the same time Monday, the Dutch airport said.
The first plane was a KLM flight departing en route to Milan, Italy. The flight reported a possible technical problem and asked to return.
The plane was inspected by engineers, and passengers were waiting to depart, the airport said.
The second emergency landing involved a Delta Air Lines plane.
It was not immediately clear what prompted that plane to land.
Initially, the airport said a fire caused the landing. But a military police official described the issue as one of "technical difficulties."
Delta would only say the plane, from Amsterdam to Mumbai, made the landing for "precautionary measures."
"The aircraft landed without incident, and passengers deplaned normally," the airline said in a statement.
It was "nothing big," Robert Van Kappel of Schipol Military Police of the incident.
Schiphol is one of Europe's busiest transit sites.


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OKLAHOMA CITY — The way the Orlando Magic offense performed Christmas night, you would have thought the team has an entirely new cast, not just a couple of additions here and there.
Two frustrating scoring draughts — each lasting about a quarter, each confounding — cost the Magic in their season opener, a 97-89 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
And, now, players say they still need some more time to jell after the lockout-induced layoff and an abbreviated preseason.
"It's going to take a while because we've been off for a long time," Howard said.
"For people who really don't understand the game, it takes a while to get back into the swing of playing. No matter what you've done all summer, it's just a different feeling when you're out there playing against other people."
The Magic took a 18-11 lead with 7:44 remaining in the first quarter and then suddenly went cold. They missed 25 of their next 30 shot attempts, and they found themselves trailing 48-31 with 5:02 remaining in the second quarter.
Their struggles worsened.
After the Magic showed some fight and cut the Thunder lead to 64-54 with 7:53 left to play in the third, Orlando did not make another field goal until 7:57 remained in regulation.
"I thought we played pretty well defensively in the second half, but offensively we just weren't good all night," coach Stan Van Gundy said. "The first five minutes we were pretty good, and other than that, we just weren't good. We weren't sharp. We didn't execute."
Van Gundy did not like the pace of the offense. He did not like how players often settled for a shot after just one pass. He did not like his players' screens, or lack thereof.
After their disappointing first-round playoff exit last April, the Magic made just two significant changes to their rotation. The team waived point guard Gilbert Arenas, and the team acquired power forward Glen Davis in a sign-and-trade for another power forward, Brandon Bass.
Sunday night, the guys who returned looked out of sync.
One sequence exemplified the Magic's futility.
Earl Clark collected an offensive rebound underneath the hoop. He went up for a dunk, but newly svelte Kendrick Perkins blocked the ball from behind.
Live by the 3, die by the 3 — that's a hallmark of Orlando's attack, and the Magic paid for it Sunday, connecting on just eight of their 28 attempts from beyond the arc.
Power forward Ryan Anderson scored a team-high 25 points for Orlando.
Howard added 11 points and 15 rebounds as he was guarded most of the night by Perkins.
Perhaps no center in the league has given Howard more problems through the years than Perkins, who was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Thunder last season.
Perkins and the rest of the Thunder delivered.
"It is a very good present," Scott Brooks, their coach, said.
"I am very pleased with our intensity. I knew that we were going to be in for a very difficult game because of how they play. They spread the floor so well, and Howard is the premier player in the league. I thought Perk was really good and made him work for everything he had, and that is what we expect out of Perk every night."
Howard seemed engaged all night, despite his request to be traded.
And at least he and his teammates showed some grit.
Coming out of a timeout with 4:53 left in the game, Howard tapped Jameer Nelson softly on the back and appeared to offer some positive words. Howard then did the same with Anderson.
Orlando trailed 87-72 at the time, but with a spark from swingman Von Wafer off the bench, the team eventually closed the gap to 95-87 with 1:20 to go after a trey by Anderson.
By then, it was too late.
The sellout crowd at Chesapeake Energy Arena saw two-time defending scoring champion Kevin Durant pour in a game-high 30 points and James Harden come off the Thunder bench to add 19.
They also saw everybody on the Magic roster except Anderson and Nelson struggle offensively.
"We had some great looks," said Magic shooting guard Jason Richardson, who went 1 for 10 from the field and finished with two points. "We started the game great, moving the ball. I think we started missing shots and we started getting a little bit stagnant.
"It's only the first game. We've got a lot of games in a short amount of time."
The stretches of Orlando's horrid shooting should not come as much of a surprise — at least not after the team's preseason.
The hope was that those stretches would not recur.
Well, they did recur.
For one quarter apiece.
When a game actually counted in the standings.
On Monday night, the Magic will play their home opener against the Houston Rockets, a team that did not play on Christmas.
"This one was tough for us on both ends," Howard said. "But we'll get better. Hopefully, tomorrow is a better game."
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Supervalu's Deal With Cerberus: What You Need to Know
Supervalu, the struggling supermarket chain, has a deal with private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management that has given it a much needed infusion of cash and paring of debt.
But it's a pretty complicated deal.
Here are the key points on the deal:
The buyers: A collection of Supervalu's chains are being sold to a consortium of investors led by Cerberus but also including Kimco Realty Corp., Klaff Realty LP, Lubert-Adler Partners and Schottenstein Real Estate Group.
What's being sold: :"The Banners," the collection of chains includes some of Supervalu's biggest: Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's and Star Market stores as well as in-store pharmacies. The assets will be declared "New Albertsons Inc." and will include 877 stores.
Value of brands: The consortium is paying $100 million in cash for "New Albertsons" and will also take on $3.2 billion in debt.


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Al-Ahly manager Hossam El-Badry on Sunday night praised his side following a surprising 2-1 win against host representatives Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the Club World Cup quarter-final.
The Egyptian side, who have played few competitive fixtures this year due to the suspension of their country's professional league, took the lead twice despite an at-times heavy snowfall and the loss of captain Hossam Ghaly in the first half.
"I'm very happy about the result," El-Badry said after the match. "Today was a difficult game. Sanfrecce is a very good, tactical team, so we studied them well.
"We went for the attack and concentrated on a goal because they were defending deep. We deserved to win today."
After eliminating the favoured Sanfrecce, who themselves were not without injury after goalkeeper Shunsaku Nishikawa was forced to depart in the 9th minute of play, Al-Ahly will face Corinthians in the semi-finals on Wednesday.
"Corinthians is a big and strong team," El-Badry continued. "But I will do my homework. Today our play was extremely good, and if we play like that against Corinthians we'll do well."
The former Egypt international also alluded to the political situation in Egypt, part of which has involved the suspension of professional football in the country following the Port Said disaster earlier this year.
"Our league is suspended for political reasons," El-Bahdry said, "We want to play in our league again. we don't know what will happen, and because of that we've only played friendly matches and did our best under the circumstances.
"Not only us, but all Egyptians can be happy because of today's result."
Meanwhile, Sanfrecce coach Hajime Moriyasu saw positives in his team's loss and credited Al-Ahly for their preparation.
"We played aggressive football," the J-League Manager of the Year said at his press conference. "We expected to compete with our style against Al-Ahly, but they studied us and came up with counter-measures.
"There was some confusion after Nishikawa's injury, but Masuda played well. Moriwaki was also substituted because of fitness, and it was bad that we used two substitutions for injured players."
With one CWC match remaining against Ulsan Hyundai on Wednesday afternoon, Moriyasu saw an opportunity to prepare for next season's Asian Champions League campaign.
"We'll do our best against Ulsan Hyundai, since some players are injured," the former Japan international continued. "Playing against a physical team will be a good simulation for the 2013 ACL."


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by Monica Hayde Schreiber, Mountain View Voice (June 11, 2010)
It has been said that the buffet is the more boorish counterpart to the a la carte dining experience. Limp food, lines of chowhounds looking to induce a food coma — not exactly the components of fine cuisine.
But then there's the Indian buffet.
Imagine the aromas of garam masala, coriander and cumin. Picture the silky sauces, tender cubes of lamb and chicken, pungent spices, the baskets of garlicky naan. Suddenly, the whole eat-as-much-as-you-want thing takes on a different allure.
Now, take it one step further and think about the groaning tables at Passage to India. Ah, buffet Nirvana.
Passage to India has been a Mountain View mainstay of Indian cuisine since 1992, when owner Sushma Taneja took over the then-two-year-old establishment. It was still in its smaller location farther down El Camino Real (that site now services as Passage to India's bakery and vegetarian snack shop). In 2001, Taneja moved into the current space, a one-time Bob's Big Boy, then amped up the menu to include both northern and southern Indian dishes, and turned Passage to India into a local destination for sub-continental cuisine.
We stopped by recently for a lunch and dinner. Both were buffets.
Passage to India has always charged a few bucks more for its buffet than much of the competition ($11.95 for weekday lunch; $14.95 for weekend brunch; and $15.95 for weekend dinner), but there are still few Indian feasts in the area that compare, namely with regard to the diversity of the offerings and the availability of some unusual dishes. The copious a la carte menu offers entrees ranging from $17.95 for the tandoori mixed grill to $9.95 for many of the vegetarian offerings.
The buffet showcases many of the everyday dishes you'd expect to find at any Indian establishment — tikka masala, tandoori chicken, vindaloos, bengan bertha — alongside some unusual and more sophisticated offerings: a flaky, coconut milk-infused fish curry, smoky petite roasted eggplants, and a chaat station offering India's version of tapas. (Chaat means "tastes" in Hindi.)
On the far reaches of the "unusual" scale is the smattering of "desi Chinese" dishes. The uninitiated may find themselves scratching their heads over Chinese food as it is prepared in India. The lackluster "chop suez" and fried rice admittedly had me looking a bit quizzical, so I left that end of the table to the Indian expats hungry for a Chinese-inspired taste of home.
An entire wing of the buffet is reserved for vegetarian dishes, an organizational touch appreciated by a meat-eschewing member of our group. Here we loaded up on masala dosas, a South Indian pancake made from rice and lentils, then stuffed with curried potatoes, diced onions and spices. They remained soft even as they sat on the buffet table. The red tofu curry tasted of Thailand, with heavy rations of coconut milk and cilantro.
Malai kofta is a stew of potato and cheese dumplings bathed in a rich, garlicky-gingery gravy. I sopped up the savory sauce with my garlic naan, but found myself avoiding the chewy dumplings.
We sampled far too many dishes to comment on each, but highlights included the fork-tender tandoori chicken, flavorful bhindi okra, the creamy mushroom saag, karahi chicken with its tomato-masala-yogurt sauce, and the all-around favorite: coconut fish curry, prepared firm and flaky with a creamy sauce evocative of the South Pacific. The mini "chicken rolls" (something of an Indian burrito with curried chicken inside) and the Indian pizza slices were a novelty, but unmemorable.
Certain dishes lean toward the spicy side, but overall most of the menu should be accessible to anyone of at least average heat tolerance.
A pani puri station is not something you usually find at your basic Indian buffet. I enlisted the help of a waiter in order to make sure I properly prepared this type of chaat, a popular street food in India. The "pani" are bite-sized puffed pastries you stuff with your own concoction (the "puri") of curried potatoes, onions, cilantro, and other spices, along with some healthy spoonfuls of mint chutney, tamarind or other sauces. You pop the puff in your mouth and bite down, releasing an explosion of taste from the spicy-liquid center.
We enjoyed a pleasant (and generous) glass of Ferrari-Carano Chardonnay ($7.50), but were disappointed by the supposed go-to drink, the mango lassi, a blend of liquid yogurt and mango pulp. While no mango lassi will ever live up to the one I had on a 108-degree day in Singapore's Little India, I found Passage to India's version surprisingly sweet and syrupy. Happily, the mango soft-serve ice cream went a long way toward cleansing the spice and salt from our palates.
Dessert at most Indian buffets is limited to gulab jamun, the fried dough balls served with a syrup sweet enough to make your teeth hurt. Passage to India offers a fairly typical version of gulab jamun along with the mango ice cream and a small selection of pastries, or "mithai," from the restaurant's bakery.
Service was efficient, if a touch aloof. On one visit, we didn't receive any naan until we had finished our first plate of food.
Passage to India looks pleasant enough with its turmeric-yellow and burgundy color scheme, but the decor could be so much more. A sumptuous buffet deserves sumptuous surroundings, not drab curtains, a dated vibe, and restrooms that are frankly more suited to a dive bar. In any case, my post-review telephone conversation with Taneja revealed that renovation plans are in the works.
Apparently, more good things are in store at Passage to India.
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As the engine continues to warm up, the choke coil
continues to relax its tension until the choke valve is fully
opened and the engine can now run at normal fuel
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vacuum break unit on some 2GV models. The purpose of
the clean air purge is to bleed air into the auxiliary vacuum
break circuit and purge the system of any fuel vapors or
dirt contamination which might be pulled into the bleed
check valve located inside the diaphragm unit. The purge
system consists of a small bleed hole located in the vacuum
break diaphragm tube just beneath a filter element covered
by a rubber boot. During engine operation, vacuum acting
upon the diaphragm unit pulls a small amount of filtered air
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Other Rochester 2GV carburetors use a dual vacuum
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friction in the engine decreases, the second auxiliary
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If you are reading this page then your "Graceland Experience" is probably in the rear view mirror…or is it?
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From Jimmer to Jerry, Utah was home to some sensational sports headlines in 2011.
The Deseret News staff took a look at some of the state's top sports headlines from this past calendar year, and asked a few local sports commentators and reporters for their thoughts and observations on the phenomenal and the phenoms. Hope you enjoy.
1. Jimmermania.
Jimmer Fredette became more than a star player, he became a phenomenon. His ability to score points when BYU needed them most — and from the longest of ranges — made him a household name. In fact, his name became a verb (meaning one has just been smoked, humiliated, smacked down, etc.) and his ability became legend.
"I compare it to the hype of Justin Bieber," said Hans Olsen, former BYU and NFL player and co-host of the "Hans and OC Show" on 97.5 FM. "My dad, who is 70 and lives in the back woods of Idaho and couldn't hate pop music more, knows who Justin Bieber is. And the same could be said of Jimmer. Little old ladies who'd rather watch Matlock (than college hoops) know who Jimmer is."
Adds Alema Harrington, co-host of "Powerhouse" (1320 AM) and "Jazz Live" (KJZZ), "I played with Ty Detmer; I played on the national championship team in 1984. I've never seen anything like what happened with Jimmer. It was an absolute phenomenon, a movement, and I don't think that we'll ever see it again."
Deseret News columnist and sports writer Dick Harmon, whose covered BYU since he was a student there in 1976, said some of Jimmermania can be attributed to the rise in social media.
"It was all the ways it could be covered — Facebook, Twitter, the Internet — with even NBA players chiming in," he said. "It was massive coverage and it built a foundation of launching this kid."
And for a journalist, it infused a very familiar game with surprises.
"Every night there was magic," he said. "The expectation was that as soon as he crossed half court, he could shoot and make it … It almost became like a fable, something you'd read in a storybook. It was unreal."
2. Sloan RETIRES
Jerry Sloan's retirement didn't come as anyone would have expected. On Feb. 10, in the middle of his 23rd season as the head coach of the Utah Jazz, Sloan abruptly resigned. His long-time assistant Phil Johnson resigned with him, leaving fans wondering if he'd secretly been fired or was fed up with the egos of NBA stars. He said simply that he didn't have the energy the job required anymore and denied any behind-the-scenes trouble.
"Who would have thought a guy who never relents would quit in the middle of a season?" said Deseret News columnist Brad Rock. "This is a guy who didn't back down from Wilt Chamberlain, who played with torn plantar fasciitis, and who broke his nose half a dozen times playing."
Sloan stepping aside was monumental because he wasn't just a sports icon to Utahns.
"He was a cultural part of the community," said David Locke, Jazz play-by-play announcer and co-host of Boler, Locke and Gerrard (1320 AM), who felt Sloan retiring was the state's top story. "He was a bedrock … He's in the Hall of Fame. The amount of people who were given a guiding light by Jerry of how to do things, and not just his players … I think Jerry represented what we all want to achieve."
Spencer Checketts, co-host of the Bill and Spence Show (700 AM) said it was an unfortunate end to a storied career.
"He was the face of a franchise that did not embrace change at all," said Checketts. "In three weeks, they got a new coach and traded away a star player … I think it was a sad day, and I think he deserved better."
3. Utes begin play in Pac-12, BYU goes independent
While Utah struggled in its first Pac-12 season, BYU dealt with the ups and downs of independence. As the Utes began their first Pac-12 season there was palpable energy on campus, at games and even around Salt Lake City.
While the result was what most predicted, the opportunity to represent the South Division in the first Pac-12 championship raised hopes — only to have them dashed with a loss to Colorado.
"If they get the win against Colorado and play for that Pac-12 championship, it's a more successful season than I expected," said 1280 AM sports talk radio co-host Hans Olsen. "The history books would have Utah written down as the first team to represent the south in the first Pac-12 championship … That would have been amazing."
As far as BYU playing football without a conference affiliation, while this year was a success on paper, media members and fans wondered if the Cougars could secure — and sustain — a challenging schedule each year as conferences shifted, grew and made TV deals with each other.
The Cougars did end on a high note, with Riley Nelson leading the Cougars to a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday.
"For me, I'm hoping it's a means to an end," said Olsen. "I don't want this to be a long-term situation for BYU. I don't expect this to be a long-term situation for BYU. I hope they don't expect this to be long-term fix for BYU. I think growth is limited … financial growth is limited; strength of schedule growth is limited. Being an independent is OK if you can leverage and demand and control revenue. BYU is not there yet."
4. Life of Riley
Jake Heaps came to BYU amid great fanfare and high expectations. Riley Nelson arrived in Provo after a controversial (post-mission) transfer and much skepticism. Yet, this fall, Nelson not only earned the starting quarterback job, he earned the affection and loyalty of players, coaches and fans. Nelson's success led Heaps to transfer to Kansas, leaving Cougar faithful to wonder what might have been and what went wrong between BYU and one of the country's most sought-after high school recruits.
"I thought he was primed to have a gigantic season," said Patrick Kinahan, co-host of the DJ and PK Show on 1320 AM. "Watching him in fall camp … there was just no way I would have forecasted that in his fourth or fifth game he was struggling so bad they would have absolutely no choice but to replace him. That was a stunner."
Harmon sees Heaps' departure as a loss for the program.
"They lose a potential player that would have worked into someone like the other quarterbacks they'd had," said Harmon. "He needed time to become salty, experienced and to have other people on the team react to him. For several reasons, that never happened."
Harmon said of the 66 off-season workouts last year, Heaps managed to attend just three because of injuries, his marriage and a family trip.
"This team was reluctant to follow him," said Harmon. "Yes, Nelson is the anti-Jake. He was there at every practice, willing to do anything, wash windows, shine cars, sit at the back of the bus … Riley is so smart, and he knew the emotional buttons he could push. He embraced the warrior spirit that Bronco Mendenhall loves so much."
Kinahan also observed a difference in the way the team played for Heaps compared to Nelson.
"It was also shocking to see how much he lost the team, lost the confidence of his teammates," Kinahan said of Heaps. "They didn't quit playing for him, but they certainly played a lot harder for Nelson."
That, and leading a comeback win against Utah State, helped Nelson secure both the hearts and minds of BYU coaches and fans
5. D-Will dealt
On Feb. 23, the Utah Jazz broke up with D-Will before he broke up with them. Fearing he would not re-sign with the team, Jazz brass traded him to New Jersey for forward Derrick Favors and point guard Devin Harris. It was both shocking and bold, and the ramifications are still felt 10 months later.
"Normally, you hear a buzz about, 'Hey they're thinking about trading Deron.' But we were all surprised. (Deron) was genuinely floored; he didn't know it was coming," said Harrington. "It certainly was a departure from the Jazz tradition ... Whether people want to believe it or not, it had a lot to do with Jerry Sloan and what happened there."
Added Checketts, "I think it signaled a new attitude around the league. We're rapidly heading to the haves and the have-nots with big stars wanting to play in big markets … It's what the NBA has always been about. Guys like John Stockton and Karl Malone and Tim Duncan were so different … I don't know that it was necessarily a change in philosophy for the Jazz as much as Kevin (O'Connor) and Greg (Miller) said, 'We're not going to let a player hold us hostage.' It's tough to trade a superstar."
6. Brandon Davies drama, BYU's NCAA tourney run
BYU's decision to dismiss star forward Brandon Davies from the Cougars' basketball team for an Honor Code violation at the very peak of BYU's most successful season in recent memory made national headlines.
"It was a stunner," said Harmon, "a shock to that team. To lose a player like that, right before the NCAA Tournament, for an issue which would not have been an issue at 99.5 percent of schools in the NCAA, was puzzling for people outside BYU to understand."
And, in the opinion of many, losing Davies meant not advancing past the Sweet 16.
"They had to change their offense," said Harmon. "They had to bring Noah Hartsock inside and Jimmer had to carry more of the offensive load … It made people wonder if they'd had Brandon Davies if they could have gotten into that next round."
Even without Davies, the Cougars managed to advance to the Sweet 16 with victories over Wofford and Gonzaga before succumbing to Florida.
7. High school champs — four undefeated kind
Every year the state crowns state champions in football. But it isn't every year — or any year until the fall of 2011 — that four state champions won their titles with undefeated seasons. Lone Peak (5A), Logan (4A), Hurricane (3A) and Duchesne (1A) all won football titles without suffering a single loss.
"In addition to three undefeated champions, it wasn't Alta or Bingham or in 3A Juan Diego," said Harrington. "It was teams that kind of broke through … People don't know how difficult it is to go undefeated in a season, especially in football. So many things could go wrong, and for all three of them to do it, that was pretty spectacular."
And two of those four teams featured future college quarterbacks (Lone Peak's Chase Hansen and Logan's D.J. Nelson) doing what they do best — winning.
"It's very rare that two great quarterbacks get a chance to shine like that," said Rod Zundel, host of KSL's Game Night Live. "They had their moments and they seized the opportunities. … And as for Hurricane, there was no better story of perseverance and never give up than Hurricane. Most people don't get a second chance, let alone four — and Hurricane didn't waste it."
8. Real close
Real Salt Lake played in the CONCACAF Champions League Finals. They came up short in their bid to reach the FIFA Club World Cup, but thrilled not just local soccer fans but the entire MLS nation with their effort. A 1-0 loss to Monterrey (Mexico) also snapped a 37-game home unbeaten streak. It wasn't just die-hard soccer fans who supported Real's run, the national implications drew new and casual fans to the team, many of whom were coming off the BYU men's basketball high and were in search of something better to cheer for than the Jazz, who by that point in the season were struggling.
"I think really what it meant more than anything else was an evolution in soccer education," said Checketts. "No team in the MLS had done what RSL did … It just catapulted them to a whole new level."
The team could have attracted a bit more media attention thanks to the timing of the CONCACAF playoffs.
"I think the timing was good for them," said the News' Rock. "The Jazz were starting to fall apart; the gang was breaking up; the BYU men's team was out of the NCAA Tournament … It was a nice diversion from the usual menu."
9. Bye-bye, Boylen ... Hello, Larry
Utah fired head basketball coach Jim Boylen the day after his fourth season ended. Attendance had plummeted and players were defecting, but most believe it was about the back-to-back losing season (Utah finished the 2011 season with a 13-18 record). Three weeks later, Utah hired New Jersey Nets assistant coach Larry Krystkowiak, but putting the program back together has proven difficult as the Utes are in the midst of one of their worst seasons ever.
"The real story is the demise of the Utah basketball program," said Kinahan. "I covered them in the '90s and they rocked. To see this program as bad as it is, is literally shocking."
With the loss of players, most suspected Krystkowiak's squad would struggle, especially playing in the Pac-12.
"Everybody suspected this is what was going to happen," said Rock. "But they were willing to suspend reality, hoping some miracle would happen by the time the season came around."
10. Rise of the Aggies
Utah State football enjoyed its best season in more than 20 years. The Aggies advanced to a bowl game for the first time since 1997, and the season could have been even better — 10 of the team's 13 games were decided by a touchdown or less.
"What Gary (Andersen, head coach) did, for the first time, I can remember in years and years, they truly expected to win games," said Rock. "When they lost in the (Famous) Idaho Potato Bowl, it was genuine surprise and disappointment. The optimism is the most it's been in decades up there."
Raising expectations also means more opportunity to disappoint.
"I thought they'd do better," said Olsen. "I thought they'd win the WAC, and to watch Louisiana Tech win the WAC and watch USU flounder and lose ground, lose close games, it was a letdown for me. Watching what they did to BYU, it escalated my expectations."
The future does look promising for the Aggies, and just what that means for the landscape of football in Utah is unknown.
"They've always been everybody's second-favorite team," said Rock. "People usually like the Utes or the Cougars and then everybody is kind of pulling for the Aggies. What I want to know is how popular they'll be if they start beating Utah and BYU?"
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Honorable mentions
Conference realignment rumors keep fans — and sometimes college administrators — guessing as BYU was often involved in said rumors
Bingham has 13 seniors sign scholarship commitments with colleges on National Signing Day
Norm Chow hired as Utah's offensive coordinator, but then he leaves after one season to coach at Hawaii
Weber State head coach Ron McBride, 72, retires after 50 years in coaching
John L. Smith takes the Weber State head football coaching job
Jazz have a tremendous start and then end up missing the playoffs
NBA lockout delays the start of the season
Women's ski jumping is officially included in the Sochi Winter Olympics (2014), and then six months later Park City's Sarah Hendrickson, 17, wins the first FIS Women's Ski Jumping World Cup competition
St. George's Jay Don Blake breaks through on Senior Tour


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Circa 1960 Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra Yoo-Hoo Advertising Display
Starting Bid - $300, Sold For - $588
This rare early 1960s point-of-sale advertising display for Yoo-Hoo Chocolate Flavored Beverage features both Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle promoting the famed "Drink of Champions." The cardboard display features the product's famous slogan, "Me For Yoo-Hoo," above portrait images of Berra and Mantle, and prominently features an illustration of a can of Yoo-Hoo, which at this time was designed with portraits of Yankee stars on bottle caps, including Mantle and Berra. While many people recall Berra's long-standing promotion of the chocolate beverage, the drink was actually invented many years earlier, in the 1920s. It wasn't until Berra became friends with the owner of the company in the 1950s, however, that Yoo-Hoo became a household name. Berra not only recruited a number of investors to help finance a major production facility, but also enlisted the aid of many of his teammates, most important Mickey Mantle, to help promote the beverage. Their efforts were very successful. In a short time Yoo-Hoo became one of the most popular refreshments in America and the chosen drink of every diehard Yankees fan. This is a very substantial and rare display piece from one of the most famous product endorsements of the era. The blank-back sign (9 x 12 inches) has been beautifully matted and framed and is in apparent Near-Mint condition. Total dimensions: 15.25 x 18.25 inches. Reserve $300. Estimate $500/$1,000. SOLD FOR $588
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By Clive Bernath: On May 26 two of boxing's true professionals will collide at the Capital FM Arena in middle England when unbeaten French Canadian Lucian Bute defends his IBF super-middleweight title against local hero Carl Froch.
The pair came together for the first time at a press conference in Nottingham on Monday and more than 3,000 tickets were quickly snapped up by eager local fight fans, which is testament to how well not only how popular Froch is in his part of the world but also the respect fans have for the champion.
For me this fight is one of the reasons why I love the sport of boxing so much. Here, we have two great boxers coming together when they have no need to. As far as I'm concerned Froch could be forgiven for taking an easier fight in front of his own fans after facing genuine world class opposition back to back for the last four years while Bute, who is an even bigger draw in his native Quebec, could quite easily earn big money defending his title on home soil.
But no, Froch prefers to continue boxing in elite class while Bute is happy to escape the home comforts and test his mettle in front of a hostile partisan crowd.
I'm sure serious boxing fans are fully aware of the calibre of The Cobra's' last seven opponents but I'll quickly remind you, Jean Pascal, Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell, Mikkel Kessler, Arthur Abraham, Glen Johnson and Andre Ward. A mightily impressive list of world class names I think you will agree which is why I feel he could be forgiven for selecting an easier route back following the points defeat to Ward last December.
Froch,28-2-(20), speaking at Monday's press conference said: "There was talk of taking a steady fight after the seven top-level fights I've had on the spin against world-class, elite fighters.
"But I don't really want to be mixing and involved with lower-level fighters so I said to (promoter) Eddie (Hearn) 'ideally, I want to be jumping back in there with top-level fighters'.
"You don't see Floyd Mayweather having 10 months off and taking a warm-up fight."
Credit has to be afforded to Bute as well. He could of stayed home and made good money but knows how important it is to fight on the road and progress his career further.
"I'm Very happy and excited to be here today – I would like to thank Carl for accepting the fight and stepping in the ring with me," said Bute at the press conference.
"Big fights take time to negotiate but I'm glad that this fight has come. Both Carl and I have had similar careers so far, for me it's the right time to come away from home and defend my belt and in my heart I believe I will be victorious.
"I've been criticised for not fighting away from home. I remember when Joe Calzaghe fought away from home at the end of his career he received the respect he deserved for doing that and that's what I am looking to do.
Bute, 30-0-(24), added: "Carl is a good strong aggressive fighter. He will have nine thousand fan cheering for him and not many for me. It has all the ingredients for a great fight."
I for one am looking forward to this fight more than any other this year and would not be surprised if this is the Fight of the Year.
March 19, 2012
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CHICAGO — A rainstorm pummeling the Chicago area ripped open a sinkhole Thursday that swallowed three cars, injuring one driver badly enough that he had to be hospitalized. Blasts of torrential rain and widespread flooding forced authorities to shut segments of major expressways, and hundreds of flights were scrapped.
Schools were closed, commuter trains slowed to a crawl and a local emergency agency to the north, in Lake County, drafted jail inmates to fill sandbags.
The gaping sinkhole opened up a residential street on Chicago's South Side just before 5:30 a.m. after a cast iron water main dating back to 1915 broke during the massive storm. The hole spanned the entire width of the road and chewed up grassy areas abutting the sidewalk. Two of the cars that disappeared inside had been parked, but a third was being driven when the road buckled and caved in. Only the hood of one of the vehicles could be seen peeking from the chasm.
The driver was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, said Chicago Police Department spokesman Mike Sullivan.
Tom LaPorte, a spokesman for the city's water department, said the force of the heavy rain or the movement and weight of the rain-soaked ground could have caused the pipe to crack open.
In the street outside the Willis Tower, an overwhelmed sewer system sent water gushing geyser-like from manholes with such force it rattled the heavy covers.
"The water will come out any way it can," LaPorte said. He said there have been hundreds of reports of flooded basements.
Workers were furiously filling sand bags and putting up barricades along the north branch of the Chicago River in the Albany Park neighborhood in the hopes of keeping the river from rising over its banks, LaPorte said.
On roadways throughout the region, vehicles were stalled in standing water that was nearly up to car windshields in some places. On the Edens Expressway, flooding prompted the Illinois Department of Transportation to divert traffic onto other roads.
Several expressways have been at least partially closed, including the Eisenhower northbound lanes on the city's North Side. Some schools had to cancel classes because buses were unable to maneuver through flooded streets.
Around 550 flights in and out of O'Hare International Airport were canceled, according to the aviation tracking website FlightAware.com.
Thursday's storm drenched the airport with more than 5 inches of rain. The National Weather Service said another band of storms could unload another 2 inches in the afternoon.
"We will have another line of strong thunderstorms going through south of the Chicago area, and behind that there is another area of widespread rain that will move through the area," meteorologist Andrew Crein said.
Trains were delayed on most of the 11 Metra commuter rail lines linking the city and its suburbs because of flooding near tracks and stations, spokesman Tom Miller said. Some lines were brought to a standstill by the snarl of lined-up trains waiting to get into stations.
A lightning strike also caused a power outage that forced track switches to be made manually on one of the lines running north out of the city, causing serious delays.
Throughout north-central Illinois, too, flash flooding forced road closures, and fire departments and rescue crews were helping motorists and residents stranded by the rising water, The News-Tribune in LaSalle reported.
In rural areas, farm fields were flooded, and in Utica, the fire department evacuated a mobile home park. Boats were used in Marshall County to rescue morning commuters trapped by floodwaters, the newspaper reported.
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency was reaching out to communities throughout the state, especially in the northern half, to assess flooding and storm damages and to see if they need assistance, spokeswoman Patti Thompson said.
"It sounds like we have a lot of issues, but not a lot of requests for assistance," she said.
She said the Red Cross has opened shelters in the village of Roanoke, in Woodford County, and in Oglesby, in LaSalle County.


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The weeklong Chicago teachers� strike could well be a preview of a nationwide pushback against state and federal polices that seek to dramatically alter working conditions for teachers.
While wages, health and other benefits continue to be factors in these debates, teacher evaluations are emerging as the most contentious issue.
One of the most intractable issues in the Chicago teachers� contract negotiations, for example, has been an evaluation system that would initially base 25 percent of a teacher�s rating on student achievement, with a goal that 40 percent of a teacher�s rating be based on student achievement in five years.
Understandably, Chicago teachers, as well as many of their cohorts around the country, are balking at the prospect of having their careers hang on what they believe to be such injudicious use of standardized test scores.
Worcester School Committee member Tracy O�Connell Novick said as much when she suggests policymakers should not easily dismiss experts in the education field who warn about the dangers of misusing test scores.
�Teaching and learning is a complicated process, and every time you try to make it quick and easy, you end up with nonsensical formulas,� she said.
Len Zalauskas, president of the Educational Association of Worcester, also points out the difficulty in basing teacher performance on test scores, when �there are so many variables to consider.�
�How do you measure a special education teacher?� he asked. �How do you measure the difference between a teacher with 40 kids in the classroom, and the teacher with only 20?�
Massachusetts, like Illinois, is among a number of states that have energetically embraced the Obama administration�s Race to the Top initiative, which uses grants as an incentive to steer such reforms as charter school expansion and teacher evaluations based on test scores.
And like Illinois, Massachusetts has developed a new system to evaluate teachers that is partly based on student performance.
Massachusetts, however, is taking a measured approach.
During the first year of implementation, districts are expected to evaluate teachers based on several factors, to include curriculum, planning, professional judgment, accommodation of learning styles and reliability.
However, the provisions tying teacher ratings to test scores will not be implemented until the 2013-2014 school year.
The state also hasn�t said what percentage of a teacher�s rating would be based on the test scores.
It is quite possible that such percentages could be decided in contract negotiations between teachers unions and their respective cities and towns.
Worcester, because it has two Level 4 schools (the lowest performing schools in the state), and because it is receiving Race to the Top funding, is already implementing the first phase of the state�s new teacher evaluation program.
Marco Rodrigues, chief academic officer for the Worcester public schools, said that while the administration is awaiting guidelines from the state on how to link teacher ratings to test scores, it is diligently working with the EAW to ensure fairness and flexibility in any approach that is adopted.
�Accountability is a good thing,� he said.
�It brings people to be reflective of the work that they do. But while there might be a more formulized and concrete rubric, the creativity of teachers will never be jeopardized.�
I understand the cynicism of teachers on this issue. But a test score often tells us more about what�s going on in the state, the city, the school and the home than it does what�s going on in the individual classroom.


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all i can think of: 'MERICAdingoEsride wrote:What is it with putting the month before the day, surely the lesser be first, 16/11/17 makes more sense
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Hey amberwolf. There is not a good equivalent of prosilver for phpbb3.2, sorry.amberwolf wrote:Any news about the subsilver(x) theme replacement?
Last I'd seen was this
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewt ... 0#p1312158
I hadn't gone back to play with the test board any further because I'd been waiting to hear back about themes.
Prosilver is the only usable theme for me on the test board. As long as that is still there on the new one I guess I'll hack at it to get rid of stuff that's in the way, and see if it's usable enough to get along with.
The others (milk and se square / nx) can't do what I need, even after hacking at them with abp/rip to remove obnoxious stuff from them. The ones with avatars/profile/etc stuff on the right side are completely unusable for me becuase I have to have that on the left so I can see the text and posts and pics on the right.
Never been so happy to see a new post on ES, Fechter! I was wondering if the patient survived, myself!
You are welcome. I am so happy to finally have this done, and i hope you guys enjoy the upgrades.
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A soup kitchen is expanding to open a food bank with hopes of supporting families reluctant to ask for help.
The InTouch Foundation Food Bank will officially start later this month, but already the organisation has helped people referred to it.
InTouch Foundation founder Osman Gondal hopes that by collecting donations in mosques, South Asian families will be encouraged to speak out and request support.
"What we've found is that 90 per cent the people using food bank services across the Bradford area are, generally speaking from white local backgrounds.
"I know there's a need within the South Asian community and that people from this community aren't coming forward - we're conducting research to find out what the cause is.
"We're going to be working with the mosques and that will be a direct link with ourselves. People can talk to an iman and tell them why they are struggling. It's taking the mosque back to what it was, which is a community hub."
Mr Gondal said it was too early to say why South Asian families were less likely to come forward, but suggested it was perhaps cultural and a lack of knowledge about services on offer.
"People don't know what's on offer to them, they'd rather contact friends and family," he said.
The food bank, which will be run entirely by women, has always been part of the plan for the InTouch Foundation which runs weekly soup kitchens in Bradford, Shipley and Keighley.
Mr Gondal said the food bank, which gives out food parcels to last between three and five days, was about more than handouts.
"It's not just about the pack. It's about what support we can give to people as well, whether that be healthy eating advice or financial planning - how you can stretch a pound to last a day rather than just going and getting a 99p chicken and chips.
"It's a more holistic approach."
People will be referred to the charity service through agencies such as job centres and Bradford Council. The service will be piloted in Bradford working with ten mosques and three schools, with plans of expanding later.
Mr Gondal said InTouch Foundation was a non-political organisation, but he felt welfare changes had led to more people struggling.
"There are some people that are really struggling and don't know where their next meal will come from," he said. Earlier this week the InTouch Foundation was contacted about a mother who had completely run out of money and had no idea how she was going to feed her children.
"Within hours we were able to provide her with an emergency food pack."
Mr Osman said food would be collected weekly from mosques, schools and other centres and stored at Sharing Voices base in Clifton Villas, Bradford.
The organisation is appealing for help to buy pallet racking to store and pack the food for distribution.
Anyone who can help should contact Mr Gondal on 07865 994953.


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Step Four: : Using CEGUI
In this tutorial we will create our applications' windows with the help of CEGUI. This tutorial contains basic information only about the library , when CEGUI is new for you, please visit the project website for more information:
The CS SDK has a Ceguitest application, and basic layouts to use the GUI., here you can find an example, how you can integrate CEGUI into your application. The viewmesh test application uses also CEGUI, here you can find a long and detailed example to deal with this impressive windowing system. Some notes about CEGUI under CS. There is an introduction to Cegui in the manual, please read this section first. I cite the most important section:
It is important that applications using CEGUI from Crystal Space do not use any of the CEGUI getSingleton() or getSingletonPtr() calls, such as CEGUI::Singleton<T>::getSingleton() or CEGUI::System::getSingleton(). The reason for this is that global and static variables (declared in methods, classes, namespaces, or globally) are not normally shared between modules. Calling getSingleton() from the Crystal Space application will not necessarily return the same instance as calling getSingleton() from the CEGUI plugin.


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Hi Robots.net!
I'm back in school, taking a couple of robotics classes at the University of Utah. I'm doing some research on SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) for a presentation I have to give.
I've been fascinated with robot perception for a long time.
Still working on the DARPA challenge... 3rd time's the charm I guess. This time I am working with the university team.
Here are some links to a video of a robot arm I made a few years ago:


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Sarah Halejian Scores 27 Points, Janna Graf Adds A Double-Double
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - In a matchup between teams that entered the night tied atop the Ivy League standings, Yale and Harvard played a game that went down to the wire before the Crimson escaped with a 58-57 win at John J. Lee Amphitheater on Saturday night.
Yale (10-10, 4-2 Ivy League) took the early lead, riding a hot-shooting Sarah Halejian to build an eight-point advantage in the first half. Halejian scored five straight points and Janna Graf tacked on a pair of foul shots as the Bulldogs jumped out to an early 7-5 lead.
The Bulldogs continued to lead throughout much of the first half and held the Crimson scoreless over a four-minute span to push the lead to 24-18 after Hayden Latham, Katie Werner each hit a foul shot and Halejian tacked on two more.
Harvard (15-5, 5-1) ended its scoring drought with a Temi Fagbenle layup, but a three-pointer by Halejian and foul shot by Graf quickly gave Yale its largest lead of the night at 28-20. The teams traded three-pointers on the next two possessions and the Bulldogs took a 31-23 lead into half.
The Crimson opened the second half with four straight points, before the Bulldogs sandwiched a jumper by Halejian and three-pointer by Lena Munzer around an Erin McDonnell layup to make it 36-29 with 17:07 to play.
Harvard responded with eight straight points from McDonnell to take a 37-36 lead, but Graf answered with a three-pointer for Yale as the teams traded baskets on the next two possessions.
With just over 10 minutes remaining Harvard went on an 11-1 run, capped off by a Christine Clark layup, to take a 50-42 lead with 5:00 to play.
Yale was still trailing, 55-48, with 3:27 to play before Halejian and Graf scored on consecutive possessions and Munzer hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 55-55 with 52 seconds to play.
Harvard regained a 58-55 lead on a jumper from Melissa Mullins and a foul shot by Jasmine Evans with just 22 seconds to play.
Halejian converted two foul shots on Yale's next possession and following a timeout, the Bulldogs forced a turnover to set up for a final shot. Halejian got to the corner and took a final shot up, but it was off the mark and the Crimson held on for the one-point win.
Halejian scored 19 points in the first half and finished the night with a game-high 27 points. Graf chipped in with 10 points and a season-high 11 rebounds. The Bulldogs pressured Harvard into 19 turnovers on the night, but were held to just 27.4 percent shooting.
McDonnell led Harvard with 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Evans and Clark added 11 and 10, respectively. The Crimson held a 49-42 rebounding edge and shot 38.9 percent for the game.
Yale is back in action on Friday, Feb. 14, at Penn in a 7 p.m. tip-off.
Report filed by Jeff Mead, Yale Sports Publicity