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2010-11 Season (Senior)
Awarded a special Inspirational Award by the Big West Conference head coaches as the nation's only deaf NCAA Division I men's basketball student-athlete ... Voted CSUN Most Inspirational Player ... The subject of numerous feature stories including the New York Times (12/23/10), the Los Angeles Times (2/11/11), espn.com (2/16/11), the Seattle Times (1/8/11), Los Angeles Daily News (2/4/10), CBS Sports (2/12/11), Fox Sports Prime Ticket, ESPNU, the Daily Sundial, ESPNLosAngeles.com, mattbrownphoto.com, Telemundo 52 and three Los Angeles television stations (Channels 2, 4, 5) ... Played in 32 games (10 as a starter), second-best for a single season at CSUN ... Scored a career-high 15 points (6-for-8 from the floor) with five rebounds, two steals and a block at Cal (11/16/10) ... Collected his first collegiate double-double with eleven points and eleven rebounds (career-high) vs Long Beach State (2/12/11) ... Averaged 5.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game ... Hit .522 (72-for-138) from the field ... Tallied a four-year career .525 shooting percentage.
2009-10 Season (Junior)
CSUN's Most Improved Player ... The only deaf player competing in NCAA Division I basketball ... Lizarraga was the subject of numerous feature stories including the Los Angeles Daily News (2/4/10), Fox Sports Prime Ticket, ESPNU, the Daily Sundial, ESPNLosAngeles.com, mattbrownphoto.com, Channel 4 in Los Angeles, and Channel 2 in Los Angeles ... Played in 31 games including eight starts ... Played his best game of his three-year CSUN career with eight points (4-for-5 from the floor) along with six rebounds, three blocks and two steals at then tenth-ranked Washington (12/6/09) ... Had a career-high seven rebounds in games at Western Kentucky (11/23/09) and at Colorado (12/22/09) ... Shot .529 (27-for-51) from the floor.
2008-09 Season (Sophomore)
Scored a season-high five points against Pepperdine (12/18/08) ... Scored his first collegiate basket with 1:14 to play at Stanford (11/18/08) ... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds in eight minutes of play vs Denver (12/9/08).
2007-08 Season (Freshman)
Scored four points and grabbed two rebounds in eleven minutes at Cal Poly (1/3/08) ... Played in seven games.
California School For The Deaf
A standout student-athlete at the California School For the Deaf in Fremont, Ca. ... In addition to being a star on the basketball team, Michael also played football (tight end, wide receiver, quarterback) and baseball (pitcher, first baseman, outfielder) ... A three-time all-league player in basketball, and gained MVP league honors during his senior season in 2007 ... Also gained all-league honors (twice) in baseball.
Matador Memo
Born February 25, 1989 in Woodland, Calif. ... Parents are Cari and Tavo Lizarraga ... Lists his parents as his greatest heroes ... Chose Cal State Northridge because of its nationally renowned program for deaf students ... Has a younger sister, Natalie Ann Lizarraga (15) ... A huge fan of the Sacramento Kings ... However his favorite NBA player is LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers ... Favorite actors include Jim Carrey and Chris Tucker ... Favorite movie is Four Brothers ... Loves Chinese and Mexican food, but will take a pass on sea food ... Can't get enough of ESPN and ESPN2 ... Listed his greatest sports moment was when his school beat Head Royce School after 22 years ... One of his best friends, Robert Jones, plays basketball for the University of San Diego ... According to Michael, the best thing about being an athlete is keeping in shape, but the toughest part is the time commitment ... The person in history Michael would have most liked to have met would have been Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Recreation, Tourism and Management major.
Michael Lizarraga - Career Highs
Points - 15 at California (11/16/10)
Field Goals - 6 at California (11/16/10)
3-Point Field Goals - 0
Free Throws - 5 at Denver (12/7/10)
Rebounds - 11 vs Long Beach State (2/12/11)
Assists - 2 (5 games)
Blocks - 3 at Washington (12/6/09)
Steals - 3 at UC Davis (3/3/11)


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Microsoft to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs
New CEO Nadella Seeks to Remake Company; Layoffs Primarily Among Phone and Tablet Staff, Which Bulged After Nokia Buy
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Satya Nadella recently pledged to be "bold and ambitious" to remake the company and its culture. The first task, he signaled in a memo on Thursday, would be cleaning up some of his predecessors' messes.
The recently named Microsoft chief is cutting up to 18,000 jobs in the next year, or about 14% of the company's workforce, the largest layoffs in its history. About two-thirds of the cuts would come from its phone and tablet staff, which bulged after former CEO Steve Ballmer agreed...

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There Was Starlight on the Hillside
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1. There was starlight on the hillside,
And one star bent very low
Till it passed above a stable
On that night so long ago.
2. There were shepherds on the hillside
On that night in Bethlehem.
Heav'nly hosts appeared, proclaiming
Joyous tidings unto them.
3. There was Jesus in the manger,
Born that night in Bethlehem.
And the shepherds left the hillside,
And they came to worship him.
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Ann Sothern's film career started as an extra in 1927. Originally a redhead, for the comedy roles she began to get she bleached her hair blond. After working at MGM and on Broadway, Ann was signed by Columbia Pictures for Let's Fall in Love (1933). The next year she would work with Eddie Cantor in his hit Kid Millions (1934). For the next two ... See full bio »
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The Best Darn Gelato
When Pulitizer-Prize-winning food writer Jonathan Gold recommends a place, smart foodies listen.
After all, not only can the man write (he is the only food writer to ever win journalism's highest honor), but he has impeccable taste.
So when my hubby and I were in Los Angeles recently, we picked up a copy of LA Weekly, which Gold writes for. It happened to be its "Best of LA" issue, jam-packed with the very best food finds in this sprawling metropolis.
My eye caught Gold's recommendation for "best gelato." Bulgarini Gelato in Altadena. Gold describes this small, quirky gelato shop owned by the one and only Leo Bulgarini as "His gelati are labeled only in Italian, and he is not above correcting an 8-year-old on her faulty pronunciation of pistacchio or stracciatella. His standards are so famously strict that he's been known to pull his delicious sorbetti from the menus of restaurants and the freezer cases of retailers that in one way or another failed to come up to his standards. A big photograph on the wall of his Altadena shop shows him making an obscene Italian gesture to a giant Sicilian ice cream plant…."
OK, so maybe I was a little afraid as I stepped through the doors. I took a deep breath, fearing it would be like the Soup Nazi episode of "Seinfeld." I'd order incorrectly and be tossed out, denied a taste of gelato nirvana for all time.
Leo took my order himself, his wrists still bearing the remnants of some crushed red berries he'd been mixing up into gelato in the back room. He was quiet, but perfectly pleasant, dishing up my small cup ($3.75) with my choice of two flavors: pistacchio and zabaglione.
I walked out of the shop, dipped the tiny spoon into the mother lode, and just stopped in my tracks.
The Marsala and eggy richness came through loud and clear in the zabaglione. But it was the pistacchio that made me almost weep. It was as if Leo had taken 10 pounds of pistachios and ground them up to make this one tiny scoop of gelato. To say the flavor was intense is an understatement.
Gold writes that Leo makes this flavor with especially fragrant pistachios that he smuggles in from Sicily. Let's hope he never gets caught, because the world would be a far less pleasurable place without a gelato like this. It was without a doubt the most amazing pistachio dessert of any kind I've ever had.
Gold definitely knows what he's talking about. But then again, I wouldn't expect any less from a Pulitizer-Prize-winning palate.


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Two supporters of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning were barred Monday from the accused WikiLeaker's preliminary military hearing at Fort Meade.
The American Civil Liberties Union, meanwhile, said it would appear in federal court Tuesday to challenge the government's "suspicionless search and seizure" of a computer owned by another Manning supporter.
Former Lt. Dan Choi, who attended the Article 32 hearing on Saturday and Sunday, tweeted that he was "pressing charges" after he was barred from entering Monday.
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Daniel Ellsberg, the former military analyst who leaked the Vietnam War records known as the Pentagon Papers, was escorted from the courtroom after he attempted to introduce himself to Manning during a recess.
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Yale Looks For Share of Ivy Crown
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – There is hope for a piece of an Ivy League title if the Bulldogs end the 2010 season at Harvard Stadium with a fourth straight win (The Elis do need good news "from high above Cuyuga's waters" to make that a reality). A rivalry called The Game began 135 years ago and celebrates its 127th edition with a noon kickoff Saturday. Yale-Harvard is the Ivy League Game of the Week on Versus and Sirius Satellite Radio (Ch. 130). The Game can also be heard on WELI Radio (AM-960), weli.com and wybc.com.
The Bulldogs lead the Crimson 65-53-8 heading into the 127th meeting but Harvard has won eight of the last nine. Yale is 28-24-5 at Cambridge, 30-28-3 at home and 7-1-0 at neutral sites. There have been 55 shutouts since the first meeting in 1875, and the Elis are 28-20-7 in those contests. The Blue has outscored the Crimson 1,685 to 1,539. Yale is 11-13-1 against the Cantabs when The Game has league title implications. This is the 26th time the result of this game could impact the Ivy League title for at least one side.
Both Yale and Harvard (6-3, 4-2) have experienced QBs (Patrick Witt, Y; Collier Winters, H) who played in last year's season finale and can put points on the board quickly. However, they are facing defenses -- led by team captains (DE Tom McCarthy, Y; DB Collin Zych, H) -- accustomed to creating turnovers (23 combined interceptions) and making big plays. Both have fast RBs (Gino Gordon, H; Alex Thomas, Y) – ranked second and third respectively among Ivy rushers -- who have gone for 100 yards in The Game.
Team Averages
OFFENSE Yale Harvard
Rushing Yards 121.8 214.0
Passing Yards 249.4 195.4
Total Offense 371.2 409.4
Scoring 22.6 27.2
DEFENSE Yale Harvard
Rushing Yards 108.0 100.8
Passing Yards 215.8 205.0
Total Defense 323.8 305.8
Scoring 20.3 18.4
TE Chris Blohm (San Francisco, Calif.) took a pass in the flat and rambled down the sideline from 16 yards out for the game's final TD, which put the home team up 14-10 late in the second quarter on the way to a 14-13 win over Princeton. The Eli defense took over from there, allowing just a second-half field goal. The senior end caught the pass from junior QB Patrick Witt (Wylie, Texas), Yale's only offensive score of the day. The Yale QB was 22-for-32 with 237 yards. Yale's other score came early in the first quarter when junior FS Geoff Dunham (Dallas, Texas) picked up a Meko McCray fumble, after a Jordan Haynes (Folsom, Calif.) hit, and sprinted 57 yards to make it 7-0. Princeton PK Patrick Jacob booted field goals from 33 and 35 yards while Connor Kelley hooked up with Trey Peacock on a 28-yard TD pass in the second quarter to put Princeton (1-8, 0-6) up. Yale senior LB Jesse Reising (Decatur, Ill.) had a team-high seven solos and eight overall tackles. Haynes, who picked off a second-quarter Andrew Dixon pass in the end zone, also had eight overall stops. Princeton LB Jon Olofsson led all tacklers with 13 solos and 14 total. He forced a fumble and recovered one of Yale's three dropped balls.
Brandon Colavita rushed for 122 yards and two scores as Penn clinched a share of the Ivy title by beating Harvard 34-14 at Franklin Field. The Quakers led 10-0 at halftime and broke it open with 17 third-quarter points. The Crimson drove into Penn territory four times in the fourth quarter but got just seven points. The Quakers ended two of those drives with interceptions and also stopped Harvard on downs one time. Harvard RB Gino Gordon carried 21 times for 110 yards and a TD and Collier Winters completed 21 of 44 passes for 219 yards and a score but was intercepted three times.
The Bulldogs are alone in second place a game behind Penn (8-1, 6-0), which beat Harvard (6-3, 4-2) in Philadelphia last week. Yale needs a win at Boston, and Cornell to pull off the upset at Ithaca against the Quakers, to grab a share of the Ivy title.
Yale's combined margin of victory for its seven wins is 30 points. The Elis have had a pair of one-point victories, while three have come by three points. Twice the winning points were scored with no time left on the clock. Yale's two losses have been by a combined 10 points.
The Bulldogs amassed 206 yards combined on kickoff and punt returns against the Tigers. Senior WR Gio Christodoulou (Miami, Fla.), who caught two passes for 20 yards, took five punts for 90 yards, including a season-long 48-yarder. Sophomore WR Chris Smith (Midlothian, Va.), who returned a pair of kickoffs for TDs at Brown, almost broke another one but got pulled down after 37 yards. He finished with 116 yards on four attempts while catching six passes for 40 yards.
Junior FS Geoff Dunham scored the first TD of his football career (at any level) on his first fumble recovery of 2010. He scooped up a Princeton fumble on his own 43-yard line and raced to the end zone less than five minutes into the game. Dunham, who had 3-1-4 against the Tigers, is fourth on the team with 41 tackles. He may be tackling people on Saturdays, but this Bulldog is interested in saving lives off the field. The biomechanical engineering major interned in cancer research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007 and 2008 and spent some of last summer at Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Fla., doing the same thing.
Sophomore RB Mordecai Cargill (Cleveland, Ohio), who had not played since running for 126 yards at Dartmouth in week No. 4, returned from an injury that required surgery and rambled for 21 yards on six carries. Cargill is second on the team with 255 yards but has a team-best 5.4 yards per carry among RBs. The Blue had been without its No. 2 (Cargill) and No. 3 (Javi Sosa) backs the last three weeks.
Alex Thomas (Ansonia, Conn.) has three 100-yard games this season and four in his career. He would have had another last week if not for a holding penalty that erased his 57-yard scamper in the second half. The junior nicknamed "A-Train" had a career-high 137 (best day for a Yalie this year) yards on 19 runs (7.2), including a 42-yard TD, against Columbia. He leads Yale with 639 rushing yards and six rushing TDs and is fifth with 23 catches. His 47-yard run at Cornell is the longest run by a Bulldog this fall. Thomas, a former Ansonia High School star, is the most prolific (8,279 yards, 114 TDs) runner in Connecticut High School history.
Yale offensive coordinator Brian Stark's system has been upgraded with depth and skill this fall, and one of the primary variables is freshman RB Deon Randall, who played three different positions at Francis W. Parker High School in San Diego. He has 109 rushing yards and 13 catches this fall. The 5-foot-8, 175-pound athlete also returns kickoffs (27.4) and punts (7.2).
Harvard QB Collier Winters' 32-yard touchdown pass to WR Chris Lorditch with 1:32 remaining capped a late comeback for Harvard and gave the Crimson a 14-10 win in the 126th edition of The Game. The Crimson scored twice in the final 6:46 after being blanked on their first seven drives, including a goal-line stand by the Bulldogs in the third quarter. The game-winning TD came three plays after the Bulldogs attempted to catch Harvard off-guard by running a fake punt on fourth-and-22 from the Yale 25. Senior LB Paul Rice, who had been a part of two successful runs on fake punts earlier in the season, took the snap from center and pitched it to freshman DB John Powers, who took off down the left sideline. But Harvard DB Anthony Spadafino upended Powers seven yards shy of the first down.
Yale's Class of 2011 looks for its first win over Harvard on Saturday. Only four classes (1916, 1923, 2005, 2006) have gone without a victory against the Crimson.
Sophomore PK Philippe Panico (pronounced pa-NEE-ko) had split the uprights on five straight field goal attempts before missing twice last week. He is now 6-for-13 this fall. His three-pointer with no time left at Dartmouth was the game-winner, while his 36-yard boot in the fourth quarter at Brown gave the Elis a three-point win. Things didn't start so well in his first season of varsity action. Panico, who is 14 for 15 on PAT, missed his first two collegiate field goal attempts and was just one for his first six before going on the streak. Panico should feel comfortable this Saturday, having gone to high school across the street (Buckingham Browne & Nichols) from Harvard Stadium and playing some games there.
Senior SS Adam Money (Whiteland, Ind.) is the active career interception leader for Yale with eight, one shy of the school's career top 10 list. Money broke up two Princeton passes that were near picks last week. He leads the team with three this fall. Money has taken back two (77 vs. Brown '09, 60 vs. Georgetown '08) for scores. Money was a 2009 first-team All-Ivy pick. He has also performed well in the classroom with a 3.46 GPA (biology major) while interviewing at medical schools this fall.
You don't have to dig deep to find good stats on senior WR Gio Christodoulou (Miami, Fla.). He is second on the team with 35 catches but has a Yale-best 520 yards and a 14.9 average per catch. His 12.4 average on 16 punt returns are also a team-high and put him in position to challenge an old school record. The top Yale average for a season is 10.8 by Lou Muller in 1959. Christodoulou had a career-best nine catches for 124 yards against Georgetown on opening day. He has two career punt returns for TDs and moved ahead of former Chicago Bears great Gary Fencik '76 into third place on the school's career punt return list with 596 yards. His 553 career kickoff return yards rank 10th at Yale.
Junior LB Jordan Haynes (49-31-80), Yale's leading tackler, is second among Ivy players with better than 10 per game. He has led the Bulldogs in total stops in seven of eight games this fall. The National Football Foundation High School Scholar-Athlete from Folsom, Calif., also leads Yale in recovered fumbles (2) in his first year as a starter. Haynes scored Yale's first TD of the year on a four-yard fumble return late in the first quarter on Sept. 18.
In a span of 2:23 on Nov. 6 at Providence, Chris Smith set an Ivy League record by returning two kickoffs for TDs in the Yale win. No other league player had run back two for scores in a game. That helped Smith earn The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS National and Ivy League Special Team Player of the Week honors. Smith is also the only Yale player with two career kickoffs for TDs. He scored on consecutive Brown kicks, the first 79 yards and the last 83. A Bulldog had not scored on a kick return since Steven Santoro went 94 yards against San Diego in 2006. His 689 kick return yards are already a school season record, while his 945 career yards rank fourth. Against Brown, Smith, who patterns himself after NFL receiver Wes Welker, leads Yale with 41 grabs on the year.
The Yale-Harvard series has seen its share of last-second wins, comebacks, outstanding performances, firsts and freaky plays. Here are some of the most memorable meetings:
1881: Yale tries the first on-side kick ever in football during a scoreless tie
1946: Elis overcome a 14-0 Harvard lead to win 27-14
1952: Yale student manager Charlie Yeager catches a PAT pass in a 41-14 Eli win at Cambridge
1968: QB Frank Champi completes a TD pass and a conversion play with no time left as Harvard gains a 29-29 draw at Cambridge and shares the Ivy crown with Yale
1972: Yale overcame a 17-0 first half deficit to win 28-17
1974: QB Milt Holt scored on a 1-yard run with 0:15 left in a 21-16 victory that gave Harvard a share of the Ivy title with Yale
1975: Mike Lynch's 26-yard FG with 0:33 left gave Crimson a 10-7 win and sole possession of the Ivy title
1995: Crimson Eion Hu scored from 2 yards out with :29 left in a 22-21 win
1999: WR Eric Johnson (21-244) scoops up a Joe Walland (42-67, 437) pass with :29 left to send Yale to a 24-21 win and an Ivy title
2005: Clifton Dawson ends the longest game in Ivy history in the 3rd OT with a two-yard run to give Harvard a 30-24 win at the Bowl
2009: Harvard scored twice in the final 6:46 to take a 14-10 game at Yale Bowl.
The average crowd for the last six games against Harvard at the Bowl is 53,401. The 2007 game had 57,248, which was the largest since 59,263 saw the 1989 contest.
The Game is responsible for a number of original events: Yale performed the first on-side kick against Harvard in 1881; Harvard's flying wedge was first seen in the 1892 contest; the first game in the Bowl was the 1914 meeting; the first crowd at an American sporting event over 80,000 was the 1920 game at the Bowl; and the first triple OT Ivy game happened in 2005 at Yale.
Former Yale and NFL RB Calvin Hill '69 received the Doak Walker Legends Award last Saturday at halftime of the Yale-Princeton game. The award was created in 1998 as a tribute to the former SMU All-American and 1948 Heisman Trophy winner. Hill was recognized for his extraordinary career as a collegiate running back and his exemplary record of leadership in the community. Hill led Yale to Ivy League championships in 1967 and 1968 and was a first-round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys in 1969, earning NFL Rookie of the Year and All-Pro honors in his inaugural year. In 1972, Hill became the first Cowboy back to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season. The four-time Pro Bowl selection played 12 seasons in the NFL. Hill was joined on the field by Yale President Richard Levin, Director of Athletics Tom Beckett, former Yale players Irving Jensen '54 and Erik Jensen '63 and Tom Williams, the Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Football.
A pair of starters who transferred to Yale in 2009 have brothers who played at Harvard. QB Patrick Witt (Wylie, Texas) and OL Gabriel Fernandez (Honolulu, Hawaii), have families sharing rooting interests Saturday. Witt, who played at Nebraska in 2008, followed his brother, Jeff (QB, class of 2009), into the Ivy League. Fernandez, a former UCLA walk-on, watched his brother, Frank (2007) become a first-team All-Ivy offensive lineman before becoming a pro player in Japan.
Senior WR Jordan Forney (Bloomington, Ind.) is second on the team with 35 receptions but leads Yale with three TD receptions. His 93 receptions and 11 TD catches rank seventh at Yale. Over the last three weeks, Forney jumped over three different former NFL players (Calvin Hill '69 for TDs, John Spagnola '79, Gary Fencik '76 for receptions) on the school's career charts. Forney spent some of last summer teaching in a school on the Republic of Mauritius, a small island off of Africa and the home of former Yale player Vedant Seeam. It was Forney's first trip outside the U.S.
The Blue sacked opposing QBs 17 times this fall. DE and captain Tom McCarthy (Chester, N.J.) leads the team with four while DE Sean Williams (Portland, Ore.) has made three. Four other Bulldogs have been in on two or more takedowns. Twelve different Yale players have earned credit for solo or combined sacks.
Junior QB Patrick Witt (Wylie, Texas) joined an elite group of Yale QBs who have thrown for at least 3,000 yards. He has completed 60 percent of his passes for 2,018 yards and 12 scores this fall. Witt, whose parents are both commercial pilots, started eight of the nine games this year. He is the Ivy's top passer with 252 yard per game, while also leading the league in completions, attempts, completion percentage and total passing yards. Witt has 20 career TD passes (8th on Yale career list) to go along with a pair of rushing TDs this season. Witt was named Ivy League co-Player of the Week (35-55, 407) on Sept. 20 after he threw for 400 yards (6th time it has happened at Yale) and scored the winner against the Hoyas. A backup at Nebraska in 2008, Witt started six Yale games in 2009 and led the team with 1,449 yards and eight TDs. He is also an outstanding student (3.85 GPA) who writes for the Yale Daily News, is a member of the Intercultural Affairs Council and has done some prison ministry work.
Witt Ranks at Yale
Career: Attempts (565, 6th); Completions (333, 5th); TDs (20, 8th); Yards (3,467, 6th); Total Offense (3,352, 9th)
Season: Attempts (324, 4th); Completions (195, 3rd)
Senior QB Brook Hart (State College, Pa.) may be the most talented backup in the Ivy League. He made his only start of 2010 on Oct. 16 against Fordham and threw for 227 yards. His longest connection was a 47-yard throw to Chris Smith. Hart completed all three passing attempts on the winning drive that ended with his 29-yard scoring play to Jordan Forney in the fourth quarter. He shared (4 games) the starting duties last year with Patrick Witt and then took spring ball off to pitch for the Yale baseball team.
P Greg Carlsen, who has a 36.3 average and nine of his 23 punts downed inside the 20, was a freshman at the University of Florida last year and did not try out for the football team. He began missing the game while attending UF contests. That's when he decided to send his video around to some schools and see if anyone was interested in his services. Carlsen, who was No. 1 out of 702 in his high school class, owns his school's record for most punts (67) and yardage (2,407) in a season. He was a first-team all-county and all-metro punter for a two-time regional champion and a state runner-up squad in the football crazy Sunshine State.
Yale QBs have been sacked 12 times in nine games, a far cry from the 32 given up in 10 games last fall. It's clear the offensive line has improved in 2010. Freshman Wes Gavin (San Diego, Calif., 6-5, 275) and senior Alex Golubiewski (Green Bay, Wis., 6-6, 280) have been the starting tackles most of the year. Juniors Colin Kruger (Sarasota, Fla., 6-3, 300) and Gabe Fernandez (Honolulu, HI, 6-0, 273) got the nods at guard the most this fall. Senior Jake Koury (Dublin, Ohio, 6-2, 270) is the starting center, but missed a few games and was replaced by junior Jeff Fell (6-5, 286, Garden City, N.Y.).
Fell, whose dad was a PK at Navy, was recruited as a DL after playing for the National Rugby team in high school. He traveled to England to play Portugal, Romania and Canada… Gavin's father, Bob, ran the two-mile event at the Missouri High School State Championships and the marathon during the 1975 Kansas Relays. Both of the 6-foot-5 lineman's parents are under 5-foot-8. He was named scholar-athlete by the San Diego chapter of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame while also throwing the shot and discus in high school… Golubiewski played basketball in high school. The son of Polish immigrants and fluent in their language, he will head to law school after graduation… Kruger might be the strongest guy on the team. He had offers to play at FCS schools including Stanford… Fernandez, a mechanical engineering major who transferred from UCLA after his first year, was a very good soccer player in high school. His brother played offensive guard at Harvard.
WR Cameron Sandquist (Redmond, Wash.) is the only Yale freshman to score this fall with two TD receptions against Columbia. However, that's not what the 5-9, 155-pound receiver will remember most about the game. Sandquist's two catches against Columbia were the first of his career, and both went for scores from 10 and 15 yards out. No other Bulldog has had a two-TD catch day in 2010.
Eight Yale freshmen have cracked the varsity lineup this fall. San Diego natives OT Wes Gavin and RB Deon Randall, RB Elijah Thomas (Rochester, N.Y.), WR Cameron Sandquist (Redmond, Wash.), DT John Oppenheimer (Menlo Park, Calif.), TE Keith Coty, TE/LS Kyle Wittenauer (Richmond, Va.) and DB Nick Okano (Los Angeles, Calif.) are the class of 2014 Elis who have seen varsity action this fall. Gavin and Wittenauer (LS) are the only starters among the newcomers but Randall has seen regular action. Sandquist has the only points among the rookies, while Okano and Oppenheimer are the only two frosh with tackles. RUMBLIN', STUMBLIN'
Yale has returned two fumbles for TDs this fall, the most ever for an Eli team. Jordan Haynes went four yards against Georgetown and Geoff Dunham raced 57 against Princeton.
Three former Francis Parker (San Diego) High School scholar-athletes will be features at Harvard Stadium this Saturday. Yale's freshmen starters Deon Randall and Wes Gavin will be on the field again with Harvard's senior RB Gino Gordon. The small California school will be sending some officials to Boston to commemorate the meeting and take some photos.
Francis Parker is one of nine high schools in seven different states shared by Yale and Harvard players.
When freshman WR Cameron Sandquist (Redmond, Wash.) came to Yale and met classmate DB Max Napolitano (Camarillo, Calif.), they quickly figured out that they had both played in the 2004 Little League World Series. Sandquist's Northwest Team was there with Napolitano's West squad (they did not compete against each other). The same happened to seniors WR Jordan Forney and SS Adam Money, who played against each other in Indiana all-star youth baseball before joining Yale's class of 2011.
CAPTAIN McCARTHY
Despite missing two games, senior DE and captain Tom McCarthy (Chester, N.J.) has the most (28) tackles among the defensive linemen. He also leads the team with four sacks. McCarthy had a career-high 3-6-9 at Dartmouth while making 4-1-5 against Columbia, including three TFL and a forced fumble. The second-team All-Ivy pick last fall (4 sacks) was Yale's MVP of the defensive line. He earned a medical hardship from his freshman year and is now the fifth Yale captain since 2001 who has taken a fifth year of eligibility.
Seniors Jake Koury (Dublin, Ohio) and Jesse Reising (Decatur, Ill.), have earned first-team 2010 CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. Koury, a center, is an economics major with a 3.65 GPA. He is a two-year starter who has helped the Bulldogs lead the conference in passing offense this fall. Reising, who has 3.75 GPA while majoring in political science and economics, is third on the team with 45 tackles in his first year as a starter. The Eli linebacker was a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame's 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy.
Senior Shane Bannon (Southbury, Conn.) is Yale's H-back, the guy who can block, catch passes and run with the ball. He had a career-high six catches at Dartmouth and has 12 catches for 116 yards this fall. His first career carry resulted in a TD at Princeton in 2009, his first catch went for a score against Georgetown in 2008. Bannon, who nearly had to rule out playing in 2010 because of an injury, has not missed a practice in two years.
Will McHale is a third generation Division I linebacker. His father, John McHale (Executive VP of Major League Baseball), and grandfather played at Notre Dame… Senior DT Joe Young, who mentors kids at the Smilow Boys and Girls Club, is interested in medical school after graduation… Senior DT Reed Spiller, nicknamed "Speed Riller" because he so fast for a 290-pounder, works with a program called Ready, Set, Launch, which helps underprivileged kids and guides them on the college application process… There are eight Bulldogs with double-digit receptions and eight with TD catches… Yale has outscored opponents by 34 in the first half but has been outscored by 14 over the last 30 minutes this fall… Two Yale starters (DT Joe Young, Shrewsbury; PK Philippe Panico, Boston) are from Massachusetts, one Harvard player (OL Jim Deng, Old Saybrook) is from the Nutmeg State.
Yale has scored on the final play of the fourth quarter to win games twice this season. Patrick Witt dove into the end zone from a yard out to erase a deficit against Georgetown on the game's last play. Philippe Panico split the uprights at Dartmouth with no time left. The Elis have not won a pair of games in a season on the last play since 1937. In addition to the two wins on the last play, the Blue also has a one-point win over Fordham.
Two former Bulldogs are coaching in the NFL this season. Dick Jauron '73, who has spent 32 years in the NFL playing and coaching, is the new secondary coach for the 6-3 Philadelphia Eagles, 59-28 winners over the Redskins on Monday night. His unit is first in the league with 16 interceptions, they are tied for sixth in sacks with 26. Jauron was the 2001 AP Coach of the Year with the Chicago Bears and his most recent head coaching gig was at Buffalo. Pat Graham '01, a former Yale tight end and defensive lineman, is a defensive assistant coach for the 7-2 New England Patriots, who defeated the Steelers 39-26 on Sunday. The Pats' defense is tied for ninth in the league with ten interceptions and tied for first in the league with three interception returns for TD's. Graham was a member of Yale's 1999 Ivy title team.
For the 13th consecutive season, all 10 Yale Football games can be heard live on New Haven's News/Talk 960 WELI-AM and free online at 960WELI.com. Ron Vaccaro '04 (play-by-play) and Carm Cozza (color) have the call, which can be heard on AM radio throughout Connecticut and across Long Island Sound, for their sixth season together. WELI's broadcasts can now also be accessed for free via the "iheartradio" application available on most "smart phones". It can be downloaded either by typing www.iheartradio.com into your phone's browser or by typing "iheartradio" in the app search field on your phone and is free of charge.
Every third quarter this season, a different former Yale player joined the WELI Radio broadcast. P.J. Collins '04 (Georgetown), Rick Fehling '74 (Cornell), Jay Pilkerton '09 (Albany), Kevin Kelly '78 (Dartmouth), Joe Walland '00 (Fordham), Bobby Fernandez '75 (Columbia), Matt Polhemus '08 (Penn), Chuck Mercein '65 (Princeton) and Bill Primps '71 (Harvard) are the 2010 lineup.
Former Yale Football Head Coach Carm Cozza, the winningest coach in Ivy League history and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, had the Yale football locker room named after him (Carm Cozza Complex) last Saturday during a dedication ceremony at the Smilow Center. He was honored at his alma mater, Miami University, on Oct. 23 for being one of the "Cradle of Coaches." Cozza, one of three former Miami players included in that weekend's events, had his statue unveiled in a ceremony at Yager Stadium prior to the Miami-Ohio University football game.
Tom Williams, the Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Football at Yale, is in his second season at Yale and his second as a head coach overall. Williams is 11-8 overall with the Bulldogs and 0-1 vs. Harvard. He came to New Haven after two seasons as an assistant with the Jacksonville Jaguars and is in his 13th season of college coaching. Williams has worked at his alma mater, Stanford, Hawaii, Washington and San Jose State. He has been part of four Bowl Game appearances and two Bowl victories.
Dartmouth owns the most Ivy League titles since league play officially began in 1956. Yale and defending champion Penn are tied for second with Harvard close behind.
No Team Last Title
17 Dartmouth 1996
14 Yale 2006
14 Penn 2009
13 Harvard 2008
9 Princeton 2006
4 Brown 2008
3 Cornell 1990
1 Columbia 1961
Tom Williams, the Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Yale Football, and some of his players are at the world famous Mory's (306 York Street) every Tuesday (Sept. 14 through Nov. 16) at 2 p.m. for the Dick Galiette Yale Football Press Conference. This event is limited to media only. Please contact Yale Sports Publicity Director Steve Conn (firstname.lastname@example.com) if you would like to attend.
All six home games this season were video streamed live (pay per view) on yalebulldogs.com through Yale's All Access with Ron Vaccaro and Carm Cozza providing the call.
The Bulldogs, off on Mondays, are on the field at 7:30 a.m. (until approx. 9:30) Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday behind the baseball stadium. Fridays are walk-through days either at Yale Bowl or on the road and times vary. Players and coaches are available for interviews with working media following the practice if there are no class conflicts. All schedules are subject to change. The Bulldogs head to Cambridge on Friday.
Broadcasts of Yale football, along with several other sports during the year, are available on the Yale student station, WYBC, and can be heard free on-line at wybc.com. Sports director LeRoy Cole '12 heads each broadcast.
Yale on YES was another big success for 2010 with three games from Yale Bowl broadcast live on the YES Network. This was the third straight fall the Bulldogs appeared on the network home for New York Yankees baseball.
VERSUS has veteran sportscaster Ron Thulin calling the action, former Princeton standout Ross Tucker providing analysis and Lewis Johnson roaming the sidelines with in-game reports and interviews.
Five Bulldogs recently visited the Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley's Joel E. Smilow Clubhouse in Ansonia to help kids learn the importance of eating healthy and staying fit… Junior RB Alex Thomas (Ansonia, Conn.) and Ansonia native John Coughlin (Yale Football Office) spoke to 125 fourth graders this fall at John G Prendergast Elementary School in Ansonia... Junior CB Drew Baldwin (Alexandria, Va.), co-chair of the Yale Black Men's Union Community Outreach Committee, is in his third year of outreach work. Baldwin is responsible for creating the lesson plans and the calendar of events, working to promote personal growth and development through educational activities. "We try to do this through exposing the mentees to new ideas and experiences and, most importantly, through building lasting relationships between mentor and mentee. We work toward trying to help these high school kids become young men. In the Black Men's Union we measure success by how many lives we impact. Because our mentoring program puts us in a position to impact lives to a great extent, we take that responsibility very seriously," said Baldwin (31-8-39 last year with two interceptions), who has mentored over 30 kids. Classmate Jordan Haynes works closely with Baldwin on the project.
The Yale JV team ends its 2010 slate with a season finale at Harvard Stadium this Friday at 1.
Jesse Reising (Decatur, Ill.), a senior LB who was a semifinalist for the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy (NFF scholar-athlete award), is third on the team with 45 tackles after nine starts. His biggest play this year was a PBU on Columbia's last offensive play late in the fourth quarter, but he also had a big sack at Brown. Reising owns a 3.75 GPA with a focus on economics and political science. He may be locked in on his majors and football right now, but this Eli has his sights set on his country. The Bulldog defensive standout was home last summer taking classes to get his flight license before he completes Marine Corps Officer Candidate School next year. Reising recently spent time in Washington, DC, working closely with veterans' service organizations such as the Wounded Warrior Project, American Legion and Disabled American Veterans. Reising, the class valedictorian at Eisenhower High School, also participated in various community outreach activities through his Yale fraternity, including events to raise money to fight prostate cancer, Relay for Life, and making care packages for Navy SEALs in Afghanistan.
This season marks the 50th anniversary of Yale's last perfect football squad. The 1960 Elis, who shared the Lambert Trophy with Navy, were Ivy champions and ranked 14th in the final Associated Press poll, went 9-0. They were honored last weekend at the Bowl. Fifty-five players from that team celebrated the golden anniversary of the championship squad including Mike Pyle, a former NFL star with the Chicago Bears, Tom Singleton, Bob Blanchard, Hardy Will and Ben Balme, all members of the class of 1961. They received championship rings (something they did not hand out back then), pre and post-game receptions and a halftime ceremony.
Here are the weekly league, conference or national awards garnered by Bulldogs:
The Sports Network/fathead.com FCS National Special Teams Player of Week: WR Chris Smith (11/8)
Ivy League Offensive Player of Week: QB Patrick Witt (9/20)
Ivy League Special Teams Player of Week: WR Chris Smith (11/8); WR Gio Christodoulou (11/16)
Ivy League Honor Roll: LB Jordan Haynes & WR Chris Smith (9/20); RB Alex Thomas (9/27, 11/8); WR Jordan Forney (10/3); QB Patrick Witt (10/11, 10/25, 11/16); DB Chris Stanley (10/11); LB Jordan Haynes (10/19); WR Jordan Forney (10/25)
ECAC Offensive Player of Week: QB Patrick Witt (9/20)
High on the facility wish list of Tom Williams was moving his team from multiple rooms at the Smilow Field Center to one large locker area. That wish came to fruition in the form of the Carm Cozza Complex. A dressing area designed by ProZone Lockers and meeting rooms for coaches and players highlight the complex that will also include a shrine to the hall of fame former Yale head coach.
The annual survey of Bulldogs produced the anticipated results; Yale is a team full of leaders who produced as much off the field as they did on it. Here is the 201 breakdown.
81 players were captains of their high school football team
55 players were captains of another sport in high school
57 players were a national honors society member
8 players were class president at their high school
8 players were student body president at their high school
11 players were class valedictorian at their high school
2 players were class salutatorian at their high school
The following Yalies have distinguished themselves according to a vote by their teammates.
DB Josh Grizzard (Jr, Zebulon, N.C.)… most humorous
DB Geoff Dunham (Jr, Dallas, Texas)… most intelligent
DB Adam Money (Sr, Whiteland, Ind.)… most vocal leader (not captain)
LB Jesse Reising (Sr, Decatur, Ill.)… most likely to be U.S. President
QB Dez Duron (So, Shreveport, La.)… most interesting activity (musician) & best singer
RB Alex Thomas (Jr, Ansonia, Conn.)… strongest player (pound-for-pound)
WR Jordan Forney (Sr, Bloomington, Ind.)… most involved in community outreach
"Hawaiian Fridays" are the rule in the Yale Football Office. Show up without a Hawaiian shirt and you risk a fine. Three coaches (Tom Williams, Ikaika Malloe, Doug Semones) have worked in high school, college or pro football on the island while three players, Gabe Fernandez (Honolulu), Kolu Buck (Kaneole) and Jake Semones (Haleiwa), grew up there.
The Yale Bowl may be in West Haven, but the press box has a taste of New Haven with Yorkside Pizza & Restaurant serving slices and salad on home Saturdays. Rather than interrupting your work with a lunch at halftime, the food is now served on its arrival before kickoff.
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It's made our day too.
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Jeep Grand Cherokee Transmission Problems
Just bought my Jeep a year and a half ago. It has over 160k miles on it. It ran great for the first year and then tranny started slipping when turning to the left. Checked fluid and it wasn't even reading on the dipstick. Put fluid in it and it ran fine for 6 months then started slipping out of gear then back in immediately. Now it runs fine till it warms up then slips out and in and then back out and then runs in limp mode. I can turn it off and let it cool and it will run fine again till it warms up and then it does it all over again. I took it to a shop and he replaced my battery because after sitting over night I would need a jump and also replaced a senso.r (I don't know what it was for) That didn't help. Battery still dead in morning and it still slips out of gear. He said that I needed to take it to a Jeep dealership to have them reboot the computer. The thing is, he told me that he already did that and that it happens each time my battery dies. I have no warranty and need the cheapest possible solution. Hopefully something that I can do myself. Please give me your suggestions, they will be greatly appreciated.0
By the way...there are no leaks of any kind and fluid levels are correct...0
Hi krystynaca13,
Regarding your question regarding if we have fixed our transmission limp mode problem, the answers is yes, but... The fix only lasted 3 months. However, we repeated the battery disconnect, reconnect process and the MPH limit and it is working again.
Here's what we did: We replaced the TCM and the Jeep dealership found the PCM was also malfunctioning (it was turning off the TCM). So, we replaced the TCM, too and cleaned all of the connectors with canned air. (We bought our PCM and TCM remanufactured online for great price.) Then, we removed first the negative and then the positive battery connectors, (the order of removal is very important) then we let the car sit overnight. In the morning we replaced the battery cables, negative first, then positive. You should see that your engine light is no longer on. These fixes alone do not completely fix the problem. You MUST drive the first 50 miles after the fix at no more than 50 MPH, not 51 MPH or 52 MPH, no more than 50 MPH. We stayed around 46 MPH as we have slightly larger tires than stock and we did not adjust our speedometer for the MPH change.
This may seem like a lot of hassle. But, now if the transmission drops back into limp mode we simply have to redo the battery cable steps and the first 50 miles at no more than 50 MPH. We suspect the TCM and
PCM connectors may also need to be replaced but, we don't want to tackle that right now.
This fix is the result of a lot of research and a helpful mechanic at a Jeep dealership. But it really works and it's cheap.
Let me know how it works for you.0
sigguy Posts: 3So finally got it fixed, was a train wreck where one thing triggered another. Turns out the o2 sensors (2 of the 4) went out. ($50 each to replace) which messed up the computer, ($150). And also the transmission needed replacing ($2,400). But now runs perfects. U can check from cheap to expensive and see if one or all of those issues are effecting yours.0
alpine1949 Posts: 1abs & engine management lights on & wont come out of 1st gear can you help0
We have found that nearly every one of the problems found in our 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee were computer related. Replacing both our TCM and ECM got rid of a myriad of weird computer codes and malfunctions including our transmission being stuck in park, stuck in 1st and dropping into limp mode (second gear only).
We purchased remanufactured ECM and TCM units online that were programmed specifically for our 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee by using our VIN. They were pretty easy to install. If you search on-line there are plenty of videos showing exactly how to replace them and then plug them in. Our units cost $125, plus tax and shipping each. A whole lot cheaper than going to a dealership. Our local Jeep dealer was going to charge $600 for just a PCM and $600 to install it.
Note: It is a very good idea to keep you speed under 50 mph for the first 50 miles after installing a PCM , TCM or both. We have found that this helps to prevent phantom check engine codes from returning. Really, keep it under 50 MPH. We kept our under 46 MPH as we have a little larger tires that than stock. Now, no more check engine lights.0
a9352a Posts: 1Same thing happened to me... It was my crank sensor. Only 40 buck at auto zone.. Looks like a phone cord. I have a 2001 jeep grand cheroke laredo 6 cyl... Mine would shut off on me in the middle of driving. Then maybe 20 mins later would start right back up.0
bobsacamano Posts: 1I have a '14, wish I had gotten a Ford Explorer or a Toyota. The 8 speed transmission in the V8 is apparently problem free. The 8 speed trans in the V6 is the roughest transmission I have ever had in a vehicle. They keep putting out software updates and none of them fix it. If I had to purchase again I can guarantee I would not get a 14 JGC0
chester05 Posts: 1Hello, I have a 2012 JGC with 19k miles and when it shifts into overdrive it shifts very hard almost like a bang into overdrive. It doesn't do it everytime or under certain conditions, it is intermittent. The kind of problem you hate to go to service with like my 2011 JGC I traded in for this one because of the shuttering problem they couldn't fix and they said there was nothing wrong with it.
Any thoughts?
Thank you!0
I have 09 JGC 4x4 3.5L. I am having the accelation problems that a lot of post talk about. Every so often my Jeep won't go beyond 20mph. I have tried the stop and restate method only to have it start again. Then other days there is no problem at all. So I thought that I might be low on fluid and accidentally over filled it. What can I do to narrow down the field of fixes. I just cannot afford to change out things hoping that it might work. Several post talk about TCM and others talk about a throttle position sensor. Will code reader help?0
Hi HJACOBY,
We have two Jeep Grand Cherokees and we have found that whenever you have an intermittent Jeep problem it always, always, can be traced back to one of the computer control modules. On-line you should be able to locate diagrams of where your ECM and TCM modules are located in your engine compartment, then do the following:
1.) Disconnect the battery: negative and then positive terminal.
2.) For both the ECM and TCM units unplug the main cable and take a few hairs of a new paint brush and clean out the holes.
3.) Let the car sit disconnected overnight to reset the computers.
4.) Reconnect the ECM and TCM cables in the morning.
5.) Reconnect the battery: positive and then negative terminals.
6.) Important when you start using the car again, for the first 50 miles you MUST not drive a single MPH over 50 MPH. If you have bigger tires than the factory tires, stay under 44 MPH. This is a hassle but it is part of the process of fixing the problem. Which will return if you don't exactly follow all of the above steps exactly steps.
Once you are done check to see if you have any engine codes by turning your key to the on position without starting the car 3X in a row. The 3rd time don't turn off key and you see either numbers flashing, one or more, or the word done. Done is what you are hoping for. If not than go online and check the codes.
As a last resort you can replace both the ECM and TCM for around $125 each they're sold on the internet. They must be programmed to your VIN#. There pretty easy to replace. I went to a dealer the first time and they wanted to charge me $600.00 per unit and $400.00 to install each one.
Best of luck. Please post if this fixed your problem, or not.0
nneal Posts: 72Hi, normally interment electrical malfunctions indicate a bad connection of some sort. In my opinion Tahoegal1 gave you some very good advice which I would try first. If that doesn't work I would search elsewhere for anything that looks like a bad connection. I had a 98 Cherokee where the Throttle Position Sensor acted up which drove me nuts because I couldn't find anything wrong even after replacing it. Don't ask me how but I finally discovered the problem was in the plug end of the harness to the sensor. The plug prongs had lost their "spring" and so an interment connection resulted whenever engine vibrations shook the connection. Squeezing them tighter for better contact solved the problem. During my search for a solution, my fault was in assuming plug connectors never went bad.
Another thing which came to mind is I remember a while back reading in the forums about someone with an interment shifting problem in which they found their solution was a bad ground wire (something to do with the alternator). I can't remember where now but found something along the same lines in the Jeep columns at http://answers.edmunds.com/question-1998-Dodge-diesel-2500-automatic-transmissio- n-shifting-problem-Need-copy-Dodge-grounding-solution-fix-problem-29412.aspx . (Hopefully you can copy and paste to see the page as I don't know how to insert links here)
Good luck in your search for a solution.0
I cannot seem to be able to find an auto parts store that sells a TCM for 2009 JGC. Any suggestions?0
floridaman2013 Posts: 1I had just leased a 2014 after turning in my 2011 and what a big difference with the 8 speed tranny. Only driven a few hundred miles so far but the shifting was a little harsh compared to all the old 4 and 5 speeds we had. I went back to the dealer today after searching the internet and found this Jeep TSB # 21-007-13 REV B Oct 12, 2013. It supersedes older TSBs in regarding reflash of software for the transmission control module. It only takes about 15 minutes and the end result was great. No more hard shifts and clunking. I also like the electric power steering versus the old Hydraulic, it is easier to turn the wheels now and still feel the road.0
hi i have a 1996 grand cherokee zj 4ltr auto.When putting it into drive it seems to stay in one gear,it don t change up or down.Ive changed the box for another one,cleaned sump out and added new oil but still the same problem.according to haynes manuel there is a pcm(transmission control module under the bonnet just behind the fuse box which i have found but having read some of the questions in this forum about problems that other people are having with their jeep keep stopping im wondering if the pcm is anything to do with the auto trtansmission.Would like some advise as to what to look at next please.Many thanks0
Hi, you are probably stuck in second gear which is what happens when your transmission goes into "limp mode". We had the same problem and exchanged our TCM via an online store. However, this only resolve part of the problem. The limp was still returning but only occasionally. It turned out that the PCM was also malfunctioning as it was turning off the TCM. I'm not sure if you could get away with just changing the PCM but, I would definitely try that first. They are easy to swap out and the online has plenty of videos on how to do it.
Good luck,
Lake Tahoe Gal0
many thanks for reply tahoegal.where do i find these videos on how to swap them please many thanks0
Hi taz23,
We used the following company to exchange our PCM and TCM: carcomputerexchange.com They will need your VIN # in order to program the unit(s) before they send it to you. The cost was around $125 each. Much better than the $1,000 each that my local Jeep dealer wanted to charge for one unit and installation. To locate a video on how to install do a Internet search on your vehicle make and year with the keywords how to install PCM TCM video. There are several out for there for you to choose from.
My husband installed ours and he said it was pretty easy.
Best of Luck0
black347 Posts: 1I think my tranny is gone in my 98 jgc limited, on take off it doesn't wanna shift into gear right away. And today Im on the highway I got up to 65 then it started actin up, slowed down and wouldn't go pass 25. So I got it back to the house and now it won't back up, so what yal think?0
I have a 1996 cherokee 4ltr petrol auto trans.The first problem was the trans stuck in one gear which i still have,but now another problem,it won t start at all.There is no spark at the plugs.This model only has a pcm under the bonnet,it dont have a tcm for the trans.Now reading the haynes manuel (i no what yr thinking but needed some idea as ive never worked on one of these before)the manuel says the pcm controls the trans and everything else,so im thinking this may have packed up.It also says that from 98 onwards if the pcm was replaced it would have to be programmed to the car,now as mine is a 96 would i be able to get a pcm from mayb a breakers and just plug it in,yes or no.0
Hi, It sounds like you are on the right track. Most Jeep problems end up being traced back to a computer module. You have been told correctly that your PCM will need to be programmed for your specific car but, the good news is the programming is completed by the parts supplier. All you need to do is provide them with your VIN number and they will program your PCM for you, all you have to do is install it. For installation please be sure to do the following exactly.
Remove the battery cables, positive first, then negative. When you remove the PCM cables be sure to use a few bristles from a clean dry new paint brush to clean out the inside of the connectors. Install the PCM. We have found it is best to let the unit sit overnight before reconnecting the cables. Be sure to reverse the connection order when reconnecting positive first, then negative. When you are done your Jeep should run fine.0
wheatfarmer Posts: 1I have a 97 F350 with a 7.3 engine, the service engine light is on, I had it checked and it is the box that is mounted on the fender well and has to do with the fuel, I am not sure what that is called can someone help with that. Thanks0
I have a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD 4.0. My son got it stuck in the mud (not on purpose), got it out, but now is having problems with it shifting from 1st to 2nd and it seems to take a few moments to kick into gear and go from a complete stop. Took it to a transmission shop, they put a computer to it and said that it was throwing a lot of codes and wants my son to bring it back. Said it was showing a bad 02 sensor and they think it might be that, that can be causing it not to shift.......anyone have any comments or know if it might be the PCM? The 02 sensor has been bad for a couple of years and we just never replaced it because of cost. Any help would be great so that we aren't paying a transmission shop for parts that don't need replaced.0
I also forgot to state, that if you turn it off and let it set for a couple of minutes and restart it that usually it will shift with no problems.0
sabotage_xj Posts: 1Actually i'm having XJ 1991 with european 2,1 lit turbo diesel (French Renault)engine , wich i through away and put the 2,0lit 16V Fiat Tipo engine , drove it for 7 years , of course the gear ratio and eng power are totally missed .... but now is to late ....
My brother bought a 2001 WJ 4.0 two years a go and now the sound started to hear , on a cold start for 10 -15 seconds , also on warm start but less around 5 sec., from the trans i think , like a propeller is hitting on something metal ....
But reading all the posts , i can conclude that in America mechanics are bad , if you change everything in a trans. how can it be same , like before reparing ???
On the end probably , i'll by a reparation kit and do it alone , like on my 1991 GMC van
stever Posts: 52,462Are you an owner of a 2014-15 Jeep Grand Cherokee who is trying to get some clarification on the recent gearshift recall? A reporter wants to hear about your experience. Please reach out to [email protected] by no later than June 22, 20160
felix1999jeep Posts: 2I have 1999 jeep grand cherokee limited with the 4.7 v8. When I turn real tight my from the end or transfer case knocks. It also skips or knocks at highway speeds when I get on the gas to go up a hill. It also won't crawl out of a ditch, it knocks real bad if it has any resistance or slippage. And also when i had it jacked up putting rims and tires on i had it in 4low with the e-brake on and it still allowed the front wheels to spin freely. Could it be the transfer case, pcm/pcu, or front gear and Pinion? Or wheel bearing. Seriously thanks you to whoever take the time to read and possibly diagnose0
Northann1 MinnesotaPosts: 1I own a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee AWD and what's happening seems to be a mystery and I'm hoping you guys have some answers.
Abut a month ago I had the rear seal replaced and it was dry. Fixed it. Problem solved. Three days later I hear and feel this grinding and kinda zinging noise under the console. Strange. I bring it in and it behaved perfectly so the garage found nothing. I was driving along abut two weeks later and it making a zinging nois twice and quits.
Finally this last Sunday it went out. I was driving along and this HORRIBLE grinding stared under the console. It wouldn't stop making the sound no matter what gear it was in. In fact it wouldn't go in any gear not even park. The tow truck came and he towed it into the garage. This morning I get a call that he hopped in and fired it up and drove around town. Not a single sound. What the hell??? How is this possible? Any ideas?0
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My 2001 Grand Cherokee Laredo was vibrating in the transmission like it was indecisive in shifting.gerthebear said:
Hi, has anyone experienced vibration with your 4l cherokee. It is definitely not an engine
miss, its running fine but vibrating. I have checked all the engine mounts and they are fine, I even replaced the transmission mount for nothing cause I felt it had some play in it.
I am thinking of going after the vibration damper next unless someone has a better solution.
Now it doesn't vibrate but now after driving for a little bit, it gets stuck in 3rd gear. From a dead start, it's slow to go forward unless I drop it to low 1 or 2. I'm guessing the cooling oil is heating up. If I let it sit over night everything's fine the next morning, until I'm driving for 20 minutes or so. At that point it locks into 3rd gear and will not shift up or down with speed. I'm at a loss any help would be appreciated.
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Claridge's, London
- By Stephen Brook
- | From Bill Cosby, Autumn 94
The top London hotels attract different clientele. The Dorchester is an outpost for sheiks and emirs, Blake's for movie stars, and the Hilton for corporate executives. And Claridge's has always been the haunt of royalty and heads of state.
So it's not surprising that guests, upon entering the marble-floored lobby, are impressed by the hotel's grandeur and opulence. While eager porters whisk away luggage, tail-coated managers introduce you to the mystique of Claridge's. If you're tired after your journey, you can rest on the sofa in the elevator as it glides up to your floor.
The hotel prides itself on service and expects you to take advantage of it; service stations on each floor ensure a swift response. If, like so many of Claridge's guests, you become a frequent visitor, the staff will soon recognize you and will be expected to recall your biases and tastes.
Although Claridge's decor is primarily Art Deco, the atmosphere evokes the nineteenth century. There is no bar. Residents can obtain drinks in the elegant foyer without difficulty, but Claridge's discourages incursions from those who wish to use the hotel merely as a rendezvous. You can come here instead for leisurely afternoon tea ($18) in the Reading Room, where plates of sandwiches are followed by warm scones and delicious pastries.
In the spacious, salmon-beige restaurant the waiters sometimes treat you with a certain fawning solicitude as though you were royalty--which you just might be.
The cooking is excellent, but not outstanding. You lunch or dine here because Claridge's is reliably luxurious.The set meals (about $45 for three courses) feature simply prepared English food--fish or chicken or brisket--that is robust, but not very exciting. The chef, Marjan Lesnik, is Slovenian and has a penchant for Mediterranean flavorings, which are especially evident in his à la carte fish and lamb dishes. Desserts from the trolley are resolutely English: bread-and-butter pudding, lemon meringue pie and fruit compotes. Business deals of great consequence can be negotiated here without anybody else knowing about it. Elderly relatives invited here for lunch can be charmed off their feet by the ambience and service. And on Friday and Saturday evenings, the restaurant fills with old-fashioned Londoners who come here for dinner and dancing ($53).
You can eat more informally in the intimate Causerie, which offers a smorgasbord--perfect for dining before or after the theater. Both restaurants have comprehensive wine lists that have become more international over the years, though they are strongest in Bordeaux wines. There are many older vintages at sensible prices, some of which you can even order by the glass, such as the 1975 Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse, $15. After your meal you can select vintage Port or fine old Cognac from an extensive list. The markup on cigars is modest: Montecristo No. 2, $16; a Cohiba Coronas Especiales, $17.25; or you can choose from a selection of H. Upmann and Romeo y Julieta. (You can also supplement your personal stock from Sautter's, one of London's best cigar stores, nearby at 106 Mount Street).
Claridge's successfully combines privacy and accessibility. The Asian prime minister in the suite next to yours (there are 53 suites among Claridge's 190 rooms) may be hosting a state banquet in the ballroom, yet the other hotel residents will be unaware of the security and ceremony surrounding such an event. All the rooms are large, and the bathrooms are magnificent. The temptation to hole up and rely on room service is considerable.
Claridge's remains old-fashioned in the best sense: immensely comfortable, perfectly located near the boutiques of Bond Street and the department stores of Oxford Street and complete with long-term staff who really are eager to make you feel at home.
-- Stephen Brook is a travel and wine writer based in London.
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Phone: (71) 629-8860 or (800) 223-6800
Room Rates: single $270 to $325; suite $735


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Biggest stock winners of 2012 keep gaining
Betting history will repeat itself on Wall Street is making investors some serious money.
Past performance isn't supposed to be a predictor of future success, as it reads on countless brokerage disclaimers. But with some very notable exceptions, such as Apple, the best stocks this year so far are the same ones that beat the market last year.
Seven out of the 10 stocks that trounced the Standard & Poor's 500 last year by the widest margins are beating the market again this year, so far. Some winners have turned in impressive repeat performances, such as hard drive maker Seagate, which gained 86% in 2012 and is up 11% this year. That tops the S&P 500's 13.5% and 6.2% gains those same periods. Appliance maker Whirlpool is another dramatic example, having gained 114% in 2012. It's up 9.7% this year.
"There is a fair amount of momentum going on," says Jack Ablin of BMO Private Bank.
While it might be tempting to join the crowd and pile into last year's winners, there are some dangers to consider, including:
• Big exceptions to the rule. The biggest example of a 2012 stock darling that's not doing it again is Apple. The gadget maker blew past the S&P 500 last year, rocketing 31.4%. This year, it's down 17%, and analysts are racing to downgrade their price targets as competition heats up.
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Similarly, wireless telecom Sprint Nextel soared 142% in 2012, but this year is up 0.8%.
• Repeat performances are often underwhelming. PulteGroup and Expedia were the first and fourth-best stocks of 2012, turning in impressive 189% and 112% gains, respectively. But while both are beating the market so far this year, their 8.5% and 5.5% gains aren't nearly the relative head-turners they were.
• Unexpected disappointments. Given that housing stocks were strong in 2012 and have been so far in 2013, investors might have assumed bank stocks would hitch a ride. Bank of America was one of the best stocks of 2012, more than doubling in value. But despite its solid 2012 and connection to housing, the stock is still down 1.2% this year. While most of the top 10 best stocks of 2012 are winning again in 2013, 50% of the top 100 best stocks are lagging the market, while 50% are beating it.
Chasing performance might be working this year, but it's often a recipe for disaster. Most of the big winners in 2011 didn't fare so well in 2012. More than three-quarters of the best stocks of 2011 wound up lagging the market in 2012.
"No one will run away from the pack; it doesn't work that way, at least not forever," Ablin says.


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As of Jan. 2, the suggested donation for meals at senior centers for patrons 60 and older increased from $2.75 to $3.15, an increase of 14.5 percent.
North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging increased the price because of increases in workers' compensation, food, and transportation costs. The agency also increased the price for anyone younger than 60 to eat from $4.50 to $5, an 11.1 percent increase.
Marion, Hillsboro, and Peabody senior centers are the only ones in Marion County with daily meals.
Managers of the three sites said patrons are taking the increase in stride.
Brenda Moss at Hillsboro didn't hear any complaints about the increase, because the patrons understand it has been some time since the last increase.
"They still recognize that it's a valuable, nutritious meal for a reasonable price," said Ruth Lott, site manager for Peabody.
Nonetheless, the three centers sold more meal tickets in December than most months, similarly to people stocking up on "Forever" stamps before a postage stamp price increase.
"A lot of people bought meal tickets before the price went up," Marion site manager Janet Bryant said. "I did a brisk business there for a bit."
A few patrons bought as many as 100 tickets, Bryant said.
Marion County Department on Aging Coordinator Gayla Ratzlaff said one person told her they will limit their visits to the senior center because of the new price. Ratzlaff said she emphasized to that person that the price is a suggested contribution. Nobody 60 or older is turned away if they can't make the full contribution. The price for people younger than 60 is a set price.
Bryant and Moss said virtually all of the patrons at Marion and Hillsboro pay the full recommended contribution — which goes entirely to the area agency — with some even making an additional donation to the local centers.
Lott doesn't pay attention to what percentage in Peabody make the full suggested donation, because the centers aren't allowed to track who pays how much.
The Marion and Hillsboro centers each have about 50 people attend the centers for meals each day, not including Meals on Wheels, and Peabody averages between 30 and 40.


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Becky (Rebel Wilson) is at lunch with high school friend Regan (Kirsten Dunst), who is offering up a self-involved monologue and ignoring Becky's attempts to break into the conversation. You know everything you need to about how Regan thinks about herself and Becky when, as Becky starts to tell some news about her boyfriend Dale (Hayes MacArthur), Regan offers comforting yet patronizing platitudes about how Becky was too good for him and she should just wait for someone who loves her for her. Turns out, Dale does love Becky for her — they're getting married. Regan is shocked. She, Regan, is thin and attractive; Becky is chubby. How can Becky be getting married before her, Regan asks the other B-Faces, the other girls she and Becky hung out with in high school. Neither self-destructive Gena (Lizzy Caplan) nor ditzy Katie (Ilsa Fisher) seems particularly delighted for Becky either — what does her sudden life success say about their own lives? But all the women are excited to reunite for a bachelorette party. Oh, right, for Becky, of course.
The night before Becky's big day, the women all converge at a hotel in New York City. After a mildly embarrassing speech at the rehearsal dinner, Gena and Katie try to redeem themselves with a stripper at the low-key reception Becky had planned for her bachelorette party. She is sort of into it until the stripper calls her by an unflattering high school nickname and then Becky bans Gena and Katie from the wedding and leaves. Left to their own devices, Gena, Katie and a stressed out Regan (who has been planning Becky's wedding while all along thinking it should be hers) get a couple of kinds of loaded and start regressing to their high school mean-girl selves. A mean prank turns into a potential wedding disaster when the women accidentally rip Becky's dress. Thus begins a night-long journey to repair Regan's dress and perhaps grow up a bit. After all, as Class of 1999 graduates, these women are in their young 30s.
Also on the town for the evening are the groomsmen: jerk-face Trevor (James Marsden); nice-guy Joe (Kyle Bornheimer), who always had a crush on Katie, and Clyde (Adam Scott), Gena's high school boyfriend. When the girls bump into the boys, there are things that have to be worked out.
With its smart women and its raunchy comedy, you can't help comparing Bachelorette to Bridesmaids (in which Rebel Wilson had a supporting role as one of Kristen Wiig's British roommates), so here's my comparison: Bachelorette is the perfect companion in a double feature that is not so much about weddings as it is about friendships, particularly female friendships. Like Bridesmaids, Bachelorette shows us all sides of friend dynamics. Why would you be friends with these horrible people, I thought at some point. But then I remembered — many of your friends in high school are kind of horrible. You were also kind of horrible (and by "you" here, I of course mean "me" but also think back at yourself ages 14 to 17 and consider that we, girls, were all kind of awful to each other most of the time). Age 12 is when you start to hate yourself as a girl, Regan says at one point. Even if that is only a little bit true of each girl, that's a lot of anger just waiting to be unleashed as bitchery toward, say, the fat girl.
And yes, Becky was the "fat girl" of the group of friends, the one picked on by the rest of the school and these girls themselves. But as much as Regan will join in the taunting behind Becky's back, she is also exactly the kind of drill sergeant you want helping to plan your wedding. She is relentless when it comes to making Becky's day perfect and she genuinely cares about Becky. That is a pretty good representation of what I remember of female friendships in high school — they can be your strongest supporters and they can be the people who can wound you deepest, wound you so deeply that you might not even notice if you wound them.
It is a far more accurate picture of the tone of female friendship than we normally see in movies — the cloying "friendship" between Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson in Bride Wars, for example.
With this solid emotional foundation, the wacky hijinks of running around the city trying to repair the dress and mingling with the guys along the way doesn't seem so over the top, so painfully The Hangover (I know people loved this movie, but while I got it, I just couldn't get it). Instead, you really do feel like you are watching some approximation of real people in the high-stress environment of a wedding, in the even higher-stress environment of being with people who knew you in high school. It's hard, especially if you don't see people regularly, to not slide back into being the person you were when you knew them. The movie did a good job of showing how your high school personality on your 30-something person does not look the same.
Oh, but wait, it's funny! Bachelorette is also funny and while, yes, it is girl-heavy, I think it is funny enough and raunchy enough (strip club? why, yes) to hold the male half of the audience as well. So forget what I said about excellent character construction! Or that these are top-notch performances (especially from Party Down alums Lizzy Caplan and Adam Scott, picking up in the same emotional space where that series left them). Think only about the wacky sex-and-drugs humor! But whatever draws you in, watch this movie — in the theater (if you can find one screening it) or via video on demand in the "same day as theaters" section or on iTunes. This kind of comedy we definitely need to encourage. A-
Rated R for sexual content, pervasive language and drug use. Screenplay by and directed by Leslye Headland, Bachelorette is an hour and 31 minutes long and is distributed by Radius-TWC.


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Demeio Park is a great place for all your leisure activities and a wonderful place just to be in the great outdoors. While the tower structure challenges users, the smaller equipment is suitable for the younger kids. Birds nest swings and flying fox provide alternate options. Rubber softfall and the concrete path provide easy access for wheel chairs. A basketball court keeps teenagers happy and the large kick about oval, the centerpiece of the park, is available for sports for all ages and group sizes, while the tiled area provides a stage for dance groups and parties.


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The National Arts Club was founded in 1898 by author and poet Charles De Kay, the literary and art critic for The New York Times. He together with a group of distinguished artists and patrons conceived of a gathering place to welcome artists of all genres as well as art lovers and patrons. At the turn of the 20th century, American artists began to look to our own country rather than to Europe for inspiration, and the American art world was alive with energy. The newly-formed National Arts Club took residence in a mansion on 34th Street. American art had a new home.


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Lawsuits hit contraception rule
The Obama administration is aggressively defending its contraception coverage policy in the courts, asking judges to require the companies bringing the lawsuits to provide contraceptives to their employees even before the legal fight over religious freedom is resolved.
A mounting pile of lawsuits challenge the new White House policy requiring most employers to provide no co-pay contraceptives in their employee health plans or to face fines. Nearly 50 lawsuits have been filed by religious organizations and private businesses that say the Obama White House is shredding the nation's constitutionally protected religious freedoms.
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Courts have put many of the religious groups' cases on hold because the policy doesn't affect them until this fall. But trial courts have allowed at least seven companies to get out of the requirements until the courts settle the underlying issue.
In the past few weeks, the Department of Justice has appealed the majority of those injunctions. (Appeals courts have granted similar temporary injunctions to four other companies but DOJ has not appealed those.)
The administration, in the courts and in the complex regulatory process, is arguing strenuously that businesses other than religious organizations must comply. Private, for-profit companies, it argues, aren't entitled to the same protection granted to religious organizations or individuals.
"It is common ground that a religious organization can engage in the exercise of religion … but Hercules Industries is not a religious organization," DOJ officials wrote in a brief to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, asking it to reverse a lower-court decision to grant a preliminary injunction to a private HVAC company.
"The personal religious beliefs of the corporation's officers … cannot provide a basis for the Hercules Industries plan to deny federally required employee benefits to Hercules Industries employees and their families," DOJ lawyers wrote.
Nearly 50 lawsuits are working their way through the courts, and legal experts predict the issue is all but certain to end up in the Supreme Court. That could happen as soon as next winter.
Opponents of the policy "are filing cases across the country in almost every circuit, aiming to get a circuit split," said Gretchen Borchelt, senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center. Such a split — when there are different, contradictory rulings — is part of what the Supreme Court justices look for when deciding whether to accept a case. "So it seems likely that they will get to the Supreme Court."
The question at the heart of the cases is whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act prevents the administration from requiring that nearly all employers provide coverage of contraceptives in their employee health insurance, even if the employer has a religious-based objection to the use of birth control and so-called morning-after pills.
Opponents say the religious freedom law's protections extend to corporations. The government, they argue, can't order business owners to defy their religious convictions.
In recent weeks, the Obama administration has stepped up its defense of the policy. It has asked several appeals courts to undo decisions that temporarily exempt several companies from the policy. And it released an updated regulation that slightly broadened who can get out of the strict requirements to cover the drugs.
White House allies say the Obama administration is aggressively defending the policy.