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NOVEMBER 16-17, 2013 Volume 13 Issue 4
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PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY A hardcore gangmember was found guilty of the 2006 murdersof a popular Santa Monica High School studentand a man who was gunned down at Virginia
Avenue Park, police said Thursday night.Jose Zapien, 25, was also convicted of the
attempted murders of 12 other people in2004 and 2006, Santa Monica Police Sgt. JayMoroso said in a news release.
Prosecutors said Zapien fatally shotEduardo “Eddie” Lopez, 15, in February
2006 as he walked with friends near the cor-ner of Pico Boulevard and 26th Street.
Lopez was a popular student and promis-ing outfielder on the school baseball team,according to those who knew him. Shortlyafter the murder, hundreds packed St.Monica Catholic Church to say good-bye to
Lopez and thousands marched near Samohiwith the boy’s family to call for peace andunity in the Pico Neighborhood, which hasbeen troubled by gang violence.
Friends said Lopez’ dream was to get a
BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer
SAN FRANCISCO Software engineers wear-ing jeans and flip flops test the latest smart-phone apps. Walls and windows double aswhiteboards where ideas are jotted down.And a mini basketball net is in the center ofit all.
At first glance, this workplace resemblesany Silicon Valley startup. There’s just oneexception: Target’s trademark red bulls-eyeat the entrance.
Target, Kohl’s and home-shopping net-work QVC are among a half dozen retailersopening technology test labs in the SanFrancisco area to do things like improvetheir websites and create mobile shoppingapps. They’re setting up shop in modernspaces and competing for top Silicon Valleytalent to replicate the creativity, culture andnimbleness of online startups.
The goal is to stay on top of tech trendsand better compete with online rivals likeAmazon.com that attract shoppers withconvenient ordering and cheap prices. Thelabs are a shift for retailers, which like manyolder industries, have been slow to adapt torapidly changing technology. But retailerssay the labs are essential to satisfy shopperswho more often are buying on their PCs,tablets and smartphones.
“Consumers expect immediate gratifica-tion,” says Lori Schafer, executive adviser atSAS Institute, which creates software forretailers. As a result, she says retailers need todevelop technology in weeks, instead ofmonths or years.
Retailers are playing catch-up after sever-al years of watching shoppers graduallymove from physical stores to the Web.
BY DAVID MARK SIMPSONDaily Press Staff Writer
DOWNTOWN After a strained discussionwith city officials about the state of “ChainReaction,” the Landmark Commissionagreed to send a letter to the City Councilexpressing concern about the sculpture’sdeterioration
In writing the letter, commissioners runthe risk of disqualification from future hear-ings about the city landmark, said Heidi vonTongeln, city attorney. The commission is aregulatory body, she said, and therefore can-not advocate for a specific landmark.
“I’m going to be really honest with you,”Commissioner Leslie Lambert responded. “Iam getting increasingly pessimistic aboutthe ability of this commission to do anythingwith this landmark. I feel our hands havebeen bound. We can’t really express anythingabout the future of the landmark.”
“Chain Reaction,” created by the latePulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonistPaul Conrad in 1991, is owned by City Hall.Building Officer Ron Takiguchi maintainsthat the structure is unsafe, but a reportfrom respected City Hall consultant MelGreen states that it is “not an imminent haz-ard nor should it be considered dangerous.”
The cost to restore the project is current-ly unknown with totals ranging from
WHAT A HAUL Daniel Archuleta [email protected] Jessie Schwarz (left) and Ellen Stone sort through 150 pounds of candy atSanta Monica Dentistry for Children on Thursday. The pair held a Halloween candybuy-back to promote healthy teeth with the intent of sending the sweets to soldiersstationed overseas through the nonprofit Operation Gratitude.
SEE CONVICTION PAGE 8
SEE SCULPTURE PAGE 10SEE RETAIL PAGE 9
Fate of sculpture‘Chain Reaction’remains unclearLandmarks Commissionrisks disqualificationwith letter to council
Retailers take onSilicon Valley
Hardcore gang member convicted in Lopez, Martin murders
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A day of ideasSanta Monica High School
601 Pico Blvd., 12 p.m. — 5 p.m.The theme for TEDxYouth@SantaMonica,
2013 is, “YOU.” Participants are inspired todiscover what is unique about them, expressit, and share it with the world. There will also
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601 Santa Monica Blvd., 2 p.m.The Consoling Universe with K.C. Cole
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cooperating with others, and dealing withuncertainty. For more information,
call (310) 458-8600 or visit smpl.org.
Comedic campaignMagicopolis
1418 Fourth St., 4 p.m. — 6:30 p.m. Seven comedians will perform at a benefit
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Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013
Walk for the kidsCrescent Bay Park
2000 Ocean Ave., 8 a.m.CRY Walk for Child Rights is an opportunityfor individuals to participate in the child rightsmovement that enables lasting change in the
lives of children. Admission: Adults ($20),couples ($35) and team of 10-plus ($12 each). For more information,
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Putting the foot on Smith-MagenisClover Park
2600 Ocean Park Blvd., 9 a.m.The Third Annual Los Angeles 5K Walk for
Smith-Magenis Syndrome will raise moneyfor research to solve the complex challenges
of SMS. Donations can be made on theSMS website. For more information,
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Mayoral tribute City Hall
1685 Main St.,11 a.m.City officials invite all of the Santa Monica
community to celebrate the legacy of the lateMayor Ken Genser. Admission: Free. For
more information, call (310) 458-8310.
The many portrayals of disabilitiesSanta Monica Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd., 1:30 p.m.Join the Santa Monica Disabilities
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House of veteransSanta Monica History Museum
1350 Seventh St., 2 p.m. — 4 p.m.Historian Ricardo Bandini-Johnson will pres-ent a lecture on the history of the Veterans’
Administration in Sawtelle, formerly known asThe Old Soldier’s Home. Admission: Free.For more information, call (323) 632-2100.
Who is Dr. Who?Ye Old Kings Head
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Fun fundraiserSanta Monica Alternative School House
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BY DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer
BOSTON As former Boston crime boss James“Whitey” Bulger was led out of a courtroomto begin serving a life sentence for his mur-derous reign in the 1970s and ‘80s, questionsremained for the families of some of his vic-tims.
Why did federal prosecutors give suchgenerous plea deals to Bulger’s cohorts? Anddid Bulger ever offer to plead guilty, a stepthat would have avoided the two-monthtrial?
Relatives of people who were killed byBulger or his henchmen vented their angerWednesday during the first part of Bulger’ssentencing hearing, calling him a “terrorist,”a “punk” and “Satan.” But after Bulger wasformally sentenced Thursday, some of themalso said they thought federal prosecutorsshould have been able to convict Bulgerwithout giving lenient deals to his partnersin crime.
Sandra Patient, whose uncle, Arthur“Bucky” Barrett, was shot in the head byBulger, called it “ludicrous” that ex-hit manJohn Martorano and former Bulger protegeKevin Weeks are walking the streets, despitecommitting horrendous crimes. Both testi-fied against Bulger and provided key evi-dence.
Martorano, who admitted killing 20 peo-ple, spent 12 years behind bars, while Weeks,who admitted aiding in five murders, servedfive years.
“I don’t think there will ever be justice,”Patient said.
Federal prosecutors defended their han-dling of the case and said they feel gratifiedthat they put Bulger and his partner, Stephen“The Rifleman” Flemmi, behind bars for life.Flemmi also testified against Bulger.
At the time prosecutors made a deal withMartorano, he was facing six or seven yearson money-laundering charges. He agreed tocooperate with prosecutors and testifyagainst Bulger, and admitted committing 20murders.
“By pleading guilty, he doubled his timein prison,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian
BY MELISSA CASKEYSpecial to the Daily Press
SM MOUNTAINS After moving one stepcloser to obtaining 532-acre CharmleeWilderness Park in the city of Malibu thisweek, the Santa Monica MountainsConservancy and Mountains Recreationand Conservation Authority are also in the
process of acquiring 416 acres of land innearby Decker Canyon.
The conservancy board of directorsvoted last week to approve the use of$25,000 in mitigation funds to attempt toacquire the land.
The potential acquisition is directly westof Decker Canyon Road and runs northfrom Pacific Coast Highway up to Decker
Canyon Camp. A map of the area shows theacreage is currently owned by Malibu RealEstate Holdings, Inc.
“The Coastal Slope Trail crosses throughfive of the eight subject parcels. The domi-nant vegetation type is chaparral withextensive riparian vegetation included in a
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Welcome to fantasy land Editor:
In the magical realm where Santa Monica staff andCity Council members reside, 3 million more squarefeet of office and residential space in a crowded city of8 square miles will not add one extra car trip, strainmunicipal services or disrupt any neighborhoods. Allthe city’s happy residents and newcomers will shuncars and bike to work, shops, school and entertainmentvenues. There will be no extra pollution from wall-to-wall vehicular traffic because their “studies” showthere will be no impact.
In the real world, residents have repeatedly (andfruitlessly) complained to the City Council about theunsightly overbuilding already happening and plannedfor the future.
Apparently the members’ ears are tuned to hearonly arguments from developers, but not the voices ofresidents. When all the dense, high-rise ugly buildingsare finished and block the sun and air that made thisbeach town special, we’ll have a mini-Manhattan, com-plete with the residential slums of tomorrow.
Harriet P. EpsteinSanta Monica
Hating the Hitler reference Editor:
I am writing to express how disappointed I am in theDaily Press that it printed the letter by Paul Bergman(“Checking the record,” Letter to the Editor, Nov. 10) inwhich he speculated that Hitler would be Jon Coupal’shero if he voted for reduced taxes for the wealthy. It isoutrageous to accuse someone you disagree with to bea supporter of one of the greatest mass murderers inhistory and it was irresponsible for the Daily Press togive such an accusation mass airing.
Is a supporter of liberal causes a fan of Mao or Stalin(both of whom exceeded Hitler in their slaughters oftheir own populations)? Of course not, and it cheapensserious discussions of real issues to make such com-parisons or to lend them credence by publishing them.
Daniel BleibergSanta Monica
Explain yourselves Editor:
The Daily Press article “Residents, City Hall proposecorrections to planning document,” Nov. 13, raisessome very serious issues. Somebody, somewhere madethe decision to designate residential A-lots as commer-cial property on the Land Use & Circulation Elementmaps. Maps don’t draw themselves. This “mistake” isworth millions to the owners of those lots.
In a city where many question whether or not coun-cil members have sold their souls to developers inexchange for campaign contributions, and citizens areconcerned about a lack of transparency in the develop-ment process, it is not enough for the city manager tosimply say, “Gee, we don’t know how that happened.”An investigation is required. An explanation is owed.
John PetzSanta Monica
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IT’S HARD TO PINPOINT WHAT EXACTLY ISresponsible for the growing spate of policeshootings, brutality and overreach that havecome to dominate the news lately, whetherit’s due to militarized police, the growingpresence of military veterans in law enforce-ment, the fact that we are a society predis-posed to warfare, indoctrinated throughvideo games, reality TV shows, violentaction movies and a series of endless warsthat have, for younger generations, becomelife as they know it — or all of the above.
Whatever the reason, not a week goes bywithout more reports of hair-raising incidentsby militarized police imbued with a take-no-prisoners attitude and a battlefield approachto the communities in which they serve.
The latest comes out of New Mexico,where cops pulled David Eckert over forallegedly failing to yield to a stop sign at aWal-Mart parking lot. Suspecting thatEckert was carrying drugs because his “pos-ture [was] erect” and “he kept his legstogether,” the officers forced Eckert toundergo an anal cavity search, three enemas,and a colonoscopy. No drugs were found.
In Iowa, police shot a teenager who hadstolen his father’s work truck in a fit of angerand led cops on a wild car chase that endedon a college campus. When 19-year-old TylerComstock refused orders to turn off the cardespite having stopped, revving the engineinstead, police officer Adam McPherson firedsix shots into the truck, two of which hitComstock. Members of the community aredemanding to know why less lethal force wasnot used, especially after a police dispatchersuggested the officers call off the chase.
While some critics are keen to paint theseofficers as bad cops hyped up on the power oftheir badge, I don’t subscribe to the bad coptheory. The problem is far more pervasive,arising as it does out of America’s obsessionwith war and all things war-related, which isreflected in the fact that we spend more than20 percent of the nation’s budget on the mil-itary, not including what we spend on ourendless wars abroad. The U.S. also makes upnearly 80 percent of the global arms exportsmarket, rendering us both the world’s largestmanufacturer and consumer of war.
Then there’s the nation’s commitment torecycling America’s instruments of war andputting them to work here at home, thankslargely to a U.S. Department of Defense pro-gram that provides billions of dollars worthof free weapons, armored vehicles, protec-tive clothing and other military items to lawenforcement agencies.
Keep in mind, once acquired, this militaryequipment, which is beyond the budget andscope of most communities, finds itself put toall manner of uses by local law enforcementagencies under the rationale that “if we have it,we might as well use it” — the same rationaleused with deadly results to justify assigningSWAT teams to carry out routine law enforce-ment work such as delivering a warrant.
In addition to staffing police departmentswith ex-military personnel and equippingthem with military gear, the government isalso going to great lengths to train local policein military tactics. With such military traininga.k.a. indoctrination in the works, it’s littlewonder that police officers increasingly lookupon American citizens as enemy combatants.
Even those police officers who are notformally trained in military tactics are at aminimum being given greater access to morepowerful firepower. In Boston, for example,
the police department is preparing to train99 of its patrol officers in how to use semiau-tomatic rifles, which would become stan-dard fare in police cruisers.
Last, but not least, there’s the overall glori-fication of war and violence that permeatesevery aspect of American society, from ourforeign policy and news programs to our var-ious modes of entertainment, includingblockbuster Hollywood action movies andvideo games. Indeed, thanks to a collaborationbetween the Department of Defense and theentertainment industry, the American taxpay-er is paying for what amounts to a propagan-da campaign aimed at entrenching the powerof the military in American society.
Nowhere is this indoctrination more evi-dent than in the recent sci fi/action movieblockbuster hit “Ender’s Game,” in which a10-year-old boy, seemingly training for warwith battlefield simulations, is in fact wagingwar against enemy forces. Couple that withthe recent release of “Battlefield 4,” a first-per-son-shooter video game that allows users towage war against the enemy using a phalanxof military weaponry and gear, and you havethe military’s core strategy for recruiting andtraining future soldiers, who will in turn even-tually become civilian warriors, AKA, policeofficers, in the government’s war on crime.
Incredibly, the relationship between themilitary and the video game industry (oneaspect of the military-entertainment com-plex) goes back decades. “America’s Army,”the first military-developed video game, wasreleased to the public for free in 2002. It hassince “become a more effective recruitingtool than all other Army advertising com-bined.” A main focus of the game’s produc-ers is to get it into the hands of young,impressionable people. As Marsha Berry,executive producer of the third game in theseries put it, “We wanted kids to be able tostart playing at 13. If they haven't thoughtabout the Army by the time they get to 17,it’s probably not something they’ll do.”
Taking recruitment one step further, Col.Casey Wardynski, the creator of “America’sArmy,” now serves as superintendent for anAlabama school district with its own cyber-war curriculum, operated in partnershipwith the U.S. Army Cyber Command, whichprovides high school students with a fast-track to the army, complete with full-timementoring by West Point. Indeed, the mili-tary’s targeting of youth, down and out dueto financial crisis and dwindling educationbudgets, has gotten more aggressive, withmilitary personnel establishing curriculumsin high schools in order to recruit studentsstraight out of high school and into the army.
Getting back to the question of who’s toblame for Battlefield America, as we are com-ing to know it, whether it’s militarized policeor a militarized culture, it’s a little like thechicken and the egg debate. Whichever wayyou look at it, whichever one came first, theend product remains the same. Clearly, theAmerican homeland is now ruled by a mili-tary empire. Everything our founding fatherswarned against — a standing army thatwould see American citizens as combatants— is now the new norm. In other words, itlooks like the police state is here to stay.
Constitutional attorney and author JJOOHHNN WW.. WWHHIITTEE--HHEEAADD is founder and president of The RutherfordInstitute. He can be contacted at [email protected]. Information about The Rutherford Instituteis available at www.rutherford.org.
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“I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE CLOSED TO ALLaviation and a beautiful park should be builtthere for everyone to enjoy … and have itopen to the people nearby, not just thepilots who seem to be able to do what theywish. I know your line will get a lot of com-ments from the pilots because they like tochime in, and I’d like to note that most ofthe pilots don’t even live in the city. It’sserving people that aren’t living in the city.I’m also concerned about the security sys-tem at the airport and what kind of securi-ty checks are run there. It’s open for any-one to just drive their car up to the airportand get into the plane. There could bedrugs and money and things like that. I’dlike the airport closed in any event. I’m sopleased that City Hall has filed suit againstthe FAA. It’s long overdue.”
“I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SANTA MONICAAirport closed, particularly with this mostrecent accident. In a very real sense, thepeople who allow this airport to stay openwere directly responsible for the severity ofthat accident. Had it been a safe airport,there would have been runoff room for thatplane. It would not have gone straight intothe hangar, which wouldn’t be there in asafe airport. It really brings home the factthat the airport needs to go and anythingwould be better in its place. It’s noisy, pol-luting and highly dangerous to everyone.”
“I’M OPPOSED TO MAINTAINING THEairport simply because I live very close toit and see the impact that it has upon thecommunity. I find it to be reckless and irre-sponsible. I would very much like to see theairport become a park or a mixed-usespace that could have sport facilities, per-haps even entertainment facilities, butmostly a park that benefits all of SantaMonica and the surrounding communityversus the airport, which really just bene-fits a small special interest group.”
“THE CLOSING OF SANTA MONICAAirport is long overdue. It has been a lovecanal in Santa Monica and Los Angeles fortoo long. The land needs to become a greatpark. Close Santa Monica Airport, we needthis great park.”
“I’VE LIVED HERE SINCE THE 1970S.First of all, the airport had giant signs thatsaid “No jets,” so the worst scenario will beto have prop planes, but the best scenariois to have a multi-purpose park for seniorcitizens, for artists, bike routes, tenniscourts, you name it.”
“PLEASE KEEP THE SANTA MONICAAirport as an airport. The people who livearound the airport are nothing but cry babies.They want to cry now even though theybought their houses way after the airport wasbuilt. They knew the planes were going over-head, but now they want to be cry babiesabout it. They should get over it and grow up.”
“WITH TH E EXCEPTION OF A FEWsingle-engine planes for the purpose ofrescue and emergencies, it’s time to gofrom plane to park.”
“SANTA MONICA AIRPORT SHOULD BEcompletely shut down. Neighbors of the air-port should not have their health and safetyencroached on any more, and they shouldnot feel like they are living in a combat zone.All for the benefit of the filthy rich. Enoughis enough! If Santa Monica decides to keepit open, both the city and the airport shouldbe renamed Satin Monica.”
“I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SANTA MONICAAirport decommissioned and turned into apark. As a Mar Vista resident, my voicedoesn't have much weight in Santa Monica,but I am subject to the noise, fumes and pol-lution of the airport and would like to see itclose. A great park would be fantastic!”
“I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SANTAMonica Airport closed. It would be great ifit were converted to a park like New York’sCentral Park. I like the visions of theAirport2Park team. More bike riding pathswould be great. It would be awesome ifthere was a pool like at SM College withboth an adult lap pool and a kids pool,something that could possibly convert to askate rink in the winter. A skateboard parkwould be nice to further the vision thatwas started with the kids playground, thedog park and sports fields that are alreadythere.”
“SMO SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN ANDturned into a park.”
“I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SANTA MONICAairport close to all but emergency airflights, such as those needed to respond toearthquake relief or medical catastrophes.I want the SMO land to be used for a largeopen space park (such as that being pro-posed by Airport2Park) benefiting thehealth and wellbeing of the surroundingcommunity, rather than the current use asan airport that creates harmful healtheffects such as noise, lead emissions,ultra-fine particulates and black carbon.”
“I believe this area should become a parkwith a small amount of truly affordablehousing for seniors/disabled piggy-backedon buildings already present.”
“SOMETHING ELSE ALTOGETHER! Apark would be nice.”
AIRING IT OUTCity Hall recently sued the Federal Aviation Administration to determine who has con-trol of Santa Monica Airport after 2015.
This past week, Q-line asked:What would you like to see happen with Santa Monica Airport? Should it still be anaviation field or something else altogether?
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My definition of the ideal summer cock-tail? Easy to make, refreshing to drink. Comethe winter holidays, I make only one change:Easy to make, comforting to drink.
Because while I’m looking for brightand fruity in the heat of summer, atThanksgiving and Christmas and theonslaught of holiday gatherings inbetween, I want whatever is in my cup to
BY J.M. HIRSCHAP Food Editor
Here’s another reason to be thankful thisholiday season — the cost of puttingThanksgiving dinner on the table is downslightly from last year.
But don’t bank on those savings for anybig Black Friday splurges. The averageTurkey Day dinner will cost $49.04, or just44 cents less this year than it did in 2012.And while every penny counts, if you needto do any traveling to belly up to the bigmeal, increases in airline and train ticketsmean that 44 cents won’t get you very far.
The good news is that after some steep pricehikes during the economic downturn aboutfive years ago, food prices have remained most-ly stable this year. It’s a welcome change from2011, when the cost of Thanksgiving dinnerjumped $5.73, up from $43.47 in 2010, accord-ing to the annual informal survey of consumergrocery prices performed by the American
Farm Bureau Federation.The group estimates the cost by averaging
non-sale food prices around the countrybased on feeding 10 people a meal of turkey,bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with but-ter, peas, cranberries, carrots and celery,pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and cof-fee and milk. And yes, their estimates accountfor the need for those all-important leftovers.
The credit for this year’s slight drop inprice goes to stable commodity and fuelprices, both strong drivers of the prices con-sumers pay at the store, says Ricky Volpe, aresearch economist with the USDA’sEconomic Research Service. He says overallgrocery prices are down about one-tenth ofa percent since January.
One exception — poultry. Though theFarm Bureau didn’t detect a price increase inturkey since last year (they actually foundthe price for a 16-pound bird down 47cents), Volpe says consumers shouldn’t besurprised if that component of the meal
jumps as much as 5 percent over last year.Higher demand and feed prices are to blame.
However, you might save a bit of cash ongas when you head to the grocer to get yourturkey. At the moment, drivers are payingabout 25 cents less per gallon than they werea year ago, with a national average of $3.19,according to travel tracker AAA. And whilethe group hasn’t issued a prediction for gasprices the week of Thanksgiving, they say thatin recent years prices generally have droppedin the weeks leading up to the holiday.
Need another reason to drive? The aver-age domestic airfare is up 9.5 percent fromlast Thanksgiving to $313, according to theAirlines Reporting Corp., which tracks tick-ets sold by online and by traditional travelagencies. Meanwhile, Amtrak prices inSeptember (the most recent month forwhich data were available) were up morethan 4 percent over a year ago.
Consumers won’t be able to do muchabout the cost of travel, but there’s always
plenty of ways to spend less — and a lotmore — on food.
The Farm Bureau estimate budgets $2.18for a dozen brown-and-serve dinner rolls.But if you’re willing break out a recipe andbake your own, a home cook could cutalmost a dollar off that price. On the flipside, if you’d prefer to leave the cooking toothers and purchase a ready-to-eat mealfrom a grocer, expect to pay a premium forthe convenience, maybe $75 or more.
Likewise, if your tastes lean to the organ-ic or heirloom end of the food spectrum,you won’t find turkey for $1.36 a pound asthe Farm Bureau did. Budgeting two or threetimes that is a safer bet.
And since it’s impossible to escape holi-day creep, we might as well break the badnews about your Christmas roast. Beefprices are at or near record highs this year, soyou can expect to pay as much as 2.5 percentmore than last year for that succulent ribroast you’ve been waiting all year for.
Turn to bourbon for easy,warming holiday cocktail
The cost of turkey and trimmings? Mostly unchanged
Bourbon orchardStart to finish: 5 minutesServings: 1Ice2 ounces bourbon4 ounces apple cider1 teaspoon agave nectarIn an ice-filled cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients.Shake well for 30 seconds, then strain into a tumbler.
Rooted and brewedStart to finish: 5 minutesServings: 1Ice2 ounces bourbon1 ounce coffee liqueurRoot beer
Fill an 8-ounce drinking glass with ice. Add thebourbon and coffee liqueur. Stir, then slowlypour in enough root beer to top off the glass.Gently stir again.
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WHETHER YOU JUST WANT A BREAKfrom the three-day preparations of your tra-ditional Thanksgiving dinner or you are inneed of outside help, there are plenty ofpickup or delivery options in Santa Monica.Many restaurants and stores offer sides a lacarte to supplement your homemade mealor complete packages, giving you and yourkitchen a break for the day.
Most meals are ready to serve and justneed to be reheated. Some markets andrestaurants have a limited number of din-ners, so put your order in early; and to avoidthe long lines for pickup consider picking upon Wednesday or even earlier.
Unless you have specific dietary needs,I’ve never been the type of dietitian that hasmessed with traditions. That being said, keepin mind that Thanksgiving dinner is just onemeal and not an excuse for a four-day feast.Enjoy your favorite dishes in moderationwith more than a garnish of green vegetables,and with all your extra time consider startingyour day with a walk, hike or even the annu-al 5K/10K Turkey Trot in downtown L.A.
MARKET PACKAGES Ralph’s offers a turkey package fully
cooked with cornbread stuffing, gravy,mashed potatoes and rolls ready to heat andserve for six at $45. Spiral sliced ham orgluten-free meals are available for slightlymore. www.ralphs.com.
Whole Foods has a variety of packagesand a la carte options. The traditional mealconsists of a fully cooked organic turkey,mushroom gravy, green bean casserole,roasted vegetables, country mashed pota-toes, biscuit and mushroom stuffing, andcranberry orange relish. Packages includeorganic turkey meals, vegan, and stuffedacorn squash that serve six to eight from $80to $130. www.wholefoodsmarket.com.
Bristol Farms allows you to mix andmatch your meats and sides to create yourown meal. Fully cooked meats are sold perpound and include roast turkey, prime rib,honey glazed spiral ham, pork loin, poachedsalmon fillet, and roasted goose. Three typesof stuffings and four kinds of potatoes andvegetables are presented. To round out themeal a variety of sauces, gravy, and dessertsare offered. The traditional roast turkey din-ner with stuffing, mashed potato, greenbeans, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie,serving six to eight will cost approximately$140. www.bristolfarms.com.
RESTAURANT MEALS TO GOBuca di Beppo is offering a Thanksgiving
meal to go for 10 or more with an Italiantwist at $150. Their traditional meal includesturkey and gravy, spicy sausage stuffing, gar-lic mashed potatoes, and whole cranberrysauce. Orders must be placed by Monday,
Nov. 25, and are picked up hot and ready toserve on Thanksgiving Day. (310) 587-2782.
Thyme Café on Ocean Park Boulevardprovides the traditional dinner a la carte fora party of six and gourmet appetizers anddesserts. Orders must be placed by Nov. 25and are picked up Wednesday, Nov. 27. Thetraditional meal costs approximately $167.www.thymecafeandmarket.com.
Josie Restaurant on Pico Boulevard haseverything but the bird (and green veg-etable) for your Thanksgiving holiday. Avariety of starters and sides will be availablefor order until Nov. 26 and ready for pick upon Wednesday, Nov. 27. Traditional sidescost approximately $130. www.josierestau-rant.com.
Huckleberry Café meals need to beplaced by Sunday, Nov. 24 and are to bepicked up on Thursday, Nov. 28. Many tradi-tional sides and desserts are available forpurchase and serve between eight and 10people. The main entrees available are free-range braised turkey thighs with wine andmushrooms, free-range smothered turkeyand gravy, free-range turkey meatballs, andCreekstone Farms’ beef brisket. The smoth-ered turkey and gravy with all the tradition-al fixings cost approximately $190.www.huckleberrycafe.com.
Marmalade Café orders must be placedby Nov. 22, and the meal can be deliveredbefore 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving for $15. A 22-24 pound free-range, herb-rubbed turkey,serving 12 to 15 with all the traditional trim-mings priced per pound is available a la carteand costs between $210 and $275.www.marmaladecatering.com.
LLOORRII SSAALLEERRNNOO,, M.S., R.D.N, C.P.T. is a registereddietitian nutritionist and certified personal train-er who provides medical nutrition therapy togroups and individuals in Santa Monica and recipeand menu analysis for restaurants nationwide.Learn more at www.eatwelldailynutrition.com.
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put me at ease, leave me feeling warmand play nicely with whatever food is onthe table. But I’m not willing to work allthat hard for it. Hence the “easy to make”part never changes, no matter what theseason.
For cold weather holidays, I gravitate tobourbon. It has all the qualities I’m lookingfor — warming, festive, affordable and com-patible. And because of those qualities, you
don’t need to do much to it to create a terrif-ic cocktail you’ll want to nurse your waythrough during the party.
So here are two holiday-friendly bourboncocktails to get you started. The root beer inthe rooted and brewed cocktail may seemunusual, but it is quite delicious and doesnot impart an overly sweet flavor.
JJ..MM.. HHIIRRSSCCHH is the food editor for TheAssociated Press. He blogs athttp://www.LunchBoxBlues.com and tweets athttp://twitter.com/JM_Hirsch . Email him [email protected]
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good education so he could provide for hismother and grandmother.
Just two days after Christmas, MiguelMartin, 22, was shot and killed near theSMPD substation at Virginia Avenue Park.Martin was shot in the back as he tried torun from his attackers. At a memorial held aweek after the killing, family and friends saidMartin was in the process of turning his lifearound, working construction jobs with hisfather after earning his high school diplomafrom Olympic High School.
Detectives with the SMPD worked dili-gently to solve the murders, Moroso said.The SMPD worked in collaboration withpatrol officers and detectives from theLAPD’s West Los Angeles and PacificDivisions, as well as with attorneys from theLos Angeles District Attorney’s SpecializedProsecution Unit, which encompasses theHardcore Gang Division.
The two-week trial ended after five hours ofjury deliberation, Moroso said. Zapien is facingmultiple life sentences without parole.Sentencing will be held Jan. 9, 2014, Moroso said.
At least 24 homicides have been reported inSanta Monica since January 2007, according tothe L.A. Times' Homicide Report database.
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The agencies would seek to preserve thespace as open parkland with hiking trails,according to Rory Skei, the chief deputyexecutive officer for the authority. She saidneither agency was considering campsitesfor the area, which is what has been plannedfor Charmlee.
“It’d be open space parkland that thecoastal subtrail would go through it,” Skeisaid on Thursday. “It has some great possi-bilities for trail use. No other future useshave been looked at.”
The acquisition could potentially give theconservancy contiguous control of vastacreage in the area, as the Malibu CityCouncil this week voted to pursue a leaseswap with the conservancy for city control of83-acre Bluffs Park in exchange for city-
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Kelly said.“Twelve years is obviously better than six,
but is 12 years sufficient for the crimes thisguy committed? No, but this is the system wework in.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Wyshak saidthe plea deal with Martorano was a turningpoint in the case. At the time, Bulger was afugitive.
“It brought Weeks to the table, it broughtFlemmi to his knees and it resulted in theconviction of Bulger and Flemmi,” Wyshaksaid.
Bulger’s sentencing brought to a close asordid case that exposed FBI complicity inhis crimes and left a trail of devastated fam-ilies whose loved ones were killed by Bulgeror his henchmen.
Bulger, the former boss of the Winter HillGang, fled the city in 1994 after being tippedoff by a former FBI agent that he was aboutto be indicted. He was a fugitive for morethan 16 years until he was captured in SantaMonica, Calif., in 2011.
His disappearance became a majorembarrassment for the FBI when it waslearned that corrupt Boston agents hadtaken bribes from Bulger and protected himfor years while he worked as an FBI inform-ant, feeding information on the rival NewEngland Mafia.
A jury convicted Bulger in August in abroad racketeering case. He was found guiltyin 11 of the 19 killings he was accused of,along with dozens of other gangland crimes,
including shakedowns and money launder-ing.
At his sentencing, Judge Denise Casperread off the names of the 11. She told Bulgershe sometimes wished that she and everyoneelse at his trial were watching a moviebecause the horrors described — includingshootings, the strangling of two women, theremoval of teeth from bodies and burials ina basement — were so awful.
“The scope, the callousness, the depravityof your crimes are almost unfathomable,”she said.
Casper sentenced Bulger to two consecu-tive life sentences plus five years, as prosecu-tors had requested.
Bulger, who was known for his volcanictemper, snarled obscenities at several once-loyal cohorts during his trial, but he saidnothing at all at his sentencing.
Bulger’s lawyer, J.W. Carney Jr., saidoutside court that Bulger — after he wascaptured in 2011 — offered to plead guiltyto all the charges against him if prosecu-tors would give “some consideration” tohis longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig,who spent 16 years on the run with him.Greig is now serving an eight-year prisonsentence for helping Bulger while he was afugitive.
Kelly confirmed that Bulger did offer toplead guilty but made “unreasonabledemands,” including the immediate releaseof Greig from prison.
“She committed serious crimes,” Kellysaid. “I think a lot of people would think itwas a cover-up if we gave him a sweetheartdeal. We thought it was best to take him totrial.”
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File photo SOME CLOSURE: A friend of Eduardo 'Eddie'Lopez, 15, holds up a photo of the teen duringa memorial service at Santa Monica HighSchool in 2006. Lopez was shot and killed whilewalking with friends along Pico Boulevard.
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Online sales have grown from 5.9 percent ofthe $2.64 trillion in total retail sales in 2009to 7.6 percent of the $3.1 trillion in revenuelast year, according to Forrester Research.
The explosion of people using smart-phones to shop has pushed stores to movefaster. U.S. consumers are now spendingmore than half of their time on retailers’websites using their smartphones andtablets, according to the National RetailFederation, a retail trade group.
Retailers knew they needed to figure outhow to create online and mobile technologyto please their shoppers. So they began look-ing to Silicon Valley, where they hoped to tapthe talent, culture and creativity that comefrom tech giants like Facebook and Apple.
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, wasthe first to open a tech lab in Silicon Valley.Since opening Wal-MartLabs in San Brunoin 2011, the company has rolled out a num-ber of technologies that it developed there.
One of the biggest projects? Wal-Martrebuilt its website’s search engine, whichlaunched in 2012. It can guess a customer’sintent when he or she types a term ratherthan just returning specific search results. Asearch for “denim” yields results for “jeans”instead of products with “denim,” for exam-ple.
Wal-Mart’s mobile app also has been abig focus at Wal-MartLabs, which has 1,200workers and all the trappings of a SiliconValley startup including treadmill desks andping pong tables. For instance, Wal-MartLabs developed technology that enablesWal-Mart’s mobile app to help guide shop-pers to products. It also developed technolo-gy that enables the mobile app to track cus-tomers’ spending based on a predeterminedbudget.
Wal-Mart, which is based in Bentonville,Ark., says having a presence in Silicon Valleyhas been invaluable in part because it offersthe company early access to technologyentrepreneurs. For example, two years ago,Wal-MartLabs met the founders of a startupcalled Grabble as they were in Silicon Valleypitching their technology that enables cus-tomers to get receipts for their purchases bye-mail. Wal-Mart has since bought the start-
up, hired the founders, and next year, shop-pers will be able to get the so-called e-receipts.
The company says it’s so pleased with itsresults at Wal-MartLabs that it plans to openanother tech office in nearby Sunnyvale inJanuary. It also has smaller tech hubs else-where. “We are not a retailer in SiliconValley,” says Neil Ashe, CEO of Wal-Mart’sglobal e-commerce operations. “We arebuilding an Internet technology companyinside the largest retailer.”
Teen retailer American Eagle opened itstech center in San Francisco in July. The10,000-square-foot location is filled withmovable desks to encourage spontaneousbrainstorming sessions among its 20 work-ers. The goal: to get to know more aboutAmerican Eagle’s customers.
Among its projects is an effort to consol-idate the personal data of American Eaglecustomers, including their shopping history,from the company’s e-mail campaigns andloyalty programs. The retailer wants to gaininformation that would help it better targetits marketing around a customer’s buyinghabits.
Executives at American Eagle, which isbased in Pittsburgh, say that’s just the begin-ning of the types of technology that couldcome out of its Silicon Valley center. JoeMegibow, a senior vice president and direc-tor of American Eagle’s tech center, says heenvisions a future when customers can gointo the store and have the clerk pull upinformation on a tablet, such as the shop-per’s e-mail address and buying history.
Target’s focus at its 5,000 square footoffice in the historic Folgers Coffee Co.building is more futuristic. The lab, whichopened with 20 workers in May, is looking athow wearable gadgets like smart watches —computerized watches that communicatewith smartphones — can be used in itsstores.
Additionally, Target, which is based inMinneapolis, is experimenting with a mobileapp feature that would allow customers tocall up information like whether certaincereal is gluten-free by taking a photo of thebox with their cellphone camera.
None of the projects at Target’s lab havemade it to shoppers yet, but David Newman,director of the center, says the goal is to test“the unexplored and underexplored.”
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MONTANA AVE A man accused of a series ofsmash and grab commercial burglaries wasarrested Thursday morning, police said.
Ronald Perkins, 55, was picked up bySanta Monica detectives and Secret Serviceagents near Dodger Stadium in Los Angelesand booked at the Santa Monica jail.
Six stores were hit last week, according toan e-mail from the North of MontanaNeighborhood Association. Cheeky Chic, apop-up store on Montana Avenue wasrobbed of $4,000 worth of leather goods.Most of the other stores lost between $100and $200 in cash.
The burglaries occurred after midnight,the association said, with the suspect or sus-pects breaking the storefront window andstealing from the cash registers.
“Montana merchants are saying that thisis the largest sweep of burglaries on storesalong the avenue that anyone can rememberover the past 30 years,” NOMA said in its e-mail.
These types of crimes occur more fre-quently at this time of year because it getsdarker earlier, Police Chief JacquelineSeabrooks told the Daily Press earlier thisweek.
Similar crimes were reported just east ofthe city border in West L.A., she said.
The rash of burglaries for which Perkinsis being questioned took place primarily onMontana Avenue, police said.
Detectives have not ruled out that othersuspects may be involved and are continuingtheir investigation.
Perkins bail was set at $250,000.
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“AFTER 30 YEARS OF BEING CONSTANTLYawakened rudely by the fierce sound ofjets and helicopters in the night and find-ing black soot on my lemons, oranges andoutdoor furniture coupled withheadaches from jet fumes, I would like tosee a beautiful park where I can walkpeacefully after work, a place of recre-ation, where my grandchildren can playand hunt for critters under rocks and in astream, a park that all of Santa Monica
can enjoy and be proud of. There must bea more ecologically sound use of primeland in such a beautiful town than thispolluted irritant of an airport. Finally, Iwant to stop fearing the next plane crashwill land on my house.”
“NO MORE AIRPORT PLEASE! ECOLOGYfirst. A first-class Echo Park pond would begreat for locals, tourists and the birds too.Santa Monica needs to recapture its natu-ral senses.”
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$100,000 to $450,000.In January, council set a fundraising
goal of $400,000 with a deadline ofFebruary 2014. Fans of the sculpture arecharged with raising the funds. The coun-cil agreed to match up to $50,000 in pub-lic donations.
At Monday’s Landmark Commissionmeeting, Takiguchi said that he believes hisanalysis is consistent with Green’s, pointingout that Green did call for additional labora-tory testing.
Green’s report said that the sculpturewould be safe for the next 10 years.
City officials have cut multiple holes inthe sculpture and tested fiberglass that issupporting hollow chain-links.
The fiberglass is “quite corroded”Takiguchi said, but Green’s report suggeststhat it simply be repainted.
Higher level city officials are currentlytrying to determine who will act as stewardof the project, whether it should beTakiguchi, Cultural Affairs Manager JessicaCusick, or someone else.
Takiguchi said that the scope of the work,and therefore the cost of the restoration,cannot be determined without further test-ing, particularly of the inside of the sculp-ture’s mushroom cap, which he said is “in astate of inconclusiveness.” Further testingcannot be completed without additionalfunds, he said.
Advocates of the sculpture have notedthat it is hard to raise money without know-ing the cost of renovations, creating avicious cycle.
“I think the fundraising dilemma is thatit's harder to get people to commit,whether they're big donors or little donors,trying to raise nearly half a million dollarsas opposed to 100 or 200 thousand dollars,and the commission recognized that,” saidattorney Ken Kutcher, who representsConrad’s family.
Given council’s looming fundraisingdeadline, commissioners have expressedfrustration with all of the question markssurrounding the project. Further frustrationwas apparent at the most recent meeting,when commissioners were told repeatedly byvon Tongeln that their questions forTakiguchi were outside of the commission’spurview.
She reminded them that any decisionmade by council would then go before thecommission.
“Nothing can happen to this sculpturewithout it coming to you first,” she said.
The commission was not allowed to askquestions about work done on “ChainReaction” prior to its designation as a city
landmark in June of last year, nor were theyallowed to make any remark that mightshow them as biased advocates for the land-mark.
“Should any one commissioner like to gospeak to council, that commissioner is wel-come to do so or to write a letter,” vonTongeln said. “However, depending on theremarks that are made, you may be disqual-ified from actually hearing any matter thatcomes before you regarding ‘Chain Reaction’in the future.”
Commissioner John Berley said that itwas a risk he was willing to take and thecommission voted unanimously to send aletter to council.
The letter has not yet been written butcommissioners went back and forth withvon Tongeln as to what they might beallowed to include in it. The scope of the let-ter will be vague, focussing on the deteriora-tion of the sculpture, to avoid potential dis-qualification.
They also appointed commissionersLambert, Berley, and Ruthann Lehrer tospeak on the commission’s behalf at a futurecouncil meeting.
David Conrad, the son of artist PaulConrad, spoke during the public portionof the meeting questioning the motive ofCity Hall. Officials have not given anyproof that the interior of the mushroomcap needs restoration, he said. Just toremove the cap, he said, could cost$200,000.
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President Barack Obama is trying tomake it possible for Americans to keep theirhealth insurance coverage if they like it. Buthis now infamous promise may not be real-istic.
Obama said Thursday that insurersshould be allowed to continue selling indi-vidual coverage plans that would be deemedsubstandard under the health care overhaulto existing customers. The decision cameafter millions of people received cancellationnotices alerting them that their plans wouldnot have complied with overhaul coveragerequirements set to begin next year.
A day later, the House of Representativesvoted to let insurers sell those existing plansto new as well as existing customers. Thatbill now goes to an uncertain fate in theSenate.
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Aetna Inc., the nation’s third largesthealth insurer, plans to extend some of itscanceled policies, but it hasn’t elaborated onthat. The Hartford, Conn., insurer coversmore than 22 million people, but only asmall slice of that is individual insurance.
Robert Laszewski, a health care industryconsultant, said he expects other insurers tomake a decision over the next couple days onwhether to let customers renew policies thatthey had decided to scrap.
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The decision is far more complex.For starters, insurers would need to figure
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LOS ANGELES Ed Orgeron restored fun toSouthern California football over the last sixweeks, and wins have followed.
With four victories in five games underthe interim coach, USC (7-3, 4-2 Pac-12) hasmanaged to stay in the Pac-12 South raceduring a season of upheaval and disappoint-ment. And the Trojans are having a blastdoing it, attacking each day of practice withthe same enthusiasm they’ve shown in win-ning three straight.
“How can you not have fun right now?”receiver Marqise Lee asked. “How can younot get excited when you get the chance toplay a team like Stanford?”
Actually, their next opponent hasn’t beenmuch fun for most opponents.
No. 5 Stanford (8-1, 6-1) is two wins awayfrom hosting the Pac-12 title game for thesecond straight season. The Cardinalcemented their spot atop the league by beat-ing Oregon last week, and they’ve had extradays of preparation for their visit to theColiseum, which is sold out.
While Stanford is rolling from last week’sseason-defining victory over Oregon, theTrojans haven’t beaten a ranked opponentsince their upset of Oregon on Nov. 19,2011.
“They had the upper hand previously, butthen the last few years we’ve managed to pullout some pretty close wins,” Stanford defen-sive end Henry Anderson said.“I think this isa big game for them, because they’ve turnedthings around. They’re trying to get the USCmoniker back to the old days where they’regetting all the publicity and hype.”
USC’s resurgence also has caught theattention of Stanford, which could be forgiv-en for a slight letdown. Last week’s intensewin over the Ducks gave Stanford control ofthe Rose Bowl race and a place in the nation-al title discussion — which the Cardinal willexit if they don’t beat USC.
“We’re at that point in the season whereevery game is big,” coach David Shaw said.“Every game matters. Every game counts.The fact that it’s SC, I think our guys alwaysget up for SC, and SC always gets up for us.”
Reasons to watch the latest chapter in arivalry dating to 1905:
Coliseum calamities: After decades ofdefeats, Stanford’s last three visits to theColiseum have been nightmares for USC,albeit for varied reasons.
It’s been six years since Jim Harbaugh’sCardinal pulled one of the greatest upsets incollege football history, beating PeteCarroll’s 41-point favorites on a last-minuteTD pass.
Four years ago, Stanford steamrolled the11th-ranked Trojans 55-21, knocking No. 11USC out of BCS contention with Carroll’s
worst loss in his nine seasons.“That was the beginning of putting our
program on a map in the national perspec-tive and people acknowledging the way weplay football,” Stanford linebacker ShayneSkov said.
And two years ago, Stanford and AndrewLuck survived three overtimes for a spectac-ular 56-48 victory over the underdogTrojans.
Running game: Stanford’s defense isincredibly tough against the run, yieldingjust 98.7 yards per game after holding run-happy Oregon to 62 yards last week.
But USC is loaded with talented tailbacksdespite several injuries at the position.Javorius Allen has 268 yards on the groundin USC’s last two games, and Tre Maddenappears ready to return to the lineup whileSilas Redd sits out.
The Trojans probably must run the ballconsistently to keep up with Tyler Gaffney andStanford’s own punishing ground game, aprospect that sounds good to both defenses.
“I love games with lots of running offenselike this,” USC safety Dion Bailey said. “Itstarts at 5 (p.m.), and it might be over by6:30.”
Respect reversal: In several recent years,Stanford entered this matchup hoping toearn national respect. This time it’s theTrojans, who haven’t generated a flutter ofinterest in the national polls despite theirsurge.
“I was kind of shocked they’re not rankedin the Top 25,” Shaw said. “I don’t know ifanybody has played as well as they have inthe last month of the season.”
Healing Trojans: USC’s depth already isdepleted by NCAA scholarship restrictions,and the Trojans have been beset by injuriesall year long.
But a few key Trojans are healing up.Imposing defensive end Leonard Williamsexpects to play after missing last week’s winwith a “bad” labrum, and cornerback JoshShaw also expects to be ready to go. Tightends Randall Telfer and Xavier Grimble areprobable to play, along with Madden.
As for Lee, who has just eight catches in thelast five games, the Biletnikoff Award-winnerpromises he’s ready to play at full speed.
Kings of California: Stanford finishes itsPac-12 schedule with back-to-back gamesagainst Golden State foes USC andCalifornia. Although it’s an unofficial title,the Cardinal pride themselves on rulingtheir state, just as USC did for most of theprevious decade.
In fact, Stanford has won 31 of its last 32games played in California, losing only theOregon in 2011
“We take pride in kind of holding controland dominance of the state,” Skov said. “I’mnot saying we do, but at the end of the sea-son, if we do, we take pride in that.”
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This year you open up to others, which allows you to see andembody different ideas and styles. This transformation couldcause new choices, though you will stay with the tried andtrue, too. If you are single, the type of person you choose todate could reflect the new you. Expect an unusual person to enter your life by summer 2014. If you areattached, know that your sweetie is adjusting. You might hear a complaint or two, but be understanding.Respect your differences. TAURUS has an earthy perspective.
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