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The 2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game held on December 29, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, United States. The 11th edition of the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl began at 1:00 p.m. PST, and was televised on ESPN2. It featured the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) and the Navy Midshipmen, who were conference independent. It was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The game, won by the Sun Devils 62–28, drew 34,172 spectators.

In accordance with a 2009 deal with bowl organizers, the Midshipmen accepted their invitation to play in the game on November 3 after winning six of their first nine games of the season. After the Sun Devils achieved bowl eligibility by defeating in-state rival Arizona Wildcats for a 7–5 regular-season record, the team accepted its bowl invitation on December 2.

The pregame buildup focused on the contest between Navy's triple option offense and the Sun Devils' defense. After a  change in quarterbacks, the Midshipmen's rushing offense had become one of the best in the nation; however, the team's passing offense ranked near the bottom of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Arizona State's balanced offense hinged on its quarterback efficiency, with the potential to set a number of school records for the season. Defensively the team ranked as one of the best in the nation in sacks and tackles for loss, but its rushing defense ranked 74th in yards allowed per game. Most analysts predicted a victory for the Sun Devils. Navy sold over 10,000 tickets to the game, and Arizona State sold over 5,000.

The Sun Devils scored the first 21 points of the game in the first quarter, while keeping the Midshipmen scoreless. After Navy scored its first points in the second quarter, Arizona State scored two more touchdowns to bring the score to 34–7 at halftime. The Sun Devils added four more touchdowns in the third quarter, but the only additional points from the Midshipmen came from a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Navy scored the only two touchdowns of the fourth quarter, ending the game with a score of 62–28. The bowl brought both teams' won–lost records to 8–5.

Team selection
In September 2009 organizers of the Emerald Bowl (renamed the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, reflecting its new sponsor) announced that they had renewed their contract with the Pac-12 Conference for four years, with the sixth bowl-eligible team in the conference playing against a team from the Western Athletic Conference in the 2010 and 2013 editions of the game and the Navy Midshipmen in the 2012 game (assuming that Navy was bowl-eligible). Before the 2012 season college-football analyst Phil Steele projected that Navy would play the California Golden Bears, but changed his projected Pac-12 team in late October to the Sun Devils. On November 3, CBSSports.com writer Jerry Palm projected that Navy would play the Arizona Wildcats in the game, but after the USC Trojans lost to the UCLA Bruins on November 17, both Palm and ESPN.com analyst Kevin Gemmell projected that the Trojans would play in the Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy received $750,000 for its participation, and Arizona State received $950,000. The game's executive director, Gary Cavalli, received $375,176 in compensation. The game was the 18th bowl appearance for the Midshipmen and the 26th for the Sun Devils; it was the first ever meeting between the teams.

Navy

The Navy Midshipmen, representing the United States Naval Academy, began their 2012 season with a 50–10 loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Emerald Isle Classic in Dublin, Ireland. They accumulated a 1–3 record for their first four games, but began a five-game winning streak with a victory over the Air Force Falcons in overtime on October 6. On November 3, after defeating the Florida Atlantic Owls to raise their season record to 6–3, the Midshipmen accepted the first invitation of the 2012–13 NCAA bowl season to play in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk cited the team's positive experiences at the 2004 Emerald Bowl as a primary reason for returning to play in the game. The Midshipmen won that game, against the New Mexico Lobos, by a score of 34–19; it was highlighted by a drive from the Midshipmen in the third and fourth quarters which set an NCAA record for the longest drive in a college-football game.

During the rest of the season the Midshipmen lost to the Troy Trojans and defeated the Texas State Bobcats before playing the final game of the regular season, the 113th Army–Navy Game. After the Sun Devils accepted their invitation, Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo stressed that his team still considered the game against the Army Black Knights for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy more pressing than preparations for the bowl:

The Midshipmen won 17–13, their 11th consecutive victory in that series. The 2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl was the first postseason game for the Midshipmen since their loss in the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl to the San Diego State Aztecs; Navy had lost four of its last five postseason games.

Arizona State

The Sun Devils, representing Arizona State University (ASU), began their first season under head coach Todd Graham by winning four of their first five games; their lone defeat was a 20–24 loss to the Missouri Tigers. They lost to their next four Pac-12 Conference opponents, giving them a 5–5 record in the first 10 games of the season. With two games left the team needed at least one more win for bowl eligibility, and defeated the Washington State Cougars on November 17. On November 23 it defeated the 24th-ranked Arizona Wildcats in its final regular-season game to win the Territorial Cup, finishing the season at 7–5 (its best record since the 2007 season). After the game, bowl organizers announced that one of the two Arizona teams would receive the second invitation to play in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, with the other team probably going to the 2012 New Mexico Bowl. Both schools lobbied heavily for an invitation to the Kraft bowl, with ASU officials saying that the date of the New Mexico Bowl conflicted with the school's final examination schedule. The Sun Devils accepted their invitation on December 2. It was the second straight bowl game for ASU; the Sun Devils lost the 2011 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas against the Boise State Broncos the previous year.

Pre-game buildup
Both teams were allotted 15 extra practices to prepare for the bowl game, and expected to use the game to increase their recruiting presence in the San Francisco Bay Area. After their final regular-season game against Arizona, the Sun Devils had 37 days to prepare for the bowl. Arizona State coach Todd Graham, who attracted criticism in early December when he ranked his team 20th in the nation in the coaches' poll, used part of his extended practice schedule to prepare younger players for the upcoming season. After it defeated Army, the Midshipmen had 21 days to prepare for the bowl game; however, due to the demanding final-examination schedule at the United States Naval Academy and the unusual length of Navy's football season, head coach Ken Niumatalolo gave his team extra recovery time after the Army–Navy game. The team had one-hour practices at 6 a.m. to avoid conflicting with the school's examination schedule. Before the team's game against Army, Vice Admiral Michael H. Miller reinstated linebacker Brye French and slotback Bo Snelson (who had been removed as a team captain before the Emerald Isle Classic). During pregame walk-throughs the team prepared its new play calling system, which consisted of a number of oversized cards divided into four sections with a variety of colors and symbols. Members of both teams participated in community-service activities in the days before the game; the Midshipmen and Sun Devils served meals at St. Anthony's Dining Room and Glide Memorial Church, respectively, on Christmas Day.

Offensive matchups

Navy offense

Although the Midshipmen scored 10 or fewer points in three of their first four games, they averaged almost 32 points per game in their seven games before facing Army. The team's offense focused on its flexbone-style triple option offensive scheme, ranked sixth in the nation in rushing yards per game. Senior slotback Gee Gee Greene led the team in rushing yards with 765. Greene (who had played in every Midshipmen game since 2009) had earned 1,996 career rushing yards before the Army game, second among Navy slotbacks behind Shun White. Sophomore fullback Noah Copeland ran for 694 yards during the season.

Typical of triple-option teams, the Midshipmen rarely threw the ball (attempting 143 passes in their first eleven games). Keenan Reynolds, the third freshman to start at quarterback in the team's history, started every game after the team's win against the Air Force Falcons (rushing for 628 yards on 140 carries during the season). In the win over Army, Reynolds completed 10 of 17 passes for 130 yards and received the game's Most Valuable Player award. With 758 career receiving yards, Gee Gee Greene needed 73 more in the bowl to pass Reggie Campbell's record for most receiving yards by a Navy slotback.

Arizona State offense

Using a balanced spread offense system, the Sun Devils came into the game with the third-best scoring offense in the Pac-12 Conference. Sophomore quarterback Taylor Kelly led the team with 2,772 passing yards and 25 touchdowns. He also threw nine interceptions, seven of these during the Sun Devils' four-game losing streak. The team's receiving corps included six players with at least 300vyards for the season. Senior running back Cameron Marshall led the team in rushing yards with 524, but his role in the team's offense had decreased since the previous season. Junior running back Marion Grice ran for 520 yards during the season, receiving 406. Grice's status for the game was in doubt when he took leave from the team after his brother's death, but it was later announced that he expected to play in the game.

Several Sun Devils had opportunities to set school records. Kelly entered the game with a season 65.9-percent pass-completion rate, and was likely to break the school record held by Brock Osweiler set during the 2011 season. He was also likely to break Rudy Carpenter's single-season passing efficiency record set during the 2007 season. Tight end Chris Coyle was likely to tie (or break) school records for receptions and touchdowns by a tight end in a season, both held by Zach Miller. Punter Josh Hubner also had an opportunity to break the single-season record for average yards per punt.

Defensive matchups

Navy defense

The Midshipmen came into the game ranking 55th in yards allowed per game and 31st in scoring defense, allowing opponents to score an average of 22 points per game. The team ranked 94th and 102nd in the nation in sacks and tackles for losses, respectively. Immediately after returning from the Army–Navy Game, 11th-year Midshipmen defensive coordinator Buddy Green began preparing his team's 3–4 defensive scheme for the Sun Devils' offense. Although the Midshipmen had faced similar spread offenses earlier in the season, Green noted the Sun Devils' balance between running and passing plays: "They do some things that are similar to a lot of the teams we play, but I don't think there has been one opponent that incorporates all the elements that [Arizona State] has in its package."

Linebacker Keegan Wetzel led the team in tackles. Although the team's defensive secondary unit was plagued with injuries early in the season, the squad  found some stability by its final regular-season game. After the team's win against the Texas State Bobcats, cornerback Kwazel Bertrand was named the FBS Independent Defensive Player of Week. After an early-season series of personal issues and injuries depleted the Midshipmen defensive line, Navy had established a rotating system of 11 linemen to keep players fresh during games. The Midshipmen also used unconventional position moves to adapt to opponents: before the bowl game, Greene moved defensive end Danny Ring to nose tackle to better handle opponents' running backs.

Arizona State defense

The Sun Devils' defense ranked 26th in the nation in total defense, second in tackles for loss and second in sacks; however, it ranked 74th in rushing defense (allowing opponents to gain an average of 172 yards per game on the ground). The team's defensive squad was led by players like Keelan Johnson (11th in the nation for interceptions), Carl Bradford (16th in the nation for tackles for loss and 17th for sacks), Brandon Magee (third in the nation for solo tackles) and defensive tackle Will Sutton (fifth in the nation in tackles for loss, and thirteenth in sacks). Sutton, who forced three fumbles and broke up five passes, was voted the Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year in the Pac-12 Conference and was named as a consensus All-American player. Before the game, Sutton told reporters he was uncertain if he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2013 NFL Draft after the game.

Pregame media attention focused on the ability of Arizona State's defense to stop Navy's triple-option offense. ESPN.com analyst Kevin Gemmell wrote, "Watching Sutton... and the rest of the Sun Devils defense square off with the Navy offense is going to be one of the more fascinating chess matches of the postseason". Terese Karmel wrote for SportsPageMagazine.com, "The key to the game could be the match-up between the Sun Devils' defense (second in the nation in sacks with 48) against the Naval Academy's young quarterback, Keenan Reynolds". After the Sun Devils accepted the invitation, head coach Todd Graham began to prepare the team to face Navy's run-heavy offense. Graham spoke about preparing defensively for Navy's triple-option offense:

Defensive coordinator Paul Randolph said the team would not focus solely on stopping the run, citing Reynolds' recent passing performance as reasons for emphasizing discipline in the team's defensive secondary.

Predictions
Most sports analysts predicted that Arizona State to win the game. All six college-football commentators surveyed by CBSSports.com predicted an Arizona State victory; of eight analysts surveyed by River Region Sports, six predicted that the Sun Devils would win the game and two favored the Midshipmen. Basing his prediction on the Sun Devils' balanced offensive scheme, NBC Sports writer John Tamanaha predicted that Arizona State would defeat Navy 42–23. The Sporting News predicted that if Arizona State could avoid turnovers, they would win the game. Analyst Will Harris predicted a 42–24 victory for the Sun Devils on ESPN.com, citing Todd Graham's bowl record and Navy's undersized defense as reasons for his confident projection. Phil Steele and Sports Illustrated writer Stewart Mandel also predicted that Arizona State would win, rating the game among their most-confident predictions. Spread bettors favored the Sun Devils by  points.

Ticket sales
Each team was required to purchase a minimum of 11,500 tickets for the game. Navy's athletics department began selling tickets priced from $25 to $75 in November. The Arizona State athletics department began selling tickets in December for $50 to $85. As of December 4, tickets were selling on the secondary market for an average of $99. Both schools campaigned to increase fan turnout at the game. Arizona State sold $75 travel packages to students, which included a game ticket, bus transportation and hotel accommodations. Navy allowed donors to purchase tickets to the game for active military personnel and veterans. On December 17, bowl director Gary Cavalli said that Navy had sold over 10,000 tickets. Although Arizona State aimed to sell another 10,000, the school sold about 5,000 by December 19. Cavalli estimated that the game would sell a total of about 35,000 tickets. For every ticket sold, bowl sponsors donated a meal to the San Francisco Food Bank, the St. Anthony Foundation, and the Glide Foundation.

Game summary

The 2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl began at 1:00 p.m. PST on December 29, 2012 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. Since AT&T Park hosts the San Francisco Giants, the stadium had to be converted for the bowl game. Both teams were on the same sideline. As the designated visiting team, the Navy Midshipmen wore white jerseys, pants, and helmets; the Arizona State Sun Devils wore black jerseys, white pants and white helmets as the home team. The Sun Devils' uniform also included a black-and-white circular helmet sticker with the number 57 to honor Emerson Harvey, the school's first African American student athlete in 1937. In a pregame ceremony, Will Sutton received the 2012 Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year award as the best defensive player in the Pac-12 Conference. Before kickoff, the Midshipmen marched onto the field in service dress. The Glide Memorial Church Ensemble performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" with a  American flag. At the end of the national anthem, four United States Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft flew over the stadium. Arizona Senator John McCain performed the game's coin toss with a chocolate and vanilla  Oreo (representing the game's sponsor, Kraft Foods).

Media coverage
The game was televised on ESPN2 with Dave Pasch providing the play-by-play, Brian Griese providing color commentary and Jenn Brown with sideline coverage. About 1.1 million people watched the game on television, giving it a Nielsen rating of 0.7. Live online streaming was available through WatchESPN. ESPN struck a deal with Twitter to provide game highlights with expanded tweets. The game was also broadcast on many radio stations; Touchdown Radio featured Roxy Bernstein with the play-by-play and Gino Torretta the color commentary. It was also available on Sirius and XM satellite radio on SiriusXM channel 91. Each school had their own respective radio networks cover the game. Navy's broadcast team consisted of Bob Socci providing play-by-play, Omar Nelson handling analysis, and Pete Medhurst handling sideline coverage and pre- and post-game workings; the coverage was aired on Navy Sports Network. Arizona State's IMG Sports Network covered the game for the Sun Devils. Tim Healey, Jeff Van Raaphorst, and Doug Franz provided play-by-play, analysis, and sideline coverage, respectively, for ASU. Television coverage began during Arizona State's first play from scrimmage, because a basketball game between the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and the UNLV Runnin' Rebels went beyond its allotted time slot.

First quarter
The game began when Navy's Colin Amerau hit the opening kickoff into the endzone for a touchback. Beginning at the 25-yard line, Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly completed an eight-yard pass to receiver Jamal Miles. Running back Cameron Marshall ran the ball on the following two plays, picking up four and seven yards and the team's opening first down on the latter. Kelly passed the ball to Miles on the following play, picking up five yards. On a third-down and one, running back Marion Grice rushed for 18 yards, picking up the first down. Grice, whose brother was murdered the previous week and was "playing with a heavy heart" as Sports Illustrated put it, ran the following two plays, picking up a total of 17 yards and another first down. Arizona State scored on the following play, with a 16-yard pass from Kelly to Rashad Ross. Kicker Alex Garoutte converted the extra point, then kicked off to Navy's Gee-Gee Green, who returned it for 18 yards. Navy gained a total of two yards on its first two plays, on runs from quarterback Keenan Reynolds and fullback Noah Copeland. On the following play, Reynolds was sacked by linebacker Carl Bradford, and punter Pablo Beltran came out and punted the ball to Arizona State's 40-yard line. Reynolds landed awkwardly on his elbow during the sack, and afterward conferred with trainers on the sidelines.

Arizona State began their second drive of the game with a nine-yard run when Kelly faked a hand-off and kept the ball. The next play, freshman running back D. J. Foster carried the ball for a one-yard gain, picking up a first down and moving Arizona State to midfield. Kelly ran the ball again the following play, faking a hand-off to Grice before getting to the outside for a pick up 20 yards and another first down. Following a dropped pass by tight end Chris Coyle, Kelly completed back to back passes to Foster for gains of three and eight yards, respectively. In Navy's red zone for the second time, Grice picked up nine yards for ASU. After Grice's gain, Navy took their first time-out of the half. Grice received the ball again on the next play and took it through a gap in the offensive line for a ten-yard touchdown, his second of the game. Garoutte made the extra point, and Navy's Greene returned the kickoff to the 25-yard line.

Navy began their second drive with a two-yard run by Reynolds, who fumbled the ball when tackled. However, he was ruled down by contact by the side judge. After a six-yard completion from Reynolds to Greene, the former kept the ball again on an option run and picked up only a single yard. Faced with a short fourth down, Reynolds pitched the ball to Greene, who ran it to the outside for an eleven-yard gain, picking up an important first down. The following play, Copeland received the hand-off and rushed for a three-yard gain. Navy brought in backup sophomore running back Geoffrey Whiteside, who picked up three yards and moved the Midshipmen into ASU territory for the first time. After that, Reynolds attempted a hurried pass to Greene, who dropped the ball. The offense caught a break, however, when Arizona State received a fifteen-yard penalty for roughing the passer due to head contact with Reynolds. With a new set of downs, Copeland again rushed for a three-yard gain. Greene followed him with a one-yard pick-up, but on third down, Reynolds threw a screen pass to Copeland, who was tackled for a one-yard loss. Navy again attempted a fourth-down conversion, but turned the ball over on downs after Greene dropped a pass from Reynolds in the end zone.

The Sun Devils took over possession at their own thirty-one, beginning with an incomplete pass from Kelley to Grice. ASU followed the play with a hand-off to Grice, who took the ball eighteen yards for a first down. Grice ran the ball on the following play, picking up five yards and moving the Sun Devils into Navy territory. T. J. Foster was injured on the next play due to a head-to-head collision while trying to catch a pass from Kelley, and Arizona State accepted a fifteen-yard penalty for the helmet-to-helmet collision. However, Foster suffered a concussion on the play, and had to leave for the rest of the game. Following the penalty, Kelley kept the ball and ran for an eleven-yard pickup, again getting his team into the red zone. ASU's following two plays both resulted in gains of two yards, one on a run from Grice and the other on a pass from Kelley to Coyle. Facing a third and long, Kelley threw to Grice, who picked up 14 yards and the first down. Now two yards from the end zone, Grice was stopped immediately on a run, managing only to fall forward for a yard's gain. Kelley picked up the remaining yard on a keep on the next play, scoring the Sun Devils' third touchdown of the quarter. Garoutte made the extra point and kicked off to Greene, who only managed to return it to his own sixteen. Navy ended the quarter with a two-yard loss on a run by Reynolds.

Second quarter
Navy began the second quarter on their own fourteen-yard line. Faced with a second-and-twelve, Reynolds handed the ball off to Greene, who picked up 15 yards and a first down. The Midshipmen followed the gain with a rush by Copeland, who managed only a single yard. Their next play, another run by Greene, gained 11 yards, and another first down. The Midshipmen went to the air on the following play on a five-yard reception by Copeland from Reynolds. Navy's biggest play of the half came on the next play, when slotback Chris Swain broke down the sideline for 36 yards, moving the Midshipmen into Arizona State territory for the first time. Reynolds kept the ball on the following two plays, giving Navy gains of eight and one yard, respectively. Facing a third-and-one from the Sun Devils' nine-yard line, Navy used their second time-out, which stopped the game clock at 10:43. Reynolds ran the ball for a third straight time, getting Navy its first down. After another rush by Reynolds, ASU took their first timeout of the half, pausing the clock at 9:30. The Midshipmen returned to the air following the timeout; after dodging an unblocked Arizona State defender, Reynolds completed a pass to receiver Matt Aiken in the end zone for a three-yard touchdown. Kicker Nick Sloan converted the extra point.

Navy brought in kicker Colin Amerau for the kickoff; despite a deep kick, back to the ASU four-yard line, the Sun Devils started their next drive with the best field position of the half after Miles managed a 41-yard return. Taking advantage of the situation, Arizona State scored just five plays later. They began the drive with a three-yard rush from Cameron Marshall. ASU went to the air on the following two plays, both of which resulted in major yardage gains. The first was a sixteen-yard completion between Kelley and Coyle, while the second went to Marshall, which picked up 20 yards. Already in Navy's red zone, the Sun Devils caught a break on the next play, when Navy was called for a substitution infraction. After accepting the five-yard penalty, Kelley completed a third-straight pass, this time to receiver Alonzo Agwuenu for an eleven-yard touchdown. Now with a 28–7 lead, Garoutte completed the extra point and kicked off to Greene, who returned the ball to the 21-yard line.

Navy began their drive with back-to-back rushes by Geoffrey Whiteside, which went for gains of sixteen and two yards, including a first down on the former. Copeland then received the ball for the following two plays, both of which were also runs. After a short gain on the first, Copeland gave the Midshipmen a first down on the second, an eleven-yard pickup. After that, Reynolds kept the ball and managed eight yards, enough to move Navy into Sun Devils' territory. Swain came in for the next play and took the hand-off for a first down and six yards. The ball went back to Whiteside the next play, who picked up two yards, which were lost by Reynolds on a rush the following play. Stuck facing a third-and-ten, Navy gave the ball back to Copeland, who got them the first down on a thirteen-yard rush. In ASU's red zone for the second consecutive time, Navy went back to Copeland, who moved them forward three yards. Aiken received the hand-off on the resulting play and took it for a six-yard gain. Now with a third-and-one, Reynolds attempted to run the ball, on the team's twelfth consecutive rushing play. He lost three yards, setting up Navy for a short field goal instead of a touchdown opportunity. However, the Midshipmen mismanaged the clock and were penalized five yards for a delay of game. As a result, Nick Sloan missed the thirty-four yard field goal attempt on the following play, ad Navy turned the ball over to the Sun Devils for the second time.

Arizona State, starting om their own twenty due to Sloan's miss, were again able to capitalize on a mistake from the Midshipmen. Navy was called on a fifteen-yard penalty for pass interference, which the Sun Devils accepted. Now on his own thirty-five, Kelley quickly completed a thirteen-yard pass to Miles for another first down. Almost already in Navy territory, Arizona State's largest play of the game came on a fifty-two yard touchdown reception between Kelley and Rashad Ross. Garoutte came out to convert the extra point, but missed the kick, leaving the score at 34–7. Navy began their drive after a short kickoff from Garoutte was returned by Whiteside to the twenty-six. Following ASU's three-play, nineteen-second long drive, the Midshipmen were left with just fifty-five seconds left in the half. Reynolds started out Navy's drive with two consecutive throws; the first was for a single yard to Brandon Turner while the second was an incompletion, which at least stopped the play clock. Already stuck with a third-and-nine, Reynolds decided to run the ball, picking up thirteen yards and the first down. Now with a little time to plan due to the change of downs, Navy decided to return to passing plays. However, both of Reynolds' two attempts fell incomplete. Faced with very little time left in the half and a third-and-ten, the Midshipmen handed the ball off to Greene for six yards, and simply ran out the clock.

Third quarter
Navy received the ball to start the second half. Garoutte hit the kickoff deep into the end zone and Greene simply took a knee, resulting in a touchback. Reynolds kicked off the Midshipmen's drive with a seven-yard run up the middle of the field. On the following play, Reynolds overthrew receiver Brandon Turner while under pressure. Arizona State cornerback Robert Nelson, Jr. intercepted the pass at his own forty and tried to return it, but while avoiding Turner, he collided with a teammate and lost six yards. Beginning at their own thirty-four, ASU began the drive with a hand-off to Marshall, who ran it down the middle for six yards. The Sun Devils ran the same play again, this time for a first down after Marshall forced his way through several tacklers. Kelley attempted to run the ball on the next play, but was immediately pressured and forced to dump the ball off to Coyle. Now at midfield, Kelley faked a hand-off to Marshall and threw the ball deep to a wide-open Ross, who outran a tackler and scored another ASU touchdown. Garoutte converted the point after, then hit a deep kick to Greene; Navy's return specialist barely managed to get out to the twenty before getting hit by several Arizona State defenders.

Reynolds began the Midshipmen's drive with a five-yard rush after he kept the ball on an option run. Linebacker Brandon Magee, who made the tackle on Reynolds, stayed on the ground after the play, requiring time to be stopped. After he was assisted to the sideline, it was discovered he had severely injured his elbow and was unable to return. The clock was started again, and the following play, Reynolds quickly pitched to Greene, who avoided several tacklers and ran down the sideline for a twenty-yard gain. Copeland took the following hand-off and forced his way forward for six yards. Reynolds kept it the next play and picked up a first down for the Midshipmen. However, Reynolds was sacked both of the following times, taken down each time by Will Sutton. Facing a third-and-twenty-three, Reynolds simply ran the ball to give the punter better field position. Pablo Beltran punted the ball deep into ASU territory, where it was fielded out of bounds by Jamal Miles on the seven.

The Sun Devils' next drive added another touchdown to make the score 48–7. Midshipmen Gee Gee Greene returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown; three plays later, Arizona State's Marion Grice ran 39 yards for another Sun Devils touchdown to make the score 55–14. ASU needed one play to reach the end zone again on its next drive, and the third quarter ended with the Sun Devils ahead 62–14.

Fourth quarter
Arizona State began the fourth quarter with a turnover on downs, its first drive of the game not ending in a touchdown. During the next drive, Keenan Reynolds was tackled hard after pitching the ball and did not play for the rest of the game. Freshman fullback Chris Swain scored Navy's first offensive points of the second half. Using mostly second-string offensive players, the Sun Devils committed their only turnover of the day when quarterback Michael Eubank fumbled the ball when he was injured on a third-down play near midfield. The Midshipmen scored the final touchdown of the game when quarterback Trey Miller threw a 23-yard pass to Brandon Turner with 5:16 left in the game. Arizona State ran out the clock for its final possession, and the game ended with a final score of 62–28.

Scoring summary

Final statistics

With five tackles and 2.5 sacks, Will Sutton was named the game's most valuable defensive player. Marion Grice, with 159 yards rushing and two touchdowns, was named the game's offensive MVP. Although the Midshipmen led the game in time of possession, Arizona State's offense needed a little under nine minutes of game time to score five touchdowns in the first half and its first nine touchdowns used a total of 13:38. The Sun Devils set 20 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl records, including most total yards gained and largest margin of victory. With 36 first downs, the team also tied the NCAA Division I bowl-game record set by the Oklahoma Sooners in the 1991 Gator Bowl and the Marshall Thundering Herd at the 2001 GMAC Bowl. Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly completed 17 of 19 passes for 268 yards and four touchdowns, setting a school record for completion percentage in a season; with four receptions, tight end Chris Coyle set a school record for completions by a tight end in a season with 57. Midshipmen running back Gee Gee Greene set a Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl game record with his 95-yard kickoff return, also a Navy bowl-game record.

After the game
The win brought the Sun Devils' record to 8–5. Coach Todd Graham was pleased with his team's offensive production, praising Kelly and offensive coordinator Mike Norvell. The team's overall success surprised ESPN.com Pac-12 analyst Ted Miller, who called his prediction that ASU finished 11th in their conference his "worst projection" of the spring. Arizona State punter Josh Hubner accepted an invitation to play in the 2013 East–West Shrine Game. In January 2013, Will Sutton announced that he would return to play for Arizona State during his senior season before entering the 2014 NFL Draft.

The loss brought Navy's record to 8–5. Midshipmen back Gee Gee Greene played in the Raycom All-Star Football Classic on January 19 in Montgomery, Alabama, and receiver Brandon Turner played in the Casino Del Sol All-Star game on January 11 in Tucson, Arizona.

References

External links
 Game summary at ESPN
 Box score via newspapers.com

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Benoît Cœuré: Interview with BFM Business TV
Interview with Mr Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, and BFM Business TV, conducted by Ms Hedwige Chevrillon, and published on 9 July 2019.
by Benoît Cœuré
Mr Cœuré, your name has frequently been mentioned in recent days, and the European Central Bank (ECB) has been very much in the news, with the proposed appointment of Christine Lagarde as President of the ECB. Your name had been mentioned - do you understand the reasons for the choice that was made?
It's an excellent choice. It's an excellent choice because Christine Lagarde's career, first in France and then at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, makes her eminently qualified to be President of the ECB.
She understands perfectly how the global economy works, and how the euro area economy works; she knows how to speak to the financial markets; she knows the institutional set-up in the euro area. So she will do an extremely good job.
There are many economists here in Aix. You are a distinguished economist with a fine reputation. It has been pointed out, with some justification, that Christine Lagarde doesn't have a technical background in economics, or in monetary policy. Do we need to worry about the future of monetary policy in Europe?
No. It's a criticism that has been made of Christine Lagarde, but she knows the economy very well - she has led the IMF, she has been finance minister, so she knows how the economy works. In addition, she will have, a team of excellent ECB economists who will work alongside her and advise her, and she will manage things very well.
Yes, but the first one of you - and that would be you, Mr Cœuré - you may, for legal reasons, for reasons of nationality, end up leaving the ECB. This is worrying a lot of people, I won't hide it from you, even people here, who are saying that if Benoit Cœuré were to leave, having been one of the main architects of the current monetary policy framework, that would leave a huge void at the ECB.
I'll be leaving the ECB on 31 December 2019 because that's when my eight-year term comes to an end. Irrespective of Christine Lagarde's appointment, I'll be staying until the end of December, until the end of my term. The ECB's chief economist, my colleague Philip Lane - who was previously Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland - is an excellent macroeconomist and he will be able to steer things extremely well.
Isn't the biggest challenge the question of the team, the future team surrounding Christine Lagarde?
It's a challenge that everyone faces when they take on a new role, of course. But she will make good decisions.
As you said yourself, you're going to be leaving the ECB. Are you a candidate to become Managing Director of the IMF?
No, I'm not a candidate for the IMF. There are plenty of good candidates. Don't ask me who my preferred candidate would be, because the decision is not up to me. My speciality is Europe, and so I'd rather stay in Europe and continue to serve Europe. The way in which I do so remains to be seen; there are various ways. But I'm not a candidate for the IMF.
Listening to the statements made by Mario Draghi, one has the impression that he is inclined to continue the ECB's current interest rate policy, meaning a policy of very low interest rates. That policy is giving rise to considerable side effects, which we will discuss. Do you think this policy will be in place for a long time?
It's a policy that has side effects, and this is something that we are monitoring. We are aware of the side effects, but our policy is necessary. Why is that? It's because our objective is to ensure that inflation comes back to our objective which is close to, but below 2%, and we're not there yet. So, monetary policy needs to be accommodative until that objective is met.
But what if there is deflation with this interest rate policy?
It's a policy which has created tens of millions of jobs in the euro area, which is supporting activity and thus a return of inflation towards 2%, and which is all the more necessary right now, when we are facing a slowdown in the global economy and significant global risks - which are not related to Europe, but rather to trade tensions caused by various countries, and which are affecting confidence. In this environment, an accommodative monetary policy is needed more than ever. The Governing Council of the ECB has said that we are ready to act if new downside risks materialise. So, the policy is necessary to fulfil our mandate.
But what monetary tools do you have at your disposal if you do need to act?
We have used various tools up until now: the forward guidance, through which we steer monetary policy expectations; interest rates, which are very low and which we have said we would be ready to lower further still, if necessary - and I always stress "if necessary"; and the reinvestment of our securities portfolio, which ensures that the ECB has a very significant presence in the markets. And theoretically, we could also resume making net asset purchases, again if warranted by the circumstances.
But what are the circumstances? There are lots of questions about the circumstances. Is it the growth rate? The rate of inflation? A lack of inflation? I used something of a dirty word before when I referred to deflation. I apologise for that, but at the same time, isn't it a kind of sword of Damocles hanging over you?
There is no deflation in the euro area; we are not talking about a risk of deflation. Inflation is well above zero. The risk is that a series of negative shocks might move us further away from our objective of 2% - that is what we are looking at, what we are trying to understand, particularly in the light of the global economy.
What some people are worried about - and we talk about a lot here - is the possibility of a financial crisis, even a financial explosion, whether in the short or medium term I don't know. Maybe you will give us a time scale. Is there a risk of the bubble bursting or a liquidity crisis on the horizon?
There are always risks in the financial sector, and as central bankers we are paid to worry about them. The role of central bankers and regulators is to worry about risks. Our first conclusion is that we have to maintain and protect the system of financial regulation that has been built since the great financial crisis, since 2007-08. As time goes by, people are tending to forget this crisis, and the temptation returns - particularly under the pressure of different lobby groups - to relax financial regulation. This temptation must be resisted, both in terms of banking and finance more generally.
Then we have to identify the new risks. I see two main risks; there are many but I would like to highlight two of them. First, we have the risk that part of the financial sector slips out of the domain of banks and into the domain of non-banks.
That's already the case...
Yes, it's already the case. The size of banks is now under control; the large banks are handling risk much better than they were before the crisis. But the price to pay for that has been that part of the financial sector has moved to the domain of non-banks - investment funds, money market funds, etc. - which is regulated differently, where we don't have the so-called macroprudential instruments, in other words, a way to control the bubbles, as one might say. These instruments barely exist, or don't even exist at all, in the domain of market-based finance. That's a challenge for regulators, particularly for the next cycle of European regulation over the next five years.
Do you think we need to create new regulatory instruments for this non-bank finance?
Yes, exactly. And the second risk I see - which is of a different nature - is cyber risk, the risk linked to cyber attacks. At the ECB, and elsewhere in Europe, we are paying close attention to this issue. We can't rule out the fact that the next financial crisis may come from a cyber attack on a big financial institution or a financial infrastructure. It's our priority to prevent this risk.
Do you think the chances of a cyber attack are quite high? It's fairly logical given that we're already seeing cyber attacks against companies-
Ask any company director; there are thousands of cyber attacks every day. We're being tested all the time, including at the ECB. It's part of being a company. But the financial system has weak points - there are systemic infrastructures that could be targeted by cyber attacks. At the ECB we've reacted by creating a forum - the Euro Cyber Resilience Board - which assesses the resilience of major European infrastructures. We've also reacted at the level of the G7, with a recent cyber crisis coordination exercise.
Has the ECB already experienced a major, significant cyber attack?
We experience thousands of small ones every day, like everyone-
So no "massive" attack?
Not for now, no. No significant attack. But it will come, and we have to be ready.
You talked about this parallel finance that is becoming increasingly important; there is also a huge amount of money flowing into private equity. Why? Because there is not enough money to be made anywhere else? Is that an amber warning light for you?
Not private equity specifically, no. But there are other areas we are monitoring at euro area level, like real estate financing, which is not a problem in general, but there are small warning signs in certain countries. There are also these so-called leveraged loans - more in the United States than in Europe - but which are starting to become a global problem. So there are a number of warning lights that are starting to flash on the global dashboard. These are signs of financial fragility and we're keeping a close eye on them.
And when exactly will we have a financial crisis? In the relatively short term? Maybe as a central banker you can't say-
I don't know how to answer that question. My job is to make sure the financial system is as robust as possible. At the level of the financial institutions themselves, that's the work of the banking supervisors, my colleagues at the ECB who supervise the banks, who check that they have enough capital and liquidity to withstand a crisis, and at the level of big global infrastructures like payment systems and clearing systems.
There is a major economic debate around the topic of "low rate policies mean we have to completely revisit our traditional macroeconomic models". Olivier Blanchard, in particular, has been vocal, but not just him... Olivier Blanchard, the former IMF chief economist, whom you know well. Shouldn't we revisit our macroeconomic criteria? Can't debt help, as long as it takes the form of infrastructure investment?
I didn't interpret Olivier Blanchard as saying that we had to radically change our economic models, quite the contrary. What he said was that, within the framework of our traditional models, there are indicators, or parameters, that have changed, especially the gap between the interest rate and the growth rate, which is very different from how it has been in the past and that, he says, warrants a policy of re-indebtedness in certain countries.
The idea is that current policy is causing countries to pursue a rather tight fiscal policy, particularly as regards the level of debt-
That does not call for a change in economic theory; it is actually in line with standard economic theory. The parameters have simply changed because interest rates are lower than before. I think he is basically right, but the analysis needs to be done for each country individually. In Europe we would need to carefully identify those countries where interest rates will be persistently low relative to growth rates. I don't think that countries such as Italy, or even France, fall into that group. Interest rates have indeed fallen but they will climb up again one day, and long-term growth rates - potential growth rates as economists would say - are rather low. And the European Commission's assessment, like our own at the ECB, is that there are actually very few countries in Europe with the resources to actively deploy fiscal policy. Germany is one of them but France and Italy are not.
Can we permanently have such low interest rates and no return on savings?
Yes, people are earning a lower return on their savings, but savers are employees and consumers too. And the low interest rate policy has enabled a revival in employment and a recovery in economic activity, which also boost savings.
So you don't see a risk in this policy over the long term? Is there no systemic risk?
Our current monetary policy is designed to respond to a very specific situation, namely to a low growth, low inflation environment which should not last forever. Monetary normalisation will have to set in at some point, but the prospect of that normalisation is moving a little further away. That's because of the risks for the global economy generated by shocks in the United States, in China and in the global trade system. So for the moment, this prospect of normalisation will need to be slightly postponed, but I am convinced that normalisation will have to occur eventually.
Yes, the question is the long term, isn't it?
We conduct monetary policy based on the data at our disposal and we now see a slowdown in the global economy.
Another issue that's very important because it has, and will have, a huge impact is cryptocurrencies, like the famous Libra, which will be launched by Facebook with the backing of large investors. As chair of the working group on these currencies, do you see them as a threat or, on the contrary, as an evolution of traditional currencies?
A G7 working group on stable coins, set up at the request of the French presidency, will present an initial report to the meeting of the G7 in Chantilly in around ten days' time. Stable coins are a global topic affecting all countries, so work will also be carried out at the level of the G20 and the Financial Stability Board. I think we need a balanced approach to this question; it obviously involves many and varied dimensions of risks, which makes this debate rather complex. There are risks related to anti-money laundering, the anonymity of transactions and the use of these instruments for illicit transactions. And there are financial stability risks and risks relating to the use of the personal data that are generated by these transactions. So we need a multi-disciplinary approach and, most of all, we need a coherent approach at global level, because these are projects which have a global dimension from the outset. The difference between these new projects and the fintechs, as they are traditionally known, is that we have been looking at small projects in what are known as regulatory "sandboxes" and, now, we have an elephant entering the sandbox. That is the issue. So we need to understand what this elephant looks like.
Yes, an elephant!
We need to understand the elephant. But we also need to look at the opportunities, the advances offered by these technologies. They pose a challenge to the traditional banking system, which has not been quick enough to seize the new technologies, particularly in the field of payments.
They do more than challenge them; couldn't they put them at risk?
Yes, but a technological innovation enabling less costly and quicker international payments is a welcome innovation. Banks need to react and adapt to it, but innovation in itself is a good thing. And it demands a response from us central banks too. Our instant payments projects at the ECB are a case in point. At the ECB we now have an instant payments system known as TIPS which is inexpensive and works extremely well. We need to learn to link these systems with our colleagues in other countries to facilitate cross-border payments. Innovation is also an incentive, a stimulus that enables us to work more effectively.
Currencies are normally minted by states. Don't you find it shocking that a private concern is "minting currency", so to speak?
We are not talking about currency, but rather what is known as ''stable coins''.
It's a means of payment-
They are payment systems, a means of payment as you say, but they may eventually evolve to become financial instruments, perhaps even debt or funding instruments. We will identify all these functionalities and we will have to have a regulation for each functionality such that equivalent activities are regulated in the same way, regardless of the technology behind them.
So you have no concerns about these currencies?
They are not currencies. There is only one currency in the euro area, only one which is legal tender, and that is the euro. There is no other.
Benoit Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, thank you for this interview.
Benoît Cœuré
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To beat the scorching heat this summer if you want to visit the beach areas, then Kerala probably is the best option that you can get in India. Kerala is the one of from 10 paradises of the world. Though there is no dearth of beaches of India in like Goa, Vijag, Puri and so on, but due to some special features beaches of Kerala are one of the most famous and most visited as well after Goa. Kerala is bestowed with clean and peaceful silver sand beaches which are bordered by palm trees and having awesome scenic beauty too. Other than that due to their awesome seafood delicacies and chance to indulge in various activities are other reasons for which Kerala beaches are so famous. There are innumerable beautiful beaches in Kerala which are spread almost 550 km along the Arabian sea coastline.
Kerala Beaches are the main attraction of tourism. People from all over the world come to enjoy the scenic natural beauty of Kerala beaches. December to March will be the best time to explore Kerala beaches. Somewhere it is a first choice among couples but families can also enjoy here. The smiling sun intertwined with the blue waters welcomes you for the memorable holiday and the delicious sea food add-ons in the attractions of Kerala Beaches. Once you visit these calm and quite Kerala Beaches, you will never feel to go anywhere else. Kerala beaches add four moons to the Kerala beauties.
This beautiful beach is situated 11 km away from Alleppey town of Kerala. This beach is one of the famous beaches of Kerala as a weekend gateway. Marari is also famous for its fishing activities and vast beach area covered with soft sands and bordered with palm trees. A resort is also there which provides the tourist facilities of Kerala lifestyle.
Poovar beach is famous for its tranquility and scenic beauty, nestled in the heart of the spice coast. It is revered as one of the finest beaches that Kerala has to offer. In one side it is bordered by the azure water and other side is surrounded by the forests which is a home of the spice plantations and banana and coconut groves. This is the ideal place for the tortured souls who needs peace of mind.
Kovalam beach is one of the internationally famous beaches of Kerala, which attracts the tourists not only due to its three adjacent beautiful beaches but also for the leisure activities that it has to offer to them. That is the reason since 1930 this beach is a most important haunting place for the Europeans. Sunbathing, herbal body massages, swimming are some of the relaxing activities in which you can indulge yourself to the fullest.
Alleppey is popularly referred as the Venice of the east; this place has a lot to offer to its incomers. Palm lined sprawling beaches are one of most famous specialities of Alleppey, which attracts more number of visitors. Tourist can do lot of activities here like back water holidays, picnic, visiting vijaya beach park and so on. The 140 years old pier which extends to the sea is another main attraction of this beach.
Bekal beach is far less crowded beaches of Kerala, situated near the border of Karnataka and Kerala. But it can be said that it's a perfect gateway for you if you want a nice and quiet place to spend your vacation. This beach is also famous for providing the awesome views of the 300 years old Bekal fort, one of the largest and most well preserved forts of Kerala. There is an estuary where you can visit as well.
This beach is another popular beach of Kerala which is visited by millions of tourists every year. This beach is famous for its rich history. According to its history it is a same beach where the course of Indian history changed when in 1498 Vasco-Da-Gama landed with his 170 men. Except for this reason due to its impeccable natural beauty people visit this place.
India's very own and the only beach with drive in facility, Muzhappilangad Drive in Beach is becoming one of the most favourite destinations among the adventure sports lovers. This beach is situated in the district of Kannur, Kerala. It is also famous for its beach festival too which held every year in the month of April.
Varkala beach is famous for its 2000 year old Vishnu temple and ashrams, located at 51 km north of Thiruvananathapuram. Visiting this place can give you an experience of pilgrim and rejuvenation of mind and body as well. It is a perfect place for weekend gateway too.
Nattika beach is located in the Thrissur district of Kerala and one of the famous places for various recreational activities. Among the activities which are famous are back water rides, elephant rides, country boat rides and other various cultural programmes. This beach is shot to fame due to the famous Malayalam movie Chemmeen.
This heavenly place is famous for its scenic beauty and sprawling sandy beaches lined with coconut trees. This place is crowded throughout the year. Special attraction of this place is the spot where the back water meets the sea.
This beach is called the fisherman's cove. One of the important fishing harbour of Kerala Neendakara beaches is situated 8km away from the Kollam district. Here one can visit the asthamundi lake joining the Arabian Sea and also enjoy the various seafood delicacies as well. This beach is said to have the best sunset as well.
It is also another clean and mostly visited beach of Kerala. Located near to the very famous Shankhumugham beach, this place is called as the fisherman's beach as you can find various fishing related items here. But this beach is probably known for its very unique fisherman cataramans race that takes place in the monsoon.
If you want to enjoy this summer and want to spend some quality time with your family or friends in heaven's abode then you should visit the Kerala beaches and rejuvenate yourself. Really, Kerala is a true heaven on earth. This peaceful land of God has so many delightful charms that make your trip to Kerala more enchanting as well as memorable. So plan your trip today ad get away from the city's hassles.


The Sun Valley City Council voted last week to authorize a letter of commitment to purchase a new ladder fire truck.
Mayor Dewayne Briscoe broke the deadlock on the vote Thursday, Sept. 5, after councilmen Nils Ribi and Franz Suhadolnik voted in favor of authorization, while council members Michelle Griffith and Bob Youngman voted against it.
The authorization instructs city attorney Adam King to write a "letter of commitment" to buy the truck.
After the meeting, Griffith said the issue is complicated.
"The issue was whether a city can enter into a lease agreement because statute does not allow one council to hold over future councils for decision-making. You can only do it if you have a letter from the city attorney or a judicial ruling made on whether this purchase can be made in a lease term," Griffith said.
During the meeting, council members discussed how King could justify writing the letter, given that he is an attorney and not a firefighter. King said he would need some sort of documentation from the Sun Valley fire chief that the existing truck is unsafe.
"I can do an opinion that says based on case law and constitution that this is a necessary and ordinary expense and there's an urgency component," King said during the meeting.
Sun Valley and Ketchum are now sharing an older-model ladder truck kept in Ketchum. Briscoe has alleged that the truck is unsafe but Ketchum leaders have maintained that it meets safety requirements. Ketchum Mayor Randy Hall has said his city plans to budget money toward purchase of a new truck in fiscal year 2015.
Griffith was adamant of her desire to work with Ketchum to create a mutual agreement on the acquisition of a new ladder truck.
"If we go ahead and commit to this, and sign an agreement on our own, why would Ketchum ever want to come in for part of it? Why wouldn't they just wait until there's a fire and get use of the auto-aid agreement without paying for any of it?" Griffith asked fellow council members before the vote.
However, Briscoe spoke of his desire to purchase a new ladder truck, even if the city of Ketchum is not involved in the acquisition.


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Commercial Distribution Finance ("CDF"), a business of GE Capital, announced that Arctic Cat, a leading manufacturer of recreational products, has chosen CDF as an exclusive provider for dealer inventory financing across North America. The financing will consolidate all of ACAT's North American dealers onto one technology platform and provide them leading edge tools to help manage their businesses.
Chris Eperjesy, CFO at Arctic Cat, said, "We're consolidating our North American dealer-inventory financing under CDF because of their expertise in our industry and their leading technology solutions."
Headquartered in Minnesota, Arctic Cat has been manufacturing snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and side-by-sides since 1960 and has had a long-standing relationship with CDF in the U.S. The new, exclusive dealer financing agreement extends the U.S. relationship and establishes a new financing relationship covering Canada.
"We are excited and honored that Arctic Cat has chosen to bring its entire North American dealer network onto the CDF platform", said Jeremy Jansen, president of CDF's motorsports group.
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Around the world, more than 50 million girls who may not speak the same language, wear the same fashions, or chase the same dreams share one major milestone: They're 16 years old in 2016.
TakePart traveled the globe to take you inside the lives of 16 teenage girls today, and to show you their similarities and differences across borders, cultures, and social strata. They're approaching adulthood in a world where a woman earns 70 cents for every dollar a man earns, just 19 countries have a female head of state or government, and women are legally bound to obey their husbands in 10 countries.
You'll meet Haiana, a Syrian refugee who fled death and destruction for an uncertain future in Germany, and Tolly, a budding designer in England who started a fashion blog at age 11. In Kentucky, Carli touts her small-town roots, while in Las Vegas, Savannah opens up about her mother's drug addiction.
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Review: Matrix Mini-i Pro 3 – Refinement and Convenience in an Elegant Package
By Simon TompsonUpdated on December 6, 2021
An elegant all-in-one package.
This compact and attractive all-in-one streamer/DAC/amp is perfect for the minimalist audiophile.
Thank you to Apos Audio for loaning the Matrix Audio Mini-i Pro 3 for review purposes.
Ever look around at all the electronics in your home and wish you could simplify? We're fortunate to live in a time with such amazing technology, but boy do all those gadgets add up! A more minimal approach has been a constant back-and-forth in the audio world, and while there have always been simple one-box solutions, all too often they compromise on quality to hit that goal.
No wonder then that many of us end up with separates, with all the accompanying cables and clutter! We willingly sacrifice convenience and elegance on the altar of better sound. Why can't we have both?
Matrix Mini-i Pro 3
Perhaps it's the elegance of the all-in-one unit that appeals so strongly to the minimalist streak in me. In the end, it's the way the Mini-i Pro 3 combines an elegant design with a sophisticated, refined and highly engaging sound signature. I spent hour after hour exploring my catalog, enjoying every moment.
Wonderfully rich and refined sound at this price
Excellent air and instrument separation
Beautiful, premium, minimal design
Stiff push-button dial could be better
Access to settings should be easier
Information rich displays can be distracting
With more and more people around the world living in smaller spaces, there's been a concerted effort by the established hi-fi brands in recent years to leave the compromises behind, and meet a growing demand for audiophile class gear with as few boxes as possible.
Minimalism certainly has its appeal, so I jumped at the chance to review a fine example of an all-in-one streamer, DAC, and amplifier from a company that's dedicated itself to this genre of audio solutions.
Mini-i Pro 3 Sound
Matrix Audio was incorporated in Xi'an China in 2013, almost 15 years after its founders first met and discovered a shared interest in audio devices, music, and musical instruments. Reading the company bio I definitely get the impression of a young company that's passionate about both audio fidelity and design. They created their first product in 2006, and began the Mini-i Series in 2009.
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Digital Formats: PCM/MQA Studio up to 768kHz, DSD up to 22.4Mhz,
Analog Inputs: RCA
Analog Outputs: RCA, XLR
Headphone Outputs: 4.4mm Balanced, 6.35mm Single Ended
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Services: Roon Ready, Airplay 2
Dimensions: 22.3 x 20.5 x 0.48cm
Remote Control: Included
Every useful I/O option covered.
The Mini-i Pro 3 comes well-protected in a thoughtfully designed black cardboard box with gold Matrix Audio branding and an attractive gloss pattern. The first impression is of good attention to detail, consistent with a premium audio device like this. The box hinges up to reveal generous expanded foam protection around the unit itself. No issues with safe transit here.
The Mini-i Pro 3
Roon Ready and supports MQA Studio.
Matrix Audio has done an exceptional job with the design aesthetic of the Mini-i Pro 3, and it's clear they have design-minded engineers on the team. It's so easy to create and ship a simple box, but you're getting much more than that here, as befits its price tag.
The construction is aluminum in black with a slate grey fascia (similar to the color of a modern Macbook). The Matrix Audio branding is tastefully machined into the top, keeping the front very clean looking. Vents are cut into both sides and the underside for airflow. There's a good heft to the unit. It feels dense and premium.
I'm a big fan of the understated look of the Mini-i Pro 3. It looks like a high end piece of equipment, deserving of a prominent setting in the home. It's such a tidy looking unit, that on setting it down for the first time I felt inspired to tidy-up everything around it and give it space. This is definitely a looker!
This is a premium device, starting with a compact, elegant design.
The primary control on the unit itself is a multi-function dial/button on the front. It's well machined and looks good, but I do have some personal gripes about its utility. Similar to other gear that uses the pushbutton design, unless the feet of the unit are sufficiently grippy, then pushing the button moves the whole unit. I have to grip the case with my fingers to stop the whole unit from moving each time I press the button.
Of course this will vary depending on the surface you place it on, but nevertheless, the problem could be avoided if the button had less resistance, or perhaps the feet were larger and more grippy. This may seem unimportant in the grand scheme of things, but at this price point it feels reasonable to call it out.
Staying with the dial, I'm not a huge fan of eternally rotating digital volume controls, preferring a physical indicator on the dial itself to a dB readout on the display. That's not such a big deal, and more of a preference. The dial rotates with a smooth, notched feel, but it's geared for fine tuning the volume, so has to be turned multiple times to make any significant change.
One advantage of a digital volume is the ability to retain selected volume for a given output, and I noticed I could set separate volumes for single ended, balanced, and line out. The Mini-i Pro 3 would then remember those, even after being in standby. For those using Roon, the volume displayed on the app is matched precisely with what's on the unit, so there's another easy option for adjustment.
The dial controls volume, input selection, and can place the unit in standby. In order to access the settings, it's necessary to press a tiny button on the rear, and I needed to use a fingernail to press it.
While it may not be necessary to change the settings frequently, it would be awkward to do so if the unit was placed in any kind of rack or shelving. This feels like a mis-step in the design to me.
When the unit is turned-on, the eye is immediately drawn to the backlit LCD display. It is crisp, and easy to read, though some of the wording and motifs are quite small. If you're listening on headphones then you'll likely be sitting close enough that this is a non-issue, but could be awkward if you're using the Mini-i Pro 3 as a preamp in a system with speakers.
The display provides comprehensive details, including input, output, digital file type, bitrate, volume, the track and artist playing, along with artwork. There's also the option to choose from 5 background wallpapers, ranging from pure black to highly colorful. I especially like the inclusion of artwork, though of course the physical constraints of the unit's sleek design mean this is only about 2cm squared.
My guess is that some will find the display very useful and informative, while others may find it noisy and distracting. I'd have loved to have seen an option to turn the display off while playing music, but could only find an option to have the display auto-dim. That seems like an easy addition through a firmware update.
Finally on interfaces, there's a convenient remote control that's beautifully designed and has a nice weight. The shiny surrounds around the buttons are another nice design touch. The remote provides the ability to change input, volume and digital audio filter.
A premium feeling remote is included.
Impressive specs and even more impressive experience.
The Mini-i Pro 3 is built around the ES9038Q2M DAC chip, with a Crystek CCHD-950 clock source. This is interesting, because other DAC/amps are available that use the same DAC chip and cost significantly less. Of course, the final sound is determined by a lot more than the DAC chip alone, so I'll reserve judgement for the listening test. Worthy of a mention, for those with an eye for the details.
There's no power brick here. The transformer is built inside the unit, and is switchable between 115V and 230V. This helps to further eliminate clutter, consistent with the general aesthetic of the Mini-i Pro 3.
It's worth noting that this unit comes in two variants: the Mini-i 3, and the model reviewed here, the Mini-i Pro 3. Differences are minimal, coming down to a superior clock source – a Crystek CCHD-950, Wi-Fi, and MQA Studio support on the Pro version. Quoted audio specifications are otherwise identical.
At the time of writing, the price difference is less than 10%, so if you think you might like to try MQA, or use Wi-Fi for streaming, the Pro is the way to go.
Now to the fun part.
Spoiler alert: I'm just going to come out and say I love the way this all-in-one sounds, and have very much enjoyed my time with it.
The nitpicks over the controls and interface are quickly forgotten when I hit play on my music.
My listening was done with music fed from a Mac Mini running Roon server, via the unit's Ethernet jack, which I would consider the 'cleanest' way to feed an all-in-one like this. Without wading too far into controversial territory, I think it's safe to say that both noise and timing are about as good as they can be via a wired LAN connection.
Headphones used were my trusty Sennheiser HD650, connected via the 4.4mm balanced jack, and I stuck with the default digital filter on the unit. For comparison, I also tested the USB digital input, and used a Topping D30 Pro DAC to bypass the digital stages and go straight in via the analog RCA jacks.
Overall I would describe the sound signature of the Mini-i Pro 3 as refined, velvety smooth, and providing excellent air and separation around instruments. Jazz, in particular, is an absolute pleasure on this all-in-one, and I never tired of listening.
Matrix Audio know how to design well.
No matter the music genre, the Mini-i Pro 3 drew me into the music.
The Mini-i Pro 3 produces satisfying bass that strikes the right balance between accuracy and smoothness. I was never distracted by the low end on this unit, but it was all there, and it had no difficulty pushing sub-bass notes to my relatively insensitive headphones. The bass on Say When by Tirzah can rumble the foundations when played on loudspeakers, but here on my headphones it stayed controlled and an enjoyable part of the experience of that track.
To my ears, the midrange is where the Mini-i Pro 3 really shines. No matter what music I tried, I was bathed in rich, detailed, airy vocals and instruments in the mids. Honestly, it would be easy for me to get lost in superlatives here, so strong was the impression this all-in-one made on me in the midrange.
I could pick almost any track to illustrate the point, and the same one I mentioned above also features a beautiful, close mic'd female voice that sounds so silky smooth through the Matrix Audio. I found myself experimenting with many different genres, and in every case it had me smiling.
In keeping with the overall theme of the Mini-i Pro 3, the top end is smooth and non-distracting. Perhaps this is why I enjoyed the mids so much. Neither bottom nor top end tried to wow me or grab my attention, but instead stayed in their place, supporting the outstanding midrange. Someone who loves a bright top end may want to look elsewhere for a little more excitement, but I could find no fault here either.
Apos Audio: Matrix Audio Mini-i 3 and Mini-i Pro 3
This is the first time I've been loaned a piece of equipment to review, only to fall in love with it and not want to give it back! Perhaps it's the elegance of the all-in-one unit that appeals so strongly to the minimalist streak in me. Plug in power and an Ethernet cable, and you're good to go. But that can't be all it is, because a separates system has never bothered me in the past.
In the end, it's the way the Mini-i Pro 3 combines an elegant design with a sophisticated, refined and highly engaging sound signature. I spent hour after hour exploring my catalog, enjoying every moment. In many cases I'd never heard tracks sounding so balanced.
So yes, I did have a few niggles relating to the hardware, but once my listening started it was all forgotten. This all-in-one from Matrix Audio is a winner, and if you haven't already invested in separates, or are looking to streamline your music listening hardware, the Mini-i Pro 3 should absolutely be on your shortlist.
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CHAMPAIGN — Malcolm Hill had options following Thursday night's NBA draft.
The former Illinois guard wasn't one of the 60 players selected during the two rounds, but he still had interest from a handful of teams.
One of those teams was at the top of Hill's list since his May workout.
The Oklahoma City Thunder reciprocated those feelings, coming to an agreement with Hill shortly after the draft ended to play for their team in the Orlando Summer League after a half-dozen conversations with his representation throughout the pre-draft process.
"When he worked out there, he liked the entire staff," said Adam Pensack, Hill's agent. "Malcolm probably watches more NBA than any other player. He knows every roster and every team and every scheme. He likes the way they play. They've got high character guys there. I think he felt it was a natural fit from a basketball standpoint and from an off-the-court standpoint.
Pensack said part of his discussions with Hill during the pre-draft process were about the options available to players with a chance to be late second-round picks.
Some teams select players with the express intent of sending them directly to Europe or the newly-christened NBA G-League.
The coming NBA roster expansion and advent of two-way contracts — making G-League players the 16th and 17th players on an NBA roster — created more options.
While Hill has an agreement for the Summer League with Oklahoma City, he retains contractual flexibility. A good Summer League showing in Orlando — set to start July 1 — could open even more doors.


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Vietta S. Hippchen, age 78, passed away on August 16, 2021. She was born October 7, 1942 to George and Margaret (Wickland) Hurtubise in Muskegon. She married Charles H. Hippchen in 1983 and he survives her along with 2 children, Cynthia Mendez and Douglas Wolowicz; step-children, Paula (Ray) Skoglund, Charles G. Hippchen and Tammy VanDyke; 4 grandchildren, Joseph Mendez, Jacob Mendez, Lilli Whelpley and Tyler Whelpley; 2 great-grandchildren, Delilah and Oliver; 9 step-grandchildren and 14 step-great-grandchildren; brother, Norman Hurtubise. Vietta was preceded in death by her parents and daughter, Pamela Parker. She enjoyed looking after her cat, Koko; husband, Charles; and attending Dorcas Circle Group at Dr. Martin Lutheran Church, all prior to the accident 13 months ago. Special thanks to her daughter, Cindy; granddaughter, Lilli; and caregiver, Abby for the compassionate care they have given her for the last year. A MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held for Vietta at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at The Lee Chapel of Sytsema Funeral and Cremation Services, 6291 S. Harvey St., Norton Shores, MI 49444. VISITATION with the family will be the evening prior from 5-7 PM at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Sunrise Memorial Gardens. Memorials can be directed to Hospice of Michigan. Share memories with the family at www.sytsemafh.com.
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The Knights of Columbus are the "strong right arm" of the parish priest, helping with projects around the parish. The K of C was founded by Father Michael J. McGivney in 1882 at St. Mary's Church in New Haven, CT as an organization committed to Unity as a Catholic lay organization, Charity to those in need, and Fraternity with fellow brother Knights.
To be a KC you must be a male, at least 18 years old, and a practicing Catholic. There are more than 1.7 million members throughout the world. It is through these five key areas of service that the Knights of Columbus truly makes a difference.
1. Faith
2. Community
4. Youth
5. Fellowship
We meet the first Thursday of the month September through June and have a family picnic in July. Our dues are $30 per year and a one time $10 initiation fee.
To get more information, contact the Parish office and tell them you want info about the KC's. A member of the St. Ben's Council #8337 will call you. Visit Knights of Columbus website.
The KC's have a few omelet or pancake breakfasts each year and fish fries during lent. The K of C also have a Tootsie Roll give away to raise money for the Special Olympics and other local organizations.
Other funds raised by the Knights are used for the following:
-- donating rosaries to the First Communion class
-- donating bibles to the third grade religious ed class
-- supporting a seminarian and the Bishops Seminarian fund
-- donating to the youth for their mission trip
-- treating the altar servers to a night of pizza and bowling
-- holding a soccer competition for all kids 10-14 years old
-- holding a "baby shower" each year to help the Lake Superior Life Care Center
To get more information, contact the parish office and tell them you want info about the KC's. A member of the St. Ben's Council will call you.


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Janette Burgin Named C.S. Women's Basketball Head Coach.
Culver-Stockton College has announced the appointment of Janette Burgin to the position of interim head women's basketball coach. Burgin arrives at C-SC after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach with the women's program at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo. She replaces Melissa Young, who resigned last week.
A native of Frankfort, Ind., Burgin joined the CMU staff as a graduate assistant after completing her career at NCAA Division II Quincy University. After redshirting her freshman season due to a knee injury, Burgin played in 118 games during the next four years, including 96 starts for the Lady Hawks. . During her four seasons at QU, the Lady Hawks advanced to the NCAA Division II national tournament after the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.
Burgin earned Bachelor of Science degree in physical education with a minor in sport management from Quincy and her Masters of Education degree from Central Methodist.
Burgin takes over a Culver-Stockton basketball program that compiled a 13-16 overall regular season record last year, including an 8-10 mark in the Heart of America Athletic Conference.


When IBM Watson premiered on "Jeopardy!" viewers were mesmerized by Watson's ability to answer the quiz show's questions and most times, beat the human contestants! Fast-forward to today and the real-world applications extend well beyond playing trivia games. Watson is being deployed in a variety of medical and business scenarios.
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In Pics | Prithvi Shaw Becomes Youngest Indian to Score a Century on Debut
October 4, 2018, 2:07 PM IST
Prithvi Shaw celebrates his century during the first day of cricket test match between India and West Indies in Rajkot. (Image: AP)
India's cricketer Prithvi Shaw celebrates his century during the first day of the first cricket test match between India and West Indies in Rajkot on Oct. 4, 2018. (Image: AP)
Prithvi Shaw celebrates his century during the first day of the first cricket test match between India and West Indies in Rajkot. (Image: AP)
India's cricketer Prithvi Shaw celebrates his century during the first day of the first cricket test match between India and West Indies in Rajkot. (Image: AP)
Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw bats during the first day of the first cricket test match between India and West Indies in Rajkot. (Image: AP)
Prithvi Shaw celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the first day of cricket test match between India and West Indies in Rajkot. (Image: AP)
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Q: Boost multi_index_container with composite_key and bitwise-and comparison I want to achieve something like this with boost multi_index_container and composite_key:

struct LogicalAnd {
    bool operator()(const int& argVal1, const int& argVal2) const {
        return int(argVal1 & argVal2) == argVal1;
    }
};

template<class T, class Enable = void>
class FooContainer;

template <class T>
struct FooContainer<T,typename boost::enable_if<boost::is_base_of<IFoo, T> >::type> {
    typedef multi_index_container<
            boost::shared_ptr<T>,
            indexed_by<
            hashed_non_unique<
            composite_key<
            T,
            const_mem_fun<T,int,&T::getKey1>,
            const_mem_fun<T,int,&T::getKey2>
    >,
    composite_key_equal_to<
    LogicalAnd,
    LogicalAnd
    >
    >
    >
    > shared_ptr_type;
};

Knowing that:

namespace CustomKey {
    typedef enum {
        VAL1 = 0x00000001,
        VAL2 = 0x00000002,
        ALL = 0xFFFFFFFF
    } type;
}

The goal is to be able to perform the following:

container.find(boost::make_tuple(CustomKey::VAL1, CustomKey::ALL));

Which would allow me to retrieve all elements for which LogicalAnd returns true.
The problem is that I can't manage to get my LogicalAnd comparator to work with my multi_index_container.
I can get it to build by adding a composite_key_hash right before composite_key_equal_to:

composite_key_hash<
      boost::hash<int>,
      boost::hash<int>
>

But find operation does not work as expected so it does not change much...
I've searched boost documentation, and I've tryed various implementations, but I'm getting drown in the amount of information...
Any help is appreciated!

A: You're using a hash for your multi-index.
That means the LogicalAnd comparator never gets called unless something is found in the right hash bucket.
0x01 and 0xFF don't hash to the same value even though 0x01 & 0xFF == 0x01. That is, LogicalAnd would return true, but it's never invoked.
You would need a hash function which is invariant wrt. LogicalAnd, and I don't think that's possible. By design most hash functions are supposed to minimise collisions between different key values.
You need to come up with some different indexing system, I'm afraid.

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Era noto come chitarrista dei Cardinals, storico gruppo di supporto a Ryan Adams, e per la lunga precedente carriera solista.

Biografia
A seguito del divorzio dei genitori ebbe un'infanzia travagliata che lo costrinse a molti spostamenti negli Stati Uniti. A 13 anni gli venne regalata una chitarra e una copia di Exile on Main St. dei Rolling Stones, che fecero da catalizzatore spingendolo a metter su un gruppo. Dopo anni di gavetta ottenne un contratto per un disco con la Zoo Records. Fade Away Diamond Time uscito nel 1995 e prodotto da Jim Scott, già con Wilco e Whiskeytown che ricevette ottime recensioni da parte della critica di settore tra cui una recensione sul Washington Post grazie all'originale fusione di Americana e country rock. Durante il tour promozionale fu però scaricato dall'etichetta e dopo un disco acustico a basso budget, Rain, Wind and Speed, siglò un contratto con la Glitterhouse Records per la pubblicazione di 5 album tra cui quello del 1999, Basement Dreams, che venne nominato dalla rivista Mojo album Americana dell'anno.

Terminato il rapporto con l'etichetta tedesca, pubblicò un EP con Shannon McNally ed altri musicisti tra cui Benmont Tench. In questo periodo iniziò a suonare con Jeff Hill e Dan Fadel che portarono al progetto Hazy Malaze con la pubblicazione di 3 album.

Il gruppo si sciolse nel 2005 e Casal venne chiamato da Ryan Adams per il suo gruppo, The Cardinals con cui continuò fino al 2009. Casal pubblicò poi altri dischi da solista tra cui Roots and Wings e Sweeten the Distance.

Casal è morto suicida nell'estate del 2019.

Collaborazioni
Oltre all'attività solista e con i gruppi Neal Casal fu session man in molti gruppi e progetti musicali; tra questi si possono ricordare l'album Tambourine di Tift Merritt, nominato per album country dell'anno 2005 agli Americana Awards, Holy Smoke di Gig Winsmore e Songbird di Willie Nelson del 2007.

Discografia

Album

In studio
1995 - Fade Away Diamond Time (Zoo Records)
1996 - Rain, Wind and Speed (Buy Or Die Records)
1997 - Field Recordings (Glitterhouse Records)
1998 - The Sun Rises Here (Glitterhouse Records)
1999 - Basement Dreams (Glitterhouse Records)
2000 - Anytime Tomorrow (Glitterhouse Records)
2004 - Return in Kind (Fargo)
2006 - No Wish to Reminisce (Fargo)
2009 - Roots and Wings (Fargo)
2012 - Sweeten the Distance (Royal Potato Family Records)

Dal vivo
1999 - Black River Sides (live con Kenny Roby)(Glitterhouse Records)

EP
2002 - Ran on Pure Lightning (EP con Shannon McNally)

Note

Voci correlate
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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Morti per suicidio

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