There are actually some scenarios where it's totally okay to say no to being a bridesmaid—and maintain your friendship in the process.
Being a bridesmaid in someone's wedding is exciting to say the least, but it's far more responsibility than holding up a bouquet while the soon-to-be newlyweds say their "I dos." But what if you're just not able to fulfill your duties? It can be tricky to figure out how to say no to being a bridesmaid. If you're not able to fully commit, it's better to say no upfront, experts say, than to fall short of your duties.
Here are the scenarios where wedding planners say it's totally okay to say no to being a bridesmaid.
Considering that the majority of your friends' weddings will likely happen during your 20s, a decade when most of your salary goes straight to pay for things like student loans, car payments, city rent, etc., the prospect of shelling out hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars all to be a bridesmaid might have you feeling shaky. If you don't have the means, experts agree that it's totally okay to decline the opportunity if and when a bride offers you a spot on her A-list. "By declining the invitation to serve as a bridesmaid, you're respecting your financial boundaries and can instead focus on giving a meaningful wedding gift," says Lindsey Sachs of COLLECTIVE/by Sachs in Boulder, Colorado and Minneapolis.
Before you say yes to being a bridesmaid, the first thing you want to do is check your calendar to make sure you can actually attend all of the important events such as the shower, bachelorette party and, of course, the wedding. "If you do have something else scheduled for your friend's wedding day, you will need to consider which is more important," says Erb. "It is hardly ever a good idea to plan for two events in one day, especially when you're asked to be part of a bridal party." Don't forget that bridesmaids duties take up serious time and commitment, so you don't want to give a resounding "yes" unless you can play the part.
As a new employee, you have everything to prove. That's why Sachs says that starting a new job gives you the green light to say no to being a bridesmaid. "With a new job, also comes limited vacation and flexibility," she says. "Your time and energy needs to be spent focused on fulfilling your professional commitment without distraction." She recommends limiting as many additional commitments as possible, including being a bridesmaid. Of course, you can still attend the wedding, but not having the extra pressure and expenses that come along with planning and attending the bachelorette party and shower go a long way.
Whether it's a death in the family, a recent divorce or an injury that prevents you from carrying on with your usual activities, we can't control when and how life events occur. What we can do, however, is limit our commitments to accommodate these events. "Readjusting after such an event takes time and during this transition, it's optimal to focus on mission critical priorities, resetting your life and focusing on self care," says Sachs. It's completely okay to say no to being a bridesmaid if you've had a major life-changing event occur—the engaged couple will understand.


Two years ago I wrote that my next vehicle would be a plug-in hybrid SUV.
Yet I'm still waiting to buy that vehicle. In the 2014 story, I listed many PHEV SUVs or crossovers that were "coming soon". A few have actually made it to the U.S. market, while others, like the Mitsu Outlander PHEV have been delayed again and again.
This one is not a PHEV, but it was on my original 2015 list of potential plug-in SUVs and it is actually shipping now.
It's time to plug in!
Tesla confirmed that the highly anticipated Model 3, set to be unveiled on March 31, will have a base price of $35,000 before incentives. Tesla will start taking pre-orders on unveiling date and they plan to start delivers of vehicles in Q4 of 2017. With the $7,500 federal tax subsidy, you could drive off in a base Model 3 for $27,500. If you live in a state that has additional tax credits, it could be even cheaper.
That $7,500 federal tax incentive is a significant price reduction to a $35,000 vehicle, but (even if you pre-order this year) there is no guarantee that this incentive will still be available by the time you receive your Model 3. The law creating the federal tax incentive only applies to the first 200,000 vehicles sold in the US from each auto manufacturer then it phases out over 1 year. More specifically, after the quarter following the 200,000th sale, the incentive drops down to $3,750 for six months and then it drops to $1,875 for the next six months.
When Will Tesla Hit 200,000 Total Sales?
After plugging their data into a spreadsheet, I added a trendline to estimate the 200,000 vehicle mark. This trendline, of course, is just based on the historic data. It has no weighting for economic factors or other very important (and possibly unpredictable) things like competitor's products or production delays. Additionally, there are many ways to generate trendlines. This one is a 4th order polynomial. Some other options were more optimistic, others were less optimistic. This one felt right. In other words, while a good fit, it's just a guess. This guess predicts that Tesla will cross the 200,000 mark in September of 2017. The Model 3 is planned to start deliveries in Q4 of 2017. If this guess is accurate, it would mean that the federal tax incentive for Tesla vehicles will be halved right about the time that Model 3 deliveries begin.
The federal tax incentive for Tesla could be halved just as Model 3 deliveries start.
Our default plan, as we've done in the past, is that the initial sales are the relatively highly optioned versions of the car. Because, obviously, we've got to pay back the investment of all the tooling and everything, so that sort of makes sense to have the higher optioned versions first. That's what we did with the Model S and also again with the Model X.
So your neighbor could order a base model on in the first hour of pre-orders, then two weeks later, you could order an optioned-up version with the tech package, premium interior, and high fidelity sound system and you would get your car months before your neighbor. Is it fair? Maybe not, but that's how it works.
So we finally get to The Click-Bait title of the article. How do you get $3750 worth of free upgrades?
If the trendline above is close to accurate, then it is likely that only the first quarter of Model 3 delivered vehicles will qualify for the full $7500 of federal incentives. After that, the incentive will drop down to $3750. So waiting in line behind the optioned up vehicles could cost you $3750 in incentives. If you are going to pay an extra $3750 for waiting in line for a basic model, why not spend the $3750 on upgrades, pay the same price and get your car sooner and get the entire federal incentive?
There are a few caveats that I should include. Tesla's sales may ramp slower than the trendline above, in which case you'll be able to receive the full incentive. Conversely, the Model 3 could be delayed and there is no guarantee that even the first Model 3 would receive the full incentive if sales of the Model S and X continue at a brisk pace.
Tesla is not the only auto manufacturer that is approaching the 200,000 vehicle mark in the 2017/18 timeframe. I'd like to propose a change to the tax incentive to make it apply to the first 4 million EVs sold, rather than the first 200,000 per manufacturer. The argument is that setting a limit per manufacturer punishes the early pioneering companies that advanced the technology and created the market.
Imagine it's 2019, VW and Kia EVs receive a $7500 discount, while Tesla, GM, & Nissan EVs would have no federal incentive. This would be a very uneven playing field for EV sales. Additionally, I propose that the ramp down steps are per tax year, rather than 6-month intervals. This would simplify tax filings for credit.
There have been other ideas to improve the incentive too such as making it $10,000 and applying it at the point of sale rather than a tax credit. These are good ideas that should also be considered for a better incentive program.
Good luck and I hope to see you in a Model 3 soon!
Tesla and GM are both coming out with ~$30,000 electric vehicles with ~200-mile range. How do these two compare?
Today, we don't know the specs in detail or the final pricing so it is impossible to make an objective comparison. However, one thing we do know though is the charging network support.
When people talk about cars, they generally talk about things like acceleration, cargo space, styling and the like. While these things certainly matter, today I'm going to be discussing charging. Other than asking "How long does it take?", charging is often overlooked by first-time EV buyers.
Most EV charging happens at home or at work. Level 2 public charging is nice to have, but cars don't tend to spend a significant amount of time at shopping centers or restaurants, so Level 2 charging, while nice for an opportunistic sip, is not convenient for road trips. Long distance driving requires DC fast charging. Depending on the car and its range, fast charging can add more than a hundred miles of range in less than 30 minutes. This is not as fast as a gas station fill up (yet), but it certainly makes long distant trips possible. This greatly increases the utility of an electric vehicle, even if it is only needed occasionally.
Assuming the Model 3 and Bolt are similar in price and specifications, they'll be in direct competition and their differences will be far more important than their similarities.
This coming clash of monster EVs reminds me of a stop-motion monster fight I saw in a movie as a kid. Bear with me, this really does tie back to our topic. I think there are lessons in that old movie battle that might apply to the battle for the EV of the future.
In the movie, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, a griffin and a centaur are locked in battle. They are evenly matched, it's a stalemate. One of them fights for Sinbad, while the other fights for the bad guy, Sorcerer Koura. Earlier in the movie, The Oracle of All Knowledge said, "For it is the deeds of weak and mortal men that may tip the scales one way or the other." Koura figures out that this battle is what the oracle's prophecy referred to; so (spoiler alert) he slashes at the griffin when it's distracted by the centaur. One small cut from a human on a giant monster would normally not matter much, but in this case, it was all that was needed to tip the scales. The griffin's weakened leg slips, the centaur gets the upper hand and the battle is quickly over.
This lesson has stuck with me. The little things matter and can often be the deciding factor for big issues. In our EV battle, the charging network could be the "deeds of weak and mortal men that tips the scales."
Today, there are three options for DC fast charging. They are CHAdeMO, CCS, and Tesla Supercharging.
Japanese and S. Korean automakers (Nissan, Mitsu, Kia) use CHAdeMO. U.S. and European automakers (GM, Ford, BMW, VW) use CCS. And Tesla, of course, has their own proprietary (open patent) system.
There are plenty of comparisons out there that have details of the charging rate for each. For the purposes of this discussion, they are fast enough for treks and that is fast enough.
GM supports the CCS DC Fast Charge standard. This is the standard defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the same organization that defines the Level 2 standard that is used worldwide. Despite great engineering from a trusted engineering standards body, CCS has a few problems.
First, CCS was the last of the three DC methods to be deployed. This generation of EV started selling in December of 2010 with the Leaf and Volt. CCS did not start deploying in any significant amount until 2015. This is 4 wasted years.
Second, as you can see the CCS locations in the map below, CCS stations are not spread throughout the country. You could not drive coast-to-coast using CCS stations. The stations are clumped in the areas where the cars are sold.
There is no central body examining the CCS network to determine where they are needed. About a year ago BMW, Volkswagen, and ChargePoint teamed up to deploy CCS stations. They seem to be focused on the coasts. This makes sense since that is where the cars sell the best. But that does not mean those are the only places that owners want to drive.
Third, I'm concerned about how well the CCS stations will be maintained. Today, the Blink CHAdeMO stations have a horrible reliability record. The stations are installed at stores and restaurants that know little if anything about them. And they are often even unaware when they are not functioning, let alone how to repair them. Additionally, at these stations, there is often only one DC fast charger at a given site. That means when it breaks down, you're out of luck. What you had planned as a 30-minute quick charge stop could turn into a 4 hour Level 2 charging stop.
Tesla was unhappy with the fast charge options offered by either CHAdeMO or CCS, so they created their own. Unfortunately, this added yet another method and complicates charging matters. Tesla superchargers use the same connector for either AC charging or DC supercharging.
Below is a map of the Tesla Supercharger network that is active today.
As you can see there are multiple routes that you could take on a coast to coast drive with this network. And as you'll see below, before the Model 3 comes out, the network will be even more complete.
Tesla's locations are selected to allow for intercity travel. Station locations are more likely to be in between cities than in an urban center. This allows it to be used by traffic in either direction.
At a supercharger location, there are generally multiple stations. This means that if one station is broken or occupied, there are other stations that you can use.
This supercharger network is just a part of Tesla's charging infrastructure available to their cars. There's also destination charging that allows you to fill up overnight at many hotels and BnB locations.
Tesla's stations are free and they are part of the Tesla ownership experience. This helps them sell cars. This means that the stations are well maintained. The stations are internet connected and the state of each station can be queried. If supercharger stations are down, it reflects poorly on Tesla's brand and quality. It is in their best interest to keep these stations up and running. They respond quickly.
The final advantage that Tesla has is that their cars can use any the three DC fast chargers. Tesla has an adapter for CHAdeMO stations and they are making an adapter for CCS stations.
The Tesla Model 3 has several advantages over the Chevy Bolt.
First, Tesla has taken an active role in creating a maintaining a vast, free charging network. GM, on the other hand, seems to think that, just as with gas cars, refueling is not part of their business.
Second, reliability is incredibly important in a charging network. When you plan a route and expect recharging to be there, it had better be there, available and functional. Tesla's stations are maintained by Tesla, they have skin in the game. The network is there to help them sell cars. Other networks are deployed by companies that are trying to make a profit from charging fees. For them, if 95% of their network is operational, they are still generating 95% of their revenue.
Third, the ability for Tesla vehicles to use adapters is a significant advantage. CHAdeMO equipped vehicles can only use the CHAdeMO network. CCS-equipped vehicles, like the Bolt, can only use the CCS network. Tesla vehicles will be able to use both of these networks and the Tesla Superchargers. This makes Tesla's vehicles the easiest to find charging for compared to any other.
If the oracle from Sinbad was referring to charging networks, then the scales are tipped in Tesla's favor.


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Biological Sex and Gender in the United States
In the United States, most people are assigned both a biological sex and gender at birth based on their chromosomes and reproductive organs. However, there is an important distinction between biological sex and gender. Biological sex, such as male, female, or intersex, commonly refers to physical characteristics. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, and actions people take on, usually in relation to expectations of masculinity or femininity. As of 2022, there is disagreement over the relation between sex and gender.
Subject: Organizations, People, Processes, Ethics
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1890- )
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a non-profit research institution that specializes in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, quantitative biology, and genomics. The organization is located on the shores of Cold Spring Harbor in Laurel Hollow, New York. The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences established the CSHL in 1890, to provide scientists with facilities to research Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory. The first mission of CSHL was biological science education.
The Marine Biological Laboratory-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library
In 1888 when students and investigators arrived in Woods Hole for the inaugural session of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), they recognized the need for a library collection of books and journals. The one wooden building on campus, later known as Old Main, housed everything, with researchers upstairs and the student laboratory downstairs. Lectures were held in one corner, and shelves held what books and journals were contributed.
The Marine Biological Laboratory
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) was founded in 1888 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Woods Hole was already the site for the government 's US Fish Commission Laboratory directed by Spencer Fullerton Baird, and it seemed like the obvious place to add an independent research laboratory that would draw individual scientific investigators along with students and instructors for courses.
Revive & Restore (2012– )
Revive and Restore is a California-based nonprofit that uses genetic engineering to help solve conservation problems, such as saving endangered species and increasing the biodiversity of ecosystems. To facilitate their solutions, Revive and Restore utilizes genetic engineering, which is the process of making changes to an organism's DNA, or the set of instructions for how an organism develops and functions.
Subject: Organizations, Theories
General Embryological Information Service, published annually by the Hubrecht Laboratory, 1949-1981
The General Embryological Information Service (GEIS) was an annual report published by the Hubrecht Laboratory in Utrecht, The Netherlands from 1949 to 1981 that disseminated contemporary research information to developmental biologists. The purpose of the annual report was to catalog the names, addresses, and associated research of every developmental biologist in the world. Pieter Nieuwkoop edited each issue from 1949 until 1964, when Job Faber began assisting Nieuwkoop. Bert Z. Salome joined the editing team in 1968 before Nieuwkoop ceased editing duties in 1971.
Biological Lectures Delivered at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole
The Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, began in 1888 with one building housing researchers upstairs and students in a shared lab and lecture space downstairs. For the first two years, instruction took the form of general lectures covering a range of topics in zoology. In addition, the trustees offered some public lectures in Boston to raise funds for the lab.
Subject: Organizations, Outreach
San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research
The San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research (SDZICR) in San Diego, California, is a research organization that works to generate, use, and share information for the conservation of wildlife and their habitats. In 1975, Kurt Benirschke, a researcher at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) who studied human and animal reproduction, and Charles Bieler, the director of the San Diego Zoo, collaborated to form the Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species (CRES).
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
The Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (Anton Dohrn Zoological Station) is a public research institute focusing on biology and biodiversity. Hereafter called the Station, it was founded in Naples, Italy, in 1872 by Anton Dohrn. The type of research conducted at the Station has varied since it was created, though initial research focused on embryology. At the turn of the twentieth century, researchers at the Station established the sea urchin (Echinoidea) as a model organism for embryological research.
Subject: Organizations, People, Places
The Pasteur Institute (1887- )
L'Institut Pasteur (The Pasteur Institute) is a non-profit private research institution founded by Louis Pasteur on 4 June 1887 in Paris, France. The Institute's research focuses on the study of infectious diseases, micro-organisms, viruses, and vaccines. As of 2014, ten scientists have received Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine for the research they have done at the Pasteur Institute.
American Eugenics Society (1926-1972)
The American Eugenics Society (AES) was established in the US by
Madison Grant, Harry H. Laughlin, Henry Crampton, Irving Fisher, and
Henry F. Osborn in 1926 to promote eugenics education programs for
the US public. The AES described eugenics as the study of improving
the genetic composition of humans through controlled reproduction of
different races and classes of people. The AES aided smaller eugenic
efforts such as the Galton Society in New York, New York, and the
Revive & Restore's Woolly Mammoth Revival Project
In 2015, Revive & Restore launched the Woolly Mammoth Revival Project with a goal of engineering a creature with genes from the woolly mammoth and introducing it back into the tundra to combat climate change. Revive & Restore is a nonprofit in California that uses genome editing technologies to enhance conservation efforts in sometimes controversial ways.
Subject: Theories, Technologies, Organizations, Ethics
The Galton Society for the Study of the Origin and Evolution of Man (1918–1935)
Charles Benedict Davenport, Madison Grant, and Henry Fairfield Osborn founded the Galton Society for the Study of the Origin and Evolution of Man, or the Galton Society, in New York City, New York, in 1918. The Galton Society was a scientific society that promoted the study of humans in terms of race in service to the US eugenics movement. The Galton Society was named in honor of Francis Galton who first coined the term eugenics in 1883. Galton and other eugenics proponents claimed that the human species could improve through selective breeding that restricted who could have children.
The March of Dimes Foundation
The March of Dimes Foundation, or the March of Dimes, is a non-profit organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, focused on the health of pregnant women and infants in the US. Former United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes, then called the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, in 1938 to address polio. Polio is a viral illness that infects the spinal cord and may lead to paralysis. Roosevelt contracted polio in 1921, which left him permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
The Human Genome Project (1990-2003)
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific effort to sequence the entire human genome, that is, to produce a map of the base pairs of DNA in the human chromosomes, most of which do not vary among individuals. The HGP started in the US in 1990 as a public effort and included scientists and laboratories located in France, Germany, Japan, China, and the United Kingdom.
The US President's Council on Bioethics (2001-2009)
The US President's Council on Bioethics was an organization headquartered in Washington D.C. that was chartered to advise then US President George W. Bush on ethical issues related to biomedical science and technology. In November 2001, US President George W. Bush created the President's Council on Bioethics (PCB). Convened during a nationwide cloning and embryonic stem cell research debate, the Council stated that it worked to address arguments about ethics from many different perspectives.
Subject: Organizations, Legal, Ethics
Washington University in St. Louis served as the backdrop for many scientific discoveries, including that of nerve growth factor (NGF). Many of the accomplishments in embryology at Washington University can be attributed to the influence of Viktor Hamburger. He served as chair of the zoology department for twenty-five years. One of the few Nobel Prizes given for embryological research was awarded to faculty members Hamburger hired; Rita Levi-Montalcini and Stanley Cohen won for their role in the discovery of nerve growth factor.
Carnegie Institution of Washington Department of Embryology
The Carnegie Institution of Washington's (CIW) Embryology Department was opened in 1914 and remains one of six departments in the CIW. The department quickly became, and remains, world renowned for its many embryonic development discoveries. In 1913 Franklin P. Mall, Professor of Anatomy at Johns Hopkins Medical School, applied for a Carnegie grant to support his research with human embryos. Mall had a collection of over 800 human embryo specimens and was at the point of wanting to do more than just collect.
The Cabinet of Frederik Ruysch
Frederik Ruysch's cabinet of curiosities, commonly referred to simply as the Cabinet, was a museum Ruysch created in the Netherlands in the late 160ss. The Cabinet filled a series of small houses that Ruysch rented in Amsterdam and contained over 2,000 specimens, including preserved fetuses and infants. The collection remained in Amsterdam until it was purchased by Tsar Peter the Great of Russia in 1717 and transferred to St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1910-1939)
From its founding in 1910 until it closed its doors in 1939, the Eugenics Record Office (ERO) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York was the center of the American Eugenics Movement. Charles Davenport, a geneticist and biologist, founded the ERO, and served as its director until 1934. Under the direction of Davenport and his associate, superintendant Harry H. Laughlin, the influence of the ERO on science and public policy waxed during the early twentieth century until after World War II.
Amanda Sims Memorial Fund (1930–1935)
In 1930, physician Joseph Colt Bloodgood founded the Amanda Sims Memorial Fund, or the ASMF, a United States cancer awareness organization that focused on spreading information about ways to detect and prevent cervical cancer in women, in Baltimore, Maryland. In partnership with nurse Florence Serpell Deakins Becker, Bloodgood promoted awareness of the early symptoms of cervical cancer among women and advocated for regular pelvic exams. The ASMF partnered with numerous women's organizations throughout the United States, providing educational information to women of varying backgrounds.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1929–1970)
Starting in 1929, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists was a professional association of physicians in the UK that aimed to improve the care of women in childbirth through training and education and to establish obstetrics and gynecology as a medical specialty. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has contributed to women's reproductive health by fostering research, establishing standards for physicians specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, and influencing legislation.

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Suburbs of Limon: Limon Correctional Fac, Limon Correctional Facility, Limon Crrctnl.
Limon is also known as: Lincoln County / Limon town.
Their current mayor is Mayor Dave Stone.
Zip codes in the city: 80826, 80828.
The Town of Limon is the Statutory Town that is the most populous municipality in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. Limon is located immediately east of Elbert County. The population was 1880 at the 2010 United States Census. Limon has been called the "Hub City" of Eastern Colorado because Interstate 70, U.S. Highways 24, 40, and 287, and State Highways 71 and 86 all pass through the town. The Limon Correctional Facility is part of the Colorado Department of Corrections system and is a major employer in the area with employment of roughly 350. Limon is listed as the official AASHTO control city for signs on Interstate 70 between Denver and Hays, Kansas, although westbound signs in both Colorado and Kansas often omit Limon and list the larger city of Denver.Limon is the western terminus of the Kyle Railroad and it is here the shortline interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad. Trains previously stopped at Limon Railroad Depot.
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Limon is a Colorado municipalities#Statutory_Town Town that is the most populous town in Lincoln County, Colorado County, Colorado, United States immediately east of Elbert County, Colorado County. Limon has been called the "Hub City" of Eastern Colorado because Interstate 70 (Colorado) 70, US Highways US Highway 24 (Colorado) US Highway 40 (Colorado) and US Highway 287 (Colorado) and State Highways Colorado State Highway 71 and Colorado State Highway 86 all pass through the town. The population was 2,071 at the United States Census, 2000 census. The Limon Correctional Facility, Colorado Correctional Facility is part of the Colorado Department of Corrections system and is a major employer in the area with employment of roughly 350. .
The official website for the city of Limon is https://www.townoflimon.com/.
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Ricky "El Gallero" Palacios Making a Comeback for JC Productions "Texas Pride" MMA Event
A New and rejuvenated Ricky "El Gallero" Palacios is making his comeback in Beaumont Texas at the Montagne Events Center, with Jeff Bonugli's JC Productions "Texas Pride" MMA event on Saturday, September 28. Comeback? Yes, following some tough times in his life, some of them self made, what follows now is a comeback. He'll be fighting a very tough Jose Ceja who is currently 1-0 as a pro MMA fighter and 1-0 as a pro boxer, which will make for a very interesting fight, considering that El Gallero favors stand up, and boxing in particular. While I am personally a friend to both of these boys, the odds stand in Ricky's favor, but by no means should he be complacent. Jose will come to fight, and he comes undeterred by the stats, which show Ricky 6-0 as an amateur, 2-0 as a pro, and 1-0 as a boxer, all fights won by KO. In Jose's favor is the fact that he can box. I'm partial to either of these boys. Expect a slug fest. I would be very surprised if either of these boys take the fight to the mat.
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Rio Grande Valley MMA Fighter, Ricky Palacios, Believes in Making the Impossible Possible
[Ricky Palacios – image courtesy of townnews.com]
Ricky "El Gallero" Palacios loves to fight, not because he likes to hurt people, but because he wants to share his unique talent with the world. He's worked extremely hard to build a solid fight record, he owns his own gym, has a large Valley fan base, and continues to push his way to the top. His amateur record stands at 6-0 and he concluded his amateur career after obtaining two titles. In his pro debut he won his fight by TKO stoppage putting him at an uptick of 1-0. His next opponent, Loroy Martinez, comes into this fight off of a decision loss but won his pro debut by TKO as well. Ricky intends on making a name for himself, not just in The Valley, but whenever he steps into the cage, ring, or mat… Enjoy the interview!
Tell us about what led you down the martial arts path and why you fight?
What led me to mixed martial arts was mainly my weight. I was close to 200 lbs, which is very large for my stature. I was determined to lose weight. I started out getting into street fights so I set a goal to lose weight and get a legit fight in the cage. It was part of my bucket list to get in there and after I fought and won my first fight, I made it a goal to become a champion!
What would you like to accomplish in your MMA career?
To be honest everyone wants to be a world champion but to me I see it as a goal like everyone else. The main thing is that I've done it so later in life when I'm older I won't be haunted with the question, "What if?" or "I should have?" knowing that I tried something I wanted is an accomplishment in itself and not too many people get to do what they dream of doing. With that being said, I would like to give others the opportunity to do what they dream of. I've been blessed to be where I am at and with my own gym "El Galleros Den" now I can help others make their dreams come true. That's what I'd love to accomplish!
As a pro MMA fighter and boxer, what else would you like to compete in? Which discipline are you most passionate about?
I've been working to be an all around fighter. I've been thinking about trying out kickboxing or Muay Thai just to see where I stand. I fell in love with boxing and I think I'm good at it. I'm not afraid to try other martial arts and compete. All I need need to do, or anyone for that matter, is to set a goal and have a positive mind set, and never give up.
What advise would you give to someone who's currently struggling with obesity but wants to make a change like you did?
Now that's a great question that I love to answering! I was close to 200lbs and now I walk around 148 lbs. I set a goal to lose 15 pounds but the main thing is your mind set and how dedicated you are to accomplishing that goal. I had no one to push me and I didn't know anything about a diet or fat burning. I did everything naturally just worked out and the willingness to do it. No one was going to stop me no matter what! I set high expectations for myself even when it seemed impossible. I made it possible and that's how it should be.
My inspiration is my spouse and children, They give me the drive to succeed. They have been my back bone since day one. I had a lot of financial problems when I first started training and they have always stuck with me. I was never alone when it came to motivation before or after a fight. Like I said, "make the impossible possible." We use to sell chicken plates for gas money just to get to the northern cities in order to fight. The we'd come back broke again. The promoters didn't really care if I was broke or not, they just wanted me to make a fight happen.
Tell us about your upcoming fight and your training regimen going into it.
My upcoming fight is against Leroy Martinez. My training is going great and I feel like I've got all the tools to come out victorious March 16! I see every fight as a championship fight and I never think I'm the best or that I'm going to walk through anyone. It's a fight – anything can happen.
Your opponent Leroy, is there bad blood?
I really don't take anything personal but I feel like he talks too much. I don't know, maybe that's how he pumps himself up but I could care less. I just see it like any other fight. He has said some stuff that shouldn't have been said. Ido feel like he needs to work extremely hard to beat me. He says that he wants to knock me out or break my arm or something like that. I really don't care. All I know is that he has a good training camp and I'm pumped because he should be at his best with no excuses. It should be a very entertaining fight. He may want to make it a jiu-jitsu match but I hope he worked on his stand up cuz I'm coming at him hard!
Anyone you'd like to thank, any shout outs?
I would like to thank GOD for my blessing with him anything is possible. My big brother Jeff Bonugli, my family, LX BJJ, Green Ghost Academy, all my sparring partners, Vitamin Shack and shake, H&B fitness, Charlie Clark Nissan, Phatboy racing, and all my sponsors, and fans. – Ricky Palacios – El Galleros Den
El Gallero's Highlight Reel
Posted on 03/07/2013 03/08/2018 Author Texas MMACategories Interviews, Texas MMA NewsTags Charlie Clark, Charlie Clark Nissan, el gallero, Green Ghost Academy, Interview, Jeff Bonugli, Leroy "Guapo" Martinez, MMA Fighter, Orgullo del Valle, Pro Debut, Ricardo "El Gallero" Palacios, Ricky Palacios, The Rio Grande Valley, Valley Nissan Dealer
Ricky "El Gallero" Palacios is no fluke
Ricky "El Gallero" Palacios is no fluke, and he definitely loves to fight. He took up boxing ten months ago, and in a tough Rio Grande Valley, where there is no lack of tough fighters of Mexican descent, took the Valley's Golden Gloves Championship in his weight class. "El Gallero" (Palacios) is a class fighter, and with a large following. Some hundred and fifty folks drove up from the Valley to see him fight in his Pro MMA debut, in his new role as "El Orgullo del Valle," ("The Pride of the Valley").
I was sitting ringside with Charlie Clark to watch Rickey take on an improved Gerardo Botello in this main event contest. The first round clearly went to Ricky, but it was obvious he was scoping out, and testing, his opponent. His buzz saw nature emerged in the second round, which he clearly dominated. I was impressed by his utter confidence. Palacios is exciting to watch; you quickly gather he enjoys what he's doing, and he's good at his game, controlling the ring and the fight, and handling his opponent seemingly with ease. He moves with fluid grace and power, like a cat, and although Botello appeared physically larger than Palacios, at no time was he able to control him. One understands Botello taking him to the mat; Ricky's stand up game, between bobbing and weaving, is a flurry of devastating punches and damaging round house kicks. Nonetheless, when on the mat, Ricky employed alligator rolls at will, and in what ever position he found himself, he was fighting, punching, and from what should have been difficult angles, driving punishing knee strikes. He didn't punch his opponent's rib cage, he pummeled it, with such power that the impact could be loudly heard at ring side. As Bottello tried desperately to cover his ribs, it was obvious the pummeling was taking its toll. Prior to the fight Ricky had announced to his stand up fight coach and mentor, Jeff Bonugli, that he would end the fight by knockout or tap out. The fight was called as a TKO at 1:47 of the third round.
Nor does one seek to denigrate Gerardo Botello, a courageous scrapper. After all, his opponent was the best fighter in the house. While there was at least one other better than average fighter in the matches prior to the main event, (there was one, and inevitably there will be an exciting match up); he too would have fallen to Palacios. Bias? We shall see. Pound for pound, my money is on Palacios, for whom the sky is the limit. Yes, if I were to bet on any of the fighters in the arena bridging the gap between now, and a future in the UFC, my money would be on Ricky Palacios, "El Gallero."
Posted on 11/22/2012 12/15/2012 Author Mr. LopezCategories Texas MMA NewsTags botello, el gallero, el orgullo, Jeff Bonugli, palacios, pride of the valley, rio grande, rio grande valley


The program has turned into a massive underfunded mandate for public colleges, which are struggling financially because of lack of state funding.
In an attempt to address the issue without completely going back on its promises, the Senate passed a bill this month that would require a veteran to have served six years before being able to pass along the educational benefit to a child. The bill would add an expiration date of 15 years.
The version of Senate Bill 1735 that passed a House committee this week included a provision that would cap the free tuition for veterans' children at 60 hours, about half the number needed for a typical bachelor's degree, the Tribune said. Those two versions will have to be reconciled, although it's predicted that the full House will approve something closer to the Senate model.
Several veterans' groups are unhappy with the changes, as many were counting on these benefits. In their minds, a promise is a promise that should not be broken.
Ideally the state should be fair to its veterans and the institutions of higher learning by funding the program as passed in 2009. But realistically, the cost is too high.
So the latest proposals, with a grandfather clause to benefit students who are juniors and seniors in high school, seem to be a good alternative.


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Q: Lists. To colon or not to colon? As a Spanish translator, I struggle with MANY Spanish sentences that include a preposition followed by a list of numbered (e.g.) activities. The lists can be long or short. An example would be:

The manual was redesigned to (i) include blah blah blah and (ii) exclude blah blah blah.

In the Spanish "to" is always followed by a colon, and as far as I can see other translators working for the same organization keep that colon in their translation. But shouldn't the colon be excluded after a preposition?
Also, would one include a comma between (i) and (ii) in the above sentence? I think not, but presumably if there were a (iii) then 2 Oxford commas would be appropriate?
Then, what if it were a much longer list, perhaps of even longer descriptions of activities? Would commas still be appropriate (assuming no commas in the list items)? Or should one switch to semicolons simply to make it clearer?
Thanks!
P.S. Here's another slightly more complex example:

This feedback provided the foundation for conducting an in-depth review of the modules, in which: (i) entirely new modules were added, such as one relating to technical quality management; (ii) the legal framework, governance, and environment module was eliminated and its questions redistributed across the other modules; and (iii) questions and conditions were adjusted in each module.

And another:

The purpose of this review was two-fold: (i) to make the questions clearer; and (ii) to ensure that all key project management functions are covered. (Semicolon, or comma?)

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Breaking Now! The hot scoop
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It's Jimmie 'Six-pack' Johnson now, winning his sixth NASCAR championship in a smooth cruise
Matt Kenseth rips off the Homestead 400 pole, but Jimmie Johnson still looking strong for the championship
Trevor Bayne: multiple sclerosis
Kevin Harvick gases his way to victory in the Phoenix 500, but Matt Kenseth struggles, and Jimmie Johnson all but clinches the NASCAR championship
Round Nine: Jimmie Johnson on the pole for Sunday's Phoenix 500...and will tires again be a factor in this year's championship?
Jimmie Johnson: Deja vudoo? And what does Jack Roush think about the 2014 rules?
Wow! When Jimmie Johnson wants to make a statement, he makes it loud and clear: winning the Texas 500 decisively
The Ford enigma: Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski take the Texas 500 front row. Is Ford finally back on track?
Texas: Faassst! Bad fast. And keep an eye on the tires
Matt Kenseth makes a statement with a dominating Martinsville run, and Jeff Gordon wins, to keep his own title hopes alive
Posted Nov 6th, 2013
Salute! Jimmie Johnson, toasted by Texas boss Eddie Gossage. Is Five-Time on his way to Mr. Six-Pack? (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
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Is it all over for Matt Kenseth?
Did Jimmie Johnson's impressive Texas 500 win effectively clinch his sixth NASCAR title?
That's what the numbers appear to say.
Of course one year ago Brad Keselowski beat the numbers.
However Kenseth might have just missed his last best chance to take command of the championship chase, with his struggles at Texas.
Just like Johnson stumbled at one of his favorite tracks, Martinsville Speedway two weeks ago, Kenseth last weekend stumbled at one of his favorites, Texas Motor Speedway.
Now Johnson's seven-point lead over Johnson certainly isn't much at all -- a Kenseth win here and a Johnson fourth place finish would put Kenseth back atop the standings. And these final 712 miles of racing, here and at Homestead, offer plenty of opportunities for mistakes.
But Sunday's race here certainly doesn't favor Kenseth. His career finishing record at this flat one-mile is a sluggish 17.182. His only win here came back in 2002. And Kenseth hasn't had a top-five finish since 2007.
Johnson has four wins here. However it's been four years since his most recent. Since then, though, Johnson has logged five top-fives in seven starts, including a second here in the spring.
In fact when it comes to career finishing average at Phoenix, Johnson's 6.450 is far better than anyone else in the field. And Johnson has led far more laps here than anyone.
But one year ago Johnson came here under similar circumstances, holding a seven-point lead, and was running a solid if unspectacular sixth when his right-front tire blew.
"So I'm just not going to put my guard down," Johnson says. "We need to go to Phoenix and race well. We finished second in the spring, so we feel strong about our setup and the performance we should have."
The line on championship contenders is they need to be close enough to the points leader to force him to finish top-five in the Homestead finale. That forces the points leader to race, not slack off.
Kenseth is right at that mark coming into Sunday's race here (3 p.m. ET).
Is Johnson worried about deja voodoo perhaps over these next few days?
He has certainly had a lot of time -- nearly a year now -- to reflect on how he lost last year's championship.
"I've found a lot of peace in expecting the best out of a championship contender, and that's the way it's been this year, and every year, to be honest with you," Johnson says.
"Last year there could have been an opportunity to put pressure on Brad and his team. It was Penske's first championship in Cup, same for driver and crew chief.
"Maybe there was a little opportunity there to put pressure on them and put them into a stressful environment.
"We just didn't do our job.
"And we had our problems in Phoenix and then again at Homestead.
"Honestly in Homestead we had them where we wanted to put them and were really putting the pressure on them to see what they could deal with at that point. But we made too many mistakes and didn't follow through on our side."
How have these two guys fared through the eight playoff races?
Kenseth won the first two, Chicago and Loudon; Johnson finished 5th and 4th.
Johnson won Dover; Kenseth ran 7th.
Kansas was a wild card, with the tire issues. Johnson ran 6th; Kenseth finished 11th
Charlotte was essentially a draw, Kenseth running 3rd, Johnson finishing 4th.
Talladega was another wild card. Both struggled with frustrations late in the single-file finish, Johnson running 13th, Kenseth running 20th.
Martinsville was a surprise, with Kenseth upsetting favored Johnson by finishing 2nd to Johnson's 5th.
And Texas was another surprise, with Johnson romping to a decisive win while Kenseth had to rally to finish 4th.
So Kenseth is averaging 6.1 through these eight races, with two wins. And Johnson is averaging 4.9, with two wins.
Kenseth, seventh here in the spring, says "I thought we ran really well. We just had a few problems during the race, we got back in the pack, and we just weren't able to get back up front in the end."
And Kenseth and crew chief Jason Ratcliff are hoping their win at Loudon, N.H., last month -- on a track quite similar to this one -- is more indication of how well they'll do here. The Phoenix, Richmond and Loudon tracks are very similar; Kenseth ran 7th and 6th at Richmond, and 9th in the first Loudon. Johnson ran 12th and 40th at Richmond, 6th and 4th at the two Loudons.
"The short flat-tracks have been good to us this year," Kenseth says.
"Our short track program has improved since the spring," Ratcliff says.
"There's a little different tire this weekend than what we ran in March. I don't expect anything to be a lot different, but you never know."
Johnson isn't alone in feeling this track's recent repave has made racing much more difficult for the drivers. Goodyear's tire selection hasn't won many plaudits either.
"There's definitely less confidence in the track we're racing on now," Johnson says. "We won so many races with the old configuration and that old asphalt.
"We had a good run here in the spring, on the new configuration. But, man, if there was one guy sad to see the old configuration and asphalt go away, that was me. We just had something that worked there and fit my driving style and we were able to win a lot of races.
"But part of our sport is dealing with change. And I feel we're going in the right direction with the track."
Of course there is more to the season than just Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth, though that may be difficult to see at times.
A major undercurrent has been these new 2013 stockers. The new models may be considerably better than the COTs used 2007-2012, but the 2013s certainly haven't put on any better shows on Sunday, for whatever reasons.
In fact the Texas grandstands Sunday painted a bleak picture, with perhaps the smallest crowd ever to watch a Cup race at that huge track.
And Jimmie Johnson lead 255 of the 334 laps, most by a wide margin, probably won't spice up ticket sales.
NASCAR isn't alone in the sports battle. Major League Baseball also has its struggles....so much that two interesting suggestions are to require the batter to stay in the box and to require the pitcher to throw his net pitch within seven seconds. Maybe NASCAR officials need to look at ways to speed up this game and make it more enticing to watch.
NASCAR has been looking at new technical rules to tweak the cars for 2014.
A mid-December test at Charlotte Motor Speedway, yet another NASCAR test there, should help set things.
Some teams, however, think all this rules testing stuff is more for show than for go.
But if the new body stylings didn't light a fire under fans, after all the pre-season hype, and early season penalties, why should a few rules tweaks change the dynamic.
NASCAR is now expected to bring the 'tapered spacer' to the Cup series, to try to take 90 horsepower out of these 900 horsepower engines.
NASCAR has tested a roof 'wicker,' running left-to-right, designed to disturb the air; that design was used some 10 years ago, briefly, but it appears the sanctioning body is rejecting that change.
NASCAR will be using larger rear spoilers next season.
And NASCAR is expected to add some holes in the rear bumpers, to vent under-car air flow.
Count team owner Jack Roush among the skeptics:
"NASCAR continues to look for the utopian circumstance that takes every spectator's breath away every lap...
"It's an impossible thing they're looking for, to make the thing increasingly exciting. Because there is only so much you can do with four tires and a 3400-pound car.
"They're looking for something that I'm afraid will not have an impact on the racing but which will cost everyone a lot of money.
"If you look back 30 or 40 years ago, if you had four or five cars on the lead lap, you had a 'close' race. Now they've got all but a handful of cars on the lead lap, and they're still trying to make it more exciting than it is.
"We're pushing the limits of what you can do with the car. And they're just spending money.
"Whatever they do will be all right. But as seen by me, it won't have a dramatic effect on the excitement of the race.
"Races are exciting when you blow tires up; and Goodyear doesn't want you to blow tires up.
"Races are exciting when you run into each other.
"And racing is exciting when you pass. But if you get the cars to where they're all running at the same speed, you get what you saw at Talladega -- all lined up. And unless somebody trips or slips, you stay all lined up.
"And that's what you've got at the unrestricted tracks as well: the cars are so close aerodynamically and in horsepower that there is nothing that separates one from another.
"Now if someone comes up with an invention, or an interpretation of the rules that gives them an advantage, then you've got something that will help you pass cars and separate people.
"But right now they've got 'em all so close together that you've got racing that's got its own tempo....and it's not as exciting as NASCAR would have."
Maybe NASCAR could give bonus points for donuts....
Anything to shake things up.
Maybe the solution to these doldrums isn't all in hardware but perhaps in software -- like the software in a driver's head.
"I've talked to NASCAR about this -- if we all had a couple of mulligans the first 26 races, where you could throw away a bad finish, you would be more willing to put your nose in a place where you're not really sure how it will work out," Roush says.
"I would do two mulligans in the first 26 and one mulligan in the last 10. And until a guy uses that mulligan up, he can go race with abandon."
And that wouldn't cost nearly as much.
Jack Roush's comments
Submitted by RFan on Wed 11/06/2013 - 23:56.
Jack, take a look at how the cars years ago could race close to each other. For example, look at the finish of the 1980 Southern 500 on YouTube. Today, a driver can easily lead a race, but after a slow pit stop puts him back in traffic, he is dead in the water.
NASCAR needs to find a way so that a second place car can close in on the leader. When he gets to his back bumper, he can take the air off the leader's spoiler and make him loose enough to pass.
Having all the cars equal to each other will not aid passing. They must change the aerodynamics and bring the suspension back into play by getting the cars up off the track and on the springs. NASCAR should study the aerodynamics of the old cars and make today's cars produce similar aero effects.
THE Southern 500
Submitted by Henry on Thu 11/07/2013 - 13:15.
That was fun reliving the finish many moons ago. Brick shaped cars with working suspensions. The prima donnas that have come in since 1999 couldn't ever drive cars like this. There could be really simple things to try, but NASCAR knows best and it is just not gonna happen, it is just not gonna happen. Remember how great the trucks raced before the splitter came in? Things that make you go hmmmm.
Submitted by Tony S on Thu 11/07/2013 - 13:21.
We aren't going to have better racing until they dramatically cut horsepower. These engines are making 950HP now on an engine dyno, which is ridiculous. I love massive HP as much as the next guy, but it's made the racing terrible. If they had 600HP, the racing would be worlds better. Less downforce, wider tires also. It's time for OEM style small displacement, OHC cam engines. Get rid of this over-refined dinosaur small blocks.
Get rid of the front spliter. Make the car look
Submitted by Doug on Thu 11/07/2013 - 14:16.
Get rid of the front spliter. Make the car look like it does on the road. That will get fans back in hte stands and the racing will improve greatly. All the aero crap is whats wrong with Na$car. If the cars have too much horsepower go to a 6 cyl or even a 4 cyl. How many camrys or impal's or fusions do you see with v8s? It would save a lot of gas too.
NASCAR or some of the top teams need to conduct
Submitted by Gregg Hunter on Thu 11/07/2013 - 15:56.
NASCAR or some of the top teams need to conduct an experiment. Take the current chassis and re-body with a Fusion, Camry, Impala and Charger. Keep the sheet metal as it comes from the factory, no spoilers, air dams, roof flaps, nothing. Then go test them and see what happens. They'd probably be slower and a handful to drive. Gee, something like 30 years ago, imagine that! How was the racing back then? I went to my first Cup race in 1971 and now seldom go any more, it's just not as exciting. Plus, reduce the costs. $20 million for a top team, that's nuts.
Yes, lose the air dams. I think Bobby Allison
Submitted by Ed on Mon 11/11/2013 - 10:27.
Yes, lose the air dams. I think Bobby Allison mentioned that several years ago. Bobby should be in charge of competition.
Following up on RFan's comment, what were the
Submitted by Michael in SoCal on Fri 11/08/2013 - 09:43.
Following up on RFan's comment, what were the cars' top speeds back in 1980? How much has the increase in speeds impacted the quality of racing? I've read lots of comments on bringing the speeds down and working with the spring combinations to make the racing better. Maybe the Nationwide Series would be a good place to try that out.
It is not rocket science NASCAR. The cars have
Submitted by mjs on Fri 11/08/2013 - 20:16.
It is not rocket science NASCAR. The cars have too much downforce and they are sucked to the ground. Get the cars off the track, get rid of the splitter and shark fin, go to the bigger tires you guys tested a few years ago and the racing will fix itself. We all know there won't be lead changes every lap, but the racing today is unbelievably boring to watch. Look at the empty grandstands NASCAR and DO SOMETHING about this. NASCAR could be such an amazing thing to watch again, but changes HAVE to be made first....
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SALT LAKE CITY — Bill Self may have left a hand print on Quentin Grimes' backside.
Grimes, the Kansas basketball freshman guard, had just committed a mental lapse on a switch during the first half of Thursday's first-round NCAA Tournament game against Northeastern at Vivint Smart Home Arena — the fourth-seeded Jayhawks had recently changed personnel, and by the time Grimes realized his squad was running a different defensive scheme, a wide-open 3-pointer was already on its way to going in.
During a subsequent break in the action, Self lit into Grimes for the mistake. But as the guard walked to his spot on the bench, the Hall of Fame coach gave the player a forceful smack on the keister, ending the interaction on an encouraging, if not bruising, note.
Truth is, Self probably would've needed only that same hand to count the number of similar defensive lapses in what became a rip-roaring March Madness opener for the Jayhawks.
KU 87, Northeastern 53.
"I feel like everybody's clicking, starting to buy in," said Grimes, one of five Jayhawk starters who made their NCAA Tournament debut in the blowout. "Everybody knows what they need to do on the offensive end and the defensive end. I feel like we're clicking on all cylinders right now. ...
"I would probably give (the performance) honestly like an A-minus. A-plus would be if we didn't make some defensive mistakes. But I feel like that was honestly the most complete game we've played this year, just kind of not letting them come back in the second half. We just kept getting defensive stops."
The Jayhawks saved their best for what wasn't last, routing the No. 13-seeded Huskies in a wire-to-wire, both-sides showing. Dedric Lawson scored 25 points and hauled in 11 rebounds in just 27 minutes to pace the KU offense, and on the other end, the Jayhawks suffocated one of the postseason's most potent long-range attacks to the tune of a 6-for-28 performance for Northeastern from 3.
The victory earned KU a second-round clash Saturday with No. 5-seeded Auburn, which survived a late collapse to defeat No. 12-seeded New Mexico State, 78-77.
"I thought we came into the game with a great mindset and performed pretty well for the most part for 40 minutes, defensively especially," Self said. "I thought our ball screening and switching was better and it eliminated them getting a lot of uncontested looks so they could shoot the ball. It was one game, and certainly, you know, it sets up a game in which we have to be as athletic and as in tune as we've been all year playing Auburn."
The Jayhawks (26-9) made hay on both ends Thursday, taking a 12-point lead into the intermission after limiting the Huskies (23-11) to just two field goal makes in the opening period's final 10 minutes.
Northeastern, which entered the tournament with the nation's 13th-ranked 3-point shooting percentage (38.8), hit just 5 of 17 tries from beyond the arc in the opening half, with those troubles compounded by a 1-for-9 effort on layups. Bolden Brace's trey at the 3:52 mark off the aforementioned Grimes gaffe represented the last field goal make before the Huskies went to the locker room, the seven-point underdog enduring a 1-for-10 shooting skid before the break.
KU, meanwhile, hit just 2 of 12 tries from 3-point range but made 11 of 16 layups in the period, a far cry from the 8-for-16 showing on bunnies in the first half of the team's eventual 78-66 defeat to Iowa State in last Saturday's Big 12 Tournament championship game. Lawson's 16 first-half points paced the Jayhawks, with the 6-foot-9 junior forward hitting both of the team's 3-pointers. The second, a corner conversion with 4:06 left, capped an 11-0 run and established a 12-point lead.
Devon Dotson's full-court driving layup — the entire sequence took about three seconds — gave KU its 37-25 edge at the break.
"I thought our guys were as locked in as they have been in a long time," Self said. "One thing about Northeastern, it's so important to take away shots off the catch and make them try to score off the bounce, which will be totally different with Saturday (against Auburn) because you've got to take away shots off the catch and be able to contain the ball so you don't force help everywhere.
"Our guys were locked in pretty well. ... After about the 10-minute mark of the first half, I thought we executed on both ends really well."
Northeastern took advantage of three sloppy KU turnovers in the first three minutes of the second half to cut the deficit to seven, 37-30, but that's when Lawson and KU dropped the hammer — Grimes drilled the team's first non-Lawson 3, Lawson followed with his third on the next trip down the court, and it was again Lawson finishing off a layup to establish a 45-30 edge with 15:25 left.
Self, who called his team "lackadaisical" during a timeout amid the rough start to the second half, called the 3s by Grimes and Lawson "probably the two biggest offensive possessions."
"After that, we got on a good roll," Self continued. "We moved the ball well offensively the second half."
Dotson's driving layup finished off the 10-0 run and establish a 17-point advantage, and by the time the Jayhawks had later staked a 55-32 advantage with 11:04 to play, Northeastern had gone just 3-for-14 from the floor and 0-for-5 from 3-point range to open the final period.
Chatting with Mitch Lightfoot from the bench during the game's final minutes, Lawson remarked it's been a while since KU could enjoy this kind of blowout — and the perks that accompany it.
"It's definitely good to see everyone put in on the offensive and defensive end. It takes the pressure off us playing a lot of minutes," Lawson said. "Everyone gets a chance to put their imprint on the game, so it's good."
Dotson finished with 18 points and K.J. Lawson and Ochai Agbaji each had 13 to round out the double-figure scorers for the Jayhawks, who made 6 of 10 tries from 3 in the second half to finish 8-for-22 from beyond the arc. The real damage was done inside, where a 23-for-32 mark on layups buoyed a 50-16 advantage in points in the paint.
Inside the victorious postgame locker room, Self "expressed how proud he was" of his players and their attitudes, Dedric Lawson recalled. Grimes said Self labeled the victory "a great team win."
"We've got one more," said Self, as told by Grimes. "Don't think about the Sweet 16. Don't think about the Final Four. Just think about the next game, the next opponent."
"If we just do that," Grimes observed, "I think we'll be fine."
There was one more notable postgame moment.
KU tasked Silvio De Sousa, the team's ineligible sophomore forward, with putting the KU sticker on the next line on the arena's oversized bracket — "Almost broke the board," Lawson recalled.
It was at least the second forceful slap of the afternoon for the Jayhawks, and if the team's leading scorer and rebounder has his way, it won't be the last of the opening weekend.
"He put the sticker on there," Lawson said of De Sousa, "and hopefully he'll put the sticker on there Saturday too."
KANSAS 87, NORTHEASTERN 53
NORTHEASTERN (23-11)
Green 1-2 3-6 5, Roland 5-13 0-0 12, Pusica 2-13 1-2 7, Gresham 2-8 3-4 7, Brace 1-5 4-4 7, Strong 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 2-3 0-0 4, Murphy 1-5 0-0 3, Franklin 0-1 2-2 2, Occeus 2-6 2-2 6. Totals 16-57 15-20 53.
KANSAS (26-9)
D.Lawson 9-16 4-4 25, McCormack 0-0 0-0 0, Agbaji 5-5 2-2 13, Dotson 6-12 5-5 18, Grimes 1-6 0-0 3, Lightfoot 2-2 0-0 5, K.Lawson 6-10 0-1 13, Moore 1-4 0-0 2, Luinstra 0-0 0-0 0, Teahan 0-0 0-0 0, Garrett 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 34-61 11-12 87.
Halftime — Kansas 37-25. 3-Point Goals — Northeastern 6-28 (Pusica 2-6, Roland 2-8, Murphy 1-2, Brace 1-3, Miller 0-1, Occeus 0-3, Gresham 0-5), Kansas 8-22 (D.Lawson 3-5, Lightfoot 1-1, Agbaji 1-1, K.Lawson 1-3, Dotson 1-5, Grimes 1-5, Moore 0-2). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — Northeastern 24 (Brace 9), Kansas 42 (D.Lawson 11). Assists — Northeastern 7 (Brace 4), Kansas 12 (Grimes 3). Total Fouls — Northeastern 12, Kansas 19.


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I have a major jones for family stories. There, I've said it for the world to see. And you know what? I'm glad.
Looking back, I remember being drawn to personal history at an early age. My dad's side of the family was pretty humongous, and throughout the years we'd attend picnics or holiday get-togethers at the homes of various aunts and uncles. I loved the food, and hanging out with my cousins. But my favorite time was always after we'd polished off the baked ziti and inhaled the pies, cakes and fruit salad. That was the time when the adults would settle down with brimming cups of coffee and reminisce about their lives and times and those of family members separated from us by mileage or the grim reaper.
The easy banter, the laughter, the rise and ebb of volume and energy as many voices gave way to one and then joined in again to relate other stories triggered by something just said; listening to my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles during these late afternoon and early evening gab fests was just so – comforting. And there was also something about the relish with which my elders told their stories that made hearing their tales just plain fun. Yeah, I was hooked on family stories as a young 'un.
Flashing forward, my undergraduate communications degree, plus a recommendation from a former college buddy, landed me a job in a New York City public relations firm specializing in the budding realm of video. I spent the next eight years and change learning to tell clients' stories on video, first as a production assistant on shoots, and then as a video editor, writer, and producer/director. And when I got tired of sitting for hours on end in my company's dark and cool edit suite, I launched a freelance career. I still spent lots of hours in editing suites, but at least there was variety, I got paid more, and I did get out into the sun more often.
But even though I enjoyed what I was doing, I felt, in my heart, that there should be something more that I could be doing with my skills. I even asked a psychic once if I would ever discover a higher purpose to which I could apply my video abilities. She said I would – although she wouldn't or couldn't tell me what form that higher purpose would take.
Enter my paternal grandmother, Alice Rita Morrissey Pender. Actually, Gram was part of my story all along. But in 1995 she would play a central role in helping me chart a new course for my life and career.
Gram was born on Staten Island, New York in 1911. She was blessed with a great memory and a gift for gab, and as I was growing up she shared oodles of stories about her life and our family. I learned how her grandparents emigrated from Ireland but didn't meet until they were both living in New York City; about how her dad earned a ton of money in the storage battery business, only to lose it during the Great Depression and how he still managed to keep a roof over the family's heads; there were stories about her grandfather, a police lieutenant stationed at New York City Hall, taking her into the city to witness ticker tape parades; the stories went on and on. And in addition to my enjoyment at hearing her tell them, I realize now that those life stories also grounded me. They gave me an insight into my family's character (and characters), showed me where my family came from, where they fit into the world and how I fit into my family. Knowing those stories has given me an invaluable sense of identity that's stayed with me throughout my life. Oh, by the way, I was her first grandchild, so I think we had a special bond because of that.
In 1995, I realized that Gram wouldn't be around forever. I decided to try and capture her, and some of her stories, on video. Now, these were still the tape-to-tape days, when video editing was done in very expensive editing bays, so there was no way I could shoot and edit the project without a little help. Luckily, one of my corporate clients lent me the use of their video gear and editing suite and one of my colleagues kindly ran camera for me. And so it was that in 1995, I sat down with Gram in my Clifton, NJ, apartment and captured her on-camera, telling me those same wonderful stories I'd heard from her over the years.
Long story short: Due to procrastination and work demands, I didn't tackle the editing until 1998. But that summer, I made a concerted push and finished what will always be one of my proudest achievements: a documentary featuring my grandmother telling the story of her life. Unfortunately, she died without seeing the video. I will always regret not hustling over to her the moment I wrapped work on her video to "premiere" it for her. But I also know that I'd never have been able to forgive myself if I hadn't captured her, and her stories, for posterity.
So the first time the majority of my family saw Gram's video biography was at the repast following her funeral. As you can imagine, my emotions took a roller coaster ride that day. But the video truly transformed a day of mourning into a celebration of life. After seeing the impact Gram's legacy video had on my family that day and during the days that followed, the higher purpose I spoke of earlier began to reveal itself. More on that in another post. Thanks for reading.
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