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For February 12th, we will be sampling gluten-free potstickers from Feel Good Foods and doing a free raffle for gluten-free books and magazines donated by generous publishers. RSVP requested for this meeting for planning purposes: info@northbayceliacs.org
Special thanks to Jennifer Torrey (member and local cooking and baking instructor - see her classes on our Bulletin Board) for referring the Press Democrat to North Bay Celiacs for the article "Gluten Sensitivity Claims on Rise," and to all the local businesses that serve our gluten-free community. Read the article.
There’s nothing like a World Cup qualifier between Japan and North Korea to bring out the magnanimous side of the two soccer-loving Asian neighbors.
Soon after Japan was drawn to play the reclusive communist nation in home and away matches—the first of which is February 9 at Saitama Stadium—the love started flowing like warm sake on a cold night in Niigata.
Still smarting from an unpleasant experience in China last July, when Japan’s fans were unceremoniously pelted with debris during the Asian Cup, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he was looking forward to the matches and called for kind words from both sides leading up to the games.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, wearing his best brown jumpsuit, vowed to watch the games from his palatial residence while munching on an assortment of international delicacies, washed down with the bubbly lashings of Dom Perignon.
After the draw, the North Koreans started the ball rolling by kindly asking that national anthems not be played before the matches. Japan, citing FIFA rules, politely turned down the request, instead offering to have Chuck Jenkins sing Kimigayo.
Next, the North Koreans pleasantly tried to bar Japanese journalists from their practice sessions in China. While the Japanese media covering the national team do seem to require ten journalists to do the work of one, the North was a bit unreasonable on this one. Guess there aren’t too many papers over there.
Who knows what lavish treatment is in store when Japan travels to North Korea for the away leg? Something tells me the Pyongyang Hilton will be fully booked.
But hey, there’s a lot on the line here! This is serious stuff—nothing less than the opportunity to go to Germany in 2006 and get sent home after the first round.
Meanwhile in Japan, we are inundated with daily reports on the Japanese squad as they prepare for the all-important match. Every night a different player is trotted out before the TV cameras and dutifully says “I will do my best; this is a very important game for us.” If only somebody would say, “I hate those commie so-and-sos—we’re going to blow them away like lint!”
Two North Korean players, Ri Han Jae and An Yong Hak, play in the J. League and will no doubt fill their teammates in on Japan’s strengths and weaknesses. Japan coach Zico will ask Jenkins what he knows of the North Koreans. “Chuck, is it a 4-2-4 system or a flat three?”
Without question, the North Koreans will be tough as nails. Years spent toiling under the watchful eye of Big Brother in a reclusive communist nation tends to toughen one up. Unfortunately, most of the players on Zico’s squad look like they just walked off the set of a SMAP TV special. Let’s face it, Tsuneyuki “How does my hair look?” Miyamoto hardly strikes fear in the eyes of your average comrade.
If you look at the scientifically calculated FIFA rankings it should be a walkover. Japan is 19th while North Korea is a distant 97th. One thing for sure is that 70,000 Japanese fans will cram into Saitama Stadium on the night of February 9, jump up and down in unison, and serenade their side with the theme songs from The Sting and The Great Escape. What’s Paul Newman got to do with it?
As for a prediction, Japan will characteristically score an incredibly lucky goal in the waning minutes of injury time to win 1-0. Japan’s Alessandro Santos (who doesn’t look very Japanese to me) is the hero when his corner bounces off the head of a North Korean defender and into the net as the goalkeeper slips on a suspiciously slick patch of grass. After the match, Japan coach Zico will say his team played well but will have to play better in Pyongyang. The North Korean coach will say the fix was in and will promise revenge back home.
This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
Just as many hoped, one Utah quarterback ripped it up in Tuesday's scrimmage, separating himself from the others by completing all but one pass, throwing for more than 100 yards and three touchdowns.
Yep, Adam Schulz, a freshman from Muskego, Wis., had a great day in the session held at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
As for the quarterbacks everyone else is wondering about, veteran Jordan Wynn, Jon Hays and freshman Travis Wilson all had their moments too, just not enough to prompt coach Kyle Whittingham to proclaim he has a starting quarterback.
With two weeks remaining before the Utes open the season against Northern Colorado, Whittingham insists the quarterback position is open, despite the presence of Wynn, who has recovered from shoulder surgery well and enters his fourth year with the program.
It is assumed Wynn will be the starter when the dust settles, but the Utes also like how Wilson, an agile, 6-foot-6 freshman, is developing.
"We have to watch the tape," Whittingham said. "Jordan did throw the ball well and did take a sack in the two-minute drill, but we'll have a final analysis when we look at the tape."
Wynn was 6 for 9 for 85 yards, Wilson completed 4 of 9 passes for 30 yards and a touchdown, and Hays was 3 for 6 for 37 yards and a touchdown. And Schulz, a freshman who has made the most progress in the last year according to Whittingham, was 8 for 9 for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
While some might view talk of a possible quarterback battle between Wynn and Wilson as a distraction, Whittingham said he wasn't worried.
"The more depth you build the more competition is going on," he said. "I don't think it's healthy to have a guy at No. 1 when there is no way he can lose his job. That is a recipe for complacency. What we have done the last four years is start to fill in the depth at all positions, not at all of them, but we are further along than we have ever been."
While Whittingham's reluctance to commit to Wynn as a starter might be seen as just coach-speak to keep the veteran focused, Wilson at least believes he has a chance to oust Wynn.
"I'm definitely pushing for it now," he said. "I want to grind it out until they make a decision and be happy to come out and compete every day."
"If they came out and said Travis and Jon have no chance or if they said Travis and Jon are the starters, I'd come out the same way and bust my butt and go as hard as I can," he said.
As for the rest of the undecided positions, including offensive tackle and the linebackers, Whittingham said progress was made.
"The offensive tackles are starting to play somewhat close where they need to be," he said. "When we first started, it was way off base and they've made progress, but we still need every bit of the next two weeks."
The Pac-12 Networks launch Wednesday and Comcast customers with Digital Starter Service who live in Utah will be able to watch Pac-12 games and other Pac-12 programming in standard definition on channel 37 (53 in the Heber area) and high definition on channel 757. The Pac-12 Networks will go live by the end of the day on Wednesday according to Comcast.
Utah fans living out of state or who do not subscribe to Comcast should visit the Channel Finder at http://bit.ly/LKUZ97 to learn how to get the Pac-12 Networks in their area.