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...other hand, the California Department of Motor Vehicle’s “An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Ignition Interlock in California?? concluded that the devices “are not effective in reducing DUI convictions or incidents [after being imposed] for first-time DUI offenders.” (The study did show, however, that the risk of crashing was higher for offenders with a lock installed—perhaps because they were being asked to conduct breath tests while driving.) If the locks have no effect when imposed after a first DUI conviction?...
George, a native of Belarus, traversed nine time zones to reach Harbin, Manchuria, Polia’s birthplace, where the couple met in the late 1920s. He continued on to California??becoming an American citizen—and later returned to Harbin. Laurence was born in Japanese-occupied Shanghai just two months before Pearl Harbor. George was interned on account of his citizenship, leaving Polia to care for their...
Responding with “Manhattan” prompted real interest and nostalgic talk of the city, the one they knew and loved. Any foreign (read: European) city evoked exchange about summer memories or family vacations. “California??—where I’m from—meant nothing if it did not refer to a wealthy Los Angeles suburb—where I’m not from. “Michigan” garnered nothing but a vacant nod and stare. The unfamiliar was simply uninteresting...
...source material ensures that there’s never a boring moment. And as the layers of the mix wander from genre to genre, there are some revelatory moments. “Juicy” over “Tiny Dancer”? Paul Wall over “California??? The first time you’ll laugh; the second time you’ll philosophize.The DJ here shows a gift for reducing songs to only the most necessary elements, as when field-stripping The Rentals’ “Friends of P” from...
...into the second half, when Witt faked the handoff to Dawson and found an open Matt Farbotko in the endzone.Farbotko was just one set of hands that exploited a weak Crusader secondary.The offensive attack was aided by newcomer Matt Luft and senior Corey Mazza, fellow graduates of California??s Thousand Oaks High School. Luft, a 6’5 freshman receiver, posted three catches for 62 yards, while the 6’4 Mazza, finally looking healthy after a year lost to injury, posted 4 catches for 68 yards.“Harvard’s personnel...