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Master of Science in Sport Administration offered by Department of Sport Management that professionally prepares ethical leaders for advanced responsibilities within sport organizations and/or to design and implement new sport or sport-related enterprises. This is a 30 credit hour, twelve-month program designed to develop your ability to lead and manage sport and/or sport-related organizations while adapting to changing economic, legal, political, and social influences.
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Skip to comments.Gallup: Dems lose hispanic voters
Posted on 10/01/2010 8:32:59 PM PDT by pissant
Well here is a punch in the stomach to those who pandered to Hispanics over the summer by bashing Arizona and its Republican Governor Jan Brewer for passing the immigration law known as SB 1070. According to the latest report from Gallup, Hispanics have peeled off from Democrats in August and September.
Hispanics' Preferences Shift, While Whites' and Blacks' are Stable
Hispanic voters' support for Democratic candidates waned in August and September. As a result, Hispanics in September favored Democrats by a 13-point margin (51% to 38%), compared with 32-point margins in June and July.
Whites in September favored Republican over Democratic candidates by a 14-point margin, similar to their support level in most other months this year. The vast majority of blacks continued to favor Democrats.
This is quite the "duh" moment, considering the vitriolic campaign from the left over anybody who voiced concern over the illegal immigration and border security issue. The mistake that is made so often, though, is that hispanics in the United States are composed of various individuals of various races from different countries and territories throughout the world
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
funny stuff.
More good news, the hard working latinos are very conservative and good people.
Speaking of Gov. Brewer, her "opponent", Sam Goddard's kid, has resorted to slinging mud. Bigtime! We're winning. They've run out of bullets and all they have left are mudpies.
It is our principles and political philosophy that unites us, not our race. The conceit of the anti-Constitutionalists that it's all about race is deeply offensive, and in-your-face RACIST!
"I know all my latino buds are staunch conservatives. "
I would expect that to be true of most LEGAL Hispanics.
It is the illegals that are the pro Marxist that the Dims
Maybe pandering to the worst Hispanics isn't the best strategy for the GOP.
Everyone except the morons who think Obastard is the Messiah know that you cannot destroy all the businesses in the country and get anything except more poverty.
The left insists on equating the interests of Hispanic Americans with those of illegal Mexicans.
I know all my latino buds are staunch conservatives.
Dems think all latinos are automatically theirs. My personal experiences with latinos is that they are conservative. The militants in that community have loud voices and would be causing chaos regardless of their national origin. There are communists & anti civilization goons of every stripe and many of the liberal organizers of this community are out for power and personal gain, caring little for their community, just their own political power. The immigrant families I personally know all favor the Arizona law. I've lived in California for 60 years so have many hispanic friends.
If true, there are still WAY too many ignorant Hispanics in this country. Vote Democrat and live like ... well, I guess I shouldn't identify the other ethnic group in this public forum...
Same here .. most of the immigrant Hispanics that I encounter every day are friendly hard working people who came to the US for a better life for themselves and their family, and are accomplishing such in their everyday toils. The American Dream in action, as it were :)
Obviously the Dems see these immigrants as yet another ethnic group to exploit for their own political power gain, as Rats are wont to do, and have tried to put Hispanics into the Dem class warfare camp, with some success ... but I think that success is fleeting at best, and will backfire on the Rats very soon, as the people they are courting are NOT of the same mindset as the entitlement class which makes up the Dem party.
One of my friends is a legal American Mexican (several generations removed) and she is part Latina, and is also the leader of our local Tea Party group!~
Just sayin..
A platform of Marxism built upon diversity racism is not all it's cracked up to be. Works for Black Americans.
"Works for Black Americans."
Well, I seriously doubt that Black support for O is anywhere near as high as it was two years ago.
Works for Black Americans.
Well, I seriously doubt that Black support for O is anywhere near as high as it was two years ago.
Down to 70% from 95%, supposedly.
Can't cite to it - heard it on the radio news.
Last time I saw a poll by race it was still in the 90s. But I was wrong to say it "works on Blacks." I should have said it works on the majority of Blacks.
RINOs Listen Up:
supporting comprehensive immigration reform as a way to gain votes from legal Hispanic voters is a bogus cover!
Your real agenda of subverting Our Precious Republic is exposed.
Beware RINOs, for Treason is punishable under law.
>> I know all my latino buds are staunch conservatives.
Well, they're poorly represented in the press.
>>> I know all my latino buds are staunch conservatives.
I agree with you. It's watered down by the illegal immigration flood but still I think there are many more who would act on common sense politics if they weren't actively pushed away.
When a loud nasty wing of the republicans attack candidates like Florina and McCain for simply campaigning to the Hispanic demographic, many have to think they have no where to go but with the dems. "Juan" is not an epithet, but when you see it used as an epithet and your name IS Juan, how could they be expected to vote for that side.
Black support may have declined from 96% to 95%. It is wasted effort trying to convert them from the Democrat plantation. They are the core of the Dem party. The best you can hope for is they do not show up at the polls. Hispanics, on the other hand, can be converted wihtout necessarily pandering to them as a group.
The way it works is, Catholic Hispanics are liberal and vote democrat, Protestant Hispanics are conservative and vote about 50/50.
The whole Catholic vote itself, is not as conservative as the Protestant Hispanic vote is.
I think the Wash. Times is misreading the poll.
Although it may be quite true that Dominicans and Peruvian immigrants have different opinions on closing the borders for security from those of Mexican origen, the fact remains that the overwhelming numbers of Hispanic immigrants in this country are of Mexican descent.
If the poll surveyed the Hispanic community with some proportionality, then the results must be even worse for the Dems.
This election is becoming comical. I expect the next headline to report that the hapless Dems have lost the black vote.
That they are.
There is a lot of hyperventilating going on out there.
If we do well in this cycle it just means we are back in the fight instead of on the ground. It does NOT mean we have blown up the deathstar.
NEWSFLASH: Americans of Hispanic descent don't like illegal aliens trashing their country and culture any more than the rest of us.
Not surprising. I'm sure they're losing jobs like everyone else, and don't like the looks of their economic futures.
I guess this just leaves takers and traitors.
I guess this just leaves takers and traitors.
This kind of anger often is misread by observers. Just like when Dubya's poll numbers were very low: many pundits believed that Americans were against his 'conservative' positions, while in fact his numbers were low because many conservatives considered him RINO with his positions on bailouts, immigration, and others, and they disapproved of him.
"The vast majority of blacks continued to favor Democrats."
Are they simply racists or morons?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Keep in mind they were enslaved to get here and are still the chattel of the Democrats.
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Africentric forward Sierra Harley reacted to a question about last season's loss to Anna in the state championship game as if stuck in the arm with a hatpin.
How rewarding was it, she was asked, that the Nubians returned to Value City Arena yesterday and won a Division III title to diminish those bad memories?
"It just feels good not to have a headache after the game and not be worrying about coming back trying to win it," Harley said. "It's your senior year and you want to go out with a bang. It's the last of everything."
Africentric left no doubt that it was the finest team in Ohio in the division by defeating Versailles 49-37 before a crowd of 4,071.
It was the Nubians' fourth championship since 2007 and the second for five of the six seniors on the roster. Coach Will McKinney was relieved and excited for a group that was expected to be a title contender from the moment fall practices began.
"It has been a magical year," McKinney said. "They deserve what they got today, another state title. I thought we had a real good shot at getting back here and possibly winning it. I had to make sure I didn't screw it up. I made sure the ladies had their eye on the prize."
Africentric (27-2) had its eyes riveted on the ball in throwing off Versailles (24-4) with a variety of pressing defenses that forced 24 turnovers and 27.5 percent shooting (11 of 40).
With guards Alexis Parks and Darianne Seward playing at the top of the press, the Nubians got uncontested baskets off steals. They led 12-3 with 2:20 left in the first quarter after a steal and layup by Dejanique Franks.
And on and on it went.
"It always seemed like there were hands everywhere," 6-foot-2 Versailles forward Christa Puthoff said. "I could have finished better."
The Tigers didn't have many good shots from the perimeter, either.
"Any time you had an open shot, they would come out at you," forward Emily Harman said.
Versailles was gritty in staying relatively close. Puthoff had a layup to make it 29-22 with 6:22 left in the third quarter.
There was no coming back, however, after Parks had two layups after steals by Harley in the full-court press to make it 41-26 with 2:21 left in the third.
"We want layups," Parks said. "Even when we were in foul trouble, we defended just as hard. We kept turning our man and still had the same intensity. Basketball is a game of runs, and we knew they were going to come back. We had to keep going at them."
Versailles coach Jacki Stonebraker said falling behind put her team into a different mode. Her players could not dictate tempo. They were always looking at the scoreboard and clock.
"Their pressure was so good that we couldn't get into our offensive flow," she said. "They were so much quicker than we are, and we couldn't adjust."
McKinney was quick to answer how these seniors rate with those of his three other state championship teams. Center Alexa Hart, also a senior, played one season after transferring.
This group, he said, won three City League championships, four district titles and played in three state tournaments, winning twice.
"Only Ashar Harris and Shardai Morrison-Fountain won as much," McKinney said.


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The Hollywood cliché has it that show people have showy apartments. But when composer Marc Shaiman and his partner and co-lyricist, Scott Wittman, won a Tony Award for their score for Hairspray, fulfilling a lifelong dream, they also realized that they would be spending more time working in their Chelsea, New York, loft. And with its mushy yellow walls and mishmash of modernist furniture, the place was downright dowdy, begging for a makeover.
But, as is true of so many couples, Shaiman and Wittman have slightly different sensibilities. At age 16, already a confirmed Bette Midler-phile, Shaiman moved from his parents' house in New Jersey into an apartment next door to the Harlettes, Midler's backup singers. The Divine Miss M quickly recognized the prodigy's talent, and in lieu of a salary, asked him to move in with her. Shaiman has since been nominated for five Oscars, for the scores for such films as Sleepless in Seattle, The First Wives Club, and The American President. But he is by no means an interiors aficionado: His main requirements were low hooks to hang coats and a shower that would spray the top of his head.
A bench and chairs by Living Divani from Troy, Prada's silver-fox pillows, and a Rialto cocktail table from Moss in the master bedroom's sitting area.
Meanwhile, the engaging Wittman, who looks like Halston morphed with Peter Lawford, got his start directing shows at the '80s dance clubs Danceteria and Limelight and wanted to pay homage to those glamorous days of disco and divas.
In the living room of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's Manhattan loft, decorated by Eric Hughes, the Living Divani sofa from Troy is upholstered in Edelman leather, and the slipper chairs are vintage Billy Haines. The Reinaldo Sanguino stool is from Robert Passal Inc., the rug is by Madeline Weinrib from ABC Carpet & Home, and the vintage Italian chandelier was salvaged from an Olivetti office building.
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Colour colour what colour do you choose???ORANGE.Wondering what i am talking about?? well ,remembered the game the little kids play and ORANGE was the answer of one kid.One look at the colour and i decided to bake a cake with orange. This cake is really very soft and inviting.Adapted from a cookbook by NITA MEHTA.........
This is an soft eggless cake topped with a little frosting and orange sauce
All purpose flour 1 3/4 cup(1+3/4)
Butter 3/4 cup
Sugar 3/4 cup( powdered)
Baking powder 1 1/2 tsp(one and half)
Baking soda 3/4 tsp
Orange squash 6 tbsp
Milk 3/4 cup
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tbsp Honey
1 tbsp corn flour
Mix all the ingredients and cook it on a slow flame till it attains a coating texture. cool it
Sift maida, baking powder and baking soda together.
In a bowl cream butter and powdered sugar till fluffy
Add milk and beat again
Now add the orange squash and beat further till very creamy.
When you add the milk and squash and start beating, the mixture might look as if it is curdling. IGNORE this and beat further till it attains a rich creamy texture.
Now add flour and beat further.
Grease a ring mould or a cake mould 8" and scoop the batter into it
Bake the cake at 180C for 25 minutes
The cake will shrink from the side and will spring back when touched
Cool it on a wire rack
When completely cool drizzle the orange sauce on it alternatively with the butter cream frosting.
Now whats the need to bake a cake today????????
This is for my brother who is in U.S. and whose birthday happens to be today. So what better way can there be, than to wish him"A happy birthday with a cake!!!"
sending this to CHAMPA'S WEEKLY BAKE OFF


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As we observe the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, bookmarked by International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25 and International Human Rights Day on December 10, grassroots activists, civil society, faith-based organizations, the private sector, and governments around the world are calling attention to the critical importance of ending gender-based violence.
Gender-based violence (GBV) is rooted in structural inequalities between men and women and is characterized by the use and abuse of physical, emotional, and/or financial power and control. GBV takes on many forms and can occur throughout one's life. GBV can take such forms as female infanticide; harmful traditional practices such as early marriage, "honor" killings, and female genital cutting; child sexual abuse and slavery; trafficking in persons; sexual coercion and abuse; neglect; domestic violence; conflict-related sexual violence, including rape; and elder abuse. While women and girls are the most-at-risk and most affected by GBV, men and boys are also victims of these abuses.
The United States recognizes the importance of preventing and responding to GBV within our policies and programs -- to promote human rights, achieve global health and development goals, and advance our foreign policy objectives. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) recognizes that gender inequalities -- in particular, GBV -- fuel the spread of HIV. Sound science and evidence support this; country studies indicate that the risk of HIV among women who have experienced violence may be up to three times higher than among those who have not.
In her pivotal November 8 speech on creating an AIDS-Free generation, Secretary Clinton highlighted PEPFAR's "combination prevention strategy" which relies on evidence-driven interventions. Secretary Clinton also noted that PEPFAR's strategy depends on "stopping gender-based violence and exploitation, which continue to put women and girls at higher risk of HIV infection."
It's essential to translate our high-level commitments into concrete changes on the ground and in the lives of those who experience violence. There are promising developments that are important steps in the right direction.
For the first time ever, the 2012 UNAIDS Global AIDS Response Progress Reporting Guidelines include a GBV indicator, one of 30 core indicators that countries will be asked to report on. The new indicator is the "proportion of ever-married or partnered women aged 15-49 who experienced physical or sexual violence from a male intimate partner in the past 12 months." This will generate important evidence in its own right, but will also serve as a proxy for gender equality.
While the international community has for some years highlighted the important link between gender equality and HIV, this is the first time that GBV has been added to the core set of markers to track progress in an HIV response. UNAIDS should be congratulated for taking this important step forward.
The U.S. government is also doing its part to link GBV and HIV and bring awareness to these dual epidemics. To observe the 16 Days of Activism, our embassies and PEPFAR teams have organized their own activities in the field. For example, in South Africa, among many other activities, the U.S. mission is working in partnership with the Future of the African Daughter Project on a campaign to tackle issues of HIV/AIDS and abuse among youth. Another U.S.-supported program in South Africa is undertaking activities around medical male circumcision and the provision of HIV counseling and testing, with focused attention on GBV. In both Tanzania and Mozambique, two of PEPFAR's GBV response scale-up countries, the U.S. Ambassador recently wrote op-eds highlighting country efforts to address GBV. In Tanzania, the United States is supporting the development of national GBV guidelines and the launch of a media campaign on intimate partner violence.
Similar activities are happening in countries across the globe, beyond the 16 Days Campaign. Over the last two years, PEPFAR has invested close to $155 million in responding to GBV, a dramatic increase in our investments. Beyond resources alone, PEPFAR teams and partner governments have asked for guidance and "how to" recommendations for integrating GBV in existing HIV work. In response, last month PEPFAR released a program guide for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response in PEPFAR Programs. The guide serves as a tool for PEPFAR managers and implementing partners to address GBV within specific HIV programs and includes key ethical considerations for working with survivors of GBV. We believe this kind of hands-on tool will support our overall U.S. global health efforts to make GBV prevention and response a reality in the field.
Linking GBV and HIV efforts is a powerful strategy for eliminating the structural drivers of each. Just as no one intervention can create an AIDS-free generation on its own, no single intervention will eliminate GBV. But, with the right combination, we are transforming commitment into action.
JNewHaven in Connecticut writes:
There is no doubt that the rights of women and girls around the world are regularly violated with impunity. Yet those trying to address gender-related violations do themselves a disservice by using the term "gender-based violence†to apply to -- as the authors of this post write -- "the use and abuse of physical, emotional, and/or financial power and control.â€
The problem is the word "violenceâ€. The word is a strong one, and rightly so. Yet the authors diminish their case by using it to cover the whole range of violations against women and their rights. The effect is to minimize the importance of the word "violenceâ€, and is another example of international and bilateral policymakers using hyperbole in terminology instead of specificity.
If you want people to know exactly what you are referring to, use more precise terms. Most people consider violence to refer to physical abuse and threats; they do not think "financial power and control†or even "emotional control†constitute violence. And why should they? Such power and control are violations of women's rights and equality, but are they truly "violentâ€? I would argue that using such a sweeping term to cover the whole range of violations has the unintended effect of dimming the horror of the real violent acts -- "honor†killings, rape, etc.


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The unfortunate reality is that if you are obese, or morbidly obese, regular diet plans will probably not work for you.
According to various medical studies of obese patients, about 95% of these individuals require a more drastic, surgical intervention to achieve their weight loss goals.
If you are one of these patients, and you are interested in lap band surgery to help with your weight, you will need to find a top bariatric surgeon to perform this surgery.
Finding a qualified and skilled bariatric surgeon for lap band surgery isn't always easy. There are many things to be considered to find the right surgeon for you. Here are a few tips and things to consider when searching for the right bariatric surgeon for you:
Is your bariatric surgeon trained specifically for bariatric medicine and surgery?
Bariatric training is completed during a hospital residency program. Training involves health treatment, preventative methods, and surgical procedures. Many bariatric doctors find it beneficial to study all three areas of bariatric medicine, but be very sure that your doctor concentrated his or her studies on the surgical procedures involved, which include lap band surgery.
After your doctor has completed his or her hospital residency, he or she will then need to have passed the global credentialing requirements of the bariatric medicine licensing board. The requirements are:
- Have credentials at a qualified hospital or facility that performs the lap band surgery you are seeking.
- Working with a program for the care of the patient that provides other services like nursing care, dietary aid, counseling and therapy, and other assistance if needed.
- There is a plan to prevent, watch, and help in any short or long-term complications that may arise.
- Be able to confirm that there is a plan to help and offer aftercare for the patients after surgery. Follow-up visits need to be supervised by a qualified bariatric surgeon. While the bariatric surgeon cannot guarantee that patients will follow their aftercare recommendations, they need to document that they gave them the adequate information to succeed after lap band surgery.
- Perform at least 15 successful procedures to qualify to become a bariatric surgeon. A successful procedure includes pre- and postoperative management, as well as direct surgical experience performed under the close watch of a successful and knowledgeable bariatric surgeon.
Ask your potential surgeon if he or she meets these global credentialing requirements for bariatric surgery so that you will have the utmost medical care while undergoing this surgery.
Is the location of the practice and hospital of where your surgeon operates from important to you? Do you want a close proximity to your home, or would you rather travel a bit farther if you find a bariatric surgeon that you feel more comfortable with? Sydney is a very large city, and has a variety of bariatric surgeons and practices throughout its entirety, so that you will likely be rest assured to find a bariatric surgeon that is convenient for you, no matter where you reside in Sydney, and that you also feel is qualified to help you with your lap band surgery.
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When embarking on a journey for lap band surgery, it is imperative that you find a kind, compassionate, and caring surgeon that is aware of your needs, and who makes you feel safe and comfortable. No type of surgery is ever easy or fun, and lap band surgery requires not just a skilled and proficient surgeon who is qualified to perform the procedure, but also a surgeon that has a warm and inviting manner and who is understanding, gentle, and kind, while he or she helps you through the process of lap band surgery.
When searching for the right lap band surgery in Sydney, make sure to talk to your surgeon about your needs and expectations, and also make sure that he or she treats you with dignity, respect, and kindness, so that you can be at peace and feel rest assured that you are in the right hands of an all-around qualified bariatric surgeon in Sydney.
Because of the wide selection of qualified, kind, and skilled bariatric surgeons in Sydney, getting lap band surgery here does not have to be difficult or arduous, though it can seem a little daunting at first. With a little bit of research, you can find a bariatric surgeon that possesses the right credentials, has training in bariatric surgery, and is a successful doctor with many successful surgeries under his or her belt with happy and relieved past patients. Because Sydney also boasts a large selection of skilled bariatric surgeons, you can also likely find a surgeon and hospital near the comfort of your home, for easy commuting. Lap band surgery doesn't have to be as scary and overwhelming, as it may seem with the skilled and kind surgeons located right here in Sydney.


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Here's how RW members rated this race (390 votes).
In short: Always my favourite Half!Date of review: April 5, 2016
In short: As good as alwaysIn full: Well organised as ever. Friendly marshals and local support. Nice weather!Date of review: March 23, 2015
In short: Keeping up high standards.In full: Excellent event, from pre race info to finish line goody bag. Can't fault it. Thanks to all involved in organising and helping at it.Date of review: March 23, 2015
In short: Great race apart from the finish areaIn full: Well organised and good communication. Not keen on the finish area, muddy, puddles and hard to find people afterwards.Great route, PB potentialDate of review: April 3, 2014
In short: Excellent raceIn full: Organisation is excellent. Thanks to all those who volunteer to make this the great event it is.Date of review: March 31, 2014
In short: This race just keeps improvingDate of review: March 25, 2014
In short: Great Race - Year after year. In full: I will always do this race when available. It is superbly organised, the course is quick with a few lumps to make it not dull and the marshals/crowd are brilliant. Date of review: March 25, 2014
In short: Good buzz and great MarshallsIn full: Really great atmosphere with even more support out in the lovely Cheshire countryside than I remember from previous years.Date of review: March 24, 2014
In short: Great race, good weather, brilliant marshals, best T shirt I have ever hadDate of review: March 24, 2014
In short: Fantastic race, runs like clockwork as alwaysIn full: Another great Wilmslow Half under the belt. Technical T, this year was great; superb design & best race shirt I've had in years.Marshalls were friendly & numerous as always - supporters were good with plenty of cheer throughoutDate of review: March 24, 2014
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Yankees 5, Red Sox 4
October 2 – The Final Innings
As the ball landed in the netting above the Green Monster, I immediately grabbed my binoculars and trained them on the right-field bleachers. I knew my son, David, and his girlfriend, Maria, wouldn't be able to contain themselves as Bucky Dent trotted around the bases after his stunning three-run homer had given the Yankees a 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh.
Sure enough, there they were, on their feet cheering and whistling and hugging each other while the Boston fans all around them were scowling with vengeance in their eyes, looking like they wanted to extract David and Maria's vocal cords with their bare hands.
I kept watching the kids, hoping nothing would happen, and thankfully, nothing did, so I was able to refocus on the pandemonium in the Yankee dugout.
Bucky Dent? Of all the guys on this Yankee roster to do something like that, Bucky Dent?
There wasn't a guy in the press box who could believe what we'd just seen. Mike Torrez had been so good up to that pitch. He'd given up no runs and just two hits starting the seventh, then was touched for a pair of singles by Chris Chambliss and Roy White. Still, he had two outs, and he was facing Dent, who was batting .243 at that moment, who hadn't hit a home run since August 16, and who'd hit 22 home runs in a little more than five years in the major leagues.
Bucky Dent. Go figure.
"I thought I got the fastball in enough on him," said Torrez amidst the funeral-like atmosphere inside the Boston clubhouse following the Red Sox 5-4 AL East-deciding loss to the Yankees. "He kind of jerked back, and I never thought it would carry. It was only a fly ball, but you fellas won't call it that in your stories tomorrow."
This much I know: No one is ever going to forget Dent's home run, certainly not Dent, and certainly not Torrez. I am fairly confident it's going to be a home run that will live forever in the annals of baseball, and rightly so. But some may forget that Dent's home run merely gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead, and that there was an incredible amount of excitement that followed soon after. In fact, I'm not sure you could have squeezed any more drama into the final 2 1/2 innings, and by the time it was over, it was one of the most fascinating games that I've ever covered.
"It's a shame that this isn't the World Series, that our series isn't seven games, and when we're finished with each other that the season is over," George Steinbrenner said as he stood in the Boston clubhouse, congratulating the Red Sox for a wonderful season. "We are the two best teams in baseball. We won, but you didn't lose."
Bombastic as he can be, George was right. The Yankees won, but the Red Sox did not lose.
After Dent's home run, the Yankees scratched out another run in the seventh to make it 4-2. Clearly rattled by Dent's homer, Torrez walked Mickey Rivers, and Don Zimmer yanked him in favor of Bob Stanley. "I didn't want to come out," said Torrez. "I was pitching well before that, but that's the manager's decision and that's how he wanted to play it." Rivers promptly stole second, and jogged home on Thurman Munson's double to center before Lou Piniella flied out to end the inning.
Ron Guidry, who hadn't been overpowering but was now in line for the win, struck out Butch Hobson to open the last half of the seventh, but then gave up a single to George Scott. Bob Lemon, knowing that Guidry wasn't at his best at the start of the day and clearly wasn't at this juncture, made the call to the bullpen. Good move as Goose Gossage came in and blew away Bob Bailey, then got Rick Burleson to ground out.
When Reggie Jackson led off the top of the eighth with a solo homer, it looked like the Yankees were on Easy Street. Instead, Andy Hassler relieved Stanley and mowed the Yanks down in order, and the Sox went to work on Gossage in the bottom of the eighth. Jerry Remy lashed a double to right, and after Jim Rice flied out, Yaz singled up the middle to chase home Remy and the park jumped to life. Gossage got two strikes on Carlton Fisk, then Fisk fouled off four straight pitches before rapping a single, and now Boston had the tying runs aboard with one out.
When Fred Lynn lined a single up the middle to score Yaz, Fenway shook like it hasn't since Fisk's famous home run in Game 6 of the '75 Series. However, Gossage got Butch Hobson to fly to right, and he struck out George Scott to preserve the 5-4 lead, and you could almost see Gossage hyperventilating as he walked off the mound.
The Yankees went quietly in the ninth, so Gossage trudged back out to try and close it, and he admitted to me afterward that he'd never been as nervous playing baseball in his entire life, at any level.
With every person in the crowd of 32,925 on their feet, he got pinch-hitter Dwight Evans to fly out to left to start things. Burleson worked a walk, and again, the park began to buzz with electricity. It was then that one of the biggest plays of the game occurred. Remy hit a sizzling line-drive single to right and because Piniella made an outstanding – albeit lucky – play on the ball, Burleson only advanced to second. Piniella baited Burleson into believing he was going to catch the ball, but in truth, Piniella couldn't even see where it was because of the glaring sun. Luckily for Lou, the ball landed right in front of him, he stabbed at it, and just like in the sixth inning, somehow, the ball wound up in his glove. If it had gotten past him, Burleson would have at least made it to third, and he very well may have scored.
"I just went to where I thought it would land," Piniella said. "I didn't see it at all. Over my head, in front of me, I didn't know if it was going to hit me on top of my head. I saw it when it landed and I just reacted. The sun was terrible all day, so bad that I didn't even want the ball hit to me."
Up came Rice, who is going to win the MVP award in the American League. There isn't a more dangerous hitter in baseball, but on this occasion, all he could manage was a towering fly to right. This one Piniella could see, and he made the catch. Had Burleson taken third on Remy's hit, he would have easily scored. Instead, he could only tag and advance to third with two outs.
Up came Yaz, the old veteran, one of the most popular players in Red Sox history. Fastball pitcher against fastball hitter, tying run 90 feet away, the entire baseball world watching. Yeah, there was a little pressure, and just a little bit of drama here.
"I wasn't going to mess around with breaking junk and get beaten by anything but my best," Gossage said. "Yastrzemski's the greatest player I've ever played against. I just wound up and threw it as hard as I could. I couldn't tell you where."
But I could. His first pitch missed, and his second pitch didn't. It started in the middle of the strike zone which enticed Yaz to start his swing, but then darted inside. Yaz recognized it too late, couldn't stop his swing, and his bat caught a piece of the ball, sending a pop fly into foul territory wide of third base. Graig Nettles looked into the blue sky, found the ball, settled under it, and squeezed his glove, ending a game the likes of which anyone who was there will forever say they were privileged to have witnessed.
"This game had to be the greatest of all spectator sports," Steinbrenner said.
Caught up in the moment? Maybe. I remember the Bobby Thomson game in '51, the Bill Mazeroski game in the '60 Series, the Fisk game right here in '75. Those were pretty incredible, too, but as I said earlier, this game is right in that neighborhood, and no one will put up much of an argument.


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Skip to comments.General Motors plant flies gay pride flag [GM wants to 'spark conversation']
Posted on 06/21/2012 5:07:16 AM PDT by kevcol
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A Gay Pride rainbow flag is flying high above the Fort Wayne G-M Assembly Plant. A viewer submitted a photo to WANE on Monday using our Report!t feature of a Gay Pride flag at the Fort Wayne GM Plant.
The flag is stirring controversy for some but making others like Jerry Lawson hopeful equality is on its way.
"I think that they're just setting a very huge example for Fort Wayne that equality is pretty much on its way," Lawson said.
GM put the rainbow flag up earlier this week. Officials there said they notified employees about it. They're hoping this will spark some conversation.
The President of the IPFW United Sexualities group said they already have people talking.
"It makes a statement that they're inclusive and that they celebrate diversity within their company," President of IPFW United Sexualities Chris Gunderson said.
(Excerpt) Read more at wane.com ...
Oh, I'm sure it will spark some conversation - but just like JC Sodom, GM is clueless about the type of conversation it will spark.
Chalk up another idiot move by a major US company to cater to the 2% and lose more business from the 98%.
You're being generous. More like 1%.
I'll tell you what this is about. One of the homosexuals in the Obama adminstration ordered GM to raise the flag or else. Obama owns GM so they have to do what he says.
Would a Christian flag "spark conversation"?
What is this "GM" you speak of?
way to sell your trucks to knuckle dragging conservatives. chevy packs fudge deep???
Will GM fly the Christian flag next week?
You know, to celebrate diversity.
Obama has spoken.
As a life long GM man for 42 years... it could have been a new GMC truck for me but I will not support those that betray GOD. Bye bye GM!
I never thought of automakers as Metrosexuals, but I guess they are...or at least the ones represented by the UAW.
REAL MEN would never put up with this crap.
Government Motors already lost my business for other reasons. This just confirms it for me.
Same here. I had already written off GM as a possible source for my next vehicle. (due to it being "Government Motors" now) It (GM) is twice as written off now.
Celebrate diversity or promote a social agenda?
I don't care if they have a flag-of-the-month club but I'm willing to bet it won't ever include the Christian flag or the Gadsten flag. But the black power fist flag, muslim brotherhood and the code pink flag should be OK.
Pretty sad when our universities can't graduate chemists, engineers, or physicists but have bumper crops of diversity studies, sociologist, and african awareness candidates. And then corporations have to find a place for these oxygen-wasters in the name of PC.
You tell me how celebrating gays should influence my buying decision on a vehicle.
Ft Wayne used be known as "the city of churches." This country is morally bankrupt I fear and Ozero wants it that way.
Ft Wayne used be known as "the city of churches." This country is morally bankrupt I fear and Ozero wants it that way.
Baiting for "h8" to feed their famished "gay marriage is the Civil Rights Movement all over again" narrative. I hope nobody reacts short-sightedly.
Go ahead and spark conversation. Sandusky is going to prison and will suffer the same fate as his victims. Good to know GM supports, condones and encourages that behavior. Not that I was going to buy a GM anyway.....
Gay Announcer says ~ "announcing the new gub'mnt motors belchfire A88"
Customer responds ~ "I ain't gettin' in that car, oh, noes"
Gay Announcer says ~ "announcing the new gub'mnt motors belchfire A88"
Customer responds ~ "I ain't gettin' in that car, oh, noes"
Hey, Government Motors - I got some conversation for you.
Have you seen the new Fords, lately?
(Forgive me, dad - but things are different now...)
Here's one:
There is Power in a Union (Joe Hill- 1913)
There is pow'r there is pow'r in a band of
workingmen Homo-men,
When they stand hand in hand,and other body parts.
That's a pow'r, that's a pow'r
That must rule in every land
Industrial Gay Union Grand.
I have a 95 Chevy pickup, and a 94 Buick Roadmaster, as long as GM makes parts I will keep them, when they are done they will be replaced by Toyota in all likelihood.
I will never buy another GM product.
Let the Chinese buy them, that's where GM is spending it's money.
look for the union label
We of the Blue Oval persuasion have long known GM builds gay vehicles.
Just sayin' ;)
On a serious note, it will be interesting to see GM sales numbers as the admin ramps up the propaganda, but also the used car numbers. I doubt some people will want to be seen in the 'gay vehicle'.
But at least the 2% will be able to get'em cheap.
Since I'd never buy a POS GM car to begin with, I guess I can't say I'm going to boycott them. They are turning more and more into British Leyland every day and will meet the same fate.
Here's a novel idea: Why don't you focus your energy on manufacturing?
Maybe their market research has shown that a lot of people get rear-ended in GM vehicles.
It's as if the people behind this want something like that to occur, so the media can turn it into the next circus.
Here's some conversation. Let ONLY gays buy GM products and see what happens.
Oh good, like I needed another reason to never buy another GM product in my life.
I can see/hear it now,
"Drive the USA in your Chevrogay"
GM, Ford, and Chrysler all give employee benefits to same sex domestic partners. Hetero domestic partners get, you guessed it.....nothing.
How is this fair?
Spark conversation, my foot!
This is to find out who isn't on board with so-called "diversity" so they can get rid of them. So if someone says something "intolerant", they can force ... er ... "recommend" that person to take indoctrination ... I mean ... "sensitivity training" and if that doesn't work, they will fire that person.
Of course, the Muslims have nothing to worry about because they are a PC protected group and it's okay for them to be "homophobes".
May God have mercy on this nation.
Years ago someone sued Exxon because the tiger they put in his tank was queer and it blew the engine.
And now Leon Panetta our Sucky Defense has endorsed Gay Pride month.
Disgusting the way some people want special recognition & privileges just because of the perverted manner in which they use their body plumbing. Even more disgusting is the way huge organizations kowtow to them.
The corporation which tells the faggie groups to f*** off will discover two things: prancing queers outside its HQ, and skyrocketing stock values & sales.
Of course, who do you think buys the Volt (trick question, as the real answer is NOBODY).
Awesome! That's made me laugh out loud!
Make sure you tell your local dealer; after he thinks he has made a deal.
What the heck is IPFW United Sexualities group?
I probably don't event want to know.
Hate to tell you Norm but Ford is pushing the gay agenda as much if not more than GM...no, make that more than GM. Besides..99.9999999989% of Americans never see this stuff such as the gay flag at the GM plant...
From google:
Subaru's wooing of the gay and lesbian audience seems to be working--at least on one level--because it was the overwhelming favorite (chosen by 45 percent of respondents, with Volkswagen and Ford a distant second and third) as the most gay-friendly car company.
GM just wants to kill off what little sales they have left.
it is bad enough the volt is the defacto "gay" car.
now they want to destroy the whole brand.
See my post #43..Ford is the most gay friendly auto co after Subaru #1 and VW #2...
A 2012 Rumpranger?
Another great marketing move!
Like New Coke.
Like Adidas Shackle shoes.
Like the JC Penny queer catalog.
Like Barack Obama as the healer of racial differences.
...Meanwhile, Hyundai continues to focus on product advancement and market expansion...
Here's the address to "Government Motors":
General Motors
P.O. Box 33170
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
What in the hell is a gay friendly car???
Faggot's dream car:
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VOLLEYBALL: Dragons even region record
OIL CITY-Warren ended its season with a three sets to none win over Oil City on Thursday night, finishing the year in fourth place in Region 4 with a record of 6-6, and an overall record of 10-6.
"It was a nice win to end the season," said Warren coach Mike Dolan, whose Dragons were 25-17, 25-16, 25-22 winners against the Oilers. "Everyone played well led by each and every one of the nine seniors."
Teah Bines had 20 assists and seven digs for Warren, Rachel Lasecki had 10 kills, Valerie Latimer had five kills and three aces, Paige Wilson and Allie Morrison three kills each, Rachael Lobdell one kill and four aces, Bailey Dilks two aces and three digs, McKenzie Merenick seven digs, Brittni Merenick four assists, MacKenzie Rehe six assists, and Jen Daugharthy two kills.
The Lady Dragons' junior varsity team also swept the Oilers, 25-18 and 25-19. Megan Wortman had two kills and two aces, Kaitlin Sedon had two kills, two aces, and seven assists, Jen Daugharthy five kills and an ace, Haley Nelson one kill and two aces, Maddie Loutzenhiser one kill and three assists, and Haley Tuller one kill.
Saegertown 3, Youngsville 1
SAEGERTOWN – After getting shut out earlier in the season against Saegertown, Youngsville's volleyball team showed its resiliency in a 3-1 loss.
The Eagles were down two games to none in the match, and coming off a 7-25 game-two loss.
"Then they just came out and played the way we could play, and pretty much had the lead the whole game," said Youngsville coach Bev Fox, in the Eagles' 25-21 game-three win.
"They played excellent, served well, serve-received well, net play was great," she said. "It was really great to see them rebound from getting beat 7-25, They don't give up, they really fight and that's something I'm trying to teach them, that they have to believe in themselves."
Though Youngsville lost 16-25 in game four, Fox said "it was great that they realize they can (win games against teams like these)."
Youngsville finishes 6-10 overall and 4-10 in Region 2; Saegertown is 9-5 and in fourth place in a region that includes state-ranked Cochranton (14-0).
Fox said Youngsville will graduate one senior player, Judi Lewis, "who played really well tonight."
Lewis had 19 digs, four kills and two blocks; Emily McChesney 15 digs and two kills; Kennedy Cratty 15 digs, four kills and three blocks, and; Karissa Cratty 12 digs, four kills, two assists and two blocks.
In a 7-25, 11-25 junior varsity loss, Fox said players had to step up due to illness, but "the six that played gave everything they had."
Cochranton 3, Eisenhower 0
COCHRANTON – Eisenhower finishes 1-13 in Region 2 after an 8-25, 3-25, 2-25 loss to undefeated Cochranton.
Ike coach Tina Edwards could only wish her seniors – nine on the opening-day roster – "good job and good luck to my seniors."
Ike fell in the junior varsity match, 8-25, 14-25.
Ridgway 3, Sheffield 0
RIDGWAY-The Lady Wolverines' volleyball season ended with a loss at the hands of Ridgway in three sets Thursday night, 15-25, 24-26, and 14-25.
"We came out kind of flat," said Sheffield coach Traci Vile, whose team defeated Ridgway in three sets earlier in the season. "The first and third set we were flat. We played well in the second set and actually led for a while, we just let it slip away."
Kayla Curtis and Brandy Rockwell each had six kills, and Rockwell added 13 service points for the Lady Wolverines. Maddie Fiscus led the defensive effort with four digs in the loss.
Sheffield's junior varsity team was also swept, 16-25 and 14-25.
The loss marks the end of the season for the Lady Wolverines as they finish with an overall record of 2-13.


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U.S. Women Edge Brazil in Grand Prix Final Round
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 27, 2010) – Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) totaled a match-high 23 points to help the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team defeat Brazil 22-25, 25-19, 30-28, 17-25, 15-13 on Friday afternoon during the third day of 18th FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round competition in Ningbo, China. Brazil, the reigning Olympic Games champion, is the two-time defending FIVB World Grand Prix champions and has won the event eight times.
Team USA, now 3-0 in the Final Round with seven points and on an overall nine-match win streak, faces host China on Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. Pacific Time) in next match. The Americans conclude the Final Round on Aug. 29 at 1 p.m. (11 p.m. Pacific Time on Aug. 28). USA is the only undefeated team in the Final Round as it defeated Poland in five sets on Aug. 25 and Italy in three sets on Aug. 26.
Brazil, which went 8-1 during the nine-match World Grand Prix preliminary round to earn the top spot, is now 1-2 in the Final Round with five points in the standings. The FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round is a five-day, six-team round-robin event being played Aug. 25-29.
Since the 2008 Olympic Games gold-medal match in which Brazil defeated the U.S. in four sets, the teams have now faced each other five times. Brazil won all four meetings in 2009. In September 2010, the U.S. will embark on a friendly training tour of Brazil. Entering this year's Final Round, Brazil had won eight of 12 previous World Grand Prix matches with the United States. Team USA had last defeated Brazil in a pre-Olympic exhibition match on June 13, 2008. The last time the U.S. defeated Brazil in an FIVB event was a five-set match during the 2007 FIVB World Cup. Although specifics have not been set such as cities and dates, the plan is for the U.S. to tour Brazil in four exhibition matches between Sept. 20 and Sept. 30.
Brazil used a 6-1 scoring run to comeback from a 13-11 deficit in the opening set to win 25-22. Team USA evened the match with a 25-19 victory in the second set in which it used a 5-0 scoring run to gain a 12-6 advantage and benefited from eight Brazil errors. Despite opening the third set with a 4-0 lead, the U.S. needed to rally from a 16-13 deficit and overcome two sets points to win 30-28 on its fourth set attempt. Brazil evened the match with a 25-17 victory in the fourth set in which it broke a 7-all tie with three unanswered points and never trailed after that point. The tiebreaking set was tied seven times and the Americans broke the final tie at 13-all with by scoring the final two points. Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas), who served an ace on set point to win the marathon third-set, scored four of her 18 points in the final period to help Team USA to the victory.
"It was a very difficult match," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "Both teams played hard. There are some great hits, some great rallies. It was very close. I'm very happy, but we understand that we have a lot to do. Brazil taught us a lot tonight."
Akinradewo reached her match total with 16 kills on 28 attempts and team-leading seven blocks. She converted 57.1 percent of her attacks as part of a .536 hitting efficiency. Hooker, who had just four points after the second set, charted 17 kills on 45 swings and an ace in the victory. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) charted 14 kills on a team-high 50 attacks and two blocks for 16 points. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) added 11 kills on 26 attacks, four blocks and an ace for 16 points. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) was credited with eight kills and an ace for nine points. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) charted two kills and a block for three points. Ogonna Nnamani (Bloomington, Ill.) rounded out the scoring with a kill.
Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) charted a team-high 12 digs while adding 12 excellent service reception attempts on 19 errorless chances. Tom was credited with 24 excellent service receptions on 52 attempts, while Larson added 15 excellent receptions on 30 attempts. Hooker and Larson chipped in nine digs. Glass set the Team USA offense with 88 running sets on 150 attempts.
"A five-setter against Brazil was really tough," USA captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. "But before the match we knew it would be a close match. We played really hard tonight. We will come back tomorrow and try to play the best volleyball."
McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Glass at setter. Sykora was the designated libero for the match. Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) was a serving sub in the first, fourth and fifth sets. Nnamani and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) were put into the third set as part of a double-switch.
The teams nearly mirrored one another in the final stats as both teams had 14 blocks and three aces. The USA had a slim 69-66 advantage in kills, while Brazil had a four-point differential in opponent errors (27-23). The Americans held a 51.0 excellent service reception percent (52-102) with three errors, while Brazil had a 54.0 excellent reception percent (54-100). Brazil totaled a 44-38 dig advantage in the match. One area the USA held a key advantage was hitting efficiency as Brazil charted a .272 hitting efficiency with 17 attack errors. Glass set the Americans to a .322 hitting efficiency and 39.0 kill percent with just 12 attack errors.
Sheilla Castro led a five Brazilians in double-figure scoring with 22 points, while Thaisa Menezes chipped in 19 points including seven blocks. Brazil captain Fabiana Claudino contributed 17 points in the loss.
"The game was very close and very balanced," Brazil Head Coach Jose Roberto Guimaraes said. "I am impressed by the Americans' determination. But, despite the loss, I am proud of my team."
Earlier today, Japan (2-1, 4 points) defeated Italy (1-2, 4 points) 23-25, 25-14, 26-28, 25-20, 17-15 in Final Round action. After the USA victory over Brazil, host China (2-1, 6 points) defeated Poland (0-3, 2 points) 25-19, 25-19, 25-17.
Just two weeks ago, Team USA's chances of reaching the World Grand Prix Final Round seemed remote based on its 1-2 record and eighth place in the standings following the first weekend in Poland. However, the Americans caught fire in Thailand starting with a four-set victory over Italy followed by wins over Thailand and Puerto Rico. This past weekend, the U.S. carried the momentum into Hong Kong, beginning with a three-set win over Germany to avenge a four-set loss in the opening weekend. Team USA allowed Thailand to score just 48 points in a three-set win on Aug. 21. In front of over 10,000 fans on Aug. 22, the Americans won their sixth straight match over the host Chinese in four sets to complete a run from eighth place to second place.
Team USA, which has reached the medal podium in both its earlier tournaments in 2010, has not played in the FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round since 2008 when it finished fourth. The Americans, who have won six straight matches to finish the World Grand Prix preliminary round, have not reached the World Grand Prix podium since bronze medal finishes in 2003 and 2004. The U.S. won the World Grand Prix in 1995 and 2001, its only other podium finishes.
For the latest news on the FIVB World Grand Prix, visit the U.S. Women's National Team FIVB World Grand Prix event web site at usavolleyball.org/events/3056. The page includes archived press releases, schedule and results involving all 12 World Grand Prix teams, photos, statistics and match videos by Universal Sports.
Brazil started the opening set with a 2-0 lead, but the U.S. answered with three straight points to take a 3-2 advantage with a Brazilian service error, Bown ace and Tom kill. Brazil responded with two points to reverse the lead into its favor at 4-3. Team USA returned to the lead at 6-4 with two kills from Tom around a Brazil error. Team USA advanced the lead to 8-5 at the first technical timeout with consecutive blocks from Akinradewo. Brazil cut the gap to one point at 11-10 with a block, then tied the set at 13-all. Out of a USA timeout, Brazil scored two additional points to gain a 15-13 advantage. Brazil increased its margin to three points 17-14 with points on each side of the second technical timeout. Brazil stretched its lead to 21-17 with a block prompting a Team USA timeout. Akinradewo nailed consecutive kills to cut the deficit in half at 23-21 leading to a Brazil timeout. Brazil traded points the rest of the set for a 25-22 victory. Akinradewo collected a team-high seven points to lead the U.S. Brazil earned seven of its points on USA errors compared to four of its own.
The U.S. started the second set with a 2-0 lead with kills from Bown and Tom, only to have Brazil answer with two straight points to tie the set at 2-all. Team USA gained a three-point edge at 7-4 with an Akinradewo kill, Bown block and Larson kill. Brazil brought itself back to one at 7-6 with consecutive kills. However, the Americans went up four at 10-6 with a Larson kill and consecutive Brazil attack errors leading into a timeout. Out of the break, Brazil committed another attack error and Larson tallied a kill of the block to extend the USA lead to 12-6. Brazil stopped the 5-0 run with a 4-1 scoring run of its own to slice the deficit to 13-10 into a USA timeout. Brazil moved to within two at 15-13. Team USA extended its lead to 19-13 with a Hooker kill, Akinradewo block, Brazil error and Akinradewo kill. The U.S. reached a seven-point cushion at 21-14 with consecutive Brazil errors. Brazil scored the next two points, including an ace at 21-16. Team USA moved in front 23-16 with a Hooker kill and Brazil error. Brazil saved two sets points before falling 25-19. Akinradewo scored a team-high five points in the second set and the Americans picked up eight points on Brazil errors.
Team USA jumped to a 4-0 lead in the third set with two kills each from Tom and Bown. Brazil narrowed its early deficit to 5-4 with three consecutive points, then tied the set at 8-all with two points out of the first technical timeout. Brazil gained its first lead of the set at 12-11, then extended the margin to 14-11 as part of a 4-0 scoring run. Larson scored consecutive kills out of the second technical timeout and Hooker slammed a kill to tie the set at 16-all. Brazil answered with consecutive kills of its own to push ahead 18-16. Team USA leveled the score at 19-all with two Tom kills leading to a Brazil timeout. Nnamani subbed into the match and slammed a kill followed by a Larson ace to yield a 21-19 USA advantage. However, Brazil scored three unanswered points out of a timeout to resume a 22-21 advantage. Tom put up a kill and block to give the USA set point at 24-23, but Brazil came back to take the lead 25-24. Akinradewo scored back-to-back blocks to give the USA set point at 26-25. Brazil turned to the lead at 28-27 with a block. Hooker and Tom scored consecutive kills to give the USA set point at 29-28, then Hooker served an ace at 30-28. Tom scored eight points in the set, while Hooker collected six points. The U.S. scored five points on blocks.
Brazil earned a 4-1 lead to open the fourth set prompting a USA timeout. Hooker pounded consecutive kills and Larson found empty court for a point to tie the set at 6-all. Brazil scored three consecutive points to break a 7-all tie and go up 10-7. Brazil jumped its lead to four points at 13-9 and went into the second technical timeout with consecutive points leading 16-11. Brazil scored a third straight point out of the break to go up 17-11. Team USA cut the deficit to 17-13 with a Larson kill and Bown block. Brazil increased the advantage to 20-14 on a USA service error and its own ace to force an American timeout. Brazil's lead went to seven at 21-14 with a USA error, then gained set points at 24-17 with back-to-back points. Brazil finished off the set immediately at 25-17 with an overpass kill. Akinradewo collected four points in the fourth set to lead the USA, while Brazil picked up seven errors on American errors.
Akinradewo started the fifth set with a block off a strong Tom serve to give the U.S. an early 1-0 advantage. Team USA went up 5-3 on consecutive blocks from Bown and Glass prompting a Brazil timeout. Brazil leveled the score at 5-all with two points out of the break leading to a USA timeout. Hooker scored consecutive kills to yield an 8-6 USA advantage as the teams switched sides of the court in the tiebreaker. Brazil answered with consecutive points to level the set at 8-all. Hooker smashed a kill and Brazil hit wide twice in a row to produce a 12-9 American advantage and Brazil timeout. Out of the break, Brazil connected for consecutive kills to cut the deficit to 12-11 and USA called a timeout. Larson broke the scoring run with a kill and pushing the USA advantage to 13-11. Brazil tied the set at 13-all with a block. USA reached match point at 14-13 with a service error and Bown put up a block to end the match at 15-13. Hooker powered down four points in the deciding set. The USA had three blocks in the shortened set and committed just one error to Brazil's five.
Volleyball fans across the world will be able to watch three FIVB World Grand prix matches a week as FIVB TV announced on Aug. 5 that it will stream matches on the Internet. One match per day from the three preliminary rounds as well as all matches form the Final Round will be streamed live on www.laola1.tv/en/int/fivb/video/203---.html. The USA-Italy match on Aug. 13 and the USA-China contest on Aug. 22 were part of the coverage. As a note, the FIVB TV matches cannot be viewed in most locations within the United States based on negotiated broadcast rights.
Fans in the United States can watch all remaining USA matches on Universal Sports (www.universalsports.com), on a tape delayed same-day coverage. Selected matches will also be shown on Universal's television channel. All matches will be on-demand after they take place. To find out if Universal is in your home area and its daily schedule, visit universalsports.com/tv-listings/index.html.
For more information on the U.S. Women's National Team, visit its home page at click here.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Ogonna Nnamani (OPP, 6-1, Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)
2 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
17 - Nellie Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - Destinee Hooker (OPP, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Jim Stone (Columbus, Ohio)
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Leader for Poland/Thailand: Reed Sunahara (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Team Leader for Hong Kong/Ningbo: Laurel Iversen (Kalaheo, Hawaii)
FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round Standings
USA 3-0 (7 points)
China 2-1 (6 points)
Brazil 1-2 (5 points)
Japan 2-1 (4 points)
Italy 1-2 (4 points)
Poland 0-3 (2 points)
Final Round (Ningbo, China * Ningbo Beilun Gymnasium) - Current Standings
Aug. 25: USA def. Poland 13-25, 18-25, 28-26, 25-19, 15-12
Aug. 25: Japan def. Brazil 13-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13
Aug. 25: Italy def. China 25-20, 25-16, 25-21
Aug. 26: USA def. Italy 25-23, 25-20, 25-14
Aug. 26: Brazil def. Poland 25-21, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17
Aug. 26: China def. Japan 29-27, 23-25, 25-20, 25-19
Aug. 27: Japan def. Italy 23-25, 25-14, 26-28, 25-20, 17-15
Aug. 27: USA def. Brazil 22-25, 25-19, 30-28, 17-25, 15-13
Aug. 27: China vs. Poland, 7:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
Aug. 28: Poland vs. Japan, 1 p.m. (10 p.m. Pacific Time on Aug. 27)
Aug. 28: Brazil vs. Italy, 3:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
Aug. 28: China vs. USA, 7:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
Aug. 29: Japan vs. USA, 1 p.m. (10 p.m. Pacific Time on Aug. 28)
Aug. 29: Italy vs. Poland, 3:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
Aug. 29: China vs. Brazil, 7:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. Pacific Time)
FIVB World Grand Prix Final Preliminary Standings (Aug. 6-22)
Brazil (24 Points) 8-1
USA (21 Points) 7-2
Poland (21 Points) 7-2
Japan (19 Points) 6-3
Italy (19 Points) 6-3
China (19 Points) 6-3
Netherlands (13 Points) 5-4
Dominican Republic (7 Points) 3-6
Germany (7 Points) 2-7
Thailand (6 Points) 2-7
Puerto Rico (4 Points) 1-8
Chinese Taipei (0 Points) 1-8
NOTE: Matches won 3-0 or 3-1 earn the winners 3 points; Matches won 3-2 earn the winner 2 points and the loser 1 point
2010 FIVB World Grand Prix Schedule
Pool A (Sao Carlos, Brazil * Ginasio Nilton Olaio Filho)
Aug. 6: Brazil def. Chinese Taipei 25-15, 25-19, 25-12
Aug. 6: Japan def. Italy 30-28, 27-29, 25-20, 25-13
Aug. 7: Brazil def. Japan 25-20, 25-19, 25-20
Aug. 7: Italy def. Chinese Taipei 25-15, 25-20, 25-19
Aug. 8: Italy def. Brazil 25-22, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19
Aug. 8: Japan def. Chinese Taipei 25-16, 25-16, 25-16
Pool B (Gdynia, Poland * Gdynia Competition Hall)
Aug. 6: USA def. Dominican Republic 26-24, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19
Aug. 6: Poland def. Germany 25-18, 16-25, 25-22, 26-24
Aug. 7: Poland def. Dominican Republic 25-23, 25-16, 25-14
Aug. 7: Germany def. USA 25-23, 25-22, 16-25, 25-23
Aug. 8: Poland def. USA 16-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-23
Aug. 8: Dominican Republic def. Germany 25-19, 22-25, 31-29, 16-15, 19-17
Pool C (Chengdu, China * Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau)
Aug. 6: Netherlands def. Thailand 25-22, 25-22, 25-23
Aug. 6: China def. Puerto Rico 25-20, 25-18, 25-22
Aug. 7: Netherlands def. Puerto Rico 25-9, 25-12, 25-21
Aug. 7: China def. Thailand 25-16, 25-16, 25-22
Aug. 8: China def. Netherlands 19-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-21
Aug. 8: Puerto Rico def. Thailand 25-22, 25-23, 25-21
Pool D (Bangkok, Thailand * Keelawes 2)
Aug. 13: USA def. Italy 26-28, 26-24, 25-23, 25-15
Aug. 13: Thailand def. Puerto Rico 25-16, 25-19, 25-16
Aug. 14: Italy def. Puerto Rico 25-12, 25-17, 25-18
Aug. 14: USA def. Thailand 25-18, 25-21, 25-13
Aug. 15: USA def. Puerto Rico 21-25, 25-22, 25-12, 25-15
Aug. 15: Italy def. Thailand 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-20
Pool E (Macau, China * Forum de Macau)
Aug. 13: Brazil def. Dominican Republic 25-14, 25-18, 25-14
Aug. 13: China def. Netherlands 25-16, 25-19, 25-16
Aug. 14: Brazil def. Netherlands 25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 26-24
Aug. 14: Dominican Republic def. China 25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-9
Aug. 16: Netherlands def. Dominican Republic 25-23, 25-20, 17-25, 23-25, 15-7
Aug. 16: Brazil def. China 25-12, 25-19, 25-19
Pool F (Okayama, Japan * Okayama Momotaro Arena)
Aug. 13: Poland def. Chinese Taipei 25-16, 25-19, 25-15
Aug. 13: Japan def. Germany 26-28, 25-17, 25-20, 25-11
Aug. 14: Germany def. Chinese Taipei 25-19, 25-14, 25-19
Aug. 14: Japan def. Poland 25-19, 25-21, 19-25, 25-16
Aug. 15: Poland def. Germany 25-23, 25-23, 29-31, 25-20
Aug. 15: Japan def. Chinese Taipei 28-26, 25-15, 25-11
Pool G (Hong Kong, China * Hong Kong Coliseum)
Aug. 20: USA def. Germany 25-15, 25-18, 25-13
Aug. 20: China def. Thailand 16-25, 27-25, 25-23, 25-15
Aug. 21: USA def. Thailand 25-16, 25-16, 25-16
Aug. 21: China def. Germany 25-14, 25-19, 28-26
Aug. 22: Thailand def. Germany 20-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-22
Aug. 22: USA def. China 25-20, 25-10, 22-25, 25-22
Pool H (Taipei, Chinese Taipei * Taiwan University Gym)
Aug. 20: Brazil def. Puerto Rico 25-18, 25-13, 25-20
Aug. 20: Poland def. Chinese Taipei 25-19, 25-18, 25-9
Aug. 21: Poland def. Puerto Rico 25-20, 25-20, 25-14
Aug. 21: Brazil def. Chinese Taipei 25-15, 25-17, 25-16
Aug. 22: Brazil def. Poland 25-16, 27-25, 25-16
Aug. 22: Chinese Taipei def. Puerto Rico 27-29, 25-21, 18-25, 25-23, 17-15
Pool I (Tokyo, Japan * Yoyogi National Stadium)
Aug. 20: Italy def. Netherlands 29-27, 25-16, 25-15
Aug. 20: Japan def. Dominican Republic 25-15, 23-25, 31-29, 25-20
Aug. 21: Netherlands def. Dominican Republic 25-19, 25-22, 25-20
Aug. 21: Italy def. Japan 25-23, 27-25, 21-25, 25-23
Aug. 22: Dominican Republic def. Italy 23-25, 32-30, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13
Aug. 22: Netherlands def. Japan 25-19, 22-25, 38-36, 16-25, 15-11


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Hey, TJK, I like the one with the avocado-like texture. Is that a Taiwanese pot? Never came across one of those before. Very interesting and nice looking one.
Hold on, I just saw something on that duan ni pot (is that a birdie?)...
17 in that pic, how many more babies born since then?
Yes, YX pots can be "very" addictive.
IMO, the signature thread of TC; I also learned a lot in here and other subforums (puerh one especially, populated by a bunch of very knowledgeable fellows).


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The basic premise is to tether a device to the ground and let it fly around in strong winds, generating power.end of the tether vary widely in design. Terrestrial windmill design is largely settled; but up in the sky, it seems like anything goes. There are rigid, carbon-fiber wings outfitted with multiple small turbines; softer kite-like devices that fly in figure-eights and generate power by coiling and uncoiling a tether; devices that resemble a blimp rotating around a horizontal axis; and several other concepts. No consensus exists on an optimal design, though some may be better suited for utility-scale wind farms while others may fit smaller, niche-market applications.
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Τhe big BLUE stands in the west end of Myrtos village, towards a long sandy beach which spreads until the end of the local road and splits into isolated little bays. The big BLUE awarded every year by the eco-certificate GREEN KEY
The beautiful village of Myrtos lies around a small bay of east - south Crete, in front of the Mediterranean Sea. A green valley covered with orange, lemon, olive and banana trees spreads to the east and, together with the location of the village up to the 35th parallel of latitude, contributed to the temperate climate of Myrtos, bearing a very mild winter of average temperature 12o C and the cool summer 30o C.
This might be the reason that Myrtos is the only one place of the Mediterranean where swallows remain and settle during winter.