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I played Age of Conan for 18 months (and subbed for 24), and I knew I was going to buy the game waaay before the preorders started. I even had the opportunity to have Joel show it to me in January and try out the closed beta for 5 hours. Then they opened up shop - and look , there was this shiny life time sub. I really like to buy things cash, so I just went for it.
A few days later I got into the closed beta, right after setting up my computer at The Gathering http://www.hardware.no/artikler/10-jungeltips-til-deg-som-skal-pa-the-gathering/107899 where I went to game and socialize for 4 days with my girlfriend. Yeah, she keeps dragging me along, I try to keep smiling.
The game did give a really solid impression, but at the same time it felt like a rough gem. Quite a lot of the beautiful artwork was missing and the combat was a lot harder early on. It took some time for the game to grow on me, but the day I got a group for Polaris / Hell Risen I was sold. I had raided for so much of AoC that I knew that a game with starter dungeons this good was going to be entertaining like hell.
What sold me when it comes to mood was doing The League of Monster Slayers mission. The kid inside of me grins all through that quest.
I was hoping Funcom had learned from AoC that they needed to add some content post launch, and it did seem so from the hints they dropped. I was hoping for updates maybe every other month, so when they just recently came out and said they were doing it every month, I was really happy.
Why did you get the life time sub?
I haven't, i've never done that for any service that i can remember. Tho i have to admit after finishing the story mission arc in Solomon Island i'm rather tempted, specially with Ragnar's statement's in content updates, and the way that the aforementioned story arc intertwines so greatly with the even't developed during the past 5 years by FC via their TSW forums and ARG.
Life-time sound like long, tho. no rush for me yet to decide, as they haven't announced taking the option out.
I was impressed enough after one week of Closed Beta to opt for a lifetime sub.
To me, that was my "Thank You" to Funcom for trying something so pleasingly different from the standard medieval themepark which I've grown beyond tired of.
I didn't know what FC had planned for the future of TSW, and frankly, I didn't care. There was always the risk that the game was too "different" to appeal to anything but a handfull of fans, and would go F2P 2 or 3 months after a failed launch. I considered that and still went for it. To me, it was more of a donation.
Today, I saw the first sneak peek at what FC are actually planning for TSW, I'm starting to think that the lifetime sub was an excellent deal. IF they deliver on their promises, I will be around for a very long time to enjoy that sub. And if they consistently deliver on their promises, I'll give them even more money by buying clothes in the CS.
I'm part of a group of RPers that I've been playing Champions Online with for over 2 years. I bought a LTS for CO and I got more than my money worth out of it. Since the group was all moving to TSW I figured I'd end up playing it for years with them again.
I rarely actually 'played' CO, only mosty used it for RP. I planned on doing similar with TSW, but boy was I wrong. I'm loving the hell out of the game itself. Every quest is ground breaking and exciting.
My entire RP group ended up getting LTS.
Eh...i really dont get the fixation with life time subs...it draws so much pointless attention...like its some huge scam or a fortelling of a bad game ect.
Life time subs = make sense for some, makes no sense for others....all depends your bank account and gaming habits.
If its not for you, like its not for me, then i see no issues with someone else who may find it to be a good deal based on gaming habits and how much they treasure a few hundred dollars in their bank.
IMO really only makes sense if you typically play a mmo for 2 years+ steady, or come back to mmorpgs regularly over the course of many years.
I guess it would make sense if you found $300 and were a gaming addict and had no source of income and wanted a game you never had to pay for again...but i dont find that being a likely scenario aside from mabey a wasted graduation gift or b-day present.
I didn't buy the LTS for LOTRO and ended up playing that game for 3 years. After a week of TSW I decided that I'll probably be around for a couple years in that game and after Ragnar's post about updates I decided to go ahead and get the lifetime sub.
I bought them bcs i know i will play TSW for a long time, its the most cost efficient way then, as i had the money atm.
I put some trust in the announcements to offer monthly contend updates, having much more in their sleeves to release over the time and feel the risk of being disapointed is very low.
And it gives me the ultimate freedom to play or pause and never feel i have to play and/or rush to justify the monthly fee and get most out of it - so it also helps me to play at a relaxed pace and enjoy the game even more.
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I sure hope people arent buying lifetime subs based on what Ragnar is saying.....Those of us in AO are still waiting after 5 years of a new graphics engine promise.......
The game + lifetime sub is roughly the same as 4 Xbox360 games, I know I'll get way more play time outta TSW then i would the four games.
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The game + lifetime sub is roughly the same as 4 Xbox360 games, I know I'll get way more play time outta TSW then i would the four games.
Never thought of it like that, I buy a PS3 game play it for two weekends and shelve it lol!
I got one because after playing all different mmos over the past 10 years this is the one that is a bit different and hence will see myself playing it for a long time to come.
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Life-time sound like long, tho. no rush for me yet to decide, as they haven't announced taking the option out.
I was thinking they would just pull the plug on it whenever they want, without saying: "we are removing the option next week".
If i had the spare cash then i probally would have picked up a lifetime sub.. sadly rebuilding an engine for my car at the moment and its eating up all my spare cash... so its monthly sub for me.
I have no idea why i bought it tbh.
I saw the first trailer when i was in AOC beta, and it sounded cool. After i left tortage, i didnt think of the secret world OR funcom again. Untill a guild member in RIFT brought it up. And i said i would never touch a funcom game again after the AOC crap.
Sure enough, a few minutes later i was looking at the secret world game page, ans started reading about it and watched a few videos.... then an hour later or so i bought the lifetime sub, before even trying the game.
Looking back... do i regret it? HELL NO! I havent had this much fun since ... well .. ever?
Once i thought i was out, they pull me back in!
Two reasons:
1) I didn't participate in any of the betas, so I wasn't really sure if I would like the game or not.
2) Given the industry's love affair with F2P models, I would be rather upset if the game went F2P at any point after I had bought a lifetime sub.
Originally posted by dreamscaper
Two reasons: 1) I didn't participate in any of the betas, so I wasn't really sure if I would like the game or not. 2) Given the industry's love affair with F2P models, I would be rather upset if the game went F2P at any point after I had bought a lifetime sub.
Get ready to be upset, if true what some are saying folks are now starting to cancle there subs. When enough do here come the F2p model, I think it was designed too in the 1st place.
Heres the thing - I'd kinda given up on MMOS and was kinda waning on game in general. It just didnt seem the same as before - I had enjoyed MUDS in the past, then EQ, DAOC, EVE and then a lot of EQ2. But the genre had become stale and uninterestnig and it seemed as if the subscription model was over.
When I heard about Secret World, while it was an interesting concept, it was Funcom and I was still displeased they had moved onto MMOs after the amazing The Longest Journey. AO was an awful launch (and I was there), Age of Conan was just silly so how good could this be? I was definitely not interested.
Then on launch I somehow saw some really positive comments and I just saw some trailers and gameplay footage. And something about the modern setting just pulled me - I am also a huge horror fan (and I didnt even know this was a horror style game). So I decided to try it out.
As soon as I started, I was pulled completely into the story, the voice acting, the music, the skills - all fantastic. And the style reminded me of the same Longest Journey 'feel' I had missed for so long. I never played Dreamfall and now I am desperate to play that and TLJ again. But I cant because I am hooked on TSW.
People also say they hate the combat but I couldnt disagree more - I love it. Flows smoothly and perfectly for me, nicely balanced and it seems the game has so much to do. Fantastic quests, actually need to use your brain, and so much planned to keep players interested.
Its the state of the game address that got me to life sub - actually I would rather just pay once and then play whenever i want forever rather than worry about the sub. Its the sort of game I could play for years - just the setting, story and gameplay really draws me in.
Add to that the fact the commuity is brilliant - friendly mature - the exact opposite of the absolutely atrodcious Diablo community that I was seeing just before.
Im hooked, I love it. Its a different MMO, story orientated with challenging wonderful quests. Fantastic Funcom!
I havnt yet, but when I get my Christmas bonus this year I will get one.
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Two reasons: 1) I didn't participate in any of the betas, so I wasn't really sure if I would like the game or not. 2) Given the industry's love affair with F2P models, I would be rather upset if the game went F2P at any point after I had bought a lifetime sub.
Get ready to be upset, if true what some are saying folks are now starting to cancle there subs. When enough do here come the F2p model, I think it was designed too in the 1st place.
I heard WoW had people cancelling subs so it's going to be F2P. Oh and Rift and SWTOR lost subs so they're definitely going F2P. And.. and.. and..
Give me a break, please. People are canceling their subs? Surprise surprise. It happens in every MMO. The "some" who are saying it hold no water with me whatsover as the game is more packed on my server than ever.
Even if by some fluke the game goes F2P in less than year (which it won't because it even took AoC to go 3 years before they did it) I'm still going to be just fine with my Lifetime sub getting free Funcom points per month. Nothing will really change for me. I'll still be playing the game and enjoying it.
Ragnar has stated that with the current way MMOs are that F2P is an eventual possibility but he was looking at 5-10 years before that would happen. Seriously, people are going to wait 5-10 years for it to be F2P before trying it?
I bought my Lifetime sub right after it became available and don't regret it and never will. I've already had more fun from the game than I've had from other MMOs and certaintly console games anytime in recent history.
I haven't bought it yet but I think I will. So far I just haven't believed in LTS but as I really like TSW I think it may change. I can see myself playing and supporting this game for a long time so LTS may even turn into profit after 1,5 years
Edit: I actually just went to my TSW account and bought it.
main reason for me (besides the basic fact that i like TSW a lot so far) was that classic subscription model "forces" me to play even when i am not really in the mood just because "i pay for it, so i should play"
Would really like to get one, but just can't afford to spend $200 all at once right now... Maybe someday...
Thumbs up to those that have gotten it.
After playing every mission in beta, PvP'ing for dozens of hours and run endgame dungeons over and over and over. I realized I was never going to get bored of the game.
Actually, it was when my beta character got wiped before end of beta, completely unexpected with no real warning. What scared me is that I didn't do my usual "wtf, what do I do now??" but actually got kind of excited that I got to do it all again.
Best MMO ever, deserves my life time sub.
I dont agree Free To Play is the way to go I actually left Lord of The Rings when it went Free To Play. I do agree though that Life sub is a bad deal as I had one on Lord of the Rings and when it went F2P they basically just took all the privillages of life membership and changed them. F2P will dominate the industry even though you will always pay more for F2P if you are hardcore F2P bringing in more money due to the fact that players are not hardcore most are casual so F2P model suits casual players with little disposable income.


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Things always seem to happen when I'm away so I considerately took a vacation for the last five days. Seems to have done the trick!
Thank you, a hearty congratulations, and cheese, beer, coffee, taquitos, or whatever-the-hell-your-vice-may-be for all!
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Congratualtions to the dev team on delivering a release well deserving of the 4.0 version number.
All of you should take a well deserving break with your beer or cheese of choice.
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I'll add another round of congratulations to the dev team. If you sit back and look at the progress over the past months its pretty remarkable.
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I need some help with my 3 YO DS's whining, as it is driving me crazy. He usually starts out using that awful, whiny, high pitched voice to demand something, and then escalates into full on crying and screaming if he doesn't get what he wants right that second. They tend to most often occur first thing in the morning, but they happen other times of the day too. I have tried asking him what he is feeling when he acts like this, or why he is doing it, and he just says "because I am". He is a pretty verbal little guy, but doesn't seem able/willing to let me know what's happening when he throws these fits. I have also tried telling him that I can't understand that voice, asking him to use his words, and even telling him that I was going to wear earmuffs because the sound was hurting my ears. I also try to acknowledge when he uses his proper voice to ask for things. Nothing seems to be working. We do have a new baby in the house, but the whining started before the baby arrived; I think I was just better able to handle it before I was up in the night with a newborn. I would appreciate any help with this, as I am feeling pretty guilty about losing my patience with him several times a day because of this whining. Thanks!
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i don't think a 3 year old can seriously answer those difficult questions (why your are doing it and what are you feeling). my only thought would be to check how much he is sleeping in total within 24 hours. just could be that he is not getting enough sleep and hence is so winded up in the morning?
The whine is here too!
Okay so I have a just now 3 year old and we are going through the same thing. In my own journey to make it stop, a few things I learned.
Thanks to my hubby, he pointed out to me when I am tired and totally not with it, I whine at them to do things. I give declaritive statements about what to do without the whiny tone in my voice.
Don't be afraid of them getting upset. If the answer is NO to something, just say that. Take the control back. It is very easy to just give in because you know if you say those magic letters together N and O then there will be tears. Stand firm. I got my power back as a mother when I stood up.
Teach them how to handle the frustration. Stomping feet, making a face and blowing out their frustration is great. What CAN they do when they are mad? That is something you should list for them.
ALSO, a great book, HOW FULL IS YOUR BUCKET? TOM RATH. iT IS A MUST HAVE! It talks about a bucket as a tangible object that holds your feelings, great for adults and kids.
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… And Dispersal of his Household of Five Daughters
When Thomas Benton died in Arnprior (Renfrew Co., Ontario) on 7 March 1890, he left behind one son and seven daughters.
His wife Hanora ("Annie") Ryan had died over a decade earlier (28 January 1879), apparently of "inflammation of the bowels."1 And three of the children of Thomas Benton and Annie Ryan had already married and set up their own households by the time of their father's death:
That left five Benton daughters still at home when their father suffered a dreadful, and fatal, accident…
Thomas Benton Jr. was in Duluth, Minnesota with his wife Maggie Mulvihill (daughter of Michael Mulvihill and Bridget Cronin). 2
Catherine Benton, who had married John Finnerty (son of Peter Finnerty and Anne Havey) in 1875, was still in Arnprior, though she and her family would move to Cloquet, Carlton Co., Minnesota in 1892. And Bridget Benton, who had married James Finnerty (another son of Peter Finnerty and Anne Havey) in 1888, was also in Arnprior, with her husband and the eldest two of their eleven known children.
That left five Benton daughters still at home when their father suffered a dreadful, and fatal, accident.
- Dysentery? appendicits? colitis? enteritis? The cause of death might have been any of these, or perhaps something else entirely. ↩
- Although Thomas Benton Jr. had emigrated to Minnesota in 1883, he had at least briefly returned to Arnprior in the late 1880s, where he married Margaret ("Maggie") Mulvihill. In the record of their marriage, St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior, 13 September 1888, he is described as "Thomas Benton of Duluth, hotel keeper." ↩


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Democracy and Constitutional Change
Allan Hutchinson
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
Joel I. Colón-Ríos
Victoria University of Wellington - Faculty of Law
November 24, 2010
Theoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory, No. 127, 2011
Osgoode CLPE Research Paper No. 48/2010
Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 16/2011
The relationship between democracy and constitutions is a long and fractitious one. Those who lean towards the constitutionalist side have tended to perceive democracy as a threat to political order and the preservation of important values, whereas those who take a more democratist stance tend to treat constitutions as elite hindrances to popular rule as much as anything else. In this paper, we will give the constitutionalist thesis a broader theoretical and political scrutiny. By way of explanation, we will address and recommend the possibilities and problems for putting into practical operation such an anti-constitutionalist stance; the recent experience of the U.S. State of California offers itself as a good forcing-ground for these ideas. In short, from a democratic standpoint, the challenge for the citizenry is not so much about defining the values of constitutions, but constitutions whose change is outside the scope of popular decision making, supposed to exclusively take place through judicial interpretation or through an amendment formula designed precisely to make change difficult and unlikely. Too often, constitutions place checks and limits on democratic participation in the name of some other set of vaunted truths or elite-favouring values. For the strong democrat, it is formal constitutions and their institutional paraphernalia that do more to inhibit and dull democracy's emancipatory potential than to nurture and fulfil it.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 20
Keywords: Democracy, Constitution, Constitutionalist, anti-constitutionalist, U.S. State of California, judicial interpretation
JEL Classification: K39
Date posted: November 25, 2010 ; Last revised: April 7, 2015
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By Brendan Conway
George Soros joined the drumbeat of high-profile Apple (AAPL) investors in the second quarter, and joined John Paulson and Daniel Loebin the precious metals selloff.
That's according to Soros Fund Management's quarterly 13F filing last night, which showed a
new larger (66,800-share) stake in the iPad maker's stock as of June 30. Apple's on an upswing that accelerated this week upon word of new investments by Carl Icahn, Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors and others.
Meanwhile, the billionaire investor's first-quarter positions of 531,000 shares in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) and nearly 2.7 million in Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) weren't on the second-quarter report.
Soros' filing shows the firm still has some exposure to gold mining. There's a 1.2 million-share stake in Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ), plus a slug of put options (previously, the firm held calls), and call options on 1.9 million shares in battered Barrick Gold (ABX) (not to mention put options to sell shares of a few other miners).
Update 11:31 a.m.: There's a lot to look at in a Soros filing, and MarketWatch's Barbara Kollmeyer catches something I didn't the first time around: A big slug of put options. The filing shows Soros owns puts granting the right to sell 7.8 million shares of SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), or about three times the roughly 2.6 million he held at the end of the prior quarter.
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10-23-2012, 11:53 PM #1Regular 1st Stringer
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this week...
...has made me reassess my commitment to this board.
while I am not a regular poster, I have depended upon 24x7 for insight into the organization and intelligent opinion for several years on a multiple-times-a-day basis. after this week, I have developed the fear that the days on which I could look to 24x7 as a means of meaningful discussion about my team have given way to nothing more than crap. were it not for my addiction to all things raven, I would not bother with this post and go quietly into the night.
I have to admit I'm not surprised. all good things must come to an end, right? I am not an "apologist" nor a "hater," merely a fan. I have my own opinions, but generally feel no need to to seek either approval or attention. I believe I can take part in discussion through observation. there are many posters here of whom I am appreciative regardless of personal opinion. I could offer a list of screen names, but what would be the point...I believe they will know who they are.
the sad fact is that the yahoos will always far outnumber the rational. call them idiots or trolls, put them on your ignore list, whatever...that doesn't slow the degredation of the wonderful concept of an open forum intended to promote spirited discussion to promote ravens "fandom. "
at this point, I think I'll just revert to ybr...at least kenskin is entertaining.
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I am going to singlehandedly make you want to stay.
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This board is always going to be a bit wild after a loss like this, the trolls always pop out of no where and then for some reason disappear when we win again. We have been spoilt as Ravens fans through the last few years, so even when we're 5-2, people are still going to call out the team.
I just PM'd you so we can discuss your issues specifically. That's the proper venue for complaints.
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This thread needs a course in manners 101 pronto.
I'll start with the first rule:
1. Don't jump to conclusions!
For example, if someone uses Fraulein, he/she could be mistakenly using the word, but don't jump to the conclusion he's using it purposely in a derogatory manner.
I agree Joubert is not a very musical skater. In fact, I get bored listening to Joubert's music as I find it always the SAME, and nothing more than trivial commercial music meant to hook his little howling fans.
For me Joubert feels like the furthest thing from ART in the skating world.
But still, I can appreciate what he does, and fans with no appreciation for great music need a skater like this to keep their interest in the sport. And of course for those who judge skaters by their looks he is a very good looking guy.
Plushenko on the other hand seems to try very hard to come up with good music for his programs. Unfortunately he fails miserably in this attempt and I might rather be locked in isolation than to be forced to listen to Marton's agonizingly dull, repetitive Tango scores. :boohoo:
I am glad Plushy has returned though. He is afterall the Olympic champion and one of the greatest jumpers in the history of the sport. He also seems to be a nice person too and we should not judge him by his silly mullet
If I had to judge a skater by their music selections, Evan would be at the top.
Maybe Evan just has superior taste in music as he generally skates to aknowledged and beloved masterpieces. If not the most musical of skaters, he does manage to find a way to bring the grandeur of his music to the forefront as in performance after performance his intensity, fueled and led by the majestic scores always brings the crowd to their feet. His style is not for eveyone - but in his own way he is every bit the showman that Joubert and Plushy are.
I think it is shallow to knock Evan so hard for a perceived lack of "musicality" when it is so obvious Joubert and Plushy seem incapable of anything close to superior interpretation the way we see from Jeremy.
If it makes some feel better to "hate" Evan then who am I to question their motives let alone their right to enjoy and even revel in this hatred. Some even note that they hate Evan on a personal level - and expect us to believe they actually know him . Please - to hate on such a personal level I think you actually need to know the person otherwise such statements reveal xenophobic
I like Joubert and Plushy even if I find them somewhat comical at times. I find Evan comical too - I mean those costumes and that ridiculous overdone Hollywood tan crack me up. Thank god I can laugh at all this stuff rather than taking it so seriously.
BTW, I like Tomas even if he looks so ungodly pale (). Maybe Evan shoud reveal some of his tanning secrets to Tomas - it might help boost his pcs if the judges could actually see Tomas out on the ice and not what appears to be a ghost on iceskates
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Judging in the Cold War era was anti Sport, for me. Kat's coca cola ads were sexy and fresh. She was highly hyped in her hayday. Roz made lots of money doing those Sunday Afternoon silly competitions. Thanks to Harding.
Please, I would always rather listen to Evan's music - medusa even shares that feeling, even it she can't stand Evan's skating.
And why not start by adding a little tan to your picture of Tomas here.
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And if choosing overly-used figure skating musical routines equivalent to being the most musical, then I believe the likes of Ponsero, Tomas, Jeffrey etc just go and shoot themselves for trying originality throughout the years. And so should Brian for choosing Matrix and Apocalyptica music (04 and 07), Plushenko for Micheal Jackson medley (02) or various wonderful marton renditions (King of Forest, Magic Stradivarious, Tosca Fantasy) and so on..
From now on I guess the rule should go, olympic year, choose Carmen (06) or scheherazade ('10), do frantic arm flailing and you're the most musical! Silly me..
Joubert fans of no appreciation of great music need safri duo to keep interest to the sport?By the way I like Safri Duo A LOT!.How music illiteral I must be.
Since when there is a need to be so snobbish if the music is not concerto F, and if your skater is not musical a la Abott. Because you think Jeremy is so artistic and Joubert and Plush not. Plush and Joubert are for girl screaming at their seats and X's skate( i really dont want to pick a specific skater, and abott is great) is a piece of art that suits the MoMA. WOW!
When you tell me how many kilos is Art and how you weight it maybe I will laugh on the joke.
Medusa must be in real trouble cause as far as I know she likes Joubert and Jeremmy as much
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I mean Joubert has the pelvic thrust, Plushy has the finger, Evan has the TAN to end all TANS doesn't Tomas need something extra too.??
Maybe Tomas should make a quick trip to Belgium and see if Kevin could lend him one of his more exotic costumes
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The Cheetahs claimed their third consecutive victory over the Waratahs, their second in Sydney, with a 27-26 win on Friday.
The Cheetahs claimed their third consecutive victory over the Waratahs, their second in Sydney, with a 27-26 win at Allianz Stadium on Friday.
20-year-old wing Raymond Rhule crossed twice as the Cheetahs bagged their second victory on the road this season after last week's success over the Highlanders.
The visitors outscored the Tahs three tries to two with Rhule's second touchdown in the 69th minute proving be to the decisive blow while ex-Waratahs scrum-half Sarel Pretorius also stood out.
The Waratahs led 20-17 at half-time but the men from Free State battled valiantly through a second-half onslaught from the hosts to claim the spoils.
The Cheetahs had asserted their intentions right from the kick-off when Willie le Roux chipped over the Waratahs backline, before an offload to Robert Ebersohn on the wing gave the Cheetahs a try, merely 40-seconds into the match.
Fly-half Johan Goosen and Pretorius continued to torment the Waratahs with creative attack early on in the first-half, starving the home side of any continuous possession, and in the 17th minute, a brilliant left-spread by the Cheetahs culminated in Rhule scoring the Cheetahs' second try, to lead 14-6.
The Cheetahs maintained a 70 percent dominance in possession, for most of the first-half, before momentum started to swing the Waratahs' way.
A long throw in the line-out found Peter Betham, who caught the Cheetahs defence unaware, and the wing charged through for the home side's first try.
Towards the latter part of the first-half, the Tahs started to dominate possession and attack, forcing the Cheetahs to desperately repel the blue onslaught, but after waves of attack, Adam Ashley-Cooper stretched over for a five-pointer, snatching a three-point lead going into the break.
The second-half started more ominously for the Waratahs, as they started to build a lion's share of possession, attacking more freely and testing the Cheetahs defence. With the Cheetahs starved of possession, the visitors were relegated to a more defensive scavenging game, as the Tahs had a 63 percent of the ball, and almost double the amount of metres in possession.
The Cheetahs however remained defiant and took their opportunities to spoil the Waratahs attack, sniffing for any opportunities that might come their way, and a brilliant 50-metre try, courtesy of another Le Roux chip, a Pretorius dance and offload led to Rhule scoring his second try, the Cheetahs' third to take a 27-23 lead, with 10 minutes remaining in the match.
The Waratahs clawed their way back after a Heinrich Brussow offside infringement, with a penalty goal from McKibbin putting them within a point of the visitors.
The Cheetahs had an opportunity to score a try in the final five minutes, but while they failed to capitalise, they managed to hold the Waratahs from scoring, and the game was all over when the ref awarded the Cheetahs a scrum after the siren.
For the Waratahs, their season is in tatters, having to regroup and face a more clinical Blues next weekend in Sydney, with the Cheetahs flying to Perth for their final leg of the Australasian tour.
The scorers:
For Waratahs:
Tries: Betham, Ashley-Cooper
Cons: McKibbin 2
Pens: McKibbin 4
For Cheetahs:
Tries: Ebersohn, Rhule 2
Cons: Goosen 3
Pens: Goosen 2
Waratahs: 15 Israel Folau, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Peter Betham, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Brendan McKibbin, 1 Benn Robinson, 2 John Ulugia, 3 Paddy Ryan, 4 Sitaleki Timani, 5 Kane Douglas, 6 Dave Dennis (captain), 7 Michael Hooper, 8 Pat McCutcheon.
Replacements: 16 Luke Holmes, 17 Jeremy Tilse, 18 Mitchell Chapman, 19 Lopeti Timani, 20 Matt Lucas, 21 Ben Volavola, 22 Rob Horne.
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Willie le Roux, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Pieter Labuschagne, 6 Frans Viljoen, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Lodewyk de Jager, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Trevor Nyakane.
Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Landman Ligtoring, 19 Heinrich Brussow, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Riaan Smith, 22 Ryno Benjamin.
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assistant referees: Andrew Lees (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)


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Skip to comments.Calif. Man Posts Suicide Note on Facebook
Posted on 12/29/2012 12:36:11 AM PST by nickcarraway
A Central California man died after posting a suicide note on Facebook and then driving his car onto railroad tracks about an hour later, as friends and family frantically tried to get in touch with him.
Antjuan Miguel Colvin, 21, was struck by a train going about 75 mph in Hughson on Christmas night and pronounced dead at the scene, Stanislaus County sheriff's Sgt. Anthony Bejaran told the Modesto Bee (http://bit.ly/Vbowd4 ).
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Obviously Congress needs to ban this Facebook thing in order to protect us all!
Sad. RIP.
Very sad. Sad that he didn't feel like he could talk to someone. Sorry for him, his family and friends, and the people on the train.
It's obvious that you have no understanding whatsoever of normal suicide (suicide by cop being a totally different animal). Selfishness has nothing to do with it.
Its always so sad when someone commits suicide. May he rest in peace...
Oops, I offended you as well? I am a proud Southern Baptist and I know life is a gift.
What the heck is a "normal suicide?"
"Fatal train collisions tough on engineers"
"Oct 16, 2011 Train engineer William Smith screamed like crazy for the young woman to move..."
"Many live with guilt, post-traumatic stress disorder, anger and fear for years..."
"or they realize, 'I'm not the same person I was before the accident."
"Railroad workers suffer trauma of fatal crashes, too"
"June 9, 2012 Recording of train engineer Donald Tate's call after a fatal accident..."
"Railroad companies to offer a form of grief and stress..."
"She wrote that the stress of the train wreck caused her hair to fall out..."
Don't call me sweet cheeks. It's silly. :p And I still contend that the man who ran his car into a train was selfish and hurt innocent people that will have to live with trauma and scars they don't deserve. Thats all I meant. I did not know that made me a jerk. I've been called worse. :D
You're right, of course. This dead guy should have overdosed or shot himself rather than traumatize those on this train. Those dissing you have misplaced empathies.
Yes it does. They think no one else has pain like they do - because they didn't care to ask or know. It's all about them. He could have, actually, helped someone else if he spoke of his pain but he was too focused on himself. There always is someone worst off. He didn't care to know, an island unto himself. So the way he handles pain is with a smile to deliberately deceive others - You can't see what is inside of ME. He may have been focusing on what he didn't have instead of what he did have!
It's always better to be honest than deceive. Don't you agree? He's was 23 with a job and able to work, a car, family/friends and living in America! He's already had more than most.
Not that it matters, but the first funeral I ever attended was my Uncle Edgie. He shot himself in the head when I was 12. He loved his family enough to leave a note on the door instructing them to call the police and not to enter. We all thought that was good of him. I did not know him very well. My father said he made some bad choices. But he did write that note, and for that he was forgiven.
I still feel involving innocent people in a suicide is horribly horribly wrong and selfish. And I know that train engineers are very afraid of collisions. I don't know what else to say. I won't defend myself if you still need to vent at me.
It's easy to stand on the outside and analyze...I was on that track one time (not the train track)...Once you get focused, you can't see anything else...Fortunately, I had a fried who watched me like a hawk til things got back to somewhat normal...
That's the point - focused on yourself and it doesn't happen over night. Your friend wasn't focused on himself but on another! That's the way it should be. But I do know it is very easy to slide into the self pity mode. We must deliberately stop it even if we *think* we have every reason to be there. Because it's lie and believing a lie never ends well.
I wanted to address the part that it is indeed a selfish act. He didn't become selfish that day, he lived with it and dwelt on it in his self-pity mode.
I like your friend, tell him 'thanks' for me. And, I know you, you KNOW God wanted you here! We all have 'Someone' else to focus on - the pain He went through for us - is greater than we can imagine much less experience.
And, yes, it is easier to stand on the outside and he made sure his family/friends where on the outside. One can't go where they aren't allowed. I pray my family/friends never put me in that situation because of pride (you can't know I feel damaged). Did he feel only he needed to be perfect or have a perfect life? And only he should have it? No one is better than another no matter what they have or don't think they have. IMO, if one has Jesus, they have it all. And an eternity more than those who don't have HIM.
You aren't a jerk but, hopefully, jerked some sense into others. How someone's deliberate act can cause others to live in pain - the same thing he wanted to escape from.
that explains much.
We really need to implement Train Control.
But "Antjuan"? It was only a matter of time before someone with a made-up name that stupid would off themselves.
Thanks nickcarraway.
Sad my ass....Intentionally pulling in front of a train traveling at 75mph endangered every person within 200 yards, including those on the train.
This guy was a total self centered AH.
How stupid are you?
If the train derailed and brutally killed several dozen unsuspecting innocents, would ya still have compassion for this self centered AH?
Three of the 98 passengers on board suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene, according to the sheriff's department.
It could have been a lot worse.
Had this guy over the last year or so that I played online games with. "Knowing" someone online is a bit hard, but I gleaned from his commentary that he suffered from health issues, chronic pain. He was married, had a young girl, 7 or so. Then, over the summer, realized the marriage was in trouble when he would comment that he had his daughter for the weekend.
In the fall, October I guess, his son put a message on his account: if you have heard from my dad, please get in touch with me immediately. Dad had been missing for a day or so, with his pickup.
He had killed himself. Oh, the pain. The pain of his family. The pain of even remotely attached people such as online friends. Several months now, and people are still commenting about the loss, the desire to have figured it out, to have been able to reach out to him.
What a selfish SOB. Couldn't just take himself out. Had to endanger the lives and destroy the property of innocent bystanders to gratify his narcissism.
Selfishness has a lot to do with it. Too selfish in wanting an immediate and permenant solution to a temporary situation and scarring the train engineer for life. It certainly isn't compassion.
"Antjuan"? I'm confused, was he Black or Mexican?
Could be French and Mexican, I guess?
I can see that in your post. If you did ask anything on line, it would seem like prying and if you did get a chance to help, then you would feel you didn't do enough. All we can learn from this is be honest with those around us and ask them to do the same. They have the support - it certainly isn't from the lack of support - even from strangers. I know, sometimes we think if we said that 'one right thing' to jar them into reality and they take time to rethink things it could have turned out different.
They should have called it an "attempted homicide" note instead. How many people could have been injured or killed if he had derailed that train? At 75mph the momentum would have been impressive.
No, it's not. This man was suffering from depression (a medical condition), not committing a crime.
As opposed to suicide by cop.
Sorry, GG. I accidentally replied to you instead of LurkingSince1943.
As opposed to suicide by cop.
You don't understand what's going on in their head. When someone commits suicide, they're not thinking normally. They're in so much pain, they think that the only way out -- the only way to solve the problem -- is to kill themself. They truly believe that no one will understand and that no one can help them. Whether that's true or not or whether they've already asked for help and didn't get it in their particular case doesn't matter -- they're completely blinded by their pain. They don't have the presence of mind for it to be "all about them."
He's was 23 with a job and able to work, a car, family/friends and living in America! He's already had more than most.
So you know all about his life, do you? Amazing.
See #38.
Amen Granny....
I had two uncles, a co-worker and a best friend's 30 year old son who all committed suicide and each had their own personal reason for doing so and it wasn't selfishness.......
I hate these threads and the people like Casie who are attracted to them. They profess to know everything about mental illness when in fact they don't know crap.
Some claim that just because they may have had a family member commit suicide that somehow gives them the moral superiority to comdemn the poor people who have died.......
Don't because you know nothing about mental illness and the vast number of causes of suicide. Mood disorders, medication, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, schizophphreniform disorder, post traumatic disorder, are just several of the most common causes.......
They all require medical help and in most cases, proper medication.....
I agree with you Casie. I'm sorry about your Uncle.
Obliviously I am not as stupid as you. What you posted didn't happen. You must live in the world of WHAT IF. I think a lot of people do....What is.....is not the world for you...Or maybe I misread the article and hundreds of people died due to a train derailment.
The only one that knows the total story of this soul is Jesus, the rest is just so much name calling and judgment from those that have never been in that deep hole called clinical depression....and its not, as some seem to think just selfish or feeling down for a couple of days. Brains can go wrong is many ways...believe it, know it and pray it doesn't happen to you or one you love....you wouldn't even have a clue as to how to help that person except to tell them to quit being so selfish I gather from many of the replies...In other words, your useless in dealing with such people at best, and do more damage at worse...
thats OK at least I know I'm not the only one that does that...Have a great week.. GG
Although you are correct, I think that misses the point.
People who choose to off themselves are usually so consumed with emotional pain they are unable to understand that the method of their suicide will possibly bring distress to others. This guy probably just saw the train as a huge, deadly force that could end it all quickly and did not consider that a human being was driving that train.
Also, people in such a state usually have such low self worth they are convinced that no one will care if they kill themselves. Indeed, they are certain everyone else will be better off without them. They actually think they are doing everyone else a favor by killing themselves.
If the 75mph train derailed and brutally killed several dozen unsuspecting innocents, would ya still have compassion for this self centered AH?
What you posted didn't happen.
Tell me grandma...How in hell did this AH know this prior to pulling in front of a 75mph train? This AH endangered everyone within 200 yards of his self centered azz.
Being stupid is not compassionate grandma.
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If you want to ruin a party planner's day (and who doesn't?) just drop the letters G-S-A into the conversation. Then watch them turn white, purple and then fade from view.
By now many, if not most, news-consuming Americans know what GSA is.
If you are a post-Labor Day tourist from Mars, GSA stands for the General Services Administration. With 12,000-plus employees, GSA is larger than the Marine Mammal Commission and smaller than the Defense Department or the U.S. Postal Service.
GSA is not as well-known as the IRS or the CIA. But it is getting there.
Some feds miss out on pay raise as salary compression worsens
Some feds miss out on pay raise as salary compression worsens
The reason for its popularity (notoriety), as one wit put it, is that, "If GSA didn't have bad luck, it wouldn't have any luck at all." GSA has been in the news before. But thanks in part to the 24/7 news cycle, the recession and a strong anti-government mood, it has become the poster child (right or wrong) for everything that is wrong with the government. Revelations about over-the-top meetings and conferences, from the Potomac to the Nevada desert, have given GSA repeated black eyes. An administrator had to resign — after firing some top staffers — and other officials have taken sudden, and in some cases early, retirement.
The stories of costly parties held at luxurious venues with absurd party favors (a couple of thousand drumsticks for a team-building exercise?) have frosted citizens and politicians alike. Some are genuinely irate. Others are probably secretly delighted that GSA's self-inflicted wounds help feed the beat- the-bureaucrat beast.
The latest GSA flap involves GSA's aggressive Office of the Inspector General. Federal News Radio's Jason Miller broke the story yesterday and it reads like a thriller set in the shadow of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.
Today at 10 a.m., on our Your Turn radio show, we'll talk with Jason Miller about the late night Aug. 1 confrontation between an IG agent and the top organizer of the GSA conference.
At 10:30 a.m., Federal Times senior writer Steve Losey and reporter Andy Medici will bring us up to speed on the 2013 on again-off- again-federal pay raise, the latest on the impact of sequestration and on some GSA-like conference spending at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Conference investigation leaves some questioning GSA IG's aggressive tactics The General Services Administration's inspector general investigated the agency's recent SmartPay Training Conference and found no wrongdoing or elaborate spending. But the approach taken by the GSA inspector has left some at the agency uneasy. According to a draft memo obtained by Federal News Radio, tactics used by the investigator included a late night awakening and interrogation of the GSA executive in charge of the conference.
Dem. platform says Obama will continue 'remaking' government Both the Republican and Democratic parties say they want to update the federal government and bring it into the 21st century. But, according to the official party platforms that have been unveiled over the past week, they have different visions of what exactly that means.
OMB touts $4B in efficiency savings Agencies have saved more than $4 billion during the first two quarters of fiscal 2012 as part of President Barack Obama's efficiency initiative.
Why does Social Security need 174,000 bullets? It didn't take long for the Internet to start buzzing with conspiracy theories after the Social Security Administration posted a notice that it was purchasing 174,000 hollow-point bullets. Why is the agency that provides benefits to retirees, disabled workers, widows and children stockpiling ammunition? Whom are they going to use it on?
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Two soldiers return home, meet their children
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. - Two soldiers returned from Afghanistan Friday night after being deployed for nine months.
Their families were at the airport anxiously awaiting their return. "We've been married a year this month," Tawnya Ellis said about her and her husband Huey.
Breea Austin explains, "we've been married for almost a year. We got married in October, right before he left. We've been dating since high school, high school sweethearts. Actually since middle school. We've been together almost 8 years."
Almost immediately after they got married, MP Huey Ellis and Specialist Tyler Austin were deployed to Afghanistan.
On Friday they came home. What made the homecoming extra-special was that Breea and Tawnya each had a baby while their husbands were serving overseas.
Mya Austin is 3 months old and Ezra Ellis is 7 months old.
When the plane finally touched down there were tears of joy and the unforgettable moment of love at first sight.
It's something these families will remember forever. Huey says, "I'm going to spend some time with this little thing and hopefully he'll get to know me fast."
"I'm glad to be back. I just waited a long time for this," Tyler said.
We're told this is the first child for each of the couples.
Specialist Tyler Austin is back home for good. Right now the plans are unclear for Huey Ellis.


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Skip to comments.Gallup: R-51/O-45
Posted on 10/20/2012 10:08:03 AM PDT by tatown
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Today's Gallup update - Romney still up 6; up 2 among registered voters; Obama's net job approval down another point.
Probably really plus 4 or so nationwide, giving as much credence as they deserve to other pollsters.
I believe that's four days over 50%. No static in this result. It's the real deal. I bet Zogby's crying!
I can breathe easy for another 21 1/2 hours.
I expected a narrowing in this poll today, so this is a surprise.
Maybe Nate Silver can hold him.
Americans have figured out that Hussein should never have been put inthea job for which is is manifestly unsuited.
Bambi bump: not optimal.
I think the collective fear in here about this being a Gallup 'setup' is wrong. Gallup is using the turnout model they expect to be reality on Nov 6 and using that model Romney is walking away with this thing.
If other pollsters were using models closer to 2004 rather than 2008 the RCP average would be 6+ in favor of Romney (not counting the eventual allocation of un decideds).
If Gallup is accurate this race really might be over
Haha! Doesn't mean I'll sleep too well though.
>> "I expected a narrowing in this poll today, so this is a surprise." <<
The reported numbers were already 'narrowed' by Gallup.
The real numbers are more like 55 - 39.
>> This year it could well be Ohio,Ohio,Ohio. <<
Or "Michigan, Michigan, Michigan."
Or Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Wisconsin : http://goo.gl/gWkyR
Obama is today 46 with registered voters; 45 with likely voters. 2 1/2 weeks before the election. Even is Gallop is undershooting Obama's support by a couple points, these are just terrible numbers for an incumbent.
or Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Wisconsin...Wisconsin + Iowa = Ohio, or Wisconsin + NH = Ohio in terms of what we need to get Romney to 270 the way the map looks now.
Geeeze. Boogiemen enter their collective fantasizing minds. Booooo!
Dude or dudette, I hope you're doing something besides living by the poll results.
I just did several dozen phone calls yesterday and today we knocked on doors in our precinct for the campaign.
DO SOMETHING physical. If you're sickly, spend some time in a prayer closet. Give money.
I love your poll updates, but you can be a force FOR good instead of passively waiting for the change to happen.
God bless ya.
Gee there's that number again..45 percent..notice how Obama is always hovering between 45 to 47 percent..HORRIBLE numbers for an incumbent..Obama is toast and he knows it..I hope he enjoys that 35 million dollar mega mansion in Hawaii
If the Gallup numbers are accurate, and Obama is at 45%, it would defy history for him to win.
Hawaii is not far enough the one should be exiled back to his home in Kenya. He should be bunking with his half bro! And take that wookie with you obozo!
I have been project 52-47 Romney since August. Guess Romney's 47% comment was pretty accurate huh?
The boys at Gallup don't seem too worried about being called "outlyers."
I am strongly convinced the election is over.
They're dreaming... of course liberals are trying to convince themselves that's possible - the only way Obama could win is with a plurality of the vote like Clinton. And even then that's hardly a resounding vote of confidence. In reality, they know Obama is toast but they will never admit it. Coming to grips with reality is not who they are.
I've heard it said over,and over,and over that late deciders tend to break for the challenger.If that holds true this time that doesn't bode well for Osama.
Hey as long as he can't do any damage in the White House anymore I really don't care where he goes
We are being set up. We are being set up. We are being set up. If I'm wrong I'll gladly eat my hat, but hold the salt and pepper for now.
Gallup will use something (the third debate, Gloria Allred's October surprise, Obama's "fantastic" new agreement with Iran or his decision to launch a drone strike in Libya, or something) as an excuse to change methodology from its current heavy weighting of Republicans. Then the numbers will start to move strongly in Obama's favor and the MSM can try to create a bandwagon effect by promoting the "Greatest Comeback in American History."
Pollsters and the MSM have no shame.
Yep! Romney might have been off by a number or two but he pretty much hit the nail on the head
Well this year when we look at his binder, it is full of failures, incompletes and not working with people well.
His election binder says it all. No hire this year.
If Romney can hit it out of the park at the next debate, our current long national nightmare might be nearly over.
Of course, the current nightmare will have to be watched like a hawk during the lame duck weeks.
Let's hope the moving vans are already on standby and the rumors about the current nightmare relocating to Hawaii in January are true.
I hope you both are right. . Could use some sleep myself. .
Just asking...
He was 'present' as far as the actual job of President but did his level best to turn our Sacred Republic into a socialist/communist hell hole. Words cannot describe. . . It will take generations to work our way out of the Clinton/Obama Fabian socialist nightmare. Wake up America!
[ I can breathe easy for another 21 1/2 hours. ]
I know exactly how you feel! ;-)
If Romney takes NH-VA-NC-FLA-PA the election will be over by about 10pm election night and how Ohio goes will be irreverent.
Gallup is irrelevant.
You guys need to trust Nate Silver's numbers. He's yet to be wrong.
If you don't approach this election from the standpoint that you need to bring Obama below 270, Romney will lose.
Keep believing that Romney can win without Ohio or Iowa at your own peril. The current situation is impossible for him even if he wins CO+NV+VA+NC+FL+NH.
Then again, I'm voting for Gary Johnson since Romney is a useless idiot.
Four days running at 51 or 52 to 45. VERY GOOD TREND.
Irreverent, yes. And also irrelevant!
No one is going to win the popular vote by 6pts and lose the electoral vote.
IF and ONLY if we get out the vote, the election is over. We have to get our people out there.
Separate "accurate" in terms of percent vs. accurate as in "picking the right horse". They've picked the winning candidate every time since FDR, except for Truman-Dewey and Ford-Carter.
If there was the live boy or dead girl, that would already have been news and any foreign adventure Obama decides upon will be seen by Americans as an election stunt - if they had something planned they would have done it already; throwing out rumors is part of the strategy they use to try to depress Republican turnout. This has nothing to do with the truth, its all part and parcel of psychological warfare. And since I have no stake in the outcome of this election, this kind of stuff has no hold on me. I don't worry about it and I sleep very sound at night.
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By Sarah Gulbrandsen, special to USTA.com
The USTA Northern California Section's Adult 18 & Over 3.5 men's team, along with the USTA Florida's 18 & Over women's 3.5 team, were crowned USTA League National Champions at the Jim Reffkin Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz.
The Northern California men, under the guidance of team captain Akash Zaveri, upended USTA Southern, 4-1, in the semifinals and then defeated USTA Mid-Atlantic, 3-2, in the final.
The Florida women, which went the distance under captain Claudia Eikner, knocked out USTA Southern, 4-1, and next beat USTA Mid-Atlantic, 4-1, for the championship.
"It is unbelievable, this feeling," said Zaveri. "I am so glad that we got here. The guys showed their strengths and worked very hard. I am unbelievably happy right now."
"Incredible, this is incredible," said Eikner. "Amazing women are on this team. Hard work does really pay off."
All 17 USTA sections were represented among the 34 teams that competed this weekend, a cross-section of some of the finest recreational tennis players from all over the United States and Puerto Rico.
"It was the most diverse group of players at a National Championship in years," said USTA League National Manager Darcy Cobb. "We have seen many ages and nationalities. Mostly everyone was very kind. All weekend there was great sportsmanship and camaraderie with the players. And they were also very kind to the tournament staff. And, of course, the player party Saturday nigh was a blast!"
Nearly 400 miles away in Indian Wells, Calif., the other USTA League National Championships for the Adult 40 & Over 4.5 divisions were decided as the USTA Northern California men and USTA Southwest women earned victories at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
For complete coverage of this year's USTA League National Championships, check out the 2013 Nationals homepage.
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