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The UNC-Stanford game is the second semifinal game Friday. Penn State and Florida State will meet in the opening game at 5:30 p.m. PST (8:30 p.m. EST). The winners of the two semifinal games will meet for the national championship on Sunday, December 2 at 1 p.m. PST (4 p.m. EST).
North Carolina was the #2 seed in the lower left quadrant of the NCAA Division I Tournament bracket and advanced to the semifinals by beating the BYU Cougars in the NCAA quarterfinals 2-1 in double overtime in Provo, Utah. The Cougars were the #1 seed in the lower left quadrant of the NCAA bracket.
Carolina is the only non-No. 1 seed to advance to the NCAA College Cup. #1 seeds Stanford, Penn State and Florida State all made the final 4 teams.
UNC is ranked #14 in the final Soccer America poll and #13 in the final NSCAA coaches poll heading into Friday's game while Stanford finished first in the final Soccer America and NSCAA rankings. The Cardinal are 21-1-1 overall and is on a 20-match unbeaten streak heading into the game against Carolina as well as a 19-match winning streak. Stanford has not lost since August 26 when it fell 1-0 at West Virginia, its only loss of the campaign.
FRIDAY'S TELEVISION INFORMATION: North Carolina and Stanford will meet at 11 p.m. EST Friday night in an NCAA semifinal game to be televised nationally on ESPNU. The game will be simulcast on ESPN3 and WatchESPN.com.
Beth Mowins will serve as the play-by-play announcer with Stanford alumnus Julie Foudy serving as the analyst and UNC alumnus Cat (Reddick) Whitehill serving as the sideline reporter.
CAROLINA BACK TO THE COLLEGE CUP: North Carolina returns this season to the College Cup for the first time since 2009. It marks the 26th NCAA College Cup appearance for Carolina in the 31-year history of the tournament.
With a 2-1 double overtime win over BYU in last Friday's quarterfinal round, UNC improved all-time to a remarkable 26-0-1 in NCAA Tournament quarterfinal games. The only blemish came in 2005 when UNC and Florida State played to a 1-1 tie in the quarterfinals with the Seminoles advancing to the NCAA semifinals 5-4 on penalty kicks.
The win also assured the fact that the Tar Heels have never gone more than two years without making the College Cup. UNC failed to make the College Cup in back-to-back years in 2004 and 2005 and again in 2010 and 2011. The other season in which the Tar Heels fell short of the College Cup was 2007.
CAROLINA IN NCAA TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL GAMES: Carolina heads into Friday's NCAA Tournament semifinal game with an all-time record of 23-2 in semifinal contests. UNC's semifinal losses came against Notre Dame in 1995 and against Santa Clara in 2002.
DUNN, OHAI AND ELBY SPARK QUARTERFINAL WIN: UNC advanced to the NCAA Tournament semifinals by beating second-ranked BYU last Friday 2-1 in double overtime in the NCAA quarterfinals. Crystal Dunn scored both goals for the Tar Heels, in the fourth and 107th minutes, with Kealia Ohai assisting on both goals. Sophomore Brooke Elby also made an incredible game-saving back save on a breakaway by BYU's Lindsi L. Cutshall in the first overtime period that kept the game tied at 1-1 and set up Dunn's game-winning heroics in the 107th minute.
Dunn has five goals this season, all in NCAA Tournament games - one each against Radford, Illinois and Baylor and two against BYU.
TAR HEELS MAKING A HABIT OF ENDING LONG WINNING STREAKS: In the first four rounds of the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels have eliminated a trio of teams which headed into the post-season amongst the hottest teams in the country. They will get another chance to do something similar when they meet Stanford in the NCAA semifinals.
In the NCAA first round, UNC met Radford, winning 2-0. The Highlanders came into that match on a 17-game unbeaten string (13-0-4) and had not lost since a 1-0 setback at East Tennessee State on August 26, 2012.
In the NCAA third round, UNC faced Baylor, advancing 4-2 on penalty kicks after playing to a 1-1 double overtime tie. The Bears came into that match on a 20-game unbeaten string (16-0-4) and had not lost since a 2-1 setback at Long Beach State on August 26, 2012.
In the NCAA quarterfinals, UNC matched up against BYU, winning 2-1 in double overtime. The Cougars came into that match on a 21-game unbeaten string (19-0-2) and had not lost since a 1-0 setback at Utah on August 25, 2012 (BYU can't play Sunday games so that match was on a Saturday).
In the NCAA semifinals, UNC will meet up with Stanford. The Cardinal comes into this match on a 20-game unbeaten string (19-0-1). Stanford has not lost since a 1-0 setback at West Virginia on August 26, 2012.
TAR HEELS END OVERTIME HEX: When UNC defeated BYU 2-1 in double overtime in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on November 23, it notched its first overtime win since August 26, 2011 when the Tar Heels beat Notre Dame 2-1 in overtime at Fetzer Field.
In the nine overtime games since the win over Notre Dame, UNC had gone 0-4-5. UNC was 0-4-2 in its last six overtime games of 2011 and 0-0-3 in its first three overtime games of 2012.
Carolina's four overtime losses in 2011 were all the more remarkable for the fact the Tar Heels lost only six overtime games in their 32 pervious years of program history (1979-2010).
CAROLINA'S BALANCED SCORING: The 2012 UNC team is not one of the highest scoring teams in UNC history, but it is one of the most balanced scoring teams. Carolina's 50 goals are the second lowest total in Tar Heel history (44 in 2011).
Summer Green is UNC's leading scorer with 21 points but seven Tar Heels have between 12 and 21 points on this team. Amber Brooks has 20, Kealia Ohai 19, Maria Lubrano 18, Ranee Premji 15, Crystal Dunn 13 and Alyssa Rich 12. Four Tar Heels - Green, Brooks, Ohai and Lubrano - have seven goals each and six have at least five assists, led by Premji with nine.
A RARE PENALTY KICK WIN FOR THE TAR HEELS: When North Carolina advanced past Baylor in the NCAA Tournament third round, it marked the first time in history that Carolina had won a penalty kick shootout in NCAA Tournament play and only the second time the Tar Heels had advanced on penalty kicks in any setting.
After playing to a 1-1 overtime tie with Baylor on November 18, UNC prevailed 4-2 on penalty kicks. Successful penalty takers for UNC included Maria Lubrano, Alyssa Rich, Kelly McFarlane and Katie Bowen.
UNC had lost two previous NCAA Tournament shootouts. The Heels fell to Florida State 5-4 in the 2005 NCAA Tournament quarterfinals and 5-4 to UCF in the 2011 NCAA Tournament third round.
The Tar Heels had also been in four ACC Tournament penalty kick shooutouts, going 1-3. UNC lost in the ACC finals on penalty kicks against NC State in 1988 and against Virginia in 2004. In ACC Tournament semifinal games, UNC prevailed on penalty kicks against Virginia in 2007 while falling to Wake Forest in 2010.
ANOTHER NCAA BID: When Carolina made the 2012 NCAA Tournament field it marked UNC's 31st successive bid to the NCAA Tournament. Carolina is the only team in the nation to make the tournament field all 31 years of the Tournament's existence.
UNC has advanced to the Round of 16 or beyond in every NCAA Tournament ever played. Each of the previous two years, however, it was the third round game that had tripped UNC up. Carolina fell to Notre Dame in 2010 and to UCF in 2011. Carolina's last quarterfinals appearance was in 2009 against Wake Forest. The Tar Heels beat the Demon Deacons 5-2 and advanced to the College Cup.
Carolina's game last Friday at BYU marked the 27th time in school history that the Tar Heels had played in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. It was UNC's first-ever road game in the Round of 8 in NCAA history. The Tar Heels had played all 26 previous quarterfinal games in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels had been a top four seed on all of those occasions except 2000 when Carolina was a No. 5 seed. But fourth-seeded Nebraska was upset in the third round that year by UConn, allowing that Tar Heel team also host an NCAA quarterfinal.
Prior to the game at BYU, UNC had last played a true road game in the NCAA Tournament in the 1996 NCAA semifinals when it won 2-1 at Santa Clara.
NINE GOALS VERUS ILLINOIS: Carolina exploded for nine goals in its second round NCAA Tournament victory over Illinois on November 16. The nine goals were the most scored in a game by UNC since it defeated Guilford 9-0 on September 6, 2002. The last time UNC had scored nine goals against an NCAA Division I opponent was September 21, 2001 in a 9-0 win over Georgia. The nine goals scored by Carolina matched its high scoring output in an NCAA Tournament game. The last time UNC had scored nine goals in an NCAA game was November 21, 1996 in a 9-0 win over Florida in the quarterfinals. The nine goals were one short of the NCAA Tournament record of 10 set by Texas A&M against Texas State in 2004.
UNC's NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD: Carolina has an all-time NCAA Tournament record of 113-8-3. The Tar Heels have won 20 of the previous 30 NCAA Tournament championships. Carolina's last title came in 2009 when it defeated Stanford 1-0 in College Station, Texas.
Carolina has lost only eight NCAA Tournament games in history and has made at least the Round of 16 in each of the 31 tournaments.
UNC VERUS STANFORD: Carolina is 8-0-3 all-time against Stanford. The two teams have played once previously in the NCAA Tournament with the Tar Heels upsetting top-ranked Stanford 1-0 in the championship game of the 2009 NCAA Tournament in College Station, Texas.
The last meeting came between the two teams came on August 27, 2010 when the squads played to a 2-2 double overtime tie at the Nike Carolina Classic at Fetzer Field. Stanford twice led that game by a single goal before the Tar Heels rallied twice to earn the draw.
FINAL REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS FOR THE TAR HEELS: UNC was ranked 14th in the Soccer America poll and 13th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll heading into NCAA Tournament play.
SOCIAL MEDIA: You can follow match action on Twitter at @ncwomenssoccer (official feed) and @uncwomenssoccer (players feed).
Live stats for the match will also be available on GoHeels.com.
THE NCAA RPI: North Carolina finished 10th in the final RPI report from the NCAA which was issued on November 5, 2012. On paper that would indicate the Tar Heels would be worthy of a #3 seed in the tournament. Instead, Carolina was elevated to a #2 seed by the NCAA Women's Soccer Committee.
It would appear likely that the Tar Heels benefitted greatly from its strength of schedule. UNC's 21-game schedule has featured a Who's Who of the top levels of the RPI. This included two games against #7 Virginia as well as single games against #4 BYU, #5 Florida State, #8 Florida, #9 Baylor, #13 Marquette, #14 Duke, #16 Wake Forest, #19 Portland, #21 Notre Dame, #23 Boston College, #25 Maryland, #30 Virginia Tech, #44 Illinois and #50 Miami. UNC also played #67 San Diego, #69 Connecticut and #85 Radford.
Fourteen of UNC's 21 games so far are against teams ranked in the Top 30 of the RPI.
Stanford was ranked #1 in the final regular season RPI and will be the highest ranked RPI team to face the Tar Heels this season when the teams meet Friday.
TAR HEELS EARN MULTIPLE ACC AWARDS: North Carolina's Amber Brooks, Crystal Dunn and Kealia Ohai were named November 1 to the first-team All-ACC women's soccer team the league office announced. Dunn, a junior defender from Rockville Centre, N.Y., was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in the past three years.
Dunn was tapped as a first-team All-ACC selection for the third successive year, joining Wake Forest's Katie Stengel and Boston College's Kristen Mewis as three-time first-team honorees on this year's honor squad. Brooks (New Hope, Pa.) was named first-team All-ACC for the second straight year after being named second team in 2010 while Ohai (Draper, Utah) makes the first team for the second time (2010 and 2012) while being second team a year ago.
In addition, two UNC players were named to the 2012 ACC All-Freshman Team - forward Summer Green (Milford, Mich.) and defender Hanna Gardner (Chapel Hill, N.C.).
Dunn is the only player in league history to be named Defensive Player of the Year twice. The central defender in UNC's unique 3-4-3 formation during regular season play, Dunn returned to the team in mid-September after she helped lead the U.S. U20 Team to the 2012 World Cup championship in Japan, assisting on the game-winning goal versus Germany and playing every minute of the tournament on defense. Dunn has moved to the attacking center midfield position for the Tar Heels in the NCAA Tournament. She has started 15 games for the Tar Heels, playing 1,322 minutes and recording five goals and three assists.
Team co-captain Brooks has started all 21 games for UNC, playing 1,655 minutes, the third highest total on the team. She is second on the UNC team in scoring with 20 points. She is tied for the team lead in goals scored with seven and is tied for third on the team in assists with six. Brooks is also one of 10 finalists for the 2012 Senior CLASS Award.
Like Dunn, Ohai played on the U.S. U20 Team, which won the World Cup title in Japan on September 8, 2012. She scored the first-half goal against Germany in the U.S.'s eventual 1-0 triumph in the gold medal match. Playing in just 15 matches as a Tar Heel this campaign, Ohai is Carolina's third-leading scorer with 19 points. She is tied for the Carolina team lead with seven goals and also has five assists.
Green and Gardner both had spectacular freshman seasons for Coach Anson Dorrance's team. Green missed six games while playing with the U.S. U17 National Team at the World Cup in Azerbaijan. In her 15 games with UNC, she has scored seven goals and added seven assists for 21 points. She is tied for the UNC team lead in goals scored with seven and leads in points with 21.
Gardner moved into the starting lineup in the team's second game against Florida after two-year starter Megan Brigman was lost to the team for the season in the season opener at Portland. Gardner has stepped up and played virtually every minute in the last 20 games, all starts. She has played 1,823 total minutes, leading UNC to a 0.73 goals against average and nine shutouts. She scored the first goal of her career in Carolina's 4-0 win at Clemson.
BROOKS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: University of North Carolina senior midfielder Amber Brooks was named to the Capital One Academic All-District III Team for the third successive year as announced November 1 by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Brooks is now eligible for election to the national Academic All-America Team along with the other nominees from District III. The national team will be named on Thursday, November 29.
In 2011, Brooks was named a second-team Academic All-America by Capital One and CoSIDA.
The District III team represents student-athletes from the states of North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Voting for the All-District Team is conducted by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America in those three states.
Brooks is also one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
WORLD CHAMPIONS RETURN TO SQUAD: Three key members of the victorious USA Team at the 2012 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup returned to the Tar Heel squad on Monday, September 11, 2012 after missing the first six games of the season.
Junior forward Kealia Ohai, junior defender Crystal Dunn and freshman goalkeeper Bryane Heaberlin appeared in their first game of the season with the Tar Heels on September 13 against Maryland.
In the U20 gold-medal game win over Germany by a 1-0 score on September 8, Ohai scored the only goal of the game, Dunn had the assist on the game-winning goal by her UNC teammate and Heaberlin went the entire way in goal, posting a clean sheet and making five saves.
Those three players were not the only Tar Heels to play in the 2012 U20 World Cup. Freshman midfielder Katie Bowen was a starter for the New Zealand Team.
UNC'S U20 WORLD CHAMPIONS OVER THE YEARS: Ohai, Dunn and Heaberlin continued the legacy of outstanding UNC players who have won gold medals at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup since 2002. Carolina players have now played key roles in all three tournament championships for the USA.
In 2002, six Tar Heels were on the American roster - Lindsay Tarpley, Amy Steadman, Lori Chalupny, Heather O'Reilly, Kendall Fletcher and Ashlyn Harris. All but Steadman started in the gold medal game for the U.S. against Canada in Edmonton, Alberta. Tarpley's goal in overtime on a rebound of her own saved shot lifted the U.S. to that title 1-0.
In 2008, a pair of UNC players - Nikki Washington and Meghan Klingenberg - started on the U.S. team which beat North Korea in the championship game on December 7, 2008 in Santiago, Chile. That same day, their UNC teammates defeated Notre Dame 2-1 to win the NCAA championship, their 20th national title, in Cary, N.C. at WakeMed Soccer Park.
BROOKS NAMED A FINALIST FOR 2012 SENIOR CLASS AWARD: University of North Carolina senior midfielder Amber Brooks of New Hope, Pa. was among the ten NCAA® women's soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field that were selected as finalists October 17 for the 2012 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate soccer.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition.
Brooks is the fifth Tar Heel to be named a finalist in the six years of the existence of the award. Previous finalists from UNC were Jessica Maxwell in 2007, Yael Averbuch in 2008, Kristi Eveland in 2009 and Ali Hawkins in 2010. Hawkins won the Senior CLASS Award two years ago.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 30 women's candidates announced in September.
The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2012 NCAA Women's College Cup® championships. The Women's College Cup will take place November 30 and December 2 in San Diego.
The finalists for this year's award are Amber Brooks of North Carolina, Tara Campbell of Duke, Adrianna Franch of Oklahoma State, Tishia Jewell of UCF, Lindsi Cutshall of BYU, Aly Miller of Marquette, Mariah Nogueira of Stanford, Natalie Morris of Utah State, Mallory Schaffer of William and Mary and Colleen Williams of Dayton.
TAR HEELS NAMED ACC, SOCCER AMERICA & TOP DRAWER SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: North Carolina freshman forward Summer Green was named the ACC Women's Soccer Player of the Week, the Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week and the Soccer America National Player of the Week on September 11, 2012 following her role in wins over Marquette 4-0 and San Diego 5-0.
Green was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2012 Duke Nike Classic following a pair of two-goal games which helped the Tar Heels defeat Marquette, 4-0, and San Diego, 5-0. The rookie from Milford, Mich., tallied two-second half goals in the rout of the Golden Eagles and scored the game-winner against the Toreros. She added the third goal in the victory over San Diego as the Tar Heels pulled away in the second half.
The September 11 accolade was her first career ACC Player of the Week nod. Green also earned national honors that week when she was named TopDrawerSoccer.com's National Player of the Week and Soccer America's National Player of the Week. Green was joined that week on the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week by senior defender Amber Brooks.
On November 19, Crystal Dunn became the first UNC player this year to be named a CS360.com Primetime Performer of the Week.
On November 26, Dunn was named the Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week after UNC's 2-1 NCAA quarterfinal win over BYU. She was joined on that team by sophomore midfielder Brooke Elby. Dunn scored twice against the Cougars. Elby and Dunn both had game-saving back saves in the first overtime period of the win over BYU.
ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS FOR THE HEELS: At the 2012 Notre Dame adidas Invitational August 31 and September 2, freshman forward Summer Green was named the Offensive Most Valuable Player and senior defender Amber Brooks was named the Most Valuable Defensive Player. Senior midfielder Ranee Premji and sophomore defender Satara Murray joined those two Tar Heels on the All-Tournament Team.
At the Duke Nike Invitational on September 7 and 9, Green was named the tournament MVP and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Brooks, Premji and senior forward Maria Lubrano.
SHUTOUTS ARE INFREQUENT: UNC's 1-0 loss to Virginia on October 28 was only the 34th time the Tar Heels have been shut out in their history. Altogether, UNC has played 819 matches since 1979. They have been blanked on the scoreboard in only four percent of the games they have played in. Carolina has suffered 24 shutout losses in its history. The Tar Heels have also played 10 scoreless ties in their history.
DUNN NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA: North Carolina junior midfielder Crystal Dunn of Rockville Centre, N.Y., was named to the preseason All-America Team announced by Soccer America Magazine in mid-August. This was the second successive year that the Dunn was named to Soccer America's preseason team.
DUNN NAMED TO HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST: North Carolina junior Crystal Dunn was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List for 2011 in early August. The marks the second straight year Dunn was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List. She was a semifinalist for the 2010 Hermann Trophy. The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually to the national player of the year in conjunction with the Missouri Athletic Club and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
TAR HEELS TAP CO-CAPTAINS: A pair of UNC veterans with plenty of starting experience were elected by their teammates as co-captains of the 2012 Tar Heel team.
Senior forward Maria Lubrano of High Point, N.C.and senior midfielder Amber Brooks of New Hope, Pa. were elected co-captains. Brooks is in her fourth year as a starter while Lubrano earned significant starting experience in both 2009 and 2011.
Lubrano is one of the great success stories on the UNC roster as she was granted a sixth season of eligibility in 2012. Lubrano missed the entirety of the 2008 and 2010 seasons with two different season-ending injuries. She was a solid performer on the 2009 national championship team and then returned after a year off to be an impact player in 2011.
THREE TAR HEELS ON TOP DRAWER SOCCER LIST: Top Drawer Soccer Magazine has named both a preseason and midseason list of the Top 100 upperclassmen to watch in the 2012 season. UNC had three players named to the list, including the top-ranked player in senior mifielder Amber Brooks. Junior defender Crystal Dunn is the 29th-ranked player on the TDS List of Upperclassmen while junior forward Kealia Ohai was the No. 46 player on the list.
FIVE TAR HEELS ON TOP DRAWER SOCCER FRESHMAN LIST: Top Drawer Soccer Magazine named the list of the Top 100 freshman to watch in the 2012 season. The midseason report had five Tar Heels on it, including forward Summer Green at No. 1, midfielder Katie Bowen at No. 4, defender Hanna Gardner at No. 32, midfielder Reilly Parker at No. 72 and goalkeeper Bryane Heaberlin at No. 78.
CAROLINA'S STELLAR ACC RECORD: Carolina has gone 59-13-3 in ACC regular-season matches since a 2-1 loss to Duke at Fetzer Field on October 9, 2005.
The losses were to Miami in 2007, Virginia Tech, Florida State and Miami in 2009, Boston College and Maryland in 2010, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Maryland in 2011 and Maryland, Florida State and Wake Forest in 2012 while the ties were with Florida State in 2008, Wake Forest in 2011 and Virginia in 2012.
In an era of the greatest parity in ACC history over the past eight years, Tar Heels have still won 80.7 percent of their last 75 ACC regular season games
CAROLINA IN SEASON OPENERS: After a 1-0 loss at Portland on August 17, 2012, UNC saw a four-game winning streak in season openers come to an end after having lost two in a row in 2006 and 2007. The Tar Heels are 28-4-2 all-time in season openers with losses in 1983 (road), 2006 (road), 2007 (home) and 2012 (road) and ties in 1985 (home) and 2002 (road).
UNC IN HOME OPENERS: North Carolina has a record of 30-1-3 in home openers all-time. The only loss came to South Carolina 1-0 in 2007 and the ties were against George Mason in 1985, against Stanford in 2010 and against Florida in 2012.
THE ALL-TIME RECORD: UNC heads into its match against Stanford with a record of 741-49-29 overall, a winning percentage of .922.
AVERAGE RECORD PER YEAR: UNC's average record per year in its 34 years of soccer is 21.79 wins per year, 1.44 losses per year and 0.85 ties per year.
FIFTEEN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAS SINCE 2005: UNC has had 15 selections for the Capital One Academic All-America first, second and third teams since 2005, including two players in 2011. Carolina also had seven women's soccer players named Academic All-Americas from 1983-2001, giving the program 22 selections since the Academic All-America program began in 1983. Following is a summary of the 15 selections from 2005-11.
- 2005 - Heather O'Reilly, second team; Lindsay Tarpley, third team.
- 2006 - Heather O'Reilly, first team (Academic All-America of the Year); Anna Rodenbough, second team; Yael Averbuch, third team.
- 2007 - Yael Averbuch, second team; Anna Rodenbough, second team.
- 2008 - Kristi Eveland, first team; Yael Averbuch, first team (Academic All-America of the Year); Anna Rodenbough, second team.
- 2009 - Kristi Eveland, first team; Whitney Engen, second team; Ashlyn Harris, second team.
- 2011 - Adelaide Gay, first team; Amber Brooks, second team.
O'REILLY AND HEATH REPEAT AS GOLD MEDALISTS: North Carolina alumnae Heather O'Reilly and Tobin Heath were officially crowned as Olympic gold medalists again as the U.S. defeated Japan 2-1 in the gold medal match August 9 before an Olympic record crowd of 80,203 fans at the Hallowed Grounds of Wembley Stadium. The U.S. has now won three gold medals in a row and four of the five tournaments since the sport was added to the Olympic docket in 1996 in Atlanta.
It was the third Olympic gold medal for O'Reilly who also was on winning teams in 2004 and 2008. Heath won her second gold medal. She was also on the winning side in Beijing.
"We were so proud to represent UNC at the Olympics," said O'Reilly. "UNC is a special place, and it was there that our passion, skills, and competitive fire grew. UNC and North Carolina as a whole has always been so supportive of women's soccer and we are happy we could bring home another gold to an already title rich community."
Robyn Gayle, a defender for the Canadian team, won a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics after the Canadians defeated France 1-0 in the bronze medal game. Gayle is a 2008 alumna of UNC.
HAMM NAMED TOP FEMALE ATHLETE OF TITLE IX ERA: North Carolina soccer legends Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly were honored by ESPNW as two of the top 40 female athletes of the Title IX era this past summer. Hamm was named the top athlete of the past 40 years by ESPNW while Lilly ranked 36th on the list of the Top 40.
ESPNW announced its choices to mark the 40th anniversary of Title IX legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Richard Nixon in 1972. Title IX is credited with opening up not only educational opportunities for women but also being the key legislation that led to the rise of women's collegiate sports.
There is no arguing that both Hamm and Lilly were key players in the growth of women's sports. Hamm, from the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., and Lilly, from Wilton, Conn., both arrived at Carolina in the fall of 1989. Collectively they played key roles in the Tar Heels domination of the NCAA and ACC during their collegiate runs. Lilly played on NCAA championship teams in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992. Hamm red-shirted in 1991 and was on NCAA title-winning teams in 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1993. They both played roles on teams which posted 103-match unbeaten and 92-game winning streaks. The only loss of their Tar Heel era came at Connecticut in 1990.
COWIE WINS INTERNATIONAL FREESTYLE COMPETITION: Indi Cowie, a freshman on the University of North Carolina women's soccer team, was named the winner of the 2012 FIFA Street vs. Street World Soccer Freestyle champion sponsored by EA Sports. The highly touted freshman forward from Cary, N.C., was one of 13 recruits in Anson Dorrance's class of newcomers that begin play in August 2012.
Cowie entered the competition with the blessing of both Dorrance and assistant coach Chris Ducar, who was the primary recruiter of Cowie when she was in high school. EA Sports ran this year's competition on a global scale. Contestants entered by submitting videos on YouTube.
The online contest was open to both male and female competitors and for the first four weeks public voting helped determine who would advance to the later stages of the competition. The top eight vote getters were advanced on as well as two wild card entries chosen by the EA Sports staff. Four top European soccer players narrowed the field to four with Cowie's video making it to the finals. These players included Jack Wilshere of Arsenal, Xabi Alonso of Real Madrid, Steve Mandanda of Marseille and Bafetimbi Gomis of Lyon. Cowie was named the winner of the competition with the final judgment being made by Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona, considered by many to be the world's top soccer player.


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Nuclear power has been held out as possibly the most important source of energy for India. And the dream of a nuclear-powered India has been supported by huge financial budgets and high-level political commitment for over six decades. Nuclear power has also been presented as safe, environmentally benign and cheap. In his book, The Power of Promise, Dr. M.V. Ramana makes a historically nuanced and compelling argument as to why the nuclear energy program in India has failed in the past and why its future is dubious. Dr. Ramana will discuss this book in this joint Project on Managing the Atom/South Asia Initiative seminar. Dr. M. V. Ramana obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from Boston University in 1994 and joined Princeton's Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) in 1998. Between 2004 and 2009, he was at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development in Bangalore, India. He is currently appointed jointly with SGS and the Nuclear Futures Laboratory and works on the future of nuclear energy in the context of climate change and nuclear disarmament. Ramana is completing a book on nuclear power in India. He is a member of the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and the International Panel on Fissile Materials. Please join us - everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.


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Hello All;I know I asked this before but I'm still not having much luck finding some 8'x8' coop plans. Lot's of photo's but no plans. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Thank you all once again for all your help. Best wishes, Winenutguy.
Yes please. Our at least rough plans and materials needed. I'm a clutz carpenter. Thank you! Winenutguy
Whatever you do with plans, just make sure that your chicken coop only has 2 doors.If you put 4 doors on it, then it will be a chicken sedan. :-D


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I'm writing to make you aware of a new video activity library I'm working on. They follow the format of: 2-3min video clip, script and comprehension check questions. The idea is that the students first listens, listens and reads, then discusses and answers the questions.
They are very simple and easy to use. Try them out! I'll be adding more regularly.


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I recently downloaded application forms for a TEFL certification course in Lisbon (via Cactus).
Everything seemed fine....... until I encountered the "tasks" section.
Although I consider myself a literate person who enjoys both reading and writing I was unable to complete the tasks with any confidence.
Needless to say this made me felt rather stupid.
School was a long time ago and I´m rustier than I thought !
Can you offer any advice or encouragement to an inexperienced wannabe teacher ?
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By Nick Ames
Laurent Koscielny believes that he can handle all of the physical challenges thrown at him by Premier League strikers.
The defender's second season at Arsenal has been a big success, with the 26-year-old proving a model of consistency at centre back - and occasionally on the flanks.
Having faced Stoke's Peter Crouch last week, he may well have to deal with the stern test posed by Grant Holt on Saturday as the Gunners look to secure three points against Norwich.
But Koscielny is ready. "I think I'm definitely better than last year - I now know this league and its players and am accustomed to the physical challenges," he told the Official Matchday Programme.
"I try to be strong against these players, to stand firm and keep the ball away from them. It's very important to win these duels and to come out with the ball – our quality is to play from the back and that means that the defenders need to be the first people to take the ball."
Koscielny believes that, far from suffering second-season syndrome, he has grown in stature as his time at the Club has progressed.
"I think the first year here was a learning experience for me," he said.
"For me this is the best league in the world and you face strikers of many different qualities, so you need to be able to stop them. The games are intensive, everyone plays to score and to win, it's different from the French league all round.
"I've learned a lot, as I say, and this season I've felt better. I'm more confident, and when you feel good – both on and off the pitch – you can give more for the team."
Norwich look sure to provide as intensive a workout as anybody. Koscielny was impressed by Paul Lambert's side when Arsenal won 2-1 at Carrow Road in November, and knows they'll be a tough nut to crack.
"I played right back that day, and I thought Norwich looked a good side," he recalled.
"They've continued to do well all season – they try to play football and it will be a difficult game. But it's very important for us to win because we have Spurs and Newcastle waiting to capitalise if we slip up. We need a good finish at home, in front of our fans, and I'm confident we can do it."
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
JetBlue is the Ninth Airline to Participate in TSA Pre✓™
10 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Ridiculous. Why is this not the default level of screening for ALL passengers, not a perk for the wealthy and the lucky?
- November 22, 2013 at 9:45 AM
- Anonymous said...
Nice info thanks
- November 22, 2013 at 10:27 AM
- Adrian said...
Oh, the irony!
In 2002, JetBlue violated its own privacy policy to voluntarily turn over 5,000,000 passenger records to a DoD contractor (Torch) that was trying to come up with data mining techniques that could identify passengers who might pose a threat.
None of these data mining studies ever found a statistically significant way to identify potential terrorists. And yet today we have PreCheck, which asserts that passengers who pay a fee and provide some of their background information can be considered lower risk.
PreCheck is a complete fraud.
Furthermore, it allows potential terrorists to game the system by playing a less-risky version of the Carnival Booth algorithm. Thus, in the end, PreCheck actually increases risk.
- November 22, 2013 at 10:50 AM
- Anonymous said...
I was surprised when we got to the airport and did not have to take off our belt, shoes and etc. Made me want to buy another ticket and go somewhere else. Thanks TSA! ED
- November 22, 2013 at 11:44 AM
- Bubba said...
All passengers should be screened using a metal detetor and with their shoes on.
- November 23, 2013 at 6:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
TSA-Pre should be the standard. An adjustment of the costs of airport security should be made. The air traveling public should foot the bill. Of the millions of passengers per day, what would the charge per passenger to make security self-sufficient?
- November 24, 2013 at 9:46 AM
- Anonymous said...
I agree, Bubba. No one should have to PAY to be fingerprinted (goes into FBI database) and background checked (what does TSA check?) to get on a plane in the US.
The standard should be WTMD, shoes on, no liquid restrictions. No cost, no background check, no fingerprinting.
- November 24, 2013 at 12:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
Explain to me why I never get PreCheck? I put in my PASS ID and have top tier status on both UA and AA. Also, why do TSA people lie to travelers - telling them that "if they fly 60,000 miles a year, they'll get it?" That's clearly untrue.
- November 25, 2013 at 2:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
Please provide the public with independently reviewed research that supports PreCheck (i.e., that shows a significant link between terror risk and factors such as frequent flier status and passengers' willingness to pay for expedited security).
- November 25, 2013 at 11:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
Continue your stitch from slip off of your needles when you put your mission down.
- December 1, 2013 at 4:33 AM


text: Been on the road for three days, plus a couple. It's good that I'm behind, as it's going to take me a while to figure out where I'm at. :) On to Vegas! Vegas (and this R/R) all starts with a project I had called Six Six Twelve. When I originally got divorced, my plan was: Live in 6 states in 6 months, then go to Europe and live in 6 countries in 6 months. As I neared just as I was about to put my house up for sale, the economic meltdown hit. So I kept the house, went to Death Valley and came up with a new plan: train for and run my first marathon there--and if I didn't die--train for Ironman. (Lesson being: if one door slams in your face, go kick open another.) We know what happens next: compete, tumor, breakup. But in between those last two I put a deposit down on the Panigale. My house was in escrow and I figured, fuck it--I'm going to Europe. Booked a flight to London a month after the house was supposed to close and then I met this guy online who just ordered a Panigale, but was now last in line for one. Seeing as though it would be a while before I needed mine, he and I swapped spots. Right around the time he picked up his (my) bike, I the house sale started to fall through (fraud or something or other on the buyers part). Fucking nothing just goes right for me. Ended up finally closing on the house, which happened literally 2 hours before my flight to Europe. End result: now I had no bike and was not in Europe. Fast forward a few weeks and Newport Beach Ducati got in a huge shipment of Panigales and off I went. The dude I originally swapped bikes with seemed like a pretty awesome guy, though--and was not afraid of putting long miles on the Duc. We tried to meet up several times, but we never managed to make it work. So on my way back to CA I had to stop in Vegas. I had no idea what kind of ride awaited me, though. Holy SHIT! (*Legal disclaimer: everything I'm about to say is fictitious.) We met up outside of Vegas and (I'll call him Ghost Rider for now) brought some friends with some very fast bikes (ZX-14s, an R1 (R6?) and an S1000RR). As I parked/got off my bike I spun around, caught my leg on the back of his 200 rear tire and fell right there in the parking lot in front of all him and all his buddies. If I had been standing there I'd have thought--fuck this guy! I'm not riding with a total klutz--if he can't even walk how the hell is he supposed to ride in a group? "My" actual bike. I kind of feel sorry for her--she didn't get to see the US and got to star in only a chapter of this R/R instead of the whole thing. Consolation, though, is the pristine condition she's still in: We get onto the road and it must have been a minute or two before we were out in the middle of nowhere closer to the rev limiter in sixth than the posted speed limit. Now, when I've put my license (and life) in jeopardy, it's typically been in very remote places on deserted roads and I've only stayed there long enough to get up to a certain point before backing the fuck off. But these guys didn't know that limit. We were on relatively deserted roads in the middle of nowhere, but it was as if we were all being chased by the apocalypse and propelled by desmo demons from hell. Full throttle for what seemed like an hour. It was fucking nuts. Legal disclaimer and all, I'm not even going to discuss the actual speeds or the location. Nuts. Get back to Ghost Rider's house and I'll say someone has been paying attention to my vices: Around this time of the trip I occasionally try to imagine settling down in a house. And I just can't. The 'state' of being a nomad is too much a part of me at this point...or so I thought. Yet another gorgeous and beautiful house to stay at for a couple nights:


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Hey guys, a friend of mine(Keith Ainley), a great prop weapons maker, made this. I suggest he have it produced and since I happen to be a mold maker myself I said Id be willing to take on the project if there was interest. Tell me whatcha think. If I made it , it would be as just a non working prop, or as a clam shell for you to modify over your existing paint ball gun, OR I could go crazy and offer a fully functional paint ball gun like you see here. All depends on the interest. Thanks for looking.
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Elizabethtown High School was missing a lot on Tuesday.
Sophomore Tristan Clark died early Tuesday from injuries he sustained when a car struck him on North Miles Street Monday afternoon.
The 15-year-old was walking south on Beech Street when just before 4 p.m. Monday he was struck by a westbound Nissan sedan driven by a 17-year-old female EHS senior. Clark was crossing North Miles Street.
Upset by the collision, she also was absent from EHS on Tuesday.
Elizabethtown Police Department spokesman Virgil Willoughby said Tuesday morning that investigators had not yet interviewed the driver.
"(The driver) is extremely shaken," Willoughby said. "We will do our jobs, but it will take some time."
Preliminary investigation points to no traffic violation contributing to the collision, Willoughby said.
Police would not comment on what actions may have contributed to the impact.
"It's just very tragic," Willoughby added.
The collision remains under investigation.
Counselors were made available to students Tuesday and staff was left to grieve the loss of a special friend and classmate.
Joella Nall, an EHS instructional assistant who worked with Clark described him as a "bright, compassionate young man."
"He was always there to give us a hug or a pat on the shoulder. He would often talk with me, whether it was about class work or everyday things," Nall said.
Tanya Major taught social skills to Clark last year. She said he loved chocolate-glazed doughnuts.
She described him as a "very loving boy" who would be missed as part of the school community.
Special Education teacher Holly Walker described Clark as a "smart" and "unique" young man who stood out in the crowd.
"Tristan ... liked to joke around, either with silly words or with a tap on the opposite side of you to make you turn around and look the wrong way," Walker said. "I don't think he ever got tired of that 'trick.'"
Social Studies teacher Susan Montgomery remembered Clark as a huge fan of University of Kentucky sports.
"He had this UK hoodie that he loved and wore all the time," Montgomery said.
According to Montgomery, Clark spent much of his final day at school being excited about a new set of UK Wildcats coasters he'd recently acquired.
EHS Principal Steve Smallwood learned of Clark's death early Tuesday morning.
Knowing an EHS student was behind the wheel of the car involved, Smallwood said, made Tuesday doubly hard for faculty and students to deal with.
"It's a tough day," Smallwood said. "Our hearts go out to both of our Panther families ... impacted by this tragic accident."
EHS officials plan to plant a tree in Clark's memory on the high school campus sometime in the near future, according to Smallwood.
The Elizabethtown Board of Education has established a memorial trust fund in Clark's name through First Citizens Bank. Questions regarding the account may be directed to Marilyn Ford or Jennifer Gray at First Citizens Bank.
Clark's wish was to donate his organs, and through his giving he helped seven people have a better life, according to his obituary.
The funeral is at 1 p.m. Friday in the Worship Center of Severns Valley Baptist Church with the Rev. Thomas Green officiating. Burial will follow in Hardin Memorial Park.
Visitation will be Thursday from 2-8 p.m. at Dixon-Atwood & Trowbridge Funeral Home and Friday after 11 a.m. at the church.
Bob White can be reached at (270) 505-1750.
The Tristan Clark Memorial Fund
Those wanting to support The Tristan Clark Memorial Fund can drop off checks made payable to The Tristan Clark Memorial Fund, at any First Citizens Bank location, or mail checks to:
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Attention: Tristan Clark Memorial Fund
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Questions regarding the account may be directed to Marilyn Ford or Jennifer Gray at First Citizens Bank.
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"Entrepreneurs are demanding a more active role from their governments in aspects like education and training, as well as providing access to capital, which are vital to foster competitiveness," said Jose Acosta, president of Latin American operations and public affairs for UPS Americas Region. "Latin American executives believe the government should support their efforts and work together with the SME community to take the region to the next level."
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text: Houston Dec 23 6PM tv: FSN Be nice if they decided on a start time for Sunday games and stuck with it. I like this time better than the 12:30 PM start time last week but it would have helped the Pistons against this contending West Coast team. Houston won the last one so its time for some payback.


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Here's a little something I was lucky enough to be a part of.
In case your wondering which one is me? Fett of course! :D
Just thought I'd share...
The Tk's are both from the So Cal Garrison as well.
I guess it finally aired yesterday. Should run till the end of the month or so.
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Texas State-Fish Art Contest Announces 2013 Winners
ATHENS—The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, headquarters for the Texas division of Wildlife Forever's State-Fish Art Contest, has announced the Texas division winners for 2013.
In the K-3 category, winners were: First Place, Sofia Elena Di Stefano of Keller; Second Place, Tatyana Panchishna of Flower Mound; Third Place, Gabriella Malapitan of Flower Mound.
In the grades 4–6 category, winners were: First Place, Erin Werner of Santa Fe; Second Place, Amy Liu of Sugar Land; Third Place, Madeleine Alexander of Keller.
In the grades 7–9 category, winners were: First Place, Casey Nixon of Longview; Second Place, Daniel Heaney of Roanoke; Third Place, Candice Ma of Sugar Land.
In the grades 10–12 category, winners were: First Place, Brady King of Livingston; Second Place, Jessica Hooks of Fred; Third Place, Mary Campbell of Fort Worth.
Texas artists and their families will be recognized at an expo and banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens on June 15.
First-place winners will advance to the national level and compete against winners from other states. National winners will be announced at an expo to be held at the Go Fish Education Center in Perry, Georgia, July 12–13.
Prizes and financial assistance for Texas winners to attend the state and national expos are provided by the Toyota Texas Bass Classic. Texas winners receive $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place and $500 for third place in the grades 10–12 division. Prizes in the K–3, 4–6 and 7–9 grade levels are $100 for first; $75 for second; $50 for third.
Honorable mentions for Texas students also went to the following students in grades K–3: Lawson Loveland of Flower Mound; Elli Barnir of Flower Mound; Emma Barnard of Southlake; Eva Perez of Dickinson; Elaina Mullins of Dickinson.
Honorable mentions in grades 4–6 were awarded to: Tanmay Karandikar of Coppell; YiYun Li of Sugar Land; Rohun Kulshrestha of Flower Mound; Sarah Slator of Coppell; Nancy Shao of Sugar Land.
Honorable mentions for grades 7–9 were: Christy Kendall of Paris; Ninarika Jetty of Irving; Nasa Xu of Katy; Raashi Kulshrestha of Flower Mound; Kriti Sinha of Irving.
Honorable mentions for grades 10–12 were: Jermaine Castillo of Chandler; Olga Linares of Denton; Luis Castillo of Irving; Rama Imad of Houston; Sophia Anthony of Dallas.
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So Many Things To Do In Belfast
Belfast is Northern Ireland's main city and there is always an abundance of things to do in Belfast. You will find amazing sites, culture and heritage when visiting this beautiful city. Many self tours and guided tours are provided for tourists to explore every part of the city's rich heritage and many Belfast tourist attractions.
For families looking for things to do in Belfast there are endless options. Why not spend a day at the world renowned Belfast Zoo & Gardens, or be amazed at the sheer sense of scale as you visit the dry-dock where Titanic built and get a guided Titanic Walking Tour detailing the history and fate of this grand ship. If you want to get out and about, why not visit the Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge where we bet you will hold on tightly as you pass between 2 rocky outcrops 100 feet above the churning sea below with only a rope bridge between you and the chilly North Atlantic.
Enjoying the local pubs and theatres will immerse you in Belfast's culture like no other. Get to know the locals and ask them to tell you a few stories about their local city and you will be enthralled for hours. For these looking for nightly things to do in Belfast there are an abundance of Belfast museums, theatres, bars and clubs to keep you occupied.
With a history so abundant and a culture so rich, there is always something new to see or find. Whether you visit by guided tour or choose to see Belfast on your own, it will be a trip you will not likely forget.


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Over the past several months, I've been receiving a lot of questions about replication for continuity and recovery. One thing I've noticed, however, is that there is a lot of confusion around replication and its uses. To combat this, my colleague Stephanie Balaouras and I recently put out a research report called "The Past, Present, And Future Of Replication" where we outlined the different types of replication and their use cases. In addition to that, I thought it would be good to get some of the misconceptions about replication cleared up:
Myth: Replication is the same as high availability
Reality: Replication can help to enable high availability and disaster recovery, but it is not a solution in and of itself. In the case of an outage, simply having another copy of the data at an alternate site isn't going to help if you don't have a failover strategy or solution. Some host-based replication products come with integrated failover and failback capabilities.
Myth: Replication is too expensive
Reality: It's true that traditionally array-based replication has been expensive due to the fact that it requires like-to-like storage and additional licensing fees. However, two factors have mitigated this expense: 1) several storage vendors are no longer charging an extra licensing fee for replication; and 2) there are several alternatives to array-based replication that allow you to use heterogeneous storage and come at a significantly lower acquisition cost. Replication products fall into one of four categories (roughly from most to least expensive):


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I bought this 2 or 3 years ago, and I am just now getting around to finishing it. I bought this off of ebay, and I think the guy told me it was the MSH, but I'm not sure. The helmet arrived to me painted silver, and I believe it is made of resin. I tip my hat to each of you guys who can make these helmets look screen accurate, as there is so much that goes into the details to make these look good. My bucket is obviously a work in progress, and I have been viewing the helpful tips here at TDH to get mine looking somewhat decent. I have a lifesize Fett in my down stairs area, but I've always just had a modified DP 95 on it, and that helmet just always looked a little too small for my particular Fett.
I'll post more pics as this paint up progresses, but I thought I would share how it looks so far.
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Crush Waits For No One / On With The Show - Wed. Aug. 27, 2008
Back in May I predicted our crush wouldn't start until a week after Labor Day, but it started today. We still have a final bottling date Friday, and it's not easy to be preparing for that at the same time we're starting crush, but what else can a poor boy do? My obsession with pop culture references has complicated the writing of this. Before I'm out of time, I figured I'd see how many Stones references I could cram into one blog. Can you make the connections?
Hot Stuff - Sat. Sept. 6, 2008
After a very cool, dry spring we had a moderate, sunny, albeit smoky, summer until mid-August. The last four weeks have been scorchers, with most days approaching or surpassing 100°F. After an ideal temperature regime during last year's harvest (consistent low to mid 80's), I realize you can't always get what you want. At least the air is reasonably smoke free now. I have been saying it probably wouldn't clear up completely until the autumn rains begin. Our vacation in Yosemite high country (during the time of the fire that filled Yosemite Valley with smoke) was the only time we saw totally clear skies during a two month period. Sonoma Valley filled with smoke again just three weeks ago today, when the wind shifted and came in from the northeast.
Sticky Fingers / Stop Breaking Down - Mon. Sept. 8, 2008
We've been bringing in white grapes as fast as we can; unfortunately that's only 5-6 tons a day because the press holds 1.6 to 2 tons of whole cluster fruit and a press cycle is 3 hours. Today the first Sauvignon blanc load didn't arrive until almost 10 AM, so we were here until after 6 PM for just 4 tons (2 loads). Making whites is a royal pain – sticky, sticky grapes and pomace in the air and everywhere. The sugar becomes like glue as it dries, making the press and everything else hard to clean. Our grape sorting conveyor keeps stopping and starting. I checked all the wiring connections and everything seems okay, so I fear it's a problem with the variable frequency controller (freak drives are expensive). The yields have been a bit light so far. A hot spell in late May shattered a lot of the bloom and after we dump grapes you can see all the dead flowers coating the inside of the bins.
How Sweet It Is - Tues. Sept. 9, 2008
Thanks to the w00t regular who expressed the opinion that a higher alcohol level meant a drier wine. I was pleased to meet you, but I'll let them guess your name. You've inspired a little more wine 101. During fermentation, sugar is converted to ethanol (alcohol) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in a ratio of 51:49. Grapes / juice at 25% sugar, when fermented to dryness, will yield a wine of a maximum of about 12.8% alcohol by weight / 15.6% alcohol by volume (alcohol is lighter than water). Actual alcohol levels are somewhat lower because some sugar is converted to yeast biomass and some alcohol is lost via evaporation. Both sugar and alcohol have inhibitory effects on yeast metabolism, and the effects are additive. Dellè units are calculated as % sugar + (4.5 x % alcohol by vol.), with a sum of 80 generally considered stable against refermentation. This phenomenon explains why the very sweet late harvest wines such as trockenbeerenauslese have very low alcohol levels. Factors other than alcohol and sugar levels, including temperature and poor yeast nutrient status, can further limit fermentation. It gets progressively more difficult to ferment to dryness at higher sugar levels, and many wines above 15-16% alcohol have some residual grape sugar (RS).
The impression of sweetness in wine is affected by other factors in addition to RS. Alcohol lends sweetness, as do sugars and other compounds extracted from oak barrels. Fruity flavors accentuate sweetness and acidity counterbalances it. As cited by Scott Harvey, many German winemakers engineer balance into their high-acid, low alcohol wines with RS. Sugar, alcohol and oak add viscosity and body as well as sweetness. In this era of bigger is better many of the wines getting high scores from Parker and the Wine Spectator not only have lots of extract and lots of oak, but also high alcohol levels, low acid levels, and often significant RS.
I promised a short discussion of acidity and pH, so here's the low down: both affect perception of tartness, but pH is more important for several reasons. Total acidity measures the amount of acid present, but not it's strength; pH measures the strength of the acid – specifically the activity of hydrogen ions. This quality affects color, aromas and flavors, resistance to microbial growth and the effectiveness of SO2 (sulfites). The lower the pH, the stronger the activity of the acid. Most wines range in pH from 3 to 4 (3 is ten times as strong as 4). For reference, tart whites like Sauvignon blanc might have a pH of 3.2-3.3 and soft reds might have a pH of 3.8 or higher). Relatively low pH, low acid wines make winemakers happy, high pH, high acid wines are trouble. Winemakers can add tartaric acid (the main acid of grapes), which will lower pH, but also raise TA. If you're starting with a high pH, high TA wine, you have limited ability to lower pH to desirable levels without making the wine excessively tart.
It's All Over Now - Wed. Oct 10, 2008
I'm moving on with mixed emotions. I'll miss you, but like a prodigal son I'll see you all down the line and not fade away. I have no expectations that anyone'll get the right answer to the last trivia question, but use your imagination and let it loose. Till the next goodbye, SB.
Random Ramblings of a Weary Winemaker: This Could Be The Last Time
Crush Waits For No One / On With The Show - Wed. Aug. 27, 2008


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Xylina McDaniel opened the second half with a jumper for the Tar Heels (5-0), who trailed 32-31 at halftime, then added another bucket after a steal by Brittany Rountree. Krista Gross added a jumper and Rountree sank a 3-pointer for a 40-32 lead.
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Weekly Beauty Challenge: Try a New Lip
True confession: I don't usually wear lipstick in the office.
Shocking, right?
Granted, I always have some sort of lip product on—like Rosebud Salve (my fave!) or my UD Lip Junkie in Naked, or one of the many Fresh Sugar Lip Treatments I own (I think the current count is 5). But lipstick? Hardly ever.
But after seeing these crazy-cool lip looks on Sephora's Glossy, I'm inspired to do something different!
Now I realize most ladies can't roll into their jobs sporting a sci-fi pout, so if you don't want to go all out, no worries. All I'm asking is that you try something new.
Prefer a nude lip? Try a berry!
Just a gloss kind of girl? Wear a stain!
All red all the time? Go nude!
Me? I'm going to rock fuchsia lipstick in the office tomorrow. ALL DAY.
Go ahead and step out of your comfort zone this week. Then Show & Tell your look in the comments!
If you're really up for the challenge, find out how to get these out-of-this-world looks on Sephora's Glossy> http://seph.me/ZZHuVh
Ignore the mess in the second pic, I've been traveling A LOT and just got back! Anywho, I tend to go with more sheer shades that mostly just add a subtle OOMPH to my look. So, naturally the contrast is a bold red, the first is the darkest I can go without looking ridiculous, I'd try for a sci fi look, but my selection is just not that phenomenal for bold color Neat thread, i hope someone does something fun and out there!
aha! that must be the lucky guy! you two are adorable together! MoreGun you look so gorgeous in that deep red shade! and in pic 2, there's that same happy smile as in the Tarte brow mousse pic
Hmm I can't edit my comments in this thread. For lips, I don't have the right colors to try any of those looks that Candace posted....I'd love to do the bright orange/hot pink lips if I could! Some of those lips sort of look fruity to me, like blood oranges or something....
Thanks, and yes he is, but I'm pretty lucky as well ^.^ And thanks, the deep red was a definite gamble, but it seems unique for a deep red, kinda has purple/pink notes it was a worthwhile gamble, just wish I could wear it more often! The second has more orangey-browns, it looks much better when not under my desk light.
Do you plan on doing any fun colors for the challenge?
hmm the second one would look great paired with some Naked or Naked2 eyeshadows, I'm thinking....and the first....full formal wear! Gorgeous black velvet or something! but with your coloring I'd think you could wear it even on regular days, maybe just for fun once in a while
Hmm I wasn't planning to do anything, but it seems like so much fun! I don't have a great variety of colors, but I guess if I tone down my natural lip with some concealer that would give me more options....will have to experiment
I've been wishing I could wear red lipstick for a long time but never think it looks "right" on me. So I'll half-way participate by wearing red lipstick around the house the rest of the week just to get used to seeing myself in it. I'll let you know if end up wearing it out!
MoreGun89, the red on you is stunning goes very well with your eye makeup, hair color, and skin tone! Where ya been traveling to and fro? I love hearing travel stories!
It's always fun to try something out of the norm. I'm generally pretty good when it comes to experimenting with different lip looks. Today I'm wearing a deeper nude lip, but I'm no stranger to reds, deep purples, and everything in between.
Great thread! I've pretty much been living in soft pretty pinks lately and since I used up the color yesterday that I've been reaching for every day lately, this thread has come as a perfect time! When I choose what look I want to go for, I'll come back on here.
@MoreGun89 I love it! And you guys are so cute! That deep red looks really stunning on you, thanks for sharing.
@kalex - post a pic of your red lips! That's *sorta* like wearing it out of the house, right?
@drrragon - you can use anything to achieve a new look, really. Mix in a sparkly eyeshadow with your lip gloss, use a different colored lip pencil to outline a lighter color and shade it for an ombre look...the fun is in the experimenting!
@sephoramusthave - I can't wait to see your look!
And guys, JanineBT is being modest, she's excellent with different lip looks. If I can dig up that ombre lip photo shoot we did with her a while back I'm totally posting it.
As promised, I am wearing BRIGHT fuchsia lipstick in the office today. I'll come back and post a pic, I don't to leave @MoreGun89 hanging .
Ha! I found it! You guys didn't know Janinebt was a lip model, did you? We did this shoot a while ago for "3-D" lip looks. This is just a lipstick with an eyeshadow pressed into the middle of the top and bottom lips. Simple and stunning!
We used Bite Beauty Luminous Creme Lipstick in Musk with Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Scratch on top.
Bite: http://seph.me/14m0Hax
Sorry to bust you out Janine, but this is so cute I had to show it off.
Wow I've never used shadow on my lips, that looks awesome! I LOVE the Bite Beauty Lipsticks, I have Vouvray and Bouquet and cant wait to get some more because the formula is sooooo amazing and the color range is spectacular!
I have a weird/random(ish) question about this lip thing. I know that putting powder on it makes it last longer, and I know sometimes people use eye make up on the lips to achieve a specific effect but aren't you ever worried you will accidentally eat the powder/eye make up? I don't lick my lips often, but I don't always wipe my mouth before I eat, so I never put powder on lips eventho I want to try cuz I'm paranoid about eating my make up. =X
How fun! I'm usually prone to wearing a nude or pink lip but have been trying to branch out to brighter shades of color for the spring. I've noticed a LOT of magazines putting emphasis on the tangerine-coral-peach-orange lip variations which I wore a ton last season for our Pantone collection but looks like its a great time to bring them out again!
Right now I am wearing OCC Lip Tar in Anime, a super bright fuschia pink. I love this color and its just perfect for spring!
Sorry I forgot to add I've been using their Lavender and love their Violet shade as well..... so many amazing colors to choose from
I have the MAC Viva Glam from last year that I have shied away from. I'm thinking this is a good way to bring it back out, mix it with another color and change it up! Plus, I just ordered the Tarte Timeless and Aqualillies palette, so excited to get those!
I was up to the challenge! Here I am boasting neon red lips on a casual, do-nothing day.
It's a totally classic shade- Revlon Fire & Ice!
As promised, I didn't want to leave the brave ladies who took our beauty challenge hanging, so here's a pic of my fuchsia lips! I used a combo of Ellis Faas (a little known but AMAZING brand) Creamy Lips in Deep Fuchsia, and NARS lipstick in Funny Face on top.
With a lip primer & the staying power of these two products, I only had to reapply once the whole day!
NARS> http://seph.me/ZsEznh
You still have until Monday to complete this week's Beauty Challenge and post your lip! Try something new out this weekend!
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