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Classic was a point of pride for Santana
Catcher and battery-mate Jimenez appreciate impact on Dominican Republic
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The world was introduced to Carlos Santana during the Dominican Republic's recent run to the World Baseball Classic crown.
Dominican closer Fernando Rodney stole the spotlight with his magic plantain and his postgame celebrations on the mound, but go look back at the photos and videos from the international tournament. While Rodney pointed to the sky after each save, there was Santana, crouching next to the pitcher on the mound, pointing at the moon, too.
Santana wanted in on all the fun his fellow countrymen were having in the Classic.
"That was great," Santana said of the tournament, and of his side-by-side celebrations with Rodney. "He was doing that and I followed him. He's a lot of fun."
Santana rejoined the Indians on Thursday, but has been reveling in the Dominican Republic's victory since it defeated Puerto Rico in the championship game on Tuesday night in San Francisco. The title meant a lot to Santana and to his family -- his parents were in the stands for most of the Classic -- but it meant so much to his country as a whole.
Indians pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez, who is also from the Dominican Republic, said the win is something he and all the fans back in their homeland will cherish for years.
"Everybody is proud," Jimenez said. "Everybody is proud of being Dominican and having the Dominican flag wherever you go. Baseball is everything in the Dominican. Baseball is the No. 1 sport and everybody follows baseball, even little kids and even girls right now.
"That's something you didn't see probably 10 years ago. It was only guys following baseball. Right now, it's something crazy."
Jimenez pitched for the Dominican Republic in the last Classic in 2009 and set a tournament record with 10 strikeouts in his lone start. Four years ago, though, the Dominican Republic lost twice to the Netherlands in the first round and was unexpectedly ousted from the tournament.
This time around, the Dominicans ran the table, winning all eight games they played en route to hoisting the trophy.
"This means a lot," Jimenez said, "Especially after the last one. We weren't supposed to lose against the Netherlands and we did. Everyone in the Dominican felt disappointed. They didn't want to listen to anything about baseball after that. We lost to the Netherlands. You don't want to take credit away from them, but the team we had, on paper, we weren't supposed to lose."
Santana played a key role for the Dominican in its run to the title this spring.
The 26-year-old catcher played in all eight games, hitting .273 (6-for-22) with two home runs, three RBIs, five runs scored and nine walks. Santana served as the starting catcher, helping lead a pitching staff that was highlighted by Rodney's scoreless run as the team's closer.
It was probably more action behind the plate than Santana would have received had he stayed in camp with Cleveland, but he was ready and willing to take on that kind of workload.
"I worked hard for that," Santana said. "That's why I played winter ball and came early here. I was preparing because I knew I'd be playing every game. And I didn't want a day off. I don't like that. I like to keep playing. It was fine. I liked it. If they offer me the opportunity again, I'm going."
Santana -- who hit .252 with 18 home runs, 27 doubles, 72 runs, 76 RBIs and 91 walks in 143 games for the Indians last year -- believes playing in the World Baseball Classic will benefit him this season.
"This helped me a lot," Santana said. "I was with players who had patience with younger guys like me. Robinson Cano helped me a lot. My manager, Tony Pena, talked to me a lot. It helped me a lot. It was a good experience for my career."
Jimenez remained with the Indians this spring to focus on getting ready for the regular season. The pitcher paid close attention to the World Baseball Classic, though. On a few occasions, he and some of Cleveland's Minor Leaguers got together for dinner to watch the games.
When the Dominican Republic beat Team USA, Jimenez and the other players got a few strange looks as they cheered inside a restaurant.
"I was their No. 1 fan," Jimenez said with a wide grin. "I went out with my brother-in-law and some of the guys from the Minor Leagues, and we were just yelling every time they scored a run. The American people, when we played the United States, every time we scored, we'd be shouting and yelling, and everybody was looking at us."
Jimenez hopes that four years from now the Dominicans can try to defend their title against Team USA.
"That would be the No. 1 thing," Jimenez said. "The United States has the most baseball players in the Major Leagues. We're a little island. For the next Classic, everyone is going to be expecting the Dominican against the U.S.A."
During the Classic this spring, a friend of Rodney's in San Francisco handed the closer a plantain, which the pitcher stuck in his belt for good luck when he was not pitching. The banana-shaped piece of fruit -- prevalent in the Dominican Republic -- was deemed magical as the team continued to cruise.
Asked if plantains actually have magic powers, Jimenez laughed.
"They're magical to us," Jimenez said. "That's all we eat. At breakfast, at night, even at lunch sometimes. That's pretty much what you eat. It's part of our culture. That was fun. It was fun to see that, when he got it, it was all green. By the time the Classic was over, it was ripe, it was yellow."
Santana rolled his eyes when asked about the lucky fruit.
"That was crazy," the catcher said with a smile.


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They say if you make it New York you can make it anywhere. Well, Chef Josh Capon and his "WinePub" Burger and Barrel, have been making it for the last 6 years. They've now taken out People's Choice award for best burger in NYC, up against 29 other worthy contenders at the New York City Wine & Food Festival. There's nothing particularly fancy about B&B; it's a Gastro Pub with a widespread menu offering several different burgers, pasta, salad and soup. Basically there's something for everyone. But they must be doing a lot right, because bookings are essential. The only reason I was there was infamy. I ordered one of their Sunday brunch cocktails and a Bash Style burger that came with mustard cooked beef patty, a potato bun, onion & bacon jam, pickles, American cheese, special sauce and a side of fries.

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Targacept Scientists to Present at Neuroscience 2012
Targacept, Inc.Alan Musso, 336-480-2186SVP, Finance and Administration and CFOorLinnden CommunicationsMichelle Linn, 508-362-3087
Targacept, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRGT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel NNR Therapeutics ™, today announced that its scientists are scheduled to make several poster presentations at Neuroscience 2012, the 42 annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, being held in New Orleans from October 13 through October 17, 2012. The data to be presented are based on research conducted over the last year and provide additional support for the potential of NNR Therapeutics as a novel treatment approach for multiple diseases and disorders.
Targacept scientists are scheduled to make a total of nine presentations at the conference, providing data for compounds such as:
A complete list of the presentations is available upon request.
Targacept is developing a diverse pipeline of innovative NNR Therapeutics™ for difficult-to-treat diseases and disorders of the nervous system. NNR Therapeutics selectively modulate the activity of specific neuronal nicotinic receptors, unique proteins that regulate vital biological functions that are impaired in various disease states. Targacept's clinical pipeline includes multiple Phase 2 product candidates, all representing first-in-class opportunities. Targacept leverages its scientific leadership and diverse pipeline to attract significant collaborations with global pharmaceutical companies. For more information, please visit .
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The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is a nonprofit membership organization of scientists and physicians who study the brain and nervous system. Since its inception in 1969, the Society has grown from 500 members to over 40,000. Today, SfN is the world's largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to advancing understanding of the brain and nervous system.
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" made under the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements other than statements of historical fact regarding, without limitation: presentations by Targacept scientists at the 42nd annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience; the medical benefits of NNR Therapeutics; or Targacept's plans and expectations. Actual results, performance or experience may differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement as a result of various important factors, including without limitation the conduct and results of clinical trials or non-clinical studies and assessments of AZD1446, TC-8831 and other Targacept product candidates; Targacept's ability to protect its intellectual property; and the timing and success of submission, acceptance and approval of regulatory filings. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail under the heading "Risk Factors" in Targacept's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings that it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of the risks and uncertainties, the results or events indicated by the forward-looking statements may not occur. Targacept cautions you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement.
In addition, any forward-looking statement in this press release represents Targacept's views only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Targacept disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law.
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What Happens When Women Lead Merger Deals?
In media company Gannett's $1.5 billion deal for Belo, there is the rare example of a billion-dollar plus buyout led by female CEOs on both sides of the deal. Drew FitzGerald joins MoneyBeat. Photo: AP.
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I was already juggling a couple of things I wanted to do on a recent mid-week night when I stopped by The Cookbook Store to check out the latest offerings and chat with its resident maven/manager and my longtime buddy Alison Fryer.
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A technophobe, I've been dragged kicking and screaming into the digital world.
Assisting me in what began as a painful process but one that is fast reaping its happy rewards is my young social media mentor Melissa Leithwood. In fact, with her ongoing help, I now find myself tweeting, blogging, surfing the 'Net and, in particular, seeking out other blogs specializing in my passion of almost 40 years: food.
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Today's banks are facing a blizzard of regulatory change and profound choices about their future. Changing regulations, including The Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Basel Committee's BCBS 239, all affect how banks deliver data to their customers. To both comply and remain competitive, banks need to take a unified approach to the new regulations, which is not easy when the implications of the new rules are not always clear and may continue to evolve.
The implementation of PSD2 in January 2018 is a seismic shift. Among other things, PSD2 regulates new types of payment institutions and make banks open their systems through APIs. Although there is a time lag between the PSD2 compliance in January 2018 and the compliance with the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on strong customer authentication by September 14, 2019, banks should not delay their development of solutions that blend a frictionless customer experience with strong security.


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Since opening in 2001, Rocky O'Reilly's has established itself as Prague's best Irish Bar.
We have a warm Irish welcome for all our guests. If you are here for a romantic weekend break, or to make friends and have fun, this is your pub. Whether it's fish'n'chips by the fire side or premier league football or GAA on big screen, Rocky O Reillys is your local in Prague.
We have the friendliest staff and best atmosphere in town. For great food, great fun, great craic, a huge selection of Irish, Czech and International beers and Ciders, Rocky's is your home away from home.


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I have a "little" insurance problem, which is much smaller than my previous insurance problem, where I had insurance but they didn't pay for anything. Today, I received the single largest bill of my lifetime for a PORTION of the care I received at the hospital for my recent treatment. The total was $179,687. Now, most people in most cities could use that to pay cash for a home that they could live in for the rest of their lives. In my case, it covered a seven-day stay at the hospital during my double mastectomy and flap reconstruction (six of which were in intensive care).
This bill did not include the two surgeons that operated on me (one to remove my breasts and another to make new breasts from my tummy tissue), nor the two anesthesiologists who were required due to the complex nature of the surgery to keep me both alive and asleep for the duration. It also did not include any of my required tests prior to my surgery, like: biopsies, mammograms, MRIs, pet or CT scans, echocardiograms and lab work.
The most interesting part of the bill is the actual amount I owe after insurance processing - $1,269. While still a significant amount of money, it seems a mere pittance compared to the bill itself. The hospital seems a little shortchanged as well in my calculations because after all is said and done, the hospital will get approximately $10,000 in total. I started thinking they actually do these outrageous things so that you think you are getting a deal at the lower amount.
Can enough ever be said about our insurance problem in this country? (I know Kathy-Ellen Kups, our other breast cancer blogger has tried)! My plastic surgeon went through college, medical school and then nine years of residency to become certified to perform certain types of surgery. Shouldn't he earn enough money to pay back the almost two decades of schooling he had to go through? But how can we insure ourselves (if we are lucky enough, in my case, because 5 years had passed since my initial diagnosis) and then still face illness with the huge stress associated with these financial burdens – to say nothing about the millions of Americans without the "benefit" of insurance?
I couldn't ever drag myself to see the documentary "Sicko" because the first time around when I had insurance and breast cancer, I actually I had an employee tell me that my surgery for breast cancer would not be covered because it wasn't an emergency. I remember laughing and saying if I don't have surgery I will die. Doesn't that seem like an emergency to you? I was so stressed about it all that I thought I would work myself up into a brand new fiasco over the injustice of it all. I should have known something was up when I first contacted my insurance company to see if a biopsy required "prior authorization." They said that it did not. So when they denied the bill, I thought it was strange since they told me it wasn't necessary. When I called back to ask why they didn't pay the bill, they said it wasn't a covered expense. And I said that I called to verify no prior authorization was needed, and they said it's not needed because it's NOT covered! Seems to me that was something they should have told me the first time around.
Should people facing a life threatening illness also have to face financial ruin to have care? How do we solve this problem?


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As part of its lineup of activities celebrating March as Women's History Month, the Bemidji State University Center for Professional Development, Liberal Education and Women's Studies is hosting a March 27 presentation featuring climate scientist Samatha Oestreicher.
Her presentation, "Beyond Belief: A Mathematical Perspective on Climate Change," will be held at 6 p.m. in Bridgeman Hall room 100 on the Bemidji State campus. It is free and open to the public.
Over the last few years, Oestreicher has presented on the mathematics of climate to general and scientific audiences across the country including Tufts University, Smith College, the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Joint Mathematics Meetings, National Center for Atmospheric Research. She is on a mission to use her mathematics and scientific knowledge to improve our understanding of Earth's past and present climates.
Oestreicher is an award-winning speaker, applied mathematics doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota and research assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratories in the Climate, Ocean and Sea Ice Modeling group. She earned her undergraduate degree in theater from Smith College and maintains her commitment to accessible communication through presentations and writing. Her writing has most recently been featured on the Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 blog.
The panel is sponsored by the Bemidji State University Women's Studies/Gender Studies Council and is funded in part by a grant from the Northwest Minnesota Women's Fund.
For more information, contact Kari Caughey, Center for Professional Development, Liberal Education and Women's Studies, (218) 755-3984.
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Harde (Terminalia chebula) has great reputation in Ayurvedic treaties for its curative effect over indigestion. According to Ayurvedic text, indigestion is the mother of all metabolic diseases. Harde has an ability to retrieve the normal digestion back and to maintain the balance of all three dosha. It is widely employed in Ayurvedic practice as a gentle laxative, blood purifier and digestive.


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The reality sisters love any opportunity to show off in a sexy photo shoot — and that's exactly what they did, modeling the lingerie from their Kardashian Kollection for Sears!
Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian put their infamous curves on full display, wearing lingerie in their latest shoot for their Kardashian Kollection for Sears — and Kim shared the sexy pic with her twitter followers, just in time for the season 7 premiere of their show last night!
"It trips me out that we are about to premiere our season 7 of Keeping Up With the Kardashians tonight! Thanks to everyone who has supported!"
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Start by loosening the rear cylinder down tube bolt located on the top of the old mufflers center collector in front of the rear tire. 2. Remove both of the front cylinder exhaust pipe head nuts and set them to the side for reuse with the MAC exhaust system. 3. Remove the right side passenger's foot peg. Set the foot peg aside as you will need to reinstall it. 4. Remove the left side passenger's foot peg. Set this foot peg aside as it will also need to be reinstalled. Note: When you remove this bolt the entire exhaust system will be loose and may fall. You will need to support the old exhaust at this point to keep from injuring yourself. Gently move the old exhaust system side to side to remove it from the rear cylinder down tube. Once the exhaust system is loose from the down tube remove the system from under the Virago. 5. Remove the bolt holding the rear brake pedal in place and remove the brake pedal from the motorcycle. Note: Set both the bolt and the pedal aside for reinstallation. 6. Next loosen the nut on the drivers right foot peg, 1 full turn to start with. Then remove the rear nut on the same foot peg. (Note: The bolt that this nut is on goes completely through the motorcycle. This is the center stand mounting bolt.) Now remove the front nut and set both aside for reuse with the MAC system. 7. Install the center stand stop bracket under the left passenger foot peg. Install this bracket with the 90° bend facing down and towards the rear tire. (Note: Center stand sop bracket in provided in the hardware kit and is approx. 5″ long with a 90° bend in it.) Adjust the bracket by one of the large bolts through the foot peg then through the bracket and then install it into the stock location. Put on one of the washers and a nut and snug up the nut. Lower the center stand until the center stand come in to contact with the bottom of the bracket. Tighten the nut until it will hold the bracket securely. 8. Install the rear down tube clamp onto the rear muffler and install the medium sized nut/bolt/washer onto the clamp just finger tight. 9. Install the (2) small bolts into the channel bracket on the rear muffler. Install the rear mounting bracket onto the two bolts and then install the washers and nuts onto each. Tighten the (2) nuts only slight amount so that you can slide the bracket front to rear to insure that when you install the bracket you position it properly. 10. Slide the rear pipe onto the rear down tube about ¼"to ¾" past the pre-cut slots on the rear muffler pipe. Slightly snug the clamp making sure that the position of the bolt and nut will not interfere with any moving parts. The final position of this bolt can hit the tire if it is not positioned properly. 11. Install the other large bolt into the right passenger and then through the top hole in the rear muffler mounting bracket. Insert the bolt into the stock location and install the washer and the nut. 12. Align the rear muffler and you can then tighten the nuts on the rear muffler mounting bracket, the cylinder down tube and the right side passenger foot peg.
13. Install the front muffler on the rear most mounting bolt of the drivers foot peg and put the stock nut back onto the bolt. Hand tighten the bolt only at this time. Note: Install the nut at this time is only to support the muffler and to insure that the pipe does not fall on the ground while you complete the next step. 14. Lift the front head pipe into position and start the stock nuts onto the studs. It is strongly recommended that you install new exhaust gasket at this time. Note: The new exhaust gaskets are not included in the kit but are available at your local Yamaha Dealer. After gaskets are installed hand tighten the front head pipe. 15. Remove the nut from the drivers foot peg bolt and reinstall the drivers foot peg. Note: Hand tighten only at this time. 16. Finish tightening the nuts on the front head pipes. (Install these nuts according to Yamaha's Factory specifications.) Once the nuts are tightened on the head pipe you can then tighten the drivers foot peg nuts. 17. Reinstall the rear brake pedal and tighten the bolt that holds it on to factory specifications. 18. Check all of the bolts that you have installed of removed to insure that they are tight. 19. Start the motorcycle and check for any leaks. 20. You are finished with your new MAC Exhaust System.
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News | November 9, 2001
NASA Selects 10 Investigations for 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA today announced the selection of 10 scientific investigations as part of the 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. The 2005 mission will carry six primary instruments that will greatly enhance the search for evidence of water, take images of objects about the size of a beach ball, and search for future landing sites on the martian surface. The investigations selected include two principal investigator instrument investigations and eight facility team leader or member investigations.
The two proposals to be led by principal investigators, selected by Dr. Edward Weiler, associate administrator for space science at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. , were judged to have the highest science value among the 26 proposals submitted to NASA in August 2001 in response to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 2005 announcement of opportunity.
"A new generation of reconnaissance instruments on this orbiter with unprecedented capabilities will pave the way for identifying the most compelling sites on Mars for sample return and ultimately for human exploration," said Weiler.
The two principal investigator instrument investigations selected are:
- An ultra-high resolution, multi-color, stereo imaging system, led by principal investigator Dr. Alfred McEwen of the University of Arizona, in partnership with Ball Aerospace Corp., Boulder, Colo., at a total developmental cost of $31 million. The instrument will provide color stereo images of the Martian surface at six times higher resolution than any existing images, and is expected to improve understanding of surface processes related to water and to help identify future landing sites.
- A hyperspectral imaging spectrometer for mineralogical mapping, led by principal investigator Dr. Scott Murchie of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md., at a total cost of $17.6 million. The instrument will provide extremely high-resolution hyperspectral images of areas on Mars in wavelengths from .4 to 4 micrometers (visible to short-wave infrared) for identifying key mineralogical indicators of water and hydrothermal systems at spatial scales smaller than a football field. Such data will be vital for targeting future landed missions.
The other selected investigations, described below, involve the analysis of data from mission-provided facility instruments and spacecraft engineering systems.
- Facility science team scientists affiliated with the Italian Space Agency's shallow-subsurface sounding radar are: Dr. Roger Phillips of Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.; Dr. Jeffrey Plaut of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena; and Dr. Bruce Campbell of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- Facility science team member scientists associated with gravity measurements that can be achieved with the spacecraft are: team leader Dr. Maria T. Zuber of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, and team members Dr. Frank Lemoine of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., and Dr. Alex Konopliv of JPL.
- Facility science team members selected for the accelerometer science team are: team leader Dr. Gerald Keating of the George Washington University, Washington, and NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., and Dr. Stephen Bougher of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Other instruments onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, not solicited by this opportunity, constitute re-flights of experiments lost with the failure of the Mars Climate Orbiter mission.
The specific scientific objectives of the Reconnaissance Orbiter mission include researching the processes of present and past climate change on Mars, searching the surface and shallow-subsurface for sites that show evidence of water-related activity, investigating the processes that are responsible for the formation of the ubiquitous layers that have been observed on Mars, and probing the shallow-subsurface to identify regions where three-dimensional layering could indicate the presence of ice or possibly lenses of liquid water.
The 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission represents an integrated scientific-observation platform that will bring together teams from universities, industry, NASA centers, and other organizations. The spacecraft will be developed by Lockheed-Martin Astronautics, Denver, and is scheduled for launch to Mars in August 2005.
NASA's lead scientist for Mars exploration, Dr. Jim Garvin, said, "NASA views the mission as the essential 'scientific gateway' to the future of landed and sample return missions in its core Mars Exploration Program, as well as an incredible mission of scientific discovery."
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission is managed by the Mars Exploration Program at JPL for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Mars program director is Orlando Figueroa; the lead scientist for Mars exploration is Dr. Jim Garvin; the orbiter program executive is Dr. Ramon Depaula; and the orbiter program scientist is Dr. Dave Senske. The Mars program manager at JPL is Dr. Firouz Naderi; the project scientist is Dr. Richard Zurek; and the project manager is James Graf.
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GREELEY, Colo. (AP) Tate Unruh scored 19 points to lead Northern Colorado over Portland State 67-50 Thursday night, snapping a five-game losing streak.
Unruh was 5 of 6 from 3-point range. Paul Garnica scored 12 points, and Derrick Barden and Connor Osborne had nine rebounds each for the Bears (4-11, 2-5 Big Sky).
Northern Colorado never trailed in the game and led 47-22 at halftime. The Bears shot 47.2 percent from the field for the game, while the Vikings shot 33.9 percent. The Vikings outrebounded the Bears 36-34.
Aaron Moore led Portland State with nine points. Lamont Prosser came off the bench to score six points and make a team-high eight rebounds for the Vikings (5-9, 3-4).
Renado Parker, Portland State's leading scorer, only played three minutes due to a tender ankle.


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text: Music – Come On Over, by Shania Twain, is the best selling country album ever by the top selling female artist. The album contains 17 top ten songs, half of which reached #1. In fact, it is the best selling studio album of all time by a female act in any genre. Shania Twain has won 5 Grammy Awards and is known as "The Queen of Country Pop." (she also has her own TV series Why Not? with Shania Twain). Come On Over is actually a crossover album with a seductive pop sound, rather than traditional country. I think song "From This Moment On" is one of the most beautiful love songs ever, and there is nothing subtle about "Man, I Feel Like a Woman." Shania is actually a Canadian (real name: Eilleen Regina Edwards), and she has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide.


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UFC champ Anderson Silva: 'I'm not scared of Jon Jones'
One day after telling a group of reporters that he didn't think he could beat Jon Jones, UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva is apparently doing a bit of an about face.
With a looming potential superfight on the horizon with UFC light heavyweight champ Jones, Silva wanted to make it perfectly clear that he's not intimated by the bigger man.
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"My opinion is this: I'll fight Jon Jones, all the guys from my class, all the guys that work in the UFC – all the fighters," Silva said on Tuesday's new edition of UFC Tonight. "I respect all the fighters. I respect Jon Jones. I respect Chris Weidman, but I'm here for working.
"I'm not scared of Jon Jones, or Chris Weidman or whoever. I'm here to fight. That's it. It's simple."
Silva, of course, is booked in the main event of Saturday night's UFC 162 event at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena, where he takes on undefeated challenger Weidman. As you would expect of a fighter who is 16-0 in the octagon, Silva is the betting favorite in the matchup.
However, Weidman's skillset has made him a fashionable underdog pick, even among UFC veterans, including UFC Tonight hosts Chael Sonnen and Kenny Florian.
Silva said that's just fine with him.
"It's a great fight on Saturday night because Weidman has good jiu-jitsu, good wrestling, good standup," Silva said. "It's a great fight."
For Weidman, UFC 162 represents what is unquestionably the biggest fight of his career. But there may be much on the line for Silva, as well, as UFC President Dana White has suggested a win will put "The Spider" in a superfight with either Jones or UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre.
Silva remained coy when asked what victory could bring.
"I don't know," Silva said. "I have my plans in my class. I don't have a big goal to change my class. I have my belt in my class. I have my story in my class. That's it."
It's just the latest smoke screen from Silva, who never seems to answer things with a response that doesn't take a little bit of deciphering. If you believe White, it's all part of the middleweight champ's master plan to confuse the media, quite possibly just for his own entertainment.
Whatever the reason, Silva isn't tipping his hand just yet.
"I respect all the fighters," Silva said. "I respect Georges St-Pierre because Georges has a great story in the UFC. I respect all the fighters in here because this is the biggest sport in the world.
"This is the UFC. UFC has the best fighters in the world. That's it."
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A further 27 cases requesting bail will be heard later this week. Twenty-eight Greenpeace International activists, including New Zealanders Jonathan Beauchamp and David Haussmann, plus a freelance photographer and a freelance videographer were seized by Russian special forces on the ship Arctic Sunrise in international waters 19 days ago. Their arrests followed a peaceful protest at the Gazprom Arctic oil platform Prirazlomnaya.
Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo said:
"There can be no justification for the continued detention of activists who did nothing more than express their beliefs through entirely peaceful means. They have been charged with a crime that did not happen, they are being held for something nobody thinks they actually did. They are now prisoners of conscience, and as such they are the responsibility of the world.
"We know why our friends remain in jail. We will not be intimidated. We will not stop peacefully challenging Gazprom's and other oil companies' plans to drill for oil in the Arctic."
The conditions in which the 30 crew, activists and freelancers have been detained during the last 19 days have on occasions violated the rights of the detainees. Their lawyers are filing complaints to the competent authorities.
"I am concerned about the conditions under which our friends are being held. At the very least they should be together at the same facility, they should be warm and they should have access to basic needs. I cannot express strongly enough the admiration I have for their families, who are bearing this strain with a dignity and determination that is inspiring to people across the world," Naidoo added.
More than 1.1 million people have sent emails to their Russian embassies and consulates demanding the immediate release of the Arctic 30.
(1) The three people whose bail appeals were rejected are crew member Ekaterina Zaspa, activist Andrey Allakhverdov and freelance photographer Denis Sinyakov. All are Russian nationals. The full list of the Arctic 30 can be found here: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-change/arctic-impacts/Peace-Dove/Arctic-30/


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In my last post, which is to say my first post, I yammered on about synchronous TV, when the sports stars align over the old satellite dish and deliver three, four doozies in one frenzied night of channel-changing. Last night, sports brahs, was just like that — thumb hovering over the "Previous Channel" button through game six of the NBA finals on ABC and the U.S. Men's Soccer team vs. Honduras on ESPN and then, to wash it all down, game two of the Padres-Giants series on FSSN.
Hang on while I recap my night in unholy-orange wing-sauce color. (It's on my T-shirt as I type, and I swear it's in the image of Family Guy Peter Griffin.)
Remember I called the Spurs in six? Well, with about 30 seconds to go in game six, I was a frickin' genius. Spurs had the Heat cold, but then a missed free throw (our friend Kawhi Leonard) and a LeBron bucket from downtown and, yeah, "the D is silent."
Game seven is Thursday night on ABC at 6 p.m. I'm calling it — Spurs 99, Heat 97. Bosh will try to tip in a King James three-point attempt at the buzzer and end up doinking it off the rim. Ha ha, the universe will collectively think. And then we'll hear LeBron berating Bosh all the way down the tunnel on live TV: "The mutha uckin rock was going in the mutha uckin hole, you prayin-mantis–lookin mutha ucker." That's what it'll sound like on delay. And then coach Erik Spoelstra will be all, "Leave him alone. He can't help it he has a tiny bug head." Which will open a whole litany of insults about Spoelstra's Frankenstein hair.
The U.S. Men's team over on ESPN should have killed, buried, dug up, and re-killed Honduras about six times. I had a rout at 6-nil. With all its star players either injured or suspended, Honduras fielded its second- and some third-tier players. And they came damn close to scoring two. Finally netting a game-winner — Jozy Altidore again! — the USMNT was lucky to get out of Rio Tinto with those three points and stay ensconced on the top of their hexagonal. Okay to say they got CONCACAF by the cojones, but Honduras exposed our back line pretty blatantly. Someone wake up Omar and show him how to close space, wouldja.
(Speaking of the CONCACAF hex, I got no answer for our friends to the south. It smells as if El Tri thinks that entitlement — and cool hair — is going to get them to Brazil next year. Go-o-o-o-oles! Mexico. Only Go-o-o-o-oles! will get you to Brazil. El Tri has one win and three goals in six matches. ¡Aye yi yi!)
So there I was, pretty much rolling a donut sports-prognosticator-wise, when I flipped over to Mud and Dick and, holy crud, Jesus Guzman knocks a two-run dinger out of AT&T to go ahead of the Giants 4-3 in the eighth. Yum. I swallow that donut whole, and think, I really should get a donut maker. But wait, why is Dale Thayer's Beard pouring pitch after pitch down the middle of the dish with that scant one-run lead. Maybe he's never heard of Juan Perez. (It's okay, Dale Thayer's Beard, neither had I before last night.) Perez threw out Kotsay at home (looking at you, Glenn Hoffman) and then came on to drive in the go-ahead run and hand the game over to Sergio Romo's Beard.
Listen, whatever. The Pads have won seven straight — sweeping division leaders Atlanta and Arizona — and are very definitely in the mix in the NL West. I really can't wait to see what happens next with this team. Maybe Headley will find his lucky bat. Rumor is John Baker took it with him to Albuquerque and is working some kind of long con with it to get back into the bigs. Love ya, John, but that's not how to go about your business. Please send Wonderboy home.
I'm reading Francona: The Red Sox Years right now and came across this anecdote from BoSox second baseman Dustin Pedroia. He's talking about how Francona holds the distinction for having the fewest career two-strike walks of anyone ever. He had zero of them. Pedroia says, "How awesome is that? He had no fight in him. None! That's unbelievable." I bring it up because, honestly, that's how I used to see Buddy Black's Padres. But this team…they take counts deep, they get two-strike walks and hits, they score runs with two outs, and they win games late. That's a team with fight. That's a team worth watching.
Speaking of which, game three from San Francisco is on in about 15 minutes, so I'm going to wrap this one in foil and set it on the counter to cool until my editor gets home.
Just real quick with some upcoming San Diego sporting events you should definitely maybe probably consider:
Padres are playing a seven-game home stand against the Dodgers (four games) and Phils starting this Thursday.
On Friday, July 5, at Qualcomm, the U.S. Men's National Team will play an international friendly against Guatemala. This is the USMNT's last exhibition match before the CONCACAF Gold Cup, a biennial — that means every two years, sports brahs — tournament to determine a regional champ of the Americas and the Caribbean.
And on Saturday, July 6, at Petco Park, Tijuana's champs, Xolos, will play Mexico City stars Club America. That's going to be some boots-up soccer, San Diego.
Until next time, keep the clicker close and the beer fridge full.
I'm with you baby. I was looking like a genius too. I called it before the series started and all my friends were amazed in my prescence and for just one brief super nova of a moment the sports world revolved around me. I can still hear the glass cracking as shards accept their place in Newton's law and in one quick and horrible instance CRASH! I'm an idiot, again. Not to be foiled 'though, I knew the U.S. would win, just as I knew that my Giants would prevail. Sorry Padre fans. Gotta get back to the game, SD is up in the fourth. AAAAck!


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Remember When You Couldn't Patent Math? Good Times
from the patenting-counting... deptAh, it really was just recently that we were talking about the seminal Supreme Court case, Gottschalk v. Benson, in which the Justices made it clear that you cannot just patent an algorithm that converts numbers:
It is conceded that one may not patent an idea. But in practical effect that would be the result if the formula for converting BCD numerals to pure binary numerals were patented in this case. The mathematical formula involved here has no substantial practical application except in connection with a digital computer, which means that if the judgment below is affirmed, the patent would wholly pre-empt the mathematical formula and in practical effect would be a patent on the algorithm itself.I'm reminded of that, after seeing Dealbreaker's headline about how world famous mutual fund investor, Bill Gross, of PIMCO, has patented the methodology for his bond fund -- or, as Dealbreaker correctly points out, he "patented a way to count." Indeed, the patent in question, US Patent 8,306,892 is somewhat hideous, describing not much more than the concept of an algorithm that weights regions based on GDP. The key claim:
A computer-implemented method of managing a fixed income financial index, the method comprising: storing in a computer memory a regional weight for each of a plurality of regions of the world, each of the regional weights based at least in part on a gross domestic product for the region; storing in a computer memory, for each of the plurality of regions, a category weight for each of a plurality of categories of fixed income financial instruments issued from the region; storing in a computer memory asset data for a universe of fixed income instruments representing each of the plurality of categories of instruments in each of the plurality of regions, the fixed income instruments comprising one or more of the following: (i) fixed income securities, (ii) fixed income derivatives, or (iii) fixed income forwards; programmatically allocating, via execution of instructions by one or more computer processors, one or more constituent instruments from the universe of fixed income instruments to each of the plurality of categories in each of the plurality of regions; programmatically determining a constituent weight for each of the constituents allocated to each of the plurality of categories in each of the plurality of regions; programmatically calculating a subindex for each of the plurality of categories in each of the plurality of regions, each subindex based at least in part on the allocated constituents and the respective constituent weights, wherein the constituent weights for a first subindex comprise market capitalization weights and the constituent weights for a second subindex comprise gross-domestic product weights; and programmatically transforming the subindices, the category weights, and the regional weights into a value for the financial index.It doesn't take a patent specialist to figure out that this is basically patenting a spreadsheet for weighting countries on a few different factors. It seems to be the exact kind of thing that was disallowed by the Supreme Court under Gottschalk v. Benson. And yet, the USPTO waved it right on through. Kinda makes you wonder what the hell patent examiner Samica L. Norman was thinking in approving such a ridiculous patent.
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March 11, 2006
QUARTEIRA, Portugal - The U.S. Women's National Team, which includes former Santa Clara stars Aly Wagner and Leslie Osborne, needed a big win in its second match of the 2006 Algarve Cup, and got it with a dominating 5-0 victory over Denmark.
The five-goal margin is the largest ever in an Algarve Cup match against an opponent other than Portugal. Heather O'Reilly scored twice, the first two-goal game of her career, while Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly and Natasha Kai also tallied for the U.S.
Lilly's goal was the 108th of her legendary career, moving her into sole possession of second-place on the women's all-time international scoring list behind former teammate Mia Hamm (158 career goals). Kai meanwhile, became the first Hawaiian to play for the full Women's National Team and the 15th woman in U.S. history to score in her first-ever cap.
France defeated China, 1-0, in the other Group B match, meaning a win or a tie for the USA in its final group match against France on Monday, March 13, will earn the Americans a berth in the championship game against Germany. The match will take place at the beautiful Stadium Algarve in Faro. Fans can follow the match live on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker with kickoff set for 3:30 p.m. local time / 10:30 a.m. ET.
The first half could not have gone much better for the U.S. team, which outshot the Danes 15-1. Along with scoring four goals, the U.S. put two in the net that were called back for offside. Over the course of the game, Wambach had three separate goals called back for offside.
"We kept Denmark under pressure constantly, and as soon as we won (the ball), we were into the attack and looking to play behind them early," said U.S head coach Greg Ryan. "I think the quality of service from Aly (Wagner) and all the midfielders was fantastic today. We had more runs in behind them and that gave us more chances to get in on a first-ball situation. Once we stretched them, we had room to play underneath, so I think we had a lot of variety in our attack today. It was great."
The USA was playing with a stiff wind at its back in the first half and needed to capitalize before switching sides. The Americans got three goals in a six-minute burst starting in the 26th minute. The goal sequence began when the U.S. sent a ball deep into the Denmark defensive third just outside the penalty area on the right flank. Denmark goalkeeper Heidi Johansen was unable to grab it, so a defender had to clear it, and against the stiff wind, the ball held up in the air. Midfielder Shannon Boxx came flying through the middle to take the ball down off her chest before lifting it over the back line to Wambach. She took a swing at the bouncing ball and got just enough to cut her shot past Johansen into the lower left corner from eight yards out. It was the 51st goal of her career.
O'Reilly, who had several good chances against China without reward, broke through for her first goal in the 29th minute. Midfielder Carli Lloyd, who was making her first-ever start in just her fourth cap, dribbled into the left side of the penalty box, cut back into the middle and bent her rolling shot off the outside of the right post from 15 yards out. The ball bounced to Aly Wagner, who also cut back into the middle before firing a left-footed shot at net that was re-directed off the goalkeeper by Wambach at point blank range. As Wambach crashed into the `keeper, the ball momentarily bounced loose in front of the net before O'Reilly came crashing through at the far post to finish from two yards out.
O'Reilly earned her second goal just two minutes later after streaking behind the Danish back line to run onto a perfect over-the-top pass from Lilly. She saw Johansen off her line and lifted the bouncing ball over her head and into the net from 25 yards out. The goals upped her international total to seven.
The USA added one more before the end of the half, courtesy of a world-class strike from Lilly. Wagner sent one of her many dangerous passes at the Danish restraining line and Wambach jumped to flick the ball behind her into the left side of the penalty area. The ball took one bounce before Lilly hit a laser-beam left-footed volley into the right side of the net from 16 yards out and Johansen did not move.
Goalkeeper Jenni Branam played her first match for the full National Team since July of 2000, and picked up her first shutout since June of that year. Branam earned her first-ever cap against Denmark at the Algarve Cup in 2000, a 2-1 U.S. win. She grabbed several crosses in heavy traffic and in the second half, was called upon to make two big saves. She tipped Maiken Pipe's header off a free kick over the bar and in the 65th minute and denied Lene Jensen on Denmark's most dangerous chance of the game. With Cat Whitehill in pursuit, Jensen got behind the U.S. defense and fired a well-struck shot from 15 yards out that Branam caught solidly with a dive to her right.
The shutout extends an impressive defensive streak for the U.S, as the team has not allowed a goal from the run of play in the last 1,378 minutes dating back to the end of 2004. In fact, the current streak began after Denmark scored against the USA on Nov. 6, 2004. The team has also yet to lose under Ryan, moving to 11-0-3 since he took over the team at the 2005 Algarve Cup.
Denmark, which took just one shot in the first half, didn't get a chance until the 35th minute as Nanna Johansen lifted a shot harmlessly over the net.
O'Reilly, who went the entire 90 minutes, had several chances for the hat trick, none better than in the 39th minute when she ran under a great ball from Wagner in the box. She brought it down beautifully with her laces, but couldn't get off a shot as a defender closed.
The final goal came off a blunder by Danish defender Janne Madsen, who topped a pass back to her goalkeeper. Kai intercepted the rolling ball, dribbled into the left side of the penalty area and lifted a perfect right-footed chip from a fairly sharp angle over Johansen, just under the crossbar and into the net.
Ryan made all six allowed substitutes in the second half, getting some quality minutes for his bench and some important rest for the starters. At the end of the game, the U.S. front line consisted of Kai (22 years old), O'Reilly (21) and Amy Rodriguez (19), who had several chances on goal and a few darting runs during her 26 minutes of action.
The U.S. won almost every head ball during the game, which became even more important during the second half when the Danes were playing with the wind. Denmark took five shots after the break and earned all four of their corner kicks in the second half, but the match was long decided by then.
Two Danish players suffered game-ending injuries during the match. Betinna Hansen may have dislocated her elbow after colliding with Abby Wambach and Marie Herping got the worst of a head-to-head collision with Marci Miller, and may have suffered an injury to her cheek.
In other MatchDay 2 action, Norway tied Finland, 0-0, in Group A. Norway, struggling without forward Dagny Mellgren (retirement) and their other top player Solveig Gulbrandsen (pregnancy), has yet to score in the tournament. Germany continued its dominance of Group A with a 3-0 win over Sweden (which has also yet to score) and has already booked its place in the championship with one group game against Norway remaining. In Group C, Ireland and Mexico tied 0-0. Visit the 2006 Algarve Cup competitions page at ussoccer.com for a complete schedule and standings, plus features, podcasts and exclusive all_access video coverage of the WNT in Portugal.
Match-up: USA vs. Denmark
Competition: 2006 Algarve Cup
Venue: Municipal Stadium; Quarteira, Portugal
Date: March 11, 2006; Kickoff – 3:00 p.m. local / 10:00 a.m. ET
Attendance: 500
Weather: Sunny, windy – 78 degrees
Scoring Summary:
USA – Abby Wambach (Shannon Boxx) 26th minute.
USA – Heather O'Reilly (Abby Wambach) 29.
USA – Heather O'Reilly (Kristine Lilly) 31.
USA – Kristine Lilly (Abby Wambach) 41.
USA – Natasha Kai (Unassisted) 71.
USA: 1-Jenni Branam; 2-Heather Mitts, 4-Cat Whitehill, 14-Amy LePeilbet, 3-Christie Rampone (21-Stephanie Lopez, 57); 7-Shannon Boxx (15-Marci Miller, 57), 11-Carli Lloyd (12-Leslie Osborne, 73), 10-Aly Wagner (5-Lindsay Tarpley, 46); 9-Heather O'Reilly, 20-Abby Wambach (16-Amy Rodriguez, 64), 13-Kristine Lilly – Capt. (6-Natasha Kai, 46)
Subs not used: 8-Tina Frimpong, 18-Hope Solo, 19-Christie Welsh.
Head Coach: Greg Ryan
DEN: 16-Heidi Johansen; 3-Katrine Pedersen – Capt., 14-Dorte Jensen, 15-Bettina Hansen (18-Maiken Pape, 54), 19-Malene Olsen (4-Christina Ørntoft, 46); 6-Louise Hansen, 8-Nanna Johansen (10-Anne Nielsen, 46), 9-Julie Bukh (13-Johanna Rasmussen, 46), 17-Marie Herping (5-Mariann Knudsen, 75), 20-Jane Madsen; 12-Lene Jensen.
Subs not used: 1-Mette Christensen, 2-Mia Olsen, 7-Cathrine Sørensen, 11-Merete Pederson.
Head Coach: Peter Bonde
Statistical Summary:
Shots: 22 / 6
Shots on Goal: 9 / 2
Saves: 2 / 2
Corner Kicks: 6 / 4
Fouls: 12 / 5
Offside: 6 / 2
Misconduct Summary:
DEN – Abby Wambach (caution) 52nd minute.
Referee: D'Coth Bentla (IND)
Asst. Referee: Lu Lijuan (CHN)
Asst. Referee: Yoshizama Hisae (JPN)
4th Official: Kamnueng Pannipar (THA)
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On scoring goals:
"It's sometimes hard to get confidence back, but once one or two go in, then everybody has a feeling they can score."
On Abby Wambach getting the first goal:
"I was just excited it went in. She had a few good chances before that and finally broke the seal, so it's great for her and great for the team."
On Natasha Kai scoring in her first game:
"Natasha is a goal scorer and you always need one of those. She's young, she's still just learning how to play with this team, but she's very confident around the goal, and that showed today with her chipping the 'keeper."
On the attacking rhythm:
"It came out of our defending. We kept Denmark under pressure constantly, and as soon as we won it, we were into the attack and looking to play behind them early. I think the quality of service from Aly (Wagner) and all the midfielders was fantastic today. We had more runs in behind them and that gave us more chances to get in on a first-ball situation. Once we stretched them, we had room to play underneath, so I think we had a lot of variety in our attack today. It was great."
On goalkeeper Jenni Branam playing her first match since 2000:
"Jenni was fantastic. She had some work to do. She had to tip that ball over the bar and had to stop a breakaway and her kicking game was fantastic for us. A great performance for a first time back.
On Kristine Lilly's goal:
"Kristine Lilly is amazing. You give her that kind of shot, she's scores a world-class goal. You can count on it."
On getting to make six substitutions:
"We needed to rest some people. Boxxy does so much work in the midfield, it was great to get her some time off. Lilly is the same way. Aly will be a lot fresher and we were able to get Abby off so it's going to help her legs. But for these young players, they came in and really went after it. They weren't just out there to kill the game. Amy Rodriguez was taking players on, Tasha Kai scoring a goal, chipping the 'keeper, Marci (Miller) holding the fort in the midfield and Stephanie (Lopez) at defense. It's very important for us that we bring these players on and they start taking their place and finding their role on the team."
On her first cap:
"When Coach told me that I was going in in the second half, that's when the butterflies started, but it all went away after the whistle blew. I was a little nervous."
On her goal:
"I was going to push out towards the side (on defense), but I heard the 'keeper say something, so I figured that probably meant to drop the ball back because (the defender's) back was facing me and she had no idea where I was. So I just stepped in to intercept that pass and she passed it right to me. I took a couple touches and I saw the far post open, so I kind of bent it around. The wind kind of helped it because I thought it was going to go over, but the wind pushed it down a bit and inside, so I was stoked."
On being the first player from Hawaii to play for the U.S. Women's National Team:
"I feel honored. Coming from Hawaii, it's a dream come true. I never thought I would actually have the opportunity to come here, but coach Greg gave me that opportunity and right now I'm just happy for my team. It's not where I come from, it's who you play for, and I play for the U.S., and I'm trying to represent that well."
On getting two goals:
"It feels really good. I've been working hard these last couple of weeks. I feel myself improving as a player, but getting that last final piece I've been working on (is great). So it feels really good to get two in the bag and I'm looking forward to the rest of the tournament."
On finishing:
"I think part of my game as a finisher, I just have to stay relaxed in front of the net. I think that's what I did, especially on the second goal. I was calm and kind of used finesse rather than trying to use pure strength and emotion, and that's just improving as a player I think."
On her second goal:
"I caught her way off her line, I just had to use the inside of my foot and knock it right over her head. It was an open net. It's something I've been working on because usually I would just sky that right over."
On the rhythm of the forward line:
"That's something that we've been really working on when we were training out in LA and now that we are training in Portugal. Sometimes in practice, it's been frustrating, because we've felt like we haven't gotten that rhythm down, but in a game like today, we were really reading each other well and the result shows it. Five goals is awesome and we have a lot of momentum heading into the next game."
On her forward line mates:
"Heather O'Reilly played fantastic today, she played the full ninety. Tash comes in and scores in her first cap. What a brilliant goal, huge for her, and obviously Kristine Lilly's goal…she comes to play every single time she steps on the field and that goal was a great way to step off at halftime."
On getting five goals:
"At this point, that's the great thing about the Algarve Cup for us. Goal differential will seed us in terms of where we get put after our first round games. It's a do-or-die situation. We have to win these games, we have to win the next game to get to the finals, and if we don't, we have to have more goals than everybody else in our group."
On the scoring mentality:
"From a forward's standpoint, scoring goals is our job. If we don't score goals, we've failed. And I think we all went out on the field today having a little bit of that in the back of our minds. So to go out and score four goals in the first half was great for us."
On playing with the wind the first half and against it in the second:
"The biggest difference was that the 'keeper couldn't kick the ball as far (in the first half) and we were able to have Boxxy win those head balls. But in the second half, they put in a different core group of people and were able to send the balls over the top a lot and we were running a whole bunch."
On continuing the streak of not allowing a goal from the run of play since late 2004:
"It's exciting to see how team defense really works. When you transition from team defense to offense, you win 5-0. But the best part is the zero and we were able to get a big goal differential heading into the next game and hopefully make it to the final."


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When Chinese leaders welcome Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to Beijing this week, they will likely praise Sino-Pakistani "friendship" over the past 60 years — a stark contrast to recent Western criticism of Islamabad.
Analysts say Gilani's visit starting tomorrow will help Islamabad deflect mounting pressure from Washington and elsewhere, as Pakistan stands shoulder-to-shoulder with its long-time ally and neighbor.
"China is the only country that has taken a sympathetic stand for Pakistan after the bin Laden operation," said Talat Masood, a political analyst and retired Pakistani general.
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China has shown unswerving support for Pakistan since US special forces killed bin Laden at a compound near the country's top military academy on May 2, sparking speculation that Islamabad may have known about his whereabouts.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Jiang Yu (姜瑜) said a few days after the al-Qaeda chief's killing that Pakistan was nevertheless "at the forefront of the international counterterrorism effort."
Beijing's goodwill has not gone unnoticed.
"At this crucial juncture of history, I cannot say anybody is standing with Pakistan except for China," Pakistan's popular opposition leader Nawaz Sharif told reporters.
Many in Pakistan, outraged by the unilateral US raid, are increasingly convinced that their nation's strategic alliance with the US since 2001 has been less than positive and has only made the country less stable.
It could therefore be tempting for the nuclear-armed South Asian nation to move away from the US and get closer to faithful ally Beijing, analysts say.
"If US and Indian pressure continues, Pakistan can say: 'China is behind us. Don't think we are isolated, we have a potential superpower with us,'" Masood said.
China is the main arms supplier to Pakistan, which sees Beijing as an important counter-balance to India — which has recently tightened its ties with the US.
Beijing has also agreed to build several nuclear reactors in Pakistan.
Kerry Dumbaugh, an analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses, said Pakistan's pro-China stance on issues such as Taiwan is also a key factor in Beijing's support for Islamabad.
"Pakistan serves as an advocate or a conduit for China in the Islamic world," Dumbaugh said.
According to other experts, China is convinced that Pakistan will increase its influence in Afghanistan by 2015, taking advantage of the planned withdrawal of US troops.
China also needs Islamabad's cooperation in stemming potential terrorist threats in its mainly Muslim region of Xinjiang, which borders Pakistan.
Ultimately, China wants calm to reign, particularly in the Pakistani province of Balochistan, through which it plans to transport oil from the Middle East in a pipeline linking Xinjiang to the Arabian Sea.
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"China is important for Pakistan and will remain so, but when it comes to high-tech, you have to go to the US and the West, also because of their clout in the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund," political analyst Hasan Askari said.


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