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GREENWOOD, S.C. --- The No. 15 Lander University men's soccer team scored a pair of quick second-half goals in a physical match en route to a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Lees-McRae College in Southeast region play on Saturday evening.
Lander (1-0) edged Lees-McRae (0-2) by a 6-5 margin in attempts on goal in a physical contest largely played in the center of the park. The Bobcats held a narrow 4-3 advantage in corner kicks at full time, with senior goalkeeper Thomas Rusling (Sheffield, England) being called upon to make a trio of saves.
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Rollins Wins Gold on Four medal night for Team USA at World Championships
Brianna Rollins
capped off a perfect championship season in the women's 100m hurdles as Team USA again stormed to a four-medal performance Saturday night at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships at Luzhniki Stadium.
Heading into the final day of competition, Team USA has 20 medals - six gold, 11 silver and three bronze. They lead the point standings 236-156 over Russia.
In the 100m hurdles, Rollins (Miami, Fla.) overcame a slow start out of lane 6 to come from behind on Olympic gold medalist Sally Pearson of Australia in lane 5. The NCAA and USA champion, Rollins overtook Pearson over the eighth and ninth hurdles, keeping her cool as she cruised to a well-executed victory in 12.44, adding the World title to her belt. Pearson clocked season-best 12.50. Tiffany Porter of Great Britain was third in a personal-best 12.55, with Olympic silver medalist
Dawn Harper
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Queen Harrison
(Richmond, Va.) fifth in 12.73. American
Nia Ali
(Philadelphia, Pa.) had run 12.83 to finish third in the first semifinal earlier in the evening and did not advance to the final.
In the most thrilling final of the night, a young Team USA went head to head with the Russians in the women's 4x400m relay. Running lead-off
Jessica Beard
(College Station, Texas) handed off to 400m national champion
Natasha Hastings
(Atlanta, Ga.) with a 5-meter lead. At the second hand-off, the U.S. and Russia were even as
Ashley Spencer
(Indianapolis Ind.) took on third-leg duties. Trailing the Russians by a step, Spencer hugged the inside lane as Kseniya Ryzova of Russia drifted out to the second lane coming down the homestretch. With a half-stride lead over the U.S., Russia then cut into the inside to make the exchange, with their anchor-leg runner, Antonina Krivoshapka lined up on the rail and Team USA's
Francena McCorory
(Hampton, Va.) on her outside shoulder. The cross-traffic jam caused Spencer to come almost to a stop before being able to hand off to McCorory, who pulled even with Krivoshapka off the final turn but couldn't overtake the Russian, finishing second in 3:20.41 to Russia's 3:20.18. Great Britain was third in 3:22.61.
Olympic silver medalist
Brigetta Barrett
(Tucson, Ariz.) sailed over the bar on her first attempt at her opening height of 1.89m/6-2.25, then 1.93m/6-4, 1.97m/6-5.5, and 2.00m/6-6.75 to sit in first heading into 2.03m/6-8. Barrett failed to clear but Russian Svetlana Shkolina made her first attempt, giving Shkolina the gold and Barrett the silver. With her clearance, Barrett tied the best height ever by an American at the Worlds.
In the men's 200m,
Curtis Mitchell
(Daytona Beach, Fla.) overcame a poor first 30 meters to reel in the field down the straightaway and outlean Nickel Ashmeade for bronze in 20.04 to prevent a Jamaican sweep. Usain Bolt won the race in 19.66, with Warren Weird second in 19.79. Ashmeade was fourth, just .01 behind Mitchell.
Molly Huddle
(Providence, R.I.) recorded the best finish ever by an American woman in the World Championship 5,000m final as she finished sixth. Huddle worked alongside
Shannon Rowbury
(San Francisco, Calif.) over the final half of the race. The two Americans raced in the 6th and 7th position as they ran 15 meters off of the lead pack of Meseret Defar, Mercy Chrono and Almaz Ayana. With two laps to go, they caught Buze Diriba of Ethiopia who fell off the lead pack. Huddle made a strong charge over the final stretch to try and pass Diriba, but was unable to, as she crossed the line 6th in 15:05.73. Rowbury was close behind as she took 7th in 15:06.10.
Kim Conley
(West Sacramento, Calif.), who led the first laps of the race, faded to 12th in 15:36.58. The best place finish at the World Championships was previously run by Libbie Hickman (1997), Jen Rhines (2007) and Lauren Fleshman (2011).
The U.S. men got off to a conservative start in the marathon as they went through the first 10 km in positions 45 through 47. By the halfway point, the men were still running close together, with only 15 seconds separating the Americans as they came through placing in the mid-30s. But it was
Jeff Eggleston
(Flagstaff, Ariz.) who began to work his way up through the pack, and by the 35 km split, he cracked the top 20. Over the final 7 km, Eggleston moved up seven places as he went on to finish 13th in a season's best time of 2:14:23.
Daniel Tapia
(Castroville, Calif.) went on to finish 27th in a season's best of 2:18:32, and
Carlos Trujillo
(Middleton, Idaho) finished 37th in 2:23:13.
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Athlete Quotes
Brianna Rollins, 100mH final
"I feel great, my birthday is tomorrow, so I have two great things to celebrate. I'm just thankful, and I just thank God for blessing me with this opportunity. I didn't panic when I had such a bad start, I just continued to focus on my own ten hurdles, and just try to finish the race strong. It's just such a great year, it's a blessed year, that's how I can describe it."
Dawn Harper, 100mH final
"It was a horrible race, and I don't know what happened."
Queen Harrison, 110mH final
"Despite how I usually do, I actually had a pretty good start. But being out in lane two, it is hard to feel what it going on. You actually can't, so of course I am supposed to run my own race, but it helps in the second half of the race if you can feel people next to yourself. I went out there and executed the best way I could, and I am proud of myself. I've never made it to an international championship in the 100 hurdles, let alone the final, so this is just the beginning. This is my first year of taking the 100m hurdles 100 percent seriously, so there is more to come from me. Fifth, I can take that, of course it would have been better to be on the podium, but I'll take fifth."
Brigetta Barrett, women's high jump
"It went well, clean through two meters. I really wish I would have been able to make 2.03 on my first attempt, but all glory to God. You take the good with the bad. I'm really honored to be able to do so well. Two silver medals in the course of 12 months, it's been one heck of a year. I can come away with the fact that my dream was to bring American females back to the scene and express that we can dominate and that we can win, so I feel honored to carry that torch again and help to start that legacy, because America is great in the fields."
Curtis Mitchell, Men's 200m final
"It's unbelievable, man. I really don't have any words for the feeling that I feel right now. I just give God all the glory, it's been such a magical year for me, for him to come out here and bless me with this type of position and all of the things I've done at this world championships, then yesterday a personal best, and I was able to stay healthy and come out with a medal for my country. It is so huge and so big. The magnitude of where I am at is unbelievable. I'm glad I was able to come out and represent my country."
Kim Conley, Women's 5000m final
"That didn't go at all the way I'd hoped. I just totally choked, it was unacceptable. I've built off of last year, you know making it to London, but not making it to the final. So the goal coming into this was to make it into the final, so I'll build off of that and see where we go from here."
Shannon Rowbury, Women's 5000m final
"There was a separation, and I thought of covering it, but I kind of hesitated, just because I don't know where my 5k fitness is at. In retrospect, I wish I would have gone with it and seen what could have done, but hopefully next time I'll have done the training to be ready for that."
Molly Huddle, Women's 5000m final
"I said going in that my goal was six or seven, and I was sixth. I'm realizing how hard it is to break above the top six after that race. That was one of the hardest efforts I've had in a long time. I anticipate [the pace changes] every time in a championship, but when you get in there it feels so hard. I'm usually stuck in no-man's-land, so it was good to have Shannon to kind of bridge the gap, and that was a big difference for me this year having someone to key off of.
Jeff Eggleston, men's marathon
"I think in the final 800 meters I was just really putting it on, and I just suddenly started feeling it in my calves and in my feet. Yeah, I'm very happy. The goal was top 15, top 20. It is a tough race to objectify what would be a good place for me. I had a 2:12 PR, so maybe I'm a top-30 seed based on time, but if I just run a smart race and just move myself up, we thought top-15 would be a great performance."
Daniel Tapia, Men's marathon
"I was expecting to run a lot better I think, but given the circumstances I ran a good race I think. More importantly I was able to finish, and I was able to finish strong. I did slow down in the second half like everybody else probably, but I never hit a wall. I wish I would have had a little more time, I think I would have been a little more ready, but I don't have any excuses. Overall it was a good outcome for my first USA team."
Carlos Trujillo, Men's marathon
"It was fine. It was a great experience, this is my first team. Obviously it didn't go as planned, we had talked about going through 1:07 for the half, which I think that is what I hit. I felt great through the half, normally 15-16 miles is where I typically start feeling it. I don't have any excuses, it was just one of those days. Obviously I'm looking forward to the next one."
Nia Ali, women's 100mH semifinal
"I went out there and did the best I could. It didn't happen today. I have some years left. They (cramps) got a lot better considering it's been on and off. But I've been training still, I just had to modify things. They were getting better. It's been a really fun, enjoyable experience. I wouldn't trade it for anything. It's been amazing getting to know more of the US team and getting to know other people. The hurdles is very competitive, I guess that's the thrill of it all."
Jessica Beard, first leg 4x400m
"I thought the lead off went very well. If I'm not mistaken I believe I handed off in first. I know I had a lot of nerves building up to it, but once we said our team prayer, we just said what's going to happen in going to happen. We just had to give our best, as long as we give 100 percent effort, we have to be satisfied with that. So, I just try to think "team, team, team." Even the last 30 meters when I'm hurting, I have to put my personal things aside. You have to tell your body something else. This is about team, you're not hurting you feel good, you're not hurting. You have to do the best you can for Team USA. We're on Russian territory and the home crowd is going to be there for them, cheering them on. We want to be fighters with them at the end as well. That's all I could think about was do it for the team, put them in good position, cheer them on and encourage them."
Natasha Hastings, second leg 4x400m
"After 200 meters whatever position you're in, you can't change, you can't move the runners that are waiting for the baton. So Ashley was on the inside. She had to stop and go around Russia. I think that was probably the biggest difference between it. The girls fought hard."
Ashley Spencer, third leg 4x400m
"The main thing I really wanted to do was run fast, it was my last race of the season. I was really focused watching that first leg go around. I just really wanted to keep the momentum going. It was really exciting. I had a lot of fun. We came out with a silver and I'm really happy. I wanted to get gold, but not this time.
"I came around the turn and I was trying to pass her. She was on the outside of the lane, I was on the inside. I was only a step behind her. I was trying to speed up in order to go around her on the inside, but I couldn't and I saw that Francena was in lane two. I had to stop and go and it was just a mess."
Francena McCorory, fourth leg 4x400m
"I think everybody put their best foot forward. I was trying to close whatever gap there was so we could win, but we got second. We all know that the rule is that we can't change lanes after 200 meters. I don't know if Ashley saw me waving her over or if maybe she didn't. But she didn't move until the last minute. Everyone put their best foot forward."
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara University women's basketball program has hired Steve Drake as an assistant coach, head coach Michelle Bento-Jackson announced today. Drake began work on the Mission Campus last week. He shares responsibilities related to all aspects of the program, with his primary duties concentrated on scheduling, recruiting and working with the post players.
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Belgian GP 2010
Saturday Team Quotes
Lewis Hamilton (2nd, 1:45.863): "We've looked very fast all weekend, and the car's felt great. Obviously, the Mercedes-Benz engine is the best suited to this circuit, and our car's aerodynamic package also works well here. On my first run in Q3, I was the first driver into Turn 14, and the track was drying but still a bit wet, so I didn't push hard enough and lost ground - maybe half a second. I thought we could have got pole, but I went a bit wide at La Source on my final run. There was one little patch of rain over Turn One, so it was a bit slippery, and I lost about three and a half tenths there. But I was able to extract some good time from the tyres in the second and third sectors - and that's where I made up the time I lost in sector one. Still, it's not essential to have pole here - I still feel like I'm in a good position. There's a very long straight from Eau Rouge to the top of the hill, and it's quite tricky to stay ahead of a chasing car, even if you're on pole. I'm hopeful of getting a good start tomorrow, and we'll take it from there. For tomorrow's race, and in Monza, we need to capitalise on the fact that our package appears to be very competitive. Tomorrow will be a tough race, but we'll keep pushing."
Jenson Button (5th, 1:46.206): "Our car feels good, and I think our pace has been good all weekend. I just wish I could be a bit further up. We ran used tyres at the start of Q3 and used tyres at the end, and two of the cars ahead of me put their best times in at the start of the session when it was dry. For my final run, there'd been a bit of rain in sector one, so I lost about three and a half tenths to my previous best Q3 lap in the first sector. I was down quite a bit but was able to pull it back in the middle and last sectors, which were quite competitive. I'm reasonably happy, but would have liked to have been a bit higher up. In qualifying, you obviously want to push the car to the limit, but it's very tricky with this asphalt to see which parts of the surface are wet or dry. And, when you're pushing as hard as you can, it's very difficult to find the limit of the tyre in the wet. If you hit a wet patch, you're off. Still, I'm fifth - on the good side of the grid - and in this sort of weather, anything can happen, so it's pretty exciting. That's the way it is, but I still think we can have a very good race with our car tomorrow."
Martin Whitmarsh, Team Principal: "For all the teams, the key to today's qualifying session was managing things so that one's drivers were on track at the right time on the right tyres - and, to the extent that Lewis and Jenson qualified second and fifth, I suppose we can be reasonably satisfied that we did a decent job. Having said that, with hindsight, if we'd started Q3 with new Option tyres rather than used Option tyres, we may well have been celebrating McLaren's 147th Formula 1 pole position this afternoon. Equally, a small spot of rain came at just the wrong time for us. Without that, again, pole may well have been within our grasp. But I don't want to sound churlish, because the team did a very good job and both drivers did an extremely good job. As for tomorrow's race, well, the Spa-Francorchamps track is a glorious venue for grand prix racing, and you can be well sure that both Lewis and Jenson will be looking to attack from the start. The run down to Turn One is a relatively short one - but the long haul up to Eau Rouge may well offer overtaking opportunities on lap one and you can be well sure that both Lewis and Jenson will be looking for them."
Mercedes GP
Michael Schumacher (11th, 1:47.874): "What a pity as I would have liked to be in the top ten today obviously. I believe that we could have made it but unfortunately I had traffic on my last run so I could not push more at that point. Knowing I have to go back ten positions on the grid anyway makes me hope for mixed weather conditions tomorrow. This would at least bring some movement into the race which could work out in favour or against us. Let's see what tomorrow afternoon will bring and what we can make out of it."
Nico Rosberg (12th, 1:47.885): "It's not been an ideal weekend so far and knowing that we have the five place gearbox penalty, we decided to go for more of a rain set-up as it would be our only chance in the race tomorrow. The car was generally lacking grip today but the main problem was that I had traffic on my fastest lap in Q2 with a driver staying in front of me on his in-lap for the last half of the lap. We'll have to see what tomorrow brings but if it rains, then we are on the right set-up."
Ross Brawn, Team Principal: "It is obviously a difficult weekend for us with the problems that we have had with Michael being put back ten places and now the gearbox issue with Nico which has lost us five places. We didn't look too bad in various parts of qualifying today and when we went out at the end of Q2, we had plenty of time for decent runs, however we had a problem with a driver who was on his in-lap and holding our drivers up. Michael and Nico ended up missing out on Q3 by fractions of a second due to another driver which is frustrating."
Norbert Haug, Mercedes Motorsport Director: "Both Michael and Nico missed the top ten by about seven-hundredths today. In addition, we have been handicapped here from the outset with Michael's 10 place and Nico's five place grid penalty. Let's hope the typical Spa weather lottery will help us to improve and go forward."
Red Bull-Renault
Mark Webber (1st, 1:45.778): "Spa is certainly a great venue to get pole - it's a very special track. I was very happy with my first lap in Q3, but you never know in the current company if it's enough. You get to the finish and wait for Ciaron (Mark's engineer) to come on the radio and say 'P...?' and you're thinking 'what is it?'. At that point the lap was enough, but then you have to do it again. You get another set of tyres and see how you go. We had a rain shower, which spiced things up and made it hard for people to improve. Lewis did a pretty good job to improve to P2 at the end when La Source was a bit greasy. I'm pleased to be on pole and tomorrow's race is going to be interesting, I don't think the race will be won on the first lap. I'm looking forward to it."
Sebastian Vettel (4th, 1:46.127): "We had a bad start with Q1 being last out of the box. It gave us the advantage of not suffering any traffic, but then you're the one who has to face the most water on the track with dry tyres - it was tricky. Fortunately we could get a lap in on the intermediate tyres and we were safe, but you never know in these conditions. Q2 was comfortable and in Q3 it turned out that the first run was most important. There was a bit of rain in the first corner and my first try in Q3 wasn't good enough, simple as that. I made a couple of mistakes at the beginning of the first sector and lost momentum. On the last lap I made a good recovery and it was quicker than my first try, but then I went a bit sideways in Turn 14 and that was it. The most important thing today was that the car was very good, good enough to be ahead of everyone else. It didn't happen for me today, so we need to do it tomorrow."
Christian Horner, Sporting Director: "Our 12th pole of the year in such difficult conditions demonstrates what a great job the team and Mark did today. Fourth place for Sebastian backs up an excellent team performance. Mark made the best of the circuit when it was at it's fastest at the beginning of Q3. Sebastian dropped some time at Turns 13 and 14, otherwise I think we would have had another Red Bull front row lock-out, but it's great to see both cars right up there."
Fabrice Lom, Renault: "A very difficult session with all the mixed conditions, but I think we managed very well. The team did a great job at being on the track at the right time. It was a difficult Q1, but we made it and our performance increased session after session. It's a good result - we got pole position with Mark, he did a great lap at the start of Q3 and Seb is fourth. We were close to a 1-2-3 for Renault, but Lewis did a great lap. I think we are in a good position for a great race tomorrow, but you never know what the conditions will be and it will be tough. The engines may suffer also on this hard track, but we will do our best."
Felipe Massa (6th, 1:46.314): "Definitely a difficult qualifying. Already this morning, we had seen that the McLarens and Red Bulls were quicker than us and they confirmed that this afternoon, when we had a few difficulties, failing to get the result we were expecting: which means we will be trying to improve our positions tomorrow in the race. As usually happens here in Belgium, you can predict that the changeable weather might play a crucial role: it will be vital to manage the situation as well as possible. On my first run in Q3 I got a good lap, but maybe it could have been a couple of tenths quicker, while on the second one, I immediately had rain at Turn 1 and I locked the wheels and I decided to pit without completing the lap, because I would not have been able to improve my lap time. If we have a track that is only slightly damp but not too wet, it could be a problem because the rain tyres get destroyed very quickly and it will be necessary to manage them very carefully."
Fernando Alonso (10th, 1:47.441): "Obviously, I can't be pleased with this result, but it has to be said that if there is one track where grid position is less critical than others, then it is this one, both because of the track characteristics and because the weather can be very changeable: in some cases the right decision at the right time can see you make up an advantage of a minute, therefore we will have to be clever and make the most of every opportunity. In Q3, I only had one set of new soft tyres left and I used it on my second run when, unfortunately, there was a bit of rain. There's no point in making a drama over this tenth place: we must stay calm and concentrated, because qualifying is one thing and the race is quite another when the points are given out, not today."
Stefano Domenicali, Team Principal: "We definitely cannot be happy with this result. Qualifying was complicated by the changing weather conditions which might have been easy to predict from yesterday but, having said that, clearly we failed to extract all the potential at our disposal and now we have to understand why. We are expecting a difficult race tomorrow, when it will be important to try and make the most of every opportunity, especially as our main rivals will be starting ahead of us."
Chris Dyer: "We cannot be pleased with the outcome of this qualifying session. Of course, the fact the weather was so changeable made running the session more tricky, especially for Fernando, who found himself with just one set of new soft tyres left in Q3: when he used them there was just a short shower which prevented him from setting the time he was capable of doing and which would have seen him starting a bit higher up the grid. Spa is famous for being unpredictable in terms of the weather: and once again this was confirmed today, with the possibility that tomorrow's race will also be similarly affected, therefore we will have to do a good job in managing the possible variables."
Rubens Barrichello (7th, 1:46.602): "Today was a good effort by everyone in the team. We were struggling a bit with set-up this morning, but the team came up with some great ideas after practice to get the car into better shape for qualifying and they paid off. I'm delighted to be up in seventh place. I'm having a great weekend celebrating my 300th race with my family and the team and I will be pushing hard tomorrow to get a good result."
Nico Hulkenberg (9th, 1:47.053): "It was not a bad outcome today for the team with two cars in the top ten. I am happy enough with my position, especially considering that my last run in Q3 to claim my grid slot was on a used set of options that clearly were past their best. Just like the session today, I expect the weather to be pretty mixed tomorrow and to be honest, I am relaxed about that - with the variability in conditions, it is important to take it as it comes, the only sure thing is to aim for a good points finish tomorrow."
Sam Michael, Technical Director: "To get both cars in the top ten today was a good effort by the team. The rain could have proved troublesome, but the drivers and engineers managed the weather well throughout the entire session. We'll now move our focus onto strategy for the race tomorrow. It looks like conditions could be changeable yet again, which will certainly make it an interesting afternoon!"
Robert Kubica (3rd, 1:46.100): "We have been in the top five in every session, in all conditions, this weekend, and going into qualifying we were hoping that it might be possible to get third place. This is the first race at which we have used our f-duct and I must say congratulations to everybody at the factory because it has worked perfectly from the first lap in practice. In fact, I was in second position at the end of my first run in Q3 but I wasn't able to use my second set of option tyres. The car cut out just before the pit lane on my in-lap, and after the mechanics had pushed me back to the garage, we didn't have time to do another run. At the end of the session, I was standing in the pits, watching the other cars and praying for rain when a few drops started to fall - and only Lewis was able to improve his time. It meant I lost a place on the front row, but I am still in a strong position for tomorrow, and now we need to wait and see what happens - with the race and with the weather."
Vitaly Petrov (24th, No Time): "It was a very disappointing session for me today. On my out-lap on slick tyres, I went on the kerb at the exit of turn nine and lost control of the car because of the standing water. I wasn't able to get started again, so that was the end of my session. It was a big shame because the car has been very good this weekend, and I was aiming for a place in the top ten. But now this has happened, all I can do is focus on tomorrow and stay positive. The f-duct is working very well, so we are quick on the straights and will be able to overtake. Plus the weather forecast is uncertain, and we know that when it is wet, everything is possible."
Eric Boullier, Team Principal: "Qualifying third with Robert is a great result, especially at a track like Spa. The race team did a really good job, although we had a fuel pick-up problem, which cost Robert the chance to do a second run in Q3. Unfortunately it was a dramatic start to the session for us with Vitaly making a mistake on the kerb out of turn nine, which is really a shame. Hopefully he can come through the field in the race tomorrow. We've been running the f-duct this weekend and overall we are happy with how it is working, which is thanks to the great job done by the team at Enstone and here at the track. This development has drastically improved our performance, which looks promising for the end of the season."
Alan Permane, Chief Race Engineer: "Third is a fantastic result for Robert and just goes to show the performance we have put on the car, not only since the last race, but all season, is really paying off. It obviously wasn't a great session for Vitaly, spinning off on his out-lap, but with the pace of the car we have this weekend, I'm sure he can still have a good race from the back of the grid. With Robert we are where we are on merit, and we will be racing to finish on the podium. The weather has been changeable all weekend and I expect more of the same tomorrow. I'd prefer a dry race, but we've been quick in the wet and the dry so either way won't worry us too much."
Force India-Mercedes
Adrian Sutil (8th, 1:46.659): "Getting into the top ten was my aim today so I'm really happy. It was a tough qualifying of course with the showers and we had to be quick in taking decisions on the pitwall and on the circuit we had to react quite quickly as you never knew what was going to happen. I was lucky to go through in Q1 as I did my quickest lap on the intermediate tyres and the track was drying. Then second qualifying went well and in Q3 I was quite happy with the one lap I did. We only had one set of option tyres left for Q3 and I just missed out on a second lap as at the end of the first lap it had started to rain. I'm looking forward to the race tomorrow, I think there will be a lot of overtaking maneouvres, particularly up the hill and into Eau Rouge after the start, and you can really attack throughout the race."
Vitantonio Liuzzi (14th, 1:48.680): "It wasn't such an enjoyable qualifying as everything was very confusing and stressful with the rain in Q1. But overall we made an improvement to our car as we have had some problems with top speed from Friday practice until Q1. The car has a good balance into the corners and the blown diffuser is working well but although we improved in qualifying, it didn't feel 100%. In FP3 this morning we also ran just four laps, also with a different wing setting, so we went into qualifying a bit blind. But we can be pretty happy, the forecast is changing every 10 minutes for the race tomorrow so we'll keep on top of it and from P12 on the grid we've still got a good chance of scoring some points."
Otmar Szafnauer, Chief Operating Officer: "We're obviously very pleased to be back in the top ten again after a couple of difficult races, and to get two cars starting in the top 12 is our best qualifying session since Canada. It wasn't an easy session to call with the rain coming and going but we made the most of the conditions to give ourselves a good shot of a points finish, which is of course the ultimate aim. We know our race pace is strong, but as usual here in Spa you also have to be spot-on with the tyre calls if the weather is changeable. We look forward to a competitive race tomorrow."
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Jaime Alguersuari (13th, 1:48.267): "Q1 was a nightmare, but it was the same for everyone I guess. We had to come in and switch to intermediate tyres, in very slippery conditions. But it was just enough to get into Q2 and try again in similar conditions. Then later on the slick tyres, I had a strong feeling of confidence from the car, because this weekend the car balance has been quite good as we have worked well over the two days. On my last run, Turns 13 and 14 were still slippery so although I pushed as hard as I could for most of the lap, I backed off a bit at these two points and that's where I lost all my time, which meant I was not going to make Q3. To be honest, I never expected to be this high up the order, so I hope it rains again tomorrow, which will suit us well."
Sebastien Buemi (15th, 1:49.209): "It was a chaotic qualifying session. In the end, we were quite lucky to go out on a dryer track at the end of Q1, because we were not in Q2 at that stage. But we made it and the circuit continued to improve lap after lap. I think I made my final run a bit too early, as the track was still drying so much, that a slighter later start would have meant a faster circuit. Jaime did a good lap today, so let's see what we can both do tomorrow."
Giorgio Ascanelli, Technical Director: "In performance terms this is pretty much what we expected, which means not so different to Hungary. We regret that we did not pip Liuzzi, because I think we should have done. We look a bit better than usual because other drivers made mistakes. I want to emphasise that the team did a very good job, particularly in getting both our cars at the front of the queue to leave the pit lane for the restart in Q1. During Q1, on intermediates, we could see that times would be better on slicks as there was no rain forecast and the clouds were moving away, which is why we brought the drivers back to the pits, rather than let them close their laps. Jaime has done a good job over the two days, keeping calm, even if he told us on the radio this afternoon that he could have taken more risks. However, I am pleased all the same."
Heikki Kovalainen (16th, 1:50.980): "It was a great qualifying for us today, the second time we made it into Q2 like we did in Malaysia. It's a shame Jarno didn't make it through as well, and I was just ahead of him, but the team did a great job today and they should all be very pleased. We made the right calls on tyres in both sessions and in the second session it was really about fighting with Timo, and we nailed him so we achieved what we set out to do today. I think we should be in pretty good shape tomorrow against our direct competitors, and those just ahead, as it looks like the lower downforce circuits suit us, so I hope we have mixed conditions tomorrow and can give it our best shot."
Jarno Trulli (18th, 2:01.491): "I'm obviously disappointed that I didn't make it into Q2, but congratulations to Heikki and the team for putting in such a good performance. It was a pretty crazy session, and it started badly for me when di Grassi lost his car - I was quicker than him, and I couldn't avoid going over him. If he had let me by in the first place when I was much quicker, then it wouldn't have happened. It's difficult in changeable conditions, everyone gets surprised, but we're still in a pretty good position tomorrow, so we'll do our best to reward the fans."
Tony Fernandes, Team Principal: "This is a very special day for me. It's funny how things pan out. By me not being there Riad deputised for me and what a story! Riad has gone from a very special assistant for many years to a CEO, and now he's on the pitwall commanding and directing. That is Lotus Racing. We make the unbelievable believable, and we show that you have to keep dreaming. Whatever happens tomorrow, it doesn't really matter. What matters today is Riad, Mike, Heikki, Jarno and the whole team who pulled out an amazing performance. Well done to all."
Riad Asmat, Chief Executive Officer: "I'm absolutely delighted, for the whole team, and for everyone who supports us around the world. We managed to get into Q2 for the second time in our first season which is pretty fantastic by any measure. It's a shame Jarno didn't get in as well, but that's what happens in racing, and this is a really good start after the summer break. It's important to remember that we're a small team, with limited resources, and I think that what we have achieved today, and will continue to achieve, is the stuff dreams are made of. I'm lucky enough that Tony deputised me for this weekend in place of him who unfortunately can't be here, but I think Tony, Din and Nasa, our Deputy Team Principals, all wish they were here - that's for sure! They've all sent a load of messages, and they're delighted with how we performed today. Tony's passed on his congratulations to everyone and has said that the guys have done a great job today. He, Din and Nasa are here in spirit without a doubt - and we wouldn't be here in Spa without them. To top it all, it's the Malaysian Independence day on the 31st, so it's just perfect. For everyone in Malaysia Hari Merdeka is a really important day, and I'm just really proud to see our cars carry the flag today, and to have done so well."
Mike Gascoyne, Technical Director: "In the end it was a very good session for us today. It's disappointing we didn't get Jarno into Q2 as well, but the yellow flags at the end of his final run held him up, otherwise I'm sure he'd have joined Heikki in Q2. Heikki did a great job in spite of the conditions, and he managed to get the best out the car. We'll be in our best starting positions tomorrow and we're all looking forward to a good strong race. We're clearly the quickest of the new boys, and tomorrow will be all about getting Jarno up with Heikki, getting both cars across the finish line, and making good on the performance we've put in today."
Bruno Senna (20th, 2:03.612): "Today was a good day to experience what a rain shower could do to the circuit. One part of the track was dry and the other one was wet. So, it was a bit of a difficult situation and a gamble to choose which tyres to use. Normally, you stay out with the dry tyres, but it's easy to go crash with cold tyres. We decided to go on intermediates and we did our fastest lap with these. All in all, I achieved my best qualifying result today and hopefully, there are some rain showers again tomorrow, which can bring some surprises."
Sakon Yamamoto (21st, 2:03.941): "I am happy to have done my best qualifying result of the season today. We tried to set a lap time with dry tyres because we expected rain coming quickly, so we went out. As expected, during the dry tyre run the rain came and it was really difficult to manage it. Then, we set quite a good position for going into Q2. I think all of us prayed for the rain, but unfortunately it stopped, so we decided to go on intermediate tyres again. As I was blocked by another car on my first lap on the intermediates and maybe I could have done a better time. But there are going to be similar conditions tomorrow, so we will try to do our best and do a good race."
Colin Kolles, Team Principal: "It was a thrilling qualifying and we were a bit unlucky not to get into the second part of the qualifying. Sakon Yamamoto and Bruno Senna achieved their best qualifying results this season and before the first rain showers, they were positioned 13th and 18th respectively. The team was prepared very well for the different conditions and we went out on the right tyres at the right time. We got good weather updates and we could inform the drivers very well about the possible rain and wet kerbs on the circuit. We are looking forward to another exciting race tomorrow and we are hoping for some rain again."
BMW Sauber-Ferrari
Kamui Kobayashi (19th, 2:02.284): "It's a real shame. At the beginning of Q1 when it was dry the car was good, but after the session had been red flagged there wasn't enough time to put in a timed lap before the rain set in. That was the same for everybody. When the rain stopped we went out first on intermediate tyres and then we made a mistake when we changed to slicks. To be on the safe side we should have continued with intermediates. The first corners were fine on the soft option tyres, but before the hairpin, turn eight, the track was much wetter than I expected and I went into the gravel trap. I was able to get out and the car was not damaged, but obviously the session was over."
Pedro de la Rosa (22nd, 2:05.294): "I am absolutely disappointed with this result. The car was really good and in terms of performance I'm sure we were in a position to fight for Q3. After the short rain shower it was very difficult to judge the conditions on the different parts of that seven kilometers circuit. The track was drying and it was a problem to know what you would find in which corner. We opted for the wrong tyre choice, as it was definitely too optimistic to go for slicks, and I made a mistake when I lost the rear end of the car before turn 14. I overestimated the track conditions there and crashed into the barrier. It is a terrible result."
Peter Sauber, Team Principal: "In the first three practice sessions things looked very good for us and we had reasons to be optimistic, but then in qualifying both drivers went off on slicks on their out laps. It's a shame."
James Key, Technical Director: "Obviously for us a very disappointing qualifying, but equally it was a very difficult session. In the beginning we knew there was rain coming, so we went out early with the rest of the pack. It was really just a case of putting in a banker, but then the red flag stopped it. In the end with the drying track we decided to go out on the intermediate tyres and do three timed laps. The track was drying very quickly, and other cars went on dry tyres, so we decided also to change to slicks. But the track conditions were tricky and both our drivers had an off on their out laps, which stopped them from completing these laps. It's a shame, but a situation like this is always difficult to judge. Now we have to go back and reflect on what happened and make sure next time we do better. Tomorrow we just have to see how we can best recover from the situation."
Timo Glock (17th, 1:52.049): "A good qualifying today in which we made it through to Q2 and got the opportunity to show a little more of the team's potential and also from my side too. The team worked incredibly hard to build an entire new car overnight following my accident yesterday. We always knew this would be a weekend with opportunities for the team because of the changing weather and to have such a good qualifying in such an unpredictable situation off the back of such a big task to get the car ready is a great reward for them. I was quite happy with my performance, not making any mistakes in these conditions and to get the best out of the car in the situation. The session was very chaotic having to switch tyres as the conditions changed and tomorrow promises more of the same. It could be a very eventful race for the teams and the fans and I hope we can make the most of that."
Lucas di Grassi (23rd, 2:18.754): "A disappointing qualifying session for me because the conditions were perfect for our set-up. On the first time lap Trulli hit me and the damage was so great we had to stop. Tomorrow looks like rain again so I'm looking forward to an interesting race."
Nick Wirth, Technical Director: "An exciting and eventful session. Last night, we took the decision to gamble on the race weather being wet and have today run a high downforce aero condition on both cars that is some way from the fastest configuration from this circuit when it is dry. Timo's crew did a fantastic job by working all night to get his car ready for free practice today and the shower before qualifying made the track very tricky. Lucas was very unlucky to get hit by Jarno when he slowed down to avoid a spinning car - sadly the impact broke his oil cooler and ended what could have been a promising session through no fault of his own. Timo managed to put a good lap together at the beginning of Q1 which showed what is possible in tricky conditions, and he managed to hang on to a Q2 spot for the second time this year. As Q2 ended up being relatively dry, we weren't expecting to progress much and therefore decided not to change tyres at the end of the session. So we'll fix Lucas's car tonight and keep our fingers crossed for some more weather madness tomorrow!"


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Hi just took up kiteboarding in March, after 5years of wakeboarding & like the rest of you am totally addicted now.
Since March (9months) I've prolly kited 90 times. My progression seems to be coming along how id like. I not stuck at that dreaded standstill of tricks "yet"...
So was just looking for some feedback as to how long some of you peeps have been riding & what tricks or what you're kiting sessions involve.
I understand a lot of you injoy just riding backwards & forwards, which is cool too
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The plant has a wireless system that is supposed to provide real-time information about the production floor to people in the administrative offices. But sometimes the statistics and status alerts don't match actual conditions. Maintenance is receiving automated alarms that turn out to be false. And sometimes a machine simply resets itself or exhibits other undesirable behavior. The problems seem to be completely random. To eliminate outdated router problems, maintenance bought all new routers at a local office supply store, but the troubles remain.
What should you do?
The first thing you need to do is replace the consumer routers with industrial versions. This alone may be the solution. Consumer-grade routers aren't designed to operate in the relatively harsh industrial environment. The right industrial router will handle the heat, electrical noise, EMF, and other factors that consumer-grade routers cannot. In addition, don't set the routers next to raceway containing a 480V, 400A circuit. Locate them away from sources of EMF.
If you still have problems, you might want to:
- Have an IT person check the information system to verify it's operating correctly and there aren't any problems in the database or programs.
- Remove any ground rods within the plant (load side). If you have improper grounding and bonding, you'll likely have random malfunctions.
- Observe the operators in areas related to the most frequent anomalies. People may be using smart phones in the production area. This unsafe practice may be causing system interference.
- Compare your power analyzer logs to when system malfunctions occurred.


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Four months ago, Northern Illinois started its season as an underdog, playing on a neutral field in an NFL stadium against a team from one of the sport's power conferences.
Few people thought the Huskies would cap their season in the same circumstances.
But Northern Illinois is here in Miami at the Orange Bowl, ready to take on Florida State, the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and one of the premier college football programs over the past two decades.
All the motivation NIU needed was provided by ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit just moments after its Orange Bowl bid officially was announced. But senior tight end Jason Schepler said most of the players have had a deeper fuel since the day they stepped on campus as freshmen.
"I think this whole team is made up of guys who someone has told them at some point in their life that they're not good enough to play here," Schepler said.
"For me, personally, I went to all the Big Ten schools for their senior one-day camps and every one of them told me I wasn't good enough," Schepler said. One of my favorite games was when we beat Purdue a couple years ago, because that was one of the schools that told me I wasn't good enough to play there.
"People saying that we're not good enough to be here is just another day for us and everyone on the team."
The Huskies' motivation is unquestioned. But the most important game in program history will come down to the Huskies' ability to execute against an opponent with more athleticism and speed.
That is something NIU struggled with against the two teams they played from BCS conferences this season. Their only loss of the season came against Iowa, 18-17 in the season opener, and junior quarterback Jordan Lynch had to lead a furious fourth-quarter rally to salvage a 30-23 win against lowly Kansas at home.
"You have to play more people against [Florida State's] offense because you have to chase them down, tackle them and get them down," said NIU coach Rod Carey, who will be making his head coaching debut tonight. "Then you have to put someone else who's fresh so you don't lose a step, because if you lose a step against FSU, it could be worth 80 yards."
Despite being a heavy underdog, a couple of stats do favor the Huskies. Florida State has a negative turnover margin and averages two turnovers a game this season. After a lackluster start to the year, NIU's defense of late has been opportunistic in creating turnovers, and the offense has converted those game-changing plays into points.
NIU doesn't have to wait any longer. After a month off, the biggest game in program history finally has arrived.
"This is probably the top [moment in my career]. I can't wait for Jan. 1, to step out on the field in front of everybody, and play Florida State," Lynch said upon arriving in Florida on Wednesday. "I can only imagine that it's going to be at the top."


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So, I have this new PC I was updating windows 7, it updated successfully I restarted the PC and everything was fine for about 10 minutes and then my monitor went to power saver mode and I no longer had video. I hard shut the PC off and turned it back on - still no video, the PC is posting however and appears to be booting normally otherwise.
I've tried the video card in another PC and it works and the monitor works when connected to a different PC.
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955(3.2GHz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte AMD 770
OS: Windows 7 (64 bit) Home Premium
Power supply: 700W, don't think it's this.
Going to get some spare parts and throw them in to see if I find anything else.
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May is National Stroke Awareness Month
James T.
Monday, July 8, 2013
By: James Tisdale
My name is James Tisdale. I had my stroke on September 24, 2011 at the age of 45.
I left my house that day not having any idea that it would be three months later before I would come home again and how different life would be.
After collecting payments that morning from my lawn care customers, I stopped by the grocery store. While in the store I called my mom about coming to dinner that night. I noticed something weird about my speech. Then I couldn't hold my keys. I couldn't pick them up. Finally I did pick them up and my left foot started dragging behind me. I left the store and went and got in my jeep. I started to drive and called my wife while I was driving. I told her there was something wrong with my left side. She asked me where I was and I told her which store I was at. Then I dropped the phone and crashed into a bridge. I ended up on the other side of the road. I totaled the jeep and broke my right femur bone. Fortunately, no one else was involved the accident. My wife told me later that she thought I was still in the parking lot at the store. When I dropped the phone she said she called 911 and told them where I was at. She had no idea about the accident until she came up on it on the way to the hospital.
I was taken to a hospital about an hour away by ambulance. Our hospital didn't have the neurosurgeons on call at the time. We were told that my stroke was Ischemic with Hemorrhagic Conversion. I had a clot that the doctor removed and then had a bleed afterwards. I was paralyzed on my left side. I had no left peripheral vision and weak frontal vision in the left eye. After four days I had a steel rod put in my right leg. I spent 3 weeks in the hospital and then 3 weeks in the inpatient rehab at the hospital.
The next six weeks I spent doing inpatient rehab at a nursing facility. I was determined not to miss my seven year old daughters Christmas. So on December 24, 2011 I was able to come home for good. My wife was told by the therapists and nurses that I would probably not walk again (I could not move my leg or arm at all), and if I did it would be very limited.
On Christmas Day I moved the upper part of my left leg. The next week I started in home therapy in which I was taught to walk again. After three weeks I started outpatient therapy at a local hospital. I did that for about four months. At first I walked with a hemi-walker, then a quad cane, and after 9 months from the stroke, I started to use a single cane. I am walking some now without the cane. I'm still wobbly, but I'm getting better. I can only move my upper left arm very slightly every once in a while. No movement at all in the rest of my arm or hand. I still have no left peripheral vision, but the front vision has gotten much better. I am slowly getting used to only being able to use one arm for everything.
I have good days and bad. I never would have imagined this kind of change, but I am very blessed to have had a second chance at life.
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The Buccaneers released defensive tackle Corvey Irvin and waived offensive lineman Derek Hardman on Thursday.
The club also said that tight end Drake Dunsmore, a seventh-round pick of Tampa Bay in 2012, was retiring. Dunsmore spent most of the 2012 season on the Bucs' practice squad and finished the campaign on the practice squad injured reserve list. Dunsmore re-signed with the Bucs in January.
Irvin (6-2, 295) appeared in 12 contests as a reserve for Tampa Bay in 2012, notching six tackles. Hardman (6-6, 300) played in three games for the Buccaneers.
Irvin previously played for Carolina (2010) and Jacksonville (2011). Both clubs, like the Buccaneers, employed 4-3 defenses. He was a third-round pick of the Panthers in 2009.
Hardman has appeared in 15 games in three NFL seasons, all with Tampa. He made four starts at right guard to conclude the 2010 season. He joined the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2010.
In other roster moves, the Buccaneers waived defensive back James Rogers, who spent time on their practice squad last season. They also confirmed placekicker Nate Kaeding had decided to retire, the news of which had surfaced earlier Thursday.


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NEW LONDON, NH-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's swimming team split with host Colby-Sawyer, in their dual meet at the Knight Natatorium Saturday. The men won, 161-117, while the women lost, 168-125.
For the men, freshman Justin Floeck (Middleboro, MA/Middleboro, HS) won the 1000 freestyle in 11:08.69, freshman Maxwell Kearns (Marion, MA/Bishop Stang HS/Northeastern) took the 200 freestyle in 1:57.04, freshman Bryan Baranick (Assonet, MA/Apponequet HS) took the 50 backstroke in 29.02 seconds), freshman Charles London (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS/Bristol CC) won the 50 yard breaststroke in 29.21 seconds, sophomore Michael Gryss (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS) took the 100 butterfly in 1:00.27, sophomore Timothy Doucette (Middleboro, MA/Middleboro HS) took the 50 freestyle in 23.78 seconds, junior Conor Szarek (Leominster, MA/Leominster HS) won the one meter diving with 215.25 points, and the 400 yard medley relay team of Baranick, sophomore Phil Lowney (Mattapoisett, MA/Bishop Stang HS/Roger Williams), Gryss and Floeck took first place in 4:01.39.
For the women, winners included freshman Caroline Corcoran (West Boylston, MA/ West Boylston), who won the 100 yard butterfly in 1:04.91, senior Meredith Maki (Holden, MA/ Wachusett Regional HS), who took the 1000 freestyle in 11:42.59, junior Katelyn Kidney (Lynn, MA/Lynn Classical), who won the 500 yard freestyle in 5:40.67, and senior Maggie Conlon (Methuen, MA/Methuen HS), who won the 50 yard breaststroke in 35.81 seconds and the 200 yard backstroke in 2:23.05. The 400 yard medley relay team of Conlon, senior Morgan Cooper (Sunderland, MA/Frontier Regional HS), Corcoran and Kidney finished on top and set a Colby-Sawyer pool record with their time of 4:23.58.
"We had some great swims today, despite several team members being ill," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Cathy Motta. "Hopefully, we can get healthy heading into the New England Championships next weekend. We have 23 student-athletes participating in the two weekend events."
UMass Dartmouth's women are now 7-4, while the men are 4-4. CSC's women are 7-1, while the men are 3-4.
The Corsairs will return to action when they participate in the New England Division II and III Swimming Championships next weekend.


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Michael Jordan to new Hornet Lance Stephenson: Learn when to 'calm down'
New Charlotte Hornet Lance Stephenson hopes not to be defined by one foolish gesture.
"I bring more to the table than blowing in someone's ear," Stephenson said Friday of the incident with LeBron James that brought him so much notoriety.
Stephenson, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard, brings scoring, defense, playmaking and an edge. The Hornets like his edginess, and believe it can help them win games. But only to a point.
Hornets owner Michael Jordan attended the meeting in Las Vegas on Tuesday night that resulted in Stephenson signing a 3-year, $27.4 million contract. Jordan spoke very directly with Stephenson before signing off on this contract.
"He told me what he likes about me, he told me what I need to calm down on," Stephenson told the Observer after the news conference. "He told me how I can contribute to the team. And he told me he believed in my talent. He likes my competitive edge."
There is plenty to like. The Hornets desperately need scoring and shooting from the wing positions. Last season Stephenson averaged 13.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists and shot 49 percent from the field. The Hornets needed a player of his wide skill set and playoff experience.
What they don't need is some of the disruptive things that have come with Stephenson's history. He committed 14 technical fouls last season, fourth-most in the NBA. He had two legal issues in the past, first when he was accused of groping a teenage girl and later an accusation he pushed a girlfriend down a flight of stairs.
The $9 million-a-season salary (the third season at $9.4 million is a team option) is a bargain for a player of Stephenson's talent. The Hornets got that deal because of the ways Stephenson undermined his reputation entering free-agency.
The Hornets' first choice was Gordon Hayward, but the Utah Jazz matched a four-year, $63 million offer sheet. Chandler Parsons got similar compensation to sign with the Dallas Mavericks.
Stephenson's market was considerably lower. He says he grasps what he has to do to repair that before reaching free agency again.
His talent "definitely got overshadowed by blowing in LeBron's ear," Stephenson said. "He's one of the greatest players in the game. So by me doing that to him, it became real big. It overshadowed what I can do on the court. I'm a playmaker, a defender and a leader on and off the court.
"I've just got to change that around and learn from it."
Coach Steve Clifford sounds OK with the prospect of managing this tradeoff – what Indianapolis media labeled "good Lance" and "bad Lance."
"I think those things are a by-product of the fact that he badly wants to win," Clifford said in a conference call from Las Vegas, where the Hornets continue in summer league.
"Our owner talked to him specifically about the fact that those are things that we can work on. He knows that. He knows that sometimes he has crossed the line a little bit. I think he does that out of competitiveness."
While Stephenson acknowledges he must comport himself better, he sees his attitude as one of the things that got him this far.
"When I'm on the court I don't have friends," Stephenson said. "I'm all about business and all about winning. I'm definitely going to try to be a leader on this squad, and bring winning habits here."
The Hornets needed to do something after the Jazz matched on Hayward and starting power forward Josh McRoberts chose the Miami Heat over returning to Charlotte. The then-Bobcats got just 21.2 points per game last season combined from starters Gerald Henderson at shooting guard and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist at small forward.
There was no contact between the Hornets and Stephenson's representatives early in free agency. Things accelerated dramatically Tuesday night, leading to an agreement around 6 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday.
Stephenson's advisors preferred a shorter deal than the five seasons the Pacers offered, which was also the Hornets' preference.
"We did not want to see a long-term deal unless the overall deal was extremely attractive," said Stephenson's agent, Alberto Ebanks.
"Like most of us, he's a work-in-progress. If you watch a tape of his entire season, he did some things he didn't need to do. But he did so many great things, too. You don't want the real message to be lost: This is a man capable of a triple-double every night. A person who takes great joy in helping his team win."
The Hornets now have a glut of shooting guards in Stephenson, Henderson, Gary Neal and rookie P.J. Hairston. Clifford was asked Friday what becomes of Henderson.
"The NBA is a competitive place, and there's nothing wrong with competition," Clifford said. "As of right now, I don't even know who is going to be the starters, who is going to be coming off the bench or what the minutes will look like.
"I know that our team is stronger today."


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Growing numbers of baby boomers are grappling with a once-unthinkable problem: Aging parents who need financial support. Fully half (52%) of people 65 and older who live alone or with a spouse are hard pressed to pay for essentials – including food, health care, housing and transportation – according to Wider Opportunities for Women, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of older adults and families.
Increasing life expectancy helps explain the growing need. Add a still-wobbly economy to the mix, and older adults can find themselves outliving their savings. A desire to help is only natural. But before doing so, as the Wall Street Journal's Julie Steinberg reported this weekend, adult children should consider strategies that "best minimize their own taxes – as well as their parents' – while preserving a sense of independence for the previous generation."
Indeed, the topic of parental care is becoming a fixture in discussions with trust-and-estate advisers. Erin Wilms, co-head of advanced planning at UBS Wealth Management, says elder-care planning comes up in more than half of the firm's conversations with clients, up from about a quarter in 2008.
Steinberg's article discusses four approaches to ease the financial strains:
Annual gifts. This is the simplest answer – giving money to parents. You can make annual tax-exempt gifts of as much as $14,000 to any individual, up from $13,000 in 2012. But bear in mind: Gifts could make your parents ineligible for certain government benefits, such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income, according to Bernard Krooks, an elder-law attorney in New York.
Paying their bills. The Internal Revenue Service allows taxpayers to pay qualified medical and educational bills on behalf of another person without limits. But siblings, in particular, should negotiate such arrangements in advance. The bill-payer, for instance, might expect to be reimbursed from the parents' assets upon their death.
Intrafamily loans. Family members can charge each other low minimum annual interest rates on intrafamily loans. To avoid tax implications, the interest needs to be at or above what's known as the "applicable federal rate," which is currently close to the lowest on record. But if the paperwork isn't done correctly, the IRS could have its hand out.
"Upward" trusts. In these arrangements, parents typically live off the income generated by the assets inside the trust, without touching the core assets. Such vehicles, according to Wilms at UBS, are ideal when adult children are concerned about parents' ability to manage the money. But again, the trust could disqualify the parents from being eligible for government benefits.


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