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Bruster Rockit: Space Guy! by Tim Rickard
A key element of quantum mechanics is Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, which forbids the simultaneous measurement of the position and momentum of a particle along the same direction, as so aptly illustrated by Tim Rickard above.
for a photon, where E is the energy, c is the speed of light and p is the momentum. So the momentum of a photon is equivalent to the energy of the photon divided by the speed of light or p = E/c where E is also related to the frequency of the photon by Planck's Constant E = hf. h is Planck's constant and f is the frequency assigned to the photon. f is also related to the wavelength of the photon by f = c/λ.
So E = hc/λ = cp Therefore p = h/λ
But we know the values for both h (6.26×10^-34 joules sec.) and for λ if we know the color of the photon. Usually if we are dealing with coherent light (red laser for example) then we know the wavelength λ very accurately. Thus we know the momentum very accurately.
There is another factor in this equation – spin angular momentum of the photon which is independent of its frequency. Spin angular momentum is essentially circular polarization for a photon. Angular momentum is ±h/2π. It is the helical momentum of the photon along its flight path. In order to pin down the momentum we also need to know its angular momentum, but it is a constant that is either spinning one way or the other, no half spins no quarter spins just +h/2π or -h/2π.
The key for this discussion is that we know the momentum for any photon if we know its wavelength. p = h/λ and the direction of its spin ±h/2π. According to Heisenberg's principle we cannot know the location of the photon if we know its momentum. Since we do know its momentum we are at a loss to try to pin the location to a particular spot such as through a narrow slot or pinhole.
Whenever we try to fit a photon through a slot, we are trying to pin down the location as it goes through the slot. The narrower we make the slot the closer we are trying to pin it down. Nature resists by causing havoc with our measurements – fuzzy behavior/weird effects.
Pair Production
Pair production is a possible way for nature to slip one by us – putting a photon through both slots simultaneously, thus confounding our measurements completely. When a photon hits an obstacle such as the thin barrier between the two slots, it melds through the slots around the barrier as in my earlier posts or possibly down-converts to a lower frequency pair of photons (or up-converts to a higher frequency) through pair production (conserving energy by the frequency change). These pairs recombine on the far side of the barrier through an up (or down) conversion process causing an effective interference due to jiggling in the conversion process.
Our barrier strip knocks the photon silly, and it responds by splitting up, zipping through the two slits independently, then recombining in a way that looks like interference.
Virtual Photons
Another type of pair production would be through creation of a virtual photon – a pair with one real and one virtual as also mentioned in an earlier post. The scenario is the same – barrier knocks photon silly, virtual photon forms, passes through other side, then effectively recombines while interfering with the "real" one. The original and virtual photons could actually be down converted or up converted photon pairs that recombine by up or down conversion causing interference-like behavior.
In either case, blocking one slit or the other would prevent melding and also prevent pair production as well as the formation of virtual photons.
Pair production through down/up conversion and/or virtual pairs would fit better with particles with mass acting like waves that cause interference when passed through slits. Even bucky balls and cats could potentially form virtual pairs if moving close to the speed of light. Well, again, maybe not cats.


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Members of the Hope community will have two opportunities to experience the Dancing Wheels Dance Company of Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, Feb. 4: a master class at 8:30 a.m. and a concert at 7:30 p.m.
The dance company, brought to Holland by Disability Network/Lakeshore and presented in cooperation with Hope, will lead a workshop in physically integrated dance on Friday, Feb. 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the dance studio (room 207) in the Dow Center. The campus community is invited to the workshop, and admission is free.
Participants in the workshop will take an in-depth look at physically integrated dance through adaptive translation, integrated partnering techniques and the opportunity to try dancing in a wheelchair. Participants of mixed abilities, with or without disabilities, are encouraged to attend.
The workshop precedes the company's performance on Friday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the DeWitt Center main theatre. Tickets for the concert are $15 for regular admission and $12 for senior citizens and students, and are available at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) 395-7890.
Dancing Wheels Company is a professional dance troupe that educates, entertains and advocates through inclusive dance. The troupe has been in existence for 30 years and is recognized worldwide as America's first and foremost physically integrated dance company.
The concert is part of the Disability Network's ongoing celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The college's events and conferences office and department of dance are among the concert's sponsors.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. The DeWitt Center is located at 141 E. 12th St., facing Columbia Avenue at 12th Street. The Dow Center is located at 168 E. 13th St., on 13th Street at Columbia Avenue.

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More than three decades before opening night of the 13th annual Newport Beach Film Festival at Edwards Big Newport, festival co-founder Todd Quartararo sat in the same packed theater, watching "Star Wars."
"It was incredible — here is a film that changed the landscape of filmmaking," he recalled of the experience back in 1977.
That palpable excitement of a full theater — more than 1,100 seats full — will be present again at Thursday night's world premiere of "Jewtopia."
The 7:30 p.m. screening of the feature film — starring Ivan Sergei, Joel David Moore and Jennifer Love Hewitt — will officially open the 2012 festival, which will run through May 3. The Daily Pilot is a sponsor.
With a sold-out opening-night crowd, high-profile celebrities, filmmakers and this year's addition of the Port Theater and Island Cinema as venues, the festival is expected to shatter last year's record attendance of 52,000.
But it wasn't always so successful.
When Quartararo and co-founder Gregg Schwenk launched the first Newport Beach Film Festival in 2000, they staged it in the ballroom of the Newport Beach Marriott hotel. The first festival attracted 12,000 to 15,000 attendees.
"I remember standing out front on opening night and wondering if anyone was going to show up," Quartararo said with a laugh.
To date, about 4,000 films have been screened through the festival or its partner organizations: the Orange County Film Society, Cinema Orange at the Orange County Museum of Art, Movie Mondays at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and Cinema Sage Hill.
"They have a very clear and multiplying passion for what they do," Gary Sherwin, chief executive of Visit Newport Inc., said of the festival's founders. "What they do is see themselves as custodians of a very valuable asset in the city."
Quartararo and Schwenk launched the Film Society in 2006 after festival attendance rose to more than 30,000 in 2005.
The co-founders aimed to bring the art of film to more than main circuit festival patrons and do it year-round.
"Film is the medium most accessible and readily accepted by the greatest segment of the population," Schwenk said. "Sadly, no one really asks, 'What is your favorite book?' People ask, 'What is your favorite movie?'"
The organization hosted a screening on March 20 of"Bully"and a screening on April 10 of"The Lucky One"— 10 days before the romanticdrama'srelease date. Both of the screenings were at the Regency Lido Theatre.
"Oftentimes, you're seeing films before anyone knows about them," Quartararo said of the Film Society. "You're really discovering a gem that may go on to be a hit on the international stage."
For an annual membership of $99, members can access more than a dozen films — often before they're shown in theaters or with after-screening interviews with film directors and cast — and other events.
Among the films that the Film Society screened last year were"The Artist,"which won this year's Oscar for Best Picture, Actor and Director,"The Help,""Crazy, Stupid, Love,""Contagion,""Tyrannosaur"and"Dolphin Tale."
There are also screenings of already-released films followed by discussions with filmmakers. In December 2011, the society screened "The King's Speech,"the film that went on to win the Best Picture honors at last year's Academy Awards. An interview with screenwriter David Seidler followed the Dec. 14, 2010, screening at the Lido.
The Lido will also be the venue on the evening of May 3 for the world premiere for "Shanghai Calling," which will close out this year's film festival. The feature film stars Alan Ruck, Bill Paxton, Daniel Henney, Eliza Coupe, Geng Le and Zhu Zhu.
"They're almost on a crusade, or a mission, to make the event better than the year before and almost single-mindedly go about it," Sherwin said of the duo of Schwenk and Quartararo. "I'm amazed. Not a lot of people would volunteer for that unless there was some sort of intrinsic reward."
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Michael Jordan, today you are 50.
Happy birthday.
Now, please, Michael Jordan — please call Wilfred Santiago.
Wilfred Santiago lives in Skokie, and when I asked him if he would contact you, he paused for several seconds then said, startled, as if he had temporarily slipped into a daydream about meeting you: "Actually? There is a little intimidation on my part with that. He is a very private person, I think, and what I am doing is an artist's interpretation of his life — what we already know about him. But Jordan? Himself? It is hard to know Jordan. Or to know a lot about Jordan. So no, I won't be contacting him, or trying to contact him."
Which is too bad, Michael Jordan, because Wilfred Santiago is about to do you a great service:
He is about to add flesh to your legend.
Also, blood, tears, pathos, insight, drama, nuance. All those qualities we've come to expect from art, particularly biographical art, Santiago will attempt to apply to the tale of His Airness. And just in time, too, because, at least as a cultural figure, Michael Jordan — sorry, but, at 50, you've become a little … stale.
Or perhaps, neglected.
Santiago, who moved here from Puerto Rico about 20 years ago, during the heyday of Jordan's Chicago Bulls, is a cartoonist. He received acclaim in 2011 for his graphic novel "21: The Story of Roberto Clemente." Jordan is the subject of his follow-up graphic biography. But "Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade," set for release in spring 2014 from Fantagraphics, the Seattle-based publisher of R. Crumb and Chris Ware, is no linear history; it flips between Jordan's formative teen years and his decade of dominance with the Bulls.
Incredibly, it promises something we haven't really seen — an actual artwork about Michael Jordan.
Last week Santiago showed me a handful of finished pages, including the cover, which shows the lower, sweating half of Jordan's head, his tongue hanging out iconically, probably in midflight. When I asked him "Why Jordan?" he said a graphic novel seemed like a perfect medium for exploiting athleticism, then added: "But also, Jordan, as a figure, never seemed that interested in satisfying people. Which is interesting to me."
Santiago ran a hand along his salt-and-pepper beard and looked out across the drafting table in his high-rise condo, which points north, toward Highland Park, Jordan's home 10 miles away. "He has an amazing basketball story, of course," he said. "But there is a cultural, psychological aspect that's unappreciated. He seems to have that problem people who accomplish a great deal at a young age go through. He seems lost."
No, not lost — trapped in amber.
As if to underscore the point, on Santiago's desk, I noticed a stack of ancient books about Jordan — Sam Smith's "The Jordan Rules," Bob Greene's "Hang Time," David Halberstam's "Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made." A DVD set of old Bulls games, a pile of old Sports Illustrated magazines.
That's the research material.
There was nothing more recent than 1999, and noticeably missing was an incisive biography, a biopic, a documentary — an artwork, anything, that illuminated the man, what he meant to the game, or who he is.
All we have now is a dated brand.
A red-lettered name above a steakhouse door. An iconic statue outside the United Center — in the same scissor-legged pose as Jordan's midflight silhouette on a pillar outside Niketown on Michigan Avenue. Is it telling what remains of the great Spike Lee commercials that helped make Jordan a cultural force has boiled down to this, a silhouette? And speaking of trapped in amber: The hilariously antiquated website for "Space Jam," the 1996 movie co-starring Jordan and Bugs Bunny, is still operational. (Trust me, Google it.)
Flipping around ESPN channels the other night I stopped on one of the many Jordan-at-50 vignettes (narrated by rapper-actor Common) the network has been airing for weeks. Though Jordan is relatively young in them, many have the vague feel of epigraphs, or unintended commentaries. "Gotta Be the Shoes," at seven minutes, is, as expected, a salute to Air Jordans. Which is fair enough, until we get to a bit of corporate soul-crushing: "It wasn't about the shoes, but it became about the shoes … and the shoes became a part of the legend."
Of course, I don't really expect a retired Jordan to manage the nuances of his cultural legacy; unlike musicians, filmmakers, authors, for whom greatness can be subject to fashion, great athletes — at least those who don't re-enter their sport way past their prime (George Foreman) or never have to answer for a startling, career-canceling revelation (Lance Armstrong, Joe Paterno) — tend to remain golden, however varnished. And certainly Jordan deserves credit for not parlaying fame into cheap ways of keeping his face before a camera.
But at some point, legend or not, stature itself seems hollow — like a silhouette of greatness.
I did not receive an invitation to Jordan's birthday party — a private gathering, held Sunday at Houston's Museum of Fine Arts, far too calcifying a place for a guy who used to show up at the Foster Park hoops in a Ferrari that matched his Air Jordans — but I imagine ennui settling over him. And if so, I hope he shakes it soon. Because, like David Bowie (until the other day), or Philip Roth (who recently retired from writing), Jordan has become one of those celebrities who goes away too soon without quite leaving the culture, a kind of ghost. But unlike Roth or Bowie, we still don't know enough.
Even when he's name-dropped in rap — where, culturally, Jordan seems the most alive — the reference has a ring of ancient history. For instance, Kendrick Lamar's "Michael Jordan" begins with nostalgia: "I used to want to be like Michael Jordan." Then splashes a colder reality: "Figured I would hit the NBA and make me a fortune." Even Jay-Z's "Encore," with arguably the best Jordan reference ever — "When I come back like Jordan/ Wearing the 4-5/ It ain't to play games witchu/ It's to aim at you" — is about a career wane.
When I think of Jordan at all these days I picture a guy so inattentive to his cultural image and importance that he's making underwear commercials and sporting weird little Hitler mustaches and dressing so relentlessly '90s that he inspired a bad-fashion blog, "What the (expletive) Is Michael Jordan Wearing?"
Jordan needs a work of art about himself that will erase the memories of this.
As lukewarm as the reception was to "Magic/Bird," a Broadway play last year about the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, the idea held a nugget of promise. Jordan needs more, a work that will do for him what "Lincoln" did for our 16th president, "Mad Men" did for the early '60s and Thomas Mallon's novel "Watergate" did for Nixon — a piece of art that makes real what had become a cultural abstraction.
Standing in his Skokie apartment, Santiago flipped through a small Moleskine notebook into which he'd drawn the tentative contents of "Bull on Parade." He stopped on an image of a teenage Jordan skimming a hotel pool during a summer job. "He hated jobs," Santiago said, then flipped more pages. Santiago said he doesn't follow basketball much. He's just interested in bringing narrative cohesion to Jordan, "to show how he handled his life. Because, after all these years, you just get little sprinkles of how he feels about things."
He flipped more. I spotted the United Center, Jordan trying out for his high school team, Chicago's skyline.
"I want to know how you get to where Jordan got to," Santiago said. "How do you get to be the best ever? That's a great subject: What does it mean to get to that place? And what does Michael Jordan mean now?"
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Nine Hope College athletes have been presented All-MIAA honors in track and field.
Both Hope teams finished second at the MIAA Championships and in the final seasonal standings under second-year coach Kevin Cole. Six athletes won individual conference championships.
Receiving All-MIAA honors in men's track and field were: sophomore Sean Bergsma of Grand Haven, Mich. (Grand Haven HS), senior Andrew Denniger of Winfield, Ill. (West Chicago HS), senior Scott Langille of Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West HS), and senior Ryan TerLouw of Pella, Iowa (Pella HS). Langille is All-MIAA a third consecutive year and TerLouw is receiving the honor a second time. TerLouw also was All-MIAA in cross country twice.
All-MIAA honors in women's track and field were presented to sophomore Nora Kuiper of Parchment, Mich. (Parchment HS), junior Lindsay Lange of Manistee, Mich. (Manistee HS), sophomore Christina Lis of Novi, Mich. (Novi HS), senior Leslie Tableman of Lansing, Mich. (Lansing Eastern HS), and senior Jennifer VanderMeer of Holland, Mich. (Holland HS). Lange is All-MIAA a third consecutive year and Kuiper is receiving the honor a second time. Tableman was also All-MIAA in cross country.
Hope's MIAA champions were: Scott Langille, men's pole vault a third consecutive year (15-1); Andrew Denniger, men's javelin (190-3); Sean Bergsma, men's high jump (6-6 1/4); Ryan TerLouw, men's 1,500-meters a second time (3:51.54); Jennifer VanderMeer, women's pole vault (12-2 3/4); Nora Kuiper, women's 100 meters a second time (:12.33).


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Mapping x2January 10, 2005
Found: a new tool enabling my continued passion for exploration.
Just before the weekend, I wrote about a Swiss mapping service called map.search.ch (which, incidentally, does not use XMLHttpRequest after all if you didn't catch the update).
Anyway, technology aside, a commenter pointed me in the direction of Keyhole, a service recently acquired by Google. The software looked interesting enough that I booted up my older Windows PC, signed up for a Hotmail account and registered for their free trial. I think I'm going to be spending some money here, folks.
Similar to map.search.ch, Keyhole is a mapping tool that allows increasing resolution of geographical areas. With a focus on North America, many regions of the world are woefully under-represented, but for those that are, it's amazingly wonderful.
You start out with a 3D view of the globe. Using controls to tilt, pan, and rotate, you can zoom in and out on any area. As you progress through the levels, an active server connection loads in more and more detailed satellite photos of the area you're viewing. For many non-populated (and non-North American) parts of the globe, the resolution is pretty low. Cities are more detailed though, and the larger cities resolve details as small as 3 inches across. Vancouver only went to 2 feet, but that was enough to pick out my building (and my car!)
More than a few hours were spent jumping back and forth between Google and Keyhole, the former to map out various landmarks and the latter to spot them from above. The Statue of Liberty, the Vatican, the Collisseum, the Eiffel Tower (and its equivalent in Las Vegas), the Empire State Building (and its equivalent in Las Vegas), and so on.
I wrote about Exploration last year, so it's no surprise Keyhole has gotten my attention. As I explored Celestia, in fact, the low-resolution surface maps of the various planets led me to wish for a program that would combine real imagery and allow you to explore the surface of the globe as easily as you could the distance between planets in Celestia; Keyhole scratches that itch nicely.
Of particular note is that Keyhole now belongs to Google. The company's site links to a FAQ that states Google has no specific plans at the moment, merely that it fits in with the overall Google goal of making the world's information accessible and usable.
Linking physical addresses to satellite photos would just be the tip of the iceberg, I'd expect Google to come up with something more creative than that, although there will be a hornet's nest of privacy questions to address. How long until we start seeing Keyhole hotspots of real-time satellite coverage of an area as it passes overhead? What about daily satellite weather reports of major cities? Or even traffic reports for that matter. This will be one to watch.
Hey, these Google Ads really are targeted. I just found Image Atlas through an ad on this article. Looks to be a decent web-based equivalent to Keyhole. The resolution wasn't quite as high in Vancouver, but it looks like it may go quite a bit higher in some areas. And you can order prints of any area. Neat.
One of my work peers introduced me to Keyhole some days ago. For someone who still finds getting a window seat on a plane charming as when I was a kid, this stuff is terribly addictive. I could easily waste hours jumping from place to place across the globe while pretending I'm cruising 5.000 feet above. I know there's more to Keyhole than this, but for now the fun factor hasn't wore off on me.
If anything, Keyhole's more evident Achilles' heel is its poor representation of non-US spots, but we can only hope for it to improve over time. It should…
Keyhole is easily one of the most convincing "wish I had a PC and a fat pipe" applications to come lately. Worth the $30/year for a "lite" account, I guess.
I've tried both Google Keyhole and NASA World Wind, and definitely prefer World Wind. While less user-friendly, it's completely free. Both work nicely on my powerful machine and fast DSL line, but World Wind has the annoying "feature" of tending to lap up my entire gigabyte of memory.
Or you can try Earth 3D - it's for windows, linux and Mac OS X. I've tried in windows, but no chance to see our Earth. So may be in linux you'll have more luck ;)
Have you ever seen Terraserver? I believe it's run by Microsoft and can be seen at http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ and is surpisingly useful. It has famous places too, and has broken some disputes between my older brother and I :D. I'll look at keyhole more.
I downloaded Keyhole about a month ago. It really is quite a program. I was able to see our house/cars and I thought that it was pretty cool. It does take a LONG time to load the images if you are using a Dial-Up line, but it works great on DSL or Cable. Worth the $30.
Dave, since you're obviously an explorer, have you messed around with NASA's WorldWind? Website here: http://learn.arc.nasa.gov/worldwind/
It allows you to explore real landscape data in realtime 3D…
"have you messed around with NASA's WorldWind?"
Not yet, but that's one to look into this evening. This one looks real nice, can't wait to give it a try. Thanks!
I was just about to say the exact same thing. What you've described about Keyhole sounds pretty similar to WordWind, except WorldWind is open source software…
That said, I've found it hard to get in too close. I managed to see my village, but not any close (I couldn't pick out houses). The software's pretty big (in terms of disk space) and somewhat confusing, but hey, I didn't pay a penny for it. The world looks beautiful when you're zoomed out :).
"Linking physical addresses to satellite photos…"
Hey Dave, right in your backyard - The District of North Vancouver's GIS Department maintains an application that allows anyone to do just that (http://www.geoweb.dnv.org - look for the Property Information Explorer). Although it works only for addresses within the District, it uses 10cm resolution air photos - way better than commercial satellite images.
The main goal of the app is to provide property info to employees and residents, the mapping portion is just gravy.
Unfortunately (at the moment) it has only really been tested on IE in Windows (that's the mandate from management!), other than a few map display issues it should work fine with Firefox (OSX and Windows). Can't speak for any other configs.
If you get websites that want you to provide an email, try Mailinator
It's a no signup, instant anti-spam service for just such occasions.
Keyhole is great, i took a look at it a few months back when google first aquired it. Sadly, living in Britain, it's not as attractive a prospect as it would be if i lived in America. Excellent concept and execution though.
May as well throw EarthBrowser (http://www.earthbrowser.com/) into the mix as well - it's not as detailed as keyhole or WorldWind, but it does weather reports and cloudmaps for pretty much anywhere in the world. Oh… and webcams. Not as detailed, perhaps, but it's still quite nifty.
Best of all, it's Mac compatible, even if the UI is a little on the klunky side.
It's true that the international Keyhole support is very poor. It was frustrating to not see the Nile region very clearly.
I think the neatest thing about Keyhole is how it's so obviously a union of many different data sources — you can be cruising through Amsterdam or somewhere and suddenly the image colours or resolution will completely change because you've switched to someone else's photography.
I was amused to note that although the Pentagon is clearly visible the US Capitol has been quite obviously censored out.
I posted a few snapshots of famous landmarks: http://uwmike.com/archive/keyhole/
I also downloaded Keyhole about a month or two or so ago when I saw a link to it on Google's main page around the time of them acquiring Keyhole. However, I'm on dialup, so I only got to appreciate so much of it. This is probably, though, thanks to this article and the above comments, one of the first programs I'll buy once I get broadband since it sounds awesome if it can actually zoom down to houses and cars.
Living in the Montreal Area, I found this really interesting.
(Unfortunately doesn't work in Firefox for me at least…try IE)
Anyhow, It's basically an interactive map. But if you scroll down in the right pane and activate "Orthophotos 2002" you can see real satelite pictures! I was able to make out my house and pool :p
This keyhole thing keeps crashing on me all the time, and it only has a very low resolution of the Netherlands. And I'm even living in a more populated area of the Netherlands, of which they have a higher-res image, but on that all I can see is the outlines of the fortification of Naarden. Among the blurp of big pixels, I can't really spot my own city though (Bussum).
Also, at some point where it shows city names (Paris, London), I assume it is supposed to show capitals. Of the Netherlands it is showing 'The Hague'. That may be where our government seats, but last time I checked our capital and most important city was Amsterdam…
Now that GlobeXplorer ImageAtlas is an entirely different matter - I can see my house from there ^_^.
p.s. for a school assignment I (everyone in my class, actually) had to create a similar program once, in Java. We had sets of images from Nasa in different resolutions, with coordinates specified. With that, I could see my house as well (of course, the high resolution images of our image set were aimed at the Netherlands, to keep the amount of data manageable). So aside from the pretty 3D, I'm not impressed with Keyhole at all.
As if they don't have Ottawa on it. I'd actually sign up for the service if they did have it.
I've been playing around with Keyhole for a while, and I've found that it's really quite fun. The high resolution in Vancouver was added only months ago (from arial photographs—see that little credit at the bottom of your current map). It certainly was fun zooming right up to my house in Richmond, for example.
Interesting, however, is the amount of information Keyhole has. You can try to enable different "layers" to show different information (I don't exactly remember how to go about doing this). One layer is user-submitted, so various landmarks such as Canada Place were marked.


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This is a place for those who still love to have a book in their hands to share and discuss books, reviews, and ideas. The blog is dedicated to Mum who wrote four books and more than fifty stories and other Authors. Mum passed away at 93 without seeking publication. Her books and stories range from Murder/mystery, Suspense and Romance. Her first book was published March 2008 called "Ladies of Class" a Detective, Murder Mystery story. Enjoy fellow readers!


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They've been spotted out getting cozy again lately, but last night Hayden Panettiere and her ex-boyfriend Wladimir Klitschko put all those dating rumors to rest ... by gorging on their tongues in public.
With the entire American Airlines Arena watching, the itty bitty 23-year-old babe and her 6'6" Ukrainian boxing champ lover inhaled each other's mouths at the Miami Heat game in Florida on Sunday.
After previously dating for about two years, Hayden and Wlad ended their relationship back in 2011.
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Strengths in Action at MVCC
Some examples of how MVCC faculty and staff see their strengths working for them -
I use this strength on a daily basis, as I coordinate a grant-funded program. Our outcomes are quite lofty, so I set goals on a weekly basis to be achieved. This way, I am constantly working to tackle the numbers so we acquire the necessary results.
Sarah Lam, EOC Program Coordinator
I use my activator theme along with my other strengths, particularly strategic. By gauging, often from prior experience, how a particular idea may play out to a positive result, I then plan the logistics (which also brings in my arranger skills). To be successful, you have to understand as many facts as possible to think of alternatives and anticipate pitfalls, so input and learner are nice skills to add to the mix. Patience, or the lack thereof, always is the great determiner of success – many an idea relies on timing for action, and sometimes I'm simply too impatient. This is why I find the same idea cropping up years later and finally getting its due – but through someone else's efforts!
Terry Schwaner, Dean of Life and Health Sciences
I use adaptability in both the classroom and my personal life as a tool to remain grounded in the present moment and connected to my immediate environment.
Bill Hysell, Professor of Humanities & Developmental Studies
Over the last several years, it has been essential that I approach a very important aspect of my position in a very analytical manner – occupancy planning and projection. This strength has been critically important in my approach to these occupancy projections by recognizing the importance of hard data, instead off anecdotal evidence. This has allowed me to better project occupancy, and ultimately budget.
Dennis Gibbons, Associate Dean of Student & Residence Life Service
Like pieces of a puzzle, no two students are the same. My arranger strength allows me to look at each student's needs and help them find an appropriate fit.
Patricia Antanavige, Adult Learner Services Specialist
One of my deepest held values is the importance of making a contribution to society. My Belief dictates that I am happiest when I can be a part of something greater, and consequently am better at what I do when I am a part of that positive change. When I work with students, I listen to their situation or question and hope to give them as much information and options so they can chose the best route toward reaching their goals and potential. The best solutions are not always the easiest to see or the easiest to follow, but I take the time to look at the whole picture with them. I love the success stories and transformation we are fortunate to be a part of.
Tracy Coulson, College Advisor
I use the strength command on a daily basis. I find myself taking control of situations and making decision that have a positive outcome for the group. Command in the classroom helps me to get the students to engage with the material and thus become invested in learning.
Dave Nackley, Assistant Professor in the Center for Arts & Humanities
My Communicator strength is extremely useful to me as I work to market the college. It gives me the tools to turn complicated ideas (like the operations of a college) into simple statements that are easily understood.
Matt Snyder, Director of Marketing & Communications
I always strive to make sure I am putting my best foot forward and doing my best work. In my job, I spend a significant amount of time dealing with the College budget and am both motivated by the importance of the task and my interest in doing the best job possible in my role. Working by myself pushes me to want to be the best at what I am doing, and it causes me to focus on every detail to catch mistakes and make cuts or changes as needed to help the institution reach our final goal.
Rich Pucine, Director of Academic Systems
I find when working with students or colleagues I use this strength to be non-judgmental because "everything has a reason" when working through challenging situations. I enjoy trying to recognize where a person is coming from in their rationale and "connect" with people in order to assist with as many ideas and options they need to work through an issue, problem, or challenge.
Tamara Mariotti, Coordinator for Disability Services
I find that the consistency strength serves me very well in my position because I work so closely with a number of different faculty, staff and students as a part of the enrollment process. The consistency strength, which indicates that a person works fairly with others for the greater good, makes it easy for me to work with this large number of very different people which in turn helps the overall enrollment process run smoothly.
Nolan Snyder, Placement Testing Technical Assistant
My strength in context allows me to figure-out complex issues by understanding the history behind them. When seeking resolution to a problem, I first research the background of the problem and don't generally accept things at face value. While not inclined to assess situations on the fly, with adequate information I have a deeper understanding of how to resolve a complex issue.
Joe Woodrow, Assistant Dean for Life & Health Sciences
I had to really learn to take a liking to my deliberative. When that came out as my #1, I was like no way, that is not me. I saw it as a label for a slow moving, snail-like, talk it to death kind of strength and I could not make it a strength at all. After voicing that, I was able to "learn" – second strength – that my deliberative just plays out differently. My deliberative is very much a part of what I do on a daily basis in terms of evaluating an issue, determining the obstacles, considering the options, gathering input and then making the move. My deliberative is not snail-like. It's jack-rabbit fast. I was okay with that.
Stephanie Reynolds, Vice President for Student Affairs
As a tutor, I value progress, and I strive to make students understand that every improvement they make is a step toward their true potential.
Kristen Raab, Writing Tutor
Discipline keeps me focused and sane. I have daily routines that begin as soon as I get up. At work my discipline strength keeps me on track and effective in my role as Assistant to the President. I try to complete my daily "tasks" in an ordered deliberate way and I have a hard time if my schedule is out of whack. I am a true creature of habit!
Jill Heintz, Assistant to the President
I use it every day, especially when dealing with students. It helps me relate to their needs at that moment and allows me to customize my approach to the individual student. The great thing about empathy is it keeps me grounded in understanding situations and how to handle each one case by case. It is part of my relationship building process with students, and the college community.
Maria Salamida, Administrative Assistant for Vice President of Student Affairs
I often find that in my work I can easily identify the focus of what can be done, and I naturally am able to spend many hours concentrating on a single task to accomplish that goal. Having a focus on patient needs is critical in Respiratory Therapy. Concentration and attention to detail are necessary elements of exemplary health care service.
Lorie Phillips, Program Coordinator & Professor of Respiratory Care
I use my Futuristic strength daily as a dean. It is my job to always be thinking forward to where the Center for Arts and Humanities should be heading, and what our programs and offerings should look like as we move in that direction. Having Futuristic in my top five means that I always have a clear and detailed vision of where I hope to be and what we have the potential to achieve.
Lew Kahler, Dean of Arts & Humanities
If you were to look up harmony in the dictionary you may find a definition like this one, "a consistent, orderly, or pleasing arrangement of parts; congruity." I use my harmony strength to bring together those with differing perspectives to see the practical side of things. If we can see a common denominator it is the starting point of agreeing. I often use my harmony strength with my consistency strength where I feel it is important to place everyone on an equal ground.
Janet Visalli, Director of Adult Learner Services
I use my Ideation strength daily, in a position that was, here-to-fore, not existent at MVCC. Each of the assignments I've been given require me to "innovate", "cross lines", "dissolve walls", "push back against tradition", "explore possibilities and potentials", or "do something different" with colleagues and co-workers. I love working with others to bring something "new" to the table and have relished discovering the potential of this wonderful organization.
John Bullis, Executive Director of Organizational Development
While I do really enjoy socializing, my includer strength is about more than that. I truly believe that every team or group member adds something significant to a process, so it is important to me that everyone gets a chance to be involved and contribute. I feel best about my work when I can create a situation where that happens, whether it is while teaching a class, serving on a committee at work or planning an event with family and friends.
Lizabeth Doherty, Coordinator of the First Year Experience
My role at the college requires that that I work with many different people from college personnel to students and even parents. I use my individualization theme every day to help me understand the needs of the person that I'm working with. I find that individualization can be beneficial with collaborative relationships, but can be even more valuable where there is resistance. I believe that an understanding of the needs and motivations of an individual is the key to progress.
Jim Maio, Associate Dean for Student Development & Transition Services
Whenever I hear a new word, topic, or subject that interests me, I have to look it up and explore it. I frequently write down notes of things I catch in conversation, newspapers, or radio interviews to research at a later time.
Brandon Shaw, Instructor of Developmental Studies
I use my intellection strength to analyze the information I have about library resources, such as books, articles, and web pages, and use the information to construct teaching plans for the library classes that I do for the instructors. For example, students need to learn how to research authors, find biographies of them, read some of their works, and analyze them. I show them how to find the information and use it.
Barb Evans, Librarian
I have used my Learner during my first year at MVCC to help me begin to understand the culture, processes, how people and offices interact at the college as well begin to become integrated in the community. This strength manifests itself in the form of active listening, observing and asking questions during meetings.
Richard Quest, Dean of the Rome Campus
Whether in the classroom with my students, on the court with my players, in one of my workshops with my colleagues, or in the design of professional enrichment programs I am always tweaking things and trying to improve them. I get pumped trying to go from good to great! I may not get there, but I love the pursuit of excellence. It feels like I have an obligation to do my very best. I find it satisfying and uplifting.
David Katz, Associate Professor of Political Science
I use positivity often in my interactions with others by giving them compliments or helping them look at negative situations differently. I believe my awareness of my positivity strength has helped me personally in times of distress as well.
Alicia Aiken, Mental Health Counselor
As a Relator, I draw strength and inspiration from helping others. I find it rewarding to figure out problems and find alternate was of getting things accomplished. Through this, I am often able to help others succeed and make them feel appreciated. As an example, years ago, I was working on a college accounting project. One of my classmates was having difficulty figuring out the software. I sat with her and explained it in several ways until she understood it.
Gail Warchol, Coordinator of Healthcare Careers
When I was 10 years old, I was helping my mother prepare for my cousin's bridal shower. She had asked me to arrange the flower bouquets and then set the table. When she came back into the dining room she said, "Um, Em, you know no one's ever going to pay you by the hour at the rate you're going." Apparently it shouldn't have taken an hour to put flowers in vases. I see her point of course, but I also remember that those bouquets looked great by the time I was done with them. I guess what this shows is that when someone gives me a task, I make sure that I do it right and that I do it well. When I am responsible for doing something, whether it's writing a lesson, making a meal, or decorating for a party, I give it everything that I have and make sure that I can be proud of the result (even if it takes me twice as long as it would anyone else).
Emily Hantsch, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
As an Academic Advisor, I daily use my strength of Restorative to help students problem solve their obstacles and difficulties.
Jessica Holland, College Advisor
My self-assurance allows me to try new things, even when others are unsure of them or have even never heard of them. I will jump on something that seems interesting to me, and I work on it without looking for a lot of external support or praise. I love to experiment with new ideas in the classroom, and let the students know that this is something new and different and we'll see where it goes.
Melissa Barlett, Instructor of Life Sciences
At MVCC, I take pride in aiding students on their paths to gaining greater significance. The amount of work required for college completion can sometimes overwhelm college students, blurring their track to academic success. I try to make students aware of the fact that everyone leaves their mark on the world in their own unique way through the choices and actions taken on a daily basis. Seeking value in the accomplishments that are obtained through these actions is important, as these achievements are often linked with the passions in our lives, and aid in defining our skillsets and who we are as individuals. Focusing on, and catering to, these passions often yields our greatest triumphs and gains us greater significance in our lives and others around us.
Josh Piejko, College Advisor
I use my Strategic strength to see quickly, almost simultaneously, all possible outcomes of any course under consideration. When I look up the road of projects or decisions, I see the challenges with each route, and intuitively spot the one that has the fewest roadblocks and the best result. Sometimes when others feel bogged down by the complexity or complications, I see clearly many dozens of distinct paths, and even if they overlap or are entwined, I can anticipate where each will wind up.
Jennifer DeWeerth, Associate Dean for Student Enrollment and Advisement
Every semester I am responsible for welcoming our new international students to MVCC's campus community by providing them with activities and outlets to help them better acclimate to our culture. I am energized by interacting with others, and I thrive on meeting new and diverse people. Connecting our new and returning students, both international and American, is one of the most rewarding pieces of my position as I see how much one connection can contribute to a student's overall happiness and success.
Sara Miller, Coordinator for International Students


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By PATRICK QUINN
Associated Press writer
KABUL, Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack on a sprawling British base in southern Afghanistan that killed two U.S. Marines and wounded several other troops, saying it was to avenge an anti-Islamic film that insulted the Prophet Muhammad and also because Britain's Prince Harry is serving there.
The U.S.-led NATO coalition said in a statement that nearly 20 insurgents armed with guns, rocket-propelled grenades and explosive vests infiltrated the perimeter of Camp Bastion. The huge British base is adjacent to Camp Leatherneck, which houses U.S. Marine operations in southern Helmand province.
The coalition said the attack, which began shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, killed two NATO service members, wounded several others and damaged multiple aircraft and structures.
Coalition forces returned fire and killed 18 militants. One other insurgent, who was wounded, has been detained and is being given medical treatment, the coalition said. NATO service members, who cleared the base of attackers early Saturday, were still assessing the damage to aircraft and buildings on the air field.
Qari Yousef Ahmadi, a spokesman for the Taliban, said: "We attacked that base because Prince Harry was also on it and so they can know our anger." The group often tailors its claims to the news of the day.
Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, is based at Camp Bastion. A spokesman for Britain's Ministry of Defense told the AP that Prince Harry was unharmed in the attack, which according to Britain's Press Association took place two kilometers (one mile) from the section of the complex where the prince was located. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government policy.
Capt. Harry Wales, as the prince is known in the military, is serving a four-month combat deployment as a gunner on an Apache helicopter. Harry, who turns 28 on Saturday, is expected to start flying Apache missions this week. This is his second tour in Afghanistan.
In its statement, the International Security Assistance Force, NATO's Afghan mission, said insurgents attacked "with both small arms fire and indirect fire killing two ISAF service members and causing damage to buildings and aircraft." Indirect fire usually refers to mortars or rockets.
Jamie Graybeal, a coalition spokesman, confirmed that two U.S. Marines died in the attack, but he said that how they died remained under investigation. Graybeal said two insurgents wearing suicide vests were part of the assaulting force, although he did not say whether they blew themselves up.
It was unclear what the insurgents hoped to accomplish in attacking Camp Bastion, one of the largest and most heavily defended military facilities in Afghanistan.
Bastion is located in a remote desert area northwest of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand. It is the hub for all British operations in the province and along with Leatherneck houses thousands of combat troops and Marines, including Danish and Estonian forces.
Afghanistan's southern region has been a hotbed of the insurgency and attacks against foreign forces occur daily, although the Taliban have largely been routed in its capital and larger towns. Helmand remains an active battlefield between insurgents and NATO forces and for years has been the site of some of the war's bloodiest engagements.
There were few protests against the film in Afghanistan on Friday and Saturday. The largest on Friday involved several hundred people in eastern Nangarhar province. On Saturday, a few hundred of university students protested in the eastern city of Khost, shouting "Death to America" and burning an effigy of President Barack Obama.
The Afghan government has indefinitely blocked YouTube to prevent Afghans from viewing a video clip of the film that was posted on the Internet site, said Khair Mohammad Faizi, a spokesman for the Communication Ministry. He said it will remain blocked until the video is taken down.
Other Google services, including gmail, were also blocked in Afghanistan on Friday and Saturday. Faizi did not comment on this.
In other violence, a police vehicle hit a roadside bomb on Saturday during a routine patrol in Kandahar, the largest city in southern Afghanistan, killing a police inspector and wounding two other policemen, according to Kandahar provincial spokesman Jawed Faisal.
Twelve other civilians from two families were killed on Friday when their car hit a roadside bomb in Gereskh district of Helmand province, according to the office of President Hamid Karzai.
Separately, the Afghan parliament on Saturday voted to approve three of four individuals Karzai nominated to fill senior security positions.
The lawmakers approved Assadullah Khalid to lead the intelligence agency despite allegations that he has committed human rights abuses in the past. Khalid was the minister of border and tribal affairs and also has been governor of Kandahar and Ghazni provinces.
Human Rights Watch has reported allegations that forces under Khalid's authority operated a private prison in Kandahar from 2005 to 2008 in which detainees were beaten and tortured with electric shocks. The New York-based group said Khalid also has been accused of corruption and high-level involvement in the country's narcotics trafficking. Khalid has denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
The Afghan parliament also approved former Interior Minister Bishmullah Mohammadi as defense minister and Mushtaba Patang, a former police chief in northern Afghanistan, as the new minister of interior.
Azizullah Din Mohammad, a former mayor of the Afghan capital Kabul, was not approved as Khalid's replacement as minister of tribal and border affairs.
Robert Burns contributed from Washington, Amir Shah from Kabul and Mirwais Khan from Kandahar.


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In The Duke Record Book: Registered 80 blocks to rank ninth on the Blue Devil career charts ... ranks tied for fourth all-time with 31 charges taken.
Career Notes: Closed out her time at Duke with a total of 846 career points ... started 73 out of 128 career games ... finished her four years with a 51.6 field goal percentage ... had left shoulder surgery immediately after her freshman year and right shoulder surgery following her sophomore season ... has totaled 31 career charges taken, 13 of which came in her senior season ... her 13 charges taken led the Blue Devils ... finished her Duke career with 35 games with double-figure scoring and 10 double-doubles ... led Duke to a 109-19 overall and 45-7 ACC mark in four years ... led Duke to the NCAA Championship game as a freshman, the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 as a sophomore and junior and the NCAA Tournament second round as a senior.
As a Senior (2008-09): Earned First Team All-ACC Tournament honors after averaging 12.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals in three games ... started 28 of 33 games on the season averaging 20.4 minutes per game ... scored double-figures in 10 outings including a 19-point season high performance in the ACC Championship overtime loss to Maryland in which she also grabbed 10 rebounds, had two blocks and two steals, and dished out one assist ... averaged 6.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.7 steals, 0.7 blocks, and 0.8 assists per game with a field goal percentage of 44.9 and free throw percentage of 69.2 ... collected four double-doubles on the season ... expanded her game during her final year hitting five three-pointers, which were the first five of her career ... notched double-figure scoring in five out of the last nine games ... collected a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds to close out the regular season against ninth-ranked North Carolina.
As a Junior (2007-08): Earned 11 starts, while playing in all 35 contests ... averaged 6.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals ... collected double-figure scoring in six contests and double-figure rebounds in three games ... registered a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Utah Valley and also totaled 13 points and 12 rebounds against Temple ... hit a career-high 10-of-16 field goals versus Utah Valley ... earned a career-high seven steals in the Florida State contest.
As a Sophomore (2006-07): Started all 34 contests of the season ... averaged 8.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.0 assists ... recorded four double-doubles ... one of the most improved players in the ACC from her freshman to sophomore campaign ... had a season-high 22 points to go along with 10 rebounds, four steals and two blocks in win over Miami ... with a 53.8 field goal percentage, ranked fourth in ACC games only ... in the overall ACC stats, ranked second in field goal percentage (58.1) ... pulled down a career-high 10 boards in five different games ... only player on the Duke squad that scored double-figures in all three NCAA Tournament contests ... hit 15-of-21 field goals in the NCAA Tournament ... garnered Duke Student Athlete-of-the-Week accolades on Jan. 5.
As a Freshman (2005-06): Hampered by an injured shoulder for most of the season ... played in 26 contests ... averaged 3.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and hit 62.5 percent of her field goals ... posted a career-high 14 points against Fairfield and Arkansas State ... against Fairfield, hit 4-of-4 field goals, grabbed four rebounds, blocked two shots and had two steals ... versus Arkansas State, she hit 7-of-9 field goals, had four steals, six boards and two blocks ... collected two blocks on four different occasions ... played 8.8 minutes a game.
Summer of 2004 (Youth Development Festival): Played for the East Team during the 2004 Women's Youth Development Festival ... averaged 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and hit 50.0 percent of her field goals.
Prior To Duke: As a senior, averaged 18.1 points, 12.4 rebounds, 5.3 blocks and 4.7 assists ... selected New York Miss Basketball ... named the winner of the Dave DeBusschere Award, given out by the New York Knicks to the top female athlete in the New York area ... a second team USA Today and third team Parade All-America selection ... named Newsday Player of the Year ... led Christ the King H.S. to a 27-0 record and No. 1 final national ranking ... member of McDonald's All-America East Team ... scored 12 points, had six rebounds and two blocks in the game ... played for the White Team in the WBCA High School All-America game and scored six points, had eight rebounds, two assists and one steal ... USA Today's Preseason Super 25 girls players selection ... second team All-America by Scout.com ... named Newsday All-City second team as a sophomore and junior ... ranked a top-25 player by Street & Smith's in the 2003-04 preseason ... attended the Nike All-America camp in 2003 ... earned All-Star honors at the adidas Top 10 Camp in 2002 ... as a junior, averaged 15.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 4.3 blocks ... led Christ the King H.S. to a 26-2 record and finished the season ranked fourth nationally in the USA Today Super 25 Poll ... as a sophomore, averaged 8.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals ... led her high school to a ranking of seventh in the USA Today Super 25 poll ... played for the Liberty Belles AAU team.
Personal: Full name is Carrem LeNay Gay ... born on June 5, 1987, in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... daughter of Carrel and Michelle Gay ... has one sister, Mica (26) ... member of National Honor Society ... performed an internship over the summer of 2008 with DukeEngage ... majored in sociology.


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Romney concedes defeat
With votes counted in 75 percent of the nation's precincts, Obama held a narrow advantage in the popular vote, leading by about 25,000 out of more than 99 million cast.
But the president's laserlike focus on the battleground states allowed him to run up a 303-203 margin in the competition for electoral votes, where the White House is won or lost. It took 270 to win.
Obama captured Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, New Hampshire, Colorado and Nevada, seven of the nine states where the rivals and their allies poured nearly $1 billion into dueling television commercials.
Romney was in Massachusetts, his long and grueling bid for the presidency at an unsuccessful end.
He won North Carolina among the battleground states.
Florida remained too close to call, a state where there were long lines of voters kept the polls open in some areas well past the appointed poll close time..
The election emerged as a choice between two very different visions of government � whether it occupies a major, front-row place in American lives or is in the background as a less-obtrusive facilitator for private enterprise and entrepreneurship.
The economy was rated the top issue by about 60 percent of voters surveyed as they left their polling places. But more said former President George W. Bush bore responsibility for current circumstances than Obama did after nearly four years in office.
That bode well for the president, who had worked to turn the election into a choice between his proposals and Romney's, rather than the simple referendum on the economy during his time in the White House.
Unemployment stood at 7.9 percent on election day, higher than when he took office. And despite signs of progress, the economy is still struggling after the worst recession in history.
There was no doubt about what drove voters to one candidate or the other.
About 4 in 10 said the economy is on the mend, but more than that said it was stagnant or getting worse more than four years after the near-collapse of 2008. The survey was conducted for The Associated Press and a group of television networks.
In the battle for the Senate, Democrats won seats currently held by Republicans in Indiana and Massachusetts.
In Maine, independent former Gov. Angus King was elected to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe. He has not yet said which party he will side with, but Republicans attacked him in television advertising during the race, and Democrats rushed to his cause.
Polls were still open in much of the country as the two rivals began claiming the spoils of a brawl of an election in a year in which the struggling economy put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions.
The president was in Chicago as he awaited the voters' verdict on his four years in office. He told reporters he had a concession speech as well as victory remarks prepared. He congratulated Romney on a spirited campaign. "I know his supporters are just as engaged, just as enthusiastic and working just as hard today" as Obama's own, he added.
Romney reciprocated, congratulating the man who he had campaigned against for more than a year.
Earlier, he raced to Ohio and Pennsylvania for Election Day campaigning and projected confidence as he flew home to Massachusetts. "We fought to the very end, and I think that's why we'll be successful," he said, adding that he had finished writing a speech anticipating victory but nothing if the election went to his rival.
But the mood soured among the Republican high command as the votes came in and Obama ground out a lead in critical states.
Like Obama, Vice President Joe Biden was in Chicago as he waited to find out if he was in line for a second term. Republican running mate Paul Ryan was with Romney in Boston, although he kept one eye on his re-election campaign for a House seat in Wisconsin, just in case.
The long campaign's cost soared into the billions, much of it spent on negative ads, some harshly so.
In the presidential race, an estimated one million commercials aired in nine battleground states where the rival camps agreed the election was most likely to be settled � Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Iowa, Colorado and Nevada.
In a months-long general election ad war that cost nearly $1 billion, Romney and Republican groups spent more than $550 million and Obama and his allies $381 million, according to organizations that track advertising.
In Virginia, the polls had been closed for several minutes when Obama's campaign texted a call for volunteers "to make sure everyone who's still in line gets to vote."
In Florida, there were long lines at the hour set for polls to close. Under state law, everyone waiting was entitled to cast a ballot.
According to the exit poll, 53 percent of voters said Obama is more in touch with people like them, compared to 43 percent for Romney.
About 60 percent said taxes should be increased, taking sides on an issue that divided the president and Romney. Obama wants to let taxes rise on upper incomes, while Romney does not.
Other than the battlegrounds, big states were virtually ignored in the final months of the campaign. Romney wrote off New York, Illinois and California, while Obama made no attempt to carry Texas, much of the South or the Rocky Mountain region other than Colorado.
There were 33 Senate seats on the ballot, 23 of them defended by Democrats and the rest by Republicans.
Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy, a Democrat, won a Connecticut seat long held by Sen. Joe Lieberman, retiring after a career that included a vice presidential spot on Al Gore's ticket in 2000. It was Republican Linda McMahon's second defeat in two tries, at a personal cost of $92 million.
The GOP needed a gain of three for a majority if Romney won, and four if Obama was re-elected. Neither Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada nor GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was on the ballot, but each had high stakes in the outcome.
All 435 House seats were on the ballot, including five where one lawmaker ran against another as a result of once-a-decade redistricting to take population shifts into account. Democrats needed to pick up 25 seats to gain the majority they lost two years ago.
Depending on the outcome of a few races, it was possible that white men would wind up in a minority in the Democratic caucus for the first time.
Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, raised millions to finance get-out-the-vote operations in states without a robust presidential campaign, New York, Illinois and California among them. His goal was to minimize any losses, or possibly even gain ground, no matter Romney's fate. House Democratic leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California campaigned aggressively, as well, and faced an uncertain political future if her party failed to win control.
In gubernatorial races, Republicans picked up North Carolina, where Pat McCrory won easily. The incumbent, Democratic Gov. Bev Purdue, did not seek re-election.
In a campaign that traversed contested Republican primaries last winter and spring, a pair of political conventions this summer and three presidential debates, Obama, Romney, Biden and Ryan spoke at hundreds of rallies, were serenaded by Bruce Springstein and Meat Loaf and washed down hamburgers, pizza, barbecue and burrito bowls.
Obama was elected the first black president in 2008, and four years later, Romney became the first Mormon to appear on a general election ballot. Yet one man's race and the other's religion were never major factors in this year's campaign for the White House, a race dominated from the outset by the economy.
Over and over, Obama said that during his term the nation has begun to recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression. While he conceded progress has been slow, he accused Romney of offering recycled Republican policies that have helped the wealthy and harmed the middle class in the past and would do so again.
Romney countered that a second Obama term could mean a repeat recession in a country where economic growth has been weak and unemployment is worse now than when the president was inaugurated. A wealthy former businessman, he claimed the knowledge and the skills to put in place policies that would make the economy healthy again.
In a race where the two men disagreed often, one of the principal fault lines was over taxes. Obama campaigned for the renewal of income tax cuts set to expire on Dec. 31 at all income levels except above $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples.
Romney said no one's taxes should go up in uncertain economic times. In addition, he proposed a 20 percent cut across the board in income tax rates but said he would end or curtail a variety of tax breaks to make sure federal deficits didn't rise.
The differences over taxes, the economy, Medicare, abortion and more were expressed in intensely negative advertising.
Obama launched first, shortly after Romney dispatched his Republican foes in his quest for the party nomination.
Romney spent less on advertising than Obama. A collection of outside groups made up the difference, some of them operating under rules that allowed donors to remain anonymous. Most of the ads were of the attack variety. But the Republican National Committee relied on one that had a far softer touch, and seemed aimed at voters who had been drawn to the excitement caused by Obama's first campaign. It referred to a growing national debt and unemployment, then said, "He tried. You tried. It's OK to make a change."
More than 30 million voters cast early ballots in nearly three dozen states, a reflection of the growing appeal of getting a jump on the traditional Election Day.
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Jones 2,335 2,825 32
Greene 3,761 4,393 40
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2011 Fall Paris Fashion Week: Balenciaga
2011 Fall Paris Fashion Week: Balenciaga
Each season, Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquiere is able to take a familiar silhouette, deconstruct it, and present something to us that is undeniably new and futuristic. For example: this floral dress layered with a sheer-paneled top and vest, seen left. The combination has been seen a hundred times, but Ghesquiere added a new twist to the concept via a slick lizard-and-flower-print skirt, a thick-braided leather vest (could be faux), and a sheer top. A little tough, a little structured, and a whole lot of cool. A sports theme ran through the show in the form of boxy tops covered in what looked like black soccer netting, and a neoprene-like fabric that gave pants an invincible look. Miranda Kerr returned, walking the runway in a calf-skimming skirt trimmed with a leather ruffle, and ageless beauty Stella Tennant showed that longer proportions will continue into Fall, wearing trim blue pants under a long white and black tunic dress. It was the sporty feminine modern woman, who by the way sported killer strappy stilettos.
- Trends: Futuristic, minimalism, longer proportions, florals, layering, sporty, colorblock.
- Colors: Black, white, caramel, plum, cobalt blue, garnet, hot pink.
- Key Looks: The floral pieces layered with sharp black vests and jackets.
- Accessories: Strappy stilettos, hand-clutch bags.
- Who Would Wear It: The cool girl who can work architectural silhouettes, like Jennifer Connelly.
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There, I Fixed It
"Aw, rats. I forgot to capitalize the H on this birthday cake."
"Well, no problem. I've got it covered."
Nelia, Elizabeth F., & Rachael,
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A Cake Wreck is any cake that is unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate - you name it. A Wreck is not necessarily a poorly-made cake; it's simply one I find funny, for any of a number of reasons. Anyone who has ever smeared frosting on a baked good has made a Wreck at one time or another, so I'm not here to vilify decorators: Cake Wrecks is just about finding the funny in unexpected, sugar-filled places.
Now, don't you have a photo you want to send me? ;)
"Aw, rats. I forgot to capitalize the H on this birthday cake."
"Well, no problem. I've got it covered."
- Related Wreckage: Supermom VS the Diabolical Decorator of Doom
The karate kid girl on the right looks like Polly Pocket. (I'm sad that I know that.)
In my defense, my sister loved those.
Where do they hold the annual "International Ying/Yang Wig Kicking Competition"? In this corner, we have Blondie who will be facing off in the circle against her arch enemy, Brunette! I guess we'll really see who has more fun now!
Josh Metcalf
oh, clever!
the karate cake was my favorite.
the hair looked like the little magnetic polly pocket hair. obviously fake, but strangely adorable.
LOL!! Please tell me that first cake isn't a professional one. That's just sad.
Personally, I think the icing wigs are not a wreck at all, but pure hysterical genius!
I love "There, I fixed it." But usually the fix-ups there are a bit more creative than these Wreckerators could manage.
And I totally just added "Wreckerator" to Firefox's dictionary.
What, no comments on the first cakes misspelling of Birthday? Happy Briday?
Whew! That was close. And the smudge under the H will distract people from noticing it's a Briday cake.
The first cake is really terrible, an awful presentation. I think I'll go cry in a corner.
OMG, sooo funny! Yes, the smeared out H is way better now...just home no one notices briday isn't a word.
I ordered a cake for my daughter's bday party tomorrow and sent in a picture to the bakers for guidance. I am hoping that it doesn't become fodder for your website. If so (ie if it's a wreck) look for an email/pics from me on Sunday!
At least we didn't see any duct tape.
That the trouble with cake making, no edit feature.
"No one will EVER know..."
Psh, yeah, RIGHT.
The karate touch-up job actually wasn't too bad, though the color scheme was a little odd. The rest, though... *shakes head* Sad, sad, sad.
yeeaahhh, cuz the 'h' is what was wrong with the first one.....good thing they caught that before the customer got there!
The karate one is actually kind of a cute idea. Sort of.
That purply-pink thing is just terrible for so many reasons. I don't have time to go into them all, very busy here and all that jazz.
good morning, I totally followed that "There I fixed it link" WOW!
I thought the karate girls looked ok to me. It was genius really, it didn't look overly sloppy.
I actually thought this post *was* from TIFI when it came up in my feed reader. :P
I'm so surprised that you didn't mention something about the first cake saying Happy Briday. I liked the "scrapes", though. Nice.
Those karate guys..er...girls sure are cute.
My jaw dropped when I saw that first one. I'm thinking that the 'H' repair turned out so badly there wasn't any reason to even attempt to fix the 'Birday'! Wow!!
Happy Briday? Is that like Friday? Or Bride-day?
Oh, my! The pigtales are actually kind of cute, but the bleeding letter is sad. And what's with the 2 globs of frosting on the last? The first glob just didn't cover it enough, so they had to add another?
There's an extra dubya in your dubyadubyadubya.thereifixedit link. :)
Not only did they scrape the H off... but... BRIDAY? happy briday... hm.
Dang. The last cake would've looked pretty good if not for the name cover.
Jen, I'm surprised you mentioned only the wiping of the H on the first cake. "Briday" is very sloppily lettered, and I'm not sure if it means "Birthday" or "Friday." Maybe a portmanteau word. And of course, the lime green is icky.
My husband's and my rehearsal dinner cake had my name spelled wrong, despite my MIL spelling it for the bakery. She fixed it with a butter knife. Turned Amy (wrong) into Amie (right)...
(writing) "h... a... p... (are there two p's or one?, Hmm, let's go with two) p... y... aww crap I forgot to capitalize H. (fixes, sorta) B... r... i... d... a... y. Happy Briday! Yup, I think they're are going to LOOOVE this work of art! Wait, what there's supposed to be an r, t, and h in that word. Nah, that'd look silly!"
really? How the hell does one figure that birthday is spelled like Friday with a B?
Hey, I think the karate cake is a little awesome, at least for a Wreckerator. Yeah it looks kinda dorky, but I think that's the laughable kinda dorky, not the lamentable kind. :)
h/Happy Briday!?
This is excellent, I love that the decorator went to all that trouble to fix the 'Happy' on the first cake and didn't even bother to spell 'Birthday' correctly! Maybe it was getting all a bit much for him/her?
wreck 1. it just makes me sad.
wreck 2. i rather like the pink hairbows in the impromptu hair. however, one should never use orange and pink together. ever.
wreck 3. whaaa?! why didn't they just go ahead and write another name on it?! in its defense, i think it's a lovely lilac-y color.
terry lee
Happy Briday to Everybody! Go out and celebrate! Call off work ~ it's Briday!
haha! OK, I feel that the karate one is not that bad. They probably could not find a template of female martial artists to use due to existing gender bias....ok the hair didn't have to be so poofy, but the entire cake looks pretty well done.
I miss my karate days. My knees are wrecked and the surgeon sternly told me to cease and desist. :(
The other two are just insanely bad!!! Once again, even the shell borders are messed up! How do they hire these inept dummies when people with actual skills are dying for a job?
Hey, that karate kid cake is AMAZING. I kind of want it.
Thanks for a giggle this morning. Love the first one. Your captions are what make me laugh. The cakes make me sad.
Actually, "Happy Briday" is for a wedding that takes place on the bride's birthday.
My daughter will love the first cake! Her Birthday party is this weekend and since she's Brianna, but goes by Bri, this would have been perfect to put on her cake since the day is all about her. I better get on the phone with the baker pronto and have the cake changed. Hope there's still time...
The "wrong name" cake is fantastic! Just keep piling it on, there, wreckorator, pile in on thick.
WV- worsel- They couldn't have done it up worsel, could they? Hmm.
Guys, I'm pretty sure Jen noticed "Briday." I think she was being tongue in cheek by saying that post-scraping, it was "perfect."
It's hard to decide which is wreckier-- a wal-mart cake with a horrible correction/misspelling (I mean, once you see that round confetti, your expectations drop) or a decently decorated cake with a name blotted out in a DOUBLE LAYER of frosting applied with the cake icing tip!
Uh, guys?
The joke that Jen was making with the first cake was that "correcting the H" was the only thing the decorator saw wrong. Not the terrible handwriting, not the misspelled "briday", not the interesting color choices...
wow... some people who read your blog are so slow. it's SARCASM people. yes, Jen can read. she is AWARE that the first cake says "briday." man, i'd hate to be stuck in a room with some of these people!
I actually think the karate wigs are kinda clever. Yes of course they look out of place, but they look adorable. Hiyaa! or whatever. I'm never good at spelling sounds.
These are true CW classics! My workday is already a little brighter!
Too funny!!
tee-hee haaaaaa haaaaaa!!!!!
I actually think the karate cake was a good save. :D
Why assume "Briday" is a mistake? Perhaps they just got a nice bottle of Briday burgundy and the thought of having it with cake made them happy. Cake and wine, I'd certainly be smiling. :-p
Haha I actually kind of love the karate cake. For a second I didn't even see the problem. I think the decorator was pretty fast on his/her feet to think of it and it blended in decently (sort of). Not a wreck =)
Note to self: Don't drink and decorate cakes!
What about the fact that the first cake said "Briday" instead of Birthday?!?
It looks like the cover-up blob on the last cake was even airbrushed a bit, either to camouflage the lump or maybe make it look intentional.
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Today I continue the series I started on Monday. You will remember from Monday that a friend of mine, who is writing a book about male sexuality for women, asked me if I could be her go-to-guy for a bunch of questions she had about pleasuring a man which she wants to include in her book. I think it is only fair that you, my loyal audience, should get this information before anyone else does.
What are some porn industry secrets to keeping men harder longer while shooting a film? I assume they use editing tricks (like repeating the same shots over and over), Viagra (or other ED drugs). Do they still use fluffers? What else?
Yes, editing, lots and lots of editing!
But nowadays, it's "better living though chemistry!" No, fluffers are no longer necessary. Pity!
Loads of guys use CAVERJECT. This will give a guy 8 hours of wood, regardless what he is doing. He could watch his mother get hit by a train and he would still have a boner. As you can imagine, this has nothing to do with being aroused, it's simply a matter of circulatory mechanics. It's just one more thing that's faked in the industry.
For the rest of us mere mortals, I always suggest the use of a cockring. Be sure to check out my tutorial: Cockring Crash Course HERE!
I will be discussing sex guilt and its repercussions. As a former Catholic priest, we're sure you've dealt with your fair share of sex guilt either in yourself, your penitents, or your current sex therapy clients.
What are some reasons behind sex guilt?
The truth is, there is very little sex related guilt without the accompanying shame. In my opinion, the shame comes first. Someone or some institution instills the sense of shame for the behavior; the individual experiences guilt when he/she engages in the shamed behavior. And, mind you, this stigmatized behavior could be anything from masturbation or eating pork.
How does sex guilt manifest itself?
In many different ways. It's such a personal experience. For most people guilt reinforces and internalizes the shame that was engendered by someone or some institution outside of the person. (See my comment above.) A common response to sex guilt is hiding, suppressing thoughts and feelings, denying thoughts and feelings, avoiding triggers, or just shutting down. Others punish themselves, which can engender a vicious cycle self-hatred.
However, the most pernicious form of guilt actually reinforces the behavior. Here's how that works. I do something I'm ashamed of; I feel a deep sense of guilt; then I punish myself for my transgression. This in turn makes the behavior all that more seductively attractive to me, which makes me do the behavior again, all so that I can punish myself again. And, as you can see, the punishment, not the pleasure, becomes the reward. It's all really very insidious.
How can one overcome their guilt about sex acts?
One starts by unraveling the system that instilled the shame in the first place. One goes back to the source of the shame — church, parents, etc. He/she tries to understand the reason why the shaming was done — protect the sanctity of the body, a means of controlling human urges, etc. Then one demythologizes the shaming. Without shame there's little to no guilt.
Have you heard these statements and how would you respond to someone who is dealing with these specific issues:
1. A women who go down on a guy is a whore.
I would help the individual see that statements like this are made by people who don't believe that women should enjoy sex; they shouldn't be active participants. Sex is for procreation, not pleasure. There's only one way to have sex—particularly for women—they should be unengaged and passive receptacles, nothing more.
2. Men who go down on women are unmanly.
I would help the individual see that this kind of statement is made by people who are trapped in a perverse sex-role stereotype. I mean, who gets to determine what is manly and what isn't? The one who makes this determination wins the debate, right? Each individual ought to get to decide what is manly, womanly. There is no artificial norm.
3. Anal sex (between straight people) is wrong/dirty/gay.
I would help the individual try to take apart that statement. Wrong? Does that mean there's a right way? Who gets to determine that? Dirty? Are some parts of the body more wholesome than others? Whose prejudices are at work here? Gay? Why must we demonize this particular class of people? Where do the phobic reactions to same sex behaviors come from? Are they legitimate things to be feared, or are they culturally induced? If they are culturally induced, what was the original motivation? See my response to your question: How can one overcome their guilt about sex acts?
4. The lady/whore complex that straight men may entertain.
Someone set up this dichotomy long before any particular modern straight man bought into it. Who set it up? And why did they set it up? At who's expense? Who's sexuality do they fear? Does preserving the male privilege have anything to do with it?
5. Pornography is evil/degrading/terrifying/wrong.
Again, why evil? That's a throwback to an outmoded cosmology, right? And even if someone decided there is such a thing as evil, who gets to decide what evil is? What was evil 100 years ago, or in a different culture, may not be considered evil today, or in another culture. This suggests to me that "evil" is not a universal, but culturally determined. Again, who gets to determine that? And whose prejudices are at work when the determinations are being made? Degrading? Sure, porn can be degrading, but so can working at Walmart! If it is consensual and free of coercion, can it be degrading? And if porn is degrading why is it that we are not as concerned about all the other things that degrade human kind? Terrifying? I think comb-overs are terrifying. Wrong? (See evil above.)
Some people argue that the anus can suffer damage and begin to leak with too much anal penetration. Is there any biological basis behind this? Or is it just another "myth"?
Sure, one can injure him/herself with irresponsible penetrations of any orifice. But what is "too much" penetration, anyhow?
Any butt pirate, from the rank amateur to the power bottom, knows the importance of keeping their pelvic musculature in tiptop, no pun intended, shape. This is where Kegel exercises come in handy. Strong and toned PC muscles (pubococcygeus muscle) will allow you to enjoy ass fucking for a lifetime without the heartbreak of springing a leak.


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LANKARAN, Azerbaijan (Sept. 22, 2012) – The United States opened the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with a scoreless draw against France in the Group B opener for both teams at Lankaran Stadium.
U.S. goalkeeper Jane Campbell had 12 saves as the defense battled for 90 minutes and withstood a dynamic France attack. The USA now shares second place in the group behind Korea DPR, which took the early Group B lead by crushing Gambia 11-0 earlier in the day.
The U.S. next faces Gambia at 8 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Dalga Arena in Baku. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN3. Fans can also follow the match on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker and on Twitter @ussoccer_ynt.
"Going into the first game and getting a point is not so bad playing against a very good side in France," said U.S. head coach Albertin Montoya. "Coming into this tournament, France and Japan were two of the best sides I've seen. We didn't play as well as we would have liked, but that said, we got a point not playing well so you can only imagine that things can only get better for us if we play our game, possess it a bit better and start combining better up top."
A boisterous crowd of more than 8,000 fans saw the USA start the game a bit jittery in what was the first-ever World Cup match for these young players. The French controlled the possession for most of the first 20 minutes and the USA was forced into to make an early defensive substitution when center back Mandy Freeman took a blow to the face in the 11th minute and had to be replaced by Lizzy Raben just 13 minutes into the game. Raben stepped up huge for the U.S. team, helping back-stop an American defense that bent but didn't break and got a fantastic performance from Campbell.
The French were a strong and skillful side that played well through the midfield and also got the ball to the flanks in dangerous positions quite a bit. Still, the USA held the French to mostly tame long distance attempts until the 41st minute when French forward Kadidiatou Diani had two scoring opportunities. Her first attempt, a left-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area, was blocked by Raben and the rebound came back to Diani, whose right-footed shot went high and wide right of the frame.
Midfielder Toni Payne had the only shot on goal for the U.S. in the first half and it came in stoppage time. Forward Summer Green guided a perfect pass behind France's defense and Payne ran onto the service to get a good look at goal, but her shot was batted away by French goalkeeper Romaine Bruneau who rushed outside of the goal box to challenge.
Off the ensuring corner kick, the French had to scramble a dangerous service away as the halftime whistle blew.
Campbell came up with big saves throughout the second half. She turned away three separate shots from Diani, including two diving stops to her right in the 67th and 73rd minutes. Right before that flurry -- which was perhaps France's best attacking period of the game as many of the shots were directly at the U.S. 'keeper -- Campbell also saved a Lea Declercq 25-yard free kick with a flying save on a drive that was headed into the upper left corner.
Green, the USA's leading scorer, was quite busy running at the French back line, but the defense maintained a high line as she was called offside four times. The fourth infraction in the 86th minute resulted in a yellow card when she kicked the ball into the net well after the whistle had been blown.
The USA forwards did some hard running during the match, with wingers Midge Purce and Darian Jenkins both creating some dangerous down the flanks, but the Americans couldn't find a great attacking rhythm in the final third and would create just the one shot on goal and three total in the match.
Still, the USA almost stole the game in the 88th minute when Jenkins collected a ball near the left corner of the penalty box with her back to the goal. She spun around a defender and shot low to the left corner, but the ball skidded inches wide of the post.
Additional Notes:
- Saturday's match was the first for the USA in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup since the World Cup Final in 2008 in New Zealand.
- The 13th-minute substitution of Lizzy Raben for Mandy Freeman is the earliest in U-17 World Cup history. The previous record was the 19th minute when Brazil's Juliana replaced Beatriz on Oct. 30, 2008, in a match against England.
- The USA's other substitute was forward Emily Bruder, who replaced Margaret Purce in the 63rd minute.
- U.S. captain Morgan Andrews received a yellow card in the 72nd minute for fouling to stop a French counter-attack.
- The scoreless draw is the U.S. U-17's second of 2012. The team played China's U-20 team to a 0-0 tie on April 9 in Chula Vista, Calif.
- It was the first scoreless match for a U.S. women's team in World Cup play since the third-place game of the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Russia when the Americans played to a 0-0 tie with Brazil before falling in penalty kicks. The USA also tied the semifinal against China 0-0 before losing in PKs.
- The only other scoreless draw in U.S. Women's World Cup history came in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final against China, where the teams played 120 minutes of scoreless soccer before the USA prevailed in penalty kicks.
- U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team Match Report -
U-17 Women's National Team vs. France
Date: Sept. 22, 2012
Competition: 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup; Group B
Venue: Lankaran Stadium; Lankaran, Azerbaijan
Kickoff: 6 a.m. ET (3 p.m. local)
Attendance: 8,100
Weather: 83 degrees, sunny, hot
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA: 1-Jane Campbell; 3-Brittany Basinger, 5-Maddie Bauer, 12-Mandy Freeman (13-Lizzy Raben, 13), 7-Gabbi Miranda; 10-Morgan Andrews (capt.), 17-Andi Sullivan, 11-Toni Payne; 19-Margaret Purce (2-Emily Bruder, 63), 6-Summer Green, 21-Darian Jenkins
Subs not used: 4-Joanna Boyles, 8-Amber Munerlyn, 9-Lauren Kaskie, 14-Morgan Reid, 15-Claire Wagner, 16-Morgan Stanton, 18-Cassie Miller, 20-Morgan Stearns
Head Coach: Albertin Montoya
1-Romaine Bruneau; 5-Griedge Mbock Bathy, 13-Marion Romanelli, 15-Noemie Carage; 4-Aissatou Tounkara, 10-Sandie Toletti (capt.), 14-Ghoutia Karchouni,
19-Juliane Gathrat (6-Candice Gherbi, 90+3), 20-Delphine Cascarino (8-Laura Blanchard, 85), 7-Lea Declercq (17-Alexandra Atamaniuk, 68), 9-Kadidiatou Diani
Subs not used: 2-Amandine Blanc, 3-Ophelie Gahery, 11-Pauline Cousin, 12-Laurie Saulnier, 16-Claire Jacob, 18-Onema Geyoro, 21-Cindy Perrault
Head Coach: Guy Ferrier
Stats Summary: USA / FRA
Shots: 3 / 23
Shots on Goal: 1 / 12
Saves: 12 / 1
Corner Kicks: 6 / 8
Fouls: 9 / 13
Offside: 4 / 2
Misconduct Summary:
USA – Morgan Andrews (caution) 72nd minute
USA – Summer Green (caution) 86
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Nadia Weiler (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Luciana Mascarana (URU)
Fourth Official: Aissata Amegee (TOG)
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