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Symphony Orchestra of TAU's Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Makes Its Carnegie Hall Debut May 21
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"Farm team" for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra showcases Mozart and Vivaldi
One of the most acclaimed student orchestras in the world, the Symphony Orchestra of Tel Aviv University's Buchmann–Mehta School of Music comes to New York for its debut at the legendary Carnegie Hall on Monday evening, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. for a special one-time-only performance.
Zeev Dorman, head of the school, will lead the orchestra and soloists in a program featuring the overture and arias from Mozart's Don Giovanni and Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Cellos, as well as Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola and his Symphony No. 35, the "Haffner."
The orchestra last appeared in New York for a special Holocaust Remembrance Day performance at the United Nations in 2008, led by maestro Zubin Mehta, who was instrumental in the founding of the school in 2004.
Expanding the future of music in Israel
The Buchmann–Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University was established to ensure the future of Israel's orchestras by preparing a new generation of exceptional young musicians — orchestral performers, conductors and others — for professional careers. Since the school's creation, more than 50 students have performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and 40 of the world's leading musicians, such as pianist Yefim Bronfman and violinist Julian Rachlin, have visited the school to give master classes.
Voice and instrumental soloists for the Carnegie Hall program include established names — Zachariah Njoroge Karaiithi (baritone), Einat Aronstein (soprano), Hagai Shaham (violin), Matan Noussimovitch (viola), Hillel Zori (cello) and Kristina Reiko Cooper (cello). The dream of playing Carnegie Hall is also coming true in spectacular fashion for rank-and-file student musicians including Jose Batista, Jr., and Yael Gat. Read their affecting stories and those of other student performers here:http://www.aftau.org/site/PageServer?pagename=getinvolved_upcomingevents_musicstudents
The school's students have won dozens of prizes in prestigious international competitions, and the orchestra has performed in some of the world's most distinguished venues, including the Auditorio Nacional de Musica in Madrid, the Tonhalle in Zurich, and the Konzerthaus in Berlin, to glowing reviews. In Switzerland, the Zürcher Oberländer Anzeiger wrote, "As long as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra has this young orchestra at its disposal, it has no need to worry about the future generation." And Israel's Globes press service said, "One could use 'astounding' or 'overwhelming' without exaggeration" in describing the quality of the performances.
Comprehensive, rigorous, professional training
"Our School of Music is proud to combine a comprehensive academic program with a most rigorous professional musical training program, offering a wide range of degrees," says Prof. Hannah Naveh, Dean of Tel Aviv University's Yolanda and David Katz Faculty of the Arts. Master classes, taught by musicians of international renown, give students a one-on-one opportunity to learn from an eminent virtuoso.
The school also provides several outreach programs to under-served communities in Israel, including Sulamot, which creates youth wind orchestras for low socioeconomic populations throughout the country, a spur to bringing about social change. This initiative, through the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's Key Note program in collaboration with TAU's Bob Shapell School of Social Work, uses music to help children acquire the tools they need to succeed — including responsibility, teamwork, respect, cooperation, tolerance, and ethics — while enhancing self-confidence and empowerment.
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This easy-to-use resource guide helps you make smart choices from every food group, find balance between food and physical activity, and get the most out of the calories you consume.
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This booklet addresses the special challenges for very large people who are physically active and provides tips and ideas to become more active and healthier—no matter what your size.
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This website gives kids ages 9 to 13 the information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices. The site focuses on topics that are important to them—such as stress and physical fitness—using kid-friendly lingo, games, quizzes, and other interactive features. The Teacher's Corner provides interactive, educational, and fun activities that are linked to national education standards for science and health.
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This online tracking tool lets you track what you eat to manage your diabetes and prevent the onset of complications. Explore nearly 5,000 foods and find recipes and healthy alternatives to improve your meals. En español
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These resources help teachers get their students active, excited, and engaged in the NFL PLAY 60 Challenge. The resources include a teacher guide, lesson plan worksheets, game planner, classroom scoreboard, and certificate.
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This booklet provides concise information for African Americans on heart disease and its risk factors. It explains how to reduce risk factors for heart disease, prevent and control high blood pressure, lower blood cholesterol, prevent and control diabetes, manage weight, and stop smoking.
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These quizzes will test your knowledge about how today's portions compare to the portions available 20 years ago and the amount of physical activity required to burn off those extra calories.
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This comprehensive kit includes reproducible patient education handouts on 29 topics related to cardiometabolic risk reduction, prediabetes, diabetes, and CVD. En español
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This three-booklet package helps you assess your risk for developing diabetes and implement a program to prevent or delay the onset of the disease. Use the activity tracker and fat and calorie counter to help track your progress. En español
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
This toolkit helps educate parents and children on ways to change to a healthier lifestyle and diet through a 5-2-1-0 message. The Good Health Club campaign promotes healthy choices and behaviors in children through fun, effective, age-appropriate communications. Some materials are available in Spanish.
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The President's Challenge helps people of all ages and abilities increase their physical activity and improve their fitness through research-based information, easy-to-use tools, and friendly motivation.
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
This easy-to-read, bilingual Spanish and English tip sheet encourages teens to lower their risk for diabetes by being active, making health food choices, and losing weight if they are overweight. En español
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
This website provides information on seven self-care management areas for people with diabetes: healthy eating, being active, monitoring, taking medicine, problem solving, reducing risk, and healthy coping.
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
This guide helps Americans live healthier lives by helping them set and achieve personal walking goals. Treat yourself and your family to a daily routine of brisk walking. It's a healthy and simple way to feel better now and reduce the risk of developing serious health problems down the road.
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This bilingual Spanish and English presentation flipchart makes it easy to educate Hispanic and Latino Americans about the link between diabetes and heart disease. It includes easy-to-understand illustrations, a scripted presentation, and two copier-ready handouts. En español
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"The United States of Diabetes"Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Diabetes will threaten the nation's economy as much as it does the health of individuals and the U.S. will spend $3.35 trillion on diabetes-related care in the next decade.
"By 2020, an estimated 52 percent of the adult population will have diabetes or pre-diabetes," according to a new report titled "The United States of Diabetes," issued by United Health Group.
If that happens, the nation will spend $3.35 trillion on diabetes-related care over the next decade, including private, Medicare, Medicaid and uninsured spending. Diabetes and pre-diabetes could account for about 10 percent of health care spending by 2020. The annual cost in 2020 could be $500 billion, up from an estimated $194 billion this year in spending for medical care related to pre-diabetes or diabetes, not total health spending by those patients with those conditions.
The report states that consumers with diabetes who interacted with the health care system cost on average $11,700 for health care in 2009, compared to $4,400 for the remainder of population. The 2009 average rises to $20,700 a year for a person with complications related to diabetes, such as heart and kidney disease, nerve damage, blindness and strokes.
The numbers were derived from its 10 million insurance customers.
In the workplace, the negative effects on productivity and the rising burden on employers will go up accordingly if trends continue.
This scale of numbers can push health care insurance reform into the background. When a disease like diabetes swamps the health care system, the capacity is strained. Doctors' offices and hospitals will overflow, causing bills -- not to mention insurance premiums for everyone -- to rise higher than they would otherwise.
About 27 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes. The report states that another 67 million are estimated to have pre-diabetes. More than 60 million of the people with pre-diabetes do not even know it because often there are no symptoms.
The recession and the rising costs of employer-sponsored health care are widening the spread of diabetes. Some companies have eliminated their wellness programs to cut costs. When workers are not tested routinely for blood-sugar levels, they do not see the warning signs.
The UnitedHealth report dwells on the relationship between diabetes and obesity. Just gaining weight can add to the diabetes risk. A weight gain of 11 to 16 pounds doubles the risk of Type 2 diabetes. Gaining 17 to 24 pounds nearly triples the risk.
More than half of adults who are overweight or obese have either diabetes or pre-diabetes. That should be a warning sign, even without knowing blood-sugar counts.
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The Consequences of Truth
Readers of Tabletalk over the last 30 years have learned a lot about theology. But they have also learned a lot about history, philosophy, and the arts. The various writers of the "Truth and Consequences" column have been writing about …Read More
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As I was flipping through the television channels recently, I was overwhelmed to see how secularism is influencing our culture today, particularly through advertising. In the teaching series Christian Worldview, Dr. Sproul describes secularism as that which looks at reality …Read More
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For the Glorious Nation! Shvedova def Rodionova 26 63 62 in 1:46.
"Shades of Roland Garros"
She's really making them uneasy. There is little about Yaroslava in S-E WTA's Wednesday Holland summary--and nothing related to the curious title.
Thursday, June 17, 2010 Quarterfinals
Court 1 11.00hrs CET 10:00 BST 09:00 GMT [05:00 EDT]1. ATP: Giraldo vs. Stakhovsky2. Yaroslava Shvedova vs. Alexandra Dulgheru
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Yaroslava dismissed Parra Santonja 61 62. Her second round match at 's-Hertogenbosch should be especially interesting--against Anastasia Rodionova of Australia.
Russian kontraktnika versus Russian émigrée. [;)]
Well, that didn't work so well. [:(] Yaro lost 63 36 46. She had Dulgheru on the run but seemed like she could not maintain consistency thru the second set. Lost confidence & returns were somewhat weak. She did suffer a couple of calls that were so obviously bad that I was lookin' around at why this was hidden over on court 1 with a small crowd & no electronic challenge--but all Eastern players gotta expect that kinda sh!t, unfortunately.
Yaroslava & Vania King of the US DID make the doubles final, which will be played tomorrow. No clue whether there might be a stream:
Friday, June 18, 2010
Court 1 12.30hrs CET 11:30 BST 10:30 GMT [06:30 EDT]Doubles Final: Vania King/ Yaroslava Shvedova vs. Alla Kudryavtseva/ Anastasia Rodionova
For the Glorious Nation!
Yaroslava Shvedova & American Vania King (a partnership that began with the grass season) have proved most succssful--ascending to the Final of Wimbledon Doubles! On Saturday they will face Zvonareva & Vesnina. While I must cheer for Russia's duo, I would not be upset if the Muscovite kontraktnika & her partner pulled out the Championship, either.
For the Glorious Nation! For the Union State.
Yaroslava Shvedova & American Vania King (a partnership that began with the grass season) won the Wimbledon Doubles Championship! From Astana to Almaty, Kazakhstan will applaud the Muscovite kontraktnika . May they spare a thought for her partner, because most Americans will not be allowed to hear of this. (No doubt due to a barrage of criticism, NBC broke down & used part of the match to fill their extra time on Sunday.)
For the Glorious Nation! For the Union State.
ATP news but it doesn't seem many people go there & it's pertinent to the kontraktniki thread. Andrei played Hopman Cup with Yaroslava earlier this year:
Golubev upsets Melzer
In Hamburg, Germany, Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev caused an upset here on Sunday by defeating Austria's Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the Hamburg ATP tournament to claim his first tour title.
Melzer, the world No. 15, reached the semifinals at the French Open last month, where he lost to Rafael Nadal, and also tasted success in the Wimbledon men's doubles event alongside Germany's Philipp Petzschner.
"It's brilliant, I'm really happy," said Golubev, the world No. 82.
"I've played extremely well this week." The 23-year-old's best previous result at an ATP tournament was a runner-up finish at the St Petersburg Open in 2008.
"He hits the ball hard and when he hits it well, he's difficult to beat," said Melzer.
For the Glorious Nation! For Russo-Kazakh-American friendship.
Yaroslava Shvedova & American Vania King (a partnership that began with the grass season) won the Wimbledon Doubles Championship. Today, they defeated 1st seeds Dulko & Pennetta to enter the USO semifinals. Vania's friendship & success with the Muscovite kontraktnika drive the Yankee commentariat up the wall. But what can they say to her? They've always snubbed Vania, too. She owes them nothing. lol!
Yaroslava Shvedova & American Vania King will play for the USO Championship, defeating Black & Rodionova in two & a half hours Thursday, 63 46 64. [
On Sunday, ESPN2 will show the women's doubles Final at 13:00 EDT. Tournament schedule says NOON--suspect this is DELAYED for the Witches to get a lead on their POLITICAL SH!T-TALK. The Final will be Shvedova/King vs either Chan/Zheng or Huber/Petrova. The national identify factor is complex, but one could gather today they'll boost foreigners & happily dis Vania King just to get at Yaroslava. CBS network will show the men's final but they don't wanna touch this. (At Wimbly, when the contest involved Vania & the three Russians, recall how the networks tried to ditch the women's final and got in deep chocolate.) Commentariat no doubt hopes to see Huber/Petrova, whereupon they'll try to represent the Americans as "team captains" & their Russian partners as disposable afterthoughts.
Yaroslava Shvedova & American Vania King win USO Championship, def Huber & Petrova 26 64 76(4). [
King and Shvedova win US Open women's doubles titleBy Clair MacielSunday, September 12, 2010
In a match that spanned two days, Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4), to win the 2010 US Open Women's Doubles title.
"This has been an incredible two weeks and one day," said Shvedova.
Play resumed at 3 p.m. on Monday after the match was suspended on Sunday during the final set following a three-hour rain delay. King and Shvedova were down 5-4 on serve in the third set with King serving at 0-15.
"I was a bit nervous because I was serving and a point down on my serve. I was concentrating on getting the first serve in," said King.
King got her first serve in, and Petrova pushed her return long. Up 30-15, things quickly fell apart. Petrova smashed a volley down the middle for a match point. King saved the first, lacing a forehand that touched the back of the baseline. She steadied her nerves and held. Huber and Shvedova traded holds to force a deciding tiebreak.
After a furious exchange of baseline blasts and quick-reflex volleys, Shvedova produced the shot of the match, a brilliant topspin lob on match point over the outstretched arms of Petrova.
"I want to congratulate two great opponents today," said Huber, the top-ranked women's doubles player in the world.
King and Shvedova, who won the Wimbledon title together this summer, marched to the US Open final having eliminated the Nos. 1, 9 and 12 seeded teams. Huber and Petrova, who teamed up to win in Charleston this year, cruised through the draw and only faced one three-setter, against No. 5 seeds Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.
In Sunday's final, both teams traded a break of serve early in the first set, thanks to stronger return games on both sides of the net and shaky service games from Shvedova and Huber. At 2-2, Petrova and Huber rode a momentum swing that propelled them into a 4-0 run to close the first set.
King and Shvedova did a fine job challenging the No. 2 seeds in long rallies, often winning points with offensive topspin lobs when their opponents attempted to pressure at the net. But Petrova and Huber used aggressive play to attack serves, cut off returns with poached volleys and find the openings down the middle for winners.
After gathering their thoughts between sets, King and Shvedova turned the momentum in their favor, taking an early break for a 2-0 lead. In the fourth game, Shvedova provided a little light-hearted entertainment for the crowd when she lost her racket during a point. As she scrambled for a short drop shot, she lunged forward, popping the ball back high over the net but losing grip on her racket. Huber then took advantage of the situation by putting away an overhead near Shvedova, who attempted to track down the ball with her bare hands, drawing laughs from the crowd and a high-five from Huber.
Back on serve at 3-3, King and Shvedova took a page out of their opponents' book and started moving into the court, controlling the points with dictating shots. Their efforts earned them a break at love on Huber's serve and allowed them to hold on to the lead and level the match at a set apiece.
One set away from the US Open title, neither team would budge on serve in the third. Both kept a steady game, with King and Shvedova stepping up their game to control the points and push Huber and Petrova back. The No. 2 seeds countered with solid service games to force errors from their opponents.
From WTA: Vania & Slava Win US Open
NEW YORK, NY, USA - Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova maintained their incredible unbeaten Grand Slam record together, winning the US Open - their second major in as many attempts - with a clutch 26 64 76(4) victory against Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova, even saving a match point.
King and Shvedova only began playing together two weeks before Wimbledon this year, and in their first Grand Slam together, at the All-England Club, they went all the way to the title. In New York things didn't seem so peachy early on, as the No.6-seeded duo faced four match points in their third round match with No.12 seeds Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, but they won that one and pulled a Houdini act one more time in the final.
Rain stopped play on Sunday with King serving 4-5 in the third set, 0-15. When play resumed the tension did too, and Huber and Petrova got to match point in that game; but King and Shvedova saved that and pushed the match to a third set breaker, with the talented Shvedova nailing a lob on match point to end it.
"It was like slow motion, like in the movies," Shvedova said. "Vania was on the left and I was waiting. I saw Nadia trying to get it, then she didn't. People started to scream. They didn't call anything. I turned to Vania, and Vania jumped."
"Today I was really stressed because I didn't want to lose my serve at 4-5," King said. "I know my serve is not a rocket, so I was really hoping we'd pull that game out. But when we won, I was shocked. We were both shocked."
Huber, No.1 in doubles, was gracious. "When you lose a close match like this when you've had an opportunity, you can walk away from it and sulk and not learn, or you could take it as an opportunity to grow. If you do okay in the bad times, imagine how well you'll to do when times turn around. There's a reason for everything. It's disappointing, but I believe it's Vania and Yaroslava's time. They played great. They outsmarted us. They deserved to win this."
King and Shvedova are now 12-0 in Grand Slam matches as a team: 6-0 at Wimbledon, 6-0 here. King was asked about her success in doubles.
"Doubles has always come easier for me, even before I was playing with Slava," King said. "I was always Top 30 but never had the success I've had now. We didn't expect this, because usually great pairs pair together for a long time to get to know each other and become a true team. We had that from the start."
Will the American-Kazakh partnership stick together for 2011? (When they've won Wimbly & USO? Duh.)
"We haven't talked about it yet," Shvedova said.
"Are we?" King replied.
"I think so," Shvedova said.
"I think we are for the rest of our lives now," King added.
I'd bet that neither WTA nor the sportswriters ever heard Shvedova called "Slava" until Vania called her that during the ceremony on Monday. [;)]
I think it's accurate to generally appraise this partnership with Vania as the "control player" & Slava was the "power player". But one commentator correctly, I think, said it was Shvedova who displayed "the power, finesse, and all-court game." Virgina Wade was equally impressed, expecting Yaroslava to come up quickly in singles as well. (Keep in mind that sort of prediction can be a trick bag: Dump this doubles nonsense & prove yourself in singles or we'll claim it negates the doubles success as well.)
For the Glorious Nation! For the Kontraktniki!
UPDATE: Historic victory for Kazakhstan Kazakhstan ripped up the formbook and secured its first every place in the World Group by taking apart Switzerland in Astana. Andrey Golubev and Yuriy Schulkin knew they only need one point to make history, and they took it in impressive fashion. The Kazak's overcame Yves Allegro and Stanislas Wawrinka 64 63 63 in one hour and 48 minutes. Kazakhstan will join the elite World Group in 2011 for the first time in its 15 year history in Davis Cup.
Roger Federer's withdrawal from the team was the first blow to the Swiss, and losing both singles rubbers on the opening day only made things worse. Switzerland returns to Europe/Africa zone Group 1 in 2011.
Turning attention from 'Slava for the moment: Golubev & Kukushkin take 2-0 lead over the Swiss in Davis Cup Playoff! [
Perfect start for Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin says his victory over Stanislas Wawrinka was the "biggest of his career", as he helped Kazakhstan to a 2-0 lead in its Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-off tie against Switzerland. This sensational start means that the central Asian nation needs just one more point to qualify for the World Group for the first time in its history.
Kukushkin was up against Wawrinka, a player who he had lost to convincingly in the first round of the US Open just two weeks ago, while 61 places separated the two in the world rankings. However, from the outset, it was visible this would be a completely different encounter. The first set was a cagey affair, with both players looking comfortable on serve, however in the ninth game, the Swiss earned the first break of the match, which was enough to see him into a one-set-to-love lead.
"When I lost the first set, I thought that this match was going to be same as what happened at the US Open, that I'm going to lose in three sets. But when I play at home in Astana, I can't just lie down, I have to try my best to win," said Kukushkin.
The Kazakh, who certainly didn't play badly in the opener, picked up his game in the second set, and from nowhere he levelled the match at a set all, after taking it 6-1. Kukushkin kept up that momentum going into the third to move to within a set of victory, as his opponent's play became more and more defensive which allowed his Kazakh rival to play his best tennis.
"He started the second set really well, and was playing very aggressively and was able to break me in the second game. He was hardly making any unforced errors, so it was difficult for me," said Wawrinka.
Wawrinka fights back
The momentum was all with Kukushkin, who needed just a set to propel his country to a two-love lead, but in keeping with the match, it was the Swiss's turn to bounce back and give himself a lifeline. The key moment came in a marathon second game, where Wawrinka had numerous break point opportunities, and he was finally able to take advantage at the fifth attempt, as he would level up the encounter, and send the match into a decider.
With both players tiring, it was anyone's game, but it was Kukushkin who was the stronger of the two. Once again, a break in the second game proved to be the turning point, and roared on by a partisan home crowd, he was able to withstand a late barrage of pressure from his opponent to take an epic five set encounter in three and a half hours.
"I was a little bit nervous coming into the match, but then I began to settle down, and just tried to fight for every ball. I got a little bit of luck as well, and I won," Kukushkin commented.
Wawrinka said he was hampered by a leg problem, which he was carrying into this Davis Cup encounter, but he refused to blame this injury for his defeat.
"Today was a really tough match. Kukushkin was playing some of the best tennis he's probably ever played. I had too many ups and downs, and it was difficult for me to stay focused and I certainly didn't play at one hundred percent today," said the Swiss.
Golubev gets Kazakhstan on the board
Earlier in the day, Andrey Golubev had got the ball rolling for the home side, with a straight sets victory against Marco Chiudinelli. The world No. 39 put in a fine display and was immaculate on serve throughout, as the Swiss was never really able to put his Kazakh opponent under any pressure in what was a very one-sided encounter.
Within no time at all, Gobulev had raced into a two-sets-to-love lead, and there was to be no way back for his Swiss opponent, as the 23-year-old was able to conjure up a break just when it was needed and seal victory in just a fraction over two hours.
Attention now turns to Saturday's doubles, where Evgeny Korolev and Yuriy Schukin are due to go up against Michael Lammer and Yves Allegro. The Swiss know they must win if they want to have any chance of going into Sunday's reverse singles with something to play for, and their No. 1, Wawrinka, is confident his side can do just that.
"It's not the start we were hoping for as we are 2-0 down. Tomorrow will be a very difficult doubles, but if we can take that doubles, then will have some chance on Sunday," he explained.
Team KazahkstanAndrey GOLUBEVEvgeny KOROLEVMikhail KUKUSHKINYuriy SCHUKINTeam CaptainYegor SHALDUNOV
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Okay, now we can turn the thread back to Yaroslava. [H]
Yes. Kazakhstan in fact represents most of old Soviet Central Asia. A small part of the northwest is technically Europe (west of the Urals) so they have been at liberty to enter into both European & Asian sporting orgs. But it's really Asia. I briefly visited the old capital in the far east, Almaty (then called Alma-Ata) back when it represented the Soviet military center for the Sino-Soviet border. Very Asian.
HOWEVER: Kazakhstan is very much in the "former Soviet space". They have Baikonur, the Russian space facility, and are part of Cosmotrans, a Russian-Kazakh & now Ukranian as well space program. Kazakhstan also has a customs union with the Union State of Russia & Belarus. And there is the matter of population. See, the Russian kontraktniki are not exactly aliens there. Russian & Kazakh are both official languages & Russian is spoken by most Kazakhstanis. From Wiki:
(2009 census)63.1% Kazakh23.7% Russian2.8% Uzbek2.1% Ukrainian1.4% Uyghur1.3% Tatar1.1% German4.5% Other
[quote user="mashadabest"]Oh wow that's so cool, you really do learn something new everyday [8-|] lol. Anyways good luck to all the players from Kazakhstan then, and I really should learn how to spell 'Kazakhstan' without having to look at the title of this thread lol.[/quote]
Lol. [H] Then learn this at the same time (because the mouthpieces intentionally confuse it: "Kazakhs" are members of the dominant ethinic group in Kazakhstan. Yaroslava Shvedova is not a Kazakh. She (like all the kontraktniki, on a dual basis) is a Kazakhstani--a citizen of Kazakhstan.
There is an actual young Kazakh player on the rise. She is Zarina Diyas, who has just qualified at Tashkent. Trained at Prague, she's been in several European Tour events so far.
'Slava at Seoul:
BIG Gallery on tourney site:http://www.hansolopen.co.../eng/gallery/gallery.jsp
She will play again soon but not on Centre--thus no chance of stream. Later, doubles against the Japanese.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Court 13 (from 12.00hrs) (03:00 GMT) [23:00 Wed Eastern US]1. Agnes Szavay vs. Elena Baltacha2. Kirsten Flipkens vs. Yaroslava Shvedova (NB 13.00hrs)3. Jans/Peers vs. Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez
Court TBA (NB 15.00hrs)1. King/Shvedova vs. Date Krumm/Morita
With mostly only live scores to appraise, I refrain from a lotta commentary on Thursday's matches. Part of the Hansol debacle was, I think, due to the congested singles/doubles schedule compounded by the day lost to rain. But that's gonna happen anywhere you don't have a roof. So here's the deal: The rest of 2010 is pretty much already scheduled but, for next year, Shvedova & Vania King must make some decisions.
Championships at Wmbledon & USO rather oblige them to get serious about doubles. Doubles specialists tend to cut out singles due to that same scheduling pressure (the years of the Stosur/Stubbs partnership.) Those that don't are generally sibling acts (Williams or Bondarenko, etc)
OTOH: This would represent more a sacrifice to 'Slava. Scarcity of resource before the Contract put her slightly behind developmentally and she has less time to fulfill her probable singles potential--whereas Vania may have less future in singles anyway. Dunno. I wouldn't welcome still fewer glimpses of those thighs, I tell you. [8-|] But they gotta get down on what to do about this--at least thru 2011.
Whoa! I just had a thought! [I] Suppose 'Slava wanted to make her mark at London 2012 with doubles--but she NEEDS the magic she & Vania have going on. Where is it written that a Taiwanese-American can't be a kontraktnika C'mon, Vania, you don't owe squat! You're the first one MJF cuts from Fed Cup to accomodate the sisters. No way in hell you'll be on Team USA, much less play doubles. Getcha ass to Astana. Play the Olympiad for the Glorious Nation! [H]
'Slava & Vania at Seoul:
First, 'Slava may not be that concerned. She and Vania may be there mainly for the doubles at this point. (Vania has to get thru singles qualies & she may not.)
Do I think she can best Elena at this time? No.
I tell ya, though: If I were 'Slava's business agent, I'd tell her if she walks on court with Elena and sees Cramer in the chair--she should tank it. Doln't even let herself get close. Shvedova doesn't need that crap.


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We've often wondered by a site like Kickstarter lacked an official iOS app, but that ends today with the release of Kickstarter for iPhone. The crowdsourcing site's new app allows you to view campaigns, watch the pitch videos that go along with them, and pledge your cash towards one of the reward levels offered. If you've created a campaign, you can track your progress in the app as well. The app is not yet iPad-native, but it does support iPhone 3GS and later, including support for the iPhone 5 4-inch display. Grab Kickstarter for iPhone for free.
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Chrismas Retro Elegance and Glamour
This month is a month full of surprises extraordinary. Moreover, this month along with Christmas celebrations are also filled with a variety of formal and glamorous outfits and also Casual.Who was instrumental in at Christmas is very big impact and can enhance our sense of self confidence.
Boho Dress
Suits: Tall, and boyish frames
Avoid: Plus size and large breasted ladies
The bohemian trend has been polished up for the party season and is a continuation of what was the hottest look of the summer. Gone are the staple day wear of cowboy boots and poncho, in there place is a look which oozes laid back sophistication. Flowing and long this amazing Chloe inspired beaded strapless dress from Monsoon is in this seasons hot colour. Look out for similar styles in blues, greens, pinks and purples. The key is natural elegance, long and fluid, the beading adds an ethnic feel, try wearing some chunky wooden beads or ethnic inspired jewellery to enhance the overall look, there is a fabulous selection in John Lewis at the moment and like wise in Topshop. Choose simple strappy heels or wooden wedges to finish off.


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Apparently, it's fairly unusual to find a hummingbird nest…
…especially one stuffed tight with two baby hummingbirds.
Apparently, it's fairly unusual to find a hummingbird nest…
…especially one stuffed tight with two baby hummingbirds.
WOW! Very cool.
Tasty? ;-)
..."Jeffrey is ... one of my favorite film critics. He writes with great lucidity and compassion about all sorts of movies, from all sorts of angles, but what I value most about his work is the theological-moral perspective he takes on things. He's not a dogmatic scold, sifting through popular art looking for work that fits a rigid world view; he's more interested in Looking Closer ... to discover what, if anything, the work is saying." - Matt Zoller Seitz, editor of RogerEbert.com
-"Overstreet's writing is precise and beautiful, and the story is masterfully told."
- Publisher's Weekly on Overstreet's novel Auralia's Colors
-About Jeffrey Overstreet
-About Looking Closer: An Introduction
-Comment Policy
-Overstreet on Tour: Speaking Calendar
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-"Mystery & Message," by Michael Demkowicz
-The Auralia Thread, Book 1: Auralia's Colors
-The Auralia Thread, Book 2: Cyndere's Midnight
-The Auralia Thread, Book 3: Raven's Ladder
-The Auralia Thread, Book 4: The Ale Boy's Feast
-Through a Screen Darkly Jeffrey Overstreet's Through a Screen Darkly is a memoir of "dangerous moviegoing," which has become a popular university textbook on film, faith, and cultural engagement, and which earned praise from readers like Eugene Peterson, Gregory Wolfe, Scott Derrickson, Darren Aronofsky, and Dick Staub. Publisher's Weekly awarded it a "Starred Review."
-"… [T]he spirit of the Inklings is alive and well and at least one living writer could have held his own at their table!"
- Dick Staub, author of The Culturally Savvy Christian
-"Jeffrey Overstreet is a trespasser. He's constantly moving outside of the borders of what church and culture deem to be ironclad, eternal categories (sacred vs. profane, high culture vs. popular culture) — and he has a knack for bringing people along with him. His passport? The imagination. ... When you trespass with Jeffrey Overstreet, you don't have to ask for forgiveness." - Image
-"In Auralia's Colors, Overstreet masterfully extends the borders of imagination."
- Gina Ochsner, author of The Russian Dreambook of Color and Flight
-"While habituating the dark caves of movie theaters, he gives articulate witness to what I too often miss in those caves — the contours of God's creation and the language of Christ's salvation. … I find him a delightful and most percipient companion — a faithful Christian witness."
- Eugene Peterson, author of The Message and Tell It Slant, on Through a Screen Darkly
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Students brought out their inner Wayne Szalinski at the 2014 Kinetic Challenge! Szalinski, of course, was the eccentric inventor from "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" who built Rube Goldberg-inspired contraptions.
While these fifth through eighth graders weren't creating shrink rays, they were transforming ordinary and found objects into artistic kinetic sculptures. Prizes including $500 for Best in Fair! Congratulations to our winners!