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Working as a senior finance executive at Boeing would be a pretty great job, right?
Before you answer, consider what would happen during your annual review: CFO Michael Sears would gather all your direct reports in a room, where they would discuss your strengths and weaknesses. Then he would confront you with their opinions, citing examples to back him up.
Few finance executives — or anybody, for that matter — would be completely comfortable with such a review process. But Sears swears by it. As far as he knows, it hasn't scared anybody off, he says, and he's used the approach for more than 10 years.
"Some people look good from the top down," says Sears, "but they don't look so good from the bottom up. And if you just gather paper data on a person, it's hard to get at some of the real issues."
Sears isn't the only one complaining about the limitations of traditional paper-based evaluations. What's wrong with older processes, many HR experts say, is that they tend to quantify what employees do, rather than how they do it. At best, traditional reviews identify and grade skills, while offering little real qualitative insight into performance. At worst, they deal with irrelevant skill sets, and burden managers with rafts of evaluation forms that lack correlation to company goals. Such failings might explain why, according to a study conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management, only 61 percent of HR managers are satisfied with their overall evaluation systems. Indeed, many managers have been scrapping their old systems altogether.
It's no surprise, then, that alternative performance-evaluation techniques have been gaining ground. In addition to Sears's technique — a particularly intense version of the 360-degree peer review — some companies have adopted ranking schemes, employee-driven appraisals, various hybrid skills assessments, and an approach that might be called the enlightened nonreview.
HR experts suggest that despite employee fears, and, in some cases, controversy over their use, alternative techniques can be worth considering. Even though the methods take more time, management energy, and interpersonal communication than do traditional reviews, they can effectively identify true competencies.
The 360 Terror
Competency-based performance management, in fact, is the backbone of most of the alternative approaches. Competencies, associated with the "how" of an employee's style, are "a set of personal traits or habits that are related to superior job performance," says Michael Schwalberg, a Scarsdale, New York- based clinical psychologist and co-author of Leverage Competencies, published last year by the Financial Executives Research Foundation. In contrast, the far-narrower "skill" elements describe what an employee can do: negotiate a contract or prepare a budget, for instance.
Particularly in vogue these days is the "360," through which employees are evaluated by their direct manager, their own direct reports, departmental peers, and others within the organization — as well as customers and suppliers, perhaps. A William M. Mercer study indicates that last year, 26 percent of companies used such "multirater performance management," up from 11 percent in 1995, and that another 20 percent are considering it.


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Lewis Holtby
- Squad No: 10
- Position: Midfielder
- Age: 23
- Birth Date: Sep 18, 1990
- Birth Place: Erkelenz, West Germany
- Height: 1.76m
- Weight: 72 kg
2013/14 English Premier League
The race for Holtby's signature ended in January 2013 when the midfielder announced that he would be joining Tottenham on a free transfer the following summer.
As a youth he was rejected by Borussia Monchengladbach but found a place at Alemannia Aachen where he eventually made the first-team in the 2007-08 season. Having made the breakthrough, Holtby quickly impressed with his vision and quick feet and was snapped up by Schalke in 2009.
He signed a deal until the summer of 2013 and was sent out on loan to VfL Bochum and Mainz to get more playing experience and when he returned for the 2011-12 season he netted nine goals in 32 games.
Rising to captain the Germany Under-21 side, he also made his debut for the senior team and Holtby cemented his place in the Schalke side the following season, but could not agree a new contract. Announcing that he would leave on a free transfer in the summer, he chose to join Tottenham in the January transfer window for a fee of €1.5m.
Strengths: Good with the ball at his feet, he is aware of his surroundings, has good vision and an eye for goal.
Weaknesses: Still young, he is not the most physically imposing and can drift out of games occasionally.
Career high: His return to Schalke saw him claim national team honours.
Career low: As a youth player he was released from Borussia Monchengladbach for being too small and slow.
Style: Composed, clever, creative, a gem of a midfielder.
Quotes: "For me it was always a dream to play in the Premier League and it was always a team like Arsenal that I would like to play for. Now I play for Schalke and I am happy to be here." Lewis Holtby, November 2012.
Trivia: Holtby has an Everton-supporting British father and German mother.

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Emmanuelle Riva gives a superlative performance as a provincial woman who is driven to murderous lengths to escape from her suffocating marriage in Georges Franju's compelling adaptation of the novel by François Mauriac.
A devoted secretary (Fanny Ardant) tries to clear her boss (Jean-Louis Trintignant) of a murder charge in François Truffaut's lustrous homage to Hitchcock and American film noir.
An ultra-chic lesbian (Stèphane Audran) seduces a young bohemian woman into a deadly ménage à trois with her male lover (Jean-Louis Trintignant) in Claude Chabrol's corrosive, elegantly perverse study of bourgeois vanity and vacuity.
On the idyllic Italian coast in the midst of World War II, the carefree son (Jean-Louis Trintignant) of a high-ranking Fascist blissfully ignores the war while falling into a passionate, risk-all affair with a beautiful widow.
A beautiful young model (Irène Jacob) becomes involved with a voyeuristic ex-judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) in the concluding panel of Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors triptych.
Celebrated nouveau roman writer Alain Robbe-Grillet wrote and directed this Pirandellian thriller about a drug smuggler (Jean-Louis Trintignant) on an Antwerp-bound train whose looks, demeanour and motives shift from one encounter to the next.
Adrift in L.A. after he is called in for a hit on a mob boss, a Parisian contract killer (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is chased across the city by a gum-smacking assassin (Roy Scheider) in this lean, mean cult thriller from director Jacques Deray.
A young man with an exceedingly weak grasp on the divide between fiction and reality is thrown into the maelstrom of World War I in this essential and very rare classic by Georges Franju.
This buried treasure of '60s French cinema segues from politically-charged thriller to tenderly affecting romance as a young woman (the gorgeous Romy Schneider) discovers that her jealous and abusive husband (Jean-Louis Trintignant) has become embroiled with a shadowy, right-wing paramilitary group.
Bernardo Bertolucci's gorgeously decadent adaptation of the novel by Alberto Moravia gave Jean-Louis Trintignant one of his greatest roles as a suave lawyer who tries to sublimate his repressed homosexuality by joining Mussolini's Fascists.
A French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) recalls her traumatic wartime past while having an affair with a Japanese architect in Alain Resnais' masterful meditation on time, memory and forgetfulness.
A race-car driver (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and a script girl on a movie set (Anouk Aimée) embark on a passionate affair in Claude Lelouch's chic, Academy Award-winning romance.
A determined magistrate (Jean-Louis Trintignant) investigates the assassination of a left-wing politician in Costa-Gavras' controversial, ultra-suspenseful political thriller.
A deeply religious Catholic engineer (Jean-Lous Trintignant) is torn between a seemingly angelic blonde and a vivacious, intellectual brunette, in Eric Rohmer's sly, stimulating and eloquent meditation on the mysterious intertwining of sex and spirituality.
Emmanuelle Riva is mesmerizing as an inmate of a Nazi labour camp in this groundbreaking Holocaust drama by Gillo Pontecorvo (The Battle of Algiers).
An uptight law student (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is taken under the wing of a loud-mouthed good-time guy (Vittorio Gassman) in this classic example of "comedy Italian style."
Jean-Louis Trintignant gives a career-making performance opposite the luscious Brigitte Bardot in Roger Vadim's legendary succès de scandale.
In the midst of the Nazi occupation, a provincial Frenchwoman (Emmanuelle Riva) falls in love with a young parish priest (Jean-Paul Belmondo) in Jean-Pierre Melville's moving drama of faith tested and confirmed.
A young woman (Juliette Binoche) who lost her husband and daughter in a car crash seeks to detach herself completely from her past in the first part of Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy.
"I was so young once!" cries the unnamed woman played by Emmanuelle Riva in Alain Resnais' Hiroshima mon amour. More than a half century later, in Michael Haneke's Amour, the octogenarian Riva surveys a photo album of her life with her husband and muses, even as her physical and mental states deteriorate, "C'est belle, la vie!" Life is decidedly not beautiful in Haneke's brief history of debility, but the magisterial performances of Riva as Anne and Jean-Louis Trintignant as her forebearing husband Georges render the film's account of incapacitation less intolerable than transcendent. Amour's immense poignancy issues not only from its portrait of a love total though not eternal — the irreligious Haneke brooks no hint of the afterlife — but also from its affecting record of the faltering bodies, wattled flesh, rheumy eyes and erratic gait of its veteran leads. Riva and Trintignant are perfectly matched as former music teachers; both actors have always exuded cultural refinement — she loves to write poetry, he to recite it — vivacious intelligence, and a certain veiled or enigmatic quality. (Trintignant famously proclaimed: "The best actors in the world are those who feel the most and show the least.") This sense of abstraction or quelque chose caché in their beings has attracted directors as diverse as the cerebral Resnais and Alain Robbe-Grillet and the humanist-mystical Krzysztof Kieslowski.
Ever the cinephilic auteur, Haneke clearly incorporates the filmic associations of the two actors' personae into the characters of Georges and Anne. Just as Haneke earlier wrote Caché for Daniel Autueil, who he felt has the same "secret" or "hidden" nature that Trintignant has, he devised Amour with the latter actor in mind. ("I wrote the script for Jean-Louis Trintignant. I've always admired and wanted to work with him; it was just a question of finding the right role. It was a sine qua non that he would be involved. Without him I wouldn't have made the film. He radiated the warmth that I needed for the film.") "Yes, I was very uptight," Georges admits towards the end of Amour, conjuring all the repressed, timid or introverted characters Trintignant has played, from the unsure young war dodger in Valerio Zurlini's Violent Summer through the suave fascists of Alain Cavalier's Le Combat dans l'île and Bernardo Bertolucci's The Conformist to the indecisive engineer in Eric Rohmer's Ma nuit chez Maud. Only occasionally allowed to express the smiling joie de vivre he displayed in real life — where he indulged in the Trintignant clan's mania for car racing — and little of the warmth Haneke seems to discern in him, Trintignant often plays sec or tamped characters whose vocations involve precision, decision, or intellection: architects, judges, doctors, engineers, law students. The dark glasses behind which he remains shaded in Costa-Gavras' Z (which disconcerted the film's other actors on set) serve as a metaphor for his concealment and remoteness; even as the bondage-loving drug runner in Robbe-Grillet's Trans-Europ-Express, Trintignant remains dapper and a little detached. (Trintignant reportedly turned down the Marlon Brando role in Last Tango in Paris because he objected to the many nude scenes.)
Remembering the coolly beautiful Riva in Hiroshima mon amour — "Deform me, make me ugly," she instructs her Japanese lover — makes her senescent frailty in Amour all the more affecting. Riva's characters are often as inward as Trintignant's, though their reserve derives not from timidity or introversion, but from a sense of entrapment. "Elle" cannot free herself from the fetters of memory in Hiroshima mon amour; the imperiously fragile Princesse de Bormes in Georges Franju's Thomas the Imposter cannot escape the realities of war, as much as she attempts to turn carnage into theatre; the eponymous poisoner in Franju's Thérèse Desqueyroux, her face a mask of domestic suffering, literally becomes a prisoner of the clan she has unhappily married into; and Barny, the atheist widow in Melville's Léon Morin, Priest, is trapped in an unattainable passion for a priest. Exquisite in suffering, Riva never submits to martyrdom. Extending her role as the mother beset by Alzheimer's in Kieslowski's Three Colors: Blue, Riva courageously incarnates the ailing Anne in Amour, her mind unmoored, her immobilized body submitted to humiliating ablutions. Godard averred that "Every film is a documentary of its actors." Amour is, in that sense, a magnificent documentary.
—James Quandt
Some passages of this essay were first published in an article for Artforum International, November 2012.
Thanks to Laure Dahout, Consulat général de France à Toronto; Paola Ruggiero & Luciana Caprara, Cinecittà.
Copyright © Toronto International Film Festival Inc. 2014. All rights reserved.


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Grey's Anatomy Spoilers: Who Will Die in 2013?!by Steve Marsi at .
First, it was George O'Malley. Then, Lexie Grey. Most recently, Mark Sloan.
Who will fall next on Grey's Anatomy? Let the speculation begin now.
According to reports, in early 2013, someone else we know will die.
It's a longtime character, apparently, and one very much beloved.
That's all we have to go on right now, and clearly "longtime character" could mean many things. Who do you think is in danger this time? What circumstances do you think could bring about his/her demise?
Is there anyone in particular you would be crushed to see pass away in 2013, even though some of these arcs make for the most moving episodes? Conversely, whose death might make the most sense?
Share your comments, concerns and theories with us below ...
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It must be Adele, Her disease is such a horrible disease and many die rather fast. I could not handle anyone else. It breaks my heart we lost Lexie and McSteamie Mark last year, I wish they didn't kill off but let go so they could bring a character back. I really liked Teddy but understand why that happened. I love the cast we have now and hope it continues. And they show is very good, I have watched every episode at least 4 or 5 times and get more out of them each time I watch them.This is my top show.
This time its adele's turn
She was there from the beginning but then again she is not a part of the main cast. I'm still trying to get over missing Lexie and Mark when ever I watch an episode. If they want they can go ahead and kill off one of the interns who joined
How come every season some one got to die or get shot or leave the show suddenly???
Its unrealistic... every bad thing on the planet happens at Seattle grey
I know it is a hospital but there should be a limit
I was thinking it was Bailey! or the Chief(not Owen,but Richard). I never even considered Adele! The way they make it sound made me think a main character and she is more of a guest character. But she is a long time guest character and it would make sense! They cannot kill off anymore main ones! Come on, Shonda, seriously!George, Izzy(well, she left), I'm still not over Lexy and Marc...Please nothing too nerve wracking, lol :)
Stop panicky It not another one of our favorites. even though she loved by me on the show. (Spoiler Alert).
Who dies is Adele confirmed by a article on tv guide site. Way to Shonda kill of the only person winning your show EMMYS. Love Ya Loretta D. See you on Client List huge fan.


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Chamber Music Series Begins August 4 with the Ying String Quartet and Celebrated Pianist Adam Neiman
For Immediate Release
July 16, 2009
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute begins its August chamber music series with the Ying String Quartet joined by celebrated pianist Adam Neiman on Tuesday, August 4. Concerts begin at 8 pm and tickets are $21 ($18 for members and students) and may be purchased at clarkart.edu, 413-458-0524, or at the museum shop.
American pianist Neiman is hailed as one of the premiere pianists of his generation, praised for possessing a truly rare blend of power, bravura, imagination, sensitivity, and technical precision. With a burgeoning international career and an encyclopedic repertoire that spans over fifty concertos, Neiman has performed as soloist with many symphony orchestras including Belgrade, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, as well as with the New York Chamber Symphony and the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington D.C. He has collaborated with conductors including as Jiri Belohlavek, Giancarlo Guerrero, Carlos Kalmer, Uros Lajovic, Yoel Levi, Andrew Litton, Peter Oundjian, Leonard Slatkin, and Emmanuel Villaume.
The Ying String Quartet has performed in some of the world's most prestigious concert halls, including Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House. The New York Times noted, "The Yings play with exceptional unity… Their performances were thoroughly prepared, wonderfully precise in matters of ensemble and coloration and full of felicitous phrasing details." In 2005, the group won a Grammy Award for their collaboration with the Turtle Island String Quartet. In 2007, they received a Grammy nomination for Best Chamber Music Performance.
The Ying String Quartet features Steven Copes on first violin, Janet Ying on second violin, Phillip Ying on viola, and David Ying on cello. The Yings have made their mark not only as first-rate performers, but as commissioners of new music. With the support of the Institute for American Music, the quartet aims to create a distinctively American string repertoire by commissioning emerging and established composers to create music that reflects contemporary American life. Actively involved in arts education, the Yings are quartet-in-residence at the Eastman School of Music and Harvard University. Copes is a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader. He joined the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as concertmaster in 1998, and since then has led the orchestra in several highly acclaimed, eclectic programs.
The program at the Clark features Mendelssohn's String Quartet, Opus 12; Lowell Liebermann's String Quartet No. 3, "To the victims of war"; and the Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Opus 34.
A fixed-price, three-course dinner will be offered at the Clark Café at 6 pm. Cost for dinner is $25 per person (does not include concert, beverage, tax, or gratuity). Dinner reservations required; seating is limited. Call 413 458 0524 for reservations. The Clark's galleries will remain open until 6 pm on concert evenings, providing a chance to view the exhibition Dove/O'Keeffe: Circles of Influence.
Trio Solisti, an internationally renowned piano trio, is featured on August 11. On August 18, the Amernet String Quartet, ensemble-in-residence at Florida Atlantic University, will perform. The series concludes on August 25 with the American String Quartet, the resident quartet at the Manhattan School of Music and at the summer Aspen Music Festival. This concert series is funded by the Alice Shaver Foundation; additional support is provided by Legacy Portfolio Management.
On view this summer at the Clark is Dove/O'Keeffe: Circles of Influence. Georgia O'Keeffe burst onto the New York art scene in 1916 and captured the imagination of people around the world, not only with incredible artistic talent, but through her bohemian spirit as well. Experience this distinctly American artist's early works with those of modernist Arthur Dove, whom she credited as having the most significant role in the formation of her abstract works. Also on view is Through the Seasons: Japanese Art in Nature featuring traditional screens and scrolls, as well as contemporary ceramics, emphasizing the inspirational role of nature in Japanese art.
The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown. The galleries are open daily, 10 am to 5 pm (closed Mondays, September through June). Admission June 1 through October 31 is $12.50 for adults, free for children 18 and younger, members, and students with valid ID. Admission is free November 1 through May 31. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit clarkart.edu.


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On Friday and Saturday, more than 40 artists and craftsmen from Calhoun County and Alabama will display and sell their works in the museum auditorium and lobby. The art fair will be held during normal museum hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday. For more details on the artists and their works, visit annistonmuseum.org.
One-of-a-kind pieces will include:
• Metal mesh jewelry from Sarah Cavendar Metalworks of Oxford.
• Handmade jewelry with semi-precious stones by Sally Coker of Sterett.
• Soapstone vessels by Russell Everett of Roanoke.
• Tin angel ornaments and small paintings by Provie Musso of Daphne.
• Fused glass jewelry and blown glass items by Lori Cummings of Anniston.
• Canvas photos, books and prints by Lesa and David Cummings of Anniston.
• Clay works, jewelry, paintings and fiber art by the artists of Art Works Gallery in Anniston.
• Blown glass scupture by Cal Breed of Orbix Hot Glass in Fort Payne.
• Handstamped silver, copper and brass jewelry from Mini Lee's Creations, Oxford.
• Works from the JSU Student Art Alliance and the JSU Pottery Guild.
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The Ragland Purple Devils improved to 10-3 on the season with a 60-53 come-from-behind win over Sacred Heart last week at home.
It was the second time this season that the Purple Devils defeated the Cardinals. Both games went down to the wire.
Sacred Heart took a 4-0 lead early in the game, as Ragland did not score until there was 3:47 remaining in the first quarter on a layup by KiJana Lindsay. By the time the first quarter ended, Sacred Heart was still on top 12-8.
Halfway through the second quarter, Ragland was down by a score of 20-11, and still trailed 28-18 at halftime.
The Purple Devils turned the tide in the third quarter. Devane Brewster hit the first two shots of the third quarter to make it 25-22. Cody Jones's layup with 2:31 remaining in the quarter pulled Ragland to within two at 31-29.
Less than a minute later, Devane Brewster's shot tied the game at 31-31. With 53 seconds left, another layup by Jones gave Ragland its first lead of the game at 33-31. Ragland outscored Sacred Heart 15-6 in the third quarter to take the 33-31 lead.
The Cardinals opened the fourth quarter on an 11-2 run to take a 42-35 lead, but Ragland fought back to stay close, and then pulled it out in the end.
One key to victory was hitting free throws down the stretch.
Jimmy Brock, who led Ragland with 28 points, hit nine free throws in the fourth quarter alone. Lindsay also nailed four free throws and finished the game with nine points.
Devane Brewster scored nine points and led the team in rebounds with eight. Jones finished the game with eight points while Jacob Brewster, Trez Carson, and Sawyer Merritt all scored two points each.
Ragland coach Andy Eden said he was extremely pleased with the way his guys handled being down early, held their composure, and then fought back to win the game.
"Sacred Heart is a very talented basketball team," Eden said.
Ragland 62, Sacred Heart 23 (G)
The Lady Purple Devils also defeated Sacred Heart as Kailey Echols pumped in 24 points in the 62-23 victory.
After giving up 12 points in the first quarter, the Ragland defense allowed just 11 more points the rest of the way.
Ragland was up 16-12 after the first quarter, and stretched its lead to 40-16 at intermission.
The Lady Purple Devils won the scoring battle in the second half as well, 22-7, to make the final score 62-23.
Also in double figures for Ragland was Belle McKinney with 11 points. Callie Kay, Kia Lindsay and Abreka Carson all scored five points each.
With the win, Ragland improved to 11-2 overall and 5-0 in area play.


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Tempe, Ariz. – As two more families are set to receive the keys to their brand new Habitat for Humanity homes, the community is invited to celebrate their dedications and welcome their new neighbors to Tempe on Saturday, June 1.
In January, the City of Tempe and Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona (HFHCAZ) teamed up with local organizations to provide three families each with a new LEED Platinum Certified home. Two of these homes will be dedicated on Saturday.
The first dedication will occur at 9 a.m. at the Acuna Home, 2227 E. Randall Dr. Sponsored by the East Valley Catholic Coalition, the Acuna Family Home broke ground in February. The East Valley Catholic Coalition is comprised of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church and St. Patrick Catholic Community.
The second dedication will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Andrade Home, 1130 S. Stratton Ln. This home was sponsored by the Ramsey Social Justice Foundation and was a community-driven build, as Tempe organizations, church groups, college students and local businesses volunteered each week to hammer nails, mount roofing, install drywall and paint.
The Palomares Home was completed and dedicated in April. Also located on Randall Drive, this home was sponsored and built by SRP.
"There's a sense of pride and commitment that comes with owning your own home," said Mayor Mark Mitchell. "Not only does owning a home provide shelter and security to families, but it also creates a sense of community and partnership."
Tempe's partnership with HFHCAZ is part of the city's focused neighborhood revitalization effort to help stabilize our neighborhoods. By partnering with organizations like HFHCAZ, the City of Tempe is able to leverage our resources to maximize the positive impact on the community. Converting vacant lots and abandoned properties into affordable housing options for our residents also helps reduce the opportunities for illegal dumping and graffiti.
In addition to partnering with organizations, the City of Tempe is proud to offer several affordable housing options, including the Community Assisted Mortgage Program (CAMP). CAMP is an affordable homebuyer program for moderate-income, first-time households. It provides financial incentives to homebuyers and encourages reinvestment in Tempe's neighborhoods. There is currently not a waiting list for the CAMP program. For additional information on eligibility for the program or for questions about other affordable housing options, visit www.Tempe.gov/housing.
About Habitat for Humanity for Humanity Central Arizona:
Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona (HFHCAZ) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that builds, renovates and repairs homes in partnership with families in need. Serving Arizona since 1985, HFHCAZ (an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International) is an independent, locally run nonprofit organization which helps families of low and moderate incomes become homeowners by building and partnering in the creation of affordable housing. HFHCAZ also builds community partnerships that promote spiritual values and individual responsibility. The Central Arizona affiliate is one of the most active of the Habitat affiliates and is responsible for building and renovating over 864 homes. Currently, the affiliate is active in Maricopa County and parts of Pinal County.
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Seven CAA players were selected on the final day of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Saturday. That brought the conference's total to 11 for the 2013 Draft.
Chosen on Day 3 were Old Dominion junior outfielder Ben Verlander, Delaware senior pitcher Matt Soren, William & Mary junior second baseman Ryan Lindemuth, Old Dominion junior pitcher Ryan Yarbrough, William & Mary senior pitcher John Farrell, UNCW senior second baseman Michael Bass and Delaware senior outfielder Nick Ferdinand.
Verlander was selected in the 14th round (426th overall) by the Detroit Tigers. Verlander, who was named first team All-CAA, and was a semifinalist for the Gregg Olson Award which is awarded to college baseball's top player who elevates his game to an elite level throughout the season ranked eighth in the CAA in hitting at .367, third in homers with 11 and led ODU in runs scored with 46, along with four triples and 13 stolen bases. He also knocked in 37 runs and was the Louisville Slugger National Team of the Week after his three home run performance against Northeastern on March 9. He hit .380 with eight homers and 24 RBI in 27 CAA games. Verlander was also named the team MVP.
Soren, a 6-5, 225 lb. pitcher from Roslyn, N.Y., was picked in the 19th round (571st overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies. Soren, a two-time CAA Pitcher of the Week in 2013, was one of the team's most reliable pitchers this spring as he went 4-5 in 15 games with 10 starts and led the team with 81 strikeouts in just 74.2 innings pitched. His 3.62 ERA ranked second among Blue Hen starters.
Lindemuth was taken in the 20th round (599th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates. A native of Burke, Va., Lindemuth batted .351 in 2013, which included team-highs in hits (88) and RBIs (49). The 2013 second-team All-CAA selection was clutch when needed most this season as he batted .647, which included 12 RBIs, 11 hits and eight runs scored in this season's CAA Tournament.
Yarbrough was chosen in the 20th round (602nd overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers. The 6-6, 205 pound Yarbrough tied for the team lead with 13 starts as he compiled a 4-4 record, including a complete game four-hit shutout over NCAA participant William and Mary. He fanned eight batters in six innings against Hofstra and saved a game in relief at James Madison. He fanned 60 batters in 82.2 innings of work.
Farrell was tabbed in the 21st round (638th overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays. The 2013 campaign was a special one for Farrell as he finished the year with a record of 11-3 and an ERA of 2.70. He became the first Tribe hurler to win 10 or more games in a season since Rosy Waugh accomplished the feat in 1938. Additionally, he led the CAA in wins and innings pitched (116.2). The Andover, Mass. native, earned first-team All-CAA accolades as he became the sixth W&M pitcher to garner first-team all-league distinctions.
Bass was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 27th round (808th overall). Bass became the first Seahawk to earn Academic All-America and All-America honors when he was named second-team on Capital One's Academic All-America squad and later earned third-team Louisville Slugger All-America honors. Both honors were announced during UNCW's appearance in the NCAA Charlottesville Regional earlier this month. A four-year starter for the Seahawks at center field and second and third base, Bass concluded his career with a tremendous senior campaign as he was named first-team All-CAA and was runner up to Delaware's Jimmy Yezzo for the circuit's player-of-the-year honors. As a senior, Bass led UNCW in five offensive categories, including batting average (.380), runs (62), doubles (21), on base average (.479) and stolen bases (26). Bass finished his career at UNCW ranking among the top-five in seven offensive categories, including triples (10), hits (257) and stolen bases (76).
Ferdinand, a 6-2, 215 lb. outfielder from Bensalem, Pa., was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 35th round (1,051 overall pick). Ferdinand, a first team All-CAA selection, batted .362 in 54 starts this past spring and led the CAA in home runs with 15 while ranking third in the league in RBI with 61. He also recorded 16 doubles and led the team with 29 walks.
Four CAA players were chosen on Day 2 of the MLB Draft – Hofstra pitcher Bryan Verbitsky, Delaware first baseman Jimmy Yezzo, Delaware pitcher Chad Kuhl and UNCW pitcher Justin Livengood.
CAA Players Selected In 2013 Major League Baseball Draft
Bryan Verbitsky, Hofstra - P - San Diego Padres - 3rd round (86 overall)
Jimmy Yezzo, Delaware - 1B - Washington Nationals - 7th round (226 overall)
Chad Kuhl, Delaware - P - Pittsburgh Pirates - 9th round (269 overall)
Justin Livengood, UNCW - P - San Diego Padres - 10th round (298 overall)
Ben Verlander, Old Dominion - OF - Detroit Tigers - 14th round (426 overall)
Matt Soren, Delaware - P - Philadelphia Phillies - 19th round (571 overall)
Ryan Lindemuth, William & Mary - 2B - Pittsburgh Pirates - 20th round (599 overall)
Ryan Yarbrough, Old Dominion - P - Milwaukee Brewers - 20th round (602 overall)
John Farrell, William & Mary - P - Tampa Bay Rays - 21st round (638 overall)
Michael Bass, UNCW - 2B - San Diego Padres - 27th round (808 overall)
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EBX Group and IMG Worldwide have launched their IMX joint-venture with the acquisition of Brasil1 Sports & Entertainment, an agency identified by the synergy with the new company's goal to work in the sports, entertainment and arena management areas. IMX begins operations with a portfolio of events including Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Volvo Ocean Race (Itajaí Stopover), LPGA Brazil Cup, Footvolley 4x4 World Championship, Megaramp, among others.
Founded in November 2011, IMX is a 50/50 joint venture between EBX Group and IMG Worldwide, with the goal of becoming one of the main sports, entertainment and arena companies of Brazil, with headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The initiative also represents the expansion in Brazil of IMG Worldwide, a global sports, fashion and media business with over 3,000 employees operating in 30 countries around the globe.
"IMX starts with the objective to consolidate itself as a leader in this sector of activity, joining IMG's expertise with the knowledge and talent of our executives. Brazil is experiencing a unique moment with the World Cup and Olympic and Paralympic Games, and other opportunities that will come. I'm proud to invest in sports and entertainment, areas that encourage education, self-esteem, jobs and talents", said Eike Batista, President of EBX Group.
"I am very excited for IMG to be in business with Eike Battista whose vision for using sports and entertainment as a vehicle for improving the lives of the people of Brazil, offers our IMX joint venture significant business opportunities," said Mike Dolan, IMG's Chairman and Chief Executive. "IMX's acquisition of Brasil1 is the beginning of what I believe will be a very dynamic, exciting and successful partnership. We have assembled a terrific management team of very experienced executives who have the expertise to create new ventures for the company. The 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil will provide us great opportunities for growth and the acquisition of Brasil1 is the starting point."
In the Sports sector, IMX will work on creating and producing events, consulting and talent management. In the area of venues the company will be involved in construction, management and operation of stadiums, arenas and convention centers. In addition, IMX will work in the entertainment area, focusing on live shows and performing arts.
At the press conference today in Rio de Janiero, the company also announced that Alan Adler, business executive, sailing athlete and one of the people responsible for the Brazilian Boat Brasil1, from the Volvo Ocean Race, among other projects, has been named Chief Executive Officer of IMX. Adler was the CEO of Brasil1 Sports & Entertainment.
"We bring nine years of expertise working in Sports, Entertainment and Consulting areas, with an important portfolio of clients," Adler said. "In the first year we intend to hold 58 events, including UFC, LPGA Tour, Volvo Ocean Race, RJX volleyball games and Footvolley 4x4 World Championship. I´m extremely happy and motivated to be part of IMX, uniting the biggest sports marketing company in the world and one of the largest business groups in Brazil, with an leader who helped to make this country a place more developed, respected and admired".
IMG Worldwide creates, owns and operates major sporting events around the globe and manages the careers of athletes, celebrities and models, with talents like the Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, Camilo Villegas, Luke Donald, as well as the models like Fernanda Motta, among many others.
"Brazil is one of the greatest sporting nations on the planet and with the coming of the World Cup and the Olympics, the opportunities for the IMX joint venture are endless," said tennis great Roger Federer.
"I love to play in Brazil, the fans are incredible. I think the IMX joint venture and the acquisition of Brasil1 will mean more great tennis matches and great sporting events as the World Cup and the Olympic Games come to this wonderful country," said tennis star Maria Sharapova.
IMX's Main Projects include:
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Footvolley 4x4 World Championship – World footvolley championship with four players in each side
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GREENEVILLE — In the early going of the Super Region 1-A/AA soccer semifinal, Greeneville High was like a fastball pitcher with no control — high, wide and wider. But in the middle of the first half, the Greene Devils began to zero in on their target — Elizabethton junior goalkeeper Luke Broyles.
The Cyclones battled, but in the end the speed and physicality of Greenville won the day and the match 4-0 at Burley Stadium — ending the season for EHS.
Junior forward Drew Fezell scored two goals and assisted on a goal by sophomore forward Hays Culbreth to help lead the Devils to a 3-nil halftime lead.
"I didn't feel that we played that badly to be down three goals," said EHS head coach Bill Mc-Clay. "They are very fast up top, and in the first game against them we dealt with it. Today, they took better angles and had more diagonal runs. We spread ourselves out too much and lost our shape defensively, leaving the middle open and inevitably the ball found their feet."
Culbreth and Fezell both had great chances early on breakaways but both fired wide of the target — and in a frantic early rally Culbreth had a shot and two rebound tries against Broyles, who made a sparkling stop while sprawled on the turf.
On the third try, Culbreth fired over the crossbar and the score stood at 0-0.
"You hate to leave goals on the field, so when you leave goals like that and don't hit the back of the net you always think is it going to cost us later," said Greeneville head coach Jerry Graham. "Elizabethton always gets up for this game — Bill does a good job of preparing them — but tonight we looked for feet and our passes found them.
"This is just the first step, the first hurdle really, in our goal of getting back to Murfreesboro. Whoever comes out of Knoxville will be tough to deal with."
In the 19th minute all that changed as Culbreth received a pass from Fezell outside the EHS goal area and charged the net with purpose — and his ensuing shot gave the Devils a 1-0 advantage.
It was Fezell's turn in the 30th minute as he found the ball in the Cyclones' goal box to the right of Broyles and fired a rocket that Broyles caught, but his momentum falling backward caused the ball to slip from his grasp and trickle into the net.
Seven minutes later, Fezell struck again with an assist from Culbreth to stake Greeneville to a three-goal halftime lead.
"Once they got the third goal we deflated a little bit," said McClay. "We defended well in the second half, cut down a lot of shot attempts, but offensively we couldn't make passes to feet. We just were not able to finish passes."
The game remained at three goals until senior forward Sean Howell showed a real burst of speed down the home sideline, got past EHS defender Nick Malyar, moved toward the middle and hit the back of the net with a scorching shot.
Howell's tally sealed the deal in the 51st minute and both teams substituted freely after that, with only a wide shot by senior forward Rafael Teixeira as the Cyclones only challenge.
A defensive gem was turned in by Broyles and senior defenseman Will Arnold in the late going as Howell broke loose again with the ball on his toes — and he fired a shot that Broyles sprawled to the turf to stop.
The rebound spun to Ivan Ocampo who tried to drill one past the prone Cyclone keeper, but Arnold snuck to the post and turned away the shot.
"It's kind of sad to leave," said Arnold. "The season was down for awhile then it went up and got exciting. I hope these returning guys can come back here next year and get a win."
EHS notes: Teixeira was held without a goal for just the third time this season. Teixeira finished his senior season with 24 goals, including three hat tricks. The Cyclones graduate six from this year's squad, including Teixeira.
Elizabethton 0 0 — 0 Greeneville 3 1 — 4 First Half GHS—Culbreth (assist Fezell), 19:00 GHS—Fezell (assist Culbreth), 30:00 GHS—Fezell (unassisted), 37:00 Second Half
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Overnight raids at more than a dozen Carter County locations led to the arrest of 18 people on charges related to methamphetamine manufacturing and the seizure of three suspected labs, Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes said Thursday.
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Serena Williams prevails against Victoria Azarenka to win U.S. Open title
In a tense and unpredictable match, Serena Williams steeled her nerves to defeat Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1 on Sunday to win her fifth U.S. Open title and 17th Grand Slam title overall.
In a match marred by swirling winds in New York, Williams looked on her way to a competitive but straightforward victory after winning the first set and building a two-break lead at 4-1 in the second set. Williams served for the match at 5-4 and 6-5, but Azarenka broke her both times. Azarenka won the tiebreaker to force a decisive third set.
From there, though, Williams controlled her emotions and her game to roll through the third set. She finished the match with 36 winners to 35 unforced errors, while Azarenka hit 17 winners to 27 unforced errors.
In successfully defending her U.S. Open crown, the 31-year-old Williams won her career-best ninth title of the year. By winning the U.S. Open Series this summer and the U.S. Open, Williams earned $3.6 million. That makes her the first woman and only the fourth player to surpass $9 million in single-season earnings, joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Game-by-game analsysis of Williams' tough title test after the jump.
Third set
7:41 p.m. ET | Serena Williams defeats Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1 to win the 2013 U.S. Open title.
Serena Williams rebounds from a nervy and anxious end to the second set to run away with the third. She celebrates by jumping up and down and seemingly stomping out any demons she might have had coming into this tournament.
Final stats don't tell the whole story on this one, but Serena's aggression was once again the story, and in the the third set in particular, Azarenka's double faults and unforced errors spelled the end to her comeback.
Serena: 9 aces, 5 double faults, 36 winners, 35 unforced.
Azarenka: 2 aces, 7 double faults, 17 winners, 27 unforced.
That was a great final — a match the women's tournament desperately needed after two weeks of fairly straightforward results. It was great to see Azarenka once against step up to the challenge of taking on Williams and Serena responding with some grit of her own.
Serena–a champions performance. 5 time champion.—- Vika will have her day . Congrats to both on great final—
Jimmy Connors (@JimmyConnors) September 08, 2013
Very impressive for Serena to bounce back that strong after that 2nd set. #champion—
Brian Baker (@BBakesTennis) September 08, 2013
YESSS BABY YESSS!! #stillrunning #sopumped I LOVE YOU💪👊😬🎾 @serenawilliams—
Taylor Townsend (@Taylor_Townsen) September 08, 2013
7:32 p.m. ET | Serena breaks, leads *5-1.
Another flat game from Azarenka, answered with nothing but measured, solid hitting from Serena. She breaks and will serve (again) for the title.
We can dwell on the failed attempts to serve out the match. But how many others players would have recovered from catastrophe like this?—
Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) September 08, 2013
7:26 p.m. ET | Serena breaks and holds, leads 4-1*.
Serving woes continue to catch up with Azarenka. She double-faults on break point to give Serena the lead, but the real story of that game was the fact that her forehand is beginning to break down. Three bad forehand unforced errors in that game gave Serena the chance to break.
Serena is eerily calm this set, which is precisely what she needs to be after finishing the last set in a jumble of angst. She holds with back-to-back aces, one that clocked in at 126 mph. She walks to her chair slowly and calmly, though I'm not entirely convinced she's breathing.
7:14 p.m. ET | Serena holds, leads 2-1*.
Stats won't tell the story of that second set. Serena was dominant on every metric, hitting 15 winners (five aces) to 12 unforced errors. The issue was all mental. Azarenka was able to recover from her mental lapse when she hit those three double faults to fall behind two breaks at 1-4, while Serena couldn't get over her frustration with the wind. Yes, the wind isn't fun to negotiate, but two hours in, it's a waste of energy to complain about it.
Good holds from both women to start the third set.
Nike Wet-Fit holding up especially well in third set.—
Stefan Fatsis (@stefanfatsis) September 08, 2013
Yeah, those sweat patterns are not getting any better as we round into the third hour.
From the WTA's Kevin Fisher: Serena is 44-17 in the majors in three-setters, and Azarenka is 17-7.
The world No. 3 is taking a break from her busy New York Fashion Week schedule to tune into the action:
Watching the @usopen final. So many memories. Can't wait to be back there next year! #NewYorkCity http://t.co/HL9FZGAn7X—
Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) September 08, 2013
Second set
7:01 p.m. ET | Victoria Azarenka wins the tiebreak 8-6 and forces a third set, 7-5, 6-7 (6).
1-0, Azarenka. Serena misses a backhand unforced into the net.
1-1, tied. Big body serve from Serena, and Azarenka sends the return long.
2-1, Serena. Azarenka backhand unforced.
3-1. Serena. Great backhand winner from Serena.
3-2, Serena. Azarenka swinging forehand volley with the wind playing tricks on that ball. It barely landed in. Heck of a swing from Vika on a knuckleball.
3-3, tied. Serena misses a forehand volley into the net. Had the whole court but didn't get low enough to it to clear the net.
4-3, Serena. Azarenka snatches at a forehand and sends it wide.
4-4, tied. Wind, wind wind, continuing to play with Serena's shots and her mind. She sails a forehand well long.
5-4, Azarenka. Azarenka sneaks into the net, catching Serena off guard. She did the same thing in Cincinnati, and it won her the match. Just two points from forcing a third set.
6-4, Azarenka. Another wind-strewn point and Serena snatches at a backhand, sending it into the bottom of the net. She smashes her racket in frustration. That's been a long time coming.
6-5, Azarenka. Serena saves one set point, hits a service winner.
6-6, tied. A Long, patient rally. Serena gets the better of Azarenka, and the No. 2 sends a forehand into the net. Serena screams in exultation. This is tense and awesome.
7-6, Azarenka. Serena takes her time getting to the line to return, possibly trying to ice Azarenka. But she sends in a good second serve and Serena strikes the return wide. Another set point.
8-6, Azarenka wins the set. Serena sends a backhand long, and Azarenka has fought back from two breaks down to force a third set.
One-set shootout. What a dramatic final. Great stuff.
And everyone's watching:
Maybe the wind will go away if you complain more? #composure—
Brian Baker (@BBakesTennis) September 08, 2013
6:49 p.m. ET | Azarenka breaks, tied 6-6.
Azarenka breaks again! Tension-filled game from Serena, who snatches at a backhand at 30-all to give Azarenka a break point and then double-faults. Wow.
Tiebreak. Here we go.
6:43 p.m. ET | Serena breaks, leads *6-5.
Azarenka can't consolidate the break. Serena matches her and plays an even better return game. She gets to triple break point with two backhand winners and an Azarenka double fault. She thinks she's won the game when an Azarenka groundstroke looks to land long, but Hawk-Eye shows it's in by a millimeter.
You cannot get a tennis replay any closer than this (cc @runofplay) twitpic.com/dcm4xr—
CJ Fogler (@cjzero) September 08, 2013
She eventually breaks when Azarenka sends her 11th unforced error of the set into the net. Once again, a shocking unforced error on a crucial point for Vika.
Serena will, once again, serve for the championship.
6:38 p.m. ET | Azarenka breaks, tied 5-5*.
A nervy double fault and some great returning from Azarenka, and she breaks Serena at 30. Last year, Azarenka got nervous serving out the match at 5-4 in the third set. This time it's Serena, who ends the game with a backhand error. But credit to Azarenka, who played a flawless return game there.
Buckle up.
6:30 p.m. ET | Serena holds, leads *5-4.
Serena snuffs out any momentum Azarenka may have pulled back with a clean and decisive love hold. One game away from her fifth U.S. Open title and 17th major overall.
"I really miss those Red Foo cutaways," said no one.—
Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) September 08, 2013
Party Rock is not in the house tonight. He's in Australia.
C'monnnnnnnn! Let's goooooo #fight baby fight!!!!! !!!! #usopen @Vika7—
(@RedFoo) September 08, 2013
Azarenka holds with the help of a beautiful forehand winner down the line. Once again, she's acquitted herself well here. Serena is just … Serena.
Serena to serve for the championship and a $3.6 million paycheck.—
Bryan Armen Graham (@BryanAGraham) September 08, 2013
Intense, entertaining final and Serena will now serve to end it #usopen—
Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) September 08, 2013
6:24 p.m. ET | Azarenka breaks and holds, trails *3-4.
"I tell ya, 4-2 is a lot better than 5-1," says Johnny Mac. Can't really argue with that.
Ex US prez Bill Clinton just walked in mid match. Last time he did that, at 2001 Roland Garros, Agassi collapsed vs Grosjean. Serena beware—
Matt Cronin (@TennisReporters) September 08, 2013
Azarenka recovers from her double fault-fest and gets one break back with some strong and steady hitting, then overcomes yet another ill-timed double to hold. That's a great recovery by Vika.
@serenawilliams c'mon baby!! You can do this!!! #letsdothis—
Taylor Townsend (@Taylor_Townsen) September 08, 2013
6:16 p.m. ET | Serena breaks, leads *4-1.
Azarenka has struggled with her serve for months now (she was averaging six double faults per match this tournament), but she didn't double-fault once in the first set. After squandering a chance to break Serena in the previous game, Azarenka throws in three double faults, including back-to-back doubles to hand over the break. That, folks, is what we call a mental collapse.
6:12 p.m. ET | Serena holds, leads 3-1*.
An hour into the match, the wind is still an issue, though both players have done well to adjust to it. It's much more difficult to hold serve from the far side and, sure enough, Azarenka earns two break points to get this match level. Serena saves one with an ace and then Azarenka hits a bad backhand error to get to deuce. Serena holds.
As Mary Carillo points out, Azarenka was two points from winning that first set and once again she's two points from getting a crucial break back but can't convert. All the big points are going to Serena today.
Side note: Does Nike not do a sweat test on its fabrics? Azarenka is developing some unfortunate sweat patterns, while Serena's skirt is flying all over the place. Neither is a flattering look. Do better, Swoosh.
6:03 p.m. ET | Serena breaks, leads *2-1.
Azarenka snaps a streak of 10 points lost by getting on the board at 15-30. The No. 2 is screaming to get herself going, but a backhand error gives Serena the break. Now that she has a set in hand, Serena is looking much more relaxed.
If Serena wins, she ties Federer in GS titles (17) for first time since they both had 7 after Federer won 2006 AO. SW won 6 before RF won 1.—
Nick Zaccardi (@nzaccardi) September 08, 2013
It should be noted that Azarenka came back from a set down to beat Serena just a few weeks ago in the Cincinnati final. She's not one to go away or get intimidated by Serena's rise in form over the last 15 minutes.
First set
5:49 p.m. ET | Serena wins the first set 7-5.
Serena wins the last eight points of the set to take it 7-5. No doubt Azarenka had multiple opportunities to take that first set. But, as I said before the match, if Serena plays her best, there's nothing Azarenka can do about it. Serena was far from her best for 90 percent of that set, but Azarenka couldn't capitalize and Serena picked it up and found her level just in time to break and hold to steal the set.
Here's are the first-set stats:
Serena: 2 aces, 2 double faults, 53 percent first serves in, won 85 percent on first serve, 44 percent on second serve, 15 winners, 15 unforced errors, 2-for-3 on break points and 2-for-5 at the net.
Azarenka: 2 aces, 0 double faults, 59 percent first serves in, won 71 percent on second serve, 9 winners, 7 unforced errors, 1-for-1 on break points, 2-for-2 at the net.
5:46 p.m. ET | Serena breaks, leads *6-5.
A huge hold and then a break. Momentum can switch just like that.
Sticky service game for Serena. She gets game point at 40-30 and hits a let second serve. Azarenka challenges the call and it's in, but the delay to wait out the Hawk-Eye challenge leads her to step to the line and completely mishit the second serve into the net to double-fault.
She hits a fantastic backhand winner to get to game point, and Azarenka responds with a wicked drop shot that Serena can't track down. Another big backhand winner from Serena to get to game point, and Azarenka gets her right back with a winner that clips the line. This is fantastic stuff.
Serena gets back to game point with her best point of the match, smothering the ball until she gets a backhand swing volley to put away. She seals the game with an ace down the tee. Huge for her to win that game the way she did. Azarenka gave her nothing.
Azarenka looks well on her way to hold at 40-15 and then Serena kicks it up a level. Two perfectly measured forehand winners and some big returning off Azarenka's second serve and, just like that, Serena's broken. She'll serve for the set.
5:28 p.m. ET | Azarenka holds, leads 5-4*.
Serena holds at 15 and she's slowly tightening up her game. The errors are slowing down and the winners are starting to creep up. She's at 7 winners to 10 unforced now.
Sounds sadistic but you have to like a final in which the loser will be gutted. Such a different vibe from the happy-to-be-here finalist—
Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) September 08, 2013
While the wind is driving Serena crazy, it's actually helping Azarenka. She plays her best game of the match so far to hold with authority. She's hitting clean off the ground, and the wind helps her out with a few lucky lobs.
Can Vika break for the set?
5:20 p.m. ET | Azarenka holds, leads 4-3*.
As Serena serves at 3-2, here are the stats so far, courtesy of the IBM Slamtracker. Serena is the blue, Azarenka is the yellow. Blue is having a very rough start.
The most glaring stats are the serving numbers. Serena is serving at less than 50 percent, and Azarenka is winning more than 70 percent of her second-serve points. The latter is the most telling. Serena should be dominating Azarenka's second serve.
Note to Serena's dress: Why don't you chill the heck out! On other terms: Tennis still the bestestestestest! Whoa!—
Andrea Petkovic (@andreapetkovic) September 08, 2013
5:11 p.m. ET | Azarenka holds, leads 3-2*.
"I can't play in this wind," Serena mutters to herself on the way to her chair. This is a huge opportunity for Azarenka to take this set. As for Serena, she just needs to accept these conditions and adjust.
Wait, I thought the Tornado was on Court 11… #usopen—
Beyond The Baseline (@SI_BTBaseline) September 08, 2013
If the girls' champ could withstand a Tornado, the top two WTA players should be able to negotiate the wind…—
Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) September 08, 2013
Wertheim and I are obviously referring to 15-year-old American junior Tornado Alicia Black, who lost the girls' final today to Croatia's Ana Konjuh, in a match on Court 11. Tornado has a younger sister named Hurricane. No joke.
The errors keep coming for Serena. Azarenka gets to 30-all on her serve, but two bad backhand errors give Serena the game. That was a big opportunity lost for Azarenka. She had a real chance to keep the scoreboard pressure on Serena and get another break, but that hold might settle the American down.
Fairly easy hold for Azarenka. She hits a nice backhand down-the-line winner at 15-all and cruises from there.
5:04 p.m. ET | Azarenka holds, leads 2-1*.
As Azarenka went up for her first serve of the match, a fan screams and interrupts her motion. Never change, New York.
Azarenka makes every single first serve and still falls behind 0-40. Serena has no problem with the pace on that ball in the slightest. She breaks easily with a crushing backhand winner.
The wind is swirling as the match begins, making it tough for both servers. Azarenka gets a break point at 30-40 on Serena's serve thanks to three straight unforced errors. Another backhand error from Serena and Azarenka gets the break back.
Serena is already complaining to her box about the wind. She's planting way too early on her shots to load and can't adjust to the ball when the wind catches it. Serena has the power to hit through the wind if she gets her footwork right, but right now she's pulling up on everything. Azarenka, being the more steady player off the baseline, has to like what she sees so far.
Azarenka holds as Serena is already up to six unforced errors through three games, all of which came in the last two games.
4:44 p.m. ET | Warm up
Serena appears surprisingly relaxed in her pre-match talk with Mary Joe Fernandez. She actually burst out laughing a few times, which is rare for these interviews. Azarenka has her game face on and earbuds in. John McEnroe is already saying it's amazing that Azarenka believes she can win this match. That's a little unfair. I mean, she's beaten her twice this year on this surface and served for the match in last year's final. There's no reason she shouldn't believe she can win this match.
That said, the big caveat is that Serena's best is better than Azarenka's best. If Serena plays as well as she has throughout this tournament, she'll win this in straight sets. I think her match against Sloane Stephens really locked Serena into this tournament and she's been on a completely different level in terms of intensity ever since. After beating Stephens in the fourth round, she threw down three straight bagel sets. Scary stuff.
Huge ovation for both women as they take to Arthur Ashe Stadium, though the cheers are louder for the American No. 1. Gotta love home-court advantage.
I've picked Serena to win this one in straights. You can read my full preview here.
Azarenka will serve first. Ready? Play.
No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 2 Victoria Azarenka will meet in the final of the U.S. Open on Sunday. CBS will televise the match, which is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
This is a rematch of last year's final, which Williams won 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. Williams, 31, has been dominant in defense of her title, losing only 16 games and no sets in her first six matches. The 16-time Grand Slam champion beat Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-1 in the fourth round, she double-bageled Carla Suarez Navarro in the quarterfinals and she dismissed fifth-seeded Li Na 6-0, 6-3 in the semifinals.
"She's obviously an amazing player," Azarenka said. "She's the greatest of all time."
Azarenka, 24, hasn't been quite as sharp as Williams, but she's still managed to reach her fourth consecutive hard-court Slam final. The two-time defending Australian Open champion needed three sets to defeat No. 26 Alize Cornet in the third round and No. 13 Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round. Since then, though, Azarenka has had no problem against two unseeded veterans, Daniela Hantuchova and Flavia Pennetta.
Williams has won 12 of 15 matches against Azarenka. However, Azarenka has won both of their meetings on hard courts this year, three-set victories in the Doha final in February and the Cincinnati final last month. Azarenka served for the match against Williams in last year's U.S. Open final, too.
"I definitely feel like when she plays me she plays her best, by far," Williams said of Azarenka. "I have seen her play other players, and when I play her I'm playing a totally different player. Obviously, she brings her best game."


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AF Series particulate and moisture separation air filters are available with 1/8-in. to 1-in. NPT female port sizes and either a semi-automatic or automatic drain. Polycarbonate bowls are standard on 1/8-in. through 1/2-in. sizes, while metal bowl guards are provided on 1/4-in. through 1/2-in. sizes. The 1/4-in. and 1-in. sizes feature all-metal bowl construction with sight gauges. Nitra AR Series pneumatic air pressure regulators are available with adjustable pressure ranges of 20-130 psi or 7-60 psi.
AFR Series combines particulate/moisture separation air filters and adjustable pressure regulators, all in a single convenient unit. Available in 1/8-in. through one-in. sizes, the pressure regulator features a locking pressure adjustment knob, integral pressure gauge with adjustable pressure ranges of 20 -115 psi.
AL Series mist-type air lubricators are available with 1/8-in. to one-in. NPT female port sizes and a lubrication rate adjustment with sight gauge. The 3/4-in. and one-in. sizes feature all-metal bowl construction with sight level gauges. Replaceable 40 micron filter elements are standard.
ARV pneumatic manual shut-off pressure relief valves are available with 1/8-in. to 1/2-in. female ports. The three-way, two-position design is used to shut off upstream pressure and relieve downstream pressure, and the manually rotated knob can be locked out with the included padlock.
Three new series of directional control solenoid valves are also part of the complete Nitra line.
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