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By: Son of Mecha Mummy05.09.2013 @ 4:46 AM
Brenda would have beaten Dawn (who is going to be on the brunt of a bitter jury and clearly has a reputation as fragile and unstable), and absolutely would have beaten Sherri (who nobody likes) and Erik (whose open "I have no strategy" strategy has earned absolutely no respect from his peers). She wouldn't have beaten Cochran, which is why she wanted him gone.
By: Son of Mecha Mummy05.09.2013 @ 4:49 AM
Also, Eddie could absolutely get the Fabio Win if he made it to the end. Probably not against Cochran, but against anyone else in the F5 I think it's very possible.
By: dan05.09.2013 @ 4:58 AM
Son – Dawn can make the argument, a correct argument, that her turning on Corinne was the biggest move in the entire game. I'm not saying she will or would have been able to do that successfully, but it's an argument she could make. Sherri could make an argument about the couple votes in which she was the swing vote, for whatever worth that had.
And geez. I haven't thought of Fabio since five minutes after I finished transcribing my exit interview with him…
By: Son of Mecha Mummy05.09.2013 @ 5:09 AM
Oh, yeah don't get me wrong, Dawn has been crucially important to the game. There's a very compelling argument to be made that she's the reason why Stealth R Us didn't go belly-up early on post-merge. But jury management is definitely a thing, and Dawn's has been a disaster. Her game is unfortunately (because I do love her as a person outside of this season) really giving me a Sugar Kiper feeling at jury.
By: JLR05.09.2013 @ 11:48 AM
Eric and Eddie are next. Watch!
By: Andrew 205.09.2013 @ 12:08 PM
Dawn is toast. You know damn well Brenda is going back to Ponderosa crying her eyes out and spilling the beans about everything Dawn just did to betray her. Dawn, in my opinion, has very little shot to win the game after last night.
By: Dezbot05.09.2013 @ 2:50 PM
Yeah, I think Dawn will be the target of a lot of bitterness because of the way she stabbed everyone in the back. I predict lots and lots of crying. Dawn may be a nice person outside the game, but in the game, she's annoying as hell.
By: Tim05.09.2013 @ 3:43 PM
Agree, Dawn and her constant breakdown just irk the hell out of me. I think these almost constant displays of emotional instabilty along with jury bitterness will do her in. I cringe every time she starts to make that gosh awful crying face of hers. Anybody else think it was weird that Cochran's mom called him Cochran instead of his first name?
By: Buy Sprint05.09.2013 @ 4:12 PM
Dawn's whole thing was she could have picked between two final threes: Cochran and Sherri or Erik and Brenda. In both, you have one person who you know has no shot of actually winning: Sherri/Erik. Although with Sherri, there would be three fans on the jury so there's always a chance they could vote for Sherri based purely on them wanting a fan to win or Sherri could get votes of people that see a vote for Dawn or Cochran as basically the same thing and vote for Sherri out of protest. Meanwhile, you go to the end with Erik, whose voting for him? Maybe Eddie? So then it comes down to whose more threatening for her endgame, Cochran or Brenda? I guess she got spooked by everyone feeling like they owed Brenda for the family thing but why does she think it'd be easier to beat Cochran? If it's Dawn-Sherri-Cochran at the end…whose voting for Dawn with that jury? Andrea? Maybe Brenda if Dawn makes a good enough apology during Brenda's question? The three amigos would probably be voting Cochran. I could see Fillup and Erik voting Cochran. Really, I don't see how he's less of a threat to her than Brenda. And if she decided to stick with Cochran out of loyalty…he screwed her over the last time they played! If she stabbed Cochran in the back, how angry could he really get? He'd probably appreciate the gamesmanship of the move and still vote for her at the end! Meanwhile, if you watched Tribal on slow motion last night you can actually pinpoint the second where Brenda's heart rips in half.
By: Andrew 205.09.2013 @ 4:17 PM
@Tim – yes! Very weird his mom didn't say John.
@Buy Sprint – Sherri probably has no shot of winning no matter who she is with. For starters, the fans on the jury, assuming Eddie would be there, dislike her very much. Maybe she gets Phillip's vote in that case, but that's it. Sherri is the goat of the Final 3 this season. Everyone knows she has no chance to win.
By: Ben05.09.2013 @ 4:50 PM
I like the way Malcolm reads the game so well.. Even as a jury member. You know that he has already predicted who is going to be blindsided from his expressions, and he is always spot on
By: salticid05.09.2013 @ 5:18 PM
Sprint –
Dawn need not choose between Brenda or Cochran, since she's better off with neither at final TC. Eddie, Erik and Sherri are all better end choices. Brenda didn't have immunity, so removal this round was good. And Cochran should go next. IF Dawn is remotely aware.
By: Buy Sprint05.09.2013 @ 9:11 PM
That's the only way Dawn could win. I watched the clip of Brenda getting to Ponderosa. It seemed like the jury doesn't care for Dawn. I have a feeling Dawn's going to get almost all of the jury's wrath if she gets to the end. Phillip and/or Reynold are going to give her crap for being a hypocrite and being heartless. She's played a Russell Hantz style game where she technically should win but the jury won't like her enough to want to vote for her. Her only chance is if she's up against two nothings that no one can justify voting for. If she's up against Cochran, who has Cochran pissed off on the jury? Plus he went to Harvard Law School and is a student of the game! The Final Tribal format is right in Cochran's wheelhouse. He'll be funny and self-deprecating while Dawn has shown she can't handle pressure and cries at everything. How would Dawn not have an epic meltdown if everyone starts attacking her character?
By: bbq_hax0r05.10.2013 @ 2:36 AM
I think Dawn's problem is that she pretends to be all nice and trusting and a) actually isn't or b) is so mentally off at the moment she is not. Dawn has been central in voting people off, but I cannot see the jury rewarding her over Cochran at this point. Cochran can say he was the one making all the tough decisions while Dawn buttered everyone up and got information. So while it's not a terrible case for Dawn, her fingers are awfully dirty compared to Cochran.
By: bbq_hax0r05.10.2013 @ 2:39 AM
@buy-sprint — now praying for people to attack Dawn's hypocritical character at the final tribal!
By: I hate dawn05.10.2013 @ 8:13 AM
Fuck you dawn, cocksucker, dumb bitch corrine and NaYonkaslut
By: Elevation05.09.2013 @ 4:55 AM
There's a small chance this couuuuld open up the door for Eddie if he were to somehow win challenges and get to the final with Cochran and Dawn.
Andrea, Brenda, Michael, Malcolm, and Reynold conceivably could vote for Eddie if Brenda and Andrea are feeling resentment towards Dawn/Cochran for being blindsided.
I still think Cochran has like an 85% chance of winning though.
By: Smigglesby05.09.2013 @ 5:02 AM
Andrea seems kind of okay with being blindsided.
By: Son of Mecha Mummy05.09.2013 @ 5:09 AM
Yeah, I don't think Andrea will be bitter. If Cochran is there at the end, she's voting for him.
By: Andrew 205.09.2013 @ 12:09 PM
I honestly believe Cochran could be a unanimous winner if he's up against Dawn and Sherri, as it appears he will be based on their 3-person pact.
Is Brenda voting for Dawn anymore after what just happened? All the bros vote for Cochran, right? Maybe Michael votes Sherri, but that still seems a bit far-fetched to me, especially since he's a superfan.
Wouldn't be surprised if it's Cochran 8-0.
By: Anne05.09.2013 @ 5:09 AM
Tell me Dan, how is it fair to the person who wins reward to get nothing but misery: a horrible choice, no food, no time with family, big target on her back.
Survivor is depressing because it shows good just don't win in life, there's no karma or sense of justice or kindness, there's just ambition. The world is for the money hungry and the heartless.
By: Brent05.09.2013 @ 7:25 AM
Ditto about be absurdity of winning challenges just to get nothing. Not only was Brenda screwed over by Dawn, she was screwed over by the producers.
There will be karma. Trust me. If Dawn is smart, she should know by then she has no chance of getting votes in the jury the way she played her game. Cochran will argue his way out there and it's not like he was tight with the people he betrayed within the alliance.
By: primate05.09.2013 @ 5:16 AM
What was that odd tease with a clip of Probst apparently talking to the players at night on their beach? What possible last minute twist can they have?
By: Elevation05.09.2013 @ 5:19 AM
I took that to mean someone has to leave the game for medical reasons.
By: Dezbot05.09.2013 @ 2:52 PM
They showed a snake right before that, so I'm guessing medical evac, probably for Erik because of the "break my leg" thing they showed this ep.
By: Duncan05.09.2013 @ 5:16 AM
Brenda would have beaten Dawn because Brenda orchestrated the biggest blindside of the game taking out Andrea when she had the idol. Dawn has done NOTHING except be a part of the majority voting bloc. She didn't get Corrine out of the game, Phillip did when Dawn tattled.
If Erik goes on a run here he can possibly rack up some votes based on being an immunity winner, Eddie has won nothing and Sherri has won and done nothing. Out of the 6 people left tonight only Cochrane, Brenda, and Erik have done anything that could say "I won the game by doing A,B,C" whereas Dawn, Sherri, and Eddie have nothing to stand on.
Anyway if Cochrane is in the final he will blow away the jury with his speech so the other 4 better get rid of him now. For me I will be pretty dissatisfied if any of the other 4 win at this point since they've sat on their hands the whole time.
By: Mulderism05.09.2013 @ 5:21 AM
I agree that Brenda would win over Dawn. Although Dawn is very well liked Brenda could make a strong case for herself.
By: dan05.09.2013 @ 5:38 AM
Duncan – You're just wrong on Dawn. She was told a game situation. She weighed the options. She didn't tell Phillip to tattle. She told Phillip to make a choice in the game between two different alliances and two different journeys to the end. And the path she took has led her to the Top 5 at the very lead. I have no particular love for Dawn and she's annoyed me pretty consistently. But she ABSOLUTELY made the biggest move in the game. Minimize it as "tattling" if you want, but we got the Top 6 we got in large part because of what Dawn put in motion…
By: Dezbot05.09.2013 @ 2:54 PM
No doubt Dawn made a big move, but it's the way she's done it that's engendering bitterness towards her. She made her choice and played herself right out of a million dollars.
By: Duncan05.09.2013 @ 4:51 PM
Dan- I think it's a lot of revisionist history that Dawn is the reason Corrine is out and the game switched. Yes, Dawn did weight whether to tell and Dawn told Cochrane (her biggest ally), who then put into motion the plan to get rid of Corrine. So partial credit for Danw to say soemthing, but she didn't do anything else. All Dawn said was "I wish we had the numbers to get rid of Corrine." She didn't rally anyone! Cochrane, Andrea, and Phillip did that. Then Andrea told Erik to vote Corrine which made it 7-5. Erik, with his non gameplay, has just as much a right to say he flipped the game as Dawn then. Unless we know something that wasn't shown, Dawn did not tell everyone to vote Corrine. She just shared the info, Cochrane and Andrea saw the writing on the wall and made everyone switch.
Now rewatching that sequence makes me even more convinced Dawn hasn't done much at all to deserve to win over anyone except Eddie and Sherri.
By: Mulderism05.09.2013 @ 5:19 AM
I feel bad for the dark-haired girl. She seemed so sweet and strong. I don't think I've ever seen anyone cry during the post-tribal confessional. She must have Joker venom injected into her because she seems to smile continuously – even when crying.
Also, I didn't think it was cruel to give away the reward. She did take Dawn at first and usually in these rewards Probst gives them a choice of a second person to bring over. So it's not like she deliberately tried to hurt her. She probably figured it would be a nice gesture and that she could calm her down later. Which she did.
Another master stroke by John. I think it was the right choice because she was a powerhouse at challenges and seemed to be thriving.
Does anyone see the threat that John and Dawn pose? Are they going to sit around like sheep and get picked off? Could Eddie stage a coup and blindside John and take control of the game? I'd like see someone try.
By: Buy Sprint05.09.2013 @ 5:53 AM
Malcolm has got to be pissed. He had the Sprint Player of the Game in the bag but how does America not vote for Brenda out of sympathy right now?
Brenda made the right choice in that she's going to get overwhelming support from fans of the show.
If Dawn makes it to the end, she's going to get the most venom from the jury and in real life some fans of the show won't be as nice to her as they might have been otherwise.
By: Mulderism05.09.2013 @ 6:02 AM
I think she was a strong contender anyway. She was better at challenges than Malcolm. I guess it depends on how many women vote.
By: bbq_hax0r05.10.2013 @ 2:43 AM
Malcolm is rallying folks on Twitter, he's still the favorite!
By: Mike05.09.2013 @ 5:23 AM
It feels weird that we're only a few days away from never having to watch Dawn cry ever again.
By: parker05.09.2013 @ 9:13 AM
At the rate they're bringing survivors back multiple times, I wouldn't be too sure of that (but I hope you're correct).
By: Mulderism05.09.2013 @ 6:00 AM
Are you going to ask Brenda about the edit she got this season? I don't know why she was so marginalized until now. Andrea had said she wasn't engaged at first but snapped out of it after a while.
By: dan05.09.2013 @ 6:03 AM
Mulderism – I will definitely bring it up, yup!
By: Andrew 205.09.2013 @ 12:12 PM
I was just going to post that same question to Dan. Especially given the way she went out, I'm stunned we didn't get more of her in the early and middle parts. It seems it would have made her exit all the more sympathetic.
By: Tim05.09.2013 @ 4:21 PM
I think she was trying to play a different game then she did last time. Last time she came off as arrogant and over confident. I think she I even remember proclaiming herself Queen of the island. I definitely thought of her as a villain in Nicaragua. I think she wanted to fly under the radar this time and I definitely think her Dad's advice on being humble played a part. I suspect he told her that arrogance was her downfall the first time
By: bbq_hax0r05.10.2013 @ 2:45 AM
C'mon guys… it was nice they let Brenda play the final week after helping out Dawn find her dentures, but they couldn't have allowed someone who only played 1/4th the game to actually make it to the end. That's when Brenda was inserted into the game, right?
By: RW05.09.2013 @ 6:10 AM
I completely understand Dawn and her crying are getting old, but why are people hating on her so much for her move against Brenda? Cochran and Sherri got a reward because of Brenda but no one seems to hold it against them. I think Dawn has been a crucial part of this game. Whether she will make it to the final 3 and get enough votes, who knows. I don't really see her flipping on Cochran, even though she would have a better chance of winning.
By: MARCO05.09.2013 @ 7:30 AM
The reason mate was because Dawn and Brenda are tight than any other alliances within that alliance. Cochran and Sherri are not as close to Brenda as Dawn is. Dawn could have at least reserved her vote and flush Eddie out of the game. If she wasn't such a rat, she'd protect Brenda until the final 5 or 4 at least.
By: RW05.09.2013 @ 8:11 AM
Good point, I definitely agree. I do think Cochran and Dawn are tighter than people in the game actually realize. I felt bad for Brenda as a human, but saw the game play in it.
By: minavaan05.09.2013 @ 6:23 AM
Dawn ( the cry baby ) is such a snake! Hopefully she will get bitten by a snake in the next episode, and sent home! I feel bad for Brenda. She helped Dawn so many times and what did Dawn do? She woted Brenda out!
By: Mulderism05.09.2013 @ 7:01 AM
If they had any chance of winning they had to vote her out. Why play for second or third place?
By: Dezbot05.09.2013 @ 2:57 PM
I don't blame Dawn for voting Brenda out, but she should have waited one more vote. Now she's pissed off a person and pissed away a vote (and possibly many votes) for a million dollars.
By: seminole05.09.2013 @ 6:48 AM
I just watched the show on CBS at 230am in the morning, then I googled Dawn is a lying _ _ _ _ _! I expected hits (my bad)…When someone fishes your fake teeth out of the water so that you don't quit the game, and you repay them by saying you'll never put their name down you honor that Dawn. What a fake individual!!!
By: bbq_hax0r05.10.2013 @ 2:47 AM
Dawn was bitter about not getting her reward and blamed it on Brenda. I'm sure Cochran and Sherri had an awfully hard sell after that.
By: HitFix User05.09.2013 @ 6:50 AM
I've never liked Dawn and really didn't think she deserved to be invited back. That said, I am shocked by the hatred on Reddit and other sites. If you look at the tweets from former players it's almost universal anti-Dawn. If Rupert and Russell are tweeting the same thing that's a bad sign. It was a bad move by Dawn because she has zero chance of winning now. Besides, how can you stab someone in the back after the found your false teeth so you didn't have to quit the game?
By: MARCO05.09.2013 @ 7:33 AM
She has no chance of winning except if it's against Sherri in the final vote. When they eliminated Corrine, her chances of winning became slim to none because she has betrayed too many people. If she's smart, she would've known by now that it doesn't matter if she gets to the finals because she'll lose no matter what.
By: mgrabois05.09.2013 @ 7:45 AM
I wonder if Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies and the King and the Queen of the Prom?
I think a good strategy for the family visit challenge is to NOT win and take your chances that the winner will bring you along. There's no real good outcome of that from competitor perspective, since the winner typically ends up splitting the tribe, often picking people to try to curry favor (which never works) and also angering the ones the winner doesn't pick.
In Brenda's case tonight, if she takes a 3rd person then she looks selfish for trying to get the loved one visit; if she declines, then she looks like a threat because she's trying to be selfless. Either way, a win puts a target on her.
Odd that John Cochrane (who goes by his last name) was called "Cochrane" by his mom.
Wonder if Brenda got to meet her Loved Ones back at Ponderosa?
By: Mulderism05.09.2013 @ 8:12 AM
Nice Billy Joel reference there! Love "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"!
I was just listening to Survivor podcast and they brought that up too. Throwing the family challenge. That way you don't have to make a tough decision and have people hate you for it. John and his mom weren't in too much of a hurry despite Probst egging them on.
I don't think it cost Brenda tonight though. It was a good strategic move to get her out.
By: RW05.09.2013 @ 8:15 AM
I definitely agree! it almost would have been better for Brenda to be selfish and take the reward for herself so she wouldn't have been so "likable."
By: mgrabois05.09.2013 @ 1:50 PM
As slow as Cochrane and his mom were going, I wondered if he saw the same thing and was deliberately tanking the competition just so he wouldn't stand out. Remember, Brenda was on everyone's radar – just barely – but her win and her decision to let everyone else go made her stand out to Cochrane as "hey, now she's sympathetic which makes here more of a threat, we've got to get her out ASAP". I think if Brenda had lost that challenge, she wouldn't have gotten voted out.
By: mimi05.09.2013 @ 7:51 AM
I guess the lesson we learnt from watching this episode is. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED. They did Brenda wrong. I understand that she was a threat to both Dawn and Cochran but it was too soon. Heck they had an easy "Eddie vote". They couldve just voted Erik off to keep the calm and then scramble to take brenda out the next challenge. Now they've sealed their fate with a bitter jury. I'm rooting for Erik to win this thing. In fact anyone else but Dawn. Cant stand that borderline crazy fits she throws every 5 secs.
By: Mulderism05.09.2013 @ 8:16 AM
This has been one of the most enjoyable seasons of Survivor in a long time. I've almost forgotten that Phillip and Brandon were on the show.
It just goes to show that when you get a good cast together, you get a good show. Phillip and Brandon added nothing this season.
CBS dodged a bullet with the Brandon meltdown and luckily nobody got hurt. I'm not forgetting about Shamar either.
I really wish CBS would vet their choices and just bring in good, stable players. Forget all the stunt-casting.
By: belinda05.09.2013 @ 9:46 AM
I thought Dawn could have waited until next week to cut Brenda. For one thing, she'd still be the middle vote between Cochran/Sherri and Brenda/Erik, and still have the option to pick and choose which group to go with. As long as Dawn is with Cochran to the end, I don't think she can win even though she made a bunch of great moves in the game – Cochran will share those with her, yet less of the bitterness with the jury.
I don't know. I think Dawn could have waited a week to get rid of Brenda, especially since Brenda doesn't want her out, if getting her out at all. Cochran is Dawn's biggest threat (and everyone else's since it's his game to lose now), because they functioned very much as a unit in terms of their big moves in the game, but people aren't as bitter towards him as they are with Dawn (clearly Brenda's going to be really pissy with Dawn but probably less so with Cochran with her ouster, for e.g.) And I think Dawn probably has a better shot with Brenda/Erik anyway than Cochran/Sherri (or better yet, with Erik/Sherri, and unless the jury is uber uber bitter, Dawn wins hands down there).
But now it seems like she has chosen a side, and she didn't need to – which leaves her with Cochran most likely it seems, and that means Dawn can't win.
By: brendafan05.09.2013 @ 10:39 AM
Dan, please also ask Brenda if she had been playing with a leg injury for a while (she had something tied around a leg, but it was never mentioned).
You could also ask about her overall strategy. She was less mature, more outspoken, somewhat flirtatious the first time she played, if I remember correctly; time time she was pretty quiet. To what would she attribute these changes?
It seemed clear to me that Brenda tossed the immunity challenge to let Dawn win it. She implied that was the case when she said that against Eddie she'd have never let go.
No good deed goes unpunished. The worst thing anyone could do is win that reward challenge – no choice by the winner was safe, but being a loser was an absolutely neutral place to be.
Brenda then needed that immunity badly, but foolishly felt safe enough with Dawn to hand it to her.
First, Brenda picks Dawn to go to the BBQ (not knowing she'd have to take that away). Then, she virtually hands Dawn immunity for Dawn to have something to feel good about. Then Dawn votes her off!
The only thing I can feel good about is knowing that if she didn't find out before tonight, Dawn knows tonight that she did NOT win that immunity challenge, but that Brenda handed it to her.
By: dan05.09.2013 @ 3:17 PM
BrendaFan – I'm definitely gonna ask about the leg injury!
By: Kyle D05.09.2013 @ 12:28 PM
The only problem with Dawn is that she gets close to everyone, then becomes the swing vote, so they all feel betrayed by her. Whereas with Cochran, they expect his master strategy. Dawn is just too emotional.
By: The_Franch8105.09.2013 @ 12:56 PM
Not a lot of love at Ponderosa for Dawn. I think this is now Cochran's game to lose.
By: HISLOCAL05.09.2013 @ 1:51 PM
Poor Brenda. She tries to do the right thing by her tribemates, and ends up stabbed in the back because of it.
Survivor = Game of Thrones.
Brenda = Ned Stark
Dawn = Cersei
Cochran = Littlefinger
Sherri = Sansa
Erik = Joffrey
Eddie = Hodor
By: Dezbot05.09.2013 @ 3:05 PM
I think Cochran's more of a Varys. He has better social skills than Littlefinger. Erik's not a Joff, either–no cruelty there. He's more like a Rickon or Tommen; you know he's a character, but he doesn't do anything :-D
By: xraymaker05.09.2013 @ 4:11 PM
Love Game of Thrones…you made my day.
By: HISLOCAL05.09.2013 @ 6:03 PM
Haha ok yes, Erik is Tommen. or Ser Pounce.
By: Bunny Colvin05.09.2013 @ 1:55 PM
I am kind of hoping that Erik, Eddie, and Sherri get rid of Dawn and Cochran … that could make it really interesting!
Great recap as always Dan, thanks!
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By: CrumbThumber05.09.2013 @ 2:04 PM
When are people going to start throwing the family visit. In the 24 seasons of survivor with a loved ones challenge (Fiji and Samoa did not have one) only one player has won both the family visit and the game (Bob Crowley). This cannot be a coincidence. It is a no win situation and either puts a target on you for being too likable (giving other people their family) or an awful person (but I can't recall anyone choosing not to give other people their family visit)
I believe only 3 players out of the 24 seasons even made it to the final tribal council.
By: Jimbo05.09.2013 @ 2:04 PM
Brutal episodes like this are the best. That was one of the coldest backstabs in the history of the game, but it's gonna make for either an entertaining Final Tribal (if Dawn makes it to the end) or Ponderosa video (if Dawn is voted off).
Overall, this season has been terrific. The beginning was a little too predictable and there was a bit too much craziness (having Brandon AND Shamar was too much) but since then everyone's been focused on playing the game. Unlike, say, One World, where people were just waiting for Kim to lower the boom on them, everyone's been scrambling and trying to set themselves up to win, and that's when the show is at its best.
By: Sir Viver05.09.2013 @ 5:58 PM
Agreed, this season has been outstanding. And One World was just painful to watch. Most boring season ever, nothing happened and Kim basically had a golden path cleared for her straight to the million dollars.
By: salticid05.09.2013 @ 2:29 PM
So I'm usually not much fan of family reunion time, but this episode was fantastic! Erik's opening monologue was quite gripping. And man v. mocking coconuts… wow, my kind of drama. Then Brenda is forced into making a choice that was diabolical in design — I love it! I wonder if she might have helped unravel Dawn from Cochran, had she taken her… While I think the four would have been okay with the choice to still take Dawn, given her fragility. BUT, I think Brenda was slated for an exit irrespective of the BBQ bifurcation.
She was already too much of a threat, so it is her own bad for not recognizing that and protecting herself with immunity. With a necklace she'd also be safe to go for Cochran's head, instead of waiting it out. While Dawn would not even be needed for a successful oust there!
Brenda was like a little girl with her daddy and her naivete re: the game itself. It is sad she took it so hard, but she should have seen it coming from a mile away.
Dawn has been responsible for a lot of jury member seats. She really ought to just go full throttle and put Cochran there too. Should be quite easy given the players left in the field. Also, Dawn should not be hated on for playing the game that suits her best interests. Maybe for menopausal (?) meltdowns but not for protecting her own group that she was dependent upon.
By: leemats05.09.2013 @ 3:09 PM
I missed the clips at the end. Who were the two votes for Eddie?
By: Laurie05.09.2013 @ 4:18 PM
Erik and Brenda
By: Laurie05.09.2013 @ 4:10 PM
I am so sick of Dawn… what a cry baby, and deep down, a snake! She is the worst kind of backstabber. She claims to be a good Mormon, but she is a mean person, who cannot tell the truth to anyone. This is a game to out-smart and out-last the others, but she has no capacity for friendship or truth. What a snake… a real reptile!
By: Sir Viver05.09.2013 @ 5:04 PM
Perhaps the biggest blindside I've witnessed in Survivor. My heart goes out to Brenda who selflessly gave up her reward to the rest of her competitors, gave up immunity for Dawn, and then getting voted out. It was heartbreaking to see such a sweet girl cry in her exit interview.
At the same time, it was a good move by Cochran to have orchestrated this massive vote. Brenda was a huge physical threat, and also a jury threat. And since she was also planning to take out Cochran next, it was fair play. If Cochran makes it to FTC (hoping he will), and if he can explain to Brenda that it was pure strategy and nothing personal, he might win her vote.
By: Sir Viver05.09.2013 @ 5:15 PM
While another player of the game leaves, we're still stuck with this dumb bag of potatoes by the name of Eddie. He's been spared the vote, allowed chance after chance to turn the game around for himself. He could have scrambled, try and crack the alliances, point the finger at huge threats, go look for an immunity idol etc etc., but what has he done? Absolutely nothing. Hell, he's not even pushing to win immunity challenges.I doubt he even wants to play anymore without his amigos. He knows he's a sitting duck and yet, he doesn't fight for his life.
Who could forget Fabio's immunity streak in Nicaragua in the final challenges before FTC? Or Troyzan's emotional screams after winning immunity when all odds were against him in One World? These were memorable moments in Survivor when a player fights for his life in the game when they are left alone, their alliance obliterated, their hopes almost destroyed and out comes a burning fire that desperately pushes them to their limits.
We are not getting any of that from Eddie. He deserves to go, period.
By: salticid05.09.2013 @ 5:30 PM
Eddie is no longer a sitting duck, he's a perfect pawn. And for that he deserves to stay, period. Yeah, it is twisted that way… ;)
By: Sir Viver05.09.2013 @ 5:25 PM
Im gonna root for Cochran to win. He's been a very intelligent, strategic player this season. Under the radar, hiding behind big personas as they get taken out first and finally emerging as the real mastermind in the final moments. While everyone was busy looking at Phillip, he and Andrea were the ones calling the shots and when he got wind of Andrea's plan to vote him out, he rallied his forces against her instead. I believe that in any situation, if Cochran can get to FTC, he's gonna win it.
Dawn has a been an emotional wreck. Couldnt stand watching her. And every time she talks about strategy, she puts herself in a very important light, as if she is the key strategist in the game, when in actuality she is merely a pawn to her alliance.
Sherri started off so strong in the beginning moments of the game. Didn't foresee her to be whittled down to this Julia-like (Vanilla girl) character we see on screen right now.
By: Tim05.09.2013 @ 5:37 PM
If Eric ,Eddie and Sherri have a strategic bone in their bodies they will use their numbers advantage to get rid of both Dawn and Cochran. It's the only sensible move for them. And the best chance they have to win
By: Cabo05.09.2013 @ 5:54 PM
If they don't get rid of Cochran at the first opportunity then they don't deserve to make it to the finals, right? He's clearly the biggest threat to all of them to me as a viewer, but maybe it's not so obvious when you are actually living it.
By: Mulderism05.09.2013 @ 6:10 PM
If Eddie grows a brain and gets Eric and Sherri to do this, he deserves the prize.
By: bbq_hax0r05.10.2013 @ 2:59 AM
@Mulder — that would require three brains to be grown.
By: Dezbot05.10.2013 @ 8:56 PM
Erik and Sherri have brains; it's just that the brains decided to go on vacation during the game! Seriously, what happened to the scheming Shamar-wrangler we were shown early on this season? I also don't recall Erik being this much of a non-entity in his first season.
By: Russell05.09.2013 @ 7:45 PM
I'm not going to hate on Dawn, because from the looks of it, she's someone who alternates between two different moods. There's this highly emotional, "I need people to comfort me" state, and then she has moments where she's a bit more ruthless and determined to control her fate in the game. I actually think it's kind of interesting and it makes her a bit of a wild card since she forms these rather emotional bonds with people, yet will sever them when the game requires it.
If she's smart, she'll try to get rid of Cochran. If she did, then wouldn't she be the most strategic player left? Eddie's a block. Erik has no strategy, and Sherry just scrambles to save herself.
Dawn could try to argue that she made the biggest move in the game while simultaneously apologizing for getting too emotional, trying to spin a "I came back determined to control the game, but my heart got involved because it's who I am, but I still managed to think strategically" type of narrative.
By: Andy05.09.2013 @ 10:15 PM
After we got rid of a few "problem people" (I'll stop there) this season has become a really entertaining affair yet I have one major worry…
If Cochran doesn't win this thing: Does it just become a major wash?
Were Dawn, Sherri, Eddie or Erik to win would anybody be happy with that? I can just about understand an undercurrent of Dawn support, I guess (to me, she's fine but not a worthy winner), but we could end up with a season with a winner we forget about mere days later as far as Survivor pantheon goes. And that worries me.
By: RW05.10.2013 @ 12:17 AM
I agree. It would almost be a waste if someone who flew under the radar or barely scraped by won. I am not a Dawn hater and I see how she helped change the game, but obviously the jury won't want to vote for her. Even Phillip was hating on her in Brenda's Ponderosa video. I hope Cochran can win this thing.
By: Dezbot05.10.2013 @ 8:59 PM
If Eddie wins, I will LMMFAO. He's been kept as a pawn and may wind up being moved into the checkmate position because the others will lose track of him while they take each other out. That would be hilarious!
By: bbq_hax0r05.10.2013 @ 2:37 AM
Poor Brenda. I miss Malcolm. Cochran's game to lose. It's my birthday!
By: bbq_hax0r05.10.2013 @ 3:01 AM
Also, all this talk of BBQ reward has made it increasingly difficult to ctrl-f my posts.
By: Nayslutska05.10.2013 @ 8:10 AM
Fuck you NaOnka and Cock sucker and stupid ugly lying toothless slut Dawn
By: Cockran is a fag05.10.2013 @ 8:16 AM
Fuck you cocksucker Dawn
By: Gill Higham05.10.2013 @ 8:18 AM
Kathryn Pollard is a twat. Fuck off Dawn and cocksucker Cockroach and slutty Corinne.
Dawn is a dumbass bitch. We love brenda


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Fences — August Wilson
Make no mistake about it; there is a significant divide that exists between African-American men. In many ways it is amazing that the alluded to divide that cuts across areas such as educational level, socioeconomic status, political leanings, and religiosity/spirituality has not been commented upon more frequently.
On second thought, maybe it is not all that amazing when one considers that there is an unspoken agreement among African-American males who have found themselves the target of every type of attack imaginable, to not speak about our dirty laundry in public. Those who have wondered why such conversations have not been more prominent should be comforted by the reality that such matters are continuously discussed among 'the brothers'.
At this late day and time, I find it impossible that we may have people who are ignorant to the plethora of issues facing African-American males. African-American males are facing a bevy of issues such as:
Despite these innumerable societal pitfalls that so many of 'the brothers' have fallen into, there is a significant segment of African-American men who have not fallen prey to such 'traps' and have flourished in the same environment that has curtailed, if not destroyed, the lives of so many of their contemporaries.
To this population's credit, they have stared down and in many ways overcome the pernicious evils that we know as prejudice, discrimination, and racism.
Ironically, the aforementioned success of some African-American males over prejudice, discrimination, and racism serves as the catalyst behind the ever-widening divide that is currently found among Black males. This divide is best expressed by New York City educator Damon Thomas who publicly questions his contemporaries regarding their inability to replicate his success over the aforementioned obstacles. Thomas shared the following critique of this matter, "Don't get me wrong, I am well aware that racism still exists in today's society. However, I trace much of the present state of Black Males to their personal failings, poor decision-making, and a failure to plan for their, and their children's, future."
Thomas is most certainly not alone in his contentions, Columbus, Ohio businessman Eric Morris cites "laziness, foolishness, and silliness" as the actual reasons that so many African-American males are lagging behind educationally, politically, and socially. According to Morris, "There is no other explanation for why some of us have achieved a few things in our lives and others seem to be stuck in the same place. I simply refuse to wallow in pity and let life happen to me, I am the primary determinant in my success and also in my shortcomings and failures. I own both the good and the bad that occurs in my life."
Individuals such as Morris and Thomas have no problem with addressing the shortcomings of other African-American males for one simple reason. They realize that all persons of African descent, particularly African-American males, are inextricably linked with one another.
According to Thomas, "When these brothers go out into the world and act a fool, it affects each and every one of us. Make no mistake about it; they have severely and permanently damaged what it means to be a Black man. Instead of blackness standing for intelligence, professionalism, and responsibility, these fools have made it stand for the exact opposite."
Reporter Dan Freeman offered the following commentary regarding this matter. "Although I hate to admit it, I no longer view all 'brothers' as 'brothers', if you know what I mean. I simply can't afford to. I really don't think that any Black man who wishes to accomplish anything has that luxury in today's society. I have been burned far too many times trying to help my 'brothers' out. After a while, you simply decide that it is not worth it; I am certain that a little part of me died at that moment, however, I had to do what was best for me."
Laying at the center of this rapidly expanding divide among African-American males is the realization that those to whom much has been given, the population that W.E.B. Du Bois would term our 'talented-tenth', have tired of dragging along brethren who behave as if they are not only oblivious to the perilous state that their life could be aptly characterized as, but also displaying copious amounts of anger and hatred at those who offer a helping hand.
Little do they know, such assistance will become much and much more rare as we move forward. And that is a reality that none of us should be proud of.
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©Manhood, Race and Culture, 2016
I must relate that I absolutely love my cousin Kareem for the man that he has evolved into, however, it is most definitely not accidental that he has evolved in such an impressive manner; his parents, my aunt Jackie and uncle Clarence, were extremely unique individual people who tailored a path for each of their children to succeed. Put
simply, save for some type of mental inadequacy or streak of immorality — things that he most certainly does not suffer from — he, and his beautiful, intelligent, and courageous sisters had no other choice but to turn out the way that they did; the person he is today is not happenstance, it was in many ways his destiny.
So I was not shocked today to see a post that he placed in OUR Facebook group — Manhood, Race & Culture — that explained so much about the role that a Black woman plays in the construction of a man.
His post today was one answer from an interview that the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan had given that does much to illuminate how a woman can play a significant role in supporting the development of 'Manhood'.
Responding to a question regarding his wife and her role in his development, Minister Farrakhan responded in the following way.
When you have a woman by your side who does everything she can to support you in your work, and as a wife, to speak to you when you need correcting or to make it clear to you where she is dissatisfied, but always in a loving and respectful way, that is what helps a man to be a man.
As always, Minister Farrakhan's words are efficient and packed with tons of insight and wisdom. Far too often we hear a familiar lament from many African-American women that goes as follows: "Where are the men?"
Now there is most certainly a tendency for discussions regarding the role of women in the development of manhood to devolve into a debate that closely resembles the classic quandary of 'which came first, the chicken or the egg', however, I am most definitely seeking to avoid such foolishness.
Far too often there is a misunderstanding regarding the 'development' of manhood, most are totally unaware that the process is on-going throughout a man's entire life. Now there is absolutely no
doubt that there is a sizable portion of males who have neither desired nor embarked upon the journey to embrace manhood and I must relate that this post has absolutely nothing to do with them, for all intents and purposes, they are lost causes in regards to becoming men and therefore should be considered traitors to the cause of racial uplift.
I am referring to those who possess both the potential and desire to put on the weighty cloak of manhood. It is this population that our women should be receptive to if for no other reason that they provide a path for her to display one of her innumerable superpowers; on this occasion it is propelling her man to unconscionable heights that he could have never achieved on his own.
I only wish that more sisters found quality male's with the desire to be strong Black men so that they could implement Minister Farrakhan's advice and 'do everything she can to support him in his work', 'address him, in a respectful and loving way, regarding matters he is incorrect upon and could improve upon'. According to Minister Farrakhan, that is how 'sisters' could help the Black man be a man.
I can personally attest to the damage that a non-cooperative partner can have upon one's life, it is stifling and suffocating. Instead of cooperation, they intentionally create moments of discord, rather than speaking in a respectful and loving manner, they say things that are intentionally designed to incite an uncontrollable rage. Put simply, many 'relationships' within our community are combative and therefore far from loving and supportive. Amazingly we are then surprised when our home's, the building bloc of any nation, lay in ruin.
I am quite certain that there are many brothers who are currently imbued with a sense of pride and righteousness as they perceive this to be a backhanded slight at the 'sisters', they are in as much error as the 'sisters' who have allowed their expectations that this is a 'typical' posting aimed at disrespecting them to override their engagement in it. If you have read this piece and have come to that conclusion, either you need to increase your reading comprehension or I have failed at my task.
I was simply sharing some advice from a wise man regarding a path that he has already traveled with his beloved partner. I only wish that more of us, men and women, could be so lucky.
Dr. James Thomas Jones III
© Manhood, Race and Culture, 2016.
It was a truly peculiar moment that remained in my mind for many reasons. The image was no more shocking and stupefying than the message board responses that followed it; the alluded to responses hinted at my being one of the few, if not the only, viewer who deciphered the contemptuous message that not only left me in a state of disbelief, but also caused me to search for ways to either discount or dispute my interpretation of the image; however, doing so called for me to lie to myself. I knew the message the image conveyed, even if no one else noticed. That message was that America's gang culture had arrived, brashly and with no apologies I might add, onto center stage of this nation's collegiate sports scene and there was not a damn thing we could do about it.
As a proud alumnus of THE Ohio State University, I make it my business to stay abreast of developments concerning the recruitment of the next generation of gridiron warriors who will don Scarlet and Grey jerseys. I am not alone in this obsession, the 'Buckeye Nation' includes millions of fanatics that cheer the Buckeyes onto victory every Saturday; an obsession that appears cultish to outsiders in late November when THE Ohio State University delivers an annual drubbing to the hated Wolverines from that School Up North; in honor of the beloved Woody Hayes, I refuse to even speak that state's forbidden name.
So, it was not unusual for me to visit my favorite recruiting site in search of information regarding my alma mater's football program. It was during one of my daily check-ins that I witnessed a photo of Demetrius Knox, a highly sought after Offensive Lineman who carried the moniker of 'Big Meech'; a title that may very well have been a play upon this young man's stature and name or quite possibly a means of paying homage to 'Big Meech' a leader of the Detroit based Black Mafia Family. A who's who of college football programs, desperately pursued 'Big Meech's' signature on a National Letter of Intent for his athletic prowess; most project that this young man would at worst be a significant contributor the moment he arrived on some major college campus in the Fall. 'Big Meech' is apparently any college football coaches dream; at least in regards to his athletic ability.
My heart tried to deny that the photo taken of 'Big Meech', and another recruit, dressed in Ohio State's signature Scarlet and Grey uniform at the Woody Hayes Athletic Facility during a recruiting trip captured the young man brazenly displaying a gang sign denoting his affiliation/association with the violent street gang the Bloods. The average fan's ignorance of gang culture, a subculture that many of today's athletes were exposed to on a daily basis during their upbringing, is the primary reason that 'Big Meech's' photo went unnoticed. I laughed aloud at one OSU football fans response to the photo, he responded with 'Peek-a-boo, I see you'; as if 'Big Meech' were playing a childhood game of 'Peek-a-boo' when he transformed his hand into a "b" and placed it over his eye.
********* It is solely out of a desire to prove my point regarding this matter that I include photos of several individuals, some of them that you may know, throwing up the same sign as 'Big Meech'; hopefully, this drives home the point that the Black community is in crisis. **********
My mind searched for an answer to the piercing question of what does 'Big Meech' displaying a gang sign while being shown the bountiful cache of opportunities a major institution like THE Ohio State University has to offer, say about the values that many African-American youth harbor today. In the midst of finally "making it", this young man took it upon himself to communicate with what should be termed the dregs of the African-American community; however, within "the hood", such individuals are lauded for their immorality, criminality, and nihilism. Apparently in 'Big Meech's' mind, not even the unprecedented opportunities that flowed from his prodigious athletic abilities would facilitate his disassociation from 'the hood' or its inhabitants. 'Big Meech' is not alone in his inability to not be governed by a flawed value system that calls for loyalty under all circumstances, 'the hood' is never to betrayed, regardless of individual opportunity. Inexplicably, for many contemporary African-American athletes, their million dollar contracts are merely a tool to access 'street credibility'. For many it appears that concerns regarding "street credibility" heavily outweighs all other concerns, including remaining in good standing with the NCAA, NFL, or NBA.
Social media provides unprecedented access to the lives of today's athletes, leading many fans to erroneously believe that they intimately know these individuals. The alluded to fan base would be shocked to learn that gang culture has always existed on the periphery of collegiate and professional athletics. This glaring blind spot in the vision of most sports fans is attributable to the fact that those who can most afford to attend games are completely unaware, except for anecdotal evidence, of the socialization and values that motivate many of today's athletes.
The dilemma posed by Demetrius Knox, and by extension many of today's athletes is peculiar. Despite African-Americans desperate desire to avoid the characterization of any segment of their population as thuggish, meaning immoral, illogical, and criminal-minded, the truth is that there is a significant portion of our population that has adopted anti-social behavior and flawed priorities as a lifestyle. Most troubling of all is that the opportunities afforded individuals such as Demetrius Knox, and a host of contemporary athletes/entertainers, should be a way out from impoverished communities that have historically stifled the hopes and dreams of generations of African-Americans. Mr. Knox's decision to flash gang signs while on the cusp of unprecedented opportunities is not only revealing in regards to skewed priorities among African-American youth, but also a clear sign that they have absolutely no comprehension of whom they are or from whence they came; realities that will continue to doom this population until they are corrected through relevant education, mentoring, and a cleansing of the soul.
Dr. James Thomas Jones III


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Saint John Neumann
John Neumann was born in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. He was a quiet, small boy, only five feet, two inches tall but his eyes were very kind and he smiled a lot. His parents were Philip who was a German and Agnes Neumann and he had four sisters and a brother.
He was an excellent student, who was drawn to the religious life when he was quite young. After college, John entered the seminary. When time came for ordination, the bishop was sick. The date was never set because Bohemia had enough priests at the time.
Since he had been reading about missionary activities in the United States, John decided to go to America to ask for ordination. He walked most of the way to France and then boarded a ship for America.
John arrived in Manhattan on June 9, 1836 without informing anyone that he was coming. Bishop John Dubois was very happy to see him as there were only thirty-six priests for the two hundred thousand Catholics living in the state of New York and part of New Jersey.
Just sixteen days after his arrival, John was ordained a priest and sent to Buffalo. There he helped Father Pax care for his parish. Father Pax asked him to choose between working in the city of Buffalo or the country area. John's strong character began to show when he chose the most difficult - the country area.
He decided to stay in a little town with an unfinished church. Once it was completed, he moved to another town that had a log-church. There he built himself a small log cabin. He hardly ever lit a fire and often lived on bread and water and only slept a few hours each night.
The farms in his area were far apart. John had to walk long distances to reach his people. They were German, French, Irish and Scotch. But John who knew twelve languages, worked with them all.
John joined the Redemptorist order and continued his missionary work. He became bishop of Philadelphia in 1852. Bishop Neumann built fifty churches and began building a cathedral. He opened almost one hundred schools, and the number of parochial school students grew from five hundred to nine thousand.
Bishop Neumann's health never improved much, but people were still very surprised when he died suddenly on January 5, 1860 when he was just forty-eight years old.
He was the first American man and first American bishop to be declared a saint by Pope Paul VI on June 19, 1977. His feast day is January 5th.
We might not be as smart, strong, or active as we would like to be. But that doesn't stop God from loving us and from using us to do wonderful things. When we have to do something difficult, we can ask Saint John Neumann's help.
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Saint Augustine was born in Tagaste in modern Algeria. This famous son of Saint Monica spent many years living a wicked life and in false beliefs. He was one of the most intelligent persons who ever lived.
Augustine was brought up in a Christian atmosphere by his mother. He became so proud and bad that in the end he could not see or understand holy truths anymore. His mother Monica prayed daily for her son's conversion. The marvelous sermons of Saint Ambrose made their impact too. Finally, Augustine became convinced that Christianity was the true religion.
Yet he did not become a Christian then, because he thought he could never live a pure life. One day, he heard about two men who had suddenly changed and became good Christians after reading the life of Saint Anthony of the Desert.
Augustine felt ashamed. "What are we doing?" he cried to his friend Alipius. "Unlearned people are taking heaven by force. Yet we, with all our knowledge, are so weak that we keep rolling around in the mud of our sins!" Full of bitter sorrow, Augustine went into the garden and prayed, "How much longer, Lord? Why don't I stop committing sins now?" Just then he heard a child singing, "Take up and read!"
Thinking that God wanted him to hear those words, he picked up the Bible and opened it. His eyes fell on Saint Paul's letter to the Romans, chapter 13. It was just what Augustine needed. Paul says to stop living bad lives and to live like Jesus. That did it! From then on, Augustine began a new life.
He was baptized and ordained a priest and later became a bishop. He was a famous Catholic writer and started the Augustinian order. He became one of the greatest Saints who ever lived.
On the wall of his room, he had the following sentence written in large letters: "Here we do not speak evil of anyone." Saint Augustine corrected strong false teachings, lived a simple life and cared for the poor.
He preached very often, and prayed with great feeling right up until his death. "Too late have I loved you," he once cried to God. "Our hearts were made for You, Lord, and they are restless until they rest in You."
Augustine spent the rest of his life in loving God and leading others to love him, too.
Lord, renew in Your Church the spirit which You inspired in Saint Augustine, Your Bishop. Filled by this spirit, may we thirst after You as the true Source of wisdom.
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Buccaneer swimmers made a big splash at the Tokyo South vs. Tokyo North Club Championships. 1,238 swimmers from 35 swim clubs competed at the annual event. The meet was held in a prelims / finals format; swimmers compete in the prelims vying for a spot in the top 8 afternoon finals.
The Bucs started out fast and furious in the first event contested; the Individual Medley. The IM is always a crowd pleaser as it combines the four competitive strokes - Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle – into one race. Most swimmers have a stroke that that they are weak so the lead often seesaws back and forth continuing through to the final push in Freestyle. Junichiro Asano, Ryan Fenwick, and Go Nagaoka showed their prowess in all 4 disciplines advancing to the finals. Junichiro took 4th overall in the Boys 13-14 200 IM going 2:13.98. Both Ryan Fenwick and Go Nagaoka were eager to show the team their best and they didn't disappoint. Ryan finished in 2nd place (2:25.18) and Go in 5th (2:30.77) overall in the 11-12 Boys age group both taking chunks of time off their previous personal bests.
Senior Joshua Brown set a new OPEN + AREA record in the 15 + Over Boys 100 meter Breaststroke with a splendid 1:01.90 for a 4th place finish. Josh's time was also good enough to qualify for Japan's Age Group Nationals. University and older swimmers were allowed to compete at this meet so the 15 and Over division was extremely competitive. Natsuki Uchino broke two AREA records and is inching ever so closer to the National "cuts" for the 9-10 age group. Natsuki took 2nd overall in the 50 meter Freestyle blazing a 30.48 just .30 seconds off the JOC Cup standard. Natsuki also had a stellar 33.78 in the 50 meter Butterfly for a 4th place finish. Junior Yutaro Sahara had a great 100 meter Butterfly going 55.56 for 6th place and drawing nearer to the "Nats" standard.
It was great to see the 15-18 girls (Akiko Bareng, Nana Richter, Caitlin Bridges, and Kaitlin Rossman) combine to set two new AREA marks in both the 400 Freestyle Relay (4:10.22) and the 400 Medley Relay (4:42.19). Both girls relays finished in 7th place overall. Not to be outdone SMST's Boys relays shined; already qualified for the Age Group nationals the guys went a 3:26.75 under the "cut" again in the 400 meter Freestyle relay to finish in the 2nd spot. The quartet of Kazuki Martin, Joshua Brown, Yutaro Sahara, and Takashi Kanazawa teamed up again to take 6th overall in the 400 Medley Relay in 3:35.35.
The Bucs younger relays ramped up the energy in finals with the 11-12 Boys; Ryan Fenwick, Go Nagaoka, Bien Bagui, and Max Wahba taking 4th in the 200 Freestyle Relay (1:58.54) and 7th in the 200 Medley Relay (2:14.50). The 9-10 Boys (Ryota Misaki, Kenji Nomura, Bastien Bagui, and Jo Sendai) came in 11th place in both relays contested.
Other final swims were; Joshua Brown (15 - 18) 50 Free (23.37 - "Nats") - 5th; Kazuki Martin (15 + Over) 100 Free (51.61) – 6th; Akiko Bareng (15 - 18) 50 Free (27.89) - 7th Nana Richter (15 - 18) 100 Breaststroke (1:15.32) – 6th; Junichiro Asano (13 - 14) 100 Free (55.33) – 2nd; Naoki Martin Khosla (13 – 14) 50 Free (26.02) - 8th; Ian Takahara (13 – 14) 100 Back (1:05.38) – 4th; Ryan Fenwick (11-12) 50 Back (32.30) - 6th; Go Nagaoka (11-12) 50 Breast (35.50) - 7th; Ryota Misaki (9-10) 50 Free (31.82) – 6th + 50 Back (37.60) – 5th; Houei Shimoyachi (8 + U) 50 Free (38.10) - 5th; Olivia Opitz (8 + U) 50 Back (48.94) – 7th.
SMST is itching to race when the new year comes but first it's back to a training regime that will ensure success at the end of the season.
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Why can not watch TV ?
It's no secret that modern man spends a lot of time watching TV.And not the fact that only look interesting programs.On the other hand, often look everything.We offer to find out why you can not watch TV.It is not for nothing that they say that it is harmful?
- fact that television is harmful to the eyes, probably everyone knows.In order to somehow protect yourself, you should follow some rules:
- size of the screen should be 3 times less than the distance to the beholder;
- While watching TV, turn off the light in the room;
- Periodically look away from the screen, let them rest.
- He disaccustoms we think is reasonable.We offer ready-made solutions to our problems, impose their views, show how to proceed in a particular case."Do not do that" - you might say.But all is not so simple.Studies have shown that most of us will do so, as you have seen it on TV.
- why children should not watch TV?Children's psyche, as a sponge absorbs everything I saw on the screen.Those who like to linger for hours at a blue screen, despite everything, then worse in school, they are more difficult to find a common language with their classmates.But suffering is not only the mind but also the vision.
- Snacks watching TV lead to uncontrolled weight gain.Watching a movie or transmission, we can not see the volume eaten.The brain does not receive the signal of saturation as another busy and we always something to chew.
- As recently seen on the screen?In related news, scandals and war, serials or strongly "tight" or genre of "Dumb & Dumber".Over time it becomes annoying, and we pluck at close.After all, a good left so little.
- And most importantly, deprives us of television communication, steal our personal time.Very often my mother says to the kid, "Leave me alone, let me watch."Most dads of sports is impossible to tear.We often talk with a TV than with their families.Is this the case?
So, the scientists are right, you can not watch TV all the time.It is necessary to limit the viewing time, and not only children but also their parents.


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The third episodes of the ECHL On Demand Podcast are now available for download on iTunes.
This week's Eastern Conference podcast is hosted by Mike Modugno of the Kalamazoo Wings. Mike looks at the hot start for the Florida Everblades, previews the upcoming USA Hockey Try Hockey for Free Day as well as the month of Movember and has a conversation with Sam Ftorek, who will become just the third player in ECHL history to play in 700 career games this weekend.
Jesse Liebman of the Ontario Reign presents this week's Western Conference podcast. He has a look at the strong starts for the Alaska Aces and San Francisco Bulls, speaks to the new voice of the Stockton Thunder Caleb Lamb and previews the upcoming weekend action.
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This unpredictability is a bit worrying. Also, the stain absolutely stinks and seems so toxic... I really wanted a darker look but I am quite tempted to just oil the boards and leave them natural. So stained vs natural wooden floor — any thoughts on the pros and cons when it comes down to the overall look and upkeep?
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text: Get Fit With Wii Fit Plus at Target-1.052010-01-15 15:31:52Maura SNintendo and Target have announced today that they've teamed up to help people keep their New Year's resolutions. On weekends from January 16th to 31st, shoppers visiting select Target stores in North America will have the chance to check out the Wii Fit Plus Experience in the parking lot or at the store entrances. Each location will feature eight kiosks where visitors can get some "feet time" with the Wii Fit Plus software in an atmosphere reminiscent of a yoga studio. While there, shoppers can try out the various balance board games featured in Wii Fit Plus, and Nintendo and Target ambassadors will be there to provide visitors with demos, information and free healthy snacks. As if the promise of free snacks wasn't enough to get you rushing over there, visitors who complete the Wii Fit Plus demo will receive a Target Gift Card for $15 that can be applied to any Target purchase. "If you're just embarking on your New Year's resolutions (or have already abandoned them), the Wii Fit Plus Experience at Target stores will show you how you can have fun and stay active," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Wii Fit Plus has so many customizable options, it's easy to stay motivated and energised all year long." The following Target stores are scheduled to participate in the Wii Fit Plus Experience: Jan. 16-17 2705 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 3201 Preston Rd Frisco, TX 75034 1525 Market Place Blvd. Cumming, GA 30041 Jan. 23-24 1800 W. Empire Ave. Burbank, CA 91504 2200 Dallas Parkway Plano, TX 75093 15005 SW 88th St. Miami, FL 33196 Jan. 30-31 24425 Magic Mountain Parkway Valencia, CA 91355 25901 Highway 290 Cypress, TX 77429 100 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346