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Last night in Stockholm, Cristiano Ronaldo captivated the soccer world with a heart-stopping hat trick, single-handedly punching Portugal's ticket to World Cup 2014 in Brazil in a 3-2 win over Sweden. While Frisco, Texas is about as far from a UEFA World Cup Qualifier as you can get, one member of the FC Dallas staff shared the field with Ronaldo long before the Portugese attacker was considered the best player in the world.
"I was doing pre-season with the Columbus Crew. I had just been traded from San Jose and I was with them for three months in pre-season," said under-18 head coach Luchi Gonzalez. "We were in Portugal for two weeks and played some exhibitions, one of which was against Sporting Lisbon in their training facility. I remember there was some hype about it, a young Portugese player who as the next big thing, Cristiano Ronaldo."
Ronaldo spent most of his formative years at the Portugese giants from Lisbon who have developed some of the biggest stars in world soccer.
"I see him warming up on their side. He's 18 and I'm 22 and he's got the orange [Nike] Vapors and you could tell he was very technical," said 33-year-old Gonzalez, who played for three different MLS clubs in his career. "We played the game, I don't remember the exact score, it might have been 1-1."
Ronaldo's meteoric rise to stardom had began just months earlier as Ronaldo debuted with the Sporting first team in late 2002. In early August 2003, Ronaldo made his debut for Portugal and just over a week later would be sold to Manchester United for a reported 15 million Euro.
"I remember him taking people on the wing. I think [Columbus Crew defender] Duncan [Oughton] cracked him a few times, because he was a handful, but you could tell there was something there that was special. He did a lot of the stepovers then. He just had a change of speed, a good cross, it was clear that he was a different level and he was young and fearless. Literally a month later, I read that he got sold to Manchester United and I saw his debut and sure enough it was him and he was a beast. Still a skinny frame and nowhere near the machine he is now, but it was pretty cool."
The rest is history.
U.S. U-15 BNT Camp Runs from Oct. 26-Nov. 3 at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center in Carson, Calif.
CHICAGO (Oct. 23, 2013) – Thirty players will join U.S. U-15 Boys' National Team head coach Hugo Perez and his staff at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center in Carson, Calif., for a week-long training camp from Oct. 26-Nov. 3.
The camp will feature four games against U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams. The U.S. U-15 BNT will play a pair of matches against local club side Chivas USA, which is splitting its U-15/U-16 Academy team to field a U-15 and U-16 side on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The U.S. also has two matches on Saturday, Nov. 2, against Northwest Division club Crossfire U-15/16 and Southwest Division club Real Salt Lake AZ U-15/16.
Twenty-four players invited to the U-15 BNT training camp currently play for U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams, eleven of whom represent six different MLS club academies, including the Colorado Rapids, D.C. United, FC Dallas, LA Galaxy, New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union. The roster also includes two players from Liga MX side Club Tijuana's youth ranks.
Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): David Abonce (FC Dallas; The Colony, Texas), Carlos Avilez (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Eric Lopez (LA Galaxy; Westminster, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (9): Carlos Alvarado (New York Red Bulls; Queens Village, N.Y.), McKay Eves (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Kyle Gruno (Philadelphia Union; Saddle River, N.J.), Almir Kurtanovic (Jacksonville FC; Jacksonville, Fla.), Antonio Nava (De Anza Force; Redwood City, Calif.), Mark Salas (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Cody Sundquist (Placer United; Lincoln, Calif.), Angel Uribe (Club Tijuana; San Diego, Calif.), Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids; Colorado Springs, Colo.)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Raul Aguilera Jr. (OCYS; Sanford, Fla.), Jose Alfaro (Chicago Magic PSG; West Chicago, Ill.), Leonel Alvarenga (Real So Cal; Canoga Park, Calif.), Jose Carranza (D.C. United; Manassas, Va.), Luis Carrillo (Dallas Texans; Tyler, Texas), Ernesto Espinoza (Club Tijuana; San Ysidro, Calif.), Roberto Hernandez (Texas Rush; Houston, Texas), Nicholas Taitague (FC Richmond Magic; Midlothian, Va.), Juan Pablo Torres (Georgia United; Lilburn, Ga.)
FORWARDS (9): Luis Arreola (FC Athletico; Wheeling, Ill.), Lucas Del Rosario (CASL; Durham, N.C.), Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls; New York, N.Y.), Jonathan Gonzalez (Atletico Santa Rosa; Santa Rosa, Calif.), Wilfred Inalien (Boca United Academy FC; Tammarac, Fla.), Edwin Lara (Unattached; San Leandro, Calif.), Jeanpaul Marin (New York Red Bulls; Rego Park, N.Y.), Jesus Nunez (LA Galaxy; Anaheim, Calif.), Adolfo Trujillo (De Anza Force; Livermore, Calif.)
The AdvoCare Winter College Combine is designed to allow women's and men's college coaches to conduct training sessions to improve the players' technical and tactical aspects of the game. Through these training sessions, condition matches and a college seminar, these college coaches will provide players with insight to the demands of the college game and the college recruiting process.
*Space is limited to 60 boys and 60 girls per day.
**An AdvoCare Winter College Combine adidas t-shirt and lunch for each participant are included in the registration fee.
Dates: Saturday Dec. 21, 2013 and Sunday Dec. 22, 2013
Cost: $125 per day (Attendance for BOTH days is available at a reduced cost of $225)
Location: Toyota Stadium and Toyota Soccer Center
Boys Daily Schedule
8:30am-8:45am: Check-in
9am-11am: Training session with college coaches
11am-12pm: Lunch (included in registration fee)
12pm-1pm: College Seminar
1pm-3pm: 11v11 Games
Girls Daily Schedule
10:30-10:45am: Check-in
11am-1pm: Training session with college coaches
1pm-2pm: Lunch (included in registration fee)
2pm-3pm: College Seminar
3pm-5pm: 11v11 Games
|College programs registered to attend
|Men's programs
|Women's programs
|Midwestern State University (NCAA DII)
|Notre Dame (NCAA DI)
|Valparaiso University (NCAA DI)
|Mississippi State (NCAA DI)
|Delta State University (NCAA DII)
|Texas Christian University (NCAA DI)
|Rogers State University (NCAA DII)
|Texas A&M Corpus Christi (NCAA DI)
|Trinity University (NCAA DIII)
|Southern Methodist University (NCAA DI)
|University of Texas at Dallas (NCAA DIII)
|Sam Houston State University
|Austin College (NCAA DIII)
|Oklahoma State University
|Cloud County Community College
|Texas Women's University (NCAA DII)
|Western College (NJCAA I)
|Ouachita Baptist University (NCAA DII)
|Ouachita Baptist University (NCAA DII)
|Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NCAA DI)
|Southern Methodist University (NCAA DI)
|Abiliene Christian University (NCAA DI)
Recently, FC Dallas welcomed a delegation of teams from their new affiliate in Monterrey, Mexico.
The trip and the new affiliation have been spearheaded by FC Dallas Under-14 Development Academy Head Coach Francisco Molina, a Monterrey-native.
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"I think they're going to represent our brand very well in Monterrey," said Molina. "[Liga MX clubs] Monterrey and Tigres had both approached them and that's not what they want. They want to be able to take advantage of our tournaments and try to promote the Bobby Rhine Fall Invitational to make it international."
After nearly a two-year process, the club formerly known as Virgin Soccer officially became an FC Dallas affiliate recently. Led by club directors Gabriel Moreno, Patricio Guerra & Miguel Mendoza, the club has six teams from U-15 to U-9 level and over Labor Day weekend brought teams to scrimmage the FCD U-16, U-15 and U-14 sides.
"It was competitive and more than I thought because that older age group that they had was only four months old," said Molina. "All the kids we're excited to be here and wanted to prove to us that they could play. I knew they were going to be organized, but the quality of the players they brought was really very exciting for me."
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Molina added that one player will be invited to Frisco to join the FCD '98's and that he's extremely excited about how the affiliation will develop over time. Coaching clinics with FC Dallas Academy coaches traveling down to Monterrey is planned for the future and also in the plans is using the FC Dallas ECNL teams to help start a girls team.
"With the guys who are running FC Dallas in Monterrey, I think it's going to be very successful," said Molina. "Monterrey and Tigres both have academies here in Dallas and we're definitely more organized in Monterrey than they are here."
Over Labor Day weekend, the FC Dallas '03 Boys Premier team traveled to Austin to play in the U-12 Gold division in the Austin Labor Day Cup.
It was a big weekend for the boys as they won three games and tied one to earn first place and come home champions!
Several players scored for FC Dallas in a full team effort with the boys working hard in the central Texas heat to bring home another trophy for FC Dallas Youth.
FC Dallas will be offering junior skills training on Fridays throughout the fall from 5-6:30 pm at the FC Dallas Stadium Complex on Field 3. The skills training will focus on individual comfort on the ball, creativity, and in-game problem-solving. All Junior players (U6-U10) are welcome to attend. The training sessions are just $5 for our FC Dallas registered players and $10 for non-registered players.
Players need to RSVP with Matt Grubb by Thursday, the day before the skills session your player will be attending, by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. In the email, please provide participant's name, DOB, date they will be attending, if they're currently registered for the FC Dallas Junior program, and if they are, the coach for which they are registered.
WHAT TO BRING: A ball, water, shinguards, and the player shall be dressed in soccer attire.
FALL FNS DATES: September 6, 13, and 20, October 4, 11, and 25, and November 8.
In a five-day camp designed to build the core of the Under-18 Men's National Team pool, U.S. Soccer, in association with Nike, has called together a 64-player national combine of players aged 15-17 and six FC Dallas players have been included, most of any team in the nation.
Fresh off winning the Frontier Division of the 2012-2013 US Soccer Development Academy, defenders Wilifred Williams and Jordan Cano have been called into the camp. Williams, a dynamic left back, has started the last two MLS Reserve League games for FC Dallas while Cano started all three USSDA Playoff games playing up with the U-18's.
Also called into the combine were midfielders Coy Craft, Alex Radilla and Martin Salas as well as Christian Ramirez. All four were major parts of the U-16 team with Craft, Salas and Ramirez as '97's who have three years left with the FC Dallas Academy.
In all, the six players are the most of any team in the nation, two more than the next-closest team, Real Salt Lake-AZ.
CHICAGO (Aug. 7, 2013) – U.S. Soccer has invited 64 of the country's elite 15- to 17-year-old players to participate in a National Combine from Aug. 9-13 at Nike's World Headquarters in Portland, Ore. The event is part of U.S. Soccer's expanded Training Center program launched in partnership with Nike in 2013.
This five-day camp is designed to evaluate and build the core for the U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team pool. Led by U.S. Soccer Director of Scouting Tony Lepore, men's Youth National Team staff will run the sessions.
The player pool was selected by U.S. Soccer scouts through assessment at Training Centers and Local Combines, Development Academy events and other youth soccer programs over the past year. This National Combine is a premier opportunity for the nation's top high school-aged boys to be evaluated by National Team staff and scouts from around the country.
Many players were selected for the National Combine through a series of seven Local Combines in the following locations: Los Angeles (June 7-9), Chicago (June 10-11), Dallas (June 14-16), Philadelphia (June 14-16), New York/New Jersey (July 5-7), Washington, D.C. (July 8-10), and most recently San Francisco (July 26-28). The Combines targeted key markets to evaluate players in youth national team-caliber training sessions held over three days.
Each year, U.S. Soccer holds more than 200 Training Center sessions, which are a one-day National Team player identification program that connects the top local players with Youth National Team scouts. The Training Centers are free and invitation-only, featuring the best local players and competing in a quality YNT environment to open the door toward U.S. Soccer's youth national squads, college and the professional level.
The National Combine in August features players who were born in 1996, 1997 and 1998. The following players have been invited:
West Region (6):
No previous combine:
GOALKEEPERS (1): Avery Miller (Crossfire; Selah, Wash.)
DEFENDERS (2): Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake AZ; Tucson, Ariz.), Quentin Pearson (Colorado Rapids; Longmont, Colo.)
MIDFIELDERS (1): Joshua Doughty (Real Salt Lake AZ; Phoenix, Ariz.)
FORWARDS (2): Brooks Lennon (Real Salt Lake AZ; Phoenix, Ariz.), Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake AZ; Park City, Utah)
Northern California Region (6):
San Francisco Combine participants:
GOALKEEPERS (1): JT Marcinkowski (San Jose Earthquakes; Alamo, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (2): David Chavez (De Anza Force; Redwood City, Calif.), Luis Urias (SCC Breakers; Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (1): DJ Villegas (Davis Legacy; Sacramento, Calif.)
FORWARDS (1): Amir Bashti (San Jose Earthquakes; Cupertino, Calif.)
No previous combine:
DEFENDERS (1): Sam Junqua (De Anza Force; Saratoga, Calif.)
Southern California Region (10):
Los Angeles Combine participants:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Justin Vom Steeg (Real So Cal; Santa Barbara, Calif.), Dakota Havlick (Irvine Strikers; Murrieta, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (3): Felipe Liborio (Strikers FC; Chula Vista, Calif.), Alex Ramos (LA Galaxy; Reseda, Calif.), Juan Reyna (LA Galaxy; San Marcos, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (1): Joab Santoyo (Arsenal; Fontana, Calif.)
No previous combine:
DEFENDERS (2): Malcolm Jones (Chivas USA; Chino Hills, Calif.), Pablo Pelaez (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (1): Amirgy Pineda (Fullerton Rangers; Santa Ana, Calif.)
FORWARDS (1): Alejandro Vergara (Chivas USA; Long Beach, Calif.)
Southeast Region (6):
Chicago Combine participant:
MIDFIELDERS (1): Abuchi Obinwa (Chicago Magic PSG; Gotha, Fla.)
No previous combine:
GOALKEEPERS (1): Marius Heislitz (Georgia United (Cumming, Ga.)
MIDFIELDERS (1): Tommy Redding (FC America; Ovieda, Fla.)
FORWARDS (3): Sebastian Elney (Boca United; Lake Worth, Fla.), DeAndre Robinson (Concorde Fire; Miramar, Fla.), Dembakwi Yomba (Concorde Fire; Lithonia, Ga.)
Midwest Region (13):
Chicago Combine participants:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Carter Richardson (Crew Soccer Academy; Dublin, Ohio), Parker Siegfried (Crew Soccer Academy; Granville, Ohio)
DEFENDERS (2): Shannon Seymour (Chicago Fire; Bourbonnais, Ill.), Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire; Bolingbrook, Ill.)
MIDFIELDERS (4): Cameron Lindley (Indiana Fire; Carmel, Ind.), Collin Fernandez (Chicago Fire; Downers Grove, Ill.), Kosti Moni (Crew Soccer Academy Wolves; Grand Rapids, Mich.), Brad Dunwell (Vardar; Grand Rapids, Mich.)
No previous combine:
DEFENDERS (1): Peter Schropp (Omaha FC; Omaha, Neb.)
MIDFIELDERS (1): Ben Swanson (Crew Soccer Academy; Grove City, Ohio)
FORWARDS (3): Mukwelle Akale (Minnesota Thunder; Minneapolis, Minn.), Andrija Novakovich (Chicago Magic PSG; Muskego, Wis.), Mark Segbers (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri; St. Louis, Mo.)
Northeast Region (10):
Philadelphia Combine participant:
DEFENDERS (1): Brian White (PDA; Flemington, N.J.)
N.Y./N.J. Combine participants:
DEFENDERS (3): Brandon Tetro (New York Red Bulls; Freehold, N.J.), Henry Martin (New York Red Bulls (New York, N.Y.), David Manzinares (Albertson SC; Hempstead, N.Y.)
No previous combine:
GOALKEEPERS (1): Austin Aviza (New England Revolution; Medway, Mass.)
DEFENDERS (1): Miles Robinson (FC Bolts Celtic; Arlington, Mass.)
MIDFIELDERS (1): Declan McCabe (New England Revolution; Weston, Mass.)
FORWARDS (3): Matt Vasquenza (Oakwood SC; East Hampton, Conn.), Brendan Constantine (Oakwood SC; Glastonbury, Conn.), Mohamed Kenawy (FC Bolts Celtic; Boston, Mass.)
Mid-Atlantic Region (6)
Philadelphia Combine participant:
DEFENDERS (1): Chris Gomez (PDA; Jamison, Pa.)
Washington, D.C., Combine participants:
MIDFIELDERS (1): Connor Smith (Baltimore Bays Chelsea; Baltimore, Md.)
FORWARDS (2): Jeremy Ebobisse (Bethesda Olney; Bethesda, Md.), Umar Bangura (Baltimore Bays Chelsea; Sykesville, Md.)
No previous combine:
DEFENDERS (1): Chase Gaspar (D.C. United; Alexandria, Va.)
FORWARDS (1): Coy Craft (FC Dallas; Glade Springs, Va.)
Texas Region (7):
Dallas Combine participants:
DEFENDERS (1): Wilfred Williams (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas)
MIDFIELDERS (1): Martin Salas (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas)
FORWARDS (1): Christian Ramirez (FC Dallas; Farmer's Branch, Texas)
No previous combine:
DEFENDERS (3): Alex Radilla (FC Dallas; El Paso, Texas), Jordan Cano (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Sergio Ruvalcaba (Alianza Houston; Austin, Texas)
FORWARDS (1): Christian Lucatero (Houston Dynamo; Pasadena, Texas)
While on summer break from US Soccer Development Academy play, Homegrown goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez has stayed busy joining up with the Mexico Youth National team to play in the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland. Playing in a four-team division with the US, Denmark and Northern Ireland, Mexico needed a win on the last day of the tournament over Northern Ireland to take home the Milk Cup and that's exactly what they did.
Goals from Kevin Gutierrez & Hirving Lozano gave Mexico a 2-1 win over the hosts to win their second Milk Cup in a row. It's tough to find any lineup information, though it does seem as if Gonzalez did not feature in the final match against Northern Ireland. Click here to see highlights from the match including Gutierrez's stunning free kick.
In addition, click here to view a Facebook photo album from the event featuring more of the awesome celebration photos.
Another FC Dallas Academy player has been named to a national team, but this one is a first. Eric Davies, an outside back for the FC Dallas Under-15 pre-academy squad that advanced all the way to the US Youth Soccer national championship game has been called up to Canadian Under-17 National Team camp.
The 24-player roster will meet up in Sunrise, Florida from August 2-12 as Canada continues their preparation for the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup that takes place in UAE in October and November.
Davies, who will become an integral part of the FCD Under-16 USSDA squad next season, has a Canadian father and will be appearing in the Canada youth side for the first time.
"This camp is a great opportunity for the players who are already in the team to show that they deserve to keep their places – and it is also a great chance for the new players to stake their claim to being part of this team heading towards the FIFA U-17 World Cup," Head Coach Sean Fleming told the Canada Soccer website.
"We are definitely looking to create competition for spots on this team. That is important to us.
CANADA's Men's U-17 Team Roster for training camp in Sunrise, FL (August 2013):
GK- Marco Carducci | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
GK- Daniel Milton | ENG / Blackpool FC
D- Kevon Black | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
D- Alex Comsia | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
D- Eric Davies | USA / FC Dallas Academy
D- Ian Fernandes | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
D- Mathieu Laurent | CAN / Mississauga Falcons
D- Aron Mkungilwa | CAN / Académie Impact Montréal
D- Elias Roubos | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
M- Rida Abdoulhamid | CAN / Braves d'Ahuntsic
M- Adam Bouchard | Unattached
M- Marco Bustos | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
M- Mikaël Cantave | FRA / Orvault Sport Football
M- Matthew Chow | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
M- Marco-Leonel Dominguez | CAN / Braves d'Ahuntsic
M- Jordan Haynes | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
M- José Lopez | CAN / FC Edmonton Academy
M- Ali Musse | CAN / WSA Winnipeg
M- Nevello Yoseke | CAN / Académie Impact Montréal
M/F- Hanson Boakai | CAN / FC Edmonton
F- Andrew Gordon | CAN / Woodbridge Strikers SC
F- Matt Greer | USA / Philadelphia Union Academy
F- Jordan Hamilton | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
F- El Mehdi Ibn Brahim | CAN / Braves d'Ahuntsic
Head coach Richie Wiliams has called in a 44-player training camp in preparation for the Copa de Mexico de Naciones beginning on August 7 in Mexico City. Three FC Dallas players, Weston McKinnie, Alejandro Zendejas and Eric Torres will represent FCD at the camp, tied with LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls for the most of any team.
CHICAGO (July 24, 2013) – Members of the U-15 Boys' National Team will convene at the U.S. Soccer's National Training Center in Carson, Calif. for the last training camp before players born in 1998 are eligible for the U-17 age group.
The squad will take part in Copa de Mexico de Naciones beginning on Aug. 7 and running through Aug. 19 in Mexico City.
The camp is headed by U-17 Men's National Team Head Coach Richie Williams.
Williams will also use the camp to scout the next crop of players vying for a spot on the U-17 roster for the next FIFA U-17 World Cup cycle.
Of the 44 players in attendance, 27 are currently members of Development Academy teams.
GOALKEEPERS (4): William Pulisic (Richmond Strikers; Mechanicsville, Va. ), Abraham Romero (LA Galaxy; Altadena, Calif.), Andrew Romig (Richmond Kickers; Midlothian, Va.), Kevin Silva (PDA; Bethlehem, Pa.)
DEFENDERS (16): Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls Academy; Wappingers Falls, N.Y.), Hugo Arellano (Chivas USA Academy; Norwalk, Calif.), Daniel Barbir (Philadelphia Union Academy; Allentown, Pa.), George Braima (Crew Soccer Academy; Columbus, Ohio), Reginald Cannon (Solar Chelsea SC; Grapevine, Texas.), Pierre Da Silva (New York Soccer Club; Port Chester, N.Y.), Nikkye DePoint (Revolution Empire; Rochester, N.Y.), Tanner Dietrich (TN Soccer Club; Nashville, Tenn.), Vernon Fernandez (De Anza Force; Santa Cruz, Calif.), Edwin Lara (Alliance Soccer Club; San Leandro, Calif.), Cristian Martinez (NJSA 04 Academy; Mine Hill, N.J.), Tommy McCabe (PDA; South Orange, N.J.), John Nelson (Internationals; Medina, Ohio), Matthew Olosunde (New York Red Bulls Academy; Trenton, N.J.), Kyle Perno (Albertson; New Hyde Park, N.Y.), Alexis Velela (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (12): Christian Albelo (Hoffenheim; Heidelberg, Germany), Eric Calvillo (Real So Cal; Palmdale, Calif.), Alexis Donicio (Sacramento United; Sacramento, Calif.), Ronaldo Escudero (Pateadores; Placentia, Calif.), Hipsen Garcia (Met Oval; Corona, N.Y.), Ethan Lotenero (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif.), Weston McKinnie (FC Dallas Academy; Little Elm, Texas), Logan Panchot (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri; St. Louis, Mo.), Emmanuel Perez (Sunrise Elite; Boynton Beach, Fla.), Alexander Soto (TSF; Palisades Park, N.J.), Devon Vega (Classics Elite; San Antonio, Texas), Alejandro Zendejas (FC Dallas Academy; El Paso, Texas)
FORWARDS (12): Kevin Coleman (FC Richmond; Warrenton, Va.), Joe Gallardo (Monterrey FC; San Diego, Calif.), Lagos Kunga (Georgia United; Atlanta, Ga.), David Loera (Orlando City Lions; Orlando, Fla.), Joshua Perez (Fiorentina; La Habra, Calif.), Christian Pulisic (PA Classics; Hershey, Pa.), Elijah Rice (Chicago Magic PSG; Highland Park, Ill.), Fernando Soria (De Anza Force; Redwood City, Calif.), Sean Teixiera (New York Red Bulls Academy; Trumbull, Conn.), Eric Torres (FC Dallas Academy; El Paso, Texas), DJ Williams (Solar Chelsea SC; Fort Worth, Texas), Haji Wright (LA Galaxy Academy; Los Angeles, Calif.)


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We're excited about this new program for drawing beautiful mathematical designs. Can you work out how we made our first few pictures and, even better, share your most elegant solutions with us?
This task depends on groups working collaboratively, discussing and
reasoning to agree a final product.
A game for 2 people. Take turns joining two dots, until your opponent is unable to move.
Can you make sense of the charts and diagrams that are created and used by sports competitors, trainers and statisticians?
Two boats travel up and down a lake. Can you picture where they
will cross if you know how fast each boat is travelling?
A square of area 3 square units cannot be drawn on a 2D grid so that each of its vertices have integer coordinates, but can it be drawn on a 3D grid? Investigate squares that can be drawn.
Can you recreate these designs? What are the basic units? What
movement is required between each unit? Some elegant use of
procedures will help - variables not essential.
A bicycle passes along a path and leaves some tracks. Is it
possible to say which track was made by the front wheel and which
by the back wheel?
I found these clocks in the Arts Centre at the University of
Warwick intriguing - do they really need four clocks and what times
would be ambiguous with only two or three of them?
Problem solving is at the heart of the NRICH site. All the problems
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Over the closing weeks of last season, Steve Addington had been led to believe he would be Tony Stewart's crew chief in 2012.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Since the system isn't broken, NASCAR officials have no plans to change it - at least nothing radical.
By JENNA FRYER
MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Roush Fenway Racing teammates Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth couldn't have asked for a better scenario than rain washing out qualifying for Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway.
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Tony Stewart competes in NASCAR. His heart, though, belongs to open-wheel racing, and he spent the first 25 years of his life trying to get to Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
CONCORD, N.C. - Kurt Busch learned his crew chief was leaving right before NASCAR's title race began two years ago. The impending split never distracted him, and Busch won a race and finished fourth in the final 2009 standings.
KANSAS CITY, Kan.- Carl Edwards doesn't like sneaking up on people. He'd rather have a big lead and let everyone else try to track him down.
JOLIET, Ill. - Tony Stewart ended his season-long funk, winning for the first time this year in the opening race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
JOLIET, Ill. - Kyle Busch heads the list of favorites to win the NASCAR championship this season. He's followed by Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards, and Jeff Gordon ranks up there, too.
HAMPTON, Ga. - Jeff Gordon was sliding all over the track those final 10 laps, doing everything he could to hold off five-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson.
HAMPTON - The remnants from Tropical Storm Lee pushed through the Atlanta area with a fury, bringing heavy rain and fierce wind.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Ryan Newman is the underdog - minus the darling - of NASCAR's final four, making a mockery of the revamped playoff format that was supposed to put a premium on winning.
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text: Concerning A&S Judging (not the Populace Favorite category): In several State Fair Competitions I entered (and won) years ago, there was a winner in each individual medium. One overall winner was picked from all the media winners. If it works in the mundane world, could it work for us? To lighten the load on the judges, perhaps those of us who have Sable Thistles (and wear our award that day, as proof of our expertise) in a particular field (and are not competing?) could register in that/those field(s) to act as limited Deputy Judges and make recommendations to the higher-ups as to the quality and merits we found in our awarded field(s). The final decisions would, of course, be made by the top judges' circle, especially if there is a "body of work" category. Documentation, at present, doesn't follow a prescribed format and that makes the life of a judge become frantic when time constraints and numbers of entrants collide. It makes for complaints from entrants that the judges "never looked at my documentation, because what they said was missing was right there"... but it was located on Page 57! Perhaps documentation could have a short form (when time is of the essence), say, no more than two or three sentences, followed by a longer form (when finely detailed information would be more helpful), pictures, etc, and an addendum including whatever else the entrant would like to share. Perhaps this setup could work in other fields, as well. Ideas, good gentles? As to the awards, I worked on both the large original and small copied scrolls for Warlord XXX, so I know the following "works." For the smaller-sized, pre-printed scrolls, it wasn't that much trouble to previously fill in the individual event, the month and year. The minute the event was over, runners came with the name and day date to be inscribed for the winners. Works really well 'til someone "invents" a new category and needs a scroll for that, too, but even that is not that disconcerting. A Combat Scribe just does it -part of the job- and goes on... [A hint to the scribe designing the small scrolls as camera-ready art: design them to be flush left rather than centered, so you don't have to letter the name's underlays once for spelling, another time for correct penpoint size, letter shape and spacing, plus the center's denotation, and a final time (corrected and centered) on the also center-measured scroll itself. Nit-picky scribes sometimes take this repetitive approach to make it look professional. Non-scribes usually think we just sit down and dash off final lettering in one "go" without any pre-planning. Ha! Fat chance! :-D] Just trying to be of help... Lete Bithespring Sable Thistle in Calligraphy New "baby" Oak [Gee, thanks for the term, Muireann! ;-) and *proudly* wearing Lasair and Susanna's "Rebel Scribes' Oakleaf" B-)))) ...................... on 5/27/03 2:32 PM, Ciard49 at aol.com at Ciard49 at aol.com wrote: > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > I do not like A&S competitions where there is only one overall winner. This > discourages too many artisans from even showing, and every artisan save one > goes away with nothing. > > Give the populace more than one vote/bead. Why not, say, 5 beads all of equal > value? > > HL Juliana had a great idea for the bead containers at Steppes warlord, where > tin cans were topped with cloth that had a slit to insert the bead but one > could not see how many beads had been awarded. > > In a large A&S event where there may be 30 or more entrants, having only one > winner is terrible. > > I'd like to see winners in each of many mediums - such as embroidery, > carving, spinning, pottery, illumination, etc, etc. chosen by popular acclaim > through > the hidden bead idea. > > Each artisan would be able to enter items in several different mediums. > > Prize scrolls could be laid out so the winning medium is filled in at the > event - that way if no entries were made in certain areas, the scribe's > efforts > would not be lost on an unused scroll. > > HL Ciard O'Seachnasaigh > _______________________________________________ > Ansteorra mailing list > Ansteorra at ansteorra.org > http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/ansteorra


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DETROIT — Ford says the Focus compact car is the best-selling auto in the world this year.
The company says it sold almost 590,000 Focuses during the first half of the year based on registration data. That beat the No. 2 finisher, the Toyota Corolla.
Toyota disputes the claim. The Japanese automaker says Ford didn't count identical Toyota cars sold under different names in other countries.
Ford says Focus sales are up 20 percent through the first half of the year. That's mainly because of big sales in China, now the car's largest market.
This could be the second year in a row that Ford Motor Co. lays claim to the top-seller honors.
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Take Home Points on Nitrates and Sports Performance:
- Beetroot juice has potential for sports enhancement.
- Beetroot juice has minimal negative effect, as consuming more vegetables is a healthy ergogenic aide.
I hear a lot about drinking beet juice to help sports performance. Is there any science to
Yes. Beet juice contains relatively high levels of nitrate (NO3-), and nitrate from dietary sources is converted to nitrite (NO2-) by commensal bacteria in the mouth, and the nitrite is then absorbed in the blood stream. Nitrate reductase enzymes (which convert nitrate to nitrite) are found in certain bacteria in the mouth or intestines[1]. Such bacterial nitrate reductases contribute significantly to a person's endogenous nitrite pool.
Elevated nitrite levels improve may act to improve athletic performance through three different mechanisms, although the details are still being resolved.
1. Improved blood flow through vasodilation. Nitric oxide (NO) regulates arterial blood flow by causing smooth muscle cells which line the arteries to relax and open the vessel, allowing blood flow to increase. Nitric oxide was initially found to be produced by the conversion of L-arginine to L-citrulline by one of three enzymes, the nitric oxide synthases (NOS's) including endothelial NOS (eNOS) neuronal NOS (nNOS) and inducible NOS (iNOS). However, these enzymes are oxygen dependent. For a long time after nitric oxide (NO) was discovered, scientists wondered how the body could rapidly deliver NO to locations with low oxygen where NO was needed.
Recently, nitrite itself has been shown to be a circulating storage pool for NO that the body can rapidly activate when needed[2]. Rapid conversion of nitrite to NO can occur under ischemic conditions (low pH, low partial pressure of oxygen (pO2))[3]. There are several enzymes which may act to reduce nitrite to NO, including deoxyhemoglobin, deoxymyoglobin, xanthine oxoreductase (XOR), neuroglobin, eNOS, and components of the mitochondrial electron transport chain[4]. The different nitrite reductase "enzyme" systems operate along a range of physiological and pathological hypoxia, with hemoglobin reducing nitrite at an oxygen tension from 60 mm Hg down to 20 mm Hg, myoglobin active below 4 mm Hg, and xanthine oxoreductase and acidic reduction reducing nitrite at zero oxygen and low pH[5].
2. Reduced tissue oxygen demand through inhibition of mitochondrial respiration. NO reversibly inhibits mitochondrial respiration[6]. Partial inhibition of mitochondrial respiration can regulate tissue oxygen gradients and conserve oxygen, particularly in conditions of physiological hypoxia (lack of oxygen). Inhibition of the most actively respiring mitochondria and those closest to the oxygen source would allow oxygen to diffuse beyond these mitochondria and further into the tissue to those sections of the tissue that are more distant from the oxygen source. This extension of the oxygen gradient deeper into the tissue would also extend the NO gradient in the tissue, thereby increasing the apparent bioavailability of both oxygen and NO[7].
3. Improvement in the efficiency of muscle contractility.
Some studies show that NO may improve muscle contractility, and therefore improve strength. It is hypothesized that increased levels of nitric oxide following supplementation may reduce the ATP cost of force production. Reduction of ATP use may be a consequence of nitric oxide's regulatory effect on the ATP consuming processes of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium pumping or myofibrillar actin-myosin interaction in force production. There is evidence that small increases in NO improves muscle metabolism, preventing excess calcium release and subsequently modulates the ATP cost of force production[2].
Do Nitrates it really help your performance?
Nitrate consumption has recently been referred to as "legal blood doping"[8]. The effects are roughly similar to blood doping (red blood cell transfusion or erythropoietin (EPO) administration, which are of course illegal in sports) although most people show improved performance with blood doping, while not everyone gets a benefit from nitrates. Nitrate consumption shows a roughly 15% improvement in time to exhaustion, and a 2-3% improvement in overall performance. In one study of well-trained cyclists in a 50 mile time trial, athletes whose nitrite levels increased by about 100 nM over baseline showed a 2-3% improvement in overall performance[9]. Nitrates have also been found to improve the efficiency (i.e., they can reduce the energy cost) of exercise as indicated by a 4%–5% reduction in oxygen uptake at steady state.
Nitrate consumption seems to help some people more than others. Some people may be "responders" and others "non-responders" to dietary NO3- supplementation. In addition, the duration and intensity of different types of exercise have not been thoroughly studied. In one study4, the number of non-responders (in terms of exercise capacity) decreased as the dose of nitrate ingested increased. Two of the subjects who did not respond at the lowest dose (4.2 mmol NO3-) did respond to the larger doses, and one subject who did not respond to low or medium doses of nitrate (4.2 or 8.4 mmol) did respond to the 16.8-mmol dose. This suggests that some individuals will require a larger acute dose than others to elicit any positive effects on exercise capacity from dietary NO3- ingestion.
In swimming, a recent study involving trained masters swimmers showed an increase in the workload at anaerobic threshold which was significantly increased by beet juice, and there was also a reduction in the aerobic energy cost of swimming at submaximal workload[10].
I really can't stand beets, but I don't want to mess around with supplements. Is there anything else I can eat or drink to get this benefit?
Yes! Spinach, celery, arugula, and other vegetables are relatively high in nitrates. Dark green leafy vegetable such as kale and chard are also good candidates. Interestingly, the nitrate levels in hot dogs are actually much lower than what is found in vegetables. Nitrate supplements are also widely available.
How much beet juice should I drink? When should I drink it?
Studies have shown that plasma nitrite levels are maximal at about 2-3 hours after ingesting bee
Nitrite levels appear to be elevated for up to 8 to 12 hours after nitrate consumption in the absence of exercise. However, this depends on the amount consumed, and is likely to be dependent on the duration and intensity of exercise.
A few caveats: Be sure not to take nitrite as a supplement – too much of that can be potentially lethal[12]! Also, don't use nitrates if you are taking Viagra or similar medications as the combination can cause a severe drop in blood pressure[13]. If you are unsure, be sure to consult your doctor or pharmacist. Don't use antiseptic mouth wash while you are consuming nitrates, as that can kill the bacteria that convert nitrates to nitrites.
Bottom line: You may want to try consuming different amounts of nitrates at different times. If you compete in endurance events such as marathons or open-water swimming events where you are allowed to consume drinks part way through, you might want to drink some beet juice then. After all, would it kill you to eat your vegetables?
- Webb AJ, Patel N, Loukogeorgakis S, Okorie M, Aboud Z, et al. (2008) Acute Blood Pressure Lowering, Vasoprotective, and Antiplatelet Properties of Dietary Nitrate via Bioconversion to Nitrite. Hypertension 51: 784-790.
- Cosby K, Partovi K, Crawford J, Patel R, Reiter C, et al. (2003) Nitrite reduction to nitric oxide by deoxyhemoglobin vasodilates the human circulation. Nature Medicine 9: 1498-1505.
- Gladwin MT, Schechter AN (2004) NO Contest: Nitrite Versus S-Nitroso-Hemoglobin. Circ Res 94: 851-855.
- Tiso M, Tejero J, Basu S, Azarov I, Wang X, et al. (2011) Human Neuroglobin Functions as a Redox-regulated Nitrite Reductase. J Biol Chem 286: 18277-18289.
- Shiva S, Sack MN, Greer JJ, Duranski M, Ringwood LA, Burwell, et al. (2007) Nitrite augments tolerance to ischemia/reperfusion injury via the modulation of mitochondrial electron transfer. J Exp Med 204: 2089-2102.
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Nanotechnologies for the Energy Market 2009, looks at whether nanotechnology has in fact had a huge impact on the energy sector. If so, in what way, and if not, why hasn't it?
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But the period of between January 2007 when the first edition was released and today witnessed a great upheaval The Great Upheaval, also known as the Great Expulsion, The Deportation, the Acadian Expulsion, or to the deportees, Le Grand Dérangement in the energy sector. We saw oil prices skyrocket sky·rock·et
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I believe that we need to change the way we look at eating disorders. The only way to begin fixing any issue is to to attempt to understand it, even just a little bit.
Suffering is not beautiful. Pain is not an alluring thing, and yet why do we glorify it?
It's different creating something beautiful from pain, heartbreak, or loss; art, poetry… in order to better understand it, in order to create something divine from abhorrence, situations in life that are inevitable..
But sugarcoating an illness as being a beautiful thing? Something else entirely.
We need to stop lusting after bones; we need to stop making suffering, internal torment, a beautiful thing. It's not.
I feel like this euphemistic view stems from misunderstanding. Eating disorders are stereotyped, and are so looked down upon; they are not seen as mental disorders, illnesses that cannot be helped. They are assumed to be about vanity, and perhaps this is why they are glossed over and twisted into something mistaken as aesthetically appealing. But it's this assumption, thing seeing it as something entirely different than what it is, that is creating an illusion around a serious problem.
On average, 4 people die every single day from eating disorder-related complications. That's in Australia alone. Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, with a 15-20% death rate of all sufferers. Almost 1 millon Australians were reported suffering with eating disorders last year, and this is a gross underestimation of those that go unreported and undiagnosed. And yet only 10% of sufferers get any help at all. Last year over 1,800 people died from eating disorders in Australia – a figure higher than the 2011 annual road toll. There is only one specialist inpatient eating disorder unit in Australia, with only six beds. How does an illness so prevalent with such a high mortality rate have such little care? Misunderstanding.
This is the first time I have ever spoken, or rather written; so openly about the illness that cast shadows over the past years of my life. For over half my years on this earth, I wasn't able to express my pain in any way other than hurting myself through starvation; and in turn, hurting those around me. I've heard so often of the physical repercussions of eating disorders, however I haven't come across many of whom speak honestly about the psychological implications, even though it is a psychological illness.
Because it's something bigger than you. The insurmountable pain is impossible to elucidate. After all, weight loss is merely a symptom of the deeper psychological problem. It's yearning to translate the palpable self-hatred onto a canvas more tangible.
You want to waste away into absolutely nothing and never have to feel anything again; and yet it's not about the weight at all. The weight simply becomes the appropriated choice nexus of the issue. Because it, at least, can be controlled. And a starving body is a wonderful distractive aberration from any of the real, underlying issues. Let's pretend it's solely about weight and vanity and leave what really hurts to a far darker space, where no one can see it. It takes a deep-seated, ingrained self doubt and disgust to starve yourself, to slowly kill yourself. To truly, intrinsically believe that is superfluous in your case; that eating to maintain your life is somehow not necessary; that you honestly do not have a being worthwhile enough to warrant preservation through nourishment. You want to somehow translate your deep personal resentment and inadequacy onto something; and your body is an facile target. It is easy paint your hurt in spaces and sunken cheeks and protruding collarbones. To want to be skeletal. To want to be emaciated. To want to starve yourself into utter oblivion. All you want is to want waste away, to fade into nothing. To disappear. It's easier than just dealing with the darkness.
That, is the honest truth.
Tell me, what's beautiful about that?
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Kids want to buy Dad a gas grill. Is there anything good for $500. or less?
I've been trying to find the Weber Genesis Silver B liquid propane grill but haven't had any luck. Actually, I found it at Amazin for 500. and ordered it only to learn the next day that the order was cancelled because the seller didn't actually have it anymore. After reading comments about the recent quality decline with Webers, I'm not sure what else to look at. I hate to spend a few hundred on a cheapie that will rust out or just not work well.
Is there anything decent out there for 500. or less? This is not something I had budgeted for but the kids want to give Dad a new grill for his birthday. There's no way they'll come close to having enough money for a good one so guess who's making up the difference?
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The Weber Silver Genesis series was discontinued end of 2006. The line has been redesigned and the Silver Genesis B is roughly comparable with the E-310. It seems to be around $500 - $600 so if your kids find a good sale, you might get it for under $500. The E-310 and E-320 (replacement for the Silver Genesis C, with side burner) were the top-rated gas grills in Consumer Reports which was just delivered to my home yesterday.
We got a Silver Genesis B over the winter, based on its excellent reputation for durability and performance. And because it was discontinued we got a great bargain. DH who does all the grilling at our house, is very impressed with the grill so far. Others on this board also recommended it highly.
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I have a Weber Genesis SIlver and have used it regularly for several years. I am very happy with it and have no complaints.
Among medium-size grills, Consumer Reports rated Vermont Castings (the $400 model) as best.
They also liked the Char-Broil $270 model, and that's what I got. It's worked fine.
They noted that among the impressive-looking stainess steel models, not all the steel was, in fact, stainless.
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Your Consumer Reports issue is from last year. The June 2007 issue ranks Weber E-320 as the best of the midsized grills, followed by Vermont Castings Signature Series. Char-Broil Commercial Series (listed at $300) is ranked 5th.
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what was #3 and 4 on the list?
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#3 is the Blue Ember by Fiesta (Home Depot), $450 and a CR best buy. #4 is the Broilmaster P3 at $1000.
I got my Weber Genesis 1000 grill for my 30th birthday (I am 41 now) and still swear by it for my everyday, just got home from work and want to grill something grill. I have replaced the cook tops and flavorizer bars just once. Original brass burners (cleaned often). Cost new was $500 and I have probably spent $100 in replacement parts over the years.
As long as the new Webers are rebuildable like my Genesis, I would recommend the Weber. Good heat control for slow cooking and gets hot enough to sear steaks.
I own 4 different types of grills / smokers (Weber Genesis, 2 original Weber 22 in kettles, Original 1960s Kamado Cooker and a Traeger grill) but find myself using the Genesis 8 out of 10 times that I cook something outdoors.
I was at Costco recently they had a couple nice looking grills one was over 500 but there were a couple under i didn't really examine them but I had a friend recently purchase one and loves it.
I bought a Charm-Glow from Home Depot. Stainless steel exterior, three burners, side pot burner, warming rack, enclosed tank storage below. Works great, has cast iron grates (important to me, I don't like the porcelain-coated ones), more than 3 years of hard use with no problems. Cost $300.
Many thanks to you all for your help. I called Weber and several stores in our area trying to locate the Genesis Silver B with no luck. Then I reached a woman at an Ace Hardware who told me she'd find that grill come hell or high water. And she did! She called several stores and found one that had one left in the box in the store basement. They assembled it, and she went there to see it & check condition! She had it transferred to her store and is having it delivered to my home today. All the while she was checking in with me to let me know she was on the case. This has got to be the best customer service I can remember receiving anywhere. Total cost $431. How about that?
Funny thing happened after I stopped in to her store to pay and meet her (and take her some much-deserved flowers!). As I was leaving I poked around in the plants for sale outside and struck up a conversation with a man looking at tomatoes. He told me about a planting product he was holding that he had been trying to locate all over town. Said he'd finally called this store, which is not near his home, and the woman told him she'd find it. She did, had it delivered to her store, held one back for him and called him to let him know. He dashed over and the rest had already been sold (in one day) but his was held so all was well. I asked her name and it was the same woman who found my grill. Absolutely top-notch service.
We'll put it to work this weekend making Nigella's butterflied chicken with lemon and rosemary for our Mother's Day cookout. Can't wait!
Thanks again, everyone. Really wouldn't have known what to look for without you.
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Glad to here it worked out!
You may know that all Ace Hardware Stores are owned by small business people/families. If that woman was the owner I'm sure she'd appreciate you spreading the word on here dedication to customer satisfaction. Is she is not, a note to the owner would be a nice gesture. You can get the contact info from the online "store locator"...
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Found out from the delivery guys that she is part of a business group that bought a few Ace stores in our area. I will gladly spread the word and have vowed to never again let the big box stores be my first stop! I really appreciated the service.
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Well really , wasn't that something? Good luck searching out yours, I hope they can locate one for you. When the delivery guys were here one of them, a longtime store manager, told me he has the Genesis C and loves it and said he was very glad they'd found what I wanted. I mentioned that I'd read that the new Webers may not be up to snuff so I was really happy to get it and he said he believes the quality has definitely slipped recently. I really hope they find one of the older ones for you!


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Several countries, including the United States, participated in the drive that sources say has raised more than $33 billion, far less than the goal of $56 billion the Bush administration says, it's a start.
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With Opening Day happening at baseball stadiums across the country right now, I thought it was only fitting to post this precious Sports 1st Birthday Party today! When Texas mom, Jenny Stueber sent this my way I couldn't resist the "Stueber Field" graphic used throughout Mason's big day. Love! The baseball lingo was out in full force at this party – from the baseball ticket invitations to the bat favors to the concession stand food served this party was a home run! She even tied a "player card" to each bat favor as a thank-you! Very cute! This party makes me want to grab a dog and hit the ball field!
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{MENU} We served concession stand food at Stueber Field; nachos, hotdogs, popcorn & lemonade!
{FAVORS} The party favors were bats personalized with their names & a "Thank You" player card attached!
{ACTIVITIES} All the kids had a great time in the ball pit and we ended the party with a baseball pinata!
The colors for his party were dark blue, baby blue & red! The invitations were designed to look like game day tickets! The basketball, baseball, soccer & football cakes were made by my husband and his friend! We had koozies printed locally with our Stueber Field logo on them for the adults! For the kids we had sports cups from Oriental Trading. The balls I found at Target & the bats were from the Dollar General! My son & daughter wore personalized baseball tees from Etsy.
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