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Acclaimed dramatic actor Tony Leung really can fight, says auteur film-maker Wong Kar Wai.
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Antelope Ridge, Cow Lakes, Jordan Craters
We set out from Summit Springs, south of Grand View, ID on Mud Flat Rd. Destination Jordan Craters. On this map, we track from SE to NW to NE.
The riders:
Woody on the Mule (XR250)
Empty Pockets on the Rooster (XR250)
Willyard on KLR650
BeemerD on a BMW GS1150
me on '06KLX250 carrying more than necessary. The trails for this trip are easy. May as well go in comfort.
We head sw on Mud Flat Rd to Antelope Ridge Rd heading nw towards Triangle. Stopping for a hydration break, deer hunters pass by.
Wide-open country
Near Triangle. We were set on getting down the road so Triangle waits for another day...
Hit Flint Rd to Jordan Valley.
A ranch near Jordan Valley
We make it to Jordan Valley for cool beverages and last minute snacks, then head off to Cow Lakes to set camp in a no-fee BLM campground with picnic tables and a vault crapper. There's only one other site taken by two falconers who've been set up for a week hunting with their four birds. If I can get BeemerD's pics, they'll be added later.
The plan for tomorrow is to ride from Cow Lakes, on the east side of Jordan Craters, around the south side of the Craters to the north, looping back into Jordan Valley for fuel and back to Summit Springs. We set off, happily devoid of the heavy gear for a sporting ride to find the way around.
One of many fences. I have a good map and know that the trail past this map will take us right into the back yard of a ranch. There's a good chance the land beyond the fence is private, but it's not marked. We take our chances and sure enough right right into a ranch, nice and slow and respectful expecting a greeting. But no one came out to greet us.
So, past the ranch and west along the edges of the basalt flow to a point where the big bikes will not find their way. Woody and Empty Pockets continue along, crossing the bridge to go ride the lava flows. BeemerD, Willyard and I back track, continuing around to try to find tomorrow's trail.
My GPS and map lead us to what appears to be the right road, which winds up at a ranch with big red NO TRESPASSING signs. Turn around again and continue on to a couple dead ends. The sun is setting. It's a beautiful, quiet autumn evening. Back on the road, now pitch black, we keep riding to try to find the elusive trail. "Just another mile, then we'll turn around." "Just a mile more..." We finally stop to turn around and someone drives up in an old Land Cruiser and asks if we need any help. We exchange introductions and explain the situation and our unsuccessful attempts to find our route, and that the map lead us to a ranch with no trespassing signs. He says "Ya, that's my place, you can go on through, we have an agreement with the BLM." WTF? I have a little problem with people posting public roads and land. But he's nice enough and tells us to just go on through tomorrow morning. Cool.
Back to camp. Woody and Empty Pockets were imbibing with the falconers and are lubricated. Time for dinner. Sausages and sauerkraut for me and BeemerD. The others chili dog it. Coyotes calling in the distance. Clouds building to the west. Not a good sign. During the night, I wake to pee and see lightning shows to the west, moving in.
Morning comes.
Clouds to the west are dark. Rain is on the way. Eat, pack and ride. BeemerD and I decide to continue around the crater, knowing things will likely get interesting. The others head to Jordan Valley for a mediocre breakfast and ride back to Summit Springs.
Pics along the way...
The trail is getting interesting, narrowing from decent dirt jeep trail down to rocky, rough jeep trail that is more of a single track. Riding on the lava flow from time to time is easier than the trail. I likee. BeemerD leading the way along the edge of the flow.
We stop for a hike out on the flow.
The clouds are moving in fast. A sprinkle turns into rain. I stop to put on rain gear. BeemerD says he's going to mozy up the trail and that I'll catch up to him. It's really starting to pour. Gear on, hit the developing mud. Not much more than five minutes down the trail...
Heavy bike with mild tires on this slick-as-snot-on-melting-ice clay make things interesting. Hell, I'm sliding around on a fresh front knobby and a fairly worn rear trials tire. I help BeemerD lift his bike several times. The rain continues hard. Lightening moves in close with bright flashes right behind us immediately followed with KABOOM! We make it to the highway, seeing more and more of these napping critters along the way.
Time to layer up for warmth and hit the pavement back home, coming very close to running out of fuel.
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Location: Accross the pond
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Day 8 : 29th April : M'hamid / Zagora
Wake up!
Where's the rest of them?
It's later than expected, no more breakfast
let's go
only some 30 kms ahead
No way, the 950 is beyond fuel reserve...
let's find some black market gasoline
Welcome to the yellow world
5 litres of unleaded please
30 kms liaison
fuel station., fill up
another 8 kms liaison
Control de depart
"today noone breaks anything ok? i wanna arrive early and slep some 12 hours"
fast tracks
really fast tracks
even faster tracks, the kind with high probability of taking off, crash and burn
first signs of sand storm
One MT21 for the 950 breakfast
dry lake.. another one
another sand storm approaching
we can see an area filled with water
smooth surface
Ups... it's slippery
what was that?
looks like this ain't so dry at all
brake... that's water
Brrrrruoooommmm..... swosh! water! 2 fellas gone for a swim
Allez Allez...
looks like i can't stop, there's a 4x4 already rushing to help them
go around the lake
sand storm
where's the track?
very faint track signs?
ups.. a tree
that tree passed just a bit too close
small dunes
near zero visibility
turn off the engine
deafning silence of wind and sand
more sand
no tracks in sight
near zero visibility
trust in GPS for navigation
stop again
impossible to go on
zero visibility
the wind has stopped and the sand dropped for a few seconds, enough to watch the landscape
strangely unfriendly but at the same time confortable, noone is around, we can see only a few rocks and sand that insist on motioning through the air, changing the visibility, surface, the track that we can't see anymore, or if even it exists and everything else around.... ..
noone around
there's a constant mutation
i can hear an engine
is it?
it is vanishing
is gone
this one passed really close
but where?
simply didn't see it
keep going
what a strange inebriant loneliness feeling
more sand
starting to descend
phantasmagoric valley
in a minute we can see a few meters ahead and then suddenly another sand cloud apears and we see nothing, and the the wind stops and the sand fells on the ground
and then like a tornado, wind and sand arises again
strange clutch feeling
Scooter 950
when reducing gears, the revs go to 2k and stay there, there's no engine brake
not here
it stopped
shifting gears won't do anything, there's no connection between clutch friction plates
that's my bike in the track 10 meters away...
what now?
cell phone coverage?
time: 12:30
this is a strange situation, you know you are on the right path and someone will pass through you, but still it's the middle of the desert
i can hear engines, bikes passing by
but where?
left or right?
the heavy wind and sand make it very hard to identify directions
is the track here?
roadbook says so, gps confrms the location
a 4x4
where's he going?
couldn't see me?
how come he couldn't see me?
looks like a few bikes are heading this way?
more sand through the air
it looks like..
i know these
i'm here guys
they've passed 10 meters away from my bike
it's very hard to see anything else when you're through a sand storm and concentrated on riding and navigation
another 4x4
this ain't with the raid
"Who are you? What are you doing here? where are you going?
"we can't help you, we're heading to Algeria"
"do you need food and water?"
Bonne chance
More distant sounds
the wind is playing tricks with the sound
it sounds like engines running
but where?
will they see me?
a 4x4
"we can't stay here, we'll advise at the next checkpoint that you are here."
that feels better...
More sounds
it's just the wind
a nomad coming out of the desert
there's at least 2 guys that know my position
Nomad continues
watch around
visibility is constantly changing
still can hear engines far away
Is it engines or the wind?
increasing wind
check food, water and find some shelter
getting warmer
hot air coming in and out
sand is everywhere, like if wind become thick
get some rest
no more bike passing by
strange new friend around
There's life after all in the desert
more than we can expect
get some sleep
where did that come from?
everything is covered with sand
what time is it?
look around
visbility has increased
still loking around, that horn sound wasn't my imagination
another wind prank or my imagination?
that's a white 4x4!
load the 950 in the pick up
get going
rythm is just too slow
Check Point
changining vehicles
now rocks
just to shaken things up
Arrive at Zagora
nagging morocan guy thinking he is a mechanic
dinner music
night shift on repairs
sleep at last!
no, not really.
get the next stage roadbook ready
a brand new bib mousse, ready for another 10.000 kms on a 90kg 2 smoker
worn out rear tyre
changing tyre
change mousse
head back to the hotel..
more sand here?
sleep... in a rush
Unique experience
what a stage
to be continued...
Growing old is mandatory... growing up is optional!
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Twenty-five artists from Europe, South America, Asia and Pasadena are represented in the exhibit … Just as varied as the artists' backgrounds and experiences are the different media hung on the walls — from paint to watercolor to ink to textiles.The artists have worked with top fashion designers, including Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier and Marc Jacobs. Their works have been published in high-end publications such as Vogue, Elle and Nylon."We wanted to get a basic consensus of where contemporary fashion illustration is currently at," (Nucleus' director Wade) Buchanan said.
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Lisa Henning is fifth in the Big 12 in points per set and sixth in kills per set.
Sept. 14, 2011
Tournament Info: American Classic
Date: Sept. 16-17
Time: Schedule Below (CT)
Location: Washington, D.C.
Arena: Bender Arena
Live Stats: AUEagles.com
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The Opening Serve - What You Need to Know
The Tigers will play in their final non-conference match of the season this weekend at the American Classic in Washington, D.C. The Tigers are currently in the midst of a 13-match road trip and have gone 7-2 in the first nine matches of the trip. Following this weekend, Mizzou will have played 16 matches before starting Big 12 play next week, nearly half of the team's scheduled matches.
Mizzou currently has more wins than any other team in the nation with 11. Seven of the Tigers' 11 wins have come against teams that won 20 matches in 2010. Mizzou is also receiving votes in the ACVA Top 25 poll as it ranks as the nation's No. 33 team this week. Mizzou has received votes in the Top 25 every week this season.
The Tigers have claimed 18 Big 12 weekly awards since the beginning of the 2010 season and have garnered a pair of AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week honors in that span. The 18 Big 12 weekly awards are more than any Big 12 school in that span. In fact, the next three do not have 18 combined in that span (Texas - 7, A&M - 5, ISU - 4).
The Tigers continue to rank highly in several categories among Big 12 schools. Their .296 hitting percentage is second among Big 12 programs and ranks just .001 behind first-place Texas A&M. The Tigers also lead the Big 12 in digs allowed at 11.16 as the Tiger hitters have been very good this season.
What's Inside? - A Quick Look at the Notes
The Tigers will close nonconference play at the American Classic against American, Villanova and WKU.
Mizzou is currently in a stretch of 13 straight matches away from home. MU is 7-2 on the trip so far.
Mizzou leads the nation with 11 wins so far this season. The next-best mark in the Big 12 is nine wins.
Dating back to last season, Mizzou has now won 22 of its last 28 matches.
Mizzou currently ranks second in the Big 12 in hitting at .296, just .001 behind first-place Texas A&M.
Mizzou's .452 attack percentage against Auburn is a Big 12 season-high in 2011.
Tiger senior Brittney Brimmage is currently leading the Big 12 in hitting at .443, ranking eighth nationally.
Sophomore Molly Kreklow ranks third in the Big 12 in assists per set at 10.86.
Lisa Henning ranks fifth in the league in points per set (4.03) and sixth in kills per set (3.50).
MU has claimed four Big 12 Weekly honors this season and one AVCA National Player of the Week award.
In fact, in 2010 and three weeks of 2011, Mizzou has received 18 Big 12 Weekly honors.
Senior libero Priscilla Armendariz is just 60 digs shy of her 1,000th career dig.
Tiger freshmen have combined for 46-percent of the Tigers' kills and points and 54-percent of the blocks.
Freshman Emily Wilson leads all Big 12 freshmen in kills and hitting while ranking third in kills per set.
Freshman Whitney Little became the fastest Tiger freshman ever to 50 blocks under the Kreklows.
Little is the Big 12's seventh-ranked blocker as she is averaging 1.20 blocks per set this season.
Mizzou's hitters have been good this season as the Tigers lead the Big 12 in digs allowed at just 11.16.
Head coach Wayne Kreklow sits just nine wins shy of his 400th as a collegiate women's coach.
This Week
Mizzou will play in its final non-conference tournament of the season as it gets set to travel to Washington, D.C., for the American Classic where it will battle Western Kentucky, Villanova and host school American. The tournament will begin on Friday (Sept. 16) against WKU and conclude on Saturday against Villanova and American. A complete schedule is listed below.
Friday - Mizzou vs. Western Kentucky - 3:30 p.m. (CT)
Saturday - Mizzou vs. Villanova - 12:30 p.m. (CT)
Mizzou at American - 6 p.m. (CT)
Last Time Out
After claiming two-straight tournament titles, the Mizzou volleyball team finished second at last weekend's Denver Pioneer Classic after going 3-1 in four matches. The Tigers' only loss came against eventual tournament champ UC-Davis in four sets on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers won a four-set match over Drake, held off UTSA in a five-set thriller and swept host-school Denver to round out the tournament. Both Lisa Henning and Molly Kreklow earned a spot on the All-Tournament team on the weekend. Henning led the Tigers with 58 kills on .248 hitting while corralling 37 digs in the four matches. She tallied her second career double-double against UTSA. Kreklow dished 153 assists while adding 58 kills, 12 blocks and seven service aces.
Lisa Henning Shines at Denver
Tiger sophomore Lisa Henning had a huge weekend at the Denver Pioneer Classic last weekend as she garnered All-Tournament honors after leading Mizzou with 58 kills on .248 hitting with 37 digs and six blocks. Henning continues to lead the Tigers with 154 kills on .298 hitting this season and her 3.50 kills per set rank sixth in the league. In fact, of the players ranked in the Big 12's top in kills per set, Henning's .298 average is fourth. But it has been her all-around game that has improved. She currently ranks third on the team in digs with 89 and leads the team with two double-doubles. Henning had never played back-row rotations at the collegiate level until this season, so her play defensively has been a pleasant surprise for the Tigers.
Team Notes
In all, the Tigers have been quite impressive this season as they have raced out to an 11-2 start, the team's best since 2005 when the Tigers started 12-2. That year, Mizzou wound up one match away from playing in the Final Four. With three wins this weekend, Mizzou would be one win shy of notching the best-ever 16-match span to open a season in program history (14-2). Below are some quick notes on the team so far this season.
Mizzou's 11 wins are the most among all collegiate volleyball teams. The next-best national mark is 10.
Of the Tigers' 11 wins in 2011, seven have come against teams that won at least 20 matches last season.
The Tigers have received votes in every AVCA Top 25 poll this season and check in at No. 33 this week.
The Tigers lead the Big 12 in digs allowed this season at 11.16 as the Tiger hitters have been very good.
Mizzou ranks second in the Big 12 in hitting at .296, just .001 back of league-leader Texas A&M.
Mizzou owns the league's top team hitting performance with its .452 clip in a sweep of Auburn.
The Tigers have claimed two non-conference tournament titles while placing second at the Denver Classic.
Dating back to last season, Mizzou has lost just six times in its last 28 matches. Four of those loses came to top-25 teams while three ranked among the nation's top 15.
Big 12 Recognition
Mizzou has had a very good run as of late, winning 22 of its last 28 matches dating back to last season and it has been rewarded in a variety of different ways, but most notably in the Big 12 weekly honors. In fact, since the start of the 2010 season, Mizzou has taken home 18 Big 12 weekly honors, including four through the first three weeks this season. The 18 awards lead the Big 12 by a wide margin in that span as the next three schools combined (Texas, Texas A&M and Iowa State) have just 18 combined awards in that span.
In that span, a pair of Tigers were named AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week in that span as well. Most recently, sophomore setter Molly Kreklow earned that award following her Tiger Invitational MVP award during the first weekend of action this season.
Brimmage Continues to Lead Big 12 in Hitting
Tiger senior middle hitter Brittney Brimmage continues to lead the Big 12 in attack percentage this season at .443, just ahead of preseason Big 12 Player of the Year Rachael Adams of Texas who checks in at .411. Brimmage has been nothing short of sensational this season as she has hit better than .500 in eight of 13 matches this season and has been over .600 in four of those. Her season-best outing came against East Tennessee State at the MTSU Blue Raider Bash when she hit .773 with a career-best 18 kills. She needed just 22 attacks to get those 18 kills. That .773 clip is the fourth-best mark ever by a Tiger in a single match and of the top four, she is the only one to tally more than 11 kills.
Kreklow Third in Assists Per Set
Sophomore setter Molly Kreklow continues to quarterback the Tiger offense this season as she ranks third in the Big 12 in assists per set at 10.86. She spent the first two weeks of the season averaging well over 11.00 assists per set while ranking first in the league, but the Tiger offense sputtered a bit at last week's Denver Pioneer Classic. All-in-all, Kreklow is putting together a phenomonal year at the setter position as she has been named Big 12 Player of the Week and has garnered AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week honors this season. Kreklow became just the fifth Tiger ever to take home that award and the first-ever Tiger setter.
Kreklow Improves on the Attack
Staying on the topic of Molly Kreklow, the sophomore setter has seen quite the improvement in her all-around game this season, most notably on the attack. This year, Kreklow has tallied 39 kills on .383 hitting. Through 13 matches last year, Kreklow had just 27 kills and hit just .105 with 19 errors. This year, Kreklow has just eight errors through 13 matches. Kreklow is on pace to finish the season with 99 kills on .383 hitting, an improvement from her 74 kills on .150 hitting a season ago. Kreklow has also doubled her block production compared to a season ago. This year, she has 31 blocks through 13 matches while she had just 14 at this point last year.
Freshmen Continue to Produce
After 13 matches this season, it is clear that the Tiger freshman class is going to play a key role in the team's success this season. In fact, Tiger freshmen have combined to make up 267 of the Tigers' 582 kills (46-percent), 59.0 of the team's 110.0 total blocks (54-percent) and 356.0 of the team's 758.0 total points (47-percent). The Tiger freshman class has also combined to pull in 214 of the team's 540 digs (40-percent).
Block Party
One reason for the Tigers' fast start this season has been their blocking ability. In fact, Mizzou is averaging 2.50 total blocks per set this season, a vast improvement from last year when Mizzou averaged just 1.95 blocks per set through the first 13 matches. One key has been the improved blocking of Molly Kreklow (noted above) but the key has been the addition or freshman Whitney Little. Little, who is basically filling the same position as Catie Wilson from a year ago, has 53 blocks this season, 25 more than Wilson had through 13 matches last season.
Nifty Fifty Whitney
Over the weekend, Tiger freshman Whitney Little (Keller, Texas) surpassed the 50-block mark in the Tigers' 13th match of the season against Denver. She is the fatest Tiger freshman to reach to the 50-block mark under the direction of Wayne and Susan Kreklow (since 2000). Currently, Little has a team-high 53 blocks and her 1.20 blocks per set rank her seventh in the Big 12 Conference. Adding to her production, Little is hitting .366 with 52 kills this season.
Wilson Continues to Impress
One of the freshmen that has continued to put up great numbers so far this season has been Emily Wilson. Wilson was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week in each of the first two weekends of play and has been one of the Tigers' top attackers all season with 127 kills on .309 hitting, averaging 2.89 per set. Her 127 kills this season are tops among Big 12 freshmen and she is third among Big 12 freshmen in kills per set. Her .309 clip is also second among Big 12 freshmen this season trailing only OU's Grace Whitley, who is hitting .341. But, Wilson is the top-rated freshman attacker with more than 50 kills as Wilson has more kills (127) than Whitley has attacks (88).
Pip is 60 Digs From 1,000 for Her Career
Heading into the American Classic, senior libero Priscilla Armendariz sits just 60 digs shy of cracking the 1,000-dig mark in her career. Should she pass the 1,000-dig plateau, her next milestone would be cracking the all-time top-10 at Mizzou as she would be just 32 digs away from 10th place all-time. Only 10 players in school history have surpassed the 1,000-dig mark.
Kreklow Nine Shy of 400
Heading into the season, Mizzou head coach Wayne Kreklow sat 20 wins shy of his 400th as a head volleyball coach, but after three wins over the weekend, he now sits just nine shy of 400 in his career. Should he reach 400 this season, he will be one of just three coaches in the Big 12 to have cracked the 400-win plateau. Kreklow surpassed his 600th win all-time as a coach (assistant, men's coach, women's coach) at both Mizzou and Columbia College two weeks ago with the Tigers' win over Florida International. In all, Wayne and Susan Kreklow have combined for 742 wins as a coaching duo, 233 of which have come during their 11-plus seasons at Mizzou.
Ace in the Hole
Mizzou served up a season-high 10 aces in its sweep of Denver last Saturday in the Denver Pioneer Classic. That mark is the second-best total by a Big 12 team this season and the second-best total in three-set match.
Tigers Picked Fifth in Big 12
Despite the youth on the Tiger roster, the league's coaches seem to recognize the level of talent on this year's team as the Tigers were picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 in the annual preseason poll. In all, Mizzou finished the polling with 32 points, just behind fourth-place Texas A&M and just ahead of sixth-place Baylor. The Tigers were picked fifth in last year's preseason poll and ended up advancing to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
Young, but Talented
Despite bringing back four players that started for Mizzou last season, the Tigers will be one of the youngest teams nationally. In fact, nearly 80-percent of the Tigers' roster in 2011 are underclassmen as 11 of the 14 players are freshmen or sophomores. That makes Mizzou the youngest team in the Big 12 and only Texas Tech (16 underclassmen) has more freshman or sophomores on their roster. However, Mizzou's last two recruiting classes have ranked in the top 25 nationally, including this year's freshman class, which checked in at No. 22 nationally. The 2010 class ranked 14th.
Scouting Western Kentucky
The Western Kentucky volleyball team has a current record of 9-1 with its only loss to Kentucky in the Kentucky Classic. The team depends on the experience of junior Jordyn Skinner, who leads in kills per set at 4.50, and sophomore Ashley Potts who leads in digs per set with 5.80. The Western Kentucky team has had four NCAA tournament appearances and has claimed seven Sun Belt Conference East division titles since 2007.
Scouting Villanova
The Villanova volleyball team has a record of 7-3 and won the Big Five Tournament at Palestra last weekend. Senior libero Kim Maroon has been named to the BIG EAST honor roll and has 6.50 digs per set this season. Redshirt Junior Morgan Petkovich leads the team in kills per set with 3.14
Scouting American
The American volleyball team has a record of 4-6 after going 2-1 at the Cornell Invitational. The team relies on its young players with freshman Sarah Rishell and sophomore Juliana Crum who were both named onto the Cornell Invitation all tournament team. Rishell has also received the Patriot League Molton Rookie of the Week award and leads the team in kills per set with 3.34 and blocks per set with .94. Crum leads the team with digs per set at 2.69.
Program Highlights
The Tigers just completed the most successful decade in program history last year. In fact, Mizzou has averaged 22 wins per season since 2000 and is one of just 22 teams nationally to qualify for nine NCAA Tournaments since 2000. The Tigers were on that average last year with 22 wins and a Sweet 16 berth.
Hunter Joins Coaching Staff
There are few Mizzou athletes that are accomplished as Lindsey Hunter and she will look to parlay her success as a player into success as a coach as she joins the Mizzou coaching staff in 2011. Hunter takes the place of former assistant Chris Muscat, who took the head coaching job at Loyola (Chicago) last year. Hunter is Mizzou's all-time leader in assists, assists per set, single season assists and set for the Tigers in the most successful four-year period in program history. She will serve as the primary recruiting coordinator for the Tigers. She spent last season as the color analyst for the Tiger volleyball matches while working towards her master's degree as a graduate assistant with Mizzou's Total Person Program.
Kreklow Sets With USA Junior National Team
For the second consecutive summer, sophomore setter Molly Kreklow set with the USA Volleyball Junior National Team. She has spent plenty of time with USA Volleyball in her career as she was also with the Youth National Team for two seasons. She has now spent four years with USA Volleyball, gaining plenty of high-level experience along the way.
Brimmage Plays With USA Volleyball As Well
Kreklow wasn't the only Tiger to play with USA Volleyball over the summer as Brittney Brimmage led the USA Volleyball A2 Blue Team to a USA Volleyball Women's Open Division Championship. She helped her team go 4-0 (winning 12 of 15 sets) during pool play. The team was then bumped to the loser's bracket and came all the way back to win the tournament. She was one of the team's top middle hitters throughout the tournament.
Henning Tours China
Sophomore Lisa Henning had an experience of a lifetime over the summer as she played volleyball in China, touring and playing some of the nation's top professional teams. Henning and her team compiled a 2-4 record in six matches in China, playing against very disciplined, professional competition. She also visited places like the Great Wall, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven.
Recruiting Class Earns National Honors
For the second straight season, the Mizzou volleyball program has brought in a nationally-ranked recruiting class as this year's checks in at No. 22 nationally. The 2011 class comes on the heels of the Tigers' No. 14-ranked class in 2010. Three of the signees - Jade Hayes, Whitney Little and Emily Wilson - were named to the Volleyball Magazine NFINITY Fab 50. With a pair of top 25 classes in consecutive seasons, look for those nine players to be the nucleus of the Mizzou volleyball program in the years to come.
California Girls
On this year's Mizzou roster, fans may notice something that they haven't seen under Wayne and Susan Kreklow. Two players on this year's roster - Niki Collier and Sarah Meister - hail from California, marking the first California natives that the Kreklows have coached at Mizzou. Both have seen significant court time this year and are am important part of the Tiger freshman class that ranked No. 22 nationally.
Hayes Brings Plenty of Accolades
Freshman utility player Jade Hayes is one of the headliners of Mizzou's 2011 freshman class and she brings with her the accolades to back it up. She is a two-time Gatorade Missouri State Player of the Year and was the AVCA National Player of the Year as a junior in 2009. She led Ozark High School to a state title in 2009 and a third-place finish in 2010. She was also named MVP of the AVCA/Under Armour High School All-America match last year as well and was named to the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 and PrepVolleyball.com's Defensive Dandy list.
Hayes projects as a libero long term at the collegiate level, but this season she will likely have a utility role due to her versatility, although she will likely battle for the libero job with Priscilla Armendariz. Listed a 6-0, she can hit, serve and defend and will also likely serve as the team's backup setter.
Little Named Forth Worth Player of the Year
Incoming freshman Whitney Little has also gained her fair share of accolades as she comes into Mizzou this season. The 6-3 middle blocker was a PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace, a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection and a member of the AVCA High School All-America Watch List, but her greatest honor came from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which named her as the Super Team Player of the Year.
Wilson Continues Nebraska Pipeline
It has been no secret that Mizzou, under the direction of Wayne and Susan Kreklow, has been able to recruit the state of Nebraska with a lot of success. Names like All-Americans Lindsey Hunter, Nicole Wilson and former Big 12 Libero of the Year Tatum Ailes are just a few of the successful Nebraska natives to come through Mizzou in the last 11 seasons. And the tradition with continue this season as Emily Wilson will make her debut with Mizzou. She is the sister of former Tiger middle hitter Catie Wilson and was voted MVP of the All-Nebraska State Team twice in her high school career. The 6-2 outside hitter should figure into the mix right away for the Tigers.
Blue Springs Connection
Looking at the Tiger roster, there is a connection between several players coming from the Kansas City area as four players - Priscilla Armendariz, Lisa Henning and Ashton Bodenstab - hail from Blue Springs, Mo. Also, Overland Park, Kan., native Lindsey Petrick played on the same club team with Bodenstab as the four players played with and against each other a lot while growing up.
A Competitive Schedule
With the departure of Colorado and Nebraska from the Big 12 Conference, a new-look schedule will take hold in the Big 12 this season. Instead of playing 20 league matches, each team will now play 16, playing each team twice. The loss of four matches has led to an additional non-conference tournament for the Tigers this season, giving the Tigers a chance to test themselves against some of the top non-conference competition in the nation. In fact, Mizzou will play 11 of its 32 matches against teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season.
`Bridging' A Local Connection
The Mizzou volleyball family has always played a very active role in the City of Columbia community, and that trend is continuing at Rock Bridge High School, one of two local Columbia high schools. There is a growing connection between the two schools that has moved beyond coincidence. Former Tiger and 2007 Big 12 Libero of the Year Tatum Ailes is now the head coach as Rock Bridge and her assistant coach is none other than former Mizzou middle hitter Catie Wilson, who graduated last season. Keep in mind that Wilson's sister - Emily Wilson - is a freshman on this year's Mizzou roster as well.
But the connections don't stop there. Current Tiger freshman Niki Collier led Rock Bridge to its first district title in 25 years in 2010 before eventually signing with the Tigers for the upcoming season. Not only that, but Wayne and Susan Kreklow's daughter Allie is a setter for the Rock Bridge volleyball team. The connection shows how connected the Tiger program has been with the community for the 11 years that Wayne and Susan Kreklow have been at Mizzou.
Tigers to Appear on ESPNU
For the first time since 2005, the Mizzou volleyball team will appear on ESPNU when it travels to Iowa State on Sept. 21. The match marks the first Big 12 match of the season for the Tigers and Cyclones in what should be a pivotal match against two of the league's favorites early in the season. The match at Hilton Coliseum is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. Remember, it was a four-set upset over No. 12 Iowa State in Ames that sparked the Tigers' second-half surge towards the NCAA Tournament last season.
Volleyball on the Air
If you can't be at the Tigers' matches this season, you can still catch all of the action at MUTigers.com as all of the matches will be streamed with audio and home matches will have video and audio. Jim Grundy will be in his first year as the team's play-by-play announcer and former Tiger Marissa Ferri will join his as the color commentator. All broadcasts can be accessed at MUTigers.tv.
Up Next
Mizzou will begin conference play next week as it opens with a televised match with Iowa State at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The match will air live on ESPNU and feature two of the Big 12's top teams this season. The Tigers will then return home Saturday for its Big 12 home opener against Texas A&M at 2 p.m. For all the latest on Mizzou volleyball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on twitter @MU_Volleyball.
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An Association Sunday Sermon Template
Today is "Association Sunday," the day the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has declared that we should focus not on our own congregation but on the wider Unitarian Universalism. Now as soon as I say that there will be some people who'll no doubt think, "who are they to tell us what to do? Just who do they think they are telling us to celebrate Association Sunday?"
And, actually, that's a good question. But let's put it another way—who do we think they are?
When most people think of the UUA they think of the people who work at 25 Beacon Street in Boston, or the people around the country who work with them. But those people are more properly called "the staff of the Association." They're the people who work for the UUA. The UUA itself is better known by its full name: The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. The UUA is really the UUA of C. The UUA is, in a very real way, not a thing in and of itself but is instead a coming together of each and every one of the free and independent Unitarian Universalist congregations across the country. And that means that when the UUA declares this or that, it is really the association of congregations that is declaring it. Today is Association Sunday because we are celebrating it, and so are [name four or five other congregations in the District and throughout the country that are celebrating Association Sunday], not the other way around.
So today is Association Sunday because we've said it is, and because, if you want to know the truth, there ought to be at least one day out of all the other days of the year that we set aside—like Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day—to remember something that we ought to be thinking about all the other days as well. Our Association literally would not exist without its member congregations, but we all would be infinitely less without it. We all, each of us, this congregation need the UUA (of C) because by coming together in Association with other Unitarian Universalists we are capable of things that would be unthinkable if we were left on our own.
Now is not the time to rattle off a list of ways we benefit by being a part of the UUA. Things like [here you could name a few things like ministerial settlement services, district services, lifespan faith development curricula, worship resources, our two hymnals, public witness on issues of national importance, etc. and, of course, if there are ways your congregation has specifically benefited recently, these should be highlighted] shouldn't even need to be mentioned. It should be obvious that together we are more than any of us alone.
And so the purpose of our Association Sunday is not to convince anyone of the importance of our association but to encourage us to deepen and grow our association so that our movement might flourish. And of the need for that, too, there should be no doubt. Just take a look at the world we live in. Read the headlines; listen to the news. [You could insert a couple of examples here if you like.] Is there any doubt that a faith such as ours, that religious communities such as this one, have a place in our world today? That the world needs what we have?
So the first Association Sunday, in 2007, looked at the need to grow our movement's numbers, the need for us to find ways to increase the number of Unitarian Universalists in the world. It was once estimated that on average a Unitarian Universalist invites someone to her or his congregation once every seventy five years! Obviously that has got to change, and it is changing. The staff who work for the Association have been doing work on national media campaigns, and many of our congregations have doing the same on the local level—getting the word out, without proselytizing, that there's something going on here worth checking out. [If you've been doing something, or if a congregation near you has, this would be a place to raise it up.] About half of the money raised during the 2007 Association Sunday—over $700,000—went to supporting the national media campaign (those ads in Time magazine that created quite a buzz); an additional $300,000 plus went back to the Districts to support local efforts to grow the movement; and an additional $300,000 plus went into a national initiative to increase the racial and ethnic diversity in our ordained ministry.
The second Association Sunday, in 2008, focused on growth in spirit, and the funds raised—considerably less that the first but still nearly half a million dollars—were split between supporting lay theological education and efforts to support excellence in our professional ministries.
This year Association Sunday is focusing on growth in diversity, and the monies we raise will help our movement to develop spiritual communities that are more welcoming to ALL people by:
- Expanding the Building the World We Dream About curriculum and associated resources. (This is a Welcoming Congregation-style program that looks at racism instead of homophobia.)
- Supporting congregations who are working to create a Unitarian Universalism that is racially, culturally, and economically diverse.
- Enabling Unitarian Universalist congregations and districts to minister effectively to youth and young adults who identify as people of color or multiracial, and to their families, in the areas of spiritual development, racial/cultural identity development, and leadership development.
- [Note: you can flesh this out if you like with information found elsewhere in the Association packet.]
You see, it doesn't really matter all that much if we grow the size of our congregations and our movement, and deepen the spiritual maturity of our congregations, if at the end of the day we still look, sound, and act pretty much like we do right now. If the only people we attract are carbon copies of the people who are already here... well, we're already here!
And it's true that there are other folk out there like us who need what we have. But it's also true that there are other folk—folk who in very real ways are not like us—and they need it too. And what's more, they have things that we need. Their very difference is needed, because too much sameness is stultifying.
No one likes change. People may say they do, but deep down people really only like change when it's other people who are doing the changing. Yet we Unitarian Universalists are spiritually mature enough to know that whether we like it or not we need change. That's why we believe that even our beliefs—even our most cherished beliefs—should be held lightly, open to revision, because we know the importance of evolution in every facet of life. Growth, movement, change, evolution, transformation—in the long run the only alternative is extinction. Death.
And so this year's Association Sunday is not just about "growth in diversity" but also about "growth through diversity." Now in many ways Unitarian Universalism is a pretty diverse religious tradition. We certainly are theologically. And we are around issues of sexuality and sexual identity. And our understanding about issues of race is pretty good, even though the actual experience in the majority of our congregations is still pretty white. And if we're honest with ourselves we have miles to go on issues of class. So for all the diversity we have to celebrate there is still much work to do.
Yet as a movement we recognize that this is important work to do. It's important for the world, because we are too small a planet for us not to find ways to turn these divisions and distinctions from barriers and barricades into beautifying parts of the landscape, from reasons for us to be suspicious of one another into reasons for us to want to get to know one another, from causes of hostility into causes of celebration. It's important for us as individuals, too, because the more we expand our contact with people who are different from ourselves, the wider and deeper we can grow, the richer our own lives can be. It's not always easy. Heck, it's hardly ever easy. But we know it's right.
Here, we... [and this is a good place to talk about how it is in your congregation. What are the realities—the successes and the challenges of your congregation—viz a viz diversity? What are the realities of your wider community? Are there any initiatives underway? Any plans in the works you could announce? Anything to celebrate? Here's a good place to do it. Perhaps you might consider looking into offering the Building the World We Dream About curriculum in the coming year, as one example.]
Our congregation is a voluntary association of individuals who have come together to create [Name of your church]. Similarly, our congregation and over one thousand others have voluntarily joined together to create an association known as the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. It is us; we are they. And the world needs the UUA, just as our community needs us. Today we have the opportunity to help strengthen our movement for generations to come by deepening our efforts to grow in and through diversity so that we don't just talk the talk but actually walk the walk.
[It is suggested that the offering come after this sermon.]
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Berlin, Maryland
|Berlin, Maryland
Downtown Berlin, Maryland
Location of Berlin, Maryland
|Coordinates: 38°20′N 75°13′W / 38.333°N 75.217°WCoordinates: 38°20′N 75°13′W / 38.333°N 75.217°W
|United States
|• Mayor
|William "Gee" Williams III
|• Town Council
Member List
|• Total
|3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2)
|• Land
|3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2)
|• Water
|0 sq mi (0 km2)
|36 ft (11 m)
|Population (2010)[2]
|• Total
|• Estimate (2012[3])
|• Density
|1,423.8/sq mi (549.7/km2)
|Time zone
|Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
|• Summer (DST)
|ZIP code
|Area code(s)
|410, 443
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Berlin is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States which includes its own historical Berlin Commercial District. The population was 4,485 at the 2010 census, and has since grown in population. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town of Berlin had its start around the 1790s, part of the Burley Plantation, a 300-acre (1.2 km2) land grant dating back to 1677. The name Berlin is believed to be derived from a contraction of "Burleigh Inn", a tavern located at the crossroads of the Philadelphia Post Road (now South Main Street) and Sinepuxent Road (Tripoli Street). This may be why the traditional pronunciation of the town's name is /ˈbɜrlən/ BUR-lən, as opposed to the more modern pronunciations /ˈbɛərlɨn/ BAIR-lin and /bɛərˈlɪn/ bair-LIN.
Berlin incorporated as a town in 1868. In the early 20th century, Berlin was known as a rest stop for travelers on their way to the coastal resort of Ocean City, as well as a stop for tourists who enjoyed hunting and fishing on the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. Just to the north of the town center of Berlin is Ocean Pines, Maryland, a waterfront census-designated place (CDP) that shares the same zipcode as Berlin.
Since the late 1980s, the town has undergone considerable revitalization of its historic downtown commercial district and adjacent residential areas. Berlin's historic residential areas feature nearly two centuries of architectural heritage from three distinct periods: Federal, Victorian, and 20th Century. Forty-seven of these structures have been noted in the National Register of Historic Places and the Berlin Commercial District. Berlin has also been designated as a "Main Street Community" by the State of Maryland in recognition of its revitalization progress.
In addition to the Berlin Commercial District, the Buckingham Archeological Site, Burley Manor, Caleb's Discovery, Fassitt House, Genesar, Henry's Grove, Merry Sherwood and Williams Grove are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Former U.S. Vice-President Spiro Agnew died at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.
Berlin is located at 38°20'N 75°13'W (38.3311,-75.2140).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.15 square miles (8.16 km2), all of it land.[1]
2010 census[edit]
As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 4,485 people, 1,688 households, and 1,155 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,423.8 inhabitants per square mile (549.7/km2). There were 1,953 housing units at an average density of 620.0 per square mile (239.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 68.8% White, 23.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 2.7% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.5% of the population.
There were 1,688 households of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.
The median age in the town was 38.4 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 45.5% male and 54.5% female.
2000 census[edit]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 3,491 people, 1,347 households, and 880 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,587.2 people per square mile (612.7/km²). There were 1,427 housing units at an average density of 648.8 per square mile (250.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 63.74% White, 32.03% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.97% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.38% of the population.
There were 1,347 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $36,653. Males had a median income of $29,946 versus $20,293 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,303. About 12.9% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
The town also includes four public schools as well as one private school, which have approximately 5,000 students combined. Worcester County Public Schools is one of the two top employers for the Town of Berlin.
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- Stephen Decatur (1779–1820), American Naval hero of Barbary Wars and War of 1812. Youngest Commodore in US Navy history
- Linda Harrison (b. 1945), actress
- Oliver Purnell (b. 1953), men's basketball coach at DePaul University
- William H. Sutphin (1887–1972) represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1931–1943, and retired to Berlin in 1951.[6]
- Ben Tate (b. 1988), running back for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL
- Calvin B. Taylor (1857–1932), banker, politician, lawyer, and educator
- Charles Tindley (1851–1933), minister and composer
Berlin in popular culture[edit]
Two major motion pictures have been filmed in or around the town of Berlin and its historical downtown district:
- For Runaway Bride (1999), starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, Berlin's Main Street and some of the outlying areas were altered to become the fictitious town of Hale, Maryland.
- For Tuck Everlasting (2002), starring Sissy Spacek, Ben Kingsley, and William Hurt, alteration of the streets and sidewalks transformed Berlin into the fictitious town of Treegap.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ^ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ William Halstead Sutphin, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 30, 2007.
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Rumors have surfaced in the past regarding New Kids on the Block member Jonathan Knight's sexuality, but the pop performer has never admitted to being gay. However, '80s teen queen Tiffany told millions of TV viewers last Thursday that Knight indeed is gay. Tiffany appeared on Bravo's 'Watch What Happens: Live,' alongside Debbie Gibson, to discuss their roles in the upcoming Syfy original mo...
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Lucia Rapp Py-Daniel is research coordinator in the department of aquatic biology at Brazil's National Institute for Amazonian Research in Manaus. She is a world authority on catfish, in particular armoured catfish, and author of some 300 scientific papers. She has been working in Amazonia since 1977
Why catfish?
Simply because I find them extremely interesting. They are rarely brightly coloured, they are not very mobile and they stay still much of the time. But they are so different. They have so many different structures and anatomies. Some of the shapes are so strange. I cannot just look at them, I have to ask myself always: "Why is it like this?" They are a puzzle I will never finish.
Do you remember the first one you saw?
My first fish love was so weird that I did not know it was a catfish. It was a very unusual catfish, a Planiloricaria, with ...
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