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- n. A beverage made of sparkling Burgundy and champagne.
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- n. pink sparkling wine originally from Germany
Translation of German Kalte Ente, a drink made from a mixture of wines.(American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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Numbers Look Grim for President Obama
Superstorm Sandy has largely passed my area by, and Pepco has been spared another round of calamitous outages. Luckily for you that means I get to write a post digging deep into presidential election statistics.
Though the election polls have produced differing results, a general consensus has seemingly emerged. Mitt Romney is, at worst, tied with President Obama, and has upwards of a five-point lead. The Real Clear average of polls puts Romney up by less than a point. On the other hand, RCP has Obama up 201-191 in the electoral college, with a 290-248 edge in the "no toss-up" scenario. Obama has held a consistent edge in the battleground state of Ohio, though Rasmussen's most recent poll now has Romney up by two.
In general, I agree with Jim Geraghty that it appears almost certain that Mitt Romney will win the popular vote. It takes polls with rather generous Democrat advantages (in the range of D+7 and up) to even get Obama tied. I trust Gallup's likely voter screen more than other polls, and Gallup has had Romney with a steady advantage of three-to-five points.
It's certainly possible that Mitt Romney could win the popular vote and lose the electoral college. It has happened to several presidential candidates in our history, and we are all familiar with what took place in 2000. What is fairly unlikely, however, is for Mitt Romney to win the popular vote by a substantial margin and still lose the electoral college. If Mitt Romney wins the popular vote by more than even just a percentage point, than he will be the next President of the United States. Of course we can never be certain in politics, but it seems like a safe bet that the electoral and popular vote winner will the the same person.
One of the reasons that an Obama electoral college victory in the face of a popular vote defeat is unlikely is that massive swings in national vote totals are reflected in all states. President Obama won the popular vote by seven percent over John McCain in 2008. Assume for the moment that Mitt Romney wins by just one percent – that would signify an eight point swing in favor of the Republicans. Such a huge shift in the electorate is not going to be limited to a small number of states. And as history has shown, when the incumbent party loses support, it loses support everywhere.
I have taken a look at each presidential election since 1976. Since that election, the incumbent has lost twice, the incumbent party has lost two additional times, the incumbent has won three times, and one time the incumbent party has won once. In all but two of the elections since 1980 there has been a net shift of at least eight percent. Let's take a closer look:
In 1980, Governor Ronald Reagan defeated President Jimmy Carter by ten percent, winning all but six states and the District of Columbia. Carter had won election in 1976 by two percent over Gerald Ford. Exactly one state increased its Democrat vote share between 1976 and 1980: Vermont, which went from an 11-point Ford victory to a 6-percent win for Reagan. Vermont was in the midst of transforming from a deep red state to a deep blue state.* In fact, Vermont has voted Democrat in six presidential elections, with five of those years being the last five presidential elections.
* Since Republican states were traditionally designated with the color blue prior to 2000, technically Vermont has always been a blue state.
Four years later Ronald Reagan demolished Walter Mondale by 18 percent, a shift of 8 percent in the GOP's favor. This time, seven states plus DC increased their Democrat vote share, though all voted for Reagan: California moved from a 17 to 16-point Reagan win, Iowa went from Reagan +13 to Reagan +7, Montana from +24 to +22, Nevada from +36 to +34, North Dakota from +38 to +31, South Dakota from +29 to +27, and Utah went from Reagan +52 to Reagan +50. Reagan also lost DC by 72 points instead of 62. So, essentially, there were no real major movements towards Mondale, though several states moved heavily further towards the GOP. This was especially true in southern states which Reagan barely won in 1980 or even lost, and which he won handily in 1984.
In 1988, George Bush defeated Michael Dukakis by eight percent. Though a fairly significant landslide, it did signify a loss of 10 percent by the GOP. Bush fared better than Reagan in exactly no states, though he lost DC by only 68 percent instead of 72. Most ominous of all were relatively narrow victories in California, Illinois and Michigan – all states that Republicans had done well in previously, but have not won since. 1988 also marked the final time that New Jersey would vote GOP in a presidential election.
Bill Clinton defeated George Bush in 1992, winning a plurality vote split between those two and Ross Perot. Clinton's margin over President Bush was six percent, a net shift of 14 points towards the Democrats. The only state President Bush improved in was Iowa, which he lost by six instead of ten. Again, the movement of votes was total. Even strongly Republican states like Utah moved heavily towards Democrats. Obviously there wasn't much room for Utah to move after the blowouts in 1980 and 1984, and Bush still won the state by 16, but the point is that all states moved in the Democrat direction both in 1988 and 1992.
We'll get back to 1996 in a moment. In 2000, George Bush narrowly won election in the electoral college while losing the popular vote by some half-million votes. Even though Bush lost the popular vote, he improved on Bob Dole's performance by almost nine percent. As close as the final outcome was, not a single state in the union increased its Democrat vote share from 1996. On a side note, as much as we focus on Florida, it's amazing how often we forget the nail-biters in Wisconsin (won by Gore by 0.2 percent), Oregon (won by Gore by 0.4 percent) and New Mexico (0.06 percent margin for Gore).
Again we'll skip the re-election of the incumbent in 2004 and look at 2008. Obama defeated McCain by roughly seven percent, a nine-percent improvement over John Kerry in 2004. This time three southern states went in the opposite direction of the electorate: Arkansas went from a 10-point win for Bush to a 20-point win for McCain, Louisiana went from R+15 to R+19, and Tennessee jumped from a 15-point Bush margin to a 16-point McCain win. Otherwise, as was the case in the other five years in which the electorate moved sharply one way or the other, the movement was total. In heavily Republican states like Georgia, Idaho, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Utah, Barack Obama improved upon John Kerry's vote share by at least 10 percent. None of these states except Georgia was particularly close, but it shows that even the non-swing states move in the same direction as the electorate as a whole.
The two elections I skipped were ones in which the incumbent won but improved only marginally in his vote share. In 1996 Bill Clinton defeated Bob Dole, besting him in the popular vote by approximately nine percent, only a three percent improvement over his 1992 share. (His popular vote total actually increased by seven, but that was negated partially by the GOP vote increasing by about four percent). More importantly, nearly half the states actually increased their GOP vote share as three – Colorado, Georgia, and Montana – shifted from the Democrat to the Republican column (with Arizona and Florida shifting from Republican to Democrat).
In 2004, George Bush defeated by John Kerry by just over two percent, representing a nearly three-percent improvement. Again, 17 states actually moved towards the Democrats, though only two by more than two percent. Moreover Bush only lost one state he won in 2000 – New Hampshire, while picking up Iowa and New Mexico.
So the trends have been pretty clear over the past three decades or so. When there is significant movement towards one party or the other, almost no states buck the trend and move away from the rest of the electorate. Usually the shifts are consistent in all states – both swing and otherwise. The only elections that fluctuated involved incumbents winning by marginally higher vote shares than previously.
Notice that there is one pattern we have not seen: the incumbent winning by a lower margin than previously. That's because in American history it's only happened twice (excluding FDR's third and fourth terms): James Madison in 1812 and Woodrow Wilson in 1916. In both cases, the president won with a lower Electoral College vote tally. Madison's two elections came during a time when the popular vote tally was not always fully recorded. As for Wilson, he actually increased his popular vote tally from 1912 to 1916, but in 1912 he ran against two Republicans who split the electorate, and Wilson wound up with a much wider electoral college vote margin than was really warranted. In essence, NO president has won re-election with a lower popular vote margin than when initially elected. Barring something unforeseen, Barack Obama will certainly have a lower popular vote share than in 2008.
Now it's true that Obama can afford to lose votes in Ohio, Wisconsin, Colorado, New Hampshire, Minnesota, and Iowa and still win each of those states. Obama carried all those states by decent margins (9-10 in each except Ohio, which he won by 6), and he could bleed several percentage points in each without losing them. But that would entail those states moving less strongly in the Republican direction than all other states. Anything is possible in politics.
Possible. Not probable
46 Responses to Numbers Look Grim for President Obama
The University of Colorado electoral model that came out in August is looking very very prescient at the moment.
It seems like one of the big problems with just about all models is that presidential elections are fairly infrequent and so for any given comparison there are very few like situations.
Right now, what I'm moderately confident in is that short of some big surprise in the near future Romney should manage a popular vote win, though possibly a narrow one. The big question is how this plays out in the electoral college. The general rule is that the two don't split. But on the other hand, there also aren't a whole lot of really close modern elections to go from.
I fear that the basic structure of the map and votes are better for Obama than for Romney, since Romney needs to win Ohio plus one other state that isn't already a moderately clear win for him (I'm counting FL, VA and NC as fairly clear wins, though it's possible I'm being over-optimistic about VA.) There are several solid possibilities, but it means that Obama just has to play defense and hope that Romney doesn't break through, while Romney needs enough of a wave of support that several states fall his way. Romney does indeed seem to be riding a wave, but at this rate it seems like we won't know till election night if it's big enough.
That's because in American history it's only happened twice (excluding FDR's third and fourth terms): James Madison in 1812
Umm. I do not think there was any popular balloting for electors prior to 1824.
Re a disjunction between the popular vote and the electoral vote. It has happened 4x and in a fifth case (1960) the Democratic vote in two states was cast for an "uncommitted" slate rather than one bearing the Democratic candidate's name, so there is some opacity about how to tabulate the popular vote.
1. In one case you had a multiparty contest and six states held no popular balloting, having the state legislatures select the electors.
2. In another case you had jagged state-to-state variations in the relative dimensions of the electorate and widespread fraud and (down South) intimidation (topped off with a finicky legal dispute over the decisive electoral vote, an elector having been disqualified because a federal employee).
3. In a third case, you had some of the above and a popular vote margin under 1%.
4. In the other two cases, the popular vote plurality was under 0.6%.
If Obama wins the electoral college while losing by two or three million popular votes in a clean contest, it will be something without precedent (but, then again, a great many weird things have happened in recent years).
is it assumed that Mitt has CO in the bag? If he wins OH but only takes back the South + IN (that one isn't in doubt obviously,) he'd still narrowly lose.
* Since Republican states were traditionally designated with the color blue prior to 2000, technically Vermont has always been a blue state.
And I thought I was the only one to remember that!
Why'd it switch?
It was never official, but blue for GOP had been the more predominant practice on TV network maps until Bush v Gore. I don't recall what the networks did that evening, but the next day USA Today published a national map color-coded by county, which captivated American attention since it showed how how pockets of Dem support had overwhelmed a sea of GOP, and that map happened to use red for GOP and blue for Dem. After that, the colors became part of our national consciousness. Unfortunate if you ask me. Red is more appropriate for the Dems. That at least is my recollection.
My comment was simply that the Colorado model stated in August what many people at the time said was fanciful – Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin would all go for Romney. Minnesota and PA were viewed as solid Obama. Yet here we are a week before and both campaigns have moved to those states. I don't know any pollster or analyst who made a similar call.
If Romney takes Ohio (assuming the South plus IN), then all he needs is any one of NV, CO, IA, WI, PA, or NH. While Obama could lose Ohio and still run the table in those states, it is not very likely.
On the other hand, if Obama takes Ohio, Romney could still win if he takes (i) PA and any other state, (ii) WI and CO and any other state, (iii) WI and NV and any other state (except NH unless it brings along a single vote from ME), or (iv) various other combinations. While not easy, it is a better route than Obama's.
It is easy to see why both sides have to regard OH as key, but at the margin it is even more essential for Obama than Romney.
I guess the reason I'd see Obama as having the easier time at the moment is that if he just wins all the states that he's currently ahead in the polling in, he wins.
I'd say that Romney has a fairly good path to 248 and Obama only has a fairly good path to 237, but of the remaining states (NV, CO, IA, WI, OH, NH) they're all ties or moderately good "leans Obama" cases.
My big hope is that the national polling (which is much more frequent and statistically rigorous) actually gives a far better impression of where the states are trending, and that VA is thus a lock and OH is tipping into Romney's column right now (as the last couple state polls do actually suggest). If that's the case, with one week's runway left we could be popping corks early on election night. But right now I'm still worried.
Back in the day, when broadcast networks were A) the only game in town and B) still more-or-less journalistically reliable, the colors actually were designed to switch every election. The incumbent was red and the challenger was blue one cycle, then vice-versa. This was originated in 1976 when NBC used a back-lit big board. But the scheme wasn;t close to nailed down yet – Republicans were usually blue because of the incumbancy-challenger cycle between 1980 and 1996. In 1980, the country looked, in the words of David Brinkley "like a suburban swimming pool." CBS was reversed from the other two major nets, so even at that there was no real conformity.
Eventually it settled into what it is now, for no real discernable reason, probably with the advent of CNN as a major player (GOP = red always) and because in 2000 the map was up for more than just election night as folks waited for the SCOTUS call. The two largest speculations are that Red and Republican both start with "R," and that, in the eyes of liberal media types, blue is a peaceful and sophisticated color while red is angry and violent. Neither theory has been proven and both remain popular in various circles, depending.
I certainly agree that cork popping is very premature. But the most recent reports from the best poll unpackers in the business (Barone and Cost) are very favorable to Romney. Assuming nothing, I'm going to be content with my optimism till proven otherwise next week.
More specifically, I think Romney will take the southeast, and he is ahead in OH and CO once the polls and their imbedded assumptions are understood. If he takes Ohio, we win. But if he falls short in OH, I think he has still has a decent shot given the other combinations.
But you are right, the race is tight, and optimism is not money in the bank.
Everyone, you might remember my post (linked below) earlier this month that stated why I believe the demographics point to a Romney victory in Ohio. I kept hearing from people in the know that everything was looking good and then the other day on CBS, the Ohio GOP chairman talked about the Ohio Groundgame being superior to the President's, and the Democrats know it. As a matter of fact even Mark Halperin, no friend of the GOP, made a statement that his Democratic sources had never seen the Ohio Conservatives so organized.
The Gallup early voting sample points to this as well. I believe Rush Limbaugh said something to the effect that this is what scares the Left the most. Below is also a link to a story of mine featured in the National Review, in which I talk about seven Ohio swing counties to watch on Election Night.
Thank you for your clarification of pre-1980 practices. Seems spot on right to me. I still think the USA Today map is the explanation post-1980.
In terms of an electoral college/popular vote split, it's worth noting that as of now several million people lack power due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, and it's not clear how far recovery efforts will progress before next Tuesday. Since the damage seems to be concentrated in blue states like New York and New Jersey, it's possible that depressed voter turnout in these states due to the storms could help Romney secure a popular vote majority even if he fails in the electoral college (at the very least, I expect this to be cited as an explanation for the Romney popular vote win if the split does occur).
That may be right, but unless there is some difficulty with the NOVA vote, do you agree that there would be no electoral college effect? If delayed metro-Philly returns are key to determining PA, it seems to me Romney has won.
Damn Neocons! Hurricane Sandy is a conspiracy I tell ya! We should delay the vote by a month so everyone has a chance to vote.
BA says "It's possible that depressed voter turnout in these states due to the storms could help Romney secure a popular vote majority even if he fails in the electoral college "
The only practical argument would be if Romney Won NY or NJ because of low turnout hurting the Dems And one or both of the states were critical to an Electoral College victory. That is not possible.
Mike P There is no problem from Sandy in North or South VA affecting turnout. I don't think it will have any significant impact in PA either. We are still a week away from the vote so I would only see parts of NYC and the Jersey coast being definitely impacted next week. I don't think Obama will carry VA anyway.
The loss of thousands of military absentee ballots doesn't seem to bother the MSM a whit. However, the disenfranchisement of active duty military is deeply troubling, both because it seems immoral that we can't seem to guarantee that privilege to those guaranteeing the privilege to us and because this could significantly affect states in play like PA.
I believe the polls unless I have a reason not to.
I don't trust Gallup – Their screen is too tight. They had Obama +11 in 2008, which was farther off than anyone. Currently, their Romney +5 is an outlier and I believe for the same reason.
The reason for the "skewed polls" is Republican leaning Independents. Polls that treat them as Independents show Romney crushing Obama among independents, but a D+8 electorate. Polls that treat them as Republicans show an even race among independents with even turnout from each party. Either way, this leads to a narrow Romney win in the popular vote. The "unskewed polls" are probably double-counting Republicans.
I believe Rasmussen tracking is bouncing between R+3 and R+1. I would put it at R+2. His national polls are dead on, but his state polls are less accurate.
R+2 is slightly less than Bush's margin in 2004. Although Bush easily won the popular vote the second time around, the election was in doubt until the next morning because of the close race in Ohio.
Right now, the polls show exactly that happening. Romney wins the popular vote by slightly less than Bush, but barely loses Ohio and the election.
The difference is that Obama is focusing all his efforts on the swing states (like Kerry in 2004) and ignoring the safe states. Expect Romney to close the gap in the blue states and run up the score in the red states, due to GOP enthusiasm, but he's still not polling at over 270EV.
An Obama win without a majority vote would arguably be a "worst case scenario".
G Veg "However, the disenfranchisement of active duty military is deeply troubling, both because it seems immoral that we can't seem to guarantee that privilege to those guaranteeing the privilege to us and because this could significantly affect states in play like PA."
Since the Repubs can't be bothered to fight for it very much, I guess it's not important to either party however immoral it is. This has been going on for many months and even goes back in some sense to Florida in 2000. Hardly a peep from Boehner McConnell and Romney.
Thanks, Rozin. I figured Sandy would have no effect, but good to know.
Paul, Blackladder, and Jim,
I don't see why the popular vote matters. It is not the system we have or the way the campaign is conducted. If Romney falls short, he falls short. I don't think he will, but if he does his winning the popular vote would be irrelevant except to the extent it deprives Obama of any claim to a mandate.
Another reason for the reversal of red and blue in political symbolism could be that red lost its association with communism and leftism in general after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, while the wealthy, well-educated elites or "blue bloods" that used to be the backbone of the GOP became much more liberal in their leanings.
CBS used blue for GOP and red for Dem in 1980 even though Reagan ws the challenger.
Don is exactly right. Both candidates really need Ohio, but at least Romney has options if he loses Ohio. I don't think Obama does.
NBC also had the blue = Reagan and red = Carter color scheme in 1980 as well (with Carter's Georgia the only "red" state in the bunch shown here):
Notice John Chancellor calling Reagan the winner at 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time (7:15 Central Time), which was somewhat controversial at the time since polls in some Western states hadn't closed yet.
Although I think Romney will ultimately win and by a larger margin than the media have led us to believe, I doubt the suspense will end quite as fast as it did that year.
Mike P: [Romney] winning the popular vote would be irrelevant except to the extent it deprives Obama of any claim to a mandate.
Wishful thinking I'm afraid. The media will talk endlessly of all the vote suppression by those evil Republicans that silenced the voices of so many.
Paul, understood and agreed.
Rozin, yeah they might try that but no one will take it seriously outside their echo chamber.
"With New Hampshire, Wisconsin or Minnesota can be Kingmaker states."
Wisconsin maybe, but Minnesota? Really? As Paul said a couple of weeks ago, it's like the flip side or mirror image of Arizona — a state that "should" be red but remains stubbornly blue/liberal. I know there are some polls showing it could be in play but I'm not getting my hopes up. And, wasn't the unexpected Romney TV ad buy in Minnesota really intended to target western Wisconsin voters?
D McC I doubt that the Romney campaign thought that Minnesota was really in play until they saw this poll.
Then they didn't take the University of Colorado model seriously either. I have trouble believing that they would do this based simply on some media poll, no matter the results, when they have been notoriously inaccurate and volatile this cycle. I'm inclined to view it as following the same logic that Obama had in advertising in VA late in 2008.
Mike P: I hope so but an Obama win would mean that their echo chamber is pretty large. Although at bottom Obama doesn't care whether he has a mandate or not to do what he wants.
You got 6/9 Don. South Carolina went for Carter in 1976, Montana for Clinton in 1992 and Arizona for Clinton in 1996.
Good ol' Idaho.


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Dear Abby: My significant other helped me find a wonderful job with intelligent people. I'm an inveterate punster - "If I put a leafy green vegetable on the barbecue, will it be chard?"
Top 10 world's sexiest beaches
Annual listing from Concierge.com.
Books on kitchen knives, gadgets cut to chase
Don't let the kids be the only ones heading back to school this year. Check out these two new how-to books to help you fine tune your kitchen smarts.
Wine of the week
This medium-bodied, nonvintage red wine is a blend of seven red-wine varietals - from the well-known cabernet sauvignon to the less-well-known carignane. (Its white counterpart is a comparably charming and identically priced seven-grape melange.)
Santa Fe shop serves Aztec chocolate drinks
SANTA FE, N.M. - Walk in, take a whiff. Ahhhh, chocolate. Now take a sip.
Summertime: Book it
Summer learning can make the difference in a child's school achievement. With the summer approaching its midpoint, it's still not too late to engage your children.
Heloise: Beware of subscriptions
Dear Heloise: Be careful when you are renewing a magazine subscription.
Dear Abby: Heat turns locked car into furnace
Dear Abby: The letter from "No Dogs in the Car" you printed last year (Aug. 6) appeared one day too late for me. I pulled into a supermarket parking lot on a hot afternoon and, as I was getting out of my car, I heard a dog barking and whining. It was a sweet little Yorkshire terrier that had been locked in a brand-new luxury vehicle with the windows barely cracked open. I couldn't tell how long he had been there, but his barking suggested he was not comfortable. I walked over to see if I could open the door.
Dr. Gott: Enlarged heart needs immediate attention
Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 59-year-old female. I am very obese but have no major illnesses and don't smoke or drink.
Kitchen Ade: Very berry salmon salad
With July being National Blueberry Month and fresh, seasonal blueberries attractively priced, I was seeking new ways to enjoy them.
Peppers - stuff 'em and grill 'em
Inexpensive disposable foil loaf pans offer an easy way to cook and serve these cheese-stuffed grilled peppers.
No-bake, healthy snack tastes like treat
Cocoa-orange Cereal and Nut Clusters
Drinks are all-natural, 100 percent fruit juice
All-natural Noble juices of Winter Haven, Fla., are 100 percent pure and fresh, with flavor that pops. They are packaged in plastic bottles made with the renewable resource of plant-based resin and are well priced. The bold new blood orange is almost as thick as tomato juice.
The Wine Guy: Counting calories? Try German Rieslings
If you're trying to stay slim but want to keep wine in your diet, German Rieslings are one of the best choices. As a white wine, they tend to be lower in calories than a red anyway, and they generally carry a much lower alcohol percentage than most table wines.
Michelle Wie to play men on PGA Tour again
Fresh off a disqualification on the LPGA Tour, Michelle Wie has decided to tee it up against the men, again.
Buffalo Club golf scramble scheduled for Aug. 15
The Buffalo Club Golf Classic will be Aug. 15 at Palo Duro Creek Golf Club in Canyon.
Storm threat ends Dillas-Wings series
Tuesday's United League Baseball game between the Amarillo Dillas and Harlingen WhiteWings at Harlingen was postponed because of the threat of Tropical Storm Dolly.
QB a hero on defense
Julian Reese proved what Amarillo Dusters head coach Chris MacKeown has been saying all season.
Gorillas' Vandermeer traded to Okla. City
The Amarillo Gorillas traded right wing Bill Vandermeer to the Oklahoma City Blazers on Tuesday for the rights to center Gordon Bell, left winger Ryan Watson and forward John Kozoriz.
Dusters honor fallen teammate before game
The Amarillo Dusters paid tribute to Donte Newsome at their final home game of the season Monday night in Cal Farley Coliseum.
Gorillas sign new goaltender for next season
NewAmarillo Gorillas coach Tom Coolen signed his second player in as many weeks, adding goaltender Simon Nielsen to the 2008-2009 roster Monday.
Dillas defeat WhiteWings
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tampa Bay Rays minor league pitcher Matthew Walker has been suspended 50 games by major league baseball Monday after testing positive for an amphetamine, which is on the list of banned performance-enhancing substances.
White Sox fall to Texas in series opener
CHICAGO - The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Scott Feldman to start Monday's game against the Chicago White Sox and optioned catcher Taylor Teagarden to Triple-A Oklahoma.
Pirates club Astros, 8-2
HOUSTON - Paul Maholm shut down the Astros for eight innings, Freddy Sanchez homered for the second straight game, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Houston, 8-2, on Tuesday night.
White Sox rock Rangers
CHICAGO - Mark Buehrle pitched 71/3 innings, and Alexei Ramirez hit the first grand slam of his career to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers, 10-2, on Tuesday night.
Amarillo Crossfire baseball team beats Arkansas squad
The Amarillo Crossfire baseball team won its second game in the 14-under U.S. Specialty Sports Association World Series on Tuesday, beating the Central Arkansas Stix, 9-8, at Bentonville, Ark.
Injury doesn't worry Serena
Serena Williams plans to keep playing through a left knee injury despite advice from a doctor and her father that she rest with less than three weeks before the Beijing Olympics.
Heat to play in Plano College Showcase
The Canyon Heat fastpitch softball team, coming off a tournament victory last week in Lubbock, will participate in the Plano College Showcase starting Thursday.
My two cents...on Terrell Owens' good deed
For all the flak professional athletes receive when they make mistakes, it's surprising sometimes how little attention they receive when they do something for the right reasons.
Kenner, Little Rock to play in Cal Ripken Southwest Regional
Kenner and Little Rock will square off today for the third time to determine which team advances from the Southwest Region to the Cal Ripken Baseball 12-year-old World Series.
Powell wins 100 showdown
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Asafa Powell took on the world's fastest man with every intention of beating him to the finish line.
My two cents...on media coverage of poker
The card sharks out there may bite a chunk out of my hide for this, but for the life of me, I can't figure out why poker is considered a sport.
Crossfire win opener
The Amarillo Crossfire won their opening game Monday at the U.S. Specialty Sports Association World Series at Bentonville, Ark., downing the Eufaula, Okla., Rippers, 5-2.
Pierce, Mauresmo to miss Olympics
Two-time Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce withdrew from France's Olympic tennis team Monday because of a knee injury and was replaced by Pauline Parmentier.
Tour de Charity
Rodney Hess knows the route well. The detour this year will make it more interesting. Hess will be among more than 200 cyclists participating in the 21st BP MS 150, which will take cyclists from Amarillo to Canadian. The route will be a bit different because of U.S. Highway 60 construction near the Pantex Plant.
ATP suspends doubles specialists for betting
Doubles specialists Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak, both coming off tournament titles, were suspended Monday by the ATP for betting on tennis matches.
CSC considered top Tour cycling team
PRATO NEVOSO, Italy - The Tour de France still has no definitive leader through 15 stages.
Bolt, Powell in 100 showdown in chilly Stockholm
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Usain Bolt is worried chilly weather could slow him in the rematch between the world's fastest men at the DN Galan track meet.
Kenner claims title with five-run sixth
The 12-year-old team from Kenner, La., will represent the Southwest Region at the Cal Ripken Baseball World Series after taking a 10-6 win against Little Rock, Ark., on Tuesday at the North Randall County baseball field.
In the Pits: Driver changes should heat up
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The biggest domino in NASCAR's free agency season fell when Tony Stewart decided to bolt from Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the year. It opened up a seat in the coveted No. 20, a ride loaded with a two-time championship winning team that will stay behind crew chief Greg Zipadelli.
Oilman with a plan
WASHINGTON - He spent much of his life drilling for oil, taking over other companies and using his wealth to fund Republicans.
Burn ban is upheld
High temperatures and dry conditions in parts of Randall County led to a unanimous decision Tuesday by commissioners to leave a burn ban in place.
AISD tax plan goes to voters
With flat revenue, rising costs and no more state aid on the horizon, the Panhandle's largest school district on Tuesday agreed to ask voters to approve a $1.17 per $100 of taxable property value later this fall. The cost to the owner of a home with a taxable value of $100,000 would be $1,170.
Column - Jon Mark Beilue: Small change, big effect
Stopping by one of my coffee haunts Tuesday morning, I looked into the little plastic penny pot at the checkout and saw two meals in Mozambique, four meals in Malawi and five meals in Vietnam.
Captain suspended
Potter County sheriff's Capt. Roger Haney is under suspension for allowing former Sheriff Mike Shumate to avoid a cell while he was incarcerated briefly at the county jail.
Preliminary autopsy results for inmate death
A Potter County jail inmate found dead in his cell Saturday died of condition brought on by a perforated ulcer in his abdomen, not trauma from an assault, according to a preliminary autopsy.
Man in hospital after one-car rollover on I-40
A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after his vehicle rolled over on Interstate 40 on Sunday morning.
Deed may nix halfway house
A long-standing deed restriction may prevent a drug-treatment center for ex-cons from being built in northern Randall County just outside Amarillo city limits.
New Reserve center eyed
Officials are pushing for a new $24 million Army Reserve center in southeastern Amarillo that would allow the Army to shutter its antiquated home while providing for more sophisticated training.
Ulcer fatal for inmate
A Potter County jail inmate found dead in his cell last weekend died of a perforated ulcer in his abdomen, according to a preliminary autopsy.
Violent history in spree
The man accused of a one-day shooting spree that left four people seriously injured has a history of violent behavior toward one of the victims - his wife, court documents reveal.
Mayor to seek league position
Mayor Debra McCartt is looking for a third job.
Police: Intruder shot in attack on wife's home
A man was shot as he barged into his former wife's home, Amarillo police say.
Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation schedules a horse riding fundraising event
Horse riders will blaze a new trail through the Palo Duro Canyon at a fundraising event for the musical drama "Texas" on Sept. 6.
Commission distributes block grant
Nonprofits and area agencies flocked to Amarillo City Commission on Tuesday looking for continued funding.
AISD tax rate vote to be on September ballot
The school board for the Amarillo Independent School District voted 5-2 today to call an election on the tax rate for Sept. 23.
Lunch-money blues
School districts face higher groceries bills, too.
Xcel: Outage danger is over
A spokesman for Xcel Energy on Tuesday said the possibility of an electrical outage has diminished.
In a Pinch: Commuter opts for bicycle
Ryan Kimbrell's new commuter bike set him back $725, but it was worth it. The bicycle saves him $15 to $20 a week on gasoline, Kimbrell said. "It costs $5 to drive across town," he said. "So if I really want to go out, I'm going to take my bike."
EPA delays ethanol rule
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday put off a decision on Texas' request to temporarily lower ethanol requirements for gasoline, a change Gov. Rick Perry says is needed to rein in corn prices.
Bicycle trip built for 31
A group of young people cycling across America stopped in Amarillo on Monday to work on a Habitat for Humanity house before pedaling on to Hereford today.
Another fee for fliers
Amarillo officials likely will dip into the pockets of air travelers to assist with the multimillion-dollar renovation at the airport.
Roles change with the wind
WASHINGTON - T. Boone Pickens has played a lot of odd roles over the years.
Canyon officials weigh tax hike for future
Canyon City Commissioners learned Monday a tax hike might be in their future if the proposed 2008-09 fiscal year budget is approved as presented.
Riders to blaze Palo Duro trail
Horse riders will blaze a new trail through the Palo Duro Canyon at a fundraising event for the musical drama "Texas" on Sept. 6.
Flip broke drowned man's neck
Authorities revealed Monday that the Amarillo High School assistant principal who drowned last week had suffered a spinal fracture.
WT Amarillo director starts job
Julie Imke will lead West Texas A&M University's Amarillo campus, set to open this fall.
Xcel worried about power-grid supply
Xcel Energy on Monday pleaded with customers in its Texas and New Mexico markets to scale back their power use, saying its power grid is strained by high demand.
Inmate found dead is ID'd
Authorities say a Potter County jail inmate found dead in his cell Saturday was the man who earlier this month grabbed a deputy's Taser and shot at his probation officer.
Driver arrested after ramming squad car
Authorities say a man used his vehicle to ram an Amarillo police squad car.
49ers: Allen may return
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Nolan said he thinks guard Larry Allen might consider postponing his retirement to return for his 15th NFL season.
Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine
PHILADELPHIA - A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction."
Kenneth M. Howard Sr.
Kenneth M. Howard Sr., 71, of Amarillo died Monday, July 21, 2008.
John Hines
LELA - John Hines, 61, died Friday, July 18, 2008.
Marie "Tillie" Diomede
CLOVIS, N.M. - Marie "Tillie" Diomede, 71, died Sunday, July 20, 2008.
Oretta B. Parker
CLOVIS, N.M. - Oretta B. Parker, 91, died Thursday, July 17, 2008.
Dolores "LoLo" Alonzo
Dolores "LoLo" Alonzo, 82, of Amarillo died Sunday, July 20, 2008.
James Charles Mercer
WEATHERFORD - James Charles Mercer, 84, died Sunday, July 20, 2008, in Fort Worth.
Vernon Frank "Pete" Bridwell Sr.
WHITE DEER - Vernon Frank "Pete" Bridwell Sr., 86, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008.
Sadye Charlene Norris
PORT ORANGE, Fla. - Sadye Charlene Norris, 80, formerly of Amarillo, died Sunday, July 20, 2008.
Walter Charles "Dub" Cypert
BORGER - Walter Charles "Dub" Cypert, 82, died Monday, July 21, 2008.
Robert Burnam
Robert Burnam, 63, of Amarillo died Monday, July 21, 2008.
Wanda Aline Campbell
LIBERAL, Kan. - Wanda Aline Campbell, 90, died Monday, July 21, 2008, in Elkhart.
Joseph Ervin Harden
Joseph Ervin Harden, 77, of Amarillo died Sunday, July 20, 2008.
Margaret Blakemore
Margaret Blakemore, 81, of Amarillo died Sunday, July 20, 2008.
Marjorie E. Stennett
Marjorie Stennett, 81, of Amarillo died Sunday, July 20, 2008.
Diane Kay Horky
Diane Kay Horky, 45, of Amarillo died Thursday, July 17, 2008.
Houston "Red" Ballard
PAMPA - Houston "Red" Ballard, 85, died Monday, July 21, 2008.
Alleta Lorene Elder
QUANAH - Alleta Lorene Elder, 97, died Sunday, July 20, 2008.
Roy Spear
TULIA - Roy Spear, 88, died Monday, July 21, 2008, in Amarillo.
Barbara Ann Fraser
GROOM - Barbara Ann Fraser, 70, died Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Amarillo.
Wendell Scott Faulkenberry
FLOYDADA - Wendell Scott Faulkenberry, 72, died Monday, July 21, 2008.
Fred Mann Jr.
PAMPA - Fred Mann Jr., 74, died Sunday, July 20, 2008, in Amarillo.
Chafen Wayne Wilson
PAMPA - Chafen Wayne Wilson, 21, died Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Lake Greenbelt.
Trista Jade Wilson Clark
SULPHUR, Okla. - Trista Jade Wilson Clark, 20, formerly of Guymon, died Sunday, July 20, 2008.
Column - Jeff Wentworth: A penny saved ...
SAN ANTONIO - Our Texas Constitution requires that state spending each year not exceed revenues or income.
Editorial: Home improvement
No one wants to pay it, but when you consider the context, it makes abundant sense.
Letter: How soon Democrats forget
Democrats' memories are short, so we need to correct some dates presented.
Column - Greg Sagan: How to get things looking up downtown
I'm all for developing downtown Amarillo, and with the announcement last week that Amarillo city commissioners had appointed a board to form Downtown Amarillo, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to implement the downtown revitalization plan, maybe we're really on our way.
Editorial: Small talk: Mav Club reaches out to alums
David Rodriguez, executive director of the Maverick Boys and Girls Clubs of Amarillo, recently described why developing a network of Maverick Club alumni is important to the organization's future.
Letter: Find a home for justice
(Re: John Kanelis' column, July 20, "Proposed site for treatment residence is close to perfect.")
Letter: A change for the better
On April 24, 2006, when gas was $2.90 a gallon, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi made this statement to garner votes for the Democratic Party: "Democrats have a commonsense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices."
Letter: Obama not ready for prime time
I was gratified to see Sen. Hillary Clinton leave the national political stage - at least for now.
Editorial: The man with the plan?
Business magnate T. Boone Pickens built the makings of his oil-and-gas fortune right here in Amarillo, and he's preparing to spend a good piece of it on a campaign that, he hopes, will wean this country off its dependence on foreign fossil fuels.
Letter: Flag distributor deserves salute
I went out of town this weekend and drove from Amarillo to Fritch, took the Sanford drive over the dam then on to Stinnett and to Spearman.
Letter: The show must not go on
Parents of Amarillo, please be aware that when some of your high school aged children go to the movies that they are lewd, inconsiderate, disrespectful, obnoxious, foul- mouthed jerks.
This day in history
July 23, 1941 - James Cagney and Bette Davis starred in "The Bride Came C.O.D." at the Paramount Theater.
ASCA menus
Meals are served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Amarillo Senior Citizens Association, 1200 S. Polk St., for a suggested $5 donation. All meals include a salad, dessert and beverage.
Andrew Fierro, son of Joe and Myrna Fierro, has been awarded his Eagle Scout rank. Andrew, a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and a graduate of Holy Cross Catholic Academy, attends Amarillo College majoring in computer science. A member of Troop 88 since June 2000, his Eagle project - painting the hallways at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School - helped prepare for the school year.
Parks provide free lunches for children
Amarillo children are provided free lunch and dinner throughout the summer through programs sponsored by the Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department and High Plains Food Bank.
Locks of Love
Leigh Ann Jolie, 10, daughter of Kitch and Phyllis Jobe recently donated 10 inches of her long hair to the Locks of Love Program so other children with illnesses can have a full head of hair while their recover.
Community Briefs
The Ladies and Men's Auxiliary of VFW Post 1475, 1401 W. Eighth Ave., will have a chicken-fried steak dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday followed by a dance featuring Blue Denim 2. Dinner and dance admission is $20 per couple; $10 single. Dance-only admission is $5.
Hilltop menus
The Hilltop Senior Citizens Association, 1311 N. Taylor St., offers lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Cost is $4 per person or $2 per person for ages 55 and older who have signed up in advance. Information: 806-376-9511.
Nonprofit Calendar
Amarillo Area Adult Literacy Council's 24th annual Lobsterfest. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Special Events Room at Sunset Center. Admission: $55 per person or $385 for a table of eight.
NAACP Unity Day celebrates ethnic, cultural diversity throughout city
The NAACP celebrates the cultural and ethnic diversity of Amarillo at the third annual Unity Day from 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 9 at Martin Luther King Park. Originally organized as an answer to a divisive rally by the Ku Klux Klan in 2005, the Unity Day celebration has grown to highlight the contributions so many ethnic groups have made to the fabric of the city, said National Association of the Advancement of Colored People member Myrna Raffkind.
Annual 'Harley Party' benefits FSS
Proceeds from the 14th annual Original Harley Party, scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at 10th Avenue and Polk Street, will benefit the programs offered by Family Support Services.
Nonprofit Briefs
In partnership with the community, Christmas in Action rehabilitates the homes of low-income elderly; low income disabled or other economically disadvantaged people so they may continue to live in warmth, safety and independence. Christmas in Action seeks volunteer organizations looking for a place to serve the community. The group will have a board meeting 7 p.m. Thursday at 4310 S. Western St., Suite U. Information: 806-418-4098 or e-mail email@example.com.
Texas AgriLife honors Judge Ware, others
The Texas AgriLife Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences will hold its 64th annual conference July 28-31 in Amarillo, bringing in about 125 participants.
Cornerstone Academy enrolling for '08-'09
Cornerstone Academy Amarillo, 2400 Lakeview Drive, is now enrolling for the 2008-09 school year.
Chemo can kill a man's appetite
Whew - Tanya's meatloaf survived. For more than a decade I've raved about my wife's meatloaf recipe, a concoction that includes carrots, cheese and a brown-sugar glaze. This little slice of heaven stands head and shoulders above what my mother called meatloaf while I was growing up.
AC Fencers
Amarillo College fencers Caitlin Carroll, left, and Juleah Nusz brought home medals from the 2008 U.S. Fencing Association Summer National Championships, July 1-10 in San Jose, Calif.
'Shop Hop' event welcomes area quilters
The sixth annual Top of Texas Quilt Shop Hop provides a fun-filled weekend for quilting enthusiasts and those who enjoy fabric arts.
KidsFest prepares families for school
America's Promise in Amarillo will have its fourth annual KidsFest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 9 at Thompson Park.
Wesley menus
Meals are served at Wesley Community Senior Center, 1615 S. Roberts St. Breakfast is served from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Lunch is served at noon. There is a $2 charge. Meals are for seniors, 55 and older.
South YMCA facility could benefit from pool
In the past when I was I was more active in the community, I wondered what one could do to help our fellow citizens.
Center helps women beat addictions
It takes time, courage and honesty to find hope after a life of addiction and despair.
The listing for the National Kidney Foundation Dilla Villa Ride in the July 16 edition of Our Town was incorrect. The ride begins at 11 a.m. Aug. 17 from Hooter's at Interstate 40 and Soncy Road.
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Comprehensive Description
Original Description
ILLACME PLENIPES, new species.
Body very slender and flexible, filiform, strongly and evenly convex, moderately pubescent on all of the exposed surfaces; number of segments attaining 192, with a length of 36 mm. and a width of 0.7 mm. in the largest female specimen; other individuals 26 to 29 mm. long, 0.5 to 0.6 mm. wide, with 136 to 152 segments.
Head rather narrowly triangular-cordate, the vertex more densely hirsute, the hairs rather short, the clypeus with longer and sparser hairs, nearly naked above the rather blunt-pointed labium; position of head nearly vertical, not strongly recurved under the body.
Antennae inserted at the sides of the head, moderately hirsute, abruptly capitate-clavate, subgeniculate, the terminal joints carried at the sides of the head, the second and third joints at the lateral margin of the first segment; joints 2 to 4 gradually thicker but much smaller and narrower than joints 5 and 6; joint 2 somewhat longer than joints 3 and 4, which are subequal and nearly as broad as long; joint 5 also about as broad as long, but much thicker than joint 4; joint 6 slightly narrower than joint 5, and distinctly longer, about one and one-half times as long as broad, cylindric-oval, slightly narrowed toward the end; joint 7 projecting as a rather broad frustum about one-sixth of the length of joint 6; olfactory cones not prominent.
First segment with the lateral margins evenly rounded and the anterior margin nearly parallel with the posterior; the surface more even than on other segments, which are abruptly convex behind the transverse constriction.
Penultimate segment without legs, the large pleura meeting in the middle and apparently united, but the sutures indicated by a fine median groove; last segment converging to a broadly rounded apex, not projecting beyond the margins of the valves, scarcely equal to the margin when viewed from the side.
Type.—Cat. No. 976, U.S.N.M.
Numerous specimens were collected by O. F. Cook in San Benito County, Calif., November 27, 1926, a short distance after crossing the divide between Salinas and San Juan Bautista. Only one colony was found, in a small valley of a northern slope wooded with oaks, under a rather large stone. The living animals were nearly white, moved very slowly, and rolled themselves into regular, close spiral coils when disturbed, the coils with three or four turns.
Physical Description
Type Information
Catalog Number: USNM
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
Sex/Stage: Male;
Preparation: Ethanol
Collector(s): O. Cook
Year Collected: 1926
Locality: Near divide between Salinas + San Juan bautista; San Benito, California, United States
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Illacme plenipes
Illacme plenipes is a siphonorhinid millipede found in the central region of the U.S. state of California. It has up to 750 legs, more than any other animal in the world. The only species in the genus Illacme, it was first seen in 1926, but was not rediscovered until 2005.
Although no known millipede species has one thousand legs, Illacme plenipes comes the closest with one recorded specimen having 750 legs.[1] On average, they have over 600 legs, twice the average for millipede species. Despite having more legs than any other creature on Earth, it is actually quite small, even relative to other millipedes. Females grow to just over an inch; males are slightly smaller and have fewer legs.
Taxonomic history[edit]
The species was first discovered in San Benito County, part of the California Floristic Province, in 1926 by federal scientist Orator Cook and formally described by Cook and Harold F. Loomis in 1928.[2] Cook and Loomis described the species without illustration, and it was not until 1996 that the first illustrations were provided by Rowland Shelley of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, who re-examined the original specimens.[3] However, the species was not seen alive until it was rediscovered in November 2005, almost 80 years after its discovery, by Paul Marek, then a Ph.D. student at East Carolina University.[4] Marek published his discovery in the journal Nature.[5] Marek and colleagues produced a more detailed description of the anatomy and ecology of I. plenipes in 2012.[1]
Illacme is a member of the order Siphonophorida and family Siphonorhinidae. It is the only known siphonorhinid in the western hemisphere, although Shelley suggested more species may be found in Southern California and Mexico.[3] The closest relative of Illacme is undetermined, but a likely candidate is Nematozonium filum of South Africa which shares a long, narrow body shape and characteristics the gonopods.[1]
- ^ a b c Marek, P.; Shear, W.; Bond, J. (2012). "A redescription of the leggiest animal, the millipede Illacme plenipes, with notes on its natural history and biogeography (Diplopoda, Siphonophorida, Siphonorhinidae)". ZooKeys 241 (241): 77–112. doi:10.3897/zookeys.241.3831. PMC 3559107. PMID 23372415.
- ^ O. F. Cook & H. F. Loomis (1928). "Millipedes of the order Colobognatha, with descriptions of six new genera and type species, from Arizona and California". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 72 (18): 1–26, f. 1–6, pls. 1–2. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.72-2714.1.
- ^ a b Shelley, Rowland M. (1996). "The milliped order Siphonophorida in the United States and northern Mexico". Myriapodologica 4 (4): 21–33.
- ^ "ECU students rediscovers rare millipede". East Carolina University. June 15, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ Paul E. Marek and Jason E. Bond (2006). "Biodiversity hotspots: rediscovery of the world's leggiest animal". Nature 441 (7094): 707. doi:10.1038/441707a. PMID 16760967.
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1978-79 MISL Season
1985-86 | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92
By Dave Litterer of The US Soccer History Archives, with supplemental materials by Steve Holroyd and Paul Reeths
On December 22, 1978, 10,386 fans piled into Nassau Coliseum on Long Island to watch the hometown New York Arrows take on the Cincinnati Kids in the first Major Indoor Soccer League match; in keeping with the spirit of the occasion, baseball legend (and Kids co-owner) Pete Rose kicked out the first ball.
Those in attendance viewed indoor soccer played under rules different than those under which the NASL exhibitions had been played. While most of the NASL indoor rules had been retained, Tepper and Foreman (who was now the MISL Commissioner) met with a few friends in a Philadelphia apartment before the season to try to add scoring to the game. As a result, the game was divided into four 15-minute periods, as opposed to the three 20-minute periods used by the NASL. More importantly, the size of the goals was enlarged, to both allow for heading in the inside game and increase scoring. When asked how high the goals should be, Tepper stood in a doorway at the apartment and indicated they should be as high as the door frame; as a result, the goals stood 66 high by 12 wide, as compared to the NASLs 4 by 16. Tepper, predictably, was excited by their "new" sport: "Bringing soccer indoors provides all the speed and scoring lacking in the outdoor game," he said. "And they are ingredients the American fans look for in a sport-and indoor soccer has them."
Initial fan reaction to the game showed that Tepper might have been right: all of the six clubs drew respectable crowds to their openers, with Philadelphia drawing a capacity 16,529 crowd to its home debut on December 30. The leagues inaugural season consisted of a 24 game schedule; it averaged 4,453 per game. The Philadelphia Fever, made up mostly of players from the citys amateur United League, paced the circuit at 8,500 per game.
The sides themselves came from a variety of sources. As noted, Philadelphias club was made up of local amateurs, with seasoned pros like goalkeeper Woody Hartman (the 1976 American Soccer League save leader) and New York Cosmos cast-offs Joey Fink (by way of Tampa Bay Rowdies) and Fred Grgurev. The Pittsburgh Spirit took this approach one step further, hiring a local high school coach named Bruno Schwartz and assembling a team of college players whose average age was 23. On the other extreme were Houston and New York, who imported the NASLs Houston Hurricane and Rochester Lancers, respectively.
While MISL rules called for at least 10 Americans on each sides 14 man roster, the number of native-born Yanks per team varied greatly, as "American" essentially included both native and naturalized Americans and Canadians, as well as "permanent resident" green card visa holders. While Philadelphia and Pittsburgh featured local talent, for example, New York only had three natives on their squad (although, to be fair, the Arrows had a few Canadian players). In spite of these disparities, many more Americans had an opportunity to play in the MISL than had outdoors. By the late 1970s, the United States had already produced a fair number of capable goalkeepers and defenders, and this was reflected in the MISL, as goalkeepers Shep Messing (New York), Keith Van Eron (Cincinnati), and Woody Hartman (Philadelphia) and defenders Jim Pollihan (New York) and Ed Sheridan (Philadelphia) performed impressively. However, as was common at the time, the number of creative, talented American scorers were few and far between: Joe Fink (Philadelphia) and John Stemlau (Houston) were the only natives to crack the top ten in scoring. Nonetheless, the league did introduce scorers to soccer fans who would remain dominant throughout the next decade: Steve Zungul (New York), Kai Hasskivi (Houston), and 17-year old Canadian sensation Branko Segota (New York).
On the field, Houston, with its polished NASL vets, emerged as the class of the league behind the scoring of Haaskivi and solid goalkeeping of Paul Hammond, easily winning the regular season crown, and compiling an 11-1 home record in the process. Philadelphia and New York recovered from poor starts to scramble into the playoffs with Cincinnati--also dominant at home, posting a 10-2 mark--and Houston. The playoffs found the heavily favored Houston side fall at home to Philadelphia, while New York, riding the production of scoring sensation Zungul, easily defeated Cincinnati. The MISLs first finals found the experienced Arrows sweeping the Fever in the best-of-three series.
The second game of this series revealed all of the MISL and indoor soccers promise. Played before 6,096 fans in Philadelphia, the Arrows were down 2-0 in the first half, spotting the opposition an early lead as they had done all season. Their defense shut out the Fever offense the remainder of the half, however, and rallied to tie the score and then win the match outright. The goal of the season was scored in the second half, when Arrows defender Jim Polihan headed a ball to young forward Pat Ercoli. Ercoli, seeing that the ball was too low to head and too high to volley, chest-trapped the ball, then flipped it and drilled it past Philadelphia keeper Dan Brennan from twenty-yards out. "I thought of Pelé when he did it," offered Messing, who was outstanding in a 26 save effort, earning the playoff MVP award. Steve Zungul won the first of many regular-season MVP awards. Philadelphias Fred Grgurev scored a hat-trick in the teams first match, followed that up with a four-goal effort in the Fevers home opener, and rode the momentum from those performances to the league scoring title.
"My conservative estimate is that the league teams spent $3.5 million to establish themselves," John Luciani, owner of the Arrows, told Soccer Digest. "If there is any consolation in saying we lost money, I think we hit our projection of $500,000 to $600,000 right on the button. If we wake up five years from now and see we're doing that and still just drawing 4,000 people, then we would have to say we're in trouble. I honestly feel we can convert fans."
During the season each MISL team hosted the Soviet club Moscow Spartak for an exhibition. Led by scorer Georgij Jartsev, Spartak plowed through its opposition, with only a loss to Houston preventing a sweep of the league.
All told, the MISLs first season was a success--none of the franchises ended the year in financial trouble, and attendance had increased steadily through the season. "What we have," said Commissioner Foreman, "is an exciting sport and a greatly growing number of people who enjoy it. What we have to do is bring the two together." Plans were made to expand the number of franchises and the number of teams for the next year.
"I'm totally convinced," said Luciani. "Prior to our opening game on December 22, not only did people not know about us, but their reactions to us were negative. I don't know of any sport that started--we began operations in October, 60 days before the season started--and finished with the support we had. Considering that, I feel we have been totally successful."
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Leading Scorers GP G A TP Fred Grgurev, Philadelphia 24 46 28 74 Steve Zungul, New York 18 43 25 68 Kai Haaskivi, Houston 22 39 25 64 Branko Segota, New York 21 25 22 47 Doug Wark, Cincinnati 22 29 16 45 Joe Fink, Philadelphia 22 30 14 44 Ian Anderson, Houston 21 29 13 42 Stewart Jump, Houston 21 21 18 39 John Stremlau, Houston 24 16 21 37 Alberto Alves, Philadelphia 24 20 16 36 Sid Nolan, Pittsburgh 23 21 13 42 Gerry Morielli, Houston 19 20 13 33 Dave Darachan, Pittsburgh 23 23 9 32 John Dolinsky, Pittsburgh 22 16 15 31 Pat Ercoli, New York 21 18 13 31 John Smillie, Cincinnati 20 14 17 31 LEADING GOALKEEPERS (Min. 800 minutes to qualify) GP Min. Svs GA Record GAA Paul Hammond, Houston 17 1010 301 70 13-3 4.16 Keith Van Eron, Cincinnati 23 1237 400 104 15-7 5.04 Shep Messing, New York 22 1236 537 107 14-7 5.19 Woody Hartman, Philadelphia 22 1237 469 120 10-10 5.82 Pete Mannos, Pittsburgh 16 880 311 102 5-9 6.95 Most Valuable Player: Steve Zungul, New York Arrows MISL Scoring Champion: Fred Grgurev, Philadelphia Fever Coach of the Year: Timo Liekoski, Cleveland Crunch Goalkeeper of the Year: Paul Hammond, Houston Summit Soccer Championship Series Player of the Year: Shep Messing, New York Arrows MISL Pass Master (most Assists): Fred Grgurev, Philadelphia Fever All-MISL team: G - Shep Messing, New York Arrows D - Fred Grgurev, Philadelphia Fever D - Ian Anderson, Houston Summit Soccer F - Kai Haaskivi, Houston Summit Soccer F - Steve Zungul, New York Arrows Moscow Spartak exhibition series 2/2/79: Moscow Spartak 8, Pittsburgh 2 2/4/79: Moscow Spartak 9, New York Arrows 7 3/5/79: Moscow Spartak 5, Houston Summit Soccer 7 2/8/79: Moscow Spartak 11, Philadelphia Fever 4 2/10/79: Moscow Spartak 7, Cincinnati Kids 3 2/12/79: Moscow Spartak 20, Cleveland Force 2
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It has been a crazy 2 months. After arriving in Cambodia I quickly started my mission to see blood and needles! My first day at the clinic i watched someone have their stiches cleaned, about 5 minutes later my vision went black and i would have hit the floor if not escorted to an a/c room to take a breather. I would like to think the reason was my knees locked up or it was hot. I mean, i can't be that much of a woose!!
After that week I didn't see as many crazy cases at the clinic. I did witness an examination for one young girl who was having stomach problems, turned out she was 7 months pregnant! That was a shocker, and man was she scared, about broke my heart.
So, am i going to nursing school??? Im still not sure. I didn't see as much blood and guts as i wanted to (which is a good thing for the Cambodian pp!!). Still praying about it. I'll keep you posted.
So after a lovely month with the Everitts and their 2 teenage kids (our family friends who put me up in Penom Pehn), and after long awaited months I finally got to tour around Cambodia with the best traveling buddy! Jonathan joined me about 2 weeks ago, just in time for my 26th birthday. We toured around the temples of Siem Reap, sweating like monkeys (the sweating type), getting oogled by beggars and sellers, getting overpriced, and getting wet and muddy (always poured at the wrong times, like the times we were outside!). And getting templed-out. Hate to say it,(even if one is one of the 7 wonders!) but once you've seen one temple you've seen them all! But it was fun, nonetheless, cramming ourselves on to a moto with a driver going over huge ditches in the road while trying not to be tossed into mud puddles, bargaining for 2$ DVD's (as well as clothes, and scarfs and anything else!), and getting 5$ massages(my favorite).
So, we barely arrived in Vietnam, after a miserable 6plus hour bus trip with a broken a/c, in the very back going over ditches so high i came out of my seat a couple inches
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I come from Hong Kong, China. I have been in the US and have spoken English(before, I have never spoken English before) since August 03. I am a junior now. In my country, there were a few opportunities for volunteering. I knew that volunteering is one of the critical factors to be admitted in Ivy League Colleges. Also, when I first came to US, my counsellor messed up my schedule. I was not in any APs, or Honors!? The reason was that she didn't have enough time to put me in those classes. Although I got straight As, I knew the scores are useless. Since I was a new student at my school, I found myself difficult to be committee members or presidents in the clubs and be captains in the sports team(not because I am a non-socail person). I am currently in the soccer team and math club only......I am planning to take the SAT and SAT II subject tests. I knew I could easily get 800 on the math part. Also, I am confident acing SAT II Math IIC and SAT II Physics. I have chosen rigorous classes for my senior year - 3AP classes(since my school only offers 7 APs). On the other hand, I am looking for volunteer work and I found one. What I want to know is that can all my work salvage my situation?
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"What I want to know is that can all my work salvage my situation?"
Yes, but there's no guarantee? You're English could be a problem...you need to know enough to pass the TOEFL, I think it is, and write a good essay. You sound math heavy--have you won any awards? Most people are either very well-rounded or have a "wow" somewhere.
"The reason was that she didn't have enough time to put me in those classes. "
I don't like guidance counselors. They are perpetually screwing things up. On the other hand, maybe she thought you couldn't be in honor classes bc you had just learned English.
I would say join more extracurricular activities, but now that you're a junior it almost seems too late. :/ I don't think one can definitively pass judgment though, so I wish you good luck and encourage you not to give up. And of course, not getting in is not the end of the world.
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Congratulations to History Professor Q. Edward Wang who received the Research Achievement Award at Rowan's Celebrating Excellence Awards, which were held on Tuesday, April 9, 2013.
Dr. Wang is a distinguished international scholar in the field of historiography—the study of how history is written. Author or co-editor of eight books written in English and Chinese, Wang's research has been funded by various foundations, including the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation in Washington, D.C. In 2007, Wang became received the Changjiang Guest Professorship at Peking University, China's leading university. Since 2005, Wang has been an officer on the International Commission for the History and Theory of Historiography, a group of 13 internationally recognized historical thinkers and theorists. In 2010, he served a fellowship at the prestigious Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, which allowed him to work on his research, write, and exchange ideas with other leading history scholars. He's currently writing Chopsticks: A Cultural and Culinary History.
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The Rob Broadfield Dinner For Telethon has this year attracted some of the country's most recognised chefs with Rockpool Bar & Grill owner Neil Perry announcing he is signing up for another year and star chef David Coomer coming on board for the first time.
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