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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 12, 2011) - The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team dominated Algeria 25-12, 25-12, 25-9 with a 16-3 block advantage Saturday evening to move to 6-1 at the FIVB World Cup at Okayama, Japan.
Team USA has earned 18 World Cup standings points and remains in second place behind undefeated and defending 2007 World Cup champion Italy (7-0, 20 points), which defeated top-ranked Brazil (5-2, 12 points) 25-23, 25-16, 25-22 earlier today at Sapporo. The FIVB World Cup uses a round-robin format resulting in 11 matches over a 15-day period. The three teams reaching the World Cup medal podium on Nov. 18 will earn berths into the 2012 Olympic Games. For the full FIVB World Cup schedule and tournament details, visit the U.S. Women's tournament event page at usavolleyball.org/events/8883.
"I thought the team's performance tonight was strong," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "We got to play a lot of players and I thought in a few key phases of the game we did a nice job. So, happy with the win and now focusing on the match tomorrow with the Dominican Republic, who we know is a strong team and will provide us with a good match."
After closing out the third round on Nov. 13 versus Dominican Republic at 6:20 p.m. local time (1:20 a.m. Pacific Time), the U.S. travels to Tokyo for the fourth and final round. The Americans will face China on Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. local time (6 p.m. Pacific Time on Nov. 15), Italy on Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Pacific Time on Nov. 16) and host Japan on Nov. 18 at 6:20 p.m. local time (1:20 a.m. Pacific Time).
"We know the Dominican Republic is a strong team that has had some injuries and were frustrated by their inconsistency at the beginning of this tournament, but they can compete with anyone in the world. I guess in lots of ways we weren't surprised that they played such a good match today [against Germany] and there's no reason to expect that they wouldn't come out and play well again tomorrow. I think they can hurt you in many different ways. I think they're serving well and have some good offensive rhythm.
The U.S. bolted to a 9-3 advantage in the opening set and never allowed Algeria to score on its serve in the 25-12 victory. After Algeria scored the first two points of the second set, the Americans scored eight of the next nine points and used nine blocks to form a 25-12 victory. Team USA picked up an early 5-1 lead in the third set and closed out the frame and match with the final nine points for a 25-9 victory.
The U.S. had seven players score at least five points in the match. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) was selected the match's most impressive player as she scored nine kills on 10 errorless attacks, two aces and a block with just one set start. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) added 12 points with five blocks, four aces and three kills. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) contributed five kills on 10 errorless swings and four blocks for nine points. Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) chipped in all seven of her points on kills via 14 attacks.
Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) provided four kills on four attacks, one block and one ace for six points in just the first set of action. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) charted three blocks, two kills and an ace for six points. Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) scored three kills on four swings and two blocks for five points. Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) rounded out the scoring with a kill.
"I can't be disappointed," Tom said. "I think we're in a good spot. We had some ups and downs, but going into these last few matches I think we have good momentum."
The U.S. converted 58.6 percent of its attacks with a .552 hitting efficiency (34-2-58). Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) notched nine assists, while Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) added eight assists.
"Tonight we came out a little slower than we wanted to, but we cleaned it up towards the end of the first set and throughout, and it just gets us a step closer to our big goal," said Berg, the U.S. captain. "We're happy every game we get to play and compete and tomorrow we have the Dominican Republic, who's a team that we play often. We're going to come out, focus and try to get that win and keep going."
Tom was credited with a team-high five digs, while Glass added four digs. Tamari Miyashiro provided two digs and two excellent service receptions on eight errorless attempts.
McCutcheon started Berg at setter, Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Scott-Arruda and Bown at middle blocker and Hooker at opposite. Miyashiro was the designated libero for the match. Hodge started the second and third sets in place of Larson. Glass and Haneef-Park were subs in the first two sets before starting in place of Berg and Hooker, respectively, in the third set. Barboza started the third set in place of Tom.
The U.S. out-scored Algeria 8-0 from the service line and 34-24 on attacks, in addition to its 16-3 margin in blocks. The Americans limited their errors to six for the match as Algeria committed 17 mistakes. Algeria held a 25-18 margin in digs.
Safia Boukhima led Algeria with 10 points, while Yasmine Oudni charted eight points in the loss.
"First, congratulations to the USA," Algeria coach Ahmed Boukacem said. "It was an excellent win for them. It was difficult for us without our two main attackers, but we tried to reduce our mistakes. I think as we play more games we are gaining some speed in our play, so I hope we can do better."
In other matches today at Okayama, Dominican Republic (3-4, 8 points) upset Germany (5-2, 15 points) 30-28, 22-25, 25-14, 18-25, 15-12 and Argentina (3-4, 9 points) downed Kenya (0-7, 0 points) 26-24, 25-13, 25-16. In addition to the Italy's sweep of Brazil Sapporo, China (5-2, 16 points) rallied to defeat Serbia (3-4, 11 points) 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-23 and Japan (4-3, 13 points) defeated (1-6, 4 points) 25-21, 25-18, 25-17 in an all-Asia confederation match.
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Scott-Arruda followed an Algeria error to give the U.S. a 2-0 lead to open the first set. Team USA extended the lead to 5-2 with a Larson kill and Bown block. Hooker scored consecutive back-row kills and Larson served an ace to yield an American 8-3 lead at the first technical timeout. Tom spiked an attack out of the break for a fourth straight U.S. point at 9-3. Bown served an ace to follow a Tom kill leading to an Algeria timeout at 11-4. The U.S. reached the second technical timeout leading 16-8 with a Hooker kill and Bown block. Larson took an overpass for a kill out of the break and Bown and Larson added blocks to extend the lead to 19-8 at an Algeria timeout. Team USA increased the lead to 24-11 with kills by Haneef-Park and Larson followed by an Algeria error. The Americans ended the set at 25-12 with an Algeria error. Larson scored six points in the opening set to pace the Americans, while Bown and Hooker each added five points. Teams USA scored four points on blocks and committed just one error.
Algeria scored the first two points of the second set. However, the lead was short-lived as Tom, Hodge and Scott-Arruda provided blocks around a Hooker kill for a 5-2 lead. Tom followed with an ace and Hodge crushed a kill for a sixth unanswered point at 6-2. Scott-Arruda and Hodge scored back-to-back block to send the U.S. into the first technical timeout leading 8-3. Back-to-back Algeria errors increased the U.S. lead to 10-4. Tom put up the Americans' sixth block of the set, which was followed by a Hooker kill and three straight Algeria errors at 16-6. Out of the second technical timeout break, Bown served an ace for a sixth unanswered American point at 17-6. Algeria scored consecutive points for just the second time of the match to close to 17-8. Team USA scored three straight points on a kill and block by Haneef-Park kill after an Algeria timeout for a 20-8 advantage. Hodge followed an Algeria service error with a block and Haneef-Park gave the Americans set points at 24-10 with a kill. Algeria saved two set points before its fourth service error of the set ended the period with a 25-12 victory for the Americans. Hodge scored four points in the second set in leading the Americans.
The U.S. took a 2-0 lead in the third set with a Scott-Arruda kill and Hodge block. The Americans increased the margin to 5-1 with two Hodge kills around an Algeria error. Haneef-Park notched a kill and ace to yield a 7-2 lead. Algeria sliced the deficit to 8-5 with consecutive points out of the first technical timeout. U.S. answered with a Bown kill and ace around a Barboza block and Algeria error for a 12-5 margin. Haneef-Park notched back-to-back kills to create a 14-6 score. Haneef-Park pocketed a kill and ace on back-to-back plays and Bown followed with a block for a 19-9 American lead. Hodge added a block and Algeria hit wide out of an Algeria timeout for a 21-8 lead. Barboza got into the scoring column with a kill at 22-9, the sixth straight American point, followed by a Hodge kill on the next rally at 23-9. Team USA reached set and match point at 24-9 with an Algeria error. The Americans ended the set on a 9-0 scoring run with a Hodge block at 25-9. Haneef-Park tallied seven points in the third set, while Bown and Hodge added five points.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for FIVB World Cup
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
2 - Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Opp, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
14 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)
15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - Destinee Hooker (Opp, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)
Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Doctors: Dr. Lori Boyajian-O'Neill and Dr. William Briner, Jr.
Scouts: Guiseppe Vinci, Jenni Hirneisen
Nutritionist: Shawn Dolan
Chiropractor: Dustin Glass
Team Manager: Ken Sullivan (Laguna Beach, Calif.)
FIVB Women's World Cup Field
Team (Qualification Method, Jan. 15 World Ranking, Current World Ranking)
Brazil (South American Champions, 1, 1)
USA (NORCECA Champions, 2, 2)
Japan (Hosts, 3, 4)
Serbia (European Champions, 9, 5)
China (Asia Champions, 6, 6)
Italy (Wild Card, 4, 7)
Germany (European runner-up, 10, 9)
Korea (Asian bronze medalist^, 18, 13)
Dominican Republic (NORCECA runner-up, 13, 14)
Kenya (African Champions, 23, 15)
Algeria (African runnerup, 15, 17)
Argentina (Wild Card, 25, 20)
FIVB World Cup Standings
Team – Record – Points
Italy - 7-0 - 20 points
USA - 6-1 - 18 points
China - 5-2 - 16 points
Germany - 5-2 - 15 points
Japan - 4-3 - 13 points
Brazil - 5-2 - 12 points
Serbia - 3-4 - 11 points
Argentina - 3-4 - 9 points
Dominican Republic - 3-4 - 8 points
Korea - 1-6 - 4 point
Kenya - 0-7 - 0 points
Algeria - 0-7 - 0 points
POINTS NOTE: 3 points for 3-0 or 3-1 win, 2 points for 3-2 win; 1 point for 3-2 loss; 0 points for 3-0 or 3-1 loss
FIVB Women's World Cup Schedule
First Round Site A (at Hiroshima Sun Plaza)
Nov. 4: China def. Algeria 25-13, 25-14, 25-19
Nov. 4: Argentina def. Dominican Republic 18-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-22
Nov. 4: Italy def. Japan 25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 25-15
Nov. 5: Dominican Republic def. Algeria 25-7, 25-15, 25-20
Nov. 5: Italy def. China 25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-12
Nov. 5: Japan def. Argentina 25-19, 25-11, 25-20
Nov. 6: Italy def. Dominican Republic 28-26, 25-13, 25-12
Nov. 6: Argentina def. Algeria 25-18, 25-12, 20-25, 25-16
Nov. 6: China def. Japan 20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13
First Round Site B (at Nagano White Ring)
Nov. 4: Serbia def. Korea 27-25, 25-22, 25-22
Nov. 4: Germany def. Kenya 25-19, 25-14, 25-8
Nov. 4: USA def. Brazil 25-22, 17-25, 27-25, 25-19
Nov. 5: Germany def. Korea 25-20, 25-16, 25-15
Nov. 5: USA def. Serbia 25-16, 27-25, 25-20
Nov. 5: Brazil def. Kenya 25-15, 25-16, 25-9
Nov. 6: Serbia def. Kenya 19-25, 25-22, 25-11, 25-11
Nov. 6: Brazil def. Germany 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21
Nov. 6: USA def. Korea 25-10, 25-12, 25-13
Second Round Site A (at Hiroshima Sun Plaza)
Nov. 8: China def. Dominican Republic 23-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-18
Nov. 8: Italy def. Argentina 25-19, 25-10, 25-19
Nov. 8: Japan def. Algeria 25-8, 25-10, 25-17
Nov. 9: China def. Argentina 25-10, 25-18, 25-23
Nov. 9: Italy def. Algeria 25-14, 25-14, 25-15
Nov. 9: Japan def. Dominican Republic 25-20, 25-19, 25-16
Second Round Site B (at Toyama City Gymnasium)
Nov. 8: USA def. Kenya 25-16, 25-13, 25-21
Nov. 8: Brazil def. Korea 22-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-13, 15-8
Nov. 8: Germany def. Serbia 25-22, 24-26, 25-23, 23-25, 15-11
Nov. 9: Korea def. Kenya 25-21, 25-15, 25-14
Nov. 9: Brazil def. Serbia 21-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-12
Nov. 9: Germany def. USA 32-30, 25-19, 26-24
Third Round Site A (Sapporo Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center)
Nov. 11: Italy def. Korea 25-15, 25-12, 25-17
Nov. 11: Brazil def. China 25-23, 25-27, 21-25, 25-20, 17-15
Nov. 11: Serbia def. Japan 25-22, 25-20, 25-21
Nov. 12: Italy def. Brazil 25-23, 25-16, 25-22
Nov. 12: China def. Serbia 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-23
Nov. 12: Japan def. Korea 25-21, 25-18, 25-17
Nov. 13: Italy vs. Serbia, 11 a.m.
Nov. 13: China vs. Korea, 3 p.m.
Nov. 13: Japan vs. Brazil, 6:20 p.m.
Third Round Site B (at Okayama Momotaro Arena)
Nov. 11: Dominican Republic def. Kenya 25-18, 25-14, 26-28, 25-19
Nov. 11: Germany def. Algeria 25-10, 25-8, 25-19
Nov. 11: USA def. Argentina 25-12, 25-15, 25-19
Nov. 12: Dominican Republic def. Germany 30-28, 22-25, 25-14, 18-25, 15-12
Nov. 12: Argentina def. Kenya 26-24, 25-13, 25-16
Nov. 12: USA def. Algeria 25-12, 25-12, 25-9
Nov. 13: Argentina vs. Germany, 11 a.m.
Nov. 13: Algeria vs. Kenya, 3 p.m.
Nov. 13: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 6:20 p.m. (1:20 a.m. PT)
Fourth Round Site A (at Tokyo Yoyogi National Stadium)
Nov. 16: USA vs. China, 11 a.m. (6 p.m. PT on Nov. 15)
Nov. 16: Italy vs. Germany, 3 p.m.
Nov. 16: Japan vs. Kenya, 6:20 p.m.
Nov. 17: China vs. Kenya, 11 a.m.
Nov. 17: USA vs. Italy, 3 p.m. (10 p.m. PT on Nov. 16)
Nov. 17: Japan vs. Germany, 6:20 p.m.
Nov. 18: Italy vs. Kenya, 11 a.m.
Nov. 18: China vs. Germany, 3 p.m.
Nov. 18: USA vs. Japan, 6:20 p.m. (1:20 a.m. PT)
Fourth Round Site B (at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)
Nov. 16: Dominican Republic vs. Serbia, 11 a.m.
Nov. 16: Algeria vs. Korea, 3 p.m.
Nov. 16: Argentina vs. Brazil, 6:20 p.m.
Nov. 17: Dominican Republic vs. Korea, 11 a.m.
Nov. 17: Algeria vs. Brazil, 3 p.m.
Nov. 17: Argentina vs. Serbia, 6:20 p.m.
Nov. 18: Algeria vs. Serbia, 11 a.m.
Nov. 18: Dominican Republic vs. Brazil, 2 p.m.
Nov. 18: Argentina vs. Korea, 5 p.m.


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As nice as night flight is, it's not my favorite. The prospect of losing an engine at night is a little intimidating. My night vision isn't great. And I had never flown my 1964 Piper Cherokee 140 at night. (Now, you and I know the airplane can't tell the difference and performs exactly the same. However, the old girl's panel lights were not very strong, which meant that a flashlight had to be positioned so that it could illuminate the panel from below.)
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The markets for workstation and professional graphics could not avoid the pain that virtually every market on the planet felt in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Based on a report from Jon Peddie Research, professional solutions market declined both in terms volumes as well as in terms average selling prices (ASPs), which is not too surprising. According to the report, workstation market is now dominated by Dell and HP, whereas ATI, graphics products group from Advanced Micro Devices, began to take workstation graphics market from its rival Nvidia Corp.
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Jon Peddie Research (JPR) analyst Alex Herrera has completed analysis of the quarter and reports that the market - like so many others, technology-based or not - took a substantial hit with respect to units, and even more so with respect to revenue.
Due to the deep economic malaise that set in across the globe, the workstation market suffered a decline of 9.9% (year over year), with a total of 764.3 thousand workstations shipped. And with the quarter seeing deflation occur even in markets where prices ordinarily only go up, workstation ASPs took an extra deep discount, dropping 13.4%. The nose dives of both units and ASPs conspired to paint an even poorer picture for revenue, which dropped 21.9% to $1.58 billion.
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Not long ago, Dell looked poised to dominate the market for workstations the way Intel Corp. does for processors: back in 2004, Dell commanded about 46% of the market, with number two HP far behind at around 27%. But the market leader saw its share slide in 2005 and 2006, declining to a low around 37%.
Thanks in part to the resurgence of its exclusive platform partner Intel, Dell was able to regain its footing and settle back in the low 40%'s. But that did not mean the company was distancing itself from HP, according to analyst Alex Herrera from JPR.
"On the contrary, while Dell bounced and held on to share, HP kept its foot on the gas, steadily picking up points quarter after quarter," said Mr. Herrera.
Last year saw HP's biggest gains, with the company moving from 33.4% in Q1 2008 up to 38% in Q4 2008, just a couple of percentage points behind Dell. But in terms of revenue, JPR's analysis showed HP actually nudging ahead of Dell in Q4 2008 by roughly the same margin, putting the two effectively in a dead heat.
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Nvidia continues to dominate the industry, controlling 86.3% of all units shipped, including both professional mobile graphics processing units and add-in cards, while ATI could only claim 12.1%. However, considering that the two rivals' shares in the previous quarter were 90.0% and 8.8%, respectively), ATI had finally managed to put an appreciable dent in Nvidia's armor, interrupting the near non-stop share growth the latter had posted dating back to 2004
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Recipe courtesy of Marion Cunningham, Learning to Cook with Marion Cunningham, Random House, 1999
Risotto is a traditional Italian comfort food made most often with a variety of short-grain rice called Arborio, which absorbs a lot of[ liquid and becomes quite plump and creamy. We usually prepare rice by adding the liquid to the rice all at once and leaving it to cook, covered and unattended. With risotto, you add the hot liquid to the rice gradually, stirring constantly. All this stirring may seem like a lot of work, but the warm, creamy risotto that results is well worth the effort.]
- 1 medium-size yellow onion
- 4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)
- 5 cups or more chicken broth, canned or homemade
- 2 cups Arborio rice (available in many supermarkets or specialty food stores)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Preparing the Rice
Peel and finely chop the onion.
Melt the butter in a 4-to-5-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring regularly.
Add the onion and cook, continuing to stir, until it turns soft and translucent. Turn the heat down if the onion starts to brown.
Meanwhile, pour the chicken broth into a separate saucepan, set over medium heat, and bring to a gentle simmer. Adjust the heat as needed to maintain this simmer the whole time you are preparing the risotto.
Once the onion is soft, add the rice and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes. Adjust the heat as necessary -- if the rice is cooked at too high a heat, it will turn brown and take on an undesirable flavor.
Adding the Liquid to the Rice
Using a ladle, scoop up about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of broth. Pour it in the pan with the rice, stirring constantly with a spoon. After the first addition of broth, the rice mixture will look a bit soupy.
As the rice begins to cook, stir it constantly, making sure that you scrape along the bottom of the pan so that it does not stick. You should see little bubbles popping up on the liquid from time to time. If it bubbles more vigorously than this, turn the heat down to medium-low.
When most of the liquid is absorbed into the rice and the rice begins to look a bit dry, add another ladle of broth to the pan and stir constantly, as before.
Determining When the Risotto Is Cooked
Continue to add the broth in 1/2-to-3/4-cup batches and stir the rice until you have used most of the broth (this will probably take about 20 minutes). It is now time to test whether the risotto is cooked. Spoon up a grain of rice and bite into it -- it should be tender without being too mushy. If it is still crunchy and tastes a bit starchy, you will need to continue adding liquid and cooking further.
If it looks as if you will run out of chicken broth and your rice is still not cooked, don't be alarmed. Because of variations in individual stoves and cooking temperatures, you may need more liquid than called for in the recipe. Simply heat up another cup or 2 of chicken broth. If you run out of broth, use hot water.
When the rice is tender and the risotto has a creamy consistency, almost like thick oatmeal, it is done.
Serving the Risotto
Add salt and pepper to the risotto, about 1/4 teaspoon at a time, until it seems well seasoned to you. Stir.
Add the grated Parmesan cheese and stir well.
Serve the risotto immediately in warm bowls and have extra grated Parmesan on hand.
Take 4 Roma tomatoes, cut off and discard the stem tops, and cut the tomatoes into small pieces. Chop enough fresh basil leaves into small pieces to make about 1 cup. Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet, and turn the heat to medium-high. When the bottom of the skillet feels hot when you put your open hand 1 inch from the bottom, add the tomatoes and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Stir for 3 or 4 minutes, until they seem soft. Put the cooked tomatoes aside, and when the risotto is done, stir the tomatoes and basil into the hot risotto. Stir to mix well; taste for salt and add some if needed. Serve immediately and pass some grated Parmesan cheese.
Peel and chop 3 large cloves of garlic into small pieces, and put them on a piece of waxed paper. Rinse 1/2 bunch of spinach leaves, and shake off the excess water. Cut off the stems, bunch the leaves up, and cut them into thin strips, then cut crosswise into small pieces. Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet and turn the heat to medium-high. When the bottom of the skillet feels hot when you put your open hand, palm side down, 1 inch from the bottom of the skillet, it is ready. Add the garlic to the oil and stir for a minute. Turn the heat to low, and add the spinach. Press the spinach down with a spatula, lightly salt and pepper it, and turn it over with a spatula. The spinach will wilt down almost immediately. Take the skillet off the stove, put a lid on the skillet, and when the risotto is done, stir the garlic and spinach into the risotto. Serve immediately, and pass some grated Parmesan cheese.
Recipe courtesy of Marion Cunningham, Learning to Cook with Marion Cunningham, Random House, 1999
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Bias of American viewers towards US ladies isn't surprising either . . . it's just what happens.
Bias of American viewers towards US ladies isn't surprising either . . . it's just what happens.
I love the arm movements and transitions and the footwork of Joshi! Beautiful! So much grace for a big girl
Kanako was lovely, incredible energy, musicality and polish!
I thought the judging was spot on for what was put out their by the ladies. IMO the judges showed no favoritism toward
the US ladies at all, as it should be.
Okay, am I biased or...was Maé robbed??
She deserved higher PCS, IMO. And technically, that 3lutz-2toe looked really good to me, plus her 3 loop and 2 axel...Don't tell me giving her below 20 on components for that performance is fair.
Maé WUZ ROBBED!!!
I agree with the Mae comment (about having been slightly robbed). However, relative to the other skaters, her score isn't THAT bad. Nice skater though.
I can see why Caroline's pcs may be a little lower. I think Caroline will get better but what set her apart like Mirai seems to have gone bye bye. She's not as fast. She's getting faster but you can see the effort it takes to get across the ice.
Carolina has improved a lot in terms of her grace and musicality. In the past, I always felt she was graceful but becomes awkward with her movements but since last year i think there has been marked improvement.
Her presence on the ice (the height, body line and costumes) really help her plus her footwork is magnificent.
I think she is playing it safe in the early competitions because she may think she does not need the big jumps as of the moment and it is definitely wiser for her to play safe to prevent injuries.
Does she deserve to be in first place.........skating is a political sport and do remember she is a multiple European champion and world silver and bronze medalist so she is considered a big name in skating in terms of her achievements and that definitely gives her an edge.
For me it would've been really close between Carolina and Kanako but I'll give the edge to Kanako.
The judges definitely have a knack for skaters with mature presentation .....so it worked for CARO.
In my book, I'd have Joshi and Maé ahead of Carolina without a doubt.
I think Rachael needs major overhaul
She needs a more classical look, darker hair, more stylish costumes to give her a more mature presentation, i think she is musical but she needs to project more excitement. I think the judges during the Olympics tried to give her a clear message, yes you can do the jumps but she can improve more on the spins, the transitions, the footwork-try to really sell it to the audience and the judges.
She should also choose music that is more classical and powerful since that is the choice of the judges.
I really liked her and her presence when she first burst on the scene when she was really young, I hope she could return to that. So much spunk and presence.
Okay watched Caroline again. She is getting faster and her over performance minus jumps were better here. She looks so different though. All I see mostly is upper body when she skaters now. I do admire how she is still trying though.
Thank you DannyCurry for posting the link of Maé.
Yes, I am getting VERY mad. Her TES score(=28.29) is 2nd and her PCS(=19.98) is last?
Her SS, TR, PE, CH, IN are the worst of 12 skaters? Ridiculous.
What were judges seeing?
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Skip to comments.Opinion: Is Puerto Rican statehood the next Latino issue for conservatives?
Posted on 01/30/2013 2:12:35 PM PST by cll
With the Washington news cycle being dominated this week by a bipartisan comprehensive immigration framework that includes an earned path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants, a group of conservative heavy hitters are trying to push another issue that affects over 3.5 million second-class U.S. citizens.
Yesterday morning at the National Press Club, the topic was Puerto Rican statehood, as the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles announced a new education campaign to convince fellow conservatives that making Puerto Rico the 51st state of the Union is the most American thing one can do. The LPCP rolled out an A list of guests, which included Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention, and Luis Fortuño, the former Republican governor of Puerto Rico and one of the islands most ardent pro-statehood supporters.
I spoke to Alfonso Aguilar, the LPCPs Executive Director, after the conference. Now, I am not a pro-statehooder (read Why Puerto Rico Will Never Become the 51st State), but I do believe strongly that the U.S. should respect the islands latest non-binding plebiscite. Even with my initial skepticism, as I talked more and more with Aguilar, I concluded that he was incredibly qualified to lead the conservative charge about Puerto Ricos political status. Here are just some of his major points:
Puerto Ricans on the island are second-class U.S. citizens: Im passionately supportive of immigration reform, and I believe in giving a path to citizenship to undocumented immigrants. As we think of giving a path to citizenship to 11 million undocumented immigrants, I think it is fitting to remember that there are 3.7 million U.S. citizens on the island that dont have full political rights. Puerto Ricans are not asking for citizenship. What they are asking for is a path for
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To heck with adding them as a state, let them become their own country!!!
I could live with that!
It would save some time later when the USA breaks up anyways.
The next thing you know, they will want to grant statehood to Hawaii.....(s)
We've got enough problems right now.
The fact that Grover Norquist is pushing it is more than enough reason to question it.
I don't remember anyone opposing it, except for the Puerto Ricans themselves. They voted it down many times.
I am anti Peurto Rico statehood, but I am pro Preuto Rico Nationhood.
Haven't the people of PR voted on this issue several times and always say no.
Why would they want to?
They get all the benefits of being a state and don't pay taxes.
Puerto Ricans vote against statehood every time it's proposed, and they do it for a reason not mentioned in this article, and that is: As a Common Wealth, Puerto Ricans don't pay U.S. Federal Income Tax and they can't vote in U.S. Presidential Elections.
The only reason Democrats in this country want statehood for Puerto Rico is they think they'll be able to capture another block of "low information" voters, but most Puerto Ricans are a little more savvy than the Democrat Party gives them credit for; they'd rather keep their money in their pockets than be able to vote for the likes of Obama, and I can't blame them.
If you read the article you will note that this past November Puerto Rico voted for statehood.
De Colonize P.R. (use the left terminology against them)
Otherwise its nothing but a giant welfare sucking state, 2 more Dem Senators and X number of Electoral votes.
I am with you 100% Grace.
De Colonize P.R. (use the left terminology against them)
Otherwise its nothing but a giant welfare sucking state, 2 more Dem Senators and X number of Electoral votes.
We need to start using their own terms AGAINST them!
Here is an example:
Democrats are ANTI-Immigrant because they cater to illegal immigrants and play legal immigrants as Chumps!!!
I like the idea of "De-Colonizing" Peurto Rico by letting it become it's own country!
As O does his damage in Washington, is there an advantage in moving toward some kind of autonomy?
Something like the rest of us would have if the 10th ammendment was still operative...?
I don't know that full independence would be an advantage necessarily (there is something to be said for even a weaked US constitution)... the current territory status probably leaves you having to obey every crazy federal rule that comes down the pike. Maybe something in-between, not quite but almost independent.
My Parents are Immigrants to this country and in 1972 it wasn't THAT bad is it is today, but when my Uncle tried to get citizenship in 1995 IT WAS A FREAKING NIGHTMARE!!!
So all this will do is punish the legal immigrants trying to get into this country.
To which I am sure Ubama would say "good We don't want Hard Working Blonde Haired Blue Eyed Jewish White People!"
Oh, But my mother did go through Hell in 1979 when she was threatened with Deportation because some I was dotted incorrectly or some minor thing.
She should have said she was an Illegal and it all would have been fine!
I think that PR should be made a state... part of the existing state of Florida.
But no way in heck should it be made a stand alone state with 2 Senators.
We don't need no more stinkin states.
Unfortunately PR statehood will mean 2 more Dem senators and 6-7 more Dem House members
Is the GOP that stupid with their fetish for Hispanics....and their disdain for Conservatives?
I've been thinking in those terms lately, but no. It is safer for everyone to restrain Washington and stop the leftists'march.
From the article:
"On the criticism that Puerto Rico will just become another blue state: There is no real evidence. We just had a Republican governor, a Republican House and Senate. Puerto Ricans are socially very conservative. Frankly it can go either way. If the Republicans were to play their cards right, it could become a reliably red state. Remember the history. Everyone thought that Alaska would be the Democratic state and Hawaii would be the Republican state. Look what happened there.
Maybe Puerto Rico could be added to Vermont. That way Vermont gets a seacoast, Puerto Ricans get places to ski, and the number of Democrat Senators stays the same.
If Puerto Rico became a state, would they still compete in the Olympics as if they were an independent country?
About Alaska and Hawaii: it's an interesting point. I don't think that everybody didn't say that, but you might have made an assumption 50 years ago that Alaska would follow other recently frontier states like Arizona or Montana, and at that time Arizona was solidly Democrat and Montana strongly tilted that way in Congressional elections. As for Hawaii, most of the Representatives in the territorial period were Republicans, as was one of the first Senators, Hiram Fong. So it's entirely possible that someone making a prediction back then would have gotten it wrong.
The difference between then, and now, though, is that politics is less determined by local issues and more by ideology. Old ethnic and religious tensions and conflicts aren't as much of a factor as they once were, but evangelical vs. non-evangelical and white vs. non-white did a lot to decide how people voted in the last election, and unless a lot more Puerto Ricans go evangelical very soon, we know what the numbers will mean. There may be a few surprises, but I think we pretty much know what the trend will be.
I was thinking NY, not FL.
Unfortunately, said GOP Governor just lost reelection and the Resident Commissioner is a Democrat. Add in the language situation, the per capita income, a full-throttle race baiting by the national Dem party and with the formal organization of the parties and PR would likely become a slightly more Conservative version of Hawaii. The GOP would be crazy to support statehood at the present time.
The party "nominally" aligned with the GOP is the New Progressive Party. While many of its members are aligned with the GOP, many prominent members are national Democrats (such as ex-Govs. Pedro Rosselló and Carlos Romero Barceló, along with the current Resident Commissioner, Pedro R. Pierluisi).
Frustratingly, when the Republican-aligned ex-Governor, Luis Fortuño, ran on the 2008 and 2012 tickets, he excitedly endorsed Democrat Pierluisi (who won even as Fortuño lost). Had Pierluisi lost, he would've been replaced with, yup, a member of the Popular Democrats, meaning still another Democrat (although the Populares actually oppose statehood). To put it simply, the GOP didn't even have a candidate running for the sole federal office... it was a race between two Democrats.
Aside from Fortuño's single win in 2008, the last Republican to win the Governorship was Don Luis Ferré in 1968 (despite the Progressive Party winning on some other occasions since, but again, ALL its other Governors were Democrat-aligned, as were the Popular Democrats and its new Governor, a Populare). Those two men were the sole Republicans to win the Governorship since the popular vote was instituted in the 1940s.
I think we should unload Hawaii first.
In effect the provincial Liberal Party was the conservative party in local politics, and Jean Charest, a Conservative Party leader in national politics, like didn't have much choice but to become a Liberal when he wanted to run for Premier of Quebec.
FWIW, Charest also had birth certificate troubles, as his legal birth name was "John" rather than "Jean."
If Puerto Rico were to become a state the anomalies would iron out and it would become a pretty solidly Democrat state.
Well, one problem in Quebec is that there's no Conservative Party, one reason Charest had no choice but to switch parties in order to assume a leadership position at the provincial level. The Canadian provincial vs. federal system is a bit byzantine, anyhow.
PR is really the only locale in the U.S. that doesn't have officeholders formally aligned with the "D" or "R" parties on the ballot, though most will declare their preferences for which mainland party Presidential candidates they'd support (although Nebraska's unicameral legislature is probably another — all win on a "non partisan" ticket, though most folks can discern which pols tend to be aligned with one party or another).
Even if race or language became a non-issue there, the fact that admitting a state with an incredibly low per capita income is just a plain bad idea. Welfare would become (if it already isn't) the preeminent issue. PR would become the poorest state in the nation, making Mississippi look rich by comparison.
But even getting back to language, though it isn't equal to Quebec in Canada, PQ should be a warning when you have a "distinct culture" separate and apart from the majority. It may be cute and quaint, but it causes too many problems. Instead of buckling to the Francophones, back in the 19th century, Ottawa should've set a timetable to anglicize Quebec. In failing to do so, Canada as a whole was weakened, because they bend over backwards to accommodate and patronize an ethnic minority at the expense of the majority, while the ethnic minority is not expected to show similar courtesy to the ethnic majority (prime example is how the English-speaking provinces must accommodate Francophones... but as soon as you're in Quebec, you might as well be in France, because not even road signs are in English).
If the USA had allowed such measures with its individual states, we'd have had a nightmare scenario. Imagine a French Louisiana, Rhode Island & Maine, Gaelic Massachusetts, Swedish Delaware, Dutch New York, German Pennsylvania, Spanish Florida & Texas, Russian Alaska, et al.
Although I have respect for our fellow FReepers who favor admittance and would personally be happy to assimilate and become a part of the mainland GOP as Conservatives, personally, I think either status quo or independence is the way to go. Let Puerto Ricans be in charge of their own destiny and not yield to the morass and statism of DC. Same goes for my opinion of Hawaii. They should be cut loose as well, as they've demonstrated with their elected officials to be quite supportive of ultra-radical leftist politics and help to maintain the disastrous status quo in DC via their 2 execrable Senators.
"Please read before flaming..."
No flaming here. I am not Hispanic and know no one in Puerto Rico or anyone of Puerto Rican heritage. But over the years, I've read enough on this issue.
I would really prefer that Puerto Rico not become a state. I believe, like other posters on this thread believe, that Puerto Rico would become a Dem stronghold.
But as a territory of the United States, they have the same right to ask for statehood as any previous territory did - as the territory of Minnesota (my state) did in 1858. In 2012, the citizens of Puerto Rico have asked for statehood. I believe that Congress needs to honor that request regardless of the political ramifications.
Something to think about:
(From the above link:)
The Social Security Administration's inspector general is investigating a case of potentially widespread disability fraud in Puerto Rico, two people familiar with the matter said, part of the agency's stepped-up efforts to tackle abuses in the financially struggling program.
[SSDI] United Press International
Inspector General Patrick O'Carroll testifying before Congress in July.
The inspector general, Patrick O'Carroll, told an audience at an Aug. 30 disability-examiners conference that the investigation was tied to a pharmaceutical plant that recently closed in Puerto Rico, with 300 employees losing their jobs.
Shortly after the layoff, 290 of the 300 former employees applied for Social Security disability benefits and they all used the same doctor...
I don't think that's true.
...what about the Commonwealth of Virginia? It is a commonwealth, right?
but most Puerto Ricans are a little more savvy than the Democrat Party gives them credit for; they'd rather keep their money in their pockets than be able to vote for the likes of Obama, and I can't blame them.
I agree with you, Romney certainly is "the likes of Obama", and I can't blame anybody for not wanting to vote for one of them.
Agreed. The left simply seeks more victims to create. exploit and community organize. The effort is well underway to drag them kicking and screaming to accept the servitude that the left has decided is best for them -read all about it here -it is being worked right now and the propaganda campaign is well underway:
Liberal Congressman Agrees With Glenn Beck on Toxicity of Stealth Puerto Rico Status Bill
By P.J. Gladnick | April 29, 2010
Don't tell anybody but Congress is scheduled to vote today on H.R. 2499, a bill that could end up paving the way to Puerto Rican statehood, that is being presented with such incredible stealth that it has been given almost no coverage in the mainstream media. In fact, about the only person in the media shining a light on this bill until recently has been Glenn Beck. Liberals can be expected to write off Beck's criticisms of H.R. 2499 as just another example of "right-wing kookery." Frances Martel of Mediaite has already mocked Beck for his opposition to this bill.
However, liberals will have a hard time writing off similar criticisms of the stealth Puerto Rico status bill being made by liberal Democrat Luis Gutierrez of Illinois who is of Puerto Rican descent. While reading Guiterrez slamming H.R. 249 in his Huffington Post blog, you sometimes have to slap yourself as a reminder that these criticisms are not coming from a conservative Republican...or Glenn Beck:
Did they really vote for statehood or was the electorate and vote manipulated under the "Puerto Rico Democracy Act" (aka the leftist subversion of the Puerto Rican electorate Act) as suggested here?
Seems they have one of the highest rate of scammers... yeah, that's charming.
CAGUAS, Puerto RicoThis mountainside town is home to a picturesque cathedral, a tobacco museum and a Wal-Mart Supercenter. Another defining feature: Caguas's 00725 zip code has more people who receive a disability check than any other in the U.S.
I'd prefer they became independent.
It looks like the GOPe is on a path to be every bit as beholden to the Latino lobby as Dems are to blacks.
"In my opinion, Congress has no existence and can exercise no authority outside of the Constitution. Still less is it true that Congress can deal with new territories just as other nations have done or may do with their new territories. This nation is under the control of a written constitution, the supreme law of the land and the only source of the powers which our government, or any branch or officer of it, may exert at any time or at any place. Monarchical and despotic governments, unrestrained by written constitutions, may do with newly acquired territories what this government may not do consistently with our fundamental law. To say otherwise is to concede that Congress may, by action taken outside of the Constitution, engraft upon our republican institutions a colonial system such as exists under monarchical governments. Surely such a result was never contemplated by the fathers of the Constitution. If that instrument had contained a word suggesting the possibility of a result of that character it would never have been adopted by the people of the United States. The idea that this country may acquire territories anywhere upon the earth, by conquest or treaty, and hold them as mere colonies or provinces,the people inhabiting them to enjoy only such rights as Congress chooses to accord to them,is wholly inconsistent with the spirit and genius, as well as with the words, of the Constitution." - Justice John Harlan, dissenting in the Insular Cases, 1901
you are always on the mark
Canadian politics is very interesting to me, I got really into it out of boredom a few years ago.
Nowadays I would say CAQ (and before it the ADQ) is the most conservative choice in Quebec. I wonder why the Liberals and CAQ didn't form a coalition to keep the new PQ minority government out.
In BC Before the BC Liberals (which had been all but dead) took over the role the main center/right party in the province was the Social Credit party, which was originally formed to promote a weird lefty idea called, social credit.
In BC cause the new (not so new now) leader of the Liberal party is a federal liberal and a witch the old BC Conservative party that had been long been all but dead made a resurgence.
They're numbers have dipped but in the latest poll they're still taking 11% to the Liberals 33% and the NDP's 43%.
I've been surprised that Harper hasn't been able to make much headway with the Anglophones in the Montreal area. They are sticking with Liberals federally. He ran a star candidate in a majority English-speaking seat. Close 3-way race but he came in third. A Jewish Conservative did very well in another seat (a former liberal stronghold once held by Trudeau himself) but he lost by 6 points.
If I were him I'd be begging for the province to leave, he would have had a majority after the 2008 election, less Quebec.
Ditto with Scotland leaving the UK, Cameron is the Union's most ardent defender, get rid of the Labour heavy Scottish MPs and the Conservatives have a slight majority right now I believe. Sure their are drawbacks to losing Scotland but...so what.
It would be like if Hawaii was really serious about leaving the US and the GOP were the ones to most strongly oppose it, nuts.
What's an NBC Latino?
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by Anton Shilov
Advanced Micro Devices, the world's second largest supplier of x86 microprocessors, reportedly wants to return the FX moniker to its microprocessors aimed at performance-minded consumers. If the rumour is true, it may indicate that AMD expects its next-generation desktop central processing units (CPUs) to offer very high performance in desktop applications.
Personal computers based on the high-end eight-core microprocessors featuring Bulldozer micro-architecture will carry "Vision Black FX" label, systems with quad-core or six-core chips will sport "Vision Ultimate FX" label, according to a news-story published by Donanimhaber web-site. In case the information is correct, the new chips will be AMD's first FX-class processors with top performance since 2006, when the company lost its performance lead on the CPU market after the launch of Core 2 Extreme.
AMD introduced its FX family of chips back in 2003 with the launch of the Athlon 64 FX-50 microprocessor. The chip outperformed Intel Corp.'s Pentium 4 Extreme Edition CPU, but required a special platform as it featured dual-channel memory controller, a technology not available on the rest of Athlon 64 family. Eventually AMD's microprocessors transited to one types of mainboards, but the FX chips still offered extreme performance and a number of other features. Unfortunately for AMD, Intel launched its Core 2-series chips, which outperformed both normal Athlon 64 and the FX families of microprocessors. As a consequence, the FX-moniker was canned since it no longer marked significant performance advantages.
It is still unclear whether AMD plans to use "Phenom" or other brands for its chips powered by Bulldozer micro-architecture. It is known that desktop-class Bulldozer-based CPUs are code-named Zambezi.
AMD did not comment on the news-story.
Engineering samples of code-named Zambezi chips became available for AMD's partners for testing in December, 2010. Production candidates should be ready by February '11 and the initial production of the company's first desktop microprocessors powered by the long-awaited Bulldozer micro-architecture is scheduled to start in April next year. Probably, the launch of the chip will occur around the same timeframe.
Chekib Akrout, senior vice president of technology group at AMD, confirmed the company's intention to start revenue shipments of Bulldozer-based processors for desktops in Q2 2011 and for servers in Q3 2011.
The first Zambezi microprocessors to be launched are expected to be eight-core products with 95W and 125W thermal design power as well as 8MB L3 cache. Later in the second quarter of 2011 AMD, according to sources with knowledge of the company's roadmap, will release six-core chips with 8MB L3 cache and four-core products with 4MB cache. All of the processors will feature TurboCore 2.0 technology, dual-channel DDR3 memory controller with up to 1866MHz memory support and will be compatible with AM3+ mainboards.
Eight-core Zambezi/Orochi features four dual-core Bulldozer modules, each of which is believed to have 2MB of shared level-two cache, that will share 8MB L3 cache. In total, the whole chip will pack in whopping 16MB of SRAM, a 77% increase from the current six-core microprocessors that have 9MB of cache in total.
AMD Orochi design is the company's next-generation processor for high-end desktop (Zambezi) and server (Valencia) markets. The chip will feature eight processing engines, but since it is based on Bulldozer micro-architecture, those cores will be packed into four modules. Every module which will have two independent integer cores (that will share fetch, decode and L2 functionality) with dedicated schedulers, one "Flex FP" floating point unit with two 128-bit FMAC pipes with one FP scheduler. The chip will have shared L3 cache, new dual-channel DDR3 memory controller and will use HyperTransport 3.1 bus. The Zambezi chips will use new AM3+ form-factor and will require brand new platforms.
The Sunnyvale, California-based chip designer plans to introduce AMD 900-series chipsets compatible with Zambezi processors in Q2 2011. The Bulldozer processors, Radeon HD 6000 "Northern Islands" discrete graphics cards and AMD 900-series core-logic sets will power AMD's next-generation enthusiast-class platform code-named Scorpius.


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Angela Ruggiero: "Paying It Forward"
|Angela Ruggiero poses with her 2010 silver medal - the
fourth and final Olympic ice hockey medal she earned.
Because of their work, she was able to play hockey in college and for the U.S. women's national team, compete on four medal-winning Olympic teams and follow her dreams into a sport that had once been the exclusive domain of boys and men.
Now that her playing career is over, she's continuing the work of those pioneers.
"Paying it forward is absolutely a big piece," she said of her post-hockey life. "I think most athletes want to give back. Finding the way is unique to each athlete, whether it's coaching or administratively or on the policy side. I'm always thinking about ways to do it and get more people involved in sports and fitness."
Since she retired from the national team in 2011, Ruggiero, 33, has thrown herself into new pursuits with the same energy and determination that made her a Hockey Hall of Famer and an honors graduate of Harvard University.
Ruggiero in January began a two-year term as president of the Women's Sports Foundation, succeeding boxer Laila Ali. She's also a member of the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' and Evaluation commissions, is on the board of directors of the U.S. Olympic Committee and in 2012 was selected to be part of the U.S. State Department's Council to Empower Women and Girls Through Sports, organized by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Ruggiero is now a first-year student at Harvard Business School working on her MBA, building on the master's degree in sports management she earned at the University of Minnesota.
Almost all of her work — including her Angela Ruggiero Girls Hockey School, the time she's devoted to non-profits and the ideas she's hoping to develop as part of her studies at Harvard Business School — is connected to the pay-it-forward theme.
"It's all tied together," she said. "It's pretty much the same message, giving people the opportunity to participate (in sports) and benefiting from that participation."
Her latest challenge, as president of the Women's Sports Foundation, has her excited.
She first became acquainted with the Foundation when it selected her 1998 gold-medal-winning U.S. women's Olympic hockey team as its Team of the Year. From that point on, Ruggiero took an interest in the organization and eventually joined its board in 2009.
As president, she's looking forward to helping it build on what it's done and take it in new directions.
"The board right now is discussing what the strategic direction should be," she said. "Obviously Billie Jean King, she founded the Foundation, she's been such a great leader for it, and figuring out what the next phase of the Foundation should be (is our goal). How we can continue to serve girls and women in sport and to what capacity.
"What are the important pieces? Is it participation? Is it media? Is it the grants the Foundation gives? Is it the Go Girl Go program? Is it the advocacy arm? So I think we need to think strategically about what is important to the Foundation."
One of her goals, too, is to get more athletes involved. She knows and sees so many who have a strong desire to give back to their sports.
Ruggiero believes strongly that helping girls and women participate in sports provides far-reaching benefits that go beyond scoring a goal, making a basket or hitting a home run.
Learning the concepts of teamwork, competition and how to cope with adversity help women succeed in so many other areas. It becomes a plus for society as a whole.
The Foundation becomes a catalyst for all that, she said.
"What does sport represent outside of sport?" she asked. "I think that's where the evolution is coming. These young girls and women that have the chance to play, similar to the boys, are having the opportunity to take it and use it in other areas of their life. That has to be, I think, what the Foundation will continue to highlight.
"They're taking it to the business world. They're using it in their communities. They're using all the intangibles that you learn from competition and about yourself.
"It really isn't about being an Olympian. … It's the millions of girls that get to do it just like the boys, and anyone who's ever played sports understands its power outside of sport. I think that is sort of the next phase of what the Foundation is. It's allowing people to see that."
Jumping into so many projects at once is part of Ruggiero's master plan for a post-hockey life. She knew she'd need new avenues to channel her energy.
"A lot of athletes tend to overlook the fact that one day their careers will end and you need to plan for it," she said. "You need to plan for what you want to do after sport. We all have phenomenal skills that can be applied again to the working world. …
You just have to figure out what you're passionate about outside of competition."
Though she's left the national team, she hasn't left hockey. She still plays in regular pickup games at Harvard.
"I played last night, and it was a pretty pathetic showing," she said, laughing.
When the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games begin less than a year from now, she said she's certain she'll get pangs of regret that she's not skating against the world's best, trying to add to her medal collection of a gold, two silvers and a bronze.
Then again, there are days when she's happy those days are gone.
"You know what, after 15 years, it's kind of nice not to lug my stuff around," she said with a laugh. "I'm super busy here at Harvard, so I almost don't have time to think about what I'm missing. I know when Sochi rolls around, it'll be sad. I'm sure I'll have some withdrawal, but I try not to think about that.
"I always try to be forward-thinking and think about the next phase and what I'm going to be able to do now that I don't have to be in the rink every day. I have all this extra opportunity to give back.
"Now I can use my experience to help others and give them the opportunities I had."
Story courtesy Red Line Editorial, Inc. Doug Williams is a freelance contributor for TeamUSA.org. This story was not subject to the approval of any National Governing Bodies.


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Rustic Vegetable and Polenta Soup
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed or chopped
- 3 plum tomatoes, diced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 medium zucchini, diced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/3 cup instant polenta, such as Gia Russa
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
In a large heavy saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, onions, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion begins to brown, about 6 minutes.
Add the parsley, thyme, garlic, tomatoes and zucchini, and cook for 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Slowly stir in the polenta and cook until the soup thickens and the vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes.
Stir in the butter and season with salt and pepper.
Ladle into soup bowls and serve.
Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis
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Returning after a year or so
Hi All,
I have been a huge Matt fan for I don't know how long.
Above and beyond his admirable sportsmanship and talent, I think he sets a really good example for kids and adults alike.
He's a family man, religious, athletic and healthy, and cares deeply for his country and for those who risk their lives defending it.
Where I live, in NYC, these values and attributes are not as prevelant, and it seems people aim to unravel and turn back these attributes.
I aim to fight that tide. If anyone has any contacts or ideas on how I can begin to make a change and get involved I would be thankful.
Well, first of all, welcome to the forums! :cool:
As for your question, well it's difficult to give advice on that because every person and every situation is different.
Some general advice would be:
1. NEVER compromise your morals, values or beliefs for the sake of unity. However, you also need to learn to pick your battles. You can always agree to disagree and be friends with people despite your differences. GOD brings various people into our lives for a reason, so you don't want to destroy relationships over political or religious arguments. Just let them know your beliefs and try to be a positive influence in their lives. It might take years but it will have an effect on them.
2. Try not to get emotional, when this happens your argument loses credibility. This is obviously extremely difficult, because if you aren't passionate about something, then why even fight for it? You just need to temper your passion with knowledge, because passion without knowledge simply leads to extremism.
3. Learn. Learn everything you can about your beliefs and try to understand WHY you believe the way you do. Also try to understand why those with opposing viewpoints believe the way they do. Try to anticipate every possible argument against your beliefs and also try to recognize when the person you are arguing against has become irrational and then exit the argument as soon as possible. Usually people get irrational when they are backed into a corner. One sign of this is they constantly change the topic. YOu might be talking about gay marriage, then they suddenly make a statement about assisted-suicide, when you try talking about that, then they suddenly want to talk about gun control. When this happens, then just stop debating the person and either talk about something else or leave them alone.
4. Start small. You can't change the whole world right away but try to make a difference in the lives of people that GOD brings you into contact with.
That's all I got for now, maybe someone else can add to it.
Thanks so much for responding!
Like I said, for work I have to live in NYC. I don't have any friends here because its hard to find people who share solid traditional American values here.
I am passionate about my values because I see them constantly under attack, and it feels like the other side is slowly but surely winning.
I was on here a year or so ago, and I remember meeting some wise folks. Your guidance below is great. Especially pick your battles and start slow.
I am coming out of a hard time in my life and I want to make a change. I swung by here cause it had been a while, and remembered what a positive influence Matt had been on me. I really admire him and aspire to lead the kind of life he does.
I am also going to try to find God again. I know he is always with me, but I haven't felt his presence since a year or two. I have not been born again and I can kind of feel this hole in my spiritual life that I think if I fill, I may be changed for the much better.
Thanks again...can you tell I'm lonely for like minded company?
I go out of my way to walk to a spot in the middle of the woods...miles away, and a spot that takes me about two hours to reach on foot. (I wont bore others with the Videos...but I'll send you two links in PM to show you where I go)
Then pray and dedicate that place and your future life to the purpose of that prayer...again a very old tradition of the ancient Jews to somehow mark a place physically when contact of great importance was made with GOD, they were forever naming places by the outcome of their supplication, or making Altars to mark an event.
After that pray without ceasing as you go back into your normal life and await your battle orders :)
Chris, your biggest need is to be born again. I was a very religious person until 18. I had religion but I didn't have a relationship with Jesus. At 18, I repented of my sins and put my trust in Christ and what He did on the cross for my sins. I was born again. My life has been greatly changed. We can't fill the spiritual holes by ourselves. Jesus must do that. Too many people try to change, or reform their lives. Jesus is the one that can change or reform. A church can't change you and good works won't save you but Jesus can. I am not saying, don't go to church or do good works but what I am saying is that we must be born again and that has to be done by faith in Christ.
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and no man can go to the Father but by Him.
By the way, Nate, that was great advice.
I will be praying for you. Just by you realizing your need for Christ, you have made the first step. Now you just have to surrender your life to him and accept him as your lord and savior. The bible speaks of repenting of our sins, and contrary to what people think, repent doesnt mean confess or say that you are sorry for them. To repent means to turn away from something. So acording to the word of God we are to turn away from our sinful ways and turn toward new life in Christ.
By realizing that you are a sinner, confessing those sins and asking forgiveness for them, is the first step. Repenting of the old life and asking him to be your Lord and Savior is the next. there are no magic words, its just between you and God. I will be praying for you.
All of us are created by God for a purpose. You have a reason you were put here.
God Bless you brother, you'll be in my prayers.
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