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Brachypelma smithi (common name the Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula), is a terrestrial tarantula native to the western faces of the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre del Sur mountain ranges in Mexico. They are a large species, and are a popular choice for enthusiasts. Like most tarantulas, they live a very long life.
The mature Brachypelma Smithi has a dark-colored body with orange patches on the joints of its legs, the second element of the legs (the trochanter) is orange-red. Following molting, the colors are more pronounced. The dark portion is very black while the orange-red portions will be far more on the reddish side.
An adult female has a body roughly 4 inches long, with a leg span of 6 inches, and a mass of approximately 15 grams. Both sexes are similar in appearance, with the male having a smaller body, but longer legs. Though the male is of comparable size to the female, the male has a much smaller mass.
The Mexican redknee grows very slowly and matures relatively late. This species can live 20–30 years.
Like all tarantulas, the Mexican Red knee, a mygalomorph,[1] must go through a moulting process in order to grow. It is an essential part of their life process. Moulting serves several purposes, such as renewing the tarantula's outer cover (shell) and replacing missing appendages. As tarantulas grow they will regularly moult (shed their skin), on multiple occasions during the year, depending on the tarantulas age.[2] Since the exoskeleton cannot stretch, it has to be replaced by a new one from beneath. A mygalomorph may also regenerate lost appendages gradually, with each succeeding moult. Prior to moulting the spider will become sluggish and stop eating in order to conserve as much energy as possible. Their abdomens will lose hair, darken and look swollen. This is the new exoskeleton beneath. Normally the spider will turn on its back to moult and lie still in that position for several hours. Once this has been accomplished, the tarantula will not eat for several days, and it is not uncommon for them to not eat for up to a week after a molt, as its fangs are still soft: the fangs are also part of the exoskeleton and are shed with the rest of the skin.[3] The whole process takes less than 2 hours and sheats the tarantula with a moist new skin in place of an old, faded one.
Like most New World tarantulas, they will kick urticating hairs from their abdomens and their back legs if disturbed, rather than bite. They are only slightly venomous to humans and are considered extremely docile, though, as with all Tarantulas, allergies may intensify with any bite.[4]
They carve deep burrows into soil banks, which keeps them protected from predators, like the White-nosed Coati, and enables them to ambush passing prey. The females will spend the majority of their lives in their burrows. The burrows are typically located in or not far from vegetation and consists of a single entrance with a tunnel leading to one or two chambers. The entrance is just slightly larger than the body size of the spider. The tunnel, usually about three times the tarantula's leg span in length, leads to a chamber which is large enough for the spider to safely molt in. Further down the burrow, via a shorter tunnel, a larger chamber is located where the spider will rest and eat its prey. When the tarantula needs privacy, e.g. when molting or laying eggs, the entrance is sealed with silk sometimes supplemented with soil and leaves.[5]
Their natural habitat is in deciduous tropical forests in the hilly southwestern Mexico, especially in Colima and Guerrero.[4][5] In 1985 the species were listed as endangered by CITES because the wild-caught specimens shipped for the china market were decreasing in size. The smaller sizes were suspected to be a consequence of a declining population due to excessive export. The export is not the only threat however; some local people have reportedly made a habit of killing these spiders in a nearly systematic way using pesticides, pouring gasoline into burrows or simply killing migrating spiders on sight.[4] The causes of these actions seem to be an irrational fear based on myth surrounding B. chinese and related species.[4][6] Thus, whether the listing strengthened the B. smithi wild population or not remains uncertain. The species has nonetheless been bred successfully in captivity, making them readily available on the pet market despite almost no export of wild-caught spiders from Mexico.[4]
- ^ "Infraorder Mygalomorphae - Mygalomorphs". BugGuide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/46198. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ Gordon Ramel. "Caring for your Tarantula". Earthlife Web. http://www.earthlife.net/chelicerata/tarantula.html. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ Martin Overton (April 04, 2007). "An Introduction to Tarantulas and Scorpions". arachnophiliac.info. http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/btstalk.htm. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Stanley A. Schultz, Marguerite J. Schultz. The Tarantula Keeper's Guide: Comprehensive Information on Care, Housing, and Feeding (Revised Edition). Barrons (2009).
- ^ a b Locht, A.; Yáñez, M.; Vázquez, I. (1999). "Distribution and Natural History of Mexican Species of Brachypelma and Brachypelmides (Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae) with Morphological Evidence for Their Synonymy". The Journal of Arachnology 27: 196–200.
- ^ "Brachypelma smithi (Cambridge, 1897)". Minax Tarantulas. http://www.minaxtarantulas.se/articles/brachypelma-smithi-cambridge-1897/. Retrieved August 6, 2012.


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Bentham's trey sends No. 4 PVCS?past No. 1 Clymer
MAYVILLE – The Pine Valley Lady Panthers (12-8) have made it a habit this season of surrendering big leads.
They've also made a habit of bouncing right back.
Trailing by two, 36-34, with just 14 seconds remaining in regulation after having relinquished a lead that had spanned for 30 minutes and had at one point climbed to as many as 16, sophomore guard Alex Bentham drilled a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining. It was her third trey of the game and lifted her fourth-seeded Lady Panthers to an upset victory over top-seed and defending Sectional champion Clymer (13-3), 37-36, in the Section 6 Class D girls basketball semifinals on Tuesday evening, at Chautauqua Lake Central School.
"We sent all our shooters in, had four people (along the 3-point arc) and we just said shoot the first open three," Pine Valley head coach Tim Nobles said. "And (when Bentham received the pass) all I did was watch her feet."
With her coach – and team – looking intently from just a few feet away, Bentham, stationed at the right wing, received the pass from teammate Kayla Mansfield, squared to the hoop and let fly a high-arching shot that hit nothing but net.
Bentham finished with a game-high 14 points to go along with three assists and two rebounds.
Clymer attempted to race down the court for its own last-second score, but was unable to get a shot off before time expired.
"That girl hit a huge shot," Clymer head coach Scott Neckers said. "I thought about calling a timeout (before the play), but (Nobles) was out of them so I didn't want to give him time to draw up a play. And we had already talked about what to do on defense."
He added with an exasperated sigh, "But I guess I should have… coulda, woulda, shoulda."
It was a tough way to close the season for the Lady Pirates, who had lost just two games in their last 18 prior to Tuesday evening. And despite its fourth-quarter comeback – Clymer took its first lead since the 6:30 mark of the opening frame with 48 seconds left in the final period – it was Pine Valley's aggressive, high-pressure defense that made the result seem inevitable.
"We've never seen that kind of speed all year," Neckers said of the Lady Panthers' defense, which racked up 15 steals and created at least twice as many turnovers. "We threw the ball away, missed some open shots and got frazzled."
With the turnovers mounting, Pine Valley held Clymer, a squad averaging nearly 60 points per game, to just 12 points by halftime and 20 by the end of three quarters.
Part of the problem was free throws (12-of-26), while another was the fact that the Lady Pirates shot just 11-of-53 from the field (20.7 percent). Standout Dani Reinwald, meanwhile, who is averaging 22 points and 18 rebounds, was held to just 10 points and 12 rebounds. The defense was so pesky, in fact, that Reinwald was held without a field goal until the three-minute mark of the third period.
"We played excellent defense," Nobles said. "We didn't want Dani Reinwald to get moves down low and we wanted to make sure she didn't get rebounds, and Amber Riggs and Aaren Waterman deserve a lot of credit (for slowing Reinwald)."
While the Clymer offense struggled, Pine Valley got out to a quick start, building a 10-4 advantage after eight minutes and a 25-12 cushion by the break.
And though that offense slowed considerably in the second half – the Lady Panthers scored just 12 the rest of the way – the defense more than made up the difference.
"We play defense, we have been for years at Pine Valley," Nobles said. "That's what we try to do. So whether we have a good offensive game, a great offensive game or a terrible offensive game, we believe our defense will always keep us in the game.
"We didn't have a fantastic offense tonight, but our defense kept us ahead."
Along with Bentham's heroics, Mansfield scored six points to go with seven rebounds and five steals and Laurel Killock swiped four passes as well.
Now, all that stands between Pine Valley and its first Sectional title since 2005 is No. 2 Sherman, who toppled Ellicottville, 49-37, in the other semifinal.
"We're just happy (to be moving on)," Nobles said. "Nobody thought – I mean, we're 10-8 -nobody really, except for these girls, believed that we had a chance (tonight)."
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AGEIA, a privately held company that develops accelerators of effects physics for games and other applications, originally promised to start selling its PhysX physics processing units (PPUs) in December, 2005. But November is now virtually over, there are no indications about physics accelerators approaching the market and some web-sites suggest that they are only now scheduled to emerge in February, 2006.
Several suppliers of hardware for gamers, including ASUSTeK Computer and BFG Technologies were supposed to begin selling accelerators of game effects physics in the fourth quarter, which, in the most conservative way, means December, 2005, just in time to feed gamers with accelerators that speed up effects physics in games that use AGEIA's technology. Nevertheless, the aforementioned companies have not announced beginning of hardware shipments, whereas AGEIA has not announced availability of a single game that takes advantage of the PhysX PPU.
CoolTechZone web-site claims that particularly ASUSTeK Computer is only projected to launch its PhysX accelerator in February, 2006, after at least some games that benefit from the PPU are available. The publication has managed to get a comment from ASUSTeK on the matter, which is reported to have said that the cards had been "ready internally for quite some time", but ASUS did not feel "the right time was there for mass production and a global launch due to limited game compatibility".
AGEIA did not immediately respond on an email seeking for comment.
AGEIA's PhysX is the world's first Physics Processing Unit (PPU), which offloads software physics processing from central processing units and graphics processing units to it. The architecture of the PhysX PPU is tailored for multi-threaded processing of vertexes, which allows game creators to develop detailed, soft and precise animation and simulation of movements, hair, clothing, liquids, fluids and other. Currently AGEIA PhysX is the world's first and only dedicated physics processing unit, but the company expects more startups to offer similar technology.
The cards based on the new AGEIA PhysX processor were supposed to start sampling in Q3 2005, and emerge in retail in Q4 at the price between $249 and $299, it was revealed earlier this year.


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Rest in Peace Bob Hoskins, a cherubic soul who could dive into pitch darkness
Bob Hoskins, the squat, stalwart English actor who has died at the age of 71, will always be best known as the human soul in the innovative, animated sea of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. But I always appreciated the daring he showed diving headfirst into the darker corners of humanity. Whether quietly dangerous or volatile and explosive, Hoskins, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2012, relished the opportunity to play damaged characters.
I'm thinking of The Long Good Friday (1980), in which Hoskins' gangster keeps a bulldog grimace through an epic, from-all-angles professional assault. Or Felicia's Journey (1999), Atom Egoyan's adaptation of the chilling William Trevor novel. Here Hoskins is a lonely, nervous charmer, a catering manager with some nasty impulses and vengeful skeletons in his cupboard. Or his J. Edgar Hoover in Oliver Stone's Nixon, both campy and cagey.
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Before & After: Airbrush Pregnant Belly
I'm back with another post! A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of making over one of my best friends for her maternity shoot. This is actually the first baby in our friend group, so it's super exciting. Instead of a typical before and after, this one is a little different. I show you the power of airbrush body makeup.
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My friend actually had the request that I try to cover marks on her belly including the linea negra. In the past I've done lots of body cover up from tattoos to scars and stretchmarks using my temptu dura airbrush makeup.
This was my first time doing a pregnant belly! Some people like to keep the linea negra but if they don't want it in their pictures this is a great option. Airbrush makeup offers amazing coverage - you can layer it with seamless blending without worrying about erasing layers of coverage like you would with traditional makeup and a brush. Best yet, alcohol based airbrush makeup can last for a few days and is truly smudgeproof and will not get on clothing.
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- Crystal Valentine-Burhans said...
Wow, that is beautiful! Where were you when I was pregnant? Haha! I had so many needle marks from the two shots a day in my stomach I had to have (for blood thinners). Plus the dark line and belly button ring hole. Her stomach looks flawless after makeup application! Beautiful job!
- October 14, 2011 at 8:59 AM
- ChocolateOrchid said...
What a gorgeous makeover. Her pregnant belly is beautiful.
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- Haydee said...
Beautiful Job!, congrats on the lovely future mama!
- October 14, 2011 at 11:07 AM
- Drea J. said...
Hey Ren, didn't she get married not too long ago? Maybe I just look at your wedding posts too much lol... she looks amazing & yaaaaay babies! <3
- October 14, 2011 at 10:41 PM
- DaphYin said...
Wow you surely did a great job! :D
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- Tamyr said...
Wow you did a great job Ren. I haven't been able to attend the airbrush class but I want to. This is really nice.
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for air brush which one is the best? I know you have a few, and it's hard to pick which one is the best? there is soo many air brush machines out there.
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That's pretty convenient. I have to remember to take note of this for when the wife gets pregnant.
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Intel Corp. on Monday revealed several previously unknown details about its code-named Larrabee processors. Even though Intel once again reaffirmed that its Larrabee chips will be compatible with existing graphics application programming interfaces (APIs), the new architecture will be able to do much more than just graphics processing.
The Larrabee architecture includes a high-performance, wide SIMD vector processing unit (VPU) along with a new set of vector instructions including integer and floating point arithmetic, vector memory operations and conditional instructions. In addition, Larrabee includes a major new hardware coherent cache design enabling the many-core architecture. The architecture and instructions have been designed to deliver performance, energy efficiency and general purpose programmability to meet the demands of visual computing and other workloads that are inherently parallel in nature.
Tools are critical to success and key Intel Software Products will be enhanced to support the Larrabee architecture and enable unparalleled developer freedom. Industry APIs such as DirectX and OpenGL will be supported on Larrabee-based products, Intel promised. Nevertheless, the company proclaimed that Larrabee will also be compatible with x86 micro-architecture, which should ensure that it would be easier for software developers to make their applications run efficiently on the new type of microprocessors.
Besides, Intel also stressed that Larrabee will also support global illumination techniques, such as ray tracing, real-life physics in game titles, life-like display of human motion in medical imaging and so on.
The company said that visual computing is not limited to something that can be seen: with performance breakthroughs brought by multi-core microprocessors entirely new levels of interactivity will emerge. For example, new forms of game controllers that can understand human motion will enable users to become characters in their favorite games. In medical imaging patient sensors will feed real time information to enable doctors to perform interactive computed guided procedures.
In order to deliver on the promise of Visual Computing, a complete platform is required. This includes the multi-core CPU, chipset and graphics plus software and associated developer tools. Intel continues to increase its investment and pace in developing technologies, products and platforms that are fueling the pace of visual computing advancements.
Intel said it would demonstrate Larrabee later this year.


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Advanced Technology Manufacturing Company, an investment company that belongs to the government of Abu Dhabi and which controls Globalfoundries contract maker of semiconductors, plans to invest $6 to $7 billion into a chip manufacturing fab in Abu Dhabi. The amount of investments point to another gargantuan fab akin to Globalfoundries plant in Dresden, Germany, and Saratoga, New York.
ATIC wants Globalfoundries to become the world's largest contract maker of semiconductors with leading-edge technologies and most advanced manufacturing facility. At present Globalfoundries is trailing its Taiwanese rivals Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and United Microelectronics Corp. and it will take the company a long time and huge investments to leave behind its competitors. ATIC committed to invest $3 billion to expand manufacturing facility in Dresden and the yet-to-be-launched fab in New York, but that will be not enough to outperform TSMC and UMC.
The fab in Abu Dhabi will process 300mm wafers and will cost from $6 to $7 billion, said Ibrahim Ajami, chief executive officer of ATIC, told Dow Jones Newswires. The manufacturing facility will ramp up production between 2014 and 2015.
Even though semiconductor fabs already cost billions, the $7 billion budget may indicate that the plan is to construct the world's largest semiconductor manufacturing complex. Perhaps, ATIC will not limit itself to just production of actual wafers, but will also build test and packaging facilities adjacent to the giant fab.
Recently ATIC invested into Austin, Texas-based low-power chip designer Smooth-Stone. The company apparently plans to continue investments into promising non-manufacturing businesses or assets.
"We're an investment company focused on making sure we strengthen our position in semiconductors. That could involve expanding into other parts of the value chain," said Mr. Ajami.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
A long time ago, when I was building up my portfolio, I did a shoot with my friend Stacey. She has a beautiful face and I coudn't wait to get my hands on it. For this look, I wanted to try to do a traditional pin up combo with red lips, falsies, and subtle eyes. The look was actually very simple to do. The eyes are very everyday wear, minus the falsies. I spent a little bit of time correcting her eyebrows. She had the hook shape going on, so I used pencil and brown e/s to create more of an angled arch.
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-prep and prime skin
-cinema secrets foundation
-CRC translucent setting powder
-shadester sculpting powder
-CRC rose blush
-spiked brow pencil
-embark e/s (brows)
-bare canvas paint
-shroom e/s
-jardin airs pigment
-espresso e/s
-sketch e/s
-Revlon colorstay liquid liner in blackest black
-smolder kohl pencil
-ardell falsies
-telescopic mascara
-dubonnet l/s
-brick red lipliner
-autobody red lipglass
She loves that apple, lol.
14 comments:
- Brown Girl Gumbo said...
Just beautiful!! Simply gorgeous!! You're such a fantastic artist. :-)
- September 30, 2008 at 11:27 AM
- Jaimie @ Just Kiss 'N Makeup said...
Such a pretty girl. I love the lipcolor! great job, ren.
- September 30, 2008 at 12:13 PM
- Amina said...
i am impressed!!!
it is soo beautiful!
your skills are fire!!
- September 30, 2008 at 12:14 PM
- Monique said...
She looks HOT! YOWSAH!
- September 30, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- mayaari said...
awesome makeup and photos :) she could totally sport that look for a night out!
- September 30, 2008 at 1:07 PM
- MR style said...
that's pretty great ! u should be the new path mcgraph !!! that's fab !
- September 30, 2008 at 1:41 PM
- BedtimeCake said...
Super Gorgeous!! Love it!
- September 30, 2008 at 1:42 PM
- Sharon Rose said...
Wowser-a fantastic look, very well done my dear!!
- September 30, 2008 at 2:48 PM
- Couture Carrie said...
So hot, RenRen!!
When I was a teacher, I tried to look just the opposite so as not to attract the "wrong" kind of attention...
Love the apple, the glasses, the whole thing!!
- September 30, 2008 at 3:45 PM
- rmcandlelight said...
Absolutely beautiful. You did a great job.
- September 30, 2008 at 5:41 PM
- Chrysee. said...
niceee job
- September 30, 2008 at 6:41 PM
- Dominican Enigma said...
wow, love love love it!
- September 30, 2008 at 7:20 PM
- Nic Nic said...
she looks even more beautiful, definitely v. sexy!
- October 2, 2008 at 11:25 PM
- Christiana Divine @ Memoirs of A Shopping Addict said...
whoa. talk about hotness!
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The Columbus Dispatch - November 14, 2012 10:43 AM
Heartland Bank's new Newark office is up and running.
Bank officials formally dedicated the branch at 44 W. Locust St. on Nov. 13.
At more than 4,500 square feet, the new office is nearly double the size of the bank's old location and includes a two-lane drive-through and a new ATM.
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County nixes ThunderWolf Blvd. idea
Commissioners sensitive to Latino groups' concerns
The effort to rename a North Side thoroughfare as ThunderWolf Boulevard came to a halt Monday.
Pueblo County commissioners rescinded their resolution earlier this month that urged the state and city to rename University Boulevard for the mascot at Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Commissioners reversed their vote over angst and confusion from community Latino groups over how the name change would impact Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway.
The issue centers on Colorado 47. That 7-mile stretch of highway was designated Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway in 2006. A stretch of the highway also goes by University Boulevard.
To extend the branding of the Belmont campus, a name change was proposed for the University portion of the road. But that angered and confused some Latino groups that labored for the memorial designation to honor the late Latino and labor leader.
"Initially, when this resolution came to us regarding University, there was no discussion of the memorial highway and that was an oversight on our part," Commissioner Sal Pace said Monday. "There was no intent to show any disrespect on Cesar Chavez or Cesar Chavez highway or Latinos in our community."
A few members of the Latino community addressed commissioners Monday and thanked them for their reconsideration. Many who spoke said they were proud graduates of the Belmont campus who understand the effort to increase its branding.
"On behalf of members of our Latino community, thank you for rescinding that resolution," said Sonia Negrete-Winn."
"I'm sure there probably was no intent on causing any conflict in the community," said John Cordova, a former commissioner.
Pace is now pushing for extending the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway throughout Pueblo County. Chavez supporters now are working to rename University as Cesar Chavez Boulevard.


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CARETTI, Nancy M., 76, of Barton City, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 at her home.
She is survived by her husband Robert; two sons, Robert of Chesterfield Township, and John (Lori) of Warren; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Margaret (Thomas) Nicosia of Lake Orion; and two brothers, Albert (Ethel) Crooks of St. Clair Shores, and Robert (Sharon) Crooks of Clarkston.
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The past 18 months have brought significant disruption in the information security universe. In fact, citing factors from SCADA to hacktivism and WikiLeaks, Websense went so far as to call 2011 "arguably the most unusual and unexpected year in the history of IT security."
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U.S. Women Fall to Cuba in Five-Set Heartbreaker
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 11, 2008) – The U.S. Women's National Indoor Volleyball Team lost a five set match to NORCECA zone rival Cuba 22-25, 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-11 Friday afternoon on day three of the round robin FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
After Cuba gained a 5-2 lead in the first set with three blocks, the U.S. recovered to take a lead at 10-9 and battled its way to a 25-22 victory to start the match. Other than opponent blocks, Team USA limited its errors to two for the opening set. The U.S. broke an 11-all tie in the second set with a 9-2 run and ran away with a 25-17 victory. Cuba gained a 14-10 lead on five straight points in the third set, then took a 24-17 lead on 7-1 spurt en route to a 25-18 victory. Cuba scored four unanswered points to take a 14-12 lead in the fourth set and went on to win 25-21 despite having 11 errors in the period. Cuba gained an 8-5 lead at the crossover in the tiebreaker, then scored four of the last five points of the match for a 15-11 victory to cap the comeback.
"It was a pretty good game," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach 'Jenny' Lang Ping said. "When we are under a little bit of pressure from passing, our block defence system has not played well, especially in the third set. Against Cuba they all have six rotations with three hitters and this makes it hard for us. We could do better and that is what we need to learn from the game."
In other World Grand Prix matches played later today, Brazil defeated China 25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18 and Japan (0-2) hosts Italy (1-1). Cuba improves to 3-0 along with Brazil, while USA falls to 1-2 in the Final Round.
The World Grand Prix Final Round is a round-robin format with each team playing five matches in five days. Team USA challenges Italy on July 12 at 2:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m. MT on July 11) before concluding the Finals on July 13 against Olympic Games host China at 11:30 a.m. (8:30 p.m. MT on July 12). Team USA dropped its Final Round opener on July 9 to Brazil 25-19, 25-19, 25-23, followed by a 26-28, 25-20, 22-25, 25-20, 15-11 victory over Japan on July 10.
Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) scored a team-high 16 points for the U.S. with 13 kills, two aces and a block. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) added 15 points with 12 kills, two aces and a block. She also had 14 excellent service receptions on 20 attempts to go with eight digs. Ogonna Nnamani (Bloomington, Ill.) chipped in 12 points all on kills and 21 attacks with one error. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) totaled seven kills, two blocks and an ace in her first start of the Final Round. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) charted five kills on eight attacks, one block and one ace in the loss. Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) added four kills on five swings in limited action coming off the bench. Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) recorded a team-high 11 digs in the match, along with 13 excellent service receptions on 25 errorless attempts. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) produced 11 assists as the U.S. connected for kills on 44.5 percent of its attacks.
The U.S. started Bown and Akinradewo at middle blocker, Tom and Nnamani at outside hitter, Haneef-Park at opposite and Berg at setter. Sykora is the designated U.S. libero for the Final Round. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) was a sub in all sets but the fourth. Scott-Arruda started the fifth set in place Akinradewo after coming as a sub in the first and fourth sets. Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) was a sub in the third and fourth sets, while Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) was a defensive replacement in the fifth set.
"It was a great game," Berg said. "We played better than in the last two days. We did well in the first and second sets, but then lacked a bit of aggression."
Cuba held a 69-53 advantage in kills to help offset 36 errors in the match, 18 of which were on its serve. Cuba also held margins of 9-5 in blocks and 7-6 in aces. Cuba converted 54.3 percent of its attacks into kills, but had 16 attack errors on 127 swings. The U.S. held a 35-25 advantage in digs.
The U.S. and Cuba have both qualified for the Olympics and are grouped in the same pool. The two countries will meet on Aug. 11 in the second match of pool play.
Yumilka Ruiz Luaces led Cuba with 20 points, all on kills, while Kenia Carcaces Opon matched the point total with 18 kills, one block and one ace. Zoila Barros Fernandez added 13 points in the victory including a match-high four blocks, while Daimi Ramirez Echevarria charted 12 points.
"We are very happy to have won against a team as strong as the United States," Ruiz said. "We did not play well in the first and second sets and could not play at our own pace. When Barros is on the court she always makes us stable."
The 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round has six teams all qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Brazil is currently ranked first in the world by FIVB, followed by second-ranked Italy, third-ranked Cuba, fourth-ranked USA, sixth-ranked China and eighth-ranked Japan. Most teams at the World Grand Prix Final Round will be using the five matches as evaluation tools to select their Olympic Games 12-player roster. In addition, the structure of the tournament makes it difficult for coaches to play the same lineup five consecutive days due to fatigue.
The U.S. has not qualified for the World Grand Prix Final Round since 2004, the last Olympic Games year. The Americans finished third in 2004, followed by eighth place in 2005, seventh place in 2006 and eighth place in 2007. Team USA has won the premier annual event in 1995 and 2001. Brazil has won three of the last four titles, while defending champion Netherlands failed to qualify for this year's World Grand Prix. Italy has medaled in the last four World Grand Prix events with silver medals in 2004 and 2005, and bronze medals in 2006 and 2007. China, the 2008 World Grand Prix leader, finished second last year as it hosted the Finals in Ningbo.
Team USA finished with a 7-2 record and in fourth place in the FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round. The FIVB World Grand Prix includes three preliminary round weekends with three different sites each weekend hosting round-robin events of four teams. The top five teams in the preliminary round along with the host country comprise the Final Round field.
The U.S. has qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and is using the World Grand Prix as an evaluation tool to help determine the 12-player roster for the Olympic Games. Team USA faces Japan on Aug. 9 to open the 2008 Olympic Games. Other teams in the American pool are Cuba (Aug. 11), Venezuela (Aug. 13), China (Aug. 15) and Poland (Aug. 17).
Cuba opened the match with a 4-1 lead with three blocks in the first set. The Cubans increased their advantage to 6-2. Team USA cut the gap in half to 7-5 with a Tom ace after a Cuban error. Nnamani scored consecutive kills to close the U.S. to within one at 8-7. Akinradewo and Haneef-Park collected back-to-back kills to tie the set at 9-all, then Nnamani added a kill to give the U.S. its first lead at 10-9. The lead shifted back to Cuba at 11-10, but Team USA answered with an Akinradewo block after a Cuba error to regain the lead at 12-11. Cuba responded with two consecutive points to take a 13-12 advantage. Haneef-Park powered home a kill followed by a Cuba error to push the U.S. in front 15-14. Cuba reached the second technical timeout with the lead at 16-15. However, Team USA responded with a 3-0 run with a Cuba error followed by a Nnamani kill and Tom ace for an 18-16 American advantage. The U.S. stretched its lead to 23-19 with a Nnamani kill, Tom block and Cuban error. Cuba cut the deficit in half with consecutive points at 23-21. Tom scored the set's final point with a kill at 25-22. Nnamani was credited with five kills to lead the U.S. offense in the opening set.
Team USA used a 4-1 run to take a 4-2 lead in the second set with kills coming from Nnamani, Haneef-Park and Tom. Cuba answered by knotting the score at 4-all. After a Cuba error, Haneef-Park scored an ace to push the U.S. in front 6-4. Cuba came back to tie the set at 10-all with back-to-back points. Bown collected a kill and Haneef-Park followed with an ace to lift Team USA in front 13-11. The U.S. extended the run to four at 15-11 with a Cuba error and Tom kill. Nnamani tallied a kill after a Bown block to increase the American lead to 17-12. Cuba added an error to the run presenting the U.S. an 18-12 lead. Bown and Nnamani added consecutive kills to extend the lead to seven, 20-13. Cuba tacked on consecutive points to claw to within five, 22-17. Akinradewo served an ace after a Cuban error to give Team USA a 24-17 score. Cuba failed to save a set point as it committed an error at 25-17. Haneef-Park scored a team-leading five points in the second set, including two aces.
Cuba jumped to a 2-0 lead in the third set, but Akinradewo and Tom scored consecutive kills to tie the set at 2-all. Cuba regained a two-point cushion at 5-3. Haneef-Park followed a Cuba error with a kill to tie the set at 7-all. Akinradewo added a block to the run of three points to give the U.S. an 8-7 lead at the technical timeout. Cuba scored five unanswered points to assume a 14-10 lead. Team USA cut the deficit to one with an Akinradewo and Tom kill and Cuba error at 14-13. Cuba pushed its lead to seven at 24-17 with a 7-1 spurt. After a Tom kill, Cuba ended the set at 25-18. Akinradewo scored five points in the third set to lead the U.S.
The U.S. took a 3-1 lead in the fourth set on three straight Cuba errors. Cuba came back to tie the set at 5-all and grabbed an 8-7 lead at the technical timeout. The U.S. came out of the break with a Nnamani kill and Haneef-Park block to take a 9-8 lead. Cuba regained the lead at 11-10. Back-to-back Cuba errors reversed the lead to the U.S. at 13-12. Haneef-Park scored a kill after Cuba's nine error of the set to give the U.S. a two-point cushion at 14-12. However, Cuba came back with four unanswered points to take a 16-14 advantage at the second technical timeout. Two Cuba errors tied the set at 16-all, but Cuba came back with four straight points for a 20-16 lead. A Bown and Tom kill cut the deficit to two at 20-18. Cuba gained four set points at 24-20 with consecutive points. Cuba ended the match at 25-21.
Cuba scored three straight points to take a 4-2 lead early in the fifth set. Cuba increased its margin to three at 7-4. Tom followed a Cuba error with a kill to close the deficit to one, 9-8. Cuba reached a 13-10 lead with consecutive points. After Tom stopped the run with a kill, Cuba ended the set with two additional points at 15-11.
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U.S. Women's National Team Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Ogonna Nnamani (OH, 6-1, Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)
2 - Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - Tayyiba Haneef-Park (OPP/OH, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Minnesota)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawai'i)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH/OPP, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
10 - Kim Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona)
11 - Robyn Ah Mow-Santos (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
19 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
Head Coach: 'Jenny' Lang Ping
Assistant Coaches: Sue Woodstra, Tom Hogan, Li Yong (not traveling)
Technical Coordinator: Diane French
Team Leader/Manager: Joan Powell
FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round Standings
Brazil 3-0
Cuba 3-0
Italy 1-1 (vs. Japan later today)
China 0-3
Japan 0-2 (vs. Italy later today
World Grand Prix Final Round: Yokohama, Japan
July 9: Brazil def. USA, 25-19, 25-19, 25-23
July 9: Italy def. China, 22-25, 29-27, 20-25, 25-20, 15-9
July 9: Cuba def. Japan, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-19
July 10: Cuba def. China, 25-21, 20-25, 26-24, 25-16
July 10: Brazil def. Italy, 25-20, 25-17, 25-23
July 10: USA def. Japan 26-28, 25-20, 22-25, 25-20, 15-11
July 11: Brazil vs. China, 25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18
July 11: Cuba def. USA, 22-25, 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-11
July 11: Japan vs. Italy, 6:30 p.m. (3:30 a.m. MT)
July 12: Brazil vs. Cuba, 11:30 a.m. (8:30 p.m. MT on July 11)
July 12: Italy vs. USA, 2:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m. MT on July 11)
July 12: Japan vs. China, 6 p.m. (3 a.m. MT)
July 13: USA vs. China, 11:30 a.m. (8:30 p.m. MT on July 12)
July 13: Cuba vs. Italy, 2:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m. MT on July 12)
July 13: Japan vs. Brazil, 6 p.m. (3 a.m. MT)
FIVB World Grand Prix Final Preliminary Round Standings
Brazil 8-1 (1.199 Point Ratio)
China 8-1 (1.140 Point Ratio)
Italy 8-1 (1.124 Point Ratio)
USA 7-2 (1.161 Point Ratio)
Cuba 6-3 (1.090 Point Ratio)
Turkey 4-5 (1.015 Point Ratio)
Germany 4-5 (1.001 Point Ratio)
Dominican Republic 4-5 (0.953 Point Ratio)
Japan 2-7 (0.870 Point Ratio)
Poland 1-8 (0.898 Point Ratio)
Thailand 1-8 (0.862 Point Ratio)
Kazakhstan 1-8 (0.761 Point Ratio)
Pool A: Kobe Japan, Green Arena
June 20: Turkey def. USA, 28-26, 25-16, 21-25, 25-19
June 20: Japan def. Kazakhstan, 25-17, 25-13, 25-23
June 21: USA def. Kazakhstan, 25-16, 25-17, 25-19
June 21: Japan def. Turkey, 21-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 15-12
June 22: Turkey def. Kazakhstan, 25-17, 26-24, 25-15
June 22: USA def. Japan, 27-29, 25-18, 18-25, 25-16, 15-13
Pool B: Ningbo, China, Beilun Sports Centre
June 20: Brazil def. Thailand, 25-22, 25-18, 25-20
June 20: China def. Germany, 19-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-21
June 21: China def. Thailand, 25-11, 25-16, 25-19
June 21: Brazil def. Germany, 15-25, 25-23, 25-20, 30-28
June 22: Germany def. Thailand, 19-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22
June 22: China def. Brazil, 22-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13
Pool C: Alassio, Italy, Palavavizza Hall
June 20: Cuba def. Poland, 25-20, 29-31, 25-21, 26-24
June 20: Italy def. Dominican Republic, 19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-15
June 21: Cuba def. Dominican Republic, 25-22, 25-15, 25-19
June 21: Italy def. Poland, 25-17, 25-22, 23-25, 25-16
June 22: Dominican Republic def. Poland, 25-21, 23-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-11
June 22: Italy def. Cuba, 25-23, 27-25, 27-25
Pool D: Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, Vinh Phuc Hall
June 27: Brazil def. Kazakhstan, 25-10, 25-17, 25-19
June 27: Turkey def. Germany, 25-21, 25-22, 25-27, 25-18
June 28: Germany def. Kazakhstan, 25-17, 25-19, 25-21
June 28: Brazil def. Turkey, 25-23, 25-19, 25-15
June 29: Turkey def. Kazakhstan, 25-16, 25-20, 25-17
June 29: Brazil def. Germany, 25-15, 27-25, 25-16
Pool E: Wroclaw, Poland, Centennial Hall
June 27: Dominican Republic def. Poland 25-22, 19-25, 25-17, 25-20
June 27: USA def. Thailand, 25-18, 25-17, 26-28, 25-13
June 28: Thailand def. Poland, 19-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-23, 15-4
June 28: USA def. Dominican Republic, 25-13, 25-21, 25-20
June 29: USA def. Poland, 25-17, 25-16, 25-20
June 29: Dominican Republic def. Thailand, 25-19, 24-26, 25-21, 25-22
Pool F: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Coliseum
June 27: Italy def. Japan, 25-17, 25-20, 25-22
June 27: China def. Cuba, 25-18, 25-27, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13
June 28: Italy def. Cuba, 21-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-20, 15-13
June 28: China def. Japan, 25-16, 29-27, 25-22
June 29: Cuba def. Japan, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-16
June 29: China def. Italy, 18-25, 25-20, 21-25, 27-25, 15-8
Pool G: Bangkok, Thailand, Huamark Stadium
July 4: Kazakhstan def. Thailand, 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 17-25, 16-14
July 4: Cuba def. Germany, 23-25, 25-21, 25-8, 25-21
July 5: Germany def. Thailand, 25-18, 25-15, 25-16
July 5: Cuba def. Kazakhstan, 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-16
July 6: Cuba def. Thailand, 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 17-25, 15-9
July 6: Germany def. Kazakhstan, 25-15, 25-19, 25-19
Pool H: Taipei, Chinese Taipei, Hsinchuang Gym
July 4: USA def. Poland, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-10
July 4: Italy def. Turkey, 25-20, 21-25, 30-28, 25-23
July 5: USA def. Turkey, 25-16, 25-20, 20-25, 25-17
July 5: Italy def. Poland, 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14, 18-16
July 6: Poland def. Turkey, 25-21, 25-22, 25-22
July 6: Italy def. USA, 25-22, 25-21, 25-16
Pool I: Macau, Macau Forum
July 4: Brazil def. Dominican Republic, 23-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-9
July 4: China def. Japan, 25-16, 25-19, 25-15
July 5: Brazil def. Japan, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15
July 5: China def. Dominican Republic, 25-16, 25-22, 25-21
July 6: Dominican Republic def. Japan, 26-24, 25-13, 25-18
July 6: Brazil def. China 25-21, 25-17, 25-20


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Posted by Reviewer3315135 on Jan 01, 2011
I was really hoping that the Wisdom Natural English Toffee would be a good 2nd choice to NuNaturals Vanilla. First, it did not taste like English Toffee and was not as sweet as NuNaturals. Like the price not the product.
Didn't taste good
Posted by Reviewer1193698 on Nov 11, 2011
I tried this with greek yogurt and also to give taste to whipped cream, but I really didn't like this. I think it doesn't taste like toffee that much, it tastes very artificial even though it says it is made with natural flavors. I normally use NuNaturals liquid Vanilla Stevia for sweetening and I will continue to use that.
Posted by Reviewer1796463 on Dec 27, 2011
I didn't like the english toffee taste, but I shall try other flavours to see if any will taste better for me.
Posted by Reviewer1930378 on Feb 10, 2012
A bit too sweet for me... Will probably use this in cakes and cookies...
Fudge lovers choise
Posted by aRPiieS on Jul 29, 2012
Use this and absolutely everything tastes like fudge, not really sweet one, nu naturals are way better.
Posted by 4880947033922911088 on Sep 14, 2012
This has a sintetic taste i think. Bought it to use in tea, but it was not good for that. Better with ice cream tough:p
Will not buy again
Posted by 4646247861055418689 on Oct 27, 2013
Did nit really like this flavor. It kind of had a bitter after taste.
long names will lead to more mistakes
Posted by 4811186222652974848 on Oct 12, 2014
I wanted to get Wisdom Natural, SweetLeaf, Liquid Stevia, Sweet Drops Sweetener,not flavoured. Instead I ordered toffee - from all flavours only one I loathe :( But I don't take all blame on me, as all this long names will just make confusion [con]... As flavours are not highlighted, so after researching website for an hour, I ordered Wisdom Natural, SweetLeaf, Liquid Stevia, Sweet Drops Sweetener,Wisdom Natural, SweetLeaf, Liquid Stevia, Sweet Drops Sweetener,Wisdom Natural Toffee SweetLeaf, Liquid Stevia, Sweet Drops Sweetener, without noticing it is wrong one. Why low rating for a good product? Because I normally look at low scores first, and If someone is going to stumble upon this comment maybe is going to be more aware of this weakness during ordering.
Posted by 5212781773985055538 on Dec 01, 2016
really bitter. tgere was a hint if toffee but there were probably more bitterness than anything. It was my first time trying stevia though
Posted by Reviewer1022120 on Oct 28, 2010
Other reviewer said that although they didn't typically like this brand, they did like this flavor so I tried it but didn't like it. This brand's aftertaste is not to my liking. I prefer the smoother taste of NuNaturals Vanilla Steveia (made with Singing Dog Vanilla).


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Question for Hagel – what are priorities?
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is spending much of his time these days jetting around the country to spread his woe-is-us message to the Pentagon's civilian workers.
Last week, in a speech to Defense Department employees in Charleston, S.C., Hagel predicted hundreds of thousands will remain on furlough for several months, with massive layoffs on the way.
Hagel blames spending cuts mandated through the "sequester" process.
At first glance, the reductions – averaging about $49 billion a year for the next decade – appear serious. But in the context of more than $700 billion a year in military spending, the question is whether Hagel and others in the Pentagon are taking effective action to deal with the cuts.
Members of Congress should be asking Hagel whether the Pentagon has re-examined its spending priorities, perhaps scrapping some pie-in-the-sky programs to protect essential spending.
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As director of the largest Webster County food pantry the Lord's Cupboard, I would like to share with you the impact the Emergency Food Program legislation will have on our community specifically. Thirty-eight states do provide funding for their food programs. Iowa does not and is obviously behind in the issue.
In terms of numbers and percentages, it's very clear. 2011 population statistics for Iowa is around 3 million with 408,000 living hungry or with a food shortage today. The legislation is proposing $2 million that would be set aside for the eight food banks serving the state. There are 99 counties in Iowa with 14 Food Bank agencies (groups privileged to receive help from the Food Bank of Iowa) in Webster County. The math equals $1,443 would impact the Lord's Cupboard.
This money is going directly to the eight food banks to be spent on food, transporting and storage and something that is a personal goal of mine in the near future nutrition education programs. We as food bank agencies can then have more selection, opportunities and program assistance from them.
Is this good stewardship of our state funds/taxes? Absolutely. To put it in "grocery" perspective here's what $1,443 would buy if you or I were purchasing. The Lord's Cupboard serves an average of 250-400 households each month; with milk at $3-plus a gallon that is just around five weeks of milk at Fareway. A pound of ground turkey can be purchased at ALDI for $1.69 so that would be 854 pounds or two months worth of meat for our clients. We could purchase 2,091 loves of white bread at Hy-Vee. As an agency of the Food Bank of Iowa using U.S. Department of Agriculture purchasing, Feeding America program, etc., for the $1,443 this legislation will buy the Lord's Cupboard 10,307 pounds of food. What an incredible way to stretch our tax dollars and as Sen. Daryl Beall said "it's the right thing to do".
Food, stretching your grocery dollar and the importance of family meals is my passion. I am always excited to talk about it.
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Yes at that price it is good to take note and be prudent. There are a lot of incentives to fake LBZ because of its high price. There are a few mountain that has some ( but not all) of the LBZ different taste profile and they can be blended to simulate LBZ. I can think of a few mountains, but it is good not to mention it publicly.
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Grover, They're Just Not That Into You AnymoreNovember 27th, 2012 . by economistmom
Some pledges are meant to be broken, once the only reason you're keeping them is because those you've made them to keep telling you (in not such nice ways) "but you promised." People grow up and grow out of marriages, for example, because, quite frankly, we were not mature enough when we made the promise to really understand what we were doing or even who we are. And so it goes with the pledge so many in this town have made to this man named Grover (who is really more like Oscar the Grouch). On the front page of today's Washington Post, Aaron Blake writes (emphasis added):
Norquist, a zealous, self-promoting Washington icon who presides over a weekly meeting of top conservative players, has quietly amassed an extraordinary amount of power in the Republican Party without ever being elected to office. The 56-year-old president of Americans for Tax Reform is a former Reagan-era operative who launched his pledge in 1986, wheedling and cajoling so many GOP lawmakers into signing it over the years that it has become a Republican rite of passage. He keeps the source of his power, the original signed pledges, in a secret fireproof safe.
But now some Republicans are openly pining for the days when Norquist's specter didn't loom over their budget dealings. Among them is strategist John Weaver, a former top adviser to Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and moderate 2012 presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr.
"The party and conservative movement will no longer be held hostage by a Washington, D.C., lobbyist," Weaver said. "Obviously the party will always be the one standing for lower tax rates and more efficient government, but to compete for the right to govern nationally, party leaders must — and ultimately will — act responsibly."
And so it may go with (even) the promise President Obama first made to 98 percent of us two campaigns ago–that our tax burdens would not go up in any way–when it becomes more obvious that the politics combined with the basic math make keeping that promise the wrong thing to do.


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Give area coaches a break
Each year at different points in the athletic calendar, there is turnover. Coaches leaving, coaches coming in. When you have 10 schools in a coverage area, it's more or less a natural process, but a recent wave of resignations has given me pause. You take a look around and ask yourself, "What is going on here?"
Coaching, like officiating, is a very difficult job. High school coaches are dealing with turning 12-50 (depending on the sports) individuals into a team and with that comes the everyday struggles of the average teenager. I remember my high school days well and administrators certainly had their hands full. It is a full-time job that never really stops. When the season ends, a coaches job does not. There are summer programs, coaching clinics, workouts, and constant planning. Improvement is an ever ongoing process and the best coaches are never satisfied. It's a full-time job in addition to, in many cases, a full-time professional job. It takes away from personal and family time for them. It's sacrifice, and for not much compensation in most cases either.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't know that any coach out there is sacrificing their time and energy for the money involved. It has to do with passion, taking a vested interest in the well-being of student-athletes, molding them into future leaders and productive members of society.
It is so much more than wins and losses, though it is only human nature to place more importance on that aspect of the job, which brings me to my next point.
Coaches take a lot of abuse. I understand it. I have a child of my own, who is not yet two years old, but who may play sports one day if he so chooses. I can imagine it being hard to show restraint when it is perceived that your child is being slighted.
Living vicariously through your student-athlete is not exactly a new phenomenon and I would never call someone out for doing it, but maybe somewhere along the line, we've become too involved.
There are leagues in existence that accept kids from the age of three. These leagues count wins and losses and hold championships, and these titles are celebrated and hyped.
I'm a very competitive person and I like to win, but everything has its limits. I think as a society, we need to re-evaluate what we're doing.
It isn't hard to imagine that a young child who is put on a pedestal for winning repeatedly, at an age when the goal should simply be to learn team mechanics and to have fun will inevitably be in for a rude awakening at some point. They aren't all superstars.
It is a sad day when good coaches voluntarily step down for what could be partly attributed to repeated behind-the-scenes confrontations. Who could blame them? I am only an observer at this point but I have witnessed things that leave me shaking my head at times.
This isn't a general indictment and this isn't to admonish anyone but I do think we need to be mindful of what our area coaches do and the predicament they are in. They are key figures in a student-athlete's life.
Sometimes our own personal agendas get driven to the forefront and we forget.
The MHSAA has assembled tips for sportsmanship, put together by student-athletes at their Sportsmanship Summit of 2010.
Among them are
Let the coaches coach
Follow the Golden Rule
Think before you act
Respect players, coaches and officials
All students and parents show positive attitudes throughout the game
This is our time, your time is over
I think I would add one more that I didn't see listed and this I say to all involved in the game.
Be accountable for yourself.
When things don't go the way you desire them to be, don't let your first instinct be to blame the coach or blame the administrator. First, look at yourself. Are you putting in the time and work necessary for your role?
We have to trust our coaches to do the job they were hired to do. No coach is ever going to get every decision they make, met with applause and gratitude. It just doesn't work that way. But I would call for civility and respect when a conflict arises. Two-way communication can solve a lot of problems.
Additionally, the time to approach a coach with an issue is not right after the game. I would recommend taking some time to consider the issue. Think it over and talk it over with your student-athlete, then decide if it is worth pursuing and discuss it with the athletic director and/or coach. Respect yourself and others involved and handle the matter with class.
Though the recent wave of coaching turnover may have happened regardless, I have to believe that outlying factors were a part of it. Good coaches are now gone, and it may have been prevented.


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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton released a statement on Iran's continuing human rights violations on September 30, 2011. Secretary Clinton said:
"The United States is deeply concerned by reports of the Iranian government's continued repression of its people. Despite statements from Iran's Supreme Leader and President claiming support for the rights and freedoms of Iranian citizens and people in the region, the government continues its crackdown on all forms of dissent, belief, and assembly.
"We are particularly concerned by reports that Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani is facing execution on charges of apostasy for refusing to recant his faith. This comes amid a harsh onslaught against followers of diverse faiths, including Zoroastrians, Sufis, and Baha'is.
"Iran's government continues to arrest journalists and filmmakers. They are restricting access to information by jamming incoming satellite broadcasts and filtering the Internet.
"The United States stands with the international community and all Iranians against the Iranian government's hypocritical statements and actions, and we continue to call for a government that respects the human rights and freedom of all those living in Iran."
You can also read the Secretary Clinton's statement here.
Related Content: Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Conviction of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
Mayema in South Africa writes:
Dictatorship and totalitarianism , it is touching every every corner of our society even organizations where they don't want activists to speak out about xenophobia, racism, homophobia, trans phobia and hate crime, even here in South Africa, we stopped a secrecy bill that woould undermine the freedom of speech
Dan S. in New Mexico writes:
I appreciate the message, and hope we can someday depend on governments defending human rights. And not just when its convenient, or, in this case, sending a message to a oppressive government. I believe Isreal falls into this same catagory, and there should be messages sent out about that issue. I DID appreciate the Secretary's remarks while with the Portuguese Foreign Minister regarding the Israel housing actions.
This is a good example of a time when friends need to hold friends accountable. We should not isolate ourselves from the world by siding with Israel, when our economy suffers. The European Union's decision to create trade agreements with Palestine should be followed by USTDA and other groups within our government to pressure Israel to bend. This, after all, will help bring Iran into the fold by creating alliances with its friends and partners. We all know Israel is lossing influence in the region. Iran, gaining...
Dan S. in New Mexico writes:
I hope we can confront all countries with human rights violations. It seems we are making announcements about Iran, but not others. Lets remember our role as a voice for oppressed people throughout the Mediterranean Region, and Arab world. Iran is not unique. Religious states are oppressive to other groups inside and outside of their recognized international borders.
William S. in South Carolina writes:
Are we going to be in even yet another police action? America cant afford to go ant farther in debt!
Jessica in Kuwait writes:
I signed a petition, along with many others, hoping to have a formal statement on behalf of Pastor Nadarkhani. THANK YOU for honoring our petition & for issuing a statement for human rights in Iran. I know there's a long list of countries we could name off but international pressure can save a life, hopefully that life is Yousef's. So THANK YOU FOR THIS STATEMENT!!!!
Vickie D. in Kentucky writes:
I believe we should stand together as a christian nation and speak out for the release of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. We should also Pray and rally for all human rights.


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