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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 25, 2011) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, ranked second in the world, will look to defend its 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix gold medal during August 2011, but that will be no small task.
The U.S. used an 11-match win streak to capture gold at the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix, the premier annual international volleyball tournament now in its 19th year since its debut in 1993. The Team USA gold medal was its third in the event, but first in nine years. Before last year's performance, the Americans had not reached the World Grand Prix podium since 2004.
"The World Grand Prix is a very challenging event," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "You have to play a lot of good volleyball to be successful, and when you add the travel and a bunch of strong opponents as well, it all makes for a really tough tournament."
The FIVB World Grand Prix has increased from 12 to 16 of the best teams in the world for 2011. The event has three consecutive weekends of preliminary round pool play divided into four locations per weekend with four teams each competing in a round-robin format. Teams accumulate nine total matches through the three preliminary round weekends with the top seven teams in the standings joining China as host country into the World Grand Prix Final Round. Teams earn three points for a 3-0 or 3-1 victory, two points for a 3-2 victory and one point for a 3-2 loss.
McCutcheon feels the tournament expansion is good for the game, but will not necessarily affect how the team prepares.
"Obviously there are more opponents that we need to be ready for," McCutcheon said. "However, the format essentially hasn't changed. Each preliminary weekend has three matches per weekend, then five matches in the Final Round - but with a different format (pool play before crossover semifinals and medal matches versus five days of round-robin). As far as the expansion of the number of teams, I think anytime you can add more countries to an event of this caliber, it's positive for the sport."
For the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix edition, McCutcheon has selected an experienced preliminary roster mixed in with some young athletes who are budding stars on the international stage. The 20-player preliminary roster includes middle blockers Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), Christa Harmotto (Hopewell, Pa.), Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) and Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.). Outside hitters in the mix for the final roster are Angie Forsett (Lake Mary, Fla.), Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.), Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.), Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah) and Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah).
Setters named to the preliminary roster are Lindsey Berg (Honolulu), Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.). Opposites on the preliminary squad are Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio), Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) and Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa). Liberos on the roster are Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii).
Nine of the 20 players on the FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary roster have Olympic Games experience, while 13 of 20 have played in the FIVB World Championships. Scott-Arruda is a four-time Olympian attempting to become the first American volleyball player to compete in five Olympics. Tom and Bown have played in three Olympic Games.
The Americans have won the World Grand Prix in 1995, 2001 and 2010, along with consecutive bronze-medal finishes in 2003 and 2004. Akinradewo was named the most valuable player and Best Blocker in last year's edition, while Alisha Glass was selected as Best Setter in her first senior-level FIVB-organized event of her career.
The U.S. Women's National Team opens the three-weekend preliminary round phase at Luohe, China. In Pool D, the Americans face ninth-ranked Serbia on Aug. 5 at 4 p.m. (1 a.m. PT), No. 19 Kazakhstan on Aug. 6 at 4 p.m. (1 a.m. PT) and No. 6 China on Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. PT).
Team USA travels to Komaki, Japan, for the second preliminary round weekend. The U.S. opens Pool H against No. 13 Dominican Republic on Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. (11 p.m. PT on Aug. 11), followed by No. 3 Japan on Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. (2 a.m. PT) and a rematch with No. 9 Serbia on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. (11 p.m. PT on Aug. 13).
The Americans conclude the preliminary round in Hong Kong, which will be hosting two pools under the Hong Kong Coliseum roof at the same time. The U.S. faces No. 10 Germany on Aug. 19 at 3 p.m. (midnight PT), followed by No. 4 Italy on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. (4 a.m. PT) and No. 15 Peru on Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. (10 p.m. PT on Aug. 20).
"There are a lot of challenges in playing the World Grand Prix," McCutcheon said. "Sometimes the challenges are the travel, sometimes it is the pools you are in. There are a lot of different factors you have to watch out for. Certainly we try to prepare for as many eventualities as we can so we can put ourselves in the best possible position to be successful."
For the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix, the travel and frequent flier miles logged will not be as huge an issue as in the past. All three preliminary weekend pools the Americans have been placed into are in Asia, along with the Final Round. In contrast, the 2010 U.S. team traveled from Poland to Thailand to Hong Kong to China and went on to win the World Grand Prix. In 2009, the miles stacked up with weekends in Brazil, Chinese Taipei and Thailand. In 2008 right before the Olympic Games, Team USA went from Japan to Poland to Chinese Taipei and back to Japan.
"This year's travel schedule is a little different from those past," McCutcheon said. "The prospect of not really having to deal with the jet lag repeatedly weekend to weekend will be interesting. Hopefully it will be a positive for us."
The 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round will have eight teams divided into two groups playing a round-robin schedule Aug. 24-26. The top two teams in each pool advance to crossover semifinals on Aug. 27 with the medal matches played on Aug. 28. The Final Round winner receives $200,000, while each preliminary weekend winner receives $35,000.
The U.S. Women's National Team will face three teams ranked among the top six in the world (No. 3 Japan, No. 4 Italy and No. 6 China), along with three other matches against top 10 teams (twice against No. 9 Peru and No. 10 Germany). Team USA's nine FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round matches result in an average world ranking of 9.78.
Following the FIVB World Grand Prix, the Americans will compete in the NORCECA Women's Continental Championship (Sept. 10-18), the Pan American Games (Oct. 14-20) and the FIVB World Cup (Nov. 4-18) should they qualify through the NORCECA Continental Championship. In January 2012, the U.S. will compete in the NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament (Jan. 6-14) if it does not secure one of the three 2012 Olympic Games qualifying spots at the FIVB World Cup.
"The goal for this year, obviously, is Olympic qualification," McCutcheon said. "To that end, we hope that by the end of the World Grand Prix, our team is playing and competing at a high level - and we want to carry that momentum through to this year's NORCECA Continental Championship."
Team USA has already competed in two tournaments this year, finishing with a fourth-place finish at the Montreux Volley Masters (June 7-12 at Montreux, Switzerland) and the bronze medal at the Pan American Cup (July 1-9 at Juarez, Mexico). During the Pan American Cup, the U.S. defeated NORCECA rival Cuba in three sets during the bronze-medal match. The Americans also stretched Brazil, the eventual gold-medalist of the tournament, to five sets on the final day of pool play.
FIVB Event Web Page for 2011 World Grand Prix
U.S. Women's National Team Preliminary Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 – Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
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)
5 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
10 - Kim Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (Opp, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
13 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Hopewell, Pa., Penn State)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (Opp, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
17 - Mary 'Nellie' Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - Destinee Hooker (Opp, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
20 - Angie Forsett (OH, 5-8, Lake Mary, Fla., California)
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 Manager: Ken Sullivan
Pool A at Bydgoszsz, Poland (Luczinczka Hall)
Aug. 5: Poland vs. Argentina, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 5: Italy vs. Dominican Republic, 7 p.m.
Aug. 6: Poland vs. Dominican Republic, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 6: Italy vs. Argentina, 6 p.m.
Aug. 7: Poland vs. Italy, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 7: Dominican Republic vs. Argentina, 6 p.m.
Pool B at Nakhonpathom, Thailand (Nakhonpathom Gym)
Aug. 5: Russia vs. Cuba, 3 p.m.
Aug. 5: Thailand vs. Peru, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 6: Peru vs. Russia, 3 p.m.
Aug. 6: Cuba vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 7: Peru vs. Cuba, 3 p.m.
Aug. 7: Russia vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Pool C at Busan, Korea (Sajik Indoor Gymnasium)
Aug. 5: Brazil vs. Japan, 2 p.m.
Aug. 5: Korea vs. Germany, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 6: Korea vs. Japan, 2 p.m.
Aug. 6: Brazil vs. Germany, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 7: Korea vs. Brazil, 2 p.m.
Aug. 7: Japan vs. Germany, 4:30 p.m.
Pool D at Luohe, China (Luohe Sports Center)
Aug. 5: USA vs. Serbia, 4 p.m.
Aug. 5: China vs. Kazakhstan, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 6: USA vs. Kazakhstan, 4 p.m.
Aug. 6: China vs. Serbia, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 7: Serbia vs. Kazahkstan, 4 p.m.
Aug. 7: USA vs. China, 7:30 p.m.
Pool E at Zielona Gora, Poland (Sortowo Widowiskowa Hall)
Aug. 12: Poland vs. Argentina, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 12: Cuba vs. Korea, 7 p.m.
Aug. 13: Poland vs. Korea, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 13: Cuba vs. Argentina, 6 p.m.
Aug. 14: Poland vs. Cuba, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 14: Korea vs. Argentina, 6 p.m.
Pool F at Almaty Kazakhstan (Baluan Sholak Sports Palace)
Aug. 12: Kazakhstan vs. Italy, 3:15 p.m.
Aug. 12: Thailand vs. Brazil, 6 p.m.
Aug. 13: Brazil vs. Kazakhstan, 3:15 p.m.
Aug. 13: Italy vs. Thailand, 6 p.m.
Aug. 14: Kazakhstan vs. Thailand, 3:15 p.m.
Aug. 14: Italy vs. Brazil, 6 p.m.
Pool G at Quanzhou, China (Straits Sports Center Quanzhou)
Aug. 12: Germany vs. Russia, 4 p.m.
Aug. 12: China vs. Peru, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 13: Peru vs. Russia, 4 p.m.
Aug. 13: China vs. Germany, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 14: Peru vs. Germany, 4 p.m.
Aug. 14: China vs. Russia, 7:30 p.m.
Pool H at Komaki, Japan (Park Arena Komaki)
Aug. 12: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 3 p.m.
Aug. 12: Japan vs. Serbia, 6 p.m.
Aug. 13: Serbia vs. Dominican Republic, 3 p.m.
Aug. 13: USA vs. Japan, 6 p.m.
Aug. 14: Japan vs. Dominican Republic, 1 p.m.
Aug. 15: USA vs. Serbia, 3 p.m.
Pool I at Hong Kong (Hong Kong Coliseum)
Aug. 19: Kazakhstan vs. Poland, 7 p.m.
Aug. 19: China vs. Dominican Republic, 9:30 p.m.
Aug. 20: Dominican Republic vs. Poland, 3 p.m.
Aug. 20: China vs. Kazakhstan, 9:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: Dominican Republic vs. Kazakhstan, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: China vs. Poland, 8 p.m.
Pool J at Hong Kong (Hong Kong Coliseum)
Aug. 19: Italy vs. Peru, 1 p.m.
Aug. 19: USA vs. Germany, 3 p.m.
Aug. 20: Germany vs. Peru, 1 p.m.
Aug. 20: USA vs. Italy, 7 p.m.
Aug. 21: USA vs. Peru, 11 a.m.
Aug. 21: Germany vs. Italy, 1 p.m.
Pool K at Bangkok, Thailand (Keelawes 1)
Aug. 19: Cuba vs. Brazil, 2 p.m.
Aug. 19: Thailand vs. Argentina, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 20: Brazil vs. Argentina, 2 p.m.
Aug. 20: Cuba vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: Argentina vs. Cuba, 3 p.m.
Aug. 21: Brazil vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Pool L at Tokyo, Japan (Ariake Coliseum)
Aug. 19: Russia vs. Korea, 3 p.m.
Aug. 19: Japan vs. Serbia, 6 p.m.
Aug. 20: Russia vs. Serbia, 3 p.m.
Aug. 20: Japan vs. Korea, 6 p.m.
Aug. 21: Serbia vs. Korea, 3 p.m.
Aug. 21: Japan vs. Russia, 6 p.m.


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Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - Badminton World Federation | Photo by Edwin Leung
The recently concluded BWF World Junior Championships in Taipei not only saw Malaysia, Korea and Indonesia creating histories, the 2011 edition also saw the birth of a new trophy.
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I cannot overstate how excited I am about hearing how the true Fr are pushing for PT. I cannot remember the last OSU player that has suddenly emerged as a junior and gone on to star. The buzz about OSU's best players usually begins in the camp entering their first year.
This year there is so much buzz about the class of 2011. It is everywhere and it is across a wide variety of positions. Here is a quick rundown (I am aware that these could be articles, but I prefer more of a dialog than a soapbox). These are a bunch of articles that I thought about writing, but just dont' feel like editing them.
Michael Bennett: You would never know it from recent history, but it is pretty unusual for true freshman to get a lot of PT on the DL. Heyward did it. Simon did it. Big Hank did it. Now Michael Bennett is going to do it. During spring practice there was a ton of talk about early enrolling frosh Joel Hale, Michael Bennett has made us all forget about him. Bennett is versatile, strong and smart. He flew under the RADAR a bit last year as C'ville used him largely as a guard (where he dominated). He will play a lot this year and probably force Hale into a redshirt.
Devin Smith: Smith is already the best athlete OSU has at WR. He has great hands, ball skills and has not found an allstar game that he could not dominate (2TDs and 100yds receiving the Big 33 last year).
Evan Spencer: As good as Smith has looked in camp, Spencer has turned more heads during camp. Spencer runs great routes and has great hands. If you didn't know better you would swear that he has been trained to be a Buckeye since he was a baby (his dad is former Buckeye star Tim Spencer).
Doran Grant: Already in the two deep at corner and he is my pick to replace Howard after he bolts for the NFL this year. He is as good as everyone thought (unanimous top 5 CB by all agencies).
Ryan Shazier: The #2 of our 3 2011 LB recruits may end up a starter by years end depending on how others do. He has been ultra impressive since enrolling early and flashes athleticism that I have never seen at OSU at OLB. He is as athletic as a safety with the skill set of a LB, only problem is that he weighs about as much as a safety. If he was 10lbs heavier I think he could be our WLB this year, pushing Sweat to MLB.
Curtis Grant: He has been as good as you would think the #2 recruit in the country would be. Fortunately for Buckeyes fans (unfortunately for Grant), Shazier has just been better. The future is bright indeed and both are locks to start next year.
Braxton Miller: Oh yeah, I seriously almost forgot to mention him because it feels like we have been talking about him for four years (oh yeah we have, his hype started his freshman year). He as good or better than expected. He is far ahead of the TP learning curve for freshman QBs and there are those that think he is already a better passer. He is a pass first dual threat QB much like Troy Smith his senior year and he has been good enough to effectively end all discussion of Graham or Guiton playing any meaningful snaps this year.
Jeff Heuerman: Heuerman was pretty lightly regarded coming out of HS (3*), but he has been blowing up since enrolling early. He is clearly the first choice to replace Stoneburner and Fragel in the coming months. He is first off the bench if they split Stoneburner out and he has been very good. He led the jersey scrimmage with 5 receptions and he is an excellent blocker as well. He will play this year, and if there is an injury with the TE's or the young WRs don't step up, we will see a lot of him.
I thought the 2008 Class was great, I thought the 2009 class was better, but you never really know how good a class is going to be until they start their first camp. Neither class ('08 or '09) have come close to putting out this kind of buzz in their first camp. So even if OSU has a substandard (by OSU standards) class of 2012, which is a distinct possibility, the strength of the '11 class will carry the day.


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Man what a great day to break my cherry. Wahoo!!!!
Course traffic was horrible and I got in half an inning late, but the Christmas present I bought for myself and the soon to be inlaws (father and brother in law that is); was well worth it.
As a non-native NE Ohioan, the Browns always came first; but it wasn't until moving to the area where I became empassioned with the Tribe.
So I never got to experience the joy of the mid 90's and it took names like Victor, Pronk, and Westbrook to make me fall in love with this team.
Today was the culmination of that lovefest.
Somehow the Lord smiled upon Cleveland today and held off the rain for that solid 3 hours needed to whip the Twinkies asses. I'll tell you right now though that it was damn cold most of the game. And the eery fog that blew in was just amazing. I don't even know how the players were picking up popups for about 4 or 5 innings.
At one point I was starting to get worried I wouldn't see a HR in my Jake debut, but I'll be damned if i didn't go bonkers with Casey at the bat and going Grand Salomi. I had a grin from ear to ear and didn't sit down for another inning I believe.
Then Pronk decides to make my day better with two laser beams for jacks. And all I could think to myself was my fiance telling me only days earlier in regards to Hafner, "You really like him, don't you?" Yes. Yes I do.
Then top it all off by seeing my favorite up and coming player shut down the ninth to finish it up; and it was almost picture perfect for this late annointed fan.
My only dissappoinments were that I didn't get the opportunity to kick any Native American protestors for the helluva it; or because of Lent I couldn't eat a ballpark frank.
It might have been a typical Cleveland afternoon in April; but it was just heavenly to me.


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U.S. Women Stop Dominican Republic in Grand Prix
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 11, 2011) - The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team defeated NORCECA rival Dominican Republic 25-22, 25-22, 25-10 on Friday afternoon during Pool H action of the FIVB World Grand Prix in Komaki, Japan.
The U.S., ranked second in the FIVB world ranking and defending FIVB World Grand Prix champions in the premier annual international volleyball tournament, improved to 4-0 in the tournament with 11 points through the first four matches of the FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round. The Americans have now won 15 consecutive FIVB World Grand Prix matches counting the final 11 victories in last year's event. Dominican Republic dropped to 1-3 in the tournament with four points.
The U.S. continues Pool H action against host Japan on Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. (2 a.m. Pacific Time) and Serbia on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. (11 p.m. Pacific Time on Aug. 13). The U.S. has already defeated Serbia once in this year's FIVB World Grand Prix, a 25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10 victory on Aug. 5.
The U.S. recovered from an early 6-1 deficit in the opening set to capture a 25-22 victory. The Americans battled back from a 20-15 deficit in the second set by scoring 10 of the final 12 points for a 25-22 victory, which included seven blocks in the set. Unlike the first two sets, Team USA never trailed in the third set after building a quick 6-1 advantage and cruised to the 25-10 victory.
"I'm obviously happy with the win," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "I thought our team struggled in the first two sets at different times, but to the athletes' credit, they were able to find ways to win and make big plays at big moments."
Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) scored a match-high 15 with 12 kills on 27 attacks and three blocks to lead the American offense. Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) scored nine kills on 11 errorless attacks, two blocks and an ace for 12 points, while fellow middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) also scored 12 points on eight kills via 14 errorless swings, three blocks and an ace. Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah), who was not on the U.S. roster for the opening weekend of the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix, totaled six kills on 17 attacks and two blocks for eight points.
"(Tom) didn't play last weekend," McCutcheon said. "We want to develop some of our younger outside hitters and thankfully they played well. Megan Hodge came in today and had a big impact. Logan is a big part of our team. She got off the plane on Wednesday and I'm sure she was jetlagged, but she did lots of little things today to make our team successful. And she also works hard to make those around her better players. That's very valuable for us."
Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) came off the bench to score four kills on eight errorless swings and two aces for six points. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) was credited with a block and Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) rounded out the scoring with a kill.
"I think any time we step on the court against a NORCECA team, it's important that we beat them," Akinradewo said. "We had a slow start, but in the end got into our rhythm and finished well."
Akinradewo, who played in Japan's V-League during this past club season, returned to Japan for the first time since leaving in May. She was in Japan during the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
"It's always nice to come back to Japan," Akinradewo said. "I had a great six months here with my club team [Toyota Auto Body Queenseis]. I'm a little nostalgic, but after this match I could see some of my teammates so it was great."
Berg, with 27 assists on total set attempts, ran the American offense to a 44.9 kill percent and .360 hitting efficiency with only eight attack errors. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) contributed 12 excellent service receptions on 23 total attempts without an error and six digs. Hooker totaled a team-high 10 digs, while Tom added eight digs and Berg charted seven digs.
"I think we had a slow start in the first game, but I'm happy with the way we finished," U.S. Women's National Team captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) said. "We know the Dominicans have a strong offensive team, so we tried to serve well and set up good blocking, and did that well as the game went on."
Team USA dominated the net with an 11-3 advantage in blocks to go with a 4-1 margin in aces. The Americans managed a 40-34 edge in kills while limiting their errors to 18 in the match. Dominican Republic committed 20 errors in the match as they converted just 33.3 percent of its attacks with a .067 hitting efficiency. The U.S. held a slim 36-34 advantage in digs.
"Congratulations to the U.S. team for their win," Dominican Republic Head Coach Marcos Kwiek said. "In the first two sets, we concentrated and played well, but toward the end our attacks were blocked and our tosses weren't good enough, so things didn't go well. In the third set we lost concentration and then the U.S. took the game. Of course, the Americans' blocking was excellent."
McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Bown at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at setter. Davis was the libero for the match. Hodge came off the bench in the second set and started the third set in place of Larson.
Dominican Republic's Bethania De La Cruz scored a team-high 14 points and Prisilla Rivera added 10 points in the loss.
To watch Universal Sports' video stream of the Team USA versus Dominican Republic match, CLICK HERE.
Later today in Pool H, host Japan (2-1, six points) faces Serbia (2-1, seven points) at 2 a.m. Pacific Time (6 p.m. local time). In Pool G, Germany (0-3, 0 points) plays Russia (3-0, 9 points) and China (1-2, 3 points) hosts Peru (0-3, 0 points) to start action Friday in Quanzhou, China. In Pool F in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the host country Kazakhstan (0-3, 0 points) plays Italy (3-0, 9 points) on Friday followed by Brazil (3-0, 9 points) challenging Thailand (2-1, 5 points). In Pool E at Zielona Gora, Poland, the host country Poland (1-2, 4 points) challenges Argentina (1-2, 2 points) and Cuba (1-2, 4 points) plays Korea (1-2, 3 points).
The U.S. fell behind 3-0 to open the first set and Dominican Republic went up 6-1 with a second 3-0 scoring run. Team USA sliced the gap to 8-7 with three Dominican Republic errors around a Bown kill. Dominican Republic responded with consecutive points to take an 11-8 advantage. An Akinradewo kill and Dominican Republic attack error allowed the U.S. to close to 12-11. Akinradewo tied the set at 12-all with a kill off the block. Dominican Republic broke a 13-all tie with consecutive points to move in front 15-13. Bown tied the set at 16-all with an overpass kill after a Dominican Republic attack error. Team USA gained its first lead at 19-18 with a Hooker kill followed by a Tom overpass spike. Dominican Republic responded with two points after a timeout to regain the lead at 20-19. The U.S. came back with an Akinradewo block after a Dominican Republic service error to take the lead at 21-20. Tom added a kill to extend the lead to 22-20. The Americans finished out the set with consecutive kills from Akinradewo and Hooker to win 25-22. Hooker totaled six points in the opening set, while Akinradewo added five points.
The U.S. scored the first two consecutive points of the second set with a kill and ace from Bown on consecutive plays to give the Americans a 6-5 advantage. However, Dominican Republic answered with back-to-back points to assume a 7-6 lead. Dominican Republic increased its margin to 11-8 with three unanswered points. Consecutive blocks by Akinradewo and Bown sliced the gap to 11-10 out of an American timeout. Dominican Republic went on a 5-1 scoring run to take a 16-11 advantage into the second technical timeout. Hodge served an ace after a Dominican Republic service error and Tom followed with a block to slice the deficit to 16-14. Out of a timeout, Dominican Republic scored four of the next five points to build its lead to 20-15. Out of an American timeout, Tom scored back-to-back kills and Akinradewo followed with a kill to slice the deficit to 20-18 leading to a Dominican Republic timeout. Team USA moved to within one at 20-19 after a Dominican Republic attack error for a fourth straight American point. After a Dominican Republic service error, Hooker scored three consecutive blocks and a kill to push the Americans in front 24-22, then Bown ended the set with a kill at 25-22. Bown totaled seven points in the set, while Hooker chipped in six points. The Americans scored seven blocks in the second set to offset their seven errors.
Team USA scored the first two points of the third set with an Akinradewo kill and Dominican Republic error. The Americans extended the lead to 5-1 with a Hooker kill and Bown block around a Dominican Republic attack error. Out of a Dominican Republic timeout, Akinradewo served an ace at 6-1 for fourth consecutive point. Hodge connected for consecutive kills providing the U.S. an 8-2 lead at the first technical timeout. The U.S. extended its advantage to 10-3 with a Hooker kill and Dominican Republic attack error. The Americans increased their lead to 15-5 with a Tom kill, Akinradewo block and consecutive Dominican Republic errors. Dominican Republic scored consecutive points before Akinradewo slammed a kill to give the U.S. a 16-7 advantage at the second technical timeout. Team USA regained a 10-point cushion at 17-7 with a Dominican Republic error out of the break. The Americans jumped the lead to 23-9 on Hooker's serve with a Bown kill, three consecutive Dominican Republic errors and a Hodge kill. After Dominican Republic ended the 5-0 run with a kill, Berg put up a block and Hodge ended the set with an ace at 25-10. Hodge ended the set with five points, while Akinradewo contributed four points.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix Weekend #2
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota) #$
5 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington) #$
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California) #$
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii) #$
8 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State) #$
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific) #$
10 - Kim Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona) #$
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska) #$
12 - Nancy Metcalf (Opp, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska) #$
13 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Hopewell, Pa., Penn State) #$
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) #$
KEY: # - Weekend 1 Roster; $ - Weekend 2 Roster; ^ - Weekend 3 Roster; * - Final Round Roster
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 Manager: Ken Sullivan
Preliminary Round Standings (Through First Weekend)
Russia – 9 Points, 3-0 Record
Brazil – 9 Points, 3-0 Record
Italy – 9 Points, 3-0 Record
United States – 8 Points, 3-0 Record
Serbia – 7 Points, 2-1 Record
Japan – 6 Points, 2-1 Record
Thailand – 5 Points, 2-1 Record
Cuba – 4 Points, 1-2 Record
Poland – 4 Points, 1-2 Record
Dominican Republic – 3 Points, 1-2 Record
China – 3 Points, 1-2 Record
Korea – 3 Points, 1-2 Record
Argentina – 2 Points, 1-2 Record
Germany – 0 Points, 0-3 Record
Kazakhstan – 0 Points, 0-3 Record
Peru – 0 Points, 0-3 Record
NOTE: 3 points awarded for 3-0 or 3-1 win; 2 Points awarded for 3-2 win; 1 Point awarded for 3-2 loss
Pool A at Bydgoszsz, Poland (Luczinczka Hall)
Aug. 5: Poland def. Argentina 25-20, 25-17, 25-22
Aug. 5: Italy def. Dominican Republic 25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 25-17
Aug. 6: Dominican Republic def. Poland 21-25, 25-17, 26-24, 2-25, 18-16
Aug. 6: Italy def. Argentina 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18
Aug. 7: Italy def. Poland 25-12, 21-25, 26-24, 25-14
Aug. 7: Argentina def. Dominican Republic 20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 15-11
Pool B at Nakhonpathom, Thailand (Nakhonpathom Gym)
Aug. 5: Russia def. Cuba 24-26, 25-18, 25-23, 25-20
Aug. 5: Thailand def. Peru 25-20, 25-13, 25-16
Aug. 6: Russia def. Peru 25-12, 25-9, 25-14
Aug. 6: Thailand def. Cuba 23-25, 17-25, 28-26, 25-23, 15-10
Aug. 7: Cuba def. Peru 26-24, 25-19, 25-22
Aug. 7: Russia def. Thailand 25-18, 25-19, 27-25
Pool C at Busan, Korea (Sajik Indoor Gymnasium)
Aug. 5: Brazil def. Japan 25-18, 25-16, 25-21
Aug. 5: Korea def. Germany 25-19, 25-19, 20-25, 25-20
Aug. 6: Japan def. Korea 25-20, 25-21, 25-22
Aug. 6: Brazil def. Germany 25-21, 23-25, 25-15, 25-23
Aug. 7: Brazil def. Korea 25-17, 25-20, 25-22
Aug. 7: Japan def. Germany 25-22, 25-13, 25-19
Pool D at Luohe, China (Luohe Sports Center)
Aug. 5: USA def. Serbia 25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10
Aug. 5: China def. Kazakhstan 25-18, 25-23, 25-16
Aug. 6: USA def. Kazakhstan 25-15, 25-21, 25-12
Aug. 6: Serbia def. China 25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18
Aug. 7: USA def. China 25-20, 25-17, 25-16
Aug. 7: Serbia def. Kazakhstan 25-19, 25-15, 25-22
Pool E at Zielona Gora, Poland (Sortowo Widowiskowa Hall)
Aug. 12: Poland vs. Argentina, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 12: Cuba vs. Korea, 7 p.m.
Aug. 13: Poland vs. Korea, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 13: Cuba vs. Argentina, 6 p.m.
Aug. 14: Poland vs. Cuba, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 14: Korea vs. Argentina, 6 p.m.
Pool F at Almaty Kazakhstan (Baluan Sholak Sports Palace)
Aug. 12: Kazakhstan vs. Italy, 3:15 p.m.
Aug. 12: Thailand vs. Brazil, 6 p.m.
Aug. 13: Brazil vs. Kazakhstan, 3:15 p.m.
Aug. 13: Italy vs. Thailand, 6 p.m.
Aug. 14: Kazakhstan vs. Thailand, 3:15 p.m.
Aug. 14: Italy vs. Brazil, 6 p.m.
Pool G at Quanzhou, China (Straits Sports Center Quanzhou)
Aug. 12: Germany vs. Russia, 4 p.m.
Aug. 12: China vs. Peru, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 13: Peru vs. Russia, 4 p.m.
Aug. 13: China vs. Germany, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 14: Peru vs. Germany, 4 p.m.
Aug. 14: China vs. Russia, 7:30 p.m.
Pool H at Komaki, Japan (Park Arena Komaki)
Aug. 12: USA def. Dominican Republic 25-22, 25-22, 25-10
Aug. 12: Japan vs. Serbia, 6 p.m.
Aug. 13: Serbia vs. Dominican Republic, 3 p.m.
Aug. 13: USA vs. Japan, 6 p.m.
Aug. 14: Japan vs. Dominican Republic, 1 p.m.
Aug. 14: USA vs. Serbia, 3 p.m.
Pool I at Hong Kong (Hong Kong Coliseum)
Aug. 19: Kazakhstan vs. Poland, 7 p.m.
Aug. 19: China vs. Dominican Republic, 9:30 p.m.
Aug. 20: Dominican Republic vs. Poland, 3 p.m.
Aug. 20: China vs. Kazakhstan, 9:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: Dominican Republic vs. Kazakhstan, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: China vs. Poland, 8 p.m.
Pool J at Hong Kong (Hong Kong Coliseum)
Aug. 19: Italy vs. Peru, 1 p.m.
Aug. 19: USA vs. Germany, 3 p.m.
Aug. 20: Germany vs. Peru, 1 p.m.
Aug. 20: USA vs. Italy, 7 p.m.
Aug. 21: USA vs. Peru, 11 a.m.
Aug. 21: Germany vs. Italy, 1 p.m.
Pool K at Bangkok, Thailand (Keelawes 1)
Aug. 19: Cuba vs. Brazil, 2 p.m.
Aug. 19: Thailand vs. Argentina, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 20: Brazil vs. Argentina, 2 p.m.
Aug. 20: Cuba vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: Argentina vs. Cuba, 3 p.m.
Aug. 21: Brazil vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Pool L at Tokyo, Japan (Ariake Coliseum)
Aug. 19: Russia vs. Korea, 3 p.m.
Aug. 19: Japan vs. Serbia, 6 p.m.
Aug. 20: Russia vs. Serbia, 3 p.m.
Aug. 20: Japan vs. Korea, 6 p.m.
Aug. 21: Serbia vs. Korea, 3 p.m.
Aug. 21: Japan vs. Russia, 6 p.m.


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"Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought. In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June," Mr. Jobs said last week in an email to all employees of Apple.
While Steve Jobs is taking his temporary leave of absence, chief operating officer Timothy Cook will serve as chief executive. Mr. Jobs plans to remain involved in major strategic decisions.
The temporary leave of chief exec happens during very hard times for the whole industry, when a number of crucial decisions need to be made. These days Apple's product line is a family of rather expensive products, which sales may collapse once consumers engage more aggressive cuts of their spending. As a result, the leave of the CEO with industry-acclaimed abilities to envision customers' needs may be a significant issue for Apple. Moreover, Apple's current success is closely associated with Steve Jobs.
However, the co-founder of Apple, Stephen Wozniak, claims that all the products that are about to launch in one or one and a half years from now are already in development, hence, there will be no issues with Mr. Jobs' leave.
"The products coming out of Apple, out of tech companies, have a long tech pipeline. They work their way through for a year, year and a half. Those products are in the pipeline, they're not going to be disturbed," Mr. Wozniak said in an interview with NBC channel (excepts from the interview were published by Gizmodo web-site).
In fact, according to the person who co-founded Apple over thirty years ago, Mr. Jobs' temporary leave may help him to spend more time thinking about the next big products.
"To me, you know, if that's what he says then I take it at face value. He wants a rest. The rest and peacefulness. What do you so when you rest? Sometimes your mind floats. A person like him works out better concepts and products and ways the future could be and way we live or lives better than any individual could. Probably a great thing for Apple," added Stephen Wozniak.
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- Release: Apr 5, 2013
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Cinnamon Stars: Zimtsterne (Germany)
Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen
These are a classic German Christmas cookie; you'll find them in most every household as soon as St. Nicholas' Day (December 6) rolls around[. These gluten-free cookies are kind of like a cross between a macaroon and a meringue, with a hint of nutty spiciness. We find them truly addictive. They're designed to keep for a long time, they'll get chewier as time passes.]
- 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, plus more for rolling* (please see Cook's Note)
- 15 ounces sliced almonds, with skin (about 4 1/2 cups)
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 large egg whites, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Sift the confectioners' sugar.
Put 1/2 cup of the sifted confectioners' sugar, 10 ounces (3 heaping cups) of the almonds and all the cinnamon in a food processor. Process until the nuts are finely ground, with just a few larger pieces.
Whip the egg whites in a large, clean bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until they hold soft peaks, about 1 minute. Gradually add the remaining confectioners' sugar while whipping, until the whites are thick, creamy and somewhat stiff, about 2 minutes more. Set aside 2/3 cup of this meringue for topping the cookies.
Fold the ground almond mixture and the lemon zest into the remaining meringue to make a stiff dough.
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
Lay a sheet of parchment or waxed paper on the work surface and lightly dust with confectioners' sugar. Turn the dough out onto the dusted paper, flatten and dust with more sugar as needed, and then lay another sheet of parchment or waxed paper on top. Roll the dough between the papers until it is about 1/4-inch thick. Flip the dough over and gently peel off a sheet of the paper. For ease when cutting, lay the paper back on the dough, flip again and gently pull off the other side of the paper so that the dough is fully released from it.
Cut cookies with a 3-inch star cutter and place about 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. (Excess dough can be rerolled.) Use a small spoon, brush or offset spatula to spread the reserved meringue over the top of each cookie, taking care not to let the meringue drip over the sides. Press or sprinkle remaining sliced almonds in a decorative pattern into the meringue.
Bake cookies until bottoms are light golden brown and meringue is set and crisp, about 30 minutes. Turn off the oven and open the oven door to release heat and dry cookies out in the oven for 10 more minutes.
Busy baker's tips: The dough can be frozen between the sheets of paper for up to 2 weeks. Store baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 10 days.
*Cook's Note: the amount of confectioners' sugar is correct in this recipe. The voice over on the video is incorrect. Use 1/2 cup with the almonds and 1 3/4 cups with the egg whites.
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6 thoughts on "My Insta-Life"
lovely pictures…..what did you end up naming your daughter if you don't mind me asking.
Aww, such fun! I love it! That first pic is too hilarious!!! Makes me smile every time I see it.
Thanks for the tidbits. Someone's watching me all the time, don'tlike to be stared at. I'm an absentee ballot, make sure it'll get there. Starbucks? cheaper to make my mocha at home. ha ha ha
Nice pictures! You have beautiful children and yes, she does look like you! 🙂
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Monday, December 5, 2011 - Badminton World Federation
Have you voted for the 2011 BWF Players of the Year? As of 10PM (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time, GMT +8) yesterday, the nomination lists have been released and are currently opened for fans voting until 10PM tonight.
At 4PM today, Lin Dan and Liliyana Natsir are running away with the lead in the male and female categories respectively.
Fans appeal and the role model quality of a player are of growing importance in the criteria of the BWF Player of the Year award.
We need you to tell us.
The decision of the 2011 Male and Female Players of the Year Awards will be taken at the BWF Council Meeting currently taking place in Queenstown, New Zealand.
The voting results will potentially influence the decision of the awards especially if it goes down to a tight two-horse race, your vote can make a difference!
The winners of the two prestigious awards will be announced at the Li Ning BWF World Superseries Finals in Liuzhou, China, next week and the winners will receive the awards over an Awards presentation ceremony at the event.
The 2011 nomination lists were announced at 8PM last night via a social media "event" in two languages - Twitter (English) and Weibo (Chinese) - relive the "event" on these social media platforms now.
The full nomination lists and voting process is currently taking place on our official Facebook Page as well as on our Weibo.
Head over to vote now if you haven't already!
Current Fans Voting Combined Results
2011 BWF Male Players of the Year
1. Lin Dan (Men's Singles, China, Li Ning)
2. Lee Yong-dae / Jung Jae-sung (Men's Doubles, Korea, Victor)
3. Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (Men's Doubles, China, Kason)
4. Lee Chong Wei (Men's Singles, Malaysia, Yonex)
2011 BWF Female Players of the Year
1. Liliyana Natsir (Mixed Doubles, Indonesia, Yonex)
2. Wang Shixian (Women's Singles, China, Li Ning)
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We're guessing they're not advocating LulzSec 2.0, but the premise is nice
While the Obama administration has not always been on good terms with hackers, clashing with
groups like Anonymous and LulzSec
, it has maintained a strong verbal
push to promote technology and innovation
in the U.S. And while some would contend
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The White House
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National Day of Civic Hacking is a call to action for anyone who wants to make a positive impact on their town, city, and country. A coalition of leading organizations, companies, and government agencies have banded together to issue this challenge with the goal of promoting transparency, participation, and collaboration among governments, startups, and citizens. These partners will support Civic Hacking Day by hosting activities across the country that invite anyone to become part of the civic hacker community—whether you're a newbie or an expert—and by connecting people in person or online during the weekend celebration.
The event is taking place in conjunction with
Random Hacks of Kindness
Code for America's
Brigade meetings and is being modeled after the
Innovation Endeavors'
Super Happy Block Party. A number of Federal agencies, including NASA, the Census Bureau, and the Department of Labor, are participating by offering specific challenges for hackers to work during the event.
This is an opportunity for citizens in every town and city across the Nation to roll up their sleeves, get involved, and work together to improve our society by cultivating an ecosystem for innovation and change. Activities are already being planned in Augusta, GA; Alexandria, VA; Asheville, NC; Austin, TX; Bend, OR; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Honolulu, HI; Lexington, KY; Oakland, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Portland, ME; New York City, NY; Philadelphia, PA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; and Tucson, AZ.
Now remember, this is the same administration that approved questionable charges to
send a security researcher to prison for five years
for exposing a gaping hole, which essentially left an open door to AT&T, Inc. (
iPad customers' records
. Such punishments don't necessarily jive with the White House's assertion that hackers have "long worked to improve our country and the world."
However, it's nice to see the White House recognizing the value of the hacking community. It should be interesting to see what kind of events get cooked up for June 1.
Events are occurring across the county. [Image Source: Hack for Change]
Just remember, "civic hacking" may earn you praise, but disclosure-type hacking often earns you condemnation. Even the
most responsible private-disclosures
often lead to repercussions. As the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. Of course such hacking has done a great job of helping protect everyone's security online by exposing and forcing companies to fix flaws that otherwise could have led to dangerous leaks of personal information. But to our hacker readers: tread softly and carry a big proxy.
To sign up for an event or volunteer to host one, visit
The White House
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Seems as if everyone is falling over themselves not to offend those twitchy Muslims these days. The latest casualty in the rising free-speech death toll is the annual festival of satire in Valencia. I didn't know anyplace had an "annual festival of satire". Sounds like a swell idea. Of course, this year, censorship has kicked in hard, which is bitterly ironic, since such a thing seems to negate the very purpose and function of satire.
According to the linked article, this festival has been going on for four centuries clearly one of Europe's many fine long-standing traditions and, in it…
giant sculptures of the high and mighty are placed in the streets for the public to mock before being destroyed in an orgy of gunpowder and flames. It has survived attacks by the Roman Catholic church, various puritanical rulers and the Franco dictatorship.
Well, it looks like it isn't surviving Al Qaeda and its wannabees. Guess which figures of the high and mighty won't be publically mocked this year. If you said anything to do with Islam, go to the head of the madras.
You see, our fine turbaned friends have figured out something very special and important in terms of controlling behaviors and tearing down freedoms. All you have to do is threaten extreme violence, then occasionally follow through on it, and people will go all cowardly and lily-livered on you faster than you can say "Allahu akbar!" Of course, what you'll end up with is a global reputation as a gang of psychotic, hair-trigger lunatics, which will be the sort of outrage that can only be answered with even more reactionary violence. But in the end you'll get what you want: entire populations cowering in fear, terrified even to say "Hi, how do you do?" for fear you'll whip out your AK or trigger that explosive vest your mom knitted you. For all the decadent West's bleating about its precious "freedoms," it's obvious they're all too willing to check them at the door when faced with the thought that you might just go bugfuck and blow them up, right, Muslim brethren?
Note the phrasing used by the mayor of Valencia in his not-too-veiled warning to the festival: that artists should "temper freedom with a sense of responsibility" when referring to religious subjects.
This, translated, means simply "Don't dare do anything to piss off the Muslims, because we all know how they get!" Congrats, mayor, in one fell swoop you've neutered your 400-year-old festival, given religious radicals exactly the kind of control over your culture (and minds) they've always wanted, and sent the world an unambiguous message: Religious terrorism works!!!
I wonder how long it is before the Christian Right in this country catches on?
PS: If you're Muslim and reading this: Mohammed can eat my balls!


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No matter how many hours you spend, you will never get each one perfect. I've done it both online and tried to print, and also downloaded the template; both with the same results...Horrifyingly messy. I tried printing to a regular printer paper first, but the avery 16154 always gave me different results.
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Although it's understandable that most people do not own design software, Microsoft Word is hardly an appropriate program for designing anything.
The only template available for the tickets open up in Microsoft Word. Like one reviewer mentioned, there is no space given for the outer margins. If you drag the template file to open in an adobe program, you will find the page completely blank, no lines.
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My Favorite Albums of 2007
January 2, 2008. Posted by Angelika Beener.Add new comment | Filed under: blue note, charles mingus sextet, cornell, culture music, Discovery, eric dolphy, geffen, god, Jazz Alive, jazz musicians, jose gonzalez, kendrick, oracle, radiohead, rainbows, requiem, robert glasper in my element, source world, terence blanchard, world culture
2007 is ending, and though this year was pretty dry in my humble opinion, it was a GREAT year for music. Here are my favorite albums of 2007. I hope you'll check some of them out. And maybe some of these are your favorites, too!
Terence Blanchard - A Tale of God's Will: A Requiem for Katrina (Blue Note)
Jose Gonzalez - In Our Nature (Peacefrog)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (Radiohead)
Robert Glasper - In My Element (Blue Note)
Kendrick Scott Oracle - The Source (World Culture Music)
Charles Mingus Sextet w/ Eric Dolphy - Cornell 1964 (Blue Note)
Common - Finding Forever (Geffen)
Mike Moreno - Between the Lines (World Culture Music)
Many of the people on my list are fantastic, young jazz musicians who are blazing the trails of this music. I can't wait to see what's in store for 2008 from some of my favorite artists!
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The United States is working with the Government of Russia (GoR) to outline a comprehensive U.S. response to the severe, ongoing forest fires in the Russian Federation. Russia is home to nearly one fourth of the world's forests, and it is important these fires are brought under control.
"The United States stands with the people of Russia as they fight to contain the destructive spread of wildfires, which have taken lives and displaced many from their homes," Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs P.J. Crowley said, "We are taking action to support the heroic efforts of Russian firefighters and emergency responders as they seek to bring these fires under control."
Americans and Russians share a history of over 50 combined years of cooperation between forestry and emergency response professionals. The U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Department of Defense are working to provide technical equipment and humanitarian relief.
The shipping of technical equipment valued at $2.5 million to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Russian Federal Forestry Agency Airborne Forest Protection Service including personal protective equipment, fire-protective clothing, large water storage tanks, hand tools for firefighters, and other general purpose fire-fighting tools. Total overall U.S. support for this effort is estimated to be valued at $4.5 million. To learn more about the U.S. response, read this fact sheet.
Two C-130 aircraft from U.S. European Command (U.S. EUCOM) and a charter flight from California are scheduled to arrive in Moscow after 6:00 p.m. local time on Friday, August 13. Two additional C-130 flights are scheduled to arrive tomorrow, August 14. U.S. EUCOM is posting photographs of relief efforts here.
The State of California is coordinating with USAID/OFDA to deliver fire resistant clothing, which was identified as a key need by the Federal Forestry Agency Aerial Fire Service.
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is posting regular updates on the fires and has a link to a live webcam so the public can see the atmospheric conditions first hand. USAID/OFDA has also activated the Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI) to coordinate donations from individuals and organizations. For more information, visit www.cidi.org or call (703) 276-1914.
Donald M. in Virginia writes:
August 13, 2010
I can still remember years ago when California had those big raging fires...I called from Virginia and asked if they needed assistance, the Fire Chief in Ca...said your calling from where again?...
Laughed from California to Virginia...
I brought up the point that they should be using Military Bombers to fight the fires. After that call, I believe they started mobilizing the C-130 Cargo aircraft loading it with fire retardant material and succeeded in putting the fire out. The thing I would add is why don't we convert Just one of the B-52 Bombers to carry the fire material then you can sand bag the fire and get better results. Plus you can cover more range, land mass. We should have a Big Bomber that can disburse fire retardant material, just in case of those big fires...
If the Russians were smart they can do the same with the "BIG BEAR BOMBER" fill it up with fire retardant material or water and disburse it over the big fire.
Containment is the key in putting out those big fires... normally in the United States they would start fires to remove the fuel so it doesn't spread and control the burning. Smoke is the most deadly in fires...you lose oxygen...20 Percent is what you need to survive.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
BBC NEWS Item;
Putin took off in a Be-200 firefighting plane and then moved into the co-pilot's seat.
...dropping water on forest fires in Ryazan region.
Footage broadcast on Russian television showed the prime minister asking the pilot: "Was that OK?"
The pilot replied: "A direct hit."
I don't know about the rest of Russian internal politics, governing, or getting the job done... but it seems Putin's attitude is "Never ask of your commrad what you're not willing to do yourself."
OK, lead by example...cool.
(on the flip side, how often do world leaders actually get to "bomb" something personally, and be the hero?)
He siezed the moment...
gotta love it.
Patrick W. in Maryland writes:
After see the photos of the villages burned homes and everthing they owned burned up. Which i found out about on the web. It's very sad to see people homeless. Even if you don't like their government, that has nothing to do with the poor people of these Villages.
It's like people in California losing their homes to forest fire. I felt bad for them.
So, I hope they are able to rebuild their homes better then they where before.
I wish the people of Russia well ,in their recovery form this tragic event.:)
Keith H. in Germany writes:
I would like to thank the US Embassy on all the work done to help us bring in the equipment. I was on the first aircraft in and it was a bit hectic getting everything coordinated.


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MnDOT 20-Year Plan: Speak out for Highway 14!
The draft 20-year State Highway Investment Plan (MnSHIP) recently released by MnDOT lacks vision and does not reflect public input. It stings that Highway 14 – a project that is an overwhelming priority of the citizens – is still not a priority of MnDOT.
The only four-lane expansion project of Highway 14 that's included in the plan is the project Governor Dayton committed to completing, from North Mankato to Nicollet. While I'm glad this project is moving forward, the lack of inclusion of the full expansion from Rochester to New Ulm is frustrating for the communities that have waited for over 50 years for the highway's completion. In 1968, when I was discharged from the Army, I returned home and saw headlines stating that a four-lane Highway 14 would be finished within ten years.
This plan really isn't much of a plan. It certainly doesn't outline an investment to build the infrastructure that our state's businesses need to ship their products and provide their services. It doesn't take into account growing our region's population centers and the increased demand that will place on already unsafe roads. It doesn't reflect that we have Congressman Walz on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and not listing Highway 14 on the plan makes it more difficult for him to direct federal resources towards the project. Unfortunately, the plan instead just spends the limited transportation dollars we have in a way that tries to meet performance measures and requirements.
Minnesota needs something better – a real vision. It's up to our legislators to provide the resources to build the transportation infrastructure our state needs and it's up to MnDOT to show they will allocate those resources wisely on the projects that need to get done.
I understand that this 20-year plan is different than those plans of the past. Individual projects are only listed for the first seven years of the plan. MnDOT has also stated that projects can be added to the plan if additional funding becomes available. I also understand that this plan is only designed to allocate the existing sources of transportation revenue, and that these funding mechanisms are limited and diminishing. And I know moving forward, there are still funding opportunities available for Highway 14 under the new Corridors of Commerce program, which doesn't require a project to be included in the 20-year plan to be eligible.
However, Highway 14 still needs to be considered a state priority.
The Department is asking for public input on the plan, and I'm calling on the communities of the Highway 14 corridor to provide it. You can go to www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/mnship/participate.html to submit a written comment. Otherwise, MnDOT is hosting a statewide public hearing on July 29. You could stop by one of the MnDOT offices in Mankato, Rochester, or Owatonna to take part in the video conference and make a case for Highway 14. Your input will help provide our state's leaders the support they need to do something meaningful for Minnesota's transportation system.


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A biker's view. (photo: Seth Werkheiser/Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
Is there a thing you used to love to do that you don't do anymore?
Maybe on the way to work or home from work, for minutes or hours, all alone, at three in the morning, on fine sunny days, in howling winter wind? For me it was biking. I'm no aficionado, but from my teens to my 20s, I always seemed to have a 10-speed Murray or a yard-sale Schwinn with barely there coaster breaks at the ready for an adventure.
But when I got pregnant years ago my lizard brain switched on, and I suddenly became mortally afraid of falling or getting hit by a car. I cleared out all the junk bikes like any other detritus. The safety and ease of buses and cars began to feel more and more normal. I thought I'd never made it back onto a bike until just recently when a friend convened a gang of moms to for a bike ride. The idea of riding a bicycle on city streets again was terrifying, but I knew these positive women and saw it as a rare opportunity to force myself back on the bike.
At first I was weaving and wobbling feeling awkward and tippy, even forgetting how hard you have to push the pedals to move. But soon my neurons found one another, fired in sync and I was stable, steering, braking. Didn't know how to shift the tiny tabbed Shimano gears on the borrowed bike, but I grew back into the stance, the balance, the speed, even though I hadn't moved any part of myself like that in half a decade.
From the quiet safety of an early morning city bike path, I marveled at the absurdity of how fear makes you forget to do the things that you love, and how much it takes to muster the energy to try them again.
What thing don't you do anymore that you used to love?


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Hi all,
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I'm picking out mine for the summer right now. And on that note, anyone have any recommendations? Maybe some older, not too expensive?
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GreenwoodStudio wrote:I wonder if this applies to YS-US?
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Evan Draper wrote:gasninja wrote:Just my luck I ordered from them last week
And how much would you have saved with a 7.5% discount?
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My saving would have been a whopping 12 dollars.