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COS, a H&M owned branch will soon open it's first store in Stockholm, Sweden. About time! They already have 35 established stores outside Sweden, and now finally after few years of great success they decided that Sweden was worthy enough of this enterprise.
'All of us at COS are thrilled that we are to open in Stockholm. COS is already established in several European cities, and following a thorough search we have also found the perfect location for COS in Stockholm. We are delighted to launch the COS collection in Sweden and believe that COS will suit the Swedish customer perfectly,' says Pernilla Wohlfahrt, overall responsible at COS.
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Top Ranked Men's Volleyball Set To Duel No. 2 Pepperdine
April 25, 2000
THE FACTS -- The No. 1-ranked USC men's volleyball team (26-5 overall, 22-4 NCAA, 16-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Pacific Division for first place tie) travels to No. 2 Pepperdine (21-4, 16-3) for a semifinal match of the MPSF Championship this Thursday (April 27) at 7 p.m. The winner plays the winner of Thursday's 4:30 p.m. match between No. 3 UCLA (25-5, 15-5) and No. 6 Loyola Marymount (12-11, 8-11) in the championship match on Saturday (April 29) at 7 p.m. The MPSF tourney winner receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Final Four May 4 and 6 at Fort Wayne, Ind.
RANKINGS -- USC is first in both the USA Today/AVCA coaches poll and the Volleyball magazine poll. Pepperdine is second in both polls. UCLA is third by USA Today/AVCA and fourth by Volleyball. Loyola Marymount is sixth by USA Today/AVCA and ninth by Volleyball.
OPPONENTS -- Pepperdine, which beat No. 11 Stanford last Saturday (15-10, 15-8, 14-16, 13-15, 15-13), has won 8 of its last 9 matches. The Waves are led by Andre Breuer and Scott Wong. Pepperdine holds a 38-30 edge in its series with USC, including a pair of wins earlier this season (3-1 in the finals of the UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational and 3-2 in an MPSF match in Malibu). UCLA, which swept No. 6 BYU 15-11, 15-6, 15-13 last Saturday, has won 3 of its last 5 matches after its11-match winning streak was snapped. The Bruins are led by Brandon Taliaferro and Ed Ratledge. UCLA holds a 69-29 margin in its meetings with Troy, but USC upset the then top-ranked Bruins in 5 games earlier this year (that not only broke the Trojans' 13-match losing streak to their crosstown rival, but it was USC's first regulation-match win over the Bruins since 1991, its first victory in Pauley Pavilion since 1990 and its first win in the Kilgour Cup after 7 losses). Loyola Marymount, a 15-12, 16-14, 11-15, 7-15, 23-21 upset winner over No. 3 Long Beach State on Saturday, reached the MPSF semis despite being the No. 8 seed and having lost 5 of its last 8 matches. The Lions are led by Reid Priddy and Corin Bemis. USC is 53-5 all-time versus LMU, including a pair of 3-1 victories this season.
LAST MATCH -- Brook Billings had a match-high 23 kills while hitting .472 to lead the USC to a 15-9, 15-10, 15-4 win over No. 7 Hawaii in a first round match of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship on Saturday (April 22) before 1,015 fans in the USC North Gym. Eli Fairfield added 15 kills and hit .414, while Beau Rawi had 11 kills (hitting .600) and a match-best 6 blocks. USC outhit (.481 to .165) and outblocked (11.0 to 6.0) the Rainbows.
RETURN TO GLORY? -- In the 15-year span from 1977 to 1991, USC was an annual contender for the NCAA title as the Trojans won 4 NCAA crowns, finished second 6 times and were third once. After an 8-year drought, USC is on the brink of returning to national prominence in 2000. Don't be surprised if this is the season that Troy makes its first visit to the NCAA Final Four since 1991.
MPSF TOURNEY -- USC is the third seed in the 8-team MPSF Championship. The April 22 first round matches were hosted by the top 4 seeds. The April 27-28 semifinals and finals will be held at the site of the highest remaining seed, Pepperdine. The teams were seeded based on their overall MPSF record. Although USC has an identical 16-3 MPSF record with Long Beach State and Pepperdine, the 49ers received the top seed and the Waves the second seed based on the MPSF tiebreaker system. Besides USC's first round win at home over sixth seed Hawaii, Pepperdine won at home over seventh-seed Stanford, UCLA won at home over fifth seed BYU and eighth seed Loyola Marymount was an upset winner at Long Beach State. Last year, in its first MPSF tourney since 1995, the 1999 Trojans advanced to the championship game before losing to eventual NCAA champ BYU, 3-1.
USC IN REGIONALS -- This is USC's 21st appearance in the regional qualifying tournament (the NCAA West Regionals through 1989, the WIVA Championships >from 1990 to 1992, and the MPSF Tournament since 1993) in the team's 31-year history. The Trojans have an overall record of 19-19 in the regionals with 6 tourney championships. But since volleyball scholarships were first awarded at USC in 1977, the Trojans are 17-9 (.654) in 16 regional appearances, including those 6 championships. USC won the regionals in 1979-80-82-85-87-91. USC went on to win the NCAA title once (1980) after winning the regional tournament. Last year, USC lost to BYU, 3-1, in the championship match of the MPSF tourney.
USC VERSUS REGIONAL FOES-- Against Pepperdine, USC is 30-38 overall (0-2 this season), including 3-2 in the regionals. Against UCLA, USC is 29-69 overall (1-0 this season), including 2-6 in the regionals. Against Loyola Marymount, USC is 53-5 overall (2-0 this season), including 0-0 in the regionals.
MATCH LENGTH -- Of USC's 21 NCAA wins in 2000, 11 have been in 3 games, 7 in 4 games and 4 in 5 games. Of Troy's 4 losses, 1 was 3-0, 1 was 3-1 and 2 were 3-2.
RANKING -- Here's where USC has been ranked in the weekly USA Today/AVCA Coaches Poll in 2000: 5-5-5-5-2-2-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-2T-1-1.
USC IN NCAAS -- If the Trojans win this MPSF tournament, they will be making their 12th appearance in the NCAA Final Four in the last 24 years (all since 1977, when USC first awarded volleyball scholarships), but their first since 1991. The Trojans won the NCAA title in 1977-80-88-90, finished second in 1979-81-85-86-87-91, and placed third in 1982. Only UCLA (21 times), Penn State (14) and Ball State (14) have been to as many or more Final Fours overall since the NCAA instituted a volleyball championship in 1970.
THE MPSF -- In all but one of the 30 years of the NCAA tourney, the national champ has come from the MPSF or its predecessor conferences.
COACH PAT POWERS -- Legendary Olympic gold medalist, collegiate All-American and pro beach star Pat Powers returned in 1997 to his alma mater--which he led to the 1980 NCAA title as a player--to become the USC men's volleyball head coach and help bring the Trojans back to national prominence. Now in his fourth year, his career mark is 85-48. In 1997, his first season, Powers put USC back on track, with its first winning season since 1994 at 18-14. In 1998, his Trojans went 17-17 and missed the MPSF Tournament by just one win. Last year, the 24-12 Trojans advanced to the finals of the MPSF tourney and earned a No. 7 national ranking. The 6-foot-5 Powers is one of the greatest players in international volleyball history. He was a member of the U.S. National Team for nine years (1978-86) and started at outside hitter on a squad that won America's first-ever ?Triple Crown?: the 1984 Olympics, the 1985 World Cup and the 1986 World Championships.
DONALD SUXHO -- The team's only senior is 6-5 captain Donald Suxho of Albania, who is starting at setter for the fourth year. One of the premier setters in college, he is also a blocking force at the net and possesses a lethal jump serve. His 160 career aces is a USC record. In 2000, he tops USC in assists (1,943) and aces (54), and is second in digs (161) and blocks (90). He made the All-Tournament team at the 2000 UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational (for the second consecutive year). He hit .600 with 10 kills against Penn State. He had 6 aces at San Diego State and 10 digs at UC San Diego. He hit .545 and had 9 digs at UCLA. He led USC with 4 blocks against UC Santa Barbara. He had 10 digs and 4 blocks at BYU. He had 4 aces and 7 digs at Cal Baptist. He had another 7 digs with 3 blocks versus UC Santa Cruz. He had 7 blocks at Pepperdine. Against Hawaii, he had 8 blocks the first match and 7 the next. He had 6 digs and 6 blocks versus Cal State Northridge. He had 10 kills while hitting .818 and 5 aces against Ohio State. He had 5 blocks at Long Beach State. He hit .462 with 12 digs at Stanford and hit .500 at Pacific. He hit 1.000 (8 of 8) versus UC San Diego. He had a match-high 10 blocks with 11 digs at Loyola Marymount. He had 11 digs against Long Beach State. He had 7 digs and 4 blocks against Hawaii in MPSF tourney first round play. He was named to the 1999 AVCA All-American first team when he led USC in aces (a USC season record 63), digs (199) and assists (1,871). He was second nationally in ace average in 1999 (.658, tops in the MPSF). He was an All-MPSF third teamer in 1998 when set a since-broken NCAA record for most assists in a match (129 versus Ohio State in 1997).
BROOK BILLINGS -- USC sports perhaps the top young player in the game in dominating 6-5 sophomore opposite hitter Brook Billings, who is in the starting lineup for his second season and could be in line for All-American honors. In 2000, he leads USC in kills (573). In the finals of the 2000 UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational against Pepperdine, he led USC with 23 kills and 9 digs. He followed that up by equalling a career-high with 39 kills (hitting .540) against Penn State. He had 20 kills and hit .500 versus Manitoba. He had 35 kills (hitting .434) at San Diego State and 23 at UC San Diego. He then had match highs in kills against Pacific (25, while hitting .588 with 5 digs) and Stanford (15). He was named MPSF Player of the Week for his performance at UCLA, getting match highs in kills (33) and digs (a career-high 17). He had a match-best 18 kills while hitting .462 against San Diego State. He was USC's co-leader in kills (20) versus La Verne and added a match-best 11 digs. He then missed USC's next 4 matches (UC Santa Barbara, BYU, Cal Baptist and UC Santa Cruz) while recovering from a stress fracture in his lower left leg. He returned at Pepperdine and had 23 kills and 17 digs, both match highs. He played only the fifth game of the first Hawaii match, then had a team-best 19 kills with 7 blocks in the second Hawaii match. Against Cal State Northridge, he sat out the first game, then came off the bench to get 26 kills and 4 blocks in the last 4 games. He had 17 kills at UC Irvine. He had a match-best 32 kills (hitting .414) against Ohio State. He had a team-best 22 kills at Long Beach State. He had 27 kills at Stanford (hitting .417) with 11 digs and 4 blocks. He had a match best 23 kills at Pacific (hitting .594) with 4 blocks. He added 11 kills and 5 digs versus UC San Diego. He posted a career-high 50 kills (hitting .446) with 15 digs (the kills and digs were match highs) at Loyola Marymount, then had 35 kills and 14 digs (both match highs) with 9 blocks against Long Beach State to earn AVCA National Player of the Week and MPSF Player of the Week honors. He had a match-best 23 kills while hitting .472 against Hawaii in MPSF tourney first round play. In 1999, he was the Asics/Volleyball National Co-Freshman of the Year and the MPSF Freshman of the Year as he led USC in kills with 640, the fourth most ever in a season by a Trojan (more than any USC freshman), while hitting .317. He was sixth nationally in kill average (6.17) and added 169 digs (second on USC) and 92 blocks (fourth on USC). He showed just how precocious he was during USC's final 4 matches of 1999 (all against Top 7 squads) when he had an amazing 30-plus kills in each outing (and he had 20-plus kills in the last 9 matches of 1999).
ELI FAIRFIELD -- Back for his third year starting at an outside hitter spot is junior Eli Fairfield. In 2000, he is second on USC in kills (475) and third in aces (40). In the finals of the 2000 UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational against Pepperdine, he had 17 kills and hit. 344. He had 10 kills, 5 aces and 6 digs in the first match against Penn State, then came back the next night to post 19 kills and 5 digs. He had 17 kills and hit .464 versus Manitoba. He had 25 kills at San Diego State. He then had 13 kills and 5 blocks against both Pacific (hitting .391) and Stanford(hitting .478). At UCLA, he had 19 kills and a career-high 15 digs. He had 26 kills and 15 digs, both match highs, against UC Santa Barbara. At BYU, he had a career-best and match-high 42 kills, plus 10 digs. For his performances against UC Santa Barbara and BYU, he was named the AVCA National Player of the Week. He missed USC's matches against Cal Baptist and UC Santa Cruz while resting a stress fracture in his leg. He returned at Pepperdine and had 19 kills and 5 blocks. Against Hawaii, he had a match-best 40 kills (hitting .373) with 6 digs in the first match and 16 kills (hitting .393) in the second match. He had a team-best 28 kills while hitting .468 with 5 blocks against Cal State Northridge. He had a match-high 20 kills while hitting .600 at UC Irvine. He had 16 kills and 5 blocks against Ohio State. He had 12 kills and 5 blocks at Long Beach State. He had a team-best 29 kills (hitting .400) with 4 aces, 11 digs and 6 blocks at Stanford, then added 20 kills (hitting .455) at Pacific. He had a team-best 14 kills (hitting .619) with a match-high 6 aces against UC San Diego. He had 11 kills at Loyola Marymount. He had 20 kills, 10 digs, 5 blocks and 4 aces against Long Beach State. He had 15 kills (hitting .414) against Hawaii in MPSF tourney first round play. Last season, the 6-7 Fairfield was second on USC in kills (501) while hitting .283 and in aces (30) and fourth in digs (139) and blocks (83). He was a Freshman All-American in 1998.
TREVOR JULIAN -- Also returning for his third year starting at outside hitter is junior Trevor Julian. This year, he is second on USC in aces (51) and is third in kills (349) and hitting percentage (.370). He had 13 kills (hitting .530) and 3 aces against Penn State. He had 17 kills (hitting .414) with 5 aces and 6 blocks at San Diego State, then added 10 kills at UC San Diego. At UCLA, he had 15 kills and 3 aces. He hit .727 with 9 kills against San Diego State. He was USC's co-leader in kills (20) versus La Verne while hitting .467. He had 15 kills (hitting .417) with 5 aces against UC Santa Barbara. At BYU, he had a career-best 23 kills, plus 11 digs and 4 blocks. He led USC in kills at Cal Baptist with another 23 while hitting .410. He had 14 kills (hitting .375) with 3 blocks versus UC Santa Cruz. Had had another 14 kills at Pepperdine. Against Hawaii, he had 15 kills in the first match and 14 in the second. Against Cal State Northridge, he not only had 13 kills (hitting .346) and 6 aces (1 shy of the USC single match record), but with the Matadors leading 14-13 and serving for the match, he stretched out along the back line to make a miraculous backhanded flipper dig of a CSUN spike to keep the Trojans' hopes alive (Troy won 21-19). He had 12 kills (hitting .556) at UC Irvine. He had 8 digs and 6 aces against Ohio State. He had 22 kills (hitting .613) with 8 digs and 6 blocks at Stanford, then had 12 kills (hitting .625) at Pacific. He had 12 kills at Loyola Marymount. He had 16 kills (hitting .460) against Long Beach State. Last season, the 6-5 Julian was third on USC in kills (269), aces (24) and digs (154) in 1999, and also had 80 blocks.
BEAU RAWI -- Beau Rawi, a 6-5 sophomore middle blocker, is USC's fifth returning starter. In 2000, he leads USC in blocks (133) and hitting percentage (.435). He made the All-Tournament team at the 2000 UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational (he hit .313 in the final against Pepperdine). He had 6 blocks in the first match against Penn State, then had 11 kills (hitting .450) with 5 blocks the next match. Against Manitoba, he had 10 kills and hit .600. He hit .611 with 13 kills and had 6 blocks at San Diego State, then added 8 blocks at UC San Diego. Against Pacific, he hit .615 with 9 kills, then hit .714 with 12 kills and 5 blocks versus Stanford. At UCLA, he hit .448 with 16 kills and had a match-best 6 blocks. He hit .462 with 9 kills against San Diego State. He hit .524 with 16 kills against La Verne. At BYU, he had a career-best 25 kills (hitting .588) with 7 blocks. He had 17 kills at Cal Baptist. He hit .412 with 10 kills and added 5 blocks against UC Santa Cruz. He had 6 blocks at Pepperdine. Against Hawaii, he had 15 kills (hitting .323) with 8 blocks in the first match and 12 kills (hitting .364) with 8 blocks in the second. He had a match-best 7 blocks at Long Beach State. He had 14 kills (hitting .417) with 9 blocks at Stanford. He had 23 kills (hitting a match-high .733) with 7 blocks at Loyola Marymount. He had 11 kills and a match-high 10 blocks against Long Beach State. He had 11 kills (hitting .600) and a match-best 6 blocks against Hawaii in MPSF tourney first round play. He was second on USC in blocks with 114 in 1999, and also had 235 kills while hitting .358, 18 aces (fourth on USC) and 104 digs.
MARK DUSHARME -- The only new starter in USC's lineup is 6-7 freshman Mark Dusharme, a 1999 Volleyball Fab 50 pick and 2-time All-CIF San Diego Section first teamer at Bonita Vista High in Chula Vista, Calif. He is third on USC in blocks (85). In the finals of the 2000 UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational against Pepperdine, he hit .615. He had 11 kills (hitting .430) against Penn State. He hit .615 with 8 kills versus Stanford. He hit .714 with 11 kills and 3 aces against San Diego State. He had 10 kills while hitting .455 against UC Santa Barbara. He had a career-best 21 kills at Cal Baptist while playing opposite hitter in place of an injured Brook Billings. Against UC Santa Cruz, he again had 21 kills and hit .679, both match highs. He had 10 kills and 8 blocks at Pepperdine. He had 14 kills (hitting .500) and a match-best 7 blocks against Cal State Northridge. He had 13 kills against Ohio State. He had 12 kills while hitting a match-best .550 at Long Beach State. He had 14 kills (hitting .600) with 5 blocks at Stanford. He added 5 blocks versus UC San Diego. He had 12 kills and 8 blocks at Loyola Marymount. He hit .500 with 11 kills and 9 blocks against Long Beach State. He was a member of the 1999 USA Boys Youth National Training team and the 1998 USA Youth National team, where he was named the ?Best Blocker? at the NORCECA Youth National Tournament. He's back to full speed now after being slowed in fall workouts by injuries (back stress fracture, appendectomy), although he missed some time in early-season 2000 matches.
RESERVES -- Providing depth at outside hitter are Ryan Thurlow, an experienced 6-2 junior, and 6-8 walk-on freshman Marcus Gilmour, USC's biggest player who has loads of potential. When Brook Billings was sidelined this year with a stress fracture in his leg, Thurlow started 5 consecutive matches. First, against La Verne, he had 16 kills. He posted 15 kills with 3 blocks against UC Santa Barbara. At BYU, he had 16 kills, 10 digs and 4 blocks. He had 13 kills at Cal Baptist. He had 6 digs versus UC Santa Cruz. He sprained his ankle in practice prior to the first round of the MPSF tourney and is sidelined indefinitely. He was a part-time starter in 1998 and appeared in 9 matches as a reserve in 1999. Gilmour was named to the 1999 Volleyball Fab 50 team and the All-CIF Division III first team at Santa Ynez (Calif.) High, which won the CIF Division III championship last season. Gilmour played on the 1999 USA Junior Nationals Boys 18-and-Under champion. He is redshirting in 2000 after knee surgery this past fall. Josh Day, a 6-6 walk-on freshman, is an often-used reserve middle blocker. He is second on USC in hitting percentage (.413) in 2000. This year, he hit .444 with 6 blocks at San Diego State, then hit .538 with another 6 blocks while starting at UC San Diego. He also started versus Pacific. He hit .500 with 6 kills while starting against La Verne. He came off the bench to hit .800 against UC Santa Barbara. He started at Cal Baptist and had 3 aces. He hit .467 with 9 kills and 4 blocks off the bench against Cal State Northridge. He started at UC Irvine and had a career-best 13 kills (hitting .706) and a match-high 5 blocks. He started again versus Ohio State. He hit .429 while starting versus UC San Diego. He was on the 1999 Volleyball Fab 50 team and was an All-State first teamer at Kamehameha High in Honolulu, Hi. Suxho's backup at setter in 2000 is 6-2 redshirt freshman walk-on Dustin Avol, who did not compete at USC last year after attending prep powerhouse Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach, Calif. He subs in occasionally as a serving specialist. He started at setter against La Verne this season. But waiting in the wings is highly-touted 6-5 freshman setter Miles McGann, a 3-time All-CIF first teamer (he was MVP of the 1999 All-CIF Division III team) and a Volleyball Fab 50 choice at Laguna Beach (Calif.) High. He has appeared in 10 matches in 2000. His first appearance came mid-season when he started at outside hitter for the first 4 games of the first match against Hawaii while Brook Billings rested a sore leg and posting 13 kills. He also started against Cal State Northridge (he played just the first game before Billings came in). He was a 4-time All-American first team selection at the USA Junior Nationals (his team finished first twice) and was on the 1998 USA Youth National team.
LIBEROS -- USC has a pair of players capable of ably filling the new libero position, a combination defensive and passing specialist: 6-0 sophomore Greg Burden and 5-10 redshirt freshman walk-on John Hinds. This season, Burden leads USC in digs (178). He had 9 digs against Pepperdine in the finals of the 2000 UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational, 7 against Penn State, 8 at San Diego State, 10 at UCLA, 9 against UC Santa Barbara, a match-best 21 at BYU, a match-best 9 at Cal Baptist, 13 at Pepperdine, 9 in the first Hawaii match, 7 against Cal State Northridge, 9 at Long Beach State, 11 at Loyola Marymount and 12 against Long Beach State. Hinds had 7 digs at UC San Diego, 10 versus Stanford and 10 at UC Irvine. Burden is the more skilled passer, while Hinds is better on defense. Burden saw limited action in 3 matches last year at Troy, while Hinds sat out 1999 at USC after prepping at Santa Margarita High in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Hinds played on the 1998 USA Junior Nationals Boys 18-and-Under champion. Hinds suffered a knee sprain in early January and will be sidelined several weeks.
NOTES -- USC went 14-0 at home this season, its first unblemished home record
since going 9-0 in 1991 (and only the Trojans' fourth undefeated home
season, as they were 11-0 in 1986 and 8-0 in 1981). The 14 victories also
were Troy's most ever at home...This is the first time that USC has
finished atop the league standings since 1991...USC's 16 league wins is its
most since getting 16 in 1991...USC's season average of 1.92 aces per game
is well ahead of the school record (1.54, set in 1989)...USC's 15 aces
against Ohio State was a school single-match record...USC has played 5-game
matches 6 times in 2000 (Troy is 4-2 in 5-game matches this season,
including wins in the past 3 such matches)...USC's 21-19 score in the fifth
game against Cal State Northridge was the highest-scoring fifth game in
Trojan history...When USC upset top-ranked UCLA in 5 games on Feb. 4, the
Trojans not only broke a 13-match losing streak to their crosstown rival,
but it was USC's first regulation-match win over the Bruins since 1991, its
first victory in Pauley Pavilion since 1990 and its first win in the
Kilgour Cup after 7 losses...Before losing at BYU, USC (at 14-1) was off to
its best overall start, NCAA start and MPSF start since 1994...Also, before
the BYU loss, USC was ranked first by Volleyball Magazine and second by the
AVCA/USA Today. Before that, the last time USC was ranked No. 1 in any
poll was the season-ending AVCA poll in 1991 and the last time USC was
ranked second in the USA Today/AVCA poll was March 1, 1994...USC
accomplished perfection against UC San Diego, winning the third game
15-0...Here's a rarity in the world of men's athletics. One of USC's
assistant coaches is a woman, Laura Ames, who was the women's head coach at
both Aurora (1993-95) and Benedictine (1996-97)...Beau Rawi's brother,
Omar, started for USC's men's volleyball team in 1998 and 1999...Ryan
Thurlow's father, Toby, lettered for USC's 1962 national championship
football team and his grandfather, Leavitt, lettered in football from 1934
to 1936...Miles McGann's brother, Grant, played water polo at USC in 1997
and his cousin, Jeremy Laster, is a member of the USA national water polo
team...Several dozen of Marcus Gilmour's relatives attended USC, including
his mother and father.

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The Economic Impact of Birth Control
by Yvette Carnell
Much of the attention given to the asinine birth control debate has centered around Catholicism vs. Women's Health, and when that's not at the center of the firestorm, it's the Republican fiction – pushed by Limbaugh – that somehow the taxpayer is footing the bill for the pill.
The bigger issue though, the one largely absent from the debate, is how birth control has liberated women economically. Enter New York Times' Economix blog to set the record straight:
Indeed, as the economist Betsey Stevenson has noted, a number of studies have shown that by allowing women to delay marriage and childbearing, the pill has also helped them invest in their skills and education, join the work force in greater numbers, move into higher-status and better-paying professions and make more money over all.
One of the most influential and frequently cited studies of the impact the pill has had on women's lives comes from Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz. The two Harvard economists argue that the pill gave women "far greater certainty regarding the pregnancy consequences of sex.†That "lowered the costs of engaging in long-term career investments,†freeing women to finish high school or go to college, for instance, rather than settling down.
And certainty around birth control isn't something that right wingers want women to have. They'd much rather the "barefoot and pregnant" era, where women's futures and careers were up in the air, or better yet, in the hands of men.


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he could be the guy that SF doesnt account for and could be the XFactor in that game Sunday
oh yeah and I was high on Brown too before he tore his achilles. I guess they Giants just have a special nac for drafting RB's. I mean i know they are a dime a dozen but it seems like we get consistent production from relatively inexpensive contracts. And that is HUGE
Take WR for example. We are paying ALL of our wideouts for a few million less than what Brandon Marshall or Vincent Jackson is making alone. in base salary.
Sometimes we need to look at the ratio of production to salary in order to evaluate the effectiveness of our FO as it pertains to different positions.
Example: WR, FB,RB,TE (seems to be all offense, huh?) we are doing an excellent job the past few years with getting production for a low price.
Safety, CB, DL not so much.


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Kerry Washington Credits
Kerry Washington Movies
Mother and Child
- May 7th, 2010
- 126 mins
- 78%
Three women's lives share a common core: they have all been profoundly affected by adoption. Karen (Annette Bening) had a baby at 14, gave her up at birth, and has been haunted ever since by the daughter she never knew. Elizabeth (Naomi Watts) grew up as an adopted child; she's a bright and ambitious lawyer, but a flinty loner in her personal life. Lucy (Kerry Washington) is just embarking with her husband on the adoption odyssey, looking for a baby to become their own.
Miracle at St. Anna
- September 26th, 2008
- 166 mins
- 34%
Directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the acclaimed novel of the same name, the film chronicles the story of four African-American soldiers who are members of the U.S. Army as part of the all-black 92nd Buffalo Soldier Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy.
MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA explores a deeply inspiring story that transcends national boundaries, race and class to touch the goodness within us all.
- October 29th, 2004
- 152 mins
- 81%
"Ray" is the never-before-told, musical biographical drama of American legend Ray Charles. Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists rights within the corporate music business. "Ray" provides an unflinching portrait of Charles' musical genius as he overcomes drug addiction while transforming into one of this country's most-beloved performers.
- May 10th, 2013
- 95 mins
- 37%
Sparks fly when Wade Walker (Craig Robinson) crashes the preppy Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's (Kerry Washington) hand in marriage. Wade might be a fish-out-of-water among this seemingly perfect East Coast clan, but he's not about to let himself flounder. Instead, in a wild weekend of fun, dysfunction and hilarious surprises, Wade is about to discover there's room for all kinds of Peeples in this family, no matter their differences. Writer and first-time director Tina Gordon Chism joins forces with Tyler Perry to present a laugh-out-loud look at the family ties that freak us out . . . but bind us together with love.
Against the Ropes
- February 20th, 2004
- 111 mins
- 12%
The true story of the first female boxing manager Jackie Kallen, who guided the careers of several major careers, including four world champions, like middleweight champ James Toney, as well as Bronco McKart and Thomas Hearns.
For Colored Girls
- November 5th, 2010
- 120 mins
- 32%
In 1974, Ntozake Shange's choreopoem "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf" made its stage debut, combining poetry, dance and music, and most significantly, placing the black female experience center stage. In lyrical, honest, angry, funny and tender language, Shange's "colored girls" evoked the feelings woven into the fabric of black female life in America. Within two years, the play became a Broadway sensation, won an Obie and Tony Award, and would eventually be produced in regional theaters throughout the country. Now, thirty six years later, filmmaker Tyler Perry adapts this landmark work for the big screen, integrating the vivid language of Shange's poems into a contemporary narrative that explores what it means to be a woman of color - and a woman of any color - in this world.
The Guardian
- September 25th, 2001
- 60 mins
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances. Written by GG
- April 6th, 1987
- 60 mins
First hosted by veteran actor Peter Graves, and later by Jack Perkins, this popular Arts and Entertainment Network series profiled the lives of notable figures in the history of entertainment, sports, arts, science, politics and warfare. The show is notable for its in-depth research, which often provides viewers with little-known information about well-known people. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <[email protected]>
The Human Stain
- October 31st, 2003
- 106 mins
- 43%
Set in the summer of 1998 during the Clinton impeachment scandal the story is about Dr. Coleman Silk, a classics professor at a small New England college town. Silks life is shattered by accusations of racism and his personal life crumbles as more and more revelations are made. Nathan Zuckerman, a novelist, is intrigued by Silks story and investigates his life while Silk embroils himself in an affair with a woman half his age.
- April 16th, 2016
- 109 mins
- 80%
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.
Bad Company
- June 1st, 2002
- 116 mins
- 10%
In order to complete a classified project important to national security, a streetwise bookie (Chris Rock) is enlisted by the CIA to take the place of his deceased Harvard-educated twin brother. Anthony Hopkins plays a veteran CIA agent who heads the operation.
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
- June 26th, 2009
- 100 mins
- 50%
"Life Is Hot in Cracktown" shows the gritty, hard realities of a neighborhood, as well as the struggling, proud people who try to survive them everyday.
A Thousand Words
- March 9th, 2012
- 91 mins
Fast-talking agent Jack's insincere patter is his chief weapon, but it irritates his assistant Aaron, threatens his marriage to Caroline and gets him into trouble repping guru/author Dr. Sinja. Jack suffers karmic repercussions from Sinja's magical Bodhi tree, which sheds one leaf for each word Jack speaks. After one thousand words, Jack will die.
The Dead Girl
- December 29th, 2006
- 93 mins
- 75%
"The Dead Girl" centers on the dark mystery surrounding a young woman's death, which is gradually revealed when the lives of seemingly uninvolved people intersect.
Good Hair
- October 9th, 2009
- 95 mins
- 94%
Certified-f**king-genius Chris Rock examines the cost, both financial and sociological, of African-American hair culture in this hilarious, Sundance award-winning film. Traveling from Atlanta to India to Harlem and everywhere in between, Rock tries to figure out how society determines exactly what is "good" hair.
Django Unchained
- December 25th, 2012
- 165 mins
- 88%
With the help of his mentor, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Night Catches Us
- December 3rd, 2010
- 90 mins
- 81%
In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus (Anthony Mackie, "The Hurt Locker") returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While his arrival raises suspicion among his family and former neighbors, he finds acceptance from his old friend Patricia (Kerry Washington, "Ray," "Lift") and her daughter. However, Marcus quickly finds himself at odds with the organization he once embraced, whose members suspect he orchestrated the slaying of their former comrade-in-arms. In a startling sequence of events, Marcus must protect a secret that could shatter everyone's beliefs as he rediscovers his forbidden passion for Patricia.
Sexual Life
- January 5th, 2005
- 96 mins
Disparate individuals rationalize their infidelities.
I Think I Love My Wife
- March 16th, 2007
- 94 mins
- 18%
A remake of the 1972 Eric Rohmer comedy "Chloe in the Afternoon." Rock plays Richard Cooper, a happily married man with a young daughter, whose former flame (Washington) reenters the picture causing him to question his marriage.
"I Think I Love My Wife," written, directed by and starring Chris Rock, is a sophisticated comedy about marriage and the lure of a new love. Nikki (Kerry Washington) is the exciting free spirit who makes Richard's (Chris Rock) daydreams come true while Richard's wife Brenda (Gina Torres) is so preoccupied with her own career and raising their two children that she has little time for her husband.
Fantastic Four
- July 8th, 2005
- 106 mins
- 27%
When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are changed by cosmic rays. Reed Richards, inventor and leader of the group gains the ability to stretch his body, and takes the name, Mr. Fantastic. His girlfriend, Sue Storm, gains the ability to turn invisible and create force fields, becoming the Invisible Girl. Her little brother Johnny Storm gains the ability to control fire, including covering his own body with flame, like a Human Torch. Pilot Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong rocky Thing. Together, they use their unique powers to explore the strange aspects of the world, and to foil the evil plans by the likes of Doctor Doom, which is who the villain of this film will be. Even as they deal with the various threats that arise to threaten Earth's peace, the Four must also deal with the pressures of fame as the world's most famous superheroes, and the realities of being a super-powered family.
Little Man
- July 14th, 2006
- 97 mins
- 12%
Shawn Wayans will portray a man so anxious to become a father that he mistakes an extremely short-statured, baby-faced criminal on the run, played by Marlon Wayans, for his newly adopted son.
The Last King of Scotland
- September 27th, 2006
- 121 mins
- 87%
In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor (James McAvoy) on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric figures: Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). Impressed by Dr. Garrigan's brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and fascinated by his new position, he soon awakens to Amin's savagery - and his own complicity in it. Horror and betrayal ensue as Garrigan tries to right his wrongs and escape Uganda alive.
The United States of Leland
- April 2nd, 2004
- 104 mins
- 34%
15-year-old Leland murders an autistic child and claims that he committed the act out of sadness. The boy is sent to a juvenile facility, where a male teacher named Pearl must unravel the mystery behind Leland's murderous act and sadness while dealing with how the tragic killing affects the families of both the victim and the perpetrator.
Strip Search
- April 27th, 2004
- 120 mins
Strip Search follows several parallel stories examining personal freedoms vs. national security in the aftermath of 9/11; two main subplots involve an American woman detained in China and an Arab man detained in New York City.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
- June 15th, 2007
- 92 mins
- 37%
The Fantastic Four are back in this sequel to the 2005 blockbuster. The superhero team includes: Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic, who can elongate his body; Susan Storm / Invisible Woman, who not only can become invisible at will but can render other objects invisible; Johnny Storm / Human Torch, who can shoot fire from his finger tips and bend flame; and Ben Grimm / The Thing, a hideously misshapen monster with superhuman strength.
Save The Last Dance
- January 12th, 2000
- 112 mins
Sara (Julia Stiles), who comes from a middle-class, small-town environment, dreams of devoting her life to ballet. As the crown prince of a local music club, Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), from inner-city Chicago, dances to a different beat- the rhythmic pulse of hip-hop.
When they discover they share a love of dance, they also discover a passion for each other. Now, these two young people must overcome not only their differences but also the opposition of their friends and families if their romance is going to survive.
She Hate Me
- July 28th, 2004
- 138 mins
- 19%
Wharton-educated biotech executive John Henry "Jack" Armstrong (Mackie) gets fired when he informs on his bosses launching an investigation into their business dealings by the Securities & Exchange Commission. Branded a whistle-blower and therefore unemployable, Jack desperately needs to make a living. When his former girlfriend Fatima (Washington), a high powered businesswoman and now a lesbian, offers him cash to impregnate her and her new girlfriend Alex (Ramirez), Jack is persuaded by the chance to make "easy" money. Word spreads and soon Jack is in the baby-making business at $10,000 a try. Lesbians with a desire for motherhood and the cash to spare are lining up to seek his services. But, between the attempts by his former employers to frame him for security fraud and his dubious fathering activities, Jack finds his life, all at once, becoming very complicated.
Lakeview Terrace
- September 19th, 2008
- 106 mins
- 45%
An LAPD officer (Jackson) will stop at nothing to force out the interracial couple who just moved in next door.
Real Time with Bill Maher
- January 18th, 2008
- 60 mins
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
- June 10th, 2005
- 120 mins
Mr. and Mrs. Smith" - A sexy, action-packed thrill ride about a bored married couple who discover that they are enemy assassins. John and Jane Smith are an ordinary suburban couple with an ordinary, lifeless suburban marriage. But each of them has a secret -- they are actually both legendary assassins working for competing organizations. When the truth comes out, John and Jane end up in each other's cross-hairs.
John and Jane Smith are an ordinary suburban couple with an ordinary, lifeless suburban marriage. But each is hiding something the other would kill to know: Mr. and Mrs. Smith are actually highly paid, incredibly efficient assassins, and they work for competing organizations.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith discover a new source of excitement in their marriage, when they're hired to assassinate each other ... and that's when the real fun starts. The result is the ultimate action spectacle, as Mr. and Mrs. Smith put their formidable skills to work and their marriage to the ultimate test.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie star in MR. AND MRS. SMITH, a sexy action adventure, filled with globetrotting action, state-of-the-art special effects and incredible stunts. It's also a comedy with extraordinary characters having some ordinary problems.
The Details
- November 2nd, 2012
- 91 mins
- 46%
Tobey Maguire and Elizabeth Banks play a struggling married couple who, already struggling with issues like infidelity and whether they should stay married, see their lives further complicated by ravenous raccoons burrowing under the sod in their back yard. A disagreement over how to dispatch the pests creates a chain reaction of mishaps.
Girl Rising
- March 7th, 2013
- 101 mins
- 89%
The film, which inspired a global action campaign to promote girls' education called 10x10, tells the extraordinary stories of several girls from around the globe fighting to overcome impossible odds to realize their dreams. The film includes voice performances by Academy Award Winner Meryl Streep, Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway, Kerry Washington, and Selena Gomez. Girl Rising is directed by Academy Award Nominee Richard E. Robbins (Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience) and executive produced by Tom Yellin and Holly Gordon of The Documentary Group and Paul G. Allen of Vulcan Productions.
Kerry Washington TV Shows
From the creator and executive producers of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice comes a drama revolving around the life and work of a professional crisis manager and her dysfunctional staff. A former media relations consultant to the President, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) dedicates her life to protecting and defending the public images of our nation's elite. After leaving the White House, the power consultant opened her own firm, hoping to start a new chapter -- both professionally and personally -- but she can't seem to completely cut ties with her past. Slowly it becomes apparent that her staff, who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, can't quite fix the ones closest at hand -- their own. "Scandal" stars Kerry Washington ("Ray") as Olivia Pope, Henry Ian Cusick ("Lost") as Stephen Finch, Columbus Short ("Stomp the Yard") as Harrison Wright, Guillermo Diaz ("Half-Baked") as Huck, Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan, Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins, Tony Goldwyn ("Ghost") as President Fitzgerald Grant and Jeff Perry ({TVgPzllpwtQpkh||Grey's Anatomy}) as Cyrus. "Scandal" was written by Shonda Rhimes ("Grey's Anatomy," Private Practice). Rhimes and Betsy Beers ("Grey's Anatomy," Private Practice) are executive producers. Paul McGuigan is the director. "Scandal" is produced by ABC Studios.
The Emmy Awards
Once a year, television's royalty gathers together for a ceremony honoring the best of the best of primetime TV. Shows, actors, and writers are all given a chance to take home a coveted Emmy statue--but in order to win, they must pass the mysterious and rigorous selection process of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Millions of people tune in to watch each year's ceremony and find out if their favorite shows and actors have been recognized or ignored, and the results can often make or break a series or career. The Emmy statue, depicting a winged woman holding an atom, was developed in 1948 by Louis McManus. The statue is meant to signify the arts, through the female figure, and the sciences, through the atom. The name for the award is taken from "Immy," a slang term for "image orthicon tube," an ingredient of many early television cameras. Since the figure is female, "Emmy" seemed more suitable to the Academy.
The Independent Spirit Awards
Film Independent is a non-profit arts organization. Their mission is to champion the cause of independent film and support a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation, and uniqueness of vision.
Now in its 26th year, Film Independent's Spirit Awards is a celebration honouring films made by filmmakers who embody independence and originality. Televised in millions of homes and covered internationally by the press, the Spirit Awards has become the vanguard event in independent film, recognizing the achievements of independent filmmakers and promoting independent film to a wider audience.
The Daily Show
The most trusted name in fake news is now available right here. Get your fix of Jon Stewart, his intrepid team of correspondents and their spin on all the day?s news and newsmakers.
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher is a weekly HBO talk show series hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. Episodes include an opening political sketch, a monologue, a panel of three well educated celebrities, two guests (live or via satellite), and at the end, "New Rules."
Boston Legal
Continuing to keep the office staff in tow is no-nonsense senior partner Carl Sack (Emmy Award winner John Larroquette), yet another ex-boyfriend of Shirley's, who has a newfound respect for the quirky team. Added to the mix are Jerry Espenson (Emmy Award winner Christian Clemenson), Shore's friend and fellow lawyer who suffers from Aspergers syndrome; and Katie Lloyd (Tara Summers), a young associate who is proving that she can run with the big dogs in the Boston offices.
ABC Afterschool Specials
Welcome to The ABC Afterschool Special guide at TV Tome. There is uncertainty about the life span for this show. Despite documented evidence in the "Episode List" to the contrary, it has been assumed the The ABC Afterschool Special were a fatality of the first U.S. war with Iraq. Then again, it may have just been that more and more ABC affiliates got sick of wasting one hour each month that could have been devoted to Oprah Winfrey. If you have the "First Aired" and "Last Aired" statistics that you know are correct (one editor still votes January 1991 for the kill date of the series), please submit them below. You may also inquire directly to: ABC VIEWER SERVICES, 77 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023. If you would like to be the editor for this show, look here for details.
The Guardian
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.
Saturday Night Live
"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Saturday Night Live is a sketch comedy show that has run since the fall of 1975. Many now-famous actors and actresses such as Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Paul Shaffer, Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Martin Short, Damon Wayans, Joan Cusack, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Miller, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, Conan O'Brien, Mike Myers, Ben Stiller, David Spade, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, Norm MacDonald, Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, and Tina Fey got their start from Saturday Night Live. SNL is still unique amongst other sketch shows because of the fact that it has always been live. Also known as: "NBC's Saturday Night" from October 11, 1975 to July 31, 1976. "Saturday Night" from September 18, 1976 to March 19, 1977. "Saturday Night Live" since March 26, 1977. "Good night and have a pleasant tommorow!"
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Emmy-winner Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC Television Network's distinctive late-night talk show. The show features a diverse lineup of guests, including celebrities, athletes, comedians, politicians and human interest subjects. Along with a light-hearted and recognizable cast of characters, a hip house band and comedy bits in Kimmel's inimitable style, the show additionally offers one of the funniest, freshest monologues on television today, drawing from all forms of topical media. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" often features elaborate, innovative stunts such as having notables like J.J. Abrams and Quentin Tarantino guest-direct an entire episode; traveling the show to Detroit for a week's worth of Super Bowl-themed shows; conducting a special episode from a hospital bed with interviews featuring the doctors on staff of "Grey's Anatomy," as they tended to Jimmy's snakebite wound; and constructing a state-of-the-art performance stage in the center of Hollywood Boulevard to showcase A-list music acts.
The show originates from Disney's El Capitan Entertainment Center, located on Hollywood Boulevard in the heart of LA's star studded Walk of Fame. This illustrious location is featured prominently in the show as Kimmel showcases the unique character of Hollywood. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs weeknights at 12:05 a.m. in most markets.
In its fifth season, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is enjoying a ratings boost and has featured such high profile regular guests as George Clooney, Britney Spears, Jennifer Garner, Robin Williams, Shaquille O'Neal, Clay Aiken, Eva Longoria, Eminem, Diane Sawyer, Lindsay Lohan, Hillary Duff, Jessica Alba, Simon Cowell, Janet Reno, Kiefer Sutherland, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Kelly Ripa, Jack Black, Teri Hatcher, Sir Ian McKellen and Mariah Carey; plus musical guests Coldplay, 50 Cent, Foo Fighters, Blink 182, Destiny's Child, Jane's Addiction, Toby Keith, Gwen Stefani, Audioslave, Nelly, Motley Crue, Green Day, Barry Manilow, Franz Ferdinand, Lionel Richie, The Wiggles and Alanis Morissette since its premiere on Super Bowl Sunday, January 26, 2003.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" is taped later in the day than other late-night shows – at 7:45 p.m., PT. This allows the show to be extremely topical -- able to respond to the news of the day more quickly than the competition. Kimmel applies his irreverent wit to politics, television, the media, the FCC, popular culture – everything is a target. A weekly comedy segment called "Unnecessary Censorship" pokes fun at the FCC's crackdown on the media by unnecessarily censoring clips from TV news, political speeches, reality TV and nature shows. Other regular comedy segments include Cousin Sal's hidden camera pranks, number one Michael Jackson fan Jake Byrd's "man on the street," feisty Aunt Chippy on location, parking lot security guard Guillermo's Hollywood Gossip Round-up and adorably clueless Uncle Frank's coverage of red-carpet premieres.
Jimmy Kimmel and Jill Leiderman serve as executive producers and Jason Schrift and Douglas DeLuca as co-executive producers. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is shot live in front of a studio audience and produced by Jackhole Industries in association with ABC Studios.
Tony Awards
Broadway's best have been recognized every year in this awards event since April 4, 1947. First televised broadcast was in 1967. The Tony Awards typically features musical numbers from nominated musicals. Over the years, they have occasionally featured excerpts (live and/or filmed) from nominated plays, as well. Over the years, the telecast has been hosted by the likes of Angela Lansbury, Hugh Jackson and Rosie O'Donnell, who, at the height of her popularity, boosted the ratings considerably. Networks airing the program have varied and sometimes technical awards have been presented on a second PBS broadcast directly preceeding the main event. While honoring the best of Broadway, it is the single biggest promotional event for New York Theatre each year.
Project Runway
Originally from the minds of the Bravo Network, supermodel Heidi Klum, and Elle Magazine comes Project Runway (a spinoff of the Emmy-nominated series Project Greenlight), an all-new behind-the-scene documentary series and competition set in the other most glamorous business in the world: the fashion industry. For the sixth season, cameras will roll for fourteen episodes as up-and-coming designers compete in weekly challenges and are given all the resources of a top designer to prepare a competitive runway show for the next New York Fall Fashion Week.
Psych follows Shawn Spencer who has developed a keen eye for detail after being instructed by his police officer father to note even the most minute details of his surroundings. After Shawn calls in a tip on a crime to the police, he is actually accused of committing the crime. To try to clear his name, Shawn convinces the police that he is a psychic and he begins solving cases for the police.
100 Centre Street
The lives and work of the staff of a New York City courthouse.
Law & Order
Law & Order, the longest running crime series and the second longest-running drama series in the history of American broadcast television, started its 18th season on NBC in the winter of 2008. The brainchild of creator Dick Wolf, Law & Order is the most successful brand in the history of primetime television; the winner of the 1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series; ties Cheers and M*A*S*H for the most consecutive best series nominations (eleven) and the longest-running drama series currently on American television. The series has also turned into one of entertainment's preeminent brands using a distinct ripped from the headlines format, and has spawned the successful spinoffs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Crime & Punishment and Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Filmed entirely in and around New York City, this realistic yet fictional drama looks at crime and justice from a dual perspective. Law & Order has been renewed through 2009 and delivers some of the highest ratings on television, ranking fourth for any drama on any network among adults 18-49 for the past four full seasons. Season-to-date, the show remains a top-25 series among adults 18-49, a top-20 series in total viewers and one of the most upscale dramas on television. Law & Order was also television's #5 drama in overall total viewers for the 2003-04 season with an average of 15.9 million viewers. The acclaimed crime drama has chased away more than 20 competing dramas from the Wednesday (10-11 p.m. ET) hour since moving to that time period in 1992-1993. In 2006, after nearly fourteen years of airing at 10:00 PM, the series was moved to 9:00 PM to make room for the new NBC series Heist. After only two weeks, NBC opted to return the show to its 10:00 P.M. timeslot after the show fared poorly at 9:00 P.M.
The Academy Awards
Since its inception in 1929, The Academy Awards has become the event of the year for film followers worldwide. A celebration of all things cinematic, the presentation of the iconic gold Oscar statuettes to members of the film community for excellence during the year represents the highest honor in filmmaking. The Oscars is one of the only awards ceremonies that've never been cancelled.
NYPD Blue
"This police drama contains adult language and scenes with partial nudity. Viewer discretion is advised."
The potential images those words created alone caused more controversy for this series, before it had even premiered. The "Bible Belt" was up in arms and no-one had even seen an episode. In most of those southern states the local ABC affiliates refused to carry the show, which was a shame because aside from a "little" bare flesh and a couple of harsh words, they missed out on a quality television show. Of course it wasn't long before they realized it really was no big deal. Late during the first season, Steven Bochco said during an acceptance speech at the 20th Annual People's Choice Awards:
"In spite of those who seek to legislate what we can and cannot see on our own television sets in the privacy of our own homes. NYPD Blue has succeeded because the American people, properly so, prefer to judge for themselves."


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Kona robbery 09-03-09
Hawai'i Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area II
Acting Lieutenant Myra Iwamoto
Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 281
September 3, 2009
Report No. C09025631
The Hawai'i Police Department is investigating an armed robbery at a Kailua-Kona convenience store Thursday morning (September 3).
Just after 8 a.m., a man entered the ABC Store in the Coconut Grove complex on Ali'i Drive, attacked a 68-year-old female cashier with a knife and demanded that she open her cash register. The cashier was unable to open the register. The store manager, a 50-year-old Kailua-Kona man, threw another cash drawer onto the floor near the store's exit.
The robber fled the store on foot with the cash drawer and headed south through the complex. He was last seen going into a driveway that leads to the Kama'aina Hale apartment complex on Kuakini Highway.
The cashier received minor injuries in the attack.
The robber was described as a thin local male in his early 20s with tan-to-dark skin and a mustache. He appeared to be 5-foot-8 to 6-feet tall and about 150 pounds. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, orange and green surf shorts with a floral print and a baseball cap that had a yellow and black bill visible from under the sweatshirt's hood.
Police ask that anyone with information about his identity or with any other information about the case call Detective Tyson Matsumura at 326-4646, Ext. 277, or the Police Department's non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo of 329-8181 in Kona. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
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Sony charged me for 3 months I did not ask for.
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So I got the free 1 month trial in my email, used it, and it expired this morning. I cancelled it early yesterday, and it told me that it will not automatically charge me for any further PS+ subscription. Then this morning, I get two emails. The first saying that $17.99 has been added to my wallet, the second saying that I purchased 3 months of Playstation Plus. The email clearly stated that if I cancelled it before the month was over, I would NOT be charged. What is going on with this!? I'm very frustrated, as I do not have this kind of money to spend right now.
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You should call Sony Customer Support for a speedy response. You should also turn off the automatic funding option under Account Management too.


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Cincinnati Defeats WMU
March 18, 2011
CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati baseball team overcame the elements to defeat Western Michigan University 3-2 Friday at Marge Schott Stadium.
Cincinnati (8-5, 0-0 BIG EAST) scored the first two runs of the game in the bottom of the third inning when senior outfielder Justin Riddell (Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic) hit a groundball to right field, scoring senior shortstop Chris Peters (Tipp City, Ohio/Tipp City).
Riddell set up UC's second run after executing a double-steal play with freshman outfielder Justin Glass (Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll). Riddell baited a throw to second base from WMU's catcher and avoided a putout long enough for Glass to steal home.
Inclement weather caused a 3-hour, 40-minute stoppage in play with one out in the top of the fifth inning. Prior to the delay, senior RHP Dan Jensen (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville) threw 4.1 scoreless innings while striking out three.
Freshman RHP Matt Ring (Muncie, Ind./Yorktown) entered the game after the delay and pitched 2.2 innings, allowing one unearned run and striking out three to pick up his first career win.
The Bearcats added a third run in the bottom of the fifth inning when junior 2B Sam Vandenheuvel (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) scored when Broncos centerfielder Jack Scanlon dropped a fly ball hit by Peters.
Western Michigan attempted a comeback in the eighth inning when an error on a possible double-play groundball set up the Broncos' first run.
With the score 3-1, junior LHP Cory Hough (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) entered the game in relief of Ring with runners on the corners and no outs. He got out of the inning without allowing a run.
After WMU picked up another run in the top of the ninth, Zach Isler (Union, Ky./Covington Catholic) went into the game with the tying run at second base and two outs. The sophomore RHP struck out Broncos DH Grant Simotes to end the game and pick up his first career save.
The Bearcats, who have won seven of their last eight games, will play a doubleheader against Western Michigan starting at 1 p.m. ET Saturday at Marge Schott Stadium.


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The Yeppoon heritage railway precinct has been identified as a priority site to be revitalised under the state government's Advancing our cities and regions strategy.
Advancing our cities and regions will see surplus and underutilised state property renewed and repurposed—breathing new life into communities across the state.
The Yeppoon railway line was officially closed in 2004 due to disuse. The 2.4 hectares Yeppoon heritage railway precinct is located in Yeppoon's central business district, approximately one kilometre from the beach, and features the heritage listed Yeppoon railway station building.
Community engagement
Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) began engaging with the community in late 2016 to gain an understanding of what the community would like to see developed on the Yeppoon heritage railway site. More than 60 people attended a community information session on Monday 24 October 2016 and provided Economic Development Queensland with a large variety of suggestions and ideas about what the railway site could be used for.
An online community survey, which was open from 10 October 2016 to 1 November 2016, received 146 responses from the community.
Based on the community's feedback from this engagement, indicative concept designs for the future use of the heritage railway site have been developed.
The indicative concept designs were presented at two community information sessions held on 17 and 18 February 2017 at the Yeppoon Town Hall.
Outcomes from these sessions will be integrated into a concept master plan for the heritage railway precinct.
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Battle of Cape Spartel
The Battle of Cape Spartel was an indecisive naval battle between a Franco-Spanish fleet under Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova and a British fleet under Admiral Richard Howe. These forces met on 20 October 1782 after Howe successfully resupplied Gibraltar, then under siege by Bourbon forces during the American War of Independence.... more on Wikipedia
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then i decided it needed some grips.
i make custom grips for 1911's, so naturally with the lack of availability of kimber solo grips (for obvious reasons), i decided to make a set myself.
i made these out of some of the nicer cocobolo i have here. ill let the pics speak for themselves.
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Geneva College Athletes of the week for the week of November 23-28, 2009:
Beth DeLuca - Basketball
Beth DeLuca has been selected as the Female Student-Athlete of the Week. DeLuca averaged ten points in two games last week for the Golden Tornadoes. Despite losses to Penn State Beaver and Fredonia State, DeLuca managed to shoot close to 40% from the field including a pair of three point field goals. DeLuca also had six rebounds, four assists and five steals in Geneva′s two losses last week. For the season, DeLuca is averaging just under ten points per game and nearly four rebounds per contest.
Rich Colick - Basketball
Rich Colick has been selected as the Male Student-Athlete of the Week. Colick posted 22 points in a loss at Baldwin-Wallace and then a team best 18 points in leading Geneva past LaRoche on Saturday. Colick was 8-9 against LaRoche and is shooting over 56% from the field for the season. Colick leads Geneva 18.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in the first five games of the year. Colick also started the year with 23 consecutive made free throws and is currently shooting foul shots at a 93% clip.
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The action was in support of Springbok second row Bakkies Botha who had been ruled out of the match having been found guilty of illegally making contact with Adam Jones at a ruck during the second Test in Pretoria a week earlier.
Botha's challenge left Jones with a dislocated shoulder but the South African squad felt his actions should not have led to a suspension and they decided to make their feelings clear during the final match of the series.
An independent disciplinary committee has since found the Boks guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and imposed a fine of £10,000 on the South African Rugby Union.
Springbok skipper John Smit, who attended the hearing in Dublin along with head coach Peter de Villiers, has been fined £1,000, while every other player involved in the protest will have to pay a fine of £200.
"The playing arena is no place for protest," a three-man ruling committee said in a judgment which also stated that the place and timing of the protest "showed a serious lack of respect and consideration" for the Lions.
The IRB themselves have voiced their frustration with the punishments imposed on the Springboks and the SARU as they had hoped to see much stiffer sanctions handed down the world's leading team.
"The IRB is extremely disappointed at the level of sanctions imposed against the South African Rugby Union and its players in light of the clear findings that they have brought the game of rugby into disrepute and acted in a manner which is prejudicial to the best interests of the IRB and the game of rugby," said an IRB statement.
"The IRB is giving urgent and serious consideration to the decision of the Independent Committee and the further options available to it, which include whether or not to bring an appeal against the level of sanctions imposed by the Committee."
Meanwhile, the SARU have announced they are currently reviewing the findings and will make a statement once that review has been conducted.


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Mises Wire
Expanding Reach of the Individual AMT
Three scholars at the Urban Institute have published a paper entitled "The Expanding Reach of the Individual AMT." It shows the harm done to a growing number of families by this stealth parallel tax system. It started out as a "soak the rich" scheme, but has evolved into much more than that. President Bush proudly points to his supposed tax cuts for all Americans. That would be a praise-worthy accomplishment of his adminstration except that he hasn't touched the AMT (Alternative Minimum Tax) system. Until this tax is eliminated, there will not be any real tax relief -- regardless what politicians are telling us. This paper has some good points, at least until page 13 when he starts accepting the Bush mantra of "revenue neutral reform." If you leave out this section, it's not too bad of a paper. Read further the abstract of the paper.
In January 1969, Treasury Secretary Joseph W. Barr informed Congress that 155 individual taxpayers with incomes exceeding $200,000 had paid no federal income tax in 1966. The news created a political firestorm. In 1969, members of Congress received more constituent letters about the 155 taxpayers than about the Vietnam war. Later that year, Congress created a minimum tax to prevent wealthy individuals from taking advantage of tax laws to eliminate their federal income tax liability. Both the original minimum tax and its successor, the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT), have applied in the past to a small minority of high-income households. But barring a change in law, this "class tax" will soon be a "mass tax." Current projections show the number of AMT taxpayers skyrocketing from one million in 1999 to almost 31 million in 2010. Without reform, virtually all upper-middle-class families with two or more children will be paying the AMT by decade's end. The AMT is notoriously complex, and its record on fairness and efficiency is mixed at best. But because of its widening reach, fixing the AMT will be expensive. By the end of the decade, repealing the AMT will cost more than repealing the regular income tax. This paper explains how a tax originally designed to target 155 taxpayers could grow to cover 31 million, discusses economic issues related to the alternative minimum tax, and examines options for reform.


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Jeremiah Brent And Nate Berkus: Kissing In New York City [PHOTOS]
Love is definitely in the air for Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus. The two held hands and kissed while waiting for the stoplight yesterday (April 17, 2013) in New York City.
The newly engaged couple rocked nearly identical denim outfits, but changed things up in the footwear department. I'm loving Jeremiah's boots, but I'm not so thrilled about Nate's leopard print shoes.
Nate recently told People magazine, "I've known since our first date that Jeremiah was who I wanted to spend the rest of my life with."
Wow. Love at first sight. Not many people get to experience that. I'm so happy for the couple!
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Making Homemade Wreaths
Make simple but beautiful wreaths
from almost any dried material you can find in your yard.
|Grapevine wreaths are readily available in craft stores. However, it's a lot more fun and esthetically pleasing to make your own. All you need is access to a grapevine and evergreens. You can also make a herb wreath.
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on the right illustrates how an area can be overgrown with grapevines. The vines have
completely taken over this tall maple tree and the bushes and shrubs surrounding
it. The best time to get the vines is in the fall after the leaves have
fallen from the vines and trees. The are much easier to find and cut and
pull from the trees. The vine will usually have a very thick main trunk
coming out of the ground. Then it branches out to form a tangled mess.
Cut the higher part of the vine that's about a quarter to a half
inch wide. Then start pulling the vines. You can get a lot of strands to
work with in a short period of time.
Cut long lengths so that you can wrap long continuous coils. Leave on the little curly-cues for a nice effect on finished wreaths.
|Pick a long fairly uniformly thick part of the vine to start the main coil. Begin your coil with the thickest end of one vine. Coil it into a circle a little smaller than you want your finished wreath to be. Wrap one entire length, twining the vine in and out around itself. Take thinner vine and begin winding it around the main coil wrapping in and out in the opposite direction. Keep adding vines until the wreath is as thick as you want it. You don't really need any wire to hold the wreath together the vines do the job. However, if you prefer it, tie a short length of wire around the wreath at intervals to secure vines together.
A grapevine wreath core is the core of this Christmas Wreath.
your imagination you can decorate the wreath by weaving ribbons
in and out of the vines or sticking in dried weeds,
pine branches and flowers around the wreath, which adds a nice
three dimensional effect. You can also glue stuff to the wreath or put
something in the center like a candle etc.
Wreaths can be decorated with a wide variety of materials, limited only by your imagination. The big bonus is that you can reuse the same wreath and decorate it differently. You can start with a basic large wreath for your front door and decorate as a Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter wreath.
|You can also use long strand to decorate an area such as a large wind or fire place mantel. Then you can decorate the vines as you see fit, perhaps with the seasonal theme. The plan here is to grow a potted vine on the grapevines.


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Alabama vs LSU 2012 BCS National Championship Game Spreads
Tonight's the night, Alabama and LSU will settle, once and for all, exactly who is the best team in the nation. This evening's BCS National Championship Game, which features the two SEC West rivals, is scheduled to kick off at 8:30pm ET at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana; it will be broadcast live on ESPN. The latest bowl game odds have the Crimson Tide listed as a -2 against the spread favorite and the Over/Under set at 40 points. Before making your 2012 BCS National Championship Game pick get all the latest Alabama vs LSU Spread available now.
It could be argued Alabama needs to play the same game tonight that it did against LSU in early November in order to defeat the nation's top ranked team, just sprinkle in a few field goals. The Crimson Tide scored more first downs, converted more third downs, out-gained the Tigers 295 to 239, had one fewer penalty, and played even in the turnover department but lost to Les Miles' ultra-confident squad 9-6 in overtime thanks to four missed field goals.
Despite that argument, it is certain Alabama head coach Nick Saban, who is seeking his third National Championship, expects more out of his team tonight because while Alabama won most of the stat categories, it hardly dominated the game.
If the Tide are to dominate tonight, it will, no doubt, be because of their suffocating defense. Alabama ranks first in the FBS in both points and yards per game allowed at 8.8 and 191.3 respectively and they gave up more than 20 points just one time all season. Saban's wrecking crew also forced the Tigers into, by far, their worst offensive effort of the year.
LSU, which threw for 91 yards and rushed for a 3.6 yards per carry average in its first meeting with Alabama, averaged 41 points per game in its other 12 games and it tallied 41 or more points in each of the four games it played after taking on the Tide.
Even if Alabama is able to keep the Tigers in check tonight, there is no guarantee it will knock them off. LSU has talent all over the field and is opportunistic enough on defense and special teams to overcome a poor offensive outing. The Tigers and their enigmatic head coach also play with a confidence seldom seen in collegiate athletics. LSU has suffered through poor starts, suspensions, off the field turmoil, and yet it has smashed its opposition by an average of 25.9 points per game.
All signs point to this being another slug fest, but based upon the last game, most people are inclined to favor the Tide, who gained an almost across the board statistical advantage. Count this writer in that camp. An LSU victory is hardly a stretch and it certainly would not be a surprise, but it is not expected.
BCS National Championship Betting Trend: Alabama is 9-1 straight up in its last 10 games as a favorite with a total between 37 and 41 points.
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Alabama vs LSU 2012 BCS National Championship Game Spreads: Provided by SBG Global
Alabama Crimson Tide -2 (-110), Over 40 (-110), -135 (Moneyline)
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On this episode of The Young and the Restless, Phyllis wears a white cutout dress. Funny how she is wearing a color that connotes innocence when she is a potential suspect in Diane's murder case. Phyllis should realize that by looking white hot, she is only drawing more attention to herself during such unfortunate circumstances.
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Days after noted Kannada author UR Ananthamurthy called Narendra Modi a bully and said he would not live in a country governed by him, the Karnataka BJP has decided to take the party's prime ministerial candidate to the voters' doorstep. Modi will soon start holding regular video conferences, which would cover all parts of the state.
The state BJP has been nervous for a while. The exit of former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and the various charges of corruption have left it weakened. And ever since Modi's elevation, a section of social media had been buzzing with disapproval. Jnanapeeth awardee Ananthamurthy is just one of the city's intellectuals who have voiced their criticism and their comments are dominating the discourse in the state.
"Modi is a visionary and he has made it a point to reach the voter and share his thoughts and answer the doubts voters have. We are facilitating that," said former deputy chief minister R Ashoka. "We will organise this across the city and different parts of the state in phases."
The party is hoping that the interactions with intellectuals and youth would help, since they are the key decision-makers.
"Taking Modi to the common man might work. They are strategising in every possible way. How effective this will be is another thing. They, however, are considering him a catalyst in the upcoming polls," said Dr Jeevan Kumar D, professor of political science, Bengaluru University.
More rallies for Modi
Chandigarh: The BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi will address rallies in Punjab and J&K in December, and in Himachal Pradesh early next year. The BJP sees scope in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Chandigarh, which have a total of 34 Lok Sabha constituencies.


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Kotoko chief squashes transfer reports
Asante Kotoko Acting General Manager Opoku Nti has told the club's supporters to disregard the media reports about their new signings for the season.
Local medial reports have suggested that the defending Ghana Premier League champions have signed six players and have transfer-listed six other players.
Ebusua Dwarfs striker Frederick Boateng and Berekum Chelsea duo Obed Owusu and Jackson Owusu are reported to have signed for the Porcupine Warriors.
"I can't confirm that any of the stories you are telling me. They are all speculation. We have our recruitment programme on course. That is the assurance. When there is certainty, you will be the first to publish it,†Nti told www.asantekotokosc.com
"The fact that new players are spotted at Kotoko's medicals site doesn't mean they have been signed. The medicals are to ascertain their fitness level.â€


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The Harriman Middle School Lady Blue Devils simply bedeviled and befuddled the Greenback Lady Cherokees by a 28-17 margin on Thursday evening at Harriman.
The race for the title of best team in East Tennessee is now under way for Roane County's five middle schools with the start of the Area 4 AA Tournament at Lenoir City Middle School and the Area 4 AAA Tournament at Cherokee Middle School in Kingston.
In recent weeks, the Oliver Springs Lady Bobcats have acquired a bit of a reputation as "giant-killers".
That reputation was bolstered even more Tuesday in a 46-37 win over Grace Christian Academy.
Scott Somershoe, ornithologist for The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), has announced the agency is looking for bald eagle nests across Tennessee in 2012.
It was a good news, bad news type of night Tuesday for the Midway Green Wave and Lady Waves.
The good news came in the boys game as Midway jumped out to a big early lead and then held on late in picking up a 51-49 victory at Coalfield.
The Rockwood Middle School Tigers boys basketball team capped of their second straight undefeated regular season Monday night with a 40-33 victory at Midway Monday night.
It was "close but no cigar" night for the Kingston Yellow Jackets and Lady Jackets on Tuesday as both suffered tough District 4-AA losses at home against Loudon.
The Midway Green Wave and Greenback Cherokees renewed their longtime rivalry Friday night with the two schools splitting the games played.
Three-pointers spelled the demise of the Roane State Raiderettes Saturday evening, giving up seven treys in a 76-61 loss to the Cleveland State Lady Cougars in TJCCAA Conference play.
The Kingston Lady Jackets used a swarming offense to overpower the Harriman Lady Devils by a 62-49 tally Friday evening at Richard Pickell Gymnasium in Harriman.
The Lady Jackets got out to an early 16-4 lead at the end of the first period.
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The Black Knights VMFA-314
F-18 Squadron at MCAS Miramar
VMF-314 began its history flying Corsairs in 1943 and were named the Black Knights in 1957. Recently they participated in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afganistan and in Operation Southern Watch and again in Operation Iraqi Freedom. VMFA-314 is part of Marine Aircraft Group 11. During the Iraq War MAG-11 aircraft flew extensive combat operations 24 hours a day. MAG-11 aviators dropped over three million pounds of ordnance on targets inside Iraq in support of Marine, Army, and British ground forces. MAG-11 flew over 4,000 combat sorties and 10,000 flight hours, without loss of life or aircraft. The eight squadrons expended close to four million pounds of ordnance during combat operations.
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Aussie wine trends: 4. Perfecting Pinot
Beyond stems, clones are a trendy topic, and, for example, Spedding has been removing weaker Pinot Noir clones over the last five years, replacing with Dijon/Bernard clones 777, 667, 115 and 114. Importantly, for those adopting whole bunch, Farr says the Bernard clones produce stems that lignify more readily. Nevertheless, he also believes rootstocks are more important, as they control vigour, while Kooyong's Brown points out: "Once the vine is mature, the clone is not making as much stamp as the terroir."
Finally, pioneering and highly respected former Petaluma winemaker Brian Croser who now makes Foggy Hill Pinot Noir from the Fleurieu Peninsula, south of Adelaide (and just north of Kangaroo Island), is already producing fine results. Speaking of his initial bottlings he says: "I'm pleased because it has the aromatics and it has the tannin. Maybe it misses a bit in the middle, but the vines are only seven years old."
And as for the market, Scott Austin, at Geelong's Austins, which has recently planted an extra 90 acres of Pinot Noir, says: "The market has grown, we can see it's the future… cooler climate wines are in demand."
Other developments already featured on thedrinksbusiness.com as part of our Top Australian 10 Wine Trends include:
8. Italian varieties and Moscato
10. Pricey produce