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Patricia de Lille
|Patricia de Lille
|33rd Mayor of Cape Town
|Assumed office
1 June 2011
|Preceded by
|Dan Plato
|Western Cape Provincial Minister of Social Development
|In office
22 September 2010 – 31 May 2011
|Helen Zille
|Preceded by
|Ivan Meyer
|Succeeded by
|Albert Fritz
|Leader of the Independent Democrats
|In office
April 2003 – May 2014
|Preceded by
|Position Established
|Succeeded by
|Position Abolished
|Member of Parliament
|In office
May 1994 – September 2010
|Personal details
17 February 1951
Beaufort West, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
|South African
|Political party
|Democratic Alliance (2010– )
|Other political
|Independent Democrats (2003–2010), Pan Africanist Congress (1987–2003)
|Journalist, Politician
Patricia de Lille (born 17 February 1951) is a South African politician and Mayor of Cape Town.[1] She was the founder and the leader of the Independent Democrats, a South African political party which she formed in 2003 during a floor-crossing window. On 15 August 2010, the ID merged with the Democratic Alliance, South Africa's official opposition, and de Lille took on dual party membership until her party was fully dissolved in May 2014.
On 14 March 2011, De Lille beat Grant Pascoe, Shehaam Sims and incumbent Dan Plato to become the DA's mayoral candidate in Cape Town, ahead of the 2011 local government elections. She was declared the mayor-elect by the IEC on 20 May 2011.[2]
De Lille was voted 22nd in the Top 100 Great South Africans, and is noted for her role in investigations into the country's controversial Arms Deal.
De Lille was born in 1951 in Beaufort West, and attended Bastiaanse Hoërskool.[3] In 1974 she became a laboratory technician at a factory. She remained involved with the same company until 1990.[3] During this time, she became involved in the South African Chemical Workers Union, starting off as a shop steward and then becoming regional secretary, before being elected to National Executive Member in 1983.[3] In 1988 she was elected as National Vice-President of The National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU), the highest position for a woman in the trade union movement at that time.[citation needed]
In 1989 De Lille was elected onto the National Executive Committee of the Pan Africanist Movement (PAM). In 1994 she led a delegation in the constitutional negotiations that preceded South Africa's first democratic election in 1994, and was then appointed the position as Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport from 1994–1999. She also served on various portfolio Committees including Health, Minerals and Energy, Trade and Industry, Communications, the Rules Committee and the Code of Ethics.[3]
Later, she made use of parliamentary privilege to be a whistle-blower on the South African Arms Deal.
Arms Deal[edit]
De Lille led the call for an investigation into alleged corruption in South Africa's purchase of weapons costing £4bn from British and other European manufacturers (that cost has soared on the basis of foreign currency collapses to more than its original cost although the Rand £ and Rand $ exchange rates have now reduced the costs to almost the same level as the original cost.). The government rejected De Lille's calls for an independent inquiry to be led by Judge Willem Heath. De Lille said she was accused of being unpatriotic and embarrassing the country as a consequence of her efforts to investigate the Arms Deal."[4]
On 5 April 2009, the Independent Democrats confirmed De Lille's attendance at the announcement of the National Prosecuting Authority the following day regarding its decision either to drop or to maintain its case against ANC President Jacob Zuma, who had been implicated in the Arms Deal. In an op-ed for The Sunday Times, De Lille predicted that the charges would be dropped:
Am I angry? Of course I am angry. I am angry because the majority of our people are not seeing the warning signs that are coming from the ANC, a liberation party that has no respect for the Constitution and the rule of law and is prepared to erode both just so that one man can become the leader of our country.
By letting these ANC crooks off the hook we are sending entirely the wrong message to our people. Government is saying that there is a way out for those who break the law.[5]
On the morning of the NPA's much-awaited announcement, De Lille was turned away from proceedings, being told that, as a member of the public, she would have to find a television set.[6] Leader of the Democratic Alliance Helen Zille met with the same fate.[7]
Awards and recognition[edit]
De Lille was awarded the Freedom of the City of Birmingham, Alabama,[citation needed] and in 2004 was awarded the honour of being one of the Top 5 Women in Government and Government Agencies.[citation needed] She was also awarded the 2004 Old Mutual South African Leadership Award in the Category of Woman Leadership.[8]
In July 2006 she was the first woman to be recognised as an Honorary Colonel in the South African National Defence Force.[9] In August 2006 she received the City Press and Rapport Newspaper award as one of top 10 women in South Africa.[10]
At the invitation of Mr. Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations, Ms de Lille was the only South African Member of Parliament who attended the United Nations Millennium Project hosted by the Earth Institute at Columbia University.[citation needed] This high level meeting was convened on 17 September 2006 in New York.[citation needed]
A Markinor survey conducted in 2004 also found that De Lille was South Africa's favourite opposition politician at the time.[11]
During the 2004 general election, disgruntled former members of the Independent Democrats accused her of running the party in a "undemocratic" manner - in direct contrast with the image of transparency and accountability that she grounded her party on. De Lille told reporters that the dissenters had been fired from the party for fraud and corruption.[12]
As Mayor of Cape Town, de Lille has been perceived to have had a conflict of interest regarding the private sector developments by friends of hers in Clifton.[13]
Joining the DA[edit]
On 13 August 2010, after meetings with both the DA and ID executive, it was decided that the ID would indeed merge with the DA. On 15 August 2010, de Lille and DA Leader Helen Zille announced to the public that the ID would join the DA.
- ^ Adams, Nathan (1 June 2011). "De Lille receives Cape Town mayoral chain". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ Brendan Boyle (20 May 2011). "Patricia de Lille next mayor of Cape Town". Times LIVE.
- ^ a b c d "Patricia de Lille".
- ^ McGreal, Chris (16 February 2001). "Opposition loner is thorn in flesh of South African government". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ Otter 2009.
- ^ ["De Lille barred from NPA headquarters", IOL, 6 April 2009 http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=iol1239004441835L425&newslett=1&em=197599a6a20090406ah]
- ^ "Access denied to Zille", IOL, 6 April 2009.
- ^ "Leadership is key, says Old Mutual". Old Mutual. 9 February 2004.
- ^ "Patricia de Lille becomes Honorary Colonel" (pdf). South African Soldier. September 2006.
- ^ "The 10th annual Rapport/City Press Prestige Awards 2006". City Press. 8 August 2006.
- ^ "'In Mbeki we trust'". IOL. 14 April 2004.
- ^ http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Elections2004/0,,2-7-1557_1504685,00.html
- ^ http://mg.co.za/article/2015-07-09-de-lille-and-the-contentious-clifton-scenic-reserve-megaproject
External links[edit]
- City Mayors' Mayor of the Month for May 2013
- People by Patricia de Lille , at People's Assembly
|Political offices
|Preceded by
Dan Plato
|Mayor of Cape Town
|Preceded by
Ivan Meyer
|Provincial Minister of Social Development (Western Cape)
|Succeeded by
Albert Fritz
|Party political offices
|New political party
|Leader of the Independent Democrats
|Succeeded by
Position Abolished
|Party political offices
- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from Beaufort West
- Cape Coloureds
- Coloured South African people
- South African women in politics
- South African people of Huguenot descent
- Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
- Pan Africanist Congress of Azania politicians
- Independent Democrats (South Africa) politicians
- Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
- Mayors of Cape Town
- Women mayors of places in South Africa
- Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians


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guide to: Ten things you should know about world literacy
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1. An estimated 26 percent of the global population, one billion adults around the world, are unable to read or write.
2. Two-thirds of illiterate adults are women. The gender education gap is improving, but girls are often given an inferior education to their male classmates and are left unprepared to enter the job market. In many countries, like Malawi, girls are forced to leave school at a young age to enter into forced marriages.
3. Globally, more than 100 million children are denied access to primary education. Enrollment fees often prevent impoverished families from enrolling their children in school. Children, especially girls, of educated mothers are more likely to be enrolled in school.
4. A child who attends school will earn an additional 10 percent of income for each year of schooling they complete. Children who complete primary school are half as likely to become infected with HIV/AIDS then if they did not complete their primary education.
5. A staggering 98 percent of illiterate adults live in developing countries.
6. As a continent, Africa's overall literacy rate is less than 60 percent. In the last 30 years, primary school enrollment has dropped from 58 percent to about 50 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa.
7. Literacy affects income. Per capita annual income in countries with a literacy rate less than 55 percent is about $600, as opposed to per capita income in countries with a literacy at about 96 percent, which is about $12,600.
8. Thirty million Americans over the age of 16, about 14 percent of the total population, cannot read well enough to properly fill out a job application or understand a newspaper story written at an eighth grade reading level.
9. Virtually every socio-economic issue in the United Sates can be connected to low literacy rates. Approximately 60 percent of federal inmates are unable to read or write. Low health literacy costs are estimated as high as $238 billion annually. Low adult literacy is connected to crime, loss of tax revenue and unemployment, costing the U.S. about $225 billion every year.
10. By 2015, the United Nations hopes to meet the Millennium Development Goal of Universal Primary Education, which would require the enrollment of every child, boy or girl, in every nation in the world.
Orginally posted on Causecast.org by SARAH NELSON, Contributing Writer
March 30, 2010 by Stefani
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About 35 years ago, a coach friend of mine was promoted to manager in what is now the Premier League. A couple of weeks later, he said: "It's unbelievable. Whatever you try to do, there's someone asking for a bung. I don't think I'm going to last long here."
He didn't. But times have changed. There is no longer any need for the brown envelope. Intermediaries can make their cuts legitimately because the regulations are so liberal — and there is infinitely more money sloshing around. Easy money: all you need is a club with more ambition than sense.
Which brings us to Tony Fernandes and his musings about being exploited by people who would sell their grannies.
Of course Queens Park Rangers paid over the odds for survival, let alone the relegation that ensued, but we've heard this before from their chairman.
Can he be so naïve after several months in day-to-day contact with Harry Redknapp, who knows the game inside out? It's hard to credit that Redknapp would let him have the wool so blatantly, and repeatedly, pulled over his eyes.
We shall see. Fernandes (above) vows not to be fooled again and, in almost the same breath, yearns for the return of Joey Barton. At such times you wonder if these people are having a laugh at our expense.
Anyway, the future of QPR is anything but funny because, for all that Fernandes talks of losing £50million, those who pay the price of his folly will be the fans.
They should remind him of this and ask that, instead of bleating, he goes to his final Premier League meeting with a demand that agents be banned from transfers — as they were just over 35 years ago.
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On the islands of Artipelago, artistic expression is everywhere and all the citizens of Artipelago develop their artistic skills. Citizens trade works of art with each other and sell works of art for money. Over time, art became a way to express feelings, record history, and even play games. The most popular game in the lands of Artipelago is called Flip Art.
Six Artipelago artists, who are the best of friends, developed a game based on a few of the most common items used in everyday life. Simple woven baskets carried everything, including food, and supplies. Stones were also common on the islands and used for building and artwork such as sculpture and mosaics. And wood was a common item on the islands used for building homes, works of art, and when sharpened properly pointy sticks were good protection. Finally, in extreme cases of needed defense, the citizens developed the spiked club. The spiked club used thick wood from the sticks, pointed stones embedded in the barrel, and the handle was wrapped in woven reeds like the baskets.
They realized that each of these items has a strength and a weakness. The baskets were great for carrying stones, but the pointy sticks would poke holes in the baskets and wear the baskets out. The stones when dropped on the sticks could break them. The one common item that seemed to have no weakness was the spiked club.
Thinking about these common items, the six friends: Doodle, Fresco, Chisel, Glaze, Mosaic, and Silver Point created a simple game that children, parents, and grandparents could play together.
They each ran home and took all the small canvas drawings from their homes and on the back sketched either a basket, stones, or pointy sticks. When they got back together, everyone had created their very first art collection stack. Each of the friends wanted to feel a little special during the game so they called each other the captain of their art stack. The name was fun and sounded important and over time the friends became known on the islands as Stack Captains. They flipped their very own works of art to reveal one of the symbols underneath and the winner of each flip collected the art. The winner was the one who collected the most art. Of course, everyone got their original art back at the end of the game and the friends replaced their drawings back on the walls, desks, tables, and mantles in their homes. However, there were times when the artists found a piece of art created by one of their friends so beautiful or inspiring that they traded their art with each other.
After playing the Flip Art game for while, each Stack Captain was empowered to find something about their artistic skills that could be used during the game to modify the results of a flip and possibly turn a loss into a win. The friends called it their "special powers", and they described some art technique to overcome a weakness in either the basket, stones, or pointy sticks.
Now you have a chance to create and play the same game as the friends of Artipelago. Your creativity is needed to build your personalized art collection, choose your Stack Captain champion, and battle against your family and friends in this game of artistic expression.
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A major pipeline project that will transport crude oil from Western Canada to refineries in Eastern Canada could be headed right through Westman's backyard.
TransCanada Corporation is currently in the process of what it calls an "open season" to obtain firm commitments from oil companies for the Energy East Pipeline that would run from Hardisty, Alta. to refineries in Quebec and Ontario.
City of Brandon officials recently sat down with TransCanada representatives to discuss the project, according to economic development officer Sandy Trudel.
"We're hoping to capture a good chunk of that economic spinoff," Trudel said. "It's a great opportunity to generate some traffic in our local establishments and drum up business in Brandon and southwestern Manitoba."
TransCanada has a track record in Westman. In 2010, the Alberta-based company completed a project that transports crude oil from Alberta to U.S. markets. The Keystone Pipeline project was worth a reported $12 billion and converted an existing 864 km of natural gas pipeline to oil, establishing a pumping station in the RM of Hamiota.
Trudel said several areas of Westman saw a boon due to the increased activity as crews moved from community to community building the pipeline.
"If you look when the Keystone project was being constructed, Brandon often acted as a central hub during that time. Many of the workers on the project stayed in Brandon or the surrounding areas and there is all of the servicing of vehicles, supplies, and all of the things that go with having a working camp."
While the Keystone Pipeline can handle between 435,000 to 590,000 barrels of oil per day, the new project will have the capacity to transport as much as 850,000 barrels per day, according to TransCanada spokesman Philippe Cannon, greatly enhancing producer access to markets in the east.
The new line will require 3,000 km of existing pipeline and the construction of about 1,400 km of new pipeline.
Cannon said the first step, should the company secure enough interest, would be to convert the existing line from natural gas to crude oil. A process he said involves following stringent safety and engineering codes.
"TransCanada has safely and successfully converted pipelines many times in North America, the most recent example being the conversion of Line One of the Canadian Mainline for the Keystone Pipeline," Cannon said.
In the wake of several major oil spills around the world and a local spill near Jackson Creek in the RM of Pipestone,
the existing line will undergo an extensive refurbishing process in order to ensure its reliability.
Once disconnected from the natural gas network, Cannon explained, the line will be thoroughly cleaned. High-resolution tools will be used to inspect every inch of the pipeline to detect potential weaknesses, which will be repaired.
The final step involves installing an electronic leak detection system that Cannon says allows the company "to monitor pipeline operations 24 hours a day from its Calgary control centre." Any irregularities in flow can be detected immediately and the line can be shut down in a matter of minutes with shut-off valves that are installed every 30 km and near sensitive areas such as river crossings.
According to Cannon, the Keystone Pipeline has safely delivered more than 350 million barrels of oil.
"Our operations and leak detection systems have been proven to be extremely accurate. Our record speaks for itself."
Public backlash over the Keystone XL pipeline has already caused considerable delays in the start of construction and Cannon said proving to people that their oil transportation system is safe and reliable is paramount to ensuring projects move forward.
"Safety is our top priority because we've all seen what happens when incidents occur and the enormous reputational and financial cost it has to the companies involved," he said. "Companies like TransCanada are extremely committed to running a safe, reliable and secure energy infrastructure network."
Last year alone, the company spent more than $800 million on pipeline integrity and preventative maintenance programs to ensure the infrastructure worked the way it was designed, Cannon said.
"The public and our shareholders expect it because it not only makes good business sense, it is just common sense that having our assets operating and delivering products that our customers require enhances our bottom line and our ability to continue to grow and maintain the industry-leading safety record that we have spent decades building."
The Energy East Pipeline could begin construction as early as 2015 — providing the regulatory application and public consultation processes go smoothly — with a completion date potentially in late 2017.
"In determining a final route for the proposed project, we will continue to consider a number of factors including safety, constructibility, environmental sensitivities, land use compatibility, economics, vegetation, archeological and historical sites, as well as stakeholder and Aboriginal community input," Cannon said.
The line could eliminate Canada's reliance on higher- priced crude oil currently being imported from other markets, according to Cannon.
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One of just seven softball players in school history to earn All-America honors, DeAnna Earsley-Bowers was a four-year starting pitcher for Utah State and helped the Aggies earn back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament in 1992 and 1993. As a senior in 1993, Earsley-Bowers was named the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year and earned third-team All-American honors as she led USU to a 39-17 record, including a 25-7 mark in conference play, to win a share of the Big West Championship. During her senior season, she won 26 games and posted a 0.82 earned run average (ERA) in 247.0 innings pitched, while striking out 130 batters as she also earned first-team all-Big West honors and was named the conference's player of the week three times. She also posted 13 shutouts on the season and pitched 30 complete games, while adding three saves. Earsley-Bowers earned second-team all-Big West honors as a junior and was twice named the conference's player of the week as she won 26 games and posted a 0.82 ERA in a school-record 290.0 innings pitched. She also set the single-season school record with 36 complete games as a junior, and struck out 159 batters, which still ranks third all-time in school history, while adding 18 shutouts, the second-most in school history. As a junior, Earsley-Bowers posted a 12-5 record vs. ranked teams and went 7-0 in extra-inning contests as she helped the Aggies to a 43-21 record, including a 24-12 mark in Big West play. Earlsey-Bowers also earned honorable mention all-Big West honors as a sophomore as she pitched a school-record-tying two no-hitters, and was named to the High Country Athletic Conference team as a freshman. For her career, Earsley-Bowers is one of just two pitchers in school history to win 20 games in two different seasons and she still ranks second all-time in school history in wins (68), complete games (93), shutouts (40), innings pitched (780.0) and saves (7), while ranking third all-time in appearances (117), and fourth all-time in both strikeouts (382) and ERA (0.90). Offensively, she still ranks tied for fourth all-time in school history in at-bats (639), fifth in games played (212) and sixth in sacrifice hits (28). During her four-year career, Utah State posted a 136-85 (.615) record, including a 69-41 (.627) mark in Big West play.
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Years: 1970-72
Described as one of the most intense wide receivers to ever play at Utah State, Tom Forzani earned honorable mention All-America honors from The Associated Press as a senior in 1972 as he led the nation with 85 receptions, while adding 1,169 receiving yards to set then-single-season school records in both categories. During his senior season, Forzani had eight touchdown receptions and caught a school-record 15 passes for a then-school-best 193 yards against Idaho, a total that still ranks 19th all-time in school history. Following his senior season, Forzani played in both the Blue-Gray All-Star Game and the Senior Bowl, and was named the Outstanding Back of the Blue-Gray Game. Forzani ended his Utah State career as the school record-holder in both receptions (132) and receiving yards (1,806), numbers that both now rank 11th all-time in school history, and had a then-school record six 100-yard receiving games. His 85 receptions as a senior still ranks third all-time at Utah State, while his 1,169 receiving yards that year still ranks sixth, and his eight touchdown catches now rank 11th all-time. During his three-year career, Forzani helped Utah State to a 22-10 record and winners of the Beehive Boot (the state's collegiate football championship trophy) in both 1971 and 1972 as USU posted wins against BYU and Utah both seasons. Following his Utah State career, Forzani played professionally for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1972-83 and was a five-time CFL All-Star. He finished his CFL career ranking second all-time in Stampeders history in receptions (553), receiving yards (8,825) and receiving touchdowns (62). Forzani was named to Utah State's All-Century Football Team in 1993. His brothers, Joe (1965-67) and John (1968-70), also played football at Utah State.
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Sport: Track & Field
Years: 1966-67
One of the most decorated athletes in Utah State history, Jim Helton was a three-time track All-American and is one of just 11 track athletes in school history to accomplish that feat. During his senior season in 1967, Helton was the national runner-up in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Provo, Utah with a still-school-record leap of 25-02.25 (7.68m) as he helped USU to a 14th-place team finish, its second-best finish in school history. Helton also earned All-American honors in the long jump during the indoor season as a senior as he placed fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Detroit, Mich., with a leap of 24-03.50 (7.40m), helping the Aggies place 34th as a team. During the 1967 indoor season, Helton set the then-school record in the long jump with a mark of 24-03.75 (7.41m), a leap that still ranks fourth all-time in school history. Helton, who was the Aggies' team captain in 1967, was also named Utah State's Athlete of the Year during his senior season. During his junior year at Utah State in 1966, Helton earned his first All-American honor as he was the national runner-up in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Bloomington, Ind., with a leap of 24-08.50 (7.53m) as he helped USU to a 24th-place team finish. During his two-year Utah State career, Helton also competed in the triple jump, high jump and 100-yard dash, and set the then-school record in the triple jump with a mark of 47-05.50 (14.46m) as a junior, while his time in the 100-yard dash (9.8) as a junior ranked second all-time in school history. Helton transferred to Utah State following two years at Riverside (Calif.) Community College, where he twice earned All-American honors in the long jump. Following his collegiate career, Helton participated in the U.S. Track & Field Federation in Albuquerque, N.M., and in the Pan-American Trials in Minneapolis, Minn., in the summer of 1967.
Hometown: LaMirada, Calif.
Sport: Football
Years: 1974-77
An excellent athlete with tremendous strength, Jim Hough earned second-team All-American honors at offensive guard from The Associated Press following his senior season in 1977, one of just five offensive linemen in school history to be honored as such. During his senior season, Hough blocked for two of the most talented offensive players in school history in quarterback Eric Hipple and running back Rick Parros. Hipple threw for over 1,300 yards and 10 touchdowns that year, while Parros rushed for 1,135 yards, the first 1,000-yard sophomore in school history. Hough, who earned four varsity letters at Utah State, spent his first three years on the defensive side of the ball at nose guard and tackle, before switching to the offensive line late in his junior season. During his four-year career, he helped the Aggies to 21 wins, including three against in-state rival Utah. Following his senior season, he played in the East-West Shrine Game and was later selected in the fourth round (100th pick) of the 1978 National Football League Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Hough spent nine seasons in Minnesota (1978-86), playing in 111 career games with 75 starts.
Hometown: Grace, Idaho
Sport: Men's Basketball/Track & Field
Years: 1960, 1962-63
Phil Johnson spent three seasons playing basketball at Utah State and helped the Aggies advance to the NCAA Tournament in both 1962 and 1963. As a senior captain during the 1962-63 campaign, Johnson averaged 12.3 points and 7.1 rebounds as he helped USU to a 20-7 record and its second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. During his senior year, Johnson scored in double-figures 11 times, including a career-best 23 points against Colorado State. As a junior, Johnson averaged 9.5 points and 7.8 rebounds as he helped Utah State to a 22-7 mark, including a 1-2 record in the NCAA Tournament, one of just five teams in school history to win an NCAA Tournament game. During his junior season, he scored in double figures 14 times and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds against Wyoming. Johnson also averaged 11.8 points on the USU freshman team during the 1959-60 season and spent the 1960-61 campaign playing at Weber Junior College, before transferring back to Utah State for his final two seasons under then-head coach Ladell Andersen. Along with basketball, Johnson was also a high jumper for then-head coach Ralph Maughan on USU's track teams as a freshman in 1960 and again as a senior in 1963 with a personal-best jump of 6-08.00 (2.03m). Following his playing career, Johnson spent the 1963-64 season as a graduate assistant for USU's freshman team. He then spent four years as an assistant coach at Weber State under then-head coach and USU alum Dick Motta as the Wildcats finished at the top of the Big Sky Conference in 1965, 1966 and 1968 and made the 1968 NCAA Tournament. Johnson spent the next three seasons (1969-71) as Weber State's head coach, leading the Wildcats to three-straight Big Sky regular season championships and three-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. Johnson was named the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year in each of those seasons as he compiled a 68-16 record, including a 39-5 (.886) conference mark, a winning percentage that still ranks first all-time in Big Sky history. During his first year as Weber State's head coach at the age of 27, Johnson was named the NCAA District VII Coach of the Year. Johnson then moved to the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he coached with various teams for 40 years (1971-2011). His first coaching job in the NBA was with the Chicago Bulls in 1971 under Motta, while his first head job was with the Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1973-78) at the age of 32 as he was named the NBA Coach of the Year in 1975 after guiding the franchise to its first playoff appearance in eight seasons. He was also the head coach of the Sacramento Kings from 1984-87. Johnson spent most of his time in the NBA with the Utah Jazz (1988-2011) and was named the NBA's top assistant coach four times (2002, 2004, 2007, 2010) by the league's general managers. During his time with the Jazz, Johnson helped the team to eight division titles, 21 playoff appearances and two Western Conference Championships. Johnson was inducted into the Weber State Sports Hall of Fame in 1992, honored as the Utah State Alumnus of the Year in 1997 and elected into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif.
Sport: Football
Years: 1972-73
Regarded as one of the best interior linemen in Utah State football history, Dave Manning was a quick and aggressive offensive guard who earned second-team All-American honors from The Associated Press following his senior season in 1973, one of just five offensive linemen in school history to be honored as such. During his two-year Utah State career, Manning helped the Aggies to a 16-6 record and claimed the Beehive Boot (the state's collegiate football championship trophy) in both 1972 and 1973 as USU posted consecutive wins against BYU. As an Aggie, Manning blocked for three of the most explosive offensive players in school history in quarterback Tony Adams, wide receiver Tom Forzani and running back Louie Giammona. Adams threw for then-school records of 2,797 yards and 22 touchdowns, while Forzani produced then-school records with 85 receptions for 1,169 yards in 1972, while Giammona rushed for over 500 yards as a sophomore in 1973. While at Utah State, Manning served as his team's co-captain in 1973 and was awarded the Wayne Estes Memorial Award in 1974, honoring the most outstanding senior athlete. Manning transferred to Utah State form Bakersfield Junior College, where he also earned All-American honors. He was inducted into the Bakersfield College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
Hometown: Empire, Calif.
Sport: Football/Contributor to Utah State Athletics
Years: 1973-74
Steve C. Mothersell, President and CEO of SCM Construction Management Services, Inc., has been a longtime contributor and advisor to Utah State Athletics as he currently sits on Utah State's National Advisory Board for Aggie Athletics and is a former board member and past chair of the Utah State University Foundation. A two-year starter at tight end on Utah State's football team in 1973 and 1974, Mothersell was well-known for his second-effort on downfield blocking. As a senior, he was selected the KCPX Player of the Week following Utah State's 34-0 win against Utah. After graduating from USU in 1975 and a brief employment with the World Football League, he began his professional career in the real estate brokerage industry and later added land development, homebuilding, and syndication and construction management activities to the full range of services now provided by the SCM Corporate Group of Companies. He formed his own home building and land development company in 1984 and since then has grown it into one of the largest privately owned home building and general contracting businesses in California's Central Valley. Mothersell is a member and past director of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB); a member and past director of the California Building Industry Association; and member, director and past president of the Building Industry Association of Central California (BIACC), from which he received the Builder of the Year Award in 1988. Steve and his wife Diane have made significant financial contributions to Utah State Athletics and facility projects over the years, including the Jim & Carol Laub Athletics-Academics Complex at the north end zone of Maverik Stadium, which houses the Steve C. Mothersell Sr. Athletics Hall of Honor. Mothersell is also an annual supporter of the Merlin Olsen Fund.
Hometown: Logan, Utah
Sport: Men's Basketball Head Coach/Athletics Director
Years: 1980-88; 1985-92
Rod Tueller spent a total of 19 years at Utah State as both a basketball coach and administrator. Following his graduation from USU in 1959, Tueller spent 14 years coaching high school basketball in the state of Utah before beginning his professional assocation with Utah State. Prior to the 1973-74 season, Tueller was named an assistant coach for the Aggies under then-head coach Dutch Belnap. For six seasons from 1974-79, Tueller helped the Aggies to a 106-58 record and three postseason appearances. Tueller was then named the school's 12th head men's basketball coach prior to the 1979-80 season, and in his first year in charge of the Aggies, led the program to a 19-8 record, including an 11-2 mark in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), and its first league title in more than four decades. For his efforts, Tueller was named the PCAA Coach of the Year in 1980 as he led the Aggies to their third-straight postseason appearance, including their second-straight NCAA Tournament. During his nine years as USU's head men's basketball coach, Tueller compiled a 139-120 (.537) record, including a 77-68 (.531) conference mark. He also led USU to one PCAA regular season championship (1980), one Big West Tournament title (1988), three NCAA Tournament appearances (1980, 1983, 1988) and one NIT appearance (1984). His 139 wins and 259 games coached both rank fifth all-time in school history, while his three NCAA Tournament appearances are the third-most in school history. Tueller's teams also won the Old Oquirrh Bucket (the state's collegiate basketball championship trophy) three straight years from 1983-85, while his 1982-83 team still holds the school record for field goal percentage in a season (.529). Furthermore, Tueller coached a school-record nine players who were drafted into the NBA, and two players who earned Big West Conference Player of the Year honors in Dean Hunger (1980) and Greg Grant (1986). In fact, Grant went on to score a then-school-record 2,127 points, a mark he held for 22 years. Tueller also coached Brian Jackson, who earned all-conference honors three times (1979-81), and finished his career as the third-leading scoring in school history at the time with 1,900 points. In all, Tueller was a part of 423 Aggie basketball games during his 15 years on the sidelines, a number that ranks second all-time in school history, and he is the only head coach in school history to lead his team to the NCAA Tournament in his final year at the helm. Along with his coaching duties, Tueller also served as Utah State's Athletics Director for eight years from 1985-1992, which included an overlap with his head coaching duties for four years. As USU's Athletics Director, Tueller guided Aggie Athletics and its 14 NCAA Division I sponsored sports. During his time as USU's AD, Tueller spent three years serving on the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association Board. Since retiring from coaching and athletic administration, Tueller has spent the past 20 years serving as the analyst for Aggie basketball games on the radio.
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Played five years in the NBA but not with Portland. Former community activities coordinator for Blazers. Ex-Jefferson High and University of Oregon standout is the younger brother of broadcaster Steve Jones.
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Starter on Portland's great early '90s teams, now director of player programs for the Blazers; lives in West Linn.
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Played two years in NBA but not with the Blazers. Former Grant and Oregon State star lives in Portland.
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Got out on Tuesday morning. Was on the way to a client on Wednesday when I got a call from the hospital. They have detected some kind of lung inflammation too. Had to go back and get more bloods taken and pick up another prescription for antibiotics. Cool beans! Another x-ray on at Monday's eye check up. Shit is still blurry as fuck. :S Oh well, it's good to be out at least. :D
Aw shit that sucks man. Hope you get better.
@Ghost-Rhayne do you smoke?
I only now saw this thread, good to see that at least your sight has recovered (a little)!
So you don't have to do any kind of laser surgery or anything?
Also I haven't really played Dust anymore, not after I got in Planetside 2 beta. Kind of pity.
That is a pity. You should jump back on for a lil jam sometime. The latest build has added new environments, weapons, skills, balances and generally looks and plays better. It is a lot more polished and a noticeable step closer to launch build.
Ghostie when you getting home bro??
Lung inflammation is pretty serious and it may be caused by smoking, in your case weed or cigars :snicker.
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That was because I overheard his well-merited rebuke to Hopper.
The teller of the story does not relate in what manner he received this well-merited reproof.
Wherever he was heard he was marked by well-merited success.
After severe but well-merited reproof, his father paid them; and De Courcy promised amendment.
With these I proudly staggered back to camp, aware of the royal and well-merited reception which awaited me, and which I got.
On this occasion the women of the colony achieved a well-merited reputation for culinary skill and resourcefulness.
Oh, those men are cowards, and I inflicted a well-merited punishment on the scoundrel.
I thought it was uttering a well-merited curse on the hateful craft we were on board.
He had him by the nape of the neck, and promptly administered the well-merited punishment.
c.1200, "spiritual credit" (for good works, etc.); c.1300, "spiritual reward," from Old French merite "wages, pay, reward; thanks; merit, moral worth, that which assures divine pity," and directly from Latin meritum "a merit, service, kindness, benefit, favor; worth, value, importance," neuter of meritus, past participle of merere, meriri "to earn, deserve, acquire, gain," from PIE root *(s)mer- "to allot, assign" (cf. Greek meros "part, lot," moira "share, fate," moros "fate, destiny, doom," Hittite mark "to divide" a sacrifice).
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Repair to Concrete Porch
I've got this porch that needs repairs - has some cracks on the corners. I've tossed one quote out, but the other two I got are quite different. (The numbers are more for comparative purposes.)
One guy quoted $1500 to saw off and repair the two corners, plus put this 1/2" layer over the top. (Which will make the new corners less obvious, and help keep out water I assume?) He quoted $2500 to replace the whole top piece (the 5" thick portion).
Other guy quoted $1800 to replace the whole top piece, and said he wouldn't saw off the corners and repair because he was afraid this other line in the porch would just crack open. This $1800 is more favorable if it's a good job.
I don't know if this kind of difference is common, but one person suggested the quality of the concrete. I'm happy to call these guys and ask, but I don't know what that means - size of rocks, quality of mixing stuff, mixing process??? (I know diddly about concrete.) It would be helpful if someone could explain what this means and what I should be asking.
(Both are concrete-work only self-employed. No big company or do-it-all contractors, etc.)
I really want another quote but I've had a heck of a time getting people to call me back.
It is tough to find someone interested in a small repair.
I am not a concrete guy---but the one that wants to 'cut the corners' and 'skin' the old work? Throw away his quote---that is a failure in our freeze and thaw area----
Posting a picture of what you have will get better answers.
both methods will ' work ' but i suspect the 1/2" guy's using apron/vest store mtl so i wouldn't select him,,, that method is generally too technical a project for ordinary conc guys.
assuming the $1,800 guy's work references ck out, i'd pick him IF i were you,,, not sure what he meant by ' other line in the porch would just crack open. ' is it an existing control/expansion/contraction jnt that didn't crack ?
You might want to ask the $1800.00 guy what he's going to use to replace the landing,ready mix or bagged material??
I appreciate the answers thus far. Sounds like people are shying away from the corner repair. I do understand the freeze/thaw problem. Our weather goes from single digit up to 90's, and sometimes very fast changes.
The "line" in the porch is a crooked line through a section that can be visually seen but has not cracked open or anything. It's not a joint. It's dark right now but I can try to get a pic when I have time.
Well, I can't find all my paperwork where I was tracking stuff, nor the quote the one guy gave me. So I don't even have the $1800 guy's name and can't remember it, nor do I recognize it when I tried a new search online.
So all of the above is mostly irrelevant now. I found a 3rd person to come out and I'm going to have him do it, and just replace the whole top.
My one question is what kind of warranty should I expect? I realize concrete cracks and such after time (especially in our weather), but if it's cracking open in a short time something's wrong. (After all, the first porch lasted for years.)
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Newbie here. I want to learn as much as possible. And become as skilled as possible. Any opinions on which would be better for an old guy with very little training.
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Newbie here. I want to learn as much as possible. And become as skilled as possible. Any opinions on which would be better for an old guy with very little training.
S.I. comes to you (or at least close)
You learn a lot over a weekend course.
Have taken several classes from SI or one of their affiliates, including 2 with Gabe himself.
I've never taken classes at Gunsite, but other than not getting to meet Col. Cooper, I don't think I've missed anything.
I'd add Clint Smith's Thunder Ranch to your short list. He is a legend. I plan on taking a class from them but the wait list is long.
My vote goes to Suarez. Honest, before you make a decision order the Suarez Force On Force DVD.
I went with SI they have a class for the very new guy who knows little about a gun to the advanced gun fighter. There classes not only cover the hows and whys of the gun but also the fight its self. Winning a gunfight is far more than just shooting a gun. For me SI is the best for doing that.
The other schools are good if all you want is a fast draw and to shoot small groups on paper but if you are looking to fight with a gun then it has to be SI for me.
I've never been to either one.
That said, from what I've read, heard and otherwise saw on the internet, in the way of videos, Suarez would get my money first
I have no experience with either. But I have been researching these, and others, for my next training experience.
For my money, I believe Suarez would be a better fit for my mode of procedure.
I have never trained with Gunsite and I have taken one class with Suarez. I chose based on videos I had seen of both schools. I can tell you that you won't be disappointed with a Suarez class.
I have never trained at Gunsite but I really like Gabes classes. I am going to a Larry Vickers Defensive carbine/pistol Class this month and hope to learn even more. The more good training you get the better prepared you will be.
Well, of course I'm biased because I'm a Suarez International Instructor. However, I took 4 classes with SI before joining their instructor team. I've never been go Gunsite so I won't comment on their school, but I've heard positive things from those who've attended.
Suarez International likely has a class in your area, you don't have to travel too far. We all believe in shooting in front of our students and taking the time necessary to make sure each student in our courses understand and can perform the material. Our class sizes are not very large, so each student gets the benefit of quality time with the instructor. Also, our prices are very reasonable. If you're ever in the San Antonio area, come to one of my classes and I'll give you my best.
I have taken one course with Suarez International. I plan on taking more once I assimilate what they taught. I have no experience with Gunsite.
Prior to taking any courses with the big names, I made sure I was quite proficient with my guns. SI or Gun Site are not places you really want to attend to learn the sight picture or trigger control IMHO.
Both schools are great. It really depends on at what level you're proficiency wise and need which school suits you netter. I'd go for the SI, because Gabe and his crew are pushing the limits all the time, but I've got decades of shooting under my belt.
Good luck to you.
Probably not a ton of people with Gunsite experience here due to the fact that SI travels and Gunsite doesn't.
After taking many SI classes, and getting to know several of the instructors, I can whole heartedly endorse the training. I have taken most intro to defensive pistol, close range gun fighting, advanced close range gunfighting, 0-5 feet, rifle fighting skills, AK rifle fighting, advanced AK rifle fighting, advanced AR rifle fighting, and AK armorer, and would recommend them all. Check out some of the clips on YouTube, as well as Gabe's blog.


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Odds to win the 2008 Crowne Plaza Invitational
In 2007 it took two rounds of playoffs in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial between Jim Furyk, Bernhard Langer, Rory Sabbatini and Scott Verplank before Sabbatini eventually won the day after making a birdie on the first playoff hole of the second session to win his fourth PGA Tour title. A year earlier, Tim Herron defeated Richard Johnson in a playoff. Prior to that there hadn't been a playoff at Colonial since Bruce Lietzke and Corey Pavin squared off in 1992.
Who's to say what will happen in 2008 when the PGA returns to Fort Worth for the Crowne Plaza Invitational but oddsmakers at WagerWeb.com have installed 2000 winner Phil Mickelson the favorite with +325 odds. Mickelson is returning to Fort Worth for the first time since 2005. Mickelson was runner-up in defense of his 2000 title and was eighth in 1994, his only other top-10 finishes in 12 starts.
Expected to provide some stiff competition is last years challenger Jim Furyk installed at WagerWeb with +600 odds.
History is against Rory Sabbatini successfully defending his title at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial this week. Since the inaugural event in 1946, only Ben Hogan has managed to return the following year and win. Sabbatini has been installed with +1500 odds.
Anthony Kim has the third best odds at +850 followed by Kenny Perry (+1100) and Sabbatini (+1500) rounding out the top five oddsmakers favorites.
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TAMPA - After a bye week, the Bulls are back in action this weekend against the Memphis Tigers. It will be game two of the Mike White Era (most of us can only imagine what it would be like to be a college freshman and have an "era" named after us), and the Bulls will be looking for their third win of the season.
White did a remarkable job against Houston against a lot of tough factors. Now he and his coaches will have to make adjustments; there's tape on him now, and every defensive coordinator the Bulls will see for the rest of the season is analyzing how to take him out of his comfort zone. From what we saw at Reliant Stadium, however, the kid will handle it and continue to improve as time goes on.
USF and Memphis is an interesting series. Here's what's happened when the Bulls and Tigers have gotten together.
Sept. 22, 2001: The first meeting is probably the oddest. This was USF's first game back after 9-11. Two week earlier, USF had stunned Pittsburgh, then the Sept. 15 home game was postponed. This game was played at the Liberty Bowl, and I distinctly remember a crowd that was understandably still fairly somber and a little reluctant to get into the game. The Tigers scored all of their 17 points in the first quarter. USF's points came from a Shurron Pierson fumble recovery for touchdown (with a missed extra point) and a field goal.
Nov. 9, 2002: The Bulls were 6-2 and Memphis was 2-7, and the game developed as you might expect. USF was up 28-7 at the half. It turned out to be a hard road to victory for the Bulls, however, as they held on 31-28, winning in the final seconds when a go-ahead score for Memphis was waived off on an offensive pass interference penalty. Really. That kind of finish happened once before the Bulls' last game at Reliant Stadium, but this time the call was on the other guys.
Nov. 29, 2003: The Bulls got their first win in Memphis on this day. J.R. Reed had seven tackles, three interceptions, returned a fumble for a score, and returned a kickoff for a score in what I consider to be the single greatest game by a USF player in program history. The Bulls were outgained by the incredible margin of 458 yards to 192. Memphis came in to the game 8-3, but USF found a way, winning 21-16 at the Liberty Bowl. This marked the last time to date that the Bulls have played in Memphis.
Nov. 27, 2004: Memphis beat the Bulls for the first and only time in Tampa on this date. This was the last C-USA game in this series. The Bulls were in the midst of a three game losing streak and finished 4-7 on the year.
Dec. 20, 2008: It was the MagicJack St. Petersburg Bowl then, and it was the first year for a bowl game in Tropicana Field. It was a fairly routine 41-14 win for USF as Matt Grothe threw touchdown passes to Taurus Johnson, Ben Busbee, and Dontavia Bogan. Bulls fans may remember this game as the first appearance of USF's white helmets.
So there you have it. Today is the first time in Raymond James for the Tigers in 9 years, and this game is crucial for USF. The math is pretty easy now; to get to 6-6 and be bowl eligible the Bulls have to win out, starting with this game.
I hope you can make it to the stadium on Saturday. We will be honoring our veterans throughout the evening, so as you enjoy the game, please take a moment to reflect on their sacrifices and bravery.
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The voice of the Bulls, Jim Louk, offers his perspective of USF Athletics, both past and present.
For 30 years, Jim Louk has been the voice of USF Athletics.
Louk came to USF in 1983 as the radio play-by-play announcer for the USF men's basketball team and served as the lead voice until the conclusion of the 1996-97 season. He then made the transition to football in USF's inaugural 1997 campaign, and still serves as the team's play-by-play announcer today. Louk will come into the 2013 football season having broadcast every Bulls football game in history - a span of 189 games.
He has handled USF TV play by play broadcasts on SportsChannel, Fox Sports Florida, and Brighthouse Sports Network. His career includes over 1,500 play by play broadcasts of USF events, including football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's and women's soccer and volleyball.
This series of articles for GoUSFBulls.com began in 2010.
A native of Rochester, N.Y., Louk is a 1979 graduate of the University of Bridgeport where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism. Louk and his wife Barbara reside in Lutz. Their son Ross is a senior in college.


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Napolitano made the false -- and absurd -- claim that Wilson listed Plame's CIA employment in Who's Who entry
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Fox News' Andrew P. Napolitano claimed that former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV "told Who's Who in America to put that his wife was a CIA operative." In fact, Wilson's entry in Who's Who mentioned his wife's name -- Valerie Elise Plame -- but not her occupation.
On the July 12 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends First, Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew P. Napolitano, a former New Jersey superior court judge, claimed falsely -- and absurdly -- that former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV "told Who's Who in America to put that his wife was a CIA operative." In fact, Wilson's entry in Who's Who mentioned his wife's name -- Valerie Elise Plame -- but not her occupation, the disclosure of which gave rise to the appointment of special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald to investigate.
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DOOCY: Robert Novak is speaking out. He's got a column today, and tonight he's going to be speaking to Brit [Hume] and also Hannity & Colmes. And here's what we know. He says that after two and a half years of being investigated by the special prosecutor, Mr. Fitzgerald has made it clear that he, Mr. Ro -- Mr. Novak is in the clear and now he can talk.
NAPOLITANO: And he has indicated that he learned who Valerie Plame was from her husband's listing in Who's Who in America.
DOOCY: Wait a minute. A book that anybody could just check out of the library? That's where her name came from?
NAPOLITANO: Absolutely. And guess who decides what goes in your listing in Who's Who? You do. So therefore, it is Mr. Wilson who told Who's Who to put that his wife was a CIA operative.
From the July 12 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:
DOOCY: It's pretty interesting. Apparently, there's a publication where Mr. Novak found the name of Mrs. Wilson.
HUME: Yeah, he found -- he found her name in Who's Who. Of course, that didn't tell him where she worked.
DOOCY: But we do know some of the information now about some of the sources, and in particular, it's so galling -- you know, so many people have had their panties all bunched up for the last couple of years. Well, how could they possibly know that Valerie Plame was Joe Wilson's wife? Well, as it turns out, Joe Wilson put that information himself in a publication that is called Who's Who in America. You're asked to write your own biography or check things. He put his wife's name in there. That's how R. Novak got her name.
HILL: But it didn't -- but of course it didn't say "CIA agent."
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The Brandon Cloverleaf batters looked unstoppable as they exploded for eight runs in a three-inning span on Thursday at Andrews Field and secured a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Manitoba Senior Baseball League final.
The Cloverleafs struck for two runs in the third and three in the fourth and fifth before hanging on for an 8-6 victory of the Brandon Marlins, who finished one point behind them for first in the regular season.
Travis Jean led the way for the Cloverleafs during the middle innings, hitting an RBI single in the fourth and driving in two more with a double in the fifth. He also scored twice and stole a base for the Cloverleafs, who lit up Marlins starter Jesse Goertzen for five runs in four innings of work.
"It just kind of clicked," Jean said. "You get that special moment and it just clicks and everybody follows suit. It definitely felt great, there's no doubt about that. I think everybody jumped on board with it and rode it as long as we could."
Shayne MacGranachan took over for Goertzen, who was tagged with the loss, but he couldn't find the strike zone. MacGranachan walked six batters in 2 1/3 innings and giving up three more runs.
It was a disappointing result for the Marlins, who jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third inning courtesy of a triple by Tanner Jago that drove in a pair of runs and Patrick Vandoorne's fielder's choice that brought home Jago.
They rallied for three more in the seventh when Vandoorne hit a two-run triple and later came around to score, but that's as close as the Marlins got.
The Cloverleafs sent Anthony Friesen to the mound and he retired the final five batters to pick up the save.
"Our pitcher just didn't have his game today and that happens sometimes," Marlins manager Jeff Wiebe said. "We don't have a ton of relief, so it just didn't work in our favour today. We scored six runs, which in this series has generally been good enough to win, but you have to give them credit, they hit the ball well tonight."
Zach Steckler went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI for the Cloverleafs, while Derek Chapman and Jason Rae both singled and had two RBIs.
Sean Dryden went 6 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and striking out five, to get the win.
The Cloverleafs will get their first opportunity to claim the MSBL crown on Saturday at Andrews Field at 7 p.m., and Jean likes his team's chances.
"Just keep hitting as a team. Put hits together instead of spacing them out," he said. As long as our pitching gives us a chance, I think we'll come out."
If necessary, Game 7 will be played at Andrews Field on Sunday at 7 p.m.
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