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My Life in Forks
Kristy Sander is a half-vampire. After her mother's death, she travels to Forks. She joins the Cullens and meets the wolves, becoming an object of imprinting. Has her life forever changed? And a special thanks to JacobBlackFan41. Everyone go read her fabulous story after reading mine. MY AMAZING BANNER WAS MADE BY: Eternitys_Charm BTW: I'm considering deleting this story... let me know what you think? Even if you say I should!
1. Chapter 1: Arrival
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I never really believed in myths or love before my arrival to Forks. That belief would soon be over once the I met the Cullens.
I walked into my new home,which was empty, and had no clue I why I was even in Forks. I saw myself in the mirror. I saw my dark brown curls more than half way down my back, my semi-pale skin, my muscular torso, my five foot four inches of body, but last, my birth mother's big brown eyes that matched my hair color. My name is Kristy Sanders, Sanders the last name of my adopted mother.
The woman I called my mother was not my birth mother. My adopted-mother, who I just called my mother always spoke of Forks. She told me of the constant rain and clouds and the large green forests. I guess, after her death I had no choice but to come here. It was the only place I thought I should go. I never new my mother's husband, aka my father. He died before my mother "had" me as we told the public. I didn't mind not having a father because until shortly after my 16th birthday, my mother had always been full of life. Shortly after my 16th birthday, she was diagnosed with Cancer. The rest isn't too hard to figure out. She passed away just a month before I turned 18. Once I turned 18, I packed up most of my things and moved to Forks, Washington. I carried my secret, my most important possession, with me.
I stepped into Forks High School, hoping to hear what I needed, not planning to attend. I saw a few girls maybe age 17 or 18 talking on a bench before school. They were gossiping about the Cullens.
"Yeah, so now her Dad is feeling better because the disease is gone." the first girl said.
"I still don't think it was a disease...." the other girl replied. Just what I wanted, the Cullens. Now, I just needed to find them.
I always knew I was adopted. The woman that found me in the forest near a woman dead is my my mother though. I don't think of myself as half-vampire, I call my self half human instead.
My vampire father's name is Joham. He came to find me a few years after my birth. He showed me my sisters who treated human life like nothing. I respected human life. I politely declined joining him. He was not happy, but he left. I received news a couple of months ago, telling me that my father was longer. I didn't mind because I did not know him or care for him much. He raised his daughters or my sisters the wrong way, I usually lived off human food, never tasting human blood. They killed as often as they wanted. In my opinion, they were completely bitchy. I really didn't like them. One of them, Alicia, was different, but that was unimportant. She didn't matter.
- Chapter 1: Arrival
- Chapter 2: Secret
- Chapter 3: Love
- Chapter 4: Date
- Chapter 5: Intruder
- Chapter 6: Reunited
- Chapter 7: Meeting
- Chapter 8:Planning
- Chapter 9: Ideas
- Chapter 10:Overdone
- Chapter 11: Wedding
- Chapter 12: Perfection
- Chapter 13: Desire
- Chapter 14: Progress
- Chapter 15: Beauty
- Chapter 16: Growing
- Chapter 17: Vacation
- Chapter 18: Annoyance
- Chapter 19: Hitting the town!
- Chapter 20
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The U.N.'s Broadband Commission for Digital Development also says at least 40 percent of households in developing countries should be hooked up to broadband within four years.
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Salem boys take another v-ball titleBy HARRY KOZLOWSKI
Special to the Union Leader
June 09. 2013 12:35AM
DERRY - There are dynasties and there are dynasties. Salem High School preserved its uninterrupted streak as NHIAA volleyball champions with a three-sets-to-one win over fiesty Windham on Saturday night.
A crowd estimated at over 800 packed Hackler Gymnasium at Pinkerton Academy. The fans were treated to a tightly fought contest filled with drama and passion on both sides. Each school's cheering section tried to outdo the other in volume and the players responded.
To say the Blue Devils dominate varsity volleyball in New Hampshire is an understatement. Salem is now 124-1 as a varsity team. The Blue Devils have won every title since the NHIAA made boys' volleyball a varsity sport in 2004.
Windham came out fired up, visibly more emotional than the Blue Devils. After trading leads in the first set, Windham pulled out to a five-point lead. Salem fought back but the Jaguars hung on to take the first set, 25-19.
Windham held the lead for most of the next two sets but the Blue Devils kept close and clawed their way back late to win them, 25-22 and 25-21.
In set four, Salem began to take control. Windham began to make unforced errors but fought hard to stay close. Despite spectacular marathon volleys where both sides made amazing digs to keep play alive, Salem kept extending its lead.
Eventually, the all-time champions could not be denied. Salem pulled away to win the final set 25-18 and clinch its ninth straight crown.
Salem coach John Roemer said Windham gave the Blue Devils all they could handle early on. "We had a hard time. We had to make adjustments," said Roemer of Windham's play early. Salem also had to adjust to the loss of top player Eric Denning.
Senior Andrew Ruffin of Salem said his teammates knew they had to meet the challenge. "When we were down we knew we had to bring things up energy-wise."
Ruffin also said the Blue Devils kept Windham guessing with different setups at the net.
Jaguar coach Chris Baribeau expressed pride in the effort his team gave all season.


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The first Jesuit Pope
SCU Chancellor William J. Rewak, S.J., on why Pope Francis I is different. And why a Jesuit Pope is rare.
The widespread interest in the new Pope has been fueled by his obvious humility, his informality, his reaching out to the poor, and his penchant for stripping down the layers of Renaissance garb that often engulfed his predecessors. He is a simple man with simple tastes.
His simplicity and humility are classic attributes to which all members of his religious order, the Jesuits, aspire, but it is not a Jesuit attribute to rise in the ranks of Catholicism to bishop or cardinal—much less pope. But there is wisdom to the choice, which is rooted in the Jesuit tradition.
When Pope Francis entered the Jesuit Order, he chose a lifestyle, a culture, an intellectual history, a spirituality that formed his worldview. He chose a religious order that was not another expression of a silent monastic life—a life hidden from the world—but one that encouraged its members to dialogue with the world and grapple with its problems. Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Jesuits in 1534, wanted us to live and work in the midst of an often grubby civilization, wherever people congregated, wherever there was need.
It's good to be a Jesuit university when a Jesuit pope is elected. Read and see some of the commentary.
And they were to go where the need was greatest. Ignatius, knowing the value of education and how it had the potential to transform a culture, began schools and colleges, and within two centuries there were well over 600 of them scattered around the globe, along with almost 300 mission stations. The Jesuit Order grew in a frenzy of activity.
Jesuits, however, were not to be exempt from prayer; on the contrary, prayer was to be a large part of a Jesuit's life, but it would grow out of his involvement with the poor, the uneducated, the dispossessed. They were to be "contemplatives in action."
That has been Francis' history and education. It has been imprinted on his heart. So when Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop in 1992, that Jesuit commitment never wavered. He was ordained a bishop, but he remained a Jesuit. Though now a Pope, he remains a Jesuit. (The Jesuit seal is on his Papal coat of arms.) However, since he is the ultimate Superior and cannot be limited by other obligations, he cannot retain the rights and duties of being a Jesuit: He cannot be elected a religious superior, he cannot attend formal gatherings of Jesuits that review rules and lifestyle. He cannot take part in the ordinary governance of the Jesuit Order.
Is Francis still bound by the vows that all Jesuits take—poverty, chastity, and obedience? Ladislas Orsy, S.J., a canon lawyer who teaches at the Georgetown School of Law, says: "Religious vows are made to God ... His vow of poverty holds but he is the only judge of how to observe it in his circumstances. His vow of obedience, however, loses its meaning because he has no Superior to obey." And, of course, his vow of chastity still holds.
So the legal bond between him and the Society has been broken; however, the spiritual bond, the brotherhood, the ideals by which he and other Jesuits have been formed—all these remain.
But much has been made of the fact that Francis is the first Jesuit Pope. Why hasn't this happened before?
After a long formation, Francis, like other Jesuits, made what we call Final Profession, which includes several promises. One of them is never to seek the office of bishop, and never to accept it unless the Pope expressly wishes it. Ignatius enjoined on us that promise because he wanted to keep us available, ready to take up our cloaks and go wherever we are sent. A bishop cannot in that way be available.
Further, Ignatius wanted to keep his Jesuits out of the Renaissance caldron of ambition, an ambition that entertains us (Showtime's Borgias) but was always a scandal.
No other religious order asks its members to make that vow. So the possibility of a Jesuit Pope has been minimal: Relatively few Jesuit bishops have been appointed, and even fewer cardinals.
Many will be watching Pope Francis to see how he confronts the thorny issues of a modern Church, but if his decision to hold the Holy Thursday liturgy in a jail for juvenile offenders, and to kneel to wash their feet, is any indication of his future work, it is clear he will be a bishop of compassion, a shepherd eager to care for his flock. For this Argentinean Jesuit, his work will not be delegated; it will be borne with love.
A shorter version of this essay originally appeared in the San Jose Mercury News.
- Hall Evans '51 said on May 28, 2013
A wonderful article! Best I've read on the subject.
- Fr. Glenn Snow, O.Carm. said on Jun 10, 2013
If you want to move a big rock, you need a lever. A lever has three attributes: 1) It has one end on the inside and one end on the outside. 2) It has a fulcrum. 3) It has structural integrity enough to move without breaking. It seems to me that Pope Francis is well suited to being God's lever.
As a Jesuit, he had one end in and one end out of "the system". Bishop? Yes, but not quite like most of the others. Cardinal? Yes, but not quite a member of the club. The natural "outsider" position of religious life combined with the "insider" responsibilities and relationships of the office.
The fulcrum might be debated, by my opinion is that his choice of name is indicative of his fulcrum. It was St. Francis who said, "Preach the Good News. Use words, if you must." Even in his first days, Pope Francis is more about actions than about words. He is more about the details of charity than the wording of doctrine. In the post-Resurrection stories, Jesus taught as he walked along the road to Emmaus ... "were not our hearts burning within us as he explained the Scriptures to us?" But in the next scene, Jesus touched ... "put your finger in the nail marks." Jesus reached out by teaching and he reached out by touching. For many years, we've seen a focus on teaching. Pope Francis' fulcrum seems to be to reach out by mingling, by laughing, by touching.
As for the third attribute, structural integrity, that same Jesuit education and background, lived out over many years of service in so many different circumstances... and his obvious personal integrity displayed as solidarity with God's people... all of that speaks volumes about his structural integrity.
I think God has indeed chosen and situated a lever in Pope Francis. I will not be surprised at all to see the rock begin to move.
Spring/Summer 2013
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Walk Across California
An epic journey whereby one foot is put in front of the other to discover, up close and personal, who and what and where is the Golden State.
Miller's Tale
To tell the story of Bob Miller '67 is to tell the coming-of-age tale of Las Vegas itself. And it's the chronicle of a man who served a decade as governor of Nevada. Quite a journey for the son of an illegal bookie from Chicago.
Blood. Sweat. Tears. Repeat.
Nina Acosta '82 was a tough enough cop to pass the test for the LAPD's SWAT team. Then she learned the hard way about gender discrimination. So how did she do on Survivor?
Mission Matters
When justice is kidnapped
The 2013 Alexander Law Prize honors Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese civil-rights activist and attorney who protested government abuses—including excessive enforcement of the one-child policy—then escaped house arrest to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
Double trouble
Growing up tennis with Kelly Lamble '13 and John Lamble '14. And Bronco teams that are a force to be reckoned with nationally.
Keep the door open
For teaching and advising and a ministry that's blessed this place for 48 years—paying tribute to Charles Phipps, S.J.


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Scripture References—2 Samuel 11:2, 3; 12:24; 1 Kings 1:11-31; 2:13-19; 1 Chronicles 3:5
Name Meaning—The Seventh Daughter, or The Daughter of an Oath. "Bath" means "daughter." A kindred name is Bath Shua, a Canaanite name which implies, "the daughter of opulence." The wife of Judah is referred to as "Shua's daughter" (Genesis 38:2; 1 Chronicles 2:3). Bath Shua was also the name of the daughter of Ammiel and wife of David (1 Chronicles 3:5).
Family Connections—Bathsheba came of a God-fearing family. She was the daughter of Eliam or Ammiah, who was the son of Ahithophel. Eliam, whose name means "God is gracious," was one of David's gallant officers. Bathsheba became the wife of Uriah, the most loyal of David's men. After the murder of Uriah, she became the wife of David, and mother of five sons by him. The first died in infancy. The others were Solomon, Shimea, Shobub and Nathan. She is mentioned in our Lord's genealogy as "her that had been the wife of Uriah" (Matthew 1:6).
The sacred record informs us that David's association with Bathsheba was the only stain upon the escutcheon of David. "David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah" (1 Kings 15:5). If this was the only blot on his page, it was a heavily engrained one, and one that could not be erased, as far as the effects of his treatment of Uriah was concerned. While God freely pardons a sinner, often the effects of committed sin remain. The tragic lapse in the life of the man after God's own heart is built up with consummate art, from David's first sight of Bathsheba to the climax of his unutterable remorse when realizing the enormity of his most grievous sin, he flung himself upon the mercy of God.
The sad story begins with the significant phrase, "But David tarried still at Jerusalem" (2 Samuel 11:1). The Israelites were at war with the Ammonites, and the king who had shown himself brave and victorious in battle should have been with his army. But now a mature man, and veteran of many wars, and ruler over Israel for some twelve years now David had become somewhat soft and self-indulgent. He had had his day of hard campaigning and war weariness. Now it was time to leave the rigors and risks of battle to his officers, and sit back and take things easy. But no longer fighting the battle of the Lord, David was open to attack and so found himself involved in the triangle drama of passion, intrigue and murder.
Lazing around on the flat roof of his palace, David saw a woman on the roof of a nearby house undressing and bathing herself, and his passions were excited. Bathsheba, the woman exposing herself nudely, was "very beautiful to look upon," and David, ever attracted by lovely women, coveted her, and became guilty of an outrageous disgrace. Although David was to confess that his foul sin was his, and his alone, one wonders how far Bathsheba was the accomplice in such a sin, as well as its provocation. Had she been a careful, modest woman, surely she would have looked around the easily seen adjacent roofs, and if others had been looking her way, she would have been more appropriately modest in bathing herself.
Further, when sent for by David, had she been a true wife and a woman of principle she should have refused to obey the king's summons. As she saw David feasting his eyes upon her, did she have a presentiment of what would happen? If not, then, when before the king, she should have bravely refused to yield to adultery. Later on in the sacred record, a heathen woman—a queen—brave Vashti, stoutly refused to expose herself before wine-in-flamed men, and was expelled from court. Had Bathsheba shown the same determination to preserve her dignity, David, the anointed of Israel, would never have sinned as he did. After the adulterous act in the king's bedchamber, Bathsheba manifested no sense of guilt, but after her husband's murder almost immediately went to the palace to supplement David's many wives.
Bathsheba only added insult to the injury by indulging in her illicit affair with another man, while her lawful husband was risking his life in the service of her seducer. Learning of Bathsheba's pregnant condition, David hurried Uriah home to allay suspicion, but returning, the devoted soldier, a man of highest principle, refused any physical contact with his wife. David's clever plan failed, and the plot thickens. Uriah must be gotten rid of, so he was sent back to the battlefield with a letter to Joab to put Uriah in a foremost place where he was bound to be killed. Godly, gallant Uriah had no ideas that that sealed letter carried his death warrant. Thus, for David lust, adultery, deceit, treachery and murder followed in quick succession.
After the accustomed period of mourning Bathsheba became the wife of David, and their child of an adulterous union was born without disgrace, only to die within a week of his birth. "The Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bare David." The deep grief of David over the sickness and death of the child, while not relieving the king of his murderous crime, gives us a glimpse of his better nature and of his faith in reunion beyond the grave. Perhaps no other passage of the Bible has been used to comfort sorrowing hearts in the hour of death as that in which David assures us of immortality. Mourning over his dead child he said, "Can I bring him back again?" No, he could not. Then came words binding up the cruel wound death causes, "I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me." Both David and Bathsheba must have had much agony of soul as they became deeply conscious that the death of their son, conceived out of wedlock, was a divine judgment upon their dark sin.
Divinely instructed, Nathan the prophet brought David to a realization of his terrible evil, and sincere in his confession of his iniquity, he received from Nathan the assuring word, "The Lord also hath put away thy sin." Much has been written about David's repentance preserved for us in Psalm 51—a Psalm saturated with penitential tears—and of Psalm 32, expressing David's gratitude to God for His pardoning grace and mercy. But graciously forgiven, even God could not avert the natural consequences of David's transgression, and he came to prove its inevitable subsequent sorrow. Evil rose up against him in his own house (2 Samuel 12:11). David found himself disgraced by one son (13:4), banished by another (15:19), revolted against by a third (1 Kings 2), bearded by his servant, betrayed by his friends, deserted by his people, bereaved of his children.
What about Bathsheba? With David, was she made conscious of her share in the iniquitous transaction of the past? Coresponsible in David's sin, did her tears of repentance mingle with those of her husband's? It would seem so, because God blessed them with another son whom they called Solomon, meaning, "Beloved of the Lord." Why was not such a son given to one of David's other wives? Given to David and Bathsheba was not Solomon an evidence and expression of God's pardoning love for both? Then, is not Bathsheba's inclusion in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1) another token that God had put her sins behind His back? Restored to divine favor, and now virtuous and wise as well as beautiful, Bathsheba brought up her son Solomon in all godly diligence and care. Solomon himself came to write, "Train up a child in the way he should go" (Proverbs 22:6), which counsel reflected his own godly upbringing. Tradition says that it was Bathsheba who composed Proverbs 31, as an admonition to Solomon on his marriage to Pharaoh's daughter. If this be so, we can understand all the warnings against the flatteries of strange women with which Proverbs abounds.
After her lapse, recovery and the birth of Solomon the rest of Bathsheba's life is veiled in silence. We can imagine how noble calmness, gentle dignity and queenly courage became hers. That she retained her influence over David until his death is proven by the way she reminded the king of his promise to make their son, Solomon, his successor. The veil of silence is lifted again when Solomon became king, and Bathsheba, whom Solomon revered, came into his presence to ask that Abishag, who cared for David in his last days, be given in marriage to Adonijah, the son of Haggith, one of David's other wives.
A lesson we can learn from Bathsheba is that being assured of God's forgiveness she did not let her one sin ruin her entire life. Repentant, she used her mistake as a guide to future, better conduct. When we brood over sins God has said He will remember no more against us, we actually doubt His mercy, and rob ourselves of spiritual power and progress. Read again Psalm 51 and then Psalm 32.
Devotional content drawn from All the Women of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer. Used with permission.


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Melbourne Musings: Who is Going to Win?
IronmanLive hosts make their predictions on Sunday's IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne.
We asked Matt Lieto and Michael Lovato to make their predictions on Sunday's race down under—here's what they came up with:
Matt Lieto
The IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne did not disappoint us it's first two years, and this men's field is not likely to give us anything but a nail biter in '14. Some of the very best in the sport, with everything from IRONMAN world champions to ITU world champions are toeing the line. Look for Marino Vanhoenacker and Michael Weiss to severely push the pace on the bike to separate themselves from the favorites. Cameron Brown, Courtney Atkinson and Peter Robertson will be hoping to got off the bike within shooting distance of the leaders to show off their fast run legs over the quick marathon course. Lots of different tactics, and tons of talented guys, are bound to give us a stellar race.
Craig Alexander seems to be the favorite in every race he enters (at least every one I predict;)), but he deserves it. He is a champion over every distance and is the most dominant male athlete in Kona in recent history. Last year he did not have a perfect lead up to this race which some say lead to his "off" day finishing 3rd. Running a 2:46 and it being an off day? Not too shabby. Look for Crowie to have to do some chasing early, but with a clean lead up to the race I see him running closer to the 2:38 that brought him the inaugural victory in'12.
Luke McKenzie will be coming back to Melbourne after a DNF in 2012 with a new perspective on where he belongs in big races. Some might think he is here to just validate this years Kona qualification after his amazing breakthrough race last year with a second-place finish. Not Luke's style. He will be here to better himself on the day and to use his newfound boost in confidence to win against the best. A man who likes to race off the front, look for Luke to push the swim to try and make a small selection of racers off the front and make the others chase.
Dirk Bockel's 2013 did not end the way he had hoped with a DNF early on in the run in Kona. He will be looking to write that one off of the books with a great race against one of the best fields of the season here in Melbourne. He holds one of the top Iron distance times in history and has the tools to be able to race his way to podium position here, although I feel the leg speed of some may keep him from the top step.
Paul Matthews, aka Barn-dog, is somehow too fitting for my dark horse pick. Paul has been focused on this race since last year with a solid build up and because he went 8:05 here in his debut IRONMAN two years ago. He tends to do well on fast courses (8:04 in Arizona in 2012) as he has a front pack swim, biking ability that will keep him with anyone and the foot speed to run in the low 2:40's.
With 4,000 Kona points up for grabs, a very strong women's field will be on display this Sunday in Melbourne. Topping the list are my picks below, but there are many ladies out there that are capable of claiming the victory. Asa Lundstrom, Kate Bevilaqua and Rebecca Hoschke all won IRONMAN races last year proving they will not be easy to beat on the day. Rebekah Keat has several IRONMAN wins to her name, not to mention the fact that she closed out her 2013 season with three 70.3 victories. We can't be sure where the win will come from, but we can be sure that it's going to be a great race.
I think this year Carolyn Steffen will use her blistering bike/run combo to retake the Melbourne crown that escaped her last year when she placed third. She recently took up with coach Chris McCormack and this will be the first big test with Chris steering the ship. It will take a great performance, but with her 4:30-something bike split and three and change run split pedigree, she is certainly capable of winning against this class field.
Angela Naeth is pretty new at the IRONMAN distance with IRONMAN Lake Tahoe being her first last year, where she finished fifth. I think he got all the "rookie" out of her at that race and expect to see her on the podium this Sunday. She started off the season with a big win at Panama 70.3, posting a 4:04 on a very hard day. She will lose a little in the swim, but will rocket through the field on the bike and will use her 70.3 speed to close with very strong run.Natascha Badmann might be 47 years old, but she still brings that fan favorite smile and killer strength to every race she enters. She is one of the fastest cyclists in the field, last year riding 4:46 en route to her 4th place finish. I think she does one better than last year and goes for the last spot on the podium, proving that age is just a number.
If you think of amazing IRONMAN race resumes, you have to think of Mary Beth Ellis. She has eight IRONMAN victories and has only been racing the distance since 2011! Undefeated outside of Kona, she will try her best to keep that streak going. She had a bike accident at the end of last season that required shoulder surgery and kept her from top form in Kona, which is the only reason she makes my "dark horse" pick. She recently was seventh at IRONMAN 70.3 Panama, a sign she is on the right track.
Michael Lovato
The interesting thing about this year's race is that many of our contenders are coming into the race with less-than-perfect confidence. While Craig Alexander is fresh off an impressive win at the Geelong 70.3, his last two IRONMAN races were disappointing by Crowie standards (Kona and Melbourne '13, where he was uncharacteristically dropped on the run by Eneko Llanos). Marino Vanhoenacker is also fairly fresh off a DNF at IRONMAN Cozumel in early December after missing Kona for the first time many years due to injury. Dirk Bockel is also recently removed from a DNF late in the game at Kona 2013.
David Dellow and Paul Matthews have both come off a lackluster (or nonexistent) 2013 season with regard to IRONMAN racing after both Aussies excelled in 2012.
Another notable athlete who should have high confidence (but may not) is Luke McKenzie, after his second place in Kona last year. McKenzie's confidence is newly discovered and he's going to have to truly believe in his marathon to take the title.
Last year's IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne showed us that no matter how short the swim, no matter how hard the ride, the race will come down to who has the legs on the final five to 10 km of the marathon. With this in mind, I believe the strongest, most experienced IRONMAN runner will take the title in Melbourne. And for me that athlete is Craig Alexander. He has shown that he's still got game, and I know he does not want to end his 140.6 racing with a subpar Kona. This may be his swan song, but he'll impress.
Second place will go to Crowie's understudy, Luke McKenzie. In a battle of young Jedi vs. old Jedi (Luke vs Obie Wan), the actual Luke will fall just short of toppling Alexander. He's got an ever-expanding repertoire, but the old guy has one more secret punch up his sleeve.
Third place will be tested to the very end, but will keep contact with the leaders all day long, via his great swim, bike, and run. Last year did not end well for Dirk Bockel, but 2014 will begin with a third place in Melbourne.
1. Craig Alexander
2. Luke McKenzie
3. Dirk Bockel
Dark Horse: Paul Matthews
The women's field is not as deep as it could be. Many of the top women seem to be planning their roads to Kona via a few more 1,500-point 70.3 races and, consequently, we are only seeing a few top contenders showing up for a start in Melbourne.
Anytime I see Mary Beth Ellis on the start line of an IRONMAN I immediately ask myself who will be taking second place to her. In this particular instance, MB's last IRONMAN was her only DNF and, therefore, the only blemish on her stellar record at the distance. Her likely take-home from Kona was to never start at IRONMAN less than 100 percent, so I predict she's ready to host a clinic. Her cycling has skyrocketed recently and I believe she's tougher and stronger than most athletes on the circuit (men and women). Despite her characteristically soft closing kilometers of the marathon, she'll claim another title on Sunday.
In second place I believe we'll see Caroline Steffen make use of her improving run leg. Long considered the dominant cyclist in the women's field, she is working with a new coach and I believe the change will do her good. She is very likely looking ahead to Kona, so she'll be ready to fight for a podium, but not well rounded enough to win the day.Third place will go to a relative full-distance rookie, Angela Naeth. While she is very new to the distance, her coach is about as accomplished at IRONMAN as you can get. Coach Mark Allen's training should give Naeth the confidence and back-half strength that she lacked in her debut at Lake Tahoe. She'll suffer immensely as the point-to-point marathon comes to a close, but who doesn't. She'll gut it out to take that final podium step, but she'll have to hold off the likes of super champ, Bek Keat, veteran Natascha Baddmann, up-and-comer Kim Schwabenbauer and the always tough Kate Bevilaqua.
1. Mary Beth Ellis
2. Caroline Steffen
3. Angela Naeth
Dark Horse: Bek Keat


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There are several types of mites that can live in your dog's ear, but the most common are Otodectes cynotis -- tiny, eight-legged parasites that feed on the wax and oils in a dog's ear canal. An individual mite has a three-week life cycle, and is barely detectable by the naked eye. Causing irritation and inflammation, ear mites can infect the external and internal canal, and lead to more serious skin or ear infections if left untreated. Infection usually produces a characteristic dark discharge; in some cases, the ear canal can become entirely obstructed by this coffee ground-like debris.
What Causes Ear Mites in Dogs?
Highly contagious, ear mites are most common in outdoor cats, which can infect their canine companions. They are most often passed from pet to pet in casual contact at home or outside. Humans are generally immune to ear mites.
What Are the General Symptoms of Ear Mites in Dogs?
- Excessive scratching and rubbing of ears
- Head shaking
- Black or brown waxy secretion
- Strong odor
- Inflammation
- Obstruction of ear canal with coffee ground-like discharge
What Are Some Complications of Ear Mites in Dogs?
In addition to the development of skin infections, ear mites can cause blood vessels inside a dog's ear flap to rupture as result of his intense scratching and head shaking. This will cause the ear flap to appear swollen and is painful to the pet. An aural hematoma, as it's known, often requires surgery to correct.
Are Certain Dogs Prone to Ear Mites?
Ear mites can affect dogs of all ages.
What Should I Do If I Think My Dog Has Ear Mites?
It is important to bring your dog to a veterinarian for an accurate diagnosis. Your veterinarian will take a sample of ear discharge and evaluate it microscopically to confirm the presence of ear mites. Avoid self-diagnosis, since certain types of bacterial infections can mimic the symptoms of ear mites.
How Are Ear Mites Treated?
- Ear mites can be treated with products your veterinarian will prescribe that are applied directly in the ear or parasite medications that are applied right to the skin.
- If the ears are infected or have a build-up of debris, gentle cleaning may be required with cotton and a canine ear cleaner. (This may require sedation, depending on the dog's temperament and the severity of build-up.)
- Your veterinarian may also prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs or an antibiotic to resolve infections.
- A dog will start to feel relief soon after treatment begins, but please complete the full course of treatment, and remember that all animals in the household need to be treated to ensure full eradication.
How Can I Prevent Ear Mites?
A routine ear cleaning once a month can inhibit the presence of ear mites. If your pet has recently recovered from ear mites, be sure to thoroughly clean his bedding and check your other pets for infection


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Reader Monte Mitzfelt e-mailed in response to Elaine Kaufmann's story about looking for breakfast in Socorro. Kaufmann wrote, "Our East Coast tourist mentality made us sure that we would find an adorable little café or something along the way [to Bosque del Apache]. Or there would be a nice little cafeteria there. Open at 6:00 a.m. With fresh coffee. And yummy homemade baked goods."
Mitzfelt responds, "There is an adorable café, Martha's Black Dog Café and Bakery, at 110 Manazares, just off the Plaza. Unfortunately, it opens at 7:30 a.m." But Mitzfelt had another suggestion, too. "In a pinch, local favorite El Camino Restaurant (707 North California) is open 24 hours. They may even have some homemade baked goods." Thanks, Monte!
New Mexico farmers noted for their sustainable agriculture practices. Michael Alexander and Sharlene Grunerud of No Cattle Company, received an honorable mention from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, as part of their annual Patrick Madden Award for Sustainable Agriculture contest. Alexander and Grunerud manage No Cattle Company, an organic farm on the Mimbres River in southwestern New Mexico, and Grunerud also manages the Silver City farmers' market. No Cattle has nine acres of orchards and five acres dedicated to vegetables and flowers, but the rest of their nearly 30 acres are for wildlife. Joan Quinn of the New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission co-nominated the pair who, in addition to farming, host tours for 5- and 6-year-olds in the state's Head Start program, university students, garden club members and farmers, hoping to share the sustainable practices that have made them successful. Congratulations, guys.


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|29th March 2007, 04:47 PM
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Objective Testing / Measurements.
Anybody else agree that its high time we used more objectivity in classifying boards/ sails/equipment.
We still seem to have situation where boards and sails just are not the size/specification quoted.
I`m not saying boards aren`t as good as claimed (well they never are from anybody) but it seems our sport is one of the few where we buy something of a particular size/shape/volume and it just isn`t "wehat it says on the can".
This seems to apply to volume of boards; size of sails and even length of boards (go and measure yours!)
Width seems the only thing thats measured accurately.
Max speeds of boards might be more difficult but there are parameters that could be quoted. (Stall speed with various loads) Look at info available for HG. Of course pilot weight and skill influence things but there is still underneath that a lot of objective measurable data just ignored in our sport.
Imagine buying a pair of shoes and the shopkeeper claiming nonesense about apparent size and virtual volume ???? Yes but do they fit ???? Will it float me ???
|30th March 2007, 12:20 AM
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RE: Objective Testing / Measurements.
After ten years of windsurfing I still need somebody to tell me from where to where I chall measure the luff of my sails when they're quoted like "436 cm +/- 2 cm"... I've never seen a sail with a precise indicator.
Anybody remember "virtual volume.."? My old formula 155 was 138 litres but "felt" like 155?!?
A 100 kgs I expect my 115 litre board to be exactly so and not 103 litres, cause no matter the feeling it will sinkB).. Luckily I guess my ST115 is quite precise.
All my Star boards were exactly the claimed length and width.
What's the max speed of a bicycle? A snowboard? A windsurfer??? It depends of the rider. An iSonic with a less experienced rider may be slower than a carve But if you give them to Albeau the iSonic will beat the Carve quite a lot. What about us ordinary sailors??
|30th March 2007, 12:21 AM
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RE: Objective Testing / Measurements.
I have feet that measure to size 11.5 (US). I have shoes ranging in size from 11 to 13.
You have to try them on to know if they fit. Same with a board. To be sure, you have to ride it to see if sinks or floats, or if it works the way the promotions say.
It's not a perfect world.
I can see why Starboard came up with the "virtual volume" for their boards a while back, but common sense finally won out when the feedback from the end users prevailed.
|30th March 2007, 01:17 AM
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RE: Objective Testing / Measurements.
The anxiety and unhappiness about this "virtual volume" thing is a readily recurring theme. If the industry adhered to absolute correct volume measurements, one wonders whether folks would be unhappy with a board's performance characteristics, like "this board seems too big for its actual size". Seems like that must be the industry's fear.
For me, I would look at board's specifications as a general guideline rather than absolutes. After sailing many years, I have a pretty good idea what will float me just by looking at a board. In situations where I don't have the opportunity too see the product before buying it, rough guidelines have worked very well for me. Yet, I get the impression that I'm in the minority about this and that most others view absolutes as critical and necessary information.
Maybe its high time to identify and adhere to absolute measurements. If performance characteristics belie actual physical specifications, a manufacturer can always use marketing information to advise potential customers.
|30th March 2007, 07:46 AM
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RE: Agree
This week we had a lovely 25ktns and gusts up to 35/36. I went out on my Stype 93 with a 4.7, and found the board boucing all over the place. Simply couldn't keep it down. This was on one to two foot chop in a normally flat water location. Looking at ISAF i now see the REAL VOLUME is 99 ltrs. No wonder. LOve the board but a little dissapointed about the deception.
Also makes one wonder if there is any difference between the 93/104 Only 5 ltrs in real volume.
|30th March 2007, 01:22 PM
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RE: Objective Testing / Measurements.
One single parameter like volume or width doesn't really tell anything about a boards expected performance.
It's the whole composition of width, volume, length, rocker flat, one foot off width, strap placement, fin size, weigth, plan shape etc. that gives the conjunction of performance of a given design.
Quite challenging for a designer. B)
|30th March 2007, 02:22 PM
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RE: Objective Testing / Measurements.
This was already discussed previously, so I am just repeating my opinion here.
Phisical measurements, such as volume or width or OFO or sail area, are supposed to be accurate. There is absolutely no reason to release inaccurate measures, at least if customer satisfaction is taken into some account. Additional indications may be added to better guide sailors in their choices.
Manufacturers can not know what the measurement infos are used to by each single specific sailor. As an instance, volume could be looked at by someone that thinks of floatability and then actual volume; or an expert sailor that thinks of board behaviour and then "virtual" volume may be interesting provided it is clearly stated as such. And since manufacturers do not know this, better by far to stick to correct measurements and additional infos. Please. Don't mess up what is already messed up, due to the complexity of a board's shape and influence of many single parameters.
|30th March 2007, 04:04 PM
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RE: Hope for the future
I'm the guest above with the Stype. I replaced a Kombat with the 93 Thinking it is only a few ltrs more than 87 taking careful note of width and tail width. I believe I could still bump and jump it in high wind. Of course I am wrong. I love my Stypes and am still delighted with what they do but feel a ripped about the volume. Please Starboard If you must use virtual volume for our benefit, also list real volume. I now have to get another smaller board.
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|30th March 2007, 10:43 PM
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RE: Objective Testing / Measurements.
It would seem logical that all board manufactures could provide accurate measurments, especially volume.
I had an old 95 liter board that was a bit tricky to stay on when the wind dropped to 0-5 knots. I specifically moved up to a 105 liter board that was relatively easy to stay on and uphaul in less than 5 knots.
Through my 22 years of windsurfing, I knew that 105 liters was exactly what I wanted, and that is what I got (it was a HiFly 105 Move). If the board had actually been 100 or 110 liters, I would have returned it for a refund. It's important to get it right!
I was responsible for the third post about shoe sizes, so I probably have contradicted myself a bit.
On the other hand, I have quite a few dress shirts, all with neck size 16. Some of them you can stick you hand into the neck with the top button buttoned and some are so tight that they slow the blood supply to my brain. The point being that consistent and accurate measurements aren't what they should be.
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Punk rock bands like Blink-182 and Rancid are no strangers to obscenity — it's an integral part of their anti-establishment vernacular. But as the figureheads of raucous teenage rebellion age, they've had to encounter a different kind of "F-word"-- fatherhood. A new documentary film explores this paradox, as serious punk-rock performers make the transition from rebels to responsible family men.
The film's director and writer, Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, sat down with NPR's Robert Siegel to talk about what inspired her to explore the tension behind aging punk rockers-cum-devoted dads — and the surprising lessons she learned from these unlikely philosophers.
Nevins came across the idea when a friend — Cristan Reilly, eventually the film's producer — passed along a book written by Reilly's high-school friend Jim Lindberg, also the lead singer of skate-punk band Pennywise. The book was called Punk Rock Dad, and it explored Lindberg's experience fronting a band whose most popular anthem is "F - - - Authority," at the same time as he was raising three little girls.
"It seemed like a really fun oxymoron to jump into, and we did," says Nevins. With Reilly onboard, "we went down the punk-rock rabbit hole and made this movie," she says.
The transition from punk rebel to mature dad was a sharp turn for most of the musicians. Although Nevins originally conceived of the project as a comedy, she quickly came to realize the real struggle and pain behind these men's experiences with fatherhood.
"I discovered that a lot of these guys were really devastated by their own fathers," she says. "When handed a child, suddenly that all came rushing to the forefront, and they felt like they had to truly be there in a way that their parents weren't."
It was their own childhood experiences, coupled with a profound sensitivity, that led these musicians to their early rebellions, says Nevins.
"They were also very sensitive kids, [...] so they felt they needed to express the outrage that they were experiencing in a poetic way — but not [with] your regular sonnet."
As they now make the transition into aging fathers, the artists Nevins profiles are dealing with more than just the tension between being a working musician and a family man. They also have to reconcile their changing images with their fans' expectations.
"With most musical genres, the audience ages with the artist. But in this case, this is really an art form that speaks almost exclusively to rebellious, angry teenagers," says Nevins.
As these men age, but continue to play to teenage fans, they struggle with questions of authenticity.
"Honesty and authenticity are sort of the watchwords of the punk-rock movement," says Nevins. But if punk rock is still putting food on the table, then it's difficult to decide when to quit, she says.
It's a challenge made even more difficult by the demands — and the decline — of the music business. Not many punk bands are big enough to sustain themselves off only a few shows a year. As CD sales decline, supporting a family requires regular touring, which means being away from their children.
"They used to be able to put out a record and at least be able to feed the kids off of that," Nevins explains. "But now [...] they have to get ticket sales to get paid."
Her work on the film helped Nevins deal with her own questions about the push and pull of work and family.
"It was something that I was wrestling with for a good long time, this decision about how much do you work, and how much do you try and spend time with your kids," she says. "I learned that I have to be there as much as I possibly can," she says.
While the parenting struggles of aging punk rockers might be an extreme example, many parents have to reconcile the choices of their past as they raise their children.
"All of us go through a period where we have to re-evaluate who we are in the world," says Nevins. "We're no longer the person who's rebelling against our parents, and that's hard for everybody on different levels."
For punk rockers, their entire identities are tied to ideas of rebellion and nihilism — making it all the more difficult to assume the role of mature parent.
"Their whole brand, their whole identity is involved in being the rebel. Then how do you come home and send your kids to school and make sure they get their homework done?" asks Nevins.
At least when it comes to sharing their art with their children, punk rockers can always play the clean versions.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Guy Raz.
And I'm Robert Siegel. A story now about the F word. Actually, "The Other F Word," which is the title of a new documentary film. And we should say here that the other F word is fatherhood. The subtitle of the film is "The Coming of Middle Age," and it tells us how a handful of serious punk rock performers have made the transition from rebels to responsible family men. The movie is funny and serious and obscene and sweet, and its director and writer is Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, who joins us now from our studios in Culver City, California. Welcome, Andrea. Welcome back, Andrea, I should say.
ANDREA BLAUGRUND NEVINS: Oh, thank you, Robert.
SIEGEL: I should explain that 25 years ago, you were booking interviews for ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
NEVINS: That's right.
SIEGEL: I guess, about 25 years ago, the guys who made this film were young and living like there was no tomorrow.
NEVINS: They sure were.
SIEGEL: How did this idea to find punk musicians who've turned into devoted fathers, how did this come about?
NEVINS: A dear friend of mine, Cristan Reilly, who is now the producer of the film, came to me with a book written by an old high school chum of hers named Jim Lindberg, and the book he had written was called "Punk Rock Dad." And it was what seemed like a really fun oxymoron to jump into, and we did. We went down the punk rock rabbit hole and came out with this movie.
SIEGEL: Jim Lindberg, I say this, if I knew this before 72 hours ago, Jim Lindberg is from the band Pennywise. Here's a clip of him as he's packing for a long tour.
JIM LINDBERG: I've been doing this for 20 years, being a singer for a punk band. Rock belt, that's where the magic happens.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Can we get you a different pair?
LINDBERG: We have a big album coming out. You know, a lot of touring in front of us. We've got open house at school. I'll be in Myrtle Beach. Sometimes I'll be here. Sometimes I'll be gone.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: No, I can't take 20 Barbies. I'll take one.
SIEGEL: He's the person we see most of in this film, and he seems to have made the transition pretty well, from a wild and crazy young guy to daddy.
NEVINS: He's made it pretty well, but it's been a struggle. It's really hard to go out and yell the band's anthem, "F Authority," and then come home and be the ultimate authority in his house.
SIEGEL: Yes. We're talking about not just the language of the performance, the look of the performance, the tattoos that go along with being a punk rock musician, the attitude towards society. It's a pretty sharp turn one has to make to start socializing one's children.
NEVINS: It is. But what I discovered in doing this film and didn't expect at all - I was really just thinking of it more as a potential comedy. What I discovered was that a lot of these guys were really devastated by their own fathers. And when handed a child, suddenly that all came rushing to the forefront, and they felt like they had to truly be there in a way that their parents weren't. And in many ways, that was the reason for the strength of their early rebellion.
SIEGEL: Yeah. I have to say that I had actually assumed that a lot of the outrage of punk bands was as much a pose as the statement of what their lives were like. And, in fact, you describe - you interview a lot of people here who had horrible upbringings and came from terribly broken families and backgrounds.
NEVINS: They did, and more than that, I think that all of them were, in addition to having been maltreated as children, they were also very sensitive kids and really kind of the poets of their classes. And so they felt that they needed to express the outrage that they were experiencing in a poetic way but not your regular sonnet.
SIEGEL: Here's one of my favorite moments of balance in the film. This is - is it Tim McIlrath?
NEVINS: Tim McIlrath, yes, Rise Against.
SIEGEL: McIlrath of the band Rise Against. We hear him playing his song on guitar with his little grade school-age daughter, and then it segues to him performing that very song in a concert.
TIM MCILRATH: You know how it goes?
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: No.
MCILRATH: I'll start it.
(Singing) Now I'm standing on a...
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (Singing) Rooftop ready to fall.
MCILRATH: (Singing) I think I'm at the...
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (Singing) Edge now.
MCILRATH: (Singing) But I could be...
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (Singing) Wrong.
MCILRATH: (Singing) Now I'm standing on a...
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: That's all I know.
MCILRATH: That's all you know?
(Singing) (Unintelligible). I'm standing on a rooftop ready to fall. I think I'm at the edge now, but I could be wrong.
SIEGEL: I'm standing on a rooftop. I think I'm at the edge. Not the typical song that father and daughter sing together.
NEVINS: No, not at all. But these kids are being raised with some real truths in their lives, and I think it's benefiting all of them.
SIEGEL: One tension here is between the aging punk rock musician and his family, but the other tension is between the musician and his fans. For his family, he may have to become a mature daddy, but for the fans, he has to remain the raucous kid out there.
NEVINS: Absolutely. It was one of the things that really struck me in doing the research for this because I was not a punk rock fan growing up. And what struck me was that with most musical genres, the audience ages with the artist. But in this case, this is really an art form that speaks almost exclusively to rebellious, angry teenagers. And as you're getting older, it becomes kind of ironic to be up there screaming a teenage kind of angst. And a lot of these guys are struggling with how do you stay honest because honesty and authenticity is sort of the watchwords of the punk movement.
SIEGEL: Yes. There's - one of the musician's remarks: There's a bit of the clown playing the kid's birthday party here. Old guys coming in dressed up and making youngsters, teenagers happy, happy in their anger.
NEVINS: And so when do you call it quits if it's actually still putting bread on the table, and then what do you do if that is your expertise? It's a question they were all asking themselves.
SIEGEL: These are bands that somebody says in the documentary that they're not so big that they could do a couple of shows a year and live through their 50s on that income. They've got to get out there. They've got to get out and perform which means being away from little children.
NEVINS: Exactly. And they're coming of age and really having to put food on the table corresponded with the decline of the music industry. So that's one of the things that all of them are dealing with, the fact that they used to be able to put out a record and at least be able to feed the kids off of that. But now, with file sharing and the decline in CD sales, they have to get out there to get paid. They have to get ticket sales to get paid.
SIEGEL: I won't spoil the end of the film here, but Jim Lindberg throughout the movie has to make a big decision. He reflects on that in a very honest revealing way about what he's learned. So I wonder what you've learned from making this film about him and the others.
NEVINS: You know, it was something that I was wrestling with, this decision about how much do you work and how much do you try and spend time with your kids? It's such a tremendous pull, I think, on all of us who have children. And I think what I learned is that I have to be there as much as I possibly can.
SIEGEL: Of course, this story, one can see it as an extreme; that is, people who in their youth, which went deep into their 40s, let's say, were out performing raucously, publicly misbehaving, and the question is how do they reconcile that with raising their children. But in a much broader and perhaps less shocking sense, parents have done things in their youth. They behaved in ways that were young and irresponsible, and it's a general question. How do you reconcile that with the kids you're raising knowing some things are inevitable, some bad choices are inevitable, but hoping they won't make too many of them?
NEVINS: Exactly. And I think all of us go through a period where we have to re-evaluate who we are in the world. We're no longer the person who's rebelling against our parents. And one of the reasons why I wanted to explore this with punk rockers is because I think it's actually much harder for them because their whole identity is involved in being the rebel. And then, how do you come home and send your kids to school and make sure they get their homework done? And, you know, I think a lot of these guys are finding it amusing that they have to play the deleted F word version of their songs in the car for their kids. Otherwise, their kids can't share their art. And I think that's very hard.
SIEGEL: Well, Andrea, thank you for talking with us about the film.
NEVINS: Thank you for taking the time. I so appreciate it.
SIEGEL: That's Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, who is writer and director of the documentary film "The Other F Word." It opens today in New York and on Friday in Los Angeles.
ART ALEXAKIS: (Singing) I will never be sane. I will always be weird inside. I will always be lame. Now I'm a grown man with a child of my own. And I swear I'll never let her know all the pain I have known. Oh, yeah. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The last thing the Oregon Ducks needed Sunday against No. 4 Stanford and Chiney Ogwumike was a slow start.
But that's exactly what they got.
The Ducks fell behind 7-0, trailed 23-6 with more than 11 minutes left in the first half and never recovered, falling 74-50 to the Cardinal.
Stanford (26-2, 15-1 Pac 12) beat Oregon (4-24, 2-14) for the 17th consecutive time, improving to 47-8 in the series and 26-1 at Maples Pavilion, where the Ducks haven't won since March 5, 1987 in their first game at that arena.
"There's a history here," Ducks coach Paul Westhead said. "I only know the history of us against Stanford. I don't know how Stanford deals with others. But they get off to the best starts. So if that's their pattern, we sure let them set that pattern.
"It's just a hard thing to then dig back in and play even. I think the start was unfortunate. But, to their credit, they were making shots early, outside perimeter shots."
For most of the night, Oregon had no answer for Ogwumike, who scored 27 points, grabbed a school record 24 rebounds and set a Stanford career mark with her 52nd double-double.
Freshman Jillian Alleyne had a double-double for the Ducks with 12 and 10 rebounds. Devyn Galland scored 10 points, while Liz Brenner had 8.
In the first half, when Stanford built its big lead, Alleyne went scoreless, while grabbing four rebounds.
"In the first half, Chiney had really good defense, and my shots were getting deflected a lot," Alleyne said. "I just knew I had to come out and try to do something different because I'd been in that position before. So I just came out, I did my quick moves and did what I had to do to help my team the best way I can. It was probably more a mental thing."
Ogwumike, a junior, broke the career double-double record she had briefly shared with her older sister, Nnemkadi Ogwumike. Chiney, the Pac-12s leading scorer and rebounder, broke her sister's single-game rebounding record of 23, set last season against Oregon. The younger Ogwumike's previous career high for rebounds was 19, set at Tennessee on Dec. 12, 2012.
Ogwumike had a double-double in the first half with 14 rebounds and 11 points as the Cardinal built a commanding 40-22 lead. She made double-double history with 1:55 left in the half, taking a pass on the low block and scoring. That gave her 11 points to go with 11 rebounds.
The Cardinal (26-2, 15-1 Pac-12) won their 12th straight game since suffering a 67-55 loss to Cal on Jan. 13 and remained tied atop the conference standings with the Bears. Stanford beat Oregon (4-24, 2-14) for the 17th consecutive time, improving to 47-8 in the series and 26-1 at Maples Pavilion.
"I don't think we played particularly well," Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. "I thought we were kind of flat, honestly. But Chiney had a great game. She just really put this team on her back. I thought Amber (Orrange) stepped up. Otherwise, we weren't shooting well. What we did well, we got to the (offensive) boards. People were playing hard defensively. We tried to get in passing lanes and be aggressive. We're ready to finish up the regular season. We're ready to go to Washington and Washington State and get ready for the Pac-12 tournament."
Orrange had 12 points for Stanford, while Sara James and Bonnie Samuelson scored 8 apiece.