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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Announcement at Phila. Front Page News, The Thouhts of Black Men Conference Call Thursday Nights at 9:00 PM and on www.wvsr1360.com LISTEN LIVE
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For the time has come, and mandate must be met, for us to go to our
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I Tee and our brother Dr. Van Stone is proud to
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To have an opportunity to out reach and bring in the Harvest
that will feed a nation
from starvation.. .
NOW IS TIME FOR ACTION
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of family team work!!
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which will cost every person $40 to donate
to meet this budget!!
There many who can donate more, but if "we"
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AMEN!!
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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Two Phila. Cops Face Charges for Beating Spray Painter
Both officers are suspended with intent to fire. They face numerous charges including aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, conspiracy, and tampering with public records. The men tried to falsify the records by saying they were in a different location at the time of the incident.
David Vernitsky, 36, attended a wedding in August of 2007. Following the reception, he and some friends spray painted a message to the newlywed couple on a wall near 4th and Wyoming streets.
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Obama v.Recount, Democracy v. Thugocracy
by Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Memorial Day Sunday, Barack Obama did what he described as
"pinch-
hitting" for one of his personal heroes, Senator Edward Kennedy.
From
many accounts, Obama's commencement address at Wesleyan College was
rousing and inspiring. The Nation's Katha Pollitt was there and
wrote
on a listserv, "he was really excellent. ... the college opened
graduation to outsiders -- LOTS of people, black and white, came
from
the area to hear him. My daughter, a junior, said she found it
inspiring. she not very political, so that is a high compliment."
What an antidote to Sunday night's HBO special, "Recount" --with
scenes bringing back memories of Florida's slithery Secretary of
State Katherine Harris --and other GOP thugs--stealing away our
democracy. Remember Justice Antonin Scalia's three word sneer, "Get
Over It." Those were words the Justice invoked in defending the
stealing of the 2000 election. So, this May 25th, 2008, we had two
Americas at work: One on our tv screens--a docudrama (more drama
than
docu) about the selection of a President; the other, a real-life
drama with Senator Barack Obama standing in one for one of America's
greatest Senators, speaking to students and calling them, and all of
us, to our better angels, with determined idealism and grounded
pragmatism. You choose. Thugocracy or Democracy.
Here are remarks of Senator Barack Obama
Wesleyan University Commencement
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Middletown, CT
Thank you, President Roth, for that generous introduction, and
congratulations on your first year at the helm of Wesleyan.
Congratulations also to the class of 2008, and thank you for
allowing
me to be a part of your graduation.
I have the distinct honor today of pinch-hitting for one of my
personal heroes and a hero to this country, Senator Edward Kennedy.
Teddy wanted to be here very much, but as you know, he’s had a
very
long week and is taking some much-needed rest. He called me up a few
days ago and I said that I’d be happy to be his stand-in, even if
there was no way I could fill his shoes.
I did, however, get the chance to glance at the speech he planned on
delivering today, and I’d like to start by passing along a message
from him: “To all those praying for my return to good health, I
offer
my heartfelt thanks. And to any who’d rather have a different
result,
I say, don’t get your hopes up just yet!”
So we know that Ted Kennedy’s legendary sense of humor is as
strong
as ever, and I have no doubt that his equally legendary fighting
spirit will carry him through this latest challenge. He is our
friend, he is our champion, and we hope and pray for his return to
good health.
The topic of his speech today was common for a commencement, but one
that nobody could discuss with more authority or inspiration than
Ted
Kennedy. And that is the topic of service to one’s country – a
cause
that is synonymous with his family’s name and their legacy.
I was born the year that his brother John called a generation of
Americans to ask their country what they could do. And I came of age
at a time when they did it. They were the Peace Corps volunteers who
won a generation of goodwill toward America at a time when
America’s
ideals were challenged. They were the teenagers and college
students,
not much older than you, who watched the Civil Rights Movement
unfold
on their television sets; who saw the dogs and the fire hoses and
the
footage of marchers beaten within an inch or their lives; who knew
it
was probably smarter and safer to stay at home, but still decided to
take those Freedom Rides down south – who still decided to march.
And
because they did, they changed the world.
I bring this up because today, you are about to enter a world that
makes it easy to get caught up in the notion that there are actually
two different stories at work in our lives.
The first is the story of our everyday cares and concerns – the
responsibilities we have to our jobs and our families – the bustle
and busyness of what happens in our own life. And the second is the
story of what happens in the life of our country – of what happens
in
the wider world. It’s the story you see when you catch a glimpse
of
the day’s headlines or turn on the news at night – a story of
big
challenges like war and recession; hunger and climate change;
injustice and inequality. It’s a story that can sometimes seem
distant and separate from our own – a destiny to be shaped by
forces
beyond our control.
And yet, the history of this nation tells us this isn’t so. It
tells
us that we are a people whose destiny has never been written for us,
but by us – by generations of men and women, young and old, who
have
always believed that their story and the American story are not
separate, but shared. And for more than two centuries, they have
served this country in ways that have forever enriched both.
I say this to you as someone who couldn’t be standing here today
if
not for the service of others, and wouldn’t be standing here today
if
not for the purpose that service gave my own life.
You see, I spent much of my childhood adrift. My father left my
mother and I when I was two. When my mother remarried, I lived in
Indonesia for a time, but was mostly raised in Hawaii by her and my
grandparents from Kansas. My teenage years were filled with more
than
the usual dose of adolescent rebellion, and I’ll admit that I
didn’t
always take myself or my studies very seriously. I realize that none
of you can probably relate to this, but there were many times when I
wasn’t sure where I was going, or what I would do.
But during my first two years of college, perhaps because the values
my mother had taught me –hard work, honesty, empathy – had
resurfaced
after a long hibernation; or perhaps because of the example of
wonderful teachers and lasting friends, I began to notice a world
beyond myself. I became active in the movement to oppose the
apartheid regime of South Africa. I began following the debates in
this country about poverty and health care. So that by the time I
graduated from college, I was possessed with a crazy idea – that I
would work at a grassroots level to bring about change.
I wrote letters to every organization in the country I could think
of. And one day, a small group of churches on the South Side of
Chicago offered me a job to come work as a community organizer in
neighborhoods that had been devastated by steel plant closings. My
mother and grandparents wanted me to go to law school. My friends
were applying to jobs on Wall Street. Meanwhile, this organization
offered me $12,000 a year plus $2,000 for an old, beat-up car.
And I said yes.
Now, I didn’t know a soul in Chicago, and I wasn’t sure what
this
community organizing business was all about. I had always been
inspired by stories of the Civil Rights Movement and JFK’s call to
service, but when I got to the South Side, there were no marches,
and
no soaring speeches. In the shadow of an empty steel plant, there
were just a lot of folks who were struggling. And we didn’t get
very
far at first.
I still remember one of the very first meetings we put together to
discuss gang violence with a group of community leaders. We waited
and waited for people to show up, and finally, a group of older
people walked into the hall. And they sat down. And a little old
lady
raised her hand and asked, “Is this where the bingo game is?”
It wasn’t easy, but eventually, we made progress. Day by day,
block
by block, we brought the community together, and registered new
voters, and set up after school programs, and fought for new jobs,
and helped people live lives with some measure of dignity.
But I also began to realize that I wasn’t just helping other
people.
Through service, I found a community that embraced me; citizenship
that was meaningful; the direction I’d been seeking. Through
service, I discovered how my own improbable story fit into the
larger story of America.
Each of you will have the chance to make your own discovery in the
years to come. And I say “chance” because you won’t have to
take it.
There’s no community service requirement in the real world; no one
forcing you to care. You can take your diploma, walk off this stage,
and chase only after the big house and the nice suits and all the
other things that our money culture says you should by. You can
choose to narrow your concerns and live your life in a way that
tries
to keep your story separate from America’s.
But I hope you don’t. Not because you have an obligation to those
who
are less fortunate, though you do have that obligation. Not because
you have a debt to all those who helped you get here, though you do
have that debt.
It’s because you have an obligation to yourself. Because our
individual salvation depends on collective salvation. Because
thinking only about yourself, fulfilling your immediate wants and
needs, betrays a poverty of ambition. Because it’s only when you
hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize
your true potential and discover the role you’ll play in writing
the
next great chapter in America’s story
There are so many ways to serve and so much need at this defining
moment in our history. You don’t have to be a community organizer
or
do something crazy like run for President. Right here at Wesleyan,
many of you have already volunteered at local schools, contributed
to
United Way, and even started a program that brings fresh produce to
needy families in the area. One hundred and sixty-four graduates of
this school have joined the Peace Corps since 2001, and I’m
especially proud that two of you are about to leave for my
father’s
homeland of Kenya to bring alternative sources of energy to
impoverished areas.
I ask you to seek these opportunities when you leave here, because
the future of this country – your future – depends on it. At a
time
when our security and moral standing depend on winning hearts and
minds in the forgotten corners of this world, we need more of you to
serve abroad. As President, I intend to grow the Foreign Service,
double the Peace Corps over the next few years, and engage the young
people of other nations in similar programs, so that we work side by
side to take on the common challenges that confront all humanity.
To read more »go the Wesleyan college website....
Announcement at Phila. Front Page News, John Whitehead Foundation
JOHN
WHITEHEAD
F 0 U N D A T I 0 N
THE VISION
(“HEAR OUR VOICES NOT OUR CRIES”)
It is the vision of The John Whitehead Foundation to include our children in our plight to address the violence (with or without the use of deadly weapons), sex driven attitudes, negative influence, peer pressure as well as their education and lack there of. We are proposing a “Hear Our Voices Not Our Cries” march in lieu of the Million Man March, Million Women March as well as the 10,000 Men Meeting which just took place at the Liacourse Forum.
We plan to assemble in the OARC parking lot located at 6814 Ogontz Avenue. We will start by passing out candles to the adults to light for hope and faith that our children will also see the light and make positive changes. The children will receive whistles to blow out the negative energy which have become a major problem in our communities. It will include order along with excitement as we began to march to a different beat. We are currently in the process of producing a drill song with positive and informative lyrics that will be sung in an effort to “Hear Our Voices Not Our Cries”.
Our agenda will include but will not be limited to giving alternative methods of dealing with the issues of violence, peer pressure and conflicting emotions which are causing our children to make poor choices. Prior to the event taking place, we are going to send out questionnaires to some of the neighboring Middle and High Schools, as well as to the community with the hopes of getting their ideas on some of the issues that we need to address. We will also allow the children and their parents to give their own personal feed back during the event as a chance to “Hear Our Voices Not Our Cries”. The John Whitehead Foundation is committed to opening our doors and hearts to the families of the communities and in doing so we need their support.
The John Whitehead Foundation is asking for moral and financial support to began “Hear Our Voices Not Our Cries” music education classes. We have writers and producers who are willing to volunteer to teach these classes. We are asking anyone in the community with musical talent if they would also like to volunteer to teach one or more of the following classes. The classes will include lyric and composition writing, voice lessons, producing, engineering as well as the business aspect of music.
Through the participation of our exclusive and non exclusive producers, writers and staff we are planning to give a mini concert debuting are new homegrown artist. We are excited to use are own artist due to the fact they are everyday normal children coming from the same communities that the children we are trying to reach reside in. Because children relate so well to music we are geared towards carrying out the legacy of John Whitehead and his genius. The John Whitehead “There’s No Stopping The Music” Foundation will continue a Philly legacy by keeping the message in the music.
6815 Ogontz Avenue - Philadelphia, Pa. 19138
Phone: (215) 924-3980 Toll Free: (866) 924-3980 Fax: (215) 924-3982
www.jobnwhiteheadfoundation.org
Monday, May 26, 2008
HoopGurlz
Gennifer Brandon
Gennifer Brandon jumps into the ESPN HoopGurlz top 10.
A 6-foot-3 pogo stick whose fingers exceed the height of the basket - sometimes, seemingly the glass itself - on her spectacular snuffs, Gennifer Brandon fits right into the upper echelon of what is shaping up to be one of the most talented prep girl's basketball classes in years.
The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., forward is, after all, tall, explosive and a newcomer to the ESPN HoopGurlz top 10. And in later debates over the beginnings of the new women's basketball universe, the class of 2009, to which Brandon belongs, will go down as one for the big bang theory.
Joslyn Tinkle is a top 10 newcomer.
Right at the very top of rankings, which were updated for Wednesday's launch of ESPN HoopGurlz on ESPN.com, remains the 1-2, Houston-based inside punch of Kelsey Bone and Brittney Griner, two titans who will clash twice in a month to settle the issue of the No. 1 ranking for 2009. Bone, a physically imposing, 6-5 post, and Griner, a 6-7 dynamo known nationally for her dunking ability, will occupy the same space May 30 to June 1 at the Nike Regional Skills Academy in their own backyard, and again at the National Skills Academy in Beaverton, Ore., exactly a month later.
Those two inside stalwarts, as well as perimeter stars Tierra Ruffin-Pratt of Alexandria, Va., and Skylar Diggins of South Bend, Ind., continue to hold down the first four spots in the ESPN HoopGurlz rankings. Brandon, who follows at No. 5, is one of three newcomers to the top 10. The others are Joslyn Tinkle, an extremely fundamental 6-3 forward from Missoula, Mont., who rises to No. 7, and Tayler Hill, a 5-10 scorer deluxe out of Minneapolis, Minn., who hops up to No. 10.
Click here for the complete, revised ESPN HoopGurlz Super 60.
The revised rankings feature a ratings change from a star system used previously by HoopGurlz.com to numerical grades used by Scouts Inc., at ESPN.com. The grading system translates to 90-100 for immediate-impact prospects, 80-89 for high-major prospects, 70-79 for major/mid-major prospects, 60-69 for low Division I to mid-major prospects, and 50-59 for marginal Division I to Divisions II, III and NAIA prospects.
Click here for more details on the Scouts Inc. grading system.
Tayler Hill joins ranking elite.
Tierra Rogers of San Francisco, Calif., made the biggest leap of any 2009 girl's basketball prospect, elevating from No. 37 to squarely among the nation's elite at No. 14. Rogers, who helped Sacred Heart Cathedral to an unbeaten season and No. 1 ranking in a couple national polls, is an athletic, 5-11 wing who is adept at many things, including a much-improved jump shots. She made the hop in the rankings during a difficult time in her life that included the loss of her father, Terray Rogers, a community activist who was gunned down at halftime of one of his daughter's high-school games.
Waltia Rolle, a 6-6 post from Houston; Cierra Warren, a 6-3 post from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; Mikaela Ruef, a versatile 6-3 wing out of Beavercreek, Ohio, and Jeniece Johnson, the North Carolina State commit from Washington, D.C., are the other newcomers to the ESPN HoopGurlz top 15, all of whom received grades of 90 or higher.
Gone from the 2009 rankings are two highly ranked players, Shacara Rucker of Gainesville, Ga., and Jelleah Sidney of New York, N.Y., both of whom have been reclassified to the 2010 class.
With Bone and Griner setting the pace, the 2009 class is a stark contrast to recent ones in that the quality inside players jump right out at you. A lot like Gennifer Brandon - spring-loaded and thumping.
With the challenge to a package of Philadelphia gun control laws spinning through the courts, and a violent arrest captured-on-TV causing controversy, a State Representative says the two cases profoundly affect one another.
Representative W. Curtis Thomas of North Philadelphia says the violent arrest caught by a TV helicopter is a black mark for police and he supports the Commissioner's firings and other discipline. But he regrets that the hue and cry that has separated citizens and police who may otherwise have been allies trying to ban weapons like the one that killed Sgt. Steven Liczbinski:
For full story go to link at: http://www.kyw1060.com/Federer, Jankovic advance to French Open 2nd round, WVSR-AM Sports TalkRadio www.wvsr1360.com the NBA
| United States' Venus Williams returns the ball to Israel's Tzipora Obziler during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament, Monday May 26, 2008 at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Williams won 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. |
PARIS (AP) -- Venus Williams was cruising along with a ho-hum 6-3, 4-1 lead over her 35-year-old opponent at the French Open on Monday when suddenly everything went awry.
The double-faults piled up. The forehand errors did, too, and Williams lost six consecutive games to fall behind as a drizzle fell. The crowd was rooting for the underdog, applauding in unison every time 93rd-ranked Tzipora Obziler of Israel earned a point.
When the No. 8-seeded Williams would hit a winner, the sounds of approval emanated mainly from her personal guests. "Whooo!" one of her sisters kept yelling.
"I told the people in our box, 'Be quiet, so she can concentrate,'" said Williams' father and coach, Richard. "Venus is a great thinker and a great player. I wasn't nervous at all."
Eventually, six-time major champion Williams did manage to turn things back around quickly enough to pull out a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Obziler and reach the second round at Roland Garros before the rain grew heavier and washed out the latter part of the day's schedule.
"I'm glad at the end that I figured it out," Williams said.
Three-time defending men's champion Rafael Nadal was supposed to follow her on center court, but his match never began. Among those who did play Monday was No. 1 Roger Federer, who wasn't tested much in a 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Sam Querrey of the United States.
"You never think you're going to be the guy that's going to draw him when the draw comes out," the 40th-ranked Querrey said. "But someone has to."
The day's most significant upset was produced by another American, 106th-ranked Wayne Odesnik, who beat No. 29 Guillermo Canas of Argentina 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (8). The match lasted the minimum number of sets yet took 3 hours, 46 minutes.
"There's not too much to say. I think he played well," said Canas, who's lost his past six matches, all on clay. "I didn't play well at all."
The only other seeded man to exit on Day 2 was No. 17 Marcos Baghdatis, the 2006 Australian Open runner-up, who lost to Simone Bolelli of Italy in straight sets. Baghdatis always draws a big crowd at Roland Garros because he trains at a Paris tennis academy.
Another product of that academy is Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the 16-year-old Russian who won a Grand Slam match for the first time by beating Maria Emilia Salerni of Argentina 6-1, 6-1.
"I just play. I don't think about the results," said Pavlyuchenkova, who recently finished high school and is the youngest player in the tournament.
Odesnik is only 22, yet he was exhausted after his match and was checked by a doctor. He credited recent work with a sports psychologist for helping him play well in all of those tiebreakers.
"On the big points, I thought I played more aggressive and executed my shots better," said Odesnik, who was born in South Africa and moved to the United States as a toddler.
He's been trying to improve his clay-court game lately with Felix Mantilla, a Spaniard once ranked as high as 10th. Odesnik actually calls clay his favorite surface, something that's rare to hear from an American.
Querrey also doesn't mind playing on the red stuff, although he also said he basically doesn't pay too much attention to what is underfoot.
"He is a young player who is capable of playing a good match on clay," Federer said, "so I'm glad it's over."
Querrey is 6-foot-6 and relies on his big serve, one that once produced 10 consecutive aces in a match. But Federer had little trouble getting serves back, limiting Querrey to six aces and compiling 12 break points, five of which he converted.
"He just seems like he gets the racket on everything," Querrey said.
There are those, though, who wonder whether Federer is slipping a bit. Consider: The 12-time major champion already has lost seven matches this year, more than for the entire seasons of 2004, 2005 and 2006. He also has only one title so far.
"He's still got all the shots of a No. 1 player," Querrey said.
Querrey wanted to forget whom he was facing so he could relax.
"It's hard. I mean, I'm still in awe of him," the American said. "Sometimes he hits shots, you're just like, 'I've seen that on TV a bunch of times.'"
Same goes for Williams, who used to be ranked No. 1 and has had stretches of brilliance, particularly at Wimbledon, but never has been all that successful at the French Open. This is the only Grand Slam tournament at which she's been past the quarterfinals only once - in 2002, when she lost to sister Serena in the final.
Part of it is that clay dulls her stinging serve. Part of it is that moving around on clay is tough. Part of it is the sort of inconsistency on display in the middle of Monday's match, when she kept slumping her shoulders and hanging her head after miscues.
"Venus can play a lot better than she did today," her father said. "After she settled down, she pulled it out."
He shed no light on whatever health issues might be troubling her. Venus Williams was off the tour for about a month this year after having medical tests. She hasn't said what the tests were for - and even her father said he doesn't know.
"Venus never talked to me about it, and I never asked her. The only thing I asked is, 'Are you sure it's time to come back?' And she said, 'Yes,'" he said. "Does it have an affect on her or not? This I don't know."
Poetry at Phila. Front Page News, "Enlightenment Chapel, Inc."
Acceptance is important to living a life of abundance. This is the
way to inner peace.
The world teaches you that you must always be stressed out and
worried about things in your life that you can't control. The "ego"
part of you loves getting you all worked up over what's not fair.
Your ego tries to convince you that it's important to prove yourself
over and over. It tells you that you're not worth anything unless
you're constantly striving to validate that worth.
This isn't true. One of the first aspects of acceptance is to know
that you are fine just the way you are right at this moment in time.
You have no need to prove anything.
By living your life with an attitude of acceptance, you begin to
remove fear and doubt. These emotions impede your inner peace. Your
higher self has no need for them, as you already know deep inside
that abundance is yours. Allow yourself to tap into this knowledge.
Now, this isn't to say that you just accept things as they are and
then become lazy. It's a way of thinking. A thought process. A
knowing.
As you work toward making your physical goals reality, you exist in a
state of mind of acceptance. This state of mind frees you from inner
anxiety and anguish when things don't go as planned.
You understand that some things you can change and influence and some
you cannot. There is a feeling of inner peace that will come to you
when you accept that which you can't change. It is what it is.
When you live your life from this perspective, it opens you up more
to that which you can influence. When this happens, you're able to be
more productive than you ever could or would be when you listen to
your ego and make yourself miserable over the unfairness of life.
Another aspect of acceptance that will lead you to abundance and
inner peace is that it helps you eliminate judgement from your life.
There's no need for you to pre-judge. This is one of the ego's best
weapons against your inner peace.
In this world, we are brought up with many stereotypes and thoughts
on what others should or shouldn't be doing. Pre-judging others is
prevalent. Acceptance includes understanding that it's not your place
to decide what is right for others.
Notice how you feel inside when you pre-judge or judge another
person. Are you filled with inner peace and contentment? Most likely,
you feel inner stress. Your body tightens up. Your ego is loving it!
But, your higher self knows that an acceptance state of mind is much
healthier for your spirituality.
The next time you start this judgement process, be aware of it.
Replace it with the thought that you don't want this poison inside of
you.
See that other person as an extension of yourself. Understand that
you are both of the same spiritual energy. Know that you are no
better than this other soul; they are not beneath you to be judged by
you.
Spiritually mature people have learned how to like themselves and
value the differences in themselves. They have an understanding that
they were created in a unique way. They don't wish for what they
don't have, and are grateful for the things that they do have.
Spiritually mature people accept who they are. They realize that they
wouldn't be on this earth if their parents didn't bring them into the
world, and they accept their individual features that make them who
they are.
Acceptance can be summed up with the old Zen saying,
"If you understand, things are just as they are. If you do not
understand, things are just as they are."
Change your life!
Sunday, May 25, 2008
HoopGurlz
Gennifer Brandon
Gennifer Brandon jumps into the ESPN HoopGurlz top 10.
A 6-foot-3 pogo stick whose fingers exceed the height of the basket - sometimes, seemingly the glass itself - on her spectacular snuffs, Gennifer Brandon fits right into the upper echelon of what is shaping up to be one of the most talented prep girl's basketball classes in years.
The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., forward is, after all, tall, explosive and a newcomer to the ESPN HoopGurlz top 10. And in later debates over the beginnings of the new women's basketball universe, the class of 2009, to which Brandon belongs, will go down as one for the big bang theory.
Joslyn Tinkle is a top 10 newcomer.
Right at the very top of rankings, which were updated for Wednesday's launch of ESPN HoopGurlz on ESPN.com, remains the 1-2, Houston-based inside punch of Kelsey Bone and Brittney Griner, two titans who will clash twice in a month to settle the issue of the No. 1 ranking for 2009. Bone, a physically imposing, 6-5 post, and Griner, a 6-7 dynamo known nationally for her dunking ability, will occupy the same space May 30 to June 1 at the Nike Regional Skills Academy in their own backyard, and again at the National Skills Academy in Beaverton, Ore., exactly a month later.
Those two inside stalwarts, as well as perimeter stars Tierra Ruffin-Pratt of Alexandria, Va., and Skylar Diggins of South Bend, Ind., continue to hold down the first four spots in the ESPN HoopGurlz rankings. Brandon, who follows at No. 5, is one of three newcomers to the top 10. The others are Joslyn Tinkle, an extremely fundamental 6-3 forward from Missoula, Mont., who rises to No. 7, and Tayler Hill, a 5-10 scorer deluxe out of Minneapolis, Minn., who hops up to No. 10.
Click here for the complete, revised ESPN HoopGurlz Super 60.
The revised rankings feature a ratings change from a star system used previously by HoopGurlz.com to numerical grades used by Scouts Inc., at ESPN.com. The grading system translates to 90-100 for immediate-impact prospects, 80-89 for high-major prospects, 70-79 for major/mid-major prospects, 60-69 for low Division I to mid-major prospects, and 50-59 for marginal Division I to Divisions II, III and NAIA prospects.
Click here for more details on the Scouts Inc. grading system.
Tayler Hill joins ranking elite.
Tierra Rogers of San Francisco, Calif., made the biggest leap of any 2009 girl's basketball prospect, elevating from No. 37 to squarely among the nation's elite at No. 14. Rogers, who helped Sacred Heart Cathedral to an unbeaten season and No. 1 ranking in a couple national polls, is an athletic, 5-11 wing who is adept at many things, including a much-improved jump shots. She made the hop in the rankings during a difficult time in her life that included the loss of her father, Terray Rogers, a community activist who was gunned down at halftime of one of his daughter's high-school games.
Waltia Rolle, a 6-6 post from Houston; Cierra Warren, a 6-3 post from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; Mikaela Ruef, a versatile 6-3 wing out of Beavercreek, Ohio, and Jeniece Johnson, the North Carolina State commit from Washington, D.C., are the other newcomers to the ESPN HoopGurlz top 15, all of whom received grades of 90 or higher.
Gone from the 2009 rankings are two highly ranked players, Shacara Rucker of Gainesville, Ga., and Jelleah Sidney of New York, N.Y., both of whom have been reclassified to the 2010 class.
With Bone and Griner setting the pace, the 2009 class is a stark contrast to recent ones in that the quality inside players jump right out at you. A lot like Gennifer Brandon - spring-loaded and thumping.
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland, where the climate is temperate oceanic, was 33.3ºC (91.9ºF) at Kilkenny Castle on 26 June 1887.
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The Aggie Bonfire was a long-standing tradition at Texas A&M University as part of the college rivalry with the University of Texas at Austin. For 90 years, Texas A&M students -- known as Aggies --built and burned a bonfire on campus each autumn. The bonfire remained a thriving tradition for decades until, in 1999, a collapse during construction killed twelve people and injured twenty-seven others. The accident led to a hiatus on an official Bonfire. However, since 2002, a student-sponsored coalition has constructed an annual unsanctioned, off-campus "Student Bonfire" in the spirit of its predecessor.
How did Archimedes determine whether the king's crown was silver or gold?
According to Vitruvius, a new crown in the shape of a laurel wreath had been made for King Hiero II, and Archimedes was asked to determine whether it was of solid gold, or whether silver had been added by a dishonest goldsmith. Archimedes had to solve the problem without damaging the crown, so he could not melt it down. While taking a bath, he noticed that the level of the water rose as he got in. He realized that this effect could be used to determine the volume of the crown. By dividing the weight of the crown by the volume of water displaced, its density could be obtained. The density of the crown would be lower if cheaper and less dense metals had been added. Archimedes then took to the streets naked, so excited by his discovery that he had forgotten to dress, crying "Eureka!" "I have found
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