Usain Bolt became the world’s fastest man. In a race that is not his specialty, Usain Bolt set the present world record:
“…The Jamaican runner, who doesn’t even consider the 100 meters his best race, set the world record tonight with a time of 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix, .02 seconds faster than the old record held by his countryman, Asafa Powell.”
Fatigue should not be a factor in the championship series between the Lakers and the Celtics. The first game, in Boston, is not played until June 5. And the games are spaced so there is ample time to recover from one game to the next. The following is the complete schedule:
Game One: in Boston Thursday, June 5
Game Two: in Boston Sunday, June 8
Game Three: in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 10
Game Four: in Los Angeles Thursday, June 12
Game Five: in Los Angeles Sunday, June 15
Game Six: in Boston Tuesday, June 17
Game Seven: in Boston Thursday, June 19
All the games of this final playoff series will be telecasted on the ABC television network. If you are a basketball fan, these are the evenings to put aside any chores and to have the pop corn ready.
Catherine Forsythe
Director of Operations
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Sameer Mishra is the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. This little clip made it to YouTube in record time. Without doubt, young Mr Mishra’s friends are going to tease him about this. Here is Sameer Mishra spelling ‘numnah’:
Now you can see why his friends will love this YouTube clip.
Sameer Mishra is the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. This little clip made it to YouTube in record time. Without doubt, young Mr Mishra’s friends are going to tease him about this. Here is Sameer Mishra spelling ‘numnah’:
The Lakers and Celtics pairing for the NBA championship means loads and loads of revenue. It is Commissioner David Stern’s dream come true. It matches two storied franchises with well known superstars on each team. The matchup will generate a huge viewer audience in two large markets, besides interest from a national and international fan base.
The advantage seems to be tilted towards the Boston Celtics. The final playoff series starts in Boston. The first two games are in Boston and then the next three games are in Los Angeles. The final two games go back to Boston. For the Lakers to win the championship, they must beat the Celtics on their home court. This has not been an easy task for teams during the regular season and playoffs.
The Lakers have not beaten the Celtics this season. In two regular season games, the Celtics won with a decided advantage: 107 - 94 and 110 - 91.
These games happened before Andrew Bynum was hurt. In the December game, Andrew Bynum had eight points and two rebounds, in twenty two minutes of playing time. The Celtics have not played the Lakers when Pau Gasol has been in the Los Angeles lineup. In the playoffs this year, Pau Gasol has averaged almost eighteen (17.7) points per game and nearly nine (8.9) rebounds per game. When the Lakers have lost during the playoffs, in each of those three games, Pau Gasol had low rebound numbers. With Pau Gasol in the Lakers lineup, the Celtics advantage may be just slight.
The second part of this perfect pairing for David Stern would be that this championship round extends to the final seventh game. That seventh game would attract enormous publicity and attention. The revenue would give Commissioner Stern reason to smile.
Catherine Forsythe
Director of Operations
FlyingHamster: http://flyinghamster.com/
It was high drama and significantly difficult. It was the Super Bowl of spelling. And Sameer Mishra was brilliant:
“…The 13-year-old from West Lafayette, Ind., who often had the audience laughing with his one-line commentaries was all business when he aced “guerdon”—a word that appropriately means “something that one has earned or gained”—to win the 81st version of the bee Friday night.”
Just to be part of this competition is a high achievement. The kids are amazing. It must take so much ability and sheer work to reach this level of excellence. The Scripps National Spelling Bee really showcases the future. Kudos to Sameer Mishra and all the competitors.
