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Ness Notes (August 10)

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MLB’s longest active winning streak came to an end last night, as the Rockies’ two-run ninth inning was enough to edge the Dodgers 3-1. LA had won 11 straight games, its longest streak in 13 years, and avoided the team’s first 12-game winning streak since 1976.

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The A’s and Angels owned the second and third longest winning streaks behind the Dodgers and both teams not only lost, they were shut out! The A’s were on a six-game winning streak going into Wednesday’s game and lost 14-0 to the Rangers in an afternoon game. It was the worst shutout loss the A’s have suffered in Oakland. The Angels carried a four-game winning streak into their afternoon game in Cleveland and lost 4-0.

Cleveland’s Jake Westbrook scattered nine hits in the Indians’ shutout to the Angels, six days after allowing 15 hits in a win over the Red Sox. Only two other pitchers in the last 50 years have pitched a complete game after giving up as many as 15 hits in their previous appearance: Roger Clemens in 1988 and Jack Billingham in 1977.

The Rangers and Indians had entered Wednesday’s games on four-game losing streaks, the longest active losing streaks in MLB. Yesterday’s results leave the Mets’ modest four-game winning streak as the longest active losing streak in the majors and Boston and Pittsburgh’s four-game losing streaks as the longest active losing streaks.

More highlights from Wednesday include the Twins beating the Tigers for the second night in a row, 4-3. Johan Santana got the win and is now almost unbelievable 34-3 over the second half of the season since the 2003 All-Star break. Justin Morneau’s home run in the eighth inning, the game-winning hit in the Twins’ win 4-3 over the Tigers, it was his 30th home run of the season.

Morneau is the first Twins player to reach that level since Kent Hrbek, Tom Brunansky and Gary Gaetti did it in 1987. Minnesota’s streak of 18 seasons without a 30-homer player was the longest since the White Sox put end a 69-year drought. — longest in Major League history — when Bill Melton hit 33 home runs in 1970

Speaking of the White Sox, the Yankees’ Randy Johnson gave them almost no hits, but then they almost pulled off an incredible comeback in a 7-6 loss. Johnson’s bid for his third no-hitter was thwarted by Tadahito Iguchi’s single on an 0-2 pitch leading off the seventh inning. The White Sox scored two runs in the seventh and four in the eighth.

Johnson has two career no-hitters, including the last MLB perfect game (against the Braves on May 18, 2004). He has played 5,990 games since May 19, 2004, by far the longest stretch of games without a no-hitter in Major League history. It was the 12th time Johnson had held his opponent hitless for six innings, the most among active pitchers. El Cohete has done it seven times and Pedro six.

While many may not like the idea of ​​the wild card, it sure does keep things interesting. A great three-team race is brewing in the American League, as the Twins 67-46 lead the White Sox 66-46 and the Red Sox 65-47. The Reds 59-55 lead the way in the National League, closely followed by the D’backs and Dodgers 58-56. Just 3 1/2 games back at 55-58 there are three more teams; the Astros, Phillies and Rockies. Stay tuned.

Thursday’s 11-game schedule features three afternoon games, two of which start at press time (but are worth mentioning). The Padres are in New York to take on the Mets (12:10 ET) and the Cardinals are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (12:35 ET). Chris Young starts for San Diego and the 6-10 third-year player is an incredible 5-0 (2.42) on the road in 10 starts this year with the Padres winning nine of 10 games.

Bronson Arroyo starts for the Reds and will make his 10th try for his 10th win. That’s how it is. Arroyo went to 9-3 in the 2006 season with a 4-2 victory on June 19 against the Mets. However, he has made nine prior attempts to win his 10th game of the year, going 0-4 with a 5.31 ERA (the team is 3-6 in his nine starts)!

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Week 1 of the NFL preseason begins tonight with the Browns at the Eagles (7:30 ET) and the Colts at the Rams (8:00 ET on FOX). Two interesting streaks are in play tonight as the Browns are riding a seven-game ATS preseason winning streak in their game with the Eagles. Romeo Crennel in his rookie year as Cleveland head coach led the Browns to a 3-1 (4-0 ATS) record last year, plus the Browns had also ‘covered’ their last three games of the 2004 preseason.

When the Colts take on the Rams tonight, in Scott Linehan’s NFL coaching debut, they will try to snap a six-game losing streak (1-5 ATS) in the preseason. The Colts went 0-5 SU and ATS in the preseason last year and also lost (but covered) in their last game of the 2004 preseason. Just a word to the wise, the Colts were so devastated by the poor record last year’s preseason team who opened the 2005 regular season by winning their first 13 games.

The Chiefs, who visit the Texans on Saturday night (8:00 ET on CBS), are also riding a six-game losing streak in the preseason and have outscored the Colts, going 0-6 ATS in those six losses. . The Broncos, who went 4-0 in the preseason last year (3-1 ATS), have the longest active preseason winning streak.

Tomorrow’s highlights will focus on some of the best and worst recent preseason records, as well as provide some insight into various NFL coaches and how they’ve fared over the years in these “scrimmage games.”

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Chicago: Chicago Songs That Are Totally Underrated Today

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With a career spanning over 40 years, Chicago is one of those bands you refer to as ‘an institution’. And with over 30 million albums sold, perhaps one of the biggest snubs (other than not being inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame) in music has to do with disparaging the many Chicago-produced ballads. Hard-core fans expected Chicago songs, before Peter Cetera’s 1976 smash hit ‘If You Leave Me Now’, to be ’25 or 6 to 4′-style trumpet-laden numbers.

And while Chicago continued to rock out with up-tempo beats like ‘Get Away’ and ‘Along Comes A Woman’, producer David Foster’s masterful touch created a symphonic approach to big hits like ‘Hard to Say I’m Sorry’ and ‘You’re the inspiration’. Consequently, most of the hard-core CTAs (Chicago Transit Authority, the band’s nickname from the early ’70s) quickly found themselves alienated by big, sweeping, and decidedly infatuated styles (especially with songs that relegated the brass section). to a background texture).

But honestly, some of these amazing pieces, with master David Foster’s amazing arrangements and production touches, are Chicago at its best. Chicago songs may run the gamut of styles from 1967 onwards, but Peter Cetera’s voice never sounded bigger or better than on great ballads like ‘Hard Habit to Break’ and the aforementioned ‘Hard to Say I’m Sorry’.

Following Cetera’s departure in the mid-’80s, Jason Scheff took the helm and performed incredible (and underrated) songs like ‘Will You Still Love Me?’ and ‘What kind of man would he be?’ he came to the fore, combining the kind of orchestral flair that marked David Foster’s production so well…and fitting perfectly into the incredible Chicago line-up (including the world-class trumpet section). Bill Champlin gave Chicago a big hit with ‘Look Away’ before the ’90s and grunge relegated the pinpoint tune to a thing of the past.

And while today’s Chicago favors the band’s early work from their ’80s heyday, there’s no denying that songs like ‘Will You Still Love Me?’, ‘You’re the Inspiration’ and ‘Hard to Say I’ m Sorry’ may now be one of the most underrated works produced by Chicago. Chicago songs cover a wide spectrum, but the Foster/Chicago collaborations have to rank as some of the best recordings the band has ever made.

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Nations of the world – Fun facts about Mozambique!

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Mozambique – A new democracy in Africa

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Did you know- In the mid-1970s, like Seychelles (Africa), Suriname (South America), Guinea Bissau (Africa), and Papua New Guinea (Oceania), Mozambique became an independent nation on the planet. After more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Mozambique, a nation rich in resources, gained its independence on June 25, 1975. In the months that followed, the modern nation of Mozambique, a country that had been devastated by war ( 1977 -1992), joined the United Nations.

world famous women

Did you know- In the 1990s and 2000s, the Olympic team was led by Maria de Lourdes Mutola, who won a host of medals and trophies, including a gold medal at the XXVII Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Raised in the United States of America, Mutola (800m and 1500m/track and field) has been a female idol in Africa and Mozambique since 1996 when she won a bronze medal in the women’s 800m at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA.

modern history

Did you know- Following independence in 1975, this Portuguese-speaking nation, led by Samora Machel, became a Marxist state, backed by Russia and China, until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Certainly, it was one of the last European colonies on the African continent. Around this time, the African country of Mozambique was boasting one of the worst civil wars in the world, between 1977 and 1992. Meanwhile, under that atmosphere, it was one of the ten poorest countries on Earth, along with other Marxist states. like Ethiopia. , Cambodia and Angola. During that time, the African nation became a Soviet satellite state in the Third World. However, Mozambique, like Guyana, Kenya, Mauritius and India, was an anti-apartheid leader on the planet.

During the Cold War, it was home to several anti-apartheid activists and black South Africans. In the following decade, the nation’s ruler, Joaquim Chissano, became one of the architects of the 1990 Constitution. In the following years, the modern nation of Mozambique held its first multi-party elections, making it one of the Africa’s first democracies in the 1990s, along with republics such as Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, and the Ivory Coast. , the government and the Mozambican National Resistance (MNR) rebel signed a peace agreement in Rome, ending years of conflict. Armando Emilo Guebuza then won Mozambique’s first free presidential election in the 21st century.

Geography

Did you know- This former Marxist state is located on the southern coast of East Africa. The Portuguese-speaking country is surrounded by Tanzania (also a former socialist republic), Malawi (a former anti-communist nation), Zambia (a former British colony), Zimbabwe (one of the most brutal dictatorships in the world), Swaziland (an absolute monarchy), and South Africa. (a multiparty democracy). It is home to rainforests, swamps, savannahs, and several rivers.

Maputo

Did you know- The capital city is Maputo, which was established in 1544. It is located in the south. There are other metropolises like Beira and Nampula.

National Heroes

Did you know- This nation has a handful of idols: from Samora Moises Machel (former Mozambican ruler, 1975-1986), Jose Craveirinha (author) and Maria de Lourdes Mutola (2000 Olympic champion, 800m) to Luis Bernardo Honwana (novelist) and Luisa Days. Diogo (former Prime Minister), as well as Graca Machel (one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most eminent activists for democracy and women’s rights).

Major International Organizations

Did you know- In addition to being an official member of the United Nations (UN), it is also a member of many international organizations: the Commonwealth (originally called the British Commonwealth of Nations), the Organization of African Unity (OAU), and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). .

multisport events

Did you know- Interestingly, Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, has been chosen as the venue for the 2011 African Games.

woman and power

Did you know- Graca Machel, former First Lady of Mozambique (from 1975 to 1986) and South Africa (1998-1999), is an African pioneer in the fight for women’s rights. Thanks to its crusade for the rights of African women, Mozambique had one of the highest proportions of women in its national congress in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Graca, the wife of Nelson Mandela, was born on October 17, 1945 in Incadine, Gaza province, Mozambique. Meanwhile, in the 21st century, Mozambique became one of the first former Portuguese colonies in the world to elect a woman (Luisa Dias Diogo) as Head of Government.

Tourism

Did you know- With its natural beauty, from spectacular waterfalls and unique tropical beaches to amazing rivers, quaint towns and historic buildings, and abundant wildlife, Mozambique is one of the planet’s new paradises. But there is more, of course. This land is home to the island of Mozambique, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

foreign relations

Did you know- The new democratic government has opened the country to the outside world, and today Mozambique maintains close relations with all African nations, Portugal, France, Great Britain and the United States of America. Like most of Africa, this Portuguese-speaking country has strong ties to the People’s Republic of China.

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Does my ex miss me? 7 Signs They Can’t Stop Thinking About You

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If you’ve recently been the victim of a breakup, you may be wondering if your ex misses you. Asking yourself, “does my ex miss me?” it is often a sign that you are not completely over it. There are 7 key ways to tell if your ex misses you and if you have a chance to get back together.

1) They still contact you

If your ex still communicates with you repeatedly by phone, text, email, or other ways, he still loves you. If they had really moved on in life, they still wouldn’t be thinking about you and wanting to get back together. If you notice repeated text messages asking how you are or what you’re doing from your ex, then chances are they still miss you.

2) Immediate responses to your emails

If you email, call, or text your ex and they respond right away, chances are they miss you as much as you miss them. If not, why would they take the time to respond so quickly? They are obviously waiting for your communication and ready to answer you.

3) They mention the “good times” a lot

If your ex tends to reminisce about the times you shared as a couple, that’s a good sign that they miss you. You might hear things like “remember that time we went to the ice cream parlor together?” or “remember when we watched Paranormal Activity together?” If your ex brings up the past, chances are they’re still living in it.

4) Drunk calls

Does your ex ever call you drunk? If so, they are probably thinking of you at the moment they are unhappily drowning their sorrows in alcohol. And why would they do that? Because they miss you, of course.

5) They get angry for no reason

If you call your ex (or calls you) and it seems like you get angry out of nowhere, it’s a sign of unresolved and uncontrolled emotions. They still have feelings for you, that’s why they get angry.

6) They stalk you on Facebook

Do you notice your ex harassing you on Facebook, leaving you messages or liking your posts? It’s probably a sign that they still miss you. If they really broke up and your ex moved out, he wouldn’t be looking at your profile or talking to you on Facebook anymore, let alone harassing you.

This applies to any type of social media platform like Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. Bullying on social media is a sure sign that when you ask “does my ex miss me?” yes, indeed they do.

7) They find random things to talk to you about

Does your ex seem to spend their life talking about mundane topics like the weather, recent events, or just small talk? This is a clear sign that your ex is still involved in your relationship. They will spend a lot of time just looking for random topics to talk about because there is no other reason to keep you on the phone now that they are no longer dating.

These are just a few signs that your ex is thinking about you, missing you, and wants to get back together with you. It is his choice whether or not he acts on this information.