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Kyle Weaver (Science City Jena) Getting To The NBA Is Easy But Sticking There Is Hard
Kyle Weaver is a 32 year old 198cm shooting guard from Beloit, Wisconsin playing his 10th professional season and first with Science City Jena. He started his career with Washington State and helped them reach the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2008 and was able to improve his scoring each season. As a senior he averaged 12.2ppg, 5.3rpg, AssistsConf-4(4.3apg), StealsConf-4(1.7spg), FGP: 46.3%, 3PT: 36.4%, FT: 73.3%: Is the first player in Pac-10 history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists, 175 steals and 75 blocked shots in a career. Finished collegiate career ranked second in assists in Washington State history with 465, third in steals with 188, seventh in blocked shots with 93 and 17th in scoring with 1,162 points. He played in the D-league and NBA from 2008-2011. He played two seasons with the Oklahoma Thunder and briefly with the Utah jazz. He played in countries like Belgium, Germany, Italy, Israel, Poland and Greece. He spoke to German Hoops before the game against the Fraport Skyliners.
Thanks Kyle for talking to German Hoops. I remember your second season in Europe with Alba Berlin. That was 6 seasons ago. Since then you have played for 7 teams and in 4 countries. Has time flown by?
I remember my time with Alba Berlin well. Now that I look back at that time, you realize how much you have done and it´s scary. I´m happy to be back in Germany. At that time I didn´t think I would be back in Germany ever again, but now I´m back. With my bad situation with Aris, it´s great to be with Science City Jena especially being together with great teammates.
Now your back in Germany and playing with your 7th team in Europe with Science City Jena. Your on a team now that boasts 3 BBL legends with Derrick Allen, Julius Jenkins and Immanuel McElroy. Did your arrival in Jena feel like a school reunion since you had battled two of them back with Alba Berlin and had Allen as a teammate?
I remember my time well with Alba Berlin and being teammates with Derrick Allen. Jenkins was playing with Bamberg and MEelroy was with Braunschweig. I always had a lot of respect for those guys and just with normal research had known what they had done in their career. I never knew those two at a personal level until now. It is really cool being able to know them better now at a more deeper level. They aren´t only great players, but great dudes.
The goal of Science City Jena was too stay in the BBL and they accomplished that early on. You have played with so many teams in your career and had many different roles. What kind of role have you had with Jena?
It is never easy coming into a new situation in mid season. It is always a challenge for all. The funny thing more than often guys go to a new team thinking about themselves and their roles, but guys don´t think how their arrival will effect the roles of the others. Coach has allowed me too be myself which is important. Coach Harmsen hasn´t wanted me too do too much or to little on the court. He has kept me honest. Allen, Jenkins and Mcelroy have pushed me too do more and always be aggressive. They want me to be a key player and that has built my confidence. In the last few weeks, I haven´t thought too much, but just played.
You had some big wins this season including beating Bamberg, but lost in Wurzburg again. Did that 5 game 4 game series pop up again in 2012 which you lost when you entered the arena some weeks ago?
I memory that series well. I got hurt in one of those playoff games. I went back to Wurzburg and did think about that and had some revenge, but I just wanted to focus on us at that moment. They were without Benzing and it was still a tough loss.
When I think of your three teammates Allen, Imac and Jenkins, these things pop up right away. Allen is considered of the hardest working BBL players, Imac that hard nosed defender and winner and Jenkins as the shooter. If you could describe them three best how would you do it?
Allen and I have some history going back to our Alba days. When I think of him I would say "intense" and "drive". When I think of Imac I woúld say "tough and smart". Jenkins is that great scorer. They are all leaders, but important is also that they listen. They all bounce things off each other that we catch. Coach Harmsen leads them, but also takes some of their advice.
On the weekend you play against The Fraport Skyliners. Back in the 2011-2012 season you blew out Frankfurt in their living room 83-57 as Dashaun Wood had 21 points and you played against NBA players Jon Leuer and Jermario Davidson. Do you have any memory of that game?
I remember a little bit of that game. I remember that we played really well in that game. Frankfurt was a tough team and I remember Dashaun Wood being really focused playing against his ex team.
Miles Schmidt-Scheuber interviewing ex NBA player Kyle Weaver who is one of the few players that can boast he was teammates with Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and James Harden with the Oklahmona Thunder
You played a season for head coach Gordon Herbert who belongs to the best coaches in the BBL. He often has had success with teams with a lower budget bringing the best out of each player. With Alba Berlin he had a high budget and talented players. How do you remember his coaching style then on a top club as Alba Berlin?
Gordie is a great coach. It is never easy when you go from a team where you had a big influence to a new club where there are different voices and influences. That can really affect you. We had a really good team and he did a really good job that year. What many may not know is that that season our two bigs Torin Francis and Yassin Idbihi were out for a long time. That affected us a bit. Gordie didn´t really do anything different in that time. He was just dealt a hard hand. It was tough for him having to meet expectations that season.
You have played for many teams, but how special was last season with Torun reaching the final and losing a hard fought 5 game series against Stelmet? Torun had been in the second league only a few years. How special was this Cinderella season?
Last season in Poland was special in many ways. It was much better than a Cinderella story, but it was more like Cinderella 2. It was the total opposite to what we had in Berlin. In Poland we were fighting for our lives. I remember at the start of the season fans coming up to me and saying "We won´t be that good this season. Just play hard, we know it won´t be easy" It was an amazing season going in as a team with a lot of doubt and finishing second. I remember when we had lost the final series that so many fans came to greet us even though we lost. It seemed like we had won. It was nice being able to bring so much joy to the fans. This season was a good example of what can happen when all thongs come together.
Two seasons ago you played with Mec-Energy Roseto (Italy-Serie A2) playing 35 games averaging 14.7ppg, 6.3rpg, 2.9apg, 1.5spg, FGP: 55.3%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 79.3%. I remember your teammate Byron Allen putting up 37 points in a game. You have played with and against many great scorers, but form sheer talent where does he rank for you?
He will be a real solid player in Europe. Just from pure talent, he could become a top guard in Europe. He knows who he is as a player. I think all he needs now is more experience.
In the 2014-2015 season you played for Bnei Hertzeliyya (Israel-Winner League) playing 10 games averaging 10.7ppg, 5.0rpg, 2.7apg, 1.7spg, 2FGP: 48.1%, 3FGP: 23.1%, FT: 86.0%,. What kind of experience was it playing in Israel? American players often marvel about how nice it is being able to play there.
Israel was great. I enjoyed it despite being in a tough situation. I was let go and then the coach was fired. So much was going around behind the scenes. I wish it would have been different for me and that I could have done better. Everything else was great. The food, weather and people. It was a great place to play.
After a season in the D-League, you returned to Europe in 2013 and played with Azzurro Napoli Basket (Italy-DNA Gold) playing 30 games averaging 17.2ppg, 7.8rpg, 3.5apg, 1.6spg, Blocks-1(1.5bpg), FGP: 59.3%, 3PT: 30.8%, FT: 77.6%. Statistically it was your best season in Europe. How key was it coming back and right away showing you can be an even better player in Europe after a season away?
After that D-League season, I was trying to make another run to the NBA. I was turning down other offers to try to make it back to the NBA. Naples was a last resort at the time. It was a good place to play at after chasing the NBA dream. I used the fire I had for the NBA and used it with Naples. I kept the fire burning there which helped me to the good season.
After a stellar career at Washington State you were drafted by the NBA in 2008 and played two seasons with the Oklahoma Thunder: That whole experience is almost 10 years ago. Do you feel like if you came out of school now that you would have gone that same path or has the NBA changed so much over the years with guys coming from school?
That's a good question. When I look back to that time when I got drafted in 2008 that was the last time frame and stretch of good college players going to the NBA. That was a time when a lot of the drafted players were older guys that had good college experience. The competition level was better when I was in school. A year later it started to change. Then you started getting more 1 and done´s and 2 and done´s entering the NBA draft. These guys were so much younger and still learning the game and weren´t as developed as guys were in my time. If I look at my draft big time players like Serge Ibaka and Deandre Jordan were only second round picks. These guys developed over time Now a lot of these young players do well while others fall out. It is really easy to get lost in the transition. I played in a good system at Washington State and was a bit more groomed and was ready for the NBA.
Not many guys can say they were teammates with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook at the same time. They were so young then. Was a young buck like you smart enough ten to soak up as much as possible from then or were you looking more at other veterans for getting rookie tips?
I was a sponge. I watched and listened to everybody. I was in the gym early and late. I had great veteran guys there with Kevin Olle and Desmond Mason just to name a few. I soaked up as much as possible form them, but also from the young guys Durant and Westbrook. I stitched my own little pieces from them and tried to use as much as possible when I had the opportunity on the court.
Many of your best scoring games that rookie season came in loses. What was your most memorable game as a Oklahoma Thunder player?
I have two games that I remember well. The first being when we played in Milwaukee and I returned home. I remember getting tickets for my whole family and even my old teachers form school came. They were all proud of me and it was great having everyone there. The other game was against the Utah Jazz. I started the game and got more minutes than usual. This was a good time for me. I was slowly getting into the rotation and was producing good numbers. But then the next day I dislocated my shoulder which set me back.
In your second season with the Thunder you experienced rookie James Harden who only averaged 9,7 ppg his first season and it would take him 4 seasons until he would become a top 5 NBA scorer. If somebody had told you then that he would be scoring 30PPG in 2018 what would you have thought?
I had played against him in college and knew what he could do. You have to tip your hat to what he is doing on the court now. He has a great work ethic and really has polished his game in the last years. He is so comfortable when he plays and that is most dangerous. Back then I would have said that you have to wait and see if he can average 30ppg, but I knew the potential was there.
In the 2010-2011 season you had one last NBA go getting a 10 day contract. What memories do you have of your Utah Jazz stay and playing for coach Tyrone Corbin?
It was a great experience being part of the Utah Jazz organization. They had a young team with guys like Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors. The reason I played so much then was because so many guys were banged up. I got good minutes which was great for me. I finished the season with them. They didn´t reach the playoffs and I did my best for them. I then finished the season in Belgium and won a title.
You finished the season with TEC Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-D1) playing 11 games: averaging 7.5ppg, 3.7rpg, 1.5apg, FGP: 52.4%, 3PT: 32.1%, FT: 64.7. So far it has been your only title in Europe. How special is this title for you?
I had great teammates with guys like Demond Mallet and Brent Wright. We had a great team. I didn´t expect to win the league title. They struggled at the start, but once we got a flow we were amazing.
Recently your ex teammate Demond Mallet retired who had a great professional career. How vital was his experience for Charleroi winning the title?
His experience was huge. He was the heart and soul of the team and a big piece to the success. Everything ran through him. I just came in and tried to do my part. He was a great leader. We pushed each other every day. He did a lot in his career and deserved everything that came his way.
After two seasons in Europe, you gave the NBA one more try, but played in the D-League with Austin and Canton. Why do you feel did you have such a short NBA run and why is it so hard to remain in the NBA?
What a lot of people don´t see is that so much is out of control for the player. It´s not about the player, but other things like the salary cap, numbers game, the position or style of play. I believe that I could have been longer in the NBA and probably still could be there today. At the end of the day, it´sa bout what the organization wants. I am blessed that I was a part of the NBA. There are so many guys in the NBA just sticking around. They want more minutes, but don´t get them. Getting to the NBA is easy but sticking there is hard. Just as fast as you can get to the NBA, you can quickly be gone again. I´m blessed at the age of 32 that I´m still playing and being a key part to a team like Jena. Instead of being a 12th or 13th man on an NBA team. These guys get paid well don´t get me wrong, but I had my run. Things happen for a reason. I´m happy for my situation with Jena.
What was the most harsh example that you remember from the NBA that will always prove that it is primarily a business and nothing else?
Just the whole process of guys coming and going. The harshest example is just how a team will get rid of you because your hurt. They get rid of you as if it means nothing. This is out of the hand of a player. You can´t make the team keep you. All a player can do is take the lumps and keep going.
You played at Washington State from 2004-2008. You reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2008. What was your fondest memory of playing at the big dance?
Reaching the NCAA Sweet 16 was a great experience. We were the underdog and no one expected us to come out so strong with coach Tony Bennett and play so well. The biggest moment was how we beat Notre Dame who had a great team with guys like Luke Harangody.
You were teammates with Aron Baynes who has been in the NBA for years. It took Baynes a little longer to get to NBA. He seemed to be a late bloomer. Did you also notice that in school?
I always thought he could get to the NBA. He was big, physical and athletic. He is in the NBA because of what he can do on the court with his size. He is on the perfect team and I´m very happy for him.
You played with coaches Dick and Tony Bennett. How did they groom and prepare you best for a professional career?
I was long and a defender which fit well into the schemes that they played. I came to Washington State with 5 other freshmen. This helped me develop from year to year, because I was wit the same guys every year. We had young and old players and nothing in between. I was pushed early on and that helped me develop sooner.
Who won a one on one in practice you or Caleb Forest?
Caleb was more of a 4 man when I was there. I had more battles with guys like Randy Green, Thomas Abercrombie and Ivory Clark. I remember when Ivory and I had an argument at home, that we would go out and settle it on the court.
If you had to construct your own NBA Rushmore which 4 heads would you chose?
I loved the Jordan era, but also like the new age. I would have Jordan, Kobe, Lebron and Shaq.
What was the last movie that you saw? Let me guess Black Panther?
Yes. Black Panther was my last movie. It was a great movie.
Thanks Kyle for the chat.
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Puerto Rico cockfighters go to ring in federal ban defiance
by: DÁNICA COTO, Associated Press
Posted: Dec 18, 2019 / 11:03 PM CST / Updated: Dec 19, 2019 / 12:19 AM CST
Fight night at the Campanillas cockfighting club, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. The island of 3.2 million people has 71 cockfighting establishments in 45 municipalities licensed by the island's Department of Sports and Recreation. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Felipe Espinal walked into his cockfighting establishment Wednesday night in the northern town of Toa Baja and held up a white pen in triumph as he recorded the moment with his cellphone.
The crowd hushed as he cried out: "This is the pen that said we can keep fighting gamecocks!"
Hours earlier, Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez signed a bill authorizing cockfighting in defiance of a federal ban that goes into effect Friday. She was surrounded by Espinal and other cockfighters who cheered the decision, some even crying, relieved, if only temporarily, that the island's 400-year-old tradition was still alive.
"We can now live in peace," said Tony Rojas, who takes cares of 100 gamecocks for a living. "I'm 65 years old. Who's going to hire me? Nobody wants me even for cleaning floors. I couldn't sleep wondering what was going to happen."
The U.S. territory of 3.2 million people has 71 cockfighting establishments in 45 municipalities licensed by the island's Department of Sports and Recreation. Officials estimate the industry generates $18 million a year and employs some 27,000 people such as Rojas, noting that jobs range from judges to technicians who clean gamecocks and feed them papaya after fights to those who secure plastic spurs on cocks before every fight.
Many of them feared for their livelihoods when Congress approved the 2018 Farm Bill last December. It contained the Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act that aimed to end cockfighting in U.S. territories, giving them one year to comply. The practice was already illegal in all 50 U.S. states but is still widely practiced in other U.S. jurisdictions including Puerto Rico.
The move made many officials in Puerto Rico bristle at what they viewed as another intrusion by the federal government. After all, cockfighting was legalized in 1933 by a Puerto Rico governor from Kentucky who sought to attract U.S. tourists to the island. That move ended 34 years of underground fighting that began when the U.S. government banned the practice in May 1899 after it defeated Spain and occupied Puerto Rico.
It was the Spanish conquistadors who brought cockfighting to Puerto Rico, where it cut through race and social classes, according to documents that local historian Juan Llanes filed in 2014 with the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
"Through their birds, in the arena, slaves could defeat their masters, blacks could defeat whites, Criollos could defeat Peninsulares," he wrote.
Cockfighting grew so popular it even prompted a Roman Catholic bishop in 1750 to prohibit cockfights at certain times because church attendance had dropped, Llanes says.
"The gamecock sport in Puerto Rico is not going to disappear," said Gerardo Mora, executive director of Puerto Rico's Cockfighting Commission, a part of the island's Department of Recreation and Sports.
Mora was among the roughly 50 people attending cockfights at Espinal's establishment Wednesday night in Toa Baja, a town whose first cockfighting arena was founded in 1786.
Cheers filled the air every time a cock gouged its opponent's eyes out or stepped on its head in triumph after it collapsed and died following intense battles that lasted less than two minutes. Those that died were thrown into a black plastic bag to be doused with gasoline, set on fire and later buried.
Sitting in the crowd was Yeadealeaucks Báez, a teacher and only one of three women at the event. She works in the kitchen of a nearby cockfighting establishment with her husband, a job she said has allowed them to send their daughter to college in Florida and paid for the education of their son, who is now an engineer.
They feared the federal ban would sink them financially, especially given that Puerto Rico is mired in a 13-year recession as it struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria and tries to restructure a portion of its more than $70 billion public debt load.
"I told my husband we would have to sell water at stoplights," Báez said.
While cockfighters and government officials in Puerto Rico celebrated the defiance of the federal ban, animal activists like Wayne Pacelle, founder of the Washington-based Animal Wellness Action, lamented the move.
Pacelle said he believes the estimate of cockfighting's economic impact for Puerto Rico is inflated and dismisses arguments that the activity is a tradition for the island.
"Just because people are enthusiastic about their sport does not mean it's part of their culture," he said. "There is something gratuitous about cockfighting that offends the sensibilities of people."
PETA Latino also rejected the governor's move, saying it defied modern standards of ethics and compassion. The group accused local government officials of protecting a "cruel industry."
Some Puerto Rico legislators believe the fight over the island's effort to avoid the federal ban will end up in court.
And many cockfighting enthusiasts insist a ban would only drive events underground again.
Cockfighters like Sigfredo Rivera vowed to keep participating as much as possible.
"You have no idea how depressed we were," he said of the federal ban. "I didn't quit, and I won't quit."

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Use it or lose it!
Janine Hollesen
Mar 6,2019 / News / Legal Brief
By Janine Hollesen, Head of Intellectual Property Practice
It is important that a trade mark is used as non-use could lead to the cancellation of the mark, if it has not been used for 5 years, that is illustrated by the PRIMARK case, which has resulted in the removal of the mark from the South African trade marks register.
This case was concerned with the PRIMARK trade mark, which is used by the discount fast-fashion clothing retailer in the United Kingdom that is found in almost every High Street in the UK, totaling about 175 stores. PRIMARK also has stores in the European Union and Ireland.
Truworths filed a cancellation application against the PRIMARK registration on the basis that the mark had not been used during the previous 5 years.
Although cancellation applications are filed with the Registrar of Trade Marks, the registry refers all opposed matters to the High Court in Pretoria, with this case ending up at the Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA").
Primark, with no physical presence in South Africa, applied in 1976 for the registration of PRIMARK in class 25 in respect of "clothing; boots, shoes and slippers included in this class".
In defending the registration, Primark argued that as PRIMARK was well-known it should be saved from removal. For a mark to be well-known, it is not necessary to be well-known among the whole population of South Africa, it merely has to be well-known to those interested in the goods or services to which the mark relates. The court found that the evidence provided by Primark was inadequate to establish the required degree of knowledge of the mark – at most it indicated that possibly there was some interest in and knowledge of PRIMARK among those who paid close attention to such matters at the relevant time, but it did not go beyond that.
The SCA found that Primark had not shown that the mark was well-known. Although PRIMARK could be regarded as well-known elsewhere, particularly in the UK, it had to show that it was well-known in South Africa amongst the relevant portion of the public.
The court also considered whether Primark's evidence showed use in good faith (or bona fide or genuine use) with reference to an item for sale on eBay and reference to the mark on the UK website, ASOS, and found that such use did not constitute bona fide use to save it from cancellation.
It is therefore important for trade mark proprietors to make use of their trade marks to ensure that they are not removed from the register on the basis of non-use. It is recommended that proof of use is documented and retained and which can be easily retrieved to be relied upon in the event of a cancellation proceedings.
A further case that illustrates the importance of making use of a mark to avoid cancellation is the fact that McDonald's BIG MAC registrations (registered in the European Union) have been removed from the register by the European Intellectual Property Office as a result of a cancellation application by an Irish-based restaurant chain SUPER MAC'S.
As McDonald's can appeal the ruling, it would be interesting to see the eventual outcome – but it still illustrates the importance of genuine use of trade marks to avoid their removal.


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from pyiid.tests import *
import numpy as np
from pyiid.calc.spring_calc import Spring
from pyiid.calc.multi_calc import MultiCalc
import pytest
__author__ = 'christopher'

test_data = tuple(product(test_atom_squares, test_spring_kwargs))

@pytest.mark.parametrize("a", test_data)
def test_meta(a):
    check_spring(a)
    check_grad_spring(a)

def check_spring(value):
    """
    Test two known square systems

    Parameters
    ----------
    value: tuple
        The values to use in the tests
    """
    atoms1, atoms2 = value[0]
    calc = MultiCalc(calc_list=[Spring(**value[1]), Spring(**value[1])])
    atoms2.set_calculator(calc)
    assert atoms2.get_potential_energy() >= 100

def check_grad_spring(value):
    """
    Test two square systems

    Parameters
    ----------
    value: list or tuple
        The values to use in the tests
    """
    atoms1, atoms2 = value[0]
    calc = MultiCalc(calc_list=[Spring(**value[1]), Spring(**value[1])])
    atoms2.set_calculator(calc)
    forces = atoms2.get_forces()
    com = atoms2.get_center_of_mass()
    for i in range(len(atoms2)):
        dist = atoms2[i].position - com
        # print i, dist, forces[i], np.cross(dist, forces[i])
        stats_check(np.cross(dist, forces[i]), np.zeros(3))

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Modern Foreign Languages - French at OGPS
Computing Faculty
Maths Faculty
Humanities Faculty
The Arts Faculty
Making Music & Performing at OGPS!
PE & Sports Faculty
Sporting Achievement at OGPS
PSHE & Wellbeing Faculty
Learning Journey Bulletins - Read more about our learning!
Website Links to Support the Curriculum
Train to Teach with the Brent Teaching School Alliance
Working with other local schools...
Breakfast Club & After School Club
Curriculum Enrichment & Extra Curricular Activities
Homework at OGPS
Governors at OGPS - Welcome from the Chair...
What do Governors do & How long do they serve?
Who are the governors at OGPS?...Meet the Board!
Committees & Governors' Responsibilities
Board of Governors Meetings 2020-21
Governors Area
Governors Draft Mins & Draft Policy Page
Governors' Monitoring & Evaluation Records
Pupil Voice - School Council
JTAs - Junior Traffic Ambassadors
Peer Mentors @ OGPS - Oliver's Allies
Website Links for Pupils
EYFS - Nursery and Reception
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p037tqx1 this is a great site with lots of nursery rhyme and songs to listen and sing along to together! It should work from your computer, tablet or your smartphone!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gvd27 and here you can watch and listen to some stories!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/subjects... how many of these sounds can your child recognise?
Our half termly number fact homework tasks are vital to helping children pick up key facts. You can find them all here as well as on each class page on the website.
The London Grid for Learning provides many excellent resources for use in school and one of their latest is a resource called Maths at Home.
The resource is closely mapped to the National Curriculum, with every NC statement scripted into a short, clear video to demonstrate how the subject is taught in schools, and to give parents fun ideas for using objects in the home to support their child. It is well worth a visit!
http://mathsathome.lgfl.org.uk/main.html
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/maths/index.h...
www.topmarks.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/
www.ictgames.com/resources
http://nrich.maths.org
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/literacy/inde...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/subjects... - some really resources, stories and things to listen to here!
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/science/index...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z6svr82 (KS1 Science)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/
ICT & Computing Skills
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/computing/
https://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/family_visits.aspx (general info)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/ (Greeks)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zxn3r82 (Indus Valley info)
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/ (Egypt)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/subjects...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/geography.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/re.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/art.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zyr9wmn (KS2)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zb9d7ty (KS1)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/pshe.shtml
http://pbskids.org/games/music/
http://www.classicsforkids.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04pc0j8
https://www.brent.gov.uk/bms
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/french
www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2french.html
http://primarygamesarena.com/Subjects/French
www.french-games.net
Other good websites to look at...
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/z3g4d2p (lots of links to lots of subjects!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/highlights/sections/primary
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Drama Strand: Alan Marriot
Workshop TBA
Alongside his voice over career Alan is very active as a visual and stage actor, particularly when it comes to improv comedy where he has appeared in and created many shows including , Theatresports, Hamlet Improvised, the Impro Musical, Impro lab – Alliances, Impropera, Suspect – the improvised murder mystery, South of the River – with Jeremy Hardy, Christmas Queen, Science!, Men in Suits – improv Mamet, Improv Twilight Zone, Showstopper – the 2010 Hong Kong tour, and a six year run of Friday Night Live. Alan currently teaches at School Creative in Vancouver where he has been department head for the Comedy Conservatory program for the past three years.
Alan has also written a book on improvisation and creative thinking, 'Genius Now' and is currently writing a new four handed musical with Sandra-Mae Luykx that will premiere next spring. After training at Studio 58 and Theatresports in Vancouver, Alan relocated to London, England to complete his training at LAMDA (the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). After completing LAMDA in 1986, Alan stayed in London and successfully pursued a career in voice overs and has been heard on countless animation series (Bob the Builder, My Little Pony, Dinosaur Train, Lego Ninjago, Lego Star Wars, and Lego Knights, Voltron, The Secret Show, and many more), commercials (MBNA, Smuckers, Denver Water, Honda, BC government, London Drugs, current voice of White Spot restaurants), movie trailers (Warner Bros – Scooby Doo, Nickelodeon), movies (X – sequel to Akira, Planet 51 – Glar, Back to Gaya, Globi, Asterix and the Mansions of the Gods – Cacofanix, to name a few). Alan spent a year and half at the Criterion Theatre in London's West End with The Reduced Shakespeare Company and recently performed in Mrs. Claus Kitchen, which he co-wrote with Bill Allman and Kevin O'Brien, and starred as 'Crumpet' in David Sedaris' 'Santaland Diaries' – with Sandra-Mae Luykx. TV credits include, The New Bundolo show, Wake up in the wild Room, Alexie Sayle, Jo Brand, The Happening, Now What – for Lennie Henry, The Bootleg Broadway Show, and more.
Drama Strand: Heather, Jens, and Simone – City Dance
(Social Dance workshop) Jens Goerner has been teaching Ballroom, Latin, Swing and Tango dance for over 20 years and has owned and operated dance studios in Germany and most currently City Dance in Vernon and Salmon Arm. His extensive knowledge of all dance styles and his fun teaching style is unparalleled in the Okanagan/Shuswap! Heather Stranks has been a figure skating coach and choreographer for over 25 years and a dance instructor for nearly 10. As co-owner of City Dance she teaches all styles of dance and loves every minute of it!
(Hip Hop/Street Dance Workshop) Simone Goerner was classically trained in Ballet for 12 years and also has an extensive background in Street Dance. She has been teaching for over 15 years and has had great success at competitions across BC with her competitive Hip Hop team including the title of top choreographer.
Drama Strand: Amelia Sirianni
Finding Intention In The Text
Through script analysis and creative play, students will discover the who, what, where, when, and why in an excerpt of one of the Bard's works. Because every character has a need and every actor needs to know what that is.
Originally from Vernon, BC, Amelia spent over a decade working as a professional actor in Toronto, ON. She received her formal professional training at the Randolph College of Performing Arts and has since had the privilege of performing on stages across North America as well as in film and television. Favourite roles include Deedee Doodle in the National Tour "The Doodlebops Live!", Kelsi in "High School Musical" and Strawberry Shortcake in the North American Tour "Strawberry Shortcake and Friends". Amelia recently moved back to Vernon with her husband and young son where she's had the good fortune to be a part of the thriving arts community here through teaching youth drama at The Caetani Cultural Centre; working as Theatre BC's MainStage Festival's youth instructor; Musical Theatre adjudicator at the Kelowna Kiwanis Music Festival; and member of the Artistic Committee at the Powerhouse Theatre. She also runs an early childhood music and movement program, Itsy Bitsy Music Together.
Drama Strand: Vancouver Film School
Cara McDowell:
Cara is the Senior Instructor of the Acting Program at Vancouver Film School and has been teaching there for 20 years.. As a young woman
, acting and teaching grabbed Cara's heart and she has been doing just that for over 30 years. The inner workings of the imagination and the creative process have always fascinated her. She has a deep passion for inventing and developing programs that enrich, support and inspire actor/artists and is excited to a part of the festival! She received her BFA in performance from Ryerson University and continues to study the creative process to this day! Some Favourite ACTING EXPERIENCES include Sandy in Asymmetry (Reality Curve Productions), Constance in The Constant Wife (United Players). A BC Tour of A Promise is a Promise (Kaleidoscope Theatre). A self- written and performance of In Hiding Out for the (Uno Festival Victoria BC). Working with Theatre SKAM Victoria BC on several projects as well as a Fringe Tour of It's All the Rage (Intrepid Theatre).Some favorite DIRECTING experiences are Voices in the Sound(Bowen Island Summer Festival), Melville Boys(Mecca Entertainment), Oleanna (Studio 16), Ashes to Ashes(Equity co-op), Gasping for Breath(Body Echo Productions- Victoria Fringe Festival, Cowboy mouth(Ryerson University- Studio), Feathertop (Sears Drama Festival-Award for Directing)
The Workshop Description: The Close Up:
The close up is about what is going on inside the mind of the character. The audience is stopped in their tracks and is brought inside the character's private internal world. Through short intense monologues the participants experience concentrating the size of their performance for the camera.
BIO for Tahina Awan: Movement and Voice Instructor, VFS
With a BFA from SFU, Tahina Awan has trained as an actor for over twenty-five years in physical theatre, Commedia mask, classical and Pochinko clown and the body centered acting approach of Jerzy Grotowski. Tahina Awan has been studying, performing and teaching various types of mask theatre including Commedia D'ell Arte, half mask, full mask, neutral mask and the smallest mask of all – red nose clown. She has worked most intimately with David MacMurray Smith, a teacher of Richard Pochinko's Canadian Clowning method as well as the physical practices of Jacques Lecoq. In addition to teaching at VFS,Tahina's focus on the actor's practices of embodiment and presence have led to the creation and performance of her own work over the past five years. Her love of play and the magic of human connection trumps all.
Workshop Description: Mask for the Actor: the Power of Play and Transformation
From Commedia D'ell Arte to modern day motion capture, mask has been a potent tool for the actor for centuries, if not millennia. In this workshop, we will play neutral and modern-day character masks and learn the basic techniques of physical transformation. A vehicle for embodiment and presence, these techniques will expand your range as an actor. Come play and experience the freedom of the mask.
Drama Strand: Susan Bertoia
Workshop: "To move or not to move… that is a really good question!"
Dive into the physical world of text and character. Our audience sees all, hears all and wants to feel all. As actors we have only our voice and body to deliver the text and tell the story. More often than not, actors use only their voice to tell this story, however; the body, with all it's moving parts, are part of the story telling journey. Engage in a physically charged workshop that focuses on character and movement for meaning. Students are encouraged to have a prepared or memorized text from a play, to get the most from this workshop. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes you can move in.
Susan is a Vancouver based professional theatre artist/devisor, actor, director and teacher. Her
professional directing, performance and teaching work explores poetic and pedestrian moments while her artistic leadership has been described as "engaging, encouraging and disarming". Susan's devised work is extensively movement-based (but not always!) and includes many solos and years back was involved in an all-woman circus. She has directed many diverse and multi plat-formed shows from children and youth engaged theatre to professional ensemble productions. Susan also works collaboratively with fellow theatre colleagues in devising engaging and invigorating new shows. As Artistic Director/Producer and Ensemble Performer of BellaLuna Productions and she has performed and devised almost all of their original shows. Accolades include: Jessie Richardson Award -Outstanding Performance and The Gordon Armstrong Theatre Artist Award. She has performed at/with the Arts Club Theatre, Western Canada Theatre, Firehall Theatre, Richmond Gateway, Pi Theatre and Boca Del Lupo. Training includes a BFA in Theatre Acting from UBC and advanced studies in commedia dell'arte and physical theatre from international institutions like Dell'Arte School; One Yellow Rabbit; Frantic Assembly (UK) and master classes with Jeremy James and a few other amazing artists. Susan is also an active member of the Famee Furlane of Vancouver with whom she produces cultural and entertaining events. And… a very proud mom to three fantastically fierce children.
Drama Strand: Robin Genthon
Workshop: Drumming for the Earth Drumming and Rhythm Circle
Robin Genthon is a Manitoba Metis woman with a musical background, who has worked with children for over twenty years and has developed and facilitated various Children Empowerment Workshops. Her experiences as an Aboriginal Support Worker in the public school system and as a caregiver for Youth at Risk and Youth with Special Needs, coupled with her indigenous teachings, has inspired her to create "Drumming For The Earth" drumming and rhythm circle. Through drum and song, Robin uses the "Medicine Wheel" teachings in a fun and interactive musical workshop to address environmental and social issues that our children face every day. Research shows that drumming has a powerful and positive effect on mental, physical, emotional and spiritual development and well being. Robin is inspired to make learning fun while nurturing, enhancing and unlocking individual and collective human growth potential.
Drama Strand: Eryn Kleyh
Workshop: Naming Your Alter-Ego
The art of performance comes in many different shapes and forms. Some of us turn it on at work, because there are situations that maybe make us a feel a little out of our element, some of us do it in classes or groups, and some of us do it when on stage. An alter-ego, or a stage persona, is something that has allowed many artists to explore parts of themselves in different ways. It releases you from the confines of what is expected of you in your social groups, or from family, or even by your self – think of David Bowie and Ziggy Stardust. In this workshop we will explore our alter-ego, give them a name, define them, and understand that it is just another part of you and your artist. Try something that maybe you thought you could never do in front of an audience!
Eryn Kleyh grew up in Vernon, and was involved with the theatre department at Kalamalka Secondary School under the direction of Shon Thomas. After graduating, Eryn continued to develop as a performer in many different mediums. She spent years as a local Vernon radio personality, taught creative dance at the Inner World School, and most recently has been performing and touring as the front woman of Vernon based band 'She Hangs Brightly' as well as her solo project 'October Poppy'. Identifying as a shy extroverted individual, Eryn found ways to develop her performance alter ego and feel comfortable on stage in order to share her art and express herself.
Acting Intensive: Gabriel Newman
Gabriel Newman loves theatre, performing, and storytelling. He has a BFA in Theatre from the University of British Columbia and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Performance from UBCO. He works as a sessional performance instructor at UBCO and Thompson Rivers University. His most recent stage credits include Pinocchio, An Unnecessary Farce, The Inspector General, and A House at the End of the Road. He has also been touring and performing his crazy food based story exchange performance project called Social Potluck. During the summer months and before Halloween he can be seen wandering the streets of Vernon with his Ghost Tours of Vernon.
STUDENTS WISHING TO BE IN THIS INTENSIVE, must be recommended by their theatre teacher (2 per school are permitted). These students should have an interest in pursuing post-secondary theatre studies and have attended at least one Good Will Shakespeare festival prior to this. Please register in the Drama Rotation and if you are successful in getting in to this Intensive, we will move you here.
Makeup Intensive: Nicole Dreyer
Nicole Dreyer is a Makeup Artist and Special Makeup Effects Technician working in the Vancouver Film Industry. Nicole was born in Point Edward, Ontario and moved to Vancouver in 2010. This was the first time Nicole was exposed to the potential reality of working in the film industry. After many years of passionately pursuing the arts outside of her dayjob as well as raising twins with her husband, she decided she had to get involved in film. In 2017, She found her way in and attended Vancouver Film School's 12 month intensive program- Make up Design for Film and Television lead by Stan Edmonds. After successfully graduating with honours, she begun working in the industry full time. Now, you can find Nicole working on union and independent projects doing any job she can get (including make up, special Make up effects, special fx, production design, props, and producing). Nicole thrives when she can make a real film effect without the use of CGI. "I have an eye for detail and a passion for the industry." – Nicole Dreyer
Writing Intensive: John Lent
John Lent has been publishing poetry, fiction and non-fiction nationally and internationally for the past thirty years. He has published nine books of poetry and fiction and a book of conversations with Robert Kroetsch about the writing life, called Abundance. His second last novel, So It Won't Go Away, was short-listed for the BC Book Prizes in 2005, and Thistledown Press released a volume of Lent's poems called Cantilevered Songs in 2009 that was long-listed for the Re-Lit Award that year. A novel called The Path To Ardroe was released by Thistledown Press in the spring of 2012.
John Lent has read his from his work in France, England and the USA, and has given Canada Council Readings of his work across Canada. Lent lives in Vernon, BC, with his wife, the artist Jude Clarke, and plays in The Lent/Fraser/Wall Trio, a jazz and roots group that released a CD called Shadow Moon in 2005. He is currently, and happily, retired from Okanagan College, and is working on a new novel Kitchen Sessions, and has just released a CD of his own songs called Strange Ground. A new book of poems, A Matins Flywheel, will be released by Thistledown Press in May, 2019.
Technical Theatre Intensive: Eric Pells
Workshop descriptions
Day 1 – Let there be Light
This workshop will focus on a hands on look at different types of lighting fixtures, including LEDs and moving heads and their different applications. Some time will be spent discussing traditional and non-traditional lighting looks and concepts
Day 2 – Sounds Good
This workshop will focus on the basic different types of mics, where to place them and why, how to manage wireless frequencies, and what to do when it all goes wrong. Some time will also be spent showing different mixing methods on musicals (line by line vs automation)
Day 3 – Safety Third
This workshop will borrow heavily from ActSafe's Performing Arts Safety Course and talk about the basics of theatre safety. Everything from working at heights to workplace harassment.
About Eric:
Eric Pells is an Assistant Technical Director at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre in Vernon, BC. He has been working professionally in the theatre industry since 2007. Well versed in all aspects of technical theatre, he specializes in sound, particularly enjoying mixing large muscials and small singer-songwriter groups. Eric first became involved in the theatre industry by volunteering during high school with the Dance Stagecraft program and a local musical theatre and vocal jazz group. Once he decided to make technical theatre a full time career, he picked up several certifications including the LPEC and his Pyrotechnical License. Eric has been at the Performing Arts Centre in Vernon now for 6 years and in addition to helping manage the technical aspects of that theatre, he also assists with other theatres in the Okanagan, is a rigger for the local arenas, and works festivals during the summer.
Choral Intensive: Brian Tate
Songs of Justice, Songs of Joy
Come and raise up your voice with Freedom songs, songs from the civil rights movement, and contemporary anthems for equality and social justice. We'll be learning songs in many different styles, from African to Gospel to Pop. No previous experience required – bring your voice, body, and spirit!
Brian Tate directs Vancouver's 100-voice City Soul Choir and sings with the world music a cappella vocal trio 'TriVo'. An award-winning composer and popular choral clinician, Brian's compositions and arrangements reflect his love of world, roots, and gospel music. Brian recently retired from teaching singing and choir for 22 years at Studio 58, Langara College's professional theatre school, and now lives in Victoria, BC.
Art Intensive – Costume Design: Kayleigh Mace and Jax Dolman
No sewing experience necessary:
The COSTUME INTENSIVE will allow students to delve head-first into designing and creating a one-of-a-kind look for the stage! We will explore the vital role that costumes play to help shape live theatre. Using thrift store finds and a fun selection of materials, students will handcraft a costume designed for a Shakespearean character of their choosing. We will deconstruct and re-imagine Shakespeare's characters; students will learn about costumes through the ages and how these past designs can inform and inspire contemporary looks. Day 1 will focus on research, aesthetics, and design theory, with an emphasis on the creative process and how collaboration and discussion can generate interesting designs. Once they have developed a strong sense of the world their character lives in, students will begin to sketch and plan out their costume. Day 2 and 3 will have students construct, document, and photograph their looks. No sewing knowledge is required – just a keen attitude and a desire to make beautiful works of wearable art!
Jax Dolman and Kayleigh Mace (BFA, BEd) have costumed several shows together, including "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (27th Street Theatre), "A Christmas Carol" (Powerhouse Theatre), and "Spamalot" (Big Apple Productions). Besides costume design, Jax has also performed onstage with multiple production companies in Vernon, including shows like "Seussical", "Romeo and Juliet", and "Chicago." Kayleigh received visual arts training from UBCO, and has been working in the Vernon school district, most recently at W.L. Seaton Secondary in the theatre department. When not costuming a show together, the pair produce and exhibit their collaborative paintings throughout the Okanagan Valley.


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4 April 2022 Success story
Íslandsbanki a catalyst for positive social action
Íslandsbanki is a leader in financial services in Iceland. Type of products and services include savings, lending, payment services and investment banking services. The bank has an asset management focused subsidiary. The Bank lends to companies and individuals with a 25- 40% market share across all domestic business segments.
By Klappir
Íslandsbanki's Sustainability Policy aims at making the Bank a model of exemplary operations in the Icelandic business community, based on internationally recognised environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. The Bank aims to be a leader in the area of sustainable development, moving Iceland forward by empowering its customers to succeed. To this end, the Bank intends to initiate broad collaboration on responsible business practices that both contribute to sustainable development in the Icelandic economy and support the Icelandic Government's Climate Action Plan, while also supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Why Klappir?
It has been three years since the bank undertook extensive evaluation and work regarding policy-making and subsequently introduced a new policy in which the bank's stated role is to be a positive force in society. The Klappir Sustainability Platform was implemented in 2019 and Íslandsbanki has worked with Klappir ever since and our sustainability statements are based on data directly from the software.
Íslandsbanki seeks to set a positive precedent by being action driven, thereby gaining and maintaining customers' trust. The Bank aims to communicate actively with customers and collaborators concerning responsible business practices, which is one of the keys to ensuring that Íslandsbanki is a positive force in society.
To be able to understand and move forward Íslandsbanki needed a comprehensive overview of all of their ESG factors and the Klappir Sustainability Platform met all criteria in the selection process. This was on one hand referring to the basic activities of the bank, to receive savings and lend them to profitable and value-creating projects, but also referring to increased sustainability in all of the bank's operations. The Sustainability Platform assists the bank both on a daily basis and its long-term vision.
Íslandsbanki's total Greenhouse Gas Emissions were 723.1 tCO2e in 2021. Scope 1 and 2 emissions amounted to 110.9 tCO2e. Total GHG emissions of comparable factors fell by 20% from 475 in 2020 to 381 tCO2e in 2021.
Carbon offset: Íslandsbanki has offset their operations in full with certified emissions reduction units from CDM while also contributing to voluntary compensation through the restoration of wetlands.
Waste management: Total emissions from waste generated in operations fell by 44%, mainly due to increase in percentage of waste recycled from 59% to 70%.
"It may be a bit of a cliché, but sustainability is a journey. We are always learning more and getting better data, measurements and comparisons and setting the goal higher. From an environmental point of view, the bank's operations have been carbon neutral since 2019, and last year we decided to aim for full carbon neutrality by 2040, not only in operations, but also in lending and investments. We have just completed measurements of the carbon footprint of the loan and portfolio, and from that we know that its carbon footprint in one day is similar to the carbon footprint of the bank's operations for an entire year. This underlines what we knew, that there are opportunities to be a real driving force and help our customers succeed on their own sustainability journey."
Kristrún Tinna Gunnarsdóttir, Head of Strategy and Sustainability at Íslandsbanki
Sustainability Statements
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Jayma Cardoso is a Brazilian-born businesswoman in New York City. Working with various partners she has created high-profile nightlife establishments in New York, including CAIN, GoldBar, Lavo, and the Surf Lodge.

Early life
Cardoso was born and raised in Curitiba, Brazil, and she and her mother relocated to Newark shortly after her father died when she was 17 years old. At age 19, she moved to Manhattan and enrolled at Fordham University.

To afford her college tuition, Cardoso worked as a hostess in a restaurant in SoHo, eventually becoming a cocktail waitress at Lotus, a nightclub in the meatpacking district. There, she met Jamie Mulholland, a bartender from South Africa, and they agreed to work together to start their own venture.

Career
Cardoso and Mulholland secured financial investments through their connections in the nightlife circuit, and they opened CAIN, a safari-themed club in Chelsea.

CAIN was a success, and a few years later this was followed by GoldBar, an exclusive high-end gilded bar in NoLIta. Cardoso is also a partner in Lavo New York, an Italian restaurant and nightclub in the Upper East Side.

With two partners, Cardoso renovated a Montauk motel and opened the Surf Lodge in 2008. As the venue's attendance grew, it began disrupting the nearby residential community, racking up more than 900 zoning and other violations, and was nearly forced to close. In a move orchestrated by Cardoso, the Lodge was sold to a company run by tech investor Michael Walrath, just before it reopened for the 2012 summer season, while Cardoso remains a partner. She has plans to open more pop-up locations in New York and California.

Cardoso also opened a pop-up location in Park City, Utah, for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, called the Snow Lodge. In 2015, Cardoso opened a pop-up location in Sydney, Australia for the 2016 new year.

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Q: css make background image appear both at left and right of element I have an unordered list in a navigation with a separator like so:
background: {url("images/navseperator.png") no-repeat scroll right top transparent}

This works fine but I want to add the same image to the left something like so:
background: {url("images/navseperator.png") no-repeat scroll LEFT top transparent}

When I add this line the original separator on the right disappears and replaced by the one on the left only.
How would I add this background image to both the left and right hand sides of this element?

A: CSS2< only support one background image. but if you are using css3,
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Mogens Berg (født 8. juni 1944) er en dansk tidligere fodboldspiller, der spillede professionelt for den skotske klub Dundee United.

Han fik sin debut i landsholdssammenhæng som U/19-landsholdsspiller, da han startede inde og scorede et mål i 4-3-sejren over Sverige den 16. juni 1961. Han spillede otte kampe og scorede et mål for Danmarks fodboldlandshold.

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DBU Pokalen:
Vinder (2): 1962, 1971
 1. division:
Vinder (1):  1964

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Eksterne henvisninger

Fodboldspillere fra Danmark
Fodboldspillere fra B1909
Fodboldspillere fra Dundee United F.C.
Fodboldspillere fra Dallas Tornado


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Gamel's RBI double in 9th lifts Brewers past Giants 5-4
Posted: Sat 10:44 PM, Jul 13, 2019
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Ben Gamel's pinch-hit double in the bottom of the ninth drove in Ryan Braun with the winning run and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Saturday night.
Braun led off the inning against Reyes Moronta (3-5) and reached on shortstop Brandon Crawford's fielding error. After Mike Moustakas and Jesus Aguilar struck out, Keston Hiura walked. Gamel stepped in for Jeremy Jeffress (3-2) and hit a 2-2 pitched into the right-field corner. As Braun crossed the plate, the Brewers charged out of the dugout after Gamel to celebrate.
San Francisco tied it with two runs in the ninth off Jeffress. Crawford walked and took second on Austin Slater's one-out single. Pinch-hitter Stephen Vogt drove in one run with a single to center and Slater raced home when center fielder Lorenzo Cain misplayed the ball.
The Giants went ahead 2-1 in the seventh on pinch-hitter Slater's RBI double off Alex Claudio.
However, Sam Dyson failed to protect the lead in the eighth. Moustakas, Aguilar and Hiura opened the inning with consecutive doubles to put the Brewers ahead. Pinch-hitter Eric Thames singled to move Hiura to third. Derek Holland replaced Dyson and walked pinch-hitter Yasmani Grandal to load the bases, and Orlando Arcia hit a sacrifice fly to make it 4-2.
Giants starter Madison Bumgarner showed no effects of taking a line drive off his pitching elbow in his previous start. He threw 103 pitches, scattered seven hits, struck out six and walked one in five innings. The Brewers scored an unearned run in the fifth.
Bumgarner left after the second inning last Saturday against St. Louis when he got hit by Jose Martinez's wicked line drive. Bumgarner threw 39 pitches before exiting against the Cardinals. X-rays were negative as it turned out to be an elbow contusion.
The Giants loaded the bases on an error, a base hit and a walk in the first, but Davies avoided putting the Brewers in a big hole. He allowed a sacrifice fly by Mike Yastrzemski and nothing more.
Milwaukee starter Zach Davies doubled and scored in the fifth when Christian Yelich reached on a fielding error by second baseman Joe Panik.
Milwaukee's uniform tops said Cerveceros and San Francisco's jerseys Gigantes, Spanish respectively for Brewers and Giants. It was part of the 14th annual Cerveceros Night celebration honoring the heritage and importance of Latin American culture in major league baseball.
Giants: OF Alex Dickerson experienced some back tightness in Friday night's game. Manager Bruce Bochy kept him out of Saturday's lineup, but said that he was available to pinch hit. ... OF Austin Slater got the day off, until pinch-hitting in the seventh.
Brewers: LHP Gio Gonzalez (left arm fatigue) is scheduled to make a rehab start Monday for Triple-A San Antonio.
Giants: RHP Tyler Beede (2-3, 5.64 ERA) makes his ninth start of the season. The Giants are 6-2 when he takes the mound, including winning four of his last five outings. He's never faced the Brewers.
Brewers: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (3-9, 5.40 ERA) is 0-6 with a 5.77 ERA over his last eight starts. He makes his first start of the season against the Giants. He is 9-7 with a 3.11 ERA in 21 starts and one relief appearance against them.
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