the most awesome goddamn propaganda force in the whole godless world – Video

23-06-2012 13:11 - Round the World Travel Video Adventure are heading to China, so no videos for a while Mashup of the feature film, Network (1976) featuring Peter Finch and the song, Cloud Progression by Re-Drum from their It's better to Burn Out Than To Fade Away AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL VIDEO ADVENTURE website: Facebook: twitter: google+:

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The Anger of Hope, Past and Present Mass Media Mashup – Video

24-06-2012 03:38 - Round the World Travel Video Adventure I reacquainted myself with the fantastic 1976 Film 'Network' recently, and when I heard this iconic speech again, it hit me how, even though it is 36 years old, it is still relevant today! A Mashup of the feature film, Network (1976) featuring Peter Finch and the song, Subaquatic Utopia by Re-Drum from their It's better to Burn Out Than To Fade Away. Peter Finch playing newsman, Howard Beale performing the iconic "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" speech. The last three images are related to issues of the current media; pedlars of lies, propaganda that bastardises certain words - 'hope' and truth speakers who become enemies of the State. AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL VIDEO ADVENTURE website: Facebook: twitter: google+:

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Summer travel adventure without leaving home

Tip of the Week Summer is often associated with learning loss, and parents also express difficulty finding productive activities for their children to do during the summer months. So rather than allow this break from learning, turn this time into a learning opportunity to broaden your child's global mindset. Utilize summer to immerse kids in cultural, educational activities at home without the pressure of grades or busy after school activities. "Exposing kids to different regions, traditions and wildlife around the world is so important because children hold the future of our planet in their hands," says Mireya Mayor, a mother of four and an explorer and wildlife correspondent for National Geographic. "As a mom, I want to encourage children to respect different cultures, love the planet and protect its wonderful attributes so it can be enjoyed for many generations to come, and the only way to love something is to know it." Making learning fun and exciting is the best way to inspire kids and teach them to appreciate all the world has to offer, recommends Mayor. She has several easy tips for parents to "travel the world" from home with their families: Incorporate travel into playtime: Travel-themed toys and games are a great way to pique kids' interests in different regions around the world. One example is the Barbie Collector Dolls of the World collection. With dolls from Ireland, China, Argentina, Australia, India, Mexico, Chile and Holland, and correlating activities available at Barbie.com/dolls-of-the-world, girls can be easily transported to almost every part of the world. While girls are having fun and enjoying playtime, they are also learning about each distinct destination. Host a monthly family "international dinner" night: Serve traditional dishes from other countries one night a month, selecting a new country each time. Have each member of the family read a note card to share a "fun fact" about the region and translate a word from the local language. Tell stories: In Mayor's book "Pink Boots and a Machete," she shares stories of her adventures, scientific discovery and world travel. By sharing photos and mementos of their own personal travel stories, parents can expose their children to the idea of new places and spur an interest in experiencing all the world has to offer. Map it out: Mayor suggests displaying a wall map or globe in the main living area of the home so that kids are continually exposed to world geography and that travel is a continued topic of conversation. Parents can mark places the family has visited, as well as places they want to visit. This will help kids understand that there are never-ending opportunities to learn and explore new places. Summer is the perfect time to inspire your child and expose them to the world beyond their backyard. Just by having fun "traveling" with your family, you will not only be combating detrimental learning loss but also creating long-lasting memories. Applying Mireya Mayor's easy at-home tips can give your child knowledge of the world they will have for life.

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China's space station dream one step closer

Broadcast live on state television, the space craft undocked for two minutes, traveling 400 metres away from the Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 1 module.

Its three-person crew, including the country's first woman in Space Liu Yang, then re-connected the two space craft under the manual control of the astronauts.

The Shenzhou 9 has already conducted an automated docking with Tiangong 1, on June 18, a day after it blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

Compared with automated docking, manual docking is more challenging in terms of orbit control, said Xie Jianfeng, a space scientist with the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.

The docking mission is the latest show of China's growing prowess in space and comes while budget restraints and shifting priorities have held back U.S. manned space launches.

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China achieves first manual space docking

With the presence of China's first female astronaut Liu Yang on the Shenzhou-9 mission already a huge source of national pride, China's increasingly ambitious space programme took another leap forward on Sunday when the three-member crew of Shenzhou-9 performed China's first-ever manual space docking.

Mastering the technique of joining spacecraft together manually is seen as a vital step towards China's goal of having an operating space station by 2020.

The success of the Shenzhou-9 mission could not have come at a better time for the ruling Communist party, which in recent years has sought to bolster its status by encouraging nationalist fervour rather than any adherence to Maoist ideology. Later this year, the Communist Party faces a once-in-a-decade leadership change, while the party is still struggling to deal with the aftermath of the fall of the disgraced senior politician Bo Xilai, whose wife Gu Kailai is likely to be charged with the murder of the British businessman Neil Heywood.

Until now, China has performed all its space dockings by remote control, the procedure that was used to join Shenzhou-9 to the experimental Tiangong-1 space lab last Monday, two days after its launch on June 16.

But after decoupling from Tiangong-1 this morning and moving 1,300 feet away, astronaut Liu Wang delicately manoeuvred Shenzhou-9 back towards the module and docked with it at 12.42pm today local time.

China remains far behind the US and Russia in space technology. But by bringing two spacecraft together, the Chinese have once again demonstrated their determination to stake their claim in space.

The Shenzhou-9 mission, China's fourth manned space flight, has been watched avidly by a proud Chinese public, especially fascinated by the presence of 33-year-old Liu Yang, China's first woman in space.

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Sunita Williams Heading Back To Space in July

Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, 46, is heading back to space on another scientific expedition. The first female astronaut to hold the longest space flight record is all set to return to the international space station.

She will be aboardthe Soyuz TMA-05Mspacecraft along with two crew members, Yuri Malenchenko and Akihiko Hoshide, on 14 July 2012. The spacecraft is scheduled to take off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

"I'm just looking forward to seeing the full capability of the space station. It's an experiment, not only the things that we're doing inside but also all the engineering that has gone into allowing us to dock new vehicles, do space walks, Russian and US. So, it's a pretty complicated vehicle now and I'm looking forward to being part of it," the Times of India quoted Sunita Williams as saying.

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In 2006, Sunita Williams worked and lived in the International Space Station for six months.

Sunita will work as a flight engineer on the station's Expedition 32 crew and become commander of Expedition 33 on reaching the space station, according to a DNA report.

Once she and her crew members reach the international space station, they will do some experiments in the ISS apart from two spacewalks.The astronauts are also planning to conduct an orbital sporting event to mark the Olympics.

"We'll be growing some small fishes called 'medaka' in Japanese, and we've done that in the past on the shuttle mission, but this time it's going to be a longer mission, and the objective is by using the 'medaka', looking at bone losses and muscle loss and that would help us understand more about human physiology in microgravity," a Chinese television,NTDquoted Akihiko Hoshide, astronaut from Japan, as saying.

"Sprint' is an experiment that's trying to optimise our exercise protocol on board and trying to understand if intense exercise will take the place of long exercise. And 'ICV' is 'integrated cardio-vascular'. It's a pretty complicated experiment, and from the name you can understand it's trying to understand what is happening with your heart on board," Sunita said.

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U.S Space & Rocket Center's bus tours of Marshall Space Flight Center set to resume

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The U.S. Space & Rocket Center's bus tours of Marshall Space Flight Center were shut down after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but are now set to resume, possibly as soon as July 15.

"Public bus tours of the NASA facilities were discontinued on Sept. 11, 2001," said John Dumoulin, Marshall's liaison to the space center. "We hope starting them again will help people better understand the critical work going on behind the gates at Redstone."

"We want to showcase the work that Marshall is doing," said Dr. Deborah Barnhart, the center's CEO and executive director.

Dumoulin said one stop on the tour will be at the International Space Station Payload Operations Center, which manages data coming to and from the space station. Another stop will be at the historic Redstone test stand, designated by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service as a National Historic Landmark.

The tour, which will take about an hour, will also pass the engines displayed in front of Marshall's main administrative building and the Propulsion Research Development Laboratory, as well as some Army facilities, including the Sparkman Center and the Von Braun Complex.

"There will be a tour guide on each bus to answer questions," Dumoulin said.

"We may add (to the tour) as we move forward," Barnhart said.

The center will use its three 48-passenger buses and a Handi-Ride van that's being donated to the center.

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle has authorized the transfer of a surplus Handi-Ride van to the space center, said Huntsville Parking and Public Transit Director Tommy Brown. The transfer will be on the agenda for Thursday's Huntsville City Council meeting. If approved, "we'll be able to give (center officials) the title and keys" the following day, Brown said.

The van seats eight passengers and has two wheelchair tie downs to secure wheelchairs.

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China manned docking a key step for space station

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China re-affirmed its goal of building a full-fledged space station by 2020 on Sunday, following a successful manual docking between a manned spacecraft and an experimental orbiting lab module. "Mastery of rendezvous and docking technology is a decisive step towards realizing the goals of the second stage in the development of China's manned space flight program. It also ...

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Spurs target heads to Salzburg

Rangnick, who will also be in charge of development at sister club RB Leipzig in Germany is joined by former France and Liverpool coach Gerard Houllier, who takes over as global football director for the company which owns Salzburg and several other clubs.

The cash-rich club, owned by the Red Bull energy drinks company, also appointed Roger Schmidt, former coach of German second division club Paderborn, as Salzburg's new head coach.

"Salzburg will tackle the new tasks and challenges with a new team," the club said in a statement, saying more details would be available at a news conference on Monday.

Salzburg have dominated Austrian football since the club was taken over by Red Bull in 2005, winning the league four times in the last six seasons.

They also won their first Austrian Cup in May.

Rangnick had also been in talks with West Bromwich Albion regarding their vacant manager's position before it was filled by Steve Clarke.

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Aaron Cook Plans to Turn Heads In Return to the Red Sox With New Secret Weapon

BOSTON -- For the first time since May 5, Aaron Cook will start for the Red Sox.

After recovering from a gash on his leg that required 11 stitches, the 33-year-old was purposely scratched from Saturday's start in Pawtucket to start in Sunday's game against Atlanta in place of Clay Buchholz, who is battling an undisclosed illness.

When Cook takes the mound at Fenway Park, expect a few deviations from his traditional sinkerball. Under pitching coach Bob McClure's watch, Cook incorporated a new pitch to his arsenal -- a cutter.

"With the arm strength he's got now, it looks like he may be able to throw one," McClure said. "It's a really nice pitch for a sinkerballer to have because they nullify left-handed hitters. It's enough to keep left-handed hitters honest it's moving the opposite way, it's hard. I think it could be a good pitch for him."

Shortly after Cook suffered his leg injury, the idea was born. As he played catch with McClure one day -- because he was limited due to injury -- the Red Sox pitching coach asked Cook if he'd ever experimented with a cutter.

Cook attempted to showcase one, but McClure was far from pleased, calling the endeavor "some sort of slider." Despite initially failing, Cook remained interested in developing a cutter to complement his sinkerball.

So he started peppering Red Sox starter Josh Beckett with questions about grips with cutters. Before long, Cook formed a grip similar to Beckett and started turning heads in bullpen sessions with McClure.

"I know this -- he threw some in Toronto [in the first weekend of June] that were really good," McClure said. "You don't want to try to jam the guy. If it's low, the left-handed hitters can get to it too easy. Once you start elevating it high thigh to above the belt it's really good and he threw some really good ones."

It won't supplant his sinkerball as a primary pitch, by any means. But during his seven weeks on the shelf, Cook was hell-bent on improving his chances of returning to the Red Sox' rotation.

In order to achieve that goal, the hurler realized he needed to become more versatile with his pitches.

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SIDELINES — TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Adams, part of history

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By Travis Lazarczyk tlazarczyk@centralmaine.com Staff Writer

Marcia Adams received tons of applause when she played basketball for the All American Red Heads, a barnstorming women's basketball team. One of the best came in a quiet gymnasium on the campus of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.

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MAKING HISTORY: The All American Red Heads, a barnstorming womens basketball team, played games against mens teams from around the country for 50 years, from 1936 to 1986. Cony High School graduate Marcia Adams, third from right, was on the team.

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Gallaudet is a school for the deaf. When the students clapped, they did so by raising their hands and twisting their wrists. A silent applause.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 23 June 2012

ISS On-Orbit Status 06/23/12

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew off duty.

After wakeup, CDR Kononenko performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

Joe Acaba, Andr Kuipers & Don Pettit completed their weekly post-sleep session of the Reaction Self-Test (Psychomotor Vigilance Self-Test on the ISS) protocol, the 10th for Joe, the 50th for Don & Andr. [RST is done twice daily (after wakeup & before bedtime) for 3 days prior to the sleep shift, the day(s) of the sleep shift and 5 days following a sleep shift. The experiment consists of a 5-minute reaction time task that allows crewmembers to monitor the daily effects of fatigue on performance while on ISS. The experiment provides objective feedback on neurobehavioral changes in attention, psychomotor speed, state stability, and impulsivity while on ISS missions, particularly as they relate to changes in circadian rhythms, sleep restrictions, and extended work shifts.]

FE-5 conducted the regular (~weekly) inspection & maintenance, as required, of the CGBA-4 (Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus 4) and CGBA-5 payloads in their ERs (EXPRESS Racks) at Lab O2 & O1, focusing on cleaning the muffler air intakes.

Kuipers also had Day 1 of the pH test and diet log entry for the Pro K pH plus controlled diet menu protocol of his 5th (FD180) Pro K Controlled Diet activity with diet logging after the urine pH spot test, for a 5-day period after start of collections. Andr will start the urine collections for pH value on Monday (6/25) and blood sampling on Tuesday (6/26). [For the Pro K (Dietary Intake Can Predict and Protect against Changes in Bone Metabolism during Spaceflight and Recovery) protocol, there are five in-flight sessions (FD15, FD30, FD60, FD120, FD180) of samplings, to be shared with the NUTRITION w/Repository protocol, each one with five days of diet & urine pH logging and photography on the last day. The crewmember prepares a diet log and then annotates quantities of food packets consumed and supplements taken. Urine collections are spread over 24 hrs; samples go into the MELFI (Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS) within 30 min after collection. Blood samples, on the last day, are centrifuged in the RC (Refrigerated Centrifuge) and placed in MELFI at -80 degC. There is an 8-hr fasting requirement prior to the blood draw (i.e., no food or drink, but water ingestion is encouraged). MELFI constraints: Maximum MELFI Dewar open time: 60 sec; at least 45 min between MELFI dewar door openings. Background on pH: In chemistry, pH (Potential Hydrogen) is a measure of the acidity or basicity of a watery solution. Pure water is neutral, with a pH close to 7.0 at 25 degC. Solutions with a pH less than 7 are "acidic" and solutions with a pH greater than 7 are "basic" or "alkaline". pH measurements are important in medicine, biology, chemistry, agriculture, forestry, food science, environmental science, oceanography, civil engineers and many others.]

The six Exp-31 crewmembers joined in conducting the regular weekly three-hour task of thorough cleaning of their home, including COL (Columbus Orbital Laboratory) and Kibo JPM (JEM Pressurized Module). ["Uborka", usually done on Saturdays, includes removal of food waste products, cleaning of compartments with vacuum cleaner, damp cleaning of the SM dining table, other frequently touched surfaces and surfaces where trash is collected, as well as the sleep stations with a standard cleaning solution; also, fan screens and grilles are cleaned to avoid temperature rises. Special cleaning is also done every 90 days on the HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) bacteria filters in the Lab.]

As part of Uborka house cleaning, Oleg, Sergei & Gennady completed regular weekly maintenance inspection & cleaning of fan screens in the FGB (TsV2) plus Group E fan grilles in the SM (VPkhO, FS5, FS6, VP).

The CDR handled the routine daily servicing of the SOZh system (Environment Control & Life Support System, ECLSS) in the SM. [Regular daily SOZh maintenance consists, among else, of checking the ASU toilet facilities, replacement of the KTO & KBO solid waste containers, replacement of EDV-SV waste water and EDV-U urine containers and filling EDV-SV, KOV (for Elektron), EDV-ZV & EDV on RP flow regulator.]

Sergei Revin worked on the BTKh-26 KASKAD experiment, mixing a new sample in the KT thermal enclosure in the GB/Glavboks-S (Glovebox-S) and transferred it to the TBU-V incubator (+29 degC), as Gennady Padalka took documentary photography.

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NASA app puts space station at your fingertips

Ever wonder what the crew on board the International Space Station is doing right now? Or what is the temperature of each of the orbiting outpost's modules? Or how much power is being generated at this very instant by the space station's solar array wings?

If so, NASA has an app for that.

The agency's Space Station Live! website and companion ISSLive! mobile application offers the public a new inside look at what is happening aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and in the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

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Space Station Live! enables its users to see what the six expedition astronauts and cosmonauts on the complex are doing minute by minute. Streaming data from the station through Houston Mission Control lets the public view the latest details on temperatures, communications and power generation.

In addition to accessing the same telemetry used by flight controllers, Internet and smart phone users can use Space Station Live! to tour the space station and mission control operator consoles through virtual 3-D view models.

Space Station Live! is at spacestationlive.nasa.gov on the web and via the free ISSLive! app for smart phones and tablet computers linked from NASA's site. The app also is available through the Google Play and Apple iTunes app stores.

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Virtual Mission Control On the website and through the mobile apps, users can navigate through a realistic 3-D recreation of the space station's flight control room in Houston. They can navigate through the rows of consoles, selecting workstations such as the Flight Director's or Capcom's (spacecraft communicator) to see the type of live data they work with.

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1 believed dead, 1 trapped in Elliot Lake mall roof cave-in

Authorities say it appears one person died and another is trapped after part of a roof collapsed at a mall in the Northern Ontario city of Elliot Lake.

They confirmed that news Sunday, a day after the roof-top parking lot gave way at the Algo Centre Mall, causing metal and concrete debris to come crashing through two floors of the shopping centre.

The Ontario Provincial Police's site commander said rescue officials using camera equipment to scour the wreckage discovered the person who is thought to have perished.

"We have obtained some visual information relating to a visual of a hand and a foot, which is our grounds for the suspected casualty in this case," said Insp. Percy Jollymore of the OPP. "We cannot confirm an identity, we cannot confirm anything about that. We just have a visual, and the location is such that we cannot approach it at this time."

Rescuers believe someone else is trapped in the debris, too, Elliot Lake Mayor Rick Hamilton said. That person seems to have tapped on the wreckage in response to shouts from rescuers.

"Examination of the scene continues to indicate that there's still a rescue," he said. However, because of the precarious condition of the site an eight-metre-long steel-and-concrete I-beam weighing more than a tonne is among the collapsed material it will likely be 10 to 12 hours before a rescue crew can get in, Hamilton said.

Jollymore said police still know of nine people who are unaccounted for. Names continue to be crossed off that list as members of the community account for their loved ones.

Initial reports said four people had non-life-threatening injuries and that no fatalities could be confirmed.

The collapse happened around 2:20 p.m. ET Saturday. There are reports two cars went through the roof. Twisted debris could be seen near a set of escalators, food-court tables and lottery kiosks.

Elaine Quinte, who owns the Hungry Jack's restaurant in the mall, was working at the time and remembers walking through the debris.

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China Medical Services Market Seen Hitting $500 Billion

By Bloomberg News - 2012-06-24T16:00:00Z

China, where 260 million people suffer from cancer, diabetes and other diseases, is in a hurry to bolster its medical services. Investors are ready to help.

The latest is Carlyle Group LP-backed Concord Medical Services Holdings Ltd. (CCM), which last week completed a deal for a 52 percent stake in Changan Hospital, a 1,000-bed facility at the eastern end of the Silk Road. The acquisition comes three months after China announced it wants 20 percent of its hospital beds privately owned by 2015. Other investors in China include Kuala Lumpur-based IHH Healthcare Bhd. (IHH), Asias biggest hospital operator, which plans to build a hospital in Shanghai, to add to seven clinics it owns in Shanghai and one in Chengdu.

The push for private hospitals in China is part of a broader drive to improve care in a country where 95 percent of people had health insurance as of 2011. Chinas medical services market is growing 18 percent annually and projected to reach 3.16 trillion ($500 billion) in 2015, accountancy firm Deloitte China said.

Chinas gross domestic product has grown by leaps and bounds, but the quality of medical care has lagged far behind, said David Chow, chairman of Harvest Medical Investment and Operation Group, a Taiwanese private equity firm thats planning to buy stakes in mainland hospitals this year. The potential for Chinas hospitals to improve is massive, both in the overall number of beds and the fees charged for each bed.

As of last year, China had 3.7 million hospital beds, up 54 percent from 2005. Besides an increase in the proportion of beds run by private operators -- it was 12 percent last year -- the government wants at least one or two hospitals in each of its 2,853 counties by the end of 2015, according to an outline of the countrys health-care policies.

Annual revenue from private hospitals in China may reach 2.4 trillion yuan ($377 billion) by 2015, said Yvonne Wu, national life science and health care industry leader at Deloitte China in Shanghai.

The targets could translate to 400,000 new private hospital beds over the next few years, said Roberta Lipson, chief executive officer of hospital operator Chindex International Inc. (CHDX)

U.S- and European-owned companies previously had a hard time entering the Chinese hospital market and tended to invest instead in clinics and diagnostic centers. They have only been able to independently invest in hospitals since Jan. 30, when the government took the industry off a so-called restricted list that required non-Chinese investors to have a local partner and capped foreign ownership at 70 percent.

Chindex, based in Bethesda, Maryland, started Chinas first foreign-owned hospital in Beijing in 1997, six years after commencing negotiations with the government, Lipson said. It took only a year to obtain a license to operate Chindexs latest hospital, in the port city of Tianjin, she said.

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Liberty University Teams Earn Top Academic Progress Recognition from NCAA

Liberty University Athletics has once again excelled in the classroom, with two teams earning Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA for multi-year (four-year) academic progress and seven teams earning perfect scores on the Academic Progress Report (APR) for 2010-11.Lynchburg, VA (PRWEB) June 24, 2012 Liberty University Athletics has once again excelled in the classroom, with two teams earning ...

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McCoughtry, Lyttle lead Dream past Liberty, 74-64

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Angel McCoughtry scored 23 points and Sancho Lyttle added 19 to lead the Atlanta Dream to a 74-64 victory over the New York Liberty on Sunday.

McCoughtry shot 7 for 20 from the field and 7 for 9 on free throws in her return after missing two games due to a knee injury, helping the Dream (5-7) snap a two-game skid.

Leilani Mitchell scored 16 points, Kara Braxton had 14, and Cappie Pondexter and DeMya Walker added 12 each as New York (4-9) lost for the fourth time in five games. New York's lone win during that stretch came at Atlanta last Tuesday in a game McCoughtry missed.

After Walker's layup gave New York a 42-38 lead 13 seconds into the third quarter, Atlanta took control of the game with a 20-2 run. The Liberty got no closer than eight the rest of the way.

McCoughtry started it off with a 3 and Aneika Henry's layup put the Dream ahead for good with 9:12 remaining in the third. McCoughtry's layup with 7 1/2 to go in the period put Atlanta ahead 49-42.

Kia Vaughn's jumper ended the Liberty's scoring drought 13 seconds later, but the Dream scored the next nine points to stretch their lead to 58-44 on Lindsey Harding's jumper with 3:16 left in the third.

Yelena Leuchanka's jumper with just under 7 minutes remaining in the fourth put Atlanta ahead 70-52, the Dream's biggest advantage of the game.

Pondexter and Braxton each had two baskets as New York scored the next eight points to pull within 10 with 3:07 to go. Pondexter fouled out of the game 15 seconds later and McCoughtry made two free throws to push Atlanta's lead back to 12.

Walker had a layup with 2:37 to go and then hit 2 of 4 from the line to pull New York to 72-64 in the final minute. McCoughtry closed the scoring with two free throw with about 17 seconds to go.

Trailing by 10 after one quarter, the Liberty slowly cut into the Dream's lead. Mitchell's 3 cut the deficit to seven less than 2 minutes into the second. Then, Vaughn had six points during a 9-1 run that pulled New York to 33-31 with 4:08 left in the first half.

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