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Thought of the Day

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

- Genesis 1:1 -

Entry #1,669

Vision

Wednesday 11-4-09

020, 541, 492, 947, 575, 096, 505, 535, 545

193, 506, 579, 024, 802, 357, 468, 913, 680

810, 919, 324, 453, 288, 477, 927, 555, 000

0669, 5118, 4705, 0942, 4991, 6778, 0578

0563, 9056, 1645

Entry #1,668

GA Pick 4

Midday 11-3-09 Evening

** until 11-6-09 **

0128 0137 0146 0236 0245 0389 0479 0569 0578 1235 1289 1379 1469 1478 1568 2369 2378 2459 2468 2567 3458 3467 5789 0029 0038 0047 0056 1109 1127 1136 1145 2207 2216 2234 2279 3305 3314 3359 3368 4403 4412 4439 4457 5501 5519 5528 5537 5546 6608 6617 6635 6689 7706 7715 7724 7769 8804 8813 8849 8867 9902 9938 9947 9956 0002 1118 2225 3332 4448 6662 7778 8885 9992 0011 1199 2288 3377 4466

Lurking

Entry #1,666

Vision

Tuesday 11-3-09

603, 107, 489, 541, 186, 922, 672, 130, 676, 331, 876, 198

685, 123, 383, 134, 739, 512, 845, 401, 390, 165, 276, 387

1738, 5126, 5813, 1686, 0156, 1563, 5684

Entry #1,665

DE Pick 4

Midday 11-3-09 Evening

** until 11-6-09 **

0123 0127 0136 0145 0159 0168 0235 0249 0258 0267 0289 0348 0357 0379 0456 0469 0478 0568 0789 1234 1239 1248 1257 1279 1347 1356 1369 1378 1459 1468 1567 1689 2346 2359 2368 2458 2467 2589 2679 3489 3579 3678 4569 4578 4789 5689 0015 0019 0024 0028 0037 0046 0069 0078 1104 1108 1126 1135 1149 1158 1167 1189 2206 2215 2238 2247 2256 2269 2278 3304 3309 3318 3327 3349 3358 4402 4407 4416 4425 4429 4438 4479 5509 5514 5518 5523 5527 5568 6603 6607 6612 6625 6639 6648 6679 7701 7705 7714 7719 7723 7728 7759 7768 8803 8812 8817 8826 8835 8839 8857 9901 9906 9915 9924 9928 9937 9946 9978

Pilgrim

Entry #1,664

Thought of the Day

"And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness."

- Nehemiah 9:25 -

Entry #1,663

Thought of the Day

"I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act."

- Gilbert Keith Chesterton -

Entry #1,662

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Doubles Ranking

As of November 2, 2009

Position Player Points
=1. (0) Cara Black (ZIM) 8,520 pts
=1. (0) Liezel Huber (USA) 8,520 pts
=3. (0) Serena Williams (USA) 7,440 pts
=3. (0) Venus Williams (USA) 7,440 pts
5. (+2) Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 6,180 pts
6. (+2) Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 6,180 pts
=7. (-2) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 5,610 pts
=7. (-2) Rennae Stubbs (AUS) 5,610 pts
9. (0) Su-wei Hsieh (TPE) 4,730 pts
10. (0) Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 4,670 pts
Entry #1,658

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Ranking

As of November 2, 2009

Position Player Points
1. (+1) Serena Williams (USA) 9,075 pts
2. (-1) Dinara Safina (RUS) 7,800 pts
3. (0) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6,141 pts
4. (0) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 5,875 pts
5. (0) Elena Dementieva (RUS) 5,585 pts
6. (+1) Venus Williams (USA) 5,126 pts
7. (-1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 4,820 pts
8. (0) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 3,965 pts
9. (0) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 3,560 pts
10. (0) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 3,450 pts
Entry #1,657

Serena nets 4th win in row vs. Venus

Sunday, November 1, 2009
Serena nets 4th win in row vs. Venus


Associated Press

DOHA, Qatar -- Serena Williams said she didn't arrive at the Sony Ericsson Championships expecting to win.

 

Plenty of other people did that for her.

 

Williams bested big sister Venus again Sunday, winning 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the season-ending tournament for her third victory of the season. Williams also won Wimbledon and the Australian Open, and clinched the year-end No. ranking earlier in the week.

 

 

"It feels great," said Serena, who also won the WTA Tour's season-ending event in 2001. "I totally didn't expect to come here and win."

 

Serena broke twice in the first set and lost only seven points on serve. She looked sharper than Venus in every facet of a match that featured few long rallies and only a glimmer of the spectacular tennis the two have provided in some of their previous meetings.

 

Serena sealed the match with a crosscourt forehand winner and celebrated with a simple fist pump before hugging her sister at the net.

 

"I don't think I returned as well as I wanted to," said Venus, the defending champion, who played four late-night matches that each lasted three sets during the week. "Sometimes I made her service games a bit too easy."

 

 

 

It was Serena's fourth straight win over her sister. She also beat Venus in the round-robin stage of the Doha tournament, the Wimbledon final and the semifinals in Miami this year. She leads their head-to-head record 13-10.

 

"Playing a final against Venus is really tough," Serena said. "Even though she wasn't really feeling great, she kept hitting every ball back.

 

"I haven't won a tournament that wasn't a Grand Slam in a while, so that was even more exciting," she added. "My losing streak in [other] tournaments is over."

 

Serena earned $1.55 million for the win after finishing the event undefeated, bringing her total prize money for the year to a record $6.19 million. Justine Henin had the previous record of $5.43 million in 2007.

 

The tournament featured the eight top-ranked women in the world divided into two groups, with the semifinalists decided by a round-robin stage.

 

Venus lost two of her three round-robin matches but still advanced. She then rallied for a three-set win over Jelena Jankovic on Saturday but looked sluggish from the start in the final.

 

"It was the end of the season, so I have no complaints," Venus said about her fitness level. "You have to show up and play no matter what. So that had nothing to do with it."

 

Venus played with her left knee strapped while Serena had strapping on her left thigh.

 

"We definitely weren't physically 100 percent out there today," said Serena, a day after pulling out of next weekend's Fed Cup final against Italy. "Right now, I'm just struggling in every aspect of my body."

Entry #1,656

Fact of the Day

Halloween's origins date back 2,000 years to the Celtic new year's eve celebration, called Samhain, when the harvest ended and winter began. The Celts believed that the ghosts of the dead walked the earth on October 31.  

The World Almanac 2009 -

Entry #1,655

No trick: 2,000 kids knocking on White House door

No trick: 2,000 kids knocking on White House door

By CHRISTINE SIMMONS, Associated Press Writer Christine Simmons, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 9 mins ago

WASHINGTON – More than 2,000 kids are getting the ultimate trick-or-treating treasure: Candy from President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House.

The Obamas smiled, chatted and passed out cellophane goody bags on Saturday night to parents and their children who came dressed in as superheroes, pirates, fairies and skeletons. Mrs. Obama wore furry cat ears.

The candy bags were loaded with items such as White House M&Ms with the president's signature imprinted on it and a sweet dough butter cookie made by White House pastry chef Bill Yosses.

Eleven-year-old Tiera Thomas of Washington D.C. said she was excited to get candy.

But she says the best part was the chance to meet the president, who touched her hand and said "Happy Halloween."

Entry #1,654