Snowboarding is an amazing sport that involves descending from a slope covered in snow on a snowboard attached to the rider’s feet. The picture depicts the excellent style and balance of the rider.
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Keeth Smart won the silver medal with the US team at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. Being really dedicated to fencing, he never forgot that there is a life after sports. He participated in the IOC's Athlete's Career Programme, got support and now has a great job in a bank. In his free time, he still is dedicated to fencing and teaches children.
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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward (86) makes a catch in the end zone for a touchdown in front of Philadelphia Eagles safety Marlin Jackson (28) during the second quarter of an NFL preseason football game on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward (86) makes a catch in the end zone for a touchdown in front of Philadelphia Eagles safety Marlin Jackson (28) during the second quarter of an NFL preseason football game on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown celebrates after making a touchdown catch against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first quarter of a NFL preseason football game on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Donald Wright)
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison (92) talks with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (7) and wide receiver DeSean Jackson (10) between plays in the second quarter of a NFL preseason football game on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward (86) dances behind the ball in the end zone after making a touchdown catch in the second quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (7) passes in the second quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
PITTSBURGH (AP) ? Ben Roethlisberger running around, extending plays, throwing touchdowns. Hines Ward dancing in the end zone, not on the ballroom floor. Troy Polamalu picking off a pass. James Harrison wreaking havoc in the backfield.
Does the calendar say August or December? For a couple of dazzling quarters on Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers made it hard to tell the difference.
Roethlisberger threw for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns and Pittsburgh's defense put an exclamation point to Philadelphia star Michael Vick's miserable day, intercepting three of his passes in the first half of a remarkably easy 24-14 victory.
Yes, it's only the preseason. But after sleepwalking through a loss to Washington a week ago, the defending AFC champions delivered a reminder to their cross-state rivals about which team from Pennsylvania has played in three of the last six Super Bowls.
"That's the desired response we were looking for," said Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin.
Particularly from a defense energized by the return of All Pros Troy Polamalu and James Harrison. The veterans sat last week to rest up and watched as the lowly Redskins moved the ball with ease.
Philadelphia found the going significantly more difficult.
Harrison teamed with Donovan Warren for a sack while Polamalu played with his usual reckless abandon, including a 36-yard free wheeling return of an interception that ended with Vick drilling the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year in the knees.
Polamalu brushed off Vick's hit, saying he's hit opponents the same way plenty of times.
"I was just playing ball just like he was playing ball," Polamalu said.
Even if Vick hardly played like his usual self on a night in which he finished with more tackles than touchdowns. He completed just 5 of 12 passes for 47 yards and showed little of the sharpness that's drawn praise from coach Andy Reid during training camp.
It was a frustrating end to a frustrating day for the 2010 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. He spent the morning clarifying comments he made in a "GQ" article in which he suggested NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell convinced him to sign with the Eagles as a backup two years ago rather than compete for a starting job elsewhere.
Vick stressed it was his decision to sign with Philadelphia and refused to blame the mini-furor surrounding the story for his lackluster performance.
"Once I was in the game, the issue was just pressing to put points on the board," Vick said. "I just got caught up in getting down 14-0."
Then again, Vick got little help on either side of the ball.
Philadelphia wide receiver DeSean Jackson, playing for the first time this preseason after ending his contract holdout, had two catches for eight yards as the Eagles struggled to gain any momentum.
"We're all in this together and we all stunk tonight," Reid said.
Particularly in the first half as Pittsburgh's starters ? and more than a few reserves ? outplayed Philadelphia's first-stringers.
Pittsburgh outgained Philadelphia 262-71 in the opening 30 minutes, taking some of the sizzle out of one of the league's most hyped teams.
"We just have to go back to the drawing board," said Philadelphia defensive lineman Trent Cole. "That's why they call it the preseason. We're going to get back together. We still have a great team, I don't care what anybody says."
Philadelphia made such a splash during the free agency period ? signing Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, defensive linemen Jason Babin and Cullen Jenkins and quarterback Vince Young among others ? that Young dubbed his new squad "The Dream Team."
The Steelers did little to downplay the hype surrounding the Eagles, with safety Ryan Clark saying he's only too happy to let Philadelphia "deal with the limelight."
The Eagles looked uncomfortable under the glare while playing in front of a national TV audience against a team still smarting from a loss to Green Bay in the Super Bowl.
Pittsburgh had no such issues. Roethlisberger led two long touchdown drives, hitting Antonio Brown on a 29-yard score in the first quarter and finding Ward in the back of the end zone in the second.
"We found ways to make plays and guys found ways to get open," Roethlisberger said. "I found a way to get them the ball."
And keep Philadelphia's defense on the field.
Pittsburgh converted 7 of 10 third downs in the opening half and punted only once as Roethlisberger easily made plays against Philadelphia's revamped secondary.
The addition of Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was supposed to shore up the Eagles' suspect pass defense, yet the secondary consistently ran into trouble.
Brown torched Asante Samuel on a double-move on the first touchdown, and Ward ended a 96-yard drive with a 20-yard scoring grab after Roethlisberger extended the play by breaking containment.
Ward, who won "Dancing With the Stars" during the offseason, celebrated with a couple of well-executed Samba.
"All the guys have been ragging on me all season about doing something," Ward said.
While Ward, Roethlisberger and running back Rashard Mendenhall were in baseball caps by the second quarter, Vick played the entire half.
The Steelers responded by keeping most of the starting defense on the field. Vick could do little with his arm or his legs even though Pittsburgh was forced to use a patchwork secondary thanks to injuries to corners Ike Taylor (broken left thumb) and Bryant McFadden (hamstring).
Usual nickelback William Gay and reserve Keenan Lewis started in place of the two veterans and held Jackson and others in check. Gay blanketed the speedy wideout when Vick tried to hit Jackson with a deep ball on Philadelphia's first play from scrimmage, and Lewis easily picked off Vick when the quarterback overthrew Riley Cooper down the sideline.
The Steelers weren't done. Polamalu, slowed in the playoffs last year with an Achilles' injury, appeared to be fine playing at full speed for the first time in more than six months.
Even if he knows he may have gotten carried away during his interception return. He weaved his way into Philadelphia territory and at one point faked a pitch during the return. He held onto the ball and paid the price when Vick nailed him.
Tomlin glared at his star safety when Polamalu jogged off the field. If he finds himself with the ball in his hands again before the games start for real, don't expect him to hang onto it.
"I was running out of gas," he said.
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KENNETT, Mo.?? Remains believed to be a 3-year-old Missouri girl who went missing more than a week ago were found Tuesday near a series of ditches where authorities say a neighbor is suspected of dumping her body after suffocating her with a plastic bag.
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A joint statement sent Tuesday night from prosecutors and law enforcement officers in the area said a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer searching by boat found the body of Breeann Rodriguez near the Floodway Ditches, about eight miles southeast of the girl's family's home in Senath.
"We appreciate all the help and support from the community in what has been a difficult time for all," Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder said in the statement. "We are saddened to confirm our fears but glad we have been able to recover her for her parents."
The girl's parents were notified shortly after she was found at 6:30 p.m., according to authorities.
Pink bike
More than four dozen investigators searched a floodway near the Mississippi River earlier Tuesday. Breeann was last seen Aug. 6 riding her pink bike with training wheels in front of her home.
Her parents insisted she would not have ridden farther than the end of the street ? and they were right.
On Saturday, authorities announced they had arrested a neighbor, Shawn Morgan. Morgan, 43, told agent Tim Trowbridge of the Bootheel Drug Task Force that he found the child on a ladder in his backyard pool, grabbed her and carried her inside his home, where he suffocated her with a white plastic trash bag, according to a probable cause statement the agent filed .
Morgan told Trowbridge it "felt like it took an hour for the girl to die," according to the statement. He did not say why he killed the child.
Video: Man charged with murder of 3-year-old Mo. girl (on this page)He has been charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence. He made a first court appearance Tuesday, and his arraignment was rescheduled for Aug. 30 to allow him time to find an attorney. He remains jailed without bond.
'Horrible' impact on town
Stephen Sokoloff, Dunklin County prosecutor, told Reuters that the killing had shaken Senath, a community of about 1,750 people.
"It's horrendous," Sokoloff said. "The impact on the town has been horrible. It's a small town."
A search of online court records did not show any previous charges against Morgan.
Morgan told Trowbridge he put the child's body in the same trash bag he used to kill her and drove to the floodway ? a low-lying undeveloped area along a state road ? and threw the bag over a railing into a ditch. He said he then went home and dismantled the girl's bike, which he dumped in the same area of the river system.
The bike and training wheels have been found.
The Associated Press, Reuters, NBC News and msnbc.com staff contributed to this report.
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ScienceDaily (Aug. 16, 2011) ? Mutations that are found in stem cells could be causing some breast cancers to develop and may be the reason the disease recurs. These abnormal cells are likely controlling cell functions in the tumor and, given they are not targeted by chemotherapy and radiation, they enable the disease to recur.
The mutations were discovered in a study conducted by scientists and physicians at the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute. The study, which examined breast cancer cells removed during surgery, was recently published online in the Annals of Surgical Oncology.
"By studying normal and malignant cells that were collected from breast tissues removed during surgery, we were able to look at what is occurring in the body," said SuEllen J. Pommier, Ph.D., the lead author of the study and associate research professor in the division of surgical oncology at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.
Working with samples taken directly from surgeries made the findings in this study possible, Pommier said, because the biology of breast stem cells could be compared with their malignant counterparts in a way that hadn't been done before. The cultured cell lines used in most studies can't provide accurate information about normal breast stem cells.
The study, which was funded primarily by the Avon Foundation for Women, may prove that some current therapies that target mutations in the tumor won't be effective in stamping out the disease for some patients. It also suggests that more research should be done in two areas:
Understanding the biology of individual tumors is the primary mission of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. "This study provided us with new insights into breast cancer stem cells and possibly into the earliest mutations. That information is crucial for developing treatments," Pommier added.
In addition to support from the Avon Foundation for Women, this study was funded by a Vertex Pharmaceutical/Oregon Health & Science Collaborative Research Grant.
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) ? Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urged his people early on Monday to "liberate Libya" from NATO and traitors, a day after rebels captured a key town on the road west to Tunisia, severing Tripoli's main supply route.
Late on Sunday, representatives of Gaddafi's government were holding talks with rebels at a hotel on the southern Tunisian island of Djerba, a source with direct knowledge of the talks said -- though the government spokesman denied it.
The talks followed a dramatic advance by the rebels that won them control of the town of Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of Tripoli on the coast, enabling them to halt food and fuel supplies from Tunisia to Gaddafi's stronghold in the capital.
Tripoli was not under immediate threat from a rebel attack, but rebel forces are now in their strongest position since the uprising against 41 years of Gaddafi's rule began in February, controlling the coast both east and west of Tripoli.
Gaddafi's speech on Monday, delivered over a poor quality telephone line and broadcast by state television in audio only, was his first public address since rebel fighters launched their latest offensive, the biggest in months.
"The Libyan people will remain and the Fateh revolution (which brought Gaddafi to power in 1969) will remain. Move forward, challenge, pick up your weapons, go to the fight for liberating Libya inch by inch from the traitors and from NATO," the Libyan leader said.
"Get ready for the fight ... The blood of martyrs is fuel for the battlefield," he said, in what state television said was a live speech.
At the talks in Djerba late on Sunday, "Representatives of the rebels and Gaddafi representatives are having a meeting now," said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. He did not identify the negotiators.
In Tripoli, government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim blamed Western leaders and the media for the spread of rumours that Gaddafi's government was engaged in talks on the leader's departure from Libya.
"This information is absolutely incorrect and it is part of a media war against us. Their target is to confuse us, break our spirit, and shake our morale," he said.
"The leader is here in Libya, fighting for the freedom of our nation. He will not leave Libya," Ibrahim said.
Gaddafi's characteristically defiant speech followed a day of action across a swathe of northwest Libya during which rebels said they had seized the town of Surman, next door to Zawiyah, there was fighting in the town of Garyan that controls the southern access to Tripoli, and shooting could be heard near the main Libyan-Tunisian border crossing.
Government spokesman Ibrahim said Zawiyah and Garyan were "under our full control" but that there were small pockets of fighting in two other locations in the area around Tripoli.
The coastal highway between Tripoli and Tunisia had not been blocked by the fighting, Ibrahim said in a telephone interview on Sunday, but foreigners were not being allowed to use the route "to save them from any bullets here or there."
REBEL FLAG
Rebels from the Western Mountains region to the south advanced into Zawiyah late on Saturday, and early on Sunday, about 50 rebel fighters were milling around near the central market, triumphantly shouting "Allahu Akbar!" ("God is greatest").
The red, black and green rebel flag was flying from a shop. At the point where it passes through Zawiyah, the main highway linking Tripoli to Tunisia was empty of traffic.
Rebel fighters told Reuters there were still forces loyal to Gaddafi in the town, including snipers on tall buildings. Bursts of artillery and machinegun fire could be heard.
One rebel fighter said Gaddafi's forces controlled the oil refinery on the northern edge of Zawiyah -- a strategic target because it is the only one still functioning in western Libya and Gaddafi's forces depend on it for fuel.
The fighting was spreading west from Zawiyah along the coastal highway toward the main Ras Jdir border crossing with Tunisia. A rebel spokesman called Abdulrahman said a rebel force had seized Surman, the next town west along the coast from Zawiyah.
But at the border crossing to Tunisia, Libyan customs and immigration officers were operating as usual, despite reports of clashes between rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces in the area late on Saturday.
On another front in Sunday's fighting, near Garyan, heavy gunfire could be heard from the town, a Reuters reporter in the area said. A rebel fighter told Reuters "We control 70 percent of Garyan. There is still fighting taking place at the moment."
Rebels, backed by NATO warplanes, have been trying since February to end Gaddafi's rule in the bloodiest of the "Arab Spring" uprisings convulsing the Middle East.
After a period of deadlock, the rebels' advance to the Mediterranean coast near Tripoli represents a major shift in the balance of forces.
Gaddafi says the rebels are armed criminals and al Qaeda militants, and has described the NATO campaign as an act of colonial aggression aimed at stealing Libya's oil.
(Additional reporting by Ulf Laessing in Ras Jdir, Tunisia, Missy Ryan in Tripoli, Robert Birsel in Benghazi and Hamid Ould Ahmed in Algiers; Writing by Christian Lowe; Editing by Tim Pearce)
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