June 12, 2010
Viva España!
Spain beats the Netherlands 1-0 in the final match of the World Cup soccer championship
BY RACHAEL HOROWITZ
Spain was victorious against the Netherlands in the final game of the World Cup on Sunday. Playing before a crowd of 84,490, the teams fought into overtime in a close match that was decided by a single goal in the 116th minute. The match was one of many close games during the month-long soccer tournament hosted in South Africa.
"You felt that the team that would score first would win," said Bert van Marwijk, the coach for the Dutch team. His feeling was correct. Andrés Iniesta scored the only goal of the game, taking the win for Spain. "It just had to go in," Iniesta said.
A Tough Match
Neither team had ever won the World Cup. The loss was particularly hard for the Netherlands. This was the team's third unsuccessful trip to the World Cup finals.
The referee handed out a record 14 yellow cards during the game. Yellow cards are given as an official caution to players for offenses such as unsportsmanlike behavior.
If a player receives two cautions, he must leave the game. This happened to the Netherlands' John Heitinga, leaving the team one player short for the last 11 minutes of the game.
Victory for an Underdog
The Netherlands was the unofficial home team of the final game. The crowd was mostly dressed in orange, the Dutch team's color. The Spanish team, which had never before made it to a World Cup final, was viewed as the match's underdog.
Spain began the World Cup with a loss to Switzerland, but came back strong, winning every following match. This is the first time in the tournament's history that a team that lost its opening game went on to win the title.
After scoring the winning goal, Iniesta ripped off his jersey. His teammates immediately surrounded him, celebrating their hard-fought victory.
"We have all done an incredible job," Iniesta said.
990717 Viva España!-Michael
The World Cup has a new champion! It is Spain; Spain had won the World Cup’s champion! In the final game of the World Cup on last Sunday, Spain was going to play with the Netherlands. It was a very exiting match! There were about eighty thousands of crowds in the stadium. Everybody was cheering and shouting all around. The wanted their team to win the champion. When Spain and the Netherlands were playing their match they didn’t scored any points a long time. Until the game was almost over, just in the one hundred and sixteenth minute, Spain’s soccer player, Andrés Iniesta had given a shot, and finally the soccer ball went in the goal and all the Spanish fans were all shouting. They had known that their country had won the champion. After scoring the goal, Andrés Iniesta ripped of his clothes and all his teammates came to surround him! The Spanish were all happy, after the game in South Africa they went back to their home country. Everyone was celebrating for their victory. Although Spain lost their game at first but winning all the games after that! It was a tight game but still they have made it!
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Stormy Weather Hits the Gulf
June 30, 2010
Stormy Weather Hits the Gulf
Strong winds from Hurricane Alex slow cleanup efforts for the oil spill
BY JARED T. MILLER
Cleaning up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a full-time job—but not this week. Hurricane Alex, currently a Category 1 hurricane headed towards the Texas-Mexico coast, has put a halt to cleanup efforts for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Although Alex's projected path is west of the affected areas, winds from the edge of the storm are already creating six-foot waves and winds over 25 miles per hour. The hurricane is expected to make landfall on Wednesday night.
Buildup on the Bayou
Ships near the site of the original rig explosion are continuing skimming work, unaffected by the weather. But many crews responsible for clearing oil from the beaches and waters of the Gulf of Mexico have been ordered to put their efforts on hold until the hurricane passes. In Louisiana, oil has washed up on beaches that had been free of the toxic substance, erasing progress that has been made in the Gulf so far.
"The sad thing is that it's been about three weeks since we had any big oil come in here," said marine science technician Michael Malone, about Grand Isle and Elmer's Island, Louisiana. Tar balls the size of apples have hit the beaches this week. Because of the weather, officials have had to move barges that were blocking the oil from reaching important wetland areas. Workers have also had to reposition floating containment boom.
Winds from the storm haven't helped the beach cleanup crews, either. Workers are fighting gusts that blow sand into their eyes and mouths as they make their way across the coastline. Humidity, higher than usual because of the weather, is causing the oil-soaked sand to stick to the workers' skin. On Monday, officials from New Orleans reported oil entering nearby Barataria Bay, an area that diverse wildlife species call home.
Help from Alex?
Others are more hopeful about the stormy weather. Scientists have suggested that choppy waves from the storm will break the oil apart and make it evaporate faster. "It's good news because there is less on the surface," Coast Guard Commander Joe Higgens said. "It's surface oil that washes up on the beaches." The waves, combined with chemicals sprayed by the Coast Guard, have broken up a 6-by-30-mile oil patch into smaller pieces, Higgens said.
In the meantime, the U.S. has accepted international assistance. Help is on the way from Mexico, Norway, Holland and Japan in the form of skimmer boats. Canada is providing more containment boom to stop the oil from hitting shorelines, and Croatia has offered technical advice.
990702 Stormy weather hits the Gulf-Michael
It is a very big work to clean up oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. There were a lot of oils split out from the pipes because the pipes were broken. There is a hurricane going to strike the Texas-Mexico coast. The winds from the edge of the storm, Hurricane Alex, are already creating six-foot waves and winds over 25 miles per hour. So it will be a hard work to clean up the oils in the ocean. Now, most of the crews who clean the oil from the beaches and waters of the Gulf of Mexico have been ordered to put their efforts on hold until the hurricane passes. The workers are waiting for the hurricane to pass and start to clean up the oil until the weather gets better. Some scientist said that the choppy waves from the storm will break the oil apart and make it evaporate faster. When the oil breaks apart it will also help the workers easier to clean up the oil because the oil that floats on the ocean is really a big problem for the American government and the Mexico government. Maybe some days later the can clean up all the oil to make the environment better.
Stormy Weather Hits the Gulf
Strong winds from Hurricane Alex slow cleanup efforts for the oil spill
BY JARED T. MILLER
Cleaning up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a full-time job—but not this week. Hurricane Alex, currently a Category 1 hurricane headed towards the Texas-Mexico coast, has put a halt to cleanup efforts for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Although Alex's projected path is west of the affected areas, winds from the edge of the storm are already creating six-foot waves and winds over 25 miles per hour. The hurricane is expected to make landfall on Wednesday night.
Buildup on the Bayou
Ships near the site of the original rig explosion are continuing skimming work, unaffected by the weather. But many crews responsible for clearing oil from the beaches and waters of the Gulf of Mexico have been ordered to put their efforts on hold until the hurricane passes. In Louisiana, oil has washed up on beaches that had been free of the toxic substance, erasing progress that has been made in the Gulf so far.
"The sad thing is that it's been about three weeks since we had any big oil come in here," said marine science technician Michael Malone, about Grand Isle and Elmer's Island, Louisiana. Tar balls the size of apples have hit the beaches this week. Because of the weather, officials have had to move barges that were blocking the oil from reaching important wetland areas. Workers have also had to reposition floating containment boom.
Winds from the storm haven't helped the beach cleanup crews, either. Workers are fighting gusts that blow sand into their eyes and mouths as they make their way across the coastline. Humidity, higher than usual because of the weather, is causing the oil-soaked sand to stick to the workers' skin. On Monday, officials from New Orleans reported oil entering nearby Barataria Bay, an area that diverse wildlife species call home.
Help from Alex?
Others are more hopeful about the stormy weather. Scientists have suggested that choppy waves from the storm will break the oil apart and make it evaporate faster. "It's good news because there is less on the surface," Coast Guard Commander Joe Higgens said. "It's surface oil that washes up on the beaches." The waves, combined with chemicals sprayed by the Coast Guard, have broken up a 6-by-30-mile oil patch into smaller pieces, Higgens said.
In the meantime, the U.S. has accepted international assistance. Help is on the way from Mexico, Norway, Holland and Japan in the form of skimmer boats. Canada is providing more containment boom to stop the oil from hitting shorelines, and Croatia has offered technical advice.
990702 Stormy weather hits the Gulf-Michael
It is a very big work to clean up oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. There were a lot of oils split out from the pipes because the pipes were broken. There is a hurricane going to strike the Texas-Mexico coast. The winds from the edge of the storm, Hurricane Alex, are already creating six-foot waves and winds over 25 miles per hour. So it will be a hard work to clean up the oils in the ocean. Now, most of the crews who clean the oil from the beaches and waters of the Gulf of Mexico have been ordered to put their efforts on hold until the hurricane passes. The workers are waiting for the hurricane to pass and start to clean up the oil until the weather gets better. Some scientist said that the choppy waves from the storm will break the oil apart and make it evaporate faster. When the oil breaks apart it will also help the workers easier to clean up the oil because the oil that floats on the ocean is really a big problem for the American government and the Mexico government. Maybe some days later the can clean up all the oil to make the environment better.
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