| Chong Wei Through, Hafiz Bites The Dust
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's top men's singles shuttler Lee Chong Wei cruised into the last eight while Hafiz Hashim failed to advance after the second round matches of the French Open in Paris yesterday. According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) website, world No. 2 Chong Wei took 34 minutes to send world No. 11 Simon Santoso of Indonesia packing 21-12, 21-16. After winning the Indonesian Open and Japan Open, Chong Wei, the tournament's second seed, will now face Chan Yan Kit of Hong Kong, who earlier had beaten Hafiz 24-22, 21-19 also in 34 minutes. Another Malaysian men's singles Sairul Amar Ayob also crashed out of the tournament losing 10-21, 11-21 to Thai ace Boonsak Ponsana. In the women's singles, top Malaysian women's singles Wong Mew Choo defeated Anna Rice of Canada to book a place in the last eight.
Plateau players net all-league recognition
Plateau athletes were well represented when coaches handed out all-South Puget Sound League 3A honors.FootballNamed to the all-SPSL 3A first team from Bonney Lake High School were offensive lineman Johnathan Griffith, defensive lineman Zak Nash and defensive back Casey Adams. Panthers making the second team were running back Citron Jackson and defensive back Cash Henningsen; also making the second squad were Griffith as a defensive lineman and Nash as a receiver.Honorable mention honors went to offensive lineman Bobby Nix, quarterback Kyle Yanusevich and Adams, a wide receiver.From Enumclaw, Evan Slack was a second team offensive lineman.Earning honorable mention were offensive lineman Ray Wineman, quarterback Taylor Score and defensive lineman Justin Belcourt; two Hornets gained honorable mention on both sides of the ball: Connor Larned at tight end and linebacker and Joey Pierotti at wide receiver and defensive back.
StarStruck grads Paulo Avelino and Jewel Mische have lost touch with each other
Tila nawawalan na ng pag-asa ang StarStruck 4 Avenger na si Paulo Avelino na mabalik ang dati nilang pagtitinginan ng StarStruck 4 Ultimate Sweetheart na si Jewel Mische. Inamin ni Paulo na nagkaroon sila ng communication gap ni Jewel kaya naputol ang kanilang pagiging close. Kung noon daw sa StarStruck ay inseparable sila, ngayon ay halos wala na silang komunikasyon. "Busy na kasi si Jewel, e," sabi ni Paulo sa panayam sa kanya ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal). "Hindi ba meron siyang show with Richard [Gutierrez]? Leading lady siya sa Kamandag. Natutuwa naman ako for her kasi she deserves all the break na dumarating sa kanya. Masaya ako dahil maganda ang career niya ngayon." Ayon kay Paulo ay parang nahihiya na raw siyang makipag-communicate kay Jewel dahil ibang level na raw ang career ngayon ng young actress.
Piecing together consensus tops General Assembly agenda
Dealmaking and discussions on Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposals for spending cuts, tax increases and health care reform take center stage in Annapolis this week as legislative committees digest potential remedies for the state's $1.7 billion budget shortfall. The outcome of a variety of tax proposals -- including income and corporate tax reform and sales tax expansion and growth -- isn't clear, State House observers say. Lawmakers heard the concerns of many business leaders last week, with varying positions being taken. Committees and subcommittees will hash out priorities in meetings throughout this week, with the Senate taking the lead in tackling the legislation. "It's a matter of the various committees taking up [the issues]," said Donald C.
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