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Hays writes about Western Oregon outfielder Sara Tucholsky, a 5-foot-2 senior who had never hit a homerun during her college career. In a scoreless game against Central Washington on Saturday, Tucholsky sent one over the centerfield wall and was so excited, she skipped first base.¹

Wildcats pitcher Sarah Winters pitched a 5-0 shutout to improve her record to 12-8 on the season in Sunday’s first game. Although Winters allowed nine hits, Western stranded 11 base runners and gave up a four-run fifth inning.²

Tucholsky tripped going over first base and hurt her knee, which left her unable to complete the circuit of the bases. The umpires at the game ruled that Western Oregon couldn’t put in a pinch runner for Tucholsky and that the runners on base could score, but Tucholsky would only be credited with a single.³

Western Oregon senior Sara Tucholsky talks to a New York radio station about her story while visiting her team’s softball practice, Tues., April 29, 2008, in Monmouth, Ore. While Tucholsky was doubling back to tag first base, in a game against Central Washington, Tucholsky’s right knee gave out.⁴

Pam Knox, the Western Oregon coach, made sure no teammates touched Tucholsky, which would have automatically made her unable to advance. The umpires ruled that if Tucholsky could not make it around the bases, two runs would score but she would be credited with only a single.⁵

Boston sports may have been on the verge of slipping into a little funk. A five game losing streak for the Red Sox, player?s passing around the flu, annoying injuries to an already injured roster - coupled with the C?s getting slapped a few times in Atlanta ?⁶

Tennessee Fainting Goats have been known by many different names over the years: Myotonic, Stiff-legged, Wooden-leg, Nervous, and Scare Goats. The myotonia condition results in two noticeable characteristics of the breed–isometric exercising of the goat’s muscles, and a “cuteness quotient” that’s hard to deny!¹

Enjoy a wonderful, unique narrative with sound fx of Tennessee’s “Fainting Goat”. This audio book chronicles the travels of Jon Tinsley, the man history credits with bringing the Myotonics back to Marshall County, TN.²

The Tennessee Fainting Goat is a medium sized meat goat that has a more docile personality compared with other, larger, meat breeds. While the potential yield is less per goat with the Fainting Goat, their personalities make them somewhat easier to care for and contain.³

Fainting goats are known by many different names, wooden-legged, stiff legged, epileptic, Tennessee fainting goat, nervous goats, ect. In truth they have a genetic condition known a myotonia congenita.⁴

The Tennessee Fainting Goat is in the meat goat category. Known for high meat to bone ratio, this medium sized goat is easy to raise, exhibits qualities such as excellent mothering skills, easy gain on browse (no concentrates) and high parasite resistance.⁵

These goats don’t actually “faint” and become unconscious, they just stiffen and sometimes fall over when they are unexpectedly startled. Tennessee Fainting Goats have a genetic condition called myotonia that causes their muscles to stiffen when they are startled or get excited.⁶

The Tennessee Fainting goat breed is gaining attention for its combination of meat traits with reproductive efficiency, and it is increasingly recognized as an important genetic resource in the United States. Goats are being used both as purebreds and for crossing with other breeds, especially the Boer goat, a recent import from South Africa.⁷

Christina Alvarez Rodriguez, Eva Peron?s grand niece tells of the childhood and rise to power of one of the world?s richest and most powerful women. The wife of General Juan Peron, President of Argentina, Eva Peron assumed absolute control alongside her husband in 1946, purging the unions and dispensing patronage with a driving ambition.¹

Ever since her days as an undergrad student at Harvard, where she roomed with Bryn Bailey?nautical archeologist Christina Alvarez has been obsessed with finding her ancestor’s sunken treasure ship and striking underwater gold. Determined to achieve her goal, Christina has traveled to the Caribbean island of Robert’s Foe, where treasure hunter Mitch Crawford?the one man who can assist her–refuses to help.²

When Christina Alvarez becomes pregnant by her lover Diego (who is only the foreman on her family’s estate) her father forces her into exile with Raquela, a maid of the same age, to cover it up. She gives birth to a healthy baby girl whom he takes away from her, registers as Raquela’s, and then pays Raquela to disappear with the baby.³

The ABA initially gave FBi 12 months to be up and running, but the deadline has been extended three times, raising concerns the station would never get off the ground. General manager Christina Alvarez says there were many reasons for the delays, but a major factor was a protracted legal battle with one of the losing aspirants, dance station Wild FM.⁴

Alexana is willing to risk her life to make history, and nothing–not even love–will stand in her way! As supervisor of the historically significant Solomon’s Stables dig, archaeologist Alexana Rourke, grad school friend of Dr. Christina Alvarez (Treasure), knows she’s in serious danger.⁵