The SpiteNET League

August 2003 - Round 2

Cactus!
Feeling overwhelmed by the heat?
 At least the cacti are happy!

 Bo vs Marcia 2-1 the final  
The Semi Finals    Bo vs Bren 2-1
 Cas vs Bren 2-0 the final  

UP CLOSE: 

The surface of a Cactus leaf shows many stomata.
The plant can open them to breath.

In the tables below the columns stand for:
 Player = The name of the player
ID = The Player ID for the player
M = Number of Matches played
W = Number of matches Won
L = Number of matches Lost
S = The Score (The total number of GAMES won within each match minus the total number of GAMES lost within each match)

This round ends Tuesday, Aug. 19th
midnight EST


Updated: Aug 25th, 08:15 AM (EST)

Round 1 is here

Contact me: online@spitenet.com

 

Taklamakan DesertThe Gobi Group

The Gobi desert is the fifth largest desert area in the world and covers much of the southern part of Mongolia.  It is one of the most hostile deserts, with temperatures as low as -40° F in the winter and as high as 113° F in the summer. The word Gobi means "waterless place". Unlike the Sahara there are few sand dunes in the Gobi. It contains the last remaining wild Bacterian (two-humped) camels, and a small population of Gobi bears, the only desert-inhabiting bear.

Player ID MW L S
Caz 196 2 2  4-2
Marcia 168 2 11 3-3
Minnie 118 2  2 2-4
Bibi 169 3 21 5-4
Faye 113 3 12 3-5
  Faye Minnie Marcia Bibi Caz
Faye     0-2 2-1 1-2
Minnie     1-2 1-2 1-2
Marcia 2-0 2-1   1-2 1-2
Bibi 1-2 2-1 2-1    
Caz 2-1 2-1 2-1    

 

The Sahara Group

The Sahara desert is the largest in the world. It  covers almost the entire northern quarter of the African continent, roughly the size of the US. In the west, the Sahara is rocky with varied elevation. It contains underground rivers, which result in oases. The central region of the Sahara has more elevation than the other areas. Even though the area lacks rainfall, peaks found in this area are snowcapped during the winter. The Eastern part of the Sahara is dry with very few oases.  Sahara means "desert" so to say the "Sahara Desert" is a bit redundant.

Player ID MW L S
Bo 106 4 31 6-2
Bren 204 4 31 6-3
Susie 104 4 22 4-6
Donna 120 4 13 4-6
Karen 203 4 13 4-7
  Bo Donna Bren Susie Karen
Bo   2-0 0-2 2-0 2-0
Donna 0-2   2-0 1-2 1-2
Bren 2-0 0-2   2-0 2-1
Susie 0-2 2-1 0-2   2-1
Karen 0-2 2-1 1-2 1-2  

 

August 2003 - Round 1

 

Cactus!
Feeling overwhelmed by the heat?

 At least the cacti are happy!
The top two players from each group advance to round 2

In the tables below the columns stand for:
 Player = The name of the player
ID = The Player ID for the player
M = Number of Matches played
W = Number of matches Won
L = Number of matches Lost
S = The Score (The total number of GAMES won within each match minus the total number of GAMES lost within each match)

This round ends Sunday, Aug. 10th
midnight EST

Updated: Aug 11th, 11:55 (EST)
-- Round 1 is finished --
Round 2 is here
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The Saguaro Group

The Saguaro seems to serve only two important functions- to entertain and cheer the desert traveler, and to furnish high places for the nests of woodpeckers.

Player ID MW L S
Faye 113 4 31 6-3
Bo 106 4 22 6-4
Dollie 117 4 22 5-6
Franny 166 4 22 4-4
Karen K 221 4 13 3-7
Rose 172       
  Bo Karen K Faye Franny Dollie Rose
Bo   1-2 2-0 2-0 1-2  
Karen K 2-1   0-2 0-2 1-2  
Faye 0-2 2-0   2-0 2-1  
Franny 0-2 2-0 0-2   2-0  
Dollie 2-1 2-1 1-2 0-2    

 

   The Barrel Cactus Group

Don't go for those tall stories about lopping off its golden head and finding water-- the cost in energy outweighs the yield. Besides, the living barrel is more useful as a compass- it leans to the south.

Player ID MW L S
Donna 120 2 2  4-2
Minnie 118 2 11 3-3
Patty 141 2 02 2-4
Ellaybeee 132       
fmmclasso 165       
mscoco 231       
  Donna Minnie Ellaybeee Patty fmmclasso mscoco
Donna   2-1 2-1 2-1    
Minnie 1-2     2-1    
Ellaybeee 1-2     2-0    
Patty 1-2 1-2 0-2   2-1  
fmmclasso       1-2    
mscoco            

 

The Prickly Pair Group  

Prickly Pear Cactus produce both nopales, a vegetable, and tuna, a fruit. As a vegetable, Nopales can be used in salads, casseroles, soups, grilled and prepared in a variety of other ways. Nopales are somewhat tart and have a green bean- or asparagus -like flavor. Medicinal purposes include treatment for earaches, hemorrhoids, snake and insect bites, as well as for sunburn. 

Player ID MW L S
Marcia 168 5 41 9-4
Bren 204 5 32 7-5
Beth 107 5 32 7-6
Vegas 230 5 23 6-6
DarkRedEagle 183 5 23 6-8
Betty 202 5 14 2-8
  DarkRedEagle Bren Marcia Beth Betty Vegas
DarkRedEagle   2-1 1-2 1-2 0-2 2-1
Bren 1-2   0-2 2-1 2-0 2-0
Marcia 2-1 2-0   1-2 2-0 2-1
Beth 2-1 1-2 2-1   2-0 0-2
Betty 2-0 0-2 0-2 0-2   0-2
Vegas 1-2 0-2 1-2 2-0 2-0  

 

 The Agave Group

The pulp of the heart of the Agave is used to treat chapped lips, rashes, sunburn and snow blindness (in case it snows in the desert?). Made into a compress, it relieves congestion. Eaten raw, it induces vomiting, in case you accidentally ate another ineatible cactus. 

Player ID MW L S
Susie 104 4 40 8-2
Bibi 169 4 31 6-2
Kathy G 180 4 13 4-6
Sharon 195 4 13 3-6
Jitterbug 174 4 13 2-7
  Kathy G Jitterbug Susie Bibi Sharon
Kathy G   1-2 1-2 0-2 2-0
Jitterbug 2-1   0-2 0-2 0-2
Susie 2-1 2-0   2-0 2-1
Bibi 2-0 2-0 0-2   2-0
Sharon 0-2 2-0 1-2 0-2  

 

The Yucca Group

Yucca is a variety of cactus that many of us are familiar with. Dandruff and associated hair and scalp problems are effectively treated by making a shampoo of the root of many varieties of Yucca. The young shoots of Yucca serve as a pain reliever when mashed and boiled.

Player ID MW L S
Caz 196 5 41 8-3
Karen 203 5 32 7-5
Bonnie 215 5 32 7-6
Judy 112 5 32 6-5
MissBumble 229 5 23 6-7
Maria 219 5 05 2-10
  Caz Karen Bonnie Maria Judy MissBumble
Caz   0-2 2-1 2-0 2-0 2-0
Karen 2-0   1-2 2-0 0-2 2-1
Bonnie 1-2 2-1   2-0 0-2 2-1
Maria 0-2 0-2 0-2   1-2 1-2
Judy 0-2 2-0 2-0 2-1   0-2
MissBumble 0-2 1-2 1-2 2-1 2-0