IBM got the fastest computer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. on Wednesday said it has developed the world's fastest computer, putting it back on top after a Japanese supercomputer claimed the title some two years ago.

The world's largest computer company said its Blue Gene/L supercomputer is eight times faster, and consumes 28 times less power per computation than today's fastest supercomputers and surpassed NEC Corp.'s Earth Simulator Center as the world's most powerful supercomputer. Supercomputers are often used for tasks as diverse as studying weather, developing advanced weapons systems and improving industrial designs.

The Blue Gene/L system reached a peak performance of 36.01 teraflops, eclipsing the top mark of 35.86 teraflops for the Earth Simulator. A teraflop represents one trillion calculations per second. To be more cost effective, the Blue Gene/L system is about 100th the size of the Earth Simulator and consumers far less power, IBM said.

When completed in 2005, IBM expects this system to top the next list of the Top 500 fastest computers, which is compiled and published twice a year by scientists from the University of Tennessee, NERSC/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Mannheim in Germany. The next list is scheduled to be released in November.

NEC's computer in 2002 was tapped as the world's fastest at nearly five times faster than the previous leader, a machine built by IBM, the scientists said then. However, The company said its largest planned Blue Gene/L machine, which is being built by IBM for delivery to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California in early 2005, will occupy 64 full racks, with a peak performance of 360 teraflops.

Baseball returns to Washington

WASHINGTON - Major League Baseball will announce Wednesday that Washington will be the new home of the Montreal Expos, The Associated Press has learned. A city official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington has been notified by Major League Baseball of the impending announcement that will return the national pastime to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years.

The city is planning its own news conference at a downtown location Wednesday afternoon, the official said.

The announcement will come one day before the 33rd anniversary of the Washington Senators' final game. The Senators moved to Texas after the 1971 season, which was also the last time a major league team changed cities.

Baseball has been looking for a new home for the Expos since the financially troubled team was bought by the other 29 major league owners in 2002.

Las Vegas; Norfolk, Va.; Monterrey, Mexico; Portland, Ore.; and Northern Virginia also made bids, but Washington clearly took the lead during negotiations over recent weeks.

Those negotiations have produced a 30-page document that would conditionally award the Expos to Washington, pending approval by the City Council. The document had not yet been signed as of Tuesday night, the city source told the AP.

Final talks have been ongoing since a meeting of the sport's executive council last Thursday. Plans call for a $13 million refurbishment of RFK Stadium and a new ballpark costing slightly over $400 million, which would be built along the Anacostia River in the southeast section of the city.

The move must be approved by three-quarters of major league owners and survive legal challenges by the Expos' former limited partners and possibly by Baltimore owner Peter Angelos, who objects to having a team just 40 miles from the Orioles. Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer, has been attempting to negotiate a compensation arrangement with Angelos.

The original Washington Senators played 4,610 home games before becoming the Minnesota Twins after the 1960 season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The expansion Senators played 883 home games before moving to Texas.

In the Senators' last game, on Sept. 30, 1971, they led the New York Yankees 7-5 with two outs in the ninth inning when fans seeking souvenirs went on the RFK Stadium field, which could not be cleared. The Yankees wound up winning the game in a forfeit.

The Rangers retain ownership of the name "Washington Senators," baseball spokesman Carmine Tiso said after consulting with Ethan Orlinsky, a lawyer for Major League Baseball Properties, the sport's licensing division.

Montreal's last home game is scheduled for Wednesday night against Florida. Monday's series opener drew a crowd of 3,923 to Olympic Stadium.

Redskins loose to Cowboys, 21-18

Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells matched wits but it was a trick play and timeouts that proved to be the difference in the Dallas Cowboys' 21-18 triumph over the Washington Redskins. Parcells picked the opportune time for a halfback option and Gibbs used the Redskins last timeout on an instant replay review as Dallas edged its longtime rival in a key NFC East Division showdown. Ritchie Anderson threw a 26-yard touchdown pass two minutes into the fourth quarter and the Cowboys hung on late - when a timeout really would have helped Gibbs and the Redskins.

The matchup that featured two legends that have combined for over 300 wins, was a tight affair throughout. "I came back to try and win games for our franchise and for our fans and I'm going to give it every single thing I've got in order to get that done," Gibbs added. Parcells and Gibbs -- whose rivalry during much of the 1980s was marked by close games -- coached their teams to another tight matchup decided in the waning moments. Leading 21-18, the Cowboys converted on third and eight from the Dallas 30-yard line late in the fourth quarter to sustain a drive that helped to eat up valuable time on the clock. The Redskins managed to get the ball back with 21 seconds remaining. But they had no timeouts -- Gibbs had used all three, including one on an unsuccessful challenge of a call -- and time ran out after a 46-yard completion to Rod Gardner that brought the ball to the Dallas 21-yard line. Gardner could not get out of bounds and the final six seconds ticked off on the clock.

Last week, Gibbs said that the rivalry against Dallas was threatened if the Redskins didn't start winning because of the one-sided nature in recent years. Beginning in 1997, Dallas won 10 straight before the streak was halted by Steve Spurrier's Redskins in the 2002 regular season finale. But the rivalry, which dates from 1960, remains as intense as ever, especially because the teams are now coached by Gibbs and Parcells, who have combined for five Super Bowl titles.

Dallas scored first and held a 7-0 lead through most of the first half. The Redskins lost an opportunity to tie the game at the end of the half, however. Laveranues Coles's 20-yard catch gave Washington a first and goal at the 1-yard line with 1:12 left in the first half. Brunell was stuffed trying a quarterback sneak. Portis was halted by a wall of Cowboys while attempting to plow through the right side. On third and goal from the 1, Brunell rolled right and his pass was deflected near the line of scrimmage.

After a slow start, quarterback Mark Brunell was 25 of 43 for 325 yards as Gardner amassed a career-high 167 receiving yards on 10 catches. Clinton Portis added 94 yards rushing. The Redskins won the battle of statistics (384 total yards to 287, time of posseison, and held Dallas to 50 yards rushing) but still lost to the Cowboys for the 13th time in the past 14 games.

Maryland beats Duke 55-21

Maryland quarterback Joel Statham again overcame early struggles to lead the Terps to a dominating 55-21 victory against winless Duke on Saturday, which was played before an announced crowd of 16,298 at Wallace Wade Stadium. Calling some of Statham's throws "remarkable," Maryland Coach Ralph Friedgen praised his quarterback's reads, touch and ability to use an assortment of receivers, most notably tight end Vernon Davis, who became the fourth Maryland receiver ever to score three touchdowns in a game.

Statham fumbled the ball three times, all of which were recovered by Maryland, and threw three interceptions. But he also threw for four touchdowns and a career-high 362 yards, the second-most by a quarterback under Friedgen. The three touchdown passes by Statham to Davis were receptions of 29, 12 and 40 yards. Davis dropped what would have been his fourth touchdown pass reception in the end zone. "I think I got a little bit better," said Statham, who completed 22 of 37 passes and spoke publicly for the first time since last week's overtime loss at West Virginia.

"Today I learned a little bit more by the mistakes that I made, and hopefully in a couple weeks I'll be able to take those mistakes out of my game." Aside from the three interceptions, Maryland dominated the game in all facets. The Terps tied a school record with 35 first downs. They compiled 685 total yards on 100 offensive plays. And they controlled the ball for more than two-thirds of the game. Terps Sammy Maldonado rushed for 102 yards on 23 carries and Josh Allen added 91 yards on 15 carries, with each scoring a touchdown.

Sharapova into semis at China Open

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova set up an intriguing semi-final showdown with fellow Russian and U.S. Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova at the China Open after her opponent Jelena Jankovic retired hurt Friday with an ankle injury.

Third seed Sharapova was cruising 5-2 in the first set when Serbian Jankovic took a medical time out before deciding she was unable to continue. Looking forward to her contest with Sharapova, second seed Kuznetsova said: "It's going to be a difficult match. Maria is playing well and so am I... it will depend on what game she plays and what I do."

Sharapova was blisteringly accurate from the baseline, pinpointing strong shots that Jankovic could not chase down. "I was happy to play a very good set. Though she was injured, we did have some good points," Sharapova said. "I liked the way I was playing and today too... I'm still enjoying myself, that's the most important thing."

American Serena also advanced to the semi-finals and will play the winner of the Vera Zvonareva and Anabel Medina Garrigues match.

Shannen Doherty another Locklear?

On Aug. 9, FOX revealed that former "Beverly Hills, 90210" teen queen Shannen Doherty was joining the cast for at least three episodes with the possibility of a longer run. Just like magic, on Aug. 13 FOX announced that "North Shore" was getting a back-nine pick-up, the ultimate vote of confidence for a show whose fan base is devoted, if tiny. Nobody is explicitly saying that "North Shore" is sticking around because of Doherty but Shannen did acknowledge "I think it(extension) had been casually mentioned to me."

The natural instinct, particularly if you're a wildly optimistic FOX executive, is to compare Doherty's arrival on "North Shore" to the moment Heather Locklear moved into "Melrose Place" and transformed what was a sluggish "90210" spin-off into a brilliantly trashy institution. Certainly there appears to be some similarly bitchy DNA shared between Locklear's fiery Amanda Woodward and Doherty's Alexandra Hudson. "We wanted what we sometimes call an 'engine' on these shows, to not only give an expected ratings jump and bring more viewers to a show that has momentum, but also that is something that a story spins off on," said a FOX executive. "She was just the perfect point for people to spin around."

Does Doherty feel the presure? "It's a huge amount of pressure," Doherty says nervously. "Heather Locklear is amazing and what she does for shows is terrific and it's big footsteps to follow in. I'm very comfortable with the fact that I have an amazing fan base that is just so loyal." North Shore" has already signed Doherty for three additional episodes, bringing her run to six and counting. How long Doherty will stay with the series remains open and having already left two successful shows in the midst of their runs, she acknowledges that she finds the TV schedule "a grind."

Oops!!! She Did It Again???

So, did she or didn't she? And is she or isn't she?

Britney Spears most definitely got married last week, People magazine reports in its Oct. 4 issue filled with pictures of the pop star and her fiance, Kevin Federline, in wedding apparel and surrounded by family and friends. What the couple didn't do, according to the Los Angeles County registrar's office, is file a marriage license after the ceremony.

No big deal, says a member of the singer's camp who declined to be quoted by name. "They're scheduled to file it next week," she told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Spears told People essentially the same thing. "I know we're not completely legal until we file the license, which we'll do next week," the 22-year-old pop star said.

Redskins lose to N.Y. Giants 20-14

The Washington Redskins made seven turnovers and lost to the New York Giants at Giants Stadium on Sunday, 20-14. The Giants got 17 of their 20 points directly off turnovers, including a 16-yard touchdown on a fumble return by linebacker Barrett Green. Three of their four interceptions came deep in their own territory, preventing Washington scores. Gibbs may have taken the Redskins to three Super Bowl titles in his first tenure from 1981 to 1992, but he found no pleasure in his trips to Giants Stadium. From 1984 to 1990, Gibbs went 1-7 here, including the NFC championship game in January 1987.

Using an assortment of play-action passes, Mark Brunelle led the Redskins 53 yards in 10 plays on their opening drive, capped by a short touchdown pass to rookie Chris Cooley. Then something went wrong, terribly wrong. Brunell fumbled on Washington's third possession, leading to a touchdown pass by Kurt Warner on the next play. It was the first of seven turnovers for the Redskins, giving Gibbs another day to forget at Giants Stadium.

In addition to his fumble, Brunell also was intercepted once before leaving in the third quarter with a hamstring injury. His replacement, Patrick Ramsey, was picked off three times. Washington running back Clinton Portis had not fumbled in 280 carries, but coughed up the ball twice on Sunday, one of which was returned for a touchdown, erasing the Redskins early 7-0 lead.

"I think back and I don't know that I have seen that many mistakes,'' Gibbs said. ``Give them all the credit, but we just can't do what we did either.'' "We all lost the game. All of us were together in it, including me," said Gibbs, a NASCAR team owner. "It wasn't one key play, it was a lot of mistakes today. You don't play smart, you don't win, so there's a lesson in that," Gibbs said.

Maryland loses to WVU in OT, 19-16

Rasheed Marshall threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Chris Henry in overtime to lift No. 7 West Virginia to a 19-16 victory over No. 21 Maryland. Maryland (2-1) suffered its first loss to the Mountaineers under coach Ralph Friedgen. In sophomore Joel Statham's first road start at quarterback, Maryland couldn't generate the type of offense it did in three previous blowout wins over West Virginia. Statham was 9-of-20 for 108 yards with one TD pass and three interceptions for the Terps. Maryland came back from a 10-3 deficit after a miserable first half that included four turnovers(five overall). Statham hit Derrick Fenner for a 27-yard score over a leaping Jones late in the third quarter to tie the game 10-10. Novak's 46-yard field goal with 9:23 remaining put the Terps ahead 13-10. But West Virginia's Brad Cooper hit a 37-yarder to re-tie the game with 6:20 left. Nick Novak, the Atlantic Coast Conference's career scoring leader, missed a 49-yard field goal wide left with 1:15 left in the fourth quarter with the game tied 13-13, and Maryland's Kevin Eli blocked Brad Cooper's 39-yard winning field goal attempt with five seconds left to force overtime. Maryland had the ball first in the OT and settled for a field goal on a fourth and two yards to give Maryland a 16-13 lead. But college rules allow each team a possession in OT and West Virginia made the best of theirs by scoring the winning touchdown. Having finally beaten the Terps after five straight loses, the fans celebrated by tearing down the goalposts as though they had won a bowl game.

I miss my Photobucket

Photobucket has been having server disk problems the past two days and that is why none of my pictures are showing. Photobucket has been so reliable since I have been using it, and since it is free there is no reason to complain. Photobucket is a great service and as I said it is totally free. But I do miss my pictures. Hope they resolve the problem soon.

Top 10 Things to do in Boston

Top 10 things to do in Boston according to MSN City Guides: 1. Fenway Park 4 Yawkey Wy, Boston, MA Score a front-row seat to baseball history and cheer on the Sox to victory. 2. Durgin Park 340 Faneuil Hall Market Pl, Boston, MA Eat like Paul Revere and enjoy classic Yankee cuisine like Boston baked beans and Indian pudding. 3. Boston Marathon April 19, 2004 at Boston Metro Area Battle the crowds and watch the winners as they cross the finish line of the world's oldest annual marathon. 4. Pizzeria Regina 11 1/2 Thacher St, Boston, MA Wait outside in line for a table at the North End's legendary pizzeria. 5. Cheers--Faneuil Hall South Canopy, Quincy Market, Boston, MA Blend in with the tourists, pull a Norm and pretend that everybody knows your name. 6. Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage 1246 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA Head to Harvard Square, squeeze in among the students and order a Bill Gates burger at this local institution. 7. Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton 15 Arlington St, Boston, MA Step back into time and enjoy the classic service and opulent surroundings of the city's classiest dining room. 8. Armani Cafe 214 Newbury St, Boston, MA Slap on some shades and park it on Newbury Street's premier patio for people-watching. 9. Top of the Hub 800 Boylston St, Boston, MA Celebrate a birthday or anniversary with a meal at the city's highest vantage point. 10. Boston Duck Tours 790 Boylston St, Boston, MA Take in the city from a whole new perspective--on the Charles, in a duck boat, surrounded by tourists. For more Things To Do in other U.S. cities

Joe Gibbs gets Redskin win, 16-10

Joe Gibbs made a successful return to coaching by leading the Washingotn Redskins to a win in the season opener, beating Tampa Bay, 16-10. It also happened to be the Redskins' 500th regular-season win as a franchise, 125 of which were led by Gibbs.

On his first carry as a Redskin, Clinton Portis showed his great vision and quickness, cutting back into a huge opening and running 64 yards for a touchdown. Portis ended with 148 yards on 29 carries for his sixth consecutive 100 yard game. The previous five were last year with the Denver Broncos , who traded him to Washington for Champ Bailey during the past off season.

Washington's new aggressive defense, lead by Buffalo's ex-head coach Gregg Williams, resulted in only 169 total yards for Tampa Bay, four sacks and two turnovers. Linebacker Antonio Pierce intercepted a pass and strong safety Matt Bowen had two sacks in leading a defense that kept pressure on Tampa Bay's offence all game, puctuated by Bowen's sack on the last play of the game.

But the offence did what it had to do late in the game. With 5:03 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Redskins embarked on a classic drive, grinding out yards and the clock. Portis rushed seven times for 22 yards and the Redskins got a 34-yard John Hall field goal with 21 seconds left to give the Redskins a 16-10 lead, and leaving Tampa Bay with no time-outs and little time to try and win the game.

Maryland beats Temple 45-22

Joel Statham completed 18 of 25 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns in No. 23 Maryland's 45-22 victory over Temple on Saturday night before 51,000 in College Park, Maryland. The two touchdowns were the first two of the sophomore's career.

Sammy Maldonado ran for a career-high 106 yards and two touchdowns to help Maryland (2-0) win its 12th straight game at Byrd Stadium and improve to 5-0 against the Owls. Maryland rolled up 319 first-half yards -- 201 of them on Statham's 15-of-20 passing -- while Temple had only 100 yards of total offense. Nick Novak added 9 kicking points to put him within 79 points of the all-time NCAA scoring record. Josh Allen had 43 yards rushing and Derrick Fenner caught 4 passes for 70 yards.

After Maldonado scroed from a yard out for a 35-7 lead with 3:30 remaining in the third, Maryland pulled its first team and used a lot of freshmen and sophomores for the rest of the game. Temple scored 15 points and made most of their yards in the fourth quarter against Maryland second and third stringers.

Remembering 9/11

Girders in the shape of a cross, preserved from the wreckage of the World Trade Center, stand over the site of the attack, where a memorial will be held on 9/11/04.

From Reuters

Bill & Melinda giving it back

By Frank AhrensWashington Post Staff Writer

The Washington Post Co. elected Melinda French Gates -- a former Microsoft Corp. executive and wife of founder Bill Gates -- to its board yesterday, adding the spouse of the world's richest person to a 10-member board that already includes the world's second-richest person, Warren E. Buffett.

Melinda Gates worked at Microsoft from 1987 to 1996 and developed multimedia products. In 2000, she and her husband launched the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has given away billions of dollars in educational and health-related aid to Third World countries for work on such initiatives as new vaccines and HIV-prevention programs.

The foundation is worth $27 billion, three times the size of the Ford Foundation. Forbes magazine named Bill Gates the world's wealthiest person, estimating he alone is worth $47 billion; the couple have vowed to give away 95 percent of their wealth in their lifetimes.

During a 2003 humanitarian trip to Africa, Melinda Gates described why the couple are willing to part with so much of their wealth: "Yes, Bill worked really hard and he's been incredibly smart about some things, but also very, very lucky. Given that, we both feel a huge responsibility to do what we can with that resource."

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Have you seen this painting?

The Scream, one of the world's most recognizable artworks, was stolen from a Norwegian museum last month. Two armed, masked thieves pulled a version of Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch's most famous work and a version of his lesser known Madonna from the walls of Oslo's Munch Museum during a brazen morning raid. Although thieves threatened museum employees with a handgun and some museum visitors feared they were being attacked by terrorists, no injuries were reported. The Scream is noted for its opened-mouthed man grabbing both sides of his head, a look that portrays fear, desperation and anxiety. After World War II, perhaps no other artwork mirrored the alienation and isolation of modern-day life. Munch, who died in 1944 at 81, is credited with pioneering the expressionist movement. He was tormented by early family deaths and broken relationships, and most of his works depict themes of sickness, death, anxiety and love. He conceived the idea for The Scream after a bout of heavy drinking as he was walking in the hills above Oslo. Beginning in 1893, Munch made four versions on paper and canvas. Auction houses and Norwegian curators estimated the value of this version at up to $74.5 million. USAToday article on other famous artwork stolen in recent years

Boooooo!!!!! Yankees

The New York Yankees have asked the baseball commissioner's office to award them a forfeit over Tampa Bay after the Devil Rays failed to arrive in time for the scheduled start of Monday's game in New York because of travel problems in Florida due to Hurricane Frances. ``The rule states that if your team is here and ready to play, and the other team isn't here and not ready to play, there should be a forfeit, and we believe there should be a forfeit,'' Yankees president Randy Levine said. ``There were plenty of opportunities to get out of Tampa on Saturday. The airports were open until 3 or 4 o'clock.'' Levine said. Devil Rays spokesman Rick Vaughn said the Devil Rays had never intended to leave before Monday. ``The only thing that entered our mind was being with our families during the hurricane,'' he said.

The Yankees are not a class act but Maria Sharapova sure is!!!! Even if she did loose in Mixed Doubles at the U.S. Open on Labor Day.

Terps win first 23-20

The Maryland Terps football team committed several mistakes and survived numerous anxious moments to beat Northern Illinois, 23-20, Saturday night before 51,830 at Byrd Stadium in their first game of the season. The Terps avenged last season's overtime loss to the Huskies and started the season with a victory for the first time in three years. Maryland starting quarterback Joel Statham threw one interception and fumbled four times, including three in the first quarter. Sophomore Statham completed 12 of 22 passes for 169 yards and looked bad and good at times. But Ralph Friedgen was pleased with his young quarterback and the teams effort.

The Terps got three field goals from senior kicker Nick Novak, whose first kick made him the leading scorer in ACC history. Maryland middle linebacker D'Qwell Jackson intercepted two first-half passes to stop Northern Illinois drives and set up Maryland scoring drives. Maryland running back Josh Allen got 104 yards on 22 carries and Sam Maladonna got 84 yards on 14 carries.

Sharapova looses in U.S. Open

Maria Sharapova's U.S. Open came to a grinding halt on Saturday when Mary Pierce came back from one set down to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the third round of the U.S. Open. Crowds flocked to Arthur Ashe Court to watch the new queen of women's tennis but the 17-year-old Wimbledon champion was out-battled and out-thought by the 29-year-old Frenchwoman. Sharapova, who has been caught up in a frenzy of publicity since being crowned Wimbledon champion, won the first set convincingly but Pierce launched a devastating fightback. Sharapova, who wore a black ribbon in memory of the tragic events at Beslan where Chechen gunmen killed more than 320 people, including 155 children, tried to keep it all in perspective. "It's not the end of the world, I only lost a tennis match and there are far more important things going on in the world today."

Maria Sharapova advances in U.S. Open

Maria Sharapova won a three set match to advance to the third round in the U.S. Open in New York. Maria beat Jelena Jankovic from Serbia & Montenegro 6-0 6-7 6-1. Maria won the first set easily, but the second set was a lot tougher as there were many breaks and Maria lost in the tie-breaker. In the third set Maria was up 3-0 when Jankovic called a trainer, and there was a stoppage of play while Jankovic was receiving treatment. When the match resumed Maria only lost one more game on her way to the win. Maria's next opponent in round three will be Mary Pierce of France. This will be the first match between Maria and Pierce.

Why Christina Why?

Evidently the MTV Video Awards Show had some "after show" fireworks this year. The New York tabloids claim that Paris Hilton got up close and personal at a post-awards bash at the Raleigh Hotel with Christina Agluilera. A person spotted the blonde-on-blonde bonding and tattled to the New York Post that the pretty pair "suddenly started making out," perhaps in tribute to the on-stage Britney-Madonna-Christina spit swap from last year's ceremony.

Sharapova returns from "La-La" land

No reigning Wimbledon women's champion lost in the first round of the U.S. Open, and Sharapova was just one game from that fate. Then she steeled herself to claim 12 of the last 14 points and got past Laura Granville 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 Tuesday night. "My game went off for a while. I went to La-La Land," the 17-year-old Siberian-turned-Floridian said, "but I came back to Earth."  Maria Sharapova nearly found out just how quickly one can go from diva to disaster. "It's all about the spirit," Sharapova said after her 2-hour, 9-minute adventure. "Hanging in there, and trying to do your best."
 All the while, the photographers in their courtside pit trained their equipment on the 6-foot Sharapova, who's represented by a modeling agency and recently signed a three-year deal with a cell phone company worth $4 to $5 million. Most of the time, about 40 cameras followed her, and one or two followed Granville. When Sharapova hit her 10th ace, followed by a service winner, to end it, her sunglasses-wearing father jumped and pounded his fist on his chest. She mimicked that gesture, then - just as she did after stunning Serena Williams in Wimbledon's final in July - went to grab her phone to call Mom.