2011 Big Ten Conference football season, Post-season awards and honors, All-Big Ten
Illinois: Jeff Allen, Jonathan Brown, Derek Dimke, Terry Hawthorne, Ian Thomas; Indiana: Mitch Ewald, Jeff Thomas; Iowa: Broderick Binns, James Ferentz, Eric Guthrie, Micah Hyde, James Morris, Markus Zusevics; Michigan: Kenny Demens, J.T. Floyd, Kevin Koger, Junior Hemingway, Denard Robinson, Fitzgerald Toussaint, Ryan Van Bergen; Michigan State: Denicos Allen, Le'Veon Bell, Kenshawn Martin, Trenton Robinson, Marcus Rush; Minnesota: Kim Royston; Nebraska: Will Compton, Ben Cotton, Spencer Long, Marcel Jones, Baker Steinkuhler; Northwestern: Jeremy Ebert, Jordan Mabin, Brian Mulroe, Al Netter, Dan Persa, Brian Peters; Ohio State: Johnathan Hankins, Dan Herron, Jack Mewhort, Jake Stoneburner; Penn State: Drew Astorino, Anthony Fera, Jordan Hill, D'Anton Lynn, Derek Moye, Chima Okoli, Chaz Powell, Johnnie Troutman; Purdue: Joe Holland, Dennis Kelly; Wisconsin: Jared Abbrederis, Patrick Butrym, Antonio Fenelus, Peter Konz, Brad Nortman, Jacob Pedersen, Ricky Wagner.


2011 Big Ten Conference football season, Post-season awards and honors, All-Big Ten
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2011 Big Ten Conference football season, Post-season awards and honors, All-Big Ten
Illinois: Derek Dimke, Terry Hawthorne, Travon Wilson; Indiana: Mitch Ewald; Iowa: Mike Daniels, James Ferentz, Adam Gettis, Eric Guthrie, James Morris, Tyler Nielsen, Shaun Prater, Markus Zusevics; Michigan: Kenny Demens, J.T. Floyd, Kevin Koger, Jordan Kovacs, Taylor Lewan, Craig Roh, Fitzgerald Toussaint, Ryan Van Bergen; Michigan State: Le'Veon Bell, Max Bullough, Dan Conroy, Kirk Cousins, Darqueze Dennard, Brian Linthicum, Chris McDonald, Chris Norman, Kevin Pickelman, Marcus Rush; Minnesota: Chris Bunders, Kim Royston; Nebraska: Mike Caputo, Austin Cassidy, Will Compton, Ben Cotton, Marcel Jones, Cameron Meredith, Daimion Stafford, Baker Steinkuhler; Northwestern: Kain Colter, Jordan Mabin, Brian Mulroe, Al Netter, Dan Persa; Ohio State: C.J. Barnett, Mike Brewster, Johnathan Hankins, Jack Mewhort, Tyler Moeller, Andrew Norwell, Jake Stoneburner, Andrew Sweat; Penn State: Drew Astorino, Quinn Barham, Jack Crawford, Jordan Hill, D'Anton Lynn, Chima Okoli, Chaz Powell, Nate Stupar, Johnnie Troutman; Purdue: Ricardo Allen, Dwayne Beckford, Joe Holland, Dennis Kelly, Carson Wiggs; Wisconsin: Jared Abbrederis, Patrick Butrym, Aaron Henry, Brad Nortman, Nick Toon, Ricky Wagner, Philip Welch.


2011 Big Ten Conference football season, Post-season awards and honors, First Team All-Americans
There are many outlets that award All-America honors in football. The NCAA uses five official selectors to also determine Consensus and Unanimous All-America honors. The five teams used by the NCAA to compile the consensus team are from the Associated Press, the AFCA, the FWAA, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. A point system is used to calculate the consensus honors. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and three points for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation.


2011 Big Ten Conference football season, Post-season awards and honors, First Team All-Americans
The teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named a Consensus All-American. If there is a tie at a position in football for first team then the players who are tied shall be named to the team. A player named first-team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is recognized as a Unanimous All-American.


2011 Big Ten Conference football season, Post-season awards and honors, Academic All-American
The Big Ten led all conferences with 7 Academic All-America selections: 1st team – Rex Burkhead (Nebraska), Austin Cassidy (Nebraska), Patrick Ward (Northwestern) and Joe Holland (Purdue); 2nd team – Mike Sadler (Michigan State), Sean Fisher (Nebraska) and Jacob Schmidt (Northwestern). Cassidy was one of four repeat first-team winners, while Holland was a 2010 second-team selection.


2011 Big Ten Conference football season, 2012 NFL Draft
The conference lost 4 players in the first round of the NFL Draft: A total of 41 Big Ten players were drafted.


2011 Big Ten Conference football season, Head coaches
Joe Paterno was fired as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions on November 9 in the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal. Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.


2011 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
The 2011 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 21st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. Northwestern won both the regular season and the Big Ten Tournament.


2011 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Preseason
Indiana was picked to be the winner of the regular season.


2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game
The 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game. It was played on December 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, to determine the 2011 champion of the Big Ten Conference. The Wisconsin Badgers of the Leaders Division beat the Michigan State Spartans of the Legends Division by a score of 42–39. By winning the game, Wisconsin earned a berth in the 2012 Rose Bowl.


2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game
The game was the first football championship game ever played in the Big Ten's 115-year history. The game was played in prime time and televised by Fox.


2011 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 10 through March 13, 2011 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the 13th annual Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. The championship was won by Ohio State who defeated Penn State in the championship game. As a result, Ohio State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The win marked Ohio State's fourth tournament championship and second consecutive (one championship has been vacated).


2011 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All Big Ten schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season. The top five teams received a first round bye.


2011 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2011 Big Ten Conference Tournament was the postseason tournament of the Big Ten Conference to determine the Big Ten Conference’s champion and automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.


2011 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament was played between Thursday, March 3 and Sunday, March 6 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Big Ten Network carried every game except the final, which was aired on ESPN2. Ohio State won the tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2011 Women's NCAA Tournament.


2011 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2010–11 Big Ten Conference season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records (Tie-breaking Procedure. The top 5 teams received a first round bye.


2011 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–12, 2011 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The Tournament was previously held at the Anaheim Convention Center. The winner of the tournament, UC Santa Barbara, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Florida.


2011 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the 2011 Big West Tournament.


2011 Big West Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2011 Big West Conference Tournament will be the postseason tournament of the Big West Conference to determine the Big West Conference's champion and automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.


2011 Bilderberg Conference
The Bilderberg Conference 2011 took place at June 9–12, 2011, and were held in Sankt Moritz, Switzerland at the Suvretta House.


2011 Billboard Music Awards
The 2011 Billboard Music Awards were held May 22, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and hosted by Ken Jeong. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010.


2011 Billboard Music Awards, Critical reception and controversy
Overall, critics praised the performances in whole. Critics, however, noted Beyoncé as the standout performer of the night. However, some controversy was generated from the show. The Parents Television Council criticized Rihanna and Britney Spears's Performance of S&M (Remix), calling it "explicit", with PTC president saying "I cannot imagine what would possibly lead the ABC television network to air a profanity-laced, S&M sex show on primetime broadcast television", while criticizing the choice to air the performance first, on what they claim is a normally family targeted time slot (the show aired at 8:00 p.m.).


2011 Birmingham City Council election
The 2011 Birmingham City Council Election took place to elect members of Birmingham City Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election, one seat in each of the city's 40 council wards. The election took place at the same day as the 2011 United Kingdom local elections.


2011 Birmingham City Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2011 Birthday Honours
The Birthday Honours 2011 for the Commonwealth realms were announced on 11 June 2011 in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Barbados, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, and on 13 June 2011 in Australia to celebrate the occasion of the Queen's Official Birthday for 2011.


2011 Birthday Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed or referred to as they were styled before their new honour and arranged first by country, honour and where appropriate by rank (Knight Grand Cross, Knight Commander etc.) then division (Military, Civil, Overseas or Police list).


2011 Birthday Honours, United Kingdom, The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of The Order of the Bath (GCB)
Sir Augustine Thomas O'Donnell, KCB, Cabinet Secretary and head of the Home Civil Service


2011 Birthday Honours, Australia
The Queen's Birthday Honours 2011 for Australia were announced on 13 June 2011.


2011 Birthday Honours, Barbados
The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2011 was announced in the London Gazette on 10 June 2011


2011 Birthday Honours, Grenada
The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2011 was announced in the London Gazette on 10 June 2011


2011 Birthday Honours, Papua New Guinea
The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2011 was announced in the London Gazette on 10 June 2011


2011 Birthday Honours, Solomon Islands
The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2011 was announced in the London Gazette on 10 June 2011


2011 Birthday Honours, Tuvalu
The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2011 was announced in the London Gazette on 10 June 2011


2011 Birthday Honours, Saint Lucia
The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2011 was announced in the London Gazette on 10 June 2011


2011 Birthday Honours, Antigua and Barbuda
The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2011 was announced in the London Gazette on 10 June 2011


2011 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 6 June 2011.


2011 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


2011 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The 2011 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 87th running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place in Baltimore, Maryland on May 14, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC Sports Network. Ridden by jockey Jose Lezcano, Royal Delta won the race by two and a half lengths over runner-up Buster's Ready. Approximate post time on the Friday evening before the Preakness Stakes was 4:46 p.m. Eastern Time and the race was run for a purse of $300,000. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:49.60. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 27,966. The attendance at Pimlico Race Course that day was a record crowd for Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day.


2011 Blackpool Borough Council election
The 2011 Blackpool Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of the unitary Blackpool Borough Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party.


2011 Blackpool Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw Blackpool Labour gain 15 seats to take control from the Conservatives. Conservative councillors who lost seats included the deputy leader of the party Ian Fowler and the cabinet member for education, Peter Collins. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats were reduced to just one councillor, Douglas Green. Overall turnout at the election was 37.41%.


2011 Blackpool Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservative leader of the council Peter Callow said the Labour result was "well-earned" and that cuts made by the national government were to blame for the Conservative losses. Meanwhile, the Labour leader Simon Blackburn called the result "very pleasing, but not unexpected".


2011 Blancpain Endurance Series
The 2011 Blancpain Endurance Series season was the inaugural season of the Blancpain Endurance Series, the sports car racing series developed by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) with approval from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).


2011 Blancpain Endurance Series
The season commenced on 17 April at Monza and concluded on 9 October at Silverstone.


2011 Blancpain Endurance Series, Calendar
On 15 December 2010, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2011 calendar.


2011 Blancpain Endurance Series, Entry list
On 9 March 2011 the SRO released an official entry list of the teams and manufacturers. The full entry list for Monza was released on 10 April.


2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election
An 2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election was held on December 11, 2011 to replace Gilles Duceppe, who resigned on May 2, 2011, after the party lost 43 of its 47 seats, including his own seat, in the 2011 federal election. It was won by Daniel Paillé.


2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election, Candidates, Official candidates, Jean-François Fortin
MP for Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (2011–present)Former mayor of Sainte-Flavie, QuebecOnly newly elected BQ MP in the current caucus


2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election, Candidates, Official candidates, Maria Mourani
MP for Ahuntsic (2006–present)Only BQ MP remaining from the Montreal area


2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election, Candidates, Official candidates, Daniel Paillé
Former MP for Hochelaga (2009–2011)Former MNA for Prévost (1994–1996)Former Quebec Minister of Industry (1994–1996)


2011 Bloomington Extreme season
The 2011 Bloomington Extreme season was the team's sixth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Bloomington, Illinois-based Bloomington Extreme were members of the Great Lakes Division of the United Conference.


2011 Bloomington Extreme season
Under the leadership of owner Ed Brady, and head coach Mike Murray, the team played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois.


2011 Bloomington Extreme season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 18, 201122 Active, 1 Inactive


2011 Blu-express.com Tennis Cup
The 2011 Blu-express.com Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Todi, Italy between 12 and 18 September 2011.


2011 Blu-express.com Tennis Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Blu-express.com Tennis Cup, Champions, Doubles
Stefano Ianni /  Luca Vanni def. Martin Fischer /  Alessandro Motti, 6–4, 1–6, [11–9]


2011 Blu-express.com Tennis Cup – Doubles
Flavio Cipolla and Alessio di Mauro were the defending champions but Cipolla decided not to participate. Di Mauro partnered Enrico Burzi, however Francesco Aldi and Marco Cecchinato defeated them in the quarterfinals.


2011 Blu-express.com Tennis Cup – Doubles
Stefano Ianni and Luca Vanni won the title, defeating Martin Fischer and Alessandro Motti 6–4, 1–6, [11–9] in the final.


2011 Blu-express.com Tennis Cup – Singles
Carlos Berlocq successfully defended his last year's title. He defeated Filippo Volandri 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill
The 2011 Bohai bay oil spill (Chinese: 2011年渤海湾油田溢油事故) was a series of oil spills that began on June 4, 2011 at Bohai Bay. The spill itself however was not publicly disclosed until a month later. There were suspicions of official cover-ups by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Ownership
The oil field is 51% owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation, and 49% owned by the United States company ConocoPhillips.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Spills, 1st oil spill
On June 4, 2011 the Penglai 19-3 oilfield caused an oil spill from a sea floor leak that lasted until June 7.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Spills, 2nd oil spill
On June 17 a second oil spill that occurred at the Penglai 19-3 oilfield, but was contained within 48 hours. By the second leak, it was reported that a total of 840 square kilometers of first grade clean water in Bohai Bay was polluted.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Spills, 3rd oil spill
A third leak took place on July 12 with the Suizhong 36-1 oil field. This occurred just one day after the Huizhou refinery explosion incident. In total the leaks contaminated a total of 4,250 square kilometers. The media has described the spill to be six times the size of Singapore.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Leak disclosure
The oil spill was not publicly reported until 31 days later on July 5, 2011. It was only revealed because of a public microblog tip-off that appeared on June 21. The news of the oil spill was withheld by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) for a month. In a statement by the SOA, the US company ConocoPhillips managing the platform was held responsible for the leak, and was fined 200,000 yuan (US$31,000). CNOOC however, said they informed government authorities from the start.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Environment impact
Outside of the spill area, dead seaweed and rotting fish can be seen around Nanhuangcheng island (南隍城島) in Shandong province.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Environment impact
"The oil, containing toxic substances and heavy metals, will greatly affect the growth of marine lives that live on the seabed, such as clams, scallops and some kinds of crabs," Xinhua reported last week quoting Cui Wenlin, director of the environmental monitoring centre with the North China Sea branch of the SOA.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Environment impact
Bohai is a half-closed sea with comparatively low self-clean ability due to limited water exchange with the outside, he added.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Environment impact
The environmental monitoring centre Cui directs has been monitoring the impacts of the oil spills on the Bohai's water quality, seabed sediments and marine lives.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Environment impact
Though the US firm claims that no oil sheen reached the shoreline after the spills, Xinhua reports that "dead seaweed and rotting fish have been reported in the water around Nanhuangcheng Island, about 74 kilometres south from where the leaks originated".


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Responses
Further criticism followed that if the spilled oil were to flow into the Yellow Sea, this will damage both North Korea and South Korea. Korean media have complained about Beijing being as irresponsible as the Japanese's reluctant to share information about its nuclear disasters. ConocoPhillips said the spill was the equivalent of 1,500 barrels of oil.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Responses
But many Chinese environmental organisations questioned the credibility of the spill volume released by ConocoPhillips.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Responses
Zhong Yu, senior action coordinator of Greenpeace, an international environmental organisation, told Xinhua that “the amount is questionable” because, apart from ConocoPhillips and the SOA, ‘no third party attended the assessment’.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Responses
In addition, 11 environmental organisations sent an open letter to ConocoPhillips China and CNOOC Ltd on Thursday, asking the two companies to assist the organisations and other people concerned to visit the scene of the leak to investigate the incident and its aftermath.


2011 Bohai Bay oil spill, Track records
The CNOOC has recently come under scrutiny for several accidents involving its facilities, the third such incident on the Bohai Sea in less than two months. Following an oil spill on Tuesday in its Suizhong 36-1 oilfield, it was to be shut temporarily, SOA announced in a statement. By Wednesday afternoon, CNOOC finished cleaning up an oil slick near the oilfield and gradually resumed production.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team
The 2011 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by head coach Chris Petersen, winner of the 2010 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, and played their home games at Bronco Stadium. This season was Boise State's first in the Mountain West Conference after spending the previous ten years in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–1, 6–1 Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were invited the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas for the second consecutive year where they defeated Arizona State 56–24.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team
Between 2008 and 2011, the Broncos went 50–3 to become the first team in FBS history to win 50 games in four years. With the 50–3 record, quarterback Kellen Moore set a new record for the most wins by a starting quarterback in FBS history, passing former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy (45 wins).


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Previous season
The Broncos opened the season ranked #3 and #5 in the AP and coaches polls, respectively, by far the highest season starting ranking in school history and the highest starting position for a non-BCS team. They opened the season against #6/#10 Virginia Tech at FedExField in one of the nation's premier games of the opening weekend. They defeated the eventual ACC champions 33–30 on a game-winning touchdown drive with less than two minutes to play.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Previous season
The Broncos would win their next nine games and climbed to #2 in the coaches, AP and Harris polls and #3 in the BCS poll for their highest ranking ever in all four polls. On November 26, #3 Boise State lost to their rival #19 Nevada in overtime after two missed field goals by Kyle Brotzman. The Broncos would repeat as conference champions, shared with Nevada and Hawaii with a 7–1 conference record. The conference title was the Broncos third straight and eighth in their ten-year history in the WAC. They were invited to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas where they defeated Utah 26–3 to finish the season 12–1 and ranked #7/#9 in the coaches/AP polls.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Award watch lists
Maxwell Award – Sr. QB Kellen Moore, Sr. RB Doug Martin.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Award watch lists
Outland Trophy – Sr. DT Billy Winn, Sr. OT Nate Potter.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Award watch lists
Lombardi Award – Sr. C Thomas Byrd, Sr. DE Shae McClellin, Sr. OT Nate Potter, Sr. DT Billy Winn.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Award watch lists
Kellen Moore also won the Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete award on the Playboy Preseason All-America Team. Playboy also ranked Boise State #2 to start the season.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
During the Mountain West media days held on July 26–27 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, Boise State was picked as the overwhelming favorite to win the conference, garnering 28 of 31 first place votes. Sr . QB Kellen Moore was selected as the preseason offensive player of the year and thus was the QB on the preseason All–Conference team. Joining him on the All–Conference team were Sr. RB Doug Martin, Sr. OL Thomas Bryd, Sr. OL Nate Potter, Sr. DL Billy Winn, Sr. DL Shea McClellin, and Sr. S George Iloka.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days, All-blue uniform ban
Boise State was banned by the Mountain West Conference from wearing their traditional all-blue uniforms during conference home games. MW commissioner Craig Thompson's reason for the rule was that coaches had stated that the Broncos received a "competitive advantage" when wearing all blue on the blue turf of Bronco Stadium. Boise State head coach Chris Petersen was quoted that he thought the ban was "ridiculous".


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Preseason polls
On August 3, Boise State was ranked #7 in the preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll, receiving 1,065 points. Their season opening opponent, Georgia, started the year ranked #22 making this the third straight season Boise State opened the year against a ranked team from a BCS conference. Boise State won the previous two (Oregon and Virginia Tech).


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Preseason polls
On August 20, Boise State was ranked #5 in the preseason AP Poll, receiving 1,200 points including 2 first place votes.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Schedule
Boise State was set to play Utah in Boise in 2011, with games in 2012 and 2013 also scheduled. However, due to their move to the Pac-12, where they will play nine conference games, and their desire to continue their rivalry with former conference member and newly independent BYU, Utah bought their way out of the series. Boise State replaced Utah with Fresno State and Nevada as both schools were also looking for another game due to having one less conference game due to Boise State's departure from the WAC. Fresno State and Nevada will become conference games again in 2012 as they will join the Mountain West.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Schedule
Locations for Mountain West Conference games were announced on November 4, 2010.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Schedule
Boise State was scheduled to open the 2011 season at Mississippi, however, on November 20, 2010 they announced they would open the season against Georgia in the 2011 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta. Their meeting with Mississippi will be pushed back to 2014 also in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Schedule
On January 25, Boise State's conference game with TCU, which was originally scheduled to be played in Fort Worth, was moved to Boise. The move was due in part to TCU announcing they would be leaving for the Big East Conference in 2012 (they ultimately went to the Big 12 instead). To accommodate the change, the Broncos played San Diego State in San Diego instead of Boise.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Schedule
The Mountain West released dates for conference games on March 3, 2011.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Schedule
On March 21, as part of the WAC's TV contract with ESPN, it was announced that the game at Fresno State would be moved to Friday, October 7 to be broadcast on ESPN. This was the 11th straight year the Battle for the Milk Can that was broadcast on the ESPN family of networks.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Schedule
On April 7, the Mountain West announced times and TV for all conference and home MW games.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Schedule
For the first time in 40 years, Boise State did not play their in-state rival Idaho and currently have no future matchups scheduled.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, vs. Georgia–Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
Boise State opened the season with a win against a top 20 (AP poll) team from a BCS conference for the third straight year with their 35–21 win in the fourth annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. Georgia got on the board first with an 80-yard touchdown run by Brandon Boykin, which was his first career offensive play. Boise State tie the game up later in the first quarter when Kellen Moore found freshman wide receiver Matt Miller for a 17-yard touchdown. The TD pass was Moore's 100th career touchdown pass.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, vs. Georgia–Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
48 seconds before halftime, Boise State would take the lead when Moore connected on his second touchdown pass, this time from 12 yards out to tight end Kyle Efaw to give the Broncos a 14–7 halftime lead. Boise State increased their lead in the third quarter with a 7-yard touchdown run by Doug Martin and Moore's third touchdown pass of 3 yards to Tyler Shoemaker for a 28–7 lead.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, vs. Georgia–Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
After Boise State was penalized for being offsides on a fourth and seven during a punt, Georgia went for it on fourth and two and scored on a 36-yard touchdown to Orson Charles from Aaron Murray to cut into the lead at the end of the third quarter. The Broncos drove the ball 76 yards on their last scoring drive, capped off by a 1-yard D.J. Harper touchdown run.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, vs. Georgia–Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
Another long Georgia touchdown from 51 yards out brought the scoring to an end and the Broncos would leave Atlanta with their first ever win against a team from the SEC (previously 0–4). Kellen Moore is now 5–0 in his career against BCS teams. The Bronco defense finished with six sacks, 2.5 by Shea McClellin, and one interception by Jerrell Gavins.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, vs. Georgia–Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
On September 5, Kellen Moore was named the Mountain West offensive player of the week, becoming the first Bronco to win the award in their first game as a conference member. This was the second straight year Moore won a player of the week award after the season opening game. The Broncos moved up one spot in the AP poll to #4 with 2 first place votes and moved up 2 spots in the coaches poll to #5. Following their bye week, they moved up to #4 in the coaches.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Toledo
2nd meeting. 1–0 all time. Last meeting 2010, 57–14 Broncos win in Boise.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Toledo
Kellen Moore completed a career-high 32 passes to nine different receivers for 455 yards and five touchdowns as the Broncos rolled to a 40–15 win over preseason MAC favorite Toledo. After forcing the Broncos to punt on their first possession, Toledo took and early lead on a 24-yard touchdown pass to go up 6–0 (pat failed). The Broncos would answer on Moore's first TD pass of the night from 26 yards out to Tyler Shoemaker.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Toledo
His second TD pass of the night came on the Broncos next possession when Doug Martin took a screen pass 71 yards for a 13–6 Bronco lead at the end of the first quarter. After trading punts throughout the second quarter, the Broncos would put together a 7-play, 64-yard drive in only 1:05, capped off with a 1-yard TD pass from Moore to Shoemaker, to score with 17 seconds before halftime. A kickoff out of bounds gave the Rockets great field possession and managed a 35-yard field goal and cut the Bronco lead to 20–9 at the half.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Toledo
In the third quarter, Toledo looked like they were going to keep the game close as they drove to the Bronco's 11-yard line. However, Shae McClellin tipped a Rocket pass that was intercepted by Chase Baker to end the Toledo hopes. The Broncos followed by marching 88 yards, capped off with Moore's fourth TD pass to Kyle Efaw, to take a 27–9 lead. Toledo's last chance to get back into the game came when Moore was intercepted and the Rockets drove to the six-yard line. However, the Broncos forced a fumble that was recovered by J.C. Percy.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Toledo
Moore would add another TD pass to Shoemaker for 17 yards later in the 4th to put the Broncos up 33–9. Toledo would score quick to make it 33–15 but the Broncos would milk the clock with their second string and add a final touchdown by Drew Wright for a final score of 40–15.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Toledo
On September 19, Kellen Moore was named the Mountain West Offensive player of the week for the second time, this week shared with San Diego State running back Ronnie Hillman. Moore was also named the Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week. The Broncos remained at #4 in both polls and did retain their two first place votes in the AP poll.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
Boise State dominated Tulsa in rout to their 350th regular season win in school history. After stalling inside the 5-yard line on the first drive of the game, the Broncos would control the rest of the first half with three Kellen Moore touchdown passes, two to Tyler Shoemaker, and a 33-yard Doug Martin touchdown run to give the Broncos a 27–0 lead at halftime. Kellen Moore would only play one series in the second half, but it was long enough to add a fourth touchdown pass, this time to Mitch Burroughs.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
The Tulsa offense was able to drive the field on the Bronco defense pretty consistently in the second half, scoring three touchdowns. But backup quarterback Joe Southwick was able to keep the Broncos lead out of reach with a touchdown pass to Gabe Linehan, the Broncos fifth touchdown threw the air on the night. The Bronco defense recorded four interceptions of Tulsa quarterback G.J. Kinnie, two by Jerrell Gavins.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
Despite winning and #5 Stanford not playing this week, the Broncos would be jumped by the Cardinal and are now ranked #5 in the coaches poll. The Broncos remained at #4 in the AP poll but did lose a first place vote to now only have one.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Nevada
Boise State avenged their only loss from the 2010 season in dominating fashion with a 30–10 win over their rival Nevada. Kellen Moore had one of his worst days of his career statistically with only 142 yards and two interceptions, but he also managed two touchdowns on 19 completions. Doug Martin did the rest of the damage running the ball 21 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns. His second touchdown was a 43 yarder at the beginning of the 3rd quarter to put the Broncos up 27–0.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Nevada
The Bronco defense completely shut down the powerful pistol attack of the Wolf Pack, holding Nevada to only 59 yards rushing. 53 of Nevada's 182 total yards came on a late touchdown with less than one minute to play. Boise State attempted and made their first field goal of the season, a 31 yarder from freshman Dan Goodale.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Nevada
For the second consecutive week, despite winning, the Broncos would fall in the rankings, this time in both polls. They fell one spot in both polls to now be ranked #6 in the coaches poll and #5 in the AP poll. They did still receive one first place vote in the AP poll.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Fresno State–Battle for the Milk Can
Boise State scored over 50 points against their rivals Fresno State for the fourth straight game en route to retaining the Milk Can for the sixth straight year with a 57–7 win. Kellen Moore threw 3 first half touchdowns, one to Matt Miller and two to Geraldo Boldewijn who was returning from a 4-game suspension for receiving impermissible benefits. Rushing touchdowns by Mitch Burroughs and D.J. Harper and a 32-yard Dan Goodale field goal gave the Broncos a lead of 37–0 at halftime.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Fresno State–Battle for the Milk Can
Boise State added three more rushing touchdowns in the second half by Harper, Doug Martin, and Grant Hedrick (first career TD) and gave up a punt return touchdown for Fresno State's only score. The Bronco defense forced four turnovers, including interceptions by Jamar Taylor and Jonathan Brown. Hunter White also blocked a punt.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Fresno State–Battle for the Milk Can
Boise State remained the same in both the AP and Coaches poll, #5 and #6 respectively, and debuted at #5 in the Harris Interactive poll with one first place vote. On October 10, Kellen Moore was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Colorado State
In their first conference game as a member of the Mountain West, Boise State took no time announcing their presence by setting a school record for total yards in a blowout win over Colorado State. Doug Martin would start the scoring for the Broncos with rushing touchdowns from 26 and 65 yards. Kellen Moore kept the long touchdowns coming with a 52-yard TD pass to Tyler Shoemaker for a 21–0 lead at the end of the 1st quarter.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Colorado State
D.J. Harper scored on a 36-yard run and Kellen Moore found his brother Kirby from 9 yards out to extend the lead to 35–0. Colorado State went to their bag of tricks and scored on two touchdown passes by a wide receiver and a running back to cut into the lead 35–13 at the half. The Rams looked to seize momentum by holding the Broncos to a 3-and-out on their first possession.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Colorado State
However, the Broncos would fake the punt with a 37-yard run by Tyler Shoemaker and score on Doug Martin's 3rd TD run from 14 yards just three plays later. Boise State would add three more 3rd-quarter touchdowns with 2 Kellen Moore TD passes, including one to Shoemaker of 62 yards, and a D.J. Harpter TD run. Boise State set a school record with 742 total yards and outgained the Rams by 511 yards. The Bronco defense recorded seven tackles for loss with three sacks, two by Tyrone Crawford who also recovered a fumble. Shae McClellin had an interception.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Colorado State
The Broncos remained the same in the AP and Harris polls, including still receiving one first place vote, and despite gaining two total points they would fall to #7 in the Coaches poll. Boise State debuted at #5 in the first BCS standings of the season. Doug Martin and Tyrone Crawford were named the Mountain West offensive and defensive players of the week. Martin's award was shared with San Diego State running back Ronnie Hillman.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Air Force
Boise State's first ever meeting with a service academy had a record attendance crowd of 34,196 on the edge of their seats as the Broncos were able to hold on to beat the Falcons 37–26 for Boise State's first ever home win in Mountain West play. Boise State got on the board early with a 24-yard touchdown pass from Kellen Moore to Tyler Shoemaker. Air Force's triple option attack answered midway through the second quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run for a 7–7 tie. Three minutes later Kellen Moore found Matt Miller for a 19-yard touchdown and a 13–7 lead.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Air Force
The Broncos next score came on a fake punt attempt by Air Force. The Broncos were able to strip the ball during the fake punt and Hunter White returned the fumble for a 16-yard touchdown and a 20–7 lead. Air Force drove the field quick to add a field goal for a halftime score of 20–10. Air Force opened the second half with another field goal before Doug Martin broke a 15-yard touchdown to put the Broncos up 27–13 at the end of the third quarter.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Air Force
Air Force's next drive would span 80 yards on 18 plays, including a rushing first down on 3rd and 21, culminating in a 3-yard touchdown run and a score of 27–20. The Broncos followed with their own 10 play, 68-yard drive ending with Moore's third touchdown pass, this time a 2 yarder to Doug Martin and a 34–20 Bronco lead. Air Force would not go away and would score in just 5 plays, including a 51-yard pass, for a score of 34–26 after a blocked extra point. Boise State would finally put the game out of reach by eating up most of the clock on their way to a 25-yard Dan Goodale field goal for the 37–26 Bronco win. The Bronco defense gave up 264 yards rushing and linebacker Byron Hout finished with 18 tackles.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Air Force
Boise State would remain the same in the AP and Harris polls but rise to #5 in the coache's and #4 in the BCS polls. With Oklahoma's home loss to Texas Tech, Boise State now holds the nations longest overall home winning streak at 35, but also have a home regular season home winning streak of 65. Kellen Moore and Byron Hout were named the Mountain West offensive and defensive players of the week. The award was the fourth of the season for Moore. Following the bye week, the Broncos would fall to #5 in the BCS poll and are now #5 in all four major polls.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at UNLV
Boise State shook off a slow first half and pulled away with four second half touchdowns for their 10th straight win with a 48–21 victory over the Rebels of UNLV. Kellen Moore threw three first half touchdowns, two to Matt Miller, but UNLV was able to match the Broncos first two scores for a 21–14 Boise State lead at halftime. Boise State extended the lead with Moore's fourth touchdown pass from 51 yards out to Tyler Shoemaker for a 28–14 lead at the end of the third quarter.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at UNLV
The Broncos opened the fourth quarter by finishing off a 14-play, 64-yard drive, which included a fake punt, with Moore's fifth touchdown off a tipped pass to Shoemaker. D.J. Harper, replacing injured starting running back Doug Martin, went 49 yards on two plays and scored on a 15-yard rush to give the Broncos a 41–14 lead. Both teams traded touchdowns by the second teamers for a final of 48–21. This was Kellen Moore's 46th win, setting a new record for most wins by an NCAA quarterback and surpassing the previous mark set by former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at UNLV
Boise State would remain at #5 in all three major polls.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, TCU
For the second year in a row Boise State's BCS fate was decided by a field goal as #24 TCU knocked off the Broncos when Dan Goodale's final second field goal sailed wide right to give the Horned Frogs a 36–35 win. The Broncos came out fast scoring just four minutes into the game when Kellen Moore found Matt Miller for a 22-yard touchdown. TCU would answer by going deep, first with a 74-yard touchdown pass from Casey Pachall to Josh Boyce, then Pachall found Brandon Carter for a 75-yard touchdown.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, TCU
D.J. Harper would tie the game with a 17-yard touchdown run before Pachall went deep again to Boyce, this time from 69 yards out (PAT failed) for a 20–14 TCU lead at the half. It was the first time the Broncos had trailed at halftime since the 2007 Hawaii Bowl. The lead for TCU did not last for long as Bronco defensive end Tyrone Crawford returned a fumble for a touchdown on the Horned Frogs first play of the second half.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, TCU
Seven minutes later D.J. Harper added his second touchdown run, this time from three yards out for a 28–20 Bronco lead. TCU marched 86 yards, capped off with a Josh Boyce 3-yard touchdown reception, and tied the game after a two-point conversion when Pachall dove for the endzone, just barely breaking the plane. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Kellen Moore connected with Dallas Burroughs for a 54-yard touchdown to put the Broncos up 35–28. Both teams traded punts throughout the fourth before the Broncos got the ball back with 5:37 left.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, TCU
The Broncos ran the clock down to 2:26 before backup running back Drew Wright, playing due to injuries to both Doug Martin and D.J. Harper, fumbled giving TCU the ball at the 27-yard line. Casey Pachall methodically marched the Horned Frogs down the field and found Brandon Carter for a 25-yard touchdown. TCU chose to go for two where Pachall found Boyce on a pass toward the sideline. The Bronco defender went for the interception and missed letting Boyce walk in for the 36–35 lead.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, TCU
After a kickoff out of bounds and a TCU holding penalty, the Broncos where on the 50  with 1:05 to play. After 3 straight incompletions, TCU was controversially flagged for pass interference on fourth down. Two Kellen Moore completions moved the Broncos to the 22-yard line with 21 seconds to play and they had a timeout. They chose to move the ball to the middle of the field to set up a 39-yard field goal which Dan Goodale pushed right. The loss ended the Broncos 65 game regular season home winning streak and 47 game conference home winning streak. Both streaks were the longest ever streaks in the FBS era (since 1978). The loss also ended the longest overall home winning streak at 35.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, TCU
Following the loss, the Broncos fell to #10 in the BCS and AP polls and #11 in the Coaches and Harris polls.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Arizona State–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
2nd meeting. 0–1 all time. Last meeting 1996, 56–7 Sun Devils win in Tempe.


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, NFL Draft
2011 Boise State set a team record for number of players taken in one draft with six. The previous record was held by the 2006 team that had four players taken in the 2007 NFL Draft. For the first time in school history, the Broncos had two players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. They had only had two previous players ever selected in the first round (Ryan Clady in 2008 and Kyle Wilson in 2010).


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, NFL Draft
1st Round, 19th Overall Pick by the Chicago Bears—Sr. DL Shea McClellin


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, NFL Draft
1st Round, 31st Overall Pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Sr. RB Doug Martin


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, NFL Draft
3rd Round, 81st Overall Pick by the Dallas Cowboys—Sr. DL Tyrone Crawford


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, NFL Draft
5th Round, 167th Overall Pick by the Cincinnati Bengals—Sr. S George Iloka


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, NFL Draft
6th Round, 202nd Overall Pick by the Cleveland Browns—Sr. DL Billy Winn


2011 Boise State Broncos football team, NFL Draft
7th Round, 221st Overall Pick by the Arizona Cardinals—Sr. OL Nate Potter


2011 Bolivian Football Regional Leagues
This is the 102nd season of Bolivian Football Regional Leagues, also known as Primera A.


2011 Bolivian Football Regional Leagues
In 2010 the team that was promoted to 1st division was Nacional Potosi from Potosi, after winning the 2010 Copa Simón Bolívar. They returned to La Liga one year after being relegated in the 2009 season. It started on 6 February 2010. The draw for the qualified team for Nacional B took place on May 4.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests
The 2011 Bolivian protests were a series of demonstrations by indigenous peoples who opposed the construction of the Villa Tunari – San Ignacio de Moxos Highway through the Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory, the ancestral lands of over 12,000 indigenous residents, from the Chimane, Yuracaré, and Mojeño-Trinitario peoples. The subcentral TIPNIS, the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB), and the highland indigenous confederation CONAMAQ—supported by other indigenous and environmental groups—organised a march from Trinidad, Beni to the national capital La Paz in opposition to the project, beginning on 15 August 2011.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests
The highway project was supported by domestic migrants, highland indigenous groups affiliated with peasant organizations, and the government. During the protests the lowland tribes peoples briefly held Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca in their protests so as to pass through a police roadblock. Defense Minister María Chacón Rendón later resigned as a result of the violent crackdown on protests on 24 September that caused four deaths; due to the adverse reaction to the government crackdown Interior Minister Sacha Llorenty also resigned.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests
On 19 October the protest march reached the capital city of La Paz amid welcomes from the local population and the Information Minister, as security services were withdrawn from their posts guarding the presidential palace. Protests were held in the national capital La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Yucomo, Rurrenabaque, Trinidad, San Antonio, El Alto and Beni.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests
In April 2012, a new round of protest marches commences in protest against Morales' continued support for the project.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Background
Despite the election of the first ever indigenous president, Evo Morales, indigenous groups have intermittently continued social protests. In 2008, the predominantly European-origin residents of Bolivia's eastern lowland provinces were successfully resisted by the indigenous groups with the solidarity of highland indigenous groups, though it was after violent protests and deaths.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Background
In 2009, the European-Bolivians also tried to protest Morales' attempts at a new constitution that would increase his term limit. However, a compromise that Morales would not run again led to the creation of a new constitution and the establishment of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Another provision in the new constitution explicitly referred to the defence of the communal rights of the indigenous communities over their traditional tribal lands. However, a regional election that was won by right-wing party was widely celebrated in that part of Bolivia.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Background
In 1990, Morales, as a union leader in the March for Territory and Dignity, had helped create the indigenous autonomy territories. Morales' primary support base is from the coca-growing Aymara and Quechua tribes in the Chapare region. However, in the part of the Amazon Basin where the highway was scheduled to be built, they are known as "colonists" for having migrated to the region. He came to power on the promise of ending discrimination and marginalisation.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Background
Morales said that the US$420 million, 300-kilometre (190 mi) highway project, funded by Brazil in the quest to access the Pacific Ocean, would be a principal part of his infrastructure plan. The highway would connect the agricultural region of Beni with the commercial crossroad of Cochabamba; it would also reduce travel time by half as it short-circuits Santa Cruz, a region that had opposed Morales' presidency. In June, he said that the highway would go ahead "whether they (indigenous groups) like it or not".


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Background
In response, indigenous leaders, who had in the past been supportive of Morales, reacted adversely; this caused a rift within the ruling Movement Toward Socialism party. Some MPs of the party expressed their support for the protesters, as well as the demands of the roughly 12,000 residents of the Isiboro Secure Indigenous Territory and National Park (which is both a national park and an autonomous territory that is under the auspices of the Yuracare, Moxeno and Chiman indigenous peoples) in the Amazon Basin, which is home to 64 indigenous tribes and where the highway was proposed to be built.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Background
A study conducted prior to the protests estimated that 64 percent of the national park would be deforested in less than 18 years. Furthermore, the highway could lead to land grabs by loggers and cocaleros. The protesters also feared an "invasion" of migrants following the construction of the highway.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Background, Parallels
Similarly, prior to the victory of left-wing candidate Ollanta Humala in Peru's election, several thousand indigenous Quechua tribes people blocked the border with Bolivia (whose post-colonial boundaries divide the Quechua tribes into at least two states) in protest against mining contracts given to a Canadian company that they said would poison Lake Titicaca, their principal source of water. They too vowed to continue their protests after Humala's election.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Background, Parallels
Similarly, in March 2012, protesters in Ecuador began a cross-country march against fellow pink tide President Rafael Correa's policies for mining in the Amazon.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Goals
In addition to the cancellation of the highway project, protesters also demanded the resignation of President Evo Morales following a bloody crackdown on protesters. Other demands by the protesters also included a cessation of oil and gas extraction projects in the Aguaragüe National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area, as well as compensation for the effects of global warming.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Protest marches
The initial protest started in mid-August as activists from the Amazon Basin left Trinidad in the hope of reaching the national capital of La Paz to protest Morales' initiative. More than 1,700 protesters, including pregnant women and children, joined the 375-mile trek. Following a march of over a month, the protest group reached the outskirts of Yucumo, a predominantly pro-government town, where pro- and anti-government groups clashed.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Protest marches
Following more than a week of protests, the marchers staged a larger demonstration in which they sought to circumvent a police crackdown by forcefully holding Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca to march with them. A group of female marchers grabbed Choquehuanca and insisted that he lead them through the police cordon that separated them from pro-government marchers so they could continue their journey to La Paz.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Protest marches
Several government officials, including Minister of Interior Sacha Llorenty and Minister of Transparency Nardi Suxo, said that this was a "kidnapping" (secuestro), but Choquehuanca steadfastly refused to label it as such, saying that "the sisters and [female] comrades grabbed me, surely they had thought that they would pass that police encirclement with the Chancellor; I was not insulted, nor mistreated, but yes, they obliged me to walk." Prosecutor Patrica Santos, who was charged with investigating the events, received Choquehuanca's testimony to this effect on 21 November.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Protest marches
On 25 September, the protesters' arrival in the Yucomo region led to police firing tear gas and detaining some protesters; it also led to several injuries and four deaths. Maria Carvajal, a rights activist, said that the police attacked the protest camp with "extreme violence" and that she "could not believe what was happening". The next day, protesters returned and set barricades on fire at the airport runway in Rurrenabaque in order to secure the release of 300 protesters who had been arrested, according to Mayor Yerko Nunez.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Protest marches
Protests also occurred in the capital city of La Paz as riot police organized a security cordon around the Quemada government building, where thousands of protesters denounced the crackdown. Solidarity protests were also held in Cochabamba (the scene of similar anti-government riots prior to Morales taking office, which some said were instrumental in leading the social movements that brought Morales to power), with student protests and members of the Aymara and Quechua indigenous peoples beginning a hunger strike. Other protests were also held in the Beni province and in Santa Cruz.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Protest marches
On 28 September, several thousands again gathered to protest against the government crackdown and to defend the national park. The Central Obrera Boliviana called for a 24-hour general strike; though some businesses stayed open, schools and medical services were affected. The strikers marched outside the capital of La Paz to El Alto chanting "Evo is a fascist!" and "Evo is a lackey of Brazilian companies," miners burnt sticks of dynamite and the marches caused traffic delays.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Protest marches
The protesters were said to be encouraged by the solidarity protests in the urban areas and the general strike; they then said that the protest march would continue. One protest leader, Mariana Guasania, told a group of about 200 protesters in Rurrenabaque: "Long live this historic march...the march goes on" in the quest to see a law that would guarantee the highway would bypass the national park.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Protest marches
On 30 September, over 10,000 protesters in La Paz carried banners that criticized Morales on the grounds that his government was "the worst and it should go because it attacked human beings, the indigenous compatriots who had given it their support, and now it's turned its back on them;" they also questioned his commitment to the rights of the indigenous peoples and the protection of "Mother Earth", that he had advocated during his election campaign. As of 30 September, protesters said they would further their protests even though Morales said that "the roads construction is suspended until the national debate is over."


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Protest marches
Protests resumed over the weekend of 1 October, with about 1,000 demonstrators continuing the unfinished stretch of 250 km to La Paz. Adolfo Chavez, an indigenous leader, said that "We have resumed the march and our intention is not to clash with anybody. Instead of accusing the indigenous people, what the government should do is resolve the problem of the road once and for all."


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Protest marches
On 19 October, almost 2,000 protesters reached the capital city of La Paz. Despite the suspension of the project the protest march continued in order to see the project canceled. Fifteen hundred protesters started the march to be joined by up to tens of thousands of protesters, according to the Al Jazeera English. As the protesters entered the city, people in La Paz cheered them by waving Bolivian flags and white handkerchiefs. As a gesture of goodwill both police and riot control vehicles were withdrawn from their positions outside the presidential palace, while the information minister offered an official welcome to the protesters.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Protest marches, 2012
Several hundred indigenous protesters began a 580-kilometer march from the eastern Amazon lowlands region to the legislative capital of La Paz in opposition to Morales' continued support for the highway project. The organizers said that if the government's support for the project continued there would be more violence. Simultaneously there were indigenous protests in Peru.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response
Morales' immediate reaction to the protests was to call the marchers "enemies of the nation." He also sought to discredit them by saying they had been brainwashed by NGOs and saying the march was yet another attempt by the U.S.A. at expanding their imperialism.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response
Morales had said that a referendum would be held over the project in the Cochabamba and Beni departments following protests by farmers from the 16 tribes of the national park in San Antonio. He has also previously said that he would work to ensure illegal settlers in the national park were evicted. On 28 September, following the march to El Alto, he said that "we ask for forgiveness – forgive me. [ The crackdown] was not an instruction by the president. No one in the government would have thought such an attack could happen to our indigenous brothers."


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response
He also called the protests a "wake-up call." However, Rosario Barradas, a leader of the Conference of Indigenous People, responded to the statement saying that "we don't believe what he says anymore. We are reorganising to continue this. We are not going to stop until this is solved." Despite the concessions, Jhonny an Osomomo chief said that: "If they build it correctly, so that it skirts the reserve, a road could be a good thing. For example, we have very few health supplies and doctors here and it could help keep our children healthy."


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response
In response to the crackdown on 25 September, government officials, including Defense Minister María Chacón Rendón and the ombudsman, as well as opposition figures criticised the government's reaction. Chacon said that "This is not the way! We agreed to do things differently." She also announced her resignation. However, Communications Minister Ivan Canelas said that the police had no choice but to respond as they did. "The march [in the Yucumo region] was defused because it had become a source of violence." Morales' Interior Minister Sacha Llorenty, who had come under pressure for his handling of the crisis, also resigned, along with his deputy Marcos Farfan.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response
On 11 October, the Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia had approved the President's decision to consult with local indigenous tribes regarding the project.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response
On 21 October 2011, Morales announced a possible postponement or cancellation of the proposed Amazon highway. Morales passed a law through the Bolivian Congress that would prohibit construction of a highway through the national park.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response, International
United Nations – Following the clash in Yucomo, the United Nations' delegate in the country, Yoriko Yasukawa, said that "the most important thing for us is that they stop the violence as soon as possible. And to remind the authorities that it is their responsibility to stop violence and protect the people."


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response, International
Ecuador – The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador sent Morales a letter of concern.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response, International
Having nationalised gas and oil and introduced some immediate measures of social welfare, it seemed that the government of Morales would indeed, as he movingly declared at the Copenhagen Climate Conference, give priority to the protection of "Pachamama" and the long neglected rights of Bolivia's first nations. The march from the national park – or to give it its full name the Indigenous Territory of the Isiboro Sécure National Park (Tipnis) – was intended to insist on those constitutional rights... The attack on the Tipnis marchers will serve only to fuel a growing disillusionment.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response, International
The guarantee of prior consultation in the constitution was ignored over petrol price rises (in 2010), and again over road-building projects like this one. And the defence of Mother Earth rings hollow when it is clear that the economic strategy the Morales government has adopted seems to rely on new contracts with a range of multinational companies to develop oil, gas, lithium and uranium reserves – in other words, the very extractive industries that had gutted Bolivia's subsoil at the expense of a population 69% of whom were living in poverty when Morales came to power.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response, International
The BBC echoed the sentiment saying that Morales is accused of "authorising excessive police force" and "putting economic development ahead of the conservation of the Amazon rainforest." It also added that the social movements that supported him initially have now turned against him. It concluded that:


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Response, International
With opinion polls suggesting Mr Morales' popularity is falling, some commentators are wondering if he will see out his second term in office, due to end in early 2015. Or will he leave power like the two previous presidents, fleeing to escape mass protests by social movements who have learned that, in Bolivia, politics is made on the streets.


2011 Bolivian indigenous rights protests, Analysis
Following the 2011 Bolivian judicial election, which resulted in a poor valid vote count after a campaign by the opposition to either boycott the election or cast blank ballots, Morales' standing was read as having been set back.


2011 Bolivian judicial election
The first Bolivian judicial election was held on 16 October 2011. The national vote was held to elect magistrates to serve on the Supreme Court of Justice, the Plurinational Constitutional Court,  the Agro-environmental Court and members of the Judiciary Council. It was originally scheduled to be held on 5 December 2010, but officials of the National Electoral Court and of the MAS majority in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly delayed it. The vote will be the first time that a Latin American country directly elects its highest judicial officials.


2011 Bolivian judicial election, Background
The governing MAS party said the vote would make judges more accountable ad improve the efficacy of the judicial process. However, the opposition parties urged voters to either abstain or leave the ballots blank on the grounds that the election could "erode the independence of the judiciary" and strengthen President Evo Morales as 114 of the candidates were chosen by a Congress dominated by MAS. Previously judges had been directly elected by the Congress.


2011 Bolivian judicial election, Candidates
Proposed Supreme Court magistrates must be approved as qualified by a two-thirds vote of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly. Candidates are forbidden from campaigning and from affiliating with political parties.


2011 Bolivian judicial election, Election
Ipsos Apoyo said that with 76.2% of votes counted, between 46% to 48% of votes cast were invalid, while valid votes accounted for about 38%, with the remaining ballots left blank. Absenteeism was roughly 20%. It was read as a setback for Morales, particularly in light of the 2011 Bolivian protests.


2011 Bolivian judicial election, Election, Plurinational Constitutional Court
The elected members of the Plurinational Constitutional Court are (in order of total votes received): Gualberto Cusi, Efren Choque, Ligia Velásquez, Mirta Camacho, Ruddy José Flores, Neldy Andrade, Soraida Chávez. The elected alternate members are: Macario Lahor Cortez, Milton Mendoza, Juan Valencia, Blanca Alarcón, Carmen Sandoval, Edith Oroz Carrasco, and Zenón Bacarreza.


2011 Bolivian judicial election, Election, Supreme Court of Justice
The Supreme Court of Justice is made up of nine members and nine alternates, representing the nine departments of Bolivia. The elected members are: Maritza Suntura (La Paz), Jorge Isaac Von Borries Méndez (Santa Cruz), Rómulo Calle Mamani (Oruro), Pastor Segundo Mamani Villca (Potosí), Antonio Guido Campero Segovia (Tarija), Gonzalo Miguel Hurtado Zamorano (Beni); Fidel Marcos Tordoya Rivas (Cochabamba), Rita Susana Nava Durán (Chuquisaca), and Norka Natalia Mercado Guzmán (Pando).


2011 Bolivian judicial election, Election, Supreme Court of Justice
The elected alternates are: William Alave (La Paz), María Arminda Ríos García (Santa Cruz), Ana Adela Quispe Cuba (Oruro), Elisa Sánchez Mamani (Potosí), Carmen Núñez Villegas (Tarija), Silvana Rojas Panoso (Beni); María Lourdes Bustamante (Cochabamba), Javier Medardo Serrano Llanos (Chuquisaca), and Delfín Humberto Betancour Chinchilla (Pando).


2011 Bolivian judicial election, Election, Agro-Environmental Court
The elected members of the Agro-environmental Court are (in order of total votes received): Bernardo Huarachi, Deysi Villagómez, Gabriela Armijo Paz, Javier Peñafiel, Juan Ricardo Soto, Lucio Fuentes, and Yola Paucara. The elected alternate members are: Isabel Ortuño, Lidia Chipana, Mario Pacosillo, Katia López, Javier Aramayo, Miriam Pacheco, and Rommy Colque.


2011 Bolivian judicial election, Election, Judiciary Council
The elected members of the Judiciary Council are (in order of total votes received): Cristina Mamani, Freddy Sanabria, Wilma Mamani, Roger Triveño, and Ernesto Araníbar.


2011 Bolivian special municipal elections
The 2011 Bolivian special municipal elections were held on 18 December 2011. These elections cover three of five municipalities currently without elected mayors  in Bolivia: Sucre, Quillacollo, and Pazña. Elections for the Mayor of Punata will be held 29 April or 6 May 2012. Newly elected mayors will receive their credentials from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal on 27 January 2011, after which they may be sworn in.


2011 Bolivian special municipal elections, Mayoral races, Sucre
Despite ideological affinity, the right-wing parties were unable to decide on an alliance candidate until the week of the poll. However, the National Unity Front and Pact of Social Integration unified on December 13 behind the candidacy of Moisés Torres Ramírez, bringing the number of right-leaning candidates down by one.


2011 Bolivian special municipal elections, Mayoral races, Sucre, Results
The right-wing opposition candidate Moisés Torres Ramírez was elected; he won a plurality, and a majority if the votes for his coalition partner Jaime Hurtado Poveda are included.


2011 Bolivian special municipal elections, Mayoral races, Quillacollo
Some 82 thousand people are registered to vote in the municipality.


2011 Bologna municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Bologna on 15 and 16 May 2011. The centre-left candidate Virginio Merola was elected mayor at the first round with 50.47% of votes. The turnout was just 71%, a decrease compared to 2009 and 2004 elections.


2011 Bologna municipal election, Background
The election took place before the end of the legislature because the incumbent mayor Flavio Delbono, who was under investigation after the Cinziagate scandal. Delbono was forced to announce his resignation as mayor on 25 January 2010 following the revelation that he was being investigated for crimes such as embezzlement, fraud and aggravated abuse of office. The investigation followed Delbono's former assistant's claim that he had spent public money on her— the pair had been having an affair. Investigators subsequently questioned Delbono about the purchase of a property near St. Julian's, Malta.


2011 Bologna municipal election, Background
Delbono denied all the allegations made against him and said that resigning as mayor was the right thing to do. He has announced that he will return to lecturing and is working to clear his name. His resignation was confirmed on 28 January following the approval of an emergency budget, the election to appoint Delbono's successor must take place by 28 March 2010.


2011 Bologna municipal election, Background
For 15 months, Bologna was governed under a special commissioner, Anna Maria Cancellieri, an exceptional event in post-war Italian politics.


2011 Bologna municipal election, Voting system
The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy, in the city with a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants. Under this system voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. This gives a result whereby the winning candidate may be able to claim majority support, although it is not guaranteed.


2011 Bologna municipal election, Voting system
The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally.


2011 Bolsover District Council election
The 2011 Bolsover District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Bolsover District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


2011 Bolsover District Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015, Shirebrook South West
A by-election was held in Shirebrook South West on 25 August 2011 after the death of the independent councillor Alan Waring. The seat was gained for the Labour party by Sandra Peake with a majority of 97 votes over the Green party.


2011 Bolsover District Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015, South Normanton East
A by-election was held in South Normanton East on 14 August 2014 after the death of Labour councillor Terry Cook. The seat was held for Labour by Tracey Cannon with a majority of 173 votes over the Conservatives.


2011 Bolsover District Council election, By-elections between 2011 and 2015, Bolsover North West
A by-election was held in Bolsover North West on 8 January 2015 after the death of Labour councillor Thomas Rodda. The seat was held for Labour by Susan Statter with a majority of 21 votes over the UK Independence Party.


2011 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, along with the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2015.


2011 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
21 seats were contested, including 2 seats in the Horwich North East ward following Barbara Ronson's resignation. The Labour Party won 15 seats, whilst the Conservatives won 5 and the Liberal Democrats 1.


2011 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The Labour Party gained overall control of the Council for the first time since 2003.


2011 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:


2011 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2011 Bonnaroo Music Festival
The 2011 Bonnaroo Music Festival was held June 9–12, in Manchester, Tennessee and marked the 10th time the festival has been held since its inception in 2002. This year also marked the first return of the SuperJam since 2008.


2011 Bonnaroo Music Festival, Deaths
Two festival-goers perished during the 2011 Bonnaroo Music Festival. Doctors and law enforcement officials believe the deaths to be drug/heat related. The death of 24-year-old Christopher Yoder of Raleigh, N.C marks the tenth death the festival has seen in the ten years since its inception.


2011 Borno State gubernatorial election
The 2011 Borno State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Borno State. Held on April 26, 2011, the All Nigeria Peoples Party nominee Kashim Shettima won the election, defeating Mohammed Goni of the People's Democratic Party.


2011 Borno State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of 12 candidates contested in the election. Kashim Shettima from the All Nigeria Peoples Party won the election, defeating Mohammed Goni from the People's Democratic Party. Registered voters was 2,236,159, valid votes was 1,050,796, votes cast was 1,113,117, 62,321 votes was cancelled.


2011 Boston Blazers season
The Boston Blazers are a lacrosse team based in Boston playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was their third and final season in the NLL. After acquiring both Casey Powell and Josh Sanderson in the off-season, the Blazers looked to dominate the NLL East. But the Blazers did not gel as much as they might have hoped, and finished 4th in the East with an 8-8 record.


2011 Boston Blazers season, Standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2011 Boston Blazers season, Transactions, Entry draft
The 2010 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 8, 2010. The Blazers selected the following players:


2011 Boston Borough Council election
Elections for Boston Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Boston, were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. The Conservatives became the first of the main political parties to win an overall majority on the council since the borough was formed in 1973 with 19 seats. The  Boston Bypass Independents were almost wiped out, retaining only four seats. The remaining opposition is made up of four Independents, three Labour and two English Democrat councillors. The overall results, were as follows:


2011 Boston Breakers season
The 2011 Boston Breakers season was the club's third season in Women's Professional Soccer and their third consecutive season in the top division of women's soccer in the American soccer pyramid. Including the WUSA franchise, it was the club's sixth year of existence.


2011 Boston Breakers season, Match results, Regular season
Note: Results are given with Boston Breakers' score listed first.


2011 Boston Breakers season, Match results, Playoffs
Note: Results are given with Boston Breakers' score listed first.


2011 Boston Breakers season, Club, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Boston Breakers season, Standings
Blue denotes team has clinched regular season championship. Green denotes team has spot in 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs. Red denotes team has been eliminated from playoff contention.


2011 Boston Breakers season, Standings
Source: *magicJack was docked one point on 12 May for various violations of league standards.


2011 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 8, 2011. Eight seats (four district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents in districts 1, 5, 6, 8, and 9 were unopposed. Three seats (districts 2, 3, and 7) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 27, 2011.


2011 Boston City Council election, At-large
Councillors John R. Connolly, Stephen J. Murphy, Felix G. Arroyo, and Ayanna Pressley were re-elected to the four at-large seats. Pressley's victory made her the first woman of color to be re-elected to the council; entering 2012, she was the only female member of the council.


2011 Boston City Council election, District 3
Councillor Maureen Feeney, a member of the council since 1994, did not seek re-election; she subsequently took the job of city clerk. Frank Baker was elected.


2011 Boston City Council election, District 6
Councillor Matt O'Malley ran unopposed. O'Malley had won his seat through a special election to fill a vacancy for District 6, which took place on November 16, 2010, with the preliminary election on October 19, 2010.


2011 Boston City Council election, District 7
Councillor Tito Jackson was re-elected. Jackson had won his seat through a special election to fill a vacancy for District 7, which took place on March 15, 2011, with the preliminary election on February 15, 2011.


2011 Boston College Eagles football team
The 2011 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Frank Spaziani and played their home games at Alumni Stadium. They finished the season 4–8 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place fifth in Atlantic Division.


2011 Boston Marathon
The 2011 Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 18, 2011. Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the men's race in a time of 2:03:02. In recognizing Mutai's mark as the "fastest Marathon ever run", the International Association of Athletics Federations noted that the performance was not eligible for world record status given that the course does not satisfy rules regarding elevation drop (it has "more than three times the elevation drop permitted for record-setting") and start/finish separation. The Associated Press reported that Mutai has the support of other runners who describe the IAAF's rules as "flawed".


2011 Boston Marathon
According to the Boston Herald, race director Dave McGillivray said he was sending paperwork to the IAAF to have Mutai's mark ratified as a world record. The AP also indicated that the attempt to have the mark certified as a world record "would force the governing bodies to reject an unprecedented performance on the world's most prestigious marathon course".


2011 Boston Marathon
On October 18, 2010, the 20,000 spots reserved for qualifiers were filled in a record-setting eight hours and three minutes.


2011 Boston Marathon
In December 2010, Tom Grik, the President of the Boston Athletic Association's Board of Governors, said that the BAA would focus on recruiting top Americans to the marathon. In February 2011, Meb Keflezighi, the 2009 winner of the New York City Marathon and considered along with Ryan Hall to be one of the two most prominent American marathoners, announced through his website that race organizers had failed to make an appearance fee offer to him and that he would not be participating in the race.


2011 Boston Pizza Cup
The 2011 Boston Pizza Cup was held February 9–13 at the High River Arena in High River, Alberta. The winning team of Kevin Martin represented Alberta at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario.


2011 Boston Red Sox season
The 2011 Boston Red Sox season was the 111th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Before the season, the Red Sox were favored to win the American League East and reach the World Series, with some comparing the team to the 1927 New York Yankees. With a record of 90 wins and 72 losses, the Red Sox finished third in their division, seven games behind the Yankees.


2011 Boston Red Sox season
After leading the Tampa Bay Rays by nine games in the AL wild card race on September 3—when their odds of reaching the postseason peaked at 99.6%—the Red Sox lost 18 of their final 24 games. On the last day of the season, September 28, a ninth-inning Red Sox loss to the Baltimore Orioles via a blown-save, coupled with a 12-inning comeback victory by the Rays over the Yankees, made the Rays the AL wild card winners and eliminated the Red Sox from playoff contention.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, Offseason, November
11/12/10-Traded LHP Dustin Richardson to the Florida Marlins for LHP Andrew Miller.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, Offseason, November
11/15/10-Claimed RHP Taylor Buchholz off waivers from Toronto Blue Jays.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, Offseason, December
12/06/10-Portland Sea Dogs traded 1B Anthony Rizzo and RHP Casey Kelly to San Antonio Missions; San Diego Padres traded 1B Adrián González to Boston Red Sox and Greenville Drive traded CF Reymond Fuentes to Fort Wayne TinCaps.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, 2011 Spring training
Fans gathered at Fenway Park on February 8, 2011 in order to kick off the Red Sox preseason by celebrating Truck Day. The first full team workout of the preseason took place on February 19. Playing other teams in the Grapefruit League the Red Sox finished with 14 wins and 19 losses.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, 2011 Season
The Red Sox made several high profile roster moves hoping to return to postseason success after missing the playoffs in 2010. During the offseason the Red Sox traded for first baseman Adrián González, and they followed that move up by signing star outfielder Carl Crawford.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, 2011 Season, Opening day
The Red Sox kicked off the year against the defending AL Pennant Winners, the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Friday, April 1.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, 2011 Season, Opening day, Lineup
Source: The Red Sox home opener was Friday, April 8, against the rival New York Yankees.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, 2011 Season, Pitching woes
On May 15, John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka were placed on the disabled list. On June 10, Matsuzaka underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery. Clay Buchholz was afflicted with what would be diagnosed as a stress fracture in his back and was also put on the disabled list on June 17, where he would remain for the rest of the season. Other pitchers including Rich Hill and Bobby Jenks spent significant time on the disabled list.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, 2011 Season, Pitching woes
The Red Sox obtained Érik Bédard from the Seattle Mariners seconds before the trading deadline, after Kyle Weiland (who was highlighted by his ejection on his MLB debut) proved ineffective. Starting pitchers John Lackey and ace Jon Lester were ineffective down the stretch, as the Red Sox crashed down to a 7-20 finish, blowing a 9-game wild card lead that they held entering September. Josh Beckett missed a start early in the month after spraining his ankle in a previous start, and was ineffective in most of his September starts after that point.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, 2011 Season, Collapse
The Red Sox became the first team in the history of Major League Baseball to have a nine-game lead in September and fail to make the playoffs that season, thanks to their 7-20 record in the final month of the regular season. In the days following this historic collapse, the front office and manager Terry Francona decided to part ways, and not exercise either of the additional year options on Francona's contract.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, 2011 Season, Collapse
After the regular season ended, General Manager Theo Epstein entered talks with the Chicago Cubs to interview for the National League club's vacant General Manager position. The Cubs offered Epstein the position of President of Baseball Operations, and he accepted. After five months of negotiations, the Red Sox and Cubs agreed to the compensation the Red Sox would receive for Epstein. The Cubs acquired minor-league first baseman Jair Bogaerts (twin brother of Xander Bogaerts) from the Red Sox, and the Red Sox received pitchers Chris Carpenter and Aaron Kurcz.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, 2011 Season, Collapse
Soon after the season ended, stories broke in the local media about several of Boston's starting pitchers, including Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, and John Lackey, had been playing video games, eating fried chicken, and drinking beer in the clubhouse and dugout during games when they were not pitching. Jon Lester was the first to speak publicly about the allegations, and admitted to eating and drinking in the clubhouse during games, though infrequently, but denied that these actions ever took place in the dugout.


2011 Boston Red Sox season, 2011 Season, Players stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strike Out; SB = Stolen bases; AVG = Batting average


2011 Boston Red Sox season, 2011 Season, Players stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV=Saves; SVO = Saves Opportunity; IP = Innings pitched; H =Hits; R= Runs; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR= Home Run allowed; BB = Walks allowed;  SO = Strikeouts


2011 Botany by-election
A by-election was held in the New Zealand electorate of Botany on 5 March 2011. The seat was vacated by former National Ethnic Affairs Minister Pansy Wong, who announced her resignation from the New Zealand Parliament on 14 December 2010 following allegations her husband Sammy had misused taxpayer money in relation to overseas travel.


2011 Botany by-election
The seat was won by Jami-Lee Ross, retaining the seat for the New Zealand National Party but with a 27% reduction in majority.


2011 Botany by-election, Demographics and election history
The Botany electorate was created shortly before the 2008 election and is considered a safe National seat. A third of the population is born overseas and it has a large Chinese population.


2011 Botany by-election, Demographics and election history
Wong won the seat with 17382 (56.22%) votes in the 2008 general election. Labour candidate Koro Tawa was runner-up with 6510 (21.06%) and ACT's Kenneth Wang on 4717 (15.26%). Party votes were National 19355 (61.25%), Labour 7958 (25.18%) and Act 1528 (4.84%).


2011 Botany by-election, Candidates
Nominations opened on 2 February and closed at noon on 8 February.


2011 Botany by-election, Candidates, National Party
The National Party selected Jami-Lee Ross, a member of the Auckland Council representing Howick, as their candidate. He was selected from a shortlist of five candidates, the other four being former Auckland City councillor Aaron Bhatnagar, media presenter Maggie Barry, Elim Christian College teacher Darron Gedge, and health research scientist Edward Saafi.


2011 Botany by-election, Candidates, National Party
A total of twelve people had initially put their names forward for the nomination. The list was not released, but was reported to include Denise Krum (a National Party official and former president of United Future), Ram Rai (a National Party official), Ken Yee (a former Manukau City councillor and unsuccessful candidate for Manukau East), Youngshin Watkins, and Daniel Newman. Other names that had been speculated included current list MP Melissa Lee (who had unsuccessfully contested the Mount Albert by-election earlier in the parliamentary term), party official Kit Parkinson, and Howick Local Board chairman Michael Williams.


2011 Botany by-election, Candidates, ACT
ACT selected MIT lecturer and Counties Manukau DHB member Lyn Murphy.


2011 Botany by-election, Candidates, Labour Party
The Labour Party selected Michael Wood, Puketapapa Local Board member, as their candidate. The other two people that contested the nomination were Roy Bootle and David Collings. Collings withdrew before the selection process was completed. Koro Tawa, who contested the seat in the previous general election had already been selected to contest it in the next one, was originally reported to be seeking the nomination for the by-election as well, but did not in the end.


2011 Botany by-election, Candidates, Others
The Green Party selected Richard Leckinger, a former ministerial advisor and researcher at Parliament. However, he was stuck in traffic and could not submit the nomination form in time.


2011 Botany by-election, Candidates, Others
The Pirate Party selected Hussain Al-Saady, a recent university graduate.


2011 Botany by-election, Candidates, Others
The recently founded New Citizen Party selected businessman Paul Young.


2011 Botany by-election, Candidates, Others
Independents included veteran campaigner Penny Bright,translator and former candidate for Puketapapa Local Board Robert Goh, and former candidate for mayor Wayne Young.


2011 Botany by-election, Campaign
Wood started the campaign by admitting to the local paper in Puketapapa he had no chance of winning. A week later, he told the local paper in Botany he hadn't given up yet. NZPA reported that the new New Citizen Party had put up more billboards than him. Wood claimed Ross was "too scared" to have a TV debate with him on the "big issues", while making a pledge "to drive penis lollies out of the community".


2011 Botany by-election, Campaign
Meanwhile, National warned against being complacent and taking the election for granted.


2011 Botany by-election, Campaign
Paul Young wanted 10% GST, "traditional values in the education system" and "respect for elders".


2011 Botany by-election, Campaign
Bright again campaigned on her theme of open, transparent and democratically accountable governments. She condemned the planned partial privatisation of state assets, saying "partial privatisation is like partial pregnancy – there is no such thing".


2011 Botany by-election, Campaign
Wayne Young, made homeless by the leaky homes crisis, wanted building standards to be strengthened.


2011 Botany by-election, Campaign
The Pirate Party left its campaign to the last minute, handing out fliers at 6pm on the day before the election.


2011 Botany by-election, Results
Official results as declared on Wednesday 16 March 2011 after special votes were counted. Ross resigned his seat on the Auckland Council on the Monday after the election.


2011 Botany by-election, Results
Notes: Blue background denotes the winner of the by-election. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list prior to the by-election. Yellow background denotes the winner of the by-election, who was a list MP prior to the by-election. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.


2011 Botany by-election, Alleged illegal campaigning
New Zealand law prohibits campaigning on election day. It is alleged that the United Chinese Press newspaper published a front-page article on election day endorsing Paul Young. It is further alleged the paper ran an ad in the same edition for the New Citizen Party. The editor of the United Chinese Press insists the newspaper in question was printed on the day before, and therefore legal.


2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census
The 2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census was the latest national census of Botswana. The enumeration was managed by the Central Statistics Office and took place over ten days starting on 22 August 2011. The census counted a total population of 2,024,787, a 20.5% increase from the 2001 Census.


2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census, Cost
The total budget for the 2011 Census was 243,575,993 pula (US$35.3 million as of August 2011) with the Botswana government funding all the costs. Over P100,000,000 was planned to pay for personnel.


2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census, Controversy
Bushmen living in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve boycotted the census in response to an earlier situation where the Bushmen were not provided polling stations in the 2009 election. Jumanda Gakelebone spoke on behalf of the Bushmen, saying that "the government does not recognise us [the Bushmen] as a people. So why count us? They should count their own people and leave us alone."


2011 Boudouaou rail accident
The 2011 Boudouaou rail accident is a train wreck which occurred on 22 August 2011 when two trains collided in Algeria killing 1 people and injuring 24 people.


2011 Boudouaou rail accident, Collision
Leaving from the Algiers station to Thénia station on the morning of 22 August 2011, two trains collided between Boudouaou and Corso in the Boumerdès Province following a stop marked by the first freight train which was driving ahead, and which the conductors of the second train carrying the passengers would not have noticed.


2011 Boudouaou rail accident, Collision
The National Company for Rail Transport (SNTF) investigation then affirmed that the Electric multiple unit self-propelled passenger train was traveling at maximum speed while it should only travel 10 km per hour to allow the freight train in front of it to move forward and to arrive at Corso train station.


2011 Boudouaou rail accident, Collision
The shock which took place at 11:15 in the morning caused the derailment of two cars, one car of each train and which were involved in the collision.


2011 Boudouaou rail accident, Victims
Travelers injured in the collision were not in danger according to local medical sources, as the majority of travelers were shocked by what happened and others were slightly injured. No cases of fracture were recorded and the cuts reported were not serious at the scene of the train accident.


2011 Boundary Ford Curling Classic
The 2011 Boundary Ford Curling Classic was held from November 25 to 28 at the Lloydminster Curling Club in Lloydminster, Alberta as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event was CAD$32,000, and the event was held in a triple knockout format.


2011 Bournemouth Borough Council election
Elections to Bournemouth Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. All 54 seats, across 18 wards of this unitary authority, were up for election.


2011 Bournemouth Borough Council election
There were 176 candidates nominated, comprised as follows: 54 Conservatives, 40 Labour, 39 Liberal Democrats, 24 Independents, 14 UK Independence Party, 4 Green Party and 1 Liberal Party. There were 3 more candidates standing than in the 2007 election.


2011 Bournemouth Borough Council election, Election result summary
Less than a week after the elections, Derek Borthwick, elected as an independent in the Throop and Muscliff ward joined the Conservative Party.