2011 Skycity Triple Crown
Winterbottom and Whincup again filled the front row for Race 13, with Lowndes and Holdsworth on row two. Holdsworth, one of the only drivers on the softer tyre, led into turn one while Whincup, also on the soft tyre, bogged it down and dropped to the back of the top ten. Jason Bright again failed to finish when his engine failed at the end of the main straight, causing him to spin off the track. Reigning champion James Courtney, Karl Reindler and Rick Kelly went off on Bright's oil.


2011 Skycity Triple Crown
Whincup and Holdsworth were first and second until late in the race, courtesy of using the soft tyre early on. Lowndes passed Holdsworth, five seconds behind Whincup, on lap 58 and on the same lap Reindler spun off the track and into the wall at turn eleven. The safety car was deployed, reducing Whincup's lead to nothing. Lowndes overtook Whincup on the restart and Whincup and Holdsworth began to slide down the order on hard tyres with the other drivers on soft tyres. Van Gisbergen caught and passed Lowndes with two laps remaining and held on to take his second win of the season.


2011 Skycity Triple Crown
With Lowndes finishing ahead of Whincup in both races and Whincup's 25-point penalty, the gap between the Triple Eight team mates in the championship decreased from 262 points to 156. Van Gisbergen remained in third place, 261 points behind Whincup. Following the event, Lowndes was fined $10,000 for performing a burnout at the entry to the podium area.


2011 Skyrunner World Series
The 2011 Skyrunner World Series was the 10th edition of the global skyrunning competition, Skyrunner World Series, organised by the International Skyrunning Federation from 2002.


2011 Skyrunner World Series, Results
The World Cup has developed in 14 races from May to September.


2011 Skyrunner World Series, Men's standings
The champions based on the sum of the best three World Series’ race results and one World Series Trial.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival
The 2011 Slamdance Film Festival was a film festival held  in Park City, Utah from January 20 to January 27, 2011. It was the 17th iteration of the Slamdance Film Festival, an alternative to the more mainstream Sundance Film Festival.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Festival
This year, Slamdance received over 5,000 submissions and programmed 83 films. It concluded with an Awards Ceremony at Treasure Mountain Inn. The theme of the festival was "All is not lost." For 2011, the festival donated 10% of its ticket proceeds in Park City back to the filmmakers.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Festival
The film Pete Smalls is Dead opened the festival. Michael Dunaway of Paste wrote "Rather than bring his new film to the senior festival, former Sundance winner Alexandre Rockwell chose to accept an invitation to open Slamdance this year because he says Slamdance is more fun." Dunaway wrote "most experienced Sundancers get a twinkle in their eye when they tell you about the exquisite little film they discovered either at Slamdance (Sundance's boisterous, irreverent stepsister) or in one of the more experimental categories of Sundance itself." At Slamdance, Paste was looking forward to the films Pete Smalls Is Dead; Drama; Last Fast Ride – The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess; and Superheroes.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Festival
The festival had its second annual Filmmaker Summit, with an exclusive video on demand distribution agreement with Microsoft. Speakers included John Anderson of Variety, Scilla Andreen of IndieFlix, Orlando Bagwell of the Ford Foundation, Brian Newman of subgenre media, filmmaker and comic book writer Greg Pak, Amy Powell of Paranormal Activity, Jenny Samppala of Banyan Beach, Tiffany Shlain (director of Connected and Yelp), and Lance Weiler of Pandemic 1.0.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Festival
For the entire duration of the festival, select feature films in competition were made available via Zune Marketplace. The films included Modern Imbecile's Planet World, Snow on tha Bluff, The Beast Pageant, the documentaries Road Dogs and Scrapper, and also films from previous festivals.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Festival
This year, 17 films were available on video on demand through Xbox Live and Zune, in standard definition or high definition. Revenue was split 50/50 with filmmakers. 12 films from past festivals will be available throughout 2011 including the documentaries Off the Grid, Orwell Rolls in His Grave, Zombie Girl; and the narrative features Omaha: The Movie and We Go Way Back.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Festival
People attending the opening night festivities included Tim Roth, Peter Dinklage, Alexandre Rockwell, Lee Tergesen, Simon Arthur, Tommy Davidson, Fred Stoller, Angelo Tsarouchas, Steve Skrovan, Max Carlson, Tom Lenk, Lilly Ayers, Danielle Santos, Eva von Slut, INSAINTS members Daniel Deleon, Gregory Langston and Josh Levine, Michael Barnett, Kevin M. Brennan, Doug Manley, and Jeff Grace, and others.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Festival
David Burger of The Salt Lake Tribune wrote that the Slamdance Film Festival "claims it's the more indie-spirited festival — and when it comes to films about music, that boast might be true." He spoke to the filmmakers behind Last Fast Ride — The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess, a documentary directed by Lilly Scourtis Ayers about Marian Anderson of INSAINTS; Pleasant People directed by Dave Bonawits; and Road Dogs, a documentary directed by Shane Aquino that follows the bands HTTH (Heavenly Trip to Hell) and Kettle Cadaver on cross country tours.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Festival
In an interview with The Park Record, festival president and co-founder Peter Baxter said attendance had been "excellent" and most of the screenings had sold out.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Awards
There were three competitive divisions at this year's festival: Grand Jury, Audience Awards and Special Sponsored Awards provided by Kodak, Panasonic, Dos Equis and Good Health. New this year, the festival added a theatrical distribution award for best feature, best short film, and selections from Grand Jury and Audience Award films. The films will be screened domestically throughout 2011, including at IFC Center in New York and 14 Pews in Houston. Strongman, a previous Slamdance Grand Jury Documentary winner opened in late January at the IFC Center in New York. Awards were sponsored by Adobe, Dos Equis, Kodak, Panasonic, Good Health and Pierce Law Group.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Films
The Feature competitions at Slamdance are limited to first-time filmmakers working with production budgets of $1 million or less.


2011 Slamdance Film Festival, Films, Competition
10 narrative films and 8 documentaries were selected to screen in competition. 14 of them are world premieres.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire
A large wildfire burned through Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada and its surrounding area from Saturday, May 14, 2011 through Monday, May 16, 2011. The conflagration, which originated 15 kilometres (9 mi) outside of town as a forest fire, was quickly pushed past fire barriers designed to protect the town by 100 kilometres per hour (60 mph) winds. The fire forced the complete evacuation of Slave Lake's 7,000 residents—considered the largest such displacement in the province's history at the time—to the nearby towns of Athabasca and Westlock, as well as the provincial capital of Edmonton. No casualties were reported amongst the town's population, but a pilot was killed when his helicopter crashed while he was battling the fires around the community.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire
The fire destroyed roughly one-third of Slave Lake; 374 properties were destroyed and 52 damaged in the town, and another 59 were destroyed and 32 damaged in the surrounding Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124, leaving 732 residents homeless. The town hall was completely gutted by the fire, as was the library and radio station. The hospital, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)  station and schools remained standing, however. Insurable damage was estimated at C$750 million, making it the second costliest insured disaster in the country's history at the time. An RCMP investigation concluded that the cause of the fire was arson; however, no arrests were made.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire
The disaster prompted an outpouring of support from across the province, and across Canada. The Canadian Red Cross and disaster relief agencies in Edmonton were inundated with donations—enough that they asked people to no longer make donations directly at the evacuation centres. ATB Financial offered to defer mortgage and loan payments for affected residents, while a Calgary-based rental company offered rental suites in Edmonton to displaced residents free of charge for three months. The provincial government promised $50 million in immediate aid to the town.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, 2011 fire season
NASA satellite image of wildfires burning in Alberta onMay 16. Slave Lake is noted by a red dot.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, 2011 fire season
Wildfires are common in Canada. Nearly 9,000 such fires occur every year across the country, and collectively burn two million hectares of land. Such fires in Alberta usually occur in remote areas and rarely threaten populated settlements. The last fire to seriously affect a community in Alberta destroyed 59 buildings in the hamlet of Chisholm in 2001. The Slave Lake area has been threatened by fires in the past. Communities on the eastern outskirts of town were evacuated in 2001 by the approach of the Chisholm fire, while the town was saved from destruction by change in the winds in 1968.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, 2011 fire season
The province faced unusually dry conditions and high winds throughout the spring, leading to extreme risk of fire across much of the province. By mid-May, over 100 wildfires were burning across the province, including 23 that were considered out of control. Over 105,000 hectares (260,000 acres) had been burned, and the majority of the fires were in the Lesser Slave Lake area, where 15 fires were burning out of control. Nearly 1100 firefighters were battling the blazes across the country. As a consequence of the fire conditions, the provincial government enacted a complete fire ban across the entire province ahead of the Victoria Day long weekend; it was only the second time in history the government had issued such an order.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, 2011 fire season
The fire that struck Slave Lake started 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of town around 1:30 pm on Saturday, May 14, and grew to 500 hectares (1,200 acres) within three hours. An evacuation order was issued for 250 people who lived in the area, while a second fire burning west of Slave Lake, near the hamlet of Wagner, prompted provincial officials to order the evacuation of 800–900 people from that area. Displaced residents were sent to Slave Lake, where the town's fire chief initially expressed confidence that the town itself was not in serious danger, though Slave Lake declared a local state of emergency on Saturday night.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Evacuation
By 2:00 pm on May 15, the province had declared the fire situation around Slave Lake to be a level three emergency, and announced that states of emergency existed in both the town, and the surrounding Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. The local radio station, Lake-FM, provided continuous updates to the community as the fires approached town. Officials remained hopeful that Slave Lake would be spared; by mid-afternoon, they felt they were gaining control of the fires. However, a change in the winds, gusting to up to 100 kilometres per hour (60 mph), pushed the conflagrations past fire breaks and into town a short time later.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Evacuation
Residents began to evacuate Slave Lake in the late afternoon as provincial officials re-opened Highway 2 eastbound to allow residents to leave. Efforts to encourage residents to leave were slowed by power failures that knocked Lake FM off the air. By 9:30 pm, the province declared a level four emergency—the highest on its scale, and the first such declaration since 2005—and a half an hour later, a mandatory evacuation was ordered for all residents of Slave Lake. Over 7,000 people fled east and south to the neighbouring towns of Athabasca and Westlock, as well as the provincial capital of Edmonton, 250 kilometres (160 mi) south. It was said to be the largest such displacement in Alberta's history at the time.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Evacuation
By morning on May 17, officials announced that 95% of the town's residents had been evacuated and that RCMP officers were conducting searches for any residents who stayed behind. Only essential staff and firefighters remained in the community. The RCMP dispatched personnel from neighbouring detachments to bolster Slave Lake's usual 20 officer contingent while additional firefighters were sent to Slave Lake from across the province to support the 120 already battling the blazes in the town. Among the deployments were 100 firefighters, nine trucks and a heavy urban search and rescue team from Calgary.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Evacuation
Some residents questioned whether town officials acted fast enough to evacuate the town, noting that the order to leave was made after people had already begun to flee. Mayor Karina Pillay-Kinnee defended the actions of officials, noting that "this is a first-time experience for us. I think it's an unusual situation. We had fires on either end of the community. What I'm thankful for at this point is we have no loss of life."


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Damage
As residents fled Slave Lake, the winds sent burning embers overhead which ignited homes and businesses. Evacuees described the horizon as being "nothing but red", noting that thick smoke had already engulfed the town as they left town. One resident said "it looked like hell". Firefighters attempted a "last stand" in the east part of town, but were quickly overwhelmed by the heat and burning embers thrown forward by the blaze.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Damage
The fire ravaged the southeast part of town, destroying half the buildings in the area, while a second fire struck the northwest part of Slave Lake. The incident commander described it as a firestorm, stating that "the nature of which is unprecedented. The speed it was moving, the heat it was generating, the devastation, is second to none." He praised the efforts of firefighters who chose to demolish some homes in advance of the fire, a decision he said saved many homes in the town.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Damage
In addition to hundreds of houses, the town hall, library, radio station and a mall were destroyed, as were two churches. However the hospital, RCMP station and schools remained standing. In total, the fire destroyed roughly one-third of Slave Lake; 374 properties were destroyed and 52 damaged in the town proper, and another 59 were destroyed and 32 damaged in the surrounding area. 732 people were left homeless as a result.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Damage
Insurable damage caused by the fire was estimated at over C$700 million. It was the second costliest disaster in Canadian history, at the time, topped only by the North American ice storm of 1998 which caused $1.8 billion in damages, adjusted for inflation to 2011 dollars.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Damage
No casualties were reported amongst Slave Lake residents as a result of the fire, but a pilot was killed when his helicopter crashed while battling the blaze. Jean-Luc Deba, an experienced pilot from Montreal, died in the crash at Canyon Creek, 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Slave Lake.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Aftermath
Several days after the fire, residents had little idea of whether their homes and businesses still stood. By May 19, Mayor Karina Pillay-Kinnee met with evacuees, informing them that recovery efforts had begun, but that residents would not be able to return to Slave Lake until power, gas, phone service and access to drinkable water was restored. By May 20, a map of damaged areas was released.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Aftermath
A week after the fire ravaged the town, provincial officials organized buses from the evacuation centres to allow residents to tour the damage. Few residents took advantage of the opportunity, but those that did felt the tour offered a sense of closure.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Aftermath
Ten days after the town was evacuated, the first residents were allowed to return as part of a four-phase plan. Approximately 100 workers in essential service areas, along with their families, were allowed to return on May 25. Their return followed the restoration of critical infrastructure including power, water supply, telephone, police and fire services. It was expected the town's remaining residents would begin to return within days, and while some residents expressed no plans on returning to their former homes, many looked forward to doing their part to help rebuild their community.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Aftermath
A local developer suggested it would be months before the community could even begin to rebuild homes lost in the fire, Local home builders were expected to be overwhelmed by the task, while Slave Lake's remote location posed additional challenges to the rebuild process, including questions of where workers brought in to help rebuild the town would be housed.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Aftermath
By early July, drought conditions in northern Alberta changed to a series of floods that prompted further evacuations of at least 65 residents.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Aftermath
Later, a book, The Sky was on Fire: Slave Lake's Story of Disaster, Exodus and New Beginnings, written by Len and Nicola Ramsey, Joe McWilliams, and MJ Kristoff, was produced containing many of the victims and residents experiences of the fire.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Investigation
In November 2011, the RCMP concluded a five and a half month investigation into the cause of the fire. After eliminating other causes, including lightning, the RCMP and the Alberta government declared that the fire was deliberately set. Sustainable Resources Minister Frank Oberle stated, “the probable cause of the fire that burned more than 400 homes and other structures in Slave Lake was arson.”


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Investigation
Though officials have determined the place and method of ignition, they did not name any suspects. With $700 million in damages caused by the fire, the case is the largest arson investigation in Canadian history in terms of dollar value. The case is not being handled by the Slave Lake RCMP detachment; as 11 officers lost their homes, an outside investigative team was assigned for reasons of objectivity.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Response
Immediately following the fire, the Alberta government promised $50 million in aid to the town. Half of that was provided as immediate relief for residents, including $9 million to pay for costs incurred during the evacuation. Another $15 million was set aside for residents without adequate insurance coverage or with limited financial capability, and would cover all housing costs for such people until August. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Ed Stelmach toured the town via helicopter and met with front-line firefighters a week after the fire. Following the tour, Harper promised additional aid would be forthcoming from the federal government.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Response
Albertans responded to the disaster with material and financial support. The Canadian Red Cross and disaster relief agencies in Edmonton were inundated with material donations—enough that they asked people to no longer make material donations directly at the evacuation centres. Communities across the province launched support drives to collect necessary supplies for evacuees. Grade school students organized fundraising drives, and community groups and businesses were overwhelmed by the public response.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Response
Businesses across the province also stepped forward to help. Among them, ATB Financial offered to defer mortgage and loan payments for affected residents, while a Calgary-based rental company offered 50 rental suites in Edmonton to displaced residents free of charge for three months. Athabasca University made space available for limited school classes to resume for evacuated students, Insurance companies quickly set up operations near evacuation centres to assist residents with any questions or concerns.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Response
A benefit concert held in Edmonton and televised by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in mid June raised $150,000 for the Red Cross. Performers included Tom Jackson, George Canyon, and Johnny Reid. A second benefit held over the Canada Day long weekend in Slave Lake itself hoped to raise an additional $100,000. The three-day event, which averaged 3,000–5,000 fans per day, was headlined by Ashley MacIsaac, Dwight Yoakam, and The Stampeders and offered the community's residents an opportunity to relax in the midst of rebuilding efforts. On July 6, Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visited the town to offer encouragement to residents and rebuilding efforts.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Response
Slave Lake residents expressed gratitude towards those who offered support to the community, even as it continued to struggle through the aftermath and rebuilding efforts weeks later.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Response
On August 3, the Government of Alberta announced an additional $189 million in funding for rebuilding and disaster response in the Slave Lake area. The funding was allocated to: a regional wildfire recovery plan; a disaster recovery program for the town, the municipal district, the Hamlet of Red Earth Creek, the Gift Lake Metis Settlement, and numerous nearby First Nations reserves; and an interim housing project to accommodate 350 interim homes for displaced residents and families of the town and the municipal district.


2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Response
On September 14, a second benefit concert, headlined by Paul Brandt and featuring High Valley, was held at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton. Proceeds from the concert went to replacing the books at the Slave Lake Regional Library and a project in Haiti.


2011 Slovak Cup Final
The 2010–11 Slovak Cup Final was the final match of the 2010–11 Slovak Cup, the 42nd season of the top cup competition in Slovak football. The match was played at the Štadión SNP in Banská Bystrica on 8 May 2011 between Slovan Bratislava and Žilina.


2011 Slovak Open
The 2011 Slovak Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the twelfth and sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the  2011 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Bratislava, Slovakia between 14 and 20 November 2011.


2011 Slovak Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Slovak Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2011 Slovak Open, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Slovak Open, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from a Special Exempt spot:


2011 Slovak Open, Champions, Men's Doubles
Jan Hájek /  Lukáš Lacko def. Lukáš Rosol /  David Škoch, 7–5, 7–5


2011 Slovak Open, Champions, Women's Doubles
Naomi Broady /  Kristina Mladenovic def. Karolína Plíšková /  Kristýna Plíšková, 5–7, 6–4, [10–2]


2011 Slovak Open – Men's Doubles
Colin Fleming and Jamie Murray were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Jan Hájek and Lukáš Lacko won the title after defeating Lukáš Rosol and David Škoch 7–5, 7–5 in the final.


2011 Slovak Open – Men's Singles
Martin Kližan was the defending champion but decided not to participate.


2011 Slovak Open – Men's Singles
Lukáš Lacko won the title defeating Ričardas Berankis in the final 7–6(9–7), 6–2.


2011 Slovak Open – Women's Doubles
Emma Laine and Irena Pavlovic were the defending champions, but both decided not to participate.


2011 Slovak Open – Women's Doubles
Naomi Broady and Kristina Mladenovic won the title defeating Karolína Plíšková and Kristýna Plíšková in the final 5–7, 6–4, [10–2].


2011 Slovak Open – Women's Singles
Kateryna Bondarenko was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2011 Slovak Open – Women's Singles
Lesia Tsurenko won the title, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final, 7–5, 6–3.


2011 Slovenian Supercup
The 2011 Slovenian Supercup was the seventh edition of the Slovenian Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Slovenian PrvaLiga and Slovenian Cup competitions. The match was played on 8 July 2011, in Ljudski vrt stadium between 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga winners Maribor and 2010–11 Slovenian Cup winners Domžale. Both teams contested for their second Supercup title.


2011 Slovenian Supercup, Background
The match was played by the best two teams of the 2010–11 season. During the course of that season Maribor was a league champion with Domžale being the only serious contender through most of the season, eventually finishing as runners up. The two teams were the only ones in the league that earned 20 or more victories, with Maribor achieving 21 and Domžale 20. In addition, both teams were part of the Slovenian cup final, held at Stožice stadium in Ljubljana and won by Domžale with the score 4–3 after regulation. The match is arguably one of the best Slovenian cup final ever held, since the competition was first introduced during the 1991–92 season.


2011 Slovenian Supercup, Match details
Man of the Match: Juninho (Domžale)Assistant referees:Milan KogejMatej ŽuničFourth official:Andrej TratnjekDelegate:Aldo Knafelc


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident
The 2011 Slovenian YouTube incident was the publication of three clips of the recordings of closed sessions of the Government of Slovenia on the video-sharing website YouTube on 3 December 2011. The clips were published under the title Stari obrazi (Old Faces) by someone who signed himself as stariobrazi (oldfaces). The publication happened during the term of the Prime Minister Borut Pahor, just before the early 2011 Slovenian parliamentary election on 4 December.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident
The first of the clips published was dated to 31 January 2008, when Janez Janša was the Prime Minister. The second and the third clip was dated to 23 April 2009, respectively 23 April and 30 April 2009, when Borut Pahor was the Prime Minister. The original recordings were produced in audio and video. They were stored on DVDs and locked in a safe available only to authorised personnel.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident
They were also available at home to three people via the Spectiva remote viewing software, but due to their low quality, the probability of Spectiva being the source of the leaked data has been estimated as low, and it was not used during the term of Pahor's government. Spectiva could be misused until July 2009. It seems most probable that the recordings originated from the recording room or were transferred with additional equipment from the press room of the government; till 2009, sessions were broadcast live there so that extracts of resolutions could be made by the authorised personnel.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident
Marjan Miklavčič, an expert in intelligence services and a lecturer at the University of Maribor, compared the publication to WikiLeaks. He particularly stressed that it was not known which data had been stolen and whether they could be used for extortion. Iztok Prezelj, who lectures on intelligence at the University of Ljubljana, stated that the publication showed a parallel state to exist in Slovenia. Miklavčič confirmed that all the data publicly available indicate the thesis about a parallel state to be correct.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Content
The ministers of Janša's government, Andrej Vizjak and Mojca Kucler Dolinar, were discussing the wages of judges. The recordings of Pahor's sessions showed the Foreign Minister Samuel Žbogar reporting about the pressures from the European Union on Slovenia regarding the Slovenian blockade of Croatian entry to the Union and the Interior Minister Katarina Kresal discussing the acquisition of water cannons for the Slovenian Police.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Investigation
On 9 December, it was reported that the Slovenian Police had started investigation about the clips. On 14 December, the Government spokesperson Darijan Košir explained that in 2006, government areas were renovated. He said that the recorded sessions were held at Gregorčič Street 20 (Gregorčičeva ulica 20; Government and Presidential Palace) and the recording room was at Gregorčič Street 25. The buildings were connected with 200 metres (660 feet) of cable. The system could be abused at several points.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Investigation
The works at Gregorčič Street 25 were carried out by the construction company SCT, and the computer infrastructure was set up by the companies ADM and TSE. Košir told that all the people with access to the data were thoroughly checked. On 12 December, after the Secretariat filed a criminal complaint, the Police requested an internal report from the Secretary-General Kamnar.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Investigation
On 15 December, TSE denied having spotted any anomalies in the computer system since it had been installed. They told that all their employees were checked and that they never received any instruction that would allow for an illegal access. They also pointed out that the Government was responsible for the security of the system after it had been taken over. The telephone number of ADM was unavailable. Rumors about a slow investigation due to long preparation of report by the Secretary-General appeared. Both the minister of interior and the Secretary-General denied this.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Investigation
On 11 January 2012, an inspectional surveillance, ordered by the Information Commissioner Nataša Pirc Musar, was carried out by the Inspectorate for Protection of Personal Data at the Secretary–General. As of 27 January 2012, the findings were not available yet. The results will influence the decision of the Government about the destruction of the original session recordings.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Investigation
On 26 January 2012, the Secretariat-General of the Government issued a report about an internal investigation that failed to find the perpetrator. However, it was found out that the clips were carefully chosen and taken out of context, giving them a different meaning than they would have in the whole. They were alienated after they had been processed in the recording room. This significantly narrowed the number of supply locations and the circle of possible suspects. The highest risk was associated with the human factor. The Secretariat–General identified the crimes of betrayal of secrets, misuse of position, unauthorized image recording, and an information system attack. Due to lack of jurisdiction of the Government, further investigation would be carried out by the police.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Investigation
On 27 January 2012, Helena Kamnar, the Secretary-General of the Government, unofficially told for media that three people had access to the Spectiva remote viewing software, and could also watch the sessions from their home. Kamnar also explained that it was possible to find out who had access in which period but had no information due to the police having confiscated one of the computers.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Investigation
On 28 January 2012, she told that according to the information she had received from the person who allocated the right to use the system, the three people were Janez Janša, the former Secretary-General Božo Predalič, and the former Secretary-General Milan M. Cvikl. They only had the possibility to use it in their respective terms. Predalič told that he used it perhaps twice, because he was present at Janša's sessions and did not have the option to use it during Pahor's sessions. Cvikl told that he refused to use it as it seemed redundant to him and due to security reasons even demanded it to be uninstalled.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Investigation
The confiscated computers were returned to the Secretary-General on 31 January 2012. The next morning, Kamnar found the doors of the secretary open and reasoned that someone had broken in. Nothing was stolen. The Government officially denied any evidence that a criminal act had happened. There were guesses whether the two events could be related, but Kamnar decided there would be no investigation, as the possibility of it being successful was slim and she was to be replaced by the new government. Since February 2012, the government is again led by Janša, and the Secretary-General is again Predalič.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Investigation
On 27 March 2012, the information commissioner reported that the measures for the safeguarding of the recordings were inadequate. Although the places where the recording device was situated and the recordings were kept were guarded, there were no revision marks on them, which would enable the tracing of their production, usage, viewing and processing. The law on the protection of personal data was not broken.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Investigation
In September 2012, the pre-trial procedure had not been completed yet by the police.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Response by the Government
On 7 December, the Secretary-General of the Government filed a criminal complaint against the unknown perpetrator and notified about the incident the Criminal Police Directorate and the Office for the Protection of Classified Information. On 8 December, the Slovenian government demanded the removal of the clips from YouTube. On 9 December in the evening, when the publication was reported for the first time by media, there were three clips remaining of the allegedly original five although none had been removed by the host.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Response by the Government
YouTube had removed the clips on 15 December 2011, after a copyright-related demand by the Slovenian Computer Emergency Response Team (SI–CERT). However, on the same day they appeared again, albeit shorter. They were removed again in less than 24 hours. The clips were republished by users who downloaded them after they have been found by media. The original perpetrator as well as the uploaders were unknown. The decision about the destruction of the original governmental recordings has not been made yet, pending the results of an inspectional surveillance. After the incident, the recordings were not produced until 26 January.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Response by the Government
Since then, they have been made only in audio and have been destroyed immediately after extracts had been made. They are not transmitted via cable to another building anymore. In April 2012, the deputy of the Secretary-General stated that the affair cannot repeat itself, because the government had implemented the traceability of users of governmental session video recordings.


2011 Slovenian YouTube incident, Previous leakages
A tone clip of a closed government session was inadvertently leaked to the website of the Government already on 2 July 2009. It showed Katarina Kresal, the former Minister of the Interior, and Irma Pavlinič Krebs, the former Minister of Public Administration, in a wrangle about the number of the policemen in Slovenia, and had a large echo in the public. Krebs later commented: "I didn't know that our areas have ears."


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election
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2011 Slovenian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 4 December 2011 to elect the 90 deputies of the National Assembly. This was the first early election in Slovenia's history. 65.60% of voters cast their vote. The election was surprisingly won by the center-left Positive Slovenia party, led by Zoran Janković. However, he failed to be elected as the new Prime Minister in the National Assembly, and the new government was formed by a right-leaning coalition of five parties, led by Janez Janša, the president of the second-placed Slovenian Democratic Party.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Background
The National Assembly consists of 90 members, elected for a four-year term, 88 members elected by the party-list proportional representation system with D'Hondt method and 2 members elected by ethnic minorities (Italians and Hungarians) using the Borda count.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Background
The election was previously scheduled to take place in 2012, four years after the 2008 election. However, on 20 September 2011, the government led by Borut Pahor fell after a vote of no confidence.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Background
As stated in the Constitution, the National Assembly has to elect a new Prime Minister within 30 days and a candidate has to be proposed by either members of the Assembly or the President of the country within seven days after the fall of a government. If this does not happen, the president dissolves the Assembly and calls for a snap election. The leaders of most parliamentary political parties expressed opinion that they preferred an early election instead of forming a new government.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Background
As no candidates were proposed by the deadline, the President Danilo Türk announced that he would dissolve the Assembly on 21 October and that the election would take place on 4 December. The question arose as to whether the President could dissolve the Assembly after the seven days, in the event that no candidate was proposed. However, since this situation is not covered in the constitution, the decision of the President to wait the full 30 days was welcomed by the political parties. The dissolution of the Assembly, a first in independent Slovenia, took place on October 21, a minute after midnight.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Results
Two new parties, both formed just weeks before the election, entered the National Assembly, with Positive Slovenia winning the election and Gregor Virant's Civic List placing fourth. The Slovenian National Party (SNS) and two liberal parties, Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) and Zares, all won less than a margin of 4% of the vote, consequently losing their position in the National Assembly. However, the Christian democracy centre-right New Slovenia party returned to the Assembly after being absent following the 2008 election.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Results
In accordance with the Constitution of Slovenia, two seats were allocated to the Italian and Hungarian national communities, one to a representative of each community. Members of the Italian community elected Roberto Battelli, and members of the Hungarian community elected László Göncz as their representative. Batelli was the sole candidate in the Italian community, whereas in the Hungarian community, Göncz won 68.54% of votes and Orban Dušan won 31.46% of votes. In the Italian community, 1,152 (42.49%) out of 2,711 voters voted, and in the Hungarian community, 3,382 (50.77%) out of 6,661 voters voted.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Responses
Immediately after the election, Janković said that the victory of his party was a proof that Slovenians wanted an efficient state and that he would focus on economic growth. Shortly after the unofficial results became available, he stated he would invite all the parties to coalition talks. Analysts predicted the most likely coalition would consist of PS, SD, LGV and DeSUS.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Responses
The leader of the SDS party Janez Janša congratulated Janković on the day of the election, stating that he was ready to cooperate, though Janković previously rejected to form a coalition with SDS. The leader of Social Democrats and incumbent Prime Minister Pahor stated that the result of his party was better than he expected, following the fall of his government earlier in September. LGV, DeSUS, SLS, and NSi parties were all satisfied with the results. Foreign media reported about the win of the election by Zoran Janković as a surprising result and as a heavy blow to Janez Janša in the context of public surveys that predicted an easy win for Janša.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Responses
Danilo Türk, the President of Slovenia, pointed out after the election that the will of the voters had been clearly expressed, that it had been a rational choice and that it proved them to be ready for changes. He also stated that the large participation at election showed the voters had preserved their trust in democracy. He congratulated the parties who succeeded to win a seat in the Assembly and summoned them to work for the common good.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Analysis
According to public opinion researchers, Positive Slovenia won the election due to the mobilisation of left voters, particularly in Ljubljana. They also reported that tactical voting in Slovenia reached proportions that were not recorded anywhere else before. 30% of Slovenian voters voted tactically. Three percent of right voters abstained from voting.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Analysis
29 (32%) of 90 elected deputies were females, which has been a record. 57 deputies who never before held the post of deputy were elected. The average age of the elected deputies was a bit under 51 years. The youngest deputy was 26 years old, and the oldest deputy was 68 years old.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Aftermath
Official results of the election were announced on 16 December. The first and the founding session of the newly elected Assembly took place on 21 December. Then, the elected deputies confirmed their mandates and the mandate of previously elected deputies ceased.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Aftermath
Due to the amendment to the Deputies Act, passed in May 2011, this was the first election enforcing the incompatibility of the mayoral post and the post of deputy at the National Assembly. 11 mayors were elected, including Zoran Janković, the Mayor of Ljubljana. All of them lost their mayoral posts on 21 December 2011, when they became deputies. In Destrnik and Mirna Peč, also a city councillor has to be replaced, because the former mayor held that post too. The by-election in Mirna Peč will take place in June, whereas as of April 2012 the date of the by-election in Destrnik has not been decided yet. Mayoral by-elections was held in March 2012.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Aftermath
On 5 January 2012, Zoran Janković was chosen by the President Danilo Türk to be proposed to the National Assembly as the PM-designate. A draft agreement between the negotiating teams of PS, SD, LGV and DeSUS was initiated on 7 January 2012. However, it failed to gain support in the LGV, and in the evening of 9 January, the LGV announced it would not support Janković as the new Prime Minister in the secret confirmation vote and also not join his coalition, due to large differences in the programs of the parties, particularly emphasising the Positive Slovenia's lack of concept.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Aftermath
On 11 January, the deputies did not elect Janković as the new Prime Minister in the secret vote. His candidacy gained only 42 of the necessary 46 votes. Türk characterised Janković's victory as unusually high and expressed his support of Janković as the new Prime Minister. He expressed his disappointment with Janković not being backed by deputies.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Aftermath
In the second round, according to the rules of procedure, the National Assembly had 14 days to nominate him or another candidate for the Prime Minister, with the candidate of the President of Slovenia having precedence. Türk was mentioning the banker Marko Voljč as a possible candidate, but did not propose him to the National Assembly due to lack of support.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Aftermath
Till 25 January, he decided not to propose anyone as a candidate in the second round, despite the second-placed Janša having the support of the parties NSi, SLS, DeSUS and LGV, and his party (SDS) having signed a coalition agreement with them. He cited lack of Janša's legitimacy as a reason for not supporting him, as Janša had been charged with involvement in the Patria bribery case, unlike Janković, who had not been formally charged with anything. No party had officially proposed Janša as a candidate to the President. Türk stressed again that Janković would be a good candidate, and added that the election showed lack of trust of voters in Janša.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Aftermath
Apart from the President, the deputy groups and ad hoc groups of at least ten deputies may propose candidates for the PM to the National Assembly in the second round. On 25 January, the broad coalition of SDS, SLS, Desus and LGV proposed Janša. He became the Prime-Minister elect on 28 January. His cabinet, the tenth government in the history of independent Slovenia, was confirmed on 10 February, and Janša became the new Prime Minister with a handover from Pahor on the same day. On 13 February, the President received the new Government and wished them luck. Both parties agreed that good cooperation is crucial for success.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Aftermath
In February 2012, Janković announced he decided to run for the position of Mayor of Ljubljana again. He participated at the by-election for the mayor of Ljubljana on 25 March 2012 and was elected for the continuation of the second term with 61% of votes. He retook the leadership of the city council on 11 April 2012. His mandate of a deputy ceased on 16 April 2012. On 19 April, he was replaced as a deputy of Positive Slovenia by the former athlete Alenka Bikar.


2011 Slovenian parliamentary election, Aftermath
On 1 June 2014 president of Slovenia Borut Pahor announced the dissolution of the Assembly on 2 June and that the election would take place on 13 July.


2011 Slovenian part-time work referendum
A referendum on a law on part-time work was held in Slovenia on 10 April 2011. The law was rejected by 80% of voters.


2011 Slovenian part-time work referendum, Background
On 26 October 2012 the National Assembly passed a law on part-time work by a vote of 39 to 32. However, it was then rejected by the National Council by a vote of 20 to 14 on 2 November. The National Assembly approved the law again by a vote of 47 to 28 on 16 November. The National Council then attempted to force a referendum on the law, but although the motion passed 18–7 in favour, at least 21 votes were required.


2011 Slovenian part-time work referendum, Background
The law would allow unemployed people, students and pensioners to work for up to 60 hours a month and 720 hours a year. However, they would be paid less and have fewer employment rights, including no right to reimbursement for meals at work and commuting costs, as well as no sick or parental leave. They would also get no annual leave entitlement and no severance pay.


2011 Slovenian part-time work referendum, Background
The ŠOS student organisation and the Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS) both opposed the new law, as it would create a new class of employees who received fewer social benefits. Between 3 January and 6 February 2011 the ŠOS and the ZSSS collected 47,000 signatures, more than the 40,000 required to hold a referendum under article 90 of the Slovenian constitution. As a result, the National Assembly fixed the date for a referendum on 17 February.


2011 Slovenian part-time work referendum, Results
Ali ste za to, da se uveljavi Zakon o malem delu (ZMD), ki ga je sprejel Državni zbor na seji dne 16. novembra 2010?


2011 Slovenian part-time work referendum, Results
Are you for the law on part-time work that the National Assembly passed in a sitting on 16 November 2010 coming into force?


2011 Smart Card Open Monet+
The 2011 Smart Card Open Monet+ was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000+H in prize money. It took place in Zlín, Czech Republic, on 6–12 June 2011.


2011 Smart Card Open Monet+, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Smart Card Open Monet+, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2011 Smart Card Open Monet+ – Doubles
Eva Birnerová and Stéphanie Foretz Gacon were the defending champions, having won the event in 2010, but chose not to compete in 2011.


2011 Smart Card Open Monet+ – Doubles
Yuliya Beygelzimer and Margalita Chakhnashvili won the tournament, defeating Réka-Luca Jani and Katalin Marosi in the final, 3–6, 6–1, [10–8].


2011 Smart Card Open Monet+ – Singles
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner was the champion from 2010, and successfully defended her title by defeating Ksenia Pervak in the final, 6–1, 6–0.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado
On April 27, 2011, an extremely violent EF5 wedge tornado, with estimated winds of up to 205 mph (330 km/h), struck the town of Smithville, Mississippi at 3:47 p.m. CDT (2047 UTC) on April 27, resulting in catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Meteorological synopsis
The environmental conditions leading up to the April 2011 Super Outbreak were among the "most conducive to violent tornadoes ever documented". On April 25, a vigorous upper-level shortwave trough that moved into the Southern Plains states. Ample instability, low-level moisture, and wind shear fueled a significant tornado outbreak from Texas to Tennessee; at least 64 tornadoes touched down on this day. An area of low pressure consolidated over Texas on April 26 and traveled east while the aforementioned shortwave trough traversed the Mississippi River and Ohio River valleys. Another 50 tornadoes touched down on this day.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Meteorological synopsis
The multi-day outbreak culminated on April 27 with the most violent day of tornadic activity since the 1974 Super Outbreak. Multiple episodes of tornadic activity ensued with two waves of mesoscale convective systems in the morning hours followed by a widespread outbreak of supercells from Mississippi to North Carolina during the afternoon into the evening.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Meteorological synopsis
Activity on April 27 was precipitated by a 995 mbar (hPa; 29.39 inHg) surface low situated over Kentucky and a deep, negatively tilted (aligned northwest to southeast) trough over Arkansas and Louisiana. A strong southwesterly surface jet intersected these systems at a 60° angle, an ageostrophic flow that led to storm-relative helicity values in excess of 500 m2s−2—indicative of extreme wind shear and a very high potential for rotating updrafts within supercells. Ample moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was brought north across the Deep South, leading to daytime high temperatures of 77 to 81 °F (25 to 27 °C) and dewpoints of 66 to 72 °F (19 to 22 °C). Furthermore, convective available potential energy (CAPE) values reached 2,500–3,000 J/kg−1.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Tornado summary
The tornado began 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Smithville along the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway near the Glover Wilkins Lock at 3:42 p.m. CDT (2042 UTC), snapping numerous trees near the Smithville Recreation Area. The fast-moving tornado then rapidly intensified as it approached town, reaching EF5 intensity. As the storm crossed Davis Road South, the ground was deeply scoured in a nearby field, leaving a trench in the ground that was still visible in aerial photographs taken more than a year later.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Tornado summary
The tornado began producing remarkably intense damage and swept away multiple homes and structures as it moved northeast, following Highway 25. The first fatality from the tornado occurred in this area as a bed and breakfast was obliterated and swept from its foundation, with debris from the structure scattered long distances downwind. Cinder blocks from the structure were broken into small pieces of concrete and strewn throughout a nearby field. A semi-truck was thrown 300 yd (270 m) and destroyed in this area, and an RV was thrown 250 yd (230 m) and partially embedded into the ground nearby.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Tornado summary
A second semi-truck was completely torn apart, with its bumper later found hanging from the struts of the Smithville water tower, located 1.4-mile (2.3 km) to the northeast. One brick residence was swept away along this segment of the path as well, and part of its concrete foundation slab was pulled up and slightly dislodged, with extensive ground scouring and debarking of trees noted on the property. Some metal storage buildings and 14 mobile homes were completely obliterated nearby, with metal framing from some of the mobile homes thrown and twisted into pieces.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Tornado summary
The tornado then entered Smithville at maximum intensity, producing EF5 damage as it moved though both commercial and residential areas. Dozens of large, anchor-bolted, well-built brick homes were completely swept away in town, and many large hardwood trees were completely debarked and denuded. All furniture, appliances, and plumbing from homes in the tornado's direct path of were either shredded or missing, and some homes had floor tiles scoured from their foundations. Shrubbery along the perimeters of some homes was shredded and/or stripped as well, and debris from many of the obliterated homes was finely granulated into small pieces.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Tornado summary
A few homes were swept from their foundations with such force that the anchor bolts were ripped out of the slab, leaving pockets of missing concrete along the foundation perimeter. An SUV was thrown a 1⁄2-mile (0.80 km) into the top of the Smithville water tower, then bounced off of it, and was hurled an additional 1⁄4-mile (400 m) before impacting the ground and eventually coming to rest on the opposite side of the city, where it was later found crushed into a tiny ball.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Tornado summary
The city hall, the post office, four churches, several businesses, the water system, and the police station were all destroyed as the tornado moved through town. Tar and chip pavement was torn from a road in town and rolled into piles, intense ground scouring was noted in several areas, and a 1965 Chevrolet pickup truck was thrown from one residence and never found. Several other vehicles in town were thrown hundreds of yards, torn into multiple pieces, stripped down to their frames, or wrapped around trees as well.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Tornado summary
A metal waste pipe was unearthed and pulled out of the ground along a road, a nearby manhole cover was torn away, and a fire hydrant was ripped from the ground, pulling up five feet of metal piping in the process. The local medical clinic was destroyed as well, with supplies being scattered around the city. The large brick E.E. Pickle Funeral Home was reduced to a bare slab as the tornado exited at the northeast side of the city, with the debris scattered and wind-rowed into an adjacent wooded area.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Tornado summary
Extreme debarking of trees was noted in this area, and pieces of vehicles and structures were strewn long distances throughout the woods. The mangled remains of the SUV that impacted the water tower was found in a ditch at the edge of this wooded area. Nearby granite tombstones from a cemetery were blown over in the opposite direction of the tornado's passage, and some were broken and thrown. Overall, the tornado destroyed 117 structures in Smithville and damaged 50 others, killing 16 people. The tornado weakened as it continued through rural areas northeast of town and moved into Itawamba County, where it uprooted numerous trees and power lines and caused roof damage to a house before exiting the county.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Tornado summary
The tornado then continued across the Alabama state line into Marion County, where it caused EF1 damage to outbuildings and mobile homes near Bexar. Continuing  northeast, the tornado re-intensified as it struck the rural community of Shottsville at high-end EF3 intensity, where homes and mobile homes were destroyed, hundreds of trees were snapped and debarked, and seven more people were killed.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Tornado summary
The tornado produced additional high-end EF3 damage as it continued north of Hamilton, where several mobile homes and frame homes were destroyed, including one frame home at the bottom of a ravine that was swept clean from its foundation (though lack of road access prevented close inspection of the home's construction, precluding a potential higher rating at that location). Several additional homes were damaged and a chicken house was destroyed as the tornado approached Franklin County.


2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado, Tornado summary
The tornado then crossed the county line and weakened to EF2 strength, where it snapped and uprooted numerous large trees, damaged or destroyed several chicken houses, totaled a car, destroyed a mobile home, tore much of the roof off of a two-story house, and caused significant roof damage to several other homes before dissipating near the town of Hodges at 4:23 p.m. CDT (2123 UTC). The damage path was 37.3 miles (60.0 km) long and 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) wide at its widest point, and it killed a total of 23 people along its path. 137 other people were injured.


2011 Snooker Shoot-Out
The 2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 and 30 January 2011 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.


2011 Snooker Shoot-Out
The event was last held in 1990, where Darren Morgan defeated Mike Hallett 2–1 in the final.


2011 Snooker Shoot-Out
Nigel Bond won the final 1–0 (62–23) against Robert Milkins.


2011 Snooker Shoot-Out, Prize fund
Winner: £32,000Runner-up: £16,000Semi-finals: £8,000Quarter-finals: £4,000Last 16: £2,000Last 32: £1,000Last 64: £500


2011 Snooker Shoot-Out, Format and rules
It was a one frame shoot out with a random draw. 64 players contested the tournament, which was shown on Sky, the first time that Sky has shown a World Snooker event live since 2004. Frames were subject to a 20-second shot clock in the first five minutes and to a 15-second shot clock in the last 5 minutes. Clock started when the player had taken the cue ball. Players had to hit a cushion (with the cue ball OR the object ball) or pot a ball on every shot. Players lagged for who breaks and the winner decided. All foul resulted in ball in hand. After 10 minutes, the player with the most points won. If the score was tied, then a blue ball shoot out decided.


2011 Snooker Shoot-Out, Draw
The draw for round 1 was made on 28 November 2010, just before the final of the Premier League. The draw for each round including the semi-finals was random, made just before the round began. All times are GMT.


2011 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election
An election for the leadership of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) was held 4–5 November 2011. Alasdair McDonnell won the leadership election and was announced the new leader of the SDLP on 5 November 2011.


2011 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election, Background
Following poor election results in the 2010 UK general election as well as the 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election, it was reported that the then-SDLP leader, Margaret Ritchie, faced a leadership challenge from deputy leader Patsy McGlone. McGlone stated at the beginning of August, 2011, that he would challenge Ritchie for the party's leadership at the annual conference in November. Ritchie subsequently announced on 8 September 2011, that she would not run in the coming leadership race.


2011 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election, Candidates
Four SDLP members announced they would stand in the leadership election. These were:


2011 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election, Results
Below is a table summarising the results of the leadership election. Alasdair McDonnell had the most votes in every round of voting.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season
The 2011 season was the 97th season in Palmeiras's existence, and their 96th in Brazil's first division. Palmeiras will also play the usual state league, Campeonato Paulista, the national cup, Copa do Brasil and the continental cup, the Copa Sudamericana.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season
Due to the renovations taking place at Palestra Itália for the construction of the new Arena, Palmeiras played all their home matches of the 2011 season, at Pacaembu and at the Canindé Stadium.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Friendlies
Palmeiras' first match in 2011 will be a friendly away against XV de Piracicaba on 12 January.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Campeonato Paulista
In December 2010, the FPF announced that Palmeiras will face Botafogo-SP at the Pacaembu Stadium, Palmeiras's temporary home until 2012, for the 1st Round of the Campeonato Paulista. On 11 January 2011, the FPF announced the schedule of all matches in the 2011 Paulista.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Copa do Brasil
On 19 January, CBF announced the fixtures for the 1st Round of the 2011 Copa do Brasil. Palmeiras faced Comercial from the state of Piauí, playing the 1st leg away, on 23 February in Teresina and the 2nd leg home, on 2 March in São Paulo. Palmeiras advanced to the Second Phase of the competition, and faced Uberaba in Minas Gerais, winning by the score of 4–0 and securing a place in the Round of 16. In the last eight round, Palmeiras played against Santo André and won by the aggregate score of 3–1, advancing to the Quarterfinals.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Copa do Brasil
In the 1st leg of the Round of 16, Palmeiras suffered a shocking defeat by the score of 6–0 to Coritiba, the team didn't play football at all and Coritiba was magnificent. In the 2nd leg, Palmeiras conquered a 2–0 victory at home against Coritiba, but it wasn't enough to achieve qualification to the tournaments semifinals.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Campeonato Brasileiro
The draw for the most important competition in Brazil was announced by CBF in early April. The first round is scheduled for 22 May.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Copa Sul-Americana
On 28 June, the matches of the 2011 Copa Sul-Americana were defined in Buenos Aires, Argentina. All the Brazilian clubs participating in the competition will enter in the Second Phase and will play against another Brazilian. Palmeiras will play Vasco da Gama in a two-leg encounter.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Players, Sul-Americana squad
CONMEBOL allows each team to choose only 25 players from their squad to compete in the Sudamericana, with numberings from 1 to 25. Some of the players are registered with their own squad number and others had to choose another one from the 25.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Players, Sul-Americana squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Players, Squad statistics
NOTE: Starting appearance + Substitute appearancePlayers in italics have left the club during the seasonLuan, now nº 11, was nº 21 until 27 AugustChico, now nº 23 (previously Danilo), was nº 3 until the arrival of HenriqueRicardo Bueno the nº 9, Paulo Henrique the nº 14, Gerley the nº 18 and Fernandão the nº 19, all arrived when their squad numbers were available and previously used by Wellington Paulista (nº 9), Vítor (nº 14), Max Santos (nº 18) and Adriano (nº 19) respectively


2011 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Players, Starting 11
Last updated: 5 December 2011Source: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2011 Solheim Cup
The 2011 Solheim Cup was the 12th Solheim Cup matches, held 23–25 September in Ireland at Killeen Castle in County Meath, northwest of Dublin. The biennial matches are a three-day contest for professional female golfers, between teams of 12 top players from the United States and Europe. Entering the 2011 matches, the U.S. had won the three recent competitions, with Europe's last victory coming eight years earlier in 2003 in Sweden.


2011 Solheim Cup
After the first two days of team play, the competition was tied at 8-all. Europe went 7–5 in singles on Sunday and regained the Cup, 15–13. It was Europe's fourth win, all won on home soil.


2011 Solheim Cup, Format
The Solheim Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The format is as follows


2011 Solheim Cup, Format
With a total of 28 points, 141⁄2 points are required to win the Cup, and 14 points are required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches are played to a maximum of 18 holes. If the score is even after 18 holes, each team earns one-half-point.


2011 Solheim Cup, Teams, Eligibility criteria
The European and United States teams have different eligibility criteria.


2011 Solheim Cup, Teams, Eligibility criteria
Members of the European Tour must be current members of the Ladies European Tour and must be "a European national," defined by Solheim Cup rules as someone:


2011 Solheim Cup, Teams, Eligibility criteria
Either:(i) born in a European country; and(ii) holds a current passport of that European country;Or:(i) has been naturalised as a citizen of a European country;(ii) has held a current passport of that European country for the immediately preceding four (4) consecutive years;(iii) has resided in that European country for the immediately preceding four (4) consecutive years. A European country is a nation situated in the continent of Europe and is recognised as an independent state by the United Nations. Any player who holds dual nationality (of which one shall be the nationality of a European country) shall elect on joining the Ladies European Tour in each of 2010 and 2011 whether she wishes to be eligible for selection for the 2011 European Solheim Cup Team.


2011 Solheim Cup, Teams, Eligibility criteria
Members of the United States team must be current members of the LPGA Tour and be born in the United States.


2011 Solheim Cup, Teams, Team selection
The European and United States teams are selected by different methods.


2011 Solheim Cup, Teams, Team selection
Team Europe was selected by taking the top four players from the LET Solheim Cup standings, followed by the top four Ladies European Tour members on the Women's World Golf Rankings as if 29 August 2011, were not already qualified via the Solheim Cup standings, and four captain's selections. Qualifying points for Team Europe were awarded weekly to the top-10 finishers at official LET events.


2011 Solheim Cup, Teams, Team selection
Team USA qualified by earning points for wins and for top-20 finishes on the LPGA Tour over a two-year period. Points were earned beginning with the 2009 Safeway Classic and concluding with the 2011 Women's British Open. Points were increased in 2011 and doubled in the four major tournaments. The ten players with the highest points were automatically selected for Team USA. Two additional players were selected by captain Rosie Jones before the start of the Matches.


2011 Solheim Cup, Teams, Team Europe
1Age at the start of the 2011 Solheim Cup matches on 23 September 2011. 2Residence/Hometown according to official Solheim Cup designation. LET rankings as of 20 August 2011Rolex rankings as of 29 August 2011


2011 Solheim Cup, Teams, Team USA
Juli Inkster was a player and assistant captain, the first time in Solheim Cup history that an assistant captain was also a player.


2011 Solheim Cup, Teams, Team USA
1Age at the start of the 2011 Solheim Cup matches on 23 September 2011. 2Residence/Hometown according to official 2011 Solheim Cup designation. Rolex rankings as of 21 August 2011. Rolex ranking does not factor into US Team selection. Shown for comparison purposes only.


2011 Solheim Cup, Day two, Afternoon fourball
By winning her match Laura Davies became the leading points scorer in the Solheim Cup with 24.5, passing Annika Sörenstam's record of 24.


2011 Solheim Cup, Day three, Singles
1 Kerr conceded the match at its start, because of injury. Following Solheim Cup rules, this was a 10 and 8 win for Europe.


2011 Solheim Cup, Individual player records
Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.


2011 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2011 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. Since the last election, the Liberal Democrats had defended a seat in a by-election in Olton, but had lost all three councillors for Shirley West, with Brynn Tudor being disqualified for non-attendance and the other two defecting: firstly with Howard Allen going Independent and then Simon Slater joining the Labour grouping. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Voter turnout naturally fell from the previous year's high turnout (caused by the 2010 general election being held alongside them), although to an above-average figure of 41.5%


2011 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections :


2011 Soling World Championship
The 2011 Soling World Championships were held in Prien am Chiemsee, Germany between April 22 and 30, 2011. The hosting yacht club was Chiemsee Yacht Club.


2011 Soling World Championship, Results
Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; SCP – Took a scoring penalty;


2011 Solomon Islands Champions League Playoff
The 2011 Solomon Islands Champions League Playoff was a two-legged playoff for one spot in the 2011–12 OFC Champions League. The two teams that participated were Koloale, who won the 2010–11 Telekom S-League, and Solomon Warriors, who won the 2011 Knockout Championship. Koloale F.C. won and advanced to the Champions League.


2011 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open (also known as 2011 Miami Masters), a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 22 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The tournament was a part of 2011 ATP World Tour and 2011 WTA Tour, classified as ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and Premier Mandatory event respectively.


2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Tournament
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. This was the twenty seventh edition of the event and took place from March 22 to April 3, 2011. The tournament was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour. It was a Masters 1000 series event on the ATP Tour and a Premier Mandatory series event on the WTA Tour. It was the second event to be staged in 2011 in either category. The tournament was played on 12 Laykold Cushion Plus courts which have been rated slow by the ITF.


2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $4,500,000 each (WTA Tour and ATP World Tour).


2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Players, Men's Singles, Other Entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Players, Women's Singles, Other Entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Finals, Men's doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes defeated  Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–5]


2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Daniela Hantuchová /  Agnieszka Radwańska defeated  Liezel Huber /  Nadia Petrova, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–8]


2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Viewership, Attendance
A record capacity of 14,625 crowd attended the men's final on Sunday, April 3. Also the tournament attracted a new record sum of 316,267 spectators breaking the previous one of 312,386 sold tickets set last year.


2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Dlouhý competed together with Paul Hanley, however they lost to Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner in the second round. Paes partnered up with Mahesh Bhupathi and they won this tournament, defeating Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor 6–7(5), 6–2, [10–5] in the final.


2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) to win the title at the 2011 Miami Masters. Djokovic completed the Sunshine Double with the win, having also won Indian Wells the week before (also defeating Nadal in the final). Djokovic's unbeaten streak to the start of the 2011 season was extended to 24–0, and an overall winning streak of 26 matches.


2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles
Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost to Pablo Cuevas in the second round.


2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open.


2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Doubles
Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to María José Martínez Sánchez and Anabel Medina Garrigues. Daniela Hantuchová and Agnieszka Radwańska won the tournament, defeating Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova 7–6(5), 2–6, [10–8] in the final.


2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but lost to Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.


2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles
Azarenka won her second title in Miami by beating Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–1, 6–4.


2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open.


2011 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2011 Soul Train Music Awards was aired on November 27, 2011 on BET and Centric. The award ceremony was hosted by comedian and actor Cedric the Entertainer. The ceremony included special tributes to Gladys Knight and Earth Wind & Fire, both honorees received the Soul Train Legend Award. A special tribute performance was dedicated in memory of hip hop artist Heavy D, which include Doug E. Fresh, Kurtis Blow, and Whodini, Common and Naughty by Nature.


2011 Soul Train Music Awards, Telecast
The Soul Train Awards were aired on BET and Centric on November 27, 2011.


2011 Souris River flood
The 2011 Souris/Mouse River flood in Canada and the United States occurred in June and was greater than a hundred-year flooding event for the river. The US Army Corps of Engineers estimated the flood to have a recurrence interval of two to five centuries.


2011 Souris River flood
The Souris River begins in southeastern Saskatchewan, flows southeast into North Dakota, then to southwestern Manitoba. It is a tributary of the Assiniboine River, which it meets near Treesbank, Manitoba, and flows east to meet the Red River of the North in Winnipeg.


2011 Souris River flood
The flooding affected Saskatchewan and North Dakota; notably in Minot, where it overtopped levees and caused the evacuation of about 11,000 residents. The flooding in Minot was worse than the 1969 and 1881 floods; many other towns along the river were affected and many acres of farmland were inundated.


2011 Souris River flood, Background
Flooding in Saskatchewan the previous summer, in addition to heavy snowfall and a thick snowpack from the previous La Niña winter added to overflow on rivers across North America. In May 2011, heavy rains and thunderstorms driven by a series of cut off lows migrating westward triggered more flooding on watersheds in the southern Prairie Provinces, as some communities received nearly the annual rainfall in less than two months.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, Saskatchewan
In early May, flash flooding occurred between the Souris River source and the Assiniboine River, as Kingsley No. 124, Saskatchewan saw its worst flooding in over 50 years. Towards late May, barely half Saskatchewan's agricultural crops had been seeded, while southeastern Saskatchewan, surrounding the Souris River was the worst-hit. However, even as the flooding continued in northern Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories, significant fires burned while the weather remained dry and lightning was able to spark new blazes.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, Saskatchewan
On June 17, Weyburn, Saskatchewan became one of 19 provincial communities to declare a state of emergency from the severe flooding, after a power outage caused the failure of the city's waste treatment plant; Saskatoon, surrounding the South Saskatchewan River, also experienced street-level floods. The next day, more flash flooding resulted in flooded homes and basements from Regina to Weyburn, while Estevan declared a state of emergency from flooding.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, Saskatchewan
By June 19, a dike breach flooded the village of Roche Percee, Saskatchewan, forcing about 150 residents to evacuate. A trailer park in downstream Estevan also evacuated about 400 people. Several major highways, including part of Highway 47, Saskatchewan Highway 56 and the Trans-Canada Highway 1 near Sintaluta were closed due to flooding damage.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, Saskatchewan
By June 21, Estevan had recorded 324 mm (12.8 in) of rain since May 1, making it the wettest two-month May–June period on record, while the average annual rainfall in Estevan is 333 mm (13.1 in). Water was released from two area dams to ease the pressure on the local reservoirs. At the start of summer, the flood crest moved downstream into the United States.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, North Dakota
Forecasters and hydrologists anticipated a full dike breach on the Souris by June 25 or 26 after the river began overtopping it on June 22. Close to 12,000 residents were evacuated from their homes.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, North Dakota
The flood was expected to exceed the 1969 levels, while residents seek relief in evacuation shelters nearby.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, North Dakota
On June 24, the Souris River exceeded record flood levels at Minot. By June 26, all hydrographs on the Souris from the North Dakota side had recorded record-breaking flood levels, with the exception of Lake Darling, which was less than 0.2 ft (6 cm) from record stage.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, North Dakota
Hydrograph of observed and predicted river levels for the Souris River at Minot at 2 AM CDT on June 25, 2011.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, North Dakota
Natural-colour satellite image of Minot taken just as the River Souris reached its historic crest.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, Manitoba
Manitoba officials began preparing for the third time in 2011 for Souris flooding in late June as communities were expecting record flooding, after already experiencing flooding on the Red River and the Assiniboine River, which amounted to a 300-year flood. Also lake levels at Lake Manitoba will continue to be high or may even rise more due to the high flows on the Souris River that flows into the Assiniboine east of Brandon near Treesbank. The province has stated that the flood protection and the Portage Diversion will be pushed to their limits again.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, Manitoba
At least 85 families were evacuated from Souris, Manitoba by June 27. On July 2, the army from CFB Shilo was sent in to help with the sandbagging and building up of dykes. The river crested at Melita on July 4, at Souris on July 5 and Wawanesa on July 6. With dry weather the peak levels were a little lower than forecast and the dikes held. See the record from Manitoba Water Stewardship's daily flood report for July 7.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, Manitoba
Shortly after water overtopped levees in Minot. Also, dikes protecting infrastructure.


2011 Souris River flood, Flood effects, Manitoba
North Dakota National Guard soldiers place poly over temporary emergency levee on June 2, 2011.


2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash
On 14 August 2011, a pair of privately-owned Piaggio P.166 Albatross aircraft crashed into the Wolkberg mountains in the Limpopo province of South Africa, killing all 13 people on board both planes. The aircraft had departed minutes earlier from Tzaneen, and were flying in formation towards Johannesburg when they struck the mountain in cloud.


2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash
The subsequent investigation found no evidence of any technical problem with the aircraft and cited adverse weather and poor flight planning as factors in the accident.


2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash, History of the flight
The two Albatross aircraft had participated the previous day in the Tzaneen Air Show, and in the morning of 14 August at around 10:20 local time, they took off from Tzaneen Airfield to return to Rand Airport in Johannesburg. Each aircraft had one pilot on board; one aircraft had five passengers and the other one six. The pair set off on a southerly heading flying in formation.


2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash, History of the flight
After failing to arrive at Johannesburg, at 13:30 the aircraft were reported missing, and a search and rescue operation was launched. No distress call was received by air traffic control or other aircraft. Hampered by adverse weather and by the fact that no flight plan had been filed by either pilot, search teams were able to locate the wreckage of the aircraft only two days later.


2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash, History of the flight
Both aircraft had collided with a north-facing, near-vertical escarpment on the slopes of Mamotswiri Peak, in the Wolkberg mountain range, and were completely destroyed by the impact and subsequent fire. The two wreckages were found 75 metres (250 feet) apart at the foot of the cliff, at an altitude of 5,030 ft (1,530 m), around 300 ft (90 m) below the top of the ridge. There were no survivors.


2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash, History of the flight
On the day of the accident, a witness in the Lekgalameetse Valley reported seeing both aircraft overflying the valley before disappearing into low clouds. A loud bang was heard shortly after.


2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved were both twin-engined Piaggio P.166S Albatross, with registrations ZS-NJX and ZU-MMI, serial numbers 446 and 462. They were built in 1973 as coastal patrol, search and rescue aircraft for the South African Air Force, but subsequently retired and sold to private owners.


2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash, Aircraft
The accident investigation found that both aircraft were properly maintained, and that no major problems had emerged during their recent mandatory periodic inspections. None of the aircraft was fitted with either flight data recorders or emergency locator transmitters, and there was no regulatory requirement to fit such equipments.


2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash, Crew and passengers
The pilot of ZS-NJX held a commercial pilot licence and had logged around 4,300 hours of flight in total. He also held an instrument rating, and during the accident flight he was leading the formation. The pilot of ZU-MMI, instead, held a private pilot licence with approximately 2,900 hours, and was not instrument-rated. Both pilots had flown in and out of Tzaneen on numerous occasions before.


2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash, Crew and passengers
The 11 passengers were South African nationals, some returning to the country for a holiday, and included two children.


2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash, Investigation
The  South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) was in charge of the accident investigation. In its final report, it concluded that the probable cause of the crash was controlled flight into terrain, and cited as contributory factors "lack of proper flight planning" and low clouds present in the Wolkberg area at the time of the flight. No evidence was found of any pre-existing defects or mechanical problems with either aircraft.


2011 South Africa Sevens
The 2011 South Africa Sevens was the 13th edition of the tournament and was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. After nine seasons at George in the Western Cape, the competition moved to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.


2011 South Africa Sevens
New Zealand won the title by defeating South Africa 31–26 in the final.


2011 South Africa Sevens, Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.


2011 South African Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 South African Figure Skating Championships were held at The Ice Station in Cape Town on 4–5 October 2010. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles.


2011 South African municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in South Africa on 18 May 2011, electing new councils for all municipalities in the country. Municipal elections are held every five years, and the previous municipal elections were held in 2006. The first municipal elections following the reorganisation of municipalities took place in December 2000.


2011 South African municipal elections
Half of the seats (rounded up for odd numbers) in each municipality are elected on the first past the post system in single member wards. The other half of the seats are allocated to restore proportionality as follows:


2011 South African municipal elections
The total number of seats are allocated using the largest remainder method by using a modified Hare quota. Proportional seats are allocated based on the difference. Overhang seats are theoretically possible. These do not affect the quota but will reduce the number of remainder seats if any. Independent candidates are allowed for in the ward seats, and the proportionality calculations effectively ignore votes for these candidates and are adjusted for seats allocated to them.


2011 South African municipal elections, Background
The ruling party of South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC), has been facing a growing opposition from the Democratic Alliance (DA). The DA holds control of the Western Cape area, with Cape Town the major city of the province. The DA had made it known that there was a possibility of victory in the Northern Cape province.


2011 South African municipal elections, Background
The ANC faced tough challenges from the opposition parties over issues of service delivery, corruption, healthcare reform, poverty and unemployment rates.


2011 South African municipal elections, Background
The Congress of the People (COPE) (a breakaway party formed from within the ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) were determined to prove that they could increase their control in areas as well. Various other parties were expected to contest the elections as well; however, based on previous elections and expected changes since then, they are expected to hold a minority power relative to the ANC, DA, Cope and IFP parties respectively.


2011 South African municipal elections, Background
The election was generally peaceful, with the exception of an attack on an IFP councilor that resulted in his death.


2011 South African municipal elections, Background, Cities
Former DA leader Helen Zille attempted to improve her party's success at multi-party governance in Cape Town and also bring the ANC's support under 50% in other major cities. Initial reports suggested that Port Elizabeth was the most vulnerable for the ANC, with Pretoria, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and almost all municipalities in the Northern Cape facing stiff challenges from the DA and COPE.


2011 South African municipal elections, Background, Cities
Port Elizabeth lies in a unique region roughly at the border between the Black and Coloured (i.e. mixed raced) population groups. It was predicted that there would be a strong effort from minorities in the city to try to gain control of the council. Although the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality is over 60% black, the DA hoped that by using COPE and the United Democratic Movement, the vote for the ANC could have possibly been lowered under 50% (i.e. minority power) enabling the DA to form a coalition with smaller parties and assume governance of the area.


2011 South African municipal elections, Background, Cities
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality was heavily contested in the elections with the ANC managing to secure 63 seats to the DA's 48 seats. Zille attributed the failure of the DA to win the metro to the decline of COPE, claiming that the latter's retention of votes could have unseated the ANC allowing a coalition government in the metro.


2011 South African municipal elections, Background, Election boycott
The Poor People's Alliance called for a boycott of the election under the slogan No Land! No House! No Vote!.


2011 South African municipal elections, Background, Election boycott
There were vote boycott campaigns by a number of civil society organisations including Soundz of the South, the Mandela Park Backyarders, the Mitchell's Plain Backyarders Association and various communities such as Blikkiesdorp in Western Cape, Morutsi in Limpopo, King William's Town and Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, Cato Ridge in KwaZulu-Natal, Ermelo in Mpumalanga and elsewhere around the country.


2011 South African municipal elections, Background, Election boycott
There was also significant abstention by ANC members and supporters who felt the selection of ANC candidates was biased but refused to vote for any other party.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results
The statistics in this section are all sourced from the Independent Electoral Commission's  unless specified otherwise.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results
The voter turnout for this election was predicted to be higher than the previous election in 2006. 23.65 million people were registered to vote (with more than five million people eligible to vote not being registered), while the actual turnout of voters was 13.66 million people representing a 57.64% turnout, making it the highest voter turnout ever since the first municipal election in 2000. The percentage of spoilt votes was 1.89%.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results
The ANC won just under 62% of the vote and the DA won just under 24% of the vote. There was a decline in ANC support and an increase in support for the DA as the ANC lost voters in every province with the exception of Kwa-ZuluNatal where it captured votes from former IFP voters.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results
Note: "Ward" column indicates votes cast for individual ward councillors. "PR" column indicates proportional representation votes cast for parties in the election of local and metropolitan municipal councils. "DC" column indicate proportional representation votes cast for parties for the directly elected components of district councils. All voters cast Ward and PR ballots, but those resident in the metropolitan municipalities (approximately 40% of the population) do not cast DC ballots.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results, Eastern Cape
In the Eastern Cape, the ANC captured a majority in all but one municipality; the lone exception, Baviaans, was won by the DA with four seats to the ANC's three. The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro was closely contested however, with the ANC dropping 15% of the vote, but retaining a narrow majority.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results, Free State
The ANC won a majority in every municipality in the Free State, including the newly upgraded Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, in which it won 65 of the 97 available seats, against the DA's 26.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results, Gauteng
The ANC won a majority in all but one of the municipalities in Gauteng, the lone exception being Midvaal, which was won by the DA. The following table shows the number of seats won by the various parties in the metropolitan and local municipalities in the province.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results, KwaZulu-Natal
In the following table, green rows indicate municipalities won by the ANC, red rows indicate those won by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), yellow rows indicate those won by the National Freedom Party (NFP), and grey rows indicate those with no majority party.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results, Limpopo
The ANC's complete dominance of Limpopo remained unchallenged as other parties achieved only small minorities.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results, Mpumalanga
The ANC's control of this province was not significantly challenged with the DA only gaining some support in the more urbanised municipalities.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results, North West
The North West remains firmly under ANC control with the DA getting some support in the larger towns.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results, Northern Cape
The ANC's control in this province was challenged only in the thinly populated Afrikaans speaking Karoo areas adjoining the DA dominated Western Cape. The more densely populated and Tswana dominated northern districts remain firmly in the hands of the ANC.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results, Western Cape
The Western Cape swung heavily to the DA, which won outright the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality, as well as 11 of the 24 local municipalities in the province. In a further four local municipalities the DA was the largest party but did not hold a majority of seats. The ANC won outright only the Beaufort West Local Municipality, and was the largest party in the Cederberg Local Municipality but did not hold a majority there. Five local municipalities were evenly split between the ANC and the DA, with other parties holding the balance of power.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results, Western Cape
In the Kannaland Local Municipality, the Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa won a plurality of three seats while the ANC and the DA won two each; a similar situation obtained in the Prince Albert Local Municipality, where the Karoo Gemeenskaps Party won three seats and the ANC and the DA two each.


2011 South African municipal elections, Election results, Western Cape
In the following table, blue rows indicate municipalities won by the DA, green rows indicate those won by the ANC, and grey rows indicate those with no majority party.


2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team
The 2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the third season in program's history. They were led by head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium.


2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team
This was their third and final season as an FCS independent before joining the Sun Belt Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2012; it would also be their first season in which all of their opponents were other Division I teams (they had played mostly lower division teams in 2010 and prep schools and junior colleges during their inaugural season in 2009). They finished the season 6–4.


2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team, Game summaries, West Alabama
The Jaguars opened the 2011 season at home against the West Alabama Tigers of the Gulf South Conference. The meeting was the first all-time against the Tigers. This was South Alabama's first televised game on local station WJTC and ESPN3.


2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team, Game summaries, West Alabama
South Alabama defeated West Alabama 21-10 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams, improving to 18-0 since starting its football program in 2009. Before the game, starting running backs Kendall Houston and Demetre Baker, as well as wide receiver Corey Besteda  and freshman linebacker Desmond LaVelle, were suspended for the first 2 quarters of the game for violating team rules.


2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team, Game summaries, West Alabama
Kendall Houston scored two touchdowns on runs of 2 and 10 yards in the second half for the Jaguars, who broke a 7-7 halftime tie. The Jaguars rushed for 205 yards but quarterback C.J. Bennett threw three interceptions. Gary Johnston led the Tigers with 72 yards and a touchdown, but was intercepted twice and sacked twice. Trailing 13-7, West Alabama cut the lead to 13-10 on a 22-yard field goal by Ryne Smith with 10:58 remaining. Houston’s second touchdown with 8:13 left put the game out of reach.