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Love him or hate him, David S. Cordish, 71, is a man who gets things done. As the head of the Cordish Companies, he turned a languid patch of downtown into the open-air dining and night life destination Power Plant Live! and then brought the idea to other cities such as Louisville (4th Street Live!), Houston (Live! at Bayou Place) and Kansas City (Power & Light District). This month, he put the finishing touches on a $10 million upgrade to Power Plant Live!, and right now, he's building Maryland Live!

The current run of wins is five games for the first-place Milwaukee Wave, and another string earlier in the season was eight. The team that won the past two National Professional Soccer League titles and three of the past four is 18-5 in the inaugural Major Indoor Soccer League season -- its best start ever at this point -- with no sign of letting up. After another perfect two-win weekend, Wave coach Keith Tozer made the league's weekly quote sheet: "We're...

Before slipping into that white wedding dress and saying "I do," every bride-to-be deserves a proper single-lady send-off. This month marks the peak of the wedding season, which means it's also one of the most popular times for bachelorette parties. While lace thongs, 'bride-to-be' sashes and Chippendale dancers certainly have their place, not every bachelorette party needs burly men busting moves in little more than their birthday suits. Here are 10 ideas for Baltimore bachelorette parties, broken down by personality type - from bookworms to wine lovers and thrill seekers.

DALLAS -- Baltimore Blast coach Kenny Cooper felt like yelling. Knocking over water coolers. Tossing chairs against the dressing room wall. Kicking the air out of the nearest soccer ball.But despite one of the most humiliating performances in Blast history -- a 10-2 loss to the Dallas Sidekicks at Reunion Arena last night -- Cooper decided to keep his composure in check.With less than two days to prepare for a Sunday night encounter at MSL leader San Diego, Cooper figured the last thing he should do is jump down his players' throats, pointing fingers at those he felt most responsible for the Blast's worst loss of the season.

Dallas Sidekicks defender Doc Lawson has vetoed the trade that would have sent him to the Baltimore Blast for midfielder Richard Chinapoo.Lawson, a five-time Major Soccer League All-Star defender who is known as "The Indoor Warrior," told Blast coach Kenny Cooper late Wednesday night that he would stay in Dallas the rest of the season.Cooper said yesterday: "Doc said that after the trade talk got into the newspapers, there was such an outpouring of public sentiment for him to stay in Dallas that he reconsidered his immediate future and decided to at least finish out the season.

Baltimore Blast Owner Ed Hale will be one of three inaugural inductees into the MISL Hall of Fame, the United Soccer Leagues announced Tuesday. Hale, who has owned the Blast for 17 years, has been instrumental over the years in keeping the team in the city and keeping the league afloat.  The Hall of Fame Class of 2011 will be inducted at the USL Hall of Fame Banquet on Dec. 16 at the Hilton Clearwater Beach (Fla.). In addition to Hale, long-time Milwaukee Wave Coach Keith Tozer and former Dallas Sidekicks and Wichita Wings player Tatu will be inducted into the MISL wing of the Hall of Fame.

Eastern DivisionForwards -- Dale Ervine, Wichita; Jan Goossens, Kansas City; Zoran Karic, Cleveland; Hector Marinaro, Cleveland; Dale Mitchell, Baltimore; Domenic Mobilio, Baltimore.Midfielders -- Chico Borja, Wichita; Billy Ronson, Baltimore; Carl Valentine, Kansas City.Defensemen -- George Fernandez, Cleveland; Iain Fraser, Kansas City; Chico Moreira, Wichita; Kim Roentved, Kansas City; Bruce Savage, Baltimore.Goalies -- Jim Gorsek, Kansas City; Scott Manning, Baltimore.Western DivisionForwards -- Claudio De Oliveira, St. Louis; Gary Heale, Tacoma; Tatu, Dallas; Thompson Usiyan, St. Louis; Paul Wright, San Diego.

Opponent: Tulsa RoughnecksSite: Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa, Okla.Time: 9Outlook: The top-seeded Bays (7-0) take on a Tulsa team that has been hot since adding Tatu to its roster. The Roughnecks (6-6) have the home-field advantage as well as USISL stars Virgil Stevens, Shane Schwab and player/coach Victor Moreland. Denison Cabral (15 goals, 12 assists) and Billy Ronson (11, 15) lead the Bays offensively, and Matt St. Jean, the league's No. 2 goalie with a 5.06 gga, anchors a stingy defense.

Four of the restaurants at Power Plant Live are teaming up for a new "Taste Thursdays" promotion debuting this Thursday. Tatu, Kettle Hill, Leinenkugel's Beer Garden and Joe Squared will all offer a special menu of $10 entrees and $5 specialty cocktails. The event will include live music from Bobby B on the plaza. And here's the clincher. Five-dollar parking is available in the Pier V garage, and you can get free valet parking if you arrive between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. • Pictures: How did Kettle Hill and Joe Squared get their names?

DALLAS -- An inspired half can mean everything to a team. The Blast's second-half surge last night was the difference in a 14-8 win over the Dallas Sidekicks that sent them into the playoffs soaring with five wins in their past six games. The win pushed the Blast's second-half record to 12-6 and closed its regular-season record at 18-18. Its recent success gave the Blast a shot at second place in the Eastern Division. But Cleveland's 11-8 win at Philadelphia earlier yesterday meant the Blast will travel to Cleveland for its first-round playoff match next weekend.