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Exclusive Interview: Scream 4's Lucy Hale
Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale sits down with Seventeen to talk all things scream-worthy, from her real-life frights to the truth about life on a scary movie set.
Lucy Hale is a pro when it comes to scary scenes and creepy characters. So it's not surprising that the Pretty Little Liars star is a big fan of horror movies. You might be surprised to learn how completely undisturbed she is by all the blood, guts and screaming in those movies though. Seventeen sat down with her to get the dish on life on set, her scariest real life moment, and her biggest fears. Here's what she had to say.
17: How did you end up getting your part in Scream 4?
LH: I was actually supposed to play a different role in the movie, but it conflicted with the Pretty Little Liars schedule. Luckily, they still wanted me to be a part of the movie, so they gave me this different role that's very secretive. It was very last minute. I got the call maybe two nights before I had to be on a plane to Michigan to go film it. So I couldn't really wrap my head around what was going on, but it was really flattering that they still wanted me to be a part of it. And the role is very fun and special and I can't wait for everyone to see it.
17: What was life on the Scream set like? Creepy?
LH: Not at all. When you're filming and you realize that there are actually 40 burly men with cameras standing behind you, it kind of takes away the spooky factor. It's very eerie and spooky watching the scene, but actually being there is not so scary.
17: Are you a big horror movie fan? Do you get really scared when you watch them?
LH: I love Paranormal Activity and The Exorcist. The Shining is a great one too, but there's not a lot that scares me. Maybe it's because I know the other side of it, and I know how movies are made, but it takes a lot for me to get freaked out.
17: What are you afraid of?
LH: I hate flying. I don't like planes. I get really anxious. That's the main thing for me. I just hate flying.
17: Have you ever had any real-life scary movie moments?
HP: A couple of years ago, my house was broken into while I was home alone. I was living with my mom, but she wasn't home at the time. It was the middle of the day, and this guy comes in, and it turns out that he was just mentally insane because I think he had thought he lived there, and he never threatened me. He started going upstairs and into my room, and then he left and I called the cops. It turns out that he had been missing for a couple of days and his parents were looking for him. It was insane.
Have you had any real-life horror movie moments? Share them in the comments!


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President Bush never loses an opportunity to proclaim his concern for those who fight or to deride his opponents as not supporting the troops. In reality, his administration has under funded programs for veterans and fought against Democratic proposals on pay raises. Defense Secretary Robert Gates finally issued an policy statement requiring the military to follow guidelines in a new law which says soldiers forced to retire due to PSTD ailments will be rated at least at the level of 50%. However, the Pentagon is ignoring a provision of the law which requires a board to review past evaluations in order to determine if anyone was given the wrong rating. Service members are not allowed to receive back pay for an incorrect rating.
It has been common in the Bush era to give PSTD discharges a 10% rating. Fortunately, the new law passed by the Democratic Congress establishes deadlines as to when a request for evaluation is to be handled.

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AISB 2013 Convention
AISB 2013 Convention at the University of Exeter
For the convention website, please visit: http://emps.exeter.ac.uk/computer-science/research/aisb/
We would like to extend a warm invitation to you to attend AISB 2013 convention from the 3rd to the 5th April 2013. This promises to be an exciting and stimulating convention, in an ideal location. The University has recently opened the £50 million forum development (http://www.exeter.ac.uk/forum/) where the convention will take place, which is part of a £275 million redevelopment of the campus. In addition, the City itself has excellent transport links with a mainline train station, an international airport and the M5 close by. It also has some of the best natural scenery in the country (e.g. Dartmoor, Exmoor and the Jurassic Coast) on its doorstep with Cornwall and the Eden Project only 1hr 30mins away.
For the convention website, please visit: http://emps.exeter.ac.uk/computer-science/research/aisb/
Kind Regards,
AISB2013 Programme Committee
AISB 2014 Convention
AISB 2014 Convention at Goldsmiths, University of London
Visit AISB 2014 Convention website
AISB-50: a convention commemorating both 50 years since the founding of the society for the study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (the AISB) and sixty years since the death of Alan Turing, founding father of both Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, was held at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK from the 1st to the 4th April 2014. The convention followed the same overall structure as previous conventions, namely a set of co-located symposia. Typical symposia lasted for one or two days, and could include any type of event of academic benefit: talks, posters, panels, discussions, demonstrations, outreach sessions, etc.
1st - 4th April 2014, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Kind Regards,
AISB2014 Programme Committee
Visit AISB 2014 Convention website
Please find full proceedings here.
Goldsmiths, University of London
Convention Organiser's Job Description
The organiser has overall responsibility for the convention program, local arrangements (including accommodation and facilities) and financial management. However, the organiser may choose to delegate local arrangements to an assistant, and program detail is mostly delegated to individual symposium organisers (see below). An important responsibility of the convention organiser is to arrange for an attractive set of invited plenary speakers.
The convention is a group of symposia all running more or less in parallel over a period of 4-5 days. Each symposium has its own convener who is in charge of that symposium's technical program.
The convention also features a number of plenary talks which run separately from the individual symposia.
The convention organiser should solicit proposals for symposia from the community. The AISB welcomes proposals from both UK and International figures and the convention organiser is encouraged to seek international organisers for some of the symposia. The convention organiser should recommend an appropriate choice of these proposals to the AISB committee who approve that choice.
Most symposia will run for 1 or 2 days so, in general, there will be several running in parallel at any one time.
The convention always also has some invited plenary speakers who are timetabled in periods when no symposia runs. In addition to these speakers, individual symposia may of course choose to have invited talks of their own, open only to participants in those symposia.
WARNING: We have a couple of times been bitten by plenary speakers charging for Business-class travel when the convention was budgeted on an understanding they would be travelling standard class. We would urge, therefore, organisers to be aware of this and make it clear, up front, when inviting speakers that the invitation is based on an understanding that they will travel economy class.
The AISB requires an opportunity during the convention for the Chair to make a welcome address to attendees.
The convention timetable must include time for the AGM of the AISB. This usually takes place in a lunch break and should not occur on the first or last days of the convention. The AGM should not occur in parallel with any other session. This is to ensure maximum possible attendance at the AGM. The meeting does not require more than 1 hour of time set aside for it.
Some time prior to the AGM (but not necessarily on the same day, and preferably at least half a day earlier) there is also a committee meeting of the society. This committee meeting serves as the AGM of the company associated with the society and is an important reporting occasion for committee officers, including the convention organiser. A small room should be made available somewhere for this. The committee meeting may take place in parallel with other sessions. The fellows of the AISB are also invited to this meeting so if a "fellows dinner" or other event to which they are invited is scheduled as part of the convention then the committee recommend that the committee meeting be timetabled immediately before this event.
The AISB offers a student prize. The format for this varies from year to year and should be agreed with the AISB committee.
The proposed budget and registration fees for the convention need to be ratified by the Society. The mechanism for this is that they should be submitted to the AISB Treasurer for approval in good time before the Convention. Detailed accounts should also be submitted to the Treasurer by an agreed date after the Convention.
An appropriate break-even point for the convention should be negotiated with the AISB Treasurer in advance. It is understood that any surplus will be handed over to the AISB funds after the convention. In return the AISB undertakes to underwrite the convention financially once the budget has been agreed. Any arrangements made with the host institution to provide conference facilities etc. should be made with this in mind (ie. the host institution should charge the convention explicitly for services, or agree a share of any surplus with the Treasurer, rather than expecting to receive any and all surplus). The AISB may, if necessary, advance cash to a convention in order to pay for upfront expenses such as room hire.
In general all individual symposium expenditure is covered by the convention. In general we advise that symposium invited speakers and symposium organisers are not offered expenses, free registration or accommodation since this can have a severe impact on the convention budget. However it is not unknown for a convention to offer each symposia a small budget (e.g., 100 UKP) which can be used for inviting speakers if so desired. If the convention organiser wishes to provide such a budget, free registration or accommodation then this should be shown in the budget submitted to the AISB Treasurer in advance. Whatever is decided it is important that it is made clear to symposia organisers at the time their proposal is accepted whether or not they can expect any kind of financial assistance towards speakers etc. This avoids unnecessary problems and misunderstandings later on.
Registration is usually split into a number of categories, in particular providing different rates for students and for non-AISB members. As general rule registration for non-AISB members is usually set to be more expensive than registration for AISB members + the cost of joining (i.e., the differential pricing acts as an incentive to join the society). The registration form should therefore include an option for joining the Society and the convention organiser should then send the list of new members and a cheque covering their fees to the AISB administrative office (AISB Executive Office, CASA-Conference Services, School of Science and Technology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH). In recent years we have trialled "Category Two Registration" which includes "free membership" of the society at a reduced rate from standard registration. This has proved very successful and is currently the committee's preferred method for handling the joint registration+membership option.
People registering for the full convention will usually expect to receive two sets of proceedings for free and they should receive at least the proceedings for the symposium/a they register for.
Student helpers often receive discounts or free registration as does a student prepared to write a report for the Quarterly (this should be negotiated in conjunction with the Editor of the Quarterly who may have guidelines governing such reports).
The AISB has a Student Travel Award scheme and, in recent years, has been prepared to allocate several of these awards to the convention. The normal conditions for such awards are expected to apply, in particular that the student provide an article for AISBQ. In discussion with the editor of the AISBQ such an article can be an outline of the student's work (often more appropriate than a conference report when several awards are made to the same conference). In negotiation with the treasurer it may be possible to include "free membership" of the society with the award instead of requiring recipients to be members in advance. It is the society's preference that the awards are administered separately, through the society's processes rather than allocating funds directly to the convention however this can be negotiated with the treasurer.
If the organiser wishes or needs to, he/she may apply for grants or other types of sponsorship for the convention. In such cases the organiser has the responsibility for the process, but the Committee is willing to help by providing reports of past experience, copies of past grant proposals, contacts with sponsors, etc. In the past some convention organisers have successfully negotiated sponsorship or other assistance from their local government or tourist board and this may well be worth pursuing.
Usually the convention produces individual proceedings for each symposium, not a combined volume covering the whole convention. The convention organiser is responsible for the production of these proceedings.
Sample style files for symposium proceedings are available from the AISB committee web page though there is no requirement to use these. There is also a sample copyright transfer form. This was prepared by a lawyer for the AISB 2006 convention and gives the AISB the right put the proceedings on our web pages and to grant permission for reprinting of the material to third parties. At the same time individual authors to retain the right to re-publish the material themselves elsewhere as they chose. It is necessary that all material that appears on the society web pages and in published proceedings be covered by this transfer or something similar.
ISBN numbers for these proceedings can be obtained from the Society Publications officer. There are required formats which must be followed for the index pages of each volume and a copy of each must be lodged with the British Library. The AISB Publications Officer can provide the necessary details. The cost of printing should be met through the convention budget.
The convention organiser should also liaise with the Editors of the AISBJ about producing a special issue for convention papers. Individual symposium chairs can then nominate their best papers for inclusion in this special issue, although these will have to go though the AISBJ's own refereeing process.
The convention organiser should ensure that the AISB has the right to distribute these proceedings through the AISB website and to grant permission for diagrams etc. to be used in other works if relevant. Appropriate copyright transfer wording is available from the committee website.
The convention organiser is responsible for all aspects of publicising the event.
Symposium organisers should be encouraged to publicise their individual symposium as they deem appropriate. A general email call for participation should also be issued by the convention organiser and sent (at the very least) to the AISB administrative office for inclusion in the Weekly Bulletin. The convention organiser is also advised to publicise this widely in other appropriate places.
The convention organiser should also provide a website publicising the convention. The AISB is happy to provide web space for this on their website, this should be arranged through the AISB webmaster. Alternatively organisers can set up a separate site in which case details (the URL) should be sent to the AISB webmaster. Examples of previous convention web pages can be viewed from the AISB web site (under Convention). The website should include links to any websites for the individual symposia, and should, at the appropriate moment, include titles and abstracts for the invited plenary talks (especially as there is no overall proceedings). It is our experience that information about travel and accomodation should go up as early as possible on this website, certainly by the time symposium bids are solicited since it may prove important for symposium organisers.
The AISB strongly recommends that symposia organisers contact the learned societies representing disciplines related to AI, such as Psychology and Philsophy and advertise the calls for symposia, papers etc. on relevant mailing lists or in newsletters associated with those societies. In return links to those societies could be placed on the convention web site.
Social Events
The program must include a substantial morning break, lunch break and afternoon break each (full) day, partly in order to facilitate discussion. Suitable light refreshments should be provided in the morning and afternoon breaks and should be covered by the registration fee. Lunch is sometimes covered by the registration fee but this need not be the case. Similarly lunch is sometimes provided as a separately catered event for convention guests only, sometimes provided by the host institution's existing cafeteria services and sometimes simply left as a free period in which guests may make whatever arrangements suit them.
It is unusual for there to be any sort of organised excursion but there is no reason in principle why one should not be included. Many symposia will organise their own meal at a local restaurant one evening but convention organisers may also wish to organise a convention meal for an additional fee.
Other Responsibilities
The convention organiser will be co-opted to the AISB committee for a period of two years - the year leading up to and the year immediately after the convention. There are three/four meetings of this committee each year. In their second year they are expected to liaise with the incoming convention organiser and help in answering any queries they may have.
The convention organiser is encouraged to contact the British Science Association (who organise the British Science Festival and Science Week) and similar organisations for material that might be placed in convention packs and the like. The AISB committee is keen to draw members attention to public understanding opportunities and these seems like a good mechanism.
The committee would be grateful if the convention organiser could submit any documents (calls for proposals, style files, etc.) to the webmaster for inclusion as samples on the AISB web site.
The convention organiser is responsible for reviewing this document at the end of their tenure and recommending any changes in the light of their experience. Such amendments should be communicated to the Society Secretary. They should also send the Secretary details of their registration costs and attendance figures (preferably broken down to show numbers of early/late, student/non-student and member/non-member registrations).
Past Convention Details
Registration Costs and Numbers
Past Convention Details
AISB member Non-member
Student Non-student Student Non-student
Early Late Early Late Early Late Early Late
1 day 11 11 9 17 2 5 5
2 days 11 3 5 5 1 3 1 3
3 days 4 11 2
4 days 13 1 6 2 1
So, we had 61 students in the 132 that we know about. That's 46% which
one might extrapolate to imply that 86 of the overall 186 were students.
Summary stats which might be useful to future organisers are -
Convention Duration in days: 4
Number of Symposia: 12
Number of 1-day Symposia: 7
Number of 2-day Symposia: 5
Total Registrants: 186
Total Registrant Days: 393
Average number of days per registrant: 393/186 = 2.1
Average number of registrants per day: 393/4 = 98.25
Student Registrants: 61/132 = 46%
Early Registrants: 76/132 = 58%
New Members (joining during registration): 93/186 = 50%
The cost of registration in previous years at the convention is as
Category 1 (member) Category 2 (joining) Category 3 (non-members)
Student Ordinary Student Ordinary Student Ordinary
Early Late Early Late Early Late Early Late Early Late Early Late
2008 (1 day) 40 50 60 70 55 65 95 105 70 80 110 120
2008 (2 days) 70 80 115 125 85 95 150 160 100 110 165 175
2008 (3 days) 105 120 170 190 120 135 205 225 135 150 220 240
2008 (4 days) 140 155 210 240 155 170 245 275 170 180 260 290
AISB Member AISB non-member
Student Non-Student Student Non-student
Early Late Early Late Early Late Early Late
2009 (1 day) 66 83 88 110 96 129 128 160
2009 (2 days) 125 157 167 209 182 228 243 304
2009 (3 days) 178 223 238 297 259 324 346 432
2009 (Full) 218 272 290 363 317 396 422 528
2005 (2 days) 115 135 170 205 135 155 210 245
2005 (Full) 140 160 195 230 160 180 235 270
2004 (1 day) 60 85 100 135 80 110 150 185
2004 (2 days) 80 100 135 170 100 124 185 220
2004 (Full) 130 145 185 220 150 170 235 270
2003 (1 day) 40 60 85 125 60 80 135 175
2003 (2 days) 60 70 120 155 80 90 165 195
2003 (Full) 70 80 135 175 90 100 195 225
2001 60 100 75 120
2000 80 90 135 170 87 97 135 145
Previous attendance and registration numbers
2008 169 49 (speakers, helpers, press & travel award recipients - i.e., non-paying)
2003 147 49 (student)
Previous Symposia and their Organisers
The Reign of Catz and Dogz; The second AISB symposium on the role of virtual creatures in a computerised society - Shaun Lawson (Lincoln) and Thomas Chesney (Nottingham)
Affective Language in Human and Machine - Chris Mellish (Aberdeen)
Persuasive Technology - Judith Masthoff (Aberdeen), Chris Reed (Dundee) and Florian Grasso (Liverpool)
Behaviour Regulation in Multi-agent Systems - Nir Oren (King's, London)
Brain Computer Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction - Slawomir Nasuto and Faustina Hwang (Reading)
Agent Cognitive Ability and Orders of Emergence - Chris Goldspink and Nigel Gilbert (Surrey)
Style in text: creature generation and identification of authorship - Rodger Kibble and Sarah Rauchas (Goldsmiths)
Intelligence Agents and Services for Smart Environments - Flavio Soares Correa da Silva (Sao Paulo) and Stefania Bandini (Milano-Bicocca)
Logic and the Simulation of Interaction and Reasoning - Benedikt Lowe (Amsterdam)
Multimodal Output Generation (MOG 2008)
Swarm Intelligence Algorithms and Applications - Aladdin Ayesh (De Montfort)
Computing and Philosophy - Peter Baumann (Aberdeen), Mark Bishop (Goldsmiths), Luciano Floridi (Hertfordshire) and Steve Torrance (Middlesex)
AISB Annual Convention
Each year, AISB organises a convention consisting of parallel symposia covering various topics.
If you would like to chair future AISB conventions, then please contact the society chair.
If you would like to obtain proceedings from any of these conventions, then we have some Convention Proceedings but these can also be purchased as print versions. Please contact the AISB Secretary for more details.
Convention Organisers' Handbook can be accessed here.
AISB Convention 2017 will be held at the University of Bath. The programme will run from 18th – 21st April 2017.
Past Conventions
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The AISB'16 Convention was held at the University of Sheffield, UK, from 4-6th April 2016.
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The AISB'15 Convention was held at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, from 20-22nd April 2015.
The AISB'14 Convention was held at Goldsmiths, University of London, 1st-4th April 2014.
2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the AISB as well as 60 years since the death of Alan Turing.
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|The AISB'13 Convention was held at the University of Exeter, 3rd-5th April 2013.
Website: http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb13
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|The AISB'12 Convention (in the form of the AISB/IACAP World Congress) was organized by John Barnden, Tony Beavers and Manfred Kerber at the University of Birmingham, 2nd-6th July 2012.
Website: http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb12
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|The AISB'11 Convention was organised by Dimitar Kazakov and George Tsoulas at the University of York, 4th - 7th April 2011.
Website: http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb11
|The AISB'10 Convention was organised by Aladdin Ayesh at De Montfort University in Leicestershire, 29th March - 1st April 2010.
Website: http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb10
|The AISB'09 Convention was be organised by Nick Taylor at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, 6th-9th April 2009. Its theme is Adaptive and Emergent Behaviour and Complex Systems.
Website: http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb09
|The AISB'08 Convention was organised by Frank Guerin and Wamberto Vasconcelos at the University of Aberdeen, 1st-4th April 2008. Its theme was Communication, Interaction and Social Intelligence.
Website: http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb08
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|The AISB'07 Convention was organised by Patrick Olivier and Christian Kray at the University of Newcastle, 2nd-5th April 2007. Its theme was Artificial and Ambient Intelligence.
Website: http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb07
|The AISB'06 Convention was organised by Tim Kovacs and James Marshall at the University of Bristol, 3rd-6th April 2006. Its theme was Adaptation in Artificial and Biological Systems.
Website: http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb06
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|The AISB'05 Convention, the theme of which was Social Intelligence and Interaction in Animals, Robots and Agent was held at the University of Hertfordshire, April 2005 and was organised by Kerstin Dautenhahn.
Go to publications to download the convention proceedings.
|The AISB'04 Convention, the theme of which was Motion, Emotion and Cognition, took place in March/April 2004 at The University of Leeds and was organised by Kia Ng.
Website: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/aisb
|The AISB'03 Convention, the theme of which was Cognition in Machines and Animals. This took place in April 2003 at The University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and was organised by Mark Lee.
|The AISB'02 Convention, the theme of which was Logic, Language and Learning. This took place in April 2002 at Imperial College, London, and was organised by Jim Cunningham and Jeremy Pitt.
|The AISB'01 Convention, the theme of which was Agents and Cognition. This took place in March 2001 at the University of York, and was organised by Simon Colton and Eduardo Alonso.
|The AISB'00 Convention, the theme of which was Artificial Intelligence and Society. This took place in March 2000 at Birmingham University, and was organised by John Barnden and Mark Lee.
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|The AISB'99 Convention, the theme of which was Creativity. This took place in March, 1999 and was jointly hosted by the University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh College of Art. It was organised by Geraint Wiggins, Helen Pain and Andrew Patrizio.
AISB Associated Events
The AISB Convention
Each year, AISB organises a convention consisting of parallel symposia covering various topics. Each convention has a theme and many of the symposia cover topics related to that theme, although we always welcome symposia discussing any aspect of Artificial Intelligence or Cognitive Science. For more information about future and past conventions please see our Convention Page
If you would like to chair future AISB conventions, then please contact the society chair.
If you would like to obtain proceedings from any of these conventions, then we have some Convention Proceedings but also please contact the Publications Officer about purchasing back issues of the AISBQ or Convention Proceedings.
Public Debates, Exhibitions and Lectures
- Computer Generated Artworks Exhibition
- AISB-SGAI Evening Lectures
- Artificial Intelligence: in your life today at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, July, 2005.
Sponsored Conferences, Workshops and Tutorials
- Bundy Symposium
- Conferences on Intelligent Computer Mathematics
- IJCAI Tutorial on Representation and Learning in Robots and Animals and tutorial booklet.


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Rotoworld has an article for the Houston paper about Brad Lidge being on the trade market with Adam Dunn mentioned as one of the canadiate that Lidge could be dealt for
Lidge deal likeliest if GM to leave mark
By JOHN P. LOPEZ
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
Finally free to stretch his offseason imagination, Astros general manager Tim Purpura is finding the winter stove so hot he should be wearing oven mitts.
After deciding against offering Roger Clemens arbitration, the Astros must do something big — for the sake of the team and as a signal to fans that they'll be doing more chasing of championships than resting on laurels in 2006.
It would seem they have done exactly that, entering into discussions with more than one club in hopes of bolstering the outfield with a significant offensive presence.
Just how significant is the question.
The Astros won't confirm such talks, but baseball scouts and executives love to toss out rumors and reports of these things as much as anyone. The trade possibility being mentioned that makes sense, would add punch to the lineup and could keep the Astros churning forward without crippling one part of the team to bolster another involves closer Brad Lidge.
Lidge clearly is the asset that would return the most on the market. The club has had discussions about acquiring Kevin Mench of the Texas Rangers, Juan Encarnacion of the Florida Marlins and Rondell White of the Detroit Tigers, but any offer involving Lidge might command a more significant return.
On the outside looking in for the majority of his first year on the job, Purpura suddenly finds himself with a great bargaining chip — and the toughest decision of his tenure as general manager.
He has the means and motivation to make something happen. How big a gamble is he willing to take?
Pondering the possibilities
Some potential acquisitions would make more sense than others.
Baltimore Orioles slugging shortstop Miguel Tejada, for example, has made it clear that he would like to be traded because he believes the Orioles are not committed to winning. You're thinking that a Lidge-Adam Everett package for Tejada would answer all your dreams.
But hold on. Just because a player says he wants to be traded doesn't mean the club will stumble all over itself trying to fulfill his wish. The Orioles have gone to great lengths to build the team around Tejada. They're not going to start over now.
And as nice a homecoming as it would be to deal for Cincinnati Reds slugger Adam Dunn, who lives in nearby Porter, the Reds for now have no intention of making that deal. Why would they, particularly after trading Sean Casey?
Manny Ramirez? Lots of talent, but an outrageous salary is only one headache Ramirez would bring with him from Boston, even to the Astros' congenial and low-maintenance clubhouse. Don't expect Ken Griffey Jr., either.
That sort of narrows the list of possibilities, doesn't it?
The Philadelphia Phillies just lost closer Billy Wagner to the New York Mets and have a superstar in Bobby Abreu (24 home runs, 102 RBIs last year) who would fit perfectly in the Astros' lineup.
It would be a tough call for Purpura to deal Lidge, who grew up with Purpura in a sense, rising from the minor leagues to a position smack in the middle of a National League pennant run. But as Astros manager Phil Garner has said, "If it doesn't hurt, then it's probably not a good deal."
The Astros strongly believe Chad Qualls and/or Dan Wheeler could fill the closer's role. If the Abreu deal does not materialize and the deal is for an outfielder a notch below Abreu — such as White — Qualls or Wheeler likely would be involved.
Either way, the club is going to lose some premium relief pitching. But that it can withstand. Starting pitching? Brandon Backe and Roy Oswalt are close to untouchable, given the Clemens decision.
The time is now
The 1-2-3 punch of Oswalt, Andy Pettitte and Backe isn't the Big Three of a year ago, of course, but the Astros like the chances of prospects Fernando Nieve and Jason Hirsh stepping into major-league roles.
Teams involved in talks with the Astros also have inquired about Chris Burke, Willy Taveras, Jason Lane, Everett and Backe. While none of those players is untouchable, Garner has made it clear each has a significant upside.
This is the winter of Purpura's professional life. He threw himself into the fire of the hot stove thanks to the decision on Clemens. How he emerges will set the course for 2006 and establish Purpura's most significant mark on the makeup of this team.
Purpura has watched, learned and been a part of the biggest two-year run in Astros history. The only way he appeases fans' hunger and helps the run continue is if he gets in the game.
Let's make a deal.


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Born: May 4, 1994
Position: Striker
Pacy forward Zak is another product of Arsenal's Hale End Academy who has made his mark in the reserves.
An exciting talent with an eye for goal, Zak was forced to play out of his comfort zone at the beginning of the season in a deep-lying central midfield role for the Under-18s.
His promotion to the second string was swift, however, and Zak soon became an established member of Neil Banfield's set-up in his preferred advanced role before a knee injury cut short his season.
Zak, who is equally adept out wide or through the middle, made his debut for the Under-18s at just 14 and is also an England youth international.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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A few years ago, someone was telling me about the delicious cold watermelon soup they had enjoyed. I questioned cold soup, how strange, soup should be warm, I naively thought. After hearing about this soup, it was all I could think about and I started paying attention to all the cold soups out there. There's gazpacho, cucumber-lime, beet soup, iced arugula and the list goes on and on. Cold soups are refreshing and healthy and a comforting bowl of soup is always a winning dish, cold or hot.
Soon after images of cold soup occupied me, I was interviewing a guy about pizza pie. No, not pie, pizza square. Square pizza, again a little unusual. He went on to explain that people were reluctant to order the distinctive square pizza simply because of its shape.
Some say things happen in threes. The third strange food thing that happened to me around this time was with soup again. Someone served soup (this was hot soup) in a coffee cup and told me to drink it. Have you done that before? I never had and it was different without the comfort of a spoon. In an attempt to be open minded, I started weighing the cold soup appetizer as a whole.
Following my three signs and my appetizer quest, I decided to embark on my first cold soup, using blueberries as the main ingredient. Guess what? I love it, absolutely love it. It is full of healthy blueberries, spicy ginger and garnished with colorful mango cream, making it unique and gratifying.
Blueberries are classified as a super food. They are packed with antioxidants and high in manganese which encourages bone development. The vitamin C in blueberries helps maintain healthy gums and capillaries and forms collagen. A handful gives an adult their daily fiber requirements and helps to improve memory.
This flavorful soup sparkles with its bright, inviting color and is a refreshing, healthy start to any meal. I'll admit, at a summer party, I served this soup in clear cups and everyone (including the kids) drank it down. No spoon, no heat, cold blueberry soup is a tasty treat on a warm summer night.
Tracy Miller adds fruits and veggies to all her meals, for healthy recipes log onto Colorfulcooking.com. She teaches culinary classes at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards and shares original recipes on TV-8's Good Morning Vail.
Cold Blueberry Soup with Mango Cream
2 cups water
2 TBLS cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups fresh blueberries
1/2 TEA cinnamon
1/2 TEA ginger
1/4 TEA salt
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
1 mango, diced
1 TEA lemon juice
In a small bowl, mix 1/2 cup water and 2 TBLS of cornstarch until well blended.
In a medium, deep saucepan over med heat, add 1.5 cups water and bring to a boil.
Slowly whisk the cornstarch mixture into the boiling water until thick (about 30 seconds). Add sugar, blueberries and next 3 ingredients, mix well and simmer for 15 minutes, uncovered.
Remove from heat and stir in orange juice.
Place blueberry mixture into blender. Remove center of blender cover to allow air to release, cover the opening with a dish towel so it doesn't splatter. Blend well, you may have to blend in batches- be sure to blend it all. Pour into a clean bowl and cover.
Place in bowl in refrigerator to cool for 2+ hours.
Clean blender. Chop mango and place in blender with lemon juice and sour cream, mix well. Cool cream mixture and use as garnish on top of the soup.
Serves 4-6 as an appetizer.
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The Sunday Brunch and Music Series at Monterey Court is fantastic! Great food and the best of local and touring acoustic artists start your week off perfectly. Hosted by local artist, Nancy Elliott, with a guest performer every week.
One of my very favorite places to eat breakfast in Tucson. The carne asada breakfast burrito is Tucson's best. The biscuits, available on the weekend, are superb, and again the best in Tucson. I also like the bagel and lox plate. In terms of lunch/dinner, I enjoy the pasta alla vodka (pay the extra $ and get the sausage on top), as well as the fish tacos. Wait staff are nice and attentive, and it's a great place to have a conversation (meaning, you aren't impeded by too-loud music or bad acoustics as happens too much in Tucson).
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I love these crepes!!! Both the savory and the sweet crepes are great. The classic Swedish ligon berry is my favorite and the tea flavors are wonderful (for those non-coffee drinkers).
Excellent food, Tucson best breakfasts. Don't miss the chiliquilas. Dinners are also tasty and varied. Even outside tables. Best on the east side of town.
La Cocina has great food whether you want a nibble or a meal. La Cocina is in the courtyard of the beautiful Old Town Artisans of Presidio Barrio. La Cocina has a great assortment of live music. What else could there be?!
We eat here quite regularly. Always a good experience, and one of the kids' favorite places to go. I've never experienced any bad service or bad attitudes. In fact, I would question those people who rush home to go online to complain about a place. If you don't like it, don't go back. Vote with your dollars, not with some stupid website.
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Me & my ol' lady went to the Monterey Court Cafe for breakfast on a Saturday morning and we both decided to get the Monterey Breakfast (burrito), mine served w/ the seasonal fruit and her's w/ the southwest potatoes. What a great choice we made, everything in this burrito seemed to compliment each other; plus the pico de gallo on the side was beyond fresh. It may seem expensive @ $7.95 but believe me, I was convinced that when I saw the size of this thing that I would be taking some of it home. That didn't happen. It was so good that my gluttonous side kicked in & I devoured the monsterous sized thing. Delicious food, great service & a very casual atmosphere. We will be returning in the near future to try some of the other delectable sounding items on the menu. Highly recommended!
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Was going to try this place, but when I saw the menu and they charge $2 and $3 extra for a piece of gluten-free bread if you don't want the wheat bread, I realized the place must be run by an authenthic Paris frog.
Now you can get a frog rip-off without going to Paris.
If there were 16 slices of bread in a gluten free loaf, they are charging $48 extra for each loaf they sell at a $3 a slice.
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Intended to recognize agency pavement preservation, the Sorenson award is usually, but not always, presented to city and county agencies. New Hampshire joins California and Tennessee as the only state DOT winners.
"The future for state DOTs lies in maintaining and preserving their existing transportation infrastructure and networks," Clement said at the Nov. 12 ceremony in Indianapolis. "Pavements are the largest asset value in some states. That's why it makes sound financial sense to properly maintain and preserve that asset to maximize its useful life."
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PHP has gained a following among non-technical web designers who need to add interactive aspects to their sites. Offering a gentle learning curve, PHP is an accessible yet powerful language for creating dynamic web pages. As its popularity has grown, PHP's basic feature set has become increasingly more sophisticated. Now PHP 5 boasts advanced features--such as new object-oriented capabilities and support for XML and Web Services--that will please even the most experienced web professionals while still remaining user-friendly enough for those with a lower tolerance for technical jargon.If you've wanted to try your hand at PHP but haven't known where to start, then Learning PHP 5 is the book you need. If you've wanted to try your hand at PHP but haven't known where to start, then Learning PHP 5 is the book you need. With attention to both PHP 4 and the new PHP version 5, it provides everything from a explanation of how PHP works with your web server and web browser to the ins and outs of working with databases and HTML forms. Written by the co-author of the popular PHP Cookbook, this book is for intelligent (but not necessarily highly-technical) readers. Learning PHP 5 guides you through every aspect of the language you'll need to master for professional web programming results. This book provides a hands-on learning experience complete with exercises to make sure the lessons stick.Learning PHP 5 covers the following topics, and more:
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This is a great book. I used this to compliment my lessons at http://learnphpquick.com/ This book is well written, very accurate and will guarentee you sucess in learning PHP. In essence it is a must have. Another great project from o'reilly
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one word .. "GREAT BOOK"
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i m from india .. and i must say one word GREAT about this book .. i was fresher in PHP and after this book , you wont believe i have started freelancing in php earning money with my study . thanks .. god bless you all .. i love you guys .. go on ..
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Best book! Highly recommended.
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Probably the best book on a technical subject i have ever read. It is very clear, with very good examples, starts from the basics and explains everything in a nice way. I really loved how all the subjects were covered without making this book have an unneeded large size(like many others do).
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Found this book to be extremely helpful while going through the PHP course of O'Reilly School of Technology's PHP/SQL Programming Certification (http://www.oreillyschool.com/certificates/php-sql-programming.php) . Explains things very clearly and just how they need to be explained. I also like the approach. But overall, a wonderful supplement for the OST PHP Course lessons.
It's what you expect.
By dizzleman
This book is what I have come to expect from O'Reilly books over the years: concise, on topic, and reasonably entertaining.I have to admit that I haven't read the entire book, but that's a good thing. You don't have to in order to get good use from it. The first half dozen chapters give you the boilerplate of PHP and, as a long-time perl hacker, that put me in very familiar territory. I started noodling about with test programs right away. The rest of the chapters cover specific topics that you can read as you approach those programming problems, or ignore if they don't apply to you. It's very well organized in that respect.If you are the cover-to-cover sort, you will find that it's entertaining enough to give you the material without putting you to sleep. And for folks who perhaps don't have years of programming or web experience, David Sklar lays out the concepts in language simple enough for everyone to pick up.Overall another very good and useful book.
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Best tech book I've readDavid Sklar (sp?) has a gift when it comes to technical tutoring. There are many authors out there who could learn from him, how to write in a clear and understandable way.I've gone through four other php books and was only frustrated and confused until I read this one. So often times, tech writers start out with simple stuff that is almost common knowledge, followed immediately by over-the-top, advanced material that only gives me a headache. Not David with Learning PHP 5!I can only hope that O'Reilly contracts him for future references.
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Strange exercise
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Learning PHP5 by David SklarThe third exercise of the book, Chapter 2, page 32, seems to be a strange formatting example. The format does not concern the normal browser page, but the source view.I'd like to know from the author whether my observation is right. If yes, why doesn't it say so in the text and what's the use of formatting text to be viewed in source view?If no, what am I doing wrong? (Nota bene: I checked by copying the code from the book from page 296-297.)
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The best book out there for PHP
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I have read this book from cover to cover, and there's one thing that I can say for sure, "It's the best book I've ever read about a technical matter." It kept me interested in the topic, and the examples were extremely relevant.I have read other books about php including Programming PHP by O'Reilly, but Learning PHP gets at the hear of how to use PHP to create dynamic websites. This book is great for begineers and for power users. There are some exercises at the end of the chapter to practice, but the nice thing is to be able to look at the answers for extra examples at the end of the book. This book covered so much about php and it's power in so few pages. The book also covers the new PHP5 features and the last chapter makes you want to explore more about php.This book is a must have.
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This book is great for a beginner, but best for the intermediate programmer. David Sklar does a great job at explaining variables, arrays, functions, working with databases, sessions, and other useful tips and tricks. All of this is written in simple terms, which is a great plus... seeing how PHP has taken off beyond all expectations. Highly recommended... thanks David!
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I have read that French govt. police agencies had a lot of input in the developement of this series of S.I.G.s.
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Godzak (5-3) picked up the win by throwing seven shutout innings for the third time in his career, allowing five hits, walking two and striking out six. Remillard picked up his first save of the season by allowing one run over the final two innings.
Both teams committed a number of outs on the basepaths throughout the game. Canisius ran itself out of the first two innings, with sophomore Anthony Massicci getting picked off to end the first on a good pickup move by Indiana State starter David Stagg, and senior Jimmy Luppens getting thrown out at second while trying to steal with runners on the corners with two outs. The Griffs would strike first in the bottom of the third with a two-out rally. Senior Jose Torralba was hit in the foot by a pitch, and Massicci worked a seven-pitch walk to get two runners on base. Junior Connor Panas sent a liner to second base that short-hopped off the fielder. The spin carried the ball into shallow right field and allowed Torralba to score and put the Griffs up 1-0.
Canisius added another run in the fourth, which started when junior Jesse Puscheck legged out an infield single. Luppens followed with his second-consecutive opposite-field single, and a sacrifice bunt from junior Mike Krische put two runners into scoring position. Senior Jesse Kelso singled up the middle to score Puscheck and give the Griffs a 2-0 lead.
Godzak pitched around a leadoff walk in the fifth and then got out of his toughest jam in the sixth as the Sycamores had runners at first and third with one out. Godzak struck out Jacob Hayes and then got Tyler Wampler to fly out to senior Shane Zimmer in foul territory in right to end the threat. The Sycamores had the leadoff batter single to start the seventh, but Massicci made a solid play in the hole at short and his throw to second forced the lead runner for the first out of the inning. After a wild pitch, Godzak got a strikeout and a groundout to end that threat.
Indiana State (24-11) scored its only run in the eighth as Cody Fitzgerald double to right center with one out, his fourth hit of the day. After a single by Manuel Estevez put runners at the corners with one out, Remillard's third-to-first move got the pinch runner to break for second. Remillard threw to first for the pickoff and second out of the inning. A wild pitch allowed the Sycamores to score their only run of the game.
Canisius got an insurance run in the eighth, which started with leadoff walks to Massicci and Panas. After a sacrifice bunt from Zimmer, Puscheck sent a grounder to second with the infield drawn in. Derek Hannahs knocked the ball down and got Puscheck at first, but Massicci scored to put the Griffs up 3-1. Remillard retired the side in order in the ninth to close out the game.
Luppens was the only Golden Griffin with two hits while Massicci reached base three times (hit and two walks).
The three-game series moves to Dwyer Stadium in Batavia, N.Y. on Saturday afternoon. First pitch at the home of the Batavia Muckdogs is set for 2 p.m.
Notes: Indiana State started the week ranked No. 19 in the official RPI released by the NCAA... Godzak recorded a season-high six strikeouts and has thrown at least six innings in each of his last four starts... Kelso reached base for the 17th consecutive game while Zimmer extended his hitting streak to 11 games... Remillard has allowed one run in his last four appearances (5.0 innings).


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It is increasingly difficult to get a smooth idle as the cam timing and lift are increased. The reason is the mixture density goes down at low speeds as the cam becomes more aggressive. By density I mean that characteristic of a "Perfect Gas" to expand to fill the available space. At idle, the effects of overlap and the late closing of the intake valve conspire to reduce the density of the inducted charge by allowing "leakage" of mixture out the enxhaust during overlap and reverse pumping back out the carb with the late to close intake valve. The solutions are to increase the compression ratio and the richness of the mixture to get something that will burn. Not knowing anything about you engine's details, I don't know if the builder put enough compression ratio into it to overcome the tendency of the cam to promote lower RPM mixture reversion. This situation results in miss fires because as the mixture density goes down it becomes harder to light off and it burns slower when it does. In big cammed engines, to overcome this tendency is what extraordinary compression ratios and seemingly excessive ignition advance are used for.
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Nuts' Story looking to add to his tale04/05/2013 6:00 AM ET
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While all the attention might be on A's first-rounder Addison Russell, there's another shortstop out west who is also capable of turning heads.
Trevor Story enters the season as the Rockies' No. 3 prospect and No. 99 on MLB.com's Top 100 list. It's a jump from where he started 2012, as the club's No. 8 prospect. A big year in the South Atlantic League changed that.
Named to the Sally League's Post-Season All-Star team, the Texas native ended with a slash line of .277/.367/.505 for the Asheville Tourists, finishing ninth with an .872 OPS. He tied for second with 96 runs scored and third with 241 total bases, including a league-leading 43 doubles. Not content to make noise with just his bat, Story stole 15 bases in 18 attempts for the Tourists.
Now he's primed to make some noise with a move to the California League, where he'll open the year playing for the Modesto Nuts.
"I'm very excited [to move up]," Story said. "Coming off last year, I thought I had a good year. I'm just really excited to get this season under way and see what it has in store for me."
Story is looking to build on the things he did right last year.
"I'd say just take a lot of the positives from last year, stay with the approach that I used last year. Offensively and defensively we worked very hard on all aspects of my game -- really trying to cut down on my strikeouts and steal a few more bases. Pretty much keep the same hardworking approach as I did and hopefully it will pan out for me."
He was solid in the field as well, committing two errors in 21 games at third base and 22 in 85 games at short. With All-Star Troy Tulowitzki entrenched at shortstop in Colorado, gaining experience at other positions is a going to be beneficial for Story.
"I think it's going to be pretty similar to last year," he said. "The majority of games played at short and a handful games at third. I think that's the plan. I feel good. It's definitely been a transition from shortstop, but the more and more I play it, I start to feel more comfortable. I'm pretty confident at third."
Moving to the California League, traditionally a league heavy with offense, Story is looking forward to seeing what his bat can produce out west.
"I've heard from a lot of the guys that have played there that it's a very hitter-friendly league," Story said. "Coming from Asheville, which was hitter-friendly as well, I'm very excited about that. I love the chance to get to hit in a hitter's league."
Even with that edge, Story is likely to face some of the most prized pitching prospects in baseball in the D-backs' Archie Bradley and the Giants' Kyle Crick. MLB.com's No. 99 prospect is looking forward to the chance to prove his worth against highly regarded hurlers.
"I've faced some of those guys in certain games or Spring Training games, and I thought it was fun to get out there and face the up-and-coming, best-of-the-best guys," Story said. "It'll be fun, it's going to be a challenge but I'm looking forward to it."
Story's success wasn't just limited to the regular season. The 20-year-old shortstop homered twice and drove in six runs in Asheville's successful playoff campaign. Advancing a level with many of the players who helped win a title with him, Story believes the move will be an easy adjustment.
"[It was a] really tight-knit group last year," the 6-foot-1 Story said. "We have a lot of fun while we're playing. It makes the transition a little bit easier, being with a lot of familiar faces."


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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by jlai, Sep 8, 2010.
Thanks for the link. Can't wait to see the 3/3 combo. I do think it is a little degrading to say she is becoming a young lady...she already is one! Will be very fun to see the programs. Not sure about the music choices...but we will see.
A 3Lz+3Lo and a 2A+3T?!
It would be nice seeing Rachael accomplish this!
It sounds like she is adding difficulty to her programs. It will be interesting to see how these combinations work out.
Found these videos of Rachael performing in the ISI Worlds Foundation Show at the end of July:
"One Day I'll Fly Away" exhibition
^This is a really beautiful program the whole way through.
"Sing, Sing, Sing" exhibition
I think its a great time for her to try adding difficulty. Last year the most important thing was that she make the Olympic team and have a good showing so adding new material that she may faulter on would not have been the best idea. Now that the Olympics are over, she can work more on developing her skating for the future. I think she needs it too in order to make up for her lack of artistry and distinctive skating style. Hopefully she is working on all of that too. She seems to have such a great personallity off the ice but her skating is often bland and forgettable in my opinion.
I totally agree about the exhibition program. Rachael's exhibition program in 2009 was just as beautiful. Her Ina Bauer was flawless.
One Day I'll Fly Away
Love her exhibition. Very well choreographed and executed! I notice some improvements in posture, use of arms, and ice coverage. Rachael looks more elegant too. Good, good, good!
Finally an article about Flatt that DIDN'T focus on her academics. Looking forward to a 3lutz3loop from her. A smart bet too, since even if downgraded it would still be worth a ton.
But more than a difficult 3/3 I want her to improve on her speed and posture. Because her lutz and flip technique isn't the best anyway.
Her priorities should really be:
1. speed
2. lutz and flip technique
3. line and posture
4. 3/3
5. spins
Not likely under current coach.
I want it even more on Zawadzki and Mroz.
He's so blind to her flaws
Rachael tried a 3flip/3loop at Skate America 2 years ago, got a downgrade and promptly dumped it in favor of a toe loop. Of course, we'll see how the new rules effect things, but I wouldn't be surprised if she ditches it if it isn't consistent and doesn't garner full marks.
But seriously, why did she spend the summer learning a 3z/3l when she should have been fixing her spin positions, posture, and line?? Tom Z is nuts IMO.
Maybe it's a lot more feasible for her to learn a 3z-3l than it is for her to suddenly develop flexible spin positions and have gorgeous lines? Working on a 3z-3l doesn't necessarily mean her flaws are being ignored... But some things just can't be helped that much. We've heard for a while about how Rachael has some lingering effects from a back injury that have hindered her flexibility on spins and what not. Her strength is jumping, so it would make sense for her to work on new combos.
I do agree that it wouldn't be surprising if she ends up ditching the loop in favor of the 3z-3t.
Line and flexibility are NOT the same thing. Based on summer competition videos, I don't see any improvement in those other areas, and she in fact looks slower and even more hunched. I do wish her well, and hope the 3/3 works in her favor I just wish she had spent a little bit more time on body awareness.
That can't be good, especially not next to Mirai, Ashley and even Christine.
Rachael is more 'cute' (ala Elena Sokolova) than 'beautiful' (ala Marie-France Dubreuil), hence she will always look young for her age. And it would make her attempting a 'romantic' program a little awkward. Still, I love this gal.
I'm at work and can't access it, but her Glacier Falls performance is on youtube. You can see where she will insert the 3z-3l and 2x-3t
I don't think Tom Z sees the flaws in many of his skaters. His focus has always been technical...he is not particularly known for "finishing skaters," ...creating a long line on the ice is not his forte. Abbott is the only skater of his (past or current) that naturally has that look and has worked even harder, IMO, to work on his presentation since leaving Zakrajsek!
Rumor has it that Flatt is working very hard on a new look on the ice...with more upbeat character driven music, as noted in the article link above, but since USFS Champs Camp, word has it that she has a new look as well...shorter hair!
I would reverse your #4 and #5. 3+3 should be last priority for Rachael. She has lots more to work on improving besides that.
I agree with you. I just don't think we should assume she hasn't been working on other things just because she is doing a new 3/3. Even if we don't see much improvement in other areas, it doesn't mean she hasn't tried. It is not easy to fix some of things she has issues on. Posture, line, flexibility... A lot of that is very hard to show noticeable improvements. And to be fair, it's not like she had much time to work on anything before that summer competition with her hectic post-Olympic schedule.
That "One Day I'll Fly Away" was a very nice program. She's added some grace to her skating is looking better. Wish her luck for the new season
This is a great list, except I would move line and posture to the top (assuming this is a feasible goal for Rachael, not sure about the back thing). Speed is important, but I think Rachael could still hold her own in the US if she gets the "pretty" look downpat, combined with those impressive 3/3s, even if she's a bit slow. I mean, Alissa isn't particularly fast, yet she has a US title and would have had even more if she could have gotten those jumps under control.
I think spins are much more important, but since jumps are worth more now and GOEs mean less, she is going to get more points standing up on a cheated 3/3 than finally fixing those dreadful spins.
For PCS and overall impression, speed is (supposedly) much more important. Line and posture are important to skating but are not as important under COP.
I also think she probably has a better shot getting closer to Slutskaya than to Kwan in terms of skating. It's so wrong for her to take that princess route. Her latest long program makes me .
I just don't think she's ever going to have a super powerful or aggressive style. She is such a hard worker, I really think if she had started this summer with the goal of improving her posture and line, we would see a huge difference. I mean, she basically fixed her flutz in one summer, so you'd think she could learn to hold her back up and relax her shoulders. Instead, she worked on 3/3s and took some jazz classes, which is great, but not enough to improve her overall look.
I can't see her being fast or agressive, but I can't see her being elegant either. That's why I think she should just be athletic and focus on the technical elements and all the whilst making sure she has enough of the aesthetics to get by. When I mentioned Slutskaya/ Kwan, I absolutely did not mean their level, but that direction. At her best perhaps Flatt can be another Yoshie Onda. An eyesore, but at least an infectious skater.
She might have some sort of injury that affected her back. There was some clip floating around last week of her doing a wonderful layback a few years ago. And given how she is built, her line and posture can only go so far really.
And to be honest, the flutz... is not fixed. She no longer takes off from the inside edge yes, but the way she shifts her body before takeoff - UGLY.
I wonder if Tom Z's philosophy may have something to do with his skaters' development. I remember him stressing hard work over talent in an old interview. That means he may choose hard workers over naturally gifted students.
Re: The flutz, you may still think it's ugly but the "flutz" part of the jump IS fixed. I don't think it's the most attractive entrance either, but I don't find it too distracting and it is a real lutz.
I don't think body type is the problem here. Dorothy Hamill wasn't rail thin, had muscular legs and real hips, and she had the best posture in the business despite not being "bendy." Same can be said for Yuka Sato and others. Pointing your toes, and extending your legs (not bending your knees slightly) during camel spins/spirals, relaxing your shoulders and keeping your head up....these are all things that Rachael is more than capable of doing.
Also, I DO think Rachael is capable of elegance. I find that, like Sarah Hughes, there are flashes of elegance in her programs, only to be followed immediately by clunky, awkward moments. At least Hughes had speed, so maybe you have a point there
I would also suggest that she should work on the size of her jumps, alas GOEs are worth much less now - not worth it.
Hmmm, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue? Well, she's no Suzanne Farrell, but I'll be interested to see what she can do with it...
Best of luck to her!


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