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(RNN) - By now, you're probably a little too familiar with the Ice Bucket Challenge - people from all over the nation pouring cold water over their heads to raise money for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. But just when you thought you had seen it all, leave it to Hollywood to break out of the box.
A few musicians deserve credit for adding some creativity to the steady stream of videos showing a splash of water followed by "So cold!"
Five of the best are below:
Zac Brown Band – This video wins the most epic award for the band's usage of heavy machinery. Fire trucks and front-end loaders are way better than a measly bucket.
Foo Fighters - A parody of Carrie, featuring Dave Grohl as Carrie, is really all that needs to be said. This one may well be the best.
Weird Al Yankovic – A peaceful afternoon with his wife is made better by one simple request. Of course it involves ice-cold water. Weird Al gets bonus points for nominating the Dalai Lama and the Pope.
Lady Gaga – There aren't any words for this one other than, it's Lady Gaga - what did you expect?
Dr. Dre – Simply picking up a bucket was a little too dull for Dre - he created an entire pulley system. But then again, we wouldn't expect anything less from the creator of Beats.
Taylor Swift announced her newest album during an ABC and Yahoo live stream on Monday, but the genre she's labeling the album is almost bigger news than the album itself.
Swift's new album, 1989, will be her first non-country album. Drawing inspiration from '80s music, this album will be pop. Swift told ABC News that the album is "sort of an almost musical rebirth."
She also used the webcast to release the first single from her upcoming album, titled Shake It Off.
"I think that for me, writing this song was partly about my life, but it's mostly about the things that I hear from my fans and comments on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and things like that ... but I think that you have to not only live your life in spite of people who don't understand you, you have to have more fun than they do," she said while laughing.
1989, which took Swift two years to create, drops on Oct. 27. To listen to Shake It Off, click here.
Bob Seger will break an eight-year long hiatus on Oct. 14 with the release of his new studio album, Ride Out.
"I feel really good about this record," Seger said in a release. "This album touches on how I think a lot of us feel about finding our place in a more complicated world - from how we appreciate things as simple and pure as love, to navigating through the corruption and violence that permeates the news. It sums up a lot of feelings I have about a variety of subjects."
Rumor has it that this could be the 69-year-old's last effort as a musician.
In a 2013 interview with Billboard, Seger admitted that he's had a satisfying career and that he doesn't know how much more he could prove as a musician.
"I wouldn't mind putting out one more record, one last swan song. That's all I'm concerned with right now is trying to make that as good as it can be, and then we'll look at everything else and play it by ear," Seger said in the interview. "I've had a great career. It's been a great run. I don't want to overstay my welcome."
Whether it's his last or not, Bob Seger will forever remain a legend in both the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. There's no doubt that Ride Out will be well worth the wait.
It's time once again for one of the most unpredictable, sometimes controversial but undeniably entertaining award shows - the MTV Video Music Awards.
The VMAs have seen quite a few notable moments over the years - from Madonna performing with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilara, to Lady Gaga's meat dress to a full N'Sync reunion. Needless to say, this year's show will probably include quite a few shocking moments of its own.
The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard recipient, on the other hand, is not shocking at all. In a long overdue recognition, Beyonce is nominated for the prestigious award this year. Bey joins recipients such as The Beatles, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, and Justin Timberlake. There will undoubtedly be an epic Beyonce performance as well.
The 2014 VMAs will also see performances by Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, Rita Ora, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5, Usher, and 5 Seconds of Summer.
The show airs Sunday, Aug. 24 at 9 p.m. ET. For a full list of nominees, click here.
Brad Paisley has teamed up with Taillight, ARC Entertainment and WME to create a brand-new digital channel designed specifically for country fans.
The platform, called My Country Nation, will feature exclusive content from Paisley along with other big names in country music. It will also feature original series including concert road trips, comedy, Vine and YouTube stars and outdoor activities, according to a release.
Walmart is the channel's first major sponsor.
For more information, visit www.mycountrynation.com.
The rollout of My Country Nation coincides with Paisley's latest single, Country Nation, off of his upcoming album Moonshine in The Trunk.
Moonshine in The Trunk drops Aug. 25.
Thanks to NPR First Listen, you can now stream Shovels and Rope's new album, Swimmin' Time.
Shovels and Rope is comprised of folk duo and husband and wife, Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst. One thing is for certain, you feel the couple's chemistry through their music and some lovely music it is.
Swimmin Time is Shovels and Rope's third album, and each song draws you into its very own story line – whether it's the life of a fisherman, a historical ghost or a happy, loving couple. The sound is a rugged harmony, comprised of a combination of blues, folk and even a little soul.
Swimmin' Time is only available to stream for a limited time. Click here to dive in.
Rapper J. Cole was so moved by the Michael Brown tragedy that he wrote and released Be Free in response.
Cole cut out the rapping, and took to the piano to sing the heartfelt song. You can hear the pain in his cracking voice as he sings the chorus "All we want to do is take the chains off/ all we want to do is take the chains off/ all we want to do is be free." The song also includes audio from Michael Brown's friend Dorian Johnson, who was with him at the time of the shooting.
However, singing Be Free wasn't enough for the hip-hop artist. He traveled to Ferguson on Sunday evening, visiting the street where Brown was shot as well as the gas station that protestors recently looted. He took the time to listen to protesters and visit with members of the community who were affected by the shooting.
You can hear Be Free via Soundcloud by clicking here.
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Roenicke: Greinke as tough as they come
By Mike Bauman / 12/04/12 7:36 PM ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Zack Greinke is at the top of this winter's free-agent pitching class, but conventional wisdom has held that he wouldn't fare well with a big-market team because of his social anxiety disorder.
On Tuesday, Ron Roenicke debunked that notion in a large way. Roenicke managed Greinke for 1 1/2 successful seasons with the Brewers. In Roenicke's recollection, his time with Greinke was far from troubled and was, in fact, downright enjoyable.
This topic was introduced during Roenicke's Winter Meetings media session at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. A Los Angeles reporter asked Roenicke about his experiences with Greinke, because the Dodgers are considered to be one of the primary clubs bidding for Greinke's services.
"Zack was one of the most interesting players that I've had," Roenicke said, "and one of the most enjoyable players that I've had.
"There were a couple of things there. He's brutally honest. He's going to make some comments at times that you're not going to be happy about. But then he turns around a couple of days later and you talk, and all of a sudden you're laughing and you really enjoy the guy."
One of those "brutally honest" moments came during the 2011 National League Championship Series between the Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals. Ill will had been built up between the two teams during the regular season. In media interview sessions, players were routinely asked about that. In his session, Greinke said that the Brewers generally had no real problems with the Cardinals, but then added:
"Nobody likes [Chris] Carpenter. He's a phony."
That caused a controversy, but it subsided without lasting damage being done. What lasted was the notion that nobody but Greinke would have said something like that regarding a pitcher of Carpenter's stature.
Most of the time, though, Greinke's candor was useful.
"Most of the conversations we had, when they were done, I was like: 'Wow, that was impressive,'" Roenicke said. "And he's like that. He's interested in a lot of things. He doesn't like a lot of fluff talk. He doesn't care what the weather is outside. He wants to know how his slider can get nastier, that's what he wants to know. When you talk to him about those things that interest him, you're in for a great conversation.
"We tried to go out of our way to make him comfortable. We did. Just making sure that he was in on all conversations regarding what we were going to do, whether it was his workout routines, his bullpen [session], where he was going to stay in town. There were a lot of things where I wanted to make sure that he felt comfortable -- with the front office, with the staff and with his teammates.
"He fit in right away. Spring Training, we have a lot of conversations before we start for the day, and Zack was very vocal in some things, which I thought was great. Zack fit right in. We've got an easy bunch of guys to get along with, and he liked it there. We certainly liked him and what he did for our team."
Greinke was 25-9 in his 1 1/2 seasons with the Brewers, helping them win a division title in 2011. He went to the Angels in a Trade Deadline deal this past season, and went 6-2 with a 3.53 ERA in 13 starts. He was, of course, the American League Cy Young Award winner in 2009 with Kansas City.
His teammates in Milwaukee appreciated his pitching ability. For that, they were happy to tolerate his idiosyncrasies. One Brewers player referred to him as "Captain Weirdo," but this was a cheerful reference.
Greinke was respected as a determined and successful competitor. His unfiltered comments were also appreciated.
"He's a lot of fun," Roenicke said. "There's not too many guys who are brutally honest to the point where it's kind of refreshing."
None of this seems to preclude the possibility of Greinke signing with a big-market team and subsequently succeeding with that team. There would have to be a structured atmosphere for him, and there shouldn't be any expectations for any small talk coming from him.
But the notion that he isn't emotionally equipped to pitch for a big-market club, such as the Dodgers, seems either arbitrary or basically incorrect.
As Greinke once put it when asked about pitching for a team from Boston or New York: "It would just be more people to ignore."


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As medical devices proliferate, continually monitoring patients' heart rate, body temperature, blood sugar and other measures of their health, they produce potentially overwhelming reams of data.
Portland startup AkeLex aims to corral that information to help health care providers quickly make sense of it – offering diagnoses and medical advice to patients without spending a lot of time interpreting the data.
The company has just closed its first investment round, a $1.5 million investment to help it prove the commercial viability of its so-called clinical decision support software.
"We want to help medical assistants, nurses and doctors alike perform at a much higher level with the help of technology," said Tom O'Keefe, AkeLex's chief executive.
AkeLex (pronounced "A KEE LEX" - hard a, key, lex), refers to the company's core technology, what it calls an "adaptive knowledge engine."
The ten-person business is a mix of medical and technology professionals, including founder Stephen Datena, a surgeon, and Robert Beck, a co-founder of Sequent Computer Systems. O'Keefe, who previously held executive positions at EthicsPoint and ShopIgniter, became CEO in April.
Investors in the current round include Chuck Kilo, chief medical officer at Oregon Health & Science University, and Craig Froude, managing principal at the Portland investment firm Aequitas Capital.
AkeLex is working to tap into technological and industry transformations. The "Internet of Things" – connected devices, like fitness wristbands, making their way into everyday life – make it possible to track and analyze growing volumes of information. And the Affordable Care Act has created new demand for health care services.
AkeLex, O'Keefe said, aims to help meet that demand by using technology to contain costs.
"Similar to Sarbanes-Oxley," he said, "the Affordable Care Act is a catalyst for change."


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Gallery: The Legendary Beauty & Wit of Elizabeth Taylor
Screen icon Elizabeth Taylor died today. She made her mark in classics like Butterfield 8, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf but the star's outsized personal life made headlines just as often as her professional achievements: she was married eight times (to seven different men) and was a veritable one-liner producing machine. Even in Hollywood, Taylor (that's Elizabeth, she didn't like 'Liz') had a gigantic personality: a wry, self-deprecating wit and a big heart (she devoted much of her later years to work with HIV-related charities) packed into one of the world's most legendary figures. So, in honor of Liz, here's a bunch of beautiful photos of her (though you couldn't really take a bad one) accompanied by a bunch of awesome things she said.
…Though here's my personal favorite: "The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues."


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Santa's arrvied in Boyertown Saturday, Dec. 8, for Building a Better Boyertown's Chillin' on Main.
This event was a day full of family activities.
Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived on a Friendship Hook and Ladder Fire Company fire engine with the Let's Get Dancing and Twirling Reflections group parading alongside them.
Children were invited to get their picture taken with Santa. There was also face painting, a Santa's workshop, story time, dancers and holiday music playing throughout the day.
Various groups competed in the 'Decorate the Parking Meter Contest.'
Hundreds came out to join in on the fun at this downtown celebration, filling the East Philadelphia Avenue from Reading Avenue to Chestnut Street.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team lost a 7-0 match to powerful Santa Clara University on Monday afternoon in the Bay Area.
The Gauchos battled hard in most of the singles matches before losing.
At. No. 3, Kelly Lamble narrowly topped freshman April Scatliffe, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8. At No. 4, maggie McGeorge narrowly escaped Paola Cos, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), and at No. 6, Jessiga Agra swept Erica Cano, 6-4, 6-4.
UCSB dropped two of the three doubles matches. At No. 1 doubles, Jordan Dockendorf and Kiersten Meehan defeated Katie Le and Jessica Agra, 8-6. The Gauchos lost at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles after that. At No. 2, Kelly Lamble and Maggie McGeorge escaped Scatliffe and Natalia Lozano, 8-5. At No. 3, Alexandra Zaniewski and Kacie Wagner dropped Casey Reede and Erica Cano, 8-1.
The Gauchos will travel to nationally-ranked USC on Thursday, Feb. 23 for a match against the Trojans. UCSB will return home to host Pacific in a Big West match at the Robertson Gymnasium Courts on Saturday, Feb. 25. The encounter with the Tigers will begin at 11:00 a.m.
#1 Singles #39 Katie Le (sc) def. Natalia Lozano (ucsb) 6-3, 6-1
#2 Singles Alexandra Zaniewski (sc) Def. Kiersten Meehan (ucsb) 7-6, 6-3
#3 Singles Kelly Lamble (sc) def. April Scatliffe (ucsb) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
#4 Singles Maggie McGeorge (sc) def. Paola Cos (ucsb) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
#5 Singles Kacie Wagner (sc) def. Jordan Dockendorf (ucsb) 6-1, 6-4
#6 Singles Jessica Agra (sc) def. Erica Cano 6-4, 6-4
#1 Doubles Jordan Dockendorf/ Kiersten Meehan (ucsb) def. Katie Le/Jessica Agra (sc) 8-6
#2 Doubles Kelly Lamble/Maggie McGeorge (sc) def. April Scatliffe/ Natalia Lozano (ucsb) 8-5
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Chicken Wine Primavera with Pasta or Rice Recipe
7 comments
- Federica said...
What a rich and tasty sauce. This pasta is very appetizing. Bye, have a great day
- April 17, 2012 at 1:29 AM
- Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef said...
This sounds really good!
- April 17, 2012 at 4:29 AM
- Tina said...
I like the idea of incorporating more veggies into pasta dishes. I am finding that italian restaurants do not do it often enough. Meat cheese and pasta does taste delicious, but it more veggies could make it more nutritious. They could take a lesson from you. Enjoy the day Claudia!
- April 17, 2012 at 7:28 AM
- Pam said...
Love this, it looks yummy!
- April 17, 2012 at 9:14 AM
- Claudia said...
I never tire of combos of chicken and vegetables. This goes right to my heart.
- April 17, 2012 at 11:30 AM
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Now I know what to to do when there are roasted chicken leftovers. No food will be wasted. Pasta is a favorite in the house. Thanks for sharing. =)
- April 17, 2012 at 1:11 PM
- The Saucy Gourmet said...
Wow Claudia that looks dish looks so yummy and with all the veggie, healthy, perfect combo of flavors
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Being responsible for Code Quality Assurance at work, I can tell you that anything requiring human assessment for this is:
a) Unrealistic (without the application source code).
b) Non-scalable.
c) Subject to subjective criteria and manipulation, and thus criticism (see the problems with the Apple App Store).
I think their approach (automatic scanning for raising red flags with human inspection for confirmation) is the only one that's possible, unless you are prepared to give up on openness.
Disclaimer: Part of my work is implementing automatic criteria for code quality. Computer calculated metrics aren't perfect, but help things improve over time (instead of degrading), and are the only thing that can be realistically deployed without impacting too much on developer turnaround due to an excess of bureaucracy...


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Lecture to explore weather and climate change
Does erratic weather mean we are experiencing permanent climate change? To what extent have human activities contributed? Is climate change a national security threat?
Acclaimed scientist Paul Mayewski, PhD. Professor and Director at University of Maine's Climate Change Institute, will discuss these issues when he delivers the Elisabeth Mann Borgese Distinguished Lecture "Is Climate Instability In Our Future? And Other Updates" at the Marine Environmental Research Institute, 55 Main Street in Blue Hill, on Wednesday, July 16. The lecture begins at 6 p.m. and is preceded by a reception honoring the speaker at 5:30 p.m. All lectures in the 2014 series "Seeking A Healthy Planet" are free and open to the public, according to a news release from MERI.
Mayewski has led over 50 expeditions to remote regions including the Tibetan Plateau, Tierra del Fuego, the Himalayas, and the Antarctic where he directed the first multi-disciplinary, over-snow scientific expedition to the South Pole. He finds that "pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions are now at levels absolutely or potentially hazardous to the environment and human health."
Mayewski is a Fellow of American Society for the Advancement of Science and his honors include: the first-ever internationally awarded Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research, the Explorers Club Lowell Thomas Medal, the Seligman Crystal from the International Glaciological Society, an honorary PhD. from Stockholm University and a private audience in the Forbidden City (Beijing, China).
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - While milling around Radio Row at the Super Bowl XLVIII Media Center this week I ran into a well known former NFL defensive back and I asked him his thoughts on the cover-2 defense for a Peyton Manning-related story I was working on.
"My 14-year-old kid knows how to attack the cover-2," he joked.
My retort was "what took him so long?"
I should have added something, though -- unless Derrick Brooks is involved.
It's rare when a man makes the defense but if one ever did, it was the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker, who was of seven ex-players chosen to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014 on Saturday night.
Brooks was joined by Michael Strahan, Andre Reed, Walter Jones, Aeneas Williams, Claude Humphrey and Ray Guy in the Class of 2014 headed for enshrinement in Canton. Humphrey and Guy were Veterans Committee candidates.
Brooks was an 11-time Pro Bowl selection (winning Pro Bowl MVP honors in 2005), a first-team All-Pro five teams along with three more second-team honors, and was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 2000s.
His career ceiling was in 2002 when Brooks was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year as the leader of one of the best defenses in NFL history, one that carried the Buccaneers all the way to their first Super Bowl championship. Brooks scored four defensive touchdowns that season as the Buccaneers allowed just 12.3 points per game, No. 1 in the NFL. In Super Bowl XXXVII, he added a fifth touchdown to help seal Tampa Bay's 48-21 rout of the Oakland Raiders.
The biggest indictment of the cover-2 defense is simple, you need a player like Brooks to pull it off.
First a history lesson.
The Tony Dungy "Tampa-2" is actually a misnomer. Dungy actually created his famous defensive philosophy in Minneapolis as a way to mask deficiencies under Dennis Green in the early 1990s. The coach had inherited a great pass-rushing defensive line with the Vikings which included Hall of Famers Chris Doleman and John Randle along with stud nose tackle Henry Thomas, but little in the secondary.
So, much like a basketball coach with an excellent shot-blocker behind slow- footed perimeter players -- Dungy hid his weakness with a zone. An excellent move at the time because the NFL hadn't morphed into Arena Football-lite and still allowed things like coverage to be viable defensive strategies.
But, the thing never evolved as the league changed and Dungy's Minnesota cover-2 in 1992 was virtually the exact same scheme that finally got him a Super Bowl ring in 2007 with Indianapolis, and the same one the Vikings and Dallas Cowboys ran this season.
When the parts were truly great, Dungy's defenses were terrific. In Tampa, Tony had Hall of Fame-level talent on all three tiers, Warren Sapp on the defensive line, Brooks at linebacker and John Lynch in the secondary. When injuries took out Bob Sanders in Indy and players like Raheem Brock, Rob Morris and Antoine Bethea were expected to be the headliners, things changed rather quickly.
In today's offensively-tinted world no team can afford to sit in a cover-2 scheme for an entire game although Minnesota and Dallas were considered "Tampa-2" teams in 2013, and finished at the bottom of the defensive rankings.
Critics call the scheme antiquated because it makes things far too easy for cerebral quarterbacks like Manning. If Peyton is playing against a cover-2 team he already knows where defenders will be lined up in July, never mind January, so he can generate what he considers a mismatch at will. Meanwhile, so many other signal callers are far more accurate these days, making it like a glorified 7-of-7 drill for the truly special ones.
The cover-2 also spawns selfish defensive lineman who chuckle at alignment and assignment responsibilities and are prone to freelancing. It breeds indecision while sapping the confidence out of young defensive backs used to relying on man coverage skills on campus. In fact, having an aging player who is a sure tackler is more important in the cover-2 than having a Richard Sherman- or Darrelle Revis-type, who can shut down one side of the football field.
Perhaps the most untenable aspect of the scheme, however, is at the second level where you need a drop linebacker in the mold of Brooks.
And until science gets that cloning thing up to speed, forget about acquiring one of those.
A first ballot, no-brainer Hall of Famer, Brooks will enter Canton as one of the few players who legitimately defines his position.
"He's the most complete linebacker I've ever seen -- and there's a big gap between him and whoever's next on that list." Steelers Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Ham told the Tampa Tribune.
One week Dungy might have asked Brooks to stop Barry Sanders before pivoting and telling his All-Pro to chase Cris Carter or Jake Reed in coverage down the field. In another seven days Brooks might have been asked to shadow a mobile quarterback like Michael Vick or Daunte Culpepper.
His responsibilities were so vast, it was almost ludicrous. Just ask good football players like Chad Greenway and Sean Lee, who weren't asked to do quite as much as Brooks in 2013 but were required to do more than any linebacker should because of the scheme they play.
The word "complete" could have been devised to describe Brooks as a football player.
"If Derrick Brooks doesn't get in as a first-ballot Hall of Famer, something's wrong with the process," Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk said.
There's plenty wrong with the process Marshall but even a bunch of voters who fail to pay attention to players outside their own cities or don't understand what it means to be judged against your own contemporaries, and have a history of consistently getting it wrong couldn't screw this one up.
Brooks let the cat out of the bag a little early on Twitter.
"Thought of tonight is JOY, HUMILITY, and gratefulness, I'm in the Hall of Fame Now."
As if there was any doubt.
"No one is more deserving," said Buccaneers Head Coach Lovie Smith, who was Brooks' position coach from 1996-2000. "I've had a chance to be around some great players and some are first-ballot Hall of Famers. There's nothing as a linebacker Derrick Brooks couldn't do and it's just good that other people acknowledge that also."


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With Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard entering the twilight of their careers, the hunt is on for potential replacements for the Premier League legends.
The search may be over, however, as Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal embodies the best qualities of both players and could soon become Arsenal's and the Premier League's most valuable asset.
Much has been written about the Welsh international since his remarkable turnaround in form.
11 goals in his opening 14 games for the Gunners has given Arsenal fans hope that he is starting to fulfil the massive potential that convinced Arsene Wenger to fight Sir Alex Ferguson for his signature.
Well on his way to over 20 goals a season, the 22-year-old has shown the ability to score from distance as well as popping up in the box at just the right moment.
His goalscoring exploits from midfield echo that of Frank Lampard, who recently became Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer.
At the same age, Frank Lampard scored just six goals for Chelsea (2001/02) proving Ramsey is on course to match similar achievements at the Emirates if he remains at the club.
But whilst Lampard has benefitted from an attacking role at Chelsea over the last decade, Ramsey has played in a deeper role and, with Mesut Ozil in front of him, is unlikely to be granted an advanced position soon.
So far it hasn't mattered, Ramsey is scoring and assisting goals for fun but that's not where his contribution ends.
Ramsey has averaged 4.7 tackles a game in the Premier League this season - one of the highest in the division, showing that he contributes to the defence as well as the offence.
In every way, Ramsey is a born and bred box-to-box midfielder just like Liverpool's living legend Gerrard.
The Anfield skipper has had an incredibly successful career out of being a box-to-box player, seemingly popping up everywhere he's required.
If there was anything missing from Gerrard's game, it was his lack of goals.
Gerrard's best return in the Premier League was 16 goals in the 2008/09 - a feat Ramsey is likely to match this term.
It is hard to find faults with Gerrard and Lampard but the lack of goals from Gerrard and the lack of defensive duty performed by Lampard over the years represents two missing components from their game.
Ramsey has shown that he is more than capable of defending the way Gerrard did whilst also showing his prowess in front of goal.
The 22-year-old has taken the best components from the Chelsea and Liverpool stars and blended them together to form what should be one incredibly influential player in the years to come for Arsenal and for Wales.
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