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Out of Place Marine Fossil Disrupts Evolutionary Index
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
A Cambrian rock layer is considered to be "Cambrian" because of the particular fossils it contains. But what does it mean when a rock layer designated as "Ordovician" contains distinctly Cambrian fossils? Paleontologists are facing that question after a recent find in North Africa.
Researchers in Morocco found fossils of Anomalocaris—a unique and until now characteristically "Cambrian" creature—in Ordovician rocks, which in some locations are positioned just above Cambrian strata. This evidently extinct animal belonged to a group of rather strange sea creatures classified as "anomalocaridids." One such marine animal was Hurdia, which had well-designed and fully-integrated body parts, including dual-function swimming flaps and gills.1 Despite their unusual appearance, no anomalocaridid looks like an evolutionary transition, and all of them look well-suited for aquatic life.
In fact, in 1994, the seaworthiness of the Anomalocaris' paired side flippers and overall body plan was tested and found to be so stable that it would have required very little brain power to manipulate. In the published study, paleontologist and Cambrian expert Derek Briggs described a remote-controlled model of a 70-centimeter-long Anomalocaris that was constructed with 11 underwater "wings," in imitation of its fossils. "The long basal attachment of the flexible lobes to the body of the model resulted in an automatic adjustment of the angle of attack in both the up and down stroke," he wrote.2 Though it has proved difficult to classify, Anomalocaris was hardly an evolutionary experiment, but was instead a well-designed swimming creature.
However, the presence of this unique fossil can no longer be used to reliably identify a rock as Cambrian. In addition to the Ordovician anomalocaridid discovered in Morocco, a lone fossil of an obvious anomalocaridid (although it was not identified as such) was described from Devonian strata in Germany.3 It had the same number of flaps, though much smaller, and the same unique circular mouth and curved graspers.
Briggs said in a Yale University press release, "The anomalocaridids are one of the most iconic groups of Cambrian animals," and while this may be true as written, the Moroccan and German discoveries have falsified the notion that anomalocaridids are exclusive to the Cambrian.4
Evolutionary thinking suggests that many creatures fossilized in lower rocks should not persist in rock layers above, since those creatures would have evolved into those forms found above them. Anomalocaris does not fit this mold.
But according to the creation/Flood model, the Cambrian, Ordovician, and Devonian rock layers were deposited early in the Flood year, as creatures that inhabited watery environments were caught up in super-size underwater mudflows. Indeed, the Yale press release stated, "The animals found in Morocco inhabited a muddy sea floor in fairly deep water, and were trapped by sediment clouds that buried them and preserved their soft bodies."4 And a recent Yale University geology department newsletter suggested that the reason why even soft-bodied Cambrian creatures were fossilized was because animals that were "overcome by current-transported sediment ended up out of reach of scavengers."5
It is obvious that a catastrophe was responsible for their fossilization, and this is consistent with the worldwide violent deaths and mud-buried carcasses that are predictions of the Flood model. In the context of the great Flood, similar creatures could have been deposited and fossilized in more than one layer, since the relevant layers do not correspond with vast ages but were all deposited during a single year. Perhaps creatures that had been living in similar ecological zones would have been caught up together in one muddy tsunami after another that formed the rock layers.
More examples of what have long been considered "index fossils" that supposedly mark certain rock strata and evolutionary "times" will continue to crop up in unexpected places, if Noah's Flood was truly responsible for these rock layer deposits.
- Thomas, B. 'Totally Strange' Hurdia a Hurdle for Evolution. ICR News. Posted on icr.org September 9, 2009, accessed June 7, 2011.
- Briggs, Derek E. G. 1994. Giant Predators from the Cambrian of China. Science. 264 (5163): 1283-1284.
- Kuhl, G., D. E. G. Briggs and J. Rust. 2009. A Great-Appendage Arthropod with a Radial Mouth from the Lower Devonian Hunsrück Slate, Germany. Science. 323 (5915): 771-773.
- Scientists Discover Fossil of Giant Ancient Sea Predator. Yale University press release, May 25, 2011, reporting on research published in Van Roy, P. and D. E. G. Briggs. 2011. A giant Ordovician anomalocaridid. Nature. 473 (7348): 510-513.
- Briggs, D. Fall 2010. Exceptionally Preserved Fossils. Geology and Geophysics News. Geology and Geophysics Department, Yale University, 5.
Image credit: Esben Horn/Yale University
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer at the Institute for Creation Research.
Article posted on June 14, 2011.
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Book list Reminiscent of George and Minor's The Wolves Are Back (2008), this handsome book discusses the history of the buffalo on the American plains. Succinctly and gracefully written, it envisions the centuries when Indians carefully managed the land, using the buffalo for food, shelter, and clothing. In the 1800s, government policies brought about the destruction of the tall-grass prairie, the shooting of the American buffalo, and the end of the Plains Indians' traditional way of life. In the early twentieth century, Teddy Roosevelt facilitated efforts to protect the few remaining buffalo. After the 1930s Dust Bowl, farming methods were changed and, eventually, some prairie lands were replanted with native grasses, enabling the return of many buffalo to prairie preserves. The book concludes with a few of the illustrator's sources as well as a list of places to visit in person or online, but no sources for the text, even for the quote from Chief Sitting Bull. Illustrated with beautiful landscape paintings and striking close-ups of people and animals, this book offers a very effective presentation of the buffalo's story.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Publishers Weekly From the creators of The Wolves Are Back, this graceful story explores how the American buffalo almost became extinct. Minor's striking naturalistic paintings of buffalo and a dust bowl landscape mirror George's sturdy, reflective prose: "When the buffalo lived on the prairie, their sharp hooves helped rain reach down into the earth, and the tough roots of the grass held in the wet." Theodore Roosevelt's establishment of the National Bison Range offers hope for buffalo, and in a moving final spread, a Wichita Indian man counting buffalo for the census welcomes "America's two hundred thousand and eighty-first buffalo" calf. A tribute to an American icon and to the power of preservation. Ages 5-8. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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School Library Journal Gr 2-5-This picture book is a hybrid of nonfiction and fiction, as George tells the story of how the buffalo made a comeback in the American Midwest after being nearly decimated in the late 1800s. Beginning with the symbiotic relationship that the buffalo had with the American Indians and the land itself, she goes on to explain how westward expansion and poor decision-making on the part of the American government led to the animals' near extinction. As a result of those actions, the land became barren and inhospitable to any real crop growth, which contributed to the dust storms of the 1930s. With care and protection by a few key individuals, the native grasses and the buffalo were able to make a renaissance, bringing their numbers back up. Eloquent and affecting, the writing transports readers onto the plains and into the past, making the devastation sobering and real. And when the resurgence of both the buffalo and the land is described, it is with jubilation and relief. Accompanied by beautiful, single- or double-page watercolor illustrations that are rich with detail, the prairie comes to life. Excellent for sharing aloud with a group, this title provides a unique perspective on an integral time in American history. A must-have for most libraries.-Jody Kopple, Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Burkina Faso: emergency aid for over 18,000 Malian refugees
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The Burkinabé Red Cross, with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has just provided emergency aid for over 18,000 people in five refugee centres.
"The refugees bear daily witness to harsh living conditions in terms of shelter, access to water and health care, and food security," said Dominique Liengme, the head of the ICRC regional delegation in Abidjan.
The refugees in Férério, Gandafabou, Déou, Dibissi and Gountouré Gnegne, Oudalan province were given blankets, tarpaulins, kitchen items, soap and buckets.
"We are still registering several hundred refugees every day in addition to those already in reception centres in Soum and Oudalan provinces," said Modeste Konkobo, the Burkinabé Red Cross's national coordinator for emergency preparedness and response. "We are closely monitoring the humanitarian situation. With our partners, we are searching for appropriate ways of responding to the needs of the civilians who have been hardest hit."
Since 1992, the ICRC regional delegation in Abidjan has been covering Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire. The ICRC cooperates with the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to respond in a concerted, rational and swift manner to the needs of victims of armed conflict and other violence.
Since 1961, the Burkinabé Red Cross has conducted emergency operations in connection with such natural disasters and armed conflicts as the great drought of 1973, the floods of 2009 and 2010, and the various border conflicts and population movements of 1994.


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]Whatever was established in these recent small-group sessions will be put to the test Tuesday, when owners and players send full committees to the bargaining table for the first time since June 30.
Neither side is expected to deliver a complete new proposal. The hope at least among the optimists on either side is that last weeks brainstorming sessions will become the basis for a collaborative new effort. They are actively seeking a compromise.
As one person monitoring the talks said, Theyre not just sticking to one side and saying, Were not moving.
That is a vast improvement from August and puts these talks light-years ahead of where they were during the 1998 lockout. While the circumstances may differ, the comparison is worth noting.
By this point in 1998, players and owners had held just one bargaining session. It ended abruptly, with the owners walking out after rejecting a union proposal. They did not meet again until Oct. 8, after the preseason had been canceled. They passed the time by blaming each other for the lack of meetings.
The full article is a long read, but a good one. I saw some of that quoted text in an article on Sbnation.com, but I decided to go to the source to post about it here on the forums.
I figured we should have a thread with constant updates on the lockout so we at least have some idea of what's going on when the media decides it's "not juicy enough" to cover (no homo.)
If we're comparing the two lockouts this year, then we're getting to about the point where all of the anti-trust lawsuits and hearings were starting to die down in the NFL lockout and some actual face to face meetings were becoming productive. Still a ways to go, but they're at least on the right track.


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Doc Around The Clock: My Extended Vacation
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When we last left our regularly scheduled programming I was on the road to becoming a healthier and thinner me. If you recall I was 221 pounds and 5'5″ with a goal of 170 pounds and a height of 6'1″. Well I am pleased to announce that I am currently 160 lbs, but quite unfortunately still 5'5″. But at least much more height/weight proportional .
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Finding related to storm drainage in the True F. Smith subdivision were presented to alderman during a meeting Tuesday, at which Oakes and representatives from McClelland Consulting Engineers (MCE) were present.Initial studies in the area looked at expanding current drainage culverts.
Problems arose however, when those studies concluded that existing 4-foot box culverts would have to be expanded to widths of 12 to 35 feet throughout the drainage canal. Many of these culverts run through residential properties — Oakes said 40 or more residential properties would be affected by a project to expand culverts — and expanding them could engulf entire yards.
"Right here all of a sudden, we're going to take and put in 12 feet and go blasting through all this beauty and the trees we'd have to go through and all that stuff," Oakes told a reporter this week. "So immediately you go, 'This is not a good idea.' Then we looked at other locations as we went along. We looked at side yards where it needed to be 20 feet wide and the yard itself is probably not much more than 20 feet wide, so somebody's entire back yard would be converted into a drainage ditch."We just made the decision, 'We've got to find an alternative.'"
The crossing of the Union Pacific Railroad also provided a challenge — such a feat would be cost prohibitive.
The proposed alternate solution is a retention pond within the subdivision itself.
According to MCE, the pond would have a capacity of around 3 million gallons and would cover an area of around one-and-a-half acres. Oakes said two homes would have to be purchased by the city to accommodate the pond.In addition to facilitating drainage, Oakes said an added benefit of the pond would be aesthetics. The pond would retain a small amount of water year-round, leaving most of the capacity available for storm runoff. The pond would have fountains and the surrounding area would be landscaped, with room for a trail and benches around the edge of the pond.
"I think it's a property value enhancer," Oakes said. "... We think it's a very user-friendly, community-friendly thing to do."
The next step, Oakes said, is a neighborhood meeting with area property owners. If that meeting goes well, the city might decide to move forward on the project. Also factoring into the decision will be a geological analysis of the proposed site, which will provide insight into the cost for the project.


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Last Sunday wasn't all about Jennifer Lawrence and "Argo."
It was glitz and glamour in Orange County as well for the 12th annual A Tail of Two Cities fundraiser. The Oscar-themed event, presented by the Pet Project Foundation, benefits lost and abandoned animals at the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter.
About 150 guests, including many veterinarians, attended the charity event at The Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point. This year's Paws on the Red Carpet motif coincided with the Academy Awards.
Oscar-themed treats, television sets broadcasting the live show in Hollywood and their very own red carpet welcomed guests who paid $150 for the night's festivities.
See more photos online at ocregister.com/sanclemente.


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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Brian Roberts is lunging and twisting his way across the floor here at the Athletes' Performance Institute, where more big leaguers can be found in January than anywhere else in North America.
Dustin Pedroia, Jed Lowrie, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Freddy Sanchez follow suit. Across the sprawling workout room, Pat Burrell is chatting with Justin Morneau.
"API" has been a popular offseason destination ever since Nomar Garciaparra won back-to-back AL batting titles training with API founder Mark Verstegen. These days, several dozen players make their way to Arizona for a minimum of six weeks of annual preseason conditioning.
Some, like Roberts, Burrell, and Carl Crawford, have purchased homes in greater Phoenix to be closer to the facility all offseason. They're part of a contingent of veteran API clients, a group that at various points since API opened in 1999 has included Curt Schilling, Kevin Youkilis, Vernon Wells, Manny Ramirez, Jason Schmidt and Jermaine Dye.
Verstegen, 39, popularized "core training" long before fitness magazines and personal trainers adopted it as a catchphrase to refer to building washboard abs.
Under Verstegen's program, core training refers to strengthening and stabilizing the many muscles around the shoulders, hips and midsection. This not only generates greater power but also prevents long-term injuries and the type of overuse ailments so common to baseball.
There's plenty of heavy iron at Athletes' Performance. After all, each January Verstegen welcomes two dozen of the top NFL draft hopefuls in preparation for the league's annual scouting combine in February. The baseball program also includes resistance training, but there's plenty of work using foam rollers, stability balls and a giant vibrating platform called a PowerPlate.
The facility, which will be replaced later this year with a bigger, even more high-tech operation elsewhere in Phoenix, includes a 50-person staff of "performance coaches," nutritionists, physical therapy staff, and massage therapists. There's a 25-yard swimming pool, a hot tub and 55-degree "cold plunge," a café for meals, and a popular Ping-Pong table for downtime.
"You have everything under one roof," says Roberts, who has trained at API since 2002. "If you did it all on your own you'd have to pay five different people to do it at five different times."
Though Verstegen's staff works with players of all sizes at all positions, they have become best known for creating power-hitting middle infielders. Garciaparra began working with Verstegen during his college days at Georgia Tech. Pedroia learned of the program while enrolled at nearby Arizona State.
Chase Utley of the Phillies spends his offseasons training at Verstegen's facility near Long Beach, Calif. (Verstegen has a third site in Pensacola, Fla., where Ramirez is training this winter as he goes through the free-agent process).
The Red Sox media guide lists Pedroia at 180 pounds, and he's weighed even more. But during the winter of 2006-07, he trained at Athletes' Performance for the first time and lost 25 pounds of fat. Last winter, he put some of it back in the form of lean mass. This winter, he's proud to say he weighs a "solid buck sixty-five."
"I've gotten wiry strong," says the reigning A.L. MVP. "Sometimes, if you have additional weight, it's bad weight."
The program places an emphasis on "regeneration," alternating high-intensity workout days with lighter days to encourage recovery. It also prepares players for the rigors of a 162-game season.
"People used to wonder if I was big and strong enough to play at a high level the whole season," says Roberts. "My first couple of years, I struggled in the second half. Now I'm able to keep it up, and that's a tribute to what they teach us here to maintain that strength and speed over the course of the season."
Perhaps the most motivating factor of the facility is the talent on hand and the results the program has produced. Garciaparra's batting titles attracted the first wave of players and created a continuous pipeline, especially from Boston to Tempe. Schilling began training at API before his 2004 "bloody sock" season. Morneau and Pedroia have MVP trophies. Burrell and Utley soon will receive World Series rings.
Pedroia says he always considered himself quick and agile, at least until he started working out alongside Crawford.
"I watch C.C. fly through agility drills, and it's like he doesn't break a sweat," Pedroia says. "You think you're pretty good and then you see someone like that and realize how much harder you have to work. That's great motivation."
Pete Williams is a freelance writer based in Tampa, Fla.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Red Sox impressed by Britton's poise
By Ian Browne and Michael Periatt / MLB.com
BOSTON -- By Red Sox manager John Farrell's own admission, the circumstances surrounding Drake Britton's Major League debut could have been easier.
With runners on first and second, no outs in the ninth inning and his parents in the stands, the 24-year-old lefty reliever entered Saturday's game with Boston trailing the rival Yankees, 4-2.
"I was a little bit nervous -- my heart rate was up," said Britton, the Red Sox's No. 11 prospect. "Once I got out there, I just tried to breathe."
Undoubtedly adding to the anxiety was the part of the lineup Britton was scheduled to face. Ten-time All Star Ichiro Suzuki was up first, with five-time All Star Robinson Cano looming on deck.
"I just did my best trying to keep it inside to Cano and Ichiro," said Britton, who had just one appearance with Triple-A Pawtucket before being called up. "To be honest, at that point, they were just up there. I was just like, 'Oh, it's Robinson Cano.'"
With a fastball that reached 95 mph, Britton needed just nine pitches -- eight fastballs and one slider -- to retire the Yankees. Ichiro popped out to shortstop Stephen Drew and Cano hit a sacrifice fly to score Luis Cruz, but Britton did his job by retiring the tandem. The last out of the inning came when Jarrod Saltalamacchia caught Brett Gardner trying to steal second.
"He did a very good job," Farrell said of Britton. "That wasn't the ideal situation to make your debut in or how you draw it up. In that left-handed spot, he threw strikes. He's got a quick arm. He kept the emotion in that first setting and first experience well under control."
Though it came in a 5-2 loss, the performance was a positive first impression for Britton. Having lost three relievers -- Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller and Joel Hanrahan -- for the rest of the season, the Boston bullpen needs help, and general manager Ben Cherington said he'd prefer if that help came from within the organization.
If Britton or other new arrivals like Jose De La Torre and Pedro Beato can prove themselves as worthy replacements, Cherington won't have to go shopping before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline.
One game certainly won't be the determining factor for Britton, but it was an encouraging start, Farrell said.
"He's got one Major League appearance," Farrell said. "He showed good stuff. He's here now, so he's going to get opportunities."
Andrews visit may put Buchholz at ease
BOSTON -- Clay Buchholz will try to ease his mind on Monday, when he visits noted orthopedist James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla.
The Red Sox right-hander hasn't pitched since June 8 because of a neck strain that has also given him discomfort behind his right shoulder.
What Buchholz will look for from Andrews is the assurance that he doesn't have a major injury and that he isn't risking further injury by pitching.
Even in advance of his meeting with Dr. Andrews, Buchholz continued his throwing program by playing catch with one of the Red Sox's trainers.
"I think given all Clay has dealt with -- the stop and start of this process and the rehab associated with the shoulder, neck, all that -- as I've said many times, he's extremely frustrated with it," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "As it seemed like he was turning the corner on the trip when we went through Seattle and the throwing that he was doing, it hasn't [cleared up].
"So, more than anything, this will enable him to get some verification and clarification through Dr. Andrews to put his mind at ease. And that's as important as anything that he's dealing with from a physical standpoint."
The Red Sox's medical staff has been in touch with Andrews and sent him some imaging of Buchholz.
"This is just a chance to get in front of him, for Andrews to examine him physically rather than just viewing MRI images, so until that exam takes place, that's where things are," said Farrell.
This injury has been a tough one for the Red Sox and Buchholz to get a handle on. Multiple times, the right-hander seemed on the verge of a return, only to have to put on the brakes.
"Where the frustration lies is that when he's been able to throw long toss aggressively, there's been no issue," Farrell said. "When he's gotten on the mound, there's been freedom in some of those bullpens. It's been that repetitive and cumulative throwing where he's felt some of the discomfort start to return, and that's where he stopped. If it can be confirmed that he's not going to put himself at further risk, then OK, let's continue on."
Red Sox to lose Bailey for year with surgery
BOSTON -- After a couple of days of deliberation, Red Sox reliever Andrew Bailey realized that surgery was really the only option to repair his ailing right shoulder.
The right-handed reliever will be operated on by Dr. David Altchek in New York on Wednesday to repair his labrum and capsule.
Not only will Bailey be unable to pitch again this season, but he could miss as much as half of 2014.
"There were no guarantees [even] if he were able to get back to the mound to a normal level through the conservative path," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "I think as Andrew weighed all the information that he got from the multiple doctors seen, it was pretty clear cut, the decision. The decision was pretty much made for him."
Acquired to be Boston's closer in December 2011, Bailey has seen his time with the Red Sox marked mainly by injury.
He had an excellent stretch of pitching earlier this season but was first troubled by a right biceps injury, then the shoulder.
There would seem a strong chance the Red Sox will decline to tender Bailey a contract this winter, making him a free agent. However, they could bring him back on a low-risk, less lucrative deal after that.
Red Sox trust Workman to start at Fenway
BOSTON -- Brandon Workman, fresh off pitching 6 1/3 effective innings against the Oakland Athletics on the final day before the All-Star break, will get his second Major League start on Monday night in the opener of the Red Sox's big four-game series against the surging Tampa Bay Rays.
"As well as he pitched against a very good team in Oakland -- and we're going to have a team that's coming in here as hot as anyone in the game right now -- the one thing that he does is he throws a lot of strikes," Red Sox manager John Farrell said of Workman, who didn't allow the A's a hit until the sixth inning.
Before starting in Oakland, Workman -- Boston's No. 12 prospect, according to MLB.com -- got his feet wet with a relief outing against the Mariners.
"Even in the first inning in Seattle, he got squared up, but he didn't fear the strike zone," Farrell said. "He didn't start to walk people just because there was some loud contact. He went out and had a very good second inning, and I think that second inning kind of set the ability to walk off the mound knowing he put up a zero. It carried into the game against Oakland.
"I think the one thing that we're learning, at least at the Major League staff, is that this is a guy who has kind of quiet confidence about him and doesn't fear the setting in which he's performing."
Lester eager to put difficult stretch in past
BOSTON -- Due to the fact Jon Lester has struggled in recent weeks and had his first start after the All-Star break pushed from Sunday to Tuesday, there was bound to be some speculation that he is pitching through an injury.
However, Lester, who threw a 35-pitch bullpen session on Sunday, maintained that his problems aren't physical.
Anything nagging him, Lester was asked?
"Yeah, pitching," quipped the Red Sox left-hander. "I mean, honestly, I don't know how to answer these questions. Honestly, I know it looks weird just with the schedule and you get pushed back. But I've thrown a lot of pitches this year. Like I said, we're just trying to take advantage of the All-Star break and a couple of extra days we have thrown in there. We felt like it was a good time to do that."
Lester is eager to make his start against the Rays on Tuesday.
In his first nine starts of the season, Lester went 6-0 with a 2.72 ERA. In his last 11, he is 2-6 with a 6.27 ERA.
"Obviously, yeah, I'm not pitching the way I feel like I should or want to be," said Lester. "At the same time, I think there are a lot of positives within some of those games that I try to take. I just have to keep trying to build off those. Some of those games really came down to two pitches. If I could minimize those two pitches into positives and limit some of those runs, we're talking about a different deal right now. I feel good with where I'm at the last couple starts. I feel like I've thrown the ball a lot better. I just try to build off that."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. Michael Periatt is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Great Yarmouth Town end the year on a high note
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Great Yarmouth Town ended 2012 on a high after a comfortable 2-0 win over Downham Town in Division One.
Joel Watts wrapped up the points two minutes into the second half after a first-half own goal put Yarmouth in front.
Yarmouth got off to a positive start and could have taken the lead after just two minutes, Neil McMorran rising highest to meet Robin Andersen's corner, but he headed over.
Matt Calvert's late challenge on McMorran should have merited the game's first yellow card. Instead it came three minutes later as Simon Bird tripped Mitch Forbes.
From Andersen's resulting free-kick, chaos ensued in the Downham box and, racing back towards their own goal and under pressure from Yarmouth attackers, one of Downham's rearguard turned the ball past his own keeper Luke Pearson.
Two minutes later and Watts went close to doubling the lead, robbing last defender Royce Rawlings before blasting over with only Pearson to beat.
With five minutes of the half remaining Ryan Chamalambous volleyed over the bar after George Barnden headed away Sam Hanslip's cross and in first-half stoppage time Mat Dye headed Craig Dickson's cross over the bar.
Yarmouth started the second half brightly and took just two minutes after the restart to double the advantage.
Watts stole the ball from Charalambous and rounded Pearson before coolly slotting home.
Elsewhere in the First Division, Swaffham Town were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Ipswich Wanderers.
Difficult conditions at Shoemakers Lane were made worse by a downpour as the game started, but that didn't hold back the entertainment, with both teams eager to finish the year playing football after the recent postponements.
The visitors were dominant in the first half, going ahead in the 25th minute.
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Call for cell phone forensics
The functionality of cellular phones today rivals that of personal digital assistants (PDAs) and even laptop computers. Cellular phones can perform all of these tasks and more: voicemail, music/MP3 player, camera, video camera, voice recorder, Web browser, e-mail appliance, text/instant messenger, address book, calendar, notepad, and games. They also send and receive phone calls.
Early cellular phone technology (circa 1984) featured very little functionality. Cellular phones were communication devices that supported wireless voice transmissions as two-way full-duplex radios. Within a few years, features such as voicemail and text messaging became available. Now, data come and go using wireless data transfer coupled with Bluetooth®, infrared, and propriety or USB data cables that connect directly to a computer. Small external media placed inside the phone can hold up to 6 gigabytes of information.
Any technology that can be used for legitimate purposes can be used to accomplish illegal aims as well. State and local law enforcement officials responding to emergencies and criminal complaints almost inevitably discover the presence of a cell phone. These cellular phones should not be overlooked as a potential source of evidence and intelligence in any type of criminal investigation. A quick look at the headlines will reveal criminals using cellular phone technology as a network for coordinating a criminal enterprise, a means to send harassing text messages to a victim, a method of producing photographs viewed by a pedophile, or a way for international or domestic terrorists to detonate devices.
Knowing a cellular phone may contain useful information and being able to extract that all-important data, however, are two different matters. Cellular phones present many hurdles to the investigator, including customdesigned operating systems and varied network providers with an almost infinite number of operating systems, all combining to produce unfamiliar file systems and hardware and using proprietary cables, chargers, and connectors. Law enforcement investigators need to learn about all of the potential sources of evidence that may be found in cellular phones, as well as mastering the options for reliably seizing the devices and methods available for locating cellular phone forensic information.
Cellular phones present a number of potential sources of evidence:
■ Media devices such as MicroSecureDisk (MicroSD) cards, present a very straightforward source of evidence for a forensic examiner to process, because standard forensic tools will work to recover this type of data.
■ SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards are present in all GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) phones. All GSM phones contain one or more SIM cards. SIM cards also can be read through a fairly straightforward process since the type of data held on SIM cards and the manner in which it is stored is clearly defined by GSM standards. Similar technology is also emerging for CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) phones.
■ Memory chips, located inside the handset, use the same type of memory found in compact flash cards and thumb drives. However, the storage of the data is typically proprietary and standard forensic tools usually will not decipher the data. This makes forensic examinations of cellular phones extremely difficult.
■ Network providers such as T-Mobile, Cingular, AT&T, Verizon, and others present another source of forensic information.
When seizing a cellular phone, investigators need to realize that when a phone is turned on and connected to a provider's network, the data on the phone constantly changes; thus, potential evidence could be lost. Officers must immediately sever a phone's connectivity to a provider network in order to preserve this vital data. This can be accomplished in several ways; all methods have advantages and disadvantages, and only proper training will determine which method is right for a particular situation.
It is vital that investigators obtain any keyboard lock codes or PIN codes used to access a phone. If a power charger, data cable, original box, or bills can be found, they should be seized immediately. Document all identifying information so that an investigator can identify the phone to the network provider when requesting information on its subscribers in addition to any other information that could be useful in an investigation.
The type of cellular phone, an investigator's training, and an agency's access to hardware and software will dictate the best methods for forensic examination of a particular cell phone. If it is necessary to turn a phone on to examine it, an investigator should be aware that the phone will connect to the provider network and the received missed calls, voicemail notifications, and/or software updates, any or all of which will cause the phone's internal memory to be reorganized. Steps should be taken therefore to isolate the cellular phone during an examination.
Cellular Phone Forensics
In some cases, investigators will glean data from the cellular phone by turning on the phone and perusing various screens and settings, recording information displayed via video, photograph, or handwritten notes. It is important that investigators, through training and experience, know all their options when confronted with a seized cellular phone.
Devices such as "project-a-phone" can facilitate this process. However, this is probably the least favorable way to examine a cellular phone and should be done only as a last resort. Using methods like this one make it very easy to miss data and impossible to retrieve deleted information.
Investigators can also retrieve cellular phone data by using a data connection from a computer to a cellular phone along with software that understands the phone's data storage. Many different tools can be used to accomplish this purpose, some phone specific, others able to examine a wider range of phone makes and models. Investigators using this method, however, will not see deleted data or data that may reside in memory but cannot be accessed by this particular tool (much like the problems that may arise when investigators perform forensic analysis of logical files from a hard drive).
The most favorable method for examining cellular phones is not always an option for all cellular phone types. Ideally, an investigator can read data directly from
the memory chips on the phone's circuit board and store this data in a file. The contents of this file can then be examined with a hex editor or interpreted with software such as Cell Phone Analyzer (CPA), allowing extraction of both active and deleted data. Another advantage is that this method can be used with the cellular phone powered off, so there is no change to the data in the phone's memory.
A thorough examiner will use one (or all) of the methods described above when examining cellular phones for valuable evidence. Some cellular phones, however, simply defy any examination beyond direct viewing.
Investigators who find this information overwhelming should know there is help available. State, local, and Federal agencies continually endeavor to build their resources and create strategies that work for handling cell phone technology. Listservs and bulletin board forums for cellular phone forensics may provide answers to questions. There are also software packages and training courses that specifically target law enforcement. Investigators need to reach out and find these resources quickly, before their next investigation that hinges on data from a cellular phone.
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The August day Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan to be his running mate, I called my 82-year-old mother, a lifelong, left-wing Democrat. What did she think of the choice?
I think they were very good to us, she told me.
And indeed, they were. For while many Americans didnt know who Romney was or what he stood for beyond the Republican mantle and fabled millions, they knew well enough who Ryan, the Wisconsin congressman, was.
For every flip-flop of Romneys the right to choose, the rightness of guaranteed health care, the wisdom of bailing out the auto industry Ryan, to his credit, remained ever clear in his policy positions. He would cut Medicare payments to the elderly, sending them instead to the private market for their health care. He would cut retirement benefits. He would cut taxes for the wealthy and for the almost wealthy, too.
But while American voters like nothing better than the idea of slashing the budget and keeping their tax dollars for themselves, they hate nothing more than the actuality of doing without government-provided programs like Medicare, Social Security and unemployment relief.
Ryans austere economic program, which his GOP colleagues passed in the U.S. House, drew a distinct picture of an nation without the safety net of benefits Americans have known since FDR. This, my mother said, voters could not countenance.
Through the poll-saturated weeks of early fall, to President Barack Obamas miserable showing in the first debate to the last days dead heat, mama didnt waver. No way voters would elect a man who would throw them under the bus.
The rhetoric in presidential campaigns may have changed during the last 30 years, but the debate hasnt. Candidates insist on pitching the American public with politics biggest canard that they can have their benefits, their military might, their day-to-day services and the industrialized worlds lowest taxes, too. The only difference is, this election, voters didnt buy it.
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There has been some excitement because Pat Robertson, of all people, recently told a viewer of his TV show that the Earth is much older than 6,000 years, and that Christians should stop trying to pretend that it is and that everything happened within that time. He says that if parents try to fight 'revealed' science (whatever that is) they will lose their children. He even talks about radiocarbon dating and fossils in support of his position! (Via Pharyngula.)
But interestingly this is not something new for Robertson. He says that people might lynch him for his words and indeed he has been taken to task by other Christians before for being too friendly to science, like when he said in his 2003 book Bring It On, Tough Questions. Candid Answers:
The current theory which I accept points to a big bang theory as the beginning of creation, when about 15 billion years ago an extraordinarily dense mass exploded, and out of that came an expanding universe. Part of the reason scientists believe this theory stems from the movement of the planets. Study of the cosmos indicates that the planets are still moving away from each other. Imagine that we took a big balloon that had not been expanded, put little dots all around it, and then began to blow up the balloon. As we blew up the balloon, the dots would get farther and farther apart. That is similar to what astronomers observe has been happening to our universe during these 15 billion years.
The big bang theory is not at odds with the belief in a creator or what is called intelligent design. The Bible neither supports or negates such a theory, since the Bible was not written as a science book.
I have been hammering at the idea that science and modernity will steadily undermine religion, partly by splitting religious communities into those who, however grudgingly, accept that science has to be taken into account in formulating their worldview and those who simply reject it out of hand. Pat Robertson, to the surprise of many observers, seems to belong in the first camp.
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2006 Crystal Scales of Justice: impact of the prize for the Service§center of Civil and District Court of Linz
The first prize in the "Crystal Scales of Justice" was awarded to the Service§center project at the Civil and District Court of Linz on 26 October 2006.
The award was greeted by a positive response in the media. This in turn publicised, or reminded the general public of the Service§center project.
Various positive responses were noted outside the legal circles. It also led to a number of legal staff who had previously shown some scepticism beginning to understand our project. The project has gained considerable status within Austria's legal circles. The new Federal Minister of Justice, Dr. Maria Berger, emphatically supports the project. Currently, the question of the salary group to which staff should be assigned to is open; Minister Berger referred to a favourable solution in the best interest of the staff.
The award served to further reinforce the high level of commitment demonstrated by Service§center staff; further activities can be outsourced from legal businesses to the Service§center.
The following sketch shows the high level of monthly access to the Service§center. March 2007 was the first month in which the figure of 6,000 cases of access to the Service§center was exceeded.
The popularity of the Service§center due to the award has led to various domestic delegations – especially from ordinary courts visiting the centre. Foreign institutions have also shown an interest, such as the Korean Ministry of Justice, which approached a judge in Vienna to collect information and arrange a visit to Linz. A delegation from Romania visited the Service§center on 13 September 2007.
The Civil and District Court of Leoben plans to establish a Service§center. In October, a member of the Service§center's staff, Dir. Ecklmayr and I will present our Service§center to judges and court officers from the Civil and District Court of Leoben.
And the "Service§center" project was presented on the occasion of various vocational training sessions in the legal field throughout 2007 by Mr Dir. Ecklmayr and myself.
The project "Service§center at the Civil and District Court of Linz" is an ongoing success. Above all, the award has underlined the need and significance of citizen-friendly activities in jurisdiction, and made a major contribution to generating awareness of this.
Whereas the protagonists of the Service§center were originally regarded as dreamers and out of touch with reality, and not only in individual cases, now the successful project has gained respect – as is made obvious by by the Crystal Scales Award in October 2006.
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The America's Cup will go on as planned after the death of a sailor during a training run last week on San Francisco Bay. America's Cup officials made the announcement at a news conference in San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon.
The officials also said they expected all four entrants to compete, including Artemis Racing.
One of Artemis' two boats was badly damaged when it capsized and broke into pieces Thursday.
Strategist Andrew 'Bart" Simpson was trapped under the wreckage for more than 10 minutes and was pronounced dead shortly after the accident.
America's Cup officials held closed door meetings with members of all four teams that are competing in the race — Oracle Team USA, Artemis Racing, Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Challenge prior to the announcement.
None of the teams have indicated they plan to drop out of the regatta, Tom Ehman, vice commodore of the Golden Gate Yacht Club. Regatta director Iain Murray said if one of the teams does drop out, the races would still go on but that the format would probably have to be changed for the preliminary races prior to the America's Cup Finals starting Sept. 7.
Andrew "Bart" Simpson, 36, a member of Sweden-based Artemis Racing, died following a capsizing of the team's 72-foot boat in the San Francisco Bay at about 1 p.m. Thursday. Simpson got trapped under the vessel and could not be revived after he was pulled from the water.
Murray said he will chair the six-person panel, which plans to review the safety measures in place for the America's Cup sailors and will recommend changes, if necessary, for the practices and races.
Murray said although racing starts on July 5, there was no estimate yet for when the panel would return with its recommendation.
"I don't want to put a deadline on when we're going to have something, but it's going to be shorter rather than longer," he said.The panel was agreed upon by all four teams participating in the races
Murray said all of the sailors in the various races are "obviously very subdued" following the death but will return to practicing on Thursday after a weeklong break in honor of Simpson.
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American Hustle and Gravity were the big winners this morning when the 2014 Oscar nominations were officially announced. The con man ensemble and lost in space thriller led the way with ten nominations apiece, while 12 Years a Slave followed with nine. Familiar favorites Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lawrence and Julia Roberts all secured nominations, joining first time nominees Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto for their respective performances in the Best Picture nominated Dallas Buyers Club.
After you take a peek at all of the nominees, continue reading to discover our five biggest surprises from the 2014 Oscar nominations!
1. "Hanks but no Hanks"
Tom Hanks, America's greatest natural resource, did not receive a Best Actor nod for his captivating performances in Captain Phillips and Saving Mr. Banks. The Best Actor award will be leaving the Oscars with either Christian Bale, Bruce Dern, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew McConaughey or Leonardo DiCaprio.
No Will Smith nomination for After Earth? Jennifer Lawrence attempts to make history!
Just kidding, Will Smith. We're sorry. We don't "wanna to see your hand where your hip be at."
While J-Law's nomination itself isn't very surprising, if the 23-year-old actress wins she'll make history as the youngest female ever to have two Academy Awards, and the first actress to win back-to-back Oscars since Katharine Hepburn accomplished the feat in the late 1960s.
The polarizing Spike Jonze film secured Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay nominations, but star Joaquin Phoenix was left on the outside looking in.
4. Jonah Hill: From Superbad to Super good
The now TWO time Oscar nominated actor made the seamless transition from "Judd Apatow Frat Pack" to serious actor — which, as the secret rules of Hollywood dictate, allows him the privilege of referring to his superstar co-star Leonardo DiCaprio as "Leo."
If Hill wants to capture the Oscar he'll have to defeat fellow nominees Barkhad Abdi, Bradley Cooper, Michael Fassbender and Jared Leto in the ultra-competitive Best Supporting Actor category.
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Like heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and romantic cards, flowers are an intrinsic part of Valentine's Day, especially roses.
Since ancient times, roses have been considered a symbol of romance, beauty and love. Red roses are the flower most associated with Valentine's Day. We'll let you in on a little secret, however. Many women aren't that fond of red roses and would be happier with flowers that blend in with their home decor.
Maria Zapata, floral designer and manager at Draeger's Supermarket in Menlo Park, has gorgeous long-stemmed red roses available, but they cost $85 a dozen, either hand-tied or in a vase. "Men gulp a little at the price," she says. Choosing a mixed bouquet could be a less expensive alternative. Last week the refrigerated cabinet in Draeger's floral department held several mixed bouquets, including an arrangement of pink roses and white hydrangeas that would be perfect for Valentine's Day.
Top quality roses are expensive because wholesalers double the price right before the holiday. Cheaper roses are often those purchased weeks earlier and kept in cold storage. The stems are dried out, causing the blooms to fade quickly.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 13 and 14, Ms. Zapata will start filling orders at 4 a.m. "We'll be getting our roses in Wednesday," she says. They are flown in from Ecuador. She expects a flurry of customers on Valentine's Day begging for anything red. "Guys just don't think ahead," she admits. Some advice for next year? Order at least two or three days before the holiday. "We'd really like a week," she says.
• Draeger's floral department, 1010 University Ave. in Menlo Park. 324-7754.
Emily Joubert Home and Garden
The typical Valentine's Day client asks for a dozen or two of red roses, says Casey Cox, manager of Emily Joubert in Woodside. However, a popular alternative is the shop's assortment of "grab 'n' go" bouquets, already festively tied with tissue and ribbons. The bouquets might be mixtures of roses, tulips, peonies, sweet peas — "whatever looks good at the Flower Mart," says Ms. Cox.
"Last year we mixed red roses with yellow French tulips striped with red. It was really popular," says Ms. Cox.
For the gentleman looking to make a grand gesture, she suggests sending a Valentine's bouquet with a note saying flowers would be arriving either weekly or monthly throughout the year. Has anybody ever done that? Oh, yes, says Ms. Cox who notes she has "four or five customers who have a weekly order."
An ideal patron is one who says: "Make something beautiful. I don't care what it is," she says.
• Emily Joubert, 3036 Woodside Road, in Woodside. 851-3520.
J Floral Art
The most lavish Valentine's Day order Jeffrey Adair can recall was for $2,000 worth of red roses in an assortment of arrangements to be used throughout the house. "We also gave the gentleman a big bag of blossoms," he adds. (Scattering rose petals?)
Another grand Valentine gesture was 10 dozen red roses in a vase so heavy two people had to carry it. "They were extra long stem, about three feet," he says.
Seven years ago Mr. Adair moved J Floral Art from Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park to 3489 Edison Way in North Fair Oaks. While much of his business is from longtime patrons, there will still be plenty of flowers available at the store for Valentine's Day.
He expects red roses to be the favorite, despite the fact they're expensive. "It's what men have in mind and it's only once a year." Roses will come from Ecuador, Colombia, Holland, and Southern California, which boasts a species "noted for its fragrance."
For Valentine shoppers without a clue, settling on a price is a good starting point, says Mr. Adair. Then one asks the wife or girlfriend's favorite color. If the client doesn't know, then it's, "What colors does she wear?" Mr. Adair's advice: "Find a florist you can trust and put the rest in his hands."
Today's younger customers prefer more symmetrical arrangements and more of the monobotanical variety (flowers of one type), he says. "At home we have small vases of flowers throughout the house, mostly monobotanical."
In the 27 years J Floral Art has been in business, Mr. Adair has developed ongoing relationships with many customers, dating back more than 20 years. He has corporate and residential clients whom J Floral Art delivers to weekly. "They're our bread and butter," he says.
• J. Floral Art, 3489 Edison Way, in Menlo Park. 363-0313.
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Discussion in 'General Pro Player Discussion' started by Mike Sams, Oct 1, 2012.
*******s most hated number is 3, that is, the nº of true calendar GS Laver has under his belt
hahaha.Those bunch of iliterated drunk journalists'
I didn't say I was god, but if you want to, go ahead.
You act all the time like your opinion is the only one that matters, and you make so many crap threads because of your arrogance, so why not throw some of it back in your face?
Can't honestly count the amateur one.
Sorry you feel that way.
Sorry you think Nadal is GOAT.
True that.
I'm not sure if he is but I just don't think that Fed can be.
Fed's more qualified than Nadal.
More majors, more YE#1, more weeks at number 1, same number of medals, career slam, more wtf's.
In fact.. what does Nadal have on Federer that ISN'T H2H and/or clay GOAT?
Not too much.. in fact.
I'm not saying it's Nadal.....I'm saying it cannot be Fed.
If tennis was about only two men, obviously that would be true.
Fortunately, tennis encompasses many thousands of players.. of whom Federer has proven the most successful at the largest events in the world.
Well Nadal did miss 6 slams , an Olympics and still managed to win 11 slams an an Olympics by age 26. Pretty amazing.
There's also him having won his slams against tougher opposition.
By tougher opposition you mean Fed himself, of course. Other than that, they have generally played and lost to the same players. I see what you mean though, how can you have tougher opposition than the GOAT?
Fed himself, and Novak.
I mean, really, lots of people have no problem pointing out the players Rafa beat in RG and Wimbledon in 2010.
Fed was the one who had to face Novak in an unbelievable amount of semifinals (defying the odds). Don't blame Fed for the fact that you don't consider Nadal tough competition, or that you lack faith in his ability to make it past the second round.
I can't dispute your overall point though, of course Fed is the toughest competition of them all.
Fed didn't have to face Novak (nor Rafa) much when he won most of his slams. Not at all the case with Nadal.
Right, he only had to beat the players who pummeled poor clay court specialist Rafito . Poor Nadal, he has been robbed his whole career. If only he was a better player.
Apparently, you don't grasp the concept of a tournament. Perhaps, in time, you will realize how tennis is played and how champions are crowned.
Pretty sure Federer beat the guy who beat rafa multiple times. Soderling, Murray, Gonzalez, etc.
It's not his fault Rafa didn't make it to him, but instead got beat by these 'lesser' players.
... When he hadn't quite yet the level on hard courts.
Lesser players indeed, no doubt (good as they are).
Why is there always an excuse?
19 pages, considering Nadal is not even a GOAT candidate? This forum never ceases to amaze me...
Baseline play was all the rage when Borg came? You know NOTHING. NOTHING. That's the most ignorant thing I've heard on here, and that's saying something. Borg was the one who made it popular.
That's the thing, Crisstti--why does the Nadal fanbase insist on spouting absolute nonsense like, all the time?
Let's not talk about the guys Nadal didn't have to face (and Federer did) as he was too young, as this would disprove your point too fast, obviously. And we wouldn't want that, would we? Nadal faced Federer in five slams off clay and Federer faced Nadal in five slams on clay, so I would say this kind of evens things out (I won't go into the age issue, but if we went there, we would see that things aren't even--still, let's forget about that, too).
Now, Djokovic. You're right, Nadal has been awfully unlucky, he's had to face Djokovic 9 times in slams. Fed, the lucky guy who had no competition at all, had to face him... 11 times.
So I guess you learned maths in the same school Trolling Day & Knight did, ie 9 > 11 as far as you're concerned, but still...
So, even forgetting the players from the past that Federer had to face and Nadal didn't (Agassi, strong Hewitt and Nalbandian, Safin, Roddick when he was #1), even forgetting the fact that, when they started playing on surfaces that favour Federer, he was already past his prime, just using your own parameters and allowing for your usual contingent of excuses, it turns out that Federer faced stiffer competition than Nadal did at the slams (which I guess everyone knew anyway).
Nice way of owning yourself. Way to go, Crisstti!
Same here I wonder how many CGS Laver would have won.
Roswell's BH slice would probably be at 1million mph.
btw it's Jeu de Paume dawg. Pomme is an apple.
Borg 11 slams
1) 1 GS, Manuel Orantes, 1974 French Open.....baseliner
2) 4 GS, Guillermo Vilas, 1975 French Open.......baseliner
3) 2 GS, Ilie Nastase, 1976 Wimbledon..............all courter
4) 8 GS, Jimmy Connors, 1977 Wimbledon..........baseliner
5) 4 GS, Guillermo Vilas, 1978 French Open..........baseliner
6) 8 GS, Jimmy Connors, 1978 Wimbledon.............baseliner
7) 0 GS, Victor Pecci, 1979 French Open................baseliner
8] 1 GS, Roscoe Tanner, 1979 Wimbledon................serve and volley
9) 1 GS, Vitas Gerulaitis, 1980 French Open..............serve and volley
10) 7 GS, John McEnroe, 1980 Wimbledon..................serve and volley
11) 8 GS, Ivan Lendl, 1981 French Open.....................baseliner
As you will see only at the end of his career did he face Mcenroe and gerulatis , serve and volleyers. He did fave tanner....who was more of just a serve similar to Roddick....but ok .
You mean, an explanation you don't like?.
No, it wouldn't...
Yeah, right.
How can Donald Young be a GOAT candidate if...?
Basliners would be the ones he faced in French Open finals, it's clay. You except people to S/V there? :lol: Jimmy Connors is the one exception. Lendl came after so you can't use him to argue, "Baseline-play was all the rage when Borg came into the scene". Like I said, you're ignorant.
According to some, all it takes is a career slam.
And Nadal has one of those.
(But I disagree. A career slam is pretty much a Carilloism.)
An explanation that he doesn't like, or an explanation for a result that you don't like? :lol:
Unless Nadal starts winning more hard court slams and tournaments, he is never going to be put up there with Federer on hard courts. He isn't even going to be put up there with Djokovic.
Right, so now we can move on to the tiebreaker. Number of slams, weeks at number one, or whatever else floats your boat. Perhaps the total amount of bacteria transferred from your butt to your face throughout your career?
Dunno. There was an explanation? I thought you just dropped a name as though this explained everything. :-?
Well, considering that the defintion of stiffer competition seems to boil down to "Novak Djokovic" for you, Nadal clearly seems to be the lucky one in that respect.
It wasn't the point being discussed. It was what he had on his favour in goat discussions, and him having beaten tougher competition on slam finals is something he's got on his favour.
What about the excuse part?
I was just laying it out for you in general though. Your opinion of his hard court competition has nothing to do with reality, of course. Unless you mean it in the sense that we have discussed before, which boils down to the fact that Federer can't play himself.
We can just as easily say that all the good hard courters started to decline and were replaced with grinders, or that hard courts were slowed down enough to allow Nadal to grind his way to victory. Either way, records speak for themselves in the absence of extraordinary circumstances.
What excuse?.
No, Fed can't play himself and Rafa can't play himself, yet Rafa has played Fed and Djokovic for most of his slams, and Fed didn't. It's a plain fact that yes, has been discussed a lot already here. There's a whole thread about it still going on.
And that is a moot point. Because when Federer didn't play them, he played guys who were stronger than them at that time. During his first US Open finals, for example, playing Nadal or Djokovic would have been easier than playing Hewitt, Agassi, or Roddick. And that's not even close.
I meant the part where you acted like the person who had to hear the excuse was butthurt rather than the person giving it.
Really? It was discussed on TT? Seems legit. :lol:
Grumping about Federer not facing Nadal is ok I guess (even though it's still grumping at best, and irrelevant at worst), but Djokovic? Federer was the only player to beat him in a slam in '11, he recently beat him at Wimbledon, and Murray afterwards; I hope that's not too shabby for weak-eraists.
And of course, as always, one must marvel at how Federer is perceived to be the only player able to sustain the same "level" on all surfaces; at his best whenever and wherever, since 2004.
It's also hilarious that Federer gets this weak-era oppurtunist treatment and Nadal is lauded because he faced...Federer in the finals. That's another thing, to think a slam is worth "less" because the opponent in the final is not "worthy". I'd assume Nadal would be the first person to say Roland Garros is not his title by right, and he still has to win 6 matches just to get to the final. Nadal is hands down the best player on clay and RG, not because he beat Federer in most of the finals, but because he managed to win the tournament by winning 7 matches, each time. This will sound weird to most but I believe his best performance at Wimbledon was 2010 and not 2008, beating Berdych in the final didn't change the fact that he had to play some flawless 5-set matches in the earlier rounds and stayed untouchable for the rest.
Ultimately this is what Federer has done in each his slam wins, this is why his consistency in particular at all slams is his most impressive achievement, and I would say it invalidates any weak-era argument you can throw at him; it's not easy to reach many semis and finals at slams, and doing it consistently is likely the hardest thing in this sport. At the end of the day he also has beaten each of the other trio at least once in slams.
Okay so what's this thread about again, why Nadal is a GOAT candidate? It's such cheesy phrases "GOAT", "GOAT candidate". Nadal is one of the greatest ever, I'm not sure how you can claim otherwise.
There are/were also a whole bunch of threads about Nadal serving a silent ban after Wimbledon this year, about him getting cakewalk draws, about him being the biggest cheater in tennis etc. People discussing a specific topic here hardly counts that much to be honest.
Funny thing is, if we presume that Novak really came into his own in 2011, even since then Fed faced him in slams more than Nadal, 5 times to Nadal's 4.
Oh definitely, it never ceases to amaze me on this forum how Fed is supposed to be like some fine wine that gets better with age while the other members of the top 4 have so many slumps, peaks, injuries and massive declines that it's hard to keep track.
Surface homogenization. He didn't win it by playing serve and volley. Federer did.
He faced Federer throughout his career a guy whom he didn't even need to match most of the time to beat him. Considering Federer tough competition is only accurate if you take him by name value. The actual performance he was forced to come up with were typically less impressive than most of the performances Federer had to come up with.
The reason why Djokovic crushed him so often in 2011 is because pummeling a guys backhand doesn't work if he hits it with 2 hands and has any real quality.
What is so wrong about Nadal serving a silent ban? You are aware that this isn't all that unlikely, given the regulations of the ATP, right? If you have a positive test, you are barred from playing, but your positive test will not be published. Only if the case is closed (CAS rules against the player, B sample is also positive etc) the case is published. If the athlete gets a therapeutical use excemption retroactively for example, he can get acquitted and thus, the original positive test will never be published.
This way, the player has served a "silent ban". The fact that you consider this some sort of impossibility or a joke, shows how clueless you seem to be.
That wasn't the point of his post. The whole silent ban issue has been discussed ad nauseam. Why don't you go and make another thread about it.
Never said it was right or wrong, impossibility or a joke, I personally don't think Nadal is serving a silent ban but I'm not dismissing any possibility (including that not just Nadal but other top players/stars are doping as well, yes even Fed with his "smooth" game).
I merely used those examples I know she (Chrissti) disagrees with to illustrate a point.
Your reading comprehension skills are sorely lacking.
I never denied that Federer is possibly on the juice. But it is much more of a certainly when you look at Djokovic or Nadal.
Sounds like someone has already made up his mind, based upon an esoteric, scientific criterion.
I was only asking for your advice on how to break the tie. I do agree that if the last last condition is enough, then there shouldn't be any more debate. I also failed to read any posts that claimed that a career grand slam was sufficient for a player to be the GOAT, only that it was a requirement.
Wanna be a GOAT? At least have the same resume as the guy in front of you, then we'll talk. Until then, happy hunting...
Right now, the only things going for Rafa are: 1)H2H vs Fed. Not even sure it should be in consideration since one plays against a bunch of other players in every tournament, and not just one guy, 2)his FO record. That's VERY impressive. However many already pointed out, this record gives him the title of "surface GOAT", but not "GOAT". So many more to accomplish. Until then, let's NOT waste our breath.
Federer QF or better for 34 GS running is a cool record I think. (hope I'm right).
According to some, you mean few Nadal fans like TDK. And there are Laver fans who believe a Grand Slam alone is enough for goat candidate. No so fast. Career slam or a Grand Slam is not enough because that's only 1 criteria. The full picture is the entire career achievement, which should take EVERYTHING into account.
That's right !
And the fact that Federer has a losing record to his main rival and baaaaaaaaarely has a slam on clay means he can't be the goat to me.
I mean that FO was only becaise Nadal was having issues in my opinion . Whatever he barely he has it.
Nadal on the other hand has two grass slams and two harcourt slams .....2 of which were against Federer the supposed goat....
To boot Nadal has a hardcourt at the Olympics in only one try. Fed has not won it in 3 attempts on hard or indoor grass.
Sorry .....Fed is no goat in my personal opinion .
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Kate 'n' Kim: let the baby race begin
There is something droll about the alignment of the Duchess of Cambridge and Kim Kardashian's stars.
Having had column-inch-hoarding engagements and weddings at roughly the same time, the 32-year-olds are both expecting in unison (though Kim's baby is fathered not by her husband, Kris Humphries, but by her boyfriend, Kanye West).
And, from ghoulish composite photo predictions of the new arrivals to most likely baby names (Elizabeth, Diana, George and Charles are all firm favourites for the royal bump), there is (unavoidably) no stone left unturned in the feverish reactions to the K&K embryos, not least for keen gamblers.
Since Monday's confirmation of Kate's due date, and even before Tuesday's announcement of Kim's - both landing somewhere in July - the inevitable has unfolded: bookies are taking bets as to the likelihood of the royal and the pop-royal babes arriving on the very same date.
Odds for both Kim and Kate to give birth on the same day were yesterday 50/1 at the UK's Ladbrokes, and 66/1 at rival bookmaker, Paddy Power, reports the Daily Mail.
Bets are also being taken as the babies' sexes, which may arrive first and whether the babies will share the same birth week.
Never one to miss a media opportunity, Kim has now revealed that her pregnancy was against the odds in another way entirely. Speaking with the Today show in the US, the reality star said she had trouble conceiving.
"It's kind of a miracle that I did get pregnant... I know Khloe has been very open about her fertility issues and I think I was always really kind of quiet about mine - and I have similar issues.
"So it was a pleasant surprise when so many doctors were telling me one thing and then the opposite happens. And that's just an exciting moment, you can't plan for things like that. I think it's just such a blessing knowing my circumstance... The best surprises just happen when you don't plan," she told host Savannah Guthrie.
As for Kim and Kanye's baby's name, the letter K is, unsurprisingly, dominating predicted initials.
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After agonizing all weekend, I kept my six year old first grader home today. We didn't discuss the tragedy with him at all and I just don't want him to know. After calling the school this morning and talking to the counselor there about what their plan is in dealing with the children, I think I made the right choice for my son, who tends to be anxious and overly safety conscious. I don't know though - maybe I'm trying to keep him in a bubble that doesn't exsist.
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England v South Africa, Twickenham, November 24
New-look England eye unchanged Boks
ESPN Staff
November 22, 2012
Joe Launchbury starts for England at lock on Saturday © Getty Images
England will renew their search for a major southern hemisphere scalp when they welcome South Africa to Twickenham on Saturday.
Much was expected of Stuart Lancaster's men when they came up against an injury-ravaged Wallabies XV last weekend but Robbie Deans' charges rallied and claimed a 20-14 victory that leaves England without a win against either New Zealand, Australia or South Africa since 2010.
The England side came in for some criticism post-match with the decision to run three penalties rather than opting to kick for the posts featuring prominently but Lancaster refused to point the finger of blame. But it does not get any easier for England.
South Africa have won both of the games on their tour of the northern hemisphere. They have already recorded wins over Ireland and Scotland, both immensely physical matches which at times turned into an arm wrestle, and will be looking to make it three from three on Saturday. There will also be some familiar faces in the Boks' side with Bath's Francois Louw and Saracens' Schalk Brits both in their matchday squad.
And hanging over the autumn internationals is the draw for the 2015 World Cup which is scheduled for December 3. England are looking to force their way back into the top four and secure a top seed for the draw while South Africa are already nicely positioned in that elite group.
England - Player to Watch: Ben Youngs is back at scrum-half at the expense of Danny Care and will look to put down a marker to the England backroom staff. He came in for some criticism following his decision to tap and go when England were awarded a very kickable penalty against the Wallabies and will hope to make amends.
England - Team News: England have made six changes ahead of the match with Youngs replacing Care at scrum-half. Wasps' Joe Launchbury is handed his first Test start in the second row with club-mate Tom Palmer making way. London Irish's Alex Corbisiero also returns to the starting line-up at loose-head prop in the place of Quins' Joe Marler while Northampton's Tom Wood is another to benefit from the England re-shuffle with a promotion to the blindside flanker berth at the expense of Exeter's Tom Johnson. The other change up front sees Gloucester's Ben Morgan named at No.8 instead of Leicester's Thomas Waldrom. And in the backs, Mike Brown starts on the wing instead of Charlie Sharples while Jonathan Joseph, James Haskell and Mouritz Botha come on to the bench.
South Africa - Player to Watch: Willem Alberts had a stormer against Scotland last weekend and will look to continue in the same vein on Saturday. He has enjoyed playing against England in the past with two of his four tries coming against the red rose side.
South Africa - Team News: Heyneke Meyer has named an unchanged XV from the one that beat Scotland but makes two changes to the bench. Pat Cilliers and Elton Jantjies are both included, at the expense of CJ Van der Linde and Morne Steyn.
Eben Etzebeth retains his place in the second-row for the Boks © Getty Images
Key Battle: Chris Robshaw will be hoping to bounce back after he was dominated by Australia's Michael Hooper last weekend but it will not get any easier for the England skipper. He will come up against Bath's Francois Louw who was, like Hooper, named Man of the Match last weekend - it should be a titanic battle.
Trivia: Jean de Villiers will captain the side from the centres and he will become the fifth most-capped Springbok of all time and the most-capped member of the 2012 squad in what will be his 84th Test.
Stats: Jean de Villiers, Francois Hougaard and Jannie du Plessis will end the season having started in all 12 Tests in 2012 for the Boks.
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"There were some tight calls, which is what you want as coaches, but the players we have brought in to start have been training well, will bring a real motivation to make the most of their opportunity and will suit the challenge we face against a tough and physical South African team."
"The fact that Jean has played in every Test this season, and finished all of them, is testimony to his amazing resilience and work ethic. Jean has been the glue that has kept our team together and for that I salute him."
Prediction: England need a bit of magic from somewhere and if they get that spark, then they could come away with the win but we are going for a Boks victory by a couple of points.
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