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Discussion in 'Former Pro Player Talk' started by robow7, Jan 28, 2013.
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist have to be up there.
Bryan Bros. couldn't even beat Fed-Wawrinka (who had how much experience playing in doubles?). Gimme Mac-Fleming
The Allman brothers?
LOL, another players during the 1930s. No way they are in the same league as the modern B Brothers, who's set the standard by winning a record 16 slams. Have some respect for them.
TMF, You don't know that Bromwich-Quist lost several years to WW2.
if only the BB's (Bosom Buddies) played singles, and at a high level, they could be compared to the real greats.
as it is they are only doubles players, not tennis players.
they're still great at the twin tennis thing, no doubt.
One can argue that certain great singles players of the past eras might have been great doubles players since the styles of play, S & V, were so similar between the two games, but to hear that today's great singles players would automatically make great doubles players is ludicrous since the two game's required skills have diverged so much recently. Nadal would not be a great doubles player as he stands today, though he has an excellent service return. Could he become a great doubles player, who knows? but it would not coincide with his present greatness in grinding it out and long groundstroke exchanges. Also remember, we're talking about team play here and with the Bryans you get a synergistic improvement vs. either one by themselves. I'm sure we can put together a greater doubles team on paper like Mac and someone else but over time, those two great doubles players might not accomplish as much as the Bryans, for the same reasons that you can't simply take greatest musicians and put together the greatest band. As the Bryans continue to rack up records, it seems hard to keep them out of the top few. My take anyway.
Bryan Brothers and Woodies would take any of the other teams over an entire season. Mac/Fleming might have been able to take a few matches from either.
Okker. More titles than McEnroe, with more partners.
Sorry but you don't get any credit for not playing. And there's no way of knowing the outcome if they actually play.
TMF, It yet has to be considered.
Sorry but I consider imaginary events has no value.
TMF, That's your fault.
I'd likely agree with this.....i mean i do.
Only reason I put Mac up there is that he was ALSO tops in singles.
A trump card so to speak.
But if you omit that, which is reasonable (most don't do the "double" successfully anymore) than yeah, the aforementioned take it.
Don't the Williams sisters rather destroy your argument? It seems to me that they play(ed) only part-time, yet had some pretty good results. It seems to me they prove that even today the very best singles players are better than the regular doubles teams.
In fact, on the men's side, I think you asked when, if ever, the Bryant Brothers could be considered the greatest ever. I think the answer, sadly, has to be never. Or at least not until doubles changes from the Mickey Mouse version it has become with the changes in the rules, and the lack of participation of the very best players on a regular basis. I say sadly because I regret the changes that have been made to doubles. I think there is nothing more exciting in tennis than a fast mens doubles net rally. Regrettably the days when the best players entered doubles and took it seriously have long gone.
I have no doubt the Bryant Brothers are very, very, good. But the best? Sadly - no.
^^^^ what rules changes are you speaking of?
i'm not very informed on such matters, just curious.
"In 2006, ATP Doubles embraced exciting new changes, including an innovative new scoring format featuring a Match Tie-break (first to 10 points, win by two) in place of a decisive third set, and no-ad games (sudden death at Deuce)."
They thought it would make the game more exciting, to counter-act the loss in interest in doubles.
Not surprise that the Bryans Brothers are grossly underrated in here because he's a modern player. Oh wait...this a The Laver Forum.
TMF, Two players are ONE modern player? Interesting.
Women's doubles technique does in fact more often mirror the women's singles game, not so in men's tennis. Often they will serve and stay back, rarely in the men's game.
I got this info from another forum...
If the Bryan Brothers win the USO they will be the first double players to win the Calendar Grand Slam since 1951.
They are the highest on the list for double goat, but if they win the USO, are they an undisputed double goat ?
well you know who won the 51 slam?
Sedgman and Mc Gregor
Nros are the best nowadays and probably the only modern team able to make the top 10 ever
But there are not great doubs players and teams anymore
They are a modern version of amateur slam king Roy Emerson: lack of great competition inflstes record and sorry, but they are SOOO FAAR from being GOAT
weak competition can only goes against the past generation, not the present. No double players have reached the standard of the Bryan Brothers.
Geez Off my hat I could think of 10 or 15 teams who would teach them a lot of doubs
If Bryants are doubs best, then Emerson is singles best
No logic at all
Whi plays doubs now? The funny Polands, old fart untalented Myrni, Nestor and Zimonjic Lol lol and more lol. Good old fart Bjorkman?
It is a walk cat for Bryants
It is even worse than current WTA
Given them playing in this era, none of them would have achieved close to what the Bryan Brothers have so far. Keep in mind it isn't all about talent, power and athleticism, but it's about chemistry and team works that no double player can match the B Brothers.
Just wait until The Tennis Channel come out with the top 100 double goat. I'm very confident that the unbiased experts will have the Bryan Brothers at #1.
Thanks, I needed a good laugh
I was exactly talking about smarts, tactics and chemistry
I have seen them and live and they are ok, but the opposition isarce so weak and scarce it inflates them so much
Top 20 ever? could be
Top 10? Dream on, Dream on
you need to get serious.
doubles of now is far inferior to what it was in the past when top players actually cared about doubles and played frequently.
This is objective, not subjective.
There were also good only doubles players and I would put them at that level
Let' s say, to give s good example, John Fitzgerald, Heinz Gunthartdt, Hank Pfister or Ross Case
So if we assumed Nadal, Nole Fed all join in to play double the B. Brothers wouldn't be that great? Not all great single can be great double player. Can Fed and Wawrinka co-exist and win slam? Who knows, but that's just an assumption. You also need to pick the right partner that works well as a team, that's what the twin brothers(Bryan) have that the other pro players doesn't have.
no, not every great single player can be great double players, but many of them can - as has been shown in the past plenty of decades ........
etc etc .
very few top players take doubles seriously these days ......it was already going down by the 90s and has gone down further now ....
kiki, I would say that the players you mention were also pretty good in singles.
TMF, You are so funny. Good one.:lol:
Gunthardt had some success but he quickly concentrated on doubs.The others were middle class journeymen in singles.Never achieved anything mentionable.
Thanks. I want BobbyOne and kiki to be happy since the Tennis Channel is so informative to them.
The BB's win the GOAT dubbs of "tennis twins who never played with anyone else, maybe mixed...also don't compete in singles".
weren't even allowed to play each other in a draw as juniors, one had to default. (yes, singles...)
great dubs team, nonetheless.
Martina is the single greatest dubs player ever.
You mean that pool of " experts" who placed Gonzales around 25 or so?
Yes, their credibility is astonishing.
kiki, Fitzgerald won 9 tournaments, Pfister 4 and Case 7, among them the 1974 San Francisco event with a final win against Ashe (Connors was in the draw).
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Mighty Federer, Yes, the Tennis Channel's people "informed" me that even prominent experts can make insane ranking lists...
That's stupid. Fitzgerald beat Lendl when he was #1 in the world, got to 25 in singles, made the 4th round of Wimbledon three times and won 2 Davis Cups. THAT IS HIGHLY MENTIONABLE.
Fitzgerald was no world beater but to say he "never achieved anything mentionable" isn't just a load of crap it's also totally ignorant.
Pfister got to the 4th round of Wimbledon three times, the semis at the Aus three times (although the fields were weak) and had a career high ranking of 19.
Again, he was no world beater but if you think what he achieved isn't worth mentioning then you're a total moron.
Um, doubles is a completely different game. Those guys you mentioned ARE the best at it and very good at what they do. Would it make you feel better if you threw big names like Djokovic, Nadal and Federer into the doubles mix? Because the Bryans would give guys like that even more of a beatdown than they would inflict on the skilled, doubles veterans you listed.
Read my post
I said doubles was played by some greats but also great specialust
Those you mention would do bad in doubs
Hewitt&Mc Millan would wipe the floor with say Borg and Connors
Case FH volley is among the best seen
But even if they had some good singles players, they basically focused on doubles at some point
Amaya&Pfister won RG and reached US final
Case&Masters won Wimbledon
Gunthartd&Balasz won WTF and RG
Fitzie won many majors with different partners
Take it easy Mr Korea
I liked all of them and am well aware of their singles record
You forgot to mention Gunthartd won Rotterdam b both G Mayer and Lendl and won Springfield against Solomon becoming lowest ranked player to win a GP
I just meant their biggest success came in doubs but never meant to belittle their singles
By middle class I place players with similar records as them: good but not great
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Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by RJDiogenes, Jun 23, 2013.
I thought it was RG6 & RG59, at least for cable TV.
Heh, you're right. The other ones must have been bleeding over from ham radio.
Finally, I got a notice that the DVDs have shipped. I was beginning to think that this was another false alarm.
I ordered mine with Doctor Who S7 part 2 & The Snowmen, and a couple pre-releases.
Still they didn't ship for 3 or 4 days. They as much as admitted to me once that free shipping gets the lowest priority as far as pulling & packaging the order and getting it actually shipped.
If I really really want something faster, I'll pay for the regular shipping, but that's rare.
I ordered it with a 3-DVD set of Hammer films (Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires is back in print) to qualify for the free shipping and when they shipped that by itself, I started to worry.
They had When Things Were Rotten available to order a couple of years ago and then backed out, so I was afraid that would happen again.
Got it. Will begin watching it over dinner tonight.
...depending upon the wife's reaction.
Oh my GOD that was silly!!
Wonder if Forbin ended up watching it after all...
Episode 2 had Sid Caesar as the french ambassador.
My copy arrived, but it's in the rental office right now. At least I have a 4 day weekend coming up, plenty of time to watch.
Mine is here, too. It actually came yesterday, but I forgot to check the mail. I just grabbed it now. w00t!
Say, "When."
Dudley Moore as Arab sheik Ali Mohammad Ben Gazarra (Ben Turpin, Ben something different every time they said it )
3 episodes in and I couldn't agree more.
Did anyone catch Mel's cameo in the first episode?
Yeah. Also, Ron Rifkin is something else-- hard to believe this is the same guy who was in Alias.
Yes! Great delivery on his one line!
OMG, I didn't realize.
I just watched Those Wedding Bell Blues (Sheik Achmed yadda yadda yadda). The episode was directed my some guy named Marty Feldman, and Steve Landesberg as the Wizard was pretty funny.
Yeah, I love Steve Landesberg. This was before he started appearing on Barney Miller (if I remember correctly), so I wouldn't have known who he was. A few other familiar faces have popped up as well.
Another Barney Miller alum, Ron Glass is in the last episode. Barney Miller started in early 1975 and Landesberg was on at the end of S2 (as Deitrich).
Wow, 13 episodes go by awful fast when they're so much fun. Have to do a rewatch soon, though I wish I could play these damn things on the computer.
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August 19, 2009
The Simplist Manips Are Often The Best :)
I wish I'd known about this image to use for the anniversary post and should probably save it for some Breaking Dawn news, but I just can't resist nor believe I didn't think to do this - GENIUS!
Found over at ROBsessed!
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P.s. Does the word "manips" make anyone else think of "man nipples"? Just me?! Yeah, I thought so ;)
P.p.s. We're totally going to use the word "manipples" from now on to describe fan manips! hehe. -- TCA
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Seriously Lorabell you made literally LOL! HA! -- man-nips! I was thinking that too! What's wrong with us! LMAO!ReplyDelete
That 'manip' is priceless, so simple yet so clever...Beautiful!
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awwwww!! they are soo adorable! i can't wait for breaking dawn! its going to be beautiful!...or atleast i hope it is. hehReplyDelete
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BWAHAHAHAHA! man nipples! i love that! now when I see manips i will always think of u Lorabell! ;)ReplyDelete
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hahah always thought there was something off abt that work but couldn't pinpoint it. that must be it!!ReplyDelete
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I think there is going to be a collective sigh around the world when this scene comes up in the Breaking Dawn Movie!(or bawling because it's so romantic) :)ReplyDelete
lol man niples?! hahaha, I love this site by the excellent posts and the sense of humor.ReplyDelete
Hi from Mexico :)
I want Breaking Dawn!!!!! I just need Summit to confirm it and I will be happy!!!! This picture looks so beautiful!! I can't wait for the wedding!!!ReplyDelete
Ismarie: Don't worry, I think it's absurd to think they won't make BD! I mean come on, first Summit miss out on major $$$$$mulah$$$$$ ??? I don't think so! I think they're going to have to tweak the script a bit, but they'll make it. I be willing to bet. Plus Wyck Godfrey (executive producer) was talking about how BD was going to be made.ReplyDelete
what does manip even supposed to stand for? I totally missed this memo...ReplyDelete
I love this picture though. It would be a horrible damn shame if they didn't make BD and I think you're right THparkle. Summit would be so stupid if they didn't do it. I want them to confirm it though and set it in stone that Kristen and Rob will be in it. If they're not in it, I don't know how good it will be.
Lorabell you are a funny lady:)) thanks for all the work you're doing this summer!! I can always count on you for the laugh of the day!ReplyDelete
"ma-nips" = priceless:)) Keep up the good work.
- Chloe25August 19, 2009 at 4:21 AM
That's what I've always thought when I read that word I have to re-read it the right way...I thought it was just me that did that lolReplyDelete
um - until last week i really thought manips was MAN NIPPLES (as in Kellan running and his nips poking out.....) till i saw the Robsten manip and was going "Where are his nipples?!?!?"ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Look at the ffffking jawReplyDelete
@Lisa: manipulation :)ReplyDelete
- Lorabell
- AnonymousAugust 22, 2009 at 7:06 AM
Breaking Dawn is my favorite book!!!!!!! the entire series was a build up to Edward & Bella consumating their relationship!!!! I want to see feathers flying on the big screen!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
It would be a huge let down for me if Eclipse was the last movie unless they tie BD & Eclipse into one movie, Even the I would feel cheated!
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This picture is from The prom scene in Twilight with a wedding veil photo shopped onto bellas head!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
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REALLY???? You're fricken brilliant. Why owe why didn't I see that before....? In case you missed it, that was pure sarcasim you shmuck!!!ReplyDelete


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Staphylococcal meningitis is a bacterial infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord (meninges).
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During his time as a Cyclone, Smith won six ASGA golf tournaments, a feat that has never before been achieved by a Russellville golfer. That's one of many firsts for Smith. He was also awarded the ASGA Beau Glover Award as the 2012 ASGA Junior Boys Player of the Year, which has never gone to a Russellville native. Smith set tournament record scores in the Monk Wade Junior Classic and the Tim Zimmerebner Junior Classic.
"He just — very early in life displayed a natural talent to swing a golf club," his father, Rick Smith, said. "Whenever he was in second grade his physical education teacher at Center Valley, Jeanie Strasner, acquired a set of golf clubs for the kids to use."
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Corey Campbell signs with the University of Arkansas
POTTSVILLE — "I don't think I'm better than anyone else at baseball," Pottsville senior Corey Campbell said shortly after signing a NCAA Division I national letter of intent with the University of Arkansas to play baseball. "I just think I'm an average kid chasing a dream."
Yet according to ESPN, Campbell is the No. 1 ranked baseball player in the state and 174th in the nation for the class of 2013.
Additionally, Campbell has been contacted by several professional baseball teams, including the Atlanta Braves, world champion San Francisco Giants and former world champ Philadelphia Phillies.
The decision to go to Arkansas was an easy choice for Campbell. There were other college offers, but his eyes were always on the Razorbacks.
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Apaches head coach Wes McCrotty spoke at the signing ceremony.
"I've watched him grow up into the baseball player he is today," McCrotty said. "To be able to sign with an SEC level team is quite an honor and a feat."
During his time at Pottsville, Campbell helped the team win the conference tournament championship, was twice named all-conference, and in 2012 was awarded with all-state honors.
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Adam Dunn clubbed a two-run homer and Jeff Keppinger had two hits and an RBI to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.
Paul Konerko and Conor Gillaspie also drove in one run apiece for the White Sox, winners of two straight.
Chris Sale (2-2) allowed two runs on four hits while striking out seven over seven innings to earn the win. Addison Reed stranded a runner in the ninth to pick up his seventh save of the season.
"I think the last couple starts he's been in and out of consistency. Tonight, he worked his way through it, and in the end you're look at what you would expect from him," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said.
Jose Lobaton hit a solo homer and Evan Longoria added an RBI single for the Rays, who had won five of six entering the game. Jeremy Hellickson (1-2) was tagged for all five runs on five hits over six innings. He struck out eight and walked four.
Tampa Bay pushed a run across in the first as Longoria singled home Desmond Jennings. Jennings worked a leadoff walk and moved to second on a Ben Zobrist groundout before coming around on Longoria's base hit.
The White Sox countered with three runs of their own in the first. Alejandro De Aza came around on Keppinger's double to center field. After Alex Rios walked, Konerko roped a single to left field to score Keppinger. Gillaspie followed with a sacrifice fly.
"It's kind of frustrating to fall behind early, but I feel good. I just have to make better pitches," Hellickson said.
Lobaton clubbed a solo homer to left to make it 3-2 in the fourth.
Dunn's blast in the sixth accounted for the final margin.
Game Notes
Dunn has four homers this season ... Hellickson has 26 strikeouts over five starts this season ... The White Sox are 7-1 when leading after seven innings this season ... Sale has 29 strikeouts over 17 2/3 innings pitched over three starts against the Rays.


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Arad brothers involved in the project.
Borderlands 2 is 2K's highest-selling game of all time
8.5 million units shipped to date.
Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition releases this October
£39.99 bundle includes all Season Pass DLC and Premiere Club Content.
BioShock Infinite sells 4 million, Borderlands 2 7 million
Take-Two expects Infinite to become the 'highest-selling release' in the BioShock franchise.
Borderlands 2 to receive additional DLC beyond Season Pass content
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Borderlands 2 Add-On Content Pack hits retail in March
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Joshua Tree National Park > Mount Inspiration > Climber's Log
Mount Inspiration Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|First peak of 2016
Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2016
|Fabulous views from this enjoyable ridgeline hike!
|Posted Jan 3, 2016 3:10 pm
|Inspiration, Tensor, Spectre, Sheep Hole
Date Climbed: Apr 2, 2015
|A fun 4 day trip with Heather along with some rock climbing routes.
|Posted Nov 12, 2015 9:42 pm
|Quick little leg stretcher.
|Posted Feb 8, 2015 10:29 am
|Mount Inspiration
Date Climbed: Feb 5, 2015
|Fun little side trip while checking out JTNP for the first time.
|Posted Feb 5, 2015 9:01 pm
|From Keys View
Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2015
|Easy hike from Keys View with great views. Saw 6 big horn sheep also!
|Posted Jan 19, 2015 1:52 pm
|Inspiration Peak
|2010 - solo.
|Posted Feb 24, 2013 10:39 pm
|nice morning hike
Date Climbed: Jan 4, 2013
|A great way to make the best of a cold morning camping i Joshua Tree
|Posted Feb 8, 2013 6:01 pm
|Even Better Views from Up Here
Date Climbed: May 26, 2003
|Easy jaunt from Keys View, and the view can't be beat.
|Posted Apr 19, 2012 10:26 pm
|From Keys
Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2011
|Nice views
|Posted Mar 18, 2011 5:24 pm
|Keys View
Date Climbed: Feb 5, 2011
|Nice, quick hike with cool views of the Coachella Valley. Last peak of the day after Ryan, Queen, and Lost Horse.
|Posted Feb 7, 2011 5:54 pm
Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2010
|A little windy!!
|Posted Jan 14, 2010 10:37 am
|Nice in the evening light
Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2009
|The benchmark was farther back than I was expecting. Nice hike.
|Posted Mar 26, 2009 11:54 am
Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2009
|Hiked from Keys View. It was snowing on Mount San Jacinto but I got a good view of the Salton Sea from the summit.
|Posted Jan 25, 2009 4:54 pm
|Watch for the Snakes
Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2008
|Started early at 6:15am from Keys view to beat the heat and it was quite pleasant. The area was absolutely deserted except for the big snake i almost stepped on. Very nice views of the coachella valley and San Jacinto. Even at a moderate pace only took about 1.5 hours roundtrip. Register is still there, but not too many summer visitors have signed.
|Posted Sep 8, 2008 5:18 pm
|Great view
Date Climbed: Feb 11, 2007
|Great view for a small amount of effort.
|Posted Apr 23, 2008 9:57 pm
|David Rosenberg
|Day in JT
Date Climbed: Jan 23, 2008
|An easy jog after spending the day with family in JT, also did Ryan.
|Posted Feb 24, 2008 11:27 am
|weekday fun
Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2006
|Great view of the Salton Sea and Joshua Tree NP
|Posted Apr 12, 2007 2:17 pm
|Nice Family Hike
Date Climbed: Apr 7, 2007
|Hiked up with my wife and daughter (on my back) and mgeo and his wife. Nice hike, beautiful weather and great views. After multiple false summits we found the highpoint along with USGS marker and register.
Check out this link for some photos
|Posted Apr 9, 2007 12:07 pm
|A decent Peak Ascent
Date Climbed: Apr 7, 2007
|Took a break from climbing in JT and drove out to bag this peak as part of my quest to get 25 of the hundred peaks hikes done this year. The log books going back to 1985 were an extra treat.
|Posted Apr 9, 2007 2:52 am
|NIce Hike
|An enjoyable hike, with great views.
|Posted Apr 3, 2007 10:17 pm


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Los Angeles Falls 88-64 to Lynx - Recap
The Lynx blew out Los Angeles on Friday, running up the score in an 88-64 win at Target Center.
Minnesota won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 6.5-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 164.5.
Lindsay Whalen had 20 points for Minnesota and Seimone Augustus chipped in with 19 points. Lindsay Whalen had 6 assists for the Lynx, while Rebekkah Brunson was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
The Sparks got a 17-point performance from Candace Parker, who was supported by 14 points from Kristi Toliver. Candace Parker had 6 assists in a losing cause for Los Angeles, while Candace Parker grabbed 11 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Minnesota were victorious, as the score was 44-30 at the break.
Minnesota won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 47-28.


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Gabby Douglas Vows to 'Go Out There, Be Myself and Have Fun' While Leading the Pledge of Allegiance
When asked if she was nervous about leading the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention's Wednesday night proceedings, 16-year-old Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas told Politico
"Not really. I'm just going to go out there, be myself and have fun."
Now, the "be myself" part works, at least in a straightforward sense: Gabrielle will literally be being Gabrielle as she's up there saying the pledge.
What is less clear is how exactly Douglas plans to have fun while reciting a 30-word rote expression of patriotism.
Will she keep faking everyone out as she starts to say the pledge, causing them to trip up?
"I p...I pledge…I—Haha, suckers. WAIT FOR ME."
Will she recite a bawdy poem in place of the traditional vow? Will she walk up the mic like she's about to say the pledge, then take out her cellphone and talk to McKayla Maroney for 45 minutes? Will she take a big hit of helium right before speaking? Will she wear a hat that is either distractingly large or comically small?
Though the standard by which Americans measure success has shifted, in recent decades, from "Did you do the best?" to "Did you do your best?" to "Did you be yourself and have fun?" there are still a very few occasions where "fun" is not a viable end goal.
Reciting the pledge at the Democratic National Convention is one such occasion.
After all, when event organizers selected Douglas, their rationale was likely not "This laidback free spirit looks like she could really get out there and have fun with the pledge," but rather "This young woman looks like she could lead the pledge without going off script."
Another contender for pledge leader, Ryan Lochte, was removed from contention after he informed organizers he could not, in good conscience, pledge allegiance to a flag other than that of Lochtenation.
(The flag of Lochtenation is a small square cocktail napkin on which Ryan Lochte has scrawled, in careful block letters, "RIAN'S FLAG.")
To watch Gabrielle Douglas get out there and be herself and have fun while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, tune in to the Democratic National Convention tonight.


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Why do Guinness bubbles go down instead of up?
Why do Guinness bubbles go down instead of up?
Antoinette Kelly @irishcentral
February 23,2016 01:00 AM
Irish Central.Com posted the following article
Science has finally figured out just why Guinness is so different.
Unlike other brews, the bubbles in Guinness go down rather than up.
Lucky members of the Royal Society of Chemistry investigated a selection of pints last week in London.
They used a super-fast camera that magnified the bubbles to 1000 percent of their normal size and zoomed in on their behavior.
They found that the bubbles rose rapidly at the center of the glass, pulling the surrounding liquid with them and setting up a circulating current while the outlying bubbles moved downwards.
Senior researcher Dr Andrew Alexander, who lectures in chemical physics at the University of Edinburgh, said he had wanted to do this experiment since drinking Guinness as a student.
''I'd wanted to try and capture the bubbles going down as I had obviously wondered whether it really did happen, having drunk a few Guinness during my time at university, or whether it was an optical illusion created by the waves in the drink that don't contain any bubbles. Nobody had carried out the experiment before.
''To capture the image, we had a camera which uses 4,500 frames a second and a zoom lens of times 10. When we saw the bubbles really were going down, I was immeasurably happy.
''We then filmed it as a colleague pointed out that people might have said all we did was turn the photos upside down. But it's true. The circulation cells in the glass provide the same effect like you see in a tornado.''
A spokesman for the RSC said: ''Guinness is good for this experiment as the bubbles are small, due to being released at high pressure by the widget and therefore easily pushed around.
''The gas in the bubbles is also important. In lager beers, the gas is carbon dioxide which is more easily dissolved into the liquid. The gas in Guinness bubbles is nitrogen – not so easily dissolved and therefore not prone to grow larger.
''Finally, the contrast between the dark liquid and the light cream bubbles make the bubbles much easier to see. We're pleased to have finally solved this mystery in time for St Patrick's Day when many people will no doubt be enjoying a pint or two.''
*Originally published in 2013.
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"They need our water," Greg Standridge, Crow Mountain fire chief, said.
Auto-aid means both fire departments are alerted to a fire alarm. Mutual-aid, which is what RFD previously was, means the second fire department responds only when requested to do so by the primary fire department.
Standridge, who has been chief since January 2012, said the partnership was in the works for a while but was delayed because of changes in the 911 system. He said the partnership is one of many steps the fire district is taking to improve the insurance service office (ISO) rating.
"We're making a big push to get the ISO changed with equipment, personnel, agreements with other fire departments," he said. "We want to get a better class rating and make sure Russellville's rating doesn't drop any."
Crow Mountain's current ISO rating is a class 9. A class 10 is the worst rating and usually reserved for towns with no fire department. The best rating is a class 1, which only around 40 cities nationwide have. It has been several years since the district has had an ISO inspection.
Standridge said improving the ISO rating, which will "significantly reduce" insurance rates for the district, is his main goal.
In 2013, Standridge hired an ISO consultant firm to help achieve that goal. Some of the steps to work toward an improved ISO rating include going to a water-haul system and creating five fire hydrant farms — areas with big enough lines to supply tanker fill-ups.
These farms will be located at Center Valley Road, Sparksford Drive, the intersection of Aspen and Church streets, the old fire station — which is now a Tri-County Water building — and on the eastern end of Crow Mountain Road. In order to qualify as a fire hydrant farm, some areas needed two hydrants added and others needed just one.
"I'm sure when we get evaluated, we'll have to do some more," Standridge said. "These were identified as hot spots that need attention."
Standridge said the water-haul system works because tankers can fill up and assist in sort of a rotation.
"We need water to get there in stages," he said. "This system works out."
Standridge said with its current water supply, the district could probably get a split rating, but he is not in favor of that.
"With the supply we have now, we may be able to get a 6/9 rating," he said. "That's not fair to everybody in the district. It's not fair to pay the same dues and not get the same rating."
The Crow Mountain Fire District Board recently caused a stir when it raised its annual dues. Standridge said the board consulted with its private attorney and even sought the advice of the county attorney before raising the dues.
Pope County Justice of the Peace David Ivy, who lives in the fire district, thought the increase was outside the board's power and sought a state Attorney General's opinion on the matter. No actions have been taken to overturn the increase.
Standridge said the AG's opinion did point out one problem the board had.
"A lot of our paperwork was out of date and referred to the dues as a tax instead of an assessment," he said. "We're updating that."
The district received in January the first full year of dues with the increase, but Standridge said the board is "very cautious" on how it spends money.
"We've got to start building funds to be able to look at replacements," he said, adding around $35,000 was spent on equipment repairs in 2013. "We cannot continue to spend the money on maintenance and be successful."
Standridge said a "district-wide improved rating" is what the consulting firm is helping him achieve.
"They've been over the whole district," he said. "They helped Choctaw get a class 5 [rating] and Rover a class 3 [rating]."
Standridge said he is hoping the district receives a class 5 or 6 rating at the next inspection, but there's no guarantee when that will be or how it will go.
"I'm really hoping for one by year's end, but I'm at their mercy," he said. "When ISO comes, we have to prove we can do what we say we can do. We're not ready yet, but we're getting there."


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Mr. Hung
Fresh Giant International.
You can fold your arms as much as you want, but it won't hide your boner
I feel old..
Chad mugshot?
It's A TRAP! LOL
Fish is the MAN x infinity
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I wonder which one will live.
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Mascot homer derby delivers laughs
Minnesota's T.C. takes home championship
By David Briggs / MLB.com
The Mascot Home Run Derby at All-Star FanFest is not to be taken too seriously. But when 9-year-old Devin Hoffman and his family saw he was paired with Minnesota's T.C., they liked their chances.
"We were talking about how big he was," said Mike Hoffman of Pittsburgh. "He took a couple of swings and we were like, 'Wow.'"
He made the competition a laugher. Crushing soft-colored ball after ball far beyond the right-field wall some 140-feet away from his tee, T.C. made short work of two-time winner Junction Jack, Orioles Bird, Paws, Lou, Fred, Wally and Parrot with 16 homers.
And in a prelude to Monday's Home Run Derby, where the person paired with the winner will receive a house, Devin was sent home on Saturday with a "Dream Clubhouse" from CENTURY 21.
"I think he did really good," Devin said after hugging T.C. "I like bears. They're strong."
Before the fifth annual derby, the mascots paraded into the David L. Lawrence Convention Center and up to "The Diamond," where three packed bleachers and a crowd standing a couple deep behind the fences awaited them. They were the stars on this day. To the eight kids in the challenge, who all walked away with four tickets to the real thing on Monday night, and to the hundreds more surrounding the field.
Pirate Parrot had the crowd behind him all morning and cleverly played to them with Globe Trotter-like antics. He was the paramedic, he sidetracked hitters and he switched Wally's bat with one filled with small corks that spilled across the field.
"You were set up, Wally," the host said, then asking the crowd if the Parrot should be ejected.
The kids were outraged. Parrot was allowed to stay.
"It's just fun to see the smiles on everyone's faces," said Ken Toumey, CENTURY 21's vice president of marketing. "Look at this. The first year, nobody was in the stands at all. It's gotten bigger and bigger each year."
David Briggs 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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john cobb
Most of us know what physics is, but what in the world is metaphysics? One might first recall Meta World Peace, who currently plays for the Lakers. So, metaphysics is just another one of those guys who adopted some sort of weird name, right?
According to John Cobb, a theologian who played a crucial role in the development of process theology, metaphysics asks, "what is it in and of itself that constitutes what is truly real and actual"? In physics you don't quite get to that. Metaphysics deals with ousia, which is substance in Greek. The world is made up of substances and the questions of metaphysics are to understand what substances are.
Woah. That sounds intense.
You can hear more and hopefully understand a little more (via the "substance" of your brain) HERE, as Cobb talks theology during the Emergent Village Theological Conversation at Claremont School of Theology in California.
As the radio emcee at Homebrewed Christianity describes it, "It's time to nerd out with your geek out."


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Play continues until the cards match. The person who pays the matching card and their partner score a goal and make the losing team drink. Each person on the winning team picks a person on the losing team to make drink. The players on the team who scored each hold up a finger in the air, and the losing team must drink until the fingers have been put down. Then the person after whoever played the last card leads off until all the cards have been played.
Eights and jacks are saves. When an eight or jack is played the next team can not follow with an eight of jack. By playing one of these cards you are safe and do not have to drink.
This game is played 3 periods just like real hockey and in the 2nd period gameplay is reversed playing counter clockwise. Keep track of all goals scored in the game because the losing team must drink the losing difference in sips. If the score was 17-9 the losing team would each have to drink a penalty of 8 drinks after the game is over.


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Great Scott! There will be no Non-Prophets again tomorrow, as Lynnea and I have a little appointment to prove that a wedding can be cuter, badder, sillier, and above all, SO MUCH GEEKIER than that little affair last weekend. We've got no live stream planned or anything, but hopefully we can scrape together pictures and (with a lot of luck) video when the dust settles.
Atheist Experience continues as usual Sunday, though obviously without us, cause we're off to Disney World, suckas! Have a nice week, all you kids out there in AXP land.
(If you're on the guest list, see you at 9 AM. If you should have been on the guest list… call me.)