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Discussion in 'Former Pro Player Talk' started by 90's Clay, Aug 22, 2012.
NatF is pretty cool about stuff.
Does this clay-courter make anyone's top 10?
FYI, the ATP didn't exist for the first 5 years of the open era, and then, only as a players union and a computer ranking system, not a circuit. The two main pro circuits were the Grand Prix and the WCT. The international circuit was administered by the ILTF. The ATP Tour started in 1990. Connors and others won many important non-ATP events in their careers, many of which the current ATP doesn't keep track of. For example, I've read sources that have Lendl, Rosewall and Gonzalez winning more than 130 titles, each. In addition to all of that, the ATP website is notoriously unreliable and incomplete, especially data that predates its existence.
Well, I have had the privilege of seeing him play, live, several times in his prime. In my view, he is about as talented as anyone. His return game, second only to Agassi's in my opinion, is testament to that.
Brett69, In open era Connors won about 150 titles. ATP did not count many of them.
NatF, I'm glad I finally can agree. But you and I and all others should try to avoid the word "silly". I concede it's sometimes difficult to do so...
Limpin, I agree.
He/she didnt say that was their rankings, just their likelihood to be GOAT. I doubt he/she would rank Sampras 10th, just that he is that unlikely to have any GOAT argument. Which I can understand since Sampras achievement and career wise is basically just a poorer version of Federer. His career is most similar to Federer than anyone else, and he is behind Federer in everything, so how could he possibly be GOAT, whether you think Federer is or not. Gonzales atleast is very tough to compare to Federer and many others due to the era he played, was #1 as long or longer than Laver, so has possible avenues to argue him as the GOAT. Not that i would but you could atleast try much easier than Sampras who is just a poorer Federer career about 10 years earlier in modern days.
As for all time rankings I would put Gonzales over Sampras easily.
1. He was #1 for 8 straight years. Sampras only 6. 6 is still mighty impressive, but this is one of the easiest points of comparision and one of the strongest points of both, and Gonzales wins comfortably.
2. He was better on clay than Sampras by a significant margin, even if both are very weak for great standards. His equivalent is better than having only 3 good clay tournaments your whole career (Roland Garros 96, Davis Cup final, Rome 1994) and losing early rounds of Roland Garros to nobodies most years of your prime.
3. He just was a more dominant and overbearing player at this best. Sampras never won 3 slams in the same year in an era all 4 are fully valued.
Clearly the best clay court player of all time. No doubt.
Because both are judged under the circumstances of their eras. As far as I now, clay was simply not a common surfaces on the pro tour, which explain why Gonzalez didn't won many importants tournaments on clay. He was none the less one of the top players on clay of his time. Disqualiying Gonzalez because of lack of clay results is pretty similar to disqualify Federer for lack of carpet results.
Sampras too is judged under the 90's circumstances, but he was outachieved on clay by many of his contemporary, many of them much lesser player than him overall.
I think Gonzalez would have made more than a single FO SF in his career if there had been open tennis...
Correct. After all, Krajicek, Becker, Rosset, Rafter, etc. aren't of Gonzalez fabric and made one FO SF in the ultra though clay specialist packed FO draw of the 90's.
Yes but maybe Becker with his 0 clay court titles would have been a dirt giant in the 50's
Gonzalez was an amazing talent, arguably the most gifted player of all time. He actually had an excellent game for clay. First of all he was very mobile and could play great defensive tennis. He had a very good touch game. He had good consistent groundstrokes with a very strong topspin forehand (not heavy topspin) in which he could put shots away. He actually was one of the few in those days who could hit a topspin backhand but his general baseline rallying backhand was a consistent slice. His return was good but not the great offensive return of a Laver, Connors, Budge or Borg. His weaker return was the backhand return but that was true of just about everyone, even Laver (Laver wrote in his first autobio that most players served to his backhand) in many people's opinions.
Gonzalez actually had an excellent clay court record. He won the US Claycourts twice, once over the French champion Frank Parker. He won the Geneva Gold Trophy easily over Rosewall. He won Milan over Sedgman in three straight sets. If I counted correctly he won at least 19 clay court tournaments in his career. Gonzalez reached the semis of the French in 1968 defeating the defending Champion Roy Emerson in five sets in the final even though he would be forty that year! He also defeated Laver, Segura and Rosewall numerous times on clay despite giving up many years to Laver and Rosewall.
I think sometimes we get confused a think of the old pros as having three set majors. On occasion some tournaments like the Tournament of Champions were big and you could easily argue the Geneva Gold (on clay) was a big tournaments, both of which Gonzalez won.
I might disagree about these guys being talented through tremendous hard work. They're all gifted. You aren't great at such a young age without super talent.
Both for example had incredible speed, stamina plus great power off serve and groundies. He also had super fast hands which some thought was the fastest in tennis. I believe Bud Collins was one of them. This stuff is generally innate talent.
Gonzales wasn't one of the top clay courters of his time. He was the Sampras equivalent of the pre-Open Era.
Gonzales never won a clay major though. Sampras also had fine clay court victories such as at Rome in 1994 and over Kafelnikov in the Davis Cup final in 1995. He also defeated several RG champions on clay.
I don't mind if someone ranks Gonzales ahead of Sampras, but I do feel the need to point out that the former is not in a different league to the latter, as seems to be an increasingly common opinion here.
Gonzales was #1 8 straight years vs 6 for Sampras. That is big since that is the biggest thing Sampras has. It is the only thing of any sort he is ahead of Federer in, yet Gonzales smokes him even there.
Gonzales was just a more dominant player with more longevity as well. Also while he wasnt a great clay courter indications are he ranked higher in his era than Sampras did in his. I dont believe Sampras would even make the top 15 clay courters of his era, he would probably come in 16-20 somewhere.
Sampras is generally compared to Borg and Nadal, not Gonzales. Many rank him behind one or both Nadal/Borg.
Okay. I could agree with that.
Actually both have a lot in common. Both were super athletes with great forehands, great serves and super mobility. Both were very comfortable at the net with excellent volleys. And of course both were the dominant players of their time.
Both are among the greatest all court players of all time.
Who was better on clay than him then?
I'm curious of your opinion - would you say Kramer is to Federer what Sampras is to Gonzalez? The latter two are probably closer but can you see what I'm getting at?
Kramer was more solid player than Gonzalez overall imo when he was in his prime. The groundstrokes were super solid and he became a super clay court player when he was in the pros. When he was an amateur he was fearful of clay which was silly since his forehand and backhand were so strong. He arguably had the best groundstrokes in tennis. Segura wrote that his best match was when he beat Jack Kramer in five sets on clay and he put an exclamation mark on the end! Even Gonzalez wrote that the three best baseliners he ever faced were Kramer, Segura and Rosewall.
So I guess the short answer is yes in that Kramer could be more of a baseliner than Gonzalez although Gonzalez didn't mind baseline play.
In my view, Kramer had a better forehand than Gonzalez, but, that's about it. It seems to me that Kramer's dominance over Gonzalez, in Gonzalez' first year on the pro tour, is analogous to Laver's first year. Neither were as good as the best pros. But, like Laver, Gonzalez improved, and dominated one of the best fields in tennis history for almost a decade. Had Kramer remained healthy and continued on the tour full time, I think Gonzalez probably would have probably surpassed him the way Laver surpassed Rosewall.
Don't forget Kramer had arthritis. Gonzalez himself said Kramer had a superior backhand and forehand. Yes it's possible that Gonzalez would have surpassed Kramer anyway but I'm not sure. In any rate both IMO are GOAT candidates and super players. Gonzalez was clearly the superior athlete even though Kramer was an excellent athlete.
Either way it's close I believe.
There is no doubt Gonzalez lasted longer at the top.
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The exhibition addresses some of the rites of ancient Rome which have developed into today's Carnival: the Saturnalia, the Bacchanalia and, more generally, the festivals celebrated by the Romans.
Dionysus or Bacchus, the maenads, the satyrs, the Amazons are the focus of this exhibition which, through some 20 archaeological finds of fragments of frescoes, kylix, amphora and, more generally, vases, all dating from the sixth century BC to the first century AD, aims to focus on the stories of ancient culture linked to festivals. This is an exhibition with works recovered through the long and laborious investigation of the Archaeological Heritage Protection Group of the Guardia di Finanza. The exhibition is curated by Major Massimo Rossi, Commandant of the Archaeological Heritage Protection Group of the Guardia di Finanza, with Fabrizio Porcaroli.
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The science of pain isn't an obvious starting point for an online game. But the Science Museum certainly has good form making tricky subject matter fun for all ages.
On average, we each consume 373 painkillers per year. Perhaps more surprisingly, scientists have proven that our mood levels affect how intensely we feel pain, and that spider venom could hold the key to future pain treatment. All this and more is explored in a quirky new game called OUCH, part of the Science Museum's latest exhibition, Pain Less .
The game, created by specialist digital studio Thought Den , begins by challenging players to inflict injuries on a loveable, unwitting protagonist. Using their arsenal of placebos, painkillers and spider venom, players then defend a pulsing brain against waves of pain signals. This is top-down, frantic gameplay at its most basic and beautiful.
With graphics inspired by classic designers such as Saul Bass and Otto Neurath, the game has a rich and unique appearance unlike traditional online Flash games. The addictive gameplay is enough to keep the player refining strategies in pursuit of the high score.
OUCH represents a new direction in games commissioning for Science Museum. The project is a collaboration between the museum team, 13-year-old students from Langley Academy and Bristol-based Thought Den . The students were involved from the beginning, making decisions on content and gameplay.
Ben Templeton, Creative Director at Thought Den, explains: "It's not often we involve the audience in concept generation. It was a fun way to kick off and means the game strikes a good balance between what the museum want to teach people and the level of playabilty young people have come to expect."
Jane Audas, project producer for Science Museum, says: "Thought Den is an agency to watch. OUCH is funny, seriously playable and slick to look at. Having pain management as a subject matter could have been a barrier to delivering an enjoyable experience, but OUCH is a cracker."
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Citizen Participation and Community Crime Prevention, 1979: Chicago Metropolitan Area Survey (ICPSR 8086)
Principal Investigator(s): Lavrakas, Paul J.; Skogan, Wesley G.
This survey was conducted as part of the Citizen Participation and Community Crime Prevention project at the Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, Northwestern University. The project was conducted to gain a deeper understanding of the wide range of activities in which the American public engages to be secure from crime. In particular, this survey was designed to identify the scope of anti-crime activities and investigate the processes that facilitate or inhibit the public's involvement in those activities. The geographical area for the survey was defined by the "commuting basin" of Chicago, excluding several independent cities and their suburbs (e.g., Aurora, Waukegan, and Joliet) on the northern and western fringes of that area, and excluding all areas in Indiana. Interviewing was carried out by the Survey Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois during June through August 1979. Information was gathered on people's opinions toward safety, their involvement with crime prevention activities, and the quality of life in their neighborhoods. In addition, data were assembled from Census Bureau and police reports for each community area in which respondents lived in the years immediately preceding the survey.
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The 10th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the circuit bench created by the retirement of Judge J. David Langford, effective June 30.
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More from the Ladies Short Program at Russian NationalsTuktamysheva finally broke a curse and nailed all jumps in her Adios Nonino tango. Somber and intense, she produced a solid triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination, triple loop out of steps, and a double Axel at the very end of the program.
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well leslie, this is the best explanation i have seen for the missing sock mysteries. sam once got so irritated at "ME" for all the onsies in their own special drawer, yes they take up an entire drawer, i just know they will turn up someday. the problem is the kids outgrow their socks before i find the mates. anyway. i finally told the dear boy that missing socks were a fact of life and if he wanted to be a millionaire, solve this irritating problem and people would pay him money.
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Boy am I glad that's finally settled. I thought I was losing my mind wondering where those socks went. Thanks for the answer!
Gini, so true, I don't even wait for the mates to show up anymore, I automatically toss the stray
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Leslie :I don't even wait for the mates to show up anymore, I automatically toss the stray
that's a little harsh, don't you think? they should get, at the very least, one last chance, poor things. now you've got me feeling sorry for all your tossed socks.
Boy Leslie,
Poor little sock losing it's mate like that. Not even a chance of reconciliation. You a hard one. LOL
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LOL, Im sorry but they never show up
Oh I use those mates to the lost sock for dust rags and such. Mine don't go to waste,or get lonely..
This is great. It is so good to finally have an answer to the Missing Sock Mystery....LOL>
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Gee Barbara so instead of just being lonely your onesie socks get smeared in the dirt.
Leslie : Im sorry but they never show up
well that's because you are so mean and toss their mates out without a chance. they know their true mates are no longer around, so why return to your house. word gets out, you know.
at least barbara keeps them busy until their mates show up.
Nana not all of them just the stained ones..LOL the ones that are in good shape are put in a nice soft basket till the mates show up ,which is usually in the next load of laundry
Oh the work ones are treated will ,the don't get lonely I keep them all together .
... And to think people considered those of us with "talking pets" in the animals forum a little nuts. You guys are claiming socks have feelings...
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Internet service providers have launched a more coordinated effort to deal with subscribers who illegally download movies, TV shows and music.
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Gay Days at Disneyland is a beloved tradition for many LGBT folks. As we gear up for the annual celebration, taking place this coming Friday through Sunday, the producers of the event have shared a wonderful collection of photos from previous rainbow-hued evenings in the Magic Kingdom to remind us that when you wish upon a star, it makes no difference who you are. For tickets and more information, visit the event's website.
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I thought it might be worthwhile pulling together a few resources for the 21st century parent looking to use Buddhism to help them cope with the pressures of life, parenthood and so on.
Firstly, there's...
A Constitution for Living by P.A. Payutto
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which pulls together extracts from suttas that give suggestions on how various roles within society would be well filled.
Secondly, a sutta with some good advice on keeping the family together...
AN 4.32 - Sangaha Sutta
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- "There are these four grounds for the bonds of fellowship. Which four? Generosity, kind words, beneficial help, consistency. These are the four grounds for the bonds of fellowship."
Generosity, kind words, beneficial help,
& consistency in the face of events,
in line with what's appropriate
in each case, each case.
These bonds of fellowship [function] in the world
like the linchpin in a moving cart.
Now, if these bonds of fellowship were lacking,
a mother would not receive
the honor & respect owed by her child,
nor would a father receive
what his child owes him.
But because the wise show regard
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A Happy Married Life (A Buddhist Perspective)
by Ven. K. Sri Dhammananda
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And if you want to read more, perhaps try the following books from Sarah Napthali (I've read the first and it's pretty good)...
Buddhism For Mothers - http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.as ... 1741140101" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Buddhism For Mothers With Lingering Questions -
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All of the Buddha's teachings, regardless of who they're directed at, are all about the alleviation and cessation of suffering. So whilst only a small percentage might be specifically focused on the challenges facing parents, the Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path has been helping householders improve their lives for centuries.
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I don't do the Apls, or ride for 1000 mile days: see how fast I can take the Dragon.
Nope none of that, just rides to places I never been when away from home turf.
With a 150 mile tank, it makes you stop every few hours and get something to drink, and maybe chew on. I mostly ride alone, most of my riding buddies don't ride like I do. 100 mile day is a long one for them.
I sometimes go down to Ohio, pick up my 38 year old son who rides a KLR, and we will find places to ride in southern OH. This weekend rain or not we will go down to WV, stay a couple of nights out playing on roads with lots of curves.
My son also races bicycles, so he tends to ride a little faster then me, he might even be a better rider due to his bicycle riding, and the 100 miles days he rides that bicycle.
I just like rides at my pace. I recently went for an 84 R100RT, to a 2004 CLC. This is taking some getting use to, but I miss the ease of the 84 sometimes. The CLC does do nicely, and has all those bells and etc.: Only the parking lots turns do you really notice the heaviness of the MC. If I get stuck on a interstate the CLC is a lot nicer I must admitt.
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Source: American Association of Bovine Practitioners news release
The highly coveted Bovine Practitioner of the Year award from the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) was given to Dr. Tom Latta of Spearman, Texas, at the 2013 AABP Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wis. last week.
The award, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., honors a veterinarian in active practice who is active in organized veterinary medicine and who has made significant contributions to bovine medicine.
Six other bovine veterinarians were also honored at the Annual Business Meeting and Lunch on Sept. 21. They are:
Merial Excellence in Preventive Medicine
This award recognizes recognize individual member practitioners or practices that have developed outstanding preventive medicine programs. Because of differences in management goals and needs, one award is given to recognize an outstanding program for dairy production, and one for beef production. 2013 recipients are:
�(Dairy) Dr. Scott Tripp, Richmond, Utah
�(Beef) Dr. Randall Spare, Ashland, Kan.
AABP Award of Excellence
Sponsored by AABP, recipients must be involved in teaching, research, industry or government areas. The recipient's professional activities must have had a consistent and direct influence on daily activities of veterinarians in bovine practice. The 2013 recipient is:
�Dr. Ken Nordlund, University of Wisconsin
Zoetis Distinguished Service Award
The recipient of this award is an individual who, through long and continued service, has promoted the goals of the AABP and whose accomplishments have served as a model for service to bovine agriculture through organized veterinary medicine. The 2013 recipient is:
�Dr. Robert Van Saun, Pennsylvania State University
Merck Animal Health Mentor of the Year Award
The recipient of this award is an AABP member who has been engaged in the field of veterinary medicine for at least 25 years and has served as both advisor and role model to pre-veterinary and/or veterinary students. This award is given to a member who embodies this spirit whether in practice, the clinic, or the classroom. The 2013 recipient is:
�Dr. Robert BonDurant, University of California-Davis
James A. Jarrett Award for Young Leaders
This award is for a deserving AABP member within 10 calendar years of graduation from veterinary school. Recipients will have given extraordinary service to the AABP in a manner that significantly enhances the mission of the organization. The 2013 recipient is:
�Dr. Ben Wileman, Willmar, Minn.
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Corden: Streep raps like 50 Cent
Meryl Streep has been working on her rap skills, James Corden has revealed.
The three-time Oscar-winning actress has been learning to rap for a song in their new film, Into The Woods, and James - who previously collaborated with rapper Dizzee Rascal on World Cup song Shout - has been impressed with her lyrical dexterity.
"She's less an Eminem, more a 50 Cent type. Mainstream with an edge," he told The Sun.
James said her enunciation skills helped her rap and joked "a second career beckons".
The Iron Lady star plays The Witch in Into The Woods, Rob Marshall's big-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical, while James portrays The Baker.
Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt and Anna Kendrick also star in the film, which is scheduled for release in December.


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I am astounded at the comic hijinks you've all been up to…
♦ I Am Legend reviewed Nahast and Pheonix Requiem while Webcomics Critique covered Nobody Scores!. Pigs of the Industry critiqued Evil Ain't Easy and Fly Me From The Moon as the Artiste Manquee talked about School Spirit. Not to be outdone, Webcomic Overlook peered at The Meek and pondered about the thousands of words each image condensed into a story.
♦ This Week in Webcomics reviewed Theater Hopper books one and two and had a lot of good things to say while Fictions cautiously recommended Spleenal. Digital Strips looked at Evil, Inc volumes one and two and Newsarama snuck in a review of Dark Corners while Optical Sloth reviewed a number of comics by Austin English. Ink Destroyed My Brush analyzed Asterios Polyp and Forbidden Planet speaks in awe of The Man In Black. Speech Balloons covered Here's to Suzie! and Read About Comics looked at Monsters. MangaBlog also covered Deka Kyoshi, which has a slightly different premise I enjoyed learning about. (I know. It's probably manga typical but I like to see comics applied to other things beside fantasy, horror, supers and gamer life journals.) For instance, these comic mashups are something different and pretty funny,too
♦ Super Show interviewed Shawn Pryor and Thought Bubble talked with Emma Vieceli. A Nickel's Worth talked with Glenn McCoy and Comic Book Resources talked 45 with Andi Ewington.
♦ Wednesday's Haul reviewed Box 13; a made for the iphone comic by Gallaher and Ellis. Seven pages of Box 13 will be released every Thursday, if I read this right.
♦ Let's join Odori Park in celebrating a 100 strip milestone. (Check out the temporary switch from inking to ball point pen starting here.) Comic Critics is also getting close, Nahast passed the seven year mark and Silly Daddy reaches 500.
♦ And Tyler James is doing 30 characters in 30 days, which sounds like a fun project. This is now the logical spot to point to Fraggmented's character analysis of the Marvelous King of Atlantis, the Sub-Mariner.
♦ Sometimes I run across supers comics that give me hope that not all is lost. In this well written story, Detective Montoya met up with Two-Face and in this other one Babs faced off against Lois Lane. Both had tension and real character in them.
♦ I was reading this review of Aria 5 and towards the bottom, there is a mention of "a lengthy introduction." That, through a few uninteresting mental gyrations, brought me to recall every Robotech episode's insistence on restating 'how-we-got-here' at the beginning of every show. I found myself wondering if that would be a useful technique for story oriented online comics as opposed to having to constantly update an about page. It could be worked into the regular updates or back-placed after a new chapter/season/storyline is started. I'm imagining it would educate the reader, catch them up to speed and prep them for the new wonders in the storyline before them – without giving everything current away on the about page. And now, of course, I am starting to think about applying the same principles to cast pages… sometimes you'll see comics with cast pages included in the updates. For a story based comic, a character update with a brief history and maybe some foreshadowing might be a good thing. At the very least, these things could provide for more interesting filler updates when the main story update isn't ready yet. Anyway, this is just me thinking out loud again…
♦ But let's look at some advice that's a little less theoretical. We get some tips on the four questions to ask about your character, how to create distinct characters like a daring archeologist, how to build and more importantly, talk to your character with some solid advice about the setting you place them in.
♦ And lapsing back into the theoretical, another way we might be able to distribute our free comics is through Scribd. I got the hint from here (#62) and you can already see items like Nosey Parker and Way oF The Samurai on there, plus all this comic stuff. Why not put some of our best webcomic archives (with links to your site) into a pdf and add it there?
♦ A couple of sobering thoughts: Whereof One Can Speak has its last post ever and Robot 6 has an article basically advising that us all to make our comics have an ending.
♦ Charlotte got the axe. Boing Boing brought us a shot from Imaginative Realism and a 400ft long graphic novel.
♦ You probably don't want to miss the post where Project Fanboy discusses the origins (or rebirth) of grim and gritty comics. It all begins with a quote from Alan Moore…
♦ The Art of Non-Conformity brought us an inspiring artist interview with the quote "I did it with nothing, because nothing is free." Scott McCloud gets the least word where he shared a text only comic contest. By the time you read this, the contest will be closed to entries but maybe we'll see something inspiring.


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Kun-Yang Lin Dancers Mesmerize the Crowd
Angelitta Anderson
March 29, 2014
Kun-Yang Lin, Artistic Director of Kun-Yang Lin Dancers (KYL/D) & Founder of the CHI Movement Arts Center in South Philadelphia (left), stands with KYL/D Executive Director Ken Metzner in Cheyney University's Marian Anderson Music Center Auditorium
The March 27 Be/Longing: Light/Shadow performance on Cheyney University's campus was unlike anything I have ever witnessed. The artistic masterpiece of poetic movements and innovative sounds featured the critically-acclaimed and internationally known Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers (KYL/D). The show was part of Cheyney University's 2014 Spring Arts and Lectures Series.
The audience watched intently with amazement as KYL/D mesmerized them with their inventive choreography which embodied a blend of master puppetry executed by Beijing-born performer and classically trained puppeteer Hua Hua Zhang. Her Eastern/Western puppet artistry explored the universal themes of self and one's longing for home, with a twist of mandala artistry--a spiritual and ritual symbol found in Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the universe arranged by choreographer Tatiana Hassan. All of that was surrounded by an original composition of hybrid music and sounds created by native Philadelphian Corey Neale, which echoed the tranquil universal meditation ohm song.
During the performance, KYL/D sat in a yoga lotus pose on the floor encouraging onlookers to meditate in the prayer pose--eyes closed--while the dancers sat on the floor near the edge of the stage,inviting them into their world of Chi. This was only fitting considering that Lin is the Artistic Director of KYL/D & Founder of the CHI Movement Arts Center in South Philadelphia and Chi is Mandarin for "breath" or "vital life source."
The audience was encouraged to explore Chi by participating in deep breathing, visualization and relaxation exercises. The whole process was very tranquil and absolutely relaxing. Just when things appeared to be winding down and everyone thought the show was over, KYL/D were back on their feet encouraging the audience to engage in their own personal journey of self-discovery.
The evening's performance wrapped up with Executive Director of KYL/D Ken Metzner allowing the audience to ask the dancers questions. One person wanted to know where the inspiration for the puppet originated. "The puppet is a life sculpture that gives a sense of mystery and creates a more theatrical element to the Light/Shadow portion of the show," explained Lin. "I want the audience to experience their own personal journey while viewing the dancers."
"The show, for me, is about the connection of the body, the mind, the spirit and the connection with the audience and the fluidity shared amongst my fellow dancers," Choreographer Tatianna Hassan shared when asked why she wanted to be part of this project. "The light show portion of the performance is designed for the audience to feel, to connect--we are all connected and that remains more important than anything else," she continued. "The light show is about the light that resonates within us all."
Composer Corey Neale was asked how the dancers keep time to such complicated hybrid music and innovative sounds. "For me part of the process is sort of honing in on what the internal rhythms and pulses of the dancers are," Neal offered. "Some of my task is to infuse the dance with a musical statement that is readily understandable for the audience. You have to have a delicate touch with music, working with dancers, because there are a lot of things already going on; the dancers create the polyrhythms."


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Arsenal end trophy drought with FA Cup win
Arsenal ended its nine-year trophy drought on Saturday, coming from two goals...
Carmelo Anthony's late-season scoring surge
has carried into the playoffs.
And the New York Knicks clamped down defensively in the second half,
especially in the fourth.
Anthony netted 36 points in the Knicks' 85-78 win over the Boston Celtics in
Game 1 of this Eastern Conference first-round series.
Anthony was 13-of-29 from the field and added six rebounds and four steals for
the Knicks, who were swept by the Celtics in the first round two years ago.
The Celtics were held to just eight points in the fourth, and 25 overall in
the final 24 minutes. Boston shot just 25.9 percent in the second half — 27.3
percent in the final frame.
J.R. Smith netted 15 points, while Raymond Felton added 13 points and six
assists in the win.
New York held a 10-4 advantage on the offensive glass and a 12-6 edge in
second-chance points. The Knicks tallied 20 points off 21 Boston turnovers.
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The 48th American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting and Technical Exhibitions will be held at the West Concourse, located inside the Orange County Convention Center West Building. The street address for the West Concourse is 9800 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. Visit the Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau visitor information web site for information on Orlando and points of interest.
The exhibits will be utilizing the Exhibit Halls E1 and E2 of the West Building, Level Two of the Center. The exhibit hall will have a combination of 10 feet x 10 feet and island booths. Moderated Poster Discussion and Standard Poster sessions will be held in Exhibit Hall F1. The Scientific Sessions will be conducted in meeting rooms on Levels 2, 3 and 4. View a layout of the convention center here.(PDF)
Please Note:
Exhibit Hall Ceiling Height:
Hall E1 and E2 - 30 feet
AAPM does not have a booth height restriction.
Exhibit Hall Columns:
Halls E1 and E2 - Ten columns.
Electrical Information:
Halls E1 and E2- electricity provided from the floor.
Exhibit Hall Entrances:
There will be TWO entrances into Exhibit Halls E1 and E2. The entrances are indicated on the floorplan so please note when selecting your requested booth spaces.
Hotel Information
Housing reservations are being handled by the Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau/AAPM Housing Bureau. View housing page and exhibitor housing form.
Exhibitors must use the Exhibitor Housing Form posted at the Housing site to make your hotel reservations. Exhibitors are allowed to reserve room blocks. Details of the process are outlined on the form.
Exhibitors are STRONGLY encouraged to use designated AAPM hotels.
Travel Arrangements
AAPM has selected Travel Destinations Management Group as the official event travel service for the 2006 Annual Meeting. Travel July 25 - August 6 and reference the AAPM Annual Meeting to receive discounts on American Airlines.
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Rental car group rates are available at AVIS.
Shuttle transportation from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to our convention hotels is $16 one way and $26 round trip. A taxi is about $35 from the airport.
To travel from the convention hotels to local shops, attractions and restaurants, the convenient I-Ride Trolley operates daily 8:00am-10:30pm. The trolleys travel along International Drive, and arrive at designated stops at 20-minute intervals. A single fare is 75 cents.
Dress Code
Business casual is encouraged for attendees, guests and exhibitors. Coats, ties, dresses, and heels are discouraged.
Exhibitors' Breakfast
The Exhibitors' Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, August 2 from 8:00 am until 9:00 am of the Convention Center. One representative from each registered exhibiting organization is invited to attend. This is an opportunity for Exhibitors to provide feedback and suggestions, discuss the move out procedures, and future society meetings. A complimentary registration roster of AAPM Annual Meeting attendees listing names and mailing addresses will be distributed.


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KellyShepard087 wrote: »G at?Sounds good to me. What time(s) would we be lookinPeasantDave wrote: »Does anyone see a problem with meeting in the Westin each day to exchange cards to keep things simple? This will definitely be the location on Sunday.
I've been wanting to do this, my husband has photoshop, but I don't and have no clue how to use it. He said he would help me make one, but has not and it's been a long time so if a helper is available that would be great and also I would need a number. Last year was my first PAX and I felt like a bum every time someone gave me a card and I had nothing to exchange : ( Trying to remedy that before it's too late, plzkthx!
PuddingSenator wrote: »I'll be making one of these; can I get the next available number, please?
sassfactor4 wrote: »Could I get the next available card number?
LegendOfTheCipher wrote: »Hey all. We made a card game of the hip hop industry, with live rhyming integrated into game play.
I'd love to get a game card.
Can someone help me get started?
Cloudwalker wrote: »So I thought I had access to Photoshop through my university, but it turns out that's not the case without some overly complex paperwork. Would someone be able to help me make a card? Also, anyone in the Boston area up for taking delivery of my order?
I don't think I'm going to be able to squeeze card-making in with all of my other pre-pax planning, so feel free to release my number to anyone else that might want it. Thanks!
I'm going to need a number, and someone with Photoshop to give me a hand. Thanks!
That works for me seeing as that is where I'll be staying!PeasantDave wrote: »Does anyone see a problem with meeting in the Westin each day to exchange cards to keep things simple? This will definitely be the location on Sunday.
Morganstern wrote: »I would like 1 number, if you would be so kind.
JobiwanKenobi wrote: »By any chance are there any volunteers available to help me build my card?
lol I ordered another 100 on Sunday (just got tracking info!)-- mostly because I wanted to update the Cowboy 'verse badge and tweak the L4D Infected lurking in my pic, but also figured it wouldn't hurt to have a few extra. I've already given away about 20 of my cards anyways; my friends get a kick out of them.I had to call and change my order since we have so many people doing this.


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ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - It will be an anxious wait for a small Florida city to find out who won the biggest Powerball jackpot in history.
[SLIDESHOW: Events more likely than winning the lottery]
The winning ticket worth $590.5 million was bought sometime late last week at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, about 30 miles northeast of Tampa.
Whoever has the ticket hadn't come forward as of Sunday afternoon.
It could be a while: The winner has 60 days to claim the lump sum amount from the lottery's Tallahassee office.
Lottery officials say the winner will probably take the time to craft a plan with attorneys or accountants before coming forward.
The news had the town of about 13,000 people buzzing over who might know the winner.
The next Powerball jackpot is worth an estimated $40 million. The drawing, which can be seen only on Local 6 in Central Florida, will be held on Wednesday.
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Outstanding job. I love the use of potatoes and rosemary.Excellent approach to the flour as well, especially the attention to detail on the mix. I have a book by Daniel Leader in which he describes romana being made in Antico Forno in Rome. The dough is literally mixed on high for 20 minutes. They also allowed the flour to properly absorb the water as you described, being at such a high hydration. When the dough started to slap the side of the bowl it was done mixing.John
Yet, it would be an interesting exercise to try using 100% hydration for a Detroit style dough. I would think that getting a lot of oven spring out of such a dough would be tantamount to trying to lift a sponge loaded up with water.
Peter - Coming from the Pizzarium thread, one way to achieve oven spring for high hydration doughs is too cook them part way through with either just sauce on top or nothing, and then add ingredients and continue cooking for the duration of the bake. I believe that is what Sub did here from the progression of the pictures.
Peter - Coming from the Pizzarium thread, one way to achieve oven spring for high hydration doughs is too cook them part way through with either just sauce on top or nothing, and then add ingredients and continue cooking for the duration of the bake. I believe that is what Sub did here from the progression of the pictures.John
Hi guys, I usually cook the Neapolitan Style, but I wanted to try the Romana, so let me share that with you.Flour: 1kg Spadoni PZ3 (W320 - don't use weaker flour )Water: 1literSalt: 30grFresh yeast: 12gWater and flour cold from the fridge (5°C)Put all the flour and 80% of the water mix at slow speed until completely blended and then put your mixer at maximum speed and add a little bit of the remaining water, wait until the dough form a mass on the hook and then add another bit of water, and again...Add salt at the end. the mixing stage is complete when the dough don't get stuck to the bottom of the bowl. The temperature of the dough should be between 18 and 22°CPut directly in the fridge for 24hours. Shape a ball and then let it rise at ambient temperature for 4-5 hours.Put in the pan and bake at 250°C
So my experience is, unless you want to stand there, leaning on your mixer for 20-30 minutes, you need either to bolt the mixer to the table or use a larger, heavy mixer (Hobart?).Gene
I follow Massimo Bosco Pizzeria on facebook and marvel at some of his creations. These are a few of them that I copied from Massimo Bosco's facebook page. As it can be seen there aren't a lot of toppings on them, but the crumbs look amazing.
Is that what you did, cook part way and then add toppings?
What size pan do you use? What kind of pan? Steel or aluminum? How many pizza's does the above recipe make?
I tried this recipe a couple of weeks ago, mixing the dough in a KitchenAid Artisan. The problem I had was that about a minute after switching to the high speed, I had physically lean over the top of the mixer and hold it down the entire rest of the time to prevent it from "walking" off the edge of the counter.
Are the doughs in reply 1 and reply 14 identical? The crumb structure seems more open in the latter...At what temp and for how long were the pies in reply 14 baked?
How many grams of dough did you use for your 8.6 inch pan? Did you bake it on the bottom rack or on the middle rack ? What about the second bake with toppings? How many grams of dough would you think for a 9 inch round pan?
No they are not, it's a bake few day after.250° in my microwave oven, I don't have a conventional one, so I have to cheat a little 9min without topping, return the pie upside down 2min to color the bottom put the potatoes and again few minutes.350gr For a conventional oven, without the topping directly on the bottom of the oven then put the toppings and then on the middle rack to finish the cooking.Hydration +/- 90% (80% PZ3 20% rye Flour)dough 48 hours in the fridge and 4 hours TA


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Israel is "acting" to prevent weapons from Syria from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah and will continue to do so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
His remarks came two weeks after Israel carried out air strikes near Damascus, which a senior Israeli source said were aimed at preventing the transfer of sophisticated Iranian arms to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Netanyahu said the Middle East was going through its most sensitive period for decades, with the conflict in Syria at the centre of the turmoil.
"We are closely following developments and changes there, and we are prepared for any scenario," he said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting.
"The government of Israel is acting in a responsible, determined and prudent manner to ensure the supreme interest of the State of Israel which is the security of its citizens according to the policy we set: to prevent as far as possible leakage of advanced weapons to Hezbollah and terrorist elements," he said.
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"We will ensure the security interests of the citizens of Israel in the future."
Israel has repeatedly warned that it would not permit the transfer of advanced weapons or chemical agents to Hezbollah or to any other militant groups.
On January 30, another strike on Syrian soil, which was also attributed to Israel by regional sources, destroyed what military intelligence officials said was a shipment of Russian-made SA-17 anti-aircraft missiles destined for Hezbollah.
Last week, Netanyahu met Russian President Vladimir Putin and warned him against delivering advanced S-300 missiles to Damascus, which could severely complicate any future air attacks on Syrian soil.
Speaking late on Saturday, Amos Gilad, a top official from the defence ministry, also warned that such missiles could end up in the hands of Hezbollah or Iran.
"If Hezbollah and Iran do support Syria and help it maintain the regime, why would they not give these weapons to Hezbollah?" he told the privately owned Channel 2 television station.
"If they transfer such dangerous weapons, it's a threat to us, to the Americans in the Persian Gulf and everywhere," he said.


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how would you solve for x? can you explain step by step? 40 = [(x+2.8)/2]*8.5
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You have just discovered a planetary system consisting of a star (Dagobahr) and its two planets: Rool and Krau. Planet Rool has an average orbital radius 3 times as big as planet Krau. If planet Rool orbits Dagobahr in 2 earth years (1earth year = 365 days). a) how long is the...
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complete the statement: in recoil a)the initial momentum is zero b)the object sticks together after collision c)the total kinetic energy is conserved d)the final speeds of the object are the same b) is wrong. I think it's either c) or d) but i'm going to go with c).
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two objects collide when sliding on a fricitonless horizontal surface. Which quantity is conserved during their collision? a) velocity b) momentum of both objects c)energy d) momentum of each object isn't c) or b) correct? I really think it's c)
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What work is required to stretch a spring of spring constant 500N/m from x1=.2m to x2=.25m? Assume the unstreched position is at x=0. W=Fd so w=(500)(.25-.2) =500(.05) =25J is this correct? Calculate the work required to compress an initially uncompressed spring with a spring ...
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A wooden block is moving on a rough level surface. It originally has 25J of kinetic energy. If the friction force acting on it is a constant 1N how far will it slide before comming to a stop? KE=F_f 1/2mv^2=F_n (meu) but the problem i run into is that meu and the mass isn'...
A 50kg skier pushes off the top of a hill with an initial speed of 5m/s. Neglect friction. How fast will he be moving after dropping 20m in elevation? I was wondering if i did this problem correct. PE + KE_f = KE_i mgh +1/2mv_f^2 =1/2mv_i^2 50(10)(20) + 1/2 (50)v_f^2 = 1/2(50...
A 50kg skier starts from rest from the top of a 100m slope. What is the speed of the skier on reaching the bottom of the slope? Neglect friction. would i do this: =PE + KE =mgh +1/2mv^2 =50(10)(100) + 1/2 (50)v^2 =50000 +25v^2 =2000 =v^2 44.7m/s =v Is this correct? Thank in ...
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the bottom of a 25-foot ladder is placed 7 feet from a wall. How far will the ladder reach up? Since the ladder, wall, and ground form a right triangle, you can use this formula: A squared + B squared = C squared A = 7 feet C = 25 feet B = distance the ladder will reach 49 + B...
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What are some modern examples of cultural blending in art? Consider music, literature, painting etc.. I can't find any info for this topic and I have to write a 1 page report. Possibly one of these artists would make a good topic: Frieda Kahlo http://www.google.com/search?...
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I am putting < for the square root abbreviation. I don't know how to use it on my comp. 3<99-2<44-6<11=? For Further Reading On a graphing calculator, the carrot symbol is used to show exponents. thats what I used here. Solve your exponents first: 3^99, ...
I am putting < for the square root abbreviation. I don't know how to use it on my comp. 3<99-2<44-6<11=? On a graphing calculator, the carrot symbol is used to show exponents. thats what I used here. Solve your exponents first: 3^99, then 2^44, then 6^11 ...
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solve the system using substitution {x+2y=11 {3x+2y=13 i just told you how to do the other one; it's the same exact method. solve for x and y. you get: x=-2y+11 and y=(-1/2x)+(11/2). then plug them both back into the original equation (either one, it doesn't matter); ...
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what coordinate point is the solution to the system? {3x+2y=8 {x-y=1 (2,1) please don't think i just made that up, it's correct. you have to use substitution, when you do solve for x and y, you get: x= y+1 and y=x-1, plug in y for 3x+2y=8 and you get: y=1, then plug in...
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Count Iblis what is the answer to 2 square root sign 18x? The instructions say to simplify or reduce. 2*(18x)1/2= 2*(9*2)1/2= 2*3(2)1/2= 6*(2)1/2 If you can leave it in this form, the above is the way to end. If you are to continue to a final answer, then, finish by 6*1.414 =8...
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TEL wasn't always the frontrunner to solve the knocking problem common in early 20th-century automobile engines, according to "The Secret History of Lead," an exposé of the leaded gas industry published in The Nation in 2000.
The primary choice was ethanol, the corn derivative that has recently seen a resurgence as a clean-energy source and, coincidentally, is used today as an antiknock agent.
Like TEL, ethanol increases octane—the ability of gasoline to resist premature combustion, which causes the knocking sound—but it didn't promise much in the way of profit because it couldn't be patented. That was a disincentive for General Motors, says Jamie Lincoln Kitman, who won a medal from the group Investigative Reporters and Editors for the exposé, which is now being expanded into a book.
Charles Kettering, an Ohio-born engineer who invented the electric self-starter that replaced the hand crank, took it upon himself to find a money-making solution to the knocking problem. The noise had emerged in Cadillacs outfitted with his self-starting technology.
Kitman says Kettering's ambition took on greater urgency after the copper-cooled Chevrolet—another car marketed on his invention, the air-cooled engine—was pulled off the market.
It was in GM's Dayton lab, which Kettering oversaw, that TEL was found to reduce the engine's pinging sound, thereby cementing its inclusion in gasoline for decades to come.


text: Anyone in the US, that is. The original BBC version of the series Life (the sequel to Planet Earth) is coming to Blu-Ray in the U.S. It's the version narrated by David Attenborough (the US version is narrated by Oprah Winfrey ). Here's a link. The problem is this: The UK version is encoded at 50Hz, which only a small fraction of US Blu-Ray players can handle. So if you don't have one of these players, your only options are to 1) go without, or 2) put up with Oprah's narration. I'd rather go without, of course.


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Major Swiss pharmaceutical companies Novartis and Roche were fined a combined $250 million for drug collusion in March, but if Italy's health ministry has its way, the actual price will be much, much higher.
On May 28, the health ministry announced that it will seek damages of €1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) from the two companies for working together to push the cost of the jointly-marketed drug Lucentis higher. In a statement, the health ministry said that this move is a result of Novartis and Roche had causing "considerable damage" to Italian citizens through their actions.
In the original March guilty verdict, the Italian Competition Authority found that the two companies pushed doctors to exclude other drugs in favor of Lucentis, which treats age-related macular degeneration by blocking the growth of blood vessels in the eye. According to the Authority, Novartis and Roche targeted the drug Avastin, an older, less expensive Roche drug used to treat the same ailments. By creating artificial differences between the products the companies sought to draw customers to Lucentis.
The health ministry claims that it is seeking damages for all incidents occurring between 2012 and 2014. However, its claims will be met with a fight. Novartis told the Wall Street Journal that it "strongly denies allegations about anticompetitive practices between Novartis and Roche in Italy," and a Roche spokesperson found the health ministry's claims baseless.
As noted previously on InsideCounsel, Italy's off-practice label regulations are at the heart of this case. Drug makers, such as Novartis and Roche, are only allowed to market drugs for specific uses that have been approved by regulatory agents. Doctors, however, are free to prescribe approved drugs for whatever they see fit. This disconnect caused Roche to say that the original Authority verdict, "openly encourages and promotes the widespread unlicensed intravitreal use of Avastin contrary to the requirements of European and Italian regulatory law," and that it "undermines the European regulatory framework designed to protect patient safety."
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The Bodyguard Soundtrack
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Make a Joyful Noise: The Cassette Recordings 1999-2002
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (4-6-0, 12 pts.) remains home this week and faces the Houston Dynamo at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, May 19, at Gillette Stadium.
Comcast SportsNet will televise the game while 98.5 The Sports Hub will carry the game on the radio.
Saturday's match is the first of two regular-season meetings between the two teams in 2012, with a match at the newly-built BBVA Compass Stadium scheduled for Sept. 29. Last season, the Dynamo won the regular-season series with a 1-0 win on April 17, before the teams played to a 1-1 draw on Aug. 17, at Gillette Stadium. On Saturday, the Dynamo will play their second game in a week after hosting Portland this Tuesday night in Houston.
Team information vs. Houston Dynamo
• New England and Houston have met 12 times in the overall MLS regular-season series, with the Revs holding a 6-2-4 record against the Dynamo … the Revolution is 6-3-6 against the Dynamo in all competitions, including the MLS Cup Playoffs and SuperLiga
• Saturday's meeting will be the first of two regular-season meetings between the two teams in 2012 … the Revs will make their first trip to the new BBVA Compass Stadium on Sept. 29
• The Revs hold a 2-1-3 lead in matches played in Foxborough … New England's first - and only - loss to Houston came in Foxborough on May 3, 2009, a 2-0 defeat
• The Revs are 4-1-1 in matches played in Houston, with their first road loss – a 1-0 defeat – coming on April 17, 2011 … all those matches were played at the Dynamo's former home, Robertson Stadium
• In all but one meeting – the 2-1 Revs win in Houston on Oct. 10, 2010 - the winning team has recorded a shutout or the match has ended in a draw … overall, there have been seven shutouts in 12 regular-season meetings
• Houston won the 2011 regular-season series, shutting out the Revs, 1-0, on April 17 in Houston before the two teams played to a 1-1 draw on Aug. 17 at Gillette Stadium
• Houston's victory in the regular-season series in 2011 was just the second Dynamo regular-season series victory … the Revs won the regular-season series in 2007, 2008 and 2010, while splitting in 2006 and 2009.
• New England and Houston have met in three tournament finals in the last seven years (MLS Cup 2006, MLS Cup 2007, SuperLiga 2008) … Houston won the 2006 MLS title match in penalty kicks after extra time finished 1-1 in Frisco, Texas, and then one year later took the 2007 championship with a come-from-behind, 2-1 victory in Washington, D.C. … the Revs won SuperLiga 2008 in penalty kicks after the teams were knotted at 2-2 after extra time at Gillette Stadium
Player Notes vs. Houston Dyanmo
• Shalrie Joseph has scored three goals in 10 regular-season contests and is the only current Revolution player to have scored multiple goals against Houston … he also scored the game-tying goal against Houston in extra time of the SuperLiga 2008 final, sending the match to penalty kicks
• Sainey Nyassi has also recorded one goal and one assist in five appearances against Houston
• Kevin Alston recorded the first assist of his career against the Dynamo, picking up the second assist on Kheli Dube's game-winning goal at Houston on Aug. 25, 2009
• Matt Reis is 5-2-4 in his regular-season career against the Dynamo with an 0.82 goals against average and five shutouts
• Bobby Shuttleworth has one win in one appearance against Houston, making a career-high six saves in the Oct. 10, 2010 meeting
• Former Rev Steve Ralston is Houston's assistant coach, and still holds a share of the New England career scoring lead against the Dynamo with three goals and one assist in seven regular-season appearances.
Salute to Heroes on Saturday at Gillette Stadium
In conjunction with Armed Forces Day, the New England Revolution will offer a "Salute to Heroes" this Saturday, May 19, with events and activities surrounding the match against the Houston Dynamo at Gillette Stadium … through a partnership with the U.S.O., the New England Revolution Charitable Foundation has invited members of the Armed Services from all over New England to the game, distributing more than 3,500 tickets to service members … for ticket info and more details on pre- and in-game events, click HERE.
Lee Nguyen – MLS Player of the Week
Following his two-goal, one-assist effort on Saturday in a 4-1 win over Vancouver, Lee Nguyen earned MLS Player of the Week on Monday … the honor comes after the midfielder recorded his first two goals of his MLS career, which also came against his former team … Nguyen's nod is the club's first of the season and its first since Week 2 of the 2010 season.
Close Success Against the Orange
The Revolution is 3-1-1 in its last five meetings against the Dynamo, dating back to a 1-0 win at Houston on July 25, 2009 … in the most recent spate of games, four of the five matches have been one-goal decisions … further, the Revs' 2-1 win on Oct. 10, 2010, was the only time during the last five games in which a team has scored more than one goal in a match against the other team.
Houston Has a Matt Reis Problem
Matt Reis is 5-2-4 against Houston in his regular-season career, helping the Revs collect points in nine of 11 matches he's played. Reis has also backboned the club to five shutouts against the Dynamo in that run. Reis has posted a 0.82 goals against average overall, and made 54 saves, in nine matches against Houston.
Early Goals at Gillette Are Good
Lee Nguyen's sixth-minute goal against Vancouver marked the third time in four home matches that the Revs scored in the first 10 minutes of play … the early goals have helped the Revs post a 3-1-0 at Gillette Stadium this year after going 4-7-6 at home in 2011 … Saer Sene scored a first-minute goal on March 24 against Portland while Jose Moreno scored in the sixth-minute against D.C. United on April 14.
Fortress Foxborough Returning?
With a 3-1-0 record – and a scoring average of 2.00 goals per game - at home this season, Gillette Stadium may be re-transforming into Fortress Foxborough after several seasons … with a .750 winning percentage at home, the Revs are tied with Montreal (2-0-2), Colorado (3-1-0) and San Jose (4-1-1) in home winning percentage … the team's 2.00 goals per home game are tied with D.C. for fourth in MLS, behind New York (2.60), Colorado (2.25) and San Jose (2.17) … the Revs posted their best home record at Gillette Stadium in 2005, going 11-2-3 …last year, the Revs went 4-7-6 at home, the team's fewest wins at the facility in its history (2002 to present).
"Nguyen"ing Fans Over
Lee Nguyen quickly became a fan favorite upon his arrival in Foxborough, but his two-goal, one-assist break-out performance on Saturday against Vancouver – the team that waived him a week before the season opener – solidified his spot in Revs' fans hearts … Nguyen has appeared in all 10 games, starting 8, but he was unable to break into the scoring column until his two goals against the Whitecaps … Nguyen picked up his first MLS point – an assist – on May 2 against Colorado.
Shalrie Strikes Back to Scoring Ways
One year removed from his team-leading eight goals, Shalrie Joseph scored his first goal of the 2012 season on Saturday – his first goal in 15 games dating back to Sept. 10, 2011 … Joseph hasn't been a stranger to the scoring line though, as he leads the club in assists this year with three … the Revolution captain averaged at least four goals per season in his first nine campaigns (2003-2011).
Goal Scoring Tides Turning?
For the first time since Week 5 of the MLS schedule (early April), the Revs enter a game with a scoring average greater than one goal per game … following a four-goal performance on Saturday, the Revs are averaging a season-high 1.20 goals this year … the Revs' previous high was 1.00 goals per game after the Revs 3-1 win at LA on March 31, but their average fell after the team scored just one goal in April: a Jose Moreno goal on April 14 against D.C. United.
Movin' On Up … the Scoring Chart
The Revs' four-goal match on Saturday propelled the club into a tie for eighth for goals scored (12) with LA and Montreal the Red Bulls lead the league with 23 goals in 11 games … the Revs are just one goal shy of sixth place, held by Sporting KC and Seattle (13 goals, 10 games apiece).
Assist Men Keep Pace
With two assists on Saturday in the 4-1 win over Vancouver, the Revs now have 13 assists this season … overall, the club is tied for fifth in MLS – with Colorado – in assists, despite being tied for eighth in overall goal scoring … Shalrie Joseph leads the Revs with three assists, while Lee Nguyen, Saer Sène and Chris Tierney each have two assists.
April Showers Bring May Goal-Scoring Flowers
The Revs are averaging 2.33 goals per game in May, scoring seven goals in the three games since being held scoreless at New York on April 28 … the scoring production in May comes after the team scored just one goal in three games in April … the Revs' seven goals have already matched the team's highest May goal total since 2008, when the Revs also scored seven goals, but in five matches … in 2000, the Revolution scored a team-high 12 goals in six May matches.
Sene in Select Goal-Scoring Group
Saer Sene scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season on Saturday, pushing him into a tie for sixth place on MLS' 2012 goal-scoring chart … Sene is tied with seven other players who've scored four goals this year … league leader Chris Wondolowski has 11 goals, while New York's Kenny Cooper and Thierry Henry have nine goals apiece … the D.C. duo of Maicon Santos (six goals) and Chris Pontius (five goals) round out the top five.
Three (Goals) for the Win
With four goals on Saturday in the win against Vancouver, the Revs posted their second three-plus goal game this season … the Revs became the fifth club this year to score three or more goals in multiple games this year, joining D.C. (4), New York (4), San Jose (4) and Real Salt Lake (3) …
Win No. 4 Comes "Early"
With a victory on Saturday, the Revs picked up their fourth win of the season, a feat the Revs accomplished last season in Game #20 on July 20, 2011 … through 10 games this year, the Revs are 4-6-0 and are one win shy of matching the team's 2011 win total (5) after the club went 5-6-13 in a 34-game season.
Return of the Reserves on Sunday
The Revolution reserves (0-1-0) return to action on Sunday against D.C. United, the team's first reserve match since April 9 … the Revs' last three originally-scheduled reserve matches have all been re-scheduled … the Revs' reserves fell in the team's only game this season – a 4-2 loss on April 9 at Philadelphia – while Sunday's match will be the first match of the year for the D.C. reserves … the Revolution reserves went 4-5-1 last season in the Reserve League.
For the first time in program history, the Revolution youth teams went a combined 4-0-0 on a weekend, with both the Under-18s and Under-16s sweeping their opponents this weekend. | READ: Youth Update - May 14, 2012


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On Monday June 25, the DIA 48th Annual Meeting convened an unprecedented panel discussion among senior regulatory executives on Regulatory Collaboration / 21st Century Innovation: Views of the Heads of Health Canada, the European Medicines Agency, and the US FDA.
What is the role of the EMA? "Are we the gatekeeper, or are we the enabler? We are both," he suggested. "If we address these two words – trust and role – I believe that we can move forward."
"We share a common goal throughout our work: Trying to advance the work of human health and safety," began Dr. Hamburg. These agencies also face the same economic restraints, operate in political systems, and deal with global products from complicated and geographically dispersed supply chains. "Clearly, we need to create a broader integration of global regulatory activities," she said. Dr. Hamburg proposed the term "partnership" as an essential complement to Dr. Rasi's concepts of trust and role.


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Suffolk: More rain and high winds on the way
PUBLISHED: 18:02 23 November 2012
WET and windy conditions are forecast for Suffolk this weekend after blustery weather overnight on Thursday felled trees across the county.
Police were called to 15 incidents related to high winds – mostly fallen trees blocking roads – and have issued words of advice for people driving in adverse weather.
A force spokesman said: "Watch out for debris in the road and surface water and large puddles. Slow down, especially on countries roads when you don't know what is round the corner. Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front in case they need to break quickly for unexpected items on the road.
"If you see something in the road that you can move safely then stop, put your hazards on and if necessary call Suffolk Police on 101."
Forecaster Jim Bacon at Norwich-based Weatherquest said that the turbulent weather of Thursday evening and Friday morning had been down to an active cold front that moved east overnight and was now over France.
The weekend's wet and windy conditions will be caused by an area of low pressure heading up from north-western Spain. Mr Bacon said: "The low will come to us late on Saturday.
"It will be a wet and windy evening and night into Sunday morning. Rainfall totals could be quite substantial – about 10-15millimetres.
"It will move away on Sunday morning and give us a nice bright afternoon."
Conditions over the next following few days will remain wet and windy at times, before temperatures drop considerably at the end of next week.