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Touch Football?
By Dead Coach
I'm a bit old school, so I have thought for some time that the new "player safety" rules are going a little overboard. I have often said during games that a guy just got penalized for playing football. I realize that players have gotten bigger, faster, and stronger, and that research we have now demands that we do something to protect our athletes' health, but I am concerned about the one sided aspect of the new rules, and how they are effecting the game. I'd like to discuss the problem in terms of solutions, not just complain about it, so here are a few suggestions that I think would keep the safety aspect intact, but also balance the scales a bit more in favor of the defense, and keep the game of football a collision sport.
The most visible area of "player safety" rules is the protection given the quarterback. Quarterbacks are allowed to throw the ball away outside the pocket, slide to avoid contact, and given extra protection after throwing the ball. I don't like the grounding outside the pocket rule. I think a quarterback should be required to throw the ball close to a receiver or take the loss of yardage (run out of bounds or slide). However, I'm willing to give on that one. I think the slide is a good rule, and is here to stay. That leaves the protection after the throw.
I understand that a blow to the head is bad, and a low hit can end a guy's career. My problem is with what is considered a blow to the head. Simply touching a guy's helmet, like in the NFC championship game, shouldn't be a penalty. A touch isn't a blow. Along the same lines, not all hits are created equal. I don't think it should be a 15 yard penalty and automatic first down when a guy was trying to let up. It won't be long before QBs start moving their heads into harm's way to try and pick up a cheap penalty. My suggestion would be to have penalties similar to the old kicker rules – personal foul roughing for a bad hit, 5 yard contact rule for a lesser hit, and no penalty for an incidental touch.
The other new rule causing a lot of penalties is the "defenseless receiver" idea. I like the idea of "making him pay" for going across the middle with a big hit, but I don't like seeing guys get hurt. Way too many defensive players are going for big hits rather than big tackles, and it can cause injuries on both sides. But there are some other aspects to those hits as well. Try tackling a big TE who has 50 pounds on you. It is a lot easier if you can hit him hard when he isn't looking. Bottom line for receivers, you have to protect a guy who isn't ready for contact, but the defense needs some balance added back.
Most of all, the NFL needs to start calling offensive interference. If the defense can't hit a guy, he shouldn't be able to push off. The league needs to give something back to the defense, and this is an easy one. The rule is on the books, but needs to be enforced. If you can't or won't call offensive interference, drop the illegal contact rule. Still no holding, or interference while the ball is in the air, but since the offensive players are being allowed to contact the defense, the defense should be allowed to fight back. Maybe just expanding the contact zone from 5 yards to 10 yards would do the trick.
As the rules stand now, defenders don't have much chance against physical receivers, because they can't fight back. I can see frustrated defenders deciding to clobber guys on short routes early in the game and take the penalty, just so the receivers aren't comfortable going over the middle. If you are going to get a penalty anyway, might as well make it count. It worked for Baltimore in the AFC Championship game. They took 3 roughness penalties on hits against receivers. Brady still put up a lot of yards, but his completion percentage was barely over 50, and his QB rating was an un-Brady 62.3.
Punt / Kick Returns
The other place where new rules are in effect is on kick and punt returns. When the NFL first announced the kickoff was moving up 5 yards, I thought one of the most exciting plays in football was an endangered species. Who doesn't get a thrill from the opening kickoff? People who expect a touchback, that's who. But there have been plenty of exciting returns since the rule change, so that one seems to be okay. I don't think it really does much for safety, but the statistics may prove me wrong. The problem is on punt returns.
I don't have a problem with the fair catch rule. With the hang time today's punters get, you have to allow a fair catch. The problem I have is that they are giving "defenseless receiver" protection in addition to fair catch protection. Hey, if a guy needs protection, he can call a fair catch. If he gambles and gets hit right after the ball arrives, that's a solid football play. I only saw the defenseless receiver called once on a return, but it turned a good hit and fumble recovery into a 15 yard return for the other team. Returners don't need that protection. They have the fair catch option.
The NFL is supposed to look at low block rules this offseason. Much has been said about low blocks, especially with several teams using cut blocks as part of their zone blocking scheme. As much as I think the defense needs the scales balanced in other areas, I think this one doesn't need a lot of change. The current rules are set up to make low blocks legal only if the defender can see them coming. Blocks from behind or on a player already dealing with another blocker are illegal. This is different from hitting a QB low when he is looking downfield. Low blocks are probably here to stay.
The other blocking rule is for big hits in the open field. Generally these are by receivers on a long play, or defensive players looking for some payback after a turnover. One of the more infamous hits was when Warren Sapp took out a Packers offensive lineman with a big hit. The guy never saw it coming, and missed 7 games, including the playoffs. Hines Ward was also known for big downfield hits. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a good way to limit such hits. Do you make a rule that you can only block people who are looking at you? You can't hit too hard? These don't make sense. Big blocks "away from the play" are penalized, but some guys are shifty enough that what is away from the play now could be right in the middle of it two seconds from now.
The spirit of the "away from the play" rule is to keep teams from targeting a player (quarterback) who isn't ready for a big block. I don't like this rule, but I also don't expect a quarterback (or other player) to go into a slide whenever a turnover occurs. It's football. Be expecting a hit. A solid, legal hit, but still a hit. I don't see this one changing either, and that is probably a good thing, even if I don't like it much.
So I think the league needs to adjust the quarterback contact rules so only big hits are personal fouls, small hits are 5 yards, and touching is no penalty. I want to see offensive contact called interference against receivers, or defenders allowed contact beyond 5 yards. I want "defenseless receiver" protection taken away from return men, who are allow to fair catch. And I wouldn't change the blocking rules.
Another change I would suggest in all cases is using the suspension option, especially when an illegal hit results in an injury. Fines and penalties don't have the same effect as a suspension. If a guy has a history of illegal hits, and takes an opponent out, he should be taken out for a couple games himself. Suspensions also are more balanced than fines, since different players make different salaries. What seems like a big fine to a special teams guy could be a drop in the bucket for a star player. A suspension costs a game check, which is more even for every level of player.
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Merilyn L. (Spencer) Durrell - Scituate
Merilyn L. (Spencer) Durrell - Scituate
Merilyn L. (Spencer) Durrell, 77, a former resident of North Scituate Village, died Monday, July 8, 2013, at Martin Hospital South in Stuart, FL. She was the beloved wife of the late Clyde Durrell.
Born in Providence, the daughter of the late Milton and Myrtle (Lawrence) Spencer, she was raised in Cranston and had moved with her husband to North Scituate in 1975 where they lived until moving to Arkansas in 1999. She moved to North Carolina in 2006 and to Stuart, Fla., 10 months ago.
She and her husband were co-owners of the former Snow White Cleaners on Budlong Road in Cranston; a business started by her father-in-law on Gansett Avenue at which her husband had worked for his father since the age of 14. The couple moved the business to Budlong Road in 1974 and sold the business in 1980 when her husband decided to go back to biblecollege. After that she worked for 10 years as a designer and sales representative for Home Interiors.
She was a member of Advent Christian Churches most of her life and Foundations Bible Collegiate Church and Northview Baptist Church in later years in North Carolina. She will be remembered as a very kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend who helped many over all of her years.
Merilyn's favorite verse in the Bible is Galatians 2:20 which reads:"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
She is survived by her daughters, Beverly Whipple and her husband Richard of Kokomo, Ind., and Robin Johnson and her husband Marshall of Stuart, Fla.; her brother, Norman Spencer and his wife Arlene of West Warwick; her daughter-in-law, Robin Durrell-Newcomb of Danielson, Conn.; and seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was the mother of the late James L. Durrell; the grandmother of the late James L. Durrell Jr.; and the sister of the late Dorothy Hutchins.
A private graveside service was held by her family on Friday, July 12, 2013, in Greenwood Burial Grounds, Fairview Avenue, Coventry. Burial followed. Information and condolences at www.carpenterjenks.com

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The grain markets shot out of the starting gates this week with limit gains in the corn market, while the soybean and wheat markets were sharply higher. The lack of follow through on Tuesday disappointed the trade and allowed the markets to pull back.
The biggest midweek loser was the soybean market as continued signs of a slowing Chinese economy and cancellations of soybean sales to China weighed on the market. The positive news in Thursday's export data once again were strong soybean meal sales which now stand at 103% of the current USDA estimate for the marketing year. This indicates that the soybean crush will remain strong unless prices surge to protect what little remains of last year's production.
While producers in Illinois were dealing with muddy conditions, those in Iowa, Minnesota and other states were dealing with up to 5-10 inches of snow. This kept the corn market well supported, however it was again disappointing to see a failure to take out Monday's high in July and December corn as the week hit the backstretch.
As the grains turned into the homestretch, technical pressure to corn and wheat lead to lower closes on Friday. The forecast for the following weekend will be watched closely as trade resumes on Sunday night when the next organized rain event is expected. Producers should continue to look at rallies as opportunities to add to hedges or to sell some short dated call options that expire in late June.
U.S. planting progress is barely past the first quarter pole, but will eventually cross the finish line. This may lead to seasonal pressure, however the conditions this spring will only add to the volatility this summer as additional crop concerns are now in play.
With that said, have a great Kentucky Derby weekend and for what it's worth, I look for Normandy Invasion to cross the finish line first on Saturday.
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By car[edit]
Ballarat is an easy 90 minute drive from Melbourne on the Western Freeway (M8). Alternatively, from Geelong take the southern section of the A300, which takes about 55-60 minutes; from Bendigo and Castlemaine take the northern section of the same highway.
By train[edit]
Frequent V/Line [9] trains run from Southern Cross Station in Melbourne. The trip takes approx 1 hour and 20 minutes and Ballarat Station is in the centre of the city.
By plane[edit]
Ballarat is not served directly by commercial passenger flights. You therefore need to fly to Melbourne. There is an Airport Shuttle Bus [10] between Ballarat and Melbourne's main domestic and international airport, Melbourne airport (MEL), also known as Tullamarine on some booking sites. The shuttle bus costs $30 for adults, $76 for families, $16 for children 3 to 16, and children under 3 are free. For more information on Tullamarine see Melbourne airport.
nShuttle.com.au maps and compares shuttle bus, cheap chauffeur, VHA, limo, taxi and transfer fares to Melbourne Airport and surrounds.
There is no direct connection between Melbourne's secondary Avalon airport (AVV) and Ballarat, and the options are to either hire a car, or get the coach into Melbourne's Southern Cross train station and then the train to Ballarat, which is a considerable detour.
Get around[edit]
The Ballarat Visitor Information Centre, a short walk from the Station, operates a friendly visitor shuttle bus. This service links to the main tourist attractions as well as to Buninyong Township.
You can get around Ballarat by bicycle. There are two options for bicycle hire.
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Ballarat has several markets held throughout the week which offer great shopping for antiques, bric-a-brac and various local products such as plants and confectionery. The showgrounds Trash & Treasure is held every Sunday from 6AM - 2opm, entry is by gold coin donation. The Pleasant Street Primary Craft market is held the First Sunday of every month, free entry. Ballarat also has many shops, most of them in the city centre.
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There are a numerous pubs and nightclubs in Ballarat including:
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Get out[edit]
Hire a bike, and cycle the 45km off-road cycleway to Skipton along the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail.


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How to get America's most crowded natural wonders to yourself
Some tourist meccas are meant to be savored with a crush of people.
Entering the fray in Times Square, Bourbon Street and every other man-made wonder out there is all part of the experience. No one imagines enjoying Space Mountain or the San Antonio River Walk in solitude.
Then there are the natural wonders. Places that lend themselves to quiet marveling and meditative solitude … if it weren't for the surging mass of humanity beside you shooting phone video, jockeying for position and thinking exactly what you are: "Imagine this place without crowds."
No, you won't be getting Bright Angel Trail or Broadway (the one in Mammoth Cave), Yosemite Falls or those in Niagara, for that matter, to yourself these days.
But even at the most magnificently mobbed must-sees of nature, a little local intel can help bring you a step (or quick shuttle ride) closer to that ideal.
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Annual visitors: 4.4 million
Peak crowds: Summer
Everyone has to gawk into Arizona's perspective-shattering, mile-deep abyss at some point.
And during the summer months, when the South Rim's Grand Canyon Village population bloats to capacity levels, it seems like everyone is.
But even during "low season" don't expect to be the only one outside El Tovar Hotel staring through a wide-angle lens at sunset.
"Driving through that main South Gate, you're approaching via the busiest entrance," says Mark Wunner, the park's Backcountry Information Center Supervisor.
Instead, he suggests entering via the South Rim's quieter East Gate, which offers several serene overlooks and pullouts along 26-mile East Rim Drive en route to the park's hub.
In the Village, early dawn hours afford the only reliable South Rim solitude potential before the tourist throng buzzes 'til dusk.
During civilized hours, make use of the park's free shuttle service and head further afield to a viewpoint or trailhead hiding off the map-toting hoi polloi's "recommended trail" radar.
"The farther away you go from that epicenter, the quieter it'll be -- but you don't even have to go too far," says Wunner. "Try the Hermit Trail. It's a shuttle-accessed threshold trail just eight miles away, but a world apart."
For maximum solitude …
Head to the Grand Canyon's loftier, more remote North Rim -- a crowd-thinning, five-hour drive from the South Rim -- where park facilities (there's just a single lodge there) operate only between mid-May and mid-October, and receive a fraction of the park's total visitors.
"It's a whole other Grand Canyon experience on this side," says Wunner, "at the same Grand Canyon."
Yosemite Valley, California
Annual visitors: 3.5 million
Peak crowds: June-September
The glacial-carved peaks, towering granite walls and half-mile-long waterfalls visible as you exit the far side of Yosemite Valley's Wawona Tunnel provoke the same three involuntary words from everyone's mouth.
Oh. My. God.
And you can bet your 2013 Ansel Adams calendar that it'll be a pretty big everyone joining in that chorus.
"About 95% of Yosemite [National Park's] visitors come to the Valley, which represents less than 5% of the total park area," says Yosemite park ranger, Scott Gediman. "So that's a lot of people gathering in a seven-mile-long by one-mile-wide canyon."
He suggests visiting on an early weekday during shoulder season to dodge summer crowds and weekend masses.
Winter's an even better bet.
"You're talking about 800,000 visitors for the month of August versus 100,000 or less in January, when it's just as stunning and the crowds and hotel rates are at their lowest," notes Gediman.
Best approach strategy during peak season
Either come really early in the morning or later in the afternoon.
"We see a noticeable drop-off of day visitors in the Valley by around 3 p.m.," says Gediman.
"Driving in at that time, you're usually going against traffic, the parking is easier and there are far less folks on the trails in the late-afternoon or dusk, when you get that gorgeous alpenglow light."
In the Valley, lose the pack along its lesser-known trails. For a quick escape, take the short Snow Creek hike hiding behind Mirror Lake or, for a longer one, the relatively flat and unpeopled 13-mile Yosemite Valley Loop Trail.
Then check out the other 95% of this 747,956-acre park.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
Annual visitors: 400,000
Peak crowds: Memorial Day to Labor Day
There's enough space in the longest known cave on earth -- 400 miles mapped and counting -- for more than 130 types of animals, and 14 species of bats alone.
But the human tourist species may not get as much elbow room in the main attraction of Mammoth Cave National Park.
Only 10 miles of the cave are open to the public, which can congest its main caverns with up to 120 guests per tour on a typical busy day. That can be a spoiler even in Mammoth's gargantuan Rotunda room, or on "Broadway" -- a 40-foot high, 60-foot wide passageway that meanders for three miles.
"If you're here in the summer, especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the place is just packed with visitors," says Vickie Carson, the park's public information officer.
Unsurprisingly, it's the opposite in the winter, but here's the thing: inside the cave, it's the same temperature year-round.
"A wonderful 54 degrees," says Carson.
In January, it can feel almost balmy inside, and you may get a tour nearly all to yourself.
"Walking along Broadway in the offseason when you're practically alone," adds Carson, "is truly one of the most surreal, peaceful experiences you could ever imagine."
But if you're here during high season …
Book an 8:30 a.m. tour slot before all the buses arrive.
Or reserve a spot on Mammoth's Wild Cave Tour, an intense 6.5-hour drive, five-mile cave trek (and occasional belly crawler) restricted to just 14 helmeted souls exploring the cave's innards, where handrails, lights and snack-doling nannies dare not tread.
"That one's not for everyone," says Carson.
Which is exactly the point.
Niagara Falls USA, New York
Annual visitors: 8 million
Peak crowds: Summer
Checking off this thundering cataract via crowded Niagara Gorge elevator or Maid of the Mist boat bulging with newly engaged couples is one way to go.
Experiencing the falls your own way -- no barrel required -- is another.
"Most of the summer congestion is happening in the main areas of Niagara Falls State Park, where lines for must-do's like Maid of the Mist and Cave of the Winds are based," says Michelle Blackley of the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation.
She suggests investing in a Niagara Falls USA Discovery Pass to dodge long and abundant ticket lines.
For a quick escape …
Head for any of the Three Sisters Islands -- a trio of footbridge-linked islets accessed from larger Goat Island.
"They're the most remote section of the park and offer some rare views of the Upper River Rapids just a few hundred feet from the brink of Niagara Falls," says Blackley.
About a third of the 400-acre state park's (America's oldest) 8 million annual visitors arrive during the summer, with crowds frequently swelling during high season's loaded roster of events and festivals.
The most obvious crowd ducking strategy at the world's best-known waterfall is simply to steer clear of that time. But broadening your definition of Niagara Falls helps too -- during peak season especially.
Just north of all the tourist action, a hike into Devil's Hole State Park leads alt-Falls travelers 300 feet into the Niagara Gorge for an intimate look at the Niagara River's category five rapids and swirling whirlpools.
Says Blackley: "It's one of those places where you'll find the locals hiding out."
Always a good sign.
More on CNN: 50 natural wonders: The ultimate list of scenic splendor


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Advantages of using #TWI Job Instructions from @TheBilasGroup
I was searching for these in the TWI materials, and found this excellent, exhaustive list of TWI JIT advantages from The Bilas Group.
Nothing else to do. If you ever need to give arguments to a CEO about deploying JIT (Job Instructions Training), this is the list to use.
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Promises, promises: Dayton backtracks on releasing calendar
EDITOR'S NOTE: An occasional look at promises by government officials and how well they are kept
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton won't allow inspection of his daily calendar despite saying as a candidate that taxpayers would "have a right to know what I'm doing with my time" and should know who he's meeting with privately.
Dayton told The Associated Press in an interview during his 2010 campaign that he would open his schedule to public view. The AP followed up in December with a formal records request and was told by the administration that "calendar data is considered private data on individuals and as such is not public."
The Democrat's current posture mirrors that of his predecessors who carefully guarded their appointment calendars, citing legal opinions on data privacy and security concerns. All recent governors, including Dayton, have released a self-selected public events schedule that offers an abbreviated look at their day.
The AP and other media organizations pressed then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty's administration for release of his calendar when the Republican was under consideration for vice president in 2008 and again when he was building toward his own White House run. All requests were rebuffed.
During the 2010 campaign, AP asked Dayton if he would take a different approach and make his calendar open to inspection. Dayton responded that schedules for a governor can be fluid, with impromptu meetings that might not make it onto an official docket available later for review.
"But yes, my calendar is a public calendar," he continued. "I'm a public servant and my salary is being paid from the taxpayers of Minnesota, like everyone else in state government. They have a right to know what I'm doing with my time."
The candidate said there was a value in greater transparency. He said people requesting time with the state's leader "ought to know when they're coming in to meet with the governor that not every word they're saying but the fact of the meeting and the fact they're present. That comes with the territory."
Dayton's office was supplied with a transcript as part of a request for access to calendars containing appointments for in-person meetings, telephone calls, speaking engagements and travel excluded from his public events schedule for the first year of his term.
Since denying AP's request, the schedule released by Dayton's office has contained more information about meetings, including those considered closed to media.
"We release a broad picture of the governor's day every day, which is more than previous administrations and most other governors in the country," said Deputy chief of staff Bob Hume. "This is a governor who gives out his home phone number at public events. Governor Dayton is more accessible to Minnesotans than any other governor in memory."
A Minnesota executive branch office that referees disputes over records requests has on several occasions walled off access to calendars of public officials. Those opinions from the Department of Administration have classified schedules as "personnel data" that offer exemptions from data disclosure laws.
The opinions, considered advisory, have involved cabinet-level officials, local government leaders and University of Minnesota personnel. None of them has dealt with elected officials.
Still, the opinions have never been challenged in court so they have tended to carry the force of law and been relied upon by at least four separate administrations.
Mark Anfinson, an attorney who has been on the losing end of those opinions, said permitting inspection of calendars is about transparency and accountability.
"Who's got access to him? Who's he spending his time with? That often converts in the world of public and government affairs to results and actions," Anfinson said. "We all understand that the world of lobbying and influence in government is significantly affected by who has access to whom."
None of Minnesota legislative leaders provides a full rundown of meetings. The Legislature is exempt from most state records laws.
Minnesota isn't alone in its treatment of gubernatorial calendars. Arkansas, Delaware, Massachusetts, Virginia and South Dakota are among the places where an hour-by-hour accounting of the governor's time has been considered off-limits.
In some states, administration officials cite security concerns about revealing a governor's movements even days or months after the fact. In Arkansas, for example, the calendar is considered a "working paper" exempt from open records laws. Next door in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker releases his official monthly calendar that is heavily redacted and released weeks after the month covered has ended.
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OK, so it's not that Uncle Tom. We're talking Tío Tom, legendary Cuban rumbero whose music is celebrated on a new Smithsonian CD
Rumba, sticks & poetry;
as the free liner notes (PDF) say "The rumba was born in Cuba out of a fusion of African traditions, and it dates back to the colonial era, when there was dancing and playing of music in the barracks of slave plantations… With only voices and varied percussion (cajones 'boxes', drums, sticks, spoons), its polyrhythm, vocal nuances, and musical structures turned out to be complex, though flexible."
who trusts things which are complex and not flexible?
Puntilla y el Conjunto Todo Rumbero – Mi Tierra (My Land)
This is the Smithsonian's third notable nu-world latin release of 2008; the others involve very fast vallenato (Ayombe) and even faster, insanely fast merengue típico /perico ripiao (La India Canela), the stuff that Carolina wrote on a few days ago (which can also be found towards the end of Geko Jones' wow-analysis of a minimal synth driven pedophiliac mambo tune from DR and what that has to do with the price of milk in rural Hispanola and interweb editorializing).
Check Esquina Rumbera for more on the Afro-Cuba style.


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Kiffin's last stand?
Philadelphia, PA – There is really only one word that could describe the 2012 season for Lane Kiffin and the USC Trojans and that word is disappointment.
Last summer the feeling was that the star-studded Trojans were set to dominate not only the Pac-12 but the entire FBS. Just about every pundit from coast to coast had the Trojans penciled in as the No. 1 team in the country. When the preseason AP poll came out USC was sitting in the top spot. They had a Heisman frontrunner in quarterback Matt Barkley and arguably the best wide receiver tandem in the country in Robert Woods and Marqise Lee.
Those expectations did not come to fruition though. After starting out 2-0 and scoring 91 points in their first two games the Trojans were humbled in a 21-14 setback to Stanford and knocked out of the top 10. The Trojans closed out the season losing five of their last six games to end the year at 7-6 and on the outside looking in on the polls they had once sat atop to begin the year.
It wasn't exactly the kind of year anticipated after their 10-2 campaign in 2011.
Fast forward to this offseason and expectations have certainly been tempered. Barkley, Woods and Second-Team All-Pac-12 safety T.J. McDonald have all moved on to the greener pastures of the NFL, leaving the Trojans with more questions than answers.
The biggest of which is who will replace Barkley under center. The former Trojan finished his career eighth in total passing touchdowns (116) in FBS history, while he also toppled a number of USC and Pac-12 records. Even with Barkley under center the Trojans couldn't live up to their massive potential.
Now a trio of unproven, youngsters will try to do what Barkley couldn't, as redshirt sophomores Cody Kessler and Max Wittek and true freshman Max Browne will be charged with reviving the USC brand going forward.
Wittek would seem to have the edge as he got into eight games last season and even had two starts when Barkley suffered a shoulder injury near the end of the year. Still, Wittek threw for just 388 yards and three touchdowns with five interceptions on 52.2 percent passing. However that production or lack thereof is above that of the other two quarterbacks he will be competing with for the starting job. The majority of the action Kessler has seen has been as a holder, while Browne set Washington state records in passing yards (12,953) in high school, but obviously hasn't played a minute of football at the college level.
"I think there is a lot of people around the country that are trying to find one really good quarterback and I think we have three," Kiffin said of the competition, while making it clear that there was no frontrunner as of yet.
Regardless of who is throwing the ball downfield at the Coliseum, the Trojan offense will undoubtedly be built around defending Biletnikoff Award winner and Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year Marqise Lee. If there was any bright spot for the Trojans a year ago it was Lee who was absolutely electric in the passing game. The speedy receiver hauled in 112 passes for 1,680 yards and 14 touchdowns and put together individual game performances of legendary proportions like setting a Pac-12 record with 345 receiving yards against Arizona.
With former battery mate Woods gone on the outside the offense is likely to become even more focused on getting Lee the ball so he can makes plays in space.
However Lee might not just be asked to carry the team offensively as there has also been talks of having him move in and play defensive back. With his amazing athletic ability it makes complete sense for Kiffin to try to utilize him in any way possible.
Helping to carry the load, at least on offense, will be Nelson Agholor who seems to have taken the lead for the No. 2 receiver slot after an impressive two-touchdown effort in the spring game.
"Me and Nelson are the new me and Rob(ert Woods) basically," Lee said. "Nelson understands the game just as much as I do. So therefore we always try to communicate. I think we'll be on the same page just like Rob and I were."
While having Lee back will be a big help, what might be the most important thing for USC in terms of getting back into contention for Pac-12 and national titles will be on the sideline, specifically in Kiffin.
Though his seat has yet to get hot there is no reason to think it might not be warming up. Kiffin had one of the most talented teams in the country last season but was severely out-coached by a number of teams in his own conference, including Stanford's David Shaw and Oregon State's Mike Riley. Both of those teams finished in the top-25, while USC did not.
At this point Kiffin's name recognition is about all he seems to have going for him. He was a disaster as a coach for the Oakland Raiders. Then had a mediocre season with Tennessee (7-6) before jettisoning off to Los Angeles with a throng of SEC fans chasing him.
How he departed Tennessee, to put it mildly, left a bad taste in many people's mouths and Kiffin has not done much to improve his public image since. While all coaches tend to hold onto information and tip toe through meetings with the media, Kiffin has seemed to be more prickly with the press. That was especially true last season when Kiffin walked away from an interview after being asked about an injured player or when he lied about having not voted for USC as the No. 1 team in the USA Today Coach's Poll.
While these incidents have no bearing on how good a coach he is, they certainly look much worse when his teams consistently fall short of their promise. When your winning such actions can be construed as a severe taskmaster that runs a tight ship.
Just look at Alabama's Nick Saban. Kiffin however, is no Saban. For Kiffin it makes him look petty and dishonest. When you are the first coach since 1964 to have a team ranked No. 1 in the preseason end the year outside of the national rankings, your coaching style and ability has to be called into question across the board and that includes your personality.
When it comes down to it, if Kiffin can't prove that he can be a consistently successful head coach it won't matter who plays quarterback or if Lee keeps smashing records, USC will disappoint once again.


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Static Stretching - Must we "Unlearn What (We) Have Learned"?
Simic L, Sarabon N, Markovic G.Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2012 Feb 8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01444.x. [Epub ahead of print]
In a previous post here at SMR we have covered the outcomes of static and dynamic stretching on performance tasks and how they are affected. Traditionally we have been taught to perform static stretches to increasing ROM and reduce injury before activity. However, what if static stretching has a negative impact on performance? Simic et al. conducted a meta-analytical study to quantitatively combine the results of previous individual static stretch-related articles and estimate the acute effects on muscle strength (peak force, torque or 1 rep max either isokinetic or isometric), power, and explosive muscular performance [categorized as rate of force development, jump, sprint and throwing performance]. They took their analysis one step further by trying to determine if the acute effects were specific to A) subject attributes (age, gender and training status [athlete versus non-athlete]) B) performance tests utilized and C) the time duration of the applied static stretch (SS). For this study, a literature search was conducted across multiple online databases focusing on published journal articles that reported on healthy human subjects, SS effects on muscular power, strength and explosiveness, SS lasting < 30 min and written in English. The authors were able to find 104 articles that met their criteria, from which they were able to extract data and statistically standardize. After data analysis the authors were able to determine significant decreases in muscular strength (-5.4%), and explosive muscular performance (-2.0%) after acute bouts of SS, but the decrease in muscle power (-1.9%) was not deemed statistically significant. In regards to muscle strength, there was a significant difference when comparing the strength reduction of the isometric and isokinetic tasks, with isometric tests experiencing a greater decrease in strength than isokinetic tests(-6.5% vs. -3.9%). The decrease in muscle strength and explosive muscular performance was found to be irrespective of subject age, gender and training status. While the decrease in muscle power didn't reach significance, the authors believe that this is an area that should be focused on during future research based upon the limited amount of data available. The authors also noticed a significant reduction in the negative effects on explosive muscular performance as the duration of SS stays under 45 seconds.
Is there still a place for static stretch in pre-exercise warm-up based upon these results? One item to note is the length of the static stretch. Simic was able to find a decreased negative effect when stretching was kept under 45 sec/muscle group. Many times the individual will stretch a specific area for much shorter than that time period, often times to a 10-count. So in truth, to what extent are we seeing negative effects on performance? With the reductions in muscular strength, power and explosive muscle performance the authors state these results can be applied to both young and old populations, males and females, as well as athletes versus non-athletes. If their analysis is accurate, then these findings can conceivably be instituted for all active individuals. Furthermore, they go on to state these findings "strongly suggest that the usage of SS as the sole activity during warm-up routine should generally be avoided." However, most structured warm-ups that higher level athletes engage in today are not centered around static stretching There is a balance between both SS and dynamic stretching prior to activity, but should we now begin to think about restructuring not only our warm-up sessions but also warm (cool)-down components, as well? Removing the SS portion of the warm-up can conceivably minimize or eliminate the negative effects that SS will have on these studied performance elements, while focusing on SS during warm-down may allow the individual to still gain ROM and prevent injury before going into the next session. What are your thoughts? How do you structure the warm-up and cool-down elements of your athletes' activities? If your athletes aren't engaging in any form of structured cool-down, do you believe, based upon these findings that they should begin to do so?
Written by: Mark Rice
Reviewed by: Stephen Thomas
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Simic L, Sarabon N, & Markovic G (2012). Does pre-exercise static stretching inhibit maximal muscular performance? A meta-analytical review. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports PMID: 22316148
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Can you please provide information as to what research has been done on growing children/adolescents? Also - has research been done on warm up activities that perform static stretching followed by dynamic stretching (thus decreasing the physiologic negative effects on performance that static stretching alone creates)?
- March 9, 2012 at 8:57 AM
- Mark A. Rice said...
Thanks for reading. I'd just start with the reference list to this article and work from there. It's pretty extensive.
- March 9, 2012 at 12:00 PM
- Jeffrey Driban said...
Are you interested in the influence of static stretching on performance measures in children or an outcome other than performance?
A lot of the studies I have seen comparing dynamic and static stretches have been just that. I'm not sure how many studies have explored the influence of static stretching with dynamic stretching but based on the data I'm not sure this would change the fact that static stretches seem to influence performance measures; particularly when longer stretches are performed. I recommend seeing a previous post regarding a systematic review by Kay et al that highlighted the relevance of duration of stretch (http://sportsmedresearch.blogspot.com/2011/07/effect-of-acute-static-stretch-on.html). They found stretches less than 45 s don't have a negative influence. I hope this helps.
- March 9, 2012 at 12:30 PM
- Ken Becker ATC said...
A well written article, but I would hesitate to call for the removal of SS from routines. There is a place and time for SS, and I would challenge anyone to show me athletes that in some form and function don't utilize this form of stretching. This has been a hot topic for a while, and I truly appreciate the dialogue, but remember, there are no absolutes for everyone. Our athletes utilize a variety of both dynamic and static stretches in their pre and post routines, and have found that the SS's are useful after they perform the dynamic stretches. Their choice not ours, and discouraging them from utilizing what makes them feel adequately warmed up, or cooled down is not my position. There is not enough true and absolution for me to ban or discourage SS use. Question: has anyone suggested to the physical therapist or physician that the static stretching utilized in their daily practice is contraindicated?
- March 16, 2012 at 5:22 PM
- Mark A. Rice said...
Ken, thanks for weighing in. By no means are we saying that static stretch should be abandoned, altogether. The data from this and other articles is indicating that perhaps there needs to be a restructuring of the warm-ups and cool-downs. Static stretching does have a time and place, but studies are showing that pre-activity warm-up may not be the right time and place. With teams looking for any sort of competitive advantage, it would make sense to eliminate a facet of warm-up that statistically indicates a negative impact on performance. As an ATC myself, why would I wittingly put my team at a disadvantage from a performance standpoint, before the match even gets going? Let the other team static stretch and incur performance deficits, but not mine! To your other point about the athletes deciding what they do as their routine, in my experience, when it comes to health, performance and on-field items the athletes engage in that comes from the coordinated efforts of the head coach, ATC and strength coach. As the paid professional, armed with this info, I'd make sure that I got it in front of those other individuals in order to have the best possible competitive edge. No matter what is in place, sooner or later its going to become routine. I'd much rather the routine be set by people who are skilled and trained to institute these types of changes.
Also, Bear in mind that this study is a meta-anlaysis. They crunched the numbers of 104 studies and they were able to find statistic differences in 2 of the 3 categories they were investigating. That might not qualify as absolution, but it sure is a lot of studies.
- March 16, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Static stretching is used to correct, this does not mean that it cannot be utilized before activity/competition. If the individual needs to correct some imbalances prior to activity then by all means use static but follow up with active and dynamic movements to turn those muscles back on and the individual will be fine. Its when you perform static stretching to correct and do not follow up with active/dynamic movements that will lead to a decrease in performance......Is static stretching bad, no, just use it properly. I feel this is where the research has been confusing to many, continue to use it if warranted but remember to reactivate those muscles so you dont experience the negative effects...
- March 19, 2012 at 10:11 AM
- Jeffrey Driban said...
Hi Yusuf: Thanks for the comment. Forget if static stretching is bad or good. I think its important that we need to ask is why do we perform static stretching? Once you answer that then the questions arise:
Is there evidence to support doing static stretches before exercise to achieve this goal?
Does static stretching achieve this goal better than dynamic/active stretching?
Is doing the static stretches before exercise the best time to achieve this goal?
Also, do we have sufficient evidence that you can "reactivate those muscles" after static stretching?
- March 19, 2012 at 10:19 AM
- Ken Becker ATC said...
Thanks Mark, don't misunderstand my position...I agree with you that dynamic stretching is a better way. That has been proven beyond question; my issue here is that the studies may prove there to be an impact on strength, but for how long and to what extent? I get concerned about studies that are ongoing without complete answers. Let me preface this by saying my comments are not intended to sound brash, but it is a worry that I have heard voiced in many circles: Are these studies performed to the standards that I would expect my child to adhere to, is the target audience correct, and if the studies prove little to no true conclusion, then what? If the researchers are going to publish this material, lets do it in a way that the information goes to the right people. Honestly I hope coaches read this information and make some changes, but I also look at the articles that come in specific sport magazines and wonder who let this quackery out into the public discourse. Fundamental changes like this need to be purposeful and well thought out, not just "proven". I am all for positive and correct change, just not one out of knee jerk reaction and unsupported fact. I want this change, it just needs to be brought into the discussion with the evidence that gives me the ability to show coaches and athletes alike the positive impact it can have, not just I read a study that says....... We owe our athletes every advantage they can muster without cheating, but we also owe it to them to be correct in our advice and provide sound and reliable information.
- March 19, 2012 at 3:32 PM
- Mark A. Rice said...
Ken, some studies have shown negative impacts incurred by static stretching can last upwards of 30 minutes post-stretch. In an effort to address some of your concerns: 1. I think that the standards to which they are adhered to has to be a global effort, from all facets of structured sports and performance. No child is doing any form of stretching prior to going out into the neighborhood and playing ball, so from an unsupervised standpoint I think its a moot point. 2. As far as the target audience goes, I would say, yes, the information by and large is being published in journals that are most appropriate. If I'm not mistaken, my other write-up about dynamic stretching vs static stretching came from the Journal of Strength and conditioning. The key is the appropriate people making the effort to go and find it, that's why an effort like this blog is so valuable. We are constantly putting the most up-to-date research in a concise format to make it relevant to sport, sport medicine and performance. You know as well as I do, some people work harder at their trade than others. AS far as just publishing to just publish, there might be some people out there that do that, but the sheer effort to get something to actually go to print is a long-haul. Jeff and Steve here at SMR can attest to that better than I can, but these researchers' names and careers are riding on these studies, and I'd venture to say that most aren't treating it like a mill. They want solid credible evidence being put into circulation, not just volume.
I totally understand where you're coming from about some of the things that you see in magazines. What I read is like the company that I keep. Case in point. Men's Health actually does a VERY good job of citing research in their articles. They tell you what institution it comes from and from what journal. They give you the ability to find it for yourself. I read this magazine, but shy away from Men's Fitness, because it's more of a strength mag and has an associated meathead persona, that's not who I am, that's not who I hang with. It might sound ridiculous, but if there is somebody you wouldn't sit down with and have a beer, why would do the same with a resource like a journal or a magazine you know to be below your standards?
As to how to make the change, I'd encourage you to read my last comment on the post that is linked in this write-up. I think it's a good starting point on how to get the ball rolling.
Thanks for starting the conversation.
- March 20, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Just a few random thoughts....
Why does stretching always need to be compared to athletic performance??
What are the aims of static vs dynamic stretches- same/different??
I'm a PT. I use static stretching primarily to elicit the creep response due to soft tissue exhibiting viscoelastic properties. I use long duration (20 min or more multiple times per day) to create a permanent deformation. Short duration stretching (30-60 sec) does nothing more than cycle a spring. No deformation. No change in muscle length. This is needed when there are long standing issues of muscle length and strength asymmetry.
Dynamic stretching seems to work on a different mechanism. If someone improperly uses their HS for instance- as a primary hip extensor as opposed to a knee flexor, or they never cease muscle activation and use it ecc/concentrically
- March 29, 2012 at 3:25 PM
Dynamic stretching is great to re/establish proper firing of select muscle groups, and to allow synergists to work properly. If for ex the HS has been chronically shortened, the quad may not be working properly. By using the quad to stretch the HS it may alter muscle spindle activity and alter the muscles resting lengths.
Other thoughts- muscles may be in a protective spasm due to a facilitated segment and may resist all attempts to change length.
More hypertrophy equals more stiffness due to Titin. By careful examination muscle stiffness patterns emerge and can be dealt with through specific movements that simultaneously shorten and lengthen the appropriate musculature. It would be interesting to do a study comparing dynamic and static stretching vs neuromuscular re-Ed on performance testing.
- March 29, 2012 at 3:36 PM
As a former NCAA collegiate athlete, static stretching certainly has its place in warm-up and cool-down activities. I think it should always be performed in conjunction with light cardiovascular warm-up and also dynamic stretches. As clinicians, PT's are taught to Incorporate a multitude of disciplines and treatments in order to maximize outcomes... I think the same concept needs to be applied with static/dynamic stretching/cardio with respect to warm-up to maximize performance.
- March 30, 2012 at 12:05 AM
- Jeffrey Driban said...
Great comments. Thanks!
First, static stretching doesn't always have to be studied in relation to athletic performance but it raises the question about whether static stretching, as commonly used in the athletic setting, is appropriate. One could try and extrapolate those findings to the potential influence static stretching may have prior to strengthening/neuromuscular training in the rehab setting but more research would be helpful in assessing if that is appropriate.
The aims of the stretching is one of the key issues to address. If your goal is to improve range of motion then long-duration static stretching is effective. If the goal is to be a component of a warm-up protocol and reduce the risk of reinjury then there may be more issues. These studies don't question the potential benefit of static stretching on range of motion, they question the appropriateness of these stretches when used prior to exercise/athletic performance (you can still do them during your cool down; these studies don't advise against it).
It's important to appreciate that these studies are focusing on a specific application of an intervention and not dismissing the intervention. For example, shoulder strengthening might be an effective treatment for shoulder pain but if a study came out suggesting shoulder strengthening doesn't improve knee pain we wouldn't stop strengthening shoulders in patients with shoulder pain.
In the era of evidence based medicine, doing an intervention b/c it is what was always done is not appropriate. We need to judge the level of evidence available for interventions when applied in certain populations and under certain conditions with particular goals. These studies are highlighting that static stretching, a very value intervention under the right circumstances, deserves to be rethought when administered prior to certain exercises. It doesn't question the value of static stretching for patients status post total knee replacement or the value of static stretching as part of the cool down. These studies should cause us to sit back and ask why do we perform static stretching? Is there evidence to support this goal and does static stretching achieve this goal better than dynamic/active stretching?
- March 30, 2012 at 5:45 AM
"I'm a PT. I use static stretching primarily to elicit the creep response due to soft tissue exhibiting viscoelastic properties. I use long duration (20 min or more multiple times per day) to create a permanent deformation."
Isn't this being debunked by current research? There hasn't been any evidence that muscles actually increase their length. Current research points to a neurological mechanism which increases ones tolerance to stretch..
See http://ptjournal.apta.org/content/90/3/438
- March 30, 2012 at 10:58 AM
- Mark A. Rice said...
Jeff, well said. The whole point of SMR is to inform. From there, we can go on to validate what it is that we are doing clinically, or to challenge sacred cows like pre-activity static stretching.
Does static stretching have its place, yes. Is it before practices and games, probably not so much. It is more than likely more indicated ina clinical setting as opposed to a functional/sports performance setting.
At nopoint are we saying static stretch is to be abandoned. We are stating that structurally, we might have to rethink how we prepare a body before activity
- March 30, 2012 at 12:14 PM
Muscle lengthening is attained by adding sarcomeres in series as opposed to in parallel. There are no conclusive human studies at this point, but one only needs to examine the effects of immobilization and muscle length. To truly describe muscle changes we need to speak of shortness, stiffness, and excessive length. Tight does not convey the muscles ability to fully lengthen. Short does. We need to further examine which muscles we are actually stretching as well. Could be one or more synergists. I'm all for evidence based practice. It just seems difficult to extrapolate pertinent clinical information from clinical trials. Personally I do a thorough assessment of muscle length strength and stiffness and only stretch what's needed. More than stretching though is proper joint alignment and proper use of synergists and antagonists properly.
- March 30, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Read that article you referenced. A number of issues were presented. No real way to measure "end points" other than pain perception. Torque is difficult to quantify across testing. The duration and frequency of stretching was inconsistent- and 5x/wk for 20 minutes was described as excessive and not given due attention. As well patients were a symptomatic. Two joint muscles seemed easier to analyze vs one it muscles. Focus seemed to be placed on shifting the torque curve to the R to prove a change. Not a true outcome measure if you asked me. It was a good meta analysis of previous research but would take a long time to review the methods of cited research. There was no mention of age, fitness level, occupation, etc. I would be more convinced about the results if it were more narrow in scope. Ex- patients with LBP and the effect of static stretching of the hamstrings with pain and function both being assessed. I also think more specificity is needed to ensure the lumbar spine isn't flexing instead of pure hamstring excursion. The sensory explanation might fit well into the facilitated segment theory. And as always "more research is needed". Then there's the total end-range time theory.....
- March 30, 2012 at 2:47 PM
In regards to where research is published. Good research studies end up being cited in various "athletic magazines", and as Mark stated -one needs to read these carefully. Many "youth coaches" are parents without any type of sports medicine background, and many high school coaches also do not have a sports medicine background. They read an excerpt in a magazine saying "static stretches decrease athletic performance" and without further investigating, they change their warm-ups to dynamic stretching only (often times done incorrectly) and very few teams perform post practice or post game cool down static stretching. Also - the authors of the research studies extrapolate to "the young", but if children and adolescents are growing still, does static stretching help prevent more injuries? Injury prevention in the pre-high school and early high school years is more important than sports performance. Again, if anyone has any research done on the effects of static strengthening and injury prevention in growing children/adolescents, I would appreciate it!
- March 31, 2012 at 11:34 AM
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Well, I would say that such studies are highlighting that static stretching, a very value intervention under the right circumstances that deserves to be rethought when administered prior to certain exercises but still that is not enough to come to a conclusion.
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The nested addressing assertions (which indicate additional characteristics of the base WS-Addressing assertion) qualify this semantic to say that either only non-anonymous responses are supported or that only anonymous responses are supported. In the WS-Addressing protocol it's the requester's message that requests a specific kind of response - anonymous, non-anonymous, or maybe even a mixture of the two. The thing to recognize is that if Policy 2 is a requester policy then it is incomplete in that it is not acknowledging that the base assertion also reflects support for anonymous responses. The requester determines what response type should be used. So, a client that needs non-anonymous responses will also work with a service that supports all of addressing. The client's policy should reflect that it is compatible with an endpoint that supports all of addressing by adding a second alternative. This can be easily done using the Optional attribute as is shown in section 3.1.6 in the WS-Addressing Metadata spec: <Policy><Addressing ><Policy><AnonymousResponses wsp:Optional="true" > </Policy></Addressing ></Policy> Note that if Policy 2 is a provider policy and Policy 1 is the requester policy - where the requester wants unqualified support for addressing, but the provider only supports a specific response type - then there is no issue. These policies should not intersect and they don't. We hope this helps. Daniel Roth From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Ashok Malhotra Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:33 PM To: Maryann Hondo; Anthony Nadalin Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: RE: Are nested assertions part of the policy vocabulary? Hi Maryann: Perhaps I misunderstood. Let me rephrase my comments as questions. Since Policy 1 <Policy> <ws-addressing> <Policy/> </ws-addressing> </Policy> was intended to mean that ALL options ( anonymous, non-anonymous) are supported. And Policy 2 <Policy> <ws-addressing> <Policy> <ws-addressing: Anonymous> </Policy> </ws-addressing> </Policy> was intended to mean that ONLY anonymous was supported. Should Policy 1 match Policy 2 in the intersection algorithm? All the best, Ashok ________________________________ From: email@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Maryann Hondo Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:55 AM To: Ashok Malhotra; Anthony Nadalin Cc: Ashok Malhotra; email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: RE: Are nested assertions part of the policy vocabulary? Ashok, I would like to clarify my comments. I was trying to say, that the WS-Addressing group seemed to be trying to use nested assertions to indicate a "constraint". My understanding of the semantics are the following: <Policy> <ws-addressing> <Policy/> </ws-addressing> </Policy> was intended to mean that ALL options ( anonymous, non-anonymous) are supported. and <Policy> <ws-addressing> <Policy> <ws-addressing: Anonymous> </Policy> </ws-addressing> </Policy> was intended to mean that ONLY anonymous was supported. This to me, ths meant that the "intent" of the base assertion was being "constrained" by the presence off a nested assertion and that was ok if the working group understood the semantics they were expressing ( i.e. the "absence" of a nested assertion means "no constraints" or "all options are supported") and I thought the language of the ws-policy spec allowed this interpretation since a nested assertion could be seen to be qualifying the base assertion with a constraint rather than a capability. Authors MAY define that an assertion contains a policy expression <http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-ws-policy-20070330/#policy_expression> (as defined in 4. Policy Expression <http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-ws-policy-20070330/#rPolicy_Expression> ) as one of its [children]. Nested policy expression(s) <http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-ws-policy-20070330/#nested_policy_expressi on> are used by authors to further qualify one or more specific aspects of the original assertion. The spec already says the following so I don't think alternative 1 really adds anything, unless I'm missing something, like Tony, I need more of an explanation of what you are suggesting you want the intersection to do: Because the set of behaviors indicated by a policy alternative <http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-ws-policy-20070330/#policy_alternative> depends on the domain-specific semantics of the collected assertions, determining whether two policy alternatives are compatible generally involves domain-specific processing. Maryann Anthony Nadalin/Austin/IBM@IBMUS Sent by: firstname.lastname@example.com 04/19/2007 03:41 AM To "Ashok Malhotra" <firstname.lastname@example.com> cc "email@example.com" <email@example.com>, "firstname.lastname@example.com" <firstname.lastname@example.com>, firstname.lastname@example.com Subject RE: Are nested assertions part of the policy vocabulary? #1 " dependent on the semantics of the parent assertion." not sure what this would mean can you give some guidance here ? #2 is real dangerous as you have no idea what you are matching on, one day it could be XYZ and another day it could be ABC. Anthony Nadalin | Work 512.838.0085 | Cell 512.289.4122 "Ashok Malhotra" <firstname.lastname@example.com> "Ashok Malhotra" <email@example.com> Sent by: email@example.com 04/16/2007 04:23 PM To "email@example.com" <email@example.com>, "firstname.lastname@example.com" <firstname.lastname@example.com> cc Subject RE: Are nested assertions part of the policy vocabulary? I'm at the OASIS Symposium and have had extensive discussions with the WS-Addressing folks re. the problems they are having in using WS-Policy to express their requirements. As I see it, the sticky usecase is where the provider wants to say this it supports WS-Addressing in all its manifestations and the requester specifies that it supports a particular variation of WS-Addressing. These two policies must match. Thus, the provider says: <Policy> <ws-addressing> <Policy/> </ws-addressing> </Policy> And the requester says: <Policy> <ws-addressing> <Policy> <ws-addressing-specific-assertions> </Policy> </ws-addressing> </Policy> These two policies must match in the intersection algorithm. The text that prevents them from matching says: "If either assertion contains a nested policy expression <http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-ws-policy-20070330/#policy_expression> , the two assertions are compatible if they both have a nested policy expression and the alternative in the nested policy expression of one is compatible with the alternative in the nested policy expression of the other." In the note below (which Glen +1ed), Maryann suggests that a Policy with just the <ws-addressing> assertion is expressing a constraint which can be met in several ways - at least that's how I read her note. She does not, however, suggest concrete wording. Here are a couple of suggestions: 1. Change the quoted text above to say that matching of nested policy assertions is dependent on the semantics of the parent assertion. This way, WS-Addressing could define its own semantics for matching and solving their usecase. 2. Bob Freund suggested a wildcard assertion that could be included within a nested Policy that would match any other nested policy. All the best, Ashok ________________________________ From: Maryann Hondo [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com <mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com> ] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 7:37 AM To: Glen Daniels Cc: Ashok Malhotra; Monica J. Martin; firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com Subject: RE: Are nested assertions part of the policy vocabulary? Glen, I think the problem is that the assertions are really trying to express a constraint .....and should be something like "nonAnonymousONLY". so the absence, is not the absence of support but rather the absence of the constraint. And in this case I think the " no constraints" is sufficient for your use case The client has no constraints on what the provider will do. That should intersect with all the provider options. I hope we can talk this through on the call. Maryann "Glen Daniels" <email@example.com> Sent by: firstname.lastname@example.com 04/04/2007 09:59 AM To "Monica J. Martin" <email@example.com>, "Ashok Malhotra" <firstname.lastname@example.com> cc <email@example.com> Subject RE: Are nested assertions part of the policy vocabulary? Hi Monica: I'm a little confused here. Are you and MaryAnn indeed saying that selecting the first alternative in Ashok's (and indeed WS-Addressing's) example means that neither anonymous nor non-anonymous responses are allowed? That certainly isn't the goal of the policy, and indeed this interpretation would seem to disallow ANY kind of response. How would you write a consumer policy which was meant to successfully intersect with endpoint policies which either a) express nothing about anonymous responses, b) express a requirement for anonymous responses, or c) express a requirement for non-anonymous responses? --Glen > -----Original Message----- > From: firstname.lastname@example.com > [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com <mailto:email@example.com> ] On Behalf Of Monica J. Martin > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 5:30 PM > To: Ashok Malhotra > Cc: email@example.com > Subject: Re: Are nested assertions part of the policy vocabulary? > > > > hondo: Ashok, > My response is yes. > Maryann > > >>mm1: Ashok, agree with MaryAnn on question one answer - this point > has been made that the nested assertions are part of the policy > vocabulary. Yet, an important point associated with this surrounds > whether or not the guiding conformance [1] requires support for those > response types - that provides substance on your second > question and its > disposition.. [2] > > We also state in Section 3.2 Framework before the statement you cite: > > An alternative with zero assertions indicates no behaviors. An > alternative with one or more assertions indicates > behaviors implied > by those, and only those assertions. > > Remember: (no position just stating the action-result), we augmented > this text in > http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3602 <http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3602> Issue 3602. > > [1] WS-A specification(s) referenced > [2] Related to empty and the base assumptions of WS-Addressing. > > >Ashok Malhotra wrote: Section 3.2 of Framework says "When an > assertion whose type is part of the policy's vocabulary is > not included in a policy alternative, the policy alternative > without the assertion type indicates that the assertion will > not be applied in the context of the attached policy > subject." Are nested assertions included in the policy's > vocabulary? > > > >Consider the following example: > > > > <wsp:ExactlyOne> > > <wsp:All> > > <wsam:Addressing> <-- supports all response > types --> Alternative 1 > > <wsp:Policy> > > </wsp:Policy> > > </wsam:Addressing> > > </wsp:All> > > <wsp:All> > > <wsam:Addressing> <-- requires Anonymous > responses --> Alternative 2 > > <wsp:Policy> > > <AnonymousResponses /> > > </wsp:Policy> > > </wsam:Addressing> > > </wsp:All> > > <wsp:All> > > <wsam:Addressing> <- requires nonAnonymous > responses --> Alternative 3 > > <wsp:Policy> > > <NonAnonymousResponses /> > > </wsp:Policy> > > </wsam:Addressing> > > </wsp:All> > > </wsp:ExactlyOne> > ></wsp:Policy> > > > >If Alternative 1 is selected, does this mean that neither > Anonymous responses nor NonAnonymous responses are allowed as > both are part of the policy vocabulary but not included in > the alternative. > > > >All the best, Ashok > > > > > > > > > >
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HANOVER, N.H. – The second half of Saturday's game with Dartmouth may have been the most frustrating of the season so far for the Yale men's soccer team. The Bulldogs had the better of the play, outshooting the Big Green 8-4, and had plenty of opportunities to score but couldn't finish.
As a result, Sten Stray-Gundersen's goal late in the first half turned out to be the difference as Dartmouth knocked off Yale 1-0 before a big crowd of 1,009 at Burnham Field.
"We kept knocking on the door right until the end," said Yale head coach Brian Tompkins, who saw his team shutout for the third straight game. "We're still struggling to finish off our good play with goals. Sooner or later the dam is going to burst and we are going to get some goals."
Dartmouth goalkeeper Noah Cohen played a big role in keeping the Bulldogs off the board. Five of Yale's eight shots in the second half were on goal, but Cohen stopped them all.
The Big Green (5-5, 1-1 Ivy) controlled the play for much of the first half, but it took Dartmouth until the 42nd minute to grab the lead. Brad Jacobson sent a cross into the box that Stray-Gundersen tapped into the net.
"It's always difficult to concede a goal just before halftime, but I really liked our response in the second half," Tompkins said.
In fact, the Bulldogs (3-5-3, 0-1-1 Ivy) had five of the first six shots after the intermission.
Dartmouth finished with a 12-10 edge in shots. Both teams had two corner kicks.
Yale goalkeeper Bobby Thalman made three saves.
The Bulldogs play their third straight Ivy League road game at Cornell next Saturday at 1 p.m.
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