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Phoenix hotel with an outdoor pool
Situated near the airport, in Phoenix, this hotel is close to Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, El Zaribah Shriners Auditorium, and Celebrity Theater. Local attractions also include Phoenix Zoo and Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
Hotel Features
Recreational amenities at Aloft Phoenix Airport include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Other amenities include a roundtrip airport shuttle and a poolside bar.
Room Amenities
Plasma televisions include premium satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature beds with pillowtop mattresses, complimentary wireless Internet access, and complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access.
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- General
Aloft Phoenix Airport features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a coffee shop/café and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and audiovisual equipment. Event facilities measuring 536 square feet (48 square meters) include a meeting/conference room. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and coffee/tea in the lobby. An area shuttle within 5 mi and a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) are complimentary for guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Aloft Phoenix Airport is a smoke-free property.
- Long-term parking (surcharge)
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Free self parking
- Snack bar/deli
- One meeting/conference room
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Airport transportation (complimentary)
- Total number of rooms - 143
- Number of floors - 6
- ATM/banking
- Audiovisual equipment
- Bar/lounge
- Billiards
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business services
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Coffee shop or café
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Microwave in lobby
- Multilingual staff
- Free parking
- Patio
- Poolside bar
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 2009
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- 24-hour business center
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 536
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 48
- Free guest parking during stay
- Security guard
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Train station pickup (complimentary)
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Television in lobby
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Free parking, Long-term parking (surcharge), Free guest parking during stay, Free self parking
- Room Amenities
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Connecting / adjoining rooms available
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Premium TV channels
- Soundproofed rooms
- Climate control
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Multi-line phone
- Free local calls
- Voice mail
- Complimentary bottled water
- Microwave (on request)
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Ergonomic chair
- Cordless phone
- Speakerphone
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Satellite TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Down blanket
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- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Pillowtop mattress
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- Plasma TV
- Mountain view
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- Recreation
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golf - miniature nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Boat launch nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Basketball nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Playground nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Swimming on site
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Braille or raised signage
Aloft Phoenix Airport Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Breakfast fee: between USD 4 and USD 8 per person (approximately)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. This property allows pets in specific rooms only. Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
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"True Team Victory" Gives Auburn Series Win Over No.13 Arkansas (Win Clinches SEC Tournament Berth). Tigers' victory clinched third straight SEC Tournament birth.
No Time To Rest - Tigers Face Georgia on the Road This Weekend. Auburn Baseball faces another important SEC series.
Blake Austin Named SEC Player of the WEEK. Auburn catcher batted .636 in three game series against Tennessee.
Auburn Wins Series - Goes For Sweep Against Tennessee Today. Tigers offense explodes for 24 runs in first two games of series.
Auburn vs.Tennessee - Tigers Look To Stay In SEC's Top 10. Auburn Is tied with Vol's & Vandy for ninth place. Only 10 teams will play in SEC Tournament May 22-27
Will Auburn Baseball Bounce Back? Story of Auburn Baseball's chances to recover from 3 game sweep by the Tide.
Diamond 'Cocks Weekend Roundup: South Carolina Takes Series against Tennessee
He batted .625 with two doubles and a hone run in the three game series with NIU. Oh yeah, he's also our #1 pitcher and threw 4 shutout innings allowing two hits in the opener. The BaseVols(3-0) next game will be tomorrow at 3pm vs. the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers(1-2). Freshman David Horne will be getting his first start. UTsports.com will be streaming live from Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Relevant teams to Tennessee include... #1 Florida, #2 South Carolina, #5 Texas(March 3), #6 Rice(March 4), #8 Arkansas, #12 Vanderbilt, #14 LSU and #25 Georgia. Mississippi State(#28), Ole Miss(#42) and Alabama(#48) are receiving votes. Dave Serrano's former team, Cal State Fullerton, comes in at #16.
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Hi all
I take the a rgb color from the original image (it was in pdf):
I made a jpg using this rgb as background color.
I also use a css command
body { background-color: rgb(26,23,27); }
I put my image in the html page with that background and on screen you can notice differences between body background and image background..
Are there any solutions?
it is going to make a difference which browser you are testing, you know, it might also be useful to include a screenshot of the difference, or better a link to your page
i haven't experimented much with css colormanagement, but for a solution, you may want to try Converting the image to sRGB, stripping the profile from the image and not specifying a css profile in html/css -- if you are trying to blend a pixel image into a html background (that way the same profile will be used on both elements)
if you do get it to work, I would be interested in how you did it...
Ciao, Roberto
Any uncalibrated RGB is device dependent —that is: It's appearance will change depending on the device representing those numbers—. Raw RGB numbers are uncalibrated unless used under the umbrella of a colour profile.
Your best bet is, as gator soup points, to put both sets of numbers —picture colours and css values— in the same park so that even if they are missinterpreted by any piece of software, they will be missinterpreted exactly in the same way, so that you won't see any difference between same sets of values.
And sRGB is a good (best?) profile to work as a basis for colours in web images and pages. So, all raw RGB saved and worked under it will be driven, at least, into the same set.
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there are 2 teams made by 6 - 8 -10 players for a total of 12 - 16 -20 peps facing eachother ...
it is based on a non stop 1 vs 1 . Every team has 1 leader which decides the order entry in the battleground ,
every time 1 member of 1 team dies the leader will call another player of his team facing the previous winner without
w8ting any cd ... just rushing inside and dueling again ... this rotation lasts until 1 team will stay without any members left which decides the winning team...
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Where ???
Under Divine fortress (platform)
Who ??
if someone is interested post down here his team or his agreement to join so we can arrange 2 + teams according to your faction...
if u are a high rank and u act like a pussy while not coming u will be trolled )))))
hope to see u during the event !
Delhard !
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5 of 15: Winnie, owned by Susan Sherzan, of West Des Moines, Iowa, looks on during the 33rd annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest Monday, April 23, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa. The pageant kicks off the Drake Relays festivities at Drake University where a bulldog is the mascot. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (AP Photo/ Charlie Neibergall)


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Prizes and Awards Won | AVForums.com Reference Staus Award "Smart Hub remains therefernce internet platform to which all other manufacturers must aspire" |
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Screen Size (in) | 40 |
Resolution | 1920x1080 |
Picture Frequency (Hz) | 200 |
Contrast Ratio | Mega |
Aspect Ratio | 16.9 |
Type | LED |
Flat Screen | Y |
HD Ready / Full HD | Full HD |
24P True Cinema Playback | Y |
Picture Enhancement Engine | 3 D Hyperreal Engine |
Picture In Picture | Y |
Audio Power Output (Watts RMS) | 10 W x 2 |
Digital Audio Output | Yes - optical |
Sound Output | Dolby Digital |
Built-in Devices
Built-in Blu-ray | No |
Built-in DVD | No |
Built-in Freeview | Yes |
Built-in Freeview HD | Yes |
Built-in Freesat | No |
Built-in Freesat HD | No |
Built-in iPod Dock | N |
Total HDMI Connections | 4 |
Total Scart Sockets | 1 |
Front AV Sockets | N |
RGB Enabled Scart Sockets | 1 |
CI Slot | Y |
Component Input | Y |
Ethernet Port | Y |
Headphone Socket | N |
Memory Card Slot | N |
S-Video Connection | Y |
USB Port | Y |
On Power (W) | 35 |
Standby Power (W) | 0.10 |
Energy Efficiency Class | A |
3D Type | Active |
2D To 3D Conversion | Y |
Type Of 3D Glasses | 2 x 3D Active Glasses included |
Auto Install | Y |
Electronic Programme Guide (days) | 7 |
Parental Lock | Y |
Sleep Timer | Y |
Wall-mountable | Y |
Intelligent Light Sensor | Y |
DLNA Compliant | Y |
Side HDMI Connections | 4 |
Smart / Internet TV | Y |
Wi-Fi Enabled | Y |
USB Wi-Fi Dongle Required | N |
Catch Up TV Facility | Y |
Social Media Enabled | Y |
Skype Installed | Y |
Webcam | N |
Full Web Browsing Capabilites | Y |
Accessories Included
Remote Control Included | Y |
Stand Included | Y |
Additional Information
What"s in the Box | TV, Stand, Remote Control, Batteries |
Height With Tabletop Stand (cm) | 620.1 |
Height Without Tabletop Stand (cm) | 548.6 |
Weight With Tabletop Stand (kg) | 11.1 |
Weight Without Tabletop Stand (kg) | 7.5 |
Product Height | 620.1 Millimetre |
Product Width | 934.0 Millimetre |
Product Depth | 49.6 Millimetre |
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Pain in the glass? Windoro bot does your windows
I've messed around with several household robots that clean floors, but I can't believe it's 2010 and I'm still manually washing my windows. I know I'll have to wait until 2020 for bionic eyesight, and a bit longer for immortality, but come on. Windows? By hand?
South Korea's Pohang Institute of Intelligent Robotics (PIRO) has given me reason to hope that one day I'll be freed from wiping away grime myself. It has developed a window-washer robot called Windoro that can do the job itself, increasing my leisure time.
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I spent today looking at keyboards and cases. Sadly, there wasn't much in stock to look at. I'm looking for either a case with a keyboard included, or a case that will also carry the Apple keyboard. I'm always on the go, so I'm looking for something that will go together and sit on my lap. Ideally, I'd like to still be able to use my smart cover, but I realize that may be a pipe dream.
I looked at the Zagg, but it seemed too unstable on my lap and the keys were kind of crunched. I could learn to live with the keys, I suppose. The other cons were that it didn't have a back and can't be used with the smart cover.
I also checked Brookstone, and their leather keyboard and case. I almost picked this one up, but wanted to try out one they suggested at Best Buy first. I liked the case at Brooktone much better than the Zagg, but it still seemed a little unstable for the lap and was a little thick. I may return for it.
The one the Apple guy at Best Buy suggested I look at was the InCase Workstation. Supposedly it easily handles the Apple keyboard and iPad, and is quite stable when open.
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Nebraska Wheat
The latest Extension information on wheat production and management practices from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Crop Growth and Development
Understanding plant development can be helpful for making management decisions. The optimum timing of fertilizer, irrigation, herbicide, insecticide, and fungicide applications are best determined by crop growth stage rather than calendar date.
The impact of various crop stresses such as frost, heat, drought, disease, insect damage, or weed competition can be more accurately predicted with a clear understanding of the relationships between crop growth stage and plant response to stress.
Major growth stages:
Germination â–º Seedling â–º Tillering â–º Stem elongation (jointing) â–º Booting â–º Heading â–º Flowering (anthesis) â–º Milk â–º Dough â–º Ripening
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While describing Rockefeller's eight-year governorship as "mostly mundane," he lays out the corruption in the Moore administration that eventually sent Moore to federal prison. In interview remarks about the book, Brunner said: "I personally liked Arch Moore -- I don't know whether he'd say the same of me. He called me names and et cetera, et cetera."
Before he was finally brought low by long-rumored corruption charges, Moore was in his element, Brunner writes:
"Moore relished the political warfare. He seemed to come alive when the battle was joined. I'll never forget his first Christmas in the governor's mansion when relations with reporters were still relatively amicable. There was an annual reception for the media involving drinks, food, and off-the-record conversation. Several reporters had gathered around Moore for some back-and-forth. The conventional wisdom at the time was that Moore was making a brief stop at the statehouse and had his eye on Jennings Randolph's Senate seat. But Moore suddenly became serious and looked out at us and said in his most serious voice, 'Fellows, I love this job.' He meant it.
"The diminutive Moore had some unusual security requests. As you might assume, most state troopers were large, burly men. When they surrounded the governor, he tended to disappear in a sea of uniforms. Moore asked his state police superintendent Bob Bonar to remedy that. For the next six years, Moore was surrounded by the shortest troopers in the 600-man force."
Later in his career, Brunner stepped across the aisle into the office of the governor, joining the Caperton administration in 1990 as communications director. Brunner describes the rocky outset of the businessman and political outsider's administration and the complications as Caperton's marriage to then state legislator and former Miss West Virginia, Dee (Kessel) Caperton, dissolved in pubic view.
At the time, Don Marsh, then editor of The Charleston Gazette, told Brunner he was making a bad decision, especially as the Caperton administration seemed to be floundering at the time.
Brunner, in interview remarks, noted that: "Don Marsh stopped me in a parking lot and said 'Please don't do this.' Caperton's a political dead man and you'll regret it for the rest of your life."
Marsh's remarks "gave me a lot of pause," said Brunner.
But Brunner said he was burned out with being a TV newsman. In the WSAZ archives, he said, "they had 10,000 stories on file under my name. There's only about 50 stories a reporter does -- that means I'd done each 200 times."
Plus, unlike his complicated feelings about Rockefeller and Moore, he esteemed Caperton's motivations and outlook, said Brunner. "I finally went back to Don and said, 'Don, he's honest and he cares. And I haven't run into too many people around here who have those qualities.'"
How does he sum up the one big left turn out of his life as a newsman?
"I would say most of my time with Caperton was positive and productive. There were some obvious frustrations. Nothing caused me to change my mind about him -- he's honest and he cares."
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Stroke Symptoms and Treatment (cont.)Medical Author:
Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEMDr. Ben Wedro practices emergency medicine at Gundersen Clinic, a regional trauma center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His background includes undergraduate and medical studies at the University of Alberta, a Family Practice internship at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Medical Editor:
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACRDr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. Medical Editor:
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
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First things first, which today, of course, is the upheaval of West Virginia's defensive coaching staff. Why is it that when anyone leaves West Virginia, some people automatically turn bitter and/or begin maintaining that the guy wasn't any good anyway?
Not all, but enough to make it seem as if pettiness and ignorance rule the day.
Here's what we know about Jeff Casteel, Bill Kirelawich and David Lockwood, all three of whom are headed to Arizona to coach with Rich Rodriguez again: All, to varying degrees, were pretty much ingrained into WVU football.
Casteel was born in the state and served the school well enough for 11 years that the market price for his services as a defensive coordinator was half a million bucks, minimum. He never said a bad word about WVU, worked his tail off under three different head coaches and, when it was time to leave, did it the right way by coaching through the end of the season and absolutely refusing to allow anything to distract him or his players. A class act all the way.
Kirelawich wasn't born here, but he's as much a part of WVU's program as anyone, having coached almost non-stop at the school for 32 years, as far back as Frank Cignetti's last season. He's never coached at another college and even when Rodriguez was hired in 2001 and elected not to keep him, Kirlav spent two years working elsewhere in the program before returning to the field. A foul-mouthed, cigar-puffing absolute joy.
And Lockwood, while not nearly as ingrained in the program as the others, served the school as a four-year cornerback who started on the 1988 Fiesta Bowl team, returned as a coach the first time just in time for Don Nehlen's retirement, and then again for the rather ill-fated Bill Stewart era. Shoot, the guy worked through his own reconstructive knee surgery two years ago.
And now because they're moving on - and perhaps especially because they are moving back in with Rodriguez - they are, at least in alarmingly large chunks of cyberspace and elsewhere, either traitorous or inept, or both.
Please, show some class.
It had to be difficult for all of the defensive coaches to watch what happened to the men they'd worked with for years cast aside when Stewart and the offensive staff were shown the door. They seemed to get along OK with Dana Holgorsen and the group he brought in, but I don't think there was much camaraderie there. That's no one's fault, it's just natural. It was, I would imagine, at best uncomfortable.
So if there's an opportunity to move on, why not? Especially if it's an opportunity to pretty much recreate the staff Rodriguez had here? Now there's a comfort zone. Casteel can try to show that he can do it somewhere other than WVU, Kirlav can bark at large men and watch spring training games in the desert as he approaches retirement, and Lockwood can start fresh (his eighth school in 23 years) and work toward becoming a coordinator again.
The bottom line, folks, is that your father didn't just abandon your family. Good football coaches took new jobs. Other good football coaches will replace them. It's not that big a deal, so don't drag it into the gutter.
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I agree, and that's why Manley should be proud of how she skated perfectly and won the free program. I am sure she is proud of her accomplishment, but she has also sounded very bitter in the past about not having that gold medalist title underneath her name. Initially her silver was lauded by the sports world, but over time people forget the "magic moment" and it just becomes a second place at the Olympics. I'm not sure it's just about respect. She gets that. It is also money opportunities that would have gone with it during her professional career. I mean, what else would she have to be bitter about?
Sorry for bringing this back, but I just have to ask - why do you think so? Just because Lambiel had problems with 3A? Or simply because you don't like his skating, and like all the mentioned skaters better than him? As for technique, Buttle, Weir and Lysacek didn't really have a quad (which is worth more than 3A, anyway), and Takahashi has had more serious problems with quads than Lambiel ever had. Oda would never have the PCSs that Lambiel had, Joubert's PCSs were surprisigly similar to Lambiel's around 2006, although his programs were easier (and I don't mean the jump content), but later that changed. Weir also couldn't have PCSs of the same level as Lambiel at later times (and deservedly so, looking at Weir's programs, lack of transitions and his basic skating quality). No one could beat Lambiel on spins, though. So, I see no logic in your statement.
But Stephane Lambiel was FAR from perfect.
In the SP, he did a double axel and didn't do his 4/3 combo as cleanly as he could have. Hence his third place finish there (but with the third highest PCS in that portion). In the LP, he made three major mistakes but scored nearly two points higher than Lysaceck in PCS. Lysaceck may have beaten Lambiel in the LP, but Lysaceck had a much cleaner performance and had a nearly two-point TES advantage, and still only beat Lambiel by 0.41 points. Buttle may have possibly beaten him, but even in his "mistake-riddled" LP, he made less mistakes than Lambiel in the LP.
You're saying that Lambiel got lucky the other guys didn't perform better, but why not give the same consideration to Lambiel who didn't perform up to his best either? It's not as if the judges didn't like him as he did come in as the World Champion. I just find it odd to say that the other men were more favored to win a medal over Lambiel (or that nobody thought he could have won a medal) when Lambiel was pretty well-liked at the time and it's not as if the other men (outside Plushenko) were known for their consistency.
I love Weir, but you know it was a messy competition when he places second behind Plushenko in the SP.
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Lambiel made MORE mistakes than both Buttle and Lysacek over the two programs and still beat both, and still beat Lysacek by an enormous margin. In the LP Lysacek skated letter perfect, Lambiel had 3 huge errors, and Lambiel still ended up in a virtual tie (both had 152 and change). A clean Lambiel would have clobbered a clean Lysacek by 15 points or more in the LP alone. Jeff and Lambiel get similar PCS, Lambiel has better spins and similar footwork, neither get strong GOE on jumps, and Lambiel has the quad, so if both skated pefectly Jeff wouldnt have even been as close as he was either.
You really think Buttle or especialy Lysacek wouldnt have been alot more lucky if they won silver. Lambiel was actually the one who made more mistakes than he usually does, despite that he isnt super consistent and rarely skates clean either; while Jeff made about the same as usual, and Evan about the same as usual too. Evan had rep since he has a mere World bronze but Stephane with a World gold didnt, LOL! Stephane was lucky to beat two guys he had beaten consistently for 2 years at that point, and who he would have had to make alot of mistakes and them make much fewer (Buttle) or none at all (Lysacek) in order to lose to?
Yep pretty stupid. Now back under your bridge.
PS- lucky is Lysacek in Vancouver. Lucky that Lambiel and Takahashi were coming off injury/temporary retirement layoffs and that Lambiel bombed the Olympics, while Takahashi was screwed in the SP then screwed himself in the LP; lucky that Buttle retired rather than stay in for Vancouver not forseeing even a mediocre non quadster like Evan could win, lucky that Plushenko gave away the gold with overconfidence, lucky that Abbott didnt skate like Nationals, lucky that....well you get the picture.
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Blah blah blah. Lambiel was far from perfect, yes. Jeff did make more mistakes than usual (he did not normally bomb the SP like he did there). I said that Lambiel realized he was lucky. He made mistakes, but was lucky that others did as well. If they were both perfect (or as perfect as usual - Jeff quadless and Lambiel 3A-less), then the score difference probably would have been about the same as it was. You undermine Jeff's spins - Lambiel had better speed in his spins, but Jeff had more 'clean' positions. Lambiel was the best spinner in the world, but Jeff would have been the 2nd best spinner in the world.
What I'm saying is that an imperfect Lambiel needed Jeff to be imperfect, and he was lucky that that's what happened.
I'm going back under my bridge now.
LOL Lambiel over the two programs had 2 falls, doubled 2 planned triple axels (and yes at that point he usually attempted them and sometimes landed them like Worlds), and had two very shaky landings. Jeff had 2 falls (one on a quad attempt he had no hope of landing) and had two small hand downs. Lambiel had atleast 8 points more worth of mistakes over the two programs. How on earth would Jeff and Stephane be about the same if both skated cleanly with Jeff having no quad. Their PCS was always about the same, and Jeff has a base value about 10 points lower over the two programs without a quad. OK he tried the quad in the long here so I think it was more like 6 points apart in base value over the two programs but still behind. At the Grand Prix final both made similar errors and Jeff lost by about 12 points, and at Worlds both had a clean short and major mistakes in the long (Stephane popped 3 jumps, 2 of them to singles, and Jeff had 2 falls) and the gap was huge. Maybe if both skated cleanly with quads and triple axels they would come almost tied, but as all know Jeff's quad did not exist. For the record I do love Jeff's skating and wish he had stuck around after his World win to prevent Evan Lysacek, the most mediocre Olympic Champion in history, from vulturing the Vancouver gold that he could have won.
BTW regarding Evan again it is quite possible he would not have medalled in Turin even with a clean short, even with the huge disaesters of many other skaters, especialy Lambiel. At that point in time the best a clean short from him was capable of was something 75-77. Actually his PB in the best in the short at the time was in the low 70s, but based on his score for 2 major mistakes I will be kind and say 75-77. That with his LP score, although his LP score might have been higher in the final flight, still wouldnt have beaten Lambiel, and might not have medalled. If he did it would have meant nipping Buttle for the bronze though, so I guess if anyone was lucky if you want to look at it that way....
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Liz Manley and Paul were so happy and to them the silver was Gold. I loved to revisit the genuine joy on their faces on the podium. That is winning
I think Pang/Tong were delighted with their silver in Vancouver, mainly because I don't think they expected to beat both S/S and K/S; it was made all the sweeter after missing out in Torino IMO.
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This. It annoys me every Olympics to see a silver medalist sobbing on the podium like their favorite puppy just died. It's an Olympic medal for goodness sakes. Whoever thought of the "you don't win silver you lose gold" slogan I hope has an appropriate corner of heck (where they are forced to watch hours skating competitions where the only music allowed is Carmen, Bolero, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and Requiem for a Dream, accompanied by Scott Hamilton screech commentary with tap water and stale popcorn for snacking).
When one silver medal skater had has dream for olympic gold medal long time. It is understandable. As an example Mao looked so disappointed on podium. Because Mao's long time dream since she was young was only vancouver olymic gold medal, not any other color of medal. When she was young genius girl, She and mamy her fans believed that she will be olympic gold medalist in future, particularly in Vancouver. So It was understandable
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Michelle Kwan cried about her silver because she was sad she lost. All of the women silver medalists do. This leads to the question, are women skaters more emotional and bitter about losing than men?
Of course we have to exclude Oda from our sample as an extreme outlier.
I don't think so. Maybe men are better at hiding their emotions due to societal expectations, but you can't really say that Orser, Stojko (1994), Plushenko (2002 and 2010) among others were non-emotional about their silver medals.
Whereas, Midori Ito, Elizabeth Manley (at the time), and Sasha Cohen weren't exactly crying on the podium either.
I agree with you. The women get more media attention, so their post-Olympic years of coming to terms with loss-- e.g. Janet Lynn, Fratianne, Sumners, Manley, Thomas, Trenary, Ito, Kerrigan, Kwan, Slutskaya, and Cohen--are more exposed. The men get to have the same "issues" without the public seeing it as much. Some skaters-- and this is true of men as often as women--are prone to melancholy. Dorothy Hamill said she was a tiny bit sad at the time she won, because she knew her dream was coming to end. This was just her temperament. She could be tough, but she had a predisposition to getting depressed--even in happy times.
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I don't think so. How can you help emotions? I don't think it is disrespectful to the person that wins. In every other sport the losing team is allowed to look sad. Why are figure skaters supposed to be robots? As long as they don't act like Surya Bonaly and rip off their medal, I have no problem with disappointment. I even give Nancy Kerrigan a pass with her make up comment.
Sasha Cohen looked disappointed in every event she skated in, but I think she was still a graceful non winner. I still remember the interview at 2003 nationals where she was staring at her water bottle the whole interview. Girl was upset at how she skated. I see no fault in that!
The US gymnastics ladies were clearly upset with their silver medals in 2004 and 2008. Does that make them selfish?
The gold medalists are probably not even thinking of the silver medalists. Do you really think Sarah felt her moment in 2002 was ruined by Michelle and Irina being upset at how they skated? Michelle was visibly upset in 1998 and I am 100% sure that did not ruin Tara's moment.
The only competition that I can think of where the silver medalist might have been on the gold medalists mind is the women's vault competition at the
2012 Olympics when Mckayla Marony was like the clear favorite, ended up with silver, and was doing the whole "not impressed" face. LOL.
Many of these athletes are children.
Last edited by UGG; 07-10-2013 at 08:05 AM.
I think you both got your points. Of course, when aiming for the gold, anything else but gold seems like having "lost" the gold, rather than won something different. That's bad, because for many, the silver, bronze or even a place lower than third is or will be the highest they ever achieved, and it should be considered a great value in a skaters career to have competed on the highest level, regardless of the ourtcome on that specific fateful event. It obviously makes a big difference whether a young skater has the mantra in mind "I'm going to win the Olympics" or "I'm going to take part in the Olympics one day". The latter might be the healthier, although I can't deny that the former may bring out the absolute best in said skater during the time of the run-up to the podium.
As for being disrespectful: sobbing on the podium from disappointment is understandable (as it is behind the scenes and everywhere else) and I wouldn't say it's disrspectful. Emotions can't be helped most times, and with the pressure decreasing, tears just run. It may appear thoughtless crying because of a silver or bronze, but it's not tactless against those who won, but rather tactless against those who haven't even made the podium - although have dreamt to make it just as much.


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2013 Shattering Records for Fewest Tornadoes
Fewer tornadoes have occurred in 2013 than in any other year in recorded history, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports.
Through October 16, there have been barely half as many tornadoes as average, and 110 fewer tornadoes than the prior record low.
Very few tornadoes occur during late fall and winter, so it is unlikely sufficient tornadoes will occur by the end of the year to avoid a full-year record.
Despite the scientific facts, don't expect alarmist "scientists" and liberal politicians to stop saying global warming causes tornadoes.
Last month, federal government climate scientist Kevin Trenberth told USA Today, "The prospect is worrying, with the increases in severe thunderstorms and the risk of large-scale environments that favor tornadoes having the potential for major impacts in the U.S."
Earlier this year, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said, "This is climate change. We were warned about extreme weather. Not just hot weather. But extreme weather. When I had my hearings, when I had the gavel years ago – it's been a while – the scientists all agreed that what we'd start to see was extreme weather. … You're gonna have terrible storms. You're going to have tornados and all the rest."
The NOAA data on the 2013 tornado season is available here.
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