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2.8" Screens: The "Eeny Weeny Screen" Problem
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So, You just bought your new fancy Galaxy SIII? You may also notice one thing about Android, the choices of screen size. So, Let's talk about the minimum screen choice, the 2.8".
As you may notice, most tech people throw around stuff like "Android is fragmented", It is in fact a half-truth, In my own experience as a current LG Optimus Me user, I have noticed that most apps are slow and the font is small mainly because of the app's need to adjust to my phone's screen.
So why do you think very few apps(and app makers) care about 2.8" screens?
That is because of the fact that that screen size is old, and you rarely see a 2.8" device in the citys. Also, this particular screen size has many variants, some are wider than the others, some longer,etc. And in plain English is known as Fragmentation.
I (personally) think that 2.8" is here to stay for >4 years as an entry level screen size.
Also, Here's another reason why developers don't care
2.8" screens, 600-800MHz processors(common in 2.8" phones) are mostly used in Chinese iPhone fakes, There is also Android FroYo and Gingerbread, 2 common versions that are used for fakes. The developers just fail to see that the 2.8" screen is also used in genuine phones like the Galaxy Mini, Galaxy Pocket and LG Optimus Me.


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At 18, I got a mega-dose of life. I was young, sure, but the old, bald guy sitting next to me on that bus ride had enough wisdom for both of us. He had a lot to say, and due to circumstances beyond my control, I had the time and patience to listen. A ten hour bus ride goes by quickly when you're sharing it with an interesting fellow.
I got to see life through the eyes of a man in his eighties. Dude... more than 20 years later, that bus ride is still on my mind.
My turbo tour of life started when I missed the bus I was supposed to be on. Actually, it was canceled. I was one of those guys who volunteered for everything. I had volunteered to be a "bus monitor" in college. I carried a clip board, checked students on and off the bus, and got some minimal training on what to do in case there was a problem with the bus along the way. In exchange, I got a free bus ticket to Long Island where my parents lived at the time. For some reason, the school cancelled the holiday bus, and I was left to find another way home. Sometimes, my friend, fate disguises our best opportunities as problems.
Anyway, I was at the Greyhound station. It was cold. Many years before The Celestine Prophecy was published, I was looking down at my backpack and struggling to open my mind to whatever this newest adventure would bring. I looked around and wondered why I was there. A mom struggled to keep her cool and calm her young daughter who was fidgeting in a chair across the isle. I hoped they wouldn't be on my bus.
The overhead speaker announced my bus number and hardly anyone got up. It looked like I was one of only a few people going to Long Island that day. Fortunately, mom and fidgety-ann stayed put.
I boarded the 66 person capacity bus. Maybe 20 people were on board. I did what everyone does: I scanned the bus for where I might sit. There were no good looking girls on board except for one chewing gum and looking stupid. Any one of the empty chairs looked more attractive than 10 hours next to her. Then I noticed the crown of a bald head sitting next to the window about 2/3rd of the way back. I made my decision.
Sitting next to an old guy like this might be interesting. Surely, the old guy has a story to tell. He looked nice enough (and clean, which is very important on long bus rides!) as I approached. It was a little awkward to sit next to him with so many empty seats around, but I sat down and introduced myself. The bus pulled away and our adventure had begun.
Somewhere in the first hour, I asked him the following question:
"I'm young. I'm looking forward to the rest of my life and it seems like I'm looking up over a tall bridge. I can't see what's up and over it. But you've lived your life. You can look back and see everything that's behind you. What's on that bridge? What kinds of things do I have to look forward to?
The proverbial flood gates opened. My new friend told me everything about his life. I was interested and he seemed to enjoy my enthusiasm for his stories.
Most of his friends and family were dead. He took this trip from Montreal to Florida every year as a snowbird. His wife was sitting in the back of the bus, consoling a friend who's husband had just died. I considered what it must be like to have lost most of the people on earth that I ever knew and loved, to have no living peer group.
His stories were fascinating to me. His school. His jobs. His loves. His adventures. When his story telling seemed to have run it's course, I asked him if he had any regrets. He thought for a minute and told me that he had two. He told me what they were, then he grew quiet and turned to look out the window. I watched him as he watched the yellow road stripes blink by. Neither of us said a word.
I made up my mind that day that I was going to do my best to avoid regrets in life. I saw myself becoming this old guy in 60 years (I am bald already incidentally, but by choice... sorta. ;)). When I take my bus ride at 80 and watch those lines blink by, I want to remember good things. I want to remember the happy times, the adventures, all the stuff I did with my life. I want to remember great loves and feel good about handing the baton on to the next generation. I don't want to have regrets.
From that day forward, I set out to not have any regrets. I took on life head on. I did all kinds of crazy things (maybe food for another post). As I got older, I learned that regret isn't something that can be completely avoided, simply because we're not always given a fair set of choices. No matter what we do, sometimes, doing things that are worthy of regret is unavoidable. That's life.
Fortunately, I also learned that regret is an emotional reaction to acting one way and wishing we hadn't. Since we basically manufacture regret through the way we process events in our lives, we can stop regret from entering our lives by simply processing things differently.
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A very interesting story. I'm probably closer in age to the old man than to you but I can relate to both. As a manager I preached three simple rules. Keep a sense of humor, perseverance, and learn from everyone (I have many real life examples of each.).
The last rule, learn from everyone, reminds me of your old man story. I always believed that there is wisdom to be gained from from people at all economic and social levels. Some of the greatest wisdom I received came from the military, from "lifers" whose advice seemed ridiculous at first but upon careful study of the words, they made a lot of sense. Your "old man" reminded me of one of the most unforgettable characters I ever met, a frail down and out alcoholic who was washing dishes in a hotel where I waited on tables during college. Eddie Stone was his name and he knew a lot about life, as well as every Shakespeare sonnet and the entire logarithm table by memory. You never know what you can learn from strangers.
The last I heard about Eddie, he was arrested for vagrancy in a town in New England.
For more "wisdom" see my blogs.
What great comments! Thanks, everyone. I'm glad you liked the story. I'm sure the old man I rode with is long dead by now, but I'm betting he and his wife would smile to know that his story is interesting to you.
Cat - your grandfather sounds like a neat man.
Mariann - I've never officially done the Big Brother program, but I agree with the sentiment that making a difference in young people's lives is very rewarding. It's neat that you found this out through personal experience. :)
@briansternnyc - It does sort of play like a movie in my own mind. A full color reel. Maybe because I was there. ;) Thanks for sharing!
This should be a movie...one of those Fox Focus movies, sort of like Sideways, where it's about the acting rather than the stars doing the acting. Enjoyed reading this.
Reminds me of Mary Chapin Carpenter's "The Great Wide Open" about a failed relationship: "There's no such thing as no regrets, but baby, it's all right."
BTW, anyone who'd like to have the chance to truly affect a young person's life should look into the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization in your area. I've done all kinds of activism in my life, but the one thing that I feel really made a difference for the future was my 10 years as a Big Sister (to three different "Littles".)
What a precocious young person you were! I actually grew up with my grandfather and I still treasure and reflect on his anecdotes and advice. When older adults and the younger generation truly value one another's perspective, so much progress can be made.
Great story - thanks so much for sharing it! And good to know an 18-year-old could be wise enough to realize the opportunity of conversing with an elderly person. I also appreciate your suggestions for how to minimize regrets. Gonna borrow those...
I think you got the better end of the deal too. And then you graciously shared the gift with all the rest of us!
I read this yesterday - what a great story! Thanks for sharing.
Jeff - Thanks for the comment. I think I got the better end of that deal. ;)
Dick - In New York, we called bus art "Graffiti." LOL
David, you're getting perilously close to Art! Marvelous! Don't stop now!
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As some of you know 19 March 2012 (next Monday) is the publication day of '99 Reasons Why', my novel with eleven endings.
There seems to be some confusion about how it all works, but really it's quite simple. Everyone will have the same core story until they reach Reason 88, then the decision on which ending to pick will be made by the reader. There are two editions:
- The Kindle edition will present the reader with three questions at Reason 88. These questions are entirely arbitrary, working much like a playground paper fortune-teller, to lead the reader to one of nine possible endings.
- The iPad/iPod edition will present the reader with a spinning wheel at Reason 88. The reader will spin the wheel and be offered one of nine possible endings.
But what of the TWO other endings, I hear you ask?
There will be a tenth ending that only ONE reader will see. This one will be handwritten and auctioned to raise money for charity. And an eleventh ending will be made freely available across the Internet (and this is where you could help).
Will you HELP me give away one of the endings?
I'm looking for KIND and DELICIOUS bloggers who will be happy to give away an ending to '99 Reasons Why' on their blog. So…
- You'll be hosting the ending that isn't in the Kindle/iPad/iPod editions and will ONLY be available online.
- You'll be helping me give away the ending, before the book has been read.
- You'll be hosting an ending that has some STRONG language included within it (I understand that this may possibly be a 'reason why' some cannot get involved).
- You'll be loved, by me, FOREVER ( again, I understand that this may possibly be a 'reason why' some cannot get involved).
The publication of '99 Reasons Why' is going to lead to some people shouting out and having opinions (I've seen some already), so I'd genuinely love and appreciate any support you can give me. The writing of the novel was such fun, I'd quite like the launch to be too.
If this is of interest to you, then PLEASE contact the fabulous Sophie at LightBrigade PR: sophiegoodfellow@LightBrigade.
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HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – Several registered voters in Horry County say they would support a new bill being considered by the South Carolina House of Representatives that would require voters in South Carolina to present a photo ID at the polls.
The Voter ID bill passed through the Senate on Wednesday and will now go through the U.S. Justice Department and State House for final approval.
Craig Sewell, who resides in Conway, says showing a photo ID has become a requirement for many things nowadays, and elections should be no different.
"I've been involved in politics and voting and I've seen people vote more than once," said Sewell. "So I think to have a photo ID would be a good thing to kind of make sure that voter fraud doesn't happen in elections."
If the new law is approved, state agencies like the South Carolina Elections Commission and Highway Patrol will begin issuing free photo IDs next July.
"The state is trying to implement a program where we'll give out voter ID cards with a picture on it if someone comes in to register," explained Horry County Elections Director Sandy Martin. "Every election year we have different changes that come about and once we get everybody educated it doesn't seem to be a big issue."
Some lawmakers have argued that this change will be a big issue for some voters who don't already have a photo ID. It is estimated that nearly 178,000 voters in South Carolina do not have a state issued photo ID, and some politicians worry the change will keep people from coming to the polls.
Robert Rabon, chairman of the Horry County Republican party, says people shouldn't let such a minor change prevent them from voting.
"The price we have for freedom wasn't free there's a lot of people who paid a greater sacrifice than to go get a voter ID," said Rabon.
If the new bill receives the green light, it will go into effect January 2012.
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Beverly Hills Physicians, a group of cosmetic surgeons in Rancho Cucamonga, is launching what you might call a brahaha — a bra donation drive in honor of breast cancer awareness month.The company wants women to contribute gently used or new bras during October at the drop box of the Rancho Cucamonga office: 8916 San Bernardino Road, Suite 110. A bra recycling program will donate the garments to needy women in Los Angeles through The Bra Recyclers.
The Bra Recyclers, a for-profit organization that offers an environmentally friendly and inexpensive way to donate bras to cancer survivors and women in transitional shelters, will donate the garments to needy women in Los Angeles.
Since its inception in 2008, the textile recycling company has donated 100,000 bras to support 23 organizations across the country.
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On this date in Rays history; the team had a future Hall of Famer pitch the 9th, the 1st career home runs of 2 future stars of the D-Ray era, cut ties with the 'Fossum Flip', set the franchise team win mark, and another thrilling walk-off win
1999 - The score was 16-1 in this blowout game in the top of the 8th. The Orioles had just scored another run when Mike Duvall hit Will Clark with a pitch. The bases were still loaded when Wade Boggs was called upon pitch. Boggs had pitched once before for the New York Yankees in the 1997 season, he pitched a scoreless 8th inning facing 4 batters, walked 1 and struck out 1. So back to the Trop, Boggs was in with the bases loaded and Charles Johnson was up to bat. Boggs got Johnson to a 3-2 count, and was able to get him to fly to right to get out of the inning. When the top of the 9th came, Boggs went right back to the mound and got Delino DeShields to strike out looking, then got Ryan Minor to groundout. Boggs' success came to end though, he allowed a double to Rich Amaral, who advanced to 3rd on an error during the play, he then scored on a single by Mike Bordick. Boggs allowed another single by Jeff Conine, but he was able to get out of the inning by getting Albert Belle to fly out.
Boggs line on the day: 1.1IP/3H/1R/1ER/0BB/1K
2000 - Aubrey Huff was just a week into his major league career when he came up to bat in the 1st inning against Jason Ryan. The D-Rays offense had already chased the Twins starting pitcher, Joe Mays from the game after only getting 1 out. Huff was at the plate with 2 outs and 2 runners on. Huff wasted no time at all in this at bat and took Ryan's first pitch and sent it over the right field fence for a 3 run home run. Huff went on to be one the D-Rays few bright spots during the 02'-06' seasons. He was traded to the Houston Astros on July 12th, 2006 for Ben Zobrist and Mitch Talbot.
Huff has held many franchise records, including:
- 3rd in games played, runs scored, and runs batted in
- 2nd in hits and home runs
2002 - Carl Crawford had been having great success since he had been called up, but he had yet to get his first big league home run, that was fixing to change. The D-Rays were up against the Kansas City Royals, and Crawford was coming up for the 2nd time of the game in the top of 2nd. Crawford came up with 2 on and 2 out and he was set to face Shawn Sedlacek. Crawford jumped on Sedlacek's first pitch and mashed it over the wall in right-center field for his first career home-run, a 3-run bomb.
There are a lot of similarities about Huff's and Crawford's first big league homers, both came with 2 on and 2 out, on the first pitch, and during an August 10th game.
Crawford pretty much owns all of the Rays records
- 1st in games, runs, hits, doubles, triples, stolen bases, and best career average
2011 - In August of last year, many Rays fans were getting doubtful about the Rays chances of making the playoffs and were beginning to think of next year, this game changed that. The Kansas City Royals came into town and so far lost every game and the Rays had brooms in their eyes. Heading into the top of the 9th, the Royals were looking to add some insurance runs to their tight 4-3 lead and they did just that against the Rays bulpen. Brandon Gomes retired the first 2 batters of the inning, but then allowed a double to Alcides Escobar, so Joe Maddon made the call to the bull pen to bring in Jake McGee. McGee walked the first batter he faced, Alex Gordon, then came Melky Cabrera. Cabrera golfed a McGee fastball of the left-center field wall for a 3-run home run and made the game 7-3. After that, McGee was able to strike out Billy Butler, but the damage had been done. In the bottom of the 9th, the Royals called upon Aaron Crow. Matt Joyce greeted Crow with a single, then Johnny Damon followed with another single. Royals manager, Ned Yost had seen enough and went to his closer, Joakim Soria. Soria was called to face Evan Longoria in a battle of all-stars. Longoria took Soria's first pitch for a ball, on the next one, he stroked it into the left center field gap for a double and scored Joyce and advanced Damon to 3rd, the score is now 7-4. Ben Zobrist would ground out to score Damon and move Longoria to 3rd to make the score 7-5. Casey Kotchman would hit a grounder to 2nd that the Royals infield struggled to get control of to score Longoria and make it a 1 run game at 7-6. Elliot Johnson was called to pinch run for Kotchman. Next up was B.J. Upton, who struck out swinging to bring up Sam Fuld with 2 outs and Johnson on 1st. Fuld took Soria's first 2 pitches, a ball and a called strike. The next pitch, Fuld crushed it to the right-center field cap one hopping it against the wall. Jeff Francoeur barehanded it and rifled the ball into the infield. Johnson scored easily to tie the game, Francoeur's throw was cut off by Johnny Giavotella who quickly fired the ball to 3rd in attempt to nail Fuld, but Giavotella short hopped the throw and it bounced by the 3rd baseman, Mike Moustakas. Fuld slid in head first and when he picked his head up, he seen Tom Foley throwing his arms, telling Fuld to go and the back of Moustakas' uniform heading towards the ball. Fuld jumped up and made the 90ft dash towards home and went down again head first, going to the right of Salvador Perez just as he caught the ball but Fuld got his hand in just before the tag and the call was safe. The Rays mobbed Fuld as he was still laying on the ground and the team celebrated it's 5-run walk off victory and sweep over the Kansas City Royals
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1998 - Lost 2-1 to the Orioles http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA199808100.shtml
1999 - Lost 17-1 to the Orioles http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA199908100.shtml
2000 - Won 10-4 against the Twins http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200008100.shtml
2001 - Won 4-2 against the Twins http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200108100.shtml
2002 - Won 13-6 against the Royals http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA200208100.shtml
2003 - Lost 7-3 to the Royals http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200308100.shtml
2004 - Lost 8-4 to the Red Sox http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200408100.shtml
2005 - Lost 5-9 to the Orioles http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL200508100.shtml
2006 - Off-day
2007 - Lost 4-7 to the Mariners http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX200708100.shtml
2008 - Won 11-3 against the Mariners http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA200808100.shtml
2009 - Won 10-4 against the Mariners http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA200908080.shtml
2010 - Won 8-0 against the Tigers http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET201008100.shtml
2011 - Won 8-7 against the Royals http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA201108100.shtml
And that's what happened today in Rays history, thank you for reading.


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Does Boise State still have an outside chance at a BCS game? You Betcha....Would you like to know more? Click the Continue reading link below!
Okay so the chances are slim but here is what we Bronconians need to root for this Saturday.
1)An Oregon loss. This helps in more ways than one but the biggest reason is that it is the only logical way that voters may jump Wisc. over Stanford. In order for BSU to have a half way decent shot at making a BCS game Stanford must not be #4 and get an auto bid to a BCS game. Stanford is one of the only teams ranked ahead of us that Boise State may be choosen ahead of. Also, of course, it helps BSU's SOS.
2) Virginia Tech win. I know some people call for the Florida St. win so the Orange Bowl would be able to pick us and not have a re-match but I see it differently based on two things. First, BSU is currently ranked at #11 and I fear a loss by our best win may cause voters to downgrade us enough to fall out of the top 14 spot that we need to qualify for a BCS game and a Va. Tech win may push us up to 10th which looks even better. Also the Orange Bowl rep said in an interview that he had zero problem with a re-match as it was such a popular game and the added story lines of "can BSU beat a team later in the year." Add to this that the Kraft Bowl tried to get the BCS bowls to release BSU so they could invite us and the Orange Bowl refused to release BSU.
3) Oklahoma win. Nebraska dropping from the top 14 can only help BSU.
4) BSU win. This falls in the, well DUH, category!
Okay here is how it could shake out.
MNC: Auburn vs TCU Which to root for? Ugh...
Rose: Oregon vs Wisc. Rose would be set in this example B10 vs P10 champs
Sugar: Arkansas vs Ohio State Seems like the only match-up but Sugar doesn't have to pick SEC here
Orange: Va. Tech vs Boise State I truly believe they would take BSU over Stanford, Ok. St. or Missouri
Fiesta: Oklahoma vs Uconn. I hate the Big lEast
Others considered: Stanford and Ok. St and Mizz..- that is it! Others are LSU and Mich. St which already have two league mates in the BCS and can not be chosen.
Wishful thinking to be sure but hey its worth watching...the key is getting Stanford out of the #4 spot to give us a sliver of hope!


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Updated Dec 23, 2013 - 11:01 pm
Coyotes lose late lead, fall to Sabres on freak overtime goal
Originally published: Dec 23, 2013 - 8:14 pm
Pysyk, a call-up from Buffalo's AHL affiliate in Rochester, scored when his deflected shot hit Martin Hanzal and became lodged in the back Mike Smith's jersey. The goalie retreated into his crease, unwittingly carrying the puck across the line and ending the game.
Tyler Ennis also scored for Buffalo, which is 4-0-1 in its last five home games after starting the season 3-12-1 at First Niagara Center.
The Sabres started the game with just 16 skaters after a virus left Linus Omark, Cody Hodgson, Ville Leino, Marcus Foligno and Alexander Sulzer unable to play. Buffalo was only able to recall defenseman Pysyk and left wing Johan Larsson from Rochester because the team en route to the Spengler Cup tournament in Davos, Switzerland.
Hanzal scored for the Coyotes, who concluded a four-game road trip with a 1-1-2 record. Smith made 30 saves.
Buffalo was outshot 15-3 in the first period, though the two best chances belonged to the Sabres.
Phoenix opened the scoring 19 seconds into the second period when Hanzal raised his stick to deflect Connor Murphy's slap shot over Miller. The play was reviewed but it was determined Hanzal's stick struck the puck below the height of the cross bar.
Buffalo native and former Sabres left wing Tim Kennedy recorded an assist on the goal.
Miller kept the deficit at 1 by coming out to the top of his crease to stop a high shot from Michael Stone.
Zemgus Girgensons was thwarted on a breakaway just two minutes later as Murphy grabbed the rookie's stick before he could get a shot on Smith. There was no penalty on the play.
Drew Stafford left the Sabres with 15 available skaters after receiving a five-minute elbowing penalty and game misconduct. Facing the boards to the right of Smith, Stafford swung his elbow backward at oncoming Oliver Ekman-Larsson and caught the defenseman in the face.
The Sabres killed off 2� minutes of the major penalty before Hanzal took a roughing penalty. In the remaining 30 seconds, Smith stopped Ott's slap shot during a 2-on-1 break.
Ennis tied the score 14:01 into the third. Girgensons forced a turnover at the Coyotes' blue line and found Ennis, who beat Smith for his eighth goal of the season.
Jamie McBain had a partial breakaway in overtime but was stopped by Smith, who made a second stop on McBain moments later.
NOTES: The Sabres placed C Kevin Porter on injured reserve before the game and assigned D Chad Ruhwedel to AHL Rochester. ... Phoenix scratched Gilbert Brule for the first time in three games. ... John Scott played forward and defense for the Sabres.
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Orlando Police are investigating a Christmas Eve burglary that left a Thornton Park home ransacked. "Everything was moved over and unwrapped and pieces thrown all over the place," said Tamarah White.
White showed Fox 35 where her family woke up to find their Christmas presents unwrapped and opened up on Christmas eve morning after thieves broke in while the family was sleeping. "Probably 80 percent of our presents were opened and papers and boxes,"
Their Thornton Park home was ransacked, with presents all over the living room, and even more on the deck where police say the brave burglars took the time to unwrap the gifts to pick and choose what they wanted."When I came out here it was just boxes, unwrapped gifts just thrown all over the couch all over the floor, everything was just covered with gifts and just the gifts thrown all over," White said
Investigators say it wasn't the gifts they were after, instead they took the family's laptops, jewelry and what's worse her daughter's cell phone which was in her room."They went upstairs and went into her bedroom when she was sleeping and took her phone that was plugged in sitting on her bed, and weren't through her suitcase, so that was the scary part that they came upstairs," White said.
The thieves snuck in through a back door which was mistakenly left unlocked, while Orlando police try to track down the intruder, the greedy Grinch still couldn't ruin the family's Christmas."We re-wrapped everything and had our Christmas and everything was good, very lucky," White said.
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Should Israel apologize to Turkey?
By ELY KARMON
The incident produced an unprecedented crisis in relations between Turkey and Israel, impeded the US alliance with the two non-Arab states.
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The writer is senior research scholar at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), and senior fellow at the The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) at The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya.
In recent days, there has been heavy American pressure at the highest level on Israel to apologize to Turkey for the deadly results of the May 2010 "humanitarian" flotilla led by the Turkish Islamist organization IHH, in which nine Turkish citizens were killed during their violent opposition to the Israeli marines' operation to stop their attempt to breach the Gaza blockade.
The incident has produced an unprecedented crisis in relations between Turkey and Israel, and has had a negative influence on the important US regional alliance with the two non-Arab states.
The Obama administration has tried to mediate between the two rival governments, against the backdrop of the upcoming UN Palmer report on the incident, which it seems will give legitimacy to Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and ask it to express sorrow for the tragic results.
The Erdogan government is under pressure concerning the results of the UN inquiry commission, and insists on a public apology and the payment of reparations to the Turkish victims. Otherwise, it threatens to downgrade bilateral relations and take other unspecified measures.
The Netanyahu government has decided not to bow to American or Turkish pressure concerning the apology, and to postpone its final position until the publication of the UN report.
The Israeli government, or at least part of it, is not convinced that the apology will restore relations, and is worried that the legitimacy it would give to the Turkish behavior would invite international judicial measures against Israeli politicians and military personnel.
On the highest strategic level, the US insistence on an apology stems from its shaky regional standing, as the Arab Spring seems to be leading to a more Islamist, anti-American Middle East.
Moreover, after the Western intervention in Libya produced mixed operational results and political woes for President Barack Obama at home, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government seems to be the only international actor capable of confronting the Assad regime tangled in the bloody repression of the Syrian people.
A SOBER analysis of future regional trends does not support the Obama administration's optimistic evaluation of the results of an Israeli apology.
From the Israeli point of view, besides Erdogan's ultimatum for it to "apologize and compensate," there is the threat that if it "doesn't remove the [Gaza] embargo, it is not possible for Turkey and Israeli relations to improve."
This sine qua non condition clearly shows that Erdogan (planning to visit Gaza in the near future) is working decisively to strengthen his country's relations with Hamas, and thus to support one of the main obstacles to a peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.
Just two weeks ago, Usama Hamdan, responsible for Hamas's international relations, declared during an international conference on "resistance" held in Cairo with the support of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: "The [Palestinian-Israeli] conflict will never come to an end until Israel comes to an end… We will never recognize Israel, and today I say more than that, [I say that] Israel completely doesn't exist in our political or intellectual dictionary."
And while Turkey lately condemned a decision to authorize the construction of more than 900 apartments in east Jerusalem, its government issued no condemnation for the deadly August 18 Palestinian terrorist attack in Israel's South.
Ironically, the same day, the Turkish air force bombed "60 pre-determined targets belonging to the separatist [PKK] organization" in Iraq, and its artillery struck at 168 additional targets with "intense" fire.
Turkey's firm policy in opposing the Assad regime's repression is not so much an alignment with Western and US positions as a result of the fear that instability in Syria, the killing of so many Sunnis by an Alawite regime, and the strong revival of the Kurdish problem and PKK terrorism inside Turkey could jeopardize the AKP government's efforts to achieve regional hegemony and the necessary internal economic development.
In the longer term, Ankara is already preparing for a scenario in which the Muslim Brotherhood becomes the next ruler in Syria (and in Egypt), as Hamas is today. This would improve Turkey's regional status even more, but on a more Islamist basis, as competitor to the other Islamist hegemon, Iran.
In the internal arena, Erdogan has almost completely neutralized the military after the resignation of its leadership and arrests of dozens of high officers, and is working to revise the constitution and install a presidential system – steps that don't bode well for the secular regime.
Therefore, an apology to Turkey could bring perhaps short-term calm in bilateral relations with Israel, but not real cooperation on the strategic level between the two old allies, and more probably a boost to the Islamist credentials of the AKP government and its regional standing.
AS THIS op-ed is about to be published, Israel is faced with a new "apology problem" – the deadly attack by a large Palestinian terrorist group, which penetrated the Egyptian Sinai border, fired rockets and automatic weapons and killed six Israeli civilians and two soldiers.
The attack also resulted in the deaths of five Egyptian soldiers.
It is not yet clear whether the Egyptian soldiers were killed by Israeli fire or by the Palestinian terrorists.
Oddly these soldiers did not intervene to stop the terror attack going on under their noses, and Israelis who escaped testified that soldiers or terrorists dressed as Egyptian soldiers had fired on them.
The Egyptian military government, under popular pressure fueled by the Muslim Brotherhood, accused IDF forces of shooting the Egyptian security guards dead, asked for an immediate apology and an investigation, and threatened to recall its ambassador.
It seems that it is also not happy with Israeli statements that Egypt couldn't control the Sinai Peninsula.
The many Egyptian politicians struggling to make their way in the future elections asked for swift retaliation against Israel, and the Egyptian media as a whole did not mention the deadly results of the terrorist attack coming from their territory.
What about the five attacks on the Sinai gas pipelines, which serve not only Israel, but also Jordan and Syria, and have caused huge economic losses to Egypt; the terror attacks against Egyptian police forces in northern Sinai; and the three Egyptian battalions sent to Sinai to fight these insurgents, in coordination with the Israeli government? The Egyptian daily Al-Masry al-Youm reported Saturdat that the North Sinai security directorate has developed a plan to track down law-breakers in coordination with the security directorates of South Sinai, Suez and Ismailia; that Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy ordered police dispatched to checkpoints attacked in the past few days; that the head of North Sinai security directorate announced a state of emergency in anticipation of further attacks by outlaws; and that crackdowns in Arish were continuing for the sixth day, with security forces seeking to root out jihadist elements.
No mention in this detailed report about the Palestinian attack.
The Israeli government has already stated that it regrets the deaths of the Egyptian soldiers. Israel is clearly interested in keeping the peace agreement with Egypt alive. It is not certain that a full apology will stop the growing Islamist anti-Israel trend there.
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I agree. GSP looks affraid of Anderson Silva cause he knows he could be humiliated by A.silva like Maia was.
And eventually lose his fans after that fight.
I think GSP will find excuses to not fight Silva for a while. and THen when Silva will be old , Gsp will accept to fight him ,cause his chances of winning will be better.
However i like GSP ,he is one of the best, but Silva is way more creative and skilled than him
Reply 4 years agoWeak35Sharp | 23Funny | 0Cool | 0
I'm not sure why this was weaked seven times, but it makes sense: it will take more effort for GSP to move up in weight to equal out to Silva and he has a smaller frame. If Silva is not allowed to walk in there at 220lbs plus on fight day, it would be fairer in my book, and the playing field in terms of weight/size evened out, taking into consideration the cut.
Reply 4 years agoSharp3Weak | 1Funny | 0Cool | 0
@ Kings
Anderson has demonstrated that he's afraid to "fight" fighters in his own division and only seems to have guts in testing the 205 waters against "select" pigeons he can kill.
GSP, on the other hand, has gone out and "fought" everyone and everything, they've put in front of him.
When Anderson starts accepting any fight that they offer him and showing up to fight...then I'll start giving him more credit. He's an incredible stand-up fighter and a great ground fighter, but he is "not" the most courageous guy in the ring; come on. He played stay away from Damian Maia for five rounds, because he was "terrified" of Damian Maia for five rounds. He has a whole list of people he won't fight, because they're "friends", I've never heard GSP say that. I look at a guy like Shogun and he doesn't say it. To me, saying you won't fight someone because they are either friend or team-mate, is an excuse or out, to avoid a fight and Anderson has used it.
Before we start throw bails of glory at Anderson and building him into a myth, let him clean out his division (which he has not done, I certainly want to see him fight Munoz) and let him move up to 205 and challenge the winner of Rua v. Jones or both.
Until then - Anderson is a great, great fighter, with some things still left to prove. As it stands right now, I'm left with the impression that most of MMA and all of Anderson's fans just want to cede every fight to him; all the way from 185 to (probably) HW; Anderson would beat Cain, Lesnar, Mir, Barry, Cro Cop, Nogueira and JDS. Oh, hold on, he can't / wouldn't fight Nogueira or JDS (or Machida @ 205 ), because they are "friends". We shall leave aside the victories that he'd have over Overeem, Big Foot, Fedor etc. as they are not in The UFC.
Reply 4 years agoWeak28Sharp | 11Funny | 0Cool | 0
What I want to know is where did Andersons bold aspirations of fighting LHW and even HW go!!! Not long ago he was talking about a fight with Frank Mir, then suddenly he says he is staying at Middleweight. My personal theory, though it may be unfair to Anderson, because he has beaten TOUGH competition in spectacular fashion, is that....
1) He trains with Machida on a daily basis, and then to see him get beaten the way he did against Shogun, put some hesitancy in his 205 plans.
2) To get dominated by a big, strong, athletic wrestler at 185 in Chael Sonnen, probably made him wonder what would happen if he foughgt guys like Rashad, Phil Davis ect.
I have Anderson #1 p4p, but at the same time, I can see him being beatin by guys that are the same size as him. I can't say the same about GSP. Nobody in MMA his size seems like a threat to me. Part of it has to do with the style of each fighter, but honestly, if you look at what Chael did to Anderson, is it not fair to say a version of GSP with the same natural frame as Sonnen, would stand a GREAT chance.
Reply 4 years agoSharp8Weak | 4Funny | 0Cool | 0
@wing chun, well I disagree with most of what you said, here goes:
- Anderson has had a few crazy moments in the ring, running around clowning opponents stalling etc. I wouldn't call that "fear", but arrogance, ego or just toying with opponents seems more accurate. I don't think he's afraid to fight anyone they put in front of him.
-Wether or not he has fought "pigeonsor cans in the
Reply 4 years agoSharp6Funny | 0Weak | 0Cool | 0
- in the 205 division, is up for debate, Forrest was a former champ so I guess that counts for something I suppose. But regardless, you make it sound like he picks his own fights, which is not true obvoiusly. IMO he would wreck anyone in any divison he could comfortably make weight for.
- gsp is the champ he is contrctually obligated to fight anyone they put in front of him like everyone else. IMO gsp hasn't really "fought" alot of guys, he fight pretty much the same, wrestling, takedown, gnp, peppered with a little standup only enough to set up the takedown tho. He is the evolution of a lineage of dominant athletic wrestlers in ufc: hughes, ortiz etc. He fights very safe and pedictable..he wins but its boring to me. Not letting hardy even throw a punch, or alves doesn't even warrant calling him "gutsy" by any strech. Going for his opponents weakness, without once testing himself against their strength makes him a great winner, but not a great warrior.
- I don't remember gsp ever fighting someone from his own camp, correct me if I'm wrong.
Reply 4 years agoSharp5Cool | 1Funny | 1Weak | 0
You have a point, but really the only difference between Anderson and GSP is they haev different strengths. You don't see Anderson following Damien Maia or Thales Leites to the ground, you see him trying to use his strength (striking) against his oppenents. It just so happens that GSP's stregth is wrestling/grappling, and he uses it. Standup fights just happen to be more exciting to most MMA fans, thats all it is.
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Anderson Silva was clearly trying to get a submission in the chael sonnen fight thats why he got beat like down throughout the fight he could of stop those take downs but he was trying to land chael in a submission in honor of the nogerra brothers for the disrespect that Chael said to them. Thats why he came out to the fight in a Gi & held up his blackbelt.
If he wanted to end the Sonnon fight early he could of with his stand up but he choose to get a submission. He stated this in an Interview
He will stop Gsp,s take downs cuz hes going to use his power & size & keep it on the feet. GSP has no chance in hell with Silva
Reply 4 years agoWeak6Sharp | 4Funny | 0Cool | 0
talk about naive flinygknee45, he stated in an interview that he waited for a submission so it must be true? 'sif. He finally luckily sinked one in after 23 minutes and decided to brag about it to massage his ego
Reply 4 years agoSharp3Weak | 1Funny | 0Cool | 0
You stated that you have Anderson as #1 p4p, and then proceeded to explain in much more detail how he isn't your number one. In the same sentence no less. Saying he could get beaten by guys his own size = the exact opposite of what pound for pound means. There is as much logic in that as saying "My favourite green chair is red."
Reply 4 years agoCool1Funny | 0Weak | 0Sharp | 0
Sorry MMA does not work how you think it does. Sonnen dominated Silva, Maia tooled Chael, Silva beat Maia ect ect. And though Forrest did beat Shogun, considering the circumstances, I think the fact you brought that up is a bit disingenuous. I doubt if you had a large sum of money and had to wager it on a Shogun vs Forrest fight in this present day, you'd put that money on Forrest.
Reply 4 years agoSharp1Funny | 0Weak | 0Cool | 0
Lol yes that is true, but at the end of the day, none of what I said has resulted in him losing, which is the most important thing about p4p rankings, consistently winning against top oppenents, regardless of the styles. I can't say is his fault that he has only faced a few guys that on paper are bad matchups for him. Sure he struggled with Chael, got taken down in the first round and controled by Hendo, was in danger against Lutter, but he still beat all of them, and finished all of them, in dramatic fashion.
Reply 4 years agoCool4Sharp | 1Funny | 0Weak | 0
If the fight happens, mark my words, I've been saying it for three years, GSP will beat Silva.
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he can't be compared to silva? thats funny. but ur opinion so i wont argue that.
what i will argue is that retarded ass quote u seem to be jerking off to.
1. winning counts
2. Anderson silva LITERALLY ran from demian maia to avoid being taken down to avoid his strengths... ive never seen gsp run.
learn ur shit before you talk kid. theres a lot more to being a real mixed martial artist than a couple of highlight knockouts.
Reply 4 years agoSharp3Weak | 1Funny | 0Cool | 0
GSP is such a nice, humble guy and an great champion (imo top 3 p4p), but it seems like he doesnt have the heart to fight AS. You can make all the excuses about how he has to gain the right amount of muscle and maintain the speed at a heavier weight. You think BJ Penn ever made excuses about weight, he fought anybody with a "win or lose i am going to challenge myself" attitude. Nobody even credits bj penn for fighting guys way out of his weight class. All they see are his losses. GSP outweighed BJ by 30 pounds and BJ still had the heart to fight him. C'mon champ, stop making excuses!!!
Reply 4 years agoSharp22Weak | 16Cool | 2Funny | 0
GSP wants no part of A.S, period.
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correct. st pierre looks nervous and uneasy when people mention him fighting anderson. i think anderson would destroy him. he's simply too good.
Reply 4 years agoSharp7Weak | 3Funny | 0Cool | 0
Anderson is not even challenging GSP.. it the fans putting him on a pedestal as a great white hope.. and shogun is not quick enough to mess with silva.. seriously how much more awesome sh*t does silva have to do to get some damn respect?? the man did capoeira in a cage fight for god's sake capoeira than mimicked other fighter's styles IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIGHT.. clowned world class fighters and they just took the embarrassment because they couldn't do anything about it fought a roided up wrestler while he had a torn cartilage in his ribs and showed the heart of a champ.. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??!!
Reply 4 years agoSharp8Weak | 7Funny | 1Cool | 1
If BJ had heart he would put in the work before the fight.
Reply 4 years agoWeak2Sharp | 1Funny | 0Cool | 0
He has stepped in with the best of the best at his weight. GSP has plenty of heart. If he doesn't fight Silva it will be because he has brains. Silva naturally outweighs GSP by 40 to 60 lbs. You might as well say Silva has no heart for not trying to fight all the biggest heavyweights. Truth be told, Silva is closer to the heavy's at his natural weight than GSP is to Silva at his.
GSP's "problem" is that he is not an idiot. He isn't going to throw a wrench into one of the greatest MMA careers of all time (his) nor put his health and body at serious risk just because you want to see him fight someone much, much bigger than he is. There is a very good reason that weight classes exist in professional fighting.
I'd love to see them fight too. And I hope they do. However, I do think GSP would lose b/c the weight would be a big factor in the wrestling. You're insulting one of the best MMA fighters of all time by claiming he has no heart simply because he won't submit to your every whim and jump when you say jump.
Reply 4 years agoSharp13Weak | 3Funny | 0Cool | 0
P.S. - If Penn wouldn't have jumped around in weight so much there is a good chance he could've retained more speed, or even gotten faster, through his career at LW and been able to stop Edgar. Yes, Penn has heart... but less brains than GSP as far as discipline and work ethic. And it has hurt him.
Reply 4 years agoSharp3Weak | 1Funny | 0Cool | 0
thats exactly what i was goin to say about silva not stepping up to fight heavyweights! you just cant argue with silva fanboys
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learn how the human body works then post. im sure you've come across this in your martial arts training. and by martial arts training i mean sitting on your moms couch eating mcdonalds all day and arguing with people on the internet
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i meant no disrespect towards GSP, obviously you didnt get my point. I think GSP relies "too" much on gameplans instead of just taking chances. I was just using Penn as an example of how he wasnt ever scared of putting his legacy on the line, he was always willing to fight anybody great regardless of the weight class, win or lose, always taking high risk chances. It almost seems like GSP doesnt want to leave his comfort zone, in this case the ww division.
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Anderson is not even challenging GSP.. it the fans putting him on a pedestal as a great white hope.. and shogun is not quick enough to mess with silva.. seriously how much more awesome sh*t does silva have to do to get some damn respect?? the man did capoeira in a cage fight for god's sake capoeira than mimicked other fighter's styles.. clowned world class fighters and they just took the embarrassment because they couldn't do anything about it fought a roided up wrestler while he had a torn cartilage in his ribs and showed the heart of a champ..ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??
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no im not entertained at all
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i might be reading too much into this it seems out of respect for his current opponent he refuses to talk about a potential fight with silva if gsp wins lets see what he has to say then
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To me if gsp gets pressured into thus fight hes already lost it mentally its clear he wants no part of being in there with anderson. It will be gsp matt hughes 1.... part 2... only with anderson silva ..... and not matt hughes.... ya get me :-{
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@ riddle
I agree with your comments about pressure, but I don't think he's conceding a loss (in his head) or that he's afraid of Anderson. What GSP is worried about right now is his career and the millions he's making. I don't blame him for that.
He can prep for the fight and Anderson would be stupid to take him lightly. I would personally give GSP a 30 to 40 % chance of victory; not great. I think the real problem is just the division and he must be aware of that, it's just too big. If we take a look at what Mark Munoz did to CB the other night and CB is a great wrestler and fighter, he got killed. I don't see how GSP would have done any better (at weight), but then again, I'm not sure how Anderson himself is going to fair against MM. That could be an interesting question unto itself.
The man is too small for 185 and he's (probably) too big for 155; he's the perfect 170. I say leave him @ 170, but fear has nothing to do with it. It's all about business and being smart. He's the most consistent and bankable fighter the division has ever seen. He is the most dominant 170 of all time. That and his legacy (which is important to GSP) should not and I doubt will be trifled with, for the sake of Dana White's amusement(s).
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Yeah but if thats all good and true but he should stop talking about his legacy in my oppinion cause there will always be that tarnish of not fighting anderson.
just like mayweather in my mind undoubtedly the greatest ever but without the win over pacman he will never recieve that nod.
i know BJ penn would of fought anderson in a drop of a hat so you can have the greatest record best smile and biggest bank balance you want but for me BJ is the legacy im most fond of as he went out there and took it to the greatest fighters win lose or DRAW reguardless the size advantage
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@ Corey
He most certainly stayed away from Damian Maia and he didn't want anything to do with Thales Leites; that's just empirical observation and conclusion, based on facts; not personal. Don't mistake what I'm saying. I know he is an amazing fighter. I am a fan. However, he has chosen to go into fights, where he had a major disadvantage on the ground and avoid engaging the fighter; for fear of going to the ground. That, is my large or larger, point. GSP has just gone in their and fought and "exploited" his opponents disadvantages; there is a difference. The one fails to engage and the other engages.
The difference? - GSP's "transitory" properties. AS is a great fighter on his feet and on the ground, but he is not a strong wrestler and that is the "transitory" skill; moving from stand-up, to ground. GSP is a master of it. GSP's master of the transitory, enables him to do what Anderson cannot do, which is determine the "placement" of the fight; Sonnen proved that, when Anderson couldn't stop, not the bigger wrestler, but rather, the more dominant, skilled and powerful wrestler. GSP has always had that advantage in his fights. Subsequently, he has never had a concern as to where the fight ended up. Any hesitancy on his behalf, as to where a fight might end up, should be put down to choice / preference, rather than inability to dictate. Silva, would not be able to declare such a credential; Silva's transitory game is suspect, to say the least; at least since the Sonnen fight.
It is this reason and this reason alone, GSP's ability to determine if a fight will stand or fall, is the singular reason as to why his match-up against Silva is even remotely interesting or even plausible. Without that game, GSP would stand no chance against The Spider. With it? He stands a good chance.
Wing Chun
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@ Corey
I agree with your take on the Thales and Damien fights, but when you say "If GSP was a natural Middleweight, h would never beat Anderson or Belfort", i have to disagree. If a guy completely dominates his own natural weight class, winning essentially every second of every round of every fight in recent history, what makes you think he wouldn't do the same at a different weight class, if that was his natural weight? The only thing I could chalk that up to is stiffer competition, or tougher stylistic matchups. IMO, the WW division and GSPs opponents are probably the toughest in any weight class, and GSP has faced guys with a vast variety of styles, while the outcome has been the same every time; complete domination. Anderson, as talented as he is, has shown he has a glaring weakness, and a style that causes him problems. It is impressive that he has still won all these affairs, but IMO it seems that sooner or later he could likely be beat by one of these style fighters (wrestlers), based on what I've seen out of him. GSP on the other hand, seems untouchable. The only person I see beating him is a bigger stronger fighter. And as WingChun mentioned above, GSPs transitory game it what makes him the fighter he is. What we credit that to is unknown. Is it a talent in itself? Hard work? Game plan? Probably a mixture of all three. Whereas we see fighters who are so blatantly gifted and talented athletically or technically (like Anderson), and deem them "the best". I'm not questioning Andersons dedication, work ethic, smarts or ability to game plan, but I just believe that the thing that separates GSP from other top fighters is his ability to push himself harder, and live smarter than anyone else out there. While thats not as tangible as say Anderson's insane stand up skills, or dangerous guard, I think it counts for a lot.
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What about Anderson though? Should he not fight the top 205'ers? He can go up in weight way easier than GSP can, just based on their body types. When I picture GSP in the ring with AS, i just see a guy who is way bigger. When I picture AS in the ring with Shogun, shit, I think I'd say Anderson is bigger.
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@ Riddle
If GSP's legacy is tarnished because he didn't fight Silva, then surely Anderson's legacy is tarnished because he never fought Shogun, Jones, Machida, Fedor and on and on.
If GSP's legacy is tarnished because he didn't have one fight with an opponent not in his division, then surely every fighter in MMA must have a tarnished record, for we could find at least one fight that every fighter should have had or that we (that fans) would like to have seen, but failed to.
For example - surely Chuck Liddell must have no legacy or an extremely tarnished legacy, because he never fought Machida or Jones and he never went to heavyweight and fought Cain, Lesnar or Carwin.
As to BJ and his legacy: 3 - 3 & 1 in his last 7; and it's probably more like 3 & 4, in his last 7; he's 0 & 3 in his last title defenses or challenges and he was run out of his division by a smaller guy - Frankie Edgar.
Penn has no legacy left. He has squandered it. There is nothing left to be fond of, except some old memories of when Penn was younger and hungrier and he sure isn't hungry anymore. And if he doesn't go back to 155, he's finished; at best a gatekeeper.
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Pacman would destroy Mayweather and that's why they been ducking him. Probably waiting for Pacman to lose a little speed. Mayweather ducked Mosley until he was old too. The greatest fight the greatest in their prime and win. Mayweather is a great boxer, don't get me wrong but he has dodged some fights he wasn't sure of winning. Pacman has improved to a point way beyond anything we have ever seen IMO.
watch his last fight back against Margharito. You see a blur of hands from pacman then the slow mo shows that blur was 6 or 7 punches hitting their mark every time time through a closed guard. Mayweather is nowhere near that level and never has been.
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Sad, but i fear it may be the truth. I've always regarded Penn as a special talent that can beat the best on any given night. To be honest though, I think he will be remembered more as one of those fighters that had all the potential in the world, but just couldn't put it all together consistently (whether it be work ethic, mental pereparation, style ect)
"he was run out of his division by a smaller guy - Frankie Edgat"
That's the hard truth, but I wouldn't be so quick to write Penn off completely. When he said recently in an interview, that he is going to start taking guys down more often, I couldn't help but imagine how that would play out against top LW's. Something that sticks out in my mind though is how amazed I was when Penn had Frankie on his back and couldn't do anything.
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@ wing chun.
- I think I can shed some light on why GSP's legacy may be tarnished if he doesn't move up. I think people watch GSP fight the same fight everytime (see my above post). He is always in controll, always plays it safe, fights to his opponents weakness gets the win etc. His legacy is missing the wars, and hard fought battles other legends like liddell, wanderlei, coture and yes...penn :) have had. People want to see him tested or test himself basically.
- Do you remember the words, Fitch used to describe fighting BJ ? He said " to be a legend you have to beat one, and bj is a legend". You cant be a legend without a legacy. I don't remember anyone referring to fighting gsp as beating a legend, not yet any way. I can't list all the great fighters and analysts who would vouch for bj's status as an all time great but you get the picture I'm sure. Going by statistics and records is a halfbaked way to measure a fighters worth btw. It's bigger than that, there is more to making a legend than the win and loss column, how you did it matters too. Liddell is 21-8. coture is 19-10 these fighters are woth more than thier records and so is penn.
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@ Dray
Just for the record - I've always respected Penn as a fighter. His talent is / was never the question. I can also state that I've never cared for him outside of the ring. I find him arrogant and egotistical. However, I've never allowed my bias to rule my assessment of him. When he moved down to 155 I was happy for him. Although I don't like him, I know he's a great fighter and would / was a great Champ.
The beatings that he laid down there during his brief tenure, were impressive; to say the least. Regardless of whether or not I like him or not, I was more than happy with his performances and picked him in all of his fights, except the Edgar fights. :-) I knew two things about those fights, that he wasn't going to take Edgar seriously (enough) and that he wouldn't train properly for it; advantage Edgar.
I keep getting back to one thing with BJ - it's not the talent, it's his heart, his head and his ego. When he went down to 155 and started dominating, the first thing he wanted to do was go back to 170 and fight Rush - stupid move. He then went back down to 155, got into "phenomenal" shape, pounded the crap out of two very good fighters and just assumed that he could continue on and no longer put in the same time of work and effort that got him those other victories - stupid move. And what allowed him to do that was his ego and his complaisance. He subsequently decided that the menu and training habits were more to his liking at 170 and has moved up - stupid move; despite the Hughes victory.
At the end of the day - I'm just not left with the impression that Penn is prepared to put in the type of sacrifice that a GSP or Frankie Edgar are prepared to put it; it's obvious. And it's also the reason why his career is where it is, today; wearing sunglasses for interviews and giving them with a ho-hum attitude. He once called GSP a "front-runner", which of course he is not. However, I'd say it of Penn. If he's not winning or going to win, he just packs it in (mentally) and accepts whatever outcome.
Solid Post and I appreciate your thoughts.
Wing Chun
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Penn may have more losses than some, but look at how tough a resume he has. No one elses resume comes close to Penns. Machida, GSP twice, Fitch, Edgar twice, Hughes 3 times (twice when Hughes was in his prime)just to name a few. He faded against Fitch but still had done enough to earn a draw against the 2nd best WW in the world and was giving up size and strength. GSP bigger, Machida bigger. Penn is top 10 p4p material despite his losses.
Anyone who thinks he has squandered his legacy needs lobotomising, as he is a mma fighter who was prepared to take on the very best there is even those much bigger than him. If he went back to LW there would still only be one LW that can beat him and that is the amazingly talented Franki Edgar who is new breed of skill and cardio and well rounded genius.
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@ Azzkika
I agree with the last thing you said there, Frankie Edgar deserves more credit for the outcome of those two title fights than BJ deserves discredit. However, it seems like after everyone of his losses, suddenly he is "in shape" and "mentally changed/stronger" and taking things more seriously. I could have sworn he was in "the best shape ever" when he fought GSP the second time.
I respect Penn greatly for his willingness to take on any comer, but to play devils advocate a bit, that may be part of his problem. IMO if he wants to continue being dominant (which he has the ability to do) he should just pick a weight class, be focused, train hard, and fight.
@ WingChun
"At the end of the day - I'm just not left with the impression that Penn is prepared to put in the type of sacrifice that a GSP or Frankie Edgar are prepared to put it"
I agree 100%. There's always the possibility, but it doesn't seem likely at this point.
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Also, I don't know why I feel the need to mention this, but when I look at a fighter like Allistaire Overeem, that's someone I admire. He used to be a bit of a douche, wasn't exactly known as a guy with an amazing work ethic, had alot of talent, then one day he decided to get extremely focused, and go to the weight class he actually belongs at, and now he seems unstoppable (but still has alot to prove to people).
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wants no part of the spider.. can you blame him?? he TAPPED to strikes by serra.. GSP fan boys keep harping on his wrestling his wrestling go look at every silva fight when he gets taken down its because he just stops sprawling and pulls guard because he trusts his jujitsu (and why not he's submitted everyone that has taken him down in the octagon) and in the roid sonnen fight he was clearly hurt(and he wanted to submit sonnen a fact the gi and his post fight comments confirm) you can see him motioning to his ribs after the first round but back to the point GSP cannot control silva for 5 rounds without getting caught in something YOU HAVE TO FINISH silva his defensive jujitsu and length makes it hard for him to be submitted and his chin, footwork, elusiveness, and head movement makes it hard for him to be K.O.. on the flip side silva's other worldly striking, underrated power, cardio, underrated game planning, ability to adapt and underrated offensive jujitsu makes it easy for him to finish a fight at ANY time.... haters going to hate but that doesn't change the fact that silva is UN-F*CKWITHABLE.. a true specimen born to destroy.... PLEASE ENJOY HIM WHILE WE STILL HAVE HIM BECAUSE ONE DAY HE'LL BE A MERE FABLE WE TELL OUR GRAND KIDS USING ALL TYPES OF HYPERBOLE
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hyperbole...nahhh...thats why we have blue-ray.
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Nothing against GSP he's carved out a pretty nice niche for himself(i find it comical that silva gets alot of heat for not finishing 3 fights 2 of which were not his fault but GSP gets a pass because "he's a game planner") but i just cant see him beating the spider first off he strikes to set up his take downs silva is a master at using his reach so a few inches of advantage is all he needs the longer GSP stands with silva the more danger he's putting himself in silva is evolving to the point that all he needs is ONE strike to end a fight.. personally i see the fight playing out like Silva vs. Carlos newton GSP goes for a take down from the outside then BOOM a well timed flying knee put him in lala land and a couple strikes later that's all she wrote.. do you guys understand why people say the UFC middle weight division is sh*t?? because Anderson Silva made everyone look like sh*t!!
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Thank God...I was beginning to think we'd never hear some rational discussion about GSP's move to 185. This is the first time where I've heard Rush throw some cold water on the idea and I'm glad.
"I have a lot to lose" - and he's right. He is the biggest, baddest thing @ 170, he's phenomenally popular, he's making a ton of money and he's the poster boy for The UFC, why move up to 185 - permanently? Why put all that on the line? Anderson Silva is in no way, being asked to put as much or perhaps even anything, on the line.
I, like many fans, would love to see GSP fight Anderson, but it's too early in his career to make the move up; if ever. I personally feel he is too small for that division, even with size on. Making this move, predicated on the desire to see one fight and then roll the dice and see what happens with the rest of the division, is not only stupid, it's an extremely bad business move. And if we know one thing about Georges, he's not stupid and he doesn't come across as a bad business man; his comments here, prove as much.
The Super-Fight as Bust - and how many times have we sat around waiting for the "dream" match-up, only to have it be either a snooze fest or have it be over too quickly; not all super-fights payoff as advertised / hyped. Would we have to go a year or so, as GSP prepares for this fight? I personally don't want to see one of my favorite fighters out of the game for that long, all on the hope that I "might" see a great / good fight. And what of Anderson? What is he to do while GSP prepares? Does he go unchallenged? And is this fair to the 185 division? What if Anderson fought and lost the belt, before GSP had a shot at him? What would the point have been?
If this is going to happen - then it needs to happen @ a catch weight (178 lbs, lets say) and it should be a non-title fight; 5 rounds. If people really want to see them fight, then let them fight @ a catch and without all the ramifications, drama, wait time, preparation ...etc.
Screw this fight (right now) @ 185 for matters of pragmatism.
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i can't already hear the hater saying: he's a pussy, a coward. But let face it,by moving up is risking to f-up his body, his legacy. so why he should make that decision by instinct or because the "fans" want it .GSP is a bright guy, who use his reason,that why he's my favorite fighter.
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I get the feeling that a lot of fans just want to see GSP lose...and will come up with any justification to try and make that loss happen. He's a scaredy-cat is the most popular reason.
Let Anderson Silva move up to LHW and take on Shogun or Bones Jones. Hell, let him even take on Rashad or Rampage. But he refuses to do that. Is Anderson a scaredy-cat too?
BJ Penn has always challenged fighters out of his natural weight class which earned him a record of 16-7-2. Randy Couture crossed weight division which earned him a record of 19-10. Both of these fighters have won championships in two weight classes, but they have also lost a lot of fights--barely batting .500.
Let's say GSP makes the sacrifice and takes the risk--and goes up to MW to challenge the greatest UFC MW ever. Let's say he wins. So what next? He can only look forward to one fight after another with every opponent being bigger than him. At GSPs age, this is not an attractive prospect. GSP still has some good years left in his career--and to basically ensure that all his future opponents would be bigger does not seem to be a smart move. What if GSP loses to AS, what does he do next?
GSP gets very good pay, endorsements, and PPV revenue BECAUSE he is the champion. That all will go away quickly if he loses.
What is the incentive to go up and potentially lose? The money? The glory? Pleasing the fans? Pleasing Anderson Silva--who won't move weight divsions?
Dana White has yapped away about this fight, but he has his own reasons for doing so--besides fan interest. He obviously has not seriously talked to GSP about this, but publicly has painted GSP into a corner--hoping to force GSP to bow to public pressure. I wish Dana would try that public blackmail on Anderson Silva--who DW claims is the P4P champion. If AS is the P4P champion, and you believe that to be true--then the onus is on the P4P champ to move--not GSP.
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Please delete "--barely batting .500" -- my bad.
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Jamie Kennedy
Codemaster - great points man. Exactly... if Dana is hailing Silva as the P4P King etc. then why is he forcefully (from what I can tell) trying to get GSP (a smaller guy) to move UP in weight. Surely it should be Anderson that moves up,if he is as good as everyone including Dana thinks, he is a great fighter don't get me wrong. But it seems a bit backwards....
And as WingChun said above what does it really prove?
Besides apart from a fight with Okami and Sonnen both rematches btw, what is there left for him to accomplish @185lb? Plus, there is a wide array of intriguing match-ups for him at 205lb. If anyone should move up it should be Silva.
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Co-sign all of that. Great points dude.
It's always the case with combat sports, half the people tune in to watch someone dominant lost, and the other half tune in to watch the dominance continue. As a fighter, I really don't think the promoter or the fans opinions on who you should fight should factor into your career plans. I honestly think GSP just wants to keep training, and keep fighting the best WW's the UFC has to offer.
On a side note, as much as Dana White wants this to happen, I don't even see the business sense in it. He has two young champions at WW and LHW (with a promising young challenger too), and an older champion at MW. So what happens if GSP moves up and beats Anderson? He stays at middleweight, and likely loses soon after that. What happens if Anderson beats GSP? He goes back to MW where there arn't many fights left? I doubt it. He will probably be convinced to move up and fight Rua, Jones ect. anyway. Hmm its all speculation and far into the future but while Dana white tries to convince us that this will be "the pound for pound championship fight", I'm just going to be content in seeing these guys fight the best the UFC has to offer them at their own size/weight.
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@ Dray
You raise a great point about "two young champions". From a business point, this makes no sense. He has two very marketable and noteworthy fighters, here. If it's played wrong, White and his hopes for this fight could end up not only ruining their respective careers, but possibly damage the divisions and the brand, in doing so. I'm not saying it will happen, but I am saying it could happen. We could sit here and concoct scenarios all day long, (by) where this hurts the brand and possibly leaves the real winner StrikeForce; strangely enough; for the weaker The UFC becomes in any one division, the stronger SF looks or becomes; take your pick. They can already make an "argument" that their HW division is better (overall) than The UFC's; at least in the top three or four slots (overall).
This fight has bad business move written all over it. Sure, it could bring in a lot of money, but it could be a Pyrrhic victory. Once the dust settled on the night, The UFC might find out that is was the worse off for it; beware of what you ask for and all that.
I don't know if this fight will ever happen. I know that I much even care. However, my view would be this - if GSP were to move up, fight and beat Anderson...then my advice to him, at that exact moment would be...RETIRE; spike the ball and walk off the field and say "that's all folks". He'd be a legend and myth. His wealth secured in endorsements, forever. And I'd laugh my ass off, if he did; bet Dana didn't see that one coming.
There are people at 185 he could kick the crap out of - Bisping, for example. He would have wins, but he would have equally as many, if not more losses and that is just not the way to go for GSP; career wise, financially wise and in particular, in terms of his much loved and chased "legacy".
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Ahaha, I agree if he wins, it wouldn't only be funny if he retired, it would make a helluva lot of sense.
But yea my view doesn't concern this particular fight, it just concerns seeing GSP as a middleweight, which I can't. He obviously wouldn't want to go up, lose, then go back down, as he stated. Because 1) it messes him up physically, and 2) it would mess him up mentally (not comparing his mental fortitude to BJ Penn, but look at that situation, guy goes up loses goes back down is complacent goes back up ect ect.). I don't think GSP would ever become complacent, but i just imagine he wouldn't quite be in the same place mentally afterwards. And ofcourse if he wins, have fun trying to beat all the other big mofos at MW.
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When did GSP challenge Silva years ago? Silva said he would go down to WW to challenge GSP Corey. Your version of history is wrong. It is the fans that keep asking for this fight not GSP. Silva is scared by your logic sonce he didn't back up his statement and go challenge GSP. Really Silva should be fighting Rua or Jon Jones or even HWs he is so big. Silva is the one who is really ducking challenges IMO.
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