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Since when are school supposed to be where children learn "moral values"? Other than what they learn in their own interactions schools should only be teaching 'the basics' as you call them. What good does a society get from its school's if all that are taught are values? A bunch of moral people with no knowledge or ability to do anything than talk about morals. Morals/Values need to be taught and enforced at home. What I few as a value you may not, so who is to decide what my child and your child will learn? We each will decide and then our children will form their own views on those values. One large problem for education in America is a lack of parental involvement (especially in urban areas) and your ideas seem to enforce that idea. Parents need to be more involved in their children's lives and schools less so. When we can get back to schools just teach the basics and families are there to teach and support the rest education will begin to improve in America again.
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1) I'm not sure what constitutes an "official" report (government, from Stanford, from Harvard, from the RAND corp?), but at best the data are mixed on many fronts. There are studies you can quote documenting charter schools do better, there are some that report charter schools do worse than regular public school. This is complicated because clearly all charter schools are not the same (that's sort of the point, they allow for innovation, not all of which will be successful). The better of the charter schools in specific settings (e.g. Los ANgeles and Boston) have taken very poorly performing schools and appear to have done some good. Whether this is gneralizable or depends on a small dedicated group is not clear.
2)There is employment at will though that may vary on a state-by-state basis. Those rules certainly don't apply to union teachers who operate under collective bargaining agreements. I can't say all charter schools do or don't "churn" their teachers, however, most teacher's unions do not allow pay for performance and the only determinant of salary is "years served". Tenure is given after two years of being hired. From what I can tell, while these conditions assure union teachers are not "churned", they also assure that teachers who are perhaps burned out or just incompetent can continue in the system. That can only discourage enthusiastic new teachers and certainly won't encourage innovative teaching methods. It also assumes that all experience is good independent of the individual teacher's ability. This strikes me as rather hypocritical since teachers spend much of their time evaluating students.
3)Actually, from what I can tell, charter schools are a concession to avoid vouchers, teacher's unions want neither as they prefer a monopoly.
4)Your comments about charter schools and admission criteria are not based in fact. Pretty much by definition, charter schools cannot admit based on religious or academic criteria. In my experience, if there is oversubscription for a charter school (and there often is for the good ones), admission is by lottery. For our local charters, their demographics are very similar to that of the district population with regard to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomics (%free lunch program). Is it possible to have selection bias based on parents who enroll their students having more of an interest in education? Yes, but to try to keep parents from advocating for their children is not a good solution.
I agree that the charter movement is complicated, but I would not necessarily agree with what you appear to think are the politics of the situation. For many people it is as simple as choice and competition. THere are reports showing that charter schools can have the effect of improving the local public schools as well.
Charter schools are public schools, whenever there are charter schools then parents may hire and fire schools. It is all about choice, no one is ever forced to attend a charter school.
In a charter school there is control over the school budget. Most schools have no actual control over their budget, and the bulk of salaries are required by law (union law) to go to people who do not teach. If a charter school wants more teachers and these teachers handle the school library, why must they keep the librarian?
amerlok, maybe parents have something to do w/ morality. The idea that schools should have the absolute mandate to teach all morality to my children is frightening. I'd much rather they teach them math, and let their parents teach them things about morality.
if anything our problem is the exact opposite of what you say. We are horrible internationally at rigorous "homogenized" subjects like math and language. let's focus on that, and not worry so much about the state brainwashing children to believe as the state wishes.
If only it were as easy as shutting down the teacher's unions! Remember that places like Texas also have ridiculous achievement gaps between wealthy and poor school districts, and generally mediocre achievement overall, without the additional burden of unions.
Charter schools, school choice, and vouchers will not fix the system either. Many fail. We still need to find out what makes the successes into successes.
Think about these points:
1. There are reports (official ones) that point to the fact that charter schools do not perform any better than the corresponding public schools.
2. Also, here in the United States we have so called "employment at will." That means that anyone can be fired at anytime for cause or no cause. Charter schools (which are typically not union) churn their teachers. This way they do not have to pay for experience. Older teachers are fired and freshly gradulated teachers are hired.
3. This is also a scheme to bring vouchers to school districts. This way public money will be used for a privite and religious education. People do not want that.
4. One more point. The assumption is that the "bell curve" in the society does not exist. Which is obviously not true. Charter school have their own admission criteria that basically filter out students that are not 'desirable" according to the mission of each particular charter school.
So, things are not that simple. I would not jump on this "bandwagon" without first understanding the politics driving this movement.
Perhaps kids could learn their values from their parents? The job of the schools is to teach the 3 R's. Not indocrinate them into some philospophy or other.
Amerlok, the most fundamental of human freedoms is the freedom to select one's own interests/moral code. Schools should teach the tools useful for the pursuit of those ethics and interests, but not indoctrinate some centrally decided code.
I suppose a mandatory comparative introduction to classical philosophy in the later years of high school (and, perhaps, again in college) would not hurt. However, ethics and interests are formed experientially over a long period of time (ideally over the whole course of one's life), rather than didactically in few-month-long course.
Education is for the individual, not for society, not in the least because society has no interests of its own - it is merely the aggregate sum of the interests of its individual members interacting with one another.
Charter schools are a big part of the answer to the current educational disfunction in public schools. The teachers' union have arrogantly and recklessly held the education system hostage and brought about dismal failure in the classroom. Public schools have been reduced to second and third rate status because teacher unions continue to advocate for jobs at the expense of student education.
Try to remove a teacher who should not have been in the classroom in the first place, you would have to deal with a union that will fight you tooth and nail to save his job. By the time you had spent more than 400 hours (per research) doing all the paper work, you would have been too worn out to take care of the rest of your duties as a site manager. Even if you succeed, you are unlikely to want to go after the rest of the substandard teachers because the time and aggravation become an issue.
I don't know why the parents are not up in arms demanding reforms including more charter schools. As long as teacher unions maintain their deadly grip on public schools, they will continue to undermine the education of American children. The situation has become so bad that many teachers and administrators who care about education are jumping ship and planning to teach in charter schools. They know that the childen who are getting hurt the most are the poor and the minorities.
As a former Mass. teacher, I think I can state with certainty that teachers do not fear charter schools. Bring them on. If they succeed fine, but if they fail be honest in reporting it. More charters fail than succeed. Such failure, is very often not reported.
Once again, we've got the criteria wrong, wrong, wrong.
We are all for schools that will graduate 92% of their senior class into tertiary education. But, I submit, that is NOT the utmost objective of secondary schooling. It is an important benchmark value, yes, but there are certainly others.
The school should be teaching children more than the basics by which they can pass the SAT's and get into a decent university. The SAT's, because they are homogenized, do not tell whether the child has a "well-rounded" education that will suit him/her as a young adult, a citizen and, finally, a decently moral and honest person.
What in heaven's name is the sense of having good SAT exams, get an MBA and then go on to share in the cupidity of a SubPrime Mess just to earn a bundle of money? How is our society advanced in that manner? Pray tell, how?
We've had a massive dysfunction of moral integrity, both on Main Street and Wall Street. All we can expect from schools is that they catapult our children into university? Yeah, right ...
Where are they supposed to learn the "values" that will condition their lives -- but perhaps not their wallets? Or is it that money is more important than morality?
The charter school I teach at in Malden, MA is excelling. Check our stats; running public enterprises as private ones works, if you have the right people in place.
As James Tooley has pointed out, even the very poor people who live in the slums of Indian cities can organize and pay for good schools for their children - if they are allowed to. But we are supposed to believe that the people of Boston need to have the government take their money away and organize schools for their children - and that renaming the schools "Charter Schools" will have some sort of revolutionary effect. Talk about moving the deckchairs on the deck of the Titanic.
Still if it upsets the teacher union - go for it. And it may even do a bit of good at the margin (for a little while).
the long fight against the teachers union to educate our children continues.
The charter schools in MA are evidently doing quite well. The teachers union, one of the most powerful municipal unions in the state, are not too keen on their presence. The Legislature was very reluctant to take on such a powerful union. However, the Legislature also passed legislation the created standardized testing in MA. In spite of protestations from the teachers union and their backers the MCAS, as they are known, have worked out quite well. MA students are performing better than their counterparts in other states.
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Rangers manager Walter Smith believes Scottish teams would fare better on the European stage if they were given more help from league bosses.The Ibrox side travel to Aberdeen on Clydesdale Bank Premier League business on Sunday, before hosting Bursaspor in the Champions League on Wednesday.In contrast, the Turkish champions face Bucaspor on Friday night, giving them more time to prepare for the midweek visit to Glasgow than their hosts.Asked if it would be a benefit to Scottish clubs to be given extra preperation time ahead of European games, Smith said: "This comes up over the seasons. The answer to that is yes. But I know, through the managers I've met with the Scottish League and others, the difficulties they face, especially with rescheduling television games."I just think at times it would be helpful if Scottish teams got the same help that some of the European teams get. But it's only some of them, not all of the European teams allow their teams to play on a Friday night prior to Champions League games."We just have to accept it and get on with it. It's just what we have to do. There is no use complaining about it. Bursaspor can get their game moved back from Sunday to Friday but unfortunately we can't."
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USAOct 24th, 2011 11:30 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
I would appreciate anyone's input on my 56 Relic. The body pocket has a "J" stamped on it plus whats left of the Custom Shop Chevron logo plus the neck has all kinds of markings. Any input would be appreciated.
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Interesting Strat. The pressed in stuff suggests it's a Cunetto, but the stamped on "Custom Shop" logo on the headstock suggests it from the then-new Fender Custom Shop relic group. That was the transition period from Cunetto back to Fender, so it may be some kind of hybrid. Nice Strat!
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All of the Time Machine CS's I've seen have Relic pressed into them (post Cunetto). I think the Cunetto's were all done as matched sets, so that the wear would look consistent to a certain type of player.
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- It was done in house.
- The Cunetto stuff was never matched up once we got it from him.
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Bazinga. There you have it!
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Bazinga; Big Bang Theory Love that show!
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It has a "J" stamped in the neck pocket of the body. Can someone tell me who the builder was? Thx
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What a Beaut!
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The two Cunettos I used to have had the Custom Shop logo presed into the peghead, and a three digit number into the bodies. They also had something like a six digit number pressed into the neck pickup cavities. I'll see if I can scrounge up a few photos.
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I don't exactly think that all Cunetto's have the logo pressed into the rear of the headstock; especially towards the end of their run.
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25 Jun
Can't knock the hustle…
The US is entertaining. Give 'em that. Hollywood 101N.
Whether it's a full-scalped Landon Donovan's shifting crossover against Germany in a 2002 clash that built Oliver Kahn's lore or going down to nine against eventual 2006 World Cup champs Italy and boxing out a draw. Whether it's the US's 2008 Olympic meltdown versus the Dutch, or Landon's heart-stopping Algeria roller to win the group …. or a last-minute Sean Johnson Olympic berth-preserving save attempt…
It's the theatrical.
The US gives their fans something to watch for — and Sunday, even through a deflating ending, was no different as some dude not named Ronaldo ghosted in from the left and left Tim Howard pondering the meaning of life.
The USMNT goes toe-to-toe with Die Mannschaft of Germany early Thursday in a poker game concerned with managing scores and keeping defensive integrity intact. With the US's stoppage-time capitulation against Portugal and Germany up big on goal tally and differential, this may be a game of red rover where no one gets sent over.
Will the US bunker? Will Germany bunker? Who risks going forward?
It's no secret that the US under Jürgen Klinsmann has practiced a more pragmatic and conservative approach to "attacking games."
At Brazil 2014, the US has steadfastly refused to break their shape to create chances up the field.
This is, of course, not out of character for a Klinsmann team that used possession as a defensive mechanism and employed the same three central midfielders in multiple permutations throughout qualifying.
Against Portugal, despite calls to the contrary–including here in our preview–Klinsmann refused to challenge and stretch the heart of the Portuguese defense, electing to employ a 4-5-1 and work 3-vs-2's on the flanks instead of attacking more vertically.
It was a defensive strategy designed to mitigate risk centrally and beat back Portugal's full-backs with their lack of cover in their 4-3-3.
It was very Sun Tzu of Klinsmann…
"By persistently hanging on the enemy's flank, we shall succeed in the long run in killing the commander-in-chief….almost"
I added in that last part there. But in other words, you're not coming down the middle on us.
It's taken full tanks of exertion from Michael Bradley and Jermaine Jones–who must be in contention for World Cup Best XI at this point.
But perhaps the key to all of this for Klinsmann has been the introduction of Real Salt Lake captain Kyle Beckerman in the central midfield role. With Michael Bradley's attacking capabilities and forward positional defense a must in a States' attack that's found it difficult to get chances in the run of play and Jermaine Jones proving to be too much of a destroyer for the deep midfield, Beckerman was re-inserted into the line-up against Nigeria in the final Send-Off game.
The US immediately–and finally–looked balanced.
It's a role not wholly unlike — though not identical to — the famous libero or sweeper role that Franz Beckenbauer is credited with birthing for West Germany in the late '70s, in matches that Klinsmann must've tuned into in his youth.
It's a role that progressed forward through German all-time appearances leader Lothar Matthäus who moved aft from the midfield for the 1994 World Cup to pronounced effect. Matthäus was famously was quoted ahead of his team's knockout round effort against Bulgaria as saying: "I am not here to be a great star but to achieve a team goal."
That could be the embodiment of Beckerman, who few knew before this most recent US qualifying effort outside of MLS fanatics and the state of Utah.
Let's bring in Columbus Crew center-back and one of the best technical defenders the US has ever produced, Michael Parkhurst on the necessity of Beckerman's role and the US's shape:
"I like the 4-1-4-1 the US played against Portugal.
Beckerman plays a pivotal role in the midfield as the holding '6'. He allows the outside backs to get forward and also gives Bradley and Jones the ability get up and help the lone striker.
His job will be even more important against a German team who interchanges positions with their front 6 so well and often plays with a withdrawn striker. Its also important in this formation that the other 2 central midfielders do push up and get into the attack like we saw Bradley do a bit more against Portugal."
Game on for the RSL captain and US.
You're not coming down the middle.
Without further Freddy Adu, we get to our customary preview.
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About The Opponent: Germany
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About The Opponent: Germany
Under Joachim Löw, Germany executed a subtle identity change that had Die Mannschaft bolting through Euro 2012 until they banged up against Italy's Azzurri–the same Azzurri that bowed out yesterday for the second straight time in the group stage. Pouring out a limoncello for you, Pirlo.
It was that match–a 2-1 defeat at the feet of Mario Balotelli–that toggled the light switch for Löw.
In the 2010 World Cup, and for the majority of that Euro 2012 tournament, Germany sat deep against teams and ignited vicious counterattacks. In the semi versus Italy, the lack of forward pressure meant Italian maestro Pirlo could ping passes forward at his leisure; the sitting deep failed to put the correct pressure on Antonio Cassano, who made himself available between the lines.
Löw, who had largely been aggressive–some thought borderline arrogant–in his player selection and tactics was faced with the realization that he wasn't squeezing all that was possible out of his team by merely playing defend and counter.
Before the next competitive match in September of 2012, here was Löw's sentiments on the UEFA web site:
"We will have to completely change our tactics – which used to be, 'if we have the ball we are active, if not we drop back.
"Our aim in the next months will be to play a high pressing game, even against attacking sides. We have to be more active when defending without the ball."
Löw is almost executing on those tactics here at Brazil 2014.
Germany steamrolled Portugal in Game One in an absolute masterclass by Löw. With more than six months to prepare for a Portugal 4-3-3 that is anything but dynamic, Löw was surgical in how he attacked Portugal. The Veloso-Alves Chasm, getting in behind Pereira, floating Mesut Ozil out to the space vacated by Ronaldo remaining high in the attack were all targeted to great effect by Löw.
However, with limited time to prepare for a less-telegraphed and physical side, Germany struggled. Falling behind 2-1 against Ghana, it took an old strategy–the cross in the box–and an old World Cup friend–the regal Miraslav Klose getting up off his rocking chair on the sideline and finishing at the far post–to dig out a draw against the physical Black Stars.
Germany rolls out in a 4-3-3 with what appears to be two distinctly tasked bands of "3."
The first line is comprised of Thomas Müller, Mario Götze and Mesut Özil. The whole key to their attack is range of position and overloading the opposition. Though Özil will usually play a bit deeper and wider than the other two, all three are licensed to find space and create mismatches.
Since the US defense will obviously be zonal in their low block, the ability to effectively pass attackers on as they seep through the zones and/or check to the ball will be critical if the US is to avoid being victimized like Portugal at the hands of Germany.
The next band of "3" is Toni Kroos, Sami Khedira and Phillip Lahm. They work in unison to synchronously cover the backline while making incisive runs forward and looking to throw defenders off their marks. It is rare to see more than one get up into the attack without the other two staying back, but it happens at times.
Khedira in particular has been late to his rotations when Lahm has advanced. This present an opportunity for the US.
Much has been made of Löw's perplexing use of four central defenders across his backline.
It appears to make little sense.
Inside is Arsenal's Per Mertesacker and Dortmund's Mats Hummels. Despite their club résumés and high popular opinion, neither defender–Hummels due to injury, Mertesacker due to Mertesacker–is dominant, especially when either are asked to pull outside of the center pocket. Both can be caught in the air (see goals from Ghana on Saturday and from Austria in qualifying) or simply caught out (witness Sweden's repeated abuse of Mertesacker in their 5-3 loss last year).
"Crosses in the air from wide positions will be eaten up by their big, strong back 4. We have to get their CBs running facing their own goal while dealing with crosses, particularly on the ground."
On the right, is Jérôme Boateng, a player worthy of his position, but who could certainly be used centrally to help narrow the space between the lines with his speed. On the left, is Benedikt Höwedes who Ghana targeted incessantly. It would not be surprising — with Fabian Johnson's effect on the game — to see Löw go to the bench for Erik Durm, the 22-year-old Dortmund left-back with the explicit instruction to merely keep Johnson in front of him.
22 Jun
The fulcrum match. Win and you get play cat-and-mouse with Germany. Lose and hold on to your seats.
Starting line-ups shortly.
May St. John O'Brien be with us.
19 Jun
Frankly, I'm in a little bit more of a comfort zone right now; the US had one point in 2010, nil in 2006 after their respective Game 1's. Shock me, Klinsy. Surprise me against Portugal. You're playing with house money right now. Roll the dice.
After Monday, we can handle it and expect nothing less.
The US clashes with Portugal in the steam bath of Manaus on Sunday, looking to punch their own ticket to the knockout stage with a victory over the Portugals of Ronaldo.
Midfield stalwart Michael Bradley has belabored a point that the media is gobbling up like a dose of Klinsmann rhetoric.
His objective for the team, in his words:
"We want to be the team that can suffer the most."
And suffer the US did in nothing short of one of their guttiest World Cup performances of all-time. The match saw multiple players encumbered by muscle cramps, injured hamstrings to Matt Besler and Jozy Altidore and a broken nose to Clinton Drew Dempsey.
The US has never lacked toughness and guile, but for a contingent that was shaded toward the inexperienced side, Monday's result thumbed a nose at any moxie concerns.
Portugal, however, did not as "suffer as well as" the States.
An embellishment job by German forward Thomas Müller goaded Pepe into a red card and injuries to defender Fábio Coentrão and forward/longshoreman Hugo Almeida will keep the duo from starting in game two.
And Portugal suffered some more… taken out back to the woodshed by Germany, leaving them with little dignity and even less margin for error through their next 180 World Cup minutes if they want to see their way through the group stage.
It's a match-up that has long been set up well for the States tactically, much more so than the slain Ghana.
Even before the US corralled three points Monday, Klinsmann and staff were probably considering a strategy of sitting deep and playing on a very conservative counter. It makes sense.
Portugal have a very difficult time breaking teams down. Forced with the choice of whether to provide patches of space for Ronaldo or whether to merely erect a wall of legs and elbows on his in-cuts, it's a no-brainer. The latter only takes an MBA to figure out (MBAs are frowned upon at TSG).
And the US proved in game one that it can take a punch or two (or three, or four, or five, etc.) deflect them and land a jab here or there. The comfort of having weathered and survived an attacking barrage can only instill further confidence.
Portugal, on the other hand–torn apart by waves of German midfielders and victims of a masterclass in dissection by Jogi Low–capitulated in their bunker. They attempted to counter and were continually stymied by the four German center-backs.
Moreover, that bunker seemed to be made out of cardboard as Özil, Götze and company surgically passed along the floor time and time again. It was deep, emergency defending from Portugal; not the best kind. When Pepe reduced his side to ten, it only compounded the challenge presented by the German attack — and the weather.
For Portugal–now backed up against the Group G fence–it's "check the minerals" time. Can they get their vicious counter going? Can they press for long stretches and force the US to boom the ball up to a non-existent target forward?
For the US, it's "dictate the tempo" …. the outstanding question begged from game one once Jozy Altidore hit the trainer's table.
And then there is the heat. "Who's willing to suffer more?" A question all the more apropos.
Without further Freddy Adu, let's get to our not-so-customary preview.
It goes:
> About The Opponent: Portugal
> TSG: What We're Looking For
> The Altidore Proxy
> 11 At The Whistle
> The States' Keys To the Match
About The Opponent: Portugal
Portugal limps into Saturday's Manaus showdown off a brutal loss to Germany and a clinical dissection by German headman Jogi Löw after months of expert planning.
Here's Portugal national team expert Eric Krakauer.
Low's decision to play a 4-3-3 with a false 9 was incredibly insightful. While Pepe is fast, Alves is not, and Götze's constant movement towards the midfield pulled Alves into a position that he could not recover from.
You saw that time and again, causing huge corridors for the Germans to run through. The constant positional interchanging up-front also made it practically impossible for both Portuguese center-backs to get their marks right. That confusion provided enormous holes for the Germans to take advantage of.
Portugal's effort and decomposition was not wholly unexpected. It was more of the same from their qualifying days.
The opponent's manual on Portugal is a rather simple one… and wholly based around the man who drafts the team and preaches "tranquility" — manager Paulo Bento.
Bento, in true corporatespeak, is the definition of The Turnaround Guy — and Brazil 2014 will prove to many if he's overstayed his welcome (Note: Bento was re-upped for two more years in April; his contract now runs through 2016).
The former Sporting Lisbon coach ascended to Ronaldo's caretaker in September of 2010 when then-Portugal manager (and current Iran coach) Carlos Quieroz was floundering in qualifying and the team was in danger of not even making the cut for Euro 2012.
Like any turnaround guy attempting to cut losses to improve fortunes, Bento brought stability, a reputation for pushing the right people buttons and, specifically, not alienating his star players–basically the inverse of André Villas-Boas.
Bento re-integrated the 4-3-3, claiming the system allowed the technical ability of the nation to flourish.
Now, he finds himself needing to conjure up some magic in Brazil — the country of another turnaround guy, Dunga, whose tenure with host nation parallels Bento's.
Both Bento and Dunga were pragmatic, no frills defensive midfielders in their day. Both assumed the role of national team shepherd in times of unrest and initially guided their teams back to peak form in international competition–Dunga with a win at the 2009 Confederations Cup and Bento at the helm of a squad that was a few penalty kicks away from the Euro 2012 Final.
However, after escaping their group and suffering a quarterfinal loss to runner-up Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup, Dunga was relieved of his duties, deemed too rigid for the job — too rote to dynamically push his team to the next level.
Bento's reign and tactical résumé may necessitate the same move from the Portuguese FA if the clash with the States does not go to plan.
The comparisons to Dunga's Brazil don't end merely with the management from the touchline.
The primary attacking action of both teams is similar. In 2010, Brazil sported Robinho between the lines in some sort of pseudo winger-withdrawn forward-#10 role — the same one that Ronaldo occupies for Bento's squad.
And, similarly, both dynamic frontmen had thundering fullbacks bombing up the flanks behind them. For Brazil, this was Michel Bastos, a midfielder by trade who was nevertheless deployed at the overlapping fullback role and created great stress on opponents. Fábio Coentrão was to have occupied that same role for Portugal.
19 Jun
That's right, CONCACAF. Again, just in case you are unclear (and I can understand why you would be), the often insulted and downplayed region of CONCACAF is currently 4-1-1 with +2 goal differential.
The nasty Group D containing the football powerhouses of England, Italy, Uruguay and the minnows that are Costa Rica, that group is currently led by Costa Rica, who has won both of their games. Think about that for a minute. Essentially it looks like this:
Yes, just like that. Except Costa Rica hasn't been on a motor bike the last two games, they've been driving a freight train, running over both Uruguay and Italy. England is next. Mexico just drew with Brazil, who happens to be the host nation and a sliiiiigghhhtttt favorite according to basically everyone who has money lines. If you were to look for a good price in the betting, you would probably have put your money on Brazil. Like Nate Silver and the FiveThirtyEight crew did. Or like every bookie in Vegas did. You probably wouldn't have put your money on CONCACAF. Which means if you picked Italy or Uruguay, this happened to you.
Certainly you wouldn't be alone. The thing is that when everyone talks about how easy it is to qualify out of CONCACAF, they ignore some pretty critical facts. CONCACAF qualifying is against a minimum of 3 other teams that qualified for the World Cup. Compare that to European qualifying where you might have one other team in your group that actually qualifies. It's long, and travel is grueling, especially from Europe. The conditions are often extremely hot and humid. Do you know what this prepares you for quite well? A World Cup in a spread out country that often has some rough weather conditions, where you have to play good teams the entire time. Weird. Who knew?!
Sure, everyone loves bagging on CONCACAF, but compared to the Asian Football Confederation who is 0-3-3 so far at the World Cup, and the Confederation of African Football, who is 1-5-1 currently, it might be a good time to find a new whipping boy. Unless you really think trying to harass this guy is a good idea (spoiler alert: IT'S NOT!)
18 Jun
Occam's Razor? Are US fans and media missing the obvious?
Maybe clues to the Klinsminati are sitting there right before out eyes.
The following is all in good fun…or is it?
USA-Ghana Line-Up:
Howard; Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Beasley; Beckerman, Jones, Bradley, Bedoya, Dempsey, Altidore
USA-Nigeria Line-up:
Howard; Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Beasley; Beckerman, Jones, Bradley, Bedoya, Dempsey, Altidore
100% Match!
Teased: Nigeria obviously the comp for Ghana. The US sets its defense and lo and behold the same starting line-up appears. That game played in sweltering heat at about the same time.
USA-Turkey Line-Up:
Howard; Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Chandler; Jones, Davis, Bradley, Zusi, Dempsey, Altidore
USA-Portugal Line-Up?:
Howard; Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Chandler; Davis, Jones, Bradley, Zusi, Dempsey, *[Altidore]
Match: ?
Teased: The US plays on heavy legs a few days later.
Turkey is obviously the comp for Portugal. The US just got worked over on their left flank with DaMarcus Beasley doing the equivalent of shuttle runs with a dog on his *ss. Flip-flopping Chandler and Davis essentially for Jones and Beasley makes some sense. Davis would remain wide, thwarting Joao Pereira's overlaps…he doesn't come central from Portugal's RB spot ever. Tim Chandler plays Nani's incuts on his stronger leg.
Zusi used to cover over Fabian Johnson for what would've been Fabio Coentrao
USA-Azerbaijan Line-up:
Howard; Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Beasley; Jones, Bradley, Bedoya, Zusi, Wondo [Dempsey injured….or was he?!], Altidore
USA-Germany Line-Up?:
Howard; Johnson, Cameron, Besler, Beasley; Jones, Bradley, Bedoya, Zusi, Dempsey?, Altidore?
Match: ?
Teased: Azerbaijan's Ring of Fire or whatever is somehow the comp for Germany. Well, Berti Vogts is their coach and all.
The US keeps the shielding shuttlers Zusi and Bedoya narrow on defense and then wide to go against Germany's centerbacks!
Think about it.
Did Klinsmann perhaps know that Dempsey would get injured by Germany? Or did he know that the US might have the group sewn up and he could rest the captain?
Maybe we might win the whole f*cking thing after all!
17 Jun
First, we start with celebrations.
Yep. I'm pretty sure Mr. John Anthony Brooks celebrated the same way we all were feeling after that goal. Basically DID THAT ACTUALLY HAPPEN OMG I'M IN A GLASS CASE OF EMOTION THIS IS UNREAL SOMEONE HOLD ME AND VERIFY THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY REAL LIFE AHHHHHHHHH essentially. Of course, there was always this too.
Earthquake? Might as well have been in SF. Beer showers for everyone!
On to those match ratings:
Tim Howard: 12
Clutch saves. Wrong footed once, can't blame him for that goal. Dude's a rock. Hey, remember that time we beat Ghana? Me too. He's gonna be big in this tournament, trust me. We know he can stop the clones, pretty sure that means he can stop anything.
DaMarcus Beasley: 9
Pretty sure DaMarcus Beasley's beard stopped Ghana personally on at least three different occasions. It also congratulated Clint on his goal, booked dinner reservations post game, and verbally harassed Gyan about his hairstyle choices. Well played beard. Look forward to seeing what you can do against Pirlo's beard in the final. A battle for the ages.
Matt Besler: 10
By far the best player for Kansas on the field during the first half. Literally he had no match from any other Kansas-born players, and continued to dominate the Kansas category. Reallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly hope he isn't hurt bad. Rest that hammy bud, none of us have any interest in #HammyWatch2014.
Fabian Johnson: 9
Looked to be at fault on Ghana's goal. Do you know what he wasn't at fault on? Ghana's second, third, or seventh goals. Because they didn't exist! That's huge. Giving up one goal is infinitely better than giving up seven. Especially when your team scores two goals and you beat Ghana.
Geoff Cameron: 10
Finally playing the center back role that TSG so desperately wanted to see him in, looked good. More importantly, had Gyan in his pocket all night long. No, literally. The TSG superawesomecamera captured this great photo of Cameron just hanging out, talking about who has better taste in hair products with Michael Bradley. Oh, what is that there? Is that the special pocket jersey made for Cameron? It does appear so! And why it appears he has stuffed Gyan right in there, terrible haircut and all. Well done sir.
Michael Bradley: 10
Bradley struggled, but America won, so yeah. Suck it. He also had the shiniest bald head on the field, totally embarrassing Andre Ayew. Step your bald dome reflection game up Ayew if you want to even step on the same field as Michael 'We Can Reflect The Sun Off This And Generate Solar Power' Bradley.
Kyle Beckerman: 14
Beckerman stepped up big time in the first game of the World Cup, and it showed he really belonged. He gets a 14 because I'm pretty confident his hair as at least that many dreads of doom. Do you know what you don't do with dreads of doom? Give them a poor match rating, that's what. Plus, there's this. It's rather sexy, please avert the eyes of small children as it might not be appropriate. That sound you hear is WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOP.
Joe Biden: 10
Joe looked good out there. He needs to work on his first touch a bit, but I think he really has a future with this team. Look for an appearance against Portugal with a similar outcome hopefully.
Jermaine Jones: >9000
Not only did Jones have a massive game, assisting Dempsey's goal, crushing attacks from Ghana left and right, but he didn't end Sulley Muntari's life like we all expected him to do when he got in Jones' face after a pretty rash challenge. Personally I think that was incredibly kind of Jones. Because I saw a very different outcome when that all went down. Thou shall not offend Jermaine or thou shall be smited -Jürgen 13:13. Remember that, it might save your life someday. Best game in a US kit for Jones, talk about stepping up to the pressure.
Alejandro Bedoya: Ambassador to Brazil
Ale looks good out there. He created some danger, took some decent looks on goal, and whipped in a nasty free kick. He also fulfilled the TSG prediction of him being the US Ambassador to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup by ambassadoring it up out there. He did it well. Hopefully his legs were just cramping toward the end of the of the day because the US is going to need him.
American Outlaws: About 20k.
That's how many US fans were reported to be at the game in Natal. THAT MANY. Absurd? Yeah, honestly, probably. We've come a long way folks. This US support is immense, not to mention the support all over the nation.
Clint Dempsey: 1 Minute
That's how long it took Clint to score. OH HELL YES. Essentially here's what happened:
Yep, that.
Jozy Altidore: 17
Please be okay. Please please pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee please please. PLEASE. I'll give you any number you want if we get to see 17 back on the field ASAP. My phone number, my credit card number, my social security number, really any number JOZY.
Swedish Referees: Not Koman Coulibaly
Yes, that's a number. A number called we didn't get CONCACAF'D or Koman'd in a ridiculous spot tonight. So it's a number I love. You should love it too.
Aron Jóhannsson: 10
Tough spot for him to come in. Holding the ball up isn't really his game. We were victorious, so a 10 for him.
John Anthony Brooks: 1,000,000
Scores a massive goal on his World Cup debut in a game that also cap ties him, that he had to come in at half time as a substitute in an incredibly pressure packed situation. The only real question is if 1 million is high enough?
Graham Zusi: 19!
Speaking of big plays, Zusi has them. And excels at them. Is there a way to say someone is getting more clutch? Because his clutchness is off the charts right now. The clutchness charts.
Mix Diskerud: A perfect 10
Gratuitous hair flip inbound. Why? Why not, that's why. AMERICAAAAAAAA 3 POINTS LET'S DO THISSSS.


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Calling McGinest overrated is a little like calling Jerry Rice overrated in his last year with the Raiders.
McGinest overrated? Hell No! Oh no he didn't! Ty was never one of my favorites but he can play. Or Could not sure were he stands now.
I was watching a Cheifs game and I thought Ty was a linebacker. He's gotten big... He was burned last year more than he was in his entire career combined. It's sad to a formerly great player playing on such a futile team and coach but such is the life he chose.


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Although QB JaMarcus Russell clearly was the top dog on Draft Day over Brady Quinn, having been selected by the Raiders 21 picks ahead of the Notre Dame quarterback, we hear that Quinn is more likely to make an immediate impact with the Browns.
In the case of Russell, it?s always difficult to accurately predict what the Raiders? plans are in any situation. However, our sources tell us that, while the future clearly belongs to the first player selected in the draft, the Silver and Black would prefer the 2007 ship to be steered by newcomer Josh McCown.
The early word is that, unless Russell absolutely wows the Raiders in training camp, McCown will take the majority of meaningful snaps this season. With only one year remaining on his current contract, McCown figures to serve as a bridge of sorts to Russell, who, despite having all the physical tools to compete right away, will need some seasoning, especially in terms of reading NFL defenses and digesting complex game plans.
Despite the fact Russell played in a pro-style offense at LSU, sources say the learning curve could be a bit longer than usual for Russell, and the Raiders won?t be too eager to put him back in the pocket until they get their blocking issues sorted out (72 sacks allowed in 2006), which won?t happen overnight.
New head coach Lane Kiffin has indicated that every position is up for grabs this summer, and he worked all three of Oakland?s QBs ? McCown, Russell and Andrew Walter ? equally during the team?s first complete minicamp in early May. McCown, acquired from Detroit along with WR Mike Williams on Draft Day, clearly looked the most comfortable in the new system.
Russell, meanwhile, was up and down. His arm, size and athleticism were the subject of much conversation among teammates, but he was erratic and surprisingly underthrew several deep passes. Walter, who had struggled sensing pressure in place of the injured Aaron Brooks last year, didn?t look sharp.
As for Quinn, it appears he has a legitimate shot at pushing QB Charlie Frye out of a starting job.
When asked about the subject on Draft Day, Browns general manager Phil Savage wouldn?t tip his hand, but he wouldn?t close the door on the prospect of Quinn starting in Week One.
?If it?s the best thing for the Browns to (have him) be the starter on opening day, I?m all for it,? Savage said. ?I?m happy if he?s the starter at the beginning of the 2008 season, too. I know that our position has been upgraded. I don?t know if you can read into anything that I?m saying. I just know what we are (planning) on doing.?
Quinn, who blossomed under the tutelage of former Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis at Notre Dame, could be tough to keep out of the lineup if he?s a quick study in Rod Chudzinski?s offense.
However, Frye will not go quietly. He has the respect of his teammates, who know he has taken a beating in two seasons as the starter.
But Frye will be under pressure to take his game to another level after making too many mistakes for the Browns? liking in 2006. Even if Frye were to win the position coming out of camp, he wouldn?t be operating with much job security.
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Michael Jace
Michael Jace | |
Born | Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
July 13, 1962
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992–2014 |
Spouse(s) | Jennifer Bitterman (m. 1996–2002) April Jace (m. 2003–14) (her death 19 May 2014; 2 children) |
Michael Jace (born July 13, 1962 in Paterson, New Jersey[1]) is an American actor. He starred in State of Play with Russell Crowe. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Officer Julien Lowe, a Christian who is conflicted about his sexuality, in the FX drama The Shield. He played Andre Tibbs on an episode of Cold Case an ex-convict mover accused of murder. On May 19, 2014, Jace was arrested and charged with fatally shooting his wife April Jace.
Jace has also acted in film: The Replacements, playing a prison inmate-turned-football player; Forrest Gump, playing a member of the Black Panthers; The Great White Hype, playing antagonist Marvin Shabazz; and The Fan, playing an arrogant ticket scalper. He also has an array of TV appearances, including the 1995 HBO TV movie Tyson (as boxer Mitch Green); Law & Order, Cold Case; and the 1999 Fox TV movie Michael Jordan: An American Hero (as Jordan).
Personal life[edit]
Jace was detained by the Los Angeles Police Department on May 19, 2014. Police had responded to a home in the Hyde Park section of South Los Angeles after receiving a report of a domestic violence incident. Jace also called the police and stated, "I shot my wife."[2] When police arrived, they found Jace's wife, April,[3] dead from a gunshot wound. Police took Jace into custody for questioning in her death;[4] he later confessed to the shooting. On May 22, he was formally charged with murder by the LAPD. [5]
- ^ "Biographical facts on arrested actor Michael Jace". The Washington Post. May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ "Michael Jace Charged For Shooting & Killing Wife In Front Of Kids". hollywoodlife.com. May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ "April Jace – Shield Actor Michael Jace's Wife". Daily Entertainment News. May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ "Actor Michael Jace held over fatal shooting of wife, April Jace at home in Los Angeles". CBS News. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- ^ Winton, Richard (20 May 2014). "'Shield' actor Michael Jace confessed to shooting wife, sources say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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You sighed as you looked through your bag, trying to find the keys to your flat amongst all the stuff that had accumulated in the bottom of your bag. Finding nothing but a packet of tissues hidden beneath the sweet wrappers and receipts, you headed towards your boyfriend's flat to retrieve the key you left there. Luckily, it was only a few streets away, so it was a quick walk, meaning that you found yourself at his door ten minutes later.
You knocked on the door, you didn't need to knock loudly for him to hear you, and so you were surprised when it went unanswered. You used the knocker on the door, putting it back at the usual odd angle once you heard the sound of footsteps descending stairs. It had been straight before you used it, which meant his brother had visited and was possibly still visiting. The latter option was confirmed when the door was opened by Mycroft Holmes himself.
"Mycroft, what are you doing here?" you asked, stepping past him and into the flat. You started to climb the stairs, turning to face the elder Holmes in time to see him closing the door, the door knocker straightened once again.
"I would have asked you the same question, but due to your disorganised bag and overall appearance I can tell that you've finished work but can't find your keys, so you're here for the spare set."
"Show off" you grumbled as Mycroft disappeared momentarily, only to reappear beside you with the keys in hand. Mycroft gently pushed you towards the door after setting the keys in your hand, but you dug your feet into the floor.
"Mycroft, what are you doing here? Why are you so eager to get me to leave?" you demanded.
"If anyone can help here, it's (y/n), leave her alone Mycroft" You heard John shout from upstairs. You poked your tongue out at Mycroft as he let you past, causing him to roll his eyes before he followed you up the stairs.
"Alright, will someone tell me what's going on?" you questioned, heading into the living room of 221b. You stopped just inside the doorway as you noticed Sherlock sat on his chair watching the TV, with a cushion clutched to his chest like a teddy bear. The sight of your boyfriend in such a state was unusual, but what he was watching made you very worried.
Your vampire boyfriend was watching Twilight, a film he swore he didn't even want to look at the box for.
You turned around and walked back out of the room, moving your glare between John and Mycroft, waiting for an explanation.
"You know he has a bit of an issue with fresh blood..." John began.
"Yes, it makes him act drunk"
"...well, he left this morning and came back like this. He got his hands on a few people who had obviously been out partying last ni-"
"Are you telling me that he's drunk on drunkard's blood?" you interrupted.
"Yes" Mycroft replied. You glanced back at your boyfriend, who was now muttering things under his breath.
"And the Twilight?"
"He brought the whole series home with him" John said, following your gaze. Sherlock began to cry as he watched and you didn't know whether to laugh, run away from the entire situation or attempt to comfort him.
"Which film is he on?" you questioned, watching from the doorway as Sherlock stopped crying and focused on the intense action on screen, literally sitting on the edge of his seat.
"Three" they answered in unison.
"He made us sit with him for the other two" John explained, seeing your questioningly raised eyebrow. On cue, the credits started rolling and Sherlock looked away from the TV to find the next film, at which point he noticed you in the doorway.
"(y/n), you're here!" he practically squealed. In the time it took you to blink, Sherlock had changed the DVDs, grabbed you from your spot by the door and sat back down in his seat with you now sat on his lap.
"Wha-How?" you muttered. Sherlock just pulled you against his chest, holding you as if you were the pillow.
"Hush, you've joined just in time for the wedding!" he told you, oblivious of the glare you were sending him. Your glare became a frown at that comment.
"Oh, I would never look up spoilers, I read all the books this morning" he continued, taking one of his arms from around your stomach to pat the pile of five books sat proudly beside his violin. The next movie started, so Sherlock returned his arm to around your stomach, hugging you like a teddy bear.
You sent pleading looks to the doorway, where John and Mycroft just smirked at you before closing the door.
"I'm going to kill those two tomorrow"
"Shh (y/n)" Sherlock said, squeezing your stomach extra tight. You managed to pry his hands away enough for you to breathe, but settled back against his chest anyway, allowing him to snuggle into you as he watched.
Two films, five outbursts of tears and a 'squeal like a teenage girl' moment later, Sherlock had fallen asleep still cuddling you. You managed to pry his arms away from you, quickly replacing your space with a pillow, so you could clean up some of the mess he'd made in his drunken state. Once the flat was as cluttered as usual, you wandered into Sherlock's room. You were asleep the moment you were laying on the bed.
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Sherlock groaned as he woke up the next morning. He was lying face down on the floor, meaning that he'd either tried to get up and fallen there, or had slipped out of his seat whilst asleep and had turned over. Due to the fact that his head brushed against his chair when he tried to lift it, he was going with the latter.
"You're awake then" your quiet comment bounced around his head and he groaned again. You chuckled at that.
"How long have I been asleep?" he asked, turning onto his back so he could see you. The small motion made the world look like it was spinning, eliciting another groan from the vampire.
"You've been asleep a full day, you really know how to sleep off the alcoblood" you answered. Sherlock remembered something once you said that, snatching the drunks and drinking their blood, then stumbling to a DVD store, but the rest was fuzzy from there.
"What happened?" He questioned, sitting up despite your protests. You handed him a bloodbag and some painkillers, then took a seat beside him.
"You spent the morning reading all five books in the Twilight Saga, then forced John and Mycroft to watch the first two and a half films with you. I turned up to get the spare set of keys to my flat and found you drunk. Mycroft and John explained everything and you used me as a cuddly toy while you watched the last two movies in the saga" Sherlock had fallen silent as you'd explained, mortified.
"It's alright though, I still love you" you finished, snuggling up to his side. It was Sherlock's turn to chuckle as he wrapped an arm around you, allowing you to shuffle over until your head was leaning against his chest.
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"Mycroft has video evidence of all this, doesn't he?"


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