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Chan SS, McNeeley MF, Le VT, Hippe DS, Dighe M, Dubinsky TJ. The Sonographic Stenosis Index: Computer Simulation of a Novel Method for Detecting and Quantifying Arterial Narrowing. Ultrasound Quarterly. Sep 2013. Read the abstract
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Le VT, McNeeley MF, Dighe MK, Dubinsky T and Chan SS. Stenosis Index Improves Accuracy of Sonographic Evaluation of Arterial Stenosis in Hepatic Allografts; Oral Presentation. Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting; 2011 Nov 27-Dec 2;Chicago, IL.
Chan SS, Dighe MK, Dubinsky T and Kim Y. Novel Quantitative Method for Detecting Arterial Stenosis; Oral Presentation. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention; 2011 Apr 14-14;New York, NY.
Chan SS, Taneja R, Dighe MK, Kolokythas O, Vaidya S, and Dubinsky T. Significance of Increased Renal Vein Velocity in the Immediate Post- Transplant Period; Electronic Exhibit. American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting; 2011 May 1-6; Chicago, IL.


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If snow wiped out much of last week's Blue Mountain College sports, this week's schedule will make up for it.
Both women's and men's basketball teams will play nationally ranked teams on the road and at home; softball will hit the road for a doubleheader; and baseball will play one game on the road then return to open its home season.
Snow across the Mid-South region forced BMC to rework its basketball and baseball schedules. BMC's Thursday night basketball games against Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn., were rescheduled for Feb. 21, and the Toppers baseball doubleheader against Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, Ark., has been postponed until April 6.
Softball – Stephanie Dillard's lead-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday gave BMC its historic first softball victory – a 2-1 win over Williams Baptist College in the second game of an NAIA doubleheader.
WBC won the opening game, 5-0, behind the no-hit pitching of Karisa Hendrix. Meggin Nelson was the losing pitcher in the season-opener for both teams.
Dillard's shot over the right field fence in second game snapped a pitchers' duel between the Lady Toppers' Brooke Denton and the Lady Eagles' Tricia Driver.
Denton, who got BMC's first hit and scored its first run in the first inning, scattered four hits and struck out six, to become the Lady Toppers' first winning pitcher. She also started BMC's first-ever double play when she caught a bunt pop up and doubled a runner off third in the sixth inning.
For WBC, Driver allowed only three hits, including two by Dillard, and struck out five BMC hitters.
Dillard also threw out a runner trying to score in the fourth inning, and the Lady Toppers got out of a sixth-inning jam when they turned a one-out, bases-loaded double play.
BMC goes on the road Friday to Walnut Ridge, Ark., to face Williams Baptist in another doubleheader.
Basketball – BMC travels to Pulaski, Tenn., on Thursday to take on Martin Methodist University. The Lady Toppers (5-17 overall and 1-10 in the TranSouth Athletic Conference) will tip-off against MMU (16-9, 5-6) at 4 p.m., followed by the Toppers (8-16, 2-9) against the No. 8 Red Hawks (24-1, 10-1).
On Saturday, the NAIA's top-ranked Union Lady Bulldogs (23-1, 10-1) travel to Blue Mountain to face the Lady Toppers at 2 p.m. in Tyler Gymnasium. Union lost 58-56 at Freed-Hardeman last week – breaking a 28-game winning streak and a 61-game conference winning streak. The No. 16 Bulldogs (20-5, 9-2) will take on the Toppers in the second game.
In BMC's only games last week, Bethel College swept both ends of a TSAC doubleheader at BMC on Saturday afternoon.
The No. 6 Lady Wildcats, jumped out to a 22-point halftime lead and cruised to an 80-61 win, and in the nightcap the Wildcats overcame a 31-35 halftime deficit to take a 73-67 win.
In the women's game, Erin Parish led the Lady Toppers with 12 points and Jessi Hayles had 9 points and 9 rebounds. For Bethel, 19-4 and 8-2, Molly Wallsmith had 18 points and Anna Trull had 13.
In the men's game, Lakendrick McCullum scored 19 points to lead the Toppers while Tyler Shaver and Josh McCalmon each had 12 and Renell Collins had 11. Bethel, 15-9 and 4-6, was led by Andre Crudup and Jarvis Palmer with 19 each, Caleb Hardy with 12 and Daniel Doyle with 11.
Baseball – Snow and icy roads forced postponement of the Toppers trip to face Williams Baptist. This week they travel to Jackson, Tenn., on Wednesday to play a 9-inning game against Lambuth University, then return to the New Albany SportsPlex to face Tougaloo College in a 5 p.m. game Friday, and a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.
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If snow wiped out much of last week's Blue Mountain College sports, this week's schedule will make up for it.
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LOCAL light emitting diode (LED) companies are preparing for rising demand in 2014, the year targeted by the Federal Government to phase out incandescent lighting in the country.
Global Outreach Energy Sdn Bhd and QAV Technologies Sdn Bhd are two Penang-based LED companies investing for expansion.
Global Outreach is setting up a RM3mil 25,000 sq ft assembly facility, currently being renovated in Seberang Prai. It is expected to start operations next month.
QAV Technologies, involved in the LED testing business, is investing RM25mil for a second laboratory in Bayan Lepas.
Global Outreach managing director Edwin Foong said the current market for LED lighting in Malaysia is worth at least RM160mil a year.
"The present global market is worth about US$200bil.
"Both the local and global markets are expected to grow at 30% this year and in 2013.
"In 2014, we expect higher growth for domestic demand with the new nationwide law.
"Overseas, the growth for LED lighting will rely on demand from neighbouring countries.
"This is the reason why we are expanding and designing new products to meet the market's demands," he said.
The assembly facility is supported with an interest-free soft loan from the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA), according to Foong.
Global Outreach generates 80% of its revenue from export sales, selling mainly to Japan and the Philippines, and the remaining 20% from the growing domestic sector.
"We are now targeting other Asean countries and the Middle-East," he added.
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Global Outreach, which started a year ago in Fortune Park, Jelutong, is targeting a RM30mil revenue next year.
"Presently, our monthly sales is around RM1.5mil to RM2mil. But we are confident that the figure will touch RM2.5mil next year," he added.
Foong said a key product recently developed is a new system which taps solar energy as a power source and used with a direct current control system.
"Our LED lighting direct current control system is equipped with Internet Protocol hardware and software, which allow users to control the lighting in homes and offices via smart mobile devices.
"The new system is being tested by Japanese customers. It will be mass produced in the new plant," he said.
Global Outreach's other new products include the easy-to-install 1.2m high-brightness LED lighting tube.
"They do not require the removal of the conventional wiring and electrical components for fluorescent lighting, which saves installation charges," he said.
Global Outreach markets under its in-house brand names, GOE and Good Power.
Meanwhile, Global Outreach director Chew Leong Thean said their designing team works with customers to develop new systems.
"We source 70% to 80% of the raw materials locally.
"We use LED chips supplied by Osram Opto Semiconductors in Penang, which enable our system to save 50% to 60% of energy.
"We are a green project certified company with certification from the Energy, Green Technology, and Water Ministry," he said.
Better facilities
QAV Technologies director Michael Goh Boon Chin said the new test laboratory, equipped with LED testers from Germany, would begin next June.
"This new 50,000sq ft lab will test up to 100 models of LED lighting products per month.
"Currently the existing 20,000sq ft lab test up to 30 models per month.
"We test for brightness and the colour. The new lab has the capability to test products with 100,000 lumens," he said.
QAV customers are local small and medium enterprises and multinational corporations (MNCs).
"About 40% are MNCs, while the remainder are locals SMEs," he said.
Goh said the domestic demand used in street lighting alone was expected to hit over RM250mil in 2014.
"This is one of the reasons why there is need to expand.
"We are also planning to participate in exhibitions around the Asean region to tap their markets. Some of these countries have similar deadlines for phasing out incandescent lighting by 2014," Goh added.
QAV is targeting a RM30mil revenue next year, compared to its projection of RM15mil this year. It is the only lab locally with the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) certification, which accredits standards developed by organisations, government agencies, consumer groups, companies, and others.
These standards ensure that the performance and quality are consistent and tested the same way, according to Goh.
"ANSI-certified products will gain a wider market penetration," Goh said.
According to the Taipei-based Digitimes Research February report 2012, the global high-brightness LED industry will see year-on-year growth of 13.4% in 2012, with the value of output rising to US$10.1bil.
However, the high-brightness LED industry will not return to high levels of growth as in 2010, as there is a huge drop in metal organic chemical vapor deposition equipment, used for manufacturing LEDs, the report said.
In 2010, the industry grew an impressive 67% to US$10.2bil from US$6.1bil in 2009, according to a TechEye report. The report also said that Japan, South Korea and Taiwan will account for some 61.3% of the high-brightness LED market in 2012, as the trend towards Asian dominance will be even more pronounced.
In a report, Digitimes Research said Asia-based firms will take up 90% of market demand for MOCVD equipment in 2012, an increase of 10 basis points compared to 2011.
"In particular, equipment demand is highest in China, with an expected share of 68% out of total global demand in 2012," the report added.
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Celtic rock group Reilly celebrates fourth album
Local Celtic rock group Reilly has endured the typical sort of challenges 13-year-old bands face, such as lineup changes and, um, cicadas.
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The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's chorus director was arrested Monday on accusations of lewd behavior in Grant Park.
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On Tuesday, people in the Bay View neighborhood were confronted by the finiteness of their lives as a result of one of Chang's projects. A wall that reads "Before I die I want to..." and has little buckets of colored chalk so people can fill in the blanks was installed at the Sky High Skateboard Shop and Gallery, 2501 S. Howell Ave., and in cities across the U.S. on Tuesday. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
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Briefing: Brazil Rising
July 01, 2014 // 10:00am — 11:30am
On July 1, as part of the Latin America on the Rise series, the office of Congressman Sam Farr will be hosting a panel of experts to discuss the rise of Brazil.
Freedom of Expression in Times of Political Polarization in Brazil
June 26, 2014 // 11:30am — 1:00pm
On June 26th, Carlos Lauria, director of CPJ will share the findings of the "Halftime for the Brazilian Press" report with commentary from Brazil Institute Director, Paulo Sotero.
Dawn of the Smart City? Perspectives From New York, Ahmedabad, São Paulo, and Beijing (Report Launch)
June 23, 2014 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
On June 23, speakers from four cities will present their perspectives on the idea behind smart cities and the challenges their respective countries face.
Briefing on the Impact of Climate Change to Indigenous Communities
June 18, 2014 // 1:00pm — 2:00pm
On Wednesday, June 18, the Brazil Institute, in collaboration with the Congressional Progressive Caucus will hold a briefing on the implications of climate change to indigenous populations.
Ground Truth Briefing: Brazil´s World Cup: Are They Ready?
June 09, 2014 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
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Brazilian Public Opinion Ahead of the World Cup: A Launch of the Pew Research Center's Brazil Survey
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Where Is the Blue Carbon Going?
May 21, 2014 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
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The Democratic Alternative from the South: India, Brazil, and South Africa
May 20, 2014 // 11:00am — 12:30pm
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May 06, 2014 // 2:00pm — 3:30pm
On May 6th, the President of the TCU, Minister Augusto Nardes, led a conversation about the achievements and challenges of making governments at all levels accountable for their use of public funds.
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April 23, 2014 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
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Mirnyi-Nestor Clinch Year-End Title Over 'Polish Power'
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Third seeds Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor defeated eighth seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday to clinch the doubles title at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. They won 31 of 33 first service points to lift their fourth title of the year.
Mirnyi and Nestor went undefeated throughout the elite circuit finale, at The O2 in London, and share a cheque for $287,500. Nestor, 39, lifts his fourth year-end title in five years, having received silverware in 2007 (w/Knowles), 2008 and 2010 (w/Zimonjic). The 34-year-old Mirnyi won the 2006 title (w/Bjorkman).
"We feel great to have been able to win the tournament," said Mirnyi. "We're very excited to have done it without losing a match. We felt that we built confidence throughout the week because we escaped a few very close matches early on in the tournament. Today, towards the end of the match, I felt we both played pretty good."
Nestor, who was appearing in his sixth year-end final, admitted, "Six weeks ago, if you would have asked me if we would have won this, I would have been surprised. But the way we've been playing in the fall, I wouldn't say surprised. It's just one of those things."
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The first three games were decided on sudden death deuces. Mirnyi was broken to 30 in the third game, when Matkowski hit a backhand return straight down the middle to dissect Mirnyi and Nestor. But Fyrstenberg could not confirm the break, losing his serve to 15, as Nestor hit a clever crosscourt forehand volley to level at 2-2. Matkowski was almost broken in the sixth game, squandering a 40/15 lead, before Fyrstenberg poached at the net on another game-deciding point.
As the set edged closer to a tie-break, Mirnyi and Nestor raised their games. At 5-6, they overpowered Fyrstenberg and earned two set point opportunities. Mirnyi fired a forehand winner at Fyrstenberg's feet to wrap up the 48-minute opener. Mirnyi and Nestor got 89 per cent of their first serves into play, winning 16 of 18 first service points. They converted two of six break point chances.
In the second set, neither team earned a break point opportunity through the first five games. Matkowski hit two double faults at 2-3 to put the Poles under pressure at 30/30. Mirnyi then hit a forehand winner down the line to end a long rally, which was played out at the net. Nestor took control on the break point for a 4-2 lead. One break proved to be enough, as Nestor held for love to clinch victory in 80 minutes when Mirnyi hit a smash winner.
Mirnyi and Nestor, who reunited in 2011 after a brief partnership 11 years ago, end the season with a 47-19 match record, which includes four titles from eight finals. They lifted the Roland Garros trophy (d. Cabal-Schwank) in June.
Fyrstenberg and Matkowski, known as the 'Polish Power', finish the year with a 22-28 match record, highlighted by a run to the US Open final (l. to Melzer-Petzschner) in September. The duo will feature in the January issue of the ATP's DEUCE Magazine.
The only other Polish player ever to make a final at the year-end tournament - singles or doubles - was Wojtek Fibak (singles runner-up in 1976, doubles runner-up in 1978 and 1979).
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Gurler Heritage Association Folk Music Fest
Join us on the big, beautiful lawn of the Gurler House to enjoy great local music featuring Dave Balika and Friends, The Wacky Keys and A Wing & a Prayer Dixieland Jazz Band. Bring your friends, family, and lawn chair to this fun, free event. Chicago-style hot dogs, baked goods, cold drinks and buttons will be for sale, and all money raised benefits the Gurler House. This historic home is one of the oldest in DeKalb, and it is a few blocks north of downtown on the corner of 2nd and Pine. RAIN LOCATION: Tentatively at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb, 158 N. 4th St., DeKalb, IL. For more information, call 815-758-4897 or visit http://gurlerhouse.org/
NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing
The biggest battle of street-legal style race cars in the country are coming to compete at Route 66 Raceway! All-American door-slammer drag racing, massive manufacturer's Midway, car show and swap meet. Come check it out or test your skills on the drag strip with Sportsman & Street classes offered. Subject to change.
Ride Like An Egyptian
Join us for a fun and enjoyable bike ride through DeKalb and Kane Counties and support the historic Egyptian Theatre on Satruday, August 22nd. Since the ride starts and ends at the Egyptian Theatre, you will have the opportunity to explore this historic landmark. This bike ride offers four mix-n-match 25-mile loops. All participants will be provided with route maps and all routes will be marked with signs. There will be great SAG support on all loops and a well-stocked central rest stop. Bike at your own speed, this is not a race. All ages are welcome, however, those under the age of 16 must ride with a participating parent or guardian. There will be an end-of-ride meal provided for registered riders. Meal will feature soup, sandwiches, and refreshments.
Redneck Run
There's nothing like participating and watching the Redneck Run at Siegel's Cottonwood Farm! A day of fun, food and fresh air on the farm. Time: 9:00am-1:00pm. Follow us on Facebook for more exciting event details, visit us at www.SiegelsCottonwoodFarm.com or call Kaity at 815-741-2693.
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Whole Hog Festival- Custom Car and Bike Show
The First Annual Whole Hog Festival is a new City of Lockport event that's fun for the whole family. The event celebrates custom cars and bikes by inviting owners in the region to show off their rides. Enjoy BBQ from variety of vendors and live music during the event. Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm.
Lockrocks Summer Concert Series
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This is pure BS. If the ball is too wide for 2HBH to hit, it is too wide for 1HBH to hit also and most players resort to slicing it back.
1HBH is hit in front of the body, quite far in front compared to 2HBH, and most of that "reach" is wasted by extending the arm forward vs. parallel to the baseline.
Optimally the 1hbh is hit more in front of the body - but that depends on your grip. But we are talking about extremely wide balls, which are not optimum for a 1hbh or a 2hbh. On very wide balls, the 2hbh will be forced to take a hand off the racket and block back - which they will have less feel in doing so because the 1hbh does this sort of motion all the time.
If we're talking about running drive backhands, the running 2hbh is more awkward than the running 1hbh because you have no off-arm to counter-balance your weight as you swing into it. I have seen Nadal pretty much fall over as he is hitting a running two-hander, and his running two-hander almost always has to be a point-finishing shot as he knows he will be falling after he hits it so can't recover, so he hits it very hard and flat - sometimes for spectacular winners.
Despite this, I can decide no winner for the wide backhand out of the 2hbh and 1hbh for running drive backhands, because on one hand you have Djokovic's crazy slide-two-handed backhands, and Federer's insane backhand flick passing shots. Both shots are highly idiosyncratic to each player, but both are, essentially the defensive strengths of each style of backhand taken to extreme levels of proficiency.
So you have seen one player on tour sacrificing control for power in a particular situation, and drew far-reaching conclusions from it (that 1HBH can be hit from the open stance, on the run, and remain consistently excellent?).
I have already discussed running backhands, and, yes, in general, the 1hbh is accepted to compromise control in favor of power. But then the 2hbh is commonly accepted to sacrifice power in favor of control. It is a trade-off.
Gasquet is a freak of nature, and his 100+mph backhand reflected the power of the incoming shot more than anything. If you played tennis yourself just a little bit, you would know that all 1HBH players try to step forward into the shot as there is no pronounced body rotation that helps, and not enough strength in that shoulder muscle.
I have no idea what point you're trying to make. Obviously all groundstrokes benefit from having your weight going forward into the shot - including forehands. Yet the torso is free to rotate and generate some forwards momentum whilst moving backwards in the 1hbh as Gasquet and Wawrinka prove, and they can both hit 100+ mph winners whilst leaning backwards. Oh, they're 'freaks of nature, are they?' I guess that renders my argument useless. The fact is that there are at least two styles of 1hbh - the conservative style that remains in a closed position, and the extreme-grip style that lets the torso freely rotate. Don't tar all 1hbh's with the same brush.
Logic fail. It shanks, breaks down under pressure, relies on perfect timing, uses more delicate and capricious body muscles, is poor on the run, forces you to turn away from the court (which slows recovery down), etc.
Who cares if in vacuum, a spherical stationary horse can produce more topspin from a 1HBH?
Look at all 2HBH-ders - they are all baseliners and win matches from the baseline. Look at all 1HBH-ders - they all have to utilize the "all-court" game, all run around their backhands whenever they have a chance, slice back half their backhands, and succumb to Nadal's topspin.
Nahh, you're failing here. Some people have stronger backs than they do chests. I am an example. I can't bench press for ***** but I can strap 70kg of weight to my waist and bang out 5 chin ups with that. I can do a chin up with one arm. Guess which is my stronger shot? My backhand. Guess how many hands I use on it? One. I am willing to bet that Gasquet, Almagro, Berlocq and Wawrinka all have stronger backs than chests. Not everyone is built the same and it's narrow-minded to think that.
Talking of Berlocq and Almagro, they are also fairly one-dimensional baseliners but they have 1hbh's. They suck at volleys and slice and other 'all-court-y' things. Their 1hbh complements their baseline style, not detracts from it, because they have greater racket-head-speed and potential to generate clay-court specific heavy topspin than all the legions of 2hbhs, and they win their matches from the baseline - out-topspinning the 2hbh. Gasquet, in particular also wins a LOT of matches this way against baselining 2hbh players, but he also has all-court skills as another option.
Oh, let's see. I can count more than 8 clay-court events this season that were won by 2-handers, and zero won by a righty one-hander. So 1-handers are "doing better"? LOL
Now this is obnoxious. You don't want to look stupid by backing down, I get it. We know Nadal is the greatest clay courter that has ever lived, don't you? Well, of the five clay finals Nadal has participated in, four of them have been 1hbh's. It took the greatest clay court player of all time to stop Zeballos, Almagro, Wawrinka and Federer from winning clay court titles this year. The 1hbh is a rare species, I am not arguing that. There are not many 1hbh's out there on tour. And despite that, the few 1hbh's that are still out there have been beating the huge majority of the field of 2hbh's and making finals left right and center. And this is CLAY - the surface with that terrible high bounce that is meant to smother all of those delicate little 1hbh's. Maybe, just maybe the superior topspin potential of the 1hbh is not, in fact, working in a vacuum as you've suggested, but has found a home on a real, gritty, clay-court to provide high kicking bounce and hooking angles to give nightmares to all those 2hbh's?
Let's compare how the 1hbh did in the hardcourt swing of late February to March. Gulbis df. Vasselin at Delray beach, Nadal df. Del-Potro at Indian Wells, Murray df. Ferrer at Miami, Djokovic df. Berdych in Dubai... nope, I haven't seen a single 1hbh reach a final on these faster, lower-bouncing conditions. Instead, they're busy out-topspinning the 2hbh's in the clay season. Just admit you've been owned, why don't you?
The above argument is similar to my observation that there are probably 3% 1hbhs in the top 200, yet 33% 1hbh's in the top 15. That is proof right there that the 1hbh is very viable at the highest level of the sport, and I might add that (apart from Federer), those top players who do have 1hbh's are players for whom the backhand is a legitimate weapon, not a stay-in-the-rally type shot like the backhands of Tsonga, Nadal and Ferrer.
You're right the new generation is not being taught the 1hbh - but that is due to sheer cowardice and/or lack of imagination of the coaches - forcing everyone they ever meet to play in the same way. That is killing tennis. The 1hbh has proven how good it can be even in this modern topspin-monkey era, even (actually, especially) in the high-bouncing claycourt season. It actually makes sense for the 1hbh to be doing well now because it would allow really heavy topspin to be hit from both wings, not just the forehand. Anyway, the veterans have proven the utility of the shot by virtue of their ranking spots - it's just up to the coaches to take notice. Not that they will - but I hope to be proven wrong.
Wrong. Windshield wiper means a motion that resembles the trajectory of a winshield wiper - from 3 to 9 o'clock. There is no tennis term "windshield wiper backhand" in any credible book or article, because supination cannot be as extreme as pronation, and because the scapula bone prevents the arm from completing a true WW follow-through.
This is just semantics. My coach instructs what he himself calls a WW-finish 1hbh, and says it is WW finish because the strings point towards the net during the followthrough. This is what he defines as WW, and you're defining it differently, so whatever.
Says you? ) Well, thank you for you opinion, and I will stick to my fact: the only 500+ titles held by 1HBH players are Wimbledon, Halle and Cincy, all grass or fast HC.
Well, I bet that we will not see such a variety of 1hbh's reaching finals over the coming grass and HC seasons. I am happy to be proven wrong, though, cuz I love seeing the 1hbh succeed.
The way in which you and I differ is that I see the 1hbh as a legitimate weapon at the top level of the sport and you do not. But the ATP Top 15 supports me, not you. I am not anti-2hbh, I am merely pro-1hbh. You are anti-1hbh, so I consider my argument more reasonable than yours.
I see pluses and minuses for both.
2hbh is better for;
Returning serve, control, change of direction, hitting balls before they get too high (on the rise), forgiving contact point, sliding backhands on the run
1hbh is better for;
Hitting topspin, greater maximum power, hitting balls when they're already too high, flick backhands on the run. Many would also say that 1hbh has advantages in learning slice and volleys, but I do not because I consider them separate shots that need to be learned separately.
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tennis_hack, thanks for the discussion. I cannot continue it due to a busy job.
If one-handers lose Wimbledon, Halle and Cincinnatti, having no 500+ titles, or if Wawrinka or Almagro wins RG, let's revive this talk.
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I spent a solid 15 minutes on the above poast. I want someone to shoot it down.
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Add another 1hbh that has made a clay final or won a clay tournament this 2013 clay season: Albert Montanes df. Monfils in Nice.
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Strike zone
I've probably read more than a 100 discussions on 1 vs. 2 handed backhands on this board. Usually, the discussion descends in quality very quickly and it becomes about how much prettier the 1hbh is and Federer uses it, so better.
I play with a 1hbh and have occasionally tried to hit 2h under coaching supervision. In my opinion, the main issue is the limited "strike zone" - I believe that is the correct term, but not sure - of the 1h.
Allow me to explain. There is a video by the Bolleteri guy (Dougherty I think) where he talks about it for the FH. It is not height, but depth. Essentially, on the FH, you can hit all the way from your side to about a foot in front of you and still have good power and control. So, this gives you a margin of error on timing.
On the 1hbh drive, it is a much smaller window. This is mainly due to the nature of the stroke, where your elbow has to be almost straight, or straight, upon contact and having no more room for "extension" beyond that.
I sometimes feel that you only have about an inch of leeway to hit a solid stroke. Before, or after, and it won't work. So, timing your swing against the incoming ball is critical. As a result, you have to have excellent ball reading skills.
Now, for serve returns and taking the ball on the rise, if you are a single hander and tried this at a decent level, you quickly discover that sometimes you have to start the swing at, or even before the bounce, if you want to hit within the strike zone due to the forward contact point and shallow strike zone. I don't know about the rest of you, but I find that very difficult if before the bounce. Now, add an opponent who hits with good topspin, but more importantly, varies the amount of spin well, and it becomes a task of Herculean proportions. I think that is why most 1h players on clay stay far behind the baseline to make it easier for timing the stroke and why it is hard for a 1hander to be a good on the rise player.
Some people also reference the difficulty in hitting the 1hbh due to vision issues inherent in the stance involved especially for players with a dominant left eye. The 2hbh allows an open stance, which facilitates 2 eyes focusing on the ball from the same relative position making "vision" easier (check Revolutionary Tennis for some info on vision). For the 1hbh, you have to have 1 eye in front (right for righties) and can occasionally even have to use only 1 during the stroke due to the more closed stance. I personally think this is just another factor that makes the timing harder.
As for the high ball, if you are capable of opening your shoulders on the shot and controlling it sufficiently (like Wawrinka), you are not gonna have too much trouble. Referencing Nadal here ignores the main issues, which are the speed, spin and variation in both. If he were just hitting slow constant spin, it wouldn't be that big a problem to take it on the rise or even hit it from head height. The problem is that his ball is still relatively fast, has varying depth and varying degrees of high spin, which make timing the shot on the rise almost impossible to do consistently. So you end up having to either park behind the baseline sacrificing position or accept a high error rate.
At the end, I personally think that the 2h is a better option for today's game and technology.
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^^ All good points, and, as you said, things the 1hbh will never be able to match the 2hbh on include;
1). Flexibility of contact point (2nd hand can 'muscle through' shots not hit ideally)
2). Ease of viewing the ball (traditionally hit with more open stance)
3). Ease of hitting on the rise (2nd hand provides stability and accuracy)
4). ease of changing direction (2nd hand provides stability)
5). Ease of returning serves (2nd hand provides stability)
Yet, there are some things the 2hbh will never match the 1hbh on;
1). Ability to generate maximum pace (swing is longer and freer)
2). Ability to generate maximum topspin (no 2nd wrist to inhibit supination, longer and freer stroke)
As you can see, the 2hbh is better than the 1hbh at most things, but the 1hbh has advantages in only two areas: maximum topspin and maximum pace. Yet, on a slow court, these two advantages are significant enough to ensure that the 1hbh still puts up good results in the clay season by allowing greater angles to be hit, greater kick off the court, and greater potential to hit outright winners off the backhand side.
I frequently see it as a pattern that on a clay court the 1hbh will use the advantage in topspin they have over a 2hbh to kick the ball higher and higher off the court, angle the opponent more and more into the tramlines, then hit a flat DTL winner. In this way, the backhand of the 1hbh is sort of acting like a lefty Nadal forehand. Gasquet exemplifies this point construction, but I have seen Kohlschreibier, Wawrinka and Almagro do it on several occasions.
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Better potential?
Agree that 1h can have more spin. Not sure about pace, though, as 2h still uses the core muscles, which are very strong. Even Wawrinka's style doesn't use them to the same extent.
As for better results on clay, and other surfaces, given the prevalence in top 15 vs top 100, if we believe the vision and timing requirements for the 1h, that may indicate that the successful 1h players actually have better "talent" i.e if there is a top 100 ATP with a 1h, he is probably gonna be above average overall.
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The fastest recorded backhand was hit by David Nalbandian and metered at 110 mph. It was, obviously, a two-hander.
tennis_hack, not sure if you have read this: http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medi...9_original.PDF - give it a good minute
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And a quick google search yields only that article forming any sort of debate for or against the two-handed backhand. Not a lot of analysis has actually been done.
Anyway - I'll ask everyone this question;
Eventually, will the one-handed forehand become extinct? If not - why not? After all, two hands on the racket obviously means better stability and consistency, better ability to hit on the rise, better ability to change direction, it's easier to deal with different contact points...etc... Sounds like a no-brainer to me...
Except it isn't. The major advantage to the one-handed forehand over the two-handed forehand is the ability to hit greater topspin, because the stroke is freer and not inhibited by a second wrist. More reach is also a small advantage. But the ability to hit greater topspin is such a major advantage in that it allows a skilled player to open the court up more with angles, and expose space to hit winners into. And this advantage makes most stick with the one-handed forehand.
In this way - it's a similar situation with the 1hbh vs 2hbh. But because of the mechanics of the backhand, the 2hbh is better at nearly everything, I agree. But it isn't better at hitting topspin - the advantage there goes to the 1hbh. And, as discussed, that is such a major advantage that many guys out there at the moment are willing to sacrifice all the benefits of the 2hbh for it - and hopefully there will be others willing to do the same in the future. So far the data guys have been slow on the uptake of measure Gasquet/Wawrinka/Almagro's average topspin backhand rpm's and comparing it to Ferrer/Djokovic/Murray's backhand topspin rpm's, but I can almost guarantee that the 1hbh's would be significantly higher. Maybe some 40% higher.
Again, the greater ability to hit topspin allows angles to be opened up to create space to hit winners into - and if a player has a heavy topspin forehand as well - they would be doubly difficult to play against as they're capable of hooking you off the court from both wings. Watch pretty much any Gasquet match and you'll see how he hooks people off the court with a very heavy topspin backhand, then has an easy put-away. That heavy dipping angle is simply not as available to the 2hbh. People rag on Federer's backhand to no end here, but even he can do it;
The 1hbh is, obviously more difficult a shot than the one-handed forehand, and the 2hbh as well, but the same increased possibilities for hitting angles are there. The difference is that the majority of pro's opt for the topspin potential of the one-handed forehand over the stability of the two-handed forehand, but the majority of pro's opt for the stability of the 2hbh over the topspin potential of the 1hbh.
But I think there will always be a market for those willing to sacrifice stability for increased topspin potential on the backhand side as well, so that they can open up plays more easily and create angles off of both wings instead of only the forehand. At least there better be - it would be a crying shame if they didn't. It seems on clay, the ability to do this is most apparent, hence, as we're seeing, the 1hbh does best in the clay season.
Also, if you buy into the notion that most people with 1hbh's learn to hit better backhand slice (I don't necessarily buy into that), then not only is the 1hbh better at heavy topspin than the 2hbh to hook people off the court with, it is also better at low skidding slice. So you can alternate between extreme hooking, high topspin, and low biting slice to make people just generally miserable going into you backhand corner by messing with making them hit different contact heights, making them move up the court to scoop up slices then next shot making them hit deep, head-height balls, hooking them into the tramlines with the heavy topspin...etc... make them struggle to get grooved.
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There are those like Murray, on the other hand, who can slice pretty effectively, though that might be because he loves to push so much
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Fed tried to rally with Nadal in the past, it didn't work because Nadal's CC FH is just too high and spinny for Fed's 1HBH. Take an indoor HC where the ball doesn't bounce as high and the bounce is also predictable and reliable, and Fed suddenly tops Nadal, this is the core of this rivalry, and this is where Djokovic has the upper hand.
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Suresh and Netspirit - and all you other 1hbh haters (funny how a lot of the pro-2hbh camp are ANTI 1hbh, whereas we in the pro-1hbh camp also like the 2hbh) - the 1hbh-using pro's on tour just owned you.
Do you know why?
Because in the R4 of the French Open this year, eight out of the sixteen people left in the draw are using 1hbh's. That's 50%. In the top 200, do you think 50% of them use a 1hbh? Nope, not even close. Probably less than 10% use the 1hbh.
You were the one that brought up the 1hbh being unusable at the 'pro-level' due to it being 'fragile'. Well, you are proven wrong on two counts;
1). Since there are around less than 10% of the pro's in the top 200 using the 1hbh, yet at this Slam, 50% of the pro's left in the draw are using 1hbh, the stats would argue that the 1hbh is especially useful at the elite pro level. Statistically speaking, if you're one of those 10%, you have a higher chance of being left in the draw later.
2). What surface is the FO played on? Clay. Clay is the highest bouncing, most baseline-orientated surface there is, especially in best of 5 sets. This surface places a premium on the reliability of your groundstrokes. Yet, the 1hbh is doing best on that surface. To contrast, only four of the sixteen R4 players at last year's Wimbledon had 1hbh's - half the number at this year's French.
I have looked at the 1hbh/2hbh nature of opponents left in R4 in Slams since the year 2003 - and the average number of 1hbh players left at R4 is lowest at Wimbledon (4.7), and highest in the French Open (5.2). So it's lowest in the fastest, most serve/volley-orientated surface, and highest in the slowest, most baseline-orientated surface.
You might say that all these players are in their mid-age to elderly tennis years, and the 1hbh is on it's way out, and you might be right. But that's not the fault of the 1hbh. That's the fault of the coaches forcing the 2hbh on everyone, even those who are more naturally suited to the 1hbh. By virtue of their actual Grand Slam results and ranking places, the veterans on tour with 1hbh's have proven that they can boss around all the youngsters with 2hbh's, despite their age. The fault is with the coaching system, not the stroke itself.
So, before you anti-1hbh crew spout off cliches about the 'fragility' and 'antiquated nature' of the 1hbh that you have just heard somewhere and are trying to sound knowledgeable by regurgitating, actually analyze the stats.
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Just to clarify, we're only talking backhand topspin in this thread, ok, not slice.
Is it a myth that the 1hbh is more vulnerable to very high topspin shots than the 2hbh? Here is a video of Kohlschreiber and Tsonga (they are kind of messing around, but the points still stand) hitting some extreme height topspin shots to each other from 22 seconds in;
I don't think Kohlschreiber would have been even able to reach up that high if he had a 2hbh, as the two hands restrict the height of the swing. Also, even if he could reach it, he would only just reach the ball, and there would be no 'room' left in the swing to swing further up on the ball, so the only option is a low percentage flat drive.
As you see in the video, Kohlschreiber is actually flicking and brushing up on even these extremely high balls, and returning them with very heavy topspin, so they would bounce over Tsonga's head unless Tsonga backed up, which he was forced to do.
The myth that 1hbh's are weaker against heavy spin and high bounce is being perpetuated by Nadal's winning record over Federer. However, Nadal has a winning record over just about
, not just Federer, and he breaks down 2hbh's just as viciously as Federer's backhand. In fact, Federer actually has a decent amount of wins over Nadal, so it could be argued that Nadal breaks down 2hbh's with more ease than he breaks down 1hbh's.
Djokovic has recently turned the tide with his match-up with his backhand, but his 2hbh is exceptional, and even then, it is a weapon not because of his ability to hit the ball really high, but because of his ability to take the ball early and hit it
it kicks too high.
What do you think - is it a myth that the 1hbh is weaker against high balls?
Only continental and eastern gripped backhands, such as that used by Federer, make higher balls more challenging. Nevertheless, you can still hit a decent enough ball. Semi-western backhand grips, such as that used by Almagro and Kohlschreiber, are more comfortable for high backhands, but not so good for low balls. These principles are well established, based on the anatomical reality for all players, not just because of the Federer/Nadal match-up.
You are always going to be at an anatomical disadvantage if you are going toe to toe against another pros forehand with your backhand. Forehands are almost always stronger than backhands, regardless of the opponent, but especially in the case of Nadal, who has a forehand better than most.
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All the King's Men had previously been adapted by Robert Rossen in 1949. Although it does not follow the 1949 film's narrative and is more faithful to the novel than the earlier movie, the 2006 film is often considered a remake of the 1949 version. According to IMDb, Zaillian never saw the original film, and adapted the screenplay solely from Warren's novel.
Filming took place in New Orleans, Morgan City, Donaldsonville, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge and many other places in Louisiana.
The world premiere was held at the Toronto Film Festival on September 11, 2006. There the film was first screened to the press.
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Richard Schickel (Time Magazine) liked the movie, arguing that "it's much more faithful to the tone of the novel" than the original.
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Zaillian was clearly stunned by the poor critical and box-office results of this film, which opened with only $3.8 million and barely made $7.2 million at the end of its run in US theaters. The weekend's other new wide release, Jackass Number Two, made $28.1 million.
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The change enabled the circus to survive, continuing the traditions that dated back to "P.T. Barnum's Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan and Circus" in 1870. Feld himself died in 1984.
In modern times, the company has endured its share of difficulties. It owned the Siegfried and Roy show in Las Vegas, which closed in 2003 when Roy Horn was mauled by one of his tigers. The family endured an embarrassing lawsuit from Karen Feld, sister of Feld CEO Kenneth Feld, who claimed her brother's bodyguards roughed her up at a family memorial service. Jurors dismissed the lawsuit.
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Alexander Lacey, who performs with lions and tigers on Ringling's "Dragons" show, said his rapport with his animals is built on mutual respect and rewarding animals for correct behavior. He says circus life for big cats is a better fate than critics suppose.
"Look at the wild. That's not necessarily a good place to be," he said before a recent show in Richmond, Va. He cited the threats from disease and human encroachment on their habitat that threaten lions and tigers in the wild.
The circus' big cats "have an opportunity to eat, sleep and reproduce in an environment that is stimulating for them," said Lacey, one of a number of Ringling performers who come from multi-generational circus backgrounds. The key, he said, is to make sure that the lions and tigers' days are interesting for the time they are awake - they typically sleep 18 to 20 hours a day. With many days containing multiple performances, the big cats have active days.
The performers say that at its core, the circus isn't much different than it was decades ago. What's changed, they say, is the presentation. Bulky costumes have gone by the wayside. Music tends to be more contemporary. And technological improvements in lighting and staging help speed the pace of the show. Acts featuring children used to be common, but now are rare.
"It's more theatrical now," said George Caceres, leader of The Flying Caceres trapeze troupe. Caceres is a third-generation performer; his mother continues to work on the Ringling show as a costume designer.
The circus has always had to balance innovation and tradition, says David Carlyon, an author and academic from Larchmont, N.Y., who has studied 19th-century circuses and was himself a Ringling clown in the late 70s.
A century ago, Carlyon said, the appeal of the circus was almost self-evident. No other entertainment of its kind was available. Performers demonstrated mastery and partnership with animals to a population that was used to working with horses and other farm animals. And there was a sex appeal as well - in a Victorian era, it was rare to see the human body so clearly on display.
As entertainment options have exploded in the modern era, the circus has worked to keep pace. Carlyon recalled a somewhat feeble effort by Ringling in the 1980s to incorporate a Menudo-style boy band into its act.