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Some GOAT questions for chaog and others
Im new to these forums and am trying to educate myself enough to have an informed opinion about the GOAT issue. So far, Ive had trouble finding statistics about the professional tours and tournaments in particular, the ones that Laver, Rosewall, and Gonzales played in, because those seem particularly relevant regarding GOAT. I gather that Gonzales was the best player during most of the 1950s, that Rosewall was the best in the early 1960s, and that Laver was the best in the mid-late 1960s. But I dont know the margin by which they were the best, what their win-loss records were, and how important they considered the tours in relation to the tournaments. Any suggestions on where I could find such information? The Wikipedia articles on the professional era are extremely helpful, but even they dont tell me everything I feel is necessary to know.
Ive appreciated very much the comments of chaog and others who seem enormously knowledgeable about this issue. In order to learn more from you, I wonder if youd be willing to address any or all of the following few questions that have been on my mind:
1. How, if at all, should we factor in the point that a sport tends to be more difficult to dominate as time goes on? Bill James has incorporated that idea into his rankings of baseball players, and it would seem to make sense for tennis as well. If a handful of players between 1920 and 1970 dominated tennis to a degree greater than any player has since 1970, then that seems far less likely to be a coincidence than to be attributable to an increase in the difficulty of dominating.
2. Why did (certain) players of the past play so many more matches in a year than anyone plays today, even though each match could be longer due to the absence of tiebreaks? Is it that the game was less physically demanding then (perhaps because the rackets didnt allow players to hit as hard)?
3. Why is the record of total or consecutive Wimbledon titles so important? If pros couldnt compete at Wimbledon until 1968, and if in the early days some top players like Tilden occasionally eschewed it due to travel difficulties, then doesnt that detract from the importance of the record in comparing pre-1968 players with Open Era players?
4. Im sure that it was always hard to win on all surfaces, which makes the achievements of Laver, Tilden, Budge, and perhaps a few others so amazingly impressive. But is it possible that in the last 15 years, the feat has become even harder than it was before? Before 1993, the players who dominated the French Open won other majors as well (Borg, Wilander, Lendl, even Courier and also Rosewall and Laver who won the French Pro during the 1960s); whereas after 1993, no French Open champion has ever won any other major, except for Agassi (who won the French once) and Kafelnikov (who won the French and the Australian once). If this represents a meaningful change from the past, does it render less damning Federers failure to win all four majors?
5. How important are annual win-loss match records? Lavers Wikipedia entry says that in his Grand Slam year of 1969, he went 106-16. Thats a fantastic record, but not as good in terms of percentage as those compiled by Borg, Connors, McEnroe, Lendl, or Federer in their prime years. Cliff Drysdale seems to weigh this pretty heavily when he discusses relative greatness in his telecasts, but others evidently dont agree because Laver is widely regarded as superior to everyone who came after him. Whats the right answer?
Sorry for the barrage of questions. Thanks so much to anyone who can help me out with answering them and/or point me to sources of results from the 1960s pro circuit or from the Tilden era.
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I think it's best if I answer this in pieces, so I apologize in advance for the length of this post and the sort of disjointed format:
Bud Collins, in his encyclopedia Total Tennis, is indebted to McCauley's work on the "lost" pro years. Collins reproduces the records of the three major professional tournaments--Wembley, the US Pro, and French Pro--from McCauley's book, though the McCauley text includes a far more thorough statistical appendix (about 80 pages!) with year-by-year results for many of the most important professional events. Even McCauley's information is not complete, of course... I've yet to find any source that is. But this book is nevertheless vital and has become the backbone of much of the research you will find these days on the Internet (Wikipedia, discussion forums like this one) as well as in publications like TennisWeek.
There is a historian named Ray Bowers who has done the best work on professional tennis in the prewar years. You'll find links to the chapters of his text on the bottom of this Wikipedia article:
But then, you are right as well. It becomes very difficult to compare records before the Open Era and after it, just as it is very difficult to compare records that straddle different epochs... take, for instance, Willie Renshaw's six straight Wimbledons (in the era of the Challenge Round) vs. Fred Perry's three straight Wimbledons (in the "modern" era). I do think that Wimbledon always needs to play an important part of any GOAT debate, though it is never so simple as comparing a few records or statistics from radically different time periods, as you have noted. And that methods of transportation do have an effect on this too--for Tilden it simply wasn't practical to make annual boat trips to Europe, especially since, from his perspective, he had nothing left to prove and would have won easily every time.
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You do what you have to do in order to make a good living. Guys back then were pretty worn out by the schedule, but there was no guarantee tennis would continue to offer all that prize $, so they chased it while they could.
Once it was apparent the prize money was here to stay(& that lucrative endorsements were now offered to some top players) some top guys started reducing their schedule. Borg was the first that I can recall that reduced his schedule in order to peak for the big events, he didn't just play every week there was a big paycheck available. But we still have players like that today(Davydenko), & not long ago had one that played both singles & doubles(Kafelnikov)
Rod Laver made $124,000(which was considered a lot at the time) in '69 playing 32 events. Borg played 19 events in '79 & made 1 million(& god knows how much more in endorsements) I doubt Laver would have played as much in '69 if they had the same amount of prize money available as they did in '79.
So win/loss % isn't an entirely fair way of comparing players.
and as far as racquets, see my sig, it is/was a different game with wood.
Wimbledon was always a big deal, if you won it you were more likely to get an invitation to play on the pro tour & get a chance to make some real money.
Gonzales was hurt initially by his lack of a W title(even though he only played it twice, he knew how important winning there was) in terms of being offered a good deal on the pro tour. In some ways tennis was like a team sport in the 50s/60s, Wimbledon was your 'college' career, & doing well there ensured you were a high 'draft pick' for the pros.
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One small correction. Borg actually most likely played just as much in some years as Laver did. The problem is that the ATP website leaves out a lot of his tournaments, ignoring the invitational 4-man tourneys. Laver, I believe, has all of his counted in most of his player pages online. Borg, if I recall correctly, actually won 22 tournaments in 1979 if you count everything which means that he won way over 100 matches that year. It's somewhere in the 80s that tennis became more organized and exos became a thing of the past. Players started earning tons of money and high-paying exos (eg. Tokyo Suntori) went the way of the dinosaur. And then of course starting with 1990 we began to have the masters series and other reorganization.
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I think, Chaognosis and Moose have answered most of the questions. In Laver's match percentage of 1969, one-night-stands and 3r place matches are also counted. Without that he may have a bit higher percentage. In his 18 tournament wins is one 4 man tournament: the BBC 2 at Wembley, which was quite important at that time, had very good prize money and had 4 top 5 players, Roche, Rosewall and Okker in its field. I think, if a top player plays more than 85-90 matches a year, he becomes prone to more defeats, simply because of physical and mental fatigue. Laver had a letdown after his Grand Slam.
To the exhibitions. Its quite a difficult question, how to count these 4 man exos. I am personally reluctant here. The ATP counts the Pepsi Grand Slam, played in Florida for Borg. In wikipedia they have now rearranged the numbers for Lendl, Connors and Borg, including exos with 4 man events. The Pepsi event was a quite important event in those years, mostly with a 4 man field. Borg won over Connors there in 1977 for the first time after a long series of losses, setting up his later Wim win. Also the Antwerp 'Diamant Racket' tournament in the 80s was an important event, despite not being an official ATP tourney. I saw many matches on tv between Lendl, Mac and Becker, they were hotly disputed.
To the time line factor. I think, in his recent analysis Raymond Lee on Tennis week, has given a points for the time line.
To the pre open rankings. I still believe, that you have to evaluate a player in this period for both his amateur and pro careers (eventually his open career). If you only count pro results, you can get a false impression. Take Rosewall and Hoad. Both started out at the same time, 1953. Rosewall was in the long run the better player. But if you count only big pros events, you get something like 22-1 for Rosewall. This is a ridiculous gap. As amateur Hoad had the slightly better career, only as pro Rosewall overtook him gradually. But the overall career margin wasn't that big.
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Moose, in The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (2001), James outlines a method for evaluating players called the Win Shares System. His main goal is to surmount an obstacle that is fortunately inapplicable to tennis: sorting out how much a player contributes to his team's success. But on pages 343-344, he also explains the need to include a time-line adjustment that gives a boost to more recent players over less recent ones. He says that the quality of play has improved because (1) as time went on, general agreement emerged as to what the best leagues were, so all the best players were funneled to the same place; (2) the talent pool increased dramatically, as the sport opened its doors to everyone (in particular, blacks and international players); and (3) standards of performance in all athletic events naturally improve over the years because we build on the past. As a result, "the extent to which the best players dominate the game has steadily decreased because the quality of the average player has moved upward. If you don't make any time-line adjustments, then . . . you will wind up with a top 100 list which is dominated by players who played before 1950."
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Many thanks to Chaognosis, Moose, Cyborg, and Urban for your extremely helpful replies. I will definitely buy the McCauley book.
In trying to take the first steps toward answering the GOAT question, I've been thinking about comparisons between players of similar eras -- much easier comparisons than the intergenerational ones. First, I thought about Federer vs. Sampras and decided that my pick would be Federer because I value his dominance (far better match records, 3 Slams in each of 3 different years, better results on clay, mind-boggling 4 straight years winning both Wimbledon and the US Open) over Sampras's advantage in overall accomplishments (14-12 in Slams, 5-3 in year-end championships, 2 years longer at #1 ranking). But I could certainly understand someone making the argument the other way. I think it's just a question of what you consider most important.
Second, I thought about Federer vs. Borg. This is harder for a variety of reasons, one being that Borg skipped many tournaments that would have been useful for comparison (every Australian Open except 1974, the Masters in 1976, 1978, and 1981, and the French in 1977). I gather that the Australian wasn't what it is now, so missing it made sense. And maybe the French is a wash because Borg's absence in 1977 is balanced by the benefit he gained from Connors' absence in 1974. But what about the Masters? I suppose Borg was sort of beginning his retirement when he skipped it in 1981, but what about in 1976 and 1978 -- does anyone know why he didn't compete?
More generally, I can't decide whether Borg gets the nod because he leads Federer in Slams they both played (11-9 at the French, Wimbledon, and the US Open; and 4 finals to 2 in the Slams that each respectively failed to win), or whether Federer gets the nod because (a) it's unfair to exclude his Australian Open titles or to minimize his Masters titles just because Borg didn't play those tournaments, and (b) more importantly, Federer has been the absolutely clear and dominant #1 for four years whereas Borg did it only for two years (or maybe for three years, if you count his great 1978 season despite the fact that Connors ended that year #1 in the computer rankings). Who do you think comes out ahead? Am I at least weighing the appropriate factors?
Because it's so hard to compare players from the Open Era to those who came before, a nice first step is to decide who's the best of the Open Era. So I'm wondering whether that's Federer or Borg.
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There was a lot of Masters-type events at the time, anything that involved the top-eight seeds. Pepsi Grand Slam (4-man) usually took place early in the year and there was also The Challenge Cup (which employed the round robin format but with more players than Pepsi) which had deep fields. Borg was ousted in the semi of the Challenge Cup in 1978, but won it in 1979. Another important round robin-type event was in Salisbury in 1980, which Borg won. I'm not sure about this event in other years, but it had a strong field that year.
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By the way, I have the Bill James abstract and I am an avid reader. If he was a tennis enthusiast he would definitely be into the likes of Tilden and Budge. He speaks glowingly of players like Honus Wagner - a guy who played 100 years ago.
Sadly, baseball is much more statistically richer, allowing James to build up an excellent argument... or should I say, criteria - the formula is based for the large part as to how much a player helps his team win.
In tennis there are no teams. It's just individuals (unless you count The Davis Cup). Very different.
One thing to add about James is that he is not terribly analytical about players (or selectively analytical, such as his thoughts on Hornsby). Most of his writings are anecdotal (Hal Chase) - fascinating in themselves, but they don't support the criteria. The rankings are based almost entirely on statistics. He also writes two pages for some players and a mere sentence for others. My favorite is his line for Don Mattingly: "100 percent ballplayer. 0 percent bullshlt." That's all.
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Good point about Laver, CyBorg. I guess I refer loosely to the Open Era when I really mean the post-Laver era.
I just looked up the entry for 1978 in Total Tennis, and it looks like Borg was the best player that year -- but not by a wide margin. Borg killed Connors in the Wimbledon final; Connors returned the favor in the U.S. Open final; and Borg won the French, which Connors didn't enter. Borg had a 39-match win streak that ended at the U.S. Open, and Connors had a 30-match streak that began after Wimbledon. According to the book, Borg's match record for the year was 88-8, and Connors' was 84-7. Borg won 12 tournaments and Connors won 14. In head-to-head meetings, Borg was 3-2.
After the U.S. Open, a young McEnroe went on a tear, winning four significant tournaments including Stockholm, where he beat Borg 6-3, 6-4 in their first match ever and their only encounter in 1978. McEnroe won the Masters (Borg and Vilas boycotted due to a dispute about the prize fund, and Connors played but was hampered by a foot injury). Arthur Ashe called McEnroe "the best player in the world the last four months of 1978."
It seems to me that Borg had the best year, and that most knowledgeable observers agree on that (though not all: Tennis magazine's ranking panel put Connors #1). But it doesn't seem like Borg was the same dominant, absolutely clear #1 in 1978 that he was in 1979 and 1980 -- or that Federer has been from 2004-2007.
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The head-to-head between the two was actually 2-1, unless one counts certain exos... but I don't those results on me at this point. Borg beat Jimmy at Pepsi and Wimbledon and Jimmy struck back at the US Open.
Let's take a close look at Jimmy's season:
- loses in the final of the Pepsi Grand Slam to Borg
- wins the prestigious Philadelphia WCT which Borg usually skipped, but here he lost to Tanner
- wins Denver - where Borg did not play - usually a tourney with solid draws but not that year, beat the aging Stan Smith in the final
- wins in Memphis, Rotterdam and Birmingham - fairly minor events but some good wins along the way over the likes of Gerulaitis, Ramirez and Tanner .. so good draws all around - no Vilas-type events.
- ousted in the first round of Las Vegas - probably the equivalent of a masters series event at the time
- interestingly enough, Jimmy skips the prestigious Dallas WCT
- plays no red clay events whatsoever (something that would change beginning in 1979) and skips RG .. so Jimmy didn't even bother practicing on red, still bitter at Ashe no doubt.
- final at Wimbledon - loses to Borg in straights
- wins solid event in Washington, a very strong one in Indianapolis and a minor one in Stowe - Borg didn't play in any of those
- wins US Open with impressive triumphs over McEnroe and Borg (straight sets each) .. Borg got hurt in the match, but no doubt was also affected by the atmosphere that Connors so ate up
- very quiet fall - wins minor Sydney indoor; loses Tokyo, struggles at the masters ousted in the round robin (looks like I was wrong about Jimmy skipping this Masters, but I recall that it was a weak field).
- tournament wins unaccounted in the ATP website: Beckenham (over Stan Smith), Tokyo-Gunze (over Nastase)
- combined record (ATP accounted results only): 67-6
Let's take a close look at Bjorn's season:
- won the deep but not terribly prestigious event in Birmingham to start a fairly inconsistent tenure in America where he also won Pepsi and Las Vegas
- bad loss to Newcombe in Richmond .. I wonder what happened - Borg retired after losing badly (it is common knowledge that Borg never beat Newcombe (0-3), although they had actually played a number of other times in events not listed by the ATP, in which Borg beat him at least twice)
- wins Milan, and in typical fashion withdraws in the middle of two events - Dallas and Rotterdam
- almost withdraws in the Rome final, where a rowdy, drunken crowd throws coins onto the field .. beats Panatta in five sets to win the RG tune up
- wins RG without losing a set (perhaps the most dominant performance in a grand slam event ever; lost five games to Vilas in the final)
- difficult first week at Wimbledon as usual; toughest match being the first round five-setter against Amaya .. dominant in the second week with wins over Mayer, Okker and Conors to complete his first RG-Wimbledon sweep
- a very lax summer with only one tournament mixed in - Bastad, unless you count whatever exos he played at this time .. in the meantime Connors busied himself playing events in the US
- played hurt and lost badly to Connors in the final of the US Open
- fairly relaxed play in the fall, but won a biggie in Tokyo
- tournament wins unaccounted in the ATP website: Goteborg (4-man), Copenhagen (4-man), Tokyo-Suntory (4-man), Essen (40-man), Manila (4-man), Anvers (4-man); these prestige of these is hard to nail down .. Suntory brought in a lot of money .. don't know who participated, Connors probably played Suntori.
- combined record (ATP account results only): 68-6
Let's compare:
- Connors won one major - the US Open and biggies like Philadelphia and probably Indianapolis; with solid secondaries in Denver, Birmingham and Washington
- Borg one two majors - RG and Wimbledon and biggies like Las Vegas, Rome and Tokyo; with solid secondaries in Milan and Birmingham WCT USA (not to be confused with Birmingham, Great Britain which Connors won)
- Connors played almost exclusively in the United States: the breakdown is like so: 11 of 16 events (as recognized by ATP) were played in his home country .. played six events on carpet, three on clay (apparently only green, not on red), five on hard, two on grass.
- Borg played eight events in Europe, eight in the US, one in Tokyo .. wins eight events on carpet, five on clay, three on hard, one on grass
- the level of competition these two faced appears to be very close, so I won't bother overanalyzing that .. Jimmy played surprisingly fewer events than in past years and seemed to focus more on the important ones, although the fact that he played more in the US than anywhere made it impossible for him to face Borg very often outside two grand slams and one four-man invitational
- What can we conclude .. it is indeed closer than I originally remembered it to be, however Borg's two majors do still overwhelm Jimmy's one (the fact that Jimmy didn't play at the French by no means suggest that he would have a shot at beating Borg there .. very likely not) .. what was strongly on Borg's side was the fact that he won his two majors handily .. his performance at the French brought back memories of Cochet and may be unprecedented in its dominance (although he may have done as well two years later) .. his triumph at Wimbledon was even more convincing than in 1976, whereas the event in 76 played slow and in the heat, this one was very fast and removed all doubts as to Borg's abilities on lawns.
- Borg was recognized near unanimously as the top player that year: ITF World Champion, ATP Player of the year and tennis magazine all granted him that honour .. the near-unanimous praise is probably backed primarily by Borg's winning record against Connors that year, his larger amount of majors, the fact that he won by far the most prestigious major and slightly more high profile non-major event victories (3 to 2 .. Borg's Last Vegas, Rome, Tokyo to Connors' Philadelphia and Indianapolis) .. closer than it seems but still enough to state conclusively that Borg was better .. I don't think that these bodies had much sympathy for Connors' decision to skip the clay season in Europe, most likely prompting Jimmy to commit to it in 1979, where he proved that he was not in Borg's league in that department.
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- Federer also tended to skip a variety of events in the fall
- in Borg's time there were no assigned masters series events, so the idea of what is 'important' was ambiguous
- did Federer have a rival as strong as Connors in 2004?
- Federer was mediocre on clay in 2004, while Borg was strong across the board
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That was an absolutely fantastic post. No one could have shed more light on the question. Thank you so much!
As for the upshot regarding a comparison between Borg and Federer, I'm not sure what to make of it. Maybe it was harder to establish dominance in 1978 because the top players just didn't play the same events too often.
Do you have an opinion on the Borg/Federer question?
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Some other things to consider: if we count in the Masters as the hypothetical fourth major, considering the weakness of the Aussie (we don't have to, but just for kicks) Borg winds up with eight major victories in three years, as many as Federer. Also, for a good 30 months of his three peak years Borg had two outstanding rivals in Connors and McEnroe (I wouldn't count Vilas), while Federer has had only one (Nadal) for a duration of about 24 months.
My conclusion: a wash. Picking one over the other I think depends on how you rate the all-around play of these guys, across all surfaces. I think that Borg was a better hard courter than Federer was clay courter.
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The question is which matters more, an extra year of dominance or more total career accomplishment in the 3 Slams they both played? You're probably right that Borg was better on hard courts than Federer on clay, but Federer's clay results are still impressive in context. Since Sergi Bruguera ushered in the era of the specialist in 1993, none of the best fast-court players have had much success on clay -- Sampras, Hewitt, Safin, Rafter, Roddick. Agassi won the French in 1999, but his other two finals appearances there were pre-specialist-era, and only 1 of his 22 Masters series finals was on clay (Rome 2002). Federer, by contrast, has reached 8 Masters series finals on clay, winning 4 (all Hamburg), and he's been kept from winning Roland Garros the past three years only by Nadal. Without the serious misfortune of having to play Rafa in his prime, he might well have won more than one French Open. His clay career still falls short of Borg's career on hard courts, I'm sure, but I'm not convinced that the difference is decisive in light of the difficulty of winning on clay in Federer's era.
In any event, I agree that it's very close and perhaps a wash. Chaog, do you have an opinion on Federer vs. Borg?
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As a caveat: in my own mind Tilden and Laver are clearly the top two. After that, it becomes difficult and the lines between players are very thin. So while I have put Borg ahead of Federer and Sampras here, I am the first to admit that such placement is fragile and there are compelling arguments to the contrary. You will hear many strong opinions on these boards and elsewhere, and your views will probably (even hopefully!) change over time, as mine have. The important thing, I believe, is that your opinion be thoughtful, sensitive and well informed--not dogmatic--and that you can make your case without being boorish, purposefully distorting facts, or taking personal swipes against those who disagree with you. If these boards are any indication, then such opinions, and such people, are quite rare.
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Before rejoining the intelligence community, Dan served in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Enterprise Service Delivery Office (ESDO) where he was a central figure in the implementation of the public/private cloud strategy. He helped establish the DHS cloud strategy, architected the migration of legacy systems to Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings, and developed enterprise solutions to take advantage of the new agility. Most notably, Dan was the senior architect for USCIS SelfCheck, a hybrid cloud application that won the 2012 Excellence in Government Award for its novel approach to citizen centric government.
Dan started his career as a nuclear submarine officer in the U.S. Navy. After his service in the military, he worked in industry in software development and business process automation. Dan served the bulk of his career in advanced research for the intelligence community - most recently at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) as technical lead on the Novel Intelligence from Massive Data (NIMD) and Collaboration and Analyst System Effectiveness (CASE) research programs. These programs investigated the application of network effect and complex adaptive system models to information foraging and collaborative sensemaking in support the intelligence community mission.
While at IARPA, he devised BRIDGE, a technology ecosystem and governance framework that enables government agencies to efficiently leverage innovation in industry and academia. BRIDGE is an open innovation an environment where the best ideas emerge and can be harvested to mission settings quickly. This framework enhanced technology discovery and evaluation while streamlining accreditation and integration - reinvigorating a slow moving government acquisition model that often missed disruptive technologies.
Dan graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1992 with a B.S. in Control Systems Engineering and an additional major in Economics, and received an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from MIT in 1994. Dan and his wife Jodi have 5 lovely children and live near Annapolis, Maryland.


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Raikkonen receives grid penalty for blocking
Mar 23, 2013, 7:26 AM EDT
Kimi Raikkonen has received a three place grid penalty for blocking Nico Rosberg during qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Rosberg protested to his team about Raikkonen during the final qualifying session after his lap was compromised by the Lotus driver at turn 14.
Following a stewards' enquiry, the decision was taken to relegate Raikkonen three places on the grid.
Raikkonen, who won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last weekend, had qualified seventh during a close qualifying session that saw the Q3 runners tackle a drying circuit on intermediate tires. He struggled to repeat his practice form from Friday, and qualified seventh, although he did start P7 in Australia en route to the race win.
Following this penalty though, Raikkonen will start P10. Subsequently, Jenson Button, Adrian Sutil and Sergio Perez will all move up one place on the grid.
- worknman24hours - Mar 23, 2013 at 3:29 PM
The penalty is horse manure.
Raikonnen is one of the most professional racers in Formula One and always has been.
He does'nt resort to the 'womanly' traits of blocking drivers ( like some other drivers do) to win races.
Kimi just drives past you and beats you.
Don't believe it-the facts show he did'nt do it.
- ditto65 - Mar 23, 2013 at 5:21 PM
I have to agree with you there. Changing conditions certainly played a part in this "infraction".
- apexassassin - Mar 23, 2013 at 5:45 PM
ditto, ditto
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For the Western Illinois University men's soccer team, it is all about defense.
"You have to defend, because you can never rely on offense," coach Dr. Eric Johnson said. "It happens sometimes and sometimes you can't buy one. But you can always work and communicate for a shutout."
"We defend as a whole, not just the defense," senior defenseman Charlie Bales said. "Any time you get a clean sheet or win a game, there's nothing better."
"It starts with defense," senior midfielder Mario Alvarez said. "If everybody works on defense, we'll win some games and score some goals to get the result that we want."
It is hard to argue with the results.
The Leathernecks have won the Summit League Tournament title and advance to the NCAA College Cup six of the past 10 years. WIU almost made it 7-of-10 in 2013, but the team dropped a 1-0 decision to Denver in the title match played at John MacKenzie Alumni Field.
Western finished 6-13-0 a season ago, losing several key players to injury early on – including Bales, along juniors Maclean Johnson and Ephraim Okeke. But those players are back – and healthy.
"It was definitely difficult," said Bales of sitting out last season. "It was really weird not to be able to be sitting on the sidelines and knowing that I couldn't contribute to the team. I did everything I could besides playing, but it was just really different."
"The biggest thing is we've got guys that were injured last year that would've factored in early, they were hurt and they ended up up redshirting," Coach Johnson said. "They're back in.
"So you're getting experience to come back in, so it's like a recruit again, but they are going to impact you right away because they know the system, they've played in the league, they've been to every field," he added. "And their leadership is already there.
"Having Charlie Bales back, having Maclean (Johnson) back, having Ephraim (Okeke) back, those guys are experienced that didn't get to play last year," Johnson said. "They impact you immediately."
"Those people that were hurt last year that could've helped us, knowing that this year we've got them back, it's going to be a really good year for us," said Alvarez.
Bales and Johnson played in spring after coming off fall surgeries. The end result? The Leathernecks did not lose any of their spring matches.
Page 2 of 2 - "They are a big part of our defensive picture," said Coach Johnson of the duo.
Western has 18 letterwinners returning, including nine starters. The Leathernecks played their first exhibition at Northern Illinois on Saturday with the match finishing in a scoreless draw.
"If we can shape this team up defensively, we're athletic enough to defend," coach Johnson said. "But is the will there to sacrifice and run and run the five extra steps in the 88 – those things. If we can do that, and get better every day defensively, then I think we can peak that way. We'll have a chance if we do.
"(We need to) stay healthy, stay positive, not lose our way with a bad loss or something," he added. "And we do have to find some guys that can score. Otherwise we'll be 0-0-18 right?"
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Today, in Kerala there is no marked difference between a city and its suburb. All those amenities that are available within the city limits are also made available in lesser known towns in Kerala.Gated colonies that are located far away from the hustle and bustle of city life are perhaps the latest fad among the builders.
There was a time when industrialists would put their thumbs down listening to the name Kerala. It had ample scope and highly skilled human resources but still lagged behind in industrial growth. Something was terribly wrong somewhere. And as there was some hidden reason for such a vehement reaction from the business circle, Kerala and its people really had to suffer in silence for long. But with the economic reforms that began to touch down in the country in the early nineties, the fortunes of Kerala, from the point view of business growth, took off with a remarkable success. Today, with huge potential growth in its cards, Kerala is increasingly being referred to as a destination with a positive attitude. And believably, the State is enjoying all the attention coming its way.
Over the past few years Kerala has been consistently registering good growth in spheres like information technology, housing, tourism, healthcare and education. And moving with the times, Kerala is working hard to establish and maintain an image of being one of the most congenial hubs for newly emerging sectors like IT, ITES, tourism and telecom. It is true that mega projects like International Container Transhipment Terminal and LNG terminal, the work of which has already begun, has immensely enhanced the face value of the State. Taking a definite cue from the situation, many more business houses are considering Kerala as one of their future destinations for large scale operations.
With the fortunes of the State having undergone a total transformation, the housing sector is witnessing an unprecedented growth in Kerala. The in-flow of corporate clientele is growing by the day and as a result, the demand for housing is on the rise not only in commercial hubs like Kochi but also all across the State. Resultantly, over the past few years, as far as the housing sector is concerned, the borderline between the city and its suburb has blurred to a great extent. Today, in Kerala there is no marked difference between a city and its suburb.
All those amenities that are available within the city limits are also made available in lesser known towns in Kerala. And such, these days, more and more people prefer to settle down in suburbs rather than living in a prime location within a city. Says a leading Kochi based builder; "There was a time when places like Panampilly Nagar were considered to be a prestige address by many. But it has become a thing of past and now it's the satellite destinations like Aluva and Tripunithura that are in huge demand". And, as such not only the cities like Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode that are witnessing hectic activities in the field of construction but also most other district and taluk headquarters like Kannur, Thrissur and Kottayam.
Finding a very prospective market, several nationally renowned realtors have already come up with housing projects in the State and they too are branching out fast beyond the city limits. In the wake of several industrial projects being announced, in rather quick succession, the future requirement in the housing sector is all likely to be quite huge in recent future.
"From the investment angle, it is always great value for money for the customer who opts for a property in the suburbs," endorses P.V.Nidhish, partner of PVS Apartments. PVS Apartments, with a number of projects in and around Kozhikode is all set to come up with a mega project in an upcoming location in the city.
"To keep the business ticking and also in order to achieve a steady progress, the builders in Kerala will have to think of growing beyond the city skylines. And this is bound to happen as the availability of land in cities like Kochi have become scarce and prohibitively expensive", observes Anil Zacharias of Miczak Builders. Since the construction industry in the country is in an upbeat mood, it is left for the builders to venture out and develop areas that are still underdeveloped and people are bound to opt for such locations as they are more pollution free and less congested, adds he. With umpteen numbers of changes taking places in the real estate segment in Kerala, the builders are after new trends and world class standards. Gated colonies that are located far away from the hustle and bustle of city life are perhaps the latest fad among the builders. Finding a very potential market, several renowned builders have started brisk operations beyond the periphery of Kerala's major cities and all of them are quite satisfied with the customer response to the projects that are located in the suburbs. With more and more apartment and villa projects coming up, the customers are left with multiple options to choose from. The pleasures of community living and easy maintenance are just some of the several reasons for growing popularity of apartments among the younger generation. Since there is a huge demand for projects coming up in the suburbs, the builders are working overtime to meet the ever spiraling demand and in the process the skyline of Kerala is fast expanding towards its peripheral regions. To cater to the huge housing needs, affluent apartments and luxury villas in huge numbers are already under way in most of the lesser known towns in Kerala. "The outskirts will have to be developed on a war footing as that will ensure better growth prospects for all as the land prices in such areas are still affordable for many", remarks Mujeeb of Heavenly Homes. With a view to expanding their business towards the suburbs Heavenly Homes is all set to develop and build a township near Kakkanad in Kochi.
"The trend has already set in and more number of people is moving out of the city to settle down in suburbs. This is happening more in places like Kochi due to poor infrastructure within the city and also because Kochi's suburbs are poised for good value appreciation in the days to come", declares Anumod Menon of Manjooran Housing. The cities are fast expanding to towns which are already a reality in places like Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. And now it's the turn of Kerala to follow suit. With an upbeat mood all around, the builders are taking it seriously to step out of the city limits to more open and greener pastures and Kerala's lush green landscape is all set to roll out a red carpet for them.


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Yesterday, the IE team is pleased to announce the availability of Internet Explorer Beta 2 in 21 additional languages. The languages released today are fully localized versions of the IE8 English Beta 2.
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Note: Please visit the Internet Explorer 8 homepage on Microsoft.com to download IE8 Beta 2 in your language of choice. Alternatively, you can download all languages from the Microsoft Download Center.
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When installing localized versions of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 on XP or Windows Server 2003 please remember that the base language of the operating system must match the IE8 language you are trying to install; otherwise the Setup Wizard will display an error. For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the base language of Windows does not need to match the Internet Explorer 8 language version in order for a successful install. When your user active language matches the Internet Explorer 8 language you installed, then IE8 will appear in the desired language. You will still be able to use IE8 in all other scenarios, but it will appear in English as a fall back version.


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They are�too like us.
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We cannot hide from them.
Perhaps that explains the strychnine
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Because we eat from the same plate.
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Listen to the Night, by Mary TallMountain�
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I have got a few more!
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A Night with a Wolf (Bayard Taylor)�High up on the lonely mountains,Where the wild men watched and waited;Wolves in the forest and bears in the bush,And I on my path belated.The rain and the night togetherCame down, and the wind came after,Bending the props of the pine tree roof, And snapping many a rafter.I crept along in the darkness,Stunned, and bruised, and blinded;Crept to a fir with thick set boughsAnd a sheltering rock behind it.There, from the blowing and raining,Crouching, I sought to hide me.Something rustled; two green eyes shone;And a wolf lay down beside me!His wet fur pressed against me;Each of us warmed the other;Each of us felt, in the stormy dark,That beast and man were brother.And when the falling forestNo longer crashed in warning,Each of us went from our hiding placeForth in the wild, wet morning.
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that was so cool i loved it
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Wolf Clan� by Jim TwoFeathers
I was born of the wolf���My birth clan
But you are not near ���Hardly are you far!!!
You are fading from my sight�.to a far far land
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Alaska had been full of wolvestill the flyers chased them and killed themthey had none heartthey just hunt to hear them cry
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It is the packs that sufferthe alpha wolves are takenand the leftover pack won't survivehow could man be so heartless
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Following the news that Celtics guard Rajon Rondo tore his right ACL, ending his season, fellow athletes weighed in on the injury on Twitter. Below are some of the tweets.
Gotta give well wishes to Rondo. One of my fav players in the world. My prayers r with u lil bro. I'm here if u need me #respect
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January 28, 2013
Tough one today! On to the next one. Hated to hear the news on Rondo though! Don't wish that on no one. Get back healthy
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Man, sad to hear about @rajonrondo tearing his ACL, I wouldn'twish that on my worst enemy…get well soon bro
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Prayers to Rondo man, terrible seeing a great player go down.
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Prayers go out to Rondo for a speedy recovery and a strong come back
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I hope rondo recovers well and fast..
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TOKYO – Japan and 12 other Asian countries will likely agree to double the amount of funds available under a regional currency swap pact amid uncertainty over the European debt crisis, a report said Sunday.
Japan, China, South Korea and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are to agree to double the fund from the current $120 billion this month, Japan's Nikkei daily reported, citing unnamed sources.
The currency swap deal, known as the Chiang Mai Initiative, is designed to prevent a financial crisis in countries with relatively small foreign exchange reserves by giving them a safety net against future liquidity shortages.
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The swirling pattern of paisleyin Farsi called boteh, the word for a young flower or palm leafevolved from a traditional Kashmiri design. The Silk Road brought Kashmiri shawls to Europe where they became wildly popular. The Scottish mill that was first able to re-create the intricate design was in Paisley, Scotland, and gave the pattern its English name. This lightweight, 100% cotton, open-front jacket is made in India with an allover paisley pattern and hand-beaded accents. The greens, blues, reds, and pinks evoke the flowers in Kashmir's Shalimar Garden, built by 17th-century Mughal emperor Jahangir and famous for its nightly fountain displays.
Available sizes: Small, Medium, Large, XLarge
Women's Safari Jacket
(Based on 10 reviews)
Category: Clothing/Women's Clothing/Jackets and Vests
Since the National Geographic Society's earliest days, explorers have relied on classic safari jackets like this one. Functional and durable, it has been updated for women in cotton blend khaki with a contoured fit. Features a zippered interior pocket and four exterior patch pockets to keep all of your small essentials neatly at hand. Extremely lightweight, easily packable cotton/nylon blend. Fully lined. Imported.
Available sizes: Small, Medium, Large, XLarge, XXLarge