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Fixing my Lazy Eyes and Feet
After hitting regularly with my friend for the past 2 weeks, I've started to zero in on the biggest problems in my game. My friend is considerably better than me and I find myself never getting the chance to hit a solid shot, except on my backhand at times. I've realized that the two biggest reasons for this are:
The problem is pretty simple to understand. Basically, as the ball is coming towards me... the closer it gets, the less I'm looking at it. By the time it's within 1-2 metres of me, I've lost direct contact and I'm tracking it with my peripherals, or not at all. The reason for this is because I like to keep a focus on my opponent and their movements. This is obviously wrong, and I'm becoming more aware of the problem. I know you should always keep contact on the ball before, during, and after (for at least the follow through)... and when I've tried doing this, I've gotten good results.
So, how do I fix this? From what I assume, I should just always keep this in my mind when hitting and make sure that I'm doing it. At least until I break my old habit, and this becomes naturally ingrained in my game.
Problem 2: Feet
This seems like it will be the harder problem to fix. My movement is basically at where my level is, but that isn't enough. I've neglected it for far too long, and am dedicated to improving it now. There aren't any specific issues, it's pretty much an all-round improvement that is needed.
I plan to look over FYB's footwork videos as a starting point, but my question is, how do I really start? Do you start off with simple rallies with slow-moderate balls and just work on footwork? Similar to the FYB videos on Modern Footwork. Then, as you progress, you move on bringing this into normal rallies?
The split step is also something that I only do when I'm paying attention, but that fix seems like the same as my eyes. Just make sure I'm doing it, until it becomes second nature. But I would like some clarification on the split step. You want to jump around the time when you're opponent is about to make contact. What should your feet be like before the jump, flat or on the balls of your feet? How big is the jump, or "hop"?
And lastly, fitness for footwork. Fitness in general is obviously important, but lets stick focusing on footwork for now. In another thread, I know someone mentioned HIIT, and USTA drills related to that. Looking at these two will be my starting point regarding this.
As usual, any sort of feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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sounds like you are looking at the ball, but not seeing the ball. focus on the seams of the ball when its coming at you. and for footwork ive always been one of those guys who just watches the ball and moves my feet too the ball, to prevent any thinking.
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What you mention about footwork is true for me as well. I find that when I really watch the ball, my footwork is automatically better and I can make adjustments without thinking.
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Watching the ball - drills and spot-on-the-ball concept.
You can play tennis not looking at the ball properly. But I have found that to really have confidence to apply pace you have to have an accurate look at the ball (its precise location).
It is interesting that it has been so hard to change. It is as if the part of my brain that does the 0.2 second athletic motions for my body is another person, an idiot. Hey you, why didn't we look at the last three balls.............
But I was cured for some months once thanks to a great instructor. Over about two months he used various illustrations and drills that helped me understand and break my watching habit:
1) Drill. Hit the ball and keep the head still until after the ball bounces. If you see the ball before it bounces, you fail.
2) Run to the side and hit the ball, keep the head still looking to the side until after you have turned and started running the other way. This bordered on silly at times but it made a point and really gave me the feeling of keeping my head still.
3) Most important, pick a specific spot on the back of the ball that you will be striking, hit that spot. I learned an alternate way to play tennis on the back of the ball and still believe that it may be the best way. It was very good especially when I learned to keep wide balls in the court by looking at a spot on the outside of the ball and striking it there. For an inside-out-forehand for a righty hit a spot on the inside of the ball, left side. There is a conflict in the back-of-the-ball concept, however, whether you actually stuck the top or bottom half of the ball depended mostly on the grip and probably not the perception of where you thought you were going to hit it....still not sure.
4) Feedback for watching the ball. If you hit an exceptional shot or make an error ask yourself which spot on the back of the ball did you hit. On the good shots I remember seeing the ball if not the exact spot. On errors I usually don't know where on the back of the ball I hit it, especially true on my overheads.
I had occasions hitting and a few matches where I used the back-of-the-ball concept to play and a still head and it was very effective. However, playing lots of matches each week I did not use it often enough or transition it into my game in a permanent way. After a few months I got a golfer's elbow injury and stopped tennis for 3 months. Got rid of the GE but lost the new ball watching skills. Still not sure if I should be thinking ball,direction, and swing or I've got to hit that spot on the back of the ball.
I remember the tricks and still use them but looking carefully at the ball is poorly done. Especially, I hardly ever look well at the ball on a tough, fast volley.
Knudson, in Biomechanical Principles of Tennis Strokes, has some interesting comments on ball watching. He claims pros often watch, discontinue watching at some point and refix their view to where they expect the racket to meet the ball. (Do I lose track because the approaching ball becomes too fast?) I'd like hear more on Knudson's conclusions.
Hope that you get the answer on this one.
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Thanks for the response Chas!
Some very helpful pointers your instructor had. Hope you'll be able to get used to watching the ball again.
One thing I'm thinking of doing is maybe marking my tennis balls. That way I have something to focus on. Or I could just try to look at the logo when the ball is coming at me... that could work.
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I anticipate where the ball is going to go, based on its trajectory, while I keep in mind where I want the contact to take place. So I guess I'm tracking a little ahead of the ball, but I don't think I'm consciously doing this. Simply by thinking about where I want to contact it is probably enough. Psychologically, it takes my mind (and eyes) off the opponent. Maybe this might help you.
It's hard to learn to "keep the head still" in an actual hitting session. So maybe practice by drop hitting some balls and get used to seeing the ball flying out with your peripheral vision. Do this until it feels natural seeing the ball fly out of your center vision. You don't even need to be on a court or use a racket get used to seeing this. Smack paper wads out of your center vision if you want.
Also, when the light is just right, and the balls relatively new, you should see fuzz exploding off the ball at contact. You should be swinging your racket through the fuzz. Look for the fuzz!
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Interesting tracking demo but maybe not for stroke tracking. ?
He took a ball and held it in front of him in the center of his chest. He said to focus on the ball, watch it very carefully and track it when he moved it. He moved it rapidly and my eyes lagged and did not move to track the ball. My eyes were surprisingly late in responding. He repeatedly returned the ball to the center of his chest, stopped and then rapidly moved it right or left, up or down.
Next he said not to focus intensely on the ball but relax and look generally at the area where he is holding the ball in front of his chest. He moved the ball the same way again and my eyes sort of automatically followed it although they were not very focused on it.
Takes only about a minute to train and a few seconds to demo. Try it with someone.
I recall once relaxing my eyes in a match and generally looking at someone hitting a winner-type pace ball, overhead?, and was able to track the ball or at least pick up where it was headed better than I normally do. But once again this relaxed viewing did not become part of my game.
Not sure if it relates to stroking a ball. I seem to recall that he said to try and see the writing on the ball to strike it.
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Most balls will be spinning rapidly. It will be hard to see any mark you make.
So try this instead: try to hit the ball IN THE EXACT CENTER OF YOUR STRING BED.
Take dead aim.
Don't lift your eyes until after you strike the ball. Once you've struck the ball you can raise your eyes.
It is vital you are starting to recover with your feet even while still staring at your contact point for a spit second longer. (You can chew bubble gum and walk at the same time, right?!!)
Hit the ball well in front of you. It is much easier to track a ball until contact if it is in front. Trying to track a ball until it is at your side is virtually impossible on a fast ball - your eyes can't keep up the last two feet.
Always come out of a split step every time your opponent hits the ball.
Don't waist time and energy with a high jump. You just need a small hop forward to get the momentum to move forward.
Watch these videos on the split step:
Tennis Footwork Split Step Lesson, 1 of 3: Technique http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2xAK...layer_embedded
Tennis Footwork Split Step Lesson, 2 of 3: Timing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtWMP...layer_embedded
Tennis Footwork Split Step Lesson, 3 of 3: Pivot and Fake http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=UG5Z5fs4-Ms#!
Always feel balanced. Sure there will be times your opponent will get you running on the edge of control, but most of the time you can really feel in balance out there. That means your upper body is in balance over your legs, so you could move in any direction. Beat yourself up for being lazy and getting caught out of balance admiring your last shot instead of recovering to a balanced position from which you can come out with a split step.
You know when you've hit a deep penetrating shot - after it stay a step inside the baseline, expecting a somewhat short reply.
Monitor your opponents shots - some have a weak side - you can almost always stay a step in when a good ball has been hit by you to that side.
On the other hand, if you hit just a neutral rally shot and anticipate a good hard shot back by your opponent, recover after your shot to a position a couple of feet behind the baseline.
Work on hitting inside out forehands. Working on the small quick steps will really help your footwork. Get good at this and you will never be in doubt about what to do when you see a ball coming down the middle of the court, or only one step to your backhand side.
You can do those USTA agility drills as HIIT. Doing them as rapidly as possible and recovering for only a short time can help.
Try doing the spider drill (and others) with a racquet in your hand. When you get to the point of having to change direction, swing from low to high, and teach yourself how to land so you will be balanced and shifting your weight in the other direction as rapidly as possible.
Like competition? Time yourself. Beat your best time for 1 set of the drill, them two sets of the drill ...
Did you play lots of soccer and basketball in addition to tennis? They make balanced change of direction essential, especially on defense. Any chance of playing soccer and/or basketball now?
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The phrase "in front of you"
Should it always mean impact on the ball's trajectory closer to the net than your head or chest is located?
On the other hand, for a completely closed stance facing the side line, the phase 'in front of you' could be interpreted literally. Then the ball would be about the same distance from the net as your head or chest. With the alternate interpretation it would be about a foot closer to the net. ?
I have had some better views of the ball with a closed stance. In that case maybe discontinuing tracking and redirecting to the ball impact, as described by Knudson in my earlier reply, might work better. The pros often do an extremely rapid head flick at the last split second that is hard to see.
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Thanks for comments there Charlie! Really helpful stuff, I'm going through the split step videos now.
Hopefully I'll be able to start incorporating some of the stuff you've mentioned, little by little.
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Definitely pointed out a key mistake that I make often, which is letting my heel drop down. Although I think this has a lot to do with the timing of my split step as well. Will be focusing on just split step and eye on ball tonight when I'm hitting, and see where that gets me for now.
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Note that the one thing that your peripheral vision excels at is detecting motion -- it's a survival mechanism. It is much less effective in determining detail such as color and shape.
Keep in mind that it is much more important to precisely determine the location and movement of the ball (and contact point) than it is the exact location of your opponent. However, it is possible to do both it we learn to trust our peripheral vision to detect the motion of your opponent(s).
When you are at the baseline and the ball is crossing the net and, subsequently, the back service line (on your side), you should still be able to see the location and motion of your opponent even tho' you are tracking the ball. Even when the ball is several meters/yards away from you, your peripheral vision should still have a pretty good fix on location/motion of your opponent(s).
Most of us can still pick their motion when our eyes are fixed on the contact point. During your forward swing, do not be tempted to move your head/eyes to look at your opponent -- your peripheral vision should take care of that. It is imperative to keep your head still during your forward swing so that the swing path of your racket is not adversely affected (by head movement). Even after the ball has left your strings, try to keep the head still for most of your follow-thru. It is not usually important to see the outgoing ball or your opponent before it crosses the net. Stay the course and keep your head still -- an attempt to follow the ball coming off your strings will probably result in head movement at contact (or even prior to contact).
It is important to see the bounce location and height. You also want to the see the spin & trajectory of the ball just before and after the bounce.
If you are hitting on a wall. do not look up until you hear the ball hit the wall -- this would be equivalent to the ball crossing the net.
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It's a habit ingrained from badminton... which is sort of useless in tennis. I've found that I don't really need to know where my opponent is going anyway, since that doesn't change my shot placement. In badminton you can change shots midway with subtle movements in the wrist, but it's definitely not something that should be done in tennis (for the most part).
I hit on Saturday and got some good results with the split step and keeping my eye on the ball. The split step was the biggest improvement now that I have a better understanding of it. I found that when I focused on the split step and tracking the ball... the rest of my movement becomes more automatic, and I rarely got jammed or caught off guard by shots.
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A big difference is that the forward swing or the upward swing in badminton is typically much quicker/shorter than a tennis swing. The head stays relatively still during that part of the swing. Because the swing time is quicker/shorter than tennis, the head does not stay still quite a long. Take a gander at the gaze of this elite player from the UK.
You are correct that it is easier to make a late change the swing path in badminton than in tennis. Something else that may interest you with regards to badminton. Many people wrongly emphasize the wrist too much as a primary source of power in badminton. Most of it usually comes from the shoulder, forearm rotation and finger action (finger power).
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There is no way play defense in basketball and let your heels touch the ground. You need to be constantly moving on the balls of your feet to keep up with the person you are guarding. You have to be ready to move in any direction or jump straight up,
So the skill is transferred "subconsciously" as it just becomes a habit to move on the balls of your feet, and to get lots of practice moving backward, and side to side as well as forward.
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In the past I've observed some high speed, slow-motion footage of Federer hitting a forehand and have noticed that his eyes (gaze) jump to the contact point slightly before the ball gets there. His eyes do not follow the ball all the way into his strings as many would suggest. His eyes lie in wait for the ball shortly before it arrives at his contact point.
Likewise, he does not attempt to follow the ball off his strings. He keep his head still with his eyes fixated on the contact point for all/most of his forward swing. This ensures that the swing path of his racket remains true. Moving of the head to sneak a peek at the ball or the opponent can adversely affect the swing path of the racket.
Following is an additional source that discuss gaze control with tennis strokes. Thist is a reprint of a journal article from Knudson and Kluka. I also provide an excerpt from that article.
"In striking sports (baseball, tennis) teachers often use cues telling players watch the ball till it hits the bat/racket. Ball/bat collisions in baseball and softball only last 1 or 2 milliseconds ... It is unlikely that any athlete can consistently see the ball hit the bat. Batters cannot use smooth pursuit to track the ball to the point of impact, even in slow pitch softball(Watts & Bahill, 1990)! Coaches should develop attentional cues that do not ask athletes to concentrate on doing things that may not be possible. The cue "watch the ball hit your bat" could adversely affect performance by encouraging exaggerated head motion and less visual attention earlier in the trajectory of the ball."
Here is a journal article on gaze control for a tennis volley:
The Change of Gaze Behavior, Eye-Head Coordination...
"...it is required not only for the line of gaze to track the ball but also for the eye-head coordination to move toward the impact direction with stable alignment in advance. This implies that two visual systems (i.e., eye-head system and image-retina system) are needed in order to obtain information on the ball during the volley stroke..."
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I have the same problem with footwork. I've been trying to make the split step a habit. Whenever I remember, I consciously split step every time my opponent hits the ball (especially during warm up and when he's practicing serves). I've also done some footwork drills with the ball machine, practicing split stepping when I know the machine is going to fire one. It's not quite a habit yet but I'm hopeful it will be soon.
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See also...
...SystemicAnomaly's thread on seeing the contact point, not watching the ball.
All good suggestions in this thread, here are two more:
- Start playing proactive rather than reactive tennis. After I've rallied with someone or played a few games against him or her, I should have a pretty good idea of what he or she is going to do in a specific situation. If I'm basically hitting balls over the net and essentially saying "Gee...wonder what he/she is going to do with that one?" I'm not being observant and I'm playing reactive tennis, which is always catch-up tennis and tends to make you late for everything regardless of how well you're seeing the contact point or how well you're moving your feet.
If, for example, when you hit a cross court forehand, the guy on the other side (let's make it a guy for the rest of this example), who knows Wardlaw's Directionals, almost always returns the ball cross court, as soon as you complete your shot, start moving toward where you think the next ball is going. If you're wrong, you can backpedal, but you're probably going to have correctly anticipated what's about to happen, and you're playing proactively.
- In much the same way, never stop moving your feet. This doesn't mean run around like a crazed rabbit all the time, what it means is that if you come to a complete stop, you have to start up again, which is harder than changing direction or accelerating if you're feet are already moving. At least for highway driving, where there are no stop lights, you don't stop the car, then start it up again. It's much more efficient to change gears as necessary.
So in concert with what I said in the first bullet, once I see where the ball is coming, I accelerate to get there as quickly as possible. As I near the contact point, I slow down (but don't stop) and gather myself for the stroke, I accelerate through the stroke using my legs and trunk for power (tennis is not an arm sport, it's a leg sport), then I keep the feet moving at a brisk pace to where I think the net shot is coming.
- Third, your upper body can't run for you, but it can help what the legs and eyes have to do. In a groundstroke rally, when you see the ball come off your opponent's racket, what's the first thing you do? The obvious answer is, "Start running!" but it's incorrect. The first thing you do is turn the shoulders, clockwise for a forehand, counterclockwise for a backhand. That's the first preparation item, and if you do it first, when you get to the ball, you'll already have most of your backswing done. Most players run like crazed gerbils, get right on top of the ball, then start the backswing, which is way too late.
So you say "Oh, yeah...I remember now! Get the racket back!" Don't think about getting the racket back, just think about turning the shoulders. The racket will come back with the shoulders, and now you have the trunk wound up, which gives you easy power as opposed to "arming" the ball, which is what happens when you get the racket back but don't turn the shoulders. Turning the shoulders also tends to get you looking at the contact point. If you just get the racket back, you can be looking at your opponent (this is what most players do), or off to Owego, or anywhere else, for that matter, except the contact point.
Watch the ball, hit it hard, and don't think...
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A total 355 students from GITAM Institute of Management appeared for the Business English Certificate (BEC) programme's written examination for higher levels on Saturday.
The BEC assessors were professors from Osmania University and EFLU at Hyderabad and Chennai. Institute principal K. Sivarama Krishna said the BEC preliminary and vantage would be conducted on November 27 and December 4 respectively.
GITAM is promoting BEC, being offered by Cambridge University and British Council, to promote quality management education and excellence.
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I thought I'd give an example on how to use the ObjectDataSource in a webpage.
A typical example could be listing states etc. This is fairly static data so it may be unnecessary to query a database for each request.
However, in this example we'll use the Authors and their Books as an example.
This example will use and ObjectDataSource as a DataSource. The object will be returned by projecting Authors and Books into a new class via a LINQ query.
I use LINQ to Objects here but a database connection could be used as well.
So, let's get down to it.
- Create a new WebSite, using Location: Filesystem works fine.
- Right click the added App_Code folder, Add New Item -> Class, name it BookShop.cs and replace the code with this.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
public class BookShop
List<Author> Authors = new List<Author>();
List<Book> Books = new List<Book>();
public BookShop()
// This will return all Authors to be used by the dropdown.
public List<Author> GetAuthors()
return Authors;
// Constructs a new list of BookAuthorItem for provided authorId and returns this to be used by the GridView.
public List<BookAuthorItem> GetBooksByAuthorId(string authorId)
var q = from b in Books
where b.AuthorId.Equals(authorId)
select new BookAuthorItem
BookId = b.BookId,
BookName = b.BookName,
AuthorName = Authors.First(x => x.AuthorId.Equals(authorId)).AuthorName,
AuthorAlias = Authors.First(x => x.AuthorId.Equals(authorId)).AuthorAlias
return q.ToList();
public class Author
public string AuthorId { get; set; }
public string AuthorName { get; set; }
public string AuthorAlias { get; set; }
public class Book
public string BookId { get; set; }
public string BookName { get; set; }
// We will project the query result into this class and return it to the calling client.
public class BookAuthorItem
private void CreateBooksAndAuthors()
// Create some books and authors.
Authors.Add(new Author { AuthorId = "1", AuthorName = "Steve Stevenson", AuthorAlias = "The great Steve" });
Authors.Add(new Author { AuthorId = "2", AuthorName = "Tom Tomson", AuthorAlias = "T.T." });
Authors.Add(new Author { AuthorId = "3", AuthorName = "Eric Ericson", AuthorAlias = "The Swede" });
Authors.Add(new Author { AuthorId = "4", AuthorName = "Paul Paulson" });
Books.Add(new Book { BookId = "1", BookName = "The great book", AuthorId = "1" });
Books.Add(new Book { BookId = "2", BookName = "Once upon a time", AuthorId = "1" });
Books.Add(new Book { BookId = "3", BookName = "Learning is doing", AuthorId = "2" });
Books.Add(new Book { BookId = "4", BookName = "The not so great book", AuthorId = "3" });
Books.Add(new Book { BookId = "5", BookName = "Summer is good", AuthorId = "3" });
Books.Add(new Book { BookId = "6", BookName = "Ah, you again!", AuthorId = "4" });
Books.Add(new Book { BookId = "7", BookName = "Book about cats", AuthorId = "4" });
Books.Add(new Book { BookId = "8", BookName = "My story", AuthorId = "4" });
- Now on the Default.aspx page, drop a DropDownList from the toolbox onto it.
- Select "Choose Data Source...".
- Select "<New Data Source>" from the "Select a datasource" dropdown.
- Select Object in the "Choose a Data Source Type" dialog, and then OK.
- Select BookShop in the "Choose a Business" dialog, and then Next.
- Select "GetAuthors" from the "Choose a method" dropdown, and then Finish.
- Select AuthorName as the data field to display in the DropDownList, select AuthorId as the datafield for the value of the DropDownList, and OK.
- Select the "Enable AutoPostback" checkbox.
- Now on the Default.aspx page, drop a GridView from the toolbox (Data section) onto it.
- Select "<New Data Source>" from the "Choose Data Source..." list
- Select "GetBooksByAuthorId" from the "Choose a method" dropdown, and then Next.
- Select "Control" in the "Parameter Source" dropdown and "DropDownList1" as the ControlID in the "Define Parameters" dialog, and Finish.
- That is all, your Default.aspx page should now have the following in the body of the source.
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True"
DataSourceID="ObjectDataSource1" DataTextField="AuthorName" DataValueField="AuthorId">
<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="ObjectDataSource1" runat="server"
SelectMethod="GetAuthors" TypeName="BookShop">
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataSourceID="ObjectDataSource2">
<asp:BoundField DataField="BookId" HeaderText="BookId"
SortExpression="BookId" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="BookName" HeaderText="BookName"
SortExpression="BookName" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="AuthorName" HeaderText="AuthorName"
SortExpression="AuthorName" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="AuthorAlias" HeaderText="AuthorAlias"
SortExpression="AuthorAlias" />
<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="ObjectDataSource2" runat="server" SelectMethod="GetBooksByAuthorId" TypeName="BookShop">
<asp:ControlParameter ControlID="DropDownList1" Name="authorId" PropertyName="SelectedValue" Type="String" />
- Run the application, you should now be able to change the content of the GridView by selecting different authors with the DropDownList.
"ObjectDataSource Class"
"Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) - Projection Operations"
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Alaska native Kikkan Randall has emerged as one of the top female sprinters around, releasing her competitive spirit "Kikkanimal" on the world.
For the first time since 1999, the Alaska Cross Country Ski Hall of Fame will induct skiers, coaches and trail builder to their coveted halls in Kincaid Park, Alaska. Among the celebrated, Kikkan Randall will be named.
With temperatures warming towards spring and snowpack lower than average this year, the time will be tight to sneak in the SuperTour Finals and Spring Series events scheduled in Sun Valley, ID.
Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) returned to the World Cup podium with a third place finish in the Lahti Freestyle Sprint. Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN) finished just behind Kikkan in fourth.
After a long World Championships, the U.S. athletes head to Lahti — a final chance to find speed at the end of a long season, a few closing fireworks to light off.
The Nordic World Championships kick off tomorrow with a classic sprint. The team readies for the opening competition of these championships.
The USSA named 16 athletes to the 2015 Cross Country World Championships Team that will compete in Falun, Sweden.
Sadie Bjornsen and Liz Stephen continued to pace the U.S. women, standing top 15 after the stage two 10k classic.
Whether it's receiving an ugly ski suit, a sweet pair of shades or just spending time with the family, we all have a favorite holiday memory. This year, we asked our athletes to tell us theirs.
The FIS Cross Country World Cup tour came to the Swiss Alps the last two week, with back-to-back weekends of cross country ski racing. USSA President and CEO Tiger Shaw was trackside with the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team and shared his thoughts.
Crashes took their toll in the Davis freestyle sprint World Cup as Kikkan Randall finished ninth and Sophie Caldwell 11th.
Ida Sargent led the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team in 15th with four athletes qualifying for heats in a freestyle sprint World Cup.
Sadie Bjornsen skied to 18th overall in the three day World Cup mini-tour in Lillehammer.
Olympian Ida Sargent skied to a career best fifth as the FIS Cross Country World Cup opened in Ruka, FInland with a classic sprint.
The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team will take a strong summer and fall preparation period into this weekend's FIS World Cup opener in Ruka.
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As athletes go, Kikkan Randall is rare and special. A four-time Olympian, three-time overall World Cup Sprint Champion and 26-time World Cup podium finisher, the Anchorage, Alaska native has single-handedly brought cross country ski racing into the modern era by ever pushing past conventional expectation into results and leadership. In addition to racing nine-world champions, Randall has carved out a space for America at the sharpest ends of a race. When her teammates Jessie Diggins and Liz Stephen took historic finishes in the 2015 World Championships and the Tour de Ski, they walked in a path blazed by Randall over the course of the last decade. The 2014-2015 season was a tougher year for Randall, salvaged, in part, by a late podium finish at the Lahti sprint, but the founder of Fast and Female, a nonprofit focused on getting girls on skis, is poised to return for more results in 2015- 2016, her role as the leading racer in the United States unfinished.
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MLB Betting News and Notes Friday, May 16
MLB Betting News and Notes Friday, May 16
MLB: Streaks, Tips, Notes
Oakland at Cleveland
The pitching matchup favors Oakland in this one. A's right-hander Sonny Gray has been money in the bank this season posting a 6-2 TSR while firing a quality start in all eight of his outings. Tribe's Zach McAllister hitting a rough spot is winless in four starts (0-4 TSR) with just one solid showing over the span. Athletics ridding momentum of a 6-1 stretch, winning 68.4% of their road games (13-6), 5-0 in Gray's last five road starts and Tribe on a 1-7 slide as an underdog of +$1.10 to +$1.50, 1-3 off a loss handing the ball to McAllister illustrate Oakland is the right choice.
Los Angeles at Arizona
Los Angeles look to maintain their dominance over Arizona when the two clubs square off this weekend in a three game set at Chase Field. Taking a road favorite can be a perilous road in baseball betting. However, in this case there are many betting numbers in favor of Los Angeles to counteract such concerns. It all starts with Dodgers dominating the series posting a 7-1 record this season over eight meetings. Factor in Zack Greinke with a 6-1 record, 2.38 ERA along with his 4-1 TSR vs D-Backs since joining L.A., 12-4 May TSR the baseball betting community will have no problem backing the road chalk here. As for Snakes, they haven't enjoyed home cookin' going 4-14 at Chase Filed, 4-16 as homies if you count both games in Sydney when D-Backs were designated home team. Other telling baseball betting stats that leap out against D-Backs. They're 2-12 wearing the home uniform facing a team like Dodgers who plate an average 4 or more runs/game, 1-7 this season hosting a division opponent, 1-6 opening a series on home field.
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Friday's MLB Betting Cheat Sheet
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Lowest of the Low
Unders dominated the Thursday sked, with teams combining to go 3-7 O/U. Only three clubs managed to score more than five runs: the Angels, who beat Tampa Bay 6-5; San Francisco, which prevailed 6-4 over Miami; and San Diego, which routed Cincinnati 6-1.
One-Run Wonders
The Baltimore Orioles (+127) are at it again, improving to 10-3 in one-run games with a 2-1 triumph over the Kansas City Royals. Baltimore, which put together a 29-9 mark in one-run games en route to a playoff berth in 2012, are +103 underdogs Friday in Kansas City.
Total Surprise
It's not often the San Diego Padres find themselves as part of the day's highest total - but that's the case Friday as they visit Colorado. The Rockies (-154, 10.5) have been unstoppable at Coors Field this season, batting .353 and averaging 7.7 runs over their first 18 games.
Pitching Notes
* Detroit ace Max Scherzer has had issues pitching in Boston; the hard-throwing right-hander has lost his last three games as an underdog, all at Fenway Park. Scherzer returns as a -102 underdog Friday against Jon Lester and the Red Sox (-106, 7.5).
* Chicago Cubs righty Jeff Samardzija can make a solid grievance against his teammates this season, racking up the fifth-worst money line among starters ($-609) despite a minuscule 1.45 ERA. Samardzija looks for his first win as the Cubs (-111) host Milwaukee.
Batting Notes
* Toronto first baseman Edwin Encarnacion belted a pair of homers in Thursday's 4-2 win over Cleveland. The Blue Jays, who are 5-1 against the moneyline and 5-1 O/U when Encarnacion hits at least one home run in 2014, open a series Friday in Texas (-170, 8.5)
* Minnesota Twins first baseman Chris Colabello went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts Thursday against Boston and is hitting just 7-for-52 with 23 strikeouts in May. The Twins are 4-10 O/U in that stretch as they prepare to host Seattle (+100, 8).
Totals Streak
St. Louis Cardinals (5-1-1 O/U): The offense has come alive of late, scoring four or more runs in six of the past seven games. The Cardinals carry an 18-19-4 O/U record for the season into Friday's date with visiting Atlanta (-101, 7).
Prop of the Day
Bettors could fare handsomely if the Padres somehow find a way to tame the Rockies at Coors Field. Oddsmakers are offering +550 for a total of 5 or lower and +500 for a total of 6 or 7, but be wary: the teams combined for double-digit runs five times in seven meetings at Colorado last season.
Injury Notes
* New York Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltran may miss up to 12 weeks if he decides to undergo elbow surgery. New York is 2-2 against the moneyline, 2-2 O/U and +44 units on the season with Beltran out of the lineup.
* Chicago White Sox lefty Chris Sale will make a minor-league rehab start Friday with an eye toward a late-May return. The White Sox are 3-1 against the moneyline in Sale's four starts in 2014, after going just 14-16 a season ago.
Weather Watch
* High totals could be on the docket at Citizens Bank Park, with wind expected to blow out to right field for the game between the Phillies (+100, 8) and the visiting Cincinnati Reds. Philadelphia went 6-1 while teams averaged 2.71 homers under similar conditions last season.
Umpire of the Day
Under is 8-1 in umpire Doug Eddings' last nine games behind home plate. Eddings will call the balls and strikes at Kauffman Stadium as the Royals resume their series with the Orioles.
Re: MLB Betting News and Notes Friday, May 16
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By: Micah Roberts
LAS VEGAS -- The Colorado Rockies (23-19) lead the majors with the best batting average (.296), most runs scored (5.5 per game), most home runs (58), best on-base percentage (.344) and slugging percentage (.493), but those numbers are heavily by the Rockies playing at home, where their average jumps to .353 and they score 7.7 runs a game.
Those are insane numbers that should only happen on an X-Box, but the road (10-14) has been completely different story for Colorado. Away from home, the Rockies hit just .251 (13th best). The Rockies were just humbled on a seven-game road trip through Texas, Cincinnati and Kansas City. They went 2-5 over the stretch, losing five of their last six while hitting only .212. The Rockies scored only 18 runs in those six games with 11 of them coming in Saturday's 11-2 win at Cincinnati.
Troy Tulowitzki leads the majors in hitting and had built his average to .421 before the seven-game road trip, but after going 5-for-21, his average has dipped below the magic number down to .391.
This weekend the Rockies try to get back on track with a little home cooking. Tulowitzki is hitting .608 at Coors Field with a 1.775 OPS – pure video game stuff. William Hill sports book has the Rockies as -175 favorites to win the three-game, which begins tonight with Jorge De La Rosa as a -144 favorite over Eric Stults, with a typical Rockies home total set at 10 runs.
De La Rosa (4-3, 4.81 ERA) had a rough start to the season, as he gave up 15 runs in his first three starts. He didn't last five innings in any of those starts. But in his past five starts, he's been everything Colorado could have hoped for, allowing only nine runs 30 innings. He has won his past four starts, but his last loss came against these Padres at Petco Park on April 16, getting out-dueled by Andrew Cashner.
Stults may not be as imposing as Cashner on paper – or in the batter's box – but he's held his own lately, as the Padres have won five of his last six starts. In those five Padres wins, he's given up a combined 11 runs. Perhaps most impressive is the run support he's received during those five wins, especially the last two – a 9-3 win vs. Marlin, and a 6-5 win vs. Kansas City. On the season, the Padres average only 3.0 runs per game, so there is apparently something about Stults that gets the bats jacked up.
But let's throw all those stats aside and look at a Padres club (20-22) on a roll, winning five of their last six games. They are playing their best ball of the season right now, and if the Rockies offense can be severely improved at Coors Field, then why not the Padres?
Because of the Rockies' recent slump created on the road, look for them to be a little slow out of the gate tonight and for the Padres to keep their roll going. If that scenario holds true, then the series price with San Diego at +155 is huge value with Cashner pitching on Sunday.
Friday selections:
Padres (Stults) +134 at Rockies
Cubs (Samardzija) -108 vs. Brewers
Red Sox (Lester) -107 vs. Tigers
Reds (Simon) -110 at Phillies
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RAHUL BOSE, who plays the game with the same intensity that he shows on the silver screen, tells AVEEK BHOWMIK about his upcoming tournament and the most serious injuries he's suffered on the field
Rahul Bose is a very happy man. He has just been selected to represent India at the World Cup qualifier for the Asian zone rugby tournament to be held in Bangkok.
Now, Rahul, with his team, is all set to take on the other top Asian teams and emerge as one of the top five nations in the continent. "This tournament is a qualifier to proceed into the next group among the Asian nations of the world. It would be a big step for India. It's a quadrangular knockout tournament. The other teams are Malaysia, Thailand and Pakistan," he says.
However, when told that a certain section of the media had reported that a win in this tournament would guarantee Rahul and his boys a place in the world championship, he shoots back saying, "That's not true at all. It's utterly inaccurate and highly exaggerated. The best 32 nations play the World Cup. India is ranked 83rd. and has been playing rugby for 100 years. We were recognised only 10 years ago and have decades to go before we reach the World Cup."
He immediately adds, "Whatever be the outcome, it's definitely my last international tournament. I am 40. I guess I am the oldest international player in the world. By next year I will be fit to be dropped. So before that happens I think it's better to leave gracefully."
Playing rugby entails a lot of injuries and Rahul has had his fair share. "I have had two major arthroscopies, six broken fingers, including two shattered thumbs and three broken noses. The most serious one was when dirt was kicked violently into my eyes. I almost lost my eyesight because there were 210 pieces of stones stuck in the corneas of both my eyes."
Rahul's film career has also been on a high. He has received critical acclaim for two of his recent releases – the Bengali film Anuranan directed by Aniruddha Roy-Chowdhury and the American production Before The Rains, directed by Santosh Sivan.
Interestingly, Rahul almost lost out on the role in Before The Rains because the makers wanted him to audition for the role and he was not too well. "I sent them a 7-8 minute video only for Santosh as I respect him enormously. The next thing I knew was I was a part of the project.
The only other time I had auditioned for a film was 15 years ago for Midnight's Children. Coincidentally, I bagged that role as well. But unfortunately the project could not take off as the Indian and Sri Lankan governments wouldn't allow it."


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Pink Vail 2013
March 9th the Vail Valley-based Shaw Regional Cancer Center hosts their annual fundraiser, Pink Vail! Guest blogger Emily Tamberino of the Vail Valley Medical Center gives us an inside look at the event.
As a crew of volunteers began setting up in a giant hot pink tent at the base of Vail Mountain last year, a woman approached me to ask what the buzz was all about. I told her about Pink Vail, the "world's biggest ski day" to benefit patients and survivors at our local cancer center, and her eyes began welling up. She explained to me that she had lost her dear friend to breast cancer just the day before. To her, that big pink tent signified more than a space for registering ski day participants—she was sure it was a sign for her to honor her friend by getting involved. This stranger and I hugged through tears of a common experience, one most of us have been touched by in some way.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 1,660,290 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2013. The 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers diagnosed between 2002 and 2008 is 68%. Pink Vail celebrates the 68%ers and honors those who unfortunately lost their fight against cancer. It is a day for everyone to unite in the fight against the disease, show their pride and support by wearing the craziest of pink costumes, HAVE FUN, and raise vital funds for survivorship programs at Shaw Regional Cancer Center-a nonprofit 501(c)(3). Proceeds benefit the cancer center's free fitness classes, nutrition coaching, emotional support, and outdoor experiences for cancer patients and survivors. As one survivor puts it, "Pink Vail isn't a day to feel good about cancer, but it's a day to feel good about what we can do to help those with cancer.
Prior to the big event on March 9th, individuals and teams fundraise on www.pinkvail.com. They reach out to friends and family to ask for donations to support the cause. In its first year, Pink Vail raised $200,000, exceeding its goal and setting the stage to raise $250,000 (or more!) in 2013. Teams are already forming this year, and one Pink Vail participant, a cancer survivor and former Shaw patient, has already raised $10,000!
On March 9th, thanks to the tremendous support of Vail and our other generous partners, an expected 1,500 participants will take to a "pinkified" Vail Mountain for a day of on- and off-mountain activities. The optional Checkpoint Challenge and Pink Vail Poker are for those competitive folks who want to win cool prizes: participants will hunt down Vail's five famous decks to be entered into drawings for Epic passes, Zeal Optics goggles, GoPro cameras and more. Pink Vail Poker players will grab a card at each deck and return to Pink Vail Base Camp to play their hand for additional prizes. At the end of the day, cancer survivors, family, friends, and those skiing in honor of a loved one will decorate bibs with the names of those they are celebrating and will descend Vail Mountain together in the Celebration Ski Down to Lionshead, where they'll be greeted by spectators and toasted with Crazy Mountain Brewery's special Pink Vail Fruit Ale. The day will conclude with awards and music by Charlie Mars.
As we prepare for the world's biggest ski day to conquer cancer, I am struck by how small the world of cancer patients, family, friends, caregivers and loved ones really is. Above all, Pink Vail is a day of fun. But, for people like the woman I met last year, it's about much more. Those participating in the Celebration Ski Down wear names on their bibs and carry the spirit of those names in their hearts. For cancer survivors, Pink Vail is a day of triumph. Not only have they beaten the disease, but they are skiing, snowboarding and enjoying life in the mountains, surrounded by their family and friends. The spirit of Pink Vail is palpable. Share it with us by registering at www.pinkvail.com today!
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We invite all members and interested parties to attend the annual General assembly meeting of the Association of Citizens Q-Club.
The session of Assembly will held on 22 12 2012 starting at 18h in the premises of the Association of Citizens "Q-Club" in Belgrade, Šafarikova 6, with the following agenda:
1. Selection of Chairperson and recording secretary;
2. Submission and approval of the annual report on the work of the Board;
3. Tasks and objectives of the Association of Citizens "Q-Club" in 2013;
4. Other.
All interested are invited to confirm their presence three days earlier due to space limitations.
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A two day training: "You have the right to have the right" was organized by the Ministry of Health of Republic of Serbia and the Red Cross. The topics of the training pertained to medical, social and legal aspects of tuberculosis. Main topics were healthcare, advocacy, and the role of the civil sector within the Global Fund Project.
From the beginning of the Global Fund project in Serbia, a positive trend of incidence decrease of people contracting tuberculoses was observed, from 37 contracted cases per 100 000 citizens in 2003, to 18 contracted cases per 100 000 citizens in 2011, which is lower than the average European rate for this disease. Diagnostic and treatment improvement projects yielded significant results as well as programs of control of tuberculoses in most at risk populations, and addressing the co-infection of tuberculoses and HIV. However, multi-resistant, and extensively resistant tuberculoses will be a big global problem for some time to come.
Although some potential vaccines and new medications have entered the clinical trial phase, so far the only really effective measures to control tuberculoses are: raising awareness, early detection and adequate treatment. It is important to address the symptoms like prolonged cough – longer than two or three weeks, or coughing out blood. Those are the signals that the patient should turn to a pulmonologist. Not everyone infected with the mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria will succumb. Even though several weeks in therapy the person with tuberculosis isn't viral and dangerous for the environment, such people are often faced with high stigma and problems at work.
HIV is the highest risk factor for contracting tuberculosis, and almost 30% of people living with HIV die from tuberculosis. Early detection of tuberculosis in people living with HIV will increase the chances for a complete recovery. For that reason representatives of patient groups took part in this training. Representing the Q-Club was Bratislav Prokic.
We are grateful to the organizers of the training, and the lecturers. We hope to work closely in the future toward achieving our mutual goals.
The Eleventh International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV took place in Glasgow, Great Britain, on November 11-15, 2012.
The goal of this biannual congress was to provide a relevant, coherent and relevant science program which supports the newest progress and innovations in the therapeutic strategies and researches that influence HIV management.
Although HIV treatment is continuously progressing, there are still significant challenges, and like during previous congresses issues like pediatric vertical transmission from mother to child, and treatment in poor countries got significant attention. Another result of the Congress is networking of researches and assistance to civil society organizations to develop contacts with experts from all around the World. This congress is the most significant European event in the field of HIV. Special convenience during this congress is that the program is organized uniquely with just one lecture at the time, which enables everyone to follow all the lectures.
Focus this year was on issues of therapy being used as prevention and discussions on when to start with therapy. Representative of the Q-Club on the congress was Nenad Petkovic.
Verbal and poster presentations will be available on the Internet on the web address: http://www.hiv11.com/default.aspx
Civil society organizations Q-Club and JAZAS sent a proposal for amending the Criminal Code, which would de-criminalize unintentional transmission of HIV.
Within the legal reform carried out by the Ministry of Justice and Local Government, the civil society organizations Q-Club and JAZAS sent a proposal for amending the Criminal Code which would de-criminalize unintentional transmission of HIV, i.e. which would abolish criminal penalties for it, and replace them with non-criminal punishment.
Although the Criminal Code may play a limited role in seldom cases when people transmit HIV with malicious intent, we think that it is better to support and empower people living with HIV, from the very moment of establishing their diagnoses, so that even these seldom cases can be prevented. Instead of penalizing policy and criminal approach, HIV preventions needs a society based approach, where expertise and understanding of HIV will be of paramount importance. The existing criminal decrees relating specifically to HIV should be abolished in accordance with recommendations of UNAIDS.
Growing body of evidence shows that criminalization of not declaring own HIV status, and potential exposure to transmission risk, and exposure and unintentional transmission of HIV, did more damage than benefit for the public health and human rights. Better alternative for use of the criminal code are measurements for development of a supporting environment which would enable people to seek HIV testing, support and timely treatment, and feel free to declare their HIV status. The HIV pandemic is guided by the lack of diagnosing HIV infections, and not by people unaware of their HIV positive status. Nor our legal system nor our media are currently equipped well enough to deal with HIV related criminal proceedings, and the authorities should provide adequate training about HIV for the police, prosecutors, lawyers, judges, jury and the media.
Unprotected sexual relations bear many risks – both positive and negative – including the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. HIV is just one of many sexually transmitted diseases that can cause long-term damage. Singling HIV out with special legal decrees and criminal prosecution further stigmatizes people living with HIV and people affected with this illness.
Round table on development of the Anti-discrimination Strategy was organized by the Office for Human and Minority Rights of the Government of the Republic of Serbia in partnership with NGO Urban in, in Novi Pazar on November 2.
This round table is one of many organized by the Office for Human and Minority Rights of the Government of the Republic of Serbia as part of development of the Anti-discrimination Strategy. Speakers on this round table were Mr Dušan Ignjatović, director of the Office for Human and Minority Rights, Nenad Petkovic from the Q-Club, who presented the results of the work-group "discrimination of people based on their health status", Vladimir Đurić, coordinator of the work-group "discrimination of religious groups" and Aida Ćorović, director of Urban In.
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In Japan, you don't take things home. Portions are also much smaller when compared with your average American portion. So, I don't think this problem would occur. Also, bear in mind that in Japan it's polite to eat every last grain of rice on your plate - out of respect for the farmers that grew it. He's merely enforcing cultural standards.


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Here's The Deal: No auditions. No rehearsals. No easing into a new season with a visit from some anonymous team out of the FCS. Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech will meet on Labor Day night in an opener that will have major implications in the ACC title chase.
There are six teams in the Coastal Division. North Carolina is ineligible. Virginia and Miami are a year away, with the latter facing possible NCAA sanctions. Duke is, well, Duke. It's not a two-team race to Charlotte, but then again it sort of is when the fluff is stripped away. Whoever survives at Lane Stadium is going to have an enormous leg up on one spot in the ACC championship game more than two months before it happens.
The Hokies are the favorite in the division, a familiar position for one of the country's most consistent programs. Under venerable head coach Frank Beamer, they've now strung together eight straight 10-win seasons with no end in sight. At a base level, Tech enters every year expecting to win the Coastal, compete for an ACC crown and, with a break or two, could get in the discussion for a national title. The 2012 edition, ranked No. 20 in the preseason coaches' poll, will be led by a dynamic quarterback, Logan Thomas, and a defense that could be as nasty as any in the conference.
Since taking the league by storm in 2009, Georgia Tech and its architect, Paul Johnson, have hit a lull. Yeah, the Yellow Jackets haven't missed the postseason since 1996, but they've been unable to get back to the higher bar established two years ago. Since opening 10-1 in 2009, Tech is just 15-14, tanking in the second half of last year. The program is hoping to recapture the swagger that not long ago had it looking like one of the rising stars of the ACC. A night win at Lane Stadium could do the trick.
For Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech, there'll be pushovers in the opener. That'll have to wait until Week 2 when Austin Peay and Presbyterian, respectively, visit. In Blacksburg, the season will start with suddenness and with ramifications that'll have a ripple effect right through the month of November.
Why Georgia Tech Might Win: The ground game will always be prolific as long as Johnson is in Atlanta. It could be even better this season, with the return of last year's top three rushers. QB Tevin Washington is closer to having the system down to a science, and backs David Sims and Orwin Smith form a terrific complement. Sims is the power runner, while Smith is one of the game's most dangerous homerun hitters. Together, the trio will test a brittle collection of Virginia Tech linebackers that needs to prove it can remain healthy.
The Hokies offense will stride forward in the passing game, but who runs the ball? And how well will the rebuilt line block for redshirt freshman Michael Holmes and the rest of the team's unproven backs? The Yellow Jackets are going to be underrated in the secondary, bringing back four starters from a pass defense that ranked 28th nationally in 2011. If Holmes & Co. are slow out of the gates, it'll allow linebackers Jeremiah Attaochu and Quayshawn Nealy to spend more time pinning back their ears and dropping into coverage.
Why Virginia Tech Might Win: Thomas is not just any quarterback. He's a game-changer who's liable to turn this season into his own personal campaign into the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He's enormous, improving all the time and like a locomotive when he takes off and runs. Thomas will be a handful for an Al Groh D that underachieved a year ago. The junior will also have access to a bunch of athletic targets at wide receiver, led by freakish senior Marcus Davis.
No, it's not easy preparing for the Georgia Tech option, but unlike regular season games, Virginia Tech has had an entire offseason to get ready for this one. Plus, there's enough talent on hand for this to be coordinator Bud Foster's best unit in years. Yeah, the linebackers need to remain upright, but the first and final lines of the D are very quick and very good in the open field. Since the Yellow Jackets no longer have WR Stephen Hill to stretch the defense, everyone in Chicago maroon jerseys will be flowing to the backs. All of the linemen slide seamlessly, and corners Kyle Fuller and Antone Exum will step up and fill lanes like undersized linebackers.
What To Watch Out For: Holmes has had a terrific offseason, to be sure, but it remains to be seen how he'll handle being the feature back … in primetime … in the very first game of his college career. He's not David Wilson, his predecessor in the backfield, relying more on his toughness and vision than any explosive tendencies. While Thomas will pick up some of the slack on the ground, the Hokies still need someone to handle the ball effectively at least 20 times a game. Georgia Tech is vulnerable to opposing running games, especially if the new Hokies linemen are able to throw their weight around. And if Holmes is snapping off big gains, Thomas will torch that talented Jackets defensive backfield on play-action.
What Will Happen: A night game with a division rival at the tail of a holiday weekend? Enter the sandman.
This would be a tough spot for Georgia Tech on the Flats. In Blacksburg, the Yellow Jackets will be fighting an uphill battle all evening. Virginia Tech has holes, especially on offense, but Georgia Tech won't be able to fully expose them. Plus, the Jackets are losing a key edge since the Hokies will have so much time to prepare for the triple-option running game. Thomas will be the show-stopper of the night, producing three touchdowns while making an early statement for Heisman contention. Georgia Tech will pile up its usual yards on the ground, but will stall in the red zone against a Hokies defense that becomes exponentially tougher and harder to beat in tight spaces.
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The insult, originally meant for Geoffrey Howe back in the UK, could just as easily be applied to Harry Reid, whose idea of a cutting insult is to accuse another senator of being a schoolyard bully [2].
"The senator from Texas was on the losing side … now he wants us to adopt the losing side's view or we cannot go to conference," Reid said.
"My friend from Texas is like a schoolyard bully," Reid added.
"He pushes everybody around and is losing and instead of playing the game according to the rules, he not only takes the ball home with him, but he changes the rules — that way no one wins except the bully who tries to indicate to people that he has won."
Cruz, a Tea Party darling whose rhetoric has sometimes raised eyebrows among Republicans, shot back that "I wasn't aware we are in the schoolyard."
Reid cut him off, saying "enough."
Obama has been blamed for the failure to pass gun control, but it could just as easily be Harry Reid. Reid's greatest accomplishment was to make it to another senate term despite being wildly unpopular. Does that qualify him to be the Senate Majority Leader?
While Republicans complain about Boehner, Democrats are saddled with the even more inept Reid. The dead sheep of the Senate has clumsily stumbled around with random dictatorial maneuvers that alienated as many Democrats as Republicans. But that is what makes him useful.
Obama does not want a strong Democratic rival with his own power base. An incompetent Democratic Senate Majority Leader serves him well by making it impossible to get anything done except by executive order.
Reid knows his role well enough. He isn't supposed to get anything done, but to make it impossible to get anything done. He exists as a stalking horse for the imperial power of the White House.
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Won't start when a user is managed (Parental Controls)
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When a user account is managed, XQuartz won't start up!
- XQuartz is enabled (checked) in the "parental controls" pane of a student user's Accounts Preferences window.
- A dialog is displayed when XQuartz is started where an admin user should be able to override the "parental controls" but the override fails!
I need to use X11 in a student iMac lab and must enable "parental controls" to manage student user accounts.
The iMacs are running Snow Leopard 10.6.4 and are "new" (installed summer 2010).
Adam Hausknecht
Department of Mathematics, UMass Dartmouth
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comment:1 Changed 5 years ago by jeremyhu@…
What happens? See anything in /var/log/system.log?
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- Resolution set to invalid
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No information provided. Closing.
comment:3 Changed 4 years ago by adamaig@…
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Funny that you just closed this, because I just ran into the issue yesterday at a school I'm working with.
Here is the console output you need.
5/20/11 1:46:28 PM [0x0-0x7ed7ed].org.macosforge.xquartz.X11[86146] -: /Applications/Utilities/XQuartz.app/Contents/MacOS/X11.bin: Permission denied 5/20/11 1:46:28 PM [0x0-0x7ed7ed].org.macosforge.xquartz.X11[86146] -: /Applications/Utilities/XQuartz.app/Contents/MacOS/X11.bin: Unknown error: 0 5/20/11 1:46:28 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[86068] ([0x0-0x7ed7ed].org.macosforge.xquartz.X11[86146]) Exited with exit code: 1
To test I just created a new account, "student", applied parental controls, but allow XQuartz and X11 as applications. When I start XQuartz I'm asked to authenticate if I want to [Always Allow] [Allow Once] [Cancel]. I try authenticating with my admin password, but that fails.
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- Milestone set to 2.7.0
comment:6 Changed 4 years ago by jeremyhu@…
- Component changed from X11.pkg to xserver
- Milestone changed from 2.7.0 to OSX
- Priority changed from Not Set to Important
- Status changed from reopened to new
I suspect this is an issue in OSX, but hopefully I'll be able to find a workaround.
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comment:8 Changed 3 years ago by siva.dirisala@…
I have the same problem with OSX 10.8 and XQuartz 2.7.2 (xorg-server 1.12.2).
comment:9 in reply to: ↑ description Changed 3 years ago by mike@…
Same problem here. I am running 10.8 with XQuartz 2.7.2. Of interest, if I select the "allow once" option,
it seems to work fine. If I select the "allow always" option, the authorization fails and it sends you back to the original authorization prompt.
If anyone finds a work-around, I would be very interested in it.
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comment:11 Changed 3 years ago by siva.dirisala@…
Thanks Mike. Using "allow once" worked for me as well, though it asks for permissions for other apps. Only the X11 app needs "allow once" and all others can be "allow always".
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