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Krauthammer: Republicans shouldn't overreact
They lose and immediately the chorus begins. Republicans must change or die. A rump party of white America, it must adapt to evolving demographics or forever be the minority.
The only part of this that is even partially true regards Hispanics. They should be a natural Republican constituency: striving immigrant community, religious, Catholic, family-oriented and socially conservative on abortion, for example.
The principal reason they go Democratic is the issue of illegal immigrants. In securing the GOP nomination, Mitt Romney made the strategic error of unnecessarily going to the right of Rick Perry. Romney could never successfully tack back.
For the party in general, however, the problem is hardly structural. It requires but a single policy change: Border fence plus amnesty. Yes, amnesty. I've always been of the "enforcement first" school, with the subsequent promise of legalization. I still think it's the better policy. But many Hispanics fear that there will be nothing beyond enforcement. So, promise amnesty right up front.
Imagine Marco Rubio advancing such a policy on the road to 2016. It would transform the landscape. He'd win the Hispanic vote. Yes, win it. A problem fixable with a single policy initiative is not structural. It is solvable.
The other part of the current lament is that the GOP consistently trails among blacks, young people and unmarried women. But this is not for reasons of culture, identity or even affinity. It is because these constituencies tend to be more politically liberal -- and Republicans are the conservative party.
The country doesn't need two liberal parties. Yes, Republicans need to weed out candidates who talk like morons about rape. But this doesn't mean the country needs two pro-choice parties either.
Republicans lost the election not because they advanced a bad argument but because they advanced a good argument not well enough. Romney is a good man who made the best argument he could, and nearly won. He would have made a superb chief executive, but he could not match Barack Obama in the darker arts of public persuasion.
The answer to Romney's failure is not retreat, not aping the Democrats' patchwork pandering. It is to make the case for restrained, rationalized and reformed government in stark contradistinction to Obama's increasingly unsustainable big-spending, big-government paternalism.
Republicans: No whimpering. No whining. No reinvention when none is needed. Do conservatism, but do it better. There's a whole generation of leaders ready to do just that.
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Hotels in the 7th arrondissement
Although this area is renowned for its affluence, you don't have to break the bank as hotels in the 7th arrondissement range from affordable to opulent. If you're searching for a luxury hotel near the Eiffel Tower, check into the ultra-sleek Le Cinq Codet, and indulge in some me-time in its lavish spa. For a taste of true Parisian grandeur, immerse yourself in the sumptuous art, architecture, and furnishings of the Duc de Saint-Simon hotel. Or if you're looking for something more mid-range, check out the Hotel de Suede Saint Germain, a boutique hotel near the Orsay Museum, boasting a charming outdoor courtyard.
Things to see in the 7th arrondissement
Many visitors to Paris head straight to the Eiffel Tower, and this iconic landmark is the jewel of the 7th arrondissement. Snap a photo in front of the tower, then whiz to the top in the elevator to enjoy stunning views over Paris, or take the stairs if you're feeling brave (and fit). If you're an art aficionado, the Orsay Museum is simply unmissable. With famous works ranging from 19th-century impressionist paintings to 21st-century photography, the Orsay Museum is an ideal spot to spend a leisurely day admiring the heights of French and international art. Continue your artistic odyssey at the Rodin Museum, home to the masterful sculptures of Auguste Rodin. To get a flavor of local life, stroll through the beautifully manicured Champ de Mars gardens that surround the Eiffel Tower. Pause for a picnic by the fountains, and watch as the Eiffel Tower's magical light show begins each evening.
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With its palatial 18th-century mansions, ornate 19th-century apartment buildings, and wealth of detailed stone- and ironwork, the 7th arrondissement is a dream for lovers of classic French architecture. At the center of it stands the Eiffel Tower, a world-famous feat of engineering. Art connoisseurs and enthusiasts alike will be happily immersed in the finest art and sculpture on display in the neighborhood's multitude of museums, galleries, and exhibitions. Artistic mementos of your vacation can be found in the myriad boutiques and craft stores that line the neighborhood's narrow cobbled streets.
How to get to the 7th arrondissement
The nearest airport to the 7th arrondissement is Paris Orly, a 30-minute taxi ride away. If you're using public transportation, get on the RER-C train at Orly. This train stops at the Eiffel Tower and Orsay Museum, among other stations in the neighborhood, so you'll find yourself at your hotel in no time! Charles de Gaulle-Roissy airport is a little further away, but is a handy airport for those arriving by car. The metro is the quickest way to get around the 7th arrondissement and there are 13 metro stations in the area, including stops at the Eiffel Tower, Orsay Museum, and the National Assembly.
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Atlus's newest game announcement, a Persona 2: Innocent Sin remake for the PlayStation Portable, was revealed via the usual Weekly Famitsu leak a couple days ago. Today, Famitsu's website updates with the game's first screenshots, and a whole new opening video animated by Satelight of Genesis of Aquarion and Macross Frontier fame, with the opening theme unbreakable tie by Asami Izawa and Lotus Juice.
Like Atlus's remake of Revelations: Persona, the PSP version of the never-released-in-North-America Persona 2: Innocent Sin will feature improved controls and user interface. There will be redone character designs and portraits by Shigenori Soejima, based off of Kazuma Kaneko's original designs. Game difficulty can be changed on the fly, with the game also being rebalanced to become more user friendly.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin stars high school student Tatsuya Suou as he and fellow students Lisa Silverman and Eikichi Mishina encounter the Joker, a jester that grants wishes to those who summon him by dialing their own cell phone number. However, those who do not say their wish, either because they do not have one or they refuse to tell, are reduced to shells of the former selves. In the trio's encounter with the Joker, the jester reveals that the trio had done something horrible to him in the past, and is enraged when Suou and company do not recognize him, setting the stage for Innocent Sin as the three students begin to investigate Joker.
Innocent Sin, the first of the two Persona 2 games, is due for a Winter release in Japan. We expect that Atlus USA will follow up with a localization announcement, with Shin Megami Tensei: Persona and Persona 3 Portable already stateside. A PSP remake of the second Persona 2 title, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment has not been announced, but is considered a possibility.


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Please note: Allen & Overy did not provide us with a full list of its trainees. The feature below is based on the experience of a select few.
Welcome to the only magic circle firm based in trendy Shoreditch.
All magic circle firms are the same, right? Every year here at the Student Guide we try our best to help you tell them apart. It's hard, we admit, so we asked Allen & Overy's trainees what they thought. "At the end of the day it came down to the people I met at presentations and on the vac scheme. I clicked and got on better with people here. Go to as many firm presentations as you can while you're a student," one trainee advised. "At university it's hard to differentiate the firms," another pointed out. "The work, clients and geographic reach seem the same. Largely it comes down to the people. I vac-schemed elsewhere and A&O is more friendly." A third echoed: "All magic circle firms are fungible. You have to ask, 'Which has more senior associates barking at you late at night? Which has the most good eggs in it?'" How can you tell? One rookie remembered being taken for coffee after their vac scheme interview here and shown around the firm. "My interviewer gave me her business card – I emailed when I got a training contract and she took the time to email back to say well done. It felt like they did want to get to know me." Trainees also dig A&O's location on the City's boundary next to trendy Shoreditch.
As fungible as these firms might appear, they're actually not identical. A&O may be up to its ears in top-tier Chambers UK rankings – as are the other four – but it does lean more towards the banking side than corporate, where Freshfields, Linklaters and Slaughters dominate. Our A&O interviewees highlighted Slaughters' relative lack of international operations and the stereotype of a tough, aggressive, Oxbridgey culture as its key differentiators from the rest of the pack – read our True Picture on Slaughters to assess if there's any truth in this (we also recommend you have a peek at our feature devoted to deciphering the differences between magic circle firms). 2014 saw A&O open new offices in Barcelona, Toronto and Johannesburg – the only magic circle firm now physically present in South Africa. It also confirmed plans to launch in South Korea. In fact, 71% of A&O's matters involve two countries or more and 25% involve at least five countries.
A&O enjoyed its sixth consecutive year of revenue and profit growth in 2014, up 4% to £1.28 billion and 7% to £570 million respectively. It acts for 87 of the Forbes top 100 companies and topped Thomson Reuters' 2014 transactions league table, advising clients on a heart-pounding $1.3 trillion worth of deals involving M&A, capital markets (debt and equity), loans and project finance during the year. That's a lot of late nights. (Clifford Chance came fourth with a mere $974 billion, Linklaters sixth with $869 billion, while Freshfields and Slaughters weren't in the top ten.) Trainees in the umbrella groups of international capital markets (ICM) and banking told us they were, in general, out of the office by 8pm, "but much later in the fortnight before a closing." The hours vary in each of the sub-groups, so while a projects source had "often worked until 11pm during busier weeks," a colleague in the "very busy" asset finance team usually worked "9am till midnight, or later." For the hardest-core workers, sleeping pods exist – "tiny little hotel rooms, though without en suite!" However, most trainees don't use them, preferring to go home at silly o'clock in the morning instead.
Incoming first-years indicate preferences for their first seat, which is typically in one of the firm's core practices: banking, corporate, or ICM. "They will basically put you where they can." Trainees will spend twelve months of their training contract in at least two of these areas. Litigation is also a major practice area for trainees. Before their second and third seats, trainees name a 'priority seat' that they'd love to do and a 'request seat' as a backup. The final seat is an overseas or client secondment, for the vast majority. Foreign postings include New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Amsterdam and Dubai... to mention but a few. Selection is based on a trainee's prior experience, reviews and "soft skills like personality" to best suit each location. The trick to landing a placement abroad is not to be too specific practice-wise about what you ask for: list 'general corporate in New York' rather than a niche team which may not be able to accommodate you. If New York is full, there may be a corporate vacancy somewhere else. Would South Africa do instead?
Can you lend me a tenner (or half a billion)?
Many trainees like to do general banking ('global loans and real estate finance', called B1 in A&O speak) "for their first seat to get a good grounding. People towards the end of their training contract may want to do something more niche." In banking "the hours are more demanding, the work less riveting." The team handles "bank borrower type work for general corporate purposes – different to asset finance, which is acting for the banks. A lot was real estate – for example, finance for a shopping centre in Glasgow, or apartments on City Road" in London. Conditions precedent (CP) dominate juniors' lives in this seat: "we're in charge of managing them, providing certain documents, checking whose signatures are outstanding, keeping on top of things. You essentially run with a long checklist that needs doing before the bank can lend the money. I drafted smaller ancillary documents on my own for someone to review and assisted on loan agreements." A notable recent banking deal was advising a consortium of Kenyan and international banks on $350 million of financing for a new 450-kilometre fuel pipeline from Mombasa to Nairobi – reflecting the trend of more deals in Africa financed by foreign lenders.
Banking isn't for everyone. "It's not really my thing but it would be silly to be at A&O and not do a banking seat. I didn't like it because it's very process-heavy – in a mature London market it's like a mass production line and there are set ways of doing everything." Other banking subgroups include restructuring (B4 –"a good mix between transactional work and advisory"); global loans & leveraged finance (B3 – where trainees do "CP checklists, term sheets, and lots of drafting, like securities agreements" as well as corresponding with other parties); projects, energy and infrastructure (B5 –"It was very, very busy. Projects is split into two workstreams: the finance side, which is a lot bigger, and non-finance, dealing with things like regulation"); financial regulation ('regulatory, funds and financial products', B6 –"a lot of research, drafting, not precedent work: all new law. I went to client events and meetings. Regulation is quite hard to get your head around, and there's some crossover with ICM"); and structured and asset finance (B2).
ICM subteams are securitisation, the general securities group (GSG) and derivatives and structured finance (DSF). The work is "quite niche, all about bond issuance and their regulations. Lots of drafting and research, preparing memos and drafting emails for clients. Client contact increased more and more." GSG is "very technical from day one, but interesting. My trainer took the time to explain everything, and took my comments on board." Clients are mainly banks like Goldman Sachs, UBS and Barclays, huge corporations, and 'sovereigns' – entire countries, in other words.
Litigation is popular in some trainee intakes, but many people avoid it. Instead, they do a litigation course run by Nottingham Law School and 40 hours' voluntary work at Battersea Legal Advice Clinic or charity Toynbee Hall to satisfy the SRA requirements. A trainee in the litigation subgroup BFR (banking and financial regulation) seat actually enjoyed "being called at 11.30pm on a Friday night by a client." Er, why? "Because they really needed help – compared to banking where late night tasks are seen as a necessary evil just to get them done." Other sub-groups include employment and intellectual property. Elsewhere, CCG (the corporate and commercial group) is "a general group that does everything not picked up by the others. It's friendly, and the hours are better here (I leave around 7.30pm). Cases go on for quite a long time so tasks can last a while." Responsibility levels and the type of work trainees do depend on the stage the litigation is at when they get involved, but broadly speaking it includes "a lot of correspondence, drafting emails, and research into how we might present the argument – Googling and reading through cases. Some say litigation is slow. It wasn't slow for me."
Ancillary relief
Corporate subgroups include the popular C6 (private equity and oil and gas), which does "lots of M&A work. The scope for meeting clients is much better in corporate. In banking it's more unusual. This is because of the nature of corporate clients, who need more hand-holding: they're not as sophisticated as the banks who do transactions daily. It's nice to feel you're building relationships. I do tonnes of drafting, for example novations. As a trainee you have to manage things like signings." In general M&A (C4), "the hours are up and down, but it's a cool team, really nice." Trainees can expect to take charge of ancillary documentation: "I get those docs in from the other side, mark them up, then go back to them." In one M&A highlight, A&O advised online gambling company 888 on its takeover bid for rival Bwin for just shy of £900 million (as we went to press this accepted offer was gazumped by another competitor, GVC). Meanwhile, an Amsterdam-based team along with lawyers from ten other offices advised TNT Express on its five-year business process outsourcing contract with Accenture, expected to deliver annual cost savings to TNT of €100–150 million.
Competition (C1) "is not a typical corporate group: it's more niche." The "wide variety" of "very interesting" work encompasses "cartels, merger controls, Article 102 stuff. There's lots of research, and it uses more of your law degree than some other groups, like project finance, where you prepare documents that need to be signed. In banking you essentially look at loan documents all day." One trainee, realistic about the slim chances of one day making partner at A&O, likes corporate because it opens up a wealth of future career options: for associates leaving A&O in a few years' time, "if you're a banking lawyer, you can only join a bank or maybe a private equity house. If you're a corporate lawyer and don't make partner, you can do anything."
Salary yikes!
A&O hit the headlines in the legal press over the summer for hiking salaries by around £20,000 for every level from 1PQE to 3PQE. NQ salaries are up £12,000 to £78,500. While this is great PR for the firm, what's actually happening is that the annual bonus will now be paid in associates' monthly pay cheques instead. Nevertheless, sources were delighted that compensation "is up in real terms too – we're still beating the market." A discretionary bonus on top of this will be available for exceptional performers, but it will be a bonus in the true sense of the word, not something everyone expects for hitting their performance targets.
In the past year, a new 'Trainee Townhall' initiative launched to enable trainees to raise burning issues. Every six months, "all trainees are invited to the auditorium in the basement. There may be a presentation by HR and the training principal, then there's a Q&A," one explained. At the last session, trainees suggested having their own networking event with young friends at banking clients; hobnobbing drinkypoos in the firm's own bar, Lavanda, have now been organised. This year's trainee summer ball was at the RSA (the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), just off the Strand. At £75 a head it was "expensive" but fun: the masquerade theme meant "everyone brought masks though not many wore them!" In 2015, A&O retained 81 out of a total of 90 qualifiers (March and autumn combined).
Two more things that differentiate A&O are a subsidised onsite bar, Lavanda, and Square One, its very own tenth floor restaurant with "nice outdoor seating." Compared to rival firms: "I prefer our offices – the roof terrace is such a plus in the summer, we've got our own bar, and the location – right next to Shoreditch – is amazing."
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How to get into A&O
Vacation schemes (2016) deadline: 31 December 2015 (spring and summer)
Training contract (2018/19) deadline: 31 December 2015 (law and non-law)
Open days deadline: 29 February 2016 (opens 1 January 2016)
A&O First deadline : 29 February 2016 (opens 1 January 2016)
A&O receives around 5,000 applications across all its schemes: A&O First, open days, vacation schemes and the training contract. A&O First is an initiative for first-year undergrads (law and non-law), providing ongoing contact with the firm in the form of office visits, webinars and trainee 'buddies'. "If it works for the students and us it's the start of our relationship with them," says graduate recruitment partner Claire Wright. "Many go on to do a vacation scheme and then the training contact." The application involves "just an online application form, as it would disrupt students if we did more than that." Separate to A&O First are open days for anyone to attend, which include talks, workshops, and work shadowing opportunities.
Over 2,000 candidates typically apply for the 45 to 50 places on A&O's summer vacation scheme (there's a winter one too). Screening of the completed online application forms is done manually, and recruiters look for evidence of a clear interest in the law, some commercial awareness, and why a candidate is applying A&O. Be sure to tailor your application: many people still send in standardised applications that could equally be sent to Linklaters, for example. Take our word for it: recruiters absolutely hate this and are guaranteed not to send your application to the next stage if you send them a generic boilerplate.
The assessment centre
The assessment centre consists of two interviews, a competency interview followed by a case study interview (with a partner). Each lasts about an hour. For the case study, you're given a folder of information containing, perhaps, a short legal document, or a meeting note, an email or a press cutting. It's generally about a transaction – an M&A deal or a financing, for example. A scenario might be that your partner has been called into a meeting so you've got to take over and meet the client on your own. You've got about half an hour to identify the issues then give a short presentation to the 'client' (the partner-interviewer) on the issues you've spotted followed by a discussion. "It's not a legal test," recruiting partner Claire Wright points out. "We're testing the ability to assimilate a lot of information, order your thoughts, presentation skills to a client/partner, and commercial awareness. We don't expect you to know legal and technical language like 'indemnity' or 'conditions precedent'. Your solutions don't need to be couched in legal or technical terms, and therefore candidates with a non-law background are certainly not at a disadvantage." In recent years our interviewees have been split roughly 50/50 between those with a law degree and those who did non-law. Our interviewee pool has also contained individuals who went to non-Russell Group and non-Redbrick universities.
The training contract assessment day is the same format as the vac scheme process (two interviews), and it's identical for people who've done the vacation scheme and those that haven't. How can a candidate really impress at interview? "Show vigour, enthusiasm, attack the subject matter, offer a solution, even if it's not feasible! Clients need to know how to solve the issue. Be prepared to address all issues. Clients face all sorts of issues – for example, commercial, financial, reputational, political, not just legal. There are hints in the case study notes about this. Also, show you're calm under pressure, can order your thoughts in a coherent fashion, and can absorb lots of information."
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Read our feature on magic circle law firms to discover what makes these five big London legal beasts distinct from the rest of the market and distinct from each other.
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- Partners 525 worldwide
- Associates 2,304 worldwide
- London trainees 180
- Contact firstname.lastname@example.com
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/AllenOveryGrads
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- Method of application Online application form
- Selection procedure Two interviews
- Closing date for 2018 31 December 2015
- Training contracts p.a. 90
- Applications p.a. 2,500
- % interviewed p.a. 10%
- Required degree grade 2:1 (or equivalent)
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- 1st year£42,000,
- 2nd year£47,000
- Holiday entitlement 25 days
- % of trainees with a non-law degree p.a. 50%
- No. of seats available in international offices 36 seats twice a year; 9 client secondments
- Post-qualification salary £78,500 (2015)
- % of trainees offered job on qualification 90% (2015)
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Jordan Schroeder called back up from Chicago
Patrick Johnston
March 18 2013 10:44AM
The young fella's on his way back.
Following Saturday's loss of David Booth and the news that Zack Kassian is battling a wonky back, it was painfully obvious that, barring some trade-based miracle, the Canucks would be recalling a forward from Chicago.
There weren't many options to be had.
Can Nicklas Jensen help the Canucks this season?
Thomas Drance
March 17 2013 06:17PM
Nicklas Jensen celebrates a goal with Chris Tanev during the 2011-12 preseason.
In the first period of Saturday night's loss to the Red Wings, David Booth came up lame out of a scrum along the endboards. Following the game, Booth was seen leaving Rogers Arena on crutches. We'll know more when the results of his MRI on Monday become public, but it's safe to assume that he'll be out of the lineup for at least a couple of weeks and quite probably longer.
With their divisive, play-driving powerforward and shooting percentage outlier likely back on the shelf and Zack Kassian battling a back ailment that kept him out of the lineup on Saturday, the Canucks will presumably need to call-up a forward from the Chicago Wolves ahead of Monday nights game against the Minnesota Wild. Should that player be Nicklas Jensen, the Danish sniper who has flashed the potential to find holes in opposing goaltenders this season in addition to finding loopholes in the NHL-CHL transfer agreement?
Read on past the jump.
Canucks dumped by Red Wings, Hockey Gods in Marquee Matchup
Thomas Drance
March 17 2013 02:04PM
That's what you get for wearing a hockey uniform that includes khaki shorts, I guess.
Photo credit: Jeff Vinnick via Getty/NHLI
On Saturday night the Canucks wore their new Millionaires jerseys in a much anticipated game against the Red Wings. While Pavel Bure's number wasn't retired as some in the media reported it might be, this was still the signature game of the regular season for the Canucks and they came prepared scoring just six seconds into the game and putting together probably their best single period of the year in the first period.
It all fell apart from there, especially in the first ten minutes of the third period as the Canucks ultimately lost 5-2 to the Red Wings.
Read on past the jump.
Breaking Down Mason Raymond's Clapper
Jeff Angus
March 16 2013 01:11PM
Mason Raymond has arguably been the most consistent and most effective Vancouver forward in 2013. His struggles last season are now firmly in the rearview mirror. Raymond is playing with a lot of confidence right now, and Thursday night's goal against the Predators was a great example of that.
I wrote on Raymond's resurgence over at Canucks.com last week (and you can read that here). Essentially, the point I was trying to make was that Raymond needed a year to fully recover from a broken back, and that he has quietly developed into a very effective two-way winger.
Dead Man Coaching
Graphic Comments
March 16 2013 10:23AM
It's surely only a matter of time.
Sure, the Canucks have managed to string a couple of wins together, but for the fervent miltitude of Canucks fans who seem content only in complaining, Alain Vigneault has got to go. For this angry mob of judge, jury and would-be executioners, Alain Vigneault is the one thing holding this team back from competing for the Cup. I guess I forgot that he played the right side on defense. The fact he hasn't inserted himself in the line-up is just another example of his poor personnel decisions, to go with his poor record on strategic innovation and a poor in-game tactics.
For these heinous crimes against
humanity inanity, he sits on death row, waiting for the inevitable day of reckoning. It doesn't help that any time the chants to #fireAV start up, Vigneault can be heard muttering, "Let them eat throat lozenges."
So while Vigneault may have won himself a short reprieve, you can be sure that a full pardon from the Governor won't be coming any time soon. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, just picture Tony Gallagher with an eye patch.


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The James Hunter Six will headline Waukesha BluesFest on August 9. Nikki Hill will open.
Hunter is a former backup singer for Van Morrison, who called him "one of the best voices and best kept secrets in British R&B and soul." »Read Full Article
Present Music ends season with delicious fun
No one closes out a concert season quite like Present Music.
Milwaukee's new-music ensemble mixed art installations, solo and ensemble performances of music by the likes of Elliott Carter and Ted Hearne in Turner Hall Ballroom Friday evening. An after party, with food, drinks and live music from rock-ska band Something to Do, followed. »Read Full Article


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Tszyu: Povetkin Could Finish Klitschko Like Rahman!
By Gregory Stangrit, Allboxing.ru
Kostya Tszyu, the coach of the WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (25-0, 17KOs), is confident his fighter has the necessary skills to defeat WBA/WBO/IBO/IBF Wladimir Klitschko (58-3, 51KOs). Tszyu recently became the head trainer of Povetkin, who parted ways with veteran coach Teddy Atlas.
Tszyu, a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, directly stated that he wouldn't even waste his time with Povetkin if he didn't believe the boxer was capable of beating Wladimir. There is a good possibility that Povetkin will finally step in the ring with Wladimir at some point in 2013.
"Let them believe what they want. A lot of people believe that Povetkin would lose [to Wladimir]. That gives us a certain tactical advantage. I have ideas that I've explained to Alexander. We'll sit together and we'll discuss the details [of this plan]. I still need a lot of time to sit and review Wladimir's fights. Honestly, I would not be here and waste mine and Alexander's time - if I did not believe that Alexander could beat Wladimir. I'm sure that in coming fight against Wladimir Klitschko we could finish him in the same manner as we did [Hasim] Rahman," Tszyu said.
:lol1: Good one, TszyuComment by Tobi.G on 10-05-2012
[QUOTE=Chris T Byrd;12579892]I heard Povetkin looked like **** against shot to pieces Rahman.......[/QUOTE] He did what he was supposed to do and stop him early. The fight was to short to say he looked **** or great. And it was…Comment by JKidd2624 on 10-05-2012
Given Wlad's weak chin, Povetkin could possibly finish him that way. However, with the way Wlad is defensively and the way he finished Rahman - who pretty much stood there, then stood there with his hand on his rope -…Comment by Chris T Byrd on 10-05-2012
I heard Povetkin looked like **** against shot to pieces Rahman.......Comment by Mikhnienko on 10-05-2012
[QUOTE=hyeduk;12578893]Can anybody tell me what Kostya was smoking that made him say that??? Povetkin barely won against Cruserweight, I dont see him winning against Klitchkos[/QUOTE] This article isn't a good indication of how Tszyu really is. I'v read 2 or…Post a Comment - View More User Comments (22)


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Review: 'Top Chef' - 'An Offer They Can't Refuse': Dining with Dr. Melfi
A quick review of last night's "Top Chef" coming up just as soon as I get some soup in Wisconsin...
After being annoyed that Bravo went with a rerun last week (who does that in the middle of a reality season?), it was a relief to have an original "Top Chef" on last night, and a fairly solid outing at that. It wasn't as crazy as this season's Restaurant Wars, but the episode after that almost always feels like a comedown.
At first I was bothered by the Quickfire challenge, which seemed like a more shameless plug than usual for another NBCUniversal property. But I think my initial reaction was like what Richard said about the other chefs: I just had trouble wrapping my head around the idea that presentation - which is an important part of this level of cooking, even if it should always take a backseat to taste - was the only thing that was supposed to matter. Sometimes these extremely specific challenges yield memorably weird results (I think back to Hung's candy-colored plate o' sugar back in season 3), and while there wasn't anything incredibly inspired, some of the dishes looked cool, and Angelo's bit hot mess was funny enough to justify the whole segment.
Then we got one of my favorite types of challenges: "make us a dish in the style of Restaurant X," this time involving New York's legendary Rao's and its owner Frank Pellegrino, whom I remember well from his days as the head of the north Jersey FBI field office on "The Sopranos," along with guest judge (and fellow "Goodfellas" alum) Lorraine Bracco. Quickfires should be for gimmicks and weird restrictions, while I prefer the elimination challenges that just give the chefs an opportunity to cook at the highest level, and a bunch of them (basically, everyone but the three pasta guys) did very well with this.
Tony Bourdain was on fire with his quips this week ("some poor bastard in Witness Protection is eating this now"), and while I'm bummed to see Tre leave, this felt like a much more fair ending than what happened to him on his original season. Also interesting to see how incredulous everyone was that Antonia won the challenge. For someone who made it to the final episode in her season, she seems to get very little respect from both the other chefs and from many "Top Chef" fans that I know. Be interesting to see if there's any blowback from that reaction.
What did everybody else think? And since it's been a while since I wrote up an episode, how are you finding this All-Star season?


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