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On Nadal-Djokovic vs the Great Rivalries
I'm a big fan of Peter Bodo's tennis analysis, but today he wrote something that makes me get up on my soapbox. On the plus side, he also forces to try to make a definitive statement about what makes a rivalry great. Here's the upshot of what he said:
Not that Federer-Rafael Nadal hasn't been terrific — it only produced, among other things, that Wimbledon final of 2008, nominated by many as the greatest tennis match of all time. But the feeling grows that the real, defining rivalry of this generation will be the one between Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
He goes on to liken the Nadal-Djokovic rivalry to McEnroe-Lendl. This is interesting because it's a pretty good analogy, and yet when I consider John McEnroe's great rivals, I think about Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors before I think of Ivan Lendl. The fact that he's got the analogy right means that my real beef with Bodo is based on us valuing rivalries differently.
Obviously there's more to a rivalry than any one set of numbers can tell you, but for me the rivalry really only becomes important enough to start throwing around phrases like "defining rivalry of this generation" when it starts determining who wins the big tournaments. As such, here's a table of various rivalries, and how they've done in Grand Slam Finals:
I think we need to appreciate just how often Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal met with everything on the line. To meet 7 times is huge. In men's tennis, you have to go back to the pre-Open era to surpass that total. Just throwing the women's rivalries in there to keep some perspective also. Men's rivalries typically aren't played as much as women's rivalries because the men can't reliably get to the finals as well. If you and your opponent can't get to the final, then if you truly are the two best players in the world on average: You won't play each other.
At the bottom of the list of course is the currently hyped Nadal-Djokovic rivalry. They've played for all the marbles one time at a major. How on Earth can you say that rivalry is pointed to become more important than Federer-Nadal just by looking at the numbers?
Now add in: Those Federer-Nadal matchups tended to occur at Roland Garros, with Federer trying to complete a Calendar Grand Slam against possibly the greatest clay courter in history. And the 4 matches of this stature between the two of them not at the French, all of them went to at least 4 sets. Three of them went to 5 sets, and one of them is considered by many to be the single greatest match in tennis history.
Who knows what the future holds? Maybe Nadal-Djokovic will start playing in every final and amass as a history that, well, rivals Federer-Nadal. As of now though, saying we aren't in the ballpark of that is a massive understatement. Chew on this: Nadal-Djokovic hasn't happened in Grand Slam finals any more than Richard Krajicek and MaliVai Washington.
So what's leading Bodo to the conclusions he's reached? Well he talks about quantity of matches.
Nadal and Djokovic have already played 26 times (Nadal leads, 16-10), even though Nadal is just 24 and Djokovic still 23 (almost a full year younger). When Mac and Ivan were about 25, they were right around 20 matches, evenly split. Nadal and Djokovic are on track to play significantly more matches than did they did. We could be looking at a 50-match rivalry here, all other things being equal.
By contrast Federer and Nadal have only met 24 times. Did you catch that, Nadal has already played Djokovic more than he's played Federer. Is that an indication of a tendency toward a better rivalry? I don't think so. Nadal played Djokovic more because for most of their rivalry, Nadal and Federer have been the top 2 seeds and thus could not play before the finals. Punishing a rivalry because the two guys involved are too good makes no sense at all.
And in fact the very reason people are talking so much of the Nadal-Djokovic rivalry now (they've become the two best players in the world) is probably the very same reason we'll see them play less total matches against each other from this point on.
Last, something that seems undeniable is that Bodo's perception of rivalries is shaped by how evenly matched it feels, and it's something that I try to rebut every chance I get:
He's 2-8 in his past 10 matches with Nadal, and that winning percentage is bound to decline further as Federer continues to slow down. The least talked-about factor in all this is the difference in age. With nearly five years (or if you prefer, half a tennis career) on Nadal, Federer enjoyed a huge advantage early in the rivalry, but has paid a heavy price at the back end.
Now look, obviously it's only a great rivalry is both sides have a chance at winning. Parity between the two partners in a rivalry is worth something. However, both when you evaluate the players involved in the rivalry, and the rivalry itself, you've got to factor in when and where those match ups took place.
Federer absolutely did not enjoy a huge advantage early on in the rivalry, because early on in the rivalry the two pretty much only met on clay. Federer would have enjoyed that huge advantage had Nadal been a better player on other surfaces, but instead Nadal lost early, and people have been wrongly punishing Federer for Nadal's failure ever since.
Of course the fact that the Federer-Nadal rivalry disproportionately took place on clay could be used as a legit knock on the rivalry itself, but then you've got to go back think about what those matches meant. The best clay court matches you'll ever see, with tennis' ultimate peak achievement on the line, and those weren't even the highlight of their rivalry.
It's wonderful that Novak Djokovic has finally taken that next step forward as Federer starts to sunset, but let us not denigrate what we had this past half-decade. Federer-Nadal was and is the best men's rivalry of the Open Era, and it's going to take an awful lot to unseat it.
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Maybe just showing my callow youth, but I thought of Lendl first. Possibly also because they were such obvious contrasts.
But whenb they talk about great rivalries in Tennis, they're not just talking about head to head. As your little table shows, they're actually not that frequent. No, what they're talking about is overlapping primes. Two players, at the peak of their powers, contending for the same title.
There's the perception that the Fed was VERY SLIGHTLY on the downside when Rafa arrived as a player, meaning that the period of genuine rivalry was relatively short. The Djoker OTOH, is asserting himself quite early with the (apparent) potential for a long rivalry.
Clay is (IMO) one of the things that stops Tennis from becoming a totally even, comparable game, as there are hard tactical differences that are specific to that surface. Great players have failed to conquer Roland Garos. And that's a good thing. Hell, I still regret that we've only one open played on grass.
As an aside, I hadn't realised that Chris Evert had reached that many GS finals. A pity she had to run into the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of Tennis in so many of them 😉
Interesting you thought of Lendl first. See the thing about McEnroe-Lendl is that it didn't really have a great peak overlap, which is why they didn't play in the finals that much. Lendl hit his prime in 1984, Mac exited his after 1985, and so the two never played for a major except in those 2 years. They played a lot yet, mostly when at least one of them wasn't a real threat to do something great.
Like your point about clay, and I'll extend it to surfaces in general. It part of what makes the sport so fascinating that players actually have show great versatility in order to when all the time.
Re: Evert. You may actually still not realize how amazing she was, and it has everything to do with people judging rivalries incorrectly. Martina only has the overall edge 43-37, despite the fact that they played disproportionate amount of time when she had the edge over Evert. Like Nadal, if Martina had been better earlier, Evert wins the head-to-head record.
Now consider that if you look at major wins, finals, and semis, Evert appears to have the superior career over Martina even though she skipped a lot of majors in the 70s (because they weren't considered as important then). Had Evert actually tried to maximize here grand slam totals, she would have slaughtered everyone in history.
Yet, she doesn't get talked about in GOAT conversations because it's considered a given that Navratilova was better. It ain't right.
Last note: Djoker just beat Nadal again. Doesn't change my feeling about people jumping the gun on the rivarly, but dude deserves a follow up post. If he beats Nadal he'll be in on his way to serious contention for his 2011 being the best year in tennis history (something Nadal doesn't even belong in the conversation for). Stunning turn of events.
I suppose the thing about Martina was how she dominated doubles and mixed doubles as well (a feat unheard of today). But your point absolutely holds.
Ah, the doubles thing is tough. I personally think doubles tennis is a superior game to singles. Fantastically entertaining…but it's not where the greats have traditionally earned their prestige.
Give comparable weight to doubles, and Martina becomes the clear women's GOAT, while John McEnroe probably becomes the men's GOAT.
Time for part 2 of this article?
Hehe. You called it.
I love tennis.
Rafa and the Djoker aren't anywhere near the great tennis rivalries yet, but I don't have any problem with Bodo suggesting that they could be. To me, it's similar to someone suggesting that LeBron vs Durant could be the defining rivalry for the next generation of basketball. It hasn't happened yet, and in fact neither team has even earned their way to this year's Finals yet, but we all see that it could happen very soon and with the way their early careers have played out a generational rivalry is certainly on the list of possibilities…maybe even probabilities.
That said, I'm not sure that the Rafa/Djoker one will play out for a different reason…yes, they are only a year apart, but Rafa's uber-physical style has already given hints that his body won't be able to take it long term. He's a HARD 24 years old, already with a resume that could stand easily as a career. Djoker's been a second-tier contender for awhile, but he doesn't have nearly the mileage or the punishing style. I could very easily see Djoker as the standard for the next generation, possibly forming more of a rivalry with Andy Murray in the next couple of years until the next wave of phenoms hit the scenes with Rafa fading out not so long after Fed. I'm more of a Rafa fan, so I hope that doesn't happen, but again it's not a stretch at all to think that it could…
And while I'm here, as you guys pointed out with the surfaces, I am a big proponent of styles making the fight. And I see your points about Fed's advantages on other surfaces in Rafa's early career and how their H2H records might be different if Rafa could have made the other Finals. That said, I'm not really convinced that's a strong argument for Fed over him.
Because as much as any other sport…much like boxing, actually…in tennis when the game calibers are similar it really does seem to become more about the "intangibles" like will and being able to put pressure on your opponent and being ABLE to respond to pressure from your opponent…and in the majority of their match-ups, that is one area that Rafa has always seemed to have an advantage over Fed H2H. Against anyone else, on a big point Fed always knew he could just take his game up to a level they couldn't reach which seemed to help with his confidence and let him always win the big tie-breakers or hit the big shots…against them.
But against Rafa? Even if it was on clay early on, if anything that just served as a game-equalizer. It meant that neither of them could just score an easy TKO over the other, that it became a marathon and grind that was as much mental as physical. And against someone that he couldn't just turn up the heat and physically overwhelm, Fed blinked. Almost always. Though Rafa was always gracious and Fed always determined, it became clear (to me, anyway) that both of them knew who was likely to win whenever they faced off. Very similar to how, a generation before, the reverse happened…Sampras (the big hitter with the more impressive resume) was both better AND had the mental edge on Agassi. They both knew, coming in, that Sampras was better when they faced off. I think Rafa and Roger reached the same point.
And I believe that this, more than anything else, was what allowed Rafa to overcome Fed even at Wimbledon. Even at that stage of their careers, Fed still had more weapons on grass and should have been a better grass player, but physically Rafa closed the gap and mentally he was the stronger of the two. And that's why he won. At least in my opinion.
I'm always amazed that it seems like every basketball fan I enjoy talking to is also a tennis fan. This is not a combination I would have expected.
Love that you made the connection to boxing. The direct war with an opponent in tennis is really only surpassed by combat sports, and this is a big part of why will is such a big factor.
I'll go with you that Nadal's will is amazing. I consider him to be a prodigy when it comes to that. With that said, I think people get really carried away about what this means. The two have played 5 sets 5 times, Nadal's only won 3 of those time. So it's certainly not the case that whenever a match is close, it goes to Nadal.
And it's hard to overstate how mind blowingly disproportionate their surface play is. For any rivalry to take place more on clay than the other surfaces combined is pretty ridiculous.
Just for comparisons sake:
Federer & Nadal have played 13 times on clay.
Djokovic & Nadal have played 12 times on clay.
Federer & Djokovic have played 3 times on clay.Federer & Djokovic have been the 2nd & 3rd most successful clay court players of the past 7 years, and they've only played a small fraction of the their matches on clay because 1) clay is secondary surface, and 2) Nadal has been so dominant on it.
Rafa's dominance on clay combined with his tendency to lose early and often to lower tier players on hard court has skewed all of his rivalries to extreme levels and which undoubtedly has contributed to the notion that he "owns" the other top tier players in rivalries.
Again, I see your point, but I'm just not sure it's that convincing to me. I don't feel that Rafa owned Fed, per se, for the reasons that you said. That said, I do feel like given similar points in their athletic peaks, in a H2H match, I would pick Rafa more times than Fed to win. Yes, Fed would be relatively more successful on the hard courts and I'd pick peak Fed over peak Rafa in the US Open, for instance.
But in this hypothetical "peak" grand slams tournament, I think Rafa would end up having more wins overall. In this (completely unscientific, completely subjective) exercise, let's say at their peaks the play head-to-head in every major 10 times, I'd see it playing out something like:
Australian: Fed 6-4
French: Rafa 10 – 0 (maybe 9-1, but I think a sweep more likely)
Wimbledon: Rafa 6 – 4
US Open: Fed 7 – 3
I guess my point is, at each of their bests, Roger's game is better suited to the hard courts than Rafa's (obvious) and a bit better on the current iteration of Wimbledon's grass while Rafa's is better suited to clay. The US and French Opens are the two extremes for their games. But when you factor in the other aspects of the game besides technique, I think Rafa would find ways to win on Fed's extreme surface at least a few times whereas I'm not sure that a peak Fed would ever beat a peak Rafa at Roland Garos outside of some kind of fluke. And in the two middle surfaces, I think Rafa would find ways to either minimize Fed's advantages or else outright overcome them as often as not.
We can only project what we think would happen based on what we suspect, which includes all of our biases and shortcomings in addition to our "expertise", and on what the results looked like at other points when there really was overlap. So it's not perfect. But while I would never say that Rafa dominated Federer, I do think that he was just better than him when they stood across from each other. Which can lead to very interesting discussions on where they should place on All Time lists.
Missed this article before, it's a good one
Agree that I don't consider Nadal Djokovic a big rivarly yet at all. Djokovic still needs to do a lot more for me to put him near Fed or Rafa (which of course is easier to say after his streak got snapped). They need to be 1 2 for a number of years after this with a ton of Finals. I don't see him getting within a country's diameter of Nadal and Federer historically if he's sitting at 3-5 majors and they have like 15 and 18 each. He needs like 10…
I don't agree with Fed losing that Wimbledon because of not being as mentally strong as Nadal. I think Fed was past his prime at that point and Nadal's spin and leftyness has always made him a the prototype to beat Federer. Djokovic is the guy I don't think is as mentally strong as those two are.
The thing is, Fed aged like Karl Malone. When exactly did his "prime" end? How do we define it? If we go by when he was winning everything that could be a bit misleading, since that makes the assumption that the only way Rafa would beat Fed is if he was no longer at his peak. But that's not necessarily true. Even up to today, Fed beats everyone else and only really loses to Rafa (and now Djoker).
Rafa finally overcame Fed at Wimbledon in 2008. From the French of '08 to the US Open of '09, Fed played in the finals of all 7 majors consecutively and won 3 of them. The only reason he didn't win 6/7 is because Rafa beat him 3 of those times (del Potro snuck him in that last US Open). I'm just not convinced that you can make that strong of an argument that Fed was past his prime when, were it not for Nadal, he very easily wins 6 majors in a row.
It's a good point. People have a strange tendency to think that Fed is running in place while Rafa and now Novak pass him simply because he's still so damn good.
I think people should focus more on W-L records, and specific to whom players lost to and in what context. At his peak in 2006, Federer only lost to 2 players all year. He hasn't been anything like that for years.
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SCENE - INTERIOR: A junior-high science classroom. The room is gritty and dingey, coloured dark gray and dusty black.
(rationale: A setting is required that is recognizable to the target market - early to mid teens. The grittiness implies the negativity of the setting.)
The TEACHER writes the words "Pop Quiz" on the board. The class audibly groans.
(In this shot we attempt to create nemesis. The antagonist of the piece is not just the TEACHER, per se, but the entire malaise and Big Brother atmosphere of the school.)
SOUND FX: A rumbling which grows louder, and then becomes a deafening roar.
The classroom begins to vibrate, and then to shake fiercly. Beakers and lab equipment fall off the tables and shatter on the ground. A fishtank explodes, spilling water and aquatic life onto the floor. Dust falls from the ceiling and the teacher jumps back in surprise.
(It's every kid's dream to have his school destroyed by a freak earthquake! We attack the antagonist - the classroom itself - essentially destroying its omnipresence and ambient force with unforeseen destruction. The identity of the attacking force is kept hidden - for the moment.)
ANGLE ON the door of the room, which opens to reveal SCRUFFY KID. SCRUFFY KID has short, brown hair. A retro-1980's t-shirt without logo, and raver beads around his neck. SCRUFFY KID looks stoicly at the violece.
(SCRUFFY KID is most definitely "cool", as shown with his personal style - utterly non-conformist. The fact that he is in the hallway is also an indication of his coolness. Shouldn't he be in class? We don't know! His poise and calm identify him as the protagonist of the piece. At this point, the target market identifies with him, as we have intended.)
SCRUFFY KID takes a violent bite out of THE PRODUCT - a Pillsbury Pizza-Pop. Incredibly, the rumbling stops. Implication is that rumbling was due to SCRUFFY KID's stomach, whose hunger could only be satiated by THE PRODUCT. SCRUFFY KID walks forward beyond the camera.
(Now the mystery is solved! SCRUFFY KID is extremely powerful. He is the lone student that can attack the antagonist - the school. But, he is not at all concerned with his powers as he is Way Too Cool! THE PRODUCT is used by SCRUFFY KID to control his powers, and to stay cooler than the other kids, cowering in the classroom.)
CUT TO shot of THE PRODUCT.
MUSIC funky bassline.
ANNOUNCER: Pillsbury Pizza-Pops.
SECOND ANNOUNCER: Stop the rumble!
(One final shot of the product to glue it into the minds of the target market. THE PRODUCT itself is now implicitly cool!)
FADE OUT, quickly.
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Ok, so I had to reboot today because I couldn't recieve texts, and now my card doesn't recognize any apps that are on the sd card, pics, music, all that good stuff is still there, it just wont read the apps? Any suggestions?
How do you do that? I get an SD error message constantly. Any photos I have taken since the last error message disappear and every photo I have deleted re-appears! ARGH!
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The Sandglass : Set in London where the Sri Lankan narrator lives, The Sandglass tells the story of two feuding families whose lives are linked by the changing fortunes of post-colonial Sri Lanka. In a beautifully constructed work that moves back and forth between two physical and temporal poles, Gunesekera brings to life Prins Ducal and his search for answers concerning his family's past in Sri Lanka, including his father's rise to wealth, rivalry with the Vatunas family, and suspect death - a mystery that further unfolds upon Prins's arrival in London for his mother's funeral.
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Donaji & the Magical Poncho
This is the story of a fearless girl and her encounter with the wicked cold wind god
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I'd say your animation is cutting-edge when it comes to quality. Yeah, maybe you could snip a few things away here and there, but really, I can't find anything much to criticize (except, maybe, for Larry's puns, they sort of cut me to the quick). Your style is unique, nothing like the cookie-cutter things you tend to find on the internet nowadays. But seriously, all this flattery and painfully punny fluff aside, let me cut to the chase here: you certainly make the proverbial cut, and I'll be on pins and needles waiting for your next animation. Stay sharp.
MORE megaman things like that like do 2 masters per ep then the last ones can be megaman himself and dr.willy
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A Country of Contradictions...
Trip Start
Aug 24, 2010
Trip End
Sep 01, 2011
Where I stayed
From the eyes of a tourist, the white beaches of Boracay are paradise! Dining on the beach in candlelight, watching the sunset from a sailboat, swimming in the aqua waters, snorkelling with schools of fish, getting a massage on the beach....and the list goes on. Right now, we are sitting near the beach, listening to upbeat music, and waiting for the fire dancer show to begin. Everyone addresses us by Mam and Sir, puts on a smile, and says Good morning, afternoon, or evening. Our days here have been plentiful and enjoyable.
Now for the boat story....everytime you walk along the beach someone is trying to sell you something...actually, I should say....EVERYONE is trying to sell you something. It gets overwhelming. Today, I actually was annoyed. The gentlemen says, "Mam, plans for tomorrow? Jet Skiing?" I simply reply with, "No, thank you"...he continues..."sailing? boating?...". Now, annoyed, I say to him, "jet skiing, sailing, parasailing, boating....I've heard it so many times...NO Thank you!"....thinking he'd leave us alone and get the point that the continuous sales tactic is annoying....instead, he simply looks at me and asks..."ATV then?"....lol. We couldn't help but laugh. They are just trying to earn a living. They are such a happy culture (well...everyone except the grumpy laundry lady..lol). So, we decide to take one of the offers and sign up for a personal sunset sailboat ride. Three hours around the island, snorkelling, and a sunset cruise...all for $50. So...the boat picks us up...the first 15 minutes were spent waiting for it...then we get on the boat...having bought a couple drinks for our romantic, honeymoon, sunset cruise, we pass our drinks and towels to the Captain (a 17 year old boy) and hop on the plastic mesh part of the sailboat....Okay...no...it's not the sailboat you are picturing!! Get the luxury out of your head...picture a bamboo, two person sailboat paited orange, with a blue and white sail....got it? Good. So, this "sailboat" is small, not built very sturdy, but whatever...we're just going around the island. The waters are "a little rough today"...quoted by the salesman...so we could only snorkel once we get back to our side of the island....glass smooth water! Okay...we're ready!! The first 10 minutes were wonderful!...Our 17 year old captain with his 15 year old brother helping him with the sails....Then we got to the end of the island...just about to round to the other side, when a speed boat meets us...they are yelling something to our captain and pointing in the direction we are going...next thing we know, there's another 17 year old jumping off that boat and swimming to ours...in huge waves (which we thought was the "rough" water). I thought the kid was going to drown. He finally climbed aboard our boat...turns out that he was coming to help us...since he was more experienced than the 15 year old trainee. And thank God that he did come to help! We rounded the island....the waves were SO big that we had to hold on with two hands. When the waves hit us, they hit so hard that we would be lifted off the boat!...nevermind the wedgie it would give you! This went on for about an hour straight...we were so far from land that you couldn't see the beach and we were sailing through whitecaps in the ocean with a couple of teenage boys!!! Safe?? I don't know...I couldn't stop laughing...it was kind of fun...crazy, but fun! Jay was a little nervous at times...like when the captain started bailing out the boat while steering us through the waves! Then it hit....right over top of us....I thought I was drowning in the ocean!! seriously. I finally popped out of the water...panicked, looked around for Jay....saw him, realized that I was still holding onto the mesh with a death grip...Jay, also thinking we were drowning, says, "Are you still with us??"....Coughing from drowning in saltwater, I manage to fix my sunglasses, and grab back on with two hands just as another wave hits!! At this point, we were 3/4 of the way around the island. With no other option, we continued to hold on tight until we reached the other side....dripping with salt water, drowned, and needing a rest, we were surprised when the captain pulls the boat up to an area, anchors us, and says....now you can go snorkelling!! Snorkelling???? We just spent the last hour drowning on your sailboat!! So we hopped in the water, snorkelled for a bit...not too great...most of the coral was dark and dying (seems to be the norm for this area now). Finally, having enough of the water, we were ready to continue on for our sunset cruise! Instead, we arrived back at the dock before the sunset...lol...but at this point, we just wanted off the boat! We paid, tipped 100 pesos for not killing us, and went to our safe hotel room for a shower and some fresh water!! haha....so....moral of the story....they will do anything to make a few bucks!! I wouldn't recommend taking the around the island sailboat trip...maybe just try the 1 hour sunset cruise...lol.
We took a walk today to Bulabog beach, on the other side of the island. The beach is really dirty at this time of year, and super windy! Perfect for Kite Surfing. There were tons of kite surfers there! What an intersting sport...hopefully we'll be able to try it sometime on our travels. On the way to the beach, we had to walk through the "real" Boracay...the village. I'm not sure what to think or what to say about it. Living amongst garbage, with dirt floors and tin walls....of course, this isn't what all of the Philippines is like! However, it is what we have seen.
There are some poor families who come to the beach to beg in the evenings. We don't know whether to give them money or not too....if you give money, does it just support the exploitation of the children??...who they have naked in the sand, starving, and crying for money....if you give money, will it go towards feeding the children? Or will the parents use it for alcohol or food for themselves?? If you don't give money, will they be able to eat? It could go either way...chances are, that supporting the begging, it will just encourage the family to do it more often...using their children to make tourists feel guilty and sorry for them...we don't give money...but it kills me not too! It's hard to enjoy my ice cream, when I know there are starving children and babies sitting two stores down! It's tough...and that's Boracay...an island of contradiction! We leave tomorrow for Cebu!
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Q: I feel that I have been betrayed by one of my peers. "Chuck" and I are both senior vice presidents, reporting to the president of our company. In a recent executive team meeting, Chuck stated that an employee in my department has been intercepting and reading the president's email for several months.
Chuck has apparently known this for some time, but instead of telling me privately, he chose to throw me under the bus by revealing it in front of our boss. He called me naive for not knowing about it. After this humiliating betrayal, I'm not sure how to act around Chuck. Should I just speak to him when we have to work together and ignore him the rest of the time?
A: This little soap opera raises so many interesting questions. Why is your fury directed at Chuck instead of the snooping employee? How did Chuck obtain his incriminating information? And isn't the president angry that Chuck took so long to expose this outrageous misconduct?
Despite my curiosity, I will try to focus on the question you actually asked. You say that Chuck mentioned this transgression in a meeting, then expressed surprise at your lack of awareness. This is not necessarily devious behavior, so prior experience must be causing you to question his intentions.
If Chuck does wish to embarrass you, reacting like a pouting adolescent will only make the situation worse. By not speaking to him, you will escalate this incident into an ongoing feud, making others uncomfortable and making yourself look silly. A better approach would be to present your concerns in a mature, businesslike manner.
For example: "Chuck, I was stunned when you mentioned Ed's email snooping in our staff meeting. If you had come to me when you first learned of it, I could have taken immediate action. In the future, please tell me right away if you hear about inappropriate activities in my department, and I promise to do the same for you."
After that, drop the subject, but keep a close eye on Chuck. His future conduct should reveal whether he is a true adversary or simply a thoughtless person.
I do hope you realize, however, that the real betrayer is the employee who infiltrated the president's email account. I assume this person has now been fired. If not, then that's the most baffling question of all.
Q: Our boss frequently requests contributions for a charitable group that she supports. Is this acceptable management behavior?
A: No, managers should never personally solicit money from employees, even for a worthy cause. Because of the power differential, people may feel compelled to contribute, even if they prefer not to.
If you have a helpful human resources department, consider asking the HR manager to have a chat with your civic-minded supervisor. But if that's not an option, simply smile and say "I'm not able to give anything at this time, but I certainly admire you for supporting such a worthwhile organization."


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Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition is the complete database and analysis offering for rapidly delivering the next generation of scalable e-commerce, line-of-business and data warehousing solutions. Query, analyze and manipulate data over the Web. Use Extensible Markup Language (XML) in SQL Server 2000 to exchange data between loosely coupled systems. Access data easily and securely from a browser, through firewalls, and perform fast full-text searches of formatted documents. Analyze and link online analytical processing (OLAP) cubes, even over the Web. Perform click stream analysis to learn about your Web customers. Grow without limits with enhanced scalability and reliability features. Partition your database workload to achieve scale-out of applications. Rapidly build, deploy, and manage e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions. Perform sophisticated data mining on customer and financial data. Reduce development time with the integrated T-SQL debugger, and develop your own functions that can be reused in different applications. SQL Server 2000 provides the fastest route to Web application development. SQL Server 2000 posted world-record benchmarks that eclipsed the competition on multiple platforms.
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I can never have enough purples!
stats: NC15-20/NW20, bobbi brown warm ivory (winter), cool beige (summer), bareminerals fair (winter), golden fair (summer). fair-to-light asian skin that leans more neutral-cool than warm.
jet black hair, brown eyes.
neutrals: i love a combination of icy pinks with grey-brown/taupey shades – bobbi brown pink pearl base with flint, heather mauve, fawn or java; MAC seedy pearl, phloof! or vex base with satin taupe, coquette or mystery.
brights: i love all colors but vivid blues & purples/violets seem to bring out the brown the most, while greens add a glow to my complexion. my favorites – MAC beautiful iris, parfait amour, purple haze, stars 'n rockets, moon's reflection, freshwater, blue flame, warm chill, shimmermoss, swimming & humid.
Gesso, Issue and Mont Blanc 🙂
I guess I'm about a NW15 (I wear C2 in Studio Fix, but that's the only MAC foundation I own.) with blue eyes and dark blonde hair.
MAC Time & Space all over lid, Glamour Check! on outer 3rd/lightly through the crease. Femme-fi as highlight.
UD Nylon all over lid, MAC sable in crease, UD Twice Baked on outer corner.
Those are the combos I wear most often. I adore neutrals/browns/golds/coppers/etc. They make my blue eyes stand out so nicely.
Oops..clicked the wrong reply button. 🙂
I have 2:
Eye Shadow Combo 1: MAC Pompus Blue & Urban Decay Mildew & Urban Decay Covet liner
Eye Shadow Combo 2: MAC Old Gold pigment, MAC Saturnal and Humid e/s and Prestige Daring Green total intensity liner
Eye Color: Blue; Skintone: NW20 (light skinned, not-quite cool undertones)
i love a wash of cool, matte-finish neutral color on my eyelids, and for my lower lashline, i love lining it with a bit of metallic green eyeshadow to really give it a pop of color. perfect for summer! 😀
i have brown eyes and medium/tan neutral toned skin 🙂
Tempting, Bronze, and Cosmic. 🙂
My eyes are warm brown and my skin is fair with cool undertones. I usually wear neutral colours, and my favs are: naked lunch all over lid, satin taupe in the crease and shroom on the browbone.
I have extremely pale skin, so deep greens make me look a bit tanner. And, green's my favorite color!
NW20 skin on average, dark brown hair, blue-grey eyes
I love neutral browns, golds, and champagnes. I love MAC's Wedge (in the crease), Grand Entrance (but i hate the fall out), All That Glitters (on the lid), and Brule (as a highlight) 🙂
blue, cant get enough
I find that Bronzes work best on my skintone and make my blue/gray eyes pop!
Combo 1: MAC Tempting and MAC woodwinked.
Combo 2: MAC Gleam and MAC Mulch
Combo 3: MAC Amber lights and MAC Satin Taupe
Combo 4: MAC Romp and MAC Antiqued!
Combo 5: MAC Trax and MAC Woodwinked!
i have clear blue eyes.. i love greyish and black eye shadow (scene, print, carbon..).. so most of the time i wear a smokey eye
I have brown eyes and medium beige skin tone, purples are my fave, esp Benefit "I cannes and I will" with MAC Sketch or Urban Decay Freakshow 🙂 I have been wearing that for like a month!
blue, turquoise , aqua , purples – im Nw 45ish , brown eyes dark brown hair.
I have dark brown eyes & Black-Brown hair. I have NW 25 skin (can you still be NW when you have yellow undertones? I just got matched for the reference. I usually wear NARS).
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MAC Deep Truth in the outer corner to smoke it out!
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City budget meeting poorly attended
The City of Castlegar held a public meeting on Tuesday at the Community Forum building to go over the 2012 budget and five year financial plan. Residents were encouraged to mingle and talk with councillors and city staff regarding the upcoming budget. Only seven people took advantage of the opportunity to learn about the budget and have the chance to provide feedback.
"You're looking at maybe seven people here," said Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff. "The thing is everyone talks about communication and there's every opportunity to inter-mingle with council and senior staff on the budget."
Chernoff said the public has plenty of opportunity to engage city staff and councillors at both public forums and using social media and other resources.
"There's the phone, there's the website (www.castlegar.ca), there's Facebook, there's Twitter. People don't need to do it in person, they can do it privately," he said.
Andre Buss, The city's director of finance, gave a slide slow presentation detailing the proposed budget. In addition, the walls of the forum were decorated with posters detailing the breakdown of the different sections of the budget.
"The next step is we're asking for the public's input and there's every opportunity," said Chernoff. "Like anything else, the public needs to seize that opportunity and say, 'hey, I will participate in the forum.' It doesn't even matter if it's this forum or online. It doesn't matter how you participate - just participate."
The budget is in the draft stage. Chernoff says there will be another budget forum in February where citizens will have another chance to engage council and city staff. Final approval for the budget is expected in March.
"There's lots of options to look at the budget and participate," he said. "It's not just the dollar figure, maybe there's something you'd like to see done that's not on that list in capital projects or whatever. You want to say, 'here's my input. I think this is a great idea. Can it fit in?' and we'll consider it. We talk about communication and this is a key communication. This is a huge document. There's a lot of money involved in what we're doing."
The estimate for taxes and charges for 2012 for a representative house in Castlegar is $1,907. That number is up $58 from 2011. That includes $744 for municipal taxes, up from $709 in 2011; $738 in school taxes, up from $724 in 2011; $352 in regional district taxes, up from $345 in 2011; and $72 in hospital and other charges, up from $71 from 2011.
The total estimated taxes and charges for a typical representative house in Castlegar for 2012 is $2,676, which included $1,907 in total taxes plus $769 in user fees.
In comparison, Nelson's total taxes from 2011 are $3,900 which includes $2,788 in total taxes plus $15 for parcel taxes plus $1,097 for user fees. Trail's comes out lowest of all West Kootenay towns at $2,571 for 2011, which includes $1,822 in total taxes, $150 in parcel taxes and $599 in user fees.
The average total taxes for 2011 were $2,175 for towns and cities in the West Kootenay. The total taxes and charges including parcel taxes and user fees were $3,049.
The 2012 budget for Castlegar authorizes approximately $9.5 million in capital projects. Major projects include: Water Treatment Centre, which is required by provincial regulation = $1.2 million; Airport Water System Extension project = $1.5 million; Millennium Park enhancement project = $1 million; Completion of South End Water Reservoir = $894,000; and Airport Sewer System Extension project = $680,000; and Residential Water Meter program = $500,000.
Despite the low turnout at the meeting, there were some strong points made from area residents.
Sandy McCreight of Castlegar wants to see more emphasis on helping with the aging senior's community.
"When we pay $30,000 a year to have flowers but don't have access for our elderly people to have a ride in a cab or whatever it is to get to a medical appointment, that's quality of life," she said to city staff during the meeting. "We talk about arts and culture but I'm talking about the basics. Maybe it's about re-directing, maybe it's about holding those above at different levels accountable but I think it's something that needs to be addressed."
City Chief Administrative Officer John Malcolm pointed out that the city is responsible for infrastructure as well as garbage and sewer, while senior's housing and other issues fall more under the provincial and federal umbrella.
"I think our provincial and federal governments are dropping the ball on what's happening with some of the planning," said McCreight to the Castlegar News. "I think in the Kootenays we're going to have much bigger representation of elderly than a lot of communities. I think that needs to be looked at and taken into consideration by our local council. Now whether that means re-allocating funds they already have or working with some other organizations to get funding or whether it means holding other levels of governments accountable. I think it's something that needs to be looked at."


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Goodnight Grammy My mother in law, sadly missed, has gone home to her Lord and to her husband who left before her. Her home for the past 5 years has been with us. She lived in a mom-in-law apartment in our house. Her own little kitchen, living area, shower and what not. Her refrigerator is full, as is her pantry. The sink has dishes drying in the dish drainer. There is water left in the dehumidifier. The smell of 5 years worth of smoking still fills the air. Believe it or not, as a non-smoker you'd think otherwise, but I am going to miss that smell when it finally goes away. Her television, which sat dark mos of the time will stay put where it is, I won't move it. Her stacks of books will stay where they are. All the family photos will remain on the walls. The silly little talking clock, announcing the time every hour will remain on the shelf and I'll replace the batteries as necessary so as never to miss that poorly computer generated voice telling me it is something O'clock. The jar of candy on the coffee table will remain. She is the only one who ate those Wuethers candies. Guess they'll grow stale. That's OK with me. I guess I'll just leave Grammy's apartment just the way it is for some time to come as her presence is still there, in every nook and cranny. And I need that. I, need that. I used to give her gentle hugs and kiss her on the head and say "good-nite grammy". (My kids name for her...) While she lie in her final resting bed, I placed my hand on her head, held her hand and kissed her on the forehead one last time and said again for the last time to her lifeless body, "good-nite grammy". I know somewhere she heard me. I'll keep saying it each time I walk upstairs from her apartment. I can't help it, it's automatic. It's the love I had for her. I say to the empty table in my kitchen every morning I see it, "Anything good today Dzia Dzia?" (Polish slang for grandpa). I acquired that table when grammy moved in with us. The table he sat at every day to greet those who came to see him. So, I still greet him at that table every day I see it and I will greet her with every trip to her downstairs apartment.It's what we do, to continue the love, to continue the memories, to continue their lives.... in ours....in our childrens and so on....Good night Grammy! Say hello to Dzia-Dzia for us all! I hope you are kicking your heels up in a grand polka with him as I write this.Good night Grammy.My love eternal,Michael In Loving Memory of Inzie Eudora Davidson (Mary Pisarski, married name) Inzie was born on May 14, 1921 and passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2009.


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Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) People in Tamil Nadu celebrated Gokulashtami or Janmashtami with traditional fervour Wednesday performing special prayers at home for Lord Krishna to celebrate his birthday.
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Double clutch (technique)
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Double clutching (also called double de-clutching) is a method of shifting gears used primarily for vehicles with an unsynchronized manual transmission, such as commercial trucks and specialty vehicles. Double clutching is not necessary in a vehicle that has a synchronized manual transmission.
With this method, instead of pushing the clutch in once and shifting directly to another gear, the driver first engages the transmission in neutral before shifting to the next gear. The clutch is pressed and released with each change.[1]
The double clutching technique involves the following steps:
- The accelerator (throttle) is released, the clutch pedal is pressed, and the gearbox is shifted into neutral.
- The clutch pedal is then released, the driver matches the engine speed to the gear speed either using the throttle (accelerator) (when changing to a lower gear) or waiting for engine speed to decrease (when changing to a higher gear) until they are at a level suitable for shifting into the next gear.
- At the moment when the revs between engine and gear are closely matched, the driver then instantly presses the clutch again to shift into the next gear. The result should be a very smooth gear change.
Manual transmission shifting[edit]
In a gearbox with neutral between gears, a typical shift actually involves two gear changes, once into neutral, and again into the next gear. During any shift, disconnecting drive components via a clutch unloads the engine and transmission of the force from the opposing components. Using the clutch for each shift out of, and then into, each gear is double (de)clutching. Due to the absence of a neutral spacing, double clutching is ill-advised for sequential gear changes, as in a fully sequential gearbox such as a typical motorcycle.
History and theory[edit]
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Before the introduction of transmission synchronizers (in the 1920s), double clutching was a technique required to prevent damage to an automobile's gear system (except for cars like the Model T with a planetary gearbox). Due to the difficulty and most often unnecessary redundancy involved in learning the technique, coupled with the advent of synchronized gearing systems, it has largely fallen into disuse. However, drivers of large trucks often use the double clutching technique when unable to keep the transmission unloaded during shifting, as large vehicles are usually equipped with older, simpler and more durable unsynchronized gearboxes.
The purpose of the double-clutch technique is to aid in matching the rotational speed of the input shaft being driven by the engine to the rotational speed of the gear the driver wishes to select (directly connected to rotating wheels). When the speeds are matched, the gear will engage smoothly and no clutch is required. If the speeds are not matched, the dog teeth on the collar will "clash" or grate as they attempt to fit into the holes on the desired gear. A modern synchromesh gearbox accomplishes this synchronization more efficiently. However, when the engine speed is significantly different from the transmission speed, the desired gear can often not be engaged even in a fully synchronized gearbox. An example is trying to shift into a gear while travelling outside the gear's speed or directional range, such as accidentally into 1st from near the top of 2nd, or intentionally from reverse to a forward gear whilst still moving at speed.
Double clutching, although time consuming, eases gear selection when an extended delay or variance exists between engine and transmission speeds.
Although double clutching is a testing requirement when obtaining a commercial driver's license, most experienced truckers learn to shift gears without using the clutch. This is known as floating gears or float shifting, which thus eliminates the clutch except during starting and stopping. Skip shifting is when a gear is left out, usually on an upshift, for example shifting 2-4-6 while accelerating with the help of gravity down a hill. This technique saves unnecessary shifting work and saves fuel.
Conversely, in order to shift down, engine RPM must be increased while the gearbox is in neutral and the clutch is engaged. This requires the driver to slow the vehicle sufficiently, shift into neutral, apply throttle to bring the RPM up to a suitable speed, and finally shift into gear. This operation can be very difficult to master, as it requires the driver to gauge the speed of the vehicle and throttle to the intended gear accurately; vehicle weight and road gradient are important factors as they influence the vehicle's acceleration or deceleration during the shift. Double clutching is when the clutch pedal is depressed while shifting to neutral to match engine speed to the intended gear and vehicle speed, and again depressed for shifting into gear.
Sometimes, truck drivers use the engine brake to help match the engine speed to the gear. The most common situation is with a loaded vehicle which has no split gears or half gears in the lower range, from gears 1-4. In this case, it is especially difficult and sometimes impossible to get from 1 to 2, and sometimes even from 2-3 while starting on a hill. The problem is that by the time the engine speed has dropped sufficiently to enable a shift into the higher gear, the vehicle will have slowed down too much or possibly even stopped, making the shift impossible. The engine brakes, which on some models can be set to different intensities (retarding variable numbers of engine cylinders) enable a shift by dropping the engine speed quickly enough to catch the higher gear before the vehicle has decelerated too much. This technique, sometimes called "jake shifting", requires high skill and much practice shifting without the clutch, and is usually not recommended among truck drivers because mistakes can cause damage to the transmission.
For an aural example of double clutching, the sound track to the iconic auto chase in the 1968 police movie Bullitt, where the police detective character played by Steve McQueen, driving the green Ford Mustang GT 390, chases the hit men in the Dodge Charger through the streets of San Francisco, has McQueen double clutching on most shifts (which may not have actually happened that many times, but the chase footage as edited with added sound makes it appear so). Apart from acting, McQueen was an avid race car and motorcycle enthusiast.
Heel-and-toe shifting[edit]
A related downshifting technique is called heel-and-toe,[2] in which the brake and accelerator pedals are pressed simultaneously. Classically, the brake is pressed with the ball of the right foot and the accelerator pedal is controlled by the right heel, while the clutch pedal is pressed by the left foot. However, variants are possible, with the brake and accelerator pressed by sides of the right foot.
Proper heel-and-toe technique aids both slowing the vehicle while at the same time accelerating the engine for a matched downshift. Note that neglecting to rev-match in any downshifting scenario can be extremely dangerous, especially in low-traction conditions.[citation needed] Heel-and-toe may be used with any type of gearbox when simultaneous braking and downshifting is necessary. Though difficult, mastering the heel-and-toe technique in conjunction with necessary clutching is essential for high performance driving (e.g., rally racing) to stay in the optimal gear regardless of the simultaneous braking, accelerating, and clutching required for shifts. This allows the engine to stay in its "power band" and allows one to drive as fast as possible. Left foot braking while accelerating the engine with the right foot to accommodate downshifting in a clutchless situation accomplishes the same feat.
The purpose of the heel-toe-double-clutch is to downshift more than one gear to use engine braking in the intermediate gear. This provides maximum braking and optimal engine speed for exiting the corner while causing the least wear of the entire drive train. While this is not double clutching in the conventional sense, the term is used to describe this technique since the clutch pedal is pressed more than once. Note that racers will sometimes skip gears during downshifts depending on the vehicle speed as there is no need to shift through every gear when significant speed has been lost.
See also[edit]
- ^ "Double-Clutch". Dictionary.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ "Heel and Toe & Double Clutch Techniques". Spitfire & GT6 Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
External links[edit]
- What's All This Double-Clutching Stuff, Anyhow? (another detailed description and reasons for double clutching)


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- 3 eggs
- 200 g prawns
- 150 g squid
- 50 g green peas, frozen
- 100 g snow peas, sliced
- 100 g carrots, diced
- 100 g onions, chopped
- 30 ml tomato sauce
- 4.92 ml fish sauce
- 10 ml soy sauce
- 4.92 ml garlic, chopped
- 4.92 ml sugar
- 29.58 ml corn oil
- salt, to taste
- Fry garlic and onion till translucent.
- Add prawns and squid and saute till cooked.
- Add all the vegetables and sauces and stir-fry for 5 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and a little salt and pepper.
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