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It was a pretty bad weekend for the home teams in the first leg of the Conference Semifinals. The notable exception was Real Salt Lake, who dominated the Sounders on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead into Seattle on Wednesday.
We'll start there for some quickshot tactical analysis of what went right and what went wrong in each of the weekend's contests:
Real Salt Lake 3, Seattle Sounders 0
The Opta numbers break it down pretty well, with RSL showing a clear advantage in total possession and completion percentage.
But the reasons behind those numbers are what tell the story. RSL were able to push Seattle into playing more vertically than the Sounders generally want to, forcing the back four into long-distance passing and generally neutralizing Osvaldo Alonso. Sigi Schmid said it was one of the worst games Alonso's had in the defensive midfielder's three years in MLS, and it's hard to disagree.
While that made for a stretched and disorganized Seattle side that couldn't string passes together until the last 15 minutes (at which point RSL began to play more conservatively in an effort to protect their 2-0 lead), it also created lanes for RSL to exploit when moving forward.
The positioning of Will Johnson in particular provided a dilemma for right back James Riley. Johnson stayed very deep on the night, leaving room in the left-center channel for playmaker Javier Morales to use (and use it he did – that's where the first goal came from). Alonso frequently followed Morales with and without the ball, which left Riley to choose between pushing up and harassing the Canadian international, and thus vacating the flank for a counterattack, or staying back and letting Johnson act as a safety-valve when Real had possession.
It ended up being the latter more often than not, and Johnson's ability to switch play and keep the ball moving is one of the underrated reasons his side bossed the game.
Philadelphia Union 1, Houston Dynamo 2
It seems unlikely Peter Nowak will trot out the five-man back line that played the first 45 minutes on Sunday. It also seems highly unlikely – or it should be, anyway – that he'll go with the dual d-mid formation that's been more hindrance than help for his team this year.
The choice to defend deep was a baffling one for several reasons, the biggest being that you're almost certain to concede set pieces if you play that game. Against a team with Brad Davis whipping balls into Brian Ching, Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell and Geoff Cameron, that's suicide.
The 4-1-3-2 should be the order of the day. Figuring out who to play alongside (or just underneath) Sébastien Le Toux is the biggest decision, but it's clear that the Frenchman should be used as a true No. 9, pushing the Dynamo back four.
Defensively, the Union have two mandates: Stop giving up set pieces and stop giving Davis chances to cross the ball. The midfielder had 10 on the day, and Philly were lucky only one turned into a goal.
On the Houston side, it couldn't have gone much better, with the one blemish being Cameron's ill-advised, poorly timed challenge that freed Justin Mapp up to start the sequence leading to the first goal. Otherwise, Cory Ashe did a very good job of staying wide to neutralize Sheannon Williams on the overlap, while Hainault and Danny Cruz did well to take the space down the right side, largely eliminating Gabe Farfan's overlapping threat.
New York Red Bulls 0, LA Galaxy 1
Over the past several years, one of the more reliable predictors of playoff success is choosing whichever team has played fewer games to advance. Teams with extended US Open Cup or CONCACAF Champions League runs simply haven't had the legs to compete come the postseason.
That fed into LA's plan in New York, a game in which they pressed for the first 30 minutes then spend the rest of the game conserving energy while looking for a counterattack. Obviously the pressure paid off – Mike Magee's 18th-minute goal came at a point in the game when the Galaxy had RBNY scrambling to put out fires all over the pitch – and the decision to counter would have paid as well, had Robbie Keane or Landon Donovan been able to finish open chances in the box.
LA will take the 1-0, of course, but Hans Backe and RBNY have some serious decisions to make. The Galaxy were able to neutralize Thierry Henry by leaving Juninho deep (a role likely given to Chris Birchall for the second leg since the Brazilian is suspended), putting the Frenchman in a situation where, when he received the ball, he was almost always moving away from his own net. As it turns out, Henry's best pass of the night was a blind, overhead kick into space for Luke Rodgers. Not exactly textbook attacking soccer, that.
Colorado Rapids 0, Sporting KC 2
The Rapids were spent by September and have been holding on by a thread. Factor in the injuries they suffered, the red card, and Sporting's young legs and good health, and the 2-0 result was probably, in retrospect, predictable.
It actually obscures the fact that Colorado played fairly well through the first 45 minutes, giving few chances to counter and daring KC to beat them by stringing together passes in the attacking zone. On the few times Sporting attempted the latter, Jeff Larentowicz was usually there to clean up the threat.
Of course, it was a turnover and counterattack that gave Sporting the lead just a few minutes into the second half. So the good form didn't last nearly long enough.
The real problem, though, occurred when Graham Zusi stepped into the red zone just between the defense and midfield. It's well understood by now that anything within 30 yards means Zusi can have a rip on goal, so when Larentowicz stepped up to snuff out that option, it gave the enganche the lane to slip Teal Bunbury through and draw a red card on Tyrone Marshall.
In other words, Colorado made the right play; Zusi simply made a better one.
Matthew Doyle writes the Armchair Analyst column for MLSsoccer.com.


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Hi, now we know who is the designer of the ladies high-heel-shoes!!!!!look at the shoes of Bambi whoow exactly the same
Better go see Dr A and get some meds!!
Yes, it's all downhill!!!.......
You lose your marbles, you're seeing fuzzy........what next Lela!!! :))))
Looks like 1928, but can't be sure as it's a bit fuzzy........thanks cakes!
Hi Mary ~ It is a pretty picture with that sweet deer. I think it just might be more modern than the actual era but in the Art Deco ''Fashion''. At least that's how it appears to me. :)))))
This one is sure unique; could pass for today's fashion with the fringe, color blocks but the skirts have gone a bit shorter. Love the deer running along beside her. thanks, Joyce.

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just need a little help, on a code
So, the problem I'm having is that I want to make a code, but i don't where to start. The code is going to randomly pick 2 questions, that are provided, and when you answer both right you move on. So for example I would write 50 questions and the answer for them, and then when you start the code up, it will asks you 2 of the 50 questions and when you get the 2 questions, right you'll move on. So if anyone could help me out, by explaining in the comments or by put a link to a video explaining it, anything would be appreciated. Thanks
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One more time, this forum is not a free coding service. As a general rule, the people helping out in this forum don't write code for others, but try to help with fixing code that doesn't work. You may perhaps get someone to write this script for you, but you'll be far more likely to get help if you have made a substantial effort and written some code yourself. Then someone here will almost certainly help you correct/improve your work.
So you are quite entitled to "a little help", but not to have someone do your homework for you.
What resources have you tried so far?
Be aware that all Javascript quizzes have the serious defect that the user can see the correct answer simply by using "View Source".
Rather than pick questions at random (which means that the same question may appear twice), you will need to shuffle the questions into random order and then take the first two, the next two and so on. This means that the answers must be in the same array index as the question, and separated out by splitting at the delimiter. Example:-
var myQuestions = [];
myQuestions[0] = "Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?~~Shakespeare";
myQuestions[1] = "Who is the President of the USA?"~~Obama";
myQuestions[2] = "How many beans make 5?~~5";
// and so on.
The array will need to be shuffled into random order, or it would be simpler to just present the questions in sequential order. Get that right first, then add the refinement of shuffling.
For the purposes of the comparison the user's answer and the correct answer will need to be converted to lower case. Javascript is case sensitive so obama != Obama.
You will also need to keep a count of the number of correct answers.
Use the search facility of this forum for guidance.
But I have the idea that this assignment is too difficult for you at this stage in your programming development. You are trying to run before you can walk. You say that you are 8th grade - which I understand is age 12-14.
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Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Lack of investors' participation, coupled with the absence of any fresh triggers and profit bookings, subdued Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Tuesday.
This led a barometer index of the Indian equity markets to trade flat during the mid-afternoon trade session.
Initially both the bellwether indices of the Indian equity markets rose in-sync with their Asian peers.
In addition, markets' maintained their Monday's gains which were made on the back of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new initiative of "Start-up India Stand-up India" which has been lined up for next month's launch.
However, markets soon ceded their gains, as lack of investors' participation and absence of any triggers depressed sentiments and prompted some investors to book profits.
Latest data with the stock exchanges showed that the volumes in cash markets across key bellwether indices eased to Rs.16,000 crore in the last couple of trading sessions.
Besides, investors were seen cautious regarding the upcoming third quarter earnings season.
The barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was trading marginally higher by 18.51 points, or 0.07 percent, during the mid-afternoon session.
Notwithstanding, the wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was trading in the red. It was marginally lower by 8.20 points, or 0.10 percent, at 7,916.95 points.
The Sensex of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 26,075.68 points, was trading at 26,052.64 points (at 1.35 p.m.) — up 18.51 points, or 0.07 percent, from the previous day's close at 26,034.13 points.
The Sensex has so far touched a high of 26,133.78 points and a low of 25,994.45 points during the intra-day trade.
The Sensex had closed the previous session on December 28 with gains of over 195 points, or 0.76 percent, whereas the Nifty was higher by 64.10 points, or 0.82 percent.


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University of Redlands women's basketball coach Jim Ducey just finished compiling a book on coaching basketball. His research included spending time following the Spurs, according to Michelle Gardner of the Redlands Daily Facts.
Pau-Orthez of the Euroleague strengthened its backcourt with the signing of shooting guard Melvin Sanders, who started the season with the Spurs.
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Has anyone ever seen the movie that splash mountain is based on??If you have whats the name of it and is it worth watching??Cause i have never seen it.
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Splash Mountain is based on the movie "Song of the South" It has yet to be released on video, but a DVD release is planned for 2006.
There are several threads about this movie with various opinions- use the search function to find them if you are really curious.
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Look on Micechat's "All Entertainment" board. There's a big thread about it there."Say, uh, ever hear of the devil's paint pots? Real mystery of the desert. Bubblin' pots of mud in all kinds of colors."
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Not to start that thread up again, but the whole thing is b/s. Something about "racism". If you want to call Song of the freaking south racist, then Sleeping Beauty is communist........
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Originally posted by mp3piratesavvyNot to start that thread up again, but the whole thing is b/s. Something about "racism". If you want to call Song of the freaking south racist, then Sleeping Beauty is communist........
I remember seeing it as a kid. I can totally understand how the black community has a bit of a problem with it. Uncle Remus plays "The Happy Slave" in very close similarity to Uncle Tom.
However i hope people can see it for what it is, a bit of history, and at least try to enjoy it from a childs eye, not from a civil rights eye.-----------------------------------------------
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I guess the Beverly Hills Cop movies with the smart black cop and stupid white cops are racist then?
The movie is a depiction of how things were in the South at that time, ala Gone With the Wind, or is that another racist movie.
The PC police are at it again.
I think the complaint is that the movie is a fantasy of what things were like, and that it idealizes the reconstructionist South, which, according to critics, runs the risk of influencing kids into thinking it wasn't so bad, etc. The danger being, I guess, that some folks will think that things were actually like that back then.
Personally, the film is from a certain time and place in American history, that mindset is visually apparent, but the film is no better or worse than any others of its time. No person, no group of people, are unhappy 100% of the time, neither are they happy 100% of the time, so personally I see no problem with showing people who have learned to be happy despite the cards they have been dealt, especially in a movie that makes it clear that they do not consider life to be perfect, and where it clearly shows that the (wealthy, white) plantation owners are in the wrong with the way they act toward the (poor, black) household workers and Uncle Remus.
But this thread has basically served its purpose (answered the question in the OP), and it would be a real shame to rehash a debate we only had a month or two ago.
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe...
My brother has an *cough* unauthorized version of Song of the South on dvd...
It used to be out on laserdisc, but that formant has obviously gone the way of the dodo bird.
The same shouts of racism can be thrown at Dumbo (think of the worker's song as they set up the circus and the crows). I think the depictions are harmmless; that was the era, and the films are portraying the the way things were.
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I say if we bash SOTS, we bash Gone w/ the Wind!!!
That one has slaves too, why don't people hate that one? Nope, they just keep releasing it in special edition video, then special edition DVD then, they add some more crap to it and then they release it again!
Why can't they release SOTS JUST ONCE????
Like I've always said, if you don't like it, don't watch it!!!A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes....
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