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Patent applications are no fun to write. You have to figure out just what you're trying to cover (and how wide a space around it you want to try to clear), and the lawyers have to whip up language that casts just the right legal spell. The chemists have to write up detailed experimental procedures for all the important compounds and procedures, gather the matching analytical data, and make sure that it all fits together. Just getting the numbers assigned to the compounds right (and keeping them right through all the revisions) is a tedious job in itself. You always have to go through more drafts than you thought. No one enjoys it.
So maybe it's not surprising that things sometimes, well, slip a little. But how about when they slip a lot? Take this morning's example from Merck (a company that pitchforks out patent applications by the pile). Their WO2009091856 just published recently, directed at bicyclic beta-lactamase inhibitors. And everything looks normal for quite a while - 120 pages or so, in fact. Then the text suddenly snaps into bold face, and an authorial voice makes itself heard:
It appears that the data in Table 3 were generated in the same manner using the same enzymes as in Table 2 (Table 2 is unchanged from the provisional filing. I plan to DELETE the entries in Table 3 for Ex. 2,6,7 and 8 because this data duplicates the data in Table 2. . .Also, the entries in Table 2 for Ex.8 are both "1.6", not "16" as shown in Table 3. Please clarify these differences. . .
Is the data shown for Ex 1A data generated in a separate run, or is it supposed to be the same as for Ex. 1?. . .You don't want to include synergy data for these compouds (sic). It would be helpful to include it, at least for some of the examples (could put in a separate table). Recommend we include it for Ex. 14, since this is a likely backup candidate.
Now that's not supposed to be in there! What you're reading are the comments of someone in Merck's legal department - the sorts of comments that every patent draft collects as it's written, the sorts of comments that are supposed to be excised before you send in the application. Not this time! So if you were wondering which compound in this application represents the real candidate, and which ones are the backups to it, well, wonder no more. That query about including synergy data, for example, is an attempt to make it harder to figure out the most preferred compound itself - in vain, as it turns out. Oh, and those corrections that the comments say should be made? They weren't. So you'll want to fill in the correct numbers yourself.
That sort of thing goes on all the time in patent writing. You have to disclose your best compound - and in fact, you have to "teach toward" it in the claims. But you don't have to spray-paint it orange, and there's no sense in making things easy for your competition to figure out. A careful analysis of a patent application's claim structure will narrow down what a patent's authors are really interested in protecting, but there's often still some doubt about which exact compound is the winner. There can be other clues. Sometimes it'll be the compound with the most extensive biological characterization, or sometimes, if you look through all the experimental procedures, you'll notice that everything's being done on 50-milligram scale until one prep jumps to twenty grams. Bingo! Careful preparation of an application can scrub most of this stuff out. But all is for naught if your legal team's strategy comments are included in the Special Bonus Director's Cut version of the application.
Oh well, bonus dormitat Homerus. Anyone who's interested in beta-lactamase inhibitors (which, I should add, I'm not) now has more data to work with. The patent analysts at Thomson-Reuters are the people who caught this mistake (a colleague forwarded their writeup on to me). As they note, the wayward legal paragraphs also mention the possibility of comparing compounds to "MK-8712". That MK designation is Merck's usual method of showing a compound that's been recommended for the clinic, but this is the first that anyone seems to have heard about this one. But we can be pretty sure of something: someone in Merck's legal department has had a very bad day of it within the past couple of weeks. . .
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1. D. on August 5, 2009 9:17 AM writes...
This is interesting. There's also been some work recently on clavulanic acid, which is in IIa right now for depression and ED, assuming Rexahn doesn't run out of cash. Their proposed indications are "depression and anxiety disorders, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative illnesses, neuroprotection and biodefense uses."
2. TT on August 5, 2009 10:14 AM writes...
It is more likely that the synergy comments were an effort to provide data, which would trump a possible obviousness rejection.
3. Chrispy on August 5, 2009 2:29 PM writes...
A lot of us in Wonder Drug factories have the eye-opening privilege of trying to reproduce work from patents and the literature, and it is absolutely astounding how much of it is not reproducible. I am not sure which is worse, but patents do have more gross, cut-and-paste type errors.
I hope that someday, Derek, you'll do a post about the irreproducibility of literature. I know you've covered a few examples of out-and-out fraud, but the amount of stuff which gets out there which is just plain wrong (or they got "lucky") really makes me not believe anything I read these days.
4. milkshake on August 5, 2009 4:28 PM writes...
You can tell when there is "prophetic" example baloney - I never even bother with those. A vague-sounding procedure with no yields, no solvent volumes and no NMR data is always a warning sign of crappiness.
My guess is that some people crank up compounds in hurry, without bothering to write down much in their notebooks. Two years later when the time comes to write-up on how they made their analogs, they don't remember much so they 'decipher' their own cryptic notes into some kind of plausible procedure that often has few key details missing...
5. Me on August 5, 2009 8:57 PM writes...
It is extremely ironic that it is Merck involved in this. Merck usually includes exactly no biodata in their patents. They describe the method of testing, but do not tell what any compound actually did. I understand the motivation of not disclosing data for individual compounds so that your competition doesn't know what the good compounds are. However, they are quite likely to publish a paper in BOMCL about the same time which actually includes IC 50s. Why does the patent office allow this? OR better still, why don't their competitors complain that they are not disclosing their "best mode"?
6. Pat Pending on August 5, 2009 11:16 PM writes...
All I can say is there but for the grace of God goes I.
Milkshake a prophetic example would be in present tense while an example that was actually performed would be in past tense
Me, the patent office (USPTO) does not care in that Examiners do not examine or look for "best mode" when examining a patent. However, in litigation, best mode will come up, especially if the best mode is not disclosed or there are efforts to hide the best mode of carrying out the invention. The penalty for hiding the best mode is that the patent will be invalidated by the court. The competitor that will complain would be the generic trying to invalidate the patent,arguing that the best mode was concealed.
7. LFree on August 6, 2009 12:28 AM writes...
love the latin and 'indeed' literary devices eh
8. Petros on August 6, 2009 1:00 AM writes...
Me's comments indicate what Merck's current philosophy is but there was a time when they belived in much more extensive disclosure (ca 20 years ago). Why this changed I don't know.
9. NoName on August 6, 2009 8:34 AM writes...
You may want to check this one ...
WO2004/091480 page 35 bottom
Jim, have we made any of these geometric isomers ...
see also page 38.
10. marklar on August 6, 2009 11:02 AM writes...
Here's another one:
WO2004/098589 p147 entry 0281
How was your weeked?(sic)
11. z on August 6, 2009 3:34 PM writes...
About reproducibility. A lot of it isn't necessarily fraud, or prophecy, or even sloppy notebook-keeping (although all of the above happen), but some chemistry is touchy, and one person's way of doing things is not the same as another person's. These differences aren't usually important so we don't usually write them down with extreme detail. In the cases where they are important, we don't know that because nobody else is trying to repeat the same chemistry. We may suspect a reaction of being more touchy but not have a way of saying that--a hunch that this one might be more sensitive, so I'll be extra careful with the flame-drying and adding reagents under inert gas streams, etc. Maybe we should write more of this stuff down? But if we don't know (and don't want to spend time playing around to find out), then it would give the person reading it the impression that we know more about a reaction's touchiness than we really do.
12. BLA on August 6, 2009 7:49 PM writes...
More examples, please!
13. Hap on April 6, 2010 7:30 PM writes...
Still no news on Merck's wayward drug candidate - no one else refers to "MK-8712" other than people referring to In The Pipeline.
Remind me, though, if I need any free info from BNet, it's not worth it. If our torpeodes and missiles were as persistent as their ad popovers, we wouldn't have too many wars.
14. Hap on November 15, 2011 3:27 PM writes...
Finally - here's a a paper in BMCL which reveals exactly what MK-8712 is. I don't know if it matters now, though.
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16. paulCh on June 17, 2015 7:41 AM writes...
True scientists don't fill patents. They give knowledge freely to all mankind. Patents are filled by the greedy. Take example from people like Marie Curie
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Lisbeth has a great attitude when it comes to overcoming obstacles and facing new challenges, she said; "I hardly ever think of things as obstacles. They're challenges – and almost everything in life can be overcome (or at least met) with intelligence and perseverance and love. That's stupid and sappy, but it's also true. What's that old spiritual lyric? "Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now." That's it in a nutshell. Don't need anything – it's all right inside."
As the CrossFit community has grown Lisbeth's role has evolved, "I don't have to post daily now, there is a staff of writers and editors to really shine a great spotlight on the many, amazing stories out there in the CrossFit world. I serve more as a conduit and an editor: I ferry story ideas from the community to the staff, and I guess I offer some affiliate and CrossFit perspective. I've been around for a bit, so I've learned a few things! Plus, I direct our social media efforts, so I help to ensure that spotlight shines far and wide."
Lisbeth trains at CrossFit West Santa Cruz four days a week, but on Saturday's she trains alone at the CrossFit Media Gym and in between sets she writes! On Sundays, if she isn't resting with her family, she likes to either go mountain or road biking.
Lisbeth is comfortable doing anything involves the barbell and not so happy with gymnastics, which she recognises is where she needs to focus her training. Her main CrossFit ambition is to improve her double unders, "like I'm reciting the alphabet or counting numbers. No cares, no stress, no thought. Just BAM! 100 in a row! Once I get those, I'll move to a new obsession. This could be a while …"
Outside of CrossFit Lisbeth tries not to take things to seriously, "My kids really try to keep me on track. They take turns watching me in stores. "Keep an eye on Mom or she'll get distracted by bright, shiny objects and we'll have no one to drive us home."
Lisbeth has been influenced by many people, "I couldn't pinpoint one person, although my mom and Greg Glassman certainly have helped shape my heart and my mind! My kids keep me real, CrossFit keeps me strong."


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Questions on understanding Full GC Cycles.
Recently I tuned my VM options to address some critical issues and made the following changes:
This gave me good outcome because earlier I had huge pauses with default collector and small young (default) generation. But with the above change, I see many FullGC events. They are spread a few seconds apart. Do note that I still do not see any issues with application but I would like to be prepared if this GC output is indicating a potential issue.
Here are some lines:
38.534: [GC 262945K->41161K(300032K), 0.0332940 secs]
38.567: [Full GC 41161K->32005K(303616K), 0.1773490 secs]
213.722: [GC 254516K->266866K(330240K), 0.2098050 secs]
213.932: [Full GC 266866K->73362K(338240K), 0.3870610 secs]
452.924: [GC 329334K->100106K(366528K), 0.0055360 secs]
452.930: [Full GC 100106K->55356K(326016K), 0.3637280 secs]
464.915: [GC 328049K->292487K(357120K), 0.0082640 secs]
464.924: [Full GC 292487K->62770K(341056K), 0.3857490 secs]
475.907: [GC 335094K->93216K(365184K), 0.0079970 secs]
475.915: [Full GC 93216K->64029K(342464K), 0.4167880 secs]
479.202: [GC 337330K->93778K(367936K), 0.0059040 secs]
479.208: [Full GC 93778K->67714K(346944K), 0.3634440 secs]
482.059: [GC 339323K->100816K(369344K), 0.0073910 secs]
482.066: [Full GC 100816K->78915K(356736K), 0.3966540 secs]
487.707: [GC 351450K->107636K(381632K), 0.0122460 secs]
487.719: [Full GC 107636K->80187K(359552K), 0.3931050 secs]
491.990: [GC 355569K->110554K(385344K), 0.0099930 secs]
492.000: [Full GC 110554K->76109K(356160K), 0.4659980 secs]
These have not given me any problems so far, but I would like to know if there is any potential issue being missed here? Like in first GC set above the output is -
38.534: [GC 262945K->41161K(300032K), 0.0332940 secs]
38.567: [Full GC 41161K->32005K(303616K), 0.1773490 secs]
Here after minor collection, the total occupancy is only at 41161/ 300032 = 27%. Then why should it be followed by a FullGC? I am of the opinion that this indicates shortage of tenured generation because after a minor GC, some objects still got promoted to tenured generation. Which is why an immediate Full GC follows minor GC and then reduced it from 41161K to 32005K which must have been a tenured generation collection. Is my understanding correct? If yes, then why is the default value of XX:NewRatio=2, not kicking in and making tenured generation twice the new generation (-XX:NewSize=254M ) at start up itself?
However my application also uses a lot JSPs, so even permanent generation will have a bearing on GC performance and can trigger a full GC. How do I know if that is the case based on GC output above? I am of the opinion that I have still not hit this issue.
In third GC set given above, FullGC has caused even total heap to come down from 366528K to 326016K. Does this indicate anything?
I also notice that with change in GC options the verbose GC output also changed. In earlier case with default collector, I used to get the following line:
34.214: [Full GC 34.214: [Tenured: 13108K->8014K(60544K), 0.0517130 secs] 13971K->8014K(65088K), [Perm : 8191K->8191K(8192K)], 0.0517880 secs]
With new options, the FullGC does not give me the break-up of different generations:
213.932: [Full GC 266866K->73362K(338240K), 0.3870610 secs]
How do I know which generation reduced by how much in above case? Or is it that this line is supposed to indicate a tenured generation clean up only and there is a separate output for permgen?
I have used following to get GC output:
-J-verbosegc -XX:+PrintGCDetails -J-Xloggc:/tmp/garbage_coll.txt -XX:+PrintGCApplicationConcurrentTime -XX:+PrintGCApplicationStoppedTime
I do not see any explicit GC calls as well.
Any inputs will be appreciated.
Hi Ruchir - Another thing you asked for was whether it is a CPU intensive or whether JSP pages are big. Well some of those pages can be big for sure. But overall, I think the application is neither too much IO centric or CPU centric. Like many other apps, it is a combination of both.
Thanks to everyone, I found here answers to my questions!!
It will be great if you could also share the questions you had as that will help others.
Can you please publish the capacity of the box.
RAM used
Processor single or VCPU or multi CPUS
What is the prospective you are looking for?
Try this option
java -Xmx512m -Xms512m -Xmn128m -Xss128k -XX:ParallelGCThreads=4 -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+UseParNewGC -XX:SurvivorRatio=4 -XX:TargetSurvivorRatio=30 -XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=12 -XX:+AggressiveOpts
java -Xmx512m -Xms512m -XX:ParallelGCThreads=5 -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+UseParNewGC -XX:SurvivorRatio=4 -XX:TargetSurvivorRatio=20 -XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=10 -XX:+AggressiveOpts
You can even try this option, I am sure it will help you.
Still if you can provide the capacity of the hardware it will help me understand the request better.
Also what type of app it is, like it creates a large pool of objects or its CPU intensive or the JSP pages are big .....
Ruchir Choudhry
Thanks Ruchir,
I have experimented with a lot of the options for heap/ collector. I have tried using a lot of variations for Xms and Xmx. And the option chosen right now seems to be the best. That is :
I did try experimenting with Xss but that did not help much and so did a change in collector option such as ConcMarkAndSweep.
Other details of the box are:
Linux RHEL WS release 3 (Taroon update 8)
Swap = 1G
Total CPUs = 4 (hyperthreaded)
The application has lots of JSP pages as well as Java classes. However output from GC did not indicate any need to tune PermGen.
In the meantime I was able to think through and find answers to a lot of questions I raised above. It is now very clear to me that the issue of FullGC is to do with violation of Young Generation Guarantee aas opposed to any other such as PermGen getting full. I have also understood how to interpret the log above and can give more details if anyone needs to know those.
In the meantime do let me know any way to ensure that Young Generation Guarantee is not violated. For that I need to ensure tenured generation is set to much more than young generation. However I am not seeing NewRatio help me at all with that.
Thanks again.


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Middlebury vs. Amherst
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|Mike Saraceni
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|Brian Gault
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|Mike Frissora
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|Ben Tobey
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|Charley Howe
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|Jonathan Sisto
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|Eric Krieger
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|Kevin Boova
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|Joaquin Walker
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|Andrew Syfu
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|Chris Condlin
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|Matt Margolis
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| MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Middlebury will host and play in the NESCAC
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Amherst came out strong, scoring four of the final five goals of the first quarter to take a 5-3 lead. Andrew Syru and Chris Condlin each had two goals during the run. Middlebury answered in the second quarter with the first three goals of the session to take a 6-5 lead. Joaquin Walker answered for the Jeffs to knot the game at six at the intermission.
The game remained at 6-6 until Middlebury scored two goals in 20 seconds during the six-minute mark of the third quarter. Greg Bastis scored the first goal driving to his right, while Mike Saraceni made it an 8-6 game. The run continued as the Panthers scored two more, giving them four goals in a 3:06 span to take a 10-6 lead. Amherst cut the lead to 10-7 with 1:40 left in the quarter. Charley Howe helped put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter as he scored two of Middlebury's first three goals of the quarter to give them a 13-7 lead with 12:12 remaining. Amherst answered before Saraceni scored the game's final goal with 7:38 left to play.
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Non-Mexican persons cannot directly hold title to residential real property in certain restricted zones in Mexico, but may hold title to residential real property in the restricted zones through a fideicomiso—a Mexican land trust (MLT) arrangement with a Mexican bank—provided that a permit is obtained from Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The IRS concluded in Rev. Rul. 2013-14 [PDF 27 KB] that none of the MLT arrangements discussed in the revenue ruling is a "trust" under the Treasury regulations, regardless of the nature of the owner.
KPMG observation
Tax professionals note that in issuing Rev. Rul. 2013-14, the IRS alleviates an ongoing taxpayer concern that Mexican land trusts might be classified as true "trusts" for U.S. federal income tax purposes, thereby necessitating the filing of foreign trust informational returns—for example, Form 3520, Annual Return To Report Transactions With Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts and Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner—in order to avoid significant penalties.
Although the IRS in late 2012 issued a private letter ruling—PLR 201245003 [PDF 62 KB]—that reaches the same conclusion as today's revenue ruling, Rev. Rul. 2013-14 constitutes published guidance that all taxpayers can rely on.
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On the Mark: Jackson Labs: Will there be a round two?
For whatever reason, and one we may never honestly know, approval of the controversial Jackson Labs project has been pulled from the new governor's consideration until it can be rewritten to better conform to what the applicants hope are the governor's expectations.
Practically any change to this project could be an improvement and the fact that it is being modified to accommodate the new governor begs the question: Why weren't modifications that would better address the concerns of a vast majority of our community considered to begin with?
The answer may lie in the fundamentally flawed approach that has plagued this project from the very beginning. Instead of embracing the public and being up front with the many proceedings that this project went through in order to gain approval, many facts involving Jackson Labs were only made public through the continued efforts of conscientious members of the public who had to battle institutional politics at its worst to gain bits and pieces of additional information.
Instead of bringing the public into the fold of knowledge-based information and responding to questions of concern, the public was met with hostility and condescending attitudes by the local politicians that endorsed this project. Then, when that attitude failed to stop the questions, the reaction was to resort to declarations of the confidentiality of government submittals. This resulted in restricted access to information that may have been helpful to validate impacts and provide hope this project was as good as the applicants claimed.
Our elected officials do not, under any circumstances, know better than the people they serve. They were elected to listen and to then make qualified and unbiased decisions. Placing themselves in a position of acting like lobbyists for the Jackson Labs project is the first ingredient in a recipe leading to failure.
It would certainly not harm Collier County if we were able to attract new diversity to our economy and that diversity included advance medical research. After all, we have a large retirement community where the level of retirement earnings is significantly higher than average and can therefore afford better medical attention. In addition, such industries are considered far "cleaner" than other industrial counterparts.
It is important that any new industry be located where it can be adequately serviced and fits in well with long range community planning. It is equally important that every new industry pay its fair share of costs just as others before them have. Costs will vary and can be mitigated to some extent by benefits from improvements to the economy and increased labor possibilities brought on by a new industry, but putting a monetary grant to private industry on the backs of the taxpayers is something that must be decided by voters; not politicians acting as lobbyists.
Hopefully Jackson Labs will enter round two of their evolution but this time as a community effort and not so much a political effort. Hopefully this past year or so of controversy has not hardened them or this community from trying again, if anything they should realize our community is not comprised of laid back non-thinkers. Collier County has a wealth of talent from all walks of life; from those who have survived here when there was little to survive on to others who have relocated here from successful business careers elsewhere. There is a lot to share by working together, certainly more than could ever be gained from continuing a relationship built on a lack of trust.
For Jackson Labs, Collier County is a great location. For Ave Maria, Jackson Labs is a much needed amenity. If done right, Collier County has more to gain than to lose by Ave Maria continuing to court Jackson Labs. Our tax base can only benefit from a higher probability of success for a new town and with the possible addition of a large anchor industry, that will become the nucleus for much more. The ingredients are there to find a solution; we just need the proper mix.
Whatever plan is being developed for approval from the new governor, it should not be one that will continue with the idea of placing a general tax on county citizens without allowing for their approval through the referendum process and it most certainly needs to provide full disclosure in order to determine what the real benefits are.


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Drew Moor
U.S. MNT Advance to Semifinal Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifying With 9-0 Aggregate Score Against Barbados
The U.S. will now prepare for their first match of the Semifinal Round, which will be on the road against Guatemala on Aug. 20. Overall, the U.S. will play a total of six games in the round-robin Semifinal Round, facing all three opponents in the four-team group home and away. The top two teams will advance to the Final Round hexagonal that will be played in 2009.
Along with the U.S. and Guatemala, Cuba advanced to the Semifinal Round group with an 8-3 aggregate score against Antigua & Barbuda, including a 4-0 victory this afternoon. Also advancing was Trinidad & Tobago, who defeated Bermuda 2-0 in the second leg for a 3-2 aggregate score. Guatemala advanced with a 9-1 aggregate score againt St. Lucia.
After heading to Guatemala, the U.S. will travel to Cuba on Sept. 6 and then host either Trinidad & Tobago in Chicago on Sept. 10. The second half of the round-robin play will begin against Cuba at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 11, before moving to Trinidad & Tobago on Oct. 15 and finishing in Denver against Guatemala on Nov. 19.
"For the series we feel good about the work we've done," said U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley. "This was an opportunity to use different players and it is important to get some young players experience. We had the confidence that we were strong enough defensively that we would hold together to get the win."
Lewis, wearing the captain's armband as he earned his 19th World Cup qualifying appearance, struck the game-winning goal in the 21st minute. After some nifty dribbling in the midfield, Freddy Adu, who earned his first World Cup qualifying start, spotted Lewis slicing behind the Barbados defense and slipped a nicely weighted through ball between two defenders directly into his path. Charging into the area, Lewis spotted the 'keeper closing in and calmly slotted his shot through Alvin Rouse's legs to the far right corner.
With a thumping 8-0 win in the first leg against Barbados, Bradley made seven changes to his starting line-up in Bridgetown, fielding a youthful side. The only remaining players that started last week were goalkeeper Brad Guzan, defender Heath Pearce and midfielders DaMarcus Beasley and Michael Bradley.
In total, seven players made their first appearance in a World Cup qualifier, including four in the starting line-up: Jay DeMerit, Sacha Kljestan, Drew Moor and Danny Szetela. In the second half, Bradley used all three his substitutions on the trio of Chicago Fire players – Chris Rolfe, John Thorrington and Chad Barrett – getting them their first taste of World Cup qualifying.
The teams spent the first quarter hour feeling each other out under the blistering sun in Bridgetown, with the U.S. maintaining most of the possession while forcing the hosts to chase the game. The U.S. also had the majority of the chances on goal, with Kljestan getting a great chance in the 18th minute when he nodded a Heath Pearce cross towards goal, but it was deflected away by Ramuel Miller. Pearce had a scoring opportunity of his own in the 36th minute when he was sent through, but his strike was wide left.
Barbados played much better compared to the first leg and came alive in the final five minutes of the fist half, getting their first real chance in the 41st minute when a flick-on header by Mark McCammon found Jonathan Nurse just inside the box. Nurse cut to his left and let go a low left-footed drive, only to have Drew Moor make a sliding block to avert the danger.
The second half started at a slower pace as the heat continued to take its toll, but Barbados was still pushing into the attack and had their best chance of the match to pull even in the 57th minute. Midfielder and captain Paul Ifill sent a long ball to the top of the penalty area where McCammon deftly chested the ball into the path of a streaking Rommelle Burgess, who ripped a one-timer from nine yards out that clanged off the crossbar.
The U.S. pushed forward in the second half looking to put the game out of reach, but couldn't find the final pass. In the 74th minute, Moor pushed his way up the right side and beat a defender to get into the penalty area, but his tempting cross along the six-yard box didn't find anyone.
Ifill, who plays at Crystal Palace in England, was the best player on the field for Barbados. In the 85th minute, he started the final chance for his country switching the point of attack from left to right with a long pass to Rondell Vaughan. The substitute sent a ball high into the penalty area where McCammon and Guzan collided allowing the ball to fall to John Parris who finished it into the net, but McCammon was called offside to nullify the goal.
In the final moments of the game, Barrett and Bradley both had opportunities but both of their chances were off target.
U.S. Men's National Team Game Report
Match-up: USA vs. Barbados
Date: June 22, 2008
Competition: FIFA World Cup qualifier
Venue: Kensington Oval - Bridgetown, Barbados
Kickoff: 3 p.m. ET
Attendance: 2,000
Weather: Sunny and warm, 85 degrees
Scoring Summary:
USA – Eddie Lewis (Freddy Adu) 21st minute.
USA: 18-Brad Guzan; 6-Drew Moor, 15-Jay DeMerit, 2-Danny Califf, 11-Heath Pearce; 10-Sacha Kljestan, 12-Michael Bradley, 8-Danny Szetela (14-Chris Rolfe, 66), 7-Eddie Lewis (capt.); 16-Freddy Adu (13-Chad Barrett, 86), 17-DaMarcus Beasley (12-John Thorrington, 79)
Subs not used: 1-Chris Seitz, 3-Carlos Bocanegra, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 9-Brek Shea
Head Coach: Bob Bradley
BRB: 1-Alvin Rouse, 5-Bryan Neblett, 6-Jonathan Straker, 7-Paul Ifill (capt.), 9-Marc McCammon, 11-Jonathan Nurse (12-Malcolm Marshall, 81), 13-Riviere Williams (8-Rondell Vaughan, 68), 14-Ramuel Miller, 15-Emerson Boyce, 16-Barry Skeete, 17-John Parris
Subs not used: 18-Adrian Chase, 2-Dyson James, 3-Daryl Ferguson, 4-Gregg Belle, 10-Arantes Lawrence
Head Coach: Eyre Sealy
Stats Summary:
Shots 9 3
Shots on goal 1 0
Saves 0 0
Corner Kicks 2 3
Fouls 11 7
Offside 5 4
Misconduct Summary:
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
1st Asst.: Daniel Williamson (PAN)
2nd Asst.: Hairo Fuentes (PAN)
Fourth Official: Luis Rodriguez (PAN)
ussoccer.com Man of the Match: Eddie Lewis
Bradley Names 19-Man Roster For Second Match of 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Against Barbados
Following the U.S. MNT's 8-0 victory against Barbados on June 15, Bradley opted to release 10 players, and the current squad has been in southern Florida preparing for this Sunday's game. The team travels to Barbados on Friday following training. Tim Howard continues to rehabilitate a lower back sprain suffered prior to the Barbados match, while Eddie Johnson has been ruled out due to illness.
"We understand that we need to have a maturity about us to go and finish the job," said Bradley. "We also have the chance to give some different players an opportunity in World Cup qualifying, which we believe will keep us fresh and sharp."
The roster still retains a core of experienced players, with two-time World Cup veteran Eddie Lewis leading the way with 79 caps. Lewis had an assist in last Sunday's victory, and is the only player on the roster to have played in Barbados – he was part of the team in 2000 that traveled to the island needing a win to advance to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying.
Not far behind Lewis is midfielder DaMarcus Beasley, who has appeared in 76 games for the U.S. The Glasgow Rangers winger is slowly working himself back into game shape following a lengthy layoff from injury, and has appeared in the last four games for his country. U.S. team captain Carlos Bocanegra and Oguchi Onyewu have also been retained. Onyewu, who scored in back-to-back games against Mexico and Poland earlier this year, leads the U.S. in 2008 in minutes played (482).
In all, there are eight players on the roster who saw time in last weekend's game. Goalkeeper Brad Guzan went 90 minutes en route to keeping a clean sheet in his first World Cup qualifying experience, while defender Heath Pearce had an assist and midfielder Michael Bradley chipped in with his second career goal for the United States. The 20-year-old is coming off one of the most prolific seasons ever for a U.S. player in Europe, recording 20 goals in all competitions and helping earn Heerenveen a place in the UEFA Cup.
Six players on the roster – Freddy Adu, Chad Barrett, Dominic Cervi, Maurice Edu, Sacha Kljestan and Chris Seitz - were part of the Under-23 team that helped the U.S book a ticket to Beijing by reaching the finals of the CONCACAF Qualifying tournament in March. Bradley and Danny Szetela are also age eligible for the U-23 tournament in the Olympics. Szetela is coming off a successful loan spell at Serie B outfit Brescia, and has one cap to his name, having appeared in last year's 1-0 victory against Switzerland on Oct. 17, 2007 in Basel, in which he helped set up the goal.
The U.S. is pursuing qualification for its sixth-consecutive FIFA World Cup, and is coming off the most successful qualifying campaign in team history. During the last cycle, the U.S. compiled a 12-2-4 record over 18 matches with 10 shutouts, scoring 35 goals, while allowing just 11. The U.S. finished undefeated at home during the qualifying campaign, going 8-0-1, with all eight victories coming by shutout. In the seventh match of the final round hexagonal, goals by Steve Ralston and DaMarcus Beasley gave the U.S. a 2-0 victory against Mexico on Sept. 3, 2005, marking the first time since 1934 that the U.S. was the first team from the CONCACAF region to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
** Note: Brek Shea was added to the roster late Friday.
U.S. Men's National Team vs. Barbados
FIFA World Cup Qualifier
June 22, 2008
|Caps / Goals
|Adu, Freddy
|Potomac, Md.
|SL Benfica (Portugal
|Beasley, DaMarcus
|Ft. Wayne, Ind.
|Glasgow Rangers (Scotland)
|Barrett, Chad
|Beaverton, Ore.
|Chicago Fire (MLS)
|Bocanegra, Carlos
|Alta Loma, Calif.
|Out of Contract
|Bradley, Michael
|Cedar Grove, N.J.
|SC Heerenveen (Holland)
|Califf, Danny
|Orange, Calif.
|FC Midtjylland (Denmark)
|Cervi, Dominic
|Norman, Okla.
|Out of Contract
|DeMerit, Jay
|Green Bay, Wis.
|Watford FC (England)
|Guzan, Brad
|Homer Glen, Ill.
|Chivas USA (MLS)
|Kljestan, Sacha
|Huntington Beach, Calif.
|Chivas USA (MLS)
|Lewis, Eddie
|Cerritos, Calif.
|Derby County (England)
|Moor, Drew
|Dallas, Texas
|FC Dallas (MLS)
|Onyewu, Oguchi
|Olney, Md.
|Standard de Liege (Belgium)
|Pearce, Heath
|Modesto, Calif.
|Hansa Rostock (Germany)
|Rolfe, Chris
|Kettering, Ohio
|Chicago Fire (MLS)
|Seitz, Chris
|San Luis Obispo, Calif.
|Real Salt Lake (MLS)
|Shea, Brek
|College Station, Texas
|FC Dallas (MLS)
|Szetela, Danny
|Clifton, N.J.
|Brescia (Italy)
|Thorrington, John
|Palos Verdes, Calif.
|Chicago Fire (MLS)
GOALKEEPERS (3): Dominic Cervi (out of contract: 0/0), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA: 1/1 SO), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake: 0/0)
DEFENDERS (6): Carlos Bocanegra (out of contract: 12/1), Dan Califf (FC Midtjylland: 1/0), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC: 0/0), Drew Moor (FC Dallas: 0/0) Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege: 8/0), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock: 1/0)
MIDFIELDERS (6): DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers: 15/4), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen: 1/1), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA: 0/0), Eddie Lewis (Derby County: 18/2), Danny Szetela (Brescia: 0/0), John Thorrington (Chicago Fire: 0/0)
FORWARDS (3): Freddy Adu (SL Benfica: 1/0), Chad Barrett (Chicago Fire: 0/0), Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire: 0/0)
Kenny Cooper, Drew Moor Added By Head Coach Bob Bradley For June 8 Match vs. Argentina
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (June 8, 2008) - U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley has added two players to the roster that was named yesterday, bringing total roster to 21 players for Sunday's blockbuster match vs. Argentina at Giants Stadium.
Forward Kenny Cooper and defender Drew Moor have met up with the team in New Jersey following their MLS match Friday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
Over 70,000 tickets have been sold for Sunday's match, which serves as the final preparation for World Cup Qualifying. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Giants Stadium and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN Classic and Galavision.
Quote Sheet: MNT 2, MEX 2
USA-Mexico Post-Game Quote Sheet
February 6, 2002
U.S. Head Coach BOB BRADLEY
On the match:
"These kind of games are what the players look forward to and as coaches, we understand that we need this kind of games in order to look hard at our players and our team to find things that we need to improve … We gain experience against a very good team in an atmosphere that was loud and in a great stadium. We talk about big games, and in terms of understanding how to play in those big matches, tonight was an excellent example … It is probably always the same with a 2-2 tie. You see things that you're happy about, but you see just as many things that you want to see improve."
On Mexico's play:
"There were a couple of set pieces in difficult positions tonight. They did a good job of creating options, and their delivery was quite good. That's a challenge when you come together quickly as a team just before a game. They were able to take advantage twice. In the game there were periods when we had the edge, and there were periods when they had the edge. Their ability to play under pressure was very good, and they have some skillful players. Whenever you play Mexico dealing with that is a challenge."
On Jozy Altidore's Goal:
"The goal was well taken. He [Jozy] found a little seam in the defense. It was a very, very good ball into the box from Drew Moor. It was an excellent piece of finishing, and a good bit of movement to get into that spot. Seeing where the ball is going to come, and then being in a good position to hold off tough defenders – those are things he has to continue to improve upon. As the game wore on, I think he was tired, but we also felt that his presence could still give us a chance so we let him go the full 90 minutes."
On play of Tim Howard:
"Timmy Howard gives us great play in the back. His organization is good and he makes tough saves. Over the last year and a half, in big games he has come through for us."
On play of Bobby Convey:
"This is the first game Bobby has started since the Mexico game last year [in Glendale, Ariz.]. He's had some injuries, and he's still working his way back into the national team. It's difficult when you're out for awhile. I thought he worked hard tonight. For him in his road back, that is a good start."
U.S. captain CARLOS BOCANEGRA
On the result:
"I thought the match was all right. It was a bit disappointing since we had the lead twice and let them come back into it. The thing is they scored on set pieces, and we can eradicate that. We'll take positives: the young guys came in and did well. It was a tough atmosphere to play in, a big stadium with lots of excitement, and that's a big positive to take away from tonight."
On playing in center defense with Oguchi Onyewu:
"We're getting more and more comfortable with each other. We're starting to understand each other's tendencies, and the more we play together the more we're going to improve."
U.S goalkeeper TIM HOWARD
On the unbeaten run:
"We're disappointed that we lost the lead twice, but they probably needed the win more than we did and we kept the streak going. It was always going to be emotional, and it was always going to be passionate. That's the difficult part – just trying to keep your nerve. But that passion is also the best part of the rivalry. It's always intense, and it's always going to be an exciting game, no matter how well the teams play. We're still trying to find ourselves as a team a little bit, but the positive is that we're still getting results."
U.S. defender and Sierra Mist Man of the Match OGUCHI ONYEWU
On what he was thinking when Landon Donovan kicked the ball across the area:
"When he kicked it over I was hoping it would make its way to back to the back post and the 'keeper wouldn't come out. Luckily he didn't and I went up for the header and hoped for the best."
U.S. forward JOSMER ALTIDORE
"It was a good game. I think the rivalry is all that it's cracked up to be. It was a tremendous atmosphere. I'm surprised I got to start, but I was still very excited and I had a lot of fun today."
On what he thought when he heard he was starting:
"I just thought, 'I gotta get focused.' This is my big chance, a big opportunity for myself and my teammates to play in front of a big crowd like this. I think we took the best of it. I thought Mexico played well for the last 20-30 minutes but like good teams do, we weathered the storm."
On the goal:
"It's just a feeling sometimes. Drew (Moor) crossed the ball and it went over Rafa's (Marquez) head and landed to me, and I just did my best to get my head on it."
On his celebration:
"It's a great moment. Any time anybody scores their first goal, you want to share it with the people who care the most and the fans were right there, so it was nice."
U.S. forward CLINT DEMPSEY
On the offside call:
"It was a late whistle, so it surprised me. I didn't hear it and took the shot, but the next thing I knew I turned around and they had stopped the play."
On the crowd:
"It was the way it always is. The way it was in Phoenix, the way it was in the Gold Cup. It was really loud."
On the game overall:
"It was ok. At times it was a bit slow, and they did a better job than us of keeping possession. But at the same time we created some chances, and we always seem to put the ball in the back of the net against [Mexico]. We put them under pressure, and though a tie isn't bad, to lead twice and not win the game is a tough one. That's the way it goes though. It is good to get some goals, but at the same time we were trying to get the win and we fell a little short today."
On the young players:
"They've been doing well when they come on the field. It seems like they're moving in the right direction to try to be around the team for qualifying and hopefully the World Cup."
U.S. defender DREW MOOR
On the set pieces:
"Obviously it is something that Mexico looks for, and they had plenty of them tonight. We were uncomfortable with that and should have dealt with it better. It was very loud, but we needed to not let our men get across us. We needed stronger bodies on their players and needed to win our battles individually. Mexico definitely came at us and I thought 2-2 was a fair result."
On the second goal:
"Well, it was a great finish by Jozy, and that's why he's in there. I'd been trying all day to pick him out since he's such a good header of the ball."
Date of Birth
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Dallas, Texas
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Johnny Depp's ex Vanessa Paradis chops off hair
Johnny Depp's former partner Vanessa Paradis has chopped off her long blonde locks for a super short curly haircut.
The 40-year-old French model, who split from Depp after a 14 year relationship, rocked the new cut as she was spotted with her hairdresser John Nollet in Los Angeles, Radar Online reported.
Nollet is known for his movie hair-styling, and even did the famous dreadlocks that Depp wore for 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.
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