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"""
Optuna example that optimizes multi-layer perceptrons using Chainer.

In this example, we optimize the validation accuracy of hand-written digit
recognition using Chainer and MNIST. We optimize the neural network
architecture as well as the optimizer configuration. As it is too time
consuming to use the whole MNIST dataset, we here use a small subset of it.

"""

import chainer
import chainer.functions as F
import chainer.links as L
import numpy as np
from packaging import version

import optuna
from optuna.integration import ChainerPruningExtension

if version.parse(chainer.__version__) < version.parse("4.0.0"):
    raise RuntimeError("Chainer>=4.0.0 is required for this example.")

N_TRAIN_EXAMPLES = 3000
N_VALID_EXAMPLES = 1000
BATCHSIZE = 128
EPOCH = 10

def create_model(trial):
    # We optimize the numbers of layers and their units.
    n_layers = trial.suggest_int("n_layers", 1, 3)

    layers = []
    for i in range(n_layers):
        n_units = int(
            trial.suggest_float("n_units_l{}".format(i), 4, 128, log=True)
        )
        layers.append(L.Linear(None, n_units))
        layers.append(F.relu)
    layers.append(L.Linear(None, 10))

    return chainer.Sequential(*layers)

def create_optimizer(trial, model):
    # We optimize the choice of optimizers as well as their parameters.
    optimizer_name = trial.suggest_categorical(
        "optimizer", ["Adam", "MomentumSGD"]
    )
    if optimizer_name == "Adam":
        adam_alpha = trial.suggest_float("adam_alpha", 1e-5, 1e-1, log=True)
        optimizer = chainer.optimizers.Adam(alpha=adam_alpha)
    else:
        momentum_sgd_lr = trial.suggest_float(
            "momentum_sgd_lr", 1e-5, 1e-1, log=True
        )
        optimizer = chainer.optimizers.MomentumSGD(lr=momentum_sgd_lr)

    weight_decay = trial.suggest_float("weight_decay", 1e-10, 1e-3, log=True)
    optimizer.setup(model)
    optimizer.add_hook(chainer.optimizer.WeightDecay(weight_decay))
    return optimizer

# FYI: Objective functions can take additional arguments
# (https://optuna.readthedocs.io/en/stable/faq.html#objective-func-additional-args).
def objective(trial):
    # Model and optimizer
    model = L.Classifier(create_model(trial))
    optimizer = create_optimizer(trial, model)

    # Dataset
    rng = np.random.RandomState(0)
    train, valid = chainer.datasets.get_mnist()
    train = chainer.datasets.SubDataset(
        train, 0, N_TRAIN_EXAMPLES, order=rng.permutation(len(train))
    )
    valid = chainer.datasets.SubDataset(
        valid, 0, N_VALID_EXAMPLES, order=rng.permutation(len(valid))
    )
    train_iter = chainer.iterators.SerialIterator(train, BATCHSIZE)
    valid_iter = chainer.iterators.SerialIterator(
        valid, BATCHSIZE, repeat=False, shuffle=False
    )

    # Trainer
    updater = chainer.training.StandardUpdater(train_iter, optimizer)
    trainer = chainer.training.Trainer(updater, (EPOCH, "epoch"))
    trainer.extend(chainer.training.extensions.Evaluator(valid_iter, model))
    log_report_extension = chainer.training.extensions.LogReport(log_name=None)
    trainer.extend(
        chainer.training.extensions.PrintReport(
            [
                "epoch",
                "main/loss",
                "validation/main/loss",
                "main/accuracy",
                "validation/main/accuracy",
            ]
        )
    )
    trainer.extend(log_report_extension)

    trainer.extend(
        ChainerPruningExtension(
            trial, "validation/main/accuracy", (1, "epoch")
        )
    )

    # Run!
    trainer.run(show_loop_exception_msg=False)

    # Set the user attributes such as loss and accuracy for train and
    # validation sets
    log_last = log_report_extension.log[-1]
    for key, value in log_last.items():
        trial.set_user_attr(key, value)

    # Return the validation accuracy
    return log_report_extension.log[-1]["validation/main/accuracy"]

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # This verbosity change is just to simplify the script output.
    optuna.logging.set_verbosity(optuna.logging.WARNING)

    study = optuna.create_study(
        direction="maximize", pruner=optuna.pruners.MedianPruner()
    )
    study.optimize(objective, n_trials=100)

    print("Number of finished trials: ", len(study.trials))

    print("Best trial:")
    trial = study.best_trial

    print("  Value: ", trial.value)

    print("  Params: ")
    for key, value in trial.params.items():
        print("    {}: {}".format(key, value))

    print("  User attrs:")
    for key, value in trial.user_attrs.items():
        print("    {}: {}".format(key, value))

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SHAPING THE NEXT 10 YEARS OF CONSERVATION IN THE NIAGARA PENINSULA WATERSHED
The NPCA begins process to develop 2021-2031 Strategic Plan
The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) invites members of the community in Niagara, Haldimand, and Hamilton to get involved in the exciting process of shaping the next 10 years of conservation in the Niagara Peninsula watershed.
This new strategic planning process begins with a fresh approach toward a shared vision. A representative team of staff from various departments are leading the process under the direction of a Strategic Planning Committee of the NPCA Board and advice of NPCA's Public Advisory Committee, to work towards a common inspirational vision that will further the conservation, restoration, and management of the watershed.
"Collaboration between people, communities, and organizations within the Niagara Peninsula watershed is vital to shaping the future of the landscape," says NPCA Chief Administrative Officer, Chandra Sharma. "We will need to work together on a collective response to the many any issues the watershed will be facing including climate change and population growth. How we shape conservation in the next 10 years is critical to achieving a resilient and healthy watershed."
With several preliminary activities completed, which facilitated the development of key draft components, the NPCA is engaging the watershed community in this early stage of the strategic planning process to obtain input on broad strategic priorities and share ideas toward a shared vision. This engagement and community participation will take place through virtual means, with traditional methods available as requested.
Community members are encouraged to visit the Get Involved NPCA portal, home to the online engagement space for the strategic plan. An anonymous survey seeking feedback on draft strategic priorities is now available and will be followed by additional opportunities to virtually engage in this project before a strategic plan is completed.
"Everyone has a role to play in protecting and conserving our healthy watersheds and we hope the community will join us in shaping the future of this unique and precious landscape," adds NPCA staff project manager, Natalie Green. "We are committed to communicating frequently and providing various opportunities for involvement."
Learn more about the development of the 2021-2031 Strategic Plan and participate in the survey at https://getinvolved.npca.ca/2021-2031-strategic-plan. Survey will remain open until May 6, 2021. Use the 'subscribe' widget to receive automatic updates as more information and engagement tools become available.
For more information about the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, visit www.npca.ca. Follow Facebook and Twitter for more updates.
The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority is a community-based natural resource management agency that works to protect, enhance, and sustain healthy watersheds. With 60 years of experience, the NPCA offers watershed programs and services that focus on flood and hazard management, source water protection, species protection, ecosystem restoration, community stewardship, and land management.

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Hanesbrands is part of the consumer cyclical sector and is in the manufacturing apparel and furniture industry. The company CEO is Gerald Evans. Hanesbrands Inc designs, manufactures, sources and sells apparel essentials such as t-shirts, innerwear, casualwear, activewear, socks and hosiery. It markets its products under the brand names of Hanes, Champion, and Maidenform.
The HBI stock showed a previous change of 1.09% with an open at 18.38 and a close of 18.52. It reached an intraday high of 18.53 and a low of 18.26.
The stock has a market cap of $6.7b with 361.5m shares outstanding, of which the float is 356.2m shares. Trading volume reached 4,787,740 shares compared to its average volume of 4,640,062 shares. Based on the current average volume and close price, the trading liquidity is good.
Over the last five trading days, Hanesbrands shares returned 0.98% and in the past 30 trading days it returned 0.54%. Over three months, it changed 35.48%. In one year it has changed 6.17% and within that year its 52-week high was 22.57 and its 52-week low was 11.57. HBI stock is 60.07% above its 52 Week Low.
Our calculations show a 200 day moving average of 17.18 and a 50 day moving average of 17.94. Currently HBI stock is trading 7.78% above its 200 day moving average.
The last annual fiscal EPS for the company was reported at 1.53 that ended on 31st of December 2018, which according to the previous close, that is a PE of 12.10. Based on 4 analyst estimates, the consensus EPS for the next quarter is 0.25. The TTM EPS is 1.74, which comes to a TTM PE of 10.64. Historically, the PE high was 129.60 and the PE low was 10.64. HBI stock has set a new PE low record!
The dividend per share is currently 0.60, which is a dividend yield of 3.24%. Also, the payout ratio is 34.48%, therefore the dividend is safe according to our calculations.
Based on the latest filings, there is 1.50% of insider ownership and 142.20% of institutional ownership. Short-interest is 35,558,302, which is 9.84% of shares outstanding. The short-interest ratio or days-to-cover ratio is 7.19. This stock has a moderate level of short interest, but may still be a buying opportunity depending on other indicators.
Based on last reported financials, the company's return on equity is 66.78%, return on assets is 7.82%, profit margin is 8.88%, price-to-sales is 1.24 and price-to-book is 6.90.


The University of Macau (UM) Department of Portuguese held the premiere of the documentary An Odyssey / part 1. The event was jointly organised by the department's Research Centre for Luso-Asian Studies and the International Institute of Macau (IIM). Produced by the IIM, the video documents immigration flows triggered by political, economic, and social factors following the Opium Wars and the signing of the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, with a focus on the migration of the Macanese Portuguese community to Hong Kong, Shanghai and other treaty ports. The documentary specifically narrates the stories of those who, during the outbreak of the Second World War and the Japanese invasion of Shanghai and Hong Kong, returned to Macao as refugees. Most of the documentary is based on interviews conducted in North America with senior members of the last generation who were born in those ports. In the video, they share their experiences as refugees during that time.
The documentary is a valuable record of events that shaped the course of Chinese history, and consequently the history of Macao. Viewers can learn from firsthand accounts what it was like to live as a refugee in Macao during the Second World War. It can also increase students' knowledge of this piece of history related to Macao and China, as well as the Macanese Portuguese community.
Rufino Ramos, secretary-general of the IIM, and Dr Mário Nunes from the Department of Portuguese, talked briefly about the video in Portuguese. The event was also attended by Dr Vong Iat Hang, a representative of the Education and Youth Affaires Bureau; Prof Dora Maria Nunes Gago, deputy head of the Department of Portuguese; and Jorge Valente, president of the Macanese Youth Association.


The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun today shook hands with He Pingping who claims to be Earth's shortest.
Astonishingly, two men actually come from the same region of Inner Mongolia. Bao Xishun, a herdsman, is from Chifeng, while He Pingping was born nearby in Wulanchabu city, both Inner Mongolia.
Bao Xishun was recently married in a traditional ceremony to a 28-year-old saleswoman from his hometown. At 5ft 6″ Xia Shujian only comes up to his elbow and is half his age. Mr Xishun is officially the world's tallest man, listed in the Guinness Book of Records at a towering 2.361 metres (7 ft 8.95 in).
Mr Pingping who stands just 73 centimeters (28.7 inches) hopes also to feature in the Guinness Book of Records as officially the world's shortest man although he may be disappointed as the record is currently held by Lin Yih-Chih, who stands a mere 67.5 cm (26.6 inches).


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Liotyphlops ternetzii is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology
The specific name, ternetzii, is in honor of ichthyologist Carl Ternetz (born 1870).

Geographic range
L. ternetzii is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of L. ternetzii are grassland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes of .

Reproduction
L. ternetzii is oviparous.

References

Further reading
Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III. ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Helminthophis ternetzii, new species, p. 584).
Dixon JR, Kofron CP (1983). "The Central and South American Anomalepid [sic] Snakes of the Genus Liotyphlops ". Amphibia-Reptilia 4 (2): 241-264.
Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Liotyphlops ternetzii, p. 86).

Anomalepididae
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Reptiles described in 1896

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Why China needs to cap its coal consumption
Yuan Jiahai
Associate Professor, North China Electric Power University
Energy efficiency should be China's answer to both its energy supply and environmental problems. China should promote renewable and clean energy sources, upgrade its coal power production and encourage a low-carbon power system by capping coal's absolute contribution to the energy mix. But any decision to cap coal consumptionis likely to face many obstacles and challenges.
"Energy efficiency should be China's answer to both its energy supply and environmental problems."
Yuan Jiahai, Associate Professor with North China Electric Power University
Air pollution is a long-standing environmental problem in China. In recent years, a series of record-breaking haze outbreaks brought unprecedented domestic and international attention to China's worsening air quality.
In January 2013, extreme haze covered around 1.3 million square kilometres in northern and eastern China. Around 800 million people were affected.
In Beijing, the highest daily average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5, or particles less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter) reached around 600 micrograms per cubic metre. This was more than 20 times the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommended value of 35 micrograms per cubic metre.
In response to the intensified public concern over the notorious air pollution, the Chinese government declared a 'war against air pollution'. They announced a new Action Plan for Air Pollution Control in September 2013.
The plan aims to reduce national urban suspended particulate matter (PM10) levels by at least 10 per cent of 2012 levels by 2017. In particular, it aims to reduce PM2.5 concentrations in three major eastern metropolitan areas: Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta by 25, 20 and 15 per cent respectively.
Fossil fuel energy use is regarded by many as the prime culprit of air pollution in China. According to a recent study by China Coal Cap Research Team, coal alone contributes to at least 60 per cent of airborne pollutant emissions.
Unsurprisingly, the plan's priority is to impose restrictions on the growth of coal use. Because nearly 50 per cent of coal is used for power generation in China, the electric power industry is the top priority for a coal cap.
But some stakeholders think otherwise. They frequently argue that China's pollutant control standards for coal-fired power plants are the strictest in the world. In the USA, Germany, the UK and other developed economies, coal was historically a main primary energy source and now is exclusively used for power generation.
Electricity producers argue that because coal is employed more efficiently in the electricity industry than in others — including steel and cement production or industrial process heating — more coal used in power generation can improve air quality.
In 2012, 78 per cent of China's energy came from coal. If coal's absolute contribution to power is capped at current levels and China's energy supply increases in line with current trends, then coal power will supply 68 per cent of total electricity demand in 2020, decreasing to 58 per cent in 2030 and 45 per cent in 2050.
In this scenario, clean and renewable energy could experience fantastic growth in China, supplying up to 48 per cent of electricity demand by 2050. But even if the near-zero pollutant emissions standard are fully implemented in all of China's coal-fired power plants by 2030, the reduction of the main pollutants (sulphur dioxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5) will not be sufficient to sustain the WHO's recommended PM2.5 concentration level.
Bad air quality is just one outcome of increasing reliance on coal power. Another is water shortage. A serious water crisis could certainly damage the drought-affected western provinces where most of China's new coal-fired power plants are being installed.
Continuing growth in coal generated power will may also impact upon global climate change. If carbon dioxide emissions double in the power sector alone, this may spoil any efforts to stabilise greenhouse gas emissions in other sectors and other nations.
The government should consider improving energy efficiency through upgrading coal power while continuing to switch to lower-carbon power. For decades, ensuring a sufficient energy supply was the top concern, while efficiency improvements were largely ignored. It would be easy to find 0.5 to 1 per cent reductions in annual electricity demand. Upgrading China's coal power and closing inefficient small plants is a good start. Switching to a lower carbon system can lead to more benefits.
The fundamental solution is further investment in renewable and clean energy: wind, solar and perhaps — more controversially — nuclear power. The Chinese government should consider a policy scenario in which non-fossil sources account for 31, 46 and 64 per cent of total power supply by 2020, 2030 and 2050 respectively. Gas is expected to quickly develop into a primary power source and provide the vital flexibility for the power system.
Will the coal cap plan be cost-effective? Levying a pollution tax to remedy the coal consumption externality and subsidising renewable energy will certainly push up the cost of power. Total costs could rise by around $US80 to $US100 billion between 2020 and 30. But the payoff is great.
In the long run, slashing fuel costs and abating carbon emissions, while encouraging new industries and creating new jobs, will surely justify the costs incurred.
Yuan Jiahai is Associate Professor with North China Electric Power University (NCEPU).
This story originally appeared on the website of the East Asia Forum. It is an abridged version of a paper presented by the author on January 21 2015.
Asia Pacific Environment
ANZ's new head of China maps the changing terrain
Ayesha de Krestser | BlueNotes contributing editor
China's financial system is radically different to when Huang Xiaoguang returned to Shanghai with an MBA won through an UN-sponsored scholarship in Europe in 1988. The native-born Shanghainese Huang tells not to discount the capacity for China to innovate but not to expect any reform to come without thorough testing of the waters.
What's so special about the China FTA?
Andrew Geczy | Former CEO International and Institutional Banking, ANZ
I am often asked what makes the China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) so special. There are varying views as to why.
China's AIIB will change infrastructure finance but won't replace the World Bank
Li-Gang Liu | Former Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has become a focal point in global media headlines as some key European nations break ranks with the US and join up. Still, given its size and its newcomer status, the AIIB is unlikely to usurp existing organisations like the World Bank in the eyes of the world.


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 Снежница — скопление талой воды или (в начальной стадии образования) пропитанного водой снега на поверхности льда;
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I, Tonya (2017)
Has some great performances and moments, even if the movie itself often feels like a Lifetime Original.
Written by: Travis Seppala | January 3, 2018
Distributor: Neon
Metadata by TMDb
Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) has been a figure skater her entire life, starting at the age of 4 (or 3, depending on how you interpret the line "She's a soft 4"). Her mother LaVona Golden (Allison Janney) was constantly getting on her case about not being good enough, believing it would encourage Tonya to strive for greatness to prove her wrong. Coming from a poor "hillbilly" background, Tonya couldn't afford the expensive costumes for competition – so she made them herself… something the judges dinged her on with lower scores than she deserved.
Along the way, Tonya met and married Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan) who – in between bouts of intense spousal abuse – would do everything he could for her to succeed… which, as anyone alive in the early 90s knows, eventually led to putting out a hit on Tonya's main opponent: Nancy Kerrigan (Caitlin Carver).
I, Tonya is a biopic that covers the life of the infamous ice skater, told often through conventional cinematic means, but then interspersed with a mock-umentary feel as we see and hear interviews with Tonya, her mother, Jeff, Jeff's friend Shawn (Paul Walter Hauser), Tonya's trainer Diane (Julianne Nicholson) and others involved in the various intricacies of Tonya's life leading up to "the incident". Allison Janney plays one of the best antagonists I've seen in a drama in a very long time. Her trashy attitude mixed with her vile, intimidating stare makes her feel like a super villain on par with any of the over-powered baddies Marvel or DC could come up with. She plays the role of LaVona with such intensity and dedication; you can't help but feel sorry for Tonya Harding for having to deal with that sort of nightmare parent.
Margot Robbie does a fine job in the title role of Tonya Harding. There were moments of pure brilliance in her portrayal of the redneck who wants to change her destiny. Unfortunately, I felt like those moments were few and fleeting. For most of the film, I felt like any actress could have played this part as good, if not better. But when those moments of brilliance came, it all clicked and came together and I understood why this actress was chosen. Paul Walter Hauser was also hilarious in his role of overweight, lying, espionage-wannabe Shawn. He brought the funny moments with an ease that made me think this could have been how this actor actually behaves. He was as on-point in his role as the plucky but dumb sidekick as Allison Janney was in her beyond-over-bearing mother role. The rest of the cast was pretty forgettable.
The special effects in this film were a major downfall. The scenes in which Tonya was skating in front of large crowds felt like a bunch a high school kids testing out their new green screen and Adobe After Effects. The rotoscoping was painfully obvious and killed any production value the film had going for it. For these scenes, they could've/should've taken their cue from Disney, as films like The Mighty Ducks and Ice Princess never had these problems… and they were made 25 and 12 years ago respectively. Surely, with as far as FX technology has come, there's no good reason for these scenes to have this bizarre low-budget sci-fi appearance? I can't understand the decision to let this film go to the public looking like that.
I'm also left scratching my head as to why screenwriter Steven Rogers (who also wrote Hope Floats, Kate & Leopold, and the wildly popular P.S. I Love You) chose Tonya Harding as a subject matter. Sure, we feel sorry for Tonya because of her mother and perhaps a bit from the way judges treated her for looking as poor as she was… but that's where our empathy for the character ends. For being such a protectionist, Tonya Harding is portrayed as a whiney, sniveling baby, making one bad decision after another and constantly laying the blame on everyone other than herself.
I quickly got tired of hearing "but that wasn't my fault" and "that's not fair" when she was obviously projecting herself down the wrong path at every turn. Some things in the film were unfair and not her fault like who she was born to and the station of life she was in during her early years… but many of the mistakes made were here own and I couldn't empathize with her blaming others for everything.
Overall, I, Tonya took some interesting risks. Some of them worked, others didn't. The acting made this movie endurable even when its subject matter and pacing were not. If you're a fan of the sport of ice skating, this is an interesting film that reveals a lot of behind-the-scenes secrets. If you love indie dramas, the acting alone makes this a must-see for you. But, while I know this film is getting award show buzz, I can't figure out why beyond actress and supporting actress. This was not "best picture" material in my mind, and often felt more like a Lifetime Original Movie than something the Academy of Arts & Sciences should consider for an Oscar.
About the Author: Travis Seppala
A screenwriter from Detroit now living in Los Angeles, Travis, aka The Filmgeek from "Movie Mob" on The Reelz Channel, brings his cinematic insights and more to the citizens of earth. His new book "365: A Year of Screenwriting Tips" is available now! You should buy it! https://amzn.to/2zoqq7G
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'Sunshine Smile' was released at the wrong time of the year. Ideally, I'd be on a beach listening to this track but I'm not, it's Sunday and the impending thought of the work week ahead means that Karl's lazily droned 'everything is gonna be alright' doesn't quite ring true in my ears. The hazy guitars and the vocals will force you to relax in the most laid back way possible.


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Michelle Mussman is a Democrat.
The committee reported $285,100 in transfers and $25,565 in individual contributions. It also reported $88,942.81 in in-kind contributions. Total raised since the start of this year is $677,809.98.
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Boston Magazine's 2015 Best Fest!
This past Tuesday, we had the chance to share wines by 90+ Cellars, Earthshaker Wines, and Mija Sangria with the 3,000 attendees of Boston Magazine's 2015 Best Fest! The party was not only important because it was a celebration of this year's Best of Boston Magazine picks. It was also the first time the annual celebration was open to the public, not just the winners!
Held in Boston's City Hall Plaza, the event featured food trucks, dishes by Best of Boston restaurant winners, live music by Tuxedo, giveaways from Vitamin Water and Kind Bar, and several photobooth opportunities.
There was certainly no shortage of food or drink. The line at our Rosé bar almost never dwindled and guests selected between (or both of!) Lot 124 Provence Rosé and Earthshaker Rosé de Pinot Noir.
Rosé is without a doubt the drink of this summer, and we were happy to be the ones providing it at Best Fest. Not a bottle was left by the end of the night!
And of course at the main and VIP bars, a variety of 90+ Cellars reds, whites, and sparkling wines were poured, alongside SKYY Vodka cocktails, Stella beers, and Polar Seltzer water!
With drinks come food. Check out some of the bites we tried…starting with Sweet Cheeks, the creators of our favorite biscuits ever. They can be enjoyed solo, but were also served as a sandwich.
The Salty Pig was conveniently positioned right by our Rosé bar so it was easy for us to sample their Baccala Montecato.
And Shojo blew our MINDS with their Big Mac Buns! Seriously brilliant idea!
The Frogmore, a new venture from the folks at Fairsted Kitchen, received lots of praise for their cold fried chicken sandwich. Of course it included pickles!
The VIP tent featured exclusive bites, like the Shojo buns and Craigie on Main's zucchini hummus and pita.
And Georgetown Cupcake ended the evening on a sweetly festive note.
When the sun went down, things really kicked up by the stage. We definitely had some fun dancing to "Wagon Wheel".
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Channel Modeling in 5G Wireless Communication Systems
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Geometry-Based Statistical MIMO Channel Modeling
Hao Jiang
Guan Gui
Part of the Wireless Networks book series (WN)
To test an adaptive array algorithm in cellular communications, we developed a geometry-based statistical channel model for radio propagation environments, which provides the statistics of the angle of arrival and time of arrival of the multipath components. This channel model assumes that each multipath component of the propagating signal undergoes only one bounce traveling from the transmitter to the receiver and that scattering objects are located according to Gaussian and exponential spatial distributions, and a new scatterer distribution is proposed as a trade-off between the outdoor and the indoor propagation environments. Using the channel model, we analyze the effects of directional antennas at the base station on the Doppler spectrum of a mobile station due to its motion and the performance of its MIMO systems.
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Is Lionel Messi really the greatest player of all time?
monty junior
Good Golly I'm Olly
Alessandro Ciambella
socal1976
The Fourth Lion
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by LuvSports! Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:09 pm
Hey sports fans
Here is my take on who is the football goat.
Any feedback would be great thanks!
http://richard-mills-sports.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/is-lionel-messi-greatest-player-of-all.html
Re: Is Lionel Messi really the greatest player of all time?
by The Fourth Lion Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:39 pm
Is Lionel Messi the greatest player of all time.
No, he isn't.
Location : South Coast
by socal1976 Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:32 am
Yes absolutely and without question. Hell he may score a thousand goals in the modern game before he is done and win more world player of the year titles than anyone even imagined possible. And he is a great playmaker as well.
Location : southern california
by Alessandro Ciambella Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:33 pm
Messi is not the greatest of all time. I would take C. Ronaldo over him all day long. He's been successful in England and Spain. He has dragged his Portugese team through Euros and played consistently well in World Cups. Messi has only ever played for the most dominant team in Europe, Barcelona. Useless in World Cups. Brazil May have been dominant internationally back in the 70s with or with out Pele, but the same can be said about Barca and Messi. In a good Argintina team, he is only average. He would burn out in Germany or the Premier League and that's why he will always be at Barca. He does not have the minerals to challenge himself in a team not built around him. Yet, we a hail him the GOAT?
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by Guest Mon Nov 11, 2013 3:56 pm
He's out until next year now, seriously injury plagued season up to date. Hopefully he'll be fresh for the WC though. Ronaldo should dominate La Liga this year.
Messi isnt the greatest of all time...he's good in spain, well better than good, but on the big stage I.E. international level he hasnt starred more than the likes of Ronaldo etc..
by Good Golly I'm Olly Mon Nov 11, 2013 4:58 pm
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by monty junior Mon Nov 11, 2013 6:55 pm
He's up there but pointless to rate a 26 year old, wait ten or so years. Ronaldo isn't even the best ever player with his name!
by NickisBHAFC Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:25 pm
by Stella Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:44 am
One of them would be the safe option. Scores, creates, dribbles better than anyone has, and does track back at times.
by socal1976 Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:37 pm
monty junior wrote: He's up there but pointless to rate a 26 year old, wait ten or so years. Ronaldo isn't even the best ever player with his name!
Yep, the phenomenon was incredible till injury basically wasted him away by his mid 20s, if players back then were protected as much as they are today he may have smashed all the scoring records. C. Ronaldo is great but he has not had the kind of success or numbers messi has, he also is not as good a passer. As for not rating Messi because he plays in La Liga is quite silly. The guy has close to 70 champion's league goals which in my mind is the preeminent competition in the world with the highest level of play.
by The Fourth Lion Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:37 am
socal1976 wrote: Yes absolutely and without question. Hell he may score a thousand goals in the modern game before he is done and win more world player of the year titles than anyone even imagined possible. And he is a great playmaker as well.
I don't know how many goals Messi has to his name already, but Pele scored 1282 goals in competitive matches at a rate of 0.94 goals per game, including 95 goals for Brazil. He also won 3 world cups, is the Guinness Book of Records holder of the most goals for a professional footballer and most world cup winners medals. He shares, with Sir Geoff Hurst, the record for most goals (3) in world cup finals (although Pele didn't get his all in one game..!!)
He also holds the record for the most goals in a calendar year, 127 in 1959. He holds the record for most goals in a national domestic championship competition, 650 career goals, and the record for the most hat tricks, 92.
Amongst his many, many football medals, he was also awarded a number of civil honours such as:
Athlete of the Century, by the International Olympic Committee, 1999
Inducted into the American Soccer Hall of Fame in 1993
Made an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1997
Awarded The Laureus World Sports Award, presented by Nelson Mandela, 2000
Time Magazine listed him in their 100 most important people of the 20th Century
Footballer of the Century, awarded by UNICEF, on behalf of the United Nations in 1999
Other organisations that awarded him Player of the Century awards were:
France Ballon D'or award winners
International Federation of Football Historians and Statisticians
He was selected in the following all time teams:
FIFA World Cup All Time Team
World Team of the Century
FIFA World Cup Dream Team 2002
World Soccer Greatest XI of All Time 2013
Follow that, Lionel.
by Guest Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:52 am
I was always led to believe that a fair share of Pele's goals were scored in exhibition matches, might be wrong though but that said..
Diego Maradona was thrice the player Pele ever was. Won a World Cup literally on his own. Pele was blessed to be part of great teams, which Maradona wasn't.
Messi is the greatest player of the past decade no doubt though.
FreekShow wrote: I was always led to believe that a fair share of Pele's goals were scored in exhibition matches, might be wrong though but that said..
I agree with your last comment, Freek. Lionel Messi is without doubt a superb player and I cannot think of anyone who has made the impression on the game in the new millennium that he has.
As for Maradona. Well, he was skilful for sure and yes, the best player of his time, but he was a seriously flawed person. One word: Drugs.
You suggest he won the 1986 world cup single handedly. Well, a hand certainly did come into the equation, didn't it...? True, he had a very influential quarter final against England, and semi final against Belgium, but apart from that, did very little else in the tournament. Apart from the QF and SF, he scored only one goal.... in a slow paced Group A match against Italy that finished 1 - 1 and had more than a whiff of 'fixed match' about it because it conveniently helped both teams qualify from the group that was not exactly the "group of death" (every world cup has one), but was more appropriately labelled at the time "the group of sleep", so turgid were the matches.
He played in four world cups. In 1982 he was red carded in Argentina's match against Brazil, and was unable to escape the attentions of Claudio Gentile in the game against Italy that eliminated Argentina from the tournament. In 1990 he was suffering with an ankle injury and was much less effective than usual and although Argentina made the final of that tournament, their performance throughout was criticised for its negativity and cynicism. In 1994, Maradona was sent home in disgrace after testing positive for the banned substance Ephidrene. An ignominious end to his world cup career.
Diego Maradona's entire reputation on the world cup stage was built upon those two games in 1986. Well, one and a half, really, because in the first half against England, he was quite well shackled by the England defence and didn't get a sniff of goal. In his other tournaments, the only memorable things he did were to get sent off, upset the press and fail a drugs test.
More the actions of a global upstart than a superstar.
In fairness though, he was a tremendously gifted player and it is immensely frustrating that we only really had glimpses of what he could have been had he not been such a flawed human being. He had power, pace, a delicate touch and could finish with laser precision when at his best. Sadly, his best was tainted by a personality that bordered on the paranoid delusional and often crossed that line. His temperament had a short fuse and his finger was never far from the self destruct button. His addiction to cocaine kept him out of football for 15 months when he was banned by FIFA in 1991 for (again) failing a drugs test.
As for the "greatest goal of all time", ...... you know the one..... well, I always thought Brazil's fourth goal in the 1970 final, scored by Carlos Alberto was better. But that's just a personal opinion. Yes, Maradona dribbled past Terry Fenwick, Terry Butcher, Steve Hodge, Peter Beardsley and Peter Reid (wow.. being chased by Peter Reid must have put his pace to the test..!!), but I think the goal would have had more kudos if it had been scored against an Italian defence the like of which Brazil scored four in their 1970 final.
Teamwork or individualism..? Personally, I value the former but that's just a personal preference.
In the end, Diego Maradona's very best flared only briefly on the world stage. The rest of his international career was less than it could have been. His contribution to Napoli's championship wins in Serie A were more inspirational, but were still tainted by the long shadow of drugs abuse that fell across his time in Italy.
He was one of the greats, but could have been so much more. In my opinion, the feeling that he didn't achieve as much as he could, or should have done, drops him below Pele in the "all time greatest" listing. Such a sad waste.
by Champagne_Socialist Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:21 am
Messi is the best player ever to have played. For the past 4/5 years his goal scoring record in la liga and for argentina is just amazing. he has also been voted best player in the world like 4 times and he has won the champions league 3 times and all at the age of 25.
by Guest Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:01 pm
Fantastic little read that Lion and well put
I'll have to revisit Mexico 86 now!
by The Fourth Lion Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:46 pm
Champagne_Socialist wrote: Messi is the best player ever to have played. For the past 4/5 years his goal scoring record in la liga and for argentina is just amazing. he has also been voted besld t player in the world like 4 times and he has won the champions league 3 times and all at the age of 25.
By the age of 25, Pele had won the World Cup twice.
Messi's international goalscoring record at this time is 37 goals in 83 appearances at a scoring rate of 0.44 goals per game. Pele scored 95 goals in 113 internationals at a a scoring rate of 0.84. At his current rate of scoring, Messi would have to play approximately another 132 internationals to draw level.
Please don't get me wrong.... I'm not knocking Lionel Messi. He is by far the best player on the planet at this time, but as I've demonstrated in previous posts, his achievements at the very highest level have been miniscule in comparison with the Brazilian colossus. But there is time. Perhaps after Lionel Messi has retired after an illustrious playing career, his achievements may stand better scrutiny.
But he's got a long way to go, and a lot to do.
by socal1976 Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:22 am
The Fourth Lion wrote:
First off Pele didn't win the world cups single handedly Brazil had a plethora of world class talent.It would be like saying Zidane won the European title and world cup for france and ignoring the contributions of Henry, Thuram, Desailly, Blanc, Petit, etc. Secondly he scored his goals almost entirely in the brazilian league of the 1960s and 1970s. Hardly known for their prolific defensive qualities. The goal scoring rate since then has come down immeasurably due to fitter, stronger players and tactically more defense minded coaches. Then Brian Clough is the greatest scorer in the history of top flight English football, he had nearly as high goal numbers in an era where all quality goal scorers had high goal to game ratios. You can not simply measure goal numbers from 60s brazilian league and compare them to modern top flight European football. If Messi played in the 60s Brazilian league he would score 2 goals a game or close to it. As for his failure at the international level he will finish as Argentina's all time leading scorer for certain and he has two more world cups to go. That hardly can be called a failure at the international level.
by TopHat24/7 Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:40 pm
He plays in an easier era than either Pele or Maradonna had to contend with.
Also, in comparison with his nearest equal (Maradonna) he's played in a better national side and won nothing (when DM won them the World Cup) and played in an infinitely better club side (possibly the greatest ever) whereas DM twice took Napoli under-dogs to SerieA titles.
Part of what puts Ronaldo neck and neck with him, in this era, is that CR has done 'it' in two (very) different leagues winning domestic and Euro titles with both clubs - neither of whom, esp United, are near as good as Barca.
Don't get me wrong, still think he's a legend and has got to be fighting (with Ronaldo) for Top5 of all time slots. But if his career ended now I wouldn't consider he's done enough to usurp the top 2.
TopHat24/7
Location : London
by Hammersmith harrier Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:51 pm
Pele's international record shows that his goal scoring in the Brazilian league was no fluke, a league in which the majority of the best Brazilians still played. The German, Italian and English sides of the 60's and 70's are among the best defensively there has ever been. I could well be wrong here but there was no official world player of the year award for Pele to win back in the 60's so comparing Ballon D'ors to nothing is very superficial.
Hammersmith harrier
by mystiroakey Tue Nov 26, 2013 7:35 pm
To counter Top hats argument / I believe this era is by far the toughest environment to play in due to just simple maths.
This is a sport that has grown 10 fold since those days in professionalism, population playing, fitness, understanding, training techniques. To reach the top today is so much harder than back then.
However back then the game was different- so we have to remember that tackles where harder, attackers didn't get as many benefits. but then at the same time reffing has got better. We catch more hand balls these days
mystiroakey
Location : surrey
by The Fourth Lion Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:03 pm
mystiroakey wrote: Yes,
I don't quite follow your argument regarding how this is by far the toughest environment to play in. It is a doddle compared to the days when, for instance, Pele was quite literally kicked out of the 1966 world cup. The treatment meted out to him could be described as savagery. Lionel Messi has no experience of that kind of play and I doubt very much he would be able to cope with it either physically or psychologically.
It is true that Pele played in good teams, but then... he was the best player in those teams so it wasn't so much a case of him riding on the backs of great players, more a case of other players being inspired to rise to his level of greatness.
I would argue that Lionel plays in a pretty good Barcelona team too, you know. He hasn't won those European Cups single handedly either.
To say that he would have scored two goals a game is pure speculation based on a somewhat starry-eyed level of hero-worship and not supported by any real evidence. In my looooooooong experience of watching football over a number of decades, I would say that Gerd Muller, Jimmy Greaves, Eusebio and Ian Rush were better "pure goalscorers" than Messi.
Sure, he's a good footballer. He's even a very good footballer. I'd even accept that he is the best player of his generation. And for now, he's got a couple of Champions League medals in a team that contains some of the players of the best team Spain has ever had in its history. But in the fullness of time, we will see if his "greatness" translates into world cups, global respect, ambassadorial status and honourable mentions in the most exalted institutions on the planet.
Time will tell.
by TopHat24/7 Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:49 am
How is playing on bowling-green pitches in an environment where defenders get booked for saying boo to a goose let alone employ some actual physical contact harder than what Pele and Maradonna (especially) had to contend with?
by mystiroakey Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:27 pm
Its much harder to stand out in an era that has more population given the opoortuinitys to shine.
Rules are the same for everyone, so you have to evolve with the rules or you dont get better. If the rules didnt change maybe other players would have been the best today and not messi. But that still doesn't detract from the reality that professionalism has increased ten fold and there is so many more players playing at the highest level- so to be the best in a much more significant era tells us that by odds the chances are the best players today are better than players before that only had to shine from a pool where 50% of the players smoked and drunk everyday of there lifes and the other 49% would still be called 'fat' by today's standards- and there is to technology out there to get the best out of players
It doesn't mean they are better today- but the chances are very much in favour.
Its like arguing two different sports today.
But one of which is much more advanced and populas and the other is darts or something.
So you might as well argue phil taylor v messi
by kingraf Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:19 pm
Never ever forgotten Mike Artherton's autobiography - he remarks on how remarkable it is that in almost all sports where one can empirically measure and compare eras, the performances have improved, and yet in sports where the eye is the greatest judge across eras, performances are generally seen to have regressed... the poor fool probably forgot about that the moment he retired, as he never thinks any current player can hold a candle to his group. Such is the human condition that the tints on the specs are indelible
kingraf
Location : To you I am there. To me I am here.... is it possible that I'm everywhere?
I am not a fan of that man dude..
Worst england captain ever
by The Fourth Lion Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:24 pm
mystiroakey wrote: Its much harder to stand out in an era that has more population given the opoortuinitys to shine.
Hmmmm an interesting slant on things but there is a counter-argument to that too.
It could reasonably be argued that if older players had had the benefits that today's players have, that is, fitness and conditioning regimes, better pitches, footballs designed to swerve, yada, yada, yada..... then they would have been even better players than they were. If Puskas, Pele, Eusebio, et al had had access to the kinds of advantages that Messi has, then who knows what they might have achieved. The mind boggles. This is, of course, speculation, but it does make you wonder, doesn't it..?
There is also the niggling feeling that I have, that our opinion of modern players is often dictated by hype and marketing. We are constantly told how great Messi is, and how everything he touches is a stroke of absolute genius and you know..... I sometimes see things on the TV with the accompanying hysterical commentary and think to myself that actually, what I have just seen him do isn't really that special. We're just being told it is. And many people are believing it.
You'll never see Al Owairan's goal for Saudi Arabia in the 1994 world cup being feted in the same way that, say, Maradona's goal against England in '86 is, (see youtube clip below) and why..? Because Al Owairan played for Saudi Arabia and is a nobody. Yet, for my money, his dribble, the number (and quality) of defenders he beat and the finish itself is far superior to Maradona's.
So much of our opinions are force-fed to us until we believe them, and not only that, we think they are our own opinions. Sometimes, we could all do with a massive removal of our blinkers, to see through the hype.
And if we did that, or watched more critically, or even turned the sound down, then some players may start to look a little more ordinary.
by TopHat24/7 Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:42 pm
Get the harder to stand out point, and if we were talking about defenders I'd be more with you.
But we're not.
Messi has never felt the brutal pressure Pele or Maradonna did. You can win a foul off a shoulder nudge these days, back then skilful players were regularly kicked clean off the ground with little or no recompense being handed out.
Re 'rules are the same for everyone' and 'evolve over time' etc, the rules Pele/M'donna played under were much much tougher. And that does matter. It's not a case of evolving to suit, the whole game has moved in the favour of players like Messi.
by socal1976 Thu Nov 28, 2013 5:15 pm
Yes and the league Pele played in was also much easier to score in, The 50s and 60s Brazilian league had a lot of great players but was hardly known as the mecca of defensive football. Everyone scored more goals in the 60s so if you compare just goal numbers without looking at the context than the 60s and 50s strikers were the best ever. Sorry no period that half the players were smokers can be deemed the best of anything.
by Hammersmith harrier Thu Nov 28, 2013 10:48 pm
Lets just think about the 60's for a moment
Pele- Brazils greatest player
Charlton- Englands greatest player
Eusebio- Portugals greatest player
Then there's Law, Best, Beckenbauer, Di Stefano, Puskas, Yashin, Banks etc.
All players considered to be their countries greatest ever and in the case of the latter two, the two greatest goalkeepers of them all.
by The Fourth Lion Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:21 am
socal1976 wrote: Yes and the league Pele played in was also much easier to score in, The 50s and 60s Brazilian league had a lot of great players but was hardly known as the mecca of defensive football. Everyone scored more goals in the 60s so if you compare just goal numbers without looking at the context than the 60s and 50s strikers were the best ever. Sorry no period that half the players were smokers can be deemed the best of anything.
Suggesting that Lionel Messi is the greatest player in the history of the game because he doesn't smoke (that we know of) is a bit like saying I'm the world's greatest ever shed builder because I've never hit my thumb with a hammer.
Actually.... er.... Pele never smoked either, so that argument is negated anyway.
But hey.... who says the 50's and 60's were easier decades to score goals in..? Haven't you been reading the posts throughout this thread thoroughly? As Top Hat points out above, and I absolutely agree with him, defenders of that generation had no qualms whatsoever about kicking an opponent up in the air, whereas the modern striker can get a free kick or penalty if brushed with a slight breeze that has all the force of a kitten's f*rt.
Anyone who thinks that South American football was soft, should read up on the "Battle of Montevideo", when European Champions Glasgow Celtic played against Racing Club of Argentina for the World Club Championship. Although it was Celtic who had the majority of players sent off (4, as opposed to Racing Club's two), of the more than 50 fouls penalised in the match, most were committed by the South Americans, including some really horrible, career threatening hacks. This was typical of the entire continent, not just Argentina. The '62 world cup in Chile had seen some awful foul play, too.
The stats don't tell the full story though. In the previous two matches between the teams, the South Americans had behaved brutally throughout and by the time of the play off decider, the Celtic players had had enough and decided to fight fire with fire. Their offences were ones of retaliation, provoked by the most outrageous thuggery.
And it should not be forgotten that only one year earlier, during the world cup, England manager Alf Ramsey had described the Argentinians as "animals". Strong language for that time.
Soft in South America...? I don't think so.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Intercontinental_Cup
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by Stella Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:24 am
Not soft, but not the best, hey?
Even then, European Football was deemed the better than the South American leagues.
As for the debate. Messi may go on to be the greatest, but not yet.
Stella wrote: Not soft, but not the best, hey?
I would agree with that. Crystal ball gazing is always fun, and who knows what may transpire between now and then. As I said several posts back...... Time will tell.
I would, however, be interested to know how you qualify your statement about European football being deemed better than the South American leagues. During the period currently in debate (the 1960's / 70's) the Intercontinental Cup (a sort of unofficial world club championship) was won more times by South American teams than Europeans, indeed, Santos of Brazil, with Pele playing won it twice in 1962 & 63, beating a Benfica team that contained players like Graca, Torres and Eusebio, and AC Milan, the toughest exponents of the Italian defensive system of Cattenacio.
I'm all for passionate discussion and people prepared to stand their ground, but the results from that time tend to disagree with your statements.
To be honest, the discussion is now becoming nugatory and nit-picking. I think that what we have here is a case of "entrenched position" and all I hope is that Lionel stays fit and never suffers a career ending injury which would enable his besotted fans to claim that he would have scored several thousand goals and won a dozen world cups all on his own. Given the nature of 21st Century football though, it is probable that he'll never suffer from anything more life threatening than photo-shoot flash blindness. We can therefore look forward to many years of Lionel's undoubted brilliance and we'll tot up the medals when he calls it a day. Sounds good to me.
by Stella Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:34 am
Just from what I've read really. And don't count those 'friendlies' as real matches. Liverpool use to get played off the park by Flamengo but they treated it as a friendly game.
by socal1976 Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:21 pm
Fourth Lion, if half the defenders you play against smoked 20 fags a day and did not even know what a weight room looked like then it might impact your scoring. The fact that Pele did not smoke is irrelevant when a huge number of the defenders checking him did.
The game in 50s and 60s was more violent and physical, but conversely ACROSS THE BOARD THERE WERE HIGHER GOAL SCORING NUMBERS FOR ALL ATTACKERS, MORE GOALS PER GAME. Interestingly, you write several paragraphs of some well researched stuff but you actually don't address any of my points. You seem to want to provide raw numbers without any historical context. The game up till the late 1960s was highly offensive with all the top strikers scoring incredible amounts of goals by today's standards, therefore Pele's goal numbers are a bit inflated.
For example, of the top 8 goal scorers in top flight history only one of them played post 1970s and that is Alan shearer. All 7 others played between the prior to that and in black and white. By your analysis than we have to conclude the greatest striker in the history of English top flight football is Arthur Rowley. He is better than RVP, Rooney, Shearer, Henry, Wright etc. Why extend your greatness because of total goals argument to only Pele. All attackers scored more in the league and time that Pele played in, how awful the fouls were is not disputed, but despite that all attacker had higher goal numbers and goals per match were much higher than today.
by The Fourth Lion Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:33 am
socal1976 wrote: Fourth Lion, if half the defenders you play against smoked 20 fags a day and did not even know what a weight room looked like then it might impact your scoring. The fact that Pele did not smoke is irrelevant when a huge number of the defenders checking him did.
I really cannot say how good or bad a player like Arthur Rowley was because I never saw him play.
I admire Pele tremendously, and compare him to others such as Maradona, Cruyff, Messi.... et al.... because I have seen them play in the flesh and have a view in my own mind as to their merits.
As a general rule, I think it is fair to say that football is, and always has been, generally, a low scoring contest. I agree that in the early days of international football, England used to hand out ridiculous thrashings to Wales and Ireland, but mostly, matches between teams of comparable skill, such as England vs Scotland were much tighter, therefore goals were as much a valued commodity then as they are now.
It could reasonably be argued that the player who scored at a high ratio, such as an Arthur Rowley, or a Vivian Woodward were as comparatively talented and skilful in their day as any modern player.
One can only go by the reports of the time when one has no personal knowledge of a particular individual, and I think it would be reasonable to assess that press coverage of sport was not nearly as hyperbolic as it is in the modern era. Television did not exist, so only some grainy cine reel footage exists of bygone days and that is not enough to base an educated opinion on.
The whole debate is, as I have said on several occasions, entirely subjective and every person's opinion is equally valid. The only adjunct I would put to that is that at least I have the benefit of having seen those players perform, in the flesh, and I can therefore say I am able to compare like for like from a personal point of view.
Please believe that I have no gripe against Lionel Messi. He is a fantastic player and I enjoy watching his skills as much as any other player in the modern era. In all honesty I cannot say whether he is or isn't the "greatest of all time". All I can say is that, at this moment in time, I don't believe that he is. That may change as his career develops. He may, indeed, become a true and genuine "all time great" in time.
I hope he does. Football needs big heroes.
I just don't think he is there yet.
by socal1976 Mon Dec 02, 2013 3:01 am
Good post, Lion, I agree it is subjective and I am not a Messi fanatic, but I think that he does get dismissed from the discussion of being the greatest player in football despite putting up ridiculous numbers and a ridiculous career. One caveat to your post, football has always been a relatively low scoring game. But I think you dismiss the defensive evolution of the game starting in the late 60s and 70s and don't take into account that across the board goal numbers are down. You talk up internationals, if you look at the lowest world cups scoring goals per game, the 5 lowest scoring world cups are all post 1986. That is the reason they have made all the rules changes in recent years like back passes to the goalie and to protect attackers more, because the goals were drying up. The added physical fitness and defensive minded tactics of the modern game helped the defenders more than the attackers. Therefore it simply is not accurate to compare goal scoring ratios from 50,60, and early 70s to modern da players on a one for one basis.
by The Fourth Lion Mon Dec 02, 2013 7:59 am
socal1976 wrote: Good post, Lion, I agree it is subjective and I am not a Messi fanatic, but I think that he does get dismissed from the discussion of being the greatest player in football despite putting up ridiculous numbers and a ridiculous career. One caveat to your post, football has always been a relatively low scoring game. But I think you dismiss the defensive evolution of the game starting in the late 60s and 70s and don't take into account that across the board goal numbers are down. You talk up internationals, if you look at the lowest world cups scoring goals per game, the 5 lowest scoring world cups are all post 1986. That is the reason they have made all the rules changes in recent years like back passes to the goalie and to protect attackers more, because the goals were drying up. The added physical fitness and defensive minded tactics of the modern game helped the defenders more than the attackers. Therefore it simply is not accurate to compare goal scoring ratios from 50,60, and early 70s to modern da players on a one for one basis.
I must question your comment regarding the back pass rule to goalkeepers being a recent innovation. Although I agree that it has changed recently, this is not the first time this law has been tinkered with.
Up until the late 1960's, teams were allowed to simply play the ball back to the goalkeeper, who would be able to pick it up and hold it. This tactic was used by teams to run the clock down towards the end of matches and it became frustrating for teams who might be trying to score a late equaliser or winner.
The law was changed to what became known as the "Four Step Rule", whereby a goalkeeper picking the ball up from a back pass was required to release it after taking four steps whilst holding the ball. It was a well intentioned change, but all that happened was that coaches told goalkeepers that after four steps, they should put the ball down, roll it a yard or two and then pick it up again. The time wasting continued.
Over the years, a number of attempts were made to tinker with this aspect of the game. The rule was changed to holding the ball for no more than ten seconds but how many referees actually counted out the ten seconds is a moot question. As far as I can remember, only one goalkeeper was ever penalised for excessive possession of the ball, in a high profile match, and that was George Wood of Everton, in a League Cup tie against Nottingham Forest..... and the resultant indirect free kick against him led to a goal for Forest.
I think you can imagine the fall-out for the referee from Everton players, officials, fans, etc. Simply put, it was more trouble than it was worth for them, and so the time wasting went on.
Eventually, in exasperation, it was decreed that no goalkeeper could touch the ball with his hands if it had been played in any way by a team mate last, before reaching him. This meant that goalkeepers couldn't save a shot with their hands if it had been deflected by a defender on it's way to goal. We had the ridiculous sight of goalkeepers diving across goal to head deflected shots off their goal line rather than give away an indirect free kick on their six yard line. Needless to say, that rule didn't last long.
We now have the current situation, which is sensible, fair, accepted by all and pretty much keeps the game flowing. It doesn't stop back passing altogether, but I reckon it's the best we're going to get.
But it's taken us a lot longer than you think to get there.
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Bosses can have a right to know about criminal charges that are relevant to a worker's job even if the employee has name suppression, the New Zealand Supreme Court has ruled.
The country's highest court this month released its decision in a case involving a former University of Otago security guard and the tertiary institution.
The guard was given name suppression after being discharged without conviction for charges of assaulting a female and willful damage.
A university staff member, who had received a tip-off, was in the public gallery of the Dunedin District Court when the man was sentenced, and after seeking legal advice, told management about the offending.
The university suspended the man, and he was given a final written warning as a result of an employment investigation.
He raised two personal grievances with his employer, claiming that his suspension and the final written warning each constituted an unjustified disadvantage, but the Employment Relations Authority found in the university's favour.
The Employment Court agreed, finding that it was not against the law for the staff member to communicate the suppressed information to the University because the University had a genuine interest in receiving the information.
The Court of Appeal upheld the Employment Court's finding, as did the Supreme Court last week.
Justices William Young, Susan Glazebrook, Terence Arnold, Mark O'Regan and Ellen France said that the relevant part of suppression laws didn't cover information going to "persons with a genuine need to know".
The five judges said that it was apparent to them that the security guard's work involved protecting students, particularly at night, and that "his employer had a genuine interest in knowing he had pleaded guilty to an offence of violence against his spouse".
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While they couldn't be certain, the judges thought the District Court discharged the guard without conviction and then suppressed his name primarily to protect him from losing his job.
The quintet of judges said they agreed with the Court of Appeal that this was an incorrect basis for a name suppression order.
"That is because of the obvious link between [the guard's] employment and the nature of his offending. Further, the decision proceeded on what has proven to be a false assumption, that is, disclosure to the employer would result in dismissal.
The Supreme Court dismissed the security guard's appeal.
Commenting on the case today, law firm Simpson Grierson said that the Supreme Court had confirmed that "if criminal charges against an employee are relevant to their employment, employers may have the right to know and communicate details that are otherwise subject to non-publication orders".
"For example, this may be the case where an employee in a position of trust pleads guilty to a charge involving dishonesty.
"Further, where criminal charges exist that are relevant to an employee's role, an employee could be in breach of their good faith obligation by failing to disclose these to their employer in a timely way," the firm said in a note today.