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Нії Одарті Лемпті (; 10 грудня 1974, Тема, Гана) — ганський футболіст. За свою кар'єру з 1990 до 2008 року він грав на позиції нападника і півзахисник, відомий за виступами за «Андерлехт», «ПСВ Ейндховен», «Астон Віллу», «Ковентрі Сіті» і збірну Гани.

Ранні роки
Нії Лемпті народився в Темі, а зростав у двох найбільших містах Гани: Аккрі і Кумасі. У нього було нещасливе дитинство, оскільки його батьки ігнорували його і часто вдавалися до насильства. Батько Нії був алкоголіком, часто бив хлопця, а іноді гасив об його тіло цигарки. Лемпті часто відмовлявся ночувати вдома і прогулював школу, знаходячи розраду в футболі. Незабаром він досяг успіху в цьому виді спорту, незважаючи на те, що батько-алкоголік лаяв його і ображав всякий раз, коли дивився, як його син грає у футбол.

Коли Лемпті було вісім років, його батьки розлучилися, і його вітчим вигнав його з дому. Нії знайшов притулок у мусульманському футбольному таборі і змінив віру з християнства на іслам, щоб претендувати на вступ. Коли вітчим дізнався про це, він звинуватив свого прийомного сина в блюзнірстві і часто сварився з ним поруч із футбольним табором. Але незабаром стало очевидно, що у молодого Лемпті був талант, і він був узятий в молодіжну команду «Янг Корнерз». Він, зрештою, примирився з батьком, щоб допомогти йому позбавитися від алкогольної залежності, і знову прийняв християнство в 1997 році.

Клубна кар'єра

Кар'єра в Бенілюксі
Голландський футбольний тренер Ад де Мос підписав контракт з Лемпті, коли йому було 15 років, і привів його до складу бельгійського гранда «Андерлехта» з молодіжної команди «Янг Корнерз».

У Бельгії були змінені правила вікових обмежень, щоб дозволити йому дебютувати в 16 років за «Андерлехт». Лемпті підписав свій перший контракт з «Андерлехтом» у неповних 16 років, ставши наймолодшим гравцем в історії бельгійської ліги.

У сезоні 1990/91 Лемпті дебютував у Кубку УЄФА. «Андерлехт» дійшов до чвертьфіналу. Після програшу на виїзді «Ромі» з рахунком 3:0 «Андерлехт», намагався реабілітуватись перед своїми уболівальниками, проте вже на 70-й хвилині завдяки хет-трику Руді Феллера «Рома» була попереду. Але далі пішли голи Віма Коїмана і Нії Лемпті, що скоротили розрив до мінімуму, але на те, щоб зрівняти рахунок вже не було часу. «Рома» виграла з рахунком 3:2 (6:2 у підсумку).

У сезоні 1991/92 «Андерлехт» пройшов в груповий етап Кубка європейських чемпіонів. Суперниками були «Сампдорія», «Црвена Звезда» і «Панатінаїкос». В останньому матчі перед Новим роком проти югославів Лемпті зрівняв рахунок у першому таймі. На 55-й хвилині Люк Ніліс вивів «Андерлехт» вперед, проте суперник відновив паритет і за дві хвилини до закінчення матчу вийшов вперед. Гра закінчилася з рахунком 3:2 на користь «Црвени Звезди». У підсумку «Андерлехт» посів третє місце в групі і не пройшов у наступний етап.

Молодий ганець швидко зарекомендував себе як результативний нападник, радуючи глядачів своєю хорошою грою і очевидним талантом, за що був прозваний новим Пеле. Після двох успішних сезонів з клубом він був проданий в ПСВ, де зробив аналогічне враження, доставляючи задоволення вболівальникам і фахівцям своєю грою. Лемпті дебютував у складі ПСВ 5 вересня 1993 року в матчі проти «Аякса», гра закінчилась з рахунком 2:0 на користь амстердамського клубу. Своєрідний реванш за поразку Лемпті взяв 6 лютого 1994 року, коли ПСВ обіграв «Аякс» з рахунком 4:1, а Лемпті зробив перший в кар'єрі дубль.

«Астон Вілла»
Рон Аткінсон ініціював трансфер Лемпті в «Астон Віллу» влітку 1994 року. Цей крок став несподіванкою, оскільки ПСВ в той час був більш успішним клубом, ніж «Астон Вілла», і Лемпті був одним з ключових гравців ПСВ. Тим не менш, на німецькому телебаченні Нії нагадав, що, коли він приїхав у Європу, він підписав ексклюзивний контракт маркетингу з італійським агентом. Він думав, що агент буде діяти тільки в його інтересах.Антоніо Кальєндо (агент Лемпті) був тіньовим персонажем, який володів правом продажу Лемпті, як рабовласник, що утримує рабів. — думка німецького агента, яке також підтримував майбутній тренер Лемпті Отто Пфістер.Він думав тільки про те, де б продати Лемпті за кращою ціною, він отримував приблизно 25 % від суми переказу, і тому ганець опинився в «Астон Віллі». Лемпті занадто пізно зрозумів, що ексклюзивний контракт був пасткою, від якої він не міг втекти. Дебют за клуб був непереконливим, «Астон Вілла» програла «Блекберн Роверс» з рахунком 3:1, 24 вересня 1994 року. Лемпті не зміг справити враження на «Вілла Парк», забивши всього три голи, всі в матчах Кубка Ліги проти «Віган Атлетік» (один в домашньому матчі і двічі в гостях).

«Ковентрі Сіті»
Після звільнення Аткінсона з поста тренера «Вілли» він взяв з собою Лемпті в свій новий клуб «Ковентрі Сіті». І знову Нії забивав тільки в Кубку Ліги: два рази в матчі проти «Галл Сіті» (один раз у домашньому матчі і один раз у гостях). 14 жовтня 1995 року «Ковентрі» не пропустив жодного гола в матчі з «Ліверпулем» на «Енфілді», в підсумку — безгольова нічия, на цій грі були присутні 39 тисяч уболівальників. Однак через два тижні команда зазнала поразки у матчі з «Лідс Юнайтед» з рахунком 3:1, Лемпті провів на полі 50 хвилин. Його подальші виступи в «Ковентрі» довели, що стиль гри Лемпті не підходив для Прем'єр-ліги, пізніше перебування в Італії також було невдалим. Лемпті пішов на угоду з клубом Серії B, «Венеція». Цей процес став початком кінця кар'єри Лемпті, і він не зміг цьому протистояти.

Пізня кар'єра
Лемпті приєднався до «Венеції» з Італії, а потім переїхав до Аргентини. Спочатку він хотів грати за клуб, де свого часу виступав Дієго Марадона — «Бока Хуніорс», але у «Боці» було занадто багато іноземців у складі, тому ганець приєднався до «Уніона Санта-Фе». Наступним клубом Лемпті став «Анкарагюджю», в чемпіонаті Туреччини він провів 10 матчів і забив один гол в останньому турі першості у ворота «Алтая», проте його команда програла з рахунком 3:2.

Після невдалого перебування в португальській «Уніан Лейрії» він найняв собі нового агента з Німеччини, який ініціював його перехід в «Гройтер». Тим не менш, Лемпті і його дружині не сподобалося в Німеччині, вони були не в силах пережити культурний шок. Нії не був настільки поганий, як у попередніх клубах, і часто виходив на заміну. Перший матч у клубі Лемпті зіграв в рамках кубка Німеччини 31 липня 1999 року, в тому ж матчі він відзначився голом, подвоївши перевагу «Гройтера» в грі проти «Карл Цейсс», в кінцевому рахунку суперник забив гол престижу, а матч закінчився з рахунком 2:1. Він дебютував у Другій Бундеслізі 20 серпня в матчі проти «Кельна», гра закінчилася безгольовою нічиєю. Через дев'ять днів Лемпті зробив дубль у чемпіонаті в матчі з «Рот-Вайсс Обергаузен» (3:4).

У 2000 році команда здобула кілька великих перемог з участю Лемпті. 12 березня «Гройтер» обіграв «Штутгартер Кікерс» з рахунком 5:1 (Лемпті забив один гол). 13 серпня була здобута перемога з рахунком 4:1 над «Хемніцером». А 1 жовтня Лемпті знову забив у ворота «Алеманії Ахен» 3:0. 22 квітня 2001 року Лемпті разом з клубом здобув найбільшу перемогу в кар'єрі над «Штутгартер Кікерс» з рахунком 5:0. Однак він виявився занадто слабким для грубої Другої Бундесліги і незабаром переїхав в Азію.

Лемпті приєднався до китайського клубу «Шаньдун Лунен». 8 липня 2001 року ганець забив перший гол у Китаї, відкривши рахунок у матчі з «Ляонін Хувін», а його команда виграла з рахунком 3:1. Через тиждень Лемпті зробив перший дубль в піднебесній, забивши по голу на перших і останніх хвилинах в ворота столичного «Бейцзін Гоань», крім Лемпті, в тому матчі ніхто не забивав. 25 листопада «Шаньдун Лунен» обіграв «Сичуань Гуаньчен» з рахунком 4:2, а Нії відзначився голом на 62-й хвилині. 9 грудня його команда з аналогічним рахунком обіграла «Баї», на цей раз гол Лемпті встановив остаточний результат. За підсумками сезону його команда посіла 6-е місце. В сезоні 2002 року Лемпті забив свій перший гол 13 квітня, подвоївши на останніх хвилинах перевагу своєї команди над «Шанхай Шеньхуа». 31 серпня Лемпті забив у ворота іншого шанхайського клубу, «Гуйчжоу Женьхе», чим подвоїв перевагу своєї команди. У цьому сезоні «Шаньдун Лунен» піднявся на дві позиції і став четвертим. Він описав своє перебування в Китаї як найщасливіший час у його житті, нарешті він був знову прийнятий вболівальниками і фахівцями. Потім він перейшов в «Ан-Наср Дубай», а пізніше повернувся назад в Гану, в «Асанте Котоко».

Лемпті заявив, що незважаючи ні на що, він не відчуває себе переможеним. Він також заснував школу, яка носить його ім'я і є його гордістю. Пам'ятаючи своє неблагополучне дитинство, він хотів, щоб інші діти були щасливі і готові до життя в суспільстві. У 2008 році в його школу ходили майже 400 учнів.

5 березня 2007 року Лемпті підписав контракт з південноафриканської командою «Джомо Космос», де грав до 1 грудня 2007 року. Після закінчення кар'єри Лемпті зайнявся розведенням порід великої рогатої худоби на фермі на околиці міста Аккра.

Кар'єра в збірних

Молодіжні збірні
На міжнародних змаганнях Лемпті почав представляти свою країну в 1989 році на юнацькому чемпіонаті світу, де його збірна не вийшла з групи, зігравши внічию з Шотландією і Кубою і програвши Бахрейну. Лемпті вперше почав привертати увагу світової футбольної громадськості у 1991 році, коли він привів юнацьку збірну Гани, відому як «Чорні зірочки», до перемоги на юнацькому чемпіонаті світу. Він став найкращим гравцем турніру, отримавши Золотий м'яч першості, він обійшов аргентинців Хуана Себастьяна Верона і Марсело Гальярдо і італійця Алессандро Дель П'єро. Згодом він став відомий як новий Пеле.

Його швидкість, швидкість мислення і зіграність з товаришами по команді (капітаном Алексом Опоку і колегами по півзахисті Мохаммедом Гарго та Еммануелем Дуа) були помічені світовим футбольним співтовариством. Його бажання грати ближче до штрафного майданчика суперника допомогло йому забити чотири голи, що зробило його найкращим бомбардиром турніру.

На знак визнання його гри на юнацькому чемпіонаті світу в 1991 році він зайняв п'яте місце в списку найкращих африканських футболістів року.

Пізніше Лемпті перейшов у молодіжну збірну Гани, відому як «Чорні супутники», з якою виграв Кубок африканських націй (до 20 років), а потім програв Бразилії у фіналі молодіжного чемпіонату світу в Австралії. Незважаючи на те, що Гана відкрила рахунок, у другому таймі Бразилія відігралася і за дві хвилини до кінця матчу вийшла вперед, підсумковий рахунок 2:1. Він також забив у матчі проти Португалії, який Гана виграла з рахунком 2:0.

Влітку 1992 року молодий Ні] Лемпті у складі Гани до 23 років зайняв третє місце на літніх Олімпійських іграх 1992 року в Барселоні. Гана, яка була наймолодшою командою в турнірі (середній вік команди становив 18,8 років), здивувала футбольну громадськість, ставши бронзовим призером і першою африканською футбольною збірною, яка отримала олімпійську медаль. У матчі за 3-тє місце Гана з мінімальним рахунком обіграла Австралію, єдиний гол забив Айзек Асаре. Лемпті таким чином приводив Гану до успіху у всіх молодіжних міжнародних турнірах, в яких він грав.

Основна збірна
У 16 років Нії Лемпті забив у своєму дебютному міжнародному матчі за основну збірну у відборі на Кубок африканських націй, на 43-й хвилині в домашньому матчі проти Того. Гана виграла матч з рахунком 2:0. Він став регулярним гравцем збірної, і його гарний виступ допоміг йому закріпитися в основі «Чорних зірок», де він утворив сильну атакуючу ланку з капітаном команди Абеді Пеле і нападником Тоні Єбоа. Гана програла у фіналі Кубка африканських націй 1992 року у Сенегалі Кот-д'Івуару в серії пенальті з рахунком 11:10, хоча Лемпті реалізував свій удар. Таким чином він зіграв у фіналі Кубка африканських націй в 17 років. Він продовжував виступати за збірну на високому рівні в настільки юному віці, граючи з тих пір у всіх міжнародних матчах Гани.

Останній матч у фінальній частині міжнародних турнірів він зіграв 31 січня 1996 року в півфіналі Кубка африканських націй, суперником була ПАР, однак Лемпті був видалений з поля, а його команда програла з рахунком 3:0. «Чорні зірки» посіли четверте місце, програвши Замбії у матчі за 3-тє місце без дискваліфікованого Лемпті.

Його останній матч за збірну закінчився поразкою з рахунком 8:2 від Бразилії в Сан-Жозе-ду-Ріу-Прету, 27 березня 1996 року. Це був товариський матч в рамках підготовки до літніх Олімпійських ігор 1996 року. Багато експертів вважають, що численні перельоти в Африку і назад на міжнародні матчі завели в глухий кут його кар'єру на клубному рівні. Його кар'єра пізніше пішла на спад.

Матчі за збірні

Загальна: 22 матчі / 5 голів; 12 перемог, 7 нічиїх, 3 поразки.

Статистика виступів

Тренерська кар'єра
19 лютого 2009 року Лемпті підписав контракт на посаду помічника головного тренера «Елевен Вайз», тут він працював з новим головним тренером Чарльзом Аконнором. У сезоні 2009/10 клуб зайняв 16-е місце в чемпіонаті Гани. Після призначення Аконнора технічним директором клубу Лемпті став асистентом Ганса-Дітера Шмідта, нового головного тренера.

Лемпті створив свою власну академію в 2010 році під назвою «Глоу Лемп Соккер Академі», пізніше вона була перейменована в «Голден Лайонз Академі» після приєднання до амбітного всеафриканскому проекту футбольної академії «ЛайонШейр» в червні 2011 року.

Досягнення

Командні
«Андерлехт»

 Чемпіон Бельгії: 1990/91, 1992/93

Збірна Гани

 Чемпіон світу (U-17): 1991
 Срібний призер Кубка африканських націй: 1992
  Бронзовий олімпійський призер: 1992
 Чемпіон Африки (U-21): 1993

Особисті

 Золотий м'яч юнацького чемпіонату світу: 1991
 Футболіст року в Африці (5-е місце): 1991

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Нії Лемпті одружений (дружину звуть Глорія) і має двох дітей, однак в свій час його родичі були проти шлюбу: Лемпті був представником народу га, його дружина — фанті. В Аргентині його дружина народила третю дитину, Дієго, названого в честь Марадони. Але незабаром Дієго серйозно захворів. Лікарі Буенос-Айреса два з половиною місяці боролися за життя хлопця, однак Дієго помер. Великим емоційним ударом був також той факт, що Лемпті хотів поховати свого сина в Гані, але йому відмовила влада. Лемпті впав у депресію і тимчасово відмовився від футболу. У Німеччині його нерідко ігнорували німецькі колеги, і одного разу товариш по команді відмовився спати з ним в одній кімнаті готелю. Його новонароджена донька Ліза теж померла незабаром після народження.

З початку сезону 2012/13 група вболівальників «Ковентрі Сіті» запустила проект під назвою «Шоу Нії Лемпті» в честь свого колишнього гравця. Перший епізод вийшов 16 серпня 2012 року, обговорювався виліт з Чемпіоншіпа і надії на новий сезон, також учасники шоу дискутували про те, кого можна назвати обличчям клубу. Через десять днів вийшов особливий випуск, присвячений звільненню головного тренера клубу Енді Торна. В серпні 2015 року число епізодів перейшло за сотню.

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Racing and Politics
Trail running races in wilderness areas
By Bryon Powell
"A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain."
-- INTRODUCTION TO THE WILDERNESS ACT OF 1964
As trail runners, we often seek out remote, even truly wild places to run. These are places that call us to escape alone into pristine environs and, at the same time, can invoke our primal urge to compete. While we can be thankful there are almost no trails on which running is banned in the U.S., various federal laws, particularly the Wilderness Act, can and do prevent organized races in some of America's wildest places, even if those races have existed for years.
Races Affected
For the past three years, participants in the Timberline Marathon, east of Portland, Ore., tested themselves on the 3,000-foot descent from the flanks of Mt. Hood, through lush pine forests and eventually down to pristine Timothy Lake. Much of the point-to-point race was run on portions of the Pacific Crest Trail, which winds through the High Cascades on its way from northern Washington to southern California.
Realizing the delicate nature of the surrounding Mt. Hood National Forest land, race director Chuck Neely has held the race in late September once hiking traffic has thinned, and has set a 400-runner limit in his annual permit request. He has also used a rolling start in which individual runners started the race in 15-second intervals to string out the field as a way to have less impact on other trail users.
Nevertheless, when new federal legislation last spring increased the wilderness designation over parts of the marathon course, the race was denied a permit by the U.S. Forest Service. Neely appealed through the office of Sen. Ron Wyden, but was denied again by the Forest Service in June.
The Forest Service said it denied the permit "to ensure protection and public enjoyment of the newly designated wilderness" but, Neely says, there was no mention of what kind of impacts the race might create. Neely says there were no prevailing complaints or impact issues associated with his race, nor was there any consideration in the denial letter of how he conducted his specific event.
"And yet we have glowing letters from Forest Service employees who have participated in the event and monitored the event as part of the permit requirement," Neely says. "We have reports about how closely we followed our operating plan and what a great marketing tool this is for recreation in the Mt. Hood National Forest."
With no other adjacent trails to route the course away from the new wilderness, Neely had little choice but to create a two-loop course on the trails around Timothy Lake, eliminating the thrilling mountain descent entirely. Instead of selling out the 400-runner field, this year's marathon had only about 250 runners. Plus, about 30 percent of his initial registrants requested refunds.
"It's not the same kind of race, and trail runners really appreciated and enjoyed the experience of the original course," Neely says. "For us to be denied a permit based upon what we've demonstrated to be a perfect model for how this can work in conjunction with wilderness areas is just a slap in the face."
"Wilderness" is a constructed concept, the existence of which is not always self-evident. It would not exist but for the constructs of civilization -- both physical and intellectual. Our very desire to be close to nature -- whether in our house or on the trail -- can destroy the traits that make such places wild. Although far from a primary threat to wilderness, trail running can certainly intrude upon it.
A lone runner floating down the single track treads lightly upon the concept of wilderness, but line up a few hundred runners at a trail race and that which is wilderness quickly retreats. That's why Tony Rossman, former president of the Western States Endurance Run board, once offered an apology to a hiker upon encountering him in the Granite Chief Wilderness Area during the Western States 100 shortly after the area received its wilderness designation.
In the U.S., wilderness areas are federal lands administered under the Wilderness Act of 1964 that are managed more conservatively than other federal lands. Such areas can be independent of other federal designations or be a portion of another federal land designation such as a national park, national monument, national forest, etc. There is no single agency that governs wilderness areas. Rather, agencies such as the National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service oversee these lands.
The Wilderness Act severely restricts the use of designated lands, barring "commercial enterprises," permanent roads, and except as needed for the administration of the land, all temporary roads, the use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, or mechanical transport, and any structure or installation within the area. It also provides guidance as to how the federal agencies should administer them: "These [wilderness areas] shall be administered for the use and enjoyment of the American people in such manner as will leave them unimpaired for future use and enjoyment as wilderness, and so as to provide for the protection of these areas, [and] the preservation of their wilderness character."
According to Rossmann, who is also a land-use attorney, while the NPS was originally flexible about allowing trail races to pass through wilderness areas, the Forest Service barred organized activities on the basis that solitude was an integral part of the wilderness experience. This stance of the Forest Service struck at the heart of American ultrarunning when the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (.pdf) created the Granite Chief Wilderness Area, an area that included four miles of the Western States 100 course.
Competitive Preservation
Following the Granite Chief wilderness designation, the Forest Service requested that the Western States board re-route the course. It refused and instead contacted local Congressman Norman Shumway, who drafted a bill that would have amended the California Wilderness Act to allow Western States to continue passing through the Granite Chief Wilderness. The Forest Service relented and issued a letter permitting the race and its predecessor, the Tevis Cup 100-mile endurance horse ride, to continue passing through the wilderness area, but capping race participation at the pre-wilderness designation level.
History is no barrier to the Wilderness Act's restrictions. "Just because a race existed before a wilderness designation, doesn't mean the race will be able to continue," says Dan Lehmann, race director of the Highlands Sky Trail Run, a 40-mile event that passes through West Virginia's Dolly Sods Wilderness and the Roaring Plains West Wilderness Area. "The race still needs to be a compatible wilderness use."
Federal officials typically don't see the immanent need to hold a running race in protected areas, says Ian Torrence, an experienced trail runner who spent a decade dealing with wilderness issues while working for the NPS.
"In general, most superintendents and administrators cannot justify the need for a race through a wilderness area when there are other lands adjacent that can be used for the same purpose," Torrence says. "Same goes for new mining and logging requests."
Indeed, only a handful of trail races pass through wilderness areas in the U.S., and they are the exception to the rule. Most are run on trails that existed prior to the wilderness designation and were grandfathered in to the new decree.
While a letter from the Forest Service may have worked in the past, Rossmann says a race now needs explicit congressional authorization to be grandfathered through a wilderness area. And that's easier said than done, especially because there doesn't appear to be consistency in why some races are allowed and others are prohibited.
In some cases, federal pressure has led to the extinction of races, no matter how popular or pristine they might be. After 26 years of the Kilauea Volcano Runs in Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park, the park announced last year the races would no longer be permitted after 2008, even on a different course. The final edition of the 5-miler, 10-miler and marathon drew a combined 600 participants.
Neely believes each race permit request should be reviewed independently, taking into consideration how each event operates. A blanket rejection isn't what he believes is the intent of the Wilderness Act, nor does it benefit those who want to enjoy the protected lands via running.
"What is it about people in sneakers running down an established trail that has historically been used for that use that is now all of a sudden an impactive event?" Neely asks. "Not every footrace would be non-impactive, but that's where the Forest Service has a management responsibility at a local level. They can't just hide behind their national policy, which is there just as a guide. It's not there as the golden rule that says, 'You can't do this because ...' "
Trail races and wilderness areas
HIGHLANDS SKY 40-MILE TRAIL RUN, DAVIS, WV
High on windswept mountaintops, runners are treated to a primeval retreat four hours from Washington, D.C. Both race and Forest Service staff ditched their chainsaws for handsaws for maintenance projects in the new wilderness areas through which the race passes.
LA LUZ TRAIL RUN, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
The 9-mile La Luz Run, the oldest trail race passing through a wilderness area, may feel more urban that wild. However, the final miles of picturesque singletrack and panoramic vistas of Albuquerque still make this a breathtaking course.
MIWOK 100K TRAIL RACE, MARIN HEADLANDS, CA
But for a wilderness designation, the popular Miwok 100K might not exist. The race, which does not run through wilderness lands, evolved after the 49er Double Marathon was excluded from the San Francisco Bay Area's Phillip Burton Wilderness.
KILAUEA VOLCANO MARATHON, VOLCANO, HI
After 26 years, this trail marathon across Hawaiian lava fields went dormant this year. It was discontinued for various reasons, including the eruption of the Halema'uma'u Crater and a desire to respect the cultural importance of the mountain to native Hawaiians.
WESTERN STATES 100, SQUAW VALLEY TO AUBURN, CA
Western States is the Boston Marathon of American ultramarathons. It may not have the biggest field or any prize money, but it's the ultra many aspire to run. It's also one of the biggest organized events in the country held in a portion of a wilderness area.
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Tánaiste Hails Breakthrough in Transdniestrian Settlement Talks
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, TD, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), welcomed today's announcement of a breakthrough reached in the OSCE-led negotiations towards a Transdniestrian settlement. [http://www.osce.org/cio/89752]
He congratulated his Special Representative for the talks, Ambassador Erwan Fouéré, who brokered the agreement on the principles and procedures of the talks and the future agenda of the negotiations (called the '5 + 2 Talks'), on this significant achievement in complex negotiations in which agreement even on the basic framework has hitherto proved elusive. The Tánaiste said:
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The agreement reached today in Vienna builds on progress made at the initial meeting under the current Chairmanship held in Farmleigh on 28 February.


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By Steve Hook
London's mayor tells MPs that more needs to be done to help teenagers take vocational courses
Left-wingers have been mistaken in believing that the expansion of universities would reduce the class divide, Ken Livingstone admitted this week.
Mr Livingstone, whose connection with education goes back to his time as leader of the Greater London Council, abolished in 1986, told MPs there had been a historic lack of emphasis on skills in favour of academic learning.
The Mayor of London said he supports the expansion of universties but said Labour politicians had let down working-class people who needed skills training in order to stay in employment.
Speaking to MPs on the Commons' education select committee on Tuesday, he said: "On our side of the political divide, we mixed up breaking the class system down with being much more focused on education.
"The idea that the vast majority of people can effectively get a university education was probably a mistake.
"I think there's a problem which comes from the post-war consensus. There was the idea that most people should get a university education. We neglected the vocational route. You are not a failure because you have a qualification short of a degree."
He said it has been assumed you could take "working-class boys from Brixton and, if we pummelled them enough, they would end up adopting an academic approach to life".
Meanwhile, he said, London had failed to provide vocational training opportunities to help people stay in work during the decline of manual labour.
Higher education in Britain expanded massively from the 1960s, with new universities and polytechnics opening in the years that followed.
Ministers have set a target for getting 50 per cent of 18 to 30-year-olds into higher education - including university - by 2010.
Mr Livingstone also said to the committee that he has told the Government that it was wrong to end automatic free English courses for speakers of other languages.
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Other members of the board are expected to be drawn primarily from the world of business.
The Greater London Authority and the London Development Agency - both of which are under his control as mayor - have argued that London's skills training requirements are different from those in the rest of the country, where his advisers tell him there needs to be more work at level 4 (first-year degree equivalent).
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Q: Thinkscript: Recursive Counter I'd like to create a scan in thinkorswim where it returns stocks that have closed higher then when it opened for 4 days or more out of the last 5 days.
This is the current code I have, but I don't know if it is correct or how to limit it to only the last 5 days:
def count = if (close > open) then 1 else 0;
rec counter = counter[1] + count;

plot scan =
counter >= 5;

A: Here are some alternatives:

*

*Did you want the last 4 or 5 days consecutively to close higher? If so, this option will check for that:

# set aggregation because you want the last 5 days,
#   not the last 5 bars regardless of time set
def closeVal = close(period=AggregationPeriod.DAY);
def openVal = open(period=AggregationPeriod.DAY);

# define the condition you want met (it'll check for this on every bar)
def countCondition = closeVal > openVal;

# sum the last 4 bars (days in this case, due to aggregation setting)
# note: the indexes are pointing to the current bar, 1 bar prior, 2 bars prior, and 3 bars prior
# also, each `true` condition will equal 1; `false` is 0
def sumLast4 = countCondition + countCondition[1] + countCondition[2] + countCondition[3];

# ensure last 4 all closed higher than they opened
def last4Condition = (sumLast4 == 4);

# if the last 4 days met the condition, then add in the 5th day prior;
# else, just use the sum of those last 4
def total = if last4Condition then sumLast4 + countCondition[5] else sumLast4;

# plot the final desired condition:
#   at least the last 4 days closed higher than their open
plot scan = total >= 4;

*

*If the days closing higher don't need to be consecutive:

# set aggregation because you want the last 5 days, not the last 5 bars
def closeVal = close(period=AggregationPeriod.DAY);
def openVal = open(period=AggregationPeriod.DAY);

# define the condition you want met (it'll check for this on every bar)
def countCondition = closeVal > openVal;

# sum the last 5 bars (days in this case, due to aggregation setting)
# note: each `true` condition will equal 1; `false` is 0
def sumLast5 = countCondition + countCondition[1] + countCondition[2] + countCondition[3] + countCondition[4];

# plot the final desired match
plot scan = sumLast5 > 3;

*

*Using fold, ThinkScript's equivalent of a for loop. This one finds 4 out of the last 5, but not necessarily consecutive:

# set the length - using `input` means you can edit in the scan settings
input length = 5;

# set aggregation because you want the last 5 days, not the last 5 bars
def closeVal = close(period=AggregationPeriod.DAY);
def openVal = open(period=AggregationPeriod.DAY);

# declare a `counter` variable, but we'll set its value in the `if` statement
def counter;

# ensure all data is available by checking to see if the 5th bar back is a number
if !isNaN(closeVal[length - 1]){
    # we have a number, so let's fold...
    # `with count = 0` initializes a variable called `count` to 0
    # for i = 0 to length... (i will go 0 thru 4; it ends when it sees 5)
    # if closeVal[i] (the closeVal i bars back) is less than openVal[i]
    # then `count = count + 1` else `count` just remains the same as it last was
    # when the loop is done, put the `count` value into the `counter` variable
    counter = fold i = 0 to length with count = 0 do if getValue(closeVal, i) > getValue(openVal, i) then count + 1 else count;
}
else {
    # if the 5th bar back wasn't a number, we can't calculate
    #   so, simply set the counter to indicate it's Not a Number
    counter = Double.NaN;
}

plot scan = counter > 3;

*edited to clarify that a true value equals 1, while a false value equals 0

A: easy way:
#comment: declare five Booleans for each of five days
def candle1 = close[5] > open[5];
def candle2 = close[4] > open[4];
def candle3 = close[3] > open[3];
def candle4 = close[2] > open[2];
def candle5 = close[1] > open[1];
#
#comment: add up all the green candles(value == 1) and red candles(value == 0)
def sumofgreencandles = candle1 + candle2 + candle3+ candle4 + candle5;
#
#comment: return one if 4 or five candles are green, zero if 3 or fewer are green-
plot fouroffivegreen= if sumofgreencandles > 3 then low else double.nan;
#
#comment: add an arrow to graph where condition exists:
fouroffivegreen.setpaintingstrategy(paintingstrategy.arrow_UP);
fouroffivegreen.setdefaultcolor(color.cyan);

This will place a cyan colored arrow under any bar or point where at least the last four of five periods closed higher than open.  I know it looks clunky, but if you use a fold statement, it is much slower and will delay the rendering of your charts.

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As we recently reported, virtually all automakers are currently working on some form of driverless ride-sharing/taxi services. Whether it's through investments in existing services, like GM with its acquisition and investment in Cruise Automation and Lyft respectively, or through direct development like Tesla with its Autopilot and 'Tesla Network' programs.
Renault and Nissan recently unveiled their own effort and now it's time for Volkswagen to step in with a new concept called "Sedric".
Sedric is an all-electric and fully autonomous vehicle aimed at the shuttle/taxi industry.
Interestingly, the vehicle is described as "the first Concept Car of the Volkswagen Group and cross-brand ideas platform" – meaning that it doesn't come from one of Volkswagen specific brand (VW, Audi, Porsche, etc.), but it instead features the Volkswagen Group logo.
The German automaker's brands have been collaborating when it comes to electric vehicles, like with charging, and with autonomous driving technologies.
It's still very much a concept. The CEO made references to the group's plans to build 2 to 3 million all-electric cars a year and unveil 30 new models by 2025, but it's not clear if Sedric would be part of that beyond showcasing some of VW's technology.
VW has been aiming to introduce fully autonomous driving systems around 2020 with vehicles based on its series of "I.D. Concepts" and other Volkswagen brands have been talking about similar timelines for level 5 autonomy.


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Clarithromycin 500mg tablets 10
Active substance: clarithromycin 500 mg.
Excipients: lactulosa - 600 mg, povidone-K25 - 18.2 mg, magnesium stearate - 13 mg, silicon dioxide colloidal (aerosil) - 8.66 mg, talc - 26 mg, potassium polakrylin - up to 1300 mg.
Shell composition: hypromellose - 14.28 mg, talc - 1.71 mg, titanium dioxide - 7.756 mg, macrogol-4000 - 6.21 mg, dye azorubin - 0.044 mg.
Semi-synthetic antibiotic of the group of macrolides of a wide spectrum of action. Disrupts the protein synthesis of microorganisms (binds to the 50S-subunic membrane of the ribosome membrane of the microbial cell). It acts on extra- and intracellular pathogens. Clarithromycin activity against most of the following microorganisms has been proven in vitro and in clinical practice - aerobic gram-positive microorganisms: Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes; aerobic gram-negative microorganisms: Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Legionella pneumophila, Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium fortuitum; other microorganisms: Mycoplasma pneumonia, Chlamydia pneumoniae; Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) - complex including: Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare; Helicobacter pylori.
β-lactamases do not affect the activity of clarithromycin.
Activity of clarithromycin in vitro - aerobic gram-positive microorganisms: Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococci groups C, F, G, Streptococci groups viridans; aerobic gram-negative microorganisms: Bordetella pertussis, Pasteurella multocida; anaerobic gram-positive microorganisms: Clostridium perfringens, Peptococcus niger, Propionibacterium acnes; anaerobic gram-negative microorganisms: Bacteroides melaninogenicus; spirochetes: Borrelia burgdorferi, Treponema pallidum; Campylobacter: Campylobacter jejuni.
The microbiologically active metabolite of clarithromycin, 14-hydroxyclarythromycin, is twice as active as the original compound against Haemophilus influenzae. Clarithromycin and its metabolite in combination can have both additive and synergistic effects on Haemophilus influenzae in vitro and in vivo, depending on the strain of the bacterium.
Most strains of staphylococci resistant to methicillin and oxacillin are resistant to clarithromycin.
It is possible to develop cross-resistance to clarithromycin and other antibiotics of the macrolide group, as well as lincomycin and clindamycin.
pharyngitis;
tonsillitis;
acute sinusitis;
exacerbation of chronic bronchitis;
community-acquired pneumonia;
uncomplicated infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue;
disseminated infection caused by Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare.
in combination with amoxicillin and omeprazole/ lansoprazole in the form of triple therapy for infections caused by Helicobacter pylori, including duodenal ulcer.
acute otitis media;
hypersensitivity to clarithromycin, other antibiotics of the macrolide group, others components of the drug; severe liver failure, occurring simultaneously with renal failure; porphyria; hypokalemia; simultaneous administration of cisapride, astemizole, pimozide, terfenadine, ergotamine and other ergot alkaloids; simultaneous use with lovastatin and simvastatin, with midazolam for oral administration, with colchicine in patients with impaired renal or hepatic function taking P-glycoprotein inhibitors or potent inhibitors of the isoenzyme CYP3A4; the presence in patients of a prolongation of the QT interval in the anamnesis, ventricular arrhythmia or ventricular tachycardia of the "pirouette" type; cholestatic jaundice / hepatitis, which arose with the use of clarithromycin (in the anamnesis); children's age up to 12 years (for this dosage form); lactation (breastfeeding); lactose intolerance or lactase deficiency, and see also glucose-galactose malabsorption.
With caution:
renal failure of moderate and severe degree;
moderate and severe liver failure;
myasthenina gravis;
simultaneous use with drugs inducing and metabolizing the isoenzyme CYP3A4, benzodiazepines (alprazolam, triazolam, midazolam for iv use), antiarrhythmic drugs of class IA and III, blockers of slow calcium channels, which are metabolized by the isoenzyme CYP3A4;
CHD;
severe heart failure;
hypomagnesemia;
pronounced bradycardia
The safety of clarithromycin during pregnancy has not been established. During pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, it is recommended to prescribe clarithromycin, if the benefit is from its reception exceeds the potential risk to the fetus and / or there is no safer therapy with alternative drugs. If pregnancy occurred while taking the drug, the patient should be warned about the possible risk to the fetus.
If necessary, the appointment of the drug during lactation should resolve the issue of canceling breastfeeding.
Use in case of impaired liver function
With caution, prescribe for moderate and severe liver failure.
Contraindicated use of the drug in severe liver failure, occurring simultaneously with renal failure.
Use in renal dysfunction
With caution, prescribe for renal failure of moderate and severe degree.
Contraindicated use of this dosage form in children under the age of 12 years.
In the presence of chronic liver disease should be regularly monitored for serum enzyme activity.
With caution, the drug is prescribed against the background of therapy with drugs metabolized by the liver (it is recommended to measure their concentration in the blood).
In the case of joint appointment with warfarin or other anticoagulants, it is necessary to monitor prothrombin time and INR.
With the development of a secondary infection, adequate therapy should be prescribed.
If severe diarrhea occurs during or after treatment, the diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis should be excluded, which requires immediate discontinuation of the drug and the appointment of appropriate treatment.
Before using the drug, it is necessary to conduct a sensitivity test for the development of resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes to antibiotics of the macrolide group. Possible development of cross-resistance to clarithromycin and others antibiotics of the macrolide group. With prolonged use of the drug, the development of superinfection is possible.
The drug should be used with caution in patients with a predisposition to prolonging the QT interval.
In patients with coronary artery disease, severe heart failure, hypomagnesemia, severe bradycardia, taking clarithromycin, as well as with simultaneous use with antiarrhythmic drugs of class IA (quinidine, procainamide) and III (dofetilide, amiodarone, sotalol), electrocardiogram should be regularly monitored for an increase in the QT interval.
Against the background of the use of the drug, the development of pseudomembranous colitis, aggravation of the symptoms of myasthenia gravis may be observed.
When using clarithromycin, impaired liver function was reported (increased activity of hepatic transaminases hepatocellular and / or cholestatic hepatitis with or without jaundice). Impaired liver function can be severe, but are usually reversible. There are reports of fatal cases of liver failure, mainly associated with the presence of serious comorbidities and / or the simultaneous use of other drugs. When signs and symptoms of hepatitis appear, such as anorexia, jaundice, darkening of urine, itching, abdominal soreness on palpation, clarithromycin therapy should be stopped immediately. In the presence of chronic liver disease, it is necessary to conduct regular monitoring of serum enzymes.
If hypersensitivity reactions occur, the drug must be discontinued.
The drug is taken orally. Tablets should be swallowed without chewing, washed down with a small amount of liquid.
Adults and children over 12 years of age and weighing more than 33 kg:
with pharyngitis and tonsillitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes - 250 mg every 12 hours for 10 days;
in acute sinusitis - 500 mg every 12 hours for 14 days;
with exacerbation of chronic bronchitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae - 500 mg every 12 hours for 7-14 days; caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae - 500 mg every 12 hours for 7 days; caused by Moraxella catarrhalis, Streptococcus pneumoniae - 250 mg every 12 hours for 7-14 days;
with community-acquired pneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae - 250 mg every 12 hours for 7 days; caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae - up to 250 mg every 12 hours for 7-14 days;
for uncomplicated infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes - 250 mg every 12 hours for 7-14 days.
For the treatment and prevention of infections caused by Mycobacterium avium, prescribe 500 mg 2 times / day. The maximum daily dose is 1000 mg. Duration of treatment - 6 months or more.
For the purpose of eradication Helicobacter pylori
Combined treatment with three drugs:
clarithromycin - 500 mg, lansoprazole - 30 mg and amoxicillin - 1000 mg 2 times / day for 10-14 days;
clarithromycin - 500 mg, omeprazole - 20 mg and amoxicillin - 1000 mg 2 times / day for 10 days.
Combined treatment with two drugs:
clarithromycin - 500 mg 3 times / day, omeprazole - 40 mg / day for 14 days, with the appointment of omeprazole for the next 14 days at a dose of 20 mg / day.
For patients with chronic renal failure (QC less than 30 ml / min or serum creatinine concentrations of more than 3.3 mg / 100 ml), the dose is reduced by 2 times, or the interval is increased by 2 times. The maximum duration of treatment in patients in this group is 14 days.
Symptoms: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.
Treatment: gastric lavage, maintenance therapy. Not removed by hemo- or peritoneal dialysis.
From the nervous system: headache, dizziness, drowsiness, anxiety, insomnia, nightmares, tremors, convulsions, depression, disorientation, hallucinations, psychosis, depersonalization, confusion, increased symptoms of myasthenia gravis, psychotic disorders, paresthesia, mania, intense sweating, anorexia, malaise, asthenia, chills, fatigue.
From the digestive system: deterioration of appetite, nausea, belching, vomiting, flatulence, gastritis, gastralgia, diarrhea, stomatitis, glossitis, candidiasis of the oral mucosa, discoloration of the tongue and teeth, dryness of the oral mucosa, acute pancreatitis, increased activity of hepatic transaminases, cholestasis, hepatocellular and cholestatic hepatitis, cholestatic jaundice; rarely - pseudomembranous colitis, liver failure with a fatal outcome, mainly against the background severe concomitant diseases and / or concomitant drug therapy, dyspepsia, constipation.
From the cardiovascular system: ventricular tachycardia, incl. type "pirouette", fluttering and flickering of the ventricles, an increase in the intreval QT on the ECG.
From the senses: noise, ringing in the ears, vertigo, change in taste (dysgeusia), ageusia; in isolated cases - hearing loss that passes after discontinuation of the drug, impaired sense of smell, anosmia.
From the skin and soft tissues: erythrasmus, acne, erysipelas.
From the musculoskeletal system: myalgia, myopathy, chest pain.
On the part of the hematopoietic organs: rarely - thrombocytopenia, (unusual bleeding, hemorrhages), agranulocytosis, thrombocytosis, prolongation of prothrombin time, increased in the level of INR.
From the urinary system: interstitial nephritis, renal failure.
Laboratory indicators: leukopenia, neutropenia, eosinophilia, increased concentration of bilirubin in the blood hypercreatininemia, hypoglycemia (including with simultaneous administration of hypoglycemic drugs), change in the color of urine.
Allergic reactions: skin rash, itching, urticaria, skin flushing, malignant exudative erythema (Stevens-Johnson syndrome), toxic epidermal necrolysis, anaphylactic reactions, drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS-syndrome), Schönlein-Henoch purpura, hemorrhages.
Other: secondary infections (development of resistance of microorganisms).
The drug should be stored in a dry, protected from light, out of the reach of children at a temperature not exceeding 25 ° C.
Shelf life - 3 years.
Number of tablets
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Grey's Anatomy, "Rise Up": Hahn solo
Spoilers for last night's "Grey's Anatomy" coming up just as soon as I get some cadavers...
I don't think I ever need to see Jeffrey Dean Morgan's face or hear the words "Denny Duquette" ever again. I appreciated that Erica Hahn said virtually everything about Izzie's continued employment that a lot of us were howling about back during the original storyline, but since Izzie's obviously not going anywhere, why keep picking at this particular scab?
Unfortunately, Dr. Hahn is going somewhere, and will not be seen on the show again. Given that this was the last episode Brooke Smith before was abruptly fired, I suppose we're supposed to assume that Erica will resign in disgust, off-camera, but not report the hospital to UNOS. What a lame exit. Unless Smith herself was causing problems, ala Isaiah Washington -- and that's not at all what I'm hearing -- then it's self-defeating to dump her without giving her a proper on-screen departure. Even if the ABC executives were all grossed out by two girls kissing or whatever (because, you know, who wants to see that?), this episode provided the perfect opportunity to get rid of the character without actually having to bring up her sexuality again. Even if you ignore the apparent close-mindedness of the move, it was just a stupid business and creative decision.
Beyond those two irritations, there was actually a lot to like about "Rise Up." Start with Bailey and McDreamy's case, which was the season's latest great showcase for familiar TV faces of a certain age -- in this case, Bonnie Bartlett and George Coe. In a weird way, "Grey's Anatomy" is starting to turn into a latter-day "Love Boat," in that "The Love Boat" used to feature three stories an episode breaking down along demographic lines (one young couple, one middle-aged couple, one older couple), which not only provided something for everyone in the audience, but also provided occasional employment for aging actors who were no longer in demand for steady work. Based on how the Emmy guest actor nominations are dominated by familiar faces who have a lot of friends in the Academy, I wouldn't be surprised to see next year's categories dominated by "Grey's" guests like Coe, Bartlett, Bernadette Peters and Daniel J. Travanti. Coe's despair at his wife's impending death -- and Bailey's own refusal to let go -- was one of the season's most touching moments, and one of the rare times when the obvious parallel between the patient's problem and the doctor's didn't bug me.
Meanwhile, Kevin McKidd got to tear into Cristina and Karev for treating surgery like a competitive sport when it should really about lifesaving. These sorts of lectures, which the show does once or twice a season, are always walking a fine line -- yes, it's appalling on an objective level how the docs behave sometimes, but the competition is also one of the show's most distinct and entertaining aspects -- but this was a good one, and made better by Cristina standing up to Hunt and telling him he might not want to be so quick to judge.
So, a mixed bag, with real-world idiocy and the resurrection of a storyline I despised marring what was otherwise another solid episode for this "Grey's" comeback season.
Posted by Alan Sepinwall at 2:03 PM
Labels: Grey's Anatomy
Really expected to see more re:Hahn's departure. Couple of good oportunities in which she could have quit, or been fired, and they were wasted. Particularly when she was in the cheif's office lambasting him for not doing anything about Izzy. He could have fired her right there.
By the end I was resigned to the fact that we'll get some follow up in the next episode about how Hahn decided (off screen) that she wouldn't be returning to Seattle Grace. Lame.
I agree, too much Denny in this episode. Leave the man to rest already. The single moment at the end was great. "You need to leave so I can move on", beautiful.
Christina's explination of 'why she is the way she is' felt... cheap. One or two lines about her father, and we're supposed to accept that as the reason why she treats patients like obstacles to conquer? Didn't sit right with me.
Travis, I don't think anyone had any idea that Smith was going to be fired when this episode was written.
The ending with Izzy (Denny vanishing then re-appearing behind her, her horrified look, and him asking her "are you sure you're alright?") felt like a horror/ghost movie. Are they trying to say she's literally having hallucinations and has a mental illness or brain tumor or something?
Alan: That would explain it, thanks. Guess this show was already 'in the can' as they say. Had I not known the pending outcome (and assuing they do next week what we all predict) her sudden departure wouldn't be a surprise.
I didn't have a problem with the lesbian aspect of the Callie/Hahn story. And I thought both actresses played it well. (And as a visually impaired person, I remember the leaves on trees revelation as a child)
What bothered me about the whole storyline was that Hahn became "Graced"... meaning she began acting like all of the others at Seattle Grace by sharing too much personal information and leaping into self-reflective, self-absorbed diatribes directed at perplexed people who were doing seemingly otherwise normal tasks, prior to being interrupted, telling you all of her feelings and flaws. I do find that type of dialog entertaining (though it's always strange how people start with the super serious revelations that normally would take hours (and usually a few drinks) to get to, and it fits a number of the characters (Izzy, Meredith) but NOW EVERYONE does it. I liked Hahn much better when all we knew was that she was a top-notch bad ass surgeon.
One more thing.. I think they are underusing McSteamy. Is he going to get an interesting storyline?
Personally, I'm sick of these increasingly common scenes in which -- after all kinds of terrible behavior has gone unnoticed -- one character finally has to tear into all the others about their personal and professional deficiencies (which, in most cases, are the only things that make them interesting). It's as if the writers and producers are lecturing us, the audience, for wanting to be entertained.
I loved the scene with the elderly couple and the dying wife, heartbroken husband, Bailey and Shepard. Honestly, on this more than any other medical drama, I think the patient of the week stories are outstanding. Much more interesting to me than, oh say sixty percent of the nonsensery going on with the regular characters, Bailey excluded.
Janlew
Pamela Jaye said...
Ah you made it - and without ER even! (good, cause I haven't watched it yet)
If I see Denny one more time, I will scream. But for this episode, I could deal with it. For me, it added something. (but really, if I see him again - he's come back from the dead more times than a character on Dark Shadows)
Hahn screaming to the Chief - it was good but it was not nearly as impressive as the main point of this plot:
Izzie having to face the human results of her decision to steal a heart.
To quote Hahn (on the same matter, but to Burke re: *his* aftereffects: being shot) - Karma Rocks!
No amount of the "punishment" SGH meted out to Izzie could do what this patient did to her (the doctor who cares "too" much about her patients (and I loved her comment about *that*)). She had to experience it.
Although her comment to Mer - "How much Denny are *you* experiencing?" was very funny.
Cristina and Meredith - and Derek's "solution" - just too funny. Mark does need a storyline of his own, but he was awesomely funny in this one. I love The Ellis Diaries. I love Cristina being totally oblivious of Mark hitting on her.
Hunt and his PTSD - three nights of no sleep? I've never seen true PTSD and can't say this is accurate, but I could understand his throwing himself into his work, and his looking at the SGHers as frivolous.
And then, when Cristina walked in and sat down, I knew (about a second before) that she was going to tell him. (although I didn't know the details). I wasn't sleeping when Mer was "dead" and Denny was telling her that Cristina watched her dad bleed out waiting for the ambulance when she was 9.
I also had a funny feeling that she'd know the patient's name too.
Awesome scene.
I also appreciated that Meredith cut off the end of the year that American Dreams Dad (and Grey's director) missed out on that heart. On a show where Lexie's intern year has already had two Octobers, it was a good move to say May 14, two thousand....
(I really expected that Hahn was going to be installing an LVAD - but what we got was *so* much better.)
Bailey and Derek - They have had so many awesome scenes, from the train wreck elevator scene, to the did I latch the baby gate, to the I was a geek in a band uniform, and more. And I also loved that it was acknowledged that Bailey is still working on her marriage. It was a nice crumb to drop for us. And the couple ("Goodbye, my love" had me crying even before she died) was a nice vision for her to work toward having.
And does Bonnie really look that old? I didn't recognize her at first.
Interns in the basement like something from Flatliners - learning the only way they could (no IV's in med school?) But when did Cristina inherit Graciella? Isn't she Izzie's? And I've heard Hahn say that Izzie is "inclusive" (back when she was reaming out Cristina for excluding her interns and doing everything herself).
I loved George and the dummy far better than that stupid talking elevator on the Private Practice Pilot. (even if the chief should really, really have better things to do). It was too funny when "the dummy" called Alex on his bedside manner.
I loved that Mer loved The Ellis Diaries and actually learned something from them (and wouldn't mind at all if Ellis came back - even if only to voice-over her diaries). I miss Ellis. (I loved that you thought Ellen was a different actress when she had scenes with Ellis.)
I am still irate that the writers were not warned of Erica's exit (I'm still angry she was let go at all). They could have added two lines to her tirade at Callie - That's it! I'm finished with this place! (and yes, it's true - she has been "Graced." That's a keeper)
Now I'm worried that some famous older actress will be by next week to ask for Erica's Heirloom Scrub Cap or something.
More wonderfulness -
Doctors Working, rather than having sex. People learning (even if competitively).
Lexie thanking the cadavers.
Alex picking the exact wrong day to gift Izzie with a bouquet of dead people to cheer her up. And Izzie apologizing for blowing up at him.
Alex and Izzie wrapped in each other's arms in the opening.
Izzie saying goodbye - finally - to Denny, to look up and see Alex there, waiting for her.
It being sweeps, and nothing blowing up or crashing. At least, not literally.
Did I happen to mention how much I loved this ep?
So much that I actually sat up to write this post.
I stopped watching this show for a season or more because of the Denny story. Leave him in the grave please!
It has only recently won me over again and they could easily send me running. There are other shows I could DVR.
I'm confused about the timeline with the Hahn/Smith story, Alan. If Brooke Smith was only recently fired, for some reason I can't fathom, then how long ago was this episode filmed? I thought the reason for why Hahn might leave SGH was reasonable, though not fully fleshed out, but the timing of the writing doesn't seem to make sense. I will definitely miss Brooke Smith, she's really been great in these last few episodes.
The final scene with Bailey, Shephard, and the older couple was just so beautiful in its tone and composition. For all of GA's failings, they occasionally do some things just so right.
I'm currently watching "Supernatural" on DVD, so it was a bit jarring to see John Winchester in that hospital room. Was there gonna be a demon?? :-) I know lots of people got tired of the Denny storyline, but I did love Denny himself and will always look into those soulful eyes when they're on the tv. Demon or no demon.
More McSteamy! And more Hunt! :-)
Dani In NC said...
I'm happy that someone has mentioned the Love Boat comparison. I've been feeling that way about Grey's Anatomy for a while. People have criticized shows like Will and Grace and How I Met Your Mother for doing the same thing, but I think the difference is HOW it's done. On Grey's Anatomy, familiar actors just pop up with no notice instead of being trumpeted for weeks. The Law and Order franchise also does this well.
During the first couple seasons, I barely noticed the patient of the week as I focused on the scenes featuring the regular cast. Now I think the best scenes are in the medical cases. As long as Rimes and Co. can deliver one weepy scene per espisode, I'll stick with the show.
Stef - I read she was actually fired in mid-October but it was kept under wraps until this past week.
It's shameful that the homophobic Isaiah Washington who assaulted another actor was given a better send-off than the classy Brooke White.
I'm so disgusted with this show and its horrible writers. The only consolation is that we won't be subjected any more to Shonda Rhimes's ridiculously ignorant views on lesbian and bisexual women. The way she handled the Hahn/Callie storylines was just stupid. Her dialog made me cringe.
Denny needs to go into the light already! I'm sick of his spirit hiding in the lockers and popping up everywhere. Somebody contact The Ghost Whisperer and exorcize him asap.
Oh, one thing a friend mentioned. Of all people to defend Izzie, perhaps Callie shouldn't have been the one chosen?
Exactly. Why is Callie worried about saving Izzie's career after that homewrecker slept with her husband and ruined her marriage? Callie hated "Gizzie" as much as the fans.
ha- that's funny anon. brooke white was the mormon on american idol. i think you mean smith!
Oh gee. McSteamy has no storyline? Well, I guess they could turn him gay and put in him a "half-gay" relationship with Hunt...that should give him something to do. Then they can suddenly fire Eric Dane without notice. That works!
I totally agree. I thought it was the weakest, most unbelievable moment in the show. Callie would never defend Izzie. Ever.
12:41 AM, November 08, 2008
I had the same question as you. Why bring up Denny-gate again? Since Izzie didn't suffer any additional consequences for her actions. On the contrary, she was shown to be the only (not even Hahn could do it) who could "save" Hahn's patient (by convincing him to undergo the second procedure)
So, my conclusion is: The purpose of this episode was:
(1) Simply to get rid of Brooke Smith/ Erica Hahn
(2) And take the opportunity to "redeem" Izzie as well.
Grey's Anatomy got rid of a wonderful character, and lost this viewer in the process - not so much for having done that, but for the way it was done:
- disrespectful, no class - i.e. Brooke Smith's firing is all due to Brooke Smith, and her alone.
- and assuming the viewers are stupid with their self-contradictory spin (re "lack of chemistry" when it was the unexpected chemistry in the first place that made them go down this unplanned route. Which they subsequently thoroughly messed up with their writing.)
Actually, I thought Callie's defense of Izzie was one of the few believable parts of the argument. She had acknowledged the facts earlier ("she slept with my husband"), so it wasn't like she just forgot about it. The part that stood out to me was the loyalty angle ("she's one of our doctors"). Something that Hahn didn't feel, either because she hadn't been at SG very long or because she never feels that way about other people. It's a little hard to believe that this hadn't come up before, but it could be a real reason for the two of them to break up.
Then again, maybe it was a(nother) case of a good actor selling a line which doesn't make a lot of sense.
I could have sworn I'd read an interview with Brooke Smith where she said they told her she'd been fired after the "I can see the leaves" episode, but before they filmed this episode -- wouldn't that mean they had time to modify the script, even slightly, to give her a better send-off?
Alan: I would absolutely love it if you would go back to the Grey's peeps and try to get a better answer from them about her departure -- or interview Brooke Smith herself. The limited comment so far has been of little help. If they really axed her to make their imaginary middle-American viewer more comfortable, I will seriously consider never watching this show again. But if there were other, better reasons for letter her go, now is the time to divulge them. You are always so good about getting us the scoop, is there anything that can be done here?
Is it just me or is "Denny Duquette" the funniest name ever now? Whenever I hear that I get ridiculous images in my mind. What a low point for this series.
Egads. I haven't even seen this ep yet, but I couldn't agree more, just the "next week" mention of Denny Duquette had me reaching for the Maalox. I don't know why but if I have to see his smug ever-smiling face again I will scream. That guy was ALWAYS. SMILING. No matter that the situation was. ALWAYS. SMILING. Someone keeled? Smile benevolently. Madly in love? Smile benevolently. Same exact smile, too.
I emailed a friend in horror at the mention of his name. Will definitely have to FF these scenes. Thanks for the heads up!
please, please, no *more* Denny.
Is he going to become the sweeps stunt like ER blowing things up?
(he wasn't smiling most of the time, though. which was good, considering what was going on)
I just saw last week's promo (last ep's promo?) "Three years ago, Izzie..."
Someone needs to introduce the promo dept. to Shonda's timeline.
I've thought of going back and watching all the promos I've skipped, for fun.
I won't watch them (before). I never see closing credits. I want my eps all shiny and new.
Which was perhaps why I was so much more thrilled with last week's ep than... whoever. The only reason I had *any* idea that something Denny related was coming was because someone mentioned it.
Profberta said...
Think about this...Katherine Heigl does not submit her work for the Emmy's because she's disappointed in the scripts that she's been given. Could it be that she wants out? Maybe, because of Dr. Hahn, Izzy might lose her license, and Katie Heigl is free to make movies to her heart's content.
If I'd been Katie last sason, I'd have felt un-emmy worthy too.
Did anyone (if anyone is still here) see Isaiah Washington's reaction to Smith's "being let go"?
Does anyone actually think there will ever be anything remotely scandalous that will ever happen on Grey's ever again where someone in the press won't hunt Isaiah down for a "reaction"?
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abc seems to have just announced the signing of Kevin McKidd. I thought they had signed him already. (and suddenly I'm reminded of how excited we were when Peter MacNicol got upgraded to regular cast on Grey's Anatomy)
so if they have only "lost" one cast member this season and have added what? 3? are they going to have to make a 16 month calendar this year?
How many cast members did Dallas and Dynasty (and more appropriately ER) have?
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