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Anatomy of a Goal: Ilsinho’s Goalazo – Massive Report

Welcome to the Anatomy of a Goal, where each week we dissect one goal from the previous weeks Columbus Crew SC match.

For match 22 on the 2017 MLS Season, we take a look at Ilsinhos 20th minute goal that put the Philadelphia Union up 1-0 on Crew SC level as part of the 3-0 loss on Wednesday.

Heres a look at the finish from the Philadelphia winger.

The Union approached Wednesdays match with an offensive mindset, totally unlike its defense-first approach on Saturday. Columbus weathered the Philadelphia attacking storm during the first portion of the match, but still faced a significant amount of pressure from the Union attack.

Phillys opener starts with a 50/50 ball won by the Union midfield. Left back Giliano Wijnaldum picked up the won ball as he is closed down by Justin Meram and Hector Jimenez.

Notice Artur, looking downfield. The Black & Gold center-midfielder decides to hold his position and let Meram and Jimenez defend Wijnaldum.

With Meram closing out his angle to Haris Medunjanin, Wijnaldum slots a pass along the sideline to Marcus Epps.

Though he would has room to turn and run, Epps elects to play a one-time pass back to Medunjanin. Throughout this entire sequence, Philadelphia plays very quick passes, slicing through the Crew SC defense.

With the ball at his feet and a soft cushion from Meram, Medunjanin has multiple options. He can either play a quick pass back to Wijnaldum, a pass up the field to CJ Sapong, dribble the ball forward or a field-switching pass to Roland Alberg.

Medunjanin takes quick touch forward and switches the ball to Alberg.

Alberg receives the ball and finds himself with tons of space along the right flank. Running down the flank, right back Raymon Gaddis spreads the field just to the right of Alberg.

Wil Trapp, just to the right of the referee, and Jukka Raitala shift toward Alberg in an attempt to close down the Union attacker.

With Albergs angle on goal closed out by Trapp and Raitala, the Philadelphia No. 10 slides the ball over to Gaddis, who continued his overlapping run with Alberg.

As Gaddis approaches the ball, he hits a one-touch cross into the box. It seems that Gaddis is looking for Sapong, but the striker is marked by both Alex Crognale and Jonathan Mensah. No matter, Gaddis cross wont have enough power to make it to his striker.

As Gaddis weak cross trickles into the box, Crognale has a simple angle to the ball. If the ball doesnt take a difficult bounce then Crognale should be able to clear the ball or at least send it out of bounds... neither of those things happen.

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In the above video, you can see Crognale whiff on this clearance. Its not clear if the ball takes a quick bounce before reaching the center back, but Crognale at worst should have side-footed this ball out of bounds.

Here, you can see the ball slicing up and above Crognale, back into the face of the goal.

As the ball reaches its apex, Jonathan marks Sapong while Jimenez puts himself between Epps and the goal.

All 4 players misplay the ball, and Epps gets an awkward touch into the path of Jonathan, who does a good job to shift in front of the open attacker.

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I have included the above video to show Jonathans quick attempted clearance of the ball on this play. The defender quickly got in front of Epps and was able to clear the ball up and out of immediate danger without a full swing of his leg.

The beleaguered center back obviously had his issues later in the first half, but here he did nearly everything he could to bail out his teammates.

As Jonathans short clearance drops, Sapong begins to take aim at an overhead kick. There is not much that Jimenez can do aside from putting his face into the path of Sapongs foot in hopes of drawing a free kick.

Now as Sapongs prepares for his, excellent assist, notice how totally wide open Ilsinho is. The winger is in the vicinity of multiple Crew SC players, but is totally alone.

With no defenders near him, Ilsinho lines up his half volley. . .

. . . and smashes it home.

Ive highlighted the four Columbus players who I think should have been responsible for marking Ilsinho in order of responsibility: Trapp, Raitala, Artur, and Lalas Abubakar.

Lets look at this defensive slip up from another angle.

As Gaddis cross heads into the penalty box, you can see that Artur track Ilsinho. Raitala defends Gaddis while Abubakar covers the middle of the box. Trapp is just sort of hanging out in the general vicinity of a Union attacker.

From this angle, I think you can remove Abubakars responsibility for covering Ilsinho. he attempts to deny the ball into the box, cut off Ilsinhos run were it to continue and then is forced to deal with Crognales mishit.

Now, with Ilsinho lining up his volley, you can see Artur, Raitala, and Trapp all around Ilsinho with no other Philadelphia attacking threats present. Raitala had to recover from the cross, but neither Artur nor Trapp have any excuse not to have picked up Ilsinho. The responsibility for covering Ilsinho falls directly on Columbus two center midfielders. Artur tracks Ilsinho into the box and then decides to hang out in the middle of the box rather than cover the open winger. Trapp sees his man drop out of the play and slowly walks into the box; the captain has to do a better job here.

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Jesse Williams, Justin Chambers, Grey’s Anatomy cast throw first pitch at Mariners game – For The Win

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Letter: Opinions are like certain parts of our anatomy | The Verde … – Verde Independent

Editor:

I started out to write a simple letter of thanks to all the people who protected and served over the 4th of July Holiday.

I understand that our personal safety relies on certain occupations fulfilling their duties, no matter what. I thank them for their dedication.

This started me wondering how many how many around me can not quite grasp the true significance of this holiday, but want to. (Maybe they dont.) I would strongly suggest picking up a copy of the book The 5000 Leap Year by W. Cleon Skousen.

It spells out the truly unique, while not perfect, opportunities our founders gave us. It is a good place to state. I can not help but feel that if the founders dropped in on us, today, they would be ashamed.

The wanted us to grow and seek out our potential. Not to retreat into some safe space while muttering homilies about our entitlements or past wrongs. History is for learning from and to grow, not to be used to manufacture strife.

Not one hurled insult or unprovoked attack will chance a single moment of history. But, they will impede our growth into the society our founders hoped or us. That Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit Happiness thing, not the you got it, I want it, therefore I am entitled to take it thing.

I can almost see the fingers waging now; you dont know, you cant understand, I feel. But, that just proves my point. I have not written about something I do not understand or believe in.

Its not my opinion, it is there to see in the documents and correspondences left for us by the founders. On the other hand many will make the mistake of thinking they know me based on this tiny bit of scribbling.

Most opinions are formed form little to no facts or in consensuses with the opinons of others (also with out verification). It does not take much these days to form one. To paraphrase; opinions are like certain parts of our anatomy, everyone has them, but few know how they got there.

Just another out of step, old timer.

Wesley Girard

Camp Verde

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15 ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ cast members in roles you’ve forgotten – Hidden Remote

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Ever feel like you got that dj vu moment or the feeling like youve seen an actor before? It happens in so many shows, and Greys Anatomy was certainly one of them.

While Greys Anatomy was the major role for a number of the cast members, it hasnt been the only one. Theyve all starred in a TV show or movie that youve likely forgotten.

This isnt just about the main stars of the show. Ill look into some of the guest stars that you just know youd seen in another show. Did you remember these roles that the Greys Anatomy cast had been in?

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There’s a ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Board Game! Plus See More Fun Merchandise from the Show – Closer Weekly

Calling all Grey's Anatomy fans! There's some seriously cool merchandise you can stock up on to take your Grey's obsession to the next level. And it all starts with a fun board game themed entirely around the show!

So fun! Test your knowledge of the series with two-six of your friends on everything from characters, scenes, and more by playing a fun round of trivia!

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You can relive one of the most romantic moments in Grey's Anatomy history while you drink your morning coffee every day!

This quote of Dr. Derek Shepherd's was one of our favorites ever on the show! Imagine having it on your laptop every day?!

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If this quote isn't true, we seriously don't know what is! Wear it proud.

This is literally how we feel every second of every day. So why not paste it on our car?!

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Have you ever literally wanted to be Dr. Meredith Grey or any of the other Grey Sloan Memorial surgeons? Well, you literally can with these Greys-themed scrubs.

Want to keep warm? What better way to do it than with a Grey's logo on your chest!

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Remember Dr. Cristina Yang and Dr. Meredith Grey's adorable catch phrase to each other? Share that special moment with your best friend!

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Anatomy of anti-Comey talking point: the Trump-Fox feedback loop in action – CNNMoney

In what has become a familiar pattern, Trump tweeted something on Monday that was clearly influenced by his preferred morning television program, "Fox & Friends."

"James Comey leaked CLASSIFIED INFORMATION to the media," Trump tweeted at 6:40 A.M. ET. "That is so illegal!"

But the claim -- and the on-air report on which it was based -- was false.

Eight minutes before Trump's tweet, "Fox & Friends" tweeted this from its official account:

The tweet contained a clip from that morning's broadcast of the show. In the clip, an anchor explained that "a brand new bombshell report" suggests former FBI Director James Comey "may have actually broken the rules" and put "our national security at risk" when he shared with a friend a memo he'd written detailing one of his conversations with Trump.

The tweet itself, which was also shared by Trump, said the report "accuses" Comey of leaking "top secret information" to a friend.

But on-air and on Twitter, "Fox & Friends" had mischaracterized the report it cited, which was published Sunday night by The Hill.

The report, citing "officials familiar with the documents," indicated that more than half of the seven memos Comey wrote to memorialize his conversations with the president were determined "to contain classified information."

"Four of the memos had markings making clear they contained information classified at the 'secret' or 'confidential' level, according to officials directly familiar with the matter," the report said.

The Hill's article does not say, as "Fox & Friends" suggested, that the particular memo Comey shared with a friend with the intent of having it reported on in the news media contained "top secret information."

A Fox News spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.

As the Washington Post's Philip Bump pointed out, Comey testified last month that the particular memo eventually reported on by the New York Times -- which memorialized a February conversation Comey had with Trump regarding the FBI's investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn -- was unclassified.

Columbia Law School Professor Daniel Richman, Comey's friend who received the memo and shared it with the Times, told CNN that the document "was not classified at the time and to my knowledge is not classified now."

"Jim Comey never gave me a memo that was classified; and the memo whose substance I passed on the Times has never to my knowledge been classified," Richman said. "Memos that went to Congress, and not me, may well have been classified. The Director of the FBI does indeed write classified memos."

Even The Hill's own report quotes from Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, during which he recalled preparing "an unclassified memo of the conversation about Flynn and discussed the matter with FBI senior leadership."

But while Trump's cable news obsession might make it easier to identify the source of misleading reports he shares, fact-checking will likely do nothing to stop his supporters on social media from repeating the falsehood.

Later on Monday morning, senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway hyped the report as she made the morning television rounds.

The feedback loop was complete shortly after 8 a.m., when Fox News reported that Trump had "accused former FBI Director James Comey of having illegally leaked classified material."

-- CNN's Manu Raju contributed reporting.

CNNMoney (New York) First published July 10, 2017: 3:08 PM ET

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Mkhwebane: Anatomy of a serious stuff up – Rand Daily Mail (registration)

Mkhwebane has made a number of questionable moves and statements since she took over from her revered predecessor Thuli Madonsela.

Her worst decision in her short tenure has got to be her instruction to parliament to change the constitution in order to tinker with the mandate and the independence of the SA Reserve Bank.

Lets recap.

A few weeks ago Mkhwebane found against Absa/Bankorp in a case involving the banks liability for the repayment of the R1.1 billion lifeboat the Reserve Bank extended to it between the late 1980s and the early 1990s.

The facts around whether or not Absa should repay the lifeboat in full are still in dispute. However what was bizarre about Mkhwebanes report was her instruction that parliament should change the wording of Section 224 (1&2) of the constitution.

She even gaves MPs the exact words they should substitute for the ones used by the crafters of our supreme law something that would have taken away the independence of the central bank.

She has united the Reserve Bank the national Treasury and parliament against her findings.

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Milwaukee Brewers: The Anatomy Of An All-Star Selection – Reviewing the Brew

MILWAUKEE, WI - JUNE 21: Corey Knebel

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With the season Knebel is putting together, there is little doubt he is the right guy for the job. He has saved 13 games since taking over for Neftali Feliz. He also adds a 1.76 ERA and 72 strikeouts to the mix in 2017.

Knebel came into to Brewers system in 2015 through a trade with the Texas Rangers. In order to get their All-Star closer, Milwaukee sent Yovani Gallardo to Texas. This deal ended with the Brewers gettinginfielder Luis Sardinas and pitcher Marcos Diplan as well.

Diplan currently sits as the number eleven prospect in the organization according to MLB Pipeline. Sardinas was eventually flipped later that year to get Ramon Flores from Seattle. Flores ended up hitting .205 for Milwaukee Brewers through 104 games in 2016.

While Diplan still has the potential to be a star, Knebel is the most beneficial part of the trade so far. His journey started after getting drafted 39th overall by the Detroit Tigers in 2013. He was a part of the deal that sent Soria from the Rangers to the Tigers. It ultimately ended with his selection to the All-Star team as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Based purely on numbers Knebel has put together a great year. He has faced a total of 168 batters and has allowed only eight earned runs. It has been a display of dominance throughout the year. What is even more impressive is that opposing batters are hitting .168 off of him, and those who are getting hits are not stringing them together. He has left 91.5 percent of runners on base.

According to Fargraphs Knebelis able to pull this off with a very impressive fastball that averages 97 MPH. He compliments that with a curveball he throws just under 30 percent of the time. It may seem low, but for a player who generally only throws an inning every time he goes out there it is enough to keep hitters off balance.

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With the Milwaukee Brewers currently pacing the division, it is surprising they only have one All-Star this year. Players like Eric Thames or Jimmy Nelson have proven their worth of a bid this year, but were snubbed. In the end the honor would have been nice, but the team is after the ring at the end of October.

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Preference for order rather than uncertainty related to brain anatomy – Bel Marra Health

Home Brain Function Preference for order rather than uncertainty related to brain anatomy

There are people out there who prefer order in their lives rather than unpredictability. Feeling secure in their work and relationships is something most people take great comfort in. These concepts appear foreign to some people who reject stability in lieu of impulsiveness.

There are pros and cons to each. Certain medical conditions can even present with some of these traits, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism.

A team of behavior neuroscientists believe they have identified changes in brain regions that may explain why some prefer order while others do not.

Studies in rats assessing their ability to work for a reward under both stable and variable conditions provided the researchers more insight into how the brain operates. The areas of the brain studied included the orbitofrontal cortex and the basolateral amygdala regions of the brain.

The experiment worked by using sugar pellets as a reward for choosing between two images side by side. The rats made selections by pressing their noses onto a touch sensitive screen. When a rat touched an image, a sugar pellet would be dispensed at a predictable range of timein this case, 10 seconds. Touching the other image produced a sugar pellet at a more varied amount of time. This second image would make the rat wait as little as five seconds or as long as 15 seconds.

The rat subjects performed this experiment for a month at a time for about 45 minutes a day.

After assessing all the data, the researchers discovered that the rats were able to detect fluctuations in wait times. Variations correlated with the amount of a brain protein called gephyrin in the basolateral amygdala regions, which doubled during unpredictable wait times.

To further test this correlation, they made one option better than the other, with the rats predictably choosing the faster option for the sugar pellet over a short period of time.

Interestingly, rats without a functional basolateral amygdala learned more slowly, but caught up in a day or two. However, rats without a functional orbitofrontal cortex did not learn at all. They treated each experience as brand new.

Its as if the rats had forgotten or had no record of the full range of possible outcomes. This singled out the orbitofrontal cortex as having a bigger role than previously thought.

Overall, all the rats chose the risky option more often, with the exception of the rats without a functional basolateral amygdala. These rats were risk-averse throughout the duration of the experiment.

Earlier research has shown that the orbitofrontal cortex and the basolateral amygdala share anatomical connections and are both involved in decision-making.

The researchers believe that changes in these brain regions and brain proteins may explain why a person prefers certain outcomes rather than others. The gephyrin gene has even been linked to autisma mental condition characterized by difficulty with communication but also repetitive behavior.

Related: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) questionnaire can also help determine the risk of depression and anxiety

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Anatomy of a murder: Innocent youth became target of friends’ greediness – Geo News, Pakistan

KARACHI: Mohammad Bilal had big dreams. The ambitious youth wanted to become an anchor and make a name for himself. However, the 22-year-old university student became an innocent target of his friends' greediness.

On the eve of November 4, 2015, Bilal was at home reading unaware that in a few hours he will be taking his last breath. While reading, Bilal received a call on his mobile phone from his neighbour Adeel, who asked his help in transporting some equipment to a mutual friend, Noman's, gym.

After getting permission from his parents, Bilal went with his neighbour. However, when they reached the gym, located two streets away from Bilals house, they found Noman and another friend, Danish, waiting for them.

As soon as Bilal entered the gym, Noman, Danish and Adeel began to beat him up. Danish, who works as a male nurse, gave anaesthesia to Bilal, and wrapped a cloth laced with it around his face.

Their plan was to threaten Bilal and demand ransom for him. However, Bilal was not able to survive and died shortly.

The young men started freaking out and decide to wrap the body in a big plastic bag and keep it on the gyms roof.

Adeel returned home at 10pm, but Bilals parents kept waiting for their son all night.

Bilals father, Rizwan, went to Adeels house but his family said he was fast asleep.

A tired, helpless Rizwan then went looking for his son. After continuous failed attempts, he went to Adeels house once again. Adeel opened the door and claimed to be unaware of Bilals whereabouts.

Rizwan then lodged a missing person complaint at Shah Faisal police station. The unsuspecting father thought his son had been picked up by security personnel over a misunderstanding. The will to reunite with son encourage him to try harder to find him.

Rizwan also mentioned that Bilal had left with Adeel, who then returned alone. But the police investigated Adeel and gave him a clean chit.

Adeel, however, let his sister in on the murder after which she helped the boys, changing the bags in which the body was kept [to counter the stench] after every three to four days. The accomplices kept doing this for more than month to ensure suspicion is not aroused. The body was also moved to another nearby gyms roof.

On December 12, the accomplices were no longer able to tolerate the stench and decide burn the body.

Adeel, Nida, Noman and Danish wrapped the body in a red carpet, sprinkled petrol on it and set it on fire. The burnt body was eventually thrown in a trash box.

When the body was found, it was difficult to identify it. The Al-Falah police handed over the body to Edhi Foundation and they buried it in Mowach Goth Edhi Graveyard.

On the other hand, Bilals family members spent many sleepless nights, praying for his safe recovery. Time went by but they still had no clue where Bilal was.

In May 2016, Adeel and his sister, Nida, flew to Dubai.

As Noman and Danish were going through financial troubles; Noman had to close his gym while Danish was fired from his job. Desperate for money, the two sold Bilals mobile phone at a shop in Gulshan-e-Iqbals mobile market on May 15 this year.

As the phone was switched on, Counter-Terrorism Department officials got the alert message. The personnel went to the shop owner and asked him about who sold him the mobile phone.

The shopkeeper revealed Nomans name, who the police detained and interrogated. Noman eventually revealed the names of all his accomplices. Danish was also arrested but Adeel and Nida are still absconding.

After the details were revealed to Bilals family, they went to the Edhi Foundation to get more information about the deceaseds grave and were provided a grave number.

However, the number proved to be futile as the grave markings have disappeared now and the family has no idea which one is Bilals grave.

Bilals mother, teary-eyed, shared that he wants her sons murderers to be taken to task and police should send a team to Dubai to arrest Nida and Adeel.

Speaking about the murder, psychologist Dr Anila Amber said that any criminal incident does not occur in a vaccum. There is always history behind a crime, she said.

She shared that the kidnapping and the way Bilal was killed shows that the criminals had anti-social personalities.

All the four suspects had some history of violence in their lives. They were likely beaten up in their childhood and internalised that violence.

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