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| Sports Biographies: Steffi Graf - Associated Content Posted: 01 Apr 2010 05:25 PM PDT Bright Beginings Born in Germany in 1969, Steffi Graf would go on to become one of the greatest player the game has ever seen. After picking up the racket at age four and under the guidance of her father, she would go on to swiftly become the European Champion of the 12's and 18s levels. Going pro in 1982, Graf initially lost in a match to Tracy Austin, however in 1983, at the tender age of 13, Graf soon became a world-ranked player quickly gaining international attention.1987 Known as her "breakthrough year"1, 1987 saw Steffi Graf enter the French open following six tournament victories. In a devastating match-up, Graf Beat Martina Navratilova, then the world's number one ranked female, in the final match 6-4, 4-6, 8-6. However, Graf would go on to lose to Navratilova in the Wimbledon Final later that year, but still ending the year with a match record of 74-2. The Golden Slam In 1988 Steffi Graf started the year with a bang, beating Chris Evert, 6-1, 7-6, in the Australian Open final. After two losses to Sabatini in smaller tournaments, Graf went on to defend her title at the French Open, easily beating Natasha Zvereva 6-0, 6-0. Soon after, at Wimbledon, Graf was trailing Navratilova in the final 7-5, 2-0 before winning the match 5-6, 6-2, 6-12. Her crowning moment came in the fall at the US Open, where Graf defeated Sabatini, becoming only the 3rd woman to do so in history. Yet, it was her Gold Medal championship match win at the Olympic Games in Seoul, that not only brought worldwide fame and attention to Graf and Tennis, but also coined- the phrase the "Golden Slam". The 1990s Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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| Shakespeare biographies: the good, the Bard and the ... - The Guardian Posted: 06 Apr 2010 04:12 AM PDT  Bard romance: Shakespeare in Love … big on the literal-minded tendency. Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive James Shapiro's Contested Will concentrates on the lunatic fringe of Shakespeare authorship theories – a fascinating topic, to be sure, if you admire snobbery, philistinism and ignorance. But as it happens, Shakespeare biography is now (at least) 300 years old, and there have been plenty of bemusing, eccentric or downright surreal contributions to the field, even among those biographers who don't think Shakespeare was the Earl of Oxford. Crackpot theorising, outright fantasising and expressions of superimposed vanity (Shakespeare, c'est moi!) are all part of the fun. Take the following examples, for example: attempts at writing the ultimate writer's life, good, bad, indifferent, ugly, or just plain delusional. Further suggestions/angry objections welcome. John Aubrey According to Aubrey's Brief Lives, that fine blend of antiquarian notes and 17th-century table talk, Shakespeare's father was a butcher. When he was a boy, "he exercised his father's trade, but when he killed a calf he would do it in a high style, and make a speech". Shakespeare was a schoolteacher for a while and taught Latin (no doubts there about Shakespeare's linguistic abilities). "His comedies will remain wit as long as the English tongue is understood." Nicholas Rowe The business of Shakespeare biography gets going with Rowe, the poet laureate and playwright who (correct me if I'm wrong) gave the English language the word "Lothario". Rowe prefaced his 1709 edition of Shakespeare's Works with a short biography that was reissued last year to mark its 300th anniversary. Marvellously wide of the mark on most matters of fact, it's full of praise for the plays. Rowe sees Shylock in The Merchant of Venice as a serious rather than a buffoonish part, which is how it was acted at the time, and defends Shakespeare against general critical prejudices. The young Shakespeare was a deer-poacher. Getting caught led directly to his move – his escape – into the theatre business. The great 19th-century scholar was also a great forger. Some of his inventions were simply single words added to existing documents; on other occasions, he simply made up evidence and presented it, humbly declining to take credit for the discovery, as material for scholarly consideration. Did a ballad that happened to mention King Priam, "False Cressid" and "loving Troylus" refer to Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida? With mock cautiousness, Collier conceded that it could allude to "a different play on the same subject". Another ballad had Marlowe breaking his leg while acting on the stage of the Curtain theatre. Collier later came to repent it all bitterly. Frank Harris AL Rowse Perhaps Rowse, the Oxford historian who wrote several books relating to Shakespeare, is not so remarkable for what he thought as for the attitude that carried him along, brushing aside all objections to his "decoding" of Shakespeare's Sonnets. He told a newspaper in 1963: "I am prepared to stake my reputation as an Elizabethan scholar on the claim that all the problems of the Sonnets save one – the identity of Shakespeare's mistress, the Dark Lady – are susceptible of solution, and that I have solved them". Ten years later, he'd solved the one remaining problem, too: the Dark Lady was the poet Emilia Lanier. "This is she! This is the Lady!" Never mind that it's not even clear that Lanier was a dark lady, let alone the Dark Lady – or indeed, whether or not there was a real Dark Lady at all. My goodness, what if Shakespeare actually made the whole thing up? Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Market Research Firm Ranks Verizon Business as a ... - Yahoo Finance Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:28 PM PDT BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Analyst firm IDC has named Verizon Business a leading provider of communications services for multinational corporations, citing the strength of the company's solutions and security portfolio. In its March 2010 report, "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide MNC Telecommunications Services 2010 Vendor Analysis, Doc #222429," IDC notes that Verizon's "leadership positioning results from numerous distinctions, such as a well-developed services portfolio that includes a range of complementary offerings. Key among them are its capabilities in the security services space, where the carrier truly differentiates itself from competitors." In the report, IDC analyzes which service providers are "best positioned to offer global telecommunications solutions and to gain share in the worldwide MNC telecom services market," based on the providers' current capabilities and long-term strategies. Key criteria include a consistent services portfolio, product and services innovation, strong global partnerships and an organizational structure that promotes customer service. "Following on the heels of other recent, positive analyst rankings, our position in the IDC MarketScape further validates that Verizon Business is transforming well beyond its telecommunications-provider roots into a complete IT solutions provider," said Peter Tippett, vice president of technology and innovation at Verizon Business. "Our capabilities and expertise – coupled with our secure global IP network and data centers – will enable us to lead the industry as it further evolves toward a cloud-based 'everything-as-a-service' model." Verizon Security: at the Heart of it All Verizon Business' industry-leading portfolio of security solutions is at the heart of the company's IT solutions, uniquely enabling enterprises and government agencies to better manage security risk and protect critical company assets. The company's more than 1,200 security professionals deliver governance risk and compliance solutions, data loss and prevention solutions, identity management solutions and managed security services around the globe. More information is available by clicking here, as well as by visiting the Verizon Security Blog. About IDC MarketScape IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors. About Verizon Business Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications ( VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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