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THREE years ago, while quite ill and heading into surgery, Dr. Dan Gottlieb wondered what he would want to change about his life post-operation.
Dr. Gottlieb is a practicing psychologist and family therapist. He has hosted Voices in the Family on WHYY-FM, Philadelphia’s NPR affiliate, for more than 20 years. He writes a bimonthly column for The Philadelphia Inquirer, and lectures nationwide. One of his books, Letters to Sam: A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss, and the Gifts of Life (Sterling, 2006), has been translated into 11 languages and has been purchased all over the world.
Dr. Gottlieb is paralyzed from the chest down, the result of a near-fatal car accident in 1979.
So what did he want to change?
”I decided nothing,” he says. “But with my practice, I wanted to make it more meaningful. I wanted to be clear what my life meant to me. I thought to myself, What is my practice really about?”
Despite his multiple ventures, Dr. Gottlieb’s psychotherapy practice is central to his career. He has an office in South Jersey. “It’s my practice that keeps me grounded,” he says. “Everything flows from there. It’s where my ideas flow from, to and through.”
The possible consequences of the surgery sharpened his thinking about the meaning of his practice. “Facing life and death, it became clear, what I’m about is helping others become more human with each other,” he says.
Dr. Gottlieb changed his business card, which had identified him as a family therapist, to read “Dan Gottlieb — human.”
Dr. Gottlieb will be the featured presenter at the spring Educator Event at Barnes & Noble in West Windsor May 2. He will read from and sign his new book, Learning from the Heart: Lessons on Living, Loving, and Listening (Sterling, 2008), a collection of stories and reflections on life, love and loss.

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FightMetric has done a great breakdown, analyzing each fight of Anderson Silva’s career according to their unique scoring system. (They note that “There is apparently no existing video of Silva’s victory against Waldir Dos Anjos. That one is not included.” bummer!)
Most commenters looking at Silva’s career have focused on his great performances in the UFC as compared to his uneven work in PRIDE. I really think the guy’s just been on a tear since 2005. He rebounded to his legendary flying heel-hook loss to Ryo Chonan by going on a fucking tear. He’s jsut been deadly ever since then. Yeah Lutter gave him a hiccup and he got DQ’d against Okami (by using a kick that I don’t think should be illegal — IMO if you’re on your back you should be able to kick your opponent anywhere except his nuts and his kidneys regardless of where his knees are. The kick he used against Okami was just too beautiful to be banned.)
It’s also worth noting that even in his few losses, Anderson has rarely been dominated. Chonan was losing until he got the famous submission. Okami was getting a beat down before the DQ. The only guy to really take Silva out of his game was Takase who used better grappling to nullify Anderson’s game and get triangle choke. (watch it here). His loss to fellow Chute Boxe fighter (at the time) Luiz Azeredo was a close fought match but it was a long long time ago.
Here’s a fun highlight of Silva’s work. It’s too long, and has music and crap, but the first 2:30 are pretty magic.
In addition to the famous beatdowns of Franklin and Leben, his standing reverse elbow KO of Tony Frykland, and the side kick to the head of Okami from his back are heavily featured. I just wish that the HL reels would include that incredible switch he used to beat Nathan Marquardt. Marquardt was working a single leg that could’ve saved the round for him when Anderson reversed it beautifully and got a single leg of his own. From there he Pwned Nate the Great.
You can say what you want about hating wrestlers, but Silva has certainly learned some fine elements of that game. How much that will help him against a monster like Dan Henderson I don’t know.
I think the ever-improving wrestling of all top MMAers is a key factor of why the fights just keep getting better to watch. Why do you think the WEC is so fun to watch? Guys like Faber and Beebe can just flat-out wrestler. Same goes for Griffin/Edgar or Griffin/Guida — get two really good wrestlers in there and the last thing you’ll see is a boring lay and pray.
I hope they do a similar analysis of Henderson’s whole career before the March 2nd showdown.
Be sure and check out their philosophy of judging fights. I have to say I agree with 99% of it — the only quibbles I have are with these two points:
I agree with most of this BUT I think that big slam takedowns and dramatic throws should score points. They do damage and disorient and demoralize an opponent. Besides they’re fun as shit to watch and should be encouraged.
Again, I agree in part. Escaping the mount should definitely score points, but I don’t think a defensive maneuver should count quite as much as an offensive one. Maybe 3/4 as much. But those are minor quibbles, check out their site and their system, it’s a great piece of work and call me naive but I’d love to see it replace the 10 point must system some day.

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Kelvin Sampson either has some weird addiction to cell phones, or maybe he can’t count, or he thinks some rules don’t apply to him.
Indiana officials should show how they feel about Sampson today by officially cutting ties with him.
They should have given Sampson the boot before the last two games against Michigan State and Purdue, and they probably would have if there wasn’t so much riding on the season and if the opponents were different.
The delay in making a decision just shows that having integrity is important until it gets in the way of winning two pivotal games.
Sampson had a great thing going at Indiana, but he, or his assistants, or whoever, apparently couldn’t stay off the darn phone.
I’ll be the first to say that there are far worse things than making too many phone calls to recruits, especially for a school that tolerated bullish and rude behavior for nearly three decades under Bob Knight.
But Sampson did the same thing twice.
He first got caught making 577, not five, or 57, but 577 extra phone calls to prospects at Oklahoma. And then Sampson promised Indiana athletics director Rick Greenspan that he had learned his lesson and wouldn’t do it again.
Breaking a rule once is a mistake and cause for concern, but twice is a disturbing pattern and in this case, cause for dismissal.
Greenspan put his career at Indiana on the line when he took a chance on Sampson. And now Greenspan ultimately could be sent packing, too.
If that happens, Steve Alford might finally get his wish to coach his beloved alma mater.
Something tells me that Alford would be willing to bolt from the University of New Mexico ASAP, even though it would mean leaving what he has repeatedly described as one the premier basketball schools in the country. It also would mean leaving the Mountain West Conference for the Big Ten, which based on what Alford said after being hired at New Mexico, would be a step down.
But as long as Greenspan is still calling the shots at Indiana, it seems unlikely that Alford would be a serious candidate. Remember that Greenspan reportedly didn’t even contact Alford during the search that landed Sampson almost two years ago.
Indiana officials could do worse than hiring Alford, but they also could do significantly better by landing a big fish like Billy Donovan or Rick Barnes.
But landing a big-name coach would cost a lot of money at a school where the football program struggles to generate revenue.
Indiana fans want you to believe that their program still ranks among the elite in the country, sharing center stage with traditional powers such as Kansas, North Carolina and Duke.
At this stage, though, that’s a stretch.
This year’s team has recaptured the national spotlight, but Indiana still hasn’t won a national title since 1987, and it’s won just one Big Ten regular-season title since 1993.
Indiana also doesn’t pay that well, as evidenced by Sampson making only about $900,000 annually. That’s about $300,000 less than what Todd Lickliter makes annually at Iowa.
The facilities at Indiana also leave much to be desired. And let’s face it, Bloomington, Ind., isn’t the kind of town that sells itself.
Hiring Alford would make a statement that Indiana is trying to connect to its storied past by bringing in one of the greatest players in school history, and a native son.
In fairness to Alford, it wouldn’t even be worth discussing him being a candidate for the Indiana job if New Mexico wasn’t 21-6 overall and winners of five consecutive games.
Some Indiana fans believe that Alford fizzled out at Iowa simply because the program didn’t have enough support and tradition. They’re convinced that the same recruiting roadblocks that were a hindrance at Iowa wouldn’t exist at Indiana.
And while that might be true, Indiana still would be taking a chance by hiring Alford.
Indiana assistant coach and former Hoosier guard Dan Dakich is expected today to be appointed head coach for the remainder of the season.
It wasn’t that long ago when Dakich would have been considered a viable candidate for the Indiana job. But he failed to achieve greatness as the head coach at mid-major Bowling Green University, and as a result, Dakich might have to settle for being an assistant from now on.
But what if Dakich were to follow in the path of Steve Fisher and lead Indiana to the NCAA title this season? It’s not out of the question, considering the talent on the Indiana roster.
Imagine how awkward it would be to get rid of a former player who just led his alma mater to the national title.
I’ve heard from a few people that Donovan might have some interest in the Indiana job, despite everything he has going at Florida, including his salary and the weather.
Gonzaga coach Mark Few is another name being mentioned, along with Bruce Pearl from Tennessee and John Calipari from Memphis among others.
As for Alford, he should keeps his fingers crossed and hope that destiny finally takes him home.
Alford would be a better fit at Indiana than at Iowa because at Indiana he could brag about the good old days as a Hoosier to fans and media members who actually enjoy hearing it over and over.
Matt Painter’s success at Purdue could help Alford’s chances of landing the Indiana job because their situations are so similar. Purdue turned to Painter to rebuild his alma mater and now the Boilermakers are soaring.
It also would be easy for Alford to change his wardrobe, given that the colors for New Mexico and Indiana are both predominantly red.
And finally, if Alford were hired at Indiana, imagine the reception he would get at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa officials could triple the cost of tickets and the Big Ten Network could have the game start at midnight and it would still be a sellout.
Reach Pat Harty at 339-7368 or pharty@press-citizen.com.

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