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Backpacker Magazine – April 2008
Are these hidden containers harmless, or do they flout low-impact ethics?
For most hikers, "pack it in, pack it out" is instinctive. But for geocachers–treasure hunters guided by Internet directions and GPS coordinates–leaving behind boxes containing pins and patches for others to find and swap is part of the fun. Strong sales of handheld GPS units have fueled the sport's popularity, boosting the number of caches worldwide from 75 in 2000 to more than 475,000 today. As a result of the rapid growth, land managers from Colorado's San Juan National Forest to North Carolina's state parks are restricting geocaching on public lands, generating a backlash from this passionate hiking subculture. But the question remains: Are these hidden containers harmless, or do they flout low-impact ethics?
Whether you consider a geocache box as litter or a semi-permanent stash, the practice is against national park and forest regulations, even if some land managers choose to bend the rules. "Cache In, Trash Out" is merely a public-relations campaign to overlook the sport's clear-cut violation of many LNT principles. Even if every geocacher removed a ton of trash from wilderness areas, it doesn't erase the fact that they deliberately left a box filled with toys behind. No individual has the right to lay special claim to any portion of our public land. Hiking should be a personal exploration, and any reward, if there is one, should be chanced upon and not tracked down by technology.
Scott Silver, Executive Director Wild Wilderness
The geocaching community strongly promotes "Cache In, Trash Out." We try to leave an area in better shape than we found it, which can't be said of all hikers. A well-maintained and hidden cache is not trash, but rather a place that has frequent visitors and is maintained by a specific person in the region. Geocaching is a great activity for all ages that attracts people to parks and forests who wouldn't otherwise visit them. We would love to see all public land open to geocaching, but we recognize that sensitive areas need more protection. As a result, we work with local managers to set limits on cache locations. After all, we want to encourage the growth of this sport while also preserving where we play.
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First. I love the outdoors and think that everyone should get out and enjoy it responsibly. The concern I have is the high concentration of traffic brought in by geocashing. Especially within the DESERT. The desert is much more sensitive due to lack of water and it cannot recover. I've noticed when people get off the beaten path to find the "box", increased trampled areas of plants and cryptobiotic soils. This leads to spreading desertification. This is very bad!
Many don't even know what Cryptobiotic soil is and that it is a very important piece of the desert ecosystem.
Just one footprint off the trail can destroy the crust and it will take decades or longer to grow back if at all.
Please learn about these desert soils and stay on the trails within the fragile desert ecosystems. Get out there and enjoy the outdoors & preserve it for future outdoor enthusiast.
I love geocaching. It gets me outdoors and excited in a way that mountain biking and even hiking (which I greatly enjoy) couldn't. Another great thing about it is that there are so many caches for so many different types of outdoor experiences. With over 1.6 MILLION caches listed on geocaching.com, you can cache in the deep woods, on mountaintops, city, state and county parks, and the heart of any major city. MN state parks originally banned caching, realized their error soon after and instituted a cache collectible program of their own. Visitors DOUBLED last year, according to MN park reps. Great hobby, and here to stay, despite the elitist snobs!
One thing that is interesting about this discussion are the assumptions that people know what Leave No Trace is. As a LNT Trainer, I have different questions. For me it's not about "tupperware" (the geocaches I've seen tend to be reused steel ammunition boxes) but about concentrations of people into one area. Are we talking about front country parks? Maybe a cache that can be found by walking on a durable surface is a good idea (100' walk from a parking lot----valuable to get people out and have some fun) Maybe not in a wilderness situation already being regulated for the number of people entering, and where you're asking people to hike and camp disbursed to avoid concentrations of humans. Leave No Trace and it's sister program Tread Lightly are about responsible use of our resources. They are not about rules and regulations, but about each of us thinking about how we can visit and enjoy our special places, while leaving as little destruction behind as possible----Because we care and want to be responsible, and because we want the places we love to be around for others to love too.
OLD TOPIC_Needs Reassessment.
Best Practices apply to everything!!!!!
Geocachers, campers, day-hikers and backpackers all are prone to negative impact.
The benefits and draw-backs of each can be argued ad nausuem.
I've geocached for about 5 yrs now. my kids love to go with me as often as they can and when they do I try to teach them the importance of cito. we have removed more trash in pounds than ALL the caches we have found. LNT is unrealistic unless people just don't go anywhere outside. geocaching promotes good family time spent outside, not in front of a tv, good exercise walking to and from gz, teaches good habits like cito. this is everyone world, people need to understand that
Outdoor enthusist for 5 decades. Just started geocaching yesterday. Found nine, but they were all well hidden, Carried out a back pack full of trash. All forest circus land. I agree, no caches in the wilderness, including climbers caches and hunters caches. I live in an area where the biggest impacts are timber harvest, and grazing. My house in built from wood, and I eat beef regularly. Are we getting fair compensation, ie, is industry paying market value for use of public lands? Solve that issue first. I have to say that geocaching impacts are microscopic compared cow patties, stumps, and logging roads. But, I believe in multiple use and wise management of resources. That might mean more Canadian lumber and South American beef and a poorer America. What makes sense? I am glad this site supports the discussion.
What part of Leave No Trace don't you people understand? As for coming to blows Ray, I'll happily oblige you. I am sick of nerds with little boxes and NO actual outdoor skills leaving their tupperware where they are not supposed to (looking on the site, I found lots of caches listed on NPS and NFS property). Do that crap in the city DORK. I wish the government would start charging GPS subscription fees. Why should tax dollars help you guys litter? Groundspeak should be sued for encouraging this B.S.
As a outdoors enthusiast and Geocacher I see the sport as great tool to get people out in the woods and away from their T.V. and computer and kids away from facebook and their wii. when I was a kid we played outdoors all the time and now you hardly ever see any kids outside let alone in the woods. We are raising generations that well never grow to love the outdoors and will have no problem clearing it to put up another strip mall , a bulldozer leaves a much larger trace than a horde of geocachers. In Virginia the state parks have to approve a geocache and this controls the impact and the Federal parks could do the same.
As a geocacher I have to admit to being ashamed of what the sport has become. The vast majority of folks who enjoy the sport do so because they need the exercise... from their car to the cache site 100 ft away and back to the car. These are not hikers. The majority of caches are park and grabs that leave a trail of vegetation devastation (a cachers' trail) pointing diretly to the cache hide spot. I'm sorry to say the purists are long gone. It's all about the numbers, baby.
It seems that the point Nevets makes would be valid if the idea behind the sport wasn't to find the proverbial buried treasure. I have gone geocacheing several times and even have several caches on land sites that I monitor. None of which could be found without exact UTMs even then they seem to be hard to find. I find it difficult to believe that someone can just "stumble" upon them.
LNT is a philosophy that is up to constant interpretation. Yes the basic principals are in stone but with the advent of new recreation methods are we just supposed to say no to them because they don't fall into one or another rule category that has already been written and enacted. I think that there are the same amount of Geocahers, mtn bikers, climber, backpackers, hikers, etc. that have a vast respect for nature and the way she should be treated. The bottom line is that these are multi-use areas no one user type is to blame for all the problems that an area has (Yes there are some areas where that is true but those areas are not the norm.). If you have issues with a recreation type call your local land manager and find out the exact rules on the area. If someone is breaking those rules then monitor and report. The environment already has enough enemies; we don't need to have all of us that enjoy nature infighting. It helps nothing. Go out and tread lightly enjoy our public lands and be very very careful about what trace you leave if you leave any.
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I have hiked for years as a boy. Then gave it up after marriage only to re-start when my wife was introduced to GeoCaching. The GeoCaching community often hold CITO events where nothing but trash removal is done. The fact there is a well maintained cache located in a special remote spot only promotes the outdoor experience and if on public land requiring a permit, promotes permit sales. In Nebraska, state parks are off limits and we respect that. If you want to go "anti" on someone, go after mountain bikers who tear the trails with knobby tires and toss their energy drink bottles while flying downhill. GeoCachers have also reported trail problems, lost people, wild-life issues, poachers, pot-growing sites and other issues with extreme precision because they are usually loaded with tech devices making pinpointing these problem sites easy for authorities. LNT is not realistic, as every footprint is a trace. Raising awareness, through "Adults Playing Stupid Games In The Woods" is just another way to push conservation and restoration of natural areas. I was a scout, and meeting people in the woods who are just getting started, they ask me questions and I answer. They say "where did you learn that?". Of course then I give my speech on Scouting. Elite thinking is counter-productive. Think about the big picture.
How many of those who so loudly espouse LNT sign peak logs?
I would think a canister left on a peak wouldn't be any different than a box left in the woods.
If even the thought of a cache detracts from the wilderness experience for some people, then why are they even on the AT? Its a marked trail, that in its own right is a detraction from the wilderness experience.
To respond to the question - well.. By definition geocache IS leaving a trace - but look at the core reason for LNT - to educate and encourage people who wish to enjoy 'the great outdoors' to do so responsibly. I think the geocache community has responded to the same core requirement of educating it's audience accordingly - through it's own 'CITO' (Cache In, Trash Out) concept.
One could argue that the LNT concept only asks "don't make things worse" where as the CITO concept asks "make things better" so therefore.. a very good thing!
no they are not hurting anything it all stays in the box
Thanks Orion, I too believe in trying to leave no trace, unfortunately in the US, we have a tendency to extremes as the norm. To carry things to the absurd, such as insinuating that a cache box, largely hidden from view, is an abomination is just typical extreme LNT drivel and not what most of us who work for a clean environment actually believe. It�s a shame that those folks are so vocal and so well published when what they�re really doing is turning people off to LNT. Scooter is right, they just want it all to themselves.
I am all for the LNT to a certain extent. Personally it feels good to go out and pick up trash and clean up from those who can't pick their own trash (They must be handicaped or something!!) but I think Geocaching is good for people. It gets them out in the wilderness and off the sofa. Now I agree with Ray about leaving an apple core in the wilderness....it's biodegradable...at least he didn't leave an entire garbage bag.
Wow, its people like Nevets that make the rest of us despise the LNT snobs. Many of us try to leave the woods in better shape than we found them. To have elitists constantly berating others for walking the same earth as they do is getting oh so tiring.
I'm so tired of the LNT fanatics who on one trip almost came to blows with me because I left an apple core in the woods. Geocaching is a great way to get people out in to the woods, has almost no negative impact, and actually teaches map and gps skills. If the little box in the picture bothers the fringe LNT elements, perhaps they could turn their head for the 5 feet it might actually be visible. Get off your high horse and stop being so selfish.


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The second hearing is being held July 26 because state Agriculture Secretary Lucas Lentsch decided to change the proposed rules after hearing from hundreds of people at the department's first hearing last month. The major change is that the revised safety regulations would apply only to raw milk for sale, not milk that is offered or provided for free.
Raw milk sellers want to testify by the state's two-way television system next week so they don't have to travel to Pierre. A state official says the Agriculture Department will see if that's possible.
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Verona E. Harvey, 98, Kokomo, died at 1:58 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, at Waterford Place Health Campus. She was born July 7, 1915, in Herndon, Kan., the daughter of Martin and Bertha (Sadler) Hafner. On Nov. 11, 1929, she married John Ruzicka, who preceded her in death. She then married Basil Harvey, who also preceded her in death.
Verona was a homemaker, and had worked at Peerless Plumbing. From 1950 to 1976, she served as secretary at Kokomo Municipal Airport. She was a licensed pilot and instructor, having learned to fly at the age of 17 and continuing to fly until the mid 1950s. She was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Eagles and Moose Lodges, War Birds, Ladies 99, Delco Dance Group and OX5, where she was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame.
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Metta World Peace's return helped Kobe Bryant and the Lakers (finally) eliminate the pesky Nuggets. In Boston, Rondo's triple-double and KG's 29 points led the Celtics over Philly.
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The L.A. Lakers prevailed in an insane Game 7, beating the Denver Nuggets 96-87 to move on to the second round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. Pau Gasol had a huge game, leading the Lakers with 23 points and 17 rebounds. Andrew Bynum also played well after two straight underwhelming performances; the center had 16 points, 18 rebounds and five blocks.
The Nuggets trailed by as many as 13 in the third quarter, but stormed back and held a 4-point lead early in the fourth. In the final period, Kobe Bryant switched onto Ty Lawson and shut him down. For the previous three quarters, Metta World Peace had the strongest defensive performance, completely shutting down Danilo Gallinari, who finished with three points on 1-9 shooting.
Lawson finished with 24 points on 11-19 shooting. Al Harrington matched him in the scoring ledger with 24, attacking frequently throughout. But Steve Blake was the game's best reserve, dropping 19 on 7-11 shooting including five three-pointers.
The fourth quarter was incessantly frantic, uncomfortable for both sides and a joy to watch. As Rasheed Wallace would say, "Both teams played hard."
The Lakers will now face the Oklahoma City Thunder, who swept the Dallas Mavericks and haven't played in a week. Game 1 is on Monday in OKC. Game 2 will be scheduled for Wednesday, and the teams will play a back-to-back in L.A. on Friday and Saturday.
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This gentleman scholar is either very excited about the Nuggets taking a 4-point lead over the Lakers in the fourth quarter, or he would like six hot dogs, please.
The Nuggets scored on 11 of their final 15 possessions of the third, and had a chance to take a 2-point lead entering the fourth. But Corey Brewer missed an open three at the buzzer.
This series has been excellent. Can we get some overtime or something?
"That guy flippin' came out of nowhere!"
And just like that, the Nuggets go on a 13-3 run with the Lakers' starters in the game at the tail end of the third, and we have a 5-point game.
The old man has still got it. As the Lakers pull away from the Nuggets in the second half, watch Kobe Bryant give Danilo Gallinari a nice little ball fake that sends Gallo in the wrong direction on defense.
The Nuggets had some issues to resolve in the second half to execute a comeback and win Game 7. Not only did they fail to make positive adjustments in the first few minutes of the third, but they regressed in other areas.
As of right now, the Lakers are on a 18-4 run to open the third. It's getting ugly fast.
The Los Angeles Lakers allowed a 3-1 series lead in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs against the Denver Nuggets to slip away and turn into a Game 7 thanks largely to lukewarm play from Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol in the past two games. In the first half of Game 7, Gasol has exploded to the tune of 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists to help the Lakers to a 48-42 lead, including a tip-in right before the horn at the end of the second quarter.
With the exception of Gasol's exceptional play, the biggest presence on the Lakers has arguable been the absence of any aggression from Kobe Bryant. The league' best shooting guard has played passively and has been largely invisible, finishing the first half with seven points on eight shots. Thanks to Gasol, he doesn't have to be a superhero, and it may be that playing so well with illness in Game 6 is affecting him here.
The Nuggets have climbed back into this series because of poor play with Lakers big men. Now that Gasol is active and engaged, Kenneth Faried got into foul trouble and Al Harrington got his nose busted and the Nuggets' frontline is clearly no match for what the Lakers are throwing. Ty Lawson has been a bright spot (11 points, three assists), but the Nugs need a bright spot that's taller than 6 feet to win this game.
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1. Stop setting up JaVale McGee in the block. He is 0-4. His offensive impact should be limited to the offensive glass, dives on the pick and roll and the fast break.
2. Give Danilo Gallinari a few screens.
3. More Ty Lawson. The speedy point guard is by far Denver's most effective scorer against L.A., and while Lawson has 11, he's not taking control on enough of the team's possessions. Until L.A. shows an ability to stop him with any amount of focus, Lawson needs to be featured and to attack.
4. Settle for a few more jumpers. Andre Miller is 0-6 because he keeps going to the rack, where L.A.'s length with Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Jordan Hill is causing problems.
5. Keep sending Jack Nicholson's evil twin to the opposite side of the court.
It's bound to unsettle everyone in the building. Just the opening Denver needs.
BONUS: Release flies in the vicinity of Pau. He will likely catch one in his mouth and get sick.
ALERT: A Denver Nuggets big man has taken a ball that appeared to be falling into the basket for two Denver Nuggets points off of the rim, resulting in a very dumb offensive goaltending call.
SHOCKING TWIST: It was Timofey Mozgov, not JaVale McGee, who committed this infraction. It would have been Mr. McGee's make, in fact, if not for Mr. Mozgov's mistake.
Mr. McGee, how do you feel about Mr. Mozgov blowing your bucket in the fashion that you have executed so, so many times this season?
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Pau Gasol is not only having a heckuva Game 7 for the Lakers, but he's also engaging in romantic endeavors.
Kevin Garnett likes to beat up the stanchion. Pau Gasol likes to hold it gently. If this is not a perfect contrast of the players, than I know not what it is.
Steve Blake is 3-3 on three-pointers in the first half. If you're looking for improbable, unsustainable performances, we have our first candidate.
This morning, we wrote about what impact Metta World Peace could have in his Game 7 return to the Lakers. In particular, we focused on Danilo Gallinari's poor shooting in the series, and Matt Barnes's defense.
Gallinari is still having a tough go: He's 0-4 with no free throws through 15 minutes of Game 7. The first quarter action saw MWP guarding him, but Mike Brown has used World Peace on Andre Miller in the second. That's left Barnes back on Gallinari, and that's left Denver without production from its stud small forward.
The Nuggets are in the game, but need to get something out of Gallo.
Jordan Hill fouled Andre Miller on a pretty silly play at the end of the first quarter, when the clock would have otherwise expired without another Denver opportunity.
Mike Brown reacted with … scorn? Confusion? Dismay? Brain freeze?
Yes, brain freeze.
Andrew Bynum, who has taken incredible heat for perceived lazy play in Games 5 and 6, has three blocks in the first quarter. It would appear that some sense has been smacked into him.
Pau Gasol is hot early and Andrew Bynum looks engaged (fancy that!). But on the other end, the Nuggets' starting backcourt, Ty Lawson and Arron Afflalo, are scorching L.A. Through eight minutes, Lawson has hit four out of five shots for nine early points. (He shot 13-18 in Denver's Game 6 win.) Afflalo is 2-2, and has smoked Kobe Bryant off of the bounce in the halfcourt twice. (Kobe will still be named to the All-Defensive team next week. Book it.)
If the Lakers lose with all of this happening, will Pau and Bynum say mean things about Kobe and Ramon Sessions?
Pau Gasol had one field goal in Game 6. He has two field goals in the first 90 seconds of Game 7. Uh oh.
Huge ovation for Metta World Peace during pre-game introductions.
— Scott Howard-Cooper (@SHowardCooper) May 13, 2012
A hero's welcome for a man who has been gone because he … threw a nasty elbow at an opponent's dome. Sports are weird.
The Philadelphia 76ers led by as many as 13 points in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, but at no point did anyone believe that the Boston Celtics, led by another renaissance performance from Kevin Garnett, would just roll over. The Celtics battled back, fell behind again, battled back and eventually held off a late Sixers run to win, 92-91, and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Garnett was spectacular in the game. The Big Ticket (remember when we called him that?) was written off by many with chronic knee issues, but he's come through again and again for the Celtics in the first seven games of the playoffs. He finished with a brilliant 29 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, and had one of his typical, terrific defensive efforts. On a night when Paul Pierce struggled — he shot just 3-11 for 14 points, though he did have six rebounds and six assists — Garnett was the Celtics' alpha and omega, and it was enough.
Of course, it helped that Rajon Rondo, who played far below his capabilities in the first half, wound up finishing with another one of his ludicrous triple-doubles: 13 points, 17 assists, 12 rebounds. Rondo, defying all logic, even hit several clutch jump shots late in the game to help seal the victory, also committing the most intelligent foul of the playoffs so far.
The Sixers probably played better than anyone, save for the most devout Sixers fans, expected. Spencer Hawes was their catalyst against the Bulls and he keyed their efforts in the second half, making a few plays only he could make. As a 7-footer, he went coast-to-coast on a layup, hit some crucial jumpers and played largely mistake-free basketball. He finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.
What ultimately doomed Philly on Saturday was also their main bugaboo during the regular season: They have no go-to scorer. Once Paul Pierce hit a jumper to put the Celtics up 90-84, Andre Iguodala (19 points, six rebounds, six assists) and Jrue Holiday hit clutch jumpers, but it was too late. Rondo's heady foul ensured they wouldn't have a chance to tie the game and send it to overtime. While Pierce, Rondo and Garnett were hitting their clutch buckets, the Sixers' offense floundered, ultimately dooming them to a loss. All they need, however, is to win in Game 2 and they'll take home-court advantage. After their performance in Game 1, no one would be surprised if that happened.
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The Boston Celtics led by three with just seconds left. The Philadelphia 76ers picked up a defensive rebound and Jrue Holiday sprinted downcourt with the ball. Rajon Rondo, a top-notch defender and, frankly, smart as heck player, made a canny play: He fouled Holiday in the open court.
That's simply a brilliant play, made with nary a fraction of a second to spare. (Holiday should have dropped it off to Spencer Hawes anyway.)
Holiday sunk both to pull the Sixers within one with three seconds left. After a Celtics time-out, the Sixers needed to (1) foul immediately and hope (2) Boston missed the first, (3) made the second and (4) gave Philly one more chance.
Welp, they failed on Step 1.
Rondo didn't only have a 13-17-12 triple-double, he ran a last-second naked bootleg to clinch a Game 1 victory. He is something amazing.
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We warned at halftime that the Sixers' offense might not last, given the team's struggles over the last couple of months on that end and Boston's killer defense. We were right to worry. Philadelphia has been forced into tough shot after tough shot in the fourth quarter. Avery Bradley, in particular, has been all over Lou Williams, and Andre Iguodala has taken more fadeaways than any mediocre shooter should ever take.
This does not bode well for the rest of the series.
Rajon Rondo had 15 assists and 10 rebounds before he got to 10 points to cinch up another postseason triple-double. (He now has eight, tied with Oscar Robertson and ahead of LeBron James.) He got the two buckets he needed late in the fourth. The lay-up that took him to 11 points also happened to give Boston an 83-82 lead.
This is one heckuva game.
Game 1 of Sixers vs. Celtics has had roughly 209 momentum shifts. Every time Philly pulls away with a lead of seven or eight points, Boston goes on a mini-run to tighten it up. Then the Sixers immediately retake control. etc.
One such momentum swing came with one of the best individual defensive plays we've seen in the postseason. Of course, it came from Kevin Garnett.
That is a nasty, nasty block on a player in Andre Iguodala who can absolutely fly.
Lavoy Allen was a punchline in the first half, but man, the kid has had himself a game. He scored two quick buckets in the fourth quarter and has 12 on the game (more than Paul Pierce) to go with five rebounds. He's giving Boston trouble as the Celtics play small lineups with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Mickael Pietrus in the frontcourt.
George Karl spoke to reporters before the Nuggets' Game 7 against the Lakers, and was asked about Magic Johnson's comment about Mike Brown's future should L.A. be eliminated on Saturday.
Karl, who worked as an ESPN analyst between jobs from 2003-05 (as we are reminded by Kelly Dwyer), ripped Magic and called the comments "ESPNish."
If by "ESPNish" he meant that they were uttered on ESPN, well … he was right!
I think it's time to get to the game.
We're eight minutes into the third quarter, and Rajon Rondo has 12 assists on the game. That's 12 assists … on 23 Boston field goals. Some teams don't reach a 1:2 assist to field goal ratio, but Rondo is a rare, rare passer.
He also has home scorers in Game 1. One Rondo assist involved the point guard forcing a pass into a well-covered Paul Pierce, who jabbed, spun and faded away over the course of roughly 13 seconds to get a bucket.
Rondo is the league's most willing passer, sure. But his assist numbers are goosed tonight.
Neat-o stat alert from the TNT crew: Boston is 1-22 this season when trailing by at least 13 at any point. Philly had a 13-point lead in the first half.
But wait — I thought these gritty, determined Celtics were full of heart and experience? What gives? Too soft and lily-livered for comebacks, eh?
Within two game minutes of the 1-22 trivia, Boston took its first lead of the game. Welp.
In the first round of the playoffs against the Bulls, an excellent defensive team, the Sixers shot 40.7 percent from the floor and 24.7 percent on three-pointers. Philly doesn't have an amazing offense, so those numbers aren't too surprising.
Like the Bulls, the Celtics have an incredible defense. It was the best in the league this season, edging Chicago and Philly (No. 3). Despite that, the Sixers shot 46 percent from the floor in the first half of Game 1, and hit half of their threes.
Despite playing over their heads on offense, they lead only by five. If they revert to expectations — in the second half or later in the series — they could be in real trouble. The three-pointers in particular seem like fool's gold.
That said, neither Thad Young nor Lou Williams have gotten going as of yet; when they begin to click, assuming that they do, it'll be trouble for Boston. Exciting basketball narratives!
The Philadelphia 76ers entered the playoffs with the worst record of any team still playing. The Boston Celtics had advanced to at least the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs for four straight years, had the core of the 2008 NBA Championship team still around and playing at a high level, and just beat the largely healthy Atlanta Hawks in six games in the series before.
None of that has mattered in the first half of the teams' first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Sixers came out absolutely on fire and didn't really let up at any point, and they lead at halftime, 47-42. The strength of their team has been their defense, but their offense hasn't been bad either. Philadelphia was led by Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner, each of whom have 12 points. Turner, the team's starting shooting guard, has a team high eight rebounds.
The Celtics came out completely flat, doing the opposite of energizing the home crowd and scoring just 18 points in the first quarter. They played better in the second, but other than Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, no one's really done much of anything. Garnett is leading all scorers with 14 points on 6-9 shooting and Allen has eight off the bench.
Things could be a lot worse for Boston right now. They had a 6-0 run to end the half to bring it to within five points, and absolutely no one is counting out this crew. Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo need to get going for them to overtake the upstarts from Philly, however.
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The story of the first half for the Boston Celtics' offense is that only two of the team's players are doing anything. Well, anything good. I see you, Ryan Hollins.
Kevin Garnett has 14 points on 6-9 shooting in the first half, and Ray Allen is 3-5 for eight points off of the bench. The rest of the roster: 7-26. Paul Pierce himself is 1-6.
That said, Philly's offense slowed way down as the shots stopped falling, and the Sixers lead just 47-42 at the half.
UPDATE, 8:54 ET: Thaddeus Young returned to the game late in the second quarter. He does not appear to be wearing extra tape.
Thaddeus Young limped off the court midway through the second quarter of Game 1 between the Philadelphia Sixers and Boston Celtics on Saturday. He had played nine minutes off the bench before stepping on a cameraman's foot on the Sixers' baseline and apparently turning his left ankle.
He had assistance to the locker room, and seemed to be limping fairly heavily. There has been no update from the Sixers' medical staff as of yet, however.
Young is one of the key members of Philly's Night Shift bench crew. He scored just one basket before leaving the game. Fellow reserve big man Lavoy Allen has six points. Kevin Garnett, Thad's frequent match-up, has been Boston's best player in the game, with 12 points in the first quarter and a half.
If Young remains out, Philly coach Doug Collins could be forced to rely more heavily on starters Spencer Hawes and Elton Brand, or he might call on rookie Nikola Vucevic.
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Seriously, Ryan Hollins: THANK YOU. You weren't going to contribute a whole lot to this series by being a serious basketball player. Any more hilarious things you want to do are fine by us.
"Second foul on Lavoy Allen."
You cannot give Paul Pierce a free lunch. It appears Lou may have been looking for a foul — he didn't come close to getting it.
At least something good come of it: Chris Webber responded by calling Pierce the Celtics' best defender. At least four players wearing Boston jerseys right this second have issues with that declaration.
We're just midway through one quarter of what should be a long series between the Celtics and the Sixers, but if those first few minutes are any indiciation, Philadelphia has its offensive swagger back. Remember -- early in the regular season, Philly had not only an elite defense (they finished with the third best), but one of the league's best offenses.
Once Spencer Hawes exited the rotation for a long spell due to injury, the offense fell apart, and it was simply a disaster most nights in the second half of the season. But with 15 points against Boston in six minutes and change, and looking smooth and aggressive, it's a throwback effort. Can it continue? Will Kevin Garnett find a way to shut down Hawes? Stay tuned.
The Celtics are trailing early, and the crowd at TD Garden isn't really feeling it.
C's start out 2-for-9 and the energy in the building is at mid-January levels.
— Paul Flannery (@Pflanns) May 13, 2012
In the first two minutes, the Sixers attacked Boston's best-of-the-league defense earnestly, taking a 7-0 lead to open the game. Andre Iguodala even hit a three! Spencer Hawes went at Kevin Garnett, and Evan Turner got lift over Avery Bradley.
On the other end, Brandon Bass missed his first three shots. Boston, with an already anemic offense, needs him to hit open jumpers, and he will get plenty of chances.
Here are the starting fives for Game 1 of Celtics vs. Sixers.
PHILADELPHIA: Spencer Hawes, Elton Brand, Andre Iguodala, Evan Turner, Jrue Holiday.
BOSTON: Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley, Paul Pierce, Brandon Bass, Kevin Garnett.
Ray Allen is available for the Celtics, too.
How do we know things are getting a little chippy in the NBA playoffs? Oh, how about three Saturday evening press releases from NBA P.R. within 10 minutes whose subjects include the word "fined"?
The targets: Ivan Johnson, for jamming a birdie in a Bostonian mug; Frank Vogel, for priming the refs in advance of Pacers-Heat; and Hawks owner Mike Gearon, for accurately describing Kevin Garnett.
During ESPN's broadcast of the Clippers vs. Grizzlies Game 6 on Friday, Magic Johnson predicted Lakers head coach Mike Brown would be fired if his team lost Game 7 of their series against the Nuggets. Today, that prediction was refuted by a "source with knowledge of the Lakers' thinking." Via Dave McMenamin.
Source with knowledge of the Lakers' thinking tells ESPNLA.com that Brown's job is not on the line based on Game 7 result— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 12, 2012
Here is part of what Johnson originally said about Brown's job security. Via the Los Angeles Times.
"Mike Brown will not be coaching the Lakers if they lose this game," Johnson said. "There would be so much pressure on Jim Buss and the Laker organization to get rid of him."
Saturday's Game 7 is scheduled to tip off at 10:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on TNT.
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After taking a commanding 3-1 series lead against the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers improbably find themselves on the brink of elimination tonight in Game 7 at Staples Center. It would be an embarrassing collapse and there's immense pressure on the Lakers and new head coach Mike Brown.
The most beloved Laker of them all, Magic Johnson, was quite candid and direct about Brown during ESPN's broadcast of the Clippers vs. Grizzlies game on Friday night. Magic predicted that the head coach would be run out of town if the Lakers drop Game 7 and bow out in the first round. Via Los Angeles Times:
"His job will go," Johnson said. "The Lakers are about championships. That's what the Lakers are about. if they lose this game, Mike Brown, I bet you, will not be sitting there."
"Mike Brown will not be coaching the Lakers if they lose this game," Johnson said. "There would be so much pressure on Jim Buss and the Laker organization to get rid of him."
Tip is set for 10:30 p.m. ET from Staples Center on Saturday night.
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Metta World Peace will return from his seven-game suspension on Saturday to help the L.A. Lakers in their quest to survive the first round against the Denver Nuggets. Coach Mike Brown has said that MWP will start in place of Matt Barnes, and it's likely that Devin Ebanks will be pushed deeper into the rotation.
Barnes has been wildly ineffective on offense throughout the series, averaging just 5 points and 4 rebounds per game in 22 minutes. He's shot 13-48 (27 percent) from the floor and 3-24 (12.5 percent) from long-range, just awful numbers at any sample size. Ebanks has been a bit better offensively (similar scoring and better shooting in five fewer minutes per game), but clearly isn't someone the Lakers rely on to help the offense consistently.
But Barnes has done a great job defensively. Danilo Gallinari is shooting just 33-85 (39 percent) from the floor and 3-20 (15 percent) on three-pointers; Gallo's offense has been saved by some decent foul-drawing. According to NBA.com, Gallinari is shooting just 32 percent in this series when Barnes is on the court, and 43 percent when Barnes sits. Most notably, Gallo is 0-8 on threes with Barnes in the game.
In this sense, MWP's return is a double-edged sword: Barnes has been effective in controlling Gallinari, a vital piece of Denver's offense. Now Barnes will be on Gallinari far less. But MWP's primary offering is defense -- now, in theory, both players guarding Gallo will be strong defenders. But if MWP is bringing defense on par with that of Barnes, where's the upgrade? How is MWP actually going to help the Lakers get over the hump? (This has somehow become a triple-edged sword.)
MWP defended Gallo well over 70 minutes in the regular season, holding him to 35 percent shooting. But Denver has this series tied with Gallinari largely being bottled up. In short: if the primary benefit of getting MWP back for Game 7 is to help slow down the Nuggets' offense, and the player MWP will be most responsible for has already been handcuffed by the man MWP is replacing in the starting five, is there even a true benefit to MWP's return?
If you think MWP is going to help the Lakers' offense, keep in mind that he was a substantially worse three-point shooter than Barnes over the course of the season, and for the last two seasons has held a scoring efficiency that would Smush Parker look like Steve Nash.
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The 2012 NBA Playoffs continue on Saturday evening with two games on the slate. The two series are just a bit different, as one series is getting started in the second round of the playoffs while the other has been pushed to a Game 7 and the winner moves on to the next round.
Here's the NBA schedule for Saturday:
Philadelphia 76ers Vs. Boston Celtics, 8 p.m. ET, TNT: The Celtics and the 76ers kick off the first series of the second round on Saturday evening. Philadelphia squeaked by a banged up Bulls team and will head to Boston to take on the gritty Celtics. Boston finished off a six-game series against the Atlanta Hawks and looked a bit worn out coming off the court after the series winning victory. The 76ers will look to tire out the Celtics while Boston will try to grind it out with the 76ers and go for one last title run.
Denver Nuggets Vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT: The Nuggets have momentum heading into Game 7 after tying the series, 3-3, and rallying back from a 3-1 deficit. The Lakers haven't been able to finish in the past two games and struggled in Game 6 with Kobe Bryant dealing with a stomach flu. The final game of the series heads back to Los Angeles, where the Lakers hope to rebound from back-to-back losses and finally close out the series, but the Nuggets have all the momentum.
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Round two of the 2012 NBA Playoffs gets underway tonight in Boston, as the experienced Celtics tip off against the upstart 76ers.
The Nuggets forced Game 7 and will now face the Lakers in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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By KAYLA STRAYER6 News Reporter
KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Chances are, you know someone with a child born prematurely. On Sunday for World Prematurity Day, two East Tennessee families shared their premature birth experiences with 6 News.
Trew Wilson weighed just two pounds when he was born more than three months early. The University of Tennessee Medical Center doctors told his mom Michelle that he had a 2 percent chance of survival. "I was terrified," Michelle Wilson said. But after three months in the hospital, he defied the odds and came home. "He is my miracle baby," Wilson said. Now 19, Trew has lifelong side effects from being born premature, including being deaf and having poor eyesight. But Michelle says she's just thankful he's alive. "Never give up hope that your child can make it. It does seem hopeless at times when you see their frail little bodies there, but there is hope," Wilson said. Kendra and Blake Raper from Sweetwater also know what it's like to have a premature baby. Their son Bentley was born nearly two months early.
"It was very scary. It was traumatizing," Kendra Wilson said. Kendra says her pregnancy was going great at first. "We didn't have any medical issues. No history of it on either side. It was just so unexpected," Raper said. Despite his premature birth, Bentley weighed about six pounds. "He was a big boy and we're thankful for that because that helped him," Raper said. He's now a healthy and happy toddler. "It does come to an end, and there's a whole new world outside of the NICU when you get your baby home," Raper said.
According to the March of Dimes, some of the more common problems associated with premature births include a low birth weight, jaundice and the babies are more prone to infections. They usually require an extended hospital stay and more medical check ups as they grow.
There are about 15 million babies born prematurely every year, and about one million don't survive.
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So first off, a mea culpa. I underestimated this Buccaneers team, and now they terrify me. Good times.
As always, I'm here to take your questions about the Atlanta Falcons. If you want to know how they're 9-1 despite a mini-Chernobyl against the Cardinals, I can attempt to answer that. If you want to yell at me because I'm a Falcons fan and you really don't like the Falcons, get in line. Saints fans have bought all the tickets.
So ask away and be sure to Rec this. Here's to a good game this weekend!


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Hot Packing WoundsCategory: Post Operative
The hot pack is one of the most important parts of home management of many wounds and injuries. Applying heat to a wound or injury increases blood supply to the area and helps keep deep wounds, such as abscesses, open and draining so that they heal properly from the inside out.
Heat can be applied dry or moist, depending upon the goals of treatment. Hot packs are usually applied two to three times per day for ten to twenty minutes per application.
Hot packs can be purchased at drug stores and can usually be heated or frozen. This is the best and easiest option.
If necessary, a very efficient hot pack can be made at home:
- Purchase several pounds of plain brown rice at the market. Minute rice will not work and white rice only works for one or two applications.
- Place the rice in a 100% cotton sock or sack. If there is any synthetic component to the material, the hot rice may melt through.
- Heat the sock (filled with rice) in the microwave on high power for four to eight minutes until the sock is very warm to the touch.
- For dry heat, wrap the sock in a dry towel and apply to the injury for about fifteen minutes.
- For wet heat, place the sock in a heavy-duty ziploc bag and press all of the air out of the bag. Then wrap the sock-ziploc combination in a towel moistened with hot water. Apply this moist hot pack to the wound for about fifteen minutes. Use a clean towel for each hot pack.


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Soroptimist International of Altadena/Pasadena is seeking applicants for the 2012 Women's Opportunity Award.
This cash award is given each year to a woman who serves as the primary wage earner for her family, and who is also enrolled in, or been accepted by, an undergraduate degree program or vocational school. She must also demonstrate financial need.
The Altadena/Pasadena chapter will announce the recipient at an awards luncheon on March 28. The local WOA winner will receive a $2,000 cash grant, and advance to the regional level to vie for a grant of $5,000. The program culminates at the national level with three winners each receiving a $10,000 award.
Additional information and applications may be obtained by calling (626) 398-1703.


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The National Weather Service confirmed that a weak tornado hit Coffee County during a wave of severe storms that passed through Middle Tennessee Thursday night.
The EF-1, which marks the first tornado of 2014 for Middle Tennessee, didn't injure anyone, but it tore through grain silos along Highway 41 in Pelham, according to a storm survey released by the Weather Service.
The tornado lasted for about one minute Thursday night and produced gusts of up to 90 mph, surveyors said. It traced a path that was 1.2 miles long and 250 yards wide.
No other tornadoes have been confirmed from Thursday's storms. Surveyors already determined that straight-line winds destroyed a barn in Robertson County.
The storms marked Middle Tennessee's first spurt of severe weather in 2014. Meteorologist Jim Cantore with The Weather Channel covered the storm system from Nashville.


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Paying for power has become pricey, but soon, an answer for homeowners could be blowing in the wind.
In the next year or two, homeowners could be harnessing the wind off their rooftops, but this is not your typical windmill you'd see on the farm.
This is more of a wind generator that would whip around the ridge of your rooftop producing electricity to just heat homes in the winter.
It's basically silent. It doesn't make noise like a conventional windmill does, which is usually a buzzing or whooshing noise.
It took engineers Tony and Heather Grichnik of Peoria seven years to construct.
Wind pressure acts on the unit and goes through a slot and helps rotate the unit over. Along here we see the magnets go by a coil to generate the energy.
Now, you'll still need a furnace for those days when the wind just won't blow. But, any new wind generated heat will be able to use your original air ducts.
Our goal is not to completely replace the furnace in the home. It's to be able to lower people's residential energy bills.
Grichnik says it takes sustained winds of 10 to 12 miles per hour for power to be produced.
But, he says his wind generator will be nothing like the wind turbines that tower over some of open farm fields in the area.
Tony Grichnik said, "We use what's called turbulent air. Air that's been disturbed by trees or buildings and use it to generate energy. Part of the key to that is by capturing wind that rushes off the roofline of a house and into the unit."
Grichnik is pitching his invention to some possible local investors. He's part of the Peoria Next project, which helped his wind generator get some wings by providing seed money.
Vickie Clark with the Central Illinois Economic Development Council said, "We're starting to see more and more interest nationally in this area because of the research we have and the innovative programs we're creating."
One of the biggest issues with using alternative power sources is they're typically not cost-effective. Grichnik hopes homeowners will find his wind generator will pay for itself in five years through energy savings.


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UMass Will Return Strong Core
May 21, 2008
AMHERST - The University of Massachusetts junior class is on track to be one of the winningest groups in UMass history. The Minutewomen have advanced to the NCAA Tournament three times, have hosted three regionals and advanced to the 2006 Super Regional.
But with their season ending Sunday, the group has just one shot left to reach their oft-stated goal of advancing to the Women's College World Series.
On paper that team could be one of the Minutewomen's best in years. UMass only loses left fielder Lauren Proctor and second baseman Stacy Cullington, who missed much of the year with a thumb injury. Brandice Balschmiter returns for her senior year with a chance to become the program's all-time winningest pitcher.
The Minutewomen's top six hitters are also back.
Balschmiter said it would be a while before she could get over this Sunday's loss and look ahead.
"I haven't had time to reflect yet," Balschmiter said. "It's still an open wound."
BALSCHMITER'S WEEKEND - The loss ended a memorable weekend for Balschmiter. In UMass' three games on Saturday she threw 244 pitches in two wins and a loss before mildly spraining her ankle when she landed awkwardly in the Minutewomen's win over Lehigh, Saturday night. She was on crutches after the game, but showed no signs of the injury in a strong effort in game one Sunday before faltering in game two.
"There was a lot of compression overnight, a lot of ice," Sortino said. "The swelling was minimal so her discomfort was minimal. I knew she'd come out with an 'A' game. She's a warrior."
CULLINGTON PLAYS - After being sidelined with a right thumb injury since April 4, Cullington returned to action in the regional. Originally she was only cleared to hit and pinch hit twice on Saturday. She was cleared to return to the field on Sunday and made a diving stop in game one. She was 0-for-8 in the weekend action.
"I thought it would lift us a little bit. She's waited a long time to get back in the lineup," Sortino said. "I'm glad for her that she didn't have to watch in what was her last game."
MISCELLANEOUS - UMass' 42 wins gave the Minutewomen their seventh 40-win season in school history. Rosey Neill's fifth inning home run gave her 19 this season, a Stanford single-season record. It was just the second home run Balschmiter gave up in 2008.
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GRAYSON, La., (KNOE 8 News) - Officers had gone to an address on Highway 850 to serve a warrant for FTA Child Support.
After arriving on the scene, the suspect of the warrant was located in a travel trailer. The suspect, Tyral Fitzgerald, was placed under arrest, at which time officers say they saw what they suspected was a "meth pipe" in plain view.
They say Fitzgerald then consented to a search of the trailer, which resulted in the discovery of what was reported to be several dozen bags of methamphetamine, several large chunks of suspected methamphetamine, scales, empty bags, and needles.
Also during the search, officers said they found Larry J. Rider hiding under the covers in a bedroom. Rider was apparently wanted by Louisiana parole officials as well as by the Caldwell Sheriff's office for battery of a police officer and resisting arrest.
In addition, a Matthew Smith was arrested as well.
All three men, in addition to their respective warrants, were charged with possession of paraphernalia and possession of a schedule II substance, with intent to distribute.


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So the up-and-down 2011-2012 'Canes season is (thankfully) coming to a close. From the pain and suffering early to the glimmer of hope toward the end, it was a crazy ride. As a fan, I was suckered in from the get-go and totally engaged in the team's trials and tribulations, which made for some good theater. Thought it might be fun -- from a fan's perspective -- to point-out who were the targets of cheers and jeers all season long.
Jim Rutherford - a poor showing in the off-season, grabbing a burnt-out Kaberle, sub-par Stewart, and taking a long shot on Ponikorovsky made poor substitutes for what was really lacking on this team in terms of firepower and a shut-down defense. Boucher is still a mystery -- why did we pick him up again? And his decision to bring back...
...Paul Maurice - burying prospects on the fourth line with precious little minutes and lack of an offensive system doomed this team from the start. Nice guy, but not what this team needed.
Eric Staal Version 1 - not many playes on the 'Canes played worse than the Captain the first half of the season. Mental? Injury? Desire? No telling what was up with him, but his awful plus/minus dug the team quite a hole.
Zach Boychuk - you blew it, buddy. You had a spot for the taking, should've blown the doors down but you didn't. Nice knowing you and dreaming of your potentially huge offensive upside playing alongside Staal or Skinner. Speaking of which...
Jeff Skinner - whaaa? Crowd favorite a goat? As I guessed in an early season posting, Mr. Skinner's production tapered off this season and was compounded by a key injury. The disturbing trend of his lack of composure on the ice, 1-on-5 mentality, and constant chirping does not bode well for coming years.
Brandon Sutter - Mr. Consistent all season, this guy shuts his mouth and gets the job done -- and does it well. His shorthanded skills this season were outright ridiculous.
Cam Ward - even a sub-par (by his standards) season by our number 1 goalie is still something to be admired when you look at the defense in front of him.
Tim Gleason - really took it up a notch when he had to this season. A real bounce-back from last year's performance, very impressed by his effort.
Justin Faulk - WOOOHOOO!!! We got us a stud on defense!
Jay Harrison - wow, what a year. He deserves every accolade he gets.
Eric Staal Version 2 - his late season turnaround almost got us into the playoffs. When he's on, he's in the top 10 of the league.
Jim Rutherford - admitting your mistakes is hard. He PUBLICLY admitted a mistake on Kaberle, and grabbed Spacek for him, a pickup that gave us a much-needed boost. Most of all, he fired he-who-shall-not-be-named and picked up...
Kirk Muller - this guy is the bees knees. There is no doubt -- none whatsoever -- that this team responded to him in a way they have not responded to a coach in quite some time. If anybody can get us deep in the playoffs next year, it's this guy.


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5 Takeaways from the Vikings Game
1) This had all the makings of a Vikings 'play down to the competition' game, and it looked like that in the first half. This is where I think Favre's veteran presence made a difference. He stayed calm, didn't panic, made a couple of clutch third down throws and second and long throws, and the Vikes score two TD's and hold the ball for almost 13 minutes in the third quarter. Ballgame. Jackson seemed to...not rise up, if you will, in situations like that. Would Jackson have audibled into those throws or made those throws? Tough to say. Maybe he would've scrambled out of a couple of sacks that Favre took and made a big play. I know it's all speculative, but I also know you played the game, and having a vet and a leader at the QB position makes all the difference. It's something you can't measure, but you know it when you see it. I saw it in the Vikes yesterday.
The team has a different feel to it with Favre, one that exudes a quiet confidence, and one that doesn't panic. A 'I know they will do it' attitude as opposed to a 'I hope they can do it' attitude. That, my friend, is the difference between a Super Bowl team and a playoff team.
2) Adrian Peterson will exit the game as the best running back to ever play the game. Just think if we still had Moss. Excuse me while I go cry a little. Both AP and Favre made a 'pick your poison' comment in the post game pressers. Put 8 in the box and AP will still get three or four yards, and give you a manageable down and distance. Put 6 or 7 in the box, and AP will embarrass you, especially if you try and arm tackle him. Give Favre two weeks to get his timing down with his receivers and nail down hot reads, my God...
3) John Sullivan is an adequate replacement to Birk. I love Birk, but Sullivan acquitted himself well, I thought. He got owned on one play, but he did a good job. Ditto for Loadholt, but Cook was so damn mediocre last year a pulse and no false starts would have been an improvement.
4) Yeah, it was the Browns, but the defense was oppressive as the desert heat at noon. Jamal Lewis had a few decent runs, but I think the Vikings gameplan was to not worry about him, to be honest. Lewis is what, older than Favre? He's gonna get a couple of 10-20 yard runs, but he's not a home run hitter, and when the Vikings needed to stop a short run, they did. I think they went into the game wanting to give Brady Quinn about 310 different looks to confuse him, and it worked. The only significant yardage the Browns had was in garbage time once the Vikings second string was on the field. Awesome defensive display.
5) My Dad and I ripped Chilly for the onside kick, but after 24 hours to digest it, I like the move. If the Vikes get the ball, they get momentum, and if they go down and score, game is probably over by halftime. It also sends a message to the defense that if it fails, we still believe that you will give up no worse than a field goal. It's the opening game, against a team you should beat soundly, so there was really little risk. Hell, the Browns weren't driving 50 yards to score a touchdown; just wasn't gonna happen. And as much as we've criticized Chilly about being too conservative, so when he opens it up and rolls the dice we shouldn't crucify him. I mean, it's not like he ran a fake punt inside his own 30 clinging to a two point lead with the game hanging in the balance.
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You can use the step up as a handy alternative to plyometric jumping, because you gain the benefit of the explosive upward movement without the impact of the landing.
Steps ups are also an alternative to the full squat exercise. For a novice exerciser, the step up is far easier to do correctly, and there is a lower risk of injury than when learning the full squat technique. For advanced exercisers, the squat will still be a big part of your weight workouts, but the weighted step ups can allow a less stressful alternative.
Another bonus to the weighted step up exercise is that it strengthens each leg individually, rather than as a unit. Similar to the weighted lunge exercise, this helps ensure that you are building strength equally on each side, and not favoring one leg over the other. Because you are stepping up with one leg at a time, this exercises also help improve balance and proprioception because you are required to control the weight as you move both up and down, and forward and backward.
The only equipment needed is an adjustable step, or bench, and some weights. If you are resourceful, you can even use a sturdy chair at home, and fill a backpack with water jugs to get a similar workout.
Why Do the Weighted Step UpThe numerous benefits of this exercise can be summarized as follows:
- Specifically targets the posterior chain (glutes and hamstrings).
- Excellent for building quadriceps strength.
- Low risk of injury / easy to do correctly.
- Creates minimal stress on the knee.
- Easy to modify the basic exercise to create a high level of difficulty.
- Novice exercisers can advance quickly.
- Engages proprioceptors; requires balance and stabilization.
- Specifically targets one leg at a time for balanced leg strength.
How to Do Weighted Step UpsThere are three variables to consider when setting up your weighted step up workout:
- The Step Height
The height of the step is the first variable to consider. The lower the step, the more the quadriceps are worked. The higher the step, the more the hamstrings and glutes of the posterior chain are worked. A beginner will start with a very low step of maybe 6-8 inches, until the movement is perfected. A gradual increase of the step height to the level at which the the thigh is parallel to the ground with your foot on the step, is the next goal. After you can master this movement, you may choose to raise the step a bit beyond this, and really work the hamstrings and glutes.
- The Weight Lifted
Start with no weight and gradually add dumbbells or a barbell if you like. Using a barbell allows you to lift more, but holding dummbells is a decent option. If your goal is to gain strength, lift more weight, go slower and perform fewer reps (8-12 per set). To build explosive power, or increase the cardiovascualr aspect of the exercise, carry less weight, go faster, and perform more repetitions (20-25 per set).
- The Speed of the Movement
As mentioned above, you can get a great cardio workout by doing step ups with no weight (or light weights), moving faster and performing many reps per set. As you add weight, you will probably slow down the movement (due to both safety and difficulty). The speed of the step up movement is largely dependent upon your goals and the type of training you are doing. If you are a jumper, explosive power may be your goal; if you are a cyclist, it may be improving your endurance. You may also perform both types of routines at alternate workouts to get a well-rounded mix of strength and power.
Modifications to the Weighted Step UpThere are many ways to modify this exercise to make it easy or more difficult. Here are some of the most common variations.
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Begin with the simple step up. Step up with one foot and step down with the other and repeat the movement for a specific number of repetitions. Then switch the lead foot and repeat the same number of repetitions. A beginner may opt to do this for a set amount of time (one minute, for example), instead of a set number of reps.
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There's one word that really describes this year's UNI basketball squad: experienced.
UNI Head Coach Ben Jacobson said, "I think that's one of the major differences with our team when we get started this year is the experience that we've got that we did not have a year ago."
Johnny Moran is gone -- but still the Panthers return 4 seniors, their top 4 scorers in Anthony James, Seth Tuttle, Marc Sonnen, and Jake Koch, and come in with 14 years of more combined experience than a season ago.
Panther Guard Marc Sonnen said, "I feel like we've got some guys on this team that are going to be really good, and I think we're going to be really deep as a team."
"With the 4 seniors we have now and all the returning guys , and even the redshirts that are going to have to step up this year," UNI Guard Anthony James said. " It's important to have that experience back, and especially with the NIT tournament from last year, we played a couple games and gained more experience.
UNI will once again be relying on some young guys as well. Deon Mitchell returns for his sophomore season, meanwhile Tuttle, last season's freshman of the year, is back bigger and stronger.
UNI Forward Jake Koch said, "I'm up to 225, trying to get to 230 before the season starts. Just being able to physically uphold my end of the block here every night that we have to play against another opponent."
With a better conditioned, more experienced team, confidence is obviously high among the Panthers.
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One of the office buildings I regularly spend a bit of my work week at is advertised as a 'green' building. Reused materials, solar panels, recycling program, etc. Along with this theme they have a grand total of 17 parking spots around the building that have signs posted that say 'For Green Vehicles Only'. After the handicapped spots, they are the prime parking areas.
Every time I've been at this building, every one of these spots has been empty.
A couple of weeks ago I had a bit of an epiphany. As a result of said epiphany, I parked my Ford F-150 Crew Cab truck in a spot reserved for 'green' vehicles. On my way to leave I was accosted buy building management (with a member of building security in tow).
'You can't park that here!'
'It's clearly marked for GREEN vehicles ONLY!'
'So it is…. and?'
'That THING is clearly NOT green!' (Yes, he called my baby a 'thing'. Bastard.)
'Sure it is.'
'What? How?'
'It's a flex fuel vehicle. In fact, I'm currently running E85.'
'Ethanol. E85 Ethanol. Corn gas. Green.'
'That's not what we meant!'
'Well you don't do a very good job of explaining it.'
'Just don't park it here again' and he stormed off (security wandered off a bit earlier… I think to keep from laughing)
In any case… I was back at this building today and noticed something. About a third of the spots that were previously marked as green were no long marked at all. It looks like the unwashed parking masses were now allowed to use them.
The other spots? They all had new shiny signs…. 'For Hybrid Vehicles Only'.
They were also all empty.
At first I thought the punch line was going to be that your vehicle was the color green. Either way, nicely played.
I just can't believe that they not only changed the signs, but changed them that fast.
Realizing of course that ethanol isn't exactly "Green" at all. In fact it puts more pressure on food supplies, arable land etc…
Even "Hybrids" aren't all that green, putting out cars that will be phased out by full electric vehicles doesn't make sense, especially when they still require fuel to operate.
I guess they had to change the signs so that people such as yourself would "clearly" understand in the future
Basically the case could be made that no fuel is truly 'Green'. Solar panels and batteries are made from materials that come from very destructive and polluting mining processes. Ethanol uses fuel and food to create fuel. Natural gas has to be drilled for just like oil (and then there's fracking). Hell, windmills are killing flocks of birds (though they do make for some fantastic videos when they fail).
For a moment there, I held my breath hoping you would respond that the vehicle was actually "green" in color. Semantics…oh to hope. Great job with the guard. And you were correct, btw. And all hybrid vehicle worshipping aside, how green are these electric car owners when these cars are finally junked? They are an environmental disaster according to most research.


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July 29, 2011-- Furniture Today,
The company said unit volume was flat across most of its business units. Much of the sales growth was the result of currency exchange rates and price increases that were implemented to recover higher costs.
Worldwide sales for the quarter totaled $945.2 million, up from $874.3 million in last year's second quarter.
Sales in the residential furnishings segment were $467.7 million, up 2.3% from the same quarter last year.
Net income totaled $54.7 million or 37 cents per share, compared with $52.7 million or 34 cents per share in the comparable period in 2010.
"Operationally, it was a reasonably good quarter," said David Haffner, president and CEO. "Gross profit improved by $2 million versus second quarter last year, despite lack of demand growth."
Haffner noted the company repurchased 2 million shares of stock during the quarter at an average price of $25.86 per share, bringing the year-to-date total to 7.4 million shares.
For the first six months of 2011, worldwide sales totaled $1.84 billion, an increase of 8.9% from $1.69 billion in the first half of 2010.
Six-month net income totaled $99.7 million or 67 cents per share. That's up from $97.8 million or 63 cents per share in the first half of last year.
Leggett & Platt also tweaked its earnings projection for the year, saying that it expects to earn
$1.25 to $1.40 per share. Earlier this year, the projection stood at $1.25 to $1.50 per share.
Sales for 2011 are projected at $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion.
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Hamilton football a model of consistency in D-I
Head coach Steve Belles learned that the moment he stepped on campus.
"When I had an interview with (principal) Fred (DePrez) one-one-one," Belles said this week, "he goes 'I don't care if you lose in the regular season, just win your last game.' And I was like, 'All right, that's kind of a tall task.'"
Belles has lost his last game only twice in the six years since he took over in 2006, including last year when Hamilton got upset 45-19 by Desert Vista in the 2011 AIA Division I State Football Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium.
The defeat ended Hamilton's 53-game winning streak which had resulted in three straight state championships (2008-'10).
A year later, the Huskies find themselves back in the state finals for the 10th time in 12 years.
"Consistency in terms of coaches, administration; and not just talking about putting into (the program), they actually do it," Belles, who has coached Hamilton to four of its six state titles, said in explaining the school's success in football.
"I don't think we're ever content with where we are."
Saturday, Hamilton (11-2) will play Mountain Pointe (12-1) at University of Phoenix Stadium. The game kicks off at noon and will be broadcast on Arizona Sports 620.
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