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Large-scale buying in Indian companies by mutual funds
Nilanjan Dey
Kolkata , Nov. 9
THE asset management space is agog at this moment, thanks to large deals by fund houses involving a number of companies.
Apollo Tyres, Phoenix Lamps, Jindal Saw and UTI Bank are among the companies whose shares have lately been accumulated by funds managed by the likes of UTI MF, HDFC MF and Reliance MF.
Among the smaller players, SBI MF has been particularly active. The mode of acquisition is common market purchase. Sources attribute the trend to attempts by fund managers to shore up their holdings in key counters.
HDFC Multiple Yield, which is a debt-oriented hybrid scheme, has bought over 97,000 shares of Phoenix Lamps, accounting for 0.41 per cent of its paid-up equity. With HDFC Prudence (also a hybrid scheme, but with a larger equity component) already holding a substantial part of Phoenix Lamp's capital, the total shareholding by the fund house now stands at 5.23 per cent of the company. This is represented by nearly 12.5 lakh shares.
Jindal Saw, formerly Saw Pipes, which is currently trading at about Rs 395, has witnessed purchases by three Reliance MF schemes Reliance Growth, Reliance Equity Opportunities and the recently-launched Reliance Tax Saver as well as the portfolio management arm of Reliance. Their holding, after the deal, is well over 28 lakh shares, accounting for 5.93 per cent of the company's equity. Incidentally, Reliance portfolio management has bought 25,000 shares, aggregating to 0.05 per cent.
UTI MF, the top player in the asset management sector with nearly Rs 25,000 crore (as in end-October) under management, has taken a chunk of IFGL, the refractory manufacturer. This has come in the shape of more than a lakh shares, accounting for 0.29 per cent of the paid-up base. This has led to a higher holding of 5.26 per cent by UTI MF in the company. It has also turned its attention to UTI Bank, in which it has acquired 2.39 lakh shares. Again, the latest deal has resulted in a total holding of a little more than 5 per cent.
Three companies Apollo Tyres, Raymond and KPIT Cummins have seen buying by SBI MF in recent days. As for Apollo Tyres Ltd, SBI Magnum Multi Cap has taken 8 lakh shares amounting to 2 per cent-plus stake. SBI MF's holding, 7.2 per cent, is now through Magnum Multiplier Plus, Magnum Tax Gain, Magnum Contra and, of course, Magnum Multi Cap Fund.
In Raymond too, Magnum Multi Cap has obtained about 93,000 shares. Now five SBI MF schemes collectively hold 5.02 per cent in the company; these schemes are Magnum Multiplier Plus, Magnum Global, Magnum Balanced, Magnum Emerging Businesses and Magnum Mid Cap. The last two funds are of relatively recent origin.
With regard to KPIT Cummins as well, it may be mentioned that SBI MF has over 5 per cent of the company through various schemes. In quantitative terms, this is represented by more than seven lakh shares.
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It just occurred to me that Brady Quinn started for the Chiefs and lasted only a couple plays before getting injured and Matt Cassel having to come back. While that was occurring, I had a sudden thought back to the 2007 NFL draft, and wondered...
...does anybody remember back in 2007, when Brady Quinn was supposed to get drafted overall #1, but was passed up and fell to the Browns with the 22nd pick?
Anybody remember what Brady Quinn's father said when questioned by reporters about how all these different teams had spurned his son, especially the Miami Dolphins? How he was shocked that the Miami Dolphins, who "absolutely" needed a QB first (granted, Cam Cameron gave us the injustice that was the enigma of Ted Ginn, Jr.) spurned his son.
Anybody remember how he said that "The Dolphins will regret not picking my son in the 1st round of the draft." ?
... yeah, didn't really think so.

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A happy Sunday evening to you all--I hope you enjoyed your weekends. Having the Monday morning blues? Our second matchup went down last week, in case you need a little smile. If that's not good enough, let's play a third one, huh? Remember, every game will be a one-game simulation on What-If Sports. All the rules can be found here. Not requiring that, read on, fair sir/madam. Already, 2003 Penn State and 1996 Purdue have taken their place in the second round; who will join them? Let's meet the contestants:
#6: 2002 Northwestern
3-9 (1-7)
The high of a (shared) Big Ten title quickly became the low of the 2002 Northwestern football campaign. Northwestern's three wins came against 2-10 Duke, 2-10 Navy, and 3-9 Indiana, all decided by less than a touchdown. On the uglier other end of the spectrum were a 49-0 drubbing at the hands of Penn State and a 62-10 pasting by Iowa. The 'Cats allowed a whopping 41.1 ppg, 502.3 ypg, and 5.4 ypc, while a mid-season injury to Brett Basanez affected his efficiency. These would prove growing pains for Randy Walker's squad, but the 2002 campaign was ugly nonetheless.
#11: 2001 Wisconsin
5-7 (3-5)
Losing the Axe to 4-7 Minnesota, a 63-32 shellacking at the hands of 5-7 Indiana (certainly explains a lot about Bielema's antipathy--maybe ordered from Alvarez himself?), and a 2-3 record in games decided by a touchdown or less, seal a disappointing season for the Badgers. Barry's boys managed to outgain their opponents by an average of 389.9 to 370.8 yards per game but just couldn't put it all together in the end, missing the postseason entirely. Perhaps it was the 66.7% FG average of the two kickers they tried letting them down in crucial situations, perhaps it was just some intangible struggle; for the schedule Wisconsin played, I'm surprised they weren't at least 7-5 and bowl eligible.
God, I miss the days of seeing that.
On paper, this one looks pretty lopsided--if Northwestern somehow keeps Wisconsin inside 40 points, I'd be a tad surprised. As we've seen from the ATS1996BTFT though, upsets do happen (troll troll troll OSU)... Could Wisconsin find a way to lose this? I know I'd feel a little better if it came down to Wisconsin kicking a field goal...
2002 Northwestern loses, 27-14
(click to make 'em bigger, folks)
Oh, we were worried about Wisconsin making field goals? David Wasielewski went 0-5, derailing drive after drive for the 'Cats as Brett Basanez torched the Wisconsin defense for 359 yards on 29-39 passing but struggled to finish. Northwestern, meanwhile, allowed Anthony Davis to march Wisconsin down the field drive after drive, amassing 192 yards on 24 carries as Brooks Bollinger managed the same maddeningly efficient Wisconsin offense, going 11-14 with 165 yards and 2 TDs. Northwestern's drives ended in 2 TDs, 5 missed field goals, 2 punts, and a fumble, and their second touchdown came with :52 left in the game. It turned out to be a game of missed opportunities for the youthful Wildcats, though Wisconsin deserves to be commended for doing its job.
As it stands, the '02 Wildcats trip into the next round, where they will meet 2007 Minnesota at what will surely be a half-sold out Delany Field.
Goat of the Game: David Wasielewski. 0-5. Holy shit.
So the bracket stands:
Only one game to go before we have our octet of awfulness of Big Ten teams since 1996; of 2004 Nebraska and 2008 Michigan, who will cement the selection of suck? Thoughts on the awesomeness that is Brett Basanez?
I have little to say here. Better dead than Red, Go 'Cats, etc, etc. Tune in next time, folks, and thanks for all the positive feedback. Glad to hear people are enjoying it!


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The first issue of the newspaper was printed on Feb. 21, 1828, in New Echota, Cherokee Nation (now Georgia), and edited by Elias Boudinot.
By STAFF REPORTS
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Cherokee Phoenix was the first Native American newspaper and the first bilingual publication in North America. Today it celebrates its 184th birthday.
The first issue of the newspaper was printed on Feb. 21, 1828, in New Echota, Cherokee Nation (now Georgia), and edited by Elias Boudinot. It was printed in English and Cherokee, using the Cherokee syllabary created by Sequoyah.
Rev. Samuel Worcester and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions helped build the printing office, cast type in the Cherokee syllabary and procure the printer and other equipment. Also, Boudinot, his brother Stand Watie, John Ridge and Elijah Hicks, all leaders in the tribe at that time, raised money to start the newspaper.
In 1829, the newspaper name was amended to include the Indian Advocate at the request of Boudinot. The Cherokee National Council approved of the name change and both the masthead and content were changed to reflect the paper's broader mission.
In the 1830s Boudinot and Principal Chief John Ross used the Cherokee Phoenix to editorialize against the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the growing encroachment and harassment of settlers in Georgia.
The newspaper also contained news items, features, accounts about Cherokees living in Arkansas and other area tribes, and social and religious activities. The two U.S. Supreme Court decisions (Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia), which affected Cherokee rights, were also written about extensively.
As pressure for the Cherokee to leave Georgia increased, Boudinot changed his stance and began to advocate for the removal of Cherokee to the west. At first Chief Ross supported Boudinot's opposing view but by 1832 the two leaders' differences caused them to split and Boudinot resigned.
Elijah Hicks, a brother-in-law of Ross, was appointed editor in August 1832, but the Phoenix was silenced in May 1834 when the Cherokee government ran out of money for the paper. Attempts were made to revive the paper. When word leaked that Chief Ross intended to move the printing press from New Echota to nearby Red Clay, Tenn., the Georgia Guard, who were already brutally oppressing the Cherokee people, moved in and destroyed the press and burned the Cherokee Phoenix office with the help of Stand Watie who was a member of the Treaty Party. The party advocated selling what remained of Cherokee land and moving west.
Four years later most of the Cherokees who remained on their lands in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina were rounded up and forcibly marched or sent by boat to Indian Territory.
A Cherokee Nation newspaper was again published in September 1844 in the form of the Cherokee Advocate. The paper was published in Tahlequah and edited by Cherokee citizen William Potter Ross, a graduate of Princeton University.
The Cherokee Advocate returned after the Cherokee government was officially reformed in 1975. The newspaper continued under that name until October 2000 when the paper began using the name Cherokee Phoenix and Indian Advocate again. Also, that same year, the tribe's 15-member council passed the Cherokee Independent Press Act of 2000, which ensures the coverage of tribal government and news of the Cherokee Nation is free from political control and undue influence.
In January 2007, the newspaper began using the original name the Cherokee Phoenix, launched a website and began publishing in a broadsheet format. Today the newspaper reports on the tribe's government, current events and Cherokee culture, people and history. The news organization has also broadened their outreach to include locally aired radio shows that are also available online as well as podcasting those same shows on iTunes.
The current readership of the Cherokee Phoenix is approximately 40,000 and the paper is read nationally and internationally.


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These grim and spirit-like bird were found by photographer Nick Brandt on the shores of Lake Natron in Tanzania. They have been dried and calcified by the lake's waters, which are extraordinarily hot, alkaline, mineral-laden and deadly. The sunlight reflecting off of the lake caused most of these birds to crash into the water, after which it salted and petrified them. Brandt posed the unlucky birds and photographed them while traveling through Africa to document its disappearing wildlife.
Source: Nick Brandt (via newscientist)


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Coal Fire!
Environmentalist slams planned use of fossil fuel to power Goat Island project
BY KIMONE THOMPSON Associate editor - features firstname.lastname@example.com
THE Government's announcement yesterday that China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) will be building a coal-fired electricity generating plant to service operations at the proposed Goat Islands port drew fire from one of the country's foremost environmental organisations.
According to CEO of Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Diana McCaulay the decision, was inconsistent with the Government's draft climate change policy which speaks to reducing the country's risk to climate-related hazards by mitigating the effects to different sectors of society.
"Coal is the dirtiest of all the fossil fuels, so there are emissions of mercury, arsenic, ash, a long list of them, and it is also the main greenhouse gas; the main gas that causes global climate change," McCaulay said when contacted by the Jamaica Observer.
"I don't know how that fits in with a country that claims to be concerned about climate change to the point where it has a climate change ministry," she said.
Earlier in the Parliament, minister of transport, works and housing, Omar Davies said that "Given the high cost of electricity in Jamaica, CHEC proposes to establish its own coalfired generating plant to provide lower cost electricity for the project."
Davies, who was presenting longawaited details of the controversial project being planned as part of the Government's logistics hub, did not speak to the capacity of the plant, but said CHEC and the Port Authority of Jamaica had arrived at an Initial Framework Agreement outlining the general terms and conditions under which the discussions will continue.
Coal, like oil and natural gas, is a fossil fuel. It causes air pollution in the form of soot, smog, acid rain, ash and waste heat and is said to be the main culprit in global warming.
Referencing a fire at the Riverton landfill yesterday, McCaulay argued that Jamaica has "no kind of track record of being able to handle these kinds of waste".
McCaulay, who has been among those leading the opposition to the location of a trans-shipment port on Goat Islands, which sits within the Portland Bight Protected Area, also criticised Davies' claims that the decision was arrived at after consultation with various groups.
"The minister's statement said he had consulted with specifically Old Harbour. I called a few people this afternoon and none of them had been to any such consultation. Mr Davies said he had consulted with the environment protection agencies — that's what he called them. I have had no consultation on this matter," she said.
McCaulay said she had a meeting in November last year with chairman and CEO of the Port Authority of Jamaica — the Government agency leading the negotiations — where it was agreed that a "proper consultation" was necessary. It was, however, never held, she told the Observer.
She conceded that while a single investment in coal won't put Jamaica on equal footing with China in terms of the Asian country's high air pollution level, China's "unwillingness to abide by environmental laws", coupled with the Jamaican Government's less than energetic approach to enforcing environmental laws is a "fairly concerning combination".
According to Davies, phase one of the port project will also include:
• Dredging and land reclamation activities to create the port and suitable access channel to the port;
• Construction and development of berths of sufficient width, length and depth to accommodate Super Post-Panamax vessels;
• The layout, construction and development of the Portside Logistics Zone in the immediate proximity of the port, to include warehouses and such other commercial buildings or facilities as may be necessary;
• The development of an industrial park which will carry out operations associated with storage, assembling and packaging of goods in light and heavy industries; information technology; and skills training;
• The laying and developing of infrastructure facilities to include bridge(s), roads and drives within the project area; pipelines and water storage facilities; sewer lines and sewage treatment facilities; electricity transmission lines and electricity generation facilities; cable transmission lines; and similar services and facilities contemplated for the project; and
• The construction and development of a container terminal with modern fittings, technology and services.
Davies said that "only after the completion of the EIA will the project be ready to be submitted to Cabinet for a decision" and before a Binding and Definitive Framework Agreement. In addition, he said "there are a number of issues" which have to be addressed before that agreement is inked, such as the acquisition of lands currently owned by the Urban Development Corporation and the Ministry of Agriculture at Agro-Invest and Innswood Estates, the imminent repeal of the Free zone Act in 2015 to facilitate the creation of Commercial Economic Zones, and reviewing applicable laws, policy and procedure "in light of possible request for citizenship from investors within the project area".
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Adam Putnam oversees your food supply, energy security, consumer complaints and even school lunches in Florida.
The elected state commissioner of agriculture and consumer services previously served five terms in Congress as a Republican representing southCentral Florida's citrus and cattle country.
I questioned Putnam about food, fuel and telemarketers. Excerpts from our interview:
Question: Is agriculture still relevant in Brevard County? It's been a long time since I last saw a working citrus grove.
Putnam: Agriculture remains one of Florida's strongest economic pillars. It's a $100 billion industry and employs 1 million people in our state alone.
On the Space Coast, things have been a little tougher. Development pressure and disease have really impacted the fresh citrus market.
But you're starting to see people replacing citrus with peaches. That was unheard of in Florida a decade ago, but the University of Florida has developed a variety that will grow in our warm weather.
Blueberries are taking off. And, to some degree, energy crops are replacing some of the grapefruit groves.
Q: You successfully lobbied the Legislature to adopt an energy policy this year. What's the goal?
Putnam: Florida has to be smart about energy because, as a peninsula, whatever we consume, we have to produce.
Natural gas prices are at an all-time low. New discoveries in North America mean we're more energy secure. But it only arrives in Florida through two pipelines that originate in the same place in Louisiana — Hurricane Alley. So we need some diversity in how we get natural gas.
And we need diversity of fuel sources. Nuclear makes a lot of sense — it's clean and long-lasting. Clean coal has some potential.
On the motor-fuel side, if we can find a way to convert portions of our vehicle fleet — school buses, delivery trucks, things that start at the same place every morning and come back — that's a logical next step away from gasoline toward compressed natural gas.
Q: Should government invest in developing certain types of energy technology?
Putnam: Mandates by government seldom result in the most technologically advanced gadget or device for the people. Incentives always work better.
And the Space Coast has so much human capital, manufacturing capacity and know-how. When people come up with the next big thing, we should reward that in the form of tax credits.
That's a different approach than, say, Solyndra, where the government ahead of time said, "We think this has promise, we're going to dump a bunch of money into it."
We replace that bet with a reward for jobs created, energy actually produced.
Q: You've launched an effort to bring Florida growers and school districts together to make school lunches better. Explain.
Putnam: Every day during the school year, we provide 4 million servings to students. As taxpayers, we're picking up half the tab for half of those servings through the federal lunch program.
Now, that can be tater tots and ketchup, and we can call that a vegetable. Or, it can be a more nutritious meal that develops lifelong healthy eating habits and results in lower health care costs decades later.
Florida grows things that are good for you, and it grows them during the winter months when kids are in school. So, beginning in the next school year, you'll see more fresh fruits and vegetables on kids' plates.
Q: How? Do you send government trucks out to pick up strawberries?
Putnam: In the iPhone age, we can facilitate the market just by providing information. In the case of strawberries, we got a call from growers, who said, "Hey, the market's been flooded with imports, our prices are crashing, we've got warehouses full of berries."
So, we sent an e-mail to buyers at the school districts. Within an hour, they were buying cases of fresh Tampa-area strawberries picked in the past two days. Within another two days, strawberries were on students' plates in a five-county area.
We helped move a product that would have sat in warehouses. It sold at a lower rate than it would have, but high enough that the farmers recovered their costs. And the kids ultimately won.
We facilitate the marketplace by saying, "Hey, Indian River has sweet corn coming into market next week — adjust your menus." Or, Palm Beach County has green beans starting in three weeks — adjust your menus."
Q: Any news for consumers?
Putnam: We've eliminated the fee for getting onto the state's Do-Not-Call list. We encourage anyone who's tired of getting phone calls to log onto our website at FreshFromFlorida.com and sign up.
Posted on: FloridaToday.com
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ESPN Music: Fiesta Bowl
Fun.'s Nate Ruess on sports, amazing year
December, 28, 2012
By Lynn Hoppes | ESPN.com
Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty ImagesNate Ruess of Fun. said 2012 was a double-edged sword: Great success and great stress.When you have one single -- "We Are Young" -- that sold more than 5 million copies in the United States and a second single -- "Some Nights" -- that sold 3.5 million copies, you'd think it's been a great year.
But success is a double-edged sword for the New York City band Fun., which was formed three years ago.
"I suppose it's been a successful year and easily our best year of music," lead singer Nate Ruess said. "But it's also our most challenging year, too. With good comes the bad. We had no time off and it's been a real strain on our relationships and our families."
Ruess, formerly of The Format, formed Fun. with Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff. Their debut was "Aim and Ignite" in 2009, but they hit it big in 2012 with the February release of the album "Some Nights."
Three weeks ago, the band was nominated for six Grammy Awards, including record, song and album of the year, best new artist, best pop duo/group performance for "We Are Young" and best pop vocal album.
"From an accolade standpoint, I hope this isn't the biggest year we'll have," Ruess said. "I still have some depressive moments but it's been an amazing time."
On Jan. 1, Fun. will perform a free concert in New Orleans at the Allstate Fan Fest (a two-day event affiliated with the Sugar Bowl). The event will be live-streamed on the web on the Allstate site.


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It's a mother's worst nightmare: You think your kindergartner is in class, and hours later the school says he never showed up. It happened to one Wahpeton mother, who's son was left on the school bus, alone.
For Hope Zephier, a mother of two, her main responsibility is her children. When Zephier dropped her 6-year-old son off at the bus stop, she put the safety of her child in the hands of the school.
"I put him on a bus at 8:45," says Zephier. So when she got a call from the boy's class saying he never showed up, she panicked. "It scared me so much and tore my heart to two," says Zephier.
She was also upset once she found out where he was. "They found him on bus sleeping and didn't find him 'til 10:30 a.m." says Zephier.
Thankfully, Hope's son was found safe and okay, but she knows it could have been a lot worse. That's why she wants to know how something like this happen.
"It's our responsibility. It happened and fortunately the building was heated. But it doesn't minimize the seriousness it could've been," says Rick Jacobson, Wahpeton Superintendent. Jacobson says there's no excuse that a kid was left on the bus unattended.
"I spoke with the driver and he says he checked the rows," says Jacobson. Now, all bus drivers will be told once again to make sure they check every aisle closely, before pulling into the bus shop.
"It better not happen again. It's a good lesson for any school district." For Hope Zephier, she can only hope no other child will be left on a school bus like her son was. "He could've been woken up, frozen," says Zephier.


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Carpentier To Retire After Nationwide Race In Montreal
Posted By Michael J Smith On July 7, 2011 @ 4:33 pm In Cup,Indy,N'Wide | No Comments
[2]Canadian driver Patrick Carpentier said that he will retire following the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in August, according to the Toronto Sun [3].
Carpentier said:
It's been a few years that I've thought about it. I discussed it with my wife. We talked about my situation on several occasions and I came to the conclusion that I must move on.
Carpentier made his NASCAR debut in what is now known as the Nationwide Series in 2007 at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve driving the No. 9 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge. He started on the pole and finished second. He made his Sprint Cup Series debut eight days later in GEM's No. 10 Dodge at Watkins Glen International. He started 40th, led seven laps, and finished 20th.
He made four more starts that season, two in Nationwide and two in Cup. He finished 19th in the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen and 42nd in the Ford 300 at Miami-Homestead Speedway in Nationwide. He finished 33rd in the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway and 40th in the Ford 400 at Miami-Homestead in Cup.
In the fall of 2007, it was announced that he would run the No. 10 full time in Cup in 2008. He made 24 starts in '08, averaging a finishing position of 29.6.
He also made eight starts in the Nationwide Series for GEM. He posted four top 10s, including a runner-up finish at Montreal. And, he made on Camping World Truck Series start driving for Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia in the O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He finished 25th.
In the summer of 2008, Carpentier announced he would be leaving GEM [4] after they hired Reed Sorenson [5] for 2009. In October, he was released by GEM [6] and former Red Bull Racing driver AJ Allmendinger finished the year in the No. 10.
In 2009, Carpentier drove Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 55 Cup Toyota [7] at Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen International. He also made three starts in Tommy Baldwin Racing's No. 36 car [8] in events that conflicted with Mike Skinner (TBR's full-time driver) Camping World Truck Series schedule. He finished 11th in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 that year, his best career Cup finish.
In 2010, Carpentier ran six races for Latitude 43 Motorsports, replacing David Stremme who left the team [9], claiming owner Bob Jenkins was not interest in helping the team improve. He never finished better than 21st. Latitude planned to run select races in 2011, but they have yet to make a start. They are believed to have ceased operations.
Carpentier also ran one race for MWR [10], the Nationwide race at Montreal. He finished 32nd.
In 2011, Carpentier ran FAS Lane Racing's No. 32 in the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway [11]. He started 40th and finished 30th.
Carpentier' saw his most success in the CART Champ Car Series between 2001 and 2004. He won at least one race in each of those years while driving for Forsythe Championship Racing.
Carpentier left Forsythe to join Cheever Racing, Eddie Cheever's Indy Racing League IndyCar Series team, in 2005. Carpentier never won an Indy race, largely due to uncompetitve Toyota engines used by Cheever Racing. The team lost its sponsor, Red Bull, and Carpentier was left without a ride.
He attempted to qualify for the 2011 Indy 500 driving for Dragon Racing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. He failed to make the race.
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[4] leaving GEM: http://lead-lap.com/2008/08/30/carpentier-looking-for-a-ride/
[5] hired Reed Sorenson: http://lead-lap.com/2008/08/27/sorenson-to-gem-in-2009/
[6] released by GEM: http://lead-lap.com/2008/10/08/carpentier-released-from-gem/
[7] drove Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 55 Cup Toyota: http://lead-lap.com/2009/06/08/carpentier-to-drive-mwrs-no-55-at-road-courses/
[8] Tommy Baldwin Racing's No. 36 car: http://lead-lap.com/2009/05/26/tbr-riggs-part-ways/
[9] replacing David Stremme who left the team: http://lead-lap.com/2010/08/12/stremme-leaves-no-26-team-carpentier-to-drive-at-michigan/
[10] one race for MWR: http://lead-lap.com/2010/06/24/carpentier-to-drive-mwr-toyota-at-montreal/
[11] FAS Lane Racing's No. 32 in the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway: http://lead-lap.com/2011/06/01/carpentier-to-drive-fas-lane-racings-no-32-ford-at-kansas/
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Tebow outshines Bradford
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA - Florida's Tim Tebow and Oklahoma's Sam Bradford didn't get to settle the Heisman Trophy race on the field.
But the quarterbacks determined the national championship Thursday night in Dolphins Stadium.
Two well-prepared and sound-tackling defenses provided Tebow and Bradford worthy challenges. Certainly, both defensive units were better than most anyone would have projected.
But it's easy to see how that could happen when you give coordinators four weeks to prepare for any offense - as opposed to just one week.
Tebow prevailed in the end with his brute power running skills and his athletic throws, leading the Gators to the 24-14 victory over the Sooners and earning offensive MVP honors in the process.
Tebow was 18 of 30 passing for 231 yards, two touchdowns and two first-half interceptions. He also rushed for 109 yards on 22 carries.
Tebow took over in the second half, rushing six times for 49 yards to set up a field goal on what proved to be the game-winning drive.
Tebow's runs were the sort no other quarterback could make, or would even dare to make. The kind that ended with head-first lunges into swarms of cherry red jerseys.
"He can beat you with his feet,'' Oklahoma safety Nic Harris said. "You give him your best shot, he's gonna get back up.''
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops could only watch helplessly, as Tebow scrambled out of adverse situations, playmaking on the run.
"A few scramble plays were huge plays,'' Stoops said. "I thought that was the biggest part of the game, on third downs.''
Bradford had a fine statistical night, completing 26 of 41 passes for 256 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Neither of Bradford's interceptions could be placed entirely on him, as on both occasions it appeared his receiver could have, and perhaps should have, made the play.
Nor could Bradford be blamed for Stoops' decision to try to convert on fourth-and-goal at the Florida 1 with 5:20 left in the first half, eschewing a likely go-ahead field goal.
Instead, the Gators stopped the fourth down run, and in the final seconds of the half, came up with a tipped interception at the 1, sealing the 7-7 halftime tie.
Bradford, unlike Tebow, couldn't take matters into his own hands in the second half when his teammates faltered around him. Bradford easily picked apart the Gators' zone defense, but he couldn't have imagined Florida would be so effective when they played man-to-man
Florida's Percy Harvin won the best supporting actor award on this night, scurrying for 122 yards rushing on nine carries, including a 52-yarder, while also pulling in five catches for 49 yards.
Oklahoma's Chris Brown was the Sooners' nominee, as he carried 22 times for 110 yards, often gashing through a sometimes soft Florida front seven.
But just as Bradford couldn't do quite as much as Tebow, neither could Brown match Harvin's exploits.
It's hard to leave this stadium without an appreciation for the offenses and defenses on both teams. The intensity was unmistakable, and when the game was suffering from intermittent stoppages - injuries, clock issues, penalties - the break-neck pace was mentally exhausting.
Perhaps there were some fans who couldn't keep up with it, either.
Message boards erupted at halftime that perhaps Utah should be voted No. 1. The Utes finished the season undefeated, and beat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl by a slightly larger margin (31-17) than the Gators did (31-20) in the SEC title game.
But Alabama coach Nick Saban certainly didn't give his No. 1 vote to the Utes.
"We were flat,'' Saban said earlier this week, asked about the Utah loss while in Fort Lauderdale to accept the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. "I'd rather play Utah again than have to play Ole Miss.''
Indeed, and the Utah argument loses more steam when one considers Alabama Outland Trophy winner Andre Smith didn't play against the Utes, and Harvin didn't play against the Tide.
If you don't think one player can make that much of a difference, you weren't watching the guy in the white jersey wearing the No. 15 Thursday night.
He was the best quarterback on the field, and that's why his team won.


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ROTHSCHILD (WKOW) -- This is a big weekend for Wisconsin's Republican party; the state convention is being held in Rothschild, near Wausau.
And it's getting more national attention than it normally would, given that two potential GOP presidential candidates will be there.
Governor Scott Walker and Congressman Paul Ryan will speak at the state convention on Saturday.
And national GOP chairman Reince Priebus will be there, too.
Some of the other names being mentioned early as possible GOP presidential candidates are Florida senator Marco Rubio and that state's former governor, Jeb Bush.
Also, Texas governor Rick Perry, who tried last year and Texas freshman senator, Ted Cruz.


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Saturday, April 20, 2013
Growing Greatness Open House
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm
Location: Northwest
Come to the Northwest Library to learn about all things green and growing. We will have a variety of activities all day long and professionals available to answer questions about library resources and growing things.
-10:00 Salsa Gardening for School Age Children and Teens
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Total ad spending in May was down 3.6% compared to May of 2011, although year-over-year spending is still up 9.8%, according to SMI.
According to SMI's data, which represents roughly 55% of U.S. ad spending, cable TV had the biggest jump (up 1.1% to 30.1% of total market share) in the YOY time period of January-May, besting out search and social.
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Dr. Andres Soom participated in the University of Wisconsin's comprehensive three-year study on the effects of snowmobile sound levels on deer and cottontail rabbits. His report, titled
Emission, Propagation and Environmental Impact of Noise from Snowmobile Operations
, concluded that "only minor reactions were noted in the movements of cottontail rabbits and white tailed deer to moderate and intensive snowmobiling activity." He stated that it had not been possible to determine sound levels at which there is a clear reaction on the part of the deer "because
snowmobiles must be so close to deer to generate the higher levels that other factors such a visible presence…are likely to be more important."
The Wisconsin study also compared the reaction of deer to the presence of cross-country skiers. When cross-country skiers replaced snowmobiles on the test trail systems, the deer moved away from the trail more frequently.
A three-year study,
Response of White-Tailed Deer to Snowmobiles and Snowmobile Trails in Maine
, conducted by wildlife scientists for the Maine Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife revealed that
Deer consistently bedded near snowmobile trails and fed along them even when those trails were used for snowmobiling several times daily. In addition, fresh deer tracks were repeatedly observed on snowmobile trails shortly after machines had passed by, indicating that deer were not driven from the vicinity of these trails...The reaction of deer to a man walking differed markedly from their reaction to a man on a snowmobile...This decided tendency of deer to run with the approach of a human on foot, in contrast to their tendency to stay in sight when approached by a snowmobiler, suggests that the deer responded to the machine and not to the person riding it."
In a study entitled,
Snow Machine Use and Deer in Rob Brook
, conducted by the Forest Wildlife Biologists of White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire, snowmobile operations and deer movement were monitored. A summary of the study indicated that deer travel patterns were not affected by periodically heavy snowmobile use. In addition, continued use of established snowmobile trails was recommended.
The University of Minnesota issues a study by Michael J. Dorrance entitled
Effects of Snowmobiles on White Tailed Deer
which found no meaningful difference in the deer's home range during periods of snowmobile use and non-use.
Addressing the subject of snowmobile operations in Yellowstone National Park, Jack Anderson, a former Superintendent of Yellowstone commented, "
We found that elk, bison, moose, even the fawns wouldn't move away unless a machine was stopped and a person started walking. As long as you stayed on the machine and the machine was running, they never paid any attention. If you stopped the machine, got off and started moving, that was a different story. The thing that seemed to be disturbing to them was a man walking on foot.
Wolverines and Winter Recreation Use
: In 2010 the Round River Conservation Studies group, along with the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain research station, concluded a thorough study of the wolverine activities and health in the western United States.
The study found that a threat of climate warming has not resulted in any detectable population level effects to the wolverine, and the Forest Service's evaluation found that the effects are not imminent. As a result the agency's limited resources will be devoted to work on listing determinations for species at risk – not the wolverine. The service will proceed with proposing other species for protection prior to addressing the wolverine. Any further activity on the wolverine will be subject to public review and comment through the rulemaking process.
The record snowfalls that occurred in the western mountain regions of the United States in 2010-2011 will lessen the impact of any environmental change on habitat for the wolverine or other species.
Snowmobiles do not impact on Wolf Activity
: On Thursday, November 29, 2001, Voyageurs National Park reopened 11 of the Bays located in the park to snowmobiling. Snowmobiling is now allowed on these Bays in the Park as the result of a study that was conducted by Michigan Tech researcher Rolf Peterson, who is renowned for his study of wolves. Peterson found that there was no significant correlation between wolf activity and human use on 11 Bays within the Park that were closed in 1992 to snowmobiling based on 'Junk Science". Barbara West, the Voyageurs National Park Superintendent, states, "The Bays were now open in the year 2001 due to the best available information now being available to guide our decisions." The in depth research supported positions supported by the snowmobiling community.
Wyoming Game, Fish & Wildlife Biologists support snowmobiling
: In December 2001 the leading Wyoming Game, Fish & Wildlife Biologist, Mr. Stetler, announced studies recently conducted in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park show that regulated snowmobiling in the park minimizes harmful effects to wildlife. Careful, active management of the Park allows snowmobiling to continue in the National Parks so that there will be virtually no adverse effects.
Mr. Stetler was joined in his position by John Keck, Director of Parks and Cultural Resources Dept. for Wyoming. Mr. Keck stated that their philosophy is different from some staff of the NPS and certain environmental groups that are using the "Museum Approach" to Yellowstone in an effort to lock up the park to assure that it meets their own value system needs. Keck agrees with snowmobilers in stating his position that the parks needed to be managed for all individuals so that we don't lost the important resource.
Finally, the Wyoming Tourism Director, Lori Green, joins Keck and Stetler in announcing that snowmobilers and wildlife can coexist very well and have done so for many years.
The Organic Act Duel Mandate
: The NPS is subject to a duel mandate in managing the National Parks. The Park Service is required to conserve resources AND provide for visitor use and enjoyment. The Organic Act, passed in 1916, imposes this duel mandate and discretion to balance the duel mandate. Because the Organic Act does not address how to achieve this balance of conservation and visitor use, the Act grants a broad deference to the Park Service to strike the balance. This discretion is further expanded by the fact that the Organic Act does not place one of these mandates as above, or more important than the other. Therefore, the Organic Act does not make the conservation mandate more important than all other considerations and the Court's conclusion that it does is in error.
Montana State University
supported a thesis in 2002 by Amanda Hardy that concluded "Winter Recreation in Yellowstone National Park is coexisting with Bison and Elk, without causing declines in population levels and the continued use of traditional winter range remains unchanged, despite an increase in winter visitation."
The thesis concluded by Hardy helped the Park Service acknowledge that "Literature does NOT contain evidence that over snow motorized use adversely affects Ungulate populations in the National Parks."
Yellowstone National Park Studies
A National Park Service study in Yellowstone (White 2006) concluded that 'human disturbance did not appear to be a primary factor influencing the distribution and movements of the wildlife species studied; there was no evidence that snowmobile use during the past 35 years adversely affected the demography or population dynamics of bald eagles, bison, elk, or trumpeter swans.'
A previous Yellowstone study conducted by the Park Service (White 2005) concluded that 'responses by these wildlife species to over-snow vehicles were relatively infrequent, short in duration, and of minor to moderate intensity; ungulates habituated somewhat to motorized recreation; there was no evidence of population-level effects to ungulates from motorized winter use because estimates of abundance either increased or remained relatively stable during three decades of motorized recreation prior to wolf colonization in 1998. Thus, we suggest that the debate regarding the effects of motorized recreation on wildlife is largely a social issue as opposed to a wildlife management issue.'
A road survey which monitored wildlife/human interactions in Yellowstone (Jaffe 2003) observed that 87% of 21,936 animals observed during road surveys had no visible response to over-snow vehicles (OSVs). Of the 13% of total animals which exhibited an observable response, 68% looked directly at the people viewing them and then resumed their activity. 32% (of the 13% which had a response) were more active, including walk/swim away, rise from bed, attention/alarm, flight, agitate (buck, kick, bison tail-raise), jump snow berm, and charge. Of the 17,209 animals counted within 100m of the road, 17% showed an observable response to the presence of OSVs that stopped, while only 3% of 7,924 animals counted further than 100m from the road showed any visible response.
A workshop sponsored by the National Park Service, which included experts from federal agencies, state agencies, and universities, was held in Denver, Colorado on April 10-12, 2001 to summarize the state-of-science on monitoring the effects of snowmobiles on wildlife in national parks and surrounding lands.
The report from this workshop (Graves 2001) states that 'experts in the field of wildlife (and wildlife reactions to disturbance) are uncomfortable passing judgments on whether snowmobiles adversely (or, for that matter, positively) affect wildlife. Even under circumstance with the best available information, the question of when an impact becomes serious enough to warrant taking action is a subjective value judgment, and many respondents recognized this. The majority felt that insufficient data exist to even begin to understand the issue. Only for ungulates are some scientists willing to say data are adequate, but even for these commonly studied species, most respondents have serious concerns.'
Wildlife: "Winter use will have some effects on wildlife, just like every other form of visitor access to the park. Extensive studies of the behavioral responses of five species (bison, elk, bald eagle, trumpeter swans and coyotes) to over snow traffic showed that these animals rarely showed high-intensity responses (movement, defense postures, or flight) to approaching vehicles. For individual animals, 8 to 10 percent of elk and bison show a movement response to snowmobiles and snowcoaches. Approximately 90 percent of elk or bison either show no apparent response or a "look and resume" response. This level of reaction was consistent for a wide range of daily average oversnow vehicle use (ranging from 156 to 593 vehicles per day).
Thirty-five years of census data do not reveal any relationship between changing winter use patterns and elk or bison population dynamics. No wildlife populations are currently declining due to winter use (swan populations are declining, but this is being experienced regionally and due to factors unrelated to winter use in the park or region). Use will be well below levels previously studied by NPS wildlife biologists and well within the limits recommended by those studies. There is no reason to suspect that recent winter use levels pose a risk of unacceptable impacts or impairment to any wildlife population. All visitors utilizing motorized oversnow vehicles travel with commercial guides, learning about and enjoying the abundant wildlife sightings."
In 2009 Winter Wildlife monitoring showed that 80% of Trumpeter Swans had no reaction to snowmobiles. 11% responded with 'a look and then resume' reaction. No swans had a flight response. It was reported by behavioral response monitoring that 92% of the Bald Eagles in Yellowstone had no response to snowmobile events. 5% had a 'look and resume' response and there was 0% flights initiated by snowmobiling.
Snowmobiles vs. Snowcoaches in the Park: In the February 2013, Yellowstone National Park Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, the Park Service found that their comparability analysis of snowmobiles and snowcoaches reveals that
One mode of transportation is not conclusively cleaner, quieter or less harmful to wildlife than the other
One mode of transportation is not conclusively more harmful to the health and safety of visitors and employees than the other
At the recommended levels of the Park Service, neither form of oversnow transportation will result in a level of adverse impact on the park resources.
The following comments were made by John Monarch, President of an ecological consulting firm in Colorado. His input reflects the reality of just how twisted the process of "protecting our environment" has become.
I have been a wildlife biologist who has conducted wildlife studies for over 35 years in the intermountain west. During that time I have used snowmobiles to access areas where I have conducted studies.
Having observed wildlife responses to snowmobiles over that time I would support Ed's (Klim, President of the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association) observation that there have been no studies to support the notion that there have been significant impacts to wildlife. As a matter of fact I would doubt one could prove even through studies that elk, deer, bison and other wildlife are affected at not only the population level, but the individual level.
The potential risk to wintering wildlife by snowmobile activity is minimized by the fact that most snowmobiling occurs in non-winter use areas. An example is the White River National Forest where less than 3% of the forest is considered to be winter habitat for big game animals. And of this area portions of that are not accessible to snowmobilers.
The argument that snowmobiling affects humans is driven primarily by the cross-country skiers who feel the snowmobilers are impacting their wilderness experience. They are unwilling to accept that with the new exhaust systems sound levels are very low and one can't hear them very far away. I enjoy cross-country skiing as much as snowmobiling and have never had a problem with noise or discourteous riders.
As for the environment there are no studies to prove snowmobiles affect the environment. There may be evidence that sleds have been in an area, but no evidence that the environment has been harmed. The special interest groups don't want to accept the fact that snowmobiling occurs on the snow and, with few exceptions, do not affect vegetation or habitat.
The few exceptions I reference are those instances when snowmobilers ride during marginal snow conditions and tear up the vegetation. This is an education and self-policing issue that we must continue to work on and not a reason to close down national parks or portions of the forests or BLM lands.
Whenever I deal with environmental issues, I find that they have an opinion and are pushing an agenda and don't care what the facts or lack thereof show. What people need to do is spend as much time in the field as I have over the past years then maybe they would have a better understanding of how wildlife reacts to not only winter, but year around recreation and other activities. Then, maybe they wouldn't be so inclined to get on the bandwagon in opposition of motorized recreation.
I should further point out that over my many years of observations I have found that wildlife reacts more to a person walking or cross country skiing than when they are in a vehicle, or on a snowmobile or ATV.
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDY SHOWS BISON DON'T FAVOR GROOMED ROADS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - January 2001
– According to a study by a former Montana State University graduate student who spent two winters documenting the shaggy beasts' precise movements in the park's western section, most of bison travel is not taking place on groomed roads. Dan Bjornlie, who finished his master's degree in ecology at MSU last spring and currently works for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, is the first person to directly address the issue with field studies.
The study, funded by the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey and accepted for publication in the Journal of Wildlife Management, found only 8 percent of the time were bison traveling on roads. More often, the bison followed natural corridors, streambanks and packed (ungroomed) trails.
In 28,293 bison observations in the Madison, Firehole and Gibbon river drainages from November 1997 to May 1998 and from December 1998 to May 1999, Bjornlie found of all bison activities, a really small part is traveling, and most of that, a small part is travel on the roads. What's more, bison road use peaked in the months before and after the roads were groomed, especially after mid-April when spring thaws opened up new foraging areas.
The study yielded no evidence that the animals used groomed roads for traveling long distances. Most – 68 percent – traveled less than 1 kilometer while on groomed terrain refuting the travel hypothesis repeated so frequently by the media. Citing the increasing population since control efforts were halted in 1967, researchers said the bison are moving because of range expansion, not because of the roads.
Snowmobile Use and Trails Assist Wildflower Survival
- Professor William Mitchell of the Landscape Horticultural Program at the University of Maine has been involved for years in a study of Maine Wildflowers.
Through his observations he has reached the conclusion that maintaining snowmobile trails plays an important role in the survival of a number of the state's most beautiful flora.
Professor Mitchell has created and maintained a photo album and documentation over the last few years showing with amazement the abundance of wildflowers located along Maine's snowmobile trail system. The professor claims the trail systems are a critical component for the survivability of native wildflowers in Maine, especially those considered to be critical or imperiled. The grooming and the sledding of the trail system effects the survival of the wildflowers by encouraging and maintaining suitable habitats for the wildflowers.
Yes, snowmobiling and snowmobile trails do provide a truly beneficial relationship with our environment while providing a wonderful opportunity for recreational access in the winter.
The effect of snowmobile emissions on the chemistry of snowmelt water was extensively studied in Yellowstone National Park during several consecutive winters, beginning in 2003 (Arnold 2006). This study represents the most extensive body of information on this topic. Snowmelt runoff samples were analyzed for nine volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including benzene, ethylbenzene, ethyl tert-butyl ether, isopropyl ether, meta and para-xylene (m- and p-xylene), methyl tert-butyl ether, ortho-xylene (o-xylene), tert-pentyl methyl ether, and toluene. Of these nine compounds, only five were detected during any one sampling event. The detected compounds included benzene, ethylbenzene, m- and p-xylene, o-xylene, and toluene. However all water quality measurements were within acceptable limits and the concentrations of all VOCs detected each year were considerably below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's water quality criteria and guidelines for VOCs targeted in this study. During the course of the study, VOC concentrations of snowmelt runoff in Yellowstone National Park were well below levels that would adversely impact aquatic systems.
A USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station study (Musselman 2007) in the Snowy Range of Wyoming also measured water chemistry and snow density from snow samples collected on and adjacent to a heavily used snowmobile trail. Snow on the trail was denser and more acidic with higher concentrations of sodium, ammonium, calcium, magnesium, fluoride, and sulfate than in snow off the trail; however all levels were within acceptable limits and well below levels that would adversely impact aquatic systems. The study also found that snowmobile activity had no effect on nitrate levels in snow.
Operated in a normal, considerate manner, snowmobiles are barely audible from inside a home. From a distance of 50 feet, snowmobiles generate between 68 - 73 dB(A) at 15 mph. Since doors and windows are almost always closed in winter, snowmobiles operating outside at a
distance of 50 feet only create an interior sound level between 41 and 47 dB(A). From a distance of 200 feet, snowmobiles produce an interior sound level between 29 and 35 dB(A), This is well below the average evening household sound level of 47 dB(A).
Dr. Andres Soom, (University of Wisconsin) concluded from his study that the newer, quieter machines can travel within 45 feet of a residence without adverse effect.
Natural sound barriers, careful trail planning and reduced speed limits in residential areas further reduce snowmobile noise. Snowbanks or trees can cause a 20 dB drop in sound levels if they are between the machine and listener.
U.S. Forest Service researcher Robin Harrison reported that under usual wildland conditions, snowmobile operation is undetectable to the human ear at distances of more than 750 feet. He reported that snowmobiles were barely detectable above normal campground sound levels at a distance of 400 feet.
York University, in Toronto Canada, released a study titled "The Fitness and Health Benefits of recreational Off-Road Vehicle Riding." The study characterized the physiological demands of OHV riding under typical conditions for recreational riders. The study analysis of exercise intensity during riding revealed that between 14-38% of an OHV ride are within the intensity range required to achieve changes in aerobic fitness. Riding on a representative day leads to some muscular fatigue, particularly in the upper body.
The study concludes that "on the basis of the measured metabolic demands, evidence of muscular strength requirements and the associated caloric expenditures with OHV riding, this form of activity conforms to the recommended physical activity guidelines and can be effective for achieving beneficial changes in health and fitness."
Some interesting conclusions of the study include:
OHV riding was found to require a true physiological demand that is expected to have a beneficial effect on health and fitness.
OHV riding was determined to be a recreational activity associated with moderate intensity cardiovascular demand and fatigue induced muscular strength challenges similar to other activities such as rock climbing and alpine skiing.
Oxygen consumption, an indicator of physical work, increased by 3.5-6 times the resting values respectful of the riders. This falls into the moderate intensity activity level, according to the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines.
The duration of the typical ride of 2-3 hours and the frequency of riding 1 to 2 times per week, creates sufficient opportunity to stimulate changes in aerobic fitness, which falls within the physical activity guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine.
It was noted in the study that muscular endurance is enhanced through OHV riding and that upper body strength action can lead to beneficial training increases in musculoskeletal fitness.
The study also underlined the positive social effects of riding and the enhanced quality of life and stress reduction effects of snowmobiling.
Finally, the study reflects on the importance of physical activities such as OHV riding to promote physical activity to individuals who might otherwise forgo exercise altogether.
Everything we do has some effect on the environment. When a hiker steps on a flower, he affects the environment. When land is paved over for a bicycle path, it affects the environment. Many of the foot paths man has used for centuries still exist and are clearly visible throughout the world.
However, it's a fact that a snowmobile and rider exert dramatically less pressure on the earth's surface than other recreational activities (i.e., just one-tenth the pressure of a hiker and one-sixteenth the pressure of a horseback rider). Average pounds of pressure per square inch exerted on earth's surface:
Lbs. of Pressure
Four-Wheel Drive Vehicle
All-Terrain Vehicle
(All vehicle weights considered include 210 lbs. estimated weight of one person and gear.)
Moreover, the snowmobile's 1/2 pound of pressure is further reduced by an intervening blanket of snow.
In many jurisdictions, snowmobiles are not classified as off-road vehicles. By both definition and management policies, these jurisdictions have completely separated snowmobiles from off-road vehicles. As the U.S. Department of the Interior concluded in an environmental statement:
A major distinction is warranted between snowmobiles and other types of off-road vehicles. Snowmobiles operated on an adequate snow cover have little effect on soils - and hence cause less severe indirect impacts on air and water quality, and on soil-dependent biotic communities, than other ORV's do.
Given adequate snowfall and responsible operation, all evidence of snowmobile operation disappears when the season changes and the snow melts.
In its environmental statement regarding off-road vehicle use of public lands, the U.S. Department of the Interior stated: "
Where snowmobiles are used exclusively over snow on roads and trails, the impact on vegetation is indeed virtually nil.
A University of Wisconsin study of J. W. Pendleton entitled
Effect of Snowmobile Traffic on Non-Forest Vegetation
discovered that snowmobile traffic had no effect on grain yield of winter wheat, alfalfa, red clover plots or grass legume. Species of turf grass showed slightly reduced yields at first harvest, but were not negatively affected in subsequent harvests.
Research undertaken by Dr. James C. Wittaker and Dennis S. Wentworth of the University of Maine concluded that "compaction by snowmobiling does not alter the grain weight yields of alfalfa in Maine."
A Utah Water Resource Laboratory study found that snow compaction, caused by snowmobile tracks, does not damage wheat crops. Instead, the compaction increases the yield and eliminates snow mold. Erosion is also reduced.
There is no evidence that snow compaction caused by snowmobiling, ski-touring or snowshoeing has a significant impact on the population of small burrowing animals. Since these recreations take place over a minuscule portion of the total land area, the ecosystems of burrowing animals tend to be overwhelmingly affected by natural forces-such as wind-induced compaction, early and late snowfalls, temperature fluctuations resulting in thaws and freezes, etc.
VAST and VHB Pioneer, an internationally recognized Environmental Laboratory, completed a snow pack chemistry study that evaluated the potential environmental impacts associated with the use of snowmobiles on public land in Vermont. Snow melt and run off chemistry monitoring indicated no detectable levels of volatile organic chemical compounds or petroleum hydrocarbons in surface waters that are located on snowmobile trails.
The data in the study suggests that snowmobile usage does not have any impact on the surface water quality in the vicinity of heavily used snowmobile trails that were evaluated.
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Like most everyone here, when that story was published I was completely pissed off at Cater. I acknowledge I am in the minority here, but I refrained from spitting venom at the kid, and here's why.
1 - I'm more upset about how this tarnishes the school, athletic dept. and football program's reputation rather than how much it sucks to lose another promising young player. Let's face it, we haven't gotten through a full year without some player getting kicked out of school for doing something stupid in a long time. These are still young college kids who come from all different backgrounds. We have to acknowledge that its a fact of life that one of them will do something inconceivably stupid from time to time - just wish it wasn't so often.
2 - I don't ever condone what Cater did, but, whatever his reasons were (greed, most likely), he made a mistake. The fact that it was a teammates stuff (at least some of it anyways) makes it that more dispicable. He screwed up and is going to pay dearly for it. After that, I wish him the best at fixing his broken life. He has an uphill battle ahead of him if he wants to even have a fraction of the squandered opportunity he had at SU.
3 - Cater, in every way, had look of a player who was going to start next season. He also had every look of being a loose cannon, both on the field and off. I loved seing him make those few big hits on special teams and during clean-up duty early on, but, the guy has some serious maturing to do. He couldn't make it through 1 season without screwing up royally. He obviously hasn't been paying attention to anything anyone - especially HCDM & Co. have been trying to teach him.
4 - Cater didn't hurt anyone, and probably never intended to. In the case of DC3, he knocked the living dog crap out of a kid and we rooted hard for him to make it back and rooted hard for him all season. I know that DC is a good kid (who also like Cater just made one mistake) and I'm of the opinion that Hotaling had to do something to deserve getting slugged. But regardless, he messed that kid up seriously and tried not to take responsibility for his actions until the cops finally pieced it all together and caught up to him. In the end, I'm glad in every way that DC3 got the chance to redeem himself and put together a good season - I hope Cater also gets that chance, though I'm 99.9% sure it won't be with SU.
5 - Lest we also forget the young Mikhail Marinovich breaking into Manley incident. I know that was during the GRE and he didn't actually get caught stealing anything. But, what happens to Mikhail if the cops show up 5 minutes later? You can't tell me he and Paul Chiara were there for a late night (and drunken) strength and conditioning training. Whatever it was, the fact that Mikhail didn'd wind up in jail under the exact same charges is just a matter of pure luck and nothing else. I for one am thrilled that Mikhail got his second chance at making something of himself at SU and has followed through on it. Again, I hope Cater gets that chance too, wherever he winds up.
I understand why most everyone else is pissed off and I won't tell anyone to lay off the kid, but this just my $.02. My hope is that Cater can eventually make better decisions a better life for himself in the future.


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Comparison of ibuprofen, cyclobenzaprine or both in patients with acute cervical strain: a randomized controlled trial
EM Advances
S. Mustafah Khwaja, DO; Max Minnerop, MD; Adam J. Singer, MD
From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
This article has been peer reviewed.
Objective: We compared pain severity and time to resumption of activities in patients with cervical strains treated with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), a centrally acting muscle relaxant or both. Methods: We performed a double blinded, randomized controlled trial of adults with cervical strains from motor vehicle collisions or from falls who presented to a suburban academic emergency department (ED). Patients were randomly assigned to receive ibuprofen 800 mg, cyclobenzaprine 5 mg or both, 3 times daily as needed for up to 7 days. Outcome measures included a pain score on a 100 mm visual analog scale, pain relief scores, the time to resumption of normal activities, the use of rescue medications, and adverse outcomes. We used repeated measures analysis of variance to compare pain relief over time. Our sample size of 20 patients in each group had a power of 80% to detect a difference of 15 mm in pain relief scores between the highest and lowest groups. Results: We randomly assigned 61 patients to receive ibuprofen (n = 20), cyclobenzaprine (n = 21) or both (n = 20). Mean (standard deviation) age was 34 (11) years; 58% were women and 72% were white. Although pain scores improved over time in all groups, there were no significant differences between the groups in any of the outcome measures. The rate of adverse events was also similar between groups. Conclusion: Our study suggests that there is little benefit to routinely using or adding cyclobenzaprine to NSAIDs for ED patients with acute cervical strain.
Objectif : Nous avons comparé la gravité de la douleur et le temps de reprise des activités chez les patients présentant une entorse du rachis cervical et ayant été traités avec un anti-inflammatoire nonstéroïdien (AINS) ou un relaxant musculaire à action centrale, ou les deux. Méthodes : Nous avons réalisé un essai contrôlé randomisé à double insu auprès d'adultes qui ont consulté le service d'urgence d'un centre hospitalier universitaire de banlieue pour une entorse du rachis cervical liée à un accident de véhicule automobile ou à une chute. Les participants ont été répartis de façon aléatoire pour recevoir 800 mg d'ibuprofène, 5 mg de cyclobenzaprine, ou les deux, 3 fois par jour, au besoin, pour un maximum de 7 jours. Les principales mesures des résultats comprenaient le score de douleur sur une échelle visuelle analogique de 100 mm, les scores de soulagement de la douleur, le délai de reprise des activités nor males, l'utilisation de médicaments de secours et les événements indésirables. Nous avons utilisé une analyse de variance à mesures répétées pour comparer le soulagement de la douleur dans le temps. Chaque groupe de 20 patients était capable à 80 % de détecter une différence de 15 mm quant au score de gravité de la douleur entre le groupe le plus élevé et le groupe le plus bas. Résultats : Soixante et un patients ont été répartis de façon aléa toire pour recevoir de l'ibuprofène (n = 20), de la cyclobenzaprine (n = 21) ou les deux (n = 20). L'âge moyen était de 34 ans (écart type, 11); 58 % étaient des femmes et 72 % étaient Blancs. Bien que les scores de douleur se soient améliorés au fil du temps pour tous les groupes, il n'y avait pas de différences significatives entre les groupes pour aucune des mesures de résultats. Le taux d'événements indésirables était également similaire pour tous les groupes. Conclusion : Notre étude indique qu'il y a peu d'avantages à prescrire la cyclobenzaprine ou à l'ajouter de façon routinière aux AINS chez les patients se présentant à l'urgence pour une entorse du rachis cervical.
In each year there are 13 million motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) in the United States and an estimated 500 000 to 1 million result in cervical strains.1 The diagnosis, treatment and insurance payments directly related to cervical strains cost an estimated US$4.5 billion to $29 billion annually.2 The injury is caused by sudden acceleration or deceleration of the head relative to the trunk.3 The cause of pain associated with cervical strains is poorly understood. Studies using human cadavers suggest that the occipital pain is caused by the stretch of dorsal root ganglia of C1 and C2, and that the characteristic lower cervical pain is caused by compression of the cervical facet joints.4 Symptoms of cervical strain include pain in the neck, shoulder, arm, head or jaw, dizziness, tinnitus, and difficulties with memory or concentration.5
Pain and muscle spasm are closely related in musculoskeletal pain syndromes. The initial injury is believed to cause reflex spasm of the affected muscles. This muscle spasm results in further pain propagating a vicious cycle of increased pain and discomfort.6 As a result, many physicians prescribe muscle relaxants in addition to analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents.7,8 Previous studies of muscle relaxants in combination with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for lower back pain have demonstrated minor advantages of the combination therapy over single agent therapy.9-12 However, most of these studies recruited nonemergency patients, were industry funded and took place more than 20 years ago, when bed rest was recommended rather than early mobility. Other treatment modalities such as physiotherapy and exercise programs have not been studied in the emergency department (ED) setting.
The objective of the current study was to determine whether a centrally acting muscle relaxant (cyclobenzaprine) reduces pain and speeds recovery when compared with NSAIDs alone or in combination for ED patients with acute cervical strains.
Study design
We used a prospective, double blinded, randomized clinical trial (no. NCT00790270) to test the study hypothesis. All patients provided written informed consent. Our institutional review board approved the study.
We conducted the study in the ED of a suburban teaching hospital with an accredited emergency medicine residency program and an annual census of 75 000. The study site is a regional level 1 trauma centre.
A convenience sample of patients was enrolled Monday through Saturday from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm when a trained research assistant was on site.13 Patients were eligible for enrolment if they presented to the ED within 24 hours of an MVC or fall, were 18 years of age or older, and answered the question "Do you have any neck pain?" in the affirmative. The question was initially asked by the triage nurse and treating physician, and repeated by a trained research assistant immediately before enrolment. The location, quality or severity of the injury did not otherwise affect eligibility for enrolment. Plain radiographs of the cervical spine were obtained in selected patients based on the criteria of the National Emergency X Radiography Utilization Study.14 We excluded patients for the following reasons: they were not available for telephone follow up; they were pregnant; they had an allergy or intolerance to any of the study drugs; they had used a monoamine oxidase inhibitor within 14 days; they had a history of arrhythmias, heart failure, recent myocardial infarction, hyperthyroidism, cervical spine fractures or dislocations, or focal neurologic findings (either central or peripheral); they were admitted to hospital; they experienced impaired cognitive function that would preclude informed consent and pain assessment. We also excluded patients with a history of gastrointestinal bleeding or substance abuse.
After giving informed consent, all participants were administered 800 mg of ibuprofen by mouth and were then randomly assigned in equal proportion to 1 of 3 treatment groups. This initial dose of ibuprofen was given to ensure that even patients randomly assigned to cyclobenzaprine alone received at least 1 dose of analgesic. We determined assignment of therapy by opening the next consecutively numbered opaque envelope. The study assignments were based on a computerized random numbers table and were prepared by personnel who were not involved in the study. Both physicians and patients were blinded to treatment allocation. Patients assigned to the first study group were treated with ibuprofen 800 mg and an inactive placebo tablet, 3 times daily by mouth. Patients assigned to the second study group were treated with a similarly appearing inactive placebo tablet and cyclobenzaprine 5 mg, 3 times daily. Patients assigned to the third group were treated with both ibuprofen 800 mg and cyclobenzaprine 5 mg, 3 times daily. All treatments were to be taken as needed for up to 7 days or until pain relief was considered adequate by the patient. There were no dose adjustments based on weights of participants.
Measures and outcomes
Research assistants recorded patient demographics, medical history, medications prescribed and initial pain scores onto standardized forms. We obtained pain scores from patients using a previously validated unhatched 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) marked "no pain" and "most pain" at the low and high ends, respectively.15 Patients were asked to record in a daily log neck pain severity and return to work, school or other normal activities after discharge. The pain severity was to be recorded using a 100 mm VAS 30-60 minutes after taking the morning dose of the assigned treatment. A previous study16 demonstrated a high correlation between pain scores recorded at home and in the ED. Treatment was continued for 7 days or until pain relief was considered satisfactory by the patients. Patients also recorded the use of ice packs and rescue with acetaminophen 1 g every 6 hours. Use of ice packs or other nonpharmacological therapies were not considered rescue therapies. Patients were also asked to record the occurrence of nausea, vomiting and dizziness, as well as any other adverse events. The study protocol did not specify how physicians should instruct patients with regard to the use of physiotherapy or exercise programs. After 7 days, patients were to return the diaries by mail using self addressed envelopes. We conducted telephone reminders when the diaries were not received within 2 weeks.
The main outcome measure was the change in pain scores over time as measured by the pain intensity differences (PIDs), which were the differences between the baseline pain VAS and the VAS at each follow up measurement point in time; positive values of the PIDs indicate decreases in pain. Secondary outcomes were the time weighted summed pain intensity difference (SPID) score, the number of days until resumption of normal daily activities, the use of rescue medications, and adverse events. We calculated the SPID score by weighting the PIDs by the number of days since the previous observation and summing these weighted differences.
Data analysis
Continuous data are presented as means and confidence intervals (CIs) and compared with analysis of variance (ANOVA) and repeated measures ANOVA as appropriate; data were tested for normality to justify the necessary assumptions for using these tests. We present binomial data as percent frequency of occurrence with 95% CIs and we compared the data with χ2 or Fisher exact tests. We compared the primary outcome among groups using repeated measures ANOVA. A sample size of 20 patients in each group had greater than 80% power to detect a difference of 15 mm in PID scores between the highest and lowest groups assuming a common standard deviation of 15, further assuming that the mean PID of the ibuprofen alone and cyclobenzaprine alone groups were more similar than that of the combined group. Data analysis was on an intention to treat basis using SPSS 15.0 for Windows (SPSS Inc.).
During the study period 61 patients were enrolled. Their mean age (standard deviation [SD]) was 34 (11) years; 58% were women and 72% were white. Most (87%) cervical strains were the result of an MVC. The mean initial pain using VAS pain scoring was 52.8 mm (95% CI 48.2-57.5 mm). No patients were lost to follow up.
The patients were randomly assigned to receive ibuprofen (n = 20), cyclobenzaprine (n = 21) or both (n = 20). The 3 study groups were similar in baseline characteristics such as age, sex, race, initial pain scores and mechanism of injury (Table 1).
|No. (%) of patients*
|p value
|Ibuprofen, n = 20
|Cyclobenzaprine, n = 21
|Ibuprofen + cyclobenzaprine, n = 20
|Mean (SD) age, yr
|Mean (SD) initial pain score, mm†
|MVC = motor vehicle collision; SD = standard deviation. *Unless otherwise indicated. †Measured on a 100-mm visual analog pain scale. ‡2 patients with unspecified sex. §1 patient with unspecified cause of injury.
The changes in pain scores over time were similar among the 3 treatment groups (Fig. 1). There was a slight increase in pain in all groups the day after base line (mean PID on day 1 -4.5, -8.5 and -5.1 for the ibuprofen, cyclobenzaprine and combination groups, respectively), and the most pain relief was measured on day 7 (mean PID on day 7 was 26.0, 35.0 and 43.3). In the ibuprofen group there was a tendency toward a slower rate of pain relief over time as indicated by the repeated measures ANOVA interaction term (p = 0.06). Individually, only the PID on day 6 was significantly different among the 3 groups (p = 0.05, unadjusted for multiple testing). In all 3 study groups there was a significant reduction in pain scores over time (p < 0.001). The SPID was not significantly different across groups (Table 2). Patients who received ibuprofen, with or without cyclobenzaprine, tended to require fewer res cue medications, but this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.17). Similarly, patients assigned to receive ibuprofen, with or without cyclobenzaprine, tended to be more likely to resume normal activities the following day, but this difference was also not significant (p = 0.11).
Fig. 1. Mean change in pain (pain intensity difference) over time (d). A positive value represents a decrease in pain score, by self-report on a 100-mm visual analog scale 30 to 60 minutes after morning dose of study medication. Bars represent standard errors.
|No. (%) of patients*
|p value
|Ibuprofen, n = 20
|Cyclobenzaprine, n = 21
|Ibuprofen + cyclobenzaprine, n = 20
|Mean (95% CI) SPID score
|Used rescue medications
|Resumed activities next day
|Adverse events
|CI = confidence interval; SPID = summed pain intensity difference. *Unless otherwise indicated.
Four patients receiving cyclobenzaprine alone or in combination reported dizziness, and 1 patient treated with ibuprofen alone reported nausea.
The results of our study demonstrate that the addition of cyclobenzaprine to ibuprofen does not result in better pain relief or earlier resumption of normal daily activities than ibuprofen alone. Moreover, the number of adverse events in the combined therapy group was slightly greater than either study group alone. Because the addition of cyclobenzaprine increases the costs and has the potential to also increase the risks of adverse events, our study suggests that there is little, if any, benefit to routinely adding cyclobenzaprine to NSAIDs in the management of ED patients with acute cervical strain.
Cyclobenzaprine is a tricyclicamine similar in structure and pharmacology to amitriptyline, and a weak inhibitor of presynaptic norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake. It has strong anticholinergic, antihistaminic and sedative properties but weak antidepressant effects. Based on animal studies, cyclobenzaprine is believed to relieve muscle spasm by acting centrally in the brain stem to reduce descending tonic discharges on γ and α motoneurons. Cyclobenzaprine may also have direct activity on spinal motoneurons.9
Other studies have also evaluated centrally acting muscle relaxants, such as cyclobenzaprine, with or with out NSAIDs, for musculotendinous injuries. A previous meta analysis performed by Browning and colleagues9 demonstrated that cyclobenzaprine was significantly better than placebo for the treatment of lower back pain. This meta analysis included 14 clinical studies, most of which were poorly randomized, unblinded and industry sponsored. Additionally, the beneficial effect of cyclobenzaprine was modest and limited to the first few days after injury. A double blind trial of diflunisal, with or without cyclobenzaprine,10 demonstrated a significant advantage of the combination therapy limited to the fourth day of treatment only. A nonblinded comparative study of naproxen, with or without cyclobenzaprine using nonvalidated outcomes,11 reported a nonsignificant improvement in function and pain in the combined therapy group. The minimal effects of muscle relaxants on pain may be explained by the suggestion that muscle spasm does not increase pain as previously believed.17
A study of 77 ED patients with diverse acute myofascial strains by Turturro and coworkers12 did not find any benefit of adding cyclobenzaprine to ibuprofen. The cyclobenzaprine did not reduce pain, and it was associated with an increased rate of central nervous system side effects (42% v. 18%). However, in that study there was no group treated with cyclobenzaprine alone and the dose of cyclobenzaprine used was 10 mg. For our study we chose to use a 5 mg dose of cyclobenzaprine, since updated recommendations by the manufacturer suggest that this lower dose is as effective yet has fewer adverse events. Another difference is that our study population was more homogenous including only patients with cervical strains.
Our findings are consistent with the clinical practice guideline on acute lower back pain problems in adults published by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, which concluded that skeletal muscle relax ants have not been shown to be more effective than NSAIDS, and that no additional benefit was gained by using muscle relaxants in combination with NSAIDs over use of NSAIDs alone.18
Our study has several notable limitations. This was a convenience sample of patients who were enrolled when research assistants were present, and we cannot exclude a selection bias. We also did not collect data on those patients who were not enrolled in the study for comparison. The small sample size limited our ability to detect smaller differences in outcomes (a type II error). We also did not measure the presence and the severity of any associated muscle spasm. However, this is likely to be subjective and subject to interrater variability and we could not identify validated measures of muscular spasm. Potential confounders may have been overlooked. For example, we did not measure the use of physiotherapy and exercising during the study period. We also did not assess function other than resumption of daily activities. Finally, we chose a fixed dose design, and cannot comment on the safety or effectiveness of other doses.
The addition of cyclobenzaprine to ibuprofen in the treatment of ED patients with acute cervical strains resulting from MVCs or falls does not appear to result in more effective pain relief or faster resumption of normal daily activities. Thus we do not recommend routinely adding cyclobenzaprine to ibuprofen in patients presenting to the ED with cervical strains.
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Peter Werner of St. Stephen, and formerly of Eden Valley died peacefully Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at his home with family at his side. He was 62.
Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m. Friday, May 25, at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in St. Stephen. Visitation was held from 3-8 p.m. Thursday, May 24, with parish prayers at 7 p.m. Visitation continued after 10 a.m. Friday at the St. Stephen Parish Hall.
Peter R. Werner was born Oct. 26, 1949, in St. Cloud to Quentin "Fritz" and Rosemary (Becker) Werner. He grew up in Eden Valley where he graduated from Eden Valley High School in 1967. He attended Moorhead State University where he played football and wrestled, graduating in 1971. He was proud of his long history working in the grain industry. He was instrumental in founding of the Eden Valley Rescue Squad. He was an active member of St. Stephen Catholic Church where he was on the Fall Festival Committee and a long-time usher. He also acted in the St. Stephen Community Theater. Peter had passion for the outdoors, enjoyed all kinds of sports, especially fishing and town team baseball.
Peter was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife Kim (Schuneman) of St. Stephen; children Pete of Kimball, Jessica of Farmington, Dutch of Rice, and Teeny of Minneapolis; grandchildren Samantha and Chandler; siblings Connie (and Joel) Fleck of Burke, Va., Mary (and Tom) Reeves of Minneapolis, Phillip "Bumpy" of St. Cloud, and Paul (and Laura) of Buffalo, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
A special thanks to Dr. Bruce Kuhlmann and the staff at the St. Cloud Hospital Hospice for their support and guidance.
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