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March 2, 2013
Saturday, March 2
Bulls v Force, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
(17:05 local, 15:05 GMT, 02:05 EST +1d, 01:35 CST +1d, 23:05 WST)
Bulls: Zane Kirchner; Sampie Mastriet, Lionel Mapoe, Wynand Olivier, Bjorn Basson; Morne Steyn, Francois Hougaard; Morne Mellett, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Werner Kruger; Flip van der Merwe, Juandre Kruger; Arno Botha, Jacques Potgieter, Pierre Spies (captain). Replacements: Willie Wepener, Frik Kirsten, Grant Hattingh, Jean Cook, Jano Vermaak, Louis Fouche, Jan Serfontain.
Force: Will Tupou; Nick Cummins, Winston StanleyKyle Godwin, Alfie Mafi; Sias Ebersohn, Alby Mathewson; Richard Brown, Matt Hodgson (captain), Angus Cottrell; Hugh Mcmeniman, Toby Lynn; Salesi Ma'afu, Nathan Charles, Pek Cowan. Replacements: Heath Tessmann, Tetera Faulkner, Sam Wykes, Ben McCalman, Chris Alcock, Mick Snowden, Jayden Hayward.
Sharks v Stormers, Kings Park, Durban
(19:10 local, 17:10 GMT, 04:10 EST +1d, 03:40 CST +1d, 01:10 WST +1d)
Sharks: Louis Ludik; JP Pietersen, Paul Jordaan, Francois Steyn, Lwazi Mvovo; Patrick Lambie, Cobus Reinach; Tendai Mtawarira, Craig Burden, Jannie du Plessis; Anton Bresler, Franco van der Merwe; Marcell Coetzee, Jean Deysel, Ryan Kankowski. Replacements: Kyle Cooper, Wiehahn Herbst, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jacques Botes, Charl McLeod, Meyer Bosman, Odwa Ndungane.
Stormers: Joe Pietersen; Gio Aplon, Jean de Villiers, Damian de Allende, Bryan Habana, Elton Jantjies, Nic Groom; Steven Kitshoff, Deon Fourie, Frans Malherbe; De Kock Steenkamp, Andries Bekker; Siyamthanda Kolisi, Rynhardt Elstadt, Duane Vermeulen. Replacements: Martin Bezuidenhout, Patrick Cilliers, Don Armand, Nizaam Carr, Louis Schreuder, Peter Grant, Gerhard van den Heever.
Bye: Brumbies, Highlanders, Southern Kings
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"Luxury of time"
The prose simple and approachable while simultaneously beautiful and elegant. This isn't a 'car chase with a big twist' - book.
The way Saturday comes across is 'matter of fact-ly' benevolent and non-judgmental. This perspective was entirely refreshing to me. I'd like the McEwan to write a day of my life - he seem like he's be able to find the kind of time to explore and examine a life that we may not be able to find for ourselves. It really is quite an amazing, luxurious point of view I simply loved.
It does have a very feminine sensibility. I can't really put my finger on it, but the tone of the whole book is very soft and feminine. It is a departure for me - when I think about it the other books I love, they tend to be very masculine and unforgiving. That being said, I would still include it among my favorite books - easily making into my Top Ten list.
"Good but long... so very long."
Interesting, and entertaining, filled with facts and history but far too many recipes from the middle ages... its about 40% spectacular and 60% LONG. The narrator is excellent, I think the narrator did one of the Ender's Game series - very well done. I recommend it if you have a lot of time on your hands - or a passion for 3rd century fermented fish sauce recipes.
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Game 2: The growth of Ian Krol
This was Brad Ausmus talking about Ian Krol last Spring Training, as Krol built a case to crack the Tigers bullpen at age 22 with just 27 1/3 Major League innings on his resume:
"The way he pitches, it seems like he's kind of a gunslinger. He's going out there six guns shooting. He's ready to go, and he does not seem like he's intimidated by a situation or afraid of a hitter. Those are intangibles that are sometimes tough to come by in young pitchers."
This was Ausmus talking about Krol on Wednesday, 360 days later, after his first appearance of the spring, which included a 97 mph fastball, a called third strike on a curveball, and another strike on a curveball thrown from behind in the count:
"He's been outstanding this spring, not only with his effort. He's the first one in the clubhouse. He's really paying attention to every part of his career."
In between these two quotes, Krol not only won an Opening Day roster spot, he earned a role as the Tigers' primary lefty reliever. He ranked among the league leaders in appearances through May, landed on the 15-day disabled list in mid-June with arm fatigue, struggled upon his return in early July, was optioned to Triple-A Toledo by the end of July, rejoined the Tigers in mid-August, returned to Toledo a week and a half later, was left off the September call-ups and playoff roster, then heard from Ausmus and pitching Jeff Jones about improving his conditioning in the offseason.
It was a wild ride for Krol. It seemed like a lot for a Major Leaguer. And then you remember that Krol is five months younger than Bruce Rondon, the Tigers' up-and-coming reliever before he underwent Tommy John surgery last year.
There's one other thing Krol did in between the quotes: He took everything upon himself to get better.
"I worked so hard in the offseason," Krol said. "Nobody even knows. Nobody. I grinded every second of the offseason."
He put on 12 pounds by his estimate to prepare himself for the physical toll of everyday bullpen work. He left Chicago early and traveled to IMG's baseball academy in Bradenton to work out.
Every day was a grind. Every day was something for me to get better at, something for me to get stronger with, to get healthy. Every day, I was focused, I was determined. It's really rewarding when you see it all pay off."
He could've blamed the early workload for his struggles last year. He could have sulked over seemingly being his chances for making the club grow longer before he could throw a pitch in a game. But as Krol talked Wednesday, there was a lot of pointing to himself. When asked about the disappointment of not being on the club in September, let alone October, he pointed inward.
"The big part was not being able to stay healthy last year," he said. "If I stayed healthy last year, I don't even think that would have been an issue. But like I said a million times before, I have a level head. I don't care what happened last season. I don't really hold any grudges towards anybody. This is a great ballclub. We have a great staff. We have great people in the organization. Nothing upset me.
"The way the season ended, I was a little down on myself, but it was all because of me. It wasn't because of anybody else. I had to take care of my own business. I guess just being determined, wanting more and more and more every time you pitch, is just a big thing for me."
When asked about his role, Krol said he didn't know, but he also said he wasn't concerned about it. Improve himself, and his situation will take care of itself.
"Nobody's told me I'm going to be a long relief," he said. "Nobody's said anything about me pitching one inning at a time. Nobody's said anything to me. It's my first outing. We've got a month to go, and a lot can happen in a month. But I'm just going to go out there and do my job every time — if it's one inning, if it's two innings, if it's three innings.
"Whatever it is, give me the ball. I'll be ready to do my job. I'm not too worried about not making the roster and going to Toledo. I'm not worried if I've got to be a long relief guy now. None of that's in my head. I've just got a level head on getting my job done."
The only time he talked about youth Wednesday was when asked if he struggled with any pressure of being the return from the Doug Fister trade. With Robbie Ray in Arizona and Steve Lombardozzi long gone, Krol is the last man standing on the Tigers side.
Even then, the answer might not be what you think.
"Everybody keeps talking about the trade," he said. "Listen, I know it might not have worked out as much as [fans] wanted it to, but we're only human. It happens in different circumstances. It happens throughout baseball.
"I don't think there was too much pressure on [me]. I mean, I'm young. I don't think about those things. My career's just started, so I'm just trying to make a name for myself, be able to have longevity in the Major Leagues. I just try to go out there and do what I can to keep the game under control. [Last] spring, it kind of got to me a little bit. But other than that, it really wasn't an issue."
Wednesday's lineups: Tigers at Orioles
Good news for the Tigers on the injury front: Nick Castellanos is starting at third base today after taking a pitch off his left hand yesterday, and Steven Moya is available off the bench after missing yesterday's game with back spasms. Al Alburquerque, who said yesterday he has been dealing with tightness in his neck, is scheduled to pitch in relief.
In other news, Andrew Romine is starting in left field. It's a clear sky today with a breeze going right to left, so he's going to get a good test.
- Anthony Gose, DH
- Jose Iglesias, SS
- J.D. Martinez, RF
- Nick Castellanos, 3B
- Aaron Westlake, 1B
- Bryan Holaday, C
- Daniel Fields, CF
- Hernan Perez, 2B
- Andrew Romine, LF
P: Anibal Sanchez, Ian Krol, Al Alburquerque, Blaine Hardy, Drew VerHagen, Jose Valdez, Joe Mantiply
- Alejandro De Aza, RF
- J.J. Hardy, SS
- Adam Jones, CF
- Matt Wieters, DH
- Chris Davis, 1B
- Delmon Young, LF
- Manny Machado, 3B
- Ryan Flaherty, 2B
- Caleb Joseph, C
P: Kevin Gausman, T.J. McFarland, Dylan Bundy
Hanrahan to have repeat Tommy John surgery
Joel Hanrahan's comeback attempt is over. The former All-Star closer and Tigers camp invite will undergo another Tommy John surgery after being diagnosed with another tear of his ulnar collateral ligament.
When Dr. Keith Meister performs the procedure March 18 at his office in Texas, it'll be Hanrahan's second Tommy John surgery in less than 24 months. He isn't calling this a career-ender, but he'll have an even tougher path to try to come back than he did this time.
"It's going to be a slow rehab," Hanrahan. "[Meister] told me he wants me to go nine months without picking up a ball, and usually that's four. I'm going to give it what I've got, do the rehab and see where it leads. Hopefully I'll be able to make it through and hopefully get back on the field someday."
Hanrahan had been trying to get back to pitching since last April, when the Tigers signed him to a Major League contract after watching him throw for teams. He spent the summer rehabbing at the Tigers' Spring Training facility, but never got to a point where he could pitch off a mound pain-free.
After repeated attempts to throw last summer ended with the same soreness, Meister told him that he might require a second Tommy John surgery before noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews suggested he rest his arm and start throwing again in January. The Tigers were willing to take another shot, signing him to an incentive-laden minor-league contract with a non-roster invite to camp, but never got their hopes up about adding him to their bullpen.
The Tigers unconditionally released Hanrahan on Wednesday.
Hanrahan threw off a mound twice. He cut short his bullpen session Feb. 21 with soreness in his elbow. He played catch since then, but never got back on the mound.
Hanrahan had been hoping the problem was scar tissue. When the soreness didn't go away, Hanrahan went back to Meister.
"He kind of basically told me the same thing this time," Hanrahan said. "At that point [last summer], I didn't believe it, because it didn't hurt that bad and I don't know what blowing out your ligament feels like necessarily. I thought there was no way that was true. I was still throwing and some days I could throw pretty good, and some days I couldn't."
Once his arm started hurting in non-baseball activities, he realized it was time.
"Trying to play in the [clubhouse] ping-pong tournament, I realized, yeah, that needs to get fixed," Hanrahan said.
At that point, it became a quality-of-life issue. Even if Hanrahan never pitches again, he was going to need the surgery in order to do basic non-baseball activities.
"I can't golf," Hanrahan said. "I can't pull back the strings on a bow. I can't play ping-pong. I've got a two-year-old son that I look forward to having a lot of time with. It's one of those quality-of-life things."
It's a tough break for a guy who not long ago ranked among the best closers in the game, and it might well mark his last time in a Major League camp. He was clearly down, but he tried to keep a sense of humor in the midst of a terrible situation. Asked what it felt like to be in camp, he said, "I felt like a fantasy camper. … It was fun, and I got to win the ragball championship."
Tuesday's lineups: Tigers vs. Orioles
Gorgeous day in Lakeland for the Grapefruit League opener (or Spring Training opener, depending on how you view the Florida Southern game Monday). Here's my piece from yesterday on five things to watch today, including Avila batting second and Joe Nathan pitching.
- Rajai Davis, RF
- Alex Avila, C
- Ian Kinsler, 2B
- Yoenis Cespedes, LF
- Nick Castellanos, 3B
- Tyler Collins, DH
- Jordan Lennerton, 1B
- Andrew Romine, SS
- Anthony Gose, CF
P: Kyle Lobstein, Joe Nathan, Tom Gorzelanny, Alex Wilson, Alberto Cabrera, Luke Putkonen, Josh Zeid, Rafael Dolis
- Everth Cabrera, SS
- Jonathan Schoop, 2B
- Nolan Reimold, RF
- Matt Tuiasosopo, DH
- Travis Snider, LF
- Jimmy Paredes, 3B
- J.P. Arencibia, C
- David Lough, CF
- Christian Jimenez, 1B
P: Ubaldo Jimenez, Eddie Gamboa, Chris Jones, Oliver Drake
Monday: Tigers vs. Florida Southern
The unofficial Spring Training opener has arrived, even if not all the Tigers regulars are ready quite yet.
Detroit traditionally plays its regulars against Florida Southern for an at-bat or two. As Jim Leyland used to say, it gives college kids a chance to say they played against big-league stars years from now. They won't get to say they played against Miguel Cabrera or Victor Martinez this year, but the Tigers have six regulars in their lineup. That includes shortstop Jose Iglesias, whose first game action in a year will last one inning.
- Ian Kinsler, 2B
- Jose Iglesias, SS
- J.D. Martinez, RF
- Yoenis Cespedes, LF
- Rajai Davis, CF
- Nick Castellanos, 3B
- Jordan Lennerton, 1B
- Bryan Holaday, C
- James McCann, DH
- Kyle Richards, LF
- Sam Machonis, CF
- Chris Dennis, 3B
- Jhalan Jackson, RF
- Blake Swann, 1B
- Dominic Brugnoni, DH
- Shawn Sanders, 2B
- Joey Miller, C
- Casey Eddinger, SS
P: Ben Richardson
P: Tim Melville (about two innings), Kyle Ryan, Buck Farmer, Omar Duran, Jose Valdez, Angel Nesbitt, Joe Mantiply
For the second, this is the 29th meeting between these two institutions dating back to 1979. The Tigers own a 25-1-2 advantage, having tied in 1992 and 2005 (Matt Joyce played for the Mocs in that game, and the Tigers saw enough to draft him that summer). The lone Florida Southern win was a 5-3 decision in 1986.
Tigers rotation set for first week of games
The Tigers rotation is now set for the early stretch, including a nice early spring matchup next weekend.
We already knew Kyle Lobstein was starting Tuesday's Grapefruit League opener against the Orioles at Joker Marchant Stadium. From there, Anibal Sanchez will face the O's on Wednesday in Sarasota. Alfredo Simon will face the Braves on Thursday in Lakeland. David Price will make his first start of the spring Friday against the Mets in Port St. Lucie opposite Matt Harvey, who makes his return from Tommy John surgery.
From there, Justin Verlander will make his return against the Braves at Disney World. The rotation comes around Sunday to Shane Greene, who will make his Tigers debut Sunday against the Astros in Lakeland.
If you're into counting turns to Opening Day, Verlander is on track. Price, however, could easily get on track with an extra day of rest.
How much improvement did Tigers make on basepaths?
Drive down Florida Avenue or US 98 in Lakeland, the major north-south thoroughfare in this city, and you'll realize the value of green lights. It can be agonizingly time-consuming to get across town without using side routes, because there are so many major intersections. You might hit a few stoplights at the right time, but you can't possibly hit them all right. And some of them can be pretty long.
All of this is an equally agonizing segue to looking back at the hot topic from last Spring Training: Just how much of a difference did the green lights Brad Ausmus issued last spring — the ones meant to foster an awareness of baserunning and extra-base opportunities — make on the Tigers' season stats?
"I think it's the frame of mind that we have to change before it becomes a real factor," Ausmus said last February, "the frame of mind of wanting to go the extra 90, the extra 180 feet, forcing the defense to make the play on you."
He mentioned it again this week, as reinforcement for those who returned, as an introduction for others who are new.
"The philosophy is the same," Ausmus said. "We want to kind of force the issue on the defense, going first to third, second to home, force them to have to make the play. Be aggressive, but let's not be idiotic. Know the outs, know the score, know who's coming up next. Yes, I still believe in always looking to get to the next base."
Detroit led the Majors with 34 stolen bases in Grapefruit League play last spring, one off their total for the entire 2013 season and twice as many as they stole in 2013 Spring Training. Fourteen different Tigers stole bases, including Victor Martinez, Bryan Holaday, Don Kelly (two), Nick Castellanos (also two), and Steve Lombardozzi (six in 14 games before he was traded to Baltimore for Alex Gonzalez).
That pace didn't keep up in the regular season, of course, but with 106 stolen bases, the Tigers took a major step up the standings — seventh in the Majors, fourth in the American League. The only AL Central team with more was, of course, the Royals, who led the Majors with 153 stolen bases.
Again, 14 different Tigers recorded at least one stolen base. Miguel Cabrera, Holaday and James McCann stole one each. Castellanos stole two. V-Mart swiped three. Kelly stole six. In terms of percentages, there was less balance than the spring, as Rajai Davis' 36 stolen bases accounted for more than a third of Detroit's total.
In terms of overall baserunning, the metrics weren't as kind, but still showed a modest improvement, and would have shown greater if not for one overwhelming factor. The end-of-season edition of the Bill James Handbook — which accounts for stolen bases, extra bases taken, scoring from second on a single and first on a double, and double plays — placed Detroit 25th in the Majors with a Net Gain of minus-21 (plus-24 in stolen bases, minus-45 in running the bases). That's still better than their standing in recent years. The minus-45, while worst in the American League, was largely due to Alex Avila, who authors say took Detroit from positive to negative territory singlehandedly by going from first in third just twice in 23 chances and didn't score from first on a double six times. That last tidbit, by the way, is interesting to note if Avila bats second this season in front of Miguel Cabrera, who led the AL with 52 doubles last year.
Avila's speed isn't likely to change. Davis' speed may or may not, but his numbers could fall through playing time. What has changed, Ausmus pointed out Saturday, is the return of Jose Iglesias (assuming his legs are healthy) and the addition of Anthony Gose and Yoenis Cespedes. Gose had a Net Gain of plus-12 in 94 games last year, two off of Austin Jackson's rating in 154 games. Cespedes was a plus-12 despite just seven stolen bases (oddly enough, six of those were steals of third). Torii Hunter, Cespedes' predecessor in Detroit's lineup, posted a plus-2 last year.
"You can add Iglesias to the mix this year, you can add Gose to the mix this year," Ausmus said Saturday morning. "And after watching Cespedes run the bases, he's not slow. I think we're probably a faster team than we were a year ago."
It'll be interesting to see how that translates.
As far as managerial ratings, the Bill James Handbook totals stolen base attempts and runners moving on a pitch. On the former, Ausmus' 2014 team had more steal attempts (147) than any of Jim Leyland's Detroit teams, and more than his 2012 and 2013 teams combined (137). In fairness, though, Leyland didn't have anyone like Davis to utilize the last couple years, in part because Jackson became a less frequent basestealer with each season. Interestingly, in the latter category, Ausmus actually put fewer runners in motion (144) than Leyland did in 2013 (180).
On Josh Wilson, Miguel Cabrera and his Duquesne t-shirts
I've written a few times over the years about the long-running ties between Miguel Cabrera and his Duquesne baseball t-shirts. He explained back in 2009 that he wore them on his way up, having gotten them from former minor-league teammate Josh Wilson.
"It's superstition," Cabrera said at the time. "I wore the shirt when I got called to the big leagues."
Wilson and Cabrera were teammates as far back as 1999, the year both of them signed as teenagers — Wilson out of high school, Cabrera as a 16-year-old out of Venezuela. They were teammates at Double-A in 2003 when Cabrera got the call to the Majors, and they were teammates again in 2005 when Wilson made his big-league debut.
They hadn't been teammates again until this spring, Wilson having come to Tigers camp on a minor-league camp. So finally, after years of watching Cabrera wear Duquesne t-shirts — the lone remaining symbol of a baseball program that ended in 2010 — I had the chance to ask Wilson, whose father Mike was the baseball coach at Duquesne for 17 years, about the shirts.
Turns out, Cabrera had already asked about them.
"First thing he asked," Wilson said. "He asked how I was doing, and then he asked if I had any T-shirts for him. I told him the supply was gone, and then I told my dad, and he said, 'I'll go get some made.'"
Cabrera actually wasn't the only one wearing them in Florida, Wilson said. He not only gave some to Cabrera on his way up, he gave away some in his first big-league camp. Guys like Mike Lowell and Juan Pierre got one. He probably gave away a dozen.
Lowell is long since retired. Pierre just announced his retirement. Duquesne's baseball program was retired five years ago. Lefty reliever Joe Beimel still represents Duquesne baseball in the Majors, but it would be understandable if he doesn't want to wear the shirt of the university that disbanded the program. In many ways, Cabrera and the t-shirts are the last link.
That ended up starting a conversation about watching Cabrera develop as a teenage phenom on his way up.
"For a 16-year-old kid, his bat speed was one thing you definitely noticed, especially for how young he was," Wilson said. "He swung the bat like a man. He had a lot of movement. You could tell he hadn't played against a higher level of competition, but I saw him. …
"What's amazing is, I don't think he ever really got the credit for being the athlete he is. He played shortstop in Gulf Coast League."
Actually, he played shortstop in Class A ball, too. And he wasn't bad at it.
"The first year we played together in low-A, I was at second base, and he was playing short," Wilson continued. "When we'd take ground balls, he would catch balls and not even look at first base and just throw it over there and hit the guy right in the chest. He would do stuff, flipping balls behind his back. I mean, it was crazy, the athleticism.
"I think because of how big he always was, and he wasn't the quickest guy, fastest guy, I don't think he ever got credit for being an athlete. But he's got some serious hand-eye coordination and athleticism. And that was probably the most impressive thing I ever saw about him. If he got to the balls, he could make plays at short. His range maybe wasn't the best, but he could do stuff with his mitt and get rid of balls and make throws that a lot of guys just couldn't make."
The hitting, of course, was another matter. Wilson posted a .383 slugging percentage and a .708 OPS for Kane County in the Midwest League in 2001. Cabrera, then 18, had a .382 slugging percentage and a .709 OPS. That's the last time Wilson could claim Cabrera-like numbers.
"Midwest League when we played together, he was a good player," Wilson said. "Obviously you could see the tools, the spurts or whatever. But with all baseball players, it's the consistency, figuring out, learning how to do it every day. And then the next year in high-A, he started showing his power. He hit some homers that year.
"That year in Double-A, in '03 before he got called up, I still have never played with a guy that was so dominant. He got called up in the middle of June. … It was a joke. They'd send those leaderboards out every day, and he was leading every category, and it wasn't close. And this was the Southern League, not a hitters league necessarily.
"It wasn't fair. I mean, it really wasn't fair. And the power, he was hitting balls oppo, he'd hit them dead center. It didn't matter. And then for him to get called up and watch him do what he did, hit a walkoff home run his first game, we were all glued to the TVs any chance we had to watch him. And to watch him in the playoffs that year, that was amazing, man."
To watch him now and remember back then, Wilson said, is "awesome."
"Everybody always compared him to [Andres] Galarraga," he said. "I remember when he signed, people saying this kid could end up being the greatest hitter in baseball. And you watch and you're going, 'OK.' But for somebody to actually do it, that has that kind of expectation or demand on him that people think that they're going to do that, obviously I can't imagine what that's like. We'd all love to be the greatest hitter in baseball, but for somebody to say you're going to be and to do the work that it takes to get there, it's pretty awesome."
Tim Melville, Kyle Lobstein to start off spring schedule
The workout routine ends next week, when the Tigers start playing games and slotting pitchers. Tim Melville and Kyle Lobstein will be among the first. Brad Ausmus named Melville as his starter for Monday's exhibition against Florida Southern, followed by Lobstein starting Tuesday's Grapefruit League opener against the Orioles.
Ausmus did not name his starters beyond that. The starts for later next week will be worth watching, since those will be the ones putting pitchers on track to pitch every five days leading up to Opening Day. It's also worth noting that the Tigers have two sets of split-squad games March 12 and 22 that would put a pitcher on track for the April 6 opener.
Technically, too, Melville could pitch every five days and be on track for the opener, but well, yeah. The Tigers will field a lineup largely of regulars for that game, but most will exit after an inning or two. Melville could get two innings of work, as well as another pitcher, but most will pitch one inning.
The Tigers signed Melville as a minor-league free agent this offseason at age 25. He's a 6-foot-5 right-hander out of the Royals system who went 2-11 with a 5.50 ERA pitching for former Tigers catcher Vance Wilson at Northwest Arkansas. He's 24-44 with a 4.79 ERA for his pro career, but he also missed a good portion of 2012 and 2013, so he's a projection signing.
"He was a highly-touted prospect at one point," Ausmus said. "Big kid, big pitcher's frame, tall, lean pitcher frame."
Notes, quotes on Joba's return
If there was a situation being watched this offseason where the Tigers could bring back one of their free-agent relievers, the expectation was that Phil Coke was the one. Detroit had plenty of right-handers in camp already, including Joel Hanrahan, while the Tigers were thinner on lefties. It didn't hurt, either, that neither the Tigers nor Joba Chamberlain's camp were saying a peep about his situation, other than team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski not ruling out a return.
Instead, the Tigers have shown no signs of interest towards Coke. He has thrown for teams for the past several weeks in San Diego, trying to show the impact of tweaks he made in his mechanics, but neither manager Brad Ausmus nor scouts had watched him as of a week ago.
Meanwhile, quietly, the Tigers had kept the door open for Chamberlain, albeit at their price.
"We really never were actively pursuing the contract," team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski said. "Actually I didn't think it was going to take place. We liked him, he did a good job, but I just couldn't imagine it would get to that point. But it got to the point. …
Last offseason, Chamberlain signed for a $2.5 million base salary and appearance-based incentives that could add another $500,000. Chamberlain's new deal includes the same incentives — $100,000 each for 35, 40, 45, 50 and 55 games pitched — but a $1 million base salary. Even if Chamberlain hits all his performance incentives, he'll make half as much as last year.
"I also thought somebody would step up and entice him to join them," Dombrowski said. "And I don't know what happened as far as why he turned down a couple offers. I never really asked him that, but I just assumed … that something would work out somewhere else. But it just didn't for whatever reason."
Dombrowski said Chamberlain had other offers that would put him in a position to make more — in other words, potentially higher incentives. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com and MLB Network reported Tuesday that the Rangers made an offer.
"When we were talking to other teams and had the opportunity, it was best for my family and best for myself," Chamberlain said. "The big thing is my son's really comfortable [with Detroit] and that makes me comfortable. It's just a tremendous opportunity."
A few notes on that opportunity …
- Though Chamberlain's arrival coincided with Joel Hanrahan being shut down from bullpen sessions for the time being due to soreness, Dombrowski said Hanrahan's situation didn't set up Chamberlain's return. "Really, our situation with Joel has not changed at all," Dombrowski said. "I've always talked about being in a situation where we weren't counting on him. We were hopeful. We would see what would happen. So that really hasn't changed at all, because I really never said in my mind he's going to be part of our bullpen. It was always, 'Let's see what happens.'"
- Chamberlain will not be the eighth-inning setup man this time around, and he's fine with that. "I still think he's got the ability to pitch later in games," Ausmus said. "Right now, Soria's kind of the eighth-inning guy. But you have a few pitchers in Joba, Rondon and Alburquerque who certainly have the ability to pitch in the seventh or even the eighth."
- Chamberlain is open to other situations. "There's no inning that I haven't pitched in," he said. "Whatever Brad feels like I can work is where I'm going to work. Obviously we have some great arms in that pen and I'm so excited to be a part of it as well."
- Chamberlain should be able to pick up camp close to the same point as everyone else. "I'll probably throw a bullpen [Wednesday] and go from there," Chamberlain said. "Games start soon. I'm not too far behind if behind at all. I've probably thrown six or seven bullpens, so we're right where we need to be."
- Chamberlain will wear number 44 again. Joel Hanrahan had that number as recently as the start of the Tigers workout Tuesday morning. By the end of the workout, there was a number 48 jersey hanging in Hanrahan's locker.
- The scraggly beard is gone, surprisingly given the winter in Nebraska, and Chamberlain doesn't plan on bringing it back. "No, we're definitely going to keep it a little bit restrained from what it was last year," he said. "That was a lot of growth. It won't get that long, trust me. … I walked by a couple people [in the clubhouse], they didn't recognize who I was."


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Craftsman Lawn Tractor gas tank removal
I have a Craftsman model #917.272461 that has a leaking gas tank or gas line. How do I get to the tank to determine the source of the leak and how do I remove the tank. Thanks.
If the tank is under the seat--well, that in itself should give ya an idea of what ya must do. If up behind the instrument panel, well, the removal should be easy to figure out. Could it be the hose? Fuel hose seems to deteriorate much sooner then a few years ago.
To remove some of the under-seat tanks, removal of the rear fenders will have to be done.
Well, you have to remove the body of the tractor. It seems like a big deal, but it isn't really. there are 2- 9/16" nuts under the front of the foot pad and two bolts that hold the body on in the rear. These are the same bolts that hold the seat springs. Remove them, and any knobs, fuel cap that have to pull through and lift/ twist the body off. next you will see a metal U shaped bracket that holds the tank on. It is a good idea to mark this so you know its orientation when it is put back on. With this tractor, it could be a split at the seem or a leaking grommet at the bottom of the tank. What ever the outcome, now is the time to clean the tank (if not replaced) put in a new grommet and fuel line.


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I don't have much experience creating my own recipes and am a little gun shy about tweaking someone else's recipe so I'm hoping someone can give me some guidance.
I'm looking for an all grain recipe that has more malt character than a Blond, something closer to the malt character of an APA, but falls in the 25-30 IBU range. (Would that be a Golden Ale?)
I've had great results with the recipes in Brewing Classic Styles, so I was thinking about just taking one of the APA recipes and scaling down the IBUs from 40 to, say, 28. Is it that simple or would I need to also make adjustments to the grain bill to keep it from turning out funky?
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Thanks for the replies and the recipe! When I see a recipe described as being 'well balanced' I always assumed that changing the IBUs significantly would result in a beer that's 'unbalanced,' or at least no longer as well balanced as before. But it sounds like if you're able to take one grain bill and change the IBUs from 35 to 75, I shouldn't get into too much trouble taking an APA recipe with 40 IBUs down to 25 or 30 IBUs. Is it that simple or am I missing something?
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Make this Recycled Flower Box for all your small plants. It would be great for herbs and small flowers, and would be a great Mother's Day gift! Flower box planters like this one from Natalie Pirvey are easy to make and Earth friendly in every way!.
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- Insert disposable cups inside the box. You may need to bend them a little, but they should fit snugly inside.
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Shell suspends Arctic oil drilling for the year
(02/27/2013) Royal Dutch Shell announced today that it was setting "pause" on its exploratory drilling activities in the Arctic for 2013. Shell's operations are currently under review by the federal government after the oil company suffered numerous setbacks during last year's opening attempt to drill exploratory wells in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, including running its drilling rig aground on Sitkalidak Island in southern Alaska in late December.
Leatherback sea turtles suffer 78 percent decline at critical nesting sites in Pacific
(02/27/2013) The world's largest sea turtle, the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), is vanishing from its most important nesting sites in the western Pacific, according to a new study in Ecosphere. Scientists found that leatherback turtle nests have dropped by 78 percent in less than 30 years in the Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea. Worryingly, these beaches account for three-fourths of the western Pacific's distinct leatherback population; globally the leatherback is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List, the highest rating before extinction.
Scientists: stop treating population growth as a 'given' and empower women
(02/27/2013) Climate change, biodiversity loss, resource depletion, water scarcity, and land issues: almost all of the world's environmental problems are underpinned by too many people inhabiting a finite planet. A new study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B warns that overpopulation—combined with over-consumption—is threatening to push the entire globe into "a collapse of global civilization." But cultural changes, especially more empowerment of women and access to contraceptives, may hold the key to reducing population growth and eventual sustainability.
Chinese government creating secret demand for tiger trade alleges NGO (warning: graphic images)
(02/26/2013) The number of tigers being captive bred in China for consumption exceed those surviving in the wild—across 13 countries—by over a third, according to a new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). The report, Hidden in Plain Sight, alleges that while the Chinese government has been taking a tough stance on tiger conservation abroad, at home it has been secretly creating demand for the internationally-banned trade. Few animals in the world have garnered as much conservation attention at the tiger (Panthera tigirs), including an international summit in 2010 that raised hundreds of millions of dollars for the vanishing wild cats.
Rise in 1.5 degrees Celsius likely to spark massive greenhouse gas release from permafrost
(02/25/2013) While nations around the world have committed to keeping temperatures from rising 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial era, new research published in Science suggests that the global climate could hit a tipping point at just 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.5 degrees Fahrenheit). Studying cave stalactites and stalagmites in Siberia, scientists found that at about 1.5 degrees Celsius the Siberian permafrost melts, potentially releasing a greenhouse gas bomb of 1,000 giga-tonnes, according to some experts.
Featured video: moving green, local energy forward in Southeast Asia
(02/25/2013) A new video highlights the work and drive of renewable energy proponents at the inaugural meeting of Southeast Asia Renewable Energy People's Assembly (SEAREPA) in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Held last year, the meeting brought together 80 organizations from 12 countries to discuss the potential and challenges of green energy in the region. The idea of SEAREPA came about after activists in Sabah successfully defeated plans for a coal-fired power plant to be built adjacent to old-growth rainforest and one of the world's most biodiverse coral reefs.
Warlords, sorcery, and wildlife: an environmental artist ventures into the Congo
(02/25/2013) Last year, Roger Peet, an American artist, traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to visit one of the world's most remote and wild forests. Peet spent three months in a region that is largely unknown to the outside world, but where a group of conservationists, headed by Terese and John Hart, are working diligently to create a new national park, known as Lomami. Here, the printmaker met a local warlord, discovered a downed plane, and designed a tomb for a wildlife ranger killed by disease, in addition to seeing some of the region's astounding wildlife. Notably, the burgeoning Lomami National Park is home to the world's newest monkey species, only announced by scientists last September.
Activists warn of industrial palm oil expansion in Congo rainforest
(02/21/2013) Industrial oil palm plantations are spreading from Malaysia and Indonesia to the Congo raising fears about deforestation and social conflict. A new report by The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK), dramatically entitled The Seeds of Destruction, announces that new palm oil plantations in the Congo rainforest will soon increase fivefold to half a million hectares, an area nearly the size of Delaware. But conservationists warn that by ignoring the lessons of palm oil in Southeast Asia, this trend could be disastrous for the region's forests, wildlife, and people.
Controversial palm oil project concession in Cameroon is 89 percent 'dense natural forest'
(02/21/2013) Satellite mapping and aerial surveys have revealed that a controversial palm oil concession in Cameroon is almost entirely covered by "dense natural forest," according to a new report by Greenpeace. The activist group alleges that the concession, owned by Herakles Farms, is under 89 percent forest cover. The U.S.-based corporation intends to build a 70,000 hectare palm oil plantation in a region surrounded by four protected areas, including Korup National Park, but has faced stiff criticism from numerous environmental groups as well as conflict with locals.
Featured video: Saving the Amazon through maps
(02/20/2013) In a new video ethnobotanist, Mark Plotkin, talks about recent—and historical—efforts to preserve the Amazon rainforest through map-making and technology. Today scientists like Plotkin are teaching indigenous people how to digitally map their territory to win land rights over the forest they've used for centuries.
Stress makes organic tomatoes more nutritious, sweeter
(02/20/2013) Organic tomatoes are sweeter (more sugar) and more nutritious (more vitamin C and anti-oxidants) than tomatoes grown with pesticides and chemical fertilizers, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE. The scientists theorize that stress may be why organic farming produces a more nutritious and tastier tomato.
First strike: nearly 200 illegal loggers arrested in massive sting across 12 countries
(02/20/2013) One-hundred-and-ninety-seven illegal loggers across a dozen Central and South American countries have been arrested during INTERPOL's first strike against widespread forestry crime. INTERPOL, or The International Criminal Police Organization, worked with local police forces to take a first crack at illegal logging. In all the effort, known as Operation Lead, resulted in the seizure of 50,000 cubic meters of wood worth around $8 million.
Biofuel company caught clearing elephant habitat in Sri Lanka
(02/20/2013) A biofuel plantation near Yala National Park has landed Lanka Orex Leasing Company PLC (LOLC) in Sri Lanka's highest court. Environmentalists say the company is illegally bulldozing Asian elephant habitat, including scrubland and tree stands, near the buffer zone of Yala National Park for gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium) biofuel plantation.
Scientists document baby giant armadillo for first time (photos)
(02/19/2013) Despite weighing as much as full-grown human, almost nothing is known about the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) including its breeding and reproductive behaviors. How does mating occur? How long does pregnancy last? How many babes are typically born? Scientists are simply in the dark, but a ground-breaking study employing camera traps is beginning to change this. For the first time, scientists in the Brazilian Pantanal have documented giant armadillo breeding and the happy outcome: a baby giant armadillo.
Jaguars, tapirs, oh my!: Amazon explorer films shocking wildlife bonanza in threatened forest
(02/19/2013) Watching a new video by Amazon explorer, Paul Rosolie, one feels transported into a hidden world of stalking jaguars, heavyweight tapirs, and daylight-wandering giant armadillos. This is the Amazon as one imagines it as a child: still full of wild things. In just four weeks at a single colpa (or clay lick where mammals and birds gather) on the lower Las Piedras River, Rosolie and his team captured 30 Amazonian species on video, including seven imperiled species. However, the very spot Rosolie and his team filmed is under threat: the lower Las Piedras River is being infiltrated by loggers, miners, and farmers following the construction of the Trans-Amazon highway.
Arctic sea ice volume plunges over a third in less than 10 years
(02/18/2013) Few places are changing as rapidly as the Arctic due to global warming. Last year, scientists were stunned when the Arctic's seasonal ice extent fell to record low that was 18 percent below the previous one set in 2007. But new research in Geophysical Research Letters finds that the volume of ice is melting away just as quickly: satellite and ocean-based measurement have found that Arctic sea ice has fallen by 36 percent in Autumn since 2003. In winter, the ice volume has dropped 9 percent.
Over 35,000 march on Washington demanding climate action and rejection of Canada's 'carbon bomb'
(02/18/2013) Yesterday over 35,000 people rallied in Washington D.C. for urgent action on climate change, which, according to organizers, was the largest climate march in U.S. history. Activists called on the Obama Administration to do much more to tackle climate change, including rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would bring carbon-heavy tar sands oil from Canada through the U.S. to a world market.
World's biggest camera trapping program hits 1 million photos of tropical animals (photos)
(02/14/2013) The world's largest study of wildlife using remote camera traps has captured one million photographs. The project, known as the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Network, takes photos of mammals and birds in 16 protected areas across 14 tropical countries in Asia, Africa, as well as Central and South America. Remote camera traps, which take stealth photos of wildlife when no humans are around, have become an increasingly important tool in the conservationists' toolbox, allowing researchers to monitor otherwise hard-to-find animals in remote and often punishing locations.
Unique song reveals new owl species in Indonesia
(02/13/2013) Want to find a new species of owl? Just listen. A unique whistling call has led scientists to discover a new owl on the Indonesian island of Lombok, according to a new study in PLoS ONE. Two scientific expeditions, occurring separately but within a few days of each other, both noticed something different about the calls coming from owls on Lombok.
Genetics study claims to prove existence of Bigfoot
(02/13/2013) A new study purporting to uncover DNA evidence for Bigfoot has been published today in DeNovo Scientific Journal. While Bigfoot-enthusiasts have long argued that the cryptic monster is an unidentified ape species, the new study says their genetic evidence shows the Sasquatch is in fact a hybrid of modern human females mating with an unidentified primate species 13,000 years ago. The only problem: the journal in which the study is published—DeNovo Scientific Journal—appears to have been created recently with the sole purpose to publish this study.
Obama connects climate science and policy in State of the Union
(02/13/2013) After several years of silence on climate change, U.S. President Barack Obama has begun speaking out following his re-election last November. The President surprised many by giving climate change a central role in his inauguration speech last month, and he followed-up in his State of the Union speech last night when he called on congress to "pursue a bipartisan, market-based solution to climate change," but added that the administration would take action itself if congress failed.
Chasing down 'quest species': new book travels the world in search of rarity in nature
(02/13/2013) In his new book, The Kingdom of Rarities, Eric Dinerstein chases after rare animals around the world, from the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) in Brazil to the golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) in Bhutan to Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) in the forests of Michigan. Throughout his journeys, he tackles the concept of rarity in nature head-on. Contrary to popular belief, rarity is actually the norm in the wildlife world.
Looking bright: solar power passes 100 gigawatts worldwide
(02/12/2013) The world's installed solar capacity hit 101 gigawatts last year, according to new data from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). Last year alone, saw nearly 30 gigawatts of solar power added around the world.
Tigers gobble up 49 percent of India's wildlife conservation funds, more imperiled species get nothing
(02/12/2013) Nearly half of India's wildlife budget goes to one species: the tiger, reports a recent article in Live Mint. India has devoted around $63 million to wildlife conservation for 2013-2013, of which Project Tiger receives $31 million. The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is currently listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List; however India is also home to 132 species currently considered Critically Endangered, the highest rating before extinction.
Fossil fuel company looking to exploit deposits in Manu National Park
(02/11/2013) Pluspetrol, an Argentine oil and gas company, is eyeing a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Amazon rainforest for gas production, according to documents seen by the Guardian. Manu National Park in eastern Peru is considered one of the most biodiverse places on Earth and is home to indigenous tribes living in voluntary isolation.
Pity the pangolin: little-known mammal most common victim of the wildlife trade
(02/11/2013) Last year tens-of-thousands of elephants and hundreds of rhinos were butchered to feed the growing appetite of the illegal wildlife trade. This black market, largely centered in East Asia, also devoured tigers, sharks, leopards, turtles, snakes, and hundreds of other animals. Estimated at $19 billion annually, the booming trade has periodically captured global media attention, even receiving a high-profile speech by U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, last year. But the biggest mammal victim of the wildlife trade is not elephants, rhinos, or tigers, but an animal that receives little notice and even less press: the pangolin. If that name doesn't ring a bell, you're not alone.
Report: nearly half the timber from Mozambique to China is illegal
(02/07/2013) Forty-eight percent of the timber making its way from Mozambique's forests to Chinese companies was harvested illegally, according to a new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), which blames the problem on widespread corruption and poor governance. The illegal logging cost Mozambique, the world's fourth least-developed country in the world according to the UN, $29 million in tax revenue, says the report.
Investors beware: global land grabbing ends in 'financial damage' and human rights violations
(02/07/2013) Investing in companies that flout local community rights in developing countries often leads to severe economic losses, according to a new report from the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). A rising trend in "land grabbing" from Africa to South America by corporations and even foreign governments results in social instability, which can lead to large-scale protests, violence, and even murder, delaying and sometimes derailing projects. Such instability poses massive risk to any investor, not to mention supporting corporate entities that are accused of ignoring human rights.
Animal picture of the day: the world's biggest cat
(02/07/2013) The Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), also known as the Siberian tiger, is the world's biggest cat. An adult male weighs on average about 390 pounds (176 kilograms). The largest yet recorded weighed 460 pounds (207 kilograms), although there are reports of considerably larger animals in the past.
Over 11,000 elephants killed by poachers in a single park [warning: graphic photo]
(02/06/2013) Surveys in Gabon's Minkebe National Park have revealed rare and hard data on the scale of the illegal ivory trade over the last eight years: 11,100 forest elephants have been slaughtered for their tusks in this remote protected area since 2004. In all, poachers have cut down the park's elephant population by two-thirds, decimating what was once believed to be the largest forest elephant population in the world.
Over 1,500 wolves killed in the contiguous U.S. since hunting legalized
(02/06/2013) Hunters and trappers have killed approximately 1,530 wolves over the last 18 months in the contiguous U.S., which excludes Alaska. After being protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for 38 years, gray wolves (Canis lupus) were stripped of their protected states in 2011 by a legislative rider (the only animal to ever be removed in this way). Hunting and trapping first began in Montana and Idaho and has since opened in Wyoming, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Head of IMF: climate change is 'the greatest economic challenge of the 21st century'
(02/06/2013) Climate change not debt or austerity is "the greatest economic challenge of the 21st Century," according to Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Lagarde painted a stark picture of the challenges the world faces when up against rising temperatures.
U.S. proposes to list wolverine under Endangered Species Act
(02/05/2013) Arguably one of the toughest animals on Earth, the wolverine (Gulo gulo) may soon find itself protected under the U.S.'s Endangered Species Act (ESA) as climate change melts away its preferred habitat. Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced it was proposing to place the world's largest terrestrial mustelid on the list. Only 250-300 wolverines are believed to survive in the contiguous U.S.
EU pushes ban on pesticides linked to bee downfall
(02/05/2013) Following a flood of damning research on the longterm impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on bee colonies, the EU is proposing a two year ban on the popular pesticides for crops that attract bees, such as corn, sunflower, oil seed rape, cotton. The proposal comes shortly after European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a report that found neonicotinoid pesticides posed a "number of risks" to bees.
Sri Lanka to give poached ivory to Buddhist temple, flouting international agreements
(02/05/2013) The Sri Lankan government is planning to give 359 elephant tusks to a Buddhist temple, a move that critics say is flouting the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The illegal tusks were seized in Sri Lanka last May en route to Dubai from Kenya; they are believed to stem from hundreds of butchered elephants, including juveniles, inside Africa, possibly Uganda. The decision comes after a high-profile National Geographic article, Ivory Worship, outlined how demand for ivory religious handicrafts, particularly by Catholics and Buddhists, is worsening the current poaching crisis. In 2011, it was estimated that 25,000 elephants were illegally slaughtered for their tusks.
WWF and National Geographic ask: 'How much stuff do you need?'
(02/04/2013) Seven billion people inhabit the planet and all require food and water, but less than one percent of the water found on the planet is fresh and accessible and 70 percent of that goes to growing crops. Meanwhile temperatures are rising worldwide due to the overuse of fossil fuel energy. Given these issues, a new series of videos by WWF and National Geographic, entitled Make Choices Count, aims to get people thinking about the environmental impact of commonly used items. The first video (see below) focuses on one of our most ubiquitous items: the cotton T-shirt.
Vatican condemns elephant poaching, pledges steps
(02/04/2013) Responding to an investigative report by National Geographic, the Vatican has condemned elephant poaching for ivory and pledged three steps to help in the battle to save the world's elephants. The National Geographic article Ivory Worship, by Bryan Christy, looked at how religions—specifically religious items for Christians and Buddhists—were playing in the growing demand for black-market ivory, which is currently resulting in the violent deaths of tens-of-thousands of endangered elephants every year.
From slash-and-burn to Amazon heroes: new video series highlights agricultural transformation
(01/31/2013) A new series of short films is celebrating the innovation of rural farmers in the Manu region of Peru. Home to jaguars, macaws, and tapirs, the Manu region is also one of the top contenders for the world's most biodiverse place. It faces a multitude of threats from road-building to mining to gas and oil concessions. Still the impact of smallscale slash-and-burn farming—once seen as the greatest threat to the Amazon and other rainforest—may be diminishing as farmers, like the first film's Reynaldo (see below), turn to new ways of farming, ones that preserve the forest while providing a better life overall.
Gorilla paradise: new park safeguards 15,000 western lowland gorillas
(01/31/2013) In 2008 the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced a jaw-dropping discovery: remote swamp forests in northern Republic of Congo contained a stunning population of 125,000 western lowland gorillas that had somehow gone unnoticed by scientists. At the time the President of WCS, Steven E. Sanderson, called the area the "mother lode of gorillas," and expressed hope that the discovery would lead to a new park. Well, late last year, a park was finalized.
14 Bornean elephants found dead, likely poisoned
(01/31/2013) Wildlife officials in the Malaysian state of Sabah have found the bodies of 14 Bornean elephants in Gunung Rara Forest Reserve, and suspect that more may be found dead. While tests are pending, they believe the elephants were likely poisoned due to damage in the animals' digestive tracts. Only around 2,000 Bornean elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis) are left on the island of Borneo with the vast bulk found in Sabah.
China responsible for 46 percent of global coal consumption
(01/30/2013) A new chart by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows how China's coal habit has grown to such an extent that it now accounts for 46.9 percent of the world's consumption. In 2011 coal consumption hit 3.8 billion tons in China, making up nearly half the world's coal use of 8.1 billion tons. Coal comes with a number of environmental issues—including toxic air and water pollution—but the most pressing globally is climate change.
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(01/30/2013) Mangroves are among the most important ecosystems in the world: they provide nurseries for fish, protect coastlines against dangerous tropical storms, mitigate marine erosion, store massive amounts of carbon, and harbor species found no-where else. However, they are vanishing at astonishing rates: experts say around 35 percent of the world's mangroves were lost in just twenty years (1990 to 2010).
Controversial research outlines physics behind how forests may bring rain
(01/30/2013) It took over two-and-a-half-years for the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics to finally accept a paper outlining a new meteorological hypothesis in which condensation, not temperature, drives winds. If proven correct, the hypothesis could have massive ramifications on global policy—not to mention meteorology—as essentially the hypothesis means that the world's forest play a major role in driving precipitation from the coast into a continent's interior. The theory, known as the biotic pump, was first developed in 2006 by two Russian scientists, Victor Gorshkov and Anastassia Makarieva of the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics, but the two have faced major pushback and delays in their attempt to put the theory before the greater scientific community.
Beyond the resorts: traveling the real and wild Dominican Republic (photos)
(01/29/2013) For its stunning variety of ecosystems, the Dominican Republic is like a continent squished into half an island. Lowland rainforests, cloud forests, pine forests, dry forests, mangroves, savannah, coastal lagoons, salt lakes, a rift valley, karst land formations, four mountain ranges—including the highest mountain in the Caribbean—and not to mention some of the best beaches, snorkeling, and scuba diving in the hemisphere can all be reached within just a few hours drive of the capital, Santo Domingo. Yet, bizarrely, most tourists who visit the Dominican Republic never venture out of their all-inclusive resort, missing out on some of the most stunning landscapes—and accessible wildlife viewing—in the Caribbean.
Miners win ruling over indigenous groups in Guyana
(01/29/2013) A judge in Guyana's high court has ruled that indigenous groups do not have the right to expel legal miners from their land. The judge, Diana Insanally, found that if the miners in question held a government-approved license than the local community had no right to dispute the mining. The ruling has sparked protests by indigenous groups and is expected to be appealed.
New palm oil concession imperils orangutan population in Borneo
(01/28/2013) Three conservation groups warn that a proposed palm oil plantation puts a significant Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) population at risk in the Malaysian state of Sabah. The plantation, which would cover 400 hectares of private forest land, lies adjacent to Kulamba Wildlife Reserve, home to 480 orangutans.
Popular pesticides kill frogs outright
(01/28/2013) Commonly used agrochemicals (pesticides, fungicides and herbicides) kill frogs outright when sprayed on fields even when used at recommended dosages, according to new research in Scientific Reports. Testing seven chemicals on European common frogs (Rana temporaria), the scientists found that all of them were potentially lethal to amphibians. In fact, two fungicides—Headline and Captain Omya—wiped out the entire population of frogs at the recommended dosage. The study warns that agricultural chemicals could be having a large-scale and largely unrecorded impact on the world's vanishing amphibians.
Over $8 billion invested in watersheds in 2011
(01/28/2013) Unlike cars, hamburgers, and computers, clean drinking water is a requirement for human survival. In a bid to safeguard this essential resource, more and more nations are moving toward protecting ecosystems, such as forests, wetlands, and streams. In fact, according to a new report by Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace, nations spent $8.17 billion in 2011 to secure freshwater by conserving watersheds.
Scientists could name every species on Earth in 50 years
(01/28/2013) A bold new paper in Science argues that the world's species could be named and described before they vanish into extinction, though the threat of eventual extinction will remain for many, especially as climate change worsens. The scientists say that contrary to popular belief, there are more taxonomists working than ever before and there are likely less species on Earth than often reported, making finding and naming the world's species within reach this century.
Cute koalas have become 'urban refugees'
(01/28/2013) According to Susan Kelly, koalas have become "urban refugees," under siege by expanding cities that bring with them deforestation, dogs, traffic, and other ills for native wildlife. Director of Global Witness, and writer, producer and director of the new documentary Koala Hospital, Kelly has spent 3 years working to understand the rising threats to one of the world's most beloved marsupials. While Koala Hospital highlights the many perils facing koalas, including climate change due to record fires across Australia, it also looks at the efforts of individuals who work to save koalas one—by—one at Port Macquarie Koala Hospital, taking in patients who have been orphaned, hit by cars, scarred in fires, or attacked by dogs.
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For Jeron Johnson, Saturday is going to be an interesting day. There's the whole matter of whether the rookie safety is going to make the Seahawks' final roster. And as a Boise State alum, Johnson also has to worry about his alma mater's season opener against Georgia. "That'll be more nerve-racking than waiting for a […] [Read More]
Injury report: Robert Gallery, Jimmy Wilkerson suffer sprained knees
The news wasn't all good for the Seattle Seahawks on Friday after they beat Oakland in their preseason finale. Coach Pete Carroll said afterward that starting left guard Robert Gallery and defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson each suffered knee sprains that could leave their status in doubt heading into next week's regular season opener at San […] [Read More]
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Here are some select quotes from players and coaches from both teams after the Seattle Seahawks beat the Oakland Raiders 20-3 in their preseason finale on Friday at CenturyLink Field. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Coach Pete Carroll (On whether to go another series with Jackson…) We talked about it, but we felt we had enough done. I […] [Read More]
Golden Tate gets it going — finally — in final Seahawks tune-up
Let's get one thing clear – the chances that Golden Tate was playing for his roster spot tonight are likely about the same as the chances that Seneca Wallace will be Seattle's starting quarterback in its season opener. Tate was, in all likelihood, going to make this team, even before he lit up the Raiders […] [Read More]
Seahawks 20, Raiders 3: What to take from preseason finale
The numbers on the scoreboard meant very little. The Seahawks beat the Raiders in their preseason finale, 20-3 at CenturyLink Field on Friday, but the final score is not what's important. Cynics would argue that very little was important on a night when Seattle's starting quarterback played just two series, its top three receivers didn't […] [Read More]
Here are the Seahawks players not expected to play Friday
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Mike Williams isn't very good at Madden … yet
Want to know how Mike Williams kills time before kickoff? According to his Twitter account, the Seahawks receiver spent Friday afternoon playing Madden. Or, more accurately, playing Madden poorly. Williams didn't have much success against teammate Leroy Hill, though he vowed to refine his skills in the coming weeks. Some excerpts: Im down 14-0 to […] [Read More]
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Car crashes into Aspen Hill taylor shop
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Families fight to limit truckers' hours
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Brian Talbots and Chester Ransom held without bond
The two men accused in a property management scam first reported by 7 On Your Side in May are being held without bond.
Gary Giordano released from Aruba jail
Gary Giordano has been released from jail in Aruba, but the prosecutor's office said it continues to see him as a suspect.Comment
Stoney Creek Passenger Service owners arrested on drug charges
The owners of a taxi service in Anne Arundel County were arrested Monday after authorities found cocaine and drug paraphernalia at their office.15 Comments
Missing Rockville woman, 90, found unharmed
A woman who had been missing since Thursday morning was found unharmed after a Silver Alert was issued.4 Comments
Harold 'Bud' Otis may run for Bartlett's seat
The longtime top aide to Republican U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett says he has resigned and is considering running for his boss's western Maryland seat.Comment
Baltimore police chase ends in Prince George's County
A police chase of tractor trailer cab that started in Baltimore City ended in Prince George's County Wednesday evening.Comment
Stephanie Schwab arrested
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Wheaton carjacking suspect in custody, police say
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Brian Talbott, Chester Ransom waive hearing
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Stephanie Lynn Schwab timeline: A 10-day alleged crime spree
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