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Commodore Nation: Sept. 2010 Issue
The September 2010 issue of Commodore Nation magazine, the official monthly publication of the Vanderbilt Student Athletics department.
September 2010 CENTER OF ATTENTION table of contents 17 8 2 ComplianceCorner Specialdiscountsforstudent-athletes? Jointhetailgatetour LouiseHannallah,CrossCountry Bythenumbers 4 NationalCommodoreClub 6 PointofView 7 MorefromMcGugin 8 MyGame GolferLaurenStratton 10RobbieCaldwellQ&A IntroducingVU'snewfootballcoach RodWilliamson Student-athletestakesportoverseas 13It'sMyTurn:SummerBreak 14SummerAdventures 1 4 17JohnStokes Linebacker,longsnapper,futuredoctor 20FourYouShouldKnow Footballplayersreadytomakeimpact SoccerplayerteachesinAfrica 23 KatieDean 24CommodoreCalendar What'sontapinSeptember 24LastShot DavidPriceintheAll-Stargame To submit a letter to Commodore Nation, you can e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com or write to Commodore Nation, 2601 Jess Neely Drive, Nashville, TN 37212. Letters should include the writer's name and address and may be edited for clarity and space. 23 VUCOMMODORES.COM vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 1 CORNER Q: A: Is this permissible? COMPLIANCE Line Backer is an incoming student-athlete. He and his teammates head over to a local establishment to hang out. The owner spots the team members and proceeds to let them in free of charge because he is a huge financial supporter of the team. Editorial Publisher: Vanderbilt University Editor-in-Chief: Chris Weinman Director of External Relations: Rod Williamson Designers: Jeremy Teaford Chris Weinman No. According to NCAA Bylaw 188.8.131.52, a student-athlete may not receive a special discount, payment arrangement or credit on a purchase or a service from an institutional employee or a representative of its athletics interests. Digital Image Specialist: Julie Luckett Turner Photographers: Mary Donaldson Daniel Dubois Steve Green Joe Howell Jenny Mandeville Anne Rayner John Russell Compliance questions? Please contact: Candice Lee Director of Compliance 615/322-7992 firstname.lastname@example.com John Peach Compliance Coordinator 615/343-1060 firstname.lastname@example.com George Midgett Compliance Coordinator 615/322-2083 email@example.com Andrew Turner Recruiting/Compliance Coordinator 615/322-4543 email@example.com Contributors: Laina Balafas Andy Boggs Sterling Frierson Larry Leathers David Rutz Ryan Schulz Jennifer Stevens Administrative Chancellor: Nicholas S. Zeppos Vice Chancellor for University Affairs: David Williams II Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs: Beth Fortune Vanderbilt University's Mission, Goals and Values Vanderbilt University is a center for scholarly research, informed and creative teaching, and service to the community and society at large. Vanderbilt will uphold the highest standards and be a leader in the quest for new knowledge through scholarship, dissemination of knowledge through teaching and outreach, and creative experimentation of ideas and concepts. In pursuit of these goals, Vanderbilt values most highly intellectual freedom that supports open inquiry; and equality, compassion and excellence in all endeavors. Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action university. ON THE COVER: Head Football Coach Robbie Caldwell POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to National Commodore Club, 2601 Jess Neely Drive, Nashville, TN 37212. SUBSCRIPTION: To subscribe to Commodore Nation, please contact Chris Weinman by phone at 615/343-0019 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com ADVERTISEMENT: To advertise with Commodore Nation, please contact Vanderbilt ISP Sports. Jeff Miller, general manager 615/322-4468 firstname.lastname@example.com Commodore Nation is printed using recycled paper. 2 SEPTEMBER 2010 vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 3 CORNER Why is my annual gift to the National Commodore Club important? C O M M O D O R E C LU B PHONE: 615/322-4114 � ONLINE: vanderbilt.edu/ncc ThetotalscholarshipexpenseforVanderbilt student-athletestopped$12millionlastyear. GiftstotheNCCprovidescholarshipsupporttohelpoffsetthese costs.Withtherisingcostoftuition,fees,roomandboard,itis importantthatNCCmembersmaketheirgiftseachyearbythe May31deadline.Giftsofallsizesareimportantandhelpusreach ourgoalofmeetingthisscholarshipexpenseeachyear.Takepride inknowingthatyourNCCgiftmakesanimpactonthelivesof Vanderbiltstudent-athletes. NCC 101 JOIN THE COMMODORE TAILGATE TOUR The NCC and the Vanderbilt Alumni Association will be sponsoring tailgates at three away games this year. Register today by contacting Sarah Woodall at email@example.com or 615/322-2929. at OLE MISS Saturday,September18 TheLyricOxford,Oxford,Miss. (8:30-10:30a.m.) at CONNECTICUT Saturday,October2 RentschlerField,Hartford,Conn. (2hoursbeforekickoff) at GEORGIA Friday,October16 Atlanta,Ga. (Tobedetermined) PAVE THE WAY BeapartofVanderbilthistoryby purchasingabricktowardour Pave the Waybrickcampaign.Your personalizedbrickwillbeplacedintheplazaaround VanderbiltStadium.Proceedswillgotowardfacility upgradesforouroutstandingstudent-athletes. Logontovanderbilt.edu/nccformoreinformation. WELCOME NEW NCC MEMBERS BelowarethenamesofNCCmemberswhojoinedinJuly.WewelcomeyouandlookforwardtoseeingyouatCommodoregamesandevents thisyear.EncourageyourfriendsandfamilytomakeagifttotheNCCiftheyhavenotalready. Michael Czorniak - Washington, D.C. Sarah Delisle - Murfreesboro David Hohnalek - Deerfield, Ill. Melissa and Kelly Garner - Birmingham, Ala. Timothy Geiger - Brentwood Tina Gess - Madison, Ala. Kelly and Dwight Ginn - Murfreesboro Hollie and Ronald Graham - Old Hickory Bryan Hall - Little Rock, Ark. Jeff Halwes - Birmingham, Ala. Jerry Herron - Goodlettsville Erin and Ryan Holt - Nashville Francine Hutson - Whitehouse Barbara and John Ivey - West Hills, Calif. Eric Nicholson - Hendersonville Magda and Joe Osburn - Franklin Page and Joseph Plowman - Nashville Heather Rietz - Nashville Kyle Smith - Gallatin Chris Song - Nashville William Stack - Nashville John R. Wallace - Clarksville Hayley and Jackson Williams - Cleveland Heights, Ohio GET TO KNOW YOUR NATIONAL COMMODORE CLUB STAFF Christy Passmore ExecutiveDirector Mark Carter DirectorofDevelopment Lucy Jones SeniorDirector Robin Langlois MemberServices Coordinator Michelle Parks AdministrativeAssistant Sterling Frierson ProgramCoordinator 4 SEPTEMBER 2010 McGUGIN RENOVATION UPDATE -- AUGUST 2010 Below are some photos of the first phase of McGugin Center renovations. This phase includes upgrades to the center, including renovations of the Stratton Foster Academic Center and the football coaches' offices. Your continued support is needed to allow us to proceed with additional upgrades. Please call the NCC office at 615/322-4114 if you would like be a part of this landmark endeavor. An outside view of the renovations to the football coaches' offices from the Star Walk on Jess Neely Drive. The patio overlooking the John Rich Practice Facility was covered during this renovation. Football coaches began moving into their new offices during the last week of July. Coaches' meeting rooms were overhauled with state-ofthe-art audio and video components. COMMODORE CLUB SNAPSHOTS Show us your Commodore spirit. If you are interested in having your photos appear in a future issue of Commodore Nation, please e-mail your images to email@example.com. July 25, 2010 July 26, 2010 Hall of Famer Charles Davis Jr. ('82) and radio personality George Plaster ('81) at the annual Charles Davis Foundation Dinner. Julia Doolittle ('06) and Boone Lancaster ('07) at a monthly Vanderbilt GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade) event. To ensure you receive important updates, please make sure your most current e-mail address is on file (for changes: email@example.com). vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 5 Point of View By Louise Hannallah hen I committed to Vanderbilt not just as a student, but also as a threeseason athlete, I accepted the reality that I would not be receiving the typical college experience. So when I learned about an opportunity to study abroad in the summer, I immediately seized it. I studied in Florence, Italy, for two months and can truly say that it was an experience that helped shape me into a better person and, surprisingly, a better athlete. During the seven weeks in Florence I took three classes. At first, the biggest struggle was adapting to an academic mindset in the midst of one of the most beautiful cities in the world. However, my classes introduced me to real Italian culture: a side of Italy that is neither photographed nor publicized. I learned my fair share of the Italian language as my teacher took us to the local gelateria and the community markets. Learning how to order gelato in perfect Italian became an everyday necessity. In my Italian Cultural History class, I visited old theaters and community centers and met with everyday Italians who gave their outlook on topics such as politics, fashion and immigration. I learned that beyond the picturesque Arno River, there was a Florence partially filled with corruption, racism and instability. Renaissance Art and Architecture was my favorite class because I became familiar with Italy's most prized possessions: sculptures, churches, paintings, palaces and architecture. I found myself truly engaged in the Italian culture and open to not only new ways of learning but new ways of living. I am on the Varsity Cross Country and Track and Field team, and I will admit that the thought of training in Europe was my biggest hesitation before committing to studying abroad. I take comfort in the routine and precision of my sport and was very concerned I would not be able to train as effectively in Italy. I did experience some setbacks in my training, such as traveling on the weekends and often getting lost on my early long runs. Luckily, once I was settled, my running improved dramatically. Instead of seeing running as part of my daily routine as I did at home, I began to look forward to and appreciate my training. I joined a local gym and became good friends with the owner who forced me to improve my Italian during our daily conversations. Each morning before class, I would wake up and run along the Arno or in an enormous park by my apartment. I was constantly in awe of the scenery and my surroundings, and the beauty of Italy helped me remember the daily pleasure of my sport. Studying abroad has opened my eyes to a new culture and a new way of life. I have learned to appreciate every aspect of the Italian lifestyle: the food, the art, the fashion, the language, the people and the culture. All of these have inspired me to continue to learn about the world beyond my knowledge. I am so lucky to have left Italy a more confident, grateful and inspired student and athlete. n Editor's Note: A native of Potomac, Md., Louise is a junior on the cross country team who will compete at Nashville's Percy Warner Park twice in September (3rd and 18th). "Point of View" allows a varsity athlete to discuss a topic of personal interest each month. W Support your Commodores in San Juan at the November 18-21 � Coliseo de Puerto Rico featuringVanderbilt,Davidson,Hofstra, Minnesota,Nebraska,NorthCarolina, WestVirginiaandWesternKentucky Anthony Travel is offering official travel packages with hotel accommodations, welcome reception, game tickets and game day transportation for Commodore fans. For more information, please visit Anthony Travel's official website for the Tip-Off: http://www.anthonytravel.com/espn/puerto-rico-tipoff 6 SEPTEMBER 2010 More from McGugin Riding in Style There are 1,003 miles between Vanderbilt Stadium and UConn's Rentschler Field in East Hartford. That's 17 hours of publicity for the newest member of Vanderbilt's travel party. Old Dominion Freight Line has partnered with Vanderbilt and ISP Sports to provide a custombuilt, billboard-on-18-wheels for the Commodore football team. The equipment truck--strongly branded with Vanderbilt logos, marks and memorable photos--will help Head Equipment Manager Luke Wyatt and his staff haul the team's gear to away games. NUMBERS fourth- or fifth-year players return in Head Coach Ronnie Woodard's 10th season with the Commodore soccer program. ByThe 9 The vehicle will also be accessible to Vanderbilt officials throughout the year, beginning last month when it was introduced at the annual "Dore Jam" fan day. 53 64 years of combined experience coaching football at Vanderbilt for new Head Coach Robbie Caldwell and his nine assistants. New Radio Flagship 97.1 WRQQ. Their management is excited to welcome our programming and brings a very strong commitment to showcase Commodore athletics." In addition to all Vanderbilt football and men's basketball games, the 28 planned Commodore call-in shows featuring Robbie Caldwell, Kevin Stallings and Tim Corbin will be available without fear of being pre-empted by other programming in what is a very busy Middle Tennessee sports marketplace. WRQQ also plans to broadcast live from a number of Commodore events, including many call-in shows at the Commodore Grille inside the Holiday Inn Vanderbilt. Joe Fisher's popular Commodore update will now be heard daily during afternoon drive-time (5:12 p.m. CT) as part of 22-year radio veteran Michael "Mac" McIntyre's 2-7 p.m. shift. Beginning this fall, Vanderbilt athletics will have a new home on Nashville's radio waves--97.1 Nashville's Classic Hits. Cumulus Broadcasting and Vanderbilt University last spring announced the agreement that will move the flagship station of the Vanderbilt ISP Radio Network for Commodore football and men's basketball games to 97.1 (WRQQ). The three-year contract is scheduled to run through the 2012-13 sports year, with two option years to follow. "We appreciated a long run with our former flagship station," Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor David Williams said. "We have found a terrific new partner with Cumulus Media and strikeouts recorded by Sonny Gray in his two summers with the U.S. Collegiate National Team in only 48 innings of work. 100 strikeouts at the AllStar break for American League starter David Price, who became only the sixth pitcher younger than 25 with at least 12 wins, an ERA less than 2.50 and 100 Ks at baseball's midway point. Football Campaign Lauded Before the season kicks off on the field, the behindthe-scenes work of a number of Vanderbilt employees is being praised off it. The Bleacher Report recently named Vanderbilt's schedule poster the best in the nation and also had a number of good things to say about the entire season-ticket campaign: "What distinguished Vanderbilt was its powerful four-part poster series that coincides with an advertising campaign. The four posters feature Brandon Barden, Jamie Graham, Warren Norman, and Zac Stacy. Each... refers to the player as being `Vanderbilt Football.'" The series was a collaborative effort between Vanderbilt Creative Services, Marketing and Athletic Communications. In addition to the poster, 30-second radio spots have been airing throughout the Nashville market, and 60-second versions are available that go farther in telling each athlete's story. 202 410 articles returned by a Google news search of "Robbie Caldwell" for the 24 hours following Vanderbilt's appearance at SEC Media Day. pounds lifted by redshirt junior defensive tackle T.J. Greenstone on July 21-- a new Commodore record for the hang clean. miles planned this season for the Vanderbilt football team's new, custombuilt equipment truck provided by Old Dominion Freight Line. 2,228 vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 7 My Game After sitting out the first golf tournament of last fall, Lauren Stratton saw to it that she was in Coach Greg Allen's lineup for the remainder of her freshman campaign. The Oregon native--who now calls Spring Hill, Tenn., home--discusses her game. On Coach Allen: "Coach's philosophy is something that I wanted.... His background really does help, because I want to try to go pro. He knows the best way to do it, since he's coached some of the most successful professionals." Coach Allen hands out star stickers for rounds of par or better. Lauren's low collegiate round of 67 came at Stanford last fall. "I was not feeling well at all. I could tell you pretty much every shot of any other round, but I can't remember much from that round. I just hit the ball close, and it went in." On the beginning of her golf career: "I played every other sport when I was young, so I had eye-hand coordination already. I started playing tournaments in the summer when I was eight. When I moved here, I chose golf. High school is when I committed to the sport." During the third round of the NCAA National Championship in Wilmington, N.C., Lauren's driver broke in half. "On my eighth hole I hit a really good drive, and as I put the club on the ground to pick up my tee it just snapped. [S.I.D. Andy Boggs] drove it to a local golf shop, and I had a new shaft the next morning." On using a 12-degree driver: "I hit a really low ball, so if it's dry I can hit it a really long way. I count on roll. [My driver] is more like an old lady's driver. I get made fun of for it, but it's what fits my swing. I'll just hit it past them." Lauren's trademark on the course? Sunglasses. "I've had this pair since I was in eighth grade. Unless it's pouring down rain, I have them on. I can switch the lenses out depending on the conditions." On her first hole-in-one: "It was the eighth hole of the middle course at McCabe during a practice round in high school. I was hitting a pitching wedge. I'm certainly looking forward to many more." n Lauren Stratton 8 SEPTEMBER 2010 STEVE GREEN Editor's Note: Your best chance to see Lauren and her Commodore teammates on the links comes this month as both golf programs play host to the 2010 Mason Rudolph Championships, Sept. 24-26,at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn. vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 9 HAVING A BALL F resh into his new position as Vanderbilt's head football coach, Robbie Caldwell sat down with Commodore Nation to discuss philosophy, emotion, Jerry Clower and sheetrock before the start of the Commodores' 2010 preseason camp. return, defensively, they would say `This is the toughest play. This is hard for us to defend.' We share ideas all the time." CN: Coming into camp, you're the most familiar with the offensive line. What can you tell us about that unit? RC: "One thing about that group is that we always ask them to play two positions to help them get on the field sooner [and] gain a greater knowledge of the system, so most of them have done that. Our last scrimmage in the spring, most people did not see it, but we had seven guys and they all played different spots and had a ball, and we did very well offensively. So the continuity's there, but we've got to add some pieces to the puzzle. We're going to have to have some freshmen step up, and that's what they came here for. That's part of the decision, the great academics and the chance to play early. We'll give them that opportunity." CN: In the weeks since your promotion, have you had any time to sit back and soak it in? RC: "No, but I tell you what, I'm enjoying it. I'm so proud. I love selling Vanderbilt. I really love what this university stands for. The true student-athlete. It's just very special. I think that's the way college athletics should be." Commodore Nation: What's the best piece of advice you've been given about being a head coach? Robbie Caldwell: "Delegate. You've got good people, you surround yourself with great coaches, which I feel like ours is as fine as any in the country; but you know I've always done things in my group--and whatever responsibilities I was given as an assistant head coach--and I liked to do it. I grew up working, and I thought that was your responsibility, so that's been the hardest thing for me is to let our people work. They have responsibilities, and they'll take care of them better than anybody. I just need to stay out of their ways sometimes. I want them to be able to work. I've never worked under a job description--whatever needs to be done, I was just always trained that way in this business." CN: Looking forward to the first game, how do you think you'll act on the sidelines as a head coach? RC: "Coach Johnson was very emotional, yet he could keep a calm head when it was time to make a decision. I hope to be able to do the same. I've got to, because it involves everybody now; but I will continue to be emotional, because it's an exciting, fun time. On offense, the players have to play with a more controlled emotion because they have to make decisions. If a guy moves six inches, eight inches, it may change the whole blocking scheme. But defensively, you can be a little more emotional, so when [the defense is] on the field, I want to make sure I show that, as well." CN: What are the differences in philosophy between Coach Johnson and yourself? RC: "Really, none, in the fact that we both grew up in the football realm thinking defense first. We kind of had the philosophy that if they don't score, we're going to be okay. That's always been our deal.... We will continue the same philosophy: attacking defense. You know, Coach Fowler and Coach Bryant would always ask me--and not just me, but any offensive guy--'what do you think about this,' because we're the ones who've got to block it, try to stop it. We try to share ideas. What's the hardest for us as an offensive line to block? And in 10 SEPTEMBER 2010 CN: What can you say about the support that the Vanderbilt community has shown in the first few weeks? RC: "It's been tremendous. Every administrator and every coach here has been so supportive. It would bring a tear to your eye, just when you walk down the hall, everybody wants to know what they can do to help. And I want them to know whatever we can do to help their program, we're in this together. If they keep score, I love it, whether it's shooting marbles or whatever, I'm a competitor, and I want to help every member. I made a stupid statement, which is very common from me, when I was talking about the different sports I played growing up. I made the comment, `I hated basketball but I played it to get out of work.' I wanna set that straight. I did not hate basketball. I loved basketball. What I should have said was, I wasn't very good at it. But I continued to play it, worked hard. Matter of fact, my basketball coach called me last week, and he said, `If you didn't like basketball, you sure didn't show it. You worked hard.' I told our basketball teams out here, I'm so proud of them. What they've accomplished has just been tremendous." CN: You were mistaken for a doorman during your visit to Media Day in Birmingham. Are you becoming more recognized here in Nashville? RC: "I don't know. I wear my Vanderbilt stuff everywhere, so people can associate it. I love Nashville. My daughter, this is what she knows as home. She was six when we got here, and she just loves it. My wife does, too." CN: Where did you develop your sense of humor? RC: "Jerry Clower's a hero of mine, and I used to listen to all of his stuff, because we grew up in area much like what he did and people I grew up with talked like him. Then I got to Nashville, and I met a man named Tandy Rice, [Jerry's] manager, and what a thrill that was. He gave me a Jerry Clower road sign. They named a road in his honor, and he gave me one, and man, I display it with pride. I've got pictures of Jerry, all his albums, tapes, you name it. I've got some stories just like his, so it was very special to me." CN: Have you had any other encounters with celebrity since you've been in Nashville? RC: "Not really. Shook some hands, but not really sat down and talked with them. But I like to meet all people. It doesn't matter to me. I tell you what, I was just upstairs talking with a man putting sheetrock up, and I've done a little bit of that. He was walking on the stilts. That's an art. And it's good to see those guys pour a little concrete. I'm fascinated by the job that they do. It's tremendous. I've got a round window in my office, and that's an art. I hired a master carpenter to work [with] me when I was living in Cary, North Carolina. I was coaching at UNC, and we had an unfinished basement, so my wife found this master carpenter. I got to know him, and he would tell me what to do, show me and then if I messed up, he'd fix it. It was great. We built these arch doorways. I said, `Man, this is just amazing how people could figure all that out.' Even cut a window out of the side of the house, he made me put the siding back on, and he showed me how to do it. He said, `You've got to do it' and he'd leave me and come back and check on it. It was a lot of fun, I learned a great deal." n 2010 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 9/4 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20 11/27 NORTHWESTERN LSU at Ole Miss - bye at Connecticut at Georgia SOUTH CAROLINA at Arkansas FLORIDA at Kentucky TENNESSEE WAKE FOREST East Hartford, Conn. NASHVILLE Athens, Ga. NASHVILLE Fayetteville, Ark. NASHVILLE Lexington, Ky. NASHVILLE NASHVILLE EASTERN MICHIGAN NASHVILLE NASHVILLE Oxford, Miss. PHOTOS BY JOHN RUSSELL Log on to vucommodores.com for updated game times and television broadcast details. vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 11 12 SEPTEMBER 2010 It's My Turn By Rod Williamson Summer Vacation? S o how was your summer? Ours was a tad busy. That often comes as a surprise to people, who logically assume since we don't play any games between June and September that we kick back and cruise in the "off-season." It's a nice thought, and once upon a time it was probably true. But it doesn't work that way anymore. In fact, for some around McGugin Center, summer represents the busiest time of year because it's when preparations for the upcoming year are put into place. Since we last gathered around this magazine, our baseball team completed a thrilling run through the NCAA Tournament, making its farthest advance ever in the process. The season ended one base hit away from Omaha. It was reported that Commodore baseball had the best Academic Progress Report (APR) of all the Top 25 programs in the nation--a perfect 100%. Our online editor, Brandon Barca, led an internal team through an intensive few months of redesigning our official website, vucommodores.com. It is possible that by the time you are reading this column, the new site is up and thriving. Countless hours were invested in an effort to make the new layout easy to read and navigate. For those of you still not using a computer and therefore not on the internet, you probably can't appreciate what the fuss is about. But for the majority of fans who realized a long time ago that mainstream media is unable to cover the Commodores as perhaps it once did, our web page is a critical link. Fans will see even more intense coverage of our teams and the issues that surround collegiate athletics and the Southeastern Conference. Our sales and marketing team also was in overdrive. There once was a time when the local paper announced the schedule, and tickets were sold at the entry gates on game day. That is ancient history. Take the current football season ticket campaign, for example. Sometime last winter, a strategic decision was made to focus our advertising and promotional efforts on our student-athletes--not simply for football, but for all sports. Why not? Our student-athletes are our most credible and valuable resource, and you lead with your strength. We wanted to differentiate ourselves from the norm. so we included video of various players on campus, volunteering in the community and so forth. We enlisted Perry Wallace, our Hall of Fame basketball legend, to do the voiceovers on the videos. We were fortunate that the university's crack creative services team threw its talents behind the effort. The results are encouraging. A national sports website ranked our football poster series as the Best in the Nation. Our ticket sales have been steady in this still-sluggish economy. In fact, men's basketball sales were way ahead of the recent pace that has made Memorial Gym a sold-out venue the past three seasons. Oh, and then there was the retirement of Coach Bobby Johnson in mid-July. That one caught everyone by surprise. As we quickly wished Bobby and Catherine well, we didn't have the luxury of reflection as we introduced Robbie Caldwell to Commodore Nation and the college sports world. During the media dog days of July, this late transition gave pundits a chance to pontificate. Some commentaries were insightful. Other yahoos that couldn't pick out Robbie or Bobby in a police lineup didn't let that stop them from offering their own opinions on the state of Commodore football. Ah, the glass house we live in! We welcome you to a new year of Vanderbilt athletics, one full of promise, excitement and intrigue. It's going to be fun. n vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 13 Ultimate Summer Adventures Brittni bowls over Finland Deeding a double in the bottom of the 10th, Brittni Hamilton stepped up to the line. It was the semifinal match of girls' singles at the 2010 World Youth Championships in Helsinki, Finland, and the Commodore standout was up against the top-seeded bowler from Holland. Pressure is nothing new to Hamilton, who has made two appearances in the NCAA Championships, won the 2010 USBC Junior Gold title in June and last represented Junior Team USA by taking gold at the 2009 Pan American Bowling Federation in Bogota, Colombia. But in Finland, 48 countries were represented, and the stakes were higher. "This tournament was the world championships, whereas last summer it was just North and South America," Hamilton said. "This felt a lot bigger, so I was still extremely nervous to bowl this one." If she felt the pressure, it did not show. Hamilton closed with two strikes to advance to the finals and ensure the first U.S. medal of 2010. Brittni Hamilton bowled her way to an individual silver medal (inset) at the World Youth Championships. Rhoades to the World Cup Don't adjust your television. That's not a swarm of bees coming your way. This summer, all eyes were fixed on the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and no ears were able to avoid the hum of South Africa's favorite one-note trumpet--the vuvuzela. "When you're at the game, it's not bad," VU sophomore midfielder C.J. Rhoades said. "You don't even recognize it unless someone behind you is obnoxiously in your ear. Other than that, it seems natural. It's such a big part of the game when you're there." Rhoades joined family--including brother Chance--and friends in South Africa for her second straight cup. They stayed in Cape Town with the Donaldson family (son Craig lived at the Rhoades' home while attending Butler) seeing Uruguay draw France and Italy tie Paraguay. Rhoades, who started every game for the Commodores as a freshman last year, was in Germany with her ODP team for the 2006 cup and hopes to take a trip to Brazil for the 2014 cup. C.J. Rhoades (inset with vuvuzela) spent two weeks in Cape Town, South Africa during the World Cup. 14 SEPTEMBER 2010 Red, White, Gray and Espo Sometimes he had a good break, other times it went by awfully fast. Either way, over the past two summers on the U.S. Collegiate National Team, Sonny Gray has been nearly unhittable. The VU ace has gone 6-1 during a twoyear career with Team USA, striking out 64 batters against only 12 walks in 48 innings of work. Team USA took second place at the V FISU World University Baseball Championships in Tokyo this summer behind three victories from Gray. Making his third trip to Japan in 13 months, the Smyrna native set a USA FISU record with 14 Ks in the team's opening victory. Gray was not the only Commodore on the squad this summer; classmate Jason Esposito joined the all-star roster during the team's first week. Esposito hit .273 with six RBI in 14 games for Team USA. The Bethany, Conn., product put together an impressive nine-game hitting streak during the team's stretch run. GRAY by GREGG FORWERCK; ESPOSITO by ROB GOLDBERG Sonny Gray and (inset) Jason Esposito played for U.S. Collegiate National Team this summer. vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 15 16 SEPTEMBER 2010 John Stokes: Fourth and Rising A s a stellar student, standout athlete and tireless volunteer, John Stokes has made quite a name for himself at Vanderbilt. But the name John Whittemore Stokes already owned quite a legacy on West End Avenue, stretching back nearly 90 years. His parents, John and Carol, and his paternal grandparents, John and Anne, all have undergraduate degrees from Vanderbilt. His great-grandfather, the original John Whittemore Stokes, earned a Doctor of Dental Sciences degree from the Vanderbilt School of Medicine in 1926. But the Memphis University School product was not always destined to be a Commodore. When the opportunity presented itself to play football in college, Stokes had a decision to make. The Commodores had won only two Southeastern Conference games in the five years leading up to his junior season at MUS, and Vanderbilt was not No. 1 on his early list. Until he met the Commodore coaching staff. "I knew Vanderbilt was a great school," Stokes said. "I knew I liked a lot of things about it. Coach Johnson and his staff convinced me that we can win and we will win, and there was no, `It's okay to get a good education and not do well on Saturday.' I think that was sort of what really made me want to come." The 6'5" Stokes began making a big impression as soon as he arrived on campus. The only true freshman to play in every game of the 2007 season, Stokes earned time as a second-string outside linebacker. But he made his name on special teams and would take over snapping duties for both kicking squads during the season. Stokes' impact on the field was mirrored by success off of it. His academic prowess landed him on the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll, a distinction he has repeated as a sophomore and junior. His proficiency in math and science led him to consider a future career in medicine. During spring break of his freshman year, Stokes volunteered with Dr. Rick Donlon at Christ Community Health Center in Memphis--his first "watch a doctor be a doctor" experience. That summer, he shadowed surgical oncologist Dr. Martin Fleming. "He loved what he did," Stokes said. "I loved how he treated people and what he was able to do outside of just healing people and helping them. Those two experiences made me want to go for it." So as a sophomore, Stokes applied to the Vanderbilt School of Medicine through the school's early-acceptance program. The program only accepts a handful of Vanderbilt sophomores each year, allowing them to forego the MCAT and encouraging them to "take academic risks and/or perform scholarly work" while maintaining at least a 3.5 grade point average and fulfilling their premed requirements. Now entering his senior year, Stokes carries a 3.85 GPA. "I was accepted," Stokes said. "And from there I've done a lot of different things, and I'm really fired up about it." For Stokes, the first "different thing" was a 2009 trip to Belize through Manna Project International, a nonprofit started at Vanderbilt that connects young people with service projects in Central America. The group built school buildings and a playground for local children and helped farmers run irrigation lines to their crops. This past spring, Stokes led a Manna group back to Belize. He serves on the campus group's executive board and is organizing trips for Spring Break 2011. Stokes also had a different summer break than most this year. He spent four weeks in South Africa this May with his brother, Will, working on AIDS relief and prevention through the United States Agency for International Development. These experiences have put a lot of different things into perspective for Stokes. "I've really come to realize that the world is big," he said. "And there's a lot of people that don't get to play football in the SEC and (Continued on Page 18) vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 17 JOE HOWELL (Continued from Page 17) have everything given to them. To understand that and to recognize the problems--not that there aren't problems here-- but it's good to be reminded that college football at Vanderbilt, the things I have here, are not necessarily the norm." Stokes' path through college has certainly strayed from any usual storyline by weaving together top-notch athletics and international relief efforts. Through it all, he has shown a continued ability to perform at the highest level both in a Vanderbilt classroom and on an SEC football field. The training and preparation he has received, and the successes he has produced, have convinced Stokes he can tackle any challenge, whether at the Vanderbilt School of Medicine or in the National Football League. He will have the option to defer his medical school acceptance should the league come calling, his most likely look coming as a snapper. "There's a confidence that comes from handling the responsibility and pressure of playing on Saturdays in the SEC with 100,000 people watching that carries over," Stokes said. "Most 22-year olds don't have that when they walk out of college. Being a part of something as big as an SEC football game and an SEC football team prepares you for a lot. "I think the discipline it takes to play college football and get a degree from a place like Vanderbilt University is incredibly impactful, and it changes who you are. There's a sense in me that I can kind of do anything." Still, Stokes is quick to deflect praise for his accomplisments, choosing instead to honor and thank those closest to him. "There's an overwhelming sense in me that, although I've worked hard and done some things, I don't know that I have a whole lot to do with what's happened," Stokes said. "My parents, my friends, so many people around me; I'm a Christian, I love the Lord--I just feel that it's not me who did all this." n VanderbiltAthleticsHallofFame Classof2010 Ernest "Bucky" Curtis Shan Foster Chris Groer Heidi Gillingham Jackson Frank Lorge Ed Martin Jeff Peeples Ann Hutcheson Price Grantland Rice Will Wolford Football Basketball Tennis Basketball Swimming Basketball Baseball Tennis Journalism Football Congratulations tothe Hall of Fame Weekend Sept.3-5,2010 Induction Dinner Friday,Sept.3 Call615/343-1107formoreinfo 18 SEPTEMBER 2010 vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 19 4 YOU To hear him tell it, Theron Kadri was reborn this past season. Now the senior defensive end hopes to use an offseason of self-improvement to put a positive stamp on his final year at Vanderbilt. Kadri returned to Ruston, La., over the summer and spent time with some football greats, including NFL stars safety Johnny Robinson and defensive tackle Fred Dean, the latter a Hall of Famer. Dean's story of religious discovery particularly resonated with Kadri, who said he felt lost at times during his first three years with the Commodores, calling himself "a foolish kid." "He just talked to me about his own personal relationship with Jesus Christ and what he'd done in his life," Kadri said. "He shared his story with me, and that's the thing that stuck with me. Just seeing someone else go to the pinnacle, and they still are able to revere and give that respect back to Jesus Christ, and then, in addition, come back and share it with somebody younger than them." KADRI Kadri was one of only three true freshmen to play when he arrived in 2007 and has been a valuable contributor his entire career. Last year he put together his best season, posting a career-high 24 tackles. But before any personal goals on the football field this season, Kadri wants to be a role model. "I want to be the best example to my team that I can," Kadri said. � Set personal career high with six tackles in last year's game against Mississippi State � His mother is a Vanderbilt alumna � Majoring in computer engineering Did you know? Kadri was baptized in March in the Nashville Church. "Ever since then, I've been doing the best I can to live my life for the Lord and continue to praise him in everything that I do." 91 KNOW 94 SHOULD For the first time since 2005, someone other than Brett Upson will be punting for Vanderbilt this season, and odds are it will be Richard Kent taking over those duties. He'll have some big cleats to fill, as Upson started every game of his four-year career, was named to the All-SEC Second Team his senior season and was the Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Music City Bowl victory over Boston College. Kent, a walk-on from Marietta, Ga., looks like the heirapparent to that key part of Vanderbilt's special teams unit. Although he has yet to see collegiate game action, Kent has impressed coaches by demonstrating a very strong leg in practice. "I didn't get much advice [from Brett]," Kent said. "I just expect to come out, do my best and do my thing, everything the team needs." As a kicking specialist in high school, Kent helped his Walton Raiders to the playoffs for three straight years. He averaged 39.6 yards per punt his senior season. Not surprisingly, he also lettered in soccer in high school. As far as his specific goals, Kent, a redshirt sophomore, wants to continue the tradition Upson established by lining up on fourth down for four years: consistency. "Kicking the same ball every time, accuracy, putting it where I want it," Kent said. � Five-time Scholar Athlete in high school � An expert on the cello and a four-year member of Walton's orchestra � Majoring in economics Did you know? Kent once had a 65-yard punt at Walton. It came at quite an opportune time: in the Georgia Dome during the semifinals of the state playoffs. KENT 20 SEPTEMBER 2010 There's good news and bad news for the Vanderbilt defense as the season opener looms. Bad news first: veteran defensive tackle Adam Smotherman will likely miss the first few games rehabbing his torn ACL. Now the good: Meet Rob Lohr, more than an adequate replacement. Lohr was a dynamic contributor in a platoon last year and looks to play 40 snaps a game at the outset as his friend recovers. "I'm really close with Smo," Lohr said. "We talk about football all the time. Hopefully he gets back in full health, but until then, I'll be holding the reins." If last year is any indication, the Commodores will be in capable hands up front with Lohr and co-captain T.J. Greenstone. Lohr played in every game in his first year of on-field action and posted 14 total tackles, including five solo stops, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry. He displayed high energy and intensity on every snap. Yet that's exactly what he wants to improve as the new season approaches and his role on the defense expands. LOHR "Just my speed, my agility, my quickness, explosiveness, stuff like that," Lohr said. "Working my technique. Over the past couple of years, we've always had a good defense. We're hoping to continue that and get better than we've been in the past." � Posted a season-high in tackles (3) in last year's homecoming game against Georgia � Won conference title in high school in javelin throw � Majoring in economics Did you know? Lohr was a football and track star at Pennsylvania's Phoenixville High School, but he didn't attend classes there. He was home-schooled all the way through 12th grade before coming to Vanderbilt in 2008. 84 You're well-acquainted by now with Warren Norman and Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt's fab freshmen running backs from last season. In the background all season, though, was fellow 2009 signee Wesley Tate, who redshirted his freshman year and will be an important offensive option for the Commodores in 2010. The three heralded tailbacks share a close relationship after being a part of the same recruiting class. "It's very close," Tate said. "Even though those guys played ahead of me, we're still good friends. We're great friends." The bruising Tate is a powerful downhill runner who brings a physical presence to the Commodore running back corps. While he stands at 6-feet-1-inches and weighs 222 pounds, don't mistake his size for a lack of speed; Tate is one of the most naturally gifted athletes at Vanderbilt. Tate missed much of the spring recovering from a foot injury, and he's made a point of taking this summer as an opportunity to get back to full health. "Just getting in shape, trying to rehab my injury from the spring, just trying to learn the system," Tate said. "That's really the main thing I've been working on." Tate, a native of Hendersonville, comes from a strong football family. His older brother, Golden III, was a star receiver at Notre Dame and was chosen this year by the Seattle Seahawks. Father Golden Jr. played wide receiver for Tennessee State University and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts. � Rushed for 3,045 yards and 45 touchdowns during his career at Pope John Paul II High School Majoring in human and organizational development 24 TATE � Did you know? Tate was a member of his high school chorus. "I enjoy singing a little bit," Tate said. "I was a Bass 1, Tenor 2." vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 21 22 SEPTEMBER 2010 Katie Dean: A-B-C, Easy as 4-3-3 K By David Rutz goes to school in London, plans to open a school of his own in his home country. Dean helped him--outside of her volunteer work with Bridge--and hopes to return to Tanzania next summer to take on a greater role in the development of this new school. One of the differences next summer, of course, is that there won't be a World Cup capturing the attention of the planet like it did during Dean's service trip. The quadrennial international soccer championship took place in South Africa June 11-July 11, and while Spain took home the title, the entire continent of just over one billion people was gripped by plenty of World Cup fever while Dean taught there. "A ton," Dean said. "It was a lot of fun to be over there." Dean was able to play a little soccer herself while in Tanzania, although it was unorganized and did not involve her Commodore teammates. Now back in Nashville, soccer has again taken center stage. Before her trip, Dean could scarcely have imagined she would be able to visit Africa, so the goals that she and her large class of fellow seniors--totalling nine fourth- and fifthyear players--have for themselves don't seem too far out of the question. "I never thought I'd be in Africa teaching for that long," Dean said. "It was a dream of mine, and if you set your mind to something, you can make it happen, you'll find a way somehow." Last year's up-and-down season saw Vanderbilt shut out its final four SEC opponents to clinch a spot in the SEC Tournament in Orange Beach, Ala.--the squad's first postseason appearance in three years. This year, Dean and her fellow classmates hope to increase their win total for the third consecutive season, positioning the Commodores to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006. "I think if we set our goals at the beginning, work towards them and really all stay focused, we can definitely achieve what we set out to. "I think we're all ready," Dean continued. "We feel like we've had our time to grow up, and we've grown a lot together as a class but also with the younger players, as well. We're all very in sync and on the same page right now to try to go farther than we have in the past." n Senior defender Katie Dean spent a lifechanging six weeks this summer teaching in Tanzania thanks to a grant from the Vanderbilt Nichols Humanitarian Fund. atie Dean didn't think she would ever have an opportunity like she did this summer, and the experiences gained through her trip went beyond teaching nearly halfway around the world. About 8,000 miles east of her home town of Boca Raton, Fla., Dean, a senior defender on the Vanderbilt women's soccer team, spent six weeks this summer teaching at the Bridge Nursery School in the East African country of Tanzania. Dean's trip was paid for by Vanderbilt's Nichols Humanitarian Fund. Established in 2006 by the E.C. and Lucile Hamby Nichols Trust, the fund paves the way for Vanderbilt students to participate in service opportunities both domestically, and as in Dean's case, internationally. Students must document their trip through words and photographs and submit a report upon their return detailing their experiences. Dean heard about the opportunity through Vanderbilt teammate Catherine Wearn, who had learned about it while she was abroad last year. Dean had to convince the organization that her service opportunity was worthy of funding, and she was successful. After her application was accepted, she flew to Tanzania and found herself in a tight spot almost right away at Bridge. Dean's a veteran member of the Vanderbilt defense, having seen action in 40 games over the past three seasons, so she's used to facing attacking forwards and midfielders. The same doesn't necessarily go for an army of toddlers. "I'd never taught before, and I literally got there the first day and the teacher was like `Okay, you teach' and left the classroom. So I was standing in front of 25 three-year-old Tanzanian kids," Dean said. "English is their first language, that's what they're trying to get them to become fluent (in), so they're taught in all English. American volunteers can go over there without knowing Swahili." Dean rose to the occasion. For the next six weeks, she taught the youngsters subjects such as English, math, letters, colors and numbers. She had traveled abroad before, having spent the previous summer doing volunteer work in Brazil, but this was her first time in Africa. The experience working with young children was eye-opening. "Just seeing how the little things that you do can really affect the kids, especially there, since they don't have that much," Dean said. "Paying attention to them and helping them individually. They'd never had that." The trip also made the rising senior, who's double majoring in medicine, health and society and child studies, realize what she wants to do after her college career ends next spring. She met a native Tanzanian who, while he 2010 Soccer Schedule 8/15 8/20 8/27 9/3 9/5 9/10 9/12 9/17 9/19 9/24 9/26 10/1 10/3 10/8 10/10 10/15 10/17 10/21 10/24 10/29 BELMONT (exh.) at UAB MINNESOTA NASHVILLE Birmingham, Ala. NASHVILLE TENNESSEE TECH NASHVILLE SOUTHERN MISS NASHVILLE Wake Forest# Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech# Blacksburg, Va. VALPARAISO NASHVILLE WISCONSIN NASHVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA* NASHVILLE FLORIDA* - CSS NASHVILLE Tennessee* Knoxville Georgia* - ESPNU Athens, Ga. Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. LSU* NASHVILLE AUBURN* NASHVILLE ALABAMA* NASHVILLE Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. MISSISSIPPI* NASHVILLE Kentucky* - FSN Lexington, Ky. SEC Tournament Nov. 3-7, Orange Beach, Ala. NCAA Tournament Nov. 12-28, Campus Sites NCAA Women's College Cup Dec. 3-5, Cary, N.C. vucommodores.com C O M M O D O R E N AT I O N 23 SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE Cross Country 3 18 Belmont-VU Opener (Percy Warner Park) Commodore Classic (Percy Warner Park) 5:30 p.m. 9 a.m. WHAT TO WATCH FOR Tuned in to the SEC Vanderbilt's Sept. 4 opener against Northwestern will be shown by CSS. The LSU Tigers visit Vanderbilt Stadium on Sept. 11 in a game that will be shown nationally on ESPNU. The Commodores first road trip (Sept. 18 at Ole Miss) will be available in more than 60 million households on the SEC Network. Future broadcasts and times will be announced on our official web site, vucommodores.com. The Vanderbilt soccer team's Sept. 26 game against SEC rival Florida, one of three contests set for air this season, will be shown by CSS. Football 4 11 18 Northwestern (Vanderbilt Stadium) LSU (Vanderbilt Stadium) Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.) 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 11:20 a.m. Men's Golf 13-14 The Invitational at the Ocean Course (Charleston, S.C.) 24-26 Mason Rudolph Championship (Vanderbilt Legends Club) Women's Golf 13-15 NCAA Preview (College Station, Texas) 24-26 Mason Rudolph Championship (Vanderbilt Legends Club) Soccer 3 5 10 12 17 19 24 26 Tennessee Tech (VU Soccer Complex) Southern Miss (VU Soccer Complex) Wake Forest (Blacksburg, Va.) Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Va.) Valparaiso (VU Soccer Complex) Wisconsin (VU Soccer Complex) South Carolina (VU Soccer Complex) Florida (VU Soccer Complex) 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. ET 2 p.m. ET 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. MLB Stretch Run The run for October is heating up in Major League Baseball, and a pair of Commodore left-handers are right in the mix. David Price and the Tampa Bay Rays lead the A.L. Wild Card hunt while pressing for the A.L. East crown. Mike Minor was called up to the N.L. East-leading Atlanta Braves in early August. Minor's Braves will travel to face Pedro Alvarez and the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-game set, Sept. 6-8. All times Central (unless otherwise noted) and subject to change. last shot RICH PILLING / MLB PHOTOS At 24 years old, David Price was the youngest pitcher to start a Major League All-Star Game since Dwight Gooden (23) in 1988. The left-handed fireballer allowed only one infield hit in two innings of work. 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As the verdict in the Ayodhya title suit case on September 24 draws near, the Uttar Pradesh Government has directed the district authorities and police administration to strictly enforce prohibitory orders under Section 144 in all districts. Processions and public meetings have been banned with immediate effect, and the Mayawati Government has made it clear that public display of emotions through gatherings, meetings and processions would not be tolerated.
The ban orders would be enforced before September 24 and will be effective after the judgment has been pronounced.
Strict enforcement
Fresh directives have been issued by the Director General of police, UP, Karamveer Singh, at the behest of the State Government. A senior police official on Sunday confirmed that security measures would be strictly enforced with adequate number of security personnel deployed in all the sensitive towns and cities of the State, including Ayodhya, Faizabad and Lucknow.
Informed sources said that 'flag march' by security forces, including the Central Para Military Force (CPMF) and Rapid Action Force, were being conducted in the sensitive places,to instil confidence among people. A flag march was staged in Ayodhya and Faizabad by the security forces on Saturday.
Not taking chances
Since the State Government is determined not to take chances with the law and order situation, it is likely that it would reiterate its demand for additional companies of central forces. This was the outcome of a high-level meeting held in Lucknow, which was attended by the Principal Secretary (Home), Kunwar Fateh Bahadur, DGP Karamveer Singh and the ADG (Law and Order), Brij Lal. Fresh requisition for at least 150 companies of CPMF is likely to be sent to the Centre on Monday, sources said.
Till now 40 companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 12 companies of Rapid Action Force have been sent to the State. In fact, the State Government has demanded 630 companies of CPMF.
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Hot Topic: The science of global warming and the public disconnect
Q: But in the end it comes down to a political question: What do you do about it? And Congress, the world, frankly, is doing nothing. You must find that awfully frustrating.
BARNETT: Very frustrating.
Q: If CO2 stays in the atmosphere for 1,000 years, if we're putting more and more into the atmosphere every day, does the question of what to do about it become one not so much of stopping CO2 but of adaptations here on Earth?
SEVERINGHAUS: Removing CO2 is going to become important. And there are technologies to do this. A professor at Columbia University, Klaus Lackner, has found a brilliant new method of removing CO2 using an ion-exchange resin. And it doesn't actually require very much energy. the problem with so many of these old removal technologies is that they take energy to pull the CO2 out. And then that's sort of a self-defeating cycle. But there's new options. I believe in the power of technology to solve problems. And I think this ion exchange is great because it really just uses the evaporation of water in a desert environment as the source of energy. That's free energy.
Q: How do you do that?
SEVERINGHAUS: The way it works is that you have, in a desert area, this ion exchange resin that is exposed to the dry air and then CO2 sticks to it. And then you pull it into a confined space and you flood that with water vapor. And the water vapor prefers the active site to CO2 so it kicks off the CO2. You collect your CO2 in your confined space and then you just put the plastic back out in the dry desert air and it repeats the cycle all over again.
Q: But how do you do that with the atmosphere?
SEVERINGHAUS: It's amazing. Lackner's done all the math on this. And he calculates if you could build 50 million of these little modular units, and they each remove one ton of CO2 a day, you could solve the problem. This is an exit strategy.
Q: If you could wave a wand tomorrow and achieve the political solution, what would that be?
SEVERINGHAUS: We need to figure out the details of the sequestration thing. There needs to be R&D. Right now it's not commercially viable. Klaus Lackner and several other people I work with have been trying to start a private company for the past 10 years and it's been a miserable failure. And the reason is it's just not financially attractive right now. And part of the reason is that fossil fuels are just too cheap. It's not quite ready for venture capital. But that's the kind of thing we need. And the government, frankly, also has to put some money for R&D, as well.
BARNETT: The thing is, there's a broad range of things that might be done. Maybe this is the right one, maybe it's not. Maybe the next one will be the right one. But the point is we've got to do something.


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27th September 2011
Party of Five star Sean Maher comes out 34
11:48 AM — Party of Five star Sean Maher has revealed he is gay. The 36-year-old actor said he was told by his agent to hide his sexuality and try sleeping with women.
15th September 2011
Belgian ex-footballer turns gay porn star 39
5:38 PM — A Belgian former professional footballer has become a gay porn actor. Jonathan de Falco, formerly of Racing Mechelen and Oud-Heverlee Leuven, says he always felt attracted to men but his sexuality was never public.
14th September 2011
Elton John sues over unpaid charity date 27
4:27 PM — Sir Elton John has issued a banker with a writ for £700,000 after the man allegedly to failed to pay up after winning a charity date with the star.
13th September 2011
Gay Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson joins Gaydio 3
2:33 PM — Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardson has been given a weekly show at gay radio station Gaydio. The star, who came out as gay last year, will host a two-hour Sunday show at 4pm with fellow cast member Bronagh Waugh.
Jane Lynch: 'I can't tell anyone else how to come out as gay' 9
1:58 PM — Glee star Jane says she would never give anyone advice on how to come out as gay. The actress, 51, appears on the cover of this month's Advocate magazine and is one of Hollywood's most high-profile LGBT people.
6th September 2011
Rap star Game urges gay artists to come out to avoid passing on 'AIDS' 44
12:54 PM — Rapper Game has said that he believes a number of other rap stars are gay and should come out. The 'Mr Life' performer, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, said he was not homophobic but has a problem with people who stay in the closet.
5th September 2011
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6:59 PM — It's not just Google who has been paying tribute to the late gay Queen star Freddie Mecury on what would have been his 65th birthday. Singer Katy Perry posted a video on YouTube to someone who she credits with inspiring her to go into the music industry.
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2:59 PM — Google has paid tribute to late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury with an animated 'Google doodle' on its homepage. Today would be the gay singer's 65th birthday. The search engine is celebrating with a cartoon of the star which features 1978 Queen hit 'Don't Stop Me Now'.
10th February 2011
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4:04 PM — Ricky Martin is to be honoured by GLAAD for raising the profile of gay rights. The star will received the Vito Russo Award at the organisation's annual awards next month.
7th February 2011
'Faggot taunt' started Shia LaBeouf fight 8
5:24 PM — Transformers star Shia LaBeouf was arrested this weekend after allegedly being involved in a bar fight in California. According to reports, the fight broke out after fans called the actor a "faggot" for refusing to speak to them.
4th February 2011
Elton John says he wants Rush Limbaugh to support civil unions 20
4:54 PM — Elton John says he wants unlikely friend Rush Limbaugh to say he supports civil partnerships for gay couples. The singer sang at the controversial radio host's wedding last year and was reportedly paid $1 million for the gig.
1st February 2011
New Kids star Jonathan Knight confirms he's gay 8
10:51 AM — New Kids on the Block star Jonathan Knight has confirmed he is gay. He appeared to have been outed by 90s popstar Tiffany last week but said he had "never been outed by anyone but myself".
25th January 2011
90s star Tiffany apologises for outing Jonathan Knight 13
4:37 PM — New Kids on the Block singer Jonathan Knight was accidentally outed by 90s popstar Tiffany. She was being interviewed on Bravo's late night chat show Watch What Happens Live and told host Andy Cohen that Knight was gay.
24th January 2011
Elton says he loves the smell of nappies 8
3:56 PM — Elton John says he loves the smell of nappies and that fatherhood so far has been "very relaxing". The star was criticised by some who said he would be a hands-off parent and leave the messier aspects of childcare to nannies.
21st January 2011
Ricky Martin says he wants a daughter 12
4:03 PM — Ricky Martin says his twin sons are a handful but he'd love to have a "daddy's girl". The gay star had sons Matteo and Valentino by a surrogate mother in 2008.
14th January 2011
Jane Lynch says gay actors will never get the straight leading roles 49
2:42 PM — Glee star Jane Lynch says that while she does not think Hollywood is homophobic, gay actors will never get to play straight leads. The lesbian actress, who married her partner in 2010, told AfterElton.com that mainly straight audiences want to pin their "hopes and dreams" on straight actors.
6th January 2011
James Franco: 'Maybe I'm just gay' 17
4:18 PM — James Franco has a history of taking on gay film roles, which has inevitably stoked curiosity about his sexuality. He told the Advocate last year that he was straight, but was more nuanced in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly.
5th January 2011
Video: Gareth Thomas tells Ellen he 'prayed to be straight' 27
10:01 AM — Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas has revealed he prayed to become straight before he married his wife. He appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show last night and told the lesbian presenter the lengths he went to in order to avoid his homosexuality.
30th December 2010
R&B star Chris Brown's homophobic Twitter duel with Raz-B 17
3:51 PM — R&B star Chris Brown, who had been attempting to rebuild his reputation after beating his ex-girlfriend, the singer Rihanna, yesterday engaged in a Twitter duel which saw use homophobic abuse against rapper Raz-B who accused his former manager of rape.
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1:37 PM — Rupert Everett, the openly gay star of 'My Best Friend's Wedding' has once again hit out at Hollywood, claiming that the lack of roles for gay actors is caused by homophobia.


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It's almost impossible to keep up with the accomplishments of brow-blessed phenomenon Cara Delevingne. She's modeled in major campaigns for Topshop, Chanel, Mulberry, and Burberry. She's currently featured on the September cover of Vogue. And just in case there was any doubt about her A-list status, she's fronting two fragrances this season, one for Burberry and one for Tom Ford. Her talents don't stop at modeling, though; she also sings, plays the drums, guest-designs for DKNY—oh yeah, and she can act, too.
As anyone who follows her on Instagram knows, part of Cara's irresistible appeal is her "embrace your individuality" philosophy, which she happily embodies in every quirky snapshot and adorable video clip.
While we've grown to love Cara for her undeniable awesomeness, we initially noticed her for beauty reasons—namely because of those famous, face-framing arches. It's no secret that her iconic brows, which you recently voted the best in Young Hollywood, are a force of their own. Aside from looking perfect all the time, they've also been known to kill tweezer sales. Now that's a power brow.
Click through our slideshow above to see Cara's beauty evolution in action, and let us know which supermodel moment is your favorite in the comments below.


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Fomalhaut Ring System - Size Comparison with Solar System
August 22, 2005
A bird's-eye comparison of the Fomalhaut ring with our solar system. In this graphic, Fomalhaut's ring, about 25 billion miles across its inner diameter, is compared with our inner and outer solar system.
Topics: Environment, Technology Internet, Piscis Austrinus constellation, Stars, Astronomy, Fomalhaut, Fomalhaut b, Castor Moving Group, Circumstellar discs, Planetary systems, Solar System


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Nextronex - Solar Inverters And Integrated Systems
based in Toledo, OHIO (USA)
Nextronex is a solar component manufacturing company that develops and sells utility-scale grid-tie inverter systems for photovoltaic installations.Nextronex is dedicated to becoming the premier provider in utility scale solar inverters, supplying energy maximization systems for photovoltaic array systems across the country and around the world.
Han's Inverter & Grid Technology Co. Ltd
based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, CHINA
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|The Ear Force X31 is our third generation of wireless headsets for the XBOX 360. Like the X3, the X31 combines XBOX live chat with wireless game sound so you can hear the game sound and the voices of other players in the headset. In other words, it replaces your XBOX communicator headset and external speakers. By hearing the XBOX Live chat in the center of your head rather than in one ear, you can communicate better online. By eliminating speakers you can turn up the game without disturbing others. And, by having the game sound right on top of your ears, you can hear even the softest sound cues that are impossible to hear with speakers. For example, you can hear when someone is quietly sneaking up on you and react faster. That means youll have a totally immersive gaming experience while becoming a better player. Just like the X3, the X31 includes a headset and small transmitter. As you can see, the colors have been changed so its easy to see its a new model. What is different, however, is that we made the headset more comfortable by increasing the size of the ear cups so they sit around your ears rather than on top of them. We also replaced the vinyl ear cushions with these soft, fabric mesh cushions that let your ears breathe. The most significant improvement is that the X31 uses digital 2.4 Giga Hertz Radio Frequency wireless technology. This new digital RF technology is a huge improvement over analog IR because it delivers CD-quality sound with no background hiss, no interference from plasma TV screens and no line of sight restrictions between the transmitter and headset. Sound quality is improved with new 40mm speakers that use the same design as our high-quality X41 50mm speakers for better frequency response and improved clarity in the game sound. Inside the headset is a digital signal processor for bass boost and stereo expander effects, which can be turned on by pressing this button. This makes the expander more dramatic than the X3.Stereo ExpanderThe X31 headset incorporates a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) that spreads the stereo game signal to provide a "wider" sound field. This results in a richer, fuller sound than conventional stereo sound - almost as if it originates from outside of the headphones.Bass Boost The X31 headset DSP also lets you turn on a Bass Boost feature that produces deep, rich bass tones by increasing the volume of low frequency sounds - just like turning up the volume on the sub-woofer on your home theater system. Bass Boost improves your gaming experience by kicking-up the sound level of explosions, gun shots and other deep-bass sound effects, making them even more dramatic.Microphone Monitoring It's hard to hear yourself speak when a headset is covering your ears. The X31 corrects this annoyance with its microphone monitoring feature. The X31 adds a portion of the microphone signal into the headset signal, so you can hear some of your voice along with incoming chat and game audio. Microphone monitoring not only keeps you from talking too loud, it also eliminates that annoying "clogged ears" feeling when talking while the headset is covering your ears.Independent Chat/Game Volumes Separate volume controls let you adjust the game and chat levels, so you can easily balance them and never have to worry about missing a cue from your teammates.Advanced Battery Booster Circuitry The X31 has a battery booster circuit that squeezes every last bit of power from the batteries and assures high quality sound until theyre completely dead. This allows a pair of AAA Alkaline batteries to last for as long as 25 straight hours of game play. You can also buy standard rechargeable batteries in place of Alkaline batteries.Powered By USB The transmitter is powered by a single USB port on your XBOX, or from a nearby PC or laptop. So there is no need to fuss with a separate AC power adapter.
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CAMI Music has signed the innovative European theatrical pioneer MUMMENSCHANZ for North American representation beginning in 2013, both companies announced today. CAMI Music, an international leader specializing in the development of touring theatrical entertainment, musical events and performing arts, is proud to add the famed Swiss-based visual theater company to its world renowned roster.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, MUMMENSCHANZ continues to captivate audiences young and old around the globe with its groundbreaking art form. The acclaimed theater company is currently performing in New York City for four weeks (now until January 6th 2013) as the centerpiece to a four-month North American tour ending March 2013 -part of larger Worldwide Jubilee events to mark the group's milestone.
"A group of artists and innovators of the highest caliber, MUMMENSCHANZ is an ideal addition to the diverse and extensive CAMI Music family," said Jean-Jacques Cesbron, President, Columbia Artists Music. "We're eager to think in creative new ways and forge collaborative partnerships for this talented theater company."
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Joint ventures between large companies or with start-up or other smaller companies are now an everyday occurrence. Partnerships have long been the tried and true form for the holding and operation of real estate, and since the 1981 Act, for the conduct of closely-held business operations as well. Further, the increase in the number of joint ventures to develop large-scale projects, the rise of the limited liability company, the promulgation of the "check-the-box" regulations, and the use of hybrids that have fueled an explosion of tax planning opportunities have led many companies, both large and small, to focus on the partnership form or the LLC form for structuring subsidiary operations and foreign operations. More than ever before, corporate tax executives find they must advise senior management, and outside counsel find they must advise their clients, on the opportunities and pitfalls of structuring joint ventures and investments as partnerships or LLCs under Subchapter K of the Internal Revenue Code.This three-day seminar will trace the partnership tax rules from the birth of the partnership through its operating life, with an emphasis on tax issues and planning strategies and opportunities; and then, since for one reason or another such ventures frequently unwind either before or after satisfying their purpose, will focus on exit strategies and tax planning possibilities in unwinding. Some of the sessions on the first day are intended to serve as a review of basics. Special attention will be given to planning under recently finalized sets of regulations and proposed regulations, and to changes wrought by recent legislation and legislative proposals. Speakers from Treasury and the IRS will be joining a number of the more advanced panels in order to discuss cutting-edge issues.
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Relevance of basis in partnership interest; equality of inside and outside basis; Sections 705 and 752; partnership interest distinguished from partner's capital account; effects of contributions; effects of liabilities; effects of Peracchi; effects of income and loss; effects of distributions; ordering and timing rules; allocation schemes for recourse and nonrecourse liabilities; bottom-dollar guarantees; capital account deficit restoration obligations; capital contribution obligations; final regulations for DREs; contingent liabilities and "Son of Boss" regulations; recent Notices.
Section 704(b); basic principles and relationship with Section 752; regulatory standards for allocations; substantial economic effect; deficit restoration obligations and other recourse assumptions; capital account maintenance; revaluations and book-ups; nonrecourse deductions and minimum gain attributable to nonrecourse liabilities; minimum gain chargebacks; partner nonrecourse debt; alternative test for economic effect; economic equivalence test; substantiality and related persons; PIP; "targeted" versus "layercake" allocations; at-risk and deficit restoration agreement; regulations on "non-tax basis liabilities"; removal of the de minimis rule; joint ventures with tax-exempt investors; Series LLCs; planning strategies.
Book/tax disparities; statutory framework; mechanics of Section 704(c) and reverse Section 704(c) allocations; final and proposed regulations; the traditional method; ceiling limitation principles; traditional method with curative allocations; remedial allocation method; other reasonable allocation methods; anti-abuse principles; Notice 2009-70; remedials and related parties; planning concepts.
Capital interests; profits interests; restricted versus unrestricted, Section 83(b) election; options; warrants; equity appreciation rights; consequences to all parties; gray areas; recent IRS releases; proposed regulations dealing with service partners; new focus on earned interests and possible "carried interest" legislation; effects of recent statutory amendments, proposed, temporary and new final regulations; Sections 409A and 457A.
Taxability of issuance, exercise and lapse of non-compensatory partnership options; definition of option, including options, warrants and conversion features of debt or preferred equity instruments; Section 704(b) and Section 704(c) consequences; basis issues; distinguishing compensatory from non-compensatory transactions; Section 708 and Section 752 impacts; proposed and final (hopefully) regulations; planning opportunities and strategies.
Statutory and regulatory framework of Sections 707, 704(c)(1)(B), and 737; planning techniques based on current law, including discussion of recent high-profile cases and examples; overview of proposed regulations under Sections 707, 704(c)(1)(B), and 737; planning implications of proposed regulations.
Addressing topside planning for private equity and hedge fund investments, including the myriad passthrough, cross-border and other issues involved, including UBTI, ECI, FIRPTA, sovereign investors (Section 892), and exit planning.
Current state of the law on the application of the self-employment tax to LLC members and limited partners; impact of the new Medicare tax on net investment income, planning opportunities.
Sections 741 and 751; unrealized receivables; inventory items; effect of liabilities; current distributions; distributions in complete liquidation of partner interest; post-distribution consequences to distributee; distributions involving partnership ordinary income property; partnership terminations and consequences; the Section 708 termination regulations, including planning strategies; planning to avoid termination.
Transfer of partnership interest; distribution of partnership assets; distribution to transferee-partner; effect of Section 1060; effect of Section 197 and the final regulations; planning opportunities and techniques involving making or not making the Section 754 election; final regulations under Section 755; effects of 2004 AJCA amendments, including proposed regulations on mandatory adjustments for built-in losses and contributions of built-in loss property.
Treatment as partnership versus other arrangements; contributions of property, rights to use property and services; planning for transfers of intangibles under Section 197 in light of the final regulations, start-up costs, and deductibility of liabilities; contingent liabilities and trade or business exception to regulations; introduction to taxable transfers; partnership accounting methods, periods and issues; planning strategies.
Recent and pending developments in partnership taxation featuring Treasury and IRS attorneys.
A discussion of recent and pending transactions that have used the tax rules applicable to partnerships and other pass-through entities in new and innovative ways during the past year. The panel will discuss specific deals and new trends in flow-through entity structures and transactions.
Final regulations; forms of partnership mergers; Assets-Over Form; Assets-Up Form; Interest-Over Form; effects under Section 752; buyout of a partner; merger or division as part of a larger transaction; forms of divisions; consequences under Sections 704(c)(1)(B) and 737.
Section 45 production tax credit (PTC) for wind, biomass, geothermal, and other renewable resources; Section 48 investment tax credit (ITC) for solar; election to claim ITC instead of PTC; structures, including partnership "flip" structure and pay-go variation, sale-leaseback and inverted lease; impact of historic rehabilitation tax credit guidance in the wake of Historic Boardwalk Hall; recent legislative and administrative changes, including the "begun construction" requirement and related IRS guidance; the use of MLPs, REITs and Yieldcos; Washington update, including corporate tax reform and proposed changes to depreciation, PTC and ITC.
An overview of the use of umbrella partnerships for UPREIT, UP-C and UP-PTP structures, including discussion of key features of such structures, terms of tax receivable agreements and tax protection agreements and tax issues raised by such structures and agreements.
This session will review recent developments in the tax treatment of disregarded entities in different contexts, and identify the themes and principles that lead to sometimes consistent, and sometimes inconsistent, results.
This session will examine a range of issues arising in current transactional planning involving passthroughs, including intentionally taxable transactions, contingent liability structuring, and other cutting-edge strategies.
Effects of tiering on Section 704(b) allocations, allocation of liabilities, mergers, Section 704(c) allocations, disposition of Section 704(c) property, special basis adjustments and other representative effects of tiered partnerships.
The impact on partnership and other transactions of recent judicial decisions, legislation, and administrative developments relating to economic substance and tax shelters and the codification of the economic substance doctrine, including the 2011 LB&I Directive; laying the groundwork for penalty defenses; Circular 230 and related ethical considerations that come into play in evaluating the difference between good tax planning and overly aggressive or even criminal tax advice.
Distressed partnerships and the effect of debt modifications, debt workouts, and partnership bankruptcy proceedings on partners and creditors. Debt modification and amount and timing of cancellation of indebtedness (COD) income; differences between discharge/workouts of recourse and non-recourse indebtedness; effect of COD income recognized by a disregarded entity; allocation of COD income; strategies to mitigate the effects of COD income; disappearing debt in partnership transactions; passive activity and at-risk implications; Rev. Proc. 2009-37; partner-level deductions for worthlessness and abandonment; timing of losses for lenders; final regulations under Section 108(e)(8).
Building on the introduction to Section 752 (on Day One) and exploring the complexities arising from the Section 752 regulations and the perils and opportunities they create; recent transactions and cases in which the Section 752 regulations feature prominently.
Treatment as a partnership versus other arrangements; the election out of subchapter K under Section 761; use of tax partnerships to solve oil and gas tax issues in contractual joint ventures; unique tax concepts in oil and gas partnerships; Section 613(A)(c)(7)(D); qualification as a publicly-traded partnership under Section 7704 with a focus on Section 7704(d) and "qualified income."
General review of benefits/detriments in using U.S. or foreign tax partnership vs. corporate structure in outbound/inbound joint ventures; formation, operation and termination of joint venture; foreign tax credit; tax treaty and Subpart F and withholding tax issues; Section 894(c), foreign partnership reporting rules; foreign currency under Section 987, conversion issues and Rev. Ruls. 99-5 and 99-6; planning opportunities with hybrids, including check and sell.
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CORVALLIS A mural in Corvallis is raising the ire of the Chinese government and the Consulate General's office in San Francisco has asked that it be taken down.
The mural, which stretches across the top of David Lin s building, shows Tibetan monks being beaten and arrested by Chinese soldiers and police in the struggles for independence in Tibet and Taiwan.
The Chinese say its offensive, but Lin says it s a truth the world should see and he s not budging. Now Oregon lawmakers are coming to his defense.
Nothing is more important than fact and truth --nothing more. If the Chinese people want to have a better life for themselves, for the future, they got to face this issue, Lin said.
But not everyone agrees with Lin s message. The Consulate General of China sent a letter to the mayor of Corvallis saying the mural offends Chinese students attending Oregon State University.
He s not violating any laws. And one of the things we discussed when we met with the representatives from the consulate is that the mural does represent free speech as guaranteed by our first amendment, said Corvallis mayor Julie Manning.
The Chinese response infuriated Oregon Representative Peter Defazio.
This represents the basis of our representative democracy, our freedom of speech and our rights, and it will not be bullied by China or any other overseas interest, Defazio told Congress.
The controversy caught Sen. Ron Wyden s attention too.
I believe the Chinese government ought to back off, he said.
Back in Corvallis a growing number of people are stopping by to see the mural for themselves. Lake Oswego s Nancy Wernecke is pleased at the very American response to China.
And I m glad the response has been no, of course not, she said.
Lin said members of the local Tibetan community are planning to gather at his mural on Saturday to offer their support.
KGWreporter Pat Dooris contributed to this report