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Ding Dong, Z is Gone
Well the big bad Zambrano has finally been traded away from the Cubs. Paul Sullivan and far too many Cubs fans may bust a hip at the grave dancing party. While I understand the move from the Cubs perspective, it's unfortunate that a player with such a great Cubs career had to end his Cubbie days like this. He may have been off his mental rocker, but he was damn good on the pitching mound and at the plate over 11 seasons to a tune of 125-81, an ERA+ of 122 and 3 Silver Slugger awards. The more recent down years, injury hiccups and temper tantrums may burn the brightest in our memories, but Z was doing the heavy lifting all those years the Cubs were waiting for Prior and Wood to get healthy. Could he have been better these last few years? Maybe, but I'm not gonna preach from the safety of my Internet connection on how an adult should behave himself so that it satiates my moral compass. He was what he was and part of what infuriated us, may be the same parts that helped him be so good on a baseball field. I for one will greatly miss watching him play, because it was clear he was having a lot of fun out there.
But his time with the Cubs has passed, if for no other reason that JedStein wants to start fresh and it did seem that his last episode not only pissed off the fans, but even his teammates. His days of a 200 innings a season have faded with the memories of 2007 along with the velocity on his fastball. I certainly could see him still putting up some decent seasons, but a fresh start with a new club and a new manager is probably the best setting for a career rejuvenation at the moment.
So enough about the old Cubbie, meet the new Cubbie - Chris Volstad.
The towering 6-8" right hander will be playing his age 25 season next year. The Marlins 1st round pick in 2005 out of high school (16th overall), he rose to as high as the 40th best prospect in all of baseball before the 2007 season according to Baseball America. Kevin Goldstein had him as the Marlins #2 prospect(4-star) before the 2008 season behind Cameron Maybin.
The Good: Volstad paints the strike zone with outstanding command of a three-pitch mix. His fastball sits at 89-91 mph and features a little bit of sink and a heavy downward plane because of his big frame, which also allows him to maintain his stuff deep into games. Both his curveball and changeup are above-average pitches, and he approaches his craft with the maturity of a veteran.
The Bad: Volstad is a bit of a mismatch; a finesse pitcher in a power pitcher's body. As effective as he can be, he doesn't have a true swing-and-miss offering, and it's hard to project him as any kind of star because of it. He focuses a bit too much on throwing strikes at times, and some feel he could be more effective by occasionally mixing in chase pitches.
Perfect World Projection: A valuable pitcher who delivers 200+ innings annually with above-average productivity.
Volstad reached the majors that year at age 21 and went 6-4 with a 2.88 ERA...Hall of Fame, here we come!
Instead reality hit, and Volstad has gone 26-35 with a 4.88 ERA over the last 3 years, which in the pitching friendly Joe Robbie Stadium or whatever it was last called, amounted to a pathetic 84 ERA+. For some perspective, Z and Dempster put up ERA+'s of 81 this last season. Gadzooks!
So obviously the Cubs are counting on his upside more than his recent performance. The aforementioned Goldstein had him as the Marlins 5th best player under the age of 25 the other day, accompanied with this promising sentence: Volstad is a fantastic sleeper selection for 2012 as he learns how to be a groundball pitcher. His ERA was up in 2011, but his walks were down, his strikeouts were up, and there is still a ceiling there.
A quick look at Fangraphs pitch values shows that hitters are teeing off his fastball, with his curveball having the most success. He throws that sinking fastball about 60% of the time and it must be pretty damn hittable. He'll either need to improve his offspeed stuff or hope for a much better defense behind him.
Overall, I can't say I like the deal, if for no other reason than Z was always entertaining to watch and it's hard to imagine Volstad will be any better over the next 3 years than Z would be next season, although it's certainly possible he could be as good considering his age and tools. The trade does seem to fit the plan of trading short term assets for long term assets and here's hoping the new Cubs brass is seeing something that can be fixed on Volstad that the Marlins weren't able to pinpoint. And to get anything for Z with teams knowing he was on the brink of being released, especially when that anything is young and still has potential brewing under the surface, is a trick in and of itself.
Hopefully for their next act, JedStein can tranform Soriano into a few prospects and save a few million.
UPDATE: As part of the deal, Z not only waived his no-trade clause but also the vesting option for 2013 if he finished in the top 4 of the Cy Young vote. He also got back 24 days of pay from his 30-day suspension last year, somewhere around the vicinity of $2.4M. The Marlins will pay him $100K if he wins Comeback Player of the Year in 2012.
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I agree to some extent. Zambrano was absolutely doing the heavy lifting in the Wood/Prior years, you couldn't have said that better, Rob. I never thought that made him a "True Ace", however.
I really hope he does great things with the Marlins, just not against us. And I also wish it would have ended better.
That said, the entire situation was of HIS DOING, things under his control. So ultimately, not a bad guy, but good riddance. It's almost like it's okay to root for him again, now that somebody else has to deal with his bullshit.
I hope Volstad ends up worth a shit, but also, whatever.
And yes, if they're willing to pay that much for some sort of upshot return, I would absolutely think they could pull off something for Sori, although now you're talking three years. Makes me think maybe that gets done next off-season...?
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i'm kinda shocked how many people don't like this deal. a good number of people like it, but i thought it'd be more. hell, i'm more excited about this one than the wood one.
i love Z, gonna miss Z, but i like this gamble for 3 years of volstad club control.
he's got to get his slider clicking and keep the ball in the park. he was very much an experiment last year that's in transition from a fastball/curve guy to a fastball/slider guy (he's got a changeup, too, but yawn/meh). his slider, though late coming, was showing late season bite and control...add that to the fastball and curve, both with decent control...well, i like the future. if he can't keep the ball in the park, though...sigh.
i don't see him as anything more than a #3/4 type pitcher, but Z in a good year these days (when not injured or otherwise missing games) is a #2/#3 type who's going away after this season. i wish the cubs didn't actually have a use for cheap middle/end rotation pitcher gambles, but unfortunately they do. they should be full-up on that aspect of rebuilding with mlb-ready-now wood, volstad, wells, and cashner on board for 3+ years...plus whatever comes through the system to match them.
Please Stop It
Rob--Don't call them "the Cubbies." Ever.
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Amen. Living in San Diego, I feel like punching anybody in the face who mentions my "Cubbies" ... they can't understand the pain, and to relegate it to cartoon level with that nickname. Uggh.
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Good point. But I associate the use of "Cubbies" with the drunk bleachers crowd that never cared about the team or their performance and was proud of the equally annoying lovable losers badge.
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Completely agree Rob. Maybe I'm an idiot, but really excited about the new blood. I guess being an idiot and excited isn't mutually exclusive . . . Hmmm.
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Well, I gave Milton Bradley, "A chance to be proven wrong."
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You mean he got his slider going towards the end of the season? His September was pretty good (I understand this is a small sample size):
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he spent a pretty frustrating 2011 working on the transition started in earlier seasons.
fwiw, i have no idea why he's not throwing his curve as much, but i have a feeling it's because of the load on his arm because it's a highly effective pitch for him.
he's had a slider, but he's crutched so much on the curve as his secondary that his slider never fully matured even though he's had one for a while.
it was late season last year when he got a consistent feel for it. i hope he has the muscle/mental memory to repeat it going into 2012.
...also hope he can keep the ball in the park because that will kill his ERA even if his whip drops to the 1.30's. he's going to have a bunch of hitters put the ball in the play whether they turn into hits or outs.
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Just because, I looked as some CV splits...Looks like he should pitch more against the Brewers.
Volstad vs Cubs (career)
the rest of the central division:
Reds 1-2, 4.34, GS 3, IP 18.2, R10, HR2, BB9 K15, WHIP 1.39
Brewers 1-1, 1.71, GS 4, IP 26.1, R5, HR2, BB4 K15, WHIP 0.98
Cards 2-1, 5.11, GS 4, IP 24.2, R14, HR2, BB8 K5, WHIP 1.42
Pitt 2-2, 7.45, GS 4, IP 19.1, R16, HR3, BB7 K10, WHIP 1.29
Astros 3-0, 4.40, GS 5, IP 30.2, R15, HR 0, BB9 K19, WHIP 1.24
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Nice find Cubster!
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He may have been off his mental rocker, but he was damn good on the pitching mound and at the plate over 11 seasons to a tune of 125-81, an ERA+ of 122 and 3 Silver Slugger awards.
Although your numbers are, I assume, sound, we are ignoring the downward trend in his effectiveness in recent years, the inability for Z to come up in big games (probably due to the aforementioned mental issues), and a complete lack of consistency. So bad that at one point he was relegated to the bullpen.
At this point Zambrano is just another tier B pitcher with tons of potential. Tons of potential doesn't warrant large contracts. Hell, Charlie Morton has tons of potential, but you don't see him running around with $15 million per. Zambrano, as with so many other Cub players, is a victim of the Hendry Doctrine: Paying players more money than past performance has dictated under the premise that they will play UP to their contract. The Hendry Doctrine, it seems, is an abject failure.
Maybe I'm being nitpicky, but we all like Big Z- and that makes buying his stats as proof that he's a great pitcher an easy mistake to make.
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Volstad... meh... okay, I guess. Seems more of a lateral move than trading talent up or down.
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Big Z WAR by year:
2002 = 1.3
2003 = 4.6
2004 = 5.5
2005 = 5.0
2006 = 4.2
2007 = 2.9
2008 = 3.2
2009 = 2.7
2010 = 2.7
2011 = 0.7
Sure he's declining, I think everyone agrees on that. But he'd not have declined so much without the bullpen shit and missing games due to suspension, etc, even if he is responsible for the time he missed.
I don't mind moving him. I wouldn't think we'd be able to do much better than what we got.
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My perception is that he was trying to compensate for decreasing velocity and couldn't figure out how to do it.
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In announcing the Z trade yesterday, Levine then opined that the Garza talks would move to the back burner, waiting to see if anyone stepped up to meet the Cubs' asking price. The focus now is on moving Soriano to an AL team so he can DH, with the Cubs eating much the same level of salary in order to do it as they did with Z. Levine predicts the Orioles as a likely landing spot for Soriano, although as many as 8-9 teams are being approached.
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I wouldn't get hung up on the three years. At some point, if they haven't already, the Cubs will offer him at a price that the buyer will consider fair for one season. You're certainly right that nobody wants Soriano for three years at any price, but if they can just toss him away after 2012, why not?
How about Soriano for free to the Red Sox as compensation for Epstein? By "free" I mean with a check for $54 million pinned to his shirt pocket. That money's gone, gone, gone no matter what.
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Cubs should have tried to trade him for the rights to sign Yu Darvish if that's even possible. His $54 million outstanding beats the Rangers' $51.7 .
And Soriano finishing up in Japan would have made for a symmetrical career.
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Sullivan Z Vendetta Machine gets cranked up:
PWSullivan Paul Sullivan
Beinfest says Z "hasn't lost his competitiveness." except of course when he quit on his teammates.
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What would Paul Sullivan know about teammates?
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Paul Sullivan is an annoying little dwarf that just needs to STFU. Why does Chicago always have such shitty sportswriters? Especially those on the Cubs beat?
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anyone here part their hair down the middle like Sullivan does?
you need to stop it
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Does ass count?
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I lol'd
sound sent: applause
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*takes a bow
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a whole lot less than he knows about platform shoes
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Hak-ju #20. Sigh.
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Reports here are they are looking to try and interview someone from the Packers and Falcons as well.
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How about Byrd to the BoSox for AA Of Jeremy Hazelbaker?
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Pure speculation on my part, based on the fact that the Red Sox should be looking for OF help with Kalish having shoulder surgery. And, they have reportedly shown interest in Byrd this offseason.
The Cubs need OF prospects and Hazelbaker fits their profile rather wel (as he should, being a Red Sox prospect)l. He isn't considered a top 10 prospect but still appears to have good upside, and at AA isn't too far away to provide some help in the forseeable future.
BA's list for the Red Sox' top prospects comes out tomorrow, and it should be an interesting read...
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A distinct possibility, although the Cubs are quite thin in OF's (see Mather, Joe), and if we give up Byrd with no OF return, it a makes a signficant problem even worse (especially if we dump Soriano).
I'm sure we could take the salary savings and sign a FA OF to provide some filler, but we need real prospects, not retreads.
Even though Byrd is overpriced at $6.5 million, he is still a valuable asset and (IMHO) would be too much as compensation for Theo.
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Damn, what a set of OFers
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Not many good options... it's like the Republican primary out there.
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Our OF isnt that bad!
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probably saturday depending on what they do with hammel (assuming friday for ham).
Lester is going to get one more start, right? It sure would be nice to see him get a shot at 20 wins.
Nicely done! I think in my 10-14 games I went .500 or a little over. Strangely, I went to the Cards games they mostly lost (incl Saturday) and the one SF game they lost, plus a couple Brewers games they lost, too. I should have gone to just Reds games. But still - saw mostly very good baseball on the North Side this year. Regardless of what happens come October - the Cubs are positioned for some good times in the next 3-5 years.
First Cub victory at home this year for me!
Saw all four starters this year
RIP Arnie. We could use a lot more like you -- a man who succeeded and failed on his own terms, a true original, and, finally, a remarkable example of graciousness towards others.
Cubs finish 33 over at home. I was, personally, one game over at 3-2, which was one of my better years in a while.
I do hope that's the last time we see the Cardinals this year. A lot of power, which is dangerous, particularly in a short series, and they have really shut down KB all year.
Oh, and Jon Lester? Damn!
Yes. Boating accident at 3AM. Very sad, but stupid. Young men do stupid things.
lester puts 2 on and is taken out at 96 pitches. oh well.
edwards in.
2 out in the 7th, lester at 84 pitches, ross taken out for the standing O.
it's possible contreras will catch lester for another inning+.
What a weird day. Jose Fernandez and Arnold Palmer, but then Scully and, on a much more modest level, Ross....
d.ross gets his 2nd standing O on the night (last home game of the season)...hits HR #10...curtain call. baseball.
as a fan, he only "owes" us the game on the field and not getting in the way of others on his team being ready to play (imo).
it's exponentially worse to his family and friends, but this dude most likely had 15+ years of play left and even though he just turned 24 a couple months ago he had already established himself as a top guy in the game.
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Updated #Cubs probs vs Pirates: Mon, Hendricks vs Kuhl; Tue, Lackey vs Vogelsong; Wed, Arrieta vs Taillon; Thu, Zastryzny vs Nova
I know what you're trying to say, Charlie, that none of us feels what his loved ones must be feeling.
On the other hand, what makes a death like this tragic is precisely the loss, based on Fernandez's youth and brilliance, to the baseball world.
So, for example, we can say that Princess Diana's death meant more, in aggregate, to millions of admirers who didn't know her personally than to her loved ones.
boston pitching snags a couple of mlb team records...
"Over nine innings of play, Boston's staff struck out 11 straight Tampa Bay Rays hitters Sunday, breaking the major-league record for most consecutive strikeouts in a game.
The previous record was held by former New York Mets right-hander Tom Seaver, who struck out 10 straight hitters in 1970.
Not only that, but with a strikeout to end the ninth, sending the game into extras, Boston's staff also struck out an MLB-record 21 batters over nine innings."


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A 16-year-old Mesa boy who admitted to fatally shooting his girlfriend's 42-year-old mother yesterday afternoon told police that he stole the gun used in the attack from his father. He also told investigators that the girl's mother wasn't his intended target -- he says he planned to kill his girlfriend and then himself.
The names of the suspect, victim, and her family have yet to be released, and it's unclear whether the 16-year-old will be tried as an adult. However, he's been booked on one count each of first-degree murder and burglary.
Mesa Sergeant Ed Wessing says the suspect told police that while at school yesterday, he decided to break into his 18-year-old girlfriend's home and kill her, or himself -- or both.
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The suspect then walked to the victim's home and broke into the garage and waited for someone to open a door leading into the house.
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Tim Tebow may or may not make the jump to professional baseball after three seasons away from the NFL. The Atlanta Braves were among the 20 or so major league teams watching his recent baseball tryout Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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Seattle Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane remained seated Thursday as the national anthem played before a match against the Oakland Raiders, less than one week after Colin Kaepernick's controversial decision to do the same.
It was not immediately clear whether Lane sat out the anthem in protest, as the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers did in protest of American racial injustice and minority oppression.
The rest of the players from both teams stood as the anthem played Thursday, The San Jose Mercury News reported.
>> Related: Colin Kaepernick isn't the first star athlete to protest the national anthem
Kaepernick and 49ers' safety Eric Reid knelt Thursday night as the national anthem played before a game in San Diego, ESPN reported. The protest elicited scattered boos from the crowd.
Kaepernick has stayed seated for the national anthem during all of the 49ers' exhibition games, although his refusal to stand didn't come to public notice until Friday, when he remained on the 49ers' bench before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
It appears that San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was making political statements well before his decision to sit for the national anthem during last week's preseason game.
>>Kaepernick taking heat for national anthem protest
Photos that were taken during an Aug. 10training camp practice showed Kaepernick sporting socks with images of pigs wearing blue cop hats. "Pig" is used as a derogatory term for a police officer.
Thursday afternoon, Kapernick responded to the socks controversy in an Instagram post.
A photo posted by colin kaepernick (@kaepernick7) on Sep 1, 2016 at 11:52am PDT
In the last week, Kaepernick has received criticism and praise for his decision to sit out the national anthem, which he said was his way of protesting against police brutality and racism.
Veterans around the country are coming out in support of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's right to sit out the national anthem at football games. Kaepernick has said he is trying to "bring awareness" to the oppressed and shine a spotlight on issues like police brutality.
>> Colin Kaepernick could be cut by the 49ers, but not for the reason you may think
While some veterans don't support his decision, they are backing his message and his right to sit down.
>> Donald Trump on Colin Kaepernick controversy: Find another country
They've created a hashtag that's starting to pick up steam on social media, #VeteransForKaepernick.
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Colin Kaepernick's days with the 49ers could be numbered, according to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer.
>> Donald Trump on Colin Kaepernick controversy: Find another country
Kaepernick grabbed the national spotlight Friday night when he decided to sit down during the playing of the national anthem just prior to the start of the game. He described his actions as a silent protest against the perceived injustice faced by African-Americans and minorities in the country."I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick told the media after the game. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."
>> Is Colin Kaepernick breaking the law by not standing for the national anthem?
By all appearances, bringing controversial social issues with him to the football filed may have only served to fast-track his waiver.
Glazer said he would be "shocked" if Kaepernick lasted the entire season on the 49ers roster, although he specifically says it's not from a political perspective."Regardless of politics or not, he has a very, very big uphill battle to make this team," Glazer said on Fox Sunday. "I'd be shocked if he's on the 49ers by the time this season ends. It has nothing to do with political views whatsoever. He lost a ton of weight this offseason, had three surgeries, couldn't work out, lost that double threat, that size-speed ratio. No political views, he just hasn't been effective. He's regressing as a player. I'd be shocked if he's on this roster by the end of this year. He may not be on it in the next two weeks."
>> Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest ignites debate on social media
On Sunday, things reached a fever pitch when Kaepernick held a press conference with 49ers media. Rather than back away from his statements, he doubled down."You can become a cop in six months," he said by his locker at the Niners' training facility, "and you don't have to have the same amount of training as a cosmetologist. That's insane. I mean, someone that's holding a curling iron has more education and more training than people [that] have a gun and are going out on the street to protect us."
Kaepernick's actions Friday weren't exactly self-sabotage.
He's been in steady decline since his breakout season in 2012 when he finished the season with a career-high passer rating of 98.3. Since then, he's dropped off significantly every season, from a 91.6 passer rating in 2013 to 86.4 in 2014, and 78.5 last season. The release could come as more of a next step than a direct reaction to his comments.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines when he elected to sit during the national anthem on Friday on the sidelines of a preseason game. In an interview following Sunday practice, Kaepernick said that he respected the sacrifices made for him to take a stand.
>> Is Colin Kaepernick breaking the law by not standing for the national anthem?
In the same interview, he called out both Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for representing what he sees as the serious issues plaguing America. He called out both for their racist remarks. Kaepernick also had something to say about Clinton's email server scandal:"I mean, you have Hillary [Clinton] who's called black teens or black kids super-predators. You have Donald Trump who's openly racist. I mean, we have a presidential candidate who's deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn't make sense to me, because if that was any other person, you'd be in prison. So what is this country really standing for?"
When asked about Kaepernick, Trump said the player "should find a country that works better for him," as reported by BuzzFeed.
On Monday, he told "The Dori Monson Show," "I have followed it and I think it's personally not a good thing. I think it's a terrible thing, and you know, maybe he should find a country that works better for him. Let him try; it's not gonna happen."
>> Listen to the full segment here
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is known for speaking his mind on Twitter, but now he's taking his politics to the playing field.
>> Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest ignites debate on social media
Kaepernick made waves after a reporter noticed that he was not standing during the national anthem Friday evening, in a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers.
The quarterback later told NFL Media that the move was intentional. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick said.
Mike Garafolo of NFL Network tweeted that Kaepernick has sat during the national anthem before.
The 49ers released a statement about the incident:
The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pre-game ceremony. It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose to participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem.
The NFL also released a statement, saying that players are encouraged but not required to stand for the national anthem.
The mother of NFL player Tre Mason told Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies last month that her 22-year-old son has "10-year-old's mindset" as the result of head injuries sustained playing football.
"Tre is not himself at all," Tina Mason said on audio recorded from a PBSO dashboard-camera video recorded July 27, when Tre Mason fled from a deputy while riding an ATV west of the city. "He's not making good decisions."
Mason had been "admitted for evaluation" to a hospital July 23, after his mother had called deputies to her home, saying Mason had been acting erratically. Officers found him with a cut hand that day, prompting his trip to the hospital.
The deputy says in the July 27 video that Mason was traveling at speeds that reached 80 mph as he was chased.
The video shows Mason, dressed in white T-shirt and dark shorts, running into his mother's home just before the deputy pulls into the residence's driveway.
In the footage, a deputy attempts to coax Mason outside by saying he's not going to arrest him, even though he could take him into custody for fleeing and eluding with sirens and lights activated, which is a felony.
Mason refuses to come outside, but the deputy eventually gives him citations and has the ATV towed.
While speaking outside the residence, one deputy tells another that Mason should be in training camp with the Los Angeles Rams, for whom he has played two seasons.
"But he's (expletive) around over here," the deputy says in the video. "His career is going down the tubes."
Rams head coach Jeff Fisher has said the organization hasn't heard from Mason since the end of the 2015 season. The Rams placed the running back on the reserve-did not report list when he didn't show up at their training camp July 29.
As Mason's ATV is being towed away, his mother tells deputies she's glad they are taking the vehicle.
"To watch it ride away is a blessing, actually," Tina Mason says.
A deputy tells Tina Mason her son should be playing football.
"No, actually he shouldn't. … ," Tina Mason says. "There's CTE and this head-injury thing. You can say he should be playing football, but this is not what it is."
CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma, including concussions. It was not known Thursday whether any clinical diagnosis has been made regarding Mason.
Tina Mason tells deputies that her son's mental state took a turn for the worse after the 2015 season.
"Clearly, we could see the change," Tina Mason says. "Like, completely."
Mason rushed for a combined 972 yards for the Rams in his first two seasons after being drafted in the third round out of Auburn in the 2014 NFL Draft. At Auburn, Mason rushed for more than 1,000 yards as both a sophomore and junior and helped lead the Tigers to the 2013 national championship game against Florida State.
Since the end of the 2015 season, Tre Mason has had a series of run-ins with law enforcement, including a March 5 arrest in Hollywood during which he was Tased after refusing to exit his vehicle
On July 23, deputies went to Mason's home after family members reported "bizarre and angry outbursts." When deputies arrived, Mason threatened to call the White House and have them all fired and made comments regarding Al-Qaeda.
"As much as he's accomplished, as hard as he's worked, as much as he's built his character, in record-breaking time it's going downhill because of what's going on," Tina Mason says. "He doesn't even know. He's not conscious enough."
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly announced Sunday that he had dismissed starting safety Max Redfield and suspended cornerback Devin Butler indefinitely after both were arrested in separate incidents in Indiana over the weekend.
Redfield was a two-year starter who was fourth on the team in tackles last season. He also faces an additional charge for possession of a handgun without a license.
Four other four players arrested with Redfield on misdemeanor possession of marijuana will be disciplined internally, Kelly announced. University officials could impose more penalties on top of what the athletic department decides.
In a separate incident, Butler was arrested during a bar fight between two women. According to police, Butler was asked to move back and the player "shouted profanities at the officers and starting swinging his fist." One officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries, including a sore wrist.
Kelly issued a strongly worded statement on Sunday.
"There are times when a player's conduct fails to meet the standards I have set for our football team that it is appropriate to take action independent of any decision that might be made by the Office of Community Standards," Kelly said. "This is such an instance."
From a football perspective, Kelly's decision will hurt the Irish secondary. With Redfield now gone, freshman Devin Studstill is projected to start. His backup is also a freshman. Butler was still rehabilitating a broken foot injury suffered in June. He was not expected to play until October.
No. 10 Notre Dame opens the season against Texas on Sept. 4.


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Oil prices jumped more than $1 per barrel Friday in another volatile trading day for crude, led by gains for heating fuels. Also helping to push up prices was a U.S. warning that Nigerian militants may be planning to expand their activities beyond the restive southern petroleum-producing regions.
Citigroup Futures Research energy analyst Tim Evans said traders were also taking a second look at natural-gas inventory numbers released Thursday, which helped boost heating fuel prices. Last week's withdrawal of 259 billion cubic feet from underground storage was short of some analysts' expectations, but it was the biggest since 1997, he said.
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U.S. shares of DaimlerChrysler jumped more than 4 percent Friday - setting a 52-week high - after a trade publication reported that General Motors is in talks to acquire the troubled Chrysler Group.
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Valero L.P., a pipeline company based in San Antonio that trades under the ticker VLI, said Friday it will change its name to NuStar Energy. Valero GP Holdings, which trades under the symbol VEH, will change its name NuStar GP Holdings. The move was taken as a result of the separation from Valero Energy, Valero founder Bill Greehey said.
"Our new name says it all," said Greehey, who will be chairman of NuStar Energy and NuStar Holdings. "We are the new star in the energy business."
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Retail gasoline prices rose for a second week in a row across Texas, according to a weekly survey released Friday. The AAA Texas gasoline price survey found that regular grade was averaging $2.11 per gallon across the state, up 4 cents from last week. Nationally, regular grade rose 5 cents to an average of $2.24 per gallon.
The most expensive gas prices in this week's survey were found in Amarillo, where they rose 6 cents to an average of $2.22 per gallon.
The cheapest gas was in Corpus Christi, where prices rose 4 cents to an average of $2.03 per gallon.
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This project's funding goal was not reached on June 11, 2012.
TOO FAT TO FLY! This game will be for Iphone and Ipad
This project's funding goal was not reached on June 11, 2012.
Too Fat To Fly will be a unique game to the industry. You will have 12 characters, 4 worlds and plenty of powerups. The object of this game is to draw a magical trampoline under your character to help bounce him/her around the worlds while collecting coins, apples and other powerups such as the jetpack, Coin Magnet, Power Jumps, Upside down mode. Most of the powerups will be carried by his buddy the Big Fat Bee. Also in the game we will have negative objects such as pieces of cake or hamburgers mixed into the game and if you eat to many of these objects then you will start getting too fat to fly. If you get to fat you will pop causing you to lose what you have collected. You can eat apples that will get you back to your optimal flying weight and once you have done this the bird will let out a little fat :-)
You will need to also watch out for the bird man who will be trying his hardest to catch you with a net so he can lock you back up in your cage with all of your other buddies so beware of the mean bird man.
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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North East vegetarian deli offers healthful options
Each January I resolve to eat better. Most years, my momentum runs out, leaving me with a heaping serving of guilt.
This year, I'm keeping my resolution thanks to a new menu of healthy options at Homegrown Natural Foods and Fresh Picked Vegetarian Delicatessen in North East.
The health food store, which opened in November, features daily lunch specials, homemade soup, a specialty salad bar, fresh pasta, as well as coffee and numerous bulk items -- all available for carryout.
Owner and head chef Katie Rowan, a vegetarian since age 12, is a local expert on health food. She began her career at Whole Foods and then partnered with a small health food store in North East from 2007 until it went out of business in 2010.
I recently picked up lunch to go.
In addition to the vegetable soup in a lightly herbed stock, I chose a butternut squash and Bartlett pear soup with toasted pumpkin seeds. The squash soup was light and refreshing, with a hint of thyme and sweetness. The seeds added a nutty crunch.
At the salad bar, I filled my container with an organic spring mix and Rowan's homemade avocado ranch, which is made with vegan spread, drawing its rich flavor and texture from the avocado.
On this day, the bar also boasted roasted red pepper hummus, roasted Brussels sprouts and Pappardale Pomodoro, a homemade spinach and basil pasta with tomatoes and onions.
To round out my lunch, I chose products from the store: Lumpa Jack cheese from Conneauttee Creamery in Edinboro and a loaf of wheat bread from Honey House Hollistic Bakery in Waterford. The handcrafted cheese, which comes from grass-fed cows and is hormone and antibiotic free, was soft, creamy and flavorful. The rosemary, Kalamata olive wheat bread was delicious and aromatic.
Rowan, who coordinates North East's farmers market, believes what she sells tastes better. "You just can't beat the flavor and quality -- when you pick a peach off the tree or eat food that's not packed with chemicals and preservatives it tastes so much better."
Eating food that is healthful, filling and tastes like a treat -- now that's a resolution I can keep.


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Unique Plants For Dressing the real Landscape
When I asked for suggestions on using Colchicums in the garden, not many may tell me how to avoid the bad regarding the plant's ample simply leaves. Recently, however , a belated note came telling of the solitary gardener's method of enjoying the flower – not as a back garden subject, to be sure, but still a means to enjoy it without messing up the yard with a lot of yellow simply leaves. She said, in part, "I plant the bulbs in the out-of-the-way sunny spot that individuals call the 'nursery. ' As soon as the foliage disappears, the real bulbs are dug as well as stored in a cool shed until August; then we textbox them up, as many as is going comfortably in each textbox, and put them in the windowpane of an unfrequented room till the flower bubbles commence to show. They are then put in the windowpane garden where we can take advantage of the flowers. After blooming, they might be returned to the 'nursery. '
OF all the iris cousins, I think I like sparaxis with regard to flowering in pots. These are a little taller than freesias, to be sure, and are therefore tougher to keep upright, but the flowers are generally larger, flatter plus much more colorful. I think you will find these people a pleasant surprise. Order these people and get them in the land by late October. Floral five or six an inch heavy in a 5-inch pot; slide them in a cool dark location until top growth needs light, when they should be transferred to a cool (50° to 60°) room, giving them full sunshine when returned to gentle.
Ixiolirion Montanum
Landscape house home gardeners may be divided into two programs: the impatient ones who otherwise demand immediate effects plus the curious ones who like to build all their plants from seeds, regardless of time needed to bring them to fruition. To the former, bulbs on the lily-cousin, Ixiolirion montanum, need to be recommended; to the latter plant seeds will be wel-come. In either case, the final result should be a revelation associated with beauty when the 18-inch indoor plants hang out their showy, angel trumpet plants and starry trumpets of blue throughout May and June. Al-though often spoken of inside the literature as half-hardy this proved fully hardy throughout protected places and should turn out to be hardy in most sections.
Considering their ease of custom, if you can supply them a great deal moisture until they are by way of flowering, and the gratifying advantages for that little care, it is not easy to understand why camassias are definitely not found in every garden. There may be, for instance, C. leichtlini, in the blue form. Give it a rather heavy, moist soil partly shade (full sun will probably do) and watch it are as long as 3 or 4 feet with a range blue (lavender to heavy blue) stars in planting season. They are excellent for decreasing, opening up to the end on the stem in water. Floral them this fall for finest results.
Summer Lawn Therapy Tips for Every Homeowner
Homeowners looking for summer lawn attention tips have come to the right place. Summertime is one of the most difficult times of the year for our lawns. Springs lush, green grass gone and been replaced through dry, half-dead lawns. So how do you make the most of your lawn that assist it make it through the warm weather? Here are five lawn attention tips to help you do just that:
-Avoid the urge to cut the turf too short. When you are approaching summer but still putting up with the damp season, it can be very appealing to cut that grass while short as possible. After all, the real rain makes it seem to create a foot in 2 days! But as summer approaches, be sure that a person adjust the height of your mower blades. They should leave your own personal lawn at least three inches wide tall or maybe even taller when compared with that. Lawns that are maintained at taller heights will be able to grow their roots more deeply than those that are kept very short. Consequently, lawns that are not cut as short will probably dry out more slowly because their very own roots are longer and offer them access to water that is further and further under the surface.
-Be consistent with your lawn care practices. One issue some homeowners have is that often they wait until their lawns have died off then start watering them so that they really will turn green once more. This simply creates too much activity for your grass. If you want it to stay green and lush all year long, then make sure that you are committed to watering it as a lot as it needs to be. Of course it can be nearly impossible to keep your lawn natural, and if so , you just need to receive this and let the lawn go dormant until a more favorable season rolls around.
-Dont neglect that your lawn still needs water, even if you have allowed it to go dormant. Moving water the lawn early in the day and permit it soak down heavy into your soil. Dormant lawns only need about a half " of water every two or three weeks in order to keep them well. If you keep up your providing water rates like this over the summer, you should see instant repair when the fall rolls around.
-Keep certain lawn care routines to the end of the summer. Weed killers are best used between late August as well as early September. Also responsibilities like thatching, seeding, as well as fertilizing should be saved just for this same time frame.
-Try to hold the traffic on your lawn to a minimum during the summer months. These are the times when your grass really needs a break, and any kind of traffic on it is going to make this that much more difficult for it to extract when the fall finally comes around.
Even when your lawn is usually lying dormant, you still require proper care of it, and by following a above tips, you are sure to turn out to be one of the first homeowners with a completely trimmed lawn when fall does arrive. Just focus on the basics over the summer and let your lawn get the rest that this really needs. Desert Grape vine builds, installs, and maintains landscapes. They offer everything from finish lawn and yard servicing and yard clean-up for you to irrigation evaluations, installation of landscaping design rock and granite, as well as tree trimming. Give them some sort of call to get some help on these summer lawn attention tips today!


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Task Force LyricsBitch Mob, Worldwide, Lil' B
[Verse 1]
Nigga this the task force are you ready to meet the lieutenant
I done hit 50 licks and the game about to jump up in it
Now its, like a scrimmage when you all up in that field
It gets real over the scrill, where them deals, them caps get peeled
Why you all up in my mouthpiece, trying to get something up out me
I done met bitches like you before, I treat them like a no no
Shouts out to bitch mob, young pretty boy killer, I see that pain up in your eye
But I chose to go out and ride, I'm holding on to that gizzon', for fizzon'
And protection, nigga tried to catch me slizippin', like the hitman out in richmond
Holla on them streets when that task force on my mind, bitch mob up on my mind
Lil' B, I'mma go out and ride, Task Force no option, pass to the back no
Quarterback option, buyin from me no quarterback option, might have to go out and drop em
Shouts out to Marvellous, Shouts out to Sacremento, I'll be smoking on that endo
Playing Nintendo, cause life's a game. In the Bay we be in a daze, of that green
And I'm all about grapes, shouts out to East Ma Ma, finna hit up KFC
Means Killing Fuckers Consistently, I'm my worst enemy, the only
One that can beat me is Lil' B, Thats Literally. Task Force keep it real with me
Bitch Mob gon' kill for me, Lil' B thats the frenemy, you waiting out here for enemies
Move looking like a centipede, 740 on top of shorty, leave your ass with that 240, shotgun
With that Oh Lordy!
Finna leave that pussy dripping you bitch
Hand me the bitches and hand me protection, I need protection and I need bitches - Lil' B
First you have to be Based
Second thing you have to be apart of Bitch Mob
Third you have to protect Lil' B at all times
Protect Lil' B
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Hasek to Return to Sabres… as a Player?!? (Plus, some fun Hasek History)
Don't shoot the messenger.
Hasek is actively (and vocally) seeking a spot on an NHL roster for next season. He's already narrowed his choice down to one team. From the Vancouver Sun:
The 47-year-old netminder, who didn't play anywhere last season, has confirmed to several Czech publications he's exploring the possibility of making a comeback to play an 18th season in the NHL.
"I know what I want," said Hasek, who last played with Spartak Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2010-11 season.
"I know where I want to play, but I'm not going to talk about it. I think it's better if you only know there are two sides and that's enough.
"Now it's not appropriate to publish anything."
Hasek's son Michael still attends Michigan State University and the six-time Vezina Trophy winner confirmed he recently was in the Detroit area visiting his son.
The Czech story said he also visited Buffalo, where he spent the bulk of his NHL career and has a charitable foundation.
"My agent, Ritch Winter, knows what I want," Hasek said. "We're working and will see how it goes, I don't know.
"It'll probably be decided in June."
"I train regularly, almost every day, without exception," Hasek told Isport.cz.
"I'm in great shape and the other sides know it. Of course, if I'd agree (to a contract), I'd go even more intensely by late June or such.
"I still haven't gone on the ice. I went just before last season, but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't prepare any differently."
Logic would tell us that Detroit is the obvious choice here, but there isn't much logical going on with this decision. Frankly, anything is possible. I wouldn't be surprised if he was up the QEW jockeying with 4 other netminders for space between Brian Burke's pipes next season. In any event, it is an interesting developing story to follow in the offseason.
And oh, what does this mean for the Sabres? Right now, nothing, except that if he goes pro, then we will have to wait another year to retire his jersey.
His playing days here were beyond memorable. There was so much just to the spectacle of his play, to the events on and off the ice, that some of them have been lost to history. Yesterday brought one of those more forgotten moments back. Remember May 25, 1998? From the Sports Illustrated vault:
BUFFALO, New York (AP) — The NHL admitted the play that led to the Washington Capitals' winning overtime goal over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals should have been blown dead for icing.
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Gelzinis: 'Cheetah' lets girl show true spots
Marathon victim's prosthetic gives freedom
Credit: AP
From the youngest, most enchanting victim of the Boston Marathon bombings comes a portrait of pure joy.
With her hands planted firmly on her hips and a beaming smile that all but dares the rest of us to be jealous, Jane Richard, barely 8 years old, shows off her new, hyper-cool artificial leg.
It's called a "Cheetah" and it was a gift made possible by a group aptly called "Wiggle Your Toes."
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The Colorado Division of Insurance announced earlier this week that premiums for individual insurance plans are expected to increase by over 20% in Colorado in 2017. The news comes on the heels of a May announcement from United Health Care and Humana in which the companies declared they will no longer offer individual plans for Colorado residents in 2017. The Colorado Division of Insurance announced in June that approximately Continue reading
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Bennet And Tipton Respond To Obama Address
Two Colorado Legislators released statements regarding last night's State of Union Address by President Obama. Congressman Scott Tipton said that "President Obama gave a damage control speech and Americans are fed up with seven years of the President's go it alone overreach that disregards the Constitution and excludes any ideas that aren't his own." Tipton also asked if, "the American people are better off than they were seven years ago when the President took office." Continue reading
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Congressman Tipton Nominates Two Steamboat Students
Congressman Scott Tipton yesterday announced that 24 students from Colorado's 3rd Congressional District have received a nomination from his office to attend U.S. Service Academies next year. The students were selected based on meeting or exceeding the stringent requirements of the Continue reading
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Letter To Secretary Jewell in Support of Trapper Mine
U.S. Senators Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet, along with Governor John Hickenlooper, and Congressman Scott Tipton yestrday sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell urging DOI to complete the court-ordered Environmental Assessment for Trapper Mine prior to April 30th. Trapper Mine's permit was covered under the same environmental review that the U.S. District Court in Colorado deemed deficient for Colowyo Mine, but Trapper Mine was initially believed to be unaffected. Further review led to a negotiation with the Office of Continue reading
Tipton On EPA's 'Covert Propaganda' Campaign
Yesterday, Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) underscored that even the Administration's illegal 'covert propaganda' effort has failed to build support for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS), an attempt to expand federal control over private and state-governed surface water rights. A report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week concluded that the EPA Continue reading
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Shop Small Businesses This Saturday
Highlighting the positive impacts small businesses have on communities across the nation, Congressman Scott Tipton yesterday encouraged his constituents to participate in Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday, the Saturday after Thanksgiving has become the traditional day to show support for local businesses and recognize their impact on communities. Tipton stated that "Shopping small is a sure way to find unique, high quality items, and it's a great opportunity Continue reading
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Congressman Tipton Sends Letter To President Regarding Refugees
Today, underscoring that the federal government must rigorously vet and verify the identities of refugees, Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) took steps to halt the President's unilateral actions to admit tens of thousands of unverified Syrian refugees into the United States. Tipton urged that the focus instead be on moving forward with alternative options to protect the refugees, including establishing safe-zones within Syria. Continue reading
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Following a letter sent last week requesting that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy disclose plans for the cleanup of the Animas River contamination, Representative Scott Tipton, yesterday, wrote again to the EPA Administrator, with 15 questions Continue reading
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Lawmakers Urge Changes in Rural Broadband Funding
Colorado's rural communities were well represented last week in two separate letters to the Federal Communications Commission calling on the agency to update how rural companies receive funding for voice and broadband services. A bipartisan U.S. Senate letter featured signatures from 61 members, including Senators Continue reading
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Kinkaid Lobbying Lawmakers to Visit Craig
Moffat County Commissioner John Kinkaid was in Washington D.C. this week representing the National Association of County Commissioners. Kinkaid says he has been working on getting Congressional members to visit Northwest Colorado. He says that he has convinced Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Continue reading
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Moffat County Commissioners Support State Fight Against Sage Grouse Listing
The Moffat County Commissioners yesterday indicated they were happy that the state is going to fight the Gunnison Sage Grouse decision in court. U.S. Fish and Wildlife recently made the decision to list the Gunnison Sage Grouse as a threatened species. A decision on the Greater Sage Grouse is expected next year. The Greater Continue reading
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The Federal Government is going against the will of individual states, when it comes to listing sage grouse as threatened. That's according to Governor Hickenlooper's point man on sage grouse, John Swartout. Swartout says yesterday's decision to list the Gunnison Sage Grouse as threatened means that control of the species goes Continue reading
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Brandon Semenuk and Logan Peat hop in the famous Mustang Mach 1 and head all the way south from British Col...
Brandon Semenuk and Logan Peat hop in the famous Mustang Mach 1 and head all the way south from British Columbia down to Santa Cruz, California for some great mountain biking. This episode contains cops, greasy hash browns, epic trails, and a ninja security guard. Watch the last episode here: http://youtu.be/lOQA3gkZKYw Subscribe to the show! http://www.youtube.com/show/lifebehindbars?s=1 Follow on twitter #LifeBehindBars @BrandonSemenuk https://twitter.com/#!/BrandonSemenuk Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brandon-Semenuk/172128549470965 @CurtisLRobinson https://twitter.com/#!/CurtisLRobinson @KyleNorbraten https://twitter.com/#!/KyleNorbraten @TheCoastalCrew https://twitter.com/#!/TheCoastalCrew @Evan_Intern https://twitter.com/#!/Evan_Intern @redbull https://twitter.com/#!/search/redbull


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Europe as a continent offers a lot to the traveler. On a relatively small piece of land (compared to the other continents) you can find many cultures, regions, climates and cities. From the cold north to the warm south, Europe really does offer a lot to the fellow traveler and It can be daunting to choose where to travel to. I wanted to share with you this quick list and offer up my own thoughts on 10 Places I think you should visit in Europe this Fall. Overall traveling in the fall season is enjoyable and for me personally easier then in the summer months.
I have never dreaded the darkness in life. Somehow it has always been a part of this world and approaching it and confronting with it can actually make life more beautiful. Now it's that time of year, when leaves start to turn, cold winds roll into the land and the heat of summer starts to vanish. It naturally begs the question of the dark side of things. I try to use this time of year to my advantage and find beauty in even the darkest spots.
With temperatures sinking it makes going out and exploring nature that much more fun exciting. Fall is not truly here yet and most of nature is in bloom. I try to use this time to make trips and generally explore the world around me. These shots of nature were taken around our mountain cottage, from which I have shown you some new images in my recent post on Friday. I hope to see you out and about as well. Please link up your posts, I can't tell you how much I love browsing through the happening in your corner of the world.
While you could argue that summer is still around (especially here in the south of the country), the northern parts are slowly but surely starting to experience the start of the fall season. During a recent visit to our Mountain Cottage I got to capture some of those sights. You will see nature in bloom though, as the fall season has only just started.
Traditional Villages are common here in Bosnia and Herzegovina. You have really, really old ones, everyone knows about, like Lukomir, then there are the hidden ones spread out through the country. One of those hidden gems is the village Babici in the plains of Rostovo, located near Bugojno. Now, this village, though traditional in design isn't really old. It has been rebuild in order to showcase what life used to look like.
We had some really great weather this past weekend (though it rained on Sunday) which made walking the city really enjoyable. We had friends visiting and did the obligatory walk through the Old Town of Mostar. This time we went to the Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque. It really gives you the best views of the old bridge. Completed in 1618, this mosque is the second biggest in Mostar. It is placed just 150 meters north of the Old Bridge on the very edge of the river bank. That position gives an unforgettable view over the Old town from the mosque's minaret. Here are some images for our afternoon and thank you for visiting and linking up.
On the second day in Neum, after a whole day of swimming (for me at least) my friends and I went for a walk in the western part of Neum. The city has build a brand new walking lane, that stretches along the shoreline. On one side you can find new houses, apartments and luxurious homes and on the other private beaches, and the crystal clear Adriatic Sea. Come join us for one final summer stroll along the seaside.
I'm bringing back the multi part travel series on the blog it seems. After completing the 3-part Zijemlje travel series, I'm back again, but this time with a two part post about my recent weekend in Neum. I have already posted some GoPro underwater images I took while swimming there. This series here are actually two walks my friends and I made on two separate days. Part one covers the east part of town, while the second one covers the west part which includes a brand new walking lane. I hope you will enjoy both of them.
As the day came to an end so did our stay in the foothills in the slopes of mountain Velez. But before we departed and returned home we enjoyed the sunset here. After climbing a small hill we saw this really gorgeous mountain valley. Some roads (though I using the word road is very generous here) were leading away into the forests. We stayed close by though, and to our surprise discovered tombstones scattered across the valley...
Summer isn't completely gone here in South Europe and while the work days are busy and hectic, the weekends still offer themselves up for an escape to the seaside. These images were taken under water with the GoPro 4, and I had a lot of fun using the little camera. I took some videos as well, and tried to capture as much as interesting details beneath the surface as I could. I hope you will enjoy these. I hope to share some above the surface shots as soon as possible, but before that the third and final part of the "Visiting Zijemlje" photo series, will be uploaded as well.
As the sun started to set in the valley of the village Zijemlje, the landscapes started to change around us. Gone was the heat of the afternoon and a calm and mellow wind blew through the land. We returned to our car from the place we had explored in the first part. Our goal was to drive further into the mountains, but before that I took some sunset images in the valley.
There are many places in south Bosnia and Herzegovina that offer themselves up for a great day trip. Places like Blagaj, Kravice Waterfalls, Pocitelj, Stolac, and so on. Most of them are well known and tourists swarm them, especially in the summer. But when you really want to escape to crowds there are other places where it feels like it's the end of the world. Small villages, like Zijemlje, located an hour drive up the mountains from Mostar. I have visited this village before during the winter, and always wanted to come back when the trees are green and maybe even at sunset. Luckily for me, I accomplished both of those things this past Saturday.
Pocitelj presents one of few urban ensembles in Bosnia and Herzegovina preserved in their integrity to the present time developed through the several phases of the history, beginning with the medieval period. When you stand here, inside the walls, surrounded by so much history, you start to wonder about the place, of what was here before, and who stood in these spots. There is quite a lot of the old structure left here, and the main tower is very much accessible. From many places, you can gaze out of the windows and look into the surrounding nature and river Neretva, which is flowing beside the town. A full three part travel series to Pocitelj can be found by clicking here.
There are a million photo apps out there. From Instagram to Snapchat, each tries to outdo the other, and the smart phone user can get bogged down by so many of them. While I do use Instagram frequently (you can follow me there as well, for more photos) I'm always on the lookout for something new and good. While Prisma has been out for a while now, I haven't really gone with the trend and started immediately using it, thinking that it was one of those many photo apps that I can't be bothered with. After all, for my photography I really only need Adobe Photoshop which is a powerful tool. So if an app comes along it better bring something new.
I love the quietness of the night. The moment when life calms down and the "silence" becomes the main noise. These images were taken from the window of our apartment in Sarajevo. It was a starry night, and the moon was clearly visible above the buildings. Getting in closer with my camera I noticed more and more stars, dotted across the sky. I lingered for a while after I took them, since the view was simply amazing.
Summertime in the mountains is not only lush and green, but often times a welcome escape from the heat. I love this stretch of mountains in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, which covers the Ivan mountain mostly. Nature here is very charming, from deep woods to amazing cliff and rock formations. I hope you'll enjoy these images, and I'm looking forward to seeing and visiting your contributions. So don't forget to link in!
Before summer is all gone, lets return to the beaches once more. When the daylight hits the shorelines, life is carefree and relaxed. Even if you don't take one swim (but why wouldn't you) it would be a great day outside. When the clouds roll in like in the first shots you can even get some interest in the sky.
The heat of summer has been escaping lately and we can finally enjoy some fresh nights here in Mostar. This makes evening around the house very enjoyable. Beni has been enjoying his time outside as well. We can relax on the porch, have dinner and listen to the wind in the trees. I love this part of year.
Summer Nights are mostly quiet and lonesome. When the sea goes to sleep so does the rush of day. The scenery does transform during this time of day, welcoming when which is most it comes to photography. These images were taken on the small island Krapanj. I'm welcoming you again to share your photos this week with the rest of us. I love visiting and seeing you visit each other. Have a great week!
I have said it many times, I love foggy landscapes, but even more so I love it when the fog is visible on water surfaces, like rivers and lakes. I rarely get the opportunity to take those shots, since I'm usually never near a lake or river early in the morning or evening. But I was on a drive this past week during the evening hours