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By ADAM SHINDER
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The Amsterdam High School wrestling team started Wednesday night's meet against Schenectady with a celebration, and it simply carried throughout the night.
The Rams started Wednesday night in "The Pit" at Lynch Literacy Academy by honoring the team's seven seniors -- along with head coach Ken Benton for recently breaking the 300-win barrier for his career -- and when one of those seniors, 145-pounder Josh Gonzalez, was the first AHS grappler to take the mat, it certainly seemed like a good omen.
Gonzalez got things started by dominating his match with Schenectady's Antonio Zamora before notching a pin in five minutes, 23 seconds, then wins from two other seniors -- Dan Banewicz via forfeit and James Marquez via technical fall -- spotted Amsterdam to a 17-point advantage that only got bigger as the Rams powered to a 63-19 win that clinched the team's eighth consecutive Big 10 regular season title.
"Josh Gonzalez getting a pin to open the match, that didn't hurt," Benton said. "It was nice to have him as a senior to be able to pin his opponent."
Gonzalez picked up one of six Amsterdam pins on the evening, as the Rams won 11 of 15 weight classes to cruise to victory. Chris Garrison, Joe Kelly, Christian Lopez, Brandon Lapi and Dal Orengo all added pins, while Marquez's technical fall, a major decision win by Ian Alejandro and forfeits accepted by Banewicz, Jorge Rivera and Adam Tatun rounded out the win that wrapped up Amsterdam's 20th league title since 1984.
"It was great. Everything we dreamed of," Marquez said.
"It was nice to win the Big 10 again," Lapi added. "Plus, celebrating [Benton's] 300th win. It was nice to come out and beat them like we should and like we planned."
Though the Rams honored their seven seniors -- Marquez, Banewicz, Lopez, Alejandro, Gonzalez, Rob Santiago and Ken Garcia -- it was the performance of two of the team's youngest wrestlers that added to the smile on Benton's face after the win was in the books. Garrison and Kelly, freshmen wrestling at 182 and 285 pounds, respectively, each turned in impressive pins that helped Amsterdam run out to a 47-7 lead and clinched the championship with six weight classes remaining.
"I was really pleased with the way they stepped up," Benton said. "A lot of the younger guys -- Chris Garrison at 182 is only a freshman, Joe Kelly at 285 is a freshman -- they came out with pins. It's a matter of them being focused, and they stepped up for the team."
Younger wrestlers stepping up on Senior Night has been a trend Benton has spotted over the years,
"Our younger guys have had to step up for us because a lot of our more experienced guys were wrestling their better kids," he said. "It's nice when they can do it. You could sense it in their preparation in the wrestling room before they came down that everyone knew they had a job to do."
Amsterdam's seniors went 5-for-7 on the night, with Lopez -- in his first year on the team as a senior -- particularly happy to notch a pin against Schenectady's James Schnepf at 195 pounds.
"Being a first-year wrestler, it's nice going out and getting a pin," Lopez said.
With the league title out of the way, the Rams can now begin to focus on building up to Feburary's run of postseason tournaments. That process starts Friday with the team's top wrestlers heading downstate for two grueling days at the massive Eastern States Classic tournament at Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake.
"We've got a real tough tournament coming up with Eastern States," Lapi said.


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Repeat visits are a must for the search engines and a positive in generating cash flow for your online business. Adding dynamic, and free, content or games to your website will enhance the professionalism of a site and help in creating more pages – another must for the search engines today.
Michelle Sluder, a search engine analyst and web promoter, knows the ropes in the online world. "There are a few huge factors that search engines – namely Google – take into consideration when ranking a website in the results pages. Dynamic content and repeat visitors are two of the big ones," Sluder said.
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About six decades ago Rock and Roll changed the world with its dreams of love and peace. It gave artists the power to speak out with a message that was uncommon at the time.
When an ordinary teenaged girl from North London goes on to become an overnight sensation, the world sits up and pays attention.
Every year tens of thousands of people visit South Philadelphia to take a look at Isaiah Zagar's art and to witness his life commemorated on the walls.
This film will satisfy true fans that are searching for historical details and insight on the life of a legend. The heartfelt tributes and stories shared by family, friends, music industry gurus, and fellow musicians about the legendary guitarist will provide you with a glimpse into the life and mind of a true genius.
This is the story behind the murder of the two most famous rappers of all time. Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie) and Tupac Shakur were once good friends but became deadly enemies when their friendship took a wrong turn.
Celebrating it's 20th anniversary release in August 2014, the story of Oasis' debut album Definitely Maybe is worth revisiting in documentary form.
This is the story of Ai Weiwei, one of the most intriguing people in China. This man has emerged in recent years as China's first global art star.
We have a special interview for you with the creator of TJ HORN – CONTROLLED BY RHYTHM. A documentary about a self-taught drummer.
Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most tragic artists of all-time. During his lifetime he sold no paintings. After less than ten years of serious painting, Van Gogh took his own life with a shot to the head – having sliced off one of his ears a couple of years earlier.
NOVA is a full length documentary on contemporary art and the artists behind it. In Brazil, the Nova Contemporary Culture, a month long festival to celebrate young innovative artists, brings together 140 of the world's most talented and brilliant minds in the contemporary art world.
Here is a very special treat: a rare Leonard Cohen documentary that was made BEFORE his first album. "I can feel myself changing into a completely different kind of man," Leonard says in the film.
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 — September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. He is a cultural icon best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark.
Amy Winehouse: The Girl Done Good is a review of her music and career to date. Drawing on rare and classic performances, exclusive interviews, lengthy contributions from friends, colleagues, journalists and experts, and a host of other features, this film is a unique insight into the music, career and life of a cultural icon.
In the 1950s, when Werner Herzog was 13, he was sharing an apartment with Klaus Kinski, an ego-maniacal live-wire. In an unabated, 48 hour fit of rage, Kinski destroyed every piece of furniture in sight.
The documentary Fela Kuti: Music is the Weapon with the Afro-beat legend, political revolutionary, musician, composer and performer, mixes footage of Fela Anikulapo Kuti performing at his Shrine nightclub, interviews with the controversial musician, glimpses of life at his Kalakuta Republic compound, and scenes of Lagos street life.
Architect, photographer, curator and blogger, Ai Weiwei is China's most famous and politically outspoken contemporary artist. As Ai Weiwei's latest work is unveiled in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, Alan Yentob reveals how this most courageous and determined of artists continues to fight for artistic freedom of expression while living under the restrictive shadows of authoritarian rule.
This is an enlightening and enveloping reconstruction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's (1756–1791) life. Masterfully written and directed, every aspect of the film has been given thorough thought in order to ensure an accurate historical reconstruction.
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The perspective from the Knicks is that their best play would be to go after Carmelo as a free agent, so they wouldnt have to weaken their roster by trading away players. But Carmelo and his people are worried with good reason that the same money available to him now under the current agreement wont be there when he does become a free agent under the new agreement. The only thing that could save him is if the league offered a concession that grandfathered 2011 free agents under the old deal .
Denver would prefer to send him to a team that can offer the most value for him, but, of course, Carmelo does have some say on his next destination because, of course, he would have to agree to an extension, first.
So the question that he entered the summer with remains: whats more important to him: the security of a max extension or the appeal of a desired big-market address? He has a season to figure that out.
Based on information Ive received it would seem that Melo would like to be dealt but I think its obvious he knows that a deal wont happen anytime soon. Here in lies the standoff as weve talked about a million times. If Denver feels that Melo will test free agent waters, then they will have to settle on a trade. Melo would likely rather have a deal in place before this summer.
Bottom line at this point, as Alan states, there doesnt seem to be a rush from Denvers perspective or NYs in the Melo situation.
Bad teams may be willing to trade for Melo, not really for basketball but for tickets sales (Wolves, Nets, Kings) . Teams that like their nucleus and are playoff teams are willing to wait it out (Knicks, Bulls,). I can only see the Magic trade before the deadline.
I think Carmelo stays a Nugget this year. Carmelo may want to wait and see how the negotiations for the CBA go. I think it may be resolved by the All Star game if not earlier - definitely before the trade deadline. If the the new CBA is fine be Melo. He will wait next year as well.
Let's pray he can get grandfathered in. The implications of that are monumental, and barring total cluster****, we become a BIGTIME, premier, young contender.
If he doesn't, we can hope a team like CHI can work something where they do a rental with hopes of taking a title down ASAP and being able to persuade him to stay after a yr their and having won (or come close to it).
Or DEN really panicking because Melo plays serious hardball and he comes to us right away in a sweetheart deal (sadly, even a sweetheart deal could likely include Gallo).
I think I'd bank on those in order of preference, starting at the top. Even though the 2nd and 3rd are really debateable in terms of risk-reward.


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Our children's happiness
I just want my child to be happy." Parents say this so often that it has become an accepted explanation for why a child is doing something other than what the parents would have hoped. And, in one sense, it seems straightforward, particularly when we consider the alternative. Do we want our children to be unhappy? Depressed? Discouraged?
Perhaps, however, the mantra has simply become a distortion that masks what we really ought to want for our children. Why should the alternative be cast in terms of happiness or unhappiness, especially in an era when we have made the pursuit of happiness such a shallow and commercial enterprise?
What if we expected parents to say, "I just want my child to be faithful"? How might that shift our expectations of parenting, and of what we hope for from our children?
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Stress management and resilience training is an optional program offering available at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. In a single 90-minute, one-on-one session, you'll learn how your brain and mind generate unwanted stress every day. Based on this understanding, you'll be taught a two-step program empowering you to handle stress and enhance your physical, emotional and mental well-being.
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TUPELO – Ever since he was in second grade, J.D. Brown knew he wanted to be an artist.
On Saturday, the 16-year-old Tupelo High School sophomore got a chance to display his work. The local "It's Art" Network presented its first Festival of Arts at the Northside Boys and Girls Club all day. Painters, jewelry makers, photographers, pillow makers and many other artists displayed their work for the public.
"I thought this would be a good time to let people see some of my drawings," said Brown, a member of the Northside club. "I just like art and I enjoy doing it and this is a way for me to share it with everyone else."
Rhonda Armstrong, owner of Qnique Art, also displayed some of her work for the educational event. Armstrong, a fine arts illustrator, dabbles in many different forms of art. She's a painter, graphic artist and designs plates and T-shirts. She said the festival was designed to expose children to art.
"Art is a very beautiful thing and everyone can get involved in it," said Armstrong. "Exposing kids to different forms of art and just art in general may start a new love for it. We want them to know art is not just paintings and pictures, but can be music, words and many other things."
Even though he was nervous about people seeing some of his work, Brown said no matter what people thought about it, he'd always love drawing.
"I didn't start drawing for people to like it," he said. "I did it because I liked doing it and that's not going to change."
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Objective: Checkpoint kinase (Chk) inhibitors are thought to increase the cytotoxic effects of DNA-damaging agents and are undergoing clinical trials. The present study was aimed to assess the potential to use the Chk1 and Chk2 inhibitor, AZD7762, with other anticancer agents in chemotherapy to treat ovarian clear cell carcinoma.
Methods: Four ovarian clear cell carcinoma cell lines were used in this study. We treated the cells with AZD7762 and anticancer agents, then assessed cell viability, cell cycle distribution, apoptosis, and the expression of protein in apoptotic pathways and molecules downstream of the Chk signaling pathways. We also investigated the effects of these drug combinations on tumor growth in a nude mouse xenograft model.
Results: Synergistic effects from the combination of AZD7762 and cisplatin were observed in all 4 cell lines. However, we observed additive effects when AZD7762 was combined with paclitaxel on all cell lines tested. AZD7762 effectively suppressed the Chk signaling pathways activated by cisplatin, dramatically enhanced expression of phosphorylated H2A.X, cleaved caspase 9 and PARP, decreased the proportion of cells in the gap 0/ gap 1 phase and the synthesis-phase fraction, and increased apoptotic cells. Combinations of small interfering RNA against Chk 1 and small interfering RNA against Chk2 enhanced the cytotoxic effect of cisplatin in both RMG-I and KK cells. Finally, treating mice-bearing RMG-I with AZD7762 and cisplatin significantly suppressed growth of tumors in a xenograft model.
Conclusions: The present study indicates that chemotherapy with AZD7762 and cisplatin should be explored as a treatment modality for women with ovarian clear cell carcinoma.
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In a rather interesting set of leaks, 35 HTC smartphones have surfaced online listed under various code names with the much rumoured HTC M7 under no less than 8 different versions.
Android Authority reports that the list mentions the Opera_UL more commonly recognised as the Facebook Phone. Talks of this phone have been around since November 2011, though HTC and Facebook have collaborated earlier and launched the ChaCha and Salsa phones with a dedicated Facebook button and deep integration of the social network.
Further reports from The New York Times in May last year mentioned that the social networking giant has hired more than half a dozen Apple engineers who worked on the iPhone and iPad to build a Facebook smartphone. Then Bloomberg reported that the phone will debut in mid 2013. Now that the phone's name has resurfaced once again, we'll know for soon whether or not it is for real.
Moving on, the list also mentions Deluxe that has been released as the Butterfly, Evita or the One XL and K2 better known as the One SV. The Deluxe shows three more versions and so does the K2. Could these be just upgrades or different models entirely? We'll have to wait and see.
Other never heard before codenamed include Monaco, Impression_J and Primominiu. The blog notes that the last one could be a successor to the Primo known as the HTC One V (Review I Pictures). It also highlights that the Quattro, seen here in two versions and Verdi were thought to be tablets, while the Venus was most likely an entry-level smartphone. These were earlier abandoned while under development. Other unknown names include Pulse, Apollo, Era,PDLU, Jet and CP3.
The HTC M7 however seems to be the cream of the crop with 8 different names. Is HTC on to something big? We don't know for sure but a first look at the M7 is expected at CES this year. The device is likely to be powered by a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor with 2GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. The cameras are 13-megapixel (rear) and 2-megapixel (front), both capable of recording full-HD video. The HTC M7 will reportedly boast of 2300mAh battery and run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
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Alvarez epitomizes Pirates' resiliency
PITTSBURGH – No single player epitomizes the plight of the Pirates from terrible to terrific and their remarkable resiliency more than Pedro Alvarez.
Go back to April 23, 2012, and there was an article that appeared on Baseball America's website when Alvarez was hitting .108 with 16 strikeouts in 37 at-bats through 12 games. The article included the following line, basically the harshest thing a baseball expert could say about a player:
"You could argue that he's the biggest waste of hitting talent in draft history," the magazine's Jim Callis wrote.
Everyone who was heavily critical of Alvarez at that point has turned out to be dead wrong. And that pretty much includes everyone.
"He's matured into a big league superstar this year," Pirates outfielder Garrett Jones said Sunday night.
A short while earlier, Alvarez had delivered a clutch single to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to help the Pirates beat the Cardinals, 5-3, in Game 3 of the National League Division Series.
This is a guy who endured incredible scrutiny 18 months ago, with fans and media blasting the Pirates for not sending him back to the minor leagues during his rough start in 2012. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2008 draft looked like a massive bust then, but to his credit, he's developed himself into one of the most feared sluggers in baseball.
"He's been a guy that's been criticized very harshly over the last couple years, but he certainly is everything that he can be," Pirates second baseman Neil Walker said. "He's as good as advertised."
Alvarez tied for the NL lead with 36 homers and had 100 RBIs this year, plus he's already hit two long balls in this series to go along with a .429 average.
Baseball, the ultimate sport of failure, will test the character of an athlete unlike any other game. To fail so drastically for a time and be so roundly criticized, only to pick himself up and become the star slugger the Pirates always envisioned, is a great testament to Alvarez's mental toughness.
"That's one of those things, not lose your confidence when things are down," Alvarez said after the game.
Things have been down for the Pirates for the past 20 years, but so many people battled through that great adversity to help bring the franchise to where it is today, one game away from the NL Championship Series.
They wouldn't be here had Alvarez not lived up to the enormous expectations.
"It's awesome. He's doing what he knows he's capable of doing," Bucs center fielder Andrew McCutchen said.
McCutchen knows a little bit about what Alvarez went through since he, too, was a prized prospect selected in the first round of the draft.
"I always kind of joke about first-rounders and Pedro being a big first-rounder," McCutchen said. "These are the things that are expected out of him being a first-rounder. You're expected to do well."
And if you don't, as Alvarez didn't until beginning with the end of April last year, the criticism is unavoidable.
"Some guys bloom a lot faster than others," McCutchen said. "It took him a little longer than others.
"Honestly, he was kind of rushed to the big leagues because of where he was drafted and the contract that he signed ($6 million). So he had to learn here in the major leagues. If you ask anybody who's played here or anybody who's played the game, it's tough to learn here in the big leagues and make that adjustment. But he's done that, and he's doing an amazing job."
No baseball player becomes successful without being able to compartmentalize, forgetting about one bad at-bat in a hurry and focusing on the next one. Alvarez is still very much a work in progress as an all-around hitter – he batted .233 with a league-leading 186 strikeouts this season – but he has proven he can overcome whatever adversity he's facing by compartmentalizing and coming through with big hits in the clutch.
"That's something that you gain over time and over experience and repetition," Alvarez said. "Everyone tries to be as consistent as possible, but that's one of those things you just learn over time and you just try to play the game pitch to pitch and move on after that pitch is done."
"I've been fortunate to be able to watch him over the past few years," Jones said. "Yeah, he had some struggles. But the struggles just taught him more about the game, more about himself, and it just made him a better player. He needed to go through that and those tough times, and he prevailed."
The same can be said about these Pirates, who seem unfazed any time they encounter difficulties because overcoming adversity is engrained in every fiber of their being.
Time after time the Cardinals came back on them Sunday night, and on each occasion the Bucs dug down deep inside and found a way to answer.
"Certainly, resiliency I think is a very big part of this situation and a big part of this year," Walker said. "The ability to turn the page regardless of how yesterday went or today went, we've been very good at that."
No one more so than Alvarez.
Cory Giger of the Altoona Mirror is covering the Pirates in the playoffs for Ogden Newspapers. Follow his live in-game updates on Twitter @CoryGiger.


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While its just an ordinary Tuesday for most of the country, in New Orleans its FAT TUESDAY which means its Mardi Gras Day, the culmination of the nine week Carnival season. Today, more than one million revelers began lining the parade route well before dawn in anticipation of hundreds of decorative floats and marching bands.
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- Mardi Gras, which in French means Fat Tuesday, has been held in New Orleans since 1837.
- Mardi Gras floats first appeared in 1857.
- The Mardi Gras season attracts more than two million visitors to the New Orleans area.
- More than 70 parades roll through the streets of New Orleans with tens of thousands of maskers on board throwing millions of plastic beads, glass beads and other trinkets.
- Mardi Gras has been a legal holiday in New Orleans since 1875.
- The tradition of throwing items such as beads, plastic cups and trinkets from the floats to parade-goers dates back to Renaissance Europe. In New Orleans, the first person to do so was a Krewe (the name of a carnival organization) member dressed as Santa Claus in the 1880s.
- Mardi Gras revelers of all ages are encouraged to join float riders by dressing up and masking on Carnival Day.
- An economic impact study released by the University of New Orleans estimates that Mardi Gras generates over $840 million annually for the city of New Orleans.
- Fat Tuesday is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday, the 40-day solemn Lenten season observed by Christians which leads up to Easter Sunday.
- More than 500,000 king cakes are sold each year in New Orleans between January 6 (Kings Day) and Fat Tuesday, and another 50,000 are shipped out-of-state via overnight couriers.
- The metro area's 30,000-plus hotel rooms are traditionally 95% filled during Mardi Gras weekend.
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By Ryn Gargulinski: Quay County Sun
Tucumcari school officials profess high standards.
A group of educational gurus from from North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School improvement help them reach those goals.
Tucumcari Superintendent William Reents said the accreditation team will be in town April 18-21 to make sure the elementary and high schools still qualify for a regional list of outstanding schools.
Site visits only happen every three years.
Tucumcari Middle School is not accredited by NCA-CASI because it is on the state's list of schools that need improvement, Principal Roberta Segura said.
Established more than a century ago, NCA-CASI is a voluntary, non-governmental organization that accredits more than 9,000 schools in 19 states, the Navajo Nation and the Department of Defense dependents' schools worldwide, according to its Web site.
Schools receive accreditation by meeting their criteria for academic standards.
The five basic guidelines they enforce, according to the site, are an ongoing school improvement plan, a system of keeping and relaying information, the manner in which kids are schooled, vision, leadership-governance and school community and how available resources are allocated.
In short, they pretty much check out everything, said Tucumcari Elementary School Principal Theresa Salazar. She said NCA-CASI holds even higher expectations than the state.
"They look at how you keep the (students' cumulative) folders, the certification of the teachers, how the teaching system works, how students are learning," she said.
They will be in the offices, throughout the grounds and even sitting in classrooms, Reents said, adding the resources and allocation criteria met for Tucumcari is a huge accomplishment, especially for schools of its size.
The elementary school, with a student body of about 500, has been accredited by NCA-CASI since 2004 while the high school, which houses about 300 students, has a lengthy history with NCA-CASI dating back to 1924, according to the organization's Web site.
In all, 280 New Mexico schools are accredited by NCA-CASI, according to its Web site.
"This is something you have to apply for. You don't just get it," Reents said, adding neither Clovis nor Portales appear anywhere on the list. Surrounding Quay County schools in House, San Jon and Logan also lack NCA-CASI accreditation.
NCA-CASI recognizes public and private schools elementary through post-secondary schools and are working on a program to accredit early education programs, the site said.
So what's Tucumcari schools' secret?
Teamwork, said Tucumcari High School Principal Susan Montoya.
"The three of us (principals) have been working together," Montoya said. "I am fortunate to be working with such professionals. This not only raises the standards for the schools, but the standards for the community."
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March 2011
Weekend roundup: Two more wins
The Giants continued their winning ways this spring, improving to 14-4 with wins over the Dodgers and the Rangers.
Against the Dodgers, the Giants got some extra base hits to spark an 8-7 win.
They had back-to-back triples by Andres Torres and Freddy Sanchez to open the game. Then, later, two-run home runs by Cody Ross and Pat Burrell.
Then in the ninth, Giants fans got a little glimpse of the future when three future Giants teamed up to tally two runs for the 8-7 win.
Thomas Neal and Francisco Peguero started the rally with back-to-back singles. After a double-play ball made it look like the rally would be killed, a wild pitch allowed Neal to score the tying run. After Brad Eldred got an infield single, Ehire Adrianza came in to pinch-run. He stole second and scored on Gary Brown's RBI single.
On Sunday, the bats came out in an 11-8 win over the Texas Rangers.
All you need to know about Sunday's game is this: Pablo Sandoval had a triple in the game AND a stolen base. AND it was his second stole base of the season. The Panda finished 2 for 3 with two runs and an RBI.
And there were some solid efforts from players battling for roster spots. Nate Schierholtz went 2 for 3 with two runs, two RBI, including his first spring home run. And pitcher Ryan Vogelsong gave up two runs in four innings.
Latos loses again to Giants
Another spring day, another win for the Giants.
The Giants improved to 12-4 on the spring as Tim Lincecum gave up just one earned run in four innings of work.
Lincecum gave up three runs on four hits, but only one run was earned.
It's a good news/bad news situation. The Giants committed four errors in the game with Pablo Sandoval getting charged for two.
However, one of those Panda errors was debatable. In the third, Sandoval made a double-saving stop of a liner to third. But his throw to first was in the dirt and Brandon Belt couldn't dig it out. The Padres PR guy was the game's official scorer, and he charge Sandoval with an error. As the Mercury-News's Andrew Baggarly tweeted: "Someone is still bitter about 2010."
If the play is ruled a hit, then Lincecum would have been charged with two earned runs.
So there's good and bad.
One indisputable good thing out Friday's game was that the Giants tagged Padres' starter Mat Latos with four runs in the first inning. Any time you can shut up Latos — even in spring — it's a good day.
Other highlights:
AARON ROWAND: Batting leadoff again (UGH!), Rowand reached base all three times he came to the plate, going 2 for 2 with one HBP.
PABLO SANDOVAL: The Panda had a single, run and RBI in four ABs.
BRANDON BELT: Belt was 2 for 4 with a double, run and RBI.
Another pitcher-perfect spring win
It's only March 10. It's only March 10. It's only March 10.
That's what we keep telling ourselves.
But on March 10, Madison Bumgarner added another outstanding pitching performance to a spring that has been full of outstanding pitching for the Giants.
Bumgarner limited the Cincinnati Reds to one hit in four shutout innings, striking out six in a 7-0 win for the Giants.
"You can't ask mcuh more than what we saw today," manager Bruce Bochy told the San Jose Mercury News.
Thursday's outing added to an impressive spring of pitching by the Giants.
The Giants' team ERA of 2.80 is the lowest in the majors during spring training. So that's impressive. But of the next 10 best team ERAs this spring are being thrown in Florida. The next best team ERA from a team training in Arizona, where the air is lighter and livelier, belongs to the Dodgers at 3.98.
And if you just look at the starting pitchers, it gets even better for the Giants. The ERA from the pitchers who started spring training games for the Giants is 1.79. If you take Tim Lincecum's first start of the spring, in which he gave up three teams in 1 2/3 IP, the starters' ERA is 1.24.
Add to that the news that Matt Cain reported no issues with his elbow while throwing three innings of simulated game Thursday.
Here are more Thursday highlights:
ANDRES TORRES: Torres went 1 for 3 with a two-ru home run in the third inning.
FREDDY SANCHEZ: Sanchez was 1 for 2 with a home run and a walk.
CODY ROSS: Ross was 1 for 3 and hit the third home run in the third inning for the Giants.
PABLO SANDOVAL: The Panda was 1 for 3 with a double.
PAT BURRELL: The Bat was 2 for 2 with a double and a walk. He's hitting .250 now for the spring after a slow start.
SANTIAGO CASILLA and SERGIO ROMO: Both threw scoreless innings Thursday. Both have spring ERAs of 0.00.
MoreSplashHits cracks the Top 50
The results are in, and we proudly announce that ….
MORESPLASHHITS has arrived.
(Or should it be 'have arrived'?)
According to February Leaders on MLB blogs, MoreSplashHits made the Top 50 for traffic in February. And we ranked at No. 50!!! (How disappointing it would have been if we had come in at No. 51).
Well, it only took 17 months of blogging.
All of us here at MoreSplashHits would like to thank everyone who came to our page in February to put us in the Top 50. And we're working on bigger and better posts in March in an effort to move up the Top 50. That is, if we can find time for more exciting posts that spring training updates. Our idea box is full. Our time to make them happen is kind of light. But we'll get there, so stay tuned.
And MoreSplashHits analytic department came up with this interesting statistics.
MoreSplashHits began blogging about the Giants in October 2009, right after the 2009 season completed. So every season in which MoreSplashHits blogs about the Giants, the Giants win the World Series!
It's true. You can look it up.
Fear not! MoreSplashHits doesn't plan on stopping the blog posts in 2011.
Go Giants!
Five more scoreless innings from Zito? How exasperating!
So, it's hard to say.
Did Bruce Jenkins' column motivate Barry Zito?
Has Zito's spring outings make Jenkins look foolish?
Or is neither above statement true?
Whatever the truth is, MoreSplashHits likes the results.
For a second straight spring outing since Jenkins wrote that Zito's status with the Giants was on thin ice, the lefty has shined.
In the Giants' 4-2 win over the White Sox on Wednesday, Zito pitched five scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and one walk. He struck out one. His spring ERA is 2.79.
"Fastball, change-up for the most part," Zito told the AP of his outing. "I felt significantly better than I've felt on the mound during spring training. Things were just smooth. When things are quiet and moving slowly, that's where success lies."
Well, Barry, keep things quiet and slow!
Zito was so efficient Wednesday that he didn't even hit his pitch limit. He came out after five innings because the Giants wanted to get other pitches work. Zito finished his day with 10 pitches in the bullpen.
But again, it's only March 9. So none of this really matters.But we're encouraged.
ANDRES TORRES: Torres was 1 for 3 with a double, run scored and RBI.
AUBREY HUFF: Huff-Daddy went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBI.
BRIAN WILSON: The Beard produced another scoreless inning, although this one was a big dicey. After opening the inning with a strikeout, Wilson gave up back-to-back singles, the second coming on an infield single to SS by Juan Pierre. Buster Posey helped Wilson by throwing out Lastings Milledge trying to steal third. After a walk, Wilson struck out Adam Dunn to end the inning.
JEFF SUPPAN: Suppan pushed his spring scoreless inning streak to eight with two more scoreless innings. Then he gave up back-to-back solo home runs in the ninth before retiring the side.
BUSTER POSEY: Posey went 1 for 2 with a walk and an RBI. His spring average plummeted to .526.
Not much to say about 1-0 losses, even in spring
Well, let's hope we don't see any of these once the season begins.
The Giants got great pitching, limiting the Mariners to one run on three hits. But they didn't get much hitting, managing only four hits in a 1-0 loss on Tuesday.
It's hard to find highlights when all the Giants managed is singles by Darren Ford, Aubrey Huff, Mike Fontenot and a double by Nate Schierholtz.
So highlights are few and far between. But here they are:
RYAN VOGELSONG: Trying to earn the long spot in the bullpen, Vogelsong gave up one run on two hits in 3 2/3 innings. He walked three, but struck out five. His spring ERA is 1.04.
DAN RUNZLER: Runzler, also in the mix as long man, pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings with one walk and one strikeout. His spring ERA is 1.69.
You sure this ain't last October, November?
Five months have elapsed since last year's Fall Classic. But little has changed.
The Texas Rangers still have trouble scoring more than one run off Giants pitcher.
Tommy Hunter still has trouble keeping the Giants off the bases and in the park.
The Giants are still scoring runs with two outs.
Cody Ross is getting clutch hits.
And Pat Burrell is raking.
Whoa! Wait a minute. That last one didn't happen last fall.
Well, it did happen Monday during the Giants' 4-1 win over the Rangers. And it's a good sign that Pat the Bat is ready to get into the mix for the left-field job.
Burrell came into Monday's game 2 for 17 (.118) in spring training. But he went 2 for 2 with a single and a two-run home run — both to right field.
"My first hits against Texas in two years," Burrell told the San Jose Mercury News. "Too bad they don't count."
Here are more highlights from Monday:
JONATHAN SANCHEZ: Sanchez pitched four innings, giving up one run on two hits. He walked one and struck out five. "Felt pretty good," he said. "I just worked on my splitter. I had it over the plate."
CODY ROSS: Ross was 1 for 4 with a two-out, two-run single in the fifth inning. He's hitting .375 this spring.
PABLO SANDOVAL: The Panda went 1 for 3, ran the bases well in scoring from second on Ross's hit, and he had a walk.
ANDRES TORRES: Torres continues to work his way back from an oblique injury. He went 1 for 3 with a walk.
JEREMY AFFELDT: Affeldt threw two scoreless innings, with one hit and two strikeouts.
Weekend rewind: More wins
MoreSplashHits is getting caught up after a busy week. The Giants played four games over the weekend, winning three and improving to 8-3 on the spring.
The weekend included the spring debut of The Beard. MoreSplashHits always thought Brian Wilson was a member of the Beach Boys. But looking at The Beard, we're thinking maybe it was ZZ Top.
Here are highlights from the weekend.
Sunday's game
TIM LINCECUM: The Freak continues to get into regular-season form. He struck out seven in 3 2/3 IPs with no runs, 3 hits and 3 BBs.
BRIAN WILSON: The Beard made its spring debut, striking out two with no hits or walks in one 10-pitch inning.
BUSTER POSEY: Posey had a double, two RBI and a walk in two at-bats. He's hitting .643 for the spring.
PABLO SANDOVAL: After back-to-back 0-fers, Sandoval went 1 for 3 with an RBI. He's hitting .333.
TRAVIS ISHIKAWA: Ishikawa went 0 for 3 with three strikeouts. He's hitting .250 for the spring, but not a good outing.
Saturday's game
MADISON BUMGARNER: Bumgarner had a solid start, 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K. The lone run Bumgarner was unearned as the Giants kicked the ball around, committing four errors on the day.
Friday's Games
GIANTS (ss) 7, BREWERS 2
JEFF SUPPAN: Suppan had another outstanding outing, 3 IP, 1 HIT, 0 Ks, 0 BBs. He's doing what he needs to earn a spot on the roster. One thing to consider: both spring starts came against the Brewers. Let's see what he can do against another lineup.
BRANDON BELT: Belt went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI, including his first spring HR. The talk continues to be that he'll open the season in Fresno. How long he remains there will be up to Belt and any need with the big club.
MARK DEROSA: DeRosa continues to have a solid spring, going 1 for 2 with a 2B and 2 RBI.
GIANTS (ss) 5, DODGERS 3
BUSTER POSEY: Posey belted his second spring HR, going 1 for 2.
BARRY ZITO: Just a couple of days after being mixed in controversy stirred by a Chronicle report that his status with the team was on thin ice, Zito had a solid second outing, 3 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 Ks.
The good, good and not so good
Buster Posey is raking, Brian Wilson is dealing, and Matt Cain is chilling.
Those were the headlines out of Giants camp on Thursday as the Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5.
Posey went 2 for 2 with 2 runs and 2 RBI, including a monster home run of the Rockies' Jorge De La Rosa. The blast to center was said to have traveled at least 450 feet.
"That's the longest home run I've ever given up," De La Rosa said.
Added Rockies manager Jim Tracy: "It's safe to say Buster Posey is a pretty good player."
Thanks for the expert analysis, Jim.
Meanwhile, back at Giants camp, Wilson threw batting practice to Aubrey Huff, Freddy Sanchez, Mark DeRosa and Andres Torres, and handled them with ease.
Said Huff: "I'm starting to question whether he was really hurt."
Wilson has been slowed by a sore back. Pitching coach Dave Righetti said that if Wilson's body responds well, the Giants closer will make his spring debut on Sunday against the Mariners.
The next time we'll see Cain on the mound in unclear. Cain skipped his scheduled start Thursday with elbow inflammation, and now his status for his next start Tuesday is in doubt as he hasn't picked up a ball since Sunday.
"We'll have to adjust when he throws next," manager Bruce Bochy said.
Cain seemed less concerned about the whole thing.
"It definitely feels better," Cain said. "It just happens sometimes. You get a little irritation. I don't think it has anything to do with last year or anything I changed this year."
Here are some other highlights from Thursday.
DARREN FORD: Ford is an outfielder who the Giants hope can provide them with some needed speed in the future if he can show he can get on base. He went 2 for 4 with a solo home run in the leadoff spot Thursday.
EMMANUEL BURRISS: Starting at 2B, Burriss went 2 for 3 with a triple, run scored and two RBI. He left with a sore foot after fouling a ball of it. Luckily, it wasn't the same foot he has twice suffered a fracture in.
RYAN VOGELSONG: Starting in place of Cain, Vogelsong threw three hitless innings with two strikeouts. Bochy sees Vogelsong as a candidate to be a long man in the Giants' pen.
Giants win, but Cain feels pain
The Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Wednesday, but the big news of the day was the Matt Cain was scratched from his scheduled start on Thursday.
An MRI revealed inflammation in his elbow with no structural damage. Cain will skip his Thursday start, and the Giants hope he only misses one start.
"Obviously we hope it doesn't have to take missing more than one start," manager Bruce Bochy said. "We'll see where he's at in a couple of days. Now's the time to back off and calm this down a little bit."
That next start will be on Tuesday, so we'll see. It wouldn't surprise us to see him throw a minor-league game or simulated game next week.
After that, we'll start to breathe again
In other injury news, Brian Wilson is set to throw live batting practice Thursday, then the Giants hope to get him into games this weekend. Wilson has been slowed with back problems this spring.
Other highlights from Wednesday's game vs. Arizona:
JONATHAN SANCHEZ: Sanchez gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits in three innings pitched. He struck out three and walked one. "My slider was nasty," Sanchez said. "I was in the zone with all my pithces."
JEREMY AFFELDT: Making his first appearance of the spring, Affledt threw one hitless inning.
AARON ROWAND: Whoops, we spoke too soon. We thought when Freddy Sanchez hit in the leadoff spot Tuesday that Bruce Bochy had come to senses. We were wrong. Rowand was back in the leadoff spot Wednesday. He went 0 for 2 with a sacrifice fly.
FREDDY SANCHEZ: Speaking of Freddy, hitting in the No. 2 spot, Sanchez got his first hits of the spring, going 2 for 3.
PABLO SANDOVAL: The Panda continues to hit, going 1 for 2 with a run scored.


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While Craig Bellamy has always been one to do the talking on the pitch with both his play and his mouth, at times, he will be hoping to leave behind the troubles that he had once before while at Liverpool.
He joined the club on the back of controversy, and left the club after only a season believed to be due to a separate interclub controversy.
Bellamy had some great moments his first go around with the club as well, with a fantastic UEFA Champions League goal and a total of eight other strikes for the club in 42 appearances.
The real question is if this time it will be all football and no controversy for the Welshman that has shown true skill year after year for whatever club he has represented.
In hopes that his continued travels on the road of right continue, here is a slideshow of some of Craig Bellamy's best and worst moments from his 2006-07 Liverpool career and his newly started 2011-13 return leg at Anfield.


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McCarthy: Rodgers' chances Thursday "slim to none"
Won't name starting QB, either
Published On: Nov 25 2013 05:48:07 PM CST
Packers coach Mike McCarthy says the chances of quarterback Aaron Rodgers playing Thursday at Detroit are "slim to none."
McCarthy said Monday he isn't sure whether he will go with Matt Flynn, who rallied the team from a 16-point deficit to a 26-26 tie with the Minnesota Vikings, or Scott Tolzien, who started the past two games but was benched with 8 minutes 22 seconds left in the third quarter Sunday.
Rodgers has not played since he broke his left collarbone Nov. 4 against Chicago
McCarthy says Rodgers needs to practice and that "it would be a huge stretch for him to play" against the Lions.
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Alicia FoxVictoria Elizabeth Crawford
- Birthdate: 06/30/1986 (age 30)
- Height: 5'9"
- Weight: 127 Ib
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Read More »WWE Diva Layla returned at Friday night's WWE live event in Waco, Texas. She teamed up with Alicia Fox to take on the team of Eva Marie and Natalya. Fox wound up tapping out to Natalya. Layla has not been seen since the September 23rd, 2013 edition of WWE Monday night RAW. There were some reports that she was taking some time off for personal and health reasons although the actual reason was never revealed. Some went on record as saying she may never wrestle again. With Layala's return Friday night, it's possible we'll see her and Naomi both make their returns on next week's WWE RAW broadcast.
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Hypertension is the leading risk factor for total mortality worldwide. It currently affects approximately one quarter and is projected to affect one third of world's population, about 1.5 billion people, within 20 years [1]. Diet and lifestyle modification are the primary means to tackle the problem. Several factors are regarded as having proven benefit, including: engaging in regular moderate physical activity, maintaining a healthy body weight, limiting alcohol consumption, reducing salt (sodium) intake, maintaining an adequate intake of potassium and consuming a diet rich in vegetables, legumes, fruit and low fat dairy products, and low in saturated fat. There is suggestive, but less conclusive, evidence for benefits of other factors including: increasing magnesium and calcium intakes, increasing dietary fibre, increasing fish (long-chain ω-3 fatty acid) intake, maintaining an adequate vitamin D status and increasing protein intake. The effects of carbohydrate, generally, and starch, specifically, on blood pressure are unclear.
Starch provides a major contribution to total energy intake in most human diets. Thus, understanding the influence of starch on blood pressure is important. Dietary starch is increasingly perceived as potentially detrimental to blood pressure. This is partly due to limited data from epidemiological studies [2] and randomized controlled trials [3,4].
There is a shortage of data from population studies on the relationship of dietary starch with blood pressure. A positive association was observed in more than 11 000 middle-aged American men from the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT) [2]. Data from smaller population studies have suggested an inverse association [5,6]. In the current issue of the Journal of Hypertension, Brown et al. [7] present the results of a cross-sectional analysis of the relationship between starch intake and blood pressure in the International population study on macronutrients and blood pressure (INTERMAP). A major strength of this study is the inclusion of over 4500 middle-aged men and women from diverse populations (from the People's Republic of China, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America). Unlike MRFIT, INTERMAP suggests that starch intake is not directly related to blood pressure. If anything, the relationship was weakly inverse.
The reasons for the apparent discrepancy in findings between MRFIT [2] and INTERMAP [7] are not obvious. Although the studies were similar in a range of aspects, several study differences were outlined as possible explanation [7]. A population difference in diet, including the food sources of starch, is another possible explanation. This would seem unlikely, given that a subgroup analysis of the American men with higher coronary heart disease risk in INTERMAP – a similar population to the men included in MRFIT – did not find evidence for a direct relationship of starch with blood pressure [7]. However, there is evidence that a direct association between starch and vegetable protein intakes may partly account for the observed inverse associations of starch with blood pressure in population studies [5–7].
Several randomized controlled trials have assessed the effects on blood pressure of protein [3] or monounsaturated fats [4], in comparison to carbohydrate. A beneficial effect on blood pressure with protein compared with carbohydrate is a consistent finding [3]. This has been largely attributed to a blood pressure lowering effect of protein rather than to a blood pressure raising effect of carbohydrate, a conclusion supported by population data [8,9]. Substitution of monounsaturated fat for carbohydrate has also been associated with lower blood pressure, but the differences in blood pressure appear to be quite small [4].
It is possible that differences in carbohydrate intake, and perhaps starch were at least partly responsible for the observed differences in blood pressure in these studies. However, it is difficult to dissect the contributions of each macronutrient. In addition, the source of carbohydrate and amount of starch used in these trials has varied widely. This may be an important factor influencing effects on blood pressure.
Different carbohydrates have different physiological effects. It is, therefore, likely that dietary carbohydrates will differ in their impact on blood pressure. Carbohydrate-rich foods may contain sugars, starch, resistant starch and soluble and insoluble fibre, may range in glycaemic index, may be primarily whole grain or refined and may be an important dietary source of protein, fat and a range of micronutrients. These factors could influence the effect of carbohydrate-rich foods on blood pressure. Structural differences in starch may also be important. There is an attempt to account for many of these factors in multivariate analyses when attempting to ascertain the relationship of starch with blood pressure in population studies. However, residual confounding may be a problem. Furthermore, any impact of starch on blood pressure in the randomized controlled trials is difficult to quantify because of differences in source of carbohydrate and the amount of starch used.
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2012 Year in Review - Prince George's County
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Seat Pleasant Honors Veterans - Veterans were honored in Seat Pleasant on Nov. 12 through poetry, song, recollections and promises that their sacrifices will not be forgotten. The hour-long ceremony at the Seat Pleasant Activity Center included presentation of colors by the Largo High School Junior ROTC, recitation of the poem "You Are Someone Special" by Seat Pleasant Councilman ReveralYeargin and the singing of the national anthem and "America the Beautiful" by Kim Carrington. About 40 people attended.
Prince George's County Council Passes Legislation to Form Office of Ethics and Accountability - The Prince George's County Council recently passed important legislation that will give Prince George's County citizens piece of mind that their government is being run to the highest of ethical standards. "I want to thank the Prince George's County Council for their incredible work during this recent session," said Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III. "The cooperative efforts of the Prince George's County Council with my office, executive branch departments, community stakeholders and each council member's constituents have paid dividends with smart, aggressive, and progressive legislation that will improve the lives of our citizens. I want to congratulate the Prince George's County Council and look forward to working with them during the next Council session."


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Contact city hall or see if any of your neighbors have an extra one. If you contact city hall the garage pickup should deliver a recycling bin to your apartment. Why the heck would someone steal your recycling bin? They really want to recycle or something? I guess that isn't a bad thing, just a little strange...
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Reclaimed timber makes for high-character flooring. As more and more people consider recycled wood as a flooring alternative, the need for information grows. Here is a primer to reclaimed wood.
Within that last decade, the quest for character-filled antique timber has evolved into a full-fledged industry. Old barns, warehouses, army barracks, and even river bottoms are providing companies with old-growth wood. Everything from recycled oak wine barrels to 300-year-old curly heart pine is being transformed into one-of-a-kind floors and furniture.
No doubt, reclaimed flooring and interior accents make a long-lasting impression. "Wood is a one of kind natural element, which regardless of age, possesses unique characteristics in each board," says Anita Howard, communications director of the National Wood Flooring Association.
One company specializing in recycled wood flooring, Terra Mai (McCloud, California), lists some of the attributes of reclaimed wood over new.
- Reclaimed wood is filled with rich grain patterns, character marks, deep colors, and distinct patinas. It's impossible to replicate antique wood because there is nothing new like it.
- It's had years to air-dry and is much less likely to bend, warp or twist over time. Many companies kiln dry the wood upon its recovery to assure very low moisture content.
- Because most reclaimed wood comes from old growth trees it contains fewer knots and other natural defects often found in newer wood.
- Old-growth wood is characterized by its higher ring count per inch than new wood. More rings equals stronger more durable wood, ideal for applications where there is high traffic or greater wear.
As more custom wood homeowners and builders consider recycled wood as a flooring alternative, the need for information grows. Below is a primer on reclaimed wood.
When is wood classified as "antique" and "reclaimed?"
Wood that is a minimum 100 years old is considered "antique." Once this antique wood is salvaged and applied to a new use, it is referred to as "reclaimed."
How is wood defined as "old growth?" Is all reclaimed wood considered "old growth?"
"The most straightforward definition comes from the USDA Forest Service, which said the approximate age at which old-growth features begin to appear is about half the maximum age of the predominant tree species," says Kathy Fleming of Hardwood Magazine. Because most of the structures being deconstructed today are more than 100 years old, it is fair to say that in most cases reclaimed wood originates from old-growth timber.
According to the Reclaimed Wood Council (www.reclaimedwoodcouncil.org), old-growth forests are at least 200 years old. An estimated 8 to 9 million acres of old-growth forests remain today primarily on protected federal land. Nearly 90 percent of our old-growth forests have already been logged.
What types of wood are typically reclaimed?
Heart pine, chestnut, and oak seem to be the most readily available. Other species of pine, elm, cypress, and ash can also be found. Some companies derive their product from reclaimed exotic hardwoods found overseas, but the primary sources are recovered in the United States. Wood types can vary within different regions of the country.
Where does this old wood come from?
Most antique timber is taken from old and dilapidated buildings, including barns, warehouses and military barracks. Other sources are river floors, where wood has been underwater for hundreds of years. Nature has another way of speeding up the deconstruction process — hurricanes and storms leave a trail of debris from old structures.
Because no board is the same, is it possible to have an antique floor made from similar-looking wood?
Yes, as long as "similar" does not mean "identical." Every company has its own re-milling process and standards. Because many of the wood sources are very large, the salvaged wood is generally kept together for future applications.
Why is salvaged heart pine from riverbeds so strong?
Wood that has been underwater for over a hundred years has lost everything except the heartwood at its center. Instead of dissipating, this portion of the log has been preserved in its oxygen-free underwater sanctuary.
"The dense logs settled in the river depths, where the cool water temperature and lack of oxygen acted as natural preservation, precluding deterioration of the wood," says Carol Goodwin, co-owner of Goodwin Heart Pine Company in Micanopy, Florida. As an example of the durability of this submerged lumber, Goodwin's wood is 200 to 500 years old.
What is engineered reclaimed wood flooring?
Historic Woods Inc., Shelburne, Ontario, has developed engineered flooring made by attaching antique wood to a plywood base. The method of affixing the wood can vary: It can be glued, stapled, and nailed; it can be put over concrete or wood. Engineered antique hardwood flooring is often used in lieu of solid wood where variable humidity levels require more stability. It also works very well over radiant heat systems.
Can I use reclaimed wood over radiant heat?
"Reclaimed flooring works well with radiant heat due to its density and very low moisture content," says Matt Nichols, marketing manager for Terra Mai. The most important factor, according to Mountain Lumber Company, in Ruckersville, Virginia, is proper acclimation of the wood flooring and the surrounding materials. The slab, plywood subfloor, and/or joists should be acclimated to within 3-4% of each other.
What makes reclaimed floors more expensive than other flooring?
"There is a tremendous amount of work that goes into the salvaging and recovering of this wood," says Carol Goodwin. "The process to locate and mill this limited treasure requires more labor and time."
Antique wood must be salvaged by hand without the aid of most machines and tools to maintain its authentic state. River wood is generally more expensive because special equipment is necessary for its retrieval. Reclaimed timber today is a rare, highly valued, and steadily growing in demand.