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I've just not gotten myself into doing it like last year. Lack of desire and engery I suppose.
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You are probably the only one.
I've just not gotten myself into doing it like last year. Lack of desire and engery I suppose.
I've always enjoyed them. Keep em coming.
Dan (Indy)
Does Granger have ANY trade value? Will he help really even help that much when he comes back?
Chad Ford (1:21 PM)
All depends on how he checks out medically. If he's going to be 100 percent soon, he has a lot of value. If he's going to take the rest of the season to get back to 100 percent, his value drops for the Pacers.
James (Chicago)
If Granger was 100% today, what kind of 4 or 1 could/would Indy target?
Chad Ford (1:23 PM)
I think Eric Bledsoe of the Clippers would be their top target. Ed Davis, who the Pacers seriously considered drafting over Paul George, would be another option.
Interesting quote from Andre Iguodala on his defense:
"Sometimes when they're driving or want to get open and they're pushing off on me, they push off a lot, and they get away with it. So when they push off, I just lean back, but I grab their hand with me, so as they're pushing me, I grab them so they gotta come with me. When they're trying to come off and I'm holding that, that gives me a second to recover. That's them shooting the ball or catching and shooting the ball, right there is one second. So I'm back in front just by doing that."
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a Granger for Bledsoe package just makes too much sense for it too happen. He would solve our need of a quick defender to guard quick 1s and the Clipps would be a much better team with a healthy Granger that is a move that turns the Clipps into favorites in the NBA IMO.
I am guessing they want to keep Lamar though for the playoffs if he is fit he is a perfect C vs a team that goes small.
We take back Caron Butler or LO whichever they prefer(i personally would trade Odom and then plan to use Granger as a PF a lot when Blake needs a break) and Bledsoe
We send Granger and 2 1st rd picks and call it a deal
Odom would probably go right back to his fatty self once he left LA again. Could even call him LFO.
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Not sure if you are serious.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Raptors and Grizzlies are discussing framework of trade with respective ownership groups now, sources tell Y! Deal could be done tonight.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
There have been scenarios today that include third teams, and also where Grizzlies and Raptors could do deal straight up, sources tell Y!
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Memphis and Toronto pushing closer on deal to send Rudy Gay to the Raptors, sources tell Y! Sports. Raps would part with Calderon and Davis.
If this goes down, the Raptors are going to be in cap hell with the contracts of Bargnani, DeRozan, Gay, and Fields. I don't know how the Raptors owner hasn't fired Bryan Colangelo yet.
An interesting side to this -- they'd be at ~74 mil next year. They'll probably have to amnesty Bargnani, Kleiza or Amir Johnson. Cap hell indeed.
But I think their ownership only cares about making the playoffs and filling the seats. No bigger picture.
Gay/Landry Fields
Bargnani/Amir Johnson
Looks like a .500 team or slightly better. I feel sorry for Toronto fans but I guess they are used to this. All MLSE teams are similar.
I was gonna guess DET as the 3rd team because Maggetee contract is a good match. I I lol and said no way a contender like Memphis would actually give up the season by having Maggtee be their 3. I am guessing Memphis players will be pissed.
So according to Woj, it's as good as done. Trade call with the league scheduled at 7 PM ET
Toronto: Gay and Haddadi
Pistons: Calderon
Memphis: Prince, Daye, Davis and Tor's 2nd round pick
Haddadi will get waived.
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That's the best Memphis could get for Gay!? Prince and Daye... pathetic
And Ed Davis.
Ahh i was so busy typing the secondary players i omitted the main piece... sorry
2013's best sports moment: Automated Hollinger saying Human Hollinger's trade w/ Toronto made Toronto 6 wins worse. es.pn/TZ1pY4— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) January 30, 2013
Dalembert has 13/12 in the 3rd qtr. Makes me wonder what was Skiles problem with Dalembert.
According to reports Skiles just wanted to get fired playing whatever matchup.
I truly respect your BBIQ and knowledge, I always look for your thoughts on stuff, but you've lost your mind here.
Human Hollinger probably doesn't care about Toronto being worse. Wonder if Simmons know which team Hollinger works for??
The fact that Ed Davis and Calderon have such high PERs on such a bad team distorts the wins added for all teams involved lol
My Cousin-in-law from Toronto says that many of his friends don't like losing Ed Davis and Calderon. Fans loved seeing Ed Davis develop. It's akin to seeing PG blossom this season....and then trading him away for....well, Rudy Gay .
BTW.....I'm not comparing PG to Davis in terms of talent...I'm comparing the fans support for a Player that they have been waiting to see develop then finally when he does....he's shipped out.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Miami is destroying Brooklyn, I have a bad feeling for friday.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.


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Touching Base: A Message from the ChiefMarch 3, 2013Dear
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members that they may dispose of unwanted firearms through the Pasadena Police
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7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Special guests will include Mayor Bogaard and the keynote
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March 16, Harambee Ministries
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Gabriel. The theme for this year's event is "Shaping Hearts and
Developing Minds." For more information, please contact Harambee Ministries at
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march from Villa-Parke to Robinson Park, where a few community leaders will
speak on reducing violence and creating peace. For more information,
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April 13, 2013, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Pasadena Alumnae Chapter is hosting the 2013 Young
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Colorado Boulevard. The conference is from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and
features diverse workshops, engaging presentations on educational choices, career
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May 11, 2013, the Pasadena Youth Center (PYC) is sponsoring the 19th Annual
Adelante Mujer Latina (AML) Conference at Pasadena City College from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. The AML conference is an exciting and inspirational day-long
career and educational conference attended by more than 1,500 young Latinas,
ages 12 to 21, their mentors, and moms. The purpose of the AML Conference
is to provide middle and high school Latinas with tools for personal and
professional growth, challenge them to raise their expectations, promote
leadership, encourage them to pursue post-high school education, achieve their
goals, and have a positive impact on their lives and the lives of others.
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success, please visit www.adelantemujerlatina.org. to
learn more, or visit http://pasadenayouthcenter.org/aml_conference/aml_presenters to
sign up a as workshop presenter by March 9, 2013. Special thanks to PYC's
Executive Director, Stella Murga, for her continued and dedicated service
to Pasadena's youth.
February 21, Commander John E. Perez and
Flintridge Center's Director of Development, Scott Vandrick, traveled to
the state capital, along with representatives from 22 other
California cities, for the 2013-2014 California Gang Reduction,
Intervention, and Prevention (Cal-GRIP) program grant orientation.
Pasadena was one of few cities to receive full grant funding in the amount
of $492,520; the funds will be used to provide outreach services to
hundreds of at-risk youth to improve their lives through mentorship and life
skills training. A portion of the monies will also be used for reintegration
and apprenticeship training for young adults. Pasadena was fortunate
to receive funding for a second straight year and we are grateful for the
leadership that the Flintridge Center has provided in collaborating with over
20 community partners in obtaining the Cal-GRIP grant.
February 23, Commander John Perez
participated on a community forum on prison realignment and neighborhood
reintegration at the KRST Unity Center of African and Spiritual Science in Los
Angeles. He was joined on the panel by members of the Los Angeles
Sheriff's & Los Angeles City Police Department, as well as other
community based organizations such as LA Community Action Team and the Urban
Lead. The Pasadena Police Department presented Pasadena's reintegration
initiative and the efforts of the Flintridge Center and a host of other
community partners committed to reducing recidivism and providing opportunities
to improve the lives of those recently released from prisons and
jails. We are very grateful to Nyabingi Kuti and the South LA Reintegration
Council for the opportunity to participate and represent the Pasadena
community. For more information on Pasadena's reintegration
initiative please visit http://www.flintridge.org/collaborations/reintegration.htm.
February 25, I
received an email from Pasadena Community Gardens Conservancy President and
CEO Eileen Read, that it has awarded $7,000 in community grants supporting
community-based organizations that expand public and student access to and
knowledge of gardening, particularly fruits and vegetables in Pasadena.
The awardees include: Arlington Garden, La Casita Del Arroyo, The Muir
Ranch student community garden at John Muir High School, Pasadena Community Garden,
and the Roots & Shoots Children's' community garden project at the Los
Angeles County Arboretum. Eileen said, "…Each of these organizations is
reaching deeply into the community to bring new people into gardening,
especially food gardening, while also inspiring all Pasadenans through
innovation and design…" Pasadena Community Gardens Conservancy is a fund of the
Pasadena Community Foundation. For more information of the foundation,
please visit www.pasadenacf.org.
February 26, Lieutenants John Dewar and
Ed Calatayud, Police Specialists Kitty Johnson, and I attended Councilmember
Steve Madison's District Town Hall Meeting. There were a number of
city executives at the meeting including: Fire Chief Calvin Wells,
Public Works Director Siobhan Foster, Planner Robert Montano, and RBOC
General Manager, Darryl Dunn. Councilmember Madison started off the
meeting with a few brief remarks. I used my time to focus on the recent
increase in property related crimes, the impacts of the prison early release
program (AB 109), and the proposed Gun-Buy-Back-Program (GBBP), which is
tentatively scheduled for May 2013 (more on this topic in future editions of
Touching Base). The meeting was well attended and several important
issues were discussed. The event was organized by District 6 Field
Representative, Takako Suzuki.
March 2, I participated
in the Opening Day Ceremonies for the West Pasadena Baseball Little League.
Opening day was held at Jackie Robinson Park and was very well attended by
players, families, friends, and community leaders. Pasadena Police Office
Supervisor Beverly Bogar serves on the West Pasadena Baseball Little
League Board of Directors. VIPs included City Manager Michael Beck,
HS&R Director Mercy Santoro, and HS&R Administrator Horace
Wormely. Community Leader and WPBLL Board Member, Greg Mosley, served as
March 2, I joined Pasadena City Manager Michael Beck, Los Angeles County
Sherriff's Department (LASD) Captain John Benedict, and California Highway
Patrol Captain Steve Strull
to talk with young students participating in the Bright Futures Scholars
Mentoring Meeting. Each speaker provided insight on decision-making,
social media, and engagement with law enforcement officials. Dr.
Sandra E. Thomas is the CEO/Dean of Scholars at the Bright Futures Scholars
program. Our time with the students was coordinated by Greg Middleton,
Bright Futures Scholars Office Manager.
March 2, Councilmember Victor Gordo and his Field Representative Vannia de La
Cuba coordinated
a community meeting to address the recent homicide that occurred in the
neighborhood. Victor and I answered questions concerning the homicide and
general safety concerns. Commander John Perez, Lieutenant Jason
Clawson, Sergeant Tucker, Officers Cristian Allen, Kim Jones, Daniel Morris, PS
Karla Kauhola, City Manager Michael Beck and the City Prosecutor
also attended.
February 4, Pasadena Police Officer Tim Bundy received the Thomas Reuters
"Everyday Heroes" award for his efforts in the arrest of a high risk offender
while assigned to the United States Marshals, Fugitive Apprehension Unit.
Utilizing innovative investigative resources, Tim located a wanted gang member
who was hiding out of state. As part of his recognition, the Thomas Reuters
Company will provide a monitory donation to a charitable organization to be
named by the police department. Tim and his fellow detectives
assigned to the Fugitive Apprehension Unit are exceptional law enforcement
officials working hard toward making Pasadena a safer community.
February 24, several Pasadena Police
employees gathered at the Rose Bowl for the Annual Kyle Ballard Memorial
Run. Pasadena Police Officer Kyle Ballard served this great community
and the department for approximately eight years before his sudden death in
2006. Kyle was well respected, competent, and extremely dedicated to his
profession. Pasadena Police Chaplains Father Bob Gaestel and Chip
Rittenhouse were at the run to offer prayers and support. Kyle's wife,
Laurie, and her children were among the many people at the run, which was
organized by Pasadena Police Sergeant Roger Roldan.
February 26, I
received notice from Pasadena Police Commander Lisa Rosales that
a community member submitted a "Service Excellence Survey" commending Police
Specialist Keem Hendrix for her prompt service. The survey also
indicated Keem was knowledgeable, friendly, and polite.
February 26, I
received an email from NAMI San Gabriel Valley President Robert Liljenwall commending
Pasadena Police Officer Victor Cass and the Pasadena Police Department
for their participation at the NAMI Forum on Mental Illness and Gun
Violence. Victor is NAMI's Vice President and served as emcee for the
program. Deputy Chief Darryl Qualls and I served on a panel
and/or lectured about mental illness and gun violence.
February 27, I
received an email from a community member commending Pasadena Police Officer
Alex Torres for his professionalism during a stolen vehicle
investigation. The community member said, "…I am extremely happy with the
way that Officer Torres handled this call, he was also very
August through September 2012, the
"Haggler Bandit" committed approximately seven armed robberies in the
Pasadena, Monrovia, and the Los Angeles region. The suspect robbed
several businesses, including banks. Law enforcement officers from the
Pasadena Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles Police Department, and the Monrovia Police
Department worked collaboratively to identify the suspect responsible for
the armed robberies. Once the suspect was identified, Pasadena Police
Corporal Robert Mercado presented the case to the Los Angeles County
District Attorney's Office, who filed seven counts of robbery against the
suspect. A warrant was subsequently issued. Pasadena Police
Detective David Duran obtained information that the robbery suspect had
fled to Memphis, Tennessee. David contacted the United State Marshal's
Southwest Region Fugitive Taskforce who coordinated with Tennessee law
enforcement officials and subsequently arrested the suspect. On
February 21, 2013, Pasadena Police Corporal David Llanes traveled to
Tennessee, took custody of the robbery suspect, and transported him back to
Pasadena where he was booked for the robberies. On February 22,
the suspect was arraigned in Pasadena Superior Court. This case
underscores the collaborative (inter-agency) cooperation between local and
federal law enforcement officials. Pasadena Police employees involved in
this investigation include: Lieutenant Pete Hettema, Corporal David
Llanes, Detectives David Duran, and Carol Gordon.
February 24 at about 11:25 a.m., Pasadena Police Officer Alex Torres was on routine patrol in the 700
block of East Washington Boulevard when he received an alert notification of a
stolen vehicle from his Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR). As Alex
continued his investigation, a female adult entered the stolen vehicle.
Alex and assisting officers detained and later arrested the female suspect
without incident. She was subsequently booked at the Pasadena jail and
the vehicle was released to the registered owner.
February 24,
Pasadena Police officers responded to the report of a residential burglary in
the 1400 block of Brixton Road. On arrival, officers talked with the
homeowner who said the suspect(s) stole three firearms during the crime.
The incident was documented on a police report, which will be investigated by
February 24 at about 5:11 p.m., Pasadena Police officers responded to a report of an
apartment unit fully engulfed in flames in the 700 block of Worcester
Avenue. Police officers courageously evacuated residents while Pasadena
Fire Department personnel conducted a lifesaving rescue of people on a 2nd
story balcony. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries although three
victims were treated for possible smoke inhalation. Pasadena Police
Volunteers assisted with traffic management and residents from the damaged
apartment complex were united with the American Red Cross for services.
February 26 at about 12:45 p.m., Pasadena Police Officer Alex Torres received information from the West
San Gabriel Valley Anti-Crime Taskforce (WSGV-ACT) that a male adult was in
possession of a stolen car in the 2100 block of Summit Avenue. Alex, Sergeant
Dennis Beene, and other officers drove to the suspect's location and found
the vehicle. Officers completed their investigation and verified the
vehicle was stolen. The suspect was located and arrested without incident
by Pasadena Police Officer Chuck Reep. The vehicle was recovered
and returned to the registered owner.
February 28 at about 11:49 p.m.,
Pasadena Police officers responded to a jewelry store in the 200 block of East
Colorado Boulevard regarding an armed robbery investigation. On arrival,
officers learned that the suspect walked into the jewelry store and asked to
see some diamonds. As the female clerk was retrieving the diamonds, the
suspect produced a handgun and demanded the stones. Fearing for her
safety, the victim surrendered the diamonds and the suspect fled from the
store. The suspect is described as a Male Black, 40 years, 5'-7" to 5'-9," 200
pounds. He is bald and wearing a dark grey baseball cap, Fed-Ex uniform,
and white gloves. If you have information about this incident, please
call the Pasadena Police Department at (626) 744-4241.
February 28 at about 8:45 p.m.,
Pasadena Police officers responded to the 600 block of Mar Vista Avenue
regarding shots fired. On arrival, officers discovered an adult male
victim suffering from several gunshot wounds. Pasadena Fire Department
Paramedics responded to the scene; however, the victim died as a result of his
injuries. Police detectives responded to the incident and are actively
investigating the homicide. If you have information about the shooting,
please call the Pasadena Police Department at (626) 744-4241.
next week,
Phillip L. SanchezChief of PolicePasadena Police Department207 N. Garfield AvenuePasadena, CA 91101(626) 744-4545Mission First, People Always


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Criminology students at CU-Boulder had the opportunity to find out what life is like on the other side of the bars when they toured the prison complex at Cañon City, Colorado.
Three tours held during the fall semester took 59 students to the Territorial Correctional Facility, Colorado State Penitentiary, and Arrowhead Correctional Center to learn about the criminal justice system, prison facilities, and inmates.
For prelaw senior Sarah Colburn, who wants to be a prosecuting attorney, the experience gave her a peek behind the curtain on what happens after someone is sentenced and what effect the prison system has on inmates.
"You go in thinking that if they're in prison they must be really bad people," she said. "Many are, but some of them came from poor life situations and had made mistakes. Does punishment help? What is the most effective rehabilitation other than just punishment? Knowing what sentencing works for different people would help me in the future when I'm a prosecutor deciding what sentence to ask the judge."
The tours were arranged by Associate Professor Hillary Potter, who teaches criminology courses in the sociology program. She recently organized a new interdisciplinary student group called Criminology Buffs for students interested in pursuing a career in some facet of criminology or criminal justice, such as public safety, law, or crime scene investigation.
"The goal of the tours is for students to learn what they cannot learn from a textbook," said Potter. "To see what they cannot see in a documentary video. Seeing with their own eyes teaches them much more than they can learn just in a classroom setting."
On the tours, students saw cell blocks, the exercise yard, and the various prison work programs, which included training dogs and horses, making license plates and furniture, and agricultural work on the fish farms, dairies, and vineyards. They also had the opportunity to meet some of the inmates and hear what life in prison is like, their daily routines, and future plans.
Students also had the option of going into the execution chamber. Being in the room and seeing up close the gurney where inmates could be put to death by lethal injection was a powerful experience for the students.
"I tried to stay as far away from the gurney as possible," said Colburn. "I'm anti-capital punishment and going in there underlines that reasoning for me."
Regardless of whether students plan to pursue careers in criminal justice, Potter hopes the tours will open their eyes to a world they didn't expect.
"The fact is, nearly all inmates are released back into society," said Potter. "When students see the living conditions and the setup in prison and learn what rehabilitative programs are available for inmates to re-enter society, they will understand how we can better serve individuals who end up in prison, especially since they are going to be released into our society again."


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Roy, Ray, Best of luck in your races. Eager to hear of your results.
For me, 6 miles yesterday and 5 today. The best running conditions all year.
Blkyn48, for the week, 43 miles.
Roy, Ray, Best of luck in your races. Eager to hear of your results.
For me, 6 miles yesterday and 5 today. The best running conditions all year.
Blkyn48, for the week, 43 miles.
The finish like clock said 21:53 so I knew the course was short. Based on my pace, I would have ran a legit 5k at around 22:45 which I'm good with. The best part is the "punk". He started off way fast and I caught him right at the start of the 3rd mile. I ran along side him intimidating him a little trying to spark him up but he had nothing left. At about half a mile to go one of his rowing team mates passed us and he told me to try and beat the guy. I gave it my best but couldn't do it. I was 14th OA out of about 125-150 and 1st & only in my AD.
Bklyn, only 13 miles this week but I'm done racing for a few weeks so back to some distance building.
Nice race Ray and congrats on an AD win.
I had a pretty good week with 64.2 total miles. Today I ran mile intervals. If I took the best three intervals I would have barely caught Ray, and I was giving myself a 200 meter walk/recovery between miles. Once again, well done Ray.
Dave, thanks!
As a correction, the official results are posted and there was another guy in my AG. He clocked a 30:32 so he was just into his 3rd mile when I finished.
Ray, congrats on another outstanding race.
Today was a great day to run. Some cloud cover, temps in the high 40's low 50's. The running gods did good. Did an 8 miler today at around a 9:30 pace.
I will post weekly mileage tomorrow.
Have a Master Full Day Everyone.
Thank you gang. Let the record show that I'm greatful that my body (specifically back/spine) is still allowing me to train at my discretion.
Up next is a few weeks of mileage with a few speed sessions thown in.
The weather may have been near perfect, but my body wouldn't cooperate . It was a little chilly and breezy at the start, so I decided to wear my hat and shell.
The first 5 miles or so went fairly well, averaging about 9:05. Midway through the 6th mile I got a sudden twinge in my left hip. I did a piriformis stretch and that got me going again, but at 10:30 pace. The PF in my left foot started acting up gradually slowing me down the next several miles, along with another twinge in my hip around 11 miles. After some sections of gravel road at miles 15-19, I started doing one minute walk - 4 minute run from mile 16 the rest of the way. I was averaging about 12 minute miles during this stretch, but I made it in. My final, unofficial time was 4:42:17. I got some Gatorade, bananas, and my free beer and brat and relaxed for a few minutes. A slow walk to the car and a 90 minute drive home to a hot shower, and I was ready for a 2 hour nap. After dinner I started playing around with the new MacBook Air I bought. I spent a fruitless hour "running" around a mall, looking for a USB-USB cable, but that helped me loosen up quite a bit. We'll see how I feel tomorrow morning.
Sounds like you had a much better race, Ray. Congrats!
Royboy - Well, so much for the marathon gods and their smiles. It seems like they had more of a sinister grin. It appears that.you didn`t let it get you down, and are chalking it up as just one of those days. If so, good for you, and feel pleased that you did your best under the conditions. After all, that is all anyone can ask...and it just adds some motivation for the next time. Cheers
Sad for you Roy. Some days you're the dog, others the fire hydrant. Still, with guts and determination you finished.
USB2USB isn't a common thing as generally a USB is an input, not an output.
Ray, Great time and race. Maybe the word of your prowess has gotten around and you're scaring off the AG competition.
Roy, we all have those days we think will be ideal and reality turns out differently. You stayed with it and finished. Congratulations. Recover well and come back stronger.
Roy, any finish is a good finish. You got a shirt, medal, and free food (including beer) just like the guy who crossed the line first. I applaud your effort and ability to stick with it. I've decided to drink a Guinness in your honor tonight.
Thanks for the encouragement, guys. I'm recovering well already, although I'm sure the first day back running will be short and tentative.
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Gordon, Royals strike for walk-off against Sox
Butler's double in ninth also aids Kansas City's 11th comeback win
KANSAS CITY -- One strike from defeat, the Royals struck back.
Alex Gordon and Billy Butler emerged as late-inning, clutch-hit heroes for Kansas City in a 10-inning, 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. It was the Royals' fourth straight victory.
It all came down to Gordon's two-out, bases-loaded soaring fly ball in the 10th inning. Right fielder Alex Rios, who'd caught just about everything hit his way in this series, was in hot pursuit.
Could he get to it?
"Yes. But he didn't," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "As soon as it was hit, I thought he was going to catch it."
Gordon didn't think it would drop either.
"The way I was swinging it, no," he said. "I thought they were going to catch it. I thought I hit it pretty good and knew it had a chance, but I had a rough day to that point ..."
Tied 5-5, the Royals had loaded the bases against White Sox reliever Brian Omogrosso. Lorenzo Cain led off with a single and stole second base, while Omogrosso was in the process of getting two outs. The White Sox intentionally walked Chris Getz and unintentionally walked George Kottaras, filling the sacks for Gordon.
Gordon jumped on Omogrosso's first pitch and sent it into the right-center gap toward the wall.
"We didn't think he hit the ball that well, but it just kept going," Rios said. "It's one of those balls where you didn't think he hit it that well, and it just carries."
Cain, heading for the plate from third base, followed Rios' dash toward the wall. Rios reached and missed the ball by maybe two feet. Gordon was credited with a single.
"I was watching the ball the entire time. I was wishing, 'Drop, drop, drop, drop,' and I saw Rios wasn't able to get to it," Cain said. "Thank you, we'll take it."
That was Part II of the late-inning drama that netted the Royals their 11th comeback victory in a 17-10 season. Part I came in the ninth inning against White Sox closer Addison Reed.
Reed walked both Salvador Perez (Getz ran for him and advanced on a wild pitch) and Kottaras, who was pinch-hitting for Miguel Tejada. But Gordon and Alcides Escobar both flied out. The count went to 3-2 on Butler.
One more strike and the White Sox were 5-3 winners.
"I'd just gotten a fastball in and it ran pretty hard," Butler said. "I figured, well, he's out in front and he might go something offspeed, and he just left it up. I got a pretty good swing on it and got it in the gap. I was still sitting on a fastball, but you can't eliminate any pitches then, because he's not going to lay one in there for you."
Butler drove the ball into the right-center gap and nobody was getting close to this one. As the ball bounced to the wall, Getz and Kottaras fled for home and a 5-5 score.
"I was just wild and couldn't get comfortable out there. I was all over the place," said Reed, charged with his first blown save in 11 chances this year. "I was missing spots big time. The 3-2 pitch to Butler was a hanging slider -- terrible pitch. I hung it and he made me pay for it."
When Eric Hosmer promptly scorched a liner to left field, it momentarily looked like a game-ending hit, but Alejandro De Aza rushed in for the catch.
So it was on to extra innings and Royals closer Greg Holland followed Luke Hochevar's two perfect innings with one of his own.
Before long, Cain logged his third hit of the game, boosting his average to .341, and scoring the winning run.
"He's having a great year. It's still really early, but I think you could start considering him for the All-Star team," Yost said. "He's playing great defense and swinging the bat really well. And that was a huge stolen base there in the last inning to set some stuff up."
All-Star? Heady territory for a guy who missed much of last season with injuries.
"It's great to be mentioned and considered, but I don't worry about the All-Star stuff, I just go and play my game," Cain said. "That's all I worry about. Just find a way to help this team win this ballgame today is the most important thing to me."
For a while on Sunday, that seemed unlikely to happen. Left-hander Jose Quintana held the Royals hitless until the fifth inning, but they broke out for three runs to give starting pitcher Wade Davis a 3-1 lead.
Davis got through six innings, but the bullpen faltered in the seventh as the White Sox scored four times to go ahead, 5-3. Tim Collins gave up three hits, including a two-run double. Aaron Crow took over and wild-pitched another run home, then gave up a solo homer to Rios.
Even then Davis, watching from the sidelines, was sure something good would happen.
"It's a pretty unique offense and they never think they're out of the game," Davis said.
Sure enough, the Royals had another comeback victory in them, as well as their third extra-inning game without a loss.
"We just have great chemistry around here," Gordon said. "Everyone's going out there for the same goal, and that's to win and have fun. And that's what we're doing."
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Supreme Court conservatives shred a civil rights law
John Roberts is a very patient man. Thirty years ago, as a young lawyer in Ronald Reagan's Justice Department, he wrote memos attacking a landmark civil rights law that was enacted to ensure that all Americans, regardless of color, had the right to vote. And this morning, as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, he wrote the ruling that shreds the law.
Conservatives today will praise the 5-4 decision to gut the core provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and they will conveniently ignore the irony that "unelected judges" have intrusively trumped the people's elected representatives.
Both houses of Congress had renewed the law four times since '65 - most recently in 2006 by a combined bipartisan vote of 488-22 - precisely because there was overwhelming documented evidence of ongoing voter discrimination in states and localities with long histories of bad behavior. But conservatives (like Roberts) have long been jonesing to weaken the Justice Department's enforcement powers, and so, at least for today, the unelected judges will be hailed as heroes.
Sad, but no shock
It's a sad day for civil rights - particularly because the Justice Department has lately been using that law to thwart various GOP attempts to reduce minority turnout via the enactment of state voter-ID laws — but the Roberts ruling doesn't come as a surprise.
When Alabama's legal challenge was aired in the high court back in February, Roberts and his allies suggested that the voting rights law was no longer necessary; and besides, in the immortal words of Antonin Scalia, the law was "a perpetuation of racial entitlement" - which was news to me, because I'd never realized that equal access to the ballot was a racial entitlement.
Plus, Roberts, in a ruling on an unrelated voting case back in 2009, had already signaled how he felt about the Voting Rights enforcement provision: "It represents an intrusion into areas of state and local responsibility," and, besides, there was no longer a need for Justice to ride hard on the nine (mostly Southern) states that had a history of racism, because, as he put it, "Things have changed in the South."
"Eradicated practices" (?!)
Roberts, in his opinion this morning, reiterated those arguments.
He basically said that the law is obsolete. He said that even though the law empowered the Justice Department to fight local racism, there's no such need anymore because that behavior doesn't exist anymore (he refers to "eradicated practices"). He did craft a fig leaf - he invited Congress to revise and update the enforcement formula at the core of the law - but that's a howler, because (as he well knows) this Congress can't even pass a farm bill, and is so dysfunctional that anything more complicated than a Boy Scout resolution strains its collective cognition.
As for his belief (and the conservative majority's belief) that strong federal enforcement is no longer needed because things are hunky dory at the grassroots ... that's another howler.
Congress overwhelmingly renewed the law in 2006 because the factual evidence - 15,000 pages of it - demonstrated a still-ongoing pattern of ballot discrimination. A lower-court federal judge had previously looked at this same evidence, and had found what he called "overt hostility to black voting power by those who control the electoral process."
And last year, a federal appeals court ruled that Congress had been right to renew the law: "Congress drew reasonable conclusions from the extensive evidence it gathered. [Civil rights laws] entrust Congress with ensuring that the right to vote - surely among the most important guarantees of political liberty in the Constitution — is not abridged on account of race. In this context, we owe much deference to the considered judgment of the people's elected representatives."
Thanks to the '06 renewal of the law, which was supposed to extend until 2032, the Justice Department was able to thwart racism in 2012. Just two examples: When Texas Republicans enacted a voter-ID law that was crafted to disproportionately hurt minorities, Justice blocked it by invoking the law's oversight powers. When Florida Republicans tweaked their state rules in an attempt to reduce early voting hours in ways that disproportionately hurt minorities, Justice blocked it by invoking the law's oversight powers.
Turning back the clock
Now those powers are gone.
From now on, people who are turned away at the polls will have to file lawsuits at their own expense — and only after the voter-suppression schemes have already screwed them. That's how the game worked before the Voting Rights Act went on the books in 1965. Roberts has turned back the clock.
And how ironic that he has done so by overriding the people's elected representatives — specifically, the 2006 Republican House and 2006 Republican Senate, both of which concluded: "40 years has not been a sufficient amount of time to eliminate the vestiges of discrimination following nearly 100 years of disregard for the dictates of the 15th (right to vote) Amendment and to ensure that the right of all citizens to vote is protected as guaranteed by the Constitution."
So much for that bipartisan legislative sentiment; Roberts and his court allies opted instead to "legislate from the bench."
Conservatives typically use that phrase to complain about rulings they dislike — but not today. The Human Events website is already praising the Supreme Court for "taking away one of the clubs Attorney General Eric Holder has been using to beat common-sense voter identification laws into the dirt."
See what I mean?
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Of all the divas on the CF staff, the most rabid just might be Art Director Cathy Palmieri, if the number of Corvettes owned per year of life and hours spent talking about them were the criteria, anyway. In her brief 30 years, this enthusiast has owned sixcount emsix Corvettes, and she talks of little else.
Her first Corvette was a 40th Anniversary model, which she drove daily. Two months later, she fell for a 94 Bright Aqua Metallic coupe and bought that one, too. A year later, she sold the Anniversary model for a Daytona Yellow 69, trading that for a 77 the following year. Her most favorite, a Black 88 named (get ready) The Precious captured her heart next, and she quickly brought its mileage up to 99,000. In Florida, that isnt hard.
Now shes moved on from even that one, much like a butterfly in a summer garden. This 94, her most recent treasure, was purchased from a friend, Robert Petty, the owner of Ridge Quality Motors in Dundee, Florida. It wont be the workhorse the 88 was, though. Cathys bought a reliable driver to keep the Corvettes mileage down, and this Corvette comes out mostly for shows (the photos in this issues coverage of the St. Armands Circle event are hers). She also drives it when she needs a Corvette fix, which seems to happen fairly often.
Cathy finds the C4s lines irresistible, particularly when bathed in shiny black paint, and shes firmly committed to that body style. This 94, dark and threatening on the outside, is wild Torch Red within. That combination is what got to her. Torch Redouch! was her reaction. Its a six-speed, of course. Cathy has no use for automatic transmissions, preferring to experience the hands-on thrill of dispensing that LT1 power. The only shifts from stock, though, are the Breathless Performance air system and the polished factory rims. She does plan to buy a new glass top and install new carpeting and leather seats. Longer-range plans include an upgraded exhaust and a Hypertech chip. But for now, this Corvette meets all her requirements. Till she falls in love again.
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"There's a rumor that you've been fired," I said.
"True," Lindsay said.
With that typical Lindsay no-nonsense response came confirmation that the most successful high school football coaching career in Fort Wayne history was over. Lindsay is no longer Bishop Luers' coach and athletic director. Just like that.
There will be no farewell retirement press conference, no gathering of former players to tell stories, no handshakes all around. Instead, we have a press release that says Lindsay's employment was terminated "as a result of his violations of school and Diocesan policies, and his violations of his employment contract obligations."
Whatever actions led to Lindsay's firing, he's not saying and neither is the school. He was placed on administrative leave last Thursday and fired on Sunday, the release said. Sounds like a long weekend for everyone.
"The only thing I can say is that the 33 years I spent at Luers have been awesome," Lindsay said. "I love the people and I wish them all the best. It's been a great ride."
Now the man's career is over in an instant, his legacy tainted by the firing, even if none of the rampant whispers about why are ever confirmed for public consumption. Lindsay doesn't want to discuss it. Bishop Luers Principal Mary Keefer passed on elaboration or discussion, too. "I don't have anything to say," she said.
I don't know what Lindsay did. People make mistakes. They make the bad choices. Obviously, something happened that was deemed serious enough to cost him his job. As a private school, Luers has a right to keep the specifics private. Unless Lindsay wants to explain it someday, which doesn't seem likely from our conversation, or his actions involved a criminal matter, it'll remain private.
No matter what, it's an abrupt and disappointing end to an impressive coaching career.
Lindsay, who graduated from Bishop Luers, built a Fort Wayne and state record that will keep his name around long after people forget his unceremonious exit. In 26 years as Luers head coach, Lindsay compiled a record of 229-99 (230-99 if you count son Kyle's win on Friday as interim coach). He led Luers to nine state titles, including the last three in a row.
Lindsay's ninth title tied him with Larry "Bud" Wright for the most in Indiana history. Wright is still at Sheridan, having won his most recent title in 2007. Lindsay was also an assistant when Luers won the state title in 1985.
Lindsay's personality was often a topic among reporters, fans and opponents. He possesses a dry sense of humor and is not the type of coach to schmooze. Keefer expressed to me in an interview three years ago that he's really a "teddy bear," that his outside demeanor belied his heartfelt concern for students and athletes.
Regardless, Lindsay knew how to direct a football program to success, molding Luers into a power that could compete with the bigger schools in the Summit Athletic Conference before often dominating Class 2A teams in the postseason. Some of his players, including Anthony Spencer (Dallas Cowboys) and current player Jaylon Smith (a Notre Dame recruit) rose to national prominence in football.
Those players were undoubtedly as shocked as the rest of Fort Wayne's sports fans to learn that Lindsay had been fired as coach. Players generally aren't na�ve enough to think their coaches are perfect. But they do often look up to them as role models, and this will be a stunner.
On a side note, Lindsay's departure leaves the football program in a state of limbo. Will Kyle Lindsay remain the interim football coach, given his father's dismissal? Will another assistant take over? Will an outsider come in? These decisions have yet to be made.
It would be easier to understand this situation if the details were public. Then we could judge Lindsay's conduct and Luers' consequences by the facts.
We have exactly one fact today: Matt Lindsay is out at Bishop Luers. Hard to believe, but true.


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Rockies unable to capitalize in sixth straight loss
Morales turns in six-inning start but Colorado offense stymied by Nats
DENVER -- For every one step forward the Rockies have took this season, a wave of injuries has seemingly been around each corner to send them two steps back.
On Monday, the Rockies backed themselves into a tie for the worst record in baseball with a 7-2 loss to the Nationals at Coors Field.
Left-hander Franklin Morales continued the Colorado rotation's recent streak by delivering the team its fourth straight quality start out of the break. But with Justin Morneau's neck injury forcing him to become the 14th different Rockie to land on the disabled list Monday and Troy Tulowitzki out again with a left thigh injury, the offense was nowhere to be found.
Right-hander Doug Fister got the best of the Rockies for the second time in three weeks, limiting Colorado to two runs while scattering nine hits over 5 2/3 innings.
"We saw him in Washington so we knew what to expect," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "He had a good changeup tonight, but he's got good command and pitches to bottom zone and edge of the plate."
The Rockies only real rally came against Fister (9-2) in the sixth. Trailing 4-0, Carlos Gonzalez's single put runners on the corners with one out. Nolan Arenado then sent a sharp line drive into left field to score Corey Dickerson.
But Gonzalez hasn't had a ton of opportunities on the basepaths since returning from finger surgery on July 11, and that was exposed on the very same play.
Instead of fully committing to third, Gonzalez hesitated on his turn around second and Ryan Zimmerman's throw behind him from left forced his hand. Gonzalez ended up committing fully to third with a head-first slide but was out by a considerable margin.
After being slow to get up, the trainers escorted Gonzalez off the field, leaving the crowd of 33,082 silent with yet another injury scare. Gonzalez ultimately returned to the field for the seventh but his out handcuffed a potentially productive inning as the Rockies settled for just two runs with a pinch-hitting Brandon Barnes ending things with a bases-loaded strikeout.
After the Rockies sixth straight loss, Weiss downplayed Gonzalez's hand injury.
"He was good enough to stay in the game," Weiss said. "His hand got hung up underneath him on that slide. We'll check him tomorrow to see if he's alright … He had pretty good scrape."
In the seventh, the first four Nationals reached off right-hander Tommy Kahnle to put the visitors up 5-2. The Nationals would add another off Kahnle's one-out wild pitch to neutralize the Rockies' only offense just a half-inning later.
Morales (5-5) gave the Rockies his longest outing since rejoining the rotation in the beginning of July, lasting six innings. But it wasn't without a turbulent fourth frame.
Morales served up hits to the first four batters of the inning, including a two-run shot over the left-field fence from Ian Desmond, who finished 5-for-5. That early outburst put the Nationals on the board.
Danny Espinosa's double made it a 3-0 game before Morales' errant throw to first allowed Fister to reach on a sacrifice bunt. After ringing up Denard Span for the first out, Morales sent another throw toward first sailing wide on a pickoff attempt of Fister. Espinosa ended up scoring on the play, but Morales stopped the bleeding after facing nine batters in the inning.
Morales wouldn't have much trouble the rest of the way, though, finishing with a line of nine hits, four runs (three earned) and four walks against three strikeouts.
"I tried to keep the game there," Morales said. "One inning, I missed one pitch, the homer. ... After that inning, I started feeling better and better."
Outside of Morales' increased endurance, the only other bright spot for the Rockies was first Ben Paulsen's Major League debut.
Starting in place of Morneau, Paulsen singled in his first at-bat. He finished his night 2-for-4 with an RBI despite operating with a new bat.
"[I was thinking] just don't throw the bat into the stands," Paulsen said of his first big league at-bat after six seasons in the Minors. "But I just did what I've done always -- just stayed calm and try to get a pitch to hit."
Cody Ulm is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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BIRMINGHAM -- Temperatures were a lot warmer when Max Lee and Nafiizwan Adnan departed recently from the Far East en route to frigid Michigan.
But not to worry, the two athletes -- they're world-ranked squash players -- will not be outside freezing, but heating up the cozy confines of the Birmingham Athletic Club (BAC) as the Motor City Open squash tournament takes place.
Beginning Thursday and through next Tuesday, some of the world's best squash players will vie for honors at the 14th annual event in one of the country's most prestigious tournaments.
"We're the fourth largest PSA (Professional Squash Association) event in the U.S.," said Julian Wellings, director of squash for the BAC.
What is squash?
It's the fruit of a plant, of course.
But when it comes to athletics, squash is also a high-paced sport similar to racquetball and handball, but more physical and strategic, according to Wellings, who is recognizing an increased interest in the sport.
There are an estimated 1.2 million squash players in the United States, which boasts the fastest-growing squash participation level of any country worldwide. There's even a campaign to include squash in the 2020 Olympic Games.
"The popularity from a participation point of view, it has grown a lot," Wellings said.
The sport's origins go back to around 1830 in England, when students discovered that a punctured Racketsball, which "squashed" on impact with the wall, produced a game with a greater variety of shots and required more effort from players, who could not wait for the ball to bounce back to them.
The ball, about the size of a golf ball, is not pressurized and actually dead until it heats up from the blazing strokes from the elite players.
The fastest recorded speed has been 175 mph according to Wellings, a native of England who learned the sport from his dad as an eight-year old.
"I just loved it straight away," he said. "It's kind of took over my life ever since."
Indeed, Wellings played professionally for 10 years and was ranked as high as No. 42 in the world before he retired about 10 years ago.
After becoming director of squash at the BAC, he helped develop the program for all ages.� "There was a good number of adults playing," he said, "but the junior program was (built) basically from scratch."
Now, there are dozens of boys and girls in the junior program, including Charlie Beauregard, a freshman at Birmingham Brother Rice and avid squash player. "I like the exercise," said Beauregard, who has played in tournaments for perhaps five years, "(but) the best part is when I travel. That's definitely the most fun."
And travel is what Adnan, from Malaysia, and Lee, from Hong Kong, have done to get to the tournament, enduring some 14 hours of flight time for one of their favorite competitions.
"It's really cold," Lee said of the Michigan climate, "but it's good to see snow as well."
"We always come here, this is my third time," said Adnan, who is ranked No. 33 in the world. "We're very happy to play this year again."
Lee, in his fourth Motor City Open, is ranked No. 30 in the world.
Egypt, England, India and Malaysia are among countries strong in squash, and each will be represented at the Motor City Open. Other top participants include Nicholas Muller of Switzerland, ranked No. 21, Hisham Mohd Ashour of Egypt, a finalist in last year's tournament, and Mohamed El Shorbagy of Egypt, the 2011 Motor City Open champion.
Notes: The MCO includes a silent auction that will benefit The Karmanos Cancer Institute and Racquet Up Detroit, a youth development program that combines squash, mentoring, tutoring and community service.� During its 14-year history, the MCO has raised more than $120,000 for local charities. More Information can be found online at TheMotorCityOpen.com, @MotorCityOpen on Twitter, or facebook.com/MotorCityOpen


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Appellation Mountain's Abby Sandel looks at some of the new baby names to make the headlines this week–with several surprises.
Being a name nerd used to be hard work.
Do you remember paging through lists of Olympic medalists in the paper, gazing at name plaques in art museums, seeking out family trees in history books at the library? Did you know exactly which days the local paper ran birth announcements?
Then you must be a thirty-something or better name nerd.
I borrowed my mother's only baby name book and kept it on my bookshelf, between Sweet Valley High and Nancy Drew. I read it obsessively, even the small print listing nicknames and foreign variants. That long lost book is where I fell in love with Libby and Nan, Katrinka and Alexei.
So many stories about twenty-first century baby naming trends are dismissive. They claim parents are trying too hard for their children to stand out and be unique.
Maybe that happens some of the time, but to me it seems straightforward.
With access to all of these fabulous names, why wouldn't we consider a wider range of possibilities?


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An Introduction to Biochar
The following is excerpted from The Biochar Debate: Charcoal's Potential to Reverse Climate Change and Build Soil Fertility, available from Chelsea Green.
Charcoal and biochar
Charcoal is one of the oldest industrial technologies, perhaps the oldest. In the last decade there has been a growing wave of excitement engulfing it. Why?
Because some scientists are saying that we might be saved from the worst effects of global warming if we bury large quantities of it. Not only that: we can restore degraded land and get better harvests by mixing fine-grained charcoal — biochar — with soil. Others say that charcoal's use could be just one of several technologies to mitigate climate change. Yet some maintain that it is an extremely dangerous technology. The jury is out on which is closest to reality. This Briefing aims to provide an overall view of the subject and describes the best way to encourage the appropriate use of biochar.
The theory is simple. Plants, through photosynthesis, capture carbon dioxide-the main greenhouse gas-from the air as they grow. The carbon of CO2 provides their structure and the oxygen is released for animals to breathe. If the plants are left to rot, the C and O combine again in a relatively short time to release carbon dioxide back into the air. However, if the plants are heated in the absence of oxygen — called pyrolysis — charcoal is formed. Charcoal is largely carbon. As anyone who has organized a barbecue knows, charcoal can be burned, in which case the carbon goes back up into the atmosphere. But if it is buried, the two elements take a long time to recombine as carbon dioxide. This means that some of the most abundant greenhouse gas can be taken out of the atmosphere and locked into the ground for a long time. Deep burial-rather like putting coal back where it belongs-is one way. But there is another option.
Additional excitement came with the discovery of deep dark areas of "terra preta do indio" — Indian black earth — in the Amazon rainforest where the soil generally is thin, red, acidic and infertile. The patches of terra preta are alkaline with a high carbon content, and contain potshards indicating that it was not natural: a pre-Columbian civilization had created it. It is extracted and widely used by garden contractors because it is so fertile. It has remained fertile and retained its carbon content through the centuries.
Terra preta is black because it contains large amounts of charcoal. Infertile land had been converted to fertile land that supported a thriving civilization through the wise use of the trees that had been felled. Could charcoal, therefore, not only be a vehicle for reducing global warming but also a means to increase the fertility of degraded land, and help feed the world?
Charcoal used for this purpose is referred to as biochar. Biochar is pulverised charcoal made from any organic material (not just wood) and, when mixed with soil, it enhances its fertility. It locks carbon into the soil and increases the yield of crops. To many, this appears the closest thing to a miracle.
The process of converting plant material to charcoal gives off heat together with gases and oils. Certain plants and certain processes produce a high proportion of charcoal, whereas others produce more gases and oils. This is where the problems start. These chemicals could become the main commercial attraction of biochar. As has been found with biofuel, growing crops to fuel cars can be more profitable than growing food to feed people. If left to the market, producers of biochar might buy up productive land, plant monocultures, and develop their equipment primarily to produce fuel and industrial chemicals.
Then there is the suggestion that the burial of charcoal should earn carbon credits. As above, the financial motive could lead to "growing carbon credits" in preference to growing food. And if widely adopted, as hoped, the carbon market would be flooded with credits; industry would buy them at fire-sale prices and carry on with business as usual to the detriment of the climate. A strong financial incentive to use biochar is desirable, but carbon credits may not be the best approach.
There are two prime objectives. It is essential to find ways to sequester greenhouse gases if we are to avoid the worst effects of global warming. It is essential also to enable farmers throughout the world to use biochar if it can bring degraded land back to fertility and increase yields. The process cannot be left to "the market," which has been described as an out-of-control demolition ball swinging from a high crane.
In the final chapter I outline twin policies for reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The first policy would ensure a reduction in the use of fossil fuels. The second concerns our use of land. The requirements for the two are so different that separate regulations are necessary. The first is called cap-and-dividend (in the US). The second is the Irish proposal for a Carbon Maintenance Fee (CMF), which would provide a powerful incentive for every country, rich and poor, to enable its farmers, businesses and individuals to maintain land-based carbon.
Read the full excerpt on Reality Sandwich.
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Advice to Transfer Students from Orientation Leader and Transfer Student Kiera Latham!!
There are many reasons that students transfer colleges. For me it was because I realized I picked the wrong school. I remember feeling like a failure because I had wound up at a school I didn't like and had no idea what I was going to do. I emailed the admissions department at UNE and talked to some very helpful people. Since I had applied and was accepted for the previous semester they re-accepted me right away and even kept my financial aid. In what felt like a second I was driving to Maine for orientation. When I got there I felt like I was going to pass out. I didn't know a single person there and was petrified that I was not going to be happy at any school I went to. Within 24 hours at orientation I knew that something was different. I saw for the first time that I was not alone in the entire transfer process. Not only were the orientation advisors able to tell me everything I needed to know about the school but they were easy to talk to.
For me the transition was very easy. The classes were easy to find and everybody was exceptionally nice. I even had an amazing roommate who I became good friends with. My advice to any new transfer students would be to reach out to others. When I first started the semester I kept to myself more than I should have because I was afraid to just jump in and introduce myself. It wasn't until my class required me to go to a lecture that I went out of my comfort zone. I realized that I had to talk to strangers so that I didn't spend my time alone. It was at that point I realized the students here are very nice and as long as you reach out to them you will have someone to talk to. My last tip would be to get involved. There are so many clubs and organizations that there will always be someone you can connect with. If you only focus on schoolwork then you are truly missing out on half the great things UNE has to offer.


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Mobility of pesticides in water, sediment, plants and soils, including soil columns
Understanding mobility of pesticides is an important part of environmental toxicology and chemistry. Pesticides need to be mobile enough to allow them to be transported to the site of action. On the other hand, pesticides that are too mobile will rapidly dissipate once applied to the target area and contaminate water and sediment. Many factors can affect the mobility of pesticides in soil and water including soil characteristics, pesticide properties, and timing of application.


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Dare To Go Face To Face With An Assassin? Well, Now You Can...
Attakus has successfully risen to a new challenge: creating and producing an incredible life-size Connor statue, the hero of Assassin's Creed III.
This new episode takes place during the American Revolutionary era. The American colonies are on the verge of revolt and Connor Kenway, an strong-willed warrior, has vowed to ensure the freedom of his people and his nation. During the war, Connor proves himself to be an excellent leader and soldier, and plays an important role in the eventual Patriot victory. But Connor's first goal is to avenge his mother's death and destroy the Templars' power in the Colonies. He is extremely loyal to his friends, and is quick to protect them if they are threatened. Connor is skilled in a variety of weaponry ranging from pistols to tomahawks, and is also an excellent hunter and woodsman.
Standing 6-feet-3/4 tall, this fiberglass resinstatue is as close as you'll get to meeting Connor as you're likely to get - and without the fear of assassination either! This statue is scheduled to ship this June. Pre-order yours at attakus.fr priced at around $3600 US.
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If there's one bio line on Jeff Tedford that has endured through a lot of losses in recent seasons, it's this: He's the guy who developed Aaron Rodgers.
And that's at least partly true. But it's more accurate to say Tedford is the guy who discovered Rodgers. On a recruiting trip to see a tight end at California's Butte Community College in 2002, Tedford was taken by the talent, confidence and polish of a freshman quarterback from nearby Chico.
"I stumbled on him," Tedford told me a few years back. "I said, 'Man, this quarterback looks pretty good.' Nobody really knew who he was."
Rodgers' coach at Butte didn't want Tedford to take him so soon if he'd merely languish on Cal's bench as a sophomore. But no: Tedford saw this kid who'd barely been recruited and thought he might win the job in his first summer in Berkeley. It took several games into the 2003 season, but that's what ended up happening.
The rest was history. And it—Rodgers' explosion onto the national scene in 2004 and into the first round of the draft in 2005—cemented Tedford's reputation as a master developer of quarterbacks. He'd already worked with Trent Dilfer at Fresno State, Akili Smith and Joey Harrington at Oregon, and Kyle Boller at Cal.
Their mixed success in the NFL notwithstanding, that's a significant group of college quarterbacks—and the very names who are going to help land Tedford his next job, wherever it is. In today's college game, quarterback play is more important than ever. And "Tedford" and "quarterback" still go together instantly in the minds of college fans and athletic directors alike.
But just as it's true that Rodgers was well along his way—was already displaying signs of being special beyond his physical tools—when Tedford first saw him, it's also true that the current best QB in the sport is the last really good one Tedford has "developed."
Joe Ayoob, Nate Longshore, Kevin Riley, Zach Maynard—those names won't help Tedford land a coordinator job, let alone a head job.
Tedford's Cal teams were 23-27 over the past four seasons, far below .500 in conference play and with zero bowl wins. In short, the wheels fell off during a time when, as mentioned before, quarterback play is more important than ever. A re-examination of Tedford's master-developer status will be in order for any school that considers him in the future.


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