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Tiger Woods has led the charge of the Young Guns into the twenty-first century, though in truth he is an entity unto himself. At 28, Woods is not just a great player, he's the definition of the standards of the game. The Young Guns who closely followed him onto the pro golf stage, players like Curtis, Adam Scott, Chad Campbell and Charles Howell III, all hit the ball long, putt like magic and carry themselves with a steely edged demeanor and an abundance of faith in their abilities.
But Woods has also had an effect on the tour's older players: the Pop Guns, or veterans, who are counting down the years to a spot on the Champions Tour. Woods has raised the standards so high that all other players must elevate their games to keep up, especially if they want to take generous helpings of the enormous purse structure that Woods's success has helped to build.
The 2003 PGA Tour season perfectly outlined the abilities of the Young Guns and the Pop Guns. Neophyte Curtis won the British Open in stunning fashion. Champions Tour rookie Stadler did something that no player had ever done before: win an event on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour at the age of 50. Twenty-three-year-old Adam Scott won his first PGA Tour event and 43-year-old Kenny Perry played the best golf of his life, winning three times.
Another old-timer, Peter Jacobsen, won the Greater Hartford Open at the age of 49. Afterwards, he explained the phenomenon all quite nicely: how, when it comes to Young Guns and Pop Guns, the game comes down to the six inches between the ears.
"Tiger Woods is not the champion because he's so gifted physically," Jacobsen says. "He is gifted mentally and emotionally. He handles everything that is thrown at him. Now, you can laugh at Craig Stadler and say that physical condition is not a factor to him. It may not be a factor to him, but he knows what's going on in here, and he has it here."
Here, indicates Jacobsen by pointing his finger, is the head.
Young Guns carry around with them a spare lifestyle dedicated toward improvement and winning. They may have a wife or girlfriend, but they are unlikely to have children. There is little domestic clutter to trip over on the way to a tournament win. A Pop Gun is much more likely to have a family and interests outside the game. The chances of distraction are greater; the chances of winning, longer.
But when it comes down to Sunday afternoons and the chance to grab the trophy, the Young Guns and the Pop Guns both have it between the ears, entertaining the golf world with the battle of the generations. As the 2004 PGA Tour season begins, it's probable that the battle will continue. Here are some of the most likely combatants.
Charles Howell III: Young Gun
You would think that just by growing up in Augusta, Georgia, Howell would have the pedigree to be a professional golfer of the highest order. Born in the birthplace of the Masters tournament, Howell was a natural. In 2000, he won the NCAA Championship as a junior at Oklahoma State and was the Big 12 Player of the Year.
After turning professional in 2001, Howell broke through to win the 2002 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. The 24-year-old had a steady 2003 season and finished second at the Nissan Open in Pacific Palisades, California, losing a playoff to the very hot Mike Weir. Howell also qualified for the U.S. squad in the Presidents Cup competition against the International team in South Africa.
Howell is 2-iron thin and driver-strong. At 5-foot-11 and less than 160 pounds, he can pound the ball out there with the best of them.
So what that he wears bad plaids and gives Jesper Parnevik a run in the design disaster department. When you have the strength, touch and desire of a Charles Howell, the only fashionable thing is winning.
When Howell won in 2002, he was one of 18 first-time winners on the Tour, which included many young players. He's acutely aware of how vulnerable the Young Guns are to the Pop Guns. "You know, [in 2002] everyone was saying it was the year of the young player and the first-time winners, and the older players are done," says Howell. "And they are writing all of these guys off, and now look what's happened. It's amazing."
Kenny Perry: Pop Gun
Kenny Perry had been a steady player over the course of a PGA career that began in 1987. But no one would have accused him of being a week-to-week contender. He won seven times, but he may be better known for how he went about losing the PGA Championship playoff to Mark Brooks in 1996. The gregarious Perry, playing in front of a home crowd at the Valhalla Golf Club near Louisville, warmed up for the playoff by chatting in the television booth.
He had good money-winning years in 2001 and 2002, but no one, not even Perry, could have been prepared for what he did in 2003. The 43-year-old had his career season and at one point was clearly the best player in the world. Yes, Kenny Perry was playing better than Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Vijay Singh, Mike Weir and the whole darn lot. At 43 he was on fire, playing better than he had at 23 or 33.
In one eight-tournament stretch he won three times, finished third in the U.S. Open, eighth at the British Open and tenth at the PGA Championship. Among his victories were the Annika Sorenstam–energized Bank of America Colonial Tournament and the Memorial Tournament, Jack Nicklaus's event that annually has one of the strongest fields in the game. Speaking for himself, and doubtless for all the Pop Guns, Perry says, "I think the level of golf is just improving, Tiger's brought our level up a lot. My health is good and I've always been able to hit it far enough. I don't have any trouble with length and that's always been a big bonus for me."
Enough length, it seems, to put the Young Guns in their place.
Ben Curtis: Young Gun
When Ben Curtis held the Claret Jug on the 18th green at Royal St. George's last July, he joined not only a legendary group of champions who have held it before -- names like Old and Young Tom Morris, Harry Vardon, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus -- but a group of off-the-chart long shots that have won major championships, such as Jack Fleck, Orville Moody, Paul Lawrie and John Daly.
This 26-year-old from Ohio was playing in his first major championship, having qualified the week before with a ninth-place finish in the Western Open that got him up high enough in the world rankings to earn a spot. But win the British Open? Win a major on his first try? Did it have anything do to with the karma of being from Kent, Ohio, and playing in the county of Kent, England?
"I know the names that are on the trophy, just from watching it and growing up around the game," said Curtis after his victory. "I'm in great company, and I feel like I don't belong right now, but I knew in my mind that I did. Right now many people are probably saying, well, he doesn't really belong there, but I know I do, so that's all that matters."
His only previous professional victory was the 2002 Myrtle Beach event on the Hooters Tour. But there had to be something more to him than minor league tours and Monday qualifying. Golfweek magazine once ranked him No. 1 in its amateur poll while he was making All-America honors at Kent State and he was part of the American team that won the World Team Amateur in 2000.
"I never doubted myself. I was the number one amateur when I turned pro, so I knew I had the game. It was just a matter of time for me," says Curtis. "I figured once I got there, that I had the game for this level. It was just a matter of time."
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CORSHAM claimed an eye-catching victory for the second weekend on the trot to put themselves firmly in the battle for honours in Wadworth 6X West of England League Premier One.
Pete Dennett's men, who last week defeated reigning champions Bath, lowered the colours of much-fancied leaders Frocester at Station Road by 66 runs on Saturday.
Winning the toss and electing to bat, a second-wicket partnership of exactly 100 between Wiltshire skipper Mike Coles (67) and club captain Dennett (49) helped the home side to an encouraging start.
Later on, an eight-wicket stand of 52 between Ashur Morrision and James Arney (15 not out) took the home total to 273-8 from their 50 overs.
Morrison's 52 came in 38 balls and included three fours and three sixes. Nick Trainor took 3-43 for the Gloucestershire visitors and he also scored 58 in Frocester's reply.
But wickets fell regularly as Arney took 3-41 and there were two each for Paul Robbins (2-43) and Jon Parker (2-18). Despite late hitting from Frocester number 11 Tom Morris (31), the finished on 207 all out in the 45th over.
Goatacre claimed their third victory of the Premier Two campaign as they overcame hosts Glastonbury by seven runs.
A partnership of 76 between Rob Murphy (58) and Joe Tillyer (30) proved crucial in getting Goatacre, who had won the toss and elected to bat, up to 203 all out.
Kevin Iles had earlier hit 25 for the visitors, while Chris Kendall took 3-43 for Glastonbury, Ali Easton and Dan Williams claiming two victims each.
Easton hit 57 in the reply and shared a partnership of 61 with Williams (14), but despite an unbeaten 35 from Stephen Keates, Gastonbury ran out of overs as they closed on 196-7, Matt House and Iles taking two wickets apiece.
Potterne slipped to their first defeat of the season as Ilminster secured a five-wicket victory at The Grove.
Winning the toss and batting, Wiltshire's Ed Young (72) and wicketkeeper-opener James Hendrickson (26) put on 83 for the third wicket but the other home batsmen struggled as James Thompson took 4-22 and Harry Montacute 2-32 to end the innings on 194 in the 48th over.
Opener Louis Kraucamp's 92 off 58 balls underpinned the Ilminster reply as they raced to their target in 28 overs, Josh De Souza taking 2-7.
Biddestone's charge for honours in the Glos/Wilts Division continued as they put Tewkesbury to the sword by 15 runs.
Opting to bat, the hosts saw partnerships of 83 between opener Martin Sawyer (27) and Niel Bredenkamp (47) and 59 between Dwaine Perry (83) and Andy Flynn 23 move their score forward.
Perry and Stuart Kingwell (18) added 66 for the fifth wicket before late wickets saw Biddestone's innings finish on 260, David Vernon taking 6-35 for Tewkesbury.
The visitors suffered early losses in reply but the middle and later order came to the fore, Tom Allcoat scoring 95 and Vernon 29.
Perry took 3-44 and Chris Baker 3-47 as the away side were all out for 245.
Chippenham were unable to upset title-chasers Lechlade who claimed a five-wicket success at Hardenhuish Park.
Captain Lee Ward scored 58 in his side's 163-9 from 50 overs, wicketkeeper Billy Cookson adding 26.
Luke Sellers took 3-25 for the visitors, who cruised to their target in the 32nd over courtesy of knocks of Will Nichols (36) and Bradley Dial (47 not out).
Westbury came out on the wrong end of an 82-run defeat against hosts Swindon at the County Ground.
Swindon openers Marc Williamson (42) and Adam Tucker (43) put on 85 for the opening wicket and Adam Tribbick added 43 later on as Swindon reached 244-8 from their overs, Clark Evans taking 3-55 for Westbury.
Opener Jared McDonald scored 45 for Westbury but found partners scarce as wickets disappeared regularly.
Late knocks of 25 from Evans and Richard Oakley (24) bumped up the total but Westbury were dismissed in the 41st over for 162, Tucker taking 4-19.
Tom Weaver's half-century helped Warminster secure a three-wicket home victory over Gloucester City Winget at Sambourne Road.
John Powell took 3-26 and there were two wickets each for Marcus Brown and Tom Davie as Winget were all out for 205 in 47 overs, wicketkeeper Scott Montgomery scoring 40 and Tom Collinson 34.
Opener Weaver hit 51 and shared a partnership of 96 with Pete Hickerton (31) for the second wicket before Desmond Kruger (24) and Davie (22) weighed in to see their side to 209-7 in the 44th over.
Winsley ended Calne's good recent form with a comprehensive ten-wicket victory at Beversbrook in the Wiltshire Division.
Having been put in, Calne were dismissed for 156 in the 40th over as Kegan Smart took 5-45.
Skipper Dan Knight stood tall for the home side with 46, but Benjamin Strange's 3-24 and 2-16 from Josh Lewis ended their resistance.
Winsley openers Charlie Holton (58 not out) and Jeremy Smith (86 not out) got the job done by the 27th over, Holton's knock including 12 fours and Smith's 16 in 84 balls.
Burbage & Easton Royal kept up the pressure on leaders Great Bedwyn as they got home by 95 runs at Devizes.
Dan Wootton's 77 helped the visiting team to 229-8 from their 50 overs and Devizes were dismissed for 134 by the 41st over of the reply.
Great Bedwyn's 38-run success at home to Purton kept them at the head of affairs in the division.
They amassed 242-9 from 50 overs, openers John Palmer (66) and Chris Blundy (34) sharing a 72-run stand before Rob Palmer 72) joined his namesake and added 120 for the second wicket.
Deepak Ramani took 4-40 for Purton but, despite 84 from opener Aakarshit Gomel, the reply largely faltered.
Skipper Elliot Hill added 23 but Chris Lailey took 4-45 and there were two wickets each for Richard Bosson and Ashley Perry as Purton were dismissed on 204 in the 45th over.
Marshfield remained third in the standings as they narrowly edged Trowbridge by eight runs.
James Williams hit 80 as Mike Reynolds took 3-19 in Marshfield's 228 all out.
John Carroll's 56 and an unbeaten 53 underpinned the Trowbridge reply, which fell short on 220 all out, Tom Lamb taking 3-23 for Marshfield.
Nationwide House skipper Jon Clarke's unbeaten 128 from 148 balls and an unbeaten 96 from Nick Clark condemned Marlborough to a nine-wicket defeat in Swindon.
Earlier, Marlborough had amassed 233-5 from their 50 overs, Peter Day scoring 65 and Ben Head 30, but thetwo Clarkes saw House home in the 47th over.for their first win of the season.


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Luis Suarez encouraged to moan
Brendan Rodgers has told Luis Suarez to continue giving his Liverpool teammates a hard time on the pitch -- in order to raise standards.
• Usher: Sterling derailed by lofty expectations
Suarez has scored three goals in two Premier League games since returning from a 10-match domestic ban imposed after he bit Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in April.
The Uruguay international got the first goal as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Anfield last Saturday to maintain their best Premier League start in five years.
Rodgers' side lie second, behind leaders Arsenal on goals scored -- but the manager has admitted to being less than satisfied with the overall levels of performance from his players.
Suarez has shown his own frustration on the pitch at times since his return, berating wing-back Jose Enrique for a misplaced pass late on against Palace.
Rodgers told the Liverpool Daily Post: "That attitude from Luis to demand the best is exactly what we want. We can't accept just winning and say it's all right.
"I think it's much easier to keep on performing well and, if you do lose then you can still go into the next game with confidence."
As an example, Rodgers cited the way his side bounced back from a 1-0 Capital One Cup defeat at Manchester United on Sept. 25 to win 3-1 at Sunderland in the Premier League four days later -- with Suarez scoring twice.
The manager said: "We did at Manchester United, we may have lost there, but we played really well, and that gave us the belief to go into the next game at Sunderland with the right attitude.
"But if your standards slip and you start losing one or two games, it's a lot harder to get back up to the level again.
"With the likes of Luis, that demand is what we want -- the demand that we maintain our standards at all times. It is an important part of what we are trying to do."
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The study needs to view the rivers separately from the current putrid reservoir downtown that will still be filthy after the sewer separation due to the state of the drainage area coming in. Downtown will be vastly improved with natural rivers rather than an agricultural catch basin.
Lake Little Turtle would be built with abundant wetlands to clean the agricultural and other runoff coming to Fort Wayne, so the downtown rivers will once again be the sparkle in the eyes of Little Turtle's people, our children.
Howard TraxmorKevin Leininger recently wrote a column on the Moss traffic stop where Councilman Moss was allowed to leave without taking a breathalyzer test. Leininger states that Moss is a friend but that has nothing to do with his opinion. How can he be objective? He can't be. Leininger's premise is that the investigation took far too long, but this is disguised as a defense for Moss. It took him nearly 1,000 words to justify his stance on this issue.
The questions remain, why Moss was allowed to call anyone, let alone Sheriff Ken Fries. That alone is cause for suspicion. If Moss was not calling Sheriff Fries for a favor, why in the world would he be calling him? It is my understanding that a driver pulled over for suspicion of drinking and driving must submit to a breathalyzer test. If they refuse to do so, they are taken into custody.
Three police officers were on the scene who are all sticking to the same story as is Sheriff Fries. Ever heard of code blue? This is where police officers cover each other's you know what for wrongdoing. Basically our law enforcement allowed Moss to go free when any average citizen would have been detained. The fact that the investigation into ethics charges took so long shows that many other people were covering for Mr. Moss as well. All of these people are supported with taxpayer dollars. I strongly encourage voters to vote against Fries and Moss and replace the City Council members during their next election cycle since they are unable to delegate their duties and responsibilities as required.
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I know how much you girls hate it when I give away the punchline before the break, so here's the split-second wrap-up: some people designed some stuff, someone broke some rules and got kicked off the show, somebody won the challenge and someone else lost.
Heidi, as usual, looked gorgeous.
For all the gory details (and believe me, this week was gory!),
First the challenge. Last week's challenge was to design a three-piece outfit for Macy's INC International Concepts Fall 2006 line. The judges were Mahmet Tangoren, Macy's sportswear VP, Vera Wang and Nina Garcia. (Paging Michael Kors! Mr. Kors, please report to the Project Runway set...)
As you may already know from last week's post, Macy's Hits the Runway, Angela (everyone hiss in unison, please) won the challenge with a military-inspired suit. Vera Wang apparently "loved the pink with the masculine grey suiting."
Is pink and grey really all that inspired? Weren't we all rocking the pink and grey combo in the 80s?
Moving on. Poor Bonnie unfortunately lost the challenge and went home on the strength of this horrible polyester pant outfit.
For a girl who designs professionally for Nike's young, athletic types, this concoction could not scream "old lady" any louder. Sorry, Bonnie!
But honestly, who cares about Bonnie when we can dish about Keith! Keith "Cheater-Cheater-Pumpkin-Eater" Michael was caught with some "absolute no-nos" under his bed (also known as a stack of design how-to books) and some unaccounted for time alone with the internet. (We assume he was looking for design ideas.)
The producers called in Tim Gunn to open a very dignified and elegant can of whoop-a$$ and break the dramatic news, "Keith, you're fired." Oh wait, that's a different show...
Keith packed up his things that same evening and dramatically declared to the world, "My image has been tarnished forever. I'm off the show and I'm going to be a laughingstock to my friends."
But we all know that Hollywood loves a sinner, and you don't need to worry too much about Keith. To see what Keith is up to post-Runway, check out his new look...
and his new women's collection here.
Even more fun than exposing lying, cheating Keith, it was truly heartwarming to see the love-fest that's circling around Angela.
Witness Jeffrey, who very subtly clued us in on his feelings with this gem...
"Almost more than having to make something I don't like, I really hate having to make something for someone I don't like." But how do you really feel about her, Jeffrey?
And Uli, who apparently doesn't want to be roomies...
And Michael, who ended up working on Angela's winning design team...
"When Angela picked me as a teammate, I was kinda like, 'Awww.... daaaaaaymn!" (For those of you who can't quite interpret the tone of that quote, trust me when I say he was conveying a distinct sense of disappointment.)
And Laura who, even while trying to pay Angela a compliment, busted out with this zinger...
"It was more appropriate for this particular challenge than the full-tilt-boogie-Angela-quilted extravaganza of puff." Even her insults sound uptown.
And just because I can't bear to leave these two out, I want to reassure you that Vincent and Bradley are still complete nut-jobs.
Vincent: "Grey is very important. I hear it's going to take the place of brown."
Bradley: "I'm a fish out of water! I'm a squid with no ocean! I'm an eagle with no sky!"
We expect their alien spacecrafts will return for them in the next few episodes.
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A BLAZE broke out near Royal Wootton Bassett yesterday afternoon gutting an asbestos-filled barn and workshop on farmland.
Firefighters were called to Old Park Farm in Vastern at 12.55pm to what was originally described as a barn fire. However, on arrival they discovered the flames had spread to a workshop.
Both buildings contained asbestos and posed a risk to crews.
A Wiltshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said firefighters would have to wear protective suits as they edged closer to the flames.
A number of gas cylinders, including acetylene and liquid gas petroleum, were involved in the fire, and a 200m safety cordon was immediately put in place.
A total of eight fire crews were sent out from Swindon, Westlea, Cricklade, Calne, Marlborough, Chippenham and Malmesbury to tackle the blaze. They were supported by a water carrier from Ramsbury and an incident command vehicle from Stratton.
Water was pumped from a hydrant at the nearby Hunting Villa Farm, off Hunts Mill Road. Owner Nick Hussey said stacks of hay at Old Park Farm would make crews' task extremely difficult.
"There is a lot of hay there," he said. "And it has all gone up.
"Initially I thought it was my stables that were on fire. There are a lot of adjoining farm buildings down there and if the whole thing goes up it would be a disaster.
"The firefighters used water from the ground here. It's lucky because there was no means to get enough water up there. It's so far away from the beaten track."
He added: "With all this rain we have had recently, it has happened on a dry day.
"I know one of the owners. I saw her on the High Street and she said there was a fire at their farm. She had gone to pick up her kids."
Liz Eastgate, of Ballards Ash, said thick black smoke could be seen from the High Street.
"We could see it from our house," she said.
"There was some really black smoke and it has been burning for ages. It is strange to have a barn fire in this weather; everything is so damp.
"The smoke was just going on earlier. It didn't seem to be stopping at all. Fortunately the wind is blowing the other way."
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Republicans, pursued by tea party and facing a fiscal cliff
For years now, nobody who wanted to be a Republican in Congress could avoid the cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die no-tax-hike pledge demanded by conservative activist Grover Norquist. Refuse to sign, and they knew they might find a tea party conservative coming after them in the next Republican primary.
But the fiscal cliff, a truly scary piece of political terrain, has changed the calculus, at least temporarily. If Congress can't come up with a fiscal plan by the end of the year, apocalyptic tax hikes and spending cuts will rain down upon the land, and every elected official risks the wrath of the people.
"I think that a number of Republicans have decided that the future will judge them by their willingness to make compromises on this issue, rather than being intransigent," said Rutgers political scientist Ross Baker.
What a congressional rep can vote for without violating the pledge can become a little subtle. For sure, voting to raise tax rates is trouble. But what about raising revenue by closing loopholes and eliminating deductions?
According to the pledge, that's acceptable only if there are dollar-for-dollar spending cuts to pay for the revenue increases. And Norquist tends to regard promised spending cuts as illusory.
And here's an interesting take from Kevin Glass in The Atlantic about how, if you read Norquist's pledge literally, you can regard letting the Bush tax cuts expire, which would of course increase rates, as permissible.
Local Republicans bend a little
So what do our local Republicans think? I contacted four: U.S. Reps. Jim Gerlach, Mike Fitzpatrick and Patrick Meehan of Pennsylvania and U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan of New Jersey. All signed the pledge, and none said in response to my inquiry that their commitment to the pledge was unshakable.
Fitzpatrick (whose campaign never once returned a call of mine) didn't respond. Runyan was clearest in saying he woudn't be guided by the pledge. Patrick Meehan said he's always favored more revenue. Gerlach's spokesman responded with a statement that blamed Democrats but also said his most important pledge is to reflect his constituents' views.
All of that is printed below.
But no discussion of our reps and the fiscal cliff is complete without this observation from Allentown Morning Call Harrisburg correspondent John Micek on his Capitol Ideas blog:
"Guess who will be front and center on the debate on the Fiscal Cliff? If you guessed U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., you'd be correct.
According to a secret plan that we totally made up just now, the Scranton Democrat has been instructed by the White House to lull opposition lawmakers into a peaceful sleep with his voice and then resolve The Cliff while they nap like babies. As nefarious plans go, it may be the most adorable one we've heard so far."
What our congressional Republicans said
Jon Runyan:
"While I did sign Mr. Norquist's pledge, this pledge will not be a part of decision-making process. I firmly believe that this discussion should allow for all ideas to be on the table and open for discussion including spending cuts, entitlement reform, and increasing revenue. When we talk about revenue increases, it must be done through tax reform and not just simply increasing taxes. The nation is looking to Washington to put partisanship aside and come up with a compromise that will help us avoid this fiscal cliff."
Patrick Meehan:
"The most important pledge is the one I make to my constituents when I'm sworn in. I'm going to do the very best I can to avoid the fiscal cliff and keep our economy strong. I supported increased revenues when I supported Simpson-Bowles. I supported putting more revenue on the table when I signed the letter with 100 of my colleagues urging us to 'go big' on a debt deal. I think we can raise revenue through tax reform and closing loopholes, and not by hiking tax rates, which will cost 700,000 jobs at American small businesses. That's what I campaigned on this fall, and it's that promise to my constituents that will guide my efforts to bring Democrats and Republicans together to avoid the cliff."
Jim Gerlach:
"While the media focuses on pledges, the families and employers in my district are focused on finding solutions for creating jobs. I have supported a common sense approach to averting the so-called fiscal cliff that would end decades of reckless Washington spending and would generate additional revenue by modernizing and simplifying a tax code that is stifling growth and discouraging job creation.
House Republicans have been willing for more than a year to enact a pro-growth package of tax reforms that would provide additional revenue. What I have yet to hear from the president and congressional Democrat leaders is any specific plan on balancing revenue increases with meaningful spending reforms.
The president has pledged to raise taxes. We know that the tax first, work out the details later approach the president has embraced will make jobs even harder to find. Accounting firm Ernst & Young estimated that more than 700,000 jobs would be lost if we follow the president and congressional Democrat leaders down the same road of simply raising tax rates. The most important pledge that I have made has been to reflect the views of the approximately 700,000 people who entrusted me to represent this District in the U.S. House of Representatives. That is always my guiding principle when making decisions on how to deal with tax policy and every single issue that comes before the House."
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Chromated copper arsenate (CCA) is used in pressure-treated wood to protect it from dry rot, fungi, molds, termites, and other pests. This wood is used in decks, wooden playground equipment, picnic tables, gazebos, bridges, and other outdoor wood products. In May 2001, the Environmental Working Group petitioned the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban the use of CCA-treated wood in playground equipment. [Recent Developments]
This reference guide includes links to consumer information and more technical research articles which discuss the potential health and environmental impacts of CCA and arsenic, risk assessment information, and environmental cleanup alternatives. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of resources. When articles and reports are available on the web, a link is included. For assistance locating materials not on the web or for more information, visit your local library. Some subject headings on this topic include:
[Recent Developments] [Overview/Consumer Information] [Alternatives to CCA Wood] [Environmental Impact] [Health Effects/Toxicology] [Regulatory Action] [Remediation/Laboratory Analysis] [Risk Assessment]
May 16, 2005: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have posted on their Web sites interim results of a two-year study of coatings (i.e., stains, sealants and paints) for chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood. This information is based on first-year results from two-year studies initiated by CPSC staff and EPA in 2003, to determine if stains, sealants and paints are effective in reducing potential arsenic exposure from existing CCA-treated structures. EPA tested the performance of 12 coatings on older wood and CPSC tested eight coatings (seven were the same as those tested by EPA) on new (as of August 2003) CCA-treated wood. [CPSC staff study of new CCA-treated wood (1st year results)][EPA study of old CCA-treated wood (1st year results)]
March 17, 2003: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted the voluntary cancellation and use termination requests affecting virtually all residential uses of wood treated with chromated copper arsenate. These CCA products cannot be used after December 30, 2003, to treat lumber intended for most residential settings, including playstructures, decks, picnic tables, landscaping timbers, residential fencing, patios and walkways/boardwalks. Phase-out of these uses will reduce the potential exposure risk to arsenic, a known human carcinogen, thereby protecting human health, especially children's health and the environment. [EPA Press Release]
July 22, 2002: A national environmental group today petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to stop the disposal of billions of board feet of arsenic-treated wood with ordinary community waste and require that it be sent to hazardous waste landfills. Beyond Pesticides, a Washington-based environmental and public health group, told EPA that the waste should be treated as hazardous and disposed in lined landfills to prevent leaching of arsenic. [Beyond Pesticides Press Release]
February 12, 2002: EPA Administrator Christie Whitman today announced a voluntary decision by industry to move consumer use of treated lumber products away from a variety of pressure-treated wood that contains arsenic by Dec. 31, 2003, in favor of new alternative wood preservatives. This transition affects virtually all residential uses of wood treated with chromated copper arsenate, also known as CCA, including wood used in play-structures, decks, picnic tables, landscaping timbers, residential fencing, patios and walkways/boardwalks. By Jan. 2004, EPA will not allow CCA products for any of these residential uses. [Press Release from U.S. EPA][GreenBiz article]
Arsenic information (Healthy Building Network)
Ban CCA
Poisoned Playgrounds
Original report that sparked media coverage.
National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides' Wood Preservatives Page
Zahodiakin, Phil (2001). "Wood Preservers Criticize Report on CCA". Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, 29(33), 7.
After the Environmental Working Group released its report, there was a flurry of media coverage on the topic in local newspapers. These magazine articles are more in-depth than many of the initial stories.
Kluger, J. (2001). "Toxic Playgrounds: Forts and Castles Made of Arsenic-treated Wood Last for Years, but Should Kids Be Playing on Them?" Time, 158(2) 48-49.
Poison Wood: A Special Report on CCA-Treated Wood. Waste Age Magazine, August 2001.
Lavelle, M. (2001). "Arsenic and Barbecue." U.S News and World Report, September 6, 2002. See also: "Safety on Deck" in the same issue.
Copper Chromated Arsenate (CCA)
Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA): Consumer Safety Information Sheet: Inorganic Arsenical Pressure-Treated Wood
Questions and Answers What You Need to Know about Wood Pressure Treated with Chromated Copper Arsenic
Raised Beds - Is Pressure-Treated Wood Safe in Raised Beds?
Using Treated Wood Around the Garden
Arsenic and CCA Pressure Treated Wood
How does pressure treated lumber work? What does "pressure treated" mean?
Good, brief explanation of pressure treated lumber generally. Links to patent information at the end of the article that describes the pressure treatment process.
Wood Playgrounds and Picnic Tables Arsenic Danger Zones?
http://www.webmd.com/news/20010525/ wood-playgrounds-picnic-tables-arsenic-danger-zones
One of the web's best-known health information sites weighs in on the topic.
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Alternatives to CCA Treated Wood
CCA Alternative Playground Equipment
Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA): lternatives to Chromated Copper Arsenate
Manufacturers to Use New Wood Preservatives, Replacing Most Residential Uses of CCA
Arsenic in Pressure Treated Wood
Brooks, Kenneth M. (2000). Assessment of the Environmental Effects Associated with Wooden Bridges Preserved with Creosote, Pentachlorophenol, or Chromated Copper Arsenate. Madison, WI : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. (FPL-RP-587)
Abstract: Timber bridges provide an economical alternative to concrete and steel structures,
CCA-Treated Wood
The Florida Center for Solid Waste Management has focused some of its research efforts on the environmental impact of pressure-treated wood used in decks. See "Out of the Woods" from the Fall 2001 issue of Miami Magazine, published by the University of Miami, for an in-depth look at one research project.
DeGroot, Rodney C. and Felton, Colin (1995). "Current and Future Options for Managing Used Preservative-Treated Wood". Paper prepared for 26th Annual Meeting, Helsingor, Denmark, 11-15 June 1995.
Paper presented by researchers at the U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory. Details options for disposal of wood treated with preservatives including CCA.
Hingston JA, Collins CD, Murphy RJ, Lester JN. (2001). "Leaching of Chromated Copper Arsenate Wood Preservatives A Review". Environmental Pollution 111(1), 53-66. [Abstract: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(00)00030-0]
Long, Cheryl (1997). "Arsenic Again Shown to Leach From Pressure Treated Wood". Organic Gardening, 44(4), 18.
Abstract: Research at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shows that decks made of chromated copper arsenate-treated wood can leach highly toxic amounts of arsenic into nearby soil. This wood should not be used in decks, garden bed frames or playground equipment.
Materials Flow Analysis of Arsenic in the United States
Paper discusses sources of arsenic in the U.S. and offers suggestions for reducing arsenic in the environment.
Metals Concentrations in Soils Below Decks Made of CAA-Treated Wood
Weis J.S. and Weis P (1995). "Effects Of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Pressure-Treated Wood In the Aquatic Environment". Ambio 269-274.
Weis, Judith S. and Peddrick Weis. 1993. "Trophic Transfer of Contaminants from Organisms Living by Chromated-Copper-Arsenate (CCA)-Treated Wood to Their Predators". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 168(1):25-34.
Abstract: Oysters, Crassostrea virginica (Gmeliin), collected from a residential canal lined with wood treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) had elevated levels of the metals in their tissues. Snails, Thais Stramonita; haemastoma floridana (Conrad), fed the oysters gradually ate less than snails fed reference oysters, and grew less over an eight-week period. Snails that ate the canal oysters increased their body burden of copper about 4-fold over the 8 weeks, and had tissue concentrations comparable to field-collected snails gathered from a CCA bulkhead in open water. Thais specimens were not found within the canal. Juvenile fish (Leiostomus xanthurus Lacepede and Lagodon rhomboides Linn.) were fed worms (primarily Neanthes succinea Frey and Leuckart) collected from sediments adjacent to a CCA bulkhead facing open water. These worms had elevated concentrations of the metals compared to worms from a reference site. Over a 1-month period, there was a non-significant trend of lower survival of fish fed contaminated worms compared to those fed reference worms. There was no significant difference in growth. Body burdens of these fish were not significantly elevated by this exposure, although field-collected fish from inside the canal had significantly higher concentrations of Cu and As than did the fish from the reference site.
Weis, Peddrick, Judith S. Weis and Emile Lores. 1993. "Uptake of Metals from Chromated-Copper-Arsenate (CCA)-Treated Lumber by Epibiota". Marine Pollution Bulletin 26(8):428-430.
Abstract: Previous studies have shown that Cu, Cr, and As leach from chromated-copper-arsenate (CCA) pressure-treated wood and can be toxic to estuarine organisms in the laboratory. In this study, algae, barnacles, and mussles were collected from CCA-treated wood in open water and in a residential canal adjoining Santa Rosa Sound, Pensacola Beach, FL, and were analysed for the metals by inductively-coupled argon plasma emission spectroscopy. Reference organisms were collected from nearby rocks. Organisms living on the open water dock had significantly (P < than 0.05) elevated concentrations of contaminants from wood, while those living inside the canal had considerably higher concentrations. The highest concentrations in barnacles were found in those barnacles growing on new (1 year old) wood within the canal, reflecting the greater leaching of new wood.
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Consumer Safety Information Sheet - Inorganic Arsenical Pressure-Treated Wood
Cox, Caroline (1991). "Chromated Copper Arsenate". Journal of Pesticide Reform, 11(1), 2-6.
EDF Scorecard Chemical Profiles Arsenic
http://www.scorecard.org/chemical-profiles/ summary.tcl?edf_substance_id=7440-38-2
Integrated Risk Information System Arsenic
Public Health Statement for Arsenic
ToxFAQ for Arsenic
Arsenic & CCA Wood
Fields, S. (2001). "Caution -- Children at Play How Dangerous is CCA?". Environmental Health Perspectives, 109(6), A262-9 [Abstract: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2001/109-6/focus-abs.html]
Hamula C, Wang Z, Zhang H, Kwon E, Li XF, Gabos S, Le XC. (2006). "Chromium on the Hands of Children After Playing in Playgrounds Built from Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-treated Wood." Environmental Health Perspectives, 114(3), 460-465. [Abstract and link to full text: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2005/8521/abstract.html]
Kwon E, Zhang H, Wang Z, Jhangri GS, Lu X, Fok N, Gabos S, Li XF, Le XC. (2004). "Arsenic on the Hands of Children After Playing in Playgrounds." Environmental Health Perspectives, 112(14) 1375-1380. [Abstract and link to full text: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2004/7197/abstract.html]
Preliminary Evaluation of the Non-dietary Hazard and Exposure to Children from Contact with Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-treated Wood Playground Structures and CCA-contaminated Soil
Report from the October 23-25, 2001 meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel on CCA-treated wood and the effects of exposure on children's health. Background documents at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/meetings/2001/index.htm#october23.
Shalat SL, Solo-Gabriele HM, Fleming LE, Buckley BT, Black K, Jimenez M, Shibata T, Durbin M, Graygo J, Stephan W, Van De Bogart G. (2006). "A Pilot Study of Children's Exposure to CCA-treated Wood from Playground Equipment." Science of the Total Environment 367(1), 80-88 [Abstract: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.01.002]
Toxicological Profile for Arsenic (September 2000)
Transmittal of Estimate of Risk of Skin Cancer from Dislodgeable Arsenic on Pressure Treated Wood Playground EquipmentPart I: http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/FOIA/Foia00/brief/woodpla1.pdf
Part II: http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/FOIA/Foia00/brief/woodpla2.pdf
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Cancellation of Residential Uses of CCA-Treated Wood
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/ chemicals/residential_use_cancellation.htm
EPA Testimony on Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Treated Wood
Evaluating the Wood Preservative Copper Chromated Arsenic
Pesticide Advisory Panel to Review Issues Pertaining to Children's Exposure to CCA-Treated Wood
http://yosemite1.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/ b1ab9f485b098972852562e7004dc686/
Public Input Sought Regarding CCA-Treated Wood Study Methods
http://yosemite1.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/ b1ab9f485b098972852562e7004dc686/
Manufacturers to Use New Wood Preservatives, Replacing Most Residential Uses of CCA
Comments on Protocols for (CCA) Pressure Treated Playground Equipment
Petition HP 01-3 Requesting a Ban on Use of Chromated-Copper-Arsenate (CCA) Treated Wood in Playground EquipmentFederal Register Notice http://www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/frnotices/fr01/copper.pdf
Original Petition http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/FOIA/Foia01/petition/Arsenic.pdf
Comments on Petition
Part 1: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia03/pubcom/WoodCCApt1.pdf
Part 2: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia03/pubcom/WoodCCApt2.pdf
Part 3: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia03/pubcom/WoodCCApt3.pdf
Part 4: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia03/pubcom/WoodCCApt4.pdf
Part 5: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia03/pubcom/WoodCCApt5.pdf
Part 6: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia03/pubcom/WoodCCApt6.pdf
Part 7: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia03/pubcom/WoodCCApt7.pdf
Treated Wood Part 1: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia03/pubcom/ccawoodpt1.PDF
Treated Wood Part 2: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia03/pubcom/ccawoodpt2.PDF
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Clausen, C.A. (2000). "CCA Removal from Treated Wood Using a Dual Remediation Process." Waste Management & Research 18:485-488.
Describes a remediation process for CCA-contaminated waste wood. The process removes copper, chromium and arsenic.
Evanko, C.R. and Dzombak, D.A. (1997). Remediation of Metals-Contaminated Soils and Groundwater. Pittsburgh, PA : Ground-Water Remediation Technology Analysis Center.McLean, J.; Beveridge, T.J. (2001). "Chromate Reduction by a Pseudomonad Isolated From a Site Contaminated with Chromated Copper Arsenate". Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 67(3), 1076.
Covers remediation of metals generally. Includes methods for arsenic, chromium, and copper.
Researchers describe a pseudomonad from a decommissioned wood preservation site that can reduce chromate Cr(VI) to Cr(III). The reaction can run aerobically and anaerobically and is catalyzed by an enzyme in the soluble portion of the cell.
Feasibility Study / Record of Decision Analysis for Wood Treater Sites With Contaminated Soils, Sediments, and Sludges: Appendix A: Summary of Screening and Detailed Analysis for Wood Treater Sites with Contaminated Soils, Sediments, and SludgesPresumptive Remedies for Soils, Sediments, and Sludges at Wood Treater Sites
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (1995). Presumptive Remedies for Soils, Sediments, and Sludges at Wood Treater Sites. (EPA 540/R-95/128)
http://www.epa.gov/oerrpage/superfund/resources/ presump/wood/wodtreat.pdf
Guidance document for remediation technologies used at abandonded wood treater sites.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (1993). Presumptive Remedies: Technology Selection Guide for Wood Treater Sites. (EPA 540/F-93/020)
Quick reference guide from the U.S. EPA. Provides an overview of remediation options at abandoned wood treatment sites.
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Ament, Lucy (2001). "Chromium Speciation Data Needed for CCA Issues, Says SAP". Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, 30(October 29), 1. Experts reviewing the science EPA plans to use in its children's risk assessment for chromated copper arsenate could not decide last week which toxicological database the agency should use for chromium. The decision is important because Cr +6 is significantly more toxic than Cr+3, and therefore the use of Cr+6 hazard data in a risk equation could result in a much more conservative estimate.
Brooks, Kenneth M. (2000). Assessment of the Environmental Effects Associated with Wooden Bridges Preserved with Creosote, Pentachlorophenol, or Chromated Copper Arsenate. Madison, WI : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. (FPL-RP-587)
This report describes the concentration of wood preservatives lost to adjacent environments and the biological response to these preservatives as environmental contaminants.Six bridges from various states were examined for risk assessment: two creosote-treated bridges, two pentachlorophenol-treated bridges, and two CCA-treated bridges.
Brooks K.M. (1996). "Evaluating the Environmental Risks Associated With the Use Of Chromated Copper Arsenate-Treated Wood Products In Aquatic Environments". Estuaries 19(2A): 296-305.
Preliminary Evaluation of the Non-dietary Hazard and Exposure to Children from Contact with Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-treated Wood Playground Structures and CCA-contaminated Soil http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/2001/october/ccawood.pdf
Report from the October 23-25, 2001 meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel on CCA-treated wood and the effects of exposure on children's health. Background documents at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/, organized by meeting date.
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Colorectal cancer screening saves lives, but too few people get tested. In an effort to increase these numbers,researchers from UC Davis and elsewhere investigated whether an individualized interactive multimedia computer program (IMCP) would spur patients to get screened. Tailored to each patient's knowledge, language (English or Spanish), and perceptions, this sophisticated intervention increased patients' familiarity with their options and motivation for screening. However, the program generated only a modest increase in actual screening, one no greater than the increase resulting from a simple non-tailored "electronic leaflet." The paper was published in the Annals of Family Medicine.
"We felt this novel approach might increase screening rates," said lead author Anthony Jerant, professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at UC Davis. "While it did have a significant impact on attitudes, those did not translate into a significant increase in testing."
Compared to other preventive diagnostics, such as mammograms and prostate cancer screening (PSA) tests, colorectal screening rates are low. They are especially low among Latinos, who often face economic, language and other barriers. Previous research has shown that tailoring an educational program to each patient's needs can make the information more relevant, spurring the patient to take action. For example, personalized techniques have helped people address depression. The researchers hoped the enhanced approach would motivate equal numbers of Latino and non-Latino participants to get screened, and help close the gap in screening rates among different ethnic groups.
To test this, the researchers enrolled 1,164 patients between the ages of 50 and 75 in Sacramento, California, Rochester and the Bronx, New York, Denver, Colorado, and San Antonio, Texas. Before a doctor's visit, each test group participant received a questionnaire to determine their screening knowledge. They were queried on a number of issues that might affect their motivation, including perceived barriers, such as time and cost, confidence in their ability to be screened and any previous screening experiences.
The data from the questionnaires was then fed into the IMCP, which educated participants in Spanish or English (depending on the language they chose) based on their answers. The program provided tailored information about different screening methods, potential side effects and other deterrents, as well as information designed to motivate the patient. In most cases, the program recommended a specific test (colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy or fecal occult blood test) based on the information the patient had given.
The control group received basic, non-tailored screening information reformulated from the National Cancer Institute's website, essentially an "electronic leaflet." Both groups accessed the information via touchscreen notebook computers. Patients also were subdivided by ethnicity, language, income and other factors to ensure the two groups were well matched.
The researchers tracked the participants for one year to determine whether the interventions affected their screening choices. Despite the tailored program, screening increased relatively little. After a year, 22 percent of control patients had been screened compared to 23 percent of patients who accessed the IMCP.
A number of factors may have contributed to the results. The majority of study participants had low incomes, which may have been too great a barrier, despite increased knowledge and motivation. In addition, unlike some other tests, colorectal screening requires a sustained commitment. For example, a patient getting a colonoscopy must make a separate future appointment, give up a day of work, arrange for transportation and conduct onerous preparations.
"We've seen some evidence where interventions that address these barriers in a more systematic way have greater success rates," noted Jerant. "That would be more of a case management approach. However, that can be both time-consuming and costly and may not be practical on a large scale. That's why we tested a brief, purely patient-focused approach."
Though the tailored approach did not increase colorectal cancer screening rates, Jerant and colleagues say the findings will help them focus on developing other ways to improve screening. Also, tailored programs could positively influence patient health in other areas.
"Tailored interventions still have tremendous promise, and have been shown to improve other health outcomes, such as initial treatment of depression," said Jerant. "We just can't assume they will work across the board. The emerging evidence is that they do not have a huge effect on colon cancer screening."


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Russell A. Carleton author archives.
January 10, 2013
by Russell A. Carleton
What the voting results tell us about the 10-player limit, the electorate's feelings about PED use, and the public/private-ballot split.
January 7, 2013
Even a "polished" teenage prospect has years of crucial neurological development ahead of him.
January 3, 2013
Russell proposes a simple solution that might resolve the DH debate to everyone's satisfaction.
December 17, 2012
How to be unhappy about every move your favorite team makes.
December 10, 2012
Does the stress of pitching in high-leverage spots wear closers down over time?
December 3, 2012
A modest proposal to make the draft more fair, if a little less traditional.
November 28, 2012
Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz was suspended for 25 games after testing positive for Adderall. What was he thinking?
November 26, 2012
The strangest double plays, groundouts for the cycle, and more from the weird side of the season.
November 19, 2012
Before we can attempt to figure out why a player improved or regressed, we have to figure out how much his performance actually changed.
November 16, 2012
The argument over the AL MVP isn't a pointless squabble.
November 12, 2012
BP's clinical psychologist brings his experience and expertise to bear in evaluating the impact of Zack Greinke's and Josh Hamilton's mental health histories on their on-field futures.
November 5, 2012
Sure, there might be better ways to construct bullpens than the way teams do it now, but change might not be as easy as you think.
October 29, 2012
Are teams losing out in the long run by letting their prospects feed on fast food?
October 22, 2012
Does walking, striking out, and homering more often help or hurt a hitter in the postseason?
October 15, 2012
Why Robinson Cano deserves a second-plate vote on your mental AL MVP ballot.
October 11, 2012
Does Orioles Game Four starter Joe Saunders really possess the ability to induce double plays on command?
October 2, 2012
A handy guide to understanding what WARP means without many numbers.
October 1, 2012
How old does a player have to be before we should stop expecting him to improve?
September 28, 2012
The best way to win a debate is to make the argument for the other side better than your opponent does. To support Mike Trout's MVP case, Russell tries taking the opposite stance.
September 24, 2012
Is changing a player's approach at the plate like getting someone to quit smoking? And how does learning ability affect development?
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The Argentinean Blueberry Committee has estimated the country's growers will produce more than 19,000 tons of the tiny blue fruit this season, and more than 12,000 tons will be shipped to the U.S.
Importers, however, caution that those figures could depend on September weather.
"We still have time for Mother Nature to affect the start and the volume for this season," Mike Bowe, vice president of Dave's Specialty Imports Inc., Coral Springs, Fla., said Aug. 30.
"The northern region, Tucuman, has had trouble the last few years with late frosts that have done heavy crop damage just prior to the start of the season. The Tucuman region does not have a lot of farms with frost protection, as the frosts are not normal for that area."
Bowe said very light shipments from Tucuman should start arriving in the U.S. during the week of Sept. 19.
Inés Peláez, manager of the Argentinean Blueberry Committee, said harvest should begin in Concordia in early October, with volumes increasing by the week of Oct. 10.
The country's overall volume should peak beginning the week of Oct. 24 when harvest starts in Buenos Aires. The committee estimates that Argentina will ship at least 1,000 tons to the U.S. for five straight weeks beginning that week, providing significant volume into late November.
"We're trying to make Thanksgiving a blueberry holiday," said Keith Mixon, president of Sunny Ridge Farm Inc., Winter Haven, Fla.
Quality should be excellent, said Gary Wishnatzki, president and chief executive officer of Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla.
Of the more than 12,000 tons expected to arrive in U.S. markets, nearly 11,000 tons will arrive by air cargo with Miami and Los Angeles being the top destinations.
Air freight, along with fumigation requirements, give Argentina's crop a higher price point than many other growing areas.
Joe Barsi, vice president of business development for California Giant Berry Farms, Watsonville, Calif., said cases of a dozen 4.4-ounce clamshells cost $38-40 at the beginning of last season.
Prices likely will be high at the front end of the deal again this year, Barsi said.
"There is not as much storage fruit available this year out of Oregon and Michigan," he said.
"Inventories will be less than last year. British Columbia, Oregon and Washington could still have some fresh product but not in significant volumes. I expect a strong start for Argentina."
The USDA reported Aug. 30 that blueberry movement was decreasing in Michigan, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.
In Oregon and Washington, flats of 12 1-pint cups of medium-large blueberries were $22.50-24.50.
Another factor that could affect the fresh market is high prices for processed and frozen berries.
"This year, an excellent frozen market will put a check on the pack for fresh," said Janice Honigberg, president of Sun Belle Inc., Washington, D.C.
"Growers will be very aware of the pricing for their fruit at destination and will be ready to divert to processing or the freezer."
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CHICAGO -- Manager Robin Ventura admitted Sunday that he's talked with Adam Dunn about retirement in the wake of an MLB.com report Saturday in which Dunn said the 2014 season might being his last.
"There's been times we talk and stuff like that comes up," Ventura said. "But I've heard that from so many guys over the years and they end up having to rip the jersey off of them. I'm sure there'll be talk as we get closer to the end, but I think right now, there's a lot of guys that have those feelings every once in a while."
Dunn is considered one of the current era's top sluggers, boasting a career line of .238/.365/.492, with 459 homers in 1,967 games. Entering Sunday's contest, in which he batted fourth as the designated hitter, Dunn was at .228/.351/.456 with 19 homers and 49 RBIs over 97 games.
"I think that's always a tough decision for guys when they get where he's at and Paul and all those guys that are of age," Ventura said. "You get close and you might see the end. You don't know. It's a tough decision.
"This is something he's done most of his adult life. It's important. It's still fun. You just never know."
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Abdul Qadeer Mugul, of Kabul Afghanistan, is an SME client and he has taken three microfinance loans and two SME loans from FMFB-A. His business produces decorations from lapis, marble and other precious stones and he employs 18 people. The underlying objectives of AKAM are to reduce poverty, diminish the vulnerability of poor populations and alleviate economic and social exclusion. AKAM aims to improve the quality of life of people by helping them to improve their incomes, become self-reliant and gain the skills needed to graduate into the mainstream financial markets.
At the end of 2010, AKAM had a network of 13 field entities that operated 289 branches and outlets with more than 3,371 employees. In 2010, these institutions were able to support 309,976 microfinance and SME loans with US $226.6 million in loans disbursed.
A significant part of AKAM's lending activities are directed to social sectors, including housing. education and health. Although these loans only represent a small portion of the overall AKAM portfolio, clients have been showing increasing interest in them for the purpose of cash-flow smoothing, for payment of medical expenses and tuition fees, or for improving housing. These loans have a direct impact on the clients as they meet their day-to-day needs, and allow AKAM to have a big impact on the quality of
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Loans for income generating activities continue to represent the largest proportion of loans provided by AKAM entities. These loans cover a large spectrum of sectors and industries, ranging from livestock, planting, trading or production. Loan terms and conditions are designed to reflect the various cash-flows from those sectors, and to fit clients' needs as closely as possible.
In addition to its main microfinance activities, AKAM supports small and medium enterprises (SME) to create jobs or stimulate increased economic activity. Despite their importance to economic growth and employment, many SMEs find it extremely difficult to access financial services, particularly long-term loans that fit their needs. Many SMEs are considered too risky by mainstream banks, as they are perceived to be either too small or to have insufficient collateral or credit histories to be able to secure loans or financing from traditional commercial banks. As a result, SMEs are caught in a gap between the growing supply of finance for micro-entrepreneurs and the mainstream market for traditional business financing.
AKAM's approach has as its foundation a long-term commitment to the geographical areas in which it works. AKAM seeks to focus on poverty alleviation through innovative product design based on clearly understood needs of the target clients, effective management and the introduction of new initiatives to enhance access to financial services for poor and low-income households.Source: www.akdn.org
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The dining room at Augusta National Golf Club should be the type of place where even the most recognizable of American sports royalty can blend in, enjoy a steak or some good old-fashioned Southern comfort food and a cocktail after a round of golf.
It's a buttoned-up place, where members and guests aren't typically fazed by the wealth or celebrity of their fellow diners.
In his half-dozen or so previous visits as a guest to Augusta, Denver Broncos coach John Fox has delighted in the golf and the dinner conversation, but he never saw anything like the scene in May, when he sat down to eat with his companions, who happened to be two of the best quarterbacks in NFL history.
As Peyton Manning and John Elway ate and drank and talked and laughed, they were approached, several times, by people wanting to pose for photographs.
"Usually people at Augusta, and especially in the meal room, are, what would be the word — curbed? Ray Floyd could be there. Jack Nicklaus could be there," Fox said. "Between the two of them, people actually took pictures. I've never seen that before."
Manning, Elway and Fox escaped Denver for a guys' weekend, invited to Augusta by a friend of Fox. They shared a cabin and played three rounds of golf over two days. It was a social trip, sure, but also a rare chance for Elway and Manning to spend long hours together, talking Broncos football and trying like hell to beat each other on the golf course.
"What I learned is he is inherently competitive. There's a certain seriousness that I take to my golf game, that I like to play with. And so when you play with a guy that has the same type of thing, that makes it that much more enjoyable, because it means something," Elway told USA TODAY Sports. "Instead of just telling jokes and laughing all the way around, you have the competitive side with two people who want to play well. There's a serious edge. We have fun doing it, but there's an edge."
Elway left Augusta with bragging rights — winning two rounds to Manning's one — but Manning has at least one trump card back in Colorado. Elway, despite playing thousands of rounds of golf on courses across the state, has never sunk a hole-in-one here. Manning did it in his first round as a member at the Castle Pines course in Castle Rock this year.
The NFL careers of Elway and Manning overlapped by one season, in 1998. But Elway's Super Bowl champion Broncos and Manning's 3-13 Indianapolis Colts didn't face each other. Their football lives didn't intersect until last year, when Elway — in his second year as the Broncos' top football executive — lured Manning to Denver to restart his Hall of Fame career after he had been sidelined by neck surgeries and then released by the Colts.
The union has created one of the most interesting dynamics in professional sports, with a pair of pre-eminent quarterbacks teaming up, one on the field and one in the front office, with the lone goal of winning a Super Bowl.
"It's pretty unique and pretty special. You're talking about two of the greatest players to ever play the game and at the premier position," said former Broncos safety John Lynch, a longtime friend of Elway. "That's what was so cool about this process was that you've got these two guys working together to try to achieve something."
Inside the Broncos training facility, seeing Manning in the locker room and Elway in his office upstairs has become so commonplace that most players and coaches have become almost immune to the historical significance of the pairing.
Together they have 30 years' experience as a starting quarterback (Elway retired after his 16th year, while Manning is starting his 15th healthy year), five league MVP awards, 21 Pro Bowl selections, seven Super Bowl appearances, three Super Bowl wins and two Super Bowl MVP trophies.
Elway was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004. Manning will surely get his bust and yellow jacket five years after he retires, whenever that might be. Manning, 37, is entering the second year of a five-year contract.
"Peyton thinks the world of John," Cooper Manning, Peyton's older brother, told USA TODAY Sports. "He was a huge fan of John's growing up, and he admires what he's done."
The admiration is mutual. Elway recalled watching Manning play in college at Tennessee but became a true Manning fan after his playing career was over. Though Elway was trusted at times with calling his own plays from the line of scrimmage, he watched in awe of how Manning could control a game like no quarterback had before.
"He transformed it from a huddle offense to a line of scrimmage offense. He kind of changed the audible system from getting out of a bad play to getting into the best play," Elway said. "The thing that is understated about him, I think, is his accuracy. Very accurate with the football, and that goes unnoticed because of all the other things he does."
Though their own playing styles were markedly different, Elway knew he wanted a quarterback such as Manning around with which to rebuild the Broncos. When Manning became perhaps the most coveted NFL free agent of all time in 2012, Elway made the first move to sign him.
"If you're John Elway, you can't ask for more out of a quarterback than having a Peyton Manning. And him being a quarterback, John has the pressure on him to make sure he's got a good quarterback," Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach told USA TODAY Sports. "That's one thing you can't argue about. Denver has it as good as it gets in Peyton."
After Manning was released by Indianapolis, his first free agent visit was to Denver, and it included a lengthy dinner at Cherry Hills Golf Club with Fox and Brandon Stokley, Manning's old friend. Elway also invited Lynch to stop by and say hello — and have Lynch put in a good word about the Broncos and about moving a family to Denver.
When Lynch arrived, he found Manning and Elway locked in a deep conversation. Lynch kept waiting for the quarterbacks to take a break.
"They kept talking and talking. And finally I was like, 'I've got to go to bed.' It was one of those type of things. I think right from the start, they hit it off," Lynch said. "What a unique situation for Peyton. I think being able to rely on someone like John, who has been through the same pressures of being the top-level NFL quarterbacks, one of the greats, and also dealing with who they are as people. I played football and played at a high level, but I can't relate to what it's like to be Peyton Manning, and John very much can. He's a tremendous resource."
The Broncos cycled through 10 starting quarterbacks between Elway and Manning. Guys such as Brian Griese (drafted in 1998 to be Elway's successor), Jake Plummer (who led the Broncos to the AFC Championship Game in 2005), first-round draft pick Jay Cutler (one Pro Bowl but no playoff appearances in three seasons with Denver) and, yes, Tim Tebow, the man Elway dumped for Manning.
Each had the burden of playing in Elway's shadow but without his direct support. Elway wasn't necessarily estranged from the franchise, but he was pursuing other business and athletic endeavors, including his empire of car dealerships, running an Arena Football League team and playing a lot of golf, all while remaining Colorado's most famous and popular sports figure.
Even now, Elway's legend looms large inside Dove Valley — with a pair of Super Bowl trophies on display in the lobby and a floor-to-ceiling picture of Elway hoisting the Lombardi hanging on the wall just outside of the main team meeting room. That can be daunting for any player, let alone a quarterback.
"It's almost like you're walking around in a place that he built," said quarterback Brock Osweiler, Manning's second-year backup.
Osweiler, one of two quarterbacks drafted by Elway since 2012, arrived in Denver expecting on-field tutoring from Elway and was surprised at first when Elway never sat in on meetings or offered input during practices. But that is by design. Among Elway's first decisions when he was hired to run the Broncos front office was he would stay out of the coaching, even with the quarterbacks.
"A lot of people think I coach these guys. I don't. I don't have that kind of time," Elway said. "(Quarterbacks coach) Greg Knapp and those guys are technically much better than I am as a coach. I'm more of the encourager."
If Elway has an opinion about what he saw during a practice or a game, he brings it to offensive coordinator Adam Gase or Knapp.
When Elway and Manning talk football, it's typically when Elway is the one with a question. He'll often ask Manning what Manning saw on a specific play or how something transpired on the field.
It's a language only quarterbacks can share.
"Only other quarterbacks know what a quarterback feels and sees out there and what it's like after certain plays or certain throws. I think you do have great camaraderie and have a lot in common," Manning said.
That's why their weekend together in Augusta this spring was so special.
As they walked the fairways, they could talk, quarterback to quarterback, Bronco to Bronco.
"He likes to know what we're thinking," Elway said. "I always enjoy being around Peyton because we have in-depth conversations. And that kind of goes back to the common denominator. To be able to have those kinds of in-depth conversations in such a great place, with great people. It was all perfect."


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Allen Lund Co., La Canada Flintridge, Calif., has begun a less-than-truckload program at its Dallas and San Antonio locations, said Scott Fletcher, Dallas branch manager.
The company has formed a partnership with Loop Fresh Produce LLP, McAllen, Texas. The program involves mostly pallets of Mexican berries.
In the past, shippers had to buy full trucks to move their berries.
Now, Fletcher said, "We can put multiple shippers together on one truck," which improves truck capacity and helps keep costs down.
The program also includes other compatible products, like iceless broccoli, carrots and items that need to be maintained at 33 degrees.
The program focuses on Texas metropolitan areas, the Northeast and the Midwest. The company hopes to keep the program running year-round and eventually may expand into other commodities, Fletcher said.
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There has been a lot of interest in the software that makes produce transportation more efficient, he said.
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David Charles Rafkind of Cambridge, Mass., son of Susan and Daniel Rafkind of Kingston, and Valerie Gorbulov of Stoughton, Mass., daughter of Vladimir Gorbulov of Lynn, Mass., and Marina Kholodenko of Stoughton, Mass., announce their engagement.
The future bride graduated from Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., with a Bachelor of Arts degree in European cultural studies. She is employed in early childhood education.�
The future groom is a 1996 Kingston High School graduate. He graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology, with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, and from the University of Maryland at College Park, with a Master's degree in computer science. He is employed as a software development engineer at Amazon, based in Boston.
A winter 2013 wedding is planned.
Ned and Lucy Goldfarb of Kingston announce the engagement of their daughter, Hillary Goldfarb of Boston, to Paul Landry of Boston, son of Joe and Cathy Landry of Vernon, Conn.
The future bride graduated from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, with a Bachelor's degree, and from Emerson College in Boston, with a Master's degree. She is the director of account management for SCIO Health Analytics.
The future groom graduated from Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., with a bachelor's degree. He is the assistant vice president of NAS Surety.
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The only thing that sucks about this new job is that I've practically had to buy myself a whole new wardrobe. Scratch that, just a wardrobe period.... I didn't have much of one to begin with! I still only have 2 pairs of dress pants, so I need to look for some more. Blah, I HATE shopping.
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Taking college-level courses at his high school was "fantastic," according to Khalique Rogers, a student at Gordon Parks High School in St. Paul.
"Our research shows that in just one year, these courses produced more than $13 million in potential savings for students and families," according to Mary Olson, director of communication and public relations in the Anoka-Hennepin School District. Olson reported that in the 2012-13 school year, approximately 79 percent of the district's seniors "took at least one potential college-credit-earning course during their high school experience."
Both are referring to one of the greatest opportunities, or bargains, Minnesota public schools offer: the ability to earn free college credits while taking college-level courses offered in high school. In some high schools, students are earning a two-year Associate of Arts, or A.A., college degree as they graduate from high school.
These courses are part of the overall "dual high school credit" course program available in Minnesota – one of the nation's broadest set of opportunities. Post-Secondary Enrollment Options, PSEO, Minnesota's law allowing 10th- through 12th-graders to take free college courses on college and university campuses, is one option.
But it's equally important for students and families to know that in virtually every one of Minnesota's high schools, students can earn free college credits in classes at the high school. There are many ways to do this, including Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, College in the Schools, Project Lead the Way and the CLEP tests.
"We place a significant emphasis on college readiness," Forest Lake Principal Steve Massey recently wrote. "Over the years, we have built an Advanced Placement and College in the Schools program wrapped around our mission, which is: 'To ensure that all students graduate with the skills necessary to attend any college, university, technical college or training program – and succeed.'"
A recent report from the national College Board, an organization that produces and scores the Advanced Placement courses, showed significant progress in Minnesota. The study showed that the number of Minnesota students who took an AP exam before leaving high school nearly doubled during the past decade, growing from 9,256 in 2003 to 17,482 in 2013. The number of students who posted passing scores on these exams also doubled, from 5,882 in 2003, to 11,497 in 2013.
Minnesota Department of Education estimates, "With an average rate of $348.93 per credit hour, those passing scores helped save Minnesota students and their families nearly $44 million."
"It is exciting to see more students throughout Minnesota not only taking more rigorous courses, but also posting higher scores," said Brenda Cassellius, Minnesota's education commissioner. "… These results are a testament to the amazing educators in Minnesota who have not only striven to increase access to college-level courses for all students in high school, but who provide targeted, meaningful instruction to ensure their students succeed."
The complete report is at http://bit.ly/1jrdUH6.
Karen Hynick, system director of P-20 and College Readiness for the Minnesota State College and Universities told me: "Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are deeply committed to advancing their partnership efforts with their local school districts to enable college- and program-ready students access to a variety of early college credit opportunities. Be it PSEO, concurrent enrollment or competency-based programs such as Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate, these options provide students with the opportunity to accelerate their learning and save time and money on their quest for postsecondary degrees."
Colleges and universities vary in their acceptance policies of these dual credit courses. Students who want their credit to "count" toward a college degree should check with higher education institutions that the student is considering to see what their policies are. Our Center has a free interactive map, at http://bit.ly/NTP2Kq, showing the acceptance policies of Minnesota's public and private nonprofit colleges and universities.
Beyond the numbers and reports, it's deeply gratifying to hear students – especially students who may be the first in their family – describe what it's meant to take these courses. We have several videos on our website, http://bit.ly/1l022cy, in which students discuss this.
Rogers said that the courses he took at his high school gave him "a chance to see real college work without the inconvenience of traveling to a college campuses." And Antonia, a student at AGAPE, a St. Paul district high school, described these courses as "the best of both worlds. … Dang, I'm really going to college."
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