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("Dad, those all come from the same animal," Lisa said.
"Right, Lisa, some magical, wonderful animal!" said Homer.)
This is good, good stuff.
Check out New Jersey, the Garden State, not-so-famously known for its large and flat expanses of farmland tended to by no fewer than 40 illegal aliens. This state just keeps on tickin'. Go to the link ...
New Jersey lawmakers drew up a bill that would allow some restaurants and bars to install off-track wagering terminals. This sure beats the at-your-booth jukebox playing old Mariah Carey and Don McLean's "American Pie" again, again and again.
I'd love to step over the blood from a stab wound and rock down the steps of Tin and Lint in Saratoga Springs. I want to see Los Alamitos on my ticket, maybe a little Mountaineer with my Saranac Pale Ale. Why not?
When you can't get people to the OTBs, bring the OTBs to the people. I can see it already. "Yes, I'll have the cheeseburger, fries and $6 on the 4 to win."
Booze and gambling go together like Bon Jovi and a perm. Just think of the songs Bruce Springsteen could unlock if this bill goes through. It'll give new meaning to "Darkness on the Edge of Town."
And look, New Jersey doesn't refer to OTBs as OTBs: they're OTWs, an Off-Track Wagering parlor. Who's got dibs on OTGs?
Anyway, under the current construct the bill calls for 60 licenses, though that number will likely be lower, according to an nj.com story. The beauty of bringing horse racing to a bar or restaurant is like giving the patrons a hypodermic needle of racing to their blood. Tie off a vein and fix that with some Daily Double.
The other beauty is that the facilities are already built, aren't they? According to the story, the startup costs for an OTW are at minimum $4 million and could be as high as $12. A million saved is a million earned.
I say take out "Golden Tee" and put up a betting window. Do you see "Buck Hunter?" Give it the heave-ho and put up a betting terminal. "Donkey Kong?" Please! Put in a betting terminal. I can already see discounted drinks when you present a betting ticket, a losing one, of course.
The thoroughbred and standardbred horse groups support the measure, and so should you.
It's about time Keno had some competition.
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No matter where you sit on the Venn diagram of sports fan, parent or both, it's difficult to not have some type of reaction when you see "Friday Night Tykes."
The Esquire TV Network show, which is set in the rookie division of the Texas Youth Football Association (TYFA) in San Antonio, follows 8- and 9-year-old football players.
Everyone will have their own moment in the trailer alone that will stick with you, for better or worse. (Mine comes at the 1:20 mark when a coach tells a kid to "put it in his helmet.")
But just like any movie or TV show, "Friday Night Tykes" is much deeper than the trailer. Not every parent or coach you meet in the first two episodes is unhinged.
The coaches you meet span a sliding scale of sanity. From the adults who seemingly need adults supervising them to coaches who seem to be intense, but respectful, it's clear that the young athletes of TYFA are experiencing youth football that is unlike almost anywhere in America.
"TYFA, they're not shy about saying they consider themselves to be the most competitive youth football league in America," executive producer Matt Maranz told Sporting News. "It's a badge of honor to them. That's their marketing pitch that we will have the toughest competition and the most intense environment and most competitive environment, intentionally and gladly."
And the aim of the show, according to Maranz, is not to pass judgment on the environment at TYFA, but rather raise the question of whether this type of intensity at a young age is a good thing for children.
"In our quest to make the best 8- and 9-year-old athletes in America, are we going to burn these kids out so they stop playing at 14?" Maranz said. "If that's the case, what was the point?
"Sports is a wonderful extracurricular. It's one of many wonderful extracurricular activities available to kids. But when you start playing sports at this level you don't have time for anything else."
Maranz isn't new to sports, working with 441 productions, a group that has been involved with numerous sports projects, but despite his previous experience, "Friday Night Tykes" exposed him to a level of intensity at the 8- and 9-year-old level he'd never seen.
"I've never seen it with 8- and 9-year-old kids," Maranz said. "The intensity, the mental toughness, the physical toughness that they're trying to teach. I've seen that in college and professional environments."
And speaking of the NFL, the series trailer drew a healthy dose of criticism from former Saints player LeCharles Bentley:
Child abusers now masquerade as "coaches" -- This isnt tv, its gross @ESQTV http://t.co/qkiNStHTMW — LeCharles Bentley (@LeCharlesBent65) January 4, 2014
So disgusting. The irony of fat & insecure men screaming "dont quit" to kids when they clearly have quit on life... http://t.co/4W457Of2zP — LeCharles Bentley (@LeCharlesBent65) January 4, 2014
While it would be easy paint all of the coaches with that broad of a brush, Maranz did not question the motives of even the most overzealous coaches, saying that none of the coaches were waking up each day, thinking about abusing players, but rather how to make their players better.
But even if the motives are pure, the almost unchecked zeal—one thing you'll note in the first two episodes: no parents stepping in to stop anything—at least one coach seems incapable of pausing his quest to make a player tougher, even when the child is obviously not physically well.
The most troubling elements of the first two episodes—and a teaser for the third—come when the health of a child is seemingly at risk. While some handle it appropriately, others react in a way you wouldn't expect with a teenager, let alone someone who is 8 or 9.
There's also a question of whether the cameras following these TYFA teams only feed the Vince Lombardi complex some of these coaches have. And while the cameras might influence the behavior of the people you'll see on the show, Maranz made an important point: "This is what they were doing before we showed up at TYFA, and this is what they're going to be doing after with TYFA. We're just kind of the mirror to what was happening and will continue to happen."
And that's why the thesis from Waiting For Next Year is probably the most accurate assessment of this show: We need this extreme of youth sports to be exposed so a larger group can critically view it and decide what the best path is for the next generation.
Friday Night Tykes makes its Esquire premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 9 p.m. ET.
(Also worth watching/listening to: ESPN's Outside the Lines segment on "Friday Night Tykes.")


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Federal inspectors have cited a University of Wisconsin-Madison research lab after a cat was burned. The U.S. Department of Agriculture noted in the lab's records that a hand warmer keeping the cat warm slipped onto its leg and burned it last April. The director of the Research Animal Resources Center, Eric Sandgren, says the cat was treated at the time of the injury and that preventive measures have been taken. The lab was cited, but no penalties were issued. USDA spokesman David Sacks tells the Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/XpkYot ) the citation was issued after the agency looked into complaint from the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals about chronic infections and other problems with the cats.
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Mapping the Air
An Atlas of the Difficult World: Poems 1988–1991
Region of Unlikeness
The titles of these new volumes by two distinguished poets remind us of literary predecessors. Jorie Graham's title comes from Saint Augustine, who said he found himself far from God, in "a region of unlikeness." (The phrase—in the form Land of Unlikeness—was used by Robert Lowell too.) Rich's geographical title may recall titles by Elizabeth Bishop, who called her last book Geography III, and thought of herself as a mapper of those regions named, in another book, North and South. Both Graham and Rich, in their titles, are emphasizing that the description of contemporary culture is a primary commitment of the artist. If for the reader the description is convincing—formally as well as thematically—the poems have a chance; if not, not.
Many of the poems in both these books are several pages long (we are far from the origins of lyric in the short song, the charm, the riddle, the quip, the carol, the epigram). Here are some of their "real-life" subjects. Among Graham's twenty-four poems we find the following:"Fission": Being an adolescent in 1963, sitting in a movie theater and watching Stanley Kubrick's Lolita; a man suddenly runs in shouting, "The President's been shot"; "From the New World": A splicing-together of three vignettes—
a) A historical scene: a young girl in a concentration camp "who didn't die in the gas chamber comes back out asking for her mother" and is raped before being sent back in;
b) A contemporary (1987) scene: the trial in Israel of a former Nazi concentration camp guard, the one who ordered the rape;
c) A personal anecdote: the author's senile grandmother, in a nursing home, is no longer able to recognize her granddaughter;"The Hiding Place": The "disturbances" in Paris of 1968 ("les évènements," as the French called the student strikes and closing of universities); "The Region of Unlikeness": A thirteen-year-old girl waking up disoriented and frightened from a first sexual experience and running home through the dawn; "The Phase After History": The attempted suicide of a young man; his commitment to a hospital; his subsequent successful suicide. These episodes are spliced between the phases of an incident in which two birds are trapped in the speaker's house.
p class="initial">Among Rich's thirteen poems, we find the following:"An Atlas of the Difficult World," the title poem, a sequence, of which these are some parts:
—Migrant workers ill from the effects of picking strawberries dusted with malathion;
—A trailer; the man in it beating his wife, tearing up her writing, throwing the kerosene lantern at her, backing the truck into her as she tries to run away;
—Memories of Rich's young married life in Barton, Vermont, with her husband, before he died;
—The 1968 shotgun attack by a man on two women camping on the Appalachian Trail; the attack was made (according to Rich's note) because the…
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The "Sell in May, and Go Away" slogan is common vernacular within the investment sphere. However, for some of our readers who might not be as familiar with this phrase, we will use this week's writings to review.
As the summer season moves into focus, the normal rhythm of the daily routine shifts into a more scattered affair for many areas that are influential on the financial markets. From May through October, the normal monthly economic data releases (employment figures, GDP, consumer confidence, etc.,) continue unabated. On the other hand, there is only one complete earnings reporting cycle, as the majority of second quarter earnings figures are reported from mid-July through August.
Furthermore, everyone from Wall Street analysts to retail investors takes some time to enjoy the beach, mountains and Disney World. Even Washington traditionally stays low key, as Congress has a summer recess, the initial post-election legislative burst has subsided and the new election season does not gear back up until the fall. (However, based on the flurry of news currently emanating from our nation's capital, something tells me that this summer will be anything but low key, as things are apparently just beginning to heat up.) Put it all together, and the calendar has produced some interesting historical returns, occasionally influencing investors to sell their stocks in May, sit out the summer and redeploy the cash in the fall.
Here are the average monthly returns for the S&P 500, viewed through the prism of "since 1928 (includes the Great Depression)" and "since 1950" (the post-World War II era):
More broadly, if we look at the average performance of the S&P 500 for multi-month periods over the same two timeframes, the discrepancy does become greater:
While both six-month timeframes have produced positive returns on average, the size of the positive returns found in November through April definitely favors the "Sell in May" sentiment.
More recently, the data has definitely been mixed. If we compress the lackluster season further to five months (May – September), the data reveals that a "Sell in May" strategy in 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2011 would have allowed an investor to avoid average losses of 18 percent. However, deploying that same philosophy in 1997, 2003, 2005 and 2009 would have caused the same investor to miss out on average gains of 15 percent.
To summarize, while the calendar has provided discrepancy in returns, there are plenty of variances in the data. Furthermore, the calendar is only one of the factors (and probably one of the more minor ones) that influences market behavior. See our previous iterations for more meaningful market movers, and remember that the key to investing success is to stick with a prudent investment philosophy that is built for long-term success.
Mark Sorgenfrei Jr. is vice president and investment analyst for Waddell & Associates Inc.
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text: Jacob Iati's Career Night Sinks Navy, 71-61, On Friday Box Score Annapolis, Md.- Senior guard Jacob Iati goes off for a career high 26 points to lead UAlbany over Navy, 71-61, on Friday, Dec. 28 at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. The 10th non-conference win for the Great Danes is the most wins before conference play in the Division I era. "I knew he would play well because he is from York, Pa. and anytime we play in the state of Maryland, it seems like half of York Pa. shows up in support for the Iatis," said head coach Will Brown on Iati's career night. The Great Danes were paced by Iati's 26 points on 6-of-11 shooting from behind the arc. Junior forward Luke Devlin, who has had a rough start to the season, found his rhythm tonight with 13 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the floor and Sam Rowley complimented with seven points and seven rebounds. With the score tied 11 all, UAlbany got its offense going with a 12-0 run that was sparked by three three-pointers, two by Iati and one Hooley. The Great Danes led 23-11 with 7:00 minutes remaining in the half. Navy put UAlbany in foul trouble and hit three of four free throws cut the deficit to six, 25-19, with 3:05 left in the first. Then a Chris Page three pointer followed by a Iati three and two made free throws along with a Luke Devlin jumper, put UAlbany back up to a double-digit lead of 11, 35-24, with 41 seconds left. Page, on the defensive side, swatted a shot then stole pass to hold the Midshipmen to 24 at their final possession. The Great Danes opened up the second half on a 14-7 run to extend their lead to the largest of the game (19), 50-31, with 15:04 remaining. Rowley capped the run with a three-point play. However, Navy did not let up, going on a 10-1 run to cut the deficit to six, 51-45, with 7:29 left in the game. The Midshipmen's Brandon Venturini hit two threes during the run to cut the deficit to the closest that Navy came during the remainder of the contest. UAlbany put its foot on the gas to put Navy away by going on a 20-8 run in a seven minute stretch, 71-53. Devlin sparked the run, scoring 11 of his 13 total points. The Great Danes shot 41.7 percent (10-24) from behind the arc and out rebounded Navy, 33-29. "We did a great job defensively in the first half but got in foul trouble as a team early and gave 18 free-throw attempts that kept Navy in the game. Then in the second we got a little lazy and they made shots, but we weathered the storm and finished strong to win the game," mentioned Coach Brown about the Great Danes 10th win of the season. The Great Danes head back to Albany for its final non-conference game before America East play against Brown on Monday, Dec. 31. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.


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Rachael Ray's Spinach and Artichoke Mac and Cheese
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Rachael Ray celebrates her 1,000th episode with a few of her top recipes.
Cooking Directions
Preheat oven to 375F and place rack in the middle of the oven. Bring a large pot of water to a boil for pasta, salt water and cook pasta to al dente.
While the pasta water comes to a boil, place a medium pot over medium-low heat with 2 turns of the pan of EVOO, about 2 tablespoons, and the butter. Add the onion and garlic to the pan and cook the veggies until very soft, about 10 minutes.
Turn the heat up to medium-high and sprinkle the flour into the pan. Cook for about 1 minute then whisk the wine into the pan, cooking for another minute to burn off the alcohol. Whisk the milk into the pan and bring up to a bubble. Add the nutmeg, spinach, artichokes, salt and pepper to the sauce and simmer until thickened and vegetables are warmed through, 2-3 minutes more. Add 1 cup of each of the cheeses to the sauce and stir until melted.
Toss the prepared sauce with the cooked pasta and transfer to a casserole dish. Sprinkle some more Fontina and Parmigiano over the top and bake until the cheese has melted and the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.
This recipe was styled by chef Karen Pickus for Good Morning America.
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray.
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Main Ingredients: salt, semolina, penne, olive oil, flour, white wine, milk
Course: Pasta
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In OTAs (Offseason Talk & Analysis) all through June and July, the Sports on Earth NFL team will break down each team's offseason transactions, boldest moves and burning questions as they prepare for training camp. Click here for links to every entry in the series.
The Seattle Seahawks -- sorry, the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks -- appear to have very little to do to get ready for the 2014 NFL season.
Dominating defense? Check.
Returning Pro Bowl wide receiver? Check.
Beast running back healthy and ready to go? Checkity check.
But we all know that a team which stops improving and remains stagnant will lose games. Even Super Bowl Champions like the Seahawks can't afford to rest on their laurels because there are plenty of teams ready to take them down.
Biggest Offseason Move: Extending the secondary
How often have we seen a team win a Super Bowl, only to have that team splinter apart as players run off to cash in on their ring? In the current incarnation of the NFL, the answer you are looking for is "often." Which is why repeating is so hard.
Extending Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman were shrewd and necessary moves. The secondary is a big reason for why this defense works the way it does, with Sherman and Thomas being key cogs in that machine.
Thomas has exceptional range, allowing him to move all over the field in both pass coverage and run defense. He has the speed to assist in bracketing a wide receiver in conjunction with one of the corners and he can be left to his own devices to cover a tight end.
Equally aggressive when defending the run, Thomas takes good angles to the ball-carrier and delivers a firm hit when he gets there, and rarely misses a tackle.
Sherman is just as tough at cornerback, using his body to hammer receivers on their routes and out-muscling receivers for jump balls. His length and range make him tough to beat and his presence limits the amount of choices a quarterback has to one side of the field.
On a side note: Much has been made of Sherman staying on one side of the field -- that it makes him less impressive than a guy like Darrelle Revis, who moves with a top receiver. Sherman does what he is tasked to and does it exceedingly well. He doesn't deserve to be knocked for schematic limitations and is well worth the money they are paying him.
Securing those two long term was smart and will keep the secondary -- and in turn the whole defense -- at the peak of its effectiveness.
Like every Super Bowl Champion, the Seahawks had to make some hard choices about who to keep and who to let walk.
Defensively it looks very much like they made the right choice in who they held onto.
Biggest Gamble: So Long and Thanks for all the Donut Jokes, Golden Tate?
Yes, this is a team who is going to have a fully healthy Percy Harvin to run routes for quarterback Russell Wilson. And sure, this is a team which runs the ball more than it throws (420 pass attempts to 509 runs).
It got along fine without a 1,000 yard wide receiver in 2013. Why worry?
Well, worry because while gaining Harvin would have been a bonus, it's now a wash.
Harvin has never capped 1,000 yards or scored more than six touchdowns in a season and has struggled to stay healthy throughout his career.
If the team had kept Tate, they would have had two dynamic receivers, not one (I like Baldwin but "dynamic" is not really an adjective I'd use to describe him). On top of that, Tate would have been much more effective at drawing coverage than Baldwin will be, which means Harvin will see more coverage now. This was a problem in Minnesota with the Vikings as well aside from his rookie year when Sidney Rice was actually good.
His rookie season, by the way, was when he had Brett Favre as a quarterback. The next year (2010) Favre was also there but the aging quarterback missed games due to injury and was overall much less effective.
Maybe it wasn't possible to find the money to keep Tate and also hold onto the other pieces they had. After all, those are the hard choices we spoke of earlier.
But it would have been much easier for Harvin to bounce back from his injury plagued 2012 and 2013 with Tate in the house.
It will be interesting to see how much this offense misses Tate in the coming months.
Biggest Question: Are we seeing the door open for a Lynch departure?
We all know that next to draft season, OTA/Minicamp/Training Camps have the most lying per comment. In fact a rule of thumb could be "you know someone is lying because their lips are moving."
That foundation in place we're left to ask: Are we really going to see a significant increase in Christine Michael's carries? And if so, what does that mean for Marshawn Lynch?
Head coach Pete Carroll started the ball rolling when he started talking about "high expectations" for Michael back in May. Then offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell started saying the words "running back" and "committee" in the same sentence.
Bevell: "We are going to be running back by committee. We really like what Christine Michael is doing right now."
— Terry Blount (@TerryBlountESPN) June 5, 2014
Even former strength coaches got in on the hype machine.
Have said B4..Strength coach at A&M, who trained both Michael and A.Peterson, told me Christine's athletic explosiveness is on par with A.P.
— Louis Riddick (@LRiddickESPN) June 9, 2014
Lynch has been agitating for a new contract. He skipped OTAs to show his dissatisfaction, an action which was then followed with rumors he might retire if he didn't get the new deal he wanted.
At 28, Lynch has two more years on his deal and will be a 30-year-old free agent in 2016. The next two years (2014-2015) represent a $16 million cap hit.
Michael is just 23, is under a reasonable contract until 2017 and unlike Lynch, arguably has the best years of his career ahead of him.
Lynch wants more money because he sees how bad the market is in free agency is for backs -- and knows it might actually get worse. It doesn't get better when that back is 30.
However the Seahawks are going to look at the investment long term. If they give Michael a lot of carries -- whether or not we're talking full-blown running back committee or not -- you can be sure they're kicking the tires on him to determine not only whether they will pay Lynch more, but at all.
2014 could be Lynch's last as a Seahawk if Michael turns out to be as good as they've hyped him to be.
Bold Prediction: Super Bowl Part Deux
I don't know how bold this really is, but the last time a team won back to back Super Bowls was back in 2004 and 2005 when the New England Patriots did it. Before that? 1998 and 1999 when the Denver Broncos doubled up.
So it's not all that common (once in 15 years and twice in 20 years) and even tougher to do in today's parity-driven NFL.
Buckle up buttercups -- Seattle's going to do it again.


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The Winnebago sheriff's department willhave to close one of their jails. It's a cost cutting move the sheriff's says that he's forced into because of the county's budget deficit.
The sheriff says he has no choice but to close their satellite jail on Church Street in order to make up for than 1.2 million dollars the county is asking him to cut from his budget. He says it's either this or cut officers, a move he says he is not willing to make.
"When you have to cut 1.2 million dollars, programs have to go," said Winnebago County Sheriff Dick Meyers.
And the satellite jail, which is a minimum-security relief valve for the county jail, is the only answer the sheriff says he can find.
" I can't eliminate the law enforcement division and I can't shut down the main jail," said Meyers.
All this is in response to county's reduction in revenue they are receiving from the state. But a move one board member says that she's not sure should be made.
"" This is something we can't do.... close the jail," said Polly Berg, Winnebago County Board Chairman. "I think it's a worse case scenario by the sheriff, but I'm just hoping and praying it never comes to this."
But the sheriff says it has, and unless the board changes what the he must cut, he says he has no choice.
"When you have to make a decision about either cutting an officer or closing cells at this jail, I don't think it's a difficult decision to make," Meyers said.
All of the inmates that will be released when the jail closes on October 1 are said to have a minimal risk to the public's safety. But the sheriff says that could change if he has to release more inmates from the overcrowded county jail that would have gone there. The board has will decide on the budget later this month.


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Chevy Small Block questions
Posted 07 April 2008 - 02:01 PM
I respect chevy small blocks, I don't know much about them. But, they have such a huge support base with aftermarket parts and such. I just have a few questions.
As the only engines I've ever rebuilt have been Subaru, I think rebuilding a small block will be kind of the same but mostly different.
Here's the story: My fire chief has a 1957 Chevy Bel-Air with original everything. It has the 283 in it. He wants to get it rebuilt, he wants to keep the original engine. I know of where to get the kits for it. I was reading and most people say "just drop a 350 in it", but that would take the original engine out of the car. He wants to keep it original, but he doesn't plan on selling it, ever, so swapping engines is a possibility. He's not too big on high performance, high horsepower, just wants it to last for the rest of his life.
So, should I rebuild the engine or have him buy a 350 crate engine?
If I do rebuild it, what intake manifold and carburetor should I install on it, if the 283 stays.
Also, I've already suggested on dropping an STi engine in it;).
Posted 07 April 2008 - 05:33 PM
Option two.
Remove the original motor and place it in the corner of the garage, under cover. Place a crate motor in it with a basic Edelbrock intake and carb of your choice. I prefer Holley but others do not.
Considerring he has already stated that high performance isn't his thing. Keep it simple and it will be very enjoyable for him.
Posted 07 April 2008 - 05:51 PM
Posted 07 April 2008 - 06:02 PM
I also have to attest to the reliability of the 350. The one we pulled from the van had well over 400k miles on it without ever being rebuilt, and it is still running today in one of the farm trucks.
If he is worried about keeping the car original, he could store the original engine in case he ever decides to swap it back for any reason.
Posted 07 April 2008 - 06:32 PM
Posted 08 April 2008 - 12:18 AM
Also, I've already suggested on dropping an STi engine in it;).
If you had been near me when I read that; you'd still be rubbing the sore spot on your head.
The small block is about as easy an engine you are ever going to rebuild, but still, my vote is this.
Mothball the 283, prepare it for a long sleep, and store it in a good dry location. The historical value of this motor to the car is of good signifigance after 50 years of roaming this earth.
Find another 283 or 327 2 bolt main. These motors are a dime a dozen, and since he doesn't want a big horsepower jump, finding a suitable motor would be super super easy. I recently bought a small journal 327 2 bolt main off of Craigs List for $100, and I got to hear it run, in the truck. You can't beat deals on early small blocks. Once you find a suitable mate, rebuild it! Then you have a little wiggle room to play, if he decides he wants a lumpy cam, or anything else; it's no big deal AT ALL.
That way the guy is getting the best of ALL worlds, a fresh motor that he isn't at all nervous to trounce on. He can maintain whatever degree of originality he desires. He can even dress it up some if he likes, all the while knowing he has the original equipment at home. The possibilitys are endless. Plus, in the end he may not be as concerned about wearing on a matching numbers motor, and that will put his mind at ease. This results in him enjoying his car even more. Like I said, it opens doors to possibilitys, and decreases the anxiety of blowing a 1957 motor.
I pulled the original 300 horse power pack (IE 4bbl) 327ci out of my 1964 SS Impala to freshen it up. I ended up rebuilding it back to stock, and opted to replace it with a slightly hotter 327 I was rebuilding around the same time. It made the car funner to drive, and IF (god forbids) something ever happened to the motor in the car, I wouldn't feel nearly as bad as if it were the stock motor.
That's just my opinion anyways.
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. What good is a worn out 283 in the corner of the garage anyway? I say use it.
Yeah like he said
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I built a 307 combo in my old 71' 4x4 with 40's and 5.13 gears, 10.5:1 pistons, Torquer II cam/manifold and a 1.7 rockers and a few others was faster than my buddys 04 V6 mustang from O to about 60..... and I got very good milage for a truck on 40's
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James Scott writes history books with the flair of an investigative journalist, digging in the documents, humanizing the drama and writing a compelling narrative that transports readers into the action.
The former Post and Courier reporter has just published his second book, "The War Below," which describes World War II submarine battles against the Japanese fleet in the Pacific. On the occasion of the book's release, Scott answered a few questions about his efforts.
Q: Your first book for Simon & Schuster, "The Attack on the Liberty," shared a not-well-known and controversial story about Israel's assault on a U.S. spy ship in 1967. Your father was an officer on the Liberty, right? Did you grow up hearing about this incident and the 34 crewmen who died? What prompted you to write a book-length account? And what would you say is the book's main takeaway concerning Israeli-U.S. relations?
A: My father had the unique role of serving as the damage control officer on the Liberty, which was a big job on June 8, 1967. The Israelis not only torpedoed the spy ship, but also hit it with 821 rockets and cannons. Two out of every three men were either killed or injured.
Dad never dwelled on the attack, so while I grew up aware of the basics of the story, it was not until I was much older and covering the military as a reporter for The Post and Courier that I started to ask him about it. The book grew out of those discussions.
The Liberty is not just a story of combat but of politics and the unique relationship Israel enjoys with the United States.
That special relationship, and the need for (President Lyndon B.) Johnson to maintain domestic political support from American Jews, led him to downplay the attack despite the views of his senior intelligence leaders, from the heads of the NSA and CIA to his own secretary of state, that Israel had intentionally tried to sink an American ship.
Q: Your new book is "The War Below," another in the military history genre. This time you write about the U.S. submarine force that destroyed Japan's merchant fleet during World War II. That episode in history is retreating far into the distance. Many of the people involved are no longer living. How did you go about reconstructing the events and putting together a compelling, realistic narrative?
A: World War II veterans are sadly passing away every day. In fact, many of the men I interviewed as part of my book have since died. Fortunately, there survive incredible records from the war. Deck logs and submarine patrol reports, which are on file in the National Archives, recorded the action in incredible detail; often, in the case of firing torpedoes, down to the exact second. The patrol reports of just the three submarines about which I wrote totaled over 1,000 pages.
That was also a very literate generation. There was no Facebook or Twitter; people wrote letters and diaries and, fortunately, many families have held on to those precious records and were willing to share them. Over the course of my research, I tracked down more than 3,000 pages of letters, journals and other personal writings, which proved a literary treasure trove.
Q: For years, you were an investigative reporter at The Post and Courier. How does your journalistic training and experience affect your book writing?
A: What I do now is very similar to what I did at The Post and Courier: I track people down, interview them and hunt down and review records. It is essentially a historical scavenger hunt that involves piecing together official records, like logs and reports from various archives, as well as the individual stories of the veterans who served.
Working for a newspaper also taught me the daily discipline of writing. I was used to writing a 750-word story a day at the paper, so I set for myself a similar goal with books, writing 3,000 to 5,000 words a week.
Q: Have you ever been in a sub on the move? If so, what was it like?
A: Unfortunately, I have never been on a submarine at sea, though I would love to some day. I was lucky, however, in that a number of World War II-era submarines survive today as museums, which allowed me to visit and tour several of them.
One of the submarines I wrote about in the book was the Drum, which is a museum in Mobile, Ala. I spent the better part of a week on board with the team restoring the Drum. They gave me greatest access and best tours of a diesel submarine I could have ever wished for, from the cramped torpedo rooms and the conning tower to allowing me to climb down into the refrigerator and freezer as well as the battery compartments.
That was vital in helping me re-create what it was like onboard a submarine.
Q: In writing about war history and military conflict, do you find you've tapped into a rich vein? Much has been written about this history, of course, but isn't there much more to discover and explore? As a writer of historical nonfiction, what are you looking for?
A: World War II continues to fascinate me, given the size and scope of the conflict. The records and research opportunities likewise are just massive.
To give you an example, I researched the war crimes files on a Japanese prison guard who was particularly cruel to one submarine crew. For this one guard alone, I found more than 100 affidavits from former POWs, describing powerful anecdotes of abuse and beatings. The records can be voluminous.
Writing about war is inherently dramatic — lives and even the fates of nations are at stake — which makes it easy to create tension and tell gripping stories. The challenge is finding the right story with the right narrative arc and, of course, the right characters.
I like to say that the best stories are the ones in which ordinary people perform extraordinarily.
Reach Adam Parker at 9375902 or aparker@post andcourier.com.


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Forum Post: Social Security does not contribute to the debt and should not be part of debt reduction negotiations.
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Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today strongly objected to a proposal to cut Social Security benefits. The White House suggested a reduction in Social Security to cut costs as part of the so-called "fiscal cliff" negotiations. The proposal called the "Chained Consumer Price Index" would result in a reduction of benefits for Social Security recipients even though Social Security does not contribute to the debt and should not be part of debt reduction negotiations.
Congressman Kucinich's remarks follow.
"Will Seniors be pushed off the 'fiscal cliff'? Social Security did not cause the deficit, but the White House's plan to lower Social Security cost-of-living benefits could eventually reduce Seniors' annual benefits by hundreds of dollars. The gimmick is called the 'Chained Consumer Price Index.' The Chained C.P.I. works this way: As the cost-of-living goes up, seniors inevitably turn to cheaper alternatives.
"For example, if seniors usually eat steak but then can't afford its higher price, they can switch to something cheaper, like cat food- - and the cost-of-living calculation would be 'chained' to the cheaper item - - cat food. So, the less you pay for food the less benefits you get. The 'chained CPI' benefit cut will chain aging seniors to a poverty of choices, a lower standard of living, with cheaper products.
"The chained CPI formula doesn't take into account seniors' rising health care costs. If it did benefits would go up. There is no justification to cut Social Security benefits. No to throwing seniors off the fiscal cliff. No to a Cat Food Christmas."


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The Gazette designers Nichole Montanez and Stephanie Swearngin wanted to determine what really are the colors of Colorado Springs and Colorado. So they went on a photographic adventure downtown.
Starting at The Gazette's new location later this year at 6 N. Tejon St., they walked several blocks north and west and snapped hundreds of photos. They then created a color palette from the photos for the redesign of The Gazette that you will see starting today.
However, before you think there are mass changes to The Gazette's print edition because of the redesign, please note a Gazette committee spent months looking at the print newspaper differently and with one mission: to make changes suggested by readers or ones that would have minimal impact on the positive feedback from the major redesign in December. Because of that mindset, designers including Nichole and Stephanie began to think more deeply about the colors that would reflect Colorado and how they could be reflected in The Gazette. What they found surprised them.
"When you think of Colorado, you think of earth tones," Nichole said. "We weren't expecting to see so much color - how lively and colorful it is."
So during the next week, you'll see some obvious changes, including:
- The Business section will be a separate section with a new feature called Pikes Peak Bottom Line on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, the Business section will be in order directly behind our local and state coverage instead of being on the back page. On those days, that section will be called "Local, State & Business."
- The second page of the Local & State or Local, State & Business section will become the "Who We Are" page with stories and special features about the history and culture of and interesting facts about our region. Columnist Bill Vogrin writes about it today in his "Side Streets/Who We Are" column. The page will include the "Today in History" and "Back Pages" columns along with a new historical photo of the day; Dave Philipps' "Ask Gen. Palmer" about history on Sundays; "Colorado on the Web," and a census or demographic fact on the region four days a week. We'll also feature occasional special stories about the community or community-related announcements and features on the page, and readers may contribute occasional columns.
- Bill Radford will write a new "Country Life" column about life outside of the city, starting on Tuesdays. Bill Vogrin's "Side Streets/Who We Are" columns will move to Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays; Garrison Wells' "Ramblin' Man" column will move to Saturdays, and "The Voice of the Reader" will be on Mondays.
- The Sports section will add two pages on Wednesdays to provide more news, features and information on the national and international sports scene. We'll also occasionally run a column by Mike Moran, senior media consultant for Colorado Springs Sports Corp. and former chief spokesman for the U.S. Olympic Committee.
- On Bronco game days, starting this Thursday, we'll feature four pages of advance coverage wrapping our regular Sports section.
- Weather will move from the main section to the back of Local & State or Local, State & Business.
- Entertainment Editor Tracy Mobley-Martinez is reinventing GO! on Fridays to become more lively and energetic and feature the events and entertainment that Gazette readers care about and want to do each weekend along the front range, whether it be in Colorado Springs, Denver, Pueblo or anywhere in the state.
- We also will move some regular feature pages, including FreshInk to Mondays, starting on Sept. 8, Faith & Values to the Life section on Sundays so we can provide color on the page, and Pets Corner to Mondays and Saturdays. I like to compare it to when you move furniture in your home: the furniture - the columns and feature pages - are still there for you to use, read and enjoy, just in different places during the week.
Then you may notice some other more subtle changes, such as the new color scheme. I invite you to study the photos sculpted together in the collage by Nichole and Stephanie, or take the trek yourself north and west of N. Tejon to find the actual places shown in the photos. In your quick review, is there anything you recognize immediately? Or, is there anything you don't recognize, such as for me that red door? We'll leave it as a mystery for now, but we'll be sure to identify the locations for you in a future Life section.
Colorado Springs has beauty that goes beyond the mountain backdrop, especially if you look at it as Nichole and Stephanie did. We hope you enjoy the obvious and subtle changes in your Gazette.


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MARIETTA, Ga. -- Banks Faulkner was once the head baseball coach at South Carolina's largest high school and is currently the pitching coach at the state's second largest high school. Throughout a coaching career that began in 2004, he has always worked with players at the varsity level -- primarily 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds.
Faulkner was at the East Cobb Complex Thursday morning in charge of a slightly younger cast of prospects. This week he is the head coach for the Diamond Devils squad that is competing at the 15u Perfect Game World Series, which features 16 of the top 15u travel clubs from across the country.
"It's really been eye-opening for me because having coached older kids my whole life, it gave me an appreciation of how good baseball is at this age," Faulkner said after his Diamond Devils squad beat Team California, 7-2, to improve to 3-1 with three more pool games left to play.
"We faced a kid (Wednesday), a 15 year old left-handed pitcher, that was throwing 88 to 90 (mph), and there weren't any guys like him in our state last year. To see a kid that is 15 years old who could maybe mix into a college rotation right now is pretty impressive."
The Devils were pretty impressive themselves through the first four games of pool-play, and stood alone in second place in Pool C behind unbeaten Team Northwest (4-0) before another round of games later on Thursday.
Faulkner and some other coaches within the South Carolina-based Diamond Devils organization -- founded by John Rhodes in 1993 -- put this team together with kids from four or five other teams within the organization, and they got together for one four-hour practice last Saturday before coming to the 15u PGWS
All but one of the players on the Devils 15u 20-man roster is from South Carolina and they attend as many as 15 different high schools.
"We just sort of took some kids that we felt like fit the best and we came together and put in all our stuff, and we've just sort of been learning as we go," Faulkner said. "We screwed up a few things ... and that's really the thing different about travel-ball -- we're sort of teaching the game on the fly a little bit."
Through the first four games, the Devils have been led at the plate by a pair of 2015 prospects who physically are polar-opposites of one another, but the 5-foot-8, 170-pound Dalton Pate and 6-5, 185-pound Kep Brown have one thing decidedly in common: they both can rake.
Pate (Hanahan, S.C.) hit .667 (8-for-12) with three doubles and seven RBI; he stroked a pair of doubles and drove in five in Thursday's win over Team California. Brown (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) was 7-for-11 (.636) with two triples, a home run, five RBI and four runs scored.
The Devils' pitching was less than stellar through four games with eight pitchers combining to surrender 28 hits, 11 walks and 12 earned runs in 26 innings (3.23 ERA) while striking out 21. Bradley Brown (2014, Beaufort, S.C.) pitched five innings of four-hit ball and gave up one earned run Thursday morning.
"It's been a great experience for our kids," Faulkner said of the team's participation in the World Series. "This is the first time they've done one of these ... and you've got to bring it every day. Every team you play down here is going to be really good so it's not hard to get your kids motivated."
The Diamond Devils organization also has teams playing in both the 14u and 16u PG World Series, which are running concurrently with the 15u event this week. There are 16 teams in the 16u PGWS and 12 in the 14u PGWS and all six semifinal games and three championship games will be played at the East Cobb Complex on Sunday.
It should come as no surprise that three Diamond Devils teams were invited here this week. The organization and Perfect Game have enjoyed a great relationship and the Diamond Devils 17u team won the 2010 PG WWBA 17u National Championship right here at the East Cobb Complex.
"It's definitely the best organization in South Carolina and it's definitely one of the top ones in the Southeast," Faulkner said. "The Diamond Devils have always been very competitive nationally and they've had teams that have come here and won Perfect Game events.
"It just speaks for the quality of the kids that we have in our state," he continued. "I think South Carolina high school baseball is really underrated nationally. I think with the success of South Carolina and Clemson and some of the other schools from around the state, it's sort of bringing the state into the spotlight."
Faulkner is the pitching coach at Lexington (S.C.) High School, the second largest high school in the state with an enrollment of about 3,300. He was previously the head coach for one season (2011) at Wando High School, the state's largest school, but left to return to Lexington, his alma mater.
As a high school coach, Faulkner has been around the college recruiting scene, but he is once again getting his eyes opened at the 15u PG World Series. He said that when he first got into coaching no school was looking at 15-year-olds but during his first couple of days down here he had already been approached by two coaches asking about a couple of his players.
"It just keeps getting younger and younger ... and it's definitely changing," he said. "I'm always looking for things to motivate kids, and it's a great motivator. When they know (the college coaches) are watching them, it does nothing but make my job easier."
The Diamond Devils 15u played teams from Georgia, Tennessee, Washington, California and Florida its first three days here and still has games pool-play games remaining against teams from Indiana and Texas. If they advance to the four-team playoffs, they could conceivably meet teams from Louisiana, Illinois or New Jersey.
The 15u PG World Series is truly a national event and one Faulkner thinks can only benefit the young prospects involved.
"I think it makes them know that they have to work harder because there's always somebody somewhere that's better than them," he said. "They're probably a big fish in a small pond in their hometown, and everybody's the best player on their high school team, but when you get out here and you see guys from all over the country, it's opened my eyes just to see how good baseball is.
"I told them we're coming down here to win a ring and that's the only expectation I have," Faulkner continued. "You start to see them talk about it and they 'tweet' about it, and it's really kind of neat; it's a chance to win a (national) championship and I told them that there are a lot of people who go through their lives and never win a championship."


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Nicknamed "Tinkerbell" in grade school, Kelly Rafferty was shy, petite and light on her feet. Nobody would've guessed that by her mid-40s, she'd suffer such severe obesity and back pain that she'd need a cane to walk.
"I knew weight loss would help, but all the diets turned out the same," she says. "I'd lose weight, gain it back -- and then some."
At 257 pounds and 5 feet 3 inches tall, Kelly knew her situation was serious. She even had a wheelchair on order.
"My fiance was the one who brought up weight-loss surgery," she says. "He said it so genuinely and with such kindness…"
In August 2007, Kelly and her fiance Curt Brickman attended a weight-loss surgery informational seminar at Sanford in Fargo. A nationally designated Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, Sanford offers a highly qualified team, a complete program and proven results.
"There must've been 50 or 60 people in that room -- it was overwhelming, but I picked up a lot of information," she says. "For the next several months I held on to the paperwork."
She took the time to learn on her own, going online to read about the different types of weight-loss surgery and people's experiences.
"I knew I didn't like the idea of lap band because that introduces something foreign into he body." she says. "I wanted gastric bypass."
In January 2008, Kelly took the next step. She began Sanford's in-depth, multi-month process -- nutrition classes, a psychiatric evaluation, support groups and more. She also met Dr. Luis Garcia, one of three board-certified weight-loss surgeons.
"By the time you have surgery at Sanford, you're very prepared and well-educated," she says. "I knew it would work."
On August 12, 2008, Kelly underwent laparoscopic (minimally invasive) gastric bypass surgery performed by Dr. Garcia. The day of surgery she snapped a photo of herself and now keeps it in her "My Life at a Glance" album.
The album shows photo after photo of a life transformed:
Three years after weight-loss surgery, Kelly weighs 130 pounds and wears size 4. "I can do things today that for years have been out of my reach," she says.
Kelly tells humorous stories about people she's known for years who no longer recognize her. Yet recent acquaintances can hardly believe she's ever been so heavy.
Amazing? Yes. But Kelly is the first to say weight-loss surgery is not a miracle. "It's a tool," she says. "And if you don't take care of it, it'll get rusty and stop working."
Every couple hours she eats a half-cup of nutritious, high-protein food -- just enough to fill her tiny stomach, but not enough to stretch it. She takes daily vitamins, exercises regularly and participates in Sanford's support group -- and nourishes her own network of support, too.
Kelly creatively embraces her new lifestyle. Exercise includes hula hooping on the deck outside. She grows her own herbs and vegetables, invents her own recipes and designs her own cookbooks complete with weeks of detailed menus. She follows them religiously.
"I leave nothing to chance," she says. "I admit I might have a little bit of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). Or 'CDO' as Curt says -- he knows I like things alphabetical."
A white garment bag from a bridal shop hangs in the hallway of Kelly's home in Fargo.
"Yup, after 11 years together we're getting married," she says. "Curt's my rock." The celebration will include bagpipes, spice cupcakes and plenty of high-protein treats prepared by Kelly.
And when she walks down the aisle? No cane needed. The foot pain's gone, no more back flare-ups and Kelly's once again light on her feet.
Oh happy day!
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Finding the black-spots in service delivery
And what to do when you clock them
On Demand Earlier this month we ran live Regcast called 'Watermelon metrics...''. Reg broadcast editor Tim Phillips was joined by Freeform Dynamics analyst Andy Buss and CA Technologies' Patrick Ancipink.
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IT nowadays is so complex that even the best systems, operated by the best people in the game, can have black-spots when you bring them together to deliver a service to your customers.
The event's expert panel explored how to spot, diagnose and fix these service black-spots and relieve you of your watermelon metrics problems. They discussed:
- The drivers of service delivery.
- The tools and techniques you can employ to get and maintain smooth productivity.
- Top 5 server challenges.
- The new reality of the application landscape.
- How cloud changes the nature of direct control .
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Rotor cranksets are available with two spindle configurations -- 24mm and 30mm. Given this, it only makes sense that they'd make a bottom bracket to fit both. Well they do, and this BSA 30 Road Bottom Bracket will allow the fitment of their 3D+ Crankset, with its 30mm alloy spindle, into frames with a standard 68mm English-threaded (BSA) bottom bracket shell.
It uses the same 6906 steel bearings as a BB30 or Pressfit 30 bottom bracket system. However, this Rotor bottom bracket assembly carries the bearings in external cups rather than inside the frame like the aforementioned configurations. Rotor CNC machines the cups from 7075-T6 aluminum, and then they get polished and anodized Black. Since they're larger in diameter than a standard external bearing cup, Rotor includes a laser cut tool-steel wrench for installation. In addition to its handle, the wrench has a 3/8" square hole for your torque wrench, and the torque spec for the cups is etched right there on the wrench so you'll always know it.
The Rotor BSA 30 Road Bottom Bracket is Black and will mate the Rotor 3D+ Crankset with any 68mm English-threaded bottom bracket shell. It uses high quality steel cartridge bearings.


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Cheesy Franks and Potatoes Recipe
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- 6 jumbo hot dogs, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluted
- 2/3 cup half-and-half cream
- 2 medium potatoes, cooked, peeled and cubed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- In a large skillet over medium heat, brown hot dogs in oil for 2-3 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove with a slotted spoon. In the same skillet, saute onion and green pepper until tender.
- In a small bowl, combine the soup, cream and onion mixture. Place potatoes in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; sprinkle with salt. Top with hot dogs. Pour soup mixture over all. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 6 servings.
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"Wow, this is really good. It is creamy and cheesy. I would guess kids would love it."
"Forgot to mention ~ sorry....did not brown hot dogs, but rather cut in chunks, cooked in water til they got hot."
"OMGoodness, this was wonderful!! My husband ate half of it, alone! Made a couple changes to suit us ~ did not cook onion/pepper in oil ~ just added to soup mixture. Heated cheddar soup in micro. just til warm ~ seemed to blend better with half-half. Also added extra potato; did not peel. Definitely will make again, and again. Very, very easy to make ~ highly recommend!! K."
"We're making this for supper ~~ husband's a meat/potato fella, plus anything with cheese is even better, he says. Very easy looking, too."
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As spring approaches, it's never too early to start thinking about rejuvenating lawns and getting then ready for the summer. Lawns are classified as being either cool season or warm season, depending on the turf species. Understanding which types of lawns you service, and your location, will dictate the type and timing of cultural practices you implement. Below are general recommendations for managing both cool season and warm season lawns this spring.
Cool season lawns
Renovation is a useful tool for improving weak lawns or those with damaged areas. Renovation typically occurs in the spring or fall, during favorable growing conditions; however, in the transition zone, cool season turf renovation usually occurs in the fall. Partial renovation can be as simple as overseeding a thin turf area. It can include power raking if thatch is greater than one-half inch, or core aeration if the soil is compacted. Total renovation involves taking out the existing turf prior to reseeding. If renovation is not done properly, the site might look good to begin with, but eventually will return to the conditions existing before the renovation. The key is to prepare a good seedbed and make sure there is good seed-to-soil contact.
Follow these steps to renovate a lawn without totally killing or removing existing vegetation:
—Adjust the height of cut down (scalp the turf) so as to reduce canopy competition for germinating seeds.
—Power-rake the lawn as many times as necessary to remove accumulated thatch and to expose approximately 50 to 70 percent of the soil surface. It is best to dethatch in multiple directions.
—If the soil is compacted, aerate the entire area to open up the surface and relieve compaction.
—Perform minor surface grading to eliminate high and low spots and to prepare the seedbed.
—Apply fertilizer and seed or sod as you would for a new lawn.
—Apply approximately one-quarter inch of organic mulch to enhance seed germination.
—Once seeded, manage as you would a newly planted lawn.
Total renovation involves killing undesirable grasses and weeds with a non-selective herbicide. Apply glyphosate (e.g., Roundup) in the spring, following turf green up. The effectiveness of the herbicide can be enhanced by skipping a mowing prior to treatment and applying it to actively growing turf. It probably will take two to three applications to kill creeping perennial grasses and weeds. After killing the grass, you have a choice of removing the dead sod or following the steps above under partial renovation. If you remove the sod, cultivate the soil and follow procedures for establishing a new lawn.
Aeration is the process of air exchange between the soil and its surrounding atmosphere. In the turf world, core aeration is the process of mechanically removing small plugs of soil from the lawn to improve natural soil aeration. Aeration has several benefits including:
—Improved air exchange between the soil and atmosphere.
—Enhanced soil water uptake.
—Improved fertilizer uptake and use.
—Reduced water runoff.
—Stronger turfgrass roots.
—Reduced soil compaction.
—Enhanced heat and drought stress tolerance.
—Enhanced thatch breakdown.
All lawns benefit from annual aeration. Heavily used lawns, or those growing on heavy clay or subsoil, may need multiple aerations each year. If you have a lawn composed of a cool season turfgrass like Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, or perennial ryegrass, both spring and fall are ideal times to aerate. Perform spring aeration during peak shoot growth, so the lawn recovers quickly from coring. In addition, aeration in the spring can reduce turf water use throughout the summer. Drum-type aerators (rentals) need two to three passes over the lawn to get the desired results.
It should be pointed out that spikers, machines that punch holes without removing cores, are of less value compared to aerators, because they compact the soil around the holes and do not increase the flow of water and nutrients into the root zone.
Mowing has greater influence on turf quality than any other practice. If you choose to do only one cultural practice, choose mowing and do it correctly. Frequent mowing at the proper height requires less time and effort than infrequent mowing. It also results in a healthy, dense, vigorous turf with fewer maintenance problems. The proper height of cut varies among turfgrass species. In general, mowing at a higher height allows for greater photosynthesis to occur, which translates into a healthier, denser lawn. The goal is to never remove more than one-third of the leaf blade during a single mowing. Most times of the year, mowing once per week is adequate. In the spring, during prolific shoot growth, mow more often.
Fertilizing, along with mowing and irrigation, is one of the basic cultural practices used to produce healthy, dense lawns. Unfertilized lawns tend to be thin, light green or brown in color, and have high weed populations. Adequately fertilized lawns look better than under-fertilized lawns, compete better against weeds, hold up better under wear and tear, and recover more quickly from damage.
Applying the right amount of fertilizer at the right time is important in maintaining a healthy, weed-free lawn throughout the year. Even if you prefer a low-input lawn, you will need to fertilize at least once or twice a year in order to maintain a relatively healthy lawn that can compete with most weed species and survive disease and insect infestations.
The ultimate goal is to apply the least amount of fertilizer needed to produce healthy turf and meet your personal aesthetic standards. The proper rate, frequency, and timing of fertilizer application depends on the desired turf quality, the type of fertilizer used, the type of turf species in your lawn, and whether clippings are returned to the lawn.
Fertilizer needs are lowest on older lawns growing in clay soils, where clippings have been regularly returned to the surface during mowing. However, if perennial ryegrass or Kentucky bluegrass is growing on imported sandy loam soil and clippings are removed, multiple applications of fertilizer may be needed to keep the lawn dense and attractive.
Nitrogen is the most important nutrient in most fertilization programs. Applied at proper rates, nitrogen stimulates vertical growth, improves turf density, and makes the grass darker green. By stimulating growth, nitrogen reduces the severity of certain diseases like red thread and rust. In the spring, apply a commercial fertilizer (1 lb. N/1,000 sq. ft.) which combines quick and slow-release nitrogen sources to provide a good initial and residual response and a lower burn potential.
Time the first fertilization of the year after the initial flush of spring growth.
Irrigation, despite being one of the most important factors in maintaining a healthy lawn, is the most often overlooked variable in lawn care. Proper irrigation avoids the negative effects of overwatering: excess foliar growth, nutrient leaching, shallow rooting, decreased wear tolerance, and reduced soil oxygen. In addition it increases succulence, compaction, thatch and disease activity. Underwatering can result in loss of color and density; reduced vigor; increased wilting; wear damage in traffic areas; and susceptibility to patch diseases.
When developing an optimum lawn irrigation schedule, you must account for the predominant turfgrass species and soil characteristics.
Nearby trees and shrubs that affect sun and shade, mowing height and potential for disease problems also need to be taken into consideration. The goal is to use the minimum amount of water necessary, and to apply it at the right time.
"How often?" and "How much?" are the two most common questions associated with lawn irrigation. A rule of thumb is to wait as long as possible in the spring before starting to irrigate. Once you begin, irrigate consistently so the lawn never turns brown between irrigation events. As fall approaches, try to reduce the amount and frequency of irrigation.
Please note that sporadic irrigation is not much better than not irrigating at all. In contrast, irrigating daily without regard for turfgrass water use produces lush, green lawns, but invariably applies too much water and forces excessive foliage growth.
Weeds most often become established in a weakened turf stand. It should be pointed out that weeds are not the cause of poor turfgrass performance but rather are a result of poor turfgrass performance. Certain weeds serve as excellent indicators of correctable conditions that have favored their development.
An effective weed control program includes identifying the weed(s) and degree of infestation; determining how the weed(s) was introduced; implementing sound cultural control strategies; imposing mechanical control strategies such as hand pulling or mowing; and, lastly, using chemical control (herbicides) if needed.
Numerous herbicides are available for controlling lawn weeds. Some are selective, which means they eradicate only the target weeds (examples include 2,4-D or dicamba). Others are nonselective, which means they eradicate all plants including grasses (glyphosate, for example). The selective herbicides should not be applied when temperatures exceed 80°F. Liquid herbicides usually are more effective than granular ones, due to more thorough coverage of plant leaves.
Once weed populations have been reduced to low levels, hand weeding can be a relatively effective way to keep populations low. This reduces the need for herbicides, often for many years.
Warm season lawns
In the transition zone and southern parts of the United States, warm season lawns can include bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, centipedegrass, and St. Augustinegrass. As the term warm season implies, these turf types thrive during warm temperatures, and can go dormant during cold weather. In the southern extremes, warm season lawns stay green year-round.
In areas where warm season lawns go dormant every winter, sometimes these lawns are overseeded with a cool season turf, primarily annual or perennial ryegrass. This cool season turf provides green color during the winter, and then dies when warm weather returns.
For non-overseeded dormant lawns, cultural practices should be followed as outlined above for cool season lawns, with the following exceptions: —Both renovation and aeration of warm season lawns should take place in the late spring or early summer when the turf is actively growing. Do not renovate or aerate in the fall.
—Mowing should be initiated in the spring, once the lawn has emerged from dormancy and top growth has exceeded your preferred height of cut.
—New preemergent herbicides for warm-season turf like Specticle Flo can be applied in the late winter to early spring to provide season-long grassy weed and selective broadleaf weed control. As with any pesticide, always read and follow label directions.
The fertility program depends on the warm season turf you have and where it is located. For example, St. Augustinegrass fertility requirements in South Florida will be different than a zoysiagrass lawn in Arkansas.
For overseeded lawns, the primary turfgrass species used is annual or perennial ryegrass which normally dies out in late spring, but if cool weather prevails, it can become persistent. The challenge for managing lawns overseeded with a cool season turf is transitioning from the cool season turf growing on top of a dormant warm season turf, to the warm season turf only. This can be difficult. If the cool season turf is allowed to persist into the late spring, this can weaken the warm season turf and not allow it to green up and grow as it needs to.
To discourage cool season turf, do not fertilize it in the spring. Once the warm season turf starts to green up, cutting back on water to put stress on the cool season turf can help as well. Sometimes the cool season turf will need to be treated like a weed and controlled with a post-emergent herbicide. Once the cool season is over, seeded grass is gone, and the warm season turf has started to grow, begin a recommended fertility program depending on the warm season turf you have.
Lastly, weed control in ornamental landscape beds should be addressed in both the spring and fall.
Preemergent herbicides like Surflan or Specticle G are applied prior to weed seed germination, and are used primarily to control annual grasses and selective broadleaf weeds, and generally are effective for three to six months.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Dr. Rob Golembiewski is a Green Solutions Specialist for the Environmental Science division of Bayer CropScience.
Prior to joining Bayer, he served as the Turfgrass Specialist at Oregon State University. Laurence Mudge is the Green Solutions Team manager for Bayer's turf and ornamentals business. He has more than 22 years experience in the turfgrass industry.
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Trainer Mike Machowsky said Sunday that Rush Rush would seek his first stakes victory in the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup, a Grade I test at 1 ½ miles on turf Saturday.
"He's kind of a quirky horse to ride, and I think Victor (jockey Victor Espinoza) has figured him out pretty well," said Santa Anita-based Machowsky of the 5-year-old gelding who rallied to finish second in an allowance race at 1 1/8 miles on turf here Nov. 12 in his first start under Espinoza.
Rush Rush won a grass race at 1 ¼ miles here last year but has been unplaced in two tries at 1 ½ miles, including a fourth-place finish in the 2007 Sunset Handicap.
"He just worked six furlongs in 1:14 and three Friday at Santa Anita," said Machowsky. "I may bring him over Friday to school him."
Rush Rush has won five of 16 starts and earned $210,024.
He figures to be a longshot in a lineup that could include Champs Elysees, Spring House and Obrigado, the 2-3-4 finishers in the race last year behind winner Sunriver.
Obrigado worked seven furlongs on turf Sunday in 1:29.80 under exercise rider Derek Oldham in company with Artiste Royal and Green Lyons.
"They all went well; I was not asking for much," said John O'Donoghue, assistant to trainer Neil Drysdale.
Obrigado, runner-up in the 2006 Hollywood Derby, has never won here but has been second twice and third three times in seven grass outings. "He came back with a nice prep race here (third in an allowance race Nov. 12) after being out this summer with a cannon-bone injury," said O'Donoghue of the 5-year-old gelding's first start since March. Joel Rosario has the Turf Cup call.
Winchester also worked on the turf, timed in 1:18 for six furlongs in company with Towzee.
"He's going in the right direction," said Thomas Daly, assistant to trainer Dermot Weld, after working the 3-year-old colt. "He seems to be progressing with each work."
Winchester worked here for the fourth time since being shipped from Santa Anita following a seventh-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Turf Oct. 25. The colt shipped from Ireland to win the Grade I Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park in August.
Winchester seeks to become the first 3-year-old to annex the Turf Cup since Bien Bien won via disqualification in 1992.
Daly said jockey Patrick Smullen was scheduled to arrive Wednesday from Ireland and might give Winchester a light breeze Thursday, the day Weld is slated to arrive.
Bobby Frankel, trainer of Champs Elysees, also nominated Good Request, who ran well in several distance races in New York and Kentucky this year.
Leading rider Rafael Bejarano has taken a call on Dallas Turf Cup winner Church Service.
Other nominees include Kentucky-based Star Plus and Telling and California Cup Classic winner Mr. Chairman.
Racketeer, runner-up to California Flag in the $150,000 Hollywood Turf Express Handicap at six furlongs Saturday, will return next Saturday in the $100,000-added Native Diver Handicap, according to trainer and co-owner Barry Abrams.
"The race was a good workout," said Abrams. "There was no pace, and nobody had a chance to close."
Racketeer finished second behind Heatseeker in the 2007 Native Diver, a Grade III test at 1 1/8 miles, when he was trained by Bobby Frankel. Racketeer has been winless in five starts since Abrams bought him privately in June. Racketeer was assigned 112 pounds.
Abrams also nominated Unusual Suspect, who finished last as defending champion in the Turf Express, but said he would probably wait for the On Trust Handicap for California-breds at 7 ½ furlongs Dec. 14.
Past the Point, runner-up to Curlin in the Grade I Woodward Stakes at Saratoga, is scheduled to make his California debut for trainer Eoin Harty. Rafael Bejarano has taken a call on the Darley 4-year-old, assigned 117 pounds.
Galantas, scratched from Friday's Citation Handicap, was also pegged at 117. Victor Espinoza has the call on the Maryland shipper for trainer Graham Motion.
Joel Rosario will ride Slew's Tizzy (115), a full brother to War Chant Stakes winner Slew's Tiznow.
Ball Four, winner of the Fayette Stakes at Keeneland, is expected to be the starting high weight at 119 pounds. Marchfield, winner of the Autumn Stakes at Woodbine, was assigned 118 and is scheduled to be shipped west from Toronto this week.
Hollywood Turf Cup nominees Ball Four, Spring House (118), Star Plus (116) and Telling (116) were all cross-nominated to both races.
Trainer H. Graham Motion said Lady Digby has been shipped from Maryland to California and will make her next start in either the Bayakoa Handicap on Cushion Track Dec. 7 or the Dahlia Handicap on turf Dec. 21.
Lady Digby, a 4-year-old filly, won a stake called the Dahlia at Laurel in April, captured the Grade III All Along at Colonial in June and returned from a layoff to finish sixth in the Cardinal Handicap at Churchill Downs in November.
Motion also nominated Caprice, third-place finisher in the Hermosa Beach Handicap here, to the Bayakoa, a Grade II test at 1 1/16 miles. Lady Digby was assigned 116 pounds, and Clarice 114.
Model is expected to be the starting high weight under 117 pounds with Michael Baze. Other probable starters include Baroness Thatcher, Victor Espinoza, 116, and Double Trouble, Rafael Bejarano, 115. Wake Up Maggie (115) and Briecat (112) are also probable.
Meet-leading trainer John Sadler said he was pleased with a six-furlong work Satuday by Alpha Kitten at Santa Anita for the $250,000 Hollywood Starlet on Dec. 13.
"Tyler Baze worked her in 1:13; it was a beautiful work," said Sadler. Alpha Kitten finished second in the Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita. The Grade I Starlet is at 1 1/16 miles on Cushion Track.
Sadler also said Becrux, third-place finisher in the Citation Handicap Friday, could return on either grass or synthetic at Santa Anita and Whatsthescript, the beaten favorite who finished fifth, is due for a rest.
Sadler is also considering Zappa (116) and/or Mostacolli Mort (114) for the Native Diver Handicap following Sunday works at Santa Anita.
Eastern shipper Habaya, winner of the Grade III Miesque Stakes in her third start Friday, is already being pointed for a return trip here.
Neal McLaughlin, assistant to Kiaran McLaughlin who saddled the 2-year-old Shadwell Farm filly for his brother, said the filly is being targeted to the Grade I American Oaks here next summer.
Habaya, who began her career with a victory at Belmont and a second-place finish in a stake at Keeneland, is scheduled to be flown to Florida for the winter. McLaughlin said he thought the daughter of Storm Cat out of Golden Apples would mature to be more effective at 1 ¼ miles than one mile.
Miesque starters have run well in the Oaks before. Ticker Tape, 2003 Miesque runner-up, returned to win the 2004 Oaks. Valbenny, 2006 Miesque winner, finished second in the 2007 Oaks.
Chantal Sutherland, who scored her first Hollywood Park stakes victory aboard Mr. Rod in the Grade III Generous Stakes on Saturday, celebrated with generosity Saturday night.
"Chantal said she had to buy dinner," said agent Tommy Ball Sunday of an evening meal with boyfriend Mike Smith at the Chop House in Pasadena. "I don't mind her paying. Every time we win a race like that, we'll be glad to pay." Smith rallied to finish second in the Generous aboard favored Bittel Road.
Canadian native Sutherland said she will ride at Woodbine next Sunday aboard Storm the Castle in the Valedictory Stakes, closing-day feature at the Toronto track. Sutherland has ridden at Woodbine during the summer and rode at Santa Anita last winter for the first time. She returned to California in October. Her first Hollywood Park came late in the 2007 Autumn Meet.
FINISH LINES — John O'Donoghue, assistant to trainer Neil Drysdale, said Marsh Side was scratched from the Japan Cup this morning because of a fever…O'Donoghue said that Green Lyons is being pointed to the Dahlia Handicap Dec. 21 following a seven-furlong turf work in company with Obrigado and Artiste Royal, the latter readying for the Hong Kong Cup Dec. 14...Joel Rosario will travel to Puerto Rico next Sunday to ride in the $300,000 Clasico del Caribe, according to agent Vic Stauffer…Laragh, who defeated Habaya in the Jessamine Stakes at Keeneland before finishing third as the favorite in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, is under consideration for the $250,000 Hollywood Starlet Dec. 13...Trainer Mike Machowsky said Kelly Leak, a promising 2-year-old, is nearing a return to the races. "He just worked three-quarters in 1:12," said Machowsky. "He ran flat in the Del Mar Futurity and we turned him out 30 days. Victor (Espinoza) said he displaced his soft palate and came back with a gurgling sound." In his previous race, he finished first in the Best Pal Stakes but was disqualified for interference.


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No, this Sunday's encounter between the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams won't count for two wins, but the NFC West rivals get to settle some unfinished business after recently battling to the NFL's first tie in four years.
The division-leading 49ers played host to the Rams on Nov. 11, with San Francisco rallying for 17 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime, deadlocking the game at 24-24 on David Akers' 33-yard field goal with three seconds left.
Then things got weird.
Akers missed a 41-yard try midway through the extra frame before Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein seemed to have clinched the upset with a 53-yard field goal on the ensuing series. However, the kick was called back due to a delay of game penalty and Zuerlein came up empty on a try from 58 yards back.
In the end, the teams settled for the first tie since the Philadelphia Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals ended a Nov. 16, 2008 meeting at 13-13, a game in which then-Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb famously admitted he didn't know a game could end in a tie.
The Rams and Niners know that all too well now and this rematch could be seen as a continuation of that meeting, even if it only counts as a single victory.
"We are. We just took a couple of weeks off and we're going. This is quarter number six," said Rams head coach Jeff Fisher.
Fisher might not be as eager as he seems for this matchup given that the Niners are 7-1-1 in their last nine meetings with the Rams.
The Week 10 tie was also the start of what has turned into a much-talked about quarterback situation in San Francisco.
Starter Alex Smith exited the Rams game early due to a concussion and was replaced by second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The Nevada product threw for 117 yards and ran for a score versus the Rams, then got the start over an ailing Smith the following Monday night versus the Chicago Bears.
Kaepernick performed better than expected, throwing for 243 yards with two touchdown passes and no interceptions in a 32-7 rout that led to head coach Jim Harbaugh saying the team would go with a the hot hand.
That turned out to be Kaepernick last Sunday versus the Saints despite Smith being cleared for contract earlier in the week, and Kaepernick made it two victories in two career starts by throwing a touchdown pass and running for another score in a 31-21 win.
Kaepernick was also helped by a defense that posted five sacks and returned two interceptions for touchdowns as San Francisco moved to 4-0-1 in its last five games.
Harbaugh then announced on Wednesday that the 25-year-old Kaepernick would get the start again this weekend.
"Well, the rationale is you've got two quarterbacks that we feel great about as the starting quarterback," said Harbaugh. "Both have earned it. Both deserve it. And Alex over a long period of time. Colin by virtue of the last three games. What tips the scale, is Colin, we believe, has the hot hand and we'll go with Colin. And we'll go with Alex. They're both our guys."
Meanwhile, the Rams look to remain unbeaten against the NFC West this weekend after moving to 3-0-1 versus the division with last Sunday's 31-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals. It snapped a five-game winless stretch for St. Louis (0-4-1), which earned its first win since beating the same Cardinals club on Oct. 4.
Like the Niners, the Rams were sparked by a pair of interception returns for scores, both by rookie Janoris Jenkins. He had two of four picks on the day for St. Louis.
"It seems like for weeks we have been talking about turnovers. We kept saying often times they come in bunches and they did today," Fisher said.
Steven Jackson ran for a season-high 139 yards and Sam Bradford turned just eight completions on 17 attempts into 205 yards, connecting on a pair of TD throws. Bradford also had to exit the game for a play in the second quarter after taking a hard hit, but quickly returned.
Eyes will stay on Kaepernick for another week and it will be interesting to see how Harbaugh handles his quarterbacks. In fact, there is a chance that both could see action against the Rams.
"I would assume nothing, or rule out anything," noted Harbaugh.
While Smith is certainly safer with the ball and is consistent if nothing else, Kaepernick does bring a run element to the mix as he has rushed for four touchdowns on 31 carries with 214 yards.
Fisher acknowledged that makes Kaepernick tough to defend, but pointed out that Smith can run the ball too. Smith has logged 134 yards on 29 carries this season, but without a touchdown.
"(Smith) extends plays as well, but not to the extent that Colin does. But, it's a challenge. Guys have to be aware," the Rams coach said.
Fisher's offense has to be aware of San Francisco's linebacking unit, led by Pro Bowler Patrick Willis and complimented by leading tackler NaVorro Bowman and sack machine Aldon Smith.
Bowman, who received a five-year contract extension this week, leads the 49ers with 100 tackles, ahead of Willis' 89, while Aldon Smith and fellow LB Ahmad Brooks both logged 1 1/2 sacks versus the Saints.
Smith now has an NFL-high 16 1/2 sacks on the season, one shy of matching Fred Dean's single-season franchise record set in 1983.
The Rams' defense would love to have the same kind of impact and build on last weekend's showing. St. Louis did not log a single turnover during its five- game winless streak after posting eight interceptions and a fumble recovery over its initial five contests of the season.
Jenkins became the first player in Rams history to return two picks for scores in the same game -- and only the third rookie to do so in NFL history -- and helped the franchise grab four picks in one game for the first time since a six-interception performance on Dec. 15, 1996.
While Fisher loved the play of the secondary, especially after the Cardinals were held without a point in the second half and saw their star wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald held to just three catches for 31 yards, he would like to see his team force some more fumbles too.
"You just have to keep going. If you want to look at the turnover thing, we're still not getting fumbles. We were fortunate to come up with the interceptions, but we still need to get on balls and knock them loose," noted Fisher.
Should the game again come down to field goals, the Rams may have the edge.
Akers, who tied an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal earlier this season, has a pelvic injury and the 49ers brought in kickers Billy Cundiff and Nate Kaeding for tryouts this week. Harbaugh said the team wants to have a "plan B" in case Akers can't go.
One Ram to watch is wide receiver Chris Givens, who is coming off his first career 100-yard receiving game. That included a 37-yard touchdown catch and he has five receptions of 50 yards or more this season.
There should be plenty of motivation for this rematch as battling to a tie had to leave both teams a bit frustrated and possibly embarrassed.
Count the current occupier of the spotlight Kaepernick as one player ready to hit the field and settle things.
"Yeah, I'm very eager to get back out there against them," he said.
"Want to get a win this time."
Kaepernick is playing with house money right now and feel bad for Alex Smith all you want, but if Kaepernick can continue to play at this level, he turns the 49ers into Super Bowl favorites. And he has already conquered a hostile field in New Orleans, so making the trek to St. Louis shouldn't be a concern at all.
The 49ers look like they are ready to start pulling away for the NFC West title and the Rams have to wonder what the standings would look like if they could have picked up some earlier non-division wins. It's not too late to make a run, but St. Louis needs to turn some things around.
"We've kept saying that it's nothing we're not doing, it's just the ball just has to bounce our way," said Rams defensive end Chris Long. "We have to create our own luck. All of a sudden they come in bundles, ... We'll keep grinding away."
Don't expect the bounces to start this weekend.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: 49ers 27, Rams 13


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wh..sh wrote:Ugly Dougly wrote:I am deeply thankful - for my screwy little eplaya family.
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The Brazilian was part of the Spurs side that triumphed at Sunderland on Saturday and are now well placed in fourth position - on course for UEFA Champions League qualification. But the 23-year-old insists that is not the limit of their ambitions this season.
"Everybody talks about United, City and Chelsea, but never Spurs," said Sandro.
"We have just won a hard game at Sunderland and Manchester City could not beat them here.
"We are not content to be just a top-four side. We are looking up the table. "But no-one is talking about Spurs as champions and that suits us. I hope it carries on like that until the end of the season and then bang! We are there.
"We believe we are as good as the top teams."
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