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This is stupid.
I don't see DTS paying Phil Jackson money for Phil Jackson. Especially if he's trying to avoid traveling with the team on road trips and wants a ton of personnel control as well.
However, I could see Phil signing for less just to spite the Lakers after the embarrassment he suffered at their hands. Egotistical people are a trip, you never know what you're going to get out of them.
A loss to the hornets last season sparked a good streak last season if I recall correctly. It's still probably a bit too early to call for the coach's head given how strong of a start we had in the first 2-3 weeks, but if things don't shape up quick then we shouldn't hesitate to make a switch. This team has far too much talent to be struggling like this. There are no excuses.
It's still early in the season. Phil is the only elite coach that's available.
I think thats arguable.. Best coach in basketball?? maybe... he also did have the best SG's of the last 2 decades too... Not to mention the Most dominant Big man the league has seen in the past 2 decades as well..
I don't think it's arguable. You can't discredit any of the accolades because of 3 players. It's a team sport.
Oh, well if "you don't think so"... discussion over.
Let's not mention that Auerbach scouted and developed his own talent, designed his own offensive and defensive schemes (no Tex), and was a pioneer of the sport itself.
If Red had had scrubs like MJ & Scottie, and Shaq and kobe, he'd never have lucked into 8 championships in a row, would he.
You specialize at being an idiot, don't you? Why is the discussion over? And I wasn't replying to you there, was I?
Please don't compare the level of talent during Red's era to the 90's-present day. Please don't.
The Bulls stopped paying Vinny 2 YEARS AGO!
Yes, we had a series win, but we also got swept. It's a perfect excuse to fire a coach and claim "higher expectations".
and 3... of course they could change their minds, especially CP3 because he's still the flight-risk - but then that would make them as lily-livered as some of the posters on here that think it's fair for players to not give full effort and sacrifice the only guy that CAN'T affect the game with hustle and effort for the 48 minutes that matter.
The Bulls stopped paying him but his contract with the Bulls was still the reason why DTS got him for cheap.
No, we did not have championship expectations last year. We were still raw in terms of our potential as a team. A 2nd round appearance was an accomplishment for a team that had been a lottery-bound for four-five straight years.
Again, why would CP3 show to the public that he's starting to hate VDN? He's not that type of person. I don't remember him killing Byron Scott's job. As far as I know, that was a personnel decision. And we're talking about a coach that has a much better resume than VDN. He was fired after a 3-6 start.
If CP3 didn't like Vinny, the cost of a new coach is peanuts compared with the lost revenue if he goes.
Championship expectations or not, plenty of fans (and pundits) were screaming for Vinny's contract not to be picked up this year. That alone is a good enough excuse to give him the boot. Add an 0-4 2nd round and it becomes an easy dismissal to justify.
Exactly... you don't KNOW what happened with Scott, and you'd never KNOW if the same happened to Vinny. If they didn't pick him up back in June, it could have been Sterling, Roeser, Olshey, Blake or CP3 that black-balled him, and there'd be nothing but rumor and speculation in the media.
I just think that VDN was kept mostly because of the .606 winning percentage (FWIW, it was also VDN's first winning season) and a 2nd round appearance. You keep saying I'm only speculating yet you're doing the same with "If CP3 didn't like Vinny, his option wouldn't have been picked up". DTS doesn't have a history of firing coaches after a playoff appearance because of how rarely we make the playoffs.
While the Spurs sweeping us had a lot to do with fans (most might be the better word, not just plenty since VDN critics outnumber you VDN supporters) wanting him gone, they still believed that he just doesn't have the reputation as a great coach. What were his greatest accomplishments before last year? A couple of .500 seasons with the Bulls, who lucked out to make the playoffs because of a weak conference? Vinny went straight to a head coaching gig without any assistant coaching experiences. Most fans will just have a hard time trusting this guy. That is just the way it is.
It would've been two different situations if Vinny's option wasn't picked up. Scott was fired during the season so he was still given another chance in the offseason prior to his firing. But mediocrity in November was not tolerated so he was fired after a 3-6 start. Do you think DTS would've fired VDN this season if we started 3-6?
What are you even saying?
It has nothing to do with the "level of talent"... If you think it was better then, EVERYBODY was better... If you think it's better now, EVERYBODY is better.
And I can reply to whatever post I want, no matter how asinine it might be.
Now go look up asinine in the dictionary... I'll give you a clue... it's under "a".
Please don't compare the level of talent during Red's era to the 90's-present day. Please don't.
Now go look up asinine in the dictionary... I'll give you a clue... it's under "a".
Yes, it was a good season, winning 60% and a series... and that is a good reason to keep him... for CP3 too. Do you realize that he has only been to the second round once in 6 years with NOH? In a lockout year with no camp and a completely new team, Vinny took CP3 just as far as he'd ever been before. And yes, Donald wouldn't want to fire a relatively cheap coach who equalled our best showing in years, but if his hand were forced, who wouldn't rather pay a couple of million extra for a new coach than start to see empty seats in the arena and jersey sales and TV viewership decline?
A reputation has to be built. And you need some bricks to do the building. He definitely overachieved in his first year with the Bulls. He took that team of raw youngsters and journeymen to 7 overtimes in 7 games against the triple-headed monster of Garnett/Pierce/Allen - coached by a guy who had proven nothing yet and was on the hot seat, but since almost losing out to Vinny's inferior squad has suddenly been recognized as a top-5 coach. The next year I'll admit he underachieved, but he was also dealing with injuries (particularly noah) and the loss of Ben Gordon, who'd been huge for Chicago. He may not have gotten a winning record there, but he also didn't have a losing record... in a conference where you could get to the playoffs with a losing record.
No, Vinny would definitely not have been fired after a 3-6 start when you look at our schedule. We had some brutal teams to face early on. This illustrates the problem... a lack of effort when playing weaker teams. Sure, a coach can run guys into the ground in practice as punishment, or take the opposite view and say "take some time away to get your heads straight", but the bottom line is that our players only get "up" for big games.
I have a hard time believing that our players simply can't "get up" for games against weaker teams. If that's the case then I'd put that issue on the coach's shoulders for not being able to motivate his players to win. Especially against teams that are obviously weaker than ours. The very least a coach can do, is make sure he motivates the players and puts the right guys in the right situations that will lead to a win. If he can't do that, then he's a waste of time, space and money.
I'm not going to say we should fire VDN just yet, but as a fan I've been pretty upset with his rotations and decision making All season long. Even when we were winning, a lot of the rotations and adjustments or lack thereof, seemed pretty odd though we benefited greatly from ridiculous shooting performances from Jamal Crawford.
Now that the honeymoon is over and we're getting a better view of some of the key issues that have been sugarcoated with wins, its become obvious that something needs to change.
Now that the honeymoon is over and we're getting a better view of some of the key issues that have been sugarcoated with wins, its become obvious that something needs to change.
Chris Paul gets paid $216,822 per game. He says he wants to win championships. If that's not enough motivation, there's not a man on earth who can change it.
I'm not just picking on him, but motivation should not be an issue for players at this level.
As for the tactical errors we were making when we were winning... the two most grievous were giving up offensive boards and turning the ball over. We've gotten better at both. Doesn't the coaching staff deserve some slack when the "issues" are trending well, and the players deserve some scorn when the "hustle" isn't there?
Seems like every 50/50 ball goes the other way these days. You can't coach winning those possessions.
CP's past playoff results are irrelevant here, don't you think? Even then, when he made it tothe 2nd round, he was only 23. Now that he's 27, in the prime of his career, playoff failures are starting to get less tolerated. DTS' hands were forced. Don't talk about millions as if they were nothing to DTS. He is the same guy who did not fire Dunleavy when any competent owner would've done so. Dunleavy should've been fired in 2006-07 when we were projected to be a championship contender and we finished 2 games below .500. Dude ended up coaching 2 1/2 more years of lottery basketball. Now tell me how DTS would all of a sudden be willing to spend extra millions for replacement coach, given that he's never shown in the past that he has a low tolerance for failures. Face it, he was satisfied enough of the results last year to keep VDN regardless of whether or not CP3 liked the decision. CP3 is not the boss.
Unfortunately, with this Clipper team, there's not enough patience to build a reputation especially when one of your stars is on a damn contract year. Injuries are part of the game. The team they faced in the playoffs, Boston, also suffered injuries and they still managed to win 50 games and were just one win away from the title. Ben Gordon left for free agency so stop using that as an excuse. And yes, that's the point. He couldn't go over .500 in the East. It's even tougher for him now in the West. 8-6 with this talent? Don't tell me that it's early because I remember we were making a big deal out of 8-2, don't suddenly think that you can just brush off an 8-6 record.
The Hornets faced Dallas, San Antonio, the Lakers, Phoenix, and Boston (all playoff contenders that year) in their first 9 games so they did face tough competition before Scott was fired. If you want to talk about strength of schedule, we are freaking 0-3 against the likes of GSW, Cleveland, and NOLA and all of those were at home. Players are to be blamed, but if these slumps keep happening, this is is a sign of them not being on the same page with the coach. And you know in the world of sports, you can't fire the players.
It shouldn't be an issue, but the reality is that it is an issue.
Chris Paul is going to make that $216,822 regardless of whether he wins the game or not. Hell, he doesn't even have to play that game and he'll still get paid for that game. All he has to say is his pinky toe was uncomfortable or he has a hangnail.
I'm sure you know as well as I do that money isn't the only thing that motivates these guys, and there are a lot of different factors that go into motivating a single person, let alone a team of 12-15 people.
There is an attitude adjustment that obviously needs to be made by the entire team, and it only seems right for that adjustment to start at the head.
I think this team is too reliant on Crawford's scoring. If he doesn't get around twenty we can't muster much offense . Crawford has always been known as the streaky type, that in itself cannot be relied upon.
Looks like Bill Simmons is gaining more credibility.
Dude, Donald had a reputation for being cheap (even though it was before spending $50,000,000 on a practice facility, signing Brand, Kaman, Dunleavy, Baron... need I go on?), but paying an extra couple of million is NOTHING compared to what he'll continue to make with those CP3 and Blake jerseys, a new TV contract coming up and a streak of sellouts at Staples. You obviously don't run your own business - "speculate to accumulate".
"Injuries are part of the game"? ...tell that to Tom Thibodeau, and ask him to explain the title favorites getting bounced in the first round. And if it's tougher in the West, then isn't 8-6 better than .500 in the East? Does that not mean he's improved or is there some fuzzy math I'm not getting? And as for Ben Gordon... does it matter HOW a coach loses a key player? If he's gone, he's gone. You still have to game-plan. If we fire Vinny now, bring in Sloan and then CP3 still walks at the end of the year, Jerry's still gonna have to run a team without Chris Paul... so I don't know what point you were trying to make.
Fact is, our SOS was #1 in the league (at least until last night). Yes, we're 0-3 against GSW, CLE and HOH, but we're also 5-0 against MEM, SAS, MIA and LAL. The only one of the teams we've lost against that we would have a remote chance of seeing in the playoffs is GSW, and let's be honest, the best chance of us meeting them is in a 1-8 or 2-7 matchup... if we finish 1 or 2 in the West, then we'll have fixed our problems.
I'm not just picking on him, but motivation should not be an issue for players at this level.
There is an attitude adjustment that obviously needs to be made by the entire team, and it only seems right for that adjustment to start at the head.
You're right to an extent. Pride and money are intertwined. These guys want to peacock around each other, but their statistical also affects their next contract.
I think CP3 and Blake (but also the rest of the team) are actually trying a little too hard to be the "cool" team, playing highlight ball. They don't exactly look selfish, but gambling for a steal has become more important (and featured) than simply closing out a shooter and boxing out the bigs... both have the same result, a won possession, but the solo play is more impressive to fans.
The real test is going to be if they can chill out on the court together and just PLAY under the ever-increasing pressure, or if they'll start to doubt themselves and each other. This is when we find out if the China trip was legit bonding or just PR mush.
I know a lot of people will disagree but in my opinion this is all coming down to horrible coaching decisions.VDN just baffles me sometimes with his rotations.DJ only played 15 min which is just crazy.Now I understand he didn't look too good in those minutes but by taking him out and putting in Odom you are basically setting the rotations around the other teams offense.The reason why Odom was put in was because he is a better perimeter defender than DJ so he would have a better shot at covering Anderson,but why would you do that when instead you just give it to DJ and Blake in the post and have them go to work.No way should Anderson,Lopez,or Smith be able to guard Blake or DJ in the post.Not even on Blake and DJ's worst days should these guys be able to guard them.If they are struggling in the post against these guys then there is a huge problem that needs to be addressed asap.That is why I am not as excited that Blake is taking so many jumpers.It is definitely a great weapon but that isn't what made him the number 1 draft pick or rookie of the year.Attacking the basket is what did that.He was supposed to add the jump shot to his skill set to make him more of a threat and draw defenders out so he could have an easier time blowing by them and attacking the basket.Instead he is making the jump shot his main option for scoring which makes no sense at all and is the main reason his scoring is dropping off so much.And how could DJ drop 20+ points on Tim Duncan but not be able to get anything going against Lopez?
By taking out DJ and not giving him the time to work things out you are just showing how much confidence you have him.I understand wanting Odom to play himself into shape but so far Odom hasn't shown anything positive so why give him 19 min when he is not doing anything.Also by setting the rotation around the other teams offense you are basically doing what they want.We need to force teams to adjust to our offense not the other way around.No other top team in the NBA does this.I never see the Spurs,Heat,or Thunder adjust to what the other team is doing especially when the other teams 2 best players are not even playing.Do you think the Grizzlies would go small against this same team?Or do you think they would abuse them all game long with Zbo and Gasol.Do you ever think the Lakers would have Howard play only 15 min because they were afraid he couldn't guard Anderson on the perimeter.If any other top team or even decent team was put in this situation they would capitalize on it by attacking the basket and going to the post.But we didn't do that,instead we did what they wanted and made this game into a shoot out.
We need to play to our strengths which is driving to the basket and posting up which opens up room for our shooters.Besides Crawford,our wings don't create shots for themselves so what we do to get them shots is have Paul or Blake attack the basket and draw 2 defenders and then kick it out to our shooters.We could have done this all night but instead we gave into what they were doing and then we wonder why we could never catch them.We can't have a shoot out when we have CP3,Butler,Green,and Crawford who have proven to be streaky shooters and have Bledsoe and Barnes who aren't good 3 point shooters even when left wide open.Also why aren't Bledsoe or CP3 attacking the basket when the Hornets have no real low post defenders on the court and have Vasquez guarding them who is known to be a slower guard.Bledsoe and CP3 could have attacked a lot more because not only is Vasquez slow,but so are Lopez,Anderson,and Smith so they wouldn't be able to recover and protect the basket.Our offense made no sense and I saw nothing from VDN that made me think we could win this when we are doing what the other team wants.
This. I'm already counting loss 5 in a row and praying that, maybe, we can start to get right against SAC on Friday.
That seems like a big if now. I understand the season is young but this style of play and lethargic effort by our team as a whole is very reminiscent of that huge losing streak we had last year. It reeks of the same issues. And by the looks of our pace we are dangerously close to digging ourselves into a hole like last year that will give us a seed of anywhere between 4-6. Currently, the Warriors are the fourth seed and we are fifth. We have clearly struggled agaist that team and now at this rate we will play them in round one at their home...very, very likely ouster of our team by the warriors.
This is a very serious issue right now. Its this pace that we are maintaining look at where we are headed with this style of play we have
This. I'm already counting loss 5 in a row and praying that, maybe, we can start to get right against SAC on Friday.
I agree i dont see a win. But you know what maybe this is what our team needs: to be embarrassed like we hav e been to acknowledge there is something wrong and we need to identify these defficiencies and fix them.
After he paid CP3 money for CP3? Or hell, after he paid prime Shaq money for DJ? Come on now.
That was completely fabricated as part of the Busses' power play.
That'd be great.
all or nothing next game
That'd be great.
It would be interesting to see what Phil could accomplish here. For one, he has never shied away from calling out players in public. His style of coaching is to really call you out and challenge you to get better. I think in some sense we do need a little of that here, and at this point no one would be exempt Paul, Griffin, DJ, Crawford would all be called out and encourage to step up their game.
However, im not sure if the triangle would be effective here. That system neutralizes the point guard and focuses on the center. Still, at this point that may not be a bad idea Im not sure if Chris Paul is having the same effect that he used to.
Overall, there are some intriguing possibilities with Phil but also a lot can go wrong
Phil could easily adjust the Triangle to fit our personnel. He made it work in Chicago with the likes of Cartwright, Wennington, and Longley at center. Granted, he had MJ, but Phil clearly couldn't focus on the center with that team.
Last night was honestly the most frustrating Clipper game I can ever remember watching. Even when we were making a comeback, I was still not excited. I honestly believe the Hornets have at most 3 or 4 players that could even make our roster, and that is pushing it. Yet we lose to them?
I have been a clipper fan since i was 10. I am now 29. Sure, we lost a ton of dames over the last 20 years, but last night was just pathetic. Someone needs to light a fire under their asses. I do not care who it is, but I was really hoping I would read in the paper this morning that there was a players only meeting or something after the game.
I agree. If we lose the next game (which could definitely happen) VDN is prob going to be canned.
Phil could easily adjust the Triangle to fit our personnel. He made it work in Chicago with the likes of Cartwright, Wennington, and Longley at center. Granted, he had MJ, but Phil clearly couldn't focus on the center with that team.
The chances of Phil coaching the Clippers is...slim and none. If those are good odds for some of you...ok then, lol. When and if there's is a coaching change it won't be The Zen Master. JMHO.
Kevin Love the great white hype is back for the Wolves so as expected they have been losing of late. The Wolves have lost 5 in a row. Even then I see Love probably scoring his season high, Kirelenko probably scoring like 30, Williams 20something Pekovic, Shved and Chase Budinger (who? exactly you will see come wednesday) each scoring their season highs, shooting like Larry Birds and contributing like if they are all stars.
^Budinger is out for a few months, so you can scratch him off your "season high" list.
The Wolves will absolutely embarrass us and run us out the gym.
At this rate the Lakers will get a better record than us....
In december, the flakers are mainly on the road. the clips mainly at home except a 4 gm road trip to CHI, MIL, CHA and DET. also to utah twice.
It wasn't suppose to be like this....
We come out and beat Miami, San Antonio, Lakers, and the top teams
we ALMOST win against OKC and Brooklyn
and then we play down to Cleveland, Golden State, and New Orleans
WTF ??? totally unacceptable
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It's the sign of (surprise surprise) a poorly coached team.
Phil wouldn't accept it, Sloan wouldn't accept it, Pop CERTAINLY wouldn't accept it.
Vinny does though. Hell, he'll still give everybody lollipops, nap time, and days off. We're still over .500, guys! Yippee!
^ Phil wouldn't accept 4 losses in a row?
Check out his last 4 games coaching.
^Yep...there's "that" chance.
I hope Sacks/Roeser are paying attention. its time for a new coach ASAP!
If we would get Phil I think that would be awesome! And why wouldn't the triangle work with a pg?
Phil isn't coaching and was left high and dry by the Lakers choosing a non-finals coach instead. Sloan isn't coaching and it looks like it'll stay that way.
Sloan and Phil can or can't accept it even if they wanted to make a choice...They're not in the league.
No soup for you..Next!
Because we're not getting Phil.
We would be paying $21,000,000 per year for the best read-and-react playmaker in the game, but telling him "don't worry, Chris... we don't need you to make plays". That system would also give DJ way more responsibility than he can handle.
It's like getting a dog, but trying to teach your cat to bark.
WELL Let's get SOMEBODY that knows what they're doing to an elite level!
I cant stand VDN but he isnt going anywhere.
^ I agree it's the unfortunate truth. The Clipper organization is too stupid and to cheap to realize the talent being wasted by bad coaching. DTS needs to wake up and realize that he is risking us also losing CP3 to free agency. What will the Clippers be if CP3 leaves. We need a coach CP3 and BG could be confident in. I am hoping that VDN will be fired soon. Hopefully someone at the Clippers is reading this!
I disagree. If CP3 wants VDN out, he'll be gone!
The team obviously has made CP an assistant GM. He brought in his own players and will definitely bring in his own coach if not this year for sure next year.
VDN or CP3 will be gone by next year or by trade deadline.


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Back-to-school always bring with a flurry of fundraisers. You know the packet -- thick with instructions on what you're to sell, sales qoutas for your 5-year-old or even worse, they've sent your sweet toothed 7-year-old home with a box of 50 candy bars to be sold by months end.
What's your feelings on school fundraisers?
Here's a link to fun blog by Janet Hinz on the topic, "School Fundraisers: Just Say No to the Sales Push."
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The upstairs unit of the Bronzeville building Lonnie Jones owns is furnished with a pink couch and one plush chair covered by a sheet. The walls are blank, and one needs a coat of paint. The wood floor is clean, and a rotating ceiling fan casts soft, strobing shadows over the room. In anticipation of the first presidential debate, Jones announced his watch party on Barack Obama's website. He leaves the door unlocked.
He optimistically faces 13 folding chairs toward a TV on top of a stand holding trinkets, books, portraits of children, and a bottle of blue tequila. He puts out grapes, as well as plates of carrot slices, lettuce, and tomatoes, toppings for a frozen pizza baking in the oven.
A friend sits on the couch, and a tenant in the unit comes and goes. No one else shows up.
Jones, 75, spent nearly three decades as a teacher and administrator at South Side high schools, retiring in 1994. He lives further south, but bought this building in the hope of turning it into condos. Since 2007, average area home prices have dropped by as much as 80 percent, but Jones hopes things will turn around.
From Sept. 13 -26, there were 43 reported incidents of crime within an eighth of a mile of the house, according to CPD statistics, including a homicide, five burglaries, and six robberies. Jones says he feels safe in the area, but admits crime is an issue, attributing it to "idleness" that leads to "frustrated" young men "fighting those closest to them." Local unemployment is 20 percent, according to census data. While 12 percent of households are in poverty, more than 21 percent received food assistance at some point in the past year.
Jones voted for Obama in 2008, impressed by his campaign and opposition to lobbyist influence in Washington. He supports the Affordable Care Act, and applauds Obama's attempt to wrestle with a "broken" education system, though he thinks it's not yet fixed. He thinks Romney is "awful," in large part because there's "not enough meat," on his proposals.
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In that case, he was convicted of trying in 2010 to hire his cell mate at the state prison at Camp Hill to kill two people, including his former boss. The same jury convicted Greenawalt of aggravated assault and attempted murder for a brutal 2006 attack on one of the men who was also a target of the 2010 plot.
Greenwalt is still awaiting trial in Cumberland County on charges that he also tried to recruit his cell mate to kill Adams County Judge Michael George, who sentenced Greenawalt to prison on his burglary conviction.


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Ridden by Cesar DeAlba at 124 lbs, Vodka With Ice ran 440 yards in :21.66 and paid $7, $4 and $5.60. Pablo Rabasa Jr. is the trainer for owner Gerardo Prado of Federal Way, Wash.
Snowbound Superchick, ridden by Ruben Camacho at 124, finished second by a head and paid $7.60 and $11.40. J Mancuso, with Luis Gonzales riding at 124 lbs, finished third and paid $17.40.
Chicks Special Angel, the 3-to-5 betting favorite ridden by Debbie Hoonan, broke poorly and finished fourth in the 10-horse field. The only female in the race, Chicks Special Angel, came into the race on a 10-race winning streak, including a track record performance in the August 17 Trials for Sunday's race.
One Famous Secret, Cm Got Overserved, Eyez On Brimmer, First Specialist, Catlow Rim and Fast Intention completed the order of finish.
Breaking from the No. 10 post-position, Vodka With Ice came away cleanly, forged to the lead in mid-stretch and was clear at the wire.
"He's running like a 2-year-old, really," DeAlba said of the winner. "He broke and he was gone. I felt a little bumping behind me, but my horse was good."
DeAlba is three-for-three aboard the veteran gelding, including the second fastest qualifying time of :22.078 on August 17. He also rode the gelding to a 1 ½-length victory in $14,150 Les Bois Park Bonus Challenge Stakes.
"He's a nice horse. He does everything right. He breaks and gets to running, so it's pretty easy for me."
Vodka With Ice is 11-8-4 in 46 career starts with earnings of $175,256, including $32,292 for Sunday's win.
In the $21,150 Zoetis Emerald Starter Allowance Challenge, Whos On First Aj ($3.40) continued his torrid streak with a neck victory over Secret Inferno in :17.85 for 350 yards. Joe Crispin rode the winner for trainer Nick Cronquist and owner Craig Giles.
A 9-year-old California-bred, Whos On First Aj is 13-for-33 lifetime and has won seven of eight starts in 2012-13. The Separatist gelding is three-for-three since being claimed by Giles in May.
NOTES: Coal Creek Farm's Until You ($21.20) caught Winning Machine in the final jump for a nose victory in the $30,000 allowance feature for 3-year-olds and up. Until You, coming off a seventh in the Longacres Mile, ran one mile in 1:35.04 under Javier Matias for trainer David Martinez. Matias had ridden Winning Machine in his previous 10 starts, including two stakes wins and a runner-up effort in the 2012 Longacres Mile*Michael & Amy Feuerborn's razor-sharp Scat Daddybaby ($6) prevailed in the second race for $18,000 allowance/optional claimers 3-year-olds and up. A 3-year-old Kentucky-bred by Scat Daddy, Scat Daddybaby ran 6 ½ furlongs in a quick 1:15.35 and produced another win for one of the meet's most successful jockey/trainer combinations. Juan Gutierrez and Robbie Baze are a combined 13-for-52 including two stakes wins with 2-year-old filly Chu and You*Gutierrez rode three winners on the nine-race card*his eighth riding triple of the season*and has opened an 89-84 lead over Isaias Enriquez with 13 days left in the 2013 meeting*Stryker Phd, five furlongs in 1:00.60, and Jebrica, five furlongs in :59.80, both had workouts in preparation for the $50,000 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic on Sunday, September 8. The Muckleshoot Tribal Classic at 1 1/16 miles is one of six $50,000 races for Washington-breds to be run at Washington Cup XI*Until You also is nominated to the Muckleshoot Tribal Classic*Emerald Distaff winner E Z Kitty breezed three furlongs in :37 3/5 in a tune-up for the $50,000 Pegasus Training Center Stakes for Washington-bred fillies and mares on Washington Cup Day*Live racing continues Monday with first post 2 p.m. on Labor Day*Simulcast action includes a Del Mar Pick 6 carryover of $297,528.
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"Dead and buried by June". "Going to be conducting a fire-sale by the All-Star break". "They'll be finished before they start". These phrases were ones that were echoed by so many in regard to the 2011 NY Mets. However currently, those phrases are ones that cannot be further from the truth. With that, fans of this team should have much to be pleased with about the first half of the 2011 Mets season.
To me, credit should be first given to the people at the top. Since the start of the season, this team has felt quite different than previous Met teams from years past. For starters, Terry Collins just seems like a small breath of fresh air as apposed to previous managers who were brought on board to help right the ship. And while Terry has yet to get all the cogs moving in the right direction, I believe that with this team, there is hope...there is promise.
As a matter of fact, this team, these Mets, are doing things much differently than they have in years past. For instance, when was the last time that you, as a Met fan, felt more than 50% confident that any member of this team would cash runs in with men in scoring position and two outs? That has always been one of my biggest pet peeves with the Mets. To me, they always seemed to fold late in innings while their ducks were on the pond. However, this year, that is one aspect of Met baseball that has changed considerably.
It is with those types of changes, combined with the stellar play of their shortstop, that the Mets find themselves among the National League leaders for many statistical categories including 1st in walks, 1st in stolen bases, 3rd in team batting average, and 5th in runs scored. However, there is always room for improvement in the area of team pitching, being that the entire staff currently sits in the upper tier of the National League's top ten in most team-pitching statistical categories.
On the infield, for most of the season, the Mets have been functioning at a steady pace with their replacement players. Since the injury to Jose Reyes, the Met infield is one that is now completely different than it was on opening day of this year. That says a lot about the team, the depth of its bench, and its players. Let's be honest, as a Met fan, if you would have known before the season that David Wright, Jose Reyes, and Ike Davis would all be on the disabled list by the first week of July, your expectations in regard to the team's performance would have been pretty low.
Consequently, Ruben Tejada, Daniel Murphy, and Justin Turner have filled in very well while they wait for the return of their injured teammates. That being said, it has been Murphy and Turner who have impressed the most, not only with their offensive production, but also because of the fact that they seem to switch positions on a game-to-game basis. This should serve as a reminder that the team's bench has played extremely deep in serving as the overwhelming majority of the team's starting infield for quite some time now.
However, for the Mets as an entire team, now is the time to bring on the rest of July. Bring on August and September. Bring on the healthy versions of Wright, Reyes, and hopefully Davis and Santana. How much more pleasant could this season become if those injured pieces return both healthy and productive?
Time to bring on the rest of the season!!
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Brian Scalabrine had a big pizza party with some local school kids.
Tommy Heinsohn won the NBA's first ever lifetime achievement award… which is named after Chuck Daly. I'm gonna give him a Johnny point for that.
LOSCY has a long look at Rajon Rondo… including his attitude
John Hollinger says the Lakers are the NBA's #1 all time franchise. It's some kind of whacky point system. I've got a point system for him: 17 > 14. The goal in the NBA is simple: win the title. The Celtics have done it more than any other team. Ergo ipso facto… we the best.
Paul Pierce is #7 on Dime Magazine's list of top "bad" shot shooters. You know… the guys who take bad shots… but still make them?
And finally… if you'd like to listen to last night's call in show… just visit our show page. You can listen to it there, or you can download it… memorize it… and recite it back to us word-for-word if you ever meet us. Just once I'd like to have that happen to me… instead of me always doing it to famous people.


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Syracuse, N.Y. -- William Cregg and John Harke -- passersby who helped a 10-year-old girl escape from David Renz after he sexually assaulted her and killed a woman she was with -- will be honored Monday with the New York State Senate Liberty Award.
Cregg and Harke stopped to help the girl the evening of March 14 after the woman, Lori Bresnahan, was stabbed and strangled near the Great Northern Mall in Clay. The girl was able to run away; Cregg, and then Harke, stopped to help her.
David Renz pleaded guilty July 17 to murdering Bresnahan and sexually assaulting the girl. He's expected to be sentenced to life in prison with no possibility for parole.
At 3 p.m. Monday, Sens. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, and David Valesky, D-Oneida, will present Cregg and Harke with the awards at the State Office Building in Syracuse.
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The Journal recently published a letter from a Ms. Jennica Date written in response to my letter of May 23. Ms. Date's letter touches on several arguments commonly made by advocates of same-sex marriage. I would like to respond.
First, the letter uses the language of emotions and victimhood to portray supporters of the Marriage Amendment as cruel and uncaring. They are accused of "bullying" and "harassing," provoking outrage and anger. Homosexuals are presumed to be innocent victims.
But homosexuals in America, taken as a group, are neither innocent nor victims. In our society they are free to practice their lifestyle free from harassment, in the privacy of their own homes.
The real victim in the homosexuals' quest for "marriage equality" is our society itself, especially the children. If homosexuals prevail, the relative stability that male/female marriage gives to society will be weakened, and our children and grandchildren will grow up in a society characterized by social chaos and moral uncertainty.
Second, same-sex marriage advocates often compare rejection of same-sex marriage to racial discrimination. Is this appropriate? Consider the following:
Racial discrimination involves pretending that there is a difference between two people where there is none. Pretending that there is an essential difference between a black person and a white person, and treating the two differently based on that false idea, is morally wrong and contradicts our founding principles.
Refusing to recognize same-sex unions as marriages, however, is different. When we say that man and woman are not freely interchangeable in marriage, we are not manufacturing a distinction where none exists. Instead, we are recognizing that there is a real, actual, essential distinction to be made between a man and a woman.
Although the distinction between man and woman has been set aside in the political sphere (voting, holding office, etc.), the distinction is still recognized in many civil statutes. For example, Congress has passed legislation protecting women (but not men) against violence. In a number of Supreme Court cases, the Court has upheld different treatment of males and females as being reasonable and compatible with Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Finally, Ms. Date predicts that in 40 years, after homosexual "marriage" has been legitimized, those who now oppose it will be considered "stupid."
I have a different prediction. If the Supreme Court one day overrules the American people on this issue, the next 40 years will be an expanded version of Roe v. Wade. The people will chafe under this extreme judicial tyranny, and the decision will be a source of constant social unrest.
How could it be anything else? People who care about their country cannot and will not sit idly by and do nothing when so great an injury is inflicted on the very institution on which society is founded.
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Hello! Totally Team Twilight all the way! *high five back*. My favorite book in the saga is most likely Eclipse. Because Twilight is all about Edward, New Moon is all about Jacob, and Breaking Dawn is all about Bella. But Eclipse is about all 3 of them. And I really am Team Edward for Bella and Team Jacob for me. ;) I'm all about Bella picking Edward. But Jacob is more my type so I would pick Jacob. I don't really know if that anwsers your question. :P Team-jacob girl 22:57, March 16, 2011 (UTC)
I have seen the casting for Breaking Dawn. And I really loved Maggie Grace in Lost so I really can't wait to see her as Irina in BD part 2. I think some of the actors like Rami Malek as Benjamin are not what I expected but maybe with the vampire makeup he will look more like what I pictured Benjamin to look like. I really love the women they picked to play the Amazon Coven. In my mind they are perfect. I like the women and man they picked Denail Coven. What about you? What do you think of the BD casting? Team-jacob girl 23:11, March 17, 2011 (UTC)
I totally agree with you about the casting of Stefan and Vladimir. Both are great. And Machenzie Foy is great. And I am just as confused about the CGI for Nessie. I have no idea how that will work. :P Team-jacob girl 23:07, March 24, 2011 (UTC)


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my 10 month old went on a nursing strike 4 weeks ago. This happened after she bit me twice in succession (hard too.. had two lines of bruises on my breast from it...), and I made an inadvertent yelp of pain and flinched, followed by her shocked cry. She nursed a couple of times after those incidences but overnight she went cold-turkey and haven't gotten back since. She was nursing 4-5x/day up until the strike started.
I've been trying everything suggested on various sites to break the nursing strike to no avail. In the beginning, she would start screaming if I even held her in remotely cradle position, it was heartbreaking... There were instances where she would be sleepy and open her mouth to latch, until the nipple touched the lips and she would jerk to alertness and start crying. I managed to get her to accept being held by abandoning any attempt to nurse her for 2 days. Now she will let me hold and rock her, but as soon as she sees a breast coming, it's a scream-fest. I even tried to put my nipple in her mouth while she's asleep, hoping that she'll start nursing when she's starting to wake up, but it was also met with violent rejection as soon as she came to. At the time of the nursing strike she was refusing a bottle.. so it was not due to bottle preference. after 2 weeks of near-dehydration during a very bad heat wave, and trying cups, straws, spoons, etc., she now takes a bottle... but no breast.
She seems to have some sort of nipple aversion... as soon as my nipple touches her lips, she turns away, arches her back, and starts screaming in protest. She has a self-soothing technique of sucking on her sleeves, and after the screaming, she goes back to her sleeve-sucking/licking. Every time she does this, I feel an incredible sense of loss and rejection
She is somewhat immune compromised, so I really need to keep her on the breast (or at least on breast milk) through the upcoming cold/flu season. I'm pumping, but nursing a baby via a bottle is becoming a strain on me as i also have another toddler to care for (whom I nursed until 2yrs).
I'm still trying to coax her back onto the breast, but with passing days, my hope is waning. I'm now at the point of whether I should just give up hope and stop trying, or keep going even if it means a very vocal rejection at every attempt. All the web searches state most strikes end within a week or two. I have not read anything about baby coming back after 4+weeks of striking (with no known pain issues associated, that is).
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Immediately upon receiving word that Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc. had reached an agreement allowing WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto to put his title on the line against Shane Mosley I started assessing the match-up.
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The South Euclid-Lyndhurst School District owns the former site of Lowden Elementary School and is currently seeking buyers. Mayor Georgine Welo said a developer who wants to build senior housing is interested.
"The question is why was Lowden selected to be sold when there are two other properties in Lyndhurst that could be sold," Gray said. "And the second thing is, that is a large piece of green space on a residential street, which means the green space the residents on that street have been enjoying will cease to exist."
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ORCHARD PARK - This afternoon at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Thad Lewis will become the 12th quarterback since Jim Kelly retired after the 1996-97 season to start a game at quarterback for the Buffalo Bills.
Unlike Todd Collins in 1997, Lewis will be replacing an injured quarterback and not one that just concluded a Hall of Fame career.
"I can't say what's going to be difficult," Lewis said. "I just know the task. The task at hand is to go in there, prepare, go out there, let the play makers around me make plays and play mistake-free football."
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In this file photo, Buffalo Bills quarterback Thad Lewis gets control of a bad snap during the second half of an NFL preseason game against the Detroit Lions, in Orchard Park. Lewis will start today against the Bengals.
That might be easier said than done for Lewis and the Bills as they take on the Cincinnati Bengals, a team coming off a 13-6 win over the New England Patriots.
"I think they do a very good job up front putting pressure on the quarterback," Bills' head coach Doug Marrone said. "They make you make quick decisions. Obviously they will bring guys up, mug them up on third down, also sometimes in between the downs. I think that they are getting healthier too. (Leon) Hall is coming back, he's a very good corner, that will give them more depth in that area, the linebackers can run and hit and they tackle extremely well, so they played really well in the field. I'm sure they want to improve on their red zone situation as far as the touchdowns, but teams haven't been in there as much on them."
In the win over the Patriots, the Bengals forced a fumble, intercepted a pass and held Tom Brady to 197 yards on 18 of 38 passing. On the season, Cincinnati has five interceptions, have forced five fumbles - recovering four of them - and have the NFL's eighth stingiest defense, allowing 316.8 yards per game, 221.2 of them through the air.
"Obviously I competed against (Cincinnati Bengals' defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer)," Marrone said. "I have a lot of respect for him and he does cause problems offensively and does cause problems for opposing quarterbacks. And I think we have to do a good job as coaches, put (the players) in the right position and have the right game plan."
Lewis, however, is confident he'll be able to execute the plays offensive coordinator - and quarterbacks coach - Nathaniel Hackett will call today.
"My command of the offense is high," Lewis said. "It's not like I'm going in there saying, 'Coach we can't run this because we can't do it.' I'm putting in the game plan, I'm putting in the time I need to in order to prepare to run this game plan and we're going to run it."
Part of the game plan will likely include a healthy dose of running backs C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson, who have combined to rush for 605 yards on 139 carries and five touchdowns.
"If we can get the running game started early, it'll take a lot of pressure off of (Thad Lewis)," Jackson said. "Take a lot of pressure off our receivers and make their job easy. That's what we want to get done. That's what myself, C.J. (Spiller), the offensive line, what we're going to pride ourselves on is going out and being able to get this running game going early and taking a lot of pressure off of those guys."
Spiller was limited in practice this week because of an ankle injury, but that same injury didn't stop him from rushing for a 54-yard touchdown against the Cleveland Browns during their Week 5 matchup.
"Well, we know going into this game these guys are going to want to come in and stop the run," Spiller said of the Bengals. "Obviously they're going to want to make Thad throw the ball and beat them. I tried to tell him (Wednesday), that's a challenge he should embrace. When teams come up and want to stop our run and want you to beat them, you should go out there, embrace that challenge and prove them wrong."
The Bills have the third best rushing attack in the NFL through the first five games at 152.6 yards per game, but Buffalo won't be in a position to win the game unless its defense shows up to play this afternoon as well. Making things a little easier on the defense may be the return of cornerback Stephon Gilmore and safety Jarius Byrd, who have both missed the entire season due to injury.
"My first time being out there, just going to give it all I've got," Byrd, who has been out with plantar fasciitis, said. "I understand the position I'm in due to my injury that I have a lot to catch up. Just going to give effort wherever I can (to) help the team. (That's) where I'm going to go."
Gilmore, who broke his wrist against the Washington Redskins during the Bills' second pre-season game, will be wearing a protective cast during the game.
"It'll probably be awkward," Gilmore said. "Just like I said, I have to get used to it and play with it. Just have to listen to the coaches and whatever they want me to do I'll do."
The Bills are in the midst of a stretch that will see them play the Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers. And through last Monday, those teams have combined for a 13-6 record, but that doesn't have veteran defensive lineman Kyle Williams worried that the Bills' season is in jeopardy just yet.
"You take (the season) one week at a time," Williams said. "All you have to do is look at the landscape of the league and see that anything can happen any Sunday. You can throw records out, statistics out, with that parody in this league, you have to be ready to play because you never know what might happen."


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Colorado River
Path of the Colorado River
The Colorado River path runs from the snow melt of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado all the way to the gulf of California. The first reservoir it creates is Lake Powell on the Utah Arizona border from Glen Canyon Dam. The next major Reservoir it creates is Lake Mead on the Nevada Arizona border with the Hoover Dam. The Virgin River, one of the tributaries of the Colorado River flows in at the north most corner of Lake Mead and the Little Colorado River drains in the far western side of Lake Mead . Heading south, the main flow then creates Lake Mohave with the Davis Dam. The next reservoir is Lake Havasu created by the Parker Dam. The Colorado continues down to Yuma creating the border for Arizona and California. What's left of the river at that point goes into Mexico eventually reaching the Sea of Cortez in the gulf of California. Some water may go into the Gila River. Before the river reaches Mexico it creates numerous wildlife refuges and some of the best fishing in the state.
Fishing the Colorado River
The Colorado River holds cold water and warm water species. In the upper regions of the Colorado River near the Utah border you can catch trout. Lee's Ferry is probably the most sought after place on the Colorado to fish for naturally occurring rainbow trout. From Lake Mead down to Yuma you catch catch a variety of warm water fish including: largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, sunfish, channel catfish, flathead catfish, bullhead, bluegill, carp, tilapia. The Colorado also hold some salt water imports such as mullet and striped bass. Arizona Residents need a valid fishing license for the Colorado River AZ side. If you want to hop over to the other side and fish the California or Nevada side you can get a Colorado River stamp for 3 bucks. Fishing license for the Colorado River for non residents are available on either state. In Arizona you can just get the one day fishing license for about 17 bucks and for residents about a buck less. You can visit the game and fish department for exact details on the licenses at azgfd.gov or view this Arizona Fishing Rules PDF. Here is a PDF from the State of California on boating safty tips on the Colorado River.
Maps of the Colorado River
Our Maps of the Colorado River include Locations that are on the California and Nevada side as well so be sure and get a fishing license or stamp from that state if you want to cross the border.
Forks of the Colorado River
Tributaries and Secondary Rivers
Major Reservoirs of the Colorado River
Smaller Fishing Spots and Lakes of the Colorado River
Note: These waters along the Colorado River are descending south from Lake Powell to Yuma
South of Lake Powell Locations Water Level River Flows
South of Mead River Locations Water Level, River Flows
South of Mohave Locations Water Level, Flows
South of Havasu and Parker Strip Locations Water Level, Flows
Blythe To Yuma Locations Water Level, Flows "Imperial Dam"
Colorado River Flows
Water Levels and Flows From the USGS. For more gauged locations along the Colorado River or To check the water level of any river in AZ Visit this Water Level for Arizona Page.
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Palm Springs Sherrif Refuses To Give Gays Rehab Instead Of Prison
A lawyer in Palm Springs, CA, is claiming that the local sheriff's department discriminates against gay inmates by not allowing them to enroll in a successful drug rehabilitation offered as an alternative to prison.
According to the Desert Sun:
Public defender Roger Tansey told The Desert Sun on Monday that two of his clients were denied access to the Riverside County Sheriff's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment [RSAT] program in the past year after identifying as gay and were essentially forced to go to prison.
Gay inmates are placed in protective custody — given blue wristbands and therefore referred to as "blue-banded" — as a standard policy, which disqualifies them for the six-month rehabilitation program.
At least it's a blue band and not, oh we don't know, a pink triangle.
Riverside County Sheriff's Department officials say the practice isn't targeting gays, but acknowledges the program has very specific eligibility requirements.
According to its Corrections Division, inmates are assessed for RSAT by their criminal and in-custody behavior, medical and mental health history and basic academic skills.
"The sheriff's department says they're blue-banded for their own safety, and I believe that's true," Tansey said. "But you can't discriminate a tax-funded program just because it's easier for you. It's easier for authorities to segregate by race, but we don't have white prisons, Latino prisons and black prisons because it's unlawful."
Homosexuals aren't the only people who are blue-banded: The News reports that other kinds of inmates are classified with the same sort of protective custody because they're at heightened risk of attack—like child molesters,
drug addicts and gang bangers.
Such auspicious company!
"I can't put a protective custody inmate in a general population dayroom because the law requires us to have a classification to safely house people," said Chief Deputy Jerry Gutierrez. Right now there is no RADT program for blue-banders but Gutierrez said that could change as more resources become available.
A judge will likely make a ruling in the next two months—either denying the petition, requesting more information or scheduling a hearing where authorities"would have to justify not allowing gays into the RSAT program."
It can't be that hard to figure out how to get gay inmates into the good rehab program. The only other option is for them to pretend to be straight—and we're pretty sure they don't have closets in prison cells.
Gay inmates are placed in protective custody — given blue wristbands and therefore referred to as "blue-banded" — as a standard policy, which disqualifies them for the six-month rehabilitation program.
Florida is a human rights cesspool.
What does Florida have to do with this? The article is about California….
I'm confused. If drug addicts (along with gays, gang bangers, and child-molesters) are blue-banded when they enter this jail as this post suggests (which disqualifies them from the drug rehab program), then does that mean that nobody who needs the rehab program actually qualifies for it?
I'm confused too. I thought the courts made this determination? How is it that a local sheriff controls access to drug rehab in California?
I thought they only did that to ducks.
Confusion reigns!!! If drug users are also "blue banded", then how are THEY going to rehab? This is Palm Springs forcrikey sake. A huge gay population. I'm sure there are gay counselors they cold be sent to. I'm wondering if there isn't something else deep-seated in that Sherrifs mind? Hmmm?
@R.A.: Read again…not Palm Beach but rather Palm Springs.
Note to Queerty's writer: it's spelled sherifF, NOT sherRif. The article spells it correctly….
@Michael DeSelms: No need to retract the first statement,even if you misread the name of the city, your first statement still stands (unfortunately) correct as written.
Discrimination is sad in this day and age but no one is alone. Call Anew Rehab Services 800-358-9902 for excellent legal liaison or intervention specialists. Located in Palm Springs CA Anew Rehab Services specializes in helping those who are suffering from various addiction troubles.
This is really bad thing that palm springs drug rehab programs refuses to treat gay patients. I think this is ridiculous, treatments should be same of everyone, whether the patient is gay, lesbian, homosexual or a normal person.


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Building For Birds: Architects Aim For Safer Skies
Hide captionThis assortment of more than 1,500 dead birds, all killed by collisions with Toronto windows, was collected during the 2010 migration season by volunteers from the Canadian Fatal Light Awareness Program.Kenneth Herdy/FLAP
Hide captionVisitors take in the views from the High Line, a Manhattan park developed on an old elevated railway line. City parks attract birds to the city, but glass-fronted buildings pose a danger.John W. Poole/NPR
Hide captionAn image of a bird strike ghost print.Ennead Architects
Hide captionA house sparrow eyes a visitor from the foliage of Manhattan's High Line park.John W. Poole/NPR
Hide captionArchitect Guy Maxwell holds a printout of his proposed design for the new Bridge Building at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.John W. Poole/NPR
Hide captionA design prototype on Vassar's campus shows a type of bird-safe glass that displays a distinct pattern from outside, but from inside shows an unobstructed view.John W. Poole/NPR
Hide captionAnother type of glass planned for the construction is a specially designed patterned glass, visible from both inside and outside. The opaque lines are called "frits" and are made of ceramic.John W. Poole/NPR
Hide captionArchitect Guy Maxwell is a principal at Ennead Architects and an active birder. He says his love of birds — and of glass construction — propelled him to try to come up with solutions for fatal bird strikes.
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Hide captionOn Vassar's campus, this riparian, bird-friendly habitat is the future site of the Bridge Building designed by Maxwell and Ennead Architects.John W. Poole/NPR
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Modern architecture's love affair with tall glass buildings takes a toll. Every year, millions of birds crash into glass windows in North America.
These collisions may seem like an intractable problem. But in New York City, an architect is trying to find a solution.
In Manhattan's Meatpacking District, there used to be more dead birds than live ones. But now the High Line starts here — it's an old elevated rail line that's been planted with trees, shrubs and flowers. Walkers, joggers and street musicians flock here. And birds.
That's what attracts architect Guy Maxwell. "I have to imagine that during migration, this is going to be pretty attractive as a stopover," he says as we walk down an aisle of green.
Maxwell is a soft-spoken guy in his 40s with salt-and-pepper hair. He designs multimillion-dollar buildings. He also builds roosts for owls in his own backyard. He loves the High Line, but he says it's also a trap. "It's a fantastic park, but it does pose some form of hazard, because it will draw birds in and bring them into these areas that are exposed to a lot of glass."
Glass-walled buildings are everywhere. I point to one right in front of us — a multistory building with lots of big glass panes. "Yeah," Maxwell says sheepishly. "That's one of our buildings. That's The Standard hotel."
The High Line runs right under it. When a bird looks at that, it sees trees and clouds reflected in the glass — as if it can fly right through it. "It's really the size of glass and reflected vegetation [that] are the two factors that really result in collisions," Maxwell explains.
Buildings like this all over the world are killing birds. Maxwell says luckily, this hotel has blinds and curtains in the windows. These break up the reflections.
But there are other hazards here. Maxwell points out a brick high-rise. There's a corner office with a big window that wraps from one side of the building, around the corner and along the adjacent side.
"So you can see all the way through both pieces of glass, the bird is not seeing the glass as a barrier and is seeing all the way through to the other side, and then flies into the glass," he says.
This is more than a personal passion for Maxwell. He's decided to design bird-friendly buildings for his architectural firm in Manhattan, called Ennead.
The firm occupies an old warehouse. The windows have chicken wire in them — for safety — but it turns out that's a pretty good bird deterrent, since the birds can see the wire. But people don't want chicken-wire glass now.
So Maxwell is looking for glass that birds can see, but that also looks good to people. He's got a drawer-full of candidates. In the firm's library, he opens drawers and pulls out one small pane after another. "Ultimately," he says, "what we are after here is breaking up the reflection."
That can be stripes, dots, patterns. Or color. "I have a big question about color," Maxwell says. "How do birds see color? Is there one color they see more than others? Could I put, you know, a couple of spots of red on a building and it's like a big stop sign? Who knows?"
Toward More Bird-Friendly Glass
Biologists and architects don't really know. They have to follow their hunches and test ideas on real birds when they can.
One thing that seems to work is a "frit." A frit is a length of pencil-thin ceramic embedded in or on glass. The pattern deters birds, but only if it's set in rows no wider than two inches apart horizontally or four inches apart vertically. But frits have issues. "Vertical lines, for a lot people, makes them feel like they're in prison," Maxwell says with a laugh. "Behind bars."
But getting builders to cover their buildings in patterns is hard. Just ask Michael Mesure. "Anything that has been recommended, they have shunned away from because aesthetics is key for corporations," Mesure says.
Mesure's experience is mostly in Toronto, where he runs a group called FLAP — the Fatal Light Awareness Program. In the 1990s, they focused on getting big buildings to turn out the lights at night because they attract migrating birds. "I had to find out myself if this was really happening," he says, "and sure enough, I got up bright and early one morning, went down into the city and was finding birds on the sidewalk."
Dead birds. Lots of them. Toronto sits next to Lake Ontario, a hotspot for migrating birds.
But Mesure discovered that daytime reflections are worse than lights at night. So his group worked with Toronto officials to require bird-friendly designs for new buildings. But old buildings aren't included.
So FLAP is helping an environmental group, Ecojustice, to sue building owners to make them retrofit their buildings. The lawsuit claims that reflected light is a contaminant. "Once daylight is reflected off a surface, it's reflected in the form of radiation," Mesure explains. Under Canadian law, radiation is listed as a contaminant that can harm animals.
Mesure acknowledges that this argument is a stretch. But other cities are voluntarily adopting guidelines for bird-friendly buildings, including San Francisco. Some, like New York, encourage building owners to turn off their lights at night.
'The Closest Thing To That Miracle Glass'
But what designs really work? New York architect Guy Maxwell is trying some out at Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He's going to test them on a new science building that will go up there, next to a stream in the woods, "right in the middle of an area where we know there will be birds flying, so we had to do something about it," he says.
The project got the backing of Marianne Begemann, Vassar's dean of strategic planning. "People understood that this was a way that we can try something new," she says as we visit the construction site. "And we also know from experience what some of our other buildings do. So people see dead birds, you know, outside of existing buildings."
To prove her point, we go up into the building next to the construction site. Maxwell draws the curtains from a picture window. "Hopefully we won't find any birds on the other side of the glass," he says, "but it wouldn't surprise me if we did."
He peers cautiously out the window. "Oh no, that looks like a vireo." It's a dead songbird on the ledge outside. There's a ghostly outline of a feather on the glass where it hit.
More About Bird-Friendly Buildings
The Vassar building will use glass with various frit designs, those thin ceramic bars. Outside one glass wall they'll also build a row of tall metal louvers, like vertical venetian blinds. That should break up tree reflections.
And they'll try something called Ornilux Mikado glass, which is made in Germany. A chaotic pattern of lines is painted inside the glass — "mikado" is the German name for the game of pickup sticks.
Outside of a trailer with Ornilux windows, you can make out a faint pattern. But from the inside looking out, it is perfectly invisible.
Maxwell smiles as if I'd just told him his newborn baby was beautiful. "Yeah. It's good. It's really good. It's the closest thing we have right now to that miracle glass."
Not a miracle, really, just physics and biology. The pattern is painted in a substance that reflects ultraviolet light. Birds see UV light well — we don't.
A lot of this is hit or miss. There's not much money around to do the research, but Maxwell doesn't do this to make a lot of money. I ask him if he feels a sense of responsibility because he's an architect.
Vireo Sounds
"Absolutely," he says. "The notion that a building that we've built is causing harm is really troubling to me."
Maxwell shows me his phone. It's got a library of bird songs. He finds the vireo, the bird whose body he found on the ledge today. He pushes the play button and fills the air with birdsong.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A decorated, 23-year veteran of the New York Police Department and a devoted uncle, John P. Smith, 62, of New Springville, died Wednesday at Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Egbertville, after a six-month battle with cancer.
He was born and raised in Port Richmond, and graduated from Port Richmond High School.
Mr. Smith joined NYPD in 1969, earned the rank of detective in 1988, and retired in 1991.
He was commended over a dozen times with awards in merit and excellence, including the 5th Precinct's "Cop of the Month" award multiple times, family said. He was named "Cop of the Year" for his precinct in 1983, and that achievement was commemorated when then-Manhattan Borough President Andrew Stein proclaimed April 25, 1984 "Police Officer John Smith Day."
"John was very instrumental in eliminating the gang culture that permeated Chinatown during the 1980s and 1990s," said his brother, George Jr. "He once told me that he sympathized with the mom-and-pop shop owners who were just trying to make a living."
"He also spent two years working special security at Ground Zero's Family Bereavement Center, bringing comfort to family members of September 11 victims," noted his brother-law, Tony Gumina.
"We all called him Sunshine, and he was a very special son to his mother," said his sister, Teresa Gumina. "He was a good-natured tease to young children his entire life. He started with me as a young child and never stopped."
"John was a loving uncle to his only nieces, my daughters Georgeann, Catherine and Madeline," added his brother-in-law Tony.
Mr. Smith loved watching and playing sports, participated on many softball teams, and was a member of the North Shore Athletic Club. He also enjoyed Atlantic City.
In addition to his brother, George Jr., and his sister, Teresa, he is survived by his brother William, and his mother, the former Madeline Serio.
The funeral will be Saturday from the Harmon Home for Funerals, West Brighton, with a mass at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Pity R.C. Church in Bulls Head. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Brighton.


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The senior right-hander, headed to Villanova, ran the table in the Somerset County Tournament, winning all four games, including an efficient eight-inning 4-3 gem over Hillsborough in the championship game.
For an encore, Kole defeated Watchung Hills, 5-2, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament, earning his fifth straight victory after losing two early-season games.
Against Watchung Hills, he threw a six-hitter with eight strikeouts and two walks. Kole got stronger as the game moved on. He caught three batters looking in the sixth inning and allowed just one ball to reach the outfield after the fifth.
That was Kole's modus operandi.
In the county tournament final, Kole went eight innings, allowing five hits and striking out six. He didn't walk a batter and retired 20 of the last 21 batters. His pitch count was 74 going into the last inning, where he retired the side in order.
He struck out 56 in 59 1/3 innings, posted a 2.60 ERA, while opposing teams hit just .214 against him. He threw 166 first-pitch strikes.
"Obviously he (Kole) has a lot of talent and throws hard, but he made a commitment to become a better pitcher," said Ridge coach Tom Blackwell. "He became that ace that you don't have to worry about relief pitching.
"He is a great competitor and a great kid. What more do you want?"
Team of the year: At the time of the seeding meeting for the Somerset County Tournament, Ridge was near the end of a seven-game losing streak after winning its first two games of the spring. The coaches, deservedly so, voted coach Tom Blackwell's team the eighth seed.
All Ridge (15-13) achieved after that was to go 10-3, capturing its first Somerset County Tournament title since 1989, while receiving timely hitting and clutch pitching from senior J.B. Kole.
Blackwell's club batted just .275, however, it received clutch hitting from Brett Matzen (.455 with runners in scoring position), Andrew Graziano (.385) and Greg Fazio (.333).
Kole was the ace of the staff at 5-2 with a 2.60 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings. Greg Lauricella was 6-3 and Fazio picked up two saves and led the team with four homers and 22 RBI.
"From the beginning, I knew this senior group was special," said Blackwell about the aforementioned players. "They had an idea of what they wanted to accomplish. They did a great job of mentally preparing for big games."
Coach of the year: In his third season as head coach, Brad Greenman guided Gill St. Bernard's to a 17-10 mark and the first state tournament victory since the school joined the NJSIAA eight years ago.The 17 victories tied for the most with the 2008 team.
"Our versatility was key," said Greenman. "We had a a lot of athletes. We were able to lock in our infield every day and our defense was great."
Gill St. Bernard's went 10-2 in the Skyland Conference's Valley Division to finish in second. Its only losses were to division champion North Warren. Gill St. Bernard's also made it to the Prep B state final for the first time since 1985, where it lost to Rutgers Prep, 3-1.
Catcher Alex Markham led the team with 27 RBI and Zach Racusin hit .508 and was 7-2 with an ERA of 1.03. Anthony Mea was 4-3 with a 2.85 ERA. Two sophomores, Nick Blackman and Mark Leonhard, hit .395 and .325, respectively. Junior Andrew Ramey played a solid outfield and contributed four saves.
Turnaround teams: Watchung Hills, Somerville and North Plainfield experienced rebound seasons.
Watchung Hills went 18-9 and captured the competitive Delaware Division of the Skyland Conference. In 2010 Watchung Hills went 9-16. With six starters returning, the Warriors figure to be strong again next season.
Last season North Plainfield was 6-17 with an ERA of 7.53 and a batting average of .225. This spring coach Brian Moody's squad went 13-10, hit .321 and posted a team ERA of 4.03. The Canucks stole 66 of 71 bases with freshman Kyle Grant a perfect 10 for 10 and junior Sal Mastrobattista swiping 16 of 17 bases.
Somerville was a disappointing 8-19 in 2010, but bounced back this season to go 17-10. Pitching was the difference this spring. Somerville allowed double-figure runs in 12 games last season while it yielded double figures in just three games this spring. Evan Fraser was 5-2 with a 4.40 ERA, Ben Laub was 4-1 with a 4.43 ERA and Justin Young went 4-4 with a 3.39 ERA.
J.B. Kole, Ridge, 6-3, 185, Senior
Guided Ridge to the Somerset County Tournament title, winning all four games. Headed to Villanova, the righty posted a 2.60 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings.
Richard Hunt, Watchung Hills, 6-2, 210, Senior
Was 6-3 with a 3.82 ERA for the Skyland Conference-Delaware Division champion. Led the team with six home runs and 28 RBI.
Paul Mammino, Hillsborough, 6-2, 195, Junior
Went 6-1 with four complete games and a shutout, while posting a 1.78 ERA. He walked only 22 batters and struck out 31 in 43 1/3 innings.
Zach Racusin, Gill St. Bernard's, 5-10, 165, Senior
Struck out 88 and walked 19 in 58 innings, compiling a 1.03 ERA and
7-2 mark. Hit .508 with 22 RBI to lead team to a school record-tying 17 victories.
Dan Sheldon, Hillsborough, 6-3, 220, Senior
Headed to Marist, hit a robust .551 with 22 RBI despite being limited to DH duties because of a leg injury. Struck out just six times in 74 plate appearances.
Patrick Guma, Montgomery, 6-0, 170, Senior
Durable catcher and team MVP led the team with 32 hits and 29 RBI. Hit .390 overall and .500 with runners in scoring position.
Mike Roethke, Immaculata, 5-8, 180, Junior
Converted to catcher from center field, he responded by driving in 47 runs and hitting .473 (35 for 74). Smacked 10 doubles and three homers, striking out in just four at-bats and walking 14 times.
Andrew Lyman, Bridgewater-Raritan, 6-0, 185, Senior
Led the team with a .394 average, driving in 20 runs with an on-base percentage of .423. Contributed two home runs and seven doubles.
Nick Rivera, Watchung Hills, 6-1, 190, Senior
Clutch infielder hit .400 with 27 RBI and recorded four saves as the closer. Headed to Lehigh, he struck out just eight times in 80 at-bats.
Greg Fazio, Ridge, 5-10, 165, Senior
Shortstop hit .333 with runners in scoring position, leading the team with four homers and 22 RBI.
Tom Mazurkiewicz, Somerville, 6-0, 190, Senior
Wagner-bound third baseman was an offensive force, driving in 31 runs, scoring 24 and batting .429.
Brett Ender, Montgomery, 5-11, 160, Junior
Outfielder hit .403 and .577 with runners in scoring position, knocking in 20 runs.
Dylan Cruz, Somerville, 6-1, 170, Senior
Speedy outfielder was the catalyst at top of the order, stealing 14 bases, scoring 35 runs with a .612 on-base average. He committed just one error.
Tyler Fox, Immaculata, 5-10, 200, Junior
The outfielder hit .438 with 22 RBI, four homers and drew 30 walks. Finished with eight doubles and one triple. Contact hitter fanned only 14 times in 64 at-bats.
Matt Calamoneri, Hillsborough
Mike Kovacs, Franklin
Chris Nichols, North Plainfield
Greg Lauricella, Ridge
Cody Hinds, Watchung Hills
Chris Kiesel, Somerville
Tyler Ferretti, Hillsborough
D.J. Ruhlman, Montgomery
Matt Meyers, Watchung Hills
Brett Matzen, Ridge
Brandon Young, Hillsborough
Alec Hardy, Somerville
Ronnie Sessa, Immaculata
Alex Markham, Gill St. Bernard's
Dan Kerr, Pingry
Joey Rocchietti, Watchung Hills
Ben Silber, Bridgewater-Raritan
Anthony Mea, Gill St. Bernard's
J.P. McConnell, Bernards
Anthony Palmieri, Bound Brook
Ariel Soto, Bridgewater-Raritan
Nick Covello, Montgomery
J.C. Rizzi, Watchung Hills
Kyle Taylor, Watchung Hills
Zack Digman, Immaculata
Mackey Price, Hillsborough
Matt Finnegan, Somerset Tech
Anthony Hubbard, North Plainfield


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