text: Table Saw Sled Giveaway Ferry Talk, FerryQuickBuild, FerryQuickTips, Noteworthy Woodworking, Pocket Hole Projects, Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds, Theater Builds 29 Comments The table saw sled is one of the most useful jigs you can make for your shop. The sled I designed last year has served me really well for getting accurate and repeatable cuts. Not to mention it doubles as a miter sled too! Making perfect 45° cuts along with spot on 90° cuts, I go back to this jig again and again. It is my most used fixture in the shop as well as my most popular build video on my youtube channel. Now is your chance to build one for no cost! To celebrate its popularity I have teamed up with Kreg® to do a Table Saw Sled Build Giveaway. Now you have the chance to build this awesome sled for free! How to Enter Fill in your name and email address in to the provided boxes & you're entered to win. Only US residents are eligible to win. Sorry, I don't write the laws. Table Saw Sled Giveaway (02-16) Your Entries 0 Total Entries 7744 Days Left Ended You are entering to win everything you will need to make my table saw sled. It has served me very well since I designed and built it and I wanted to give you the chance to make one of your own for free. All of the aluminum, swing stop, plans and even the wood to make it. Sharing on social media gives you 2 additional entries per person that signs up through your shared link. By entering you are added to my weekly email newsletter as well. I never give out personal information. See the Terms & Conditions page for privacy policy. Eligible to US residents ONLY. This contest expired. Official Rules Powered by ContestHopper What The Winner Gets Winner will receive all of the following: (1) Kreg® 48" Top Trak (2) Kreg® 30" Jig & Fixture Bars (2) Kreg® 48" Mini Traks (1) Kreg® Swing Stop One each of both left to right as well right to left reading tape measures. 23 Page digital copy of the table saw sled plans $50 gift card to purchase plywood & fasteners. Increase Your Chances To Win Upon entering you will be given links to share on social media. For each person that enters through your link you gain an additional 2 entries! Rules & Fine Print I will NEVER sell or share your personal information. If you want the details they can be found in the official contest rules and/or terms and conditions. $15.99 23 pages of high quality, full color step by step PDF plans for the cross cut / miter sled combo I made in episode 58. All downloadable products are non-refundable. On checkout receipt you will be given a link to download the file. Add to cart Category: Plans Tags: build a table saw crosscut sled crosscut sled plans how to make a crosscut sled how to make a table saw sled making a table saw sled miter sled plans table saw crosscut sled plans table saw miter sled plans table saw sled plans Description Reviews (41) Product Description A table saw sled is a jig that is essential in any wood shop. When built correctly it offers improved safety, repeatability and extreme accuracy. This has been years in the making for me and I have put many hours of thought, trial and error into this design. This sled combines both a cross cut sled and a miter sled all in one. These are my most comprehensive & detailed plans I have made to date. I am sure you will love building this awesome table saw sled! What you get: 23 pages of highly detailed full color plans Materials list Step by step instructions Plywood cutlist and sheet goods cutting plan Illustrations & pictures showing each step You will need Adobe Acrobat reader to view the file. Most computers already have this installed. For a free download click here. Reviews Sverrir Hjörleifsson – August 19, 2015: Do you have the plan with meters measurments ? Nick (verified owner) – August 19, 2015: I don't as of now but remember 25.4mm to an inch umpire20 – August 29, 2015: I recently purchased and read your plans for this sled "combo" and they are absolutely EXCELLENT. I've never seen such a detailed step by step set of plans. It was like "reading your video". They are certainly worth the price to purchase them. Kudos to you, sir. I've ordered the parts necessary for this build and am awaiting their arrival. I'll try to post a picture when I am through making my sled. Thank you……… Nick (verified owner) – August 29, 2015: Thank you – I can't wait to see it! Mark A. Brown – November 18, 2015: Seriously considering your plans. However, one thing you might want to add that has me holding off is the rough cost of the parts/pieces you used. The wood is a given as anyone can price that at their local lumberyard. Not knowing the cost of other parts you purchased that are pretty integral to your design has me hesitating to pull the trigger on your plans. Nick (verified owner) – November 19, 2015: the reason I left the price of materials out is because of the varied ways in which to build it – some have even built it without any aluminum parts – I used Kreg products but they are a lot of other manufacturers and their prices vary widely Mark Burrs – December 16, 2015: Your videos rock. I look forward to building this sled. My only outstanding question I need to answer for myself is if I want to make it with an open front or with a fixed depth. The one I whipped together has a fixed depth and I keep coming across situations where the wood is too big. Any thoughts? Nick (verified owner) – December 16, 2015: thank you! – The main reason for having a back is to keep the 2 halves stable and keep the blade kerf a consistent gap so it doesn't pinch the blade – as for larger pieces I would most likely make a panel sled or use another way to cut it to size RHINO (verified owner) – March 3, 2016: I was disappointed that I did not win this. I really need one ! I guess I will have to download your plans and make it myself. I suspect your other subscribers will too. Do you think it can be made without a bandsaw and some of the other tools you used ? I have a jigsaw and 3 x 18 sander and drills and other hand tools I priced the Kreg items on Amazon. It can be built for $250-300, depending on local cost of material. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanx JRR Nick (verified owner) – March 3, 2016: you can most definitely use a jigsaw in place of a the bandsaw – it might just take a little longer – another thing to keep the cost down is to use cheaper plywood (I used baltic birch) or leave out the Top Trak on the fence – you could just use a clamped stop block – personally I like the convenience of it, but you don't have to have it – hope that helps! Kevin Kemp (verified owner) – March 20, 2016: I built this last weekend and I love it. I got the plans which are very well done. The video was extremely helpfu too. Top notch stuff. I looked at different sled projects and I think this one is significantly better than any others I found. I used different but equivalent parts that i got from Woodcraft. I did use the Kreg miter guides which I have to say I'm not real impressed with them The quality is not consistent. One of the guides worked fine, but the other one was horrible. The set screws were so tight I could barely get them adjusted without damaging the screws. I think next time I need a miter I'll try a different brand. Nick (verified owner) – March 20, 2016: glad you liked the sled and were able to build it – as far as the miter tracks, I spoke with Kreg and they said they had a bad batch from manufacturing and pulled the bad ones from inventory and corrected the problem – some unfortunately got out – they will replace any defective ones free of charge – so check with them for a replacement Jon – March 29, 2016: Hi Nick, why do you suggest that when gluing your sled base to the runners, we offset the center of the plywood 1 1/2″ to the left of the saw kerf? I am not sure I understand the operation or reason. Nick (verified owner) – March 30, 2016: so when you utilize the rip fence as a stop block you are not equidistant to the left and the right of the blade – for example the stop block to the left of the blade goes from say 0-10″ and the fence picks up at say 8.5″ to your fence system size – granted I just used generic number for that example – doing the offset allows for an overlap of measurements to get to – hope that helps Jon – April 1, 2016: Thank you for the reply Nick. Much appreciated. If you happen to have a chance, would it be possible for you to sketch out what you mean visually about the center offset of the sled to the saw kerf? It would be a huge help to us visual learners. Perhaps append it to the Episode 58 post? Thanks again. Nick (verified owner) – April 4, 2016: no problem – I will see what I can do – crazy backed up on stuff now – heck, I'm still in Atlanta from the woodworking show Michael Prochaska (verified owner) – April 24, 2016: I purchased your plans I think they a great. I do have a question that I posted on you tube today. I appreciate it if you could help me her is my post. This is a great video thank you for all the great advise. Was wondering on the miter slot tracks on top of the sled you went 4 1/2 inches from the kerf. I cant cause I would be sawing threw the screws from the runners on the bottom. I can make mine 3 1/4 inches or 5 3/4 inches. Which would you recommend? Thank you Nick (verified owner) – April 24, 2016: either distance should be fine – I would probably make it the 5 3/4″ to keep the hold downs a bit further apart – that would keep the miter insert more stable against twisting – it shouldn't twist either way though – I do have plans for add-ons in the future and again either the 5 3/4″ or 3 1/4″ should work with those – hope that helps Daniel (verified owner) – June 16, 2016: Hi Nick. Your table saw sled design rocks! Bought the plans and have already built the sled but at a slightly smaller scale. Im getting rid to build the miter sled insert this weekend hopefully for some picture frames I want to build. My only question is why did you add miter tracks to your miter sled? Was this purely for the use of stop blocks on smaller pieces of work or did you have something else in mind? Thanks again and keep up the great work! Nick (verified owner) – June 19, 2016: thanks – mainly for stop blocks but I may try and incorporate some other things using them – showed using the stop blocks here Jared J Treser – July 6, 2016: Purchased these plans a few months ago (right before the giveaway) and I can honestly say, these were the easiest plans to follow! I used melamine for the base and both front and back fences as I found my plywood to be too warped to make an accurate sled. Worked great though! Absolutely love it, recommend to anyone on the fence about purchasing it. Ya, could have made a basic sled without them, but this is top notch. Thanks Nick (verified owner) – July 6, 2016: Wow, thanks Jared – glad you liked them and glad to hear you enjoyed building it! Paul (verified owner) – August 19, 2016: I just purchased your plans, and starting to get all the materials needed for the build – can't wait to start building! Quick question: I don't have a dato blade set, but thinking about purchasing one for this project – Any recommendations? Looks like Freud SD208 could be a good option, what do you use? Nick (verified owner) – August 19, 2016: As of today, this is my dado blade set – the Freud set looks pretty good too but I have yet to use it – I'd like to test out the difference between the SD208 and the SD508 – having a truly flat bottom to the cut is my biggest concern – my current one does that really well Russ (verified owner) – September 26, 2016: I purchased your plans and have the sled mostly complete. I'm working on the miter portion now and I'm wondering about the utility of putting the T-tracks in the miter portion on top of the miter rails vs. on the front? This might allow for T-track hold-downs to be used for loooong pieces – those that are too long some sort of basic stop. Thoughts? Thanks! Nick (verified owner) – September 26, 2016: I used them for stop blocks when doing picture frames – I show it a bit here – https://nickferry.com/2015/08/how-to-make-a-shadow-box-ep59/ Bryan Babbitt – October 6, 2016: Hi Nick, I am a new subscriber and very very new to woodworking. In fact, I have a hard time reading a tape measure lol. However, I am on a mission to get better at this. I have been learning about the table saw sled and thus far, your build has been my favorite and I would like to build it but here is my concern. I have a small Dewalt compact job site table saw. Not know much about all the sleds and amazing jigs that are out there.. would this build work for my saw as well? Thanks for feedback you can provide and keep up the great content! I am really enjoying your videos! Now if I could just make some of the things you make and do it as gracefully as you make it look! Bryan Nick (verified owner) – October 6, 2016: thanks Bryan – you are not the first I will not be the last that has issues with tape measures – practice makes perfect – the sled would absolutely work – when making the base, size it up a bit and see how big you can go without it being a tipping issue – most likely taking 3-4″ inches away from the depth of the base should do the trick Eric (verified owner) – November 25, 2016: Great plans. Had a little issue with the download but Nick quickly responded to my email and took care of the situation, no problems. Looking forward to building this sled. Miles (verified owner) – December 20, 2016: Thoroughly enjoy watching your videos, and was pleased to be able to buy these plans and support your channel. Looking forward to making this sled… It's by far the nicest one I've seen in looking the past couple weeks on YouTube. Thanks Nick! Nick (verified owner) – December 20, 2016: I appreciate you saying that – you will have to let me know how the build goes – I really love mine and use it all the time! Chad (verified owner) – January 17, 2017: Hi Nick, enjoyed watching this video and I am definitely buying your plans for this sled! I am just getting started in woodworking and I have little to no experience. I was given a few items from my dad and it just seems to be a great hobby to start up. A question I have is, what brand table saw are you using in your video to make this sled? The table saw I was handed down is a 10″ craftsman….it is so much louder and more clunky than most saws I see on youtube. Is this an ok saw to start with, or should I look to upgrade right away? I don't know where this hobby will end up just yet, but I do plan to make some nice things and don't want to be held back by sub-par equipment. Thanks for your time. Nick (verified owner) – January 18, 2017: I have most of my tools listed here – https://nickferry.com/my-tools-equipment/ – nothing wrong with the saw you have if it does the job – upgrade over time if you want something quieter and more accurate and the work you do calls for it Mario (verified owner) – February 8, 2017: I just received your plans and I'm looking forward to the build. I'm just getting into woodworking and purchased my first table saw, a Bosch TS3000. I have built a couple of beginning projects with good results; but, the more research I do, the more I want the sled combo. My concern is I might be starting off to big. The saw tabletop is 21-1/2 X 40-1/2 (fully expanded) with the blade 11-3/4 from the left side. Am I aiming to high for my first sled or will this design work for my size saw? Thank you for any assistance in advance. Mario Nick (verified owner) – February 9, 2017: congrats on the new saw! Mine table top is probably 43″ wide by 24 or 25 deep so you'd probably want to make the sled 4-6″ less in depth to keep it from tipping – hard to say without actually being there though Joseph (@mrjoedave) – April 24, 2017: Love the channel! Just about to get a new saw delivered. This will be my first project. I thought I remembered seeing a tenon jig you made for it also. Is that right, or am I confused? Also, has anyone done removable throat plates for this? It seems like that would be nice to have, but maybe I am over thinking it. Nick (verified owner) – April 24, 2017: thanks much – you can see the tenon jig build here, and the cut-list for it here – I had thought about a throat plate for dados but never pulled the trigger on it and have no regrets on not having it Barett Engelhardt (verified owner) – July 12, 2017: Can 3/4″ MDF be substituted in place of Plywood? Nick (verified owner) – July 12, 2017: you could but it would be substantially heavier and won't have as much resistance to bending Lee (verified owner) – August 29, 2018: This may be s dumb question but doesn't cutting through the aluminum mess up the blade on your table saw? Nick (verified owner) – August 29, 2018: not a dumb question at all – it's not the most well known thing to do – cutting aluminum like this is perfectly fine to do with carbide tipped blades – A higher tooth count blade typically works better – yes it will dull the blade quicker than cutting wood but that's how it's done in manufacturing all the time Let me know your thoughts Cancel reply Related Products Salad Fork Template $3.00 Cordless Tool Cabinet Plans $8.00 Workbench Plans $10.99 Select list(s): Notify me weekly Notify me of every update Email * 29 Responses Scott February 2, 2016 I don't see the boxes to submit an entry… only the one for subscribing to your newsletter… Did I miss something? Reply Nick February 2, 2016 it's in the sidebar at the top – you may have to try it from a desktop – the site isn't really mobile friendly yet Reply Daniel Campanelli February 2, 2016 Opening this page on all phone browsers, there is no place to put your name and email to enter. There is the newsletter subscription, and way at the bottom is some kind of banner with how to share the contest (which says I have one entry even though I have not entered yet), but that's it. Does it auto enter you when you click the link from facebook? Reply Daniel C February 2, 2016 Side note – it works fine on a PC. It seems it requires some plugin that phones cant use correctly Reply Nick February 2, 2016 yeah I'm no web designer – I am working on the mobile end but it seems slow going – thanks man! Nick February 2, 2016 yeah I need to make the site more mobile friendly Reply Creighton Calloway February 9, 2016 I'm on mobile (latest Android and chrome) and it's working fine for me. As an aside, I want to say thanks, Nick, for the giveaway. Your sled video is how I found your channel, and, well, you have a new subscriber! Thanks again, and who knows… Maybe during the show in Atlanta we'll have a chance to grab a brew and talk shop. Nick February 9, 2016 thanks, glad to have you on board – I am really looking forward to Atlanta! Darrel February 9, 2016 There is no way to enter this contest from my mobile device or my Mac. I guess I am just SOL. I'm still a fan though. Nick February 9, 2016 you should check you setting then – I'm on a mac and a bunch of people said they are on ios – sorry man, wish I knew more Mark Nylund February 2, 2016 this is great and I really need this Reply Nick February 2, 2016 good luck Mark! Reply mauel fernandez February 2, 2016 . I tried to enter your giveaway. But It will not allow Gmail email for some reason. I just wanted to tell you this because I do want to enter your giveaway and also for the other Gmail users that want enter your giveaway too. Have a nice day. Manuel R. Fernandez Reply Nick February 2, 2016 there are a lot of people who entered using a gmail address – try it on a computer if you haven't already, I am working on making the site more mobile friendly Reply Edward Wright February 10, 2016 I use the kreg tools a lot Reply Nick February 10, 2016 they do have some cool stuff Reply Charles February 10, 2016 If you don't see a place to enter your name and email make sure the address at the top starts with http:// rather than https:// . The script is served over http and many browsers won't allow it if you're on https. Nick, I know you say earlier you're not a web designer (my day job is a web dev) but if you have access to source code (possibly cut and pasted from somewhere?) change the http://ap segment to //ap (ie remove the http: part) and should fix it. Anyway, started following you after see you on Jay's channel (love his stuff). I'm enjoying your videos and the new podcast is great. Keep it up thanks! Reply Nick February 10, 2016 thanks, glad to hear you are liking my stuff – I will look into the http thing – I appreciate the heads up – now I will try and figure it out Reply Henry Chinn February 13, 2016 I just entered again because your website said I had zero entries, so I figured I would try again. I also posted on my facebook page and one friend said he entered, too…so I'm not sure if I have done everything correctly. I didn't enter again to try to get an edge. I am pretty sure the rules said you can only enter once. If so, and if the other entry took…please don't disqualify me!! Reply Nick February 14, 2016 didn't disqualify you – all is good – good luck! Reply Jeff peters February 14, 2016 Hi I was watching your Table saw sled video and I like the addition of the miter jig.my question is with the Kreg stop I have watched other sled jigs being built using the Kreg swing stop. And every time I see a piece of wood slid up against where the wood meets the stop you can see it MOVE in the video. In your video it shows the same thing.. My question is this if you can see it move a video then how much is it really moving Jeff Reply Nick February 14, 2016 do you know how there can be backlash in a nut or lead screw? Same thing that is going on here. It has non-machined moving parts and has some tolerance issues. The positive part is that it is the same movement every time – I would like to try their production stop and see the difference Reply ThLynn February 14, 2016 I like the condiment caddy thing but what Im after is some kind of system for in my refrigerator to organize the packets I get from restraunts any Ideas ? Thanks Reply Nick February 14, 2016 nothing off the top of my head – some simple plastic containers would be better than wood for humidity reasons Reply Roger Boston February 16, 2016 Kreg makes really good tools I have a number of them and use them and use them in my shop every day. Reply Nick February 16, 2016 yes they do Reply darleneowen February 19, 2016 I tweeted – https://goo.gl/jLW6Lh Reply Nick February 19, 2016 thanks and good luck! Reply darleneowen February 19, 2016 I entered via pinterest – https://goo.gl/jLW6Lh Reply Let me know your thoughts Cancel reply


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Maroon 5's latest album might have been titled "Overexposed," but the pop rockers have yet to hit the road in the U.S. for it.
As the band's latest single, "One More Night" notches a fifth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 (sorry Psy), it was announced on Monday that Maroon 5 will launch a tour at the top of next year.
The Live Nation produced trek will begin in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 13 and make 31 stops across North America. Maroon 5 will hit Los Angeles on March 15 with a show at Staples Center.
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The winter-spring outing will make frontman Adam Levine one busy rock star. The tour will coincide with his other day job, as one of the judges of NBC's hit singing competition "The Voice."
Although fellow coaches Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green have already announced they will be sitting out the fourth season of the show when it returns in the spring (Usher and Shakira will fill in), fans of Levine shouldn't fret. Levine's rep confirmed he is definitely returning for a fourth season because who needs free time when you can spend your off days in an over-sized spinning chair mining talent and hitting a red buzzer?
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Morning Five: 07.15.13 EditionPosted by nvr1983 on July 15th, 2013
- Over the weekend much of the college basketball world was focused on Georgia for the well-known Peach Jam event but it is not the only significant recruiting event of the summer. As those who have followed the recruiting scene know there are a myriad of events over the summer. One of the newly created events called "The8" will be played later this month and feature eight teams with top college recruits coached by current or former NBA players. We do not know who all of the coaches will be for the event, but it will include Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Anthony Davis, and Kenny Smith among others. We are all well-aware of how AAU coaches can steer players to certain program so we would not be surprised to see these coaches guide their players to their former school although it probably will not violate NCAA rules since the coaches as former NBA players probably would not care about the type of payments that get AAU coaches to break NCAA rules and steer their players to specific schools.
- It seems like with each new day another Marshall Henderson report surfaces that makes his return seem more unlikely. The most news that Henderson had clashed with police for various issues that would be considered minor–playing his music too loud and not wearing a seat belt–if it were not for his issues with more serious arrests. Obviously these are relatively minor issues that would get overlooked for the vast majority of college athletes. The issue with Henderson is one of his disregard for the law and the more incidents he has had (no matter how minor they might be) the worse it looks for him and the program. At this point we would surprised to see Henderson remain with the program and if he does he probably will be sitting out a significant portion of the season. Given all of Henderson's problems it would probably be best for everybody involved if that was the case.
- The issues surrounding P.J. Hairston may not move the needle like they do with the Marshall Henderson story for a variety of reasons, but at this point it seems like North Carolina will have to part ways with Hairston as a police report from Hairston's June arrest indicates among other things that Hairston knowingly accepted the rental vehicle from Haydn "Fats" Thomas. The UNC administration has remained quiet on the issue and we guess they technically can do so up until the season starts in November, but even for a school that is involved in an academic scandal that should be of far greater concern from an institutional level than anything any other program has seen (Penn State excepted) the optics of this no matter the excuse look bad for the school. The NCAA is notorious for dragging their heels before releasing a judgement on eligibility issues so the onus is on the UNC administration to step in and sever ties with Hairston before the NCAA is forced to step in.
- We still are several months away from the season starting, but we already are seeing signs of what might be one of the biggest stories of the 2013-2014 season: the 2014 NBA Draft. Obviously we love the college game for what it is, but this season will also attract a fairly new breed of college basketball fans–NBA fans checking out college basketball for the player who could be their franchise's savior. Most of the attention leading into the season has been focused on Andrew Wiggins, but as fans will quickly realize there are quite a few more potential saviors out there. We just hope that the players themselves do not get caught up in the hype and let their games speak for themselves without feeling the need to show off for the scouts.
- We usually do not cover programs like Mississippi Valley State (honestly do not know anything about it other than Jerry Rice went there) so when it gets mentioned in this space it is almost certainly for a bad reason. That is the case here as the school suspended head coach Chico Potts indefinitely with pay after he was arrested earlier this month for domestic violence. Potts, who went 5-23 in his first season as a head coach, will be replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Marcus Thomas. The school says that it will keep Potts under suspension until it completes its review of the case. We are not sure what kind of budget Mississippi Valley State has to investigate these type of cases, but we suspect that if they are following that thoroughly we will not see a decision until the case is adjudicated.


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IIHF World Championships started new era in Switzerland
ZURICH – It all began almost 100 years ago. The 1910 European Championship in the Swiss village Les Avants in the canton of Vaud was the first-ever IIHF tournament. Other tournaments were hosted in idyllic venues in the Eastern part of the Swiss Alps in the following years: the 1922 European Championship in St. Moritz, the 1926 European Championship in Davos, the 1928 Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz, and the 1935 World Championship in Davos.The 1935 edition was historic. Not only did the Swiss win their only World Championship silver medal on senior level, but it was also the last time the event was held in a small town. A new era began in Switzerland. It was the era of artificial ice rinks which conquered the cities, from London to Milan. It was also the year HC Davos won the last championship in a seven-year streak. Hockey came to the valley, to the big cities.HC Davos is the only "original club" which has remained in the highest Swiss league until today (apart from a few years in lower divisions). The other eleven NLA clubs were founded later, thanks to artificial ice rinks built between the '30s and '60s in almost every bigger Swiss town.The first cities to challenge Davos, Arosa, St. Moritz & Co. on and off the ice were Zurich and Basle. ZSC broke Davos' championship series by winning the trophy in 1936 and 1949, while Basle's biggest success was the silver.However, both cities were more successful off the ice. They became the stage of world class hockey when Switzerland hosted the World Championship in 1939 and 1953, two groundbreaking tournaments for the country.The 1939 Worlds were not played in the Alpine region, but on then-brand-new rinks in the cities.The St. Margrethen rink in Basle was the main venue. It was there, where Canada, represented by the Trail Smoke Eaters, won the title once again in the last tournament before World War II. The rink, with an ice area of 6,000 square metres, could easily accommodate three Olympic-size fields, and was therefore not only used by professionals, but also popular for ice skating, hockey practices and schools.The tribunes around the rink were built like a classic football stadium of that time. On one long side it had a roofed tribune with wooden benches. Behind the nets there were concrete standing areas. And on the other long side, where the ice continued to the other rinks, there was a temporary tribune. Beside the other ice fields, there was space for additional locker rooms and a restaurant. The capacity during the World Championship was 16,000.The second venue, the Dolder rink in Zurich, was set up exactly the same way, and had space for up to 13,800 fans. The area of the ice was 6,000 square metres, making this and the Basle rink the largest artificial ice rinks in Europe.Fifteen years later, the roles were swapped. Basle was the second venue while Zurich was ready with an indoor arena, the Hallenstadion, used both for the 1953 and the 1998 World Championship. It took ZSC many years to convince the Swiss Ice Hockey Association that games could be played under a roof like in the NHL – at the time, ice hockey was considered an outdoor sport in Europe.In 1950, 11 years after the arena was built, ZSC got the green light, and in 1953, the World Championship arrived to Hallenstadion. Up to 15,000 spectators saw the games, and saw Sweden win its first gold medal. The arena was reconstructed in 2005, and it's still the home of ZSC, the reigning European club champion.However, despite all the modernity, both these old-school, XXL-size, open-air rinks are still alive and still popular among recreational teams, juniors, school classes and families. Despite the big size, it can be difficult to find space on a sunny winter Sunday on the two historic rinks.But the development of Basle and Zurich as hockey towns couldn't be more different.The Dolder rink lies above downtown Zurich on the Dolder mountain, reachable by a winding road or cable car. And there's not much that has changed since 1939. After ZSC found a new home downtown with Hallenstadion, Dolder became a place for recreational sport. And there's no better place to enjoy the old spirit of former Zurich hockey legends than at this place--if the weather is on your side.The St. Margrethen rink lies at the foot of the noble Bruderholz hill and despite being well-hidden there, it's just a ten-minute walk from the central station. And it was used for professional hockey until 2002. Yes, 2002. Until then, EHC Basel had to wait for a closed arena, built outside downtown as part of the sport district St. Jakob.The club lost its place in the highest league, had financial troubles and was mostly playing between the second and fourth division (apart from four years in the new millennium which are over since the relegation in 2008). In 1984, the club was forced to build a roof over the main rink in order to play in the National League B. Ventilators under the roof help reduce the fog. The striking roof is the only noticeable change since 1939, apart from the plexiglass. One side of the standing room got overgrown by weeds. The capacity was just 4,000 when the team moved out.Both rinks are open from October till March for fans of historic hockey rinks or those who simply prefer to skate in fresh air like Bibi Torriani and other Swiss Hall of Famers did 70 years ago.MARTIN MERKZurich's Dolder rink hasn't changed much since hosting the 1939 World Championship. Photo: Martin MerkA third-tier league game of EHC Basel at St. Margrethen in the '90s. Photo: hockeyfans.ch


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Westminster Christian girls basketball coach Ken Flickinger wasnt the happiest guy in town with the way his team played defense in the first half Tuesday night.
So the Warriors did something about it, and their coach was all smiles by games end.
Westminster held Ottawa Marquette Academy to just 12 points in the final 16 minutes and turned a 1-point halftime advantage into a 20-point win, beating the Class 2A Crusaders 54-34 in nonconference action in Elgin.
The win was the Warriors 10th straight and ran their season record to 21-4. They can tie the school record for wins in a season set by last years sectional finalist with a win at Keith Country Day in the regular-season finale Friday. Westminster is the No. 1 seed in next weeks Class 1A Harvest Christian regional.
Freshman Maddie Versluys played through first-half foul trouble to score a game-high 20 points and junior McKaila Hays added 12 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. But it was the inspired play of junior Kinsley Donahue off the bench that helped the Warriors keep the game close in the first half when Versluys had to go to the bench.
I havent been driving to the basket a lot but this game my coaches and teammates encouraged me to step out and drive more, said Donahue, who finished with 10 points. I have a lack of confidence sometimes and they really helped me with that. I was able to get some fouls and that gets the game moving faster and helps build momentum for everyone.
And while Flickinger was pleased to see Donahue step up and take a more active offensive role, his real pleasure Tuesday came from seeing his team respond defensively in the second half.
Our defense was a little sloppy in the first half, said Flickinger, whose team held three opponents to a total of 57 points in last weekends Northeastern Athletic Conference tournament. Weve worked really hard the second half of the season coming out of the locker room strong, and defensively we got better in the second half tonight.
Leading 23-22 at halftime, the Warriors went on an 8-1 run to open the third quarter and took a 31-23 lead on 2 free throws from Hays with 5:22 left in the period.
Marquette hung close at 34-28 after a 3-pointer from Marissa Gama with 3:38 to go in the third, but the Warriors came back with the next 6 points to take a 40-28 lead on 2 more free throws from Hays with 1:17 to go. Marquette (15-7) didnt get closer than 10 the rest of the way.
Westminster made 7 of 10 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter, including 3 of 4 from Donahue.
She struggled with her free throws in practice (Monday) when we were shooting Free Throws for Heroes, but she made them tonight, said Flickinger of Donahue, who was 6-for-10 from the line for the game. Shes a tough matchup for teams. We just need her to push the pace because shes tough to guard.
Junior Claire Speweik had 10 rebounds and junior Courtney Gnan pulled down 6 for the Warriors, who outrebounded Marquette 41-28. The Crusaders shot just 10 of 35 on the night and Westminsters defense helped force 21 Marquette turnovers.
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Organic and natural foods are those produced au naturel, without the use of any chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or additives. Organic foods were historically grown on small, family-run farms, limiting the sale of these goods to small grocery stores and farmers' markets. Natural foods are now much more popular and widely available, as evidenced by the growing number of natural/organic retailers like Whole Foods Market (WFMI) and Wild Oats Markets (OATS). The sales of organic and natural foods have boomed as well, significantly outpacing the growth of conventional food sales.
Natural and organic foods have become increasingly popular for a number of reasons, the most significant of which is the health and wellness benefits associated with naturally grown foods. Though there is some controversy over the details, organic foods nonetheless have a reputation of being healthier, safer, and more sustainable than conventionally grown foods. Additionally, purchasing organic and natural foods has become somewhat trendy, adding to its popularity.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, labelling of food as 'Natural' depends on whether it follows the following criteria: (1) the product does not contain any artificial flavor or flavoring, coloring ingredient, or chemical preservative (as defined in 21 CFR 101.22), or any other artificial or synthetic ingredient; and (2) the product and its ingredients are not more than minimally processed. Minimal processing may include: (a) those traditional processes used to make food edible or to preserve it or to make it safe for human consumption, e.g., smoking, roasting, freezing, drying, and fermenting, or (b) those physical processes which do not fundamentally alter the raw product and/or which only separate a whole, intact food into component parts, e.g., grinding meat, separating eggs into albumen and yolk, and pressing fruits to produce juices.
Organic food is produced by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental quality for future generations. Organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic food is produced without using most conventional pesticides; fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge; bioengineering; or ionizing radiation. Before a product can be labeled "organic," a Government-approved certifier inspects the farm where the food is grown to make sure the farmer is following all the rules necessary to meet USDA organic standards. Companies that handle or process organic food before it gets to your local supermarket or restaurant must be certified, too. ...........................................................................................................................................................
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STRAFFORD — A local woman escaped serious injury Friday night, when the vehicle she was driving rolled over into a swamp amid icy conditions.
STRAFFORD — A local woman escaped serious injury Friday night, when the vehicle she was driving rolled over into a swamp amid icy conditions.
At approximately 6 p.m. Friday, a Strafford woman in her early 40s was driving north on Wild Goose Pond Road, when her vehicle began skidding, said Police Officer Randy Young.
After the skid, the driver tried correcting the direction of travel, and ended up in the opposite lane. She then tried to recorrect her vehicle again, at which point she struck a speed limit sign and her vehicle rolled over onto its roof on the edge of a nearby marsh, said Young.
He said the woman was trapped in the vehicle for some time, while she was on the phone with 911. Shorty after the accident, a passerby stopped and helped the woman exit the vehicle. A rear window in her vehicle had reportedly been blown out, and the woman, while the vehicle was on its roof, climbed to the back of the vehicle and crawled out of the rear window after unbuckling her seat belt.
The driver reported a shoulder injury in the accident, but refused transport to the hospital, said Young.
He said the woman had been driving home from work, and she was less than three minutes away from home when the accident occurred.
Road conditions were thought to be the cause of the accident Friday night.
"Her safety belt saved her," said Young, who said the driver would likely have been ejected from the vehicle it she hadn't been wearing her seat belt.
Young said it was also fortunate that the vehicle did not roll over in a deeper portion of the marsh.
"As bad as this is, it turned out to be very lucky for her," he said.
The vehicle, which Young said was most likely destroyed in the accident, was towed from the scene by Knight's Garage.
Wild Goose Pond Road was closed for some time as the scene of the accident was being cleared.
Strafford Police, Fire, and EMS departments responded to the accident.


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Minnesota High Court to Decide End-of-Life Case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court will decide whether guardians have the legal authority to take their wards off life support.
The court has agreed to review the case of Jeffers Tschumy. Reports say the court will for the first time in nearly 30 years revisit an end-of-life issue that could affect many of the more than 12,000 Minnesotans under guardianship who don't have health care directives.
The key issue is whether guardians must receive a judge's approval before pulling the plug, or whether guardians already have that power.
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The London Metal Exchange, the world's biggest industrial-metals marketplace, altered its rules to speed up withdrawals from warehoused stockpiles amid consumer complaints that prompted scrutiny from U.S. regulators.
Changes to delivery requirements will affect warehouses where waiting times exceed 50 calendar days, a notice e-mailed to LME members today showed. The exchange's original July proposal pertained to sites where waits were longer than 100 days. The LME also will review its warehouse system every six months, according to the notice.
Consumers of metals including brewer MillerCoors LLC complained that lengthy waits for stockpiled supplies inflated costs. That spurred U.S. regulators to subpoena documents from warehouse operators including a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. unit, according to people with knowledge of the probe. The changes are scheduled to take effect April 1, said the LME, founded in 1877 and now a unit of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.
"Fifty days seems a reasonable proposal," Robin Bhar, an analyst at Societe Generale SA in London, said by phone today. "They had to reach a compromise with all market participants. It was apparent to everybody that 100 days was too high. Fifty days is in line with what market was expecting."
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Warehouses with waiting times above 50 days will be required to ship out metal every day exceeding the amount they take in by at least 1,500 metric tons under the changes. The LME also plans to create a Physical Market Committee that will have a "substantial role" in the warehouse reviews and to commission a full external logistical review of warehousing.
"We believe that the amended proposal is, on balance, the best solution for all market users," Garry Jones, who became the exchange's chief executive officer at the end of September, said in the statement. "The LME has a duty to the entire metals community to run a fair and orderly market."
Withdrawals of aluminum from stocks take a near-record 18.9 months in Detroit and 18 months in the Dutch city of Vlissingen, the two biggest repositories for LME inventories of the lightweight metal, researcher Harbor Intelligence estimated Nov. 4. Premiums added to LMEprices reached the lowest levels in more than a year after the exchange made its original recommendation, before rebounding last month.
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The LME, where investors bought and sold contracts worth $14.5 trillion last year, oversees more than 700 warehouses around the world. Vlissingen, Detroit, New Orleans and Malaysia's Johor have the longest waits for withdrawals.
"Additionally, the LME will investigate and act to prevent warehouse companies unreasonably incentivizing the formation of queues," the exchange said in the notice. The 50-day threshold will enable the LME "to better deliver a market of last resort to physical metals users," it said.
The original proposal was criticized as a potential spur to further market distortion by United Co. Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer. Alcoa Inc., which ranks first in the U.S., urged the LME to suspend the plan. MillerCoors and soft- drink makers, who use aluminum in cans, said the proposed changes would do too little to reduce backlogs.
Goldman Sachs said last month policies aimed at reducing the queues will affect the economic role of the exchange market and changes to warehouse policy may lead to more metal being stored outside the exchange.
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|October 30, 2014
|RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka elected free agency.
|August 28, 2014
|New York Mets activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 15-day disabled list.
|August 21, 2014
|New York Mets sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a rehab assignment to Brooklyn Cyclones.
|August 21, 2014
|sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a rehab assignment to Brooklyn Cyclones.
|August 16, 2014
|New York Mets sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a rehab assignment to Binghamton Mets.
|August 11, 2014
|New York Mets sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets.
|July 26, 2014
|New York Mets placed RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 25, 2014. Sore right elbow
|April 16, 2014
|New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from Las Vegas 51s.
|March 31, 2014
|RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka assigned to Las Vegas 51s.
|January 24, 2014
|New York Mets signed free agent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|August 23, 2013
|New York Mets activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka.
|August 22, 2013
|New York Mets signed free agent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka.
|August 20, 2013
|Columbus Clippers released RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka.
|June 11, 2013
|Columbus Clippers activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 7-day disabled list.
|April 30, 2013
|Columbus Clippers placed RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to April 29, 2013.
|April 2, 2013
|RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka assigned to Columbus Clippers.
|March 26, 2013
|Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka to a minor league contract.
|March 24, 2013
|Cleveland Indians released RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka.
|February 13, 2013
|Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 3, 2012
|RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka elected free agency.
|August 27, 2012
|Boston Red Sox activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 15-day disabled list.
|July 30, 2012
|sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|July 3, 2012
|Boston Red Sox placed RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list. Right upper trapezius strain.
|June 9, 2012
|Boston Red Sox activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 60-day disabled list.
|May 26, 2012
|sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|May 22, 2012
|Boston Red Sox transferred RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
|May 7, 2012
|Portland Sea Dogs sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|April 28, 2012
|Daisuke Matsuzaka assigned to Portland Sea Dogs.
|April 23, 2012
|sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a rehab assignment to Salem Red Sox.
|April 4, 2012
|Boston Red Sox placed RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 26, 2012. Recovering from June 2011 Tommy John surgery.
|October 31, 2011
|Boston Red Sox activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 60-day disabled list.
|June 3, 2011
|Boston Red Sox transferred RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
|May 18, 2011
|Boston Red Sox placed RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 17, 2011. Right elbow sprain.
|June 24, 2010
|Boston Red Sox activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 15-day disabled list.
|June 12, 2010
|Boston Red Sox placed RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 8, 2010. Right forearm strain.
|May 1, 2010
|Boston Red Sox activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 15-day disabled list.
|April 6, 2010
|sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|April 4, 2010
|Boston Red Sox placed RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list. Neck strain.
|September 15, 2009
|Boston Red Sox activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 60-day disabled list.
|September 8, 2009
|Pawtucket Red Sox sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a rehab assignment to Salem Red Sox.
|September 4, 2009
|Daisuke Matsuzaka assigned to Pawtucket Red Sox from Portland Sea Dogs.
|August 29, 2009
|Daisuke Matsuzaka assigned to Portland Sea Dogs from GCL Red Sox.
|August 24, 2009
|Daisuke Matsuzaka assigned to GCL Red Sox.
|July 31, 2009
|Boston Red Sox transferred RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
|June 21, 2009
|Boston Red Sox placed RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 20, 2009. mild right shoulder strain
|May 22, 2009
|Boston Red Sox activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 15-day disabled list.
|May 5, 2009
|Boston Red Sox sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|April 15, 2009
|Boston Red Sox placed RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list. Mild right shoulder sprain
WINNING WAYS : With 18 wins, tied Carl Mays (1916) and Babe Ruth (1915) for the 6th-highest total ever by a Red Sox pitcher in his 2nd major league season...Dave Ferriss is the last Sox hurler with more victories in his sophomore campaign with 25 in 1946. Finished 2nd in the A.L. with a .857 winning percentage behind Cleveland's Cliff Lee (.880, 22-3)...Tied with Roger Clemens' 1986 mark (.857, 24-4) as the 4th-highest in single-season Red Sox history...Only Bob Stanley (.882, 15-2 in 1978), Joe Wood (.872, 34-5 in 1912) and Roger Moret (.867, 13-2 in 1973) posted higher marks. Won each of his first 8 decisions in 2008, an 11-start span from March 25-May 27, during which he logged a 2.53 ERA (18 ER/64.0 IP)...Was the 11th pitcher in club history to win at least his first 8 decisions in a season, the first since Josh Beckett's 9 straight from April 4-June 8, 2007...Was the 2nd-longest winning streak in the A.L. in 2008 to an 11-gamer by Cliff Lee from July 11- September 12...Including a victory in his final start of the 2007 season, September 28 vs. Minnesota, had wins in 9 straight decisions, the longest streak by a Red Sox pitcher since Beckett's 9 straight to begin 2007. Did not figure in Boston's 4-3 loss at Seattle on May 27, the club's first defeat in a game started by Matsuzaka since September 14, 2007 vs. the Yankees...Boston went 12-0 in his games during that span, the longest team winning streak by a Sox pitcher since the club won 12 of David Cone's starts in a row, June 3-August 4, 2001.
TOUGH TO HIT: Led the majors with a .211 opponents batting average, the first Red Sox pitcher to do so since Pedro Martinez held foes to a .198 clip in 2002...Was the 11th-best in average against in Red Sox history...Held foes to a .164 clip with runners in scoring position, tops in the majors..Is the club's best mark since Roger Clemens (.157) in 1994. Held opponents hitless in 14 bases-loaded at-bats in 2008, tied with Texas' Frank Francisco for the most in the majors...Last gave up a hit in that situation on September 8, 2007, a grand slam by Baltimore's Scott Moore...The last Sox hurler to blank foes in at least 14 at-bats over a full season was Derek Lowe (0-for-14) in 2001...Since 1974, Roger Clemens is the only Sox pitcher with more hitless at-bats in that situation in a season, with opponents going 0-for-17 against him in 1994.
STRIKING SUCCESS: Was 5th in the A.L. with 8.27 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (154 K's/167.2 IP)... Produced swing and miss strikes on 24.4 percent of his pitches, the 5th-highest ratio in the A.L.
WALK HARD: Led the A.L. with 92 walks, the first Red Sox pitcher to do so since Hideo Nomo (96) in 2001...Walked 5 or more batters in 8 starts with wins in 6 of those contests, the most in the majors since Texas' Bobby Witt had 8 such victories in 1987...His 6 wins in games with at least 5 walks were the most by a Sox hurler since Mickey McDermott (8) in 1953 (Elias Sports Bureau). Walked a career-high 8 in a 6-3 win at Detroit on May 5, the first Red Sox pitcher to issue at least 8 free passes in a victory since Oil Can Boyd walked 8 in a 9-2 win vs. Detroit on June 24, 1985.
ROAD WARIOR: Went 9-0 with a 2.37 ERA (20 ER/76.0 IP) in 13 road starts compared to a 9-3 mark and 3.34 ERA (34 ER/91.2 IP) at Fenway Park...His road ERA ranked 2nd in the majors among pitchers with at least 70.0 innings away from home, trailing only San Francisco's Tim Lincecum (2.22)...Was the lowest mark by a Red Sox pitcher with at least that many road innings since Josh Beckett's 2.18 (22 ER/90.2 IP) mark in 2007. His 9 road wins without a loss were the most by a Red Sox pitcher in a season since 1954...Tied Jorge Sosa (9-0 in 2005) for the 3rd-most by any major league hurler in that span...Only Greg Maddux (13-0 in 1995) and Jimmy Key (10-0 in 1994) posted more road wins in a season without a loss in that time.
With wins in 9 consecutive road decisions from April 1-September 21, is one of 7 Red Sox road winning streaks of at least 9 games since 1956, the first since Pedro Martinez's 13-gamer from August 8, 1999 to August 2, 2000.
SHORT WORK: Tossed 167.2 innings on the season, the 2nd-fewest ever by a major league pitcher with at least 18 wins...Roy Face is first on that list with 18 wins in just 93.1 innings for Pittsburgh in 1959...Went 5.0 innings in 5 of his victories, the 2nd-highest single-season total by a Red Sox pitcher since 1956, trailing only Ramon Martinez, who had 6 in 2000.
MAKING 'EM EARN IT: Was 3rd in the A.L. with a 2.90 ERA (54 ER/167.2 IP), the lowest by a Sox pitcher since Pedro Martinez's 2.22 ERA (46 ER/186.2 IP) in 2003...Allowed 2 earned runs or less in 20 of his 29 starts, tied with the Toronto's Roy Halladay for 4th in the A.L. behind Cleveland's Cliff Lee (22), Chicago's John Danks (21) and the Yankees Mike Mussina (21). Held opponents scoreless over a span of 24.1 innings from July 2-22, the A.L.'s 4th longest streak this year behind Oakland's Brad Ziegler (39.0), Cleveland's Cliff Lee (27.0) and Toronto's Scott Downs (26.0).
HOMER HAPPY: Surrendered 12 home runs, less than half of his total from 2007 (25)...Tied with Cleveland's Cliff Lee and the Mets' Mike Pelfrey for the 5th-lowest total of any major league pitcher with at least 150.0 innings...Oakland's Dana Eveland led in that category with just 10 round trippers...Combined to give up 3 homers in his first 5 starts through April 18 before permitting just 2 over his next 12 outings through July 22nd, the fewest in the majors in that span among pitchers with at least 50.0 innings.
ON THE DL: Landed on the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his major league career on May 30 (retroactive to May 28) with a mild right rotator cuff strain...Sustained the injury in Boston's 4-3 loss at Seattle on May 27...Allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits and fanned 2 without a walk in 4.0 innings...Took warm-up tosses before the 5th but left without throwing a pitch in that frame... Gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk with 5 K's in a rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket on June 16 at Philadelphia's Triple-A affiliate Lehigh Valley.
OPENING DAY : Started Opening Day against Oakland at the Tokyo Dome in Japan...Is one of 6 foreign-born players in major league history to pitch on Opening Day in his native country, including Hideki Okajima who got the win in relief...Was just the 2nd ever to start joining Ryan Dempster (Gibsons, BC), who took the hill for Florida at Montreal on April 2, 2002...Did not figure in Boston's 10-inning 6-5 win...Allowed 2 runs over 5.0 innings but left trailing 0-2...Retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced including each of the last 7.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Kept righthanders to a .195 average compared to a .225 mark against lefties... Posted a 1.32 ERA (7 ER/47.2 IP) in 7 starts against A.L. Central opponents, 2nd in the majors among pitchers with at least 40.0 innings against those teams...Only Toronto's Jesse Litsch ranked higher on that list with a 1.21 ERA (7 ER/52.0 IP).
MORE 2008 HIGHLIGHTS: Logged a 7-game winning streak over a span of 9 starts from August 3-September 21 with a 2.43 ERA (17 ER/63.0 IP), 4th in the A.L. in that time...Won, 3-0, on September 21 at Toronto, his final win of the season...Allowed 2 hits with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts over 7.0 innings, his 5th scoreless start of at least 7.0 frames in 2008...Gave up 2 hits and 2 walks while fanning 7 over 8.0 shutout innings in a 8-0 win vs. the White Sox on August 29...Matched the longest scoreless outing of his career, done once previously on July 3, 2007 vs. Tampa Bay...Returned from the 15-day DL with a start vs. St. Louis on June 21, allowing 6 runs over a career-low 1.0 inning, the shortest start by a Red Sox pitcher since Derek Lowe (1.0) on September 18, 2004 at Yankee Stadium...Fanned a season-high 9 batters in his 2nd start of the year, a 2-1 win at Oakland on April 1...Gave up 1 run on 2 hits without walking a batter over 6.2 innings.2007 SUMMARY: In his 1st major league season, led the Red Sox with 32 starts, 204.2 innings, and 201 strikeouts while finishing 3rd with 15 wins...Ranked among American League leaders in strikeouts (6th), strikeouts per 9 innings (6th, 8.84), lowest opponents batting average (8th, .246), lowest BA with runners in scoring position (8th, .229), fewest hits per 9 innings (9th, 8.40), wins (T11th, 15), and innings pitched (14th, 204.2)...Was just the 8th rookie in major league history to record at least 30 starts, 15 wins, 200.0 innings, and 200 strikeouts in a season.
ROOKIE ROYALTY: Led all major league rookies in wins, innings, and strikeouts...Was the 11th Red Sox rookie pitcher to record as many as 15 wins in a season, the 1st since Don Schwall in 1961 (15)...Were the most wins ever in a season by a Japanese-born rookie pitcher, one more than Kazuhisa Ishii's total in 2002 with the Dodgers...Hideo Nomo holds the overall single-season wins record by a Japanese-born pitcher with 3 seasons of 16 victories (1996, 2002, 2003). Was 2nd Boston rookie to make at least 32 starts in a season, joining Buck O'Brien (34) in 1912... Was the 14th rookie in club history to throw 200.0+ innings in a season, 1st since Frank Sullivan (206.1 IP) in 1954... O'Brien holds the Sox rookie record with 275.2 IP in 1912.
STRIKEOUTS: His 201 strikeouts were a Red Sox rookie record surpassing Ken Brett's mark of 155 in 1970...Was the 14th highest total for a rookie since 1900, 5th most in the A.L., and the most for a ML pitcher since Nomo (236) in 1995...Was the 1st Red Sox pitcher with 200 or more strikeouts in a season since Pedro Martinez (227) and Curt Schilling (203) in 2004...Was 1st ML rookie to reach the 200 inning/200 strikeout plateau since Mark Langston and Dwight Gooden both did it in 1984.
Fanned 10 batters in winning his major league debut on April 5 at Kansas City, the most strikeouts for a pitcher in his 1st game since Oakland's Aaron Harang fanned 10 on May 25, 2002 against Tampa Bay...Were the most by a Boston pitcher since Don Aase set the club record with 11 strikeouts in his ML debut on July 26, 1977 against Milwaukee...Also recorded 10 strikeouts in his 3rd start on April 17 at Toronto to become 1st pitcher with 10+ strikeouts twice in his 1st 3 major league starts since the Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela, who had 10 K's in his 2nd and 3rd starts, April 14 and 18, 1981, then added 11 in his 4th start on April 22...Had his 3rd 10-strikeout game of 2007 on August 4 at Seattle, tying club rookie for double digit strikeout games with Dave Morehead in 1963; Roger Clemens in 1984; and Aaron Sele in 1993...Overall had 8 or more strikeouts 12 times, including 6 straight starts from June 5-July 3...Led the majors with 126 strikeout on the road, most by a Red Sox since Pedro Martinez (150) in 2000.
YEAR IN REVIEW: After losing 2 of 1st 3 starts, was 6-0, 5.17 (27 ER/47.0 IP) in next 7 starts, despite allowing 5 or more runs 3 times in that span, and was 7-2, 4.43 through May 25...Dropped his next 3 outings, allowing 10 earned runs in 18.2 innings...Went 6-3, 2.49 (20 ER/72.1 IP) in next 11 starts to improve to 13-8, 3.59 through August 10...Over next 7 games, was just 1-4, 8.15 (35 ER/38.2 IP), issuing 5 or more runs in 5 of those contests...Concluded the regular season by allowing 2 runs in 8.0 to beat Minnesota on September 28.
MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT: Was a 4-1 winner in his major league debut on April 5 in Kansas City...Allowed 6 hits and one run (6th-inning homer to David DeJesus) over 7.0 innings, walking one and striking out 10... Was the 1st Red Sox pitcher to start and win his ML since Juan Pena beat the Angels on May 8, 1999...Was the 12th native of Japan to ever start a major league game, the 3rd for the Red Sox, joining Hideo Nomo (33 in 2001) and Tomo Ohka (25 from 1999-01)...Was the 7th native of Japan to make his major league debut in a starting role and the 4th to record a win.
THE RUN REPORT: Issued 2 or fewer runs in 17 of 32 starts, including 6 straight games from June 5-July 3...Lone complete game was a 6-hit, 7-1 victory on May 14 vs. Detroit, the 1st CG win by a Boston rookie in a regulation game since Tim VanEgmond on July 29, 1994 vs. Milwaukee...Worked the 1st 7 innings in a pair of combined shutouts, June 16 vs. San Francisco and July 24 at Cleveland, both 1-0 games...Also pitched 8.0 scoreless innings in a 4-1 win versus Tampa Bay on July 3.
Also permitted 5 or more runs in a start on 10 occasions...Surrendered 4 or more runs in an inning 8 times with 39 of his 100 runs allowed (39%) coming in those 8 innings...Issued just 61 runs in his other 196.2 innings, good for a 2.79 ERA...Defeated Toronto on September 3 despite allowing 7 runs over 5.1 innings, the most runs issued by a Sox pitcher in a win since Tim Wakefield on August 8, 2004 at Detroit (7 ER/5.0 IP).
SUPPORT STORY: The Red Sox scored 2 runs or less while he was in the game in 12 of his final 22 starts beginning May 30, giving him a combined 67 runs of support in those 22 contests, tied for 9th fewest in the American League (minimum 100.0 IP) during that stretch...Still, received 130 runs of support in his 32 starts, tied for 9th most in the A.L...Ranked 12th in the league with an average of 5.72 (130 runs in 204.2 IP) runs per 9 innings...Boston managed just 16 total runs while he was in the game in his 12 losses, but scored 91 runs while he was in the game in his 15 wins, an average of 6.1 runs per game.
HONOR ROLL: Earned Red Sox Player of the Month honors for June after going 2-2 with a 1.59 ERA (6 ER/34.0 IP) and 42 strikeouts in 5 starts, ranking among A.L. leaders for the month in K's (T1st), ERA (2nd), and opponents batting average (2nd, .179)...Named the A.L. Player of the Week for May 14-20...Combined to throw 17.0 innings in his 2 starts during the week, including one complete game, going 2-0 with a 2.12 ERA (4 ER/17.0 IP)...Placed 4th in BBWAA A.L. Rookie of the Year voting with 12 points.
2007 NOTES: Went 7-8 with a 4.02 ERA in 18 road starts and 8-4 with a 4.86 ERA in 14 starts at Fenway Park...Was the first Red Sox rookie ever to win 10 games before the All-Star break (10- 6, 3.84)... Earned the win on May 25 in Texas despite leaving after 5.0 innings with a stomach illness...Allowed 8 runs over 2.2 innings on September 8 at Baltimore, the shortest outing by a Boston starter in 2007...Led the majors with an average of 108.8 pitches per start with his 130 pitches on June 5 at Oakland matching the most by an ML pitcher in 2007...Also placed among the A.L. leaders in hit by pitches (4th, 13), walks (6th, 80), most earned runs (T6th, 100), and most home runs allowed (T9th, 25).
POSTSEASON: Was 2-1, 5.03 (11 ER/19.2 IP) in 4 playoff starts...Had no decision in Game 2 of the ALDS versus Los Angeles, issuing 3 runs in 4.2 innings, permitting all 3 runs in the 3rd inning...Also lasted just 4.2 innings and allowing 4 runs in a 4-2 loss at Cleveland in Game 3 of the ALCS...Surrendered just 4 runs in 10.1 frames in winning his last 2 post-season outings...Defeated Cleveland, 11-2 in Game 7 of the ALCS (2 R/5.0) at Fenway Park and won at Colorado, 10-5 in Game 3 of the World Series (2 R/5.1 IP)...Was the 1st native of Japan to ever win a post-season game and the 1st Japanese native to ever start a World Series game...Is just the 2nd Red Sox rookie to ever earn a post-season win, joining Hugh Bedient (Game 5 of 1912 World Series)...Recorded his 1st major league hit with a 2-run single in the 3rd inning of WS Game 3, the 1st WS hit by a Boston pitcher since Bill Lee in Game 7 of the 1975 fall classic...Was the 1st WS RBI by a Sox pitcher since Jose Santiago homered in Game 1 of the 1967 Series.
NPB STANDOUT: Joined the Red Sox after a standout 8-year career with the Pacific League's Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball...Compiled a 108-60 record, 2.95 ERA, and 1,355 strikeouts over 1,402.2 innings in 204 games/190 starts with the Lions...Led the Pacific League in strikeouts 4 times, finished 1st in victories on 3 occasions, and was a 2-time ERA champion...Recorded at least 14 wins 6 times and fanned 200 or more batters in 4 different seasons...At the plate, had a .211 (4-19) career average with 3 RBI and homer on June 9, 2006 off former major leaguer Darwin Cubillan of Hanshin.
4-YEAR RUN: In final 4 seasons at Seibu (2003-06), had a 57-31 record for a .648 winning percentage with a 2.51 ERA (207 ER/741.1 IP) and 768 strikeouts in 741.1 innings.
MORE INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS: Was a member of Japan's national team for both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games...Had a 1-1 record and 1.69 ERA in 2 starts in 2004 at Athens, defeating Cuba, 6-3 in pool play (2 ER/8.1 IP) and losing to Australia, 1-0 in the semifinals (1 ER/7.2 IP)...Became 1st Japanese pitcher to be clocked at 100 miles per hour on radar gun during Athens Olympics...Was 0-1, 2.33 in 3 starts in 2000 at Sydney...Recorded no decisions in pool play versus the United States (2 ER/10 IP) and Korea (5 ER/9 IP) and lost to Korea, 3-1 in the Bronze Medal Game (3 ER/8 IP CG)...Pitched in 3 games in the 2000 Regional Olympic Qualifying tournament with a 1-1 record.
VERSUS MLB: Was a member of the NPB All-Star team that faced the Major League Baseball All- Star squad in its 2004 Japan tour...Pitched a 5-hit complete game to defeat the MLB club, 5-1 on November 11 at the Sapporo Dome...Did not allow a walk and fanned 6 in 9 innings with the lone MLB extra base hit being a double by Jack Wilson.2006 SUMMARY: Led all NPB teams with 13 complete games, ranked second in the Pacific League with 17 wins, a 2.13 earned run average, and 200 strikeouts...placed third in the PL with 186.1 innings, and tied for fifth with two shutouts...established a lifetime best for victories, posted the lowest ERA of his pro career and finished third in the Pacific League's Most Valuable Player Award voting.
BY THE NUMBERS: Allowed one earned run in eight-inning complete game loss to Fukuoka in season's first start on March 30, then was 7-0, 2.12 (14 ER/59.1 IP) in his next eight starts through May 26...went 4-3, 2.14 (15 ER/63 IP in his next nine outings before winning six consecutive starts from Aug. 16-Sept. 19 with a 1.41 ERA (8 ER/51 IP)...allowed season high six earned runs in five innings in season-ending defeat to Chiba on Sept. 26...issued three runs or less 21 times, permitting one or fewer earned runs in 15 starts...allowed just 34 walks in 186.1 innings, an average of 1.64 every nine innings...permitted just 20 walks in final 128 innings beginning May 26...limited opponents to a .206 batting average.
COMPLETE WHAT YOU START: His 13 complete games were two shy of career high set in 2005...went the route in consecutive starts on three occasions...worked seven or more innings in 19 of 25 starts with high of 10 innings in CG win on July 8 versus Hokkaido...had a pair of CG shutouts, a three-hitter on May 26 versus Hanshin and a five-hitter on Sept. 13 against Hokkaido...worked less than six innings just four times, lasting just 0.2 innings on June 24 against Chiba.
PLAYOFFS: In final appearance with Seibu, defeated Fukuoka, 1-0 in opening game of Pacific League playoffs on Oct. 7...issued six hits with no walks, 13 strikeouts, and four hit batters in the complete game, nine-inning performance...threw 137 pitches...Lions dropped the next two games of the best of three series to the Hawks.
MISCELLANEOUS: Fanned 10 or more batters in a game 10 times with season best 14 on three occasions: May 26 and June 9, both vs. Hanshin and Aug. 30 against Orix... recorded 56 strikeouts in 40 innings over five starts, May 19-June 16...surrendered as many as two homers just three times and did not allow a long ball in his last six starts, a span of 47 innings, beginning Aug. 23...hit just three batters, two of those coming in his final start, Sept. 26 versus Chiba...won all four starts versus Hokkaido with 1.03 ERA (4 ER/35 IP)...finished second to Fukuoka's Kazumi Saitoh in all three triple crown pitching categories (wins, ERA, strikeouts)...was 3-for-9 at the plate in interleague play, including first pro homer on June 9 off former Major Leaguer Darwin Cubillan of Hanshin...has a .211 (4-19) career average with three RBIs.
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: Was instrumental in Japan's victory in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in March 2006...Was selected as the WBC's Most Valuable Player, winning all 3 of his starts with a 1.38 ERA (13.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R-ER)...Was the only pitcher in the tournament to record 3 wins and pitched the 4th most innings...Earned wins against Chinese Taipei in Round 1 on March 4 at Tokyo (4 IP, 3 H, 1 R-ER); Mexico in Round 2 on March 14 at Anaheim (5 IP, 1 H, 0 R); and Cuba in the Championship Game on March 20 at San Diego (4 IP, 4 H, 1 R-ER)...Held opposition to a .178 batting average in the 3 games.
JOINING THE RED SOX: On November 2, 2006, the Seibu Lions officially granted permission for Matsuzaka to participate in the "posting" process as outlined in the agreement between Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball...On November 14, Seibu informed Major League Baseball that they had accepted the highest bid, submitted by the Red Sox, for the negotiating rights to Matsuzaka...As a result, the Red Sox had a 30-day period in which to negotiate an agreement with the pitcher...The signing was completed and announced on December 14.2005 Topped the Pacific League with 15 complete games and 226 strikeouts, both career highs, and 215 innings...Tied for league lead in shutouts (3), had the 3rd lowest ERA (2.30), and tied for 5th in wins (14) despite limited run support...His 15 complete games were 2 less than combined total for PL's 2nd and 3rd place finishers...Recorded 1000th career strikeout in May in 5th fewest innings in NPB history...Won his 6th Gold Glove for defensive excellence with no errors in 33 total chances. 2004 Was the Pacific League's ERA champion at 2.90...Of his 10 victories, 5 were complete game shutouts...Did not make an error in 29 regular season fielding chances...Went 1-1 in 2 starts in the Japan Series against Chunichi...Lost Game 2 but issued just 6 hits and 2 runs in 8 innings to defeat the Dragons, 4-2 in Game 6 as Seibu went on to win its 1st championship in 14 years. 2003 Returned from injury the previous season to lead Pacific League with 215 strikeouts...Tied Fukuoka's Kazumi Saitoh for the ERA crown at 2.83, the 1st such tie in NPB history...Ranked 2nd in the league in wins. 2002 Was limited to just 14 games and 73.1 innings due to a right elbow injury...Recorded 78 strikeouts for 9.57 K's per 9 innings...Marked only pro season where failed to finish 1st in the PL in at least one major pitching category. 2001 Finished as the Pacific League leader in wins (15), losses (15), complete games (12), shutouts (2), innings (career high 240.1), walks (117), strikeouts (214), and home runs allowed (27)...Won the Sawamura Award as the top pitcher in Japan...Was selected to the Best Nine at season's end for 3rd consecutive year. 2000 Ranked 1st in the Pacific League with 14 wins, 144 strikeouts, and 2 shutouts...Started on opening day at the age of 19 years, 11 months, the NPB's 1st teenage opening day starter in 15 years. 1999 Was the 1st player selected in the 1998 NPB draft...Went on to be named as the Pacific League's Rookie of the Year...Topped the PL with 16 wins and placed 3rd with a 2.60 ERA...Became 1st rookie to come directly from high school and be selected to Best Nine...Pitched 5 perfect innings in his regular season debut for Seibu on April 7 and became the 1st rookie a year out of high school to pitch a shutout in April in 44 years...In 1st matchup versus Ichiro Suzuki, fanned the Orix outfielder in 3 straight at bats...Tied NPB rookie record with 15 strikeouts in one game...Received the most all-star votes of any pitcher, the 1st time for a rookie since 1970, and had a rookie record 5 strikeouts in the all-star game.


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Saturday, February 23, 2013
Coral reefs
Today is my Sabbath so I would not normally be posting anything here but I thought it might be a good occasion to publicize my new special-purpose blog on coral reefs. The blog gathers together the most recent "wisdom" on coral reefs and the way they are "threatened" by global warming. Rebuttals of that "wisdom" are also included of course.
The idea of the blog is as a one-stop-shop for anybody who is talking about coral reefs and wants to use just one link to blow the Warmist nonsense out of the water. Link to the above blog and tell any coral alarmist to "go do some reading"
Because articles about coral reefs do not come up daily, the posts to the blog will not be daily. The blog is intended as a reference rather than as regular reading.
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Capcom Confirms: If ESA Is For SOPA, Then So Is Capcom
from the well,-at-least-it's-honest dept
In an email with Digital Trends, a spokeswoman for Capcom said only that "The ESA represents us on these matters."This seems... dangerous. While it's good to have a trade group who can support you and help educate both you and politicians to issues related to regulation and policy, it's pretty dangerous to completely outsource your views on controversial political issues to third parties, and let them "represent you" on matters that can drive how consumers view your entire company.