text: people seem to be forgetting that muu can also fly while being invisible. muu is the character perfect against itachi in my opinion. how can you hit a person with amaterasu or tsukyomi or magatamas if theres no trace of him and his chakra !? and the guy has experience fighting a sharingan user, so he should be smart enough not to look at itachis eyes. itachi would have to keep sussano up or get dusted. even so, i dont think the sussano can protect itachi from jinton. unless the shield can repel it. if muu hits the back of sussano(no shield), itachi would still be obliterated, or if that doesnt work, muu can just chill somewhere while invisible and let itachi run out of chakra. sorry fanboys, i dont see itachi winning at all. muu is the perfect counter


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An impact player on and off the field, Albert Pujols received his fourth Players Choice Award this past weekend.
In a pregame ceremony Saturday in St. Louis, Pujols was presented with the 2006 Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award, the Players Choice Award given annually to the player whose on-field performance and contributions to the community inspire others to higher levels of achievement.
Albert and his wife, Deidre, are the founders of the Pujols Family Foundation, which is dedicated to the love, care, and development of people with Down Syndrome and their families. The Pujols family also dedicates time to improve the lives of impoverished children and orphans of the Dominican Republic by donating money and time for education and gifts.
It is Pujols' fourth Players Choice Award. He was chosen Player of the Year (2003), NL Outstanding Player (2003) and NL Outstanding Rookie (2001).
Chris Carpenter also received his Players Choice Award as the NL's outstanding pitcher in the pregame ceremony on Saturday evening in St. Louis, while Johan Santana received his Players Choice Award as the AL's outstanding pitcher in a pregame ceremony in Minneapolis.
Players Choice Award winners in all categories will designate charities to receive grants totaling $260,000 from the Players Trust.
Marco Scutaro is Mr. Clutch: Marco Scutaro plays a lot of roles for the Oakland A's. The one he likes the best is Mr. Clutch.
Scutaro added to his resume of late-innings heroics with a game-winning three-run homer off of Mariano Rivera on Sunday to lift the A's to a 5-4 win over the Yankees.
The hit came with two outs on an 0-2 count, and it prompted a unique home run trot by Scutaro.
"I don't even know what I was doing. I was just jumping like a little kid," Scutaro told the San Francisco Chronicle.
It was the eighth game-ending hit for Scutaro since joining the A's at the start of the 2004 season.
"Now it's totally surprising when he doesn't get a hit," said second baseman Mark Ellis.
"I was just praying the ball wouldn't go foul," Scutaro said. "He doesn't give me too many pitches to hit. Even when he throws it down the middle, it's hard to hit. Against Mariano, the way I'm feeling at the plate, the last thing I expected to do was hit a home run. I still can't believe it."
Hudson stringing solid starts together: Tim Hudson picked up his second win in three games on Sunday as the Braves downed the Marlins, 8-4. Hudson went seven innings and allowed just one run, but that raised his ERA to 0.86 for the season.
"These three games couldn't have been much better for me," Hudson told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "This is a good three-game stretch for anybody, particularly for me after the way things went last year."
In 2006, Hudson went 13-12 with a 4.86 ERA. He was 92-39 with a 3.30 ERA in six seasons with the A's.
"Through the first three starts this year, that [Oakland form] is what we've seen," said Chipper Jones.
Since being acquired by the Braves, Hudson is 5-0 with a 1.57 ERA in seven starts against the Marlins.
"Hudson continues to just dominate right now," manager Bobby Cox said. "Under the conditions, he pitched an unbelievable ballgame, with the wind gusts and the rain and cold."
Pierre: Honoring Robinson is a memory that will last: The entire Dodgers team wore No. 42 in honor of the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game in the Majors on Sunday night. Juan Pierre, one of three African-Americans on the team, was awed by the tribute.
"Our guys should remember it for the rest of their careers," Pierre told the Los Angeles Times. "Standing in the outfield and seeing all the infielders with No. 42 on their backs, it was a special moment."
Vargas' spot won't get skipped: The Milwaukee Brewers and manager Ned Yost had every chance to juggle the starting rotation thanks to postponed games. But instead of skipping No. 5 starter Claudio Vargas, Yost has decided to keep his starters lined up in order.
One reason for that decision is because of how well Vargas pitched in his last start against Florida. In five innings of work, he allowed only one earned run and struck out nine batters, while also waiting out a 49-minute rain delay in the top of the fifth inning.
"Because Vargas has been throwing good, instead of keep bumping him, I just think I'm going to let them go every fifth time," Yost told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "When they go on six (days), the whole group will go on six.
"I've got five good starters. Claudio's been good from the first day of Spring Training. Those guys will get extra rest every now and then."
Wright's streak nears Mets record: David Wright has gotten the season off to a great start at the plate, but he's not worried about hitting streaks.
With a single to center field in the second inning Saturday, Wright became the first player Mets history to hit safely in the first 11 games of a season. Going back to last season, Wright now has a 23-game hitting streak, one short of the club record of 24 set by Hubie Brooks in 1984 and equaled by Mike Piazza in 1999.
"It's something that you don't even think about," Wright told Newsday. "To me, it's not a big deal. It's one of those things that you just try to go out and get a hit every day. It doesn't even come to mind when you're playing."
The Mets were rained out Sunday.
Hill fulfilling promise of spring: Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Rich Hill is off to a great start in 2007, allowing just one run in 14 innings of work, including seven shutout innings on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds. Manager Lou Piniella said that Hill learned a lot in the spring, and it's showing now.
"I thought a lot of him in the spring," Piniella told the Chicago Sun-Times. "He's serious about his business and goes after you and changes speeds and throws strikes. What I was impressed with today was they tried to steal on him and did [in the second and fourth], so we went to the slide step, and he executed it perfectly. That's a complete pitcher."
Hill, who walked four, knows how to handle the free passes.
"That's one of the things [walks] you want to stay away from," Hill said. "You stay with it, stay on the attack if you walk guys back-to-back [as he did in the second]. I'm trying to pitch to my philosophy, which is be aggressive, attack, pitch to my ability, make them cause the action."
McLouth learns to be ready when called: Nate McLouth is a valuable piece off the Pittsburgh Pirates bench, and he takes his role on the team very seriously. And thanks to his positive attitude, manager Jim Tracy is confident that he can and will continue to excel.
"He's done a nice job, and he'll continue to do a nice job," Tracy told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "He's a very intelligent player, and he's made the adjustment he needed to make in order to fulfill the role he's been asked to do."
McLouth says getting used to coming off the bench is an adjustment, but that it's a role in which he is growing more comfortable.
"It's a totally different approach from starting a game," he said. "It's a little more unpredictable. The experience I had doing it last year has helped me out a lot this year. I'm starting to feel more comfortable doing it. I'm kind of finding my niche, I guess you could say."
Tracy says that he likes what McLouth offers both offensively and defensively.
"He's a very versatile outfielder," said Tracy. "He's very solid at any of the outfield spots you play him, and he's a legitimate left-handed contact bat off the bench. That increases our opportunities to get him involved with the double-switches."
McLouth says he doesn't mind his role right now, but he does hope that eventually he can find his way into a starting lineup. "The more success you have coming off the bench, hopefully someday that will translate into an everyday-type role," he said.
Meanwhile, Tracy plans to get McLouth as many at-bats as he can.
"You have to incorporate bench people," he said. "You have to find spots for them, because you're going to need them. You have to get them opportunities in game situations. They can't be sitting for long periods of time without plate appearances. You can't do that."
Thome honors Robinson, history of game: Jim Thome, the only white member of the Chicago White Sox who planned to wear No. 42 on Sunday to honor Jackie Robinson, says he isn't sure what the proper way to honor Robinson truly is.
"To me, a tribute is a tribute to the game," Thome told the Chicago Sun-Times. "I don't understand what's enough of a tribute. A tribute is to celebrate somebody for all the good they have done for the game."
He also said that his love for the history of baseball is why he wanted to take part in the celebration -- not because anyone told him he had to.
"The interaction between every mix of players. I'm a big fan of all the old players and what it's meant to the game and what they mean to the game. I think it's really cool.
"You do it because you're honored to do it, not because you think you have to do it."
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Royals can't 'pen winning script vs. Blue Jays
TORONTO -- With a one-run lead entering the eighth, Kansas City was right where it wanted to be.
The Royals entered Saturday's contest with the top bullpen ERA in the American League and a 47-5 record when ahead after seven innings.Full Game Coverage
TORONTO -- With a one-run lead entering the eighth, Kansas City was right where it wanted to be.
The Royals entered Saturday's contest with the top bullpen ERA in the American League and a 47-5 record when ahead after seven innings.Full Game Coverage
But right-hander Aaron Crow issued back-to-back bases-loaded walks in a tie game and the Royals came up short in a ninth-inning rally as they dropped a 4-2 decision to the Blue Jays on Saturday in front of 34,315 at Rogers Centre.
"It's a terrible way to lose a game," said Crow, who threw eight straight balls to bring in the two runs. "The bullpen came in in the eighth and really didn't do our job today. That's on us."
The game began slipping away before Crow lost the strike zone. Right-hander Kelvin Herrera replaced starter Jeremy Guthrie, who logged seven strong innings, to start the eighth and surrendered a pair of hits around a popout. Manager Ned Yost had seen enough and turned to lefty Will Smith with one out to face Toronto's Ryan Goins.
Smith induced a desired grounder, but shortstop Alcides Escobar booted the play, allowing the Blue Jays to tie the game at 2. Escobar, who felt he should have come up with the ball, said he was screened on the play by runner Munenori Kawasaki, but Yost was quick to defend the usually smooth-fielding shortstop.
"The runner totally blocked him," Yost said. "Will Smith did a perfect job to get the perfect double-play ball. [Escobar] didn't see the ball until the last second. He makes that play with a clear line of sight."
Smith then walked Edwin Encarnacion and was removed in favor of Crow, who started off his appearance well by striking out pinch-hitter Mark DeRosa with the bases loaded. But Crow soon stumbled with free passes to Brett Lawrie -- which gave Toronto its first lead of the game -- and Rajai Davis as Toronto took a 4-2 advantage.
"We can't be coming in and doing that this time of the year," said Yost, who was ejected by home-plate umpire Will Little while disputing his strike zone during a pitching change to remove Crow. "We have to command the ball a little better in these crucial situations, Aaron does, anyway."
Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey said although Crow's lack of command allowed his team to come away with a victory, he couldn't help but feel for the Royals reliever.
"I was telling someone in the dugout [that] it's such a helpless feeling," Dickey said. "You have a moment of empathy."
Despite the demoralizing turn of events, the Royals didn't quit and made things interesting in the ninth -- putting two on with one out against Casey Janssen. But the closer struck out Alex Gordon before the Royals were eliminated on the bases.
With Emilio Bonifacio -- the potential go-ahead run -- at the dish, pinch-runner Chris Getz was thrown out trying to steal second with a bullet throw by catcher J.P. Arencibia.
"J.P. came in and did a great job," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "Casey is quick enough the plate where he can equalize that somewhat, but the catcher's got to make a play. That was huge."
The meltdown by the bullpen spoiled a strong start from Guthrie, who allowed one run and struck out four in a no-decision. It was the third time in his last four starts that he didn't issue a walk.
Guthrie, who was removed after throwing just 92 pitches, felt he had enough left in the tank to come back out after the seventh but understood his manager's decision to turn the ball over to the bullpen.
"I would have liked to have lost that game on my own," said Guthrie, who has allowed just one earned run over his last 19 innings at Rogers Centre dating to 2011. "I think that's another responsibility of the starter is to go out and work as deep as you can. [But] we have a good bullpen and, ultimately, I think that's why Ned went to them because they have been phenomenal all season."
Guthrie's strong start was aided by some strong defensive play from his outfielders.
In the first, Gordon came up with a big throw to nail an over-aggressive Goins at third base. Goins, who hit a one-out single, tried to go from first to third on a shallow base hit to left by Encarnacion, but Gordon's throw narrowly beat the rookie to the bag.
Gordon wasn't done. In the seventh, he nailed Josh Thole, who drove in Toronto's first run, as he attempted to stretch a single into a double. The two assists -- the fifth time Gordon has accomplished the feat in his career -- upped his total to 14 on the season, which is tops among Major League outfielders.
Right fielder David Lough also recorded an assist when he threw out Jose Reyes, who ripped a ball down the right-field line and tried to stretch the scorcher into extra bases, at second base in the fifth for the second out of the inning.
It was the ninth time in franchise history the Royals have recorded three outfield assists in one game.
Kansas City got its two runs early off Dickey before the knuckleballer settled down. Escobar struck first with an RBI single in the second inning, and Eric Hosmer followed suit in the third after Bonifacio began the frame with a leadoff triple.
Dickey went on to log eight innings while striking out six and walking two to earn his 16th quality start of the season.
"Really changed speeds good on the knuckleball and got us out front. We just couldn't grab a hold of it," Yost said about Dickey.
Ace James Shields will get the ball for Sunday's finale, looking to help the Royals avoid a three-game sweep.
Chris Toman is a contributor to MLB.com.


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This is just a great book sereies. you MUST read it lol
if you dont know what its about then just to make long story short iys a bout a girl named Rose who is a dhampire(half vampire) who is in training to become a gardian for her best frien Lissa Dragmior, a Morio princess and the last of the dragmior family. and btw a morio are basicly the good vampire in this series...well not completely good. they just dont kill humans when they drink from them. oh, and if you want to know why they need gardians its to protect them from the starigio. the starigio are vampires who are immortal and 10 times stronger then the moroio the only way you can kill them is by driving a silver stake through their heart, cut of thier head, or burn them. but the only way a vampire can become one is by killing a human when drinking from them, basicly drain them of all blood in one sitting.
so everything is for them is all peachy..that is until rose falls in love with garidian Demitri who is also dhampire (only dhampires can me garidians). but thier love is forbidden for 2 reasons. reason 1: age diffrence, rose is 17 and Demittri is 24. and reason two is beacuse they are both to be assigned to protect lissa, thier love for each other would distract them from protecting her and to protect the other instead..
okay thats basicly the man story line...kinda if you have read em and want to correct me go ahead. and sorry i spelled most of the names and vampire terms wrong as well ^^''
the book series goes:
Book 1:Vampire Acadamy
Book 2:Frost Bite
Book 3:Shadow Kiss
Book 4:Blood Promise
Book 5:Spirit Bound
and soon to come
Book 6:Last Sacrifice


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Earlier this week, an online petition calling for the creation of a remake of Resident Evil 2 reached a milestone of 30,000 signatures. The question is, how significant is it to Capcom?
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pleaaaaase remake it resi 1 gamecube style but in next gen
Signed. Bring it and REmake to PC too. It would never be uninstalled.


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CARDINAL CORNER . . . Stanford freshman Kristina Vaculik, who is taking a year off school to train with the Canadian Olympic women's gymnastics team, helped Canada earn a spot in the 2012 London Games on Wednesday in an Olympic Qualifying Test Event. Canada was among eight countries competing for the final four team spots in the last-chance opportunity. Vaculik is one Canada's top gymnasts. She won four of five possible individual titles at the 2010 Canadian national championships and earned her second national all-around title, as well as gold medals on the beam, bars and vault . . . Stanford sophomore Carly Wopat earned first team All-American recognition from Volleyball Magazine, it was announced Wednesday. Wopat, a middle blocker, finished second in the nation, and led the Pac-12, with 1.63 blocks per set. She also finished third in the conference with a .383 hitting percentage. An AVCA All-Pacific Region and an All-Pac-12 Conference pick, Wopat was second, to Rachel Williamson, with 3.16 kills and 4.08 points per set for the Cardinal. Wopat earned her first career honors from Volleyball Magazine. She was also named an honorable mention All-American by the AVCA last month.
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Chamber: Economy improving but uncertainty preventing expansion
As state unemployment has dropped below the national rate, St. Johns County remains among the best counties in Florida in terms of employment numbers.
In the most recently released statistics, St. Johns County had an unemployment rate of 6.2 percent for January, compared to 7.8 percent for the state overall. The national rate was 7.9 percent.
According to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, only Monroe (4.6 percent), Walton (5.6 percent), Alachua (6 percent) and Okaloosa (6 percent) counties had lower rates than St. Johns.
In December 2012, St. Johns County also had an unemployment rate of 6.2 percent. However, in January, there were about 1,000 fewer members of the total workforce and about 1,000 fewer residents who were employed. In January 2012, this county's unemployment rate was 7.9 percent.
Kirk Wendland, president of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce, said there are several factors helping this county's strong economic standing.
"It's a compliment to our workforce," he said. "We have a well-trained, well-educated, hard-working workforce."
Another thing in the county's favor is its diversity. Although tourism obviously fuels a lot of local business, this area isn't tied to the success or failure of one industry or giant employer.
And, of course, the strength of the school system always attracts people and business to St. Johns County.
"It's never one individual thing that (drives employment success)," Wendland said. "Certainly, our schools are front and center. People want to live in St. Johns County and enjoy our top-rated schools."
Those in surrounding counties are not quite as fortunate.
Duval County saw its rate edge up slightly to 8 percent after being at 7.8 in December 2012. Flagler County also had a 0.2-percent increase to 11 percent — the second-highest in the state.
Putnam County is just behind Flagler at 10.9 percent, up 0.3 from the previous month.
While all the North Florida counties are better off than a year ago, economic optimism is still guarded.
"I think a lot of businesses are starting to see an uptick," Wendland said. "(But) there continues to be that uncertainly. It's probably the one thing holding back some people from expanding."
According to The Tampa Bay Times, both the state and national improvement in jobs can be somewhat misleading. Floridians who have stopped looking for work are no longer counted among the jobless. Any discouraged workers who resume their job hunt at some point are added back into the mix and could drive up unemployment rates once more.
In a release, Gov. Rick Scott said the state has experienced positive annual job growth now for 30 consecutive months.
"We have added more than 280,000 private-sector jobs over the last two years, and as we continue to focus on greater economic growth, we will see even more jobs created," he said in the release.
The release also explained that every March, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity release January employment and unemployment estimates as well as revised historical data. The annual process is known as benchmarking. These benchmark revisions are a standard part of the estimation process and take place this same time every year in each state nationwide.
Due to the processing time needed to prepare the annual benchmarking updates, the release of February 2013 employment data is scheduled for March 29. For the remainder of 2013, the monthly releases of the prior month's data will occur on the third Friday of each month.
Jobless rates
County Jan '12 Jan '13
St. Johns 7.9% 6.2%
Duval 9.4% 8%
Flagler 12.9% 11%
Putnam 11.9% 10.9%
Source: State Department of Economic Opportunity


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(Fūinjutsu: Juin Jutsu Kyūsuisen) - Sealing Technique: Cursed Seal's Blessing
Type: Supplementary
Rank: B
Range: Self
Chakra Cost: 20
Damage Points: N/A
Description: This is a simple Sealing technique based on the principal of Chakra Sealing in advance to be released later, a Seal which is located on the user's back and is already stored with a small portion of the user's Cursed Seal Of Heaven Chakra, which the user can activate and deactivate at will, however the user cannot use this Seal while the Cursed Seal Of Heaven is active, following the Cursed Seal Of Heaven's proprieties when the Chakra in this Seal is released, the evil chakra boosts the next technique that the user uses with a +10 damage points if the user has only the Cursed Seal Of Heaven level 1 and with a +20 damage boost to the next technique the user uses after the usage of this technique if the user has the Cursed Seal Of Heaven level 2, however due to being a small portion of the Cursed Seal's chakra the amount can only be used to boost the power of only 1 ninjutsu technique per usage after the user has been injected with the Chakra that the seal contains.
Note: Must have at least the Cursed Seal Of Heaven level 1.
Note: A Maximum of 2 Seals can be written on the user's body.
Note: Must be placed in the user's biography.
Note: Cannot be used while the Cursed Seal is Activated.
Note: Only boosts the next ninjutsu technique that the user uses after the release of this chakra.
Note: Created by ~Crow~
±± Declined ±± Do Not Resubmit
(Ninpō: Kemuri Nenshō Sō) - Ninja Art: Burning Smoke Stream
Type: Supplementary/Offense
Rank: S
Range: Short - Long
Chakra Cost: 40
Damage Points: 80
Description: This is an advanced Smoke Technique however enhanced by the Fire chakra nature, by infusing the user's wrist launcher(s) with Fire chakra, the user releases a wide Stream of Smoke out of his Wrist launcher(s) towards his target, using the Fire chakra's abilities, the user greatly increases the temperature of the smoke when it's released out of the wrist launchers, being equal to some fire technique's temperature or Steam's temperature, burning the opponent on contact with their skin in a similar manner to hot steam or fire.
Note: Can only be used by Smoke users with a Wrist launcher
Note: No Smoke Techniques higher than A-rank the following turn.
Note: Can only be used twice.
±± Declined ±± So you want smoke to be like steam, boil and fire elements? Not going to happen.
(Ninpō: Kemuri Assai Rō) - Ninja Art: Smoke Crushing Prison
Type: Offense/Supplementary
Rank: A
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra Cost: 30
Damage Points: N/A
Description: After forming two handseals Ram → Tiger The user concentrates his chakra into the already existing steam into the battlefield which works even better if the Smoke is surrounding the opponent, the user compresses a great deal of Smoke altogether forming 4 Pillars of Heavily concentrated Smoke into an "X" pattern around the opponent 2 meters away from him, then the Pillars of Smoke come slamming against the opponent pushing into him from 4 different directions against each other affecting the opponent's body with a large physical power that constricts his body not allowing him to move a single muscle, and possibly crushing the opponent's bones, each of the Smoke pillars have the width and hieght of one of the spikes of the "Destructive Rising Rock Pillars" technique, making it hard for the opponent to escape them, however as a downside they require a large amount of Smoke to be present on the field.
Note: Requires a Large amount of pre-existing Smoke.
Note: Can only be used by Smoke Users.
Note: Can only be used 3 times per battle.
±± Declined ±± Don't mix both...steam isn't smoke. Besides, i won't allow you to have a crushing smoke technique unless much better described and worked you.


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Brewers add hurlers in draft's first day
Milwaukee selects 10 pitchers in Tuesday's first 18 rounds
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
And they're not the Milwaukee Bucks, who filled their longtime need for a big man by drafting center Andrew Bogut.
These are the Milwaukee Brewers, who have Major League pitching issues but could not look to the draft -- which began Tuesday -- to fill any of their immediate needs.
"The baseball draft is about the future more than today," general manager Doug Melvin said, who pointed out that only one player from last year's draft -- Washington's Ryan Zimmerman -- is currently in the Majors.
So the Brewers stuck to their "best player available" approach, a style that may sometimes aggravate fans searching for the quick fix, but has started to pay dividends for the team in recent seasons under scouting director Jack Zduriencik. Eighteen rounds of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft were completed on Tuesday, and it came as no surprise that the Brewers loaded up on pitching.
"There are more variables with pitching," Zduriencik said. "I wouldn't say it's harder [to find them], and some people might say it's easier because you can look at a radar gun and see a guy throws 95 mph.
"But that's just one aspect of it, it doesn't mean that a guy is going to be a big-league pitcher. The other thing is that the injury aspect is so prevalent. These kids don't throw as much as they used to, or you get a guy out of college who might have been overused, misused. You're taking the best talent and in a lot of instances, there are a lot of issues that have to be addressed once the guy is in professional baseball."
Starting with first-round pick Jeremy Jeffress, a high school right-hander from Virginia, the Brewers selected nine right-handed pitchers, one lefty, one first baseman, two shortstops, three left fielders and two catchers.
Nine of the Brewers' draftees came out of high school, seven out of four-year universities and two from junior- or community colleges.
The Brewers made their pick from a makeshift "war room" on the club level at Miller Park, where Zduriencik led a meeting of his staff and scouts, Brewers general manager Doug Melvin, assistant GM Gord Ash and manager Ned Yost.
A brief look at Day 1:
Round 1: Jeremy Jeffress, RHP, Halifax County High School
Round 2: Brent Brewer, SS, Tyrone (Ga.) Sandy Creek High School
May project as a left fielder in the pros, according to reports. ... Is a multi-sport athlete who committed to attend Florida State University if he does not sign with the Brewers. Mississippi State and Georgia also showed interest. ... The Brewers have hit on some quality players in the second round in recent seasons, including right-handers Will Inman (2005) and Yovani Gallardo (2004), outfielder Tony Gwynn, Jr. (2003) and shortstop J.J. Hardy (2001).
Round 3: Cole Gillespie, LF, Oregon State University
Named the 2006 Pacific-10 Conference baseball player of the year ... Scored 69 runs in the 2006 regular season, the most by any Pac-10 player this season and a new Oregon State single-season record. Led the conference with a .683 slugging percentage and tied for first with a .492 on-base percentage, while ranking among the Pac-10 leaders in batting average (.370, fourth), RBIs (50, seventh), doubles (20, third), home runs (11, fifth) total bases (129, fifth), and stolen bases (14, tied for fourth).
Round 4: Evan Anundsen, RHP, Columbine (Co.) High School
Signed a letter of intent to play at Wichita State University. ... Had a 1.98 ERA with five wins and 68 strikeouts for Columbine last spring and pitched his team to the class 5A state baseball championship. ... His older sister, Sara, was a three-time state tennis champion and Evan made it to state as a doubles player in his freshman season before deciding to concentrate on baseball.
Round 5: Chris Errecart, LF, University of California
Was a Cape Cod League All-Star last summer, batting .303 with five doubles, a triple, six home runs and 22 RBIs for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox ... Was named a second-team preseason All-American and the fourth-best professional prospect out of the Cape Cod League by Baseball America ... Told the Stockton (Calif.) Record before the draft, "I definitely want to sign. It's something I've been ready for my entire life."
Round 6: Micah Wright, LHP, Oklahoma State University
Listed in Major League Baseball's draft database as Micah Wright but goes by his middle name. ... Played baseball and football at the University of Mississippi but was kicked off the Rebels baseball team in 2004 for a third violation of team rules and transferred to OSU. ... Drafted in the 26th round by the Florida Marlins in 2002 but did not sign. ... According to his OSU bio, he is the cousin of former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell, who pitched seven years for St. Louis in the 1950s.
Round 7: Andrew Bouchie, C, Oral Roberts University
Round 8: Shane Hill, RHP, Florida Christian School
Committed to play for the University of Tennessee. ... Formal first name is "Charles" but goes by Shane.
Round 9: Shawn Ferguson, RHP, Texas Christian University
Selected by the Orioles in the 36th round of the 2005 draft but did not sign. ... Named to the 2004 NJCAA Division I Baseball Championship All-Tournament team as an outfielder while playing for San Jacinto Junior College.
Round 10: Michael McClendon, RHP, Seminole (Fla.) Community College
Second-team NJCAA Division I Baseball All-American in 2005
Round 11: Zach Clem, LF, University of Washington
Played catcher and third base at Washington before finding a home in the outfield. ... Had his best season in 2006, finishing his Huskies career one home run short of tying the university's all-time home run record of 42. Two more home runs this season would have tied Clem for the season high of 22, and he led the team in slugging percentage (.645), RBIs (53) and total bases (140), and was second in runs (52) and third in on-base percentage (.417) while batting .304. ... "I'm going to get drafted -- not knowing or wondering if it would be hard," he told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "And I'm going to sign for sure."
Round 12: Chad Robinson, RHP, Silverado (Nev.) High School
Signed a letter of intent to play college ball at UNLV.
Round 13: Chris Toneguzzi, RHP, Purdue University
Was the hard-throwing closer for the Boilermakers over the last two seasons, after serving as a "weekend starter" as a freshman and sophomore. Ranks second on the career list at Purdue with 78 appearances and third with 12 saves. ... Earned second-team All-Big 10 honors in 2006, posting a 4-0 record with a 2.10 ERA and five saves. ... Was born on Feb. 6, 1983, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, joining a growing list of Canadians in the Brewers Minor League chain. ... Was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 30th round of the 2002 draft but did not sign.
Round 14: Hector Bernal, SS, El Paso Community College
Round 15: Brett Whiteside, C, Mesquite (Ariz.) High School
Round 16: R.J. Seidel, RHP, La Crosse (Wis.) Central High School
At 6-foot-6, was the tallest player drafted on Day 1 by the Brewers. ... Committed to play college ball at the University of Arkansas. ... "Scouts like him," Central coach Gregg Erickson told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel last month. "He's got a pretty live arm." ... Collegiate programs at Nebraska, Minnesota and Illinois-Chicago also were reportedly interested in Seidel, who was ranked the 172nd best prospect in the draft by Baseball America but slipped to 482, apparently because of signability concerns.
Round 17: Aaron Tullo, RHP, St. Petersburg (Fla.) High School
Underwent Tommy John elbow surgery 18 months ago and told the St. Petersburg Times that he wants to play a year at St. Petersburg College to test his arm strength. "It scared me," Tullo told the Times of his surgery. "I wanted to just give up. I just didn't want to play anymore. I didn't have to have the surgery if I just wanted to play the field. ... Likely will be a "draft and follow" candidate. The Brewers own his rights until the day before the 2007 draft.
Round 18: Andrew Clark, 1B, New Palestine (Ind.) High School
Committed to play for the University of Mississippi. ... Named Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year in baseball. ... Former pitcher who turned to hitting after a shoulder injury.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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First drive: the Chevy Camaro Z/28
What's this? Looks like a Chevy Camaro…
It is. But look a little closer. This is no ordinary Camaro. This is the Z/28 version making an appearance in the fifth generation car's line-up for the first time. The name, a bit like the Z06 code used for hopped up Corvettes, has its roots in internal GM production codes. The Camaro Super Sport (SS) package was known as the Z/27. So, as the new car was even more extreme, it was known as the Z/28. And the name has stuck ever since.
Where does it fit in the Camaro range?It's not the most powerful model - the 580bhp supercharged, 300lb heavier ZL1 has that honour. But it's definitely the most track focused. Where the ZL1 is designed to blow away the competition on the street, the Z/28 has been stripped of all equipment not designed to help it post a better lap time. As Chevy puts it: 'we took out everything that didn't make it go faster, or was required by law'.
So what's left?
The motor is a cold air-breathing LS7 V8 borrowed from the previous C6 generation Corvette, but with some weight-saving mods that make it 28.9kg lighter. These changes include titanium valves and con rods, Mahle pistons and a dry sump system, to keep the oil flowing around the engine even when cornering hard, similar to that used in the Z51 Corvette. Power is a solid 505bhp (376kW) and peak torque is a chunky 481lb-ft (652Nm).
To make sure it maintains that power level, the engine oil is cooled by a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger, which borrows heavily from the one on the Corvette ZR1. The transmission and diff are cooled by another system that is similar to the unit in the Camaro ZL1. Ensuring as much of the power is transferred to the rear wheel, and the car behaves itself into, through and out of the corner, there is a specially tuned helical limited slip in the mix, too.
Sounding OK so far. Is that it?
Nope - that's just the beginning. There are three other main areas where the Z/28's spec sheet shouts that this is a special car. The first is the suspension. This uses DSSV dampers - as used on the Aston One-77 and Ferrari 458 Challenge cars - which, to save you the long technical description, allow fully independent tuning of compression and rebound damping and are several times more accurate in their actions than traditional dampers.
The second is the carbon ceramic brakes. I know they are nothing new, but these 394mm front and 390mm rear two-piece rotors have a power and endurance unlike anything this side of a racecar. They have the power to bring you to an almost instant stop and the feel to get you all the way to a corner's apex with the front tyres on the very edge of adhesion.
But some of the credit for this last point is the third area of improvement - the 305/30 - ZR19 Pirelli Troefo R tyres all round. Yes, that's right, it's got the same sized tyres on the front as the back. (Pub fact: they are the widest fronts fitted on any production car. The SRT Vipers are 295s.) And they are superb.
Apart from weighing a good 6kg less per corner than standard rubber, they also appear to be made of hard-wearing glue. They stick fantastically yet didn't show undue signs of wear despite 30+ high-speed laps of the track.
OK, that's all the mechanical stuff. Anything else?
The aero has been fiddled with. Thanks to a lantern-jawed front splitter, bonnet and rocker cover vents, a rear spoiler with an extra attachable lip and a few other trinkets, the Z/28 not only gets rid of all lift, it generates 150lb of downforce, too. The front Chevy bowtie logo on the grille has also been hollowed out to optimize airflow.
And the suspension has had a root and branch overhaul, to make the most of all the above changes. Highlights include: front springs that are 85 per cent stiffer than a Camaro SS's, rears are 65 per cent harder. Rear suspension bushings which are 25 per cent stiffer and fronts 50 per cent less flexible to give more steering feel.
Showing the thorough job the team did of 'lightweighting' the Z/28, the rear seat doesn't have a frame to save weight, the rear glass is 0.3mm thinner than standard stuff, and the 12.9kg air conditioning system is only added as an option.
What's it like to drive?
On the road, it's noisy - all the sound deadening has been removed to save weight - and the huge tyres follow every bump and lump in the road, so you constantly have to correct it. The ride is very firm almost to the point of being occasionally uncomfortable. And there's nothing in the cabin to make it feel like a $75k car.
On the track it's a revelation. You forget all about the noise as you are staring in mild disbelief on what's happening the other side of the windscreen. The tyres, which felt fidgety on the road, come quickly up to temp and sink their treads deep into the track giving almost slick-like levels of grip and feel in the turns. You can keep feeding lock into them while hard on the power and they just do not come unstuck or start pushing until way past any reasonable point.
You can also carry an almost absurd amount of speed into and through corners. The Camaro engineers call the Z/28 a momentum car, a phrase that's usually reserved for cars with more grip than power. But the Z/28 has tons of grip and tons of power, too. Plus suspension that will mop up huge kerbing like it's not there.
It's also got one of the best selectable chassis control systems we've ever used. The five-step Performance Traction Management set-up starts with full safety nets in position 1, then allows you to progressively disable the traction and stability as your courage grows. It's also got a Flying Car Mode, to stop the traction control system engaging while the car is airborne. So it's a monster, but it's a clever and benign one.
And one that doesn't get worn out easily. After 30 high-speed laps of Barber Motorsports Park, the car was totally fine. It needed more fuel but the brakes, tyres, engine were warm but still working perfectly. I can't remember that ever happening before.
So should I buy one?
If you are thinking it would be cool to drive one as a daily driver, don't. The ZL1 is a far, far better road car with more grunt, comfort and general civility. Plus it's cheaper and more powerful. But if you want a car you can drive to track days and blow the doors off almost everything else, yes, the Z/28 is absolutely the car for you.
First the excellent C7 Corvette and now the unexpectedly fine Camaro Z/28 - we don't know what GM is putting in its tea, but let's hope they don't run out anytime soon.
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Not winning Cy will push JV to be even better
Justin Verlander is considered by most to be the best pitcher in baseball, certainly the best in the American League. But now he has to prove it all over again, and probably will.
Despite fairly similar stats in 2012 after his AL MVP/Cy Young-winning year in 2011, Verlander did not win a second consecutive Cy Young Award. That honor went to the Tampa Bay Rays' David Price, who went 20-5 with a 2.56 ERA and 1.10 WHIP.
Verlander is a good sport. Through his Twitter account, @JustinVerlander, he said, "Congrats to @DAVIDPrice14 on Cy Young!"
It was the closest vote since a tie in 1969, with Price getting 14 first-place votes and Verlander receiving 13. Verlander finished just four points behind Price 153-149. Price had 13 second-place votes and one third-place vote, while Verlander received 13 second-place votes and two third-place votes.
The Ft, Worth Star-Telegram's Drew Davison gave a first-place vote to former Tiger Fernando Rodney.
FOX Sports' Jon Morosi gave his first-place vote to Price, with Verlander second, citing Price's effectiveness against the stronger AL East foes. Price was 10-2 with a 2.51 ERA against AL East teams.
Price also won the Players Choice award for AL Outstanding Pitcher.
Verlander went 17-8 with a 2.64 ERA and 1.057 WHIP. He also struck out a league-leading 239 compared to Price's 205. In 2011, Verlander was 24-5 with a 2.40 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 250 strikeouts.
The Los Angeles Angels' Jered Weaver was the other finalist. Weaver was 20-5 with a 2.81 ERA and a league-leading 1.018 WHIP. Weaver had 142 strikeouts. Most likely the thing that hurt Weaver was the fact that he only threw 188 2/3 innings compared to a league-leading 238 1/3 for Verlander and 211 for Price.
The two voters from the Los Angeles chapter voted for Weaver ahead of Verlander.
The one category where Verlander definitely suffered compared to Price and Weaver was run support. After getting 4.73 runs per 27 outs in 2011, that number fell to 3.98 in 2012. Price got 4.8 and Weaver an incredible 6.03 runs per 27 outs.
Those particular numbers make you think of what happened to Verlander in Cleveland on May 24.
Verlander allowed just two runs, including Shin-Soo Choo's leadoff bomb, but the Tigers offense was snoozing that day. But the thing that stood out most to everyone was the display Verlander put on in the eighth inning.
He struck out the side, which included throwing 102 mph on his 116th pitch, before getting Asdrubal Cabrera on an 84-mph curveball that left Cabrera shaking his head.
"I was trying to light a spark," Verlander said at the time. "I felt like maybe if I was able to go out there and just dominate an inning, get our guys back in there quick, maybe something would happen."
Although it didn't happen that time, Verlander showed the kind of pitching that only he is capable of doing.
And as everyone knows, Verlander likes to win — at everything. So it would not surprise anybody if he comes back even stronger next season and takes back the Cy Young.


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I'd like to apologize for all the posts i made when i was 15. What a loser i was. I could barely goddamn spell. Now i at least know the difference between "there" and "their".
I had some great pangs of nostalgia when i went reading all my old posts from way back in 2001. Whatever happened to doubleanti?
I find it nice that i've played a part in the "brief history of cprogramming", though.
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a lot of what the US Supreme Court does is issue rulings on whether various laws are constitutional or not (unconstitutional laws are nullified), but the Constitution does not explicitly give the Court this power.
with this [cornell.edu]:
The judicial power [of the Supreme Court] shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution
Quite easily.
It does not explicitly say anything about nullifying laws. It says they can decide the outcome of specific cases, but it says nothing about nullifying an entire law based on its constitutionality.
Or maybe I'm reading it differently than you.
The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority...
If you read that sentence it as saying "The judicial
First of all, let me make clear that my argument is not that the Court overstepped their authority in declaring that they could decide the constitutionality of laws. (And whether or not they've overstepped their authority today is an entirely different question.)
It's absolutely implicit.
How is anything implicit absolutely so? Are you asserting that it logically follows from that sentence?
It says they can decide the outcome of specific cases, but it says nothing about nullifying an entire law based on i
Right, but the conclusion is necessarily reached from the language. Whether it is explicitly stated is not relevant.
I tend to think that reaching conclusions is still a form of interpretation.
And again, Hamilton is on my side, so you have to be far more convincing than saying you simply think it is not implied, because he said it was.
Aha! You're appealing to Hamilton. Which is a fine thing to do. But it is an application of a particular framework of interpretation.
and that the Constitution does not provide a clear model of deciding when the court should uphold its previous decisions or not.
This, I agree with. And I am glad it does not.
I assert that because constitutionality determination is a previous decision of the court, it will not neccessarily always be upheld. I guess you're arguing that it doesn't need to be, because it's the only reasonable conclusion one could get.
you are the one who brought up original intent.
I was foolish to bring up original intent. It appears my source was nothing more than a textbook [amazon.com] which has a section that presents some arguments for and against Judicial Review. An argument in support says
The Framers left juidical review out of the Constitution because they did not want to heighten controversy over Article III review, not because they opposed the practice.(p.59)
and the argument against that point is
The participants at the Constitutional Co
Upon more research into the Council of Revision, I found this debate [teachingam...istory.org] but most of it seems to be about Executive plus Judicial review.
Given the laws of integers and base 10 and addition, is it an "interpretation" that 2+2=4?
Possibly. 2+2=4 is not axiomatic. However, keep in mind that English is a whole lot less precise.
I think the language gives absolutely no room for any other interpretation.
And I assert that the Supreme Court is required to actually make that interpretation.


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Trade acquisitions, Draft class bring more pitching
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But in the flurry of the moves, few may stop to think about how an influx of new prospects might affect an organization.
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No team got such an immediate influx of young talent within such a short time span in 2009 as the Indians.
Thanks to a chain of five trades, in which they dealt established big leaguers such as ace Cliff Lee, catcher Victor Martinez, pitchers Carl Pavano and Rafael Betancourt, and infielder Mark DeRosa, the Cleveland farm system suddenly swelled by a dozen talented prospects, 10 of them pitchers.
What people might forget, though, is that new players need to somehow be woven into a system that is already established, fit into Minor League rosters that are already set, learn a new organization's philosophy. And some of that new system's players may find their jobs impacted as well.
"It's a challenge," admitted Ross Atkins, the Indians' director of player development, who was kept pretty busy in July and August just making sure that the transition was as seamless as possible. "First and foremost, we try to determine what we think is best for each new player's development in every facet, not just where he should play but what he needs to focus on and what we need to do to communicate that to him."
Among the players the Tribe acquired via trades in 2009, two -- pitchers Justin Masterson (from the Red Sox) and Chris Perez (Cardinals) -- went straight to the Indians' big league roster, while the rest spent at least some time getting acclimated in the Minors.
Atkins, meanwhile, made a point of getting on the road and meeting each new player individually before bringing the entire new crew to Cleveland after the season ended to hold a mini-orientation.
"We had them learn about our values and morals, and talked to them about our plans for them individually," Atkins said. Atkins also made a point of updating any Indians prospects whose status was affected by the additions.
"I revisited each individual the moves directly affected, because there may have been changes that had nothing to do with their performance."
The influx of pitching has certainly given the Indians a more balanced system up and down the line.
"We're not heavy at just the upper levels or just position players like it was a year ago," Atkins said. "It's more balanced throughout now."
The lower-level pitching additions, in particular, have Atkins excited.
"Getting Nick Hagadone [from Boston] and Jason Knapp [from Philadelphia] and adding them to a pair of [Class] A ballclubs [was big]," Atkins said. "That's a pair of pitchers who throw 100 mph; extremely projectable arms."
Meanwhile, the Indians' 2009 Draft class also added to the fast-track group of players, as the team heavily skewed its picks towards the college ranks. In fact, every one of the 28 players who signed with the Indians, including top pick Alex White (North Carolina) and second-round pick Jason Kipnis (Arizona State) came out of either college or junior college. The team did not sign a high school pick.
Looking ahead, Atkins predicts that two players, speedy outfielder Michael Brantley and starting pitcher Hector Rondon, could be ready to be impact players in the big leagues in 2010. The system's top prospect, catcher Carlos Santana, who comes off an Eastern League MVP campaign, is certainly expected to be a star when he arrives, but he could be another year away since the club is not going to rush him if it impedes his all-around development, especially on defense.
With a 65-97 record this season, the Indians are definitely in rebuilding mode, but no team did more to add to its coffers in 2009 in that department.
On the field in the Minors, the team went 382-380 (.501), finishing right in the middle of the pack at No. 14. Double-A Akron, behind Santana's leadership and bat, won the Eastern League title, and its manager, Mike Sarbaugh, earned Manager of the Year laurels. Short-season Mahoning Valley finished second to the Staten Island Yankees in the New York-Penn League finals.
MLB.com's Preseason Picks
Carlos Santana, C: Picking Santana was sort of a no-brainer, as he had been one of the best hitters in the Minors in 2008, when he combined for a .326 average, 21 homers and 117 RBIs between his time in the Dodgers organization and his arrival with the Indians following a deal for infielder Casey Blake. A switch-hitter with power from both sides of the plate, Santana was known for his work ethic as he continued to improve his defense. It was hard to predict anyone else for the honors.
Hector Rondon, RHP: Rondon had just been added to the 40-man roster after leading the system with 145 strikeouts in 2008 when he posted a 3.60 ERA at Advanced A Kinston. Boasting a plus fastball with good life, offset by a changeup and slider, he was even more impressive the first half of 2009 as he dominated in 15 starts at Double-A Akron with a 2.75 ERA and 73 strikeouts with just 16 walks in 72 innings. Rondon came down to earth a bit in a move up to Triple-A Columbus with a 4.00 ERA there, but combined for a 3.38 ERA to continue to rank as one of the system's top starting pitching prospects at just 21 years old.
MLB.com's Postseason Selections
Carlos Santana, C: Did Santana live up to his preseason billing? Just ask Eastern League pitchers, as he earned his second league MVP honors in as many seasons, hitting .290 with 23 homers and 97 RBIs while showing power to all fields for Akron. His .413 on-base percentage led the system and he added a .530 slugging percentage and 90 walks, both of which led the league. Santana, who represented the Indians in the 2009 Futures Game, continued to work on his defense and has a strong arm and good agility for that premium position.
Eric Berger, LHP: In his first full season, the eighth-rounder from 2008 out of Arizona posted a 2.45 ERA in 21 starts between Kinston and Akron, moving up quickly through the ranks while striking out 100 in 110 innings and limiting hitters to a .227 average. He is a "max effort" pitcher, so it's unlikely his fastball, which sits around 90, will add many more ticks. He needs to continue developing his offspeed offerings.
Lisa Winston is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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|Sarah Simon
|Boreas Pass
Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008
|I had this entire mountain to myself from the minute I left the parking lot at the summit of Boreas Pass. The wind lived up to its reputation, nearly knocking me off balance a few times. I loved the views, especially the up-close-and-personal view of Bald Mountain. Hiking partner: Solo.
|Posted Sep 7, 2008 4:46 pm
|Boreas Pass
Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2007
|A real quick jaunt. Great weather but definately a sharp chill in the wind. Kind of a lonely summit...
|Posted Oct 9, 2007 12:15 am
|warm up and cool down
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2005
|9-22-05 - Easy and pretty fall summit to wind up a vacation.
7-13-03 - First hike of vacation. Good acclimation for 2 weeks of 14ers.
|Posted Nov 28, 2006 4:40 pm
|Michael Hoyt
|NIce Warm-up or Cool-down
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2005
|22sep05 - Last hike of the vacation. A good off-day recovery hike after a long day on Holy Cross.
13jul03 - A warmup hike before 2 weeks of 14ers. It worked!
|Posted Nov 25, 2006 10:53 pm
|Eric Holle
|Route Climbed: Boreas Pass and Bald Mtn. Date Climbed: Oct. 15, 2006
|Climbed from Boreas Pass, with Bald Mtn. More of a winter climb than a fall climb, lots of snow, and a herd of Mountain Goats!
|Posted Oct 16, 2006 12:17 am
|Boreas & Bald
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 1995
|Figure 8 loop from Boreas Pass with return along canal
|Posted Sep 23, 2006 9:03 pm
|Ryan Kowalski
|Truly the god of wind
Date Climbed: May 26, 2004
|Holy smokes, I love irony as much as the next, but the wind on Boreas literally had me crawling near the saddle and the summit. Ridiculous conditions, but the view down to South Park is priceless.
|Posted May 20, 2006 3:39 am
|Route Climbed: Boreas Pass TH Date Climbed: 26 June, 2005
|Great little hike with exceptional views of Guyot and Bald. Not windy at all this day.
|Posted Aug 7, 2005 8:24 am
|Route Climbed: Boreas Pass route Date Climbed: September 21, 2002
|We first attempted to climb this in June 2002, but were notified by personnel from the National Guard, wearing camo and driving a Hummer, that our planned climb was within Pike National Forest which had been deemed off-limits to backcountry recreation due to the extreme fire danger and the existing Hayman fire. So that day we instead climbed Bald Mtn. to the north, staying within the boudary of Arapahoe National Forest..
We returned in Sept., after the release of restrictions, and climbed up the autumn tundra and talus to the summit area where we met Boreas's namesake...40 to 50 mph winds from the north. Although chilly on the summit, there wasn't much early season snow and once back down 500 verticle feet, the winds abated and we continued back down, shedding the layers from above.
The summit register is under-used especially considering the views on top of South Park, the Mt. Evans group and the Ten Mile Range. A great summit, despite it's low rank among the thirteeners.
|Posted Aug 6, 2005 6:12 pm


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24.0105 Environmental Quality Commission-Establishment-Meetings.Cite as [A.S.C.A. § 24.0105]
(a) There is an Environmental Quality Commission referred to in this chapter as the Commission. The Commission consists of 5 members to be appointed by the Governor to serve for an indefinite period of time.
(b) The Commission shall meet at least 4 times per year at regularly scheduled times. A quorum of 3 members is necessary to conduct any business before the Commission. A majority vote of those present shall decide all issues before the Commission. A record of each meeting shall be taken, and the record shall be available for public inspection.History: 1972, PL 12-45 § 1.


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Winds of Change on the Farm
Published on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 2:13pm
Winds of change - where are they blowing us today? Wind energy is one of the world's fastest growing energy sources.
Businesses and individuals around the world are looking for renewable energy alternatives to cut costs, meet power needs, and reduce their carbon footprint. We intend to summarize opportunities around small wind energy resources on the farm and provide introductory direction on how to evaluate them.
Wind power has been utilized by man for thousands of years. It is rumored that wind power was used to pump water to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in the 17th century BC. As early as 300 BC, Persians were using wind power to grind grain, and China was using wind turbines to pump water. In the first century AD, Greek engineers were using a wind driven wheel to power a machine. Windmills started showing up in England in the 11th century. The fictional Don Quixote was tilting at windmills in Spain in the early 1600's.
By the early 1900's, as many as six million small wind turbines were installed on farms in the United States. Their primary purpose was to operate water pumps for stock watering and farm home water needs. Additional uses included on-site electricity generation for farm use such as lighting or battery charging, and grinding feed for cattle.
Due to the advent of the 1937 American Rural Electrification Program, operation of wind turbines became less frequent on farms in the latter half of the 20th century. On a related note, in the late 1930's and early 1940's Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH®) worked with mid-western farmers and other rural customers to connect to the grid during the implementation of this program.
Now in the 21st century, there is an expanded awareness and desire to be as self-sufficient as possible. With federal renewable energy incentives, state funding programs, and private investors, wind power is an attractive, reachable goal not only for corporations and government entities, but also for agricultural producers and land owners. Large wind farms are sprouting up across the nation. And there is a parallel renewed interest in small wind applications at agricultural facilities. This is driven in part by the Sustainability Consortium initiatives which seek, among other things, to reduce energy usage and carbon impacts in the retail food supply chain for companies such as Walmart, Safeway, and others.
This article is devoted to the application of "small wind" on the farm. However, there are significant opportunities for owners of large tracts of agricultural land to generate revenues associated with large wind farms. These opportunities may include participation on wind farm developer teams, or negotiation of lease agreements for use of land. Annual land lease or royalty payments of up to $5,000 per turbine have been reported. Payment will vary depending on location, developer, quality of wind resource, and turbine size. SEH recommends retaining the services of an experienced legal firm to maximize benefits and reduce risks associated with participating in or leasing land to large wind farm developments.
Small Wind Energy Applications
Wind energy can be harnessed via wind turbines and utilized to create mechanical and heat energy for a variety of uses on the farm. Applications may be independent of the grid, used to replace or supplement power from the grid, or utilized to feed power to the grid. Wind energy can also be integrated with other alternative energy sources such as solar photo-voltaic systems, geothermal heat pumps, or small hydro turbines. A comprehensive energy audit of the farm operations is recommended to identify which applications will provide the best value.
There is a large variety of wind-related equipment to support these applications. SEH's clients have had had good success with using micro-scale wind turbines to produce compressed air. These micro-turbines operate at wind speeds as low as 4 mph and are relatively inexpensive. The compressed air can be used to drive pneumatic pumps, to blow air into pond diffusers for aeration purposes, or to fill compressed air tanks for later use. The Aire-Dynamics micro-turbines (see photo) are relatively compact and can easily be installed by the owner if desired.
Micro-scale wind turbines can also be used to generate electricity for light loads such as lighting, electric fencing, and small pumps and blowers. In many cases, the electricity generated by the turbine is stored in a battery system. There are multitudes of suppliers of micro-wind electricity generator systems as they have popular applications on the farm and on boats.
The opportunities for wind energy usage are both large and small:
• Water pumping for stock ponds or irrigation
• Aeration of stock ponds or wastewater ponds
• Heat and ventilation
• Grinding and mixing
• Compressed air applications
• Remote electric fencing and lighting
• Electrical power production for the farm
On a somewhat larger scale, wind can also be used to replace or supplement electricity for overall farm operations, with the potential to feed excess electricity produced into the grid under a net metering arrangement. Power production may be accomplished by either using one or two large wind turbines, or by using an array of smaller wind turbines (a wind garden). While a single large turbine (with options ranging as high as 1.5 MW) may be able to produce all of the electricity needed for the farm, the owner may be limited by local regulations, height restrictions, and/or need for specialized installation or maintenance equipment. There are several choices for smaller wind turbines that may be distributed across the farm or grouped as a wind garden. WindTamer (see photo) is one such provider of smaller turbines that have good applications on the farm. An energy audit should be conducted first to best determine the appropriate scale of the wind power system. Several other factors also require evaluation before you decide on which wind turbine technology, layout, and equipment provider to move forward with.
Wind Power Considerations
A good understanding of the wind resource is key to determining the viability and best application of the wind resource, as well as selection of wind turbine equipment. Wind activity in your area may vary according to daily, seasonal, and annual patterns (el nino). Dependant on the application, you may want to consider investments in storage systems, supplementary power, or backup power systems. Consider the wind speed range in which the equipment will be operating. Equipment is rated for performance at varying wind speeds, and may not operate effectively at low or high wind speeds.
An energy audit is recommended to define a baseline of where, when, and how much energy is currently being used. The audit should assist the owner in identifying remote applications, potential stranded assets, opportunities to supplement existing systems, needs for backup power, and integration with other alternative energy systems.
Safety is of paramount importance. Safety concerns should be addressed relative to electricity, heat, moving parts (such as wind turbine blades), flying ice off of the blades, and lightning risks. Potential risks of distraction should be considered if the wind turbine is located near a roadway.
Maintenance issues related to the system should also be considered with regard to service frequency, availability of parts, spare parts, accessibility, specialized equipment or service provider needs, and warranty requirements.
Check out the manufacturer's claims regarding noise and vibrations prior to purchase and selection of the wind turbine location. If the equipment is to be mounted on other existing structures such as silos or rooftops, then vibration effects on those structures should be evaluated. Likewise large wind turbines mounted on pedestal towers may also cause adverse ground vibration intermittently and shadow flicker.
If the wind turbine is to be mounted on a pedestal, evaluate the geotechnical characteristics of the soil in which the foundation will be located. No one wants to see their wind turbine tilting due to unstable soils. This could be dangerous as well.
Consider the potential impacts of the spinning blades on the avian bird and bat population. Depending on the turbine location and height, you will also want to make sure the blades' spinning area won't impact other wildlife, livestock, or people for that matter.
If there is intent to provide excess power to the electrical grid via net-metering or other arrangement, confirm the proximity of electrical infrastructure and willingness of the local electrical utility to allow this to occur. The "cost to connect" and net metering or power purchase agreement should be discussed and documented with the accepting utility early in the planning stage. Retain a legal firm experienced in this subject matter to minimize your risk and assist in negotiations with the utility.
There are several considerations with regards to locating the wind turbines, beyond those discussed above, including: interference from other structures and/or trees, building height limits, airspace height limits, visual aesthetics, pesky neighbors, setbacks in local zoning or building codes, and recommended spacing from manufacturers. If the location is near an airport or military base, there may be additional restrictions as large wind turbines may interfere with radar system performance and runway approach glide paths.
The permitting process to site wind turbine projects varies by each location, and becomes more complicated with the size and quantities of wind turbines. It is unlikely that a micro-wind turbine application, such as aerating a pond, would require a permit, but this should be confirmed for the specific location. For large wind turbines, it is very likely there is a permitting process that needs to be followed at each of the local, state, and federal levels. Permitting activities may address zoning, inspections, setbacks, height, visual aesthetics, noise, impacts on wildlife, wetland impacts, and others local considerations. Researching and understanding the potential implications of the permitting process should be conducted early in the process.
Cost evaluations should include short term capital costs as well as long term operating and maintenance costs, avoided power costs, and depending on the project magnitude - potential revenue generation from power sales. The cost evaluation may also include evaluation of other alternatives, positive impact of extending lifetime of other electrical motors and equipment, and potential sales of carbon credits. If the facility is the first link of the supply chain that ultimately ends up with food products in retail outlets such as Walmart or Safeway, consider the intangible value in maintaining that customer base by supporting their sustainability initiatives.
The source of the equipment may play a role in decision making as well. There may be a preference for "made-in-the-USA" equipment. This will need to be documented if funding is related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
There are many potential public-funding sources available to offset costs or provide low interest loans to support implementation of renewable energy at farms. These may vary based on the size of the farm, which state you are located in, and program applicability dates. This information may be obtained by contacting federal, state, and local government agencies and local utilities. Professional service consulting firms can assist with evaluating public funding opportunities on a fee-based arrangement.
Understanding the Site's Wind Prospects
Understanding the wind dynamics of a particular site is critical to ensure suitable wind speeds are available to meet the overall wind energy project needs. Wind mapping programs and Met (meteorological) towers are two of the most common resources utilized for collecting and analyzing wind data for a particular site.
3TIER is a good example of a mapping program option, which provides accurate, scientifically based wind data for North America, as well as five (5) other continents. The mapping program provides a quick look at the mean annual wind speeds for a specific location (latitude/longitude) at various proposed Hub heights (20 meters (m) to 80m's), as well as other beneficial data sets.
There are many considerations to keep in mind with regards to application of wind power that include, but are not limited to:
• Wind resource and variability
• Energy audits
• Safety
• Maintenance
• Soils
• Noise and vibration
• Birds and bats
• Grid infrastructure and the local utility
• Location
• Permitting
• Cost
• Equipment source
• Funding opportunities
Met towers provide continuous wind data [speed (instantaneous, average & gusting wind speeds) and direction], with the use of a wind anemometer. The anemometer can be mounted at various heights, to correspond with proposed wind turbine Hub heights. The data can be collected in short term intervals (eg 15 minutes), with the maximum wind velocity logged as the gust and the overall average wind velocity logged as the average wind speed or mean wind speed over that specific time interval.
For small wind projects (single turbines), mapping programs that use actual wind data and then project that data across the US, provide a generally reliable resource for determining if a wind turbine is feasible for a specific project site. This is particularly true for projects where the individual sitting of wind turbines is not anticipated to adversely affect existing wind patterns from other turbines. Also, an important financial consideration of only using mapping programs to assist with gathering wind data for small wind projects is that the construction of a Met tower could cost as much as 20% of the cost of a small wind turbine. However, in expected low wind velocity areas, both mapping programs and Met towers are recommended to gather the most reliable data available for the site. There may be opportunities to use a modified Met tower where the anemometer is placed on an existing structure (silo, digester…etc) and to gather data for a limited time period (4-6 weeks) at a significantly reduced cost. This will give another data point for determining the anticipated wind energy from a particular site.
In comparison, for large wind farm projects (multiple turbines), where several millions of dollars are being invested, Met towers will most likely be installed to collect on-site actual wind measurements for up to a one year period. The cost of constructing these towers is justified because of both the investment cost of the entire project, as well as the need to make sitting decisions for multiple wind turbines. Certain locations for wind turbines on a project site may adversely interfere with existing wind patterns which can impact other wind turbines on the property.
There are thousands of resources available to aid an interested party to better understand wind energy opportunities. Good starting points include:
• American Wind Energy Association: www.awea.org
• US Department of Energy: www.1.eereenergy.gov/windandhydro
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory: www.nrel.gov/wind
• USDA Rural Development: www.rurdev.usda.gov/or/biz/QuickGuide2mallWind.pdf
• Wind expert Paul Gipe's website: www.wind-works.org
• Sustainability Consortium: www.sustaiabilityconsortium.org
Collecting the background wind data for a proposed site, whether using mapping programs and/or Met towers, allows the wind turbine designer to better understand what type of turbine will best meet the owner's project needs. The designer will use the wind data to estimate the amount of energy expected to be produced from the site. Gathering critical wind data and understanding the ultimate project needs will allow an owner/developer team to move from the information gathering process to the decision process. Certainly there are other factors that influence the overall decision to move forward with a project. However, having good reliable wind data from at least two separate sources (mapping programs and Met towers) lends a high degree of confidence to the owner's project team, especially the project financing arm.
Understanding your Energy Needs – Energy Audits
Performance of a comprehensive energy audit is a key first step to understanding where, when, and how energy is being used on the farm. An energy audit goes beyond a review of the overall utility bills for electricity, natural gas, and other fuels. Specific areas where energy is being utilized will break down into milking operations, heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, water pumping, manure management, feed handling, and other miscellaneous activities. A detailed audit can be broken down to identify specific energy users including times, peaks, and rates of usage (continuous or sporadic).
The audit enables the owner to identify opportunities for energy efficiency upgrades as well as pinpointing areas where wind energy and other alternative technologies may be utilized to replace or supplement equipment traditionally powered by the grid or petrochemical fuels (natural gas, gasoline, or diesel). Alternative energy applications may be used to extend the lifecycle of other electrical or fueled motors. This allows the owner to make educated decisions about improvement, payback scenarios, and provides a baseline to refer to after making improvements. The documentation can serve as evidence to justify future grant applications and cost-share efforts with public agencies.
Not to be taken lightly, the results of an energy audit can also be used to develop an inventory of greenhouse gases if the producer is tied into the supply chain with Walmart, Safeway, or other retail entities pushing sustainability initiatives.
Information Resources
Further information and assistance can be derived from speaking to state and local government agencies, the state public service commission, and the local public utility. Depending on the complexity and potential risks involved with a project, there are good reasons to retain professional service consulting firms for engineering, planning, and/or legal services.
There are a myriad of opportunities available to utilize wind power on the farm to increase efficiency and energy independence, while reducing impacts to the environment. Likewise there is a large bank of informational and professional resources available to evaluate those opportunities. As discussed, there are many factors to evaluate when making decisions on a wind power project. A wind resource evaluation and energy audit are key tasks to complete early in the process.
In early 2010, Lee Jensen, owner of 5 Star Dairy in northwest Wisconsin, began studying the possibility of enhancing his facility with the addition of a wind turbine for electrical generation. Lee is a motivated and innovative agricultural producer and has already proven to be a leader in utilizing renewable energies. 5 Star Dairy was one of the first farms in Wisconsin that incorporated anaerobic digestion to produce biogas-fueled electricity for the grid. Lee retained the services of SEH to assist him with the evaluation of his site and operations including performance of both a short-term wind resource study, and an energy audit. Next steps will include evaluation of point energy applications for wind power (and other alternative energy options), as well as evaluating the feasibility of developing a wind garden to support power needs for the dairy farm.
If you are curious as to whether or not there is an opportunity for wind power at your location, we encourage you to take a good hard look, whether you are a "do-it yourselfer" or you choose to enlist the services of a professional consulting firm. Keeping in mind what Lee Jensen says, "Our mission is to produce quality milk, profitably and in harmony with nature and each other." Lee remembers the old windmills on the family farm when he was a kid and is looking forward to exploring this new opportunity to benefit his facility and the environment. Similar to Lee's memories, these current activities hearken back to the days of SEH's early roots in working with rural electrification. SEH is working with Lee to enhance his use of renewable energy and complement his current efforts in achieving his mission. We hope this article has likewise helped you to understand how the winds of change are blowing opportunities your way.
Wind Turbine Towers on Your Property
There are a number of questions you should ask yourself prior to sitting a Wind Turbine Tower on your property.
1.Do you have enough wind to economically support a Wind Turbine?
2.Does the topographic layout of your property, including building and structures on site, provide a site for a Wind Turbine/ Tower?
3.What type of Wind Turbine best compliments your site conditions?
4.Do you understand the specific zoning regulations, related to Wind Turbine Towers, which are in place for your parcel of land? Are there any FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) regulations, which need to be addressed?
Towers and turbines are tailored to individual sites. Depending on the size (energy output) of a particular turbine, you have a choice to either place the turbine on a "free standing" lattice or structural steel designed tower or a "guyed steel pipe or steel lattice designed tower".
Free standing towers - require a smaller footprint of property, due to the lack of need for guy wires. However, they are normally more expensive due to the requirements of the foundation and the structural steel tower composition.
Guyed towers - require more property as the height of the tower increases.
Approximate Guy wire layout dimensions:
Tower Height | Guy Radius | Diagonal Distance | Ginpole Anchor Distance
30 ft. 19ft. 26.8ft. N.A.
104 ft. 60ft. 84.6ft. 29ft.
Generally speaking a lattice or other structural steel type tower designs may allow climbing access to the generator and blade assemblies of the turbine for maintenance. Some small turbines(20 KW or smaller) are mounted on 20 foot structural steel towers; this height of tower provides for easier maintenance, by allowing access with a ladder or a bucket truck.
Tower Sitting
Guidelines suggest that many small turbines should be placed on a tower that projects at least 30 feet above any other structure (buildings, trees, silos, …etc), within a 300-foot radius of the tower. This type of layout will help reduce/eliminate any turbulences, which may adversely affect the wind turbine performance. Some other turbine manufacturers suggest that their turbines can be mounted directly on top of structures (buildings, silos, digesters…etc) or mounted on shorter towers, as discussed above, without jeopardizing the performance of the turbine.
FAA requires that any tower structure exceeding a height of 200 feet require navigational markings and/or lighting. Normally, small wind turbines are not mounted at heights, which require concern of FAA regulations.
As you consider whether a Wind turbine/tower is appropriate for your needs, please contact a professional to help you assess the pros and cons of various wind turbine/towers available. The professional will assist you by evaluating your site for existing wind conditions and reviewing your site topography/size to determine the available wind turbine/tower systems which will best meet your needs. Please contact Tim Marko, PE, Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH Inc.) with any Wind Turbine/Tower sitting questions you may have. 1-800-472-5881, extension 6240.


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Discussion in 'Regional Forums' started by gsweave, Dec 1, 2012.
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bathing suite
Can you imagine the uproar if a fella of my stature wears a hot pink shirt?
If I may, I'd ask a turquoise splash added? 80's redux. I'm not growing my mullet again.
it needs to be on the back of the shirt with that unicorn small on the front pocket
slight fix
Where did you get my motorcycle packing list, it's on my computer!
Hey thats what I said ..
Oh yeah great minds ...
" ADVriders Appalachian Apex Apocalypse"
I count 4 A's.
Everything is ending on 12/21 anyway, what optimists we are.
I hope not. Some of us have made reservations at Hi Pines.
You beat me to it. I suppose I had better get on that.
I was kinda thinking that it might be something in the water up there.
I still love this Kevin
If Jeff's out then I'm IN
pretty much - but right now it's push start only :huh
something went bad, and parts are not easy to come by
In back in.
For awhile.
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Happy New Year
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March 21, 2006
Is god punishing Kansas?
The last year has seen too many examples of the devastating power that nature can unleash. The Asian tsunami, hurricane Katrina, and the earthquake in Pakistan all caused massive destruction and loss of life, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless and impoverished and grieving for lost loved ones.
From time immemorial, people have looked on such events as indicators of god's feelings towards humans. Of course, some despicable people have tried to use this natural tendency to seek signs of god's power to actually wish for some calamity to strike some community as a sign of god's righteous anger. Pat Robertson is just one of those despicable people who seems to think that what makes him angry must also be what makes god angry.
Recall that he was upset with the citizens of Dover for the way they voted out the school board that had adopted the pro-IDC (intelligent design creationism) statement in biology classes. He said: "I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover. If there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected Him from your city. And don't wonder why He hasn't helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I'm not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And if that's the case, don't ask for His help because he might not be there." (See here for the video.)
But unfortunately for Robertson, God's anger seemed to have been directed not at the rebellious people of Dover, but at the state of Kansas, which was recently hit by a series of over 100 deadly tornadoes that raced through the midwest, causing widespread destruction, most of it in Kansas.
The irony here is that Kansas is, according to Robertson's measures, perhaps the most pro-god state in the nation, inserting IDC-friendly language into its science standards and even going so far as to rewrite the definition of science, so that it is no longer limited to the search for natural explanations of phenomena.
The state of Kansas did not rest on these laurels, but in addition overwhelmingly passed (with 71% of the vote) a constitutional amendment banning same-sex couples from marrying or entering into civil unions. There was already an unchallenged law on the books that did the same thing but the people of Kansas wanted to send an even stronger signal to god of their devoted opposition to gay rights.
As Rep. Steve Huebert said "It is the right thing to do, based on the truth that was spoken (in the Bible)."
Kansas is even the home of Reverend Fred Phelps and his merry flock of gay-hating funeral disrupters.
How much more can a state do to please the almighty? So if any state felt entitled to special favors from god, it was Kansas. Getting hit in return with a series of tornados seems like a pretty ungrateful act on the deity's part.
So what will Robertson say about Kansas, and not Dover, being the target of tornados? Perhaps he will say that the people of Kansas must be harboring some secret sins that made them deserving of this.
Or maybe god was aiming the tornados at Dover but they veered unexpectedly away, thus making Kansas the victim of friendly fire, so to speak. (Coriolis forces are tricky to account for when you are dealing with fast flowing wind currents, and have caused many a seasoned meteorologist to err in their predictions of where and when a storm will hit.)
Or maybe the good people of Kansas, and Pat Robertson, may consider the possibility that this evidence suggests that god is sending a message that he or she is actually strongly pro-gay and anti-IDC.
Or maybe, just maybe, these kinds of things are called 'natural disasters' for a reason, not just because they involve nature, but because they have no supernatural cause.
POST SCRIPT: Peter Singer lecture today
Peter Singer, the well-known ethicist, will give a lecture today on "Our Changing Ethics of Life and Death" at 4:00 p.m., Ford Auditorium, Allen Memorial Medical Library, 11000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
The talk is free and open to the public. No reservations required.
For more details, see here.
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Mano, as a citizen of Kansas, I take great offense to your allegations. May Ohio be hit with a mighty swarm of locusts!
Uhh, just kidding. Plenty of people here are actually very ashamed of those things you mentioned about our state. Hopefully, we can do something about it come election time...
As usual reading your post gives me hope that some degree of sanity remains and humor.
Thank you


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Stillwater, OK (SportsNetwork.com) - If this is the first of two potential meetings in a two-week span between Oklahoma State and Memphis, what will Marcus Smart have in store for an encore?
Smart scored 26 of his career-high 39 points in the first half as No. 7 Oklahoma State routed No. 11 Memphis, 101-80, in the non-bracketed round of the Old Spice Classic on Tuesday night.
These schools may meet again in Orlando over Thanksgiving weekend. Both are on opposite sides of the Old Spice Classic bracket.
Smart, whose previous career high was 28 against Oklahoma on Feb. 16, was 11-of-21 from the floor and tallied five steals and four rebounds for the Cowboys (4-0). Markel Brown added 20 points in the triumph.
"Words can't even explain," Smart said of his performance. "I think this is my first 30-point game in my career, and it's amazing. It was a great team win out there."
Freshman Nick King finished with 23 points and eight rebounds for Memphis (1-1), which shot just 15.4 percent (2-of-13) from beyond the arc.
"I've been saying it to my beat writer for a long time now, I believe for our team to be great, which I believe we can be great, tonight I didn't see that coming, how they played," Tigers head coach Josh Pastner said.
Smart showcased his entire repertoire in the early stages. Highlighted by a four-point play and a two-handed dunk to finish a break, the super sophomore tallied 15 of his team's first 20 points as the Cowboys built a four-point lead midway through the first half.
Then Smart and the Cowboys surged ahead for good following a 13-2 run.
Smart sunk all his free throws after being fouled on a 3, he nailed a right wing triple coming off a screen and then knocked down another trey from the right wing in transition.
After Smart poked the ball away from Michael Dixon Jr., three Memphis defenders converged on him before he missed a 3, but Brian Williams was wide open underneath for the putback. Williams then capped the burst with a pair of free throws for a 35-20 Oklahoma State margin with 7:31 left until the half.
Smart had 24 points at this point.
"Those kinds of moments are special. He was definitely feeling it," Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford said. "He made some really tough shots, and sometimes those aren't really ones you want taken, but you've got to go with him. When he's feeling it, he knows it."
OK State headed into the locker room with a 50-32 advantage and cruised to the easy victory over the final 20 minutes.
Smart threw down an alley-oop for his career high-tying 28th point to make it 56-36 and his fifth triple of the night set his new personal best and extended the gap to 64-43 with 14:21 remaining.
The Cowboys led by as many as 34 down the stretch.
Game Notes
Oklahoma State beat Memphis in the last showdown between the teams, 70-53, in the second round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament ... Smart's 39 points tied a school sophomore record ... Williams had 15 points and eight rebounds.


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