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It's what every college player dreams of—a big performance on the biggest stage.
The 10 most memorable performances of the expanded tournament era include everything from first-round surprises to defining championship game moments.
1. Christian Laettner, Duke
March 28, 1992 Elite Eight
You cannot be better than perfect.
That's what Laettner was during arguably the biggest game of his storied career at Duke. His top-seeded Blue Devils were locked into an epic struggle with No. 2 seed Kentucky in overtime of the East Region final, and as the final seconds lingered on the clock, Laettner still hadn't missed a shot. He was 10-for-10 from the free throw line, and he had knocked down all nine of his field goal attempts.
But somehow, his best moment was yet to come. With 2.1 seconds left on the clock and the Blue Devils trailing by one point with the ball out of bounds, the stage was set for a historic play. Grant Hill launched a baseball pass to Laettner, who caught it, dribbled, spun and knocked down a jumper as time expired in Duke's 104-103 win.
"When I look at film of that last possession, I know that look—I played with him for three years," says Thomas Hill, the Duke guard who was the second option on the play. "He was sizing up the game. He was walking through it, visualizing it. The shot going in—that was something different. He was internalizing what he thought was going to happen."
There was a calmness to Laettner's movements in that hectic moment, a smoothness to his turn and a fluidity to the shot itself. There was a confidence that was rewarded. Because that shot went in, that game became legendary, and so did the man who took it.
More: Best teams not to win it all
2. Danny Manning, Kansas
April 4, 1988, national championship game
There's a reason this unlikely championship team is known as "Danny and the Miracles." The Jayhawks were a No. 6 seed that rode their 6-10 do-everything star to the national title game—he averaged 26.4 points in the first five games—where he raised his production to yet another level. Manning had 31 points (on 13-of-24 shooting), grabbed 18 rebounds and came up with five steals as Kansas knocked off Big Eight Conference rival Oklahoma, 83-79.
Related: Manning takes over as coach of Tulsa
3. Bo Kimble, Loyola Marymount
March 16, 1990, first round
Not even two weeks after his best friend and teammate, Hank Gathers, collapsed and died on the court, Kimble delivered an inspired performance to help his No. 11 seed Lions upset sixth-seeded New Mexico State. Kimble scored 45 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in the 111-92 victory. He was 17-of-35 from the floor, 5-for-9 from the 3-point line and made all six of his free-throw attempts—including the one he shot lefthanded in honor of his fallen friend. The Lions made it to the Elite Eight before losing to eventual national champion UNLV, and Kimble averaged 35.8 points in the Lions' four tournament games.
4. Stephen Curry, Davidson
March 21, 2008, first round
Gonzaga tried every defensive alignment in its arsenal—man-to-man, triangle-and-two, zone—but nothing slowed down Curry after halftime of this first-round masterpiece. No. 10 seed Davidson's shooting star lit up the seventh-seeded Bulldogs for 30 second half points as the Wildcats erased an 11-point deficit for an 82-76 victory—the first step on an improbable run to the Elite Eight. Curry finished with 40 points on 14-of-22 shooting, including an 8-for-10 showing from beyond the 3-point arc. He averaged 32.0 points in the Wildcats' four tourney games.
5. Dwyane Wade, Marquette
March 29, 2003, Elite Eight
No. 3 seed Marquette dominated top-seeded and heavily favored Kentucky for the first 20 minutes, building a stunning 19-point lead by halftime. And when the Wildcats threatened to make a game of it, Wade tore the heart out of a Kentucky team that had finished a perfect 16-0 in SEC play that season. The junior guard scored 11 consecutive points for Marquette to push the lead back to a comfortable 17-point margin with a little more than 6 minutes left. In the 83-69 victory, Wade finished with a triple double: 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
6. Glen Rice, Michigan
April 3, 1989, national championship game
Rumeal Robinson buried two clutch free throws with three seconds left in overtime to give No. 3 seed Michigan the 80-79 victory, but Rice's scoring heroics were the reason the Wolverines were in that position. Third-seeded Seton Hall couldn't slow down Michigan's sharpshooter, who buried five 3-pointers and finished with 31 points and 11 rebounds. Rice finished the Wolverines' six-game NCAA run with 184 points and 27 3-pointers, tournament records that still stand.
7. Glenn Robinson, Purdue
March 24, 1994, Sweet 16
From the moment he put on the Purdue uniform, Robinson was an elite scorer. Everyone knew it, but no one could stop the 6-8 forward. When the top-seeded Boilermakers met fourth-seeded Kansas in the Sweet 16, it was no different. Robinson torched KU for 30 points in the first half and finished with 44 in the game, which Purdue won, 83-78.
8. David Robinson, Navy
March 13, 1987, first round
In NCAA Tournament history, only three players—Austin Carr, Bill Bradley and Oscar Robertson—have scored more than the 50 points Robinson dropped on ninth-seeded Michigan in the first round of the 1987 tournament. The 7-1 future Hall of Famer made 22 of his 37 shots and grabbed 13 rebounds for No. 8 seed Navy. The 97-82 loss to the Wolverines was a disappointing end to Robinson's career, though, especially after Navy's surprising run to the Elite Eight a season earlier.
9. Wally Szczerbiak, Miami (Ohio)
March 12, 1999, first round
It's hard to imagine any one player doing more than Szczerbiak did for the No. 10 seed RedHawks against seventh-seeded Washington. The 6-8 forward poured in 43 of his team's 59 points—only two other Miami players even scored—and corralled 12 rebounds. To put an exclamation point on the upset, Szczerbiak blocked a last-second shot attempt by Washington's Greg Clark—his third block of the game—to seal the RedHawks' 59-58 victory. Miami advanced to the Sweet 16.
10. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
April 5, 2003, Final Four
By the time Anthony reached New Orleans for this national semifinal against No. 1-seeded Texas, there wasn't any "freshman" left in his game. Third-seeded Syracuse's one-and-done phenom destroyed the Longhorns in just about every way imaginable—jumpers, dunks, layups, steals and rebounds. Anthony finished with 33 points, 14 boards, three steals, three 3-pointers and just one turnover in 37 minutes—despite playing the entire second half with three fouls. After the 95-84 win against Texas, Anthony had 20 points in Syracuse's title game win against Kansas.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. Intel Corp. Tuesday (Sept. 26) revealed the first details of its terascale research silicon program, including the development of the world's first programmable processor said to deliver 1 trillion floating point operations per second (Tflops).
Intel (Santa Clara, Calif.) also tipped an SRAM and a silicon laser chip, as part of its ongoing research into terascale technology. Earlier this year, the company disclosed details about its internal terascale research program that promises to usher in the next wave of computing.
Terascale scaling and computing will be required in the future, said Justin Rattner, Intel Senior Fellow and chief technology officer. During the next decade, mega data centers will host more than a million servers, allowing end-users to access personal data, play photo-realistic games, share real-time video and do multimedia data mining, Rattner said at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco.
This new usage model will challenge the industry to deliver high-speed computing performance and terabytes of bandwidth.
One of the first prototypes chips in Intel's program is the Tflops processor. Containing 80 simple cores and operating at 3.1 GHz, the goal of this experimental chip is to test interconnect strategies for moving terabytes of data from core to core and between cores and memory, according to Intel.
Unlike existing chip designs where hundreds of millions of transistors are arranged, this chip's design consists of 80 tiles laid out in an 8- by 10-block array, according to Intel.
Each tile includes a small core, or compute element, with a simple instruction set for processing floating-point data, but the silicon is not Intel x86-based processor compatible. The tile also includes a router connecting the core to an on-chip network that links all the cores to each other and gives them access to memory.
The second major part is a 20-Mbyte SRAM memory chip that is stacked on and bonded to the processor die. Stacking the die makes possible thousands of interconnects and provides more than a terabyte-per-second of bandwidth between memory and the cores, according to Intel.
The third product is the recently announced hybrid silicon laser chip developed in collaboration with researchers at University of California at Santa Barbara. This could lead to a terabit-per-second optical link capable of speeding terabytes of data between chips inside computers, between PCs and between servers inside data centers.
"When combined with our recent breakthroughs in silicon photonics, these experimental chips address the three major requirements for terascale computingTflops of performance, terabytes-per-second of memory bandwidth, and terabits-per-second of I/O capacity," Rattner said in a statement. "While any commercial application of these technologies is years away, it is an exciting first step in bringing tera-scale performance to PCs and servers."

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A baby is on his way to hospital by ambulance from North Walsham this morning after reports that he had stopped breathing.
The East Anglian Air Ambulance landed on a field behind Sadlers Way to help with the emergency, involving a little boy aged about one year old, from nearby Plantation Road.
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How herring populations are affected by commercial fisheries
Scientists analyzed almost half a million fish bones to shed light on the population history of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in the North Pacific Ocean. Their paper, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals a decline of unprecedented scale. It suggests that while the abundance of Pacific herring does fluctuate naturally, their numbers have fallen precipitously since commercial fishing started targeting the species in the 19th century.
The team, made up of anthropologists and archaeologists hailing from universities across Canada, set out with an ambition to frame depleted 21st century fisheries within a wider historical context.
"We used all available archaeological data compiled from 171 sites spread throughout the coast and collected by researchers over a period of 40 years," co-author Iain McKechnie, a coastal archaeologist from Simon Fraser University and self-described "counter of fishbones," told mongabay.com. "Each site has the same type of systematically collected data (fish bones morphologically identified to species, genera, or family) and this totals 435,777 bones."
McKechnie and his team didn't start out to study Pacific herring, but from amongst the stories and trends hidden in the bones, the plight of this one species caught their attention.
"Within this dataset, one species stood out and stood far above the rest—Pacific herring," McKechnie said. "From that point on, we knew that we could concentrate on how this one species was proportionally represented across these 171 archaeological sites spanning from 10,400 years ago to the early 1800s."
The data revealed that historic Pacific herring populations were far more consistently abundant and extensive than they are today.
The Pacific herring is a small fish with large implications for the areas they inhabit. The herring act as food for a diverse range of other animals, including whales, dolphins, seagulls, bears, wolves and other species of fish. According to McKechnie, this makes them a vital protagonist in the effort to preserve marine ecosystems in the northern Pacific Ocean.
"Pacific herring is a forage fish and forage fish are globally significant ecologically and economically in that they are a central node in marine ecosystem—they transform energy from lower trophic levels (e.g., zooplankton) into the higher levels of animals that prey on herring, (including) seabirds, larger fish, and marine mammals," McKechnie said. "Therefore, without sufficient forage fish population to prey on, a large number of key birds, fish, and marine species can be dramatically affected."
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Taught to all my students - stay in first when stopped for evasive maneuvering if needed - as long as clutch fully in - don't worry about 'damage to internal parts.'
Always park in gear - have seen more than one bike bumped down because someone didn't.
Pretty simple.
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OK, but what about the guy sitting first at the light, in first gear with the clutch in. The clutch cable snaps and he jumps into the intersection in front of a big truck blasting thru the intersection? Won't happen if it's in neutral.
I usually put it in neutral unless it's obviously gonna be just a short stop but keep the clutch covered & left foot on the shifter.
Some of these stories are pretty scary. Makes me wonder if I shouldn't just hang up the helmet & sell the bike...
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It's the chicken and egg question again.
When I was an instructor decades ago, we taught that you stopped the bike in neutral at an intersection if you had to be stopped for a period of time, such as at a red light.
The theory was that if your clutch cable snapped, or you lost your balance, let go of the clutch lever etc. your vehicle would move into cross traffic.
Of course, you can also argue that if you're in first gear, you can move away instantly if required to avoid a collision.
What do I do? In neutral at red lights, in first at a stop sign, or right turn on a red since I simply have to stop moving, then move when the way is clear..........Rod.
Work is the curse of the riding class
Broken clutch cable...got one...
Age 16 sitting at neighborhood pool parking lot ( made of oyster shells) on my Honda Scrambler 90...looking cool for the girls with clutch pulled in to do a 180 and ride off. I did have my heavy as heck 3/4 Bell helmet on and maybe my Chukka boots as major gear...
well, guess what happens...clutch cable snapped as I revved up, the bike kind of left without me into an embankment and a post...def not the cool look I was working on, the girls laughed and came to my rescue anyways
From that point on, I learned all about major preventive maintenance,better gear and quit trying to be so dang cool...most stuck with me.
anyways...it happens
on the original question, it depends on situation...
some places I am ready to get out of anyones way, sometimes I make the decision I am good. Can't live my life always thinking I'm going to get run over at every stopping situation...kind of takes the joy out of it with morbid thoughts of constant doom. It's like always covering the brake as I ride...another situation dependent decision...for me anyways.
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It's not the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away-D.Dillon/G. Strait
1st gear for both. I've experienced the side stand fold up! Always leave an exit path when stopped at lights.
First gear
I've been rear-ended twice. First time, I was just inching forward along with traffic at a light when the lady behind me forgot to brake as she was moving forward. Bike was in first. When she smacked me (hard enough) to crack the rear fender, and because my clutch was in, the whole clutch grip rotated downward, my hand released the clutch (involuntarily) and the bike jumped into the oncoming lane. The oncoming car missed me by inches, but I managed to stay aright. Second time, I was in neutral, and another lady plowed into me from behind. I think the bike slipped out from underneath me as I was slammed into the pavement. Which would have been better? I guess I really don't know. Generally, though, I keep it in first, ready for evasive action.
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I will stay in first at a light unless there are vehicles behind me offering some protection. If I am safe, I'll slip it into neutral.
On a closely related topic, I always check my mirror anytime I slow or stop, and while stopped.
The BRC taught me many years ago to always park in gear and I see no reason to do otherwise.
My fleet: 2015 R1200GS, 2017 Toyota Prius Prime (plug-in hybrid)
Getting rear ended by a distracted driver (that's politically correct language - old version was "idiot") - much more likely.
Stay in gear, keep one bike length back from vehicle in front of you, angle your bike to an escape path on either side of what's in front of you and watch your rearview mirror.
Live longer that way.
Kevin Greenwald - MSF Lead RiderCoach # 121656 (BRC,SBRC,IS,IME,SMARTrainer)
Nationally Certified Law Enforcement Motor Officer (Ret.) / IBA Member #34281
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association said rescuers were able to free the animal shortly before noon, and that it swam away. There was no immediate word on its condition.
The whale was entangled about 2 miles east of the Manasquan Inlet.
The agency had no further details about the rescue, including how the juvenile humpback estimated to be between 2 and 5 years old got trapped.
"Sometimes it takes until we get the gear off the animal to find out exactly what it is," NOAA spokeswoman Maggie Mooney-Seus had said earlier.
The Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Mass., was leading the rescue. The group is a member of NOAA Fisheries Large Whale Disentanglement Network and is experienced and authorized in this type of whale rescue.
Authorities had set up a 300-foot cordon around the whale to keep onlookers away.


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Tribe's Perez eyeing Friday return to bullpen
Closer to make one final rehab outing on Tuesday for Double-A Akron
By Mark Emery / MLB.com
CLEVELAND -- Closer Chris Perez believes he'll be ready to return to Cleveland's bullpen on Friday after just one more rehab appearance.
Perez is scheduled to throw an inning for Double-A Akron on Tuesday. This past Sunday, he tossed a scoreless frame for Class A Lake County, allowing two hits and notching one strikeout. Perez was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 27 with a right shoulder strain.
"It's getting better every day," Perez said before Monday's series opener against Kansas City. "I should be active on Friday."
Tribe manager Terry Francona didn't specifically say Friday would be the day for Perez, who has a 4.32 ERA and is 6-for-8 in save opportunities in 17 outings for the Indians.
Sunday's outing in Lake County marked the first time Perez had thrown to live hitters since May 26, when the closer blew a three-run, ninth-inning lead in Boston.
"He actually felt really good," Francona said. "He didn't command real well. He said he felt rusty. [He] came in today, played catch and felt really good, which we were thrilled with.
"He understands that when he comes back, we want to insert him into the ninth-inning role, and if he's going to do that, he needs to be sharp."
Tribe playing it safe with Swisher's shoulder
CLEVELAND -- For the second day in a row, Nick Swisher wasn't in the Tribe's starting lineup, held out to nurse an ailing left shoulder as the Kansas City Royals arrived on Monday for a three-game series.
Indians manager Terry Francona said Swisher's shoulder was examined on Sunday and the results revealed no structural changes. Swisher received a cortisone shot on Monday. Cleveland hasn't ruled out placing him on the 15-day disabled list, but the club is confident Swisher will return to the field on Friday.
"We'll go all on him, on his symptoms," Francona said. "It's all dependent on how he feels. If he feels better and the medical staff OKs him, we'll play him before that."
Swisher last played on Saturday and appeared to aggravate his shoulder in the fifth inning. The first baseman/right fielder has struggled over his last 15 games, going 6-for-64 with 18 strikeouts. On the season, Swisher is hitting .237 (53-for-224) with seven home runs and 24 RBIs.
"I don't think it helped it," said Francona, referring to the injury's effect on Swisher's swing. "To what extent and when and where, it's hard to tell."
The sore left shoulder caused Swisher to miss three games between April 30 and May 3. Swisher said his shoulder felt great after those few days off, though it seems he never fully healed.
"With maintenance moving forward, he'll be able to kind of stay ahead of it," Francona said. "That's kind of what we're hoping for."
Francona favors pitchers' comfort with safety
CLEVELAND -- A few days after Rays right-hander Alex Cobb was struck in the right ear by a fast-moving liner, Indians manager Terry Francona discussed the delicate safety issue facing Major League Baseball.
Francona couldn't say whether incidents such as those involving Cobb or J.A. Happ or Brandon McCarthy are happening with more frequency, or if they're simply being noticed more. The skipper did say that, whatever measures are taken, the league should take care not to make pitchers uncomfortable on the mound.
"I think something like a skullcap -- in the meantime -- couldn't hurt," Francona said before Monday's series opener against the Royals. "The old players used to wear them. If you got something that was comfortable, even though it wouldn't be the end-all, be-all, it wouldn't help every situation, it might alleviate or ease some of impact on some of the balls."
Francona doesn't have a long term answer for how to more effectively keep pitchers out of harm's way. But he seemed concerned about what's happened to so many hurlers and open to any practical possibility that might cut down on the likelihood of a pitcher sustaining brain trauma, as McCarthy did last September.
"A concussion's not good, but a concussion is better than something worse," Francona said. "I'd be in favor of whatever they can do that doesn't get in the way, and that's difficult."
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"It's a nice thing to think about or remind yourself when you're in one of those streaks where you're 0-for-your-last-20. This is one of the peaks, and you know the valleys are going to be there down the road, too. You just want to resort back to weeks like this where you were feeling real good and kind of take note of what you're doing the whole week and try to go back to that every time you're in a little scuffle."
-- Jason Kipnis, on his 10-game hitting streak entering Monday, during which he logged a .432 average (16-for-37) with a home run and eight RBIs.
Smoke signals
• Over the past seven games entering Monday, the Tribe's starting pitchers compiled a 3.30 ERA while averaging about 6 1/3 innings per outing. When an Indians starter has gone at least six innings, Cleveland is 26-13.
• The Indians committed five errors over their past two games. Entering Monday, Cleveland and Kansas City had both made 41 errors, tied for fifth-most in the American League.
• On Monday, the Indians held the first of two Puppypalooza events at Progressive Field, with the next scheduled for Sept. 9. All fans were invited to bring their dogs to the game, and the first 300 hounds that showed up were able to participate in an on-field Puppypalooza Parade before the first pitch.
Mark Emery is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Despite a broken left ring finger, Michael Young extending his hitting streak to 22 games.
The Rangers star singled to tie Jim Sundberg's 1978 hitting streak, the fourth-longest in club history. Young already owns the second longest streak in team history, 25 games in 2005. The team record is 28 games, set by Gabe Kapler in 2000.
On top of the broken finger, Young had to leave Saturday's game in the seventh inning due to tightness in his left groin. Manager Ron Washington, however, wasn't concerned about Young, who did not play Sunday in Texas' 6-3 win over Tampa Bay so that he could have two days' rest before the Rangers' series against Kansas City begins on Tuesday.
"I have no concerns -- right now," Washington told The Dallas Morning News. "As long as he can handle the pain that goes with it, he can play. If anybody can pull it off, Michael can."
Byrd notches 100th career victory: Paul Byrd worked seven innings and gave up just two runs on four hits against the Tigers on Friday night to get his 100th career victory.
"Greg Maddux didn't feel any heat from this," Byrd told the Akron Beacon Journal. "But for me, it's a big deal. I love playing Major League baseball. It's something I always wanted to do since I was a kid. I spent part of the time as a reliever, got released several times and got claimed on waivers, so this is nice for me."
Ethier continues to see average rise: Andre Ethier has become hot with more regular playing time. Despite an 0-for-3 on Sunday, he's hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games, and his average was .294 going into the Dodgers' series in San Diego this week.
"The circumstances are unfortunate," Ethier told the Los Angeles Times. "We'd like for this team to be whole and have all of our weapons. But it's a situation where I'm getting the at-bats and I'm just going out there trying to prove that I can handle it and perform."
Prior makes clubhouse appearance following surgery: Mark Prior visited the San Diego clubhouse this weekend, days after having surgery to repair a tear in the anterior capsule of his right shoulder. The surgery ended the season for Prior.
"I don't think anybody will really have a true explanation," Prior told The San Diego Union-Tribune about his latest setback. "Hopefully it's fixed and I won't have to worry about it and can just move on."
Bullpen has Zito's back in second win: Three relievers combined for four shutout innings to preserve Barry Zito's second win of the season on Sunday. The bullpen was happy to notch a save for the hard-working veteran.
"'Z' has worked so hard to make the strides he's made -- you feel good keeping his win intact," reliever Jack Taschner, who retired all six of the batters he faced, told the San Francisco Chronicle. "All anybody looks at is all the games he's lost, the million-dollar guy. On the pregame show, they're talking about his questionable approach. Are you serious? For a guy who's done it as long as he has and works his tail off? For a guy who's taken the abuse he's taken?
"He comes in every day and does his work, trying to change things up. People will say he should, because he's making all that money. But it's hard when the fans, even San Francisco fans, are riding him all the time. As a teammate, when you see a guy do that [work], it feels good to leave his game intact, because when he goes out there and gets a no-decision, it doesn't help him one bit."
This time, Guthrie gets deluge of runs: Jeremy Guthrie received his best run support of the season on Saturday when the Orioles jumped on the Blue Jays for eight early runs.
"I have fun going out there, and I don't think about not having run support or feeling snake-bitten in any way," Guthrie told The Baltimore Sun. "It never crosses my mind, and so there's no joking about it. Just go out every five days and hopefully pitch well enough to win."
Bonderman takes positive outlook on returning: For Jeremy Bonderman, who is likely going to be out for the remainder of the season, the news could have been much worse. He spent Friday night in intensive care at Detroit Medical Center after a blood clot was discovered in his axillary vein.
"It's something I know I can come back from," Bonderman told the Detroit Free Press. "It's not like they're rebuilding something. They're just trying to make it better. I look at it as an opportunity to get it right. If I miss the rest of the year and come back, I'll have a fresh arm."
Theriot among batting leaders: Ryan Theriot says it's far too early in the season to even consider a batting title.
"I don't look at it," Theriot, who is batting .323 for the season, told MLB.com. "I'm not going to lie -- I know I'm up there. It's still early and a lot can happen in a few days. I don't think you buy into it too much until you have a ton of at-bats."
Konerko's rare treble leaves him gassed: Paul Konerko hit the sixth triple of his 12-year career on Saturday night.
"It was literally just a base hit to center field, and the wind was blowing out," Konerko told MLB.com. "And it just kind of took a left turn and the outfielder had no chance. After it got by him, I knew it would be a double. I don't know what happened -- I was just all of a sudden sliding into third and I was safe. It took me about three innings to recover."
Springer thriving as milestone of sorts nears: Russ Springer, who will turn 40 this November, is in his 16th season in the Major Leagues. Still a successful and key reliever for the Cardinals, Springer concedes he never really considered playing this long.
"I never thought that far down the line," Springer told MLB.com. "The years added up. Obviously, you don't anticipate pitching this far, especially when you go through the injuries I did early in my career. I was motivated to get over those injuries and try to make a living for my family. The next thing I know, I look up and I'm still playing and still playing. Most of my [former] teammates are coaching first base. I've been lucky. I've played with a lot of different teams and, [during] the second half of my career, gone to the playoffs most of the time."
Lyon pushes scoreless streak to 22 innings in a row: Brandon Lyon, who had waited 22 days between save opportunities, recorded consecutive saves Friday and Saturday.
The two performances extended his scoreless-inning streak to 22 innings, according to The Arizona Republic.
His last run allowed came on April 6 when Matt Holliday hit a solo home run, leading to a blown save for Lyon. Since then, he is a perfect 13-for-13 in save chances.
Weeks gets a rest after making play at second: Rickie Weeks was out of the starting lineup on Sunday, one day after being taken out at second base by Colorado's Jeff Baker while Baker was trying to break up a double play.
"It was a good, hard slide," Weeks told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "That's all. That's baseball."
Tucker earns a win in Major League debut: Rookie Ryan Tucker allowed just two hits in five innings in his Major League debut against Cincinnati on Sunday to become the seventh player in Marlins history to record a win in his first start.
"The whole game was trying to get through the walks," Tucker told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "Just wanted to get through that and try to make pitches that would adhere to the situation."
Tucker reached 95 mph with his fastball in the first inning and regularly hit 92-93 with his heater.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Vipers baseball to face Churchill in area round
May 13, 2010 at 12:13 a.m.
The Memorial Vipers will face a hot offense Friday when the take on the San Antonio Churchill Chargers in the Class 5A area playoffs.
The Chargers are 27-7 this season and have lit up the scoreboard recently.
Chad Marshall's team has averaged more than nine runs in the last five games and Austin High couldn't hold Churchill below four runs in their bi-district series last week.
Memorial and Churchill will play a one game playoff at 7:30 p.m. at Wolff Stadium in San Antonio.
Memorial head coach Manuel Alvarado is confident junior right-handed pitcher Jordan Pacheco can cool off the Chargers' bats.
"I feel like my pitcher can go out there and shut those guys down," said Alvarado.
Alvarado opted for the one game playoff rather than the best-of-three series.
After splitting the first two games of their bi-district series the Chargers were down to their last out trailing 6-2 in the seventh.
Then Churchill put things together. The Chargers took advantage of two hit batters and two fielding errors, got RBI singles by Norm Bodet and Reed Kirksey followed by a two-run homer by Michael Kraft to send the game into extra innings.
The Chargers pulled off the comeback with two runs in the eighth to down the Maroons 8-6 and move to the area round.
"That's baseball, it's not over until the last out," Alvarado said.


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Securing 10 wins against a pseudo regional rival at home tonight (LIVE at 7pm CT on NBC 5.2) would feel rather good, wouldn't it? Here are Five Things on Toronto FC and possible omens for a positive result to happen…
1) UNBEATEN AT HOME…That's right, since coming into the league in 2007, Toronto FC has failed to come away from Toyota Park with a victory going 2-0-3 in five previous matches. Better yet, the Fire are unbeaten in their past four games vs. the Reds, going 2-0-2 in a streak that dates back to a 0-0 draw on September 8, 2010.
2) ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY… Saturday's game comes just a little over a year after the teams swapped defenders in a late July trade, with the Fire sending Dasan Robinson north of the border and TFC giving up Dan Gargan in return.
LOOKING BACK: Fire 3, TFC 2 (4/21/2012)
A year later, Gargan has appeared in 28 regular season matches and become a regular choice for Frank Klopas while Robinson was traded to LA (where he won an MLS Cup ring) before retiring at season's end.
Talking about his first year in Chicago earlier this week, Gargan said, "Every day I've been happy to be here. Chicago is a great city and this is a club with a lot of tradition that I'm proud to be a part of."
3) SPEAKING OF GARGAN… Less than a month after the trade, the newly acquired Fire defender tallied his debut goal for the Fire to ice a 2-0 victory in last season's home encounter against TFC on August 21. The goal still stands as just the second in the veteran defender's MLS career.\
Months before, 19-year-old Fire striker Orr Barouch earned his first goal in a Fire uniform, tallying the 75th equalizer in a 2-2 draw at Toronto FC on May 15.
4) THAT LAST BIT seems a good omen for two now Fire Designated Players Alvaro Fernandez and Sherjill MacDonald, who both will hope to make their home debuts tonight vs. TFC at Toyota Park.
5) IMPORTANT THREE POINTS… With all the Fire's remaining 12 MLS regular season matches coming against conference opponents and the tight nature of the East standings, it goes without saying that all remaining matches are six-pointers.
The Houston Dynamo claimed the conference lead with a 2-0 victory Friday night over Red Bull, leaving the fifth-place Fire eight points out of first place with two games in hand. Closer to where the Fire stand, fourth-place DC United (33 points) host sixth place Columbus (28 points) tonight as well.
A draw or Columbus win in that match and a win for the Fire would see the Men in Red jump to fourth place and a possible two points out of third if New England can defeat Sporting KC tonight as well.
That's the best case scenario in what will be a very tight playoff race down the home stretch.


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ANKARA, Turkey, June 12 (UPI) -- A Turkish energy official said Thursday any sale of oil from the semiautonomous Kurdish north of Iraq would get consent from international arbiters.
United Emblem, the latest tanker to leave the Turkish port of Ceyhan loaded with Kurdish oil, was heading west Thursday toward Sicily. United Leadership, which left the Turkish port in May, is parked off the coast of Morocco.
The Iraqi government filed a case against the semiautonomous Kurdish government over the exports, arguing the Kurds had violated the national constitution.
A senior official in the Turkish Energy Ministry told Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah the Iraqi central government may lose the case. Ankara is "pretty sure" the courts would rule against Baghdad, he said.
The Kurdistan Regional Government last week issued a statement saying its oil policies were "fully in line with the federal constitution of Iraq."
Washington said it sided with the central government in Baghdad in the case. No sales, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said, can move forward without the federal government's consent.


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The following changes were made to the DPC's Board at the 43rd Annual Conference, held in Madison, WI, November 7 - 9, 2012:
New President: Rebecca Piston (HP Hood, LLC) was elected to a three year term as President of the Dairy Practices Council. Piston replaced Mike Schutz, whose term expired.
New Vice President: Bebe Zabilansky (Bruns Bros Process Equipment) was elected to a three year term as Vice President of the Dairy Practices Council. Zabilansky replaced Rebecca Piston, whose term expired.
Board Member's terms extended: Both Patrick Healy (USDA Market Administrator, Lenexa, KS), and Greg Leach (Losurdo Foods, Huevelton, NY) were both elected to second three year terms on the Board
New Board Members: Ron Geiser (Dairy Farmers of America, Orrville, OH) and John Partridge (Michigan State University) were elected to three year terms on the Board. Geiser replaced Neil Bendixen on the Board, whose term expired. Partridge was previously the Director of Task Force II, the Plant Equipment and Procedures task force. Partridge replaced Chuck Boeneke on the Board, whose term expired
Board position vacated: Robert Peters (University of Maryland) vacated his position on the Board. Peters represented Education/Production, and was a Board Member for four years. This position remains unfilled as of this writing.
New Task Force Directors:
Allen Sayler (Center for Food Safety and Regulatory Solutions) became the new Director of Task Force II, Plant Equipment and Procedures, replacing John Partridge.
Brendan Murphy (Diversey / Sealed Air, Inc) became the new Director of Task Force III, Laboratory & Quality Control Procedures, replacing Nancy Carey.
Mike Piche' (Dairymaster USA, Inc) became the new Director of Task Force V, Milking Systems and Procedures, replacing Charlie Miller.
Christopher Hylkema (NY State Dept of Agriculture & Markets) became the new Director of Task Force VI, Small Ruminants, replacing Dan Scruton.
See the full list of Board and Task Force Directors here.
See information about the Task Forces here.
See the Task Force Directors, past & present, here.
See the Executive Board Members, past & present, here.


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man i just want this whole fiasco to end soon so i can get an idea about the roster next season
man i just want this whole fiasco to end soon so i can get an idea about the roster next season
Are you saying white guys are the fat chicks of the NBA?If your chick wants to have a 3some with another chick but your not exactly happy with the chick she wants to include...you do it anyway because of the posibilities it opens up...David Lee is that girl!!!
lol....... no I am saying getting those assets even though they do not gel with our team right at this moment is better then getting no assets, Meaning have the threesome and the hot girl is just around the corner..
I dont think To has any interest in Lee other than to "perk up" Chicago in parting with Noah.
Because Bosh WILL NOT sign anywhere unless is Max contract (Rumour is Bosh "killed" a deal to Miami with Wade & LeBron (3 of them to split $$$).
Lee + Evans or Banks might get you Okafor (a true center)
Lee would not likely be an ideal fit on the roster as it is now, but maybe Lee and a trade exception could help form a Rubio trade with the Wolves? They seem to be interested in Lee.
Okafor is a bad bad idea. BC will never get himself in that kind of trouble.
how about a 3-way sending LEE to Minny, BOSH to NY and Ricky Rubio to the RAPTORS. Don't know if Rubio will play this year or wait til 2011-2012. he could play off the bench when Turk and Jack take a breather to develop his game. We would obviously not need the 'other' spanish PG
Damn man, I just don't know. $11M/yr for David Lee strikes me as one of those "I hope you know what you're doing because you don't look the part" kind of deals. That's a lot of money for a role player. Especially when they just drafted Ed Davis and signed Amir to $35M. What was the point in signing Amir for that kind of money if they're going to turn around and sign a guy to twice as much to knock him down the depth chart? I think Amir and Ed both fit the Raptors better than David Lee even if they're not on the same level... YET.
Ya, that's Calderon to a `T'.
And your assertion that he's just as bad as Calderon is on D is based on what exactly?
Rubio was considered by many to be the second best player in the draft last year, has an incredibly high basketball IQ, is one of those transcendent point guards that can turn your team into a winner. He's a clutch player who won the Euroleague title this past year and won silver medal at the 2008 Olympics as an 18 year old starting PG. The guy is special, but he is white and he is European, so a lot of fans around here may not like based solely on those two attributes.
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In the preparations for the Second Vatican Council, Blessed John XXIII asked that a document be prepared on the veneration of the saints.
Our esteem for the saints in heaven is an important part of the Catholic faith. The saints live in a different realm, but they are not separate from us. For all the baptized, life is Christ and Christ is our life. There is a profound unity among the baptized, those now living, those in eternity and even those not yet born.
Moreover, by focusing on the saints, we impress on ourselves the transient nature of life on earth. We develop what another pope – Blessed John Paul II – called an eschatological consciousness. That is, we deepen our awareness that eternity begins in this life and comes to its full flowering after we die and are united with Christ in everlasting glory.
At Vatican II, the first draft of what was written about the saints was quite individualistic. It spoke about pious devotion to the saints and their help for us.
However, as reflection deepened on that topic, especially provoked by the theologian Yves Congar, the council fathers came to realize that not only are Christians pilgrims, but the Church itself is pilgrim.
The full title of chapter seven of Vatican II's Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium) is "The Eschatological Nature of the Pilgrim Church and her Union with the Heavenly Church." It begins, "The Church . . . will receive its perfection only in the glory of heaven" (LG 48).
In other words, the Church in this world is provisional; it has a destiny and that destiny is heaven. The Church's holiness on earth is real, but imperfect. Like all God's creatures, the Church herself "takes her place among the creatures which groan and travail, yet await the revelation of the children of God."
Christ has come among us. He has suffered, died and rose to new life. The restoration of all things to their full goodness has already begun in Christ. The victory over sin and death has been won, even though evil continues to win more than the occasional skirmish.
Just as the Israelites journeyed from the slavery of Egypt into the Promised Land, so our journey looks toward eternity.
The Church is in that in-between time, the time in which the Holy Spirit is active and in which the Church's members are already partakers of glory. But because that glory is incomplete, the Church is in a state of groaning and waiting for its exile to come to an end.
As such, the Church is developing as it yearns for greater completeness. Its knowledge and self-awareness grow and it reforms itself as it seeks perfection.
This image of the pilgrim Church is badly needed in today's world and Church.
First, that eschatological consciousness of which Pope John Paul spoke is virtually non-existent in today's Western world. Our focus is on today and on material things. But today doesn't last and neither do material things. In fact, you're lucky if your mobile phone lasts till the end of your three-year contract.
We need an eternal awareness, mostly because eternity is what is most real and everything else is, in itself, of no lasting value. However, we also need that eternal awareness because it gives real meaning to our action in this world.
A yearning for eternity does not lead a person to hate this world. Rather, it leads us to seek, find and love the presence of God in this world all the more. The saints in heaven were people of joy when they lived in this world.
Now, that they are with God, those good actions they performed on earth have remained with them and have been cleansed and polished in order to shine ever more brightly in heaven.
Second, we need more of an eschatological consciousness in the Church. The Church can be too defensive about its faults and too hesitant to reform itself. Pope Francis has made us more aware of this. The Church is not a place to build a career; it is a place to grow in humility.
One of the great documents of the post-Vatican II Church was Memory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the Past, written, at Blessed John Paul's request, as part of the Church's preparation for the Jubilee Year 2000.
We need to read and reflect on that document as well as to realize that the faults of the Church are not all in the past. There are more than a few today.
The Church and its members have a need, the document said, "for continual renewal and for constant conversion." Whenever the Church tries to hide its faults, renewal and conversion are retarded. In today's world, it doesn't work anyway; the media has an ever-watchful eye for institutional sin.
However, if we take seriously the pilgrim nature of the Church, we will have our eyes on heaven and we will also be ever-conscious of the need for repentance and renewal.


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Yes, I Would the War Were Over
Yes, I Would the War were Over.
Yes, I would the war were over,
Would the cruel work were done;
With my country undivided,
And the battle fought and won.
Let the contest now before us,
Be decided by the sword,
For the war cannot be ended
Till the Union is restored.
Dead upon the field of battle,
Husbands, sons and brothers lie;
Friends are waiting—wives and mothers,
Looking for them, bye and bye.
Far away from home forever,
Many a noble boy lies slain;
Look not for thy child fond mother,
Thou shalt see him not again.
Yes, I would the war were ended,
And the cruel struggle o'er,
But our flag must be defended,
And our country as before.
Peace indeed, is Heaven's blessing,
Though its joys are easy lost,
Still we'll battle for our nation,
Whatsoe'er it yet may cost.
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I have a couple (maybe more) of questions about the time before the Founder's Era.
How did they talk? I mean, do I have to incorporate old English? Did they even speak English? I mean, I'm talking about a time way before the Founders, before Muggle-borns, per say.
What kinds of names do you think would be used in that era?
When exactly did wizard's go into hiding? Was it before or after the Founders founded Hogwarts? If before, how long before?
I thought I had more questions...hmm...I'll come back when I remember them.


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In second game back, Guti exits with leg tightness
By Greg Johns and Jacob Thorpe / MLB.com
SEATTLE -- Just one day after Franklin Gutierrez reminded the Mariners what they'd been missing with a home run and a double in his first game back from the disabled list, his health problems reared up once again in the Mariners' 6-3 win on Sunday. Gutierrez left the game in the seventh inning.
"His legs tightened up on him again, so we'll see how he feels in a couple days," manager Eric Wedge said.
The legs tightened when Gutierrez hit the center-field wall in the fourth inning while catching a fly ball from Jed Lowrie.
Keeping Gutierrez healthy and in the lineup has been tough over the last three seasons. The Mariners played their 400th game since the start of 2011 on Sunday. And Gutierrez, back in the lineup in center field for a second straight game, had played in just 149 of those.
"I'll tell you what, we've missed him more this year than anybody," Wedge said. "He's a separator for us. You can say what you want, but you saw it all spring. This guy is a difference maker."
If Gutierrez can stay in the lineup, it will give Wedge more options, both defensively and with his batting order. His presence Sunday allowed Wedge to give designated hitter Kendrys Morales a needed day off, until he pinch-hit in the 10th inning and came through with a home run. Raul Ibanez -- who had two homers of his own -- slid into the DH role, and Michael Saunders played left field.
If Gutierrez hasn't re-injured himself, Wedge will be cautious with him, something that will be made easier with the Mariners' three off-days in the next eight days.
Wedge commends Franklin's aggressive plate approach
SEATTLE -- In the seventh inning of Saturday's game against Oakland, the Mariners were down, 5-2, and hot-hitting rookie second baseman Nick Franklin was leading off for Seattle.
Franklin swung at a high fastball and popped it up to record the first out. But rather than correct the 22-year old for his mistake born from inexperience, manager Eric Wedge simply complimented him on his hustle. He avoided the coachable moment, because Franklin's aggression at the plate is exactly what he wants to instill in the rest of his team.
"I'm not going to get on him for swinging at a pitch that's up, because he's overly aggressive in that situation," Wedge said. "You can't say 'no fear' if you're going to bust their chops. You can't have it both ways, because there's no perfection. That's what people have to understand -- most importantly, the players."
The next time Franklin came to the plate, he hit a game-winning, two-run single in the eighth to give Seattle a two-run lead. Wedge believes Franklin's aggressive approach is a manifestation of his self-assurance, and that it's the type of confidence that allows a player to shrug off bad at-bats and hopefully, avoid slumps.
"That's the difference maker for him," Wedge said. "That's his attitude. He's a cocky kid, believes in himself. That is one thing that makes him different versus some of the others, without a doubt. That's a positive thing."
Rookie Medina giving bullpen a boost
SEATTLE -- Against Oakland on Saturday night, the Mariners needed three pitchers to get through the first 6 2/3 innings. But Yoervis Medina came in and pitched the rest of the game without allowing a run, earning the win in the process.
It was just another new experience for the 24-year old from Venezuela, who has appeared in 25 games since making his MLB debut on April 16. Medina has posted a 2.70 ERA and picked up a pair of wins.
"It's a series of firsts for him, as it has been for so many of these guys," manager Eric Wedge said. "He does a nice job, especially once he works his way into it."
The emergence of Medina, along with the anticipated return of flame-throwing Stephen Pryor, could provide a significant boost to a struggling Mariners bullpen. Seattle relievers have given up the lead in five losses since May 29.
"It definitely gives me confidence," Medina said through translator Ryan Schmitz. "Every time I go in, I think, 'This time I have to do better than the last one.'"
Worth noting
• Danny Hultzen, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 Draft, has been promoted to Triple-A Tacoma. Hultzen had a rehab start in the Arizona League Saturday night, striking out eight batters in five innings.
• The Mariners have hit 14 home runs in 12 games against the A's this season. The injured Michael Morse has four of those homers.
• The Mariners announced the signing of eighth-round Draft pick Tyler Smith, a shortstop out of Oregon State. With the signing, Seattle has now come to terms with its top 20 draft picks.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. Jacob Thorpe is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Courier hasn't always had such a simple name either. We've seen our fare share of changes too; however, some still call us The Courier-Democrat when speaking about us or when billing us for different services and products.
Today, we are The Courier, but we are proud of our roots in the past.
The Russellville Democrat began publication on Jan. 28, 1875. The Courier, a competing weekly, and the Russellville Democrat consolidated in 1898 to become The Courier-Democrat.
A daily edition was started in 1909, which was also the birth year of Arkansas Tech University. A mainstay of the Monday through Friday newspaper, as is the case today, was the newspaper's local news content.
A Sunday edition of The Courier-Democrat was added in 1976. Today, The Courier's Sunday edition is our core product and is the largest issue of the week.
In August 1991, Paducah Newspapers Inc., which was to become Paxton Media Group Inc., of Paducah, Ky., purchased The Courier-Democrat. The third and fourth generations of the Paxton family are involved in the management of the media company. The new owners wasted little time in adding new equipment, including the installation of a new Goss Urbanite press in 1993.
In February 1994, the name of the publication was changed from The Courier-Democrat to The Courier. After 13 years since the name change under Paxton Media Group, some still refer to us by the old name. In general, change is usually met with opposition, but we think enough time has passed to accept this change.
The mission of The Courier today, as it has been since the first issue of the Russellville Democrat was published, is to be "your messenger in the Arkansas River Valley."
The Courier reaches more than 20,000 readers each Tuesday through Sunday morning. It is a paid distribution newspaper covering Pope, Yell, and Johnson counties in the Arkansas River Valley.
In addition to The Courier, Russellville Newspapers Inc. publishes the Advertiser, a free distribution weekly newspaper.
A third publication, The Post-Dispatch, is published each Wednesday and serves Dardanelle and northern Yell County.
Russellville Newspapers Inc. is also a web offset printer whose commercial printing division prints nearly 20 different publications each month.


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Beer does have its benefits. On a hot summer day it may cool the senses better than a glass of water. Or it may bring a community together for the 14th annual Harvest Beer Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 4 to 9 p.m. at Parque de Vida. All proceeds from the festival will benefit the Montezuma Land Conservancy and its mission of land protection.
"We are planning on a great community event," said Juniper Katz, MLC executive director. "There is music, food, a silent auction and of course beer tasting."
Festival-goers can expect to sample hand-brewed beers from 11 microbreweries that are based in and around the region. The visiting breweries will have their own staff on hand to answer any questions about their brews from beer tasters.
"The brewers are thrilled when people ask about their beers," Katz said. "They are all pretty educated in brewing and they each have their own spin on how they brew beer. There will be lots of different selections."
The Main Street Brewery in Cortez, Dolores River Brewery and the Mancos Valley Distillery (which brews rum) will all be in attendance. Branden Miller is Main Street Brewery's brewmaster and has been brewing beer since 2002. He has seen a positive change in customer interaction for local microbreweries.
"It used to be more of a tourist thing," Miller said. "The Sam Adams and Blue Moon commercials have helped out. Locals are starting to come in and ask if I have anything like those. People like to try something different."
Miller said he will be at the festival pouring the brewery's favorite beers including Slow Pitch and their summer seasonal black lager. The Main Street Brewery brews eight of its own beers, six of which they bottle. They also brew two or three seasonal beers throughout the year.
Miller's favorite is the Porter Ale.
"I usually get asked what malt I use or how much hops I put in," Miller said. "It all depends on the differing styles."
Miller is in good spirits about the festival. He thinks it is a great opportunity for locals to taste outside brews coming from places such as Moab or Alamosa. Other breweries attending the festival are Carver Brewing Co., Durango Brewing Co., Moab Brewery, Ska Brewing Co., Steamworks Brewing Co., 3 Rivers Brewing Co., Ouray Brewing Co. and San Luis Valley Brewing Co.
Katz is expecting more than 500 people to attend the festival. Live music will be provided by local musician Katya Chorover and Durango-based band Jack 10 High. The gates will open at 4 p.m. and the music will begin shortly after.
"This is a real social event," Katz said. "It is (one of) the last outdoor event so it is very much for the community. There are some children activities too so it is a family event as well."
Among the beer and music, visitors will also have a chance to bid on auction items that were donated by supporters in the community and include: gift certificates to local restaurants, outdoor clothing items, jewelry, framed and 3D art, wrought iron items and a Kokopelli bicycle. There are over 200 items being auctioned to benefit Montezuma Land Conservancy.
"We get a lot of support from local businesses to throw this event," Katz said.
There will also be wine available for non-beer drinkers and other beverages for non-alcoholic drinkers and minors. Bubbles and face painting will occupy the children. Some seating will be provided but people are encouraged to bring their own outdoor chairs. Free transportation is available from Cortez to Mancos and Dolores for those not wanting to drive. For more information about the festival or transportation, visit harvestbeerfestival.com.


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Developer disputes Palo Alto's 'impact fees'
Original post made on Sep 4, 2013
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Comments (16)
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 4, 2013 at 11:05 am
The hubris of these "developers" is unbelievable. They cause increased traffic, more students in our schools, and generally a large impact on the rest of the community. But they don't think it's fair to offset this impact with some fees. Considering the current "boom" in Palo Alto real estate, they stand to get huge profits from those houses they're building.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 4, 2013 at 11:35 am
If he proceeds with his claim, put the brakes on his development.
Tell the building inspectors: "All Deliberate Speed."
That should take care of it.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 4, 2013 at 11:39 am
This from a another developer that was given permission to build out to the sidewalk. What arrogance.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 4, 2013 at 11:43 am
On second thought, this claim may point out an underlying problem.
Why should it matter whether two homes share a common wall or are stand alone? In each case the impact on our community would appear to be the same. If, in fact, the ordnance(s) treat a duplex any differently than a stand alone single family home, it seems wrong. Each houses a family, each sends kids to school, each probably has two or more cars to want to park and each probably visits our parks and public areas equally. In fact, I could argue that the duplex dwellers may even visit our parks and recreation areas more because of their smaller yards.
If this developer wins his outrageous claim, we better fix the laws and definitions in the law ASAP!
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Sep 4, 2013 at 12:01 pm
Greed is the name of the game
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 4, 2013 at 12:06 pm
I think it is interesting how Palo Alto residents as so quick to claim "hubris", arrogance, etc. when any developer, landlord, or any one other than themselves does something in town. It's always "they are wrong, I am correct".
Get over it. Palo Alto is going to get denser, more people are going to live here and you should just learn to live with it. Stop complaining.
It's not 1950.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 4, 2013 at 12:38 pm
Just another arrogant jerk! With a sense of entitlement to boot!
a resident of Addison School
on Sep 4, 2013 at 2:44 pm
I'm pretty sure the issue here is fairness, not "hubris" or "arrogance." My guess is that if the City were to charge any of the commenters more for a permit than the City is entitled to under the City code, each of them would complain. To me, that's not hubris, it's the law.
Now, granted, if the commenters think that the City should amend its code to increase the fees, then I'm not going argue. The downside of higher fees, however, is that the cost of new housing goes up and most young families are priced out of the market. If you already live in Palo Alot and are willing to slam the proverbial door closed behind you to keep out the have-nots, then the higher fees and housing prices won't bother you, but if not...
a resident of University South
on Sep 4, 2013 at 4:48 pm
There's nothing wrong with asking for a refund of excess fees paid.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Sep 4, 2013 at 7:27 pm
> There's nothing wrong with asking for a refund of excess fees paid.
But if the developer describes the homes as "single family & duplex homes" in his marketing material, how can he claim they are not "single family" for impact fee purposes. These are rather large units with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, so they will be bring in a lot of families with kids, and thus WILL be impacting "parks, libraries etc ..."
I think the SHOULD be paying the fee. If they don't want to, then perhaps the planning commission should look into "clawing back" some the exceptions this developer was granted (as we know they all are. ...)
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Sep 4, 2013 at 7:33 pm
Here is the developers marketing material. These are 4 bedroom 3.5 bath units with 2100 sq. feet. About the same size as you would expect in a "single family" home.
Web Link
a resident of another community
on Sep 4, 2013 at 9:06 pm
Why not pay the workers more money, I heard that on that job the framers did not get paid on time.It seems that no one is making money, except the developer.Shame on you!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 4, 2013 at 11:15 pm
Where is this money? My understanding is the pot isn't that big. How much could he be contributing anyway?
Since the traffic on this stretch of El Camino affects Arastradero, why can't some of that money go to buying the Maybell site for parkland/community orchard, and help subsidize the purchase of property for senior affordable housing in a more accessible and appropriate location for seniors? Oh, that's right, because what they pay is miniscule compared to what's necessary to mitigate the impacts.
If the City Council wasn't just wholesale undercutting all of our zoning rules...
a resident of College Terrace
on Sep 5, 2013 at 6:48 am
What about the positive impacts of development? Short-term and long-term jobs, more housing and retail, payments to the city in the form of property taxes, utility bills, etc.
To developers, impact fees are just another term for "extortion". If the project is being built as-of-right, why should the developer pay to build it? Total nonsense, in my opinion.
Furthermore, state and federal have clearly stated that impact fees have to have a clear nexus between the fees and the impact to the community. So, if the fees are excessive, then by all mean, PA should refund the developer.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 5, 2013 at 9:52 am
before criticizing whether the developer is greed, do we know how the city of palo alto wrote up the fee charge? is it really for single family or 'apply' to any housing structure? secondly, although the developer marketing the site as 'single family house', there should be law to define such at the city or county level. bottomline, we should know the facts beforehand. thanks.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 5, 2013 at 3:09 pm
Who really cares! Leave it to the lawyers to occupy their time with such nonsense. If any money is gained from the developer, it rightly should be returned to the buyers of these incredibly ugly structures. The fact that the Building Official and Planning Official don't know what the definition of a single family residence is, as defined by their city ordinance, and issued permits to the contrary is the real sign of government incompetence. What a pity!
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- September 21, 2012 |
- By Jack Bettridge
When you have Scotland's northern most distillery (Highland Park) on a remote island (Orkney) that was once part of Norway, it's very tempting to invoke Norse gods once in a while. And so we have the Valhalla collection, which recently debuted with Thor and is planned to include three other single-malt Scotches, also named for Viking deities, in the coming years.
At a glance, it's easy to be captivated by the mere packaging: a rectangular bottle encased in a wooden frame akin to a Viking ship, with serpentine prows facing in opposite directions. But it would be a mistake to dismiss this 16-year-old, limited-release one-off as nothing more than a pretty box. The formidable whisky inside is a fascinating departure for Highland Park, even as it contains its basic DNA.
The 104.2 proof (52.1 alcohol by volume) provides the punch that distinguishes this malt from other Highland Park releases. Martin Daraz, the company's brand ambassador in U.S., says that Highland Park is often referred to as the "velvet hammer. Well, Thor might just be the hammer."
And it does pack a wallop while never forgetting the signature factors of its Orcadian upbringing (cold climate, prevailing winds, particularly aromatic peat) and creation at the Highland Park (traditional floor maltings and use of Sherry barrels in aging). Like the 25-Year-Old, it is the product a mix of first-fill Sherry casks and previously used vessels. In the case of Thor, some of the casks are made with American, as opposed to Spanish, oak.
Daraz says that Orkney peat smells and tastes markedly different than the peat used in Islay and makes a distinct impression even while its only used in increments of two to four parts per million (far lower than some of the peat bombs that weigh in above 50 ppm). Its effect is a more nougat-like smoke with hints of chocolate.
Thor, as the leading member of the Valhalla selection, will be released in the greatest quantity (23,000 bottles worldwide, 1,500 in the U.S.). Subsequent expressions will be at reduced numbers, and the company expects that to increase their collectibility. Loki will be the next release, sometime next year. Other divine namesakes will be Freya and Odin.
Just for fun we decided to taste in combination with its older brother, the 25-Year-Old, against a brace of cigars.
(More tasting notes and cigar pairings on next page)
Highland Park Valhalla Collection - Thor (104.2 proof or 52.1 percent alcohol by volume, $199)
APPEARANCE: Light gold, champagne color. Sturdy, quick, no-nonsense legs.
NOSE: If you flirt with the high-proof bouquet, you'll fall in love with the pretty notes behind the veil. The first sense is balls-out fruitiness, an almost Cognac nose with overwhelming pear and solid honey. The underlying oil and peat of the whisky then releases a floral character like tea roses.
PALATE: Succulent pears are the first sense of the flavors that grip you right from the start. The alcohol quickly fades and out comes a moment of bread and honey, followed by candied-red berries and tropical fruits. Very complex.
The feeling that you've just sucked the tender heart out of a piece of
hard candy lingers until you let the toast and peat redefine the whisky
once again.
Highland Park 25-Year-Old (96.1 proof or 48.05 percent alcohol by volume, $384.99)
APPEARANCE: A rich, deep reddish color that verges on tawny port. The legs sob down the glass like adolescent tears, swollen, but in a hurry.
NOSE: This one is a wallflower compared to other coquettish Thor. But keep at it and the same kind of meaty fruit notes suddenly appear and then turn to tender tea leaves and whiffs of earth and toast.
PALATE: This whisky earns the Velvet Hammer sobriquet. A subtle nuanced whisky turns to a collection of meaty fruits (pears, peaches, apples) with the zest of eucalyptus. Far more toward syrupy than its younger sibling, it also packs potpourri, cinnamon graham cracker and honey.
FINISH: And then all the spices traipse out and mingle with an underlying doughiness in the whisky and fill soul like a rich dessert.
CIGAR PAIRINGS: We picked two cigars rather different in body weight, a milder La Palina and a fuller Casa Magna, and were surprised at how well both whiskies matched up with the span.
La Palina Collection Goldie Laguito No. 2 (89 Points, August 28 of Cigar Insider) - Woody and floral notes elegantly converge with each puff of this pigtailed panetela, which draws and burns evenly. A touch of peppery spice also comes through.
With Thor: The understated graces of the cigar get called out onto the dance floor by the big flirt of a whisky and get sweeter and toasty warm as well as fruity. The whisky calms a bit as it becomes entranced with its date and the substance of peat and toast.
With 25-Year-Old: The cigar rolls over and wants to be scratched by this charming whisky. It offers up its inner toast and sugar sweetness, and the whisky just complements it.
Casa Magna Box-Pressed Toro (88 Points, August 14 issue of Cigar Insider) - A very dark and oily squared-off cigar with an even burn. It starts out a bit papery but warms to show a woody, leathery character and apple-like sweetness.
With Thor: After a moment the Casa coaxes barley and earthiness from the suddenly reticent Thor and then releases it own quotient of fruit, heartiness, nuts and toast.
With the 25-Year-Old: Again, the Casa gains nuts plus nougat and a bit of an herbal note, while the 25 warms up quite a bit, becomes even rounder and heartier with nuts and toasts. At times it's hard to tell whose trading what in the bargain.