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To the rescue comes Steve Milloy's Green Hell. At 294 pages, it is not encyclopedic, but just the right length to bring readers up to date on the methodologies, motives, and fallacies of this movement, and how to combat it.
Green Guilt
The core environmental "danger" greens currently discuss is global warming, allegedly caused by man-made carbon dioxide. Nevertheless, greens do not wish to tolerate debate on the subject. Many scientists have refuted the claims of global-warming alarmists. Over 31,000 scientists have signed a petition denying those claims (www.petitionproject.org). Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring substance required by plants, and man's contributions to carbon dioxide levels are negligible. Nevertheless, greens do not wish to tolerate debate on the subject. Even Al Gore, environmentalism's leading pop guru, refuses to debate global warming.
One of the green groups Milloy points to is the Institute for Public Policy Research, a British think tank, which strategizes:
The task of climate change agencies is not to persuade by rational argument.... The "facts" need to be treated as being so taken-for-granted that they need not be spoken.... It amounts to treating climate-friendly activity as a brand that can be sold. This is, we believe, the route to mass behavior changes.
Milloy also cites Cristine Russell, president of the Council for the Advancement of Science, who wishes to drown out critics. Russell writes that "the era of 'equal time' for skeptics who argue that global warming is just a result of natural variation and not human intervention seems to be largely over.... The he-said, she-said reporting just won't do."
David Roberts, a writer for Grist Magazine, went even further, calling for "war crimes trials" for those who deny global warming, and "some sort of climate Nuremberg," although he later retracted the proposal. Similar recommendations come from NASA's James Hansen, who said that coal- and oil-company executives who cast doubts on global warming "should be tried for high crimes against humanity and nature." In short, if greens have their way, just presenting the facts refuting global warming might be classified as a hate crime against the planet.
It has been a hallmark of true science that any theory be subject to objective testing and examination. Greens' refusal to allow open discussion of global warming's validity — except by themselves — is virtually an admission that their viewpoint is indefensible. What then, is the greens' real motive?
Green Governance
Milloy insightfully notes the common denominators of all green demands: increased government regulation, reduced economic productivity, and a lower standard of living for Americans.
Greens argue that each human being has a "carbon footprint" — the amount of carbon emissions his lifestyle creates by driving cars, using electricity, etc. If a person's carbon footprint is too great, radical greens want the government to penalize that person. This, if the greens prevail, would entail energy rationing.
A proposal made by the California Energy Commission in 2007 would have required homes to have "programmable control thermostats" by which utility officials could, by remote control, regulate home thermostats, water heaters, refrigerators, and lights to ensure consumers stayed within acceptable boundaries of energy use. Though the proposal was rejected, it demonstrated the degree to which greens will go to establish a "green Big Brother."
In the meantime, the British government is conducting trials with "smart meters" that set off alarms when homes exceed allotted electricity limits. In Pennsylvania, Governor Ed Rendell has okayed a law requiring utility companies to cut their customers' annual electricity consumption by one percent by May 2011, or be fined up to $20 million. In Marburg, Germany, as of 2008, new homes are required to include solar panels or face fines of $1,500. And that same year, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome proposed that citizens who mix recyclables with their regular trash be fined up to $1,000.
If greens were truly interested in improving energy resources, they should support viable alternatives — such as nuclear power, which creates no carbon emissions. Yet greens oppose it, and as Milloy documents, in many cases they have even obstructed the building of the highly touted "renewable energy" sources such as wind, solar, and biofuels, claiming that each has its own negative impact on the environment. What, then, is the real green agenda?
Energy is required for all activity. By opposing all forms of substantial energy development, from offshore drilling to nuclear power, greens are creating an artificial energy shortage, drastically increasing the cost of energy, and providing an excuse for the government to micro-regulate every home in Orwellian fashion. And, since global warming is seen as a "global" threat, it is also being used as an excuse for world government. Former French President Jacques Chirac said in a speech advocating the Kyoto Protocol:
For the first time, humanity is instituting a genuine instrument of global governance, one that should find a place within the World Environmental Organization which France and the European Union would like to see established.
Origins of the Green Iron Fist?
Though not mentioned by Milloy, Report from Iron Mountain, published in 1967 as the leaked findings of a private three-year study commissioned by the U.S. government, may shed light on this. The report made shocking recommendations, some of which are now becoming reality. The establishment press denounced the report as a hoax; five years later, the late Leonard C. Lewin proclaimed he had written it as a satire on government think tanks. For a satire, however, it was strangely devoid of humor. Many wonder if the "hoax" charge was issued for damage control.
The study chiefly discussed the implications of the world moving from the system of war — which nuclear weapons were making impractical — to disarmament. The report cited many advantages to war, one of which was allegiance by citizens to their government:
In general, the war system provides the basic motivation for primary social motivation. In doing so, it reflects on the societal level the incentives of individual human behavior. The most important of these, for social purposes, is the individual psychological rationale for allegiance to a society [read: government] and its values. Allegiance requires a cause; a cause requires an enemy. This much is obvious; the critical point is that the enemy that defines the cause must seem genuinely formidable.
The report noted that if wars disappeared due to the advent of nuclear weapons, a new "enemy" would be required to induce citizen allegiance. Among the solutions proposed were threats to the environment:
Nevertheless, an effective political substitute for war would require "alternate enemies," some of which might seem equally farfetched in the context of the current war system. It may be, for instance, that gross pollution of the environment can eventually replace the possibility of mass destruction by nuclear weapons as the principal apparent threat to the survival of the species. Poisoning of the air, and of the principal sources of food and water supply, is already well advanced, and at first glance would seem promising in this respect; it constitutes a threat that can be dealt with only through social organization and political power. But from present indications it will be a generation to a generation and a half before environmental pollution, however severe, will be sufficiently menacing, on a global scale, to offer a possible basis for a solution.
It is true that the rate of pollution could be increased selectively for this purpose; in fact, the mere modifying of existing programs for the deterrence of pollution could speed up the process enough to make the threat credible much sooner.
Was this the green movement's beginning? In the report's wake, numerous environmental scares were raised: acid rain, overpopulation, ozone depletion, toxic waste, deforestation, endangered species, global warming, etc. Establishment foundations began pouring billions of dollars into environmental groups. (For a listing, see "Behind the Green Curtain" in the April 4, 2005 issue of The New American.) Indeed, as Milloy notes, "The ten largest green groups had revenues of more than $1.36 billion in 2007 and net assets in excess of $7.1 billion." Contrary to media spin, environmentalism is not a "grass-roots movement."
And as Milloy observes, the restricted living standards greens advocate are not meant for the green elite, but for the rest of us. Just two of the examples he gives: although Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has stated that "California will be a leader in the fight against global warming," he spends three hours a day commuting to and from work in his own private jet — which, according to the Los Angeles Times, "does nearly as much harm to the environment in one hour as a small car in one year." Al Gore's Nashville mansion, which includes a heated pool house, consumes more than 20 times the electricity used by the average American home. And while Gore has belatedly added some environmentally friendly energy sources, such as solar panels and wind turbines, this is easily affordable for him since his net worth had grown to over $100 million by 2007.
Broad Destruction
Milloy documents a host of other harmful aspects to the green movement. Examples:
• Green opposition to DDT has led to millions of malaria deaths in Africa.
• Greens advocate population reduction since each person has a "carbon footprint" and is seen as a liability to the planet.
• Greens want cars to run on alternative energy. This not only drives up the cost of automobile ownership, but since the easiest way for car manufacturers to meet new, higher mileage standards is to make cars lighter, car safety is also reduced.
• Greens have opposed forest cleanups, resulting in costly, deadly forest fires.
• Although water is the Earth's most abundant substance, greens want even its use restricted and regulated. As Milloy notes: "There's World Toilet Organization founder Jack Sims, who pronounced the flushing toilet to be 'unsustainable' at the 2008 World Toilet Summit. Conference attendees called for various solutions such as … a 'toilet tax' to discourage flushing."
• Even national defense is not exempt. In 2005, the Natural Resources Defense Council sued the U.S. Navy for conducting exercises using sonar — vital for detecting enemy subs — based on the unsupported claim that the exercises disturbed whales and other marine animals. The Supreme Court sided with the Navy, but only by a 5-4 majority.
• Many American school children, heavily indoctrinated in environmental "doomed planet" scenarios, are growing depressed about the future.
And Milloy projects that, under Barack Obama, the "green president," things are apt to get much worse.
Milloy doesn't just report the problem; he also presents solutions: educating the public (most of whom are more concerned about rising energy costs than global warming); lobbying legislators; shareholder activism to press corporations into reversing green compliance that reduces shareholder value; letters to the editor; Internet activism; and more. Milloy's own website, www.junk science.com, is one of the best out there for debunking the greens.
We wouldn't necessarily agree with every point in Milloy's book. For example, he criticizes greens who have opposed vaccinations. However, growing numbers of individuals completely outside the green movement also oppose mandatory vaccinations, believing that their risks outweigh their alleged benefits and that they constitute an unwelcome intrusion of government into private life. Many outside the green movement would also not share Milloy's confidence in genetically altered foods.
Nevertheless, Steve Milloy has written a clear, concise, up-to-date refutation of the green movement that belongs in any home library.
Green Hell: How Environmentalists Plan to Control Your Life and What You Can Do to Stop Them, by Steve Milloy, Washington, D.C.: Regnery, 2009, 294 pages, hardcover, $27.95.


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Weather Watch: White Christmas?
As I type this blog post, there is not a bit of snow to be seen in East Middlebury.
It is 35 degrees out, and drizzling. The temperature is slowly rising, and heavier rain is in the forecast for today. Freezing rain and sleet are also likely east of the Green Mountains, but no snow is forecast with this storm. Snow cover in Vermont is very low right now, with only the Northeast Kingdom supporting any snow cover. Christmas is only four days away, so a white Christmas seems unlikely - but is there a chance we will get some last-minute snow?
According to this map, most of the Champlain Valley sees snow cover on Christmas about 60 to 70 percent of the time. Last year was quite snowy by this date, but this year periodic thaws and warmer than average temperatures have led to very different conditions. We've seen snow, and downright cold temperatures last weekend, but the storms keep rolling up from the south, bringing rain, and melting away what snow we do get. Tomorrow will also be warm as today's storm moves away, so for this Christmas to be white, we would need snow on the 23rd or the 24th. This seems unlikely based on the past few weeks, but it may be exactly what we get.
According to the National Weather Service, a colder storm will move into the area this Friday, bringing a solid chance of snow. Show showers may linger into Saturday. Temperatures are forecast to be in the 20s and low 30s, so rain is unlikely if this forecast holds. It looks like this storm could drop a couple of inches, creating a festive scene but causing minimal travel problems. Of course, the forecast could change, and if the storm is warmer or moves further south we would not see snow, but a quick glance at the latest computer models still show snow as a possibility.
Here's to the hope for safe travels over the holiday weekend, regardless of the weather. After this week, we head into the coldest part of winter. I'm hoping the next months bring lots of snow, but for those who dislike winter, remember that after today we experience more sunlight every day for the next six months!
Charlie Hohn is a recent graduate of the UVM Field Naturalist graduate program. He has been closely watching the weather ever since he was a child in southern California. Charlie will be posting occasional blog posts here about Addison County weather. He also maintains a blog about water at slowwatermovement.blogspot.com.


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And they're off
Jeremy Pound takes in the delights of the Cheltenham Festival
Katherine Jenkins sang at Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday. Nothing particularly remarkable about that, though it did give us the chance to make a few witty asides (well, we thought they were witty) on Twitter about fences, soft ground, and so on and so on.
I've got nothing against Katherine Jenkins, really – her mezzo voice is by no means the monstrosity that her detractors claim. But her appearance in my home town could not have been worse timed, as it clashed directly with the Rodgers and Hammersmith gala at the town hall that had long been in the diary as a major opening event of the Cheltenham Music Festival – just the sort of programme that might well get a few new punters to test the Festival water.
What was festival director Meurig Bowen to do? Complain about Jenkins's appearance, a charity fundraiser, and try to get it postponed? He would have seemed churlish in the extreme. Compete by lowering prices for what is one of the more expensive events to stage? Then the already difficult task of balancing the festival's books would become even more tricky. In the event, Bowen chose the latter option.
Not ideal. So he will, then, have been all the more delighted to see near-full houses for both Sunday's and yesterday's 11am concerts at the Pittville Pump Rooms, given by violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Cédric Tiberghien and the Chiaroscuro Quartet (led by Ibragimova) respectively. OK, so there may have been a preponderance of grey/white/bald heads, but at least those seats were filled – and, to be frank, for a working day morning concert, row upon row of twenty-somethings isn't going to happen.
Ibragimova, here for a three-day residency, was the star turn here, and her playing in both concerts was stunning – impeccable intonation, an uncannily effortless technique and, most noticeably, a masterful control of pianissimo.
Sunday's recital brought us Brahms's Sonata in G, Op. 78, Szymanowski's Mythes, and Schumann's Second Sonata.
The Szymanowski, for which Ibragimova and Tiberghien have already won praise on disc, showed the Polish composer in intoxicating Impressionist mode – if you like Ravel and Debussy, you'll like Mythes. The dazzling, daring Schumann, meanwhile – complete with the most exquisite set of variations on a chorale you'll hear outside Mendelssohn – restored my faith in the German composer's violin music after the endurance test of his clunky concerto (which Clara was right to suppress, in my opinion) in Lugano last week.
Then, with the Chiaroscuros, it was Haydn's 'Lark', Mozart's Quartet in A, K464 and Schubert's 'Rosamunde', all played in 'period' style – gut strings, lower bridges, sparing use of vibrato etc. For those who believe that period performance means thin, characterless sound, I can only urge you to listen out for when this performance is broadcast live on Radio 3 later in the year. This is an excitingly spirited group, from whom I hope we hear a lot more.
And, finally, special mention must be made of the Chiaroscuro Quartet's admirable new second violinist. With a thick, dark fringe that, flopping right down to nose level, apparently obscured his view of the score, the general consensus among the audience was that he must simply have known all the music off by heart – only with the occasional flick of his head was he able to catch a glimpse of what was happening on the page. If only, I said to my wife, I could sneak up on stage with a pair of scissors and clear his sightlines. She told me I was showing my age...
Jeremy Pound is the deputy editor of BBC Music Magazine resident. He will be reporting further from the Cheltenham Music Festival over the next couple of weeks
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — College football coaches sometimes call an important victory a program win.
USA Luge had its program win Tuesday when Erin Hamlin claimed bronze in women's luge to become the first American to earn an Olympics medal in singles luge.
"I'm stoked," Hamlin said. "Who knew? I definitely pictured it. It was a big goal of mine. After (the 2010 Games) I was really disappointed, and I knew that's not how I wanted my Olympic legacy to end. It was super-motivating."
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Hamlin's unprecedented performance can "raise the profile of the sport," USA Luge marketing and sponsorship director Gordy Sheer said. "It gives kids someone to aspire to, and it speaks to the strength of what the athletes and coaches are doing."
Germany's Natalie Geisenberger, as expected, won gold, and compatriot Tatjana Hufner took silver, bringing Germany's Olympic luge medal count to 31 out of a possible 42.
Besides Germany, only Italy, Austria and the former Soviet Union had won medals in women's luge. The USA joins that group.
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USA Luge has had close calls in the Olympics. Courtney Zablocki finished fourth at the 2006 Torino Olympics after heading into the final two heats in third, and Tony Benshoof was second after two heats and finished fourth in Torino.
"When you're that close, it's the flip of coin not going your way," Sheer said.
Hamlin, fresh off a 2009 world championship, went to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics a medal favorite but the tragic death of the Republic of Georgia's Nodar Kumaritashvili in a training accident forced officials to lower the start. Hamlin struggled with the new start and was out of medal contention after the first heat.
In a sport dominated by Germany, the USA had before Tuesday never stepped on the podium in singles luge — men or women — since it joined the Olympic program in 1964.
"Luge isn't the biggest sport at home," Hamlin said. "Hopefully this gives it a boost, I'm happy to pave the way to the future. Hopefully, it means we get a little more attention, some more funding so we can spread the numbers and a get a lot more kids involved and going forward just get stronger."
For an underfunded program — compared with the German juggernaut — medals can bring in money, and money leads to more development for athletes, coaches, technology and marketing. This could be a major step in that direction.
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MEDAL COUNT: Who's leading the race?
"Lots of hard work and a lot of planning over the past four years. Lots of elements had to come together," USA Luge program director Mark Grimmette said. "One is having a good sled. That's one important step."
When Grimmette retired from competitive racing after the 2010 Olympics, he joined USA Luge. He appointed former luge Olympian Duncan Kennedy technical director. Kennedy began working with Dow and Norton to create a technologically advanced sled that could rival German sleds.
"Before, we had the program running, but it would be in fits and stops," Sheer said. "When came on board and then brought Duncan on in the technical role, it gave us direction."
Grimmette continued: "What can't be understated is how hard she works and how hard the coaching staff has worked with her to help make this happen."
This week, USA Luge developed a quiet optimism after watching Hamlin during training runs.
"Erin holds back a little bit in training," Grimmette said. "It's kind of hard to gauge how she's doing, but you could tell from her times she was going to be competitive for a medal."
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Medals abound for American athletes on Tuesday in Sochi, but one of the country's most famous stars was left without hardware.
Hamlin had that same cautious optimism.
"When training started to go really well, I got comfortable on the track really early in the week and started having pretty solid runs. … I thought, 'OK, this could happen."
Hamlin isn't the best at the start of a race. But she is a strong driver and gains speed, especially on the lower portion of the track. Hamlin had no trouble navigating three tricky curves, including an uphill section, on the upper half of the track.
She was in medal position after her first three runs, and on the final run, she said, "When I went into that third-to-last curve I thought to myself, 'I think I just did it.' "
A medal for Hamlin, a medal for Team USA and a big win for USA Luge.
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Tabor Mennonite Youth Fellowship will have a live Nativity scene with actual farm animals, Night in the Barn, from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 15 and 16 in the barn of Maynard Knepp and Carol Duerksen.
The come-and-go event will include perspectives from the innkeeper and a shepherd, as well as Christmas carols. There will be a bonfire guests can gather around and hot drinks. Donations to the youth group will be accepted.
To get to the farm, from Goessel, go 3 miles north on K-15, 4 miles east on 150th, and ¾ mile north on Falcon. From Hillsboro, go 4 miles south on Indigo, 3 miles west on 150th, and ¾ mile north on Falcon.
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As I was tweeting about today in twitterland, I saw a tweet that said that General Mills had a new gluten-free product list on their website. I immediately clicked right on over to check it out. I was very pleased to see the number of items on the list. I did happen to notice that Strawberry Chex was not listed, however, the box states "Gluten-free" on the front. Wonder what that is all about. I have noticed in the stores lately that more & more of the products that are made by General Mills that are GF are being labeled "gluten-free". I will gladly support a company that makes my life easier. 🙂
In addition to the gluten-free product list on the site, they also have gluten-free recipes. I may or may not have found a new recipe to try out from the site that I may include in "Cookie-A-Day". 🙂
Make sure to keep checking back daily for new cookie recipes! 🙂 I hope you guys are having as much fun with the "Cookie-A-Day" posts as I am. I am going to have a wonderful selection of cookies come Christmas!
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Cisco UCS Establishes #1 Overall VMmark Score with World-record-setting 8-node VMware VMmark 2.1 Benchmark Result
Cisco continues its cloud computing performance leadership with the announcement of Industry's First VMware vSphere 5.1 Benchmark Result published on September 5th 2012.
With this world-record-setting 8-node VMware VMmark 2.1 score of 42.79@36 tiles, Cisco UCS is best in performance, best in scalability, and the result is the first to incorporate VMware vSphere 5.1—all critical contributors to effective cloud computing environments.
UCS has established many records for Cisco and for the industry with this benchmark result.
- Cisco is best in performance, with a result more than double HP's best result of 18.27@18 tiles.
- Cisco is best in scalability, outperforming Fujitsu's result of 36.07@36 tiles by more than 18 percent.
- The Cisco UCS results show that eight 2-socket Cisco UCS B200 M3 servers outperform four 4-socket Fujitsu servers, contradicting the conventional wisdom that vertical scaling outperforms horizontal scaling.
- Cisco is the first to publish VMmark benchmark results on VMware vSphere 5.1, demonstrating the speed at which Cisco UCS can adapt to support new environments and surpass the competition
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Penn State University says the Jerry Sandusky sexual-assault scandal had cost the school almost $17 million by the end of June.
In a posting on its Web site, progress.psu.edu, the university put the expense at $16,754,149, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The investigation headed by former FBI Director Louis Freeh and other internal matters accounted for almost $10 million of the expense.
Sandusky, a longtime assistant football coach at Penn State, was convicted of molesting boys he met through a charity he organized for at-risk youth. The NCAA has ordered Penn State to pay $60 million and the university faces lawsuits by Sandusky's victims.
An alumni group plans to hold a rally Sept. 15, the day the Nittany Lions play Navy, to protest Penn State's handling of the scandal, the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pa., reported. Speakers are expected to include Franco Harris, a Penn State football star in the early 1970s who went on to a Hall of Fame career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The group says members of the Penn State board should either resign or make public statements of wrongdoing. They want President Rodney Erickson -- and even Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett -- to resign.
Members of the group are also critical of Penn State for the forced retirement of longtime football coach Joe Paterno, who died of lung cancer shortly after his dismissal.


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BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Garnett walked over to the Boston bench, nursing a sore hip and Celtics coach Doc Rivers asked repeatedly if his big man needed a break.
It was going to take more than that to knock Garnett out of the playoffs.
"He's good. He's good to go," Rivers said Wednesday during a conference call with reporters. "He'll practice tomorrow, and he'll play on Friday."
Garnett appeared to clutch his stomach while going for a rebound early in the fourth quarter, but he wouldn't let Rivers take him out of the game.
"He got hit in the hip, very similar to having a hip pointer in football. It's affecting him. I was concerned he was grabbing something else," Rivers said. "In a couple timeouts, I was asking if he was OK."
But Garnett wasn't so lucky with the referees: He picked up two quick fouls early in the first quarter and was in foul trouble the whole game. Garnett played only 24 minutes in Tuesday night's 87-71 loss in Game 2 — the third-fewest of his playoff career — and finished with 12 points with 11 rebounds.
"Him getting in foul trouble had a huge impact on the game. It hurt us, it was clear," Rivers said. "He really never was allowed to get his rhythm again."
Garnett said he would have to do better.
"Fouls are part of the game," he said Tuesday night. "I have to position myself not to foul so much."
Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points and J.R. Smith added 19 to help New York take a 2-0 lead over the Celtics in the best-of-seven series. Raymond Felton added 16 points as the Knicks moved halfway to their first series victory since 2000.
Paul Pierce scored 18 points for the Celtics, who will host Game 3 on Friday in their first home game since the Boston Marathon bombings. The Celtics were outscored 32-11 in the third quarter and put up only 23 points in the second half.
"That's what playoff basketball is like in the East. Points are hard to come by," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "Last night's game was great for us because we did break loose in the third quarter."
The Celtics missed 10 of their first 11 shots of the third while getting outscored 24-4 to open the period. In Game 1, an 85-78 loss, Boston scored just eight points in the fourth and 25 in the second half.
Asked if he was working on his halftime speech, Rivers said, "If it's going to come to that, we're in trouble."
"But we have to do something, you're darn right about that," he said. "Because we've come out flat back-to-back halftimes. I don't know what that is. As a coach that's an alarm. I don't know what it is, but we have to figure out what it is."
The Celtics vowed to get Garnett more involved after he shot 4 of 12 while scoring eight points in the opener. But that plan was quickly wrecked when he picked up two fouls in the first 3:20 of Game 2.
Afterward, Rivers said the fouls were "horrendous," but he backtracked Wednesday.
"All I basically said was, Kevin getting into foul trouble had a huge impact on the game," Rivers said. "That's not criticizing officials. So I've just got to make sure I focus on our stuff."
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Elk, ya gotta mix the shirt colors. Like Hoyt, red and white. Martin, green and white. Mathews, gold and brown. Thomas, blue (jeans) and red (ASA collared shirt).....er..a...white if I wear socks and wear them bermuudie things...course, still be white if wore the bermuudie things.
No announcement yet.
Carlossi Going to Elite ???
new posts
I gots a quit a sortment a sox in my drawer, but I always save the holey ones fer Sunday, cause thats race day n' I keep prayin every target that I hit it. I think Sonnys right a guy should really wear a mix a colors, that way he don't hafta make like a camilian n' change colors from Saturday ta Sunday
I got in on a big closeout at Walmart n' got a whole bunch a 2X light, breathable, short sleeved polo shirts, that were marked down from $17.97 to: $7 ea, so I snapped up a hole herd of em.
Jeepers, where's Carlos hiding ??? --- He musta been brushin his teeth a few days ago n' went "down the drain with the pepsodent" --- or maybe got "strepped finger" n' can't type fer a couple a weeks. One thing fer sure were typin are way closer ta Newberry --- oooooh, these archery withrawals are terrable.
Well, it's time fer me ta take my 300yd walk down ta my deer stand.
Elk, I done put down a deer, small rack 11 point, but 250 pounds of him. So I ain't all excited to go fill my doe tag. I like to have some snow on...like hunting in the snow once in a while.
Yeah, Carlos all silent is...weird. Maybe contract do negoiations and offers has him pondering which way to leap. Might be which company offers the best hover around dohinky thing. Heard them things gots knobby tires and go like a ATV. Probably wanting one them quad speaker steerio radio too. Then again, he may be waitng for page 5 to start...
SNOW ??? The only snow we got hear in suthern Georgia is on top a ma head --- ooops, I'm bald !!!
I filt 1 a my 10 doe tags already, and got 2 buck tags left --- things still ain't cranked up down here yet fer the rut, and I got til the middle a January sometime ta git some more anyway.
Elkie and all you other folks honkin' at me, i would point out that i am on every page of this wild-eyed, speculative, no-end-in-sight thread.
as for filling tags, well, i won't relate my experience so as to cause depression amongst the natives.
i must add that i have added another shooter shirt to my wardrobe and expect to be the envy of Geezerdom come January at the Geezerfest.
Well, look who woke up from a hibernation nap --- the ol' bear Carlos, snappin his teeth, as usual. Now he throws us another bone about a new shooter shirt, but no description as to color.
Clawed those "mussel shirts" are for snorkelin --- I think y'all got the rules goofed up agin --- their outlawed ta wear UNDER 70 !!!
I think we got this thred wore out already --- It's been confirmed that Carlos didn't foller Levi ta Elite --- lets try n' figger out some uther subject ta pick on fer awhile, as a filler fer the up n' comin 3rd Annual Geezerfest Thread
Originally posted by Elkhunter View PostWell, look who woke up from a hibernation nap --- the ol' bear Carlos, snappin his teeth, as usual. Now he throws us another bone about a new shooter shirt, but no description as to color.
Clawed those "mussel shirts" are for snorkelin --- I think y'all got the rules goofed up agin --- their outlawed ta wear UNDER 70 !!!
I think we got this thred wore out already --- It's been confirmed that Carlos didn't foller Levi ta Elite --- lets try n' figger out some uther subject ta pick on fer awhile, as a filler fer the up n' comin 3rd Annual Geezerfest Thread
besides, Elkie, i thought you wanted to go for five.
Originally posted by C.Roberts View PostHuh! Elkie can ramble on for five pages and still not say anything.
come to think of it...i've never asked him about it, so i guess it is possible he was a politician in a previous life.
anybody else decide not to step on Mike's threads about the targets?
and another thing...what's up with the clock on this forum? i just posted and it said it was done at 11:37 a.m. and its only 6:37 a.m.
can't depend on anything these days...except your Depends.
Haha! Now you're trying to change the subject at hand.
Ah Huh !!! --- I knew I could sucker use gize inta a 5-pager --- LOL !!! Well, the time is ripe for "the rest a the story",since Carlos has been bizzy dodgin bullets on here lately --- I'll have y'all know "Inspector Elkie" has finally got the Carlos' new shooter shirt case cracked --- Yup, his new shooter shirt he's been a braggin bout is none other than one a the new Martin Shooter shirts with their brand spankin NEW LOGO. I sore it maself over on AT, that the new owners came up with a new logo design, and Ol' Carlos has done seen to it that he got one a em. I really hated to let the cat otta the bag, but just felt that all Geezers should be aware of the carrot he's been a danglin in front a us here a late.
And no, I ain't never been one a them politician thangs, nor could I ever be, or ever wanna be. The only wannabe I wanna be is a Classic Champion n' 2014 is gonna be "The Year" !!! I gotta feelin the ASA might have one a them perty silver, er gold special buckles fer a prize n' I wanna be the first'n ta git one.
And Clawed, my favorite ol' timie song was always "Ramblin' Rose" --- oer the fields he goes !!!
Doing some going over is case there's important stuff I missed.
Why would some one step on Mike's post of them targets? Any of them 3D critters in front of me are in serious danger...sooner or later...
As for the clock, time, Mike might be on CT day light savings time in Hawaii.
What are Depends?
If Carlos gots contracted with Martin...What girl is Martin gettin' to even things out?
Sorry, Elk, I sort lean to Pasty Cline and anything she sung. Played her songs all the time when wrenching motorcyles in my younger years.
Eyin' them Special belt buckles? You wantin' a sponsor like Carlos? Or thinking of turning Pro?


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I've taken some heat in the comment section for using yesterday's post on "unbiblical" and a "higher view of scripture" as a thin foil for my own disregard of biblical standards. To the contrary, I was pointing to the use of the word unbiblical as a stand-in for a particularly thin hermeneutic. There are, of course, things that are unbiblical: child pornography and shampoo, for instance. Both are technically unbiblical since they are never mentioned; further, the first is morally at odds with the biblical narrative, while the second is not.
So, to repeat, "unbiblical" is not a euphemism on its face; it is a euphemism when used as a stand in for a hermeneutical argument.
Today, I thought we'd poke at the liberals a bit, since the conservatives around here seem to be on the defensive. The euphemism of today is,
Again, I'm not implying that fundamentalists do not exist. They do. But liberals and progressives often use "fundamentalist" as a cheap and easy stand-in for someone who has a more conservative biblical hermeneutic.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Lipscomb track and field team kicked off the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor Championships on Friday claiming a first place finish and three silver medals in Jacksonville, Fla.
"It was a really incredible first day for us," Bill Taylor, director of cross country and track and field, said. "We had so many PR's and big performances, it is hard to keep track of them all."
The Lipscomb women enter day two in third place with 49 points. Kennesaw State leads with 60 points. The Lipscomb men's squad enters Saturday in fourth place with 29 points. Kennesaw State is the leader with 86 points.
The women's steeplechase provided Lipscomb with a big boost as Madi Talbert claimed first place honors and Tessa Hoefle earned all-conference in second place. Also earning team points for the Lady Bisons were Minna Fields, Kaitlyn Llewellyn and Emily Longden finishing fourth, fifth and seventh, respectively.
Talbert ran away with the victory finishing in 10:31.12, which is an A-Sun Championships and Lipscomb school record. Hoefle clocked in at 10:47.29.
"It was an impressive race," Taylor said. "Made and Tessa ran together almost the whole race in the lead. Made just pulled away in the last lap and a half and got the win. Madi broke the conference record set by Kendra Lobley last year and most likely qualified for the NCAA National Championships Preliminary Round with her time.
"She is the third different Lady Bisons runner to win the A-Sun steeplechase in the last three years along with the sixth straight year with at least one all-conference performer. We have really built a tradition in this event."
Kevin Floyd earned the silver medal in the pole vault in school-record fashion. The all-conference performer vaulted 4.77 meters, which was also a personal record.
"Kevin Floyd set the school record and nearly cleared 16-1 on his final two attempts," Taylor said.
In the shot put, Houston Ward garnered all-conference honors with a toss of 15.32 meters. Ward finished second to Kenneth Sugishita of USC Upstate who had a winning toss of 16.15 meters.
In her first outdoor championship, Nora Coenen earned all-conference honors by finishing third in the 10,000-meter run. Coenen finished in 38:16.74. Teammate Alex Newby finished fourth to garner five team points for the Lady Bisons. Newby clocked in with a time of 39:01.42.
"The 10k runners ran really tough, Taylor said. "Nora led for most of the race before falling a bit to third.
"On the men's side Geoff Musick led the way with a gutsy race. He had the kick of his life and literally flung his body across the line trying to get fourth place."
Musick finished in fifth place in 32:07.59. Fourth place finisher Ross Oden of USC Upstate timed in at 32:07.58.
In the preliminary round of the 110-meter hurdles Andrew Wolf qualified third in 14.95 seconds, missing out on a heat victory by one-hundredth of a second. Ryan Whitley qualified fourth finishing in 15.02 seconds. They will both compete in the finals on Saturday.
"Our 110-meter hurdlers had a terrific day," Taylor said. "They finished much higher than their rankings and both ran personal-record times."
Tucker Peabody won his heat of the 100-meter dash qualifying second overall. Peabody finished in 10.4 seconds, which is a new Lipscomb school record. Ifrish Alberg of ETSU qualified first overall in 10.34 seconds.
"Tucker looked awesome in the prelims," Taylor said. "He ran a big PR without a great start. He is so strong right now."
April Terry snagged three points for the Lady Bisons in the hammer throw with a sixth place finish. She threw a school-record 49.28 meters.
"April PR'd and set new school record in three of her six attempts," Taylor said.
Lipscomb continues the A-Sun Championships on Saturday with the first events scheduled for 8 a.m.
"What we liked the most was the effort and attitude displayed today," Taylor said. "Everyone fought for every inch and every point. Grant Stromberg fought from tenth place to finish 8th to snag a point as an example. It was really impressive and we showed what we are about. Going out, having fun, giving your all and letting the rest take care of itself.
"If we keep this up tomorrow, we will leave this championship very happy and very satisfied."


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This Morning: Analysts Tackle BLOX, UNXL, ADSK; New Samsung Devices Approaching 'Cool'
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Shares of Infoblox (BLOX) were recovering after last night's tumble, following its better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and light third-quarter guidance.
Analysts have begun weighting in on the quarter. Count Citigroup's David Jeremy in the Hold camp: He sees near term issues, including more complex product sales and poor allocation of investments as revenue headwinds.
Nomura's Alex Henderson writes that the stock is likely a Buy at current levels, but only for the very patient investor. He writes that the main takeaway is Infoblox's re-evaluation of the sales process, and that it will take most of 2014 for the company to regain its 20% growth.
Pacific Crest's Brent Bracelin also thinks that the stock is a Buy for risk-tolerant investors (but he actually has that rating on the stock, unlike Henderson's Hold). He sees close to 50% upside for the stock, as a conservative outlook de-risks Infoblox's reliance on large deals for the next six months, creating a favorable risk/reward.
William Blair analyst Jason Ader was more optimistic writing that management is taking the proper steps to correct the issue—the company reiterated its full year guidance—and that he doesn't see demand or competition as a factor in the miss. Rather, more conservative guidance makes sense for a product "that must be sold rather than bought, requiring a tougher and longer sale and a consistent high level of execution that leaves little margin for error."
JMP Research's Erik Suppiger is another bull, writing that it is "early enough in its development that the company can correct its execution issues and return to growth rates more consistent with the market's growth of at least 20-25%."
UniPixel (UNXL) is still having a difficult morning, down more than 7% at recent check after its top-line disappointment last night. Cowen & Co.'s Robert Stone maintained a Market Perform rating on the stock, with this summary: The Q4:13 loss was 43% wider than St. on 99% lower revenue. Expected equipment has arrived, commissioning is underway. However, commercial shipments are not expected until H2, after unspecified Q2 enhancements to both printing and plating processes. R&D continues on optimal substrate/ink pairings. Cash appears adequate. We cut estimates on lower visibility."
Autodesk (ADSK) was still rising early Thursday after its rosy fourth-quarter earnings report, and analysts are weighing in. MKM Partners' Israel Hernandez writes that it's time to take profits after last night's pop, as its recent rally and valuation have gotten ahead of fundamentals, in his view.
Cowen & Co.'s Robyn Nentwig also puts the company at Hold, but noted that management reiterated its long-term goals, and as a measure of confidence provided full-year billings guidance for the first time.
Canaccord's Richard Davis thinks it's a wait-and-see story too: "If investors react to this transition as they have with Adobe (ADBE), the stock will work. However, if the underlying fundamentals of the business do not change, Autodesk shares will eventually behave like EDA stocks, which similarly went to subscription, but underlying growth remained sluggish."
Elsewhere, Berstein's Mark Newman has a note out about Samsung Electronics' (005930.KS) unveiling of the Galaxy 5S and new smartwatches: He's happy with the new products, which he believes finally focuses more on design and users' actual needs, and could even be considered 'cool':
On the S5, Samsung finally replaced their awful plastic backing with a sexy leather back that comes in various colors. Useful additions to the S5 include: water and dust resistant, ultra-power saving mode, unique and powerful camera, kids mode, finger print scanner for security entrance, heart rate sensor, and faster connectivity with its download booster.
On the Gear smartwatches, we particularly liked the Gear Fitness which is a small and sleek wristband that interacts with your phone for notifications etc. The Gear 2 had many improvements too, including losing some weight and bulk and having enough local NAND storage to act as a standalone MP3 player when you want to run without your phone. Gear products now work with 17 Galaxy handsets (basically all the mainstream ones are covered now).
Qualcomm (QCOM) got a vote of confidence by Nomura analyst Romit Shah, who reiterated a Buy rating and $85 price target on the stock: "Qualcomm shares are near a 10-year high, but valuation, in our opinion, remains depressed at 13x 2015 EPS. The market appears singularly focused on the opportunity in China (or lack thereof) and underestimating rising 3G penetration rates in other emerging markets that are driving the royalty business (QTL). We estimate that QTL accounted for 67% of net income (including stock comp) in 2013. Higher 3G adoption in the emerging markets drove QTL EPS from $2.34 in 2012 to $2.70 in 2013. We expect this trend to continue with 3G attach rates in the developing regions increasing to 31% in 2014 and 39% in 2015. Thus far, Qualcomm has not benefitted from smartphone adoption in China. However, the ramp of TD-LTE devices should drive meaningful royalty revenue."
BMO's Keith Bachman has a note out saying a sum-of-the-parts analysis of EMC (EMC) suggests the stock should warrant a higher valuation (leading to his $29 price target): "The security market remains robust. Whereas in past years users have spoken about concerns with perpetrators from China, including the Chinese government, users and vendors at this year's event voiced concerns about protection from the US government, including the NSA, in addition to China. We think RSA is well positioned, as RSA continues to add to its product capabilities, and we think should be able to grow by 5%-10% over the next few years."


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DETROIT — Jose Valverde insists he had other offers.
That may or may not be true.
What matters, though, is the one that counted came from his old team, the Detroit Tigers, allowing him to come back and resume his old job as closer.
A slimmed down Valverde, with his personality as big as ever, sauntered into the clubhouse Wednesday, like he'd never left, seamlessly resuming his spot as if nothing had ever happened.
Did it seem like it was meant to be?
"No, because I don't miss it too much. I miss like two or three weeks," Valverde said with a laugh.
Yep. Same cackling laugh.
Same sense of humor.
Slightly different facial hair — with only one half his goatee dyed blonde. "It's something different. Everybody see me last year, have it blonde behind my head," Valverde said. "Wanted something no crazy. Something different."
Maybe a different entrance, too. The spit-three-ways exit from the bullpen may be gone, if it doesn't feel right. "I don't know yet. I've been pitching in the minor leagues, and had it the same," he said. "I don't know if I'll do it the same here. Have to figure that out."
New locker, since Anibal Sanchez now inhabits the stall next to the entry to the showers in the Tigers locker room. "If somebody's in my old locker, you have to stay out of there," he admitted.
Slightly more svelte, as well. "I have my guys in the Dominican. I've been working hard. I don't eat too much at night," he said.
Cut out fried foods, too? "No," he admits with a giggle.
Other than that, same old, same old.
Same role, same guy.
"I think the Tigers needed myself, and I needed the Tigers, too. I can close the games, and there are a lot of guys here, like Benoit can close, Dotel can close," said Valverde, who signed a one-year deal Tuesday, worth a reported $2.3 million, with incentives that could add another $3 million.
"But I've been closing for almost 10 years in the big leagues, and I know exactly what I need to do. I have to be able to throw strikes, and throw my sinker and my split."
Does he have them? That was the question that plagued him since last year, when his split-finger fastball abandoned him, leaving him a one-pitch pitcher with diminished velocity.
"I think any time you have an extra pitch, and that was a good one for him, at times, I mean, that helps, obviously," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.
"Sometimes, you don't know how all that works out, because at one point, since he's been with us, he could make his split go either way — and then there were times where he didn't have a feel for his split at all. So it's kind of — sometimes guys lose their stroke; sometimes guys lose their feel for a pitch. Sometimes you just don't get it back right away."
Valverde says it's back. So did the Tigers officials, like assistant GM Al Avila, who scouted the 35-year-old reliever.
"I have my splitfinger — both sides for lefties or right-handers. I have my sinker. Everything is working. Normal for me. What I did in 2011," Valverde said.
"Nothing was bothering me last year. That's what everybody thinks — that something bothered me last year. No. … Last year is over. I have to do what I have to do this year. … I think I have good location last year, I mean, the only reason is my split-finger. After that, everything was great. My velocity, yeah. It's more better. I throw 96, 97 (mph) right now. I think last year, everybody know I pitch a lot — every single day. I think I was a little tired. After that, everything was great."
There wasn't a whole lot of interest in his services on the open market in the offseason, though, part of the reason he was still available at a discount price after the start of the regular season.
"A lot of teams wanted to sign me. Like the Yankees and Mets. A lot of teams. I didn't sign because I'm looking for a good deal. I wanted to sign here because I have a chance to go to a World Series and win a ring," he said, confirming when asked that they were big-league offers.
"Yankees, Mets and a couple teams. Not what I wanted. I went back to Detroit and do exactly what I was doing in 2011."
Yankees GM Brian Cashman later told WFAN radio that was "false, false, false." ESPN's Buster Olney tweeted that an NL source told him the Mets didn't offer him a deal, either.
No matter the competition, he's back in a Tigers uniform now.
"Obviously, it's all to be determined, but the thing that is good about it is, we have two plusses: He's done it before, and he's not afraid to do it. It wasn't all that long ago that he closed out a game at Yankee Stadium, one-two-three in the fifth game of the playoffs," Leyland said.
"He's here because we think he can help our ballclub, and he's been in that role before, and been very successful at it. So, we'll just have to wait and see how it plays out.
The manager also admitted it helps align the rest of the bullpen, now that there's a definitive closer.
"It's a domino effect, backwards. Usually the way your pitching staff works: starters, closer, back up. So, we'll see," Leyland said.
"Like I said, it's nice to see his name on the lineup card."
In the same spot it's been for the past three years.
Matthew B. Mowery covers the Tigers for Digital First Media. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com and follow him on Twitter @matthewbmowery.


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Martinez maps way forward for GOP
LAS VEGAS — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, the GOP's most prominent Latina, chastised Mitt Romney's rhetoric Thursday and called on the Republican Party to play ball on immigration reform.
"We have to start electing people who look like their communities all the way from city council to county commissioners to county clerks all the way through the state and up into national politics," she told POLITICO and Yahoo News at the conclusion of the Republican Governors Association meeting here.
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"We need to embrace them not just at election time," she added. "We visit them, and they don't appreciate that. And I don't blame them for not appreciating that. We should not visit them when we need their vote and then walk away. And then four years go by and we go visit them again. We have to make them part of the solution, and the way you do that is by listening to them."
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She expressed disdain for Romney's claim this week on a conference call that Obama won reelection because he offered "gifts" to minorities and younger voters.
"That unfortunately is what sets us back as a party — our comments that are not thought through carefully," she said.
Martinez, born in El Paso and of Mexican descent, has generated buzz as a rising star despite keeping an intentionally low national profile. She has maintained sky-high favorability ratings in a blue state that President Barack Obama carried by 10 points last week. She also calls immigration "a problem that can be tackled."
She's been publicly critical of Romney before. In a May interview, she criticized his embrace of "self-deportation." In September, she criticized the failed GOP nominee's caught-on-camera assertion that 47 percent of voters are dependent on government, and returned to the topic here — but using harsher terms.
"It's a ridiculous statement to make," she said. "You want to earn the vote of every single person you can … It doesn't matter whether individuals are in need of assistance of the government or individuals who are in college, it doesn't matter. Why would you ever write off 47 percent?"
In August, Martinez introduced Paul Ryan at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. She did a little bit of surrogate work for the campaign in Nevada and appeared alongside Romney at an October rally outside Denver.
As she did during her last appearance on the campaign trail with Romney, Martinez faulted Obama for not following through on his promise to pass comprehensive immigration reform in his first term.
"I offered early on — I think I was governor about a month when I met President Obama—and said, 'I would like to visit with you in reference to border security, in reference to immigration. I'd like to be part of the discussion because I lived on the border all my life,'" she recounted just outside the casino at a resort owned by Steve Wynn. "I've never received a call."
Asked why Obama increased his level of support among Hispanics nationwide from 2008, she pointed to the primary.
"You've got to get out of the primary as a Republican and then you're now having to run against a Democrat and what you've said before and how that ties in," she said.
Martinez believes that any solution needs to deal with those who have entered the country illegally but she noted that party leaders must carefully message it.


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Argumentum ad populum
It has been suggested that this article be merged with Appeal to popularity
Argumentum ad populum ("argument from popular appeal", "appeal to the majority") is a logical fallacy whereby a proposition is claimed to be true because it is believed by large numbers of people.
- "Fifty million Elvis fans can't be wrong." (See also Wikipedia:50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong.)
- "All US presidents have been Christians. Maybe such a prestigious group of people is onto something."
- "90% of the people in the world believe in God. Are you saying that all of them are wrong?"
Argumentum ad populum comes in two varieties:
- The first is to argue from sheer numbers: "Everyone knows X, so X must be true".
- This argument is appealing because in many cases, what "everyone knows" is true: the Sun rises in the east, not the south; grass is green; and George Washington was the first President of the United States.
- This is effective because it pressures people to be "normal". People have a desire to be like their peers. Thus tactics involving alienation are often used to bully people into submission, this is often a sign of a bad argument.
- The second variety is "snob appeal": A proposition is claimed to be true because it is believed by an elite or distinguished group of people.
- This argument often appears in advertising, (e.g., "Z Cola: The official soft drink of the Big-Time Sports Event").
See also[edit]
- Majority argument - arguing God exists because it is a popular opinion.
- Argumentum ad verecundiam (argument from authority)
- Appeal to emotion


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You'd think gardening, by its very essence, would be a "green" activity. And it is -- sort of.
It turns out all of that mowing, watering and weed-killing packs some pretty major environmental consequences, too.
One thing many Calgarians don't realize is that the water that washes off your yard and down storm drains isn't treated before it goes back into the river (hence the restrictions on washing cars with soap in driveways).
That untreated truth is largely behind the provincial government's move to ban the sale of weed-and-feed products on Jan. 1, 2010.
The herbicide-fertilizer combinations account for more than half of all pest products sold in Calgary, says Simon Wilkins, the city's integrated pest management co-ordinator. What's more, 70 per cent of those are sold within a week of Victoria Day.
The problem with these products, Wilkins says, is people apply weed and feed in late May, then June rains wash much of the herbicide down the storm drains -- before it even does its job.
"They're trying to gain convenience, but it's actually a false convenience,"Wilkins says. "The timing is wrong."
Actually, all of the problem behaviours Wilkins tries to rectify through the city's Healthy Yards program are convenient, but not environmentally friendly, he says.
The good news is once people know better, they tend to change their ways.
"Part of it's not knowing how to do it and part of it is not knowing why to do it," he says.
Laureen Rama, author of Eco-yards (Beauty Way Creations, 2009, $29.95), noticed the same trend. That's why the Calgary landscaper wrote Eco-yards, a 226-page book providing simple steps for Earthfriendly landscaping, from planting an organic garden to gradually replacing your lawn.
"Maybe it's a misconception people have that eco-friendly yards are ugly,"Rama says. "People think, 'Xeriscaping, eww. It's dry,' but it can be lush and colourful. (Eco-friendly landscaping) is not just for the environment and health, it's also for beauty."
To accelerate Calgarians' learning curve, the city's Healthy Yards project launched a DVD packed with tips this year (available by calling 311), as well as a YouTube site (youtube.com/cityofcalgaryparks).
"We're trying to get this idea out into people's consciousness however we can," Wilkins says.
Here, we cover some of the major topics to help you garden a little greener this year.
Be Water Wise
Calgarians use 50 per cent more water during the summer months, accounting for up to 30 per cent of their annual water bills -- that's$268 for an average family of four. Follow these tips to reduce your water consumption: - Gradually replace grass with water-wise plants and shrubs. For a list of plants well-suited to Calgary's climate, visit calgary.ca/waterservices, click on "water conservation," then "lawn and garden," then "water wise gardening and plants." - Water early in the morning or late at night. Get a sprinkler timer to do the early-rising for you. - Leave grass at least 7.5 centimetres long. This helps choke out weeds and prevents roots from drying out. - Limit your watering to about 2.5 centimetres a week. Place an upside-down Frisbee on your lawn during watering.When it's full, you're done. - Use a rain barrel to save on water (and money).Plants prefer rain water because it's softer and warmer than tap water.Barrels cost $70 at the Clean Calgary EcoStore (809 4th Ave. S. W.). - If you've ever seen an irrigation system spraying madly during a torrential downpour, you understand the need for climate-controlled irrigation systems. Calgary company ExactET ( exactet.com) sells an add-on to irrigation systems that monitors the weather and soil moisture. By eliminating needless watering, the ExactET system reduces water consumption by about 40 per cent.
To lawn or not to lawn?
If you have kids trundling around the yard all summer, grass functions wonderfully as a durable, cushioned landing pad. If you don't, it can quickly become a thirsty, chemical-intensive, high-maintenance carpet.
Lawn care doesn't just cost you a lot of time and money, it can also take a heavy environmental toll.
Leland Jackson, an aquatic ecologist at the University of Calgary, sees the effects of that while studying southern Alberta's rivers.
Fertilizers that wash down storm drains increase the nutrient load of the river, contributing to a reduction in oxygen levels, thus stressing fish populations, he says.
And then there's 2, 4-D, a common herbicide, which Leland says is estrogenic — meaning it mimics estrogen in the environment.
Combined with other estrogenic substances, fish can suffer long-term exposure to estrogen. What does that mean?
"When male fish are overexposed to estrogen or something that looks like estrogen, their testes gradually turn into ovaries," Leland says. The problem is so severe in the Old Man Basin that 90 to 95 per cent of fish are now classified as female, he says.
Leland says while we can't place the blame on one particular substance, everything plays a part.
"Any time we can reduce our cumulative impact on the river, we should do that," he says. "Some things we can't control, but those we can control, we should."
Needless to say, Leland has xeriscaped his yard, minimizing its need for water, and it's now much easier to maintain.
"It's a whole different mindset about what your yard should look like," he says. "The days of fertilizing four times a year and watering every blade of grass until it's green is a bit old-fashioned."
If you simply can't part with your lawn, keep it healthy by avoiding chemicals and opting for natural treatments instead.
Rama recommends top-dressing with one centimetre of compost every year. She also recommends switching over to hardier grasses, such as sheep's fescue, by overseeding for three years. (There's a great guide to lower maintenance lawns at cmhc.ca.)
Dealing with dandelions
Last summer, Calgary city council voted in favour of drafting a bylaw for a cosmetic pesticide ban. If the drafted bylaw is passed this fall, it is set to come into effect on Jan. 1, 2010.
In other words, you might as well get used to dealing with dandelions sans pesticides right now.
Wilkins spends a lot of time reminding Calgarians "the pest is a symptom of a problem, rather than the actual problem," he says.
That means when you have a dandelion problem, targeting the weeds with herbicides doesn't truly solve your problem.
"The dandelions appear because they're out-competing the grass, which doesn't happen with healthy grass," Wilkins explains.
Besides which, who decided dandelions are a weed and not a flower? "People in Calgary are deciding that dandelions all over the lawn are a big deal. People in other parts of Canada or the world don't care," Wilkins says.
But we get it: you don't like dandelions, so here are some au naturel tips for dealing with them.
Use corn gluten meal, a product available at garden centres that suppresses the germination of new dandelion seeds. It won't kill existing dandelions, but it prevents their spread.
Dig out dandelions (there are all sorts of tools available to do this), rather than spraying them. Wilkins recommends filling the holes in with soil and grass seed.
The key to avoiding dandelions is having a healthy lawn in the first place. Achieve that through proper aeration and top dressing.
About 20 per cent of waste entering landfills comes from yards. Instead of throwing out grass clippings, recycle them by leaving them on the lawn.
It eliminates raking and bagging, acts as a slow-release fertilizer and prevents moisture from evaporating from the soil.
Make sure your lawn mower blades are sharp, mow when it's dry and cut no more than 2.5 cm in height per mowing.
To make life even easier, consider a mulching mower when you upgrade your equipment.
Ditch your mower
Speaking of upgrading your equipment, if you have a gas mower manufactured before 2005, it could be a major polluter.
Environment Canada estimates emissions from off-road engines account for about 10 per cent of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions.
The most environmentally friendly alternative to a gas mower is the reel push mower. If you haven't checked these out lately, do so, because they've been majorly improved since your grandmother's days — and you'll get some much-needed exercise while you mow.
Compost, compost, compost!
Compost is a gardener's best friend — a boon to lawns and flower beds. It's also free, and converting your organic waste into black gold reduces landfill waste and greenhouse gases.


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FAIRFIELD, CT (April 17, 2012) - The Northeast Conference announced the seeding for this weekend's Tennis Championship to be held at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, NJ on Friday through Sunday. The Pioneer women are seeded third in the field of 10 teams while the men are tabbed fifth in their nine team field.
The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights are the top-seed on both the men's and women's draw. Play will get underway on Friday morning with three outbracket matches. On the women's side, #8 Monmouth faces #9 Wagner while #7 Saint Francis (PA) takes on #10 St. Francis (NY). On the men's side, #8 St. Francis (NY) takes on #9 Wagner.
The SHU women will face #6 Robert Morris in their quarterfinal match. The Pioneers beat the Colonials earlier this season, 6-1, on their spring trip to Orlando, FL. Sacred Heart finished the season with an 8-12 overall record and a 3-3 mark against teams in the NEC, beating RMU, Monmouth and LIU Brooklyn and falling to Bryant, Quinnipiac and the top-seeded Knights.
The defending NEC champion Pioneer men take on #4 seeded Mount St. Mary's in their opening quarterfinal match. SHU finished the season 4-12 overall and 1-4 in conference play. Sacred Heart did not face the Mount during the season but did earn a win over St. Francis (NY) while falling to Bryant, Quinnipiac, FDU and Monmouth.
Seniors Kate Donnelly (Centerville, MA), Kristina Chao (Needham, MA) and Kristina Legenza (Berlin, CT) will be playing in their final NEC Championship Tournament. Donnelly will enter the tournament at 17-15 overall in singles play and 4-2 against NEC teams. Playing at #3 singles for much of the season, she has posted a 9-6 mark and will enter the tournament at 6-4 over her last 10 matches. Chao is 10-19 on the year, 6-12 playing from her usual spot at #5 singles. Donnelly and Chao were 9-15 as a doubles team this season, 3-3 in NEC matches.
At the top of the Pioneer line-up sits sophomore Gabi Kaldan (New Brunswick, NJ) and freshman Nicole Rydzewski (Maspeth, NY). Kaldan has been the Pioneers #1 player all season, posting a 9-11 record in the top-spot. She sported a 4-2 record against NEC teams. Rydzewski owns a team-best 18 wins this season, going 18-10 overall and 10-5 playing in the #2 slot.
For the men, Sullo is the only Pioneer with any NEC Tournament experience heading into the weekend. Sullo posted a 16-3 record last season playing at #5 and #6 singles. This year, the senior stepped into the #1 singles slot and finished the year a team-best 11-11. Sullo went 3-2 against NEC teams.
The rest of the Pioneer line-up will feature fresh faces at the NEC Tournament. Freshman Justin Pagan (Flushing, NY) had a solid debut, posting a 6-10 record while playing at #2, #3, and #4 singles.
The women's match is scheduled to start no earlier than 11:30 am on Friday morning while the men will open play at approximately 2:00 pm.


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The sky is so blue,
not a cloud to be seen.
The Earth is a painting
with every shade of green.
The chirping of birds,
as they gracefully fly by,
amidst the golden hue
of the lustrous sky.
The flowers are so fragrant,
the trees are their shield,
for under the scorching heat
a breeze they should feel.
The voices of children,
as they play in the park.
It is a definite sign,
summer has made its mark.
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