Chance for Ben Simmons, Jerryd Bayless to form PG chemistry on Sixers' road trip

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Neither Ben Simmons nor Jerryd Bayless will suit up this season, but Brett Brown feels it is equally important for them as it is for active players to be with the team on the road on this West Coast swing.

The 6-foot-10 rookie and the 6-foot-3 veteran, while opposite on paper, are going to be closely tied together in the Sixers' system next season if all goes as planned.

Brown intends to start Simmons at the one-spot. That's the same position as Bayless. Looking ahead, Bayless could either sub for Simmons or share the court with Simmons because of his ability as a combo-guard.

"I've made it quite public I want to try Ben at point guard," Brown said. "With that, I don't see Ben guarding point guards. So here comes Jerryd. He's got that ability. I see those two existing quite well."

The Sixers signed Bayless to a three-year deal last offseason. He fit the criteria for a guard to play alongside Simmons in an untraditional system. The pair didn't get the chance to play together beyond a short stint during training camp. Simmons fractured his right foot in the final scrimmage. Bayless suffered a left wrist injury early in camp. He had his cast removed this week after three months.

Brown hopes that what chemistry Bayless and Simmons can't yet form on the court, they can create by spending time with one another during shootarounds, practices and traveling.

"Inone sense you have a rookie that hasn't played a second," Brown said. "In the other sense, you've got our version of a veteran in Jerryd that can share other stories and join in that type of conversation that I really want to have with my players."

Bayless isn't the only experienced voice on the road. Former Sixer Elton Brand, who was hired as a player development after retirement, also is with the team for this trip. Brown sees Brand's 17 years of NBA experience as an invaluable resource the Sixers still can tap into even though he is not playing.

"He's one of these rare players that I've tripped on over my 16 years in the league that you really feel comfortable with and trust," Brown said. "He's obviously not poor; he doesn't have to do this. I say that because it's just another layer to confirming his heart is in the right place. He wants to help me, he wants to help our young guys."

Brand signed with the Sixers last January for his final season to provide leadership to a young locker room. Now in a personnel role, Brown describes Brand's presence as "an incredible sense of perspective, a calm mind."

"I just have a tremendous amount of respect for Elton Brand and appreciate his inclusion and his company," Brown said.

Joel Embiid is scheduled to join the Sixers in Los Angeles.

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- A loss is still a loss, but with two contenders on the horizon, a close match against the postseason-focused Trail Blazers was a solid starting point to get the Sixers on track for this road trip.

The Sixers came into Portland having dropped six out of their last eight games. They were blown out by 30 by the Pistons last weekend and trailed the Bucks by 27 in their most recent contest on Monday. The Sixers wanted to shake those losses.

The Trail Blazers, who entered the night on a three-game winning streak, jumped out to a 12-point lead. The Sixers fought back this time and forced overtime at the buzzer of regulation before falling short, 114-108 (see Instant Replay).

"We had a few games there that were out of character," Gerald Henderson said. "This is a good team and we played well against them. In terms of how we're playing, I think we'll take some positives from it. You want to turn it into winning."

The Sixers face a tough upcoming schedule with games against the Clippers on Saturday and Warriors on Tuesday. The competition isn't going to get easier, and this is the kind of fight they will have to show to compete on their opponents' home turf.

"Playing in front of this crowd and playing in front of superstars like they have, that's what we're going to have to face these next couple of games," T.J. McConnell said. "We have to be ready, know our defensive assignments to a T and execute on offense."

The Sixers had moments to take with them, and others to learn from and leave behind.

Dario Saric scored a career-high 28 points with nine rebounds (which was overshadowed by 28 points, 20 rebounds, eight assists and six blocks by Jusuf Nurkic). He had a determined mindset entering the game. Saric played well in front of his mother, who traveled from Europe to watch him compete in the NBA.

"I felt this can be my night," Saric said. "I just tried to play, tried to stay hungry all the game, tried to be smart, tried to [prevent] the emotional side of me to push me into some kind of hole, to want too much, and don't get in trouble because of that. This was in my mind all the time and I tried to keep myself, no rush, just no rush, take your time."

On the flip side, Robert Covington briefly lost track of the game and intentionally fouled C.J. McCollum with 19.6 seconds to go and the game tied 95 apiece. Covington thought Nurkic had drained two free throws, not one, moments earlier and the Sixers were trailing when they actually were evened up. Brown described the play as a "type of mistake he just doesn't make."

"I thought Nurkic made both," Covington said. "It was a small brain fart. But coach told me to move on from it."

He did, and sent the game into overtime with a putback off a Henderson miss at the buzzer. Covington finished the night with 24 points and 13 rebounds.

"What we all should finally remember is how good of an effort he made to get that putback at the end of the game and what a good game he had," Brown said.

The Sixers also integrated Jahlil Okafor back into the starting lineup after missing the last two games with right knee soreness. Okafor posted 16 points and eight rebounds in 28 minutes.

"At the start of each half he got winded quickly, but I thought for not having played for a while he was really good," Brown said.

The Sixers will have a day to regroup before facing the Clippers on Saturday afternoon. They will follow that up with a back-to-back against the Lakers on Sunday before heading to Oakland against the Warriors on Tuesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook had his 31st triple-double of the season to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 102-92 on Thursday night.

Westbrook had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists to match Wilt Chamberlain's 1967-68 campaign for the second-most triple-doubles in a season.

Victor Oladipo scored 20 points, and Enes Kanter added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder. They snapped a four-game losing streak.

Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points for the Spurs. They had had won nine straight. San Antonio dropped two games behind the Golden State Warriors in the race for the best record in the NBA.

Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Kyle Anderson sat out for the Spurs. Ginobili rested, Parker had back stiffness and Anderson had a sprained right knee (see full recap).

Pistons top Cavs despite LeBrons triple-double AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Andre Drummond had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons scored the first 13 points of the fourth quarter before holding on for a 106-101 victory over the injury-plagued Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night.

LeBron James had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists -- and threw down over a half-dozen tremendous dunks -- but the Cavaliers have now lost three straight and five of their last seven. J.R. Smith played for Cleveland after a thumb injury had kept him out since December, but Kevin Love and Kyle Korver were out, and the Cavaliers lost Andrew Bogut earlier in the week with a broken leg.

Cleveland led 80-73 after finishing the third quarter with a 22-5 run,
but the Pistons started strong in the fourth, and a tip-in by Reggie Jackson gave Detroit an 82-80 advantage.

Jackson also beat the shot clock with a floater with 55 seconds left, lifting the Pistons to a 103-98 lead.

James and Kyrie Irving had 19 points each in the first half, but Detroit led 55-52 after two quarters. James had five dunks in the half, including a two-hander in the first quarter in which he swung a bit on the rim and received a technical foul. That play gave Cleveland a 27-12 advantage, but the Cavs' lead would never surpass 15 (see full recap).

Russell, Lakers snap 8-game losing skid PHOENIX -- D'Angelo Russell scored 28 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 122-110 win against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.

Jordan Clarkson added 19 for the Lakers, who stopped an 11-game skid in Phoenix, where they hadn't won since Jan. 5, 2011. Los Angeles lost 137-101 in its previous game in Phoenix on Feb. 15, the most one-sided Suns win in the series' history.

The Lakers took the lead to start the second half and were up by as many as 21 Thursday night. A late Phoenix run made it a seven-point game before Los Angeles scored the final five points.

Devin Booker scored 23 for the Suns. Marquese Chriss added 18, and T.J. Warren finished with 17 (see full recap).

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Pond managers may see evidence of sick and dying fish from February through April. Usually, it is a few fish per day, often catfish but maybe a mixture of species. The die-off may continue for several weeks. Fish often show external signs of distress, including patches of fungus, red sores and sometimes large ulcers in the head or back. All sizes are affected, and upset pond owners want to know who or what to blame.

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Dont worry. It is highly unlikely that someone poisoned your fish. The problem is most likely the pond water itself. Many locations in Mississippi have underlying geologies that are low in dissolved ions. Alkalinity, which is a measure of the negatively charged ions dissolved in the water, acts as a buffer for pH changes in the water.

Alkalinity encourages primary productivity in ponds and helps prevent wide swings in pH.

Similar to alkalinity, water hardness is the overall concentration of positive ions. Hardness reduces fish stress in ponds and provides elements important for animal survival, such as calcium and magnesium.

To promote good fish growth and health, experts recommend alkalinity and hardness values of at least 20 milligrams per liter. When values are below this threshold, fish tend to grow slowly, the pond is not very productive, and fish may become stressed and die. External signs of disease are usually secondary, which means the fungus or bacterial ulcer you see on dead or dying fish is not the cause of the problem. The fungus or bacteria have opportunistically invaded an already sick or stressed fish.

The solution to poor water chemistry is relatively simple. To overcome low ion concentrations, pond managers must add ions. The best way to accomplish this goal is to apply agricultural limestone. Liming provides major benefits if you are growing sport fish in a pond with poor water chemistry. Limestone reduces the acidity of the bottom soils, which makes nutrients more available. That increases the alkalinity and hardness of the water, which reduces stress on the fish over the winter. Additional limestone typically eliminates cold water fish die-offs for several years. However, ions will be flushed gradually from the pond, so liming may be needed every three to five years to keep water chemistry at appropriate levels.

Landowners who are concerned their ponds may have low alkalinity and hardness should contact their county Extension office to have the total alkalinity tested. Be sure to ask for alkalinity, not pH, as pH can fluctuate hourly in ponds with poor alkalinity.

If alkalinity is below 20 milligrams per liter, liming would be beneficial to the fish population. For more information, call your local county agent and request Extension Publication 1428, Managing Mississippi Farm Ponds and Small Lakes.

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Not only are the Yankees stockpiling their organization with high-quality talent, theyre also making sure that theyre acquiring high-quality people.

The other day, I noticed some interesting quotes GM Brian Cashman gave to Joel Sherman of the NY Post. He essentially said that 20 years ago, clubhouse chemistry didnt matter. You could bring in a guy that had problems and the team would overcome the distractions. However, with todays social media culture, you cant get away with having players that bring baggage.

According to Sherman, Cashman said:

I do believe that especially if youre in a large market and you bring aboard someone that is a massive problem, that has a lot of issues those issues become everybodys issues, and they do drain on youI do think that prevents you from being the best you overall can be. I believe in that. Whereas 20 years ago, you can bring anybody in and survive that. Now I dont think its as easy with social media, TMZ and stuff like that. Because youre too busy instead of talking about the game and the results and the competition, youre too busy talking about something thats going on off the field or not game-related constantly. Its a pain. Its a problem.

If you watched YES Networks recent special on top prospects Blake Rutherford, James Kaprielian, Clint Frazier and Gleyber Torres, you can see a trend. These guys have the character and personality to back up their physical abilities.

All four guys seem to have the kind of makeup and demeanor that suits New York. The fact that theyre all in the minors together, going through the highs and lows of trying to make it to the big leagues, can only strengthen their bond with each other. The Yankees have also implemented their Captains Camp to help their young prospects develop even further. The camp aims to teach the players how to succeed on the field, but also how to conductthemselvesoff it. It all appears to be part of a grand plan to develop good clubhouse chemistry.

Weve seen whats gone on with the Cubs in recent years and how strong veteran leadership mixed with youth can make for a positive clubhouse environment. Just a few weeks into spring training this year, there have already been stories about newly-signed DH Matt Holliday taking Frazier under his wing, offering words of advice about how to succeed at the big league level.

This is just the tip of the iceberg for the Yankees, who have a bevy of prospects waiting in the wings behind the four I mentioned above. The organization is trying to build something that can be sustained for a long period of time.You need to have the talent, but you also need to have the chemistry to make it all work.

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Feb 7, 2017; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Minnesota Wild right wing Jason Pominville (29) celebrates with teammates on the bench after scoring a goal during the first period against the Winnipeg Jets at MTS Centre. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Fedyck-USA TODAY Sports

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The Minnesota Wild have finally developed into the team that everyone thought that they could be this season. They sit atop the Western Conference with 80 points, reflected by a record of 37-13-6. Perhaps the biggest surprise, though, is the Wilds +57 goal differential.

One could add together the Wilds end of season goal differentials from the last four years and it would still fall abysmally short of +57. Many hockey minds argue a team needs a Top 15 Point Producer to be successful and have that high goal differential, but the Wild are defying that statement.

Minnesota has eight players with 30 or more points (Granlund-50, Staal-44, Coyle-44, Niederreiter-42, Koivu-40, Zucker-38, Pominville-35, and Suter-30). Of those eight, seven have scored ten or more goals. Zach Parise, Chris Stewart, and Erik Haula also contribute to that 10 or more goals crowd giving the Wild 10 players with 10 or more goalsan insane statistic.

Feb 12, 2017; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise (11) celebrates his goal in front of Detroit Red Wings forward Andreas Athanasiou (72) during the third period at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild defeated the Red Wings 6-3. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports

So what exactly does that mean? It means that the Wild are perhaps the deepest offensive team in the NHL. This creates a problem for opposing teams because they have to focus on four lines that are a threat to score as opposed to a usual one or two lines.

A reason the Wild may be finding so much success offensively is because of line chemistry. That chemistry can be attributed to the lines remaining consistent, which is something that didnt happen often under Mike Yeo. Players are getting the chance to develop chemistry with each other and its showing in vibrant colors.

The most notable chemistry is in the Granlund-Koivu-Zucker line which has been together since Thanksgiving. There arent many second lines in the NHL with three forwards that have produced a combined 48 goals, 80 assists, 128 points, and a +86 rating.

Feb 8, 2017; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Charlie Coyle (3) takes a shot on Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) during the third period at Xcel Energy Center. The Blackhawks win 4-3 over the Wild in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Marilyn Indahl-USA TODAY Sports

Granlund and Zucker are in the midst of career seasons, and Mikko Koivu looks like he did in the 2009-2010 season when he put up 71 points. Koivu needs just seven goals in the Wilds final 26 games to eclipse his career high of 22 (2009-2010).

Another line finding some chemistry is the newly formed Zach Parise-Charlie Coyle-Jason Pominville line. Pominville is red hotlately accumulating 8 points (2 goals and 6 assists) in his last five games. The Wild made it evident Coyle and company would stay together by placing Tyler Graovac on waivers on Monday.

This move was significant because it indicated Bruce Boudreau wants Coyle, who has a goal and 5 assists since moving from the wing, to stay at center instead of wing where hes spent much of the season.The movewas also a statement to the Wilds other fourth-liners, Christ Stewart and Jordan Schroeder, that they need to shape and start playing better. Alex Tuch and fresh-off-injury Zach Dalpe are getting looks in the line up as well making a good pressure to produce to earn playing time.

Obviously the Wild cant be fortunate enough to have all four lines clicking every game; however, all four lines do pose a threat night in and night out. A four-line offensive threat coupled withwhen healthyone of the leagues best defensive cores , and an All-Star goalie in Devan Dubnyk, make the Wild one of the most dangerous teams in the NHL. The depth in the State of Hockey could be just the right formula needed to finally bring Lord Stanley to Minnesota.

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Perhaps because of the difficulty defining the term, clubhouse chemistry is a much-maligned, oft-debated topic in the baseball community.

Despite most of us having been in a work setting or on a sports team whose environment was toxic enough to impact our individual performance, I think a lot of times we discount the idea that this could happen in professional sports. When we only tune in for the 3 hours that the game is played, and the players seem almost robotic, its easy to discount the impact outside influences or a dysfunctional clubhouse could have on their performance. For many of us, its tempting to simply want to put together a roster of 25 analytics-approved bodies and assume the off-the-field stuff will work itself out on its own. Who cares if its 25 players, 25 cabs, right?

As the statistical revolution in baseball took hold, doing just that seemed to be the trend, at least in some organizations. Recently, though, even the most analytically-inclined organizations are returning to the idea that chemistry matters too, and the Twins appear to be one of them. According to these organizations, mastering the intangible is a prerequisite to seeing optimal tangible output.

Although on-field chemistry is critical to success in sports like basketball and hockey, off the field chemistry is perhaps most important in professional baseball, where players spend an inordinate amount of time together during the season. During a homestand, players typically put in 50- to 60-hour weeks, with even more time spent together when on the road. A day game followed by a flight to the east or west coast, for example, often means a 14-hour day. Much of this time, of course, isnt spent playing the actual game, but in clubhouses, planes, and hotels.

Given the vast amount of time players spend together, then, it would seem to be a critical goal of any organization to make sure they actually, you know, get along. In both his words and moves, Twins CBO Derek Falvey has exhibited an appreciation for the importance of fostering a positive clubhouse culture.

We factor it all in. Every aspect. Were not making decisions in a vacuum, Falvey said at the Winter Meetings. We talk about some of the metrics we know and what a players value is. We can quantify some of that, but we cant quantify all of it. Its our job to be thoughtful about that the long-term culture that were looking to build and how it impacts our team. There is a unique mesh in that 25-man team, and the coaching staff, that creates impact in creative ways.

Falvey and the Twins have made several moves throughout the offseason that exemplify the focus on building a strong clubhouse. One is the addition of journeyman reliever Craig Breslow, a Yale graduate with a mind for analyticsand a vision for baseball that seems to parallel Falveys. In adding Breslow, the Twins brass is likely looking to him as both a mentor for young pitchers and a credible voice to communicate complex analytical concepts to players in a digestible way. The Twins also made a strong push for veteran 1B/DH Mike Napoli, despite his on-field redundancy with Joe Mauer, Kennys Vargas and others, in part because of his presumed impact in the locker room.

Talent is an aspect of any decision we make, Falvey told Foxs Ken Rosenthal. But there is an element of clubhouse chemistry that also plays a role in organization-building. Were going to talk about leadership, makeup and how guys fit in our clubhouse along with how we feel they will perform.

In hiring Torii Hunter, Michael Cuddyer and LaTroy Hawkinsall respected, recently retired players who were seen as clubhouse leaders during their playing days as special advisors, the Twins are looking to organizational icons to further strengthen their culture and chemistry. Hunters presence in the clubhouse in 2015, when the Twins unexpectedly competed for a wild card spot, is perhaps the best recent example of a player having an unquantifiable, but important, impact on a teams performance.

Ill admit to being initially skeptical when the Twins signed Hunter, both because of past comments hes made on social issues with which Ive disagreed, and his declining on-field performance. But throughout 2015 it became abundantly clear that he was able to bring the Twins clubhouse together in a unique way, and comments about the impact of his leadership from Paul Molitor and a number of Twins playersboth rookies and veterans; domestic and international support that idea. Its impossible to know how many games the 2015 Twins would have won with a right fielder who put up similar numbers to Hunters but lacked his leadership, but Im fairly certain the number would be less than 83.

Theres a balancing act here, of course. Putting 12 Craig Breslows on the pitching staff might make for some fascinating clubhouse conversation, but it wouldnt translate into many wins on the field. The foundation for any successful club still must be rooted in talent. But the trend in baseball, even among the most analytically-inclined organizations, to seek out players who can make a meaningful contribution off the field is, in my view, a smart approach.

If a player like Breslow can help a pitcher understand how to utilize data to better attack hitters, or someone like Hunter can help Eddie Rosario understand the strike zone, those are contributions that could make meaningful differences in the development of those players. Filling a couple of roster spots with these kinds of influencers seems like a worthwhile goal, even if the analytics suggest their on-field contributions may be minimal. This is particularly true if the player tasked with this responsibility is clear on his role within the organization.

For Breslow, that appears to be the case. Derek (Falvey) is a really engaging and bright guy with a great vision for the organization, Breslow told Rosenthal. The thing that resonated the most with me was the idea that I could impact the culture and impact the direction of the organization for longer than potentially my stay there might be.

As the Twins embark on an organization-wide shift in culture, their focus on both the quantifiable and unquantifiable should serve as an asset to their growth. The importance given to making additions like Breslow will likely change based on the youth of the club and how likely they are to contend. Either way, a focus on complementing top-end talent with fringe players and advisors who can help cultivate an environment thats optimal for them to succeed is a smart approach to building a long-term contender.

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LOWER POTTSGROVE >>Pottsgrove High School was evacuated Wednesday afternoon following a reported incident in the chemistry lab.

According to the Pottsgrove School Districts Twitter feed, the high school was evacuated at 1:05 p.m. on Wednesday. Emergency crews responded to the scene by around 1:20 p.m. and investigated the incident.

The chemistry lab had an incident where a chemical got mixed together and it sort of flashed in front of a student, said Lower Pottsgrove Fire Marshal Lew Babel. It was put out over the air by somebody but it was just a chemical reaction that overheated in a container and popped it.

Babel said the student was taken to Pottstown Memorial Medical Center to be evaluated for any burns.

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No damages to the building were reported during the incident, Babel said, and students were able to return to class by 2 p.m.

The upper science wing remained closed until students were dismissed for the day.

Responding to the incident were Sanatoga Fire Company, Ringing Hill Fire Company and Goodwill Ambulance.

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Scientists in the US have found a new use for their handheld Raman spectrometer: it can determine whether a sample should legally be classified as cannabis. In the US, hemp can contain up to 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) but above that concentration, it is considered cannabis. The device produces a chemical fingerprint that clearly indicates how much THC it contains.

Raman spectroscopy provides information about the chemical composition of a sample without damaging it. Raman spectrometers work by shining laser light onto samples and measuring the wavelengths and intensity of the light that is scattered back. When plotted, this information gives a unique fingerprint for the substance, which can be compared to the fingerprints for known chemicals to determine what is in the sample and how much there is of it.

Lee Sanchez and colleagues at Texas A&M University used a small, portable Raman spectrometer to test samples known to be hemp and samples known to be cannabis. In the fingerprints for each, they could see different THC levels between hemp and cannabis samples. These differences allowed them to correctly identify unknown samples 100% of the time.

Current tests for cannabis either require a sample be transported to a specialist or can detect the presence of THC but not the quantity. A Raman-based device could therefore allow police and customs agents to test samples on site, with high accuracy, reducing costly delays in waiting for specialist laboratory analysis.

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Preseason No. 1 Trojans hope experience, chemistry will yield a title The Herald Although four juniors -- John Gilreath, Wesley Sweatt, Rob Hughes, and Cameron Reeves -- are committed to play Division 1 baseball, the chemistry of the team is not negatively affected. We've got a bunch of younger boys, juniors and sophomores who are ...

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There are 350,000 chemicals available on the market and in circulation worldwide, according to a new estimate.

The last time researchers compiled a list, it only ran to 100,000 entries.

Drawn up shortly after the turn of the millennium, the list focused on markets in the US, Canada, and western Europe. That made sense at the time because 20 years ago, these countries accounted for more than two thirds of worldwide chemical sales.

Things have changed dramatically since then, however. First, turnover has more than doubled, reaching EUR 3.4 billion in 2017. Second, the global west now participates in just a third of the worldwide chemical trade, whereas China alone accounts for 37% of turnover.

Only the manufacturers know what they are and how dangerous or toxic they are like a meal where youre told that its well cooked, but not what it contains.

We broadened our scope to take in the global marketand were now presenting a first comprehensive overview of all chemicals available worldwide, says Zhanyun Wang, senior scientist at the civil, environmental, and geomatic engineering department at ETH Zurich.

The researchers brought together data from 22 registers covering 19 countries and regions (including the EU) for the new work.

The chemical diversity we know now is three times greater than 20 years ago, says Wang.

This, he says, is primarily because the researchers are now taking into account a larger number of registers. As a result, our new list includes many chemicals that are registered in developing and transition countries, which are often with limited oversight, Wang says.

On its own, this comprehensive list cannot provide information about which chemicals are hazardous to health or the environment, for example.

Our inventory is only the first step in the substances characterization, says Wang, adding that previous work suggested that some 3% of all chemicals may be cause for concern. If you apply this figure to the new multitude of chemicals, 6,000 new potentially problematic substances could be expected, he says.

Far more astonishing for Wang was the fact that a good third of all chemicals have inadequate descriptions in the various registers. About 70,000 entries are for mixtures and polymers (such as petroleum resin), with no details provided about the individual components. Another 50,000 entries relate to chemicals where the identities are confidential business information and are therefore not publicly accessible.

Only the manufacturers know what they are and how dangerous or toxic they are, says Wang. That leaves you with an uneasy feelinglike a meal where youre told that its well cooked, but not what it contains.

Globalization and worldwide trade ensure thatunlike national registerschemicals do not stop at national borders. As Wang and his colleagues note in their article, the various registers need therefore to be merged if we want to keep track of all the chemicals produced and traded anywhere in the world.

Only by joining forces, across different countries and disciplines, will we be able to cope with this ever-expanding chemical diversity, says Wang.

The paper appears in Environmental Science & Technology.

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MIAMI, FLORIDA JANUARY 30: NFL coach, Ron Rivera, of the Washington Redskins speaks onstage during day 2 of SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIV on January 30, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM )

Its now time to turn our attention to free agency and the NFL Draft. We all look at the list of names and all the cap numbers, but take it from someone who attracted the attention of Joe Gibbs as a kid and someone who learned from the best general manager in NFL history our very own Bobby Beathard theres a lot more to building a team than height, weight and speed.

Theres a lot more to it than the Wonderlic scores and how many reps a guy can put up at 225. Theres just a lot more to all of it than meets the eye.

My favorite saying in life and its the opening quote in my book, Vision is the art of seeing whats invisible to others Jonathan Swift, 1667-1745.

Nobody in my life has embraced this more than the legendary Bobby Beathard. He is the true mastermind behind the greatest of our years. Nobody has done more to shape my philosophies and a vision for how I would build a team, if ever given the chance.

Ill never forget hearing the story of when Bobby Beathard suggested the name of Joe Gibbs to the immortal Jack Kent Cooke. Mr. Cooke responded initially by saying, Joe who? Make no mistake, Bobby Beathard was the architect of those trophies that now sit in that trophy case just down the road. Nobody really even knew who Joe Gibbs was at that time. Hes now in not one, but two Halls of Fame. Thats vision.

With so many teams clamoring to drop a couple of Brinks trucks worth of Benjis on some big-name free agent or mortgage the future to move into the No. 1 pick, Beathard had other ideas. He saw things differently and it is because of that he knew how to successfully build the Redskins.

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Family Of Hit-And-Run Victim Implores Driver To Go To The CopsJose Contla, a 26-year-old aspiring attorney, was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Sunday morning in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. His wife and siblings are hopeful of a quick arrest. TV 10/55's Christina Fan reports

Aaron Hernandez Documentary EP Sits Down With CBS2Kevin Armstrong, the writer and executive producer of the Netflix documentary on former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, discusses the film with CBS2's Steve Overmyer.

New York Weather: CBS2 Forecast At 6:30 p.m.CBS2's Vanessa Murdock is calling for a continued warm trend into the early part of the new work week.

Manhattan Man Sprayed With Chemical During RobberyThe NYPD is searching for a robbery suspect, who it says sprayed a chemical on his victim. In the end, the thief only got away with a few dollars. CBS2's Nick Caloway reports

JCC In Albany Evacuated Email Bomb ThreatA bomb threat is under investigation at a Jewish community center in Albany. Multiple agencies are looking into threatening emails, but officials say right now everything appears to be safe. CBS2's Jessica Moore reports

FDNY Mourning Another Firefighter Who Died Of 9/11-Related CancerFirefighter Daniel Foley of New Rochelle died Saturday at the age of 46 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. CBS2's Jessica Moore reports

Search On For Driver In Deadly Hit-And-Run In BrooklynCBS2's Dave Carlin has obtained video of the vehicle wanted in a fatal hit-and-run in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, on Sunday.

Celebrated New York Restaurateur B. Smith Dead At 70B. Smith was a legendary lifestyle icon. On Sunday, her husband of 27 years, Dan Gasby, announced the passing of his beloved wife, saying she died peacefully at their home on Long Island on Saturday night. CBS2's Hazel Sanchez looks back on her career.

FDNY Mourns Loss Of Another 9/11 Firefighter, Danny FoleyLieutenant Mickey Conboy of Rescue Company 3 in the Bronx talks about the death of 9/11 firefighter Danny Foley on Sunday, Feb. 23.

Cuomo: JCC Bomb Threats Under InvestigationGov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed multiple Jewish community centers across the state were emailed anonymous bomb threats on Sunday, prompting the JCC in the capital to be evacuated.

Sen. Schumer Warns TSA Still Using Vulnerable TikTok AppSen. Charles Schumer warned on Sunday that the Transportation Security Agency continued to use the China-owner TikTop app, a platform the agency denies using.

Building Collapses In East Orange, New JerseyThe debris smashed into parked cars and covered the sidewalk and street below. No one was injured.

Man Hospitalized After Being Stabbed Inside Manhattan DeliThe attack happened inside a deli on Broadway near Tiemann Place just before 4 a.m. on Saturday. CBS2's Cindy Hsu reports.

Rally Held Over Voting Concerns In The Dominican RepublicThe demonstrators took to the streets, halting traffic to protest recent voting irregularities in the country. CBS2's Cindy Hsu reports.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy To Undergo Surgery To Remove Kidney TumorThere was an outpouring of support this weekend for New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy after he revealed on Twitter he has a kidney tumor that is likely cancerous. CBS2's Cindy Hsu reports.

Pedestrian In Critical Condition After Getting Hit In BrooklynOne person was left in critical condition Sunday morning after being struck by a car in Brooklyn. CBS2's Cindy Hsu reports.

Man Sprayed With Chemical, Robbed Of $5 In Washington HeightsThe victim was coming home from work when he was attacked and robbed inside his Washington Heights building, reports CBS2's Nick Caloway.

How Food Bacteria Help Keep Healthy SkinWhen it comes to having healthy skin, that might just be true. Not only is the food you eat important to that healthy glow, but so is the bacteria we consume. Author, biochemist, and beauty nutrition expert Paula Simpson stopped by to discuss it with CBS2's Alice Gainer and Cindy Hsu.

Patsy's Italian Restaurant Chef Shows Off Insalata Di Frutti Di MareSal Scognamillo has been in the kitchen of Patsys Italian Restaurant in Midtown for over 35 years. CBS2's Alice Gainer and Cindy Hsu report.

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HUNTINGTON Football has been called a game of inches, but so, too, is basketball.

A pass thats a split second late, a cut made a shade early or a rushed shot can be the difference in winning and losing. Many of those aspects go unnoticed by fans, but not by Marshall University mens basketball coach Dan DAntoni, who worked with his team to correct such mistakes Friday during practice at Cam Henderson Center.

The Thundering Herd (2-5) visits Toledo (6-2) at 2 p.m. Sunday in a contest that can be seen on ESPN+.

I look forward to the game, DAntoni said. Everythings going to be a learning process with these kids. Were going to try a couple of new things.

DAntoni didnt give away the game plan. After all, Marshall already lost to the Rockets 96-70 on Nov. 10 here. Some lineup adjustments, whether in regard to personnel changes or just positioning alterations, could be in store.

The Herd wont have Furman transfer point guard Andy Taylor until Dec. 16, which will change the dynamic of the offense, but DAntoni said hes adjusting on the fly anyway, a necessity with a young team.

Well have Andy Taylor pretty soon, so were going to look at a lot of different things, DAntoni said. Stay with us.

Much of the tinkering DAntoni is doing has to do with decision making. With 6-foot-10 Ante Sustic the lone senior, experience isnt a strength for Marshall. Because of that, sometimes players think rather than react.

That slows the flow of the offense and can lead to players being out of position or making bad passes. As the season progresses, DAntoni said he expects many of the mistakes that occurred in the first seven games will be no more because running the offense correctly will be second nature.

Most of the trouble has come on offense, as the Herd has adjusted to the loss of all-Conference USA players Jon Elmore, who averaged 20.3 points per game, and C.J. Burks, who scored 17.7. The fast-paced attack averaged 80.5 points per contest last season but also gave up that same amount. This year, Marshall has given up 75.3 points per game and averaged 71.1.

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The operator of a Commerce City oil refinery says it's not yet ready to reopen one of the facility's refining units following a malfunction that spewed yellow ash over the surrounding area earlier this month but it's assuring the community that when it does, such an incident won't happen again.

Canadian oil giant Suncor Energy once again apologized for the refinery's "operational upset" in a statement released Friday, December 27, and said that it won't restart the unit in question before it conducts additional safety tests.

"While we had planned to begin start-up of the fluidized catalytic cracker unit (FCC) this week, weve made the decision to do additional operability checks in the unit to ensure we have ideal start-up conditions," the company said in its release.

The unit has been shut down since December 11, when a malfunction caused a plume of yellowish material identified by Suncor as a clay-like substance known as "catalyst" to drift into the air above the refinery and fall on parts of Commerce City. Two nearby schools were placed on lockdown when staff noticed unusually poor air quality and a layer of dust coating cars and other outdoor surfaces.

In its initial statement on the incident, Suncor said that the emitted catalyst was "classified as non-hazardous," but additional documentation released by the company indicated that the material is rated as a slight health hazard under the National Fire Protection Association Hazard Identification System. Suncor later acknowledged that the airborne catalyst "may have caused short-term discomfort to eyes, and coughing and wheezing," and offered free car washes to impacted residents.

"We sincerely apologize for the release of catalyst from our fluidized catalytic cracker unit on December 11," the company said in a previous news release. "We know this incident created significant concern among our neighbors and the broader community. This incident does not reflect the level of care and concern that we have for the community around us. We know that you expect more from us, and we want you to know that we expect more from ourselves."

The Suncor facility is Colorado's only oil refinery and one of the state's largest stationary sources of air pollution. Ithas long drawn criticism from environmental activists and residents of surrounding communities, including disproportionately low-income and Latino neighborhoods like Globeville and Elyria-Swansea. The facility reported at least 88 violations of pollution rules to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in the first six months of 2019 alone, according to an analysis by environmental group WildEarth Guardians.

In a letter to state health officials earlier this month, three Denver-area lawmakers Senator Dominick Moreno and representatives Adrienne Benavidez and Alex Valdez wrote that "more action is needed" in the wake of the latest Suncor incident.

"We believe that these types of upsets have become normalized at this facility and effective corrective actions are inconsistent," the lawmakers wrote to CDPHE director Jill Hunsaker Ryan. "We believe the communities we serve deserve access to information when these incidents occur. As such, we request CDPHE publicly release investigation reports into this matter, including the Suncor 'root cause' report, which should include recommendations to prevent any reoccurrence."

Chase Woodruff is a staff writer at Westword interested in climate change, the environment and money in politics.

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PHILADELPHIA Twice in a row Saturday night, Daron Russell dribbled up the left side, across halfcourt and settled a couple feet outside the three-point line. Both times he flicked a two-handed pass up to the rim where a rising Donta Scott caught it and slammed it down.

Bishop McDevitt had challenged Imhotep Charter early in the PIAA Class 4A first-round playoff matchup Saturday night at Lincoln. But the Panthers have been a well-oiled machine for most of the season, and soon enough, they were hitting on all cylinders in a 74-41 rout.

Russell and Scotts alley-oops in the second quarter marked a turning point in the game, where the momentum swung behind Imhotep and the Panthers were able to get some separation on the Crusaders. But those plays also showed Imhoteps chemistry, which was a work-in-progress in the early stages of the season and has helped the Panthers take off down the stretch.

Before we all came, we'd never played with each other before, but as the season went along, we all just talked, like we got to do this and we got to live up to our potential and that's what we did, guard David Beatty said. We lived up to our name.

RELATED:Imhotep ends McDevitts season in Class 4A first round with 74-41 romp

The Panthers returned one of the citys top players this season in Russell, who was the Public League MVP and is the schools all-time leader in points, assists and steals. But they were adding plenty of newer faces to the mix. Beatty transferred back to Philadelphia from St. Benedicts in New Jersey, while sophomores Scott, Chereef Knox, Jamil Riggins and Dahmir Bishop were all moving into contributing roles.

There were plenty of moving parts for coach Andre Noble to sort out, and the season didnt get off to the smoothest start after an 87-73 loss to Neumann-Goretti in December.

But Imhotep played a national schedule and tested itself against some of the nations best. And over the course of that grueling slate, the Panthers started to come together. Imhotep won the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in December, and a month later, the Panthers took down national powerhouse Montverde Academy in the Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament in Florida.

We just needed chemistry and know what each other do and how they do it, where they want to be at and how they want to be, Beatty said. That was me and Daron, that's our part and our role to know where everybody's supposed to be at. As soon as we got that down pat, we was just on a roll.

Beatty, a South Carolina signee, has been a significant boost to the backcourt alongside Russell, a Rhode Island signee. The 6-foot-3 Beatty has the size and strength to bully into the lane and to the basket and the touch to shoot from the outside. Late in the win over McDevitt, Beatty knifed through the Crusaders defense for a coast-to-coast layup, and he beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer to close the third quarter as part of his game-high 20 points.

Despite his accolades hes ranked as the No. 7 combo guard in the country and a four-star recruit by 247Sports Beatty has slid seamlessly into the Imhotep lineup.

Once he came here, he was just like, whatever you need me to do, Noble said. He hasn't demanded anything. Some days he scores four or five points, and he's still happy and excited about winning games He's just been a good teammate.

Beatty and Russell have helped the teams younger players grow into their roles. Scott has blossomed into a rising star this season with some of his performances on the national stage, like his 17 points against Montverde in the tournament final in January. Against McDevitt, he was an early force with 10 of his 16 points in the first half. His combination of athleticism was apparent with his big dunks and a resounding chase-down block of Chris Briner in the first quarter.

He's talented but now he's being aggressive with what he's doing out there, so that's the key, Noble said. He knows to be aggressive, and we're demanding that he goes after it. Sometimes he's too tentative because there's seniors on this team that are good. but this year he's really stepped up, like, No, I'm a really good player and asserting himself. That's been a big part of it.

Imhoteps next task will be Scranton Prep, which dismantled Salisbury, 99-46, in its first-round matchup. Noble said he expects it to be a tough task the teams are scheduled to meet Wednesday night at Easton Area Middle School but Imhotep remains one of the favorites to cut down the nets in Hershey later this month.

The Panthers have one of the most impressive collections of skill, athleticism and depth in the state and possibly the country. Theyre up to No. 6 in USA Todays rankings and No. 3 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25.

Some of the blocks that they made and some of the plays that they made athletically were plays that not only we can't match, but the rest of the state's not going to match, McDevitt coach Mike Gaffey said. We just played in our state championship today because we just played the state champion.

RELATED:Jody Morales toughness leads McDevitt in season-ending loss to Imhotep in Class 4A playoffs

Noble remains impressed by his teams ability to stay balanced and ride the hot hand. In addition to Beatty and Scott, junior Bernard Lightsey hit three 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, while Russell had nine.

The road trips to Florida and South Carolina the team took earlier this season helped bring the Panthers together, Noble said. Its a close-knit group, and the longtime coach thinks that helps carry the team through its tough stretches. And that can make a difference when the calendar flips to March and the games are win or go home.

We preach to be selfless on our team because a lot of our guys can score more points, but we're just trying to be a great team, Noble said. Sometimes you got to sacrifice those things.

RELATED:Daron Russell secures his legacy in Imhotep Charters Public League title game victory

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Its been just over 650 days since Hungarys Videoton FC were crowned 2014-15 champions of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnoksg (National Championship) 1, the countrys highest division of professional soccer.

The title -- the second in the clubs history -- came in part due to 21 goals from then-27-year-old forward Nemanja Nikolic(a personal high at the time) as well as the steady link play of midfielder Arturo Alvarez, who also chipped in a pair goals that season.

Fast-forward to last Saturday, almost 22 months later, and the pair found themselves yet again playing difference-maker together on a cold March afternoon in a stadium 4,800 miles to the west.

It was a feeling of old times before, Nikolic said. Arturo played fantastically also at Videoton in Hungary, and he also scored goals there. We celebrated a lot of victories together and it was great to see that again we scored and we won.

Nikolic -- a five-year veteran of Videoton and its second all-time leading scorer -- scored the opening goalin his newest clubs 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday just prior to current-and-former teammate Alvarez providing the insurance goal shortly thereafter. The past-to-present goal-scoring connection was not lost on the pair.

I said to (Arturo) before the game that Toyota Park looks like our stadium in Szkesfehrvr and that I had some good feelings before the game, Nikolic said. It was a great to feel these things after the game.

He did say that, Alvarez said with a smile. Its funny because when I was in Vidi and I first got to the stadium to look at the club, I was like, This reminds me of an MLS team. The Videoton stadium is very similar.

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Alvarez himself spent three seasons with Videoton before arriving back stateside for a trial with Chicago in the run-up to the 2016 season. Long story short, Alvarez quickly became a regular for Veljko Paunovics side on the way to putting up career highs in goals (5) assists (9) and appearances (30). Hes hoping the chemistry he and Nikolic established in Hungary continues to build in Chicago.

For me its about trying to make something happen, create some goals, score some goals, he said. Niko being a forward, hes always back then and now someone thats always going to get you some goals. Obviously we know each other from when we played together, and now weve just got to hopefully do the same things.

He has good eyes, good vision on the pitch, Nikolic said of Alvarez. He sees very good. I like to be close to him because I played with him one-and-a-half years, so when somebody knows and understands football with him, its easy to play.

With a Hungarian league championship on their respective resumes as well as victories in the countrys League Cup and Super Cup tournaments, the focus for the past and presentteammates arenow fully focused on bringing that same level of success to the city they both now call home.

We ended up winning the championship and thats the most important one, Alvarez said. With Vidi we had a good team. I just want to keep playing well and do the same things we did over there here.

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Florida State beats Western Illinois 87-66 in the first round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center March 17.(Photo: Hali Tauxe/Democrat)Buy Photo

If you want a great example of the selflessness of FSUs womens basketball team, look no further than senior center Kai James.

James was an ESPNW top-25 recruit when she came to Florida State out of Dwyer in West Palm Beach. She was the No. 3 center in her class and a two-time all-state player.

While with Florida State, things havent quite clicked for James in terms of playing time. This season, shes averaging 7.4 minutes per game and 3.4 points per game. Her career high is 11 minutes per game. Shes still a fan favorite theres a mini celebration every time she steps on the floor.

And still, before every game, James is right in the middle of Florida States huddle making sure the team is excited and ready to play. She might not even see the court, but shes in charge of getting the team hyped up before NCAA tournament matches.

Ive been here four years, James said. I know its about team basketball. Coach Sue has definitely taught me though. Its more about we than it is about me. It doesnt matter who puts the ball in the basket because we all win together and we all lose together.

Third-seeded FSU takes on 6-seed Missouri on Sunday at 7:10 p.m. for the right to go to the Sweet 16.

White, Thomas shine in FSU's rout of W. Illinois

James lost minutes this year due to the emergence of ACC Sixth Player of the Year Chatrice White and the because of the great play of Ama Degbeon. The two are Semraus primary post players off the bench.

Friday, during FSUs first-round victory over Western Illinois, White was having a stellar game. She put up 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and head coach Sue Semrau said she didnt have to reach too far down her bench to give the Illinois transfer a break.

Degbeon, who usually comes in right after White, was just fine with that. She said, Chatrice is balling out of control. Let her ball out of control.

This is the NCAA tournament.Players should be chomping at the bit for some time on the floor. Degbeon who is just starting to get real minutes as a junior after two years of averaging less than two points per game was OK letting White shine.

The team chemistry has been really great this year, Degbeon said. Everyone wants to play, we know that, but people are not putting themselves first. Theyre putting the team first. They cheer on the bench like crazy, it doesnt matter how they play.

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I get the feeling Degbeon really means that. FSU is one victory away from a third-consecutive appearance in the Sweet 16.

Its so fun to coach when you have players that want the team to succeed, no matter who gets the credit, Semrau said. You look at players who were the best where they came from, and to be able to set aside their own personal credit and accomplishments for the team is what athletics are all about.

Im sure it is, coach.

Its easy to talk about team chemistry. Its a pretty nebulous concept. It could mean how well the group passes the ball around, how fluid the group is on offense or how quick players are to help on defense. It could mean how well players get along off the court.

FSUs post players showed what chemistry can look like in action. Ivey Slaughter, a starter, had an impact against the Leathernecks, but she wasnt the star. She took a back seat.

Against Missouri, she could be the star. Degbeon could provide more key minutes off the bench. White could repeat as the best player in the paint. James could come on shine.

For the record, this is all true for FSUs guards. The post players are being talked about for the sake of this column, but Brittany Brown, Leticia Romero, Imani Wright any of them could go for 20 in a game.

Shakayla Thomas could score all of FSUs points and the team would be happy to advance.

Thats real chemistry. And, if it holds up, its what will separate FSU from other teams in the field.

Everyone is good at this point in the season. Only 64 teams make the tournament.

Something has to separate the good teams from the Final Four teams.

The confidence that no matter who has the ball, a shot as the potential to go in, could carry the Seminoles past Missouri and all the way to Dallas.

Florida State vs. Missouri

When/where: 7:10 p.m., Sunday, Tucker Civic Center

TV/Radio: ESPN2/106.1 FM

3 Florida State

First round: 87-66 over No. 14 Western Illinois

Top scorer: Shakayla Thomas, 15 ppg

3-pointers: FSU is looking to get to the Sweet 16 for the third year in a row. ... Shakayla Thomas has scored at least 10 points in 11 straight games and in 13 of the last 14 games. ... After a seven-game slump where Leticia Romero averaged just 6.7 points per game, she's averaged 13 points per game over her last four.

6 Missouri

First round: 66-64 over No. 6 South Florida

Top scorer: Sophie Cunningham, 17.5 ppg

3-pointers: Former Maclay star Hannah Schuchts is a player who comes off the bench for Missouri. She played five minutes against USF and didn't score. ... The Tigers are the best 3-point shooting team in the SEC in terms of 3-pointers made. They've hit 221 shots from beyond the arc this season. ... The Tigers are looking to advance to the Sweet 16 for the third time in program history.

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Marquette women enjoy home court advantage during Big East Tournament: Our chemistry is the best it's ever been fox6now.com MILWAUKEE -- The excitement of March Madness could be felt on the Marquette University campus Monday, March 6th as the Big East Tournament rolled on. Marquette and Creighton tipped off at 3:00 p.m. Monday. Carolyn Kieger, MU's head coach said ... and more »

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Indian boxers will miss the Chemistry Cup in Germany after not getting the visas on time but the national federation has assured that the pugilists will be compensated by being sent for another event soon.

A 10-member new-look team, which included two Asian youth medallists, was to travel to Halle, Germany tonight for the 44th edition of the tournament.

But the plan was thrown haywire after their visas could not come through.

The visas could not come because we got to know quite late that the applications for Schengen visas are now supposed to be filed from the region to which you belong. We were used to a centralised process which could be done from Delhi, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh told PTI.

But this time, we were told that the applications had to be routed through the regional centres from where the boxers came. Some time was lost in the process and therefore visas did not come in time. From now on, we will ensure that visa procurement procedure is started 15 days in advance, he added.

Singh said the boxers, who were sent back from the national capital today, will soon be sent to compete in another tournament.

The boys who were selected for this tournament will be sent for another event very soon, in fact, in the next fortnight itself. They should not feel disheartened, we are already in talks for a couple of invitational tournaments in the next 20 days, he asserted.

The boxers for this tournament were picked exclusively from the Aurangabad camp, which is under the tutelage of Shiv Singh, one of the two chief coaches assigned with the male boxers.

The Asian youth silver-medallists in the team were Ankush Dahiya (60kg) and Reyal Puri (81kg).

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The University of New Mexico Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology presents the Milton Kahn Annual Lectureship on Friday, March 3 at 4 p.m. in the Science and Math Learning Center (SMLC) 102. The talk features Todd Martinez, a David Mulvane Ehrsam and Edward Curtis Franklin Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University.

Martinez, who is also a professor of Photon Science at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, will present Discovering Chemistry with Advanced Computing and Machine Learning.

He will discuss how novel computational architectures and methodologies are revolutionizing diverse areas ranging from video gaming to advertising and espionage. In his talk, he will discuss how these tools and ideas can be exploited in the context of theoretical and computational chemistry, and discuss how insights gleaned from recommendation systems (such as those used by Netflix and Amazon) can lead to reduced scaling methods for electronic structure (solving the electronic Schrodinger equation to describe molecules) and how the algorithms in electronic structure can be adapted for commodity stream processing architectures such as graphical processing units.

Martinez will describe how these advances can be harnessed to progress from traditional hypothesis driven methods for using electronic structure and first principles molecular dynamics to a discovery-driven mode where the computer is tasked with discovering chemical reaction networks. Finally, he will show how these can be combined with force-feedback (haptic) input devices and three-dimensional visualization to create molecular model kits that carry complete information about the underlying electrons. This interactive first principles molecular dynamics method (molecular computer-aided design or mCAD) opens the door to novel ways of teaching chemistry and may also be of use in applied chemical research.

Martinez received his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1994 and was a Fulbright Fellow at the Fritz Haber Institute for Molecular Dynamics at Hebrew University as well as a University of California Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA. In 2009, Martinez joined the faculty at Stanford University to continue his work as a theoretical chemist with research focuses primarily on developing first-principle approaches to chemical reaction dynamics, starting from fundamental equations of quantum mechanics.

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Ever since Cameron Maybin has learned of being an Angel on November 3 of last year, he has been absolutely pumped at the prospect of playing for the Angels alongside Mike Trout. But despite all that has been written, what hasnt been talked about enough is Maybins outside-the-box-score contributions to his team on a day-to-day basis.

Both Pedro Moura of the LA Times and the Associated Press discussed Maybins positive presence with Maybin himself.

I was, like, the heartbeat to that locker room last year, Maybin said. As far as the energy goes, I was the catalyst. I brought the energy every day, the passion to the locker room, the fire. I got guys going. People publicly said that a lot. When I came back, you saw how it turned around. As soon as I got back to the locker room, it was an immediate attitude change. It was an immediate turnaround.

The facts support his claims: Maybin returned from a season-opening disabled-list stint on May 16 and was named the American League player of the week the subsequent Sunday. The slumping Tigers began to win. Come seasons end, they were 21-32 while Maybin was on the disabled list and 65-43 while he was not.

He expects his personality to have the same effect within the Angels.

Maybin added that passion and energy is something he brings to the table, citing his positive influences in the clubhouse. In fact, if you look for baseball pictures of Maybin, youll find as many pictures of him energizing or embracing a teammate as you will actual action shots.

As much as we baseball fans like to discuss a certain players value, we often fail to incorporate a players worth across a locker room. Over the course of 162 games where certain players are always in proximity to one another, its an absolute must that they maintain good relationships with one another. The case of Cameron Maybin appears to be one where his value goes beyond the box score, one where he not only plays his heart out on the field, but also is a valuable asset in empowering his teammates.

Said Maybin, I think my energy speaks for itself. I enjoy playing the game with a passion. Its the only way I know how to play.

In the sabermetric age of baseball, its within the realm of possibility that Maybins trait of empowering others is undervalued. Could being a good teammate be a market inefficiency? Either way, its one way for the whole to be greater than the sum of its parts.

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