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1. K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 79-201 Ninth authorizes an exemption from ad valorem taxation for property despite certain nonhumanitarian uses, as long as they are minimal in scope and insubstantial in nature and incidental to the purpose of providing humanitarian services.
2. K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 79-201 Ninth requires the Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) to determine first whether the actual and regular use of the property was substantially and predominantly related to the purpose of providing humanitarian services. If so, BOTA must then determine whether additional uses of the property are humanitarian or nonhumanitarian. If the additional services respond to a community need, that factor weighs in favor of their classification as humanitarian. If they are humanitarian, the property should receive an exemption. If not, BOTA must determine whether the additional uses are minimal in scope and insubstantial in nature and incidental to the corporation's humanitarian purpose. If so, then the property should receive an exemption.
3. On the facts of this case, the nonprofit health system's free-standing rehabilitation center is entitled to exemption under K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 79-201 Ninth despite nonhumanitarian fee-based health club and massage services. Such services are minimal in scope and insubstantial in nature and incidental to the corporation's humanitarian purpose.
Appeal from Board of Tax Appeals. Opinion filed June 29, 2001. Reversed.
Larry D. Nuss, of Nuss & Farmer, P.A., of Fort Scott, for appellant.
Geoffrey Clark and Terri L. Johnson, assistant county attorneys, and John Swarts III, county attorney, of Fort Scott, for appellee.
H. Philip Elwood and Anne M. Kindling, of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer, L.L.P., of Topeka, for amicus curiae Kansas Hospital Association.
Before BEIER, P.J., PIERRON, J., and BUCHELE, S.J.
BEIER, J.: Mercy Health System of Kansas, Inc., (Mercy) appeals the ruling of the Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) denying it an exemption from ad valorem taxation for a rehabilitation center. To resolve the appeal, we must evaluate BOTA's interpretation and application of K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 79-201 Ninth, which provides a tax exemption for property used in the delivery of certain humanitarian services.
Mercy, a nonprofit corporation, applied for an exemption for its free-standing rehabilitation center, which it had moved from its hospital in Fort Scott to a downtown building with additional space and improved accessibility. The center employs, among others, an exercise physiologist, a physical therapist, a massage therapist, an occupational health physician who treats workers compensation injuries, an osteopath who delivers manipulative therapy, and a physician who does cardiac rehabilitation.
The center also provides a "Fitness Zone," essentially a fee-based health club for members of the public who are permitted to use the center's fitness equipment before and after office hours. The membership fee is $30 per month for a family. At the time of the hearing, there were 82 memberships, and 30 of them were held by hospital employees. Some of the remaining 52 were held by former rehabilitation outpatients of the center who wanted to follow up on their therapy. Because of space and time limitations, the Fitness Zone can increase its total membership only by 10 percent. Each member of the Fitness Zone is required to undergo a health evaluation before exercising, and a physical therapist is present at all times when members are using the equipment.
The massage therapist at the center offers massages and various body wraps. Although these are not the types of services that a physician would prescribe, Dr. David Phelps testified that they are forms of alternative medicine requested by the community. Dr. Phelps was aware of one other business that offered massage services in the downtown area, and Mercy's counsel acknowledged that there were two other health clubs in the market.
Fitness Zone memberships account for 2.34 percent and massage therapy for 1.61 percent of the total gross revenue of the center, which was $798,037 in the fiscal year reviewed. Those figures reflected only 9 months of operation for the massage therapist.
BOTA made the following findings in denying Mercy's application:
"9. The applicant asserts the Rehabilitation Center offers the public an alternative to the free weights found at a typical health center. The applicant further asserts any revenues derived or use of the property by the general public is minimal in scope and insubstantial in nature. The applicant requests the exemption be granted pursuant to K.S.A. 79-201 Ninth, and amendments thereto.
"10. [Bourbon] County recommends the request for an exemption be denied. The County asserts the applicant offers services that are no different than those offered by a private, for-profit health club or fitness center. The County notes that the applicant is unable to demonstrate that the fitness center memberships, the massages, and body wraps somehow aided the applicant in providing rehabilitation services to its patients. The County also notes that [Dr.] Phelps testified that an individual was hired to perform the massages and body wraps. However, this person is not involved in any other way in performing physical therapy.
"11. The Board finds that the applicant's request for an exemption for the Rehabilitation Center must be denied. Although the applicant may use the Rehabilitation Center to provide rehabilitation services to its patients, the applicant also uses the property to provide services to the general public.
"12. The applicant has not demonstrated that there is a community need for the additional services being provided by the applicant. The applicant must prove 'by a preponderance of competent evidence' that there is a community need for the services provided by the applicant. 9200 Santa Fe Corp. v. Board of Johnson County Comm'rs, 19 K.A.2d 91, 94, 864 P.2d 742 (1993). As the County notes, there are other health and fitness centers in the community. There appears to be no reason for the applicant to offer fitness club memberships, massages, aromatherapy, and body wraps to non-patients.
"13. If the applicant provides these services to help offset the costs of providing rehabilitation services, the Supreme Court has held such a use [cannot] be exempted. See Defenders of the Christian Faith, Inc. v. Horn, 174 Kan. 40, 254 P.2d 830 (1953); Kansas State Teacher's Ass'n v. Cushman, 186 Kan. 489, 351 P.2d 19 (1960). The Board concludes that the exemption request for the Rehabilitation Center must be denied."
The Kansas Supreme Court set forth our standard of review in a recent case discussing K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 79-201 Ninth:
"The statute we consider in this case does not involve the question of 'exclusive use' but rather involves a question of actual use 'for the predominant purpose of providing humanitarian services.' K.S.A. 79-201 Ninth. We do not depart from our earlier decisions and the fundamental rules and legal principles established as guidelines to be applied when examining tax exemption statutes, which are quoted in part in the BOTA decision:
'(1) Taxation is the rule; exemption is the exception. All doubts are to be resolved against exemption and in favor of taxation. [Citation omitted.]
'(2) Constitutional and statutory provisions exempting property from taxation are to be strictly construed. [Citations omitted.]
'(3) The burden of establishing exemption from taxation is on the one claiming it. [Citation omitted.]' [Citation omitted.]
"However, because we deal with a newly enacted exemption based upon other than 'exclusive use,' we may not ignore the very fundamental rule of statutory interpretation. The intent of the legislature, where it can be ascertained, governs the construction of the statute, and it is the function of the court to interpret a statute to give it the effect intended by the legislature. [Citation omitted.] The rule of strict construction is subservient to the fundamental rule of statutory construction, which requires that the intent and purpose of the legislature govern. [Citation omitted.]
. . . .
"'. . . Interpretation of a statute is a question of law, and this court's review is unlimited.' [Citation omitted.] BOTA is a specialized agency that exists to decide taxation issues, and its decisions should be given great weight and deference when it is acting in its area of expertise. However, if we find that BOTA's interpretation is erroneous as a matter of law, we will take corrective steps. [Citation omitted.]
. . . .
"When a statute is plain and unambiguous, a court must give effect to the intention of the legislature as expressed, rather than determine what the law should or should not be. [Citation omitted.]" In re Tax Appeal of Univ. of Kan. School of Medicine, 266 Kan. 737, 745-49, 973 P.2d 176 (1999).
K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 79-201 Ninth provides in relevant part:
"All real property and tangible personal property actually and regularly used by a community service organization for the predominant purpose of providing humanitarian services, which is owned and operated by a corporation organized not for profit under the laws of the state of Kansas or by a corporation organized not for profit under the laws of another state and duly admitted to engage in business in this state as a foreign not-for-profit corporation if: . . . (e) the actual use of property for which an exemption is claimed must be substantially and predominantly related to the purpose of providing humanitarian services, except that, the use of such property for a nonexempt purpose which is minimal in scope and insubstantial in nature shall not result in the loss of exemption if such use is incidental to the purpose of providing humanitarian services by the corporation . . . . As used in this clause, 'humanitarian services' means the conduct of activities which substantially and predominantly meet a demonstrated community need and which improve the physical, mental, social, cultural or spiritual welfare of others or the relief, comfort or assistance of persons in distress or any combination thereof including but not limited to health and recreation services, child care, individual and family counseling, employment and training programs for handicapped persons and meals or feeding programs."
Mercy argues BOTA erroneously interpreted this statute to require Mercy to demonstrate a community need for Fitness Zone memberships and massage services. In its view, if the statute is interpreted correctly, an exemption is authorized despite certain nonhumanitarian uses, as long as they are "minimal in scope and insubstantial in nature" and "incidental to the purpose of providing humanitarian services by the corporation."
Bourbon County (County), for its part, argues that BOTA properly analyzed the statute by first determining whether the fitness and massage services were humanitarian in nature and by then determining whether they were minimal and insubstantial and incidental to the humanitarian services.
We agree with Mercy. BOTA's interpretation and application of the statute did not follow the pattern suggested by the County. Rather, it conflicted with it and the plain and unambiguous language of the statute itself.
Under K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 79-201 Ninth, BOTA first needed to determine whether the actual and regular use of the property was "substantially and predominantly related to the purpose of providing humanitarian services." See In re Tax Appeal of Univ. of Kan. School of Medicine, 266 Kan. at 746. Although BOTA never made this finding and never discussed the center's substantial or predominant use, our review of the record persuades us that the humanitarian nature of the vast majority of the center's services, i.e., rehabilitation for Mercy outpatients, was undisputed.
The statute next required BOTA to determine whether the Fitness Zone and massage services were humanitarian or nonhumanitarian. If they were humanitarian, the statute authorized the exemption without any further inquiry. If they were not humanitarian, the statute still authorized the exemption as long as the Fitness Zone and the massage services were "minimal in scope and insubstantial in nature" and "incidental" to the corporation's humanitarian purpose.
The statute provides that a service's responsiveness to a community need weighs in favor of its classification as humanitarian. This is where BOTA apparently lost its way, using this inquiry as a proxy for the overall question of whether Mercy had proved its case for the exemption. Because the competent evidence on community need was conflicting, BOTA mistakenly concluded that Mercy had failed to carry its entire burden and disallowed the exemption. See 9200 Santa Fe Corp., 19 Kan. App. 2d 91, 94, 864 P.2d 742 (1993) (applicant must prove community need exists "by a preponderance of competent evidence").
Giving BOTA the deference it is due, we have no quarrel with its factual finding that the Fitness Zone and massage services were not responsive to community need and therefore not humanitarian. We depart from BOTA on the legal effect of that finding. As stated above, the statute allows a tax exemption when the use to which property is put is primarily, though not solely, humanitarian. BOTA erred by failing to move to the next question: Do the Fitness Zone and the massage services provided at the center qualify as "minimal in scope and insubstantial in nature" and "incidental" to the center's primary humanitarian mission.
The revenue associated with the Fitness Zone memberships and massage services composed less than 4 percent of the center's total revenue. Future growth of the Fitness Zone component is severely limited by space and time, and 30 of the 82 memberships are held by hospital employees. Some of the remaining 52 memberships are held by former rehabilitation outpatients from the center who want to follow up on their therapy. They and their fellow members from the community and the hospital employees may make use of the center's equipment only when it is not in use by Mercy's current rehabilitation outpatients.
Under these facts, the Fitness Zone and massage services easily qualify as "minimal in scope and insubstantial in nature" under the statute. "Incidental" is defined as "[s]ubordinate to something of greater importance; having a minor role." Black's Law Dictionary 765 (7th Ed. 1999). Under this definition, we hold that the Fitness Zone and massage services also qualify as "incidental" to the center's predominant outpatient rehabilitation services.
BOTA erred in finding that the property was not entitled to exemption under K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 79-201 Ninth.
Mercy and amicus curiae Kansas Hospital Association (KHA) also argue that BOTA erroneously concluded applicant would be prohibited from using revenue from the Fitness Zone memberships and massage services to offset the costs of providing rehabilitation services, citing Defenders of the Christian Faith, Inc. v. Horn, 174 Kan. 40, 254 P.2d 830 (1953), and Kansas State Teacher's Ass'n v. Cushman, 186 Kan. 489, 351 P.2d 19 (1960). They assert no evidence was presented to support such a finding and say BOTA's reliance upon it to deny the exemption was unreasonable, arbitrary, and capricious.
Mercy and KHA are correct that no evidence was presented to indicate that the Fitness Zone and massage services were used to offset the costs of the rehabilitation services at the center. We note that BOTA seems to recognize the lack of evidence by stating its finding conditionally: "If the applicant provides these services to help offset the costs . . . ." (Emphasis added.) Given the lack of evidence, the finding was irrelevant and inappropriate excess verbiage that could have had no effect on BOTA's conclusion and that has no effect on our contrary decision.


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Bug 283320: Minor bug from the refactoring.
Bug 28330: Provide a function to get the source or running version sanely.
Bug #283320: The dependancy for linux-sources now moves into linux-mod, where it is actually required.
Bug 283320: Fix minor typo for config.gz. Improve ewarn output, more migration.
Make get_version quieter over repeated calls.
Bug #283320: Part of the migration work to make linux-info non-fatal. Currently gets enabled with I_KNOW_WHAT_I_AM_DOING in the env for the .config reading. Also uses the currently running version if no sources at all available.
Implement a variant of getfilevar that does not use Make to fetch the variable, and thusly does not fail out due to missing dependancies. Also fix totally broken checks in check_zlibinflate, that called a non-existing function.
If we need to perform an optional kernel config check, and there are no configured kernel sources present, just warn the user rather than being totally silent.
Fix obvious typo in comments. Thanks to zlin for noticing.
avoid changing of directory, reported by Tanktalus in bug #229223
Add documentation from Fabio Rossi in bug #217562
move get_version call to more sensible place, thanks to Jakub Moc and Sok Ann Yap in bug #213978
Fix require_kernel_config call thanks to Pacho Ramos in bug #207207
Don't require a configured kernel to detect kernel version, or if all CONFIG_CHECK items are prefixed with ~
kernel related eclasses are maintained by firstname.lastname@example.com.
people have had plenty of time to transition to linux-info for set_arch_to_kernel/set_arch_to_portage ... time is up
set object output dir when checking kernel version
Fix KV_OUT detection
Adding a warning for users using gcc-4 on linux-2.4 based kernel/module versions.
Only append git local versions when LOCALVERSION_AUTO is set.
Add support for getting the localversion appended by git trees.
fix and improve check_extra_config() - see bug #133026
revert previous change, this breaks @CONFIG checks.
check_extra_config() : correct result report and die decision
Fixes bug #120357, Thanks Andreas
Fixes bug #118630, thanks Carlo
Make virtual/linux-sources dep conditional on kernel_linux
Fixed bug #120233.
Fix a bash 3.1ism
document ~ in CONFIG_CHECK
Apply whitespace checks from repoman to eclasses.
Fixes bug #113142
Fixes bug #111682, thanks Dieter
Fixing bug #109233
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Apply whitespace checks from repoman to eclasses.
Fixes bug #103878
closes bug #98721 - localversions not handled correctly
QA: Apply whitespace checks from repoman to eclasses.
Remove ECLASS= and INHERITED= which haven't been necessary for a long time now
Remove ECLASS= and INHERITED= which haven't been necessary for a long time now
Cleaning up spaces/tabs
Fixing bug #90210
Fixing bug #87882, thanks to Petre Rodan for spotting and fixing this one.
Adding support for get_running_version. Also included, kernel_is fixup and removal of some stupid ebeep
Fixing up set_arch_ booboo.
Multiple fixes.
Correct ARCH setting on sparc64.
fixing die in get_version, to properly return result. can now base external ebuild logic on get_version
Update to be less specific with @OPTION:module
Added support for CONFIG_CHECK=@OPTION:module which removes modules from MODULE_NAMES if the support is already in the kernel
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Fixing up test logic in kernel_is
Preventing -eq unary errors
Adding support for kernel_is operators, and removing on behalf of line from modules.d regeneration.
implement a qeinfo qeerror which wont print crud when portage is in certain stages. allows get_version to be used in global. although I still dont recommend it in any way
adding documentation, and changing the MODULE_NAMES parsing slightly
Moving .config check, so this is purely a sanity test now. If we use LOCALVERSION in the .config, we will laready have failed the test but the sanity check will cause it to bail. Fixes bug: #73726
Moving get_version to linux-info pkg_setup and calling from linux-mod pkg_setup when needed.
hopefully fixing bug 73088, changing function names as per dsds request. adding custom error messages for CONFIG_CHECK
Added support for KBUILD_OUTPUT and pulling variables from .config/Makefile using make. This is more reliable and evaluates the makefile vars so we dont need any hacking bandaid to do so.
Updating PV to PVR
Fixing up support for KBUILD_OUTPUT.
add support for CHECK_CONFIG=
Fixing permissions
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Hespeler United Mennonite Church (Hespleler, Ontario, Canada)
The Hespeler United Mennonite Church, Hespeler, Ontario, was located on the third floor of a dry goods store on east side of Guelph St. downtown. The congregation dissolved in 1953. It has been affiliated with the Conference of United Mennonite Churches of Ontario. The language of worship was German.
The congregation began services in 1927. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union in the 1920s. When the congregation dissolved, members joined the W-K United Mennonite Church. The group had shared rented facilities with the Hespeler Mennonite Brethren Church.
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Epp, Marlene. (April 1986). Hespeler United Mennonite Church (Hespleler, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 September 2019, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hespeler_United_Mennonite_Church_(Hespleler,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=112778.
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A recent study from the U.K. Department of Health finds that using remote monitoring technology to keep tabs on patients' blood sugar and cardiopulmonary disease can reduce the risk of patient mortality by up to 45 percent. With statistics like this, hospitals and medical clinics can't afford not to embrace telehealth technologies. Not to mention, telehealth is quickly becoming a competitive differentiator in some markets around the U.S. According to Mark Probst, CIO for Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, "I don't see how the hospital CEO can ignore telemedicine."
While tech-savvy patients in urban areas will likely begin to demand more user-friendly access to healthcare, therefore driving the adoption of telehealth in metropolitan-area hospitals, the technology is more than just a convenience for residents in rural areas; it can be the difference between life and death.
Thanks to a recent flurry of grants from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), just on the heels of another grant announcement for the Mississippi Delta region, telehealth technology is reaching a growing number of rural communities in 34 states. "Rural Americans deserve the same opportunities for education and medical care as metropolitan-area residents, and these funds will make that happen," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. We couldn't agree more.
The grants will enable the Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society to buy video equipment for a ship-based medical examining room. Eastern Maine HomeCare will use the grants to install telemonitoring equipment to provide remote health care services to elderly resident and people with chronic conditions. In Sac City, Iowa, Loring Hospital will receive video conferencing equipment to connect the ER, outpatient and inpatient centers with local schools and area nursing homes. In Portland, another USDA grant will be used to expand a system that allows doctors to treat stroke patients remotely. As we've written before, telehealth can be vital for stroke patients due to the time-critical diagnosis and treatment. And those examples are just the tip of the iceberg. Check out the full list of grant recipients here.
Telehealth programs are a win-win for all involved. Not only are hospitals saving money, they are helping save lives. Patients receive improved care and also save money and time by not having to travel hours to get to a hospital to see a specialist. Increasing grant availability highlights the growing acceptance and need for telehealth applications. Is your community benefiting from collaborative technologies? Tell us how!
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Just when you thought literary awards season was over, there were not one but two occasions to get dressed up and applaud great writers and their publications Thursday. They both took place in New York -- meaning we didn't have to hit the dry cleaner -- but they nevertheless deserve notice.
Dennis Lehane's "Live By Night" took the top honor -- best novel -- at the Edgar Awards, presented by the Mystery Writers of America. Lehane is a versatile writer who can set mysteries in the past -- "Live By Night" is about a Prohibition-era rum-runner -- and the present, as well as write for the screen. He won a 2007 Edgar for his work on the television series "The Wire."
The Edgar for best first novel went to Chris Pavone for "The Expats," which was also a finalist for an L.A. Times Book Prize this year. The Raven Award, which honors a mystery bookstore that supports the genre, was given to Southern California's Mysterious Galaxy, which has stores in San Diego and Redondo Beach.
There are more than a dozen Edgar Awards -- the complete list of winners and finalists is online here.
Also Thursday were the Ellies, so-called for the Alexander Calder stabile that is awarded to the winners of the National Magazine Awards. New York was declared magazine of the year; National Geographic took four awards, the Atlantic and Texas Monthly each got two, and New York picked up a second award as well.
The Paris Review was given the top honor for print, general interest in the category of literary, political and professional magazines. The finalists in the category were MIT Technology Review, Mother Jones, the New Republic and Poetry. Other notable wins were Ta-Nahisi Coates' essay "Fear of a Black President," which appeared in the Atlantic, and the one fiction prize, which went to Stephen King for "Batman and Robin Have an Altercation," which ran in Harper's.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Trading for Marian Gaborik is already paying off for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Gaborik scored the go-ahead goal at 4:16 of the third period and added an assist in his debut Thursday night with Columbus, helping the Blue Jackets beat the Predators 3-1 for a rare win in Nashville.
"You just have to look at it as a fresh start, and he made it look really good for himself today," Columbus forward Vinny Prospal said of his new teammate.
Gaborik said it felt good to come out and play and net his first goal so quickly.
"I am pleasantly surprised with the speed of the team," Gaborik said. "The young guys and small forwards were flying. We were supporting each other out there, and everyone contributed. (Sergei) Bobrovsky was tremendous making save after save, so he kept us in there."
Wins have been so rare for Columbus in Nashville that this was just their seventh overall and first in regulation since April 3, 2006—a span of 22 games.
The Blue Jackets have won twice this season in the series between Central Division rivals, and their timing couldn't be better as they fight for crucial points in the standings.
"To be able to take two points out of this building is huge, and we have to keep this thing going in St. Louis," Columbus left wing Matt Calvert said.
Matt Calvert also had a goal and an assist, James Wisniewski had a power-play goal, and Brandon Dubinsky had two assists. Bobrovsky made 38 saves as the teams combined for 77 shots with Nashville taking a season-high 39.
Kevin Klein scored a goal for Nashville, which slipped one point behind Columbus and into 11th place in the Western Conference.
"We just have to worry about the next game and put our absolute best effort in," Nashville coach Barry Trotz said.
The Blue Jackets had a goal waved off after officials ruled Calvert kicked the puck into the net at 6:42 of the third, a goal that would have put Columbus ahead 3-1. Calvert scored a goal at 10:50 that didn't require a review. He sent a wrister from just inside the blue line that Pekka Rinne hit with his blocker, but the puck bounced over him.
"You put pucks on net, you never know what happens," Calvert said.
Columbus had Gaborik on the ice wearing No. 10 after sending a private plane to bring him to Nashville on Wednesday. The Blue Jackets sent three players and a draft pick to the New York Rangers for the veteran forward and two minor league defencemen.
Forward Blake Comeau, a trade pickup from Calgary, is expected to join Columbus in St. Louis on Friday.
Columbus made all the moves to build on March, the best month in the franchise's history. The Blue Jackets, who have made the playoffs only once, are one place below the post-season cutoff in the West.
The Predators sent right wing Martin Erat to Washington for top prospect Filip Forsberg at Wednesday's trade deadline. Nashville showed plenty of energy, outshooting Columbus 13-8 in the first period and forcing Bobrovsky to make several saves in the opening minutes.
Bobrovsky also stopped Sergei Kostitsyn on a breakaway in the second.
Gaborik earned his first point with Columbus, helping the Blue Jackets go ahead 1-0 on Wisniewski's power-play goal. The teams were skating 4-on-4 when Nashville captain Shea Weber was penalized for hooking at 8:21 of the second. Columbus needed only 15 seconds before Dubinsky passed the puck out to Wisniewski for a slap shot from the high slot.
"They're a good team this year without him," Weber said of Gaborik. "He's a great player, and he helps them be a little better and a little bit more dynamic offensively."
The new right wing scored his first goal with Columbus and 10th this season at 4:16 of the third when he redirected a backhanded pass from Dubinsky—his former Rangers teammate.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
introducing...Muffin Tin Monday
It's pretty straight-forward, you make a meal using a muffin tin to hold the food. The fun is in the weekly themes. This week the theme was the color green. Green food is a little challenging. My first obstacle though was the the muffin tin itself. My cupcake-sized pans all have 18 spots, my mini-muffin pan has 24. So I had to use the jumbo-sized muffin pan. It worked. I'd like a normal sized muffin tin for future use (I covet the pan Alie uses, it's perfect!). Anywho, without further ado, I present to you my girl's brunch today....
She has (clockwise from top left) pasta with pesto sauce, pickles, green Veggie Straws, green Fruit Loops, green applesauce, kiwi fruit.
When my daughter saw her food in the muffin pan she said "oh, did you cook it all up, mama?" hee hee! :)
I think this will be a fun activity for summer lunches for all my kids (well, maybe not the baby!). I think my 8-year-old would enjoy helping out with it, too. :)
p.s. you can click on the MTM button at the top of the post to go to the host's blog and get links to other people participating in MTM. :)
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- Lisa said... [Reply to comment]
Looks great!
- March 15, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- Giggly Girls said... [Reply to comment]
Great tin! I'm enjoying all of your bento boxes too.
- March 15, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- JDaniel4's Mom said... [Reply to comment]
What great green foods! The veggie straw look like something I should try.
- March 15, 2010 at 12:09 PM
- Amy said... [Reply to comment]
Green Applesauce! Great idea!
- March 15, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- Susan B. said... [Reply to comment]
Love the MTM idea! Great green foods too. :)
- March 15, 2010 at 2:03 PM
- w said... [Reply to comment]
looks great! i need to get some applesauce in this house.
- March 15, 2010 at 2:05 PM
- Leah said... [Reply to comment]
Veggie straw look interesting, I don't think I have ever see them before.
- March 15, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Holly said... [Reply to comment]
Great first tin! I'll be checking your blog again for some bento ideas.
- March 15, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- Alie said... [Reply to comment]
Cool! I've been mising the Muffin Tin Monday posts the last few weeks... We seem to be out of the house a lot on Mondays. :) Oh and my tin only looks good because I have never actually cooked anything in it. I bought it just for Muffin Tin Mondays since like you, all my pans held more than 6 muffins. It just never seemed worth while before MTM to buy a 6 cup pan since all recipes seem to make at least 12 muffins. :) THe green foods look great!
- March 15, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- Kristen said... [Reply to comment]
I can not wait till my son starts kindergarten, He will have the most crative lunches I will be visiting your site in the next 4 years. LOL Very pretty and creative tin.
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by Lenore
"It's not my fault."
This isn't the first time Alex has said that. In fact, it's been his mantra for hours, ever since the fourth inning when they both went after an infield pop up and Derek took an elbow to the face for his trouble.
"Also not my fault that we're trapped in this elevator," Alex points out.
Derek crosses his arms over his chest, not because Alex is wrong, but because Derek's cheek still hurts, and he's pissed at being cheated out of make-it-up-to-me sex by malfunctioning technology, and it gets old having to work so hard to reassure Alex when Derek is the one with the black eye.
"I really thought I had the ball," Alex says, also not for the first time. "It's not like I did it on purpose." He reaches out to touch Derek's face.
Derek jerks away, because Alex never thinks about things like security cameras, and Derek has to live in this building. He so doesn't need knowing glances from his doorman. He certainly doesn't need to be any more frustrated than he already is. If the fcuking elevator had just lasted three more floors before breaking down, he'd be getting a blow-job at this very moment, instead of waiting around for rescue. Alex touching him when they can't do anything about it is more than he can handle right now.
Alex apparently misinterprets this and stares at Derek, his mouth dropping open in disbelief. "You can't really think I'd--"
Derek sighs and turns to tell him not to be stupid, but the look on Alex's face stops him. His eyes are big and wide and genuinely wounded.
"I would never do that," Alex says softly. "You know I wouldn't."
You know why I wouldn't hangs there between them, unsaid. It's something Alex never talks about unless he's good and drunk, and even then, it's only come up a handful of times in all the years they've known each other, how Alex's dad always thought he was too big for his britches and liked to smack him around as a lesson in humility, how determined Alex is to be a very different kind of man.
Derek really kind of hates Victor Rodriguez.
"Hey." Derek bumps Alex's shoulder with his own. "At least you made the out." He gives Alex a sideways smile.
Alex blinks, and his pretty mouth curves into a smile, and he leans closer. "I could still make it up to you."
He's staring at Derek's mouth, and he leans in even closer, and it's clear that if Alex has his way they'll be putting on a show for whoever's manning the front desk.
Derek jerks his head toward the ceiling where the camera is. "We're not exactly alone."
Alex scowls and says, not entirely jokingly, "You're Derek-fcuking-Jeter. Can't you do something about that?"
Derek rolls his eyes, because it's just so Alex to believe that there's no problem that can't be overcome with enough name recognition, but then, he stop and thinks: Hey, I am Derek-fcuking-Jeter. He takes out his phone and calls the front desk.
It's Manny on duty, which is good, because Manny is a Yankees fan, and Derek arranged for him and his two boys to have their own personal tour of Yankee Stadium. Manny fcuking loves Derek.
"Hey, man," Derek says.
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Jeter," Manny breaks in before Derek can get any farther than that. "I was just about to call you with an update. The repairman's on his way, but he's stuck in traffic. Freakin' Staten Island. I wouldn't live out there if you paid me. Anyways, I keep calling him to check where he is. I feel real bad it's taking so long."
"Nah, man. It's okay. I'm sure you'll have us out of here as soon as you can. The thing is, we're feeling kind of like we're in a fish bowl, you know? Can you do me a favor and kill the camera in the elevator?"
"Sure thing, Mr. Jeter," Manny says. "There. It's off now."
"Yeah?" Derek reaches out, strokes Alex's cheek as a test.
"Is there anything else I can do for you?" Manny asks, his tone perfectly even.
Derek seriously doubts he could manage that if he was watching his team's shortstop get up close and personal with his third baseman.
"Nah, Manny. Thanks. You're the best." Derek snaps his phone closed and pulls Alex by the belt loops until they're chest to chest. "So, you were making it up to me."
Alex's eyes go bright. "You think he really turned off the camera?" Exhibitionist that he is, he almost sounds like he's hoping against it.
Derek touches the side of Alex's face, tracing a cheekbone with his thumb. "He said he turned it off. You think he's going to lie to Derek-fcuking-Jeter?"
Alex laughs, and his face lights up with simple happiness. Sometimes Derek takes for granted how beautiful Alex is, and sometimes he has a moment like this when he's suddenly reminded. He hooks a hand behind Alex's head and pulls him into a kiss. Alex is caught off balance, probably not expecting Derek to actually do this where they could conceivably get caught, but he gets with the program quickly enough, clutching at Derek's shoulders. Alex's lips are soft and warm, and Derek licks his way inside his mouth. It always feels like coming home, the way Alex tastes, how he smells, and it's never like that with anyone else.
Alex tenderly traces the edge of Derek's black eye. "I'm sorry." His expression is earnestly contrite.
Derek gathers him closer and kisses his neck. "It probably was your ball," he says against Alex's skin.
"I'll call for it louder next time." Alex surges against him, his hard-on hot and straining against Derek's thigh.
Derek takes Alex by the shoulders and pushes him back against the elevator's mirrored panel and rests heavily against him. He kisses Alex deeply, intently. He can see himself in the glass, the expression on his face, like no matter how much he gets of this it will never be enough, like he wants to be inside Alex's skin.
Alex runs his knuckles down Derek's fly. "What do you want?"
He wants Alex spread out on his bed, but for now, he settles for unbuttoning Alex's shirt and running his hand up Alex's beautifully muscled chest.
"God," Alex mutters.
Derek slips his thumb beneath Alex's waistband, stroking the soft skin there, and Alex sucks in a breath, his chest dipping sharply. Derek pops the button on Alex's pants, undoes the zipper, pushes his underwear down over his hips.
Alex's cock springs free, dark with blood, wet at the tip, and Derek wraps his palm around it. Alex makes a desperate noise, and Derek squeezes gently and moves his fist up and down. Alex stares down at himself, breathing heavily, his mouth pink and wet and softly parted.
"Yeah, yeah," Derek tells him. "You look so good like that."
He spins Alex around, pulls him back against his body, stares at the picture they make in the mirror, Alex flushed and sweating and so turned on, Derek's hand moving on his erection. Alex moans and pushes his ass back against Derek's hard-on, and Derek can feel him trembling, can feel him coming apart beneath his hands.
"Who owns you?" Derek breathes against Alex's ear.
Alex whimpers and bites his lip. "Oh, God. You do. Derek."
Derek rubs his erection against Alex's ass. "I'm going to fcuk you so hard when we get out of here."
"Derek," Alex says again, more desperately.
Derek buries his face against Alex's neck. He smells like warmth and salt and home, and Derek jerks his cock harder. Alex closes his eyes, and his lips are moving, making the shape of Derek's name, but there's no sound coming out, like a silent prayer. Derek keeps his eyes wide open, staring into the mirror, not wanting to miss any of it, the way Alex arches against him and strains into his touch, the way his body begs for it.
"I'm going to come," Alex warns breathlessly. "God. I'm going to come."
Derek tightens his grip and speeds up his hand.
Alex hisses, "Shit!"
Then he's shoving his hips forward, hard, grappling at Derek's jeans, his fingers digging into Derek's thighs. He spills into Derek's fist and collapses back against him. Derek wraps his arm around Alex's chest, presses a kiss to his shoulder.
"So, am I forgiven?" Alex asks, breathing hard.
Derek smiles. "Yeah." He kisses behind Alex's ear. "But I'm still going to fcuk you."
Alex laughs and turns around in Derek's arms for a kiss, and Derek's phone interrupts.
He checks the number. It's the front desk. "Yeah?" he answers.
"Mr. Jeter?" Manny says. "I just wanted to let you know the repair guy's here. He says it's nothing serious. We should have you out any minute now."
Derek waves urgently at Alex, and Alex yanks his pants up and buttons his shirt and shoves it back into his waistband. Derek grabs a towel out of his gym bag and cleans up the evidence of what they were doing. It leaves behind a noticeable smear on the glass, but there's nothing he can do about that. He tosses the towel into the bag and zips it up, and untucks his shirt to hide his hard-on just in time before the elevator doors open.
Manny is standing there looking concerned. "Are you all right, Mr. Jeter? Mr. Rodriguez?"
Derek steps out of the elevator. "It's all cool, Manny. Thanks for getting us out of there."
Manny beams. "No problem, Mr. Jeter. Just sorry it couldn't have been sooner. You guys must have been getting real bored."
Derek shrugs. "We managed to pass the time."
He's careful not to look at Alex, because he may be good at not giving things away, but he's not that good.
"The elevator is working fine now, Mr. Jeter, if you want to head on up to your floor."
Derek shakes his head. "You know, Manny, I think we'd rather walk the three flights."
Manny smiles ruefully. "Yeah, I can understand that."
They head for the stairs, and for the first flight, they're quiet, decorous. But when they're sure they're out of hearing range, Alex looks back over his shoulder. "You want to fcuk me, you're going to have to catch me." His eyes sparkle with mischief.
"Oh yeah?" Derek makes a grab for him.
Alex ducks out of his reach and starts to race up the steps.
"You're going to have to run faster than that," Derek tells him, grinning and chasing after him. "I'm Derek-fcuking-Jeter, you know."
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NADSD was discontinued in 2000.This page is maintained to provided historical information about the project.
Purpose:The Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Corp (TAPR), with the support of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), began providing in 1997 information on digital systems that until now had been printed in the annual ARRL Repeater Directory. Information on digital systems will not be published in the 1997-98 edition of the Repeater Directory, permitting the publication to better focus on its primary use as a guide to voice repeaters for traveling Amateurs.
In planning the 1997-98 edition, the ARRL concluded that the Repeater Directory was no longer the most effective medium for this information. Discussions involving various regional digital groups that provide data to the digital section of the Repeater Directory led to the conclusion that TAPR was the logical group to take on the task of a new North American Digital System Directory.
This new database system will describe systems used by amateur radio stations involved in digital communications in United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Digital System Directory will be based on information provided by regional, state, and local organizations as well as individuals in a nearly realtime format. This should allow information to be maintained and updated more frequently than in a yearly publication. TAPR will also work with participating organizations to make this information available on TAPR's yearly CD-ROM as well as some future publication for local/regional groups to distribute.
The purpose of the Digital System Directory is not to manage, coordinate, or regulate the usage of digital systems, but to provide the most up to date and accurate listing of digital systems that can be provided. Neither is it a formal organization, but a mechanism to allow regional groups to provide and share information regarding digital systems.
The Digital System Directory is intended for use by individuals to further their enjoyment of the hobby and by organizations to help plan and develop digital networks.
Frequently Asked Questions
There were several reasons. First, the RD was originally intended by
those operating mobile to find repeaters. Few folks use the RD for finding
packet stations while mobile. Eliminating the digital listings reduced the
costs to produce it and will make it handier for mobile repeater users.
Second, the ARRL was really in the business of publishing a book and not
collecting the data. Many States were not represented because no one
actively solicited the data and other listings were not accurate.
TAPR saw that there was a need to be filled when the ARRL discontinued
listing digital information in the Repeater Directory. TAPR sees the NADSD
as an opportunity for Regional Digital Groups to work more closely together
to provide a information collection and distribution system that will have
more accurate information about all types of digital communications. In
past years, data was gathered for the RD in December and 5-months later
became available to the public. The NADSD can be updated as often as
necessary so that accuracy will be high.
The NADSD team encourages individuals to submit their data through
regional groups when possible. Should this not be possible, individuals are
welcome to register to become NADSD data providers.
Any services using digital modes are welcome to be listed in the NADSD
for USA, Canada, and Mexico. This includes HF MSO's, HF BBS', Amateur
(digital) satellite gateways, Net/ROM-TheNET nodes, KANodes, FlexNet, TexNet, ROSE,
TCP/IP gateways (to the
Internet and multiple frequencies), BBS', PacketCluster, APRS, etc. If it is
a digital service (excluding personal maildrops) it should be listed in the
Brian Kantor, WB6CYT maintains the AMPR.ORG domain and a list of volunteers is kept that handle regional assignment of IP addresses. Check the AMPRNet IP address coordinators list 'ftp://ftp.ucsd.edu/hamradio/amprnets' for the full listing of AMPR.ORG coordinators.
Absolutely not. Just like the repeater directory did previously, the NADSD only reports the information provided - and publication does not signify endorsement by TAPR nor coordination to any frequency.


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Academy Award winning director Roman Polanski, arrested by Swiss police on a 31-year-old warrant for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl, vowed to fight extradition to the U.S. where he could face life in prison.
Polanski, 76, director of such classic films as "Chinatown," Rosemary's Baby" and "The Pianist," was in Zurich to accept a lifetime achievement award at a film festival when cops, acting on a request from Los Angeles police, arrested him. Polanski jumped bail back in 1977 while facing charges of drugging a young girl and raping her in a hot tub at Jack Nicholson's mansion. He was living as a fugitive in France until his arrest.
"He was shocked, dumbfounded, but he is in a fighting mood and he is very determined to defend himself," said Polanski's attorney, Herve Temime.
French and Polish authorities vowed to fight the transfer to the U.S of Polanski, who was born in Paris to Polish parents.
"I think this is awful and totally unjust," fumed French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand. "Just as there is an America which is generous and which we like, so there is an America which is frightening, and that is the America which has just revealed its face."
Polanski has lived for decades in France, which has strong anti-extradition laws. But now that he's been captured in Switzerland, he could be brought to the U.S. to face charges that could bring a 50-year sentence.
Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said he and the French Foreign Minister Bernard Koucher will also ask U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to offer Polanski clemency.
Polanski made tabloid headlines in the late 1960s when his pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered by Charles Manson's "family" cult in a gruesome stabbing.
In 1977, the then 44-year-old Polanski photographed the 13-year-old girl as part of a guest-editing gig at the French edition of "Vogue." The girl later testified in court that Polanski gave her alcohol and quaaludes and sexually assaulted her without her consent. The now 43-year-old victim, Samantha Geimer, has called for the charges to be dismissed since reaching an undisclosed settlement with Polanski.


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9 takeaways from the 2012 election
Election Day is finally here.
And even though neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney has been declared a winner yet, there are some things that will still hold true no matter which candidate wins the White House tonight — or in the wee hours of the morning.
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Here are POLITICO's nine takeaways from the 2012 campaign:
1. Luck matters — a lot
Obama has assembled some of the best field operatives around. His team has run the gauntlet before, prepared a ground game for five years, had a basic playbook for the 2012 cycle and (mostly) stuck to it. Obama's natural skills as a politician are far better than Romney's. The auto bailout helped Obama maintain what has been a small but consistent polling lead in critical states like Ohio.
( Also on POLITICO: The final hours)
And yet a little bit of luck goes an awfully long way. For all his troubles throughout his term, Obama caught some needed breaks.
Obama was fortunate to be blessed with an opponent who declined to define himself until after the party conventions at the end of the summer. That allowed Romney to be swift-boated over his main calling card — his business experience. Obama was fortunate to draw a rival who ran a curious ad strategy that allowed Democrats to swamp him.
He was fortunate his opponent never, until it was quite late, made effective overtures to Hispanics, the fastest-growing voting bloc. He was fortunate the eurozone didn't totally collapse. And he was fortunate that Romney went with prevent defense in the final presidential debate.
( Also on POLITICO: 5 things to watch on election night)
The climate for Democrats has also improved as the unemployment rate dipped incrementally and more people think the country is heading in the right direction.
Hurricane Sandy clearly did help Obama somewhat, in crass political terms, but it didn't alter the political landscape. Obama remains in dangerous territory for an incumbent heading into Election Day, under 50 percent in a number of states. But that just underscores how lucky he is that Romney didn't run harder.
This is not to say that Republicans have had bad luck — they have in some cases, but candidate quality matters. Obama's backers would also argue he made some of his own luck with smart policy. Still, bad decisions on one side are the good fortune of the other.


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As Alina Adams, I "co-wrote" a book with Henry Coleman - a fictional character on the soap opera "As The World Turns."
Below is an interview that actor Trent Dawson, who plays Henry, graciously gave about "our" book. His kind words are much appreciated, as is the unique perspective of the actor who brings to life a character I was entrusted to create in novel form:
AS THE WORLD TURNS' Henry Coleman and Alina Adams' joint venture, The Man From Oakdale, hits bookstore shelves on Jan. 6. What's it about? Well, an irate Lucinda hires Henry and Vienna to track down an AWOL Lucy and Johnny. As you might expect, wackiness ensues! Soap Opera Weekly chatted up Henry's portrayer, Trent Dawson, about what a fun read it is — and also about Henry's "jug ears."
Trent Dawson: Yes, pretty secret (laughs)!
Weekly: When did you hear that the show was doing a Henry-centric tie-in novel?
Dawson: I heard about it back in January [2008], and I went, "Okay, whatever," and then in August they were like, "We need a jacket cover picture." I said, "Really?" I still didn't think it was going to happen, but it did! I have been reading it; it's a fun little ride.
Weekly: What do you think so far?
Dawson: I don't know why I haven't had this conversation with [ATWT's and GUIDING LIGHT's creative content producer] Alina Adams, but she has a very good grasp on the characters. It's interesting to see them through Henry's perspective. It's an enjoyable read.
Weekly: I took it on the commute home with me, and was laughing out loud like a crazy person.
Dawson: I don't wanna diminish its value, but it's a good subway book (laughs). I was doing the same. It's funny.
Weekly: She really has Henry and Vienna and their banter down, and Margo and Tom are perfect.
Dawson: What I like is that she's actually writing from the perspective of Henry, so it's actually slightly exaggerated, but it's exaggerated on the right points. That's what's very smart about the book for fans: She's hitting the right buttons and going one step further, because Henry's pretty theatrical.
Entire interview at SoapOperaWeekly.com.


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GORHAM, Maine – A pair of solo home runs in the top of the ninth inning would cap off a wild back and forth contest as fourth-seeded baseball (16-21) powered past the third-seeded Owls of Keene State College (18-22) by the final of 12-9 Wednesday afternoon in the first game of the 2013 Little East Conference tournament at the University of Southern Maine Baseball Stadium.
The win moved the Beacons into the winner's bracket, where they will now face second seeded Warriors of Eastern Connecticut State University tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 p.m. For the Owls they will face the top-seeded and host Huskies of Southern Maine in an elimination game for Keene State.
Thursday's win which saw a combined 33 hits respectively marked the first-ever tournament opening game win for UMB over the Owls. It was also the first win for the Beacons over Keene State since the 2010 tournament when the Beacons, who were the fourth seed, cruised to the program's first-ever conference title.
For the Beacons they finished with17 hits, which made-up greatly for their combined four errors. Of the 17 hits, the Beacons recorded two doubles, one triple, and the two jacks one of which came from Jamill Moquette (Boston, Mass.) and the other from Todd Ezold (Westfield, Mass.).
On the hill the Beacons pitching staff also got it done as Lucas Ilges (Gloucester, Mass.), Michael Boughton (New Britain, Conn.), and Patrick Austin (Torrington, Conn.) all did their part to earn the opening win. Boughton recorded the victory, while Austin who has been the number two starter all season recorded his first save of the year after going the final 1.1 innings.
Moquette and Ezold were joined by Nick Brothers (Fort Myers, Fla.) as three of the Beacons top hitters in Wednesday's victory. Each of them ripped three hits in the win, with Brothers who has not played since falling ill early in April finishing 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Moquette was 3-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored, while Ezold was 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored.
It would not take long for one of the teams to strike first in Wednesday's contest as the Owls jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the bottom half of the opening frame. Eager to answer back UMB tacked on their first run of the afternoon in the top half of the next inning when Bryan Failla (Torrington, Conn.) hit an RBI single to left center which scored Kurtis White who lead off the inning with a single of his own. The two-run deficit would last only a mere half an inning as Keene State pushed their lead back to three in the bottom of the same inning.
After a scoreless third, UMB had their first big inning of the day scoring three runs to tie at 4-4 as Brothers recorded an RBI single, which scored Patrick Murphy (Stamford, Conn.) at second following his double down the right field line. Brothers would then steal second and with a walk to Moquette the Beacons had runners at first and second. Jose Pena (Boston, Mass.) would drive in both Brothers and Moquette on a huge two RBI triple to right center with two outs on the scoreboard. The Owls did get out of the inning after the triple, but with the score tied at 4-4 the momentum started to swing in the favor of UMB.
However Keene State clawed their way right back and a pair of RBI singles to make it 6-4 through the fourth. They then made it 7-4 after scoring the only run of the fifth inning. Down but most certainly not out UMB came roaring back in the top of the sixth scoring a game-high four runs in the inning. A Moquette single to lead off the inning proved to be the spark UMB needed. Pena would then reach and advanced to second on an error by the right fielder which moved Moquette over to third.
Ezold would then advance both runners on a sacrifice fly to left field to make it 7-5 in favor of the Owls. Senior Matt Consiglio (Southbury, Conn.) would follow suit as he drove in Pena on a sac-fly of his own to deep center field. Back-to-back walks and a double steal would then land runners on second and third with two outs on the board.
Jason Cholish (Exton, Pa.) who stepped in as a pinch hitter would then come-up huge for the Beacons as he cleared the bases on a two RBI single to right center. Looking to tack on a few more runs Brothers ripped another hard hit single to the outfield moving Cholish over to third. Brothers would then go on to steal second, but Keene State managed to get out of the inning before any more damage was done as they recorded the third and final out.
The bottom of the sixth would be perhaps the most dominant of the afternoon for the Beacons bullpen as Boughton retired the side in order to keep all the momentum in UMB's corner. With that quick inning and the bats still smoking hot UMB would tack on two more runs in the seventh to make it 10-7.
Boughton would continue his dominance in the bottom of that same inning as he kept the Owls off the board again. UMB did not manage a run in the top of the eighth which gave Keene the opportunity to close the gap between them and the now red-hot Beacons. The Owls would score two in the bottom of the eighth to make it a one-run game with two outs on the board. That is when the Beacons turned to Austin to put the final nail in the coffin, which he did to keep UMB's lead intact.
Now in the ninth UMB knew that they had to get on the scoreboard to kill any chance of an Owls walk-off in the bottom of the inning. They got those key runs in a big way as both Moquette and Ezold crushed solo shots over the left field wall to push UMB's lead back up to three.
That was all Austin needed as he allowed just two hits in the bottom of the inning, both of which were singles, to earn the save and the victory.
The trio of Beacons pitchers recorded a combined four strikeouts, while only walking one Owl respectively. Keene State did manage 16 hits, with six of the nine runs marked as earned. Keene States pitchers fanned six and walked five. Of the 12 runs allowed, eight were earned. Billy Hartmann had the best overall day at the plate for the Owls going 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
The Beacons will look to go 2-0 in the conference tournament for the first time since 2010 when they take on the Warriors tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Connecticut defeated UMass Dartmouth by the final of 10-9 in the second game.


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I'm using the SPServices jQuery library to update a list which is working fine.
note: This problem may have absolutely nothing to do with SPServices; I'll have to try using the jQuery ajax method directly to see if that can overcome the problem I'm encountering
At any rate, I added an IMG tag (for an ajax loader gif) to the page with a style attribute (visibility:hidden), and added event handlers for 2 jQuery ajax events: ajaxStart (to show() the image) and ajaxStop (to hide() the image).
It works fine in Firefox but in IE 8 the image is never displayed. I put alerts in the ajaxStart and ajaxStop event handlers to confirm they fire, and they do.
I also tried a using a plain non-animated gif, but the results were the same: works fine in Firefox but nothing is ever displayed in IE 8.
As I said, I might try using the jQuery ajax method directly and maybe put the code to show and hide the image in the beforeSend and complete arguments; I don't think there is a way to do this with SPServices because there is no way (that I know of at least) to add something to the beforeSend when using SPServices.
At any rate, that's the problem. Thanks!!


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