text: .\" -*- nroff -*- .\" manual page [] for chat 1.8 .\" $Id: chat.8,v 1.2 2002/03/13 22:44:20 callie Exp $ .\" SH section heading .\" SS subsection heading .\" LP paragraph .\" IP indented paragraph .\" TP hanging label .TH CHAT 8 "22 May 1999" "Chat Version 1.22" .SH NAME chat \- Automated conversational script with a modem .SH SYNOPSIS .B chat [ .I options ] .I script .SH DESCRIPTION .LP The \fIchat\fR program defines a conversational exchange between the computer and the modem. Its primary purpose is to establish the connection between the Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon (\fIpppd\fR) and the remote's \fIpppd\fR process. .SH OPTIONS .TP .B -f \fI<chat file> Read the chat script from the chat \fIfile\fR. The use of this option is mutually exclusive with the chat script parameters. The user must have read access to the file. Multiple lines are permitted in the file. Space or horizontal tab characters should be used to separate the strings. .TP .B -t \fI<timeout> Set the timeout for the expected string to be received. If the string is not received within the time limit then the reply string is not sent. An alternate reply may be sent or the script will fail if there is no alternate reply string. A failed script will cause the \fIchat\fR program to terminate with a non-zero error code. .TP .B -r \fI<report file> Set the file for output of the report strings. If you use the keyword \fIREPORT\fR, the resulting strings are written to this file. If this option is not used and you still use \fIREPORT\fR keywords, the \fIstderr\fR file is used for the report strings. .TP .B -e Start with the echo option turned on. Echoing may also be turned on or off at specific points in the chat script by using the \fIECHO\fR keyword. When echoing is enabled, all output from the modem is echoed to \fIstderr\fR. .TP .B -E Enables environment variable substituion within chat scripts using the standard \fI$xxx\fR syntax. .TP .B -v Request that the \fIchat\fR script be executed in a verbose mode. The \fIchat\fR program will then log the execution state of the chat script as well as all text received from the modem and the output strings sent to the modem. The default is to log through the SYSLOG; the logging method may be altered with the -S and -s flags. .TP .B -V Request that the \fIchat\fR script be executed in a stderr verbose mode. The \fIchat\fR program will then log all text received from the modem and the output strings sent to the modem to the stderr device. This device is usually the local console at the station running the chat or pppd program. .TP .B -s Use stderr. All log messages from '-v' and all error messages will be sent to stderr. .TP .B -S Do not use the SYSLOG. By default, error messages are sent to the SYSLOG. The use of -S will prevent both log messages from '-v' and error messages from being sent to the SYSLOG. .TP .B -T \fI<phone number> Pass in an arbitary string, usually a phone number, that will be substituted for the \\T substitution metacharacter in a send string. .TP .B -U \fI<phone number 2> Pass in a second string, usually a phone number, that will be substituted for the \\U substitution metacharacter in a send string. This is useful when dialing an ISDN terminal adapter that requires two numbers. .TP .B script If the script is not specified in a file with the \fI-f\fR option then the script is included as parameters to the \fIchat\fR program. .SH CHAT SCRIPT .LP The \fIchat\fR script defines the communications. .LP A script consists of one or more "expect-send" pairs of strings, separated by spaces, with an optional "subexpect-subsend" string pair, separated by a dash as in the following example: .IP ogin:-BREAK-ogin: ppp ssword: hello2u2 .LP This line indicates that the \fIchat\fR program should expect the string "ogin:". If it fails to receive a login prompt within the time interval allotted, it is to send a break sequence to the remote and then expect the string "ogin:". If the first "ogin:" is received then the break sequence is not generated. .LP Once it received the login prompt the \fIchat\fR program will send the string ppp and then expect the prompt "ssword:". When it receives the prompt for the password, it will send the password hello2u2. .LP A carriage return is normally sent following the reply string. It is not expected in the "expect" string unless it is specifically requested by using the \\r character sequence. .LP The expect sequence should contain only what is needed to identify the string. Since it is normally stored on a disk file, it should not contain variable information. It is generally not acceptable to look for time strings, network identification strings, or other variable pieces of data as an expect string. .LP To help correct for characters which may be corrupted during the initial sequence, look for the string "ogin:" rather than "login:". It is possible that the leading "l" character may be received in error and you may never find the string even though it was sent by the system. For this reason, scripts look for "ogin:" rather than "login:" and "ssword:" rather than "password:". .LP A very simple script might look like this: .IP ogin: ppp ssword: hello2u2 .LP In other words, expect ....ogin:, send ppp, expect ...ssword:, send hello2u2. .LP In actual practice, simple scripts are rare. At the vary least, you should include sub-expect sequences should the original string not be received. For example, consider the following script: .IP ogin:--ogin: ppp ssword: hello2u2 .LP This would be a better script than the simple one used earlier. This would look for the same login: prompt, however, if one was not received, a single return sequence is sent and then it will look for login: again. Should line noise obscure the first login prompt then sending the empty line will usually generate a login prompt again. .SH COMMENTS Comments can be embedded in the chat script. A comment is a line which starts with the \fB#\fR (hash) character in column 1. Such comment lines are just ignored by the chat program. If a '#' character is to be expected as the first character of the expect sequence, you should quote the expect string. If you want to wait for a prompt that starts with a # (hash) character, you would have to write something like this: .IP # Now wait for the prompt and send logout string .br \'# ' logout .LP .SH SENDING DATA FROM A FILE If the string to send starts with an at sign (@), the rest of the string is taken to be the name of a file to read to get the string to send. If the last character of the data read is a newline, it is removed. The file can be a named pipe (or fifo) instead of a regular file. This provides a way for \fBchat\fR to communicate with another program, for example, a program to prompt the user and receive a password typed in. .LP .SH ABORT STRINGS Many modems will report the status of the call as a string. These strings may be \fBCONNECTED\fR or \fBNO CARRIER\fR or \fBBUSY\fR. It is often desirable to terminate the script should the modem fail to connect to the remote. The difficulty is that a script would not know exactly which modem string it may receive. On one attempt, it may receive \fBBUSY\fR while the next time it may receive \fBNO CARRIER\fR. .LP These "abort" strings may be specified in the script using the \fIABORT\fR sequence. It is written in the script as in the following example: .IP ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' '' ATZ OK ATDT5551212 CONNECT .LP This sequence will expect nothing; and then send the string ATZ. The expected response to this is the string \fIOK\fR. When it receives \fIOK\fR, the string ATDT5551212 to dial the telephone. The expected string is \fICONNECT\fR. If the string \fICONNECT\fR is received the remainder of the script is executed. However, should the modem find a busy telephone, it will send the string \fIBUSY\fR. This will cause the string to match the abort character sequence. The script will then fail because it found a match to the abort string. If it received the string \fINO CARRIER\fR, it will abort for the same reason. Either string may be received. Either string will terminate the \fIchat\fR script. .SH CLR_ABORT STRINGS This sequence allows for clearing previously set \fBABORT\fR strings. \fBABORT\fR strings are kept in an array of a pre-determined size (at compilation time); \fBCLR_ABORT\fR will reclaim the space for cleared entries so that new strings can use that space. .SH SAY STRINGS The \fBSAY\fR directive allows the script to send strings to the user at the terminal via standard error. If \fBchat\fR is being run by pppd, and pppd is running as a daemon (detached from its controlling terminal), standard error will normally be redirected to the file /etc/ppp/connect-errors. .LP \fBSAY\fR strings must be enclosed in single or double quotes. If carriage return and line feed are needed in the string to be output, you must explicitely add them to your string. .LP The SAY strings could be used to give progress messages in sections of the script where you want to have 'ECHO OFF' but still let the user know what is happening. An example is: .IP ABORT BUSY .br ECHO OFF .br SAY "Dialling your ISP...\\n" .br \'' ATDT5551212 .br TIMEOUT 120 .br SAY "Waiting up to 2 minutes for connection ... " .br CONNECT '' .br SAY "Connected, now logging in ...\n" .br ogin: account .br ssword: pass .br $ \c SAY "Logged in OK ...\n" \fIetc ...\fR .LP This sequence will only present the SAY strings to the user and all the details of the script will remain hidden. For example, if the above script works, the user will see: .IP Dialling your ISP... .br Waiting up to 2 minutes for connection ... Connected, now logging in ... .br Logged in OK ... .LP .SH REPORT STRINGS A \fBreport\fR string is similar to the ABORT string. The difference is that the strings, and all characters to the next control character such as a carriage return, are written to the report file. .LP The report strings may be used to isolate the transmission rate of the modem's connect string and return the value to the chat user. The analysis of the report string logic occurs in conjunction with the other string processing such as looking for the expect string. The use of the same string for a report and abort sequence is probably not very useful, however, it is possible. .LP The report strings to no change the completion code of the program. .LP These "report" strings may be specified in the script using the \fIREPORT\fR sequence. It is written in the script as in the following example: .IP REPORT CONNECT ABORT BUSY '' ATDT5551212 CONNECT '' ogin: account .LP This sequence will expect nothing; and then send the string ATDT5551212 to dial the telephone. The expected string is \fICONNECT\fR. If the string \fICONNECT\fR is received the remainder of the script is executed. In addition the program will write to the expect-file the string "CONNECT" plus any characters which follow it such as the connection rate. .SH CLR_REPORT STRINGS This sequence allows for clearing previously set \fBREPORT\fR strings. \fBREPORT\fR strings are kept in an array of a pre-determined size (at compilation time); \fBCLR_REPORT\fR will reclaim the space for cleared entries so that new strings can use that space. .SH ECHO The echo options controls whether the output from the modem is echoed to \fIstderr\fR. This option may be set with the \fI-e\fR option, but it can also be controlled by the \fIECHO\fR keyword. The "expect-send" pair \fIECHO\fR \fION\fR enables echoing, and \fIECHO\fR \fIOFF\fR disables it. With this keyword you can select which parts of the conversation should be visible. For instance, with the following script: .IP ABORT 'BUSY' .br ABORT 'NO CARRIER' .br '' ATZ .br OK\\r\\n ATD1234567 .br \\r\\n \\c .br ECHO ON .br CONNECT \\c .br ogin: account .LP all output resulting from modem configuration and dialing is not visible, but starting with the \fICONNECT\fR (or \fIBUSY\fR) message, everything will be echoed. .SH HANGUP The HANGUP options control whether a modem hangup should be considered as an error or not. This option is useful in scripts for dialling systems which will hang up and call your system back. The HANGUP options can be \fBON\fR or \fBOFF\fR. .br When HANGUP is set OFF and the modem hangs up (e.g., after the first stage of logging in to a callback system), \fBchat\fR will continue running the script (e.g., waiting for the incoming call and second stage login prompt). As soon as the incoming call is connected, you should use the \fBHANGUP ON\fR directive to reinstall normal hang up signal behavior. Here is an (simple) example script: .IP ABORT 'BUSY' .br '' ATZ .br OK\\r\\n ATD1234567 .br \\r\\n \\c .br CONNECT \\c .br \'Callback login:' call_back_ID .br HANGUP OFF .br ABORT "Bad Login" .br \'Callback Password:' Call_back_password .br TIMEOUT 120 .br CONNECT \\c .br HANGUP ON .br ABORT "NO CARRIER" .br ogin:--BREAK--ogin: real_account .br \fIetc ...\fR .LP .SH TIMEOUT The initial timeout value is 45 seconds. This may be changed using the \fB-t\fR parameter. .LP To change the timeout value for the next expect string, the following example may be used: .IP ATZ OK ATDT5551212 CONNECT TIMEOUT 10 ogin:--ogin: TIMEOUT 5 assword: hello2u2 .LP This will change the timeout to 10 seconds when it expects the login: prompt. The timeout is then changed to 5 seconds when it looks for the password prompt. .LP The timeout, once changed, remains in effect until it is changed again. .SH SENDING EOT The special reply string of \fIEOT\fR indicates that the chat program should send an EOT character to the remote. This is normally the End-of-file character sequence. A return character is not sent following the EOT. .PR The EOT sequence may be embedded into the send string using the sequence \fI^D\fR. .SH GENERATING BREAK The special reply string of \fIBREAK\fR will cause a break condition to be sent. The break is a special signal on the transmitter. The normal processing on the receiver is to change the transmission rate. It may be used to cycle through the available transmission rates on the remote until you are able to receive a valid login prompt. .PR The break sequence may be embedded into the send string using the \fI\\K\fR sequence. .SH ESCAPE SEQUENCES The expect and reply strings may contain escape sequences. All of the sequences are legal in the reply string. Many are legal in the expect. Those which are not valid in the expect sequence are so indicated. .TP .B '' Expects or sends a null string. If you send a null string then it will still send the return character. This sequence may either be a pair of apostrophe or quote characters. .TP .B \\\\b represents a backspace character. .TP .B \\\\c Suppresses the newline at the end of the reply string. This is the only method to send a string without a trailing return character. It must be at the end of the send string. For example, the sequence hello\\c will simply send the characters h, e, l, l, o. .I (not valid in expect.) .TP .B \\\\d Delay for one second. The program uses sleep(1) which will delay to a maximum of one second. .I (not valid in expect.) .TP .B \\\\K Insert a BREAK .I (not valid in expect.) .TP .B \\\\n Send a newline or linefeed character. .TP .B \\\\N Send a null character. The same sequence may be represented by \\0. .I (not valid in expect.) .TP .B \\\\p Pause for a fraction of a second. The delay is 1/10th of a second. .I (not valid in expect.) .TP .B \\\\q Suppress writing the string to the SYSLOG file. The string ?????? is written to the log in its place. .I (not valid in expect.) .TP .B \\\\r Send or expect a carriage return. .TP .B \\\\s Represents a space character in the string. This may be used when it is not desirable to quote the strings which contains spaces. The sequence 'HI TIM' and HI\\sTIM are the same. .TP .B \\\\t Send or expect a tab character. .TP .B \\\\T Send the phone number string as specified with the \fI-T\fR option .I (not valid in expect.) .TP .B \\\\U Send the phone number 2 string as specified with the \fI-U\fR option .I (not valid in expect.) .TP .B \\\\\\\\ Send or expect a backslash character. .TP .B \\\\ddd Collapse the octal digits (ddd) into a single ASCII character and send that character. .I (some characters are not valid in expect.) .TP .B \^^C Substitute the sequence with the control character represented by C. For example, the character DC1 (17) is shown as \^^Q. .I (some characters are not valid in expect.) .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES Environment variables are available within chat scripts, if the \fI-E\fR option was specified in the command line. The metacharacter \fI$\fR is used to introduce the name of the environment variable to substitute. If the substition fails, because the requested environment variable is not set, \fInothing\fR is replaced for the variable. .SH TERMINATION CODES The \fIchat\fR program will terminate with the following completion codes. .TP .B 0 The normal termination of the program. This indicates that the script was executed without error to the normal conclusion. .TP .B 1 One or more of the parameters are invalid or an expect string was too large for the internal buffers. This indicates that the program as not properly executed. .TP .B 2 An error occurred during the execution of the program. This may be due to a read or write operation failing for some reason or chat receiving a signal such as SIGINT. .TP .B 3 A timeout event occurred when there was an \fIexpect\fR string without having a "-subsend" string. This may mean that you did not program the script correctly for the condition or that some unexpected event has occurred and the expected string could not be found. .TP .B 4 The first string marked as an \fIABORT\fR condition occurred. .TP .B 5 The second string marked as an \fIABORT\fR condition occurred. .TP .B 6 The third string marked as an \fIABORT\fR condition occurred. .TP .B 7 The fourth string marked as an \fIABORT\fR condition occurred. .TP .B ... The other termination codes are also strings marked as an \fIABORT\fR condition. .LP Using the termination code, it is possible to determine which event terminated the script. It is possible to decide if the string "BUSY" was received from the modem as opposed to "NO DIAL TONE". While the first event may be retried, the second will probably have little chance of succeeding during a retry. .SH SEE ALSO Additional information about \fIchat\fR scripts may be found with UUCP documentation. The \fIchat\fR script was taken from the ideas proposed by the scripts used by the \fIuucico\fR program. .LP uucico(1), uucp(1) .SH COPYRIGHT The \fIchat\fR program is in public domain. This is not the GNU public license. If it breaks then you get to keep both pieces.


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Archive clean-up reveals hidden treasures
It was a joy last Wednesday to welcome former Valley Record Editor Gloria McNeely and local historians Dave Battey and Ruth Pickering into the newsroom to help us organize and condense photo archives stretching back 26 years.
In the days before digital cameras, newspaper photos were shot on film and used in a variety of formats, including slides, negatives and contact sheets. Old photos from the 1970s, 80s and 90s were stored in our office, presumably for the benefit of posterity.
However, posterity has come and gone and the photos remain, gathering dust. It seemed like most of the photos were of little use to anyone, but our resident historians amazed us, finding that we had buried treasure, of a kind, on our hands.
The shots were organized by year, but don't include anything in the way of identification. Battey and McNeely had to use their collective decades of Valley memory to sort those that might be of use to local historical institutions and those which are, well, less valuable.
Battey's exclamations echoed through the office all afternoon, as he discovered faces and places that probably haven't been seen or remembered by anyone — for years.
"Oh my gosh!" he said. "Here is a picture of the organ in Goliath's Pit, which is now the senior center in Carnation. This is a priceless picture."
Former mayors, school children who are now grown, and Valley businesspeople who are now decidedly older and wiser passed through his hands, as did vanished buildings and long-lost hairstyles — remember the perms of the early 1990s?
Many of the shots are going to be hard to place. For example, who remembers why hundreds of balloons were launched into the sky from an undefined Valley location in the late 1980s? What school did a young Rick Krona dedicate in that year? Was that the Lower Valley where hundreds of children appear to be dedicating a park?
"There's an immense amount of mysteries," Battey said. "This is going to be a test."
Some of these mysteries may yet be cleared up. Unlike the late Harold Keller's historic photo collection, gathered by his son Ward into the book "Vanished" in 2007, the people pictured in the Record's photo collection stand a much better chance of being identified.
With luck, McNeely, Pickering and company will create a fascinating archive of the past using the Record's photo record.
This week, we are running one of the amazing images from this trove in our 'Out of the Past' section. On page 14 of this week's paper is an image of the first platted map ever drawn of the city of Snoqualmie. A reproduction was handed off to the city council more than 20 years ago.
We look forward to identifying and sharing more such discoveries of important people and events.
• Seth Truscott is editor at the Snoqualmie Valley Record. E-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – It's not Nick Saban money, but Auburn University President Jay Gogue is not doing bad pay wise.
The Chronicle of Higher Education is out with its survey of pay for public university presidents and Gogue has made the top 10 list of the highest paid university leaders. In fact, Gogue is No. 2 on the list for the year 2010-11.
His compensation that year was $2.5 million.
Sunday's New York Times writes about the chronicle's survey.
Ahead of Gogue for that same year was former Penn State University President Graham Spanier who made $2.9 million.
Spanier was forced to step down in November 2011 over his handling of the sexual abuse of a child attacked on campus by a former PSU assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Gogue, 65, holds two degrees from Auburn. He was named the
school's 18th president in 2007.
In an email Monday an AU spokesman stressed that Gogue's $2.5 pay package is not his annual salary.
"The $2.5 million that the chronicle reports is not his (Gogue) salary," wrote Mike Clardy, director of university communications and media relations.
Clardy goes on to explain that when Gogue was hired, the AU Board of Trustees chose an annual compensation package with two parts — base salary and deferred salary. His deferred salary isn't paid annually but received only after serving the full term in his five-year contract.
"The total reported in The Chronicle of Higher Education's annual presidential compensation report of $2,542,865 is the sum of Gogue's base salary ($482,070), deferred compensation paid ($1,809,145), deferred compensation set aside ($250,000) and retirement pay set aside ($1,650)," Clardy said.
Clardy went on to say, "Since arriving at Auburn in 2007, President Gogue has led Auburn University to record levels of student academic achievement, engagement with business and industry, research, creative scholarship and endowed professorships, among other accomplishments. In basic financial terms, the return on investment is remarkably high. "


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Another hurdle to Toronto access; 'I'll take the new road, you take the old road'
Before access to the "15-car/boat trailer parking lot and boat launch" on the Toronto Reservoir was cut off, residents travelled down Town Road 62 to reach it. Then about 2005, developer Steve Dubrovsky blocked off Town Road 62 and created a new gated road with a guard-house called the loop road, which hooks up with Town Road 62 after an estimated 150 to 200 yards. Read more
'Luck of the Irish' casino night
TAFTON, PA — The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor "Luck of the Irish" casino night, to be held on Saturday, March 17 at Ehrhardt's Waterfront Resort in Tafton.
The evening will begin with the opening of the casino and silent auction at 6:30 p.m. Bold Gold Media will supply music the entire evening. Irish entertainment will begin at 8 p.m. with music by Joe Roche of Mojo Music and the comedic talents of Roger Hunt. There will be something for everyone to enjoy—a delicious buffet served at 6:30 p.m., casino action, a show, silent auction, dancing and a 50/50 drawing. Read more
Local quilter appears in national show: fiber revolution rolls on
YOUNGSVILLE, NY — In about 1988, Katharina Litchman was working in the Swiss bank UBS in Manhattan when a colleague showed her a picture of his wife's quilting work. She thought the work was gorgeous. "I ran out—there was a quilt shop on the Upper East Side—and bought fabric and made my first quilt."
Shortly thereafter, Katharina and her husband Ron bought their home near Youngsville, and Katharina's quilt-making took off; she made many quilts for friends, family and customers. But during that period she was making traditional quilts. Read more
Celebrating the equinox at CAS
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Society is currently showing "Vernal Equinox," a two- person exhibition featuring the three-dimensional environmental art of Ursula Clark and Naomi Teppich at the CAS Arts Center, 48 Main Street. Read more
Dine out for libraries
WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Enjoy breakfast, lunch, or dinner at one of many participating area restaurants, and five percent of your bill will be donated to the seven Wayne County libraries. All will benefit, regardless of the restaurant you visit. A full list of restaurants can be found at www.waynelibraries.org.
Participating restaurants on Tuesday, March 20 include Shelly's Family Restaurant, Hamlin; Gresham's Chop House, Hawley; Cocoon Coffee House, Hawley; Settlers Inn, Hawley; Halfway House, Honesdale; and Inn at Starlight Lake, Starlight. Read more
Renaissance announces winners
FERNDALE, NY — The following businesses, individuals and organizations will receive 2012 Sullivan First Achievement Awards for their commitment to improving the appearance of Sullivan County during the Sullivan Renaissance Annual Conference and Expo on Saturday, March 10 at the CVI Center. Read more
Renaissance announces winners
FERNDALE, NY — The following businesses, individuals and organizations will receive 2012 Sullivan First Achievement Awards for their commitment to improving the appearance of Sullivan County during the Sullivan Renaissance Annual Conference and Expo on Saturday, March 10 at the CVI Center. Read more
Back in the saddle (again)
For something completely different, a song springs to mind as I ponder the last weeks and all that has transpired. With almost two full months under my belt since being released from the hospital, languishing on the couch (which is now in a secret, undisclosed location) no longer seems like a viable option. Now that I have an Internet connection, my world has once again opened its doors and invited me to participate. So I bit the proverbial bullet and ventured forth—with help from others, of course! Read more
Why can't we all just get along? Well, for starters...
Recently, I visited the Sunday worship service of the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, which meets in Beach Lake, PA. (In the interests of full disclosure, I should mention that the minister of that congregation is also the publisher of this newspaper.) I was there to watch two of my favorite human beings, Mort Malkin and Christine San Jose, present a brief discussion they titled, "Can These Dis-United States Ever Find Common Ground?"—or, as I jokingly suggested they subtitle the program, "How Much Longer Can We Keep From Shooting Each Other?" Read more
Amy R. Cease, a resident at Stourbridge Square Apartments and formerly of Beach Lake, PA died Friday, March 2, 2012 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, PA. She was 70.
She was preceded in death by her husband Bruce Cease on October 12, 2005.
Born on April 21, 1941 in Spring Mills, PA, she was the daughter of Stephen Bush and the late Miriam Bush. She and her husband moved to Honesdale and owned and operated Bruce's Halfway House. Before retiring, Amy was a real estate agent for Century 21 and ReMax in Honesdale. Read more


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Significant Strengthening of Senior Team and Launch of New Website
Vannin Capital, the specialist dispute resolution funding provider, is delighted to announce that it has significantly strengthened its team, most notably with three senior appointments which will support the group as it continues to deliver strong growth.
Former High Court Judge, Sir Stephen Silber, has joined Vannin as Chairman of the Investment Committee, together with international arbitration expert, Bernard Hanotiau. Both will assist in the review of potential and ongoing cases, bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge relating to the judgement, arbitration and mediation of complex legal cases, which will prove invaluable to the group's rigorous assessment process.
Additionally, Paul Morris has been appointed to the group's Board as a non-executive director. Paul's expertise in the legal sector, and especially litigation, will further strengthen Vannin's board and complements its existing legal and commercial skill set.
Commenting on the appointments, Nick Verardi, Director of Vannin said:
"To have attracted three senior legal professionals of such eminence is testament to Vannin and the business which we have built since 2010. We have continued to strengthen our team in recent months and it now encompasses wide-ranging legal and commercial skills which we believe will enable us to fulfil our ambitious growth targets.
I am delighted to welcome Stephen, Bernard and Paul to the team and I look forward to working with them to drive future progress."
Vannin is also pleased to announce today the launch of its new website, www.vannin.com, a sophisticated platform where users can find full details of the Vannin team and keep up to date with the latest news and developments on its blog.
Vannin adopts a unique technology-backed approach to litigation funding and its new website is a reflection of this approach. The company has developed a proprietary/bespoke technology platform which enables it to manage its cases in a secure environment. Built and managed in house this platform underpins the group's ability to review cases more efficiently and effectively, as reflected in its excellent case success rate.
Nick Verardi added, "Technology is an important element of our business model, reflecting our private equity backing and mentality.
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TRENTON — Two separate shooting incidents this evening left one dead and one injured during an afternoon of brief violence in the city.
The first shooting, was the city's 12th homicide after an unknown male was shot at the Roger Gardens Public Housing Complex on Oakland Street just after 5 p.m., Trenton police Lt. Edelmiro Gonzalez said.
The shooting occurred during a dispute between several individuals.
"At one point one of them pulled out a weapon and fired it several times striking the victim across the body," Gonzalez said.
There is no other information at this time about the victim, or the suspect, he said.
Police tape lined the entrance to the courtyard of the complex as police were on scene investigating.
Police are looking for a young black male between 18 and 20 who fled on foot toward Coolidge Avenue, he said.
The second incident occurred shortly after, around 5:35 p.m., when a vehicle drove by a group of individuals standing at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Beaks Street.
An individual exited the vehicle and approached the group.
The two groups then began firing at each other, Gonzalez said.
One person was shot in the foot and transported to the hospital by an unknown party.
The victim is listed in stable condition, Gonzalez said.
There is no indication at this time that the two incidents are connected, but police are investigating that angle, particularly because of the time sequence of the two, he said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Trenton Police Department's Criminal Investigation's Bureau at (609) 989-4155.
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Going on a trip and nervous! UPDATE!
I'm also nervous for the car ride because he
hates his car seat. Anyone ever traveled with a little baby? Any advice?
UPDATE: we made it through his first plane ride! The first flight he slept trough the whole thing and the second flight he only fussed a little during takeoff and landing. But I'm so proud of him!
I wouldn't worry too much. I traveled with my kids when they were that little. When I traveled with my son (2mths), people were surprised there was a baby on board. Good luck and try not to sweat it.
And driving is best to take frequent breaks.
Try not to stress, the baby will pick up on that.
If baby uses a pacifier let him suck on that during take off and landing. If not, try a bottle or nursing him during those times to help relieve any pressure in his ears.
Have a great trip!
Bump I didn't travel with ds when he was that young. Have a safe trip
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Bump I didn't travel with ds when he was that young. Have a safe trip
That makes sense. It's tough because it's not like you can bring things to keep the baby entertained.
Quoting LeapBaby123: Yeah. I would have liked to wait until he's older, but I wanted to go while I was still on maternity leave so I didn't have to worry about vacation.Quoting cjsmom1:
Bump I didn't travel with ds when he was that young. Have a safe trip
Quoting TRAVELMOM817: You might be that person on the plane with the crying baby! Don't worry everyone ( whether they remember or not) has been there. Stay calm and carry on. Have a great trip .
I used to travel all alone with my 2 when they were both in diapers. I would drive from PA to VA about 6 times a year. It was 9 hours one way. I twice drove to Florida with them, alone. He will be fine. Most people are quite understanding when it comes to babies, I would love to offer to hold a crying baby to try and help calm them but, I know that's a 'no no' so I would never unless it seemed like an emergency. Just stay calm yourself because he will sense your tension and could become upset feeling that you are.
He'll sense your nervousness. So as best as you can, stay calm. Even on the car ride. We used to give them a bottle just before we left (if we were going to be driving for a long time) so their bellies were full, that might help make him happier.


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Don Wilhelm Inducted Into PJC Athletic Hall of Fame
On Nov. 3, no more fitting place existed than center court of Paris Junior College's Hunt Center to induct former PJC Athletic Director and Women's Basketball Coach Don Wilhelm into the PJC Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place during half-time of the Lady Dragons basketball game.
On Nov. 3, no more fitting place existed than center court of Paris Junior College's Hunt Center during half-time of the Lady Dragons basketball game to induct former PJC Athletic Director and Women's Basketball Coach Don Wilhelm into the PJC Athletic Hall of Fame.
Wilhelm received his honor from PJC President Dr. Pamela Anglin and PJC Athletic Director Sean LeBeauf before a crowd of basketball fans.
"It was a privilege to induct him," said LeBeauf. "PJC is a great place for a reason – because great people like Don Wilhelm walk through its doors. I was humbled to honor such a great man who gave so much of himself for other people and I always tell my kids when you give of yourself to others, that is when the blessings come. Saturday Coach Wilhelm was blessed.'
After receiving his honors, Wilhelm explained a little history to the fans. PJC's mascot had long been a dragon but a nameless one. A contest was held and the mother of one of his players came up with the name "Pyro" and won the contest. Wilhelm also introduced some of his former players who attended the ceremony and reminisced about his time at PJC.
One former Lady Dragon who played for Coach Wilhelm is Jackie Mitchell, now an Educational Opportunity Center Advisor at PJC.
"I was really elated at his being inducted into the Hall of Fame," Mitchell said. "He was more than a coach, he was a father figure for me and I remember him coming to my games as early as eighth grade. When we went to regionals and Austin, he would make those games. It was a blessing to see him again. When I graduated I sent him a note telling him I didn't want a gift, I just wanted him to know I finished. Without him, and the opportunity and exposure, I would not be doing what I'm doing right now. He's a good coach and good person, all around. Now that I'm older I appreciate the effort he took to come to those games. It's awesome to me that he could do that and recruit all the other fabulous players he had over the years."
The Dragon Athletic Hall of Fame includes many of those who contributed to the success of the PJC athletic program. The Hall of Fame, established during Homecoming activities in the fall of 1990 by Wilhelm, is located in the Harold E. Hunt Physical Education Center and features photographs, certificates, and memorabilia of players, teams, coaches and other contributors throughout the history of Paris Junior College.


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Here's your picture, use your imagination. What is Obama trying to get over the gate that has Michelle cowering?
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I call it, "What a sucka!"
Obama thinks that he is annointed by God to be president.
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too true. too true.
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on 29-05-2012 12:24 PM
I using sky broadband and i mostly do online gaming, But my internet keeps dropping out.
On the router itself the light below the @ Symbol turn's orange and i lose internet briefly, but this keeps happening randomly, Sometime's it will last 5 minutes before doing it , 5 second's or if im lucky 1-2 hours,
When the internet stop's it also asks for my 192.168.0.1 Login for website's like facebook and google,This problem only started up about 2 days ago, I've been able to cope since but now it's just irratating.
I have only ever had this problem once before when i streamed alot of movies and it dropped out alot and once it was back i had bad latency, i called and found out that as a household i have not got unlimited like i requested but 40gb a month as a household because of the area i live in sky internet run's off bt lines, I live about 7 miles away from exeter in crediton.
Now none of my family stream anything and use "Tb Meter" Which keeps an eye on the internet we do use so we never go over our limit so there is no reason why this should have happened, I have checked forum's and tried resetting the router,Changing channel's, Checking the leads, restarting my computer and most of the things i could find on the internet to help me with no luck, I have also checked the service in me area with apparently no problem's, We have already had one replacement router since our service began , We recieved the new router about 4 months ago with no problem with it, Soo basically im stumped on what to do, Any ideas? Many thanks.
on 29-05-2012 10:22 PM
I am having the same problem, it has been happening for the past 2 weeks for me.
I live in Manchester, how about you?
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on 22-06-2013 09:47 PM
hi, im having the same problem.
i have changed the filters and even had an engineer out to check my line but its still happening.
on 23-06-2013 12:09 PM
Can you confirm what router you have as i have been having the same issues!
I have a black & silver Sagem router
on 24-06-2013 04:50 PM
I have a Netgear box and have the same issue, internet connects for 5 -10min and then it losses connection. Steady amber light on the Internet symbol led.
For my it looks it is an issue with Sky network, but Sky has not confirmed. I've done all the tests required but still, internet keeps dropping. I hope this is sorted soon as this is I am working on a critical deadline. Really disappointed with Sky support so far.


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He knows what went wrong. And he plans to correct it Friday night when he pitches against CC Sabathia and the Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium.
Verlander faced the Yankees two times this season, with both starts coming before he got on his hot streak that saw him finish 24-5 after getting off to a 2-3 start.
"I've looked back at those couple of starts," Verlander said Thursday afternoon. "I had four walks in both of them, which is not me. Hasn't been me in a while. Obviously, walks against a lineup like that are pretty detrimental. You can't give those extra outs."
Verlander is spot-on with his assessment. A pitcher cannot afford to give the Yankees extra outs. And Verlander has not issued four walks in a game since the last time he faced the Yankees, which was on May 2.
Before that, the last time Verlander walked four batters was March 31. In the season opener. Against the Yankees.
Verlander did not walk more than three in any of his other 32 starts this season.
The Yankees expect to see the version of Verlander who went 12-0 in his final 13 starts this season while putting a stranglehold on the American League Cy Young Award.
"He is a handful," Alex Rodriguez said. "He throws anywhere from 101 to 91, and that's rare. And he throws his hardest in the ninth inning. Tremendous repertoire."
"He always had the pitches," he said. "Now the command has gotten that much better."
The Yankees have their ace on the mound for Game 1 as well. Sabathia has been a Cy Young candidate all season and finished the season with a 19-8 record with a 3.00 ERA.
Verlander said he will stay focused on the task at hand, which is getting outs against the powerful Yankees lineup, and not worry about Sabathia. But he does expect a tough pitching matchup.
"You obviously don't really pay attention to who is pitching for the other team," Verlander said. "But you know in the back of your mind when a guy like CC is going that runs are going to be at a minimum. So every run is huge and pivotal in a game like this."
Sabathia has had mixed success in his career against the Tigers. He is 15-12 in 32 career starts versus Detroit, but he has a 4.54 ERA in those games.
Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera has had more than his fair share of success against Sabathia. He is 9-for-16 (.563) with two home runs and 11 RBIs in his career against the left-hander.
Verlander is 4-3 with a 3.97 ERA in 10 career starts vs. New York.
Verlander spoke of the different way he plans to approach pitching against the Yankees in the playoffs this time around. As a rookie, Verlander allowed three earned runs in 5 1/3 innings in the 2006 AL Division Series against New York. He struck out five in that game and issued four -- yes, four -- walks.
Verlander said emotions can take a toll in such a big game, but he hopes to focus his energy in the right direction.
"Adrenaline is a good thing if you let it be," Verlander said. "Don't let it overtake you. Don't try to do too much. Just try to tone it down a little bit."
Rodriguez expects Verlander to be at the top of his game.
"We're facing the head of the class in Verlander," Rodriguez said. "He had an historical year."
Game times announced
Major League Baseball announced starting times on Thursday for Game 2 and Game 3 of the Tigers-Yankees series.
Both games will start at 8:37 p.m.
Game 2 is Saturday in New York and Game 3 is Monday in Detroit.


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ALLEN PARK -- Ezekiel Ansah does not know much about Detroit Lions defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh or Nick Fairley. The first time ever saw a football game was in 2008. His favorite athlete growing up was LeBron James.
Ansah was also raised in Ghana and attended BYU with the hopes of playing college basketball. After failing to make the team, Ansah decided to play football. He had nine starts in his collegiate career.
Three years later, Ansah was a first-round draft pick (fifth overall) by the Detroit Lions in 2013.
"It's been a humbling experience," Ansah said. "A crazy journey."
An unlikely journey, but Ansah's NFL voyage will begin in Detroit.
Ansah will have his introductory press conference on Friday at 4 p.m. All he knows about Michigan is its cold weather, but Ansah will soon learn about the high expectations Lions fans will place on him. Detroit finished 4-12 last season after advancing to the playoffs in 2011, and Ansah is expected to start on day one.
"I just can't wait to be a part of the Lions," Ansah said. "Those guys are resilient. They're hard working, and the defensive line coach talked a lot about them when we were out at the Senior Bowl. I'm just happy to be lined up next to them."
Despite Ansah's lack of football experience, Lions general manager Martin Mayhew was excited about his first-round pick on Thursday night.
"And the one thing he talked about with Ziggy is how much he loves the game, how much he loves to learn about the game, how much passion he has to learn about it. We've got the right coaches here to teach him about it."
Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Ansah can play multiple positions on the defensive line, but what remains unclear is how long it will take him to have an NFL impact.
Ansah lacks the fundamentals of a polished football player, but when asked to identify which area of his game needs the most work, he struggled to identify one.
"I have been playing this game for a few years," Ansah said. "The Detroit Lions coached me at the Senior Bowl. I like their coaching staff a lot. As for my weaknesses and my strengths ... I'm wiling to put in the hard work. I got a lot to do, but there is nothing specific I would say is my weakness."


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WORCESTER – Cinderella's clock hit midnight at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. on Monday afternoon. The surprise Western Mass. champion Hoosac Valley Lady Hurricanes fell to Nashoba 52-32 in the Massachusetts Division II Girl's State Semifinal.
The Lady Canes jumped on the first basket, scoring just seconds into the game, but 12 of the next 14 points belonged to Nashoba (22-2) and the Chieftans never relinquished their lead. Nashoba will play Medfield on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. back at the DCU Center.
"They beat us at our own game and got out in the open court in transition tonight," Hoosac Valley (19-6) coach Ron Wojick said. "They moved the ball well against our pressure -- we hadn't seen anybody attack it and move the ball they did tonight."
It was Nashoba's ball movement and size that were simply too much for the Hurricanes. Forwards Nikkiah Snoddy and Erin Cressman scored nine points apiece with most of them coming off of tic-tac-toe passes from each other.
With two forwards who see the floor as well as Snoddy and Cressman do it was always going to be an uphill battle inside.
"I had said that if we play a team that's fairly quick and fairly big they would be able to pass over and around the traps and I thought they were able to do that pretty well; and they finished well," Wojick said. "And losing a senior, not to make excuses, but I think Tori [Rumbolt] would have helped. Would it have helped enough? I don't know.
"I give Nashoba a lot of credit. They beat us up and down the court, they beatour number one thing, which is our trap and press, and they did a great job defensively we really struggled to score against them."
Meg Rodowicz led the Hurricanes in scoring with eight points while Emily Rosse and Maddie Ryan chipped in six apiece in Hoosac Valley's first-ever state tournament appearance.
"It's been a great experience for them; they learned a lot this year," Wojick said. "They accomplished something no Hoosac Valley team has ever been able to do – win a Western Mass. title."


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Israel's battle with Hamas has driven much of the country's music scene underground — in many cases, literally.
Since the outbreak of fighting, December 27, dozens of Israel's best-known singers have performed free concerts for compatriots living within range of Palestinian rockets, sometimes playing in bomb shelters in Beersheba, Ashkelon and Ashdod. Musicians ranging from pop newcomer Idan Yaniv to veteran singer/songwriter David Broza have sung in more than 500 show organized as part of "Southern Spirit," a hastily assembled cultural series intended to boost morale and show support for residents of cities and towns under attack. Co-sponsored by Army Radio, the newspaper Yediot Aharonot and the not-for-profit organization Omanut Laam (Art for the People), the initiative also has included bomb shelter performances by a number of the country's top TV comedians, as well as screenings of recent films, attended by the stars of those movies.
For the musicians, the current conflict is not the first time that bomb shelters have become a major stop on Israel's small-concert circuit: Many of the same artists performed similar shows in the northern part of the country during its 2006 war with Hezbollah.
Nathan Burstein
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The Great Debate
The real winner: Inflation
I buy none of the post-election, prime-time hokum that what decided the presidential race was the Latino vote, women's issues, the next Supreme Court justices, the view from the fiscal cliff or how drones are winning the War on Terror. This presidential election was, as always, a contest between gold standardists and inflationists.
from The Great Debate UK:
Waiting for the other shoe to drop
-Laurence Copeland is professor of finance at Cardiff University Business School. The opinions expressed are his own and do not constitute investment advice. -
Flight to "safety" eases China diversification
China appears to be taking steps to diversify its holdings away from the U.S. dollar and may just have chosen a pretty good time to do it.
Dollar favorite in glue factory derby
The dollar may hang by the slender thread of the U.S. recovery, but this is probably enough to make it the major currency of choice.
Be careful what you wish for on currencies
The rancorous argument about global payment imbalances and the yuan's valuation is exposing a surprising and dangerous economic illiteracy among policymakers and commentators.
Real commodity prices and the U.S. rate cycle
— John Kemp is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own. —
Commodity prices exhibit a strong cyclical component — though it can be masked when producers are carrying a lot of excess capacity.
Welcome to the Teenies, sorry about those returns
-James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own–
As we say goodbye to a decade so abysmal it never even earned a nickname, it is time to take bets on how the coming 10 years will shape up in economics and financial markets.
Dollar faces long journey downward
– James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own –
Even putting aside the spectacular but hard-to-measure risks of a financing crisis or the loss of its special status, the dollar faces really serious headwinds from boring old fundamentals.


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Results tagged ' Miami Marlins '
What to Watch for: 9.22.13 – Game Two
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Miami Marlins (57-98) vs. Washington Nationals (83-72)
RHP Stephen Strasburg (7-9, 2.96) vs. LHP Brian Flynn (0-2, 9.64)
The Nationals close the home slate of the 2013 season with the second game of this twin-bill against the Marlins. Washington owns an 8-1 mark against Miami at home this season as they take aim at their 84th win of the year and their 47th in Washington D.C.
1. Denard Span CF
2. Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3. Jayson Werth RF
4. Bryce Harper LF
5. Ian Desmond SS
6. Wilson Ramos C
7. Tyler Moore 1B
8. Anthony Rendon 2B
9. Stephen Strasburg RHP
Ryan Zimmerman launched his team-leading 26th home run in the opener of the doubleheader to account for both Washington runs. The blast pulls him into a three-way tie for fifth in the National League. He has hit 11 of those roundtrippers since September 2, when he entered play tied for 38th in the league with just 15 on the season.
With 494 in the bag, Stephen Strasburg enters his assignment tonight just six strikeouts shy of the reaching the 500-strikeout threshold. With Strasburg at 421.1 career innings entering play tonight, here's a closer look at where Strasburg might rank for the fewest innings required to reach 500 strikeouts (since 1900, special thanks Elias Sports Bureau).
The Nationals sport the best record in the National League in September, with a 15-5 mark. It should be no surprise, then, that they have compiled both the lowest ERA (2.63) and the most home runs (27) in the NL.
What to Watch for: 9.22.13 – Game One
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Miami Marlins (56-98) vs. Washington Nationals (83-71)
RHP Tom Koehler (3-10, 4.51) vs. RHP Dan Haren (9-13, 4.88)
With Saturday's postponement, the Nationals will wrap the home portion of the regular season with a split doubleheader today against the Marlins. Washington comes into the day having won five-of-six, 12-of-14 and 23 of its last 30 to pull within 4.5 games of the Reds and 5.5 games of the Pirates in the chase for the postseason. The Nationals will send Dan Haren – who is 1-0 with a 0.75 ERA (1 ER/12.0 IP), allowing just seven baserunners while striking out 12 over his last two outings – to the mound in the opener.
1. Denard Span CF
2. Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3. Jayson Werth RF
4. Bryce Harper LF
5. Ian Desmond SS
6. Adam LaRoche 1B
7. Steve Lombardozzi 2B
8. Jhonatan Solano C
9. Dan Haren RHP
With just over a week to play in the regular season, the Nationals enter Sunday's twin-bill with a 1.2 percent chance of reaching the postseason, according to Baseball Prospectus. In order for Washington to force a one-game playoff for the final Wild Card spot, the Nationals need to pair their record with one of the scenarios in the box to the right from either the Reds or Pirates.
Jayson Werth currently ranks among the National League's top five in OPS (third, .934), slugging percentage (fourth, .532), batting average (fifth, .321) and on-base percentage (fifth, .402). Werth is the only player in the league to rank among the NL's top five in each of those four categories. Werth has hit better than .300 in July (.367), August (.380) and September (.314).
The Nationals have out-homered their opponents, 22-4, over the past 14 games, dating to September 7. In 40 games dating to August 9, the Nationals have scored four or more runs 27 times, going 25-2 in those contests. After starting 60-for-86 (69.8%) on the basepaths, Washington has been successful on 21 of its last 22 stolen base attempts (95.4%).
What to Watch for: 9.20.13
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Miami Marlins (56-97) vs. Washington Nationals (82-71)
RHP Jacob Turner (3-7, 3.51) vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (18-8, 3.33)
The Nationals won their seventh game in as many tries at home against the Marlins Thursday night with a 3-2 victory behind Gio Gonzalez. Washington has won four-of-five, 11-of-13 and 22 of its last 29 games in its frantic, late-season push for the postseason. The Nationals will have their eyes on the Reds and Pirates – both of whom they are chasing in the Wild Card hunt – who begin the first of six matchups over the season's final nine games.
1. Denard Span CF
2. Ryan Zimmerman 3B
3. Jayson Werth RF
4. Bryce Harper LF
5. Ian Desmond SS
6. Adam LaRoche 1B
7. Wilson Ramos C
8. Anthony Rendon 2B
9. Jordan Zimmermann RHP
Denard Span's 29-game hit streak came to an end last night, one game shy of the Nationals (2005-present) franchise mark, set by Ryan Zimmerman in 2009. A look at the longest hit streaks in D.C. baseball history:
1. Heinie Manush* (AL Nationals) 1933 33
2. Sam Rice* (AL Nationals) 1924 31
T3. Ryan Zimmerman (NL Nationals) 2009 30
T3. Sam Rice* (AL Nationals) 1929-30 30
T5. Denard Span (NL Nationals) 2013 29
T5. Sam Rice (AL Nationals) 1920 29
* – Hall-of-Famer
With Bryce Harper's 20th homer, the 2013 Nationals became the first club in franchise history, including Montreal, to have five 20-homer players. Ryan Zimmerman (25), Jayson Werth (23), Ian Desmond (20), Adam LaRoche (20) and Harper helped Washington become the third Major League team with five 20-homer players this season.
Ian Desmond—via his 20-homer, 19-stolen bag effort so far—is on the cusp of becoming the first National with multiple 20-20 campaigns (25 HR, 21 SB in '12). Six Major Leaguers have attained 20-20 status so far in '13: Carlos Gonzalez (26 HR-21 SB), Hunter Pence (25-21), Mike Trout (26-33), Will Venable (22-20), Carlos Gomez (21-36) and Andrew McCutchen (20-27).
Highlights: 9.19.13
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9.19.13 – Nationals 3, Marlins 2
Stat of the Game: Bryce Harper launched his 20th home run of the season to provide all three runs of offense.
Under-the-Radar Performance: Three relievers – Drew Storen, Tyler Clippard and Rafael Soriano – combined for 3.0 innings of scoreless relief.
It Was Over When: Soriano fanned Christian Yelich with two runners on to lock up his 42nd save of the year.
Highlights: 9.8.13
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9.8.13 – Nationals 6, Marlins 4
Stat of the Game: Ian Desmond and Wilson Ramos each collected three of the four legs of the cycle, coming up a home run and a triple shy, respectively.
Under-the-Radar Performance: Ryan Zimmerman homered for the third time in two games, giving him an even 20 for the season.
It Was Over When: Rafael Soriano tossed a 1-2-3 ninth frame for his 39th save of the season.


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Globe predictions: Plain sailing for 'The Artist,' but what about the dramas?
Not since the 2002 awards season was bouncily dominated by "Chicago" -- the last comedy, or indeed musical, to take the Best Picture Oscar -- has drama looked like more of an afterthought at the Golden Globe Awards. As Rob Marshall's frisky tuner swept the comedy/musical categories at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's perennially boozy shindig, the top prize in the corresponding drama category was handed to "The Hours," a modest, downbeat female ensemble piece that everyone knew hadn't a shot in hell at the Oscar. The award that usually represents the climax of the Globes ceremony had been downgraded to consolation-prize status.
Nine years later, as if to restore some lustre to a category that last year named "The Tourist" one of the year's best films, we're looking at a similar situation. "The Artist," the silent French wonder that currently leads the Oscar race by a comfortable distance, is a foreordained winner of the musical/comedy Best Picture Globe tonight (as well as a Best Actor prize for star Jean Dujardin), while over in the drama race, a number of less favored titles are jostling for the title of Official Opposition.
If it feels like a more secondary category than usual, however, it's also a more exciting one. Conventional wisdom favors "The Descendants" making its presence felt with a win here: critically acclaimed, easy to digest and headlined by the HFPA's unofficial boyfriend George Clooney, it's also one of only two films in the running that has directing, writing and acting nominations to beef up its status. (The other one? Why, "The Ides of March," of course -- though in this case, I sense their Clooney crush isn't for life, just for Christmas.) It's a safe option from a director who already has three Globes on his mantel.
So I'm not sure exactly why I'm choosing not to follow conventional wisdom, and am instead sticking my neck out for "The Help" -- except that it seems intangibly to be picking up more steam in the Oscar race than "The Descendants," and Globe voters may be feeling it too. It'd be an unusual choice for this often somewhat Eurocentric group, and the first drama victor without a Best Director nod since they sold their souls for "Scent of a Woman" in 1992, but I'm feeling playful -- even if rumors of great affection for "Hugo" within the HFPA might make it a likelier spoiler. (On another note, it's interesting that "The Descendants" and "The Help" weren't all that far from competing in the Comedy/Musical race -- win or lose, both films should be glad to have dodged that steamroller.)
The other category to watch, of course, is Best Director, which should indicate just how unstoppable "The Artist"'s momentum is -- the Globes are more partial than the Academy to Picture/Director splits (though they haven't been the last three years), but I'm guessing Michel Hazanavicius, fresh from his Critics' Choice win, will have done enough to charm and impress the journalists of the organization. Meanwhile, should Bérénice Bejo upset the ladies of "The Help" in the Best Supporting Actress category -- which could very easily happen -- we'll know just how much Velcro is on those coattails.
Other questions abound. Can Brad Pitt break up the HFPA's passionate embrace with Clooney? Will voters take pity once more on poor Meryl Streep, who only has seven Globes to her name? Are they shameless enough to reward Angelina Jolie over "A Separation?" Will some savvy administrator seat Kim Novak at "The Artist"'s table? And how many times did you pause to restitch your sides during the laugh riot that was "My Week With Marilyn?" All, or at least some, will be answered tonight.
My predictions, together with my preferences, are listed below. A full list of nominations is here. Do share your thoughts in the comments.
Best Picture - Drama
Will win: "The Help"
Should win: "Moneyball"
Should be here: "Margaret"
Best Picture - Musical/Comedy
Will and should win: "The Artist"
Should be here: "The Guard"
Best Director
Will and should win: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Should be here: Lynne Ramsay, "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Best Actor - Drama
Will win: George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Should win: Michael Fassbender, "Shame"
Should be here: Tom Cullen, "Weekend"
Best Actress - Drama
Will win: Viola Davis, "The Help"
Should win: Tilda Swinton, "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Should be here: Juliette Binoche, "Certified Copy"
Best Actor - Musical/Comedy
Will and should win: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Should be here: Christoph Waltz, "Carnage"
Best Actress - Musical/Comedy
Will win: Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"
Should win: Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids"
Should be here: Jennifer Aniston, "Horrible Bosses"
Best Supporting Actor
Will win: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Should win: Viggo Mortensen, "A Dangerous Method"
Should be here: Chris O'Dowd, "Bridesmaids"
Best Supporting Actress
Will win: Octavia Spencer, "The Help"
Should win: Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Should be here: Vanessa Redgrave, "Coriolanus"
Best Screenplay
Will win: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "The Descendants"
Should win: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Should be here: Sean Durkin, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Best Foreign Language Film
Will and should win: "A Separation"
Should be here: "Tomboy"
Best Animated Feature
Will and should win: "Rango"
Should be here: "Chico and Rita"
Best Original Score
Will win: Ludovic Bource, "The Artist"
Should win: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Should be here: Cliff Martinez, "Drive"
Best Original Song
Will win: "Hello Hello," "Gnomeo and Juliet"
Should win: "The Keeper," "Machine Gun Preacher"
Should be here: One good song
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At least four courses in an eight-county area outside of
Syracuse have been sold since last year, and only three have plans of opening this season.
Here's a look at the changes throughout Central New York:
Cayuga County
Hickory Ridge
The former Cato Golf Course was renamed after being sold to Steve and April Hoag by Frank and Trishia Rich. The Hoags plan to upgrade the golf carts, clubhouse and menu.
King Ferry
The driving range hitting area has been expanded and a new practice green and chipping area added.
Lakeview G&CC
Tony Biata is the new head pro.
The back of the fifth green has been rebuilt and there are plans to add two new tees and several sand traps.
Highland Park
The semi-private course in Auburn unveiled its new clubhouse last month. The facility replaces one that was destroyed by fire Sept. 4, 2007.
The course also has a new head pro in Bob Steiner, formerly of Vestal Hills. Steiner said membership has increased by more than 20 over last year and is up to about 250.
Madison County
A new tee on the par-3 13th hole was opened last fall, extending the yardage from the championship tee to 168 yards.
Kanon Valley
A new irrigation system was installed in the fall and used for the first time last month.
Oneida Community
The course now has a driving range that is open to the public and a new head pro in Kevin Savage.
Oneida County
Foster Ponds
The former Brandy Brook course is under new ownership, Brian Wesseldine, and a new name.
McConnellsville GC
Brian Netti takes over as the course's head pro.
Valley View
The Utica course has added a new pro shop on the first tee to register players. It also has 50 new carts.
Oswego County
Brennan Greens
The property of the former Pulaski course was sold last fall and apparently will not operate as a golf course this year.
Scott Russell is the course's new pro.
The course and accompanying campground are under new ownership. Steve and Bill Glenn from Lake City, Fla., purchased the property from Frank and Rick Binotto. The course's new back nine is still under construction.


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Charles Allis music series spotlights traditional blues
The American Roots Music Series returns to the Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect, every Thursday during May.
This year the spotlight is on traditional blues music, showcasing local and regional musicians working in the genre. »Read Full Article
Tracy Morgan gets big laughs - and some unexpected exposure at the Pabst
Controversial comic and "30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan was a wild man performing stand-up at the Pabst Theater Sunday night. That's to be expected.
But one person in the audience was even more outrageous. »Read Full Article(7)
WTMJ-AM, WTMJ-TV, WLUM win top station honors
WTMJ-TV (Channel 4), WTMJ-AM (620) and WLUM-FM (102.1) won station-of-the-year honors at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards Saturday night in Madison.
WTMJ-TV won for TV station of the year, while WTMJ-AM won for news and talk radio station of the year. WLUM won for music station of the year. All won in the large-market category. »Read Full Article(8)
Soulstice Theatre delivers shimmering 'Memory of Water'
Coming from north by northwest, take I-794 to Howard Ave. Make two quick lefts and you've arrived at the St. Francis-based digs of Soulstice Theatre, home to a tiny, gutsy troupe which - when the stars align, as they often do - offers a night out that can rival much of what's available downtown, at half the price.
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Next Act's 'Irma Vep' haunted by earlier version
In the second act of Charles Ludlam's madcap "The Mystery of Irma Vep," now on stage at Next Act Theatre, a frightened Lady Enid (a cross-dressed John McGivern) turns to housekeeper Jane Twisden (a cross-dressed Norman Moses) and pines for the protective presence of Nicodemus, her faithful manservant.
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All is quiet this summer on Wisteria Lane, but the
second scandalous season of the ABC hit drama is looking
to be even more intriguing than the first. Only "Extra"
has the inside scoop on what's in store for the "Desperate
Housewives" this fall.
Media Week's Mark Berman revealed that a lot will be
happening over at Gabriella's house. "In addition
to her husband Carlos and her young lover, she will
have somebody else that does not know she is pregnant,"
he said.
And while Eva Longoria's character tries to figure out
which lover fathered her baby, recently-widowed Bree
is getting busy with a new man, and Berman told us it's
not George the pharmacist.
Meanwhile, Nicollette Sheridan told "Extra" that her character, Edie, will have some life-changing events of her own. "A new house, a 6-year-old child, an affair with someone near and dear to Susan," warned Sheridan.
Susan and Mike the plumber just got back together, but Berman warned that there are problems ahead for the couple, although Teri Hatcher is keeping tight-lipped about the twists and turns her character will take. "I know nothing, what else is new," Hatcher joked.
In fact, "Extra" was the one to break the news to Teri that creator Marc Cherry is reportedly considering a "Housewives" prequel. "It doesn't surprise me actually," Hatcher said. "I expect it from him, but it's just one great idea after another."
Here's another great idea: Berman forecasted that James
Denton may be headed for his own series: "If I
had to predict, I'd say James Denton will have a ëDesperate
Housewives' spinoff in the fall of 2006."
But for now, it's naughty neighbors and wicked plotlines for Wisteria Lane. Check out the season premiere this fall on ABC.


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Meeting the Demand for Speed
In today's marketplace, it is often the swiftest competitor — not necessarily the smartest — that wins. Speed is increasingly of the essence, no matter what business you are in, so here are some tips to keep in mind:
1. Respond to sales leads quickly. One small business requires staff members to follow up within the hour, by email, fax, or phone. 2. Get comfortable with rapid, strategic decision-making. Five-year planning horizons are out the window. 3. Compress your timetables. One Internet startup rolled out its expansion efforts in 45 days instead of the originally planned year, beating out competitors. 4. Make speed a part of your corporate culture. Reward employees' swiftness with stock options, bonuses, or other perks.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- You know them as the smart, sophisticated, talented and athletic New York Jets Flight Crew Cheerleaders.
What you might not know is that four of the 35 Gal Greens call Staten Island home.
Samantha Cinisomo of Oakwood, Krista DeBono of Richmond, Ellana Morris of Dongan Hills and Lauren Pisani of New Dorp will be with their mates at the team's training center in Florham Park, N.J., today to send the Jets off in style for tomorrow's AFC Championship game in Pittsburgh. The next stop would be the Super Bowl in Arlington, Texas — which would include the Flight Crew.
"I feel that all of New York is excited and thrilled for the Jets," says Ms. Pisani, 28. "When I walk down the street wearing my Jets jersey, people who don't even know I'm a Jets Flight dancer start beeping their horns. Everyone is pumped out."
The Flight Crew formed in 2007. The young women are dancers, flag runners, athletes and staples of the Jets community. Whether performing a choreographed routine or adorning a charity event, they serve as role models for Jets fans across the globe.
Ms. Cinisomo, 20, has been a member of the Jets Flight Crew since 2009. She began dancing as a toddler and studied at Reflections in Dance School. She chanced on an ad for the Jets Crew in Backstage magazine. Her parents, Gina and Mario, are positively beaming and carry a supply of Jets team photos for distribution.
She describes the lengthy audition process.
Gathered at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, N.J., dancers are asked to demonstrate a freestyle form, followed by a subsequent round in which they learn a routine to perform for judges. Then comes an interview with Denise Garvey, the coach and director.
Auditions are conducted in April and May each year for new additions, as well as for those who've previously made the cut. "I encourage dancers to try out all the time," says Ms. Pisani.
Note that cheerleaders must be 18 or older. They hail from all over the country, but mainly from the East Coast and areas like Connecticut, New York City, New Jersey, and Long Island, with many out-of-towners opting to relocate here.
They cheer mainly at home games, at the new Meadowlands Stadium, at quarters' end and at the two-minute warnings.
Cheerleading attire is selected by Ms. Garvey.
When performing and practicing, hair must be loosely styled, sans headbands and clips, and Flight Crew dancers must always be in full makeup. They don both summer and winter uniforms — the latter consists of a fleece jumpsuit.
"It's so rewarding to dance in front of 80,000 fans," says Ms. Cinisomo, nonetheless adding that workouts at the New York Sports Club and at the Florham Park facility entail much hard work.
Ms. DeBono, 24, recounts that she was watching the Flight Crew during a Jets game last year and just knew that's where she belonged.
Dancing since the age of 3 at Star Struck Dance Studio, she captained the cheerleading team at St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School, Huguenot. She joined the Flight Crew this year and wears No. 34.
FYI: Krista made an appearance on FOX 5's "Good Day New York" on Thursday along with Ms. Pisani and Ms. Morris, 24; they danced, gave interviews and promoted the Jets Pep Rally in Times Square that evening. Yesterday, they appeared on "Fox and Friends."
Ms. Morris is another rookie; several years ago, her brother attended a game and insisted that she audition. A dancer all her life at Reflections in Dance, she admits she wasn't much of a football fan until recently.
"It's so exciting just to be on the team, but being so close to the Super Bowl — the last time was 1969 — is overwhelming. I'm so proud and thankful to be part of such a great organization."
Ms. Pisani has been a Crew member since 2008 and has made a slew of appearances, including "Dr. Oz," "Suze Orman," "First Take" on ESPN, an interview on the Weather Channel and a Gatorade commercial that's currently airing on TV.
She was selected for the Flight Crew by local community leader/judge Derek Tabacco, who said at the time that Lauren danced circles around the other girls.
In response to a frequently asked question: Players are completely segregated from cheerleaders and the only time they even see one another is on the playing field.