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Advaxis Inc., a Princeton biotech specializing in drugs treating cancer and infectious diseases, announced Friday the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to recent underwriters.
According to the announcement, the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters allows the purchase of an additional 862,500 shares of common stock, as well as warrants to purchase an additional 431,250 shares at a public offering price of $4 per share.
The over-allotment is part of the company's previously announced underwritten public offering of 5.75 million shares of common stock, and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2.875 million shares of common stock, bringing the total gross proceeds from the offering to approximately $26.5 million before deducting discounts, commissions and expenses. Aegis Capital Corp. is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering, the company said in a statement.


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Finding a Coffee Shop For TV Repair Near Me in Dauphin PA
Basic Etiquette for Working in a Coffee Shop in Dauphin Pennsylvania
Here's a rough guideline of dos and don'ts, some taken from Mashable and experts that they consulted and some from our experience.
- Buy a drink every 2-3 hours. Mashable's experts say that this is the sweet spot, but we'd lean more towards two hours, or even an hour and a half, depending on how busy the store is. If it's rather empty, you have more leeway.
- Buy food when it's lunch or dinner time
- Tip well, if you don't buy many drinks
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- Hold long (2 hour+) meetings, especially if they are loud
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BEIJING—China's new leader, Xi Jinping, appears to be ingratiating himself with the country's generals by protecting the defense budget even as economic growth slows. He also is cultivating a public image as a strong military leader as China faces off with Japan over a group of disputed islands and seeks to counteract the U.S. strategic pivot toward Asia.
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(Reuters) - If the latest week of earnings season has told investors anything, it is that strong banks and energy companies are getting stronger, while weaker banks and technology companies are far from conquering the challenges they have faced in the last few years.
Any sense of optimism for 2013 has to be tempered by a steady decline in earnings growth forecasts, as well as a recent rise in companies making mass layoffs in attempts to get costs further under control.
With U.S. economic growth anemic and the uncertainties of the "fiscal cliff" still reverberating, companies that went into the fourth quarter of 2012 with some sense of momentum seem to have kept that up, while those that were on the wrong foot to begin with did not get much help.
"The takeaway is that earnings appear to be mimicking the economic recovery," said Tom Sowanick, co-president and chief investment officer at Omnivest Group LLC.
JPMorgan Chase & Co, the largest U.S. bank by assets, posted a 53 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits on growth in lending and a decline in bad loan costs. Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the largest U.S. investment bank, crushed Wall Street estimates on increasing client activity and smaller payouts to its bankers.
Meanwhile both industrial heavyweight General Electric Co and oilfield services leader Schlumberger Ltd handily beat expectations on still-booming demand for oil and gas equipment and services.
But the challenged got no relief.
Citigroup, the third-largest U.S. bank, badly missed estimates, striking such a cautious tone that analysts made no effort to hide their disappointment with the new management. Lender Capital One Financial Corp missed estimates after setting aside more money for credit card defaults.
Chipmaker Intel Corp, facing slack demand for personal computers, beat estimates because of a low tax rate and then forecast revenue and capital spending that unnerved investors. AT&T Corp warned of a $10 billion charge because its pension plan returns are weaker than forecast.
Market strategists like Doug Cote at ING Investment Management in New York say earnings season has been mixed at best, though there is always the potential for that to change with next week's crop of results.
All totaled, with 13 percent of the S&P 500 companies having reported fourth-quarter results as of Friday morning, 62 percent have beaten expectations, precisely in line with a typical quarter as computed since the mid-1990s.
But their profit growth has been lackluster at best. Blended fourth-quarter earnings growth (factoring in what has been reported and what is estimated to come) now stands at 2.5 percent, according to Thomson Reuters data. Less than four months ago, the expectation was that fourth-quarter earnings would grow almost 10 percent.
That may be why forward-looking earnings forecasts are getting so weak so quickly.
As of now, S&P 500 companies are expecting profits to growth 3.5 percent in the first quarter of this year, the data show. That figure was 4.3 percent at the start of January and 7.1 percent last October.
The slide, in other words, shows no sign of abating, and the trend holds equally true for second-quarter growth forecasts.
"I think it's a reflection of a very flat economy right now. I think that companies might have been a little more hopeful that the economy was going to be stronger than it is," said Bryant Evans, portfolio manager at Cozad Asset Management. "I think companies are pushing back better earnings to later in the year or early next year."
Some companies blamed the ongoing weakness in Europe, which has moved past the worst of its debt crisis but is still struggling with the aftermath.
Johnson Controls, the largest U.S. auto part supplier, warned lower auto production in Europe would eat into results this quarter, sending shares lower even after it beat estimates for the last quarter.
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Some companies are reacting to the uncertainty by cutting jobs, hoping to save their way to stronger profits. Just this week, custody bank State Street Corp said it would cut 630 positions worldwide and Procter & Gamble cut 150 jobs in Europe. They join previous job-cutters like American Express, which is slashing 5,400 posts.
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Felicia Karo
Born: April 12, 1926
Lodz, Poland
Felicia grew up in a Jewish family living in a predominantly Catholic neighborhood in the large, industrial city of Lodz. Her father's side of the family had lived in Poland for 400 years. He was the principal of a Jewish secondary school for boys. Known affectionately by family and friends as Lusia, Felicia attended a bilingual Jewish school in which both Hebraic and Polish subjects were taught.
1933-39: When I was 12 I heard a lot of bad things about the Nazis. A Polish-born German Jewish refugee stayed next door. The Nazis made her leave, she said, and they killed her husband. Hearing her talk upset me. I lent her some of my books and tutored her two little boys in Polish to help out. At school they said that Poland could beat Germany and that there was no need to worry. But in 1939 Germany invaded and occupied Poland.
1940-44: In January 1940 we were forced to move into the ghetto. As Soviet forces approached in August 1944, the SS ordered us survivors to assemble near the rail tracks for "resettlement." As an incentive, they offered a loaf of bread to those who went willingly. Our dread of "resettlement" outweighed our hunger--some of us hid in my father's second-floor office. We hoped that no one would notice us, but a child's cry gave us away. The police came upstairs and ordered us to line up.
Felicia survived deportation to Auschwitz and other camps in Germany. She was liberated by British troops in Bergen-Belsen on April 15, 1945, and immigrated to the United States in 1948.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Stephanie Wriede Morawski, the Costin Family Head Coach for Harvard Women's Swimming & Diving, has announced the addition of 11 incoming freshmen for the 2012-13 season; Emily Bonfig, Kendall Crawford, Marlee Ehrlich, Shori Hijikata, Connie Hsu, Danielle Lee, Sherry Liu, Lulu Masclans, Margaret Ramsey, Daniela Suarez-Rebling and Orianna Wang. The 11-member class of 2016, which was ranked as the 16th-best recruiting class in the country by CollegeSwimming.com, combined to earn 16 All-America honors during its high school career and won a combined 19 individual state championships.
"Our incoming class not only adds depth to our program but also fills a few key areas by adding a sprint backstroker and bolstering our distance group," Morawski commented. "This is a very well rounded group of women who have continued to improve throughout summer. We're thrilled that they chose Harvard and excited to work with them this fall."
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Emily Bonfig, Diving, Maplewood, Minn.
Before Harvard: Five-year varsity letter at Woodbury High School … Three-time All-American, four-time All-State and five-time all-conference selection … Named team MVP as a junior and senior … 2011 AAU 16-18 Girls Platform National Champion and three-time AAU All-American … Six-time USA Diving Nationals qualifier … 2012 Woodbury High School Athena Award Winner … Member of the National Honor Society … Served as the fundraising chair for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund as a senior … Three-year member of the Woodbury Key Club and served as treasurer for two years … Volunteered as the Woodbury High School boys diving coach from 2010-2012 … Four-time academic letterer … Graduated with highest honors … Named an AP Scholar with Honor.
Kendall Crawford, Backstroke, Greenville, S.C.
Before Harvard: Five-year member of varsity swimming team … Voted team captain as a junior and senior … Six-time South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) State Champion … Holds SCHSL record for 100 backstroke … Four-time SCHSL All-State selection … Three-time South Carolina High Schools Sports Report All-State Team nominee … Four-time winner of the South Carolina Association of Women's Sports 1A Swimmer of the Year award … Nine-time school record holder … Voted MVP four out of five varsity seasons … Swam for Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club … Helped her club team to YMCA National Championships in 2011 and 2012 … Holds the YMCA national record in the 100 backstroke and three relays … Multiple-time YMCA National Champion … USA Swimming Nationals Qualifier … Qualified for the 2012 Olympic Team Trials … Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … NISCA Academic All-American.
Marlee Ehrlich, Freestyle, Cherry Hill, N.J.
Before Harvard: Lettered in swimming all four years at Cherry Hill High School East … Named captain as a senior … Earned All-America honors in the 200 and 500 free as a junior and senior … Won New Jersey State Championships in the 200 and 500 free as a junior and senior … Earned All-South Jersey honors in the 200 and 500 free four straight years … Selected as team MVP all four years on varsity … Holds school records in the 200 and 500 free … Member of the Cum Laude Society in 2012 … Four-year Honor Roll selection … USA Swimming Academic All-American in 2010 and 2011.
Shori Hijikata, Butterfly/Breaststroke, Willoughby, Australia
Before Harvard: Participated in cross country, swimming and water polo while at Hornsby Girls' High School … Captained school swim team as a senior … Captained Lane Cove Swim Club for three years … Received the Pierre De Coubertin Award from the Australian Olympic Committee in 2010, named the Hornsby Girls' School's Sportswoman of the Year in 2011 and received the Hornsby Girls' School's Karyn Stanes Cup for Leadership in Sport in 2011 … Competed in the 2012 Australian Olympic Trials in five events, including the 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 fly, 50 breast and 100 breast … Three-year member of Australia's Youth Performance Squad Silver Level … Six-time Australian Age Championships qualifier and four-time Australian Open Championships qualifier … Won five medals at the New South Wales State All-Schools Championship from 2009-12 … Took gold in the 50 free relay and bronze in the 100 fly at the Australian School Swimming Championships in 2010 … Established 38 school records in her six years … Won the Caltex Award for All Around Excellence in 2011 … Served as the School Prefect for 2010-11 academic year… Also served as the Student Representative Council Executive from 2009-10 and as the Editor in Chief of the school magazine from 2010-11 … Involved in six different community service projects through 2010-2011, including Legacy Day, Red Cross Blood Drive, Multiple Sclerosis 24 Hour Mega Swim, International Women's Day, Cancer Council's Daffodil Day and Anglicare Christmas Appeal … Volunteer instructor for community "Learn to Swim" program … Mother, Junko Hijikata '90 attended Harvard Graduate School of Education … Younger brother, Kamiyu, is an open water swimmer at the national level.
Connie Hsu, Butterfly, Lombard, Ill.
Before Harvard: Two-year letterwinner at Glenbard South High School … Two-time team MVP and team captain as a senior … Earned All-America and All-State honors as a senior … Qualified for the Olympic Team Trials … Received Glenbard South's Academic-Athlete of the Year Award … Broke state record on club swim team … Also ran track for two years … Four-year Honor Roll selection … Class valedictorian … Two-time recipient of the Leadership in Band award … Four-year Chicago Tribune Scholar-Athlete Award winner … Four-year All-State Scholar … Member of the French Honors Society for three years … Volunteered with the Salvation Army for two years.
Danielle Lee, Freestyle/Backstroke, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Before Harvard: Four-year varsity letterwinner and four-time team MVP at Phoenix Country Day School … Named team captain as a senior … Named Swimmer of the Meet at high school state championships all four years … Also named Swimmer of the Year by Arizona Republic as a senior … Four-time All-American … Won eight individual state titles and holds seven school records … Also set three Division 1 records in the 100 free, 200 free and 100 back … Won Phoenix Country Day School's Most Outstanding Athlete Award in 2011 and 2012 … Volunteered at the John C. Lincoln Hospital from 2010-2011 … Coached for the Special Olympics from 2009-2012 … Part of Project Excellence as a teacher's assistant tutoring under-privileged students in the community.
Sherry Liu, Freestyle, White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Before Harvard: 2011 national champion in the 1,500 free … Placed second in the 800 free at the 2011 nationals … Member of the 2011 Pan American Games Senior National Team … Also a Member of the 2011 Canadian Junior National Team … Honor roll student all four years at Magee Secondary.
Lulu Masclans, Diving, Haddonfield, N.J.
Before Harvard: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Haddonfield Memorial High School … Four-time AAU Nationals Qualifier … Member of the National Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society … National Hispanic Scholar … Elected President of the Math Club as a senior … Also a member of the Model UN and DECA.
Margaret Ramsey, Freestyle, Carmel, Ind.
Before Harvard: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Carmel High School … Named team captain as a senior … Helped Carmel High School to four state championships, improving the school's streak to 26 straight state titles … Three-time All-America and All-State Honoree … Four-time all-conference selection … Indiana State Champion in the 500 free … Carmel Swim Club senior record holder in the 400 free … 2012 Olympic Team Trials qualifier … Named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American as a junior and senior … Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society … Named to the Athletics Director's Honor Roll for having the highest GPA on her team as a junior and senior … Four-time Carmel High School Scholar-Athlete … Founder, administrator and instructor for Aprender A Nadar, a learn to swim program designed specifically for Hispanic children in the Carmel community.
Daniela Suarez-Rebling, Freestyle, New York, N.Y.
Before Harvard: Four-year letterwinner at Lycee Francais de New York … Member of AGUA club swim team for seven years … Captained school swim team senior year … Participated on the Mexican Junior National Team at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships (CCCAN) and the 2010 Central American and Mexican games in Guatemala … Won both a gold and silver medal at the CCCAN … Qualified for Eastern Zone Sectionals in 2009 … Selected as school swim team MVP in 2011 … Played cello in the school's orchestra from 2005-12 … Traveled with Medical Missions for Children to Peru … Performed community service in Guatemala … Worked at a daycare center for homeless children and orphans from 2010-2012 … Co-chair of a fundraiser for Mount-Sinai Hospital's Adolescent Center … Interned in the New York Presbyterian Hospital Emergency Room and the Brooklyn Hospital Center shadowing a neurosurgeon and a pediatrician … Member of the National Society of High School Scholars … Recipient of the 2010 Lycee Francais de New York Music Award and German Language Award … Four-year recipient of Prix d'Excellence Award … Peer tutor.
Orianna Wang, Freestyle, Upland, Calif.
Before Harvard: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Upland High School … Captained her team as a senior … Helped her high school team to a league championship in 2011 and the Southern California All-Stars to the North American Challenge Cup Championship … Competed at the Short Course Nationals and Long Course Junior Nationals in the 200 free … Placed second in the 200 free and third in the 500 free in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) … Eight-time Baseline League champion … Earned All-America status as a senior … Holds school and pool records in the 200 and 500 freestyle … Scholastic All-American … U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad competitor as a freshman … National AP Scholar … National Merit finalist … Member of the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation … Upland High School Distinguished Scholar … Volunteered at LeRoy Haynes Center for Autistic Children, San Antonio Community Hospital and Quidditch tournament for Megan's Wings Foundation.


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Adobe Joins Microsoft with 'Patch Tuesday'
Growing out of a threat landscape that has brought unwelcome attention to Adobe Reader and Acrobat from malicious actors across the Internet, the company months ago began a 3-pronged approach to improving the safety of their software:
- Code HardeningFor years Adobe has had a security process for new development, but they will begin a new process to examine the entire attack surface of Reader and Acrobat. They have been building new tools to do it and using more brute force techniques including static code analysis to improve it. They won't just fix bugs but put in strengthening techniques in code not necessarily thought to be at risk.
- Incident ResponseAdobe has taken a beating for their response to some recent vulnerability events and they know they have to improve. Their last vulnerability response showed clear signs of the improvement they're discussing: In 14 days they turned around patches for a wide variety of products and platforms. They also plan to work on getting better information to customers and end users quicker in zero-day situations.
- Adobe will adopt a regular schedule for releasing updates, much as Microsoft does. In fact, and not coincidentally, they will release their updates quarterly on the second Tuesday of the month, in other words on Microsoft's Patch Tuesday. The first update will be some time this summer.
Adopting the same patch day as Microsoft's is a deliberate policy adopted with the encouragement of customers and it's easy to see why: Customers are geared up on that day to evaluate vulnerabilities and update software. By joining in on the same day they make things easier for their customers. Many companies have snuck in updates on Patch Tuesday before, including Adobe this month, but Adobe is the first company to do so as a policy. I wouldn't be surprised if this turns into a trend.
These goals are all good news for all of us because it's true that PDF has become one of, if not the top attack target on the Internet. The 3 approaches all will help to reduce the attack surface of that target, If I have any advice for them beyond them it would be to guide development in the future in order to increase opportunities for practical mitigation of known vulnerabilities without having to go to the extreme of disabling JavaScript.
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Sugary soft drinks have long been blamed in part for America's growing obesity problem, but in the Rolla School District, officials have already been making changes to encourage students to choose healthier options.
Sugary soft drinks have long been blamed in part for America's growing obesity problem, but in the Rolla School District, officials have already been making changes to encourage students to choose healthier options.
"In our vending machines, we don't do soda anymore," said Larry Green, director of food service for Rolla Public Schools. "We took soda out a couple of years ago."
Vending machines at the schools offer water and juices. Sports drinks are not sold until after school or on the weekends, Green said.
Starting with next year's implementation of posting calorie information on vending machines, many believe that will have a positive impact on waistlines.
Green said he has not seen much come down the line in regards to if or when calorie counts would be posted on vending machines at Rolla schools.
However, for food sold out of carts at schools, Green said there may possibly be more control over the items available.
He has seen calorie information posted on other school districts's websites, which show calorie counts of food served in their cafeterias and on their menus. Not only is calorie information posted, but so are sodium, fat, sugar and carbohydrate amounts.
Green said posting calorie and other nutritional information on the Rolla School District's website may occur in the future.
"I do get questions asked of me by the kids who have to follow a strict diet and it's a courtesy to customers — and schools are no different," Green said of posting calorie information. "As time goes on, we'd like to add those little perks."
Green said even though new school lunch guidelines were implemented at school districts nationwide at the beginning of this school year, "We made changes a long way back, such as taking out soda and fryers ... We have been doing things healthywise a long time before this."
Among the guidelines that the Rolla School District is following is offering an increased serving size of fruits and vegetables through salad bars and setting both maximum and minimum calorie counts.
Students in middle school and junior high can pick their options of fruit, Green said, but noted that at the elementary level, cafeteria workers "put all of it (fruits and vegetables) on their plate for them."
The guidelines are aimed at trying to control calories.
"This year, it applies to lunch, but next year, it will be for both breakfast and lunch," Green said.
"A lot of kids want to do salads. They do surprise you," Green said, but also noted on the flip side, there are some students who don't like certain vegetables and fruits and because the calories are limited, he said some students feel they don't get as much to eat — especially student athletes.
Though Green said students always have the option to buy more if they wish.


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Aside from "March Madness", when it's basketball night after night after night, this weekend is the best time of the season for the pure basketball "junkie". Why is that you ask? Because it's holiday tournament time, with wall to wall hoops in several locations.
On the girls side, the Amherst Holiday tournament will tip off Thursday with Amherst, Elyria, Avon and Sandusky Perkins all hitting the hardwood at the Comet gymnasium at Marion Steele High School in Amherst. The first game Thursday (6p) will pit the Lady Pioneers of Elyria against Avon, followed by Amherst taking on Perkins. The Amherst tournament will conclude on Friday night.
Also Friday night, for the boys, two long-time tournaments will get underway. At Midview, the DiFranco Tournament will commence at 6p, with Amherst taking on undefeated Columbia, followed by Midview facing Cloverleaf. Both games Friday, and both games Saturday from Midview, will be streamed on weol.com! Over at Avon Lake, the Lorain County Holiday tournament will also tip off on Friday night when Elyria takes on Lorain at 6, followed by Avon Lake facing their border rival, the Avon Eagles. Both games on Friday, and the consolation game and championship game on Saturday, will air on AM930 WEOL (and be streamed on weol.com).
Another local boys team involved in a holiday tournament will be Oberlin, as they will travel to Wickliffe for games on Friday and Saturday.
It's as much a holiday tradition as Christmas music, time with family, and snow on the ground. Holiday tournament basketball. But for someone who loves the game (like I do), it might be the best present of all!


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Not to speak for gfolkert, but it's been my experience that Verizon is the most expensive carrier by far. Like all of the other carriers, I get a 15% government discount even on personal plans, and I was trying to choose between Sprint and Verizon last year. Though Verizon had a better choice of phone hardware (they even still offered the BlackBerry Storm 2, a great phone in my opinion), I ultimately went with Sprint because the monthly bill was nearly $30 less for more features.
With Verizon I would have been paying, after taxes and fees, nearly $120/month for one phone with 2GB of hard capped data, unlimited voice minutes and unlimited texts. With Sprint I get truly unlimited data, unlimited texts and 450 minutes of voice (with free calling to any wireless number) for about $90/month. Given that I use, on average, 30 voice minutes a month, it was a no-brainer. I still got a very nice WP7 phone for free, in fact I preferred the HTC Arrive because of the keyboard, and I saved enough on the bill over the past few months to justify buying a Nexus S 4G so I'll have a great Android phone too.
In the interest of full disclosure, we have a femtocell (or whatever Sprint calls it) at the office since all the deputies and administrators are issued Sprint phones. This means I get a nearly perfect signal anywhere in the building. With Verizon the opposite is true; finding a good signal inside is an exercise in frustration. However, this had very little impact on my decision since I rarely use my phone at work for more than reading Kindle books and listening to music stored locally on the phone.


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Maxcine Warren, 56, of Poteau died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, in Tulsa. Maxcine was born Jan. 19, 1956, in Parkin, Ark., to John Jr. and Cora Lee (Spencer) Smith. She was a teacher, counselor, and LRC/student support tutor/developmental coordinator for Carl Albert State College, Poteau. Maxcine was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Vernell Willis; and niece, Angelina Willis.Survivors include her husband, Terry Warren Sr. of the home; daughters and sons-in-law, Meicha and Travion Smith of Tatum, Texas, Kimberly Price of Poteau, Stephanie Kaywood Ivore and Jr. Ivore; sons, Terrance and Kimberly Warren, Terry Jr. and Crystal Warren of Poteau, Dereck Warren of Broken Bow, Erick and April Warren of Broken Bow; grandchildren, Kyshaun Smith, Alexus Smith, Daymien Smith, Vanessa Warren, Jazmine Warren, Braya Warren, Shayla Warren, Elijah Price, Jada Price, Amisha Warren, Kiara Warren, Dauntay Warren, Caden Warren, Ieysha Cheney, Ilayna Cheney, Keynen Warren, Kaysen Warren; brothers, John L. Willis of Parkin, James "Ed" Smith of Wynne, Ark., Johnny Smith of Fort Smith, Ark.; sisters, Willie "Bill" Smith of Denver, Colo., Martha Ann "Bessie" Hubbard of Colt, Ark., Bertha Williams of Fort Smith, Glenda "Ray" Williams of Wynne; other relatives and loved ones. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at First United Methodist Church in Poteau with Superintendent J.J. Watson officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.Pallbearers will be Jerry Nolan Jr., Richard Smith, Sterling Warren III, Cavin Smith, Tartis Warren Jr., Artis Warren. Honorary pallbearers will be Glendale Collins, Carl Moore, Mickel Willis, Timothy Cole, Ricky Hubbard and Ryan RichardsonThe family will visit with relatives and friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Evans and Miller Funeral Home. You may leave an online message at evansandmillerfuneralhomes.com.


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Countless Kentuckians have become increasingly familiar over the past few years with a similar problem: more and more to do, with less and less time to do it. We all know working moms who are stretched between working a job and supporting their kids, and Baby Boomers with elderly parents who require care and attention.
Too many hourly workers employed by private employers are forced to make tough choices when trying to balance work and family.
The makeup of our workforce has changed dramatically. Today, 60 percent of working households have two working parents. Sixty-six percent of single moms and 79 percent of single dads work as well.
The American workplace has also evolved dramatically since the industrial workplace of the post-Depression era. Yet the labor laws written during this time period are still in place today.
That's why I recently introduced the Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act. This bill will allow flexible workplace arrangements such as compensatory time and flexible-credit hour agreements, which are currently available to employees working for the federal government, to be extended to hourly employees at many private businesses.
Currently, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prohibits employers from offering compensatory time to their hourly employees. My reforms would allow private employers to offer compensatory time to employees at a rate of one-and-one-half hours for every hour of overtime work. It would be a completely voluntary process—an employee can still choose to receive monetary payment as overtime compensation. This bill simply gives employees the option to choose paid time off for overtime work instead.
My bill also institutes a flexible credit-hour program, which allows the employee to work excess hours beyond what he or she is typically required to work in order to accrue hours to be taken off at a later time. This option is for employees who do not get the opportunity to work overtime, but still want a way to build up hours to use as paid leave.
Like comp time, the flexible credit-hour program is voluntary. Employers would not be mandated to offer the flexible workplace arrangements, just as employees are not mandated to choose these benefits rather than direct compensation for overtime work. Both parties are free to choose what works best for them.
It's important to note that the Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act would protect employees by prohibiting employers from coercing employees into accepting or rejecting comp or flex time agreements. It also would in no way alter the forty-hour work week, or how overtime is calculated.
Flexible work arrangements like this have been available to federal government employees since 1978. In fact, family-friendly comp time arrangements have been so successful in the federal workplace, President Bill Clinton issued an executive order in 1994 to extend them to parts of the federal government that were not yet using them.
If federal law already provides these beneficial workplace arrangements to federal and state workers, why shouldn't we make them available to all employees?
Some companies, like Dell, Bank of America, and GE already provide flexible workplace arrangements to their salaried employees who are exempt from the FLSA. Perhaps it's no coincidence that workplaces like these are also among the highest-ranked companies at which to work. Now is the time to allow private companies to provide the benefits of flexible arrangements like comp time to their hourly workers as well.
After all, it's not just workers at some places of employment who are parents or family members who need to be able to take time off to attend a function for their child's school, see a son or daughter's sporting event, or care for an aging parent—it's workers at all places of employment.
A 2010 study conducted by the White House Council of Economic Advisers found that work flexibility programs can "reduce turnover and improve recruitment, [increase] the productivity of an employer's workforce, and are associated with improved employee health and decreased absenteeism."
Another study conducted by the Society for Human Resource Managers found that women's responsibilities have increased at work and men's responsibilities have increased at home, resulting in 60 percent of wage and salaried employees feeling they don't have enough time to spend with their loved ones.
My bill is endorsed by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and is worthy of bipartisan support. These are commonsense reforms that will help Kentucky's working families. After all, if you decide that time off is what you really need, there's no reason Washington should stand in the way.


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U.S. Army Places $20.4 Million Order for AeroVironment RQ-20A Puma AE Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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U.S. Army Places $20.4 Million Order for AeroVironment RQ-20A Puma AE Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $20,430,433 from the U.S. Army for RQ-20A Puma AE™ small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) on March 27, 2012. The Puma AE systems will provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for security, route clearance operations and overall battle space awareness to U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Delivery is scheduled within 30 days.
"The Puma AE system continues to provide critical force protection and force multiplication capabilities to our military at a fraction of the cost of larger manned and unmanned aircraft systems"
Separately, AeroVironment announced the production and delivery of its 1,000th Puma AE air vehicle, reflecting strong interest in and demand for the capabilities provided by the Puma AE system. In parallel, the United States Air Force approved the Mission Design Series designation RQ-20A for the Puma AE UAS. This designation establishes the Puma system alongside AeroVironment's RQ-11B Raven® system as a designated military aircraft.
"The Puma AE system continues to provide critical force protection and force multiplication capabilities to our military at a fraction of the cost of larger manned and unmanned aircraft systems," said Tom Herring, AeroVironment senior vice president and general manager of its Unmanned Aircraft Systems business segment. "Our small unmanned systems are ideal as they give small tactical units eyes in the sky surveillance and intelligence over a broad area."
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) selected the Puma UAS in 2008 for its AECV program after a full and open competition, the fourth U.S. Department of Defense competition for programs of record involving small UAS and the fourth such competition won by AeroVironment. In 2011 the United States Army assumed management of the AECV program. Each Puma system consists of three air vehicles and two ground control systems. The air vehicle carries an integrated electro-optical and infrared gimbaled video camera, is designed for enhanced survivability in land and maritime environments, and can operate effectively in foul weather and over rugged terrain. Its quiet operation, stabilized imagery and precision landing capability make Puma systems easy to operate and recover. The Puma air vehicle weighs 13 pounds, is battery powered and has a flight endurance of two hours.
About AeroVironment's Small UAS
RQ-11B Raven®, Wasp™, RQ-20A Puma and Shrike VTOL™ comprise AeroVironment's Family of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Operating with a common ground control system (GCS), this Family of Systems provides increased capability to the warfighter that can give ground commanders the option of selecting the appropriate aircraft based on the type of mission to be performed. This increased capability has the potential to provide significant force protection and force multiplication benefits to small tactical units and security personnel. AeroVironment's UAS logistics operation supports systems deployed worldwide to ensure a consistently high level of operational readiness. AeroVironment has delivered thousands of new and replacement small unmanned air vehicles. International purchasers of AeroVironment's small UAS include the armed forces of Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Norway, the Czech Republic, Thailand and Australia.
The Qube™ small UAS is tailored to law enforcement, first response and other public safety missions. Small enough to fit easily in the trunk of a car, the Qube system can be unpacked, assembled and ready for flight in less than five minutes, giving the operator a rapidly deployable eye in the sky at a fraction of the cost of manned aircraft and large unmanned aircraft.
About AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment is a technology solutions provider that designs, develops, produces, supports and operates an advanced portfolio of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and electric transportation solutions. Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company's electric-powered, hand-launched unmanned aircraft systems extensively to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance and communication. Multiple government agencies have helped to fund the development and demonstration of Global Observer®, a hybrid-electric, stratospheric UAS designed to provide affordable, persistent reconnaissance and communication over any location on the globe. Switchblade™ is a loitering munition designed to provide a rapid, lethal, pinpoint precision strike capability with minimal collateral damage. AeroVironment's electric transportation solutions include a comprehensive suite of electric vehicle (EV) charging systems, installation and data services for consumers, automakers, utilities and government agencies, power cycling and test systems for EV developers and industrial electric vehicle charging systems for commercial fleets. More information about AeroVironment is available at www.avinc.com.
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This summer has seen drought conditions prevail over the vast majority of the continental United States, hitting hardest in the Midwest "corn belt". The drought peaked during the corn pollination stage, which is critical to crop yields, and USDA projections predict an unusually steep decline in production this year. Corn is by far America's largest crop by value, and with this year's crop ravaged by the worst U.S. drought in decades, its futures have skyrocketed since June.
The last decade has seen a major boost for corn farming, as prices rose from around $2 to $3 a bushel in 2002, to over $8 currently. Much of the long-term rise in demand has come from the increasing use of corn in the production of ethanol, but some has also come from rising global demand for agricultural products. Emerging markets in particular have developed rising incomes, populations, and appetites for more varied diets than in the past. Fears of a corn shortage due to this summer's drought and the resulting poor crop yields have led to the latest spike, creating both winners and losers.
One loser from rising grain prices has been Tyson Foods (TSN), the world's largest processor of meat products, which is suffering from the skyrocketing cost of animal feed. Tyson shares took a sharp decline this summer, and are now more than 25% below their 2012 high. The company recently cautioned that rising grain costs due to the drought are likely to put downward pressure on 2013 results. Meanwhile Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), a major agricultural processing company, has been hit hard by declining crop yields. Fiscal 2012 earnings (year ended June 30, 2012) came in significantly lower than expected, marking a large year over year decline, and 2013 is projected to be only slightly better.
On the other hand, the drought has had a positive effect on seed companies, which already had global trends on their side before the crisis. The global seed market is expected to grow dramatically over the next few years with an increasing presence of genetically engineered seeds. Du Pont (DD - Free Du Pont Stock Report) runs a large agricultural business, headed by its Pioneer segment. Its drought-resistant seed business, launched last year, may get an early boost from farmers looking for ways to beat future droughts. Monsanto Company (MON), a global seeds and genomics giant, plans a full-scale U.S. launch of its first drought-tolerant corn product in 2013. Since 2007, the company has collaborated on joint research and development with BASF to focus on developing drought-resistant crops, and the results are coming to market with apt timing. The company intends to focus its marketing efforts in the western great plains states, a stretch extending from South Dakota in the north to Texas in the south, due to the region's drier conditions and lower yields per acre than states in the heart of the corn belt, such as Iowa and Illinois. However, it is no sure thing that drought-resistant seeds will be economical for all farmers, as the yield increase for many is under 10%, while the seeds cost planters a high premium. Whether the marginal benefit will exceed the marginal cost increase will depend largely on the price of corn in the future and whether drought-like conditions become more common than in the past.
Fertilizer companies will likely benefit as well, as high crop prices have sent farmers scrambling to increase their supply going forward. Meanwhile, worldwide population growth and per-capita income in developing countries have provided a backdrop of long-term growth in demand for crops. For example, Agrium (AGU), a leading producer of nitrogen fertilizer and potash, has seen its share price rise about ten-fold over the past decade, as earnings have gone from $0.79 in 2002 to a record $9.52 in 2011. Over that period, the balance sheet improved dramatically as well, with working capital now outweighing total debt by a hefty margin and long-term debt accounting for less than 25% of capital. Agrium boasts an impressive return on total capital, which last year topped 18%. Another large fertilizer company, Potash Corp. (POT), has seen a similar boom. The company's return on total capital topped 27% last year, on record earnings. Going forward, the company is looking to increase sales in developing markets, where crop yields still lag far behind those in more developed countries.
Overall, food processing companies have suffered from the drought, while seed and fertilizer producers, which have been booming for years, just became even stronger.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Lexi Myers has been named as an assistant coach for softball for Lipscomb University.
Dr. Lin Garner, interim athletic director, made the official announcement Wednesday afternoon.
Myers, a native of Hanover, Pa., has spent the past two seasons with the Lady Bisons as a graduate assistant. She received her Master's degree from Lipscomb in Education Administration in May 2008.
"We are very excited that Lexi Myers has joined our athletic family on a more permanent basis," said Garner. "As a graduate assistant she played a valuable role in all aspects of our softball program and will continue to do so. We look forward to another outstanding year in Lipscomb softball with Coach Myers' help."
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The Lady Bisons, under the direction of head coach Kristin Peck, were co-champions in the regular season in the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2008. They have also made back-to-back trips to the Atlantic Sun Tournament the past two seasons.
"I am really grateful for the opportunity to come back and coach at Lipscomb University," said Myers. "Coach Peck and I work really well together and I love coaching the great group of girls that we have on our team.
"They all have made returning to Lipscomb an easy decision for me. I am excited about this year and looking forward to another successful year."
Myers played college softball at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C. She received a Bachelor's degree in physical education, excelling on both the field and in the classroom.
She lettered four years at Campbell as a pitcher. Myers was named Campbell's Rookie of the Year in 2003. In 2003 she was also a member of the 2003 Cougar Classic All-Tournament team. In 2004 she played against Greece's Olympic softball team.
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If you are sentimental toward the NHL's current state, commit these games to your digital archive.
Five years from now, they will be unrecognizable.
In hockey, progress happens regularly. Players become bigger, faster, and stronger. Equipment gets lighter and more durable. Coaches devise better game plans.
But the NHL will hinge — and change — upon the explosion of hockey intelligence.
We are experiencing the game's IQ transformation. Teams like Los Angeles and Chicago are mining data diamonds and applying them to the ice.
They understand that four lines of skill, speed, and puck-possessing prowess overwhelm the traditional template of two skilled units, a checking threesome, and an energy group. They acquire and play mobile, pace-pushing blue liners over hold-your-ground defensive defensemen. They don't panic when they fall behind, 2-0, because statistics show that scoring next impacts the outcome more than allowing a third goal.
Duncan Keith is Chicago's best defenseman. But Keith sits against first lines. Chicago deploys Niklas Hjalmarsson in a shutdown role. That allows Keith to flourish in situations that play to his strengths: quickness, speed with the puck, accurate passing, and offensive instinct.
Joel Quenneville didn't conclude this based on what he knew about the game. The Chicago coach listened to his stats guys.
Data is everywhere. Wall Street banks piles of cash because they study companies' price-earnings ratios and historical rates of return. Presidential campaigns research block-by-block polling results and voting records to target areas of improvement.
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Smart people created these world-changing innovations. They've applied their brains to other sports. In baseball, teams don't bunt as often. More NFL coaches are going for it on fourth down instead of punting. The corner 3-pointer is the trend in the NBA.
Now the smarties are flooding the zone in hockey.
Edmonton hired Tyler Dellow, a former lawyer and stats-centric blogger, as a statistical consultant. New Jersey landed Sunny Mehta, an ex-professional poker player, as its director of hockey analytics. Eric Tulsky majored in chemistry and physics at Harvard and has a PhD in chemistry from Berkeley. Brian Macdonald was an assistant professor in mathematical sciences at West Point. Tulsky and Macdonald are consulting for undisclosed clubs.
Their employment is inspiring others. On Wednesday, during a panel at the Joint Statistical Meetings at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, speaker Sam Ventura , a PhD candidate in statistics at Carnegie Mellon, noted with a smile that he will be available for hire next year.
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Ventura and other brainiacs, such as fellow panelists Macdonald, Kevin Mongeon (Brock University), Michael Schuckers (St. Lawrence), Michael Lopez (Skidmore), and Andrew Thomas (Carnegie Mellon), are already conducting groundbreaking work. They're studying hockey's granular events — odd-man rushes, zone entries, shots taken early and late in a shift — and uncovering information that complements intelligence gathered by traditional scouting.
Cracks exist in the latter method. One scout, for example, might prefer to conduct viewings on an AHL player on a Sunday, after he's played road games on Friday and Saturday. The scout is trying to determine how the player performs when he's tired to gauge his competitiveness. Another scout might ignore the Sunday viewing as garbage because of fatigue. This centers on a scout's preferences.
Analytics is about sealing every crack. It's not accurate enough to look at a goalie's save percentage. It has to be adjusted for variables such as shot location, quality of competition, and save frequency. This requires math. The adjusted save percentage gives teams a more accurate depiction of a goalie's skills.
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The point, after all, is to find value. Teams regularly err by giving fat contracts to players who don't deserve such plumpness (think four years, $13.5 million to Rob Scuderi). The smart clubs, with analytics as one of their tools, target players whose warts make them unworthy elsewhere. When Ottawa dismissed Ales Hemsky, Dallas signed him to a three-year, $12 million deal. If he plays with Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin, Hemsky's numbers will look like those balls tumbling from lottery machines.
The point is also to adjust game strategy and roster composition to mesh with the data. If teams board the analytics train, coaches will pull their goalies earlier to erase deficits. Forwards will leave a shot alone instead of blocking it. GMs will consider a roster with weight diversity — some 220-pounders with some 175-pound water bugs — instead of body uniformity. Coaches will not dress an enforcer who plays four minutes and chases the puck. Organizations will invest in forwards and goalies more than defensemen.
Such tweaks will require courage. They run counter to generations of hockey tradition. But people with lots of letters after their names will tell you that data doesn't lie.
The figurative data asteroid is expected to strike the NHL in 2015-16. By then, the league could introduce player motion tracking via SportVU, the company that performs the same service in the NBA.
Currently, stat geeks are tracking shot attempts, among other events, as a possession facsimile. If one team takes more shots (on net, missed, and blocked) than the other, it's probably controlling the puck and creating more scoring chances.
The resulting stat is Corsi. It's gaining traction among casual hockey observers. The analytics community would consider Corsi cute. These are guys who use phrases such as Poisson-like, Gaussian regularization methods, and shrinkage behavior (the latter being unrelated to Brad Richards's Stanley Cup Final play).
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Precise Corsi valuation depends on assuming the NHL's real-time scoring system, which measures statistics such as shot location, giveaways, and hits, is accurate. It's not entirely reliable. None of it is automated. At each rink, a group of off-ice officials tracks and logs these events from the press box — which, at some facilities, requires oxygen masks for entry.
Assuming the NHL welcomes player tracking, everything will be automated. The result will be clean, dependable data: a statistician's dream. Smart people currently on the sidelines will sprint into the market.
"We'll know where every player is on the ice at every moment," Ventura said. "It gives us location information for all things happening over the course of the game — shots, hits, passes, people carrying the puck, where defensemen are positioned. Are they in the lane, ready to block a shot? Or are they giving up an easy lane for a goal. We can look at things like positioning for all plays, not just on shots. It's really going to lead to a much richer data set."
Player tracking and the information it provides won't be the magic bullet. Unlike baseball, hockey isn't a neat chain of static events. Players play offense and defense simultaneously. Substitutions happen on the fly. Goals aren't scored regularly. A winger can be just as critical to a faceoff win as a center. Teams will need smart hockey people to eliminate the statistical noise.
People in the food industry are familiar with the bliss point, the perfect combination of salt, sugar, and fat. There will be something similar in hockey that marries good players, good coaching, and good analysis. The dinosaurs that miss this intersection will become extinct. The organisms that evolve and connect will thrive.
Perhaps above all else, analytics gets people thinking. Good information validates some theories. It nixes others. But it prompts us to consider ideas we might otherwise classify as foolish. In hockey, that's a neat and novel approach.
Timonen's blood clots force Flyers to react
Kimmo Timonen and the Flyers got some really bad news. At the very least, the defenseman will not be ready for training camp because of blood clots in his right leg and both lungs. At the worst, Timonen's career is over.
In one way, Timonen got lucky. According to Philadelphia GM Ron Hextall, Timonen went to a hospital in his native Finland after reporting pain in his leg. Timonen did so upon the suggestion of a friend, who is a doctor. Timonen is undergoing treatment. He will not be cleared to travel to Philadelphia until next month at the earliest.
If this is the end of his career, this was not the way the 39-year-old Timonen wanted to go. The steady left-shot defenseman considered retirement last year.
His play, however, indicated otherwise. As usual, Timonen was the Flyers' best all-around defenseman. In 77 games last season, Timonen scored six goals and had 29 assists while averaging 20:19 of ice time per. He was the point man on the No. 1 power-play unit. The alternate captain was a calming presence on the blue line in all situations. Nothing about Timonen's play indicated an immediate dropoff.
So it was something of a gift that Timonen re-upped for one year at a bargain cap hit of $2 million. Bonuses could have bumped up his pay to $3.5 million. There are few defensemen available at a $2 million annual cap hit.
The Flyers reacted by signing Michael Del Zotto to a one-year, $1.3 million contract on Tuesday. The smooth-moving Del Zotto, the 20th overall pick in 2008, once projected to be a sharp offensive-minded defenseman for the Rangers. But such players require confidence to succeed. Recently, Del Zotto has had none of it.
"If you don't believe in yourself and don't believe in your ability to make the plays you need to, it's tough to go on from there," Del Zotto said after signing with the Flyers.
Penn State grad has lowdown on scoring
Hockey goes through a regular cycle of prospects seeking professional opportunities. The analytics community is no different.
Students, even undergraduates, are crunching numbers, exploring hypotheses, and arriving at data-driven conclusions. Samantha Key, a 2014 Penn State graduate, was a presenter at the Joint Statistical Meetings.
Key, a Penguins fan, studied the importance of scoring first in the NHL. Key tabulated results from over 12,000 games between 2002-12. Key learned that teams that score first in the opening period won 66.7 percent of their games. Teams making it 1-0 in the second period won 69.1 percent of their games.
The results spiked in the third period. Teams scoring first in the final period won 79.4 percent of the time.
Some of the conclusions Key teased out from her results:
■ Fatigue, injuries, and time are factors in the third-period jump. It's harder for a tired team, maybe one featuring several hobbled players, to rally with less than 20 minutes to play.
■ It's OK to enter first or second intermission down by one goal. It's important for coaches and players not to panic in these situations. Chances of a comeback after 40 minutes are still better than if you fall behind at some point in the third.
■ If you have a 1-0 lead sometime in the first two periods, it's not safe. It's too early to ease off the offense and play conservatively.
■ If the game is scoreless after 40 minutes, it's critical for coaches to think offensively at the start of the third. Skilled players deserve more ice time.
About right, but a little late
P.K. Subban is worth every cent of the $9 million he'll earn annually for the next eight seasons. The 25-year-old is a specimen with unique assets: right shot, explosive speed, confidence while pushing the puck, strength in the defensive zone, sledgehammer-strong one-timer, and the ability to elevate in critical situations. These are players who are very, very hard to find. So in retrospect, it wasn't the wisest decision for Montreal to opt for the two-year, $5.75 million bridge contract that recently expired. Subban had given the Canadiens two full NHL seasons, one AHL year, and junior play in the OHL and for Team Canada to formulate a projection of their singular talent. It should have been a large enough sample size for Montreal to be confident in giving Subban a long-term second contract. It would have been cheaper. It would have gone into effect two years earlier. Now, they Canadiens are paying more and risking that Subban will be effective in 2022, when he'll be 33 years old.
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Rink effects
According to Michael Schuckers, one of the hockey analytics speakers at the Joint Statistical Meetings, off-ice officials at TD Garden undercount blocks and missed shots compared with the rest of the league. The result is a rink effect that skews the real-time data. It's why teams prefer to track their own statistics in search of more accurate data. But this is an area in which player tracking will help players, too. Agents use the NHL's real-time data in contract negotiations. For example, if Dennis Seidenberg is blocking more shots than he's credited for, that could factor in his next deal.
Loose pucks
According to the Columbus Dispatch, there hasn't been much progress between the Blue Jackets and RFA center Ryan Johansen. The first-line pivot could be flanked by Scott Hartnell and Nathan Horton once he's under contract. It won't help matters, though, if Johansen isn't present for camp. He's never played with Hartnell, the ex-Flyer. Horton played in only 35 games last year because of shoulder and groin injuries . . . Brian Rafalski was elected to the US Hockey Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Rafalski went undrafted out of the University of Wisconsin. But the skilled right-shot defenseman made his mark on the game via stops in New Jersey and Detroit, where he won three total Cups. Rafalski is now a chaplain in Fort Myers, Fla. Rafalski received plenty of preparation for his current position while playing with Nicklas Lidstrom, who is considered a deity everywhere . . . There's some good summer action at the Foxboro Sports Center. Players include NHL veterans Brian Boyle and Mark Fayne down to next-generation prospects Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin, and Colin White. The next round of games starts at 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday . . . Frederik Andersen will fight for Anaheim's starting goaltending job while debuting a new lid. It is a Lego-themed mask in tribute of both the company's and Andersen's Danish heritage. To complete the experience, Andersen will leave the mask on the floor for his parents to step on by mistake, prompting an uncontrolled but justified chain of expletives.Fluto Shinzawa can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeFluto. Material from interviews, wire services, other beat writers, and league and team sources was used in this report.


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July 12, 2013
SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (AP) — Police say they arrested a 12-year-old boy who broke into a suburban Detroit bank after riding his bike there in the middle of the night.
Southfield police spokesman Lt. Nick Loussia tells The Associated Press that the boy broke a window to get inside the bank about 3 a.m. Friday.
Loussia says additional information about the case is expected to be released later in the day.
WDIV-TV broadcast video of the child being led out of the Bank of America branch in handcuffs.
In the station's video, what appears to be cash and rolls of coins are seen out on a counter inside the bank. Shattered glass was on the ground at the door.


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For the first time in a long time, Hood River Valley High School volleyball picked up a win on the Bulldogs' turf. The Eagles, now 1-1 in the Columbia River Conference, traveled to Hermiston Tuesday and came away with the first road win against the team in the seven years Scott Walker has been with the Eagles.
The Bulldogs didn't give the win away easily, however. The match started 25-21, 25-25 in favor of the Hood River before Hermiston answered back, taking two games of their own (25-22, 25-20) to tie the match. The fifth set — played to 15 — saw the Eagles behind 6-10 before making a 9 points to 3 run that gave them the win.
"We were losing 6-10 and outscored them 5-1 to tie it at 11 on a huge kill by Tabitha Merten," Walker said of the last few minutes. "Hermiston put up two more points, so we called timeout again, at 11-13. After the timeout they missed a serve and Jestena Mattson and Kaili Duffy put up a huge block to tie it up at 13. Mattson finished off the game with two kills for the win.
"Our saving grace for the match was Amanda McCafferty, who had a career night with 35 assists, and everyone else hitting the ball really well. Kaili Duffy played amazing with 19 kills and Meighan Frazier added 13 kills to the team total of 39. It was great to finally win a close one in Hermiston."
The win comes after a decent team showing last weekend at the Madison tournament. The girls opened with wins over Madison and McKay before losing two games against Forest Grove.
The team hosts The Dalles-Wahtonka Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., followed by a road game in Pendleton on Thursday.
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Want to know the rights entitled to undocumented immigrants? There's an app for that.
With apps for everything from finding a date to 3-D maps, it seemed inevitable, if perhaps a bit unusual, that apps would start popping up that deal with immigrant rights.
One of the latest on this growing list – which includes everything from border crossing times to answers in the U.S. citizenship test – is "Derechos humanos"- an app that gives information on the rights of immigrants in both Spanish and English.
The apps' creator, Deyvd Morales, was inspired by his own experience with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
In the country without any documents, Morales was arrested and detained by the U.S. Border Patrol in June of last year.
For Morales, a college student pondering a future as a lawyer, the experience showed him how so few of his peers know the rights afforded to them.
"That's when I knew something had to be done," Morales told Fox News Latino. "There's other immigrations apps, but they are not in Spanish or about knowing your rights."
Launched in November, the app has been both physically and financially demanding for Morales.
"Even though it was hard," he said. "I knows it's worth it."
Working with two lawyers to verify that the information on the app is accurate, for a while Morales was not sure that Apple would approve the project.
"The waiting process was stressful."
The free app has been downloaded by over 2,000 users.
But not everyone thinks the apps are useful.
The anti-illegal immigrant group, United Patriots of America, said apps that help undocumented immigrants should not be accessible to the public.
"Undocumented immigrants have no rights," founder Ron Bass told Fox News Latino. "Facebook has it wrong, the president has it wrong, and the media has it wrong."
Despite what critics say, the growing number of Latinos using smartphones makes it likely that more apps will be created dealing with these types of issues.
According to a March 2012 Nielsen study, 57.3 percent of Latinos are using smart phones.
"I know a lot of Latinos use their phones and not a computer to access the Internet," Lizett Arias, of the DREAMers of Virginia, told Fox News Latino.
A report published by Mobile Future and the Hispanic Institute shows that Latinos are 17 percent more likely to use cell phones to access the Internet.
Arias said she had never heard of any immigrant rights apps, but she thinks the idea is "perfect."