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A DC at the 2013 Boston Marathon
Dr. Karson Mui details his life-altering experience.
By Peter W. Crownfield, Executive Editor
"Last year, everyone thought it was the toughest Boston Marathon because the temperature was really high – it was almost 90 degrees.By the time a lot of the runners came into the medical tent, we'd started getting more to triage-type of stuff, like people with heat stroke and heat exhaustion. It actually got to the point that we ran out of cots. I thought that first year was my 'trial by fire,' because we essentially went from treating blisters and stuff to triaging people; trying to keep them hydrated."
Karson Mui, DC, CCSP, made the trip from his sports-medicine practice in West Newton, Mass., to downtown Boston again this year, filled with enthusiasm and a desire to do what he loves to do: help others. Little did he know what would await him and so many others that fateful day. In this exclusive interview, Dr. Mui shares his perspective from the main medical tent, a mere 100 yards from the finish line and the first explosion that rocked Boylston Street, turning Monday, April 15, 2013 into a day to forget - and yet, in so many ways, one to always remember.
Why were you in the medical tent this year? I was actually the only credentialed chiropractor in the medical tent. I was with the podiatry team. One of my good friends, John Kaplan, he's a doctor of podiatry and actually practices down the street from me. I met with him two years ago, before the last marathon, and told him I wanted to work the main medical tent. I didn't want to do athlete rehab (which is where the other chiropractors were). Athlete rehab is in the basement of the John Hancock Building, next to the massage area, and they mostly do musculoskeletal stuff. I wanted to be in the middle of everything.
John told me to come hang out with him and the podiatry guys, and if they had any musculoskeletal cases, I could jump in and help out. For the most part, for the past 20 years, it's been pretty slow in the medical tent. But as I mentioned, last year was just crazy (because of the heat) and this year, the whole bombing thing happened.
Because of who I am (my athletic background) and because I'm a sports medicine doc, [last year's experience] really sparked an interest for me. It really got my blood pumping. By the time we're done working on people, they have big smiles, we give them their medal, we give them a pat on the back, a high five, and they walk out. That's probably the biggest high you can experience as a sports-medicine person. That's what keeps me going. So this year, I knew I wanted to be there again.
What types of services were you providing, chiropractic or otherwise, to the runners prior to the explosions? I was doing some triage and helping people with blisters, muscle cramps, shin splints, or just helping them get moving again. It really wasn't anything super serious this year; I mean, the temperature was in the 60's, so we didn't have too many heat-related illnesses. In fact, it was actually pretty slow in there before the whole thing [the explosions] happened.
How many people do you think you saw every 15 minutes or so? The main medical tent is huge. In my area, I may have seen 10 people or so in a 15-minute time frame. It wasn't really that busy. It's kind of hard to gauge because it's not in my memory banks [because of what happened after that].
In general, are the faster runners more or less likely to have an injury that requires care? They usually have less injuries. It's usually people in the four-hour mark who have injuries, so we were beginning to gear up and it was actually starting to pick up a little bit, because usually, the people in the four-hour time frame tend to push themselves a little too much. The faster ones are very well-trained and might come in for blisters.
It was literally at that four-hour window when the bombs went off, and when I looked outside and took that first picture, the first corral of people was packed. So [the bombers] were definitely targeting the time when the most people would be in that area.
Where were you in proximity to the two explosions when they occurred? The medical tent is essentially about 100 yards from where the first bomb exploded. The main medical tent is after the finish line, about 100 yards down. So we were pretty darn close. Boylston Street itself is like a corridor lined by buildings. So when the first bomb went off, [we could] actually feel the shock wave come down the street and open up into Copley Plaza, which is where we were stationed. Everything just shook.
I remember, when the first bomb went off, I was actually finishing up treating a few members of the Massachusetts National Guard, who run the race every year in full gear, with their 40-pound rucks. I was treating one guy for blisters, and we were giving another guy hot broth for some cramps. When the bomb went off, everybody in the med tent looked up at each other. I looked at the Army guys, and you just could tell that they knew what was going on – something just clicked – because they started getting their stuff together. And then 20 seconds later, the second [bomb] went off. That's when I ran outside and took the picture.
When I ran out there, I saw the smoke and everything, but there are some images that are burned in my memory. I saw four yellow balloons floating off to the left, and to the right a big white cloud of smoke. I found out later that the balloons actually belonged to one of my patient's friends, who was standing next to the bomb, holding the balloons for his wife so that when she ran over, she'd know where she was. If you actually watch [video] of that first detonation, you can see the balloons floating off to the left. So that was my first image of everything.
The smell that came afterward was unbelievable. You could smell sulfur floating down the street. I knew then that something had gone off. So I ran back into the main med tent. I remember one of the podiatry students asking me what was going on (there are attending physicians and students in the tent], and I remember telling her, a bomb just went off. I could see the smile melt away from her face. She started crying. I remember telling the whole team, A bomb just went off, we need to get ready.
At that same time, I could hear the announcer / speaker saying that we should stay with our patients, and that there had been an incident outside. We were sequestered there for a minute or two.
Then we were told we needed to get everyone to the back of the tent, all the runners into the back, and they started dividing up the tent into trauma levels: trauma one in the back for the worst cases, trauma 2 in the middle of the tent, which is not as life-critical, and then trauma 3, where I was. (I was sitting between trauma 2 and 3; the trauma 3 area was non-life-threatening, but still pretty seriously injured). We started getting the tent ready; we started putting foil wraps on the table and trying to clear everyone [the runners who'd already finished and were being treated for running-related injuries] to the back of the tent.
Then the call came out: all available first responders in position; all IV nurses outside. And then I ran outside again.
What were you really feeling at that time, after two explosions and all the chaos around you? I don't know … I really don't remember. I just remember jumping in and having a feeling that I needed to do whatever I needed to. My brother is a police officer and I remember texting him and telling him, A bomb went off ... I'm OK. He sent one back: Get out of there! I remember texting him back and telling him, I can't leave. I need to stay and help. And the next thing I know, he's texting me back about a secondary device going off, targeted at first responders.
And I didn't care. People outside needed me. And I just ran out into it. I didn't make it all the way to the finish line, and I'm kinda glad I didn't, but I made it probably 50 yards and by then, because we'd been sequestered, they'd already cleared a lot of people and were shuffling them toward us. I think the final stat is they evacuated 97 people within 27 minutes from the main bomb site into the main medical tent.
I saw the first person being ushered toward us and I grabbed her and I escorted her back into the tent itself. It went from a tent where we were working on minor things to a war zone. I remember assessing vitals on a couple of girls. One woman, I had to cut her pant legs off because they were essentially riddled with shrapnel. I remember seeing flesh on the pant leg – someone else's flesh, not her flesh. I remember flicking it off and just continuing cutting, cutting off her entire pant leg. And once I exposed the skin, it looked like she'd been hit with a shotgun. And we didn't have stuff for that; we didn't have trauma dressings. We had gauze pads we were using for blisters.
Everybody jumped to action; nobody really spoke. I was doing a lot of the trauma work on this one lady and I remember reaching up and people were handing me things – gauze, sterile bandages, Bacitracin just to smudge [into the wounds]. I was trying to stop blood with these little 3x3-inch gauze pads – I don't even know if they were 3x3, but they were small; and I just had a handful of them, and I remember squeezing them [into the wounds] as hard as I could to try and stop the bleeding.
There was blood all over the place. There was blood all over my gloves, there was blood all over the floor. I remember looking over and the lady next to me had lost her ear; at the table next to me, a group of doctors were trying to stabilize this one guy and blood was shooting straight out of him, I think from a severed artery. It was just insanity.
The cases you're seeing at that point, those are still not the worst, correct? But it's all under one roof, obviously, so you can see everything. The med tent is fairly large; you can probably put about 100 cots in there, so it's a decent-sized bed tent. The level 1 cases were people who'd had their legs and feet blown off, and they were being taken to the back, so they had to go right past me.
I remember looking up because the announcer was telling everyone to clear the center aisle. At that moment, the double amputee you've seen on the news [Jeff Bauman] was being shot down that aisle, maybe 50 feet from me. I remember looking over and seeing two tibias hanging and the flesh just dangling off him. They were flying down the aisle. I remember him vividly as he went through.
I remember seeing a lot of people with tourniquets. I remember looking over at one of them and [the tourniquet] was a big brown belt with big circles for the belt loops. I can still see that distinctly. I remember the guy who had his leg patched up essentially with a big cardboard box; he was coming through at that time, too. People were being carted through by wheelchair, one after the other, and they were being manned by nursing students. It wasn't even physicians.
Were people freaking out; for example, any of the nursing students? Everybody was doing their jobs, but some people were definitely freaking out. I remember pulling one of the students aside because she was crying uncontrollably. I remember grabbing her and pulling her aside and saying, I need you. I need you here. If you're not here with me, I need you to sit down and not look. I remember sitting her on the side, grabbing one of her classmates and having her sit with her. Then I ran back over [to my section of the tent] and started working again.
Did you have to remind yourself in that situation, OK, stay here. Don't freak out. Make it happen? At that time, because of my [sports physician] training, which included emergency-response training, it just kicked in. I didn't even think. It wasn't until afterward, after I'd patched people up – looking at their faces … I definitely have some PTSD [right now], I admit it. The blood and gore was definitely horrible, but it's just blood and gore. But the thing that really haunts me are the faces of the victims. Just looking into the faces and smelling the sulfur coming off them, and the smell of burning flesh, is something I will always live with. I get a little emotional at this part [voice starts to crack, pauses several times].
How long do you end up treating people in the medical tent? When did you actually leave the site? They let us out at about 4:30, so I was there for about two hours after the initial blast at 2:50. They let us out because they wanted us to get out of there. They didn't know if there was going to be another attack.
And what do you do then? Did you go home right away? Typically after the marathon, I would just jump on the T, the train, and take it back to my car, which was in Wellesley. That was the plan, but because of the bombing incident, they'd shut all public transportation down; everything was shut down, so I had nowhere to go. I didn't know where to go.
The second I was released from the medical tent, I ran over to the John Hancock Building, because I knew my DC buddies, Eric and Mike, were in there [in the rehab area]. I wanted to make sure they were OK. But they had been escorted out way before I was.
Everyone had been texting me to make sure I was OK, so my phone was dead. Plus they shut off cell service. I remember [before my phone died] texting one of my PT friends in the city, and she told me to come over. So I did. I went over to her clinic. Thank God for Facebook, because I was able to get on her computer, get on Facebook and contact one of my buddies. He drove all the way from Needham, Mass., into the city and picked me up at Northeastern University.
From my PT friend's clinic to Northeastern was probably a 2-mile walk. I remember leaving her clinic, walking down the street; it was still a beautiful day outside, as we'd anticipated. Looking down the street, I saw cherry trees, white and blooming, and the petals were coming down. People were laughing, walking back and forth, and I even passed by a couple of runners with their medals on. And then there was me [voice breaking again] in my jacket … just walking.
The crazy part is, [when the explosions happened] I was tracking two of my patients. They were at the 40 K mark right before the bombs went off; about a mile out. And just because of my credentials and because I can access the chute [the finish line area], I was actually going to walk out there and meet them. If I hadn't been doing something else at the time, I would have been walking straight into it. And that kind of got me afterward. I thought, My God, I was that close to being right there.
How have you dealt with the events of that day? How are you doing? The worst part was the coping process afterward. I didn't know how to handle it. I literally cried myself to bed that night. Then I went to work the next morning, feeling very angry. I remember the first patient I had; ironically, she's a psychiatrist. Her appointment was at 8:00; I'd been there since probably 7:00 because I just didn't sleep. I didn't want to stay home and I didn't want to be by myself. My office manager knew I needed help, so he'd come in early; my new intern, Dr. Josh Harpel, who just graduated a few weeks ago [and is now my associate]; he came in for the first day ever, and I didn't even say hi to him.
I remember just staring at the floor and when my first patient walked in, she looked at me and immediately said, Are you OK? I remember looking at her and saying, no, then she asked me what happened. And I told her: I was at the finish line. And you could see – I wish I had a camera for every time I told somebody that, because you see their jaw just drop.
The sad part is, I'd treated her for the first time the week before (she's a runner), and I was so excited. I'm really excited when I'm at work. But that morning, she told me it looked like the innocence had been taken away from me. And she was right. The day after the marathon last year, I was so excited about what I'd experienced and how many people I helped, and [this year], that was taken away from me...
Hopefully you can appreciate, although it still may be too fresh right now, that you did help people, albeit not in the way you would ever have imagined. You know, the thing that keeps me going is I know I helped people. I regret not making it to the finish line to be part of [those efforts], but I know I helped. I really know I helped. You always wish you could have done more, and sometimes I wish I could have done more.
Anything else you want to say to your fellow chiropractors about this experience, getting involved in athletic events in general, providing care to athletes, etc.? I know you are involved with the New England Sports Medicine Council. I'm actually the founder of the New England Sports Medicine Council, the purpose of which is to essentially network and work with other like-minded sports-medicine people. We cover events all the time. The things I want to really express are:
1) Chiropractors are sometimes a little shy about working events because they think, Oh, we're chiros, we don't really deal with acute care, we don't deal with this, but with the right training, you can do a lot of stuff. Chiropractors can make a difference. I know I've made a difference, so I'm a prime example of that.
2) Another thing is to really know your colleagues. The days after the marathon, I had so many calls from doctors in New Jersey – Greg Dorr, Matt Kowalski, Richard Vincent – they all called me. They were like, how are you doing? All sports-medicine chiropractors, asking me how I was doing, how I was holding up. If it weren't for them, my patients and my family, I would not be where I am right now. I would probably still be in a corner, sucking my thumb and crying.
They made me strong. They told me, You're going to live with these images, but [the experience] is going to make you stronger as a doctor. It's a part of you now. And that's the thing: when I talk to my [chiropractic] colleagues, I tell them, you can do all this stuff. The reason I didn't want to work in the athlete rehab area is because I didn't want to be the chiropractor that was sequestered in the bottom / basement floor of the John Hancock Building. I knew because of my skill set that I could do a lot more than that.
Definitely go do the CCSP program and do the [sports] diplomate program. Become involved. Join a sports council; team up with them and learn from them. They're the ones who are going to make you better. That's what I did, learning from all the mentors I mentioned. They're my idols. They're the ones who contacted me [voice breaking]…
This might be a tough last question, but do you think you are more or less likely to participate in next year's Boston Marathon or similar events following your experience this year? More likely – I'm there, 100 percent. I need that closure. And I'm already going to the Dew Tour this year in Ocean City, Maryland. I'm more ready for it than ever.


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Charlie Austin's 16th goal of the season gave Burnley their first home win since Valentine's Day and dealt a blow to Brighton's npower Championship play-off hopes.
Eddie Howe's side displayed the kind of form that marked them out as top-six contenders at the turn of the year as they had the better of an entertainingly open first half.
The decisive moment came after 27 minutes when Austin coolly converted Josh McQuoid's cross at the second attempt.
Brighton stepped up their efforts in the second period, but a Burnley defence superbly marshalled by Michael Duff stood firm.
The Seagulls were reduced to nine men in a bad tempered defeat to the Clarets in December and tensions came close to spilling over in the closing stages as Howe's men secured a victory that moves them up to 13th place.
Gus Poyet's side have now taken two points from their last three outings, an untimely slump that will see them replaced in the play-off spots by Middlesbrough or Cardiff depending on the result when both sides meet at the Riverside Stadium tomorrow.
Burnley winger Junior Stanislas was rewarded with a starting place following his impressive cameo during Tuesday night's 3-1 defeat to Birmingham.
Gary Dicker made his first appearance since suffering a broken leg in October as one of three changes made by Poyet.
Gonzalo Jara returned from a three-match ban to join Dicker in midfield, while Craig Mackail-Smith was recalled to partner former Burnley loanee Sam Vokes up front.
After a pair of dangerous early crosses from makeshift Clarets left-back Ross Wallace caused panic in the Brighton box, the visitors settled into a controlled period of possession with former Valencia playmaker Vicente to the fore.
Dicker was given a robust welcome back to action by Burnley midfielder Marvin Bartley, who escaped with a booking after a nasty late challenge.
Bartley ultimately came off second best and hobbled out of the action to make way for Dean Marney with 31 minutes gone, by which time his side were in front.
McQuoid made the most of the space afforded out wide by Brighton's narrow midfield four and his right wing cross picked out Austin, who calmly rounded Seagulls goalkeeper Peter Brezovan to finish after Gordon Greer blocked his initial first-time shot.
Burnley enjoyed further joy down the Brighton left and Danny Ings headed a teasing delivery from Kieran Trippier wide before Austin almost capitalised when another 37th minute centre from the former Manchester City youngster caused further havoc in the Seagulls area.
Grant plunged to his left to make a superb save when Vokes teed up Mackail-Smith two minutes after the restart.
Vicente failed to capitalise on being hacked down by Duff in the 55th minute, scuffing his 25-yard free-kick into the bottom of the wall.
Moments later the Spaniard again failed to make clean contact and dragged Mackail-Smith's lay-off past the far post.
Ashley Barnes replaced Vokes after an hour and his first contribution was to blaze over from Joe Mattock's low left wing cross.
Austin speared a shot narrowly wide from McQuoid's 77th minute knockdown as the Clarets gained some well-earned respite.
Poyet appeared to feel his side were on the wrong end of many decisions, but his players hardly covered themselves in glory as Vicente and substitute Craig Noone collected petulant late bookings.

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Editor's note: This review was written in May 2011 about the 2012 Audi A7. Little of substance has changed with this year's model. To see what's new for 2013, click here, or check out a side-by-side comparison of the two model years.
There are luxury cars with better performance or roomier backseats, and there are luxury SUVs with more utility, but the swoopy Audi A7 is a sexy hatchback with performance and personality to match.
Based on the next-generation A6 sedan, the A7 is priced nearly identically to the BMW 535 Gran Turismo, a luxury hatchback that certainly doesn't win the matchup on looks.
While the hatchbacks' engines offer similar power, the two have distinctly different personalities on the road. They're different inside as well: The BMW is a more luxurious cruiser, while the A7 aims for sport-sedan status.
Audi made its R8 supercar a movie star, placing it center stage in the popular "Iron Man" film franchise. That car's aggressive front end is clearly mimicked on the A7, but that's where the hatch's resemblance to current Audis ends.
The back end has a sloping rear window, as you'd expect, but the end of the car is truncated, as if a knife cut off the end of a loaf of French bread. An upward kink creates a lip spoiler, and there's a retractable spoiler hidden in a small amount of space on the deck lid.
You could just say the A7 is gorgeous and stop discussing design elements. During my few days piloting our Garnett Red test car, my neighbors, fellow commuters and one nice lady filling up her BMW next to me at a gas station all clearly envied me.
Audi's A8 flagship sedan is opulent inside, with suede lining the doors and plush leather seats. The A7 — despite the single-digit difference in its name — is a vastly different vehicle, with a starting price $20,000 less than the A8's. The interior is patterned after sport coupes, with a black dashboard trimmed in metal finishes.
Our tester was decked out in black leather with dark ash wood trim, and it was not a pleasing combination. A dark walnut trim is available, and perhaps either one with the available beige or dark brown leather interior would be more appealing. Frankly, I'd prefer a carbon fiber or metallic finish with the black to accentuate its sports-car attitude.
The driver's seat was comfortable, and it was easy to find the proper driving position. The rear seat wasn't as accommodating.
While the BMW 535 GT is based off the larger 7 Series and features a voluminous backseat, the A7 is based on the midsize A6, and there was barely enough knee room for my 5-foot-10 frame with the driver's seat positioned for me. Legroom back there is a scant 37 inches, versus the BMW's 41.8 inches. The more expensive Mercedes-Benz CLS 550 has just 35 inches.
The moonroof also takes away a lot of headroom, so there's a bubble carved out of the roof lining for rear passengers' heads.
That also means the moonroof itself isn't very big. Personally, I'd prefer the glass roof Audi has on its A5 coupe, to create more headroom and make the cabin brighter. As it is, the moonroof doesn't offer much light or create an open-air feeling, even when it's open.
Your rear passengers won't be completely cramped, but they won't be able to relax much. In the end, this is still a driver's car.
The A7 is available with just one engine, and it's a good one: a 310-horsepower, supercharged V-6 teamed with an eight-speed automatic transmission. An optional Sport Package adds shift paddles to the steering wheel for manual gear changes.
It's a fun, high-revving engine that feels faster than its power rating suggests. That's thanks to the car's relatively light weight: It's almost 500 pounds lighter than a BMW 535 GT, which sports a 300-hp, turbocharged six-cylinder.
Our tester included a $1,500 option package that added stunning 20-inch wheels, a three-spoke steering wheel with shift paddles, and a sport suspension.
You can shift the car manually by throwing the shift knob to the right, where it will stay until you pop it back over, then moving the knob up or down in the gate to shift through the gears. If you have the Sport Package, the same thing can be accomplished by giving shift paddles on the steering wheel a quick tap.
I, however, preferred pushing the shifter down from Drive into S, for the automatic sport mode. It isn't a gate unto itself; push down once and it returns to the D position, then shows the S designation in the gauge cluster. This mode sharpens accelerator response and allows you to shift using the paddles, but reverts to the regular Drive setting if you fail to shift repeatedly. The faster response from the accelerator pedal is still there, though, whether you shift manually or not. You can turn it back to the Drive mode with a quick push back down. You can also manually shift when just in Drive, but the characteristics of Sport mode are not in place.
The firmer suspension wasn't overly firm, but it clearly was not a cruiser, like the BMW.
The speed-sensitive steering for which Audi is so well known — often not in a good way — may be at its best in the A7. Typically, Audi aims for an extremely loose wheel at low speeds, so if you're navigating a parking garage you have to turn the wheel around like it's attached to a 1980s arcade game. It's a little firmer in the A7, but the incremental change builds at around-town speeds and is at its best in the most aggressive driving situations.
BMW's steering is typically so firm it gives your arms a workout at all speeds, but the latest 5 and 7 Series are much lighter at low speeds. Still, they're nowhere near Audi's relaxed wheel.
Braking in the A7 is solid and linear — another difference between it and the BMW. New BMWs are integrating regenerative braking systems, similar to those in hybrids, for better efficiency. However, they also leave a lot to be desired when it comes to pure brake feel, and the A7 is almost as efficient as the BMW 535 GT with all-wheel drive. The A7 is rated 18/28 mpg city/highway, versus 19/27 mpg for the BMW. Both require premium gas.
You get a fair number of features for the A7 Premium's base price of $59,250. (Yes, Audi calls all its base trims "Premium.") The A7 Premium comes standard with leather, keyless start and those trademark LED daytime running lights.
Move up to the Premium Plus version, like our tester, for $62,870, and you'll also get 19-inch wheels, navigation and parking sensors.
Then there's the Prestige model, which starts at $65,580 and adds a power tilt/telescoping steering wheel, xenon headlights, four-zone climate control and a Bose sound system. Audi's impressive Bang & Olufsen sound system is the Prestige model's only option, and it costs an additional $5,900.
I enjoyed our test car's assortment of features, which included Audi's new navigation system. The A7 Premium Plus I drove seemed almost reasonable at $66,000 as-tested, but it lacked keyless entry. All A7s — perhaps all Audis — should include keyless entry as well as keyless start. Many Nissans, Fords and even Kias are available with that feature for half the cost of the Prestige model, which is the only A7 to offer it.
The navigation system is downright beautiful, using Google's satellite imagery. The A7 also comes with an optional wireless internet system that uses 3G signals to create up to eight Wi-Fi access points. During my test, I found it as responsive as my 3G iPhone, which was faster using its own connection than it was using the Audi's.
However, the 3G system can also deliver news, weather and points of interest for the navigation system. That's instead of using satellite signals, like competitors do with SiriusXM Satellite Radio. The A7 has satellite radio, too, of course, so I'm not sure where the advantage is, besides creating the wireless hotspots, which don't seem like much of an advantage. I would, though, still advise buyers to get the navigation system, as it's one of the better systems I've tested when it comes to the basics of getting you where you want to go.
The dazzling pop-up LCD screen is standard on all A7s, with or without navigation.
How does the shapely … shape of the new A7 impact its practicality? Not much. There's 24.5 cubic feet of cargo room in the back, and it's a deep cargo area — perfect for golf clubs.
The curved glass, though, makes it nearly impossible to keep dogs secured in the cargo area with the rear seats in place. I had to put them down to transport my 65-pound boxer to the vet for a routine checkup. The seats created a relatively flat surface for her, but I could tell she preferred our station wagon's taller rear digs.
The A7 has the standard array of airbags, as well as a number of optional safety systems we've seen proliferate in the luxury market. Adaptive cruise control with a collision-warning system is available, as is night vision assistance — a feature for which we've found little use when not traveling deer-patrolled rural roads in the dead of night.
Our tester had a $500 blind spot warning system that Audi calls "side assist." Instead of featuring lights on the interior of the car or in the mirrors themselves, there are three LEDs housed in a black panel inside the exterior of the mirror.
It's an odd decision, and one that doesn't look too pleasing, either. The real problem, though, was that the system wasn't very accurate. Several times, they flashed long after a car had passed me, or when I had plenty of room to merge. These systems are commonplace these days, even on typical midsize sedans, and I've seen them work better on most cars that have them.
Audi A7 in the Market
There's no real need for the A7 in Audi's lineup. Buyers could get an A6 sedan with the same engine for less money without sacrificing much utility. They could also choose a Q5 or Q7 SUV and get more utility, along with a sacrifice in performance. That said, though, the A7 does blend driving pleasure and practical luxury — and it does so in a beautiful wrapper.
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The policy-making power of the Department is vested in a bipartisan board of seven Members who are appointed by the Governor. Indiana law requires that three of the Members must have practical experience at the executive level of a state chartered bank, state chartered savings association, or state chartered savings bank; one Member must have practical experience at the executive level of a lender licensed under I.C. 24-4.5; one member must have practical experience at the executive level of a state chartered credit union; and one Member must be appointed with regard to a fair representation of the consumer, agricultural, industrial, and commercial interests of the state. The Director of the Department also serves as an ex officio, voting Member. Not more than three members can be affiliated with the same political party.
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By John Goralski
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Scott Otis felt a twinge of satisfaction as he stood in the shadow of Fontana Field while track officials scrambled to measure his javelin throw at a cold spring meet in 1991. For three years of varsity football, he maintained that his arm could beat most teams.
This throw certainly proved it.
Former Blue Knight track coach Pete Sepko remembers that day because the record-setting throw should have been even farther. Officials had to reach up the hill at the edge of the soccer field because Otis had stuck the javelin into the hill like a dart in a bullseye.
"I was going to throw the whole area back about 20 feet or so because I felt that Scott was going to start launching big ones pretty soon," said Sepko. "Unfortunately, I didn't have time to do that. The throw was 221 feet, 10 inches, but it landed part way up the bank for that upper soccer field. It would have probably gone about 230 feet if I had moved the mark."
Don't feel too badly for Otis. After more than 20 years, his throw still ranks as the best by a Knight. Southington boasts just a handful of 200-foot throwers, but Otis beat them all by more than 10 feet.
"He had a lot of natural talent. He has a great arm, great size, and good leaping abilities," said Sepko. "He never played baseball, so he didn't have any poor delivery problems that we had to correct when he was a sophomore, and then he got bigger and stronger as years went by."
With an arm like that, how come he didn't set state records under Jude Kelly's coaching? Why didn't Otis shatter passing records in Kelly's air raid attack? How does a guy that can throw a javelin with precision over 200 feet manage just 12 touchdowns in three varsity seasons?
One word: Timing. The air raid attack didn't hatch until after Otis went on to college. In his early years, Kelly was focused on running the ball.
"As we progressed to a spread style attack, he certainly would have been one of the top quarterbacks," said Kelly, "but I had Scott in my first years at Southington, and we were running the wishbone, which is a system that I used before. We knew he had a strong arm, but we probably only threw 3-5 passes per game and ran the rest of the time. He was a big, strong quarterback, and he did okay, but we didn't end up throwing the ball until after he left."
That was a theme that ran through Otis' entire career. He was the go-to guy when teams were in transition. It hurt him in high school and as an underclassman in college, but it prepared him for two breakout seasons that shattered records, swung the spotlight toward a small, West Virginia school, and landed the Southington native smack dab in the NFL.
It's one of the most unlikely paths to the professional leagues that anyone has ever taken.
"I don't really talk about it that much. It takes some urging or egging on just to get me talking about some of these things," Otis said as he shifted in his seat at a local coffee shop. "I sort of keep it close. I know in the back of my mind how much work I put into it. Sure, the ultimate goal is to get to the NFL, but with every little baby step I felt like I was getting close."
Otis wasn't bred to be a professional quarterback. He wasn't shipped around the country for high priced camps or high profile contests. Otis was just a local kid with a toughness that was fostered in the midget football leagues. He never considered himself a superstar until a growth spurt hit him in junior high school and he tried out for the Kennedy team.
"All of a sudden, I was this 6'2" or 6'3" skinny kid with a decent arm," he said. "I always had some athletic ability when it came to sports, but I always thought that it would be basketball that I would play. As I began to progress with football, we found that I was able to throw the ball, and it came pretty natural to me."
Otis rose quickly through the ranks, but he still wasn't the obvious choice for quarterback when he arrived at the high school, but the Blue Knights were in transition. Long-time coach Dom D'Angelo retired, and Kelly arrived with his wishbone attack. Otis earned his quarterback position when the top thrower shifted to running back.
"I was athletic, but we had a kid named Dave Green that was a much better fit for the position," said Otis. "I was tall and the center was only like 5'9", so it was almost like my butt was touching the ground when I took the snap. But because of the wishbone, we ended up utilizing Dave more as running back. That was good for me."
Otis never had a chance to showcase his abilities in a varsity game. It wasn't until Kelly brought some players to a UConn football camp that Otis began to turn heads. The next year, he was invited to Duke University where he began to show some promise for his throws. Otis considered transferring to a school like Xavier so that he could showcase his skills, but he wanted to compete with his friends.
"I should have probably gone someplace else, but I didn't want to," he said. "I played my whole life in Southington. Growing up, I played with them or against them in the midget leagues. I was looking forward to playing at the high school."
So Otis settled into the running program and resigned himself to his role. Southington struggled to a 4-6 record in his sophomore season. The following year they dropped to just three wins. As a senior Otis' team rallied to an 8-2 record, but coaches didn't come calling to see Otis' arm. Kelly decided to try a less conventional way to showcase his young thrower.
"Schools recruit athletes, and they can see things from the tapes. Very few colleges ever look at statistics. They want to see the strength of the arm, how they react under pressure, and things like that," said Kelly. "We knew he had a strong arm, and we knew he had some college talent, so we videotaped our pre-game with him taking the snaps, the steps, and throwing all the different pass patterns that we had in our system. The wishbone showed that he had some toughness and some size to him, but they also had a chance to see the strength of his arm."
The gamble paid off. The University of West Virginia signed the Southington hopeful, but once again Otis found himself with a program in transition. The Mountaineers were coming off an undefeated season and a championship game in the Fiesta Bowl, but a new coaching staff wasn't as committed to Otis as the ones that recruited him.
"At the time, they hadn't really recruited that truly athletic quarterback, so I thought that I had a chance to go there and compete," he said. "Later, I found out that they signed five quarterbacks that year. They had a couple of incumbents, but after my red shirt year I actually ended up being the third string quarterback for my first couple of seasons."
Other quarterbacks from his freshman year switched to different positions or different schools, but Otis was determined to stay at quarterback. He had a good spring camp as a sophomore and was a top prospect in the program, but coaches approached him before summer to tell him that they were going with their younger recruits. Otis to make a decision to play another postition, transfer, or ride the bench. Otis wanted to be a quarterback.
"At that time, it wasn't about having any aspirations to play NFL football. I had just put in the time and the work. I just wanted to play on Saturdays," he said. "I just wanted to see the fruits of my labor from my time commitment. I wanted to see if my abilities truly were what I thought they were."
He considered returning home to play at UConn as they made the transition to NCAA Division I-A, but he settled into a small West Virginia school that was making the transition from a NAIA program to an NCAA division II team. Glennville State College had a young coach that shared Otis' excitement about the passing game. Rich Rodriguez is now coaching at the University of Arizona, but he got his start molding Otis into a professional prospect.
Once again, Otis took a chance with a team in transition. This time, it paid off.
"It was the best decision that I could have made," he said. "It gave me a chance to learn a wide-open spread offense. Rich had an unbelievable mind for the game and all the little nuances that were all brand new to me. I was sort of learning it all on the fly and picking it up as fast as I could. Each week was a learning experience."
In his first season, he completed a pass to Chris George that broke Jerry Rice's all-time collegiate reception record. Otis went on to shatter school records and draw the attention of NFL scouts. Twice, Otis completed six touchdown passes in a game. He threw for 5,986 yards in two seasons with the Pioneers and still ranks in the top three at the school in career offense and touchdown passes (34) even though he only played for two seasons.
He ranks fourth on the all-time list with a 575 yard passing performance in one game and ranks fifth in school history with a 569 yard game. He still ranks as the most efficient passer in WVIAC conference history with a 147.8 quarterback rating.
"Even if the NFL never came knocking, I would still be sitting her talking about Glennville with a grin on my face," said Otis. "That was the best way that I could have finished my college career—bar none."
But the NFL did come knocking, and Otis found himself showcasing his skills to NFL scouts at the University of West Virginia complex in front of the same coaches that felt he wasn't good enough to play.
Otis wasn't drafted, but he worked his way onto the lineup for the Baltimore Ravens behind Vinny Testaverde and Eric Zeier. He never played except for some preseason games. He only lasted one year, but he made it.
It's no surprise that the Southington Sports Hall of Fame selection committee nominated Otis in their fourth class, but it still surprises the former Blue Knight.
"When I look at some of the names that have already been inducted, they all had great high school careers that stand out on their own," he said. "I realize that my body of work came a little later, and it's nice to see that they look at the whole picture. I'm truly honored and thankful to the committee and the community."
On Thursday, Nov. 14, Otis will be honored in an induction ceremony at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. To reserve tickets, contact Jim Verderame at (860) 628-7335.
To comment on this story or to contact sports writer John Goralski, email him at jgoralski@ southingtonobserver.com.
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Christmas events come to Washington, Holmes Counties beginning this weekend.
Christmas Fest includes chili, parade
CHIPLEY � The Washington County Chamber of Commerce will hold its first annual Chili Cook-Off this Saturday as part of the Downtown Chipley Christmas Fest, which begins at 2 p.m.
The cook-off will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Farmers Market Complex in downtown Chipley with chili judging beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The annual Christmas Parade will begin at 3:30 p.m. with line-up beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the old Chipley High School track. Photos with Santa will be available from 2 to 3 p.m. and from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the gazebo downtown.
At 5:30 p.m. there will be a reading of the Cajun �The Night Before Christmas� by Kermit Soileau.
There will also be carriage and pony rides, food and drinks and the Washington County Historical Museum will hold an open house.
For more information, call 638-4157.
A Classic Chipley Christmas
CHIPLEY � The Spanish Trail Playhouse is presenting "A Classic Chipley Christmas" at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Spanish Trail Playhouse Theatre. The show features some of everyone's favorite Christmas songs with talented performers from the tri-state area. Performers include Phyllis Sloan, Seth Cook, Rob Nixon, Casey Johns, Terri Garrett, Patrick Roark, Kevin Russell, Steve Yates, Emory Wells, Hope Schofield, Lee Shook, Trish Brannon, Deanna Bailey, The Dance Factory, Salem Acuff, Katie Jenkins, and Carrie Bennett, directed by Jimmy Miller. Please make your Christmas season even more special by enjoying this Spanish Trail Playhouse tradition. Tickets are general admission, $10, and will be on sale from until Dec. 6 at the Washington County Public Library. Tickets will be on sale at the box office on Dec. 7, the day of the show. Enjoy this Spanish Trail Playhouse Christmas concert and support your local volunteer theatre. 680 2nd Street, Chipley, Florida, 326-3685.
Wausau plans Christmas Parade
WAUSAU � The Town of Wausau will be holding their annual Christmas Parade at 10 a.m. on Dec. 14. Lineup will begin at 9 a.m. Anyone wishing to be in the parade or have any questions please contact JoAnn Hayes, town clerk, at 638-1781. Santa is going to be at the Possum Palace after the parade to meet with the children, refreshments will be served. The Masonic Lodge will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast beginning at 6 a.m. at the Lodge. Breakfast will be served for a donation of $4.
Christmas Concert in Sunny Hills
SUNNY HILLS � Harmony Shores Chorus, the Panama City Chapter of Sweet Adelines International, will present their annual Christmas show, �The Sounds of Christmas� at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 14 at St. Theresa�s Catholic Church in Sunny Hills. Join us for an evening of song � four-part a cappella harmony style. This year's show will also feature the Gulf Tones, Panama City's men's barbershop chorus, as well as Mixed Company. Refreshments will be served after the show and admission is free (donations welcome). Mark your calendars and come join us at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Sunny Hills, 2056 Sunny Hills Blvd.
Paint with Santa
BONIFAY � The Washington-Holmes Domestic Violence Task Force and the Silver Door will be sponsoring a �Paint with Santa Day� from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 7. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to the WHDVTF. For more information call 547-3321.
City of Bonifay Christmas Parade
BONIFAY � The Annual City of Bonifay Christmas Parade and Celebration in the Park will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7. The parade of lights will begin at 6 p.m. and will proceed to Veteran�s Memorial Park. Parade line up will be at 5:30 p.m. at Bonifay Elementary. No registration is necessary. Following the parade there will be visits with Santa and Hotdogs and Hot Chocolate with Bonifay Fire and Rescue. Ultimate Production Company will provide musical entertainment while you enjoy fellowship around the bonfire surrounded by a park full of Christmas lights.
Santa is coming to Town
ESTO � Santa is coming to John Clark Park in Esto from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon on Saturday, Dec. 7. After visits with Santa Kids young and old will have the chance to eat lunch with Santa.
Christmas Tour of Homes
CHIPLEY � The Chipley Woman�s Club will be holding the Christmas Tour of Homes from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8. Tickets for the tour at $10 and are available at the clubhouse.
The Chipley Christmas Tour of Homes will begin at the Woman�s Club located at 607 North 5th Street in Chipley. Tickets and maps to all locations on the Tour will be available along with holiday refreshments at the historic clubhouse. The following homes and businesses will be showcased this year: Pat and Buddy Dickson, Julie and Nick Dillard, Kristie and Ron Novonglosky, Community South Credit Union and One South Bank.
Tickets may be purchased in advance from any club member or may be purchased on the day of the tour at the clubhouse. For more information call 638-2992 or 272-2458.


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Power Breakfast Bringing RV Forum to Elkhart
April 15, 2013 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Power Breakfast Bringing RV Forum to Elkhart
The RV industry has a new event coming up — and this one's happening in the industry's very heart in Elkhart, Ind. As reported byThe Elkhart Truth, the inaugural RV Industry Power Breakfast on May 9 will include some of the biggest names in the industry.
It's "a truly precedent-setting gathering" for the area and the industry, said Sherman Goldenberg, publisher of Elkhart-based trade publication RVBusiness magazine. The publication is coordinating with BJ Thompson Associates to bring the breakfast to the Northern Indiana Event Center at the RV/MH Hall of Fame.
Officials from towns around the area "are being personally invited to the event, as are representatives of relevant trade associations like Reston, Va.-based Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), Fairfax, Va.-based RV Dealers Association (RVDA) and the Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (RVIC) in Indianapolis," said Thompson.
Doug Gaeddert, RVIA chairman and general manager for Forest River, Inc. will share host duties with Gregg Fore, president of RV supplier Dicor Corp., his predecessor as chair of the RVIA.
Speakers include Elkhart Mayor Dick Moore; Tim Hyland, president of the RV group for GE Capital; and Dorinda Heiden-Guss of the Economic Development Corp. of Elkhart County. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) may address the group remotely if his schedule allows.
There will be two keynote addresses, one by RVIA president Richard Coon and vice presidents James Ashurst and Mac Bryan, and the second by Jim Rogers, chairman and CEO of Kampgrounds of America.
KOA, Dicor, Forest River, the EDC and GE Capital are sponsoring the event, along with Spartan Motors Inc., Thor Industries Inc. and Dometic Corp.
Goldenberg said it's a chance for the mid- and upper-level managers in the RV industry to get industrywide information usually only available at major trade shows, which are held out of state.
Goldenberg said the time is right for the event, which he hopes will become an annual occurrence. "What we in Elkhart County wind up with post recession is a recreation vehicle industry that's smaller than it was in 2006, 2007 by a significant percentage, maybe a third fewer companies at all levels: dealer, supplier, manufacturer," he said. "Yet we have 85% of national shipments generated out of greater Elkhart County … what amounts to, economically, a genuine phenomenon here. As the industry regrows, and it is regrowing, these companies in the Elkhart County zone are gaining strength and influence proportionally.
"It's a phenomenal transformation and a generator. You watch these companies grow right now day to day," he said.
"We thought it was just a thing to do to sit down together and appreciate what has occurred here and to recognize just how good we have it right now," Goldenberg said. "We're certainly on the mend. We hold this breakfast to sit down together in a business atmosphere, to generally share our thoughts on where the industry's headed.
"We're bringing to town the intelligence of national recreational vehicle industry leadership. They'll share their outlook for the industry, where they think the challenges are, where they think the opportunities are," Goldenberg said.
Response has been good so far, with many people reserving spots in the couple of weeks since the event was announced. "We're quite pleased," Goldenberg said.
Tickets are $25 or tables of eight for $175, though individual prices go up after April 25 to $30 per person. To register go to rvbusiness.com.


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White House Withholds Details Of Its Role In 'Voluntary' Agreement Between Payment Processors And Copyright Industries
from the of-course-not dept
Of course, a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Chris Soghoian showed that rather than a truly "voluntary" agreement, the White House, in the form of then IP czar Victoria Espinel, was heavily involved in the process. However, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (where the IP czar position is housed) withheld most of those emails. Soghoian sued and lost, as the court ruled that OMB was okay to hide the documents claiming either that they contained confidential commercial information or that it was part of the "deliberative process privilege."
It appears that the IP czar and OBM are going to get away with this again. A professor from the University of Iowa School of Law, submitted a similar FOIA request for details of the IP Czar's involvement in the creation of a similar voluntary agreement with payment processors -- an effort to get Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, American Express and others to stop doing business with sites deemed evil by the MPAA and RIAA. In this case, OMB is admitting that it has found 60 pages of relevant information but is withholding all of it for the same reasons given to Soghoian. Specifically:
We are withholding the 4-page final agreement under FOIA exemption 4... which protects from disclosure "... trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person [that is] privileged or confidential. We are withholding the 56 pages of various drafts of such agreement and other related documents under FOIA exemption 4 and FOIA exemption 5.... Exemption 5 protects interagency and intra-agency predecisional, deliberative materials, the disclosure of which would inhibit the frank and candid exchange of views that is necessary for effective government decision-making.So, once again, the main issue here is the deliberative process privilege. In theory, it makes some sense to have such an exemption, because you want government employees to be willing to discuss things frankly when shooting around ideas. But here's the problem in both of these cases: these aren't government policies. The whole point is that they're "voluntary agreements" between private parties. And thus, there's no government policy involved, and thus it's difficult to see how the deliberative process privilege could or should possibly apply. Unfortunately, the court ruled otherwise against Soghoian, and I'd imagine that should Gleason appeal this rejection the results would be the same.
Of course, the end result now is that the office of the IP Czar now realizes that it has basically free rein in browbeating companies into collusive positions against upstarts and innovators as pushed for by copyright maximalists -- and it can keep the efforts of the government (i.e., threats of "do this or we'll pass legislation" or "do this or we'll make life difficult for you") totally secret. That should raise serious questions about the appropriateness and legality of nearly all of these so-called "voluntary agreements."


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TMC Introduces 2014 Tuscany Motorhome Line
August 1, 2013 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on TMC Introduces 2014 Tuscany Motorhome Line
Thor Motor Coach announced the introduction of its 2014 Tuscany XTE and Tuscany diesel motorhomes, hitting the market with a "brand new look," according to a press release.
Fresh front and rear caps along with new exterior paint packages highlight the overall value provided throughout the entire lineup of Thor's luxury Class A Tuscany motorhomes.
The Tuscany XTE's new front cap is engineered to maximize visibility for both driver and passenger. The front entry door is the widest in the industry, allowing more space to enter the coach with bulky items like groceries. Frameless windows throughout set off the coach while also providing functionality. The Tuscany diesel pusher's exteriors are distinctive and attractive with a very high-end appearance for 2014.
New elongated residential tile floor, tiled kitchen backsplash, and LG Hi-Macs solid surface countertops round out the Tuscany XTE's luxurious interior. New furniture styles include upgraded pillows and eye-catching bedding while headboards add a high-end accent in the bedroom.
Ride quality is enhanced with the addition of an independent front suspension, similar to the system used on a Prevost bus. Large Michelin 295/80R series tires are specifically formulated for motorhome use and the exterior storage compartment doors electronically lock by way of wireless remote or interior central lock switch.
An elegant inlaid tile pattern on the floor of the Tuscany adds a touch of elegance. Comfortable and inviting, Kustom-Fit furniture surrounds the living space. As a bonus, the Tuscany has a cedar-lined shoe storage box located in the rear wardrobe.
A nontag axle 40-foot model has been added the Tuscany lineup with the 40RX floorplan. The 40RX features the style and amenities found in bigger Tuscany tag-axle models, including an Aqua-Hot heating system, 450-hp Cummins engine and hardwood cabinetry.
"We are really excited about the overall success of the Tuscany XTE and Tuscany lines," said Adam Gudger, national sales manager for diesel motorhomes. "The numbers speak volumes on the hard work and dedication our team has poured into the design and building of the Tuscany. Year to date, the Tuscany brand has had a 58% market share increase among all diesel-powered Class A motorhomes."
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Portugal's government wants to trim corporate tax
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Bailed-out Portugal's government wants approval from Parliament to trim the corporate tax rate to 23 percent from 25 percent next year as a way of generating economic growth.
Portugal is expected to weather a third straight year of recession this year. Unemployment is at 16.5 percent and forecast to rise.
Austerity measures being enacted as part of a 78 billion euro ($106 billion) financial rescue in 2011 have choked private spending and corporate investment.
The secretary of state for tax, Paulo Nuncio, announced Monday plans for a gradual reduction of corporate tax, reaching a rate of between 17 and 19 percent by 2016.
He said the measure, which is part of the government's 2014 budget proposal to be debated by lawmakers, aims to attract more foreign investment and create jobs.


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With a new coach and only four players back with varsity experience, the Pilgrim boys' basketball team is getting a fresh start this season.
That might be a good thing for the Pats. Last year, while fellow Warwick schools Toll Gate and Vets moved to Division III for boys' basketball, the Pats stayed in D-II and ended up in the toughest of the league's four sub-divisions. Rogers, Tiverton, and Barrington all had at least 12 wins, while Pilgrim struggled to a 4-14 record.
The Pats are in the same position this year, but they're ready to leave their struggles in the past.
"The kids' attitudes have really been great so far," said new head coach Mike Batalon. "I'm excited."
Batalon, a Pilgrim teacher, isn't new to the basketball scene. He had a three-year stint as the head boys' coach at Vets and also was the interim Pilgrim girls' coach for a season.
He inherits a team that's short on experience. Only four players were on the varsity roster last year, and they didn't all see big minutes.
But the Pats are optimistic.
"We're very young, but I told the kids we have one goal for every game," Batalon said. "It's a tough goal but we just want to be the hardest-working team on the court in every game we play. Since we're so short on experience, that's what we have to do to have success."
Sophomore Ryan Morris heads the list of returning players. As a freshman, Morris teamed with brother Bill to give the Pats a strong inside presence. His brother has graduated, but Morris should once again provide some punch in the paint.
"He's our biggest player and he's one of our most talented players," Batalon said. "He played a lot last year so we're going to rely on him a lot for scoring and rebounding inside."
The other returning players are juniors Cole Furney, Kaelon Pittman and Luis Pimental. They have varying levels of experience but they'll all be ready for bigger roles this season.
"Those four guys coming back are going to see a lot of time," Batalon said.
Also in the mix are seniors Colin Douglas and Braedon Yoder-Logue, juniors Dan Colabella and Charles Johnson and sophomore Brendan Rix.
Together, those new players give the Pats some depth, but it may take a while for everything to come together.
"They've got to get used to playing with each other," Batalon said. "I think just being out there, getting a couple of games under our belt, will be really good for us."
Batalon sees defense as the team's biggest strength. Without a proven scorer, it may have to be.
"We don't have a lot of scoring, and we're fairly athletic, so I think defense could end up being big for us," Batalon said. "We want to play tough on that end."
If it works, the Pats envision themselves using some full-court presses and playing a fast-paced game.
"We're going to try to play up-tempo," Batalon said. "I think we may struggle in half-court sets so if we can get out on the break and get some easy baskets, that would be good for us."
It'll be a challenge, especially considering Pilgrim's competition. D-II's top teams are strong and looking to contend for the overall state championship. There won't be any nights off.
"We're one game at a time," Batalon said. "With a new system and a lot of new guys, it's going to take some time. I wouldn't rule out playoffs, but right now, we're just focused on getting better."
The Pats will open the season with an Injury Fund game tonight at 6 p.m. at Davies. They'll visit Juanita Sanchez for a non-league game next Wednesday before opening up the league season next Friday with a 7 p.m. home game against Barrington.


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In April 2016 HfS Research published its HfS Blueprint Report: Finance & Accounting As-a-Service Business Process Outsourcing, naming Accenture to the "Winner's Circle" and ranking Accenture as the Leader—in both innovation and execution. The report recognizes Accenture's ability to develop talent, apply intelligent automation, foster intelligent and collaborative engagement, invest in technology and project a vision for Finance As-a-Service.
HfS Research notes that Accenture is leading this offering by "making recognizable investments in future capabilities in talent and technology" to progress our as-a-Service delivery, and our business outcome driven F&A solutions including our focus on intelligent automation and analytics.
HfS stated that Accenture goes beyond what they are seeing as "more "standard" automation," noting that "Accenture has pilots underway in artificial intelligence such as using IPSoftAmelia as a virtual assistant at the F&A Help Desk." HfS describes Accenture as of the "most advanced in both the use of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Finance and experimenting with cognitive computing."


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Party Portfolio: Summer's Stylishly Creepy Carnival
Summer Thornton is a designer who has style to spare - her house tour is one of our all time most popular year after year. So, it comes as no surprise that when she decorates a room (in this case her design studio office in Chicago) for a party, she does it up right. She threw a Halloween party this weekend with a traveling carnival theme — the decor was both festive and just a touch quirkily creepy. The real takeaway lesson from her party room?
Attention to detail! The amazing touches that exist throughout the party room is what makes the experience rich and so enjoyable for guests. It's the details that truly transform the space and turn a regular gathering into "one to remember".
The details that went into Summer's party style mix:
Black & white striped "tent" curtains, a slight askew gallery of vintage art, a "carnival" typography wall decoration, real life carnival food (cotton candy and cracker jacks), games, prizes and balloons and last but not least, the slightly spooky picks that gave it the halloween feel — skulls, owls, old dolls and heads under glass!
• Summer and Josh's Pumped Up Traditional
• Summer Thornton - Apartment Therapy's Summer Style Survey
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Moraine Valley Community College
The mission of our college is to educate the whole person in a learning-centered environment recognizing our responsibilities to one another to our community and to the world we share. We value excellence in teaching learning and service as we maintain sensitivity to our role in a global multicultural community. We are committed to continuous improvement and dedicated to providing accessible affordable and diverse learning opportunities and environments.
School Information9000 W. College Parkway
Palos Hills, Illinois 60465-0937
Calendar: Semester
Locale: Suburb: Large
Open Admissions: Yes
Sector: Public, 2-year
Carnegie Basic: Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Single Campus
Religious Affiliation: Not applicable
Accrediting Agency: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission
Common name(s): MVCC/Moraine/Moraine Valley/Moraine Valley CC
Locale: Suburb: Large
Open Admissions: Yes
Sector: Public, 2-year
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Accrediting Agency: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission
Common name(s): MVCC/Moraine/Moraine Valley/Moraine Valley CC
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Could Meaningful Use Be Axed In Fiscal Cliff Battle?
Anne Zieger is veteran healthcare consultant and analyst with 20 years of industry experience. Zieger formerly served as editor-in-chief of FierceHealthcare.com and her commentaries have appeared in dozens of international business publications, including Forbes, Business Week and Information Week. She has also contributed content to hundreds of healthcare and health IT organizations, including several Fortune 500 companies. Contact her at @ziegerhealth on Twitter or visit her site at Zieger Healthcare.
In past items, my colleague John and I have weighed in on the issue of whether a change of administration could endanger the Meaningful Use program. We concluded, in summary, that the program has too much momentum to fall to the budget axe that easily.
Now, in the light of an article by a colleague, I'm rethinking my view a bit. In an excellent column for Health Data Management, Joseph Goedert suggests that the so-called "fiscal cliff" has changed everything for the Meaningful Use program. Though the still-sitting president who backed HITECH's $20 billion spend stayed in office, the House of Representatives remains controlled by the opposition party.
Goedert argues that during the debate over the fiscal cliff negotiations, someone's going to look at the fat, juicy $20 billion allocated to health information technology — probably the Republicans who have already slammed the program publicly — and target it for budget cutting. He argues that Democrats are unlikely to push back too hard, given that HITECH is hardly a "sacred cow" that legislators fear to touch.
And then, he says, comes a disaster for the health IT community: "Whatever federal funds are left to support electronic health records, meaningful use, health I.T. workforce training, health information exchanges, best practices dissemination, regional extension centers and anything else in the HITECH Act will be gone."
In Goedert's view, the only way to save HITECH is for individual physicians hospitals to go on a lobbying tear, pounding their representatives and senators, if they don't want to see Meaningful Use become a casualty of party politics.
I think Goedert has a point. As he reminds us, eight Republican leaders in the House and Senate finance and health committees have already demanded proof that Meaningful Use is worth the money. And a recent House hearing held to investigate the subject suggests that some members still aren't satisfied. Things could get ugly.


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Amber Courtney initially thought she wouldn't be eligible for valedictorian when she decided to choose AP (Advanced Placement) classes over IB (International Baccalaureate.) Taking the courses she wanted was more important.
Turned out she could have it both ways.
Courtney blew through her coursework at Garner Magnet High to the tune of a 5.25 GPA, earning her co-valedictorian honors and the right to give a speech at Garner's graduation.
The North Carolina Scholar will attend Wake Forest University on a hefty scholarship next year, where she will study chemistry and health & exercise science.
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Her desire to take a science classes in a variety of disciplines rather than stick with a more regimented offering for IB drove her desire to pick AP.
Her choice to pursue chemistry indicates a lack of fear of challenges. She said that both her hardest and favorite class in high school was AP Chemistry.
Her favorite and most influential teacher was honors pre-calculus and AP Calculus AB teacher Pam Hedley.
"She was not only a really great teacher but she became a really great friend of mine," Courtney said.
Like many valedictorians, Courtney did not limit her life to just school. The captain of the basketball team and Beta Club member had plenty to do. Of course with the time crunch, something had to give.
"No sleep. And a ton of coffee," Courtney said. "I just take one thing at a time; I try not to overwhelm myself too much."
Courtney has spent all but about a year of her life living in Garner, and looks forward to the next chapter. But she said she's dealing with the usual graduate tug-of-war between the sadness of ending a good experience and the excitement of new ones.
"It definitely hasn't hit me yet, but it has its ups and downs," she said. "I am glad that this chapter is done and another one is starting. But it's going to be hard to say goodbye."


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The main character, a special sabotage and espionage agent is making every effort to squeeze into Adolf's closest minions. You'll need to act as a true patriot Germany has ever seen – attentive Gestapo eyes are watching you all the time! A most challenging task to fulfill - to prepare an assassination of "Lieber Fuhrer" himself – will show whether you have learned what it is to be a good spy! The Stroke of Fate will take you to the authentic landscapes and surroundings relevant to 1941-45 and controversial but still powerful personalities like Hitler, Himmler, Muller, and Goebbels. But what is even more important – you'll even be able to breathe that time…
Key features:
- Compelling pseudo-historical plot;
- Ingenious brainteasers and quests to reflect German peculiarities of the 1940s;
- Realistic graphics;
- Authentic places and historically derived personalities: Muller, Goebbels, and Hitler;
- You can walk along the Secret Police building and Hitler's private study
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You're in your pyjamas, drinking beer in the sun. It's warm and you're sleepy, luxuriantly stretching and gazing at the heat-haze. You're kinda high, and you've been at the cough syrup. You've got bed head but you look good. You're listening to Poolside's debut LP, Pacific Standard Time.
Filip Nikolic and Jeffrey Paradise presumably live this lifestyle, casually and carelessly making what they call 'day-time disco' in the LA sun. And while it may not be the most challenging or the best-crafted of albums, you get the impression that Nikolic and Paradise have achieved exactly what they set out to do, and created an album that could soundtrack a lazy day, or in the right hands, a lazy summer.
With its delayed UK release date, this is a far from seasonal album. It's entirely tied to summer, sun, and holidays, from its tropical percussion to its slinking bass-lines. Oozing along like a melting daiquiri, sliding from song to song like the drop of an infinity pool, the presiding mood is one of glossy wealth and supreme ease. Mellow, but decidedly warm, it's a kind of early evening transition record, a soundtrack to pouring yourself a drink whilst your getting ready, gearing up for what's to come.
For the most part, it's like listening to a blissed-out, completely inert MGMT – all acid-drenched synths, liquid bass lines and hazy harmonies. Opener 'Tulsa' is as woozy and sun-soaked as waking up after an accidental sun-bathing nap, with smooth, rich guitars just undercut with the dusty clicks and crackles of a vinyl recording. But before you can completely switch off, the funk and four-to-the-floor of 'Next To You' kicks in, mixing up the groove just enough for the listener to stay conscious. Further in, we get the shimmering, mirage-like 'Harvest Moon', with languid, liquid bass. It's the soundtrack to you rolling over and thinking about going back to sleep. Elsewhere, 'Kiss You Forever' fits in with Pacific Standard Time's absent-minded sensuality, casually seductive with sex loitering at the back of Poolside's sun-stroked minds. With its tropical synths and vocals reminiscent of the Flaming Lips, it's the poppiest of the tracks, and a welcome change in tempo. Only 'Off My Mind', a slow ballad without the propulsive beat and bass, lets the album down, throwing Nikolic's dreary vocals into sharp relief.
In keeping with their decadent attitude, it's the strung-out instrumentals at which Poolside are most successful. 'Golden Hour' is a gorgeous six-minute jam, with trickling, tropical percussion and panoramic synths, whilst 'California Sunset' is a looping, minimal groove as expansive as its name would have you believe. At the other end of the spectrum, 'Slow Down' is the most energetic track, edging out of chillwave and into disco proper, indicative of what Poolside could achieve if they sobered up a bit and got their heads down.
Louche and decadent, this album could be represented in one image - a lens-flared screen shot from GTA Vice City, filled with palm trees, swimming pools and all the opulent, pastel-shaded glory of a Californian dusk. It is slightly one-track minded, slightly shallow yes, but it's also sunny, sultry, and slick.
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Today's top Irish news stories:
Cardinal Sean O'Malley bans priest from speaking at a Boston Catholic Church
Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley is banning Austrian priest Rev. Helmut Schuller from speaking at a Catholic Church in Boston as the Reverend's preachings "promote positions that are contrary to Catholic teachings."..READ MORE
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Enhanced Transportation Service
3.5 Unauthorized Overrun Service.
(a) Each Dekatherm of Gas Delivered Hereunder to Shipper pursuant
to Section 14 of the General Terms and Conditions of this
Tariff on any Day, which is in excess of any of Shipper's
Delivery Point MDQs, which has not been authorized under
Section 3.4 of this Rate Schedule, shall be considered as
"Unauthorized Daily Overrun Quantity" and shall be subject to
a penalty rate equal to the greater of ten dollars ($10.00) or
two times the Spot Price Index for the Service Month, as
defined in Section 16 of the General Terms and Conditions of
this Tariff, in addition to all the charges set forth in
Section 3.4 above.
(b) Each Dekatherm of Gas Delivered Hereunder to Shipper as an
Unauthorized Daily Overrun Quantity at any time after
Transporter has issued an express order to Shipper to cease
and desist shall be subject to a penalty rate equal to twelve
(12) times the sum of the applicable maximum Reservation Rates
under this Rate Schedule, in addition to all of the charges
set forth in Sections 3.4 and 3.5(a), above.
3.6 Fuel and Electric Power Cost Reimbursement. Shipper shall furnish
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applicable Transporter's Use (%) set forth on Sheet No. 19 and, if
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NEMA 4X stainless steel enclosure, single door wall mount, H: 24in., W: 24in., D: 16in., mounting panel included.Type: NEMA 4X Single Door Wall Mount
Size: H24 in W24 in D16 in
Color: Stainless Steel
Eurobex Part: 5412 ESS242416
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Water, oil & dust tight stainless steel enclosures
The 5412 ESS water, oil & dust tight enclosures are used indoors or outdoors in areas where a corrosion
problem exists or where the enclosures may be subject to hosing or to water coming from any direction or for protection against dust, dirt or oil splashing.
The 5412 ESS are made from quality 14 GA or 16 GA (Type 304) stainless steel, with corner seems continuously welded. The opening has a curled lip around all sides to prevent dripping water from entering the enclosure when the door is open, it also increases rigidity. A high quality robotically poured-in-place seamless gasket ensures a complete and durable water tight seal. The pins of the concealed hinges can be pulled
out to remove the door. A ¼ turn locking mechanism (or 3 point latch system on larger enclosures) insures positive closing. Internal mounting holes are provided. Body stiffeners are provided on larger models. Each enclosure comes complete with a 12 GA inner panel which is double bent* for maximum rigidity and which mounts on M8 welded studs. The enclosures' exterior are unpainted and brushed smooth. The enclosures' interior and panels are finished with white heat fused polyester powder, electrostatically applied on a phosphatized base.
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