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While some would classify it as inconsistency, to me there's a level of consistency in the Bruins' play this season that's quite admirable.
Despite a much better effort than they put forth in losing at TD Garden to Detroit 6-1 Friday night, the Bruins still fell, 4-2, in the second half of the home-and-home series this afternoon.
Boston's two-game losing streak matches its season-high for consecutive regulation defeats, and they've only lost more than two straight (an 0-2-1 stretch) once all year. On the other side of the coin, they've won more than three in a row just once.
For all the criticism Bruins head coach Claude Julien takes, everyone has to give him credit for his ability to keep his team's confidence level high even after a spanking like the one Boston took the other night. The Bruins almost never produce two stink bombs in a row.
Some of that ire that goes Julien's way should instead be stored up and directed at the front office should the Bruins ignore the signs they need to make some moves and fail to sufficiently upgrade between now and the Feb. 28 trade deadline.
And for general manager Peter Chiarelli, that could require him to trade any players under his control with the exception of a handful of guys.
Let's look at where the Bruins stand two weeks before the trade deadline. They're in first in the Northeast Division and third in the Eastern Conference. They've had mixed results against some of the other top teams in the East, including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. They've handled Washington and Tampa Bay at times. They've struggled against Montreal. Against the West they've had their problems, with two losses to Detroit and one to San Jose. You probably can't draw any conclusions from Boston's season-opening split with Phoenix in Prague, but the Bruins beat Dallas convincingly. Boston has yet to face Nashville or Vancouver.
So if just fine-tuning the current roster or standing pat is Chiarelli's choice, the Bruins probably have a solid chance to win a round of playoffs for the third straight year, or maybe even win two in one spring based on their results against the mettle of the league. If that's the minimum goal, then Chiarelli can keep most of his picks and prospects stashed in his office and only part with "expendable" roster guys like Mark Stuart and Blake Wheeler to improve slightly. And then he can roll the dice that the club's streaky wingers will score enough to supplement what the team hopes will be all-world goaltending throughout the postseason and suddenly Boston will find itself on an unlikely run deeper than the last two years.
If this is the year to go for it, then the Bruins have to be more creative when it comes to their trade-deadline dealings so they can put more than just a "consistent" club on the ice. Detroit, San Jose, and even Montreal, have written a blueprint for beating the Bruins, based on a solid forecheck to pressure Boston's defense, taking away the walls and moving the puck quickly to prevent a Bruins forecheck from forming. That's why going forward the Bruins must add that ever-elusive puck-moving defenseman and at least one skill forward (a wing or center), preferably with above-average speed, to be favored in most best-of-seven series come April.
You can argue whether this is the season for the Bruins to "go for it." With Pittsburgh battling injuries, the Flyers still sticking their 25-year plan of making a run without a dominant No.1 goaltender, Washington banged up and Montreal down two key defensemen, I see no reason for the Bruins to try with all their might to make the Stanley Cup drought end at 39 years.
"Going for it" could mean doing more than just scouring the bottom of the league for which players are available from the sellers. It means kicking the tires on some "hockey deals" – maybe a Brad Park for Phil Esposito for the modern era – in order to land a player for a package or player the other team, contender or pretender, can't refuse.
I've floated different names over the last couple weeks, and I'm not going to rehash that list here. This is more about not falling in love with the players wearing Boston's sweaters right now. Tim Thomas, Zdeno Chara, Nathan Horton, Patrice Bergeron, Marc Savard and Dennis Seidenberg (limited) all have no-trade clauses. After that sextet, maybe only Milan Lucic and Tyler Seguin should be off the trade table. That's right, even David Krejci, Tuukka Rask, Steven Kampfer and Johnny Boychuk should be in play.
The reason teams are sellers this time of year is because they lack the type of talent to be anywhere but the league's bottom five or six. Maybe the Bruins have to look toward Chicago, where the Blackhawks have to be desperate to swap some talent for talent in an effort to get into the playoff picture. Carolina's reportedly looking to shed some salary without dropping out of the race, and Atlanta could probably stand to make some personnel moves in its effort to grab a playoff spot.
Sure, there aren't many sellers in the West and the prices might be high, but that's where Chiarelli is going to have to be bold and maybe make a deal that'll put another team in the playoffs and his team over the top. He doesn't even have to mortgage the future much if the acquired players are under contract beyond this year.
The Bruins should look at the results of this two-game set with Detroit as the measuring stick that it was and Chiarelli should explore all avenues in an effort to close the gap between his team and the Red Wings-level squads of the league. That gap might not be this small for long, and any number of internal and external factors could close that championship window before the Bruins get to the golden future so many are predicting for them once their prospects ripen and those picks are put to use.
The tradeable players far outnumbers the untouchables in the Bruins' dressing room right now, and Chiarelli must make the moves – painful or not – to turn his consistent club into a dominant one that can win a championship.


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The Museum is home to New York State's official memorial to its 33rd Governor and the nation's 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt. The two-story Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, which includes the Central Park West entrance, the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, and the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall, is a tribute to the enduring legacy of the man known as the Conservation President.
Designed in the grand Roman style by John Russell Pope, the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial was built between 1929 and 1935 after the New York State Legislature decided to honor Theodore Roosevelt with a memorial at the Museum of Natural History. The iconic Central Park West façade includes a triumphal arch above a 350-foot-long paved terrace, which was restored and elegantly illuminated for the first time in decades for the re-opening in October 2012.
Flanking the façade, bas-relief sculptures created in 1936 by Edward Field Sanford, Jr., depict 18 animals including lions, panthers, zebra, rhinoceros, moose, grizzly bears, wolves, and deer on a 126-foot-long terrace that also includes a bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt by James Earle Fraser. At the top of the façade, above the ionic columns, stand the life-size sculptures of four notable American explorers and naturalists: Daniel Boone, John James Audubon, William Clark, and Meriwether Lewis.


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This summer, 2L Rodney Nickens worked as a legal associate at the Greenlining Institute, a multi-ethnic advocacy, research, leadership development, and public policy organization that aims to empower communities of color.
Nickens wrote a policy brief about California's landmark global warming law, SB 535, which requires cap and trade investments to be made in low-income disadvantaged communities burdened by pollution.
Thrilled to be working on issues of environmental justice, Nickens was even more excited when the author of the bill, State Senator Kevin DeLeon, congratulated Rodney on his work at the Greenlining Institute's summer program graduation, and then tweeted this picture to his Twitter followers.


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Michael Jordan is engaged to Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto!
The 48-year-old basketball legend (and Bobcats owner) got engaged to Yvette, 32, over the Christmas weekend after dating for three years.
This will be Michael's second marriage. He divorced Juanita Vanoy in 2006 after 16 years of marriage. (She reportedly walked away with $186 million.) They share three kids – daughter Jasmine and sons Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James.
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Why does every guest ask for early check-in?suzid Mar 8, 2011 12:17 PM (in response to mike)
Hi Mike, I have seen the same thing. I get more requests for late check out than early check in. He is how I handle the situation. My house accommodates up to 10 people. If I were to have a full house I would need a minimum of 3 hours for make ready. I bake homemade muffins as well so this must be considered. I simply tell folks early check in is not available because I need "X" amount of time to have everything perfect for their stay after previous guest leave. People appreciate this because they want a clean fresh place to stay. The same applies to check out if you have guests coming. It may sound a little tacky but when I do not have back to back bookings I will bend if the guests have been kind, curious and not hounded me about "what's the best deal I can give them". I have under these conditions told folks they could check out at their leisure. Then again the rental is on the back five acres of my property. I hope this helps.
Why does every guest ask for early check-in?tyann Mar 8, 2011 3:07 PM (in response to mike)
For some people, it's squeezing every bit they can out of their money...and I don't blame them. It's having the opportunity to arrive or depart when they want that makes them feel like they are getting more value.
And then for others, it's just more practical. For example, the young family that has driven for 2 days to get to the house and know that they will arrive early and will just want to take a nap before dinner. Or the family that has babies and toddlers who need to be layed down for their nap to keep in routine, thus keeping the entire trip more enjoyable for the family.
I accommodate the requests when I can, especially in the off season. But otherwise, I tell the guests it's not possible, as they housekeeper needs the entire time to ready the house. One advantage we have is that our neighborhood clubhouse and pool is right across the street, so I send the guests over there to relax until the house is ready.
Tyann Marcink
Why does every guest ask for early check-in?mike Mar 8, 2011 3:32 PM (in response to tyann)
Thanks Tyann,
I too try to accommodate whenever possible and I see your points about long drives, or toddlers needing naps. Maybe the best policy is to ask WHY they need to check-in early or WHEN they expect to arrive before agreeing to accommodate them. I have also just asked them to call when they arrive and if I can accommodate them I will. Often times they never call as the property is ready when they arrive.
Mike Cushing
Why does every guest ask for early check-in?jules_xxxooo Apr 12, 2011 10:44 AM (in response to mike)
As a renter, I would simply like to store my luggage when I arrive. If that can be accomodated then I am happy to wait for the place to be cleaned and come back later.
As for the comment about hotels not allowing early checkin, that is just not true. However a hotel is much better suited for changes to checkin and checkout times as they have so many rooms. I very rarely am not allowed to checkin early to a hotel.
Why does every guest ask for early check-in?claudio.meira Apr 14, 2011 9:33 AM (in response to mike)
Last couple of years we got tons of requests to get early or late check out.
So this year we put this on our website
We offer free early check in as early as 10 a.m. and late check out as late as 8 p.m if it's available. We will try our hardest to get you in as early as possible for check in and have as late as possible for your check out so you can enjoy the cabin.
Guests can email me 1 to 2 days before their check in date and I can let them know if early check in is available. Our normal check in date is 4 p.m. and if no one is checking out that day. We will give them early check in. If early check in is not avaiable. They can drop off their luggage and ask our house keeper on when they might be done.
Honestly, I don't see a problem giving early check in since it makes the guest happy and only cost me a couple of hours of utilities.
I personally like early check in when I go to hotels since I usually arrive early to vacation spots.
Why does every guest ask for early check-in?mike Apr 15, 2011 11:53 AM (in response to claudio.meira)
Hi Claudio, how ya doing today!
Good comment, I guess it is time I create a policy to and embrace. I too have always accommodated early check in when I can, I just don't appreciate it when a guest arrives early unannounced, expects an early check-in and then acts frustrated when I am unable to accommodate them. They don't seem to understand I am not able to get my housekeeper to the property within 5 minutes and then have them clean and prepare the condo in 10. Plus, when the housekeeper is rushed the clean is not as good.
This speaks to the comment I posted about hotels and having more than one room and being able to accommodate early arrivals without notice more easily. Guests must understand we are not hotels, we are vacation rentals, it's a better value but it's not the same.
For any travelers reading this posting here are some tips …
Generally an early check-in is ONLY guaranteed if you pay for the previous night.
Generally an early check in MAY be available if a request is received 24-48 hours prior to arrival.
Generally owners will accommodate your request if possible because we likely want you back
Generally owners are annoyed by unannounced early arrivals and requests for early check-in but will likely try to accommodate you if they can. However if you don't ask in advance don't expect it. Kindly understand if you are unable to be accommodated but also appreciate it if you are.
Plus, there are many ways to kill 2-3 hours in whichever beautiful resort destination you are visiting and remeber you are on vacation, relax or as my daughter would say Chillax.
Mike Cushing
Why does every guest ask for early check-in?david.mihalik Apr 27, 2011 10:40 AM (in response to mike)
Renters will ask often because of their travel plans. They are sometimes coming from a longer distance via car and want the flexibility of being able to come right away. Plus a 3PM check in takes away a good part of the day so they want to enjoy as much of that first day as possible.
I don't accomodate an early check in when I have a check out that same day. I only have 3 hours to turn the home so it's impossible. Sometimes I''ll keep the renters cell phone and call them when we are done to get them in a little bit earlier. They often appreciate the gesture.
Lately, I've had renters who know I don't have a renter checking out, (because they see my up to date calendar) and ask for the early check in "because you don't have anyone in there anyway". I'm not receptive to people who assume that my property is not worth anything simply because its not being rented. So what I have done is to offer the renter a super discount for the earlier day (Night). I've sold two that way this week for Non-Peak rentals where renters want to come in early. These were mid week non peak season rentals so the likelihood of renting was minimal, since in these cases, there was only the one night between rentals. In both cases this week both my renters took advantage of the discount and added the additional night to their stay. I made the price very reasonable so that if they simply chose to come really early in the morning instead of feeling that they had to come the night before, they still felt that they received excellent value for their money.
Renter was happy and we picked up some additional revenue on a mid week single night that was not going to be rented anyway. (we have a 3 night minimum, single night stay reguests are rare and I'm not interested in cleaning every day)
Note, I only do this when there is one day between renters, its usually off peak season (because I'm fully rented in peak season) and if there are more days between renters then I don't make the offer until about a week before to allow enough time to get a full price renter for my available dates.
Embrace those early and late requests and make some additional revenue while giving your renter a bargain that they can be happy with. WIN-WIN came about well before Charlie Sheen was "winning"!
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?marilyn Feb 17, 2012 10:42 PM (in response to david.mihalik)
Hi David
I find that if a guest requests an early check in, and if we do not have a prior guest I am happy to accommodate. I certainly understand that every day and every home has a value. But, if the guest needs the early check in, and if available, why not create good will and give them the extra hour or two. I think the rewards in giving as opposed to charging might be far greater.
Why does every guest ask for early check-in?karen.rigganforce Apr 27, 2011 11:06 PM (in response to mike)
Hi Mike; At our condo unit we have a written policy of check in at 3:00 p.m., check out at 10:30 a.m. except Sundays. Our cleaner doesn't work on Sundays so I don't care what time they check out. When a guest has booked the unit we always ask for arrival and departure times. I explain this is for scheduling the cleaning company. Most people are accommodating, some aren't. Those who aren't I ask a second time. If they still don't give me times and if the unit is not ready before 3 p.m., our cleaner has been instructed to tell the guest we did not have an arrival time scheduled and they can leave their luggage on the lanai while she finishes cleaning the unit. The guests can either go to the pool or they can go to the local grocery store and do their shopping. If we don't have a back to back and if the cleaner doesn't mind, I allow the guests to stay in the unit longer on the departure date if they have a later flight off the island. I try to be accommodating but I have to think about my cleaner's schedule. She has units all over the island. Most of the time it's not an issue. For those people who aren't understanding I just have to let them be mad and realize it's their issue and not ours.
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?mike Apr 28, 2011 6:34 AM (in response to karen.rigganforce)
Thanks Karen,
It sounds like you deal with this on a regular basis as well. I too am fine with it most of the time, I just wish guests would be more understanding when they arrive early unannounced. As you mentioned your housekeeper doesn't work on Sunday and also cleans several other properties, I just don't think guests generally understand the way a vacation rental operates and we have unique challenges in running our business. My plea is HA and VRBO do more to educate guests on these types of issues. Thank you for your comment!
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?ahchappell Apr 28, 2011 9:46 AM (in response to mike)
My home is in Florida by the beach. As soon as the housekeeper arrives to clean, I have my her prepare one large bedroom (which has its own entrance to the outside) and one bathroom on the far side of the house. I tell guests they can arrive early to drop off their luggage and use the bathroom and perhaps change their shoes for the beach. No other room is to be used and nothing is to be put in the kitchen. They must leave the house as soon as practical so the house can be properly prepared for them. I offer this only if requested well in advance of their arrival and with prior approval of my housekeeper. So far it has seemed to work.
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?mike Apr 28, 2011 10:14 AM (in response to ahchappell)
As usual you as the owner are accommodating whenever possible, but I wonder how many times they do go to the kitchen for a cool drink and to store those groceries they brought with them or use the other bathrooms because everyone has to "go" when they arrive. And more importantly, how many times do you suppose your housekeeper has arrived to find the guests lingering in the house and felt uncomfortable and may now be disrupted from her busy schedule?
I am sure most people are cooperative and abide by the rules but its those 20% that cause 80% of the stress. Lets as a community begin to establish some expected and reasonable guest etiquette which HA could share with travelers during the booking process.
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?mtindex Apr 28, 2011 11:50 AM (in response to mike)
I got tired of racing to get the cabins ready to accommodate early arrival for people who didn't show until well after the stated arrival time. I now charge $15/hr for early arrival and later departure. Works very well. Janet
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?mike Apr 28, 2011 12:38 PM (in response to mtindex)
Great suggestion. Yes, the old ask for an early check-in "just in case" we show up early. Thats what I mean .... etiquette.
Why does every guest ask for early check-in?flykr May 10, 2011 3:47 PM (in response to mike)
We have a one unit bed and breakfast unit (it is an apartment with four rooms, including a kitchen) and totals 600 square feet. It takes us 4 to 5 hours to clean the unit, do the laundry, do the dishes, put everything away, make the beds (ironed sheets and pillow cases), dust "everywhere", prepare and set out the arrival snack, prepare and set out the flower arrangement (from our own garden), hang up the robes, set the door code, clean the entry courtyard and unit entry steps, and set the radio and lights. Our zoning and "home occupation" Type 1 permit do not allow us to have employees, so we have to do all of the prep work ourselves.
If we have guests checking out at 11:00 A.M., there is no way we can have the unit ready for an early arrival before our normal time of 4:00 P.M. I really like Janet's idea of charging $15 per hour of early arrival, but in our case, that could only occur if we have no previous night's guests. What we do is tell our guests that we prefer to provide excellence in all of our guest services and that includes preparing the suite to our standards before their arrival. We ask why they are requesting early arrival and if it is merely to drop off luggage, we can accommodate that request by receiving the luggage in our home and hold it for their regular arrival. However, we first ask if they need to drop off the luggage because they are wanting to go shopping and don't have room to keep the luggage in their vehicle (most people realize at that moment that they don't need to drop off the luggage). We have only had one guest in our two years of operation that truly needed early arrival and it was because of severe jet lag and the need to sleep prior to an afternoon meeting. We gladly accommodated the request (there were no previous nights guests) without extra charge.
When Margaret and I travel we never request early arrival--we know what it entails for the property owner, even at hotels/motels. And we believe that the property has costs for overhead, cleaning, front desk management that are legitimate and our asking for early arrival is actually asking for free time in the unit--not good for our conscience and certainly not good for the property bottom line.
We have found that the guest who request early arrival are not our best guests--that is they do not seem to have as high a sense of appreciation for what we do extra special already to make their stay super enjoyable. Rather, they almost always seem to be the kind of people that are trying to stretch value or get something for free. The reviews we get from our guests who do appreciate what we provide are always top level reviews. We never have had a guest who requested early arrival write a review (interesting, huh?).
We love our work, we love serving our guests and doing everything within our power and budget to pamper them, making their stay memorable and hopefully cause for a "come-back." So far we seem to be doing quite well, averaging 15 nights per month, and being able to steadily raise our rates.
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?mike May 10, 2011 5:07 PM (in response to flykr)
Excellent comments thank you very much. I agree, it seems most often guests are simply trying to squeeze more value out of the booking as if a vacation rental wasn't already a tremendous value. It sounds like you are really "hands on" which I am sure makes for a great guest experience. Interesting you are not allowed employees, what about cleaning services as a subcontractor?
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?lrbaldwin Feb 18, 2012 8:38 AM (in response to mike)
We have a solution to the early check in situation that's a win-win-win. Check in and check out for a couple thousand rental homes in the Outer Banks is 4PM and 10AM. Agencies often charge $50 to $100 for early check in, and that's usually around 3PM, only an hour early. Their cleaning people usually get to work by 9AM or so to start on the early check-outs. Of course the agencies have a list of those who have already checked out. We have an independent cleaner, and she has no list of check-outs, so she just has to drive by houses to see if they've been vacated. So here's what we do:
1. In the lease agreement and in person on the phone before committing to a renter, we let them know that they may check in by noon, and that the 9AM sharp check-out is so that we can have the house ready by noon for all guests. This is our 2nd year doing this, and the guests just love it. They say it's almost like getting an extra day. So guests win.
2. The cleaner has no other house guaranteed to be ready for cleaning by 9AM, so she can get a head start and possible fit in one more house on her schedule for the day. She's also not having to drive around to find an early vacated house. Cleaner wins.
3. Our house is always the first one to be cleaned, so there are no problems at other houses that might have held her up before she could get to our house. This way we know exactly when the cleaning will happen. Also, the early start gives us an early start on having any problems fixed. Owner wins.
I've seen that many of you have to have laundry done and dishes cleaned. We do not supply bed or bath linens, but our guests can rent them from our cleaning service. We can even supply double sets of linens, and for a fee, they are washed off premisis by the cleaning service and returned the next week. So even if we did supply linens (we'd have to raise the rent), that would not change the amount of time needed by the cleaner. We do supply hotel style cotton bath mats and kitchen towels, and the guests throw them in with their own wash and leave the last minute ones in the laundry basket. The next guests throw those in with their wash. Everybody likes the system, never a complaint. Most don't care to rent linens. I don't believe we've ever had guests who used public transport to get there. They all drive their own cars, so it's just easier and cheaper for them to bring their linens and take them home to wash them.
It has been so enlinghtening to read about each unique rental situation from posters here on the forum. We all have our own advantages and disadvantages WRT our particular properties and neighborhoods. I think it would be really informative and funl if each poster would add a link to his VRBO/HA listing and/or personal web site at the end of each post.
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?marilyn Feb 18, 2012 1:18 PM (in response to lrbaldwin)
Although a 9 am Check out sounds like a great idea , I question how easy that might be to attain with small children. Do you typically have families with small children rent or mostly adults.
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?sophie Feb 18, 2012 1:29 PM (in response to marilyn)
I think its a great idea! What difference does it make if there are small children or not?
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?lrbaldwin Feb 18, 2012 2:13 PM (in response to marilyn)
We rent only to families with children. Sometimes there are teenagers, mostly the children are younger. Everywhere else has 10AM checkout, so it apparently they don't mind getting out just one hour earlier. Keep in mind that these people don't have planes to catch. Mostly they're ready to get on the road to get back home. Our checkout day is a Sunday. It's been a huge success.
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?sophie Feb 18, 2012 2:18 PM (in response to lrbaldwin)
Linda, I wasn't asking you about the kids, I was asking marilyn why she said it wouldn't be attainable with kids. It just didn't make sense so I was wanting her to clarify.
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?lrbaldwin Feb 18, 2012 2:52 PM (in response to sophie)
Right, I understood that. Sometimes the thread tree gets confusing. My response was directly under yours which meant that I was responding to marilyn also. As for marilyn's concern about getting children up, I bet it's much easier to get them out of bed than teenagers!
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?sophie Feb 18, 2012 3:10 PM (in response to lrbaldwin)
lol, isn't that the truth! The young ones are normally up at 6am.....the teenagers...at lunch time!
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?marilyn Feb 18, 2012 3:12 PM (in response to lrbaldwin)
So, so true, but even the 10-12 year old don't get up until 9 when on holiday.
So we can do a Check out as follows:
Families with children under 3, out at 9
Families with children under 12' out at 11
Families with children under 19, out at 2
Just kidding. Can you imagine the chaos!!!
Re: Why does every guest ask for early check-in?marilyn Feb 18, 2012 3:16 PM (in response to sophie)
Mom will go into stress out mom if we has to get her teenager up before noon. Not to mention dad who insists on grilled that last burger before they leave, or the kids who can't find their iPods.
I have arrived at noon to find my guests still packing. People don't want to leave the pool, volleyball or hot tub.


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Four boys and three girls from the area were recently selected to the all-conference team in the National Trail Conference.
For the boys, St. Elmo junior Levi Maxey, St. Elmo senior Connor Beasley, South Central senior Fischer Tharp and Brownstown senior Matt Sefton were named to the second team.
For the girls, Brownstown juniors Molly Hill and Bethany Oberlink, and South Central senior Macie Cain were each given honorable mention selections.
PATOKA – Some would probably call it an unattainable goal.
They would say he had his breakout season in the fall, and that he can't repeat the numbers.
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After being named the Egyptian-Illini Conference's Most Valuable Player this fall by hitting an astounding .464 and getting on base in 59.7 percent of his 67 plate appearances, the Patoka senior has set one standard for himself – have a better spring.
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Mulberry Grove senior Becca Oldham returns to the Lady Aces after missing all of last season due to an injury, and that will only make the team coming off of a super-sectional appearance that much better.
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Due to recent cuts by the Vandalia school board, this season's sixth-grade boys basketball team will be the final school-sponsored sixth-grade team, and the boys went out on a winning note.
Posting a 12-6 record, the team was led by Trevor Smalls (7.9 points per game), Blake Morrison (7.1 ppg) and Blake Barth (4.7 ppg).
Bryce Dunn, Caleb Slater and Austin Weischedel were also regular contributors.
The B-team went 9-4 and was led by Cole Forehand (5.6 ppg), Zane Steele (3.2 ppg) and Hunter Boren (3.1 ppg).
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The growth of e-commerce and the drive for efficiency in emerging markets are attractive tailwinds for warehouse equipment and logistics suppliers. With its established capabilities and market-leading innovations in each of these markets, Jungheinrich is well placed to capitalise on these trends.
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's new energy minister pulled an all-night work session to tackle power cuts caused by a dust storm in New Delhi on Friday and provide more electricity to the country's largest state that is suffering outages in sweltering summer heat.
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Uttar Pradesh, where one in six Indians live, has been hit by blackouts of up to 12 hours a day as temperatures soared and were expected to reach 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in the state capital of Lucknow on Saturday.
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Also, get pre-approved for a mortgage. "There's no worse feeling than watching your dream home slip through your fingers because your financing fell through, or because another bidder had a guarantee of financing and you did not," Kelly says.
While no one wants to pay more than they absolutely must, remember that in a seller's market homeowners may receive multiple offers. If your initial bid is too low, you may find yourself quickly out of the running.
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This Guest Post is by my friend, Mark Tankosich, who has dan rankings in both Sho-ha Shorin-ryu karate and Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei jodo. Along with the martial arts, his passions include the Japanese language. He currently lives and teaches in Hiroshima, Japan.
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This bow is, of course, a show of respect for the others who have taken part in the class. Recently, though, at the end of one of my jodo classes, I became very aware of what I think is another important aspect of the bow: kansha.
Kansha, which probably best translates as "gratitude," is a pretty big part of traditional Japanese culture. One should, ideally, have (and show) kansha for everybody in one's life who has given one sewa (help, support, favor, etc.). Thus, at least traditionally, a person feels kansha for the parents who feed and clothe him, the teachers who teach him, the boss who hires and supervises him, and even the older brother who looks out for him. In fact, just about everyone in one's life can, in one way or another, be the object of kansha.
So, getting back to my jodo class, one day, as I bowed to my fellow students and sensei at the end of the class, I very clearly felt how fortunate I was to be a part of the dojo. I was, of course, glad to be learning new techniques and skills, but it was something much more than that. I'm sure it had to do with the feelings of loneliness and isolation that I still sometimes experience living in this foreign country, but at that moment, I felt true kansha for all that I'd received from these people who were part of the class.
It's a little hard to express in words, but because of the other members of the dojo, I had a place to go where I could laugh (and sometimes almost cry) with others. A place where I could share my interests in the martial arts. A place where I was accepted and respected for who I was. A place where I felt that I truly belonged. A place where I experienced a sense of community.
Ever since the day that I had this realization, every time that I bow at the end of class to my sensei, sempai and kohai, I make a conscious attempt to remind myself of how grateful I am to them.
It may be a little more difficult to appreciate your own feelings of kansha at the dojo if you are living in your own country among the friends, family and culture you have always known, but you might want to give it a try. The next time you finish a class, you might want to think about how fortunate you are to be a part of your dojo.
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Central Europe, 1618. Germany is a jigsaw puzzle of independent Electorates, Bishoprics, Dukedoms, and Imperial Free Cities nominally under the control of the Holy Roman Emperor in Vienna. An alliance of Protestant leaders rebel against the Emperor, who raises armies to suppress them and regain Catholic property lost during the Reformation; the surrounding kings of Spain, France, Sweden, and Denmark intervene to stake their own claims. Germany is plunged into thirty years of war that will last until 1648, when the exhausted combatants sign a peace establishing the competing spheres of interest that will control Germany for the next two centuries. Thirty Years War recreates this conflict with the award winning game system used in GMT's Wilderness War, Paths of Glory, and For the People. There are four scenarios provided: the Full Campaign (14 turns), Early War (5 turns), Intervention (3 turns), and Apocalypse (5 turns).
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (June 15, 2005) — A 55-year-old New Bern woman with cancer was the first U.S. patient to receive a new device designed to help keep her airway open during a procedure last Thursday in Greenville.
Dr. Gordon Downie, a pulmonologist and associate professor of medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, inserted a new type of tracheobronchial stent in the patient, who has a cancerous tumor in her bronchial tube. That tumor blocked approximately 40 percent of her airway, Downie said. After the stent placement, only about 10 percent of her airway remained blocked, he added.
Downie said the procedure helps patients breathe more easily even though it doesn't directly treat the cancer.
"This is a palliative procedure (for) patients who are beyond a cure and you're looking to make the symptoms better," Downie said. "I think this procedure can definitely improve quality of life."
A stent is a tubular device made of an alloy metal such as nickel or titanium. It is compressed onto a delivery device and delivered to the area of the trachea, bronchial main stem or branch stem where the narrowing is. The physician then releases the stent, and it springs open, propping open the airway so the patient can breathe more easily. Stents can also be coated with a film that prevents tumor growth into the airway. Placing the stent takes approximately 15 minutes, Downie said, and does not require general anesthesia.
This improved stent, made by Charlotte-based Alveolus and called the Aero Tracheobronchial Stent, has a collagen coating that reduces the formation of scar tissue around it that could renarrow the airway, Downie said. The Aero stent has been used successfully in Europe and is undergoing trials in the United States, according to Alveolus. Downie's use of it Thursday was the first in those trials.
"Probably about half of lung cancer patients could benefit from this at some point," Downie said. He already uses stents in 80 to 100 patients yearly, he added. The new stent should reduce the number of patients whose airways renarrow due to scar tissue formation. "In some cases there will be a dramatic improvement in symptoms," he said. "In other cases, the effect is that there is not a dramatic decline."
The devices are similar to stents used to open blood vessels, but are much larger. The trachea is approximately 2 centimeters in diameter, Downie said, while the right and left main stems are 14-16 millimeters and the branches from those are 8-10 millimeters. The stent he used Thursday was 14 millimeters in diameter and 4 centimeters long.
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If you haven't been to the Division's website recently, you may be surprised by the wealth of information and resources made available to you. Located at www.abanet.org/genpractice, the GP|Solo website is your portal for discovering all the Division has to offer you as a member.
The home page not only lists information about current activities such as upcoming meeting deadlines, awards application deadlines, and new book releases, but also provides members with the option of entering a more targeted welcome page based on practice setting. Because of the Division's large numbers of, and commitment to, law students, young lawyers, military lawyers, and lawyers of diversity, the Division has developed special resource pages for lawyers in these categories to help them more efficiently find information related to their interests. For instance, a lawyer of diversity can click on the "Diversity" welcome page to find more information about the Division's Diversity Fellowship Program, how the Division rated in the ABA's Goal IX survey, and special speaking opportunities.
For solos, the Division develops and maintains a solo-interest web page, Solosez.net », an offshoot of the successful Solosez listserve. On this page solos can find out more information about the Solosez listserve, including past thread topics and planned meetings across the nation, as well as links and resources related to practice management, professional issues, small business, and more.
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For those of you active in your state or local bar leadership, you may enjoy visiting the Division's "State and Local Bars" page » under the "Resources" section. Here you can find information about various practice management advisor programs, links to other state bars' solo, small firm, and/or general practice programs, and information on the Division's Bar Project and Bar Leader Awards.
If you're like me, you've joined up for memberships in the past and then forgotten what all you're entitled to receive with that membership. You may realize that you have not taken full advantage of all the benefits you get with your membership, such as signing up for three free substantive law committees. Complete list of all your GP|Solo Division benefits »
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The power of incumbency is rearing its head in local races for the Illinois General Assembly.
All three incumbent lawmakers facing November challengers hold substantial leads over their opponents in the money sweepstakes leading up to the fall campaign.
Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, had more than 60 times the cash on hand at the end of June as his opponent, Republican Linda Little of Decatur, based on just-filed campaign disclosure reports.
The closest contest in terms of money was between Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, and Republican Mike Bell of Edinburg. Even in that race, Scherer had more than three times the cash on hand as Bell at the end of June.
The latest reports filed with the State Board of Elections cover the period between April 1 and June 30.
Manar, a former chief of staff to Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, was by far the most prolific fundraiser among Springfield-area candidates. Manar reported raising nearly $205,000 during the three-month period while spending more than $31,000. Combined with money already in his campaign account, Manar had more than $578,000 available at the end of June.
Little, meanwhile, raised a little more than $9,000 during the period and spent about $4,100. Along with money already raised, Little had just less than $9,000 in her fund on June 30. Little�s biggest contributor was Lake Forest businessman Richard Uihlein, who is a frequent contributor to Republican candidates. Little also reported receiving campaign staff assistance from the Republican State Senate Campaign Committee.
Manar collected at least $93,000 in the last quarter from organized labor. The Illinois Education Association and the Laborers� union each contributed $16,000, while the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Illinois and the Associated Firefighters each contributed $10,000.
Scherer, finishing her first term in the House, reported raising more than $21,000 in the last three months and spending nearly as much. She ended June with $67,000 in her campaign account.
Although she raised less than other Springfield-area incumbents, Scherer is in better shape than she was at this point two years ago, when she had only about $30,000 in her account. After June 30, 2012, though, House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, began pouring money into Scherer�s campaign.
Most of Scherer�s money in the last three months has come from labor, which contributed at least $16,700. The largest contributions were $10,500 from the Laborers� union and $3,000 from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Scherer also reported a $750 in-kind contribution from the Madigan-run Democratic Majority fund for use of voter identification systems.
Bell ended June with just less than $18,000 in his fund after raising more than $22,000 and spending a little more than $5,000. Bell loaned his campaign nearly $3,500 during the quarter.
He also got $5,000 from Downstate GOP, an organization chaired by Rep. Wayne Rosenthal, R-Morrisonville. Rosenthal also contributed another $500. Reps. Raymond Poe, R-Springfield, and Rich Brauer, R-Petersburg, and Sen. Sam McCann, R-Plainview, each donated $1,000.
The area�s only other contested race is between Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer, R-Jacksonville, and Democrat Josh Evans of Jerseyville.
Davidsmeyer ended June with $123,000 in his campaign fund after raising nearly $69,000 and spending about $27,000. His largest contributions were $10,000 from the Morgan County Republican Central Committee and $5,000 from Foresight Energy of St. Louis.
Evans raised $6,600 during the quarter but spent $6,800. He ended June with a little more than $13,000 in his fund. His largest contribution was $2,500 from Kim Mayberry of Jerseyville.
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Major media channels and mainstream newspapers credit themselves as being objective reporters and commentators in our society. But when it comes to reporting on major protests, when impartiality matters most, they're not objective at all, and as a result, they get the story wrong. They lose sight of the fundamental issues at stake such as economic justice, and political accountability. Instead, they concentrate on the circus atmosphere and cover the whole thing like it's a baseball game. And sure, there's a great deal of truth to the winners and losers narrative, but all the people on the street, the police and the protesters, are in the same boat. All of us will remain the losers if we don't focus our attention on the representatives of the global oligarchy above us who are perpetuating an unjust economic and political order, and are seeking to erase popular and national sovereignty from the global lexicon.
The title of the article below by Anna Mehler Paperny of the Globe and Mail is "Protesters and police get ready to square off at G20 summit" but it's not "us" vs. "them", or the people vs. the police. So-called journalists are twisting the narrative by painting protesters and officers as polar opposites. Police and military are not the enemies of liberty, and the people who are choosing to resist transnational government policies are not extremists, or enemies of the state. I'm sure there will be hot-headed protesters at the G20 summit, as well as agent provocateurs, but we can't let their actions speak for the true voices of liberty, justice, and truth, whether they are in police uniform, or plain clothing.
Of course, what is being lost in all of this is that thousands of troops are being called up to enforce a lawless regime, the same regime that brought on the current economic crisis that was caused by lax regulation and corrupt finance schemes. And the private central banks, who are the main stockholders behind the G20, and the new world order, are receiving little attention. Corporations own the media outlets lock, stock, and barrel, and yet, journalists who work for these oligarch-occupied newspapers and T.V. programs expect us to believe that they are objective witnesses to reality. LOL. Their arrogance is hilarious. But their ignorance is sad.
Globe and Mail: Protesters and police get ready to square off at G20 summit
By Anna Mehler Paperny
They're preparing buses, itineraries, bathrooms and places to crash for the night; they're fundraising, holding media-training workshops and setting up a detailed, week-long schedule of events.
Organizers behind the protests surrounding Toronto's G20 summit in June expect people to come from as far as Vancouver, Quebec City and the United States, representing everyone from labour groups to women's shelters and militant students.
The summit's integrated security unit is bracing for an influx of protesters, with tenders put out for thousands of police officers from across Ontario and the country. They've taking possession of one of the largest film sets in North America to use as a staging ground and potentially as a place to keep detained protesters.Continued. . .


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When you blindly click "agree" on Square Enix's online terms & conditions, you probably didn't notice that you're saying you agree to allow the publisher to record the way you play a game.
Was this in play on FF13 then? Its not like they can monitor your choices etc when you walk down a winding corridor from the start of the game right up to the end. :D
If Congressmen weren't so busy trying to ban video games, I'd at least hope they'd create a regulation to protect against unchecked monitoring.
You know, doing their actual jobs protecting general rights?
Well the spies at least seem to have made or are making FF14 better at least...but the spies then should know that several games we wanted have not shown their faces either in the Western lands or at all.


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