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The world's most successful vendor of
electric vehicle technology, albeit in the form of mild hybrids,
Toyota is going against the current on both of these trends, though.
In a new
Bloomberg report aired concurrent with the Frankfurt Auto Show,
it is revealed that Toyota extensively tested lithium-ion batteries
as a potential replacement for the nickel-metal hydride batteries in
its Prius and other mild hybrids.
What it found was that while
the batteries were extremely efficient and didn't raise serious
reliability or safety concerns, they were overly expensive for the
gains they provided. For that reason, Toyota reportedly
concluded that the market wasn't ready for lithium and has decided to
primarily continue with its nickel-based batteries for most of its
hybrid cars.
Toyota also concluded that electric vehicles were
too expensive to succeed in the current market. Toyota
Executive Vice President Takeshi Uchiyamada stated at a Frankfurt
Auto Show press conference, "Electric vehicles of today are less
costly than in 1990s, but if you compare them with the other vehicles
out there they are still too expensive. Unless there is a very
big breakthrough in battery costs I don't think electric vehicles can
take a large market share."
Toyota indicated that it will
likely stay out of the electric vehicle market for close to a decade,
the time it believes it will take for EVs to become profitable and
affordable enough for the masses.
So is Toyota right?
It's hard to say. Toyota's demonstration of business acumen
over the last several years is hard to argue, given its ability to
produce the first profitable
mass-production hybrid, the Prius, which leads worldwide hybrid
sales to date. Furthermore, there are a handful of competitors,
such as Germany's Audi, whose management are split
on the viability of electric vehicles (Audi's North American
president recently called buyers
of the Chevy Volt EV "idiots").
On the
other hand, the vast majority of the industry is shifting towards all
electrics, and if Toyota counts on its competitors to lower
production costs, it may find itself in a foreign hole when it
finally decides to enter the market. While some of the German
automakers are pushing for clean diesel as a supplement or
alternative to hybrids, Toyota is pushing
hydrogen as a long term solution, a technology that faces
significant production, transport, and storage obstacles -- all of
which raise the price. Toyota may release a fuel cell
(hydrogen) car by 2015, according to recent reports.
So for now Toyota is opting for one of
the least expensive and most proven solutions (mild hybrids), while
its mid-to-long term efforts focus on what is currently the most
expensive and least proven solution of them all -- hydrogen.

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Well, for better or worse, he's the chap who's now in charge of marketing at RIM. The choice may seem a bit troubling, but it's hard to imagine that it would be easy to recruit top grade executive talent when RIM is clinging to a much-delayed BB10 as its last hope to keep from sinking like the Titanic.
Mr. Boulben was originally erroneously referred to as RIM's new CFO. He is actually the new CMO. RIM defends his track record at LightSquared pointing out that he won 40 contracts in under a year, before LightSquared ran afoul of the FCC and USAF.
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Here is a stellar collection of twelve outstanding jazz ensemble arrangements for the young jazz ensemble. Each chart is written by experienced educational jazz arrangers and composers in a variety of styles and tempos including swing, ballad, holiday, rock, pop and Latin. You do not want to be without this invaluable collection in your jazz library! The arrangements in this collection are written for full jazz ensemble instrumentation of five saxes, four trumpets, four trombones and four rhythm. It will also sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of four saxes, three trumpets, two trombones and three rhythm. Optional additional parts are available for flute, clarinet, horn in F, baritone horn T.C./tenor sax, and tuba. The rhythm section parts offer suggestions for rhythms, piano chord voicings, and guitar chord frames. All arrangements include suggested solos. The conductor's book includes full-length CD recordings of all titles. Titles include: Cantaloupe Island; Sing, Sing, Sing; Moondance; My Funny Valentine; Count Bubba's Revenge; Sambaeando; Stompin' at the Savoy; Big Band Holiday; Grooved Pavement; Now What; Drummin' Man and Swingin' Shanty.
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For weeks now I've wanted to offer words of comfort and healing, to somehow string together nouns and verbs in a way that they might become a balm for us all. But I have had no words, no wisdom to share.
Even my prayers have been short and repetitive: Please, help us.
I don't think I'm alone in this, this place of leaning on the Unseen because I can't believe my eyes – because I don't want to believe my eyes. So, I'm doing the only thing that seems to make sense to me. I'm making myself write about hope for 40 days.
When you study writing, you hear about the importance of descriptive language and rhythm and tone. When you practice writing, you learn that it's just as much about organizing your thoughts and taking a microscope to what you believe.
And right now I need to thoroughly examine hope. I need to see what it looks like in the light and in the dark, and I need to write it down so I remember how the story ends, how good trumps evil. Always.
I need this.
I'm starting Feb. 13, which is Ash Wednesday, in hopes that my heart will be better prepared to celebrate Easter. I'd be honored if you chose to join me and to send some of your own thoughts on hope. Maybe you could write about how you've found hope in the middle of your troubles or tell us about something wonderful happening. For those whose creative outlet is music or art, would you share a song recommendation or a painting or photograph?
How about designing a journal page to share with us? I have seven already but I'd love to offer 40 unique and inspiring pages that people could download and write on. Imagine how beautiful a journal like that would be.
Maybe we'll find we don't need many words. Maybe we'll find hope alone is our balm.
Update: I introduced this idea a couple of weeks ago here at this blog and then shared it with readers of the Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle. They have been generously sharing their thoughts on hope ever since. I do still have room for more, though… especially for those who would like to create a journal page. If you are interested, here are the details:
- People of all ages and artistic abilities are encouraged to participate.
- Decorate an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper with words or symbols that remind you of hope, but leave room for people to write.
- Create a pdf of your page or send a copy to me, and I'll be happy to scan it in for you.
- Email me a picture of yourself and a short bio so people can learn a little about you.


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Credit Union Cuts Ribbon on Check Casher
The 356,000 member, $3.4 billion Redstone Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama formally opened Right Choice Money Services, a check cashing business located in lower income part of Decauter, Alabama.
The ribbon-cutting event attracted a crowd of approximately 50 people. In attendance were Don Kyle, Mayor of Decatur; Charlie Miller, Chair of Right Choice Money Services; Joseph H. Newberry, President and CEO of Redstone Federal Credit Union; as well as a number of Decatur Morgan County Chamber members.
"We have learned that many consumers – for various reasons – prefer or feel more comfortable handling their financial business outside of traditional banking," remarked Peter Alvarez, Right Choice General Manager explained
"That's where Right Choice comes in. Right Choice's innovative business model combines the alternative financial services offered by non-bank providers, like check cashers and payday lenders, and provide a pathway or opportunity for establishing a savings account and building credit. Because of Right Choice's relationship with Redstone, people can easily transition into full service credit union accounts, if they choose.
Congress tasked credit unions throughout the nation in 1998 with serving people – especially of modest means -- within their communities, the credit union explained, and Joseph H. Newberry, President and CEO of Redstone Federal Credit Union put Right Choice in that context.
"That is why Redstone decided to start Right Choice Money Services, the newest member of the Redstone Federal Credit Union family," Newberry explained. "Right Choice is a revolutionary approach in delivering safe, convenient and economical access to a wide range of financial services for members of our community who choose not to use a traditional bank or credit union."


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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
National Pretrial Reporting Program, 1988-1989 (ICPSR 9508)
Principal Investigator(s): Pretrial Services Resource Center
This data collection effort was undertaken to determine whether accurate and comprehensive pretrial data can be collected at the local level and subsequently aggregated at the state and federal levels. The data contained in this collection provide a picture of felony defendants' movements through the criminal courts. Offenses were recoded into 14 broad categories that conform to the Bureau of Justice Statistics' crime definitions. Other variables include sex, race, age, prior record, relationship to criminal justice system at the time of the offense, pretrial release, detention decisions, court appearances, pretrial rearrest, adjudication, and sentencing. The unit of analysis is the defendant.
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Any public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
Study Description
Pretrial Services Resource Center. National Pretrial Reporting Program, 1988-1989. ICPSR09508-v3. [distributor], 2013-06-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09508.v3
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Scope of Study
Subject Terms: case processing, courts, criminal histories, criminal justice system, defendants, disposition (legal), felons, felony courts, offenses, pretrial detentions, pretrial hearings, pretrial procedures, pretrial release, sentencing
Geographic Coverage: United States
- 1988--1989
- 1988-02--1989-01
Universe: Felony court filings during February 1988 in the 75 most populous counties in the United States.
Per agreement with Pretrial Services Resource Center, ICPSR distributes the data file without the statute number variables.
Sample: In a two-stage sampling process, the first stage was a stratified sample to select 39 of the 75 most populous counties, and the second stage was a systematic sample of defendants based on felony filings within each selected county.
National Pretrial Reporting Program official data collection instrument
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SACU Names New CFO With Global Ties
The $2.9 billion San Antonio Federal Credit Union has named Eric Malagamba as its new chief financial officer.
Malagamba comes to SACU from Frito-Lay North America in Plano, Texas, where he was national accounts emerging and convenience finance director for the PepsiCo division.
"He is a skilled leader and manager who cares deeply about the dignity of others. He is someone in whom we can entrust our people; he will be a strong team member and partner for our business managers. These qualities, coupled with his truly global experiences, give Eric the ability to bring unique perspectives to SACU," said CEO Steve Hennigan.
Malagamba has an MBA from Autonoma De Madrid University in Madrid, Spain, and a B.S. Actuary (Applied Mathematics) from Anahuac University in Mexico City, Mexico, SACU said, and also has held international assignments with PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble during his 30 years in financial management.
He succeeds Mark Dwyer in the CFO post. Dwyer is now the big Texas credit union's general manager of indirect lending.
SACU now has about 248,600 members with 16 locations in San Antonio and one in Houston.


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Plus, right now Bargs looks worse than POB, can't be real! LOL
But...Andrea once again is not showing the right attitude: on a season like this one, the first without Bosh, one would expect Bargs to come in extra-motivated and ready to send a clear message to teammates and coaches right from day 1. Well, it's not the case, is it? Yes, he's played this summer, he has to adjust to the new settings, it is only preseason, etc. etc., but he looks light years away from the core of the action, and from the collective emotional brain of this team. So, not ready to send him packing yet, but he'll have to perform (isn't he the Mago?) a dramatic positive change in the next weeks if he wants to become a central piece of the new Raps. Last call for him, let's wait 20-25 games. And for Jay Triano too, if he coaches like last year. But as this is a rebuilding year, we might hold our nose and keep the gentle Canadian until next summer.
So I chose the 'Too early too tell tchoo tchoo' option. ;-)


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China finds itself in a unique position in the
world today. On the one hand, it is the world's top high-tech
manufacturer, making many of the wonderful electronic devices we enjoy on a
daily basis. On the other hand, it will soon be the world's top economic
power and it is increasingly looking to make its own domestic products that are
as good or better than those from the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Europe, etc. The techniques
it has used to try to achieve that goal, however, have drawn global scrutiny.
In its bid to do that, the nation proposed a
controversial plan that many feared would force
companies to give up their intellectual property if they
wanted to compete for valuable Chinese government funding. But after much
concern, Chinese President Hu Jintao promised during a visit to Washington
this week to "delink" its procurement budget from its
"indigenous innovation" policies -- the item in question.
Top business leaders had gone to Washington a year
ago to express concerns pertaining to language in the Chinese law that said
that for "preferred" status, companies would have to provide products
based on "intellectual property that is developed and owned in China and
that any associated trademarks are originally registered in China."
The groups stated,
"This represents an unprecedented use of domestic intellectual property as
a market-access condition and makes it nearly impossible for the products of
American companies to qualify unless they are prepared to establish Chinese
brands and transfer their research and development of new products to
Similar initiatives were being conducted by China
on the provincial and municipal levels. According to John Frisbie,
president of the U.S. China Business Council, which represents more than 200
American companies that do business with China, in a recent 2009 Shanghai
catalog of innovative products of "the 530 on the list only two were made
by foreign-invested companies operating there."
China's technique thus far hasn't been
particularly effective in convincing foreign firms to come in and surrender
their IP. Thus President Obama urged China to pursue other avenues to
strengthen their high-tech status, such as research and development tax
In May U.S. officials met with Chinese officials
in Beijing to discuss the policy. Those talks led to more discussions in
December at the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade office, and
then finally the visit to Washington this week. At each meeting China
slowly agreed to relax the policy a little more -- until the current state,
which offers virtually no barrier to foreign firms.
Myron Brilliant, senior vice president at the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce tells Reuters, "We hope China will make concrete changes to its
indigenous innovation regime at the central and provincial levels to live up to
this positive pledge."
Industry officials, however, remain suspicious of
China quick reversal. States Bill Reinsch, president of the National
Foreign Trade Council business group, "The thing to watch for is not them
overtly ignoring their promise, but trying to slip something else in through
the back door."


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Pulmonary valve stenosis is when the pulmonary valve is thickened or can't open fully.
The heart pumps blood out of the right side of the heart, through the pulmonary valve, to the lungs. When this valve is not working properly, it can decrease the amount of blood going to the lungs for oxygen or increase the work the heart muscle has to do to maintain it. Blood can also back up into the heart. The condition can be mild to severe.
Pulmonary stenosis is caused by abnormal development of the heart valve before birth. In most cases, it is not known exactly why it happens.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase the risk of pulmonary valve stenosis may include:
- Family history of congenital heart defect
- Certain chromosomal disorders
- Other heart defects
- Previous pregnancy with fetal heart abnormalities or miscarriage
- Being infected with a virus during pregnancy
- Maternal smoking during pregnancy
Symptoms may include:
- Heavy or rapid breathing
- Shortness of breath
- Blue or pale grayish skin color
- Fatigue
- Rapid heart rate
- Swelling of the feet, ankles, eyelids, and abdomen
- Urinating less
You will be asked about your child's symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. A heart valve problem may be suspected if there is a heart murmur.
Images of your child's heart and its structures may be taken. This can be done with:
If your child has mild pulmonary valve stenosis, immediate treatment may not be needed. Your child will be monitored to look for potential problems. Other treatment options include:
Your child may need surgery to prevent heart damage. Common types of heart valve surgery include:
- Balloon valvuloplasty —A balloon is inflated in the valve to stretch out the surrounding tissue. This may provide temporary relief of symptoms but the valve may become blocked again.
- Open heart surgery—to repair valves that can not be opened with balloon valvuloplasty
- Valve replacement—the valve is replaced with a mechanical or tissue valve
Complication Management
There are several steps your child can take to avoid some of the complications of pulmonary valve stenosis:
- Get regular medical care. This includes basic checkups and heart tests.
- Take antibiotics before any dental cleaning, dental work, or other invasive procedures if it is advised. Not all patients with valve stenosis need antibiotics for these procedures.
- Eat a healthy diet that is low in salt. Work with the doctor or dietitian to plan a healthy diet for your child. This may help decrease the pressure in your child's heart and improve symptoms.
- Monitor blood pressure at home. Inform the doctor if your child seems to be developing high blood pressure .
Ways to prevent heart defects are not entirely clear and may not always be possible. However, good prenatal care may reduce your risk of having a child with a heart defect. During pregnancy:
- Visit your healthcare provider regularly. Prenatal ultrasound and certain genetic tests may detect a heart defect in a growing fetus.
- Make sure you are practicing a healthy lifestyle. Practice nutritious eating habits and take prenatal vitamins.
- Do not drink alcohol, smoke, or use drugs during pregnancy.
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Microsoft and Apple may be rivals, but that doesn't stop
Microsoft from being very excited about developing possible applications for
the iPhone, according to recent reports.
Soon after the release
of Apple's third party software developer kit (SDK) for the iPhone,
Microsoft set an entire team of engineers to work analyzing it. Tom
Gibbons, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Specialized Devices and
Applications Group, states, "It's really important for us to understand
what we can bring to the iPhone. To the extent that Mac Office customers
have functionality that they need in that environment, we're actually in the
process of trying to understand that now."
The move is not an entirely new one either. Microsoft has long maintained
a group of engineers tasked with porting Microsoft software to Apple's
operating systems. Microsoft's Mac Business Unit is based in Mountain
View, Calif., cozily close to Apple's headquarters, which is just miles
away. The Mac Business Unit has been extremely successful in marketing the
Microsoft Office Suite to Mac
users. Though Microsoft refuses to release figures on the unit, one
of its most lucrative, Fortune magazine estimates that it did around
$350M USD in business last year, and may have made as much as $200M USD in
Microsoft has taken a strange sense of pride in being the best Apple developer
other than Apple. Microsoft's extensive experience with OS X and its
inside knowledge of the Microsoft Exchange protocols the iPhone is adopting for
business email means that Microsoft should be primed to deliver some powerful
iPhone applications.
Gibbons states, "We do have experience with that environment, and that
gives us confidence to be able to do something. The key question is, what
is the value that we need to bring? We're still getting comfortable with the SDK,
right? It's just come out. So we had a guess as to what feasibility would be
like, now we'll really get our head wrapped around that."
Microsoft's voice recognition unit TellMe, a recent acquisition, is also eyeing
the iPhone. TellMe's primary focus is in developing for the Windows
Mobile operating system. While the situation may be slightly ironic,
it is pure business and general manager Mike McCue says that as long as the
iPhone SDK supports voice recording and location based technology, TellMe will
be all over it. McCue states, "If the SDK supports these things
we're absolutely going to get a version out there as soon as we can, get TellMe
out there on the iPhone."
In June, Apple will release an update which will allow third-party SDK-based
software. Until then Microsoft will be busy coding, coming up with new
products for the iPhone. Business certainly makes strange bedfellows.


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Traffic Squeezer is a Linux kernel based WAN network traffic accelerator from Doublefish Solutions. It uses methods such as traffic compression, traffic PDU coalescing, protocol specific acceleration (such as TCP acceleration mechanisms), and quality of service. Traffic Squeezer also contains custom L7filters (application protocol filters), DPI (Deep Packet Engines) and so on to control and administrate your traffic. With Traffic Squeezer, you can optimize MPLS,ISDN, leased links, Satellite Networks, and Marine Internet, and even build your own custom WAN Appliance with Traffic Squeezer. A GUI is now supported via Doublefish Solution Aquarium. Aquarium is a Web-GUI that also supports Traffic Squeezer, Squid, and other open source solutions.
gdata-python-scripts collects some simple scripts and examples that use the Google Spreadsheets Data APIs client libraries for Python. The main goal is to collect and publish small snippets of code that, if not completely general and ready to use, remain simple enoguh (and hopefully well documented enough) to be adapted to your own needs.
StructObject is a PHP class which can be used to create objects from a list of strict type variables. It takes a string with the names of types of variables that the current object should have. It only allows setting such variables to values of the specified types. The variables may not be unset.
If you have a pre-determined quota from your operator of how much packet data you can use in a month, it's a pain to first find the Logs application, open the packet data counter, then try and work out how much data you have left from the amount used so far. Data Quota shows two simple bars: one showing how much of the data for this month you have used, and one showing how much of the month has elapsed. This lets you tell at a glance if you've been using data up too quickly or slowly, so you can be more (or less) frugal.
Dummy Data Generator is a tool that generates dummy data for populating systems for testing. The data includes names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and social "connections". Names are generated by using US Census data on the most common names. Email addresses are just a random string for the user portion and always use "example.com" for the domain. Currently the only output format is CSV.
Chart::Clicker aims to be a powerful, extensible charting Perl package that creates really pretty output. Charts can be saved in PNG, SVG, PDF, and PostScript format. Clicker leverages the power of Graphics::Primitive to create snazzy graphics without being tied to a specific backend.
geozonedb is a project based on three steps. The first two have been completed: a dump of a database with every country in the world, population, capital, coordinates, and every city and community in the world with the postal code; and an extraction framework in PHP to get data from the www.geonames.org project. The framework already gets data in the world language you want, and automatically creates the tables needed in the database you want. It have been tested on MySQL, but it should be, thanks to the database library used, enough to change the database from MySQL to Oracle, db2, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, etc. Simple code is being written in pure JavaScript, as well as a version in jQuery, to access every city in the world with autosuggest.
A download accelerator.
A tool that displays information about BOINC projects.


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Six-hit night as good as it gets for Getz
On Wednesday night, Getz went a perfect 6-for-6 in a single 10-inning game, a 9-9 Cactus League tie with the Cubs.
"Obviously, I'd much rather it'd be an official game, but I felt good from the first at-bat on," Getz said. "I've been feeling good for a while now and to get results, that's rewarding. It was a fun night and it's too bad we couldn't pull off the 'W' but it certainly helps confidence for me going into the year."
Getz earlier won the second-base job in a duel with Johnny Giavotella and his big night at the plate gives him a .450 (27-for-60) spring average.
He led off the 10th with his sixth hit, a single, but refrained from attempting a steal with Billy Butler at the plate.
"With the lefty [pitcher Jeff Antigua] and Billy and the middle of the order up, I didn't want to create too many issues," he said. "Too bad we couldn't pull it off."
Butler rolled into a double play and Mike Moustakas fanned to end the game in a tie. The Royals had seen an 8-2 lead disappear.
"We haven't had too many games like that but it's probably a good thing to experience that now because stuff like that certainly is going to happen during the year," Getz said.
"It just shows you've got to battle through nine, if not more. We have had such a great spring but there will be adversity throughout the year so we certainly need to be prepared for it and work through it."
The split-squad tie and an afternoon loss to the Brewers left the Royals' record at 23-7-2 with two games remaining.
Shields pleased with progress in final spring outing
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- After giving up nine runs on 11 hits in his previous start, James Shields took some corrective measures.
"Obviously, sometimes you get hit around a little bit in Spring Training but I wanted to end strong," Shields said. "I worked really hard with Dave [Eiland, pitching coach] in the bullpen between these starts and it was good news. I translated it right into the game, so it was good."
Shields held the Cubs to two runs on three hits in his five-inning stint in the Royals' 10-inning, 9-9 split-squad tie on Wednesday night. The adjustment was relatively simple.
"Just my direction to the plate," Shields said. "I felt I was missing by about 6 inches in my last game and the reason was because I was coming out of my delivery a little bit, but we fixed that real quick and got that back right on track."
Shields left no doubt that he was stoked about Monday's season opener at Chicago against the White Sox.
"I'm excited, man, it's the first day of baseball. I think all the fans are excited, I think we're excited here," he said. "As long as Spring Training has been, I think our team is ready to go and one of the things I'm most proud of is the way we handled ourselves in the clubhouse and translated our attitude in the clubhouse out onto the field. I think that's one of the reasons we won so many games in Spring Training and hopefully we can translate that into the season."
Falu sent to Triple-A in latest round of roster cuts
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Elliot Johnson and Miguel Tejada will be the Royals' backup infielders when the season opens Monday at Chicago.
That was confirmed when infielder Irving Falu was optioned to Triple-A Omaha after Wednesday's first split-squad game.
The candidates for the final bullpen spot were also pared down when left-handers Francisley Bueno and Atahualpa Severino were cut. Bueno was optioned to Omaha and Severino was reassigned to Minor League camp.
Johnson has the ability to play every infield and outfield position. He was obtained as the player to be named in the offseason deal with Tampa Bay that brought starting pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis to the Royals.
Tejada, the American League's Most Valuable Player in 2002 with Oakland, can play all four infield positions. At 38, he'll be the oldest player on the roster and the most experienced with more than 15 years of service time.
Jarrod Dyson will be the fourth outfielder. Still to be decided is the backup catcher, either Brett Hayes or George Kottaras.
Still in competition for the bullpen are Louis Coleman, J.C. Gutierrez and Dan Wheeler.
Royals re-sign Sherrill, Nady to Minor League deals
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Left-handed reliever George Sherrill and right-handed slugger Xavier Nady might be in the Royals' future after all.
Both players, who had been released on Monday, were re-signed to Minor League contracts on Wednesday. The move saved the Royals a $100,000 "retention bonus" on each player, based on a new rule in the latest Basic Agreement. They could've signed elsewhere, but both opted to return to the Royals.
Sherrill, 35, made his biggest mark as an All-Star closer with the Orioles, and also has pitched for the Mariners, Dodgers and Braves. He underwent Tommy John surgery last May 4 and has been throwing with Royals starters Felipe Paulino and Danny Duffy, who underwent that procedure also last year.
"It's coming along pretty good. It's a little erratic at times, but I've been told that's what to expect. It seems to be bouncing back pretty well," Sherrill said. "I'd say I'm somewhere about 80 or 85 percent, so I think I'm staying back here [in Arizona] a little bit and go from there, I guess. I've got one more live BP tomorrow, then throw in some extended spring training games and take it from there."
Sherrill has made 442 relief appearances in the Majors with 56 saves, a 19-17 record and a 3.77 ERA.
"He's a funky lefty, and we need one," manager Ned Yost said. "I'm anxious for him to get back, but I'm not to the point where I want to push him or anything like that."
Nady provides versatility, right-handed power bat
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Xavier Nady's return under a Minor League contract gives the Royals a possible right-handed power source at the corners of the outfield or infield.
Nady, 34, will start the season with Triple-A Omaha and will be one of several players who'll move between positions as the Royals put more emphasis on versatility.
"We like Nady because he's a multiple position guy, a right-handed bat with power that can play first and third," manager Ned Yost said.
He could provide a right-handed alternative to the left-handed-hitting regulars at those spots, Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas. Nady has even more experience in the outfield, either right or left.
He won't be the only player switching positions for Omaha.
"Everybody's going move around," Yost said. "Like even with Gio [Johnny Giavotella]. He's going to play some second, some third, some outfield."
The idea is to provide more strategic options.
"Versatility is important," Yost said. "You look at us and it opens up a whole new realm of possibilities."
At the Major League level, he sees the versatility value of backup players Elliot Johnson and Miguel Tejada. That will enable Yost to utilize swift Jarrod Dyson as a late-inning pinch-runner for almost anyone in his lineup.
"Because I've [got] Elliot Johnson that can play anywhere in the outfield, anywhere in the infield, I've got Tejada that can play just about anywhere in the infield so I don't feel like I'm losing defensive coverage because I've got to pinch-run somebody to take a chance to win a ballgame in the ninth," Yost said.
"I can use Dyson [as a pinch-runner] and then [have] the ability to put a defender in the field, and I don't feel like we're going to lessen our defense if it doesn't work out."
Hosmer to start in right to prepare for Interleague Play
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Interleague Play and National League rules will be on the Royals early this year because of the revised schedule caused by Houston's move into the American League.
The Royals will play at Philadelphia in their second series of the season and, with that in mind, manager Ned Yost plans to use first baseman Eric Hosmer in right field in Thursday's Cactus League game against the Reds.
That would give Yost the option of keeping both Billy Butler, his AL designated hitter, and Hosmer in the lineup. Butler could take over first base with Hosmer moving to right, a left-handed bat replacing right-handed Jeff Francoeur.
At this point, Yost has made no decisions and, of course, the opposing pitcher will make a difference.
"I'm playing Hoz in right field tomorrow," Yost said. "We'll see. Frenchy can start the year, and [perhaps] he's the hottest player we've got. I'm not taking him out. If we're facing lefties, Billy could play and we could have Hoz come off the bench. I don't know what we're doing yet."
Hosmer started two games in right field last year at Pittsburgh.
Joseph optioned to Triple-A Omaha
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Left-hander Donnie Joseph's bid to join the Royals' bullpen is over for now. He was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.
"Big promise," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He needs to continue to refine his command a little bit, but I like the fact that he's funky, he's got deception, he's got a nice slider that's hard for lefties to hit."
In 10 games, Joseph posted a 1.80 ERA and rang up 14 strikeouts in 10 innings. He gave up three hits, three walks and two runs, and opponents hit .086 against him.
The Royals also announced the acquisition of Minor League outfielder Desmond Henry from Texas, completing the trade on Nov. 8 that sent pitcher Tommy Hottovy to the Rangers. Henry, 19, has played just 25 games of Rookie ball the last two years.
Worth noting
• A moment of silence was observed in memory of Royals Minor League pitcher Carlos Fortuna prior to Wednesday night's game against the Cubs.
Fortuna, 22, passed away on Sunday in the Dominican Republic after a three-year battle against cancer. He played in the Royals' organization in the Dominican, Surprise and Burlington, N.C., from 2007-09.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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MOU with NCUA Could Iron Out FHLB Liquidity Wrinkles
Executives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta are working with the NCUA to draft a Memorandum of Understanding that would define the banks' role in providing liquidity to credit unions, including troubled institutions.
That doesn't mean the NCUA will add the banks to its final emergency liquidity rule, but it is another sign the regulator is reconsidering its position that FHLBs aren't appropriate providers of emergency liquidity.
During the liquidity crunch, corporate credit unions struggled to provide collateral for much-needed borrowings because of the reduced value of their pledged assets, mortgage-backed securities.
Federal Home Loan Banks require collateral to lend, which could pose a problem in a time of systemic crisis. The Jan. 31 letter from the 12 FHLB presidents to the NCUA Board said the banks would support requiring stress testing and other contingency planning for credit unions planning to utilize the banks for emergency liquidity as an alternative to the CLF and Fed Discount Window.
The requirement would "ensure that such credit unions have entered into the necessary agreements and possess the appropriate amount of eligible collateral to meet their liquidity needs in a variety of stress scenarios," the presidents wrote.
However, the letter continued that the banks are working with the NCUA to draft a memorandum of understanding regarding the banks' role in providing liquidity to credit unions, including in times of stress.
"We believe that such a memorandum will help ensure that credit unions have regular and emergency access to liquidity, as well as to ensure that resolutions of troubled FHLBank members are carried out in a manner that meets the goals of both the NCUA and the FHLBanks," the letter said.
The MOU would "establish a framework for dealing with insolvent and financially troubled institutions" even in times of systemic crisis. The letter identified Director of Government Relations Eric Mondres and General Counsel Reggie O'Shields from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta as those who would be working with NCUA staff on finalizing the MOU.
CUNA Deputy Counsel Mary Dunn said during a Monday press call that because credit unions feel so strongly that the banks should be an emergency funding option and have made their feelings known to the NCUA, the agency "doesn't want to totally dismiss out of hand using Federal Home Loan Banks."
Dunn said she thinks the issue could be worked out with the MOU.
"The NCUA is taking a look at that," she said. "Whether they will allow it, though, is questionable at this point."


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Derby to feature bracketed play as part of new format
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- When the 20th annual Gillette Home Run Derby returns to Minnesota during All-Star Week on July 14 at Target Field at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, it will break new ground. Major League Baseball on Monday announced a new format for the Derby, featuring 10 players who will get seven outs per round, with bracketed play after the first round.
Five players from each league will bat in the opening round, with seven outs instead of the previous 10. The player who hits the most homers in each league will automatically receive a bye to the third round (semifinals). The next two players from each league with the most homers will square off against one another in a head-to-head matchup in the second round.
The winners of these matchups will advance to the third round to compete against the league's top seed. The final round will feature the winners of the American and National League semifinals going head-to-head to determine the winner of the event, won last year at Citi Field by Yoenis Cespedes of the A's.
It means a player who has an unconscious first round -- and thus a serious workout -- will have a nice breather by sitting out the second round.
Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays and Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies were named captains of the AL and NL, respectively, on Monday. They will each determine the other four participants on their teams and will personally extend the invitations.
You can still have a say in determining the participants. The All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian also features the Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Select up to three candidates in each league, and the final results will be considered as the captains determine the field in consultation with MLB.
There is another important part of the captain duty. The Gillette Home Run Derby will again raise funds for MLB's Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program and Boys & Girls Clubs of America, as well as charities selected by the captains. More than $3 million has been raised for charity over the past 10 years, including an all-time high of $615,000 donated in 2012.
MLB.com Home Run Derby is a great way to get caught up in the action right now, with Target Field as the setting. Join millions who are playing this all-new game, which is available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play. New for 2014 is Multiplayer Derby Mode, Achievements and Objectives.
MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 85th All-Star Game will be televised nationally on July 15 by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage.
Round 1
- Ten participants total; five participants representing each league.
- Batting order will be determined prior to the event. Hitter No. 1 for the NL will hit first followed by Hitter No. 1 for the AL (home team). This order will continue for hitters Nos. 2-5 for each league, with the NL going first followed by the AL.
- Each participant will receive seven outs.
- The player from each league who hits the most home runs (AL 1; NL 1) will automatically advance to round three (semifinals).
- The next two participants with the most home runs from each league (AL 2; AL 3 / NL 2; NL 3) advance to Round 2.
Round 2
- The two participants advancing from Round 1 for each league will compete against each other (AL 2 vs. AL 3 / NL 2 vs. NL 3).
- The NL matchup will occur first, followed by the AL matchup, with NL 2 and AL 2 choosing if they want to hit first or second.
- Each participant will receive seven outs.
- The winners from the Round 2 matchups (one from each league) will advance to Round 3 (semifinals).
Round 3 (Semifinals)
- The top seed from each league (AL 1; NL 1) will face the winner from his league's Round 2 matchup.
- The NL matchup will occur first, followed by the AL matchup, with NL 1 and AL 1 choosing if they want to hit first or second.
- Each participant will receive seven outs.
- The participant from each league with the most home runs will advance to the Finals.
Round 4 (Finals)
- The semifinal winners (one player from each league) will compete for the crown of Home Run Derby champion.
- The batting order will be determined by a coin flip, which will be held at a meeting at home plate between the two finalists and their league captains (note that a finalist and team captain could be the same participant).
- Each finalist will receive seven outs.
- If two or more players are tied for advancement into the next round or for the championship, each player will receive three swings to hit as many home runs as possible. If they are still tied after three swings, they will each take one swing. This process is repeated if necessary until one player wins the swing-off.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. Read and join other baseball fans on his MLB.com community blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Vernis & Bowling - Expanding "AV-RATED" law firm seeks aggressive attorneys with federal and/or state court experience in employment law, commercial litigation, personal injury, workers' compensation, and civil litigation defense for its Ft. Lauderdale, DeLand, Jacksonville, Ft. Myers, Clearwater, Pensacola, Florida Keys, N. Palm Beach, Miami, Atlanta, Mobile, and Birmingham, AL offices. Exceptional opportunity and benefits. Fax resume to: (305) 892-1260.
Exceptional Opportunity. Manhattan law firm with approx 90 attorneys seeks to expand its West Palm Beach office in CityPlace Tower. We are interested in adding new partners with significant portable business. Please contact Allan Samuels at [email protected].
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The 11th Judicial Circuit is accepting online applications for staff attorney in the Circuit's Office of the General Counsel. Applicants must be members of the Florida Bar in good standing, and must demonstrate an aptitude for legal research and writing. Please submit online application, resume and short legal writing sample by October 12, 2012. Submission of an application does not guarantee an interview. Salary: $43,403 + benefits. EOE. For ADA Accommodations, call 305-349-7351. For application and more information, visit our web site: www.jud11.flcourts.org.
Hill Ward Henderson, an AV-rated, Tampa, Florida law firm seeks an associate for its Corporate & Tax Group. Candidates must have 1-4 years of experience in securities and mergers and acquisitions. The position requires excellent credentials, major transaction experience, and a strong work ethic. The position offers immediate front-line deal involvement in a friendly, collegial work environment, an equity partner opportunity, and excellent compensation and benefits. Clients include recognized private equity and venture capital firms, as well as significant public companies. Send resume and cover letter in confidence to Jeanie M. Poley at [email protected]. Please visit our firm website at www.hwhlaw.com.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of General Counsel, has an opening for a SES Senior Attorney in the Senior Executive Section in Tallahassee. Applicants must be a member of The Florida Bar and must have two years of legal experience. This position will be hired at or near base of a Senior Attorney, $51,626.88. This position handles legal issues concerning personnel and contract matters. Therefore, personnel and contract experience is preferred. To apply, submit a resume and a State of Florida Application to Larry R. Morgan, Chief Deputy General Counsel, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 35, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000.
ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY- The Manatee County Attorney's Office, as general counsel to the Board of County Commissioners, seeks an attorney to join our professional staff. This attorney's primary practice areas will be eminent domain litigation and real estate transactional work, and the attorney will interface primarily with the Property Management and Public Works Departments. The attorney will undertake such other engagements as may be assigned from time-to-time by the County Attorney. These may include research for and preparation of opinion memoranda, ordinances and resolutions on a variety of local government-related issues. Admission to the Florida Bar is required. Salary is negotiable, depending on qualifications and experience. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will commence employment with the County in early January 2013. Send resume, recent writing sample and professional references via email to [email protected]. Submittal deadline for application materials is October 12, 2012.
FDOT – Senior Attorney in District 5 Chief Counsel's Office, Position Number: 55012479, Recruitment Salary Range: $67,000 - $72,000, Advertisement Deadline: October 15. The FDOT is seeking applicants for the position of Senior Attorney in our District 5 Chief Counsel's office located in DeLand. This position is responsible for providing legal counsel and representation of the department in all phases of the acquisition of right-of-way for transportation facilities, eminent domain proceedings, and in defense of the department in claims of inverse condemnation. Preference will be given to applicants with 5 years of experience. Additional information regarding this position is available on the PeopleFirst website http://peoplefirst.myflorida.com/. A criminal background check will be conducted on the successful applicant. State of Florida online applications are preferred and should be submitted through the website above. If you need assistance, call 1-877-562-7287 (TTY applicants call 1-866-221-0268). Current State of Florida applications may be faxed to PeopleFirst @ 1-904-636-2627. The FDOT is an EEO/AA/DFWP Employer.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS, 6TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT- The Sixth Judicial Circuit is seeking an attorney to serve as a contract general magistrate for its Civil Domestic Violence Court, hearing child issues such as custody, visitation, and temporary support, and proposing requisite orders. Magistrate will work 10 hours per week and preside over hearings one morning each week at the Clearwater courthouse, and St. Petersburg courthouse. Successful applicants will have been a member in good standing of The Florida Bar for at least five years at the time of application and must have at least three years of practical experience. The hourly contract pay is $35. Services begin January 2013. Applicants must submit an application available online at www.jud6.org. See the Internet site for more detail about the position. Applications must be sent in care of Court Counsel, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 545 1st Avenue North, 10th Floor, St. Petersburg FL 33701 and received by October 31. Any person with a disability requiring a special accommodation to participate in the application process should call 727-453-7165.
OCCUPATION PROFILE, JOB FAMILY: LEGAL, OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: LAWYERS AND JUDGES, OCCUPATION: LAWYERS, 23-1011, CONTACT: Mary Sibold (850) 412-3673. Temporary Full-time OPS Senior Attorney positions will be available in the General Counsel's Office of the Agency for Health Care Administration. Positions are located in Tallahassee. Salary range is ($48.10 per hour to $59.20 per hour), commensurate with experience. Candidates for this position must have excellent writing and communication skills and significant litigation experience. This position will represent the agency in complex procurement litigation and other assigned administrative law matters. Minimum Qualifications: Admission to The Florida Bar with membership in good standing; at least five (5) years of professional experience in the practice of law, and in administrative or judicial hearings. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in public procurement and administrative law litigation. The State of Florida is an equal opportunity employer/ affirmative action employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or the people first service center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. Successful completion of a criminal background investigation is a condition of employment. All applications must be submitted no later than October 15.
Jacksonville Defense Firm seeks lawyers with significant experience in Medical Malpractice defending hospitals, healthcare facilities, and physician/allied healthcare providers. Submit resume in confidence to: [email protected].
Vasquez & Tosko, LLP- Orlando based insurance defense firm seeks litigation attorney with 2 to 5 years experience. Insurance defense experience preferred. Email resume to [email protected].
Join The Team! Boutique North Palm Beach County Law Firm is in expansion mode. Individual attorneys or small law firms with portable business should email information to [email protected].
Litigation Attorney: Statewide AV-rated insurance defense firm seeks liability attorney with a minimum of 3-5 years experience to lead liability division in Orlando office. Excellent salary and benefits. Reply to news box #628.
City of Ft. Lauderdale – City Attorney: Located along the beautiful, pristine southeast coast of Florida between Palm Beach and Miami, the City of Ft. Lauderdale is the seventh largest city in Florida and the largest of Broward County's 31 municipalities. A diverse and vibrant community, Ft. Lauderdale's strong economy, exceptional amenities, and focus on neighborhoods contribute to its excellent quality of life. The City of Ft. Lauderdale City Commission is seeking qualified candidates for the City Attorney position. The city employs about 2,300 full-time staff and is a full-service city, including Police, Fire-Rescue and Utilities. The city has a budget of $612 million, including a General Fund of $324 million. The City Attorney is one of four charter officers and is appointed by the Mayor and four District Commissioners to provide legal counsel to the City Commission, City Administration, City Advisory Boards and Committees, and to protect the legal interests of the City in the conduct of its day-to-day business. The City Attorney's Office has 24 members, including the City Attorney and 11 Assistant City Attorneys, and a departmental operating budget of $3.9 million. The ideal candidate will have administrative and management experience with a public or private practice, a variety of litigation experience, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and strong analytical abilities. Graduation from an accredited college of law and a license to practice law in the state of Florida is required, with a minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible legal experience, of which at least ten years will be in public sector and local government law; experience in land use, historic preservation, public utilities and labor unions a plus. Deadline: October 29. Salary is open and dependent on qualifications, with a comprehensive benefit package. To apply, visit our website at www.bobmurrayassoc.com and follow the prompt to create an online profile. Questions may be directed to Ms. Renee Narloch, vice president, Bob Murray & Associates, at (850) 391-0000 or [email protected]. A detailed brochure is available. The City of Ft. Lauderdale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pursuant to Florida's open records law, the application/resumes are subject to public disclosure.
AV-rated Winter Park Medical Malpractice Defense Firm seeks Associate with 2-5 years' experience. Competitive salary and benefits. Send cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Larry Hall, Hill, Adams, Hall & Schieffelin, P.O. Box 1090, Winter Park, FL 32790.
Plaintiff's Multi-state Mortgage Foreclosure Firm representing banks and loan servicers seeks litigation attorney with 3+ years' experience. Need detail-oriented self-starter, with ability to work independently, cohesively with team, and in conjunction with paralegal staff. Submit resume and salary history to [email protected].
McFarlane & Dolan is a statewide insurance defense firm is seeking an Orlando and Tampa insurance defense attorney to join the firm. Partnership opportunities are available for the right applicants. Portable book of business is a plus. Please send resume to [email protected].
Associate Attorney: Statewide AV-rated insurance defense firm seeks aggressive litigation attorney with 1-2 years experience for workers' compensation department in both Ft. Pierce and Ft. Lauderdale locations. Trial experience required. Prior workers' compensation experience preferred. Excellent salary and benefits. Reply to news box #629.
FAMILY LAW attorney committed to helping victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in Manatee and Sarasota counties. Must be a member of The Florida Bar or have sat for the most recent Bar exam. Must speak Spanish and English. Submit letter and resume via email to [email protected] E.O.E.
ATTORNEY POSITION AVAILABLE: A full-service law firm with offices in Destin, Navarre, and Rosemary Beach seeking attorney with at least 3+ years experience to work mainly in its Destin office. General civil law experience preferred. Competitive salary/benefits. Email resume/salary requirements to David Pleat, Esq., Pleat & Perry, P.A., [email protected].
Legal Services of North Florida has an opening for a full time Staff Attorney in its Pensacola Office. Entry level salary of $46,000 is negotiable depending on experience. Please go to our website at www.lsnf.org to obtain an application and view employee benefits. Send resume and application to [email protected] or fax to (850) 205-6540. Equal Opportunity Employer.
Sarasota AV-rated commercial litigation law firm is seeking a lawyer with minimum of five years complex litigation experience. Candidate must have superior academic credentials and a successful employment history. This is a long- term opportunity. Salary commensurate with talent and experience. Medical, disability, and 401(k) benefits provided. All inquiries will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Contact [email protected].
Brennan, Manna & Diamond, P.L.- Corporate & Transactional Attorney Needed. Jacksonville firm seeks an attorney with 1-5+ years of corporate and transactional experience. Must have interacted with clients and have strong communication skills. Need aggressive individual with attention to detail, superlative work product and graduated top 25% of law class. Entrepreneurial compensation model. Please email resumes to: [email protected].
McRae & Metcalf, P.A., an AV-rated firm, needs preferably 3-5 year associate for its Tampa office. Candidates must have excellent writing skills and academic credentials, and a desire to work hard. Experience in construction and real estate law is preferred. Excellent compensation and benefits commensurate with qualifications. Please send resume and writing sample to: [email protected] or fax (813) 225-1077.
Eraclides, Johns, Hall, Gelman, Johannessen & Goodman, LLP, an AV-rated statewide workers' compensation defense law firm, seeks associate for busy JACKSONVILLE office. Applicants must have excellent writing, communication and social skills, as well as ample experience in workers' compensation defense. We are an equal opportunity employer. Excellent salary and benefit package for right candidate. Please apply in confidence to [email protected].
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Pavese Law Firm, an AV-rated law firm with offices in Southwest Florida, seeks a self-motivated attorney for its Ft. Myers office with two to five years of experience to practice primarily in the field of Business and Tax Law. Candidate must have strong academic credentials and a commitment for long-term growth. An LLM in tax is desirable. Please email cover letter and resume to [email protected].
COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE, P.A., a growing statewide "AV- rated" civil litigation firm seeks a Litigation Associate with a minimum of five (5) years litigation experience for its Jacksonville office. Strong academic credentials, excellent research and writing skills, and federal court experience are a plus. Highly competitive compensation and a friendly, excellent work environment. Office located in a pleasant suburban setting in the Mandarin area. All submissions held in confidence. Please email resumes to [email protected] or fax attention Wendy Allen-904-672-4050.
Glenn Rasmussen, P.A., a business law firm located in downtown Tampa, Florida is seeking lateral hires in the following practice areas: ERISA, Health care, Trusts and Probate, Real Estate. Candidates must have excellent credentials and a desire to grow their own practice in a supportive firm environment. We also are seeking an experienced associate for our employment and labor practice group. Candidates will have excellent credentials and 1-3 years' experience. Send resume and cover letter in confidence to Laurie Richards at [email protected]. No phone calls please.
Excellent Opportunities for lateral candidates interested in joining a growing civil trial defense firm that offers a high degree of client service. Seeking progressive candidates who want to be a part of a firm with a vision for the future. Must be very computer literate. Background in aviation, engineering or medical fields a plus. Excellent writing skills and academic credentials required. Must be detail-oriented and work independently in a team environment. Salary commensurate with experience. Send resume and writing sample to [email protected] or fax to (386) 258-7406.
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Position Available- Other
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Foley Timber and Land Company is accepting resumes for an administrative management position in Perry. Applicants should be willing to live and work in the Perry area, be self-motivated and willing to work individually or with a team in a broad spectrum of activities. This position supports senior management, coordinates interaction with attorneys, tracks and prepares reports, manages ad valorem taxes, assists in reviewing and preparing contracts, interacts with insurance brokers and providers, assists in human resource responsibilities, and provides other administrative functions. Education/Experience: Minimum of a professional degree or significant management experience. Computer Skills: Outlook, Word, and Excel. References: Required. Salary: Competitive salary and benefits. Send resume to: Foley Timber and Land Company, Attn: Travis McCoy, 1700 Foley Lane, Perry, FL 32347, [email protected].
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OpenNMS is the first enterprise-grade network management platform developed using the open source model. The three main functional areas of OpenNMS are service polling, which monitors services on the network and reports on their "service level"; data collection from the remote systems via SNMP in order to measure the performance of the network; and a system for event management and notifications.
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Similar to the thread for the case for Steve Nash to the Raptors, I offer the case for Rudy Gay to the Raptors.
Before I talk about the Raptors acquiring Gay, it is important to talk about why he is a likely trade target. Memphis is a very good NBA team. Unfortunately if they have not already done so, they are about to hit a wall. Here are reasons why:
1) Finances. The Grizzlies have $54M tied up in Gay, Randolph, Gasol, and Conley. They have $62.4M tied up in 9 players for next year - and that does not include a proven backup PG, back up PF or C, bench scoring, or players capable of shooting from 3. The $62.4M also does not include the qualifying offers to Mayo, Speights, or Arthur nor the guaranteed contract of the 25th pick in the draft. 4 of these players makes the team an automatic luxury tax team if those offers are made and pick is kept.
Straight from Michael Heisley's Canadian anthem butchering mouth:
2) Piggy-backing on the finances, the Grizzlies need depth - specifically a backup PG, back up C, three point shooting, and bench scoring. Watching the Grizzlies play in the playoffs the last 2 seasons depth was the difference. If the Grizzlies hope to push beyond the 2nd round of the playoffs, these needs have to be addressed. The problem is since Heisley is not going to be a taxpayer (and miss out on the revenue sharing as a result) they need to address these areas with just $7.9M of salary.Heisley said it's too soon to predict what moves, if any, that the team will make to improve the roster.
He did emphasize, though, that the franchise isn't in position to add much salary.
The Griz have big contracts committed to Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. They have Mike Conley on a modest long-term deal, and will have to make similar tough decisions on several free agents this summer.
"We can't be in the luxury tax business," Heisley said. "We've got to make some financial decisions. That's without question.
3) The argument of Gay-Randolph needing more time together is a false one.
Gay and Randolph can co-exist. There are three problems with the pairing though:Mannix's column is the latest but far from the first to indulge this oversight. Early on, in a column that wonders whether Gay and Randolph can "learn to coexist," he reports that the Grizzlies finished last season on a 15-10 run after Gay was injured, presumably to suggest how well the team played when Randolph didn't have to share the court with Gay. But how'd they do in the 25 games before Gay was injured? Try 17-8.
More egregious is the column's close: "A full season together would help Gay and Randolph jell — but an early exit means they might not get it."
If only we could see what it looks like when Randolph and Gay play a full season together. But to do that you have to flash back two whole years, before the Grizzlies returned to the playoffs, a period during which the franchise apparently didn't exist.
That was 2009-2010, Randolph's first season with the Grizzlies, when he and Gay missed a combined three games. Playing together all season — This really happened. You can look it up. — Randolph made his first All-Star team and Gay averaged 20 points on 47% shooting. The team was in the playoff hunt despite having possibly one of the worst benches in NBA history — second-round rookie Sam Young was the sixth man and the only bench player who had any business even playing regular NBA minutes that season. The team had a winning record until Marc Gasol missed the final month with a season-ending injury. The starting lineup of Mike Conley-O.J. Mayo-Gay-Randolph-Gasol was one of the most effective primary lineups in the league that season.
a) they are always going to be one injury to or one bad game from Gay-Gasol-Conley-Randolph away from not being their best,
b) without paying luxury tax, they will have little depht to balance the attack, and
c) to get the most out of one of Gay or Randolph, the other will have to take a back seat - and at $16M-plus per season, that is an expensive seat.
4) Of their four large contracts, Gay is going to return the most value because: Gasol fills the toughest position in basketball (i.e. he is untouchable), Randolph is oldest with a sketchy past and owed $50M over the next 3 years, and Conley is a reasonable contract. Being a small market, non-luxury tax team the Grizzlies need depth over star power. They are going to be a better team with a strong back up PG and C and role players who can space the floor.
5) Gay is the Andrea Bargnani of the Memphis fan base. For many fans the guy can do no right. If he has a good game and loses, they should have gone to Randolph more. If they go to Randolph, he is a bum because he is getting paid max money to put up less than max production. With Memphis taking Randolph on as their adopted son, Gay (and as a result Memphis) is in a lose-lose situation.
So Memphis might trade Gay but why should Toronto be the trade partner with Memphis?
1) Toronto can provide what Memphis needs: role players, high draft pick, and financial relief.
Looking around the league there are rumours of Golden State wanting a star SF. GSW could provide the 7th pick, Klay Thompson, and Dorrell Wright. Unfortunately the numbers would not work and another contract would have to be added to make it work: the options would be Andris Biedrins ($18M, 2 years) or Richard Jefferson ($21.2M, 2 years). Jefferson creates a backlog at SF (and an expensive one at that) with still no backup PG or C. Biendris provides a backup C but one who averages 1.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 16 minutes but shoots 11.1% (no mistype) from the FT line.
Stephen A. Smith is adamant that Philly is going to look to trade Igoudala and mentioned a swap of Gay and AI as a possibility. Personally, I don't see that trade helping Memphis. It still leaves them with numerous holes in their lineup and gives them just an extra $1.7M to fill out their roster. AI's production and health has been in decline the last few seasons.
Sacramento is the team - other than Toronto that makes the most sense - to trade for Rudy Gay. They have cap space to take on his contract, a high draft pick (#5), and a young player (Tyreke Evans) to send back. I do see problems for both sides though. For Memphis, Tyreke Evans is going to be looking to get PAID next year. That puts them back in a similar situation they are already in - especially if he has a return to rookie season production. For Sacramento, ownership is in a bitter battle that will likely end in relocation of the franchise and ownership is also suffering financially. Could Sacramento take on Gay and his $54M contract over the next 3 years?
As for Toronto, a package of James Johnson, Ed Davis, and #8 pick provides depth to the roster, a possible starting replacement in JJ and/or the pick. This trade would also provide them with $7M in cap space prior to July 1st. If the trade was made with enough time before July 1st, they might be able to use that space prior to July 1st to get another player that fits a need (or 3rd team could be brought in on the trade). The Grizzlies could then look at keeping their own free agents after July 1st and/or using the MLE to round out their roster.
To wrap up #1, I'm not sure the Grizzlies want what Toronto would be offering but, outside of Sacramento, I am having difficulty finding another trade partner that would offer as many benefits as the Raptors.
2) Toronto needs a dynamic scoring wing. I do not consider DeRozan a dynamic scorer because he has difficulty creating for himself and is inconsistent from deep. Gay would provide Toronto with something they have not had since Wince left. He did shoot a career low of 32% from three last year but considering the abnormal schedule and return from shoulder injury, I think there is reason to believe he would return closer to his career average (and if lucky the 39.6% prior to his shoulder injury).
3) Gay is only turning 26 in August. He is entering his prime. His biggest knock has been inconsistency on defense. He has all the tools, it comes down to motivation and teaching. Dwane Casey is a great teacher and motivator. I think Gay could take the next step as a near all-star to a legit all-star in Toronto.
4) Rudy Gay is overpaid but the Raptors are not getting a player of his calibre without overpaying to begin with via free agency. Getting a talent such as him through the draft is hardly a guarantee and would take time to develop. With the current salary cap situation, Toronto would be able to take on Gay's contract with minimal short term or long term ill-effects. The highest paid players currently on Toronto are Calderon ($10.5M expiring after 12-13) and Bargnani ($10M, $11M, and $12M over next three years). Given Gay is only 26 and the remarkable influence Casey was able to have on Bargnani, after a few months of working with Casey, Gay might not be considered overpaid.
5) Colangelo's comment suggest big things to happen this summer. Trading for Rudy Gay would be B-I-G in my opinion. TheScore.ca RaptorsBlog sums it up nicely:
6) Toronto would have a young, dynamic and exciting front court for at least the next 3 years of Gay, Bargs, and JV with solid possible reserves in Kleiza, Amir, and Gray (assuming ED and JJ were dealt).With money to spend, young assets and the right coach in tow, only one guaranteed season left on his own contract and after two seasons of rebuilding, you would have to assume that any general manager or basketball executive would be "raring to go," as Colangelo put it last Friday.
Colangelo is not just any general manager though, and we've all seen what he can do and is willing to do over the course of one summer when he sees the chance to vastly improve his team. This off-season should be no different.
Perhaps the greatest sign comes from a letter, addressed to season seat holders by Colangelo, in which he thanks seat holders and welcomes them to follow along for "what should be an exciting and active offseason."
An average off-season to Bryan Colangelo is an active off-season to the average general manager. An "exciting and active" off-season to Colangelo, when you look at some of the off-seasons he's had here in Toronto, leaves a lot to the imagination of Raptors fans.
This is a team that not only has a large amount of cap space to be used in the summer, but also has as much cap flexibility as any team between now and July 1, and based on Colangelo's comments, you can probably bet he'll be trying to utilize that space sooner, rather than later.
7) Giving up a top 10 draft pick is never easy but it appears the Raptors might be able to get another draft pick fairly easily if they wish to:
It is also important to remember that many feel Valanciunas would be the consensus #2 pick if he were in this draft. Plus the Raptors have an early 2nd round pick that might yield a promising player given the depth of the draft.Teams Looking to Trade First-Round Picks: Over the next few weeks, don't be surprised if a large number of teams outside of the lottery try to trade their first-round pick.
Multiple sources have told HOOPSWORLD that a lot of teams are trying to get rid their pick, which could make for an interesting draft night.
"Almost everyone wants to get out of their pick in this draft," said one Western Conference executive. "For some teams, it's hard to take on money for multiple years in this economic climate, especially if the player would not make an impact and help the team win immediately."
8) Colangelo was very high on Gay in the 2006 draft. It was him or Bargnani from what I recall.
If I left anything out on the case for Rudy Gay to Toronto add a post.
I can think of arguments against Gay coming to Toronto but I figure I'll leave that to others because I think the positives far outweigh the negatives.


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MONTGOMERY — Reuben Foster has been bombarded by recruiting pitches ever since he decided to decommit with Auburn's coaching change.
MONTGOMERY — Reuben Foster has been bombarded by recruiting pitches ever since he decided to decommit with Auburn's coaching change.
The Auburn High School linebacker — a former Auburn commitment — won't escape that treatment this week, either. Only now it will come from friends and teammates in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic, not college coaches.
The game Saturday features five of Auburn's top verbal pledges, plus the coveted five-star prospect Foster. The group includes Carver-Montgomery quarterback Jeremy Johnson, Muscle Shoals defensive lineman Dee Liner, McGill-Toolen athlete Jason Smith, Dothan defensive back Kamryn Melton and Pinson Valley wide receiver Earnest Robinson.
"Me and Reuben, we've been talking all week," Johnson said. "I'm looking forward to just putting on a great show and then all the Auburn fans can see what they've got coming in. "
Two of Alabama's four in-state pledges — Foley High defensive lineman Darius Paige and Fultondale athlete ArDarius Stewart — also are playing in the game, a showcase for seniors from the two states. The Crimson Tide hasn't had to deal with any turmoil like the Tigers during recruiting.
New Auburn coach Gus Malzahn has been trying to preserve his first recruiting class after the firing of coach Gene Chizik and his staff. They've met with most of the commitments. Johnson and his father visited Malzahn in Auburn on Sunday.
"Playing in coach Malzahn's offense, I'm looking forward to putting up big numbers," Johnson said.
Foster said he plans to announce his destination from a number of schools — including Auburn and Alabama — on national signing day.
Foster has become even more popular since reopening his recruitment. He said coaches from Georgia Tech, Miami, Washington and Georgia visited on Monday alone.
"A lot of them have been coming by, every day," Foster said. "It's been kind of crazy and stressful. I knew it was coming."
He also went to see Malzahn before heading to Montgomery.
"It went great," Foster said. "He said he wants me back on the boat."
So does Smith.
"I'm definitely going to try to get him back in the Auburn family," he said.
He'll have competition from Foster's teammate, Cameron Echols-Luper, who is Texas A&M bound. Luper is the son of former Auburn running backs coach Curtis Luper.
"He told me about it the whole ride up here," Foster said of his teammate. "He's recruiting me very, very hard."


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