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Referring to someone as a lame duck always seems particularly cruel. It's better than being a dead duck, or the duck-related "quack", or having your goose cooked, but it's seemingly universally understood that we should avoid being waterfowl. Among many of the concerns entering 2018 was the uncertainty of direction for the M's organization. Most pressingly, there was speculation that failure to break the playoff drought would spell the end of Jerry Dipoto's tenure. We have an answer.
The Mariners have signed General Manager Jerry Dipoto to a multi-year contract extension. |
As is typical of the Mariners and much of MLB, the details of the contract are not publicly discussed, but multi-year means at least through 2020. Of course, as we saw with Jack Zduriencik, multi-year extensions are not a complete bulwark against regime change, as Zduriencik was fired less than a year and a half after a " multi-year contract extension " of his own. Dipoto's extension, obviously, comes under better circumstances, and after just two-and-a-half seasons compared to Zduriencik's five.
During the offseason, there were rumblings nationally that Dipoto's seat was heating up despite having completed just two seasons. The disastrous 2017 season, in which the 78-win Mariners saw multiple key acquisitions of Dipoto's spend extensive time on the disabled list, weighed heavily on the minds of fans, reporters, and, assuredly, ownership. Sticking with much of the same core, the Mariners have enjoyed a comparatively healthy season and multiple breakout star turns from moves Dipoto can reasonably feather his cap with. The farm system remains one of the thinnest in all of baseball, but an improved organizational philosophy (read: any organized philosophy whatsoever) has at least meant a step up in consistency in the minor leagues. Most importantly, the Mariners are winning, and doing so with a group of players who are, save for
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory throughout the Bay Area at 4:30 p.m. Sunday due to impacts from the County Fire that has spread to about 44,500 acres in Yolo, Napa and Solano counties just outside of the Bay Area. The advisory has been extended into Monday.
Prevailing northerly winds are blowing narrow bands of smoke and ash into the area, according to the advisory. Changing wind patterns are expected to impact air quality throughout the Bay Area on Monday.
The Air Quality District recommends that residents impacted by heavy smoke seek shelter in buildings with filtered air or move outside the smoke-impacted area until smoke levels subside.
Smoke and ash can irritate the eyes and airways, causing coughing, a scratchy throat and irritated sinuses. Elevated particulate matter in the air can trigger wheezing in those who suffer from asthma, emphysema or COPD, according to the advisory. Elderly persons, children and individuals with respiratory illnesses are particularly susceptible to elevated air pollution levels and should take extra precautions to avoid exposure.
Conditions could improve on Tuesday and Wednesday as winds shift from a northerly direction to westerly winds that should push smoke away from the Bay Area. Airborne ash is expected to further impact fire ravaged areas.
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The Free Software Foundation has released a medium length film which discusses the harms and the origins of software patents in the USA, using the ongoing Bilski case as a backdrop. There are interviews with Dan Bricklin, Timothy B. Lee, Eben Moglen, Richard Stallman, Dan Ravicher, and others. Now this is what the FSF ought to focus on. Great stuff. It explains how software patents came to be: a massive fail by the US justice system.

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Fwd: Half Empty or Half Full?: Florida's voluntary pre-Kindergarten standards
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In 2002, when its voters approved a ballot measure calling for universal pre-Kindergarten by 2005-06, Florida joined a handful of states in which all children are eligible for free, publicly funded education in the year prior to Kindergarten. The passage of the referendum was cause for great optimism among those aware of the power of high-quality pre-K programs to prepare children, particularly low-income children, to meet the challenges of K-12 education. But as with any public policy initiative, the devil is in the details. In designing the half-day Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program (VPK), the Florida legislature faced competing demands. How did they balance the trade-offs? Amy Wilkins of the Education Trust lays it out in Fordham's latest Fwd: Arresting Insights in Education.


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Snow spreads across NH; many schools closedStaff and Correspondent Report
December 12. 2017 12:28PM
A snowstorm Tuesday made New Hampshire roads slippery and closed hundreds of schools across the state.
Many districts canceled school for the day, particularly in the northern and western parts of the state, where the snow was expected to be heavier and up to 10 inches was expected.
Schools in Concord, Keene and Laconia were closed for the day. Schools remained open in Manchester, Nashua and Portsmouth.
Besides many Granite State school children who got the day off, the snow was making the state's ski-area operators smile, said Karolyn Castaldo, communications and marketing manager at Ski NH, an industry group that represents 34 alpine and cross-country resorts in New Hampshire.
Although only the true "diehards" were out on the slopes Tuesday, Castaldo said, the new snow would make for great conditions later in the week.
"We're still getting reports from our ski areas but several have already reported that they received five inches of snow," Castaldo said.
Numerous accidents snarled highway traffic throughout the day, with crashes reported on the Spaulding Turnpike, the F.E. Everett Turnpike and Interstates 93 and 89. Speed limits were reduced to 45 mph on those roads by the state Department of Transportation.
The National Weather Service in Grey, Maine, was predicting 4-8 inches of snow in the southern and eastern parts of the Granite State, with snow turning to rain for a time during the afternoon. The weather service predicted higher snowfall to the north and west, where temperatures were expected to remain colder throughout the day.


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- 1 Overview of core client services
- 2 orion.core.favorite
- 3 orion.core.file
- 4 orion.core.linkScanner
- 5 orion.core.marker
- 6 orion.core.preference
- 7 orion.core.textlink
- 8 orion.file.contenttype
Overview of core client services
Orion provides a number of basic infrastructure services that can be used by client scripts for performing various tasks. These services have no user interface component and can be used within any page of a client application. This section of the guide outlines what services are available, along with simple examples of how to use them.
The orion.core.favorite service is used to access and store the user's bookmarks or favorites. While a user may opt to use their own browser's bookmark mechanism instead, there are some specific advantages to using Orion's favorite service instead:
- Favorites are persisted on the server, so the user can switch to another client computer or browser and access their familiar bookmarks
- Favorites are associated with a specific Orion application and user, so favorites from different users or applications are not all mixed into a single place.
Here is an example usage of the favorites service:
serviceRegistry.getService("orion.core.favorite").then(function(service) { service.makeFavorites(item); });
See orion.favorites.FavoritesService in the Orion client API reference for a complete list of functions available on the favorite service.
The orion.core.file service is used to provide file system contents for the Orion workspace. For example a plug-in can use this service to include content from one server into a workspace on another server. Each file service is displayed as a root element in the Orion Navigator page.
The code snippet below demonstrates a use of this service:
provider.registerServiceProvider("orion.core.file", service, {Name: 'Sample File System'});
The above code will contribute a top level node to the Navigator named "Sample File System". The parameter "service" in the API above must provide the functions specified by the Orion file client API. Refer to orion.fileClient.FileClient in the client API reference for further details. For more information on client-server interaction, see Orion File Server API. For an complete file system example, see the sample file plugin in the Orion Git repository.
Link scanners are declarative services that specify patterns of text to replace with link anchors. Scanners contribute a regular expression pattern to match in the source text. They then provide a link to be inserted for each match. These scanners are used by the text link service to convert text into a DOM node with appropriate anchor and text nodes as children.
Service methods
Service attributes
Implementations of orion.core.linkScanner must define the following attributes:
- pattern
- A regular expression string to locate links in the source text
- words
- A Number identifying the number of white-space delimited words in each match
- anchor
- A template of the URL for each match. The template may contain variables of the form %1, %2, etc, which are substituted by each of the words in the match.
The following scanner will replace text of the form "bug 123456" with links of the form "https://bugs.eclipse.org/123456
var provider = new eclipse.PluginProvider(); var serviceImpl = {}; var serviceProperties = { pattern: "bug\\s\\d{4,7}", words: 2, anchor: "https://bugs.eclipse.org/%2" }; provider.registerServiceProvider("orion.core.linkScanner", serviceImpl, serviceProperties); provider.connect();
This scanner will replace email addresses with mailto: URLs:
var provider = new eclipse.PluginProvider(); var serviceImpl = {}; var serviceProperties = { pattern: "\\b[A-Z0-9._%-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\\.[A-Z]{2,4}\\b", words: 1, anchor: "mailto:%1" }; provider.registerServiceProvider("orion.core.linkScanner", serviceImpl, serviceProperties); provider.connect();
The marker service is used to store problems found by a builder or syntax validator. A client can register with this service for notification when markers are changed. Here is an example of a component that is registering for notification of marker changes:
serviceRegistry.getService("orion.core.marker").then(function(markers) { markers.addEventListener("problemsChanged", function(problems) { //do something with the new problems }); });
Each marker is a simple JSON object with the following properties:
- reason
- A string stating the description of the problem or marker
- line
- The line number of the marker
- character
- The column position of the marker
The preferences service manages a hierarchical set of preference nodes. Nodes are identified by a path string, where segments are delimited by the slash character ('/'). Each node is a JSON object with string keys and values that are String, Boolean, or Number.
Here is an example of retrieving a preference storing the list of recently used projects:
prefService.getPreferences("/window/recent").then(function(prefs) { var projects = prefs.get("projects"); if (typeof projects === "string") { projects = JSON.parse(projects); } if (projects && projects.length && projects.length > 0) { //do something with the projects } });
And here is an example of adding a new project to the list, and storing the result back in the preference service:
prefService.getPreferences("/window/recent").then(function(prefs) { var projects = prefs.get("projects"); if (typeof projects === "string") { projects = JSON.parse(projects); } projects.push({name: "My Proj", location: "http://example.com/myproj"}); prefs.put("projects", projects); });
The text link service scans text for segments that could be interpreted as hyperlinks, and inserts appropriate anchor elements representing each link. For example the service could scan for email addresses in a piece of text and convert them to mailto: links.
Here is an example of using the text link service:
var divWithLinks = linkService.addLinks(someText); dojo.place(divWithLinks, body, "first");
The text link service makes use of link scanners contributed by plugins to perform the analysis and replacement of text with links. If no link scanners are available, the text link service simply returns a DOM element containing the entire input text.
The content type service tells Orion about a new kind of file. The content types provided by this service don't have any direct effect on the Orion UI, but they can be referred to by other services that need to associate themselves with a particular kind of file. For an example, see orion.navigate.openWith.
Service attributes
- contentTypes
- An Array containing one or more content types to register. Each element of the array defines a new content type, and must have this shape:
- id
- String The unique identifier of the content type. This is a simple hierarchical name and should start with a category like "text" or "image".
- name
- String The user-readable name of the content type.
- extension
- String[] Optional. Array of file extensions to be associated with this content type. (Extensions are given without the leading "." character).
- extension
- String[] Optional. Array of filenames to be associated with this content type. Use this when a type does not have a characteristic file extension, but rather a filename. (For example, "Makefile", "README", ".gitignore").
- extends
- String Optional. If this content type is a subtype of another, this gives the parent content type's ID.
Service methods
None. This service is purely declarative.
This example code contributes contributes a new content type for Perl files. A Perl file extends from
"text.plain" and has the extension
provider.registerServiceProvider("orion.file.contenttype", {}, { contentTypes: [{ id: "text.perl", name: "Perl", extension: ["pl"], "extends": "text.plain" }] }); provider.connect();
The example code below contributes a new content type for Ant build files. An Ant build file is a special kind of XML file that always has the name "build.xml".
provider.registerServiceProvider("orion.file.contenttype", {}, { contentTypes: [{ id: "text.ant", name: "Ant build file", filename: ["build.xml"], "extends": "text.xml" }] }); provider.connect();


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It's been another sad weekend here. We had the memorial for Dean's sister yesterday; I still can't believe she's not here. Cancer sucks.
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These beds come in a large selection of styles and models. Most are made from a high-quality wood such as oak or Brazilian pine and are sanded and finished with a preventative coating to protect against splintering. While most individuals opt for the warm, natural look of wood, others prefer the clean, durable construction of a metal model.
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What is everyone using to make your own printer ICC profiles? In particular, what hardware are you using. I use an Epson 4900 printer.Thanks,Jeff
I use Datacolor SpyderPrint. Makes great profiles, easily, at reasonable cost.http://spyder.datacolor.com/en/portfolio-view/spyderprint/
The "problem" is sometimes it doesn't depending on a number of factors, mostly because it isn't a real Spectrophotometer like the ColorMunki which will also deal with display calibration (even odd display technology like LED or wide gamut).
Just went to the ArgyllCMS website to see howto use this software with my ColorMunki. Wow way over my head. Command line interface? Confused as to how this creates a profile?
Here is just one example, when i get to home base, i will provid others:http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/S3P/S3P.HTMSent from my iPhone
That is BS, as Keith covers in his article(s)....
BTW...do not muddy a discussion of printer profiling with display profiling. While colormunki does both, the SpyderPrint is dedicated to print. A separate, dedicated Spyder offering is for displays.
This article is almost 4 years old.
The best David and I could come up with was that the Apple print path somehow screwed the printing of the targets (both EZ and earlier) - by applying a profile (was it 'Generic RGB', was it sRGB? was it ....?) to the target image.
Wow, what crawled up your....
Issues with blue shifting:http://connect.dpreview.com/forums/post/34535290I get the magenta shift in the blue skies but I do not see this shift in photoshops softproof (AR: seems the proofing table in the profile need some work!). I do see it in the print preview of the epson driver though, but I can never trust the driver preview because its never accurate. (AR, he's right, don't look there).Of course this isn't their profile engine (or so they say) it's something about OOG colors (funny):Sky blues are just easiest to notice because (a) they tend to take up physically large areas of images, and (b) we find it easier to visually accept a shift that's cyan.David Miller (of datacolor)
And this was printing through their application? If so, how is this Apple's fault? Like the blue's shifting to magenta, it's not their engine, it's OOG colors or something else. FWIW, blues shifting magenta is a somewhat common occurrence or it was years ago. Good profiling engines shouldnt be affected. I've seen none of this with the i1P engine (or earlier the Monaco engine).
What got at my "..." was your total bias towards x-rite, with absolutely no acceptance of other methods...not just here, but over the years.
"...My guess is that you're printing through the Relative Colorimetric intent, or Perceptual, rather than the Saturation intent, which is what we recommend.
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which reads the values corresponding to a signal and
recognizes the characteristic frequencies.
A triplet in a signal is a triplet signal values with
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To "fade" someone is essentially the same as beating someone, be it singularly or in a group. The phrase "run a fade" is usually used during a confrontation, or if the confrontation is planned. To "run" said fade means that the belligerent parties will meet at another location to fight, or if one party is asking the other if they want the fight to start right then and there.
"I ain't even playin' with you or your boys' shit no more. You wanna run a fade or not?"
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'Fiscal cliff' plan headed for crucial vote TuesdayBy KIM DIXON and THOMAS FERRARO
January 01. 2013 8:32PM
WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives looked set to end the "fiscal cliff" crisis in a vote on Tuesday night on a bipartisan deal meant to prevent Washington from pushing the world's biggest economy into recession.
After a day of deliberation, there appeared to be enough Republicans in the House ready to back a Senate bill that would raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans and close a crucial chapter of the budget dispute that has consumed Washington for months.
"We've gone as far as we can go and I think people are ready to bring it to a conclusion," Republican Representative Jack Kingston of Georgia said. "We fought the fight."
Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier, a Republican, predicted the House would back the Senate bill, which also postpones for two months $109 billion in spending cuts on military and domestic programs set for 2013.
Lawmakers have struggled to find a way to head off across-the-board tax hikes and spending cuts that began to take effect at midnight, a legacy of earlier failed budget deals that is known as the fiscal cliff.
Strictly speaking, the United States went over the cliff in the first minutes of the New Year because Congress failed to produce legislation to halt $600 billion of tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled for this year that started kicking in on Jan. 1.
While many Republicans were uneasy with the tax hikes and wanted more spending cuts in the bill, they seemed to realize that the fiscal cliff would begin to damage the economy once financial markets and federal government offices returned to work on Wednesday. Opinion polls show the public would blame Republicans if a deal were to fall apart.
The House Republicans had earlier considered adding $330 billion in spending cuts over 10 years to the Senate bill, which raises taxes on the wealthiest U.S. households by $620 billion over the same period.
But Senate Democrats refused to consider any changes to their bill, which passed 89 to 8 in a rare display of unity early Tuesday morning.
Earlier updates follow.
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UPDATED, 8:45 p.m.: A senior Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said he expected the chamber to give final approval on Tuesday night to the Senate-passed "fiscal cliff" bill.
Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier made the prediction in a brief interview with Reuters after his panel cleared the way for the measure to be brought to the House floor. Dreier said he expected it to pass with bipartisan support, but declined to guess how many Republicans would back it, other than to say, "Quite a few."
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WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on the Senate's "fiscal cliff" bill, Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings said on Tuesday, increasing the odds that Congress will stave off steep tax hikes and spending cuts.
► Latest live coverage from Reuters on the 'fiscal cliff'
Hastings, a member of the House Rules Committee, said the panel was working out the procedure for voting on the Senate bill that raises taxes on families earning over $450,000 a year.
House Republicans had considered changing the Senate bill to add new spending cuts. But Republicans did not have enough support from their party to amend the bill, Hastings said.


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A story with a strong religious element showed up today in The Baltimore Sun business pages, of all places. This is precisely where this religion-news story should have been, methinks, but this does not mean that the editorial team needed to leave out a few highly relevant religious facts. At the heart of this story is two powerful trends in American religion. Alas, only one made it into the newspaper.
The news hook is that a synagogue in a major suburb of Baltimore is facing foreclosure. This is part of a trend, as the story makes very clear:
Once nearly unheard of, foreclosures on houses of worship jumped to record numbers nationally in the past two years, showing that religious facilities are not immune to the wave of foreclosures that followed the bursting of the credit bubble.
Adat Chaim's leader, Rabbi David Greenspoon, declined to comment when reached by phone, saying: "Thank you for your call. Have a nice day," and then hanging up. The synagogue board's president, Art Wolf, did not respond to requests for comment. ...
Adat Chaim is struggling with the same issues that plague houses of worship of all denominations. The synagogue, which opened its current building on Cockeys Mill Road in 1993, has seen its membership dwindle from as many as 300 to its current 95.
Steve Fort, the congregation's membership chairman, said the synagogue would persevere.
"We're not closing," Fort said.
The key to the story, of course, is found in the phrase stating that this synagogue is "struggling with the same issues that plague houses of worship of all denominations." And what are those trends? Readers need to know.
The story, essentially mentions two. One is, of course, the worst real-estate crisis since the Great Depression. And the other? Here's the membership chairman, again:
He acknowledged that keeping and attracting new members is a challenge.
"With the way the economy is, when people give things up, the first thing they give up is their religious affiliation and synagogues lose members," he said.
According to the Sun, this trend is found among all religious groups, which is probably true. However, this is not the same thing as saying that this decline is happening to all groups equally. I would imagine, for example, that few congregations are facing foreclosures if (a) they have healthy birthrates and (b) if they are part of a movement or tradition that is attracting new members, in general.
Thus, in this case, if would have been good to have mentioned that Adat Chaim is part of the Conservative Judaism movement. As strange as it sounds (note the witty art with this post), the Conservative movement is part of the liberal wing of Judaism in North America and elsewhere. It is also a movement that is in decline (read The Jewish Daily Forward on this), especially when it comes to attracting and retaining families and, even more so, in America's urban Northeastern corridor.
On its website, Adat Chaim makes its cultural identity very clear, stating that it is: "An Egalitarian Congregation serving Baltimore and Carroll Counties, Maryland."
Could the Sun have spared the time to compare this synagogue's current situation with, let's say, the Orthodox communities in Northwest Baltimore and nearby areas? At the very least, the story needs to qualify its statements that all movements and denominations are being hit by this trend. That is only half the equation.
Near the end, the story does contain some additional info that hints are what is really happening. You see, many religious believers are voting with their feet and their wallets, in this tense age. It's especially crucial when flocks shrink to 100 and below, since that's the level at which a congregation will even struggle to pay the salary and benefits of a clergyperson.
So what's happening with membership numbers? Here's a key source, Stephen Ferrandi, who works with "KLNB Worship, an Ellicott City-based subsidiary of real estate brokerage KLNB."
Many houses of worship are up for sale, said KLNB Worship's Ferrandi, whose company now has 10 listed. A few of those congregations are growing and seek larger quarters, but most are shrinking and can no longer afford to keep their property, he said.
"We have more listings today than we've ever had," Ferrandi said. "The supply of churches has overwhelmed the demand for churches. More and more people are no longer going to their neighborhood church."
Yes, many are leaving. Many are going elsewhere. This report needed a few more facts, to let readers know the religious trends that shaped this story, as well as the real-estate trends.


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Recap: Masterful Duffy leads Royals over Tigers in Game 1 of doubleheader
DETROIT (AP) Neither Danny Duffy nor his manager was giving much thought to the possibility of a no-hitter Friday. The left-hander, who is 14 months removed from elbow surgery, was actually happy to finally give up a hit against the Tigers.
Duffy (1-0) took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and beat Justin Verlander and Detroit 2-1 on a combined two-hitter in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
Duffy was called up from Triple-A Omaha to make his second big league start of the season, and didn't allow a hit until Miguel Cabrera's hard-hit, two-out single in the sixth.
"I was glad that they finally got one, honestly, because I just wanted to pitch," said Duffy, who underwent Tommy John surgery. "I wanted to protect this arm."
Manager Ned Yost wasn't about to push his pitcher.
"Even if he didn't give up a hit in the sixth, that was probably going to be his last inning anyway, because we had him for 100 pitches (he threw 96)," Yost said. "He didn't have the pitches for the seventh, eighth and ninth innings.
"We just wanted five innings out of him and he gave us one more than we expected."
Kelvin Herrera replaced Duff in the seventh and retired the side in order. Aaron Crow worked the eighth and surrendered Santiago's pinch-hit home run leading off the inning. Crow got the next three batters. Greg Holland pitched the ninth for his 33rd save.
Eric Hosmer homered for the Royals. Ramon Santiago hit a pinch hit home run for the Tigers.
"Would have liked to have been able to accomplish two things, win and keep the bullpen fresh," Verlander said. "Just didn't happen that way. Felt like I threw the ball well. Just their guys pitched extremely well, which they've done all year."
He allowed two runs on seven hits in eight innings. He struck out five and didn't walk a batter.
Verlander gave up Hosmer's 13th home run of the season, leading off the fourth, which gave the Royals a 1-0 lead. The left-handed hitting first baseman drilled Verlander's pitch to the opposite field and into the left-field stands beyond the Tigers' bullpen.
"Just trying to stay to the middle and not pull off anything," Hosmer said.
Verlander said Hosmer took advantage of a hanging curve.
"Yeah, it was a hanger. You don't see hanging curveballs hit the opposite field too often, though. That was impressive," he said. "It wasn't like it was a question about it getting out. I didn't even watch it. Strong kid."
Kansas City made it 2-0 on consecutive doubles leading off the seventh by Justin Maxwell and Bonifacio.
Phil Coke and Al Alburquerque pitched the ninth for Detroit, combining to retire the Royals 1-2-3.
NOTES: Tigers manager Jim Leyland said it was likely that neither closer Joaquin Benoit nor late-inning reliever Bruce Rondon would be available for either of Friday's games because of how often they've been used in the past few games. … Royals manager Ned Yost said third baseman Mike Moustakas, who has been out since leaving Monday's game with a tight calf, would do some work on the field Friday to assess his progress. … Tigers regular DH Victor Martinez and first baseman Prince Fielder switched places for the first game. Fielder served as the DH and Martinez played first. … Detroit shortstop Jose Iglesias, as he squared to attempt a bunt, was hit in the groin area by a Danny Duffy pitch leading off the third inning. Iglesias hobbled toward first base before collapsing in foul territory. He remained in the game after being attended to by trainer Kevin Rand. … The Royals' Billy Butler continued his mastery of Verlander. Butler was 2-for-3 to run his career mark against the Tigers' star to 27-for-62 (. 435). … The scheduled starters for Friday's night portion of the doubleheader are James Shields (7-8, 3.33) for Kansas City against rookie lefthander Jose Alvarez (1-2, 5.03), who was called up from Triple-A Toledo to make the start in the twin bill.


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When I think about the word poacher I think of a thief, and no one likes a thief. Whether you are a hunter, angler or wildlife watcher these thieves are stealing from you, your sons and daughters and your grandsons and granddaughters.
The majority of the sporting public we contact believes poaching is the taking of an animal during the closed season. Some justify it with the thought that someone needed meat. In my thirteen years as an officer I've had one case of an individual needing meat. Unfortunately the poacher shot a 28 inch 4x4 mule deer buck that any honest hunter would have been proud to harvest. Truth be told poaching is taking of an animal in violation of any fair chase rules or ethical means.
As a Conservation Officer for the past 13 years, to say the word poacher comes up in conversation would be an understatement. Many times it is used like in this example: "Is poaching really bad this year?"
How do I answer that? I'm one officer with a narrow view out the windshield of my patrol vehicle. Sure I catch my fair share of poachers, you bet. A better way to look at this very question is to review some of the information that Regional Conservation Officer Mark Hill is compiling. RCO Hill has started a project to enumerate animals taken unlawfully, or poached.
According to Regional Conservation Officer's Hill's research during the fall hunting season in the Clearwater Region, officers have documented 105 poached animals. As disturbing as those numbers are, they represent only the violations officers detected. Studies over the last quarter century have shown that detection rates for wildlife violations are as high as 10% and as low as 1%. If we quickly do some math, you will see with a detection rate of 10% that the projected number of animals poached in the Clearwater Region during 2013 is quite staggering: Elk (30 detected, 300 based on 10 percent detection rate), moose (4, 40), mule deer (13, 130), whitetail (57, 570).
These numbers represent a variety of violations including: hunting closed season, spotlighting, wasting game meat, tag transfers, shooting from the road and trespassing; all forms of poaching.
You're probably asking yourself: what is it that a conservation officer does all fall if detection rates are so low? I for one patrol approximately 1200 square miles. As best as I do to paint the picture that I'm behind every tree, it just isn't happening.
In total the state of Idaho has 83 conservation officers in the field on any given day.
These cases scratch the surface of what is an average fall. To say poaching is any worse this year or the last is hard to tell, in any event we have a very serious problem. Unfortunately poaching is a chronic problem plaguing our fish and wildlife resources.
You can help conservation officers protect the state's wildlife resources, catching poachers by reporting violations to Citizens Against Poaching at 1-800-632-5999, your local Sheriff's Office or an Idaho Department of Fish and Game regional office.
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2013 Hope Gala features 'The King of the Wire' and 'Top Shot' champion
The Hope Women's Resource Clinic, a Beaumont nonprofit organization that has been a solace and support system for pregnant women and their families for more than 20 years, will be holding its annual gala Tuesday, Sept. 10, to raise funds to help the nonprofit continue to provide "unconditional love and hope" to thousands of Southeast Texas women.
Tickets for the gala are $80 a person, and sponsorships are available ranging from $800 to $15,000.
The gala will be held at the Holiday Inn Plaza, at 3950 I-10 S. in Beaumont, and includes a meet-the-speakers reception and silent auction starting at 6 p.m., with the dinner and program set to begin at 7. Dress in appropriate business attire and register online at www.hope-clinic.com or by calling (409) 898-4005.
Dinner will include porcini crusted beef tenderloin, French-style green beans and piped mashed potatoes with a lemon tart for desert.
Proceeds from the event will help the clinic purchase cribs, strollers, car seats, diapers, formula, baby clothes, ultrasounds, pregnancy tests, parenting classes and many other services. This year's gala is special in that the goal is set at $300,000 — which is $100,000 higher than last year — with a portion of the proceeds going to help pay for the Hope Center to relocate to a bigger and better facility, which the nonprofit is in the process of purchasing, on Laurel Street.
"We would like to raise enough money to pay the building off," said Mary Milligan, executive director of Hope Women's Resource Clinic, which raised over $100,000 at last year's gala. "The building is also going to need renovations to make it useable to us."
This year, Hope Women's Resource Clinic will honor Bob and Kelli Phillips at the gala for their service to the state of Texas and to the community of Southeast Texas.
The gala has always featured top-notch speakers, and this year is no exception, Milligan said.
The keynote speaker for this year is acrobat and high-wire artist Nik Wallenda, famous for his high-wire walk, without a tether or safety net, across the Little Colorado River Gorge outside Grand Canyon National Park on June 23, 2013, and his walk across Niagara Falls on a 2-inch steel wire in 2012.
Wallenda, self-described as "The King of the Wire," was the first person in history to cross the 200-foot Niagara Falls gorge on a high wire. The feat was broadcast on television to an audience of 13.3 million Americans and garnered the highest rating for a non-sports broadcast of any network in six years, Wallenda's website says.
"After battling wind swells and dangerously thick mist, Wallenda completed his walk in just 25 minutes, during which viewers could hear his repetition of prayers," his website states. "In one truly electrifying moment as he approached the Canadian side on the wire, he paused then bowed to the crowd on bended knee raising a victory fist to acknowledge over 120,000 cheering fans who had waited for him in the rain. Wallenda then sprinted to safe ground and, after embracing his wife and family, he was approached by Canadian customs agents who asked him for his passport. 'What is the purpose of your trip sir?' the agent asked. 'To inspire people around the world to follow their dreams and never give up,' Wallenda said, turning over the passport he carried with him in a waterproof bag."
"He does something that is unique and interesting," Milligan said. "He is an inspiration, and he challenges us to be the best we can be in whatever we are doing."
Wallenda holds at least seven Guinness World Records including a bicycle ride across a suspended hire-wire 135 feet above the ground, which set the record for both highest and longest bike ride on a high wire.
In 2011, in what was probably one of his most emotional performances, Wallenda completed a 100-foot-long high-wire crossing between the two towers of the 10-story Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 121-foot-high feat was a recreation of the act that killed his great-grandfather Karl Wallenda in 1978. At one point during the performance, Wallenda knelt down on the wire and blew a kiss in honor of his great-grandfather's memory.
Wallenda recently released a book in June 2013 titled, "Balance: A Story of Faith, Family, and Life on the Line." In his autobiography, Wallenda describes the hardships his death-defying profession has caused for his family and how their faith in God helped pull them closer together and allowed them to overcome the stress of a dangerous career.
"He believes that God has called him to this," Milligan said. "His book will tell you the reasons he believes that. It's his testimony."
The book will be available for purchase at the gala, where Wallenda will be signing books and posing for photos with attendees during the reception, Milligan said.
Also scheduled to make an appearance at this year's gala is Dustin Ellermann, the season 3 champion of History Channel's "Top Shot." Ellermann of Zavalla is a minister, accountant, lumberjack, hunter, husband, father of two and foster father of three, according to his "Top Shot" profile on History Channel's website. Ellermann is a self-taught marksman skilled with a pistol, rifle, compound bow, and is even proficient at throwing tomahawks and knives.
"He can take three tomahawks in one hand, throw them at the bulls eye and they all will land in the bulls eye," Milligan said.
In an interview with The Examiner, Ellermann said he is excited to show his support for the Hope Clinic event.
"My wife and I are both foster and adoptive parents, and I also run a summer Christian kids camp, so I love kids and agree with Hope's mission to help mothers. I'm going to be sharing a little of my 'Top Shot' experience at the gala and how God gave me his favor and help through the entire challenge," Ellermann said.
Milligan said that she is hoping Ellermann will sign some of the guns for the silent auction as well.
Other items available in the silent auction will include a family vacation package to the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, a quail and pheasant hunting trip, a duck and goose hunting trip, and a Sam Rayburn fishing trip.
Milligan said the gala would be a vital part of paying for the new Hope Women's Resource Clinic.
"The new location is about twice the size. We are in a 3,000-square-foot building, and we're going to 6,000," Milligan said.
It will also help fund a blessings boutique, where mothers can earn points through educational activities to receive items for their children.
"The blessings boutique will be inside the facility where we will provide clothes, strollers and car seats — anything a mother would need for her child in the first year," Milligan explained. Everything we do is free."
The Hope Women's Resource Clinic is at 1155 Interstate 10 N. in Beaumont.
According to 2012 statistics submitted by the nonprofit, 3,114 clients visited the clinic, 362 received ultrasounds, 416 received abstinence counseling and 32 changed their minds about abortion. The clinic offers several services including free pregnancy tests, free ultrasounds, confidential counseling, post-abortion support groups and several educational classes and resources.
"Without the community's assistance, we wouldn't be able to operate," Milligan said. "They make us able to pay bills and save babies. We couldn't do it without the help that we have."


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"The Puerto Rico electric company's bonds surged after it struck a preliminary agreement with bondholders to restructure its crippling debts, marking a major advance in the government-owned utility's efforts to emerge from bankruptcy. The pact -- reached by the island's government, the territory's federal oversight board and a key group of investors -- would slash the debt service bills of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority more deeply than an agreement the board rejected a year ago. The board said in a statement Monday that it's working to finalize the deal for the power company known as Prepa. The company's bonds were the most actively traded municipal securities Tuesday, when investors pushed up the price of some of them by nearly 40 percent. Debt due in 2040 jumped to an average of 60.2 cents on the dollar from 43.4 cents Monday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg."
This Article argues the strong presumption against extraterritorial application of federal securities laws, as articulated in Morrison v. National Australia Bank, has significant implications for liability under Section 11 of the Securities Act. Morrison restricts federal securities law liability to purchases or sales "listed on domestic exchanges and domestic transactions in other securities." The Article finds that this limitation could, in some instances, dilute the incentive to engage in due diligence and have other consequences that the SEC could view as contrary to the public interest.
This Article provides a general methodology to measure the market efficiency percentile for a stock for any relevant period, and calculates arbitrage risk for each U.S. exchange-listed common stock for every calendar year from 1988 to 2010. The Article finds that market efficiency is significantly affected by turnover (negatively), the number of market makers for Nasdaq stocks (negatively), and serial correlation in the market model of the stock (positively).
This Article argues that the scope of recovery under the implied Section 10(b) private right should be no greater than the recovery available under the most analogous express remedy, Section 18(a), thus Section 10(b) plaintiffs must either demonstrate actual reliance as a precondition to recovery of damages, or the Supreme Court should revisit Basic, and overturn Basic's rebuttable presumption of reliance.
This Article provides a general methodology to measure the market efficiency percentile for a stock for any relevant period, and calculates arbitrage risk for each U.S. exchange-listed common stock for every calendar year from 1988 to 2010. The Article finds that market efficiency is significantly affected by turnover (negatively), the number of market makers for Nasdaq stocks (negatively), and serial correlation in the market model of the stock (positively).
This Article discusses the appeal (to be argued in October 2013) in which the Supreme Court will consider whether the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 ("SLUSA") precludes investors' state law class actions against third-party actors, where the complaints alleged a scheme of fraudulent misrepresentation about transactions in connection with SLUSA covered securities. The defendants seek reversal of a Fifth Circuit decision that declined to apply SLUSA's preclusion provision, which essentially permitted the litigation against the defendants to proceed in federal court.
This Article examines which independent directors are held accountable when investors sue firms for financial and disclosure related fraud, and finds that shareholders use litigation along with director elections and director retention to hold some independent directors more accountable than others when firms experience financial fraud.
This Article identifies the central flaw of Basic that has over the decades distorted applications of fraud on the market but also suggests, building on Amgen, what the future focus should be in considering whether a suit can proceed as a class action based on fraud on the market.
This Article examines who pays when a company settles, and finds that D&O insurance is quite protective and that individual officers rarely contribute to settlements, even in cases in which the SEC has imposed a serious penalty on the same individuals for the same misconduct.
This Article provides commentary and analysis of the Supreme Court's February and March 2013, decisions in three major class action appeals: Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plan and Trust Funds (February 27, 2103); Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles (March 19, 2013), and Comcast Corp. v. Behrends (March 27, 2013).
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Rotor & Wing is re-launching its Excellence Ratings, which surveys helicopter operators to find out who provides the best customer satisfaction in key areas.
The 2013 Excellence Ratings survey will be conducted during the spring with results published in the June issue. The categories are Overall Aircraft Performance, Technological Innovations, Direct Operating Costs, Maintenance Issues, Technical Documentation, Technical Assistance, Factory Training, Parts Availability and Customer Support.
While we have only featured the Excellence Ratings within the pages of Rotor & Wing on one past occasion, our history conducting this survey is extensive. This year's effort will in fact mark the seventh time we have undertaken this exercise asking the same key questions, dating back to 1997. Much has changed over the past 15-16 years, and the trend data over time provides a valuable look at the progress and direction in which a company is heading in key areas.
It is important to understand the underlying methodology in order to interpret the true meaning and value of the Excellence Ratings. This is not a popularity contest. No vendor can influence the results by stacking the ballot box. We use our exclusive worldwide current-subscriber list as our starting point, but as the results come in, we analyze the responses and sort the results according to a number of demographic and geographic criteria. The Excellence Ratings as reported in the pages of this magazine are in fact only a subset of the overall results, representing the opinions of those operators in what we define broadly as the "commercial" marketplace, as opposed to "military" operators.
It is important to note that the Excellence Ratings represent the opinions of those respondents who have vast experience in a particular manufacturer's aircraft, as well as the opinions of those who have some past experience, as well as those who have very little or no experience whatsoever. In short, these scores will reflect exactly what a prospective helicopter buyer would hear if they performed their own mini-survey of the people they know in the helicopter business before making a purchase decision. Perceptions count. To that end, these results should not be viewed as a pure "customer satisfaction" report card, however.
But make no mistake—this study will also produce detailed data reflecting the opinions of each manufacturer's actual customers. The answers will also be sorted according to job titles, by geographic location, and by the primary use of the respondent's helicopter. Does the front office feel differently than the pilot actually flying the aircraft? What about the maintenance staff? Do law enforcement operators seem to prefer one particular manufacturer more than others? Does the geographic location of a respondent's operation significantly influence their opinion in areas such as parts availability? While the Excellence Ratings will provide a valuable overview, this more detailed data will provide direction for our editorial coverage, as well as valuable insight into areas of opportunity and areas for improvement for the manufacturers themselves as well as any others who may wish to access it.
The Excellence Ratings report will be posted on the Rotor & Wing website and the full report will be available via the shopping cart.
Our promise is that what you read in the Excellence Ratings will reflect only the highest level of statistical accuracy. We are not in the business of spreading rumors, nor are we in the business of selling our ratings to the highest bidder via their advertising investment with us, or by any other means for that matter. We will make every effort to gather enough data to report back to you about every manufacturer—from the largest to the smallest and from the United States to Russia, and everywhere in between. But it is all in the numbers. If we do not get enough answers to provide a statistically accurate picture of a particular manufacturer, we will not provide an anecdotal picture.
You may have noticed that the media business is evolving rapidly—even within the relatively small universe of rotorcraft media. The way you get information today differs tremendously from the way you got it just a few short years ago.
While "news" and "entertainment" seem to be becoming commodities that most anyone can deliver to your desktop on a daily basis, trusted insight and expert analysis are becoming ever harder to find and discern.
Our decision to focus on this kind of in-depth, behind-the-scenes data which has long been a part of our operation, simply reflects our recognition of the kind of information that the helicopter market wants and most needs, and most importantly—is not getting from any other source on a regular basis.


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John A. Hull Jr., 71, of 625 North Main Rd., Jamestown, died July 15, 2007 at home after a brief illness.
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Feb. 23, 1936, he was the son of the late John A. Hull Sr. and Mary (Marquis) Hull.
He was employed by Cedar Cemetery as a groundskeeper until his retirement in 1999. A lifelong island resident, he was an avid fisherman and quahogger.
He is survived by his two sisters, Diane Hull of Jamestown, and Hope Hull of Pawtucket; two nieces, one nephew and his beloved cat Frizzy.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Friday, July 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Fagan-Quinn Funeral Home, 825 Boston Neck Rd., North Kingstown. For information and to view the guestbook, visit www.FaganQuinnFuneral- Home.com.


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Are you looking for the best entertainment Huntersville has to offer? Berkshire Hathaway Home Services is here to help. Have a look at our guide to the most fun activities Huntersville, North Carolina has to offer.
If you're visiting Huntersville with youngsters, then be sure to put this one on your "must-see" list. At this children's museum, kids and kids-at-heart marvel at the water table, the real live fire truck, and the learning garden. Creativity, inspiration, and knowledge abound here. Take your time and take it all in; there's certainly plenty to see.
Few of nature's creatures are as majestic and awe-inspiring as birds of prey. At the Carolina Raptor Center, budding ornithologists can get up close and personal with owls, falcons, hawks, eagles, and more than twenty other types of raptors. The Raptor Center isn't just a zoo for birds; it's also a center that specializes in the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned birds of prey. Be sure to catch one of the live presentations for an entertaining educational experience.
NASCAR fans (and fans of free entertainment) will thrill at the automotive muscle on display here. Visitors tour a working NASCAR garage, and get an inside look into what it takes to build a winning racing team. Check out the gift shop for great memorabilia at very reasonable prices.
History buffs and nature lovers rave about Latta Plantation. Walking the grounds, you'll feel like you've stepped into the past. Docents are on staff to really make the plantation's history come to life. Horseback rides, fishing, hiking trails – this place has everything you need to get the most out of a pretty spring day.


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SKF inaugurates new factory in China
"We are happy to see our factory investment in China support the growing truck business in the entire Asian region. Being close to our customers with both local production and engineering support is a high priority, both from a customer need and from a sustainability standpoint," says Tryggve Sthen, President, SKF Automotive.
The investment amounts to around SEK 590 million. The factory, built according to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard, is now operational and employs around 500 people. One of its biggest customers, CNHTC, awarded SKF a big contract in 2011 to supply products for 7 years with a value of SEK 5,2 billion.
SKF developed the SKF Split Truck Hub Unit to meet the current and future needs of the commercial vehicle industry to raise productivity through longer service life and reduced maintenance. The unit consists of a split outer ring enabling a cost effective manufacturing process, meeting local customer requirements.


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The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, has just issued a nationwide injunction in relation to the "Now vs. Scheidler" case that has been in progress for twelve years.
The injunction rightly prohibits violence and threats of violence. Yet I know nobody in the world more opposed to violence than Joseph Scheidler, Andrew Scholberg, and Timothy Murphy, defendants in this case.
While pro-abortion forces claim victory in this injunction, it actually vindicates what we do in the pro-life movement. The injunction specifically states that it "does not prohibit or preclude expressive activities that are constitutionally protected, including but not limited to the following conduct: a) Peacefully carrying picket signs on the public property in front of any Plaintiff Clinic; b) Making speeches on public property; c) Speaking to individuals approaching the clinic; d) Handing out literature on public property; and e) Praying on public property."
I thank the Judge for making it crystal clear that we have a perfect right to these activities. We will intensify them all over the country, and not a single facility that provides abortion will be skipped over.
Conduct that is enjoined includes "interfering with the right of any member of the Certified Class of Plaintiff Clinics to conduct its business (including…the right to provide abortion services)."
The injunction speaks of the "right to provide abortion services." No such right, morally speaking, ever existed or ever will exist. Any law that upholds such a right is not a valid law.The injunction likewise speaks of the "right" of a woman "to avail herself of the Plaintiff Clinics' services," including "abortion services." No such right, morally speaking, ever existed or ever will exist. Any law that upholds such a right is not a valid law.
We will continue to teach what Pope John Paul II reminded us of in his encyclical letter The Gospel of Life (1995): "Laws which authorize and promote abortion … are completely lacking in authentic juridical validity. There is no obligation in conscience to obey such laws; instead there is a grave and clear obligation to oppose them by conscientious objection." (EV 72-73)
Rest assured. The pro-life movement has only just begun.


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Speeding on Fifth Avenue from Blythe Street to North Justice Street has been an issue for years, Hendersonville officials said, but a little paint or lane shifting may be the solution.
Speeding on Fifth Avenue from Blythe Street to North Justice Street has been an issue for years, Hendersonville officials said, but a little paint or lane shifting may be the solution.
City Engineer Brent Detwiler said the avenue, on average, is traversed by 2,400 cars traveling eastbound and 1,300 traveling westbound each day, according to counts taken different weeks by Public Works.
City engineers presented three options for calming the traffic to City Council last week:
--Do nothing – the cheapest option with the least effect.
--Remove "No Parking" signs along the avenue between Justice and Blythe streets, narrowing the lanes with on-street parking; and/or painting the intersections with street markings that extend from the curbs, creating the illusion of narrower lanes.
--Meander street – Shift the lanes along Fifth Avenue, like the city did years ago with Main Street, creating a meandering affect that would allow for parallel parking on alternating sides of the street. Detwiler told the council that this option would be the most expensive and would require public input through outreach meetings and additional engineering design.
Once this option is in place, he said, an additional police presence would be needed until the public learns the new travel pattern.
Detwiler said that allowing on-street parking "would make the lanes seem smaller and slow traffic down," but getting people to park where they have not been allowed to park may take some time.
"It would probably take years to get people to park out on the street," said Jeff Collis, mayor pro-tem.
The change in driver behavior and getting drivers to actually slow down with option 2, Detwiler said, would depend on people parking along Fifth Avenue.
"Just one car parked along the road may not slow them down," he added.
On-street parking, however, could reduce the sight distance for drivers and pedestrians, he said.
It could cost the city $15,000 to create on-street parking and stripe intersections, but to shift the lanes with alternate parallel parking could cost twice as much, Detwiler told the council.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – In his eight-year NHL career, Hawks defenseman Duncan Keith is a plus-103.
That's nothing compared with Keith's personal plus-one Tuesday.
Keith, 29, completed a whirlwind 24-hour span in which he flew home to Chicago to be with his wife for the birth of their first child, a boy, and then flew back to Minnesota to rejoin his teammates.
Although Keith missed the Hawks' morning skate, he returned in time for the start of Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.
Hawks coach Joel Quenneville congratulated Keith's family on their new addition. The baby boy, named Colton Duncan Keith, was born at 11:15 a.m. and weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, according to the Hawks.
"That's good news all the way around," Quenneville said.
As a former player and a father of three, Quenneville is familiar with the challenges of balancing work and family in the NHL. He said his policy was simple regarding expectant fathers on his team.
"Family comes first in a situation like that," said Quenneville, who has coached Keith since 2008. "We'd want him to be there before his child was born.
"In this situation, it's an easy decision. We're very happy that he was there in time. It all worked out."
Say cheese: Hawks players were happy to look out on the ice and see feisty forward Daniel Carcillo, who made his series debut after sitting out the first three playoff games as a healthy scratch.
"He's a good player," Hawks forward Viktor Stalberg said. "We know that he's a little rat out there. He runs around and likes to talk a lot."
Carcillo, 28, has yapped his way through seven seasons and four postseasons. As a member of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010, he had six points (2 G, 4 A) and 34 penalty minutes in 17 playoff games.
A low-energy loss in Game 3 prompted Quenneville to insert Carcillo into the lineup.
"I think he's one of those guys who brings energy to your team and enthusiasm," Quenneville said.
Make coffee: The NHL announced an 8:30 p.m. start time Thursday for Game 5 between the Hawks and the Minnesota Wild at the United Center.
That marks the third later-than-normal start of the series for the teams, who also met at 8:30 p.m. for Games 2 and 4. Those who stay up for the game will be able to watch it on Comcast SportsNet and NBC Sports Network, while the radio broadcast will be on WGN-AM 720.
Hawks bits: Although Henrik Karlsson served as the Hawks' backup goaltender again for Game 4, Quenneville said that Ray Emery was "close" to returning from a lower-body injury. Emery took part in the Hawks' morning skate and showed no signs of injury. … To clear space for Carcillo, second-year forward Brandon Bollig was a healthy scratch for the Hawks.


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Lung Transplantation
Are A1AT Injections Required After Lung Transplant?
If someone has emphysema caused by an alpha-1 anti trypsin deficiency and they get a lung transplant will they need to continue getting the injections for their alpha-1 anti trypsin deficiency after the transplant?
This is a question that has been debated amongst experts in lung transplantation and to date there is no clear consensus. Since the alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT) protein is made in the liver, the recipient of a lung transplant still has the same deficiency of this protein as he/she did before the transplant. Therefore, the transplanted lung is at the same risk of deterioration from A1AT deficiency as was the native lung. Proponents of continuing A1AT replacement therapy use this fact to justify their continued use of this expensive treatment.
Others point out that if the recipient of a lung transplant does not smoke cigarettes, then the deterioration of the transplanted lung is minimal and A1AT replacement therapy is not necessary.
At this time whether or not a lung transplant recipient continues on A1AT replacement therapy is solely at the discretion of the patient and the lung transplant center.
David R Nunley, MD, FCCP
Former Associate Professor
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University


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While filming the highly anticipated big-screen adaptation of "Divergent" in Chicago, Miles Teller also attended two Rolling Stones shows, a Hawks playoff game, a Bulls playoff game and two Cubs games.
In the excellent coming-of-age film "The Spectacular Now," opening Friday, Sutter (Teller) likewise wants to make the most of his time. Preaching "Live in the now," he's a think-later high school senior who charms shy, sweet Aimee ("Divergent" co-star Shailene Woodley), whose perception of what Sutter can give her may cloud her view of what he can't. At Sundance, the actors deservedly won a Special Jury Award for their performances.
By phone from L.A., the 26-year-old actor ("21 and Over," "Rabbit Hole") talked about nixing dialogue, putting his best moves into the movie's sex scene and whether he feels like an adult.
You're an enemy to Shailene in "Divergent" and fall in love with her in "The Spectacular Now." Which is easier and which is more fun: to love her or give her crap?
It's easier to fall in love with her, but it's more fun to beat her up.
Hmm ... Because it's fun! [Laughs] I don't know. It's nice doing some action stuff, I guess would be the answer to that. It's hard to give a good answer to why it's more fun to beat up a woman. But in that world of "Divergent," the guys beat up the girls. ... We're just looking for the best warriors. I put it into context.
"The Spectacular Now" director James Ponsoldt gave you a lot of freedom with your character. How do you feel like you took advantage of that?
I think the more creative freedom that you have, the more personalized you can make the character. Even the wardrobe woman, the costume designer, she allowed me -- I said, "Hey, there's a couple thrift stores here. Do you mind if I go out and pick out some stuff that I think would be right?"James never made me audition. He just went off a hunch that I could play this character, and I was happy for him to allow me the freedom to do a lot of stuff.
Can you remember something you didn't want to say?
I didn't want to call myself "The Sutter man." And I didn't want to say "fabuloso."
Why not?
Because. You try it! What's your name again?
Matt. Call yourself the Matt-meister.
"What's up, this is the Matt-meister, and I'm super-fabuloso." Doesn't work.
[Laughs.] Yeah, see? I tried saying "fabuloso" in just everyday conversation, and every time I would do it people would look at me weird.
It's cool that Shailene was talking about loving the scene of you two having sex in the movie because it's so real --
Well, look who she's working with. If I was Shailene, I would love having sex with me too.
What's it like to try to be awkward on purpose in that situation?
You mean for her?
No, for you.
You thought I was awkward during my sex scene? Those are my best moves, Matt.
I thought you performed admirably, but I think part of the reason she said she liked it was it's such a natural, human thing.
It is. When you're in a 15-year-old's bedroom and her character's just this nice, cute, kind of shy girl -- not overly shy or anything -- but it just all kind of fell into place. I feel like the characters, we really wanted to tell their story. At that moment, we are right there.
Shailene has said Sutter is a composite of her high school relationships. Did you date someone like Aimee?
Yeah, I did. I dated all over the place. I remember I dated a girl who was in drama with me. She was the lead singer of my rock band. She had this Evanescence voice. That was a weird choice; my buddies didn't really understand that. And then I dated a cheerleader for a little bit. But really Aimee reminds me of this girl that I dated my sophomore year of college.
Their relationship has an interesting beginning, with her finding you passed out on a lawn. What's the strangest story you've heard about people getting together in real life?
The girlfriend that reminded me of Shailene's character, I met her at nickel beer night. And I remember her carrying a stack of cups `cause she was stacking all the beer she had drank and there's a good amount of `em. She came up to me, she said, "Hey, can you hold these while I go pee in a parking lot?" So I held her cups, and by the time she came back I was still holding them and we started talking and I got her phone number and we ended up dating for like a year and a half.
That's a really good story of how you meet someone.Yeah! We talked about jazz band for a while. I played saxophone, and she played the flute.I played drums. Next time you see her we'll all put on a show.Whoa, watch it, Matt!I wasn't implying that you're still in touch with your ex-girlfriend.[Laughs] No, I'm really not. It's all good.
Sutter says he doesn't see what's so great about being an adult. How do you think people know when they're supposed to be an adult and have gotten to that point?
I think life just puts it in front of you and you deal as it comes. Two of my best friends have kids that are three and four. They're dealing with some real adult stuff; who knows when that's going to happen for me? But then again me and my group of friends, there's like eight of us, we lost two really good buddies of ours in car accidents five weeks from each other. That was like a year before I shot "Rabbit Hole," and I felt like as a 21-year-old I was dealing with much more adult issues than some adults.
Does going through all this publicity and everything involved in being an actor make you feel old, or does it sometimes make you feel young?
Oh, I feel super young. I got a buddy who goes to work every morning at 6:30. That's some adult [bleep]. I don't do that. He comes back, [and] I'm playing video games.
Memorable eats in Chicago: "Had the best steak of my life in Chicago. Well, I had the two best steaks of my life. The first one was at the Chicago Chop House: I got the bone-in filet mignon and that was delicious. And then I went to Mastro's, which was also very good."
Why he didn't read RedEye while in Chicago: "I was too busy jumping from trains and living in abandoned buildings."
How often the cool, confident high school guy like Sutter is usually putting up a front for something: "I think all the time. I think in high school people are not as comfortable being completely themselves … That's why you have those cliques because people just fall into these categories. They're trying to be something. They want to be part of something."
On if he had any concept of what it was like to have Kyle Chandler/Coach Taylor playing his deadbeat dad in "The Spectacular Now," since Teller didn't watch "Friday Night Lights": "Not really. James had me YouTube some Coach Taylor stuff. He was like, 'Just type coach into YouTube and watch this, man. And if you don't want to just go to battle for him, something's wrong with you. You're not American. Basically this dude's like the all-American great guy.'" … So I watched some clips. But I didn't really have much background of Kyle. I'm kind of glad I didn't."
What frustrated him as a kid: "I had two older sisters and I just remember my sister Dana, who's like 18 months older than me, for Christmas she got this [gift], and the idea of the gift was you could direct your own play. So it gave you a bunch of scripts and a couple costumes and you would cast the play and you would be the director. And it was 'Little Red Riding Hood.' And there was the part of the wolf, and that was like the only boy part. And it was between me and my cousin Richard. My cousin Richard's like six years older than me. And she cast my cousin Richard. And that pissed me off so bad. A. I'm her brother and B. I'm a much better actor obviously. So I thought the whole thing was fixed."
Something that scared him as a kid: "We used to do 'Bloody Mary.' I don't know if you know what that is, where you look in the window or you look in the mirror and you say 'bloody mary, bloody mary bloody mary,' and bloody mary's supposed to come at you. One time me and Dana are doing it and my oldest sister Erin was babysitting us and we didn't know it but she was hiding under the sink. So we said 'bloody mary bloody mary bloody mary,' and Erin came on in this Nickelodeon microphone. It was like (spooky voice), 'Miles!!!!' She had booby-trapped the whole bathroom to where the window was shaking and the curtain was shaking and we freaked out, ran out, and I went to sleep with a bible on my chest watching some Spanish priest on TV. So that scared the crap out of me."
Something he's proud of with "Divergent" and something he can do better in the sequel: "I'm proud of my muscles. Mostly my bis and tris. And something that I can do better is my core. Probably get a little bit more ab work in."
Rap song he knows all the words to: "Warren G, Regulators."
Guilty pleasure TV show: "'Swamp People,' although I'm not ashamed of that at all."
First album he bought: Smash Mouth, "Fush Yu Mang." "I actually listened to that not too long ago. It was a long road trip and I ran out of good stuff. We just went back. I got 'Fush Yu Mang,' OMC 'How Bizarre,' Sublime self-titled, and Mighty Mighty Bosstones from BMG when I was in fourth or fifth grade."
Movie that scared him: "Nosferatu." "My grandma showed me that when I was literally probably six years old, and it scared the [bleep] out of me. She was eating an English muffin with jelly on it and just laughing."
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Nutramax Laboratories' financial and philanthropic contributions to the community have earned it a top award from the S.C. Commerce Department.
Nutramax was named the 2017 South Carolina Large Industry Impact Winner among the state's 13 Tier Three counties. The Commerce Department honored the company May 11 in Columbia as part of the agency's 26th-annual Industry Appreciation Event.
Nutramax was selected because of its capital investment, job creation, community engagement, and commitment to the environment.
While many young adults are planning for college in the fall, some of their peers will soon be actively seeking employment. To meet their needs, ResCare Workforce Services, along with partnering agencies, is planning two job recruitment and resource fairs.
The first event will be held this Friday, May 12, from 2-4 p.m. at the Chester YMCA. The second event will be next Friday, May 19, from 2-4 p.m. at the Lancaster Adult Education building.
A 191-acre real estate project being undertaken by the owners of Inspiration Network (INSP) in Indian Land will feature commercial, retail, office and residential components, and developers are hoping to secure the area's first YMCA.
The Upper Palmetto YMCA, serving York, Chester and Lancaster counties, said it's "considering expansion into Lancaster County," according to a release.
Former Gov. Jim Hodges has been named president and CEO of one of the 20 largest lobbying and public affairs firms in the nation.
The Lancaster native will take over daily operations of McGuireWoods Consulting on Jan. 12, 2018, the company announced Monday. McGuireWoods has offices in seven states, Washington, D.C., and Europe.
An article from Investment News highlighted a recent study from the National Council on Aging that measured the interest in and understanding of home-equity products among both older homeowners and financial advisers.
The study revealed that as retirees age their retirement concerns increase due to rising medical costs and the fear of outliving their retirement savings.
Springs Global US Inc., a company formed from the merger of Springs Industries and Coteminas, is bringing nearly 30 jobs to its Grace Avenue location by the end of April.
The company will use the former Grace Logistics Center, 234 Grace Ave., built in the mid '90s, as a distribution center.
The transition to S.C. comes after selling a Mississippi plant.
The new Shrimp Boat at Buford Crossroads opened last week to an overwhelming response from patrons that left the owners and employees both astonished and bone tired.
Much of the time, the parking lot was packed with a line of customers that snaked from the front door to the cash register for those wanting some of the best fried chicken around.
COLUMBIA – Lancaster Mayor John Howard recently completed the advanced component of the S.C. Municipal Elected Officials Institute.
In order to graduate, Howard completed seven required courses, including two daylong sessions in conjunction with the Municipal Association of South Carolina's annual Hometown Legislative Action Day.
North Elementary students smiled Tuesday morning as they skipped to wash stations, where employees from the Walmart Distribution Center were waiting to wash their feet and give them new shoes and socks.
Samaritan's Feet, a nonprofit that has provided shoes to more than 6.5 million children around the world, brought its Shoes of Hope event to North's gym Tuesday. The event was sponsored by Walmart Distribution of Pageland.
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NHIAA D-I Boys' Soccer semis: Broncos, Marauders post tight victories
By HARRY KOZLOWSKI
Special to the Union Leader
Hanover's Dan Hazlett, right, falls as he battles Concord's Emmanuel Smith, during an NHIAA Division I semifinal on Thursday at Stellos Stadium in Nashua. (Thomas Roy/Union Leader)
— It was high drama at Stellos Stadium Thursday as Alvirne of Hudson defeated Manchester Central 3-2 in overtime to advance to the state Division I boys' soccer final.
Alvirne will play top seed Hanover, a 1-0 winner over Concord, in Sunday's state final at 6:45 p.m. at Bill Ball Stadium in Exeter.
Hanover 1, Concord 0:
The game's only goal was scored by Jamie Dinulos in the 32nd minute of play. It was his second goal of the year. Alex Bynum recorded the shutout.
Alvirne 3, Central 2, OT:
The No. 2 Broncos tied the game with just seconds remaining in regulation, then won it seven minutes into overtime on Kyle Salucco's goal.
The No. 3 Little Green, seeking a third straight Division I title, were playing without all-state forward Samuel Binogono, who was serving a one-game suspension for receiving his third yellow card of the season in Central's quarterfinal win against Pinkerton of Derry on Sunday.
Alvirne controlled the play for most of the game, keeping the pressure on Central in its zone. Peter Busnach appeared to score on a header at 36th minute but officials called the play offsides, keeping the game scoreless at the half.
But Busnach got one that counted in the 44th minute when the Central goalkeeper and defender misplayed a ball. Busnach picked up a loose ball in the crease and put it away to put the Broncos up 1-0.
Central tied game off free kick when Jacob Laliberte redirected the ball with a header in the 66th minute.
Five minutes later, Keegan Laberge sent a sharp angle shot on goal that struck Bronco defender Jacob Nazerian and bounced into the net.
The goal put Central up 2-1 with 8:36 remaining.
But Alvirne came back late in injury time. With mere seconds remaining, Raul Stedile took a corner kick from Robert Younghusband and tied the game 2-2.
Seven minutes into overtime Salucco took a pass from Stedile and punched in the game winner in sudden death.
"When we went down I thought it was all over," said Salucco. "But we've been in situations like that before. We knew we could come back, and we did it."
Broncos coach Jeff Blackwell said his team his team never stopped believing they could win. "I saw a few heads go down but they picked them right up and went right back at it."
"We've had a belief all year that this was something that we can do. And it means a lot that that belief turned into what just happened."
Blackwell played down any advantage his team had without Binogono on the field for Central, though he acknowledged his potential impact. "He's gonna have an effect, at least one goal a game no matter what," said Blackwell.
Central coach Chris Laberge said his team could have won without Binogono. "He's our leading scorer, but we still had a lot of chances to win the game."
"It would have been nice to have him but it wasn't why we lost the game."
"We made a mistake by not clearing the ball and it cost us" said Laberge about the tying goal by Alvirne. "They're a good team. When we made a mistake they capitalized."
The loss ended the career of Binogono, a senior. "It hurts for the seniors," said Laberge. "But I know we have a great team coming back."


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