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The Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) at West Virginia University will be working with Alzheimer's disease-focused, Florida-based biotech company Neurotrope BioScience to advance novel diagnostic and therapeutic technologies developed at BRNI that have shown promise in both preclinical and clinical models of Alzheimer's.
The first milestone they'll be seeking is the commercial introduction in the 2014 timeframe of a new, noninvasive diagnostic test for early-stage Alzheimer's disease. Following this, the BRNI-Neurotrope BioScience team will be initiating several Phase II clinical trials in Alzheimer's with drug prototypes discovered at BRNI. The first commercial introduction of one of these experimental medicines could occur in 2018.
BRNI and Neurotrope BioScience claim the scope of this effort is unprecedented and will involve ongoing contributions from BRNI research personnel and other resources within the state of West Virginia. They also say that the effort presages an entirely different concept on what causes Alzheimer's disease and how to treat its ravaging effects.
"We are incredibly excited to advance the scientific discoveries at BRNI into mid-stage clinical trials where we intend to investigate our drug prototypes in not only Alzheimer's disease, but also ischemic stroke and Fragile X syndrome," said Daniel Alkon, M.D., scientific director at BRNI, who will be taking on the role of CSO of Neurotrope BioScience.
"It takes on average, 12 to 15 years for a new medicine to gain FDA approval and reach the bedside of a patient who needs it," said Lane Bailey, chairman of the BRNI board of directors. "We are all grateful for this new investment that will allow BRNI's scientists to build on their progress and showcase the kind of research and advancement underway in the Mountain State."
What kind of research and advancement? In March of 2012, BRNI researchers reported in a paper in the Journal of Biological Chemistry that they found that the normal ApoE3 gene stimulates the growth of synapses through a protein called PKC epsilon, which also prevents the toxic Alzheimer's disease protein, beta amyloid, from destroying synapses. ApoE4, a defective version of the ApoE gene, could cause the early loss of synapses in Alzheimer's disease by not stimulating the synthesis of PKC epilson, they said. Also, in January of 2011, a BRNI study published in the Journal of Neuroscience reportedly revealed underlying causes for the degeneration of synapses in Alzheimer's disease and identifed potential pharmaceutical solutions for the disease. BRNI claims that the study was the first to achieve fundamental molecular understanding of how synapses are lost in Alzheimer's disease before the plaques and tangles develop.
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Fraud-On-The Market Class Actions Against Foreign Issuers
Merritt B. Fox
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April 30, 2011
Columbia Law and Economics Working Paper No. 400
This Article goes back to first principles to look at the basic policy concerns that are implicated by the extra territorial reach of fraud-on-the-market class actions. The resulting analysis suggests a simple, clear rule that can be shown likely to both maximize U.S. economic welfare and, by also promoting global economic welfare, foster good U.S. foreign relations as well. The U.S. law based class action fraud-on-the-market liability regime, I conclude, should not as a general matter be imposed upon any genuinely foreign issuer, even where the purchaser making the claim is a U.S. investor purchasing the share in a U.S. market or where significant conduct contributing to the misstatement occurs in the United States. An issuer is genuinely foreign if it has its economic center of gravity as an operating firm outside the United States. The only exception would be a foreign issuer that has agreed, as a form of bonding, to be subject to the U.S. liability regime, in which case all such claims against the issuer should be allowed, regardless of the nationality and residence of the purchasing plaintiff, the place where she executes the transaction, and the place or places where conduct contributing to the misstatement occurs.
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In a hospital emergency room where tiny little patients are saved every day, medical staff has seen a lot of tragedy and trauma. But on April 15 at Boston Children's Hospital, the injuries that came through the door were different.
"These kids were really badly hurt," says trauma surgeon Dr. David Mooney, director of the trauma center at Boston Children's Hospital. "They had soot all over their faces, burnt hair and burnt eyebrows and tourniquets on their legs that first responders had put there to save their lives and keep them from bleeding to death."
Mooney says that the hospital sees an average of 30 to 40 injured children a day and many times they turn out to be less serious than what they'd originally thought.
"It was really the opposite," he says. "It was horrible. It was hard to imagine someone would do this."
The nature of the injuries were also unique.
"A little girl had a lot of injuries, and nails were sticking out of her body," he says. "We were removing nails from the flesh in her side. That was the thing that gives you pause."
Mooney, who was on the phone with his wife when she told him about the blasts at the Boston Marathon, went to the emergency room to initiate a "code triage" and get staff ready quickly. Though it was a holiday and there was reduced staff in the hospital, within an hour, personnel voluntarily came in – some parking as close as they could and then walking the rest of the way because of blocked streets.
Staff treated 10 patients, three of them severely injured. Martin Richard, 8, who was killed in the blast, was not a patient at Boston Children's, says Mooney.
"I wish he would have made it to us so we could have had a shot at saving him," says Mooney.
Of the three critically injured patients – a 2-year-old boy with a head injury, a 10-year-old boy with multiple leg injuries and a 9-year-old girl with a leg injury – two are expected to have more surgeries. The other seven patients have been discharged.
"These kids will live, they have things that can be fixed," he says.
A father of four, Mooney says that parents can reassure their kids if they want to talk about the tragedy and the explosions.
"You can reassure them that while bad things do happen," he says, "ninety-nine percent of the world is good."
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Police in Tulsa say four women were found shot to death inside an apartment and authorities are searching for a suspect in the deaths.
A 4-year-old boy found in the same apartment was unharmed.
Police spokeswoman Officer Jill Roberson says police received a 911 call shortly after 12:30 p.m. Monday about the victims. It was not immediately clear what relationship the boy has with the victims.
Roberson says investigators are on the scene to identify the victims and determine how they died.
Tulsa police spokesman Officer Leland Ashley says the women all suffered gunshot wounds. Ashley tells Tulsa television station KOKI that the child has been taken into protective custody.
Ashley says police are hopeful someone in the community will come forward with more information about the shootings.
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Dubbed "the New Dream Team" last fall, the trio have had a "fantastic" experience on the reality competition, says the source.
"They like and respect each other a lot. What you see on camera is exactly what you get when they're off – fun, playful but they all take this job very seriously."
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Host Ryan Seacrest said on Wednesday that auditions for season 14 start on June 18 and will hit up each of the judges' hometowns – New York, Nashville and New Orleans.
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MACON, Ga. – Senior Andreas Schnabl was named Atlantic Sun Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Stetson's 1-0 victory over Mercer on Sunday.
Schnabl tied a career high with eight saves while recording his third shutout of the season. His 15 career shutouts are a program record and are tied for the seventh most in A-Sun history. His 206 career saves are second most among active goalkeepers in the conference.
This marks Schnabl's second ever weekly honor from the league. He also earned the accolades on Oct. 10, 2011 after the Hatters topped Mercer by a score of 1-0. It is the first conference honor for Stetson this season.
With the victory on Sunday the Hatters (2-8-3, 1-3-1) kept themselves in the hunt for a spot in the A-Sun Tournament. Stetson now has four points in conference play, putting the Hatters in a three-way tie for the fifth spot in the tournament with just three matches left on the schedule.
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The UB Council spends a lot of time talking about the pursuit of academic excellence. On Monday, members of the university's governing body had the opportunity to meet, in the words of council Chair UB Jeremy M. Jacobs, "one of UB's finest examples of student academic excellence."
President Satish K. Tripathi opened Monday's council meeting by introducing engineering student Phillip Tucciarone the first UB student since 1988 to receive the prestigious Marshall Scholarship.
Tucciarone also was a 2013 Goldwater Scholarship recipient.
Tripathi also reported that Tucciarone is one of only four SUNY students to win a scholarship this year from the Association of Council Members and College Trustees, a group representing members of the governing boards of SUNY's state-operated campuses.
Tripathi told council members that the Marshall Scholarship is a very prestigious scholarship, with only 40 students receiving the scholarship each year. "Representing UB, Phil puts us in a truly distinguished company," he said, noting that many of the other winners come from some of the nation's most prominent schools.
"Marshall scholars are serious intellectuals, incredibly curious and globally minded students — exactly the kind of students UB excels in educating," he said, adding that the increasing number of UB students competing for these kinds of nationally competitive scholarships has become "a source of great pride for UB."
For more information about Tucciarone and the Marshall Scholarship, read the UB Reporter story.
Moving on to other business, Provost Charles F. Zukoski opened his report by shifting the focus from student excellence to faculty excellence, offering council members a sampling of 2013 awards and honors accorded to UB faculty members by external organizations. The awards, he said, "are given as the recognition of accomplishment by the faculty; they're the measure of excellence of what our faculty are doing. It's the source of recognition by which we're measured; it's sort of the currency of the impact in many of the disciplines."
In particular, he noted that Marsha Lewis, dean of the School of Nursing, was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing; Lois Weiss, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School of Education, was elected a member of the National Academy of Education; José Buscaglia of the Department of Transnational Studies received a lifetime achievement award from the Caribbean Philosophical Association; and Carl Nightingale, also of Transnational Studies, received the Jerry Bentley Prize in World History for the best book in world history.
Zukoski also reported that during the past year eight UB faculty members were named SUNY Distinguished Professors, the highest academic rank in the SUNY system. Much of that recognition, he said, "is based on the heft of the CV and how well-known the faculty are."
This honor, he said, is "very significant recognition of the quality and accomplishments of the faculty."
The new honorees are Rajan Batta, Industrial and Systems Engineering; Jeremy Finn, Counseling, School and Educational Psychology; Joseph Gardella Jr., Chemistry; Paul R. Knight III, Anesthesiology; Daniel Kosman, Biochemistry; and Eckhard Krotscheck, Physics, all named SUNY Distinguished Professors; Jim Atwood, Chemistry, named a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor; and Lynn Mather, named a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor.
On another topic, Zukoski reported that the Middle States reaccreditation process is moving forward, with the university's self-study report completed and now in the copyediting phase. The report is expected to be sent to Middle States by mid-January.
Patricia Beeson, chair of the Middle States review team that will visit UB in late March, made a preliminary visit to UB in October, offering guidance on UB's self-study, Zukoski said.
He explained that Middle States bases accreditation on 14 standards grouped into broad categories: mission and goals, strategic planning, faculty excellence, academic programs, student learning and achievement, and institutional assessment.
At Middle States' suggestion, UB has been focusing on two areas: institutional effectiveness and student learning outcomes.
Regarding institutional effectiveness, Middle States "wants to know that we have goals and strategies for accomplishing our mission, and that we are executing on them and that we also have ways of knowing that we are accomplishing our goals," Zukoski said.
UB is very good at strategic planning, he noted: "If nothing else, take a look at the UB 2020 process and what we went through last year with Realizing UB 2020."
Another example is UB's Finish in Four program. "We developed a strategy for getting students out the door more rapidly," which included hiring more advisors to work with students, adding 10,000 new seats in high-demand, required courses, and developing a communication campaign for the program.
The second area of importance for Middle States — student learning outcomes — is an area of major concern at institutions across the country, Zukoski said. "Do students get anything out of a higher education for the debt that they take on?" is a common question.
Middle States is interested in student learning outcomes at all levels —starting at the course level through the program level to the final degree, he said, adding that the focus is primarily at the bachelor level since graduate and professional programs usually have their own accreditation processes that address the issue.
"There is a lot of interest (from Middle States) in understanding that the faculty has set (learning) outcomes, determined how they're going to deliver those outcomes, they do it, they assess whether or not the students have gained what they want, they then change the way they're delivering it and they start the cycle over again," he said, describing the cyclic assessment process.
UB does this kind of assessment on a regular basis, he said, noting that what Middle States wants, and what the university is working toward, "is institutionalizing that so there are uniform processes — best practices — that are delivered across the institution."
UB recently opened an Office of Educational Innovation and Assessment to work with units to develop comprehensive learning outcomes, Zukoski said, and the university also is developing a new general education program —the core of the undergraduate program. "One of key efforts there is to look at learning outcomes and to assess how well we're doing," he said.
Zukoski noted that all departments must have defined program outcomes, as well as expected student outcomes, for all the programs they offer — starting at the individual course level and going through the requirements for a degree.
All programs will have gone through that entire assessment cycle before the visit of the Middle States review team in March, he added.
In other business, Lee Melvin, UB's new vice provost for enrollment, described the enrollment management process and what UB hopes to achieve with the process.
Melvin, who oversees undergraduate and graduate admissions, financial aid, the registrar's office, Student Response Center, student accounts and the data analytics team, said his goal is "to find our students, bring them to UB, retain them and then graduate them from this institution."
"These teams (he oversees) are comprised to help the experience of our students once they come to our campus," he said. "What we're trying to do in enrollment management is to increase the student experience — not just when they enroll, but also once they persist through the system and once they graduate and stay connected to our institution."
Melvin said UB's recruitment strategy is to focus on students from New York State. "I really believe we should be taking more of our regional students, the top students from this area and enrolling them in this campus," he said.
New York is one of the few states that will have a sustainable high school graduation rate over the next 15-20 years, he said, adding that other states in the Northeast will see a steep decline in the number of high school graduates, increasing the competition for New York students.
"We want to make sure we are visible in the state, and that we remain relevant to our students and parents in this state," he said.
UB's recruitment strategy also will address how to prepare students academically to come to UB. "The better-prepared students have a chance of being retained at a higher rate and graduating at a higher rate," he said.
Another strategy will focus on ensuring that UB continues to be an inclusive institution and focus on the diversity of students — not just ethnic and gender diversity, but socioeconomic, geographic and academic diversity — which enhances the experience for all students.
In other business at Monday's council meeting, Laura Hubbard, vice president for finance and administration, briefed council members on UB's "Start-Up NY" campus plan.
"Start-Up NY," announced by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo during a visit to UB in May, designates all SUNY campuses and community colleges outside New York City, as well as up to 200,000 square feet of space adjoining the campuses, as tax-free communities. Under the program, new companies and existing companies that relocate to unused space in these tax-free zones — and which partner with a SUNY institution — would receive tax benefits, as would the company's employees.
Hubbard presented council members with copies of UB's campus plan, which describes the types of businesses UB is looking to attract and the process for selecting businesses, and identifies possible locations on the South and Downtown campuses. All potential businesses must have a connection to UB's academic mission, she stressed.
The plan has been submitted to SUNY for approval, as well as for review by local entities, including municipalities, faculty governance bodies, unions, student government and local economic development agencies.
After the 30-day review period, the plan will go to Empire State Development Corp. for its approval.
The program goes into effect on Jan. 1.
Applications from potential businesses will be vetted on campus, Hubbard explained. If UB approves an application, it then would go to Empire State Development and to SUNY for final approval.


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Plano, TX - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), the world's highest attended motion picture exhibitor, will open a new 16-screen, all-digital movie theatre featuring the new Cinemark NextGen cinema design concept in Oxnard, CA on Friday, October 26, 2012. The new Century RiverPark 16 and XD located at The Collections, 2766 Seaglass Way in Oxnard will showcase large, wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling screens, enhanced sound systems, and digital presentation in every auditorium. The theatre will feature aCinemark XD:Extreme Digital Cinemaauditorium and eight of the auditoriums will be RealD 3D capable.
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A. J. Pollack reached base five times on four singles and a walk, Kelly Johnson had four hits including a double and a three-run HR, ex-Cub Xavier Nady had four hits (including a grand slam HR) and scored three runs, and David Winfree had three hits including a solo HR and a three-run HR, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 15-8 drubbing of the Cubs in what was the final Cactus League game for the Cubs (although they will be playing what's billed as an "intrasquad charity game" tomorrow morning at Dwight Patterson Field before flying to Chicago later in the day).
RHP Matt Garza got the start for the Cubs today, his final Spring Training tune-up. And he did not have a good day, allowing seven runs on 11 hits (including one double and one HR) and two walks in 3+ innings of work (92 pitches - 63 strikes). The one positive note was seven strikeouts in just 3.0 IP, and he did make some good pitches every now & then, but he was mostly pitching out of the stretch all day.
Four of the first five D'back hitters singled in the 1st, but Arizona could only plate one run thanks to a diving stop by 2B Jeff Baker behind 2nd base that kept the bases loaded ("Keep it in the infield!" as the coaches say), allowing Garza to pitch out of the jam by striking out the side, although he did throwc 24 pitches (17 strikes) in the process.
After throwing a scoreless 2nd inning (two two-out singles around an F-7, a K, and and an L-7), Garza had troubles again in the top of the 3rd, as Xavier Nady and Ryan Wheeler singled and David Winfree lined a three-run HR over the LF fence to give the Diamondbacks a 4-0 lead.
The Cubs came back in the bottom of the 3rd against AZ starter LHP Joe Saunders, putting up a five-spot and taking the lead. With one out, Reed Johnson was hit on the foot by a pitch, and moved up to third when Starlin Castro ripped a double down the LF line (it hit the 3rd base bag). Jeff Baker grounded a single to left to score Johnson, and then Aramis Ramirez roped a line-drive single to score Castro. Geovany Soto grounded a single to left to load the bases, before Carlos Pena came through with a bases-clearing three-run double into the left-center alley to give the Cubs the lead.
But the D'backs came right back in the top of the 4th, loading the bases against Garza on a Kelly Johnson double and two walks (Garza was obviously tiring once he hit 80 pitches). LHP Scott Maine (up from Minor League Camp) relieved Garza and had a REALLY bad inning, giving up a towering grand slam HR to Nady, another long ball (solo shot) to David Winfree, and finally, after Aramis Ramirez made a lazy throw to 1st base resulting in an E-5 that prolonged the inning, a three-run HR over the right-centerfield fence to Kelly Johnson (batting for the second time in the inning). In just 1.0 IP, Maine allowed five runs (although technically only two were earned) and four hits (including three HR). Maine also threw 31 pitches (20 strikes) to get through the one inning, an inning he will likely try very hard to forget.
Now down 12-5, the Cubs back again in the bottom of the 4th against Joe Saunders, as PH Nate Samson (up from Minor League Camp) reached base on an E-5, Starlin Castro drew a one-out walk, and Jeff Baker lined an RBI single to left. Aramis Ramirez walked to load the bases, Geovany Soto hit a sacrifice fly to CF to score Castro from 3rd, and after LHRP Joe Paterson hit Carlos Pena with a pitch to re-load the bases, all the runners moved up (and PR Darwin Barney scored) when Paterson committed a bases-loaded balk (something you don't see everyday).
So the Cubs were back in the game, down just 12-8, going into the 5th.
RHP Jeff Samardzija (who had been pitching better lately) relieved Maine to start the 5th inning, and immediately got into trouble, allowing back-to-back lead off ground ball singles to Miguel Montero and Xavier Nady. Ryan Wheeler walked to load the bases, but Samardzija struck out David Winfree, who had already hit two HR in the game. However, The Shark's control just wasn't there when he needed it, and he walked Cody Ransom with the bases loaded to force-in a run, before surrendering a SF to plate a second run. Samardzija then walked the bases loaded again, before retiring Kelly Johnson on a line drive to CF.
Samardzija threw a whopping 42 pitches (only 23 strikes) in just one inning of work, and Geovany Soto caught 177 pitches through just the first five innings! (Give that man a Dr. Pepper, please).
RHP Esmailin Caridad (up from Minor League Camp threw two decent innings (6th and 7th), allowing a run on two hits and an HBP with one strikeout (28 pitches - 21 strikes, 2/3 GO/FO), and both Sean Marshall and Kerry Wood threw 1-2-3 innings (both with one strikeout and a 1/1 GO/FO).
But the Cub offense went silent after scoring in the 4th, getting shut down on just one hit (a Matt Spencer line-drive single to right-center with two outs in the bottom of the 9th) over the final five innings. Even though they scored eight runs, the Cubs did so on only seven hits, although they did draw six walks along the way.
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Garza came out and spoke about pitching in AZ. Said it was like throwing in slime because it's so dry (kind of an oxymoron there). It was his first spring in AZ where breaking balls don't break a lot. Even with the Twins, Garza has always started off the year in the heavier FL air. I hope he finds the Windy City air more to his liking.
Anyway, another Spring Training is over, another Cubs manager has brought a new attitude, another lineup has been posted, and another 162 games are coming.
It's always good to have Cubs games on the day's dockett.
Plus, I love following the minor league teams. Always fun to look forward to what might be.
Go Cubs, I-Cubs, Smokies, D-Cubs, Chiefs, Hawks, AZL Cubs, and DSL Cubs.
Hey AZ Phil, thanks for all the write-ups this month. I've been reading them for over two years now. Pretty cool stuff.
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''There's a lot of positives to take out of [Arizona], and I've just got to keep going,'' Garza said. ''I'm healthy. It's my first year in Arizona. And it sucks.
''I don't give a damn. I don't care about the travel. It sucks here. It's so dry, but whatever. Now it's time to go to Chicago, where there's a little more moisture in the air.''
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Wait until he gets to Chicago and Dusty tells him it's too cold to play.
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Garza wasn't kidding,...only 12% humidity today, that's low ...even for Phoenix
He still sucks so far though.
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I am not too worried about Garza, he's got a long track record of mediocrity, but I guess Arizona just scratched him off their free agents to watch list.
the Phils just lost their closer
Lidge is going to miss at least half the season
rotator cuff
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The Cubs also have requested the 2014 All Star Game to coincide with the park's 100th anniversary.
''It would mean $150 million in revenue [for the city],'' Ricketts said. ''The commissioner [Bud Selig] is open-minded about it — if we can get some of the [ballpark] improvements done.''
More Ricketts comments in there as well.
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You had mentioned some upcoming roster cuts on the minor league level. Any news?
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Project .500 seems like a bit of a pipe dream to me right now.
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I am actually strangely optimistic, in particular about the offense. I think the chances are pretty good that 3 of the Soto/Pena/Ramirez/Fukudome/Soriano group will have solid years, which should make the offense decent, and the aceless rotation has got four who should keep the ERA below 4. If the Cubs can stay relatively healthy none of the other NL Central teams are going to run away from them.
It would be nice if we had a backup catcher who hits better than our pitchers and a 6th starter, though. If Reed and Koyie combine for 500 PA's count on the offense finishing in the bottom of the pack again.
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If Reed and Koyie combine for 500 PA's count on the offense finishing in the bottom of the pack again.
Or, if Z, Dempster, and Garza pitch less than 150 innings each, count on the bullpen's middle relief to be in the bottom of MLB.
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Chalk me up in the pessimistic column. Yes, I know baseball is weird and sometimes the sum of a team is greater or less than the whole, but I would call a 500 season a success at this point.
The main reason is defense. On paper they might be a C+ defense team or whatever, but I think in reality they'll be one of the worst defensive teams in baseball. When the other team has four outs to score runs and you only have three, that puts you at a huge disadvantage.
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The Cubs were terrible '97, playoffs in '98. Terrible in 2002, playoffs in '03 (and should've gone in '04). Terrible in '06, playoffs in '07/'08. I'm guessing that none of us had any expectations of the playoffs in most of those years. It's baseball, screwed-up things happen. Kind of silly, IMHO, to throw in the towel before the season starts.
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There was alot of expectations for 2007 with all the cash spent.
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Yeah, I guess that's true. I remember (for me, anyway) being skeptical how much it was going to help. But yeah, good point.
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This info combined with my expectations for this season = playoffs 2012.
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Lead by Tony Larussa and Albert Pujlos.
And in 2013, we will still be waiting for our first playoff victory in 10 years.
(sorry, I'm in a crabby mood today)
2 Cubs in Dominican suspended 50 games
Chicago Cubs catcher Erick Castillo and pitcher Amalio Reyes were suspended for positive drug tests. They are both on the roster of the Cubs' team in the Dominican Summer League.
Nice program you've got down there Rickasses. Whatafuckeduporganization.
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Wow - if two of the 50 kids were suspended because of drug tests, that proves that the Cubs have a bad organization.
The reason isn't exactly clear, but I assume that Navigator will enlighten us.
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Yep. The former BA Top-5 org that, even after 4 3/4 star prospects are traded, still is middle of the BA pack is riddled with 'roiders and going down the toilet fast!
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He just didn't have anything good to add to his vendetta list, so he went with that.
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Yeah, it is eating away at him also that Tim Wilken ("Teflon Tim" to NAVIGATOR) is having some success with the Cubs by getting his kids up to the Bigs. That sucks ass, too. "Oh - the Horror".
Luis Castillo
already released by Phillies
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You'd rarely catch Hendry doing that. Although, I am shocked that they punted Silva.
And, if "X-Man" rakes during the season like he did yesterday, the second guessers will have a field day with him asking why he didn't save $8MM and sign him for a year.
Cashner workload
"It's more so based on the number of pitches and how hard he's working each game vs. the number of innings,'' pitching coach Mark Riggins said. "Also, it's how a guy bounces back. Some guys can handle a heavy workload and recover in four days, and some guys don't recover, as well. He recovers very well. . . .
"But obviously we get to midseason, and we've got to see where his innings are. We're constantly watching that.''
Opening day line up
Has the line up for opening day been announced?
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(unfortunately only one part is a joke)
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I guess I should have just checked the Cubs' site.
"Three spots are set -- Starlin Castro at No. 2, followed by Marlon Byrd and Aramis Ramirez.
Still to be determined is who starts at second base."
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I bet Quade starts Baker so not to pressure Barney on Opening Day.
No proof, just guessing.
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Opening day is only just one game after all.
That said here is another article that seems to think that Barney will get the call.
"These are guys are not shy to talk to us about the game," rookie infielder Darwin Barney, a surprise achiever who came to the forefront in playing time at second base. "They're not too good (to share their knowledge). Here's Pena talking to Koyie Hill about hitting, and I'm not afraid to walk up to them to listen in."
Not sure those are the two hitters I would want Barney getting advice from.
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woo....ryan theriot-lite.
at least the lite version includes nice D at 2 positions...wonder how his 3rd is.
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Actually, Theriot will be Darwin Barney lite.
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"Here's Pena talking to Koyie Hill about hitting, and I'm not afraid to walk up to them to listen in."
Well he's ruined now, might as well be listening to the Lohans about parenting.
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Loved that. (Perhaps too much to drink tonight.)
ESPN Predicts Cubs Will Win Division
well...2 of 45 people at ESPN predict the Cubs to win the Central.
That's 2 more than I would have guessed.
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Don't get too excited about that, one of the guys who picked the Cubs picked the Braves to win the NL East as well as the Wildcard, but the Phillies to win the pennant.
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and m.ramirez passes through waivers.
AAA logjam gets a little thicker at C.
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Dr Frankenstien could probably turn them into one pretty good catcher.
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Maybe they use him as a DH/1B and once a week Catcher? I don't know, at this point does a 25+ year old minor league player get measureably better at defensive catching skills?
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I'm thrilled he made it through waivers. Hopefully Quade get sick of Koyie Hill and his sub mendoza hitting, and punts him overboard.
Castillo can spend a full season in Iowa, and MaxRam can reclaim his rightful role with the team.
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So I gather that everyone here thinks that Koyie Hill would sail through waivers . . .
I'm not so sure.
I guess we'll find out at some point.
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I love the "He can't hit, so therefor every other aspect of his game must be wonderful" logic.
I assume you have a job, and work with some other people. Ever worked somewhere where there was one worthless shit, who couldn't pull his own weight but the manager liked him, so he got to hang on past the time when it became sort of embarrassing? That's Koyie Hill.
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up until last year he could at least hold runners and play good D. unless something's changed this spring he seems to have lost the holding runners part of his game.
either way, he got $800K for some f'n reason i can't even imagine. sure they're "only" blowing 300-350K vs. someone else...no biggie, really...but i can't believe he even got another year, much less $800K.
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He got $800k because the Cubs recognize he's been more of the second starting catcher rather than just a backup backstop the last two years. Out of about 110 MLB catchers, Hill ranks around 35th in total plate appearances.
And therein lies the problem.
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Thanx Lou
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That's obscene. I guess every manager has their Neifi.
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"I love the 'He can't hit, so therefore every other aspect of his game must be wonderful' logic."
A lot of major-league teams have backup catchers who don't hit as well as Ramirez.
Ramirez cleared waivers. Isn't it fair to assume that those backup catchers play the position better than he does?
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Cubbie-land delusion. It was a near certainty a couple days ago that there was no way Max Ramirez would clear waivers... that teams would be tripping over themselves to get a chance to put Max Ramirez behind the plate. Lo', and behold... here he is, and headed to Iowa.
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teams don't generally employ back-up catchers unfamiliar with their teams pitching staffs, they may go with a vet that they feel can pick up things quickly and if it's a young guy, it's usually one that at least spent a spring training with the staff.
I'm surprised people were worried about it.
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via ye olde world de roto (hat tip to crunch)
Cubs sent C Max Ramirez outright to Triple-A Iowa.
Given his history on the waiver wire, it's at least a little bit surprising that he passed through successfully. The 26-year-old backstop would likely be the first catcher called up to the big leagues in the event of an injury to Geovany Soto or Koyie Hill.
Mar 30, 1:59 PM
According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, the Cubs have placed catcher Max Ramirez on waivers.
The Cubs would like to send Ramirez to Triple-A Iowa, but because he is out of options, he must be exposed to waivers. Though the 26-year-old backstop hasn't enjoyed much success in limited opportunities at the major league level, he should draw some interest.
Source: Ken Rosenthal on Twitter Mar 28, 10:29 PM
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How many of them don't hit or throw better than Hill, who's just so-so at blocking pitches?
I wasn't worried about Ramirez either way, really. He's probably better than Hill, but that can be said about probably 80 catchers in the MLB system and another 20 that play elsewhere in the world.
Hill ranked 42 in MLB at CS% last year, 38th in fielding percentage and according to Fangraphs cost the Cubs 3 runs more than the average catcher defensively. If you sort fangraphs by WAR he comes out 44th of 44 catchers who had more than 200 PA's last year. His bat was only 42nd of 44, so yeah there's two worse hitters.
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I'm all for a Koyie Hill upgrade, just wasn't too worried that another team was going to nab him. He already passed through waivers twice during the offseason, so I don't think teams were going to take a chance now that they went through spring training and had their own catchers get familiar with their own pitching staffs.
He didn't have much of a shot with the Cubs because even if they decided to dump Koyie, they'd have a hard time justifying not giving it to Welington.
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It makes you wonder, though, why the Cubs even bothered picking him up. It obviously wasn't in case Hill showed absolutely nothing in the spring, following his worst catcher in MLB run last year.
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Max Ramirez didn't actually pass through waivers twice. He was claimed on waivers twice, by two different teams, the Red Sox and Cubs. It's not like there wasn't interest.
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first time 9 Al teams passed him up, 2nd time the rest of the AL passed him up and 3 NL teams
just not gonna get a lot of interest at the end of spring training on a backup catcher
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my bad...
so at least 20 teams the first time...
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Thanks for a great spring of reports, AZ Phil! The last two months of winter are always a lot better for many of us because of your work.
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Yes, AZ Phil, thanks for all the great articles all winter/st.
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You're the best, Phil!!
Thanks for keeping our winters and early springs warm.
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i second that emotion.
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Well you can cross the Reds off for winning the division-
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wow...that article was all over the place.
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I thought it was brilliant analysis. He saw two games. The Reds were smart enough to play all their regulars and that's how they won them. If they do that this season they're cinches to win the Division.
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Phil's really been hitting the absinthe hard lately. Or nitrous. Yeah, nitrous.
Also: "The thing that got me (about Szczur) was his desire and ability to grind,'' Adkins said. "Being a blue-collar kid, he is perfect for Chicago and the Cubbies, or at least I hope.''
Pretty early to be laying that stuff on so thickly, no?
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Not when you consider this was the draft in the wake of the Milton Bradley fiasco.
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j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.


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Longwood Police Chief Troy Hickson spoke out Monday night as investigators continue to look into one of his cases.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is looking into Hickson because he is accused of improperly involving himself with a misdemeanor marijuana possession case involving the son of a former commissioner.
Commissioners gave a ceremonial vote of confidence for the chief on Monday.
"Until the day that I am either removed from office for whatever reason, or that I retire, I will continue to serve you with utmost dignity, respect, integrity and character," Hickson said. "I promise you I will never let you down."
Hickson will remain on the job while FDLE agents investigate.


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A Clymer teenager was arrested Monday evening on a criminal mischief charge after he crashed his horse and buggy on Mina-French Creek Road, state police reported
The 17-year-old lost consciousness while driving and his rig left the road and entered a residential property, where it caused several hundred dollars worth of damage to a resident's garden and truck. Trooper Jamie Leary reported.
The teen was ordered to appear at Mina Town Court for further proceedings later this month.


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Two of US punk band Green Day's leading lights are joining the competitive world of organic coffee sales, but with a twist — they say their new company will be the first to use mass produced compostable bags and pods.
Bass player Mike Dirnt and lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong, who are launching Oakland Coffee Works this week, and San Francisco Bay Coffee, a family-owned business, will both use the bags and pods for their products.
Made out of starches and sugars, they can be discarded along with compost to be consumed by micro-organisms in the soil, creating a fertile humus, said Paul


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Police say activists protesting capitalism broke windows and vandalized ATMs at several banks in downtown Oakland.
Oakland police say no one was arrested and no injuries were reported after a protest march turned violent Friday night.
The Oakland Tribune reports about 50 protesters caused damage at the branches of several banks, including Bank of America, California Bank & Trust, Chase Bank, Union Bank and Wells Fargo Bank.
The newspaper says the protesters also shattered a window pane at the landmark Tribune Tower, the former home of the Oakland Tribune.
The protest was billed as an "Anti-Capitalist Rally & March Against Police Repression" and was organized by the Bay Area Radical Action Committee.


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Screening tests help your doctor look for a problem before you have symptoms. This increases your chances of finding the problem early, when it's more treatable.
Studies don't show that routine screening for lung cancer is right for most people. But it may help those who have the highest risk for lung cancer—people 55 and older who are or were heavy smokers.
Screening won't prevent cancer. And it may not find all lung cancers. But research shows that if people who are at higher risk have this test every year, they're less likely to die from lung cancer.footnote 1
Lung cancer screening is done with a low-dose CT scan. A CT scan uses X-rays, or radiation, to make detailed pictures of your body. Experts recommend that screening be done in medical centers that focus on finding and treating lung cancer.
Annual lung screening is only recommended for heavy smokers. That means people with a smoking history of at least 30 pack years. A pack year is a way to measure how heavy a smoker you are or were.
To figure out your pack years, multiply how many packs a day (assuming 20 cigarettes per pack) you smoke by how many years you have smoked. For example:
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends annual lung cancer screening if:footnote 2
There is a small chance of getting cancer from being exposed to radiation. A low-dose CT scan uses more radiation than a regular chest X-ray. But it uses much less than a regular-dose CT scan. You and your doctor will decide if the possibility of finding lung cancer early is worth the risk of having this test and being exposed to the radiation.
CT scans also can find nodules or other problems that aren't cancer. This could cause you to have other tests or treatments that it turns out you didn't need, and they could cause their own problems.
Screening also can find cancers that might never be life-threatening. So you could have treatment you don't need.
Wender R, Fontham ET, et al. (2013). American Cancer Society lung cancer screening guidelines. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 63(2): 107–17.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2013). Screening for lung cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Annals of Internal Medicine. DOI:10.7326/M13-2771. Accessed January 9, 2014.
Other Works Consulted
American Lung Association (2012). Providing Guidance on Lung Cancer Screening To Patients and Physicians. http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/lung-cancer/lung-cancer-screening-guidelines/lung-cancer-screening.pdf. Accessed July 18, 2013.
Detterbeck FC, et al. (2013). Screening for lung cancer. Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest, 143(5, Suppl): e78S–e92S.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2013). Screening for lung cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Annals of Internal Medicine. DOI:10.7326/M13-2771. Accessed January 9, 2014.
Wender R, Fontham ET, et al. (2013). American Cancer Society lung cancer screening guidelines. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 63(2): 107–17.
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BASCOM - The Hopewell-Loudon plan for Mohawk was a Throwback Night here Friday.
The Mayan plan for everyone was a Throw-it-all-in Night everywhere Friday.
As for Chieftain coach Adam Smith, that commemorative sport coat he threw on and threw off just for this occasion might well become standard dress if it comes with performances like his team put together in scoring a 59-40 Midland Athletic League win.
"Who knows? It might be good luck," the third-year coach said.
Hopewell-Loudon shot 55 percent from the field, including a 12-for-18 effort in the second half on the way to becoming the first Chieftain team in 30 years to open the season with a 5-1 record.
Back in those days, they played their games on a stage-style gym with theater seating. Smith had an idea for one more game on the old floor before most of the current school building is razed in favor of a new facility to open next year.
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Hopewell-Loudon 59, Mohawk 40
Mohawk (1-3, 1-2): Gunnar Johnson 1-0-3; Tyler Boyd 0-0-0; Mitch Parker 2-0-4; Joe Godinez 1-0-3; Austin Eaton 0-0-0; Drew Loose 8-1-20; Dillion Ochier 0-0-0; Tyler Krupp 0-1-1; Darby Walton 0-0-0; Grant Ekleberry 3-2-9. Totals: 15-4-40.
Hopewell-Loudon (5-1, 2-1): Weston Hill 1-0-2; Garret Sendelbach 5-2-13; Brock Hill 1-0-2; Alec Gregg 3-4-11; Derek Runion 0-0-0; Adam Black 2-0-4; Ryan Depinet 1-2-4; Ryan Lommerse 4-1-9; Tyler Imes 7-0-14; Andrew Rohrbach 0-0-0; Ryan Steinmetz 0-0-0. Totals: 24-9-59.
Mohawk1261111 - 40
Hopewell-Loudon14141219 - 59
Field goals: Mohawk 15-58; Hopewell-Loudon 24-42.
3-point goals: Mohawk 6-18 (Loose 3, Johnson, Godinez, Ekleberry); Hopewell-Loudon 2-8 (Sendelbach, Gregg).
Foul shots: Mohawk 4-7; Hopewell-Loudon 9-17.
Rebounds: Mohawk 22 (Walton 6, Johnson 5); Hopewell-Loudon 28 (Black 7, Lommerse 6, Hill 5).
Turnovers: Mohawk 17; Hopewell-Loudon 21.
He said there had been an agreement for a game with the Warriors in place but that the plan fell through this week amid Mohawk officials' concerns regarding safety.
After a tight first period in which Hopewell-Loudon eased ahead 14-12, the Chieftains never looked more at home on the floor of second choice.
Alec Gregg scored on a baseline drive and Ryan Lommerse hit a foul-line jumper to get it started. Weston Hill, Adam Black and Garret Sendelbach also got into the scoring act in a 13-4 H-L burst in the first five minutes of the second period.
"We played pretty well except we missed I don't know how many bunnies," said Smith, whose club improved to 2-1 in league play while dropping Mohawk to 1-3 overall, 1-2 in the MAL. "We executed pretty well except for finishing our layups and hitting some free throws. We got exactly what we wanted out of the offense."
Meanwhile, the Warriors were suffering through their worst shooting performance of the year. Mohawk hit just 6-of-26 in the first half and was 15-for-58 for the game. The even quarters were especially troublesome as the Warriors managed to get just 5-of-32 shots to fall.
"Our effort usually is what gets us going, our presses etc," first-year coach John Arnold said. "Tonight, we just seemed a little down. The coaches and I talked about it at halftime and it just seemed like, in their eyes, we weren't ready. That's on me as a coach; we have to have them ready."
With a 28-18 halftime edge, the Chieftains took their game inside for the second half. Sophomore post Tyler Imes, who had four points early before drawing his second foul, added eight more points in the third period, even with getting his third personal 57 seconds into the second half.
"I told Tyler this week, 'You are averaging almost a point-a-minute, but the problem is you're in so much foul trouble, you're never on the floor,'" Smith said. "Yeah, he picked up his third but at some point, I just felt like we had to let him try to get a little rhythm."
Imes led a balanced H-L attack with 14 points. Sendelbach and Lommerse came off the bench to contribute 13 and nine points, respectively, while Gregg had 11 points with six assists.
"Their big guys are tough," Arnold said. "We're a little undersized so we knew that would be an issue. The one positive I felt about tonight is we did a good job on Alec Gregg. He's an unbelievable player - very, very talented. We did a good job of holding his scoring under control but their big guys came back to hurt us."
Drew Loose topped the Warriors with 20 points, including three 3-pointers. Grant Ekleberry added nine but from there, the Mohawk scoring dropped all the way to four points by Mitch Parker.
Parker's basket to open the fourth period trimmed the lead to 40-31, but the Chieftains scored 10 straight over the next four minutes to put the game out of reach.
At the one-minute mark, Smith took off this jacket in a sort of a tribute to the old days. Long-time Chieftain coach Ron Jump, who later served as the school's superintendent, started the routine of removing his jacket when a H-L victory was considered to be well in hand.
"The jacket was for the game in the old gym, but I decided to go with it anyhow," Smith said.
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it has 3 episodes that were spliced together to make a movie. It airs again on March 2 on ani-monday.
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Deadline Day in the National Hockey League was oddly quiet and pretty much a bust until the final hour. Then everything erupted and Cory Conacher will now get a trip back to his college home sooner than he expected.
The biggest movers and shakers were the Columbus Blue Jackets, who acquired struggling New York Rangers sniper Marian Gaborik in a multi-player deal aimed at pushing them into the playoffs for just the second time in their history. The most interesting deal in these parts, however, came when the Tampa Bay Lightning surprisingly agreed to part with Conacher, the former Canisius College star, in exchange for Ottawa Senators goalie Ben Bishop.
Conacher, who is second in the NHL in rookie scoring, instantly becomes Ottawa's leader in goals (9) and points (24). And he makes his debut with his new team here Friday night in First Niagara Center against the Buffalo Sabres.
Just before leaving Tampa Wednesday night to fly to Boston to join the Senators, Conacher told The Team 1200 AM in Ottawa he was thrilled to learn his first game with the Sens would be here.
"I was counting down the days when I was with Tampa," Conacher said. "The Tampa team plays Buffalo in about a week [April 14] and now I get to play them sooner. So it's going to be a lot of fun to go to Buffalo to see some old friends from school, and my old coach [Dave Smith] as well. It's going to be a fun little trip there, a fun start to my Ottawa career and hopefully we get a win there."
"He's a little dynamite," said Sens GM Bryan Murray. "Fast, quick, good playmaker, offensive guy. All I heard from Binghamton [the AHL affiliate] the last couple of years was this guy tearing it up and making it diffcult on them."
Conacher admitted he was surprised to get dealt but understood the Lightning had a surplus of prospects. And Tampa needed help in goal too, something the 6-foot-7 Bishop provides. Tampa general manager Steve Yzerman laid out the scenarios for Conacher when informing him of the deal.
"I understood where he was coming from and what he had to do," Conacher said. "It seemed like Ottawa wanted me and obviously Tampa Bay wanted Ben Bishop. Straight-up trade. It happens in this league. You accept it and look at the positives from it."
Conacher is expected to play left wing on a line with a pair of Swedes, Mika Zibanejad and Jakob Silfverberg. He picked up 12 points and eight spots in the standings with the trade, as Tampa is mired in 14th place in the East and Ottawa entered Wednesday firmly entrenched in sixth.
"He adds speed and creativity form the left side," said Murray. "He's not afraid to get his nose dirty around the net. He'll take a check to make a play. We like his attitude. We like the way he's played."
"It's so exciting," Conacher said. "Ottawa is a team I've watched so many times when I was a young kid. I was a big fan of [Daniel] Alfredsson and [Jason] Spezza. It's going to be neat to meet those guys and the rest of the team."
In Columbus, the Blue Jackets made it clear they're going for the postseason with the Gaborik deal. They sent right wing Derek Dorsett, center Derick Brassard, defenseman John Moore and a sixth-round draft pick in 2014 to the Rangers. So they've essentially almost traded Rick Nash for Gaborik in a few months. Imagine the chuckles in hockey circles if Columbus makes the playoffs and New York doesn't.
Gaborik was a 41-goal scorer last year but has just nine this year, scoring in only six of the Rangers' 35 games and often incurring the wrath of coach John Tortorella.
"Throughout this process our focus was to add a player who could provide a boost to our offense, improve our goal scoring and power play and we identified Marian Gaborik as the player we wanted," Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said. "He has been an elite goal scorer in this league for many years and we are very excited to have him."
"I was surprised. I heard rumors here and there, but didn't try to focus on them," Gaborik said on TSN. "This is a new challenge and I'm looking forward to it."
The Blue Jackets also acquired winger Blake Comeau from the Calgary Flames for a fifth-round pick and sent goaltender Steve Mason to Philadelphia Flyers for a third-round pick and goaltender Michael Leighton.
Among Northeast Division teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs landed defenseman Ryan O'Byrne from Colorado for a draft pick and Boston picked up veteran blue liner Wade Redden from St. Louis for a pick. Former Sabre Raffi Torres went from Phoenix to San Jose for a pick.
Veteran goalies Mikka Kiprusoff and Roberto Luongo, both tied to Toronto via rumors, were not dealt. Kiprusoff indicated he's going to retire after this season rather than leave Calgary. Luongo, meanwhile, was pulled off the ice near the end of practice in Vancouver and told he wasn't going to Toronto or anywhere else.
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"My contract sucks — that's what's the problem. I'd scrap it if I could now," Luongo said in a stark admission to reporters.
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There are two sides to just about every story, and such is the case with the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates.
As well as the Pirates have been playing in the first half of this season, there is always another viewpoint by which to look at things entering the second half.
Only time will tell which angle(s) will prove to be the more telling:
1.) The Pirates have proven just how important pitching is in baseball. The Bucs' staff leads the National League in earned run average (3.07) and has allowed fewer earned runs (289) than any team in the league ... BUT ... Pittsburgh's offense has generated a total of just 357 runs in 93 games, which ranks tied with the Washington Nationals for next-to-last in the NL. Only the Miami Marlins' 305 is worse.
2.) The Pirates finished with 56 wins at the all-star break. In team history, only the 1971 World Champion Bucs, with 57 wins, had more victories at all-star time ... BUT ... The Bucs were just 5-7 in their last 12 games leading up to the break.
3.) The Pirates' pitching staff has thrown a league-leading 13 shutouts this season ... BUT ... The Bucs have scored two runs or less in 34 of their first 93 games, and are 6-28 in those games.
4.) After finishing last season with 30 home runs, third baseman Pedro Alvarez has crushed 24 home runs already this season, and is on pace to finish with well over 40 ... BUT ... First baseman/outfielder Garrett Jones, who hit 27 homers last year, has just eight this season, and centerfielder Andrew McCutchen, who led the team with 31 home runs a year ago, has hit just 10 this year.
5.) The Bucs appear to be a lead-pipe cinch to break their consecutive streak of successive losing seasons, which reached 20 last year. They need a minimum of just 26 wins in their last 69 games in order to do so ... BUT ... Just last season, the Pirates appeared to be a similar lock for a winning year as late as August 8, when they were 63-47. They won only 16 of their last 52 games to wind up 79-83.
6.) The Pirates figure to be in the National League Central Division title race all season long, and an overwhelming bet to secure at least one of the league's two wild-card playoff positions ... BUT ... The next month - starting with this weekend's three-game series in Cincinnati and next week's four-game trip to Washington, followed by eight games with the first-place St. Louis Cardinals between now and August 15 - will go a long way in determining the Pirates' postseason prospects.
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A breakthrough Web solution for families, consumers and professionals concerned with mental illness and emotional wellness is now available to all New Yorkers. The New York City Network of Care for Behavioral Health (www.nycnetworkofcare.org) is an online clearinghouse that provides critical information, communications and advocacy through a single point of entry.
It ensures there is "No Wrong Door" for those navigating the system of behavioral health services or those looking for more independent housing. The National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City, Inc. (NAMI-NYC Metro) raised funds to develop the site for New York City through the annual NAMI Walk.
"The Network of Care web site promises to help transform mental health care in New York City,"said Michael Hogan, New York State Commissioner of Mental Health. "Never before have so many state and local resources been pulled together, and the ability to house personal wellness plans online will mark a significant step forward in helping to improve quality of care. I greatly appreciate the leadership of NAMI-NYC Metro to bring the Network of Care to New York City."
NAMI-NYC Metro is the first not-for-profit group in the nation funding a Network of Care web site. The overall Network of Care project, developed by Trilogy Integrated Resources LLC, was begun with an innovation grant from the State of California. NAMI-NYC Metro worked extensively with Trilogy, city and state agencies and other mental health organizations to improve, update and adopt the Network of Care for New York City residents and to make it the most comprehensive mental health site for the city.
"NAMI-NYC has always offered New Yorkers support and guidance through our telephone helpline, and now everyone can have access to this information 24 hours a day on one web site," said Wendy Brennan, Executive Director of NAMI-NYC Metro. "Network of Care offers one comprehensive resource that can help people navigate New York City's complex mental health system. We often hear people say they feel lost in the system, and now Network of Care will help them take back some degree of control."
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Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans
This database of Black Hawk War Veterans indexes the first volume of Ellen M. Whitney's The Black Hawk War 1831-1832. That volume contains a comprehensive listing of Illinois' Black Hawk War soldiers. It includes the muster rolls for all of the 1831 and 1832 companies including 2 Indian companies. Approximately 1800 men served in the 1831 campaign and 9000 in the 1832 campaign. The Illinois State Historical Library possesses in either original or on microfilm the records from which this information was extracted.
The listing of veterans in Whitney's publication is far more complete and accurate than the listing found in the ninth volume of the 1902 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois. The Archives possesses the 1881 transcriptions, produced from official rolls in Washington, DC, from which the information was taken to produce the 1902 report. The transcriptions comprise the Archives' record series, Black Hawk War Records (RS 301.007).
The database was created and donated to the Illinois State Archives by Fred Delap of Kansas, Illinois. Delap, a volunteer with the Edgar County Genealogical Library, has also indexed the names of Illinois veterans of the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War and Spanish-American War.
- 1LT — First Lieutenant
- 2LT — Second Lieutenant
- 3LT — Third Lieutenant
- ADJ — Adjutant
- AID — Aide
- ARM — Armorer
- BEA — Color Bearer
- BUG — Bugler
- COL — Colonel
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- COR — Coronet
- CPL — Corporal
- CPT — Captain
- DRU — Drummer
- FAR — Farrier
- FIF — Fife Player
- FOR — Forage Master
- GEN — General
- GOV — Governor
- GUN — Gunsmith
- HOS — Hospital Steward
- IN — Infantry
- INS — Inspector
- LT — Lieutenant
- LTC — Lieutenant Colonel
- MAJ — Major
- MAT — Matron
- MV — Mounted Volunteer
- MUS — Musician
- ODD — Unassigned Colonel
- ORD — Orderly
- PAY — Paymaster
- PVT — Private
- QM — Quartermaster
- SAD — Saddler
- SGM — Sergeant Major
- SGT — Sergeant
- SP — Spies
- SUR — Surgeon, Asst. Surgeon, Surgeon Mate
- TRU — Trumpeter
- WAG — Wagon Master
For an unofficial and uncertified copy of the original or published record, please provide the following information: name of county; servant or slave, and other party; date of entry; and file, volume and/or page number of record. Many of the documents, especially for the colonial period, fail to give any name or only provide a given name for the slave or servant. For those documents lacking the slave's or servant's name, the researcher can locate an entry if the name of the owner, witness or related party is known. As a result of limitations on staff research time, the Archives can do no more than two name searches per request. If you would like an unofficial and uncertified copy of the record, please include your mailing address. Send your request to:
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Robert J. Puchalski, the 12-year veteran principal at Cayuga Heights Elementary School, was fired by the Depew Union Free School District on Tuesday for allegedly misappropriating school funds and racking up nearly 300 hours in personal or romantic telephone calls with a pair of school secretaries while on the job.
Puchalski, 60, who had been employed by the district since April 1993, abruptly left his post Dec. 8, 2011, without explanation. As the days evolved into weeks and then months, his absence only fueled speculation in the school community that he was suspended for mishandling funds and romantic involvements. District officials remained mum.
This week, the district released a 21-charge statement against him, which was upheld Tuesday by a hearing officer.
"This is an abnormal amount of charges," said Superintendent Jeffrey R. Rabey, who, when asked Thursday to comment on the matter, explained that the district's months-long investigation began immediately upon receiving a complaint in November 2011. "The district took this case very seriously," he said.
A hearing officer found "overwhelming and convincing evidence" that Puchalski engaged in repeated "misconduct, immoral character and/or conduct unbecoming a principal" as well as insubordination and neglect of duty. The hearing officer imposed a penalty of termination.
While the district prepared its case against him, Puchalski received his nearly $118,000 annual salary.
District documents show Puchalski failed to deposit field trip funds given to him by teachers, including:
• Nearly $126 out of $368.07 given to him by a fifth-grade teacher for a 2011 field trip to a Buffalo Bisons baseball game.
• All of the $137.50 given to him by a second-grade teacher for a field trip to Bippert Farms in October 2010.
• A fourth-grade teacher's remittance of $1,395 for a field trip to Genesee Country Village in 2010, of which Puchalski deposited $555 and subsequently withdrew $1,020.52 from a district trust account to pay for the trip.
• $1,270 given by the same teacher a year later, of which Puchalski deposited $562 and then later withdrew about $853 to pay for the trip.
• $518 from a kindergarten teacher for a field trip to Watt Farms in October 2011, of which Puchalski deposited $312 and then subsequently withdrew $1,200.11 from the district's trust account.
• All $677 given to him by an elementary music teacher that was collected from 113 third-grade students for the purchase of a musical recorder in November 2011 before later reporting he had received no student funds for them.
Puchalski was found to have had extended telephone conversations with two school secretaries between 2009 and 2011, one of whom has since resigned from the district. The district investigation found Puchalski amassed 17,730 minutes on the phone with the two secretaries.
Subsequent email communications and cards or letters discovered by the district between Puchalski and the secretaries suggested "intimate," "romantic" or "sexual" relationships existed, according to district documents.
Rabey said the district is attempting to recoup about $1,000 in ascertainable missing funds and that the Erie County District Attorney's Office has been notified about the matter.
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