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Will Marlins be sideshow or headliner?
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Everyone knows the Miami Marlins will be entertaining. As the subjects of a reality show — Showtime's "The Franchise" — the Marlins probably will make the Kardashians look well-adjusted.
JOIN THE CIRCUSKen Rosenthal wants to run to South Beach to cover MLB's center ring.
The bigger question is, will the Marlins be any good?
The answer hinges not on the team's most colorful characters — Ozzie and Hanley, LoMo and Big Z — but on the low-key, oft-injured right-hander, Josh Johnson.
If Johnson makes 30 starts, a plateau he has reached only once in his career, the Marlins should contend.
If not, we're looking at a potential 25-man pileup inside the Marlins' new ballpark in downtown Miami.
Never mind shortstop Jose Reyes, nicknamed "Mr. Energy" by left fielder and social-media deity Logan Morrison.
Never mind right fielder Mike Stanton, whose powerful abdominals look not like a six-pack, according to owner Jeffrey Loria, but a "distributorship."
And never mind closer Heath Bell, who says he is not in his prime or past his prime, but in his "midlife-crisis prime."
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The most important Marlin is Johnson, who did not pitch after May 16 last season because of inflammation in his right shoulder.
Johnson, 28, threw live batting without incident Tuesday, prompting Loria to pronounce that he will be "fine." Well, that's easy to say now. Check back in June.
"Josh Johnson, if he gets hurt and misses significant time, it's going to be tough to do what we want to do," left-hander Mark Buehrle says.
Every team with an ace is in the same position, but Johnson is more fragile than say, CC Sabathia. Only once has Johnson remained healthy for an entire season, in 2009.
The Marlins' predicament, then, is twofold.
They're not the Philadelphia Phillies, who boast multiple aces. And they're not the Tampa Bay Rays, who go seven or eight starters deep.
The rest of the Marlins' rotation — Buehrle and righties Anibal Sanchez, Ricky Nolasco and Carlos Zambrano — should be quite presentable. But what are the odds that all five starters will be healthy and effective all season?
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Therein lies the problem.
The dropoff to the Marlins' other rotation candidates — left-handers Wade LeBlanc and Sean West and righty Alex Sanabia — is considerable. Yet, the team likely will need one of them before the season is over, and maybe all three.
So, it's easy to see how quickly the Marlins can teeter. But it's also easy to see why they are so excited about their potential. The offense, in particular, could be downright electric.
Reyes already is making an impact, practicing at game speed, energizing his teammates. Guillen notes that the shortstop is pushing the temperamental Ramirez to have fun. Morrison adds, "He came in the locker room that first day and everyone brightened up."
"I'm happy all the time, but I can't smile that much," Bell says.
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Of course, the Marlins committed $106 million to Reyes not for the difference he will make off the field, but the tone he will set at the top of the order.
Guillen, who grew frustrated with his lumbering White Sox teams in Chicago, says he wants even Stanton and Morrison running. Emilio Bonifacio or Omar Infante will hit second behind Reyes, but Guillen says he is leaning toward Bonifacio for the speediest 1-2 punch.
From there, the lineup is rather imposing.
Ramirez, who is coming off surgery on his left shoulder but looks terrific in early drills, will hit third, followed by Stanton, Morrison, Gaby Sanchez, John Buck and Infante (or Infante and Buck).
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One concern: The Marlins lack a quality backup at short if Reyes gets injured. Guillen says he will not move Ramirez back to short from third base. But if Bonifacio is in center, Donnie Murphy would be the leading alternative to Reyes.
The emergence of another center fielder could alter the equation, and Bell believes that Aaron Rowand, a non-roster invitee, could become Comeback Player of the Year. Chris Coghlan, coming off two knee surgeries, is another possibility. But Bonifacio, coming off a breakout season, deserves to play every day.
The bullpen, which ranked sixth in the NL in ERA last season, is another potential strength. Bell will close, and the Marlins are deep from both the right side (Edward Mujica, Ryan Webb, Steve Cishek) and left (Mike Dunn, Randy Choate). In addition, many of their best prospects are hard-throwing relievers.
The wild card is Juan Carlos Oviedo, the pitcher previously known as Leo Nunez, who is trying to obtain a visa to return to the US. Guillen jokes that he would use Oviedo in the seventh and Nunez in the eighth, saying he would have "two guys in one . . . 13 pitchers, 12 bodies."
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Kidding aside, the Marlins' party line is that none of their players needs to have a career year; if everyone merely performs to expectations, the team will contend.
Sounds reasonable enough, but one player looms above all.
Not Hanley, LoMo, Big Z or any of the Marlins' other reality-TV stars.
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How to run ePSXe on a Mac without installing windows.
I've never seen that problem on ePSXE. Maybe you're not using a compatible resolution? As for the Mac automatically switching to discrete graphics already epsxe, that was a behavior I've always observed up until today. Perhaps the new engines and wineskin do this. When I'm not so lazy, I'll compare with a few other wrappers known to work.
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|Apr 22, 2014, 12:23 AM
Apple has OS X set to use your dGPU when certain libraries are linked in a running program. As soon as WineskinX11 starts, and the Mac Driver or XQuartz as well... the OpenGL libraries are hit and OSX switches to your dGPU. The only way to prevent this currently is gfxCardStatus. Unless I implement a way to lock GPUs like gfxCardStatus does, the control of your GPU is totally out of Wineskin's control, and is handled by the OS.
|Apr 28, 2014, 07:28 PM
I've been using PCSX mostly and most 2D games run fine, and 3d polygonal games run really choppily on my Macbook Air 2011. Would using ePSXe work out any better for me? How is the speed comparable. Thanks.
|Apr 28, 2014, 10:06 PM
|Sep 26, 2014, 07:24 PM
The issue I've run in to is that PEC isn't detecting when EPSXE is running and/or won't send the cheat codes to the emulator. They're not communicating. Anyone know why?
I'm running EPSXE and PEC in two separate wrappers using wineskin, maybe that's the issue, however I'm not quite savvy enough to know if or how to run two programs simtaneously out of one wrapper. I did some research and someone else spotted (I think) the same issue, but there was no fix detailed;
Maybe someone can find a fix? I believe it would be a massive contribution to this effort.
|Sep 26, 2014, 07:26 PM
How to run ePSXe on a Mac without installing windows.
They can't be running separately. They must be within the same wrapper. Wrappers do not have the ability to communicate between each other. You need to set the ePSXe wrapper to run PEC as a test, then switch back and run ePSXe for real. I'm pretty sure I used the test launch method to do this.
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|Sep 26, 2014, 07:34 PM
I had a hunch about that. I hate to ask this but; can you walk me through that process?
Edit: I tried doing it myself but when I test run PEC I can't use wineskin to do anything else, so I have to close the PEC test window to run EPSXE... I'm not qualified to do this. Will search for info online but I'm eagerly waiting your reply
Got it working flawlessly, will update soon with a step by step
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|Sep 26, 2014, 09:10 PM
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|Sep 27, 2014, 08:41 AM
How to run PEC and EPSXE on MAC in Wineskin at the same time (in the same wrapper)
Step by step for everyone who's like me:
The simplest option was just to use the wineskin custom exe launcher tool, it essentially creates another wrapper for any exe you want to run and places it inside the wrapper of the program you're using.
In the Installer view of Wineskin (install software) click 'copy a folder inside' and copy your EPSXE folder as usual, but then go back and also copy your PEC folder inside.
Set up wineskin normally to run EPSXE and make sure you follow the steps to have a sweet logo, then from the configuration menu, go in to Tools > Custom EXE Creator.
Input the name you want to use for the program (I just put PEC) and then hit browse to go in to Program Files> your PEC folder and select the PEC.exe. Then select 'Use Start.exe'
In the Custom EXE launcher maker you can also set a custom icon for PEC, neat! Hit save and you'll see a window telling you you're done and that it will place this wrapper INSIDE of your EPSXE wrapper. All this means is that to run PEC and EPSXE, once EPSXE is running, just right click (or control click) on your EPSXE icon, show in finder, right click again to show package contents, and then click on the PEC wrapper to run it simultaneously.
The window that pops up also says that if you want to access and run that PEC wrapper from outside of the EPSXE wrapper, all you need to do is make and use an alias for it; I don't know how to do this so I'll do some research and come back to it.
Hit OK
* at this point, if I knew how to use the custom command lines in the configuration menu I would set them to open and run the PEC app when EPSXE a runs but, again, no idea how to do this so I'll do some research and update if I find the answer
Close the wineskin configuration window and run the wrapper normally. To open pec, same steps, go in to the wrapper while EPSXE is running and run PEC, pretty simple. tested and working.
Any thoughts Mentaluproar?
Here's a link to the Wineskin support forum where someone made a custom app or something to do just what I was talking about but I'm on my phone so I can't really check it out right now. I'll come back to it later in the week unless someone else wants to take a crack at it
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|Sep 30, 2014, 12:01 AM
I'll look at this after class tomorrow. If I'm reading this right, you may have found an easy way to launch multiple-disc games too.
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|Sep 30, 2014, 01:16 PM
Thanks for the tutorial. Saved me the time to browse for all the stuff needed
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She came, she saw and she ruled our hearts with strong performances and an equally strong personality. Bollywood's ruling princess Deepika Padukone's journey is a fairy-tale of its own. From ruling the ramp to hitting the 70 mm screen, this lass has proven that talent, hard-work and honesty do pay off in Bollywood.
Her debut film was the Kannada film Aishwarya where she played the titular role and impressed everyone with those drop-dead gorgeous looks.
From ruling the ramp as a Supermodel to being hand-picked by the Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan to play dual roles in the 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om, she made optimum usage of all the opportunities and shone as Sandy and Shantipriya. A new superstar was born the day OSO released in 2007 and there was no looking back for this stunner.
Following her grand debut, she signed a slew of films with diverse roles while her relationship with Ranbir Kapoor gained credence in the media. Her films like Bachna ae Haseeno, Love Aaj Kal, Housefull and Desi Boyz did well, while others failed to set the box office on fire.
Her performances in films like Kartik calling Kartik, Lafangey Parindey and Aarakshan were appreciated by critics and she continued improving par excellence with every frame. Sometimes the critics would write that she outshone her co-stars in terms of performance and people were loving this new Deepika.
With 2012, came a fresh lease of life for this star with Cocktail running to packed houses and Veronica striking a cord with the audiences.
Having shared screen space with big names like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and worked with Ashustosh Gowariker, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and others, Deepika has come a long way in terms of professionalism, films and outlook towards personal relationships.
Her best performances till date have been her roles in Goliyon ki Rasleela: Ram-Leela as the Gujarati belle Leela, Meenamma in Chennai Express, Veronica in Cocktail and Naina Talwar in Yeh Jawani Hain Deewani.
Her future projects include Happy New Year, cross-over film Finding Fanny Fernandes, Window-Seat (working title) and some others in the pipe-line for sure.
Being a sports person, Deepika found the sportsmanship spirit quite handy in Bollywood, as she juggled films and competition with ease. She wasn't here to make enemies but friends.
Her closest pals as per her own admission are Shahana Goswami, Homi Adjania and Dinesh Vijan while her bonding with Priyanka Chopra needs no mention as both will appear on Koffee with Karan on Sunday which coincides with Deepika's birthday. Quite a treat we say!
What makes Deepika's journey memorable is that detractors wrote negative stuff, dismissed her as yet another pretty face and she had the courage to take all the criticism and make good out of it. In the last season of Koffee with Karan, she appeared bitter over her break-up and took jibes which created stories for tabloids.
Come this season and Deepika promises to keep it simple and boring for the camera. In an interview she mentioned that she purportedly went simplistic-minus-controversy for the camera to prevent a return of last season's controversies.
Even fashion pundits love Deepika's sense of style to pull of almost anything with grace and panache without appearing tacky. The girl knows how to play it risque and stand out amongst other beauties in Bollywood.
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Union membership peaked in the U.S. in the 1950s when about 35 percent of workers were union members. In 1979, there were an estimated 21 million union members, but that number has been declining since then. It is estimated that less than 7 percent of private sector workers currently are union members. As membership numbers have fallen, unions' political clout also has weakened.
Tuesday's recall election in Wisconsin may be the start of a trend across the country. The Associated Press said Gov. Scott Walker's victory puts labor unions on the losing end of the biggest showdown on workers' collective rights in recent U.S. history.
The conditions that led to labor unions to begin with may linger in some instances in 21st century America, and in such cases unions may still be a viable remedy, but it has become obvious that competition has made the workplace far more attractive to modern employees, even in assembly-line manufacturing such as the Nissan plant in Canton.
The overriding issues when there's an attempt to organize workers typically are wages and benefits. But information The Clarion-Ledger has been able to glean from other Southern automakers shows no significant discrepancies in either pay or benefits between them and the Nissan plant. References by union supporters to civil rights and human rights violations in a front page Clarion-Ledger story Tuesday are suspicious, primarily because no details were offered and it was unclear if the reference was to the Canton plant or other Nissan plants in the U.S.
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MANILA, Philippines–Manila Water Company wants to replace its pipelines along the 23-kilometer-long Edsa, a project ahead of the planned road repairs of the Department of Public Works and Highways that may take at most 16 months to be completed.
For Manila Water, it would not only be practical to replace the old water pipes on Edsa before the rehabilitation works of the DPWH but urgent, as well.
"In the last two years, there were at least 50 leakage incidents in the main pipelines. This year alone, we observed five," said Jeric Sevilla, spokesperson for Manila Water.
In its presentation to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Manila Water said the pipes along Edsa are "deteriorated and in need of replacement" as these were built as early as 1963.
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Very cool and I liked this video a lot more than the others. Showed some good views, didn't feel hectic, nice and relaxed and a lot of life on the boat. The view of the sky and mast while laying down is one I enjoy a lot myself.
I could also really relate to the dream of hitting those islands after years or working up to it. I'm 2 years into my 3 years of "readying the boat and funds" myself. Can't wait to maybe hit that very same spot you guys hit and be thinking the same thing.
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In this video, you'll see how to make salt-roasted chicken. It's shockingly juicy, flavorful, and frankly amazing. And maybe the best thing about it? All you need are a whole chicken and some kosher salt. The key to the salting method is generosity; you want complete coverage with the salt. Less is not more here. Go for it, really coat the bird with that salt. Then roast it on high heat and make a super-simple sauce by deglazing the skillet. Yes, because this recipe was so simple, for no extra charge, Chef John also shows you how to make a quick thyme, lemon juice, and butter sauce. Watch the video, then get the recipe for Chef John's Salt Roasted Chicken. A simple sauce spooned over an even simpler roast chicken, what could be better? See more Chef John videos >>
Delicious...and the sauce was fabulous. yum.
I've done the same technique with chicken pieces, so I knew what to expect, at least I thought so. This was AMAZING!!! Do not be afraid of the salt, it truly makes the most favorful and moist chicken ever!! I put lemon & garlic in the cavity, but do whatever you like.
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BY DAVE PEDERSEN SUN PRESS NEWSPAPERS Wins against the top teams in the Central Minnesota Conference last week earned Rockford a second place finish, the best the school has done in more than 15 years. Coach Randy Griffith hopes the strong finish leads to a good seeding in the upcoming section playo...Read More
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The Air Force's headquarters offices, mostly based in the national capital region, has completed migration to the Defense Department's enterprise email system, according to a DOD release.
Roughly 7,800 unclassified email accounts, plus an additional 1,300 mobile devices, transitioned from Air Force-managed e-mail accounts to enterprise e-mail over the course of 60 days. DOD's enterprise-mail program is led by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
The Air Force's move follows the Army's migration to the program, which was completed in August 2013. It remains to be determined what or when other components of the Air Force will follow headquarters into enterprise e-mail, but the initial transition marks the first since DOD CIO Teri Takai issued a mandate that all of the military must move to enterprise email by the first quarter of fiscal 2015.
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"DOD enterprise email is a core service of the Joint Information Environment," Air Force CIO Lt. Gen. Michael Basla said in a DISA release. "As the Air Force adopts a [DISA]-managed enterprise capability, we better align with joint warfighter needs and can apply greater focus on our core mission areas, rather than operating and maintaining an email infrastructure."
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According to the approved ordinance, the structure built in 1914 in M. C. Briones Avenue will be conserved and used only to promote cultural heritage.
"There is a need to support the efforts of the Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) in declaring properties in Cebu City that have historical significance to help promote heritage conservation," said the ordinance authored by Councilor Margot Osmeña.
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and prominent Cebuano Chinese families wanted the building, which sits on land owned by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to be used as a museum for Chinese heritage.
The building in barangay Sto. Niño was formerly used as a warehouse and office of the city government's market operations division since it is located near Carbon public market.
It was declared uninhabitable after the Feb. 6, 2012 earthquake. Engr. Ariel dela Cruz, the city's structural consultant, said cracks appeared in the building's concrete walls and columns. Rama ordered the building vacated.
"CHAC acted on the request of the Sugbu Chinese Heritage Foundation Museum to declare the Gotiaoco Building as a heritage site based on its architectural and engineering structure as well as its historical significance," the ordinance read.
The foundation, which plans to set up a museum, took over the lease of the property after it was vacated by City Hall offices. It envisions a showcase for the preservation, and promotion of Chinese-Cebuano heritage and culture.
The United Architects of the Philippines – Sugbu Chapter said the Gotiaoco building is the first building of Cebu that was installed with an elevator and the "last best example of neo-classical architecture present in Cebu."
Pedro Gotiaoco, a Chinese trader from Fookien province in China had the building constructed in 1914. It was one of the first commercial buildings in the city. "The structure has a touch of neo-classic, American period architecture which is evidenced by its arcaded facades, a window proportion that partakes of the golden mean and a heavily set-reinforced concrete outer shell," the ordinance said. Correspondent Edison delos Angeles
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Summary — In what was essentially a playoff game the Bruins trounced the Thrashers 4-0 at Phillips Arena in Atlanta. The Thrashers started the night one point behind the Bruins and could have jumped them for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a regulation time win but Tuukka Rask came up big to blank Atlanta with 27 saves. Johan Hedberg could not do his team the same favor as he allowed four goals on 33 shots in the loss.
The Bruins struck first. Michael Ryder took a wrist shot from right in front of Hedberg that the goaltender could not corral and the bouncing puck made its way through the crease to where David Krejci could sneak in from the back side to tap it on through into the net at 9:25 in the first period.
Boston would add to the lead in the second when Milan Lucic tallied his eighth of the season. Lucic took a pass from David Krejci off the wing in the middle slot and let out a wrist shot that beat Hedberg glove side high to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead.
With time expiring in the second period the Thrashers were caught with one skate heading towards the locker room when Patrice Bergeron won a face off after an Atlanta icing and sent the puck back to Zdeno Chara who hit a one-time slap shot on goal that was tipped by Miroslav Satan to give the Bruins a three goal lead that they would not relinquish.
Steve Begin got in on the scoring party in the third period when Milan Lucic took a long shot from the blue line off a face off that Hedberg could not control leading to a wide open net on his stick side that Begin was able to blast the puck into for the Bruins fourth unanswered score. It was Begin's first goal in 28 games and fourth of the season.
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David Krejci — Scored the opening goal of the game for this 15th of the season and set up Lucic for the second, separating goal with a pass off the end boards that ended up on Lucic's stick.
Tuukka Rask — The Bruins emerging goaltender won his 18th of the year in a game where he was never seriously challenged to put the Thrashers away.
Milan Lucic — The hulking forward has been taking big strides in recent games as he returns to pre-injury form. He scored the second goal of the game and assisted on the fourth.
Turning Point — Satan's goal at the very end of the second period was a psyche breaker for a Thrashers team that had billed this game as the "biggest in franchise history." It was the type of goal that coaches cannot stand as it was a quick face off turn slap shot turn goal with mere seconds left in the period.
Key Play — Lucic was expected to make big strides in his third year with the Bruins but has been hampered by injuries and inconsistency throughout the year as he has dealt with a bum ankle. His second period goal gave the Bruins separation from the Thrashers and proved that Lucic is finally rounding back into form as he has played two very solid games in a row for Boston.
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Boston is taking its own fate into its hands.
Maxim Afinogenov went to the penalty box at 1:29 in the second period for holding the stick of Dennis Seidenberg to give the Bruins the first power play of the game for either team. Though, like it has been since Marc Savard went down on March 7, Boston could not spur any offense on the man-advantage, mustering one shot in the process. After the Thrashers's kill Boston was 1 for 20 on the power play since Savard was injured.
Despite the inefficiencies on the power play, Boston's 5-on-5 play, a facet of the team's game that has not exactly been a strength this year, came through for the Bruins at 7:29. David Krejci fed Milan Lucic with time and space in the mid-slot that allowed Lucic to unload a wrist shot that beat Hedberg over his glove side to make it 2-0.
The Thrashers had a chance late in the period when Colby Armstrong snuck into the Bruins zone and took a pass with a head of steam to march right in on Tuukka Rask for the point blank opportunity. Dennis Wideman, burnt by Armstrong coming down the wing, had to reach in for a hooking penalty to stop Armstrong's opportunity. Though, instead of awarding the power play the referees decided to give Atlanta a penalty shot, the second in as many games (Daniel Paille had one against the Rangers on Sunday). Rask turned Armstrong's shot away with his glove as the shot was headed wide anyway.
Boston struck again right at the end of the period. Patrice Bergeron won a face off and sent the puck back to Zdeno Chara on the point through traffic that may or may not have touched Miroslav Satan's stick on its way passed Hebberg for the 3-0 lead with one skate already heading to the locker room.
Shots through second (total):
Bruins: 12 (22)
Thrashers: 10 (17)
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Tuesday's contest basically amounts to a playoff game between the Bruins and the Thrashers in Atlanta. The Thrashers start the night one point behind the Bruins for the final playoff and an outright win would see them jump Boston in the standings.
Boston is doing its best to make sure that does not happen.
After a slow start Boston broke for the first goal when a Bruins shot got caught in traffic through the crease in front of Thrashers' goaltender Johan Hedberg. Blake Wheeler and Michael Ryder started banging around on the puck causing it to bounce to the far side of the crease where David Krejci snuck in from behind the goal line to pound it home for the goal advantage at 9:25.
After that the Bruins started gaining more opportunities and taking the momentum away from the Thrashers in their home at Phillips Arena. To try and stop that momentum the Thrashers forward Eric Boulton signaled Bruins enforcer Shawn Thornton for a fight at 11:00. Boulton got his arm caught in his sleeve to start the fight and Thornton got a couple of shots in before the pair skated at center ice in a draw before Thornton tugged Boulton's sweater over his head to end it.
Overall the compete level for each team is relatively high, as it should be at this juncture in the season but Boston leads 1-0 heading into the second.
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Boston – 10
Atlanta – 7
|Bruins gain separation in playoff race by besting Rangers
|03.21.10 at 2:08 pm ET
Summary — In a battle that will go a long way in determining the bottom of the Eastern Conference's playoff standings, the Bruins prevailed over the Rangers (2-0) in front of a sold out crowd at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon. Tuukka Rask got his 17th win for Boston by making 22 saves while Henrik Lundqvist was the loser for New York with 29 stops. The win puts Boston five points ahead of the Rangers for the eighth and final playoff spot in the conference with 11 games (10 for the Rangers) to go in the regular season.
The teams played a contentious, though scoreless, majority of the first two periods. The first forty minutes of the game saw a combined 14 penalties for 36 minutes (eight for 21 for Boston, six for 15 by New York) as the teams that are jostling for the final spot in the Eastern Conference took their bumping and pushing to the ice. Bruins captain Zdeno Chara had eight penalty minutes, including a four-minute double minor for high-sticking in the second period.
Olli Jokinen, who took three penalties himself in the first two periods, nearly handed the Bruins a goal (or saved the Rangers, depending on your perspective) when he spun/tackled Boston forward Daniel Paille on a break at 16:13 in the second. Paille was awarded a penalty shot and skated straight down on Lundqvist only to see his wrist shot from the slot turned away harmlessly by the goaltenders left pad.
Miroslav Satan broke 104:09 of scoreless ice time for the Bruins at 16:36 of the second period when he one-timed a through the crease from Andrew Ference. The defenseman skated down the left wing and centered the puck quickly enough to get it on Satan's stick before Lundqvist could make the cross and Satan put it top shelf from one knee for the 1-0 lead.
Dennis Wideman made it a two-goal lead in the third period when he took a feed from Vladimir Sobotka and spun a nifty backhand wrist shot from the slot up over Lundqvist's glove side at 10:20.
The Rangers cut the lead in half at 16:56 when defenseman Michael Del Zotta powered a slap shot from the point past Rask through traffic. The Bruins would hold on in the final three minutes for the win.
Three Stars
Miroslav Satan — The tall Slovak gave the Bruins the lead in the second period with his fifth goal as a Bruin.
Tuukka Rask — The most important penalty killer on the ice is often the goaltender and Rask was good behind his stout defense in holding the Rangers 0-6 on the man-advantage.
Dennis Wideman — The prettiest play of the day was Wideman's backhand winner from the slot. It was kind of a spinning backhand wrist shot that he elevated off a pass from Vladimir Sobotka. The puck went high over Lundqvist's glove for the two-goal advantage midway through the third period. It was Wideman's fourth goal of the season with his last coming against the Rangers on Jan. 9, a span of 25 games.
Turning Point — With the game still scoreless in the second period the Rangers were given a great opportunity to take the lead when the Bruins captain, Zdeno Chara, took a double minor, high-sticking penalty at 8:30. With Boston's top defender off the ice for an extended period of time it would have been the best time for New York to strike. The Bruins, who have the No. 1 penalty kill in the league, did not allow the Rangers to have a shot in the stretch and would not have a better power play opportunity for the rest of the game.
Key Play — Rask came up big in the early part of the third with a little help from Paille. Brandon Dubinsky looked like he had time and space to make an arcing cross in front of the Bruins netminder before Paille got in between the Rangers' center and the puck to thwart a shot attempt. Dubinsky recovered and got the puck to Dan Girardi at the face off circle for a one-time chance point blank on Rask. The Boston goaltender left the crease to aggressively challenge the shot and caught it on the spoked-B of his sweater to retire the chance.
|Second period summary: Bruins-Rangers
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If there is one thing that the Bruins are good at, it is the penalty kill.
Boston's captain, Zdeno Chara, is not doing his team any favors on Sunday afternoon. He has gone to the box three times through the first two periods with the most recent violation at four-minute high-sticking violation at 8:30 in the period.
The No. 1 penalty kill in the NHL took care of business though, and then some. The Rangers, who are almost as ineffective in the goal scoring department as the Bruins (23rd in league at 2.58), could not manage to register and official shot on Tuukka Rask.
The Bruins were given a chance at 16:13 when Artem Anisimov spun/tackled Daniel Paille on a breakaway at 16:13. Paille was awarded a rare regular-time penalty shot and skated in on Henrik Lundqvist before taking s wrist shot from the slot that the Rangers' goalie turned away with is left pad.
Boston was able to get on the board less than a minute later when Andrew Ference skated down the right wing and cross the puck across the crease to the waiting one-timing stick of Miroslav Satan camped on the other side of Lundqvist. Satan went high from one knee and the Bruins had their first goal (and lead) in 104:09 of ice time (last goal at the 12:27 mark in the third period Tuesday against Carolina).
In the final minute of the period Satan took an interference penalty when he hit former Boston University star Chris Drury coming out of the defensive zone at 19:33. Olli Jokinen gave the majority of the power play back with a roughing penalty after Steve Begin knock Vinny Prospal on his backside with seconds remaining in the period. Jokinen went to the box for roughing with 00.1 left on the clock and the teams will start the third on a 4-on-4.
End of second period: Boston 1 New York 0
Shots through second (total):
Bruins — 7 (19)
Rangers — 6 (15)
|First period summary: Bruins-Rangers
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This is a big one.
In terms of playoff situations, this Sunday's matinee may be the most important game the Bruins have played this year. The Rangers sit three points behind Boston for the eighth playoff spot and a win would put the Bruins five points ahead with 11 games to play. A New York win would make it a one point lead and make for some very interesting situations in the final two weeks of the regular season.
Boston started the game with some pop and emotion against a Rangers team that is known to be a bit of a physical nuisance. Brandon Prust and Steve Begin got into a scuffle near mid-ice at at 2:40, which was more instigated by Prust than Begin as the Bruins had outshot New York 6-0 at that point.
Zdeno Chara went for a roughing penalty at 4:34 as perpetual instigator Sean Avery was in the area and engaged in a staring match with Vladimir Sobotka who had dropped his stick but Avery deigned to drop his gloves. Less than a minute later the Rangers' Vinny Prospal hit Mark Stuart hard into the boards behind Tuukka Rask. The Bruins did not like the hit (which sent Prospal for boarding) and a scrum ensued which ultimately sent Stuart to the box as well for roughing.
The referees whistle was busy after that. Mark Recchi (charging — 12:05), Chara (roughing — 12:43), Olli Jokinen (roughing — 12:43), Dennis Wideman (hooking — 13:54) and Artem Anisimov (hooking — 15:29), Jokinen again (hooking — 18:07) all made the march to the timeout corner. Though it all a few scoring chances were generated by each team but neither significant threats and whatever danger that occured near the crease was erased by the two solid goaltenders in Rask and Henrik Lundqvist.
Scoreless after the first period at TD Garden.
Shots through one:
Boston — 12
New York — 9
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|03.18.10 at 8:33 pm ET
Summary – In one of the most anticipated games of the season, the Bruins got their revenge but ended up losing the contest as the Penguins beat Boston 3-0 at TD Garden on Thursday. Tuukka Rask started and took the loss for the Bruins with 28 saves while Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury picked up his 33rd win of the year by stopping 17 pucks.
Boston got the dramatic bits out of the way early when Shawn Thornton threw down the gloves against Matt Cooke on Cooke's first shift of the game at 1:58 in the first period. The retribution by Thornton was the Bruins initial response for Cooke's hit on Marc Savard on March 7 that left the center with a Grade 2 concussion. Savard will miss the rest of the year.
After that, it was time to play hockey.
Tyler Kennedy got the Penguins on the board first when he took the puck on the rush down the right wing and beat Rask high for the early goal advantage. It was Kennedy's 10th goal of the year with the helpers coming from Ruslan Fedotenko and Brooks Orpik at 8:34.
Boston took three penalties in the second period and were able to kill them all but the momentum shifted in the direction of the Penguins who outshot the Bruins 15-5 in the frame. Pittsburgh broke through with an even-strength goal by Alexei Ponikarovsky with 14.1 seconds left to take a two-goal advantage into the third period.
Pittsburgh made it 3-0 when Michael Rupp beat Rask far side at 5:14 in the third to put the Bruins away for good.
Three Stars
Marc-Andre Fleury — The Penguins goaltender did not need to stop many pucks against the Bruins, but he ended up stopping enough to his his 33rd victory of the year.
Alexei Ponikarovsky — Pittsburgh acquired the scoring forward at the trade deadline and he scored the separation goal for the Penguins with his 21st in the second period.
Michael Rupp — The center got in a fight with Zdeno Chara and scored the Penguins third goal of the game in the third period to seal the Bruins fate.
Turning Point — The ways things go for the Bruins offense, the first goal that Rask allowed was the one that broke their back. The emotion of Thornton's fight against Cooke had worn off and when regular hockey activities commenced Boston found itself outmatched. Kennedy got the strike with a rush down the right wing that was fed by Fedotenko. Rask could not follow the quick shot that Kennedy let go and the Penguins had the lead and never looked back.
Key Play — It may not have been the key play to the game, but Thornton tracking down Cooke for the retribution fight on Cooke's first shift of the game was essential for Boston's reputation with its fans and within the NHL. Cooke jumped the boards for his shift at 1:56 in the first period and Thornton had his glove off and ready for the fisticuffs by 1:58, showing that he was going to waste no time in getting the matter over with. Cooke got the first few punches in on Thornton but the Bruins enforcer scored the next couple of hits and pulled Cooke's sweater over his head that brought the forward to his knees. Thornton took the fighting major as well as a 10-minute misconduct.
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BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 5, 2001
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HealthGate Data Corp. (NASDAQ: HGAT), a leading provider of next generation content and health management tools to the healthcare industry, today announced that Tom Pyle has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Pyle formerly served as Chief Executive Officer of Harvard Community Health Plan from 1978 to 1991, and brings nearly 30 years of experience and expertise in leading healthcare companies to peak levels of membership and profitability.
During his 20-year tenure at Harvard Community Health Plan, Mr. Pyle was instrumental in leading its growth from 80,000 to 525,000 members. He initiated the Quality of Care Measurement department and established a joint venture with EDS, which developed a computerized ambulatory record. He also founded The Harvard Community Health Plan Foundation, which funds teaching, research and community service projects.
In 1993, Mr. Pyle was commissioned by MetLife Insurance Company to develop a managed care business that could eventually absorb all of its indemnity insurance business. The strategy he developed led to the combining of MetLife health insurance business with that of the Travelers, which created the largest healthcare company with approximately $17 billion in sales.
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"Tom's unparalleled knowledge and expertise in successfully restructuring business models at several large payor organizations will make him an invaluable resource as we expand our service offerings into this market. The development of our Intelligent eContent offering can help payors provide information to both physicians and patients, and significantly reduce clinical costs," said Bill Reece, CEO of HealthGate.
"Over the past quarter we have taken several steps to insure that HealthGate remains one of the leading players in the Internet healthcare sector," continued Reece. "The addition of Tom to our Board is one more step in solidifying our strong position both strategically and financially. We anticipate positive cash flow in Q3 of 2001."
Mr. Pyle has served as director of several private and public corporations. Presently, he is a director at Millipore Corporation and eMed Technologies Corporation. In addition, he is currently chairman of the Controlled Risk Insurance Co., Ltd. and the Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions. Mr. Pyle has also worked with Medical Education for South African Blacks.
Mr. Pyle received an MBA with distinction from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. He has also studied at MIT and at Wadham College in Oxford, England. Mr. Pyle replaces Chris Horgen, who resigned from the HealthGate Board of Directors.
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Time is flying! My parents called me today to tell me that they officially bought their tickets to come out for graduation. No turning back now, I guess! They also started talking about all of the things they wanted to do when they were out here. Let me tell you, they are trying to cram A LOT of stuff into three days! But that's only natural, seeing as it's my dad's second time out to Boulder and my mom's fifth. My mom has seen a lot of things and been a lot of places, but my dad hasn't been able to yet. My dad is set on getting up to Estes park, which will be really fun. Last time we were there, at the beginning of my sophomore year (ah, so long ago!) we ate at one of the best Mexican restaurants ever. It was super authentic and delicious, and obviously my dad has been looking forward to going back there for two years, so we'll have to do that!
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Other meanings:
A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft.
The person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others.
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(golf) To make an ace (hole in one).
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