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The Hoisington City Council Monday night considered an immediate hazard designation for the property located at 522 E. Fifth St. The property burned Wednesday night, April 22, and claimed the life of its sole resident, LeRoy George Schartz, Jr., age 62. Don Doerschlag, Hoisington's code enforcement officer, provided the council with a written report concerning his findings. The fire is still under investigation, so he opted not to display pictures publicly. The house was a complete loss.
The Hoisington City Council will continue to contract with Lindsay Mitchell, D.V.M. and Hoisington Veterinary Hospital for municipal pound services. During the discussion, City Manager Jonathan Mitchell removed himself due to a perceived conflict of interest.
On Friday, April 24, members of the Ellinwood Chamber of Commerce attended a weekly coffee hosted by the Ellinwood High School FBLA chapter. Sponsor Lorie Betts opened the program, asking each member to introduce themselves and talk about the projects they participated in at the state competition, and whether they would be attending the national competition to be held in Chicago during the summer. Nearly half the members appeared on stage at the state competition, something Betts noted was much better than hoped for.
Euphoria Dance Company's competition dance team attended the Edge Dance Competition held April 11 – 12 at the Century II Performing Arts Center in Wichita.
Ellinwood USD 355 Superintendent Ben Jacobs confirmed the district will eliminate 8th grade algebra next year.
When it comes to landfills, Barton County is proof that NIMBY (not in my backyard) is not a universal concept. Here, our commissioners understand the value of having a landfill nearby, accessible to county residents. The news that our landfill's lifetime has been doubled to 60 years from it's previous 30 is fantastic news.
Each week we'll take a step back into the history of Great Bend through the eyes of reporters past. We'll reacquaint you with what went into creating the Great Bend of today, and do our best to update you on what "the rest of the story" turned out to be.
With the Kansas Wetlands Education Center and Cheyenne Bottoms in its backyard, Barton County is no stranger to butterfly tagging, and the each year, butterfly enthusiasts take part in butterfly counts throughout the warmer months. These efforts have shown numbers have dropped to critical levels over the past few decades. Barbara Green, a representative of Monarch Watch, hopes more people will respond by creating monarch waystations.
Five years ago, Claflin, a northern Barton County city, received a couple blows. First, it's elementary school was closed when the district consolidated with Bushton, Holyrood, and Wilson. Second, its history museum had to close unexpectedly when the building, one of Claflin's original structures, had severe structural problems.
Saturday afternoon, community volunteers from several organizations met at the Brit Spaugh zoo to plant the seeds of a project that years from now will bear fruit for the city – literally.
The Kansas legislature, through Senate Sub for HB2258, has made it harder to remain stuck in poverty. Not by providing more resources to the poor, but by taking more away.
School sports is an important part of education, both for students and parents. Showing up to the game, cheering from the stands, they gain a sense of pride watching their children reach new milestones like making a critical play. And sharing those moments with friends and family sends a message to teens that they are supported.
Before the USD 428 Board of Education dove into their business meeting Monday evening, President Kevin Mauler recognized retired teacher Jean Cavanaugh as A Friend of Education. Former superintendent, Tom Vernon, came to offer his support.
Antique tractors mixed with modern, ranging in size from full-sized beasts of the field all the way down to lawn tractors at the Hoisington tractor pull Saturday afternoon. From all over Kansas and surrounding states, participants had come to compete. John Deere verses Massey-Harris and Massey-Ferguson, Cub-Cadet versus International Harvester. Some stock, some custom, some using diesel and others nitro.
Wednesday morning, Great Bend Chamber of Commerce officers and ambassadors were on hand at the Great Bend Expo Complex to open the 2015 Great Bend Farm & Ranch Expo. President Jan Peters welcomed the many farmers, ranchers, and members of the community who stopped in first thing in the morning to check out the vendors while a cool mist slowly burned off. It was better than in years past, she noted, and the forecast for the next two days the show will run is predicted to be mild also.
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The City of Ellinwood sponsored a Chamber Coffee Friday morning in honor of the retirement of EMS Director Debbie Glen. Ellinwood Mayor Irlan Fullbright gave a run-down of Glen's accomplishments and the awards the city's Fire and EMS service had won over her 33-year career.
Following her swearing in as Mayor of Pawnee Rock once more, Linda McCowan presented appointments for city council approval Monday night, May 4 at the regular city council meeting at the Pawnee Rock city office.
Rural high school class reunions offer a unique experience that can't be duplicated by larger districts. With graduating classes numbering in the double digits, an intimacy that draws the whole community in, and a "the more the merrier" attitude prevails. The class year takes back seat to the school and the town the graduate came from.
After days of rain and storms, the future was so bright for Great Bend High School seniors, many had to wear shades.
Crunch Out Obesity, the six-week program Ellinwood students in grades 4-6 participated in during April and May, came to an end Tuesday. Sponsors visited classes and awarded prizes to winners at both Ellinwood Grade School and St. Joseph School.
This week, we offer a clip show of sorts from previous Out of the Morgue columns. Great Bend has forever been a place where interesting people have passed through, and many have decided to stay a while. It has been something to commemorate and celebrate.
The City of Hoisington has gone to great lengths over the past year to recruit and support a fine group of Emergency Medical Technicians. Several members of that community have made the commitment to go through extensive training, and to be on call for several hours a month in order to safeguard the community and those that pass through it. As their numbers increase, so does the reliability of the service, and that is to be congratulated.
ELLINWOOD - Nothing says school's out like field day. Ellinwood Grade School students participated in several events at the Ellinwood City Park Wednesday morning.
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Scott H. Raymond, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas Inc., TopekaThis presentation will review the year's major topics in health care reform, including contraception, subsidies in the federal exchanges, same-sex marriage, "transitional" policies, and other regulatory and judicial guidance impacting the insurance industry. Significant rulings, regulations, and key guidance expected this fall and in 2015 will also be discussed, as the Affordable Care Act continues toward full implementation.
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Carpenter has fifteen years of experience lobbying state legislative issues in Kansas. In 2008, Bright and Carpenter Currently, Bright and Carpenter Consulting represents clients at the Kansas Statehouse, manages two statewide associations and works with candidates for the Kansas Legislature. Bright and Carpenter Consulting focuses on business issues, specifically state business taxes, insurance and human resource issues Carpenter graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Wichita State University and received her law degree from Washburn School of Law in 1999, with Deans Honors. After graduation, she took a government affairs position with the Kansas Chamber of Commerce working her way up to lead lobbyist. Carpenter left the Chamber in May 2008 to begin work as a contract lobbyist with her business partner Natalie Bright. She is active in many business and civic organizations in both the Topeka area as well as statewide. She resides in Topeka, Kan. She is married to Thad Carpenter and has two children, Paige and Haley.
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Mr. Langland received his undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas in 1991 and his law degree from Washburn University School of Law in 1996. He has insurance certifications from the Life Office Management Association (Fellow), the American University (Chartered Licensed Underwriter) and currently holds a Series 24 (Registered Securities Principal) with FINRA. Mr. Langland is currently employed as the Chief Compliance Officer and Associate General Counsel for Kansas City Life Insurance Company. He is licensed to practice law in both Kansas and Missouri.
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Reviewed by Anna Grace / Jan 23, 2014
Reach the exact volume by pouring the three bottles
Jugs Problem is a traditional puzzle game which has its origin hundreds of years ago.
The objective in Jugs Problem is to pour the water from one bottle to another, matching the target volume. This game will actually make you think, so don't expect to get the hang of it quickly.
Choose between random and level mode and select your preferred difficulty, keeping in mind that you can always change that.
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29 candy shop is the developer of Jugs Problem, a challenging game for training your mind and exercising your logic skills.
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Congo President Joseph Kabila also vowed to advance decentralization and expand social services across the nation. The deal calls for Kabila to soon put in place a national oversight mechanism in order to oversee the implementations of the commitments. The U.N., AU, African Development Bank and other international groups have agreed to support the effort.
An agreement signing was cancelled last month at the margins of the African Union summit at the last minute, and Ban at the time blamed "procedural issues" for the delay. Ban on Sunday proposed that the leaders should meet twice a year, at the margins of the AU and U.N. summits, to review the deal's progress.
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Rob Coppinger, Flightglobal's tech and space editor, is covering the AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference in Denver, and he reports:
Lockheed Martin is developing a spoiler for F-35C Joint Strike Fighter flight test aircraft to counter potential wing drop in transonic turns.
Wing drop in high rate transonic turns is a problem because it results in a turn becoming a roll.
Because leading and trailing edge flaps may not be enough to counterthis phenomenon, the carrier variant F-35C will have a 4.5kg (10lb)spoiler added to the centre of its outboard wing for the test programme.
Lockheed currently believes the potential wing drop problem can be resolved with flight control software changes, but the spoiler will be added at least for the flight test phase.
Brig Gen David Heinz, F-35 program executive, told reporters on 3 June that the experience gained from the Boeing F/A-18E/F program had helped them resolve the wing drop issue for the F-35 in simulation. At the time, I interpreted Heinz's statement as meaning such a wing fence or spoiler or would not be necessary, but that was an incorrect assumption on my part.
If you're wondering how the spoiler will affect the F-35C's radar cross section, Coppinger put that question to Lockheed executive JD McFarlan, who replied: "It has been designed to be LO [low observable, or stealth]-compliant".


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It was, says team owner, 'the game plan for us from the start.'
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Lucas Oil retains series sponsorship of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, title rights of Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, naming rights at Lucas Oil Raceway and Official Oil of NHRA.
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Earlier today, the Diamondbacks completed a three-team deal with the Rays and Reds which saw Tampa Bay acquire catcher Ryan Hanigan from the Reds and Heath Bell from Arizona. The D'Backs didn't get big time talent back in the trade, but they unloaded $5.5MM of the $6MM they owed to Bell in 2014. I asked Arizona GM Kevin Towers what he might do with his newfound financial flexibility.
"We still got some bench pieces that we need to put together, we still have interest in bringing back Eric Chavez as a guy who was a key bench player on the club last year. We also want to add depth to our starting pitching, a No. 1 or a No. 2 [type], that would probably come via trade. We have some free agents [that we like], but we'll probably be more aggressive on the trade front. Also, with Cody Ross coming back from the hip injury, we'll also look into a corner outfield bat," Towers said on this afternoon's conference call.
Without giving exact figures, Towers said that the payroll in 2014 will be "well above where it was last season." Arizona's opening day payroll was roughly $86.3MM, putting them right around the middle of the pack.
It's safe to say that Bell's tenure in Arizona didn't work out exactly as Towers & Co. had hoped. Despite that, the GM says that he's still hopeful that the 36-year-old can be a contributor for the Rays.
"Bell's velocity is still very good, his average velocity was very comparable to what we saw in San Diego and what it was in Florida…For Heath its all about location," Towers explained. "He's able to hit his spots..but the thing I saw, he didn't land his curveball as effectively as he did in San Diego. He had a 12-6 curveball to set up his fastball…I still think he has a lot left in the tank, one thing I've always liked about him is that he has a very resilient arm."
Towers admitted that he was sorry to see left-handed pitching prospect David Holmberg go, but he said that he wouldn't have been able to secure the same kind of return without his inclusion. That return, of course, includes more than minor league righty Justin Choate – it means the millions in financial relief and a player to be named later. That PTBNL from Tampa Bay, Towers said, will probably be the key player in the trade from his side. Towers added that the player cannot be disclosed now because of "administrative reasons," indicating that the player has already been agreed upon.
Even after moving Bell, who finished 32 games for the club last season, Towers said that he "won't be real active" in finding bullpen help. Whatever needs he has, he'll look to find solutions internally. The GM acknowledged that Randall Delgado could go to bullpen if he lands a rotation upgrade. KT will also seek out "another multi-inning guy" besides Josh Collmenter. As for the closer role, Towers declined to name a favorite at this stage of the offseason.
In addition to the trade talk, Towers also fielded questions on the club's decision to non-tender Daniel Hudson. Even though the D'Backs have now lost their exclusivity with the pitcher, Towers sounds hopeful that the two sides will still hammer out a deal.
"I think we kind of ran out of time…I'd like to say we were at the five yard line or inside of that, so my hope is that we will come to a resolution and he will be a Diamondback in the very near future. We just weren't able to finalize anything by 10 o'clock the other night," Towers said, adding that he could see an agreement happening in the next couple weeks. "I think both sides still want this to happen."
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Yankees Notes: Granderson, Jeter, Chavez, Joba
By all accounts, it looks like the Yankees will be big players in free agency this winter, CBS Sports' Jon Heyman writes. The Yankees may have at least a dozen players in mind, and Heyman adds the names of Scott Feldman and Bronson Arroyo to the long list of free agents who have already been linked to the Bombers. One would suspect that Feldman and Arroyo would be backup plans should New York not be able to land a higher-profile starter like Masahiro Tanaka. Here's the latest out of the Bronx…
- The Yankees "obviously" want Curtis Granderson to reject the team's $14.1MM qualifying offer so they can pursue other free agent outfield options. While Granderson says he's still considering accepting the one-year deal, he seems likely to find a solid multiyear offer on the open market, his injury-shortened 2013 season notwithstanding.
- Hal Steinbrenner was the one who negotiated Derek Jeter's one-year, $12MM deal for 2014, Heyman reports. Steinbrenner is "very involved" in the team's dealings this winter, according to a source.
- The Yankees have discussed bringing back Eric Chavez, Dan Martin of the New York Post reports. Chavez would provide needed bench depth, and he wouldn't require a big commitment since he only wants a one-year contract. There does seem to be mutual interest between Chavez and the Diamondbacks for 2014, however.
- Joba Chamberlain hasn't received any attention from the Yankees but over a dozen other clubs have checked in on the free agent reliever, WFAN's Sweeney Murti reports (Twitter link). It has been widely reported that the Yankees will part ways with their former top prospect.
- The 10-year contracts given to Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols when both men were in their 30's are reasons why the Yankees shouldn't make a decade-long commitment to 31-year-old Robinson Cano, MLB.com's Mike Bauman opines.
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NL West Notes: Chavez, D-backs' Closers, Lincecum
We just looked at the Diamondbacks' pending search for a power bat. Here are some more notes on the D-backs and their NL West rivals:
- As noted in my earlier post, the team's second-best power source this year has come from third baseman Eric Chavez, who has done a nice job on a one-year, $3MM deal. As Zach Buchanan of the Arizona Republic reports, the 35-year-old is interested in returning, and only wants a one-year deal since he isn't sure how long he'll want to keep going. GM Kevin Towers says that "there's still probably a need" for Chavez next year, and that the team could utilize his left-handed bat in a platoon with rookie Matt Davidson.
- Arizona also has some question marks at the back end of its bullpen, writes Steve Gilbert of MLB.com. The team owes $7MM to J.J. Putz and $6MM to Heath Bell (even after the Marlins pick up part of the tab) in 2014, but has used Brad Ziegler at closer of late. Ziegler earned $3.15MM this year, and should get a nice raise in his final year of arbitration after logging another 60+ inning, sub-3.00 ERA season while picking up double-digit saves. Though Arizona might wish to shed some of these obligations, only Ziegler seems like he would draw much interest.
- If Giants starter Tim Lincecum reaches the open market, he could be in a better position than one might expect, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle writes on Sulia. While teams used to worry about how Lincecum would perform when he lost velocity, says a Schulman source, they now know and may feel more comfortable making a long-term commitment. We heard yesterday that the Giants have opened negotiations on an extension with one soon-to-be free agent, Hunter Pence, but have yet to do so with Lincecum.
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Quick Hits: Trout, Happ, Chavez
The Angels' $510K renewal of Mike Trout's contract for 2013 has made minor news this week. Now FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports that Trout's agent, Craig Landis, has suggested his client wanted a $1M contract for 2013. Since Trout is a pre-arbitration eligible player and does not have a long-term deal, the Angels were not obligated to pay him any more than the league minimum salary of $490K, despite Trout's exceptional 2012 performance. One source tells Rosenthal the Angels did not negotiate the deal at all. Another tells him that the Angels initially offered Trout a contract of more than $510K, but Trout did not accept it, and the Angels gave him the $510K contract as punishment. In any case, as Rosenthal suggests, the mini-controversy over Trout's 2013 salary will quickly vanish into history if the two sides can agree on a long-term deal. And, of course, salaries near the league minimum are routine for pre-arbitration eligible players, even spectacular ones. Here are more notes from around the majors.
- The Blue Jays' offseason acquisitions of Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle and R.A. Dickey have put the squeeze on several Jays pitchers, including J.A. Happ, who no longer has much of a shot at a rotation job. Nonetheless, Happ continues to prepare for the season as a starter, writes Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com. "Right now I'm focused on being a starter, building up and doing what I've done in the past," says Happ. Happ could win a job in the bullpen, or he could wind up in the rotation at Triple-A Buffalo, even though he will earn $3.7MM this year.
- Third baseman Eric Chavez, now with the Diamondbacks, says he needed to leave the Athletics organization behind after suffering numerous injuries in his last seasons there, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. Chavez left the A's after the 2010 season, and signing a minor-league deal with the Yankees gave him a chance to "restart everything" by escaping from expectations established early in his career in Oakland. Chavez hit .281/.348/.496 in a successful 2012 campaign in New York, leading to a one-year, $3MM major-league deal with Arizona for 2013.
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AL East Notes: Rays, Yankees
The Orioles' re-signing of left fielder Nate McLouth sums up the Winter Meetings Day 3 action coming out of the AL East. The latest around the division:
- The Rays pursued right fielder Nate Schierholtz to the end and finished a close second, tweets ESPN's Jerry Crasnick. Schierholtz ultimately signed a one-year, $2.25MM deal with the Cubs.
- "There's a few potential outcomes that are really exciting to us and we're going to work toward trying to make them materialize," Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman told Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times earlier today.
- The Yankees never made offers to Jeff Keppinger and Eric Chavez, tweets Jack Curry of YES Network.
- Scott Boras questioned the Yankees' choice to reduce payroll, according to Tyler Kepner of the New York Times. Responded president Randy Levine, "Scott's a great agent, but he's an agent. Last I looked, he had zero experience running a professional sports team. I think the Yankees have done pretty well following our own course. My advice to Scott is stick to your day job representing players."
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NL Rumors: Padres, Nats, Marlins, D-Backs, Mets
A few of the latest updates from Nashville relating to National League clubs:
- The Padres figure to be seeking just one more starting pitcher, says MLB.com's Corey Brock (via Twitter).
- Although the Nationals' starting rotation is set, the team may still look to add pitching depth, writes Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post.
- Before Eric Chavez agreed to terms with the Diamondbacks, he had spoken to the White Sox, while Jeff Keppinger, who signed with the Sox, was coveted by the Marlins, says Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com (Twitter links).
- The signing of Chavez gives the D-Backs one too many infield bench options, and a team source says someone is likely to be traded, according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic (via Twitter). Piecoro names John McDonald as the possible odd man out.
- The Mets may leave Nashville having only finalized the David Wright extension, says Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. One Mets official tells Rubin that teams are asking for Zack Wheeler in virtually every trade proposal, even for platoon-type catchers, which isn't happening (Twitter links).
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Diamondbacks To Sign Eric Chavez
The Diamondbacks strengthened their corner infield positions today, adding Eric Chavez on a one-year, $3MM deal. He's represented by Lapa/Leventhal.
Chavez, ranked 49th on MLBTR's Top 50 Free Agents list, excelled in his bench role last season, spelling both Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira while seeing some time as the Yankees' designated hitter. Chavez, who turns 35 this week, posted a slash line of .281/.348/.496 with 16 home runs in 313 plate appearances. He resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona, which was surely a factor in his decision.
The Red Sox and Yankees were among the other teams that had interest in Chavez.
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports broke the story, and Jack Magruder of FOXSportsArizona.com had the dollar amount. Photo courtesy of U.S. Presswire.
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Red Sox Rumors: Chavez, Ellsbury
The Red Sox are interested in corner infielder Eric Chavez, reports WEEI's Alex Speier. Chavez could add balance to Boston's lineup and fit GM Ben Cherington's stated need: a versatile, left-handed hitting first baseman. But as Speier notes, Chavez could potentially find more playing time with the Yankees.
Elsewhere in the Red Sox rumor-verse, Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe says the team is open to the idea of trading Jacoby Ellsbury, playing the newly-signed Shane Victorino in center field, and signing Cody Ross or another right fielder. Rival executives believe the Red Sox are laying the groundwork for a trade of Ellsbury for pitching, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney.
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Latest On The Yankees
The Yankees have been eerily quiet so far at the 2013 Winter Meetings. Still, here's the latest from GM Brian Cashman's media briefing.
- Cashman confirmed he's talked to the representatives for Kevin Youkilis, A.J. Pierzynski, Eric Chavez, Raul Ibanez, and Ichiro Suzuki (MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reporting).
- It's still probable that the Yankees' catcher is already on the roster, and the team is focused on a corner outfield replacement for Nick Swisher as well as left side infield depth (Joel Sherman of the New York Post reporting).
- Cashman described the third base market as "a very limited sandbox to play in."
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Free Agent Rumors: Hannahan, Ibanez, Saito, Nakajima
We rounded up one set of free agent rumors earlier in the day, but as we approach late afternoon in Nashville, it's about time for a fresh batch….
- Recently non-tendered third baseman Jack Hannahan has a big league offer from an AL Central team, tweets Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. It could be the Twins, who met with his rep yesterday according to Phil Mackey of ESPN 1500.
- The Mariners contacted Raul Ibanez's agent, tweets Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times.
- Shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima seeks a three-year deal, tweets Yahoo's Jeff Passan, but teams are hesitant.
- Takashi Saito, who turns 43 in February, would like to pitch another year in the U.S., tweets Yahoo's Tim Brown.
- The Mets have considered the idea of signing Mark Reynolds to play in the outfield, but his price tag may be too high for their liking, tweets Ken Davidoff of the New York Post.
- Davidoff also tweets that the Yankees have met with Eric Chavez's agent at the Winter Meetings and expressed an interest in bringing back Chavez.
- Brewers manager Ron Roenicke tells Jim Bowden on MLB Network Radio that the Brewers have "definite interest" in Jason Grilli, but only at a reasonable price (Twitter link). Milwaukee continues to seek both starters and relievers, but doesn't have the money to make a play for someone like Anibal Sanchez or Kyle Lohse, says Scott Miller of CBSSports.com (via Twitter).
- Jeremy Bonderman, who is attempting a comeback, could have a deal in place by the weekend, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter).
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The fading fortunes of American tennis may be the result of a paradox: The players train too much and spend too little time enjoying themselves.
That's the opinion of coaches and top players from foreign countries who have witnessed a drastic American decline at the 2006 French Open. Of seven U.S. men who qualified for the main singles draw, only one, James Blake, got as far as the third round. Of 11 U.S. women, only two, Venus Williams and Shenay Perry, got past the second round.
While Williams remained a contender on the red clay of Roland-Garros Stadium, Americans are not a dominant factor in a sport now populated by scores of better conditioned players from elsewhere in the world.
"I think they (Americans) train too hard," said Barbora Strycova, a 20-year-old Czech competitor on the women's tour. "I spent a month in Bradenton (Florida) and saw the training," she said. "It's different but not as effective."
The reason sounds paradoxical. Within the global culture of sport, hard work is always believed to be rewarded, but not in this instance.
"They overtrain. It's crazy," said Martina Navratilova, the Czech émigré to the United States who has won 341 singles and doubles titles and nearly $21.5 million in a career that continues at age 49. "There's no joy in it," said Navratilova of the American training regimen.
Navratilova has written a book, Shape Your Self, which emphasizes the importance of cross-training in many athletic skills, including basketball and non-contact ice hockey. Most coaches order lengthy stroke drills on the court and rigorous strength conditioning off the court. Navratilova says kids at 10, 11, and 12 years old don't do other sports in America for fear of losing their tennis skills. "They don't do enough other sports...it's stupid. [The other sports] make you a better athlete."
Shenay Perry, born in Washington, DC, was one of the last two Americans in the women's singles field here. She suffered a knee problem, lost four months of competition and was advised to cut back on conditioning. "I probably did overtrain," she told ABC News. "Anything running-wise, I don't do." She credits her strong showing in Paris to her decision to ease off physical conditioning and "just wait for (her knee) to heal."
If Americans don't know how to train, who does? The answer appears to be: 1) the Russians, 2) the Czechs, and 3) the Chinese. "It's a Red Tide," says Josef Brabenec, a transplanted Czech player and strategist who coached the Canadian Davis Cup team and served as Canada's national tennis coach. He says American efforts to develop top players are "pathetic." From a population of nearly 300 million, "I don't know how the U.S. generates so few."
One problem, Brabenec says, is the failure of many American coaches to develop a team atmosphere in which four or five top competitors train together. Today, many of the best American players train alone with a single coach, fitness trainer, and a hitting partner or two.
Another missing ingredient of training camps, Brabenec adds, is a "match environment," in which players must perform or suffer consequences.
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European propylene (PP) numbers are unchanged from the week before at 870-895/tonne. No deals have been heard. Asian prices are $1,090-1,140/tonne CFR NE Asia, reflecting deals at $1,130-1,140/tonne CFR China for end-April/early-May delivery.?xml:namespace>
Second-quarter (Q2) butadiene (BD) contracts finally settled last week, a month later than expected. The 25/tonne hike to 895/tonne did not please some producers, who had been eyeing numbers above 900/tonne.
Meanwhile, the monthly BD settlement also rose by 25/tonne, taking numbers to 905/tonne for April. The spot range is pegged at $1,240-1,270/tonne, with no deals done. The market is said to be tightening because of turnarounds at
extraction units and crackers.
Asian spot prices rebounded to $980-1,000/tonne CFR NE Asia, up $20-30/tonne from the previous week, because of a large arbitrage shipment to the ?xml:namespace>
European benzene has been fluctuating throughout the week. Faltering crude added some downward pressure to the market, but tightness and firm prices in the
Midweek Asian spot benzene for May big-berth loading was notionally $20/tonne firmer at $1,100-1,110/tonne FOB
High crude has pushed toluene prices up in
this level.Europe's mixed xylene market is still extremely subdued, with no deals done.
Values are at $900-930/tonne. In
The PX market is fairly quiet, with only a smattering of deals reported, some of which are unconfirmed. The $1,165-1,185/tonne range is up on last week. In
A dull week for European orthoxylene (OX) has seen no business. Prices are steady at $1,000-1,050/tonne. Asian OX was stable for the third week, with prices notional at $1,080-1,120/tonne CFR China Main Port. April styrene numbers are heard at $1,345-1,355/tonne in a tight European market. May values are around $5/tonne lower because of an influx of material soon to arrive from the
Methanol bids and offers in
last week, but prices soon edged up to 175-190/tonne because of firming US
numbers and planned maintenance outages worldwide. Sellers hope prices have now
bottomed out and will soon return above 200/tonne levels. A single trade was heard
at 188/tonne. Chinese prices plunged to $220-230/tonne CFR China, reflecting
bid-offer levels for Middle Eastern cargoes. Ample supply of domestic and Middle
Eastern product continues to exert downward pressure on prices, says a
Chinese producer.
reported at $755-775/tonne, down a little on gasoline. The factor to gasoline is
still 1.10. After only about two months of production, Ecofuel has decided to
switch its
to MTBE. Asian MTBE is at $680-700/tonne FOB
scant due to a wide buy-sell price gap, say traders.
Ammonia prices have come under pressure in Asia, partly due to the softening
tone in Yuzhny and also because of competitive sales by traders in
probably around $305-315/tonne
Producers in the former
balance supply/demand, and halt the price slide seen in recent weeks. But,
traders are rejecting offers of $270/tonne FOB for April and are reluctant to
take positions for May.
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confident they would find product, despite the balanced to tight
Some say they had already covered their positions for April and May. Nevertheless, the volume of outages during this shutdown slate means that any unplanned issues may create difficulties sourcing material, according to some sources.
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Q: Why was it so important for you to keep your employees on the payroll even when they didn't have work to do?
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Q: Do you have a philosophy that has led your life or management style?
A: I could wrap it up in four very brief points: Work hard, manage your money, study diligently your industry and whatever you did today, and associate with people who do steps one, two and three.
Q: What do you like to do when you're out of the office?
A: I'm pretty fortunate that my wife and I like the same things. Mostly we get a kick out of the arts: musicals, the philharmonic, ballet.
Q: What is your favorite musical?
A: "Les Miserables" is my favorite and my wife's favorite. I judge a musical by how many of the songs engage you in the length of the musical. I also like "Phantom of the Opera", "Cats", "Big River". I enjoy musicals. Don't tell the guys, but I also enjoy ballet and adore opera.
When I'd drove up to a drilling rig 30 years ago, I'd be listening to Beethoven. I'm always going, always doing. If I'm going to listen to something, I want it to be peaceful. I like the classics and the opera. I'm not a student of it. I can't even pronounce some of the names. I'm just an admirer.
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Stark to 'Dance like a star'
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Horrible...Not even a big-name license such as HBO or a high-profile cover boy such as George Foreman could save this boxing debacle, thanks to its awful graphics, horrible control, and crappy gameplay.
The two-handed boxing controls give gamers unprecedented freedom. And while most of the game modes are easy, the Career Mode is no pushover.
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In D&D, no DM ever wants to see their player choose a Paladin. And there's a good reason for it: Most Paladins are butt-stupid.
This is not to say that a Paladin is a bad idea; it is, rather, that the idea of a Paladin - a holy knight who believes in law - tends to attract the wrong sort of people.* The sorts of people who usually want to play Paladin are people who want campaigns where Good always wins, and Good is capitalized because it's Good, and the line between Good and Eeevil is so clear that it's bound up with police tape and a large yellow sign that says "Evil Crossing."
As such, you wind up with a unique alignment known as "Lawful Stupid," wherein the paladin always rushes out to danger no matter how overwhelming the odds ("I can take on fifty orcs by myself!"), attempts to smash every evil power structure immediately, sans any sort of subtlety ("I walk through the town gates, storm into the evil governor's mansion, and accuse him of being evil!"), and generally acts in a "pure" way that would get any sane person killed in about twenty seconds.
They're good, but at the cost of every survival mechanism developed by man.
I am currently playing through Knights of the Old Republic for the second time, and have discovered a second alignment: Chaotic Stupid.
You see, in KOTR, you eventually become a Jedi, and you can be a Light Side or a Dark Side Jedi. This is enforced mechanically, because certain acts give you Light Side or Dark Side points, which in turn determine how easy it is to use certain Jedi powers. Want to choke someone? Costs next to nothing if you're loaded up on Dark Side points, but it'll take everything you have if you're a Light Sider.** Want to heal someone? Well, I sincerely hope you're closer to Luke than to Anakin.
The problem is that the Dark Side points are frequently accomplished via phenomenally senseless acts.
As has been mentioned before, money is usually worthless in computer roleplaying games. You don't pay rent, you can rest in the woods, and you usually can get much better equipment by killing high-level dudes. About the only thing that money is good for is buying healing potions in massive quantities, and even that need dissipates at higher levels when you have a good cleric or a Light Side Jedi.
But in ROTK - which is otherwise an excellent game - you get Dark Side points by killing and insulting everyone who crosses your path. You get Light Side points by saving them. This makes no sense.
For example: At one point, after gutting a fortress filled with bad guys, you encounter a waitress who's been held in slavery. You talk to her, and if you let her go you gain Light Side points; if you kill her, you get Dark Side points.
Now, let me reiterate; this is now an empty fortress. Killing her makes no sense tactically, since she's not likely to alert anyone - and even if she could, you've already triggered the alarm by that point. But you get Dark Side points by slaughtering her for no purpose.
Chaotic stupid.
Likewise, there is one point at which you encounter a widow, whose husband has died getting a rare beast's horn. She cannot sell it since she doesn't have a permit, but you do. She asks you to give her the money, and you can sell it at no loss to you.
The Light Side path is to give her extra money as charity. The Dark Side path is to stare at her and say, "You want to give me the horn," and she gives you the horn. She then decries you and goes off to kill herself.
Now, the Dark Side path is essentially meaningless. You get 500 credits for telepathically pushing her into giving you the horn, but money means nothing. For this evil act, you get to buy the princely sum of two advanced healing packs.
The Dark Side path is further muddied when we get a glimpse of the Sith Academy, where we see the Sith philosophy clearly explained to us. "The strong survive," the Sith Master says. "The weak die. Eventually, the master grows weak and is killed by the apprentice. That is the natural order of things."
As Gini said, if you're really evil, the first thing you do is change the fucking rules so that the apprentice doesn't kill off the master. I mean, she'll probably turn on you eventually, but do you really want to encourage that sort of behavior? "Go ahead. Kill me. I want you to try!" If you're amoral, you shouldn't really have any problems changing the system so it benefits you and screws your underlings.***
The Dark Side path in KOTR is ridiculously simplistic: You kill everyone who you can, and take their useless money. And that's just dumb. It gets you nowhere that the Light Side doesn't, and you have to suspend all reality in order to get this Dark Side to work from a script perspective; no rational Light Sider would stay by your side. Instead, you have your mentors saying things like, "You know, using the Force to steal that widow's last possession could lead to the Dark Side."
Dude, you've been following me for the past ten hours or so, and in that time you've seen me take assassination missions, kill widows, strike down helpless opponents, and bribe officials. Hasn't it occurred to you that I might be, y'know, actually evil as opposed to potentially evil? Even KOTR, whose scripting goes to excellent lengths to try to justify your deviant behavior and outright insults - "Oh, you're such a kidder, Brin!" - really has to stretch to make it seem like your friends would hang around you.
Yet Chaotic Stupid alignment is relatively common in computer roleplaying games - it's the same basic tenet in Neverwinter Nights ("How much gold do I get for saving the town?") and Temple of Elemental Evil ("You'd better pay me well for saving this town"), and games around the world.
I'd much rather have a third path - a sneaky evil character. A Godfather-in-training, who sets up favors for future events, or even calms down an area because he hates the instability associated with war. It wouldn't be too difficult to add. For example:
I want a third option. One that lets me be a real badass, one that lets me be evil in ways that would make your skin crawl.
Come on, Bioware. I know you can do it.
* - Paladins also attract relentless power gamers, because a Paladin is traditionally more powerful than other character classics; it's all balanced out by the code of conduct, which power gamers never bother to follow. As such, you wind up with situations like, "Okay, I killed a nun, but she was lipping off to me. I still get to use my Holy Aura, right?"
** - Incidentally, I would like to issue a memo just in case I ever become a Jedi: I don't care if you've fought at my side for years. I don't care if you think that I'm a wonderful person, that I have a puppy saving plant, that I personally catch turkeys to serve to orphans on Thanksgiving... If you see me shooting lightning bolts out of my hands and choking people with the Force, kill me before I betray you.
*** - I am reminded of the early days of the Mormon Church, wherein they said, "Any man can have visions from God," at which point every person did have visions from God, and moved away from the LDS. They reversed their position about ten years later when they realized if every man could see God, there really wasn't a need for an official Mormon church or even Joseph Smith.)
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Canon C500 vs. Film Camera Test
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B's Campbell returns to ice after broken leg
LOWELL, Mass. – While Gregory Campbell wouldn't say he was at exactly the same level as the rest of his Bruins teammates after spending the summer rehabbing from a broken bone in his right leg, it was a good sign to see the fourth-line center on the ice once again.
Campbell has been physically cleared to skate for about two weeks, and the gritty pivot made his debut on the ice on Thursday morning at Bruins captain's practice at Ristuccia Arena. He spoke about his progress recovering from the significant injury at Thursday night's Milan Lucic "Rock and Jock" softball game at LeLacheur Park, and felt good enough to play in the charity softball game.
Campbell didn't expect to be at full speed when training camp opens next week, but he also fully expects to be ready to go once the season opens against the Tampa Bay Lightning in October.
"It felt OK. I've been on the ice for a little over two weeks now, and I was waiting to finally get cleared. As soon as I could get on the ice, I really wanted to get on the ice," said Campbell, who has had special modifications made to his right skate to accommodate some of the discomfort from his foot related to the injury. "Every day has progressively gotten a little bit better. I wouldn't say that I'm quite ready to compete with the rest of these guys yet, but every day I keep getting a little better.
"I don't quite feel like I'm game-ready right now, but that's OK. I just need to bear with the process and have some patience. I definitely think I'll be more than ready when the season comes around. But for [training camp] I just need to be on my own agenda, and made sure the healing process is progressing well."
The 29-year-old center was the picture of courage, heart and toughness in the Stanley Cup playoffs when he blocked a sizzling Evgeni Malkin shot with his right leg.
Campbell finished off a minute-long shift in the Bruins' Game 3 win before skating to the bench in extreme pain. His absence forced the Bruins coaching staff to break up the Merlot line of Campbell, Shawn Thornton and Daniel Paille for the rest of the playoffs, and their depth situation was never the same against the Penguins or the Chicago Blackhawks.
B's training camp begins Sept. 11, and it seems that the fourth-line center is on track to be fully ready when the puck drops for the NHL regular season nearly a month afterward. The Bruins set a 6-8 week recovery timetable for Campbell when he sustained the injury, and it appears that the gritty forward is right on schedule


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Tag Archives: U.S. Aluminum
Glass Expo West™ '15 Show Floor Expands with C.R. Laurence-U.S. Aluminum
C.R. Laurence-U.S. Aluminum is set to exhibit at Glass Expo West™ '15, a two-day architectural glass event to be held March 19-20, 2015 at the Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center in Irvine, Calif. C.R. Laurence-U.S. Aluminum of Los Angeles will display … Continue reading
C.R. Laurence Expands on East Coast with New Super Center
C.R. Laurence (CRL) has announced its new U.S. Aluminum super center in Secaucus, N.J. The renovated 150,000-square-foot facility will house both CRL and U.S. Aluminum full product lines. Service center managers Peter Ascherl and Jerry Kempa will oversee daily operations … Continue reading
CRL Appoints Moran Miami Service Center Manager, Promotes Saavedra to Assistant Manager
C.R. Laurence's (CRL) U.S. Aluminum Division promoted Yolanda Moran as service center manager of its Miami location. Moran, who joined CRL in 2010, will oversee all aspects of daily operations for U.S. Aluminum's Miami-Dade region. "Florida remains an important market … Continue reading
CRL U.S. Aluminum Breaks Ground on Expansion of Texas Headquarters
C.R. Laurence (CRL) is expanding and renovating its U.S. Aluminum Division headquarters in Waxahachie, Texas. The expansion is scheduled for completion in December. The Waxahachie CRL-U.S. Aluminum expansion project aims to double the square footage of the existing building to … Continue reading
C.R. Laurence Expands Denver Location
C.R. Laurence Co. Inc. (CRL) has expanded its Denver service center. The facility will now operate as a new CRL-U.S. Aluminum Super Center. "Expanding the Denver service center aligns with our long-term goals for improving and bringing the full U.S. … Continue reading
C.R. Laurence Appoints Hendrick President of U.S. Aluminum Division
Los Angeles-based C.R. Laurence Co. Inc. has appointed Gerald Hendrick as president of the company's U.S. Aluminum division. Hendrick has more than 30 years' experience in the industry and has held senior management positions with Assa Abloy, and most recently, … Continue reading