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Natural Disasters Reshape Animal Rescue
Catastrophes unite us in our courage, our challenges and our grief. But they also provide a blueprint for our future.
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 fore-grounded the concept of disaster preparedness, but it was Hurricane Katrina, four years later, that redefined rescue. Sept. 11, 2001 gave us the Department of Homeland Security; Katrina, the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (referred to, inevitably, as the PETS Act), which was passed with notable dispatch by a bipartisan majority in Congress and signed into law in October of 2006.
At the time, there was widespread criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its handling of the situation in New Orleans. The agency had no protocols for mass animal rescue and evacuation, and so forced many families to leave their pets behind, while simultaneously turning away qualified help for lack of accountability. An estimated 15,000 animals were displaced by the disaster.
Animal welfare groups had been promoting the need for animal emergency response for years, according to Tim Rickey, senior director of the ASPCA's (American Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals) Field Investigation and Response Department, "but it just had not caught on."
Katrina changed all that.
The PETS Act requires that local and state governments take animals into account in their emergency planning. As a result, disaster response has now become a high-profile priority for a number of national humane organizations for whom the events provided a window of opportunity. The ASPCA was among the first responders to Katrina, as was the Utah-based sanctuary, Best Friends Animal Society.
"Katrina really was a defining moment for a lot of people around the country and a lot of agencies and organizations as well," said Senior Animal Care Officer Jeff Popowich. "Best Friends was one of those organizations that was affected pretty heavily by it. Our efforts there showed that we really can handle doing work like that and we really can make a difference. It's something that's simply stuck with us."
The change was as unexpected as Katrina itself. Paul Berry, who was then CEO of Best Friends and who is from New Orleans, traveled to the stricken city thinking to lend a hand for a couple of days and provide some monetary support to local rescue groups. And then the levies broke.
"And then, you've got a soup sandwich," said Popowich (pictured left), wryly. Like Chief Brody in "Jaws" — "I think you're going to need a bigger boat" — Berry called his staff in Utah saying, "We're going to have to do more."
"And that's what started the whole emergency response and our philosophy behind it," concluded Popowich.
Members of Best Friends quickly assembled a rescue team (that included Popowich) and stayed in Louisiana for almost a year. The team handled over 4,000 rescues and placements. The organization came away with a sense of accomplishment — and a new sense of mission.
Already well known as a caring destination for animals in need — Best Friends bills itself as the country's largest no-kill shelter and is perhaps most familiar to the general public from the National Geographic series "DogTown" — the team's disaster planning raised Best Friends' profile nationally. And recently it has begun a series of training initiatives designed to establish beachheads in markets it hopes to enter (like New York) and to empower animal welfare volunteers at the local level.
This past July, some 40 people, myself included, gathered together at two facilities in Westchester to take part in a weekend workshop on emergency response for animals. The workshop consisted of one day of presentations and demonstrations by Best Friends staff on various phases of ERT (Emergency Response Team) procedures and techniques, followed by, on the second day, a simulated disaster scenario.
This type of workshop is only one stage in a multi-stage certification process, which is now required in our more sophisticated post-Katrina environment.
To hear Jeff Popowich tell it, Katrina was the Wild West of disasters, with self-proclaimed heroes pouring in from all over the country. He remembers gazing in amazement at a rickety van toting a mysterious 55 gallon drum and decorated with hand-lettered Red Cross and caduceus signs.
"And I thought — really? And of course we put the people to work because at that time you didn't need any training, qualifications," he said. "It was like 'OK, come on over, we've got some stuff over here for you to do.' But those days are gone."
Now, would-be rescuers have to take two FEMA courses ("Introduction to the Incident Command System" and "Animals in Disaster"), complete a basic first aid and CPR course (that includes how to give CPR to humans and animals), get a tetanus vaccine and carry medical insurance.
"It's good, and it's bad," said Popowich. "It's bad, because it was a lot of fun. It's amazing how everyone just showed up and pitched in and it was really amazing how people just came together. It's good, because the more we come at it from an organized standpoint and pool our resources ahead of time, makes it so that we're more effective, but we're also safer."
He explains that the job of an animal emergency responder requires a different skillset from that of a Best Friends caretaker.
"A lot of us have EMT certification and it's something that's paid off," Popowich said. "I mean there's a lot that translates from dogs and cats to humans and vice versa. But having that training means that when you actually get out in the field, doing that rescue work, you can help the people and the animals at the same time."
FEMA's Incident Command System is national, so all of its operations follow the same chain of command. Still, individual rescuers may find themselves dealing with situations on their own. Workshop participant Jennifer Bianco said the certification training made her feel more prepared.
"We learned about recognizing things like bloat or other life threatening situations for the dogs, and how to handle it," she said. "Because for the most part, you really can't call anyone to help you, like you can with 911."
Untrained volunteers are clearly a hazard at a disaster site, says Popowich: "No rescuer is effective when they're a victim; they're actually a burden."
Another potential pitfall is the "too many cooks" syndrome, so one of Katrina's legacies, in addition to the PETS Act, is the National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition (NARSC).
"I think that as a movement, animal welfare has come a long way since Katrina," said Tim Rickey of the ASPCA. "During Katrina, it wasn't very well planned out because nobody was thinking about many national organizations and local organizations ever responding to one event. But we all did, and we worked through it. NARSC was really designed to bring the national groups together and sit down and develop a cohesive way we would work together. And in fact, we work together continuously now on many disasters."
NARSC member organizations include the ASPCA and Best Friends, as well as the American Humane Association, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the National Animal Control Association and RedRover.
At the workshop, the Best Friends staff demonstrated the growing professionalism and synergy in animal rescue by describing — with the aid of a PowerPoint presentation— recent emergencies for which they have deployed teams.
The participants gasped at dramatic scenes from the Iowa and South Dakota floods (where Best Friends worked in cooperation with another NARSC member, Code 3 Associates) including at one shot of an attempt to wrangle a pig to safety. (Companion animals are not the only ones placed at risk in disasters — domestic livestock are often extremely vulnerable.)
The workshop manual depicted its reluctant poster boy for efforts like this, the former Marine Ethan Gurney (pictured above right), rescuing a kitten from chest-deep flood waters in Iowa.
"That kitten looks very calm," joked Popowich. "Ethan is the cat whisperer."
It's Just as Hard as It Looks: Working the Disaster Beat
Since Katrina, specialized training for water rescues has become increasingly common. The ASPCA stepped up its water rescue resources and now owns four boats. Most of Tim Rickey's team are water rescue technicians and some even know how to handle horses in flood waters.
"We can go in and perform these rescues safely," said Rickey, "the end result being getting these pets reunited with their families."
The Best Friends presentation is designed to educate us about just how complicated that simple goal can be. Referring to the almost Biblical scenes of chaos on the video screen, Ethan Gurney remarked laconically that, "the pre-shelter environment can be a very equipment-intensive environment." For example, there are those HazMat-certified dry suits (HazMat clearance is necessary in any situation where there is government oversight).
"No Gortex, no breathability," said Gurney. "It's really fun in 90 degree heat [you're] wearing a big garbage bag, basically."
It's scenes like these that most people have in mind when they hear the word "disaster" but Best Friends staffers point out that the most common type of rescues are from puppy mills and hoarding situations — less glamorous, but equally, if not more, devastating to the welfare of animals over time. When these photos flashed up on the screen, the admiring gasps turned to empathetic murmurings of shock and disgust at the effects of a pernicious industry (puppy mill breeding) on the one hand, and disordered minds (hoarding) on the other.
One significant change since Katrina, Popowich said, was the cooperative spirit displayed by government agencies. Even when the human and humane rescuers aren't specifically working together, there is much more of a shared sense of mission.
"These are people who don't necessarily live, breath and sleep animal rescue, you know?" he said. "But they're still there to help out."
Popowich said he didn't hold with demonizing government officials or ignoring them.
"If anybody shows up thinking they're the white knight there to save the day for animals, they're probably not going to be let into any type of event like that," he said. "It may seem that it's more bureaucratic — that there's more red tape — but in the end, it's a more effective approach to those types of situations."
By way of example, he mentions one of the South Dakota initiatives.
"We got help from FEMA and the local department of health services, they came by and they were bringing us some supplies, like gloves and scissors — things that are normal for them," Popowich said. "And then, they get out their notebooks, 'OK, what do you need? What are your immediate needs?'"
During a break, participants introduced themselves. A number are from local animal care organizations; others are volunteers hoping to step up their skills. Brenda Reider, a long-time Best Friends volunteer, feels that emergency training is a natural response to an increasingly fragile world, one in which disaster is localized.
"Everyone's become more aware …" she said. "It's no longer, 'Oh, it's happening over there; it's happening here as well.'"
In the afternoon, Gurney (pictured left) and another staffer, Keely Floyd, who had just returned from a spay-and-neuter deployment on Tangier Island in Virginia involving more than 600 hundred cats, take us through various kinds of deployment protocols and demonstrate useful skills. One key focus is animal body language.
"That has to become second nature in these types of situations," said Floyd, running down a list of priorities. Be on your toes; watch everything they do; loud noises and sudden movements are frightening; animals don't understand the concept of travel and find it stressful; they don't trust you — they don't know you.
For their demonstration of equipment such as crates, leads, and muzzles that are in constant use at shelter sites, Gurney and Floyd were aided by a therapy dog, a Siberian Husky named Beau.
Owner Carole Loevner got Beau's predecessor, Nicky, also a Husky, from Bideawee after his owner was killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Nicky had been traumatized by the experience.
"I actually lived through 9/11 myself," said Loevner, a Battery Park City resident, "so I know what he was going through, how it's possible to be so scared."
The experience adds an edge to Loevner's volunteerism. She already visits hospitals with Beau, as part of the Angel on a Leash program, but, "if there is anything else I could possibly do and be certified, I would love to do it, so that's why I'm here today."
Day 1 of the workshop ended on a sort of "Law and Order" note, with Jessica Gotthold, an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) speaking about the special situations arising from animals put at risk by more familiar, urban situations such as high-rise fires and drug busts.
Don't Try This at Home: A (Simulated) Hoarding Rescue Effort
The following day, the training moved to Yorktown Heights — to a grange hall with an outdoor open storage shed. This would be the scene of our simulated rescue effort. The staff tells us we've responded to an extreme hoarding situation, and that we'll be processing 30 animals.
The key tasks ahead of us are determining where to place our compound; building it; setting up cages and crates for the animals; and in-taking. As our motley crew — all ages, shapes, and sizes — began to haul out prefab fencing and dog crates, I was reminded of those team-building Sierra Club weekends.
Jeff Popowich, overseeing our efforts, reminded us that if this were actually the site of a natural disaster, we might be building this compound at a location where flooding would be a real concern, and after some group-think, the consensus was that we should build on top of a slight hill.
Volunteers set to work screwing the walls of the compound together — they look like oversized metal crating, and are designed to house dogs. Handiness helps; the sides are clunky, and are joined by a bewildering welter of nuts, bolts, and twist ties. There is some dithering, but a couple of people quietly begin putting the pieces together, and the rest of us eventually follow suit.
According to Popowich, natural leaders always emerge in times like this, even if the overall operation is keeping to FEMA command protocols. And in fact, he says the exercise is as much about team building as building up construction skills.
Soon, a relatively sturdy structure was in place, one that could probably hold up to 20 dogs. Cats would stay in separate carriers in the shed.
Then it was time for processing. Participants cast as field workers began arriving with the "rescued" animals — in this case, a collection of well-loved plush toys are role playing along with us. Each animal was tagged with a fictitious backgrounder that established its breed, sex, possible age, noticeable health issues, and temperament.
I'm one of two people filling out forms (Best Friends uses a form designed by another NARSC humane group, RedRover), and immediately I feel one of the key stressors in situations like these: the tension between wanting to work quickly and the need for accuracy and clarity. There's lots of detail, and all of it may matter later. Was the rescue requested by the owner, or another? Where was the animal picked up? Is it spayed or neutered? Distinguishing marks? Collar? Tags? Microchip or tattoo?
No matter how many animals need processing, and how intense or desperate the conditions — not, as in our case, a mild summer day at a recreational facility — clear records improve an animal's chance of being housed and treated correctly, and, most important, of being eventually placed in a home or reunited with a family.
I try to pay attention to detail: this cat is pregnant; this beagle is aggressive around other dogs; this Siamese has a red ribbon around her neck; this boxer (it's a rainbow-striped giraffe, but by this time my suspension of disbelief has kicked in) is fearful; this tabby has bloat.
The form also includes the melancholy notation "dead on arrival." Not all outcomes are happy, and part of yesterday's session dwelt on how to acknowledge the sometimes overwhelming feelings occasioned by this type of work. Surprisingly, it was the former Marine, Ethan, who most strongly emphasized the need not to bottle up emotion.
During the intaking process, I am very aware of being part of a chain. If I don't fill out a form correctly (an older woman with a long history of volunteerism has my back) then the person who is next in line to deal with the animal won't be able to make the right decisions. Basically, this is triage: "M.A.S.H meets "All Creatures Great and Small."
At the end of the exercise, the three staffers came around to inspect our efforts — we did OK. And just in time. A persistent drizzle picked up its pace. Of course, if this were a real-world scenario, we'd carry on regardless of the weather, but instead we moved thankfully back to the main grange hall for an earnest vegan lunch. Then there was a modest "graduation" ceremony, and we are all presented with certificates that say we have successfully completed the Emergency Response Basic Sheltering Course. So now I'm only two FEMA exams, a CPR course, and a tetanus shot away from being any use in an emergency.
I asked Jeff Popowich if the weekend lived up to his expectations.
"I'm really pleased," he said. "I'm glad everyone is going away from this hopefully a little more educated on ways they can help animals and a little more confident about how they can help them."
Now It's Our Turn
At the time I took the Best Friends course, in late July, large-scale disasters seemed remote, and I think I wasn't alone in having the romantic notion that, fully accredited, I would be mobilized to some other part of the country to have an adventure.
Instead, a little over a month later, I was reading reports of the onset of Hurricane Irene, and was on the phone to Best Friends, the ASCPA, and the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to find out how the New York animal care community planned to cope, and what its citizens should do.
During the hectic Friday leading up to Irene's arrival, I had gleaned enough information to put some advisories on our Web site — particularly the good news that a significant number of New York City shelters would be accepting pets as well as humans.
This, as it turns out, was not a last-minute reprieve, but the result of literally years of planning by the OEM's Animal Planning Task Force. By early the following week, I had caught up with the OEM's Robert Van Pelt, whose title is Shelter Plan Lead, and Tim Rickey, who is one of the ASPCA's liaisons to the task force, to get some details.
While the humane movement heralded the PETS Act as a blow for right of animals to the same concern and outcomes as people, it's clear from the supporting documentation that the Act was first and foremost designed to make human evacuation go more smoothly. People who will not leave their animals vastly complicate rescue efforts.
Van Pelt's first words confirm this: "We have an animal plan, but it's really largely a plan for people, because we know that people won't evacuate, or they will evacuate, and then they'll go on and put themselves in harm's way to rescue their pets."
The Animal Planning Task Force is comprised of various stakeholders in New York City animal welfare system: The ASPCA, NYC Animal Care & Control (AC&C), the Mayor's Alliance for New York City's Animals, Bideawee, and NYC Veterinary Emergency Response Team, or NYC/VERT, among others. There are some 20 organizations at the moment, but, says Van Pelt, "Any agency that has the capability and the knowledge is more than welcome, I mean, the more the better."
That "capability" and "knowledge" are the same that have been the building blocks of NARSC — experience from around the country in large-scale disaster deployment, and/or in other key aspects of animal welfare such as sheltering or search-and-rescue. As a result of its members' expertise, city shelters were equipped from the Task Force's stockpile of supplies (cages, food, food bowls, leashes, medical supplies) ; directives to city agencies were prepared (the transit system, for example, was instructed to accept people traveling with pets), public information language was developed, and the task force penned a preparedness brochure for city residents called "Ready New York/Pets."
Members of the Task Force meet once a month.
"It's great that they know each other," said Van Pelt, enthusiastically, "because in an emergency such as this hurricane, they were really able to fill in and work together, seamlessly."
One reason for this seamlessness, said Tim Rickey, has been the team's constant and vigilant review of its master plan, the primary focus of which was getting animals comprehensively and efficiently co-housed in city shelters: "As with any task force, once you develop a plan, then you have to constantly review that plan, make sure it's updated, make sure it's current, and make sure it's really going to work … you sit down, you brainstorm, you run through scenarios and you identify holes in your plan and you fix them."
One of those holes, says Van Pelt, was the realization that veterinary care should be readily available at all the co-shelter sites.
"There may be problems if an animal shows up and it's not vaccinated, or an animal injures another animal, or if there's an illness, those types of things, and we thought, that's something we can address, that wasn't currently in the plan," he said.
As a result of this last-minute adjustment, during the period of evacuation some 30 veterinarians made the rounds of shelters.
When I asked how they felt things went during the emergency, both Rickey and Van Pelt evinced dignified jubilation, as if Hurricane Irene was opening night after a prolonged series of out-of-town try outs.
"I'm proud that our organization was part of the planning," said Rickey, "and I think that New York has really shown the rest of the world that this can be done very effectively, and I hope that other states, other cities will take our lead."
"Well, it was a lot of work going through that hurricane," admitted Van Pelt, "and it really does feel good that we were able to shelter 10,000 New Yorkers, with their pets. [An estimated 200 pets were taken into city shelters.] It's a really great feeling. At the same time I don't want to get too cocky because there could always be another storm out there or something else, so we always have to be prepared."
Be Prepared
Animal ERT work is indeed the Boy Scout motto, "Be Prepared," writ large, and has signaled a shift in the animal welfare paradigm. I began researching this story with the expectation that it would primarily be an experiential piece about response training, but it has also turned out to be a story about the changing face of the humane movement — from passive shelterers of the piteous to proactive, interventionist agencies determined to create, not await, change.
"We recognize that there's a huge need for disaster response," said Tim Rickey. "We've seen in just this year alone with multiple disasters all over the U.S., and many catastrophic disasters, this is something that we're going to be continuously called upon [to do] so we're really looking to professionalize this aspect of our work. And it really does fall right in with our mission. Our mission is the protection of animals."
There is mission, and there is also marketplace. The PETS Act empowers FEMA to incentivize state and local governments to implement its provisions, and that comes down to money — providing reimbursement for special services.
The humane movement is as politicized as any other forum where there are disputed means to the same ends (universal healthcare, anyone?) and the need to effect change throughout a complex infrastructure. Nevertheless, there seems to be more cooperation than competition, and in fact disaster planning has clearly had a unifying effect on a sector often sharply divided on issues of animal control and care. Best Friends and the ASPCA, for example, have differing perspectives on fraught topics such as euthanasia, but in the context of NARSC are effective allies.
And the OEM's Van Pelt remarked on the same spirit of cooperation when I asked about territoriality among the Task Force.
"You know I really don't see that," he said. "There's not one organization that could handle the entire response themselves, so they all really depend on each other, and some have different strengths than others. I really don't see them as being competitive; they all are very much into this mission."
Tuesday is the Feast of St. Francis; many churches observe this holy day with a "Blessing of the Animals." After this year of hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and significant anniversaries (the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and fifth anniversary of Katrina) the idea of petitioning God to look after "all creatures great and small" may resonate especially strongly.
And Jeff Popowich has a word for all the would-be saints among us — those hoping to receive a call to join a rescue effort: "As far as preparing you for stuff like that — if you can save one life every day, it doesn't matter what else happens, you've saved one."
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Pulpwood Chute, Township 26 ED, ca. 1955
Pulpwood was sent down the chute and into the water in the spring for transporation to the St. Croix Pulp and Paper mill downstream in Baileyville. This pulpwood chute was on Silver Lake in Township 26ED. The picture was taken from a boat in the 1930s. There is very little evidence of the chute visible today.


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A Boy Called King - WORLD PREMIERE!
Presented by Boston Children's Chorus and Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston at Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
May 31 - June 1, 2013
To celebrate their tenth anniversary, the BCC has partnered with the ICA to present an evening of contemporary choral music, including a new work by Haitian American composer Daniel Roumain, specially commissioned for this performance.
Combined with a dance performance featuring choreography by Amy Seiwert and a word score by Marc Bamuthi Joseph, this special presentation promises to be an evening to remember.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
Admission Info:
$27 members + students
$30 nonmembers
General Day and Time Info:
Additional Panel Discussion on Wed, May 29, 2013 at 6:00 pm at MassChallenge, Inc (next to the ICA)
The ICA does not have a parking garage, however there is affordable paid parking available in lots near the ICA.
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"Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single world, our own, we see it multiply until we have before us as many worlds as there are original artists." Marcel Proust
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
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Dark Prison After Piranesi, c.1790 by Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Turner is the most famous and prolific British painter of the 19th Century. His watercolors and oils record the buildings an events of his world. He also traveled throughout Europe and the British isles where he recorded what he saw.
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Item of the Day: One Direction Dolls
Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, Zayn. You get where I'm going with this, right? So, um, this happened: I got all five 1D dolls. They are probably my most prized possession, other than my Spice Girls dolls. The 1D dolls are awesome because everywhere you go, they are watching you, keeping you company. IT'S LIKE THEY LIVE WITH YOU. I LOVE THEM. SO MUCH. They are also just so… amazing. But what do you guys think should be the next step for these beautiful dolls? I think next… they should sing! Yes, mom. So hurry up and order, you Directioner, you!


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Drugs, Gun & Alligator Taken from Fremont Home
By Meghan Matthews. CREATED Apr 25, 2013
Fremont, NE - A peaceful neighborhood in Fremont. Home to many families and a dangerous, wild reptile.
"An alligator, approx 3 to 4 foot long was found in the basement."
Fremont police were stunned after finding the gator inside, where a family of five slept every night. Lieutenant Kurt Bottorff says this is a strange incident.
"As a matter of fact as long as I've been here this is the first alligator. I've been here since 94 but you do hear of it taking place, but this is definitely unusual."
Officers learned Matthew and Mellisa Morris kept the alligator there, with their three children, all under the age of eight.
When the search warrant was served, police found even more.
"The combination of the drugs, the gun and the reptile could have been, could have been very very bad results had it not been resolved the way it was", adds Bottorff.
Mike McClendon lives across the street.
"They're real nice folks, they take good care of their kids."
He says the Morris' are great neighbors and he knew Matthew Morris loved animals.
"I know that he's into reptiles, that's his hobby. He likes reptiles. Had a big terrarium with a couple of savannah monitors."
In fact, Mike even saw the gator.
"And what we told me was, the only reason he had it was cause they're supposed to be good eatin. I said hey, I got a smoker."
Police charged Matthews Morris with multiple crimes, including child abuse and neglect. They only cited Mellisa Morris and the children are still in the home.
The alligator is now at the Henry Doorly Zoo, where it will stay in quarantine for at least 30 days. It could grow up to 14 feet.
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You awake to find yourself looking down at a pool of your own blood, a small crusher on the side along with a rusty dagger and a pair of tongs. Though looking down at your own body you find no damage to your body, so where did all the blood come from? You shake your head and simply think "It must be someone Else's" as you stand, looking towards the door as you plan to leave.
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SEC Blog
Player of the Week
Trevor Releford - Alabama
A loss at home to the Bulldogs would have been the end of the line for the Crimson Tide's tournament chances. Thanks to that last second heave by Releford, the Tide live to fight another day and have an outside shot at making it to the 'Big Dance" for the second straight season. The junior guard from Kansas City has been the Tide's go-to player all season and he hasn't disappointed down the stretch. He's scored in double figures in six straight games including a 36 point effort against LSU in late February. He has really heated up from behind the arc hitting 15 threes in his last five games which is an area that, coming into the season, was one of the weaker parts of his game. Releford has had to play a lot of minutes this season (over 33 per game) but if he and back court mate Trevor Lacey can keep up their play of late, a deep run in the SEC Tournament and potential NCAA selection isn't that farfetched.
Who's Hot
Brenton Williams - South Carolina
Williams doesn't get much credit seeing as how the Gamecock's are three games below .500 overall and have only managed four conference wins all season but he has played really well throughout the year and especially so over the last week of the season. Williams is second on the team in scoring at 11.1 points per game, is shooting over 41% from distance and above 84% from the charity stripe. He dropped 38 points in a win against Mississippi State last week, a career high for Williams and a season high for any Gamecock player. Williams have proven to be a tough player as he suffered a neck injury and was carried off on a stretcher against St. John's in late November but didn't miss a game as he scored 16 points against Clemson three days later. Williams is only listed a 5'11 but shows no fear when attacking the basket. The team had a rough first season under Head Coach Frank Martin but the play of Williams at season's end should be encouraging heading into next season.
Who's Cold
Kyle Wiltjer - Kentucky
Kentucky's season has been a lot like that of Wiltjer's. Up one minute and down the next. And while the Wildcats are up right now following a season saving win at home against Florida on Saturday, Wiltjer's play is down and has been for the last week or two. He's been held without a field goal in two of his last five games despite averaging over 20 minutes per contest. Wiltjer makes his calling by stretching defenses with his 3 point shooting but lately he can't seem to find any sort of rhythm. He's just 3 of 20 from behind the arc in his last five games and has seen his percentage drop below 40%. The Wildcats need to win at least one game in the SEC Tournament to feel comfortable about their chances to make the tournament. Wiltjer has to get it going from behind the arc for the team to be successful. A lot of what they do in the dribble drive offense is predicated on having players like Wiltjer that can stretch the floor. If defenses start sinking down toward the paint, then that takes away driving lanes for the likes of Archie Goodwin and Ryan Harrow.
Top 3 Players to Watch for in the SEC Tournament
1. Archie Goodwin - Kentucky
You could really tell how down Goodwin was after the Wildcats' loss to the Georgia last week. He knows that this team should be playing better at this point in the season. He also knew that Saturday's game at home against Florida was a must-win. He played like it too. He was intent on being aggressive on offense and driving the ball to the basket. He hounded the Gator's ball handlers and came up with four steals to go along with his 16 points. Goodwin is the most talented healthy player on the roster right know and he knows how important a good showing in the SECT is for Kentucky's NCAA chances and he will play like it from the opening tip.
2. Jarnell Stokes - Tennessee
Stokes has been one of the more consistent players in the SEC over the second half of the season. He is doing most of his work on the glass and has hauled in double figure rebounds in 13 of his last 15 games. With teammates Jordan McRae and Trae Golden picking up the scoring load, Stokes just knows it is his job to own the paint. Tennessee is squarely on the NCAAT bubble and a win in the SEC Tournament would solidify their spot among the nations best 68 teams. The Vols will need him on both ends of the floor as he is without question the most talented big man they have in their rotation. He will need to stay out of foul trouble and hit his free throws for Tennessee to be effective as teams' could institute their own version of "Hack a Shaq" late in games if it gets close.
3. Marshall Henderson - Ole Miss
Henderson is the type of player that can shoot a team into and out of games but in a win or go home type of setting like conference tournaments are, all it takes is for a guy like that to get hot and it could mean lights out for whoever the opponent is. The Rebels are already in the field of 68 but would like to make a deep run in the SECT to help with their seeding. If Henderson can get the swag back that he displayed early on, this Ole Miss team will be hard to beat.
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My Shiseido Maquillage Powder Celebration 5th Anniversary Set arrived from Japan last week. Lots of squealing, hyperventilating, and screaming occurred during the surgical procedure of opening and unwrapping the contents of the box it arrived in.
It's probably my most expensive makeup purchase I've made this Holiday season, tipping the scales at nearly $200 USD due to costly airmail shipping.
It's gorgeous to say the least.
Let's have a look!
A beautiful array of seven shades of loose powder housed in a vintage glass powder jar to celebrate Maquillage's 5th Anniversary.
If luxurious makeup is something your savor, this set is for you! It's simply stunning piece that collector's will absolutely adore. It's available for a limited time, in limited quantities, exclusively in Japan. A friend of mine who lives in Tokyo was able to purchase one for me however I've seen online shops and E-bay sellers who have it available but just be aware during your purchase.
I expected it to be large but not nearly as large as it really is. I measured it up against one of my other larger powder jars and as you can see it's nearly twice the size. I meant to take a photo of it next to one of my smaller glass powder jars but I forgot…regardless you can still get a feel for the size.
It's is indeed glass and has a vintage Victorian-feel. I collect antique Victorian and Art Deco powder and makeup jars and this can compete with any one of them. The jar stands on gold pedestal legs and has "Powder Celebration" embedded into the front of the glass. It's a very classy piece that will look gorgeous on your vanity.
The outer box this comes housed in is gold and contains two tiers. The first tier houses the glass top of the powder and a small scoop for combining the powders. Lift up the tier to reveal the second layer which houses the powder jar's base and the powders plus a brush. The outer packaging is just as gorgeous as the glass jar of powder it houses. This box also makes it easy to store your treasure if you aren't inclined to display it which is understandable as it is a highly collectible piece of makeup.
Inside the glass jar is a closed plastic tray with a small compact on top. It almost looks as if the compact is a topper you can grab to open up the plastic tray but it is an actually small compact which features a face powder. This is just a nice extra touch from Maquillage. I haven't used the powder on my face but it is a universal shade of beige that seems flattering enough.
The loose powders come in seven shades and all can be blended, mixed, and cocktailed to your heart's desire to create various formulas for addressing various skin concerns. If you took note in the photos you can see the center of the plastic container is empty, this is where you can mix various shades.
The shades are as follows:
- White (illuminates)
- Beige (offers subtle coverage)
- Voilet (creates dullness)
- Green (creates redness
- Pink (corrects dullness)
- Orange (corrects dullness, adds glow)
- Cream Yellow (can be used around the eye area to conceal)
Pink and Orange can be used as blush but personally I wouldn't bother as you'd have to be VERY fair to see any color pay off. Where as the other shades can be used as a shadow if you like.
I haven't quite played around with all the powders yet but they have a super silky feel and work fabulously as a prep for makeup or as a finishing powder. I'm partial to the yellow under my eyes for setting concealer and brightening up the eye area. I also love the pink as it gives me a nice brighter look while easing dullness. It's tempting to just toss this in the beauty vault and not play with it but I feel like since I invested the money into it and you only live once, you might as well enjoy it right?
The powder has a fresh floral scent which I thought was very pleasant and added to the very feminine feel of the overall presentation of the set.
Although I can rave this until I'm blue in the face I will share some rants I have about it below…
I cannot believe they gave me a plastic spoon/spatula with this. Here I am with a gorgeous, quite heavy glass jar of powder and they give me plastic!? They couldn't give me a fancier spatula? Seriously? Plastic? To add insult to injury I thought the brush included was just as cheesy. The bristles are soft enough however they split a bit and I'm slightly scared of using it. The handle is plastic and quite flimsy as well. I was shocked that such a beautiful piece of makeup couldn't have gorgeous accessories to go along with it.
Although I understand that they wanted to keep the powder housed in a separate container so you could re-use the jar I can't help but express my distaste for the plastic container it comes in. I think I'd rather have preferred Maquillage to have actually cut the jar into sections with glass dividers and place the powders in each section rather than hook me up with a cheesy piece of plastic. I'd also have loved if I could possibly purchase refills in the future for the jar that way I wouldn't need the plastic piece and wouldn't feel bad when the powder was gone and the glass was un-usable due to the glass sections.
Sadly, the powder probably wouldn't see a year out if you used it daily. It's a very small amount of product for the price and you're really investing a lot of cash into the packaging here.
- Those who adore beautiful pieces of makeup!
- Fans of Japanese cosmetics.
- Anyone who wants a unique, gorgeous piece of makeup!
- Those sensitive to fragrance in their powders (the powder has a strong floral scent)
- Those unwilling to make online purchases, pay for airmail fees, and track down products that can't be located within the US.
- Anyone unwilling to shell out $150 or more for makeup (this will set you back around $160-$200 if you have it airmailed from Japan to the US).
Without a doubt this is probably the most stunning piece of makeup I have in my collection right now and believe me my collection is vast. I thought it was a beautiful purchase and I'm very happy to have it. I do have a few rant-y quirks about the design but overall, without any doubt, it's a gorgeous piece and well worth a buy if you're in the market for unique, stunning pieces of makeup.
And hey as beautiful as it is, it's also pretty practical too! The powders are quite nice, although it's a pain to have to lug around a glass jar for application as I normally apply my makeup in the bathroom!
Very Muse Approved for purchase!
Note: Although I set out intending to swatch the powders, I ended up not doing so because they apply either very subtly or with a transparent finish.
This product was purchased by the Muse for review purposes.
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12/7/10 20:49 breyerchic04:
Can I just say, this makes me feel better about spending $40 on what is basically a sample set.
12/8/10 14:20 breyerchic04:
BeneFit Her Name was Glowla. I know that it's not technically a sample set, but I'm not using the gloss (ew smell) so everything else is a mini. I did decide because of it that I "need" moonbeam. So much better than high beam.
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12/7/10 22:03 Courtney:
This is absolutely gorgeous! I can't justify spending the money on it but I loved reading the review. So pretty!
12/7/10 22:12 courtney:
wow i've never seen anything like this before!
12/7/10 22:58 Sonia:
MUSE this is SO hot!! The packaging, the powders, GOODNESS!
12/8/10 0:23 LOLol:
Wow that is spendy for plastic, indeed! Somebody's makin a fortune and havin big laughs on this one LOL
12/8/10 1:17 Anna Crystal:
I'm so happy you like it, mine arrived like one week ago and I reacted like you: 'Are you serious, Shiseido? A spoon!?', then I went right to my closet and picked up a metal spoon instead, which was even more elegant than this thing!
But honestly… I don't even use it because it's just too pretty. Imagine what it'll look like once the powder's gone!
12/8/10 10:04 Promise:
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12/8/10 11:20 katrosado5:
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12/8/10 11:43 GlitterWitch:
OMG do I want this??? Like crazy! How gorgeous is that? Sigh…Are you listening Santa baby??? xx
12/9/10 13:40 Marie:
WOW! This is just like a giant 'make your own Meteor(ites) shower'!!! (Yes, it does remind me of Guerlain)!
I collect antique glass powder jars and puffs myself, so I can absolutely see how you were tempted by this, Muse!
Enjoy it – it is going to look absolutely beautiful on your vanity!
12/9/10 22:09 Kerri:
I'd be soooo scared of breaking it. A few yrs ago I bought a Le Mer powder ($140 AUD), dropped it and smashed the whole thing on my first application! (it was in a lovely heavy based glass jar)…
12/12/10 15:57 greencurry:
Happy Sunday, Muse! I initially paid you an evening visit looking for more Majo Majo products to feast my eyeballs on, and stayed up 'til 3 in the morn checking out everything else besides, including this stunner. It's now the next day and I'm back for more Maquillage!
Thanks for sharing your marvelous collections and your musings on them.
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Hello - after searching through the discussions, I found many posts that help to configure policies for clients to be able to do many things. These things I am interested in are to allow certain custom group members to temporarily disable SEP on their workstation for certain tasks they perform weekly. The SEPM would then re-enable SEP on the client after a specific timeframe.
Another function is to password protect the client from even launching SEP.
These functions, if I read correctly, are located under the SEPM > Group > Policies > Location-independent Policies and Settings.
As I do not have this option (Location-independent Policies & Settings), I am beginning to think this is only for Enterprise editions. Is that why I do not see it in my SBS edition?
More importantly; how do I accomplish my above 2 desired functions with SEP SBS 12.1?
Please save yourself the trouble of posting articles from other discussions relating to how to configure these things under "Location-independent Policies and Settings"; as stated - the SBS version does not have this, at least not out-of-the-box, perhaps there is a plugin?
Thanks guys!
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Hi Neurotico,
It would be worth to check following article.
Feature comparison between SEP 12.1 Small Business Edition and Enterprise Edition
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Thank you guys; I feared that was the case, but understand the differences. I believe functions such as these should apply to the SBE as they certainly would come in handy; but upsailing on higher versions is what all companies do and that is why I expected it was such.
Your answers are appreciated!


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Fanzine Project
My fanzine originally on the theme of 'smoke' but which sort of gradually morphed into a way to vent my dislike of certain things! An A3 sheet which folds out into a poster celebrating pyromania, hypothetically of course. Will be selling copies at the CSM zine fair hopefully. Am done with folding and hand lettering, it hurts my hands. (The bottom photo is an A0 copy of the fold out poster, I like things in large scale).
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Diet Induced Weight Loss to Reduce Inflammation in Obese Women
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Breast cancer is one of the most frequently seen cancers in the United States. It occurs at all ages but is particularly common in post menopausal women. Obesity increases the risk of breast cancer and colon cancer among others, and when cancer develops increases the risk of spread and death. Inflammation of fat tissue, the coronary blood vessels and the liver are also seen with obesity. Animal experiments have shown the inflammation in fat tissue increases the production of estrogen. Thus, reducing inflammation in fat tissue might lower estrogen levels and reduce the risk of breast cancer in obese women as well as the spread of other cancers in the body. Weight reduction in obesity has been shown in epidemiology studies to lower the risk of colon cancer and in obese women to lower the risk of breast cancer. However, how that occurs and how much weight loss is necessary is not known. In mice, calorie restriction in obese animals has been shown to reduce inflammation in fat tissue and the breast. In other studies, calorie reduction has been shown to lower the development of cancer. In addition, we really do not know what starts the whole inflammation process. One good possibility is that immune factors that tend to reduce inflammation are less in obesity. We have shown this in the colon and this also has been suggested as occurring in fat stores.
Other: Diet regimen to induce weight loss
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Endpoint Classification: Bio-equivalence Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
|Official Title:
|Diet Induced Weight Loss Reduces Inflammation and Crown-like Structures and Corrects Immune Dysfunction in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue In Class 2-3 Obese Women: A Pilot Study
- Adipose tissue inflammation via crown-like structures [ Time Frame: 9 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Diet-induced weight loss of 10% body weight will result in reduction in abdominal subcutaneous fat inflammation as measured by:
reduction in adipocyte size determined by microscopy and of CLS number in adipose tissue.
reduction in inflammatory gene expression determined by PCR and selected cytokine protein levels.
increased anti-inflammatory lymphocytes determined by immunohistochemistry or by flowcytometry.
|Study Start Date:
|September 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Dietary intervention
Diet regimen to induce weight loss
Other: Diet regimen to induce weight loss
Diet regimen to induce weight loss
Other Name: Very low calorie diet
Detailed Description:
This study aims to determine if weight loss of about 10% of initial weight lowers evidence of inflammation in fat stores. It is likely that, if fat store inflammation is reduced, then inflammation in breast fat also will be lower. Also, it is possible that blood immune cells may be changed with weight loss and even that immune cells in skin will be affected. Since vitamin D has important immune effects and vitamin D is low in obesity, we also want to study what happens to this vitamin during weight loss.
This pilot study of weight loss will be done in 10 very obese post menopausal women. This study will include nutritional and medical evaluation, a 3 day inpatient hospital stay eating a diet providing 50% of what they were taking before starting the study and then a nutritionally adequate diet that will allow them to lose about 10% of their initial weight within 7 to 10 week period. They will have about 4-5 grams of fat removed by suction through a syringe and a biopsy of the skin in addition to studies of blood and stool samples.
When they have completed the study with a 10% body weight loss they will be referred to a nutrition clinic which can counsel them to continue a slower weight loss to an optimal level.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years to 70 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 40-70 years of age
- Post-menopausal women defined as: 24 consecutive months without a menstrual period, currently not taking any medication known to induce amenorhea
- Body Mass Index 35-50
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of any bleeding disorder
- HIV positive
- History of previous weight loss surgery.
- History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- History of any other malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer in the past 5 years
- Currently taking fish oil, omega-3 supplements or other herbal supplements that exceed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) levels
- Currently taking any estrogen/progesterone hormones except vaginal cream
- Smokers (or stopped < 3 months ago)
- Currently taking any medication that can alter fat stores as determined by the principal investigator
- Currently taking any weight control medication
- Currently taking hypoglycemic medications.
- Currently taking NSAIDS, aspirin, (if > once a week, stopped <30 days ago). Aspirin 81mg may be permitted if the Framingham Risk Score is < 10
- Currently taking anticoagulant medication or stopped <30 days ago.
- Screening fasting blood glucose >165mg/dL
- Screening thyroid function test abnormal
- Screening LFT results > 2X upper limit of normal
- Screening creatinine > 2X upper limit of normal
- Any condition or situation which, in the opinion of the investigator, puts the patient at significant risk, could complicate the study results, or may interfere significantly with participation in the study.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01699906
|United States, New York
|The Rockefeller University
|New York, New York, United States, 10065
|Principal Investigator:
|Peter R. Holt, MD
|The Rockefeller University
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|Responsible Party:
|Rockefeller University
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|NCT01699906 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 12, 2012
|Last Updated:
|November 4, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
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Rangers Pursuing Andrew Bailey
The Rangers signed Joe Nathan last week, but they're still exploring ways of adding relief help, since they aim to enter the 2012 season with the strongest bullpen possible. They're one of the teams trying to trade for A's closer Andrew Bailey, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. ESPN.com's Buster Olney notes that the Red Sox are also pursuing Bailey (Twitter link).
The 27-year-old right-hander posted a 3.24 ERA with 8.9 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 in 41 2/3 innings in 2011 after recovering a forearm strain that sidelined him early in the season. MLBTR projects a $3.5MM salary for Bailey in 2012. One of Rosenthal's sources promised that the Rangers will add another reliever to join Nathan, Mike Adams and Koji Uehara at the back end of the bullpen. The Red Sox, who lost Jonathan Papelbon to the Phillies, also have interest in adding to the back end of their bullpen this offseason.
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The Tigers are interested in free agent outfielder Coco Crisp, according to Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com (all Twitter links). The team has a projected outfield of Delmon Young, Austin Jackson and Brennan Boesch, but seems to be considering additions.
The switch-hitting Crisp led the American League with 49 stolen bases in 2011, hitting .264/.314/.379 with 27 doubles as Oakland's center fielder. The Tigers could trade an outfielder, most likely Young, if they sign a free agent such as Crisp. The California native seems to prefer West Coast teams, but explained in September that he's also looking to play on a winner and find a good "financial situation" for himself. The A's remain interested in re-signing him.
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Bobby Valentine will be the next Red Sox manager and baseball is buzzing about the consequences for the front office, Boston's players and the 61-year-old skipper himself. Here's the latest reaction to the move:
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The Cubs reached an agreement with outfielder David DeJesus, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. It's a two-year deal, tweets MLB.com's Jane Lee. The Cubs confirmed the deal on Twitter, noting the inclusion of a club option for 2014. The contract guarantees $10MM, tweets SI's Jon Heyman. Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune tweets salary details. DeJesus will be the Cubs' regular right fielder. He makes his offseason home in Wheaton, Illinois, according to the Cubs' press release.
DeJesus, 31, had a disappointing offensive season for the Athletics after being traded from the Royals a year ago, hitting .240/.323/.376 in 506 plate appearances. In his Royals career, DeJesus hit .289/.360/.427 in 3,799 plate appearances. Despite his offensive struggles in 2011, DeJesus was worth over two wins last year according to FanGraphs, partially on account of strong right field defense. He's logged over 1,700 innings at each outfield position in the course of his nine-year career. DeJesus was offered arbitration by the A's last week, so they'll receive a supplemental draft pick in 2012 for their loss.
DeJesus marks the first signing under new Cubs president Theo Epstein and GM Jed Hoyer. Epstein had interest in acquiring the outfielder for the Red Sox at the 2010 trade deadline until he tore a ligament in his thumb. DeJesus, an ACES client, ranked 29th on our top 50 free agents list, and I'm proud to say I actually predicted this one correctly in MLBTR's contest. With four of ten correct I rank 150th overall; six people are tied with six correct picks.
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13 Teams Eligible For First Competitive Balance Lottery
The new collective bargaining agreement calls for a competitive balance draft pick lottery beginning in 2013, and MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo has details. 13 teams will be eligible for the first lottery based on their market size and revenue: the Diamondbacks, Orioles, Indians, Royals, Athletics, Pirates, Padres, Rays, Reds, Rockies, Marlins, Brewers, and Cardinals. The lottery gives each of these teams the chance to win one of six extra picks in the 2013 draft, which will come after the compensation picks for free agents. The odds of winning a pick will be based on each team's winning percentage in the previous season.
There will be another group of six picks after the draft's second round. The teams in the mix for these will be the ones that did not win a pick in the first lottery, as well as any other team that receives revenue sharing.
Mayo says lottery picks can be traded, but only once by a team and only during the regular season. The picks cannot be sold for cash.
A third lottery will be held for picks forfeited by teams that exceeded their bonus pools. Teams that did not exceed their pools will be eligible, with odds based on a formula of revenue and winning percentage. Got all that? There will be a quiz tomorrow.
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The Phillies announced today they've signed eight players to minor league deals with spring training invites: righty Scott Elarton, infielder Kevin Frandsen, catcher Tuffy Gosewisch, lefty Pat Misch, infielder Pete Orr, outfielder Scott Podsednik, righty Brian Sanches, and lefty Raul Valdes. The signings of Podsednik, Misch, Frandsen, Orr, and Valdes were reported previously.
Sanches, 33, posted a 3.94 ERA, 7.7 K/9, 5.3 BB/9, 1.02 HR/9, and 33.9% groundball rate for the Marlins in 61 2/3 innings this year. He was outrighted by the Marlins in October. If the soft-tosser does find his way to the Phillies' 40-man roster and succeeds, they can retain him in future seasons as an arbitration-eligible player.
Elarton, 35, pitched parts of ten seasons in the Majors, most recently in 2008 with the Indians. He last pitched professionally in 2010, tossing 19 2/3 innings for the Triple-A affiliate of the White Sox. Elarton won 17 games for the 2000 Astros, though his best season might have been '99.
Gosewisch, 28, played in 109 games last year for the Phillies' Double-A affiliate.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Travis d'Arnaud's go-ahead single in the ninth inning lifted the New York Mets to their fourth straight win, 5-4 over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
The Mets won for the ninth time in 11 games as they began a 10-game trip and matched their longest winning streak of the season.
Jeurys Familia (2-3) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the win. Jenrry Mejia worked the ninth for his 11 save in 13 chances.
Joaquin Benoit (3-2) took the loss.
New York had jumped out to a 4-0 lead but Bartolo Colon couldn't hold it and left the game after giving up four runs in San Diego's fifth inning.
Curtis Granderson drew a leadoff walk in the ninth and moved to third on groundouts by Daniel Murphy and David Wright. After Lucas Duda was walked intentionally, d'Arnaud punched a single to right field for his second RBI and third hit of the game.
The Mets had gotten the go-ahead run into scoring position in the eighth inning on Ruben Tejada's two-out double, but Bobby Abreu grounded out and failed to get a hit for the 18th straight time as a pinch-hitter.
Colon was strong early, which was different for him. He had allowed a first-inning run in five consecutive starts, before shutting down the Padres over the first 4 1-3 innings.
The Padres snapped a 25-inning scoreless skid when they scored four in the fifth to tie it.
Will Venable opened with a single, Jake Goebbert walked, and they advanced on a double steal. Chris Nelson, who joined the Padres earlier Friday from Triple A El Paso, singled in Venable.
Alexi Amarista, who had three hits, followed with a run-scoring single to slice the deficit in half. After Nelson and Amarista moved up on Seth Smith's grounder to first, Chase Headley tied the game with a two-run single.
New York extended its lead to 4-0 in the third when Duda scored after starting the inning with a double. D'Arnaud drove in Duda with his second single of the night.
The Mets struck early with three first-inning runs as Ian Kennedy struggled after getting two outs. Kennedy, who had surrendered just two runs in 21 innings, allowed three hits, nailed Duda with a pitch, and walked Kirk Nieuwenhuis.
The key blow was Juan Lagares' single that scored Duda and d'Arnaud, who was aboard on a single that drove in Granderson.
NOTES: Padres RHP Andrew Cashner, sidelined by a sore right shoulder, will throw on Saturday. … 2B Jedd Gyorko will play this weekend for Triple A El Paso as he rebounds from plantar fasciitis in his left foot. … Padres SS Everth Cabrera (left hamstring strain) is expected to leave Monday for a rehabilitation assignment. … Mets RHP Jon Niese (left shoulder strain) threw a bullpen session on Friday. … The Mets are 4-2-1 in their last seven series. … Mets RHP Dillon Gee (4-1, 2.56) faces Padres RHP Tyson Ross (7-10, 2.85) on Saturday night.


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