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A state rail infrastructure grant could mean more jobs for a city manufacturer and increased business opportunities for other area companies if the application is approved....
60-120 jobs, with 1 crane? Now how does that arithmetic work? If this 1/2 mile of RR track could double or triple there employee count, I would think it would be profitable for them to just go ahead & do it themselves. No taxpayer funds needed.
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Yes the railroad will give NuWeld some type of profit. However, this will benefit more than just NuWeld. Local companies will be able to use the railroad for shipping, which would keep costs down and save them money. It will also greatly reduce the amount of tractor trailer trucks going through our towns and damaging our roads. This project would benefit our town as a whole. Which is why they are asking for grant money. The support of the commissionaire is great and I believe they should receive the grant. I would much rather have my tax money go to a project to better society than to the many other organizations that currently receive funding.
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"This project is the type of project that government should be involved in," he said." I believe Dr. Matteo was very vocal in his objection to Obama's campaign assertion that private industry depends on government to do provide infrastructure to allow business to succeed. At that time I don't recall him making any exceptions to his comments.
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Cody, I agree with your post. There is one fly in the ointment. The resulting lessening of truck traffic will probably mean some drivers have reduced work. Not a reason to not install the new track. Just pointing out that there are always many consequences, positive and negative, to any action taken.
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Cody, So then let all those that will save (or profit)from this contribute to the cost. No different than any other kind of plant upgrade an industry may make to their facility. As forthe reduction in truck traffic in town, just how do you see the goods getting from Reach Rd to where they are going in town?
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Why should the taxpayer subsidize an industry? It's no different than giving tax dollars to Solyndra or any other company. If the rail line is govt owned and operated, then let them fix it, if it is a commercial enterprise, then let the company pay for it. I pay my way in my company, let them pay theirs. And, I'll bet the owners of the company claim to be conservative. If that is the case, they give conservatism a bad name.
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ALBANY – Lawmakers are in a holding pattern as final details of the more than $142 million state budget are still under negotiation, including business tax breaks and how to give lawmakers a greater say in economic development appropriations.
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"Fairview is an extremely well-coached team. They had us scouted. They're kids knew to stay close to Brandon [Drenning]," Bishop Guilfoyle coach Chris Drenning said. "We got some big shots from a sophomore and junior, Sam McCloskey and Damon Rickens."
Drenning and Pat Irwin have done the bulk of the scoring through the early part of the season, but Rickens and McCloskey both scored in double-digits against the team from Erie.
Rickens finished with 16 points and McCloskey had 12. The two accounted for 16 of BG's 23 points in the fourth quarter and overtime.
"When I get in I just try to do my best and make the most of the my opportunity," Rickens said.
Rickens layup came on an offensive rebound after McCloskey missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key. McCloskey's free throws followed with 12 seconds left in regulation after Fairview's Dan Carey missed the front end of 1-and-1 on the Tigers previous possession.
"To win games, you have to do the little things. Little things like box out on rebounds and make foul shots," Fairview coach Keith Nies said. "We didn't get a defensive rebound, and we missed the 1-and-1. If we get that defensive rebound, they have to foul us, and it might have been an entirely different outcome."
Rickens, McCloskey and Irwin all played key roles in the overtime session. BG got the first bucket when Irwin made a steal and got a pass over to Rickens for a fast break layup.
Irwin, who finished with 10 points, extended the Guilfoyle lead with four straight free throws.
"Pat's worked really hard on his free throws. That won the game for us," Chris Drenning said. "He's the one who runs our team."
McCloskey then converted 1-of-2 free throws to make it a two possession game with 14 seconds left, and Rickens sealed the win moments later with two more foul shots.
"We wanted to score early, make no stupid fouls and hit our free throws," McCloskey said the team's strategy going into overtime.
With the BG offense off to another slow start, Rickens gave the Marauders a big lift with 10 second quarter points. Two 3-pointers, a pair of free throws and a layup kept Guilfoyle within striking distance of Fairview, which lead 29-22 at halftime.
Brandon Drenning, who had 15 points, sank a 3-pointer to give BG a 43-42 lead late in the third quarter, but Fairview reclaimed the lead when Patrick Corbin hit a fade away jump shot just before the buzzer. The two teams battled back and forth throughout the final quarter.
Fairview's Andy Niland won tournament MVP honors. After scoring 22 points in the Tigers first round win over Cathedral High, the sophomore point guard put up 29 against BG.
His long, lunging 3-pointer with 36 seconds left in overtime pulled Fairview within a point, but his 3-point attempt for the tie hit off the front of the rim with 16 seconds remaining.
BG got possession on a jump ball and nailed down the win from there.
Irwin, McCloskey, Drenning and Corbin were named to the all-tournament team along with Cathedral High's Dylan Miller and St. Jean de Brebeuf's Lucas Johnson. Carey received the tournament hustle award.
Cathedral defeated St. Jean in the boys consolation game, 61-55.
FAIRVIEW (60): Kocan 0 2-4 2, Niland 8 9-10 29, Corbin 7 0-0 14, Gibson 1 0-0 3, Carey 4 2-3 10, Klemm 1 0-0-2, Dewey 0 0-0 0, Rinderle 0 0-0 0, Levin 0 0-0 0, McGrain 0 0-0 0. Totals - 21 13-17 60.
BISHOP GUILFOYLE (66): Irwin 2 6-8 10, Drenning 5 2-2 15, Koehle 2 1-1 5, Fulare 2 0-0 4, McCloskey 2 7-8 12, Patterson 0 2-4 2, Rickens 5 4-4 16, Chadbourn 1 0-0 2, Nardelli 0 0-0 0, Wolf 0 0-0 0, Baldessaro 0 0-0 0. Totals - 19 22-27 66.
Fairview10 19 15 13 3 - 60
Bishop Guilfoyle4 18 21 14 9 - 66
3-point goals: Fairview 5 (Niland 4, Gibson); Bishop Guilfoyle 6 (McCloskey, Rickens 2, Drenning 3).
Records: Fairview (4-4); Bishop Guilfoyle (4-1).


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Author Affiliations: Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health (Mr Federspiel and Dr Stearns), and Division of Infectious Diseases (Dr Peppercorn), University of North Carolina School of Medicine (Mr Federspiel), Chapel Hill; GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (Dr Peppercorn); Division of Infectious Diseases and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina (Drs Chu and Fowler).
Estimates of the incidence and impact of bacterial infective endocarditis (IE) have been limited by the infrequency of the disease. Administrative data analyses can provide important information across a broad range of hospitals and regions. We used a recent nationally representative sample1 to estimate the incidence of hospitalizations for bacterial IE in the United States.
We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the 1999 through 2008 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), which is produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.1 The NIS is the largest all-payer inpatient database in the United States (approximately 8 million records per year).1 Admissions related to bacterial IE were identified by the presence of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 421.0, 421.1, 421.9, or 996.61, combining 2 previous strategies.2,3 The etiologic agent of IE was determined by the presence of organism-specific infection (eg, 041.x) and bacteremia codes (038.x). Incidence was estimated using the rate of IE-related discharges per 100 000 US population-years. Rates were calculated quarterly based on discharge date; the denominator was adjusted annually based on the US population.
Trends in admission rate were evaluated using joinpoint methods, allowing the trend to change over time.4 We measured the effect of organism on in-hospital mortality using logistic regression, adjusting for age, sex, payer, and comorbidities. The data set was constructed in SAS software, version 9.22 (SAS Institute Inc); analyses were performed in Stata/IC, version 11.2 (StataCorp LP) and the Joinpoint Regression Program, version 3.4.3 (National Cancer Institute), using the stratification and weighting the data provided in the NIS to create nationally representative estimates. Additional detail on study methods is available in the eAppendix.
Of the 78.2 million records in the 1999 through 2008 NIS database, 93 511 met our inclusion criteria. Using weights, we determined that these records corresponded to 457 690 discharges nationwide. After exclusion of 9538 admissions that ended in inpatient transfer and 273 (0.3%) with unknown disposition, the main study sample consisted of 83 700 discharges (409 665 weighted). Most episodes involved patients who were male (59.3%), white (71.4%), and insured by Medicare (57.2%). Of those discharges for which an organism was identified, staphylococci were the most common (57.5%), followed by streptococci and/or enterococci (33.3%).
Between the first quarter of 1999 and the first quarter of 2006, the rate of bacterial IE–related hospitalizations increased from 11.4 per 100 000 population-years to 16.6 per 100 000 population-years (test of trend, P < .001). This trend corresponds to an average percentage change (APC) of 1.1% per quarter (95% CI, 0.9%-1.3%). After the first quarter of 2006, the rate stabilized, with an APC of 0.1% (95% CI, −0.6% to 0.8%). Substantial differences were evident in the rate of IE-related admissions caused by different organisms over the study period (Figure, A). Admissions associated with staphylococcal IE grew at a rate of 1.1% per quarter (95% CI, 0.9%-1.3%), rising from 3.3 to 5.4 cases per 100 000 population-years from first quarter of 1999 to the fourth quarter of 2008 (test of linear trend, P < .001). Most of the increase in staphylococcal IE admissions was due to IE caused by Staphylococcus aureus, which increased at a rate of 1.7% per quarter between the first quarter of 1999 and the first quarter of 2006 (95% CI, 1.3%-2.0%). Interestingly, rates of S aureus –associated IE stabilized between 2006 and 2008 (APC, 0.1%; 95% CI, −1.1% to 1.2%).
Figure. Temporal trend in the total rate of bacterial infective endocarditis–associated hospitalizations in the United States, 1999 through 2008 (A); covariate-adjusted in-hospital mortality (B). Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals; double asterisk indicates significant difference from streptococci and/or enterococci at 0.1% level.
We limited the cohort to 33 956 admissions (165 563 weighted) that occurred in 2002 or later for which an etiologic organism was identified (excluding unknown organisms and unspeciated staphylococci) and that had complete covariate data. Admissions for S aureus –related IE were associated with a higher probability of in-hospital mortality than streptococcal and/or enterococcal IE (17.5% vs 8.9%) (P < .001). After adjustment, IE caused by S aureus was associated with a 57.1% greater risk of in-hospital mortality (risk difference, 5.9%) (P < .001) compared with streptococcal and/or enterococcal IE (Figure, B).
This report estimates the current incidence and trends in hospitalizations for bacterial IE in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century. We found that the rate of IE-related hospitalizations grew markedly and that this growth was driven primarily by increases in S aureus IE. Patients with S aureus IE were also more likely to die during the hospitalization. Since these findings were drawn from a representative sample of over 78 million hospitalizations, they are generalizable to contemporary medical practice.
Our finding that S aureus is the predominant cause of IE in the 21st century is consistent with results from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis.3 Our results contrast with those of Tleyjeh and colleagues,5 who found no significant change in IE rates or cause during the 1970-2000 period in Olmstead County, Minnesota. The generalizability of that important study was limited by its small size (107 IE cases during the 30-year period), small geographic scope, and lack of racial and ethnic diversity. By contrast, the current investigation involved a nationally representative sample of contemporary US admissions.
This investigation has important strengths. Our study used a large, contemporary, and nationally representative data set. Such a data set avoids referral bias,6 ensures that our results are broadly generalizable, and allows for sufficient sample size for statistical inference. The study is limited by its use of ICD-9 diagnosis codes, which have been associated with both false-positive and false-negative findings.7 However, others have reported good agreement between IE diagnosis codes and clinical criteria obtained from medical records.8 Our inability to access laboratory results resulted in a relatively high proportion of IE cases without organism identification (43.8%). However, the number of unidentified cases grew at a rate similar to that of identified cases (APC, 1.1% vs 1.2%), suggesting that our findings are not owing to improvements in coding.
Despite these limitations, our study is uniquely able to make a number of observations. We estimate the incidence of bacterial IE in the United States and document its increasing prevalence in the early 21st century. This growth is primarily attributable to increased rates of IE related to S aureus, which was associated with worse outcomes and higher costs than IE caused by other organisms.
Correspondence: Dr Fowler, Box 102359 Medical Center, 153 Hanes House, Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710 (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Author Contributions: Mr Federspiel had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: Federspiel, Stearns, Peppercorn, and Fowler. Acquisition of data: Federspiel, Stearns, and Fowler. Analysis and interpretation of data: Federspiel, Stearns, Peppercorn, Chu, and Fowler. Drafting of the manuscript: Federspiel, Peppercorn, Chu, and Fowler. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Federspiel, Stearns, Peppercorn, and Fowler. Statistical analysis: Federspiel and Stearns. Study supervision: Peppercorn.
Financial Disclosure: Mr Federspiel and Dr Stearns are employed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and have received grant support from the National Institutes of Heath (NIH). Dr Peppercorn is employed by GlaxoSmithKline. Dr Chu has received research support from Merck and Pfizer and is employed by Duke University. Dr Fowler has served as a consultant for Astellas, Cubist, Inhibitex, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Shire, Leo Pharmaceuticals, NovaDigm, The Medicines Company, Baxter Pharmaceuticals, and Biosynexus; he has received grant or research support from Astellas, Cubist, Inhibitex, Merck, Theravance, Cerexa, Pfizer, Novartis, Advanced Liquid Logic, and NIH; he has received honoraria from Arpida, Astellas, Cubist, Inhibitex, Merck, Pfizer, Targanta, Theravance, Wyeth, Ortho-McNeil, Novartis, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals; he has served on an advisory committee and a speakers' bureau for Cubist; he is employed by Duke University.
Funding/Support: This study was supported by grant T32 GM008719 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (Mr Federspiel); grant R01 AG025801 from the National Institute on Aging (Dr Stearns); grants R01-AI068804 and K24 AI093969 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Dr Fowler); grant F30 HL110483 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Mr Federspiel); and grant 0675027N from the American Heart Association (Dr Chu).
Role of the Sponsors: None of the funding agencies had any role in the design and conduct of the study, the collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data, or the preparation, review or approval of the manuscript.
Previous Presentation: Preliminary data from this study was presented at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy; September 17, 2011; Chicago, Illinois.
Additional Contributions: Tiffany Jewell, RHIA, assisted in developing the coding criteria. Peter H. Gilligan, PhD assisted in formulating the research objectives and design. Any errors are solely the responsibility of the authors.
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A new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in conjunction with Accenture has called on multinational companies to further reduce their emissions throughout their entire supply chain. The CDP analysed 49 global companies and 1800 of their suppliers to ascertain just how well they were doing in meeting their emissions reduction targets.
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-Applause to Terry George, the longtime Randolph County schools administrator and teacher who was chosen this week to be the school system's new superintendent....
Sorry, but instead of applause, this poster gives the Van Broughton and City Counicl BOOS for even considering "buying" the armory! However, if history repeats itself as it did when the Rails to Trails Program began and a grant was provided to by the right-of-ways from the RR. Oh, but it gets better. Then, another grant was secured to add accroutements and pave the entire lengths. All at taxpayer expense! But, it gets even better, at the turn of the 20th century, the gov't financed purchasing the original rights-of-way for the RRs--again, with taxpayers picking up the tab! This is just one example of how a massive boondoogle was perpatrated on the taxpayer--not once but three times! Stay tuned folks, the same act will probably playout with the armory. The taxpayers paid for the land, paid for the construction of the armory, paid for its maintenance for decades.
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Previous post continued: And, it will be a major surprise, nah, shock if the mayor and city council doesn't use a gov't grant to purchase the armory then, secure another gov't grant to upgrade the facility--a cost that the National Guard was not cost-effective, but the city will gleefully spend taxpayers money. The consequence will be just like the RR/Rails to Trails saga--the taxpayer will pay for this boondoggle three times too! The majority of taxpayers, including me, typically do not have a problem when tax dollars are spent in responsible manner. However, when taxpayers are handed the bill for an obvious boondoggle project, not once but three times. The Rails to Trails is just one of many examples of wasting taxpayers' $$$. The next will be the White Elephant, AKA The Armory!
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What in the Sam*****has Terry George done to make anyone think that he's good at his job? Our school system is falling/has fallen apart, and it all starts in the Superintendent's Office.
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Government should not have ever sponsored or paid for this event. It should be a privately funded event, the organizers could then charge a fee for entrance if they wanted to and they would be responsible for private security etc. Taxpayers should not be on the hook for $10,000 plus for fireworks. When we are raising the personal property tax assessment on 2008 and newer vehicles (as if vehicle value appreciates) we certainly shouldn't be spending $10,000+ of taxpayers money to host any event! Perhaps the owner of Shiley Acres would want to host a fireworks event. Let the free market provide, if there is a demand for it, it will happen.
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Unbelievable. So now you will have entertainment for the thugs of the city paid for by the taxpayers. Not to mention additional police presence which equates to overtime again funded by taxpayers. What is the mayor and Council thinking?
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Monday, August 5, 2013
The life of a private school 2A athletic program was clear Thursday night.
Palmetto Christian Academy was supposed to have its first official football practice at its usual location on a lot adjacent to the school parking lot. But, new construction reduced the field by a third and forced the Eagles to practice on a nearby Town of Mount Pleasant field.
Twenty-one players and eight coaches and volunteers followed a beaten path through the woods. And then, it was finally business as usual.
"We literally thought a week and a half ago we were at 17 players," coach Jim Daniel said. Four players had conflicts but are on the roster and a couple stragglers could join later, so Palmetto Christian's roster could increase to 27 players.
Most of the starters from last year's group, which went 7-4 and lost in the first round of the SCISA 2A state playoffs, have returned this season. While talent is back, a feel-good amount of depth did not show up on Thursday.
J.T. Waters has three years of starting quarterback experience. Ryan Roe emerged as a threat at tailback and on defense last year. Both are visibly stronger this season, and several other players have bought into an emphasis in the weight room.
"We literally don't have a weight room. They took it upon themselves this year," Daniel said, adding they've been lifting weights with limited equipment in the gymnasium during early morning summer workouts. Roe has even hosted the team at his house for workouts.
"We didn't have the kids who bought into it," Daniel said of past years. "This class bought into it."
Other senior leaders include linemen Will Tuchfarber and Aaron Holley. The Eagles faced several difficult teams last season, and Daniel expects this year's opponents to be even tougher. During that inaugural 2A season, Palmetto Christian beat teams it was supposed to beat and lost to teams it was supposed to lose to.
"Last year we lost to two state champions and one runner-up," Daniel said.
How can the Eagles take the next step and be considered one of SCISA's best 2A programs? "Just compete," Daniel said. "All we're asking of these kids is to compete."
Palmetto Christian opens its season with a game the Tuesday before Sertoma, Aug. 20, against Porter-Gaud. It will play Kingstree for a quarter on Friday at Sertoma.
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Osmond was SO gifted=///And Liza shows emotions just great, thank you very much...
HUGE PCS for Osmond...I thought Liza and Gracie were much better(((
Next warm group is on the ice. I think Osmond is going to make it to the final group for free skate, possibly even among top 3.
2:00 on a Friday isn't a great time to hold an event :/
Too bad about Liza. I really enjoyed her last year and was hoping puberty/growing pains wouldn't be too hard on her. I'm not sure the program is suitable for her either. Dress is quite nice though.
Not according to the judges' marks. In the "Interpretation" component, the two had their largest difference in margin in favor of Osmond whereas Elizaveta even came out ahead in SS. To have a young debutant beating her like that in IN says a lot and note I made my remarks during the live skate even before any knowledge of results so this suggests this panel and I are noticing the same issues.


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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — The San Antonio Rampage (0-1-0-0) pressed hard in the closing minutes, but were unable to find the game-tying goal to complete the comeback, as the Rampage fell to the Chicago Wolves (1-0-0-0) on Friday night in front of 5,651 fans in the club's Home Opener at AT&T Center.
The Rampage outshot Chicago, 42-23, on the night, and 15-2 in the third period, but were ultimately unable to erase a two-goal deficit. Rampage defenseman Colby Robak tallied the first goal of the season for the Rampage with a blast from the point midway through the third period, but Chicago net-minder Jake Allen stood strong in the waning moments of the game, turning aside 41-of-42 shots to earn First Star of the Game honors.
Rampage net-minder Dov Grumet-Morris made 21-of-23 saves in the game, including several early in the first period to keep the Rampage within striking distance.
San Antonio's first game of the 2013-14 season got off to a quick start. The Rampage were rewarded early in the first, when Chicago's Matt Mancari was whistled for a high stick. Despite the man advantage, the Rampage were unable to convert on the power play.
Upon the expiration of his penalty, Mancari was fed the puck directly out of the box, leading to a breakaway attempt that was saved point blank by Grumet-Morris. Less than two minutes later, Chicago made good on their earlier threat and a shot from Michael Davies went off Grumet-Morris' pads, bouncing right to the stick of Corey Locke, who wasted no time snapping it past the San Antonio goaltender.
Locke's goal was his 11th career goal against the Rampage in only 15 games and put the visiting Wolves up 1-0 just three minutes into the opening frame.
A shift later, Chicago again was furiously on the attack, sending a barrage of shots towards the Rampage net. However, Grumet-Morris was up to the challenge, keeping his team at a one-goal deficit.
The Rampage were given two more power play chances in the first, but despite a few quality chances, the home club was unable to light the lamp.
Just 45 seconds into the second period, Chicago extended their lead on an unassisted tally from Dmitrij Jaskin. Jaskin capitalized on a turnover and ripped a shot past Grumet-Morris to put his team up 2-0.
San Antonio found themselves a bit of offense with four minutes to go in the second period when Chicago's Chris Porter went off for tripping. Bobby Butler started the rush with a shot from the top of the crease that was stonewalled by Allen. Seconds later, Jon Matsumoto again attempted one from the doorstep, but was against turned aside by Allen.
Held scoreless for the first half of the third, the Silver and Black finally took one back from the Wolves at the 10:04 mark. With Joel Edmundson in the box for hooking, the Rampage started cycling, and rookie Vincent Trocheck handled a pass from Greg Rallo, and fed the puck to Robak, who blasted it home from the point.
The power play tally was Robak's first of the season, and cut the Chicago lead in half. The secondary assist from Rallo was the center's first point as a captain.Though the shots were heavily in San Antonio's favor, the Wolves held tight to their one-goal lead, closing out the final 20 minutes and taking the game 2-1.
San Antonio finished the game 1-for-6 on the power play, while Chicago was 0-for-4 with the man advantage.