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The Onsernone Valley is a realm of woodland, water and rocks. The first inhabitants built their villages on the glacier terraces on the sunny side of the valley. Footpaths lead through wild, deep cut valleys and picturesque villages to panoramic peaks and glassy mountain lakes. Right at the end of the unspoilt valley, just before the border with Italy, visitors will find splendid palazzi around the village square in Comologno, including a hotel with a really historic ambience.
The picturesque Centovalli (Valley of a Hundred Valleys), is primarily famous for the spectacular ride on the Centovalli railway along deep gorges, over impressive bridges, through chestnut woods and pretty villages. If you break your journey in Verdasio, you can take the little cable-car up to Rasa, carrying you at dizzying heights over the deep gorge of the Melezza. The "Valley of a Hundred Valleys", with its history of emigration, its little villages clinging to steep slopes and its twisty roads, is very popular with nature-lovers. Explore the extensive network of paths, including the mule track on which the farmers used to take their goods to market in Locarno in ancient times, and you'll make countless interesting discoveries.
The Maggiatal is criss-crossed by a network of 700 km of footpaths, taking visitors to discover nearly 40 mountain lakes and a wealth of fauna and flora. This region is also very interesting historically, with popular places to go being the church of Madonna delle Grazie in Maggia, with its Renaissance frescoes, the piazza and museum in Cevio, Bosco Gurin (the only Walser village in the Ticino) and the waterfall at Foroglio.
The narrow Verzascatal is characterised by its steep sides and the emerald-green river Verzasca, which bubbles out of nearly pure white stone. Walk along the bank and you'll find naturally formed bathing pools and whirlpools. Sonogno, the village at the end of the valley, still preserves its traditional appearance with its old houses and alleyways.
- Centovalli Railway – You can use your Swiss rail pass to travel for about one and a half hours on the blue and white narrow-gauge trains from Locarno to Domodossola in Italy (SBB or post bus connection to Brig VS).
- Bungy jumping – like James Bond in the film Goldeneye": leap from the 220 m high Verzasca dam on Lago di Vogorno.
- Church of San Giovanni Battista in Mogno – small church made of Peccia marble and Vallemaggia granite, designed by the leading Swiss architect Mario Botta.
- Sonogno – typical village in the Verzasca valley with the Casa Genardini (village museum) and an old bread oven still in use today.
- Mountain lakes of Robiei – the lakes can be reached by cable-car from San Carlo at the end of the Val Bavona, a steep, narrow side valley off the Valle Maggia.
Festivals in the Teatro Dimitri – various events at the cultural centre run by the Swiss clown Dimitri in Verscio near Locarno (mostly in April/May).


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Harden, C.C., and Sut
Rich Harden's brilliant effort Tuesday night followed yet another complete-game win for the second-place Brewers' C.C. Sabathia the evening before.
Through last night's play, here is what Harden and Sabathia have done for their NL Central teams, alongside the contribution of another mid-season acquisition, who, once upon a time, made a huge impact when he joined the Cubs from the American League:
|C.C. Sabathia
|Rich Harden
|Rick Sutcliffe (thru 8/19/84)
(Note: Sabathia's first start for the Brewers was on July 8, Harden's Cub debut was on July 12, and Sutcliffe's first game for the Cubs was on June 19, 1984.
Thoughts after the jump...
Sabathia has been brilliant for the Brewers, with only one rocky start in the mix, a 124-pitch, 6IP+ game against the Cubs. The question that has arisen around the former Indian is whether Ned Yost is going to pitch him to death in the course of chasing a post-season berth and getting all he can out of the team's prize pick-up in what is likely to be his only season pitching for the Brewers. In fact, Yost had to explain himself after he allowed Sabathia to throw a career-high 130 pitches in Monday night's 9-3 win against the Astros. (Sabathia's 5 complete games as a Milwaukeean are more than every other National League team has thrown so far this year.)
Piniella is aware at all times of Harden's fragility and is managing him accordingly. We know he is aware of this at all times, because he mentions it constantly. As the skipper said after Tuesday night's game, "We've just got to watch him, keep him fresh, keep him strong."
Lastly about Sutcliffe, the big righty finished 16-1, 2.69, and was integral to the Cubs' '84 NL East title. His coronation as NL Cy Young Award winner, however, was arugably a mistake by the Baseball Writers. Dwight Gooden, who went 17-9 in what was his rookie year, fanned 276 men (against 73 walks) in just 218 IP. Gooden's Mets finished 90-72, 6.5 games behind the division-winning Cubs.
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I think both managers are handling their new pitchers fine for what their team needs of them. MIL is in a battle for a playoff spot, while the Cubs can be in cruise control until October. MIL needs every inning out of CC, and won't have him next year, and the Cubs can take the 6 IP average from Harden to protect him for the playoffs.
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Manny sighting!
Not a surprise that Harden has nearly as many BB's and K's in a little more than half of Sabathia's IP. Of course, as Rob mentioned, Lou's being far more careful with Harden than Yost is being with CC. Despite Harden's paltry 3 wins (what's his run support right now?), there's no arguing both have been as great as advertised.
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But yeah, no doubt so far both teams have gotten what they paid for and more.
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I can understand why statistics did not transfer when a player switched leagues in the middle of the season back when the American League and National League were separate entities with no interleague play and no common opponents, but the relationship between the A. L. and the N. L. is now more like that of conferences rather than leagues (like the relationship between the NFC & the AFC), so I believe stats should follow a player when he changes "leagues" during the season.
So for anyone who might be interested, here are the combined (full-season) numbers for CC Sabathia, Rich Harden, Chad Gaudin, and Sean Gallagher:
CC Sabathia: 14-8, 2.99 ERA, 27 G (27 GS), 8 CG, 195.1 IP, 177 H, .242 OBA, 1.16 WHIP, 17 HR, 49/192 BB/K.
Rich Harden: 8-2, 2.04 ERA, 20 G (20 GS), 0 CG, 119.0 IP, 83 H, .192 OBA, 1.08 WHIP, 10 HR, 45/151 BB/K.
Chad Gaudin: 9-4, 3.39 ERA, 42 G (6 GS), 82.1 IP, 77 H, .248 OBA, 1.20 WHIP, 8 HR, 22/65 BB/K.
Sean Gallagher: 4-6, 5.23 ERA, 19 G (17 GS), 93.0 IP, 100 H, .274 OBA, 1.59 WHIP, 10 HR, 48/82 BB/K,
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except the AL still has a DH...
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But the NL has Carlos Zambrano.
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Though Sabathia is clearly better than Harden, it could be each is handled differently not just because of injury history, but because of the investment.
Sabathia is clearly a rental; they HAVE to squeeze what they can for him, and the Brewers don't care what he has left for next year. CC goes along with it, because he is making himself millions more with each CG.
The Cubs hold a $7.5 mil option on Harden, which will be picked up unless his arm falls off.
Gaudin is the key that made that a brilliant Hendry trade.
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It's ben pointed out that Harden has some kind of option to demand a trade, in which he may not be on the team next year without a new contract. Reagrdless, what you said is correct about Gaudin. Assuming Harden remains a Cub, next year's rotation looks solid with Gaudin as a possibility:
Naturally, everyone would love to trade Marquis and keep Dempster around. Replacing Marquis in the above with Dempster would be phenomenal.
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I have never heard of Harden having that option. I looked it up in Cot's, which is a pretty good resource for such things, and it doesn't mention any special priviledges. But maybe that's wrong, anyone know for sure?
I also suppose ANY player can demand a trade regardless of what the contract says. Manny did.
But everything I have read is that the Cubs have every right to pick-up that $7 mil option, and there is no buyout, and nothing Harden can do about it.
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Because Harden signed his current contract in April 2005 under the old CBA, he retains the arcane right to demand a trade after this season. That's because under the rules of the previous CBA, if a player is signed to a multi-year contract and has accrued at least five years of MLB service time when he is traded to another club, the player has the right to demand a trade during the post-World Series Free-Agency Filing Period that follows the season during which he is traded.
If Harden does choose to exercise his option to demand a trade after the 2008 season, and the Cubs don't trade him by March 15, 2009, he can become a totally unrestricted FA at that time (player option), although by exercising the option to be a FA under the aforementioned circumstances, Harden would be giving up his $7M salary for 2009 and the Cubs wouldn't owe him anything past this season.
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Good find. So, what are the odds this happens though?
If Harden forces a trade, the new team still has him for a year at $7mil. So he has no financial incentive to force that trade. In fact, he likely has a financial DIS-incentive, because being Manny-esque can hurt your value. He only becomes a free-agent if the Cubs didn't accomodate that request, which they would have no trouble doing.
I am assuming he like the Cubbies enough to not ask for that, the Cubs pick up his '09 option, and he hits Free-Agency after that.
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somewhere between slim and none...
I believe the Cubs can just decline his '09 option (it's a team option) and still retain his rights as he's not set to be a free agent until after '09. They'd probably have to pay him a bit more than the $7MM he's owed, but the risk of actually losing him next year is pretty low.
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If Marquis is still around next year and the Cubs don't re-sign Dempster, I'll jump off a cliff.
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Also, not to get ahead of ourselves, but the toughest decision facing Hendry in the offseason will be Dempster. Great year, great guy, will attract alot of interest, but the fact this is a career year and he will be 32 should give you pause before a long-term contract. If Carlos Silva got $48mil/4, what is Demp worth? How many years would you go on him?
We also have in-house options. Samardzija, Marmol (yes, we should consider Carlos in the rotation).
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toughest decision for Hendry will be figuring out who is paying the bills? Cubs have over $100 MM committed to 9 players next year and a lot of guys eligible for free agency.
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Is Kerry's Kontract up as well?
If K and Demp both leave, the famous "team chemistry" would definitely be impacted.
Tough call on how long to offer both of 'em.
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both are eligible to be free agents after the season, along with Howry, Edmonds, Ward and Lieber. Blanco has a team option. Everyone else is under team control or signed. Some guys could of course leave if they're not offered arbitration or what-not, but those are the main ones to "worry" about it.
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Funny you mention it, here's Ken Rosenthal from this morning:
Cubs right-hander Ryan Dempster is putting together a monster season heading into free agency, but the chances of him leaving Chicago are minimal, even with the Cubs in the process of being sold.
Dempster, much like Cubs closer Kerry Wood, enjoys a close relationship with general manager Jim Hendry. At some point, Hendry will be asked to detail his offseason plans for the competing ownership groups. Re-signing Dempster almost certainly will be his No. 1 priority.
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dumpster's become the team's glue...even when he was a closer.
good natured ADD-style clubhouse/dugout ramblings from a hopeless optimist goes a long way. it worked for matt stairs.
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Maybe he could get 3/44 ?
/somebody had to say it
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probably not too far off...
I would guess with his age, injury history and questions if it was a fluke year, he's in line for 3/39 with some sort of 4th and possibly 5th year team or vesting options.
He'll certainly get tons of interest for any team that doesn't want to pay CC or Sheets rates.
List of 2009 SP Free agents according to Cot's (I bolded the more interesting names):
Starting Pitchers
Kris Benson PHI
A.J. Burnett TOR (may opt out)
Paul Byrd CLE
Ryan Dempster CHC
Jon Garland LAA
Tom Glavine ATL
Mike Hampton * ATL
Rich Harden * CHC
Orlando Hernandez NYM
Jason Jennings TEX
Randy Johnson ARZ
John Lackey * LAA
Esteban Loaiza CHW
Braden Looper STL
Derek Lowe LAD
Pedro Martinez NYM
Mike Mussina NYY
Jamie Moyer PHI
Mark Mulder * STL
Carl Pavano NYY
Brad Penny * LAD
Odalis Perez WAS
Oliver Perez NYM
Andy Pettitte NYY
Mark Prior SD
Horatio Ramirez KC
C.C. Sabathia MIL
Ben Sheets MIL
John Smoltz * ATL
Julian Tavarez ATL
Steve Trachsel BAL
Brett Tomko SD
Claudio Vargas MIL
Randy Wolf HOU
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speaking of the off-season, some things to consider:
- Teixeira entering his age 29 season and Derrek Lee will be his going on his age 33 season).
- Rafael Furcal or Orlando Hudson for that lefty, speed/top of the order presence
- K-Rod will be out there
- Assuming (and that's a big assumption) they bring back Kerry, still probably going to need at least one vet bullpen arm to round out the bullpen. Right now Marmol and Gaudin are the only real locks. And Gaudin could be a rotation possibility.
- No real CF options out there on the free agent market
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Could not agree more regarding Gaudin - could wind up playing a major role in the playoffs.
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Regardless of the win-at-all-costs mentality, the Brewers are coming real close to crossing some serious ethical boundaries. If Sabathia ends up signing a huge contract after this season and then blows out his elbow shortly thereafter, Ned Yost is going to have some angry people to answer to.*
In 2003 when the Cubs were in a playoff race, was it right to throw Prior 120+ pitches per game? Absolutely not. The Brewers' playoff race isn't worth potentially destroying a career.
*I'm sure it will be the Yankees, and he can join Carl Pavano on the Eternal DL.
Re: was it right to throw Prior
Prior was only 22. It's a BIG MISTAKE to overuse a 22 year old pitcher. Sabathia is 28. That's a different story entirely. At age 28 Ferguson Jenkins pitched 30 complete games. No problem.
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Just to be factual, Prior was born September 7, 1980. So that made him 23 years old, not 22, for the starts with the Cubs in the 2003 playoff run and immediate leadup.
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as if that's at all meaningful
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Sabathia's leading the league in BP's Pitcher Abuse Points by a fairly wide margin: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/sorta...
Using Ferguson Jenkins as a comparison isn't really appropriate as pitchers these days just aren't treated like pitchers used to be. The fact that Bob Feller threw 371 innings in 1946 has no bearing on anything today because pitchers just aren't conditioned that way anymore.
And do you have any evidence to back up your assertion that abusing older pitchers is worse than abusing younger pitchers? Couldn't you argue that a 23 year old has a better ability to recover than a 28 year old?
Regardless of anything, Sabathia's arm is getting abused more than any other pitcher's in the game this year, and it's mostly because the Brewers could give a shit what happens to him next year or the year after. That's not fair to the player or to the team that ends up signing him to a huge contract.
Re: was it right to throw Prior
There's a lot of evidence supporting the pitcher's 'injury nexus' which I think is from about 19 to 25. Look around at BP and you'll find something.
Re: Abusing Pitchers...
Doug D.:
"And do you have any evidence to back up your assertion that abusing older pitchers is worse than abusing younger pitchers?"
Not really sure there is any evidence that "abusing" pitchers leads to any more injuries. Heck, Fransisco Liriano and Joba Chamberlain were babied to death and bother are/were injured.
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mannytrillo, why do you want to fire Jim Hendry?
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Please... don't get him started.
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You must be new. Not really into getting into that conversation now. Let's just enjoy a good season thus far.
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?? eh ??
From the article that I linked for you...did you bother to read it?
Over the last 20 years, a dozen pitchers 22 or younger have started 10 or more games in a season, struck out at least eight per nine innings, and posted an ERA of 3.50 or below. A straight accounting of what happened to them is a tale of carnage and woe
Rich Harden just missed that list. He started 31 games at age 22 and struck out 8 batters/9IP. ERA was a bit above 3.50. The next season he was even better until his arm fell off.
Re:do you have any evidence
Well... Harden's injuries haven't really been pitching related, correct?
If anything, that's the misconception about Harden's injury history, the record he could try to set straight again if he wanted to.
His series of DL moves involving his shoulder (and one elbow strain) started with a strain he suffered while trying to reach a bouncer over his head, then pushing the comeback effort too hard.
Before that, he pulled an oblique muscle in his rib cage while reaching toward third base to field another bouncer.
''Just freak injuries, stupid things like that,'' he said. ''It hasn't been throwing, like most pitchers.''
Re:do you have any evidence
nice find...although hard to believe that pitching didn't contribute to those injuries even if he felt them when doing something non-pitching.
Gallagher gonna sit
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As I said before, even just Gaudin straight up for Gallagher might not be a bad idea. I bet Sean gets over it, but this trade certainly made us better not just this year, but next year too.
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I mentioned this before, but the Sutcliffe and Sabathia trade have a lot of similarities.
Both guys came from the Indians, before the trade deadline
Both guys were aces and All-Stars and former Cy Young candidates
Both guys were having rough seasons compared to their usual standards
Both teams traded their #1 hitting prospect for the pitcher (Carter and LaPorta, who were slugging 1st round draft pick outfielders.
Have to disagree that Gooden should have won the '84 Cy Young. He barely had a better ERA than Sutcliffe pitching half his games in Shea. Might as well say Alejandro Pena should have won it. Plus the first place Cubs (3.73 ERA) and 3rd place Cards(4.08), didn't have much trouble with him, while Sutcliffe had a 2.61 ERA against the Mets and a 0.00 ERA versus the Cards, with totally dominating CG SO's against both.
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fwiw, Sutcliffe had a 144 ERA+, Gooden 137.
Both had 7 CG and 3 SO's in the NL, Sutcliffe did it in 11 less starts.
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Forgot to mention they were both good hitters as well.
Re: Comparing Sabathia and Sutcliffe
Whoa, just a few posts ago it was decided that you can't compare current pitchers with ones who pitched when (superhuman) Ferguson Jenkins did.
Re: Comparing Sabathia and Sutcliffe
I think you're allowed to compare guys who pitched in 1984 to guys who pitched in 1984.
Isringhausen done for season
and possibly his career. Partially torn tendon in his right elbow and says he doesn't want to go through rehab if he needs surgery.
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.. I am afraid to even broach this subject, but am I the only one who felt that, aside from the magical 1984 season, Sutcliffe was overrated?.. I'll now leave the site for a few days until the frothful hatred subsides....
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He was a pretty damned good pitcher until his shoulder totally died on him in '90. After that he was just a junk baller.
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I would say he is was/is somewhat overrated. Here are his ERA+ numbers from '79 to '89:
106, 64, 83, 139, 100, 109 (80 w. Clv 140 w/ Chi), 124, 87, 116, 94, 103
He averaged a 102 over that span, though if you take out the 2nd and 3rd years (only 147 ip over the two years), he goes up to 108.
ERA+ isn't a perfect stat, but it gives us a general idea of how he compared to the rest of the league. And over that span he was just slightly above average.
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I'll agree with that. He was extra dominant when he came over because he changed leagues and had that herky jerky delivery that really threw people off.
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Submitted by Q-Ball on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 11:06am.
I have never heard of Harden having that option. I looked it up in Cot's, which is a pretty good resource for such things, and it doesn't mention any special priviledges. But maybe that's wrong, anyone know for sure?
I also suppose ANY player can demand a trade regardless of what the contract says. Manny did.
But everything I have read is that the Cubs have every right to pick-up that $7 mil option, and there is no buyout, and nothing Harden can do about it.
Q-BALL: Here are the five most-likely possible scenarios regarding Rich Harden and the Cubs post-2008:
1. The Cubs exercise their club option for 2009 and Harden does NOT demand a trade.
RESULT: The Cubs get Harden for $7M in 2009, and then Harden becomes a FA after the 2009 season. If the Cubs offer Harden salary arbitration post-2009 but then Harden signs with another club, the Cubs would probably get two compensatory draft picks, since Harden would probably be rated as a Type "A" FA.
2. The Cubs exercise their club option for 2009 but then Harden exercises his right to demand a trade. (Any player who signed a multi-year contract under the old CBA has the right to demand a trade during the first post-World Series Free-Agency Filing Period after he is traded if he had accrued at least five years of MLB Service Time as of the date he was traded... and Harden hit five years of MLB ST two days before the Cubs acquired him from Oakland).
RESULT: Harden can designate up to six MLB clubs to which he will not accept a trade, and the Cubs have until March 15, 2009 to trade him. If Harden demands a trade and the Cubs do not trade him by 3-15-2009, Harden can be a FA on that date (although he can also choose NOT to become a FA on March 15th). If Harden opts to become a FA under these circumstances, the Cubs would not owe Harden anything for 2009, but they also would not get any compensatory draft picks if he signs with another club. Harden would also have to wait until after the 2011 season before he would be eligible to be a FA again, so he would certainly want a minimum three-year deal if he were to become a FA on 3-15-2009. And if Harden were to get traded under these circumstances, he also would not be able to be a FA until after the 2011 season, although he would be eligible for salary arbitration post-2009 and post-2010.
3. The Cubs decline their club option for 2009 either after Harden exercises his right to demand a trade, or before Harden can demand a trade if the Cubs have to decline their 2009 club option on a date prior to the deadline by which Harden is required to make his decision.
RESULT: If the Cubs were to do this, Harden's multi-year contract is terminated, and he would instead become eligible for salary arbitration post-2008 and would remain on schedule to be a FA post-2009. And he would very likely get a lot more than $7M for 2009 in arbitration.
4. To keep him from demanding a trade and to avoid the crap shoot that is salary arbitration, the Cubs sign Harden to a multi-year contract extention sometime after the 2008 season.
RESULT: The Cubs would have to hope that Harden can stay healthy.
5. Harden suffers a serious elbow or shoulder injury sometime before the end of the 2008 season and so the Cubs opt to decline their 2009 club option, but then they also choose to non-tender Harden on 12/12 (as they did with Mark Prior last year).
RESULT: The Cubs would get nothing back in return for losing him, but they also wouldn't owe him anything post-2008.
Brew Crew up
2-0 in the third. Parra vs. Wandy.
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I think both managers are handling their new pitchers fine for what their team needs of them. MIL is in a battle for a playoff spot, while the Cubs can be in cruise control until October...
With Milwaukee only 6.0 GB with a month to go... that's not exactly cruise control criteria. Milwaukee is very much in it. Of course, even if Milwaukee overtakes the Cubs, they'll still have a real good shot at the wild card, but who wants that? :)
I see your point about the Cubs being better equipped and in a better situation to protect their pitchers, though.
Also, not to get ahead of ourselves, but the toughest decision facing Hendry in the offseason will be Dempster. Great year, great guy, will attract alot of interest, but the fact this is a career year and he will be 32 should give you pause before a long-term contract. If Carlos Silva got $48mil/4, what is Demp worth? How many years would you go on him?
Dempster is part of the pitching rotation. If you don't extend him, you'll have to replace him. Who do you replace him with? Will he be as good as Demp? Why upset the chemistry this team seems to have struck? If he stays healthy the rest of the season I'd go 4 years, maybe 5.
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"With Milwaukee only 6.0 GB with a month to go... that's not exactly cruise control criteria."
I can care less about the division title, I am talking making the playoffs. So, in my eyes the Cubs are up 10 games with about a month to go. Even the Cubs should be able to hang onto that lead...:)
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Well... I would say home field advantage is important, especially for a Cubs team that plays so well at home.
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Just to be factual, the cubs are up only 8.5 in the playoff race.
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Or 10 games in the loss column, which is really all that matters...:)
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unless you expect a team has a reasonable chance to win every single game for the rest of the year, games back is far more important than loss column.
Last week of the season...then yes, it's an issue. With 40 games left, both teams will lose their fair share of games, meaning it's going to be won or lost based on the percentage of wins and losses, not just on losses alone.
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Now 3-1 in the fourth, Stros still threatening...
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3-2 into the bottom of the fifth...Durham pinch-hitting for Parra already, so that means the Brewers bullpen.
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and a Hardy home run...5-2 in the 7th.
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rally time off Gagne..tying run up in the 8th, no outs.
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Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 1:23pm.
both are eligible to be free agents after the season, along with Howry, Edmonds, Ward and Lieber. Blanco has a team option. Everyone else is under team control or signed. Some guys could of course leave if they're not offered arbitration or what-not, but those are the main ones to "worry" about it.
ROB G: Not that it matters much, but Chad Fox is the other Cub who is eligible to be a FA post-2008.
And Cedeno, Cotts, Gaudin, Johnson, and Wuertz will be eligible for salary arbitration post-2008
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I wonder if at this point Edmonds would give a homer discount to the Cubs for having faith in him? I'm thinking probably not if he has the opportunity to play every day elsewhere.
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Edmonds said he's not really sure he wants to play next year with a baby on the way and just getting married. If we do win the whole thing, I could see him retiring.
That being said, resigning him smells a lot like resigning Gaetti or Glendon Rusch.
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pie/johnson seems inevitable...and cheap.
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seemed inevitable this year too...
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edmonds part 2 is hopefully inevitable if the old inevitable shows itself to not be so inevitable again.
umm...don't read that twice. it's not worth it.
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I think I was first to bring up the Gaetti/Edmonds possibility.
And if not, just say I was. I have so little on this board.
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Meh, I messed that up. Mets are in.
Cards and Giants can still tie though.
Kershaw gets hurt by his defense and gave up 2 more runs. Blach has 8 shutout innings.
Mets already won as did Cards.
tomorrow is gonna be helluva fun if Giants hold on. We're all rooting for a 3-way tie I presume.
good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.


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Subtitle 13 BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS
09.13.05 Fees
Authority: Business
Regulation Article, §§2-106, 2-106.1 and 2-106.2; Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§15-101, 15-208, 15-209, 15-311,
15-312, and 15-314; Annotated Code of Maryland
Notice of Proposed Action
The Board for Professional Land Surveyors proposes to amend Regulation
.03 under COMAR 09.13.05 Fees. This action was considered by the Board at a public meeting held on August 7, 2013,
notice of which was published in 40:15 Md. R. 1327 (July 26, 2013), pursuant to State Government Article, §10-506(c), Annotated Code
of Maryland.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this action is to increase license fees previously set by the Board in 2003 and then decreased in 2007. Pursuant
to the authority set forth in Business Regulation Article, §§2-106, 2-106.1, and 2-106.2, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Maryland
design boards, including the Board for Professional Land Surveyors, may set various fees, including a license fee, in order to
cover the actual documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling their statutory and regulatory duties. The law provides that
the Secretary must calculate these costs on an annual basis and provide them to the design boards for the purposes of fee-setting.
Based on the current levels of revenues and expenses, as certified to the design boards by the Department, it has become evident
to the design boards that an increase in license fees is necessary in order for the boards to strive to meet their statutory
obligations. The need for increase in fees is a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, increase in personnel
costs, as well as in fixed and indirect costs. The statute governing the design boards special fund limits a fee increase to 12.5
percent annually. As a result, the design boards, both individually and as members of the design boards special fund cluster,
decided to uniformly increase their applicable license/certificate fees by 12.5 percent.
Comparison to Federal Standards
There is no corresponding federal standard to this proposed action.
Estimate of Economic Impact
I. Summary of Economic Impact. There are currently 750 licensed surveyors. Due to staggered license renewals, 375
licensees are expected to renew their licenses annually. In addition, an average of 20 individuals become licensed every year.
Based on the assumption that these numbers remain constant, the State Occupational and Professional Design Boards Fund will
receive additional revenues totaling $3,357.50.
III. Assumptions. (Identified by Impact Letter and Number from Section II.)
A. Assuming 375, or 50 percent of current licensees, renew their licenses in the first year, and 20 individuals receive new
licenses, revenues totaling $3,357.50 (395 x $8.50) will be received by the Fund.
D. Applicants for new licenses and current licensees are presently paying $68 for a 2-year license. The proposed amendment will
raise the fee to $76.50, an increase of $8.50.
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lawrence both attended the Hollywood Reporter's Nominees' Night 2013 at Spago in Beverly Hills on Monday.
It was a low-key affair at first, with Affleck holding court in a central area of the soiree, where he was animated while chatting with people and seemed excited and genuinely happy.
The Argo star and director, looking handsome in a suit, also obliged guests who approached him for photos.
Lawrence was spotted embracing her Silver Linings Playbook costar Julia Stiles. "You're so stunning!" Stiles told Lawrence just before taking a snapshot together.
As the evening continued, it was clear that Lawrence was the darling of event. Fellow guests were going up and telling her she is beautiful and they're so proud of her and Lawrence was ever the gracious guest, chatting with anyone who approached her.
But it wasn't until Snoop Lion (Dogg) arrived, who went by the deejay name Snoopadelic, that the party really went into full gear. After a lengthy intro that included a clip-filled video, Snoop emerged, gave an intro of his own – he praised Argo and shouted for Affleck to come take a photo with him before the night's end – and began playing an eclectic mix of songs, which included everything from Pat Benatar to 2 Chainz.
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So at around 7:30 this morning I get an e-mail saying with the subject line : Account Switch Confirmation. The message read:
This mail is confirmation that you successfully switched your XBOX Live account from United States to Russia .
Of course, I am not in Russia and I did not ask to migrate my account. Which raises the first question. Why do I have to call customer service and pass a security interrogation to STOP paying for XBOX Live but someone can move my account to Russia and take my points with a few mouse clicks. The information they put in the erroneous account was clearly bogus like city fgdgsd and zip 123456.
An interesting note for the group; this time they didn't use my points for FIFA. They spent it on RIFT which is apparently one of those MMORPGs for Windows.
They tried to suggest that I gave away my account information. I set this account up like 6 years ago. I don't play online games. I have never used my account information for anything online. I have barely even used it on my XBOX. I put it in my XBOX when I set up the account and I only used prepaid cards for points to spend on DLC.
The email account associated with the Live ID was not compromised because it is a double forwarded g-mail account with dual authentication.
So, I am out a few points... not too bad. The worst part is that my account is crippled and the thousands of points of DLC that I purchased before is being held in prison.
Same thing. Not sure what is going on. If this is happening to multiple people, then Microsoft is to blame. We should post to a news group just as with the PS3 incident. See what will happen.
It was reported about two weeks ago. Microsoft and EA issued blanket denials that apparently all the gamer news organs took as gospel. There has been no follow up by the media despite the fact that the hacks keep happening and neither Microsoft nor EA has taken any steps (or at least not any successful steps) to prevent it from continuing to happen.
Hey there Cleric! If you feel your account was compromised, please contact phone support (support.xbox.com/contact-us) to start an Unauthorized Access investigation. You can also check our Account Security page (http://xbox.com/security) for more info on protecting your account. Please let me know if this helps.
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another one bites the dust, 10/28 for me, sorry to hear you had to join the club
My son just got hacked while playing in the middle of battlefield 3....he thought it was just a server error...recovered his gamer tag... then two minutes later...he was kicked off again... Immediatly I went online to change my password ect... only to find out 10,000 microsoft points have been charged to my credit card!! This just happened 5 minutes ago and now I am doing a quick google search only to find this is happening to numerous people. It sounds like people at xbl need to put out an alert and start being proactive!! This is totally unacceptable.. Then reading you are locked out of your account for weeks while they investigate??? My son saved his money to buy this game... and now won't be able to play online with his friends??? WTF And the people from xbox sound all like it is no big thing..It clearly is.... .saying to call so they can start their month long investigation... I don't know about you but I work hard for my money... Maybe instead of calling xbox I think maybe there may be enough people by now for a class action law suit... so calling a lawyer instead may be in order. This isn't just some 39 year old guy sitting in his moms basement..randomly hacking a couple people...It's been going on for a few months now at least from what I can tell by whole 3 minute investigation..Same thng happening..over and over..people are getting hacked, points added, (I see alot at exactly 10,000) then games are bought, or tried to before the owner becomes aware and changes his info.......This is so frustrating especially since it is happening so often.. Where was my alert??? Sounds like there has been a breach somewhere up the chain.... and they are trying to keep it quiet..... Forgive my run on sentences and spelling mistakes... I'm one ticked off mom and I am typing a hundred wpm...Think I will go post this on every message board I can find.......thanks.
Yeah. The response, or lack thereof, is the most frustrating thing.
I wasn't even affected by the Sony PS3 thing but they took action, kept me informed, and gave me a free year of credit monitoring. In addition they gave me four free games and a bunch of other fun stuff to make up for the pain and anguish.
Microsoft can't even manage to give me back the stuff I paid for. The second account added to my profile is an obvious fake. Anyone tech who looked at the details of my account for two minutes should willing and ABLE to reset my stuff.
The tech support guy said part of the problem with returning my account from Russia to the US is due to some quota system they set up and there are no "slots" available for migration to the US. What kind of nonsense is that?
I have always been a multi-console guy but I am afraid the loss of my DLC is unacceptable. This happened at the worst possible time because I have one of the original XBOX's (can't believe it still works) and I was going to upgrade to one of the new Kinnect kits with the big hard drive. Since I can't transfer my DLC that just isn't going to happen.
There are no 'Hacks' when it comes to XBL. Its all Phishing. The E-mail is the key to your Gamertag and unfortunatly when you type Fifa Ultimate team into Google or Bing ;) it pull up a slew of Phishing websites. The card details on the actual console only show the last 4 digits and this is great as people can only make charges that are Xbox related and charges that Microsoft will 100% refund if they are fraudulent. A refund, mind you that they are under no obligation to refund as it was a lapse in security from the users side. Children and somethimes adults are always giving away personal information if they are promised '10th prestige lobbys' or a 'transfer of player packs' and all that nonsence.
@Garys Xbox
I got hacked, not phished. I've never been on a phishing website in my life and can spot them from a mile away.
So take your sympathies, or lack thereof, and move along. This time is hard enough without people like you chiming in and blaming the victim.
For the record, my account got hacked and the profile region wasn't changed (thank goodness). I started my UA case on the 29th of October and will definitely be making a thread here when I eventually get it back.
The guy spent £80, which I caught instantaneously after I woke up in the morning. The bank had me sorted out with a quick phone call and paypal also were extremely helpful. It was a typical FIFA 12 hack where the guy blew all my points on FIFA 12 gold packs.
I will reserve judgement on Xbox support until I get my account back, but so far they have been helpful.
Hearing all these horror stories of accounts being locked down for months on end tends to dampen my hopes, so I will be following xbox support up every week of my investigation.
Dittoes to Trelon. I have turned in phishers who sent me promises of hacks, boosts, and points. I don't fall for their scams and I will bust them when and where I can. But, Gary, if it makes you sleep better at night to think we are all a bunch of idiots and cheaters and Xbox has come up with the 100% perfect system, well then enjoy the warm sand around your ears. Just do us the favor of keeping your Pollyanaisms to yourself.
I've been following this forum ever since I got hacked and from what I've read from your posts, you seem to be in exactly the same situation as me. When I get my account back from UA investigation, I'll make a thread about it seeing as both of us started our investigation at roughly similar times. It should hopefully give you a time frame at least.
Yup, looks like they got us both on the same day, 10/29. Have you gotten the "we're looking at it" email from the investigations team? I haven't.
I am almost at the 25 day mark and have not had A word from MS.
Have you called them? The guy who called on day 25 and was told his investigation was stopped because they failed to properly put in his alternate email address on day 1, scares the crap out of me. You might want to call them and make sure they have your alternate email right.
I am about to call again now on 1 month + 4 days I think. See if they will light up my afternoon!
I have called 2x and made sure each time that they tell me the alt e-mail and console ID and everything.


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The dormant on-field rivalry between the Penn State and Pitt football teams hasn't resumed yet, but it's already been extended.
The schools have added meetings in 2018 and 2019, it was announced this morning, meaning it will be a four-game series when the Nittany Lions and Panthers get together again beginning in 2016.
Penn State coach Bill O'Brien has spoken out in favor of reviving the series -- the teams have not faced each other in a dozen years -- and was happy with the extension.
"We are thrilled to have the University of Pittsburgh back on the schedule for several consecutive years," O'Brien said. "Regional rivalries in college football are special. I have been involved in a few as a coach. Penn State versus Pitt is a rivalry rich with history and tradition. We have a great deal of respect for Paul Chryst and the Pitt Panther football program and we are looking forward to competing against them on the gridiron."
The additional games will be played on Sept. 8, 2018 at Heinz Field and Sept. 14, 2019 at Beaver Stadium. The schools announced in June 2011 that they would hold a two-game series, the first game coming on Sept. 10, 2016 in Pittsburgh.
"It would be hard to find a college football fan anywhere who is not excited about this announcement," Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson said. "As one of the greatest rivalries in college football history, a further extension of the Pitt-Penn State series is special. I am very appreciative of [Penn State AD] Dave Joyner's interest in getting this done and I have really enjoyed our conversations on this and other matters. This is a great day for the players, for the fans and for the entire state."
The Lions and Panthers last squared off in 2000, with Pitt coming away with a 12-0 win. The series began in 1893, with Penn State leading all-time, 50-42-4, although the NCAA forced the Lions to vacate wins in 1998 and 1999 in their recent sanctions.
"We are excited to extend our upcoming series with Pitt to four consecutive years," Joyner stated. "The Penn State-Pitt game was a premier rivalry that was anticipated by college football fans across Pennsylvania and the nation. There are more than 50,000 Penn State alumni and fans in Western Pennsylvania and we look forward to playing in their backyard."


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TCPware ECO kit announcement
The following ECO kit is now available for TCPware:
Description: SCP/SFTP fixes
Release date: 7-AUG-2006
Ranking: 2
Max ranking: 0
Versions: 5.6-2
Requisites: DRIVERS_V562P052
To search the TCPware ECO database, please visit the following URL:
For more information, contact Process Software via:
E-mail: [email]firstname.lastname@example.com[/email]
Phone: 1-800-394-8700
The ECO kit README contents are below.
SSH patch kit (revision 9.1) for TCPware 5.6 4-Aug-2006
Copyright (c) 2002-2006 by Process Software
This VMSinstallable saveset provides a new version of the
following SSH components:
- SSH client (SSH2.EXE)
- SSH1 server (SSHD.EXE)
- SSH2 server (SSHD2.EXE)
- SSH master control program (SSHD_MASTER.EXE)
- SSH identity agent program (SSH-AGENT2.EXE)
- SSH key generators (SSH-KEYGEN.EXE and SSH-KEYGEN2.EXE)
- SSH key signer (SSH-SIGNER2.EXE)
- SSH loadable executive image (SSHLEI.EXE, LOAD_SSHLEI.EXE,
- SSH agent identity manipulation program (SSH-ADD2.EXE)
- SSH file copy client (SCP2.EXE)
- SSH SFTP client (SFTP2.EXE)
- SSH file copy servers (SFTP-SERVER2.EXE and SCP-SERVER1.EXE)
- SSH certificate enrollment program (SSH-CERTENROLL2.EXE)
- SSH server configuration template file (SSHD2_CONFIG.TEMPLATE)
- SSH configuration procedure (SSH_CONTROL.COM)
- The SSH HELP (either in a standalone library or as part of
SYS$HELP:HELPLIB.HLB, as determined by the original TCPware install)
- SSH Public Key Assistant (PUBLICKEY_ASSISTANT.EXE)
- SSH Certificate Viewer (SSH-CERTVIEW.EXE)
- SSH shared libraries (SSH_ZLIB.EXE, SSH_FSCLM.EXE, SSH_ACCPORNAM.EXE)
- SSH Public Key Server (PUBLICKEY-SERVER.EXE)
- SSH Certificate Viewer (SSH-CERTVIEW.EXE)
- SSH client configuration template (SSH2_CONFIG.TEMPLATE)
A new version of the following common TCPware utilities are
- NETCU utility (NETCU.EXE)
- TCPware command definitions (TCPWARE_COMMANDS.COM and
This patch is applicable to TCPware SSH on all supported
versions of OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha.
NOTE: The TCPware ECO DRIVERS_V562P052 or later is required
and must be installed in order to run SSH after installing
the SSH_V562P070 ECO.
A system reboot is requred after installing this ECO, to load
the new software features.
This kit has an ECO ranking of 2, with an overall ranking of 0.
*** Notes for Kerberos 5 Support ***
Support for Kerberos 5 is based on HP Kerberos V5 for OpenVMS.
Prior to installing and configuring the HP Kerberos product, the
following TCPware ECO must be installed:
- DRIVERS_V562P052 or later
Once the above ECO has been applied, Kerberos may be installed
and configured.
SSH may be configured and used at any time, either with or
without Kerberos; however, Kerberos is required to perform Kerberos
authentication in the SSH server. If Kerberos is installed at some
later time after SSH is started, restarting SSH will allow it to
use Kerberos.
Some chapters of the TCPware documentation having to do with SSH
have been updated. New PDF files of these are supplied in this
ECO, and are copied to the TCPWARE_COMMON:[TCPWARE] directory.
These are:
This ECO kit provides fixes for the following DE's:
- Corrected problems in SFTP2 doing ASCII GET transfers. [DE 10365]
- Corrected problems with SCP2 not using specified target name in
copies. [DE 10358]
- /NOPROGRESS no longer removes the file transfer completion status
line from SFTP2. The progress line is not displayed during the
transfer, but a status line is displayed upon completion of the
transfer. [DE 10354]
- Failed logins are not sent to the VMS audit log. [DE 9842]
- For those clients that can support it (this includes the client
used by all Process Software SSH products), expired password handling
by the server has been modified to prompt for the new password,
then the session will continue rather than being logged out. For
those clients that don't support this, the old method of expired
password handling is still used.
There are some clients that may not support this method (an expired
password causes an abrupt disconnect from the server system), but
the server may not be able to identify them correctly. To handle
those, if the logical name
is defined system-wide, the server will revert to its previous
method of handling expired passwords. [DE 10260]
- Corrected an error that causes our SFTP2/SCP2 client to ACCVIO when
dealing with an SFTP server that speaks SFTP protocol version 2.
- Modified the SFTP server such that TCPWARE_SFTP_VMS_ALL_VERSIONS
will cause all file versions to be displayed no matter what the
remote (client) side is. Note that when a file is copied from the
VMS system to the client, the filename will contain the version
number. [DE 10238]
- Allowed version numbers to be used for the local source specified on
SCP2 command line, even when /VMS is not used. [DE 10242]
- Fixed a ACCVIO that can occur when exiting from a command file.
- Put the /ASCII=VMS option back in. [DE 10259]
- If the logical TCPWARE_SFTP_STAT_DESTINATION_FILE is defined to be
FALSE, NO or 0 (zero) then the SFTP client will not attempt to do a
STAT operation to check for the presence of the destination file
before opening the destination file for write. The assumption is
that the destination file does not exist.
If the logical TCPWARE_SFTP_STAT_DESTINATION_DIRECTORY is defined
to be FALSE, NO or 0 (zero) then the SFTP client will not attempt
to do a STAT operation on the destination directory before opening
the destination file for write. The assumption is that the
destination directory exists.
These two logicals should be defined to FALSE in order to have the
SFTP client work with Sterling Commerce's Connect:Enterprise
product. [DE 10276]
- If the logical TCPWARE_SFTP_DONT_TRUNCATE is defined to Yes, True
or 1 then the SFTP server will not perform truncate operations as
part of FSETSTAT and SETSTAT operations. Some systems end up with
unexpected file attributes when the truncate operation is performed
and this provides a method of disabling it. [DE 10305]
Post Installation Notes
If you have NOT previously installed a TCPware 5.6 SSH patch kit, or
are not sure if one was previously installed, you must perform the
following procedure:
- Save your old SSH2_DIR:SSHD2_CONFIG. file and create a new one from
the new TCPWARE:SSHD2_CONFIG.TEMPLATE file:
- If you previously customized your SSH2_DIR:SSHD2_CONFIG file (now
renamed to ".OLD"), you must edit the new SSH2_DIR:SSHD2_CONFIG
file and add your customizations to it. You MUST use the new
file created from the new TCPWARE:SSHD2_CONFIG.TEMPLATE file for
- Note that if you are in a clustered environment with a shared
system disk, you must copy the TCPWARE:SSHD2_CONFIG.TEMPLATE from
the node where the ECO was initially installed to the SSH2_DIR:
directory on each of the other nodes in the cluster before making
the new SSHD2_CONFIG file and making any changes as noted above.
The old version of the replaced SSH components will be renamed to
Once installed, you may undo this patch by renaming the files
back to their original names, and restarting the SSH component.
NOTE: You must reboot your system after installing this ECO,
to load the new software features.
[End of ECO announcement]


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Do you ever find yourself lying in bed at night, dreaming about escaping to your favorite spa to book their five-hour Stillwater Retreat package? Well lucky for you, you don't even need to leave your house to have a spa experience; you have a spa right in your kitchen!
Open your cabinets and refrigerator and you'll quickly notice that you have all the ingredients needed to whip up your very own spa treatments. Follow along and I'll help you with the steps on how to apply these treatments.
An excellent treatment, especially this time of year, is a full body scrub. One of the biggest benefits of a body scrub is how easily it removes dead skin cells that make the skin appear dull and lackluster. Afterward, your skin will look instantly more youthful and rejuvenated. One of my favorite recipes is a Sugar Scrub.
Step one - Mix the following ingredients in a small mixing bowl: 1/3 cup of brown sugar, 1/4 cup of coconut oil, 1 tablespoon of honey, 2 tablespoons of unused coffee grounds.
Step two - In the shower, wash your entire body with your favorite body wash first and rinse. Although it feels nice this time of year, don't take scalding hot showers. Hot water strips the oil right out of your skin.
Step three - Apply a small amount of scrub to a washcloth or your hand and scrub gently in a circular motion while slowly moving down the body from shoulders to feet. You don't need to apply too much pressure since the scrub particles provide the abrasive action.
Step four - Rinse off and be sure to remove the scrub completely.
Step five - End shower and apply a body moisturizer. The coconut oil you used for the scrub is also great as a moisturizer. Especially if your skin is extremely dry. I recommend applying to damp skin so the moisturizer can absorb effectively.
Is your face feeling a bit dehydrated especially during this winter season? An avocado face mask is a hydration miracle and great for sensitive skin. All you need for this simple mask is one large ripe avocado mashed into paste. Apply to your face and leave on for 15 minutes. Here are some tips and directions for applying your homemade facial mask:
Step one - Begin with cleansed skin. For best results, steam your face and neck. A warm/hot washcloth applied to your face will open your pores and prepare the skin for the mask.
Step two - To apply mask, use your fingertips and gently massage in a circular motion, avoiding eyes and lips. Remember to apply evenly.
Step three - Once applied, relax! Lie down and close your eyes, listen to soothing music. Feel free to place cold sliced cucumbers over your eyelids as well for an even more relaxing at home experience. Or maybe read your latest InStyle ... anything to relax you, just don't fall asleep!
Step four - Rinse using warm water and a washcloth followed by cool water to close your pours. Apply a serum, eye cream and moisturizer that includes sunscreen.
Experiencing breakouts or blemishes? Use green tea as one of the magical weapons to battle against blackheads. In order to make sure you restore the spotless health of your complexion, mix 1 tbs of ground green tea with a few drops of water. Create a fine paste you can apply on the delicate areas. Use the mixture as a scrub and start massaging it into the pores. Keep on face for 3-5 minutes, and then rinse with warm water. You can also apply at night time and use as a spot treatment that is kept on overnight.
Are you interested in reading about more "at home" spa tips? Email me your requests or any questions you may have.
- Erica Korpi is Director of Stillwater Spa at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe. She can be reached at email@example.com.


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A record number of myeloma researchers from around the world assembled in Milan, Italy, June 9-11, 2014 for the IMF's 5th Annual International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) Summit.
Last week, the Myeloma Minute published Part 1 of Highlights of the 2014 IMWG Summit, focusing on presentations by Dr. Alberto Orfao on advances in flow technology and Dr. Vincent Rajkumar on new myeloma diagnostic criteria. Part 2 begins with Dr. Antonio Palumbo's work on geriatric risk stratification.
by Debbie Birns, Medical Writer
The final update lecture was given by this year's Kyle Award winner, Dr. Antonio Palumbo of Torino, Italy, a leader in the area of treatment of older myeloma patients. He is first author of a new IMWG publication on geriatric risk stratification. Dr. Palumbo has for the first time defined the criteria for assessing risk and treating frail and/or elderly patients. Doctors around the world will have clear guidelines for managing the care of these at-risk patients who too often die during the first months of treatment, when they are most vulnerable. Frail patients, in particular, must be treated with great care and with reduced doses of medication. A frail patient is defined as one who has comorbidities (other illnesses, particularly heart disease, infections, gastrointestinal problems, and blood clots) and has difficulty with or cannot accomplish the activities of daily living. 15% of younger patients are frail, as are 35-40% of patients who are 80 years or older. These patients require reduced drug intensity (2 drugs in combination rather than 3 or more) and reduced drug dosage. The goal of treatment should be disease control rather than disease eradication, especially in the first 2-3 months of therapy.
To help further define a frail patient, Dr. Palumbo set forth 4 parameters on which doctors can base their assessments: patient age; presence of comorbidities; patient autonomy (does the patient have the ability to get to the clinic for treatments and assessments?); and patient mindset (is the patient able to remember and adhere to his or her treatment regimen?). The data gathered and presented demonstrates that progression-free and overall survival (PFS and OS) rates with reduced doses of drugs for the frail and/or elderly are equal to those of stronger patients given standard doses. Dr. Palumbo's overall message is sound advice for any physician: be aware of the risks of mortality and toxicity in older and weaker patients, and do not over-treat them. Pushing these patients to CR with high-doses, 3-drug combinations, and continuous therapy is not appropriate in this patient population.
Discussion centered on better defining when frailty arises as a result of the myeloma itself or as a result of comorbidities. Sometimes patients are frail because the myeloma is uncontrolled, and they do much better after therapy. In these cases, it's better to reduce the myeloma tumor burden first, and then reassess the patient after therapy to see if he or she is now ready for more aggressive treatment. During the discussion, Dr. Palumbo emphasized the necessity of assessing heart function in all patients before the start of therapy.
The next segment of the Summit was conducted in serio-comic debate format. The first battle of words was between Dr. Xavier Leleu of Hopital Claude Huriez in Lille, France, and Dr. Maria Victoria Mateos of the University of Salamanca, who took opposing views of the role of melphalan versus continuous Revlimid/dexamethasone (Rd) in the frontline treatment of older (non-transplant) patients. Dr. Leleu, using data from the FIRST trial presented at the ASH meeting six months ago, championed continuous Rd, which clearly bested MPT and fixed-dose Rd in this large 3-arm study. He humorously called his presentation "Exit Melphalan," stating that the only reason it is still used after almost 50 years is that it is "cheap." He sited its risk in causing second malignancies, particularly in combination with Revlimid, and called for a practice paradigm change in these days of better drugs with better response rates. Doublet therapy with Rd, he claimed, is safer and more effective than three-drug combinations with melphalan for elderly patients.
Dr. Mateos, who worked with principal investigator Jesus San Miguel on the original VMP "VISTA" trial, used the analogy of blue jeans to defend melphalan: jeans may have been around for a long time, but with the right cut and the right accessories, they are always in style. Melphalan, she claimed, is also always in style. It has been, and should continue to be, the backbone of treatment for elderly patients in Europe. In combination with novel agents, it has been an excellent "accessory." Drawing laughter from the attendees, Dr. Mateos asked, "If melphalan adds no advantage in combination with Revlimid, then what does that say about Revlimid?" Acknowledging that IMiDs Thalomid and Revlimid are not the best partners for melphalan, she championed VMP and the "total therapy" approach to treating the elderly, adding that new drug combinations such as carfilzomib/melphalan/prednisone are now showing promise. Moreover, a new form of melphalan currently demonstrating its efficacy in clinical trials, melflufen, may well make melphalan an even stronger partner in combination therapies.
During post-debate discussion, Dr. Meletios Dimopoulos of the University of Athens, Greece, pointed out that melphalan's stiffest competition may well come from another old, inexpensive drug, cyclophosphamide, which has more predictable and reversible toxicities than melphalan. Dr. Kyle concurred that cyclophosphamide has a lower risk rate for myelodysplastic syndrome (damage to the bone marrow that can lead to acute leukemia) than melphalan, and that the cyclophosphamide/lenalidomide/dexamethasone regimen does not prevent stem cell collection, unlike melphalan-containing regimens. The consensus was that alkylating agents are here to stay, and that cyclophosphamide is the alkylator of choice.
The second debate concerned the role of transplant as first-line therapy, with Dr. Michele Cavo of Bologna, Italy, arguing in favor and Dr. Shaji Kumar of the Mayo Clinic arguing against. Dr. Cavo argued that early stem cell transplant combined with novel therapies produces the best possible outcome for the standard-risk patients who comprise 70% of the transplant-eligible population. Although he conceded that we don't yet have the results of two large trials comparing novel therapy followed by early transplant versus novel therapy alone with transplant at relapse, he pointed to available long-term data from the E4A03 study (which compared R/high-dose dex to R/low-dose dex) and from the MPR vs. tandem auto transplant study to demonstrate that PFS and CR rates were double for patients who had early transplant. Because neither of these trials was powered to answer the question of early vs. delayed transplant, however, he is eagerly awaiting validation of his position when the final data are in from the IFM/Dana Farber and EMN02 trials designed to answer this question.
Dr. Kumar posed the question at the heart of the debate: "Do we really have to do up-front stem cell transplant to get the kind of deep responses we need?" His answer is a resounding "no," and he points to the FIRST trial, where continuous Rd was an effective method to produce deep and long-term remissions. Although he strongly believes that auto transplant still plays in important role and should be incorporated into therapy at some point for some patients, he contends that it can be performed as a relapse therapy, and needn't be done up front. Dr. Kumar pointed to data demonstrating equivalent overall survival outcomes with early vs. delayed transplant, and urged the use of novel therapies alone up front, avoiding the toxicities of transplant. He summarized by describing and nicknaming two paradigms for treatment: sequential therapy—the "hit and pause" method, and intense and prolonged therapy—the "hit and keep hitting" approach. He asked if SCT must be part of that package, and Dr. Palumbo agreed that it does not need to be. He pointed to data from his cyclophosphamide/Rev/dex with or without transplant trial, where there has been no difference in OS thus far. He believes that transplant is an excellent tool to achieve a goal, but not a hammer to hit every nail. The art is in deciding which patients are the best candidates for transplant. He further noted that diagnosis is not the best time to determine a patient's fitness for transplant, given that most patients are at their sickest when they are diagnosed. Further, in Europe particularly, basing transplant eligibility on age (65 years or younger) is arbitrary, and eliminates many otherwise eligible patients from clinical trials. Dr. David Siegel of Hackensack University in New Jersey countered that duration of response is shorter with delayed transplant, and that the patients on the E4A03 trial who were transplanted early had better quality of life and survival data. Debate raged on among the experts in the audience, with Dr. Kumar finally likening upfront transplant to radical mastectomy in breast cancer: a very aggressive treatment that was widely used and then later proven unnecessary. The consensus among all the experts gathered was, finally, that there is no dogma concerning upfront transplant, and that we must wait for the phase III data from the two definitive trials, one of which is soon to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The remainder of the full morning program consisted of presentations on exciting new fields of therapy and genetic risk stratification. Dr. Ed Stadtmauer from the University of Pennsylvania led off with an overview of his pioneering work in the field of immunotherapy with transgenic ("engineered") T cells and chimeric antigen receptors. He gave an overview of the history of immunotherapy approaches in myeloma, and called autologous transplant a good platform for immunotherapy, although his new approach with genetically altered NYESO T cells has produced responses even without transplant. Twenty-seven clinical trials using chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CART) are now being conducted at 10 centers in the US. Best results thus far have been seen in ALL patients. Adverse events have been hypogammaglobulinemia, tumor lysis syndrome, and cytokine release syndrome. Two myeloma patients died of heart failure in the MAGE A3 trial. No efficacy data other than stable disease has yet been seen in myeloma patients. These are still early days for this developing therapy in myeloma.
Dr. Stephen Russell of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester was next to present his data on oncolytic virotherapy. Dr. Russell had previously presented his research at the 2011 IMWG meeting in London, and it was gratifying to see that recent data from the phase I measles virus trial have demonstrated "proof of principle" that viruses can eliminate disseminated disease. He explained why myeloma cells are the perfect targets for the measles virus, and why a massive dose of the engineered virus—enough to create vaccine for 10 million patients—is required. None of the patients enrolled in the trial who had immunity to the virus responded to the therapy. The trial has been ongoing since 2006, but only in the past year has the dose been escalated to its present effective level. The trial protocol has now been amended to include an even higher viral dose. Next steps include opening a phase II trial in September, when enough of the virus will have been engineered. Eligible patients must be resistant to proteasome inhibitors and immunomodulatory agents, and must also have relapsed after having been treated with an alkylating agent. Most importantly, they must be antibody-negative for the measles virus. Even if patients have had measles in the past, they may have low or no antibody titers because of the myeloma. Dr. Russell is performing further research to determine if "cell carriers" can be engineered to circumvent neutralizing antibodies and make the vaccine effective even in those with anti-measles immunity. Dr. Russell is also working on a virotherapy using the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), to which human beings do not develop immunity.
Dr. Paul Richardson of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston gave an overview of the new therapies currently in clinical trials, including second-generation proteasome inhibitors; immune therapies; new "older" drugs like melflufen and ARRY-520, which are "new-age" chemotherapy agents; monoclonal antibodies (MAb); and histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors. He reviewed the positive trial data for each drug (see the MT article in this issue on the data from the ASCO meeting), the new anti-CD 38 monoclonal antibodies in particular, and reinforced the feeling of optimism among the meeting's attendees. During the panel discussion, concern was raised about data from the recent panobinostat trial presented at ASCO, which revealed high trial discontinuation rates and a small improvement in progression-free survival. Although these phase III trial results with the HDAC inhibitor panobinostat demonstrated only an additional 4 months of PFS with pano/Vel/dex versus Vel/dex, Dr. Richardson believes that this is about the same PFS that were seen in other novel therapies when they were tested in relapsed and refractory patients. Patients with high-risk disease were among those who benefited most. With side effects causing a lot of patients to drop out of the trial, Dr. Richardson feels that we will see far more tolerability in the new panobinostat/Vel/dex trial, which features once-weekly SQ Velcade and dose reduction of panobinostat for side effects. Myeloma remains a robust field for the development of new and effective agents that can be used in countless combinations. We have many new drugs in the pipeline, some of which have demonstrated single-agent activity—a hallmark of high efficacy.
Dr. Saad Usmani, formerly of the University of Arkansas and now of the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, addressed the question of whether treatment can be individualized based on risk stratification. He began by pointing out that myeloma is not a single disease entity, and that research conducted by Drs. Bart Barlogie and Pieter Sonneveld has identified 10 distinct genetic signatures that are evident from MGUS on through active MM. He stated that 10-15% of myeloma patients, many of them lost to follow-up, are currently cured. We now know that the evolution from MGUS to MM is branching, or "Darwinian," rather than linear, and that clonal selection occurs under duress from therapy. Disease burden, disease biology, and host factors all play a role in determining risk. He pointed to prior trial data and to data that is currently being analyzed from the phase III trial of elotuzumab/Rev/dex in relapsed/refractory patients in which sub-group analyses have been undertaken among patients with various high-risk genetic mutations.
Dr. Jesus San Miguel of Navarra University in Pamplona, Spain, followed with a discussion of another type of "ultra-high-risk" patient: not one with smoldering myeloma, but one with active disease and risk factors that lead to short overall survival. Patient-specific risk—frailty—is more important than lab abnormalities, as we saw during Dr. Palumbo's presentation. Disease-specific risk derives from genetic mutations, but not all patients with high-risk mutations have short survival. What we do know is that patients with three or more genetic abnormalities, or "ultra-high-risk" patients, have an overall survival of less than 19 months; that relapse less than one year following stem cell transplant is the norm for these patients; and that certain mutations, such as trisomy (three copies of a chromosome), mitigate high risk. Thus, as Dr. San Miguel acknowledged, patients with t(4;14) alone, t(4;14) with trisomy, and t(4;14) with deletion 17p all have different outcomes. Poor risk factors include circulating plasma cells, primary plasma cell leukemia, extramedullary disease at diagnosis, and frailty, all of which trump cytogenetics as features of ultra-high risk and short overall survival. Current analyses indicate that maintenance therapy has been effective in patients with 17p-, but not in patients with t(4;14), and that Velcade offers a clear benefit to high-risk patients with t(4;14), but not to those with 17p-. We are now seeing emerging data from the carfilzomib/pomalidomide/dexamethasone trial that PFS and OS are the same for patients with t(4;14) and/or 17p- as for standard-risk patients, perhaps indicating that the combination of a second-generation proteasome inhibitor and IMiD may overcome high risk. Dr. Gosta Gahrton's long-term follow-up of allogeneic transplant published earlier this year in Blood demonstrated that PFS and OS were equivalent in patients with or without t(4;14) and 17p-.
The consensus was that we need further studies of allogeneic transplant in high-risk patients to know if it can abrogate adverse prognosis. Another proposed trial is one in which either carfilzomib/Rd or VRD plus an anti-CD 38 MAb and double autologous transplant are used to treat ultra-high-risk patients. The consensus, summarized by Dr. Sundar Jagannath, is that not all high-risk deletions are the same, and that we need to see more data parsed out from more trials before we can determine which agents are most effective in which combinations for this population.
The final aspect of the Summit was breakout sessions in which the pressing current issues raised in the general session were discussed with an aim to forming action plans for next steps. These topics included frontline therapy in non-transplant candidates: the role of melphalan and continuous therapy; the role of transplant as first-line therapy; new active therapies; and updated risk stratification. Following those breakouts, time was reserved for the doctors to meet in their ongoing work groups in the areas of renal impairment, bone and imaging with MRI and PET/CT, plasma cell leukemia and extramedullary disease, and treatment of the elderly with geriatric risk stratification. Reports from each of these breakout sessions and working group meetings were presented to the entire IMWG the following morning.
Highlights of the reports from the breakout sessions are as follows:
New Therapies
Front-line therapy in non-transplant candidates: the role of melphalan and continuous therapy
Transplant as first-line therapy
Risk stratification
Renal function
Extramedullary disease (EMD) and plasma cell leukemia (PCL)
Geriatric treatment and risk stratification
With this last report the Summit was concluded and the doctors set off for the EHA meeting, full of resolve and eager to accomplish the tasks outlined in the small group presentations. We can look forward to another robust group of IMWG consensus guidelines in the coming months.
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REPUBLIC - Village council members reported a great attendance for the Christmas parade Sunday. Participants said the community came together for the celebration and the village had that "hometown feeling."
Thanks were extended to the local Lions Club and the American Legion for popcorn balls.
Police Chief Don Holmer expressed appreciation for Seneca County Sheriff Bill Eckelberry's help during the parade.
Holmer said the cruiser's radar is due to be recalibrated and certified and he reported the speed trailer in the village is not working again.
Mayor Bruce Lambert announced no items are to be delivered to the community brush pile until further notice. Many unacceptable items have been left and village employees are forced to clean the area. Once the cleaning is completed, a fence is to be erected. The village will pick up brush and limbs downed by storms.
Village Administrator Crystal Hoepf said Mike Watson has been appraising village property and equipment for insurance purposes. Repairs have been completed on a lift pump and streetlights are repaired when identified. Citizens may report outages and mark poles with red tape.
The village is running ads for a part-time maintenance worker with the application deadline of Dec. 14.
Citizen Steve Aichholz addressed council about electrical costs to businesses in the village. He asked if any reduction in costs was possible for the future. He said his electrical costs have doubled and anyone looking to purchase a business find the costs prohibitive.
Fiscal Officer Monique Delaney presented a cash summary-by-fund report and said all funds total $531,000 with $400,000 invested. She received council's approval for supplemental appropriation transfers in the Sewer Fund from the Motor Vehicle Fund to the Machinery and Equipment Fund. The Water Fund covered a utility services license renewal from the Training Services Fund.
A utility committee meeting followed the regular session.
In other business, council:
Heard the first reading of a resolution approving a mutual-aid agreement with Bloomville, and authorizing the mayor to sign the agreement.
Heard the village is not obligated to supply a handicap parking sign for a public street residence.
Heard employees are to prepare a salt spreader and snow plow for winter service.
Plans to extend an invitation to county commissioner-elect Fred Zoeller to attend the Jan. 22 meeting.
Council meets next at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 17.


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As cofounder and coordinator of the unique regional rare plant monitoring program Plants of Concern (POC), I am actively involved with more than 300 volunteers and 91 public and private landowners, including seven forest preserve districts of northeast Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the Chicago Park District, the Nature Conservancy, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for our Wisconsin program. POC also conducts a special monitoring program at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, for which I shared the U.S. Forest Service Excellence in Botany Partnership Award in 2009. This collaborative program has worked at 275 sites to monitor 234 species of endangered, threatened, and rare plant species.
The standardized data we gather on each population of rare plants is a count or estimate of plant numbers as well as a report on the threats to the populations and a listing of invasive species affecting them. We also record the management activities being implemented to improve the populations, such as burning, brush cutting, and invasive species removal. This information is fed back to land owners so that they might take steps to solve imminent problems and thus to preserve these rare plants and their habitats. POC data, in time, can also be used to understand the impacts of climate change on rare plant populations.
On a long-term basis, after the 2010 season, we will be in a position to analyze ten years of data to understand trends for rare plants throughout the region. How they are faring — increasing, decreasing, or remaining stable? What are the major threats, including invasive species, they face? How is management helping these plants?
I am also active on the Governor's appointed Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board, where I share the knowledge gained from Plants of Concern at a statewide leve and contribute to the listing or delisting of plants as endangered or threatened in the state of Illinois. I also serve on the Plant Endangered Species Technical Advisory Committee, which is advisory to the Board.
With the support of grants, I am fortunate to have a staff of two research assistants. Our department's information manager, Bianca Rosenbaum, maintains the Plants of Concern website, plantsofconcern.org.
I am grateful to have received funding for the Plants of Concern program since 2001 to the Chicago Botanic Garden from Chicago Wilderness, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (C2000 and the Wildlife Preservation Fund), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and CorLands (Corporation for Open Lands), the U.S. Forest Service, the Donnelley Foundation, and the Nature Conservancy.
Masi, S. 2010. Plants of Concern volunteers geared up to monitor a delicate spring species — Slender Sandwort. Prairie Telegraph 14(3):5.
Fant, J.B., R.M. Holstrum, E. Sirkin, J.R. Etterson, and S. Masi. 2008. Genetic structure of
threatened native populations and propagules used for restoration, in a clonal
species, Ammophila breviligulata fern (American beachgrass). Restoration Ecology 16(4):594-603.
Masi, S. 2007. Plants of Concern: volunteers help land managers track rare plants.
Illinois Audubon Fall:22-23.
Fant, J.B., S. Masi, J.M. Keller, and R. Mann. 2007. Investigating the reproductive health of
Hill's thistle (Cirsium hillii) populations in the Chicago region. Chicago Wilderness 5(1):29-40.
Turner, N.A., W.C. Taylor, S. Masi, and M. Stupen. 2005. Confirming dioecy in Isoetes butleri. American Fern Journal 95(2):85-87.
Masi, S. 2003. Tracking down rare plants: Plants of Concern brings together volunteers, agencies, landowners and scientists. Chicago Wilderness Journal 1(1):22-26. Online.
Masi, S. 2003. Plants of Concern: volunteers conduct standardized rare plant monitoring on a regional scale (Northeast Illinois). Ecological Restoration. 21(1):64.
Antonio, T.M., and S. Masi. 2001. The sunflower family in the Upper Midwest. Indiana Academy of Science. Indianapolis, Ind.
Masi, S. 2010. Plants of Concern. Oral presentation at BeWise (Women in Science and Engineering) Conference, USEPA, Region 5. Chicago, March 12.
Masi, S., and K. Glennemeier. 2009. Plants of Concern. What volunteer monitors have
learned. Oral presentation at Wild Things Stewardship Conference. University of Illinois at Chicago, February.
Masi, S., and A. Kelly. 2008. Ravine flora: Tracking the health of a unique plant community. Oral presentation at the symposium Reclaiming Our Ravines: Protecting Our Ecological Treasures. Chicago Botanic Garden, April 24.
Masi, S., and A. Kelly. 2008. Citizen scientists monitor rare plants in Chicago Wilderness. Oral presentation for symposium on Citizen Science in Ecology at the ESA Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI, August 3-8.
Masi, S., and S. Kroiss. 2007. Plants of Concern: A volunteer-based rare plant monitoring program (Northeast Illinois) poster for the Plant Biology & Botany 2007 Conference, Chicago, IL, July 7-11 and the Janet Meakin Poor Symposium, Chicago Botanic Garden, October 19.
Masi, S., and E. Kapler. 2007. Monitoring rare plants at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 2001-2006. Oral presentation at the National Grassland Manager's Meeting. Joliet, IL, May 15.
Masi, S., and S. Kroiss. 2006. Plants of Concern: A volunteer-based rare plant monitoring program (Northeast Illinois). Poster presented at the Janet Meakin Poor Symposium, Chicago Botanic Garden, October.
Masi, S., and E. Kapler. 2006. Long-term rare plant monioring at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (Illinois). Poster presented at North American Prairie Conference, University of Nebraska, Kearny, July, and at the 33rd Annual Natural Areas Association Conference, Flagstaff, AZ, September.
Masi, S., and E. Kapler. 2006. Rare plant monitoring at Midewin. Oral presentation at the symposium Ten Years of Progress in Restoration & Research at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL, August.
Masi, S., and E. Kapler. 2006. Long-term rare plant monitoring at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (Illinois). Poster at the North American Prairie Conference at the University of Nebraska. Kearny, NE, July 23-26.
Masi, S., and R. Mann. 2005. Plants of Concern: Volunteers monitor rare species in a standardized regional program (Northeast Illinois). The World Conference on Ecological Restoration, Zaragoza, Spain, September.
Masi, S., 2005. The sunflower family in the Upper Midwest. Annual meeting of the McHenry County Defenders, Crystal Lake, IL, February.
Masi, S. and L. Reich. 2004. Plants of Concern: Volunteers monitor rare species in a standardized regional program (Northeast Illinois). 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration, Victoria, British Columbia, August.


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