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Business Process Interrupt Design Pattern
By Vijay Guda on Aug 17, 2012
How do I optionally interrupt the normal flow of an in-flight business process instance to modify or end it gracefully?
In this problem scenario, a business process instance has been started by an initial request and the in-flight instance begins to execute its normal business flow.
Normal execution of the in-flight instance may need to be interrupted due to receipt of one or both of the following types of messages meant to:
- Modify the behavior of the in-flight instance execution path based on the content of one or more modification request messages.
- Cancel the execution of the in-flight instance after the necessary clean-up activities have been completed.
Arrival of the interrupting message(s) will call for the in-flight instance to stop executing its normal primary business flow and start executing interrupt-specific activities.
Once interrupt-specific activities are complete, the instance may be able to rejoin the primary business flow. The decision to have the modified instance rejoin the primary flow is business- driven and not mandatory. If rejoining is required, you must design the BPEL to fulfill this requirement.
In the case of a gracefully cancelled instance, rejoining is irrelevant and therefore not required.
Use Cases
Order Fulfillment Process
Order Fulfillment Process execution needs to be terminated when a cancellation message arrives
- An end user submits an order for 100 light bulbs from 101bulbs.com.
- The in-flight business process instance begins to execute its normal Order Management business process flow.
- After clicking the Submit Order button, the end user receives a phone call that the 100 light bulbs are no longer needed.
- Implementation of the "Interruptible Business Process Instance" design pattern enables the 101bulbs.com site to offer the end user a "Cancel Order" option within a window during which the instance is interruptible.
- The window during which the instance is interruptible is dependent on the use case. The window may or may not be time-based. In this example, the window during which the order can be cancelled closes once the order goes to shipment in the order process flow. For another example, see the Collection Strategy use case below.
- The end user clicks the Cancel Order link on the site to cancel the order.
- This end user action sends an interrupt message that arrives in parallel to the in-flight business process instance.
- Receipt of the interrupt message stops the normal execution flow so that the in-flight business process instance (the order) can be cancelled and necessary clean-up activities can be performed.
Order Fulfillment Process execution needs to be modified when a change order message arrives
- An end user submits an order for 100 light bulbs from 101bulbs.com.
- The in-flight business process instance begins to execute its normal Order Management business process flow.
- After reading the order confirmation email, the end user realizes that he meant to order only 10 light bulbs.
- Implementation of the "Interruptible Business Process Instance" design pattern enables the 101bulbs.com site to offer the end user a "Modify Order" option within a window of time during which the instance is interruptible.
- The end user clicks the Modify Order link on the site to access his order, modify the quantity, and submit the modified order.
- This end user action sends an interrupt message that arrives in parallel to the in-flight business process instance.
- Receipt of the interrupt message stops the normal execution flow so that the interrupt-specific quantity modification activities can be performed.
- Once the modification is complete, the normal business process flow can resume.
Collections Strategy
Credit companies apply different collection strategies to solicit payments due from delinquent customer accounts. Strategy is template defined with a collection of Work items that needs to be applied on customers depending on grouping and filtering of customers. Strategies include issuing payment reminders by phone and mail, placing the account in collections, invoking legal escalations, and so forth.
Once a strategy is applied on a group of customers, there should be a control to cancel this strategy in case if there is change in strategy Template. For instance, when the process is in one strategy state; the customer might have paid off. Hence the credit card company would want to cancel the applied strategy. When existing strategy is canceled, the requirement is to terminate the running business process instances with that strategy
- The credit company applies a specific collections strategy to a delinquent customer account. This raises the appropriate events and the in-flight business process instance begins to execute its normal collection strategy business process.
- There are two possible scenarios here that run in parallel.
- An initial collection strategy is applied. The Strategy gets completed if there is no work item left.
- The customer makes the required payment. This customer action sends an interrupt message that arrives in parallel to the in-flight instance. Receipt of the interrupt message stops the normal execution flow so that the interrupt-specific modifications (or cancellation) can be made to the selected strategy based on the customer payment.
Once the modification is complete, the normal business process flow can resume. If the interrupt message was for cancellation of the collections strategy, it is cancelled and necessary clean-up activities are performed.
To address this problem, the business process design should:
- Accept optional event requests, such as modification and cancellation requests.
- In addition to a normal business interface, expose another interface (service operation in the WSDL) to client applications through which interrupting messages can be sent. Only services that need to address the problem being described must define this additional interface. Not every process is required to include these interruptible interfaces.
- Include one or more event handlers to process these various event requests.
- Identify the point up until which these event requests can be accepted. Associate event handlers at the right level to ensure that event requests are not entertained after the process instance has progressed beyond this point.
- Process these event requests in parallel to the business process primary execution flow and in parallel to each other.
- Use the message correlation feature, which will ensure that the interrupting message can be delivered to the correct business process instance.
- The message correlation feature is an infrastructure mechanism that enables the correlation of asynchronous messages based on message body content. For this solution, you select a unique XML element in the message body as the correlation identifier.
- The message correlation feature is an infrastructure mechanism that enables the correlation of asynchronous messages based on message body content. For this solution, you select a unique XML element in the message body as the correlation identifier.
Following are side effects, challenges, and other issues you should expect when implementing a solution to address this problem:
- Interrupting messages (one or more) arrive in parallel to the primary business flow.
- The primary business flow must not be required to wait for the arrival of possible interrupt messages.
- Interrupt messages may not be received by every business process instance. Many business process instances will NOT receive interrupt messages during their execution.
- When no interrupt message is received, the business process instance needs to continue its normal execution sequence.
- Arrival of the interrupt message will sometimes call for the reversal of certain work completed prior to its arrival.
- Clients may or may not know the state of the running instance. For this reason, a client may end up sending interrupt messages after the instance has reached the point of no return.
- When processing interrupting messages, you must design the business process to deliver the system in a consistent state. Specifically, any transactions that are committed by primary business flow activities cannot be rolled back.
- Receipt of interrupt messages does not automatically undo work
that has already been completed. The developer must design the process
to perform any necessary clean-up tasks based on receipt of the
interrupt message.
- For example, receipt of a cancellation message after a human workflow task has been created does not mean that the human workflow task will be automatically removed from the worklist of a participant. If the use case warrants, the developer must add any necessary activities to the onMessage event handler to enable the cancellation message to programmatically cancel the human workflow task.
These implementation guidelines assume that Oracle BPEL technology will be used to implement the business process. I will post a blog soon on how this pattern could be implemented using BPM tool.
Describing the Structure of an Interruptible Business Process
Let's assume that we are building the following integration flow:
- A customer initiates the flow by sending the submitOrder message the CRM system.
- This action triggers the sending of the createOrder message from the CRM system to the Order Management BPEL process. This Order Management process is what we are building to implement this interrupt pattern.
- The Order Management process then invokes an external service that provides the required functionality to be used by the Order Management process.
- While the external service processing is underway, the Order Management process is in a "wait" state during which a customer may send another message to the CRM system to cancel the order.
- The CRM system sends the cancelOrder interrupt message to the Order Management process.
- The Order Management process receives the interrupt message and performs the appropriate activities to cancel the Order Management process.
As mentioned in the Solution section, the business process must be built so that it can react to events that occur while the business process executes. The business process must not wait for an interrupting event, but rather it should execute while listening for potential subsequent interrupting events and handle them, if they arrive.
This design pattern uses event handlers and correlation sets, as described in the following sections, to support this recommended approach. Using this approach, an interrupt event is received in-flight using an event handler and is correlated to the correct in-flight BPEL process instance using a defined correlation set.
Understanding Event Handlers
BPEL provides event handlers, which are meant to enable this exact capability for a business process. Event handlers are defined to enable a process to handle events that may arise independent of or asynchronous to the process. They can be defined at the process (global) or scope (local) level and remain active as long as their enclosing process or scope remains active.
For this design pattern implementation, we will define the event handler at the process level. The event handler is defined to receive a specific event message. When this corresponding event message arrives, event handlers are invoked concurrent to the primary business process flow.
Understanding Correlation Sets
To ensure that an interrupt message is delivered to the intended in-flight BPEL process, we will use BPEL correlation sets. A BPEL correlation set is a set of key message payload elements, such as OrderID or AccountID, which enables the correlation of incoming payloads to preexisting in-flight processes.
BPEL correlation sets provide a mechanism by which a BPEL process instance can be registered in memory against a correlation set whereby subsequent requests to the BPEL process can be routed to a specific BPEL process instance.
Constructing an Interruptible Business Process
This section describes the high-level steps involved in constructing an interruptible business process.
Step 1: Extend the Service WSDL and Corresponding Schema XSD Files
In this step, we will extend the WSDL of the Order Management process SOA service and the corresponding schema XSD files to facilitate invocations to the specific interrupt operation.
In the Order Management process service WSDL, define an additional operation, such as cancelOrder, apart from the primary business operation(s).
The service WSDL now exposes at least two operations:
- A primary business operation, such as createOrder, which the service will carry out in the primary business flow of the BPEL.
- An interrupting operation, such as cancelOrder, which will trigger the OnMessage event handler of the BPEL process instance identified by correlation set.
The new interrupting operation may have a different message type. If this is the case, add a new schema XSD file and import it into the service WSDL.
CancelOrder Interrupt Message Sample Schema
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/InterruptPatternSampleProcess" targetNamespace="http://xmlns.oracle.com/InterruptPatternSampleProcess" elementFormDefault="qualified"> <xsd:element name="CancelOrder"> <xsd:complexType> <xsd:sequence> <xsd:element name="orderID" type="xsd:string"/> </xsd:sequence> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:element> </xsd:schema>
Service WSDL Sample Snippet Containing Imported CancelOrder XSD
<wsdl:types> … <xsd:schema xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"> <xsd:import namespace="http://xmlns.oracle.com/InterruptPatternSampleProcess" schemaLocation="xsd/cancelOrder.xsd"/> </xsd:schema> </wsdl:types> … <wsdl:message name="cancelOrderReqMsg"> <wsdl:part name="cancelOrder" element="tns:CancelOrder"/> </wsdl:message> … <wsdl:portType name="InterruptPatternSampleProcess"> <wsdl:operation name="createOrder"> <wsdl:input message="tns:createOrderReqMsg"/> </wsdl:operation> <wsdl:operation name="cancelOrder"> <wsdl:input message="tns:cancelOrderReqMsg"/> </wsdl:operation> </wsdl:portType>
Step 2: Construct the BPEL Process for Event Handling
Construct the BPEL process according to business specifications and requirements. In addition to these normal activities, the BPEL must also be designed to accept interrupt messages. To do this, associate an OnMessage event handler with either a scope or with the business process (which we also refer to as the "global scope").
- When you add an event handler at the process level, this means that it is enabled as soon as the process instance is created. In this case, an event handler is invoked when the corresponding interrupt message occurs anytime during the lifetime of the process.
- When you add an event handler to a specific scope, this means that the event handler is enabled only when this scope becomes active. The event handler is disabled when the scope ends. In this case, the event handler associated with the scope wait for specified interrupt messages and if no message occurs while the scope is active, the event handler does nothing and is disabled when the scope ends.
To do this, access the Edit OnMessage dialog box. On the General tab, set the Operations: field value to cancelOrder. The cancelOrder operation was added to the service in Step 1: Extend the Service WSDL and Corresponding Schema XSD Files.
Within this OnMessage branch, add the activities that must be performed upon interruption of the process. This OnMessage branch is triggered upon receipt of an incoming interrupt request message for the cancelOrder operation. It accepts the interrupt request message and carries out the defined activities.
Under normal circumstances when the interrupt request message is not received, the BPEL process service component continues its normal execution sequence without waiting for the optional interrupt message.
Event Handler Code Sample Snippet
<eventHandlers> <onMessage variable="OnMessage_cancelOrder_InputVariable" partnerLink="interruptpatternsampleprocess_client" portType="ns1:InterruptPatternSampleProcess" operation="cancelOrder"> <correlations> <correlation set="Correlation_Set1" initiate="no"/> </correlations> <sequence name="Sequence1"> <empty name="CleanupActivities"/> <terminate name="Terminate1"/> </sequence> </onMessage> </eventHandlers>
Note that the event handler contains a correlation set. For more information, see Step 3: Create Correlation Sets.
The following diagram provides a sample illustration of the BPEL process to be constructed. The primary business flow is on the left and may include activities such as Receive, Assign, Invoke, and so forth. The event handler is on the right and includes the onMessage definitions.
The BPEL flows as follows:
- The primary business flow starts when an input business message to the process arrives.
- If an interrupt message arrives, the event handler's sequence is executed in parallel with the execution of the primary business flow activities.
Note: The Wait activity in this diagram is a dummy activity denoting that the process is in dehydration state after performing some asynchronous activity.
Step 3: Create Correlation Sets
We use correlation sets to ensure that interrupt messages are delivered to the correct BPEL process instances. The correlation set associates the input business message that triggers the process with the interrupt message received by the OnMessage handler.
Create correlation sets and property aliases for the activities that need to support correlated message payloads. Start with the initial receive activity and work through to the onMessage handler. Define correlation sets based on the elements in the BPEL process input business message. Good candidates for these aliases are primary key values, such as OrderID.
Double-click a receive or onMessage activity to display the Correlations tab. From there, begin defining the correlation set and define property aliases for key elements in the message payload. Select the appropriate elements of the respective input payload using the Property Alias browser. The following screenshot of the Edit Property dialog box shows the defined property aliases and associated input payload elements. Once the property aliases have been added, the correlation set is complete.
Edit Property dialog box
For more information about creating correlation sets, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle SOA Suite, "Using Correlation Sets and Message Aggregation."
The next step in creating the correlation set is to group the primary BPEL receive activity and the onMessage activity. Configure the primary BPEL receive activity to use the defined correlation set and set its initiate property yes. For the onMessage activity that leverages the same correlation set, set the initiate property to no. The receive and onMessage activities are now in a correlated group.
When the initiating input payload arrives and triggers the initial receive activity, the correlation set is "registered" in memory. When any subsequent service invocations to this component are made, including the arrival of interrupt messages, they will be inspected for a correlation match. If a match is made, the interrupt message, for example, will be routed to the in- flight/in-memory instance.
Implementation of this design pattern is based on the following assumptions:
- Interruption of an in-flight instance is possible only for asynchronous processes.
- Interruption can be performed only on process instances in a dehydrated state.
Related Patterns
Message Correlation Pattern
Additional Information
Correlation Set in BPEL to Interrupt BPEL on Kavin's Technology Space


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SEO UK Search engine optimization is more than using keywords. One great way to get your site ranked well is with links; links between your site's pages, and links on external pages. Be sure to develop relationships with other websites.
Many visitors to your site will just happen upon it as they are surfing the internet. Not many random visitors will be customers. This is one of the key reasons why you must adapt your marketing communications to attract consumers who plan to make a purchase. Good keyword research, and effective advertising placements, are a great way to bring in more targeted traffic.
It is helpful for every business to have a website, especially if your company gets a lot of its sales from the internet. Following these guidelines can ensure that your company's new website is up and running as soon as possible.
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Event: Karisma Kapoor flags off Pinkathon 2012 at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Milind Soman, Tara Sharma, Anusha Dandekar, Lisa Haydon and other Bollywood celebs participate at the event.
Guest List: Karisma Kapoor, Milind Soman, Tara Sharma, Anusha Dandekar, Lisa Haydon
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan was snapped at Olive.
Bollywood celebs Amitabh Bachchan, Iulia Vantur, Himesh Reshammiya, Divya Khosla Kumar, Model Alankrita Sahai among others were seen at the launch of 'Aap Se Mausiiquii' music album.
Sizzling HOT Jacqueline Fernandez was snapped at Mehboob studio.
CHECK OUT Badri (Varun Dhawan) along with his Dulhania (Alia Bhatt) masti moments during Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2016.
Bollywood celebs Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Divya Khosla Kumar, Shweta Pandit, Adah Sharma among others were seen at Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2016.


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Host: Mouse Clone#: 2D6Isotype: IgMλSpecies Reactivity: Human, mouse, rat; others not tested. Application: Dot blot Product Description: Mouse monoclonal anti-IRAK (pThr387) (2D6) antibody is supplied as an epitope affinity purified mouse monoclonal antibody, 50 µg in 250 µl 1x PBS (pH 7.4) containing 0.02% sodium azide.Immunogen: This mouse monoclonal antibody was raised against a synthetic peptide corresponding to human interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor-associated kinase (IRAK-1), phosphorylated at threonine 387 (Accession number: NP_001020414).Application Notes: The following concentration ranges are recommended starting points. Optimal working concentrations for specific applications should be determined by the investigator. Dot Blot: 1: 200-2,000 WB (recommended but not tested): 1: 200-2,000IHC (recommended but not tested): 1:100-1,000Immunoprecipitation (recommended but not tested): 3.0-5.0 µg/extract from 107 cells Figure 1. Dot blot of mouse anti-IRAK-1 (pThr387) monoclonal antibody using synthetic peptides: IRAK-1 (Phosphorylated Thr387), and IRAK-1 (Thr387) at 0.02, 0.2 and 1 µg. Primary antibody was then probed with Goat anti-mouse IgG (H+L), highly cross-adsorbed, HiLyte Fluor750-labeled (Cat# 61057-1-H750) for signal detection.


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New York woman injured in crashDecember 27,2013W. Pawlet crash:
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WEST PAWLET A crash on snow-covered roads in West Pawlet injured a New York woman Thursday, according to Vermont State Police.
Samantha Hunt, 19, of Salem, N.Y.,received stitches to her head and was treated for a bruised collarbone after a 2007 Saturn Ion and a 2012 Chevy Silverado collided at the intersection of Route 149 and Bull Frog Hollow Road at about 9:20 a.m. Thursday, police said.
Hunt was taken to Glens Falls Hospital in New York.
Neither Victor Verniero, 93, of Dorset, who was driving the Silverado, or Alexander Keys, 20, of Salem, N.Y., was charged in the crash which police say is still under investigation.
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From tots to teens, Kaiserman JCC provides summer day camp experiences that builds friendships and memories to last a lifetime. Our day camp is open to everyone in the community. We are committed to providing an excellent, well-rounded summer program where children of all ages gain knowledge, skills, self-esteem and confidence.
Our campers have the opportunity to learn about Jewish traditions and connect with their heritage.In addition, the Kaiserman JCC offers a full inclusion program for children with Special Needs, bringing children of all abilities together to learn, grow, understand and appreciate one another's differences.
Supervisors, specialists and counselors are all carefully selected based on experience and ability to relate to children. They help to provide a safe, nurturing environment that builds a sense of independence and individual accomplishment for our campers.


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Food Allergy Guidelines
Public Act 96-0349
Food Allergy Guidelines Committee(Completed June, 2010)
By July 1, 2010, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), shall make available to each school board guidelines for the management of students with life-threatening food allergies developed by an ad hoc committee.
The ad hoc committee shall include:
- Experts in field of food allergens
- Representatives on behalf of students with food allergies
- Representatives from public school management organizations (school administrators, principals, and school board members)
- Representatives from two statewide teachers organizations
The food allergy guidelines shall include:
- Education and training for school personnel* who interact with students with life-threatening food allergies on the management of students with life-threatening food allergies, including training related to the administration of medication with an auto-injector;
- Procedures for responding to life-threatening allergic reactions to food;
- Process for implementation of individualized health care and food allergy action plans for every student with life-threatening food allergy; and
- Protocols to prevent exposure to food allergens.
*School and district administrators, teachers, school advisors and counselors, school health personnel, and school nurses
By January 1, 2011, each school board shall implement policy based on these guidelines. Also, at least every two years, an in-service training program for school personnel who work with students must be conducted by persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and management.
Nutrition Programs Division; Illinois State Board of Education, 800/545-7892 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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Hi there! I am really concerned about my LO. She has not been gaining weight as she should be (according to HV). Birth weight was 7lbs she is now 10 lbs she is 10 weeks old. Now from about 4 days ago, having greenish nappies. Read up she is not getting enough hindmind. And that I should be feeding from one breast at a feed. Is this right? She is also constantly wanting to nurse???
I am really desperate. I really want to continue breastfeeding but also want the best for my daughter!!!
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Fishing is a sport that features an awful lot of record catches. There are records for each and every species that swims, for kept fish and released fish, for fish caught on every different available strength of line. There are even two separate organizations that document these numerous record catches. Additionally, every state maintains its own record book.
In addition to the official records, some people cite records for other classifications, such as biggest fish from a particular body of water. A few years back, I unofficially claimed a monster muskie caught on the Fox Chain to be the largest of that species ever caught by a woman in Illinois. Believe me, I took a lot of grief about that one, from other women who claimed bigger catches.
Well, I believe it is time for me to declare a new record, here and now. I declare that 13-year-old Jack Seisser from Algonquin now holds the record for biggest northern pike caught on the Fox River. The beast measured 40 inches in length. It wasn't weighed until after it was frozen, and it tipped the scales at 18 pounds. It was probably 20 pounds when it came out of the water.
"He's always fishing," Jack's mother, Christina, said. "He goes out before school, after school and all weekend. It's a great outlet for him. His dad, Todd, is battling severe cancer, and this fish was really a high for him."
The fish was caught on a creek or canal leading into the Fox, proving that small water can yield big fish.
A couple of adult neighbors, Ken Langford and Anthony Correca, asked Jack to go down to the canal with them one day recently. They usually just fish for carp. Their bait of choice for the carp was balled-up bread slices. They hooked the bread balls and let them sit on the bottom. They didn't use floats or leaders.
"All of a sudden, I saw my line moving out fast," Jack said. "I closed the bail and set the hook. The fish began to peel line. I had to adjust the drag. It was all screwed up.
"Ken and Anthony were coaching me and telling me how to play the fish. It surfaced and we were all shocked to see that it was a northern. I got it in close, and the guys netted it and flipped it onto the shore. I was freaking out – screaming and shouting – and so were they.
"It was my first pike and my first fish with teeth, so they taught me how to hold it so they could take pictures."
Knowing the Seisser family's situation, Ken and Anthony offered Jack a deal: In return for grass mowing and snow shoveling, the fish will be mounted for Jack.
Proving the monster pike was no fluke, Jack followed with a nice 30-inch northern just this past week while fishing with his buddy, Sean Caldwell, who bagged a 10- to 15-pound carp on the same outing. Nice job, men.
Northern Illinois: Dave Kranz from Dave's Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy in Crystal Lake reports: "It looks like the hot summer weather is turning into cooler fall-like (normal) weather. This will be good news the musky fishermen that want to start dragging a sucker around. Bow hunters will like this also, as they finish cutting lanes and setting seats. Catfishing on the Fox continues to be good with cut bait producing well. Bass fishing at Three Oaks Recreation area is good. Use dropshot rigs or Senkos wacky-rigged for best results." Call 815-455-2040 for updated reports.
• Honest John from C.J. Smith's Resort on Grass Lake sends word, "The Chain fishing continues to be awesome. Crappies have been fabulous. Several huge fish were caught on Bluff Lake in front of Steitz's Resort. Work under piers along lake shorelines to find nice ones. Small fatheads or spikes tipped on a chartreuse or white Mini-Mite jig are working well. Schools of stripers are moving on Bluff Lake. Watch for the seagulls to find the location on the lake. Small fathead minnows or spikes work best. Nice largemouth bass catches, and Spring Lake around the islands and lily pads is the hot spot. Also try the Lake Marie bay along the weedline. Plastics, especially 4-inch black and blue Senkos are working extremely well. Nightcrawlers or medium golden roaches are the best live baits. Bluegills are biting in numbers, especially in the channels and along lake shorelines, tight in under boats and under piers. Muskie action has been very good, with nice action reported on Bluff Lake by the buoys in Airport Bay and also on Channel Lake and Lake Catherine by Bob's Marina. Try large bucktails, golden roaches or medium suckers. Walleye are fair. Try the sand bars in Lake Marie. Drift over them using XL fatheads or leeches."
• As of Tuesday, the Upper and Lower Fox River and the Fox Chain were deemed to be open for boating by the Fox Waterway Agency. For up-to-the-minute water conditions on the Fox Chain and Fox River, visit foxwaterway.state.il.us/ or call 847-587-8540.
Lake Michigan: Capt. Bob Rossa of Migrator Charters (www.ALakeMichiganCharter.com) says, "Fishing was good on Lake Michigan out of Northpoint Marina this past week. The catch included kings, Cohoes over 14 pounds, steelheads, and lake trout. Most of the fish were caught in the top 100 feet of the water column in 140 feet of water to 220 feet of water. White Hot Spot flashers with mirage flies tied 24-inches behind them caught most of the fish. Shore fishermen are starting to catch the 4-year-old kings that are coming into the shallows. Moonshine casting spoons and some of the larger Rapalas have been the best baits for this type of fishing."
Call Wisconsin's Lake Michigan Fishing Hotline at 414-382-7920 to hear the latest fishing information for Lake Michigan and its tributaries.
Whitetail hunters should be geared up for the fourth annual Taz Archery buck contest, which began Saturday.
The contest runs through Jan. 19, and all registrations must be in before midnight Sept. 30. An awards banquet will be April 5, at the Taz Archery indoor range in Woodstock.
For information, visit tazarchery.com or call 815-337-0332.


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Health care leaders celebrated the Supreme Court decision which allows Hawaii to continue the work it has begun.
The state estimates there are 83,000 people in Hawaii with no health care insurance.
Access to affordable care is what those pushing Hawaii's model maintain is key. They say without insurance, everyone else shoulders the burden.
"That costs everybody and makes premiums rise," said Gov. Neil Abercrombie.
Local providers are hailing the high court ruling upholding the Affordable Health Care Act which requires taxpayers to have health insurance, since it solidifies Hawaii's head start.
"We are going to be able to achieve universal care, and I hope Hawaii is the first state in the country to do so," said Janet Liang of Kaiser Pemanente.
The state's insurance commissioner Gordon Ito pointed out Hawaii's approach has helped keep insurance hikes at two to three percent in the past two years, compared to six to eight percent in prior years.
"This is a great day for patients. The old system didn't work. The old system was based on volume. The new system will be based on outcomes," said Hawaii Executive Director George Green.
Provider reimbursement is one area Green says will see a boost. Others point to Hawaii Health Connector a go-to website, now in development, that will make shopping around for affordable health care insurance easier starting in January 2014.
"It's a marketplace we are focusing on individuals and small businesses will be able to shop and compare," said Hawaii Executive Director Coral Andrews.
But, not everyone believes the high court ruling on what's been termed "Obamacare," is a good thing.
"Today is sad day for all Americans now they give more power to the government to tax all of us," said Seth Foumai.
The steel worker said he is looking forward to cast his vote in November as a way to reverse the healthcare decision.
"The only way to appeal this, is to have someone take over. I hope its Romney," Foumai said.


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Security and trust have always been big issues to me. I still remember my early days on the Internet. My ISP had 33.6 modems and no load balancing. Many of the customers had comparable modems but little old me had only a 14.4; consequently, I had somewhat reduced bandwidth. I was thrilled when I discovered that sending a ping flood to a certain port on the Win95 machines resulted in my having an "improved" Internet experience.
One day I realized that I might want to chat with my buddies, coworkers, and fellow conspirators securely without depending on 3rd party commercial utilities. Maybe there were firewalls that I needed to get through where server security was at a premium. I wanted to discuss the issues of the day with a small group of like-minded people with little system overhead using standard Unix utilities.
I settled on two pieces of technology: YTalk and SSH.
Under normal conditions, when everybody trusts everybody else, YTalk, talk, ntalk, et cetera will work without any problems. Alas, I found the real world a little more difficult and disappointing. It turned out my buddies couldn't reach me because of firewalls. Either their firewall rules would block the UDP connection or my firewall rules would stop it. Then there was the issue of corporate firewalls and even the ISP who sometimes played the big brother by blocking certain ports for the protection of our Windows brethren. Rather than taking the time to reset my firewall to better rules and hoping my buddies could take the same effort for theirs, I opted for another approach: remote logging with SSH and using guest accounts expressly setup for the purpose.
YTalk is a multi-user chat program that has been around on the Unix systems for a number of years now. Its strength lies in its ability to interface with both talk and ntalk, Unix-based daemons permitting more that two parties to talk at the same time.
Here is the
ytalk command:
ytalk [-x] [-s] [-Y] [-i] [-h hostname_or_ip] username...
It accepts multiple usernames. They can take many forms:
|name format
|some user on your machine
|some user on a different machine
|some user on a particular terminal
|some user on a particular
tty on a different machine
|same as
|an alias defined in your
SSH, the secure shell, is the standard method to do remote logins by applying encryption so that third parties can't see or manipulate your activities.
Related Reading
SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide
Both YTalk and SSH have both what are called servers and clients. You must use a client to contact a specific resident program, or server, on another machine. Once you, the client, are in communication with the server you can then communicate with other users.
As there's more than one way to skin a cat, so too are there many ways of secure communication with YTalk and SSH.
Here's how I went about to make all the fun stuff happen:
I started off with the simplest implementation i.e. just getting
online with a
tty console. The advantage here is that all you
really need to make this work is an SSH client and an existing account on
the talk server. This is great for people on non-Unix platforms.
Assume the following:
Type the following:
ssh -l firstname.lastname@example.com
The server responds by asking for a password. After typing it in, voila, you're logged in over an encrypted tunnel.
Now type
ytalk -x vinegar@ www.munchies.org.
x option is used to disable X11 interface. My
personal preference is working with consoles in the X11 environment. We'll
look at the other available configuration options later. If all goes well
then this is what you will see:
-----------= YTalk version 3.1.1 =----------
[Waiting for connection...]
This is what
vinegar should see on his console:
Message from firstname.lastname@example.com at 10:50 ...
talk: connection requested by email@example.com.
talk: respond with: talk firstname.lastname@example.com.
If he types
ytalk -x email@example.com., he should
----------= YTalk version 3.1.1 =----------
----------= email@example.com =----------
vinegar will see a similar screen. The positions will be
reversed, though:
----------= YTalk version 3.1.1 =----------
----------= firstname.lastname@example.com =----------
salt and
vinegar can now talk to their hearts'
delight. To end the link, just press
Ctrl-C to return to the
YTalk can become quite cool when its options are used properly. Press
Escape for a menu:
# Main Menu
#a: add a user
#d: delete a user
#k: kill all unconnected
#o: options
#s: shell
#u: user list
#w: output user to file
#q: quit
I won't repeat details that can be found in the man pages. The menu allows you to know who's on the talk server, react to new users, reply to talk requests, connect and disconnect, as well as output everything to a file.
email@example.com and
firstname.lastname@example.com are chatting away. Suddenly
ketchup wants to join in and talk to
vinegar. Here's what
vinegar will see:
----------= YTalk version 3.1.1 =----------
# Talk to firstname.lastname@example.com? #
----------= email@example.com =----------
All vinegar has to do is type
y for yes. He will now see:
----------= YTalk version 3.1.1 =----------
----------= email@example.com =----------
----------= email@example.com =----------
firstname.lastname@example.com wants to talk to
firstname.lastname@example.com, all he has to do is to select
a: add a user from the YTalk main menu. He will see:
# Main Menu
# a: add a user
# Add Which User?
# >
# u: user list
# w: output user to file
# q: quit
salt has to do is type
ketchup to add
him to the conversation. Deleting a user is just as simple.
There are a number of useful options that give power and flexibility
to YTalk, but let's stick to the basics for the sake of brevity and
simplicity. Options may be set in the
.ytalkrc file located
in your home directory. Otherwise, the system wide defaults are in
/usr/local/etc/ytalkrc. Here a typical
# a user's window will scroll when he reaches the bottom
# instead of wrapping back around to the top.
turn scrolling on
# re-ring any user who does not respond to your
# invitation within 30 seconds.
turn rering on
# re-rings a user without asking permission.
turn prompt-rering off
# any word which would overextend the right margin will
# be automatically moved to the next line on your screen.
turn word-wrap on
# will add these users to your session
# automatically, without asking you for verification.
turn auto-import on
# will automatically accept any connection
# requested by another user and add
# them to your session. You will not be asked for verification.
turn auto-invite on
Remember to look at the man page for further referencing.
One of the unfortunate aspects of your garden variety chat lines and
instant messaging systems is the inability to navigate up or down one or
more lines to retype a letter, word or phrase, much less copy and paste
something you may have said 10 minutes earlier. You are condemned to
retype. However, if
email@example.com were to use the
shell command and activate
vi (or, my preference,
vim), he would have the control and versatility of this
powerful editor within YTalk. For the truly enterprising, you can't go
wrong using
emacs; just think of all those horizontal and
vertical screens you can generate.
Most of my explorations were involved figuring out YTalk but there was a lot I could have done with SSH. We could have set up public key authentication, for example, but remember it is only available on SSH protocol version 2. A simple SSH contact would have resulted in an immediate login without typing a password. This is great for the typing handicapped among us.
Simplifying and securing the login process can be further enhanced by
restricting the login profile and default account shell--
in my case. Everybody can use the same account and when YTalk is
automatically invoked in the script it will look for certain terminals to
log into.
Are there limitations? YTalk works best when there are no more than 3
users. Why? Terminal size: the more people log in, the less space each
user receives. Are there nifty features that could be incorporated? The
X version of YTalk, although primitive, is going in the right direction.
Wouldn't it be great if somebody could look at the code and incorporate
X11 forwarding so as to allow graphical utilities to be tunneled through
it, say,
xpaint? Now that I think of it SSH already has X11
port forwarding...
Robert Bernier is the PostgreSQL business intelligence analyst for SRA America, a subsidiary of Software Research America (SRA).
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A trio of responses to the DMCRA hearing on Wednesday:
It would great if everyone could just take a loyalty oath at the start and thus get beyond the endless querying about whether they believe in some sort of heretical radicalism. Something like:
"I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Communist Party. I pledge allegiance to copyright, and to the intellectual property system for which it stands, one compensation, responsible, with property and profit for all."
At today's hearing, the following Congressmen demonstrated a real understanding of why H.R. 107 matters to consumers, to libraries, to researchers, and to competition:
As of today, DMCA reform has a very real chance of passing the U.S. Congress. The biggest ray of hope for those of us who care about fair use came not from what happened at the hearing itself, but rather, at a lunch session that took place during a recess in the testimony of the 13 (!) witnesses. It was there that Rep. Joe Barton, Chairman of the full House Energy and Commerce Committee and a co-sponsor of H.R. 107, announced that he intends to see the bill marked up (a prerequisite to approval), passed by the subcommittee, passed by the full committee, passed by the full House of Representatives, and ultimately signed into law by the President.
This year.
Here in DC, the rumor is that tomorrow's hearing on the DMCRA may become an all-day affair, with as many as 13 witnesses on three consecutive panels. In addition, it appears that there was a last-minute, behind-the-scenes, ultimately unsuccessful effort by the motion picture industry lobby to get 321 Studios' CEO Robert Moore removed from the witness list.
Why? Perhaps because the MPAA doesn't want Congress to hear from the over one million users of 321 Studios' DVD X Copy software. Jack Valenti, in perhaps his last appearance before Congress as MPAA chief, will almost certainly testify that the American consumer cannot be trusted with the terrible power of making back-ups of DVDs they legitimately own. DVDs, he will intone, are like fine crystal -- once scratched, you'll just have to buy a new one.
In cyber-literate circles, it's common knowledge that the DMCA has been a dismal legislative failure. For years now, every new DMCA lawsuit trumps the last for absurdity. And it sure hasn't made any perceptible dent on "digital piracy." As detailed in our "Unintended Consequences" report, it's been consumers, researchers and competitors who have had the most to fear from the DMCA.
But Congress hasn't heard the message. Until now. This Wednesday, May 12th, at 10:00 a.m., the House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee on Trade, Commerce and Consumer Protection is holding a hearing on H.R. 107, also known as the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act (DMCRA).
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Dordt College News
Dordt College sends representative to forum on internationalizing U.S. college campuses
July 1, 2013
Curtis Taylor, Dordt College director of international students and off-campus programs, participated in the 4th annual EducationUSA Forum in Washington D.C. from June 26-28. Sponsored by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the forum brought together 500 college and university recruitment professionals with educational experts from around the world to discuss strategies for helping international students study in the U.S.
"The forum is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of the expertise of foreign service personnel in the U.S. government to learn how to meet the needs of international students for whom Dordt College is a good fit," said Taylor. "EducationUSA is an excellent resource for us, and they have been instrumental in helping us promote Dordt and in establishing a pipeline of students in several countries, including Paraguay and Indonesia."
Colleges and universities play an important role in strengthening ties between the United States and countries around the world. By welcoming international students and encouraging U.S. students to study abroad, the U.S. educational system becomes more competitive. Not only do institutions of higher education connect future global leaders with Americans, foreign students also have a positive economic impact on the United States. As the premiere study destination for international students, the education sector is the fifth largest U.S. services export and added nearly $23 billion to the U.S. economy in 2011-12.
International students at Dordt College make up about 10 percent of the student body, a number that has been gradually growing in recent years.
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Here we go again. Cole Hamels, who was behind schedule due to biceps/shoulder tendinitis, is now shut down for a week.
Another setback for Cole: his arm is "fatigued out" and he's putting the brakes on his throwing program. Probably won't pitch in April.
— Chris Branch (@ChrisBranchTNJ) March 6, 2014
That's pretty devastating news as the Phillies co-Ace will now be missing for the first month of the season, a month in which the Phillies can ill afford to fall too far behind the front-running Nationals and Braves. Instead of having Hamels for five starts, give or take, the Phillies will now have to rely on someone who was unlikely to make the rotation out of spring.
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Not good.
Big surprise, seen that coming a mile away
This is the beginning of the end of the Phillies season. They needed everything to go perfect to compete. We know how honest the Phillies are in disclosing injuries. The next news we get is that Hamels needs surgery and will miss the season. Lee, Burnett, and 3 bags of garbage to round out the rotation. How about our $4 million dollar Cuban import? Oh that's right…he'll be spending his time in AAA.
Beginning to wonder about Hamels desire to pitch. Got the big contract, opps, got a hangnail. Guess I'm old school. Gone are the days of 20+ complete games a year, heck, gone are the days of 3 CG's a year. What exactly did Hamels do in the "off season" to prepare for this upcoming year? Many other of the "elite" starters in MLB had the same amount of time off, what did they do different? Just my opinion.
This can't be serious.
Oh I think the writer is serious. We readers aren't to take it seriously, though 😉
What can you do. He started training in November and saw that there was a problem. Should have been addressed then.
Hamels has a history of arm fatigue and inflammation and the recurrence of soreness in November should have been an early warning of things to come. Instead of having an arthroscopic procedure in November and being healed by May we'll be hearing about Hamel's need for surgery just as the team breaks camp to come north.
A day or two ago I wrote that he wouldn't be pitching until June but privately feared he was out for the season. Now, I'm holding onto my June bet by the thinnest of threads.
Don't know about "history of arm fatigue" w/ Cole, but I don't think tendinitis required an MRI. I'd like to see Cole undergo one now though. Hopefully, he doesn't need surgery, but we'll have to see. #StillOptimistic
Hogey's Role: How could you see that coming? He did great in his 'pen session a few days ago. Didn't seem like there'd be a problem.
Chuck: Now that he's shut down, I fear another s-word coming, too. Yeah, this hurts us if he misses 3 or more starts, which is now entirely possible. Good points.
Philsfan21: Why so harsh? Philsfan21 & denise: He tried to do his normal off-season throwing program, but had the shoulder trouble. From what we know, all went well after he restarted his program (which was throwing from flat ground until this week's 'pen session) up until today's news.
My thoughts: this news isn't good, obviously… but keep in mind that baseball is a grueling season that requires input from many players – at least 50 per season on average. Yes, Cole is a big piece, but there are a lot of factors that affect the game. Heck, Sandberg as manager is probably a bigger factor than an absent Cole Hamels: Ryne's stressing of the fundamentals and probably giving regular rest for the older core will likely result in a better record than last year (79-82 wins vs. the 76 from last year). There's still time: 3.5 weeks of spring training. Let's see where everything stands in about three weeks before lowering expectations [further].
Sandberg as manager is definitely NOT a bigger factor than an absent Cole Hamels.
BTW, they won 73 last season – not 76.
Oh gee didn't seem like there would be a problem huh, a little over three weeks ago it's reported he has a shoulder issue, tendinitis they called, how could you not see this coming… He starts throwing, the pitching coach says everything is going good he's not that far behind schedule, then uh oh he's shut down now, big surprise that's phillies luck, and anytime you have an issue with your shoulder you should have it checked over thoroughly before beginning throwing and if you're a 24 million dollar a year pitcher an MRI wouldn't be a bad thing to have done just to ensure you're healthy enough to pitch…
Can't be shortsighted here… including this year, Hamels is owed $112.5 million (a Phillie until 2018, at least… another year and $24 million with vesting). It is a shame because it really does make this seem like a very hopeless season before it gets started but you absolutely can't do anything stupid. Even with Cole, we need so many things to happen… if all of the other puzzle pieces seem to be falling into place in late April, then you see where Cole's at. If not, there's really no reason to rush him back on the field…
This is why the Burnett sign at almost any cost was necessary, and the replacement pitcher… Likely Buchannan or Gonzalez (baring a 1 month miracle) was supposed to be the 5th starter anyways if The Burnett deal never materialized!
The history of arm fatigue isn't too far fetched- remember 2009 when there was a rather large consensus that Hamels was being basically a primadonna? And I agree this should have been taken care of in November when the problem arose- does anyone have any stats on how often the rest works vs surgery for pitchers?
What surgery is available for "arm fatigue"?
I am assuming you don't think the "rather large consensus" was correct in 2009.
The decision between rest vs surgery is always a case by case issue, determined by severity and also by expectations – and the latter point is just as critical a discison-maker. You and I are not throwing 93 mph fastballs for a living.
I can only speculate that Hamels has been on a regimen of rest, anti-inflammatories, low stress rehab and possibly corticosteroid shots since November when he first complained of a recurrence of "soreness." To imagine that a player worth tens of millions hasn't been treated with the utmost care since that time is almost to insane to even contemplate. Additionally, MRIs are both non-evasive (negligible radiation) and the best method of looking at soft tissue problems – so again, I think it would be unheard of for team doctors not to have examined more than one MRI between November and today.
So that takes us to what happens NOW. If Hamels is still in that much pain after what I SPECULATE has been over 4 months of rest, he, the team and us fans have a problem. Again, the word "expectations" is critical here and if the expectations of more rest and more non-surgical treatment don't match up with the expectations on a major league pitcher's arm, it's going to be a very long and excruciating summer.
All speculation, of course.
Well at least you're not ready to ship Moyer and Stairs to the Lakewood BlueClaws or Williamsport Crosscutters. That's a blessing.
I've voiced every one of your above criticisms and it's not easy to play Devil's advocate but I still believe there are a few points about Asche and Brown in terms of a trade with LA that can't be dismissed. The first is LA's thinness on the left side of their infield. As good a team as they are, they're down to Dee Gordon a SS, a guy who's fun to watch on the base paths but can't get on the base paths. Banking on another surprise year at 3rd out of the 34-year-old Uribe is as big a risk as the Phils took with the Byrd signing. At the very least, the Dodgers need a replacement body as a backup at 3rd and they don't currently have one – and any other infielder on the team with the arm for third may find themselves playing in Dee's spot by June. So the Dodgers might look at Asche as a necessary safety piece down the stretch, especially if Uribe misses any time. All the better if they have that piece in place, now.
As for Brown, his offensive stats are comparable to those of Ethier – but Brown has much better power stats and 25+ per season HR guys are relatively scarce in baseball in this post-steroid decade. While Brown is not great against Lefties he's actually better than Ethier in that department, too so I can see the Dodgers rotating in Brown in certain situations and against certain pitchers or just keeping that 4th quality outfielder bat on the squad. Mattingly wants 4 starter quality outfielders and they're not going to pay Kemp Howard dollars to sit – nor will Kemp accept that role according to the geological rumblings currently heard under Chavez Ravine. The Dodgers would also like to pawn off some of Kemp's salary in order to pick up key pieces in what they hope to be a pennant year.
So yes to everything you said but not all that crazy for the Dodgers.
Of course, if the Dodgers' Cy Young Award winner continues to get shelled this spring and some of the other walking wounded from last year don't come around, they may have to wait until next year and be less inclined to make any big deal the winter meetings. That was their public position at this year's meetings but we all knew that the Kemp situation was, and remains unsettled. Whether they even bother looking to Philadelphia for solutions is another story, but again, not crazy…or too crazy.
In case anyone is scratching their head right about now…
Sorry – that last post was meant for Bob in Bucks and should have been attached to a different thread.
Don't know how that happened.
Roy Halladay tried to pitch through shoulder issues and look how that turned out. I'm glad they are being cautious with Cole.
Yes but the arm fatigue is a symptom of an underlying issue- I just hope he heals but I fear the worst- when the Phils don't sweep the injuries under the rug and actually say hey there's a problem it's usually a problem of serious proportions
phillies blowing smoke up our butts. just like utley 2 years ago. no mri necessary? arm fatigue before you throw much? come on
I am really glad I did not renew my season tickets. This is serious. Phils need Hamels
Bart, and I'm sad that I did renew mine. Stick a fork in Hamels for he's done. Sounds like Halladay all over again.
I renewed mine, and I can't wait — whatever the season brings.
Really so you only buy season tickets if they are favored to win the WS. By definition Band Wagon. I sat through terrible teams in the early 70s but the young talent I watched won a WS in 1980 and though they lost plenty I still went to the games. I'm not saying that the next MS or Lefty will be on the field this year but you never know. At least I won't have to put up with band wagon fans like you following their fantasy teams
Betasigmadeltashag….there can be many reasons why someone doesn't renew their season tickets. I didn't renew mine after 10 years, but the play on the field didn't have that much to do with it.
I am really disappointed in the Phillies regarding this. Honestly I can see that the phils arent doing their best to ensure the safety of our players in regards to injuries. This constant plague of injuries is not bad luck, its bad management. Not on Ryne Sandberg's side of things but on the upper levels. Its time to rebuild. Its time to acknowledge we no longer are the 2008 or 2009 phillies. Our time is up
And the rebuilding starts with getting rid of that pompous ass Amaro. Seriously?…. I've given him a pass so many times for moves he made or things he said. And no MRI??? Are you kidding me?? That should be mandatory in my opinion.
I concur
I agree it seems like a no-brainer. But I wonder if it's as simple as it seems:
– How often is an MRI done for bicep tendinitis, by any team?
– It's Hamels' body — can the Phils force him to do the MRI if his doctor thinks it's unnecessary?
– What would an MRI find?
"How often is an MRI done for bicep tendinitis, by any team?"
I would think an MRI would be common since it often has a more serious underlying cause.
"It's Hamels' body — can the Phils force him to do the MRI if his doctor thinks it's unnecessary?"
Hamel's can't be forced to have an MRI if his doctor thinks the test is unnecessary – but considering the fact that the problem has not been cured through rest you'd think his doctor (or medical team) would want to look beyond stand-alone inflammation. Expectations, function wise, are far greater for a major league pitcher than a weekend golfer who will never put the same level of stress on a chronically tender joint. Plus, the possibility of compounding preexisting damage if not properly addressed are astronomically high. Not playing it safe could easily end a pitcher's career. Sometimes it's necessary for a patient (any patient) to become his own best advocate and at least seek out a second opinion – maybe three opinions with $20 million per year on the line. So taking a simple,painless and safe half-hour long test is not just for the team but for the player's benefit as well. You'd think that half hour spent in a non-evasive MRI would not be the equivalent of a heart transplant.
"What would an MRI find?"
It would confirm tendonitis but also detect osteophytes like bone spurs and other structural anomalies. Considering the stakes and the profession, I would be shocked to find out no MRIs were taken between November and March – and shocked if multiple MRIs and/or additional tests haven't already been performed.
I'm sorry but I think any team that's invested so heavily in a player such as the Phils are with Hamels has an almost God-given right to DEMAND an MRI. Who cares if Hamels and/or his doctor objects. I think the player has an obligation to disclose any and all ailments and should willingly agree to any and all tests that the team wants to do.
And I'm gonna further say that if the team doesn't want to do an MRI in this case then they are being incredibly irresponsible. To the rest of the team, to the ownership partners who dole out all this money, to the city and to the fans.
On the first point, I agree it makes sense that the team's investment should entitle them to demand that. But God would take a back seat to whatever is in the contract, so unless the player gives up his healthcare privacy rights in either the CBA or his own contract, it seems it's up to the player.
On the second point, terms like "incredibly irresponsible" seem over the top to me when we don't know the rest of the story, or what typical procedures are across baseball for symptoms like these.
"Incredibly irresponsible" may be a bit harsh but it just seems to me that a team….any team in any sport….would want to know what is going on and to use the technology that is so commonplace today. I mean..an MRI isn't like getting a heart transplant.
I have to agree with Chuck A on this. I have absolutely no idea what an MRI would find or not find, and no idea about what rights a player has (or doesn't have) in his contract-
But- An MRI is certainly not an invasive procedure. What possible objection would Cole have to a stinkin' MRI? Radiation poisoning? I mean, is it more dangerous than putting a cell phone up to our ears? Sheesh!
Well, this news knocks the $hit out of that recent "Phillies fan Optimism" article. This team is like King Midas in reverse. Get a young and old priest to sanctify the area. Ugh!!!
The latest news with Hamels is depressing. I don't know the situation regarding the question of whether or not Hamels had an MRi exam. I'm not jumping to any conclusion like some "fans" here without knowing the facts. However, it does make sense that Hamels, medical team and Phillies management would all agreed to have an MRI now as precaution.
As a matter of fact, I read that the Mets' scheduled opening day starter, Jon Neise felt weakness and pinching in the shoulder two weeks ago and underwent an MRI, Fortunately, it showed no issues with the arm. He was prescribed exercises to strengthen the weak muscles in the scapula behind the shoulder, which were neglected as he rehabbed the rotator cuff tear he had during last season. He has gone back to his regular routine and already pitched two innings of live pitching to minor league hitters.
As a supportive fan, I'm hoping for the same results with Hamels as he goes through a period of rest and gradual rehab in April.
Niese isn't even a close example. When a pitcher has had a recent rotator cuff tear, an MRI for "pinching" would be a must; the surgery may not have been completely successful.
When an arm is "tired" it might only indicate rest, not expensive medical proceedures. Hamels has not complained of any pain. I'm certain if any of us threw 35 pitches after a rather long layoff, our arms would be tired, too.
People are being ridiculous when they believe a multi-million dollar athlete and the people that are paying that amount aren't already doing everything possible to protect themselves. If Hamels has a tired arm, I'm inclined to allow those who actually have the medical charts, trainers who are watching him everyday, and the player himself before I'd trust any "jump to conclusions" reporter or upset fan.
Dead arm syndrome more often than not indicates an injury to the labrum which is the rim of cartilage that keeps the shoulder's ball-and-socket joint stable. Unfortunately, a pitcher sometimes feels no pain pain at all. Unfortunate because the damage, if not dealt with through immediate rest or surgery, can get worse. The good news is that dead arm limits the speed of pitches and by doing so helps protect your body from instant catastrophe. Of course, while a slow fastball may prevent you from damaging your arm it can also damage your ERA.
But dead arm syndrome is not necessarily limited to the labrum. To through a 90 plus mph baseball require synchronization of a multiple muscles, tendons, joints, nerves and bones and any combination of damage, often determined by a pitcher's personal physiology can be at the root of the problem.
Unfortunately, the older a pitcher is and the more demand on his arm, the greater the chance that rest will not suffice. A little leaguer is more likely to recover with extended rest (often an entire season) than a college pitcher and a 30-year-old big league ace is at that much more risk of requiring surgery. Where it is and how bad is always the deciding factor but the right choice can still remain elusive. At this point, probably no treatment, including surgery, can be ruled out.
So the symptom of "dead arm" with no pain is just as much a concern as pain only. Hopefully, Cole's dead arm means that nature shut him down before serious injury could occur. But this is nothing to ignore and at a minimum he should be shut down and taking every test imaginable to isolate the problem(s).
So when did you become an orthopedics specialist and who taught you to read a chart without actually seeing it?
Arm fatigue is code for something else. I dont know what but the Phils havent been forthcoming about such issues especially when it comes to its bigger names. Like Hogey i saw this coming a mile away myself. I already suspect a few likely scenarios in the next few days.
The odds of this team playing as contenders were not good. Hamels is long term and every precaution must be taken to ensure his health so if it means even missing the entire season, then so be it (jedi). Sorry, couldn't help the Star Wars reference.
I'm so confused as to why they wouldn't do an MRI with Hamels? Arm fatigue can be "nothing" or it could be "something" .. so why not get him checked out and see?
It defies all logic in my opinion. Either he….or the team…is scared to find out the results.
"He's seen doctors. He doesn't have any structural damage."
Hamels said he feels no pain in his shoulder, but his arm is "fatigued out."
So based on available reports this may not be anything more than a slowing down of the recovery process for his initial tendenitis.
If that's true, I get why he might want to shut it down for a spell. Pitching is hard and I don't just mean hard on your body; I mean really difficult to do. We've all heard about pitchers that won't even change their socks when they're going well. Any sort of physical distraction—pain or not—may make it difficult to find that elusive groove, which is most of what spring training is about.
It's easy to say, "just man up and pitch." There are those who would do just that but I think Hamels is too smart to be one of them.
Of course there's always a possibility that we're being misled. And if that's the case then I expect this will degenerate into a real mess.
And the doctors are basing that on what tests, Ruben??
Chuck and Fred & all concerned…
I suspect what we have here is a failure to communicate.
I mean we're talking tests (or no tests) on the shoulder here – not the more intimate results of Hamels last proctology visit!
Thankfully, Amaro has come closer to supplying the public with basic information via the slightly elaborated grunt, ""He's seen doctors. He doesn't have any structural damage."
Fine. Not the most elucidating of comments but…fine!
It would have been more enlightening and encouraging had he elaborated in something more than simple sentence form and declared, "All appropriate tests have been administered and doctors tell us he has no structural damage requiring surgery."
But Rube, like Gary Cooper, is a man of few words and I guess we'll have to interpret his Cliff Notes version of Hamel's status as meaning they expect him to pitch sometime this season.
On one hand, logic tells us somebody's doctor(s) must have administered all the requisite tests to protect everyone's best interests. To believe otherwise would suggest total nincompoops run the front office and that Hamels and his advisors aren't very bright, either. While an attack of mass idiocy is not out of the question, I trust it's the less likely scenario.
On the other hand, we're just now finding out the moral depths football teams have gone to keep their players on the field – knowingly risking both limb and life. When the stars come out, fans come out – and I'm not talking about night games.
But there's a third possibility.
Hamels is a competitor and if there's no "structural damage" doctors can only advise. Only Hamels knows his pain threshold and the team will likely not argue with the player's decision.
Unfortunately, that drive to compete can also be a player's undoing. Let's hope that's not the case. I'd rather see Hamels sit out the season than burn his arm out for a 4th place team.
>>Unfortunately, that drive to compete can also be a player's undoing. Let's hope that's not the case.<<
Exactly; that's what I mean by Hamels being smart enough to take the long view. The testosterone soaked culture of MLB has been, I'm willing to bet, the undoing of more than one pitcher.
Well put, Fred.
After unsuccessfully (or not) dealing with his inflammation flare-ups for 4.5 months, I'd be more concerned if Hamels comes back to pitch by May 1st rather than Jun 1st… and even June 1st would make me nervous.
Between Cole's unsettled status and the unpromising reports on Pettibone and Gonzalez, it sure would have been nice to have Doug Fister on the staff working somewhere in the rotation with AJ Burnett.
Oh well, just another quality pitcher under the radar.
Time to explore trading Hamels.
I'm guessing this is a joke?
Todays 1914 Phillies Report:
Okay, the Phightin's lack of interest in sabermetrics aside, I'm starting to wonder whether the team has even embraced late 20th medical technology . Seems Cole Hamels himself now insists he hasn't had an MRI throughout this whole 4.5 month inflammation-now dead arm episode. Then again, maybe he's had CT-scans and X-rays but didn't mention it because he was omly asked about MRIs. Hmmm? Or maybe the team is turning to alternative medicine and pointing magnets at Cole's shoulder or employing leeches or attempting a laying of hands under the tent courtesy a local SunCoast faith healer. "Ya gotta believe," but…
Then there's this report: Ryno explaining to Matt Gelb that the team will be attempting more defensive shifts this season. Yeah, well after rating as the worst defensive club in baseball last year – and 28th out of 30 in frequency using shifts, why not? On the subject of shifts, Sandberg said, "It's something that's grown, and the information is there. Teams have had some success doing that, so that's something to think about and apply."
Yes, teams have been using defensive shifts…and have been for about 70 years.
Just ask that young Casey Stengel feller.
This is hilarious! Thanks, Wbramh, I needed a good laugh with the way this spring training is progressing…or isbit regressing?
Hell, just ask Ryan Howard.
He is a joke. Does not take his job serious. Like Howard he gets the big money and then can't play.
We should not take you serious. That statement is ridiculous.
All I can say is I hope he's not hurt to the point of surgery. My expectations of the team as a whole this past off season hasn't changed. They are low and are sinking even faster. To me from what I can tell we are stronger in some areas. And I say some, not many. We still are going into the season with way too many question marks. That in itself should be a warning. The same way as last year too many ? marks. And now with Cole having shoulder fatigue? Well that's just one more? mark added. Not looking good.
Yo no estoy en linea con lo aqui reflejado, pienso sinceramente que hay muchos elementos que no han podido ser considerados en cuenta. Pero valoro mucho vuestra exposicion, es un buen articulo.
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